james earl jones was introduced by howard zinn. howard zinn: frederick douglass, once a slave, became a brilliant and powerful leader of the anti-slavery movement. in 1852, he was asked to speak in celebration of the fourth of july. frederick douglass: [read by james earl jones] fellow-citizens, pardon me, allow me to ask, why am i called upon to speak here to-day? what have i, or those i represent, to do with your national independndence? are the great principles of politicalal freedomom and of natural justice, embodied in that declaration n of independence, extended to us? and am i, therefore, call upon to b bring our humble offering t to the nationalallta, and to confess the benefefits and express devout g gratitude for the blessings resulting from your independence to us? i am not included within the pale of this glorious anniversary! your high independence only reveals the immeasurable distance between us. the blessings in which you this day rejoice are not enjoyed in common. the rich inheritance of justice, liberty, prosperit

earl jones recorded some of the dialogue for the characters. >> and james earl jones is the voice of...what's his name? >> darth vader? >> sorry, what does that mean? >> he is coming back. >> alexis? >> mike nicco is shaking his head. unfortunately, we do have commuter alert this morning. we have equipment problems with bart today. they have not said what they are. there is a major delay at daly city. and pittsburg and bay point and dublin/pleasanton directions. big heads up. obviously not how we want to start our friday morning commute the golden gate bridge is showing light volume with mist and fog. not too bad. speaking of mike, we will check with a look at the forecast. >> good morning. we will talk baseball, a's taking three out of four is not bad. marineers are in time for three games. dropping down to 60. baltimore orioles are take on the giants at 7:15. 59 at at&t and down to 56. heading to santa cruz? foggy. hazy this afternoon. because of the soberanes fire. temperatures in the low-to-mid 70s through the weekend. after having low-to-mid 50s in the morning. you can see 100s

[ cheers and applause ] >> the correct answer, james earl jones. >> yes, the deep voice, james earl jones. he voiced a very good father in "the lion king" the very bad father "darth vader" in "star war wars". both films topped fandango's top 25 modern classics dads most want to share with their kids. i'm sharing "star wars" with my four and a half-year-old son right now. a lot of lightsabers right now. >> he's loving it? >> darth vader is his favorite character. >> interesting. kathie lee, to you. >>> name the comedy film that star this is father and son bonding moment. >> national lampoon's "vacation." >> yes! >>. [ cheers and applause ] the. >> the perfect film to watch with your kid as they share beers. this movie is so popular, it's like the standard for road trip movies. it spawned three sequels, one spinoff, one sequel remake which we'll call the resequel. that was last year's "vacation" with ed helms. he played the older version of rusty. the kids in these films are always played by different actors which i think is what makes it unique and makes this franchise special. >> all righ

the correct answer, james earl jones. >> the deep voice, james earl jones, the voice of the good father in the lion king, the bad father in "star wars." both topped survey of top 25 modern classics dads most want to share with their kids. i'm sharing "star wars" with my 4 1/2-year-old. >> does he like it? >> yes. >> another lady from virginia, name the comedy film that features this father and son moment. >> national lampoon's vacation? >> yes. >> vacation, the perfect film to watch with your kids as they share beers, as they did in that scene. this movie is so popular, standard for road trip movies. so popular, won three sequels, one spinoff, sequel remake, resequel. >> what was that? >> last year's "vacation" he played the older version >>> this is an "nbc news special report." here's lester holt. >> good day. we are on the air because law enforcement officials in orlando are providing an update on the massacre investigation, and perhaps offering some enlightenment of the wife and what she knew. special agent ron harper is speak i speaking. >> governor rick scott, and orlando mayor bu

