former abc bachelor and iowa native chris soules visited with republican chris christie earlier today, though he did not publicly endorse the new jersey governor. soules is a strong supporter of ethanol and iowa's farm industry, and major leaders in the industry have publicly backed christie throughout the primary season. jack: and here's a look at all the cities hit - on saturday alone. that's more than 30 cities. candidates are doubling up in like cedar rapids, ames, des city. are hosting their caucus parties in the metro on monday night. stephanie: looking into a that happened early this morning. stephanie/1shot: the call came in a little before 9 in the morning for a bank robbery at the central university avenue. black male suspects, old, came in to they had their faces and was armed with a handgun. no arrests have been made yet, and anyone with information should contact des moines police. jack/1shot: governor branstad helped open the first diplomatic office in iowa today. the consulate of the republic of kosovo is court avenue business suites in the saddlery downtown des moines.

that woman is not one of them.n "the bachelor" was chris soules, who's also known as prince farming. chris proposed to whitney.ow they broke up. so now chris is single again. i thought it might be helpful to check in with chris to see how he's doing. i don't know, helpful for him or us, i'm not sure exactly.our big cisco screen to the wall of america and say hello to chris. [ cheers and applause ] hi, chris. >> jimmy. how are you? >> jimmy: look at you. still handsome.ve any memory of amber? was she on your season of the show? >> vaguely.probably had sex with her, he doesn't know who she is. [ laughter ] chris, you were on -- tonight you were on the season premiere relationship advice. which is kind of funny because you are now at home alone, not in a relationship at all. >> yeah. they didn't think that one >> jimmy: yeah, no. now, becca is back on the show. is that weird for you? because she was in your final two. >> yeah, it's a little weird. i'm not sure what -- apparently i wasn't enough. go back for a second round. >> jimmy: they introduced her as becca the virgin, which i guess

you don't even have a lampshade [ laughter ] but there he is, chris soules, everybody. thank you, chris, happy new year. >> miss you, brother. >> jimmy: when we come back, donald trump released a new tv ad today. kim kardashian released a new photo of little whatever saint west. and we asked people on the street to tell us if they've broken their new year's resolutions yet. so stick around. we'll be right back. [ cheers and applause ] do you know the secret to a happy home in these modern times? it's a housewife who's in control of the finances. actually, any wife, husband, or human person can use progressive's name your price tool to take control of their budget. and while the men do the hard work of making money, she can get all the car insurance options her little heart desires. or the women might do the hard work of making money. [ chuckling ] women don't have jobs. is this guy for real? the name your price tool,, only from progogssive. where is your husband? uh right now you can get 15 gigs for 100 bucks plus $15 per line that is perfect because we are about to star

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chris soules from season 19. and there he is with chris christie.d that as a sign. chris christie pointed out, looks like we made it to the final rose ceremony. that was not the case. a special treat for you at home, the two most handsome people separated at birth in america. okay, maybe not. chris, good to see you. thanks for coming. >> my pleasure. >> talk to go a fellow hunk, we could talk about the common things we share, right, right. >> crowds of fans. selfies, don't even get me started. i know you're in iowa, you went back to the farm but, boy, everybody and his uncle wants you to support him. >> two years ago nobody knew who he was and having the spotlight on iowa has had a fair amount of requests for my support. >> why are you holding back? like on "the bachelor." >> playing the field, you know. >> right, right. >> all the lawyers gathering. >> i'm not a big political guy. >> what were you doing at a christie event? >> i bumped into him. we shook hands. >> did he recognize you? >> he didn't, actually. one of his staffers asked if i'd like t

you saw chris soules said make a j je -- kiss them all -- and be careful of how much affection you show to these women in front of each other. it is not fair to anybody. not fair to myself. not fair to the women involved. they just had great advice. i am really glad i got to talk to them the day of i met these women. >> constance: the women are trying to make a lasti impression and fun to see the very first time on camera. anyone really strike your attention. maybe even the mini horse. >> oh, my gosh. yes, the mini horse definitely caught my attention. unfortunately huey is no longer with us. he went home. but there were so many women that night that caught my eye. and, you know, saw olivia got shwas beautiful and gave a great first impression. somebody that also a first first impression was jennifer and i could go on and on with people like lb and jojo and caela. we can keep going down the listwe can keep going down the list. so many women on night one that really stood out for me. >> constance: i know you can't share or spill all the beans about your dates but can you give us clues an

chris soules. jason mesnick. >> what was the advice? >> be true to myself. don't worry about what people are going to think. this is about myself and the women. and if this is going to work, we have to be who we really are. >> how old are you again? >> 26. >> 626. are you old enough to get married? >> definitely. >> i'm here for you, america. trying to do the job. i understand you're going to donate a coat. >> yes. >> would you mind doing that? >> no, i would love to. >> thank you so much, ben, we can't wait to see how it works out. ben brought his college friends with him. the season premiere of"the bachelor" starts tonight at 8:00. an extended sneak peek is yours at our website. goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! yahoo!. right now, outside into the cold with rob for a last look at the weather. >> it's cold. it's snowing. we have football fans. this is luke anthony. from houston. you're not crazy about football but you like the super bowl. >> yes, i do. >> what do you like? the commercials? >> i like the commercial. >> who doesn't like those? we have a contes

