this is video of the scene, what we're seeing in calabasas, california. reporting there was some kind of fire on the aircraft, the helicopter, that is why it went down. you can see another helicopter over head. the smoke obviously coming from the scene of this crash in calabasas, california. not far from where kobe bryant, largely believed to be one of the greatest basketball players of all time, spent so many years, 20 years playing for the l.a. lakers. we're going to go ahead, we're going to go ahead and right now bring in jim gray. a well-known sports broadcaster and fox news contributor. jim, gosh, as you're watching images, if reports from "tmz," and other outlets are true, kobe bryant dead at age 41. your thoughts. >> it is shocking and heartbreaking for me. i'm just getting this news, very sad. i've known kobe his whole life. covered his entire career. personally very, very fond of him. in fact i loved kobe and his family and it's, just very, very sad and tragic. he still had a lot to put forth in the public eye. he was the very heavily invested in

super star kobe bryant was among 5 people killed in a helicopter crash in the hills above calabasas, california, that's a suburb west of los angeles, downtown los angeles, the helicopter went down this morning amid very foggy conditions, you can see the video here, calabasas, california there, you can see there's low, low visibility, we do want to let you know that kobe bryant's wife vanessa was not on board, the cause of the crash is still under investigation. eric: as you know bryant played for the lakers from 1996 to 2016, he won 5 nba championships. he was an 18-time all star, considered one to have greatest players ever to play that game, he led the lakers to championships, retired in 2016 and went onto different career helping children, he won an oscar for animated short called dear basketball, having a dream, clearly kobe was a caring-dedicated man not just to the game of basketball but to young people, their dreams that could follow in their footsteps, no matter what you wanted to do, four daughters t -- youngest born in june, 7 months old, kobe born in philadelphia, raised in italy and

nick watt joins us in calabasas, california, not far from where

will star kobe bryant has been killed in a helicopter crash in california the city of calabasas has tweeted to confirm this news u.s. media is also reporting that his teenage daughter giana is among 4 other people who have died the 41 year old former los angeles lakers player was traveling in his private helicopter when it went down just outside los angeles. well rob reynolds joins us on the phone now from calabasas and of course we've been hearing continued reaction coming in from friends and relatives this news has come as a shock to everyone really and then now these media reports all of a kobe bryant's 13 year old daughter also being on that helicopter traveling alongside him though that hasn't been confirmed has it rob. actually my up to say that if you look who is one of the yet top elected officials the most is. has. i would apologies for that we appear to have some problems i will try to reestablish we'll try very hard to reestablish rob reynolds he is following the story for us from california but of course we have been following for the past hour this tragic news that retired bask

hija, varias familias quedaron marcadas despuÉs del accidente ocurrido en las montaÑas de calabasas , california menores de edad. galo: kobe bryant, puertas adentro no solo era el superhÉroe del bÁsquetbol, era tambiÉn el padre de cuatro hijas. quienes compartieron sus Éxitos y fracasos cuando pudieron. millones de fanÁticos en las redes sociales tuvieron acceso a muchos momentos clave de su vida. como cuando publicÓ la foto del primer dÍa de novios con su amada vanessa, de origen mexicano. con quien estuvo casado 20 aÑos. gigi, su hija de 13 aÑos tambiÉn falleciÓ. Él estaba orgulloso de que siguiera sus pasos en el mundo del bÁsquetbol. mostraba orgulloso vÍdeos de ambos jugando el deporte que les apasiona. ambos son los rostros mÁs visibles que viajaban con otras siete personas, dentro del helicÓptero que se estrelló ayer en calabasas, california . el piloto habÍa volado 20 aÑos. en la base de datos de la administraciÓn de aviación dice que era un instructor certificado en instrumentos. los vecinos lo describe como un tipo afable, que amaba su trabajo y que se jactaba de ser el piloto de las c

. >> again, no believed survivors from the helicopter crash not far from malibu, california in calabasas. still unclear what the origin, takeoff point, of that helicopter was or its destination. again, l.a. fire authorities, first responders all there trying to determine what happened and more on this investigation, of course, as we get it. >>> all right, right now, president trump's legal team is finalizing plans for day two of presenting their case against removal from office. they pick up again tomorrow on capitol hill. this after an abbreviated session yesterday outlining their plan to poke holes in house democrats' impeachment case. but beyond the legal argument, another battle is brewing. and before we get to this, we now have information about at least one of those passengers who has died in that helicopter crash. it has been confirmed, cnn is able to tell you now, that nba star kobe bryant was on board that helicopter and is now dead at the age of 41. our christine brennan is with us now on the phone. there you go. we're able to see you. christine, tell us what you know and how t

