also on board assistant basketball coach and mother of three, christina mauser. >> how do you tell ald their mommy is no longer with her. >> reporter: her husband says the couple's daughter was supposed to be on board but couldn't go because she was sick. >> she cried. i was supposed to be on that flight. i said, no, you weren't. no, you were not. you were not meant to be on that flight. >> reporter: the pilot of the aircraft ara zobayan. the company that trained him said he had two decades of experience. according to bryant's former pilot he was very selective about who he would allow in the cockpit of his helicopter which he started using to have more time at home. >> i had to figure out a way where i could still train and focus on the craft but still not compromise family time. >> "people" magazine reports kobe bryant made a deal with his wife that they would never fly by helicopter at the same time. we'll have more of the new tributes to bryant coming up later this half hour. >>> and now to president trump's impeachment trial. his defense team is expected to wrap up its opening s

holmes spoke today with matt mauser, christina's husband. >> she really took a lot of pride in beinghere for those girls, and she absolutely adored them. and i was so proud of her. i said, christina, you're doing something that, you know, no other person in the world is doing. you're coaching basketball with kobe. and i'm so proud of you. i hope i said i love you. i hope i said i love you. i just don't know. >> reporter: we do know plenty about kobe b. bryant. kobe's father, joe jellybean bryant played eight seasons for the nba and eight more in italy, where he moved the family when kobe was 5. when he returned home to philadelphia, he became a high school hoops star, catching the attention of espn in this 1996 report. >> on fridays and saturdays i would go in my rec room with my basketball and basically dribble myself to sleep. and i think that that was the best thing that could have ever happened to me because during those lonely hours in the rec room i discovered the hunger, the motivation, the desire to be the best possible basketball player that i could be. >> reporter: by his s

margaret's community and christina mauser was the team's assistant coach.about the life they enjoyed with their three children. how difficult was it to tell them? >> oh, let's see. i'd say, you know, it was the hardest thing i've ever done without a doubt. how do you tell -- how do you tell a child their mommy is no longer with us. >> reporter: mauser was handpicked by bryant to be his assistant coach. her husband says because he recognized her strong work ethic. >> kobe didn't pick my wife because she was average. i don't think anything he ever did was average. he picked my wife because she was exceptional at what she did. i've got to raise these kids on my own now, three babies. 3, 9 and 11. >> how do you do that? >> i don't know. i'd be lying if i didn't say i was a little scared. i'm a little scared. >> reporter: the group was flown by ara zobayan. identified on tuesday as the pilot of the aircraft. the company who trained him releasing a statement saying we are heart broken at the loss of our friend and pilot, ara zobayan. in the hours leading to the c

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christina mauser, an assistant coach on the team. and pilot, ara zobayan. he said he flew often in the helicopter so he could spend more time with his wife and daughters. lebron james also spoke out in an emotional instagram post saying they last spoke yesterday morning and james promised to keep the lakers legacy going. >>> tonight, chase center honoring the legacy of kobe bryant with a picture of the all-star, it is also lit up in lakers colors. basketball fans gathered at a local san francisco tonight, too much replay of his final lakers game from 2016. he scored 60 points in a comeback victory. >> at first i did not really believe it, you know, it really hit home, growing up, always watching him, one of the greats. you can always respect him, what he did. >> landmarks around the u.s. honoring him, this is a live look at new york city's empire state building, lit up in purple and gold tonight. >>> the loss was on the minds of many at super bowl liv's media night. 49ers and chiefs players are remembering bryant. >> reporter: pretty much every player was a

baseball coach who died along with his wife, keri altobelli and his daughter, alyssa altobelli and christina mauser, a coach at kobe's mamba sports academy and sara chester and her daughter payton chester and the veteran pilot, ara zobayan. >>> tonight's game between the clippers and the lakers has been postponed. both teams share the staples center as their home court and the game will be rescheduled at a later date. draymond green said grief is shared by everyone, even those who don't follow pro basketball. >> even if you didn't know kobe or thought you knew kobe, you are grieving and if you are a fan, you are grieving. if you are a basketball fan, you are grieving and if you knew him, you are crushed. >> green considered kobe bryant his idol and friend. the warriors will play tonight in bryan's hometown of philadelphia. stay with us on ktvu all morning for complete coverage of kobe bryant's life and death and you can get information any time by going to our website at ktvu.com. >>> the state department is warning americans traveling to asia to avoid what they call nonessential travel to china be

