the competition is in full swing on the final season of american idol q102 jon jon here now with his breakdown... of last nights show la'porsha renae beyonc's "halo" grade: b+ look, when i update my 30 best idol few weeks, la'porsha's make the cut unless she one-ups that epic moment between now and late march . so i do understand her brilliance. but despite the judges' wildly enthusiastic feedback, i'd argue "halo" fell well short of that gold point a cappella

jon, how are you? >> jon: right here, right here. >> stephen: good to see you, my friend! how you doing? >> jon: good, good, solid. >> stephen: how are your hamstrings? how are your hamstrings, jon? >> jon: yeah, they're nice. >> stephen: hamstrings feeling okay? >> jon: yeah, they're nice and stretched. >> stephen: i've got to stretch mine out before i do anything rough tonight. welcome, welcome to "the late show," everybody. i'm stephen colbert. you know, life is good, isn't it? life is good. ( cheers and applause ) more life is better. it's not all bad news out there. some of it is absolutely fantastic. for instance, it's getting warmer. spring training right now, down in florida. i just saw this heartwarming ( laughter ) did you guys see this today? danny ortiz of the pittsburg pirates is up to bat, down in florida for spring training, takes a chop at it, the bat flies out of his hands-- apparently they had not gotten to the part of spring training where they are trained to hold onto the bat-- and it goes eight-year-old boy in the stands. and check out how his father protected him with his

jon. how are you? good to see you, my friend? how you doing? >> jon: good, good, solid. >> stephen: how are your hamstrings, jon? >> jon: yeah, they're nice and stretched. >> stephen: i have to stretch mine out before i do anything rough tonight. welcome to "the late show," everybody. ( cheers and applause ) it's not all bad news out there. fantastic. for instance, it's getting warmer. down in florida. i just saw this heartwarming story of a baseball bat flying at a child's head. did you guys see this today? danny ortiz of the pittsburg pirates is up to bat, takes a chop at it, the bat flies out of his hands-- apparently they have not gotten to the part of spring training where they are trained to hold on to the bat-- and it goes straight for the skull of an eight-year-old boy in the stands. and check out how his father protected him with his forarm. look at that! ( applause ) that dad-- that dad-- there's your season m.v.p., and the season hasn't even started. the dad's name is sean cunningham. his eight-year-old son is landon. and this photo is all over social media, and believe it or not, some jerks have criti

jon camp has the latest. jon? jon: good evening, the church year a few blocks away from where akiel denkins was shot and killed on monday. it has been a long week for everyone out here. for friends and family, as well as investigators. akiel denkins' mother was here to greet the hundred two came to around during the open casket funeral. chest but we don't have to have street justice. -- >> we don't have to have street justice. jon: many, like this young man, did not know him, but came out to show their support. >> while we have laid his body to rest, we cannot late this issue to rest. jon: the naacp head william barber says his group is helping akiel denkins' family performance own investigation and their attorney says they are already saying contradictions in reports, like the autopsy finding for bullets -- 4 bullets. >> it was indicated there were seven shots. two men struggled before denkins was shot. >> he was shot from the back or the front. jon: the report does not specify? >> the report does not specify. we are

jon. how are you? good to see you, my friend? how you doing? >> jon: good, good, solid. >> stephen: how are your hamstrings, jon? >> jon: yeah, they're nice and stretched. >> stephen: i have to stretch

jon camp has the latest. jon? jon: good evening, the church year a few blocks away from where akiel denkins was shot and killed on monday. it has been a long week for everyone out here. for friends and family, as well as investigators. akiel denkins' mother was here to greet the hundred two came to

jon: yeah. >> stephen: and he kept showing up in my mirror at night. did you have a good week? what did you do, jon? >> jon: i wasn't hanging out with the captain. >> stephen: you don't hang out with him ever, do you? >> jon: no, i can't hang with him for too long. i was just here and -- >> stephen: stayed right here on stage? >> jon: no, here, like, home. >> stephen: in new york city? >> jon: yeah. i don't want to tell you my address, though. (laughter) >> stephen: not asking you for your address. i'm not a stalker. >> jon: i was just trying to imply i was in new york without telling you where i live. >> stephen: okay. that's fine. i know where you live. >> you do? >> stephen: i do. have i told you or -- >> stephen: no, i found out where you live, jon. i'm not going to have someone work for me and not know where you live. what if you don't show up, i have to send somebody to get you. >> jon: you can do that? (laughter) (applause) i can do that, so watch it! you know who else had a great week? bernie sanders. (cheers and applause) saturday, he won three caucuses: washington, alaska, and hawaii, where voter

