bronny and take him to the hospital. he is now in stae condition and no longeinhe icu. we ask for respect and privacy for the james family, and we will update the media when there is more information, and lebron and savannah, the parents of bronny, wish to send the deepest thanks to the usc staff for incredible work and dedication to the safety of their athletes. so cardiac arrest at practice yesterday. and crucially, resting comfortably and no longer in the icu. dr. sanjay gupta is with us, and andy scholes as well, and now, you give us a statement of what this means to you. >> well, so, he is 18 years old, and sounds like he had a sudden cardiac arrest, and there was a very fast it sounds like resuscitation. taken to the hospital. but, as you are points out given that he was in the intensive care unit, and able to leave the intensive care unit, and go to the general floor, and this is the important headline there, and the cardiac arrest and what triggereded that is what the doctors will be investigating over the next s

he goes by bronny.ut he's got his dad's full name on his birth certificate, on his back when he plays basketball. it's so interesting, sara. lebron has said recently he really gives givie ing lebron js jr. his name. that he would have an had an easier time. i remember when he was born and lebron talked about how important it was to have that connection with his son. he did not have his own father in his life. and that's really been such a constant companionship, not just as bronny has grown up, but as lebron has grown up into the athlete we know him to be today. look, bronny has been incredibly classy with all of the attention on him, handled himself well over and over again in the spotlight. and was entering usc with so much, so many eyes on him, so highly touted. a lot of endorsement deals, and really until yesterday, it seemed like everything was going his way. >> yeah. we have seen athletes recently recover from this. damar hamlin, for example, who recovered. he was on the field. everyone was shocke

basket bronny with a basket bombardment! >> reporter: tonight, the son of a basketball superstar facing a medical emergency. >> bronny james, bulls eye. >> reporter: bronny james rushed to the e.r. during a practice monday at the university of southern california a family spokesperson saying while practicing, bronny james suffered a cardiac arrest medical staff was able to treat bronny and take him to the hospital he's now in stable condition, and no longer in icu. the 18-year-old is the son of nba legend lebron james and one of the most highly touted incoming college basketball players. he was preparing for his first season on the usc basketball team when the incident happened at 9:26 a.m >> rescue 15, unconscious. 3400 south figueroa. >> reporter: earlier this summer, bronny james starring in the mcdonald's all-american game. his dad cheering him on >> he's just proud >> reporter: lebron not shy about his wish to one day share the court with his son >> being with him, spending a full year with him in the same uniform, that

bronny's family has released a statement saying in part that while practicing, bronny james sufferedest. medical staff was able to treat him and taken to the hospital. he is now in stable condition. and he's no longer in the icu. we heard some jacob to telling us how quickly that happened. it's actually a very, good thing for his prognosis. this has to be just terrifying for lebron james and his wife. and the whole family really. >> yeah and any parent, you can put yourself in that position to put yourself into position to hear that your son's heart has stopped. he was very lucky with doing it with practice in such an experience training step and speaks to a little bit about the fact that this is more common than you would expect. he's an incoming freshman usc was practicing with the team this summer. last summer, and incoming freshmen at the time, the kid was a rising sophomore, had the same cardiac arrest issue with a practice in july when you are go today. the training step in that incident rush into action, saved his life and did the exact same thing almost exactly a year later.

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tonight, hamlin tweeting, "prayers to bronny and the james family as well. here for you guys just like you have been for me my entire process." >> david: everyone so glad that bronny james is okay, stable condition. and still get that chance to play with his father on the same team. mola with us from usc tonight. and we heard doctors who reminded us all today this scare is one powerful reminder about the importance of learning cpr and knowing what to do if someone around us suffers from cardiac arrest. >> reporter: that's right, david. doctors we spoke with today say that cpr and defib lay tours can really make all the difference, in fact, if cpr is performed immediately, it can double, even triple the chances of survival for someone going through a cardiac arrest outside of a hospital. and doctors say in the case of bronny james, it was those quick actions here at usc that very likely made all the difference. david? >> david: a lot of praise for that team. mola lenghi tonight, thank you. >>> in the meantime, we're going to turn to the stunk headline out of

