let's talk about richard simmons whose life is shrouded in mystery this year.mains in the hearts of so many including "dancing with the stars" pro kym johnson who took over the studio that richard simmons made world famous. >> developers almost tore down slimmons exercise studio and turned it into office space before kym brought it in february. >> i saw an article that it was closing down. >> here's the before and after. >> we kept the gold stand. it wasn't gold. i spray painted it gold. >> i heard you were going to frame the original slimmons sign. >> yeah. i didn't know what to do it. then they wanted it. so, of course. >> i did one of the "dancing with the stars"-inspired workouts. but we're told richard hasn't stepped foot in the revamped studio. now, called the bod by kym herjavec. simmons tells "e.t.", i wish kym all the best of everything in that space. some of my greatest memories are from slimmons. >> kym's partner turned husband, "shark tank's" robert herjavec was at the studio's opening celebration, and actually credits simmons for changing his life.

nbc news learned richard simmons will file for articles as unflattering and hurtful. will he finally reenter the spotlight in court? today monday, may 8th, 2017. >>> good morning everybody. welcome to today on a monday i'm savannah gutherie. people are sleeping out. folks waiting for harry styles who kicks off our summer concert series. later we'll reveal the leine up we have for the summer. >> something on the list for everyone. >> absolutely. >> stick around for that. >>> we start in washington. this much anticipated hearing on capitol hill today on russian interference set to testify the former acteding attorney general sally yates was fired by president trump. peter alex ander ander is at th house. >> good morning. the trump administration is facing unresolved questions with former acting attorney general sally yates expected to open up about what she told white house officials regarding contacts between then national security adviser and the russian ambassador. sharing her story for the first time publicly sally yates fired less than two weeks after she took offi

i do what i want to do as i've to say because i'm richard simmons. >> the podcast "missing richard simmonsd became a hit. >> exercise was never my thing until i started exercising with richard simmons. >> last month, simmons was admitted to a los angeles hospital, according to his manager, he was suffering from severe indigestion, a piece on his facebook page along with a 2014 photo said in part "well, by now you know, i'm not missing, just a little under the weather." back home a few days later he thanked the hospital staff who took care of him. "they make you feel good even though you're in the hospital for feeling bad." again, we expect the law to be filed again today people are always interested. >> imagine how he feels watching everybody talk about him. >> we hope he's happy. >> absolutely. >>> coming up next, the green room with nicki minaj. wait until you hear what she did this weekend. it's kate's laid-back beach look and with the complimentary help of his ethan allen designer, paul created a look that's...well, really paul. free shipping, free delivery and up to 20% off everything

richard simmons is taking tabloids to court in los angeles. says radar online and the national enquirer were cruel and malio through a sex change. in the defamation lawsuit richard simmons says the stories relied on a source the publications knew was not credible and, the source had been extorting him for years. the national enquirer says it stands by its reporting. celine dion is set to give a special performance "my heart will go on" give a special performance "my heart will go on" from the movie titanic. she will be singing the song at the billboard music awards to mark titanic's 20th anniversary. celine said the song means a lot to her and has played a huge role in her career. "my heart will go on" debuted in 19-97, hitting number one on a variety of charts, including the billboard hot 0 globe for best original song and picked up multiple grammy awards, including record of the year and song of the year. the billboard awards will be broadcast live from las vegas sunday may 21st right here on abc 7 where in the world is kanye west? you'll re

you're doing fantastic. >> richard simmons taking the tabloids to desk.pers stand by their stories. >> plus keep it cool. want to save money and get a better night's sleep? a sneak peek at the product that promises both. >>> and wild about harry. harry styles kicks off our summer concert series. >> thank you, harry. >> in front of a massive crowd taking over our plaza today. tuesday, may 9 >> we came all the way from new orleans. >> we love you, harry. ♪ >> what are you doing here today? >> i'm 18 celebrating with harry. >> harry styles on "today." >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to today this tuesday morning. it is a crazy crowd out here on our plaza. people stretched from city block to city block. and i hope harry styles is wearing his long johns. it's a little cold out here. >> i bet if you ask the people in the crowd if it's cold, no. >> we are so excited to sea harry in a few moments. let us get the top stories of the morning. here's the news at 8:00. >>> i'm kristen welker at the white house. president trump is considering a range of option

