you know who's loving it all. >> simon cowell. lots of controversy, lots of money in the bank.t attitude of any contestant i've ever met on any of these shows. seriously, seriously rude. >> seriously. >> seriously. simon calls you ru who move on to wyclef jean. we know he was running for president of haiti. he's in a little bit of a brouhaha with sean penn. sean penn went after him and head his campaign was basically all about a vision of flying around the world, talking to people. jean came back and said that he was -- sean penn was too busy sniffing cocaine to see me in haiti. obviously under the belt there. penn's rep shot back at his comments, found them highly irresponsible and false and that he does not understand volunteer work down there, it's strenuous >> sean penn is kind of a tough dude. i don't think you want to engage him and egg him on. not that wyclef couldn't handle himself but you never know how he'd retaliate against that. >> exactly. >> let it go. they didn't let you run. be at peace with that. sean penn, i'm sure he'll have a response. he's not shy respondin

they will join randy jackson and replace simon cowell, ellen degeneres and tara diogarurde. >>> electionay is six weeks away and tonight, and exclusive look into the race for governor. meg whitman has spent a record- breaking amount of money but is it translating into good poll numbers. we'll show you what a field poll says. that story and more much on the next newscast, the ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. thanks for watching. have a great day.

simon cowel and ellen degeneres both left last season. >>> and changing could be on the way for the endf the week. let's check in with our chief meteorologist, bill martin. >> it all changes around with rain in the forecast. not a lot of rain but it is still summer and it is something you don't usually expect. there's the fog right now. most of the fog will be around your neighborhood tonight. tomorrow we're looking at increasing clouds from the coast. clearing by the afternoon, slightly warmer tomorrow. in the extended forecast is a chance of some showers. temperatures tomorrow will be a degree or two warmer. nice day, low 80s in the warm spots. right now it looks like it's going to impact the entire bay area weekend. this is not a major storm but it is unusually strong for this time of year. it means drizzle and sprinkle for most of us. that's on friday. meantime we're looking at warmer conditions. just a little bit warmer, high pressure continues to do what it's supposed to do. that will keep us dry until, the clouds start to move in here. so if you have plans on friday, saturday and

simon cowell said it was rude, that's telling you something. >> just a breaking sports news, yahoo!rts reporting that heisman winner reggie bush is going to be stripped of his heisman trophy at end of the month because of -- they're considering he wasn't eligible because of the violations that got usc in trouble as well. so, looks like by the end of the month he will be stripped of his heisman. first time ever. >> thanks for joining us this morning. the "today" show is coming up next. [ male announcer ] we went to germany's nurburgring to challenge ourselves on the most demanding track in the world. with us, in spirit, was every great car that we'd ever competed with. the bmw m5. and the mercedes-benz e63. for it was their amazing abilities that pushed us to refine, improve and, ultimately, develop the world's fastest production sedan. [ engine revving ] the cts-v, from cadillac. the new standard of the world. but what were the results? fact: brown promised to improve schools. but the drop out rate increased 50%, and the state had to take over the schools. fact: the city controller

they'll replace simon cowell, ellen degeneres who have left.ll be tough but not mean like simon cowell was. i didn't think he was too mean. >> i didn't think he was mean. simon's always been my favorite. he's the one i always watched for. >>> our shot tonight, as we know, things don't always go right for reporters, especially during a live shot. this is a video we found on youtube. a reporter demonstrating how easy it is to break into a car. >> all a thief needs is a hammer, an empty parking lot -- >> poor guy. and that video, well, it got us thinking. >> got us thinking. >> part of this, this little guy's having fun but. >> our favorite. >> but now as part of their sentence, a couple is going to have to come right here. >> ow! >> i love her look afterward where she's, like, stunned. >> good grief. ouch. >> she's like, uh. oh. i feel bad for her. yeah. let's see it one more time. >> yeah, i don't think it was her cat. >> definitely was not her cat. joe, thanks very much. >>> up next at the top of the hour, keeping them honest, christine o'donne

