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lakers owner jerry buss was 80 years old. the lakers won nba titles ten times under his tenure. and he showcased some of the biggest names basketball has ever seen. magic johnson, kareem abdul-jabbar. kobe bryant and others. joining us from los angeles, paul buchanan, how much of a surprise is this? >> it's not a tremendous surprise because jerry buss had failin ing health. it was confirmed that jerry buss passed away at 5:55 a.m. you mentioned the ten championships, by far and away the most championships in his era ofmy major professional sport in america. he's also the man, the architect of show time. he wants the lakers to be flashy, he wanted them to be tinseltown. he wanted them to be hollywood. when he came in, they drafted magic johnson. soon thereafter, magic johnson would lead the lakers for five nba championships. and all the glitz and glamour and all the celebrities on the sidelines, you could see the smiling picture of jerry buss over there. he was a little bit of a playboy as well, he daylighted a lot of beautiful men. his daughter jeannie and son jim are now runnin

after he bought the team in 1979 for $16 million, the lakers won ten championships.filiate kcbs. >> when i first had to call to tell him i had hiv, i had never seen dr. buss cry. we sat there and cried together. and he held me like i was his son, you know. and i'm never going to forget that moment. >> reporter: jerry buss once said he just wanted the lakers to be l.a.'s team. >> every day when i walk down the street, at least two or three people come over and say, "i want to thank you for what you've done for me, for my family, for the city of los angeles. it's been great entertainment." and they make a point to say thank you, and i appreciate that. >> reporter: jerry buss put on an unforgettable show. bill whitaker, cbs news, los angeles. >>> a clash of two of the biggest powers in women's college basketball. number three uconn taking on top-ranked baylor and reigning player of the year, brittney griner. she played rough though. first she pulled uconn's stephanie dolson to the floor during a transition. then griner called for a flagrant foul and takes dolson to the

the star athletes bring drama to the court and the lakers girls adding sizzle making lakers games they called it show time. >> a steal by i don't know son. >> bob steiner was his long- tame friend and associate >> l.a . had 408ly wood. jerry want -- hollywood. jerry wanted to bring the lakers to the hollywood level >> he created 1078 of best court chemistry the nba has ever seen with stars like shaquile of teal, kobe bryant. after he bought the team in '79 for $16 million, the laker are also won 10 championships. magic johnson spoke by phone to kcbs today. >> when i first had to call him to tell him i had liver hiv, i had never seen dr. bus cry and we sat there and cried together. he held me like i was his son. i'm never going to forget that moment. >> jerry bus once said he just wanted the lakers to be l.a .'s team. >> everyday when i walk down the street at least two or three people come over and say i want to thank you for what you have done for me, my family, for the city of los angeles. its a been great entertainment. >> jerry bus put on an unforgettable show. bill whitaker, cbs

we'll look at the man who dilt the lakers jerry buss. and why would someone pay more than half a million dollars for this leather jacket? because of the man who wore it. when the "cbs evening news" continues. ♪ ♪ i wish my patients could see what i see. ♪ ♪ that over time, having high cholesterol and any of these risk factors can put them at increased risk for plaque buildup in their arteries. so it's even more important to lower their cholesterol and that's why, when diet and exercise alone aren't enough, i prescribe crestor. in a clinical trial versus lipitor crestor got more high-risk patients' bad cholesterol to a goal of under 100. [ female announcer ] crestor is not right for everyone. like people with liver disease or women who are nursing, pregnant or may become pregnant. tell your doctor about other medicines you're taking. call your doctor right away if you have muscle pain or weakness feel unusually tired, have loss of appetite upper belly pain, dark urine or yellowing of skin or eyes. these could be signs of rare but serious

