now it's time for a look at the weather with simon king. hello there.though it has been cold with the temperature freezing, frosty for many. elsewhere the cloud has been stubborn, if you are breaks to bring a bit of brightness for a time but as we go through tonight, not a great deal of change with cloud across england and northern ireland. scotland seeing mist and fog patches in central areas but largely clear skies with the temperature dropping quickly with widespread frost. the temperature could be as low as “8, temperature could be as low as -8, -9 temperature could be as low as —8, —9 again in more rural areas. elsewhere the temperature stays at 5—7. during thursday this area of high pressure that has been with ours over the last week will gradually move at used words. not going to change things too much for most of us on thursday. once again a lot of cloud around across england, wales and northern ireland. only breaking up a touch to bring brighter spells. the best of the sunshine will be across central and northern areas of scotland. more cloud f

now it's time for a look at the weather with simon king. hello again.ne thing that all of us will notice as we go through today is how much colder it is going to turn. we have had a few rainbows spotted by weather watchers this morning. that one was from york earlier today because we have had some showers. but it's the cold air that is moving southward at the moment across the uk. the arctic air is going to mean the temperatures are taking a big drop compared to where they were yesterday and the weekend. you can see this band of rain during this afternoon across north wales into northern england, eastern england, some sunny spells ahead of that and some sunshine coming up behind that as well but we still have that northerly wind bringing in some showers which could turn wintry over the high ground of scotland, temperatures here four or five celsius. further south, temperatures will drop away as the afternoon goes on, eight or nine degrees later on. tonight the area of rain will continue clearing away and with a rather brisk northerly wind we will contin

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king. you'll see some familiar faces. simon and pumbaa. and a new wife of new fas a ya.th george clooney. >> good. >> reporter: boone even on variety's ten actors to watch in 2020. but this year's release marks her first animated film. how did you go about the voice but navigating the story of the lion king, a storied institution. >> i got the audition, i stopped audition for voiceovers for a couple of years. lion king came across my desk, i said let's give it a try. something i grew up ing it so much. i thought, oh, she seems like a cool chick, i added a little bit of sass and everything. i said okay, let's add a little regalty in it and find sarabi. growing up it meant so much to me. there was quite a bit of pressure to bring her life again. >> the variety of your roles from dramas to horror to now animation, i wonder what goes into how you think about the characters you choose and what do you look for when you're going to set. >> i look for a character that i never played before, luckily to play a wide variety of characters, i'm looking for something that will challen

>> robin: talking about his return to simone and mufasa, the lion king and so much more. ♪ and we are not emily's first time. a 7-year-old piano prodigy. she played for the president. this morning she's playing an original song written just for us. wait until you see the moment we pulled from the gma vault, as we say -- >> good morning america ! [ cheers ] >> announcer: live in times square, this is "gma." >> robin: good monday morning to you all. the "moana2" songwriters, abigail barlow and emily bear. they're here and they're surrounded by some of their biggest and littlest fans. barlow and bear have a special performance from "moana 2." and that is coming up. >> rebecca: it's the sound track of our lives, parents, robin. tomorrow on gma show me the money holiday edition with will reeve. we can't wait for that. also ahead this morning, we are live in philadelphia at the famous craftman saloon to celebrate the holidays as only they can, with bright lights and milk shakes. i can't wait to find out if there's malt in that. >> george: happy crew right there. first we start with the dron

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king lalibela is laid to rest. >> this is one of the best preserved sculptures i've seen at lalibela. >> yes, this is particularly beautiful, and they're also painted. >> simonarity that preserves some of humankind's great achievements. >> obviously, we worked on the roof first. >> warrack has repaired european cathedrals and roman antiquities, but lalibela is more complicated because of the sincere believe that angels worked this stone. >> simon, you can't actually cut this stone in order to fit a new piece in, because the stone you would be cutting is sacred. >> yeah, this was one of the first big issues that i came across. if we ever had to drill a hole to strengthen it to put in a pin, we had to discuss it with the priests. they collected the dust. there was a whole procedure around touching the fabric of the church. >> the priest collected the dust? >> yes, yes. >> that was the issue when warrack was asked to resurrect the cross in this window without disturbing the fragment that remained. so this cross wasn't here? >> completely gone, yes. it was a very, very thin piece of stone remaining. so i hollowed out the back of the cross shape that we were inse

