Buying a home for the first time is no easy feat. There are a number of variables you have to weigh once you're ready to be a homebuyer, such as where and what to buy. Jacob Gaffney, Editor-In-Chief of HousingWire, shares his top tips for buying your first place.

Extra's AJ Calloway joins us with the biggest headlines coming out of Hollywood. He just sat down with Tom Cruise about his ankle injury on the set of the new "Mission Impossible" movie. He also tells us how Fergie is coping after his split from Josh Duhamel. Then we preview the upcoming season ...

Celebrity chef Paula Deen is in the house with some delicious Southern goodies. It's been a busy year for Paula with a new cookbook, two TV shows, and two new restaurants. She tells us how she manages to make everything work. Then we challenge her to a hilarious game of "Eat It or Wear It?"

GameSpot's Justin Haywald joins us to break down the release of the "Tomb Raider" trailer. The past three decades have not been kind to movies based on video games, so why does Hollywood keep making them? Plus, Nintendo's stock jumped over seven percent this week on news of a major Chinese game c...

Chris Hansen, famously known for his hit investigative series "To Catch a Predator," talks about season 3 of his latest show, "Killer Instinct" on Investigation Discovery. Hansen notes that the exciting part of the show is that it takes viewers into the field to get inside the story. Hansen speak...

Investors have reasons to be excited about sales heading into the holiday season, but Fidelity Regional Brokerage Consultant John Gagliardi says he sees a troubling similarity between the companies.

GameSpot's Justin Haywald joins us to break down the release of the "Tomb Raider" trailer. The past three decades have not been kind to movies based on video games, so why does Hollywood keep making them? Plus, Nintendo's stock jumped over seven percent this week on news of a major Chinese game c...

Hope King is at Apple's temporary store in New York City to check out who's lining up for the new iPhone 8 and 8 Plus. She also tells us which other products are hot sellers this morning.

Albertsons is buying prepared-meal service Plated, making the company the first national grocer to acquire a meal-kit company. Wall Street Journal reporter Heather Haddon says the deal came out of nowhere, but thinks it will give Albertsons an edge over other companies in the space. Customers wil...

Xavier Flouret is both the CEO of importer Cognac One and the founder of Xavier Flouret Wines. His focus is on curating exotic varieties of wine from around the world and bringing them to the U.S. His famous "X" bottles were enjoyed by delegates and leaders at the 2016 and 2017 U.N. General Assem...

Soothe, an on-demand massage app, is expanding nationwide. Chief Technology Officer Chris To says Soothe is solving an out-of-date cost structure problem facing brick-and-mortar spas. Over the past three months, the company has launched services in new cities in Florida and California, bringing ...

Joel N. Myers, Founder, President and Chairman of AccuWeather, speaks about the historic hurricane season and the destruction caused by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria. The latest storm ripped through Puerto Rico just a couple of days ago, and the U.S. territory may be without power for several...

It should be no surprise that Americans are consuming too much sugar in their diets. High sugar consumption can lead to many health problems including excessive weight gain, according to the CDC. Dr. Ian Smith offers tips and tricks for reducing the amount of sugar in your diet. Smith says the wo...

Kuvée is a wine start-up that is revolutionizing the wine industry. Their smart dispenser can perserve wine for up to 4 weeks and has a screen that can tell you what nodes and flavors are in your favorite bottles. Christina Addesa, VP of Marketing for Kuvée, stops by with her revolutionary tech a...

President Obama's one-time speech writer David Litt is out with a new book titled "Thanks, Obama." The memoir explores the highs, lows and surprises during Litt's time in the administration. Litt says he wrote the book to share his unique perspective as a young person working in the White House. ...

The Microsoft HoloLens is not just for fun, it is also for work! Microsoft announced today that they have been partnering with Ford who has been using the HoloLens to drive creativity in future car designs. Lorraine Bardeen. General Manager for HoloLens Experiences joins us to talk about all the ...

The Microsoft HoloLens is not just for fun, it is also for work! Microsoft announced today that they have been partnering with Ford who has been using the HoloLens to drive creativity in future car designs. Lorraine Bardeen. General Manager for HoloLens Experiences joins us to talk about all the ...

Since white chocolate was invented eighty years ago, the world has only had three types of chocolate. But that all changed with the introduction of Ruby chocolate. Swiss chocolate company Barry Callebaut's Bas Smit joins us with everything you need to know about the sweet treat taking the interne...

Puerto Rico is without power after being slammed by Hurricane Maria. The island has struggled with its own environmental issues for decades, and the fallout from the storm could threaten to take things from bad to worse. The New Republic's Emily Atkin joins us to put the historic damage in perspe...

Sarah Ellison reports on Megyn Kelly's upcoming debut in the 9am hour of 'The Today Show.' T.A. Frank gets us up to date on Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, and the increased scrutiny on Paul Manafort. Nick Bilton and Maya Kosoff discuss Mueller's interest in Facebook and other social medi...

In the United States, mobile dating is all about Tinder and Match.com. But in Germany, young singles are turning to Lovoo. This week, Meet Group announced it is acquiring the app for $70 million; the deal is expected to close in October. Geoff Cook, CEO of Meet Group, says adding Lovoo to its por...

If you have a ton of gift cards sitting in your wallet that you haven't used in years, gift card marketplace Raise wants to help you out. Raise lets you buy and sell gift cards for cash. After announcing another $60 million in Series C funding, George Bousis, CEO of Raise, stops by Cheddar to exp...

David Sobie, CEO of Happy Returns, speaks about how his company is bringing human interaction to the process of returning items purchased online. Sobie says Amazon allowing returns at Kohl's and Whole Foods really upped the ante for Happy Returns. The company is now on a mission to expand beyond...