this is cnn breaking news. >> hello, and welcome to our viewers, joining us here in the jiets, and all around the world, i'm michael holmes. >> i'm natalie allen. we continue to follow the heartbreaking news, the sudden death of kobe bryant. >> right now officials are investigating the helicopter crash that killed the former lakers star. his 13-year-old daughter and seven others. they crashed on sunday into a hillside in call babasas, that'n california, just outside of los angeles. >> federal and local authorities continue to be at the scene. of course they're going to try to determine what happened.

they say, though, there was low visibility at the time but it is still unclear if that played a factor. the recovery is now under way, and authorities say it could take a couple of days to complete. cnn cnn's nick watt is near the crash site with the latest. >> well, the first priority is the recovery of the bodies and then the identification, and then the investigation will really kick into top gear. now, the ntsb is sending 18 people from the east coast. the faa has been on the scene through sunday, being helped by local law enforcement. they will be looking at, of course, the safety record of the helicopter itself, the record of the pilot, the route, any radio communications, and also the weather. now we have been told by the l.a. police department that sunday morning, around the time of this crash, the lapd grounded their helicopter fleet because the weather was not good enough for them to fly. the visibility was low. everybody around here has told

us that it was fogged in this morning so that is one area that they will definitely be looking at. now, nine people lost their lives on board that helicopter. kobe bryant, his daughter gigi. we've spoken to parents who were waiting at the mamba academy where gigi was supposed to be playing at noon, where kobe would be looking on and coaching. they never made it. but seven other people lost their lives, the pilot, as yet unnamed, another man, a baseball coach, he perished along with his wife and daughter, and three other people who are yet to be named. but as one radio sportscaster put it here in los angeles, this is like jfk for l.a. people will remember where they were the day that the laker great, the great figure who, let's put it this way, he transcended the sport. he meant a great deal to the city, beyond even what he

achieved with the lakers. people will remember where they were when they heard that kobe bryant had died. nick watt, cnn, calabasas. >> with that report, we're watching kobe with his daughter gianna. she loved basketball. as we've been talking about the fact that she kind of brought him back to the game because she wanted to go to games after he retired. well, let's take you now to los angeles. because crowds are still gathering to pay their respects at the staple center in los angeles where the grammys were being held so it's been quite a scene there. paul rick cayman is with us. >> hello, natalie and michael, you can hear behind me, they're chanting let's go kobe, they've been erupting in chants all day long. thousands have been coming through this plaza to pay respects for kobe bryant. you see so many fans wearing purple and gold, they put in

simple black and white in loving memory of kobe on all of these sign boards in and around this plaza. of course he played right across the street. and this is where he cemented his reputation as a basketball player but he was much more than that to a lot of people and i want to bring in richard and jeremiah. they're dressed in all black because they brought their church choir down here to honor kobe. >> we knew this would be a time when everybody would be grieving and of course kobe's like a fixture here in southern california and we felt it would be the best thing to bring the love of god and sing some songs. >> you're from the church of god in ontario, 45 minutes away. tell us if you could richard why did kobe seem to transcend basketball? >> i remember him winning the slam dunk competition his rookie year and there was something about him that as it went on i got to know other people that had nothing to do with basketball but they admired his

work ethic, his determination, his will to win and there was something that transcended basketball that made him -- that someone that people could aspire to learn from in his determination, his will to win. i think that's what's captivated a lot of people. >> a lot of people grieving. a lot of people torn apart. what would you say to them? you're part of this church singing group and it's your mission, quite often, frankly, to uplift people. what would you tell them in these troubled times? >> well, i know people like kobe bryant, they can almost appear to be immortal and the spectacular things they do. when someone like that passes on it kind of rocks your foundation and you feel like there's nothing stable and i would tell them that there still is a stable rock and that's jesus christ. it was a moment like this that actually caused me as a teenager to turn to god when i realized that this life is fleeting.

