abdul mani the station manager tries to maintain some order the help of a policeman in the told the late mrs that i was going to him going to live up and say. anything to get on the plane here in. the gulf coast to the us to tell him in a way to diffuse it in a sense here in the rest of the things i said tell you. if you should see that that's out in. the coming days. listen. well you know the trader has to leave his bottles behind but eventually gets through with the rest of his like. at durham ana is frustrated he will be held accountable for this unlike at the port which are in charge at the station the chinese run the show. the railway line will be under chinese control until 2024 the offices they call it working in partnership even. the. us for some of the international team and the supreme the highly. accounting. for while she was hostile to the commission has happened. you know for something. you want to get it right in there. with this my boss and i this. you know is that the. chinese workers tend to occupy positions of higher responsibility which are better paid. mohamed at his

at 8 30 am on the morning he was killed as he left baghdad international airport mr abdul mahdi said to general soon mani was carrying iran some response to a message iraq has conveyed on behalf of saudi arabia aimed at easing tensions between the 2 countries in the region so the money was apparently on a peace mission carrying proposals on how to reduce tensions in the region this is from the mouth of the u.s. backed iraqi prime minister versus him we have the state department it's sure and says that he was actually evil and take our word for it he was. organizing imminent attacks on u.s. bases take our word for it is there any surprise that iraqis voted to remove american soldiers from their country the iraqis don't want foreign troops murdering who they will when they will the parliament has decided to ask the us to leave once the prime minister signs off iraq will withdraw its request for assistance which they followed with the us led coalition when isis was ascendant if the us refuses to pull out if it keeps its troops it will no longer be a friend it will be an occupier essentially in death sulaima

there are so many great lakers, jerry west, kareem abdul-jabbar, magic johnson. of whom, like kobe, you need just one name not just basketball fans but sports fans know who we're talking about. we can comfortably say not just the history of the lakers but the history of the nba cannot be written without acknowledging kobe bryant's accomplishments, his passion, and the legacy he left for the next generation at the very early part of telling the story of the nba >> mike tirico, thank you for being with us this morning and sharing your thoughts on this really sad day. we'll have a lot more on kobe's life and legacy throughout the morning. in a bit, we'll have a live conversation with the husband of one of the woman on the helicopter with him. a friend and assistant coach of his daughter's team. >>> for the moment, another major story, the president's impeachment trial. it continues this week a pivotal second week. his defense team set to resume its case there is a new fight over potential witnesses. why? because of an explosive report just out about an unpublished b

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 t

session, a majority of iraqi lawmakers present voted in favor but many sunni and kurdish members did not attend. caretaker prime minister adel abdul mahdi, who resigned last month, told lawmakers "urgent measures" should be taken to f reeign troops. about 5,000 u.s. troops remain inraq. today thu.s.-led military coalition combating isis in iraq and syria announced that it hasd pats training mission in iraq and is now focused onts protectingases from attack. in a string of tweets last nit, president trump threatened retaliation if iran strikes back at american targets, saying "ve targeted 52 iranian sites... so at a very high level an important to iran and the iranian culture." on all fivsunday morning political talk shows, secretary of state mikpompeo, deflected questions of whether targeting cultural sites viotes international law. he said the u.s. will act" lawfully" and defended e president's threat to strike targets inside iran. >> iranian leadership needs to understand that attacking americans is not cost free. setting out conditions that say these are our expectations, these are the things that amera is expecting from you an

many suchentments being expressed here. the laker nation, kareem abdulabbar, and kobe bryant, five nba championships, six overall for kareem. kareem had this to say about the lakers' now fallen superstar. >> to kobe's family, i want to send my most sincere 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 leader in a lot of ways. he inspired a whole generation of athletes. kobe, my thoughts are with you, absolutely. rest in peace, young man. this loss is hard to comprehend. >> let me sum up some of the many tweets flooding in. former president barack obama, kobe was a legend on the court and just getting started in what would have been just as meaningful a second act. again, i'll sum up these tweets, many quite lengthy. his teammate, shaquille o'neal, kobe and shaquille o'neal winning three straight nba championships, kobe was so much more than an athlete. he was a family man. that was what we had most in common. we love our families. whene

people loved him but many had very complicated feelings about him. laker legend kareem abdul this loss is just hard to comprehen comprehend. >> it's very difficult for me to put in words how i feel about the lose of kobe bryant. as a young boy, i met him when he was 11 or 12 years old and it's hard for me to understand now how this is affecting joe and his wife. so to cow bkobe's family, i wan send my most sincere heart felt 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. >> you know, joining me now is michael eric dyson, sociology professor at georgetown and the author of "jay-z made in america." glad you're here. his legacy wasn't supposed to end this way. former president barack obama said in his condolences said kobe bryant was just getting started on his second act. when you think of his legacy, what com

