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here's more from london. >> simon cowell! >> reporter: overnight, simon cowell shook off the drama.asion. >> very appropriate the night after i get burgled. >> reporter: thieves broke into his london mansion early friday morning, stealing jewelry and cash reportedly worth of hundreds of thousands of dollars. the millionaire media mogul and his girlfriend lauren silverman were asleep and so was their baby boy, eric, seen here in a sweet tweet from the dad last month. happier still if you're safe in your own home. abc news has learned that a guard has been removed from the cowell residence and the neighborhood watchman who gave chase to the suspect can expect a very nice christmas present. cowell is no stranger to the good life. on his youtube channel, a sneak peek at his luxurious multimillion-dollar home. but that inside look may have provided a road map for the criminals who managed a clean getaway. >> providing a huge amount of information for someone who might want to burglar. it's not wise and i wouldn't advise it for any celebrities. >> reporter: it's one of the most beautiful

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abc's jennifer eccleston has the story from london. >> simon cowell! >> reporter: overnight, simon cowell shook off the trauma. >> if i got locked away. >> very appropriate the night after i get burgled. >> reporter: thieving broke sbroo his london mansion stealing jewelry and cash. the millionaire media mogul and his girlfriend, and their baby boy eric, were all asleep. seen here in a tweet from dad last month. happier still if you're safe in you're own home. abc news has learned that a guard has been removed from the cowell residence. and the neighborhood watchman who gave chase and got some of price mas present. on his youtube channel, a sneak peek at his luxurious home. that may have provided a road map for the criminals who managed a clean getaway. >> providing a huge apt of information for someone that might want to burgle it. it is not wise. i wouldn't advise it. >> reporter: it's one of the the most beautiful and exclusive neighborhoods in all of london. it's not yet known how they entered the house, how long they staid, or if he was deliberate

>> reporter: overnight, simon cowell shook off the trauma. of a brazen hohome invasn. >> if i got locked away -- >> very appropriate the night after i get burgled. >> reporter: thieves broke into his london mansion early friday morning, stealing jewelry d cash reportedly worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. the millionaire media mogul and his girlfriend, laura silverman were asleep.p. so was their baby boy, eric. seen here in a twe from dad last month. at the family's home. happier still if you're safe in you're own home. abc news has learned that a guard has been removed from the cowell residence. who gave chase to the suspect and fought with him, retrieving some of the the loot, can expect a very nice christmas present. cowell is no strger to the good life. on his youtube channel, a sneak peek at his luxurious, multimillion-dollar home. that may have provided a road map for the criminals who managed a clean getaway. >> providing a huge amount of information for someone that might want to burgle it. it is not wise. i wouldn't advise it fo

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robbers bursting into simon cowell's home while they were sleeping. >> many christians are gearing up for a fight against what they say is a growing political correctness waging a war on their holiday. now." >>> with the holiday season now into full swing, so is what's become another annual tradition, the so-called war on christmas. >> it's pretty much a battle over political correctness. abc's mara schiavocampo has more. >> three, two, one. >> reporter: a debate over christmas traditions leaving many saying bah humbug. or, in the case of one city councilwoman, "i quit." >> at this time in our country and in our world, it's important to be inclusive. >> reporter: new jersey's charlene storey resigning this week after the city council voted to change the name of the "holiday tree lighting ceremony" to a "christmas tree lighting ceremony." >> it's not a holiday tree, it's not a pear tree, it's a christmas tree. >> reporter: that city councilwoman later reconsidered, but all across the country, christmas controversies are lighting up like trees. from the campaign trail -- >> if i become

. >>> wildlife aid simon cowell racing to a wounded deere. >> what's the matter. >> darts in front of the road. >> one of the toughest rescues is one of the most rewarding. and -- >> a 4-year-old -- >> giving it all she's got. the way of the whip nae nae. >> boom. watch me whip. >> what, what. >>> it's pretty typical and kind of expected when you're out traveling to check in with your parents every once in a while, i'm good, i'm in prague, having a great time, see you later. this guy roger skype called his parents and they're thinking he's in a bus. >> [ inaudible ]. >> so roger is in a plane about to skydive in sydney. called his parents and they're over there thinking he's in a bus and before they know it, their son is flying through the air. >> didn't hear a word you say. are you in an airplane or what? airplane. >> god. freaking out. the dad starts shouting out expletives. the mom can't believe what she's >> the incredible video she's got 4g at 5,000 feet. >> holy [ bleep ]. >> do i need to mention they're irish? >> i think it's pretty clear. >> that is the [ bleep ]. >> this is c

