. >>> nicky's world. she keeps turning out the hits and tonight she opens up about her wild lyrics, wilder outfits and if she's ever gone too far. >>> gwyneth and ashton are wearing them and you can do, the geeky glasses that give back. why fashion's latest accessories have as much to do with doing good as looking good. >> good evening, i'm terry moran. tonight more olympic triumph for team usa as nathan adrian wins the 100 meter men's freestyle race. and the women's relay is won as well. so how do champions like these fuel up for victory. that's a 10,000 calorie question. the answer isn't just tofu, it's fast food, from big macs to milk shakes. jeffrey kofman comes to us from the london games to tell us how these athletes are really chowing down. >> and the 48--year-old record -- >> america's solid gold plimpians. there's michael phelps brandishing, his 19th olympic medal alongside his teammates to helped make it possible. so how did the fittest and finest athletes in the world celebrate an achievement t

come on out, nicki! applause ] >> reporter: meeting little sophie on ellen gave minaj a whole new perspective and a litmus test for what's appropriate. >> we have a running joke. like, am i cool like when i do a song -- like can sophia sing that one? no? ♪ she writes her own lyrics. her rhythms are feminine yet fierce in a male-dominated industry that's criticized for being degrading to women, songs like "moment for life" could be an anthem for feminism. ♪ >> reporter: but there's also a girl-power flavor to it. >> yeah, it makes girls feel like they can do anything. i'm like, always be successful outside of a man. >> reporter: perhaps minaj herself tried not to rely on a man after watching her own mother suffer for years in an abusive marriage. nicki, born in trinidad, moved to a rough neighborhood in queens, new york at 5 years old. the whole family struggled with her dad's crack addiction. >> it was so devastating. it's like losing -- it's like someone dying. >> reporter: as a child, how much violence

roker outside among his people or nicki minaj's people i should say. >> wow, a big, big nicki minaj crowd here. we'll check in with them in just a bit. do have a risk of strong storms today including new york city all the way down to washington, as far north as binghamton, heading back to central new york. as we look on the radar, you can already see we've got storms pushing in. hopefully rainfall amounts does wonders. some areas hopefully up >> good morning. we are starting out with some rain in some areas. there could be more coming in later this afternoon. and that's your latest weather. savannah. >> all right, al, thanks. there's a new crash test designed to make cars even safer. bah lot of cars are not passing. nbc's tom costello has details this morning. tom, good morning to you. >> hi, savannah, good morning to you. most cars today pass a federal as well as the insurance industry's crash test. these new crash tests are designed to see what happens when the front of the car, but only the front 25%, is hit in an accident missing the safety instruments there to protect you. the newest

nicki, thank you so much. nicki minaj. here on the plaza with savannah guthrie and al roker. that's a pretty good show. it's a little clammy out here on this tuesday morning. they earned their keep. >> exactly. >>> anyway, coming up in this half hour, some queio about diet. for example, if you get a spoonful of vinegar or eight glasses of water, does that help you lose weight? joey bauer is here to answer that. >> we're going to introduce you to a fun new way to care for yourself, beauty products fun but also functional. >> a little bit of a blast from the past. she played the adorable cindy brady on the brady bunch. she has a new role, an animal activist. we'll talk to her in a little bit. >> first inside. natalie has a look at the headlines. good morning. >> good morning, matt, savannah and al. a high-profile role for new jersey governor chris christie at the republican convention later this month. he'll take the stage as the keynote speaker. christie says he's already at work on his speech. meantime trouble for paul ryan as he was heckled at a campaign event on the flash p

nicki minaj up next.e is once again singing a special medley just for our crowd. the always popular nicki minaj. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] . i'm barack obama and i approve this message seen this? mitt romney claiming the president would end welfare's work requirements? the new york times calls it 'blatantly false' the washington post says: "the obama administration is not removing the bill's work requirements at all." in fact, obama's getting states to move twenty percent more people from welfare to work. and president clinton's reaction to the romney ad? it's just "not true." get the facts. >>> 9:57 is your time on this tuesday august 14th 2012. let's check in with our meteorologist, tom kierein for a look at the forecast. >> a few light sprinkles across northern virginia and maryland. a little sun trying to break out. later today, probably get storms popping up. 4:00 to 8:00 p.m., could be severe with damaging winds, w

