surfer buddy. >> what a life these guys lead. this is janine herbert steers, and she is waiting outside in maine and she is shivering, but half of that is because it's cold, but the other half is because of the excitement she feels. she is really excited.

you see that look on her face. you think, ooh, something good is about to happen. this is something she's been waiting for, for many, many years. why? she's about to meet someone. >> he's here, janine, are you ready to meet your brother? ? "meet your brother"? >> janine was adopted. she found her birth father, the very day she got his name, because she's a retired private investigator, but the biggest mystery that she couldn't solve was who is my mom. she retired a number of years ago but that was something she really wanted to do and it wasn't until she posted something on ancestry.com things started to fall into place because once day, one of her cousins posted a picture of her great grandmother. when she noticed that, they connected and the next thing you know, she's connected with this man, billy, one of her three half brothers. >> charles dickens. >> it really does look like

that. >> you look just like her, god bless, you look just like her. >> what a touching reunion. this next story a different first meeting. that sailor has been in the middle east for six months. when he left, his wife was eight months pregnant, so he has somebody to meet, their son. [ cheers and applause ] yeah, that's him, seeing his wife, and his son, for the very first time. that's our show. thanks for watching. we'll see you next time on an all new "rtm." so you've heard of snakes on a plane. some flyers in oakland had to contend with a rat.

>> uh. >> passengers were boarding the flight heading to portland when the rat ran into the plane as well. passengers were pulled off the jet and booked onto another flight to portland. the plane is out of service. you see this actually could be a serious thing. mechanics need to make sure the rodent cause any damage to any electronics. we have new information on a deadly am bu deadly ambush in colorado. >> the gunman streamed the whole thing before he was killed in that shootout with the s.w.a.t. team. >> reporter: we are learning more about the moments just before a gunman ambushed colorado deputies. in social media live streams obtained by kcnc, matthew riehl is soon making incoherent rants to 911 dispatchers, at one point

wearing a gas mask. we are only showing shots. this is where it happened? >> yes. >> reporter: faruk patel was shot in his bedroom when he opened fire. >> it's not one shot. >> reporter: several shots breaking windows and blinds. the bullet still lodged in his shoulder, and three of the four officers who were also shot and wounded are now out of the hospital. but now a community is mourning 29-year-old zachary parish. none more than his wife and two daughters. >> it means so much to hear your stories, because that's what i'm clinging onto right now. i want to hear about him, and i want to soak it in. >> it's okay. >> reporter: the sheriff's department understand play has asked that those live stream videos be taken offline.

they were. but the detectives have them and are reviewing them as evidence. clayton sandell, highlands ranch, colorado. we're going too go inside one of the media feeling the #me too movement. >> how "teen vogue" up america's younger generation.

♪ ♪ we're the kids in america ♪ oh, oh, ♪ we're the kids in america ♪ whoa, oh, >> so speaking of the kids in america right now. there is a new survey that shows among first-year college students, interest in political issues is actually at its highest level in more than 50 years. >> people are really engaged. and this morning we're going inside one of the media outlets giving voice to america's

youngest generation. we're up all "nightline" with deborah roberts. >> reporter: you might think this hip young crowd is gearing up for a concert. or to meet a hot youtube star. but guess again. these folks are all about changing the world, at the first-ever teen vogue summit. >> 2044! >> reporter: it's a gathering of game changers. >> amazing. >> so inspirational. >> reporter: from ceos. >> when you give, you really receive so much more. you feel like you're helping someone, and you are. >> reporter: to celebrities. >> this is such a powerful movement happening with women. >> i didn't know what was going on with the world. >> reporter: to ordinary teens fighting for social justice. social activism may be the last thing some may expect from a fashion magazine like "teen vogue", once a junior fashion

bible, "teen vogue" is evolving, seriously, on issues from immigration, the muslim ban and climate change, even taking on president trump. 31-year-old elaine welteroff is getting a lot of credit for the success, as the youngest and first-ever black editor in chief. finish this sentence for me. "teen vogue is" -- >> a movement. it has become socially conscious, politically active, curious, ambitious young people who crave the truth. who aren't afraid to speak truth. >> reporter: but some question whether it could be too edgy, after this racy column. you've talked about all kinds of hot button issues. do you ever fear that you're going a little too far? >> we don't. i think that "teen vogue" is here to push the envelope as