>> so i thank you so much richard, jeremiah for taking time out. many different ways people are remembering kobe bryant here at staple center in los angeles. and once again, on cue, the chants of kobe go up for these people he was arguably the best ever. michael, natalie? >> paul, i want to ask you about the size of the crowds. they've been gathering there all day. is there any sign that they're letting up or are more people continuing to arrive? >> reporter: i'll try to show you. they are letting up. you used to not be able to see any open pavement anywhere and there's makeshift shrines that pop up all over here. it got very hectic for a while. you can imagine here is the dressed to the nines grammy crowd headed over there and then all the lakers. but it's now, you know, getting a lot later, even on the west coast. you know, we're past 10:00. so a lot of people, obviously getting out of here, and

preparing to go to work. but at a fever pitch it was shoulder to shoulder in here with grieving fans of kobe bryant. as i said, at times you feel like you're at a basketball game when they erupt into chants of kobe and mvp and just heartbreaking, a couple times, they said gigi for his daughter. michael, natalie? >> absolutely. you know, i think this is the one time where a basketball jersey trumps the fancy gowns we see on the red carpet. >> i think you're right. paulver cammen at the staple center in los angeles, appreciate it. world leaders past and present also sharing their thoughts on the death of kobe bryant. >> president trump tweeted, kobe bryant, despite being one of the truly great basketball players of all time, was just getting started in life. he loved his family so much and had such strong passion for the future. the loss of his beautiful

daughter gianna makes this moment even more devastating. former u.s. president barack obama tweeting quote kobe was a legend on the court and just getting started in what would have been just as meaningful a second act. to lose gianna is even more heartbreaking to us as parents. >> and this from former u.s. president bill clinton, he said i'm deeply saddened by the tragic loss of kobe bryant, his daughter gianna and all who died in today's accident. kobe lived a very large life in a very short time. on twitter sunday shaquille o'neill shared his pain after losing his long time friend and teammate. >> he wrote, quote, there are no words to express the pain i'm going through with this tragedy of losing my niece gigi and my brother kobe bryant, i love you, and you will be missed, my condolences go out to the bryant family and the families of the other passengers on board. i am sick right now. >> so many people sharing that thought for more now we're

joined by cnn world sport's patrick snell. patrick, the tributes are coming from all around the world and from various sports around the world. >> natalie, michael, they really are, it's a shock, isn't it, an outpouring of global grief. we're all struggling to come to terms with sunday's news, just devastating to hear about and then to report on as well and, you know, it was with a collectively heavy heart that nba games did actually go ahead as scheduled on sunday here in the united states though the occasional too much for nets star kyrie irving who showed up to play against the knicks but then left on learning of kobe's death. a moment of silence in honor of kobe. in a further tribute, teams also arranging for a cor yo graphed

24 second violation of each of their first possessions there, both teams coming together to pay their own respects in memory of kobe. now, the l.a. lakers next game actually on tuesday against their local rivals the clippers we motions, i'm quite sure, set to run very high indeed on that day in the city of angels. the lakers played in philadelphia on saturday night, returning to california on sunday. you can just see the emotion, all too apparent there, look at that, amongst the lakers players, including their current superstar lebron james. until saturday night the 41-year-old bryant was third on the all-time list of nba points scorers before being surpassed by lebron who spoke emotionally on that game, about kobe's inspiring impact, not just him, but the sport as a whole and beyond. >> i'm here in a lakers uniform in philadelphia where he's from, where one of the first time i ever met him, gave me his shoes

he won in all-star week. it's surreal. doesn't make no sense. i'm happy to be in any conversation with kobe bryant. the man got two jerseys hanging up in staple center. it's just crazy. >> yeah. and kobe impacting many, many lives, both during his playing career, and indeed beyond it as well and don't forget this was a career that actually spanned two decades, all with the lakers as well. take a listen now to this really poignant message recorded by former nba star duane wade. >> we will forever, forever miss you, man. you're a legend. you're an icon. you're a father, you're a husband. you're a son, you're a brother. you're a friend. thank you for being my friend. i love you, brother. >> kobe transcended the world of