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nicky has forgiven him. don't compare nicki minaj to lady gaga. >> first, i am a rapper, from queens. gaga is a fantastic artist. she opened her own lane. i feel like i have my own lane. and we never cross ever. >> reporter: for the young mogul in the making there is plenty of to time for that. i'm juju chang in new york. >> she is definitely one of the more creative ones out there. she has her own thing going on. absolutely. >> you like nicki minaj. >> hey, hey, from that angle, what's not to like. >> talking about that angle. people have talked about, that she could have had butt implants. >> really? well, congratulations to that surgeon. septic disasters are disgusting and costly, but avoidable. the rid-x septic subscriber program helps prevent backups by sending you monthly doses right to your door so you will never forget to maintain your system. sign up at rid-x.com. ♪ i'm too sexy for my shirt ♪ so sexy it hurts >> ha-ha. i can't believe you know the word to that. >> right said fred, i'm too sexy. >>

. >> nicki minaj comes from humble beginnings.singer and what keeps her striving to be even better. you are watching "world news now." hear from the singer and what keeps her striving to be >> announcer: abc's "world news now" will continue >>> well, nicki minaj may just be the hottest artist out there. her new music video just released and has already racked up a million hits on youtube. >> what is it about her that makes her this popular? abc's juju chang sat down with the singer to find out. >> reporter: her cotton candy hair and technicolor costumes, nicki minaj looks like a video character come to life in her video. >> love the f-bomb. >> why? >> it has so much power and so many meanings. ♪ [ bleep ] [ bleep ] >> reporter: merging with vibrant costumes, neon wigs and irresistible hooks like star ship. ♪ star ships were meant to fly hand ups and touch the sky ♪ >> should parents be worried about their kids watching nicki minag? >> no. but i didn't come into the game to be an artist and appeal to kids. >> reporter: she writes h

nicki minaj may not be on "american idol" after all. she recently dumped the powerful agency representing the show's finalist and host ryan seacrest, and mariah carey reportedly wants to be the only female judge on the show. >> i believe it. if you have to sit next to nicki minaj, it's like sitting next to a blinking billboard. nobody will notice you. >> why do they keep changing the judges? >> they're still trying to find the right person. >> exactly. >>> this now comes to us from wptv news channel 5 in new york where in nearby sarnack you can buy a piece of cold war history and call it home. a house that sits on an abandoned nuclear missile silo is now on the market, has two massive underground structures that once kept a one mega ton warhead at the ready. the weapon is, of course, long gone, but the giant vault remains with an airstrip. asking price $750,000. >>> i'm veronica de la cruz. this is "early today" just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> one zoo in portland is celebrating the arrival of a new litter

nicki minaj may not be on "american idol."rk posts negotiations have been complicated by the fact she dumped the agency representing the host's finalists and maria carey apparently wants to be the only female judge on the show. >> don't blame her. >> well deserved. >> anyone sitting next to nicki minaj, might as well sit next to lady gaga. your eyes will be focused on them. >> go mariah, go. >> if she can pull off the power move. >> this is "first look" on msnbc. stay tuned, "way too early" with willie geist starts right now. >>> a report from the congressional budget office, snaps the presidential campaign to attention. the cbo calculating the american economy will slip back into recession by next year if washington doesn't get serious and soon. the question is, is washington even capable of averting disaster. we'll have the new numbers. >>> tropical storm isaac meanwhile wlips through the caribbean on its way to south florida where it's expected to be a hurricane. will isaac hang over the republican convention in tampa? >>>

what is this we hear about nicki minaj. >> we're hearing, my sources telling me nicki minaj will be next to mariah carey at the judge's table. nicki took to twitter but it was about her perfume line. it is going to happen 100%. i'm hearing there's some sort of tension because mariah was told she was going to be the only woman on the show at the judges' table. there's one more slot, it's definitely going to a guy. we're hearing randy jackson's role is more of a mentor type of thing this season. that leaves it open for anyone from lenny kravitz. >> a thing about that. >> she tweeted she'd like her buddy lenny kravitz to be on the show. we're hearing keith urban, enrique iglesias, kanye west in the mix. everybody and their mother in the mix on the show. still no answer on the third judging spot. >> rosie o'donnell doing better after a scare with a heart attack will she's got her blog going. sounds like she's kind of zen right now, feeling good. >> a more mellow, calm rosie o'donnell. she's been listening to barry manilow, working on her art and painting. she'setting tons of support and well

coming up on good afternoon america, nicki nicki minaj set to be the newest judge on "american idol"l she and mariah carey be enough? time for fashion fast forward transforming women's look from outdated i am told to plain out of sight. also, necessary roughnes >>> the government and university of michigan have cars that can talk to each other that can make roads safer today a year long expert meant involving vehicles devices and wireless signals to other vehicles and traffic lights vehicles will give warnings of a possible crash the devices will be able to make traffic lights change to green. >>> we want to thank some who are part of the sleep train foster kids dream campaign. thanks to eileen d of san jose, john e of san francisco and lorna s of clayton. you can help make a difference as well like us on the abc7 news facebook page one dollar will be donated to help local foster kids. >>> later today at 4 being the -- [ unintelligible ] condiments off -- what huge student loan debt many face researchers find out if colleges are still worth it. >>> >> san francisco starting to clear.