also onboard mother of three christina mauser. >> how do you tell a child their mommy's no longer with us? >> reporter: her husband says the couple's daughter was supposed to be onboard but couldn't go because she was sick. the pilot of the aircraft says he had two decades of experience. >> one of college basketball's greatest teams saluted kobe bryant and his 13-year-old daughter gianna with a moment of silence last night. she dreamed of playing for the uconn huskies. they placed a bouquet and jersey on the bench to honor her. >>> 4:31. good morning. >>> hi, everybody. the storm impact scale for today for the scattered light showers for most of us. marin county and the highway 1 corridor less than a tenth of an inch is expected. put it into motion it's mainly moving right now west to east but that will sink south. you can see san rafael will get a little bit wet. scattered showers from noon to 4:00. temperatures near 60 and the chance is over at 7:00. >>> we are starting off with an update on the posey tube closure. a live look at walnut creek, 680 looking good. no problems in the eas

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 altobelli coached baseball, a moment of silence for him, daughter alyssa and wife keri. >> he has a great way with people. >> reporter: sarah and payton chester are survived by a family who carries on their legacy many wonder what would have been gianna bryant's legacy had she gone on to play for the university she loved. >> he said i would have had five more girls. >> reporter: kobe bryant always told reporters how proud he is of his daughters. today girl dad trending fathers showing photos of their daughters >> the only small source of comfort for me is knowing he died doing what he loved most, being a dad. >> reporter: miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. >> so much heartbreak. >>> a powerful earthquake has rocked the caribbean. the 7.7 magnitude quake struck between cuba and jamaica this afternoon, sending people running for safety as far away as florida.ami. >> reporter: an the pow

also onboard, christina mauser, an assistant basketball coach and mother oe.f re >> how do you tell a child their mommy is no longer with us? >> reporter: for years, bryant regularly commuted by helicopter to avoid l.a. traffic and ha h to figure out a way where i could still train and focus on the craft, but still not compromise family time. >> at this time, we ask that you please rise. >> reporter: the shoagy qukly rk f the e glthobe. s a nbayer dulyring pregame tributes. >> they're going to take a 24-second violation in honor of number 24. >> this guy was like a pied piper. people would follow him everywhere just to look at him, to touch him, for him to say hello. for me, this is a god awful daye orhe t tomorrow e weonule am f night has now p enbe>>on rtposeporte?edr: that' david. the league saying they made that decision out of deep respect for the lakers, which are deeply mourning this tragic loss. and david, we have to remember, this investigation is just getting started, along with the recovery effort. it could take days, if not weeks, because of the steep terrain to get up the

his wife keri and their daughter alyssa one of gianna teammates, as was payton chester, as was christina mauser and ara zobaya. at the sports academy, word spread quickly. >> i'm still in shock. i still can't believe that this is real. >> reporter: just hours before he boarded, bryant messaged the son of former teammate shaquille o'neal, "you good?" as hours passed, o'neal tweeted what so many were feeling, "can't be real. please, don't be real." and then, grief. l.a. clippers coach doc rivers. >> it's a great loss. he has so much more left to do, and he was starting to do it. never seen him happier. >> reporter: jonathan vigliotti, cbs news. >> reporter: i'm dana jacobson outside the staples center where today fans came to mourn a champion. it's a legacy bryant described beyond the basketball court when i talked to him a few months ago. how do you want the world to look at kobe bryant? >> as a person that was able to create stories that inspired their children and families to bond together and for their children to dream. >> reporter: his 20-year career gave them reason to. >> kobe! >> reporte

also onboard, christina mauser, an assistant basketball coach and mother of three. >> how do you tell a child their mommy is no longer with us? >> reporter: for years, bryant regularly commuted by helicopter to avoid l.a. traffic and have more time with his family. he spoke about it in 2018. >> i had to figure out a way where i could still train and focus on the craft, but still not compromise family time. so that's when i looked into helicopters, to be able to get down and back in 15 minutes and that's when it started. >> at this time, we ask that you please rise. >> reporter: the shock of the tragedy quickly spreading across the globe. nba players openly weeping during pregame tributes. >> they're going to take a 24-second violation in honor of number 24. >> this guy was like a pied piper. people would follow him everywhere just to look at him, to touch him, for him to say hello. for me, this is a god awful day. >> and tom, this is being felt by so many and the nba just announcing before we came on the air that the lakers/clippers game scheduled for tomorrow night has now been postp