medical staff was able to treat bronny and take him to the hospital. he is now in stable condition and no longer in icu. the 18-year-old is the son of nba legend lebron james and one of the most highly touted incoming college basketball players. he was preparing for his first season on the usc basketball team when the incident happened at 9:26 a.m. >> engine rescue 15, victim unconscious, 3400 south figueroa. >> reporter: earlier bronny james starring in the all american game. his dad cheering him on hi, see proud, my >> he is proud, my dad. >> reporter: lebron not shy about his wish to one day share the court with his son. >> being with him, spending a full year with him in the same uniform, that would be the icing on the cake. >> reporter: tonight damar hamlin, who suffered cardiac arrest on the football field earlier this year tweeting prayers to bronny and the james family as well. here for you guys, just like you have been for me my entire process. cardiac arrest has been a leading cause of young athletes. and african american players like james a

this is what bronny james has been known for as of late. it's what made the son of lebron james a mcdonald's all-american and among the newest stars at the university of southern california. but it was during a practice at usc that he suddenly had a cardiac arrest monday morning, according to a family spokesperson. medical staff was able to treat bronny and take him to the hospital. he is now in stable condition and no longer in icu. lebron and savannah wish to publicly send their deepest thanks and appreciation to the usc medical and athletic staff for their incredible work and dedication to the safety of their athletes. lebron, a very visible figure throughout bronny's journey to usc. >> it's really been such a constant companionship not just as bronny has grown up but as lebron has grown up into the athlete that we know him to be today. >> reaction and concern from across the sports world has poured in. magic johnson wrote, we are praying and hoping he makes a full and speedy recovery. damar hamlin, who suffered his own cardiac arrest du

kaylee hartung has more. >> bronny james to the basket! >> reporter: the son of a basketball super star, facing a medical emergency. >> bronny james! bull's eye >> reporter: bronny james, rushed to the er during a practice monday at the university of southern california a family spokesperson saying while practicing, bronny james suffered a cardiac arrest. staff were able to treat him and take him to the hospital he's now in stable condition and no longer in icu he is the son of nba legend lebron james he was preparing for his first season on the usc basketball team when the incident happened at 9:26 a.m. >> need a rescue >> reporter: earlier this summer, bronny james starring in the mcdonald's all american game lebron not shy about his wish to one tay shareday share the cours son. >> being in the same uniform, that would be the icing on the cake >> reporter: damar hamlin who suffered cardiac arrest on the field earlier this year tweeted prayers to lebron james' family. here for you guys just like you have been for me during my entire proce

now, bronny was -- is a rising star within the basketball world.om high school in the spring, considered to be a four-star recruit, expected to play for usc in the fall. his father lebron openly saying that it was his goal to play along side his son in the nba. now this cardiac event still much we do not know. we don't know his prognosis. we also don't know the cause. the sequence of events that led up to the cardiac arrest. the family is asking for privacy at this time. >> dr. martinez, let's bring you in here because this incident, of course, sadly harkens back to what we saw with buffalo bills player damar hamlin when he suffered a cardiac arrest after he was hit during a game. hamlin just 25 years old now, bronny is 18 years old. athlete, no known medical conditions. how unusual is it for something like this to happen to a young man, an athlete? >> sudden cardiac arrest is not new. it's a little rare in athletes. it is -- it occurs somewhere between 1 and 50,001 in 100,000 in the united states. there are some groups that are higher. so it can b

of lebron james, bronny james, made it official on saturday committing to usc -- >> reporter: bronny, the elder son of lebron james, the nba's all-time leading scorer, was a top recruit of sierra canyon high school in los angeles. in may he announced his decision to play for usc and was at a practice when he went into cardiac arrest. a sudden cardiac arrest occurs when an electrical malfunction in the heart causes it to stop pumping blood to vital organs. it differs from a heart attack which occurs when a blocked artery prevents oxygen-rich blood from reaching the heart. how dangerous is a cardiac arrest? >> the inability to supply blood to the rest of the body essentially is a cause of death. it's very important to get care immediately. to call 911, to start compressions. >> reporter: lebron talked about his sons at the espy awards earlier this month. >> i'm so proud of these two men standing behind me tonight. >> reporter: the family spokesperson says lebron and his wife savannah wish to publicly send their deepest thanks and appreciation to the usc medical and athletic staff for th