so, james earl jones -- you got james earl jones to do darth vader's voice. call me darth vader. yeah. was it always guaranteed that he would do it? uh, i wasn't sure. i mean, we -- we approached him, obviously, and he was kind enough to agree. but james earl jones is the voice of darth vader. he is, yeah. for sure. and we went to new york, it was about a year ago now, and we did, like, an initial adr session. and, so, there's the screen with the film on it. the actor faces the screen. and you sit behind them. and i was having, like, this freak-out fanboy moment. 'cause, like, this hadn't happened in like years and years that james had done the voice for darth vader. right. but everyone else was so professional. and so you're like, "okay, it's just me. it's just me." and then he does, like, one of these first lines, and it ended up involving the word where he said, [ deep voice ] "the power." [ normal voice ] and we all looked at each other like... [ laughter ] and we were, like, going... and then he would turn 'round, and we'd go... [ laughter ] that -- that was great, james, if

james earl jones played the original character. and harvey even brought back two of the co-stars of the original movie... shari headley... who played eddie murphy's love interest, lisa mcdowell... and vanessa bell calloway...who played princess imani. empire's ta'rhonda jones even dressed up as randy watson! the show airs, later today. and... we want to see ?your halloween costumes too. kiddos. just post them online with the hashtag "goodday tb" and we'll try to share them on the air during good day, the next few days. just like this one... of our producer's son... in his homemade volcano costume. she used a sewing machine a sweet start, to your halloween fun. where kids can already start getting those ?treats... this morning! plus... before you head outside... dave joins us after the break, with another check on the trick-or-treat forecast at ikea, we believe that everything you need should be within reach. in an affordable dream kitchen that works as hard as you do. at ikea, we believe that everything you need should be within re

would do a great job even as james earl jones. >> right. >> stephen: one other thing-- you're a real tough cookie. >> am i? >> stephen: you fought back-- a while back you had a brain hemorrhage. >> oh, yes, i did. i had a massive nine-day brain hemorrhage. >> stephen: a nine-day brain hemorrhage? >> that kind of explains it all, doesn't it? >> stephen: what did you have to fight back from? what kind of impairment did you face? >> i had everything. i lost some of my hearing in my right ear for a while. i lost my ability to read for a couple of years. i lost feeling in my left leg to my knee. i couldn't walk at first. i couldn't write my name for a very long time. i stuttered. seizure disorder. all kinds-- you know. don't have one. don't have one. >> stephen: how long did it take you to get right? >> well, it takes a long time. you have your initial recovery, where you're kind of up and around and doing the basic things. but then over time, you know, because you have short-term memory loss and then long-term memory loss and sometimes you meet people and they say, "hey." and you think "

pthat is my best james earl jones pwhich is terrible. pgerald doesn't do james earl pjones he does his own voice as pmufasa. phe's not costume. phe's merely honoring his pheritage. pi'll explain his dress and his pincredible way that agot into right now, all you're thinking about is finding quick cover, so you can continue streaming your favorite show in the great outdoors. and you don't need a dead zone further interrupting your otherwise- perfect afternoon. echo from bright house networks. eliminates dead zones, so you can stream confidently all around your home. and now connect to... premier tv, 15 megabit internet and hd-dvr service... only $92 a month 3 ((laura/wipe vo)) look at this: thi p>>> take a look at this, this is pvideo of an ad that oprah posted pon her twitter account late pyesterday. pin it, she says that she has plost 28 pounds on weight pwatchers and even claims to have peaten bread every day. p28 pounds. pso we had to bring dposhth jo in pfor this one. pyou know we saw that commercial pfirst time on the air. pwe found

james earl jones has his voice as darth vader. rogue 1 opens december 16. >>> frank and lola revolves around an intense relationship of love, sex and betrayal. michael shannon plays a chef i was drawn to it as a love story, or as a story of romantic obsession. >> reporter: her past gets in the way of her future with frank after she treats on him. frank and lola hits theaters on december 9. >>> new kids on the block are back. there's an upcoming to her next year. it is a return 25 years. 25 years. >> i have been itching 25 years. >> iat ikea, we believe that making room for one more shouldn't cost more. at ikea, we believe that making room for one more >>> good morning everyone, i am britt moreno and this is the news on monday , as november 28. happening right now is a terrible loss for the broncos at home. even after the game went into overtime, the broncos first -- are now tied for the miami dolphins for the wildcard. we have more on this coming up. >>> it is cyber monday and those who waited on the crowds could see some prevent

