david stern must be loving this. and clearly the interest will continue on into the season. i think there would be a lot of fans who will all of a sudden have a tremendous dislike for the miami heat because they seem to be taking over all of the interest in the nba and set up this dream team has been pointed out. i think it generated a whole lot of interest for the nba that they couldn't have dreamed up a year ago. >> and richard, where do you see it going from here, do you see this ill-will toward lebron continuing? >> i do. and kevin makes a great point you know one of the great things about sports is when you have a villain. i think the miami heat have probably set themselves up to be the most loved or most hated team, not just in professional basketball but i any in sports. and if there is one person happier today than lebron james, i think it is nba commissioner david stern because you cannot buy this kind of publicity. >> well, richard, kevin, we heard it here. thank you both. >> thank you. >> thank you . >> lehrer: again the major developments of this day, the u.s. an

>> well, now that you're the head of the kennedy stern, david -- it shal center. >> we'll work that out. we have some time for questions from our guests, i don't know if there are mics out there, but people, i don't have any cards, but anybody, raise your hands if you have questions. here's a qstion right here. >> ken, what did you learn from the victims compensation fund? to what's going on in bp? >> what you learn from all of these assignments, including bp, is how diverse human nature is. the reaction of people is as dirse as human nature itself. some people are angry, some people are skeptical, some people are uncertain. some people are incredibly hopeful. thank goodness you're here to help. one size does not fit all. and you better be prepared for a wide range of emotional reactions to what you're trying to accomplish. >> ok. other questions? here's a question right here. >> joint center for economic studies. do you think that $20 billion will be adequate? >> well, i hope $20 billion will be adequate. the good news is that bp has publicly stated that if it is inadequate, they will

>> well, now that you're the head of the kennedy stern, david -- it shal center. >> we'll work that out. we have some time for questions from our guests, i don't know if there are mics out there, but people, i don't have any cards, but anybody, raise your hands if you have questions. here's a question right here. >> ken, what did you learn from the victims compensation fund? to what's going on in bp? >> what you learn from all of these assignments, including bp, is how diverse human nature is. the reaction of people is as diverse as human nature itself. some people are angry, some people are skeptical, some people are uncertain. some people are incredibly hopeful. thank goodness you're here to help. one size does not fit all. and you better be prepared for a wide range of emotional reactions to what you're trying to accomplish. >> ok. other questions? here's a question right here. >> joint center for economic studies. do you think that $20 billion will be adequate? >> well, i hope $20 billion will be adequate. the good news is that bp has publicly stated that if it is inadequate, they w