of lebron james, bronny james, made it official on saturday, committing to usc. >> reporter: bronny,lder son of lebron james, the nba's all-time leading scorer, was a top recruit of sierra canyon high school in los angeles. in may, he announced his decision to play for usc and was at a practice when he went into cardiac arrest. a sudden cardiac arrest occurs when an electrical malfunction in the heart causes it to stop pumping blood to vital organs. it differs from a heart attack, which occurs when a blocked artery prevents oxygen-rich blood from reaching the heart. >> how dangerous is a cardiac arrest? >> the inability to supply blood to the rest of the body essentially is a cause of death. it's very important to get care immediately, to call 911, to start compressions. >> reporter: lebron talked about his sons at the espy awards earlier this month. >> i'm so proud of these two men standing right behind me tonight. >> reporter: the family spokesperson says lebron and his wife, savannah, wish to publicly send their deepest thanks and appreciation to the usc medical and athletic staff

right now though the family's main concern is bronny's health. brian todd has more. >> reporter: a hall of famer and his family rallying around their son. bronny james, 18-year-old son of lebron james, is in stable condition and out of the icu after suffering cardiac arrest monday during a practice at usc where he has been slated to play this coming season. the james family in a statement saying that they send their deepest thanks and appreciation to the usc medical and athletic staff for their incredible work and dedication to the safety of their athletes. >> what happened to bronny james is beyond shocking, partially because we've seen him grow up. >> reporter: bronny james has spent his entire life around his fa father and the nba and lebron james has been devoted father dedicating to nurturing his sons' basketball dreams. >> we've seen him coaching aau basketball tournaments during his offseason. never seen it from the likes of a michael jordan or anyone else who has that same type of stature. >> reporter: with only about a 20 year difference

a family spokesperson saying while practicing, bronny james suffered a cardiac arrest. medical staff was able to street him and take him to the hospital he's now in stable condition and no longer in icu the 18-year-old is the son of nba legend lebron james and one. most highly-touted incoming basketball players the incident happened at 9:26 a.m in >> unconscious >> reporter: bronny james starring in the mcdonald's all american game. his dad cheering him on >> he's just proud, my dad, you know. >> reporter: lebron not shy about the desire to one day share the court with his son >> being with limb, spending a full year with him in the same uniform that is correct would be the icing on the cake. >> reporter: damar hamlin tweeting prayers to lebron's family here for you guys like you have been for my entire process cardiac arrest is the leading cause of death for young athletes and those like james are in the population with the highest risk what could have led to this >> there are multiple factors that can cause cardiac arrest, whether it's something that they've had, like

we think that this is going to work out, and bronny is going to be back.ressed with, he never took anything for granted. he never used his name. he was -- i thought a very good player a couple of years ago, but he has made himself into a really, really good basketball player. and when lebron first started talking about playing together, i said well, lebron is going to be 41, and bronny is going to be a freshman or sophomore. i thought well, this isn't going to happen. but when you watch lebron james, he is going to do a tom brady if he wants to. he is going to play until he is 43 or 44 if he wants to. and his son would be able to play with him. i think the one thing that always impressed me with lebron, his wife savannah, they just were around us and the olympics two times. and they just are great parents. they have their kids' best interests at heart. and they're always trying to do things to help their kids. that's what you saw. and, you know, when you have two sons like i did that play for you, you just want them to be healthy. that's what you worry abo

bronny james ranked number 20 in espn's class of 2023. is to stay in the nba so he can play alongside his son. and now, of course, all of that may be affected by what happened yesterday. >> natasha, thank you very much for that update. >>> and i want to bring in dr. matthew martinez, the director of atlantic health system sports cardiology at morristown medical center. he's also a consulting cardiologist with the nba, the nfl, the nhl, and major league soccer. so, dr. martinez, you know more about a terrifying situation like this than almost anyone. and, sadly, often a very deadly situation. bronny james is extremely young, 18 years old, going into cardiac arrest, it's his first season of basketball at usc. can you explain how something like this happens to somebody so young? >> it's a rare event. we think in this age group under the age of 35, it occurs somewhere between 1 in 50,000 and 1 in 100,000 individuals. as you say, it's usually an otherwise young healthy athlete. we know that some athletes are at higher risk than others, men mor

