coming up next, we're talking with tyler whistler, a contestant on hgtv's "design star." he's going to give us tips about navigating the home show. >>> and tracking the rain that's on the way. a live look at storm ranger 10 at the perkiomen airport in collegeville. meteorologist bill henley has a look at possible flooding next. . today the philly home show begins this afternoon. nbc10's wraerandy gyllenhaal is there live. you're featuringing someone that's -- featuring someone that's from hgtv. >> yesterday from "ener energege resc rescue." how do you filter things when you're looking to remodel? >> my best advice is not to filter out. walk the aisles. that's what it's here for to get inspiration and see stuff you might not know about. >> reporter: one of the specialties is kitchen stuff. walk us through if you're redesigning a kitchen or getting a new kitchen, what do you tell peopl people? >> prioritize what is important to you, kitchen cabinets, countertops. kitchens are difficult. i recommend getting professional help, a designer, contractor, kitchen show room, make s

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and after discovery completes its purchase of scripts network owners of hgtv, food network and the travel channel. >> the government was founded in landover maryland. it moved its global headquarters then its current headquarters in 2003. the company currently employees about 1300 people at its silver springs building that's down from 2500 employees a decade ago. the sale and closure of discovery silver springs area is expected to take place one year after the script's purchase is finalized. >>> is facebook cracking down on cursing and cussing. we're going to verify coming tone of the most pristine and beautiful parts -- of the world. but barbara comstock just voted to put it up for sale. why? to pay for tax cuts for billionaires and big corporations. comstock supported donald trump's tax scheme for the wealthy, adding $1.5 trillion to the debt and leaving us with the bill. tell barbara comstock we won't stand for selling our wild lands to give billionaires

an announced the news on their hit hgtv series.fixing up a new nursery. the couple announcing on social media, they're expecting their fifth child. chip posting this message on instagram with their competing baby bumps, with the caption, gaines, party of seven. if you are confused, we're pregnant. the proud parents of ella, 9-year-old duke and 7-year-old emmy, who appear regularly on the home makeover show. the couple shocked fans by revealing the current season of their hgtv series will be their last. the decision leaving fans saddened and confused about why the couple wanted to end the show. they insisted they wanted to focus on their family. they spoke to savannah here on "today." >> the most important thing in the world is jo and my relationship, followed quickly by the four difficult kids. we didn't want to push it. >> reporter: the couple was married in 2003 and live on a 40-acre farm outside of waco, texas. they launched "fixer upper" turning dilapidated houses into dream homes. the show was a huge hit and spawned a media em

and with it most of its 1300 a $15 billion deal to purchase scripps which owns the food network and hgtv. this is a shock for many. >> it is really sad come a little weird. are they actually leaving? oh, wow. >> it's disappointing. i wanted to work in their in college. i watched this building go up. alison: discovery moved to silver spring in 2003. athin a year or so, only small operation will remain in maryland and sterling, virginia. nancy: steve scalise is getting ready for another surgery after suffering serious injuries in the shooting last june. tomorrow's surgery is a routine continue and he will to handle his leadership duties as he recovers. developments as the korea's kim jong-un for a summit. presented as from the nations met for the first time in several years. north korea agreed to send athletes to the upcoming games. a south korean official said that president trump deserves credit for his tough talk. it is a smart move that north korea will come to south korea. statement,a joint the nations agreed to hold military talks. say that north korea is just a few tests away from p

they started the popular home improvement show fixer upper on the hgtv network. maybe they need to switch over and start a parenting show. >> i love that show and they are so great with the kids and their house, but five? god bless them. >>> when you think you've heard it all we have this for you. fed up with passenger on an airplane open the emergent exit door while the plane was on the runway. this was in spain on new year's day. >> the man was a 57-year-old polish national and he appeared to contemplate a jump on the runway before he said no, and sat down on the wing. >> how did he get that far without someone catching him? >> he was in the emergency exit row and said i'm out. he was eventually talked into getting back inside the airplane and was subsequently arrested.>>> coming up snow expected to hit the area in the morning and dc crews out letting you know they will be pretreating the roads tonight. we will talk to topper about how much know we will see.>> "wake up washington" starts a half an hour earlier at 4:00 a.m. with the crew and everyt >> use the ha