joining me now is john salle who played with the lakers. how do you describe the impact that this man had? >> i'm just going to say dr dr. buss wrerest in peace. he brought the show time image, that way, that way that the lakers see it, everyone knows when you hear that music, i love l.a., it changed the way the game went. he had the greatest suite. it had some of the prettiest women in the world, but if you got up to the suite and paid attention, dr. buss was sitting up front, eyes on the game. he was really serious about it. given the team to his son and daughter, knowing he was sick, he was a really, really good guy. i'll tell you, intense. he would -- you can laugh with him, you can hang out with him, he would be on the bus when -- when my first year, phil jackson's first year, 1999, he would be on the bus sitting behind us, flying on the plane, flying with us, that obviously he paid for. but he didn't say anything. he never sat there and told anybody this is wh you should be doing. he was just the owner. and he was a really, really goo

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lakers, mavericks next on abc. ed >>> welcome to "kia nba countdown". to "kia nba >> los angeles, california, entertainment center of the universe today. style, fashion, fame and the awarding

y los clevelands, su dueño de los los lakers está hospitalizado según un vocero de los lakers, quiénhablar del asunto por respeto a la familia, ha entrado y salido del hospital en los pasados dos años, ojalá se recupere pronto y lo mantendremos informados . >> igualmente, esta noche a las 11 en nuestra edición en vivo mostraremos una ley que permite enviar mensajes por comando de voz ,además si su hijo está listo para ir a la universidad le diremos qué tiene que hacer para solicitar ayuda financiera y entérese qué decisión se tomó en una junta . >> muchos se emperifollan para sus parejas en san valentín y las criaturitas celebraron (habla en inglés) . >> se trata de los pinguinos de la academia de ciencias de california que recibieron miles de cartas. >> para más fotos visite a dirección que aparece en pantalla, estamos hablando del vnivel de vida , gracias por acompañarnos, los dejamos con el noticiero univisión . en solo unas horas un asteriode del tamaño de un campo de futbol rozara la tierra >> bienvenidos >> que tal buenas noches, comenzamos con el drama de las 2 mil personas en

i love the lakers. [ cheers and applause ] sometimes laker nation gets upset at me because i try telllakers are struggling or man, early on didn't look like they were going to make the playoffs, and i said that. >> jimmy: you id -- let me quote you, because believe i have the quote. you said "it's over for my lakers, no playoffs, no nothing." do you stand by that? >> oh, i stand by it, but -- [ laughter ] i have a right to change my mind. because kobe, who i have felt has been the world's best player for ten, 12 years, kobe has been unbelievable. [ applause ] he really stepped into the leadership role and then he decided to really make the other guys better by passing, and he's really gotten all the guys involved. it just shows you how great kobe is. he can lead the league in scoring one day and turn around and do triple-doubles. >> jimmy: you think kobe should play more like you played? >> well, he has to. >> jimmy: that's the underlying message here. i stole this picture off the wall at espn. [ laughter ] i have never been this happy in my life. it looks like somebody hit you on the

los angeles lakers owner is reportedly hospitalized with cancer. the l.a.ear-old has spent time in intensive care. several current and former lakers including kobe bryant and magic johnson had visited him. the team has not commented on the reports. he has been hospitalized several times in recent years. last july he was in hospital for the treatment of dehydration. >> my goodness. he was jamming. >> he was. that is chris paul and blake griffin for the alley-oop. times have changed in the city of angels. the clippers have taken all three of their battles with los angeles this year including thursday night. a blowout. as the nba centers all-star weekend, the lakers on the outside looking in at a spot in the playoffs. >> the all-star game on sunday night. here's tim brant. >> we're talking baseball in the sunshine state. the players have been trickling in for the last four. yesterday was the first full day of official training camp for pitchers and catchers, but there are a lot of position players there as well. whether the nationals have a chip on the way the