simmons didn't have the emotional and psychological wherewithal to stand up for himself. richard to hide. he simply wanted to be a private individual and we have to respect the right of privacy. >> reporter: "the enquirer" telling us our story was based on credible sources who were in mr. simmons' inner circle. we stand by our reporting about mr. simmons and intend to vigorously defend this lawsuit and win public vindication for our reports." damages and apology, a retraction? >> that all sounds excellent. substantial damages and a really big apology. >> reporter: so, what is actually going on with simmons? well, his lawyers say he's taking time out of the spotlight. lapd officers have visited twice, most recently in march and then say theres he's 68 years old. he's just living the quiet life, george, after 40 years in the spotlight. >> okay, nick, interesting stuff. thanks very much. let's talk more with dan abrams and we saw the lawyer right there, big lawsuit here. but it's not easy for a public figure like simmons to win a case like this. >> it never is. and the first questio

so exciting. >>> we'll move on to that major lawsuit from richard simmons.a 70-page suit against the "national enquirer" and "radar online" for stories that he had gender reassignment surgery. he calls them cruel and hurtful and nick watt is bringing us an exclusive interview with his attorney. good morning, nick. >> reporter: good morning. you know, up until now richard simmons has just calmly rebuffed that frenzied speculation about what he's been up to these past three years, but no more. as you say suing "the national enquirer" and radar online for falsely reporting he's undergoing gender reassignment and living as a woman named fiona. >> take it out. two, three. >> reporter: one of the most famous faces in america disappeared from public life at least years ago, fodder for some wild theories, massive media coverage and the chart-topping podcast. this morning, he's fighting back. >> he's going to have to come back into public life to fight this. >> there's a point where a human being says, i'm not going to allow this to happen anymore. >> reporter: in 20

. >>> and richard simmons lawyer revealing in details about the fitness guru's lawsuit targeting tabloidd morning on this tuesday may 9. thanks for being there. >> a lot going on this morning and we'll start with meteorologist mike nicco. >> a little hazy once again but it's not a spare the air day. we'll deal with our warmest day moving forward. live doppler 7 is dry and you can see a little finger of fog trying to role across the golden gate. the atmosphere is capped hanks to high pressure so the warm side. pretty close to yesterday. the same coat may work, unless you're fashionable and have two for that temperature 58 to 78 at noon. a little warmer than we were at noon yesterday. 58 at the coast but 77 to 83 as highs climb through 4:00. 50s, 6s and 70s at 7:00. how about your commute this morning? any comfort to be found in? >> not too bad so far. i want to head back up to the sfo area. not seeing much of a backup. we are trying to get more information about the crash initially reported on the northbound side of the road. now it sounds like it's southbound 101 at the sfo exit. one of

richard simmons taking the tabloids to task.efamation lawsuits as the papers stand by their stories. >>> plus, keep it cool. you want to save money and get a better night's sleep. a sneak peek at the product that promises both. ♪ sweet creature wherever i go ♪ >>> harry styles kicks off our summer concert series. >> thank you, harry. >> in front of a massive crowd, taking over our plaza today, tuesday, may 9th, 2017. ♪ >> harry styles' here. >> what time is it? >> tile for harry styles. >> we came all the way from new orleans. >> we love you, harry. ♪ >> how much are you freaking? what are you doing here today? >> i'm 18, celebrating with harry. >> harry styles on today. [ cheers and applause ] >>> good morning, everybody. welcome back to "today." it's a tuesday morning. it is a crazy crowd out here on our plaza. people stretched from city block to city block. it's a little chilly. i hope harry styles is wearing his long johns. it's cold out here. >> i'll bet if you ask the people in the crowd if it's cold, nobody would say yes.

