we'll tell you what its next for jermaine paul. he talks away with $100,000 and a sweet record deal. jim, doreen. a second male massage therapist sues john travolta alleging sexual battery. >> a local community on edge after a beloved neighbor is found dead in his car missing. >> a lot of people seeing showers tonight. there is more to come. good evening. >> on a busy tuesday night. breaking news in the battle for marriage equality. voters in north carolina effectively slammed the door on same sex marriage voting to define marriage as a union between a man and woman. wendy? >> reporter: the north carolina voters decided the state cannot even recognize civil unions between same sex couples. they are now the 30th such state to do so. and tonight the vote wasn't close. at last check, the constitutional amendment had 60% of the vote. voters weren't swayed by pleas from democratic leaders. over the last few days, barack obama's cabinet spoke out in favor of marriage equality. president clinton left phone messages telling them to reject

jermaine paul will have his shot at becoming the next big star. he won a recording contract with universal republic. 26-year-old rocker juliet simms was the runner up, only 4% points behind paul. third place went to tony luca, and less than a point behind in fourth place was classical singer chris mann. jermaine, paul, is the voice. >> i had a feeling jermaine paul was going win. >> as you watched his story unfold, he wanted that bad. >> yeah. and i think that's part of it. yes, he has a great voice. he obviously has great stage presence and experience, but when you have a good story behind what's making you and motivating you, that, i think, people really get supportive about that. >> absolutely. >> congratulations. excited to see what's next. >>> you might want to put down your breakfast. coming up, what doctors are learning from what is inside your reusable grocery bags. uh-oh. >>> first, catching a break. the new predictions for gas price. >>> and the job this man landed after buying a billboard which said, "hire me!" having one of those days?

jermaine paul, this year's winner of "the voice."ives coach blake shelton his very first "voice" champion. paul was a backup singer working with alicia keys and mary j. blige but clearly it was his solo work that captivated america. >> definitely left my heart, we'll heart on the stage. vocally i think i could have done some different things but it doesn't matter when you leave your heart. >> lots of fireworks and lots of hugs. hopefully we will get to hear him sing some day. paul gets a recording contract with universal, republic records and $100,000. >> good for him. great when you see the backup singers, you know, move up to the forefront. >> do your thing. >>> let's check the morning commute now. >> i'm way in the back. >> no. you are key. >> tambourine. looking over here, 24. eastbound 24. 680. construction has ramp closed now as you are making your transition on the southbound side of 680. just loop around. you have a number of off ramps there and take you back to the area. light volume with traffic right now. but concord, pitt

jermaine paul took the crown. jermaine paul from burbank, california.ongratulations. >> thank you so much. peel's grid to be here. >> i talked to you last week. so much emotion. did you ever think you would wake up being "the voice?" >> you do not think about it, when you are in it, when you're in the mix. you do not think about the after effects. there is definitely the possibility but when it hit me, it hit me hard. i am so happy. i am just so happy to be here. >> i know you are. you sang "i believe i can fight ." was the song selection michael? >> definitely. i think it was the right song for me to sing, the right moment, the right time, a perfect way to sum up this whole experience. what a coach in blake sheldon, what a stage to be on the show. the show is called "the voice." an amazing moment. >> quite a support for you. and with it comes $100,000 and a record contract. something, when you were singing backup, you had dreams about. >> even before, this has been a dream of mine. i always knew it would happen for me, i just did not know how. i prayed

blige, jermaine paul will have his shot at becoming the next big star. paul won a recording contract with universal republic. after the show, he told reporters he thought he was going lose last night. >> i couldn't believe that they actually voted for me. it was -- a dream come true. and honestly, i didn't see it coming. >> i saw it coming. >> i did, too. come on! >> 26-year-old rocker juliet simms was the runner up. she was only 4% behind paul. third place went to former mouseketeer dona luc aand less -- tony lucca, and behind him was fourth place was classical singer chris mann. >> and by the way, blake shelton was the coach for jermaine paul who was the winner. last season it was adam -- team adam who won. this season, team blake. >> yes. a good show. can't wait to see what they come up with next season. >> talented people. >> and next week "america's got talent" starts. >> you should go on the show. >> i have no talent. >> yes, you do. stop it. all right. >> have to play an instrument through my nose to get on that show. >> this is our talent every mo