. ♪ i believe in the power that comes ♪ >> reporter: with a voice that would leave simon cowell speechless'm just nikki, you know? >> reporter: we spent a day on the town with the 16-year-old and her mom. and, at every turn, she found musical inspiration beyond her years. >> billie holliday is playing. >> reporter: you have an ear for it? >> it's disticket. it's like leal, you hear it once and you know it's her. and her time is so good. nobody has time like that. >> reporter: this ability came early to nikki. she's been singinging since age 11. then, at 12, a music teacher turned her onto jazz. she learned ella fitzgerald's "airmail special" by heart. then vowed the crowd with it at a jazz festival in montreal. now, as she prepared for her last year of high school, she's traveling the globe, hoping to become the latest in a long line 0 canadian exports who have all conquered the music world. i heard you scat, too. >> i do that. >> reporter: can you teach me? >> i actually learned from listening to horn solos. you have a horn solo, it's the same thing, but what you mouth. >> reporter: can y

simon cowell left the show at the end of last season. >> who will be the crazy one?et's see what is coming up this evening. >> gordon peterson joins us. >> there are new indications that white house rahm emanuel will be leaving the white house. he does have a deadline. new revelations, and a new book revealing that the obama administration was more divided than previously indicated on the war in afghanistan. see what the latest is on the severe weather. >> doug hill is keeping an eye on things. >> not a lot happening right now. a few showers here and there. let's see if we can share them with you as far as the locations. in rockville there is one area of shower activity. our storm scan reveals a separate area of storms moving across southern pennsylvania. we are watching this line starting to diminish. those storms are likely to affect the northern border counties of maryland and west virginia. most of the metro area will only have a pop up shower. let's go to our rooftop camera. sunshine, a few clouds, temperatures -- the 64th time we got above 90 degrees. 80 degree

. >> randy jackson is moving up on "american idol" into simon cowell's old seat but he's no simon. >> it happened that way and looked at him and he's like i will sit here. you become cowell. cowell is a dog, you know, he's still my boy. >> reporter: after their first round of auditions, the new judges are getting in their groove. >> i don't want to let anyone who is really great go through because they nervous and not get to see what they could have been. >> and i'm not sure they can get how long it's taken me to being isful. >> whatever you do, make it hot. >> reporter: with randy taking the lead as general, he's calling this season the remix. it's keeping contestants guessing. >> great. >> and that is that one judge giving everyone a problem. it's confusing who is going to be the judge and may be it will be steven tyler or randy. jennifer's too, too nice. >> i think niceness is never a bad thing and i, it it's great there is going to be more nice. >> reporter: how season 10 plays out, no one knows. >> the chemistry is fantastic between them. >> reporter: travis orlando, the day's fi

now, what is the name of cowell's new music competition program? a, simon says. b, the x factor. america's got cowell. d, sing for your supper. what is the name of the new program? cards up, please. and the answer is b, the x factor. mccallum has gotten them all right. this is stunning. you know the odds in vegas of you winning are like 20-1 now but she's scorching tonight. here's the last question. walter bruning marked his 114th birthday tuesday in great falls, montana. >> you can't remember me only with tears, then don't remember me at all. and to get the most out of life, enjoy what we have accomplished. >> at first i thought that was larry king but it isn't. >> whoa! >> come on, it's just a jest! he was born in 1896, the same year that which american state was admitted as the 45th in the union. a, wisconsin, b, indiana, c, idaho, d, utah. when was walter born, which state in with walter? cards up, please. this is it, let's go. on the table. the answer is d. utah. >> yes! >> last minute. a last minute. all right. i'm going to get both don kirk and tamara wins the prizes. easy

simon cowell left "american idol" this past season along with ellen degeneres who was a judge for one season. >>> back over to sal who is collecting data this morning. >> if you are leaving town, let me know. tweet me. let me know where you are going. if you are driving or flying, we will pass it on to our viewers. not a lot of people out there heading up to 280 at the 880 interchange. looking at the grade here, that is looking well. we will have another report a few minutes away. dave and pam. >>> thank you. 5:57. digging deep for answers. we will tell you where police will be swarming today looking for valuable clues to the killings of several bay area people this week. >>> and whytheyy are warning lawmakers over oil drilling along the gulf coast is hurting businesses. droiiiid. what this droid does will change how you do web connections. this creates a mobile 3g hotspot, powerful enough to fuel multiple devices at will. putting you at the center of your own world wide web. introducing the new droid x. the next generation of does.

