star james harden distancing himself from the words of his team's general manager and on monday morning daryl morey tweeted his regret saying he had not intended to cause offense among the club's chinese fans and that he was merely voicing a thought based on one interpretation of one complicated event humble words that show the importance of chinese money to the n.b.a. but they came too late to prevent sponsors like the sportswear company leaning and shanghai based s.p.d. bank from cutting ties with the rockets china's state broadcaster has announced it will no longer show rockets games and the chinese basketball association says it's ending its relationship with the club so. last season more than half a 1000000000 chinese fans watched n.b.a. matches through the online platform 10 sent each of us is a potential buyer of merchandise and tickets this week the brooklyn nets are playing the l.a. lakers in china the nets own by chinese billionaire joseph side the co-founder of web titan alibaba for his part he said the damage from the pro protest tweets would take quote a long time to repair

from saying that he loves china to saying that he won't apologize anymore houston rockets player james harden says he backs in v.a. commissioner adam silver after he also said he would not apologize silver said that it was not up to the lead to regulate what players employees and team owners could say the controversy started when the head of the houston rockets tweeted in support of the hong kong protests he even deleted it and he apologized chinese broadcasters and companies have since cut ties with the team after this rockets player harden was one of the 1st to say sorry to china earlier this week but now he has a different tone here we are pretty much proves the story living in everybody should know how they feel in their thought process be able to speak you know obviously something we're going to put in some ways that people are going to greet her just the world we live in so you know. i'm here for out of 2 of them. to the rugby world cup now where wales are battling for a place in the quarter finals a win over fiji would see them through and after a slow start wales lead $1410.00 at half

but it's also dicey for lebron james and james harden. nba has stood tall or proud on weighing in on a lot of issues. the golden state warriors coach steve kerr has been highly critical of the president. you know lebron james has had his bouts with the president. and they're remaining silent. james harden apologized to his chinese fans. critics say, hold on, you care about social issues except when it stands in the way of you making lots of money. the fear for the nba, they're worried that president trump is going to weigh in and tweet here? it will be harder for the president because he hasn't said much on hong kong and china either. butt i can tell you, the nba wants to this go away. >> and you have republican senator and congressmen who have been silent on domestic issues, now criticizing the nba for this controversy. jess, but ayman, you might think, listen, republicans aren't going to do anything. guess what, this president can do anything. >> we'll see if he tweets about it. stephanie ruhle, always a pleasure, we'll see you back here

>> yeah, yeah. >> jimmy: would you ever grow a james harden beard >> well, see, this is the problem. so, this is what you're gonna get. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: that's -- that's you on a bender. >> yeah. so i've been growing this for about 30 years [ laughter ] that's is it that's is it >> jimmy: we mocked it up to see what you would look like if you had a beard. >> let's see it. [ laughter ] [ applause ] not bad, though. >> it ain't bad. see, look at that. >> jimmy: it's not bad, yeah [ laughter ] >> only if i can grow it >> jimmy: you know, "nba 2k20" just came out. >> yep >> jimmy: and a lot of people -- it just came out -- everyone's excited to play but i don't know if you saw your rating. you know, they rate the players. >> you know what i haven't. i haven't even played the game yet. you know, i think -- as you know - >> jimmy: would you like to know what your rating is tonight? >> i mean, sure. why not? >> jimmy: i mean, lebron is 97 >> okay. >> jimmy: yeah >> that's the best >> jimmy: that's the best. >> okay. >> jimmy: yeah so, you want to know your rating drum roll please ♪ >>