it caught fire on a hillside in calabasas, california, outside of los angeles. everyone on board was on their way to thousand oaks, california. they were on their way to a youth basketball game at the mamba sports academy. that is the training center opened by kobe bryant for young athletes. it opened just a year ago. want you to take a look now. this is the staples center in los angeles where people have been gathering there all afternoon, just not wanting to stay home. they are paying tribute and they are being with other fans of kobe bryant at the place where he played most of his home games in the 20 years with the l.a. lakers. we're going to take you there live in just a minute. we have so much to report to you about this tragic story. there is no possible way to even show you even a fraction of the tributes that are being shared. shared memories and heart felt personal reflections about kobe bryant that are flooding social media sites right now. we have heard from michael jordan. we've heard from kareem abdul-jabbar, we've heard from magic johnson, we've h

nick joining us from calabasas, california. we will get back to you. if you get more information, please let us know. this is lebron james arriving back in los angeles just a short time ago. and you can see obviously emotional. you can see him wiping his eyes. just last night, james surpassed bryant for the number three spot on the nba all-time scoring. you can see him hugging someone there. again this video just coming in to cnn. that's lebron james just arriving back. emotional lebron james. last night actually gave a congratulations to james for surpassing him. now here's lebron james last night talking about the relationship that he had with bryant as well as the impact bryant had on his own career. here it is. >> in 2001, i believe, i was playing in new jersey, and the all-star game, if i'm not mistaken, was in philly, right? yeah. that saturday me and maverick drove to the intercontinental downtown philadelphia and he gave me a pair of his shoes which i ended up wearing that following night. it was the red, white, and blue kobies. he was a 15 and

helicopter went down. >> reporter: tonight, tragedy in the hills of calabasas, california. a helicopter carrying nba legend kobe bryant, his 13-year-old daughter gianna, and seven others, crashing around 10:00 this morning. bursting into flames, killing everyone on board. the smoke seen for miles. fire crews racing to the scene. >> paramedics were hoisted down to the incident, early into the incident. they did a search of the area for survivors. unfortunately, all the survivors onboard were determined to have been perished. >> reporter: eyewitnesses say they saw the chopper flying low, and heard the engine sputtering before the crash. >> i heard the copter was struggling. the engine was not really running fast. >> i heard a helicopter flying just way too low, and i heard a loud thud noise. >> the individuals that saw the aircraft said it impacted the ground on the hillside behind me here. >> reporter: dozens gathering at the scene of the crash, in shock at the loss of a man who meant so much to los angeles. >> i'm sick right now. i'm sick. i'm sick. >> reporter: we sat down

we re hills above calabasas and california were rather foggy. calabasas and california were ratherfoggy. we also understand there were other people on board and the authorities are investigating this crash which is said to have killed everybody who was travelling. we can speak to hugh hopkins, who is the lead brighter on the basketball website double clutch. talk to us about what you we re clutch. talk to us about what you were hearing regarding this crash. like you, the new seems to be developing as we speak but it appears on multiple websites and by one of the mba's for most reporters, adrian would do nicely, kobe bryant was on the helicopter that crashed and he has died. we understand there may have been five people on board and it appears there were no survivors. talk to us about kobe bryant, the word legend is often used about sport stars but in his case no exaggeration. now, he has been one of the greatest players in the last 25 years. he retired a couple of seasons ago but he finished with five nba championships, and mvp trophy. he averag

puedan dar más detalles que continúa aún siguen esperando el resto de sus seres queridos, en calabasas californiaidad de evidencia que se tiene en contra de el presidente donald trump y que avanzarán con su plan, para evitar un estatus migratorio de inmigrantes, vamos con más información: >> con una votación de cinco el tribunal supremo habla de la administración de donald trump, y la persona no trabaja iba a emigrar y tiene hijos y pedido ayuda a ver a todo el panorama, evaluará los inmigrantes de te 1rdmeses. >> obviamente la existencia médica no de emergencia asistencia de vivienda también que están viendo comida, tramitarla visa pueden tener condiciones negativas. >> prácticamente nos alcanza para puro comer es muy duro para nosotros no nos alcanza ni para los papeles. >> hay que ver los criterios para poder ver quienes son descendientes de estados unidos. >> los ciudadanos son los que piden ayuda, están haciendo una discriminación, sí dejó la educación secundaria sino tiene en inglés será también una forma de discriminar. >> veremos si está casado, >> noticieros telemundo esta es la opinión,

>> ntsb descending on chador wreckage in calabasas, california to figure out why a helicopter crashedyant and 13-year-old daughter and others. >> what answers are they hoping to find, aviation expert kyle bailey, kyle, good morning. >> good morning. >> given your area of expertise, when you see something like this, what do you think happened? >> right now the key is the weather, that's what i'm concerned with, there was fog reported in the area in the morning, so in that area of calabasas, california, mountainous terrain, fog hugging the ground, heal of thers are notorious for skirting around fog underneath, they have different weather minimums and airplanes, they could remain clear of the clouds and still be legal to fly, they might have perhaps been pushing the minimums too much. >> assumingassuming that kobe b, everybody talked about it, take helicopters to and from, presumably, we don't know this, this pilot has flown with kobe before and therefore flown in southern california and should know the fact that you start kind of low there in orange county and when you get up to mountai