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according to tmz, bronny was unconscious when he was taken by ambulance to the hospital. we're joined now by cnn sports anchor, andy scholes, and cnn chief medical correspondent, dr. sanjay gupta. andy, first to you, what are we learning about what happened in that practice session? >> well, boris, we're not really getting a lot of details as of yet. we don't know if bronny collapsed on his own or took some sort of hit to the chest area, similar to what we saw with the bills' damar hamlin during last nfl season. we're still waiting to see what those details are. the good news is that in less than a day, bronny was out of icu and in stable condition, according to the family. and amazingly, this is the second time this has happened to the u sc basketball program in the past year. last summer during workouts, vince awugaku also went into cardiac arrest while practicing there at usc. he was taken to the hospital and ended up returning to the trojans program 191 days after going into cardiac arrest. what was great news for him and his situation. we're still learning about what

his well wishes, tweeting, prayers to bronny and the family.ere for you just like you have been for me my entire process. bronny, a highly recruited mcdonald's high school all-american ultimately choosing his hometown usc trojans for college, playing in the same city as his dad, the nba's all-time leading scorer. he talked about his dad at the nike hoop summit in april. >> just proud of my dad. he gives me encouragement to play my game. >> reporter: in february, lebron told our michael strahan how he planned to stay in the nba long enough to hopefully play with his son. he said looking forward to sharing the nba court with bronny. >> yeah yeah yeah. >> that means you're gonna stick around. >> i'll be around. >> reporter: the james family attending the espy's where lebron called his children his greatest blessing. >> i'm so proud of these two men standing behind me. they're on their own basketball journey. no matter how far they choose to go, they're not cheating this game. that inspires me. >> reporter: medical team that treated bronny all too

tonight as bronny james recovers, we have a broader look at the bond between father and son and theirer in the nba. a hall of famer and his family rallying around their son tonight. bronny james, the 18-year-old son of nba superstar lebron james, is in stable condition and out of the icu after suffering cardiac arrest monday during a practice at usc where he's been slated to play this coming season. the james family in a statement saying they send their deepest thanks and appreciation to the usc medical and athletic staff for their incredible work and dedication for the safety of their athletes. >> what happened to bronny james is beyond shocking, partially because we've seen him grow up. >> reporter: bronny james has spent his life around his father and the nba. observers say lebron james has been a devoted father, dedicated to in your tg touring both his sons' basketball dreams. >> this goat this once-in-a-lifetime generation player coaching aau basketball tournaments offseason. we've never seen it from michael jordan or anyone else who has that stature. >> reporter: with only about

we don't know yet what the case is with bronny.nd even though it's fresh on people's mind, damar hamlin's situation on the football game between the bills and the bengals several months ago was entirely different thing. that's commotio cordis, which is caused by a collision, some kind of contact to the chest at the exact wrong millisecond. and it disrupts the hearts electrical cycles. so, these were entirely different situations. but earlier tonight, i heard dr. reiner did, and certainly his expertise exceed minds thousand times over, tell anderson cooper that it's probably not a good idea for somebody, if they have a pre-existing condition like this that would predispose them to these sorts of episodes, to play basketball at the nba level, with all of its physical demands. now, that is speculation, but it's speculation that comes from a very credible source. >> yeah, and we don't know exactly what the cause is, whether it was pre-existing or perhaps something that might have been caused by what he was doing in the practice. but to

>> i expect that he is going to be putting the family bonds and bronny's health before anything elseoint. that being said, this is not necessarily as far as we know from the publicly available information a career- ending situation. >> reporter: this past january damar hamlin's heart stopped in the middle of a game after a clifgs. h collision. hamlin is attempting to return to the nfl. but similar cases have ended in tragedy. college basketball star hank gathers who had an irregular heartbeat collapsed during a televised game in march 1990, stopped breathing on the court and died. he was 23. reggie lewis died at the age of 27 after suffering cardiac arrest during an offseason practice. >> heart ailments reveal themselves in periods of physical stress and the tragic odds are that this is going to be a part of sports in the future just as it has been a part of sports in the past. >> reporter: analysts say the message to take from this is the importance of having trained medical staff at the ready during practices as well as games. those were critical factors in saving the lives of bron