blige, jermaine paul will have his shot at becoming the next big star. he won a recording contract with universal republic. and after the show he told reporters he thought he was going lose. >> i couldn't believe that they actually voted for me. it was -- a dream come true. and honestly, i didn't see it coming. >> the rest of us did. >> yeah. >> the 26-year-old rocker, juliet simms, was the runner up. only 4% points behind paul. third place went to the former mouseketeer tony lucca, and less than a point behind in fourth place, classical singer chris mann. all very talented. congrats to jermaine paul. >> definitely. >>> 6:21. let's check the forecast. tom? >> cloudy in the wake of the overnight rain. wet pavement around the region. hometown forecast, hagerstown, washington county, by mid morning, sun may be breaking out as well as throughout the region. in the 60s. then by noontime, near 70. clouds returning during the afternoon. some showers and maybe even thunder and lightning. that may continue off and on tonight and into tomorrow morning. then after

jermaine paul, this year's winner of "the voice."e beats out simms and gives coach shelton his very first champion. paul was a backup singer working with alicia keys and mary j. blige. it was clear that his solo work captivated america. >> left my heart, whole heart, on the stage. vocally i think -- maybe done some different things. it doesn't matter when you leave your heart. >> now he has a lot to leave that heart with. some money. he gets a recording contract and $100,000. so it is a good night for that young man. >> good for him. >>> 5:52. scott mcgrew says posting on twitter is not brain surgery. unless it is. >> follow along as a surgeon in texas open as woman's skull and live tweets about it. this is video from an earlier operation on a heart. the patient gave her permission for this morning's tweeting. here you see some youtube video. the neurosurgeon at memorial harmon just got under way about 20 minutes ago to remove a tumor. he says, quote, the event will include all steps of a brain tumor section including surgery prep, r

there was so much drama, and it came down to four, juliette luka, chris simms and jermaine paul. >> everybody had their favorites. >> and it was whittled down to juliette and jermaine at the end. >> okay. >> and can i say just one thing? >> i tweeted during the show. >> such a showoff. >> it appeared. my question is who got a picture of the tweet on tv? amanda. >> really? >> amanda is quick. click. she sits there with her iphone and waits for something. >> what did you tweet? >> get a life. get a life, amanda. >> i tweeted team jermaine. >> thought provoking. >> tweets aren't supposed to be thought provoking. it's supposed to be simple. >> both of us picked jermaine. >> yes, we did. >> and we were right. so we're not going look at that moment? >> let's watch the moment. >> jermaine paul! >> come here! >> i just want to say thank you to everybody that voted for me. all of the years that i put in, my wife, my children! ♪ i used to think that life could not go on ♪ ♪ life was not nothing but an awful song ♪ ♪ now i know the meaning of true love ♪ >> wow! >> oh, my gosh, i could cry all over agai

. >> jermaine paul. >> paul was crowned on tuesday night.e won a recording deal with universal republic records and a $100,000 prize. this morning, he paid a visit to "today." >> it was amazing. so many interviews, and you know, media outlets. saying thank you to all of america for voting me here and making me the winner. i feel honored and feel gratitude. ♪ >> jermaine paul performed "open arms" from journey, dedicating it to his wife for her support. >> the crowd was loving him. >> what a voice. >>> before "twilight" and "true blood" vampires ruled daytime tfrp v tfrptv in a gothic tv show. >> "the dark shadow's" is being remade, starring johnny depp. >> i'm safe at last. >> reporter: for many kids of the 1960s "dark shadows" was must-see after school tv. >> the disembodied spirits, for like the kids that didn't fit in. >> reporter: johnny depp was among those enthralled. >> uncanny, is it not? >> reporter: now he's play the character in the big screen remake. >> something he reached back. important to him. >> burton's update plays more fo

jermaine paul congratulations. 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. baltimore county police are looking for two suspects in connection with at least two kidnappings and robberies. the latest happened on saturday when the victim says he was approached by two men on pennsylvania avenue and york road in towson. they reportedly told the men at knifepoint and took his money >> sun is out this morning and will be that way all day long. sunny skies, all breeze. occasional gusts stronger than that. i stay. -- nice

. >>> the soulful singer who won "the voice" jermaine paul will perform live in studio. >>> now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry, thanks for watching "early today," just the first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a great weekend.

