. >>> there's much more to tell us about ahead, ellen degeneres and sandra bullock, two big stars fighting back tonight against scammers >>> the price you pay. big savings on your holiday shopping starting at midnight we'll tell you all about it >>> back now with two big stores, ellen degeneres and sandra bullock teaming up and fighting back against scammers here's gadi schwartz biggest stars taking on some of the shadiest characters of internet advertising scammers using the names of celebrities to sell things like makeup online, now the targets of a new lawsuit filed by sandra bullock and ellen degeneres for the unauthorized use of their names and likenesses but the problem is scammers online change company names so quickly it's not even clear who they are named in the current lawsuit as john does 1 through 100. it's the kind of scheme that's plagued the internet for years. even nbc's own savannah guthrie used in a fake ad claiming she was leaving the "today" show to start her own skincare line. when we tried to get to the bottom of who was behind those ads we found dead end after dead e

why ellen degeneres and sandra bullock are suing. >>> a new way to pull kids away from video games. the lawmakers now imposing a video game curfew. >>> and he died more than 60 years ago. >> what, are you kidding me? >> but james dean is starring in a new film, and it's not without controversy. >>> good thursday morning. everyone. thank you for joining us. we will get to the bitter cold in just a moment, but first we begin with the impeachment battle now going public. >> democrats now say public hearings will begin next wednesday. the first witness to be called, bill taylor a career diplomat with 50 years of public service. >> meanwhile, overnight we learned about a new request president trump made to attorney general william barr. abc's karina mitchell joins us with the new details. karina, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, kenneth and janai. house democrats are promising ambassador bill taylor's televised testimony is just the beginning as the inquiry probes president trump's alleged effort to pressure ukraine into investigating political rival joe biden and his son.

degeneres for the unauthorized use of their names and likenesses but the problem is scammers online change company names so quickly it's not even clear who they are named in the current lawsuit as john does through 100. it's the kind of scheme that's plagued the internet for years. even nbc's own savannah guthrie used in a fake ad claiming she was leaving the "today" show to start a skincare line. we found dead end after dead end >> we're trying to figure out why there are fake advertisements selling your product under the names of several recognizable celebrities. so you're a customer service agent and you're not in a position to answer that because you're not aware of that. >> reporter: now degeneres and bullock are hoping for better luck as they take their fight to court if you see an ad featuring your favorite celebrity, experts say do some research to make sure it's legit if you fall victim, report it to the better business bureau, lester >> gadi, says. >>> next, how you can save big on holiday shopping starting tonight. >>> in tonight's "price you pay," a new shopping holiday

ellen degeneres and sandra bullock fight against fake ads on the internet. they've finally had enough and they team up today thursday, november 7th, 2019. thursday, november 7th, 2019.1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> hey, everybody, welcome to "today," thank you for joining us on this thursday morning. the weather is the reason we know the holiday season is upon us. but there's another reason too. >> yes, take a look at this. this is a live shot. this is in florida, florida, new york. and that's the rockefeller center christmas tree, about to be chopped down. this is the tree that got the nod this year. it's coming to this plaza on saturday, actually. it will be right there. and then next month we'll light it up so that means the holidays are upon us and the weather certainly is indicating that. >> it certainly is. we're going to get to that arctic air, sweeping across a lot of the country, bringing an early dose of winter to millions of americans as they wake up this morning. we're going to get to al's forecast in a couple moments. but let's start with nbc's ro

. >>> sandra bullock and ellen degeneres are teaming up to stop fake celebrity endorsements. they filed a lawsuit on wednesday against 100 anonymous individuals and entities for false advertising to of their likenesses to endorse products. they are said to be behind pop-up sites. the suit shines the light on so-call celebrity endorsement theft, which is a problem for hollywood in the digital age. >>> a half-court shot and win free tuition for a year. that was a challenge for a university of oklahoma student, at halftime of the team's season opener. unbelievable. in order to get a chance to take this shot, the student had to make a layup, a free throw, a three-pointer in 30 seconds. and he hit the three right at the buzzer. well done and congratulations to that student. >> the mascots are more excited than anyone else. >> the kid was a little stunned there at first. but the mascot hooked him up with some love. >>> we're going to take a break. coming up, president trump pushing back on the new report about attorney general bill barr's role in his impeachment defense. all the de

