his co—star mark hamill, who played luke skywalker, has paid tribute — calling him a "kind man" who "izo mzimba looks back on his life and work. at six foot six, with a towering figure, dave prowse was physically perfect for the part of darth vader in the original star wars trilogy in the 1970s and 1980s. looks like you two need a lesson in crossing the road! at the same time, he was also the face of road safety, presenting videos and visiting hundreds of schools as the green cross code man. we won't be there when you cross the road, so always use the... robot: ..green cross code! when i became darth vader, or at least when the star wars film came out, i almost got the sack from the government because they thought that my image as darth vader would have a detrimental effect on my image as the green cross code man. a champion bodybuilder, he eventually tried acting. for darth vader, he had the bulk, he had the build, but he also had a bristol accent. you are part of the rebel alliance and a traitor. take her away! when the first film came out, he found that his dialogue had been replac

co-star mark hamill remembering him this morning. >>> cyber monday deals. what could be the biggest online sales day in history. >> the big retailers know they need to discount in order to sell more product. >> where to look for bargains to stretch your dollars this holiday season. >>> and history-making kick. vanderbilt university sarah fuller becoming the first woman ever to play in any of the top five college football conferences. what she's saying about breaking barriers and her message this morning to other female athletes. >>> good morning, on what is expected to be the biggest travel day since the start of this pandemic. you're looking live at three of america's busiest airports, chicago, new york and atlanta, as people head home from the thanksgiving holiday. >> those images causing real concern among health experts this morning given the rising case count here in america. overnight we crossed over the 4 million mark for the month of november. that is a record and more than double the case count from october. >> and the number of deaths rising in 38

and then he retweeted mark hamill -- yes, that mark hamill from "star wars," who writes that krebs was terminated for refusing to lie and he calls trump the liar in chief. not krebs' own words but he's not holding back at pushing that out. kate, in the days that followed the election, krebs has gotten and had gotten increasingly more and more aggressive about pushing back, rejecting, rebuking these baseless claims, these conspiracies, these lies being pushed by the president, by his supporters, by his allies about votes being changed, fraudulent votes and fraudulent, defective voting systems. the error that krebs appears to have made, biggest one in trump's eyes, was putting out that statement that you mentioned along with a whole host of election officials saying that this election was the most secure in american history. and that statement went on to read that there is no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes, changed votes or was in any way compromised. kate, of course, that directly contradicts the president, who is deeply trying to prove otherwise. and we did hear

i'm show you what mark hamill said in a moment.ife of david prowse is so interesting. he is this man who showed up for "star wars," voiced all the scenes, then later found out that james earl jones was being brought in to actually provide the voice of darth vader because prowse's voice wasn't deemed fitting for the character. he plays this physically imposingville villctim -- vill he was proudest doing public service announcements in the united kingdom for kids crossing the road, teaching them road safety, teaching them how to cross safely. i think that's a beautiful contrast. the person best known for playing darth vader was proudest of his work trying to save children's lives when crossing the street. david prowse was 85. here's what mark hamill, of course luke skywalker, himself, said on 20twitter, saying so sa to hear of one's death. he was much more than darth vader. an actor, father, member of the british empire, safety icon, the green cross code man. he loved his fans as much as he loved them. when i heard this news overnigh

mark hamill remembers prowse as a kind man who was much more than darth vader.owse was 85. >>> nfl facilities are closed today due to covid-19. 21 members of the baltimore ravens have tested positive. their game against the steelers is still scheduled for tomorrow night. the denver broncos had to play without any of their quarterbacks. a back up wide receiver who played qb in college stepped in. he completed one of nine passes. they lost to the saints who have their own problems. they're being fined and will lose a draft pick for not wearing masks. the 49ers are homeless because santa clara county has banned all contact sports. >>> a big decision will be made this week concerning who gets the coronavirus vaccine first. this morning there's concerns more lockdowns are on the way. earlier i spoke with dr. darian sutton. a cdc panel will vote to see who will get the covid vaccine first. there's some controversy over whether nursing homes should be in that group. what do you believe are the pros and cons? >> less than 1% of americans are in long-term care facilities

mark hamill, who played luke skywalker, led the tributes, calling him much more than darth vader, describingf the order of the british empire "weightlifting champion, safety icon, "a man who loved his fans as much as they loved him." ..i am your father. he may never have been the voice behind the villain, but the man behind the mask of darth vader is how he'll always be remembered. for so many, he played the most iconic cinema villain ever seen. a mysterious metal object which was discovered in the utah desert last week, has now vanished. the discovery of the 12 foot tall object sparked a national guessing game as to what it was and how it got there. well, we may never get the answers as utah officials say the structure is no longer there. standing at more than 12 feet tall and shimmering in contrast to the red desert science, a strange object discovered in utah last week is shrouded in mystery. and that mystery has only deepened as now, it has disappeared. known as the utah monolith, this was the moment it was found. the intrepid explorers go down to investigate the alien life form. evidenc