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>> that is nicky manage. >> they confirmed nicky manage has joined american idle as a judge. if it is true, nicky will be joining mariah kerry after some others will not be back for season 12. >>> we will go to that accident injury crash, involving a pole and traffic is not affected so far, previously traveled in this area, let's go to 80 and heading out to the mcarthur maze, no major problems as you head throughout the area. if you are driving on the san mateo bridge and the dumbarton, both look good as you head to the peninsular. >>> a cloudy start out there, temperatures slipping back into the 50s while we slept and a little breezy this morning. we have loud cloud deck, and that will bring us a cool down for tuesday wednesday and thursday. a tad warmer, and get inland antioch 60 degrees and along the southern half of peninsular as well as mountain view and 67 in san jose. a cloudy start, even a little bit of a bit of drizzle and we are not seeing the dense fog as we did yesterday morning. by noon, 60s at the coast, across the east bay, 60s across the peninsular and 50s alo

one of which is nicky brewer, 18 years old. you see he says something to the two girls. they continue to walk and then come back into the frame, and some sort of argument or altercation ensues. watch what this guy does. >> oh, what? >> oh. >> decked her. >> he grabbed her hair and punched her to the ground, and then quickly walks away. that doesn't make you sick? the legal fallout from this is even worse. this all happened back in april of 2009. this year, in may, after someone came forward with information, a 31-year-old man was arrested in connection to this incident. police didn't release the tv footage until september 2010, 18 months after the original incident. so the man who was arrested, it's been too long for a common assault in england there is a six-month statute of limitationlimitation s too much time has passed. the case dropped. this man walks. it took him 18 moss, already outside of their limitations. >> right. brewer, now 21 suffers from back injuries and has to use a wheelchair for long journeys. we found these pictures of nicky brewer on the mirror to se

nicki minaj, i heart you nicky. i do have lil wayne.eople might be surprised that he has a soft sensitive side he is very smart, made good grades in school. >> i'm on the edge oglory. >> motivating. >> i suck at rapping. i do. i'm not a good rapper. i can do the disco sound like a club. the clubbing sound, my friend liz talk me how to do this. i think once you get to know the artists, not that i know them, but once you interview them and talk too them, and get to know them as people it makes you appreciate that their music so much more. >> very scary. >> mine pulled up pink, you are just like a pill. i have shame on my ipod including i can't believe i'm going to admit this, celine dionne and the jonas brothers. i get punched up pumped up when i'm running. >> i mix it up. big. >> you have cirque du soleil, that's wide shame. >> techno. that's what pumps you up. >> for me it's jonas brothers. >> here is your afternoon line up, september 10th, we are not moving general hospital, that's a favorite. it's going to stay at 3:00 p.m. with the f

nicki minaj coming on board. speaking of adding to a panel, kelly rippa, how long since regis left? >> in november. >> nine months. gone through 59 co-hosts. almost as many as you. >> feel your pain, kelly. >> so they're supposed to announce this on september 4. september 3 will be the season debut. she will host that solo. september 4th they will announce her permanent co-host. a lot of names being thrown out there. she had 59 guest hosts, josh grobin, nick lachey, seth myers, any of those guys. we want to stir the pot a little bit. anderson cooper was on vacation and tweeted this photo of the two of them last week on a cruise in the adriatic sea. >> after his big breakup. >> after he reportedly threw the boyfriend off the yacht. they're great friend. >> threw his cheating boyfriend off the yacht. just to be clear. not randomly. anderson busy guy, talk show, cnn, can't imagine another job. doesn't need the money or exposure. this would be fun, fun with a buddy, never know. >> great chemistry. >> stirring the pot

according to tmz, mariah ain't happy about nicki apparently signing on.d had angry word for them. she thinks she should be the only woman on that panel. plus some folks are saying if you did pick both that would be a heavy new york presence because, nicki minaj is from jamaica-queens and carey born and raised on long island. we'll see about that, mariah not happy about having a diva on her table. see if that shakes out. also, tmz reporting they could be looking at kanye west to join the judges' table as well. nothing is a done deal just yet. at this point, a lot of speculation. >> you love to hear kanye west with an open mike on that show. the difference of 25 minutes. jimmy kimmel announcing, of abc fame, his show will now move to 11:35 instead of midnight. which is going to bump "nightline" to 12:35. means he will go head-to-head with leno and letterman who are collectively, 127 years old. and, kimmel is 44, youngest and edgiest host of a network late night show. a lot of people think he is the future of abc for late night and jimmy fallon on nbc. getti