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>> ellen degeneres the comedian was about to come out. as a lesbian. >> look, murphy. i'm on the cover of "time." >> and she does it on "time" magazine. yep, i'm gay. but they decide that the character ellen plays on tv will also come out. >> it is just reprehensible that abc, now owned by disney of all companies, is going to feature ellen as coming out of the closet. it won't be long before god knows what, you know. bestiality, incest, who knows. >> we were getting bomb threats. disney was really getting a lot of flack for even thinking about having a coming-out episode with ellen. >> i'm 35 years old. i'm so afraid to tell people. i mean, i just -- susan. i'm gay. >> ellen coming out was a huge moment for me personally because, you know, i was a closeted gay guy. gay child at that time. and it was the bravest thing i saw. >> that felt great. that felt so great. >> initial report suggests abc made a bundle on ellen's highly publicized outing on national tv last night. the broadcast was accompanied by coming-out parties all around the country, including one in birmingh

ellen degeneres transformed herself into cardi e. the 61-year-old talk show host channeled cardi b's character from the movie "hustlers." oh my gosh. >> tatas. can i call them that? >> i don't think so. >> i don't think so. i'm just saying. >> but yeah. >> after weeks of hype we now know what heidi klum dressed up as and frankly we're pretty grossed out about it. >> wait, what? eww, what is it? the inside of a body? >> i don't know what that is. >> klum, who's earned the reputation as queen of halloween for over the top costumes transformed herself into a cadaver. >> oh, that's what that is. >> the costume was months in the making. >> what's happening there to -- okay. we can't let this halloween slip by without at least a mention of kim k., dressed up as reese witherspoon's elle woods from "legally blonde," kardashian herself becoming a legal eagle because she's a lawyer. >> that makes sense. >> or she's got a legal something. across the pond the actress who plays queen elizabeth stopped by the queen's house. >> olivia colman was gr

the controversy when ellen degeneres was seen at a baseball game with heaven forbid president bush and joe piscopo has been saying, not about president bush, but one of my favorite cast members, president barack obama was saying what you said weeks before. >> right on the money. isn't it amazing that barack obama is the only one in the democratic party making any sense. and talking to my producer and check with sources because i have such love and respect for you. neil: you don't-- >> i do, i'm going on neil with the woke thing and it's true, we were talking about it on the radio and he's making sense. that was the most brilliant thing i've ever heard barack obama say, oh, my goodness, did you say something nice about barack obama. neil: ann coulter said the same thing. what he was bringing about the idea, bring it down a notch. >> brilliant when he said don't tweet. what good does it do when you tweet and put your phone down and-- >> the president tweets. >> he can because they attack him constantly. there's my argument. neil: you're mr. double standard. >> this is my audience talking

. >>> finally big news for ellen degeneres, we're happy to announce she'll be the recipient of carol burnett award, 77th annual golden globe, the second to receive the honor, the first being burnett. ellen is a pioneer in the industry, citing sitcoms, daytime talk show and hilarious stand up. >> people do that to me. if i'm out somewhere, and people have a baby, they'll hold it out to me to hold it, and i'm like this is cashmere, no >> you can watch ellen receive the carol burnett award when the globes premier here on nbc. >> going to be a good one rchlt al you have a look at the weather. >>> let's show you the week ahead, we start off with rain and snow showers across the great lakes, pacific northwest, thunderstorms down through the southeast, and for the midweek, we've got a clipper coming across, bringing snow for the great lakes, developing storm through the southwest, warm and dry out west, the end of the week, maybe the first snow in the northeast and new england. more wet weather down to the southeast. >>> good morning, i'm kari hall, warm weather today after a chicagoey star

degeneres having a hard time showing improvement back to you gerri willis wall street the impeachment inquiry picking up today, as congress holds another round of public hearings, live on capitol hill has the latest there good morning to i hillary. reporter: good morning, maria. first witnesses firsthand information from july 25th call will testify, today, lt. col. vindman he jennifer william top aides to vice president mike pence on july 25 call between president trump and ukraine president zelensky, told investigators she found the call inappropriately but republicans think this batch of witnesses could be biggest advantage colonel vindman critical of the ukraine policy called into question before this hearing starts, senator ron johnson lettered to the committee said it is possible that vindman could be part of a group of administration officials that never accepted president trump, writing to committee they about reacted leak to go press participating in ongoing effort to sabotage policies if possible remove him from office congressman collins raising concerns about about credibil