hgtv, we love that show. >> they talked about it a while back and said no. this might have been an older episode. i'm surprised to hear that. good for them. hey, as long as they keep showing the reruns, people are going to watch. i watch the reruns. >>> listen to this, researchers at ogsberg university, men do prefer blonds? >> at least the ones in augsburg university is, i don't know where that is in minnesota. blond women look younger and healthier than brew nets. >> you say that about everyone until you see them up close. you could say that about ev close. i could see that the blond would be more eye catching. light catches your eye. the blond hair probably catches your eye. let's say i'm a little biased. i'm not angry, i'm just biased. >> me and you both. my wife's a brunette. i fall firmly on the brunette side. apparently brew neunettes do ha >> i've heard more trustworthy brown hair brown eyes. >> falls into the whole thinking of them as better parents, better mom. >> probably. we're loving and caring and all those good things. >> what other attributes

the adorable way that hgtv stars chip and joanna gaines just revealed their newest project, today, wednesday, january 3rd, 2018. >> from nbc news, this is "today," with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> hey, everybody. welcome to "today." and thanks for joining us on this wednesday morning. leave it to chip and joanna gaines to do it just right. >> i know. a little renovation project, a bun in the oven. >>> we're going to get to our top story, that monster storm set to bring snow, ice and frigid winds from florida to the northeast. if you think it's been cold, just wait. there's a new, even colder arctic blast on the way. we're going to get to al's all-important forecast straight ahead. first, miss dylan is out at niagara falls, where it's so cold, the falls have partially frozen over. good morning, dylan. >> good morning, hoda. i miss finding ways to show you how cold it is here. here in niagara falls, new york, the windchill is two. and the temperatures have been so cold that it has been enough to freeze over parts of niagara falls. the air is so

rumors had been rampant for a little while when chip and joanna gaines told fans the fifth season of hgtv'sr upper" would be their last. well, now they've announced they're expecting baby number five. >> the couple said they wanted their kids to grow up out of the spotlight, and they'd like to spend a little bit more time with family, and the family will be bigger now. >> yeah, ironically they made that announcement as their final season premiered. >>> and now we have some alarming environmental news. >> yeah, scientists warn that chocolate, chocolate, folks, may be extinct by the year 2050. the cacao plant that chocolate comes from only grows in a few areas, mostly rain forests, which are disappearing. >> but there is a little ray of hope. researchers may be able to genetically modify the plant, but this, i tell you, is a complete horrible thing if it goes away. >> it really is. we've started stockpiling here at "world news now." so if you're wondering where -- we've depleted the stash of the world really. >> never forget. >>> queen elizabeth is about to make a rare appearance in a documen

the popular host of hgtv's fixer upper expecting maybe number five.a gains made the announcement last year. the couple said last year this would be the last season for their show which is currently in season five. tam. >> well, congratulations to them. a winter storm watch has been issued for parts of our area as a powerful nor'easter draws closer. we're timing out when the snow will get here. >>> also the frigid temperatures are putting a strain on pipes and home heating systems. >> ♪ but their nutritional needs remain instinctual. that's why there's purina one true instinct. nutrient-dense, protein-rich, real meat number one. this is a different breed of natural nutrition. purina one, true instinct. jimmy's gotten used to his whole yup, he's gone noseblind. odors. he thinks it smells fine, but his mom smells this... luckily there's febreze fabric refresher for all the things you can't wash. it finds odors trapped in fabrics and washes them away as it dries. and try pluggable febreze to continuously eliminate odors for up to 45 days of freshness. plu