matt gutman, abc news, in calabasas, california. >> matt, thank you for that.c deaths of kobe bryant and his daughter are being felt by basketball fans old and young. >> players at california's mamba academy, which bryant founded and where he was reportedly heading, dropped to their knees when they heard the news. the scene was just as emotional outside the facility where memorials, flowers, and other tributes appeared throughout the day. espn's tom rinaldi has more. >> reporter: from the first time we saw him in high school, kobe bryant did more than shine. he captivated. and faster than that, he dominated. taken 13th in the 1996 nba draft by charlotte, he was traded that same day to the lakers. bryant would become the youngest player ever to appear in an nba game. >> kobe bryant, 18-year-old rookie! >> reporter: by his second season, an nba all-star. playing with a flair, feel, and instinct that for many conjured michael jordan. >> that is so pivotal, some people can dribble between their legs. >> reporter: after o'neal left los angeles, bryant would become a

california. se estrellÓ a las 10:00 de la maÑana contra una colina en la zona de calabasas y fallecieron nueve personaskobe bryant. tiene cinco tÍtulos con los lakers, dos medallas de oro con la selecciÓn de estados unidos, es el cuarto mÁximo anotador en la historia y se retirÓ en 2016 con 61 puntos. Éste es su legado. por supuesto, las reacciones de pippen, otra leyenda . o'neill, su escudero, estÁn recordando a uno de los mejores basquetbolistas en toda la historia. descansa en paz kobe bryant a los 41 aÑos. una leyenda del basquetbol y del mundo del deporte. julio: tras enterarse de la trÁgica noticia, un centenar de seguidores de el ex jugador de los lakers, se reunieron a las afuera del estadio de los Ángeles. los aficionados gritaban el nombre de kobe. el Último tweet que tuiteÓ mostraba apoyo a lebron y . decÍa " continÚa llevando el baloncesto hacia adelante, mis respetos, hermanos ". tras conocerse la noticia de la muerte de kobe bryant, miles de personas mostraron su sentimiento, algunos escribieron " de los hÉroes vienen y van, pero las leyendas son para siempre ". para tener una idea de cÓ

for more on what may have caused the crash here's cnn's nick watt in calabasas, california. >> reporter this is an inaccessible crash site, we're told. and the first thing first responders had to deal with was a brush fire ignited by the helicopter hitting that hill side. once that was under control they secured the scene. the faa was quickly here putting a cordon around and an air cordon, a ceiling so that crash site could be provided as best it could be. now the coroner's office has been involved in trying to remove the remains. they'll then begin the process of identifying all the victims. and that they said could take a few days. the ntsb, the faa will of course examine the wreck of that helicopter. they'll look into its maintenance record, the record of the pilot, and they'll also be looking into the weather. people around here tell us it was very, very foggy sunday morning when this helicopter crashed. and in fact we heard from the l.a. police department they had in fact grounded their fleet of helicopters sunday morning because the visibility was just not good enough. but listen,

launching a go team to investigate the january 26, 2020, crash of a sikorsky s-76b helicopter in calabasas, california. they're expected to arrive in california this evening. again, that will be sun down by then. joining us, greg fife, an nsnbc aviation analyst. you know what jennifer was just describing to us. you understand what is happening at the moment, but what is behind the scenes, as they try to answer some very tough questions? >> they do, and one of the things that they'll be doing en route, of course, is trying to continue to collect information. there was preliminary information, all of the news stations have been reporting about the weather and things like that, so they'll have their meteorologist pull all of the weather 9, as the team goes to l.a., they'll be coordinating exactly what activities they're going to do once they're able to get on scene. they'll break the group up, so there will be an on scene investigative group and then there will be folks that are working in the command post that they set up to gather additional information. they'll go out to the airport. i believe the air

that happened today and calabasas, california. is in shock, los angeles and shah, really the world in shock at what happen that the super star is died so young. we understand he was on his way to a tournament to where he was going to be coaching seventh and eighth grade girls. jim gray, our fox sportscaster is with us and knows a little bit more about that. >> i'm told he was on his way to be coaching the team including his daughter. and this was the mamba tournament in kobe's gym just outside of thousand oaks. it became apparent to some of the people on the ground when kobe had not arrived with his daughter. his daughter's teammate that something had gone wrong. they were waiting on him and as a tournament taking place which was the mamba attorney. mama is the nickname. jon: the nickname for the very quick snake they can strike so very fast. and that was kobe bryant on the bless call court. >> and obviously he procured that name and took it to a whole new level. along with nike and his sponsors, that's what he became known as wor

