, nikki's grandmother. but della let the girl run wild. >> grew up kind of fast. and then later, she became pregnant at the age of 18 or 19. so we moved kind of fast. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> pregnant with identical twins whom she named jasmiya and tasmiya. jas and tas. born in 1993. the twins' dad was around briefly, then gone. and their mother figure? nikki's grandmother, della. nikki's mother, lynda, didn't like it. >> i wanted nikki to get her own place, establish her own life, and my mom would discourage that. she would find ways to telhal her, no, you're better off here. >> that's how it went for ye s. but nikki had learned how to style hair and was doing well at it. and eventually saw the possibility of independence. so she eventually wanted to kind of get out from della's control, right? >> definitely, she did. she wanted to -- as the girls t older, she definitely wanted >> and then one day in 2000, nikki was shopping at the mall. and robert head just happened to be in exactly the right spot. >> i was a

glenn: i'm glenn ivey and i approve this message, because i'm on your side. >> nikki: victor.oh, victor. you're all right. you're all right. you're in the hospital. somebody attacked you in your cell last night. but now you're safe, thank god. >> victor: how -- >> nikki: do-don't try to talk. >> victor: how did i get here? >> nikki: a guard found you unconscious. somebody had stabbed you. so, they called an ambulance. you are so lucky to believe, victor. the doctor said that if the blade had stuck just a few inches closer to your heart... >> victor: please get... >> nikki: what? what do you need? victor, whatever you need, we will get it. what do you -- what do you want? >> victor: i want you to get out

. ♪ >> jack: nikki? nikki. hey. wake up! >> nikki: what?h. >> jack: yeah, i'll bet your hair hurts right now, doesn't it? >> nikki: why are you here? >> jack: i'm checking up on you. how long did it take for you to have another drink? two hours? three?

battiste, abc news, new york. >> and nikki joins us now.st of all, you cannot say you're going to be a disaster. you're already beautiful. i know that's not even the real dress you're wearing on the 9 there. >> you're too sweet. i can't walk. but can i dance? >> you can dance. you can clearly not have chicken elbows. >> it's a lot to think about at once. i have stef from dance with me here to teach all of us the rhumba. come on. so >> nice to meet you. >> a classic dancer. both the bride and the guests. we're going to start. >> i'm the woman. >> ready? >> get the hips girl, work them. >> wait, i got it. till they starred moving in both directions. >> we're going to get fancy with it. she's got to show off the blink guys. >> she's going to show you the tricks. >> you ready? >> all right. so as the lady, you go back with the right first. so we're going to make a box. >> how do we do the hippy thing you're doing. >> just work it. there you go. okay. >> wait. >> all right. >> we're going to do a turn. you got to show off the ring under my arm.

. ♪ >> jack: nikki? nikki. hey. wake up! >> nikki: what?h. >> jack: yeah, i'll bet your hair hurts right now, doesn't it? >> nikki: why are you here? >> jack: i'm checking up on you. how long did it take for you to have another drink? two hours? three?

. >> nikki: oh. >> dylan: i got a bottle ready for sully when he comes to. >> nikki: thank you.you're too good to me. >> dylan: well, you're talking to a guy who made lattes all day. tea is almost a-an insult to my hot-beverage skills. >> nikki: [ chuckles ] well, i meant letting me stay here with you. i noticed sharon left early this morning, hopefully trying to avoid another run-in with the evil mother-in-law. >> dylan: yeah, well, there's nothing evil about you. but you and sharon do have a history. but she understands how much family matters and how much we have to be grateful for. how you feeling today? >> nikki: some days, all i feel is shame over this drinking. but you and nicholas have been so wonderful. >> dylan: well, i know nick wa

. >> nikki: oh. >> dylan: i got a bottle ready for sully when he comes to. >> nikki: thank you.e too good to me. >> dylan: well, you're talking to a guy who made lattes all day. tea is almost a-an insult to my hot-beverage skills. >> nikki: [ chuckles ] well, i meant letting me stay here with you. i noticed sharon left early this morning, hopefully trying to avoid another run-in with the evil mother-in-law. >> dylan: yeah, well, there's nothing evil about you. but you and sharon do have a history. but she understands how much family matters and how much we have to be grateful for. how you feeling today? >> nikki: some days, all i feel is shame over this drinking. but you and nicholas have been so wonderful. >> dylan: well, i know nick wants to look out for you.