also christina mauser, hand picked by bryant himself to coach at his mamba sports academy, she led clinicsor wnba players. christina leaves behind not only a husband but also three children. i spoke earlier with her husband matt mauser how he and his family are dealing with this incredible loss. >> first of all, just how -- where are you in terms of how are you dealing with this? >> well, emotionally i'm torn. it's like a roller coaster ride in a lot of ways, you know, i'm up, i'm down. i cry. for no reason whatsoever. and then i'm okay. like i woke up this morning and i said -- i mean, i hadn't slept for two days. i woke up this morning and i said i'm okay. i think i'm okay. and then i walked out and i started to cry. so -- and then i saw my kids and i started to cry. but i'm just trying to be open to not judging myself, if i'm hurting, or if the kids are hurting, not judging them, just loving them and loving other people around me that are hurting as well because i know a lot of people are hurts. so -- and can i be honest with you, that having other people feel grief along kind of really

christina mauser, a mother of three. sarah chester and her daughter payton also on the doomed flight. >> kobe and his daughter. >> reporter: and kobe's 13-year-old daughter, gianna, who shared her father's passion for the game. >> please join us in a 24-second moment of silence. >> reporter: last night, a moving tribute by the university of connecticut women's team. the school she dreamed of playing for, displaying the number she wore. >> such a powerful image. and tom with us live from the staples center tonight, where crowds are still gathering to pay tribute to kobe bryant and the other victims? >> reporter: that's right, david. this is truly an incredible sight. two days after this horrible crash, thousands of fans are still coming here to the staples center, leaving flowers, signing memorial boards and paying tribute. this, as the investigation continues and late today, we got the grim news, david, the coroner announcing they have recovered all nine bodies from that site. david? >> tom llamas again tonight. tom, tha

and the pilot, along with the assistant coach, christina mauser.often called her mambacita after his own nickname. >> we're having a good time. >> like her father, she inherited his love of basketball and hopefully played in the wnba. >> i'm in shock. i still can't believe this is real. >> we spoke to a group of players that participated in the mamba tournament. >> >> reporter: two of the victims have still not been identified. when i arrived here at the scene yesterday morning there were hundreds of fan gathered here collectively mourning. i spoke with one of them who said when we lose a hero we gain a sense of your own mortality. i want to bring in kris van cleave. he is covering the investigation. what are you learning? >> reporter: the pilot was in touch with air traffic controllers. he said he was going to climb above the clouds moments before the crash. there are no reports of a distress call. the helicopter, the sikorsky, s-76 is a high end helicopter with a good safety record. it circled 12 minutes before continuing on special visual flight

altobelli, died with his wife and teenaged daughter and her girls basketball coach in orange county, christina mauser, reportedly was also on board the helicopter. >>> in downtown l.a., a memorial to kobe bryant is growing outside the staples center, home of the lakers. >> kobe was everything. he was my childhood. >> this is what it was like last night with thousands of fans bringing flowers and cards to the arena where kobe bryant was a star for 20 years. >> knowing they died like that, they didn't deserve that. he deserved to live a really long life. >> his mentality inspired me and got me through the military, the mamba mentality. i'm paying a small tribute to him today and it hits really close. >> some of the fans grieved along the los angeles freeways and brought kobe bryant jerseys to the overpasses above 101. >>> we have cristina rendon outside the chase center with more on how kobe bryant is being remembered here and everywhere. >> reporter: good morning. kobe bryant is no doubt one of the all-time basketball greats and one of the greatest lakers to ever play the game and this morning, the ch

christina mauser was the assistant coach.f how great she was to the mamba academy team. i spoke to coach mauser's brother about the magic of his sister. what magic she was for her kids and how she should be remembered. listen. matthew, thank you for joining us. >> hello, thank you for having me. >> i'm very sorry for your loss. how are you doing with this at this point? >> i mean, if i were to try and word it i'm just in complete agony with my family, and this is just completely crushing. so just every ounce of my being is destroyed. >> this is so extraordinarily tough because your sister had everything in life in front of her. young family, young career, so much energy, so many years to provide, and that's what she was about. she was about giving back to kids and empowering young women. how do you -- what do you tell yourself about what this means? >> it's really just to channel my sister's strength. christina was always the strongest one, straonger than m, strongest in the family, strong for husband and the kids. and in som