thank you so much for the latest from calabasas, california. not too far away from calabasas, i want to show you the scene at lax. those are familiar colors, if you are an l.a. lakers fan, you can see how those led lights are not oscillateing, now gold, turning to purple and then a mix back and forth, an homage to number 24, to number 8 kobe bryant at the location that we were showing a moment ago, cal bas sass, california, where a helicopter, his helicopter appears went down and the death of kobe bryant, his daughter gianna and we believe to be seven more. joining us now to talk more about his legacy, nbc news correspondent stephanie stanton from los angeles. hey, stephanie. >> reporter: hi, richard. you know, the entire city of los angeles in mourning really the entire world in mourning. news of the death of kobe bryant sent shock waves across the world. and you know condolences have been pouring in all day long, from current lakers players, former teammates of kobe bryant, celebrities, the president, even former president obama offering his

in calabasas california. >> thank you. >>> live news desk, let's go back to los angeles, a live pick which you of the staples center. hundreds are still gathered outside the facility. it has turned into a shrine for kobe bryant and his daughter. for the others, hundreds as i say are outside the center, fans dropping off flowers, balloons, gifts, stuffed animals, candles, all the kind of things you see at these tributes to pay try but to kobe bryant. some are wearing his jersey. a lot of people decked out in lakers gear. thousands been coming since yesterday. kind of the same scene last night as the grammies were going on. this all started, all this to honor kobe and his daughter that were killed in the from the back. >>> ka matt mal la harris -- kamala harry spoke about kobe bryant. >> will you the magic of his talent, he was a role model to so many, boys and girls. even his daughter gigi had that koby shot, right. he and vanessa had a foundation, have a foundation which was all about community and building up the youth of the community. >> senator harris was of course part of the si

junto a una de sus hijas de 13 aÑos y otras siete personas en un accidente de helicÓptero en calabasas, californiaentrenamiento de baloncesto. liliana escalante nos acompaÑa en vivo con todos los detalles de esa tragedia. liliana: aranza, ha sido una maÑana muy tristepara los fanÁticos del baloncesto y para muchas personas en general porque muriÓ una estrella de la nba. nosotros nos encontramos exactamente entre la calle las vÍrgenes road. todavÍa se puede ver allí, pueden ver el helicÓptero en la escena. mÁs temprano habÍa mÁs humo, pero cuando pasan las horas y tambiÉn ese humo se va mitigando no quiere decir eso que las investigaciones estÁn bajando, por el contrario, comenzado una serie de investigaciones para saber quÉ pasÓ. se sabe que ademÁs de kobe bryant y su hija iban otras siete personas. veamos el reportaje que les hemos preparado. la noticia llegÓ esta maÑana poco antes de las 10:00 a.m. cuando se reportÓ que un helicÓpterohabÍa caído sobre una montaÑa en la exclusiva zona de la ciudad de calabasas ubicada al norte de los Ángeles. horas despuÉs se confirmÓ la noticia en el mundo. kobe

ilia: entre tanto los restos del helicÓptero que se estrelló en calabasas, california fueron trasladados de la junta federal de seguridad en el transporte recorrier la misma ruta de vuelo realizada por el piloto de kobe bryant, buscando datos que ayuden a determinar las causas de la tragedia. la encargada revelÓ que un dÍa antes del accidente aÉreo el piloto de kobe bryant hizo el mismo recorrido de vuelo, pero sin la espesa neblina que enfrentÓ la maÑana del trÁgico accidente. >> basado sobre la formaciÓn que se ha proveÍdo el pÚblico, parece que el piloto posiblemente haya perdido su orientaciÓn entre la neblina y fue la causa inicial del accidente. jaime: rompiendo su silencio vanessa bryan pÚblico en su cuenta de instagram un desgarrador mensaje en el que expresa la pena de la mamÁ de bryant y de una de sus cuatro hijas. >>" visitas y yo queremos agradecer a las millones de personas que han mostrado su apoyo y su amor durante este horrible momento. gracias por todas las oraciones. definitivamente las necesitemos. estamos completamente devastados por la repentina pÉrdida de mi adorado

california. the helicopter went down around 9:45 this morning in calabasas, a suburb of los angeles. the helicopter took off around 9:00 this morning and crashed about 40 minutes later. witnesses say they heard the helicopters engine spider before in went down and burst into flames. bryant and his daughter were on board the plane along with seven others. >> we are assisting the families of those who believe they were impacted, this is a tough process. our hope goes out to all the members, all the families of everyone on board the aircraft. god bless their souls. >> the nba commissioner confirmed that bryant and his daughter were both among those killed. the federal aviation administration and national transportation safety board are investigating the crash, the helicopter was -- the coroner is working to recover the bodies and identify all the victims who were on board. the national transportation safety board said they are sending a team of more than a dozen people to southern california to work on investigating what happened. >> our team will be looking at the history of the pilots