they just go down, it's a great james earl jones -- >> darth vader. >> darth vader's voice. was it always guaranteed he would do it? >> i wasn't sure. we approached him, he was kind enough to agree. but james earl jones is the voice of darth vader. >> reporter: for sure, yeah. >> we went to new york, did an initial adr session. there's the screen with the film on it. the actor faces the screen. you sit behind them. and i was having like this freak-out fa did hadn't happened in like years and years that james had done the voice for dartss vader. but everyone else was so professional. you're like, okay, it's just me. then he does one of these first lines and it ended up involving the word where he said, "the power." we all looked at each other like -- [ laughter ] we were like going -- then he would turn round. we'd go -- [ laughter ] that was great, james, just do it one more time. say "this is cnn" or did you leave that out? that would be great if darth vader turned to the camera and said, "this is cnn." maybe the next one. there won't an sequel to this movie, will there? >>

>> like the james earl jones. >> i'm terrified. >> james earl jones here at cnn. you want that voice on your side. >> not just the voice of god, literally the voice of god. a terrifying ad in that baritone-type voice. for trump, voter suppression would work if it wasn't trump and if the choice wasn't so stark. his language wasn't so stark in terms of the way he talks about african-americans, the way he talk answer muslims and latinos, and i'm not sure you can selectively suppress the vote? right? who's top say he won't suppress his own voters as well? >> the thing about especially the latino vote. the theory was you would see these giant jumps in registration and early voting in the latino community. you actually have not seen that up to this point. i think partly because many feel the contrast isn't that great because think, yeah, contrast but between two bad choices, the problem both of them keep running into. >> right. her ads, you keep hearing, unfit. everything she does, speeches, ads, donald trump is unfit. keep him, push him across the other side of the qua

if you are wondering, james earl jones is returning to voice darth vader and the movie opens in theaters december 16th. >> my kids cannot wait. >>> coming up, new technology that allows passengers to skip some lines at the airport. international travelers. >>> this wasn't all bad. the encouraging signs from the team's first of the new season coming up. >> and good morning, we are checking cameras all across the bay area. looking great right here at i- 75 and the leroy selmon expressway. if you are getting ready to across the bay, we'll check your drive times and tell you how long it's taking to get across theridges. y22pvy yy6y >>> we are continuing to follow an absolutely heartbreaking case right now in st. peters where police say a -- st. petersburg where police say a 6-year-old killed his newborn sister. we're looking at the tragedy. >>> good morning, thank you for starting your friday with us. we have a lot of news to get to this morning. >> we do, bufirst, let's look at another day of weather and traffic. buses are on the road. >> another day so we should be used to it. the lines ba

they're shown hugely successful stars like james earl jones and samuel l. jackson. singers like elvis and ed sheeran. ♪ >> reporter: athletes like eagle darrin sproles, shaquille o'neal and tiger woods. even politicians like vice-president joe biden and king george the sixth whose story was made famous in the movie the king's speech. ♪ >> i learned a lot about being a communicator. >> reporter: over the week the children from all over different brac grounds at all different ages bond, smiling, laughing, and talking. >> good talker and still stutter. >> reporter: camp changed jackson's life. he's excited to come back and share. >> if you are comfortable with being a stutterer, then i think that other people will become comfortable witness, too. >> reporter: jackson is finding his voice in so many ways. he even got a solo in the school choir. >> ♪ >> reporter: jackson just graduated high school and wants to study entrepreneurship and will keep run wig his family for his school and for himself. chasing dreams on and off the track. ♪ >> i believe that jackson ha

