tonight, two sources tell nbc news the 25-year-old is being treated at an l.a. al for an apparent overdose for an unspecified narcotic. sources say she seas she is stable after being treated with narcan, an opioid overdose. they are not returning messages seeking comments. she was celebrating six years of sobriety and last year she candidly discussed her battle on "today." >> i feel better than ever. >> reporter: lovato has been open with fans about battles with bipolar, bulima and substance abuse. >> i wasn't ready to get sober. >> i was sin sneaking it in bathrooms. sneaking it throughout the night. nobody knew. >> reporter: last month, lovato announced a new song called sober with lyrics, about a recent relapse after six years of being sober. ♪ momma i'm so sorry i'm not somebody anymore and daddy please forgive me ♪ ♪ for the drink spilled on the >> reporter: tonight, lovato's fans are sending their support to the popular singer. joe fryer, nbc n l anges. we'll take a short break here. coming up the deadly inferno in a popular tourist destination. many runnin

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time we are hearing from a 70-year-old women who said she was one of the first hostages released at an l.a. trader joe's store. police are continuing to investigate what prompted suspected gun man 28-year-old gene atkins to shoot his own grandmother before holding dozens of people hostage at the store. he's now being held on $2 million bond and faces possible murder charges. nbc's steve patterson tells us more. >> reporter: frances, that trader joe's behind me as you see remains closed as workers come to grips with the horror of what happened this weekend. meanwhile, a 70-year-old woman who claims to be the fir releas for the first time about what happened inside during the crisis. this is the suspect here. this man at the center of the dramatic standout that played out on live tv. police identifying him as 28-year-old gene atkins, arrested on suspicion of murder. killed in the chaos, a 28-year-old employee. her brother tweeting i'm sad to say she didn't make it, my baby sister, my world. >> i heard a couple of gunshots near my head. >> reporter: because of her age, terry said he wshe was

a group of guys playing basketball at an l.a. fitness in sterlinghen one guy thought he was fouled a little too hard. >> he walked outsi and called the police. so that sounds pretty ridiculous, right? on the other hand, anyone who has watched a pickup game knows t can get intense. to call police officer, if you can't play pickup basketball, maybe you should go home. i don't know. >> if it was like 12-12. the game on the line. everybody is high emotion. >> this is at a recreation center. you're at the l.a. fitness. his is not at the capital one arena. >> i'm telling you, it doesn't matter. people play basketball in a rec center like they're getting paid for it. >> like they're getting paid for it. no charges filed. >> like the nba finals. >> even those guys. >> but you're going to get fouled. that's what happens when you play basketball. >> he's assaulted. >>> they sayhe was no hard feelings toward their buddy who called the police. they said h became a little emotional about the game. maybe you should take -- >> invent flag baske

a hostage situation at an l.a.ry store full of shoppers. >>> the news at 6:00 starts now, thank you for joining us. minutes ago los angeles police confirmed there are hostages after a man barricaded himself inside of a trader joe's happening in la's silver lake stadium near dodger's stadium. officers chasing a shooting suspect earlier this afternoon and he opened fire at officers and ran inside. officers open fired and police have been able to help some peoples scape through a window with a ladder and it is unclear how many workers and shoppers are inside. one person who left the store spoke about what he saw. >> it looked like he shot some rounds out. >>> we'll continue to update the breaking new you o we g more information. >>> an emotional day in berkeley. dignitaries from ireland on hand for a dedication memorial when six students killed from a