lakers 113-99.rockets jeremy lin, james harden and the high octane rockets hosting the oklahoma city thunder rockets down 8. harden - beats the 3rd quarter buzzer with this half court shot against his former team harden: 46 points rockets win 122-119 note: kevin durant had1st half the worst first half for santa clara in quite some time this blocked shot leads to an easy hoop for gonzaga's mike hart another broncos turnover and it's kelly olynick with the hoop the other way olynick: 14 points, 7 rebs gonzaga lead 44-15 at halftime! #3 gonzaga wins 9th straight final: 85-42 gonzaga scu drops to 19-9 gonzaga: 26-2 nhl flyers pound the net in pittsburgh - hey kids shocker and according to the associated press, they received 2 in. of snowfall in one hour. tiger woods showed up and then he said that they are leaving. snowfall. and this soccer baltica is right to the end. along

bus of the lakers and the kings for $67 million. the lakers have an estimated value of $1 billion, second only to the new york knicks. if you have flown anywhere in the last two years you know you cannot go through security without her -- with a bottle of water, you have to take your computer out, and do not carry a loaded gun in your carry-on bag. he seems to have overlooked stock last nieto. authorities in guardia airport arrested him for having a firearm in his carry-on bag. he faces criminal possession of a weapon and second-degree felony charge. if convicted, he could face 15 years in prison. your seven-day forecast is next. go >> the washington nationals deserved an award for the use of mascots. they took part in a fourth inning presidential race during the whole game. they visited their namesake add rushmore. -- at rushmore. last check, william taft did not appear at rushmore but did make an appearance today. as the last time they are in stone and in sfelt. if they are doing so on presidents day. how appropriate. >> you have

sue peerty last night against the lakers.llups, he drives and dishes to deandre jordan, double-clutch dunk and the foul. clippers up by 17. chris paul with the three. this put the clippers up by 21 going into the fourth quarter. kobe, the lakers, embarrassed. they lose 123-99. that's about, steve nash. first time in 20 years that the clippers have take on the season series over the lakers. >>> on the baseball now, with kevin youkilis isn't endaerg himself to his new fans. the third baseman who played for the red sox for eight years showed up for his first day of spring training and told reporters, i'll always be a red sox to negate all of the years i played for the boston red sox and all of the tradition, you look at all the stuff i have piled up at my house, it's not true. more from the red sox now, where the president of the team has conceded fenway's streak of consecutive sellout is in jeopardy. he predicts that the streak currently standing at 793 will end in early april. nearly ten years that the red sox have failed to s

lakers came in facing a red hot lebron james, wade, two of his 30. kobe led the lakers with 28.his pocket picked by wade mo who stays inmounds. he goes the other way and lebron -- oh, the monster. he had 32, a franchise record 30.5 straight games and the heat win by 10. 107-97. >> women's hoops. stanford hosting arizona state. who will be wearing the pink breast cancer uniforms. chiney ogwumike, what a game. next possession. chiney, baseline. drops it in. 26 points 4 , boards. and bonny samuelson, a big game off the bench. stanford wins big, improving to 22-2, 11-1 in pac-12 play. tied will cav who beat arizona. >> great week in pebble. one of the good guys won, and i'm sure his -- and helped his amateur partner to work on his game. >> ama: some men don't like valentine's day but the 49ers patrick willis apparently not rpep >> in half hour at 6:00, a deadly helicopter crash in southern california. the tv show that the chopper was working on when it went down. how bat different kind of valentine this year. the pet the spca says could be your new love. >> speaking of love, 49ers l

long time owner of the los angeles lakers died after a long battle with cancer.bought the lakers in 1979 from jack kidd cook, also formerowner of the washingtonredskins. they went on to win ten championships. the nba world took to twitter to memorialize bust today. one tweeted i will remember his big smile, his love for the lakers, for poker and billiards and for the city of l.a. and beautiful women. he called him a second father. >>> finally, today was all about the ladies on the ice. a couple hundred women gath they were for the annual hockey and field event. the ladies get instruction from capital coaches and players. ladies were just lining up to take pictures with him all day. >> this year i'm taking just photos. they don't want me on the ice. i don't know why. but yeah, i'm just doing photos. >> he was mr. popular today, that's for sure. >> step and