jillian's favorite couple on "fox & friends" a few month back and now the hgtv fixer-upper stars announcingfth kid. >> love that show. next up the bad. crisis of willy wonka proportions. >> please i beg you agustas. >> scientists predicting the chocolate supply will melt away boo 2050 and they are blaming global warming. rob: not a chance. a passenger let's itself out of the emergency exit. another man claims he was having asthma attack. had to get off. bye. >> white house meeting with congressional leaders too discuss bunt caps and other policy new year. >> president wants to have immigration reform. we heap to be able to meet with members of congress to get that done. >> why do the left want so many illegal immigrants and amnesty. let's be honest they want their votes. >> north korean dictator. president trump quoting i too have a nuclear bu button but it is a much bigger and more powerful one than his. >> california is now a sanctuary state. >> california better hold on tight. if the politicians in california don't want to protect their community then ice will. >> senator orrin

the head of corporation operation says the takeover of the food channel and hgtv is a matter of dollars and cents. >> this company loves silver springs. and loves maryland. we are a maryland company. we have to make changes. it has changes and consequences. >> they will have existing campuses in knoxville will have many of the functions that are here in silver spring. eventually the company will sell the building on georgia avenue. a stu community. >> it's sad. i'm sorry. this is weird. are they leaving? wow! >> this is disappointing. i always dreamed of working there in college. it's seemed like all of this, i watch this building go up. >> he fought to keep discovery. >> it's been a very strong corporate entity in montgomery county. 1300 jobs. a large space in silver spring. they have been very, very outstanding. i am disappointed to say the least. brad: they say they will go the way of the dinosaurs in the lobby if they don't make the move. when we come back we talk about what the community is saying about the future and whether they hit. in silver spring, brad bell. abc7 news. alison

earlier this year, chip and joanna announced they were taking a break from their really huge show, hgtv'sxer-upper." they left people wondering what is happening and 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. it also happens to be the same night their final season show premier -- their final season premier. >> there was some sympathy weight gain there. it's a thing. apparently it's a thing. >> it is. >> i unfortunately missed kendis's "single ladies" dance yesterday. >> you are thankful. diane hasn't recovered from it. that's why she's not here. >> but beyonce news. we have it. it's aplenty this morning. >> 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.

the head of corporation operation says the takeover of the food channel and hgtv is a matter of dollarsoves silver springs. and loves maryland. we are a maryland company. we have to make changes. it has changes and consequences. >> they will have existing campuses in knoxville will have many of the functions that are here in silver spring. eventually the company will sell the building on georgia avenue. a stu

. >>> well, it was shocking when the stars of the hgtv fixer upper called it quits.00, the major announcement that is bringing their post-show goals to light. >>> and sexual assault and more than a dozen other charges. the allegations against a canadian man who was held captive by the taliban for five years. here's your receipt. have a nice day! thank you. ♪ ♪ start the car! start the car! start the car! start the car! the ikea winter sale. wooooooo! get up to 50% off select items. now through january 10th. ikea. >> he is due in a canadian court today. boyle and his wife were captured five years ago by the taliban while backpacking in pakistan. they had three children while in cab test. they were returned to canada after being rescued. the details of the charges against boyle have not been made public except that the alleged crimes happened between his return and december 30th. >>> congress gets back to work on capitol hill today. in september, president trump said he would not consider citizenship for people enrolled in the daca which allows undocumented immigrants

. >>> hgtv and fixer upper fans, your couple from texas made another announcement. >> they said they were ending their show but now we know why. >> any time she asks for pickles on top of that ice cream, you know what that means. >> that's a binge. >> pickles and ice cream, who else eats that? the gains are expecting baby number five. the couple revealed the big news last night during their show and on social media. the new baby, if you follow the gains family, four big siblings already. brother drake and duke and sisters ella and emmy. >> no word on the new baby or when it will be born. >> wonderful. their kids are gorgeous. they're gorgeous. all kinds of good stuff coming out. >>> 6:25 right now. >>> well, it is frigid, another frigid start to the day, but it about this morning, it's the actual temperature. we have below 10 degrees for most of the area right now, and look at manassas, zero. that is just bitter outside. but we're watching snow chances overnight tonight and even colder air that will move in by the end of the week. i'll show you details coming up. >>> plus, a college