. >>> an l.a. ouide an cilman was ared yesterday. officers arrested demonstrators for unlawful assembly near the entrance of the detention center in l.a. >>> 6:07 now. search teams have located a boys soccer team trapped in a cave in thailand. now the hard part, getting them out. >> a plea agreement expected in the ghost ship trial. what the lawyer for some of the families of the 36 victims has to say about it. if i never get off this island, tell my family i love... saving people money on car insurance. to be finalized. each is facing dozens of involuntary manslaughter charges. kpix 5's anne makovec is here with details. anne? ter a year and >>> happening today, a plea agreement expected to be finalized in the ghost ship case. >> it's been a year and a half and this is the resolution a lot of the victims' families hoped for. others say the defendants are getting off too easy. derick almena will be sentenced to nine years and max harris will get six. they will each get credit for time served plus time off for good behavior. each will

details now in a deadly shooting at a trader joe's store in los angeles, investigators now say it was an l.a. police officer who fired the bullet that killed an assistant manager at the store last saturday. she was running out of the store along with other employees and customers as the suspect, 28-year-old jane atkins was exchanging gunfire with police. he was wanted for shooting and wounding his grandmother and girlfriend and atkins was charged today with more than 30 criminal counts including murder. >>> corporate earnings boosted the market as the dow gained 197 points today today despite a search for google parent company alphabet. the s&p 500 added 13 and that indexes on a 13 week innings -- three-week winning streak. >>> getting through airport security could be a lot easier as a new 3-d scanners are -- as new 3-d scanners can rotate and see just about anything in carry-on bags detecting explosives that the older technology could miss. the scanners are essentially a smaller version of those currently used for check -- checked baggage and expect to cut down on long lines at security ch

how the arrest of one suspect on an l.a. freeway caused an online uproar.

they settled down near the ocean, an l.a. suburb. >> we had a great typical nuclear family. dad went off to work. my mom stayed at home and did all the home stuff, the stuff that you see in "leave it to beaver." >> you will see when gary talks about his dad how close they were. and it wasn't just because archie introduced him to surfing. >> i always looked up to my dad. my dad was a really soft-spoken, easy-going yet affable guy. >> here they were to the outside world, an old-fashioned family. inside, secretly, something seething. it was almost christmas 1985. 5:30 a.m. archie started work early. so did gary, who was just 20 years old then. >> he had come into my room and he said, hey, gary, i'm going to be leaving now, so make sure you get up. i said, okay, no problem. thanks, dad, love you. see you. >> gary showered, dressed, headed outside into a cold, dark morning. it was then he saw something odd lying on the pavement. >> and as i got closer and closer, i started saying, wow, that looks like my dad. and when i finally got up and then realized it was my dad, i had that m

. >> talk about the espys a little bit, because as an l.a. guy, you've been here before. what do you like about the night? >> there is a chance to see all the great athletes and everybody in one, you know, building and celebrating just sports here from all sports. and just enjoying the moment. >> appreciate your time. it's good to see you dressed up! take care, man. >> appreciate it. >> that's right. dressed up sort of. >>> all right. the warriors are rolling out the welcome mat tomorrow. boogie cousins will be introduced to the bay area. the signing of boogie sent shockwaves throughout the nba. the move gives the dubs fife all-stars. today showtime released an exclusive clip of an upcoming documentary that chronicles his rehab from a torn achilles tendon and the wild ride through free agency that ended with the warriors. >> we reached out to the pelicans, there was no offer. i talked to draymond. i talked to k.d., i talked to steph. hell yeah, let's do it. this is my ace of spades. this is my nuclear bomb. >> hard to imagine no one wanted him. >>> the kawhi leonard saga

this week a man in boxers shut down part of an l.a. r he climbed an exit sign, hung political bannersd, danced, and shouted from a bull horn. [ light laughter ] it's already being described as the democrats' best hope in 2020. [ laughter and applause ] i just read a "new york times" article that says cottage cheese is trying to make a a comeback after spending so adlong living in yogurt's . [ laughter ] the cottage cheese industry released a new promo, but i think they might have overdone it. check this out. >> what's up, america? you like yogurt, but wish it had more lumps? because there's a new dairy product that's sweeping the nation! it's cottage cheese! and it's a milky sensation. calcium, iron, and vitamin a. cottage chse, it's going to slay all day! dannon, yoplait! activia! [ bleep ] that!ol sol on up to your local dairy sectio and get some chunky curds, you funky curds. cottage cheese. from the cow's teets to your mouth. yeah! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: it's too extreme. that is too extreme. >> steve: the cottage cheese

