match.com has declared the sunday after new year's day dating sunday. the site says it sees a 60% spike in new members between christmas and valentine's day. is its busiest day of the year. january 3 has now been proclaimed dating sunday and match.com says it is as close to a national holiday for single daters as you can get. >> still to come on news 4 at 4 the wolf pack had the conference home opener this afternoon. we will have the highlights coming up in sports. the area all that put >>> welcome back. of the west are starting to damage assessment and cleanup is underway as cities further south brace for what's coming our way. here's the national weather report. >> reporter: in missouri it's a day for drying out. >> this was 3 feet deep. well, 2 feet. >> the town was between the merrimack in the mississippi rivers inundated after 10 inches of rain. lf 50 homes underwater. at least 11 levees have given away. >> they keep calling it the 100 year flood, the 500 year flood. >> the governors of illinois and missouri have been out surveying the damage. >> j

match.com is trying to brand yesterday, the first sunday after new year's day, dating sunday. yesterday was dating sunday. monday. and tomorrow is std tuesday. [ laughter ] it really -- but according to match.com there's a 60% increase in the new members that they have between christmas and valentine's day. and the best time, the single best time to sign up was yesterday at 3:00 p.m. is the prime -- and if you didn't yesterday at exactly 3:00 p.m., you're probably going to die alone. i'm sorry. [ laughter ] you want to find love the old-fashioned way, you don't need match.com. a new season of "the bachelor" -- all you have to do is be the bachelor. bachelor ben higgins is here tonight following the big season premiere. the 20th season of "the bachelor." bachelor seasons are like dog years. they go by fast, and they hump your leg while they're at it. [ laughter ] so i got an advance copy of "the bachelor" last night, had it on in the kitchen while i was making dinner. my wife is watching it in the very nice, very, very nice person. she's alone in the living room, and i hear her

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. >> match.com. still ahead of the pack. what about people in 50s or above? >> eharmony or ourtime.com. are going after? >> yes. profile together, your picture is 90% of the success. >> at least 90%. >> oh, look at that. the first thing you need to do is to get prepared is make sure photos are in shape. a mix of head shots and body shots. head shots looking directly at the camera and body shots, head to knee on head to toe. >> dress your success? >> absolutely. don't think you are trying too hard. here are before and after shots. a guy with sunglasses and old t-shirt. a woman casual. she literally broke the internet when we put her on. she already found love. >> a a nobody else is in the pictures. >> you and only you. no pets. no kids. people know you have friends. you don't have to have tons of friends. >> what about your actual profile? what should we say when we are trying to introduce ourselves? in addition to that, if you are adventurous, you might like to bungee jump or hike. those are one to t

before we go, go, if one of your resolutions is to find love tomorrow might your day match.com has declared this sunday dating sunday. 60% spike in new members after new year's day on sunday. january 3rd has been proclaimed is as close to a national holiday a national holiday as you can get for single daters. >> you are married, you are out on this one. >> sorry guys, or ladies. love. resolution? >> i haven't thought of it. >> i don't do it.

that is our favorite pick. >> match.com. still ahead of the pack. what about people in 50s or above? >> eharmony or ourtime.com. it specializes in singles that are 50-plus. >> does it help you weed out so you're getting more who you're going after, more tailored? >> yes, yes. >> when it comes to putting your profile together, your picture is 90% of the success. >> at least 90%. >> oh, look at that. the first thing you need to do is to get prepared is make sure photos are in shape. shots and body shots. head shots looking directly at the camera and body shots, head to knee or heaea to toe. >> dress your success? >> absolutely. don't think you are trying too hard. here are before and after shots. a guy with sunglasses and old t-shirt. a woman casual. dress to impress, the full body shots. she literally broke the internet when we put her on. she already found love. >> and nobody else is in the pictures. >> you and only you. no pets. no kids. people know you have friends. you don't have to have tons of friends. it's you and only you. >> what about your