. >> jermaine paul!porter: the 33-year-old career backup singer was finally in the spotlight himself. >> i couldn't believe that they actually voted for me. it was a dream come true. and honestly, i didn't see it coming. >> reporter: but paul's coach, blake shelton, did, and he took a hands-off approach. >> i kind of figured out about a month ago, i was like, man, i probably just need to stay out of this guy's away. >> reporter: 26-year-old rocker juliette simms took consolation in being runner-up by only four percentage points. >> i am so happy for jermaine. he deserves it. the joy i have for him winning couldn't be more if i had won. >> reporter: third place went to the former mouseketeer, tony luka. >> it doesn't diminish any gratitude for what happened to me on this show and how i feel i've benefitted. >> reporter: less than a point behind luka in fourth place was classical singer chris mann. >> i've had more fun in the last six months than i've ever had in my entire life and my future is starting no

blige, jermaine paul will have his shot at becoming the next big star. recording contract with universal republic, after the show, he told reporters that he thought he was going to lose. >> i couldn't believe that they actually voted for me. it was -- it's a dream come true and honestly, i didn't see it coming. 26-year-old rocker juliette simms was the runner-up, only four percentage points behind jermaine. then tony luka and then classical singer, chris mann. >>> well, some people like waking up to the crow of roosters in the morning, but some roosters are crowing at all hours of the day, disturbing a quiet montgomery county community. news4's shamari stone reports. >> reporter: what would you do if you heard more than birds chirping in your neighborhood? the sounds of roosters crowing. some residents told me the male chickens have disturbed the peace and quiet of takoma park. >> very loud early in the morning. >> reporter: emily says she's heard crowing in the daytime. >> i think the roosters are too noisy. i think they're inconsistent. they're bothers

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>> and that was the moment 33-year-old former singer, background singer, jermaine paul found out he wasand his family. and tomorrow on "today," "the voi voice" champ will be here live to show off his amazing talent of being able to sing while being kissed and hugged. that's pretty impressive. >> how do you do that? >> way to ruin that emotional moment. >> i'll see if i can sing. >> nice try, al. >> can't blame a brother for trying. >> nothing from us. sorry, got nothing. >>> moving on to another popular show, "america's got talent." you know it kicks off a new season on monday with the addition of self-proclaimed king of all media howard stern. we know he can be mean, shocking and controversial. >> look at matt working while howard is kissing him. >> but is he a good kisser? we will find out from matt. you can see he showed him some love, coming up. >>> also, still ahead, also we're going to catch up on a different note with a couple who nearly lost their lives in a plane crash and survived a long, painful recovery. but now they have found new joy in each other in their family and with

. >> the artist advancing to the finals is jermaine paul. >> i love you., gaithersburg native erin willett did not make it through to the finals of "the voice." you saw her get beat out by jermaine paul. >> the others who made it on to the finals include juliet sims, tony luca and chris mann. watch nbc 4 monday night as they compete for the last time and the winner will be announced on tuesday. >> so much talent. >>> but can they do that on "the voice?" an elephant who plays the harmonica is causing quite a stir on youtube. seen here, the elephant lives at the national zoo. the harmonica is attached to her stall and she plays it all the time even when visitors aren't around. >> zoo officials say she is musically inclined and likes to play songs with big crescendos at the end. the 36-year-old elephant was a gift from sri lanka. maybe she is playing "nobody knows the troubles i've seen" playing the blues in there sometimes. >> doug has one of those hooked up in the storm center. >> yeah. i had to take it down recently. i got a few complaints. it wasn't worki

. >>> the winner of season two of "the voice" is, jermaine paul. >> there it is. he's the winner of "the voice." he beats out juliet sims and three others to give coach blake shelton his first "voice" champion. paul was a backup singer working with alecia kings and mary j. blige. but it was his solo work that captivated america. >> i left my whole heart on the stage. vocally, i think i could have maybe done some different things. but it doesn't matter when you leave your heart there. >> he worked it. paul gets a recording contract and 100,000 bucks. we're back in a moment, momente most dramatic night of the season for the a's. [ female announcer ] safeway presents real big deals of the week. or how to get great prices on things you need. we know you look around for the best deals. that's why we give you real big club card deals each week. this week a crazy low price on tide, $10.99 for 100 ounces. 12 rolls of bounty are $11.99. that's a dollar a roll! pack your lunches -- marie callender's are just 2 bucks. real big deals this week and every week. only at safeway.