lakers, a visionary and an incredible businessman. bought the lakers in 1979 and saw them making the nba finals 16 times and winning 10 championships. and he is credited with effortlessly bringing together top-named talent and high-priced coaches. buss died on monday after a long battle with cancer. he was 80 years old. >>> and the lakers do not take the floor again until tomorrow. as for college hoops, now, though, we get some highlights from espn. >> welcome to your "sportscenter" update. i'm jorge andres. brittney griner and number one baylor taking on number three uconn, at the xcel center. pick it up second half. griner, getting the ball down low. and just muscling her way through with the bucket. she had just four points in the first half. then, she would turn it up. griner right there. 10 of 21 shooting in the contest. baylor by three. just over a minute to play. griner sinking the free throw. that's her 3,000th career point. she finished with 25 points. baylor wins it, 76-70. >>> number 20, pittsburgh, hosting number 25, notre

the owner of the lakers is said to be hospitalized with an undisclosed form of answerer.is team was in action, as we see now from espn. >> good morning. and welcome to your espn news update. i'm zubin mehenti. clippers and lakers used to be a laugher. and kobe and company, practically a home game for them. no home cooking. met ka world peace off the mark. will give it one more shot. l.a. misses nine from the field. blake griffin, he does more than dunk. 18 in the first quarter. having the touch inside. second quarter, chauncey billups has missed so much of the season. but when he's there, an added weapon for l.a. they're up 12 at the break. lob city in effect. perfect example. exhibit "a" on why they call him lob city. look out. we're going to keep playing that in the playoffs. looking to return the favor with a dunk of his own. the game didn't really get the support that he needs. down 16. the lakers and the clippers, changed both franchises. >>> elsewhere, lebron and heat visiting the thunder. he's got that big 30 points, 60% from the field for six-straight games, nba h

fourth quarter, lakers down nine. antwan jamison driving. rejected by fareed.lawson, on the other end, finishes. nuggets, with a 119-108 win over the lakers. >>> kansas, erased a five-point deficit in the final 30 seconds of the game at iowa state last night. and would win in overtime by 12 points. the second time those teams have gone to overtime this season. and the second time kansas has won by double-figures. i'm chris hassel. thank you. >>> patriots quarterback, tom brady, is taking one for the team, with his new contract extension. that's three-year, $27 million deal will keep brady with new england until he turns 40. >> and it's considered a bargain, compared to other top quarterbacks. the extension clears about $15 million from the team's salary cap. money that can be spent to sign other players. what a considerate guy. >> star quarterback, married to a supermodel. just had a new baby. >> and a gentleman. >> rough life, mr. brady. >>> up next, "the pulse," and an a-lister comes clean about her secret wedding. >>> plus, a homeless hero getting a new star

what is bringing a lakers star >> good morning, washington. tgif. it's friday, february 15. it's 48 degrees. chill factor at of the the wind out today at 7 miles an hour. 27 in manassas, 36 in winchester, frederick, 30 in gaithersburg this morning. we have two systems we will be watching the next couple days affect us today and this week and. the first is a weak cold front be approaching to rain and a wintry mix afternoon into the evening. the first is an area of low pressure that will be .eveloping that could potentially get adjust.o we could get some flurries friday and early and late. the first wave comes through. then coastal system develops. how closetch to see that get to us. be ant think it will exhibit did. mostly cloudy today. umbrella for the drive home. 55. between 50 cent time for traffic and weather jamee. >> we can do this. i hope it's nothing like yesterday. overnight construction in on 95, southbound in quantico, wrapping up. fredericksburgof through to the beltway, a quiet ride. no trouble on the beltway. crossing the american legion woodrow wilson bridge, i

the lakers get a much-needed win. stay with us. john collins is ba >> tonight, a flurry or two. mike flurries tomorrow. the daytime forecast is great. not a bad forecast. >> we'd like it. it keeps it barbara rush hour. >> we will be back here right after the game. plan on joining us after the super bowl. this season has been a lesson in character, the best in sporting competition and now we get to celebrate that down in new orleans. orleans. [ male announcer ] when it comes to the financial obstacles military families face, we understand. our financial advice is geared specifically to current and former military members and their families. [ laughs ] dad! dad! [ applause ] [ male announcer ] life brings obstacles. usaa brings retirement advice. call or visit us online. we're ready to help. learn more with our free usaa retirement guide. call 877-242-usaa.