if simon cowell got ahold of him, he'd probably want the death penalty.latest on bolton versus tonioli. lindsay lohan is back in rehab. according to the websites who are kind enough to monitor our celebrity's every move for us, she's in rehab. at this point, she reminds me of judd nelson's character on "the breakfast club." bender. this photo was supposedly taken at the rehab monday. it's lindsay reading a book called "the power of rest." i've seen this book before. i finally figured out where. i saw it in the sky mall cata g catalog. it's one of those hidden flask books. you'd think a rehab facility would know to check for those. have you seen that new reality show on tlc called "sister wives?" i guess it got huge ratings. it's about a polygamous family, one husband, four wives that lives in utah. i wondered, how are these people not getting arrested? it's illegal. it turns out they're probably now getting arrested. they're being investigated by police. the husband said he knew it was a risk for the show but he thought it was worth it to help shed light

simon cowell is launching his own talent show, "the x factor" on fox. >> american idol, without simonit's like "the ellen show" without ellen. it's weird. it will limp along. hopefully, it will find some new chemistry that will make it relevant to a whole new generation. >> reporter: whatever they decide, they better do it soon. callbacks start in a couple of weeks. for "good morning america," jeremy hubbard, abc news, new york. her horrific acid attack >> and if they want steven tyler, they have to lay out the bread. >> and j. lo. talk about star power. elton john. steven perry. a lot of star power there. >> like weekend "gma >>> another horrific acid attack leaves a woman severely burned. was it a copycat crime? we'll talk to an expert. >>> coming up, we've been talkinbout the with chase freedom you can get a total of 5% cash back. fun money from freedom. that's 5% cash back in quarterly categories and an unlimited 1% cash back everywhere else. and this too. does your card do this? i'm going to need a supervisor over here at gate 4. sign up for this quarter's bonus today. chase what

simon cowel and he will ellen degeneres left at the end of the season. >> not the way you want to start a ten game road trip. the elephant in the room is barry zito. the problem is he just can't win. now, 0-6 since july 16th. oh, by the way, 15 games under 500 since he joined the giants for $126 million some four years ago. tommy is saying do you believe this guy is still in the starting rotation? we like our chances tonight. barry zito with the do-nothing breaking pitch to rob barahaas in the second inning. three hits off the giants. all three have left the yard. buster posey in the third gets it right back for the giants with a clean single into left center-field off chad billingsly to make it 2-2. in the bottom of the inning zito can't hold them. walks the bases with two out. the pitcher strokes it to right. he can't make the play out there. hasn't done anything either for the giants since coming over from kansas city. billingsly8 innings and no earned runs. padres won and the giants are three back. 4-2 is the final. >> crime and punishment can't instigate something like that and exp

. >> reporter: rained jackson is sitting in simon -- randy jackson is sitting in simon cowell's old seat, but he said no one will ever say you've become the new cowell, cowell, you're a dog. this season is an american idol remix, but the drill is the same for the contestants. kelly powers came a long way from wood ridge virginia but never thought american idol was for her. >> i never wanted to do the show. >> reporter: her friends and family convinced her to give it a try. now she's in jersey city hoping american idol will help make her singing dreams come true. >> this is it for me. this is really what i'm meant to do. i know that in every bone in my body. >> reporter: her mother remembers hearing kelly sing in the back seat of the car at the age of 2 and knew she had something special. >> it's very exciting. i'm really, really proud of her. i know that she can do this. she's come a long way. >> reporter: life hasn't been easy. her father died young and she's taken care of an older sister with mental illness. two years ago she was accepted to berkeley school of music but couldn't afford