there are talks about nicki minaj. randy jackson was one of the original members. he is moving into a mentoring role. american idol returns next january. >>> bay area activist who played a role in the black panther party was an fbi informant. they say the fbi recruited him in the last 1950s as he was about to graduate from high school. he committed suicide in 2009. >>> back now to our bay area weather. now to our chief meteorologist bill martin. >> it is subtle changes. you are not noticing it. a degree or two cooler than yesterday. tomorrow cooler than today. a subtle cooling trend the next couple days. the fog is coming in over the gate right now. that is an indication, when you see this happening already, that fog will have more of an impact on your morning. there will be more coverage of fog tomorrow for your tuesday. fog back in the forecast today. take a jacket. anywhere around the bay area, livermore valley, it will cool off and the set sets, the winds kick up. typical bay area summer evening. 92 antioch. 90 livermore. 91 morgan hill. tomorrow cooler than th

and nicki is a platinum artist. we have nicki in action. >> we have to keep it level. hey, sam? [ cheers and applause ] >> hi. this is what happens. we just get chatting. and i pay no attention to what's going on. gentlemen, what's your names? >> julian. >> and? >> oscar. >> and where are you from? >> texas. >> and a mother/daughter trip from michigan. >> tell us your names. glad all of you are here, as well. all of you. air force is still here. the air force has been here all week. i know. it's your week. still here. let's get to the boards. one or two things going on this morning we want to tell you about. we are going to start with the tropical question that goes into -- we're looking at it in the south atlantic right now. does it move into the caribbean? is it going to be isaac? the hurricane center thinks so. here's the deal, if we put all of our forecast models to work here, there's plenty of time and plenty of room for a lot to happen with this system and things to change. but given what we know about it right now, this is the path or these are the paths that th

nicky haley as well. >> yes. she has been a rising star in the republican party.een campaigning for mitt romney since the primaries in south carolina perhaps may be able to sway women voters. but really talk about conservative values republicans see her as one to watch. >>> speaking of women ann romney will be speaking tonight as well. >> right. we are going to look to ann romney to humanize mitt romney spoe to spe so to speak to show lighter side of him talking about their relationship it will give us a us a clue. he is running for president but ann romney could be a fist lady. her speech is introducing herself and her husband to voters giving us a sense of how she might be as a first lady in the white house as well. >>> of course chris christie starting it all out. >> could it be a spoiler for mitt romney. there are signs the key votes could sway the election. also lowering the bar. one school says loosening the standard is better for the kids long-term. first let's check in with steve doocy see what's coming up on "fox & friends"." >> good morning ladies. live

on nicky, girls tend to veer away from the sporty look and think it might be too casual.and it the pants stop at the ankles and ballet shoes, and the jacket from the gap, under $70. >> always. >> okay, kids. >> go out and do what kids do, whatever that is. >> now the hipster look, we have robbie from washington university. >> hello. this is really that hipster look. a lot of college kids are really getting into that more bohemian vibe. on robbie, we wanted to give him a chic look. and the sweater vest from h & n. and threw it over a chambray shirt, at target. and a pair of gray jeans. every college kid needs jeans. this is a way to play with that trend and make it different. a bright bright orange backpack so he never loses his books. >> let's go to monifa. >> how great is her hair? i love her. >> amazing. >> that shirt in bright green from joe fresh and the pants are fun, from macy's under $70. they look super super trendy, also smarty-pants, those, too. >> come on out. >> thank you, everybody. i have your hair some day and i like it a lot! >> they look amazing. >> we wi

place where villages could get culture of a specific sought in clubhouses professional coach or a boat nicky coach or workers were charged with planning activities in the remote village areas including celebrations of the new soviet holidays dances plays agitation of saving at ideals and atheism and importantly keeping watch over excess and failures of the hopes. could be just to over a quarter a mile of the say how from a short cut to the bay which. bush wasn't very clear he didn't do a rift something a way. to know that there's enough room to turn ok i say i hope maybe. you're going on to the system to a room to everyone else. in the know you over the weekend so you will be able to do the deed in. olmo. your mom was. good in the own. learn to. show you go no move oh ah ah. you. see three o'clock in the morning and we're looking for some food. we've been up. all night. the girls been singing beautiful songs so we've now come down to the beach before we go to sleep for a couple of hours. as we're on the the island of condo ostroff which was part of the i thought i'd read something on the bol