match.com says it's as close to a national holiday for senior daters as you can get. they don't waste any time. >> no, you got to get right to it. >> a lot of people looking for love and warmth in this story. parts of western new york finally getting some snow flurries. it could reach up to a foot in some places today. right outside buffalo neighbors woke up to white out conditions. 35 mile per hour winds as well. other parts saw thunder snow. 3-4 inches of lake effect snow expected there by tonight. we're feeling like winter here though. >> this is what, we got so use to this nice calm warm winter. i feel like this is what's going to happen. all the sudden boom. >> sorry snow sledders. mighty tough sledding as we're going to stay dry all the way toward the end of the week. the big story is the sunshine after several, a lot of clouds around days in a row without much cloudiness. there's the bright sun pouring down on union station. gorgeous blue skies over looking northeast washington in the foreground. on the verizon, prince george region will have plenty of sunshine

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according to the dating site, it match.com expects there will be a hike on the sunday after new year's as people start looking for ways to accomplish resolutions like finding love. so a happy00ing those people looking for love in 2016. >>> still to come on news 19 ill >>> you're watching news 19 saturday morning. >>> good morning. thanks for sticking around with news 19 saturday morning. i am colby gallagher. sce&g has begun closing the spill gate opened yesterday reducing outflows from saluda hydro. they have opened the spill gates twice in the last several days in an effort to reduce the water from lake murray. the water that has been released has been flowing into the lower saluda river causing problems from neighborhoods. chuck has more. >> reporter: thanks, coal right now we are out on karen brook drive. i have don with me. don, tell me a little bit about what has been going on these past couple of days. >> well, the water started coming in here a couple days ago and it started coming in pretty hard in this area. now, we live on the other side of the sub division. so most of the n

. >> we met two years ago on match.com. >> match.com. >> reporter: so perhaps it makes sense that the video of their proposal is also getting a lot of attention on the web. royal whose with the fdny 0ed her classroom at ps 361 to give a fire safety demonstration to the students. >> he asked the student, who wants to see her dress up? and of course all the kids wanted that. >> reporter: so as his buddy filmed away, she got suited up. he had slipped the ring box like this into the left glove. she didn't respond when she slipped on the glove so he had to give he ever a little prompting. >> will you marry me? yeah. >> i did feel something but -- >> reporter: let's see, yeah, maybe you just thought it was -- >> she's got tiny hands. >> i thought it was a device, part of the glove. >> reporter: the couple wanted to share the video with just family and friends. >> it said it was too big to send so i couldn't email or text it. so my brother said, put it on youtube. >> reporter: the video has been watched by tens of thousands of people all over the globe. >> there's a story in london. there's

he's cute - you're going so fast well today - might be your day - to find a soulmate - according to match.com the sunday after new year's is prime time to find love -they call it - "dating sunday"... nats - match commercial the online dating site says there's typically 60 p spike in new users joining the site between chrsitmas and valentines day. so what makes today the best day to log on for love? well according to match - sundays are always the week. and with emotions runing high during the holidays - there are plenty of break-ups - which means more fish in the sea? so if finding love was o of your resolutions - start revamping those online profiles - because you may be in luck? sot paul carrick brunson (professional matchmaker) tip #1 choose a clever username - maybe one that begins with an earlier letter in the alphabet- that way you're at the top of the search heap. tip #2 make your profile photo stand out nats - you can tell everything you need to tell from the first picture ?and adding flash - not such a bright idea - photos with flash can add six s to your perceivable age... and final