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abc news, calabasas, california. >> we have a team of reporters covering this story. we begin with cornel bernard outside the chase center in san francisco. >> reporter: love, respect and dribble use going out to one of the greats tonight. check this out. warriors at the chase center honoring kobe bryant tonight with this amazing picture here in the the plaza. a legend gone too soon. san francisco and the warriors paying trick youtribute totribut bryant. >> probably the most competitive person i've ever been around. >> he's remembering one of the greats. fans are honoring him too. >> it makes me want to cry. >> anthony didn't want to believe the news. he lives in san mateo but grew number l.a. watching kobe bryant play amazing basketball. >> kobe was the one person i always had respect for. you respect his game. >> outside the chase center, warriors fans pay almosts to bryant and his reason the-year-old daughter gianna who died in a helicopter crash in l.a. >> de stating. i'm incredibly sad even though i grew up a warriors fan. i still respect the guy. >> you always h

kobe bryant, one of basketball'p greateyers, died tay in a helicopter crash in calabasas california, near los angeles1- bryant was 4ars-old. kobe bryant won five n.b.a. championships, two olympic gold medals and wasn 18-time all- star who played exclusively foro thangeles lakers in his 20ear career. he entered the n.b.a. draft straight out of high school in 1996, becoming the youngest player ever in the n.b.a. thr-lakers acquired the 17-y old bryant in a trade shortly after charlotte drafted him. he teamed with shaquille o'neal titles in 2000, 2001 and 2002 and won two more titles with the lakers in 2009 and 2010. in 2003 a hotel employee accusea of raping her. he initially stated that it was consensual, anlater apologized r the incident. the accuser settled a civil suit against him. bryant retired in 2016 as the third-leading scorer in n.b.a. history with 33,643 points. yesterday, in philadelphia, lakers star lebron james scored 29 points and passed bryant on the scoring list.me after the ryant tweeted to james, "continuing to move therd game forwakingjames. much respect to my broth

marci gonzalez, abc news, calabasas, california. >> abc7 news reporter cornell barnard is live at chaseter where he talked to sports fans who agreed kobe bryant was an all-time basketball great. cornell? >> reporter: eric, so much sadness over the passing of this nba legend. moments ago warriors gm released a tribute to kobe bryant. >> in a few minutes he said he's going to win ten championships and then move to italy and finish his career there. it was almost like the confidence of somebody at that age. he came pretty close to doing all that stuff, you know. he was probably the most competitive, i think the most competitive person i've ever been around. >> reporter: today there was an outpouring of love and respect for bryant. most of it coming from warriors fans. >> it literally makes me want to cry right now. >> reporter: anthony chappelle didn't want to believe the news. he lives in san mateo, but grew up in l.a. watching nba star kobe bryant play basketball. >> kobe was that one person i always had respect for. no matter what he did, no matter how he played, you respect his game. >

the chopper went down in calabasas, california, northwest of los angeles and burst into flames on impact bryant had one of the biggest careers in nba history starring for two decades with the lakers playing 18 all-star games, winning five championships before retiring in 2016 in recent years he's worked to mentor young players, coaching his daughter gianna's team he and his wife vanessa had four daughters. the youngest born just last summer. miguel almaguer joins live from the crash site with th what do we know? >> reporter: kate, good evening there is great shock and sadness in los angeles and around the world, in fact, as many are in disbelieve over the death of kobe bryant on the hill behind me, officials are at the crash site but there remains no official word as to why that private helicopter went down. the fiery wreckage of a helicopter carrying kobe bryant and his daughter gianna -- >> one one copter down >> reporter: -- was still smoldering when firefighters arrived >> units responding to the brush fire one acre one copter down. >> reporter: in calabasas, the officials confirm th

fly in this kind of marginal visual weather conditions >> reporter: tom costello, nbc news, calabasas, california. >>> i'm miguel almaguer on street corners in los angeles, at subway stew york, tributes for kobe bryant, his 13-year-old daughter gianna, and the seven other friends who they considered family put into words what many struggled to put down on paper lebron james writing "every time try, i begin crying." shaquille o'neal says he lost a brother. >> for me, this is going to hurt a long time >> reporter: bryant's incredible success as astonishing as his sudden loss. he could hold center court and daytime tv >> everything changed in a second. and that's what i want to talk about. life is short, and it's fragile >> reporter: adored by bryant transcended basketball >> my daughter plays every day. so i enjoy watching her develop. >> reporter: bryant was the most famous soul lost, but hardly the only one who was remarkable chief pilot ara zobayan flew kobe and his family for years christina mauser loved basketball, but not nearly as much as she loved her family today at the college where john

kris van cleave leads off our coverage tonight in calabasas, california. >> reporter: new video appears to show kobe bryant's helicopter circling just minutes before the crash that killed all nine aboard. the n.t.s.b. used a helicopter today to airlift key pieces of wreckage out of the rugged hillside crash site, while investigators hunted for smaller items. investigators are pouring over pilot ara zobayan's history and helicopter maintenance records. preliminary flight data shows the trip started normally. about 15 minutes later, the pilot began to circle. the weather was getting worse as he waited 12 minutes for air traffic control to clear him onward. about 9:40, flying below the clouds, zobayan asked controllers to track him on radar, but he was too low. four minutes later, radioing he was climbing to go above the layer of clouds. flying now in potentially blinding fog, he reached 2,300 feet before turning left. in its final 12 second, the helicopter began the dive, falling at nearly 5,000 feet per minute. the last recorded speed, about 184 mph. n.b.a. star lebron james spoke to bry