. >> nikki versus mariah, mean simon and train wreck paula. >> and details on taylor's n date night with calvin. are they playing matchmaker for celiselen selena? and is cameron diaz pregnant? >>> fabulous in her 40s, who is this mom of four rocking an incredible beach body. >>> and celebrities giving up their actual weight. how they're getting back in shape. s > now for april 7, 2016, thi is "entertainment tonight." >> it is official, idol fever i on. >> last night, almost 11 millio people tuned in to see laporsha and trent move on. one of them will be your next american idol. >>> well, this is the end of an era, it truly it is, it is the last american idol show, we were backstage last night at the dolby theater in hollywood today to capture the pandemonium of this epic farewell. >> ido winn from seasons past have been making their way here for the performance tonight. security is tight, the fan s are going crazy and jennifer lopez is determined to make this one a night you will never forget. j-lo just released a tease of the new single she's debuting tonight. >> it will be the first ti

suzannah martinez or nikki haley.ou're not going to get two sitting governors latching on to a campaign unless something goes on at the convention. >> let's get your take on it, juan. >> why would you say that about ted cruz? >> which part? >> you said he would ditch her the minute that he had -- >> he could. >> i don't know where you get that from. because i think he's a man of his word, he said that's his vice presidential pick. >> you're on the trust ted bandwagon? >> well no, but i'm saying, if you saw donald trump say this is my nominee. i wouldn't come out and immediately say, i doubt him. i think he's -- i think you know what, you got to trust people at some level. i think this is his moment. this is his move. let's give it some celebration. but i will say i agree with you, that when it comes to like someone like susanna martinez, nikki haley, joanie ernst, these are republican women that i really think have political experience, they would be tremendous addition to any gop ticket. >> you like them? >> i do. le

no one has been in the picture except for her mother, nikki. in addition to los angeles and san diego, the two used to frequent san francisco, san mateo, oakland, emeryville, down to santa cruz and there are reports that nikki might have been most recently in fresno. there's also a facebook group dedicated to this with family, friends and co-workers who say at best buy yesterday morning there was a counselor at the very time when they would normally begin work with her. they're also talking about everything like her cell phone records and trying to figure out her wireless carrier to try and see if they can get any information. so, scott and laura, very clear that it's not just the police working 24/7 to try to find ariana. stephanie chuang, nbc bay area news. >>> a hit-and-run driver is on the loose after hitting and killing a person on the peninsula early this morning. now we're learning the identity of the victim. we brought you live breaking news on the story all morning long. it happened overnight on sky light boulevard. officers found 27-y

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and he kicks nikki haley.t saying he is going to win tonight but i do think it would be i think -- let's see if it works. >> information flowing against trump in wisconsin has been bad and continues to be bad, he is not ahead in the polls, he was in south carolina. the polls drive so much of the coverage. >> yeah. >> you know, all the flaps from last week, the fact that cruz has got these endorsements, he's bringing in surrogates and the talk radio thing, day in and day out trump is not winning news cycles. >> are you surprised as badly as trump has performed over the past couple weeks, it has been horrific, that he's only 5 points down in these national polls. are you spiesed by that. >> no, because if you go back to the "saturday night live" i can't believe i'm losing to these guys. cruz and kasich don't bring a ton to this. they have not established huge national following and the national polls show that. trump can slump and still do pretty well in this field. >> there is also the fact if you think about t

here's abc's nikki battiste. >> reporter: take a look in your trash can. are you are adding to the 250 million tons of trash americans dump each year. but not this young >> this is all your trash. >> yes. >> believe it or not, 25-year-old lauren singer lives totally trash free. >> almost four years now. >> four years. and this little tiny jar. >> yes into do you even have a trash can? >> i don't have a trash can. >> americans produce an average of 4.4 pounds of trash per day. but only 34% is recycled. >> what is trash? >> for me trash is anything that would go to landfill, trash is still the stuff hanging out on the street, anything that people can't reuse or xoext or repsych. >> in college while majoring in environmental studies, lauren decided to live a zero waste life. >> i made a decision to stop using plastic. but that is really difficult because everything is plastic. >> reporter: that's why she carries this stainless steel straw and she suggests buying recyclable aluminum or redoous usable glass jars. >> i realize id i had to make a lot of the produ