: jon travolta, move over. >> brian: and here comes the rain, huh? >> jon: well it's already here. we will take a look at it from the feizel roof-cam and ford first alert doppler max. yep, it's going to be with us all day because the stuff streaming in now is going to continue to stream in as temperatures start to level off a bit. we are at 60 here in cleveland. 61 at akron. we will gets a we make our way through this rainy, rainy day. >> laura: and we will go back to the scene i believe if we have live video that we can show you. crocker park. that explosion and fire that we are following. i want to make a quick mention that crocker road is closed from hilliard to detroit. >> brian: and of course we will update the story for you all afternoon beginning at 4:00 on cleveland 19 news. on tuesday, march 15th, ohio voters will get to cast their ballots in our first winner-take-all presidential primary. last year, the legislature voted to move our primary back a week and give all the delegates to the winner instead of parsing them out proportionally. that probab

jon: all right. spoken like a true media expert. ellen ratner, cal thomas, thank you both. >> thank you, jon. heather: meantime, hillary clinton's allies reportedly launching an all-out fencive to try and -- offensive to try and stop donald trump. what's their plan, and will it work? we'll debate that up next. jone desperate search for a missing 14-year-old girl in. adriana coronado disappeared last weekend after her father was found shot and burned in a field. detectives believe adriana was with her father when he died. they released this surveillance video, and they are asking for the public's help in identifying the man running to a nearby alley in that video. >> we believe him, at this point in time, to, first, to be a person of interest, and we are needing to identify this individual. we at this point in time don't have any reason to believe that she's not alive, and we are pursuing the investigation as if she is. that's why we have managed to stay so intent on trying to accomplish that. our goal is to try to locate her alive. jon: detectives believe adriana is in danger. if you have any information, call the walker county sheriff's office, 936-435-2400. >>> and new information on a new jersey lawmaker proposing fines and even jail time for people caught texting and walking. proponents of

jon. how are you? good to see you, my friend? how you doing? >> jon: good, good, solid. >> stephen: how are your hamstrings, jon? >> jon: yeah, they're nice and stretched. >> stephen: i have to stretch mine out before i do anything rough tonight. welcome to "the late show," everybody. life is good, isn't it? ( cheers and applause ) it's not all bad news out there. some of it is absolutely fantastic. for instance, it's getting warmer. spring training right now upon down in florida. i just saw this heartwarming story of a baseball bat flying at a child's head.

jon: as i said, we'll know a lot more about, what, 36 hours from now. bret baier, see you on "special report." >> thanks, jon. jonank you. and be sure to stay tuned in tomorrow. live coverage starts at 6 p.m. eastern time right here on fox news channel. we are america's election headquarters. jenna: well, some unexpected justice doled out against this convicted washington state murder when he visited the state's parole board for early release. we'll tell you how many years were added to his sentence. >>> and six people are dead after devastating flooding rolls across the southern ubs. our meteorologist is here with the latest forecast. >>> and we want to hear from you. do you think that the media bears some of the responsibility for trouble at the donald trump rallies? our live chat is up and running. just go to foxnews.com/happeningnow to join the conversation. at&t helps keep everyone connected. right now at at&t, buy the new samsung galaxy s7 and get one free. no matter how you hang out, share every minute of it. buy one water resistant samsung galaxy s7 and get one free. and right now, get up to $650 in credi

jon: and eat it, too. >> brian: evidently they were concerned that no one would buy it. >> laura: devil's food would be ok. >> jon: oh, yeah. they don't want vanilla. ok. well, it's not a vanilla forecast. it is a warm, 61 that we are headed toward with clouds on the increase. risk of rain tonight, but, boy, it will be like camelot. gone by tomorrow. tuesday up to around 70. a chance of showers wednesday. 60 on thursday with showers and then the next alert day is sunday with a 59 and a risk of rain. there, you have it. >> laura: popsicle forecast. >> jon: daffodils are blooming. >> laura: thanks for joining us. the young and the restless is up next. >> brian: join us at 4:00. have a great day. hello, i am kristin warzocha, president and ceo of the greater cleveland food bank. annual harvest for hunger campaign, which provides critical nutritious food for hunger relief programs and struggling families in 21 northeast ohio counties. nearly half of clients at food pantries and hot meal sites are children and seniors. cleveland was recently ranked number one in child poverty amongst the top 50 u.s. cities. we cannot let these children - or local senior citizens - go hungry. and it is easy to help. host a food and funds drive at your school, business or organization. or give at your local supermarket. tear off a coupon in the checkout aisle at your local giant eagle, heinen' s, dave' s, fisher foods or buehler' s and add $1, $5 or more to your bill. for every dollar donated, local food banks can provide enough food for four nutritious meal

american idol animation we are down to 5 on american idol q102 here with our and jon jon from q102 here with our friday post idol breakdown.... trent harmon, i made a terrible noise when i saw "simple man" i made a terrible noise when i saw trent was going to sing "simple man" because it could go one direction or the other. fortunately for trent, the stripped down version with worked out really well for him. but while the arrangement is strong and the choir is fun and his jeans are absurdly tight, the best parts of that performance are the select moments that trent chooses to show off the strength of his voice. he even makes jennifer lopez cry, and for the first time this season, her goosies feel sincere. la'porsha renae, "no more drama" mary j. blige's shoes to fill, but if anyone left on idol this season could fill them, it's la'porsha. sporting a power blazer and a muted head scarf, she does a decent first half of mary's classic. but it's the second half of the song that la'porsha comes alive. jennifer is crying. la'porsha is crying. i'm screaming at my neighbors that i don't need no

