says her friend, simon cowell, has asked her to join him on the judging panel of his new u.s. talent show "the x factor" but a representative for cole isn't commenting just yet. take a look at this picture. showing solidarity with japan, this is new york's empire state building and you can see how it's just glowing here in the colors of the disaster hit nation. this was the shot that was taken monday night. the message was really a call to action to have people support the relief efforts going on. towers around the world were also lit up in red and white to try to raise awareness of how hard life is for the thousands of victims of last month's deadly quake and tsunami. back to you guys. >> thank you for that. appreciate it. take a look at what's happening in the world of sport where the european club football takes center stage. christian reynaldo is back. >> he is, indeed. football's top club competition resumes tonight. the champion league reached the quarterfinal stage and a fascinating clash in madrid.