LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tyra Banks is hosting the 12th season of "America's Got Talent." NBC said Sunday that the supermodel, Emmy-winner and creator of "America's Next Top Model" will be joining the competition series alongside returning judges Simon Cowell, Mel B, Heidi Klum and Howie Mandel. 
 
 Banks will be taking over hosting duties from Nick Cannon, who left the show earlier this year after eight years in the post. Banks said she looks forward to "connecting with the dreamers" and will try to get a few to "smize" for the audience. 
 
 Contestants in the popular summer series come out to show off a wide array of talents to compete for a $1 million prize. 
 
 Episodes will be aired live this summer from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. ||||| Presenter Heidi Klum greeted the models on stage before the show was pulled 
 
 The live final of a reality television show, Germany's Next Topmodel, was taken off air after a bomb scare at the venue where it was being filmed. 
 
 As many as 10,000 spectators were evacuated from the arena in Mannheim, in south-west Germany. 
 
 Reports say model Heidi Klum and judges on the show were the first to leave the arena, before the audience were removed. 
 
 Police say they received a bomb threat from an anonymous female caller. 
 
 They investigated a suspicious suitcase but later said no bomb had been found. 
 
 The show was interrupted at about 21:30 local time on Thursday (20:30 BST), with technical problems blamed. 
 
 Shortly afterwards, broadcaster ProSieben said it would not be airing the programme, which is one of Germany's most popular shows. 
 
 Audience members were escorted outside, and later told to go home 
 
 Thousands of people had been watching the live finals inside the arena 
 
 Police said the audience left the SAP Arena calmly. But ARD television reported that many left their jackets and bags behind. 
 
 Klum, who hosts the show, later tweeted (in German): "Dear GNT fans, the evening has not ended as I would have wished! Safety comes first!" 
 
 Newspaper Bild said Klum, her daughter Leni and the show's judges had been taken to an undisclosed location outside the venue. 
 
 The finalists joined Heidi Klum (centre) for a photo call ahead of the show 
 
 Four young women were competing in the finale of the 10th series of Germany's Next Topmodel, based on model Tyra Banks' America's Next Top Model. 
 
 Klum said the producers would announce the name of the winner in the next few days.
– Tyra Banks is hosting the 12th season of America's Got Talent, the AP reports. NBC said Sunday that the supermodel, Emmy-winner, and creator of America's Next Top Model will be joining the competition series alongside returning judges Simon Cowell, Mel B, Heidi Klum, and Howie Mandel. Banks will be taking over hosting duties from Nick Cannon, who left the show earlier this year after eight years in the post. Banks said she looks forward to "connecting with the dreamers" and will try to get a few to "smize" for the audience. Contestants in the popular summer series come out to show off a wide array of talents to compete for a $1 million prize. Episodes will be aired live this summer from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Tyra Banks, Stanford professor?)