to espn. again, i've got different levels of concern for different networks but from the espn point of view it makes it more valuable. >> most of the folks we talked to here on the communicators on c-span or policy makers or politicians. people worried about regulation. how much time in your business to use spend worrying about washington or thinking about regulations? >> i've been in this job just about five months. we are very well served at espn by the washington office, but i have become engaged in the process. i'm going down next tuesday to meet the new commissioners. they served us well. we have good relationships to be involved in them and the key members in the house and the senate where the issues of communication are managed. >> what is your background? >> my background is a book and magazine publishing. i grew up in north carolina. i may literature major in columbia university. i got in the magazine publishing business, move to walt disney to work in books and magazines, moved to es

managing espn. >> mr. skipper, i read a statistic that shows that 98% of viewing it is still done in living rooms with hdtv. why are we spending so much time looking at other devices and other ways to watch television? >> in our case, we have always been very well served by the mantra of serving the fans. while the audience may be somewhat cutting edge, it is probably indicative of future transit. it will happen. it is particularly acute when its sports and you want to watch it live. so i think it is more than 2% for sports. we did the world cup in 2010. we made the network available across computers, mobile devices, and one out of three people viewing viewed on a device other than an hd set. it is pretty clear why we would be interested in doing this. i think other forms of entertainment will not be at the leading edge, but it will be available eventually. it is a way to continue your business, right? you do not want to be flanked by forces of entertainment that are watched on different screens in differe

all on espn and the watch espn app. >>> this is sort of an indication for lebron james.is rival in miami was supposed to guarantee a title, or two or three. and the heat, last year, moving to dallas. >> now, a championship ring is his. >> the happiest day of my life. i wouldn't want to suspend it. but nobody else in the world besides my teammates, these fans. oh, my god. you guys are unbelievable. and this is a dream come true. >> you're looking at the mvp right there. it was also very emotional outside the arena where fans began celebrating even before the end of the game because it was a blowout. crowds from the neighborhood bars head toward the arena. meeting fans leaving the game. >> pots and pans. there was a stand still. there were no problems. >> always good to hear and see that. >>> up next, another wire walking attempt. we're going to show you the images from 32 stories up. >>> without notice, the ground swallows a florida home. the conditions ripe for this to happen all over the state. >>> are you ready, john? >> i'm ready. >> are you guys ready? hopefully you

on espn, espn3 and the watch espn app. >>> coming up next, familiar faces on stage at last night's big tony awards. >>> and the incredible stunt failure. the stuntman who should be very thankful he's alive. it can be to breathe and what that feels like. copd includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. spiriva helps control my copd symptoms by keeping my airways open a full 24 hours. plus, it reduces copd flare-ups. spiriva is the only once-daily inhaled copd maintenance treatment that does both. and it's steroid-free. spiriva does not replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms. tell your doctor if you have kidney problems, glaucoma, trouble urinating, or an enlarged prostate. these may worsen with spiriva. discuss all medicines you take, even eye drops. stop taking spiriva and seek immediate medical help if your breathing suddenly worsens, your throat or tongue swells, you get hives, vision changes or eye pain, or problems passing urine. other side effects include dry mouth and constipation. nothing can reverse copd. spiriva helps me breathe better. does breathing with copd weigh

we sort of think of from old media to new media whether it be print with the magazine, espn radio, espn on abc, broadcast television and all the way to new digital applications. we want to serve fans across all those kind of platforms. i think that's a distinguishing characteristic. >> do you consider yourself a cable channel any more? >> we consider cable television to be the core of what we do, and we will always remember that's kind of what got us here. by serving fans there and in making sure when they wanted to consume sports and other platforms, that we were there as well. but there's no doubt that that's the core of our business. >> and this is "the communicators" on c-span and we been talking with the president of espn, john skipper. >> and now on "the communicators" we are joined by john king, correspondent for cnn. of course host of john king u.s.a. mr. king, how is your job changed since the last presidential election? >> wow. in one way i could say my job is exactly the same. i report to campaigns, i report -- however, because of technological changes, how we do that is chan

next up, on espn, "road america" and next, abc "world news." this has been a presentation of espn worldwide leader in sports. so long from michigan. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- with the battle over immigration. was the hot topic yesterday announceddent obama the government would stop illegal immigrants the uss children. -- brought to the u.s. as children. have to live in fear. a fitting setting for the summit. the talk is about obama decision to stop deporting some immigrants to came here as children. -- president obama's decision to some immigrants .ho came here as children >> what they want to do is to to work andlity pursue higher education and not pay for the mistakes perhaps made.ents the white house ruling undocumented immigrants have gone or are school to apply for amnesty. have to live in being deported or having away from them. happy with the president's plan. >> i don't think this is something that we should support. maryland is now 8.2% hispanic. concerns that this is a short form fix. -- a short