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this son, bronny james, suddenly collapsed during a basketball workout at usc. tmz broke this story and earlier today, i had a chance to talk with charles butler, one of the hosts of tmz , about the terrifying moments during practice. he you know, fell unconscious. in fact, we have the call that went out to the fire department at the time that said for an 18 year old unresponsive. so we found out he had suffered a cardiac arrest. now, apparently they performed cpr on him there, rushed him to cedars-sinai, and he was in icu yesterday. but as of this morning, the family says he is out of icu. it seems like he's now among those offering support today is damar hamlin. safety with the buffalo bills. he tweeted this. prayers to bronny and the james family as well here for you guys just like you have been for me, my entire process. you'll remember that hamlin suffered cardiac arrest on the football field during a monday night game last season. that was about six months ago. and hamlin has really led efforts to try to raise awareness and to also promote cpr training. ye

we don't know the cause here with bronny james.s out of the icu. the family will provide updates in the days ahead. it's a remarkable story. it's fun to see lebron and his wife and the family sitting courtside, cheering him on. just like any other proud sports parent. he made it very clear that he wants to stick around in the nba. he wants to play another year or two because he wants to play alongside bronny james. we don't know about bronny's basketball future. we hope he can get back on the court. certainly, his health comes first. best wishes to the james family. >> absolutely. an exciting time if bronny james' life, about to get going at usc. they were practicing to prepare for an overseas tour. so much promise for him, maybe some day playing in the nba with his dad. >> yeah. that's all great stuff. the important part of the story really is to remove the name bronny james from the story and think about the other high school athletes out there, some down south where they start early in football practice for the fall, under soari

and now good news for bronny's this doctor.evalence of these kinds of emergencies involving young people, the number of sudden cardiac arrest cases in kids is truly 18-year-old bronny 18-year-old bronny james, now discharged from the hospital, and resting at home following his sudden collapse from cardiac arrest during a basketball practice at usc monday. his cardiologist sharing the good news in a statement writing, thanks to the swift and effective response by the usc athletics medical staff, bronny james was successfully treated for a sudden cardiac arrest. he arrived at cedars-sinai medical center, fully conscious. we're hopeful for his continued progress and are encouraged by his response. cardiologist gregory katz, who didn't treat james. >> the ongoing workup is a battery of tests looking at the heart muscle, blood flow, electrical activity as well as everything else to try to figure out why did this happen. >> reporter: bronny's superstar dad thanking the public for their love and prayers, tweeting everyone is doing gre

lebron also sharing a heartfelt video of bronny on social media where bronny is seen playing the piano. lebron captioning that post saying, you are amazing. we're here right with you every step of the way. it's unclear when this video was taken, it certainly is sentimental. all of this while bronny is recovering after collapsing at his university of southern california's men's basketball practice. i spoke with a cardiologist just about cardiac arrest and really bronny's condition. the doctor sharing with us really how it's encouraging to see bronny so quickly out of the icu and really back on his feet. but at this point, gio, it is still too soon to tell how long his recovery will take and really how soon we can see bronny back on the court. gio? >> gio: but it is so good to see him playing the piano there and recovering. melissa, thank you so much. >>> we'll turn now to the sentencing this week for the so-called doomsday cult mom convicted of killing two of her children. a jury in idaho finding lori vallow daybell guilty in may, and abc's morgan norwood has more. >> reporter: lori val

now bronny james, 18 years old, had committed to usc in the spring.f 2023 and not expected to play all four years of college before being drafted to the nba. and, in fact, his father said his goal was to stay in the game to be able to play alongside his son. now all of that, of course, now depends on bronny james's recovery. i do want to point out that just one year ago, another usc basketball player also suffered a cardiac arrest here where the athletic teams trainers were able to treat him as well. he ended up spending about six months of recovery time not cleared to play until january. we don't know bronny james' situation be we'll be tracking his recover. >> our thoughts are with his parents, savannah and lebron james. thank you. >>> cnn chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta joins us now for more on this. so dr. gupta, cardiac arrest in an 18-year-old. how common is this and what are some of the first questions you have as a physician? >> well, thankfully it is not common. but i think it is more common than people realize as well. if you lo

