nbc's dan scheneman will tell you more. >> reporter: it looks a lot like black friday, but really it'ssday. >> i want a free bear. >> reporter: shoppers, thousands of them, barely able to contain their excitement. clamoring for a cuddly toy at malls across america. >> it's been almost four hours. >> this was the line. it wrapped all the way around the entire mall. >> reporter: liness i houston city. >> after a hundred people and a couple hundred people more a couple hundred people more, we qued it outside. and now we have about a thousand people in line. >> reporter: shoppers biding their time, bearing the hour's long wait. is the wait worth it? >> of course. it's for the girls. >> reporter: all for the chance to pickup their favorite for a special price. build-a-bear stores offering one day only pay your age sale. >> it is definitely worth it for that value. >> reporter: the bear lover's blitz was too much for many stores. the companies closing lines midday across the united states. build a bear rreonse was, quote overwhelming. continuing, we understand that many guests were turned aw

dan scheneman, nbc news. >>> another wildfire growing and growing. this one right here.burning near yosemite is proving tough for crews to contain. it's now burned more than 32,000 acres and is only 6% contained. earlier today, u.s. interior secretary ryan zinke visited the command center to see how things were progressing. more than 3,000 firefighters are working together to battle the flames. >> we have improved on being more joint, having the interior and department of ag work with cal fire and the sheriff's department. >> the eight day old fire is causing more evacuations as crews continue to build and improve containment lines. fire officials say dead brush and trees are making that fire spread quicker. >>> nearly a week after meeting one-on-one with vladimir putin, president trump gave another glowing review of the summit today. but he also found himself dealing with fallout after the fbi released documents that authorized the wiretapping of a former trump campaign adviser. nbc's white house correspondent kelly o'donnell has our report. >> reporter: gleeful tweetin

dan scheneman, nbc news. >>> now to sat'surning the spor on its head. lebron james taking his talents to the west coast to join the los angeles lakers. after heavy speculation during the nba season, the announcement came on twitter through his us agency, clutch sports group. james chose the lakers over some fierce competitors, including the houston wn caliers. ultimat four-year contract worth no less than about $154 million to head over to hollywood. following that announcement, cavs chairman dan gilbert put out a statement thanking lebron for every moment he spent in a cavaliers uniform. news of the kings' decision spread through social media like wildfire, immediately trending within the first couple of minutes. celebrities like snoop dogg, ice cube, kobe bryant becoming james to the west coast. he received a special message from former california governor arnold schwarzenegger. james is now looking to lead one of the nba's most prized franchises back to the top. who will joi leader. leftist candidate andrise presi election. the nationwide vote. his m