it's great for the nba and their franchise values, and it's also excellent for the nba players who willve bargaining agreement coming up in a couple of years, so they will get their percentage which is negotiated through the union. as far as the fans, it doesn't cause the ticket price to go up one penny because of the tv deals, i'm sure that will change, however, with satellite tv and cable distributers, that's where you'll see the cost and ultimately probably with advertisers. they're going to have to raise the rates on whatever they're selling to the public. liz: brad, is jim right? i agree with him the advertisers, certainly, the one thing about how people view live sports, is i just said it, live. 97%, and they do watch the commercials. >> this shows you, you know, this deal is eight years ago done, it just shows you how popular live television has become driven by dvrs, social media and also the from an advertising perspective. it's a very young audience -- liz: but you don't think that the tv viewer is quick to have costs passed on to him? >> oh, yeah. it's going to increase for e

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we have big dreams, and the biggest dream is the nba. that's why i make them do it. i tell them you can play. you just put in the work, believe in yourself and you can get there. >> 6'8", he said that the academy taught him to rely less on his height and more on his else. >> i wasn't enough of a team player before. i defended, scored hoops but i was not playing basketball as a team. this is something coaches here have taught me to do. >> it's founder is now advice president of the nba. the center looks for talent both male and female across the african don't in any event. the majority end up playing in european leagues. most of the players here will not play in the nba, but most will play in college basketball. it could make a difference and could guarantee admission to colleges in the united states. >> he has eight brothers and sisters. his mother cannot afford to send him to university but places high hopes on his sunday. >> basketball means everything to all of us. if he makes it, it's not just a better life for him. it's a better life for all of us. >> they bring

the nba looks for talents both male and female across the african continents. most of the players here will not make it to the nba, many will play college basketball. talent is not enough though. it is skilled acquired outside the court and guaranteed admission to universities in the united states. zankari has eight brothers and sisters. without the scholarship from the academy he wouldn't be in school. his mother can't afford to send him to university but places high hopes on her son. >> basketball means everything to us. if he makes it, it's not just a better life for him, it's a better life for all of us. >> reporter: the academy offers courses to bring their english level to american university standards. the coaches decide which college they can apply to. the aim is to get more african athletes to play professionally and to ensure that those admitted to university receive full scholarships. sankare graduates next year but it's in december when the nba year begins. >> police searching for three men following death of the of the national team's goal keeper.

walt disney had time where doubling down on the committee to the nba -- on the commitment to the nba.g paid. $2 billion. betty liu will be tackling this in 15 minutes. >> a lot of zeros. sports to be owning a team, you knew you were going to lose money. it was like a vanity plate. now, you are making tons of money. given these deals that are being inked. adam sulzer is expected to announce later this morning that the television rights deal with espn and with turner. billion over the next 10 years. almost $10 billion coming in. this is a big win for espn and turner. they get to keep those rights. >> i remember when espn signed the monday night football deal, 13 games for one point $1 billion. people thought that was crazy. >> the nfl sunday ticket, $1.5 8llion over the next years for directv. $56 billion that the nfl rakes in. former will pay $2 billion the clippers. lebron james signing short term deals. >> you look at the success of the yes network. you have to wonder if the nba and nfl wish they had replicated their own media outlet. >> you have something. of theave the founder yes

. >> the nba looking at a talent, the academy turning out future basketball stars. welcome to al jazeera america. >> u.s. governs are being warned about mandatory ebola quarantines. several states are isolating health care workers who return to the u.s. after volunteering in west africa. >> new york governor is changing his plans, but chris christie keeping rules in place for his state despite complaints from a nurse who said she's being treated like a criminal. she is suing to get out. >> our senior correspondent has been following developments. why is the white house feeling they need to get involved with the way individual states are choosing to handle the ebola crisis? >> this has really erupted into a controversy between public policy makers and public health professionals and experts and politicians in localities and states where ebola 60s can potentially -- health professionals who have treated victims come back from west africa, even if they're asymptomatic now, new york to a lesser extent than new jersey and to a certain extent in illinois, these governors