sports and it's no surprise here to see his fellow athletes wanting to pay their own tributes. u.s. presidents both past and present as well. and on sunday expanding this out onto the football pitches of europe, psg superstar nay mar with his own tribute as he helped his -- he celebrates his penalty there, gesticulating with his fingers, the digits 2 and 4, one of the jerseys kobe wore during his storied career. this monday, down under, the australian open melbourne, playing jerseys, 8 and 24, see the video of that tournament in the melbourne area. meantime, this reaction from defending men's champion novak -- my heart truly mourns. kobe was a great mentor and friend to me. you and our daughter will live

forever in our hearts. my deepest sympathies to the bryants and every family suffering from this tragedy. r.i.p., my friend. really, really sad news indeed. as i said at the top we are all still trying to come to terms with this. >> novak continues to make a point, eight other people other than kobe on that flight, a lot of other families suffering as well. you know, i was reminded by my son today who's a basketball nut, as you know. >> mack. >> mack, yeah. in 2016 i took him to l.a., just to see kobe play against steph curry at the staples center and he has never gorforgotten that , a month before kobe's last game. major memory. he was messaging me about it today. >> i had the pleasure of meeting kobe once, late in 2014. we got into locker rooms, playing the atlanta hawk.

there was a media scrum there, he still made time to talk to myself and producer -- we wanted -- he was so knowledgeable about the european game. he likes barcelona, appreciates them, but an a.c. milan fan and he was so insightful on his knowledge of the beautiful game. gracious with his time, polite, just a class act all around. >> you don't always see that. >> no, you don't. and all of these athletes from around the world and all different sports keep talking about what a great player he was and a friend. he was friends with so many other athletes. >> there were very few sports where you have a player who's known universally by one name, kobe. >> right, yeah. >> and that just shows the level -- >> what others, tiger, lebron, maybe, kobe, absolutely. >> well, here's one, thank you, patrick. >> thanks, patrick. >> that would be kareem, i guess, nba legend.

>> not many though. >> nba legend kareem abdul-jabbar is reacting to the use as well. here's his tweet. most people will remember kobe as the magnificent athlete who inspired a whole generation of basketball players but i will always remember him as a man who was much more than an athlete. he also posted this video. here it is. >> it's very difficult for me to put in words how i feel about the loss of kobe bryant. as a young boy i met him when he was 11 or 12 years old. i was friends with his dad joe. we were former adversaries. joe played for the 76ers. but he was a good friend. and someone that i shared a friendship. and it's hard for me to understand now how this is affecting joe and his wife. so to kobe's family i want to send my most sincere and

heartfelt regrets and prayers and my thoughts are with you guys. kobe was an incredible family man. he loved his wife and daughters. he was an incredible athlete. and a leader in a lot of ways. he inspired a whole generation of young athletes. he was one of the first ones to leave high school and come to the nba and do so well, dominating the game and becoming one of the best scorers that the los angeles lakers has ever seen. i had the privilege of being there when he scored his 81-point game, and it was something that i will always remember as one of the highlights of the things that i have learned and observed in sports. kobe, my thoughts are with you. absolutely. rest in peace, young man. this loss is -- it's just hard to comprehend. go with god.

>> beautiful. >> it is. and still a young man. and just beginning that next chapter in his life. and the news of his death, especially felt also at the grammy awards sunday night, which were held at the staples center in los angeles. >> it was quite a scene, wasn't it, host alicia keys and boyz ii men paid tribute to bryant early in the ceremony. ♪ it's so hard ♪ to say good-bye ♪ to yesterday >> we love you, kobe. will the hilton app help us pick the starters? great question, no. but it can help you pick your room from the floor plan. can the hilton app help us score?