truth tellers. we are here to be a resource to an audience that may not get this information anywhere else. >> reporter: but it's the blunt political commentary cit advertising president trump, suggesting that he manipulated the american electorate that's gotten the most notice, even bit likes of fox news. >> i'm trying to ask what you mean about him committing psychological abuse on you. >> a woman can love ariana grande and her thigh-high boots and still -- >> as of today. >> and those things are not mutually exclusive. >> the interesting thing about trump is gaslighting america piece is tonally it was so sharp. it captured what so many people were thinking, and i don't think people expected that kind of journalism to come from a place like "teen vogue." >> reporter: recently, "teen

vogue" said it was folding its pages. back at the "teen vogue" summit -- >> hi, i'm riley from seattle. >> reporter: and these young leaders are make new-found friends. >> i'm also riley, and i'm also from seattle. i'm interested in women in business and changing the world. >> reporter: all part of a generation striving to make a difference. >> teen vogue is so much more than a magazine. so much more than just a website, southern more than just social. it's about the audience. so we're going to continue to voe innovate and find new ways of reaching this audience in meaningful ways. >> reporter: for "nightline," i'm deborah roberts. >> i remember when it was

fashion for teens. >> it's what's fashionable? >> serious topics discussed there. i was wondering if an electric toothbrush really cleans better

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day. >> you feel like you deserve something. and so wine becomes that something. >> reporter: for 39-year-old annie grace, that drinking habit started at work. >> i actually got taken aside one day, and told the bar's kind of like the golf course. that's where the deals happen. >> reporter: in her book, "this naked mind", the mother of three describes how her relationship with alcohol got to a point where there was never a reason not to drink about four glasses of wine a night. >> it was 2:00 or 3:00 in the afternoon saying, okay, it's almost 5:00, and then i'll be able to pour that glass of wine. >> reporter: grace didn't consider herself an alcoholic but says she was tired offive willing with the guilt she felt. >> i thought of every reason i had to drink, and it was as if my unconscious king around alcohol had gone away. >> reporter: about 5.3 million

women in the u.s. have alcohol use disorder or aud. women who consume more than three drinks a day or more than seven a week are at higher risk for aud. but grace says she was able to take back that control and kick her emotional dependence on alcohol once she realized she didn't need it to relax, work or socialize. while she hasn't had a sip in three years, she doesn't like to say she doesn't drink. >> i like to say i drink as much as i want whenever i want, best of all, when my kids come up and ask for a sip of whatever's in my glass, i can always give it to them. >> thanks to robin roberts. there are different reasons why well and men drink. women try to dull some yemotion. >> men drink to black out. >> that's you. (alex trebek) $8,000.

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this morning on "world news now," president trump's new taunts for north korea. >> the president answers the latest aggression from kim jong un with a tweet about nuclear weapons. are tensions escalating again? and breaking overnight, we're tracking the ice and snow bracing for the east coast. it could resemble a hurricane. >> it might be time to stock up on all the chocolate you can find. how long we have before, uh, this plant could become extinct. >> and if you find yourself hanging out at the gym more than you work out, don't worry, because there are now nude fitness class. no matter how hard you're working out, you'll always be hanging out. >> oh, no. you didn't. >> it's wednesday, january 3rd.

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for the first time in two years, and this morning north korea is reopening a communication channel with seoul. it's not clear what prompted the president, by it came after a fox news report on a threat from kim jong un. that might have had something to do with it. you have the golden globes, the oscars, the grammys, the razzies, major, major awards shows coming up in the next few weeks or so. >> this one trumps them all. >> exactly. there's another huge one coming up on monday. the president announcing that he will have his media awards. saying -- >> the worst media awards. >> the most dishonest and corrupt media awards on monday. >> i bet we can predict some contenders. >> i hope we're nominated. what will we wear? >> we need to work on that, don't we? >> i think so. let's move on. another story we're watching