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no exception today and nikki burdine reports on the latest issue at addison road. >> reporter: another electrical problem causing even more delays but metro riders say they are more surprised if metro was actually running on time.>> metro sucks. talk she takes metro every day for work and even though she only goes three stop she knows about single tracking too will. >> you are always stuck in the tunnels. it's too much for us paying a lot of money to not get to our destinations on time. talk no exception today and another problem with an arcing insulator. >> the tonys smell like smoke. it's always something. yesterday another arcing insulator was smoking at friendship heights and a power outage. before that metro reported a piece of a car dislodged itself and hit an electrified rail saturday. she prepares herself daily for delays. >> i watched the news and when i see singletrack i may as well catch the bus. >> reporter: and if metro is on time? >> plan? >> metro better and safer. nikki burdine wusa9. >> the cause of the arcing insulator it's not known. >>> new details about a murder in

two of my good friends from "the bachelor," nikki and andi, are back for a second day, raising moneyo donate to their favorite charities. playing for rehabilitation institute of kansas city, winner of juan pablo's season of "the bachelor," please welcome my good friend nikki ferrell. [cheers and applause] oh, good to see you. >> yes. you too. >> welcome to "millionaire." >> thank you. [applause] >> it's good to see you here,

. >>> everyone is talking about it at work today so don't be left behind nikki burdine has you coveredwith what stranding. >> reporter: beyonce selling a lot of lemonade in prince george inspiring a bathroom trend and a vacation with puppies. these are some of the story stranding today. beyonce's new album lemonade will do very well and no surprise. she released a new album over the weekend on a streaming service she's part owner and it's the only place you can stream it online but it is for sale on itunes and amazon. it's expected to go gold. hollywood park returning to live with kelly and michael after abruptly taking off last week. she was upset after learning michael strahan hand was leaving to go to good morning america just minutes before it went public. and when president obama visited prince george it was past his bedtime so the prince greeted the commander-in-chief wearing a robe and it started a fashion frenzy and the ropes sold out within seven minutes of it going public. it's a reunion 50 years in the making. five decades ago these marines took a picture beach. at the time

. >> nikki: oh. >> dylan: i got a bottle ready for sully when he comes to. >> nikki: thank you. you're too good to me. >> dylan: well, you're talking to a guy who made lattes all day.

it was the song "darling nikki." which is, in fact, a really dirty song. "darling nikki" was the last song on side one of prince's album "purple rain" which came out in 1984. "darling nikki" thanks to the parents resource council became the poster child of what was so terribly wrong with american culture and american music specifically. and that came out in 1984 that record. by 1985 we had those black explicit content warning stickers on records. even before the advent of those warning stickers in 1985, though, prince's lyrics pushed the envelope so far, prince's lyrics were so unapologetic and graphic about sex in particular, that even before we got those rectangular black and white national warning stickers in 1985, before that, warner brothers had started putting warning stickers on all of prince's records. prince's records starting i think with his first record if 1978. they were all slapped with little custom stick there's said, contained language which may be unsuitable for some listeners. and boy were those warning stickers effective. as a child gro

two of my good friends from "the bachelor," nikki and andi, are back for a second day, raising moneydonate to their favorite charities. playing for rehabilitation institute of kansas city, winner of juan pablo's season of "the bachelor," please welcome my good friend nikki ferrell. [cheers and applause] oh, good to see you. >> yes. you too. >> welcome to "millionaire." >> thank you. [applause] >> it's good to see you here, under these conditions. >> [laughs] yes. >> i know you're a nurse,