. >>> i found this survey from match.com. >> yes. >> revealed the five biggest dating milestones. you know you are in a relationship if you start doing this stuff. >> okay. >> you are an expert. >> yes. >> there we are. >> we will go from five to one. >> start at number five and end up at number one. the first vacation together that is a milestone. >> yes. >> it is the the way two people travel cannery veal a lot about them. according to the survey this this milestone hits around ten months in the relationship. maybe you shouldn't travel with someone until ten months in. >> that is what they suggest. >> mike you take woman -- before you were engaged. you went on trips. brought them away. >> bring them to conshohocken. >> didn't you satisfaction you take her to the caribbean. >> i will a say this i met her on october the 11th. >> you remember the date. >> yes. >> october 11th. >> and. >> we went to saint bart's for new years eve. >> so that would be a couple months later good that is two and a half months in. we're in the caribbean together. >> okay good how did that go was it awkw

this match.com profile of former miss new york usa was a fake. it used a real picture. we can tell you what the phoney profile said because it was too x-rated. >> it's humiliating and shameful. i felt i was at a loss of control over my reputation and what was out there in social media, on the internet, about who i am as a person. >> reporter: when she had trouble getting the profile removed, she hired a lawyer and didn't stop there. she launched a campaign called in plain sight to raise >> we need to catch up with the times. we don't have adequate laws around things like this. >> reporter: in another recent case, someone created a fake instagram account. it contained racial slurs and insults he would never use. >> whether you're an elected official or everyday person, everyone can be a target of bullying on social media. anyone can have their identity stolen and dragged into the cesspool of social media. >> there are few legal penalties, but this bill would change that. >> it would raise the penalties and give judges the discretion to make this a d class felony, which w

a group of professors surveyed 1200 match.com users who their profiles and owning a pet makes someone more attractive. not just any pet. 39% said owning a cat is a deal breaker. >> ricky gervais is looking to get the last laugh this sunday. he hosted the show three times before and not since 2012. some wondered if he would ever host again as he took shots and he said you are going to have to tune in to find out. >> this can offend everyone in the world. it's the not knowing that is exciting. >> new year's day, he tweeted out an apology for the things he will say sunday night. oh, boy. the show airs sunday followed by the golden globe awards show at 8:00. >> the miami heat is in action tonight. we will have an update on the >> the dolphins appear to have a >>> taking on the phoenix suns, the heatpening up a-game road trip and so farr this hasas gone back and forth. the first game back to phoenix, he had an early impact scoring the first six points and the heat would have no problems both m mking big plays for the lead. in the second half, big runs that lead tofu league changes. as the

match.com says there's a 60% increase in new users between claim and valentine's day, following a spikeof breakups in the holiday, the exact peak to look for love, 5:52:00 p.m. so you have 22 minutes to perfect you're profile. >> hmm. >> that does it for us here on abc7~news. thank youor your >>> welcome to "world news tonight." developing right now, the armed standoff. a militia group seizing a federal building. the fight over land. their vow to use violence if they have to. and their call to arms for others to take on the government. >>> counterpunch. donald trump taking on hillary. after he appears in a terror propaganda video. something she said would happen. he says hillary is to blame. >> hillary clinton created isis with obama. >>> embassy attack. angry protesters in iran, storming the saudi embassy, setting it on fire. saudi arabia, now severing ties. tonight, iran threatening divine vengeance. >>> new year's nightmare.

helen fisher / chief scientific advisor, match "rapid with the apps, get to know somebody more with match.com and other dating sites like that or go to a dating site where you really are anonymous and we give you the dates yourself" but a perfect match in the digital world doesn't always hold up in the real world. experts say too much messaging online before a first meeting can be problematic... so can the sheer number of options. sot: dr. helen fisher / chief scientific advisor, match "peopleleon dating sites get the impression that there's another one around the corner and they just keep swiping and they don't settle in to try to get to know the people they have already met." if you're creating a dating avoid photos that show drinking or too much skin. and in your description... give details to let people know who you are. sot: dr. helen fisher / chief scientific advisor, match "you'll turn some people off but you'll turn the right ones on" and when you do meet... sot: dr. helen fisher / chief scientific advisor, match "for heaven's sake, don't talk about your exes!" or there might not be a