we're live here's nicki and tray lewis. good morning. >> good morning. >> reporter: we're getting malo at the malo bar. we have some great treats for you. we're going to tell you all about it when the eyewitness news morning edition rolls on. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> good morning to st. michaels where there's been some shower activity other -- over night. some moisture continues to fall along the frontal bound ary. 72 at tv hill. oakland now 59 degrees, cumberland 63, barely 70 at hagerstown, # 7 dc, packs river 75 on the ocean 73, two shy of 80 annapolis and kent island, almost 70 westminster, rock hall at 74. high pressure continuing to dominate our weather that's forcing this frontal boundary to the south and east. we want to look up to the north and west. there's a big cold front moving our way. 9 degree difference between the front and backside of it. as this frontal boundary gets into the area tomorrow we're going to start to see a ripple effect of an afternoon thunderstorm likely. friday could be a stormy day. 90 is going

place where villages could get culture of a specific source in clubhouses professional coach or boat nicky coach or workers were charged with planning activities in the remote village areas including celebrations of the new savior tallent is dunces plays agitation of saving at ideals and atheism and importantly keeping watch over the success and failures of the co-ops. could be just for a quarter of the say half from the shore. to the bay which. the bush wasn't really skeptical even here with the fronting away. until that is enough for him to turn on the self-proclaimed q. how are you getting all the fish out of the room to run out. to see. you. again and without you i feel the weight. of it. all mother. three o'clock in the morning and we're looking for some food. we've been up. all night. because we've been singing the full songs so we've now come down to the beach before we go to sleep for a couple of. as we're on the the island of condo ostroff which was part of the gulag i thought i'd read something on the bolshoi sort of x.p. the main island of this white sea are prepared to go there

there are some reports that nick nicki minaj will be joining the show. we're told the super bass singer is definitely doing it. idol announced that mariah carey after the exit of steven tyler and jennifer lopez. no official word if randy jackson will stay on with the show. >>> still had ahead, the struggle to regain control of wildfires that have forced hundreds from their homes. >>> we're following the latest developments after a 23-year-old police officer was killed in a violent crash. there's a firestorm after a senate candidate seemed to question whether all rapes are legitimate. le[ male announcer ] you paid in to medicare for years. every paycheck. now, when you need it obama has cut $716 billion dollars from medicare. why? to pay for obamacare. so now the money you paid for your guaranteed healthcare is going to a massive new government program that's not for you. the romney-ryan plan protects medicare benefits for today's seniors and strengthens the plan for the next generation. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> west virg

mia love, tim scott, brian sandoval, ted cruz, artur davis, nickie haley, luz fortuna and zoreda falleneridessure i screwed up that name. yet polls are still showing that african american support for mitt romney is 0%. (laughter) that's poll. you, my friend, are the margin of error. (laughter and applause) what is going on? again, is this... is this an issue of style and personality? or is there... do the republicans have a problem on their hands? >> two things. first, i am not a 0 and i know a lot of other american black conservatives that are gonna vote for mitt romney. but secondly, the polls are inaccurate in minute based upon anecdotal evidence, based upon people that i know. here's why... >> jon: now, does that usually just... from what i understand that's why they do polls. (laughter) >> yes, but... (cheers and applause). >> jon: because... >> yes, but... >> if it was just people you know, somewhat unscientific. >> now, here's why in that particular poll... >> jon: yes, sir. >> they may have had zero blacks, minorities gonna vote... black specifically were gonna vote for governor romne

la gobernadora nicky haley defendiÓ sus medidas contra los indocumentados.ue el candidato puede hacer. es el mensaje que romney parece que no escucha. >>> otra seÑal del interÉs hacia la minorÍa el senador de la florida marco rubio, que estuvo en un panel, apoyÓ la polÍtica de estados unidos presentar a mitt romney vamos a ver quÉ pasa luego de la convenciÓn, que tendrÁ mitt romney para captar el 38% de la poblaciÓn hispana. solos votantes hispanos, que tanto quieren y tanto necesita para ganar. >>> y ahora >>> va a comenzar de lleno la convenciÓn hoy y vamos a ver por ejemplo, al compaÑero de fÓrmula de mitt romney, el congresista ryan, aceptar la nominaciÓn. serÁ presentado por la gobernadora de nueva mÉxico, susana martÍnez y las presentaciones en casos de personas relevantes en el partido, han sido hispanos. >>> asÍ es, oradores principales han sido presentados, por personalidades y lÍderes polÍticos muy importantes hispanos. >>> serÁ suficiente esto, tendremos. >>> estÁ acuerdo para. >>> conversÉ con ann romney y su hijo greg y tiene una opiniÓn muy cla