meanwhile used in star james harden has now thrown he support behind the n.b.a. commissioner who has refused to apologize to china adam silver said on tuesday it was not up to the league to regulate what players employees and team owners say the chinese broadcasters and companies have cut ties with the team following the tweet from the rockets chain rule manager here we are pretty much bridge the story moving you know everybody should know how to fill in the door process be able to speak you know obviously something we're going to close in some ways are people going to greet her just the way we're living. so you know. i'm here for out of sort of china's dispute with the n.b.a. is also being discussed at a top sports conference in london global sports are increasingly having to walk a political tightrope the willing sat down with one of the men behind the world's main ticket agencies stubhub. obviously expanding markets comes with risks it comes with opportunities and the leagues are incredibly well equipped with the personnel that they have with the consultants t

rockets general manager posted a pro hong kong tweet earlier this week meanwhile used in star james harden has now thrown his sport behind the n.b.a. commissioner who has refused to apologize to china adam silver said on tuesday it was not up to the league to regulate what players employees and team owners say the chinese broadcasters and companies have cut ties with the team following the tweet from the rockets chain rule manager here we are pretty much proves the story living in everybody should know how they feel in the door process be able to speak you know obviously something we're going to close in some ways and people are going to greet her just the way we're living so you know. i'm here for out of sort of china's the speed with the n.b.a. is also being discussed at a top sports conference in london global sports are increasingly having to walk a political tightrope the willing sat down with one of the men behind the wolves main ticket agencies stubhub. obviously expanding markets comes with risks it comes with opportunities and the leagues are incredibly well equipped with the pers

the rocket's biggest star, james harden also chimed in. >> we apologize. we love china.playing there. >> reporter: with more than half a billion chinese fans in the match-up of free speech versus big business, commerce, says cbs omorts lead n.b.a. reporter bill reiter, was a slam dunk. >> whatever american principles you bring to the table, including free speech, you check that at the door if you want to do business with china. >> reporter: morey walked back that tweet. h've had a lot of opportunity the hear and consider other thrspectives. d nid not intend my tweet to cause any offense. the n.b.a. is getting plenty of blow back itself and creating some strange bedfellows in the process. republican senator ted cruz from texas say the n.b.a.'s retreat is shameful. beto o'rourke, the democrat from el paso, called it an embarrassment. and norah, normally you can't those two to agree on what color the sky is. >> o'donnell: a lot of blow back indeed. jim, thank you. still ahead, with the stitches to prove it, america's oldest president may also be its ugughest. too shabby! to

and rockets general manager posted a pro hong kong tweet earlier this week meanwhile euston star james harden has now thrown he support behind the n.b.a. commissioner who has refused to apologize to china adam silver said on tuesday it was not up to the lead to regulate what players employees and team owners said chinese broadcasters and companies have cut ties with the team following the tweet from the rockets general manager here we are pretty much proves the story living in everybody should know how they feel in the door process be able to speak you know obviously something we're going to close in some ways are people going to greet her just the way we're living so you know. i'm here for out of the. wells have got their place in the rugby world cup quarter finals the game against fiji started off badly for the welsh the felt 10 no be high enough to just 90 minutes but josh adams scored a hat trick of tries as the 6 nations champions full back to win 2917 in this pool match. and i think we probably started very slow the box you when you are afraid of their feet are going to tell us that we

james harden likes to work in isolation and china likes forcing people to work in isolation. >> and looklast from the past. he's still seven-foot six, even after he retired. why keep being tall if you're not even in the n.b.a. >> good point. i have to be honest, i'm disappointed in the n.b.a. you're going to silence one of your execs to keep making money overseas? >> i agree, roy, china is the victim here. >> that's not what i said. ( laughter ) wait a minute. are you getting paid by china? >> that is absolutely crazy, but almost as crazy as not using chinese integrated circuitry for your integrated circuitry needs. it's so good you won't even care if it's spying on you! ( laughter ) >> trevor >> sell out. speaking of basketball, let's move to the naacp. the kansas jayhawks, they had a big pre-season celebration to mark their first practice. they even hired snoop dogg to perform. whoever booked him clearly doesn't know who snoop dogg is >> this morning the university of kansas is apologizing for this video you see here. wearing a k.u. shirt, snoop doping performed several of his hits uns