showers along the east coast. >>> well, entertainment mogul and celebrity judge simon cowell is thanking his lucky stars and a neighborhood watchman for the return of a giant bag of loot that thieves had stolen from him. >> cowell remains shaken because the thieves invaded his home in the middle of the night. abc's jennifer ecclestonas the story from london. >> simon cowell! >> reporter: overnight, simon cowell shook off the trauma. of a brazen home invasion. >> if iot locked away -- >> very appropriate the night after i get burgled. >> reporter: thieves broke into his london mansion early fday morning, stealing jewelry and cash reportedly worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. the millionaire media mogul and his girlfriend, laura silverman were asleep. so was their baby boy, eric. seen here in a tweet from dad last month. at the family's home. happier still if you're safe in you're own home. abc news has learned that a guard has been removed from the cowell residence. who gave chase to the suspect and fought with him, retrieving some of e the loot, can expect a very nice christmas pres

reality tv star simon cowell's london mansion ransacked. criminals escaping with thousands in cash and jewelry as the music mogul and his family slept just steps away. >>> and emergency landing. a huge scare when a private jet was forced to touch down in southern california with its landing gear crippled. a look at what happened when the plane hit the ground, today, saturday, december 5th, 2015. >> from nbc news, this is rockefeller plaza. >> good morning. welcome to "today" on this saturday morning. i'm sheinelle jones. >> glad to have you with us. i'm craig melvin alongside kristen welker and rafael miranda from our nbc station here in new york, 5i) good to have you with us. erica and dylan both have the day off. i spent the past few days in san bernardino. that community very much on edge. this country very much on edge as well. let's start with our top story. the san bernardino massacre and another scare overnight. a local ups facility had to be evacuated after a worker discovered a package with the killer's address on it. the bomb squa

it has simon cowells name on it. the guard followed the thief and approached him. suspect dropped the bag and fled. >>> there is a new twist in a probe on the police shooting of a 12-year-old in cleveland. expert hired by tamir rice's family said rice had no time to respond to officer's orders before he was shot. new analysis reveals rice was not reaching into his waistband. he was shot by officers responding to a report about a man two a gun. 12-year-old it was holding a noon lethal pellet gun. his family wants the new information shared with the new jersey investigating the case. >>> video shows the deadly police shooting of a bank robber. it played out in broad daylight on a busy street in miami. >> reporter: miami police are investigating this disturbing cell phone video showing the moment cops opened fire killing an attempted bank robber wielding with razor. watch here as the 51-year-old raises his hand holding the weapon pointing it at police who take aim. fire their weapons as another camera angle captures the filament from an officer's stun gun flying towar

to several car theft in the atlanta area. >> police are investigating very scary situation at simon cowell'sn mansion. the son is reporting that burglars broke into his home early friday morning, while cowell, his girlfriends and their young son, were asleep inside. they got away with about $150,000 worth of cash and jewelry. music mogel has not commented on the crime but reportedly very shaken by the break-in's. kim kardashian, kanye west, are the proud parent of baby boy. reality star giving birth in los angeles, confirming mom and baby are doing very well. no word on when the power couple has decided on a name, their second child, this is their second child, daughter north was born in 2013. >>> and still ahead on "fox 29 news", who says lightning doesn't strike twice? a thousand dollar lottery winner takes a chance and, yes, it pace off big time. plus: >> thank you very much, merry christmas. >> wait until you see what this guy is driving that's turning a lot of heads. dave? >> weather pretty calm. things change starting this week. monday and tuesday, coastal storm develops, see how tim p

. >>> burglars raid a safe in simon cowell's west london home as the "x factor" star and family were ep upstairs. the buglers made off with jewelry and cash worth thousands of pounds. it's the second time cowell and his family had intruders in his home. the first was back in 2012. >>> officials in rio are giving athletes free air conditioning. there was outrage after 10,000 athletes found out they'd have to pay for it after budget cuts. the games take place during the brazilian winter but temperatures average in the 70s. >> can you imagine that, just finishing a sprint and having to fan yourself off? >>> the fallout after a university tells its staff holiday parties cannot be christmas parties in disguise. >>> we'll be in the 50s today once we actually get out of the frosty stuff. tom is timing it all out and how long the unseasonably warme >>> back now at 9:15. right now, planned parenthood supporters and allies in the district are gathering for a national day of solidarity. this comes after last week's shooting at a facility in colorado. news 4's derrick ward is there with more on w