that's what he tell him, have big dreams and the biggest dream there is is nba. and that's why i make them do it, you can play, you just put the work you know and believe in yourself and you might get there. >> 6'8" or just over two meters tall and still growing. sanger stands out. the academy taught him to rely less on his height and more on his skills. >> translator: i wasn't much of a team player before, i defended, scored hoops but i want playing as a team player. this is what senegal taught me to do. >> now vice president of the nba, the center looks for talent male and female across the africa continent, most of the players here will not make it to the nba, many though will play college basketball. talent alone is not enough though. it's skills that are acquired outside of the court that guarantee admission to universities in the united states. sangeret, his mother can't afford to send him to university but places high hopes on her son. >> translator: basketball means everything to us. if he makes it, it's not just a better life for him, it's a better life f

we love you. [ applause ] so "inside the nba" starts tomorrow night. >> yeah, the season starts tomorrowso happy for lebron. derek rose back in chicago. >> jimmy: that's good. [ cheers ] >> it's going to be a great season. >> jimmy: have you seen shaq? your buddy shaq. cause i love -- >> you can't turn on the tv without seeing his fat ass everywhere! [ laughter ] this guy -- people say, "have you seen shaq?" i say, "yes, every five minutes." every five minutes. he got a commercial on. gold bond. he got the patch on his back. he got -- now he got suits. >> jimmy: yeah, he's got suits. >> this dude got more commercials on -- >> jimmy: yeah, it's almost -- >> it's unbelievable. >> jimmy: he's like the ryan seacrest of the nba. >> he gotta. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: well, we're going to see you guys tomorrow night. and gosh, charles barkley, we love ya. whenever you're in town, come by, hang out with us. [ cheers and applause ] we love it, man. >> thank you. >> jimmy: charles barkley, tnt's "inside the nba" all season long. he's the best. wilco performs next, come on back, everybody. [ cheers a

the jump in the revenue means the nba can raise the salary cap for nba players. an the $21 million he will make in the next two years. >> the tv contract going to abc, espn and turner, which will carry basketball for basically infinity. >> who knew there was so much money in sports. >> in tv. people scrambling to get it. >>> "new day" starts right now. >>> lockdown, the president has a new plan to keep ebola out of the u.s., what are the new screenings at the airport. will they work? this as a nurse becomes the first person infected with ebola outside africa. we're covering the developments. >>> ice ice ssis set to take a town in syria. >>> friendly fire -- president obama's former defense secretary, leon panetta levels new criticism at the president, saying he lost his way, was too slow to act on syria and doesn't fight hard enough in washington, how big is the fallout? >>> your "new day" starts right now. >> announcer: this is "new day," with chris cuomo, kate boldaun and michaela pereira. >> welcome to "new day," it's tuesday, october 7th, 6:00 in the east, ali

i was drafted by the celtics and began my journey into the nba, and i was fortunate enough to be up toy 13 years. championship in 2006 with shaquille o'neal and dwyane wade. that was an unbelievable experience. the world was mine. it was great, i had a great career, i would never take it back. t was something i will remember for the rest of my life. >> dear member the first time you got a big check? >> you do not get paid until november when you get drafted in june. an artistheck i took a home for my mom -- and i purchased a home for my mom. it with the team to get a big lump sum of my money up front, but i was able to do that and buy my mother a home. >> you also help out other members of your family, and you have new friends. >> i am the oldest of six. i have two daughters of my own. and that i have family and friends who i was very close with. i usually ran with about 8-9 guys who grew up in the same neighborhood and did things with me. i wanted them to see the same lifestyle that i was enjoying. >> what was something that you did at that younger age that you look back on now and sa

for the nba, that is very important. also note, that in our deal, we crafted to do an over-the-top type of experiment in business. that is because while there are hundreds of millions of people were subscribed in paid tv, there are 6 billion people around the world that are paying for and subscribing to some kind of mobile application and mobile subscription. we need to be able to reach those people around the world that are not subscribing to television. an over-the-top kind of operating, led by espn, make sense. >> i spoke with the disney chairman last week announced what does this mean for us, do we pay more when it comes to our cable bill, and he says to not make that jump just yet. what do you think? >> i think that is a very fair assessment. there is a lot of money that is spent on subscription television, and there is a lot of money that the big providers like espn pay for the fees. they have a lot of revenue, and there is also advertising, e-commerce, and i do not think it is a fair assumption to say that all of t