closely, brutal winter weather gripping much of the country. >> another storm roars up the east coast this morning. watches and warnings right now in the deep south. the monster storm is being described as a winter hurricane. >> this is bourbon street in the middle of the night in new orleans where there's a good chance of a couple of drunk folks. but a better chance of flurries overnight. >> they look like they're actually wearing coats. >> yeah, can you believe that? to the east of there, snow will fall along the georgia/florida border. >> they've taken tarps off the snowplows and practiced using the salt spreaders. the monster storm will reach the northeast tomorrow, but the great lakes already dealing with lake-effect snow. gio benitez has more. >> reporter: relentless blivd conditions pummeling western new york, a stretch of interstate 90 near buffalo shut down after

this massive chain reaction crash. >> miles of traffic. miles. >> reporter: more than 20 vehicles directly involved. at least one killed and nanothe person seriously injured. visibility near zero. >> you couldn't see a gosh darn thing in front of you. >> reporter: with much of the country in a deep freeze, many schools canceling classes all together. >> the majority of them walk to school and they are not prepared for this kind of weather. >> reporter: it has waterlines bursting from massachusetts to missouri, coating cars in ice. in baltimore, streets turning into ice rinks, the cold dipping so far south, roads dangerously slick, even in houston. in chicago, crews lighting fires to keep rail switches from freezing. in new york, firefight battling an apartment fire and

13 degree temperatures in the bronx. >> we open the door in the hallway, the whole hallway was black smoke. >> reporter: more than 20 injured. the firefight leaving behind a thick coating of ice. and we just learned that in houston two people died because of this cold weather. but back here in new york at this bronx apartment building, we know that the people who lived here are now homeless. gio benitez, abc news, new york. >> looks brutally cold out there, and with the huge storm heading to the eastern seaboard, airlines are already making it easy to change travel plans. >> the details vary depending on which airline you're taking. some allow cancellations without penalties, others just changes. go to their website for more information. >> paul is earning his keep. >> good morning, kendis, erielle. a real concern of pipes bursting in the deep south.

a stronger low is on the way, and it's going to set up perfect for a major storm setup. we'll have fresh arctic outbreak behind it. snow's going to spread from the south to the north and possibly blizzard conditions kick in. winds at 35-70 miles per hour. whiteouts, difficulties with travel if not impossible in some areas. then brutal cold behind it, dropping the real feel to 30 below or worse in some areas. kendis, erielle? turning overseas to unrest across iran. violent anti-government protests are now entering a seventh day. more than 20 demonstrators have died and hundreds have been arrested. crowds are outraged over soaring unemployment, inflation and corruption. president trump tweeted support for the protesters, and nikki haley is calling for an emergency meeting of the u.n. security council. iran's supreme leader is blaming the u.s. and other so-called

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sexual harassment. his replacement, tina smith, will be sworn in today. and 40 people are dead in peru after a bus plunged off a cliff onto a rocky beach. a tractor-trailer slammed it on a dangerous highway called the devil's curve. at least three are still missing. the collision caused the bus driver to lose control. both drivers were reportedly traveling at a high rate of speed. here at home, new york city is ramping up security with protective barriers. they are spending about $50 million on the security bars to prevent car ramming attacks. the posts will be placed at the most popular areas in the city. and this news about cold, nuclear threats and terrorism don't get you down, maybe we can get you down with this one. >> chocolate may be going extinct. it's made from the cocoa plant that only grows around the

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granolas, these are straight up. >> straight up. >> no funny business in those. >> all right. thank you. >> no, no l.a. granolas either. coming up in the next half hour. big news for the gaines family. >> they have a big announcement overnight just as their final season begins, but could they eventually maybe return to tv? a lot of people hoping so. but first, the bizarre and disturbing video of an ultra popular youtuber photographing himself in forest, but his apology, is it genuine? that's next on "world news now." big hype. big price. big deal. olay regenerist hydrates skin better than creams costing over $100, $200, and even $400 . for skin that looks younger than it should. fact check this ad in good housekeeping. olay regenerist. ageless. now try olay hydrating eye hydrates better than #1 prestige eye cream.

♪ he is the online personality known for outrageous stunts and pranks, but this morning one of the most popular social media stars is in a world of pain, he's on fire. >> we're talking about leaguoga paul in which he joked about a man's suicide. here's adrian bankert.