the lakers playing their first game since the death of jerry buss. the legendary owner was honored before tip-off. here's kobe. >> his vision transcended the game. and we are all, all spoiled by his vision and by his drive to win year after year after year. >> jerry buss helped the lakers win ten nba championships. first quarter, dwight howard, not going to trade him. kobe in transition. bucket and the foul. history in the third quarter. steve nash, to dwight. and that assist would tie nash with magic johnson for fourth on the all-time assist list. later in the quarter, nash to n antoiwan jamison. and with that, nash is fourth of all-time. lakers beat the celtics, 113-99. >>> knicks visiting the pacers. knicks down double digits early. tempers flaring. stoudami stoudamire, hansbrough. gets angry at the ref. closing seconds at the first half, more anger. jared smith, lance stephenson, chirping at each other. knicks fell by 30 at the half. to the third. paul george, no-look pass to david west. the pacer's 30-point victory is the second-largest win over

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the lakers were worth $1 billion -- last month, forbes estimated the lakers were worth $1 billion. >>> and the pain at the pump is fueling car sales. >>> and burger king in the social media spotlight for all the wrong reasons. the hack that might have left some whopper lovers confused today. >> and a reminder you can get ktvu news to go download the ktvu app, click on the live icon and watch all of our newscasts live on your mobile twice. -- mobile device. >>> it's happening earlier than usual this year. gas prices are going up earlier than usual. a gallon of regular was $4.13 today, a week ago it was 10- cents cheaper and a month ago it was $3.66. that's 47-cents cheaper. analysts say we usually don't see spikes like these until later in the spring and they warn these price increases may continue. >>> it turns out there may be a positive to the high gas prices it appears they may be driving people to buy new cars. car dealers say the president day sales have been the strongest they've seen in years. new at 10:00, deborah villalon live at a dealership that was crunching the numbers. >

. >>> next to the nba an an east versus west rivalry, the team, the lakers and the celticses. and jeff green laid a nasty block on antoine jamison. and paul pierce put the icing on the third quarter with a transition. celticses, 115, lakers, 95. >>> and finally super bowl colin kaepernick decided to add new ink to his chest. you can see the use of serious artwork on his pecs, shoulders and neckline. just imagine if he won the game. >>> "early today" sports is brought to you by just for men autostop. gray is over. >>> just ahead, a leaked memo tells rock stars, musicians and singers not to show too much skin. this you deputy heagot to hear. that's coming up next. >>> good morning and welcome back. we are focusing on this storm. a storm that is slowly going to spread snow into the northeast gradually through the day. although in new york city it will mix with and eventually change over to rain before it ends as snow. and very intense snow later on tonight. minneapolis, about 21 degrees today. and most of the great lakes already is done with the snow that moved through the area.

the los angeles lakers.., led by kareem abdul-jabbar and magic johnson, the lakers won the championship in the new owner's first season, and a hollywood make over was under way. the fast paced 1980s lakers brand of showtimed lured new fans of the nba, including jack nicke nick nickelson. buss nmself would receive a star on hollywood's walk of fame. >> he was a man who was way ahead of his time. he understood entertainment value. he understood history. >> during the reign of jerry buss, the lakers won ten championships, the most of any major american sports team of that era, and they did so with style and their poker playing, smiling owner often courtside. even the laker girls became wildly popular and emulated. buss influenced a generation of entrepreneurs including magic johnson and dallas mavericks owner mark cuban. he had a ph.d. in physical chemistry, but said he made a lot of money investing in real estate, and he was well known for lavishly playing players like kobe bryant. >> he felt you could not win