greatness that will be remembered as long as basketball is played robert oulds al-jazeera calabasas california. well the chinese prime minister the chief chang the premier that is has met medical staff and residents of han the epicenter of the corona virus outbreak lead is now on his way to beijing to meet the head of the world health organization as the number of people killed by the virus rises to 81 more than 2700 are infected since the disease emerged last month and the chinese government has announced its budget saying nearly $9000000000.00 to fight the outbreak and its extended bellew or new year holiday until next sunday scott heiler has the latest on beijing's efforts to contain the outbreak. and the government here as we heard is has taken it to the top levels of government on how they're going to deal with the coronavirus situation actually the premier he's the 2nd most powerful government official here in the country premier league is in charge now of the government's efforts to control the coronavirus situation to give you an example of how these mechanisms go into place that try t

again, this is a deadly helicopter crash near calabasas, california. there you can see a little bit more of the scene there. and you can see just the smoke. it look like the brushfire perhaps is contained. but you can certainly see that crash site smoking and just all of the response there. we do know that the police department has responded. you saw the fire trucks. the fire department responding there, telling us there were five people on that chopper. no one survived. but we have heard -- not received any information from authorities about who may have been operating that helicopter, who may have been on it and where it was coming from and going to. if you are just joining us right now here on msnbc, it is 3:06 eastern time. we are reporting on a helicopter crash in los angeles county, california. authorities there saying that they heard about that crash at about 10:00 this morning. that would be pacific time, of course. you are taking a look at the scene here, people gathering on the streets to see what's going on in what appears to be -- and we ha

greatness that will be remembered as long as basketball is played robert oulds al-jazeera calabasas california nearly $200.00 holocaust survivors are at a ceremony in auschwitz birkenau camp in poland 75 years after it was liberated the survivors are laying wreaths at the execution wall of what was nazi germany's biggest death sites more than a 1000000 people mainly jews were killed there between 1941945 the parts what was once a factory of death has for 75 years been a factory of remembrance some of the artifacts of 1100000 lives most of them jews but also poles roma jehovah's witnesses homosexuals and prisoners of war these are the places where they froze and starved where they were experimented upon huddled together and killed. this is what is left behind but only a dwindling few who know how it felt. 94 year old leon vine tribe was 18 when he was separated from his family at auschwitz you can imagine a son of a love of him my father i have 4. sisters i was a fair. as a spine how exhausted i was i. do not have remember one will think of what happens with my mother my sister. i didn't. talk.

greatness that will be remembered as long as basketball is played robert oulds al-jazeera calabasas california. early results suggest these right wing leader matteo salvini has failed to win an important regional election the former deputy prime minister was hoping to cause an upset and traditionally left the stranger on top of the country's governing coalition but high turnout spurred by an anti populist movement appears to have tipped the balance reports from. god he campaigned hard trying to turn this left wing heartland far right but my knees hopes of victory in the red belt region of immediate faded almost as soon as the voting had ended the exit polls indicated that his opponent for the democratic party was ahead of the better at the media but mainly for me it's very emotional but after more than 70 years of a left us government at least this time we were serious contenders. he put himself front and center of the regional campaign turning it into a nationwide battle for the likud party in a bid to consolidate the party's victory across the country spreading his presence far and wide on s

jon: jonathan hund in calabasas, california.sportscaster and fox news contributor jim imrai -- jim gray. he lived in the newport beach area. and was going to and gym in the thousand oaks area. that's a distance of 85 miles. if you know l.a. traffic, you know that can be a two or three hour trip on a bad day. but in a helicopter, especially one as capable and powerful as that sikorsky s-76. we don't know, but something went wrong. >> hearing what the "l.a. times" wrote, that's how nba fans will feel. it wasn't for this degree many of us have had this day before with magic johnson in 1991 when he announced he was h.i.v. pows tough. for those of us we were in tears. back then hitch led to aids which is a death sentence. days different. but for lakers fans, boy, did that hit people hard. he speaks to the legend of kobe. he's up there with wilt chamberlain and magic johnson, maybe surpassing them. he was just surpassed in scoring by le bron james. kobe bryant was a laker for life. he asked dr. bus to be traded during a critical time.