james around to make sure that he could play with bronny. now that is on the backburner, because the real concern is the health and safety and well-being of their 18 year old son. >> yeah. >> so, there will be many more -- tests, and we will figure out how that goes in the future. but right now, hopefully, he -- we'll be okay. >> absolutely. and we will stay on top of. it christine brennan, thank you so much for joining us tonight. we will be right back. with capella university's game-changing flexpath format, you can earn your nursing degree without putting life on hold. kayaking is my thing. running is awesome. but her moderate to severe eczema would make her skin so uncomfortable. i was always so itchy especially when i was hot. now my skin doesn't itch as much. now we're staying ahead of her eczema. there's a power inside all of us to live our passion. and dupixent works on the inside to help heal your skin from within. it helps block a key source of inflammation inside the body that can cause eczema. so, they can have clearer skin and l

we begin, though, with bronny james in stable condition after suffering cardiac arrest.s happened while the 18-year-old son of lebron james was practicing yesterday. the family said the medical staff were able to treat the young basketball star, take him to the hospital, where he is now out of the icu where he was originally and in stable condition. the 11th-ranked college recruit in the nation committed to southern california just back in may. cnn's natasha chen joins us now from outside the athletic facility at usc. natasha, what do we know? what's the latest on his condition and how this happened? >> reporter: well, jim, there are not a lot of details coming out of the james family or out of usc. but what we do know, this happened herety galen center behind me where the basketball team practices yesterday morning around the 9:00, 10:00 hour there was a call about an unconscious player. we know from a statement from the james family that bronny james suffered a cardiac arrest but the usc medical staff were able to treat him right away. take him to a hospital, where, as

bronny james went into cardiac arrest during basketball practice on monday at usc.is gearing up for his freshman season with the trojs. well wishes pouring in from the sports world, including from buffalo bills safety damar hamlin who wrote in part, here for you guys just like you have been for me my entire process. hamlin suffered cardiac arrest himself in the middle of a monday night football game earlier this career. he was hospitalized more than a week. joining us is the head of the cardiology team that treated hamlin, chief of cardiology at the university of cincinnati medical center. thank you for being with us. this is different, right? this is not -- bronny didn't suffer a tremendous impact and this happened but they are both young men you would think at the prime of their health. what are your questions this morning? >> every cardiac arrest is different and every cardiac arrest is similar. what i mean by that is the initial event of the heart stopping needs to be treated and aggressively approached by bystanders and medical personnel. and really and truly t

bronny has worked so hard. he has never been given anything.himself into a tremendous basketball player, and a guy that has a chance. you know, it's hard to play in the nba. it is really hard. >> we should also -- >> remember seeing lebron when he was 17. there is no doubt that he would play in the nba. six foot nine 250 pounds. his son has made himself into a player that has the chance. his parents have been unbelievable in his development and working with him. >> i also want to point out, we don't know the details of what happened. we don't know how severe it was. you know, i know dr. weiner expressed possibilities. so, i just want to, you know, let's wait until we actually find out more information. we are certainly hoping for the best for his entire family. obviously and for him. jim boeheim, i so appreciate you being on. thank you so much. >> thank you. appreciate it. >> coming up, back to politics, a look at what happened when republican presidential hopeful vivek ramaswamy was looking for support in a place with trump voters, ahead. i kn

bronny james. now his basket ball future in question. he collapsed cardiac arrest at usc's galen center monday morning, june 15th. on the radio of your rescue, unconscious 3400 south figaro across the jefferson channel. four response taken by ambulance to the hospital. he was treated in the icu is now reported stable, recovering at cedars-sinai. when you're playing sports, you put your heart under extreme conditions. dr. paul kanter, head of cardiology at children's hospital, has not treated bronny, but is speaking as an expert. the obvious question is how does this happen to a young, healthy athlete? unfortunately there is no great single answer for all of these, but we commonly suspect an undetected underlying abnormality of the heart muscle, the heart, blood vessels or one of the heart valves to have been present, but not yet picked up on. once he's stable. dr. kanter says imaging is typically done to try to find that abnormal reality. mris echo cardiac grahams to examine coronary arteries. the heart muscle, the heart valves. that's t