mark hamill, who played luke skywalker, led the tributes, calling him much more than darth vader, describingver have been the voice behind the villain, but the man behind the mask of darth vader is how he will always be remembered. for so many, he played the most iconic cinema villain ever seen. dave prowse, who's died at the age of 85. formula 1 driver romain grosjean has walked away almost unscathed after a horror crash at the bahrain grand prix. the incident happened on the first lap of the race, when the haas driver lost control of his car and hit the barrier. the car split in half, with the front part bursting into flames. grosjean was taken to hospital as a precaution after suffering minor burns to his hands and feet. here'sjoe wilson. the bahrain grand prix begins. 20 cars race, each with a halo, a titanium bar protecting the cockpit, protecting romain grosjean. and a big fire there! fla mes insta ntly surrounded the driver. that should not happen. it will be part of the investigation. but with medics attending, grosjean, hands burning on the metal, was able to force his own way out,

but the character was voiced by james altgens, mark hamill who played his on screen son luke skywalker paid tribute, saying proust loved his fans as much as they loved him. dubbed the wild, loneliest elephant activists in pakistan, a celebration his release from a zoo in islamabad. following decades of mistreatment covering the elephants will now be resettled in a century in cambodia, kemal hyder reports from islamabad dubbed the loneliest elephant cow on spent almost 37 years hair and pockets on car one was in solitary confinement for 8 here and in chains. it had already traumatized the l. a very forward bringing it head from site to site, which is also a sign of distress by the never heard by for paul and animal rescue organization. and also the pop gardeners who head in pakistan to bed farewell to call on what will be going to come border and day we'll be staying at that 10 acre facility which had been set aside for this and the french, it of course, will find company there will be progress on last asian elephant gifted by the to lankan government and $985.00 would be, i know it is

mark hamill, who played luke skywalker, led the tributes, calling him much more than darth vader, describingrder of the british empire weightlifting champion, safety icon, a man who loved his fans as much as they loved him." ..i am yourfather. he may never have been the voice behind the villain, but the man behind the mask of darth vader is how he'll always be remembered. for so many, he played the most iconic cinema villain ever seen. music: the imperial march (slow version) he's been described as the world's loneliest elephant after living in miserable conditions in a zoo in pakistan for the past three decades. but now, kavaan will live out the rest of his years at a wildlife sanctuary in cambodia. it follows a five—year campaign supported by the pop singer cher. secunder kermani reports. this is the story of one of the world's most famous pop stars and the world's loneliest elephant. after 35 years in captivity, at times left chained up, kaavan is being set free. tens of thousands of people signed a petition on his behalf. his most vocal supporter — superstar cher. earlier this year, she

mark hamill, who played luke skywalker, led the tributes, calling him much more than darth vader, describingtish empire "weightlifting champion, safety icon, "a man who loved his fans as much as they loved him." he may never have been the voice behind the villain, but the man behind the mask of darth vader is how he'll always be remembered. for so many, he played the most iconic cinema villain ever seen. david prowse, darth vader, who was 85. a mysterious metal object which was only discovered in the utah desert last week, has now vanished. the discovery of the 12ft high object sparked a national guessing game as to what it was and how it got there. well, we may never know the answer as utah officials say the structure is no longer there. well to see if we can unravel some of the mystery i'm joined by kelsea dockham who travelled this weekend all the way to the utah desert from her home in phoenix, arizona. did you see it? no. it was gone before you got there? just before you got there? just before i got there, it was gone. tell me about why you wa nted gone. tell me about why you wanted to

mark hamill, who played luke skywalker, led the tributes, calling him much more than darth vader, describinghis fans as much as they loved him." ..i am yourfather. he may never have been the voice behind the villain, but the man behind the mask of darth vader is how he'll always be remembered. for so many, he played the most iconic cinema villain ever seen. music: the imperial march (slow version) dave prowse, who has died at the age of 85. charities and community groups are launching a campaign to combat loneliness over the festive season, encouraging people to find covid—friendly ways to connect with others who might be isolated, and in need of human contact. the great winter get—together says more than nine million people in the uk report being often or always lonely, and this christmas will come after many months of social distancing. our home editor, mark easton, reports. seven—year—old james is on a mission. stepping outside his north london bubble, he is on a space walk in the lockdown void — destination, next door. objective, the delivery of seasonal goodwill. hello, james. 0h, you'v