actor "james earl jones" returning to the audio booth to bring the ?sith lord's voice? back to life. it's still unclear how large the role will actually be... to the original star wars. 3 3 salt and pepa's here, and we're in effectwant you to push it, babecoolin' by day then at night working up a sweat sweat it's 90's night at the wisconsin state fair. it's hard to believe it's been decades since 90's band salt and pepa came out with this platnium had a packed show at the bank mutual amphitheater at last year's state fair so they thought let's do it again. they'll join color me badd, coolio and rob base, as part of the i love the 90's tour at 7 p.m. it's also patrick cuday day at the wisconsin state fair. wisconsin's favorite bacon! bacon contests, see what's cooking with our chef, try delicious food samples ( ( 3 ( 3 ((???1:15 seconds??)) ((???tease ahead??15???)) ahead??15???)) forecast...flash flood watch for though the evening (1-2"+ of rain possible)day: scattered showers, storms. high: 78tonight: evening showers, storms. low: 70 saturday: variable clouds. spotty s

today in a holiday special we featuture james earl jones reading frederick douglass's independence day address more than 160 years ago.

ed: that is the voice of james earl jones. >> another michigan grad. ed: his feet probably have not ed: if he were in california and you bought a lottery ticket last hours. there is a lottery player in to claim $63 million prize or that thing is gone. the super lottery ticket was august. if no one comes forward, it would be the third largest unclaimed ticket in u.s. history. and this happens more than you think. in 2015 alone, over 100 winners of $1 million or more never collected their winnings. heather: wow. set it on the counter somewhere and forgot about it. a shining a spotlight on a special young man we have introduced you to. his name is dorian murray. who has terminal cancer. take a look at the license plate. this is from the rhode island dmw. be strong. yes, we all know the o is missing. the 8-year-old does not mind. even though he is not old enough to drive, he is happy to have that license plate. as well as an honorary license. employees pitched in to make a donation to the american cancer society in his name. be strong. what a great kid. ed

there's angie martinez, james earl jones. it was like, if i died i couldn't have dreamt this room of heroes and luminaries. charlie: all the more perfect place for this song. lin-manuel: and i'm closing the night. i'm the last act. terrified. charlie: and when you finished? lin-manuel: i was 50 pounds lighter. charlie: did you know you had done the right thing and you had nailed it? lin-manuel: oh, yeah. that video is a microcosm of my entire hamilton experience. i say hip-hop alexander hamilton, everyone laughs. i say, you laugh, but it's true, and, by the end, they aren't laughing because they are in it. they have been sucked into the story. just like i got sucked into the story. the secret sauce of this show besides the unbelievable work done by my collaborators and incredible cast and crew, the secret sauce in the writing is that i can't believe this story is true. it's such an improbable and amazing story and i learned about it while i was writing it, and i think that enthusiasm is baked into the recipe. charlie: that wa

voice actor, james earl jones, will return at the notorious bad guy. rogue one will be released in december. >>> in the mood for a movie this weekend, you have plenty to choose from. >> that is definitely bigger than the last one. >> the long awaited blockbuster sequel, independence day, resurgence, hits the theaters 20 years after the original. returning cast members included jeff goldblum, is -- boeddeker a box. this is a battle against invading aliens in the intent survival theater, the shallows, blake lively pays a surfer on a remote beach and becomes trapped on a rock in the ocean after a shark attack. in the civil war air, free state of jones, matthew mcconaughey stars as the confederate shoulder -- soldier who left the army to meet a rebellion. >>> the a's got their revenge against what the, who was with the los angeles angels about a week after he beat them in oakland. they got the best of the right- hander in anaheim. symbian hit a three-run home run to open the scores. linthicum only answered three innings. in the fifth, chris davis hit his 1

