what billionaire murder suspect robert durst is telling a judge after an unusual letter he reportedly wrote to a newspaper is released. >>> family battle. what taylor swift is revealing about her mother's health and why she wants to make this private matter so public. her message in "the skinny" on this friday, april 10th. >> announcer: from abc news this is "world news now." >>> good friday morning to you all. i'm t.j. holmes. >> i'm reena ninan. we're going to get right to the breaking news. deadly storms in the midwest. >> talking about a series of tornadoes that tore through northern illinois. look at the pictures. the tornadoes flattened some buildings, damaged others. we're talking about a rural area west of chicago, a tiny town named fairdale. every structure there has been damaged. alex perez is there. alex we are seeing some of these pictures. you are getting there not long ago. put it in to words for us. >> reporter: the devastation here, t.j., is amazing to see how quickly all of this happened here. authorities updated the media a couple of minutes ago here. they are confir

investigators say cameron taylor is considered armed and dangerous with a history of escape attempts. the guard was choked and beaten in to unconsciousness. this morning, he's still in intensive care. >>> a millionaire murder suspect robert durst is expected in court today in new orleans. he was arrested last month connection with the murder of his friend susan berman. that was 15 years ago in l.a. he is facing weapons and drug charges in louisiana. those are the issues to be addressed today in court. durst's attorneys say the fbi search of his hotel room was illegal. >>> a teen who gained national attention while waiting to get a heart transplant has died. anthony stokes had a rap sheet when he convinced doctors he should get a second chance. on tuesday police say he car jacked a vehicle and shot an elderly woman during a burglary attempt. as police chased him, stokes struck a pedestrian before crashing. stokes later died. that pedestrian is in stable condition. the elderly woman's condition is unknown. >>> two people in bed asleep were killed when an suv plowed in to their mobile ho

this documentary is narrated by actor robert taylor. >> on the 18th of december, 1944, the conflict that would become the battle of the bulge was two days old. it had started with a huge german counter offensive planned with a strict timetable. by the 18th two armies should have reached the river driving toward their objective antwerp. instead, thousands of hitler's finest troops were fighting to take a small town in

. >>> taylor isn't the only celebrity who can lurk. robert downey jr. was lurking at the department of motor vehicles. posted his visit on twitter. >> that's cool. that's him there. the dmv had to renew his license, taking his thumbprints there. "iron man" getting ready for his big picture there. he tweeted the picture with the caption getting my renewal at the santa monica dmv. >>> finally the money shot. a little smirk for the camera there. t.j., i can see you getting your picture there in a nice three-piece navy suit. >> i actually, my dmv pictures, i'm looking a mess. i usually haven't shaved. i've got a t-shirt on. always. i'll show it to you. >> i'd love to see it. can we blow it up and put it on -- >> let's not get crazy here. >> maybe on your wnnfans.com page. be on the lookout. i took the trash out. i know. and thank you so much for that. i think we should get a medicare supplement insurance plan. right now? [ male announcer ] whether you're new to medicare or not, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. it's up t

. >> reporter: taylor talked about that trust with our robin roberts on "gma." >> you trust your fans and your fans trust you. >> i trust they'll be good to each other. >> reporter: now the former country star is getting an all new pop makeover in "1989" with catchy new songs like "shake it off." in the end, most critics have had nothing but praise for her transformation. one calling it a pop tour de force. for fans, it's 16 tracks of danceable fun. that's just what they did in a contest sponsored by "good morning america." we revealed the winners. >> i get so emotional. watching it, i get so emotional. >> and it brought taylor to tears. >> dan harris, abc news, new york. >> the song makes me run faster. that's my test of if it's a good song. catchy. >> if it makes you run faster? the treadmill. >> i tried out. i entered the contest. >> you did? >> yes? we'll have my video later. it clearly didn't make the cut. >> what made the cut? she's in the wax museum. >> now you're a big deal. they do such a good job. >> she looks great. >> wow. >> looks like her to me. complete with the red lip

and allegedly supposed to be like the future spouse of taylor lautner. bella has become a vampire. they're telling her this is what you need do in order to act like a vampire because they don't breathe. it involves their posture. they have red eyes. here's what you need to do to act like you're human. >> hold your breath. it will help with the thirst. don't forget to move your shoulders so it looks like you're breathing. >> don't sit so straight. humans don't do that. >> okay. i got it. move around, blink, slouch. >> so the ap says it is by far the best film in the series. doesn't mean it is necessarily good. the director, bill condin lets his freak flag fly. the l.a. times says, breaking dawn 2 doesn't take itself so seriously more humor. in general. >> crazy climax in the end of the movie too. >>> and a different kind of movie here, "silver living" and the bradley cooper character is getting discharged from a psychiatric facility by his mother. starts a new life, goes back to his childhood home, tries to reunite with his wife, off his meds. interesting situation. meets jennifer l

in case you're wondering about her love life too, she is dating the son of robert f. kennedy jr. what is going on in the romantic department. 22, gazillionaire, dating a kennedy, tough life, taylor. >> yes, it is. department. 22, gazillion, dat . i looked at my options. then i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call now and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, it helps pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you thousands in out-of-pocket costs. to me, relationships matter. i've been with my doctor for 12 years. now i know i'll be able to stick with him. [ male announcer ] with these types of plans, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients. plus, there are no networks, and you never need a referral to see a specialist. so don't wait. call now and request this