. ♪ there's nothing to it >> the show got off to a soaring start with jermaine paul's take on "i believe can fly." things picked up with tony luca took jay-z's 99 problems. caused tension between bickering coaches, adam and christina. high notes included duets between the finalists and their coaches. and the unexpected. ♪ you raise me up >> opera sensation, chris mann reduced christina to tears with his rendition of "you raise me up." ♪ ♪ >> but it was gritty rocker juliet simms nursing a cold who scored a standing ovation in cape, cap vating the crowd. >> i came in today, my voice was, just, shot. and so i changed the key of the song. you work with. >> my stage presence and my delivery of the songs, hope that's what people walk away with. >> i feel like i gave my heart. hopefully it will transsent. and out of their hearts and hands now. it is up to america. voting is under way. then it is off off to the grand finale tomorrow. a star-studded event. we are going to see justin bieber. and flo rider and hall and oatse performing. we will be there every step of the way as they crown the next

. >>> jermaine paul. >> the nbc show "the voice" returns this fall on monday and tuesday nights.nbc announced it has renewed the hit show for another season with all four judges. "parenthood," "law & order" svu and "community" will also all be back, too. new shows include chicago fire, a drama about firefighters in the windy city. >> parenthood never should have left. >> no. >> great show. we like that show. >> we like that show. >>> some real rain coming in, huh? >> yeah, like we talked about last week. the weekend. absolutely fantastic. >> it was wonderful. >> wasn't it great? >> perfect weather for mother's day. >> all the mothers out there enjoying the fantastic weather. high of 80 degrees today. we still need the rain and mother nature held it off today but she's bringing it to us tomorrow. a pretty good shot of the capitol this evening. a very nice evening right now. still, quite nice. you won't need the umbrella if you are stepping out to take the dog out one last time. 80 degrees the high on sunday. low this morning of 62. average high 75. a little bit above average. take

jermaine paul congratulations. eun yang. let's go to storm center 4 meteorologist tom kierein for a look at the forecast. when are things going to warm up, tom? well let's take a live look outside. it's 56 degrees. at 8:56. and we had a chilly start to the day. the sun is shining, though. and tom's been telling us that things are going to get warmer a little later. >> good morning around the region now, we have some sunshine, there is a live view from our city camera temperatures now, warming up to around 60 degrees. and as we take a look at the next few days, beautiful today, tomorrow, and for mother's day. could get some rain first part of next week. back to you. >>> good morning, still seeing delays along 395 and very slow crossing over the 14th street bridge. heading into the city. your travel speeds, under speed at 25 miles per hour. and delays on 66 eastbound as you make your way from 50 to the beltway. >>> back now with more of "today" on this friday morning. the 11th day of may, 2012. we've got a really nic

you see jermaine paul there.voice," monday and tuesday, and we'll have a winner on tuesday night. >> especially when it's live. you've got to keep things moving. you've got to react to people leaving. i mean, you're more than a traffic cop. >> it's like -- i have some experience in my mtv days here in new york in times square. and i feel like a traffic cop. all right, you can go. you sit tight. it's a fast-paced show. there's a lot going on. we've got four big personalities in our coaches and i've got to wrangle it all in, but it's a blast. it's a dream job. >> i can only imagine the job that the judges have. the talent is unbelievable this season. any predictions from you? i know you're not going to tell us who you think is going to win. >> no. we have a really diverse final four which is great. everything from chris mann who does opera to jermaine paul with a big voice and juliette sims who has a lot of mojo going right now. it's going to be exciting. i have no predictions. >> you talk about being excited. is i

. ♪ yo, flo rida rocked with juliet simms on "the voice" ♪ ♪ but jermaine paul was named the next winnert "survivor" reached the bottom line ♪ ♪ they voted kim queen of the island seven out of nine ♪ ♪ "american idol" was not as kind to hollie cavanagh hell, no ♪ ♪ they told her she'd run out of time she told the public hey i can't make you love ♪ ♪ me, but it's truly been a dream like a vacation for me by the age 20 she'll be making ♪ ♪ clay aiken money trump eliminated aubrey she's too fake and funny for "celebrity apprentice" ♪ ♪ she's finished what more can i say, it just wasn't her o'day ♪ ♪ no we cut away to "agt" and howie mandel truly disappearing then this magician ♪ ♪ starts strippin' off what he's wearing and howard stern's straight disses sharon ♪ ♪ and ozzy osbourne breaks out into dance i was just embarassed ♪ ♪ he should have studied maria and derek, instead of "dancing with the stars" ♪ ♪ he was dancing like he couldn't hear it ♪ >> jimmy: oh, well, thank you. [ cheers and applause ] that's riq's reality wrap up, everybody oh, my gosh. and that one slow jammed the news. h