greatness that will be remembered as long as basketball is played robert oulds al-jazeera calabasas california. hello again the headlines on al-jazeera the sour and breaking news from afghanistan a passenger plane has reportedly crashed near the center of the day act this strikes in the eastern gazan province there's no information yet about casualties samus ravi has more from kabul now what we do know is that a passenger plane certainly has crashed in the central guys in the province initial reports suggest that the area where the aircraft has gone down it is in snow covered mountainous terrain and it is interesting that it's controlled reportedly by the taliban so that may make getting details more details more difficult it may be difficult to carry out any sort of search and rescue effort at this stage the u.s. embassy in baghdad has been struck by rockets the 1st direct hit after months of near misses one hit a dining area during meal time china's prime minister lee he chang has visited who han the epicenter of the corona virus outbreak me met medical staff and residents and is now on his

greatness that will be remembered as long as basketball is played robert oulds al-jazeera calabasas california. all right have reza take a look at the top stories here it out is there the u.s. military says it is investigating reports of a plane crash in afghanistan's girls need profits the plane crashed in mountainous terrain which is partly controlled by the taliban in a statement the taliban said high ranking u.s. security personnel were on board and that everyone was killed same preserve the is following developments from the afghan capital kabul if it turns out to be the plane that many think it is or that intelligence. and social media commentary suggests it is that it may be a battlefield airball communications know they are craft that is operated out of the kandahar air field by the united states but again if this turns out to be the case that has crashed in tal afar held area 'd that certainly is a nightmare scenario for the americans we know that afghan security forces are on the scene and we're expecting to hear more detail about recovery if that's possible in the coming hours. leba

greatness that will be remembered as long as basketball is played robert oulds al-jazeera calabasas california. well tributes are pouring in from around the sporting world the coffee bryant sauna most looks at the career of one of bosco balls finest plans. for 2 decades kobe bryant rose above every challenge that came his way in boston the 4th in the t.v. the n.b.a. one of the game's all time greats he spent his entire career with the los angeles lakers winning the n.b.a. championship and 5 occasions bryant also won to him to gold medals for the united states. it is a giant in the sports world that goes far beyond the n.b.a. goals for far beyond basketball he is a world wide giant in sports. is hard pressed to fly anymore and it doesn't know cobie he was bigger than life he is one of the biggest most well know in the players' wallets on after michael jordan he is one of the players that made the n.b.a. into a global sport into going into this 'd next situation. after exciting on the court at high school in philadelphia bryant opted to skip college and find his 1st n.b.a. contract age just 17 a

among nine people killed when their helicopter crashed into a hill side sunday morning in calabasas, californiaoutside the staples center in los angeles thousands gathered numbed by the news. kobe thrilled laker fans for two decades. >> his stunning death shaking the league he elevated. lakers superstar lebron james distraught as he exited the team plane. high praise from lakers legend magic johnson, hailing bryant as the greatest laker of all-time. sportscaster bob cosas remembering an athlete wise beyond his years. >> i was struck by how broad his view of things was, but sports is one of the very view avenues in life where people peak in terms of their ability long before most of us reach any sort of emotional maturity. you were a veteran when you're 27, 28 years old. whatever happened is relatively meaningless between kobe and shaq with a spat they've long since reconciled. they're guys in their 20s. the eyes of the world are on them. >> you heard him mention shaquille o'neal there. his former teammate said kobe was so much more than an athlete, he was a family man. that is what we had most

steve: all sad, jonathan hunt from calabasas, california.ad it is here in new york city. overnight volunteers including hud secretary ben carson and hud regional administrator for new york and new jersey lynn patent counted the number of people living on the street, good morning. >> good morning. >> good morning. ainsley: something you that's you do every year? >> yes, there's annual homeless assessment report that comes out each year and this is called the point in time count, it's done on one night, usually a cold night and it's across the country so tens of thousands of volunteers who actually go out interview people and find out what their status is. ainsley: lynn, what did you find out? >> unfortunately we found out that there are a lot of people in the streets of new york on the coldest night of the year and it was very humbling and we know that over 78,000 new yorkers live on the streets over, 20,000 of those are children, but new york is trying our best to put them into shelters to give them the services they deserve and this adminis

. >> ed: our chief correspondent jonathan hunt is live in calabasas, california with the latest. good morning, jonathan. >> good morning, ed and sandra. in about an hour the sun will come up here in calabasas, and the national transportation safety board investigators will get their first look at the crash site, on a rocky hill right behind me here. not easy to access. that is why this investigation is likely to take some time. what they will be looking at, among other things, very closely is the weather conditions when the helicopter crashed at around 9:47 a.m. sunday morning. we were told when we were up here yesterday by residents who have lived here for a very long time that they were blanketed by sick fog, but the kind of which few of them had ever in fact seen before in this area. they were so bad that the l.a. sheriff revealed that at that time all police helicopters were actually grounded. listen here to the sheriff. >> we do know there was an issue of visibility and a low ceiling. the actual conditions at the time of impact, that is still yet to be determined. we hadn't b