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california to coach gianna's basketball game when this happened. >> it's just heart brenchiwrenc there to see them there, sitting and talking and having so much fun. father and daughter. his daughter gianna wanted to play in the w nba. he saw her as the heir to his legacy. this is how he described her confidence to late night host jimmy kimmel. >> the best thing that happens is when we go out and fans will come up to me and she'll be standing next to me, and they're like you and "v" got to have a boy, carry on your tradition and the legacy. he's like, oy, i got this. i'm like, that's right, yes, you do, you got this. >> and for more we are joined by breacher report senior writer rick buka. 18 time all-star, 12 time member

of the all-star team, his record is just unbelievable. one of the top 20 players ever. how missed is he going to be to the community of basketball? >> it's so difficult to imagine a basketball world without kobe bryant. i expected him to be like the nfl's jim brown, one of those icons that would be around for decades, that would show up and remind us all of the era he played in. he did it for 20 years, and he did it as well as anybody has done it and he really bridged a gap for the nba when it came to succeeding michael jordan and then lebron james taking over for kobe bryant. but for the longest time the nba was begging who's going to be the next michael jordan? and more than one -- one after the other guys stood up and said i'll be that or they were anointed that and they fell short. kobe bryant was the one guy who

took that one, unflinchingly and successfully, maybe wasn't jordan but he's the closest thing we've seen since. >> when we talk about the man, i mean, he did have some missteps, and -- but generally, i mean, he has really worked hard at being a good person. it was interesting because he spent those pivotal childhood years in italy when his father was playing there, spoke italian, i think spoke some spanish as well, developed a love of football, or soccer for our american audience, that gave him such a broad grounding, and exposure that a lot of kids don't get. how did that shape the man in your view? >> well, we saw him grow up. i mean, came in out of high school, and he went through, as you noted, his trials and tribulations on and off the court, and grew up in an unusual way in that in philadelphia, black, but affluent in the rough and tumble basketball universe in philadelphia. but at the same time there was

this whole other cultured aspect to kobe. it's very rare that you get a basketball player who's born and raised in the u.s. who has been exposed to other cultures, who speaks other languages. and the fact that kobe had all of that coming in, i think it just changed his entire perspective. and at times it did make him a fish out of water in the nba. but as we saw him grow up and evolve, it ended up benefiting him in a big way, especially with the nba becoming the global game that it has become. >> everyone talks about his work ethic. but, you know, what was it that made his work ethic stand out? what made him different in that regard? >> it was a combination. i mean, one, his work was relentless. he also expected that out of everybody around him. but i think what makes this whole incident, this tragedy, feel so unreal is that this was

a guy who when he tore his achilles, he still walked to the free throw line and made the free throws. he led the lakers to the nba finals despite having a torn ligament in one of his fingers. no matter what it was, i mean there is video out there of him jumping over astin martins, it just seemed that kobe bryant didn't suffer the same frailties the rest of us do as human beings, or if he did that he would somehow overcome them. from a physical standpoint the idea that anything could stop kobe bryant is just -- for the longest time it's been unimaginable, and why the idea that kobe bryant is no longer with us at age 41 is unimaginable. >> you touched on this, and it's important, we've only got a minute. but so few players ever become a yardstick. and you mentioned who's going tb the next michael jordan. it became like who's going to be the next kobe bryant. i mean, that speaks volumes to

his talent level. people don't become yardsticks very often for other up and coming talent. >> no, that's exactly right. there's so many guys that were inspired to play the game a certain way because of kobe. he went it one better. even michael can't say he did. i don't know if lebron will do. but kobe then was mentoring the next group of superstars coming up. he had private workouts and private invitation to the very best in the league and said come see how i work. come see how i did it. handing that on to the next generation and that's going to be big for him. >> all right. rick buka in california with the breacher report, appreciate it, thanks so much, good to see you. >> his talent was obvious at an early age. ahead here we look at kobe's stellar basketball career. things you can do with schwab:

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this is cnn breaking news. thank you again for staying with us. recapping our breaking news this hour, sports fans around the world shocked and saddened over the sudden death of kobe bryant. >> the 41-year-old former laker star killed along with his daughter and seven others in a helicopter crash just outside of los angeles, crashing into a hillside sunday morning in foggy conditions. but it is still unclear if weather played a factor. >> right now u.s. aviation officials and local authorities are on the scene, continuing to investigate what might have happened, and they say recovery efforts are under way. but that process could take

