we're calling about kelly rowland, who turns out solo projects, as well. >> first, a look back at kelly'sn to the global entertainment scene in 1997 as part of destiny's child. ♪ can you handle it >> reporter: the group including beyonce sold more than 60 million albums worldwide. ♪ take over >> reporter: as a solo artist, r rowland released four successful albums and worked alongside nelly, lil wayne. appearing on "girlfriends," she also made an appearance on the nbc documentary, "american dreams." >> i feel i'm looking at a baby destiny's child. >> reporter: she continued her work in television in 2013 as a judge on the "x factor." recently, she landed a recurring role on the second season of fox's hit show "empire." ♪ used to call me on my cell phone ♪ >> reporter: now, the four-time grammy-winning singersongwriter is on a quest to find the new superstar girls group. she helps hopefuls find their voice on the upcoming bet show "chasing destiny." >> kelly rowland is with us. good morning. >> morning. >> how does it feel when you look back at that video, especially the short do? >> i lik

>> kelly rowland, right?spitting image. >> everyone says it, all the time, like you know who you look like, then i can finish the sentence, kelly rowland. >> is she also from the atl? >> i think she might live there now. who do people say that you look like? >> you know, like 20 years ago, people used to say i look like meek at keaton the actor. i don't know. i wish i had his monday. >> i send us your look alikes, use the #goodday20. coming up: pennsauken family is elated, their dog, that was missing; back home. we will tell you how this return is real ahmed call miracle. ♪ ♪ take any day, and squeeze some magic into it. ♪ ♪ >> live from philadelphia. this is fox 29 morning news. >>> i am pleading with the person who hit my son. >> hit and left to die. a mother pleading for the driver who hit her son to come forward. monday on her desperate cry-out for help. >> plus, police trying to figure out who stabbed a woman in the neck in kensington, the dramatic rescue told by the good samaritan who saved the woman's

american idol type she and woman name canda ace hoist doing really well you are talking about kelly rowlandas a new show called chasing destiny, next big girl group. >> we need her in here to have her sing for us. >> i agree. >> we sent our jen fred to los angeles to cover last night's american idol finally. she did a great job. so jen fred, she got to meet keith usual than a. >> she asked him a question i don't think a lot of people would have guts to ask. >> well, that is jen fred. >> who were you more afraid of nicki or mariah during that crazy first season. >> it was heightened, it felt like i was at a gig. it was wild because i didn't know what to expect when i came in, and i didn't know what would happen after that season but i had a great time. >> there was all this drama, between nicki and mariah even though they have a song together but, you know, causing headlines. >> nicki was on the show, thank you, congratulations. >> was mariah there. >> i didn't see her on there. >>> maybe women around the world, how gender equality and in the work place could add trillions of dollars to our

bet you're on this new show with wh kelly rowland. >> right. >> tell me about that.l first of all, howat point you weree even on the show? on thow? >> well, honest, somebody accepc me a screen shot of the flyer and they're like you shoulde yo audition. i was like, okay.kay. send in your video.id. i sent i kept contacting me, bet kept contacting me. m send in your call back video.k d i sent in my call back video wed want to you come to new york tot audition for kelly.ly >> i met -- m -- >> you actually went to new yook york, met kelly rowland and whaw happened once you got in there.e >> i i was digged and made thead to the next round then had second part where we have tohere come together and, you know, puo our group together and audition. and i made it past that.ast t they were like we want to you wu come to la. >> okay.kay >> so they flew me out to la and that was that.at w tha >> what was it like. le did you have any conversationvea with kelly? was it just it strictly an audition. >> no.. when i i was digged. i >> at any point.nyoi at any point.oint. >> kelly was much fun. f. she was

it will be an overwhelming vote of kelly rowland and the last time people started saying it, i tagged her in all of those tweets. >> and she? >> and she responded. >> then followed you on twitter and the whole thing. are you guys best is snow. >> no, but i want to make her to just take a picture, my bucket list. >> sue, dop he will ganger. >> when i was much younger and more brunet, stephanie powers, remember her from heart-to-heart? >> oh, yes. >> i had hair just likes hers, people used to say i look like her, i will have to find a picture of me then. now, but ten out of ten in your weather by the numbers. we've got some rain down in texas, again, still, again, no rain here, just have clear skies, which means, we will also have a loft sunshine today, that's a good thing, 50 degrees right now in philadelphia. 5-mile per hour wind. and relative humidity, still very low. we had the red flag warning up yesterday for fire dangers, dangers still out there today, just not going to be as windy as it was yesterday. 6:15, your sunrise time. we have got 40 degrees, much chillier in point poke n

. >>> this morning on "today's take," grammy winner kelly rowland is here.chasing destiny. >>> then it's april fools' day and the pranks have begun. wait until you see what happened to us. >>> don cheadle on bringing miles davis to the big screen. >>> all that and more coming up now. >> announcer: from nbcnews, this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> welcome to "today" on friday morning, april 1st, 2016. april fools' day. that's tamron's favorite holiday. great crowd out on our plaza. the rain has let up a little bit. al and natalie are on assignment. i love your morning jam. >> you like it? >> i do. >> j.lo, "ain't it funny." >> is this the remix with ja rule? >> it is. i was out yesterday and one of my best friends said, this song describes your life right now. i'll leave it out there like that. >> i miss ja rule. >> what happened? >> had the gravely voice. >> j.lo is incredible in this video. absolutely stunning now and then. hoda went to her show in vegas. >> i wat