tonight we will see jermaine paul take stage, tony lucca, juliett simms, chris mann.adly we won't be seeing erin willett, the young lady from gaithersburg who we have been rooting for. she was eliminated last week. we had the opportunity to catch up with her earlier. despite the loss, she's more motivated than ever. it has been six weeks since gaithersburg's hometown girl erin willett won over the world with those red lips and that hair. in one night she went from singing in brooklyn bars to bringing down the house in front of millions. >> it definitely gave me the confidence to dream bigger than i thought i could. >> reporter: the show has been her family, home away from home during a very trying time. early in the competition, her number one fan, her father chuck, passed away from cancer. she has grown incredibly close to her coach who also lost his dad around the same time. definitely more than a coach. >> yeah. he is like a mentor. especially during the rounds, it was someone i wanted to make proud in a similar way i wanted to make my father proud. >> reporter: ou

jermaine paul soared on the stage. >> i gave my heart.ly it will transcend through the camera. ♪ >> reporter: radiant in red, juliet sims brought the crowd to their feet. >> my voice was just shot, changed the key, worked with it. >> reporter: found in the audience, former contestants from our area who came back for the finale. >> everyone did an amazing job last night. i felt like with each performance, it was something exceptionally well. >> reporter: the stage turns over to the stars, justin bieber, lady antebellum and flo rida all will perform. then the big reveal america has been waiting for. >> there has always been something in front of us. and now there isn't. except for our own future. and that's the one thing that regardless of what happens tomorrow, we're all going to have. >> reporter: so now it is totally up to america, and tonight we will find out who will be the voice. and that person will walk away not only with $100,000, but that much-want wanted recording deal. pat and jim? >> a lot of energy out there. and there was a l

. >> jermaine paul winning season two of in. nbc's megahit "the voice." i've done talent shows.and you've been on various sides of this. you're now doing a pure talent show where your previous incarnation, mtv, you created many stars on this show. i can't think of anybody better to put this in perspective. when you host a show like the "voice" how attached do you get to creating a bona fide star. >> very attached. i've been lucky enough through nbc and mark burnett productions to be included and offered my a chair at the creative session to put a show like "the voice" on nbc. i have a say on both sides of the camera. it is important for me. none of us were excited about doing the show in a crowded landscape of lots of musical competition shows, but nbc had a commitment to make good quality, family television, mark burnett makes cinematic television. we had a good spin on it, a heightened version of what was already working in the states. >> very good casting, i thought. >> excellent. >> i thought the casting and the judges on "the voice" was really good. >> we had no idea. we al

. >> jermaine paul won. did america get it right?feel that america chose a person with the best voice but i feel right now is going to come down to who can sell records. who can actually be a success beyond the show. i feel the only problem that may happen with jermaine is it is not competing with the people, you know, the records selling right now, you know, where is the niche? where does it come in? i feel american idol has been very successful at doing that. they keep imposing and break-in artists time after time and that is one thing "the voice" has to do this year is have artists come on and sell artists and be very successful beyond. i'm already trying that. >> you've got your first single released last month. let's take a listen. >> "my moment." ♪ this is my moment and i'm going to take it all the way to the top i want to feel the crowd in my hands and show this world what i got ♪ ♪ my moment >> i got to say usually when you hear a song you have to hear it a few times. i knew instantly, we were all moving a few weeks ago. >> w

. >>> the artist advancing to the finals is jermaine paul.ngratulations. >> she nodded before they said it. alicia keyes' former backup singer beat gaithersburg native erin willett last night to advance to the finals of "the voice." willett celebrated her 23rd birthday on the national stage. she even told her coach blake shelton, let's go out and get drunk. erin and the three other semifinalists appeared on the "today" show this morning. erin talked about singing for her father who passed away during the taping of the show. >> i definitely had him with me the other night. it was really incredible, just basically taking in the entire moment. it kind of was an overcome with emotion type of situation and it's just incredible. i mean, to be part of the show and as far as i've come i can only be proud of myself and really just ready for the journey ahead i guess. >> she did us all proud and she went out with a bang. make sure you don't miss next monday for the final performances and tuesday the big finale. >>> one of hollywood's hottest couples en