nikki burdine wusa9.>> rich leotta says the final version of the bill that was passed was a stronger version and pleased with the result. >>> hydraulic fracturing the controversial practice of using water to remove natural gas from deposits could be banned in prince george's county even though drilling permits are issued by the state. the counting can use zoning power to prohibit the practice. the council met this morning to vote on a new ordinance to ban it in every zone in prince george's county and a similar bill passed in montgomery county. maryland and viia fracking states. >>> the 2016 presidential contenders continue to work on votes in new york a week away from the primaries. donald trump and hillary clinton hold double-digit leads over rivals and ted cruz is so far behind trump in new york pulls that he's ignoring the state and focusing on california. during a rally he mocked trumps delegate complaints. >> donald, 65,000 people voted in the state of colorado but they didn't vote for you, they voted for our campaign. >> despite winning eight of the last nine democratic contes

. ♪ i knew a girl named nikki >> and "darling nikki" was so provocative, it helped inspire the groupvisory labels on album covers. now the movie's iconic songs feel tailor made for prince's eulogy. >> dearly beloved, we are gathered here today -- >> as stevie nicks wrote, this is what it sounds like when doves cry, but for heart broken fans, the echos of prince's "purple rain" live on. and joe levy with billboard magazine was telling us that "purple rain" really defied the formula. people were making music videos, they were making albums. no one was making a movie to make their -- to take their career to the next level, craig, so it really was a risk, but one that paid off. >> paid off in a big, big way, joe fryer. joe, thank you so much, sir, do appreciate you. >>> more ahead as we remember the life, the legacy of prince. for nearly 24 hours, people from coast to coast have been pouring out to pay tribute to one of the most celebrated artists of all time. moments ago i talked with one woman who just had to come to paisley park. she named her son after prince. she had to be here to p

nikki! it just busted through a door over here! all the way through! the door's caving! look at that. it's going right through their [ bleep ] house! you need to call somebody. >> who do i call? >> most of the townhouses are vacation rentals, and no one else seems to be around. >> there was a door missing and half the wall was caved in, and there was ice entering the home. and it just kept moving. >> seven minutes after the ice tide began, it abruptly stops. in amazement, darla surveys the area, now a surreal landscape of ice shards. >> okay, so there is the aftermath of the ice heaves. i've never heard of anything like, you know, ice just coming off a lake into people's homes. i've never -- it was something i never expected. >> no one is injured, but there's damage to a neighbor's property. following the unusual weather event, bulldozers clear the ice away. minnesota conservation officer christopher tatro is impressed by the massive ice heaves. >> some of the locals said the last time this happened was 50 years ago. some areas, the ice piles were 30-feet high. >> tetro

at the memorial bridge nikki burdine wusa9.'s >> that bridge was built in 1932. >>> washington wizards are getting ready for a be bold and looking for a new coach. randy wittman is out and given the news minutes after the game last night where washington beat atlanta and finish the season with a 500 record of 41- 41. the gm will make comments anytime and you can watch them by downloading the wusa9 app. >>> weather getting better day by day which would be great tonight's home game between the nationals and braves and melissa nord joins us with more on the forecast. >> sunshine will continue throughout the next several days for the weekend. it will be a little bit cruel to chili every night and we have clear skies and cumming's. noel gusty winds like we saw earlier this week. nothing but sunshine and blue skies. present was sunshine and light winds. 59 in the last hour in washington and sunshine and east, northeast wind that 5 mph. the lightest of breezes making it feel comfortable. 55 frederick. winchester 55. winchester 58. 57 b

here's abc's bride to be nikki battiste. >> reporter: this is a bride's worst nightmare.oken terrible and out of control wedding guest. hoping to avoid my own ruined reception and bloody nose, i popped over to new york's plaza hotel to get the wedding guest 101 from ed ket expert micah myer. every wedding has the token person or bridesmaid who is out of control. how do you handle it? >> i think that's the job of the bridal party. >> please let my bridesmaids be on their best behavior. >> you look. >> megan, are you okay. >> oh. i think i just -- my dress was probably tight. >> whatever your role, don't forget. pay attention to the one lady wearing white. >> as a guest, you clear of flew light colors, white off white, even a light, light blush that could be mistaken in certain lighting for a white or off white. >> it's 2016 and social media etiquette has arrived. >> you want to look for clues. if the bride and groom put on their wedding website or even their invitation a lsht for the wedding that, pretty much means they're open to allowing to you take photos and put it on

