and the person i love watching it with most is right here, and that's leslie jones, everybody. >> yeahe again for "game of jones." >> we got ribs! [ light laughter ] ♪ >> seth: ooh, is this a different title sequence? >> exactly. you noticed. you've kept up with it. >> seth: well, well, well. >> see how they have to put the new lands in there. >> seth: the news lands. you know what, i appreciate this. because let's be honest, they didn't have to change the opening credits. we would have watched it anyway. >> they did have to change it, because they knew that i was going to get that ass. [ light laughter ] >> seth: what ass? >> how'd you -- >> seth: i'm already confused. >> whatever ass that's not doing what they're supposed to be doing. >> seth: "game of thrones" is confusing enough without you immediately saying you gotta get that ass. >> i'm gonna get that ass. they know what i'm talking about. [ light laughter ] i never thought i'd be this nerdy. i love -- >> seth: before "game of thrones" did you have any of this nerd in you? is this the first nerdy thing you've liked? >> uhh, had

leslie jones dressing the part. jimmy kimmel a little more formal.rones" final season getting off to an explosive start. ♪ the reunion count high. body count surprisingly low. the stage set for five final episodes of the most emmy award-winning tv drama of all-time. even still, hours later the first 19 trending topics on twitter are "game of thrones" related. so like bran in this first episode, we're just going to be waiting and looking and waiting for episode 2 next sunday on hbo. >> oh my gosh. people are still going nuts about this. and wishing that it was kind of like netflix where you just get the dump all at once. >> right, exactly. >> but yeah having to wait till the next sunday. >> yeah, people, they want the dump. >> yeah. okay. but of course hbo has us to thank for helping to build the excitement. >> they sure do. friday we debuted "thrones news now." if you haven't seen it, watch it again at wnnfans.com. we pinned it to the top of the page. >> you'll see will meet a zombie polar bear. and analyst jack recaps jon snow's quest. >> who freed

. >>> leslie jones is getting a lot of laughs online now.ng a take off the classic "game of thrones" sketches. definitely a lot of people are talking about this one. you don't want to miss it. 6:52. you are watching "today in the bay." ♪ [ crying ] ♪ you protect them at home. we help protect them online. this is beyond wifi. this is xfi. simple. easy. awesome. xfinity. the future of awesome. here are the top stories on today >>> welcome back to you on this thursday morning. before you head out the door, here are the top stories we are covering on "today in the bay." >> new clues about last month's deadly ethiopian crash. they say everything about the protocol was normal until the pilots could no longer maintain control. they say the pilots performed all recommended emergency procedures. a woman died in that crash and a high powered law firm is representing the family, they filed a lawsuit today in chicago. >>> new details emerging about two mothers and six children killed last year after their car plunged from a cliff. according to a new pat

. >> leslie jones as the mother of dragons. give her the iron throne right now. even a fight. >> he is crazy. >> kit harington is hosting "saturday night live" this weekend. >> the actual mother of dragons, emilia clarke, went on colbert last night and got candid about the terrifying medical condition that nearly took her life twice. >> i suffered two brain hemorrhages when i was filming, right after she shot season one and three. >> reporter: emilia experienced the first aneurism in the middle of a workout. >> i knew i had brain damage because you're incredibly ill and you have this incredibly horrific horrific headache. i nejust knew. >> reporter: after the first surgery in 2011 she couldn't remember her name. two years later, another surgery. >> it made me petrified most of the time. at some point you start to realize how lucky you are. the perspective that that gives you is reporter: she kept her condition private but her "game of thrones" family knew. >> she was so strong but she had real scares. i think in a funny way she was always happy to get back to the

this weekend, kit harrington, better known as john snow is hosting and the real mother of dragons leslie jones welcoming him to the show. >> i assume, my lord, you are hear to bend the knee. >> i am not. >> well, that's unfortunate. >> leslie, ah, what are we actually doing here? i poon i have been here for four hours. >> "game of thrones" returns this month for a final season. hopefully no spoilers on saturday night live. it airs here on nbc 4 bay area. it can be a lot of fun. >> sometimes we'll watch herself playing "game of thrones" called game of jones. >> she must be having so much fun. >> we are getting rain, it's also not too cool out there. as you get ready to head out the door, it's on and off. right now it's off. here's a view of walnut creek. you can see the mostly cloudy skies overhead. we have mid-50s, head into the low 60s by 11:00. we will continue to go up a few more degrees from there. the pollen count, still high on the tree and grass pollen. so as you get ready to head out this morning, we still don't have any rain to help clear out the pollen in the air. but we will get som

