. >> for actress gabrielle union, balance is the name of the game. >> balance yourself.want the doughnut, have the doughnut. i ate a whole serving of apple cake. i needed it so i ate it. >> top tips? >> eliminate all sugary drinks. are lean meat, sleep and regulating your schedule. i try to get to bed early. >> reporter: no cookies for this cookie. "empire" actress taraji p. henson dropped two sizes in a year thanks to daily two-hour workouts focusing on jogging, squats and her core. the actress revealing i tell myself just show up and your body will change. >> reporter: white hot j.lo loves her greens. i eat asparagus, brussell sprouts, kale, everything you can think of, says the superstar. >> she told us she feels better now than she did when she was in her 20s. >> reporter: aditi roy, abc news, san francisco. >>> i like what gabrielle union said, it's all about balance. you got to the have the that berger if you want that berger. dodieprive yourself. >> so many people saying no more drinking after tonight. no more burgers after tonight. look at that. >> and you want t

gabrielle union pay 'hey gabrielle would you pull a ronda rousey on stacey dash?'abrielle at lax after flying from park city, utah with a verbal roundhouse ---- >> gabrielle union "who's that? who's stacey dash?" >> reporter:gabrielle threw serious shade at stacey after the clueless star's comments last week on the lack of diversity at the oscars ---- >> rid of channels like bet and the bet awards and the image awards, where you're only awarded if you're black if it were the other way around we'd be up in arms it's a double standard.' >> reporter:trending on twitter today thanks to the b-e-t star's biting remarks --- the hashtag who is stacey dash? gabrielle union "i heard of a crazy lady once. maybe last week? but i don't know what her name is." gabrielle union the more we focus on inclusion and a true representation of this country i think that crazy lady will have less to say." >>sting >> reporter:we'll have so much more on the insider, for kron 4 news, i'm debbie matenopoulos back to you, pam >> pam: details on when the power will be cut off forcing residents o

[laughter] >> we got gabrielle union at the airport. recently she did an interview in the red carpet and talked about stacey dash saying how stacey said we need to get rid of the b.e.t. awards. are you going to go all ronda rousey on her. >> ronda rousey lost though. >> did you see what b.e.t.'s response was? >> what? >> they played a marathon of all of the videos stacey was in, #never forget, on all of the videos. >> that's funny. >> one of the members of 5 days of summer, a member gave him a condom. in light of louis tomlinson having a baby a couple days ago. >> he looked and said thank you. >> no one wants to buy condoms. they're all locked up. which one do you want? magnum? [laughter] announcer: attention, attention, rob kardashian has left the building! and by building, we mean his sister khloe's house! and why? because he's moving on up to blac chyna's house where they can screw all day, yeah, he's moving on up to blac chyna's house to chase his diabetes away. >> rob kardashian is living with blac chyna. >> geez! >> he has overnig

>> gabrielle union throws major shade. but she believes stacey dash is totally clueless?mer in new york with her man. could ben be the one? >> we're very happy. >> i'm in love. >> plus '80s pop star brenda k

>> gabrielle union throws major shade. but she believes stacey dash is totally clueless?ew york with her man. could ben be the one? >> we're very happy. >> i'm in love. >> plus '80s pop star brenda k starr helped make mariah a musical icon. >> obviously she was great and she remained friendly toward you? >> no. >> did mi michigan kill her career? her emotional interview and idol daughter shot at redemption. >> breaks my heart because i miss singing so much. >> oh, man. >> now "insider" from the inside out. >> the "insider" together with yahoo!. >> trump boycotts the gop debate and goes nuclear on fox news and megyn kelly's fans. e

[laughter] >> we got gabrielle union at the airport. recently s she did an interviewn the red carpet and talked about stacey dash saying how stacey said we need to get rid of the b.e.t. awards. are you going to go all ronda rousey on her. >> ronda rousey lost

[laughter] >> we got gabrielle union at the airport.ently she did an interview in the red carpet and talked about stacey dash saying how stacey said we need to get rid of the b.e.t. awards. are you going to go all ronda rousey on her. >> ronda rousey lost though.

gabrielle: and stay with wyff news 4 on-air and online, for the latest on the state of the union. political analyst chip felkel will be live at wyff news 4 today, beginning at 6:00 a.m.tomorrow, with reaction to governor -- or hayley's -- governor haley's state of the union response. again, that is tomorrow at 6:00 a.m. michael: to commitment 2016 now. the stage is set for thursday's republican presidential debate. seven candidates will be on the main stage, donald trump, ben carson, ted cruz, marco rubio, chris christie, john kasich, and jeb bush. the other competitors will be in the under card debate. the debate will happen at the thursday night. on wyff news 4 thursday. gabrielle: and following the republican debate, democrats will face off on sunday, again in charleston. lester holt will moderate, and you can watch here on wyff news 4, beginning at 9:00 p.m. on sunday. we'll have live coverage and reaction following the debate. michael: major news developing overseas right now, iran has detained ten american sailors in the persian gulf, nine men and one woman. one of the two v

