dwayne johnson's new athletic competition series.now as the rock, dwayne johnson. he is about toive me a tour. >> this is the iconic titan arena that we have created. ready to do this? >> i am ready. >> here we go. ladies and gentlemen, it is t mastermind behind "the titan games," myself, dwayne johnson, and natalie moradas from "the y show." [ applause ] >> reporter: is a devilish makes of "american ninja warrior" survivor and the rock'smanation. >> redefine what an aletic tompetition can. >> reporter: compe face off against one another in a series of taxing athletic challenges wit a lone woman and man surviving to be kround titans. >> we have teacher dentists, people from wall street. >> reporter: you had a vision en you were thinking about the show. you executive produced it. you created these challenges that are monstrosities. what were you hopingo get out of it. >> creating a platform for everyday people who were exceptional athletes, create a platform for them to shine. >> reporter: athletes with stories to tell. >> i tad aribl

we're stepping inside the titan arena with dwayne johnson. to get out of them? >> to create a platform for everyday people that were exceptional athletes, create a platform for them to shine. >> "today," friday, november 16th, 2018. ♪ >> we're the bannington family. we're on "today." >> celebrating our 27th anniversary. >> from boise, idaho. >> i'm turning 13. ♪ >> got married five years ago. >> checking off our bucket list on the "today" show. >> it's my 80th birthday. >> good morning, everybody. everybody on the plaza is going poncho-casual. it's a rainy day and we have a hearty crowd. hoda has the morning off. craig is here. and it's good to have you along on a friday morning. >>> let's start with news at 8:00. millions of people across the northeast, dealing with the icy mess from our record early season snowstorm. stranded commuters and air travelers, caught a lot of folks off guard. kristen dahlgren has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, savannah. the snow coming down here again pretty heavily. people are talkin

who took on roundup and won -- dwayne johnson walked into a cal conference room fittingly dressed in a fatigue jacket, weekseregal war with the company monsanto ended. johnson is the groundskeeper who won a $39 million settlement after claiming that monsanto's weed killer, roundup, gave him cancer. before a standing room only crowd, johnson talked about how he was exposed and what led to the lawsuit. >> when i brought it to my supervisor he told me, i think it takes years for you guys to get cancer from that stuff. so. >> reporter: johnson is considered a rock star in environmental circles, the first person to beat monsanto in a legal battle. >> hed. fee grate to call him litigation, johnson is working with herbicide free cal. mckenzie feldman slipped him a note at trial telling him of their goal. with his help. >> we benefit from three of the bigges on campus. >> reporter: they're not finished yet. the cofounders say their ultimate goal is to eliminate pesticides from every campus in the country. in berkeley, christin ayers, kpix 5. >>> the attorney for porn star stormy daniels is d

the jury decided that roundup caused cancer in dwayne johnson. the original award was to $89 million, reduced to $78 million. his doctor testified johnson had less than three years to live. monsanto is facing similar lawsuits across the country. >>> the owners of the warehouse in oakland are speaking out. they lane the deadly fire on their electrician according to the east bay times. in court documents the landlord claims the electrician lied about being a licensed contractor. the owners claim that he rented the space for people to live in when it was owned for commercial use only. they will go to trial next year.>>> 4:26. the marriott ceo has turned down the chance to speak with the supervisors about the month- long strike by the hotel workers in san francisco. 2500 hotel workers walked out last month saying they need to work at least two jobs to feed and house their families. the ceo of marriott said the workers union is interested in holding a multi-city strike rather than gain -- engaging in reasonable negotiations. he said their employees ha

school grounds keeper dwayne johnson could have demanded a new trial after a judge slashed the jury's original 289 million- dollar reward to $78 million. the jury found monsanto purposefully ignored warnings and evidence that is popular roundup product causes cancer. johnson said he will accept the settlement in hopes of achieving a final resolution in his lifetime. >>> tonight, new scrutiny on a busy northbay intersection after a bicyclist was hit and weeked by a dump truck.in x eadent haened off stony point road and whthda zone. >> reporter: stony point road between occidental and highway 12 is less than a mile long but in the course of six weeks, it has become santa rosa's deadliest stretch of roadway. the swabs of yellow crime scene tape along with a mangled bicycle has become an all-too- familiar site along santa rosa stony point road. >> we have just had a spat of bad luck in that intersection. >> reporter: this crash left a woman dead on tuesday afternoon near the cross of eastbound highway 12. just nine days earlier, a nearby stretch of stony point bore witness to another fata