but she lost it live-tweeting from home, leslie jones. >> what do we say to the god of death?not today, not today, satan. >> i feel like now they're >> this is behind the scenes footage of the epic 82-minute battle. it made film history for the longest battle scene ever. that record belonged to "the lord of the rings: the two towers" for this 40-minute war scene during. last night's epic battle was shot over 11 weeks of night shoots. it was 14 below for some of her scenes. >> how grueling was it for you guys to film that battle? >> i mean, it was in the dead of northern irish winter. they were night shoots. it was like being constantly jet-lagged. it's really cold. >> but there with a lot of complaints that the episode was too dark and hard to see. this meme -- and for those who didn't make it out of alive, we won't spoil that. let's just say, it's gut wrenching. >> we've been with these characters for so many years. we've been with them. >> so, good. now last night's episode was fittingly titled long night. next week's episode is 78 minutes. >>> royal watchers are counting do

the promos with leslie jones.was a good induction into it. just being abused by leslie jones. >> jimmy: yeah. [ laughter ] what was the concept behind that? was it just her fantasy of what she thinks? >> yeah, the concept was that she's just been so excited about "the thrones," i guess, "snl" and she's mucking up all these different things. and then she gets me. and then i'm like, "there's no one else here. we've not even started 'snl.' [ laughter ] what is going on?" >> jimmy: "what is happening?" it's really great. >> yeah. >> jimmy: sara bareilles, musical guest. i'm telling you you're going be great. and it's such a rush and such a a good cast. i mean -- everything i've heard, i've heard great things. they love working with you up there. is -- have you gotten advice from anyone? >> i -- who did i turn to do get advice from? i rang my mum. >> jimmy: yeah. [ laughter ] there you go. yeah, why not? >> like, not like peter dinklage or jason momoa. >> jimmy: yeah. >> or, you know, james mcavoy. i rang my mum. and i

and the real mother of dragons leslie jones welcoming him to the show. >> i assume, my lord, you are re to bend the knee. >> i am not. >> well, that's unfortunate. >> leslie, what are we actually doing here? i've been here for four hours. >> "game of thrones" returns this month for its final season. hopefully no spoilers during this weekend's "saturday night live." all fun. it is at 11:30 right here. >>> in less than 24 hours a broadcast legend will take a final bow. >> such a sad day. tomorrow kathie lee gifford will end her 11-year appointment with america. and while we're actually saving a look at hoda's emotional tribute for tomorrow, "today" show anchor savannah guthrie is opening up about the lasting impact gifford has made in her life. >> i see how someone can have all of that stuccess and still e so kind and so faithful and totally true to themselves. >> so true. so true. now, be sure to watch the "today" show tomorrow morning for all of the good-byes and the tributes. >> all right. before we say good-bye just for the day i want to check the forecast one last time. >> we're st

. >>> snl's leslie jones got a surprise visit from the king of the north.no shame when it comes to her "game of thrones" obsession. >> my name's kit. >> no, it's not. not today, it ain't. >> she cracks me up. kit harington will make his hosting debut on snl this weekend, and winter is already here for "early today." look at this. >> winter is coming! >> the iron throne parked right there, right outside our studio and offices at 30 rock. so we just had to get a team photo. this was one of six thrones hidden around the world by hbo. >> hidden? >> yeah. it kind of -- it's pretty obvious. there's phillip and i right there. the thing is -- >> it's 30 feet tall. >> right now it is gone, like that. we come in this morning, and the crews are all breaking it down. no evidence that that was even there. >> yeah, i know. i was excited to see it again. glad we have picture evidence. >> yeah. >> a lot of hype. >> the whole team. >>> country star brad paisley has broken ground on a special project. the musician is teaming up with his alma mater, a food bank to create a fr

we've all been waiting for leslie jones. she delivered again. happy friday. "game of thrones" biggest fan. kit is on vacation.

. >> i think leslie jones had fun. >> i wonder if are you not into "game of thrones."u understand it? >> i was like, why is he wearing oven mitts? >> i think that's accurate. >> all right. >> it was fun nonetheless. >> all right. as we start out this morning, getting ready to head out the door, we had a lot of cloud. we have been talking about the rain off and on. it will still be spotty today. we are going to be tracking those showers moving in as we go especially into this evening into tomorrow, a live look outside in san jose, a mostly cloudy start, if are you on the way out the door, it will be in about 55 degrees. it's a mild start and it stays that way as our temperatures are going to be very slow to warm up for this afternoon, here is a look at the seven-day forecast, it's up at the bottom of the screen. we are looking at that forecast for the red sox versus the as game at the coliseum, early afternoon first pitch and we'll be at about 59 degrees. you can see those clouds overhead. there may be mist and drizzle. nothing to keep you inside, it really doesn't help

