have someone in the household not watching espn. is a nice rhetorical device, but not a fact. >> your predecessor has been vocal about the fact that programming costs are getting out of hand. >> there is no question where a model where your cost of goods sold is growing at a rate that exceeds that the market will bear at retail is problematic for the sustainability of our overall ecosystem. john has his own problem. when he goes to negotiate with teams and leagues and conferences about the next round of licensing deals, he has costs that are also accelerating. so, there is a fundamental problem in the ecosystem. at the end of the day, we have to figure out a business model where our willingness to pay for these elements of content, whether it is john or a distributor, are more responsive to what customers are actually willing to pay. you have a disconnect now which is that for the most part john is not going directly to end-user customers, so he does not have the feedback loop to guide what he is willing to pay for product. we are s

i think i have a better dream job and espn.ballgame or sitting on a beach -- i think i would rather be on a beach. >> you have your dream job. beach, sitting on the cooling off. who is using expedia now? consumers are coming to expedia in record numbers. looking's are up almost 30%. -- bookings are up almost 30%. over 20% domestically and going further. the travel business in general has come back very quickly since the great recession. right now, it seems go. >> your space is competitive. you are partnering with travelocity, who i would think would be your number one competitor. partnering with travelocity. we made significant investments in technology and supply a few years ago. i think that travelocity thought that, to the extent we powered their backend, looking to improve the experience for the consumers, which is why we entered this partnership. so far, travelocity has been a terrific contributor to our growth. we hope it keeps going. >> because you have continued to do well, what does it mean for margins in the travel in

someone in the household not watching espn. is a nice rhetorical device, but not effect. >> your predecessor has been vocal about the fact that programming costs are getting out of hand. >> there is no question where a model where your cost of goods sold is growing at a rate that exceeds that the market will bear at retail is problematic for the sustainability of our overall ecosystem. john has his own problem. when he goes to negotiate with teams and leagues and conferences about the next round of licensing deals, he has costs that are also accelerating. so, there is a fundamental problem in the ecosystem. at the end of the day, we have to figure out a business model to pay forillingness these elements of content, whether it is john or a distributor, are more responsive to what customers are actually willing to pay. you have a disconnect now which is that for the most part john is not going directly to end-user customers, so he does not have the feedback loop to guide what he is willing to pay for product. we are stuck in the

they watch espn all the time.ey used this as on opportunity to promote their left wing agenda in my opinion. >> it's a historic moment, congaslations. >> absolutely. >> to get drafted is amazing regardless of who you are, but as you said, this is your particular opinion. >> uh-huh. >> do you worry we're getting to a place if your opinion does not agree with other people, you can't share it? >> i don't worry about it. i know that's true. that's true. if you are trying to maintain traditional values and views in your home and if you share them, you're going to get blasted because it goes against what is politically correct. >> you've taken a lot of head on social media. >> yes, i had no idea, i'm shocked at the out landish and most -- if i told you -- >> we couldn't put it on the air. >> i can't put it on the air. death air.pe death threats, rape threats, fi. petitions to be fired. it's insane.me, all it is, it's a voice screaming out against something that for me is traditional views. >> they aren't always in vogue

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someone in the household not watching espn. is a nice rhetorical device, but not effect. >> your predecessor has been vocal about the fact that programming costs are getting out of hand. >> there is no question where a model where your cost of goods sold is growing at a rate that exceeds that the market will bear at retail is problematic for the sustainability of our overall ecosystem. john has his own problem. when he goes to negotiate with teams and leagues and conferences about the next round of licensing deals, he has costs that are also accelerating. so, there is a fundamental problem in the ecosystem. at the end of the day, we have to figure out a business model where our willingness to pay for these elements of content, whether it is john or a distributor, are more responsive to what customers are actually willing to pay. you have a disconnect now which is that for the most part john is not going directly to end-user customers, so he does not have the feedback loop to guide what he is willing to pay for product. we are s

sources tell espn that those bids are all in excess of $1 billion. but the sterlings are at odds over the potential sale. while shelly is pushing to complete it, donald sterling's attorney now says that he has changed his mind since a letter last week said he had agreed to sell his interest in the team. a source tells the a.p., that if the team is sold by next tuesday, nba owners will not have to meet to vote on terminating donald sterling's ownership. >>> millions of americans are, again, in the path of dangerous weather with torrential rains, floods, even tornadoes. folks in houston caught this tornado on cell phone video, as it formed in the sky. excuse me. it lasted only six minutes. one witness said it looked pretty harmless. in fact, because they're so tightly organized, the skinny rope tornadoes can be four-times as powerful as the mile-wide wedge tornadoes. >>> time, now, for the nation's weather. the entire southeast quarter of the nation will see showers, heavy and torrential at times in the lower mississippi and gulf coast. seeing another