in calabasas, california, jonathan hunt, ktvu fox 2 news. >> well, grieving basketball fans across the country are sharing and talking about how kobe bryant impacted their lives. ktvu's cristina rendon joins us outside the chase center where the marque is lit up in laker's colors. >> reporter: good morning. it has since been turned off but it is still a shock for everyone here. a lot of fans still can't really believe what has happened. the fact we are talking about kobe bryant's death is something we never thought we would be doing. kobe bryant transcended sports. he was building a legacy beyond basketball. he was a five time nba champion, an 18 time all-star. what made him so special to the lakers was that he spent his entire 20 year career with that team in. retirement he was supporting women's sports, coaching and mentoring basketball players around the world including his 13-year-old daughter gianna. he was a husband and father that leaves behind his wife vanessa and three other daughters. he was retired and earned an oscar in 2018 for an animated short film about basketball and w

in calabasas, california, romina pugga. >> we've seen tributes from all over the world, even from organizationshat rival the lakers and 40 play them several times a year. >> reporter: yes, eric. fellow athletes, coaches, and even team owners. mark cuban, the owner of rival team dallas mavericks, says he is retiring number 24, that no maverick will ever use that number again. strong words coming from a rival team. >> thank you very much. golden state warriors star steph curry wrote about kobe just a few hours on instagram. he said, quote, a lot of questions right now. our faith is being tested. but all i can say is thank you. may you and gianna rest easy. earlier today warriors' general manager spoke fondly of kobe. larry beil joins us live from miami. larry? >> reporter: thank you, eric. i got yo tell you this whole day just seems surreal. we gathered this morning. our abc7 crew was at sfo, and we were getting ready to board a plane to cover the super bowl when suddenly all of our phones started buzzing. phone calls with people asking what happened to kobe, did this really happen? and everybody

dead at 41 years old, killed sunday when the helicopter he was in crashed in the hills of calabasas, californiaso on board, his 13-year-old daughter gianna and seven others on their way to kobe's mamba sports academy in newberry park for gianna's basketball game. koeb k kobe was expected to coach. this photo was taken at the gym where kids were awaiting kobe's arrival. kobe's helicopter took off from orange county just after 9:00 a.m. for what was expected to be a short trip, but at 9:45 a.m., tragedy. the helicopter crashed into the foggy hills. >> visibility, 2 1/2 miles with haze. ceiling 1,100 overcast. temperature 122.8. >> reporter: before the crash, the lapd grounded all police helicopters saying weather conditions did not meet the standard for flight, though it's unclear if weather played any role in the crash. we are learning this morning there is an unusual rapid loss of altitude and increase in air speed seconds before the crash. the ntsb and the fbi are both at the crash site investigating. kobe often used helicopters to get around l.a. here he is in 2016, even regularly taking his

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and his 13-year-old daughter gianna were among nine people killed in the helicopter crash in calabasas, californiahan hunt is live with more. reporter: since first light investigators have been on scene at the site of the crash that took the lives of kobe bryant, his 13-year-old daughter gianna and seven other people. their first job as you look up at the hill site in the crash site itself was to remove the bodies of those nine people. you can see just how difficult it is to access that site and for that reason the coroner has said it could be sometime even a couple of days before they are able to get everyone of the bodies out of the crash site. alongside those recovery personnel in tsp investigators looking for the precise cause of the crash focusing focusing on the weather at the time the helicopter went down. there was dense fog over calabasas at that point. in the pilot was flying under special visual flight rules designed to aid in those kind of difficult conditions. listen to part of his conversation with air traffic control at the time. >> the five freeway maintain vehicle condition in 200

chief correspondent jonathan hunt in calabasas, california tonight. >> on a steep hillside above the los angeles suburb of calabasas, investigators home through the wreckage of the helicopter where kobe bryant, his 13-year-old daughter gianna, and seven others died. it'll take some time before all the bodies arm removed because of the difficulty of the terrain. it also can locate a basket of efforts. already, ntsc officials are looking closely at the weather at the time of the crash. a thick blanket of fog hung over the area sunday morning. so thick in fact, that the pilot of the helicopter had been given clearance by air traffic control to fly using special visual flight rules in the flog, but the pilots communication with air traffic reveal no readily apparent concern on his part about the conditions other than a request for what's called a flight following, a service that helps guide a pilot away from other aircraft. the last communication was this. >> you are still too low level for a flight following at this point. >> second after that, all contact was lost. for kobe bryant's le

jonathan hunt is alive in calabasas, california, with the latest. >> jesse, good afternoon for you. e first light, investigators have been on the scene here in calabasas where that helicopter went around and down, and job one for them this morning was to start the grim process as a look at the crash site of removing the bodies of the nine people who died in the helicopter. working alongside the recovery personnel, ntsb investigators looking for the precise cause of the crash. they are looking very closely as whether as a major factor there was dense fog over a calabasas at time and the pilot ara zobayan requested flight details as he piloted through the flog. listen here. >> special bfr conditions. >> go 2,500 high five, northbound. >> shortly after that conversation, the pilot made a final turn to the southwest, having requested what's called flight following tracking of his helicopter to ensure that he didn't come too close to any of the aircraft. listen again to the ferry final cut medication from traffic control. >> two echo x-ray, you are still to low level. >> just seconds afte