this short hour after it happened. >> we are certainly seeing so many americans grappling with just that. i'm glad you mentioned kareem abdulabbar, one of the greats. we have this video of him talking about kobe bryant's death. take a look. >> it's very difficult for me to put in words how i feel about the loss of kobe bryant. 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. i had the privilege of being there when he scored his 81-point game and something i will always remember as one of the highlights of the things i have learned and observed in sports. >> so, certainly some high praise and reverend, al, he talked a bit about his family and the reality is our hearts go out to his wife and the children he had left behand. he has a very young family still here. >> he has a very young family and the devastation that vanessa must be feeling tonight is indescribable. to lose a husband and a daughter and i think mike is right. i don't remember anywhere we've ever seen that happen. it's a double painful

many in the sports world sharing their thoughts including none other than lakers legend kareem abdulbar. >> my thoughts are with you, young man. rest in peace. this loss is just hard to comprehend. kobe's gone. >> today is one of the saddest days in my lifetime. it seems like a bad dream. that you just want to wake up from. it's a nightmare. >> this was a man for all seasons. he was more than an iconic basketball player. he was someone who inspired millions of fans not here in this state, not here in the united states, all over the world. >> my family died in a car accident in 1993. one of the things that kept me going is the fact that while they were here we lived and we made a lot of memories together. when they're gone, that's all that you have are the memories. that you make, that you made while they were here. and for those kobe fans that are out there that are feeling like i feel right now, just try and think of all the joy that he brought you. >> it's a shocker to everyone. i'm unbelievably sad, and one of the more tragic days that i think -- well, for me the reality is just k

many people there you didn't see every star. >> sure. >> michael jordan was there, kareem abdul-jabbar, every big name in the history of the nba. coaches, players, media, five decades of stars. >> all great names. >> yeah, the best of all time were all there to honor the commissioner of the league. it was a very tight room. and you felt a connection to so many people. you turned around and you saw somebody you hadn't seen for years and it felt like five minutes ago. that was the itch in a of the nba. i was lucky enough to cover it for 13 years and be on the periphery of that circle. but just to see and it live it and to know what kobe bryant meant as he went through 20 high-profile years in this circle -- the nba community will be absolutely devastated. and you will see over the next 48, 72 hours at every game -- not just nba, college basketball, probably hockey, all of the other sports, you will see touching remembrances. and you will see a lot of athletes with the number 8 or the number 24. kobe wore both numbers. >> right, yep, both retired. >> you will see them wearing those on their sleeve is. you will see many represente

abdul—jabbar who played for the la lakers for 1h seasons posted this tribute. kobe was an incredible family man and he loved his wife and daughters. he was an incredible athlete and a leader in manyeave high school and come into the nba and do so school and come into the nba and do so well, dominating the game and becoming one of the best score is that the la lakers has ever seen. to be brian's long—time leaders teammate shaquille o'neal road that there are no words to the express there are no words to the express the paini there are no words to the express the pain i am going through with his tragedy. the us president donald trump tweeted to say the report of kobe bryant's trump tweeted to say the report of kobe brya nt‘s death trump tweeted to say the report of kobe bryant's death were terrible news. former president barack obama said that kobe was a legend on the court and said that the death of kobe bryant's court and said that the death of kobe brya nt‘s daughter court and said that the death of kobe bryant's daughter gianna made the news even more heartbreaking, calling it an unfair interval day. the american actress will be goldberg called kobe a hero, an extraordinary ath

reports of many more bodies at the scene it's the 2nd attack in just 24 hours after an airstrike hit a civilian area near tripoli's only functioning airport killing one person but lockwood abdul wahid is in tripoli and he says most of the victims are believed to have been young cadets who were not on active duty. it's very clear to. the hospitals the public caused those were the victims were transferred from the military academy that was hit by a drone loyal to the warlord. we just came back from one of the public hospitals where the victims are receiving good treatments and medical sources the say that it was so difficult for them to identify the bodies of the did victims because most of the dead bodies were either burned or torn apart by the attack now medical sources also say that they have been calling the health ministry has been calling on people to go to the hospitals to do need blood most of the victims are aged 18 to 22 and their military students from all the cities and areas in libya do not we spoke to the commander the head of this military academy said that they don't have anything to do with the ongoing fighting for control of tripoli they're just as students of

abdul—jabbar, posted this on twitter to pay tribute. it was an incredible family man who loved his wife and daughters. he was an incredible athlete and a leader in manylakers have ever seen. that was a long time to make shaquille o'neal paying a tribute saying he was more than an athlete he was a family man while magic johnson shared that they had had so many long conversations about life and basketball. raheem sterling simply called him a legend. there we re simply called him a legend. there were a number of matches in the nba yesterday and players stage their own tribute including one match players did not engage for 24 seconds, that was his shirt number. they held a minute silent before their match. the next game for the la la kers is their match. the next game for the la lakers is due to be at home and thatis la lakers is due to be at home and that is against la clippers and that is tomorrow so the matches are going ahead. here the liverpool manager jurgen klopp says he will not take charge of his size replay again shrewsbury town in the fa cup. his side's winter break and he says no first team players will feature. true spring pulled off the big