we cannot wait to hear from the stars of mufasa., simba. >> rebecca: we needed that. colder weather means cold and flu season. this morning we are breaking down why the fda has a proposal to remove an active ingredient from popular nasal decongestant. >> george: we start with the wildfire in southern california. more than 200 homes and buildings have been damaged or destroyed. thousands of people ordered to evacuate. want to go back to our chief national correspondent matt gutman in the fire zone in ventura county. good morning, matt. >> reporter: good morning, george. the only way to really grapple with the scale of the devastation in this neighborhood is to drive through it. these houses incinerated match sticks one after the other on this street. it happened so quickly when firefighters realized they could not save the themes and they had to focus solely on saving human lives. it worked. not a single reported fatality so far. this morning ventura county under a state of emergency as the so called mountain fire west of los angeles

if you look ahead, this is full-on live-action because you have mufasa of "the lion king" and snow whitee "wicked" extravaganza. >> exactly. it has been interesting seeing how many live action remakes they make. we will see that in may. >>> instead of new bops we are getting court filings. on monday drake initiated legal action against universal music group and spotify. the superstar alleges the label conspired with the streaming giant to artificially boost lamar's "not like us." he accused the label of an illegal scheme to inflate the popularity of the eventual number one hit. a rep said that the accusations were untrue. it is interesting they're both represented by the same group, so how does that work? >> who are you going to side with? yeah, taking it to another level. maybe when somebody drops something new it was like, all right, we've got -- >> divert. >> -- build it up again and get it started. >>> when we come back, why the blue man group is fading to black in two major cities, and an early present with anyone with a sweet tooth. the holiday presents from krispy kreme and dairy

mufasa. oh. we're going to turn to the ballroom.e us a look behind the scenes. >> sam: did it in real life and "dancing with the stars." can you guys believe that hit show hit the air 19 years ago? since then it's captured our hearts and souls. by soles i mean the blisters on my feet to this day. now season 33's brightest star, olympian ilona maher is giving us a glimpse at her time on the show. strength, grace. ♪ i have the time of my life ♪ >> sam: and girl power. ♪ let's go girls ♪ olympic rugby player ilona maher and her partner are an unstoppable force on the dance floor. >> people love seeing a girl like me move. they see themselves out there. i think they've been loving to see alan working with me and how he supports me. >> ilona is the epitome of the show. taking somebody who has never danced before, giving them an opportunity to show how much, a, they want to learn. and how much they can grow. >> sam: the duo becoming breakout stars on tik tok. >> but my legs went on. >> she's exactly who she is on social media in person. s

. >> janai: and that mufasa film. bob iger was telling us about notes he took?to zero emission alternatives. congresswoman barbara lee says this will also help the climate and benefit people living near the port. >> not for too long. low income neighborhoods and communities of color near the port have had to bear the brunt of pollution and health risks that come with it, so this investment is about reversing these inequities, reversing them by bringing cleaner air and better health outcomes. >> lee emphasized the urgent need, citing president elect trump's opposition to switching to renewable energy. happening tonight here in san francisco, caltrans is set to continue repairing emergency barriers on 101 and 80. the southbound 101 connector at i-80 will be close, as well as the southbound 101 on ramp from 10th and bryant street. the roads will reopen monday at 9 a.m. all right, let's get you outside. good morning. lisa. >> hey, stephanie. good morning to you. it is chilly out there with a mix of clouds and sun. from pier 39. you can see the sea lions there. it is

and the lion king prequell "mufasa" coming in december. >> this was a bad idea!ing up online about whether moviegoers should sing along. >> if you think for a minute it is okay for people to sing in the movie theater, you would be incorrect. this is not a sing along. >> reporter: amc theaters emphasizing silence over singing advising fans before the movie, no talking, no texting, no singing and no wailing. and there will be a sing along version of "wicked" coming soon. wrap those vocals until then. combined the movies projected to make around $200 million in their opening weekend. that would be below the barbenheimer number of 245. still going to be big big movies including "moana 2" and "mufasa." >> michael: lot of good options out there for the holidays. i saw "gladiator2." >> you did? >> michael: it was great. you could have a good role in there. i could see you. >> i would be way too scared to be a gladiator. i'd be the thumbs up or down, just fine. [ laughter ] >> michael: all right. we're gonna have much more of "gladiator 2" in our next hour because denzel