still, no one believes espn will go broke showing the nba games. cable operators pay espn more than any other network. i asked john skipper whether the time would ever be spun out from disney. >> it categorically would not. everybody should remember that espn has been built after disney bought it. most of the platforms we have started started with disney cash and with disney resources. the brands are very complementary. it is all about content, integrity, adoption of technology. the viewers as fans. we don't have issues between the parent company and these -- >> bob, skipper is referring to his boss, bob iger. at the players need to see a big chunk of that change. plus, shaking up the mortgage industry, a new lender has already done it through student loans. can it do the same for real estate? may be a new way to get a mortgage. ♪ >> we have coming up former ubs america cbl -- ceo robert wolf. we will get his take on the president's foreign policy, the new risk in this age of banking. carlos slim is joining us in about an hour. last week we learned

and he graduates next year but it's in october when the nba season begins that gets him motivat motivatedls with the world, i'm in sinagal. >>> more on our website and check out al jazeera/sport, there is also details there of how to get in touch with our team using twitter and facebook. and that is the sport for now, elizabeth. >>> thank you, joe. and now china is not usually regarded as one of the world's great wine producing nation but a remote region in the west has been surprising the world with the quality of its vintage and rob mcbride has the story. >> reporter: this year's crop of merlo grapes is being harvested, a bumpy year for a wine industry that is booming and reknown for quality grapes giving altitude, climate, soil and irrigation and is quickly gaining recognition for its wine. boutique wineries like this one has been winning awards thanks to wine makers here and trained in france, a country with centuries of experience she has brought some of that expertise back home. >> western people are surprised and trying to make drinkable wine. >> reporter: china has of course been

when we come back a slam dunk for the nba. ok at the league's mega tv deals and the focus on mobile and what it's going to do to the salary cap, that in a moment. we'll be back. dow has gone negative down 23 points. where the reward was that what if tnew car smelledit card and the freedom of the open road? a card that gave you that "i'm 16 and just got my first car" feeling. presenting the buypower card from capital one. redeem earnings toward part or even all of a new chevrolet, buick, gmc or cadillac - with no limits. so every time you use it, you're not just shopping for goods. you're shopping for something great. learn more at buypowercard.com so i can reach ally bank 24/7, but there are24/7branches? it's just i'm a little reluctant to try new things. what's wrong with trying new things? feel that in your muscles? yeah... i do... try a new way to bank, where no branches equals great rates. >>> coming up at the top of the hour, halftime is live today from liberty national golf club in jersey city for the harlem rbi celebrity

basketball in the nba, let's go there. paul pierce and butler exchanged words. he put his finger in know his face and look out, a scuffle broke out. remember what happened last season at the playoffs. that has carried over into the preseason. setting things up nicely for the regular season. the florida backup quarterback was taken to the emergency room last night. he is expected to see playing time this week because the suspended forr is allegedly sexually assaulting somebody. they have some problems in florida. >> here is the scene at reagan national airport this morning. two groups arrive from for work and kansas city, missouri. bringing world war ii vets to the nation's capital. the trip was funded by organizations like the american legion. >> the rain is moving into the area. we will be back at 11:00 with what to expect early tomorrow morning. >>> welcome to "world news tonight." and the breaking news. the fbi wants your help this evening. is this man american? he appears in the isis videos and authorities want you to listen to his voice. the tape right here.

this team on paper is probably the best team in the nba. vegas has them having the best odds of winning the championship. can you imagine, the cleveland cavaliers the best odds? >> i'm from northeast ohio and we've always believe there had's a curse on our sports teams. >> man, they look good right now. we'll have to see how they mesh together and play well but they kick off the season thursday night on tnt against the nix. >> kobe bryant is 36 years old. can he still play as well? there are other rumors saying nobody wants to play with him. >> he's 36 years old. he's been in the nba for 18 years. there's half of his life. there's so many miles on his tires. he had a knee injury last year, only played six games and coming off a torn achilles. he's been batting the injuries, been in the nba for 18 years. but the lakers on paper not a good team, unlike the cavs. they're the complete opposite right now he's only 600 points away from passing michael jordan so coby has that to shoot for but charles barkley, he said "don't expect the kobe that wou

