and gerry west, gerry west was a close dear personal friend of michael jordan. for him to say that at that time, and to have that foresight, now that's debatable a lot of people say michael jordan is the greatest basketball player but another thing that is the case after the fact. but they had that much faith in his ability and what they saw. on to live up to everything that was expected of them. you know how sad that was before this story is so hard to report we are going to come back do we have this tragic news at 41 years old, mba super star basketball icon, kobe bryant has perished in a helicopter crash. snacking should be sweet and simple. the delicious taste of glucerna gives you the sweetness you crave while helping you manage your blood sugar. glucerna. everyday progress while helping you manage your blood sugar. i had no idea that my grandfatherfe changing moment for me. was a federal judge in guatemala. he was an advocate for the people... a voice for the voiceless. bring your family history to life like never before. get started for free at ancestry.c

in the meantime let's bring in former los angeles laker and nba executive gerry west.re the guy responsible for bringing him to the lakers. >> that's not necessarily true it was in collaboration with his agent at this time. we want him to play here in los angeles. we felt he would be a player that would be a great. and he was just a 17-year-old kid then. he had not eat able to sign the contract. usually 17 years old. he had to be 18 years old before he could sign. jon: so his parents had to sign for him. >> anyway i watched him grow up, and i'm not trying to take any credit, but i was like a sarah get father for him. he couldn't drive. my son ryan would drive him around town trying to find places for him to live along with his agents. having entered our house, very much like a very bright, young teenager. and he had a charm about him, he had a sweet way about him. but he also had the other way. jon: jerry west we hate to drop your phone call but the sheriff the l.a. county sheriff's speaking now about the crash. >> it's a briefing of the incident. today shortly before

ever have the deal which was reportedly written by trump's son in law gerry kushner would recognize jewish settlements in the west bank as israeli land while putting a 4 year freeze on new settlements it would also provide a pathway to statehood for palestine under certain conditions up by israel and the us and it would enable israel's policy of maintaining what they refer to as security control of the region but the major problem with the proposal is that palestinian representatives were not included in the talks in response palestinians held protests in the west bank and in gaza where some are seen burning posters or trunk space with messages like trump keep your deal palestine is not gore's the cell the prime minister of palestine has already indicated that he will reject the deal arguing the u.s. is not credible or genuine as a peace broker in this process meanwhile the timing of this announcement is notable as the u.s. senate begins day 7 of his impeachment trial for president trump here in washington netanyahu has been formally indicted in 3 separate corruption cases on charges of bribery fraud and breach o