. >>> well, entertainment mogul and celebrity judge simon cowell return of a giant bag of loot thieves had stolen from him. >> the thieves invaded his home in the middle of the night. abc's jennifer eccleston has the story from london. >> simon cowell! >> reporter: overnight, simon cowell shook off the trauma. >> if i got locked away. >> very appropriate the night after i get burgled. >> reporter: thieving broke sbroo his london mansion stealing jewelry and cash. the millionaire media mogul and his girlfriend, and their baby boy eric, were all asleep. seen here in a tweet from dad last month. happier still if you're safe in you're own home. abc news has learned that a guard has been removed from the cowell residence. and the neighborhood watchman who gave chase and got some of price mas present. on his youtube channel, a sneak peek at his luxurious home. that may have provided a road map for the criminals who managed a clean getaway. >> providing a huge apt of information for someone that might want to burgle it. it is not wise. i wouldn't advise it. >> reporter: it's one of the the mo

. >>> well, enrtainment mogul and celebrity judge simon cowell is thanking his lucky stars and a neighborhood watchman for the return of a a giant baof loot that thieves had ston from him. >> cowell remains shaken becse the thieves invaded his home in the middle of the night. abc's jennifer eccleston has the story from london. >> simon cowell! >> reporter: overnight, simon cowell shook off the trauma. of a brazen hohome invasn. >> if i got locked away -- >> very appropriate the night after i get burgled. >> reporter: thieves broke into his london mansion early friday morning, stealing jewelry d cash reportedly worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. the millionaire media mogul and his girlfriend, laura silverman were asleep.p. so was their baby boy, eric. seen here in a twe from dad last month. at the family's home. happier still if you're safe in you're own home. abc news has learned that a guard has been removed from the cowell residence. who gave chase to the suspect and fought with him, retrieving some of the the loot, can expect a very nice christmas present. cowell is no strger to the g

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showers along the east coast. >>> well, entertainment mogul and celebrity judge simon cowell is thanking his lucky stars and a neighborhood watchman for the return of a giant bag of loot that thieves had stolen from him. >> cowell remains shaken because the thieves invaded his home in the middle of the night. abc's jennifer eccleston has the story from london. >> simon cowell! >> reporter: overnight, simon cowell shook off the trauma. of a brazen home invasion. >> if i got locked away -- >> very appropriate the night after i get burgled. >> reporter: thieves broke into his london mansion early friday morning, stealing jewelry and cash reportedly worth hundreds of thousands of dollarar the millionaire media mogul and his girlfriend, laura silverman were asleep. so was their baby boy, eri seen here in a tweet from dad last month. at the family's home. happier still if you're safe in you're own home. cowell residence. and the neighborhood watchman who gave chase to the suspect and fought with him, retrievinin some of the the loot, can expect a very nice christmas present. cowell is no stran

by the way, simon cowell is judging the judge's panel for the show's 11th season. thick skinned need a app apply. san jose is stop number six on a coast to coast audition tour. wow, look at those kicks. like bruce lee. >> you can sing, do karate, wear cowboy hats. everything is included. >> juggle, everything is game on "america's got talent." that's what makes it so entertaining. >> you're a piano player, right? >> i would be voted off. i would not make the first round. >> i have to look for other talents. >> our chief meteorologist jeff ranieri is under the weather. we have happily borrowed kari hall from our morning show. are you still awake? >> for now. check in with me at 11:00. we're watching the storm system moving in from the north. we have been talking about the headlines with the heavy historic rain that's been happening around washington state, and that will start to move in. but weakening, so that's great news, but it's still going to be a potent storm system. it starts to bring in light rain for the north bay. we'll see all that rain going on all day l

