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Camp 'Idol'

Aired August 25, 2003 - 07:49   ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.


SOLEDAD O'BRIEN, CNN ANCHOR: It is a very big day for thousands of aspiring stars in New York City. They've been camping out for days, and today, they're going to take their next step toward becoming the next "American Idol."
For more on that, we go to reporter Paul Lombardi of New York 1 News, and he joins us just down the street really from the Jacob Javitz Convention Center.

Hey, Paul. Good morning. Nice to see you.

PAUL LOMBARDI, NEW YORK 1 NEWS REPORTER: Good morning, Soledad. I'm going to give you a chance to be an "American Idol" judge this morning in just a minute, Soledad.

The road to stardom is long, hard and smelly. Thousands and thousands of kids have been camped out since Friday night here in New York for their shot at being the next "American Idol." I'm going to introduce you to some of them right now.

Didi (ph) here from Atlanta. The second time around? Let's hear you sing, Didi (ph).

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (singing): He meant it for my good. God meant it for my good. He brought me out without a doubt. I knew that he would.

LOMBARDI: Good luck today.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Thank you.

LOMBARDI: Colleen (ph), let's hear you. Belt it out.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: OK.

(singing): I see your true color shining through. I see your true color, and that's why I love you. So don't be afraid to let it show.

LOMBARDI: Colleen (ph) is not afraid to belt it out.

One more. Let's hear you, guy.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE (singing): There's something about your love. It makes me weak and knocks me off my feet. And I don't want to bore you with that. Oh, but I love you, I love you, I love you.

LOMBARDI: Hey, good job.

Soledad, you get to play judge this morning. Which one of these three would you pick?

O'BRIEN: I've got to tell you, I'm always partial to someone who is singing a little Stevie, even before 8:00 in the morning, but I've got to go with Didi (ph). You know, gospel, it was good, I love it. You know, I've got to tell you, Colleen (ph) put a lot of effort into the outfit this morning.

LOMBARDI: A lot of effort, Colleen (ph), OK. She liked your outfit.

O'BRIEN: So, how is this for a copout? I pick everyone. Can everyone win?

LOMBARDI: Everyone. Oh, you're easy. Simon would not appreciate that.

Any kids 16 to 24 is welcome to come down to the Javitz center today and audition to be the next "American Idol."

I'm Paul Lombardi in New York.

Let's go back to you -- Soledad.

O'BRIEN: All right, Paul, thanks very much. And thanks to your contestants as well.

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Aired August 25, 2003 - 07:49   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
SOLEDAD O'BRIEN, CNN ANCHOR: It is a very big day for thousands of aspiring stars in New York City. They've been camping out for days, and today, they're going to take their next step toward becoming the next "American Idol."
For more on that, we go to reporter Paul Lombardi of New York 1 News, and he joins us just down the street really from the Jacob Javitz Convention Center.

Hey, Paul. Good morning. Nice to see you.

PAUL LOMBARDI, NEW YORK 1 NEWS REPORTER: Good morning, Soledad. I'm going to give you a chance to be an "American Idol" judge this morning in just a minute, Soledad.

The road to stardom is long, hard and smelly. Thousands and thousands of kids have been camped out since Friday night here in New York for their shot at being the next "American Idol." I'm going to introduce you to some of them right now.

Didi (ph) here from Atlanta. The second time around? Let's hear you sing, Didi (ph).

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (singing): He meant it for my good. God meant it for my good. He brought me out without a doubt. I knew that he would.

LOMBARDI: Good luck today.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Thank you.

LOMBARDI: Colleen (ph), let's hear you. Belt it out.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: OK.

(singing): I see your true color shining through. I see your true color, and that's why I love you. So don't be afraid to let it show.

LOMBARDI: Colleen (ph) is not afraid to belt it out.

One more. Let's hear you, guy.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE (singing): There's something about your love. It makes me weak and knocks me off my feet. And I don't want to bore you with that. Oh, but I love you, I love you, I love you.

LOMBARDI: Hey, good job.

Soledad, you get to play judge this morning. Which one of these three would you pick?

O'BRIEN: I've got to tell you, I'm always partial to someone who is singing a little Stevie, even before 8:00 in the morning, but I've got to go with Didi (ph). You know, gospel, it was good, I love it. You know, I've got to tell you, Colleen (ph) put a lot of effort into the outfit this morning.

LOMBARDI: A lot of effort, Colleen (ph), OK. She liked your outfit.

O'BRIEN: So, how is this for a copout? I pick everyone. Can everyone win?

LOMBARDI: Everyone. Oh, you're easy. Simon would not appreciate that.

Any kids 16 to 24 is welcome to come down to the Javitz center today and audition to be the next "American Idol."

I'm Paul Lombardi in New York.

Let's go back to you -- Soledad.

O'BRIEN: All right, Paul, thanks very much. And thanks to your contestants as well.

TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com.