from orange county died along with his wife and teenaged daughter and there are reports that christina mauser, a girls basketball court from orange county was also on the helicopter. >>> a memorial is growing outside the lakers' home in downtown los angeles. >> [ crying ] he was my childhood. >> an emotional seen outside the staples center last night with fans bringing flowers and cards to the arena where kobe bryant was a star for 20 years. >> he didn't deserve to die like that. he deserved to live a really long life. >> his mentality inspired me and got me through the military, the mamba mentalit i will pay a small tribute to him today and it hits close. >> many fans express their grief on the freeways of los angeles by bringing kobe bryant jerseys to the highway overpasses above 101. >>> chase center in san francisco also honoring the life of kobe bryant and cristina rendon continues coverage in san francisco with how bay area fans remember kobe. >> reporter: good morning. kobe bryant was one of the lake in san francisco, the chase center honors his legacy, lighting up the center the lake

christina mauser. sarah chester and her 13-year- old daughter payton and the pilot ara zobayan.said to be instrument. >> one of the causes of helicopter accidents in weather conditions consistent with what we had today when a pilot gets disoriented during visual illusions or vestibular illusions for example when you go up in an elevator when it goes up when you're moving the same thing happens in an >> she said those sensations can conflict with what the pilot would have seen through the windows under normal conditions. >>> now to the senate impeachment trial of president trump. his defense team continued to argue for his acquittal and it comes amid a leak from former national security advisor john bolton's unreleased book. >> our political reporter greg lee is here now to explain this. >> the president's attorney did not touch that leak today. instead, they are sticking to their case asserting that mr. truch wanted to root out corruption in the ukraine. it's been contested by bolton's manuscript which is also strengthening calls. >> the president was all time acting under his c

another teammate, peyton and her mother and christina mauser an assistant basketball coach at the sportsdemy. the los angeles county sheriff said they could take days before they recover all the remains. >> they have to bulldoze the road to get a normal-size vehicle to the location. it is very difficult. >> reporter: today at the news conference the spokeswoman estimates investigators could be out there on the scene for about five days, just so they can finish collecting evidence but the final decision will not be made. >>> the sikorsky s 70 6b is an workhorse with a good safety record. the helicopter is often used for private and executive travel and they say 10 countries use it to carry heads of state. records show the helicopter that crashed was built in 1991 and previously operated by the state of illinois but was sold back in 2015. >> a girls basketball team from daly city was at the tournament in southern california that they never made it to. bulldogs basketball team say this was their second trip to the sports academy. is of the girls were playing their game on sunday, not knowin

christina mauser was a coach at the mamba sports academy and sarah chester and her daughter, payton chester, was killed in the helicopter pilot, ara zobayan, was killed. >>> the game between the lakers and the clippers tonight has been postponed due to kobe bryant's death and both teams shared the staples center as their home court and the game will be rescheduled at a later date. outside the staples center, fans are gathering and expressing their grief. draymond green from the warriors said the grief is shared by everyone, even those who don't follow pro basketball. >> even if you didn't know kobe, you are grieving or if you thought you knew kobe, you are grieving and if you watched kobe as a fan, you are grieving and if you are a fan of basketball, you are grieving. if you knew him, you are crushed. >> green considered kobe bryant his idol and friend and the warriors will play tonight in kobe bryant's hometown of philadelphia. stay with us on ktvu all morning long for complete coverage of kobe bryant's death and the investigation and you can get information anytime at ktvu.com. >>> the st

christina mauser worked with kobe at his mamba sports academy. she was a grown basketball coach at a nearby private school. mauser leaves behind her husband and children. >> an instructor and charter pilot has flown other celebrities as well. he got clearance to fly in those foggy conditions during that crash. >>> up next at 6:30, white house defense lawyers present their arguments. president trump's impeachment trial. a political analyst larry gerston gives us his take aways on the developments today. >> i'm raj mathai, field anchoring the coverage from miami. the 49ers are on the stage behind me. we'll check in with the players and tell you why the 49ers' families are playing such a big role in super bowl. we'll see you in a moment. tom steyer: no child should have to worry about finding good food in school. so, when my wife kat and i learned california public school children couldn't get fresh produce in the cafeteria, we took action. we partnered with local farmers, school kitchens, a non-profit. that program now serves over 300 million healt