several days to complete. >> kobe bryant's professional basketball career began early in his teenage years. >> and in 20 seasons he won five nba championship rings and set a long list of records. polo sandoval has more on his extraordinary life and clear. >> he was born kobe bean bryant. he was a global basketball phenomenon, the son of a pro basketball player. he finished high school and drafted quickly to the nba. at the time bryant was the youngest player in the league's history at just over 17 years old. >> i think a lot of people, even when i came out of high school, i think people were kind of -- kind of giving me the cold shoulder to begin with because i think unfortunately, some people wanted me to fail because i defied the odds. >> the mvp spent his entire pro

career with the l.a. lakers winning five nba championships with the team during his 20 seasons bryant became one of the league's top scoring players, even surpassed michael jordan, fourth on the nba's all-time scoring list. he helped team usa olympic gold. bryant dealt with controversy too. in 2003 he was charged with sexual assault, accused of raping a 19-year-old hotel employee, the charge was later dropped. bryant also overcame various sport related injuries, always determined to heal and return to the court. then in the fall of 2015 he announced his plan to retire from the nba and played his final game in 2016. the following year his jersey numbers 8 and 24 were retired. since then he's made his mark on hollywood, winning an academy award for his animated film "dear basketball," the greatest accomplishment off the hardwood,

a husband and proud father of four children. >> we all have moments like this in life where it seems like that day is never going to end, seems like the moment you're in feels like the darkest moment to you, you know. and at that point you really have to step outside of yourself and put it in perspective and understand that, you know, i had many, many blessings, a lot of things to be thankful for. >> at 6'6" bryant was more than a literal giant, l.a. mayor eric garcetti wrote bryant inspired -- with his intellect and humility as a father, husband, creative genius, and ambassador for the game he loved. polo sandoval, cnn, new york. in just under 12 hours from now u.s. president donald trump's impeachment trial will continue with his legal team resuming their defense on the

senate floor. >> but their strategy may need adjusting after a stunning revelation from the "new york times" involving former national security adviser john bolton. cnn's jeremy diamond has that. >> as president trump's impeachment trial continues in the senate a bombshell new report in the "new york times." and this one is about ambassador john bolton, the former national security adviser's forthcoming book. according to a draft manuscript reported by the times, president trump told national security adviser john bolton in august that he wanted to continue freezing that nearly $400 million of security aid to ukraine until ukrainian officials agreed to move forward with investigations into democrats, including into the former national security adviser john bolton. all of this, of course, is at the center of the impeachment case against president trump. and if true this would undermine a key argument that president trump's defense team has been making so far, which is to say

that the freeze on that nearly $400 million in security aid and the push for investigations into joe biden were two separate matters. in this draft man skrift script, ambassador bolton firmly links both of those questions. ambassador bolton's team is declining to comment so far on the contents of this story. but his spokesperson, sarah tins lee, she writes the following, the draft of the ambassador wes was submitted to the white house for pre-publication review by the national security council and she's also deflecting the notion that bolton or his team had anything to do with this leak. the ambassador has not passed the draft man skrift to anyone, period. now bolton's attorney charles cooper has released a statement confirming that ambassador bolton and cooper submitted a draft manuscript to the white house's national security

council back in december of 2019, december 30th, 2019, to be specific. and cooper is also pointing a finger at the white house here for this leak, writing it is clear regrettably from the "new york times" article published today that the pre-publication review process has been corrupted and that information has been disclosed by persons other than those properly involved in reviewing the manuscript. now, cooper there, appears to be coming very, very close to actually confirming the authenticity and voracity of this "new york times" report. why is this so significant? beyond the fact it could undermine the core defense argument that president trump's attorneys are making this is going to put that question of witnesses right back into the spotlight. ambassador bolton has been one of those four witnesses that democrats in the senate have been pushing for. they are hoping to get four republicans to join them to call and to subpoena those witnesses. we are already seeing democrats

jumping on this news. the senate minority leader chuck schumer tweeting -- to ensure that john bolton, mick mulvaney and others with direct knowledge of president trump's actions testify in the senate trial. and in a statement the house democratic impeachment managers, they are also pointing to this new revelation about ambassador bolton, saying there can be no doubt now that mr. bolton directly contradicts the heart of the president's defense and therefore must be called as a witness at the impeachment trial of president trump. but of course the president and his lawyers have been adamant that they want a swift acquittal in the senate and this report could, of course, undermine all of that. jeremy diamond, cnn, the white house. >> yeah, this is certainly a story we'll be watching in the next several hours. skrus a short time ago we heard from president trump tweeting this response. i never told john bolton that