next up, on espn, "road america" and next, abc "world news." this has been a presentation of espn worldwide leader in sports. so long from michigan. . >>> good evening, and we begin this saturday night with the fallout across this country after president bush president obama's bombshell decision on immigration. could it shape the race for the white house with the president and mitt romney trying to court the powerful hispanic vote. here you see the faces after thousands of undocumented immigrants are allowed to stay in the u.s. hugging and celebrating. the latest numbers showing hispanic voters preferring obama. that doesn't take into this new move. how does this cut into that? >> in important swing states, florida -- >> an historic announcement on immigration today. >> officials will stop departing people. >> virginia. >> to stop departing younger undocumented immigrants. >> lives of 800,000 young immigrants changed overnight with the president's announcement. the celebration -- ♪ music to the obama campaign. the president who just nine months

they'll take on the rangers tomorrow. 8:00 eastern time on espn, espn3 and also on the watch espn app. >> our thanks to cole. >>> other sports notes. for the first time since 19967, venus williams has been ousted in the first round at wimbledon. she lost yesterday to a woman from russia. this is williams' latest setback since being diagnosed with a disease that gives joint fatigue. >>> ryan lochty and michael phelps will be looking to add to the record 14 career olympic gold. he needs a couple more >> yes. he had 20, 30. you can do it. >>> coming up next, "the pulse" this morning. why it's not so smart to light up while gassing up. >>> plus, big wedding party, boat dock. not a good combination. i might have missed being here to meet him. the health care law lets those of us on medicare now get most preventive care for free like annual wellness visits, immunizations, and some cancer screenings. and that's when they caught something serious on mine. but we could treat it before it was too late. i'll be around to meet number two! get the screenings you need. learn more at healthcare.gov.

and we've got it for you, right here on espn, espn3, and watch espn at 7:00, the a.l./n.l. showdown, presented by state farm. braves and yankees. >>> coming up next in "the pulse" this morning. a golf prodigy going to tee off against tiger woods at the u.s. open. but the kicker here, guess what, only 14 years old. >>> and a bright spot in the battle being waged by our friend, robin roberts. count the number of buttonsn in your car. now count the number of buttons on your tablet. isn't it time the automobile advanced? introducing cue in the all-new cadillac xts. the simplicity of a tablet has come to your car. ♪ the all-new cadillac xts has arrived. and it's bringing the future forward. in absolute perfect physical condition and i had a heart attack right out of the clear blue... i'm on an aspirin regimen... and i take bayer chewables. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. he's my success story. [ laughs ] you know that comes with a private island? really? no. it comes with a hat. see, airline credit cards promise flights for

espn has recognized kyle and has nominated him for an espy award. >> oh! >> no way! that's cool. >> where do we and our viewers come in? we can help kyle win the espy by loading for him online at this website here if you don't get this link go to rightthisminute.com. the link will be there. well to help kyle get that award from espn and a little bit of recognition for all his hard work. >>> monday on "right this minute" -- move over wedding photographer. the new trend is the first photographer. here what she experienced as her child was being born. >> isn't that dad's job? >> meet the birth photographer, next "right this minute." >>> in a competition of fat versus fat who will win? >> the fast car and the guy with the cube. see the winner, next. >>> and it's the dancing bird video. >> billy billy, silly silly billy billy phil. >> someone made up a song about me. >> guess the bird's name. silly silly, silly silly phil. >> we unveil phil, the bird's name, next. >> oh, bang! >>> found a pretty interesting video on dean peterson's videotape. check this out. notice someth

spoke to espn. >> we gnaw there would be chance for injury. but we didn't know about the head trauma. and they did. that's the whole reason for the lawsuit. >>reporter: the hit that excite audience and promoted by the league is calling card for the game have been found by espn sports to be equivalent of sledge hammer blow to the head. >> one study found the afternoon player takes 900 to 1500 head shots a season. >> multiple hit to the head. multiple concussion can and we know does pro tensionally cause long-term side effects that is i are reversible. >>reporter: concern is that recent suicide of some of the sports biggest stars like junior and dave may related to head trauma suffered during the playing years. the players claim nobody knows the signs better than the nfl from 1994 to 2007 the league had its own committee to supposedly study the issue. but instead generated false findings about head trauma. committee found quote returning to play after concussion does not involve significant risk of a second injury. either in the same game or dur

celtics-heat, game five, 8:30 eastern on espn, espn3. live on watchespn. >>> the former host of family feud, richard dawson is being remembered for his playful and mischievous manner with contestants. and his most famous saying. >> survey says! >> he won an emmy as best game show host. one estimate claims he kissed around 20,000 women as host of the feud. a few weeks ago, he was asked how he wanted to be remembered. >> i was kind. a nice person. you wouldn't want to move if you were stacked next to me on the boat. well, maybe you would. >> richard dawson died after battling cancer. dead, at the age, now, of 79. >>> up next in "the pulse" -- recapping a busy sunday night. including crowning a brand new miss u.s. >>> and russell brand captain captainening the musing awards on mtv. with joint damage. help stop the damage before it stops you... ...with humira. for many adults with moderate to severe ra,... ...humira's proven to help relieve pain and stop joint damage. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis.

