. >>> save mufasa. the worldwide fight to keep a rare white lion out of the hands of trophy hunters. >>> and buble is back. after taking time off to help his son fight cancer, he's back in studio 1a with a new album and some great news to share. today, monday, november 19th, 2018. >> from nbc news, this is "today," with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> hi, everybody. good morning. and thank you for joining us on a monday morning. and thanksgiving week is upon us. >> it is here. people are hitting the roads. and people are also hitting the skies. >> i know. we were so struck by this image. this is the air traffic in the air right now. can you imagine? it's going to get only busier as the week wears on. we have your whole thanksgiving guide coming up. >>> we start this morning with the president, in familiar fashion, unloading on his critics and sparking new feuds in a new wide ranging interview. the president weighing in on the special counsel's investigation

jones reprising his role as mufasa, beyonce, donald glover as simba, and many others.ing" is the third-longest running broadway show, with 25 productions around the world. full disclosure, "the lion king" is a disney production, abc's parent company. "the lion king" hits theaters next july. thanks for starting your weekend with "nightline." on those nights when you can't stay up with us, catch our full episodes on hulu. thanks for the company, america. have a good weekend.

donald glover as simba, beyonce as nala, james earl jones, you just heard there, reprising his role as mufasacited yet, you've got some time to build up that anticipation. >> like christmas? coming out at christmas? >> no. "lion king" is set to hit theaters next year. >> valentine's? >> july, '19. so you've got some time. but, i mean, i'm going to for sure go see that. doesn't it remind you of growing up? i don't know how old you were when it came out, but it reminds me of my childhood. >> i wasn't born when the first one came out. >>> next to a very special holiday snap from j-rod. >> family bed. let's caption this one. alex rodriguez sharing this black and white photo of his new blended family in bed cuddled up with jennifer lopez, of course, and their four collective children. >> the slugger captioned the pic, "thankful for mornings like this with the ones i love. i'm truly blessed. #happythanksgiving. #gratitude." >> they're all out at the long island compound. lynda lopez posted a photo of them all at dinner as well. we'll be right back. all out at the long island compound. your digestiv

the iconic images from the 1994 movie and the voice of james earl jones who will reprise his the mufasa. "the lion king" expected to hit the big screen in july. 4:51, a lot more ahead. stick around. >>> welcome back, everyone. taking a live look outside this morning, this is by the ikea, i don't know if they're open just yet. see the sheen on the roadways? certainly slick. i saw some car spinouts out there, take care and caution before you head out the door. 4:53 right now. >>> as we experienced all season, destructive wildfires threatening homes and lives in california. >> but what if there were a way to stop them from happening? more than the dream of two south bay teenagers is something they've been working on for years, garvin thomas shares the story in this morning's "bay area proud." >> reporter: faced with something as powerful as an out of control wildfire, it is easy to feel powerless to do anything about it. >> we used to have the learning rate of -- >> reporter: turns out not if you're these high school adviceors, no relation to each other. they are two students with a passio

. >> bow down.ald glover, seth ro john oliver and james earl jones reprising his famed role as mufasadirected by jon favreau, check it out. ♪ ♪ >> ask one questt is favreau known for, and it just kept coming. >> lots of things. >> "swingers," "iron man," disney, our parent company, to release the remake 25 years after the original. i thought it was the pod save america guy. no, not quite. >>> okay, so sometimes the early bird gets the worm and sometimes it's just a thief grabbing the wrong package. this woman was captured on camera snatching a package from a porch in florida. it was actually a box of super worms. >> you see, they were actually a thanksgiving day feast ordered for this pet dragon. that suspect realizing the mistake tossed the package in the trash, and it was returned to the woman who ordered it. police say that stealthy suspect is facing a felony charge. he she thoug sht >> o jopt s. >>> deputy shaq reporting for duty thanksgiving day. basketball hall of famer shaquille o'neal was at the scene of a car accident in florida working at his other job as an auxiliary deputy