and the nba steals a page from the nfl playbook, cashing in big time to broadcast games. the new contracts will give espn and time warner's tnt rights to nba games through 2025. and it only cost them $24 billion. the espn skipper told us the price tag is worth it. haveve that for -- >> we bet for a long time on live sports. it has done nothing but appreciate in value. there is no reason to think that is going to change. >> the nba regular season begins october 28 on tnt. tonight, my guest is singer-songwriter and musical megastar melissa etheridge. >> ♪ what did we ever know at 23 about what we really wanted? ♪ >> she has been putting out hits since 1988. but only now does she feel she is in control of her music. >> this is my brand-new, me-in-charge album i am putting out. >> i begin with health threats to the united states, in a particular the nations -- nation's vulnerability to viruses. president obama addressed the situation today. >> i consider this a top national security priority. this is not just a matter of charity. >> now ebola is not the only threat to the u.s

he will join the team to have a spot on the nba squad. the 21-year-old joined the mavericks nba summer league team this year and was invited to the final preseason camp earlier this month. the team has not disclosed a duration or other terms of the contract. at 167 centimeters he's relatively short for a basketball player. he's known for his speed and still he led japan's lead in assists last season and was chosen as one of the league's top five players. he is the second japanese to join an nba team. the first signed with the denver nuggets in 2003. that's all for this edition of "newsline." we'll have more news for you at the top of the hour. thank you very much for watching nhk world. gg99Ññwçç >> welcome. these are our headlines. hong kong protesters three weeks into their demonstration, and they are ready to hold talks on democratic reform as early as next week. a global food crisis resumes if ebola is not contained after warning that the u.n. agency scribble to help the 1.3 million people already a nude of -- already in need of food

. >>> the nba is back. the lakers hosted the rockets. kobe beginning the 19th season sharing the floor with dwight howa howard. they exchanged elbows and words receiving matching technicals and it didn't stop there. >> trash talking! >> julius randall suffers a broken leg in the nba debut. the rockets won it 108-90. >>> the world champions first received their championship rings prior to the matchup against the mavericks. >> look at those! >> a lot of bling. that happen along with the unveiling of the banner in the raftders. both teams keeping it close. the shot at the buzzer to pull the score ahead in the final seconds and mavs down by one a chance to win it. it's off the rim. the spurs edge out 101-100. and the pell kins win their season opener 101-84. and one college student is $10,000 richer for making a few shots on the basketball court. watch here. the college senior made a lay p lay-up. okay. also a free throw. a three-pointer and a half poco shot! all less than 30 second earning himself in $10,000 in college citizenship. he did i

berlin shocking the defending nba champions san antonio spurs winning. 94-93. would have thought, berlin? >>> and a unanimous vote during yesterday's nfl owners meeting approving the $1.4 billion sale of the buffalo bills to billionaires terry and kim pegula. they finished ahead of competing groups headed by bon jovi and donald trump. the pegulas also own buffalo sabres hockey team, which is probably why it prompted this casual text of the news to his daughter, simply put, we own bills. >>> just ahead, the blockbuster film inspiring the hottest must-have wedding gown. >>> plus, what is this? the freaky scene floating off of miami beach. you're watching "early today." the schelp, then the spill. now the scrub and the second guess. finally, the rewash. or you can make it easy and do the pop with tide pods. the first 3 in 1 laundry pack. it cleans, brightens, and removes stains in one step. tide pods one step to an amazing clean. helps you find a whole range of coverages. no one else gives you options like that. [voice echoing] no one at all! no one at all! no one.