game two back in indy tuesday night, espn.acers win game one. >>> defending champion chicago blackhawks hosting game one in the nhl's western conference final against the l.a. kings. this is a rematch of last year's western conference final. nick leddy's shot deflected home by brandon saad. the blackhawks had a 1-0 lead. then three-on-one, chicago. johnny oduya to jonathan toews and beats jonathan quick. a lot of johnnys involved. you get the idea. game two wednesday in chicago. the blackhawks win game one of that series. for more, check out our live edition of "sportscenter," 9:00 a.m. eastern time over on espn. >>> all right. now to a pretty smooth move. we're going to show you this one happened at saturday's tax rangers game. it's our "play of the day." >> a foul ball down the third base line. a coach tosses the ball to a youngster. about to happen, but that little guy, he's already got a ball, and that's the one he hands over to a young woman sitting behind him. >> you know what he's going for. that really pretty girl behi

espn. we're going to be rockin' and rolling it. mix diskerud, great name.s the loose ball and scores. take another look. michael bradley's shot didn't go through. but diskerud gets the goal. brad davis, from the corner. aron johansson, heads up. usa, 2-0. >> first time they'd ever played a soccer game, those two teams. >> there you go. thank you. >>> who do you like in the nhl? who is going to win the whole thing? >> the kings. >> he's with the kings. i'm with the other guys. >> all right. >>> up next in "the pulse," bill murray crashes a bachelor party and gives a great speech. >>> plus, comedian, actor and inspirational speaker. the commencement speech that had jim carrey trending all night long. it's important to know the difference. like when i found out i had a blood clot in my leg. my doctor said that it could travel to my lungs and become an even bigger problem. and that i had to take action. so he talked to me about xarelto®. [ male announcer ] xarelto® is the first oral prescription blood thinner proven to treat and help prevent dvt and pe that doe

this is video from espn, showing sam reacting to the announcement. he announced he is gay earlier this year. sam is expected to >> other news, crash today that caused a messy situation on san francisco's folsom street. cornell bernard spoke with the driver in a story you'll see only on abc7 news. reporter: it's really amazing that no one was hurt here. the mess from this very bizarre accident has been cleared up here on folsom street. but the smell still lingers in the air after a port-a-potty was caught in the middle of the crash. >> we just had this big old bam. >> she heard the crash and gnaw something was wrong. >> we came running outside, and i looked and i'm like, my god. >> the drive of this nissan smashed into a san francisco construction zone, taking out a giant orange arrow sign ask a port-a-potty. luckily work crews were not here but a chain reaction smashed three cars. >> i just fixed this consider a month ago. that's the killer part. mother's day tomorrow and it's like this is how we're going to celebrate? >> witnesses told police the dr

we both knew john walsh, the news editor for c-span -- no, espn. he had been at the style section with me. she got her job through somebody that neither mo nor i knew. she said, "john walsh didn't give me the job. i did it myself." one of the assistant producers went to pick her up at the airport. he said he was so taken with everything she said, he said, "you are hired. you don't even have to go anywhere else." john said, "that is myra's daughter." she was very independent. there is one hysterical story. they stationed her in dallas. they were covering the cowboys. they were at the center line and they kept moving them farther down the goalposts. they said, "why?" they were sitting on the cowboys side and they were behind them on the bench. he said, "well, her cell phone ring bothers them too much." she was playing "hail to the redskins." [laughter] >> as long as we are talking about your previous books, i want to run some video. you were in the audience for this. tell us what you got interested in this person. >> i believe that no society is good

when espn sells programming to .omcast, nothing is used up espn and is free to other video providers. when there is no rivalry in the use of the product, this strategy, the strategy of cutting back on purchases collapses. argument, which is that comcast might be able to strike a better bargain thanks to its increased size. that is far from clear. the stakes are higher for espn compared to today because espn ises more revenue, but that true for comcast. the stakes are higher for comcast as well as more customers complained to cancel their service. such a must-have with programmers that again special power. the third analogy is that comcast is just like microsoft. the idea here is that netflix and other online video providers will be undermined. this deserves careful attention because i think we can all agree that preserving innovation and competition is very important. this third analogy seems wrong to me as well. for one thing, the cost of strategies is quite high. there are existing protections under the earlier nbc merger conditions for online video that would be extended to time wa

