reid and simon was the head man behind this and for him to fire paula abdul is a pretty big shot bute did respond yesterday saying look, this is the way tv goes some times you got a gig some times you don't she says i have been around long enough i will find another job and move on and simon said look i wish everyone the best of luck it didn't work out on the show but he does feel like he wants to work with paula abdul once again in the future i am just thinking i am not sure i would trust him he takes her on shows and she gets fired in the long run i don't know if they gave the show a long enough period to build up those viewers american idol when it first debuted wasn't the number one rated show instantly you had the build up that audience so i think maybe this wasn't exactly the smartest move but who knows i am not simon cowell. >>> but the show will be back next year. >> yeah. >>> hey, all right dax i want to talk about madonna, the material girl in half time but we are going to talk about lyndsey lohan instead, our favorite subject here at fox 5 in washington we love to talk abo

but paula abdul, that surprises me. i think -- i think the problem with paula is she was too coherent last year. she didn't say anything nonsensical -- people want to hear her babble. if i was samening i would get a swivel chair and i'd spin her around until she's just the right amount of dizzy and think about hiring her back, right? [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: this is pretty great. this is from a spelling bee in ventura county which is not far from here. almost two years ago but it just started to blossom online. an eighth grader at santa clara school got up and this goes on for awhile but i think you'll enjoy it. >> heron. >> please repeat the word. >> heron. >> will you give -- please give me the definition. >> a wading bird that has hey long neck and legs and sharp point and sharp cutting edges, large wings and soft plumage. >> will you please repeat the word. >> heron. >> may you please use it in a sentence? >> if gail had not seen the heron lie down on the tree she would have insisted the huge bird nested on

talk about ousted idol and x factor judge paula abdul. selling her l.a.on and may come with more than meets the eye. what is the scoop? >> well, it's a nice manage, $1.9 million, 4600 square feet, 5 bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms, a we'll pool and beautiful view of the canyon. someone killed themselves three doors down in a car od'ing on pills, an obsessed fan of paula's and had someone slip in the driveway and the insurance company was sued for 9$00,000. while she lived in the house, show had a problem with a manicurist who she sued, got fired from american idol and x factor. there is a lot of bad luck attached to the mansion as well. >> i'm going to guess still all of the crazy people who want to be associateed with fame will jump on it to say hey, i own paula abdul's house. >> and that is a get good guess. >> thank you very much. >> we appreciate everything. we'll see you for tmz at 6:30. thanks, harvey. >>> and speaking of x factor, still no word on who will be sitting. and the fall. he confirmed it will be two women. janet jackson, britney spears are all ru

>>erica: in the bus, simon callow is speaking out about the recent firing of paula abdul, in a " shares singer and the judges of a show. he said he will be working with paul on another project that he has not yet announced. >>mark: it gave rise on wall street for the dow jones. the dow shot up over 100 points from the opening bell. u.s. stocks closed higher after solid manufacturing data came out. >>darya: we are in for sunny and warm temperatures. it looks like we're really turning the corner today. >>mark: we will be right back as the kron4 news continues. rain and heavy drizzle. faugh been >>darya: good morning. we are waking up to a little bit of rain and snow in tahoe. there is a look at storm tracker 4.

paula abdul has 1.6 million. kim kardashian has like 12 million. there is a word for that michael.ou know what that is? >> i think it's fail. >> fail. is that the worst answer for why we should care about an endorsement. >> i thought he would have a better answer than that. seeing him up there -- this is a guy who's motto is you're fired, standing next to the guy who has made a career out of saying -- or mentioned, he likes hiring people. and then he said look at my twitter, look at my anything. what does that mean? >> yeah i don't want to look at trump's anything. >> yeah. >> thank you michael, now go hit the black jack tables. >> obviously. >> another relevant part of the campaign today was mitt romney's faux pas on poor people. >> i'm not concerned about the very poor. we have a safety net there. if it needs repair i'll fix it. we will hear from the democrat party the plight of the poor and there's not question it's not good being poor, and we have a safety net to help those being poor. obviously the republican party is not going to address the issues for the poor, that's for th

cowell recent gave the boot to steve jones and judges paula abdul and nicole sheringer.e would do it for much less. >> yes, 5 million. >> much less. >> i would. >> auditions for hollywood come to a wrap as american idol handed out the final dwoald en tickets on last night's episode. it was a good one. we have a sneak peek of madonna's new song and video. take a look. ♪ you, me, madonna. ♪ . . >> miki minaj is there. she promises no wardrobe malfunction. >> can you promise that? >> i don't know. right. as if janet wanted there to be a wardrobe malfunction? >> people are probably watching to see if there is one. >> the entire video will premiere tonight on her own youtube channel. >> all right. >> nobody promotes like madonna. i'm going to say that right now. it's always an event when you puts it out. >> are you ready for some baseball? >> wait until you hear about this. football season draws to an end. of course, the super bowl is this sunday. annie yu is live with some kids to make your party a hit. we'll be right back. ack.  i'm in a tricky situation here. i'm bid

ryan seacrest, paula abdul, alec baldwin liked it. rosie o'donnell.that chimed in with something not so nice was piers morning. he said, "yuck. just put it away, madonna." >> phenomenal show. of course there was that one little moment of controversy. m.i.a., who joined her on stage with nicki minaj, gave the bird. here. we're going to show you. there you go. and there was a little -- did you see that afterwards? looked like the censors went -- just too late. >> just missed it. >> some people say was it like janet jackson's breast slip? i don't think it rivals that. but still disturbed a few people. >> she's got to make a headline. >> m.i.a. always courts controversy. that's what she's about. and i think you know if you're going to invite her on the show she's going to do something. >> bonehead move. you'll hear more about that today i'm sure. also some "three's company" news. >> yes, "three's company" news. as everyone remembers, we have the joyce dewitt and suzanne somers, former stars of "three's company," they had a long-standing feud over salary d