the competition is in full swing on the final season of american idol q102 jon jon here now with his breakdown... of last nights show la'porsha renae beyonc's "halo" grade: b+ look, when i update my 30 best idol few weeks, la'porsha's make the cut unless she one-ups that epic moment between now and late march . so i do understand her brilliance. but despite the judges' wildly enthusiastic feedback, i'd argue "halo" fell well short of that gold point a cappella breakdown "oh, i breathe it" meandered like a critique, and i heard at least a half dozen or questionable melodic choices anyhow , to boot. all that and a bizarre costume that read soul train by way of mt. olympus, and i'm comfortable saying when the season ends, no one will hold this up as a peak moment in la'porsha's trajectory. trent harmon percy sledge's "when a man loves a woman" grade: c+ trent, too, got high marks from the judges, but while he was far more technically accurate than last week, i agreed with keith that the mississippi waiter's face-pulling threw as much as i'm still obsessed with trent's audition he'll fit

american idol animation frank cam we are down to 6 on american idol and jon jon from q102 here with our friday post idol friday post idol friday post idol breakdown.... la'porsha renae, "come together" la'porsha went with a beatles classic, and it is the perfect choice. you don't like la'porsha runs? fine. you don't like her vibrato? okay. then this week is for you because la'porsha took this rock own la'porsha twist on it without belting or running. but the reason that it works so well is because la'porsha is firmly rooted in her style, and whether or not that style is your cup of tea, it's hard it takes to make it to finale night. "stand by me" issue that me" is a song that practically every person who has lived in the past 50 years. but what trent managed to do that mackenzie way that hasn't was yet another keep it coming, idol. performance, quite you scream at me those kinds of the block, girl. sonika vaid, "i have tough run for sonika last week. based on performance history, tristan should be in this spot and not seems to have a is sonika, who best moment to houston classic. "i hav

(cheers and applause) did you watch, jon? >> jon: no, i went to watch up on "the revenant" >> stephen: they're very similar. speaking of incredibly rich people we like to watch and don't know why, donald trump. marco rubio has being going hard after donald trump, even making fun of donald's small hands. and i didn't have a show on friday, so it's been four days since trump's response. but i don't care, this is what i do for a living, and there's no way i'm going to let an entire election go by without talking about this: >> he hit my hands. nobody has ever hit my hands. i have never heard of this. look at those hands. are they small hands? and he referred to my hands -- if they are small, something else must be small. i guarantee you there's no problem. i guarantee you. >> stephen: he guarantees you, if elected, he'll make sure the republicans are the party of -- (laughter) (applause) are the party of "the big tent." (laughter) and i'm sure it's true. penis put his name in giant letters on the tip of a skyscraper? it's got to mean s

jon: at least hemmer has relatives in ohio. he can bunk with friends and family. heather: he can do laundry. jon, republican presidential race is getting more and more complicated as the three candidates all book away from a pledge to support their party's eventual nominee. getting interesting. welcome to "happening now." i'm joncott. heather: i'm heather childers in for jenna lee. if it is possible to get even more interesting. jon: crazy might be the word for it. heather: gop candidates making comments at town hall in milwaukee. one week before the wisconsin primary raising new concerns about what could happen what in the world is going to happen in the convention in july. >> do you continue to pledge whoever the republican nominee is? >> no, i don't anymore. >> i'm not in the habit of supporting someone who attacks my wife and attacks my family. >> nominee is somebody i really think is hurting the country and dividing country, i can't stand behind them. jon: let's bring in jamie weinstein, senior editor of "the daily caller." phillip bump a writer for "washington post" politics blog, the fix. jamie, to you first. republicans thought they were going to sail into this election with the winds at their backs. they had a dozen 1/2, you know, superbly-qualified candidates. they had a president who has been in off

jon batiste and stay human. and now it's time for "the late show with stephen colbert!" ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: thanks, everybody! now, jon, jon. thanks, everybody. now, those of you who watch the show frequently and love the band like i do might notice, jon, you have a guest. >> we have maude arnold on the taps, y'all! ( applause ) >> stephen: thank you for joining us so much. ah, well now. ( cheers and applause ) folks, as i said before, it's friday, and as you know every friday we set up hypothetical battles between any two things, any two nouns. it could be anything: like pancake versus waffle. ariana grande versus mocacchino grande, or the jersey boys versus the california raisins, then we post those mashups on twitter and you the people decide the victor. so get your game thumbs on fights!" >> stephen: welcome to "friday night fights!" everybody. before we get to tonight's matchup, it's time for last week's results. our guest commentator was dot com darling arianna huffington, who couldn't join us tonight because she's busy in huffpo labs identifying parts that slip other than nip. our first fight pitted mozart with a ma