. >>> tony luca, juliet sims, jermaine paul, and chris mann beat out 20 other contestants to make itthe finals. our own angie goff will be joining them in los angeles monday and tuesday with live reports from the finale of "the voice." don't miss angie's live reports here on news 4 at 4:00 and on news 4 at 11:00 starting on monday. >>> "vogue" magazine is making a new fashion statement these days. models who are too thin or too young will no longer grace its pages. the 19 editors of "vogue" magazine's around the world have made a pact to project healthier images of beauty. they will agree that they will no longer knowingly work with models who appear to have eating disorders, models under the age of 16 have also been banned. casting directors will be asked to check i.d.s at photo shoots and fashion shows. the french edition of "vogue" came under fire last summer for an issue that featured a 10-year-old model in seductive poses. >>> there will be plenty of fashion to watch for at the kentucky derby over the weekend. some ladies in attendance plan their fancy hats months ahead of time.

jermaine paul showed he could be front man. ♪ gave me you >> reporter: juliet simms singing "free birdto its feet. tony lucas "99 problems" proved problematic for one. ♪ >> i just thought the lyrical connotation was a littleder ogtory towards women. >> reporter: also judging, some former contestants and local favorites. laurel, maryland's stone and shields brothers, virginia. >> chris man. we're winning this. we're winning this. i think it was actually really good to see him take it back to his first audition with doing that italian song and even singing with christina, that was great. >> we're going to have to go with tony luka. from a performance thing, i don't know. everyone was awesome. i mean, juliet is obviously our team, and we're going to win, of course. so -- >> yeah. >> it's going to be juliet. but tony luka bought us drinks. so he gets our vote. >> for that night. >> it's the bribery. >> because chris just asked, come on, we need some vodka or something. >> all right. they are some fun guys. and in tonight's finale, we're going to see some former contestants, even gaithersbu

. >>> jermaine paul! ♪ i used to think that life could not go on ♪ >> there you have it. ermaine struggled to sing through his emotions after being crowned the winner on season two of "the voice" last night. he's a former backup singer, who's worked with major artists like alicia keys. he says he owes a lot of his success to his coach, country star blake shelton. >> he's definitely taught me to trust myself. and then enjoy it. and don't get sketchy, don't get worried. it's right. if you feel like it's right, it's right. and go with it and enjoy it and soak it up. yeah, he's such a great guy, a great individual, man. and the best coach i could have picked, you know, this season. >> well, he had a lot of talent. >> yeah, yes he did. >> he walks away with $100,000 and a record deal with universal republic. >>> so a man finds his stolen bike listed on craigslist. he calls police, but they couldn't come at the time. so he decides to take matters into his own hands. news 4's richard jordan has that story. >> that's the shop where i bought the bike. >> reporter: danny lesh immedi

this is juliet simms. [ cheers ] this is jermaine paul and tony lucca. [ cheers ] so it's team christina, could, i think, really sort of pierce the music marketplace. i mean, they're all really talented in their own right. juliet simms started her momentum with this, like, gnarly cover of "roxanne" by the police. i mean, she's got so much soul. >> jimmy: gnarly in a good way. >> yeah. like, just -- she left it all out. like mary j., you know. just like had a killer -- she's got a lot of momentum, but, i mean, they're all -- any one of them could win it. >> jimmy: it's an exciting show, and i like when you talk to the crazy moms backstage. that's what i like. that's one of my favorite parts. 'cause you're just, like -- >> in the blind auditions in the beginning, they have families from all over the country who come there, and their kids, like, you know, their dream is happening and i have to watch it in a room. and if a chair turns around, it's great news. the family's happy. >> jimmy: you press the button, the chair turns around. that means -- >> their kid made it or whatever. like, life

jermaine paul, juliet simms, chris mann, tonight four amazing talents competing for one title one laste sidelines aaron w -- erin willett. today we met up with erin and she talked about that moment. is there anything you think you could have done differently to get america in your corner, perhaps even working under a ditch coach that could have changed the outcome of things? >> i don't think that i would have gotten as far as if i didn't have blake as my coach. personally, he was there for me in a different way than any other coach would have been. i truly felt like it wasn't enough. i truly felt like when the pressure was on, you know, not that i crumbled a little bit but i got lost in the situation that i was in. it was the first time that i finally soaked up what exactly was happening. >> reporter: erin tells me tonight she will be rooting for the guy she lost to, jermaine. she says he was on her team and wants to see him finish. the gritty voice rocker juliet simms who i saw walk through. she's having a bit of a cold but plans on soldiering on and still rocking on. she is the last