>> 2018 the best year of your life. >> reporter: logan paul, social media super star with more than 15 million youtube off the wall stunts and pranks, aimed at a teenaged audience has this week ventured into unchartered territory when he decided to so-called ideo from a recent suicide forest. >> i really hate to say this. i think there's someone hanging right there. >> reporter: the video contained food footage of what appears to be the body of a suicide victim hanging life loss from a tree, his face blurred. >> did we just find a dead sui hanging? we got to call the police. >> reporter: the shocking content about how to appropriately address issues like suicide in the age of social media to a teenaged audience. >> a lot of mothers with very young children who are fans of

his are outraged that he would show people something like this. >> reporter: the backlash swift. breaking bad star calling logan pure trash. sophie turner calls him an idiot. and fellow social media star anna acona posts, when my brother found my sister's body, he screamed with horror and confusion and grief, and tried to save her. you do not walk into a suicide forest with a camera and claim mental health awareness. the video viewed over 6 million times in just 24 hours before paul, in response to the scores of people criticizing him removed the video from his youtube channel. the 22-year-old did end the video with a suicide hotline number but not before soliciting more subscribers. >> i promise you, we'll be much happier than this. >> reporter: an appeal that many

found to be offensive. >> we came across that day in the woods was unplanned. >> reporter: today paul somber and serious on his youtube channel and twitter account, expressing remorse. >> i should never have posted the video. i want to apologize to anyone who has seen the video, who has been touched by mental illness, depression or suicide, but most importantly, i want to apologize to the victim and his family. >> i don't think he's done apologizing for this. but i hope it becomes more than an apology, and i hope it becomes a teachable moment. >> reporter: youtube has also been criticized by some for not taking down the trocontroversia video immediately. a youtube spokesperson says our hearts go out to the family of the person featured in this video. youtube prohibits violent or gory content posted in a shocking, sensational or disrespectful manner.

paul's misguided adventure has sparked debate over "13 reasons why" about hannah baker, a high school student who takes her own life. some question the creators for row mantz sizing suicide. >> i'm about to tell you the story of my life. more specifically why my life ended. >> reporter: others give it credit for a conversation. while logan paul suggested he was making youtube history has received a sobering reality check. >> and i promise to be better. i will be better. thank you. >> reporter: i'm adrian bankert in new york. >> it's going to be interesting to see if anybody accepts his apology. logan paul. >> lose endorsement? >> he and his brother jake have been very, very popular. they were at a venue here in new york, and it lacked like a rock concert with all these tweens there to meet them.

so very influential kids there. >> and not his first time in trouble, by the way. >> no. not at all. the mix is next.

♪ it is time now for the mix. kendis, have you ever pumped your own gas? >> yes, of course. >> the entire state of oregon is having an outcry, because apparently, a new law says that they're getting rid of pumping attendants, oh, the humanity, and everyone will have to pump their own gas. and people in oregon are not happy about this. in fact people tweeting the aan facebook saying i don't know how to pump my own gas. then people saying get a grip, apparently, there's an entire straight who are incapable of filling their the vehicle with

petu' have people who want to wipe your windshield for you. >> the ingenuity. >> if you grew up and never had pumped your own gas, it took me years to figure out that regular unleaded is just as good as premium. >> i have been pumpiit is nice t for you. since we're down with new things. new year, new you? there's a new workout starting this friday. it looks nothing like this. >> well, it might look something like that. >> except you lose the clothes. a celebrity offering three naked work out classes a week at a studio in soho. don't worry, there will be somebody there to make sure there are no major, major mishaps that you don't drop a dumbbell on anything -- >> never mind. we'll move on from there.

>> any sort of heavy weights on anything that you might need a little bit later. >> a new year, a nude you. this is happy news. an illinois anchor gets the surprise, a very different surprise than a nude workout. they're talking about an ice storm here, lo and behold here comes her boyfriend and turns fiance, let'si listen. >> so, will you marry me? >> yes. i was ready for breaking weather! oh, my gosh. >> that is an ice storm of a completely different kind. she got a new rock, an ice skating rink on her finger. congratulations to eddie there. what an

breaking this morning on "world news now." first the cold, now a monster storm, ready to spread misery from the deep south to maine. the storm so powerful it's being billed as a winter hurricane. we'll track the latest forecast. and also breaking overnight, president trump fires back at north korea's leader. in a bold new tweet, the president warns that america's nuclear button is bigger and more powerful. and new this half hour, the >> what she's saying about this infamous attack on nancy kerrigan. the interview ahead. also the gaines family and the major announcement. why the rumor mill seems to get it wrong -- way wrong. "the skinny" is packed on this wednesday, january 3rd.