former warriors head coach is back with espn as nba basketball analyst after agreeing to a multi-year he is working the pacers-heat game tomorrow. he had been rumored to be in the running for the knicks head coach job. >>> nba, mark jackson, he wasn't out of work very long. former warriors head coach is back with espn as nba basketball analyst after agreeing to a multi-year deal. he is working the pacers-heat game tomorrow. >>> tony la russa's summer just got busier. days removed from being enshrined in the baseball hall of fame, he just is hired as chief baseball officer of the arizona diamondbacks. that means he will oversee the entire baseball operations placing him above general manager kevin towers and manager kurt gibson. diamondbacks have the major's third worst record and lewis is hired to put a stop to. it's why the former chicago, oakland and st. louis skipper returned. la la rause sa was in a reflective mood. >> the memories of the years of managing were not the wins. it was the relationships in chicago and st. louis. that is what this is going to be about, building relatio

owner, donald sterling, with espn confirming he is phasing a new battle and is in the hospital. >> 6:00 a.m., and i am katie marzullo here for kristen sze. >> i am eric thomas. the cool down is underway. mike? >> absolutely. live doppler 7 hd shows the fog this way, leyla gulen will show you a beautiful picture of the golden gate bridge. quarter-mile visibility at novato and rohnert park to petaluma and novato and around san rafael with fog purring through the northern valley of the north bay and the coast and everyone else is clear to start. we will talk about the day planner, 58 degrees with patchy fog and 69 at noon and hang out in the mid-to-upper 70's and not so warm as year. by 7:00, we are down to 67. you may need a light jacket. inland valleys the fog is to the north, and warming to 80 at noon and upper 80's and as hot as yesterday and comfort am, -- comfortable with pockets of sun on the coast and low-to-mid 60's. leyla gulen? >> we arm wrestled for this, and this is just beautiful. look at this. the golden gate bridge shows the peaks headed over to the marin headlands and it

espn is till the single biggest piece of the disney machine, accounting for 30% of the company's total value. the sports network had higher ad revenues and it is still by far the most expensive cable channel for operators to provide to their subscribers. those operators also had to pay higher fees to bring the disney chan toll their customers, making disney, indeed, the mouse that roars. >> for the roster of companies disney has under its umbrella, it looks so strong right now, some analysts say it is positioned for success that could last decades. >>> still ahead, merck heads into a mega-deal. will there be more to come as the drug maker shifts its focus? . here's what the new interim ceo at target said on his first day on the job, investigators have determined that last year's massive datafest has been limited to what the retailer has already disclosed. 40 million credit and debit card numbers and personal data from 70 million other customers. john morgan, who was thrust into the top spot yesterday when long time ceo greg steinhoffer was ousted also said he's not interested in becomi

. >>> as for the nba, we go to our colleagues at espn. >> good morning, america. we're excited.'s stan. i'm neil. this is bristol, the "sportscenter" set. >> clippers and thunder. controversy in oklahoma city. series tied at 2-2 games. fourth quarter. 14 seconds to go. russell westbrook, steals it from chris paul. reggie jackson had the ball go out of bounds. whose ball is it? the officials say it's the oklahoma city's ball. the refuse was inconclusionive. doc rivers didn't like it. russell westbrook, fouls him. had three free throws. put yourself in a position like that. and you have to get a shot up for the final second. he doesn't. thunder come back to win 105-104. they scored the last eight points of the game. >>> oh, yeah? i got this. not as good as what you just did. game five of the wizards and pacers from indiana. larry bird, close your eyes. the pacers absolutely never showed up. just got humiliated. john wall had 27. marson gortat had 21. 13 of 15. nobody guarded anybody in indiana. we're going to have a game six in washington. >> both game sixes on thursday on espn. >

much more about the team's performance on the court coming up from espn. >>> also breaking overnight, a may day march that had been peaceful for much of the day ended in violence in seattle. police pepper sprayed demonstrators who were throwing bottles. some protesters set fires. and at least seven were arrested. hundreds of people in black masks and clothing joined the anti-capitalist march in support of immigration rights and a higher minimum wage. >>> overseas, gunfire and blasts have been heard around an eastern city in ukraine that's taken center stage in an armed pro-russian insurgency. pro-russian rebels say ukrainian forces have launched an attack to take the city. the ukrainian defense ministry says two of its helicopters were shot down, their pilots killed. >>> the escalating violence in ukraine will likely be on the agenda as president obama welcomes german chancellor angela merkel to the white house. merkel's first visit to the white house since that report that the nsa had monitored her cell phone. later this morning, the two leaders will hold a press conference in the ro

