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he spent about two hours in jail and was released on his own recognizance. >>> lionel richie is out with a new album named after his alabama hometown. richie remade his hit songs with country songs including shania twain. >> this is probably the most unusual circumstance because i'm reflecting and then each one of the artists that did one of the songs, they did a song they like. >> reporter: tim mcgraw, jennifer nettles also teach up with richie on the album. >>> we're still six months away from the remys but we now -- from the emmys but we now know who is emceeing. it's a first for the 44-year- old comedian. the emmys aricept 23. >>> take a look at the first full trailer for the twilight saga. "breaking dawn part 2." the latest twilight installment opens in theaters november 16. that's your eye on entertainment. >>> good morning. thank you for watching 9news now at 5:00 a.m. this tuesday morning. i'm andrea roane. he's back. >>> it's good to be back. i'm glad i'm here. here's monika santami. she will have traffic and howard bernstein. how are you? >> i'm excited this morning. they have

they're listening to lionel richie. we love lionel richie. he's one of our big favorites.r studio coming up this morning. and so we're excited about that. >> interesting thing about his performance today, simply music. going back to his roots, so to speak. we're going to be talking about that with him. also ahead, "today's professionals" are in the house. they're going to be talking about a lot of subjects, including what happens when a guy walks in front of the camera right before the segment? also, going to be talking about the controversial article that appeared in "vogue" magazine, a mother writing about her daughter's weight problem. including some extreme tips that she takes like withholding dinner from her daughter, if the daughter breaks her diet. so we'll talk about that. plus tim tebow's welcome to new york. >> lots to talk about with "today's professionals." also this morning we're going to learn how to get food on the table. she's going to tell us how she does it in her house. some tips to make our lives more easy thanks to giada. >> great. before we get to tha

. >>> and lionel richie, one of our favorites on the show. he's out with a new album that contain some of his hottest hits with a country feel. seem to be a popular thing. lots of guys dip into country now. >> i was able to sit down with him and discover what it was like to visit many of his hits. lots to get to. but, the breaking news about former vice president dick cheney. the 71-year-old is recovering at a virginia hospital after having a heart transplant. he was on the transplant list for more than 20 months. recently moving to the top. his office said cheney had the transplant surgery saturday in falls church, virginia, and released a statement saying in part, "although the former vice president and his family do not know the identity of the donor, they will be forever grateful for this life-saving gift." mr. cheney had his first heart attack at 37. his second heart attack came six years later followed by an emergency quadruple bypass in 1988. cheney suffered two more heart attacks, including one in 2000 during the florida recount, duri

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. >>> lionel richie will add a country twist to some of his greatest hits as he performs live in studio mitts from his new album tuskegee. >>> keep it here for more on news, weather and sports. i'm veronica

. >> next up, music and lionel richie has gone country. has appeared with some of country's biggest cars including willie nelson. ♪ ♪ >> they sound good together. kenny rogers is also on the makeover. it features a line of popular songs. the cd is out now on itunes and in stores. you can have my full list on twitter and you can see me and lionel lane out at his last release party. >> we will talk about films highlighting the people who are fighting for human rights around the world. a free festival going on in san francisco,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >> playing this weekend, films that export challenges to human- rights. the 10th annual human-rights film festival at the university of san francisco. thanks for being here this morning. tell us about the festival. >> it is a special occasion for us. we have been able to put the festival on for 10 years now. it is free and open to the public and it is a really wonderful event that revives the mission in all lot of ways. usf is committed to social justice and embodies the culture of service so thes

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," stand-up comedian amy schumer, and we'll have music from eli young band, needtobreathe, and lionel richiegton. [cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: in 1998 our first guest began his career in television hypnotizing our teenage girls as host of trl on mtv. now, he is host of "the voice," which, starting next week, airs monday and tuesday nights on nbc. and, you can see him every night after us on his long-running talk show "last call with carson daly." please say hello to carson daly. [cheers and applause ] >> what's happening jimmy? >> jimmy: you host a morning show in l.a. every single morning starting at 5:30 a.m. >> yes. >> you host last call. you host "the voice." >> yes. >> jimmy: you're like the white ryan seacrest. are you exhausted? >> i should be so lucky. i'm happy to have the work actually. >> jimmy: i saw you at south by southwest. were you working there? >> i love it. we go every year. this year we went with last call and had our own show case and booked six of my favorite bands. >> jimmy: that's a lot of fun there. >> it's a great town. >> jimmy: we got some video i want to ask

before we show this, this is -- lionel richie's been doing these duets with country stars. shania twain, do you remember her husband left her for her best friend? >> mutt. >> she actually went to her best friend said, hey, do you think my husband's cheating? and she said no. turns out they were cheating together. she had medical issues and stuff. she lost all of her confidence. lionel ritchie called her up and said, will you sing "endless love" with me? she said, yorn if -- i don't know if i have the confidence. he said, please sing with me for this cd. >> here's the video. ♪ >> can you feel it? >> you can actually see the moment where she gets her mojo back when she puts her arms up in the air. >> and they sing it so beautifully together. >> look how gorgeous she looks on a horse, too. i don't know, maybe it is because of "venus in fur," but i kind of like that. i've always loved shania twain. i love her look, i love her sound, she's a really talented songwriter. who doesn't love lionel? >> you know what, everything with the black and white is beautiful. >> yes. and you ca