you better start acting like you like being around dad. [ laughter ] >> seth: we had gabrielle unions married to dwyane wade. and she was saying that she is maybe at times overenthusiastic during games. >> oh, she's a lunatic. >> seth: she's a lunatic, okay. [ laughter ] >> she's a certified lunatic. >> seth: so, as her friend you will certify that she is a lunatic. >> certified, certified. >> seth: how are you in the stands? >> i'm a little bit calmer. i mean, i have my moments. i'm a little bit calmer. i become a lunatic at kian's basketball games. i'm the parent that everybody kind of like walks away from. 'cause i'm like, what? that wasn't a foul. what are you talking about. i'm that parent. >> seth: i love that you give up the chance to like blend in madison square garden, but i'll be a lunatic at a school gym. >> exactly. [ light laughter ] and kian the other day he's like, "mom, everybody heard you screaming!" i had the best time. >> seth: speaking of the best time, i wanna ask, you worked, even before you were an actress, you were on trl. >> yes. >> seth: like the heyday of t

union here on wyff 4. it governor nikki haley will after the sp>> i was prepared to eat my chips and drink my drink, and watch it on tv. gabrielle: a grerewood woman first lady tonight for president obama's final state of the union address. edith childs first met president obama when he was a senator on the campaign trail. you may remember this video. her "fired up, ready to go" chant inspired his campaign back in 2007. >> i am just honored that he still remembers edith childs. and if he says that i was a help to him, then i was, but i don't think i was a help to him. i just did what i do, you know, and didn't mind doing it. gabrielle: childs says she was overjoyed to receive the call from the white house inviting her to tonight's big event. nigel: coong up, in commitment 2016, and nbc news poll is out. where the presidential candidates stand less than three gabrielle: we are learning more about the gateway project. why officials believe it's important to connect i-85 and i-385. >> it's just revitalizing our downtown, making it beautiful. nigel: one town's downtown area is getting a $500,000 makeover. more on the changes, and wh

gabrielle: and what delivering the response to president obama state of the union could mean for making really on the john: national stage. john:there is downtown greenville in the background. mid to high level clouds moving in pretty quickly. tonight. announcer: you are watching live local breaking news. this is wyff news 4 at 5:00 in high definition. nigel: let's talk weather first off. here's a live look at greenville . look at the traffic on 385. look how backed up it is and then going southbound, it's almost a standstill. gabrielle: certainly something to keep in mind if you are headed that way tonight. but let's talk about the weather. it has been a very winterlike day. any warm-ups on the way? john: it is hard to use the word running about five or six degrees below average for this time of year. in the teens on average in the mountains and warmed up only into the 40's. only reach the upper 30's in boone. 41 in asheville. 41 in spartanburg. 43 in anderson. normally, the high temperature is in the low 50's this time of year. you can see how much colder it is, but not as cold tonigh

gabrielle: you can c cch president obama's last state of the union address, right here on wyff four. it begins tonight at 9:00. we'll also stream the address on the wyff four mobile app. south carolina governor nikki haley will provide the republican response, right after the president's speech. >> once we get out there, it's going to look like a construction site. michael: it's being called the upstate's single largest transportation project in history. how the gateway project at this major interchange will cut back john: the weather is looking a little bit better for the race this saturday. it starts at 9:00 a.m., the michael: later this month, the dot will begin the first major phase of the gateway project at the interchange of i-85 and 385 in greenville county. a busy place. it is a big project. the $231 million plan is the second largest d.o.t. project in south carolina history. it's scheduled to finish in the summer of 2019. the new design should cut down on some of the trap -- traffic back-ups. the d.o.t. says on average, nearly 200,000 vehicles pass through the interchange ev

union" promises have fallen flat. >> if you did analysis of every promise, every proposal that every president since thomas jefferson you will find the rate being low. >> take gun control. >> gabrielle giffords deserve a vote. the families of newtown deserve a vote. scott: but congress didn't agree and obama had to resort to watered down executive action. in every "state of the union" he touted college affordability, again a tough sell. the student loan debt above the $1 trillion mark for three years. the bully pulpit speeches are more on the lingering hope than the likelihood. >> they are the same. look at all we can do. we don't unite the people. because of that republican control crisis. there may be a blew print for the long-term future and what he believes they can pass despite the politicians across town he is not having luck with. executive orders or actions. leading the bigger ticket item s. alison: stay with us for the complete coverage of the "state of the union." we will be live from capitol hill tomorrow with the previews. live again when it's over. leon: maryland appeals court delayed the trial of the baltimore police officer caesar goodson. jury selection is expected t

