michael eaves is here on the career of david stern. >> nfl commissioner roger goodell may be the mostful commissioner right now, but david stern may go down as the most official commissioner ever. he leaves behind a legacy that may never be matched in team sports. when he became commissioner in 1984, the league consisted of 26 teams. now the nba features 30 teams, with an average value of $634 million. but it wasn't just the owners who profited from stern's reign. in 1984, the average player salary . . . joining me now is yahoo sports nba writer mark spears in the early '80s, some of the games were televised on taped delays, how did david stern rebrand the nba? >> first of all we implemented drug testing and really made players accountable if you didn't pass you got suspended. you lost a lot of money. and then also he had stars and branded them, michael jordan, larry bird, magic johnson. he had these guys that america fell in love with, and ultimately that started the ball rolling on getting the people to watch the nba. >> the 1992 olympic dream team is considered to be the greatest s

let's go to david stern. david, we can see the square behind you is relatively calm of course at the moment. what view is being taken where you are about what's happening in crimea, particularly with the language from the acting interior minister? >> reporter: well, concerns are growing as the tensions rise on the crimean peninsula. they met with the new president. parliament, as you heard, has appealed to the u.n. security council to discuss the situation. they have appealed as guarantors of ukrainian territorial integrity. it should be said the new government was trying to find a peaceful resolution to this growing crisis. they are trying to find a diplomatic solution as well. they are looking towards russia to take some steps to deescalate the crisis. since we don't know who exactly these people are, these gunmen, the interior minister identified them as russian. >> david, given there's always the possibility of some dreadful misunderstanding. but the russians and the russian military have a legitimate rig

. >> this changing of the guard, the front office - adam silver taking over, replacing david stern. this is his first big event. what do you see is going to be the biggest challenge. >> there is no david sterp, he p did -- david stern. he didn't come. he didn't want to overshadow sill va. plenty of companies are trying to get a piece of the n.b.a. there's a billion dollar deal. he has his mind on that. there'll be a lock-out. possibly again. i think there's a sense that the door is open now more than before. >> don't get me wrong, he's a duff guy, a lawyer. he will not be a push over. >> the americans gave us some must-see tv. this was the match up everyone was looking forward to. it did more than live up to the hype. the u.s. men beating russia in a thriller: in the process, tj oshie has a new fan club. the st. louis blues club got eight goals. the same player is allowed to take multiple shots. and tj oshie was september up to battle. he has four goals out of six times, that was the winner. >> it's something you dream about going into shoot outs and imagining. it feels good. it's no

they -- david stern full flej into the hall of fame. it's rookie verses a second year player.had 16 points tonight. oakland looking good. fooling around tonight. he had 13. the funny part he knows andre drumd drummed. he's a 7-footer from detroit. when they gave him the trophy, he dropped the trophy. a good time tonight at the nba frishman verses sophomore game. they also had a -- friday evening means women's college hoops. the landscape to themselves. that's lindsey. stanford dominates. tonight they handle arizona 65-49. stanford a winner big over arizona state. and speaking of arizona state, on the men's side they knock of second rank arizona tonight by a score of 69-66. and somebody is going to get hurt. friday night you don't want to have a moral lecture. any time you beat a team ahead of you. you think one time somebody is going to get stuck under there. every once in a while. that's a new thing. they lost tonight 23-2. everybody bum rushes the coach. young man who played baseball at sara high school went on to be a all star for the annings. and the angels to their first

thanks to bridgett and david stern in kiev for us. viktor yanukovych says he is the legitimate president of the ukraine. we understand in the coming hour, and we will bring that of course on "bbc world news". >>> police in europe and the united states have been carrying out one of the biggest ever raids on criminal gangs. the operation targeted groups which allegedly trick people into stocks and shares. 100 people have been arrested as robert hall reports. >>> on a quiet street in the center of barcelona, spain's elite serious crime unit target a scam which has ruined thousands of lives and cost victims millions of pounds. this team is working with colleagues from the city of london's financial crimes unit. intelligence has led them to an anonymous office, the base for what they believe is a boiler room. this is just a fragment of an operation extending across europe and the atlantic. >> there are 300 spanish officers deployed across their country. and there are further arrests taking place in the uk, the united states, serbia, and ro