. >> last year's highlights, courtesy of espn. >> good morning, welcome to your sports center update.or league baseball nearly had the sixth no-hitter of the season. to cincinnati we go. brewers and reds, bronson arroyo hasn't given up a hit. meet scott rolen, bails him out. bare handed ground. never been a no-hitter at the great american ballpark. taylor green, no-no is no longer. third no-hit authority broken up in the eighth inning. this year, arroyo goes from a no-no to a no decision. bottom eight, drew stubbs hasn't gone yards since june 2, until now. that gives cincinnati the lead. chapman on to felix, he gets it done as you might expect and the reds roll to a 4-3 victory. a lot more difficult than it seemed when arroyo was rolling. cincinnati gets the win. >>> to the american league, tiger/rangers. darvish, a perfect 6-0, though he's 2-1. prince fielder makes it 3-1. 12th home run of the season. darvish would settle down after that josh hamilton. he has been struggling mightily at the plate this month. not here. 24th of the season. rangers score seven. darvish gets his seventh

at 8:30 eastern time on espn. the question is, will chris bosh come back from his nine-game absence? find out tonight. >> picking boston. just putting it out there on the record. >> me, too. >>> one more sports note. get ready to see golfer casey martin at the u.s. open. martin qualified for the tournament yesterday. you might recall that in 2001, he successfully sued the pga tour for the right to use a golf cart in tournaments. he suffers from a circulatory ailment in his right leg. you have to walk the course in the majors. >> good for him. >>> coming up next in "the pulse," a presidential version of that hit song, "call me maybe." >>> and the much-talked about moment from last night's royal concert in london. grace jones and her hula-hoop hoopla. [ kate ] most women may not be properly absorbing the calcium they take because they don't take it with food. switch to citracal maximum plus d. it's the only calcium supplement that can be taken with or without food. that's why my doctor recommends citracal maximum. i

here are all the highlights from espn. >> good morning. and welcome to your "sportscenter" update.'m zubin mehenti. game four of the nba finals. lebron and company overcoming a deficit and turning it on when it matters the most. lebron, one short of a triple-double. dwyane wade has been on this stage and shined before. he had 25. russell westbrook, though, would not go quietly. player of the game, hands down. 43. franchise record high. d. wade doesn't just score, he hustles. just getting a piece of the thabo sefolosha shot. mario chalmers was the closer. 12 of 25 in the fourth. miami up five. russell westbrook, so good, even stephen a. smith had to have a postgame mea culpa. gets to within three. off the jump ball. okc needed to get possession. heat got it instead. they have a 3-1 series lead. no one's ever rallied from that deficit. >>> and europe 2012. say hello to england/ukraine and controversy. that's wayne rooney, after a two-game suspension. making his presence felt. 48th minute, finding the post and finding the net. he takes care of the rest. the co-host country wish they w

south carolina stands in their way. 8:00 on espn. could be the last game of the college baseball season. >> go for a baseball game. >> yeah. >> nachos and hot dogs. >> you want the food. >> i like the game, too. >> i go with a hot dog. i go with a large, frothy beverage, that you might be able to figure out. >> you're talking about a soda. >> you have to go to the atm. it's not cheap these days. >>> up next, a track and field snapshot. you're not going to believe. something that's never happened before. ever. >>> and trouble for that bear cub right there. a suburban garage. until mom comes to the rescue. [ sneezes ] ♪ [ male announcer ] it's happening right now at your local walgreens. pharmacists are going above and beyond... armed with expertise and advice... ♪ ...with one goal in mind... to better serve you... ♪ ...so nothing will get between you and the care you deserve. find your pharmacist at walgreens.com. ...so nothing will get between can we talk about toilet paper? when it comes to toilet paper, there's no such thing as too