but him, he will be, robert pattinson there in person at the awards show with taylor lautner and other members of the cast, to kind of show 90 seconds of never-before-seen footage of "breaking dawn part 2." they will be together there onscreen. he will be there in the flesh. she is in toronto. that would be awkward. if she was actually there. >> everybody wants to see a reconciliation. at least all the fans out there. you and i, are we really hinging all of our emotions on this? whether or not they'll reconcile? >> i'm sure a lot of teens out there are. i don't get it. she messed up. see if he is forgiving. if they get back together. >>> jessica simpson, apparently is telling "us weekly" that she is ten pound away from her pre-pregnancy weight. we reported yesterday that she hadn't divulged. having a hard time. my body doesn't bounce back like a supermodel. but according to "us weekly" she shares what she is eating. gets up at 7:00 a.m. to feed her baby. eats breakfast, a half flat bread sandwich with egg whites, peppers, fat-free cheddar. exercising four times a week. her waist is goi

the three actors, robert pattinson, kristin stewart, taylor lautner, finally immortalized in cement. and the "twilight" movie is out, coming up on november 19. congratulations to them. making a whole lot of money. everyone loves "way tolight." >> something that does not go hand in hand. jersey shore and ivy league universities. vinny from "jersey shore" was invited to give a guest election tear at columbia university. he was at columbia university. yo, yo, yo. there talking about, talking to a sociology class on deviance, giving a lecture. apparently part of this anti-bullying campaign going on. some of the class weren't necessarily happy with him being there. one -- someone interrupted the class said why are you such a good example. you have a repetition of being a hard guy, and so they kind of shouted him down some of them. anyway he was invited to columbia. >> cultural phenomenon that is "jersey shore." we'll be right back. >> yo. "jersey shore." we'll be right back. >> yo. let me tell you about a very important phone call i made. when i got my medicare card, i realized i needed a

plus robert pattinson took prize for sexiest male star, taylor lautner, best break-out star. sandra bullock took best performance by an actress prize for "the blind side." >> such a good movie. >> everybody loves that. >> i'm happy to hear about megan fox, not going to lie about that. speaking of taylor lautner -- >> hater, she's a hater. >> you know you're waiting for bradley cooper's tumble. >> i am privately. >> speaking of taylor lautner, you can burn the tay-tay shirt you've been working on in your office. taylor lautner and taylor swift are going their separate ways. >> no! >> yes. they say it was never as big as everybody made it out to be in the first place. they went on a few dates, they realized it wasn't going anywhere. now her side and his side, they've both confirming what's going on. they say they lived far apart, and by far apart a continent apart. so that was a big factor in the break-up. they say he's in l.a., she lives in nashville, they're both always touring. so in case you're wondering, they met on the upcoming valentine's day movie. you can see maybe wea

. >> there's no way you realize how much the three -- kristen stewart, robert pattinson, taylor lautner -- are making. it's 25 -- for the final two movies in the series, "new york" magazine says they will be getting an unprecedented $25 million each. and there's more. 7.5% of the theatrical gross for starring in parts one and two of "breaking dawn." the next movie in the sequence. they're a-listers if you look at their paycheck. now hollywood is saying, this proves the point that these days the star doesn't make the box office, the box office makes the star. >> all that for parading around without a shirt on. >> only one of them does that. >> if i'd known that i could have been a millionaire. hey, tom jones' new album apparently is not very good. that according to the head of his brand new record label. let's listen to a clip of his new song and see what you think about it. ♪ ♪ i'm going down to the church house ♪ >> you hear him singing about church. the head of the record label, island records, david sharp says, wait, this is an album full of hymns. i want the what's new pussyca

>> an odd moment there between robert pattinson and taylor lautner. even weirder when later, robert pattinson dropped the f-bomb. take a look at what happened. >> i didn't cut you out. but i did -- you. >> i did date you, he said. >> awkward. awkward. apparently in some places the censors did not get that. listen, they cost a lot of money to swear like that on television. the fcc does not approve of that. the networks get fined big bucks when this goes down. hundreds of thousands. >> mtv wants the show to be edgy. then crossing the line. >> he crossed it. >> speaking of crossing the line, raunchiness. j-lo, jennifer lopez. an update. >> this is an update. >> this is an update. she has been battling an ex-husband to prevent the release of this sex tape. basically what it is. >> made on their honeymoon. >> made on their honeymoon. apparently she was a willing participant in it. of course, she was not thinking it would be seen on the internet by millions. they, by the way, were married back in february 1997, to january 1998, not a year, arguably well bef

>> odd moment there between robert and taylor. even weirder one later. robert pattinson dropped the f-bomb. take a look at what happened. >> i didn't cut you out. but i did -- you. >> awkward. awkward. apparently in some places the censors did not get that. they lost a lot of money to swear like that on television. the fcc does not approve of that. they will get fined big bucks. hundreds of thousands. >> mtv wants the show to be edgy. then crossing the line. >> he crossed it. >> crossing the line, raunchiness. j-lo, jennifer lopez. an update. battling an ex-husband to prevent the release of a sex tape. >> made on their honeymoon. >> a willing participant in it. not thinking it would be seen on the internet by millions. married in february, 1997, january 1998, not a year, arguably well before her career blew up. now her ex-husband tries to make this into something else to get money. they're heading back to court to sort a little bit of this out. >> big news, let you know, coming over to our team, katie couric, launching a talk show on abc. fall of 2012. a

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