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and david stern retired as the commissioner of the nba, and will be replaced by silver, he has been the deputy commissioner since 2006. >>> round in dubai, and tiger still can't get his stroke straight, he is tied for that. and rory mcilroy now in second place two strokes back of the leader steven gallagher, he shot 9 under, a beautiful eagle put there and an eagle and 7 birdies on the back 9 he had a two stroke lead heading into the final round. >>> in soccer now he stole the show for team usa in a friendly against south korea, he scores two goals, including this one from the box as the u.s. wins the world cup tune up 2-0. >>> but now you have probably seen the richard sherman video over and over but have you seen the muppets take on it -- >> -- talk -- >> -- about you -- >> -- real quick -- >> -now you know miss muppet doesn't look a lot like erin andrews but maybe -- >> no -- >> -- look like -- >> -- oh, i am not going there -- >> -yeah -- >> -- edge off -- >> -- but i am sure he was caught up. >> you are a lot more gracious than i am, i have seen a lot more broncos fans. any rain? >

. >> david stern got cut. what do you think? >> wow. >> is that a good call? love what david did for the nba. no question. he actually turned the whole league around, and i wouldn't say that it was a good cut. i love david. i wouldn't have had the platform that i did without him. i think he understood larry and i had just came in to the league to shine light on the celtics and lakers, when larry came in, took us to another level. when i was on my rookie -- my rookie season, when i was in the finals against the 76ers, it was tape delay. he brought the finals to prime time. the money these guys make, they owe a lot of credit to david stern for that. >> an aunt tra prat nuer and globalized the sport where the way it hadn't been from the dream team on. talk about why you're on that list. largely because of what you've done in developing businesses. most especially in inner city areas. why was that an imperative to you, and let me ask a kind of -- i don't want this to come out the wrong way. are there opportunities in the inner cities that aren't there in other are

. >> and for the latest from kiev, i spoke to the bbc's david stern a short time ago. i asked him about the situation there tonight. >> the situation, the deadly situation, continues. just about 50 meters down the road is insurance square. -- independence square. i can hear the stun grenades exploding. it's not clear what the police are going to do but they are moving into the square slowly. of course, we've seen fatalities today. he worst violence so far broke out in a number of places around the parliament. before now it had been concentrated in one area. now we see the violence spreading and the question is whether the violence will spread even further than kiev or possibly into the countryside outside of the capital and the regions loyal to the president. >> could this be a critical moment in ukraine's political standoff? > well, we've seen a number of critical moments but yes, it does seem that it's reaching another climax. we don't know what's going to happen tomorrow. there are talks that the government said it would introduce a crackdown. they say they'll use a

adam silver takes over for david stern officially today. he retires after 30 years.g him the longest serving commissioner. silver has been the deputy commissioner since television. round three of dessert classic in dubai. tiger woods unable to get up. tiger 11 strokes back. ties for 37th place. roy mcelroy. gallager shot nine under. eagle and 7 birdies on the back nine. gallagher with a two stroke lead in the final round. in soccer, chris of the earthquakes, stole the show for team u.s.a. in south korea. scores two goals from the box in the second half. team u.s.a. wins world cup two mill. you have probably seen richard sherman rant over and over. have you seen the muppets reenact the viral moment. >> final play, take me through it. >>i'm the best one in the game. don't you ever talk about me. >> no one is talking about you. >> crabtree don't you open your mouth about the best. i'll shut it up for you real quick. >> we'll see if richard sherman has the final stay against the broncos tomorrow in the superbowl. >> that will do it for us at 6:00. see you again at 11:00.

david stern the former nba commissioner. paul ryan.o you get an invite? >> it is a long process. we get the dirfferent departmens with the whitehouse together, nscs is a part of it, and it is a building wide planning section. we start meeting three months out with weekly meeting to figure out who we can invite, figure out what the day and dinner will look like >> last year the president was scheduled to have a state dinner were the president of france because of the nsa that was postponed. today that came up and the president made a point that france is our longest ally. there is a picture from the white house of the presidents yesterday in the home of thomas jefferson and he served as a u.s. envoy to france. as we look at the history of the relations, how is it determined we will have a state dinner for the president of france and what is involved in the decision making progress? >> the country decides what country they would like to honor and what leader they would like to have. and then it goes into the process of figure out a date.