lion king stars donald glover as simba, bee onsa as nala and james earl jones reprising the role as mufasa i love the lion king. i can't wait to see that. >> it looks good. >> it really does. >> and, again, technology, right? really great stuff there. >> all right. also to talk about today, record low temperatures not keeping the crowds away from the biggest thanksgiving day parade in the country. it was the coldest ever day for the parade. delays on am trok caused by an unusual problem. here is ron allen. >> on the frigid thanks giving the show still went on. >> the best parade in the world. >> the best parade in the world. you don't even feel cold it's so much fun. >> more than a million bundled up along the route, braving the record cold. how is it going? >> fantastic. i'm so excited to be going down the parade route. this is my tenth year. ten years! ♪ i think i run away sometimes >> reporter: she was accused of poorly lip sinking her hit. john legend defending her, we all have to lip sink. the floats don't have the capacity to stage a live performance. macy's apologizing on twitter. s

so the original voice of mufasa, james earl jones, is back in the role, thank goodness.ut beyonce, new, is playing nala. the movie hits theaters july 19th. disneyth parent company of abc 7. >>> technology is amazing, season it? >> could this be the best one? i thought "beauty and the beast" was really good. but this is another level >> yeah, i think so. >> the flood of emotions. i saw this with my kids when they were young. if i could talk them into seeing if i could talk them into seeing it now. >> never more than 7 minutes away. light rain right now. it will be moderate at times. warmer and dryer this waoebgtd through monday. several storms next week. four or five days of rain. the heaviest in vallejo and alhambra, towards concord. it continues to do that through 7:00. after that, it starts to taper to more random showers and just spits of light rain. during the overnight hours it becomes quiet with the fog forming where the air clears out, especially in the north bay. my accuweather seven-day forecast, saturday, sunday, monday, your dry days. low to mid-60s. light, li

the original voice of mufasa, james earl jones, he's back. you need to have james earl jones.ther familiar voice is beyonce as nala. it hits theaters july 19th. disney is the parent company of nbc 7. >> that is the first time i saw that. that is really cool. >> rafiki comes over and breaks the coconut. it's too much. >> we are coming back with another 90 minutes of news, including a pushback against blck friday. the roanoke land mayor schaaf will be walking city streets today. streets today. >>> the thisdon't miss outss, on incredible savings on thousands of gifts. oh yeah! most stores open friday at seven a.m. with extended hours saturday and sunday. get your yes for less. your sister stopped borrowing your sweaters?e it's time yes! that's yes for less. stop stealing mine... never. the perfect sweater makes the perfect holiday gift. and it feels even better when you find it for less - at ross. yes for less. >> good morning on this friday, november 23rd. it is coming up on 5:30. the big story, the shopping and the rain. >> it could cause issues on the road. it may dampen your

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the cast includes donald glover and beyonce and you heard james earl jones repricing his role as mufasaduled to hit the theaters in summer of 2019. dave briggs may be the first in line. >> i would get in line tomorrow. i can't remember being this excited for a movie. i would say they should have called me for scar. ♪ i know it sounds sorted i'll stop. >>> sports now. a full day of feasting and football. cowboys with a win on thanksgiving day. >> andy scholes has more with this morning's "bleacher report." >> good morning. >> i can't get over your scar. of all of the characters, you pick scar. i would be pumba. you can't go wrong with pumba. let's talk sports. i didn't think i would say this three weeks ago. the cowboys first place in the nfc east. jerry jones and the team kicking off the red kettle campaign yesterday. the players getting in on all the fun. after the first touchdown of the game, ezekiel elliott pulled out $21 and tosses it in the kettle. in the fourth quarter, dak prescott scores on an impressive run. elliott celebrates with him and tossed dak into the red kettle as a do