payton, the pilot, ara zobayan, who had two decades of experience, and bryant's assistant coach christina mauser. her husband spoke about her talent as a coach. >> kobe didn't pick my wife because she was average. i don't think anything he ever did was average. he picked my wife because she was exceptional at what she did. >>> coming up on "gma" much more on all the victims in the crash at 7:00 right after abc 7 mornings. >>> with los angeles grieving kobe brian's death, the lakers will not play their scheduled game tonight. it is going to be rescheduled. they shared this tweet saying thank you for the outpouring of support and condolences. the nba says out of respect for the team it has postponed the game against the clippers. the team says they continue to support the bryant family. >>> now we will turn to the super bowl. last night was the big opening night ceremonies. >> they saw both teams together before the big game. julian is live with more details on that. good morning, julian. >> somehow the excitement leading up to the super hole, the big game reached a new level. fans were given acce

coach at orange coast college, along with his wife kari and daughter alyssa, also krishna mauser christina mauser, sarah and chestnut pastor dominic investigators are still coming the debris field which measures around 100 yards long and 100 yards wide. indication slammed into that hill. also tonight, the nba has just announced that it is postponing tomorrow evening scheduled game between the lakers and the clippers. it was due to take place at staples center, so often returned to as the house that kobe built. >> bret: jonathan hunt live in calabasas. jonathan, thank you. in tonight's democracy 2020 report, we are one week away from the first boating of the presidential election cycle. hard to believe. endorsement and polls coming in and candidates are entering the home stretch. however, senators involved in the impeachment trial continue to be at a disadvantage. stuck to their desks there. correspondent peter doocy is in des moines tonight. >> bernie sanders is double booked. >> the schedule we plan for iowa is now in the garbage can. >> that's because of the senate impeachment trial. >> i had n

christina mauser was also killed in that crash.as an assistants girls basketball coach in corona del mar, california. her husband, matt, spoke to cnn about how the kids are coping. >> my little one, her birthday's next week. that's a hard part. she's going to be 4. her birthday's on the 4th. i'm trying to navigate that. and she's kind of -- doesn't understand. she does know, i'd walk in and she would call for mom, where's mom. i want mom. mommy, mommy. and now i walk in, and she doesn't call for her. so it's bittersweet because i want her to still call for her mom. but it's hard to put her down when she's calling for mom. so i think she gets it. she knows we're grieving. she says, "don't cry." and then my son is a little more quiet. he has outbursts. he's very sensitive. so i try to do physical activities with him. i let him hit a pillow. i kind of let him get it out. i hold him, and i hug him and kiss him, and i tell him, mom loves you, and i love you. i give him a hug for mom when i give him ape h -- him a hug fro, and i move on.

christina mauser a coach with bryant's academy, sarah chester and her 13-year-old daughter payton and the pilot ara zobayan who was set to be well respected in the los angeles aviation community. aside from looking at the weather ntsb says the investigators will be looking at other factors including the pilot and his training as well as the condition of that helicopter. investigators are quite confident they will ultimately determine the cause of this heart breaking accident. frank, julie. >> alex savidge in our newsroom thank youment. >>> be fans made the pilgrimage to the staples center in los angeles. the lakers were scheduled to play here tomorrow against the l.a. clippers, but today the nba says the game has been postponed out of respect for the lakers association. as their home court in a statement today the lakers expressed gratitude for the outpouring of support and said quote, this is a very difficult time for all of us.. >>> a local girl's basketball team from daily city was in southern california yesterday for the tournament at the mamba sports academy allison rodriguez spo

another name christina mauser, assistant basketball coach in corona delmar here in california. and lastly the mother and daughter duo sarah and payton chester. so there you have every single name, except for the pilot. but it's just -- people are a mess out here. they are a mess around the world. it's just hits close to home, i think, in so many ways. >> those poor little girls. five families mourning losses this morning. brooke, great to have you there. of course we're going to return to the story. for more on the crash investigation, omar, he's in calabas calabasas. omar, they are focusing on weather, it seems. the crash site, just very difficult to gather evidence. >> that's right, jim and poppy. this is as close as we can get to the crash site this morning. you may be able to make out the outline of a mountain or canyon behind me. that is around where this helicopter went down. the words the officials used a was this was a logistical nightmare just given the condition of where this went down and terrain around it. that's something federal and local officials are going to be