one time nba commissioner david stern has stepped down after thirty years in charge of the us national basketball association. to his place is a nba deputy commissioner and silver was unanimously approved by nba owners external presided over a period of expansion and growth for the nba both domestically and internationally in two thousand eleven that included a new collective bargaining agreement with players after a five month lockout in spore and silverlight and scared for his work expanding in the business potential and turning professional basketball to delay this today. david has transformed the ministry not just the nba and he's done it over thirty years plus one and remember it's not just as he during his tenure as commissioner is the general counsel before that he was outside counseling before that i think david is the one who turned sports leagues and brands from him. once the business. the fifty one year old silver previously had eight years as president chief operating officer of the nba entertainment the film production arm of the week . i eye the rule. do will he be. to me

commissioner david stern, retiring after 30 years running the n.b.a.165 million in 1984 to $4.6 billion last year. more than 17,000 fans go to n.b.a. games on average now. compare that to around 10,000 a game when he started. and salaries have also gone up. players in 1984, made an average of $605,000 a year, adjusted for inflation. the average n.b.a. salary now, $5.7 million. earlier, we reported on the olympic games in sochi, russia. at $50 billion the most expensive olympics ever. compare that to $160 million which is what the lake placid olympics cost. this week on "60 minutes sports" we'll tell you the story of the men behind the mirle, and the small-town businessman who brought the games home to lake placid getting the games was a big deal, for sure, put bulge off one of the world's premiere events wasab entirely different matter. >> we were all local yokels. we never fathomed how big it could be. >> axelrod: serge lussi, now 79, was among the youngest members of the organizing committee. back then he owned the local holiday inn. for the olympics

david stern. him ms. nicola miner and mr. robert mailer anderson. ms. andrea bernstein and mr. tom bernstein. [inaudible conversations] mrs. laura ross, mr. james ross. mr. medina, ms. signs. >> from the booksellers from at the white house we are going to the north portico to see president obama and the first lady greet french president hollande is her life coverage of the state visit continues. [background sounds] [background sounds] [background sounds] ♪ ♪ ♪ >> and so the guest of honor has arrived. french president francois hollande greeted by the president of first lady from the north entrance of the white house. this is the seventh state dinner or official visit for the obama administration the first of the second term and later we will take you to the south on pavilion. it has turned into a springlike display of french culture and flowers and arts. but first we will take a look inside the state dinner as part of our coverage here on c-span2's. we will tell you what it's like to be invited to one of these exclusives upstairs and get some background on the role of first lad

david stern sent the message we're not going to have any of our players going after our fans.perly. it is a few that is ruining it for the many. some of these places you go to, there are four-letter words being hurled at these guys. >> they're only human. and these are college kids trying to learn not only how to play at the top of their game but how to behave at the top of their game. it's interesting to even non-sports people like me. thank you for coming on. >> we'll be right back. don't go away. tall the building is or how ornate the halls are. it doesn't matter if thereare g, or big mahogany desks. whenorking with an investment firm, what's really important is wther the peoe behiintroducing e schwaby stand actability guarantee.y. if you're not happy with one of our participating investment aisory services, we'll refundour program from the previous quarter. it's no guarantee against loss and other fees and expenses may still apply. uck vo: stanng by your word, that's what matters the mo -hit the beach in florida. -and a reunion in seattle. we can afford to take more trips

