early today starts right now. a very merry christmas to you. i m phillip mena. for those of you who wished for a white christmas this morning, well, many of you may have gotten your wish. after a winter weather alert was put into effect for some 55 million americans, blanketing parts of the country in snow as santa continues to make his way around the globe. from illinois to ohio, massachusetts to indiana, americans will wake up this morning to find their own little christmas gift left by mother nature herself. it even hit chicago as bears fans tried to celebrate and tried to find warmth in the bleachers as well as victory. while it may make for some nice cozy mornings of opening gifts and drinking hot cocoa, it is likely to make for a treasury rust commute for those just now getting ready to hit the road. let s go to meteorologist bonnie schneider for more on that winter weather advisory and this year s white christmas. good morning, bonnie, happy holidays. happy holid
nestled under your tree. early today starts right now. a very merry christmas to you. i m phillip mena. for those of you who wished for a white christmas this morning, well, many of you may have gotten your wish. after a winter weather alert was put into effect for some 55 million americans, blanketing parts of the country in snow as santa continues to make his way around the globe. from illinois to ohio, massachusetts to indiana, americans will wake up this morning to find their own little christmas gift left by mother nature herself. it even hit chicago as bears fans tried to celebrate and tried to find warmth in the bleachers as well as victory. while it may make for some nice cozy mornings of opening gifts and drinking hot cocoa, it is likely to make for a treasury rust commute for those just now getting ready to hit the road. let s go to meteorologist bonnie schneider for more on that winter weather advisory and this year s white christmas. good morning, bonnie, happ
seacrest going to host a new american idol ? welcome everybody. kevin frazier is off today but look who s here. i love kevin but the seat is mine tonight. we re going to talk about ncis. it s going to be crazy. we ll get to that. we ll start tonight with ryan seacrest, his crazy world could be getting even crazier. our senior news editor has the latest from new york. e.t. has learned that the production company behind american idol is in talks to bring the show back next year. and seacrest is the top contender for the hosting gig. here s the thing. during its 15th season on-air, it was shot in los angeles. ryan seacrest just relocated to new york city to be kelly ripa s co-host. today a source close to splungt company tells us it s entirely possible to do american idol in new york. it could be costly but it s possible. here is what ryan told us last year about an american idol come back. for me, never say never. what form would it come back in? would you ho
trying out other hosts. and they hope to bring in new viewers now that ryan will be in every morning. today, they tried out cupping therapy, and partner yoga. we re told that kelly is happy to be part of a team. ryan certainly knows how to do it live. and ll, how do you think ryan will fit in? i think he ll have a great time. he s not as tall as strahan, but he ll get the job done. mariah carey also knows ryan well. but last night, a lavish birthday party that will blow your mind. happy birthday! the super-tight dress, eye-popping cleavage, 2,000 s l stilettos, check. and the car, a gift from her manager. it was given as a belated birthday present for mariah. and the best part, both mariah and her daughter don t have a driver s license. so, they ll both have to be driven around. it s good to be a part of mariah s squad, she s her selfie partner and part of her entourage. and they also act as a bartender on occasion. will there be a second season of her series? n
is entertainment tonight. just four days after his debut at live, is ryan seacrest going to host a new american idol ? and look who s here. . we re going to talk abou about ncis. it s going to be crazy. we ll get to that. we ll start tonight with ryan seacrest, his crazy world could be getting even crazier. e.t. has learned that the production company behind american idol is in talks to bring the show back next year. and seacrest is the top contender for the hosting gig. here s the thing. during its 15th season on-air, it was shot in los angeles. ryan seacrest just relocated to new york city to be kelly ripa s co-host. here s what ryan said just last year about a possible american idol come back. for me, never say never. what form would it come back in? would you host it again? i would love that. and the ratings since ryan joined kelly, as you could imagine, there was a big ratings spike monday. it was the number one talk show that day. then they