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. >> i am so excite about that lionel richie album. >> like a walk down memory lane. >> i know.ow true. >>> we still have plenty ahead on fox amorning news. what many employers are doing to make sure you are doing your job and not checking facebook. >> you are going to love this one. it is time to say good-bye to our facebook fan of the day, jess erickson. he is a former army sergeant and a paratear. he is our fox 5 fan. day. he says look, it is not my birthday, not my anniversary, not the children's anniversary, not the dog's birthday but it would be cool to be fan of the day because you never know, it might get me a date or two. good luck. >> good lock. congratulation.   -- congratulations.  never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. (woman) the goal is to bring an end to breast cancer. (woman) there's no doubt in my mind that komen's funding helped saved my life. the 3-day is my opportunity to help save others' lives. (woman) i'll never stop walking, not till we find a cure. it is the most rewarding experience i h

then lionel richie's greatest hits with a new twist. country for his latest album. he rerecords some of his best known songs as duets. i talked with him about this new project. >> and then we'll look at "mad men." the highly anticipated drama set in the 1960s is back this weekend after a 17-month break. you're going to hear from the stars and the show's creator about what fans can expect. and the office fridge can range from overcrowded to completely gross. we're going to have tips on keeping your workplace refrigerator clean and lay out the rules for fridge etiquette. that and more when we see you this weekend here on "today." i guess people steal other people's things. you have to put your name on it. >> stays in there for quite awhile. >> lester and amy say wow, we've got a quick check of the weekend forecast for us. >> thought that was apple juice. >> oh! >> what? what? >> oh. >> anyway -- >> for the weekend -- slight risk of strong storms in the southeastern atlantic coast. rain in the pacific northwest. record highs in the plains.

the late etta james and lionel richie will be inducted at new york's historic harlem theater. performed first at the apollo 1957, and again in the '60s. richie performed with the commodores. remember them? the heater in the '70s. >>> former nba all star and georgetown standout alonzo mourning talked to lawmakers today about an issue near and dear to his heart. mourning urged equal treatment for patients with kidney failure. mourning says he believes the white house is working to make sure patients maintain their rights when the new law goes into effect in 2014. >> they're working diligently to make sure that each individual who is dealing with all types of issues, especially kidney-related issues will benefit from the new health care plan. >> mourning suffered kidney disease, but received a kidney transplant back in 2003. >>> coming up next, a woman is fighting with the bank. she claims she is alive, but they say they don't think so. >>> plus, a hockey dad goes to great lengths to have his daughter's team win. what got him arrested. >>> and take a look at the rain, making its

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you're singing with lionel richie. kelly clarkson, i've listened to you with ludicrace.ers and rem. i think growing up where i did, there was so many different influences coming out of georgia and just -- so many different songs that i was influenced by. i thrng for me i grew up just for an appreciate for music in general i would have never put you with ludacr ludacris. but it works. >> we did a song called dirt road anthem and it came up for ludacris to do this song for us. i said if he's going to do it, i want him to write his own verse that fits him and he did and when he wrote the verse and came and played it for us, i thought it was brilliant. i'm a big fan of his and i thought what he did on this song was unbelievable. >> me too. this sunday you're up for entertainer of the year. who are you pulling for? >> i could say who i hope does. >> yeah, i hope so too. >> obviously the ac m's are a big night for us in the country music world. >> and you're performing, too, right. >> we are. we are performing. it's a big night for us in country music. it's out in las vegas. y

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and can i just give my own plug for tuskegee by lionel richie. >> yes. >> that's the best cd ever. >>ly love. and he's got everybody on there. it's his songs done in a new way. >> love it. all right, joe, thanks so much for coming to see us. all right we're going to head it down to savannah. >> hoda, thanks. finally what's in when it comes to celebrity style. liliana vasquez is a style expert. good morning it's good to see you. >> good morning. >> okay, a lot of stars are pregnant right now. >> yes. massive baby bumps. so i'm calling this the baby bjorn. yesterday you saw pictures of beyonce sporting the baby bjorn in what looked to be like fur or faux fur. a lot of the mom bloggers are saying it was a baby bjorn covered with a fur infinity scarf. orlando bloom, even celebrity dads. >> and alicia silverstone >> yes. >> both of us are into the next trend florals are everywhere. >> you're wearing it in your shoes. i've got it on my dress. my favorite floor piece for the spring is the glorl blazer here. this one is from rebecca minkoff. updated for spring and floral. this is the budget b

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