for more on a wild sunday in sports, check out "sportscenter" live on espn at 9:00 a.m.jay, thanks. >>> a weekend highlight from minor league baseball. this one is our "play of the day." it happened in davenport, iowa. a home run saturday night, the guy who caught that ball made a pretty nice catch if you take a look. there it's about to happen. nice catch. ironically enough, though, it was his son who hit it. his boy's first homer of the season. pretty nice catch, dad. >>> all right. coming up next, it's "the pulse" where kim and kanye are officially married. we have all the pictures and the postures that have gained instant fame. >>> plus hilarious kids' reactions to an old computer. actions to an old computer. >plus hilari reactions to an old computer. p reactions to an old computer. hi buddy. mom! awesome! dad!! i missed you. ♪ oh... daddy. chevrolet and its dealers proudly support military appreciation month. with the industry's best military purchase program, for all that have served. twenty sun's out.il race time. challenged issued. new coppertone sport accuspray.

espn is reporting the sterling family trust signed an agreement on thursday to sell the team to former microsoft chief steve ballmer. the price tag, a record $2 billion. the agreement was reached without the blessing of owner donald sterling. his wife, shelly, pushed the sale. mr. sterling may consider legal action. >> there's something really wrong. somebody is talking to the girlfriend in the privacy of their home. and then, winds up losing his life and his property. >> reporter: shelly sterling had hoped to find a buyer before an nba meeting next tuesday, when league owners could have snatched the clippers from the family as punishment for donald sterling's racist comments about african-americans. there were reportedly three bids for the clippers, all north of $1 billion. the relationship between donald and shelly sterling is complicated. >> we're still married. but we're estranged. we have more of a business arrangement in our relationship. and we have a love relationship. >> reporter: shelly sterling's agreement with ballmer goes straight to the nba for final approval. but donald

also, you mentioned espn. good results but they'll probably have to pay up continually for sports rights. can you address those concerns? >> the first is on paying up for the sports rights, again, what are you worried about? you'd be worried about a mismatch between what you have to pay and what you're going to earn. this is a business with a tremendous amount of visibility where you've locked in those affiliate fees. you know where you're going to get paid for the next five to ten years. >> you know what you're going to spend? >> and you know what you're going to spend. we have decent visibility into the operating leverage and the business that as the mlb steps up, as the nfl steps up, so do the affiliate fees. the question is more on the advertising side to a lesser extent but there's good visibility. i think on the valuation question, given it's historical valuation -- >> it's high right now. >> i will say that right now we're probably at the point in the capex cycle for this company where we tend to look a

espn reporter on the latest in the donald sterling fiasco. we asked people a question, how much money do you think you'll need when you retire? then we gave each person a ribbon to show how many years that amount might last. i was trying to, like, pull it a little further. [ woman ] got me to 70 years old. i'm going have to rethink this thing. it's hard to imagin how much we'll need for a retirement that could last 3years or mor so maybe we need to approach things dferently, if we want to be ready for a longer retirement. ♪ if we want to be ready for a longer retirement. smoking with chantix. for 33 years i chose to keep smoking... ...because it was easier to smoke than it was to quit. along with support, chantix (varenicline) is proven to help people quit smoking. it's a non-nicotine pill. chantix reduced the urge for me to smoke. it actually caught me by surprise. some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. if you notice

eastern time over on espn. >>> an amazing goal from one of the greatest soccer players on the planetay in spain. >> it's pretty awesome. sit back, watch and listen. >> score! >> check it out. slo-mo. >> oh, wow. >> back-kicked it like a backhand with your foot. >> like he wasn't even -- >> yeah. >> -- going to do that. >> anyway, cristiano ronaldo of spain's real madrid, it was his 50th goal for the team this season, arguably his most amazing. >> his 50th goal of the season. >> yeah. >> usually it's like 0-0 for these things, right, like 0-0 they have a match that goes for three hours. he's got 50 goals. >> that is why he makes the big bucks. >> amazing. >> that was pretty awesome. it looked like he was shutting a door like he walked out of his house and he forgot to close the door. you know what i'm saying? how is that? i can do that pretty good. shut the door with the back of my foot. >> kick a goal? >> the soccer ball thing, not so much. >> not so much. >> all right, and they were going bananas in southern minnesota over the weekend. gorillas storming the streets of north mankato.

