steve: this is the simon cowell you're used to seeing. mean simon cowell. abby: i agree, shannon. with you on that. >> we'll hear more. first the president heading out for a speech on tax reform today. some within the gop already breaking ranks. it will not be good for middle class. we'll ask house speaker, house majority leader kevin mccarthy for that. more criticism of the white house, how they're handling puerto rico. we're talking to kellyanne conway about that and much more. isis released a video they say of their leader. we thought he was gone. was he not? we'll talk to general jack keane. a library says no thanks to the first lady when she send as gift of childrens books? we'll tell but the controversy. top of the hour. steve: most people think of simon cowell as this guy. >> you have one of the worst voices i ever heard, truthfully. it is absolutely terrible. you can't sing. abby: we love that too. "tmz" founder harvey levin is seeing a soft err side of the former king of mean. watch this. >> my favorite picture. >> it is an ultras

she said she had simon cowell tattooed on her back. sang like a bird, absolutely beautiful. opportunity without it. but they jump opportunity without it. but they jump straightaway on the labelling. they get our attention by saying, is this the new adele? i am quite happy with the old dell! i watched as well last night, for research purposes! there were lots of really good performances. don‘t we expect a lot of bad performances at this point?|j was watching for research purposes as well, and simon cowell has spoken about wanting to freshen up the series. there's only so many vaudeville acts they can do. you're right, the quality was very high, given that it is early in the series. i'm nervous about doing this. this is george michael‘s dog, apparently, at the grave that has turned into a bit of a shrine. a sad face. yes. the first thing that caught my eye, and the tabloids are particularly good at this. that headline is fantastic. it was about george michael's dog, abby, who has lost his appetite, has been hanging around the shrine, and the fact is that it plays to something

ricky and i, we were put together by simon cowell and they made us forever in your mind.or, the fans kinda just created their own fan base name, the minders, and we just stuck with it and we didn't wanna take that away from them, so we kept it. - how do you describe your music? - personally, i would describe our music very viby and groovy than our last ep last year, which was more like young pop-rock driven and a lotta anthemic vibes. - it was a good intro. - yeah, it was a good intro. thanks. (laughing) but yeah, i think our music now is more mature and it represents who we are as people and who we are together as a band, and i think it's awesome. - what do you think it is about you guys that strikes a chord, no pun intended, with your fans? - yeah, i think it's really interesting because we had talked about this when we had just started the band, when we actually just formed, and we were talking about it and we were thinking, if you go to a school, like any school in america or any school around the world, you can meet someone that has the same qualities that we have in

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simon cowell.ll of them but believe me tyler perry oh, my god, it's unbelievable what tyler perry had to endure when he was young and how he became so success fell it's an and he tells it through things that really matter to him. >> let me spring board off that harvey, because one common thread here for the people,, two common threads all the people you talk to are very successful. they're also all very wealthy. i don't want to give away all of the objects because that's the point of watching the show, but did you find a common thread of object that is they chose that were not material wealth type possessions, things that meant more to them internally personally perhaps that shaped them than something that they just flaunted their money to go out and buy? >> steve, that is the single best question that you could ask. and the answer is, none of them picked anything that was this really super expensive, cool, material thing. none of them. they were all things -- i mean i'm pot going to tell hugh, but

now, there's a persona from the past that it just kind of like this simon cowell. >> you are the worsthows, and i was like god i was so awful. you know what it was, i think i have more tolerance now. >> and you had a child. >> true. >> that does make a difference. >> and you're older. >> and i'm older. i think it was partly i didn't have -- i didn't have a lot of patience. >> you can't sing, you can't dance, so what do you want me to say? >> i already gave my best, and i have no regrets at all. >> all they ever put in front of me of were the worst singers in america so anyone would get frustrated. i mean, on this show, they are just better. >> you're super nice. >> sweetheart. >> i've got to ask about this. >> is the riff real, something for tv, do you like love/hate each other. >> he's really rude. >> this would be like mel b.'s wedding night. >> no. >> don't do that. >> and sometimes i don't have any words so i just have to throw water or whatever hide hands me. >> mel b., i have to ask you about your look like since live shows have start, every look is like this interplanetary galac

hulk hogan and he's never talked about the trial until now, and it's really really interesting, simon cowell todd: harvey you're selling the most interesting thing in the world which is people and their stories so fascinating. >> abby: thanks harvey. >> pete: more fox & friends coming up, next. because looking good on stage is one thing. but real confidence comes from feeling good out there. get a free sample at depend.com. but can also loweresterol, your body's natural coq10. qunol helps restore this heart-healthy nutrient with 3x better absorption. qunol has the #1 cardiologist recommended form of coq10 qunol, the better coq10. our guests can earn a free night when they book at choicehotels.com and stay with us just two times? fall time. badda book. badda boom. pumpkin spice cookie? i'm good. book now at choicehotels.com you don't let anything lkeep you sidelined. come on! that's why you drink ensure. with 9 grams of protein, and 26 vitamins and minerals... for the strength and energy, to get back to doing what you love. ensure, always be you. >> todd: all right we want to thank paul and o