famous sporting x. 40 spent a decade bang for the houston rockets a brilliant now that current stop james harden has been apologizing on behalf of the team he goes to china quite regularly to promote he's brand of train as this is what he had to say about his neighbor apologizing. you know. with the title of the plane there. are no words for both of us and visually we go there now once twice a year. it was the most important so we appreciate that as a fan base and we love everything you know they're about and. you know we appreciate the support that they give us individually and as an organization so. so deep apologies across the board here why are we seeing this china is such a huge market for sporting organizations base for sports teams in terms of going on tour there was kind of n.b.a. teams trying to play a match this weekend sports federations as well they want to host a vent that and i think the key thing is this is a growing market in terms of a t.v. rights sponsorship and also a fan base because we consider china's population it's 1300000000 if you have 10 percent of the population inter

certainty to compose schooling 50 points in this one however it didn't look like it would be enough james harden only see mates including new recruits russell westbrook to be in control of the game even leading in the 4th quarter. but milwaukee held a nerve and eventually ran out winners $117111.00 to get this season up and running . tiger woods shares the lead up to those 0 championship in japan after the 2nd round was washed out on friday woods has been in the public eye since the age of 2 and while he's a one off there are many young players inspired by his achievements including a 6 year old champion from sorry in england the winnings reports on the move boniface. to be a champion goal for you have to start young the obama face is just 6 years old but he doesn't miss a chance to practice with his father lester and coach kieren cuttings and golf club in sorry he started playing the 3 and has made such extraordinary progress he's already won junior tournament's the why is friends there. so. he's got he works his body and i'm very good. that the way his body works and. is very powerful. in a mo

meanwhile used in star james harden has now thrown he support behind the n.b.a. commissioner who has refused to apologize to china adam silver said on tuesday it was not up to the league to regulate what players employees and team owners say but chinese broadcasters and companies have cut ties with the team following the tweet from the rockets chain rule manager. here we are pretty much bridge the story living in everybody should know how they feel in the door process be able to speak you know obviously something we're going to close in some ways and people are going to greet her just the way we're living so you know. i'm here for out of sort of china's the speed with the n.b.a. is also being discussed at a top sports conference in london global sports are increasingly having to walk a political tightrope the willing sat down with one of the men behind the world's main ticket agencies stubhub. obviously expanding markets comes with risks it comes with opportunities and the leagues are incredibly well equipped with the personnel that they have with the consultants

but james harden, the 2018 mvp who plays for houston, did apologise to china.s well, there‘s tons of ties between nike, adidas, their athletes and china. and then of course, a lot of times, you know, after — players are getting ready to wind down their careers, they can go have a second career in china and become big stars over there as well. so it‘s clear that the chinese market loves nba basketball, they love the game and i do think eventually this will get sorted out. but right now they‘re in a staring contest because the nba has stood up for their executive, daryl morey, and his freedom of speech, and china has made it very clear through the cctv and the national television network that they don‘t believe he had the right to speak on the issues that he spoke on with regard to hong kong. now, just imagine if yourjob was to explore the earth‘s final frontier. that‘s the case forjill heinerth, one of the world‘s most famous cave divers. she‘s the first person in history to dive deep into an antarctic iceberg, and led a team that discovered the waterway remains

james harden hardening the stance of course. there has been a big change in the last 24 hours or so. have a look at where we are market-wise. s&p futures, a big drop overnight with over 90% of stocks in the u.s. and in europe down. we are to some extent, there is relief rally. currency markets. here we go. dollar index. 99. do we get back closer to 100? it seems the path of least resistance so far when there is looking at the south korean currency as well. 1,200 there. 99.11 here. dollar-yen, 107. gold here, a rally to 1,700 an ounce. we are still continuing to flirt with all-time lows as far as australia is concerned. we'll leave it here for now. slightly risk off. let's get it to su kenan in new york. >> we start with the latest with turkey. turkey says military force also cross the border into syria at the start of its incursion against kurdish forces after president trump indicated the u.s. would not opposed the cross border operations against long-term american allies. turkey says it move into syria to take control of an ar