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on set with jennifer lopez, and all access to simon cowell.i, everyone, welcome to sh"accs hollywood "music makers special." >>> justin bieber came out of the game. as a boy wonder and quickly build a music empire. after missteps, he's looking to rebuild his image. we look at justin clearing the slate as a young man and focusing on his music. >> what do you mean your first number one, billboard hot 100? ♪ >> how much pressure was on you? did you put a lot on yo

by the way, simon cowell is judging the judge's panel for the show's 11th season. thick skinned need a app apply. san jose is stop number six on a coast to coast audition tour. wow, look at those kicks. like bruce lee. >> you can sing, do karate, wear cowboy hats. everything is included. >> juggle, everything is game on "america's got talent." that's what makes it so entertaining. >> you're a piano player, right? >> i would be voted off. i would not make the first round. >> i have to look for other talents. >> our chief meteorologist jeff ranieri is under the weather. we have happily borrowed kari hall from our morning show. are you still awake? >> for now. check in with me at 11:00. we're watching the storm system moving in from the north. we have been talking about the headlines with the heavy historic rain that's been happening around washington state, and that will start to move in. but weakening, so that's great news, but it's still going to be a potent storm system. it starts to bring in light rain for the north bay. we'll see all that rain going on all day l

feared his son had been kidnapped and abc's reena ninan has the latest. >> reporter: this morning, simon cowellowes his neighborhood security guard, a christmas bonus. after mendez recovered cowell's passport in a bag of stolen items from his $53 million home. mendez told the uk's daily mirror he was patrolling cowell's street when he saw a suspicious man with a big bag under his arm. that's when the security guard says he got out of his car and saw the thief drop something. a passport with simon cowell's picture. i jumped in my car and drove after him. i knew whatever was in that bag was valuable. he was right. "the mirror" reporting that the recovered bag contained at least $700,000 in jewels and other loot. the adrenaline just kicked in. i ran up to him. he jumped and then dropped the bag and ran. cowell tweeted concerned fans on sunday saying, thanks for all the messages, nobody got hurt. and joked about his beloved pups quidly and diddley saying i don't think i have the best guard dogs in the world. as for the thief, authorities say no arrests have been made. for "good morning america," re

. >> simon cowell got scary news. >> i got to say, he, his girlfriend and their son who's not even 2 years old were all sleeping when the house was burglarized. their west london home was broke jewels, simon's passport, managed to leave the house, and a neighborhood security guard caught wind what was going on, chased down the burglar, was able to recover simon's passport and a couple other items. thank god he's okay. he made light of it on the x factor saying that everything's okay. my guard dogs aren't the best in the world. >> we're surprised this happens to someone so well-known. everybody knows who lives where. but remember when sandra bullock. >> yeah. >> if they have the greatest security, who does. >> remember the guy who got into the queen's bedroom? >> but if you missed simon, he will be on "america's got talent" this summer. >> morgan freeman was taking off in mississippi in a private plane. >> he was taking off from memphis to texas where he was show "the story of god" when his plane had to make an emergency landing. everyone is okay. morgan gave a statement saying that h

simon cowell robbed while he was in the house.a tv stars brother is missing, his abandoned car found in the desert, his latest clues today. >> mario has star wars mania. >> one on one with harrison ford from his on set accident. >> you calmly called your own ambulance, is that true? >> to the rumor he tried to get han solo killed off. >>> selena gomez stripping down to her lingerie. >> what's mario's bad news. >> you're going to hate me, because -- >> now, on extra from universal studios ho

reena ninan has the last. >> reporter: this morning, s simon cowell ishanking the hero who thwarted a burglary at his home. he sayse owes his neighborhood security guard a christmas bonus. after mendez recovered cowell's passport in bag of stolen items fromis $53 million home. a suspicious man with a big bag under his armrmas on the street when he was patrol ppg the thief dropped something. i jumpe in my car and drove after him. i knew whahatever was this that bag was valuable. he was right. the mirror reporting the the recovered bag con tined at least $700,000 in jewels and other loot. the adrenaline just kicked in. i ran up to him. bag and ran. cowell tweeted conceed fans on sunday. sayinghanks for all the messages, nobody not hurt. he joked about his pups, i don't think i have the best guard dogs in the world. authorities say no arrests have been made. for "good morning america," reena ninan, abc news, new york. >>>> our thank to reenafor that. >>> finally, coffee addicts can get a starbucks fix without leaving home. a customer can now place an order there their smartphone. it show

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home and twitter best this week. >>> simon cowell, a frightening invasion. a burglar broke into his home on friday when he and his 20-month-old baby boy slept. simon is pragz one of his security guards who reportedly chased down the thieves and managed to recover jewelry and simon's passport. simon called thens dent nerve-racking, can certainly understand that, but says it all could have been much worse. very scary. >>> next to twitter and its top moments of the year. the most re-tweeted tweets comes from harry stiles reacting to the news that zane malik was leaving one direction. harry wrote simply all the love as always, and that got more than 719,000 re-tweets and guys, get this. five of the top ten most re-tweeted tweets are from -- >> one direction. >> one direction, wow. >> not shocked. >> so the rule is put one direction in your hashtag. >> all right. president obama managed to make the list at number four with his responsed to the supreme court gay marriage ruling. he tweeted today is a big step in our march toward equality, hashtag lovewins and caitl