. >> hey, everybody, dwayne johnson, alsos known the rock, box office king, sexiest man alive, host and creator of the titan games. >> and i'm andy. >> why does she do that to andy? >> average andy as it were, out to hang with dewayne the rock johnson with a preview of his new nbc show the titan game. el >>> thiechnology is called stop li stoplift. it uses artificl intelligence to analyze video and sends an alert to the self-check out. it can also flag loopholes since as ringing in a turkey as bananas. loss prention can help them stay in business and keep prices low. et this, for every turkey stolen, a store has to sell 50 turkeys to make it up. people, stop stealing the turkeys. >> where do you put- this is -- its not that they're trying to hide it. i think they're not paying for it. >>nehanksgiving is going to cost you a little less this year, apparently. a new survey found the average cost of this year's dinner for ten people will be about $49. that's about 22 cents less compared to last year. cost of the turkey is down as well. a 16 pound bird will cost around $22. >>> it is sleep w

prove to the court system that it made them sick like in the case of wayne johnson not so rocket dwayne johnson a different boy and johnson. johnson who sprayed round up in a similar month commercial product called ranger pro it was a ground as part of a being a ground keeper at a san francisco high school. and he said you know is that way and i was like is all this work if i could probably going to die of cancer he says i was there to defend the truth i'm not scared to die. you know but if i have to die at least i'll die for something and that's after the court awarded him the money and then made it a smaller amount which was still fifty eight million dollars but either way the idea that you know i commend canada for looking at those we'll see what it takes. we're just going to get us to jump on board to a world. yeah i would hold your breath but i'm not sure of the breyer line i'm not going to hold my breath i am going to go to break so as we're going to break mark rogers don't forget to let us know where you're going to topics are covered on facebook and twitter and see our poll shows at our

back in august the jury ruled in favor of a former school groundskeeper, dwayne johnson claimed an ingredient in the weed killer caused his terminal cancer. the jury awarded johnson $289 million in damages, but the judge later reduced the award to $78 million. >>> there's a saying the wheels of justice turn slowly, but how slow is too slow? >> christin ayers joins us now with an original report, christin? >> this is about a brutal murder that happened in 2013 in san francisco. the victim's family still hasn't seen justice and the suspects are still in jail waiting for their day in court. so who's to blame? there's a lot of finger pointing going on, but we may have stumbled upon at least one reason. >> i feel like it's not going to happen. >> reporter: sherry and her daughter maylina aren't holding out much hope. >> it's his birthday. >> reporter: it's been four years since sherry's son ronnie goodman was murdered in san francisco's mission district. after police release third-degree video, hersavier, and louis were charged in the murder. the trial keeps getting pushed back over and over. >> t

a jury decided in august the weed killer caused cancer in dwayne johnson.llion $87 million -- -- $78 million. his doctor testified he has three years left to live. mon tanto is facing 8,000 similar lawsuits across the country. >>> apple is considering buying a stake in the largest radio group in the country according to the financial time, apple and i heart media have been holding talks about boosting its stream streaming services. . >>> amazon wants to encourage more young people to become computer engineers. the online retailer is launch ag program that aims to teach computer coding to 10 million children each year. amazon will pay for summer camp and teacher training and other initiatives that will benefit low income children and young adults who don't otherwise have the opportunity. >>> the holidays are here. tomorrow at starbucks they launch the holiday drink and a reusable red cup. >> hear we go. >> i saw it in walgreens yesterday getting last minute halloween things and already christmas items were popping up. >> they want to get the money soon. >> t

plus the sequels to one of the biggest movies, and dwayne johnson's return to the wrestling ring...david daniel explains in the hollywood minute. (singing) "when you're weary..."paul simon is weary of the road. the legendary 77- year-old singer-songwriter says he's finished with touring... but that doesn't mean he's retiring."i would like to, and i anticipate that i will perform again, after taking a break."(nat)news on the "avatar" sequels: director james cameron says he's completed principal photography with the main cast, which began more than a year ago. "avatar two" is due in theater in december of 20- 20, with "avatar three" following a year later."i have no idea who i'm supposed to be out there.""you're not just doing this for you. you're doing it for the family."the first trailer just dropped for "fighting with my family," about the daughter of a wrestling-mad family who gets a shot at the big time. dwayne johnson, who knows a bit about the sport, produced and co-stars in the comedy, which is based on a true story and body-slams into theaters in february. in the squared circ

award for best comedy act of 2018 and the comedian provided this video message with a dig to dwayne "the rock" johnsonget down to the nitty-gritty and say what this means. i'm better than dwayne "the rock" johnson. let's just underline that. in your face. people don't like you. they like me. >> in your face. hart went on to say how much he really did appreciate his fans for the award. >> but then this response from the rock -- uh-oh. i do all the heavy lifting in our comedy act and he takes home the gold? "well, seeing as i'm the producer of "jumanji," guess who's character is going to die in the opening scene when we start shooting in january. #byebyekev." >> that's good, actually. nicki minaj won both album of the year and female artist of the year. she wasn't shy about letting the audience in on her plans for after the show. >> shout out to donatella versace for custom making this outfit for me, and shout out to michael b. jordan because he's going to be taking it off of me tonight. >> then she winked at him. >> and nicki got to perform as well. referring, though, to that -- >> that michael b. jord

the jury decided in august that roundup caused cancer in dwayne johnson. the original award was $289 million but it was reduced to $70 million. johnson doctor testified he has less than three years to live. monsanto is facing similar lawsuits across the country. >> the owners of the warehouse are speaking out, lenny the deadly fire on electrician. in court documents the landlord and her children claim the electrician live about being a licensed contractor. the owners also claim that he broke the lease by renting a space for people to live in when it was zoned for commercial use only. they had to trial next year. >>> >>> the ceo of marriott has turned down a chance to speak with the examiner. they walked out saying that most of them need to work two jobs. the marriott ceo said the workers union is more interested in holding a strike then in engaging in meaningful negotiations. he said marriott employees are well compensated and have good benefits including medical coverage. the union says they will continue strike until their demands are met. >> >>> more fu