. >>> hgtv, your favorite couple from waco, texas, made another major announcement. >> in september they announced they were ending their h >> any time she asks for pickles on top of that ice cream, you know what that means. >> the gains are expecting baby number five. the couple revealed the news last night during their show and on social media. the new baby will have four big siblings. brothers drake and duke and sisters ella and emmy. >> no word just yet on when joanna is due but we'll find out and let you know. >> congratulations. big family. >> everything is bigger in texas. >> that's what they say. >>> 5:26 right now. >> well, you need to bundle up. another frigid morning. no surprise there. we're not even showing you the wind chills. these are the actual temperatures. a lot of areas are below ten degrees right now. it is a cold one outside. colder air setting in by friday morning. we'll take a look at that coming up. >>> plus, a college break trge holidays now paralyz >>> "news 4 today" starts now. >>> right now at 5:29, we are taking a look at these below freezing temperatures ri

laughter and applause ] and finally you guys, i saw that this week, former first lady, laura bush was on hgtv"fixer upper." [ laughter ] while, the current first lady asked if she could appear on the show "wife swap." >> steve: oh! [ laughter and applause ] >> jimmy: we have a great show tonight. [ cheers and applause ] give it up for the roots, ladies and gentlemen. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ >> jimmy: thank you very much, everybody. happy friday, everybody. >> yeah! >> jimmy: happy friday. [ cheers and applause ] we're all excited here at "the tonight show" because we are taking the show on the road to minneapolis for a special live show on super bowl sunday. >> steve: oh! ♪ [ applause ] >> jimmy: big deal for us. we're all getting our bags packed 'cause the super bowl is like, tomorrow. [ laughter ] and it's going to be a giant show. we've got some huge guests lined up. we have the biggest movie star in the world, dwayne "the rock" johnson on the show. >> steve: yeah! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: we have the cast of nbc's award winning series "this is us." they will be there. [ c

big screen tvs throughout the clubs are now going to air usa, a & e, discovery and hgtv in addition tolocal tv stations and espn. many people are afrauding the company's decision. >>> a cleanup is reportedly expected to ramp up from last year's north bay fires. thanks no part to a recent $475 million contract for the debris removal company. it is believed crews may be able to complete that cleanup operation within two months. >>> happening today. if you see smoke in the north bay, don't be alarmed. no need to call nine. marin county firefighters are conducting a controlled burn as part of their plan to prevent widespread wildfire in the future. now the controlled burn is planned for the area of lucas valley road near big rock. you might smell or see smoke between 10:00 in the morning and 4:00 in the afternoon. >>> also, homeowners in the north bay may be having a hard time finding home insurance. the california state insurance commissioner yesterday reported that insurance companies refused to renew thousands of policies in 24 counties in 2016. these are counties that are considered to

they're hosts of hgtv's show "property brothers." lucky ladies. they're here. jonathan and drew, congratulations. this is important work. putting your skills to great use. >> we worked with habitat for so long. we're humbled they enabled us with being habitat humanitarians. if you have a chance to go to a build, you'll love it. >> before our shows, we were working with habitat. i love the fact that it's an organization that it's an organization that helps people. >> ashley and amanda, you're going to be part of this. what does it mean to you to be building a house with these guys? >> what it means to me is my children will have a place to call home. and i won't have to worry about prices going up and down. >> and she's going to make it look pretty. these houses will look great in the end. >> you don't know which brother is going to help you rig, right? >> one of us is doing each of their builds. we can announce it. >> amanda, you're with me. >> ashley, you're with me. >> come over here. >> we have some demos. this is a starting point

other critics like "us weekly" accusing the hgtv stars having a child as a ploy to save their marriageave adam klotz. what's going on weatherwise? >> i'm out here on the plaza doing calisthenics trying to stay warm. lisa: don't wear yourself out. >> i can do this all day long, guys. i'm in fantastic shape. don't question that it's all about the temperatures. it is absolutely frigid out there here. frigid on the eastern half country. i saw at the top of mt. washington in new hampshire negative 92 degrees. that's the feels like temperature there. not that cold here. so i have something to be happy about. take look at some of these maps, it chilly. you are seeing some of these numbers getting down into single digits. if you add the wind chill and that's where it feel as whole lot colder down into the negative, negative 10. negative 101 degrees here in the eastern half of the country. unfortunately guys like this all day long, all weekend we will be warming up. next week as i said, guys, i can do this all day. i' out here another hour. pete: we will come back at you in 45 minutes with a li