why kanye is held up in cabin, plus richard simmons sues.the loft. eric benet and her some ambroius are here to tell about us about their tour stop tonight in d.c. an nice day for a white wedding, and live fashion show. so what are the hottest make up and hair trends? we'll show you. okay. dmv, let's do it. in three, two, one, good day at 10a starts now. ♪ talk about star power. we are so lucky today to have -- >> you too phrase. >> to have you but marsha ambroius and eric b'nai. that's amazing. >> and we are having a bridal fashion show in case you need it, sarah. >> okay. >> ooh. >> why not? [ laughter ] >> okay. you can what their white mini skirt. three times. get my weddings out of the way. get all the styles you what happened. >> fantastic. >> it's a big wedding season for them. good to see you. >> i'll stick around. bye guys. >> byefras. >> it's tuesday. it feels like an amazing tuesday though. >> it's a terrific tuesday. >> terrific tuesday. >> dressing tuesday on tap. how about that. >> like it. >> hope to keep the amazingness going

repairs are expected to take up two years to complete. ( mark ) richard simmons is taking the "nationalnquirer" and "radar online" to court. simmons filed a libel and invasion of privacy suit against the two tabloids. he says both ran false stories that he was transitioning into a woman. simmons, who walked away from the public stage in 20-14, has long denied that allegation. the company that owns both the national enquirer and radar online says the stories were based on credible sources who were in simmons' inner circle. it says both tabloids plan to defend its claims. ( darya ) the kron4 morning news wants to send you and a guest to see hamilton! keep watching the kron4 morning news and we will give you the secret word of the day. then go to kron4.com and enter the word for a chance to win a pair of the hottest tickets in town! keep watching every day for a new word and another opportunity to win! today's secret word of the day will be revealed in our 8 o'clock hour so keep watching and you could win hamilton tickets! ( mark ) still ahead. a sex offender arrested at a junior college w

. >>> 68-year-old fitness guru richard simmons is suing the "national enquirer" and radar on line for libel and invasion of privacy. he is accusing them for publishing stories that claim he was taking a break from public life to have surgery to transition from a male to female. according to the complaint the stories claim he received q shocking sex surgery, breast implantssh hormone treatments and consultations on medical castration. american media tells nbc news it will defend itself vigorously. >>> and surveillance video captured a wild melee at a tampa bus station, two officers attempting to arrest an alleged trespasser. bystanders jumped in. he was arrested and charged. >>> damaging baseball-size hail caused major disruptions in the denver area as drivers sought shelter from severe weather. that hail did a pretty number on cars, smashing windshields an causing damage. let's check in with bill karins who is here with your tuesday forecast. >> more hail like that, more storms, maybe isolated tornados the next couple days. the storms have quieted down denver for now but the same regi

. >>> 68-year-old fitness guru richard simmons is suing the "national enquirer" and radaronline for like bell and invasion of privilege see. they claimed he was taking a break from public life to transition from male to female. according to the complaint, the stories claim simmons received, quote, shocking sex surgery, breast implants, hormone treatments and consultations on medical cass registration. american media which owns the publications tell nbc news it will defend itself vigorously. >>> surveillance video captured a wild melee at a tampa bus station. '4 bystanders jumped in. he was arrested and charged. >>> look at this surveillance video capturing this massive explosion as a waste disposal plant. people ran from the site. at least 30 people were injured. >>> now to damaging baseball-sized hail causing major disruptions in the denver area. some drivers seeking shelter from severe weather under the overpass. the large hail did a job on a number of cars, smashing windshields, also causing damage to buildings and other structures. nbc meteorologist bill karins is here with your tues