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>> mufasa. beyonce is in it, too, right? >> beyonce, donald glover. i mean there's a lot of people.jennifer lopez may be looking for paybacks on boyfriend a-rod. he posted this video on instagram of this master mentalist leading j. lo around the table after he supposedly hypnotized the guests to respond to his snap. she's freaking out a little bit. they were playing a prank. it wasn't for real. she freaked out just a bit. j. lo laughing there, but maybe paying back a-rod later for that joke. >>> finally, how many times have you let your kids play with slime and warned them they can play with it, but not eat it. >> every day. >> j. lo -- not j. lo. jell-o. they're making slime, nationally branded edible slime. check it out. >> whit, can you do it? >> yeah. you're going to eat it. >> eat it! >> whit eats everything. eats everything. >> eat it! >>> good morning, everyone. i'm chris wynn. the san francisco 49ers will release linebacker reuben foster after he was arrested last night in tampa, florida for domestic violence. the 24-year-old former first round draft pick for the 9ers was ta

the iconic images from the 1994 movie and the voice of james earl jones who will reprise his the mufasator of the flick. "the lion king" expected to hit the big screen in july. stick around. 5:50 right now. >>> at 5:53, nbc bay area microclimate weather alert and a shoo shopping alert, as people get into the showers and look for bargains. the traffic not too bad but the radar showing a lot of rain coming in. >>> in the east bay, the wet weather caused part of a roof to collapse at joanne fabrics and crafts in dublin. rain could be seen pouring through the roof, soaking the fabric, flooding the aisles. employees are thankful nobody was in the store at the time. no word on when it will be reopened. >>> download our free nbc bay area app, you'll get access to our radar including the real time data we get from nbc bay area storm ranger in the palm of your hands, it's free and exclusive, only on the nbc bay area app. >>> we've seen it all year, destructive wildfires threatening homes and lives in california. >> but what if there is a way to stop them from happening that's more than the dream

[laughs] you got to wait for the older lion, it's not your turn, it's mu mufasa's.y effective. why can't you multitask and bring some details question what you need a backup plan at some point. she will reach out to the group that is called "the problem solvers," the nine of them that are going against. but look at alexandria acosta cortez preaching at something she wanted. i had a democrat on my show saying "she must've got some become a because she did a full 180 on nancy pelosi." these are people who got into office saying that they were not going to support her. what is she promising had of time? >> kennedy: it's the same talking points. there's no one else in the party. >> harris: you would if he or yourself to "the lion king "until it's time? >> pete: politicians are power-hungry and insecure. she wouldn't want to shepherd along the next leader because you probably would be the speaker right up. as he said, there are no viable alternatives. >> dagen: she's got a toxic national brand, as "the wall street journal" -- >> jessica: i haven't spoken te segment throu

iconic images from the 1994 movie and the voice of james earl jones who will reprise his role as the mufasas, the narrator of the flick. "the lion king" expected to hit the big screen in july. >>> soggy shoppers are not letting the rain keeping them from spending money. we'll have new reaction and be back in two minutes. before you here are the top stories on today in the bay-- >>> welcome back. before you head out the door this friday, here are the top stories on "today in the bay." >> of course it's the weather. the rain is still falling and there's more coming. we have team coverage, starting it out with pete suratos in fremont. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura. not much rain coming down at all in fremont. we want to show you the freeway here on 880 southbound at stevenson boulevard, as people make their way on the wet roadways as a result of some of the rain we saw earlier this morning. we show our viewers some of that video again on 880 southbound. the 2:00 a.m. rain on the freeway is clear. north 101? san rafael, heavy rain, visibility issues, the area is prone to flooding. be

lion king is expected to come out in summer time you've got james earl -- sorry james earl jones mufasaoncÉ in this movie john and donald glover going to be simba 2019 fiscally 2019 for disney shaping out to be a very big year not only launch of lion king but launch of frozen 2, aladdin another "star wars" auto, of course, 11:st century fox a lot going on for disney in 2019. they better get star wars right a lot of people those last were clunkers so those others i'm excited about -- >> right. absolutely. thanks a lot. [laughter] back to the markets now, dow jones industrial average off 116 that nasdaq though looking great and airlines are up and disare in reagan budget director. david, i know -- the prompter says i should ask you where do we go from here but that was be disingenuous how far down do we go from here? >> i have no idea but i know the foundation is not stable. we've got a perfect storm of a madman in the white house who is pursuing trade war, a fiscal policy that is totally out to lunch and attacking the -- [inaudible conversations] >> before you run are them all one at a t