from abc news, this is "world news now." ah, but first up, we have the big, breaking news from the lottery world. megamillions tickets, although you won't have much luck. >> you won't find much. >> when the drawing started it was worth $361 million. >> going to show you the winning numbers here. we weren't the only ones, though, who, bum, bum, bum, didn't win. in fact, there was no jackpot winner last night. that means friday's megamillion $418 million. >> and combined with tonight's powerball which is up to $440 million, that means you have two shot at frustration, of not winning either. >> i think that the odds of winning both combined is one in 88 quadrillion. quadrillion. >> which is still a possibility, but it is nice to think about, that you have more than $800 million in play right now.

>> you can be richer than the queen of england. >> that's saying a lot. >> yeah. we're going to continue on and move on to what's turning out to be a major, major storm system, a winter hurricane developing right now. >> the massive storm will move out of the gulf coast of mexico bringing snow to the southeast coast before reaching the northeast tonight. >> road crews are already out on the highways tonight. and as very rare sleet and snow fell in the houston area. the temperature expected to go down to 24 degrees. and they opened warming centers in houston. >> the weather made things tough for firefighters in brooklyn. a few hours ago, three of them were injured. richard cantu has more. >> reporter: treacherous conditions ahead of a major storm. a whiteout in western new york causing havoc on the roads.

>> miles of traffic. miles. >> reporter: a stretch of interstate 90 near buffalo shut down after this massive chain reaction crash involving more than 20 vehicles. at least one killed and another person seriously injured. >> you couldn't see a gosh darn thing in front of you. everything was blurry, it was a complete whiteout. >> reporter: in maine, the fuel in these school buses gelled, causing them to be undrivable. crews spending the day draining the gas tanks. in indiana, a man chipping away at a car, after it got stuck in the street. >> trying to break it loose. not workin' very well. >> reporter: the mighty mississippi in st. louis turned to ice. also outside this hotel, this fountain turned to ice. in downtown greenville, soutbro,

400 firefighters battle a seven-alarm blaze in 13 degree temperatures, more than 30 injured. while in manhattan, this valet driver forced to sneak indoors during down time just to keep warm. >> they told me not to go in. i don't want to go in and, if i get caught maybe i lose my job. >> reporter: richard cantu, abc news, new york. >> it could be a while before we see much of a thaw in much of the country. >> let's get the details from accuweather's paul williams. ke erielle. in the deep south, we are expecting very cold conditions throughout the deep south and a mix of ice right along the eas florida. we could see one to three inches of snow from savanna towards wilmington accord the i-95 corridor. we're looking for difficult travel from savannah toward wilmington. and the overnight lows will stay or feel like the teens in the deep south. for the northeast, the cold eases slightly for us, as we watch out for heavier squalls on

wednesday. but then everybody will be clogged by this nor'easter. we'll see 12-24 inches of snow throughout portions of the northeast and three to six near virginia beach. erielle, kendis? now to words reminiscent of the cold war days. president trump sounding off against north korean leader, kim jong un, about america's superior arsenal, the president tweeted, i, too, have a nuclear button, but it is a much bigger and more powerful button than his, and it works. that came after kim jong un taunted the u.s. about the nuclear button on his own desk. the north opened a long-closed communication channel with south korea. seoul offered to hold talks with the north after kim said his country might take part in the winter olympics. and president trump is threatening to cut off aid to palestine.

he tweeted that the u.s. pays hundreds of millions a year and get no appreciation or respect. they have expressed outrage over the proclamation of jerusalem being the capital of israel. and president trump is taking aim at his own justice department implying that it's quote, part of a deep state. calling for the prosecution of a top hillary clinton aide and a former fbi director. cecelia vega has more. >> reporter: president trump kicked off 2018 with a tweet storm, attacking his own justice department as a deep state secretly working to undermine his presidency. he also lashed out at huma abedin, suggesting she should be punished for her handling of certain government e-mails. the president tweeting jail. deep state justice department must finally act. also on comey and others. does this administration believe that the deep state is a real thing?

