let's get more on the best from our correspondent david stern in the ukrainian capital kiev while can david tell us more about these political novices in high office. well it's raised a number of eyebrows there was an expectation that there would be new people brought into the administration perhaps not these people we would we're seeing are a lot of new faces but in particular people who mr selenski worked with in his production company and also on his hit comedy show in particular said a gay chef here is the 1st assistant to the president he was mr selenski partner and now this is being received in any number of ways some people see it as a positive it's new blood other people obviously are saying that these people have no experience and wonder what they're actually bringing to the job but it should also be said that this is a celebrity doesn't point the majority of the ministers a son by parliament so he may be trying to get loyalists or people that he trusts as close to miss possible and there's also been a lot of control say about the appointment of a lawyer who used to work for

and correspondent david stern is in the ukrainian capital kiev he joins us now so tell us a little bit more about these political novices who are now set to be in high office. well we knew that mr selenski was going to bring new faces into the government but perhaps not exactly these new faces as you say these are people that work with him in his production company and in his hit comedy show 4 of them in fact the most prominent being gay chef here he who is the 1st assistant to the president now he's mr selenski partner in his production company some people see this as an indication that mr selenski is in fact bringing new blood into the into the administration new faces not the same old faces that we've been seeing before but other people obviously are questioning what exactly these people bring to the job and there's also been a lot of controversy about the appointment of a lawyer who used to work for ukraine's or one of ukraine's richest man why is that . right that's mr andre book don he was a close advisor to mr selenski during the campaign and now he's been named the head of the

a long time under david stern and everybody knew who donald sterling was. craig hodges and raoul were blackballed under david sternment i interviewed adam silver for the book and i wanted to get him on record and ask him, would you punish a player who used their platform to speak on a topic, even one that you disagree with? and he said no, i would never do that. i value athletes using their voices and talk about the history of bill russell and kareem and everything like that and i interviewed ted of the wizards and mark cuban from the dallas mavericks and steve kerr. i wanted different people in management positions because the notion is if you do speak out, you know, it's like you're going to be, you know, shooting yourself in the foot, you know what i mean? >> ostracized. >> you're going to mess up your career and everything is going downhill and i wanted to get the people in the positions of power to ask them. i had a different experience with the wizards. i had a great experience with them, you know, i mean, they're-- i remember when i spoke at this big

david stern is in the ukrainian capital. he joins us now.l us more about these political novices who are now set to be in high office. >> we knew that mr. luzinski -- mr. zielinski would bring new faces. these are people who work with him in his production company and his hit comedy. the most prominent being the first assistant to the president. he is mr. zielinski's partner in his production company. some people see this as an insecure -- indication that he is in fact bringing new blood into the administration, new faces, not the same old faces we have seen before, the other people are questioning what exactly these people bring to the job. sarah: there's also been controversy about the appointment about a lawyer who used to work for one of ukraine's richest men. why is that? reporter: he was a close advisor to mr. zielinski during the campaign and now he has been named head of the presidential initiation, but he is also a lawyer to one of ukraine's richest men and very, the restroom -- very controversial figure indeed. he was accused by th

stern. >> thank you. one thing you have not changed since david letterman was here, it is freezing in here, am i right?lanket or something. it's unbelievable. why so cold. >> stephen: thank you, by the way, for stopping by on the way to the funeral. >> i thought i looked good. >> stephen: you do. you do look good. life-like. i would describe you as life-like. you look like you're just sleemg. >> you know what happened to me, i did four years on "america's got talent." >> stephen: i was on it once. >> and i was like, you know, i should get a new wardrobe. i'm going to be on a network television show. i was all excited. i went out and bought a bunch of suits. john varbados. you don't know him? i barely know him. they're fantastic. i bought these suits and now they sit in my closet. i left "america's got talent." it was basically silly. i was judging singers. i don't sing. >> stephen: you have ears. >> i would go out there. i would go, "you're terrible. you can't sing," this, that uand the other thing. who cares if i ruin their careers? i'm interesting. i mean, it was fun for a while, but, you know, you g

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cathedral nearly a month after that devastating fire, and david muir is here with the stunning images first on "gma." >>> one-on-one with howard stern like you've never seen him before. what he's revealing about his relationship with donald trump. >> do you feel in some way you helped make him president? >> what he wishes he could ask hillary clinton. plus the one interview he regrets the most and the health scare that changed everything. >> i was freaking out. i go, this can't be. >> only on "gma" this morning. ♪ jump around >>> the incredible buzzer beater. the four nail-biting bounces, the raptors putting away the sixers and now the showdown cooking between steph curry and his brother seth. ♪ everybody jump >>> bouncers, bounces. there were four of them. >> whatever it takes. >> good morning, america. great to have you with us on this monday morning. what a finish in that sixers game. the raptors with the win. >> and i couldn't believe -- it is the first time ever, game seven has been won by a buzzer beater. >> i'm surprised. >> first time it's ever happened but a great game and i can't wait. i tell you, george, i cannot wait for