to analyze the political fallout from the bombshell and then espn analysts steven a. smith joins us for his thoughts on donald sterling, the scandal, the naacp, al sharp tton and much me as "hannity" continues tonight. >>> welcome back to "hannity," in light of the e-mails, we must not forget when 2016 hillary clinton said this during her testimony on capitol hill. take a look. >> the fact is, we had four dead americans because of a protest or guys out for a walk one night that decided they would go kill americans? difference at this point does it make? >> what difference does it make? with more political fallout, david limbaugh and steven hays. it makes a lot of difference if they lied purposely to the american people to coverup the failure, don't you think, david? >> yes, in fact, hilary knew the whole time. obama knew the whole time. david knew the whole time. jay carney knew. it was not the result of a video. the attacks were planned by al qaeda. the cia never said that it was a video, in fact, said it wasn't. they altered the talking point. this e-mail from septe

my daughter became a three-time emmy award-winning espn producer.hen i meet young men and young women in sports, they are aghast. they can't believe that you couldn't get into the press box. covered the indianapolis 500, i was the only woman covering it. i couldn't get into gasoline alley, i couldn't get into the press box. now we see women covering everything, which is progress. >> you wrote a book about your daughter. what year was that? >> i didn't write about my daughter. , she camebook called to live out loud. that was when i was at the .ospice foundation i interviewed a woman who had breast cancer. >> you lost her daughter. >> i did, 10 years later. 2010. it is emblazoned in my mind. she had given birth to her third child. she said, i am going to give up working for a while. said that shend had stage four breast cancer. there had been no indication whatsoever. fight in whichnt she wrote a website that was so popular that 60,000 people followed it. sheill can't reread it, but was just amazing. >> how old was she? >> 43. >> what did she do that

that story with espn's jeremy schaap is next. >>> world cup is just two weeks away, but in soccer madzil where the world cup is being held this year, the mood is often one of frustration, not celebration. protesters have taken to the streets to make the case the $11 billion being spent for the world cup should have been gone to build schools and hospitals, not soccer stadiums. in the streets, graffiti illustrates the argument that kids need food instead of football. the situation in brazil looks almost benign compared to the disaster now unfolding in the tiny nation of qatar, the site of the 2022 world cup. an outstanding report by espn's e 60 tells the story. >> reporter: what qatar doesn't have is enough laborers, so it imports hundreds of thousands from the poorest places on earth. >> qatar is a slave state in the 21st century. you sign a contract, you're really optimistic you can send money home for your family. you arrive in qatar, the contract is more often than not torn up in front of you and they pay you what they choose to. >> reporter: risking arrest, we went to the camps wi

it is led by programming on espn. disney is in a good spot.uestion is about those less valuable channels. that is where the different media companies -- i don't know what you want to say. some low level cooking channel that nobody wanted to walk in , wouldst days -- place they keep it the various cable packages? the high end programming will continue to command the type prices. so much so that the cable bills may continue to climb. one of the things we talked about all the time, why netflix is so popular, people are frustrated with paying their cable bills. the broadcasters are pushing these prices on the companies. we have the best content. we have more leverage. >> the parent companies of disney, 20th century fox, they have not spoken out at all. then you have netflix, coming out very much against this deal. one who have aly payment deal with comcast. they say that contact is already dominant and not -- enough. -- edmonds, why go out on a limb? >> that is a good way. programmersther have said that it will be ok. it could be like netflix comp

this is espn obviously. the broadcast network as well, very strong. they boo beat handily on revenue for the broadcast network as well. another assuming bright spot in your opinion for the disney company over all? >> you know broadcast, i really think is kind of on the periphery. people know disney owns abc. they don't particularly care. espn is a big engine. broadcast was a beat. i was a little surprised on that one, given everything. but overall this is very nice set of numbers. cheryl: also sold, interesting the sale of a property, gain on sale of property. a lot to go through. matt harrigan, thank you very much. david: david: we should mention the stock is trading up 2 1/2% after-hours as we continue to see a drag on whole foods. whole foods is down 10%. cheryl: whole paycheck i like to call it. david: they don't like to call it that. at any rate, whole food is down. disney is up after-hours. >>> fiat chrysler ceo sergio marchionne is getting ready to take the podium and talk about earnings and the automaker's new plan to drive up sales and profit