a fight for freedom stands with hong kong and james harden later apologized. >> we love china and everythingly shimkus with serious xm 115 with the reaction that is erupting online. >> it took 48 hours to flat-out ban houston rockets games and corporate sponsors to cut ties so maureen apologized for his tweet saying i'm always appreciated significant support our chinese sponsors provided and i would hope those who are upset with no misunderstanding was not my intention. the nba worked to smooth things over but apologies are sparking back lash who say the nba's caving to communism. ted cruz tweeted as a lifelong fan i was proud to see her chart -- call out their regressive treatment of protesters in hong kong. now in pursuit of big money the nba is shamefully retreating. across the aisle beto o'rourke says the only thing they should apologize for is prioritization of profits over human rights. what an embarrassment. a lot of people saying this is the wrong call. >> not only what they are doing to protesters but human rights violations in general. we knew this was coming. a tv miniseries with

to hear from one of the players at the center of the n.b.a. 4 out of china the houston rockets james harden. we got some really lively weather pushing into parts of north america over the next couple of days wet weather in the process of pulling away from the eastern seaboard from new england at least the side of canada but coming in behind me been talking about this for a couple of days now this next band of cloud this is that next cold plunge of we are going to see a fair bit of snow that just driving across the prairie through the northern plains sinking further south was some wesa weather to the central plains south of that is fine and dry still warm dallas at around 32 celsius have a high for around 22 that fall kansas city just one degree celsius that denver so that's something like a $25.00 degree drop in temperatures full of them kansas city will say that kilogram making its way this would go on into friday a high here of around 9 degrees celsius further north a fair bit of snow pushing up into central parts of canada and a long line of rain spilling wrought out of ontario down acro

with china to rockets james harden. garbage. south korea on high alert for a possible biological threat coming across the border from. hello there this is super typhoon a huge and powerful typhoon this is you can see in our very clearly the eye now this whole storm system continuing to move northward through the north pacific ocean but the happiness in changes in the last 24. winds and that of course is the strength of the winds that are continuing to stay at the same speed and they are now at 260 kilometers an hour gusting strong in the map $315.00 so that's stronger in the last 24 hours wolf has also changed though is the forward direction moving to the northwest but actually quite a bit slow at 14 kilometers an hour so what does this mean for the actual track and also when it is going to push into eastern japan well you can see that actually not really much change at all as a say the forward motion of the next couple days is a little slower so those out to feeder bands are actually going to take a little bit longer to actuall

these laws called players, james harden, lebron james, actually apologized on behalf of daryl morey tohe chinese government. we are apologizing to a communist government and then we have athletes here and coaches that railed against our government. we are the bad guys in the minds of these nba players and coaches and their little parade of being so low. all of it to me is at the behest of the shoe company. they are doing the bidding of the shoe company and protesting china and demonizing us and our culture and dramatically changing our culture. these athletes are young and i'm not giving them an excuse but they're young. many of them didn't go to college, they've only spent a year or two ago in college. they don't understand how they are being used and played to promote a communist and a marxist agenda. they have no idea that their actions and a lot of the things they are promoting come of this victim mentality, all the identity politics and everything in america's racist, all of it. it's all a scam by the shoe companies. look how socially aware we are, look how we fight against injust

the rockets' biggest star james harden also chimed in. >> we apologize. we love china. we love playing there. >> reporter: with more than half a billion chinese fans in the matchup of free speech versus big business, commerce says sports writer bill reiter was a slam-dunk. >> whatever principles you bring to the table, including free speech, you check that at the door if you want to do business with china. >> reporter: that seemed pretty clear from morey's walkback tweet yesterday. "i've had a lot of opportunity to hear and consider other perspectives. i did not intend my tweet to cause my offense." the nba is getting plenty of blowback itself and creating some strange bedfellows in the process. republican senator ted cruz from texas said the nba's retreat is shameful. beto o'rourke, the democrat from el paso called it an embarrassment. and norah, as you know, normally you can't even get those two to agree on what color the sky is. >> yeah, a lot of blowback indeed. jim, thank you. >>> still ahead, the stitches to prove it, america's oldest president may also be its tou

