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jones, whose voice resonates as darth vader in star wars. with a remarkable career spanning more than eight decades, beloved for roles in coming to america, let them wait, i'm talking to my son and disney's the lion king, who you are. tributes pouring in from the legions he inspired, plus kate's recovery. the princess of wales opening up about her cancer battle. >> i cannot tell you what a relief it is to have finally completed my chemotherapy treatment. >> the highly personal video with william and their children. >> life as you know it can change in an instant. >> what she says about returning to public duties and nfl mania. >> rodgers is the master at it. >> and a touchdown by lazard back in full force with tonight's return of aaron rodgers after a year long sideline players already making headlines off the field with the shocking weekend traffic stop of

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>> thanks for joining us tonight. we remember and celebrate the incomparable life of legendary actor james earl jones, who died today at age 93. >> there is no escape. don't make me destroy you. >> his commanding voice embodied darth vader. >> he told me you killed him. no >> i am your father. everything the light touches is our kingdom. >> his booming bass, animated mufasa. >> one day, simba, the sun will set on my time here and will rise with you as the new king. ray, people will come. ray. >> he made us believe in ourselves in a field of dreams. >> america is ruled by like an

army of steamrollers. it's been erased like a blackboard. rebuilt and erased again. but baseball has marked the time. >> he towered as a monarch, as shakespeare's king lear. winds and crack your cheeks. >> rage, blow. >> and king joffrey of zamunda in coming to america. >> your only job was to look after the king. how could you let him come to such a pass in any role, on any stage or screen? >> james earl jones soared as a titan of american entertainment, an actor whose career spanned eight different decades with a filmography for the history books. >> james earl jones will be remembered as a monumental force in american cinema and on the american stage. there was nobody like james earl jones. >> too often we very casually use the word goat and apply it

to perhaps individuals that may not have fully earned that title, but james earl jones was not in that category. he absolutely was the greatest of all time. >> james earl jones was born in mississippi, grew up on a farm in michigan. as a child, he struggled with a stutter and was mute for years, eventually turning to poetry and acting to help him develop that voice, which would become one of the most recognizable in american cinematic history, to gain the act of speech for him was a significant development in his life, and that kind of informed his ability to play these magnificent roles in the 1950s. jones got his start on broadway, performing everything from shakespeare to chekhov before moving on to tv in the 60s as the world turns in 1965, he became one of the first african-american actors in a continuing role on a daytime drama for as the world turns. >> he also was someone who really broke a lot of ground for

black entertainers and black performers. he really opened the door for people who looked like him to come behind him. >> but it was his breakout role in the 1968 play the great white hope that solidified his career. for his role as a fictionalized version of boxer jack johnson, the first african-american heavyweight boxing champ. >> i saw that performance. i was 11 years old. it was the most exciting thing in manhattan at that time that he was playing this role. i can still remember a guy hawking photos outside, going photos and pictures of the great james earl jones. this was 1968. >> i find your lack of faith disturbing, but it was his 1977 casting as the iconic voice of darth vader. >> take it away. >> the menacing jedi turned villain from star wars that captured and terrified audiences across four decades. >> zarabi and i didn't see you at the presentation of simba jones continuing to perform into his 80s, reprising his voice

role as mufasa in the 2019 live action version of the lion king. it will be my son who rules my funeral should be spectacular >> and again as king joffer in 2021. sequel of coming to america. >> we know that up until the very end, the work absolutely was important for him, and i think that says a lot about james earl jones. >> at the end of his career, jones had accumulated nearly 200 acting credits. he's one of the rare performers who earned the coveted egot, an emmy, grammy, oscar and tony, and was inducted into the american theater hall of fame. >> he really kind of defined what a human portrayal could be, and who a black man could be, you know, on screen. for so many of us at the news of his death, an outpouring of love and admiration from fellow actors across social media, his star wars castmate mark hamill, who

played his son luke skywalker, sharing a simple but poignant hashtag r.i.p. dad and disney ceo bob iger writing on behalf of all of us at disney, we extend our deepest condolences to his family and loved ones. >> and tonight, at his first home, broadway, a memorial at the theater named in his honor. he was a legend who maintained his humility despite all of his successes. >> i don't want to be a role model if anybody finds advice or example in my life, it's totally inadvertent. i don't intend to show anybody the way. i'm grateful, though, when they find something, his loss will be felt deeply. >> his words from the lion king providing some comfort. >> so whenever you feel alone, just remember that those kings will always be up there to guide you. and so will i

>> rest in peace. we turn now to some hopeful news coming from the british royal family, the princess of wales releasing an update on her cancer treatment, the uncommonly intimate message coming from catherine herself in her own words and in her own voice. here's abc's david muir tonight. >> the deeply personal message released by catherine, princess of wales, her voice narrating a video with her family. prince william and their three children george, charlotte and louis together in the countryside. princess kate revealing she has completed chemotherapy for cancer after sharing her diagnosis with the world just six months ago. >> do you lead the way? as the summer comes to an end? i cannot tell you what a relief it is to have finally completed my chemotherapy treatment. life as you know it can change in an instant, and we've had to find a way to navigate the stormy waters and unknown is this

filming princess catherine saying she is now doing what she can do to, quote, stay cancer free. doing what i can to stay cancer free is now my focus. although i have finished chemotherapy, my path to healing and full recovery is long and i must continue to take each day as it comes. i am, however, looking forward to being back at work and undertaking a few more public engagements in the coming months when i can. >> ending with a message of gratitude and a message of hope to all of those battling cancer, and to all those who are continuing their own cancer journey, i remain with you side by side hand in hand, out of darkness can come light. >> so let that light shine bright. >> our thanks to david when we return football season is just