lebron james' son bronny, a rising college basketball star and nba hopeful suffered a cardiac arrest during practice at usc today. he's walked in his dad's footsteps. his dad says he wants to play in the league with his son before he retires. we have more from la on the scare for the family. >> reporter: bronny james' family spokesperson says the 18-year-old suffered cardiac arrest when he collapsed in basketball practice monday. it's not the same thing as a heart attack. >> it's not a coronary event. they're just, for whatever reason the heart goes into abnormal rhythm, and they lose consciousness and sometimes has to be done right away. >> reporter: this doctor from the jersey shore medical center at neptune says quick action by the staff using an aed is likely why the 18-year-old is out in fact icu and in stable condition today. >> he was supervised with the experts. they probably shocked him within one minute, brought him back, and he looks like he's going to be fine. at least that's the initial impressions. >> reporter: well wishes for the incoming freshman are pouring in from a

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lebron posting the video of bronny playing the piano and saying god is great, bronny, you are amazing, simple as that, keep going young king. we're here right with you every step of the way. hashtag james gang. the 18-year-old suffered a cardiac arrest during basketball practice at the university of southern california earlier this week. he was rushed to hospital and briefly admitted to the icu. a cardiologist at a medical center right there in los angeles saying bronny james was fully conscious when he arrived at the hospital. doctors were encouraged by his progress. bronny was getting set for his first season at usc, just down the street from where lebron plays with the lakers. the usc season starts in november. it's too early to know for sure whether he'll be there for the start of it. of course, we wish him the best and his entire family as well. you think back to damar hamlin earlier this year after his cardiac arrest on the field playing in the nfl, now cleared to play. also from the world of football, christian erickson suffering a cardiac arrest on the field of play during the

the middle child also a son his name is bryce very close his older brother bronny.e, i think it was on instagram. it was the two of them with a heart and the article talked about how close they are as brothers and they have been there together. they played on the same team at one point. >> lawrence: last year until he moved to college. >> ainsley: doctor can they all be tested if we have children that play basketball or football can we test them to see if they're prone for this? >> certainly i think it raise as good point and in the national spotlight now that we have seen several cardiac arrests this occurred in ncaa collegial athletes the question is should there be some sort of prescreening not just history and physical examination but also an electrocardiogram. something like an electrocardiogram could show underlying electrical or structural issues that may be -- that some of these athletes may have and, perhaps, it's something that we can pick up in some young athletes and prevent cardiac arrest in the future. >> steve: real quick, full recovery. >> i think fu

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bronny james, the 18-year-old son of lebron james, suffered cardiac arrest in his now thankfully outf the icu, but fear and questions remain about his condition. and 15 months after he was freed in a prisoner swap, a u.s. marine veteran has been injured in ukraine. what we're learning more at this hour about what trevor reed was doing in ukraine, and what this could potentially mean for other americans who are being wrongfully held in russia. i'm kaitlan collins, and this is the source. ♪ ♪ ♪ tonight, donald trump is on the campaign trail in new orleans, as his legal team is bracing for a third potential indictment. >> do you have any thoughts on the upcoming -- >> i don't know anything about it. i don't know -- we have a crooked nation. i'm not concerned. real legit, we have a very corrupt people running our country. >> we should note, again, his legal team is bracing for that third indictment. and today, the grand jury that is hearing evidence in the january 6th investigation didn't meet as expected. but we're learning more about that investigation, who exactly it is that investiga

what are the risks for bronny going forward? back 100% and be able to play professionally down the road? >> i do. the fact he had -- just like damar, a quick in-and-out from the icu, a great sign for a full recovery. the question here is what happened? my sources at the nba suggest -- tell me he had a full heart scan done less than two months ago. that it was totally normal. an echocardiogram of his heart, totally normal. the hyper trophic cardiomyopathy, probe not the cause. perhaps more likely arrhythmia, recognizing we're speculating. we'll need to know for bronny's long-term ability to play at a competitive level, we'll need to know what happened. probably will have to have a hole ter monitor, is his heart prone to these arrhythmias and we can treat that. >> we certainly wish him a speedy and full recovery. dr. vin gupta, thank you for sharing that additional information and context and things for parents to look out for. really perhaps lifesaving information. >>> coming up, the kidnapping that never happened. what investiga