bigng up, the nba's paycheck is about to get even bigger. w much they will make on a new network deal? bill gross starts his new job. what will the bond king be for his new fund? ♪ >> we have some breaking news. hilton is saying it is selling the waldorf astoria here in new york city for $1.9 billion. it plans to use the proceeds of the sale to buy additional hail -- hotel assets in the united states e-reader they are selling the historic waldorf-astoria. speaking of billions, the big number is $930 million. that is how much the national best will association make from its contracts with espn and abc. that is about to double. they have renewed the pro basketball contract at twice that price. this is according to people familiar with the matter. they extended the deal. they have not made the announcement yet. they are using an exclusive window to lock in the contract. live sports. it brings in big audiences and protects them against digital. leo hendry is with me. he was the founding chairman of the yankees yes network. this priceu make of tag

that is not necessarily the >> you talked about the value of franchises like the nba. e a hit in the value to advertisers and viewers given the negativity they have had? inwe don't detect a decrease viewership. in terms of advertising, we have not heard from our advertisers advertising on monday night football on espn. we don't detect that is an issue. whether the league has issues with sponsors, i don't have much insight. the football fans, generally are probably aware of the issue and many are probably concerned about the issue, but it is not affecting their viewing. the board of apple and and investor of vice. jane smith suggested that if apple wanted to disrupt television they should buy a tv network. what do you think? >> as a member of the board of apple, i don't comment publicly about their business. i love their products and am an avid user of them. i am optimistic about apple's future and they will expand in a variety of ways. many ways apple represents a trend that we are seeing in many other places and companies. opportunities for creators and content owners

the salary cap for nba teams is $63 million a team. o be at is 56.3 million. the sixers current payroll is $333.4 million. the sixers are 23 million below the minimum you have to be. sixers are dead last in the payroll of team in the inform ba and they don't have to get to the minimum until the last day of the nb at season. the sixers with the worst team trying to lose have set themselves up to make money. >>> all right. the eagles it's cheating you by the way. eagles play football on sundays and play with the kids today. ready for friday? halloween for all the trick or treaters this friday the eagles were trick or treating early they went to see the kids at children's hospital of philadelphia. chris polk tried scaring the kids as the hulk. dj kinney and mark sanchez had an interesting setups. luigi and mario. >> i love the costumes. >> having fun witness kids. >> so fun. remember to watch tmz at 11:00. 4am the [captioning made possible by warner bros. domestic television distribution] >> today on "tmz," >> drake is a pissed off individ

how does lebron james going back to cleveland change the landscape of the nba right now? yer. he can definitely change the franchise by his presence. should be a fun year. i am looking for ward to it. >> an you know as soon as lebron went home to cleveland it ramped up all the talk about you possibly going to play for your hometown team, washington wizards. you and lebron are good friends. as he given you advice how to focus yourself through the season. stay with the basketball. you know all speculation and conversation its getting louder as the season goes on. >> yeah, i got two more years on the contract. so, i am just trying to -- to stay focussed on, what we have here. in oklahoma city. i am not worried about the other stuff. when that time comes, you know i will sit down with the people that mean the most to pea and talk it through. as of right now i enjoy working. and, russell westbrook. and the train terz. just trying to achieve our goal one day. we will see. >> well i know as you work for the title. this coming year. see your mom in the stand rooting for you. hopef

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the nba package is seen as key to time warner's turnaround plan for its turner broadcasting division.>> what is coming up on "bottom line,"? >> were talking the secretary of -- ♪ >> welcome back to "bloomberg west." i'm emily chang. facebook is now the official owner of whatsapp. it closed after it won an antitrust clearance from eu regulators. in a statement, the two companies said, we are looking forward to connecting even more people around the world and continuing to create. you for the people who use whatsapp. the co will be joining facebook's board. it is time for the bwest byte. ground at hpe headquarters. it is hp related. this is one of the weirdest ever. hp has done a lot of acquisitions. since the acquisition, they have done 55 acquisitions. they have only given us the price up 20 of those. we will call it $39 billion in acquisition costs since the deal. how much revenues increased the prior year? the increase in revenues -- 39 billion. almost dollar for dollar what they spent. that business has not grown. >> it is interesting, so many people say that big acquisitions don't

the nba package is seen as key to time warner's turnaround plan for its turner broadcasting division.>> what is coming up on "bottom line,"? >> were talking the secretary of commerce. we discussed the trade deficit with china, the recent fact-finding trip to poland and turkey, and the geopolitical climate affecting trade decisions. that and more when i see with the top of the hour. back to you. >> mark crumpton, see you in a few minutes. while fully self driving cars could take 10 years or more to make it to market, many automakers are looking to roll out semiautonomous features in their upcoming models, including tesla. we are back with that, next. ♪ >> welcome back to "bloomberg west." i'm emily chang. car manufacturers like mercedes, audi, and honda and now tesla are rolling out features to make semiautonomous cars. tesla is expected to unveil features that will keep a car in its lane at events on thursday. are these becoming a new standard in the auto world, and how far away are we from completely autonomous vehicles? john leonard joins me now with more the a skype. what do you th

