the bachelor, nick viall, is here. kaitlyn will be here. tomorrow night, taraji p. henson will be here, from "fences" jovan adepo. we will have music from mike posner, and later this week, kevin costner, joel edgerton, k. trevor wilson. music from fantastic negrito and andy richter, whom you know from conan, is here to promote his new game show which is based on a game show from our show. it's called "big fan." next monday night at this time, matthew mcconaughey and green bay packers quarterback aaron rodgers will go head to head with their biggest fans to find out who knows more about matthew mcconaughey and the packers' quarterback, aaron rogere rodgers. that's next monday here on abc. starting at 10:00 p.m. our next guest loves helicopters, and he is host of the people's choice awards on january 18th. please say hello to joel mchale. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> thank you. >> jimmy: welcome. welcome. thank you for coming. happy new year to you. >> thank you. happy new year. should we clear this shark/dolphin [ blee

nick viall. i have the rose here. i'll set it down. man nick viall has been on tv before, you could say. he has already failed at love with andy, kaitlyn and jen on bachelor in paradise, in the event anyone watched that one over the summer. nick says he fears having his heart broken again but he's in this thing for real, and he's ready to go. and they are off and running. so speaking of off and running, the women arrive at the mansion. there were 30 of them. it doesn't matter at this point, really, what their names are in particular, at least not the mass of them. there were plenty of red dresses involved. there were two danielles. there were two jasmines. there was a josephine. napoleon didn't make the scene, but there was a josephine there was some woman named alexis in a shark suit. >> it was a dolphin. >> it was a shark suit. she thought it was funny. it ran through the whole episode. it was so stupid. we can't wait to get her out of here. anyway, the women a note, a couple, carynn from miami. she stole the first kiss with nick the

the bachelor, nick viall, is here. will be at our regular time with taraji p. henson will be here, from "fences" jovan adepo. we will have music from mike posner, and later this week, kevin costner, joel edgerton, k. trevor wilson. music from fantastic negrito and andy richter, whom you know from conan, is here to promote his new game show which is based on a game show from our show. it's called "big fan." next monday night at this time, matthew mcconaughey and green bay packers quarterback aaron rodgers will go head to head with their biggest fans to find out who knows more about matthew mcconaughey and the packers' quarterback, aaron rodgers. that's next monday here on abc. starting at 10:00 p.m. [ cheers and applause ] our next guest has not been a bachelor for 20 years but he loves helicopters and hot tubs more than anyone i know. his show is called "the great indoors." it airs thursday nights on cbs. he's hosted the people's choice awards on january 18th. please say hello to joel mchale. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ [

we'll be right back. >>> nick viall was jilted on "the bachelorette" twice, and then failed on "bachelors are going to be different. >> see you later, nick. >> see you on the group date! ♪ all by myself >> no tears. no screaming. no bickering. no fighting. no drama. no women. "the bachelor: home alone." >> hi, nick. s. >> hey, nick. >> nick! nick! >> give me that rose! >> the bachelor: home alone." [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: that's what a dolphin sounds like. we're back with nick and andi and kaitlyn, and it's time for me to pick my final four. let's pay special attention to nick's face. first, to whom you gave the first impression rose, i believe rachel the attorney will be in your final four. yes? >> i say yes. i like her. >> jimmy: you say yes? >> you usually are right, so i'm going to go with you. >> jimmy: thank you very much. next, danielle l. showed a lot of cleavage, yes? >> yes! >> i think if they brought their "a" game and "d" cups, they are in. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: all right. next, corinne. >> who has "d" cups? >> jimmy: she has a nanny, which appeals to nick. he kiss

so grab a glass of wine and get ready to judge, ladies, because we've got a sneak peek as nick viallegins his fourth attempt at finding mrs. wright. >> i'm super into you. >> fourth time's the charm. question mark? >> there's tears, amaker joup on a yacht, a super dramatic slap, and a surprise contestant from someone in nick's past. >> just seems a little weird. >> liz, a 29-year-old baby doula, met nick before. there was alcohol involved and missed opportunities. >> hi. >> of course we also get to see 30 creative and crazy entrances of nick's wannabe love. one comes riding in on a camel. there's a shark costume, a food truck and a cheerleading lesson. and a contestant freakout. >> want og to like get to know somebody. and it's hard. about. >> but for some real dish we sent lauren zima to meet the software salesman. >> what are your turn-ones? >> i think it's really sexy when a girl can dress down and still look really good. i'm talking jeans and -- >> what is the biggest challenge about dating you? >> i think i'm a lot to keep up with. i like a good fight. >> what physical feature a

