lou manfredini is here, going to show us new types of grills. remember that big green oval egg? there's other versions that are out there. ceramic smokers. ooh, smokin'! >> and you never, ever left coal. >> i never left charcoal. >> what kind of grills do you have? >> i just got a fourth one. >> oh! really? >> you're a little fired up about that segment. >>> we're doing something really -- well, maybe it's going to be crazy, but we're going to try something tomorrow. we are giving the entire 9:00 hour, we're devoting it to "today's professionals," okay? star, donny, dr. nancy. they're going to be here. of course, they're going to talk about the hottest stories that have everyone talking. they're also going to give one lucky a complete lifestyle makeover. >> they do makeovers now? >> yeah, but i mean a lifestyle makeover. not just your hair and makeup. something even harder, your life. we'll find out all about that. >> we will be watching. >>> first let's go inside. natalie's standing by at the news desk with a check of all the headlines. >> good morning. an update on the economy

when our favorite home repairman answers all those pesky problems you have around the house. >> lou manfredinianswer your e-mail. >> we have a lou and a loo. >> here's the question from susan -- my toilet won't flush unless i hold the handle until it is finished flushing. how do i fix this? >> do you have any idea who babe winkleman is? he's a famous fisherman. this is my babe winkleman fix. get a medium size fishing bobber. inside the toilet there is a chain for the flapper. >> right, right, right. >> she's got to hold this open until it goes in there. clip the bobber on the chain. when you start to flush, the water goes, this wants to float. it will stay open till the water goes down. it's that quick. or she can go one step further and replace the flapper which is very easily done. it literally, these two little tabs go on and a new chain. this particular one made in wisconsin here in the usa. >> she could probably save a couple of hundred dollars. >> these are $5. the bobber is 50 cents. >> yeah. but to have a guy come repair it -- >> sure, sure. >> here is a question from joyce -- i have a

favorite home repair man "ask lou" and the answers to all the home repair problems you have. >> lou manfredinihouse smarts" and is here to answer your e-mails. this was a popular segment last time around. >> thank you. >> people love you, lou, not just because of your digits. >> christy writes, ants in the summertime drive us crazy and no matter what we do, they keep coming back. >> the mild winter means we have a huge ant problem across the country. >> the warmer the worse. >> right. when it comes to eliminating the ants, it's about eliminating the queen. get rid of the queen in the population, the men don't know what to do. >> of course they don't. >> the metaphor for life. this is one product i really like. hoda take this thing there. take your scissors. you see that red thing there? slice that. here, i'll take it. come on. we don't have a lot of time. >> i don't know what you were saying. >> go like this and open this up. this is a bait trap. take that and spray it. this is a sweet ant bait. you are going to put this out where you see the ants travel. they are going to come to this like it

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the answers to all the home repair problems you have. >> lou manfredini is host of "house smarts" and don't know what to do. >> of course they don't. >> the metaphor for life. this is one product i really like. hoda take this thing there. take your scissors. you see that red thing there? slice that. here, i'll take it. come on. we don't have a lot of time. >> i don't know what you were saying. >> go like this and open this up. this is a bait trap. take that and spray it. this is a sweet ant bait. they are going to come to this like it's an old country buffet. they are going to be like, oh, my gosh, we've got to go to this party. they go back to the colony and eliminate the queen. the rest of them are gone. >> they murder the queen? >> they say look what i've got for you. she dies and i think, quite frankly, the rest of the ants die of sadness. >> wow. they have feelings, too. >> what are we going to do without the queen? >> how i do fix a burn hole in my carpet as well as a red wine spill? >> when you can't get a spain out, no matter what you tried, your only aspect is this fix. take