i mean -- there is still much speculation as to who will replace simon cowell on "american idol." very big nipples to fill, and there's a story in the hollywood reporter yesterday that said fox may be looking to replace all the judges. but whoever gets the job, it will apparently not be elton john, despite the fact his name has been mentioned. his publicist made it very clear that elton is in no way interested. >> rumors that sir elton john has joined the list of potential replacements for simon cowell on "american idol" have been flatly denied by the singer's rep. john's publicist told deadline london e tord, there's more chance of me [ bleep ] you than elton being on u.s. "idol." >> jimmy: tell you what, that is the guy they should hire to be the judge. you know, with all the attention on "american idol," and who will replace simon, my cousin sal thought it would be fun to set up his own singing competition program. this features unsuspecting delivery drivers, and here is cousin sal with a new contest show that i think is going to be a very big hit. >> hi. this is the thai food

that leaves two vacancies because simon cowel is also leaving the show. the show returns in january. and you can watch it right here on ktvu channel 2. >>> next up, sports, coming up. what this droid does will change how you do movies. with blockbuster on demand, this does hit films on a 4.3-inch screen so big, the way you see them will never be the same. introducing the new droid x. pre-loaded with blockbuster. the next generation of does. >>> mark ibanez joins us now with sports. yesterday the a's had 19 runs, today one run. >> that one hit did not belong to buster posey. so no runs and no buster posey pretty much tells you the tire. great day for field watches and not the giants offense watching as it is early on. the marlins get this, young kid giants got buster posey they have michael stanton, a stud with a shot off the wall. scores for the only one and only run they would need. baumgartner pitched well. sanchez awesome for the marlins on the mound. one hill complete game. buster one of his eight strike out victims, ending the 21 game hit streak. the

led to widespread speculation that the show, which has sagging ratings and already lost judge simon cowell at the end of last season will now replace all of the show's judges. jennifer lopez and jessica simpson are said to be contenders. >>> and here's something to chew on. a partial set of dentures that belonged to former british leader winston churchill sold at auction yesterday for nearly $24,000. >>> and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 10,467 after falling 30 points yesterday. the s&p was down 4 points, and the nasdaq dropped 12. taking a look at overseas trading this morning in tokyo, the nikkei tumbled 158 points, while in hong kong the hang seng lost 64. >>> tech weakness and worries about the recovery dogged wall street on thursday. nvidia and symantec both cut expectations for the next quarter, raising questions about demand for technology and components. nvidia fell almost 10%, and symantec dropped more than 11%. >>> also pressuring stocks early, st. louis federal bank president james bullard who said he was worried the united s

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reports jessica simpson's had several meetings with "american idol" producers about taking over simon cowell's judging duties. that follows other reports which say that both justin timberlake and elton john have turned down offers to fill cowell's seat. >>> and, finally, the website popeater reports a big reunion is in the works for season ten of "dancing with the stars." and everyone's invited, everyone, that is, except kate gosselin, because according to a source, she never returns anyone's calls or e-mails. she's a busy lady. she has eight kids. >>> well, this comes to us from wvit nbc 30 in hartford, connecticut, where in nearby west simsbury kids are skipping the traditional summer camp in favor of getting life lessons on the farm. for two months, children get to learn firsthand about the hard work it takes to keep a farm running. they take part in everything from collecting eggs to taking care of animals, and despite the challenges, kids say they still have fun. and best of all, they say they learn something new every day. that's all you can ask for, right, bill? >> yeah, have you ever w

she took offense, got all emotionally distraught, suing "american idol," suing simon cowell.w is facing for a hefty $300 million. i must have missed this episode. apparently in the live show earlier this year, ian bernardo was a contestant on the show. he went out there, stole the mike from dane cook who was also on the show, caused a brouhaha behind the scenes. now he said he was prompted by producers to be outrageous, to gay it up, he says he was exploiting his sexual orientation. dane got upset after the mike episode, kind of threatens him, now this young man ian says he has suffered emotionally injuries and loss. take a look at what he said. >> "american idol" is rampant homophobia, what goes behind the scenes nobody sees. i was treated disgustingly. and i was just really violated and i'm really hurt. >> so hurt he wants 300 million bucks. saying producers took advantage of him and caused a scene on "american idol." >> the first lawsuit, "britain's got talent," simon cowell's other show. >> okay. >> they seem so similar, it's easy to confuse the two of them. i don't know

and there may abreplacement for simon cowell. the heels on the news el sent leaving.ing with the latest. i'm sure it is all abuzz there. >> that's right, care. "american idol's" panel of judges will look very different next season with two judges out and jenny in. >> quite uncomfortable. >> i didn't know we start. >> "american idol" has some very big shoes to fill. two of the brightest stars have now walked off stage. ellen degeneres announced her departure after one season as a judge on her twitter page, tweeting dim the lights, i voted myself off "american idol." ellen follows simon cowell out the door in a statement the king of critical was uncharacteristically kind saying i have huge respect for her because she's always been in control of her own destiny. ♪ every rose has its thorn >> reporter: judge kara dioguardi has been fired after two seasons on the show. judge after judge leaves, will the viewer stay? >> an off year. an off couple of years. it is not the same show we used to watch. >> reporter: ratings are down 20% from the peak four years ago when an averag