that there is this shadow government out there actively plotting to sabotage him? >> look, the president finds some of those actions very disturbing, and he thinks that we need to make sure, if there is an issue that it's looked at. >> reporter: and he has been publicly encouraging the justice department to investigate the clintons and some of his other political enemies. the department's inspector general now investigating the fbi's handling of the hillary clinton e-mail probe. he says he's uninvolved with that investigation but says i have absolute right to do what i want to do with the justice department. cecelia vega, the white house. the clinton camp pointed out that the e-mail was investigated with to wrongdoing found. they say the president tweets about the clintons or associates every time he needs a distraction. southwest and american airlines are sharing the tax law wind fall with its employees.

the airlines say they will pay employees bonuses of $1,000 apiece. american says that will cost them $130 million. the airlines are just the latest companies promising to pay bonuses or invest in training following the passage of the tax bill. coming up, the new and potentially damaging admission from tonya harding. what she told our amy robach about the attack on na kerrigan that she's never mentioned before. and justin timberlake is ditching the suit and tie with a new album. but some of his fans worry that there may be a different sound on the horizon. we'll get a sneak peek in "the skinny". but first, here's a look at today's forecast. ♪ and you're in that dress i like ♪ ♪ let me show you a good thing "world news now" wea ♪ fred would do anything for his daughter. get in, fred! even if it means being the back half of a unicorn.

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they will determine whether they can be prosecuted and if charges should be filed. >> and those investigationsew e in hollywood. >> it's called the time's up movement. it's hoping to impact change for women across all levels. here's amy robach. >> reporter: a-list actresses like reese witherspoon, nicole kidman and jennifer lawrence. joining forces with behind the scenes power players like scandal executive producer shonda rhimes. to fight sexual misconduct in tinsel town and beyond. the coalition of more than 300 women calling itself time's up, newspapers, including the "new york times," writing now unlike ever before, our access to the media and to important decision-makers has the potential of leading to real accountability and consequences. the sexual scandals rocking hollywood and beyond.

ashley judd told diane sawyer of her alleged experience with harvey weinstein. >> then he obviously grabbed my hand. it's like the look on my face is abject terror, like i can see it in my eyes. >> reporter: but time's up also vowing to help less-privileged women fight back, saying to every woman employed in agriculture who has to fend off unwanted sexual advances from her boss, every janitor trapped nightly in a building with a predatory supervisor, we stand with you. we support you. the initiative establishing a legal defense fund for working class women, backed by $13 million in donations from the likes of meryl streep and director steven spielberg. shonda rhimes telling the "new york times," if this group of women can't fight for a model for other women who don't have as much power and privilege, then who can? >> our thanks to amy robach. tonya harding is making something of an admission about the infamous 1994 crowbar attack on her rival, nancy kerrigan. harding said she knew something

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♪ so, we are shaking our way back into "the skinny" this morning, taking you back to time when people seemed to care what paris hilton was up to. store. the hilton hotel heiress is engaged. >> she is.

congratulations. she later tweeted here, i'm engaged. that's hot. like she's still using that term. there it is. this is the moment the fiance here, chris zilka popped the question. on the slopes, holy -- how big is that thing? >> that's a slope in and of itself. overnight she posted a shot to instagram of the diamond, saying "diamonds are forever". we can see why she thinks that. it's an eternity. >> and honestly, people are trying to figure out whether or not the actor could afford it, now that the leftovers has ended. experts say a low ball estimate on the ornate ring, an easy $1 million. she is worth $300 million. >> he was saving up for a while. but here's some evidence he might have gone all-in as fiance. last year he got tattooed with paris's name in the disney font.

maybe some big karma, there. when you wish upon a star. >> he earned it. she was reportedly engaged twice before. so clearly three times is a charm, but they haven't gotten married yet. >> we wish them all the best. and while we're on the romance beat, which is kendis's favorite, let's say congratulations to alexa ray joel. on her engagement. she said yes. to ryan gleason. >> the couple posting shots with words that nobody read, because they wanted to know about that rock. do you see it? and thankfully, ryan posted this closeup shot of the emerald cut stone along with his rolex watch as well that's noticeable. >> saving the tabloids from having to go through the trouble. and we have big news for the very popular and very handy gaines family. earlier this year they announced they were taking a break from their really huge show, hdtv