chris soules. jason mesnick. >> what was the advice? >> be true to myself.his is about myself and the women. and if this is going to work, we have to be who we really are. >> how old are you again? >> 26. >> 26. are you old enough to get married? >> definitely. >> i'm here for you, america. trying to do the job. i understand you're going to donate a coat. >> yes. >> would you mind doing that? >> no, i would love to. >> thank you so much, ben, you're a delight. we can't wait to see how it works out. ben brought his college friends with him. the season premiere of "the bachelor" starts tonight at 8:00. > >>> moo it's cold it is snowing and we've got football fans. this is luke anthony from houston, you don't like football, but you like the super bowl. you like the commercials? >>> i like the commercials. >>> we have a contest four new super bowl commercials, it's something that doritos is doing. we're revealing three final finalists. this is called ultrasound by peter carstairs of australia. and no dogs alone and sweep for doritos made by david rudy of new yor

chris soules. jason mesnick. they came on to give me a little bit of advice. >> what was the advice? >> be true to myself. don't worry about what people are going to think. just be true to yourself and the experience. because ultimately, this is about myself and the women. and if this is going to work, we have to be who we really are. >> how old are you again? are you old enough to get married? >> uh, yeah, definitely. there wasn't a doubt in my mind. >> i'm here for you, america. trying to do the job. i understand you're going to donate a coat. >> yes. >> would you mind doing that? >> no, i would love to. >> thank you so much, ben, you're a delight. we can't wait to see how it works out. i'm sure well, no matter what. ben brought his college friends with him. so my guess is they're having a great time here in new york. >> definitely. >> the season premiere of "the bachelor" starts tonight at 8:00. an extended sneak peek is yours at our website. goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo!. >>> but right now, we're going to

jonathan: chris rock posted on whiter "the oscars, the bet awards." he is hosting the show, soulinteresting to see the kind of humor that he brings with him. alison: he will have a lot to say. we had a lot to say to a very good friend. say happye had to retirement to our friend, peggy. leon: she got a very special sendoff this morning. check this out. ♪ right, that is peggy dancing with the ballou marching band. she is a diehard fan of the marching band. the martin luther king jr. parade today was her last assignment with us at wjla after 42 years. tonight and this evening we had a chance to tell her how much we will miss her. happy and healthy, and hopefully a long long life in retirement. alison: she was a trailblazer, a female videographer in the trenches, wearing that skirt every single day. she did that because she wanted ao let people know i'm in job that most men do, but i'm still going to look like a women. steve: it is really cold out there right now. we are looking for the potential of the first big winter storm later in the week. feels like 10 degrees at quantico, curr

chris, he will be ready to go this week. >> reporter: it is sort of like the movie space jam where somebody stole his soul. he also talked about how great it was to have tj ward back. in fact, he is going to be on the broncos huddle tonight with emmanuel sanders.>>> we are life -- live at the pepsi center. we have sports reporter aaron made us -- aaron matas. >> reporter: the warriors on pace to break in 1995 shoop just double what the warriors have now and they are 72 and 4. golden state 3-0. they have been close and had some pretty offensive -- good offensive nights.>> we hope to neutralize that as much as possible. the last game shows they were never out of it. it has been another -- we expect another tough fight tonight.>> beating the bulls record. tonight, i am not rooting for them. we are going to try to go out there and give them their third loss.>> reporter: one thing that could slow the warriors team down a little bit is players. they are so far ahead of everybody else that they can afford to give guys the night off. tonight, drew, your guide -- taking the evening off.>> yeah right. do you know if

chris harris jr. struggled in the second half. and he put the blame on himself then. it's a whole new ball game now. >> they space jam. they took my soul that game. >> coming strong today. coming up a little later in sports. what he had to say. about last years play offs. he didn't have any problem calling out coaches and players. >> doing a lot of tweeting in hopes of winning two tickets to the game through sanders and the >> this new home. the owners there winners in an online contest. hosted by the broncos and team real estate app partner. homeowner will also get two tickets to this sunday's play off game. the broncos are getting ready for that play off game. everything has to be just right. including the field. >> spent some time with the man in charge of keeping the broncos gridiron ready for battle. >> sunday the pittsburg steelers will be meeting the denver broncos. in round one. of post season play. >> and they'll be playing right here. on our turf. well. it's not our turf. actually. it's more chris ha t ways turf. >> . he's the official denver broncos head turf manager. >> . i do love my job. >> two years now. he and his team