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he also retweeted this post from mark hamill of "star wars" fame in which the actor says that krebs sayse was fired for refusing to lie. richard burr tweeted his support, calling him a dedicated public servant who did his job during a challenging time. and said it should serve as a model for other government agencies. joining us now reporter for "the washington post," eugene scott. eugene, good morning. let's talk about the firing, we sort of new it was looming an krebbs was correct, by putting out on government letterhead saying this election was secure. the most secure in our history. he's someone who has clearly focused for several years what it would take, considering everything we went through if 2016. what impact does this have, going forward, the fact that krebs has been fired on to witter? and what does it say about what the president may be looking to do in his final months in office? >> kasie, we know for a while that the president will get rid of people who are not loyalists or give the message that he wants to give to the american people. and the president will continue to us

mark hamill who played luke skywalker tweeted that prowse wasvader and he loved his fans as much as he they loved them. >>> after 15 years mike tyson returned to boxing last night. the 54-year-old faced off against roy jones jr. for an exhibition fight. tended in a draw with iron make saying he was happy he wasn't knocked out and that he looks forward to taking part in more exhibition fights in the future. >>> and a moment for history in college football on saturday. sarah fuller, who is a goalkeeper for the sec champion vanderbilt university women's soccer team, was called into action on the vanderbilt football team. after every member of the commodores kicking team was sidelined due to exposure to someone who tested positive for coronavirus, fuller got a tryout and was the best person for the job. fuller kicked off to start the second half against missouri, and just as the coaches instr t instructed, she pulled off a perfect kick, preventing a return. unfortunately, it was her only chance to kick off as vanderbilt, sad to say, lost 41-0 to missouri. sarah, you made all of us in the c

mark hamill tweeted in praise of chris krebs overnight. so what did he do? he one-upped luke skywalk. he said, in defending democracy, do or do not, there is no try, this is the way. so quoting from both empire and mandalorian all at once. >> and yoda. >> yoda is in "empire strikes back." yoda quote. he kind of mangled it a little bit. but he's taking on a guy who's standing up for democracy. that's it! that's what the president is doing here. he is fighting democracy. >> this is not what a leader in a democracy does, revenge firing because someone is standing up to your baseless conspiratorial corrupt claims. but we've known this and there's so much that's wrong with it. the success here is the fact that our elections came off during a pandemic thanks to tireless poll workers without any widespread irregularities or abuse and without outside interference. those are things to be celebrated in 2020, for sure. donald trump is not celebrating that. he's doing the opposite. and everything he's doing, i think people understand, is not on the level. it's not on th

evidently, the president's tweets caused a disturbance in the force, because luke skywalker himself, mark hamill >> "translation: the recent statement by chris krebs was highly accurate, in that there were no improprieties or fraud, confirmed by all credible 2020 election officials sworn under oath to be truthful. therefore, he has been terminated for refusing to lie for me, your #liarinchief." wow, luke skywalker is a jedi master and a political pundit. you've got to give the guy a hand. seriously, his father cut one of them off. when krebs saw hamill had weighed in, he responded, "in defending democracy, do or do not, there is no try. this is the way. #protect2020" damn, krebs bringing the nerd cred! talk like yoda, krebs did! verbs to the end of sentences, krebs moved! and here i thought he was a half-witted scruffy-looking nerf herder. and krebs remained defiant after his firing, tweeting, "honored to serve. we did it right. defend today, secure tomorrow." strong. bold. but i will point out that he spelled "tomorrow," "tomrorow." but who am i to judge? that's not how we spell it today, but i

mark hamill tweeted this. he was a kind man and much more than darth vader.he order of the british empire, three-time british weight lifting champion, and safety icon, the green cross code man. he loved his fans as much as they loved him. >>> so this devastating economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic has millions of people in this country relying on food banks this weekend and for weeks up to point. 50 million americans will go hungry this year. >> and it's going to take 8 billion meals to feed them. >> reporter: the journey to get food through the cold and covid-19 has been long and hard for regina status. >> got to take it one day at a time. as long as you have for today, you save for tomorrow. when tomorrow get here, something is going to happen. >> reporter: and it did. just in time. >> thank you. >> no problem. >> reporter: days before thanksgiving, a local food pantry in the bronx, new york made a special thanksgiving delivery filled with everything she needs for her and her two teenage daughters? >> it's just a relief that i don't have to purch

accent worked for the character and he got james earl jones instead to provide that memorable voice mark hamilled this message about proust his death saying quote he was a kind man and so much more than darth vader actor husband father member of the order of the british empire, 3 time weightlifting champion and safety icon. he loved his fans as much as they loved him, david proust was 85. in the east bay police are searching for the person who shot and killed a man in dublin it happened about 1 o'clock saturday morning near the east dublin bart station, a 26 year-old man arrived at the valley care medical center in pleasanton with several gunshot wounds. he later died at the hospital. so far police have not released the name of the victim. but the entertainment website tmz reports that the bay area rapper little yeas whose real name is mark alexander was shot and killed overnight in that area. it's black man to stand up him. told you. >>it was a sad and emotional vigil for the 2 teenage brothers who was shot and killed at a sacramento mall on black friday. shoppers at the popular arden fair mal