we do a thing with leslie jones from "snl" called "game of jones," where we watch an episode togethert's take a look, real quick. >> where do you stand on varys? >> varys? is like the girlfriend that you don't know if she really your homegirl or not. [ laughter ] because one minute she's supporting you and got your back, but then the next minute you hear about some [ bleep ] she said to somebody else about you. don't be going behind my back, because fire in this [ bleep ]. because i'm going to burn your ass. >> seth: so that's what you would say. [ screaming ] [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: that was such -- so wonderful. now, i think the most jarring thing for people tonight, you have a full head of hair. >> yes. >> seth: that night was a bald wig. but you, for the show, have shaved your hair every year. >> every year. before i shaved it the first time i looked more like a stark and now i'm more targaryen. [ laughter ] >> seth: your hair has aged with the show. were you worried first time you shaved it off, as far as whether it was going to come back? >> i have to say, i had never s

doing another installment of "game of jones" where i watch an episode with "game of thrones" with leslie jones"saturday night live." [ light laughter ] it's a lot of fun for us. an we were not going to do closer look," because we cannot fit both of those into the same show. then we heard the mueller report is coming out thursday morning. and we thought, you know, i don't know what's going to be in there but it might be fun to talk about.bu you can't fit all of that, plus we have amy sedaris, plus we have pete buttigieg. he's running for president. he's going to be here thursday. [ cheers and applause ] and we have a band who we're trying to figure out what to do. d then, we decided to ask nbc could you give us an extra half an hour? were like, "sure, take it." [ light laughter ] so we will be doing a 90 minute show on thursday. and just know on thursday morning, if there's nothing in p that mueller rt, there's going to be a ton of dead air. [ laughter ] which migh know, regardless.you [ light laughter ] you guys, we don't always have enough time to cover all of the recent news, so here wa reca

sedaris, 2020 presidential candidate, mayor pe buttigieg, seth watches "game of thrones" with leslie jonesthis is a special 90 minute edition of "late night." how is everybody doing tonight?d [ cheerspplause ] that is so gat to hear. t that case, let's get to news. well it's official, the mueller report is out, and so is the printer. [ laughter ] according to rober

joining us now, fox news contributor, jehmu greene, leslie marshall, and lawrence jones.all of you. >> hey, shannon. >> shannon: so many topics but i want to start with the proclamation. you hurt senator booker, if i get the nomination, i'm going to have a woman on the ticket. eric swalwell tweets this outcome "spoiler alert, i am a white man. i know where i can speak to someone else's experience and i pledge to number one, passed the microphone, and number two, ask a woman to serve as my." i have a lot of thoughts. i wonder what yours are. >> i think it's great that it's no longer remarkable to have women running, front-runner positions for the position of president of the united states. that is a good thing. now for these white male candidates who keep throwing out these different proclamations, i think it is a clear sign of the power of these women of color voters, specifically, and we heard today at the forum, these are 20 million votes up for grabs. these are the democratic party's most reliable voters, so it's no surprise that they are going to somewhat pander to th

jason was brilliant he came in and they took it home and leslie jones came in i like touchy feely ande a shoutout i talked to frank and al aen and debbie on morning show kate which she did theresa may did you happen to sew that maria bartiromo? >> yes . yes. >> at the top of the game i'm telling you. they're listening to you and i chatting about "saturday night live." that was one of the great sketches i've ever seen. with the sarah brailsi singing and left president alone. >> poking fun at the embattled prime minister. it definitely looked like her, and it was fun hawaii, and you're right. i mean, you know, they have a way of doing politic by throwing their ideology in there you didn't necessarily feel it this weekend. >> i would have loved they should have made fun of aoc when andrea thought she was a black girl without with sharm ton i wanted to see that sketch when aocs was there at the network. you know, going i know what amaze of full clothing we're going don't do that. it was too uncomfortable and also like to see that sketch do you remember alien like the claw -- the claw -- d

leslie picker has the details. >> hi, wilf. just a few months away slack is doing its direct listing on the new york stock exchange. dow jonesing citing people pam with the matter that follows spotify's direct listing which was also on the new york stock exchange. that's a unique way of going public where you don't do the traditional road show and book-building method, you that just -- your shares start trading that day and so both of those companies choosing the new york stock exchange makes sense on that front. now, lyft listed on the nasdaq last week but it's been reported that uber will also list on the new york stock exchange and pinterest in its s-1 disclosed it will list on the nyse as well now, "wall street journal" saying that slack is expected to debut in june or july, guys. >> leslie, thank you kellogg nuancing plans to sell its cookie business to ferrer in italy maker of nutella >>> casino stocks. "closing bell" back after this >>> welcome back to "the closing bell." we've got 20 minutes left to trade. at over 1% for all the mamg averages, smault cap russell just less than 1% but a good start to the quarter let's