we saw someone coming out today in an l.a. high school pool.to create a kidicized submarine that was light enough to be carried by two divers. and he actually got ferrell time feedback from divers in thailand to see if they could do it. he was planning to ship it out today, saying he wants it to be useful if not now in the future. he said it's obviously not going to be needed at this juncture in time, but he says it could be used an escape pod in space. more to come on that story. >> props to the kid who was helpful in testing that. i personally would have been terrified to have gotten into that thing. in our next hour professor allen dershowitz joins us live as the president's legal strategy shifts yet again. neutrogena® ultra sheer. unbeatable protection helps prevent early skin aging and skin cancer with a clean feel. the best for your skin. ultra sheer®. neutrogena®. booking a flight doesn't have to be expensive. just go to priceline. it's the best place to book a flight a few days before my trip and still save up to 40%. just tap and go...

he's going to be an l.a. laker. >> all right. excitement around that. excitement around the world cup. stunners. russia. >> nobody saw this coming. not even their own fans, george. incredible stuff. before the tournament nobody gave them hope of even getting out of the group stages. and what do they do? they're into the quarterfinals, only beating 2010 world champion spain along the way. it was great scenes if you're a fan of the russian national team at the luzhniki stadium in moscow. but when they concede sod early on sergei ignashevich putting in his own goal, he's a 38-year-old that had to come out of retirement. but they showed their famed team spirit. unwilling to accept defeat. they gave a penalty off artem dzyuba's header. that made it 1-1. it went to the dreaded penalty shootout. nerves were frayed. the hero of the hour for russia, the keeper. he dives to his right there. but his trailing left leg keeps out the penalty. the moment of his career. devastation for the spanish national team. and these scenes of joy for russia. this is the furthest

a guy in virginia calls 911 after he says he was fouled at an l.a. fitness in sterling.m the body cam of the deputyho had to respond to that call. the deputy handled the call like a pro mediating the dispute between the two ballers. no charges were pressed and the mennt elly returned to the court. >> they are recreating that dispute there, all right. >> a first of itsind is getting ready to open. just a few months from now right here in d.c. starbucks says it's launching its first ever signing store at sixth and eighth streets near gallaudet university. th company plans to hire 20 to 25 deaf or heard of hearing employees who are proficient in american sign language. they will have aprons that include starbucks spelled out in asl, others will have pins that read i sign. starbucks got this idea a from similar shop that opened in kuala lumpur back in 2016. we learned three or four different things. you know coffee. >> this is coffee. >> right. >> this is tea. coffee in a bag. >> and this is hot. >> and this is cold. >> ice. >> ice. >> and if we messed any of those up, this

. >>> major news in the sports world, lebron james is an l.a. contract with los angeles leaving the cavaliersco president trump's pick to the supreme court is warning she'll oppose any nominee who demonstrates hostility to the roe v. wade decision that legalized abortion. now back to "the story of cool." ♪ >>> new kind of cool emerged in 1960s america, the counter culture cool. it was a time of empowerment. people who may never considered speaking out found a voice and put it to use. the coolness of protest, leaders spoke with avengeance. >> they can't keep up with me! i knew a man so fast, slow motion cameras tape it to speed. >> he's my favorite human being i've ever watched. >> i am the greatest. >> not only knowing exactly who he was, but he was willing to share who he was with the world, what we believed in, what he cared about. >> 15 times i have told the round he's going down, and this is no different. fall in eight, and proves i'm great, and if he keeps talking jabs, i'm going to cut it to five. >> on february 25th, 1964, cash clay defea

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a controversial street artist flexing his political activism out of an l.a.dio. >> shepard ferry. good to see you, man. >> i've heard it said that the campaign didn't ask you to do the poster. >> yeah, i didn't think that the campaign would necessarily want to work with me because i thought that maybe i was too controversial a figure. you know, i come from public enemy, nwa, you know, everybody that i am associated with is more or less an antagonist. i made the image and eventually made half a million stickers and 300,000 posters that were all given away. >> all on your own dime. >> yeah. yeah. it was sort of like what are you doing? that guy's going to be out of the running shortly, anyway, why bother? i did it really because i believed in it. >> that pope poster was in many ways trying to speak for a generation. a generation that had eight years of bush, eight years of war. barack obama became in ways a symbol and the poster helped solidify that. >> listening to obama speak, i felt this is a guy who cares deeply about the wellbeing of the average person in