he also retweeted a post from mark hamill, in which the actor says "krebs was fired for refusing to lie." the former chairman of the senate intelligence committee, republican richard burr, tweeted his support of krebs, calling him a dedicated public servant who did a remarkable job during a challenging time. burr commended the, quote, creative and innovative campaign the agency developed to promote cybersecurity and said it should serve as a model for other government agencies. >> so, what we're -- >> thank you, senator burr. i just would like to say -- >> thank you, again, senator burr. >> we should point out. once again. >> thank you so much. so, jonathan lamire, i've had republican senators and republican election officials and people from the dhs quietly telling me over the last three years, don't listen to what the president says. we're quietly working behind the scenes and we're doing everything we can to make sure that we're going to have a safe and secure election. i even asked them to come on, because this was in the middle of people worrying for 3 1/2 years about the president

mark hamil paid tribute saying in parts are he was a kind man, much more than darth vader.during the bahrain brand prix on sunday, the french driver loses control of his car and smashes into the wall. up saw it there. the car immediately burst into flames. after a tense few seconds, he emerged from his car and walked away. he was taken to the hospital with minor cuts and burns. >> i just wanted to say i am okay -- well, sort of okay. thank you very much for all of the messages and hope i can respond to the messages and tell you that i am okay. >> he's still smiling. they do expect him to make a full recovery. he praised the car's safety equipment saying it may have saved his life. >> in the mean too many, the nfl league is dealing with the coronavirus surge. a growing number of players have been sidelined and some facilities are going dark as a precaution. nbc's morgan ches ki is joining us from the home of the dallas cowboys. good morning. >> good morning, hoda. we are seeing the fallout from across the entire league. in dallas, the upcoming game has been postponed and in

mark hamill, he was kind man and much more than darth vader. dave prowse was 85. his acting career spanned 50 years. he will be missed. >> he certainly will. >>> we have a lot of other headlines this morning, including the nfl's covid crisis. the league is cracking down. >>> and look at this guy. hasn't been a quarterback since college. called in at the last minute. he did the best job he could. >> against the saints. >>> and then that amazing escape. how this race car driver walked away from this fiery crash. what he says saved his life. >>> first, back to ginger with more on the snow on the way, ginger. >> yes, there's cold air behind the severe weather. from north carolina, to ann arbor, we have winter weather advisories, storm warnings for sandusky and cleveland to nearly buffalo. we could get in excess of a half foot. i also wanted to share with the rain comes those gusty winds. this could impact travel too. 40 to 60 miles per hour gusts. your local weather in 60 seconds. first the select cities sponsored by walgreens. . >>> good monday morning. i'm abc7 mete

. >> actor mark hamil paid tribute and tweeted, so sad to hear david prouse has passed he was a kindltics. the canadian-born athlete was sworn in just before thanksgiving. citizenship and immigration services posted this picture with a quote from thompson saying i came to the u.s. on a student visa and have always had big dreams and i'm now truly living that american dream. he came on a student visa, by the way, to the texas longhorns. those are your mornings headlines. pete: he gets it in. will: over to you, jedediah. jedediah: coming up, the supreme court rejecting a louisiana pastor's plea for help as he faces charges for violating coronavirus orders but he's not giving up the fight. that pastor joins us live with what's next. >> nobody going to slow me down , oh, no, i've got to keep on moving ♪ sharing smiles together is a gift. at aspen dental, it's easy to gift yourself the smile you deserve. new patients, get started with a comprehensive exam and full set of x-rays with no obligation. and if you don't have insurance, it's free. plus, get 20% off your treatment plan. enjoy fle

apparently mark hamill was told what the real line would be, so that he could throw out a proper reaction he saw the finished movie. i am mesmerised, neil, watching our conversation with the backdrop behind you and whether it is one of those snazzy things that you put up behind zoom hall, or whether it is your actual front room and collection. could you talk us through a bit of what we can see? yeah, no, it isn't a background. this is my collection room. it is what used to be the garage. i have been collecting star wars toys for 43 years now, and this is a life—sized charge are banks ——jar jar binks, who as you can see, is holding a big figure of darth vader. all around me i've got figures and spaceships that i've collected over the last number of years. a wonderful collection. we really appreciate your reflections. thank you. thank you. i still, even when i see images, as we saw just that of i still, even when i see images, as we sawjust that of darth vader, he still gives me the collie wobbles. you could have done that role, john watson. no, sorry. "i am your father". ew, that would be