christina mauser, assistant girls basketball coach.lso an assistant coach on gianna bryant's mamba team. she has a husband. she has three kids. and, you know, when we get caught in these situations, the reason it's important to remember, of course kobe loomed large. he's bigger than the game. he was just coming into his full. he's only 41 years old and his family's broken in a way that's hard to repair. so many families were broken, and it has to give the rest of us a little bit of perspective about appreciating what we have because you just never know, no matter how lucky you have it, no matter how good it is, how quickly it can be gone. and now we're searching for answers, some that we can't have, some that hopefully we will. the ntsb said it's going to spend days at that crash site. i don't know if you looked at the flight path, but a lot of weird things going on. i'm not speculating. i'm not trying to paint anything as wrongdoing, but we have answers to get about why this happened. there have been too many affected not to. >>> now,

and daughter alyssa all to billy's brother says and according to her husband's facebook page christina mauser mother and daughter sarah and pain chester were killed in the crash is will the pilot has not been named were doing everything we can to confirm identifications. >>and give a closure to the families involved the group was traveling to the girls basketball game in 1000 oaks california at the mamba sports academy. bright was remembered sunday night at the grammys somehow to the staples center where bryant left so much on the court to say he >>in calabasas california. i'm darryl forges. >>and in san francisco, a tribute to kobe bryant was put up at the chase center. kron four's dan thorn was there got reaction from fans. >>bay area sports fans paying homage the life of kobe bryant. the nba legend being remembered witha tribute at chase center home of the warriors i wasn't completely in shock like i cannot believe it gill casanova says he drove up from milpitas to pay his respects to the superstar. he and his girlfriend made sure to wear bryant's number 8 and number 24 lakers jerseys a se

the pilot ara zobayan had two decades of experience and bryant's assistant coach christina mauser. her husband spoke about her talent as a coach. >> kobe didn't pick my wife because she was average. i don't think anything he ever did was average. he picked my wife because she was exceptional at what she did. >>> coming up on "gma" much more on all the crash victims. that's at 7:00 right after abc 7 mornings. >>> with los angeles grieving kobe bryant's death, the lakers will not play their scheduled game tonight. the lakers shared this tweet that says thank you to everyone for the outpouring of support and condolences. the nba says out of respect for the team it has postponed the game against the clippers. it will be rescheduled. the team says this is a very difficult time for them and that they continue to support the bryant family. kobe's death put the sports world in complete shock. suddenly saying good-bye to one of its fiercest competitors. >> fellow athletes from the 49ers and the chiefs shared their grief. players gathered in front of swarms of media to kick off super bowl we

christina mauser, mother of three. sarah chester and her daughter payton also on the doomed flight.to pay tribute. they're leaving flowers, signing memorial boards. this as the grim news came that the coroner's office announced they have recovered all nine bodies from the crash site. reporting from downtown los angeles at the staples center, tom llamas, abc news. >> our thanks to tom with those very difficult details. >>> packed evacuation flights have left the epicenter of the potentially deadly virus in china this morning. one of them is headed to the u.s. with more than 200 americans on board. once they arrive in southern california, they will be quarantined for three days. the death toll from the virus outbreak is now at least 132 people with more than 6,000 cases worldwide. >>> also, the fda is out with a warning for the maker of purell. the agency has told the company to stop claiming its products can prevent the flu and other viruses. >>> there have been several strong aftershocks following an earthquake in cuba and jamaica. 7.7 quake sent schoolchildren under desks in jamaic

a christina mauser a teacher and basketball coach but at home she had another title, wife and mom. >>he was witty, she was gritty, she had an amazing sense of humor. >> reporter: in tributes, memorials and even murals, fans keeping bryant's spirit alive. >> kobe meant a lot to this city. he is my hero. >> reporter: current lakers player lebron james who passed his scoring record writing this, i'm heartbroken and devastated, into i brother. i promise you i will continue your legacy, man. and for gigi whose basketball light was just beginning to shine. >> please join up in a 24 second moment of silence. >> reporter: her beloved uconn women basketball team leaving a seat vacant, draped with her jersey number, honoring a life tragically cut short. >> reporter: the ntsb plans to be on site for the next five days. while they say they won't get to a cause of the cash crash on scene they do feel confident they will get to a cause. >> the more details we hear the more haunting it all gets. omar, thank you very much for that reporting. so the lakers postponing tonight's game at staples center a