gabrielle: thanks, john. tomorrow marks the last time president obama will ever deliver a state of the union address. as wyff news 4's myra ruiz reports, he's inviting people who have inspired him along the way, including a woman from our area. myra: edith childs is a greenwood county councilmember. she's already in washington, and she will be among the two dozen people who will sit with the first lady earned the president's state of the union address. childs caught president obama's attention way back in 2007, when he was still an illinois senator campaigning for president. the white house says childs was invited because she inspired president. obama credits her with coining the "fired up, ready to go" rallying cry that was used throughout his campaign. edith childs will join some other people who have landed in the national spotlight recently. that includes staff sergeant spencer stone, who is one of the men who prevented a terror attack on a paris-bound train , along with one of the first women to graduate from army's elite ranger school. myra ruiz, wyff news 4, greenwood. michael: hundreds came o

in his final state of the union, president obama reiterated his argument for closing the prison. he said it is a waste of anti-american sentiments. gabrielle: three men have been convicted of being involved in the biggest robbery in the uk's legal history. a jury found the three guilty for the 2015 hatton garden heist. the hatton garden safe deposit company in london's jewelry district was robbed over easter weekend last year. officials say an estimated $20 million worth of jewelry and valuables were stolen. michael: police say a woman went on a rampage at a georgia waffle house, naked. jennifer nicholson was arrested at a waffle house in kennesaw last friday. that's in cobb county. they say she stripped off her clothes, threw plates at patrons, and punched a woman in the face. in fact, authorities say she broke the woman's nose. nicholson faces several assault and public indecency charges. she is being held in the cobb county jail. the first hurricane of the year, yes, it is only january but there it is. "alex" became an 85-mile-per hour hurricane just this morning. the national hurricane center parts of the azores islands. they are in th

union mission are said to be identified by alleged victims. there are also allegations against troops operating directly under the u.n. flag. gabriellizondo reports at the united nations headquarters in new york. >> reporter: embroiled in scandal once again. a total of six new allegations have surfaced of sexual misconduct against children by foreign peace keeping troops in the central african republic. the incidents are alleged to have taken place in the capitol at a camp for displaced people in 2014. four teenage girls between the ages of 14 and 16 say they were sexually assaultedy european union peace keepers. three said the abusers were from a georgian contingent. troubling allegations were also made against french troops, the youngest alleged victim, a 7-year-old girl said she was sexually abused in exchanged for a bottle of water and a bag of cookies. >> these of course extremely serious accusations, and it's crucial these cases are thoroughly investigated we are heartened at the initial response we received from the countries concerned as well as from the european union, which show they take these allegations very seriously.

georgia, who were there under a european union mission are said to be identified by victims, there are allegations against troops operating directly under the flag. gabriel elizonda reports from new york. >> reporter: embroiled in scandal once again. six new allegations have surfaced of sexual misconduct against children by foreign peacekeeping troops in the central african republic. the incidents are alleged to have taken place in the capital bankee, at a -- bangui at a camp for displaced people. four teenage girls, between 14 and 16, say they were sexually assaulted by european union peacekeepers. three said it was from a georgian contingent taking part in the mission. troubling allegations were made against french troops, the youngest victim, a 7-year-old girl said she was sexually abused in exchange for a bottle of water and a bag of cookies. >> these are, of course, serious accusation, and it's crucial that the cases are thoroughly and urgently investigated. we are heartened with the initial response receivered from the country -- received from the countries concerned. showing they take the allegations seriously. >> we will continue to follow up on

gabrielle with al jazeera new york. >>> read more about the story on our website, al jazeera.com and there you will find the stories and we are covering an al-shabab attacks on african unionomalia and more on the story on al jazeera.com. "on target" tonight. mike huckabee is struggling in the polls but is not giving up his fight to be the 2016 republican nominee for president. i'll ask him how long he'll stay in the race and why he still has faith that evangelical voters will still have faith in him and reject ted cruz. >>> the 2016 election proirnl season officially kicks off with the avoid caucus on february 1st and on the republican side there are still 12 candidates,

union, which show they take these allegations very seriously. we will continue to closely follow up on these cases, and any others which emerge as the u.n. team on the ground continues its investigations. >> gabrielndo sent this update from the u.n. in new york. >> reporter: these are very troubling new allegations. there is a lot of new allegations as well, and i want to run down what we know as of right now. there are currently two new allegations of sexual misconduct by french troops in the central african republic. these allegations date back to 2014, but just came to light now. there are also four new cases of alleged wrongdoing by e.u. troops in the central african republic. these came to light also recently, also date back to 2014. it was apparently four young girls, teenagers, all of whom said that they were sexually abused by e.u. troops. three of the girls pointed the finger at georgian contend gent of troops who they say were the perpetrators of this alleged crime. we are also hearing new information, that the u.n. has confirmed that they -- as part of this investigation also have new allegations of sexual misconduct by u.n. peace keepers themselves. while the u.n. has not released any

union" promises have fallen flat. >> if you did analysis of every promise every proposal that every president since thomas jefferson you will find the rate being low. >> take gun control. >> gabrielle. the families of newtown deserve a vote. scott: but congress didn't agree and obama had to resort to watered down executive action.