they didn't appreciate that espn showed michael sam kissing his boyfriend after getting drafted into the nfl. >> it is being pushed in faces. >> had he been kissing his wife would you have cared? >> i would have said get a room. >> you wouldn't want to see a nicholas sparks movie and see people kiss? >> where is the camera when's that happened? >> amen. finally someone saying what i am thinking. let's see the finale. >> why does she not have the right to say what she means without being slammed? >> she feels that way and leave it alone. >> i don't think there is any argument about that. >> expru going to leave? >> i am going to midlands. >> okay, well next coming up. >> if i went there every time i wanted to do that i would have a pile of nickels. h> she feels that way and leave it alone. >> i don't think there are any arguments about that. >> are you going to leave? >> i am going to midlands. >> that's what you can say when you have an intolerant thought from now on. >> i don't mean to judge, but i am going to midlands. >> here is the thing, dan. it is easy to laugh at them. why can

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espn is the most valuable property in all of cable. >> i don't think it is going to change.isney ceo when this yield was first announced and how it would affect him -- this deal was first announced and how would affect him, he basically said it was not. disney is in a pretty good spot. is aboution, really, those less viable channels -- less valuable channels. the fishing channel or low level cooking channel that nobody really wanted to watch in the first place, way the -- whether they could keep these areas involving cable packages. but there is no doubt that the high-end programming will continue to command these high prices, so much so that the cable bills may continue to climb. one thing we talked about all the time is why netflix is so popular with people frustrated with paying the cable bills. it is in part because the broadcasters are pushing these prices on the customers. and if you've got these, you have more leverage than the cable networks. productionbig companies have not spoken out about this at all. on the other hand, netflix has come out very much against this

. >> i spoke earlier with mike, the co-host of espn's pardon the interruption from chicago. mike, welcome. >> thank you, howie. >> i thought the media were done with this donald sterling story. now there are new tapes in which sterling talks about having sex with his girlfriend. he's fighting the $2.5 million fine. is this an important story? >> yes, it is. it is salacious as well, but it is an important story. i don't know the last time that we had a public figure in a place like los angeles, no less, someone who owns a sports franchise, all these things are true about donald sterling, say something this hateful that became public. i know he thought he was saying it privately, but in this day and age i think that people who have public lives at all know that nothing can be guaranteed to remain private. it's like archie bunker without the laugh track. you say this and you know you are in a business who the players who are your employees are 70% or north of that african-american. you know that. if you were in some other industry, maybe this doesn't cause the stir that it does

to be sure the stakes are higher for espn because espn loses more revenue with contract negotiations with an enlarged comcast to breakdown but stakes are higher for comcast as well. more customers complain or cancel service. more as comcast, must have with programmers that it gained special power that way. the third analogy is comcast is just like microsoft. the idea here is netflix and other online video providers will be undermined for their ability to compete with traditional video. this deserves careful attention because we can all agree that preserving innovation and competition from online video is very important but this third analogy seems wrong to me as well. for one thing the cost of foreclosure strategies is quite high. existing protections under the earlier nbc merger conditions for online video extended to time warner which could be thought of as a benefit of the deal. what i do think we see here is not so much foreclosure but an ongoing fight among powerful firms, to figure out who should pay for the infrastructure that makes possible the dramatic growth in online video

clippers: espn reports that former star yao ming and grant hill are lining up investors. sterling has agreed to his his wife negotiate the sale after being banned for life over racial comments. >>> it will be warmer-than-average temperatures today but today is the last day for that. this is the warmest spot along the coast with santa cruz at 78 degrees and most of our beaches are in the 60's to 70 in san francisco and we will have 73 to 84 around the bay and 83 to 92 inland. grab the sunscreen. you need it. >> you are looking at holiday light traffic. the san mateo bridge. mass transit running on holiday or sunday technology and the 280 closure is running on time tomorrow morning at 5:00 a.m. we will be here and covering that for you tomorrow morning. >> remember the shots. you will not see it looking like that very often. >> back in 25 minutes with news and weather and traffic during "good morning america" ithe part of us that a littwants to play,on. wants to be mischievous, wants to run free, all you have to do is let it out. find your inner minion only at the despicabl