"fixer-upper." the rumor mill started working. >> they'll be taking off, but they'll be working because late last night they posted their shot of their bellies announcing they are expecting their fifth child, and it happens to be the same night their final season show, their final season premiere. >> there was some sympathy weight gain there. it's a thing. >> it is. >> i unfortunately missed kendis's "single ladies" dance yesterday. >> y diane hasn't recovered from it. that's why she's not here. >> but beyonce news. it's aplenty. >> lady gaga filled in for her at coachella last year or tried to. lady gaga was at coachella and beyonce wasn't.

but that's because beyonce was pregnant with america's twins. beyonce's officially back and will headline the music festival which runs for two weekends in april, unofficially kicking off the festival season there in the desert. >> yeah, the so cal desert. the festival announced the full schedule with beyonce headlining both nights. the weekend hosts friday night, the weekend on friday? get it? and eminem is all back, headline sunday night. >> there are a lot of great acts, but they add a lot of other names that people over 30 would actually recognize. >> jamere kwoi? >> you remember them with the sliding people movers? they are back. they will be there. >> okay. david bird and the talking heads

will be there, and also these guys. ♪ >> chic. yeah, they're going to be there. they play saturday. >> did they ever go away? they are. ♪ leave your cares behind >> they're at every bar mitzvah that i've been to. they live in our heart. >> ed sheeran will not be there. >> no. >> as far as we know, yet, but he did find his way back to tv screens, thankfully it was not "game of thrones," after his distracting pan cameo, he promised that he wouldn't do it again, but he lied. he lied to us. >> guess who's playing springfield. ed sheeran, see it first on fox. >> at least he's animated. it's only a cartoon version of ed, well. >> we do love him. we love the soulful sounds, but he ruined that scene in "game of thrones." >> diary three, really great performance.

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♪ ♪ can't stop the feelin' ♪ so dance, dance, dance, dance ♪ >> we can't some "the skinny" feeling with a little j.t. bonus round. >> justin timberlake is making an announcement many of us were expecting. he's got a brand nah new album on the way. >> he'll be at the halftime show in indianapolis. but the new teaser of his new album shows another side of j.t. ♪ >> i feel so earthy. >> it's just where you are in your life right now. >> that is a smash. >> this album -- >> pharrell is so, then it is. it is called "man of the woods" and drops friday.

it is produced by pharrell. and one fan reacted and said wait a minute, he went camping once. so do we like it? roback mountain." i wish i s new knew how to quit you. >> everything he touches turns to gold. i'llng and lipstening. next to an awkward moment on jeopardy with an answer in a before and after category, a song by coolio from dangerous become a 1667 john milton classic. >> so you think you got it? so did nick. and alex until the judges chimed in. >> nick? >> what is gangsters paradise lost. >> yes, our judges have reevaluated one of your responses. you said gangsters instead of gangstas. so we take $3200 away from you.

so you are now in second place. lisa, you have the lead. >> that ain't even right. he won anyway. it has set up a debate even though coolio purposely misspelled gangster. should nick have been penalized? >> ooh, a lot of people analyzed the merits of both outcomes but only one man can adjudicate this. coolio himself. he gave tmz the final answer. >> it is actually, technically a-s. this is for white people. the e-r will always get you in trouble. >> erielle reshef, is that what he saying? will always get new trouble? >> no, he's going to another level with the e-r. it's better if you just go with the a. so there we have it with coolio. >> his niece is pretty cute. we'll be back.

making news in america this morning, historic storm. parts of the deep south could see their first snowfall in a century. >> we're encouraging people to stay off the roads. >> right now the states of emergency in effect. the rare school closings and where the morning commute will be the slickest. nuclear taunt. president trump tweets about the size and power of his nuclear button being larger than kim jong-un's but just hours later a new move by north korea to open a line of communication with the south. a youtube star with millions of followers who are children apologizing for his shocking video showing an apparent suicide victim. this morning the new questions about why the video wasn't removed earlier and what's being done to protect kids online. megajackpot. the new