saw brian roberts demonstrate the cloud-based, um, remote control, you're seeing a lot of applications on the authentication front from content providers that are in partnership with their multichannel distributers, so there's a lot of really good and interesting things coming out of the show which i think will, ultimately, serve consumers better and the business' model over the long term. >> host: do you feel more competition than you've ever felt before? >> guest: we've been competing in a very competitive market space for the past 32 years at espn, so there's really nothing new. i think so many people look at espn and say, hey, you have no competition. you know, george is famous for saying, you know, it's really because no one else looks like us per se. but when you look at the aggregate of our component pieces, but when you look at each one, you know, competition is fierce, and, you know, it's just, i think it's demonstrative of the value that the sports genre has to the consumer and how this is driving not only the linear platforms, but all these tertiary platforms. and i think it

i just left the general session where the brian roberts demonstrated the next generation of user interface on the affinity project which will be a leading indicator of where the cable industry's user interface world is going and the only way of navigating the endless choices of channels and programs that consumers now have available to them. >> host: i keep hearing about listening to consumers. the technology is going to be also new. what is the relationship between people's options versus consumer demand? >> guest: consumers are telling us what they want. the formula is pretty simple. if you open your ears and listen, they have unlimited resources available to them to choose programming from all kinds of different places and we that can make it easier or harder for them to get it. the heart of a make it the more people will look for alternatives and that his train is out of the station. >> host: what devices are using on a regular basis right now but you want -- warrants a year ago? >> guest: me? well, and ipad and i use that quite regularly and i live in new york city. i am able to watch

. >> brian: robert givens suggesting republicans are more worried about next year's election than fixing point you get to ask yourself, are they not dealing with these things because, quite frankly, they just don't want to see this economy get better because they want to see an election that might turn out better for them? >> brian: will this new message for democrats work with voters? here to weigh in with our political panel, tamara holder, attorney and fox news contributor. former oklahoma representative vice president of the aspen institute and co-founder of no labels, mickey edwards. and the executive director of public notice, gretchen hamel. gretchen, is that message going to resonate whether it's correct or not? >> i don't think it will register with independents and that's where this election will be won or lost because independents don't like the partisanship and the finger pointing that the white house is doing, won't work. >> brian: representative edwards, i tell you what, it's true that if the economy is bad, republicans have a better chance of winning. why wouldn't they be

brian sto. prosecutors said both men made admissions in this case. and reporter robert olguin joins us live from l.a.. robert? >> that is right. cameras not allowed in the courtroom today. and we do have a better understanding of the case that prosecutors are building. they say they're not focusing on eyewitness that's were out here the night brian stow was tacked but focusing on statements made by the suspect themselves. dressed in blue, the two men accused of a brutal attack stood before a judge and entered pleas of not guilty. a 30-year-old marvin norwood and 29-year-old louie sanchez being held on a bond of $500,000. their defense attorneys today abandoned efforts to lower bail amount autos there comes a time when my client has a better chance of the bail reductions, then that would be a time to present it two rialto men are seen at the stadium on opening day, in these photos. they're both charged with beating san francisco giants fan brian stow in the parking lot 6 -- of the stadium on opening day. the paramedic remains hospitalized and today, prosecutors revealed

brian stowe beating. more tonight from robert in los angeles where sanchez appeared in court today. >>reporter: it's opening day at donor stadium. american flag draped over the infield as fans stand for the national anthem. in this home video obtained by abc 7 you can see the two suspects in their seat near third base. marvin norwood in the foreground and sanchez in the sun glasses. both charged in the brutal beating of 42-year-old brian stowe of santa clara. according to court papers filed today sanchez went on belligerent rampage during and after the game. allegedly threw soda at a woman then threatened a group of young men before he ran in stowe and his friend. pros cawtors allege that stowe and his friend were initially assaulted by sanchez as they walked by his sister's car after the game. sanchez allegedly shoved stowe and punched his friend. the stowe group walked away from the assault. and continued to walk toward the em of the parking lot when allegedly sanchez attacked stowe friend. stowe was facing norwood when sanchez allegedly came at stowe from behind and sucker punch

robert lyles, thanks. >>> a stunning blow to prosecutors in the dodgers stadium beating case. a key witness to the vicious attack on brian stowe died unexpectedly over the weekend. meantime as melissa reports, prosecutors have just released details of that attack. >>> a potential blow to the case against lui sanchez, a key witness and friend of brian stowe, matthew lee, died on sunday. >> totally unprovoked. it was not a dodger fan thing. it was just a thug thing. >> that was lee back in april talking about the brutal beating of his friend. lee was also punched after the opening day game. lee's sudden death was unrelated, caused by an allergic reaction after eating a salad with nuts in it. our legal analyst says now there's no guarantee lee's past eyewitness account will be admissible in court. >> when someone has died, there are ways under the law to admit their statements that were made when they were living, but it's going have to fit into what is called an exception to the hearsay rules. >> in court today, the district attorney filed opposition to sanchez's bail reduction, saying he's a danger to society and a flight