king. please pick >> immunity. >> what is happening here? >> i hear you completely. we appreciate that. dave weigle, thank you very much. great conversation. dave's new piece is available online. simoneders, thank you very much. we will be watching "the weekend" saturdays and sundays starting at 8:00 a.m. right here on msnbc. >>> up ahead, we are joined in studio to preview her upcoming broadway show and to discuss "wicked" for the holidays. "morning joe" will be right back. . singer: this is our night! shingles doesn't care. but shingrix protects! only shingrix is proven over 90% effective. shingrix is a vaccine used to prevent shingles in adults 50 years and older. shingrix doesn't protect everyone and isn't for those with severe allergic reactions to its ingredients or to a previous dose. tell your healthcare provider if you're pregnant or breastfeeding. increased risk of guillain-barré syndrome was observed after getting shingrix. fainting can happen so take precautions. most common side effects are pain, redness, and swelling where injected, muscle pain, tiredness, headache, shivering, fever, and upset stomach. ask your doctor about shingrix today. are you looking for a walk-in

. >> paul us feliz navidad, as they say in scotland, simon king's message of national healing. >> the king's christmas message tomorrow has been inspired by the way the uk pulled together after the southport murder and riots. now i am starting to wonder if the king spent the summer outside of the uk, or perhaps has just taken keir starmers word for it, because i'm not sure there has been a great deal of national healing as a result of southport and the tragic murders and of course, the subsequent riots. but let's let's stick with the spirit of christmas, shall we.7 it's, let's stick with the spirit of christmas, shall we? it's, you know, it's a tradition that i'll make sure i'll be watching with you for you to be watching the christmas speech. >> we always used to watch at home, and actually, my dad always made a point of it, which i found tiresome at the time. but now look back on very fondly. but i don't think i can convincingly persuade my children to, you know, assume the same role in the family. it's lost a little bit of its heft. the truth is, i think when it was the queen, ther

here's simon king.ver the weekend, we had storm darragh, bringing wind speeds of in excess of 90 miles an hour in some places. today,, conditions because high pressure is now in charge of the weather, not only for today but through the rest of this week, so will be good news for many. pretty settled weather. for most of us, it will be dry this week, with quite a bit of cloud, some fog for a time as well, and it might feel quite chilly, particularly across scotland and northern ireland. it is here tonight, beneath those clear skies, where temperatures will drop away. fog will form across the central blood london into parts of northern ireland. forthe blood london into parts of northern ireland. for the south, blood london into parts of northern ireland. forthe south, cloudy, still patches of rain and drizzle in the far south—east tonight. temperatures here of 5—7 c. “4, potentially minus seven celsius, in rural areas of scotland. a cold, frosty start with that fog, which will be stubborn to clear away. w

here's simon king.e had a lovely end to the day to day in cumbria where there was a bit of sunshine earlier on, not so in glasgow, they have been stuck under freezing fog where temperatures for most of the day have been minus one degree, and still very cold across scotland, in fact temperatures right now minus eight degrees. meanwhile, in shetland, there has been the warmest place in the uk today, temperatures nine celsius, but for many of us with grey skies, 3—6 at the moment, but the fog across central scotland will continue through tonight, it has expanded a bit. elsewhere for scotland and northern ireland, clear skies, bit. elsewhere for scotland and northern ireland, clearskies, but otherwise very cloudy overnight and that will act as a blanket which will keep temperatures at 3—6 so not much change from where they are now but across scotland temperatures widely below freezing. on into wednesday, a case of spot the difference, this area of high pressure sticks with us throughout wednesday, so that i

here's simon king. and if you want to continue watching the bbc news at ten, please turn over to bbc one or you can watch on iplayer. next, it's newsnight. tomorrow, justice secretary shabana mahmood will announce the government's plans to overhaul britain's prisons. we'll ask an ex—offender — and an ex—prison inspector — will it work? and as reform bags a billionaire defection from the tories, are the other parties getting more nervous about nigel farage? hello and welcome to newsnight — the home of illuminating insights and interviews. later we'll be talking to our panel, oli dugmore and alex phillips. but, as the government prepares to announce its ten—year prisons strategy, tonight we're focusing on how labour aims to crack the problems at the heart of the criminaljustice system. with us, nick hardwick, one time chief inspector of prisons for england and wales, and prison reform commentator matthew torbitt. nick's here too. what is in this new strategy? as you are saying. — what is in this new strat