>> i always liked james earl jones -- >> well, morgan freeman is the new one. >> you should be able to choose whoever's voice you want. i'll choose you. >> be sure to like us on facebook. "way too early" starts now. >>> trump won all 50 delegates in saturday's south carolina primary so if you're paying attention, this is the official point when people go from saying, oh, this is kind of fun, to oh, my god, this is really happening. >> caucus night in nevada after another raucous campaign rally for trump. he went hard at rival ted cruz and a protester. plus, the cruz campaign accused of another dirty trick. this time, marco rubio got an apology while a top cruz aide got canned. >>> and plus she was declared dead until she squeezed her mother's hand. >> breathtaking. it was a miracle in its own. you don't expect it and then all of a sudden it's there. >>> a mother breaks her silence as the uber driver who now admits to shooting her daughter appears in court. it's 5:30 on the east coast, 2:30 out west. this is "way too early." >>> good morning. it's tuesday, february 23rd, i'm jonathan ca

today in a holiday special we featuture james earl jones reading frederick douglass's independence day address

i would go to my james earl jones darth vad land. >> jimyeah! >> see if that w kind of what theyere looking for. >> jmy: nice reference! i love that. yeah, i know that one. i want to show a cli here's j.k. mmons as the villain, kai, in "kung fu paa 3." check is out kai heturned! >> who? >> kai. generakai. supreme r lord of all china. >> i d't know. >> t jade slayer. master opa. >> e >> okay, i used work with oogw great warri. >> wve heard of master oogway. >> oy,y. [ cheers and applause ] >> jim: i knew youwe like a villain, but you're friendly. a lovable viain. th's our pal, j.k. simmons right there. "kung fu panda 3" is in theaters everywhere january 29th. billy joel performs fous next. stick arnd. turn your tvs up. it'soo it's good, 's good. cheers andpplause ] hell hello, nice to meet yo melda. i'm john. we iited you here today to get your honest opinion t this new car. to keep thin unbiased, removed all the badging and logos. so, what do think it is? i would say le maybe acur feels li a bmw. let'lookt the inri. reminds of theinside of my fr

angie james earl jones. he rose and luminaries. charlie: all the more perfect place for this song. lin-manuel: and i'm closing the night. i'm the last act. charlie: and when you finished? lin-manuel: i was 50 pounds lighter. charlie: did you know you had done the right thing and you had nailed it? lin-manuel: that video is a microcosm of my entire hamilton experience. i say hip-hop, alexander hamilton, everyone laughs. by the end, they aren't laughing because they are in it. they have been sucked into the story. the secret sauce of this show besides the unbelievable work done by my collaborators and incredible casting crew, the secret sauce in the writing is that i can't believe this story true. if such an improbable and amazing story and i learned about it while i was writing it and i inc. -- i think that enthusiasm is baked into the recipe. charlie: that was a great moment for you and hamilton. this is thestood way to express alexander hamilton. lin-manuel: it was the thesis. charlie: and it's well constructed. lin-manuel: and i had a bit of luck. hbo film that evening. normally,

earl jones, you literally take you to church in bountiful. the vitality to do eight shows a week, what is your secret? >> at age 19. >> that was the date, by the way, the 19th. so that's good. what is my secret? i have none. i truly don't have a secret. i just try to live life in a comfortable manner. i am not a good patient and so it's very difficult for me to obey the doctor and i love -- i love life, but i want to be well while i'm here. >> well, we love you. >> you're doing is so great. thank you so much. >> god bless you. >> come back and visit us again. >> house of cards currently available on net friction. we're back in a moment. first this is "today" on nbc. lemme get a mcpick 2 check out the brand new mix on mcdonald's mcpick 2 menu! lemme get a mcpick 2. now, choose any 2 delicious mickey d's classics for just $5 bucks. mix n match share n savor 2 for $5 name your flavor pick any 2 iconic tastes- a big mac made with 100% beef, flaky filet-o-fish, seared on the grill quarter pounder with cheese or crispy 10-piece chicken mcnuggets fo

then youtube's daym drops drops in on the farm and emeril drops a and james earl jones and a summer salad. are you ready for rachael. [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] >> rachael: whoo! yeah. >> oh, yeah.