. >> david stern retired after serving for 30 years.he nba tweeted a picture of stern and his successor, adam silver, the fifth commissioner of the nba. for now the official spaulding basketballs will have silver's signature. and among his legacy, the strict drug policy and the dunk contest at the all-star game. >>> and the nfl hall of fame has seven new members. receiver andre reed, punter ray guy of my favorite teem, the oakland raiders, and the guy who was a pretty decent defensive end for the new york giants, you may recognize him, michael strahan. he was one of the all-time great defensive linemen, and still honds the single-season sack record with 22 1/2 sacks. they upset the unbeaten new england patriots in 2008. one of the highlights of my life. he retired in 2008 and moved on to another job. >> another job that he's great at. and his twitter was abuzz with people congratulating him. including kelly ripa. >> what's a half sack? >> when another guy participates in the sack. the previous record was 22. he set the record by that ha

yourself, this was wrong, what happened to ron artest, he was playing , and a fan threw a beer, david stern, sent a message, saying we're not going to have the players going after the fans. but if the fans behaved properly. it is a few ruin iing it for th many, some of the places we go to, there are four letter worlds being thrown at the players. it is wrong. >> these are college kids trying to learn not only at the top of their game but play at the top of the game. he apologized, as well, marcus, in a heart felt way. it is interesting, even in a nonsports way from people lwe'l away. >>> o'reilly here, what does charles krauthammer think on the war on drugs? and also, do some of the policies discourage hard work? stossel on that. we hope to see you guys on the next factor. [ metal cnks ] ♪ this is the age of knowing what you're made of. so why let erectile dysfunction get in your way? [ gears whirri ] talko your doctor abt viagra. 20 million men already have. ask your doctor if your hea is healthy enough for sex. dnot take viagra if you take nitrates for chest pain; it may cause an unsafe d

david stern retired after serving for 30 years.he nba tweeted a picture of stern and his successor, adam silver, the fifth commissioner of the nba. for now the official spaulding basketballs used during games will have silver's signature on it. no longer stern's. among the legacy, the draft lottery system, the strict drug policy, the player dress code and the always popular dunk contest at the all-star game. >>> and the nfl hall of fame has seven new members. you see them there, among them, receiver andre reed, punter ray guy of my favorite teem, the oakland raiders, and the guy who was a pretty decent defensive end for the new york giants, you may recognize him, michael strahan. >> yeah. >> he was one of the all time great defensive linemen and still holds the single season sack record with 22 1/2 sacks. he is a key member of the giants team that upset the then-unbeaten new england patriots in 2008. one of the highlights of my life. he spent his entire 15-year career with the giants before retiring in 2008 and moved on to another

>> there is 2340 david stern here he didn't come. he didn't want to over shadow adam silver.s biggest challenge is going to be this new t.v. contract that's going to be up and in about two years. there are several other companies trying to buy in and get a piece of the nba. it's a great problem. there is going to be billions of dollar, a billion dollar deal to be had there. i think he's got his mind on that. inevat this ti inevitab inevitably, a lockout again and i think there is a sense that the door is open more now than it was before, that adam was more willing to license. don't get it wrong. i think he is a tough guy. he is still lawyer. he is not going to be a pushover. a big weekend in the dfrning con test tonight. the all stamp game is tomorrow? >> thanks, jessica. >> environmental groups say people in alleluia are being exposed to toxic chemicals. a loop you will holy in the law that activists say is waiting to happen. >> with al jazeera america. >>> a loom holy in federal regulations is being blamed for exposing americans to toxic chemic chemicals. several environmen

he replaces david stern who is retiring after spending the last 30 years on the job. silver joined the nba in 1992 as stern's assistant. he's been deputy commissioner since 2006. we wish him good luck. >> congratulations to him. >>> two crooks pulling off a daling heist. did you hear about this one? the fbi has its ear to the ground looking for the so-called trash-talking bandits. >>> nature turning deadly when a rumbling volcano erupts forcing people from their homes. we'll tell you where. >>. >> it's super bowl weekend. some superstars from the gridiron teaming up with the united way. arthur moats from the buffalo bills joins us here telling how he helps kids line life beyond the dream. sex drive sex drive increases the age of 80. helps reduce the risk of heartisease. it seems that 80 is the new 18. grannies, bless your heart, you are bringing sexy back! eat up. keep heart-healthy. live long. for a healthy heart, eat the 100% natural whole grain goodness opost shredded wheat. doctors recommend it. and this park is the inside of your body. see, the special yllium fib