. >> did you say paula abdul, too? >> she's gone. it's just him and l.a. reid. beyonce for $100 million. and l.a. reid is going to be like, i'm out of here. >> oh my goodness. >> how could you say no to $100 million? >> simon cow cowell has to make $101 million a year. >> who cares. listen, that's what it looks like. >> how about it? >> wasn't it good? >> how about it, gary? >> a little chilly, but all things considered, not bad. now we have been watching this weekend forecast all week long. going back and forth here. going back and forth there on exactly what was going to happen. and we saw not a lot of agreement with our chart. the models that we look at, but this morning they all magically began to come into agreement. so looking right now like the weekend has gone downhill. more clouds tomorrow and then of course this threat of a wintery mix and some snow coming up saturday night into sunday morning. we'll get into all that. 50 right now. gaithersburg dropped. temperatures are dropping, 46 right now for pittsburgh. 33 up in bingonton. it gives you an idea of

recently, there was a big upset on the show where paula abdul was ousted. ten rid of paula. >> who got rid of her? >> he said fox did. it was fairly straightforward what they wanted. he said he would have liked to have kept her telling that to "extra." >> i guess he made his prediction the show would the get 21 million viewers. >> overhyping the show saying they'd get 20 million and they got about 11 million. >> adele, she's a great singer. she's full figured and beautiful. >> 23 years old and an amazing talented artist. she'll probably sweep the grammys. carl lagerfeld was give aginterview with the metro newspaper over in paris. and he actually said, they were asking him about music. one of the things he said is the thing at the moment is adele. she has a beautiful face and a divine voice but a little too fat. >> stating something completely irrelevant to her music. she just swept the billboard awards and probably going to sweep the gamies. she's going to be okay. >> this is such a tired thing. we see these people complain about someone being too heavy or s

and is mariah carey replacing paula abdul? >> i like mariah.e show. >> simon's clues to why "the x factor" has become the axe-factor. >> who do you think is the most annoying judge? >> nicole. she does this sort of self-satisfying smirk. >>> rumer willis hammered by the paparazzi. is her mom in treatment? >> is demi in rehab? >>> j. lo's breakdown. the story behind the tears in tonight's "star watch." >> pl

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it's so funny, listening to you talk about the markets, i feel like the paula abdul song from the '80sith three steps forward and two steps back. >> that's a good one. >> that's exactly what it is, you know? then we get optimism about greece, then we're concerned about some of the other countries. i want to show you quickly the countries that moody's downgraded, among them italy, spain and portugal. they have an awful lot of debt and they have to figure out how to grow their economies and also cut their spending. also, moody's did something else that was getting a lot of attention. france and the uk, their ratings stayed the same, but they put them on what's called outlook negative, meaning they could cut those ratings. those are a couple of very important countries, too. so, does it matter? it doesn't change anything today, but it tells us what we really already knew, that there's an awful lot of work to do. and so, that's why you have futures down a little bit this morning, ladies. >> so, i'm hearing this little nugget about at&t customers who may be finding their service somewhat sl

paula abdul said awesome and then boomer esiason said madonna rocking well received. his co-host said when did madonna forget how to dance? that's right, the last time she had a hit. >> come on! >> do you think madonna was good or bad or are you indifferent? we'll share some of your comments a little later on. brian was there for all the festivities. i looked at his twitter feed and i saw a great picture of the halftime show. he's going to show you what was going on down on the field exclusive stuff you won't see anywhere else straight ahead. >> i want to find out with that band's role was. remember the great marching band, he said they would have a secret performance during the game yesterday. do we know what it is yet? >> no. >> we'll have to find out what that was as well. >> maybe it took seven to eight minutes to set up the stage and take it down, maybe they're playing during that. >> did you happen to catch the president who gave an interview with matt lauer beforehand, before the game and he made his case for -- even though he said different things in the past

it was announced earlier this week that judges paula abdul and nicole her sinker won't be returning forn of the x factor. . >>> police raid some of the last remaining occupy camps overnight. the response from protesters to the sudden police action. >>> and san francisco's china town, the upcoming chinese new year parade. >>> and a well known southern california church officially changes hands. the unresolved question still surrounding the crystal cathedral. time now, 9:27. you're watching mornings on 2. ♪ going to the bank without going to the bank... that's a step forward. with chase quickdeposit on your smartphone, you just snap a picture, hit send and done. chase quickdeposit. take a step forward and chase what matters. ♪ we just keep on keepin' on ♪ ♪ keep on . >>> welcome back. time now is 9:29, right before 9:30. >> good morning, everyone. in overnight news, u.s. park police in washington, dc raided one of the nation's last remaining occupy camps. dozens of officers placed barricades around a federal park near the white house. occupiers were not technically evicted. officers enfor

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last month the judges paula abdul and -- pink is in the running. very opinionated lady that pink.good. talented. knows her music. >> simon cowell this week maybe rick knows about this. that he carries around a bottle of oxygen now to preserve his youth. sniff the oxygen. >> that's totally normal. >> where did you hear that? >> on the news. >> on the enquirer? >> i heard it on the news. >> you are the only one apparently. >> i'm not making it up. >> red it in the onion. >> exactly and he read it. >> here are your temps as you are waking up this morning. cold across the north but not that bad. we have been talking about a big storm coming. not enough cold air at least in the northeast that's going to be talking about a storm here. this is the storm we have right now. very wet storm which is great we need all the areas of moisture we can get across texas. this is going to continue for at least the next 24 hours. take a look at the futurecast here. we still continue to see this throughout much of the day today. by tomorrow morning we are talking about very heavy storms, possibly sever