brian bill. christopher campbell. john douangdara. kevin houston. jonas kelsall. lou langlais. matthew mason. stephen matthew mills. jesse pittman. tommy ratzlaff. roberts. heath robinson. nicholas spehar. michael strange. jon tumilison. aaron carson vaughn. his widow kimberly told abc news she was going to dover. >> it's a way of healing for me. i don't want to miss anything. no matter how hard it is. >> reporter: kraig vicars and jason workman. three were from the air force. among them, john brown and daniel zerbe. and five were army. alexander bennett. spencer duncan. dave carter. patrick hamburger. and bryan nicholol 30 american troops were killed in this incident. they leave behind at least 13 widows and 21 children who lost their fathers on the deadliest day for the u.s. in this, the tenth year of the war in afghanistan. jake tapper, abc news, the white house. >>>>nd we are thinking of them and praying for their families tonight. >>> thanks for watching. diane will be back tomorrow. don't forget to check out "nightline" later and i'll see you in the morning on "gma." have a good night. >>> breaking news from oakland on the murder of a 3-year-old

brian wilson. he complained about elbow pain monday night 80 as a manipulation in his elbow but it's nothing to. >>> denotes its public -- holding a public hearing. as robertonda reports come city has to decide whether they can afford to keep it. >> reporter: 3-5000 golfers tee off every month but now they might give the golf course to housing developers to sell housing unit. >> it is heartbreaking to see this golf course close. >> reporter: many as it is avoidable with these around $10 rebate opened in 2000 that replaced a course that had been years since 1965. >> it has been here since i was a kid. i hate to see it go. >> reporter: it's not just the drivers on the golf course, it's the drivers on the road ahead of any neighbors and residents worried bbc that more housing will bring more traffic and more dangerous. >> it took me one-time 30 minutes to get here from story road. so that was really bad. it's to congestion and people walking. >> reporter: city officials say that emotion will not pay the the bills. >> the consul is going to have to grapple with that. >> reporter: they have attended and other public hearing next month but there is no timetable

derek benson, brian bill, christopher campbell, john duungdara, kevin houston, jonas kessel, lou langless, mathew mason, steven mathew mills, jesse pittman, tommyraflull, robertames reeves, nicholas spehar, michael strange, john tumleson, aaron carson vaughn, his widow kimberly told abc news, she was going to dover. >> it's... it's a way of healing for me. so i don't want to miss anything, no matter how hard it is. >> craig vickers and jason workman. three were from the air force, among them john brown and daniel swrishy. and five were army. alexander bennett, penser duncan, dave carter, patrick hamburger and brian nichols. 30 american troops were killed in this insz dent. they leave behind at least 13 widows and 21 children who lost their fathers on the deadliest day for the u.s. in this, the 10th year of the war in afghanistan. jake tapper, abcninetynews, thee house. house. >> we'll be right back in just a [ man ] i got this new citi thankyou card and started earning loads of points. you got a weather balloon with points? yes i did. [ man ] points i could use for just about anything. ♪ ♪ there it is. [ man ] so i used mine to get a whole new perspective. ♪

brian bill. christopher campbell. john douangdara. kevin houston. jonas kelsall. lou langlais. matthew mason. stephen matthew mills. jesse pittman. tommy ratzlaff. robertrobinson. nicholas spehar. michael strange. jon tumilson. aaron carson vaughn. his widow kimberly told abc news she was going to dover. >> it's a way of healing for me. so i don't want to miss anything. no matter how hard it is. >> reporter: kraig vickers. jason workman. three were from the air force. among them, john brown. and daniel zerbe. and five were army. alexander bennett. spencer duncan. dave carter. patrick hamburger. and bryan nichols. 30 american troops were killed in this incident. they leave behind at least 13 widows and 21 children who lost their fathers on the deadliest day for the u.s. in this the tenth year of the war in afghanistan. jake tapper, abc news, the white house. not only for the country but for the families. it's just heartbreaking. >> your heart goes out. especially you see those pictures and they're all young guys, young folks just starting out in their life. 30 killed, 22 were navy s.e.a.l.s who were part of the same special forces team that killed bin l

robert duval. tell us what it was like to work with him. >> brian: did you have to carry him? >> no, no, no.e were shooting a scene on easter sunday and mr. duval looks around as we get ready and gathered to block the scene and he said, where are the easter bonnets. he was disturbed it was easter sunday and the women didn't have bonnets on. to put himself into easter sunday, as we do when we work, i caught him at the corner of the graveyard behind the church humming easter parade. god love an actor. >> steve: here is a snippet from your new movie. >> definitely puts the game first. >> reminds me of someone else i used to know. >> that he does. hopefully finds his way quicker than me. >> there you go. there you are by a kerosene lamp, like brian and i who still don't have electricity at home. >> alisyn: great to have you here. thanks for telling us about both movies. they both sound wonderful. good luck getting home, back to your place through the flood waters. >> brian: also if there is a sequel to "the fighter," are you interested? >> i haven't heard anything about it, so they might not be