hgtv. food network. thing though. i wish i was more handy like chip gaines. >> i like "project runway." same thing. i don't consider it trash tv, but reality tv. it's -- if you don't have -- it's not like homework. you don't have to concentrate all that hard and i get to see someone create something. i like that. >> i like "the real housewives" reunion. >> it's like eating fast food and then i regret it lately. >> my daughter is into the "fixer upper" thing. the tiny houses. i watch what my son tells me, "ozarks." >> very good. >> kind of a mind twister, a mind bender. i also don't watch a lot of tv anymore at night, i try to look for -- because it's so noisy, i kind of go for silence. >> you do? >> yeah, i really do. >> i love reruns of "the a team." '80s action show. >> do you ever realize you have over 500 options and you can't think of anything to watch? >> nothing -- >> hard to find one. >> yeah. nothing on 500 channels. >> food network. >> carson? >> let's get to it. let's begin with mr. rogers. it

rumors were running rampant when chip and joanna gaines told fans season 5 of their hgtv hit will bed to focus on family and their magnolia business. they shared this photo of joanna's growing belly along chip's belly announcing their fifth child is on the way. give it up. i love these two. i love the show. wrote on their post, gaines, party of seven and then in parentheses chip wrote if you're till confused, we are pregnant so we got it now. congratulations to the family and if you watch the show you'll understood why this child's middle name might be shiplap. >> say that three times fast. >> i'm scared. in the back i was wondering if i should day it. you know what i'm talking about. they always use this wood named shiplap. >> moving on. >>> the lineup for coachella has been announced. pack your bags, george stephanopoulos. it looks really good. headliners for the two weekend desert festival include beyonce. [ cheers and applause ] the weeknd, eminem, a little something for everybody. yeah. i love this. you may recall queen bey had to cancel her performance due to her pregnancy with

customers will and e, discovery hgtv, espn and local news if they want to watch cable news during workout you can still watch fox5 in the gym. there you go. great options. >> that's all you need. >> specialsly on a day like today you need your weather details. >> got to know. got to know. >> all jokes aside tucker we need do need to know because this might be serious. >> school gets canceled ourceler got to do weather here. 21 in washington. concerned about an icing even this afternoon the soundings atmospheric profiles are very favorable unfortunately for light rain which becomes freezing rain when it hits the surface later today. there's your satellite/radar. and it's warmer air on the back side of this. but the transition zone is what we're concerned about this will move in by early afternoon west to east and we're likely to get a wintry mix perhaps light rain across the with daytime highs in the low 30s. ground temperatures are in the teens at this hour and they're just not going to get a chance to warm up in anything tha up. just be on the look out here. sidewalks, roadways, driveway

. >> that's the couple on "fox & friends" a few months back now the hgtv fixer-upper star announcingture on instagram. congrats to them. ainsley: look how funny that is. jillian: they are hilarious. that's really funny. brian: i guess their marriage is fine. >> i guess so. ainsley: they said it was. they said those were all rumors. five kids u how fun would that be. steve: i know it jillian, thank you very much. now let's do a little kind of sports story you know philadelphia eagles quarterback carson wentz. well, he actually a couple days ago posted that image right there about his dog. it says happy birthday to momma henley, that's the name of his dog. we have been through a lot in five years. best dog and hunting buddy i could ask for. as you can see right there. if you notice, right there, on the left side of the screen, that shows some of the birds that apparently was part of the -- they got that day out hunting. and somebody didn't like that. ainsley: someone wrote you hunt makes you feel tough? now i don't give a darn i'm not going to say word because i don't -- kids are out t