bronny james, what you got? as for bronny, the eldest of three james children, his father spoke about him when he decided to go to usc this was in may for me personally, it's even more special to me because it's the first time someone out of my family to go to college. players do come back from these episodes. in fact, usc says vincent did it just last year. but the pressure on james to resume playing will be intense. it's just two miles down figueroa from crypto.com arena. and one of the dreams that lebron james has had for quite some time was to be on the same team to share a court in the nba with his son. oh, excuse me. usc has declined to comment on the situation, citing student privacy concerns. it is unclear when bronny james could return to the court for the trojans. new at ten, a mysterious piano has appeared in a park in oakland. hikers tell us that a few weeks ago this piano just appeared near a creek at dimond park, and no one is quite sure how it got there. but some people say hearing others play the

with the news that lebronjames's son, bronny lebron james's son, bronny james, lebronjames's son, bronnyear—old is now resting at home after he collapsed during training at university of southern california's game. no post on social media, his family said he is safe and healthy and thanked everyone for their good wishes. that is all your support for now. for me marc edwards and the rest of the team, bye—bye. hello, there. sunshine and prolonged heat across the uk has been very limited thisjuly, hasn't it? and actually we had once again some contrasting weather conditions across the country. in fact, in scarborough in north yorkshire, we had just over 40 millimetres of rain, most of that falling in the afternoon. but, by contrast, once the sunshine broke through across parts of the midlands in warwickshire, we had a high of 26 celsius. we haven't seen temperatures like that since the beginning of the month. now, a quiet story on friday continues, but this low pressure is set to move in from the atlantic for the start of the weekend. it'll be the third weekend we've seen an area of low sit

bronny james is recovering at home this morning.l you what doctors are saying about his condition. >>> the truck driver who was attacked by a police dog while surrendering is telling his story for the first time. >>> the teen girl who was found alive more than 1,000 miles from home four years after vanishing. but first we go back to ginger. >> when we try to burst through this heat, we get severe storms. that's what we had just yesterday. this is video from duchess county, new york. it ended up with the trees down, power lines as well. of course, we had that in michigan, in illinois, indiana this week. now another area today that is very similar to the spot that have been tortured with this. anywhere from sioux falls to cleveland that elevated risk is three of five. chicago, you're in that. so this afternoon, damaging wind is the main hazard. watch for that. then by tomorrow here we get it again. y'all? tomorrow, damaging winds. your local weather in 30 seconds. with the accuweather forecast. expect a lot of sunshine. a bit of a bre

doctors say it's too early for a prognosis on bronny's recovery. but it is worth noting that multiple athletes have come back from cardiac arrest to play at an elite level, most notably damar hamlin of the buffalo bills. david? >> matt gutman, thank you. >>> we turn overseas tonight and the images on the war in ukraine. a fierce battle on the front lines. russia tonight claiming now it has now shot down missiles over russian cities. russia striking the key ukrainian city of dnipro. our ian pannell is in dnipro with what they're seeing tonight. >> reporter: tonight, moscow accusing ukraine of striking inside russia, seen in video circulating online. more than a dozen people reportedly injured in the city of taganrog. and in nearby azov, another strike inside russia. online video showing smoke from what officials claim was an intercepted missile. within hours, the russians firing back at ukraine. two missiles hitting a security service building and a residential high-rise in the eastern city of dnipro. after the strikes across russia today, moscow ma

god is great. >> bronny james of course, was rushed to the hospital and treated in the icu before he was stabilized and he was released from cedars-sinai medical center on thursday and continues to recover at home. i don't know if i knew what a fantastic piano player he was. we're so happy for him that we are. >> and, you know, doctors had said the fact that he got out of the icu so quickly is a good sign. we hope he gets a full recovery and can return to the court as soon as possible. >> turning now to the sports action heating up, down under as the us women's national team prepares for its next world cup match tomorrow against portugal, thousands of americans have been flocking to new zealand to cheer them on. >> abc's maggie rulli is there. the women's world cup is in full swing and sure, there's been a lot of drama on the field, but not all the action is taking place. >> inside the lines. we love. this world cup has been a festival of fun for fans from around the world descending on this island nation. usa usa and some of the loudest team usa super fans, the american outlaws . yo