you have to wake up and smell the coffee. what they re demanding, the response from the studios, and what it means for the entertainment you were looking forward to this year. plus, it s been so hot on the pavement out west, you could literally sere food. millions under threat from extreme heat today. we re in phoenix where it could be the hottest week ever. and has a serial killer been caught after a string of murders more than a decade ago on a long island beach. what our investigators team is learning about the suspect now in custody. it s 10:00 a.m. eastern, i m lindsey reiser in for ana cabrera. hollywood movie sets and television studios are going dark. failed contract negotiations with the major studios. let s bring in nbc news correspondent dana griffin from outside headquarters where picket lines have already formed this morning, and nbc news entertainment contributor chris witherspoon. comcast is a member of the alliance of motion picture and television produc
spectacle. one, two, three! richmond! reporter: or at least not complaining in that very british way. in scenic switzerland, the small town of 400 is also overrun with tourists. fans of the korean netflix series crash landing on you and for a cool $5, you too can take a snap on the pontoon, in the fairy tale town of halstead, austria, the inspiration behind frozen s town, locals put up a temporary fence to stovall the stop the selfie taking tourists. they re begging tourists to let it go. our thanks to molly hunter for that rorgt. reporting. that makes me want to travel. thank you so much. that does it for us. ana is back monday at 10:00 a.m. eastern. jose diaz-balart reports picks
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all right. just wanted to show you a picture of the ceo of rei. disney s latest animated fim many is coming up next. it s called moana. it s setting a record on its first full day of release and took in $15.6 million at the box office on wednesday surfacing frozen for first day release numbers. i think frozen holds the rank for the biggest movie ever. moana is expected to earn more than $80 million over the holiday weekend, just short of frozen s $93 million record for the same span. a 2016 challenge, jill stein, calling for a recount. we will tell you why next. the queen of soul shirnings heart out for a record. what that is all about. this is msnbc.
let s get it out of the way. first production of our disney company. we always have to say that. there we go. so let s talk about it! frozen s main character, you know her, she s elsa of course. she sings the movie s big hit. let it go let it go, can t hold it back anymore well likely on account of the movie s popularity the name elsa is back among the most popular names for girls in the u.s. how about that? not anna huh? there are more than 1,000 elsas born last year making it the 286th most common girls name. it hadn t even cracked the top 500 most common names since 1970. now, you asked about anna. her sister didn t see the same increase in popularity. it rose only one spot on the most popular list. okay. hmm. all right. well, coming up from insomniac theater, the reviews for two big movies including magic mike xxl. also ahead, the real-life little house that got big-time attention in the movie up. what could be the final chapter