fitness guru richard simmons is suing the national enquirer over a story about him. ing cruel and malicious. ( anny @ land ) and.. the marin county coroner accused of sexually assualting a young girl made his first appearance in court. you'll hear from his attorney and what they think of the charges. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. you're going to be hanging out in here. so if you need anything, text me. do you play? ♪ ♪ use the chase mobile app to send money in just a tap, to friends at more banks then ever before. you got next? chase. helping you master what's now and what's next. get a check of weather and traffic this morning. no major hot spots. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. acciden nb 880 at first clearing from the offramp (james)we're waking up to clear and cool conditions this morning as we look forward to a warmer day today. let's check our 4-zone camera network and see what it's like outside. as i said, it's cool to start. we're seeing

richard simmons, part of a lawsuit, we will tell you all about that is gentle eight coming up.arry: a cold forecast on the way, when will it warm >>> good morning, america. dramatic accusations. >> the national security adviser essentially could be blackmailed by the russians. >> the former acting attorney general sally yates revealed she warned the white house about michael flynn weeks before he was fired. >> we believe that general flynn was compromised. >> why did the president wait 18 days to take action? he is firing back and the former head of the transition team governor chris christie here live. >>> breaking news, the new report that president trump's advisers want to send thousands of american troops to afghanistan reversing former president obama's plan and putting the u.s. back on a war footing with the taliban. >>> jimmy kimmel returning to tv for the first time since opening up about his son's emergency surgery and his emotional plea. taking on his critics. >> and i would like

. >> richard simmons is taking on the tabloids over stories he's transitioning from a male to female.uru has a lawsuit against national inquirer for reporting he is under going gender transition and going under the name fio na. the story was based on credible sources within simmons' inner circle. >> a teenager from reno has the most retweets of all time as because of chicken nuggets. this video celebrating 16-year-old carter wilkerson. last month he tweeted fast food chain wendy's. he asked how many retweets it would take for him to get free chicken nuggets for a year. wendy's said 18 million. wilkerson is only at 3 1/2 million. but by breaking ellen degeneres retweet record he earned the nuggets. wendy's has also donated $100,000 to the dave thomas foundation which helps find homes for foster children. >> a disease that is difficult to diagnose and even more difficult to treat. >> i got mono, walking pneumonia, walking bronchitis twice. >> the push to make victims and doctors more aware of lyme disease. >> kristen is here with what's coming up on abc7 news at 5:00. >> thanks, guys. c

i said yeah, that's when me and richard simmons were doing the weather like 15 years ago.nuel came up to me and put his hands on my shoulder and said, we're not doing this here. and i think i'm still friends with valerie jarrett because she said that being friends with her makes her daughter thinks she's cool, but i don't know. i may have pushed it. >> it's a weird confluence, valerie jarrett, rahm emmanuel and roger ailes all sitting together. >> it was not the washington correspondents one but the d-list one, tv and radio one. it was a crazy combo. i will say i'm amazed at how these washington people sit around and next to each other. >> what do you think his legacy -- ailes' legacy is going to be? >> i think truthfully his legacy is going to be the way he treated women, i really do. especially when you look at the chorus of people backing him up. who wants sean hannity having your back? nobody wants tucker carlson -- i'm not pro botox anymore, but he could use a lot. look, he's scaring my mother. my mother can't hear so well. she watches tucker, and she's confused and s

i said yeah, that's when me and richard simmons were doing the weather 15 years ago.s here. and i think i'm still friendly with valerie jarrett because she said that being friends with her makes her daughter thinks she's cool, but i don't know. i may have pushed it. >> it's a weird confluence, rahm emanuel and ailes all sitting together. >> it was not the washington correspondents one but the d-list one, tv and radio one. it was a crazy combo. i will say i'm amazed at how these washington people sit around and next to each other. >> what do you think his legacy -- ailes' legacy is going to be? >> i think truth fully his legacy is going to be the way he treated women, i really do. especially when you look at the chorus of people backing him up. who wants sean hannity having your back? nobody wants tucker carlson -- i'm not pro botox anymore, but he could use a lot. look, he's scaring my mother. my mother can't hear so well. she watches tucker and she's confused and she turns her head like a cat. it's too much for her. it's too much for her. >> i have to get to the reas

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