david stern is not the commissioner anymore.ue likely to be different under adam silver, the new commissioner, how is the health of basketball and will seattle get a team? >> i hope it's different in that seattle gets a team. if rational thought prevails, it's the best available market, both demographics, size and passion. 41 years, the sonics were there with a great following. so i hope that is a change and if all's right, it will be. as to what changes with adam, he has been there three days. not sure. >> what's he been doing? >> why don't we have a franchise yet. but i know this. from talking to a lot of the owners last spring, he's very well respected and i know from knowing a lot of people in olympic tower in manhattan, very well liked and respected by those folks. he's got a running start, it will be a great tenure for him. >> great to see you. thanks for joining us. wally walker. sue, down to you. >> thank you, gentlemen. >>> microsoft naming a company veteran as their new ceo and while satya nadella isn't a household nam

david stern the former nba commissioner. paul ryan. how do you get an invite? >> it is a long process. we get the dirfferent departmens with the whitehouse together, nscs is a part of it, and it is a building wide planning section. we start meeting three months out with weekly meeting to figure out who we can invite, figure out what the day and dinner will look like >> last year the president was scheduled to have a state dinner were the president of france because of the nsa that was postponed. today that came up and the president made a point that france is our longest ally. there is a picture from the white house of the presidents yesterday in the home of thomas jefferson and he served as a u.s. envoy to france. as we look at the history of the relations, how is it determined we will have a state dinner for the president of france and what is involved in the decision making progress? >> the country decides what country they would like to honor and what leader they would like to have. and then it goes into the process of figure out a

. >>> adam silver becoming the nba's new commissioner succeeding david stern who retired after 30 years in charge. that's stern on the right. silver was the number two man in charge as nba's deputy commissioner since 2006. >>> doug ungress is trying to hammer out an overhaul of current immigration policies. president obama calling on the house and senate to get moving and pass legislation this year. >> if we are serious about economic growth it is time to heed the call of business leaders, labor leaders, faith leaders, law enforcement and fix our broken immigration system. let's get immigration reform down this year. >> it's one thing to pass a law. it's another thing to have the confidence of the american people behind that law as you are passing it. that's why doing immigration reform in a common sense, step by step manner helps our members understand the bite-size pieces that helps our constituents build more confidence that what we are doing makes sense. >> still there is a long way to go before reaching an immigration deal, including whether republicans and democrats can unite on t

david stern out, howard stern in. reid hoffman of linkedin, out. reid hastings of netflix in.stions that we added to the list to round up on the top 100, tim berners-lee, wayne huizenga, howard stern and lynn tilton and bob wright. let me focus on some of those, tim berners-lee was the developer of the world wide web were and without him we'd not be doing the commerce that we had today, of course, berners-lee one of the fathers of the worldwide web. aliko dangote a little known in this country, but he built a fortune on soft commodities like flour and sugar but has moved as well into the cement business and more recently into broadband telecom. and howard stern, we added him because we felt like he changed the face of radio. or maybe the voice of radio and legitimized sirius xm satellite radio when he signed that five-year contract. other media figures on the list include oprah winfrey but then you ask why did some folks fall out, why did herb kelleher not make it and richard branson did? maybe branson touched more different businesses. why does a guy like sam walton genius bu

remember back in 2008 the former commissioner david stern, he took the nba all-star game to new orleansew orleans, including the mayor, mary landrieu, everybody in new orleans was grateful to the nba going to new orleans showing their support and the folks of new orleans did an amazing job. you did a very good job yourself. maybe you want to come here in "the situation room" and help me co-anchor sometimes, charles. >> well, i got to say one thing to you, wolf. this is the first time in a long time your washington wizards are going to make the playoffs. so that's the good news i got for you today. >> i'm with you. with you all the way. washington wizards fans, they're thrilled to hear that. you're a good analyst and you're spot on for sure. charles, thanks very much. >> thanks for having me. >> charles barkley is a legend in his own right. and i love that legends brunch every sunday morning of the nba all-star weekend when all those superstars including charles barkley, they show up. it is amazing. >>> just ahead the 42nd president of the united states goes hog wild. stand by for bill c

