Now for may 10th, 2017, this is entertainment tonight. Abc is promising that the new American Idol will be bigger, bolder and better than every. Thats a bold statement. It may start with bringing back the greatest champion ever. What do you make of Kelly Clarkson may become a judge on American Idol i heard the same rumors. First, shes incredible. She was so remarkable and sincere and lovely when she came on in the last season. So, think shed make a fantastic judge. Multiple sources tell e. T. That idol producers are seriously interested in hiring Kelly Clarkson as a judge when it relaunches. Will it happen . Three reasons it could be a smart move for both kelly and idol. First the new audition process, a source close to production tells us instead of the traditional grueling crosscountry audition tour, this time around, auditions could be held at disneyland and disney world. It could be Family Friendly who has two children at home. Second, kelly has the experience. Kelly Clarkson Clark
An improvised explosive. I can say its 22yearold salmon abeti he has not been identified ocly by the corn nor. They are looking to see if the attacker acted alone or is part of a broader network. The Manchester Arena where the explosion took place is managed by a Montgomery County company. Smg has their home office at a West Conshohocken business park. They postd this on their website expressing their condolences and they say they are working to assist Law Enforcement. Meanwhile, Philadelphia Police are closely following the investigation into that attack in england. And they will increase their presence at tonights phillies game. Walter perez is live outside of Citizens Bank park where baseball fans will likely notice the added officers. We want to emphasize ta there is no specific threat against tonights game with the phillies and the rockies, but the message is to once again live your life but remain vigilant. What happened yesterday in Manchester England, presumably in the hands of
Roads a little bit wet and to put some spray on your windshield. This is pushing over to the east and probably getting past us by about 8, 9 oclock this morning but for now a little inconvenient out there. Theres the wide view on satellite and radar. A lot of clouds locally and with the rain but you can see that the rain does start to end down by washington right now and then theres some clearing behind it and we are expecting a transition after the rain ends pretty quickly to a mix of clouds and sun and maybe even partly sunny skies. The afternoon looks pretty good today. 57 degrees cool and damp right now in philadelphia. And look at how even the numbers are from north to south. A lot of 56s and 57s on the map. As we go through the day we do inch our way up to 62 by noon. The rain is over by then. Were seeing some sun come back and the rest of the afternoon looks pretty good. 69 by 3 oclock. Your high is 71. Well have to wait until about 5 oclock this afternoon to get there and then
Have some light precipitation popping through the region. Were starting to see the end to this out in lancaster as its pushing toward the east but for now south jersey on the northern suburbs and philadelphia a bit on the damp side as you head in. The wide view though shows some drying. Not too far to the west. And then some clearing down to the southwest and we are expecting the return of some sunshine today. 58 degrees currently in philadelphia, 56 in allentown. Very even numbers beneath the clouds. A lot of us have been on the damp side but we are looking at some quick improvement. 56 degrees by 7 oclock. Rain ending by about 8 oclock this morning in most areas. And then 62 degrees by noon with some sun coming back and the afternoon looks partly sunny and mild with a late day high of 71 degrees around 5 oclock. Word to the wise down the shore. If you live in one of those areas that sometimes gets minor tidal flooding at times of high tide this evening and the next couple of evenings
Cosby jury. Defendant attorneys have accused them of keeping africanamericans off the jury. Bob brooks is live now with the latest. Reporter sara that is right. What the defense is saying that the prosecution is purposefully denying africanamerican jurors from serving on this. Behind me is the courthouse and you see that there are 100 new jurors brought in today going through general questioning now and only one is needed to get to 12. Its day three of bill cosbys trial. And cosbys defense attorney accused the prosecution of a quote, systematic exclusion of africanamericans. The claim was made last night when Montgomery County da david steele struck two potentially africanamerican jurors. We were trying to get fair and impartial jurors as i said before the city and county of pittsburgh and Allegheny County the people are remarkable and the sacrifices they have made. And steele says the reason the second jury was struck was she was a former Police Officer involved in a scandal. And the