. >>> the suspect in a deadly standoff at an l.a. trader joe's is expected in court today.amily members say a feud between a man and his grandmother led to a deadly hostage situation. police say 28-year-old gene atkins shot his grandmother during an argument on saturday. he forced his girlfriend into a car and led police on a chase that ended at a trader joe's. a standoff lasted for several hours before atkins surrendered. when it was over, the store's manager was dead. a neighbor says this whole thing began over a dispute about tv. >> my neighbor's daughter told me that she went back -- her mother went back inside to tell her grandson, you know, he had too many tvs on, something in that sort and right after that she heard gun shots. >> the grandmother is in the hospital and a cousin says she had been unhappy with atkins having his girlfriend live with them. >>> a desperate search under way right now for a missing midwest college student. she has ties here to the bay area. 20-year-old mollie tibbetts spent part of her childhood in the glenview neighborhood before moving wit

there's an audition in l.a., abc look for a tall guy who play basketball, black man. i was like, sounds like me. >> can watch this and other programs online at booktv.org. >> book tv recently visited capitol hill ask members of congress what they are reading this summer. >> i have quite a stack of books here. the first one is "the medications of marcus" i was told this is jim mattis, our secretary of defense,s' favre resident book, i have a biography here on the rise of theodore roosevelt, i'm looking forward to that. this is the 50th anniversary of the tragic death of senator record kennedy, chris matthews has a new become out about senator kennedy, got ton know senator kennedy's grandson, joe kennedy, member of the house here, and this is really something i'm looking forward to. i have another book here, says "1587: a year of significance." a become recommend i by secretary mattis, bout the ming dynasty in china and he says if you want to understand -- modern china you need to understand china. and this is how to look interest the mindset about the contemporary midd

how the arrest of one suspect on an l.a. eeway caused an online uproar. >>> a cleveland medical center that lost thousands of human eggs and embryos claims patients knew the risk. a cancer survivor respond s to an effort to deny legal responsibility. >>> a look at why more people are buying tickets and what's still to come on the big screen. >>> but we begin this morning with a look at today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >>> we continue to deal with scorching temperatures. >> the nation's heat wave is being linked to at least three deaths. >> americans face a sweltering fourth of july. >> it's really, really hot outside. >> the humidity is horrible. >> take the heat and multiply it by two. >> wildfire are raging and forcing people out of their homes. >> you get the hell out of dodge now. >> kids are trapped in a flooded cave. conditions are right to move them. >>> the trump administration with seven potential candidates for justice anthony kennedy's spot on the supreme court. >> we're going to give you a great one

the lawsuit indicates depp hit him in the ribs after being told shooting at an l.a. hotel had to wrap up. they claim depp smelled of alcohol. harvey weinstein is facing two counts of pred tore assault. the charge carries a maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted. they allege the former movie mo full engaged on a forcible sex act on a woman in 2006. he denied all claims of non-consensual sex. >>> in wisconsin the wedding couple's day had a close calm. it went viral. >> they were sit okay on a picnic table downing a couple cold ones. tree branch crashed down where they had been sitting. the new husband and wife said they made their wedding day more memorable. >> i literally sat down. then we started doing a little interview together, literally three minutes after we started, the tree crashed, the next thing you know we're boast stath stan there. >> trying to figure out what happened. >> the couple escaped with a few scrapes. at least they're still happy about it. they're still okay doing ttoget. >> they're a cute couple the wife says, our love is forever going