this as we're hearing new reports from espn about sterling's health. the question, does he have canc cancer? another question, does it matter? ted rowlands is live in los angeles. ted? >> good morning, chris. a wild game last night on the court for the l.a. clippers. off the court, more developments in this on going saga. >> game seven coming up in los angeles on saturday. >> reporter: battling until the buzzer. the los angeles clippers losing in game six by just one point. the game overshadowed by donald sterling but overnight, a new complications. espn and the post reporting that donald sterling is battling prostate cancer. cnn has not been able too confirm but after the game players said they were not aware that sterling may have cancer but expressed their sympathies. >> if that is true, you know, you know, my thoughts and prayers are with him. i mean, nobody deserves to go through something like that. >> yeah, that's the first i've ever heard of that. that's truly unfortunate. >> reporter: coach doc rivers also reaked to the news. >> didn't know it

we'll ask the espn writer who documented sterling's racism eight years ago where have the media been until now? >>> new benghazi e-mails, an explosive story for fox news but ignored by much of the mainstream media. >> that's a scandal, a scandal. that is proof the american press is dishonest. period. they're covering up a cover-up. >> but is that true? and what of jay carney's efforts to dismiss the story as partisanship by fox. >>> do you female journalists need sex appeal to succeed in the news? >> fox news gets a bad wrap? >> i do want to say there are a lot of legs and some lip gloss. >> we like that. >> it was four against one, that would be me, at the newest fox show "outnumbered." i'm howard kurtz and this is "media buzz." >>> from the moment that tmz posted th posted that audio tape of donald sterling telling his gal pal not to be seen in public with blacks, the always combustible subject of race proved to be an explosive mixture. >> l.a. clippers owner donald sterling -- >> donald sterling going on a racist tirade. >> donald sterling. >> l.a. clippers owner donald sterling.

. >> how long can espn keep boosting prices?anie talks with john skipper in a few minutes. ♪ >> pepsi is not just taking heat from competitors like coca-cola, it is playing defense against billionaire investor nelson pressuring the company to spin off its beverage business. "in the loop" anger spoke to ceo indra nooyi this morning. what is her response to investors like peltz? say she isoyi will listening to their investors but she is shutting out all the noise and focusing on what pepsi does best, they continue to drive growth through leveraging their beverages and their snacks . she is facing a few headwinds, including a softening soft drink market. has also hit coca-cola. you have seen pepsi's stock up about 4%. dropped by about that much. this is where peltz comes in, over the long term since indra ceo, they have underperformed coca-cola. he says the company would do better if it could split and focus on each segment, either beverages or snacks. i asked indra nooyi this morning, i said why do beverages and snacks work so wel

this is video from our sister network espn.this appeared to be an explosion just before the car crash into the wall and burst into flames. the drive was protected by the enclosed cockpit canopy. he wasn't happy about the crash but was able to walk out of the crash uninjured. >> girls spent the day building prosthetic hands. engineering students from the university hosted the event. they want to encourage young women to pursue a career in science and technology. >> there's a program called help pg hand and it's where we can purchase prosthetic kits for students to build. while they're doing that, they're learning team work and problem solving. and they're also getting an opportunity to send these off to a developing nation where they're really knneeded. >> helping hands distributes the pros thee cease to amp tees across the world. >>> coming up next, see it to believe it, a kol any of bees turns this car into their new temporary home. >>> and a live look outside on your saturday. francis is up next with your foers cast. >> calif

when espn sells programming, nothing is used up. espn is free to sell the same programming to other video providers and does so, to direct tv on and on. when there is no rivalry, this whole buyer strategy, this idea of cutting back on purchases to force a price job collapses. there is another argument which is that it might be able to strike a better argan thanks to its increased size. that is far from clear. espn loses its revenue if it breaks down, but that is true for comcast. the stakes are higher. as more customers complain or cancel their service. nor is comcast such a must-have that a gains special power that way. it costs analogy is packages like microsoft. the idea here is that netflix and other online video providers will be undermined. this deserves careful attention because i think we can all agree that preserving innovation and competition is very important. this third analogy seems wrong to me as well. for one thing, the cost of strategies is quite high. there are existing protections under the earlier nbc merger condi

to analyze the political fallout from the bombshell and then espn analysts steven a. smith joins us for his thoughts on donald sterling, the scandal, the naacp, al sharpton and much more as "hannity" continues tonight. hey! i like your ride. i just wanted to let you know... you can save a ton by switching to progressive, just like squirrel here. we offer great discounts, like responsible rider, paid in full, and homeowners. making us number one in motorcycle insurance. isn't this romantic. it was. going the distance to save you more. now, that's progressive. >>> welcome back to "hannity," in light of the e-mails, we must not forget when 2016 hillary clinton said this during her testimony on capitol hill. take a look. >> the fact is, we had four dead americans. was it because of a protest or guys out for a walk one night that decided they would go kill americans? what difference does it make at this point? >> what difference does it make? with more political fallout, david limbaugh and steven hays. it makes a lot of difference if they lied purposely to the american peo