. >>> former "american idol" judge simon cowell's mansion broken into as he slept.aw a shadowy figure run out of his london home. one of his bodyguards jumped into action and tried to chase the guy down but he got away. over $200,000 worth of stuff was taken. cowell says all he cared about was his 21-month-old son was safe. >>> and a junior at the university of vermont is breaking down barriers becoming the first woman ever to be certified as a national guard combat engineer. she's 20 yoorlds skyler anderson passed the national guard course and now eligible to clear roadside bombs and build bridges while under fire. her achievement comes days after ash carter ordered all combat jobs open to women. those are your headlines. >>> national security is now the number one issue for most voters and it's also the topic of most campaign ads this week. here's one. >> if i'm eelected to serve as commander in chief we won't cower in the face of evil. america will lead. >> ads like that resonating with voters? frank luntz joins us next to explain. >>> the jihadi bride pledged al

scare this morning for simon cowell, the guy who made a name for himself launching shows like "american idol" and "the x factor." and has been serving as a brash and blunt judge. to hate. some people love him as well. burglars broke into his london were all sleeping. this morning, those suspects are still on the loose. jennifer eccleston has more from london. >> reporter: overnight, simon cowell shook off the drama. of a brazen home invasion. thieves broke into his london mansion early friday morning, stealing jewelry and cash reportedly worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. the millionaire media mogul and were asleep, and so was their baby boy, eric, seen here in a sweet tweet from the dad last month. happier still if you're safe in your own home. abc news has learned that a guard has been removed from the cowell residence and the neighborhood watchman who gave chase to the suspect and fought with him, retrieving some of the loot, can expect a very nice christmas present. cowell is no stranger to the good life. on his youtube channel, a sneak peek at his luxurious multimillion-dollar home. but that inside look may have provided a road map for the criminals

. >> reporter: this morning, simon cowell is thanking the hero who thwarted a burglary at his home. the "x factor" judge cowell's passport in a bag of stolen items from his $53 million home. mendez told the uk's daily mirror he was patrolling cowell's street when he saw a suspicious man with a big bag under his arm. that's when the security guard says he got out of his car and saw the thief drop something. a passport with simon cowell's picture. i jumped in my car and drove after him. i knew whatever was in that bag was valuable. he was right. "the mirror" reporting that the recovered bag contained at least $700,000 in jewels and other loot. the adrenaline just kicked in. i ran up to him. he jumped and then dropped the bag and ran. cowell tweeted concerned fans on sunday saying, thanks for all the messages, nobody got hurt. and joked about his beloved pups quidly and diddley saying i don't think i have the best guard dogs in the world. as for the thief, authorities say no arrests have been made. for "good morning america," reena ninan, abc news, new york. >> our thanks to reena for that. >>> finally, co

brash blunt and often rude judge on "american idol" and "britain's got talent" has been upstaged by some rather talented thieves. >> burglars burst into the london home of simon cowellarned that a guard has been removed from the cowell residence and the neighborhood watchman who gave chase to the suspect and fought with him retrieving some of the loot can expect a very nice christmas present. cowell is no stranger to the good life. on his youtube channel, a sneak peek at his luxurious multimillion dollar home but that inside look may have provided a road map for the criminals who managed a clean get away. >> providing a huge amount of information that someone that might want to burgle it. it is not wise and i wouldn't advise it for celebrities. >> it's one of the most beautiful and exclusive neighborhoods in all of london full of plenty of celebrities with ample private security. it's not known how the criminals entered the house, how long they stayed or if he was deliberately targeted. if so, it's not the first time. a female stalker armed with a brick smashed a window and made her way into the mansion in 2012. simon cowell is said to be rattled but hugely relieved

brash blunt and often rude judge on "american idol" and "britain's got talent" has been upstaged by some rather talented thieves. >> burglars burst into the london home of simon cowells jennifer eccleston has the story from london. >> reporter: simon cowell shook off the trauma of a brazen home invasion. >> very appropriate. the night after i get burgled. >> reporter: thieves broke into his london mansion early friday morning, stealing jewelry and cash reportedly worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. the millionaire media mogul and his girlfriend laura silverman were asleep and so was their baby boy eric seen here in a sweet tweet from the dad last month at the home. happiness is a day off work, it reads. happier still if you're safe in your own home. abc news has learned that a guard has been removed from the cowell residence and the neighborhood watchman who gave chase to the suspect and fought with him retrieving some of the loot can expect a very nice christmas present. cowell is no stranger to the good life. on his youtube channel, a sneak peek at his luxurious multimillion dollar home but that inside look may have provided a road map for the criminals who ma