and the tweet says, l.a., i need a look-alike with solid comedic timing for an event tonight, pay $500f all, i want people to know, 500 bucks is good pay for l.a. >> jimmy: yeah. >> yeah, for an actor in l.a., day of? >> jimmy: to go to a premiere? >> yeah, hey. so -- >> jimmy: by the way, were there a hannibal lookalike 1 and 2? >> yeah, i went for the hannibal lookalike, we don't have those available, there's some weird stuff going on that i don't know about, who the hell has hannibal lookalike 1 and 2. >> jimmy: how many e-mails did you get? >> hundreds. some from white people wasting my time. [ laughter ] white dudes from portland. you're not even in los angeles, you're portland, you're white, you send a picture to be my look-alike, you're wasting my time. you're not helping me progress. >> jimmy: you did find a guy? >> i found a guy. i worked with him before on a thing i shot for mtv movie awards. so i got him because, like, oh, he's not crazy. >> jimmy: you knew this guy. >> yeah, i knew he wasn't crazy and he would be somewhat professional. >> jimmy: so he goes to the premiere.

new details on what may have triggered demi lavato's apparent overdose as the pop star recovers in an l.a. hospital. >>> historic plunge. why facebook lost $150 billion overnight. inside the biggest stock decline ever. >>> and breakthrough? the promising new drug that could be a game changer in the battle against alzheimer's. today thursday, july 26th, 2018. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> hey, everybody. welcome. th thanks for joining us on this thursday. savannah is on assignment. we have craig with us today. a headline that's catching people's attention is the one in alzheimer's. may be some help in store. >> potentially some good news for a lot of families watching. we'll get to that in a moment. >> let's get to the breaking news. a powerful explosion outside the u.s. embassy in beijing. nbc's kelly cobiella joins us. what can you tell us, kelly? >> reporter: this is a relatively minor explosion, but it happened in a sensitive area. people waiting to get their visas. there was a loud bang th

l.a. and become an actor, do my movie. a lot of our friends you like 6-foot seven, 648 and you have an accent and your black. i was like i do not care program from the congo and i have god with me. i'm in a make it happen. it's been happening for me. i drove 20 hours and in the book i have been dreaming of l.a., hollywood i got there, i can let my car down and i got involved with parties going out almost every night with friends i lost my way little bit about what i was doing in l.a. and then i was trying to get a job as well and i just couldn't get a job that i had to get an apartment so i got an apartment and a friend of mine we went to the same college and when they moved to l.a. he was staying at my place, give him my bed because i felt like he had practice tomorrow and i don't so i slept on my couch. his team would put him in a hotel but he was in a hotel so i put him in my bed. after he left my place and got his own place and i had to leave my place i asked him can i crash on the couch because i had to get out of my

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. >>> police say that an armed man held 50 people hostage yet at a trader joe's mor now from reporter amy powell from our sister station in l.a. >> reporter: frightened shoppers run away from a trader joe's in silver lake. terrifying moments when an armed man running in police crashes his car outside and then runs inside. >> he ran right behind me, and there were all these gunshots. >> reporter: people watched the suspect engage in a gun battle with police. >> about three or four shots were fired and then at that point they were telling everyone to get down in their cars and just try to duck for safety. and me and a couple of other people i know were in our cars for a good, like, 30 >> reporter: dozens of s.w.a.t. seam members and other lapd officers surround the store joined by fire department rescuers. inside, employees helping customers escape. >> you could hear the pop, pop, pop, pop. >> reporter: so you all immediately -- >> it was kind of like a mad dash, people that were in the front of the store started coming towards the back of the store to find the exit. and we assisted them and all the crewmembers. >> reporter: an

we saw someone coming out today in an l.a. high school pool.dicized submarine that was light enough to be carried by two divers. and he actually got ferrell time feedback from divers in thailand to see if they could do it. he was planning to ship it out today, saying he wants it to be useful if not now in the future. he said it's obviously not going to be needed at this juncture in time, but he says it could be used an escape pod in space. more to come on that story. >> props to the kid who was helpful in testing that. i personally would have been terrified to have gotten into that thing. in our next hour professor allen dershowitz joins us live as the president's legal strategy shifts yet again. our team of subburnnburned prod watch so you don't have to. we're back after this. (vo) progress is in the pursuit. audi will cover your first month's lease payment on select models during summer of audi sales event. overwhelming air fresheners can send you running... so try febreze one. with no aerosols and no heavy perfumes. so you can spray and stay