jerry buss, el propietario de los lakers bajo cuya conduccio Ón el quinteto de los angeles cosechÓ diezuss muriÓ en un centro medico de los angeles, donde habÍa estado internado la mayor parte del tiempo haci Ía 18 meses, combatiendo un cÁncer. el deceso fue ocasionado por una falla renal,. desde que buss se hizo cargo en 1979, los lakers pasaron a ser el equipo deportivo mÁs popular, contratÓ y ayudo a formar a figuras enormemente populares como magic johnson, kareem abdul-jabbar, kobe bryant, shaquille o'neal y dwight howard. pocos propietarios tienen los logros de buss. es de lejos el equipo mÁs exitoso de la nba desde que comprÓ el club, que ahora es manejado por jim y jeanie buss, dos de sus seis hijos. por la champions league hoy, el bayer munich derroto de visita 3-1 al arsenal y oporto de local derroto 1-0 al malaga. vamos al premundial sub20 de la concacaf que se juega en puebla mexico, anoche la seleccion de estados unidos supero 2-1 a haiti y cuba le gano 2-0 a canada, para hoy se vienen dos partidos mas, puerto rico se mide en breve a jamaica y cierran la jornada mexico cont

lakers died monday at the age of 80. >> he's credited with building the team into the elite franchiseit is today. >> ladies and gentlemen, we proudly welcome to the hollywood walk of fame, jerry buss. >> reporter: jerry buss was a renaissance man and a rock star. but most of all, he was a champion, ten times over. >> none of this would have been possible, none of this is possible without the greatest owner in the history of team sports. >> reporter: buss grew up in wyoming but moved to california while pursuing his masters and doctorate at usc. he made his fortune by turning a $1,000 investment in apartment complexes into a multimillion dollar business. real estate gave him the power, but sports remained his passion. in 1979, he fulfilled that in buying the los angeles lakers, the los angeles kings, and the great western forum, for $67.5 million, in what was at that time the biggest financial transaction in sports history. that same year, buss invested in another gold mine, magic johnson. and they created the showtime era. >> did you ever dream your laker team would win the championsh

lakers spanning karim abdul jabbar, up to magic johnson and kobe bryant.p to be the opener of the lakers and they were interviewing other candidates, he said hey, if you guys don't draft this magic johnson kid, can you find yourself another owner. so he saw talent. he became the owner. he drafted imagine injohnson and won a championship in his first year. >> and the rest is history. >> and the rest, as they say, is history. a great owner. >>> still using hot mail? get ready for a big change. we'll go live to fox business network for more on that. >>> prince george's county fire crews are on the scene of a house fire. we'll be right back.  ever since mom and dad have been working with viva, people have been daring them to clean up tough messes. my fans think a paper towel can't handle this. that is tough when wet. (peggy) grab viva, and break the rules on all your tough messes. [ female announcer ] it balances you... [ water crashing ] ...it fills you with energy... and it gives you what you are looking for to live a more natural life. in a conve

lakers' owner jerry buss died following a battle with canc cancer. after buying the team in 197 the rng he guided them to several championships. >> reporter: he always let us know that he was supporting us. kareem abdul-jabbar says he visited with the late jerry buss in the hospital. >> he said, hey, i'm going to beat this and get well and be back here watching everything. >> reporter: that was more than six months ago. he focuses now on buss' legacy. >> it wasn't about collecting championship trophies. he made the lakers part of the community. >> he became my second father. >> reporter: magic johnson on espn radio after news broke of buss' passing spoke of the legacy the team own he left on him. >> he taught me the laker business and he said, i know you want to be an owner one day. first, i have to teach you business. that's the reason i'm a businessman today is because of dr. buss. >> he certainly made an impact on southern california. >> reporter: it was a monetary donation to the university of southern california that david dowells will remember.

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