." >> i've heard y been working out in dwayne johnson's -- he took out a trailer that travels around that you can work out in. >> not a trailer, it's a full gym. i said, how do youis use he said, it's easy, i'll show you one day. then i did that. i said, never mind, i got it. >> john krusinski stopped by. the rock ng about how got him in shape. you can catch "ellen" at3:00 >>> you're watching "news 4 today." >>> 6:24. this morning we're working for you with some tips for anyoneav ing for the holidays. >> if you haven't made a room reservation or booked your ticket, the clock is ticking. news 4'sustin finch spoke to an expert about ways to relieve the travel headaches before they happen. >> reporter: the holidays seem to hit us back to back. and if'r y flying with small children or big bags of presents, you may want to go ah d, pay the fees and check some luggage. >> remember that car seatsre t required on planes and you can check them forfree. >> jennifer founder of 24 hour ncierge has booked travel for years as a professional concierge. >> whatever you can do to minimize the amount

the jury found prolonged use of the product was a substantial cause of dwayne lee johnson's incurablein's lymphoma. studies prove thad the active ingredient is safe if used properly. >> a bay area non-profit won a legal victory over the trfranci toddler when she and her mother were waved through a of entry in southern california. >> it took my mother over 20 years to know she'd qualify for asylum and this was after i came here at the age of two and after that i didn't have a work pierzynski mitt or any type of legal status. >> reporter: she said once her mother started the process it took two years to be granted asylum. the group is one of four sueing the trump administration over the asylum ban. the government issued a rule saying anyone who enters the u.s. without inspection outside of the port of entry will be barred from apply ever for asylum. a judge blocked the government saying how someone comes should for asylum. >> reporter: the trump administration argued that it willen continue to fight this court order in court. razor wire has been installed along the southern border. >> a

right now, idris hard at work with former sexiest man dwayne johnson on "the hobbes and shaw," which nicest guys. >> isn't he? >> such a sweetheart. >> really nice guy. >> i think we can all agree on this election. [ laughter ] >> this election we can all agree. >>> also, "pop news" this morning, a blockbuster admission from another sexiest man. matthew mcconaughey is opening up -- yes -- opening up to "the hollywood reporter" about his career and the one that got away. i'm not talking about a woman. matthew revealing to the magazine's podcast that he was actually up for the part, if you can imagine this, jack dawson in "titanic." he even auditioned and he got down to the last thing, he auditioned with kate winslet herself. he felt like he nailed it but ultimately we know how that ended. leonardo dicaprio becoming the king of the world. matthew says there were no hard feelings, but he does regret another one, turning down the lead role in "l.a. confidential," a role that would go on to make another major star out of a young, do you remember, russell crowe. >> he would have been great

that's according to dwayne lee johnson's attorney. johnson sued monsanto claiming the we had killer roundup caused his terminal cancer. in august a jury agreed and awarded him $289 million. a san francisco judge reduced the punitive damages by more than $200 million. on son could have asked for a new trial, but his spokesperson says he will accept the lower amount in hopes of achieving, quote, a final resolution within his lifetime. >>> a marin county man is being forced to confront his past after his name appeared on a list of catholic priests accused of sexual misconduct. >> i-team reporter dan noyes is here with a preview of his his s exclusive enter vow. >> it is rare to have a man sit down and he answered all of my questions. he admits mistakes with a teenage girl when he was a 30-year-old priest. >> i want to make it clear, i think i did wrong. that's definite. i want to make clear that that was something that had nevern.ee history may affect his job at the marin county guardian's office. he tells me he never had to filed. we wi

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the next "fast and furious" movie can't star dwayne "the guy" johnson.wednesday-- wednesday? on wednesday, the troops received a visit from defense secretary and father-in-law watching you mow his lawn, james mattis. ( laughter ) and on his way to the border, mattis conceded that the mission was a little vague. >> at the present, i do not anticipate military personnel coming into direct contact with migrants. >> stephen: yeah, 'cause fun fact: the vast majority of the migrants are more than 1,000 miles away still. the troops are down there for no reason! it's like if paul revere went through the streets shouting, "the no one is coming! the no one is coming! why am i yelling on my horse in the middle of the night? oh, god, i need mental help!" ( cheers and applause ) meanwhile-- ♪ ♪ meanwhile, in board game news ( laughter ) that's right. there is some. monopoly is trying to win younger players with a new edition-- and this is real-- called "monopoly for millennials," which they market with the snarky tagline, "forget real estate. you can't afford it anyw