. >> story about a prince who would come to be known as scar and an orphaned named mufasa. >> chris:> hey, brazil! >> come on baby. >> chris: red guardian is at the wheel. and black widow's best dressed spy elana is out of pocket and then some. florence pugh leading a new group of miss fits. >> who is this old santa? >> the red guardian. >> what? >> chris: the brazil 23 look racking up millions of views over the first 24 hours online. >> you are not steve rogers. >> you're right, i'm not. >> chris: and a shield wielding anthony mackey as captain america, making it happen in the open air and with harrison ford's white house as thaddeus ross and then transforms into his crimson nemesis. captain america's brave new world. >> you want me? come and get me! >> chris: final trailer released for mufasa the lion king out in time for christmas. >> there will be one lion king. >> chris: with the d23 people getting an extra sneak peek. shakira announcing that she's got a new song. look. dance moves coming to zootopia 2. >> it's coming to theaters. >> there we go! >> it's cold in here. >> chris:

so now you're figuring out a way to be able to sort of flit the difference pep we've got mufasa how bigw it is a prequel to the lion king. and the last lion king did over a billion dollars. so again, i predicting movies is like predicting stocks it is not a good idea. but i think it is going to be a really big holiday movie and again what works best at the holidays family movie and family movies known into actual property. that are in imax biggest way to see them so the end of this year is shaped out really well. and it is a great onramp for 2025 and 2025 looks amazing we have 14 movies that were made with imax cameras. for imax there's included a new mission impossible an avatar next year, there's formula one which is joe kaczynski with top gun and superman and marvel and something in it for everyone next year. >> canceling plans for every night i need to see all of the movies. rich happy thanksgiving thank you so much for being here. >> thanks so much. liz: martin scorsese has a series on fox nation this is eight part docudrama focusing on famous figures john the baptist is this week'

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year, "inside out 2," this one, "moana 2," and then "deadpool & wolverine" over the summer and then "mufasal: i listened to conference calls from the big media companies, disneys, warner bros., pointing us to 20 25 as a big theatrical release year, due to some of the writers and actors strike that push production out. talk to us about next year. daniel: paul, i can you actually fight on that. if we look at the -- i think you are actually right on that. if we look at the last four years, hollywood hasn't had an uninterrupted year since 2019. 2024 is the first full year of production and hollywood since 2019. 2025 is going to be a huge bounce back for the theatrical industry. we are forecasting between $9.5 billion and $10 billion in box office in 2025. in 2026, a ceiling of $11 billion, the benchmark this industry had the latter half of the 2010s. caroline: what is it spending like when you go to the theater? daniel: i'm sorry, what is spending like? caroline: are people embracing it wholeheartedly? how much -- how much margin has accrued of two people running it as wills making it? daniel:

welcome back to "gma" and that is the trailer for mufasa, the "lion king" and the new love story t to the box office. >> we say "glicked" like gladiator and "wicked" "glicked." we will have more on that coming up but first, the top headlines following right now millions of americans heading home from the holiday with freeze alerts and south heavy snow in west/northeast. sunday could be tsa's busiest day ever to screen more than 3 million passengers. iga swiatek, the world's number two ranked women's tennis player in french open champion revealing that she has been suspended for testing positive for banned substance. international tennis integrity agency said iga swiatek did not take it intentionally but still imposed 30-day suspension. iga swiatek, in a instagram video she said she has cried about the situation many times and wasn't sure if she would ever play tennis again. world series champion and reigning mvp shohei ohtani with former interpreter with a new legal filing to get $325,000 worth of baseball cards he said were fraudulently but with his money. the interpreter allegedly p