david stern. >> mr. robert mailer anderson. >> ms. andrea bernstein and mr. tom bernstein. >> mr.aura ross and mr. james ross. medina.eo >> mr. and mrs. irwin jacobs. >> mr. jason collins. mr. brunson green. >> i am just hanging out and having fun. thank you. >> the honorable patrick f kennedy and ms. elizabeth swope. >> the honorable victoria newland. and dr. robert kagan. >> mr. raymond maguire. ms. rachel mccreary. >> mr. bruce muller. -- mosler. >> the honorable kathy rummler. justice elena kagan. and mrs. stephen cole there. -- colbert. the honorable jay carney and ms. claire shipman. the honorable gene sperling. mr. rick sperling.

and former n-b-a commisioner david stern was also elected.ntly steeped down after 30 years leading the n-b-a. >> harrison barnes represented the warriors in the n-b-a rookies versus sophomores game. he had 16-points last night. oakland's damian lillard played in all 5 all-star events. the pistons' andre drummond was impressive. with 30 points and 25 rebounds! drummond won m-v-p of the game. >> but watch the trophy ceremony as the c-e-o for the corporate sponsors drops the m-v-p trophy! he awkwardly tried to put it back together. as for the game, team "grant hill" beat team "chris webber" 142-to-136. nats: ambiance >> we have some breaking nils frnews from sochi. if you o not want to hear one hockey game between the u.s. and russia, stop watching now. ready? here we go. the u.s. beat russia in a suit broughoot out. the final score was 3-2. >> coming up, thinking about going skiing or snowboarding this weekend? we will talk to the folks in heavenly mountain resort about the snow conditions. >> this week we lost one of hollywood's biggest buyers

. >> former nba commissioner david stern was instrumental in the league's global explosion and anotherworldwide popularity, the country of lithuania, american justin invited us behind the scenes for a look at his you're yo league club and lithuania's love affair with hoops. >> america's destin has a new job, offered a position in lithuania, he joined the basketball team as the only foreign player. >> nobody knows basketball like lithuania. in the states we love basketball, but this whole country just focuses on basketball. >> there's a hoop outside almost every house here. the desire to succeed at the american sport was always linked with independence from the soviet union. at the barcelona olympics in 1992, newly independent lithuania won a men's bronze medal. the new club now plays in the euro league. founded in the 1940's, this is one of the oldest clubs in europe. lithuania has managed to be fourth in the world. this is a country with just over 2 million people. the facilities are second to none. take a look around here, you'd be excused for thinking you were in the united states o

. >> david stern got cut. what do you think? >> wow. >> is that a good call? id for the nba, he turned the league around. i wouldn't say it was a good cut. i love david. >> you can see more of his comments also on the arizona anti-gay rights bill and what it means to be on the cnbc list of most influential people of the last 25 years. that will air on "power lunch. you want to miss it. >> just to put his experience into context, he did a lot for what calpers and the movement, shareholder rights. >> and brought it back after the crisis, i think assets were down to 100 and some. i forget what it was. much less. >> he was a squawk market master, too. >> just yesterday. >> sad news. >> that's a shocker. 62. >> sad news. >> yes. >> wow. >>> when we come back today, tesla paving the road with debt to fund its next electric car. is this a smart move or are investors in for a shock in phil lebeau will join us to talk about it. >>> and at the top of the hour, senator rob portman on the state of the economy. and from beirut to jerusalem, thomas freiedman is our guest. st

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or alive" at howard stern's birthday party -- >> i happen to be a chris christie fan and i think it's been very good for new jersey. >> a "new york times" story broke quoting david wildstein's lawyer that evidence exists that vi christie had knowledge of the lane closures in ft. lee. then it got worse. saturday afternoon the christie administration sent out a rambling buzzfeed style liftical to friends and allies titled "five things you should know about the bombshell that's not a bombshell." the two-page document included a section focusing on david wildstein's reputation at livingston high school. he and christie both went there over 30 years ago. >> i was the class president and athlete. i don't know what david was doing during that period of time. >> according to team christie, wildstein was "publicly accused by his high school social studies teacher of deceptive behavior." the list did not mention that wildstein was known as governor christie's eyes and ears inside the port authority after he was appointed by the governor to work at the port authority.