. >> reporter: along with kobe and gigi, seven others are being remembered matt mauser lost his wife christina, mother of three who coached with bryant. >> i'm going to miss her i'm sorry. i'm sorry. >> reporter: the alto belly family lost three family members, 13-year-old alyssa, mother keri and john the longtime baseball coach at orange coast college they have two other children also on board payton chester, gianna and alyssa's teammate and her mother sarah, survived by her husband and two other children loved ones writing, sarah and payton were the lights of our family we will also remember the fun and love that we all share the bryant family has not yet made any public statements on the tragedy. vanessa and kobe married in 2001, along with 13-year-old gianna, the couple had three other daughters. 17-year-old natalia, 3-year-old bianka, and 7-month-old capri. his daughters inspiring bryant to get involved in youth sports and build mamba academy. bryant told barstool sports why he commuted by air for years. >> i had to figure out a way where i could still train and focus on the craft but sti

kobe bryant and peyton and sarah chester, christina mauser. they were all connected by the love of the game and sports being bigger than a score, more than just an hour or two on the court. the parents we know knew all too well the early wakeups, sweaty car rides, late nights in a gym or the work lessons they instilled in their children. team work, dedication and faith. our community lost kids that were overflowing with promise and great kem petors, kids you could count on, on and off the court, kids who pushed themselves to be more and were the best daughters that any parent could ask for. all of us wish they could play another game. orange county is grieving but we will find purpose in the lives they left behind in the belief they left something bigger than themselves. i ask that we think of the lives lost in neighborhood basketball courts, school gyms, nba arenas and wherever the game is played. may god bless their communities and offer them support this this trying time. i yield to my colleague from california, ms. waters. the speaker pro

. >> reporter: christina mauser was a mother of three who coached at bryant's youth academy. >> such an emotional loss. >> reporter: marty patterson is christina's father. >> most of us are still trying to wrap our heads around the whole thing. >> reporter: the day before kobe bryant died, lebron james passed him as the third-highest scorer in nba history. on instagram monday, james broke his silence on his friend's passing saying, "i literally heard your voice sunday morning. didn't think for one bit in a million years that would be the last conversation we had." >> please join us in a 24-second moment of silence in remembrance of kobe and gianna. >> reporter: the university of connecticut's women's basketball team set aside a special seat for bryant's daughter, gianna, who dreamed of one day playing for the huskies. it wasn't just the world of basketball that paused to celebrate bryant. >> please join us in a moment of silence. >> reporter: at a media event for the upcoming super bowl, kobe was remembered by fans and players alike, including his friend, 49ers cornerback -- >> i'm su

i spoke with the husband of christina mauser on the helicopter, she used to coach girls basketball athool and she was hand picked to coach at kbriengtobe bryant' academy. >> first, where are you in terms of how you are dealing with this? >> well, emotionally i'm torn. it's like a roller coaster ride in a lot of ways. i'm up, i'm down. i cry for no reason whatsoever. and then i'm okay. like i woke up this morning and i said -- i hadn't slept for two days, and so i woke up this morning and i said, i'm okay. i think i'm okay. and then i walked out and i started to cry. and then i saw my kids and i started to cry. but i'm just trying to be open to not judging myself. if i'm hurting or if the kids are hurting, not judging them, just loving them and loving other people around me that are hurting as well because i know a lot of people are hurting. can i be honest with you, that having other people feel grief along really kind of helps because there was a lot of people that are in pain right now and they may not have lost somebody that they loved like i did that was in their family, but they'

. >> matt mauser's wife christina a mother of three who coached with bryant. >> my 3-year-old is screaming for mom so what do you do? >> pilot save aara requested special visual rules for low ceiling. >> with you for the special transition we are currently at 1400. >> reporter: radar shows the sikorsky nearing cal abbas as after asking for advice. >> you're still too low level for a flight at this time. >> approximately four minutes later the pilot advised they were climbing to avoid a cloud layer. when atc asked what the pilot planned to do, there was no reply. >> reporter: the chopper climbed and descended and turned left before disappearing off the radar at 9:45 a.m. on this rugged calabasas hillside. jennifer bjorkland, nbc news, los angeles. >> our story continues throughout the newscast and online you'll find more details of all of the victims killed at the helicopter crash at nbcbayarea.com. >>> a little look on capitol hill where it is the last day of arguments in the impeachment trial. one of the president's attorneys is accusing house impeachment managers of painting rudy giulian