. >>> now, for the latest from the nba, here are the good friends over at espn news. >>> good morning. and welcome to your "sportscenter" update. i'm zubin mehenti. how will the east be won? apparently with a game seven. let's go to boston. heat/celtics, game six. lebron james, and his best game in his miami career, according to one dwyane wade. erik spoelstra said he would play almost every minute if that's what it takes. lebron, each and every game of this series, completely dominating the first quarter. from downtown. he had 14 in the opening frame. celtics try to rally. rondo up. garnett down. that cuts the lead to ten. then, dwyane wade, turning it over. rondo, in transition, fouled by mario chalmers. then, the big ticket impersonation. brass knuckle push-ups gets the crowd fired up. bosh no. james, yes. 30 in the first half. when all was said and done, lbj had 45. and the heat were running away. give the c's credit. tried to rally. they got in a two-point hold. it's not going to be easy. james, 45, 15 and 5. the last time we saw a line like that, wilt chamberlain. early fourth,

here's espn news. >> good morning. i'm hakem dermish with your "sportscenter" update. game five of the eastern conference finals. celtics/heat. series tied at 2-2. dwyane wade, he had 27 points. heat up six. later, brendan bass, and rondo gets it to pietrus for three. buries it. celtics down three. 3:30 to play. lebron james blocked by kevin garnett. ensuing celtics' possession, garnett, celtics up one. minute left. pierce, the biggest three of the night. right in front of lebron james. celtics up four. final seconds. garnett hits the free throw to seal it. he had a team-high 26 points, 11 rebounds. the celtics win it 94-90. take a 3-2 series lead. back to boston. >>> baseball. ian desmond and the nationals taking on the mets. bottom ten, that's down 5-4. runners on the corners. desmond, hot shot. game tied at 5-5. top 12. scott harrison, home run to left. eighth of the season. mets take a 6-5 lead. bottom 12. same score. runner on second for desmond. and he's clutch. michael moore scores. game tied at 6-6. here we go. later in the inning. bases loaded. can you be the

you can see it on espn, starting at 8:30 tonight. >>> all right., you remember american tennis player, john isner. maybe the most fatigued player ever. he played the longest match at wimbledon. >> yesterday, the french open, as a second-round match went 5:41. the second-longest match by time in french open history. >> gatorade and bananas. he lost in five sets, meaning there are no americans left in men's singles at roland garros. >> bummer. >>> up next, stuck in a tough spot. how a raccoon finally found his way home. >>> and george w. bush comes back to the white house with a speech that was more like a standup comedy act. we'll hear from him, next. people have doubts about taking aspirin for pain. but they haven't experienced extra strength bayer advanced aspirin. in fact, in a recent survey, 92% of people who tried it said they would buy it again. visit fastreliefchallenge.com today for a special trial offer. [ female announcer ] improve the health of your skin with aveeno daily moisturizing lotion. the natural oatmeal formula improves skin's he

. >>> secretary of state hillary rodham clinton will neat with espn -- meet with espn president john skipper to announce international efforts to empower women and girls through sports. she's going to be joined by the leading american women in sports. >>> the miami heat are hoping to close out the oklahoma city thunder tonight. game five three games to one lead for the heat over the under. it starts at 9:00 down in miami. megan? i say are you excited about this? is lebron going to close it? >> lebron is going to close the deal. >> you know that's not -- >> i know that's right. i can say it exactly. go heat. >> the defense in the jerry sandusky trial has rested its case. yesterday. today we could be hearing closing arguments. >> yeah, this morning right now we have a live report out of pennsylvania. bellefonte and where the question is going right now. a lot of peoples' minds whether or not this is going to be closed up today. >> all right, she says she was horrified by what some boys at one school on one school bus sent to her. she's calling them bullies and she wanted them punished.

. >>> as for last night's nba hoops, we go to espn. >> i'm chris cotter with your "sportscenter" updatewestern conference finals. the spurs and the thunder. and the spurs need to win just to stay alive. fourth quarter, nip and tuck. thunder down by three. russell westbrook drives. this is surge ibaka, who lies it in. later, tim duncan. he's been in this position before. stepping his man down into the box. lays it in. spurs within two. ensuing thunder possession. derek fisher spots up. knocks down the three. fund thunder up five at that point. then, harden's going to take it upon himself from the outside. getting the feed and draining the three. the contested three. more thunder. harden, beautiful to westbrook down low. the bucket and the foul. westbrook had 25 points. the spurs, in desperation mode, down six. parker, for his first lay-in. he had 29 points and 12 dimes. spurs trying to hang tough. fisher, though, banks in the jumper. nine points for fisher. the thunder up six. going away with it, under a minute left to play. durant finds kendrick perkins who throws it down. thunder advan

he spoke to espn. >> we knew there was going to be a chance for injury. but we didn't know about the head trauma. and they did. and that's -- that's the whole reason for this lawsuit. >> reporter: the hits that excite audiences and are arguably promoted by the league as a calling card for the game, have been found by espn sports science to be the force equivalent of a sledge hammer blow to the head. one study found the average player takes 900 to 1,500 head shots a season. >> multiple hits to the head, multiple concussions can and we know does potentially does cause long-term side effects that is irreversible. >> reporter: the concern is that recent suicides of some of the sport's biggest stars like junior seau, dave duerson and ray easterling, may be related to head trauma suffered during their playing years. the players claim no one knows the science and destructive potential of these collisions better than the nfl. included in the complaint is the charge that from 1994 to 2007, the league had its own committee to supposedly study the issue but instead