simon cowel and he will ellen degeneres left at the end of the season. >> not the way you want to start a ten game road trip. the elephant in the room is barry zito. the problem is he just can't win. now, 0-6 since july 16th. oh, by the way, 15 games under 500 since he joined the giants for $126 million some four years ago. tommy is saying do you believe this guy is still in the starting rotation? we like our chances tonight. barry zito with the do-nothing breaking pitch to rob barahaas in the second inning. three hits off the giants. all three have left the yard. buster posey in the third gets it right back for the giants with a clean single into left center-field off chad billingsly to make it 2-2. in the bottom of the inning zito can't hold them. walks the bases with two out. the pitcher strokes it to right. he can't make the play out there. hasn't done anything either for the giants since coming over from kansas city. billingsly8 innings and no earned runs. padres won and the giants are three back. 4-2 is the final. >> crime and punishment can't instigate something like that and exp

and this week, we expect to learn officially once and for all who is going to be replacing simon cowellamerican idol." "showbiz tonight" is live at 5:00 p.m. eastern on hlm, and we're still tv's most provocative entertainment news and tv show at 5:00 and 11:00 p.m. pacific. >> now becoming smart about what's happening internationally. it's happening here in the u.s., the u.n. general assembly and of course ahmadinejad causing some controversy there. >> as always. >> yeah. >> the u.n. general assembly is going to meet this week and flocks of world leaders will be there and the focus of this world meeting will be on poverty and health and education of developing countries. now, world leaders will take the podium thursday, and we can expect ahmadinejad to be making some comments that we will be watching closely. >> okay. we'll get you to hold that. having a little bit of trouble hearing you here. let's go to munich and talk about oktoberfest coming up. >> oktoberfest, the legendary beer festival kicks off its 200-year an versery, and what we're going to expect is the mayor of munich, this

simon cowell, ellen degeneres and karady gatherdy have all left the show.he announcement will come next wednesday morning during the last of the contestant auditions for the next season. >> keep the suspense going. >> exactly. >> no suspense about the commute. you have to tell us how it is out there. >> i will. if you are trying to get into san francisco this morning, you will have to wait a little bit. there's about a ten-minute wait. once you get on bridge, it looks good. let's move to 880 northbound in oakland. the traffic is moving well. and the commute on the san mateo bridge looks okay. if you are going to palo alto avoid the accident for now, use embarcadero because of that structure fire near university and middlefield. here's steve. >>> a lot of clouds over us. in fact, increasing higher clouds, not just fog. for the north bay it will lead to some rain but not until late saturday, more likely early on sunday. there's the rain there, sunday morning. monday, it's gone. tuesday a little cooler. >> the accumulation? >> i would say .10. >> okay. >>> bef

simon cowell and ellen degeneres quit. car ka was not invited back.ad singer for aerosmith whom we featured a few weeks ago on the show. those are the two we heard most about. they will join randy jackson. there she is. where's tyler? is he there? are we going to see him? trust me, those are your new judges on "american idol." it's a new hour. >>> a start ling new study says extra bucks don't translate into motivation or smarter students. that's going to be an interesting one for us to delve into. >>> plus he leads one of the ggest churches in america. he's been invited to the white house. now a georgia pastor is facing gligss that could forever tarnish his image and topple what he's built. >>> also, she would be the first woman in america to be executed. exerted say she's borderline mentally retarded. >>> an overhaul had contemplated, debated, attempted, didn't work. this president did it. was signed into law by president obama six months ago. today you may have seen the president is talking up provisions of that law, which come into force this week.

the group will replace simon cowell, ellen degeneres, and karla diogiardi.r is busy with politics and could not accept the job. >> fun assignment but not equ qualifie qualified. >> people don't know the dance moves and chops you have. >> i do like music, though. >> you do. >>> a major leap of faith for the religious community. why churches are now teaming one the new united neighs. details. >>> and donald trump, revealing new details about the next season of his hit show, "the apprenti apprentice" giving new meaning to the concept of reality tv. more of my big interview with donald trump coming up. high blood pressure or diabetes, you may also have very high triglycerides -- too much fat in the blood. it's a serious medical condition. lovaza, along with diet, effectively lowers very high triglycerides in adults but has not been shown to prevent heart attacks or strokes. lovaza starts with omega-3 fish oil that's then purified and concentrated. it's the only omega-3 medication that's fda-approved. you can't get it at a health food store. lovaza isn't right fo