so this season's man is nick viall, who has experience looking for love on tv. >> just a little bit. he was the runner up on two seasons of "the bachelorette." he's also been on "bachelor in paradise." >> so you had some 30 women to arrive at the mansion. among the notable, a woman named lacey who rhoode in on a camel. her grand entrance made a lot of women already inside jealous. >> oh, did you see that camel. >> yeah. she stole my idea. >> then alexis called her own shark costume embarrassing. was it a shark or a dolphin? i'm going with a shark. >> she says it was a dolphin. >> she's wrong. 20 women accepted roses. they all continue their journey next week. the highlight was the woman that led by telling him that all her friends hate him and had no idea why she was on the show. good opening line. >> i think a dancer right about now. >> she's left shark. >>> okay, so we move on. they're serving up big macs and fries. just steps from the pope. >> mcdonald's has opened right near the vatican to the chagrin of some roman catholic leaders. it's located on the the ground floor of a vatic

please let us welcome right now the new bachelor, nick viall, come on out! od to see you. >> you too. >> all right, nick. everyone is talking resolutions on this new year. happy new year. >> happy new year to you. >> did you make any resolutions this year? >> not anything specifically. i try to stay away from sugar. i have a sweet tooth. i'm at the point in my life where if i eat too much sugar the next day i feel terrible. >> i like how you couch that, i wish i could. >> >> i'll try but it won't happen. >> made it a few hours. >> until something is in front of me, then it's over. >> my resolution is to watch more "bachelor." i watched "bachelor in paradise." i got fished in, hooked in. i loved it. tonight is the season premiere of "the bachelor." [ applause ] one of the ladies you'll meet tonight already had a close encounter in the past. take a look at the clip. >> intriguing. >> it's just a fun night. >> hi. >> hi. >> i am definitely nervous and i'm curious to see if he kind of figures out who i am and remembers what happened that night. >> oh, my gosh. yo

and you remember her he asked nick viall to eat a raw hot dog on the first meeting. crazy start to say the least. this show is known for outrageous moments, spectacular lates and this guy no stranger to the bachelor franchise. he has appeared on three other seasons. so abc 7 jessica castro asked him a very good question. why not give up on tv romance and try a dating app like this. >> i would argue that being the bachelor is much better than being on tinder. so if compared to those two options, i would choose to be the bachelor. but in all seriousness, between my times on the show, i've always been out there, i've been dating. i think more than anything i've been open to meeting someone. >> he is open. >> that's accurate. >> he is open and he said lucky to have 30 women vying to be the love of his life. or the love for now. will he find true love? find out here on abc 7 news. week two begins tonight at 8:00. >>> we are sure that michael phelps has never tried this. coming up next, why swimmers hit the snow instead of the pool. >> their chilly stunt is now a huge spla

fans know all about nick viall. he gained quite a reputation after revealing on a reunion show that he sleptd with the ba bachelorette. now nick is getting another shot at finding love. >> i like someone who can keep up with me and isn't afraid to call me out on some of my b.s., which i'm sure there's some. >> really, nick? how about in 2014 when you outed bachelorette andi dorfman on national tv. >> if you weren't in love with me, i'm not sure why -- like why you made love with me. i don't -- >> first of all, i think that's below the belt. >> then in 2015, remember the bash lovette runner up got caught sleeping with kaitlyn bristowe. >> you slept with andi and caitlyn. will you go the distance and get physical with women before the fantasy suite as the bachelor? >> probably not. yeah, that didn't work out very well. i hope it's going to be a sexy season. but as far as, you know, going around all the bases, we might pump the brakes on that a little bit. >> i want nick right now. right now. >> on the 21st season, ther

the bachelor came back strong, returned with nick viall. >> did you catch this little opening number? >> well, he needs to shower off and get ready. >> oh, i'm ready, baby. i'm ready. don't you have one? >> no. i have to say with all the great football going on and then the bachelor, my family was so excited for the return of this show. >> here's the thing. i know my husband is now a fan because he actually sat down, poured me a glass of wine and was like let's watch together. i was like are you kidding me? what happened to my

the bachelor came back strong, returned with nick viall. >> did you catch this little opening number? >> well, he needs to shower off and get ready. >> oh, i'm ready, baby. i'm ready. don't you have one? >> no. i have to say with all the great football going on and then the bachelor, my family was so excited for the return of this show. >> here's the thing. i know my husband is now a fan because he actually sat down, poured me a glass of wine and was like let's watch itogether. i was like are you kidding me? what happened to my

nick viall greeted 30 potential fiancees. viall has been a runner-up twice on "the bachelorette." among those who received roses last night are two women from the bay area. jasmine g. is a dancer with the warriors and josephine is a registered nurse from santa cruz. uch watch "the bachelor" monday. >>> we are back on storm watch. a look at the conditions right now on the peninsula. >>> also a few choice words from president-elect trump that got house republicans to cave on a controversial proposal, at least for now. >>> and the major u.s. state where the governor is now proposing a free college educ creamy swirls of pure indulgence. silky sifts of total transcendence. tempting accents of sheer pleasure. introducing "unicorn whispers." this should be the name. or something more like "golden gold." or maybe, "mmmmmm mmhmm." but, with 20% of your daily fiber, its actually fiber one. so delicious, it should have another name. >>> and here are the stories making headlines at 4:30. the chp is trying to find out who set at least three suspicious fires to palm trees along interstate 680 n