the aid to ukraine was tied to investigations into democrats, including the bidens. in fact, he never complained about this at the time of his very public termination. if john bolton said this it was only to sell a book. >> we can take a short break. when we come back, as the wuhan coronavirus spreads medical workers in china risking infection as they try to save lives. live report from beijing. i apply topical pain relievers first. salonpas lidocaine patch blocks pain receptors for effective, non-addictive relief. salonpas lidocaine. patch, roll-on or cream. hisamitsu. they can save you these. in fact, if you had a dollar for every time they said it, you'd have a lot of dollars. which makes it hard to believe, especially coming from a talking lizard. pip, pip, cheerio! look, all i, dennis quaid, know is that esurance is built to save you dollars without skimping on service. and when they save, you save.

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welcome back, as china fights to contain the spread of the wuhan coronavirus it is issuing a dire new warning, people can spread it before any symptoms appear. tens of millions are now under virtual lockdown in china. >> that is a very worrying development too in terms of containment. here's some of the latest developments. the head of the world health organization is headed to beijing to help with the response. china confirming more than 2,700

cases, at least 80 deaths now. several other countries have also confirmed cases of the virus. >> the u.s. centers for disease control and prevention here in atlanta says it's preparing as if this is a pandemic. but of course hopes it is not. >> at least five cases are being confirmed in the u.s., and also five cases in australia, we just heard a few minutes ago. we're also learning about a nurse from wuhan who says she contracted the virus along with at least a dozen other medical workers at their hospital. for more now cnn's david culver joins us from beijing. this whole -- you'll tell us about this case but this whole issue of the incubation period that people who have it might not know for days, but are infectious, it's hard to get your head around how many people who might have spread this without knowing. >> i think that's the most disturbing thing to come out within the past 24 hours,

michael, because this is coming from chinese health officials, the national health commission saying the incubation period is between 1 and 14 days. they say within that period of time it is possible that this virus can be transmitted from person to person. it also brings into question some of the screening we've seen not only at airports but also hotels they're simply checking on temperature in that one instance and then allowing people to continue on. how effective will that be going forward. you mentioned that nurse, my colleague natalie thomas spoke with that nurse in wuhan, and she describes what is a very dire situation for health care workers. she balances it a little bit. while she says some are in intensive care, including doctors and nurses, at least a dozen in her hospital alone, she says, others are being able to be treated at home with much milder symptoms. herself included. she's able to be home with medication. and stay away from it. but she also speaks to how highly contagious she believes it is. now, the national health

commission has been holding daily briefings, and they're expected to continue that. one of the things they brought out was concern for migran and rural workers, given this is the spring festival. a lot of folks left the major cities, went home to their home provinces and are expected to come back into those major cities. hundreds of millions, potentially, back on the roads, back on the rails, back in the skies, traveling together in close quarters. that's a concern, and so that's why there's this education campaign under way, the central government is spearheading that in which they hope to educate those less experienced about these outbreaks how to prevent the spread, basic hygiene protection as well. now, it seems neighboring countries and territories, including hong kong, are taking precautions from here, and stricter ones at that. we just learned that hong kong is going to ban anyone who is from hubei province, the epicenter of this, and anyone who has traveled there, from coming through hong kong within the next 14 days. so essentially if you've been there you have to wait two weeks

before you can come into the territory. singapore is doing something similar with their schools, telling michael that stafl and students should stay home for two weeks if they've been traveling from mainland china. >> it's that traveling, i think that's the issue, and you've got countries talking about bringing their people out, if you've got it and you've been on a plane and you didn't know you had it and the whole plane is at risk. that speaks to the problem. david culver in beijing. we'll check in with you next hour. >> michael that is a concern in south korea we've learned which now has confirmed four cases of the virus. for the latest cnn's paula hancocks is outside of a hospital in seoul for us. paula, hello. >> natalie, well just in the last few minutes we've heard that south korea has raised its alert level to the second highest level that it could be. this effectively in practical terms what it means is that the cdc is no longer running the show. now the ministry of health and welfare will be the leader,