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touchdown jets game day. even the swifties are watching and they are ready. >> swifties, it's time to get into the drama with the chiefs who are their rivals. >> here's aiyuk with a catch and a first down at the 35. >> in the showcase monday night football game on abc, the san francisco 49 ers facing off with the new york jets. >> an impressive start here tonight. >> the 49 ers coming away with the win. the game ultimately a rusty return for their 40 year old star quarterback aaron rodgers. other fan favorite players returning to primetime tom brady and jason kelce making their off field tv debuts as analysts. he was in total control today. kelce on espn and brady on fox. and another star getting into the game kendrick lamar announced as the super bowl halftime headliner. >> the nfl is our national pastime. the fan base is extraordinary. the tv ratings are off the charts. almost all the top shows at the end of the

year are nfl football games. it is just one of the great american success stories that keeps building on itself. it is entertainment. it is sports. it is americana. >> final three seconds from brazil. >> the game going global. the philadelphia eagles and green bay packers marking a historic moment this weekend, playing the first nfl game ever in sao paulo, brazil. what a day. nfl commissioner roger goodell talking about the sport's expansion on cnbc. >> we have 38 million fans here already. we hope this will really ignite this market and really become passionate football fans. >> we're talking hundreds of millions of dollars, probably billions of dollars over the lifetime of contracts. >> a football frenzy all culminating in tonight's monday night game in the bay area featuring aaron rodgers. almost exactly a year ago, rodgers suffered a horrific season ending achilles injury just four plays into his debut with the jets. >> i really thought, that's how i'm going to go out.

>> rodgers sitting down with alex smith from our sister network espn. >> i don't know if you hear it now. now it's you know we're 40. you're 40. and achilles like you're not going to be the same. he's not going to be the guy from a couple of years later. like how do you deal with that? >> i enjoy it. i think we all need the little extra inspiration to play as long as we have. you have to be self-motivated. so you have to be able to wake up in the morning and push yourself out the door. even on the toughest days. but we also need to be inspired a little bit. and having that that doubt the negativity. it's just that little extra inspiration that i just am so thankful for on the sidelines. >> cheering on his teammates tonight 49 ers rookie ricky pearsall who just last week was shot in the chest during an attempted robbery in san francisco. >> by the grace of god he's still here with us. and we're praying for him. we love him. and just wishing him a speedy recovery. >> this really makes you stop and reflect on how precious life is. and he's a very fortunate

young man. >> pearsall is expected to make his nfl debut next month. >> one can imagine the roar and the crowd when he is back on the field. and of course, he's never played for the 40 niners before in a regular season game because he's a rookie. >> but not all the games went off without a hitch in miami before the start of the dolphins jaguars game, superstar wide receiver tyreek hill was detained and handcuffed by police for a traffic violation. an officer in the incident has since been placed on administrative duties. miami-dade police releasing this body camera video of the incident. hill's legal team saying they are exploring all legal remedies. hill later nodding to the encounter with a unique touchdown celebration. the miami dolphins releasing a statement tonight saying in part, it is both maddening and heartbreaking to watch the very people we trust to protect our community use such unnecessary force and hostility toward these players and that they urge swift and strong action against the

officers involved in the incident. but even with the nfl's biggest stars out in full force this week, all eyes were on number 87 last week. travis kelce. his girlfriend taylor swift feeling so high school in kansas city last week, runs away to find space fires on the run. >> so kelce to the 30 yard line a perfect play for patrick mahomes to set the chiefs record for most passing yards. >> i mean, it's just a complete new, different demographic that she's brought in her influence across the world is undeniable, and the fact that she was able to bring in people who really knew nothing about the nfl and nothing about the league, and they now have this passion for it and now this year, swifties have come to play. ladies, it's time. fantasy football 101 fantasy football that is. >> at least 29 million americans are now playing with fantasy sports overall, exploding into a nearly $11 billion industry. >> frankly, it's genius on the part of all the powers that be

that are involved with with gambling, with fantasy, and with the nfl. >> you create a whole new reason to be watching and to care in the context of fantasy football, women make up nearly 38% of fantasy football participants, and represent its fastest growing demographic. >> if boys can do it, like, why can't we do it? that was kind of like our thought process. >> marjorie nichols, sydney schmitzer and michelle marie akin are the new age of fantasy football managers running their girls rule boys drool league with their all female friends. >> it's just a really great way to become interested, even if it's like talking points to your boyfriend or just doing something with a group of girls that you can bond over something new. >> i think that a lot of women maybe are intimidated to start something like this, as long as you have a girl group like you can, you can do this fantasy football thing too. it's not just reserved for the boys. >> mackenzie brooks, social

media star and fantasy football guru, agrees. >> i think it gives women, if they don't have a team that they necessarily love, or have a player that they love, this gives them, you know, a roster to hyperfixate on. let's break down the positions on a football field and why the guys play the positions that they do using her football knowledge. >> she's teaching the next generation of fans on tiktok how to do it too. >> i'm making these videos and women are commenting that i taught them something in 30s that it took their husband ten years to try to teach them. and you know, it made more sense coming from a woman, which just goes to show how powerful it is to have someone that looks like you, maybe explaining things or being up there in the sports broadcast area. >> one thing is for sure, football is back and bigger than ever. >> i think this year is massive for the nfl because now they have a entirely new demographic to please. i think it's especially powerful that the team that this new demographic is following happens to be one of the best football teams maybe ever in history.

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