how kennedy would call eight and the cuban missile crisis and how ike would be a stern father appointed his grandson david. it's just a magnificent. they are happy people. when i wrote "the happiest life," it is easy to include stories about julian david and president nixon because they were crucial figures in my life, which is in a very happy life in this room has been especially a happy room for me. i thought it was merited this room. so i've actually danced in this room. it's very happy for me to be at the east room. it's so happy for a major recall 40,000 people by president and unhappy times were buried the former first lady and the former president here. so it's always moving to come back here and talk about a new book. i've done it many, many times. it's a pleasure to see my friends like caroline ddn bruce who come to every event i do and i appreciate it very much. i started last night's radio show is a good friend. he's the manager and partner of the los angeles office of the national law firm here at fox. he is for the lead delegate to the u.n. and from a state department official in afghanistan,

kennedy would call ike in the cuban missile crisis and how ike would be a stern grandfather at some points with his son -- grandson david. it's just a magnificent book, and they are happy people. and when i wrote the happiest life, it was very easy to include in there stories about julie and david and story ises about president nixon, because they were crucial figures in my life which has been a very happy life, and this room has been especially a happy room for me. my daughter was married in this room. so i've actually danced in this room. so it's a very happy room for me to be at the east room. and i'm so glad to be here and to recall its opening when we had 40,000 people and five presidents and unhappy times when we buried the former first lady and the former president here. so it's always moving to come back here and to talk about a new book. and i've done it many, many times, and it's always a pleasure to see some of my friends like carol and dee dee and bruce and other people who come pretty much to every event that i do, and i appreciate it very much. i began last night's radio show with a good friend, robert c.

stern. but this former associate of the governor is dangling new allegations. former port authority official david wildstein. >> no cars are really coming our way. >> reporter: who carried out the bridge traffic lane closures last fall and took the fifth before new jersey lawmakers in january. >> i assert my right to remain silent. >> reporter: now makes this claim in a letter written by his attorney. "evidence exists as well tying mr. christie to having knowledge of the lane closures during the period when the lanes were closed, contrary to what the governor stated publicly." but the lawyer does not describe the evidence and does not say that wildstein even possesses it. governor christie still maintains this position -- >> i had no knowledge of this, of the planning, the execution or anything about it, and that i first found out about it after it was over. >> reporter: christie's office released a statement, saying in part, "mr. wildstein's lawyer confirms what the governor has said all along, he had absolutely no prior knowledge of the lane closures before they happened." the wildstein letter a

david cameron has called for a referendum. this goes way beyond switzerland. are seeing the eu take a stern line.they may have to renegotiate the entire treaty. that switzerland cannot pick and choose a route which part of the treaty they could actually keep. you need to redo everything, free flow of goods, traffic, free trade him and people. you have this one provision, what the new referendum does, having a cap, they do not specify what that is, on immigration, the entire treaty will need to be renegotiated. it is a hard line, they might have a mind towards influencing other potential votes throughout europe. you are seeing business leaders attacked this vote and say what happened is not good for the swiss economy. credit suisse put numbers on start down atty break, .3%. that is what this will cost the swiss gdp. guy, francine. >> thank you so much, hans nichols from zÜrich. >> breaking news from barclays. some numbers, ryan chilcote has the details. >> barclays has disclosed some numbers, including a 2.9 billion 2013.pretax profit for barclays disclosing that number ahead of its full-year earn

stern. he posted a photo of him on stage introducing jon bon jovi. this comes just after a traffer back into the headlines. >> reporter: a lawyer for david wildstein embroiledn the george washington bridge lane closure scandal released a letter disputing chris christie's claim he didn't know anything about it. >> i was blind sided yesterday morning. >> reporter: in the letter david wildstein's lawyer argued that he not only knew about the closures but described them as the christie's order. there's evidence that mr. christie had knowledge of the lane closures. >> this is a hugely significant development in the investigation. it's a direct challenge to the credibility of governor christie. but until we see the evidence that david wildstein is talking about it's very hard to know how to evaluate it. >> reporter: on january 9th in that press conference christie denied knowing about not to mention okaying what he called a political vendetta. >> i'm humiliated by the fact i did not know this and i was deceived and that's an awful way to feel. >> reporter: david wildstein was appointed by christie had resigned from the port authority when he appeared at a hearing