. >>> reality show ratings and facing a new season without popular judge simon cowell.eports say it could return and shake things up. expect to see them replaced by entertainers elton general and usher. they could even bring back paula abdul. >> recapping our top story, a massive milestone for new bay bridge. >> teresa garcia is live on treasure island and it's massive. >> really massive. 3525 foot tower that will be constricted just behind me. this is the first step in the construction and quite a spectacular view people can get from treasure island today. work is set through midday and take a few weeks to complete. this tower is part of the self-anchored suspension span. it's part of a $6 billion project expected to be complete in 2013. the tower under construction is made up of four independent steel legs composed of five vertical sections. first of four legs is being set today. each 165 foot long piece is called a lift and this is going to help create the soaring tower. tower sections of the bridge were made in china. they arrived by barge at the port of oakland two

when she first started, viewers looked for tension between her and veteran judge simon cowell.as a seeming lovefest. >> so, this is it, huh? i come on, you leave? >> reporter: simon cowell left the show last may to work on the american version of "the x-factor." he wished her the best. telling "the hollywood reporter," quote, i have huge respect for her. she's always been in control of her own destiny. tmz is reporting that music industry veteran kara dioguardi has been fired after only two seasons. it's rumored jennifer lopez, who has appeared on "idol" as a mentor before is close to inking a deal to replace her. and tmz.com also posts that aerosmith's steven tyler will take the third judge slot. randy jackson is the only original judge left. it's no surprise "american idol" is making changes. they have watched viewership drop almost 20% from the year before. it's a game of musical chairs on for a show that's supposed to be about music. for "good morning america," vinita nair, abc news. >> kind of saw this coming, as vinita said, because it's still very popular, but the rating

hey, you guys, it's rumored that fox is going to announce simon cowell's "american idol" replacementn monday. yeah, of course, there's no word on who's going to replace the viewers. [ laughter ] but they'll figure that out. here's some tv news. some other tv news. the new season of "survivor" will split the contestants into an "over 40" tribe and an "under 30" tribe. right, the "over 40" tribe will set out to prove that they still have what it takes to win, and the "under 30" tribe -- will win. [ laughter ] speaking of tv shows, cbs is coming out with a new sitcom called "mike & molly," about two plus-sized people in love. yeah, the show's been called 100% original by someone who's never seen "roseanne." [ laughter ] totally -- never heard of this idea. [ cheers and applause ] amazing new -- sarcastic. and finally, a company in massachusetts is working on a new shot to treat herpes. some people are wary, though, because too many shots is how they ended up with herpes. ladies and gentlemen, we have a great show. give it up for the roots. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: we got a fa

according to the hollywood reporter, "american idol's" search to find simon cowell's replacement is gettingg to the report, harry connick jr. has been considered. bret michaels has been considered. and donald trump, who, when i think music, i think donald trump, has been considered. i don't think they should be allowed to just pick. they should have to go through what we go through. nine weeks of auditions in eight cities, 15 weeks of audience voting and then they can have their new judge, who we forget immediately, right? [ applause ] and -- donald trump would be fun but it has to be a music person. i would get phil spector out of jail to do this. he knows music. and if he doesn't like someone, he can shoot them. that's -- who wouldn't watch that? about 2 1/2 weeks ago, a guy sent me a youtube video of a man stumbling on a double rainbow in the yosemite national forest. at the time, it had like 800 views on youtube. i posted it to my twitter account. i tweeted it, which is something i do from time to time, and all of a sudden, now it has more than 6 million views, and it has many millions

why she says it's time to leave after a year. [ laughter ] >> and who might replace simon cowell who is going to replace -- it's juicy. >> they are building up the hype. >> do we care about "american idol"? >> no, absolutely not. no. >> but curt, our producer, cares very much about it. he loves ellen. >> damages with the stars beat him a couple of times last year. >> once we start bringing in ocho cinco and all these crazy personalities, it got good. >> look at you. >> we got like the little celebrity gossip chap here going. >> i'm a bravo fan. [ laughter ] those reality shows, terrible habit. >>> out on the roads, overall we have been seeing really nice traffic pattern. our 5:00 hour not too many issues out there. westbound highway 4 we are starting to see slowing on our sensors westbound and actually this is kind of unusual? >> slow traffic eastbound highway 4, as well. so not sure what's going on there. we'll check to see if there are any accidents reported in the area so again, a lot of slow traffic through antioch. also westbound 580 out of the altamont pass. just the usual cong