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. >> matt mauser lost his wife christina. she was hand-picked by the basketball legend. >> kobe did not pick my wife because she was average. i don't think anything he ever did was average. he picked my wife because she was exceptional at what she did. my wife had a brilliant, brilliant eye for coaching. she picked up schemes, knew every angle, defense, defensive positioning, post moves. she really took a lot of pride in being there for those girls. she adored them. >> what was the last thing you said to her? >> i was in bed. she kissed me and said i will see you tonight. good-bye. i hope i said i love you. i just don't know. >> the group was flown by ara zobayan, the company that trained him released a statement saying we are heart broken at the loss of our friend and pilot ara zobayan, flying was his life's passion. outside the stadium where kobe thrilled fans for decades, still a place of mourning. inside the court is dark. the fans heard from the team's current star, lebron james, who posted sitting here trying to write s

went down sarah and payton chester, another parent and player, att e also on board. r: mauser lost his wife christina. a mother of three who coached with bryant. >> last night they wanted their mom where is mom my 3-year-old is screaming for mom. so what do you do? >> reporter: news of the tragedy stunned the nation at staples, a sea of flowers and tears. >> i played basketball because of him >> he's not just a person he's a generation. >> reporter: with new memorials today building for bryant, the world paid tribute. >> we're literally standing here heartbroken in the house that kobe bryant built. >> reporter: at the grammys heart break where bryant's jerseys hang in the rafters. a five-time champion bryant was feared and revered on the basketball court but controversy in 2003 an allegation of sexual assault eventually settling a civil lawsuit. bryant played on. >> bryant for the lead yes! >> reporter: remaining ruthless, relentless and remarkable michael jordan said of bryant, he was like a little brother to me magic johnson said the greatest laker of all time is gone. >> thank you from the bottom

matt mauser heartbroken over the loss of his wife christina, also on board that helicopter. >> she could really read people. she was deep. she was very warm, kind. >> the group was headed to gia basketball game, leaving orange county just after 9:00 in the morning. it was expected to be a quick trip. around 9:45 the helicopter crashed in calabasas. >> visibility two and a half miles with haze. >> fog was so heavy thatos angeles police grounded t in this lierinya's drive >>f you just love basketball and respected hard work and someone that had drive, then you loved kobe. >> thefis with abc7 news that investigators are at the crash site and beginning to document evidence.s paid tribute to bryant this morning, lighting up chase center in lakers purple and gold. abc7 news reporter amy holyfield has lkoo are remembering bryant. >> don't want the talk about anything but kobe bryant today. he t coming in on 95.7 the game were emotional as people dealt with the loss of kobe bryant. >> it just breaks my heart because we're n prompted tomorrow. and my daughter has a game tomorrow.tomorrow's game i

matt mauser remembering his wife christina as one of the victims. >> she was relentless and organized and detailed and how she'd treat people that weren't important, that was my wife -- my wife would always treat the person who you wouldn't expect anybody to treat well, she would always treat them the best. she was kind. she was funny. our goal was to make each other laugh every day. >> also last night, a tribute to kobe bryant from his home court at the staples center. >> i started playing basketball when i was 2. >> starting with the superstar's own words. >> the most important thing is how your life touches those around you and how it carries forward to the next generation. >> bryant's former teammate, shaquille o'neal growing very emotional talking about his friend who he called his little brother. >> we're not going to be able to joke at his hall of fame ceremony. we're not going to be able to say, i got five, you got four. the fact that we're not going to be able to say, if we would have stayed together, we could have got ten. those are the things you can't get back. >> dwyane w

kobe and my wife christina had created a team that was -- they cared and they loved each other. >> reporter: matt mauser says his wife was a dedicated coach for kobe bryant's basketball program and his family is one of several basketball families grieving the loss of a loved one. >> we've got three babies, and last night they wanted their mom. where's mom? my 3-year-old's screaming for mom. >> reporter: mauser, kobe bryant, and his 13-year-old daughter gianna are three of the nine people killed in the weekend helicopter crash outside of l.a. this is new video tonight of what appears to be kobe bryant's helicopter circling over glendale minutes before it crashed. the sikorski helicopter took off from orange county airport at 9:08 heading to bryant's mamba training academy in thousand oaks. the l.a. sheriff's department says its helicopters were grounded that morning due to fog. bryant's experienced pilot requested special visual rules for low ceilings. >> helicopter 2 echo x-ray. >> reporter: minutes later over calabasas, it climbed, descended quickly, and dropped off the radar. >> 2 echo x-ray, you're s