espn is reporting that his estranged wife has set a deadline of today for interested buyers to submitids and hopes to name a new owner by the end of the week. he sent a defiant message to the league vowing to fight to keep the team. >> four, the fight over access to a beach in san mateo county faces a critical vote today at the state capital. the senate votes today on a bill to force a billionaire into a settlement to re-open a beach road and fit passes it goes to the estate assembly. >> the mysterious money man is promising to show the south bay love and cash will the person who has been dropping money-filled envelopes across the bay area promised something special when he crossed 100,000 twitter followers and has now surpassed that with 125,000 followers. be on the look out. >> can you see we will have total sunshine but the breezes are the big story and i will tell you where the high fire danger is today and the cooler weather coming for this weekend. >> seven, it is a light commute at the bay bridge toll plaza with cash-paying lanes loading up but all in all we have accident tree

espn reports the league and player association considering changes that would significantly increase threshold for what call fis as a confident marijuana test. and reduce punishments for violations both groups have been negotiating that policy since 2011. >> 49ers released ticket prices for up coming games at levis stadium dividing games into three categories. prime tickets selling between $110 to $475. games costing between 131 to 568 $69 a ticket. >> well, a popular resting spot for runners will be off limits during beta breakers case. it's become a hang out for revellers. neighbors complained about lawlessness so organizers asked it be fenced off. >> public urination, overdrinking. and prevented neighbors from using the park anyway. >> police will be keeping an eye out. there will be 20% officers on the floor as is nudity. . >> today was a momentous day for jackie speier, marking 25th anniversary of a event she created to empower women. carolyn tyler brings us some of the excitement. >> the theme is standing together rising above. and acknowledging how far women have come and the

former head coach of the golden state warriors is back at espn.lden state gave him a chance but mark jackson is expected to begin calling games in the conference finals as soon as tomorrow. >>> by the way, california chrome won the preakness. he will go for the triple crown in three weeks. i got the answer of whether he is going to win that race. >> you do. >> i have the horse right here his name is paul revere. there's a guy who says if the weather's clear. >> keep going. >> he's singing. >> can do, can do. >> it's karaoke night at comcast sports net. >> there are huge crowds today at the greatest show and tell on earth. all that coming up. >>> if you were in san matteo you noticed the crowds on the street. tens of thousands of people crowded the part science fair and part county fair. these are my pictures. it's fun for anyone who wants to know how things work. police shared these photos on twitter. the festival celebrates invention and creativity and weirdness sort of. the maker fair continues tomorrow. >>> celebrating a milestone for californi

sources tell espn that donald sterling's wife shelly has received a handful of bids for the team.hat the bids are well above a billion dollars. meanwhile, the sterlings seem to be more at odds than ever. abc's ryan smith reports. >> reporter: donald and shelly sterling, clashing with each other as the future of their los angeles clippers hangs in the balance. donald sterling rejecting the nba's charge to oust him from the nba ownership ranks for his racist rants, calling the nba's process for hearing his case quote, sham proceedings and his lawyer telling espn sterling will quote fight until the bloody end. >> i don't think there is anything that donald sterling can say to the nba to convince them to let him keep the team. >> reporter: at the same time, his wife shelly reportedly starting the first round of bidding on the team. the sterling's relationship more confusing than ever. something shelly sterling clarified during an interview with abc's barbara walters. >> we're still married. we're estranged. we have more of business arrangement in our relationship than we have of a lov

. >> espn and abc are your destinations forld cup action. it starts on saturday june 14th, with columbia taking 0*reece at 8:30 a.m. a and then following that match you are raw go we faces costa rica at 11:30 in the morning. >>> a random askt kindness honoring local heros. the generous gift given to a group of firefighters and how they chose to pay it forward. plus, is it amazing or cruel? the shocking stunt that the daredevil pulled while his dog was stropped to his back. -- strapped to his back. and up close and personal with a dangerous tornado. must see video taken yards from a twister tearing through a town. >> that is amazing, dan. i'm abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. it is still gusty across parts of the bay area. i will let you know how long we will hang on to this pattern and what it means for your morning. first, shear jimmy kimmle. >> take a gander at what a is going with us at the news. >> you went to the prom. i did not. >> that is the beginnings of a mullet. >> they have no where to go. >> watch this. a massive tornado pa