tmz reports the hit show fired judge kara dioguardi, already looking to replace judges simon cowell and ellen degeneres. showed you ellen she announced she is leaving after just one season. cowell left to star on another talent show. that's who's out who's in? sources at the time website "american idol" is going become to just three judges and those judges will be main stay randy jackson along with singer/actress jennifer lopez and aerosmith's lead singer steven tyler. >> that could be good. >> i think so, too. >> you know, cowle is such an icon. then you got to figure out who is going to replace, still a draw. a couple of good ones. >>> meantime, checking in with rob, looking at the forecast, you like the cooler weather, a winner there, too. >> straight into your weekend forecast as well. let's show you the temperatures we are seeing this morning, 50s outside, the main problem, san francisco, is the low clouds, 55 right now, checked sfo airport, some arriving flights being delayed 45 minutes due to low clouds, call ahead expecting folks coming to town at sfo airport. saturday breeze wi

and you know simon cowell left the show in may after nine years. he is starting a new show that they are predicting will do well. >>> from the dress to the flowers to the venue, the preparations almost complete for chelsea clinton's wedding. >> kind of the american version of a princess wedding. >> kind of? they closed the airspace over it. she will be getting married tomorrow in reinbeck, tomorrow to a 32-year-old investment banker and the wedding will take place at a $12 million estate known as astor court. >> did you know that astor court is for sale? >> no that. >> that's a good way to publicize it. >> security very tight. people in reinbeck say even if they don't catch a glimpse of the bride they are already enjoying the partying and publicity. >> a little early yesterday starting the party. >> it's never too early. neve too early. we started a week ago. >> we have some clues about the dress and hat. women's wear daily say they got a shot of who they say is chelsea entering vera wang's new york studio for a fitting. >> wouldn't that be suspici

is dangerous. [ applause ] finally, a woman who was voted off "britain's got talent" is suing simon cowellor calling her singing voice horrible. when asked if she'd go for an out of court settlement, the woman was like, "let's just see how it plays out." [ laughter ] ladies and gentlemen, we have a great show! give it up for the roots! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: that's the crowd right there you want on a friday. thank you for watching, everybody. i hope you had a great day today and have a great weekend. we have such a great finish to our week tonight. from "mad men," the lovely january jones is here! [ cheers and applause ] i love her. she's delightful. another one of our favorites, the hilarious susie essman is joining us. [ cheers and applause ] she's got a new show coming out. she's super funny. and we got the "teflon don," the one and only rick ross in the house! [ cheers and applause ] i love rick ross. amazing show. hey, you guys, today is friday, and that's usually when i catch up on some personal stuff. i check my inbox, return some e-mails and, of course, send out thank

so simon cowell made it official. >> yeah. he's done. oprah: can you believe that?oing to be his last season on "american idol"? what do you think of that? >> i mean, i think the audience will definitely miss simon, and i think the contestants will miss out on, like, really honest criticism. i mean, sometimes it can be a little personal. and i know other contestants took it to heart. sometimes, they got really stressed out about what he would say, and--i think that that's important to making you a better performer, is you got to hear the good and the bad. oprah: do you think he makes people better performers? >> yeah. he makes you step your game up, you know, and calls you out when it doesn't work. oprah: yeah. and do you think he's usually right on? >> usually, yeah, but he also--i personally think he's got a very specific taste. you know, there are certain things that he's just not into. oprah: yeah, yeah. >> for example, country music. he doesn't like it. so-- oprah: yeah. yeah, yeah, yeah. >> you know, i mean-- oprah: we've seen that. >> and then certain--you kn

we know obviously simon cowell is leaving too, but we haven't heard about his replacement although namesve j. lo, i mean, that's a great start. >> who else do you need, right? that leaves kara and randy, and now there are rumors that kara may be leaving. >> yes. that's unconfirmed but with nigel lythgoe, who is the former executive producer of the show, possibly coming back, he had said last year that he wanted a clean slate and, you know, get a whole bunch of new judges. >> so what would you think about a randy jackson, j. lo, steven tyler of aerosmith trio of judges? how do you think that would do? >> i think that would be amazing. what a great way to start off a whole new era for the tenth season of the show. you have i think randy and j. lo would have an amazing chemistry, and then you have steven tyler, who throws the "x" factor. >> see if he can be like simon or not. we need a cutting-edge judges to carry it over. >> absolutely. >> anne marie, thanks so much. we appreciate it. >> thank you. >>> up next, food labels. activia is better than ever! hey, you guys. want to try activia's