judges simon cowell and ellen degeneres also left the show. tyler and jennifer lopez are reportedly front-runners to join the panel. >>> some very special twins making their debut at a japanese zoo. you can't get much cuter than this pair of twin panda cubs. brother and sister, three weeks ago -- i should say just 3 weeks ago. they've quadrupled in weight to a healthy 1.5 pounds. >>> back to you guys. >> is it just me? they get really cute when they get big. >> not quite there yet? >> right there. >> wow! you're saying that's a face only a mother can love? >> yeah, i am. they get fatter, they'll be cuter. some hair, maybe, more hair. >> dissing the poor pandas. >> they'll be cute one day. thank you. >> bill karens on the plaza. >> everyone thinks it's cute as can be, fuzzy things. just hairy at this point. let's talk about your 60th birthday, right? >> yes. >> who is this. >> daughter leah. >> oldest sister. >> how was she when she was young? >> no comment. >> oh! it is her 60th birthday, we'll be nice. have a wonderful birthday in new york. t

we're still waiting to hear who her fellow judges will be, especially now that simon cowell and ellenegeneres have left. >> so is she going to be the mean one now that powell is gone? probably not. she seems like a nice person. >> she does, but what i say is jenny's leave fg the block heading to "american idol" which means, anderson, you're going to have to wait longer for her next musical offering. thank the lord. >> miss paula abdul, i miss the weeping, the rambling, the incoherence, i miss it all. >> the slightly glazed look, whatever your name is. great performance. >> not even sure who was performing. i love it. >> stick with j. lo. i'll get you through this. >> back to the late primary results next, also tonight getting closer, big day in the big bid to rescue the trapped miners in chile. ice 1) we've detected an anomaly... (voice 2) how bad is it? (voice 1) traffic's off the chart... (voice 2) they're pinging more targets... (voice 3) isolate... prevent damage... (voice 2) got 'em. (voice 3) great exercise guys. let's run it again. ♪ >>> really interesting night of politics her

i sit between piers morgan and simon cowell. an extraordinary place to be.piers is seen weekly as a talent judge but in england he's also known as a veteran journalist who's covered news all over the world. i sat down with piers for a personal conversation and he told me how he approached cnn and then campaigned to replace the king of talk. >> welcome to cnn. >> thank you very much. it's a great honor -- >> reporter: with that hand shake larry king ended an era and handed over the reins of his 25-year-old show to british journalist piers morgan. >> with that chapter closing i'm looking forward to the future. what my next chapter will bring. but for now, for here, it's time to hang up the nightly suspenders. >> reporter: it was a storied career that included some 40,000 interviews, king's been the man everyone's opened up to. >> who gave you this ring? >> richard. >> reporter: a frenz request of speculation erupted as to who would replace the legend, from ryan seacrest to joy behar. the name as a frontrunner was actually the british journalist. >> if i'm as m

it follows her departure after ellen degeneres and simon cowell and leaves randy jackson as the lastge standing, for now, that is. jennifer lopez is rumored to be front-runner for the panel. lonnie quinn, good morning. >>> good morning to you, betty. all right. what do we have going here? party down. i'm seeing a lot of football activity because it's kick-off weekend in college football. who do we have? university of -- auburn. seminoles from florida state. let's talk some weather, though. take a look at the whole country. it's pretty quiet out there. earl is exiting and will make its first landfall most likely around nova scotia and wet weather in the south. gusty winds. as far as hot spots go, head out west. gusty winds, red flag warnings and heat warnings from phoenix to salt lake city to twin falls, where the warmest temps will be found. that's a quick look at the national picture. here is a closer look at the weather for your weekend. >> we don't want to leave out iowa. hawkeyes in our house. back to you, rebecca. >> thank you, lonnie. coming up next, inside pharmageddon. baby b