. >>> disney and time warner's turner broadcasting both inked contracts with the nba. both companies have a new nine-year deal with the nba under which their channels will be able to televise games starting with the 2016 season running all the way through year 2025. disney shares rose slightly to 88.56. time warner shares were down 1% to $73.82. after the bell the container store posted weaker than expected second quarter revenue. the retailer's sales slipped below forecast. after hours the stock initially fell. during the regular session shares were off 4% to $21.89. and gt advanced technologies plunged today after a surprise filing for bankruptcy. the company makes sapphire glass which was once speculated to be a component of the newly released iphone. but the stock tum peled after apple said it would not use the screens in its new devices. today ge stock plummeted. this is one time that you can really say that. falling more than 92% to under $1. >> it's a rough day for gt advanced technology, the company that makes what's called sapphire glass an extra hard type of

you sought in the most recent deal where both turner sports and espn re-upped the rights to the nba. pn said it would offer an over-the-top service for collect -- select games. they would be games in small markets or games you can't watch on national television. they are experimenting with different possibilities. nobody is talking about putting the premier games available online only. let's go back to the cable companies and how they might be evil to make up the lost revenue because of what we are seeing. to make up the lost revenue because of what we are seeing. >> consumers would want a world where they can cherry pick certain sports networks and have takehing where they can one or two and not have to bend on all these cable channels they don't watch. the method made sense for espn2 disaggregate itself. hbo is already a premium channel you had to buy a look at. standards with the package. it's getting six dollars a month for every single pay-tv provider out there and these other espn networks that come bundled with it and the advertising money it gets because it's in everyone's cab

and we are really stressing living a healthy lifestyle as part of the nba fit. ing the sweatshirt right now. it is going to be a little bit cold which is why i'm wearing a sweatshirt right now and probably again on sunday. i live in los angeles normally. on sunday i think the high is supposed to be in the upper 40s. it will be a little bit of an adjustment for me. i am really looking forward to having fun and participating in the marathon. >> i see 24 people on this list. it sounds like you are getting off easy here. >> you know what, some of those guys, though, i don't know exactly if they can still run. bernard king, nba legend. i think it is probably bone on bone in his knees right now and his ability to whatever he is going to run it will be fun to participate. i think it is important for kids, for all people to see regardless of your age just a bunch of nba personalities getting out there and participating. again, we are also trying to raise awareness for nba all star weekend here in new york in february. it will be the first time ever at the barclays center

anytime. >> in which year did the chicago bulls become part of the nba? e answer is be. >> another low pressure spinning out into quite a storm. tomorrow night and friday. a big wind field on the side of that. it is amended. it will be fairly light. it is rather brisk out there now. there is the wind coming right down the length of the lake. out over the lake over 50 mi. per hour. as all of that on fold on friday. some mix sunshine clouding over. you can see the lake effect clouds developing and going into the area. you can highlight what is supposed to happen. >> the lake is very warm. it would be liquid form precipitation that falls in the city. as you get farther inland you could see the whites. that is where you can it's a mixed snowflakes. the lake effect goes into saturday morning. >> see the sun shine break out in the afternoon. the lows by morning. high temperatures tomorrow low 50s. there othellos tomorrow night. twenties in land and 40 is during the day on friday. it will make it the coolest on friday. it will make it the coolest tomlinson's 1996