stern. this former associate of the governor is dangling new allegations. former port authority official, david he carried out the lane closures last fall and took the fifth before lawmakers in january. >> i assert my right to remain silent. >> evidence exists tieing mr. christie to having knowledge of the lane closures during the period of when they were closed, contrary to what the governor said publicly. he does not say wildstein possesses evidence. governor christie maintains this position. >> i had no knowledge of this, the planning, the execution or anything about it. i first found out about it after it was over. >> reporter: christie's office said it confirmed he had no prior knowledge of the lane closures before they happened. the wildstein letter also goes in christie's personal credibility. mr. wildstein contests the accuracy of statements the governor made about him and can prove the inaccuracy of some. the main focus of the three-page letter argues his former employer, the port authority should pay all his legal fees. >> he's making a bid for immunity. he's saying i got a story to t

stern. a lawyer for the former port authority official behind the george washington bridge traffic scandal releasing a letter, claiming the governor knew all about the closures. in the letter david wildstein's lawyer says: >> and the letter described the lane closing decision as: >> the lane closings were allegedly hatched by government staffers as payback for fort lee mayor who refused to endorse chris christie. on-january the 9th chris christie repeatedly denied knowing anything about it. >> had no knowledge or involvement in the issue, in its planning or execution. and i am stunned by the abject stupidity that was shown here. >> new jersey assemblyman, gordon johnson says he never believed the government. >> i was suspect of the inner circle of the governor, not knowing about this. >> david wildstein was appointed by chris christie, and resigned from his $150,000 post. he is the one who exchanged emails with chris christie's former deputy chief of staff. she emailed: >> chris christie fired kelly and vowed to take action if other senior staff members knew of the closing. in a statement the governor's office said: >> and how all of this could effect chris christie's chances of

stern words. laura anthony is in los angeles. >> what you both did late in the evening in the dark at dodger stadium was cowardly. >>reporter: david stowe could barely look at marvin and sanchez the 2 men who brutally beat his sochbility the giants fan who faces life of disability unable to take care of his most basic nichltd he has a life time of pain therapy hard work daily. that he must endure. he will strive to persevere. >>reporter: norwood pleaded guilty to one count of assault causing great bodily injury for his involvement in the stowe beating. it happened in the parking lot of donor stadium after opening game between giants an doneers in 2011. sanchez was sentenced to 8 years after pleading guilty to mayhem. he is the one who initially attack stowe from behind. brutal punch that sent the former paramedic head into the pavement. >> pl you are smiling you think it's funny. >>reporter: during the sentencing sanchez was reprimanded by the judge for his smiles and disinterested behavior. >> even now with your smirk i'm talking about mr. sanchez not so much about mr. norwood you show no remorse. whatsoever. no rae morse to the

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stern's 60th birthday party where instead he posed with a new jersey icon. >> ladies and gentlemen, jon bon jovi. >> reporter: not talking about the scandal threatening his political future. this one from david wildstein. he's the authority who e-mailed him time for traffic problems in fort lee. and then shutdown two lanes of the george washington bridge snarling traffic last september. >> i think he's looking for some sort of immunity. >> reporter: in this letter his attorney warns evidence exists. tying christie to evidence of having knowledge of the lane closures. >> i think we don't really know that wildstein is saying he has evidence or he's going to indicate that the governor knew the motive or gave the order to close the lanes. >> as for that reported evidence -- >> he should be subpoenaed. he has no right not to disclose physical evidence that exists. they can get that without giving him broad immunity. >> reporter: he's doubling down. mr. wildstein's lawyer confirms what the governor has said all along. he had no prior knowledge of the lane closures before they happened. and whatever the most motivations for closing them to begin with. it cites him. >>. the first i ever heard about