in fairfax county, i'm nikki burdine, wusa 9. >>> some clouds around this morning. and some of them threatening. as far as any rain, it is really dry. a lot more rain out to the west. you can see it, west of lexington, kentucky and ohio and indiana and western tennessee. this is what we are tracking for tomorrow. when we have that threat of warm front is coming through. and that is what is producing those clouds. and while we've got a few sprinkles on doppler, you know, much of that is evaporating before it reaches the ground. i don't think anything is making it there. on the other side of the front, charleston, 75. we are 61. so we are waiting for some warmer air to move in this afternoon. i do think we will crack that 70-degree mark. low 70s, might see mid-70s, and a breezy one, too. and we have some gusts toward the 20, 25 miles an hour, so not clear and calm like it has been. but this is coming through tomorrow. and the weekend, that is looking pretty good. i will have your seven-day forecast, in a few minutes. and inside to michael now. mike? >> thank you, howa

nikki burdine has more. >> reporter: a growing memorial outside the landover hills fire department. and the firefighter here, affectionately known as skillet. >> he was one of best people you would ever meet somber one, cleaning up the rig, and getting it ready for the final ride. >> right now, everything is busy. they are working, they want to make everything perfect for the family. so we can give a proper send- off. >> john died on friday going to a home. and the homeowner thought his home was being broken into and he fired shots, hitting the firefighters. at this point, the suspected shooter is not facing charges. the shooting is still under investigation. and an incident like this, hard to make sense of. >> pretty shocking to hear a firefighter went down like that. it is really kind of -- i really have no words for it. >> fire officials say it is not uncommon for them to force entry into a home, in an absolute emergency. and that the crews here followed all protocol. the state's attorney is looking into whether or not the man acted negligently while the service and bravery of ni

nikki burdine joins us now from his fi hills. >> reporter: the investigation into john ulmschneider's death is far from over. but today, it won't be about how he died. it will be about how he lived. >> i don't believe there is any limits to what skill he would have done to help somebody in need. >> reporter: that's how ulmschneider, or skillet, as he is lovingly known, will be remembered. as someone who dedicated his life to giving back. as a firefighter, and a paramedic, but also in his ever day life. as a husband, and father. >> skillet often said when he laid down at night, that if he couldn't think of at least one person that he had helped during the course of that day, that he was unable to sleep. >> reporter: family and friends echoed that entment. and now confident that -- sentiment. now confident that skillet can rest easy because he truly made a difference. today as his ambulance and truck brought him to his final resting place, hundreds and hundreds of people will say their goodbyes. surrounded by fellow firefighters who know the sacrifice he made, all too well. stations acr

at new carolton metro, i'm nikki burdine, wusa 9. >> and metro also says that plan will lay out work that will be done. it will set timetables and it will give riders information on when that work will affect their commutes. >>> and we are just getting away with another gorgeous afternoon. we do have a little bit more cloud cover, but that's not stopping our temperatures from getting into the 80s yet again. 82 degrees. yesterday, we reached 85. so we are going to be close to that, especially for areas farther south. from minneapolis, 80 for fredericksburg, right now and upper 70s, for leesburg and gaithersburg. but it feels pretty good out here. we have a nice little breeze out of the northwest. that is going to amp up a little bit. 20 to 25 mile-an-hour gust force this afternoon. so an increased fire danger as well. for how dry it has been. and now, we are going to see a few clouds, would he have a cold front coming around through, and -- we have a cold front coming around through, not doing much, except for the temperature drop a little bit but tomorrow is actually looking pretty n