a stark reminder this morning is pop star demi lovato who is still recovering in an l.a.now her friend kelly osbourne is speaking out about her own struggles with sobriety. >> i can't imagine what demi is going through right now even though he know what it's like to have the whole world talking about you in your most vulnerable state. i think people need to show love and pray for her and, you know, know that it's okay. >> reporter: appearing on the british talk show "loose women" the 33-year-old opened up about addiction and recovery. >> the sad part about addiction, it does not discriminate. doesn't matter who you are, where you come from, what you believe in, if -- it takes hold of anyone and everyone if it can. >> reporter: osbourne has entered multiple rehab facilities to deal with drug and alcohol addiction in the past. >> i reached a spiritual low. i was so unbelievably miserable. i didn't care if i lived anymore or not. i didn't care what happened to me. i didn't care who i woke up next to. i just didn't care about anything. >> reporter: kelly, the daughter of shar

into a white house position, there's a little bit -- this is a little inside baseball, sorry, i'm an "l.atimes" photographer, so i can ask and i worked in d.c. with all these guys. so, there's a little bit of controversy within journalism world with the idea of access to media photographers covering the white house. i mean, having done it, it's a tight space, you know, we can't get everybody in all the time. eric being chief photographer, did you have a role in any of those -- i don't know if you had as many controversies as during obamas where there were more photos handed out, and i don't know, lawrence, i'm actually curious what pete's role was in having control over let's let people in, let's not let people in. but talk about that a little bit, and -- sorry, this is multiprong question. about the humanizing that you had first asked about, when you're shooting your subject, the president, in that humanizing them. it may not be your objective while you're shooting but clearly when the photo's released, it's publicity, so we know there's some role the communications office plays. but as

l.a. >> las vegas was much later and it was more mob related. but other than that, i think they're kind of comparable in some ways because they were built in an areawith you would naturally think that's a place where city should be. >> the inside cover of your book makes reference to the first well while in l.a., where specifically was that? >> though he needs, i don't think it's necessarily the first one in l.a. but it was still he needs first one. i don't have a hard copy. let me take a look back. >> we actually had to move it because it was initially in the wrong place. i can't remember exactly what corner it is, but it was kind of just west of downtown. sort of north of macarthur park, but then most of the really big strikes happened after world war i, that was when you had like telegraph hill. i actually thought the oil story was important enough to be another narrative strand, but i thought the four narrative strands would just be too much to keep track of so i do talk about the oil story and other narrative strands in these interspersed chapters between the one about the mean narrative lines. [inaudible] >> that's a good question but i neve

l.a. or oklahoma? -- or has been -- [inaudible] she is a small talent agency in oklahoma. i knew her. she was like there is anddition in l.a. and they are looking for a tall guy who knows how to play basketball, a black man. i was like okay, that sounds like me. >> otb recently visited capitol hill to ask members of congress what they are reading this summer. >> a lot of good books to the summer. i love reading all the time. just finished a great book that i recommend. benjamin franklin walked out of the constitutional convention of the challenge of keeping government of the people, by the people and for the people going. also just finished up michael burlingame. advice abraham lincoln two volumes. it is significant, but i've loved it. great detail and abraham lincoln. i'm a big fan being from illinois. i just love stories of what i think is our greatest president. but some of the challenges and also victories he was able to get through. also finished grantor announced ulysses s. grant book. love back, highly recommend that. i'm going through washington crossing, the true story of the revolution and we kind o