nick viall is looking for love and the ladies are pulling out all the stops and abbie boudreau went one-on-onee dating lots of other women. >> reporter: the most popular bachelor ever brought to paradise and heartache in front of millions. has had drama and antics already this season. >> it's a shark. did you take it off, the only thing i can assure you, you're going home. i'm kidding. >> reporter: tonight's episode his first group date. a photo shoot turned pool party. >> are you nervous for the date. >> no, i think we'll have a lot of fun. clearly i look good. >> reporter: i love the confidence as he's about to see the girls seem to have gone wild. >> i'm definitely the hottest bride. hi. i'm corin. >> already noticed by fans for her aggressive approach she snuck the first kiss of the season isn't taking any chances in her wedding bikini. >> i hope this gets nick's attention. if not i'll be like are you feeling okay. a spark and had a good connection and i kissed him. some girls said we heard you went for round two and got more time with him and kissed him and i'm like, yeah, i did. i didn't

. >> reporter: she still loves watching "the bachelor" and has one piece of advice for nick viall. >>ng she also tries to follow in her new reality. >> in the car and both babies start crying. now i just kind of laugh about it. just give yourself lots of grace. >> give your alvarez loself lot. good advice and i got to catch up with her daughter ricky who says she loves her little brothers but loves having her own room downstairs away from everybody else. >> wonderful to see she's living happ >> ♪ >> good morning, i'm tamala edwards. 8:27 now on this tuesday january 10th. we're going head over to karen rogers who has a serious accident on bethlehem pike. good morning. >> yeah, you can see the jam with it. this is lower gwynedd township bethlehem pike at cedar hill road. watch out for this accident with emergency workers on the scene. slick spots on the ramps and the side roads. that's the case in fame park kelly drive right now is blocked and chopper6 is overhead of this. it's all because of slick conditions whoever kelly drive is blocked between eakins oval and the grand stand curve.

in the meantime, emily still loves watching "the bachelor" and has just one piece of advice for nick viall fun. >> reporter: it's something she also tries to follow in her new reality. >> whenever i'm in the car and both babies start trying, now i just kind of laugh about it. just give yourself lots of grace. >> oh, my. >> give yourself lots of grace. [ applause ] good advice for any parent. i also got to catch up with emily's daughter ricki, who says she loves her little brothers but she also loves having her own room downstairs away from everybody else. >> it's wonderful to see that she's living happily ever after. >> she is, indeed. >> thank you, diane. >>> gabrielle union is going to join us live when we come back. come on back. going to join us live when we come back. come on back. >>> good morning, to you, it was a busy morning on the roads, let's get over to alexis smith with a check of condition. >> you might as well stretc it out for the entire day. we have nasty conditions. high wind advisory has been issued for golden gate bridge, then we had an advisory for bay bridge and marti

. >> reporter: she still loves watching "the bachelor" and has one piece of advice for nick viall. >>. >> reporter: something she also tries to follow in her new reality. >> in the car and both babies start crying. now i just kind of laugh about it. just give yourself lots of grace. >> give your alvarez loself lot. good advice and i got to catch up with her daughter ricky who says she loves her little brothers but loves having her own room downstairs away from everybody else. >> wonderful to see she's living happily ever after. >> she is, indeed. >>> gabrielle union will join us live when we come back. come on back. >> anchor: good morning, washington. i'm melanie hastings. here is a check of your stop stories. route 28 in centreville is back open after a deadly crash. police say around 2:00 a.m. a van slammed into a tree on the right side of the road. one person was killed. another has minor injuries. still, no word on what caused that crash. rockville police are investigating a hate crime targeting a jewish couple. someone left an antisemitic letter and egged their car after they hu

viall is no stranger to the bachelor franchise. he has appeared on three other seasons of "the bachelorette" and "bachelor in paradise." we caught up with nicked why not give up on tv romance and try a dating app instead? >> i would argue that being the bachelor is much better than being on tinder. so if compared to those two options, ike i would always choose to be the bachelor. in all seriousness, between my times on the show, i've always been out there and been dating. i think more than anything, i've been open to meeting someone. >> nick says he feels like a lucky guy to have 30 women vying to be the love of his life. so will he finding his true love? you can find out right here on abc 7 news. week two of "the bachelor" starts tonight at 8:00. >>> time now for ask finney. michael finney here answering questions sent to him via facebook, twitter and e-mail. >> katie asks i'm in the market for a new car. should i get a high drid ybrid electric vehicle? >> that is the direction car makers are going. here's a big question right now. now, things are changing quickly, but right now it's very tough to get an electric car that goes 300 miles. so