i remember with nikki haley when she came out and it was over. and then i won in a landslide. south carolina. it was over. and i have a feeling the same thing's going to happen here because walker has not done a great job. he has not done a good job. he's -- by the way he's okay. you're average, i hate to say it. you look around your surrounding states, you're average. you're not average people, right? so big deal. you've got the governor. the only reason he's doing it, he hates cruz. they all hate cruz. everybody hates cruz. cruz gets up, he says, oh, i'm the only one -- you know with his -- i wish he could talk normally ever once in a while. you ever hear him? i'm the only one that has proven that i can beat donald trump. if we do well here, folks, it's over. if we don't, if we don't, if we don't win here, it's not over. but wouldn't you like to take the credit in wisconsin? for ending it. give wisconsin the credit for ending it. >>> meanwhile, talk of a contested convention has all the republican candidates up in arms. donald trump called the process dishonest saying the po

nikki burdine joins us live from the search in northeast washington with more do. we have reason to believe that there is something there? >> reporter: other than the fact that police got a tip, no other reason. we are at the arboretum at the new york avenue exit. this is as far as the cars can go. it is closed otherwise. the search crew has been here all day and will be here all day tomorrow and no doubt an extensive and difficult search. a team of about 60 people, including divers, canines, and dc police, all here, searching for relisha rudd members of the harbor branch will dive into the body of water on the property as well and although it is not huge, it too take some time. today's search is thanks to a tip. the chief would not go into specifics but says new information coming out, even now, it is not unusual in a missing people to provide information that they have had for a long period of time that they just provide initially that they may provide at some later time. >> it is two years since rudd rudd disappeared from dc general, the homeless shelter where s

. ♪ i met her in a hotel lobby masturbating with a magazine ♪ >> reporter: this "darling nikki" verserents music resource center -- with tipper gore and susan baker eager to slap a sticker on albums with explicitly sexual lyrics. ♪ won't you please let me lao down ♪ >> i asked him about the lyrics and he just said, my generation will understand the real reality of my lyrics. >> reporter: whatev. prince remained a witty provocateur, from his diverse, sometimes lingerie-clad band -- to his famous "rear-window" jumpsuit. ♪ now move your big ass round this way ♪ >> at the mtv vmas, where, like the oscars, fashion was another opportunity for cheeky individuality and defiance of the norm. >> using fashion and clothing to further illustrate his creativity. i don't think t-shirts and jeans were his thing. too pedestrian. >> reporter: the power of all of his work would endure, even as musical tastes changed. and the hits stopped coming with such frequency. was it difficult for him when hip-hop and rap came on board and the-- >> yeah. he asked me. "should i learn to rap?" see, he'd be embarrass

seven former judges helped celebrate, ellen, nikki menaj and steven tyler played final performances, but this was what we were all waiting for. >> when calvinncame out and was up there wit randy and paul, that was pretty cool. because we all have amazing memories of this show in its earlyyears. >> for us all to be together on that stage, comeon. >> seeing the contestants and my cam padres. >> she was busy in concert on tour in latvia. the next big numbers, the ratings, a solid season high of almost 13 million folks tuned in, but it all came down to one winner. >> harmon! what, if anything going on not only before ryan spoke, but when he said your name. >> i said a little prayer, i told laporsha, let's just hug and not even care what happens. and she agreed. >> how was it for you hearing once again the song you co-wrote, now as on idol coronation. >> she said tome, that's the song you wrote. it was incredible have him up there singing it everything singing along with it. >> and for second place winner laporsha, record deals. >> we have good news, you're signingmotown. >> but we also g

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. >> nikki: victor. oh, victor. you're all right. you're all right. you're in the hospital. somebody attacked you in your cell last night. but now you're safe, thank god.

i want to ask you because governor nikki haley made a fererence to it in the clip we played about costsand you heard her say i don't care if the federal government reimburses my state, we don't want this. i assume you feel the same way? >> absolutely feel the same way. and, plus, okay, and this is typically how the federal government does it. it says we're going to give you money and then you're going to do this. there is no price that they could give us that we would take the prisoners. it makes the place a target for terrorism. it really ups the cost that you're going to have on a long-term basis and also gives you the image that okay, this is the place where we put terrorists. there's no price they could give us that it would be worth doing this, on top of all that, you've got a perfectly safe place to deal with this in guantanamo bay. this is where they ought to stay and be kept. deirdre: so obviously, your ideal solution is simply keeping that prison open and functioning? >> absolutely, and they should. i've toured the prison at guantanamo bay. this is a very safe and secure facili