. >> julie: fox news alert at an l.a. supermarket last week.tors now saying the store manager killed during the stand-off was struck by police gunfire as they were chasing the gunman. she was caught in the crossfire. the l.a. police department devastated by the news. >> as a father, as an individual it's unimaginable the pain of the family and everyone who knew her. and we share that pain today. >> julie: jonathan hunt is following the story from the west coast newsroom live. what a tragic ending. >> it was a split second decision to fire, julie, under the most intense pressure and an innocent woman died as a result. the whole tragic incident sparked by 28-year-old gene atkins leading police on a wild chase as seen at the lapd recording after shooting his grandmother and kidnapped his girlfriend. he then crashed into a utility pole outside a trader joe's and ran inside still firing. two officers made the decision to return fire weighing the consequences of shooting in a crowded area against the thought that atkins could harm scores of shoppers

l.a." you're on the board. how did you know that one? >> i just -- it was any mcbeal" where they went to l.a. >> jimmy: ah, you went deep into "ally mcbeal." all right. another television-related question. what is the name of the ncis franchise set in los angeles? we need an answer. anyone? [ buzzer ] >> jimmy: the answer is "ncis: l.a." >> really obvious. >> sal: maybe you should both sleep on the street tonight. >> jimmy: hopefully this will be an easier one. who hosted the oscars this year? who rang in? aviv? >> um -- was that james corden? >> jimmy: no, it was not james corden. andrea? >> sal: yes. >> you did a good job, it was you. >> jimmy: oh, yes. [ cheers and applause ] well, congratulations, andrea, you are the winner. bellhop sal will take your luggage for you. don't worry, aviv, you're not going back to the hostel empty-handed. for you we've got noise-canceling headphones, hand sanitizer, and a teddy bear to rock you to sleep tonight. thank you so much for playing hostel la vista. see you, andrea. tonight on the show, music from ne-yo. evangeline l

miles an hour kent for the l.a. dodgers.t's official, dodgers will give up five -- dodgers will need to give up their top free draft pick. >>> another huge trade, this one in basketball, leonard not happy in san antonio, sends you packing. make sure to bring your pass board because you will be going through toronto, canada. raptors will pull him in. one of the more dynamic players all in exchange it is derosen going to the ut he is an all-star caliber nips. >>> in the meantime it is time to check this out. no baseball around here and so not until friday night. we have some of the best players in the -- plays in the first half for you. a nice reference there. that is toronto up and over in deep left center field. even the guy that hit him appreciates that. broxton, one of the young outstanding defensive center fielders in all of baseball for the milwaukee brewers, you can see it is just a little pumped up with the perfect body coordination needed to pull that one off. this is a great one. now watch the reaction of jacoby jone

l.a. hospital for an apparent overdose for an unecified narcotic. say she seas shes stable after being treated with narcan, an opioid overdose. urthey are not retng messages seeking comments. she was celebratin six years of sobriety and last year she candidly discussed her battle on "today." >> i feel better than ever. >> reporter: lovato has been open about her struggles. >> i wasn't ready to get sober. >> i was sneaking it on planes, sneaking it throughout the night. nobody knew. >> reporter: last month, lovato announced a new song called "sober," about a recent relapse after six years being sober. ♪ momma i'm so sorry i'm not bo sody anymore and daddy please forgive me ♪ ♪ for the drink spilled on the floor ♪ >> reporter: tonight, lova's fans are sending their support to the popular singer. joe fryer, nbc news, los angeles. >> wail take a short break here. >>> comi up, a deadly inferno at a popular tourist destination, some people runng into the sea to escape the flames. >>> do you have your ticket? $500 million up for grabs tonight. your ticket?

and an exclusive look at the billion dollar property up for sale in l.a. it's an entire mountain.ore when "power lunch" starts now in less than 18 minutes don't move, the halftime report is back right after this break >>> shares of caterpillar down 5% now barclays is moouing to the sidelines. the firm downgrades the stock today to equal weight saying growth is appreciated. it's our call of the day all right. give me something on this. what is this about this story is all china, china, china. >> of course it is look at the industrials. they're up 2 and 3% based ton fact b maybe there's a negotiation happening. >> like what cramer has been saying no deal with china cat co is down >> it's kind of silly. especially since they just grew revenues expanded five eed 500 basis poi. if you want and have patience, you own it if there's a trade war, you have to make your decision based on that, but this stock is not getting out of its own way unless he weather gwe get the ar sign >> if there's no peek in psyiqu, the stock works, no? >> first of all, i don't agree with the call ichblg it's the