voice-over by james earl jones. >> that's so cool. >> one second. >> that's all you need. >>> it wasn't exactly 2016. >> and this is also florida. that man as you see there is twerking in court during his first court appearance in miami- dade county. listen to the reaction in court. [ ughter ] >> people in the courtroom thought it was funny, but did you see the judge? she was not amused at all. calvin griffth also mouthed "- - mouthed" hi, mom "poi. she is probably also embarrassed by now. he says he was trying to get the judge's attention. >> don't worry, you don't have to twerk to get our attention. >> don't worry. >> i was worried there for a second. >>> we are months away from the peak of the hurricane season. of course we're handcuff been hit. put out their forecast. we'll break that down for you coming up. >>> coming up, a python latches on to a man in florida. the resource authorities are now turning to this to figure out where this python came from. y236ay yy6y >>> we have an update to a story we brought you as breaking news yesterday. figure out what caused this deadly explosio

i would go to my james earl jones darth vader land. >> jimmy: yeah!as kind of what they were looking for. >> jimmy: nice reference! i love that. yeah, i know that one. i want to show a clip. here's j.k. simmons as the ng fu panda 3." >> kai has returned! >> who? general kai. supreme war lord of all china. >> i don't know. master of pain. >> eh. >> okay, i used to work with oogway. >> oh, oogway!. >> we've heard of master oogway. >> okay, okay. [ cheers and applause ]ew your were like a villain, but you're friendly. a lovable villain. that's our pal, j.k. simmons right there. "kung fu panda 3" is in january 29th. billy joel performs for us next. stick around. turn your tvs up., it's good. [ cheers and applause ] i absolutely love my new york apartment, good thing geico offers affordable renters insurance. with great coverage longings should they get damaged, stolen or destroyed. x [doorbell] uh, excuse me. delivery. hey. lo mein,, chopsticks, soy sauce and you got some fortune cookies. have a good one. artments... protect your belongings. let geico hel

. >> jimmy: "yeah. [ light laughter ] i would go to my james earl jones darth vader land.yeah! >> see if that was kind of what they were looking for. >> jimmy: nice reference! i love that. yeah, i know that one. villain, kai, in "kung fu panda 3." check this out. >> kai has returned! >> kai. general kai. supreme war lord of all china. >> i don't know.er. master of pain. >> eh. >> okay, i used to work with oogway. >> oh, oogway!arrior. >> we've heard of master oogway. >> okay, okay. [ cheers and applause ] your were like a villain, but you're friendly. a lovable villain. that's our pal, j.k. simmons right there.is in theaters everywhere january 29th. billy joel performs for us next. stick around.. it's good, it's good, it's good. hello, nice to meet you. melda. i'm john. we invited you here today to get your honest opinion about this new car. to keep things unbiased, we removed all the badging and logos. ink it is? i would say lexus. maybe acura. feels like a bmw. let's look at the interior. de of my friend's lexus. so, this car supports apple carplay siri, open maps. nice. wow.

james earl jones will return as va first time we'reeeing him in e flh. that might be therong word. rogue oit h theaters in dece disney min forward with a side 's going to focus on ang you han solo and what's he without hisambling buddy? theyreurrent ctias young he w originally played by billy d. willia. na er. really wl known bar and restaunt has been shut down temporarily bls o something rely unappetizi. code violations. we'reoing to tell you what a t inspector found at ferg's. >>laur and newlywed regret. th one thing tt mostarried uple wish ty had put on >>russell: and after series of awful theme park accidents, we're taking a look at r safety. de at you canatch out for at 7:00. >>mike: no showers and storm to some byhe time the day is t. foster farms presents ape even a small one c throw foyou ofyour gamsents hapanywhe. and they only get bigg as time es on. serve fosterarms cn dogs, a delicious plump frank wrapped in a honey cruhyoang. a corn dog with 7 amof protein makes a big petite go away. ((russell- fun turns frightening. another amusement park accide >>russell: funurns fri