>> they were installed by the nba. the arsons used to run time warner. they really don't want to make a long-term decision but it had started. doc and i had gotten to know each other. we never talked about the team. we were not allowed to talk about it under nba rules but we got to know each other and i knew that he would like to make a longer term commitment so we worked it out pretty quickly. >> let me talk about a friend of yours, paul allen, cofounder of microsoft. he won the super bowl. i interviewed him. we talked about this. he seems to have a very smart philosophy about it. he loves the team and mostly involved in the big decisions she has a guy who runs it. he's not trying to act like a general manager or the coach. the data model do you see for yourself? >> i do, in fact. if you look you has trained me as an owner, i've talked about all for owning an nba team for 25 years, about when he bought the blazers. he tells me it's good, how he does it, what is formula is. who else trained me? my neighbor who works for paul, the carroll. he said if you

but we're also watching something as we head into the jaws of the nba season. an unbelievable deal.is a nine-year deal that the nba has struck with disney for an unbelievable amount. $24 billion. we love commerce, we love capitalism. who will get that cost past down to them. what will it mean to the players, the owners, the fans, will your prices of tickets go up or will they be kept down because, of course, the nba will be linebacker getting so much researcher. we're talking to jim gray, and, of course, brad. it's a huge business deal. it spreads to other sports other than basketball. how many times have you been in that one dead spot for your cell phone while you travel on your commute. how is it possible that i crews ship floating hundreds of miles away thanks to low range satellite gets perfect i have with. we've got the company, steve collar is the ceo he has outfitted that crews ship that is an ultimate expression of saying we can give you wife anywhere even if you're floating hundreds of miles out there. (?) i need him to get to 57 on the highway, that's the drop spot for me.

the week. get out and enjoy it, we have big changes ahead. it will be quite >> all that weather brought to you by citi double cash card. i'm here with shaquille o'neal. nba we're right on the stage here, the nba -- now you're an nba analyst. inside the nba kicks off tonight. >> kicks off here, times square, 7:00. >> can you tell us who you're liking this year? >> well, everyone's anticipating the start of cleveland. everybody's interested to see how lebrebron james, kevin love kyrie irving, how that team is going to do. kobe is returning. durant is hurt. wes brooks takes over the spurs. excited about this season. >> we're in a court on times square. there's a fan zone and a whole thing going on. what's the event tonight? >> tnt, best show in the world. >> in the world. >> we come to new york to celebrate with you guys, celebrate with the fans. and we're doing the nba kickoff tonight. samsung galaxy is here. they built this fan-friendly zone. come out, hang out with us, me, charles, ernie, kenny. >> is it a ginger family zone? >> of course. >> i want to play a little. >> of course. >> can you help me out? >> you have to dunk it hard, though. >> are you re

dorm room of his cocaine overdose the day after being taken second overall by the boston picks in the nba draft -- the boston celtics in the nba draft. >> there are people who have said it should have been done years ago, but i believe there is a time and a season for everything. >> time helps to heal all wounds, she says. generations of students have passed through the school since len bias walked on the ca mpus. now she says her son's accomplishments as an athlete, student, and man can be preserved and told to future generations. >> the death being drug-related -- pluses, theo many bigger picture that they are honoring today, the man that he was. >> the hall of fame ceremony will be held tomorrow night at the university of maryland. she is happy that her entire family will get a chance to be there, including her 88-year-old father. >> coming up next on abc 7 news at 5:00, why the royal couple is taking action against the members of the paparazzi. >> and a new alert about the >> concerns surrounding the enterovirus d68. >> it can cause paralysis, even death. the latest on the fast-moving

. >>> baseball's world series is now over and the new nba season has begun. and tonight, with the return of superstar lebron james, a new era begins for the cleveland cavaliers. and for the city's beaten down economy. so how much does the return of the king james mean for the city? morgan brennan has more from cleveland. >> reporter: the king is back in cleveland. tonight, the four-time mvp lebron james will take the court in his triumphant return as a cleveland cavalier. >> i am going to be extremely excited, happy to be back on this floor. there is going to be a special moment and we can't take it for granted. you don't get moments like this. they don't come around every day. >> reporter: the city that angrily mourned when the basketball star left for the miami heat four years ago is enthusiastically welcoming him home. it is not just fans. >> they will sell out every single game, that creates jobs, but also in bars, restaurants and hotels because their numbers go up. some of it directly, we're getting. there is all the ripple effect and the spinoff of that.