l.a. clippers. let's talk about how you became an owner of the clippers. you retired in 2014 from microsoft as a ceo, and the clippers were more or less going to be available. you paid $2 billion for the team, the highest price then ever paid for a sports team in basketball. were all the other owners happy with you because you elevate the value of their franchises? i assume they packed you on the back -- they pat you on the back whenever they see you. steve: i think there were two reactions. number one, yes. yes, this is a great investment. the second one is, oh my god. i wonder if this guy is going to throw around money. it is hard to outspend anybody else. i think there was concerned -- i think there was a little concerned about that. david: you were living in the seattle area. now you have a team in l.a. do you yell and scream like the other fans? steve: i do, in fact. i make it to a lot of games. it is fun to be enthusiastic. i enjoy it. things are most fun when it is your kid playing. second, this owner thing is pretty good because you have a sense of

l.a. clippers. let's talk about how you became an owner of the clippers.o, you retired in 2014 from microsoft as a ceo, and the clippers were more or less going to be available. you paid $2 billion for the team, the highest price then ever paid for a sports team in basketball. were all the other owners happy with you because you elevate the value of their franchises? i assume they pat you on the back whenever they see you. steve: i think there were two reactions. number one, yes. yes, this is a great investment. the second one is, oh my god. i wonder if this guy is going to throw around money. it is hard to outspend anybody else. i think there was a little concern about that. david: you were living in the seattle area. now you have a team in l.a. do you yell and scream like the other fans? steve: i do, in fact. i make it to a lot of games. it is fun to be enthusiastic. i enjoy it. things are most fun when it is your kid playing. second, this owner thing is pretty good because you have a sense of the dynamics of the guys. david: do you go into the locker ro

an indicator of the company's growth prospects? when it releases second-quarter earnings next week, we are joined in l.a.. minations an indicator of netflix's future success? >> they are an indicator that they are in the ramp -- running for any wins. what they did this year was record-setting for the streaming platforms in that they took over hbo which has a 17 year run with enemies and has been winning enemies. some analysts are doubtful that it will turn into wins. what they are investing in his capturing people's attention and capturing talent that may be drawn to netflix. to work and produce more attractive shows and attract more subscribers. chart in my gtv library showing netflix subscriber additions. talk to us about what we are expecting when it comes to and not just in the u.s. but internationally. netflixlast quarter really had a stormy one. they added one million more subscribers than analysts were predicting. now analysts are more cautious about the second quarter because they are wondering if they can sustain the growth. there is an expectation that they do keep growing and middle that will be

. >> it hired an executive based in l.a.ot of people in the region to oversee scripted programming, and it is now mounting what it says is its most aggressive slate of original programming in any country, relative to when he got there. it has only been in india for a couple of years. by next year they say the release 16 or 17 original different pieces. probably 12 or 13 movies and 5% different series. india, even know it is a huge economy and is a lot of trade with other companies, has really local and parochial pacing. all of the biggest movies are bollywood for the most part. >> this is obviously an ambitious plan but to your point about is culture, audacious in netflix's thinking they can really make a meaningful business here. >> netflix's strategy has traditionally been, everybody around the world has somewhat similar tastes. they don't group taste based on geography. it is all personalized. they believe there are people in india who will watch a german show, people in germany that will watch a japanese show. so on and

. >>> this week, we're an hour outside of l.a. at fontana, california's auto club speedway, with racing legend mario andretti. >> it all comes from the desire to succeed, and passion to pursue. >> the decorated driver was born in war torn italy, spending much of his childhood in a refugee camp. what were the living conditions like? >> i mean, i don't even want to think about it. >> he and his twin brother were determined to race, despite a father adamantly against it. >> here he was sacrificing so much to create opportunities for you guys, and his sons were going to kill themselves. >> our conviction was clear. you know, we were going to pursue that, no matter what. >> and the cost that came with