presumably this means that more assets will be available to those who need it. this is the national medical center. this is the main area, and main hospital in south korea, or in seoul that officials want some of these patients to come to. we know there is one patient that has been confirmed to have coronavirus on the seventh floor behind me, and there are many people within that building that are wearing hazmat suits. they're making sure they're taking no risks. this tent here is where they want patients who believe they may have been exposed to the virus, or believe they have the symptoms of the virus, to come first, to make sure that they have some separation between those who are under supervision, and need to be tested, and the general populaion of this hospital. there's also just one of the portable ct scanners, the only one apparently they have in korea, which is on this premises as well to make sure that some of the equipment that is being used to test potential patients

is not going to be the same that is used for the general population of this hospital. now we do know that it is spreading regionally and globally. we have 50 confirmed cases at this point in 13 different places here in south korea, which you say just today the fourth case has been confirmed. and we also know that south korea, among many other countries, is figuring out how to try and evacuate its citizens from wuhan, from the ground zero of this virus. we know that the united states from the state department in a statement has said that on tuesday they will be trying to evacuate some of their citizens. >> all right. paula hancocks for us there in seoul. yet another country on edge. thank you. u.s. officials say three rockets struck the u.s. embassy in baghdad on sunday, at least one person was hurt but reportedly the injury was minor. >> the united states isn't directly blaming iranian backed

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soccer. we talked about the nba. we talked about his daughter gigi in the game of women's basketball. here's a portion of that interview from gist over a week ago. the nba fans love to debate which team from which era was better. shaq reesacently weighed in. he thinks you and him would have beaten the current lakers team with anthony davis and lebron. what's your -- >> i never weigh in on hypotheticals. those things drive me crazy. as a competitor, there's nothing you can do about it. you can't debate yourself to winning, some. that was the beauty about sports. you compete, you either win or you lose. in the debate culture, there is never a clear winner so it's kind of pointless. i don't engage in those things. but it's fun to hear. >> you recently said your daughter gigi got you back into watching a lot of nba. you've been court staten island with her. i wanted to get your take on if

you think a woman could ever play in the nba. >> play in the nba -- i think there are a couple players that could play in the nba. there's a lot of players that have a lot of skill that can do it. diana tourasi, there's a lot of great players out there. ella del a don. >> any favorite soccer fan growing up in italy? i want to get your thoughts on what's an increase in racism in football. what can be done to combat it. >> it's always an education. racism has been part of our culture for a while. even though now we've come such a long way, but there's still so much to be done. and i think education is always the most important thing. i think speaking up and taking a stand, a significant stand. when i was growing up in italy, i obviously witnessed it firsthand going to certain soccer matches and things of that nature and things that my parents taught me and educated me on how to deal with those sorts of things.

looking at various muses that i've handed things extremely well, from jackie robinson, bill russell, so forth and so on. i think education is very important. >> i was lucky enough to interact with kobe during two sectors of my life. back in college i was a ball boy for the houston rockets. during my interview with kobe, i actually showed him a picture from back in 2003 of the two of us. and kobe laughed, saying, we were both youngsters back then. and i also took that opportunity to thank kobe for just being such a nice person, you know. back then he was the best player in the nba, but he still took the time to take pictures with all of us, to sign autographs for all of us. something that a lot of superstar players just don't do. and when i thanked him for doing all that for us back in the day ander to being such a nice person, he just smiled back at me and nodded and that's who corbin wa kobe was, just a genuine nice person. he will be sorely missed.

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>> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >> hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states and, of course, from all around the world. i'm rosemary church. >> and i'm michael holmes. we continue our breaking news coverage of the death of kobe bryant, the former lakers star dead in a helicopter crash on sunday at the age of 41. >> he and his 13-year-old daughter gianna were among nine people killed when the aircraft