. >>> houston rocket stars james harden, russell westbrook, good se se seats.es flight early, astros up in the first. top nine, yankees down two. d.j. lamehieu to right. george springer jumps and oh, watch how close this was to making a catch, instead the game is tied 4-4. bottom nine, astros fans, got to love postseason baseball. let's go to the world series. two-run shot off aroldis chapman, the walkoff winner. 6-4 houston, their second pennant in three years. they host the nationals tuesday night in the world series. >> we talk about the talent. i thinkhe resolve and the steady heads on this team and just the, you know -- we still play with a chip on our shoulder, which is good. and we play with some mojo. i think all of this adds into the find a way to win the game. >> the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat for sure on that play. >> all right. >> by the way, if chris alvarez had been in that locker room, no goggles. >> i don't know, he's tumanly for that. >> oh boy, all right. well, thank you. >>> there are long flights, then there is a flight from qant

outrage, i don't want washington to do anything, we should allow ourselveses to look as foolish as james harden did, but i like the american outrage, i would like more with saudi arabia hosts the next conference, or spends millions on presidential library in america, it does. we should talk about authoritarian blood money washed throughout our system to make people say things that are not true in bad regimes. kennedy: just look at rolodex of the clinton foundation. >> there it is. kennedy: do not expect to see southpark in china any time soon. officials in beijing have banned the comedy central cartoon after most recent episode was critical of government senato sensor sip. >> for this movie to make money we real need to make -- >> what were you into when you were younger. >> i like winnie-the-pooh. >> no, tha is legal in china bee some student said he looked like chinese president. >> that ridiculous. kennedy: winnie-the-pooh is illegal because he is a shirt -- >> close caption. hooker? >> government sensors like episode so much they deleted every clip, and on-line mentions of the she. from chi

rockets star james harden and others also apologize that it first the nba issued a statement saying thatweet was, quote, regrettable but that infuriated many in the us including politicians on both sides of the aisle who said there is no need to apologize for supporting democracy. today, nba commissioner adam silver said he supports freedom of expression for his employees. >> i am sympathetic to our interests here and our partners who are upset and i don't think it is inconsistent on the one hand to be sympathetic to them. at the same time stand by our principles. >> steve kerr who is very anti-trump is outspoken on politics, took a pass on commenting about china which led one financial analyst to chime in with this. >> it is hilarious, the faustian bargain with the devil with the chinese communist party, how much of your morality, how much of your values are you willing to compromise for money. >> china state run tv network is suspending coverage of this week's game between china between the lakers and brooklyn mets. a chinese shoe company and phone company have suspended their deal and

james harden had this to say. >> i know for both of us, individually we go there once or twice a year show us the most important love. we appreciate that as a fan base and we love everything. they deleted the tweeted both he and the league have apologized. they are still facing criticism from u.s. lawmakers for racking down. >>> the school health hazard at one county school, the campus had no running water. >> right now police are investigating the deadly stabbing in san jose streets as it shut down. what we know about this murder coming up next. >>> the week kicks off today. it starts with emergency preparedness drill explaining why the city come try my really big chicken sandwich combo with two patties for $4.99, or three for $5.99, or four for $6.99. that's an amazing deal, jack! hey, thanks, stanley. ow. ...wait, what's happening? stanley! you're deflating! hold me, jack! only at jack in the box. tto harrison, the wine tcollection.. to craig, this rock. i leave these things to my heirs, all 39 million of you, on one condition. that you do everything to preserve and protect them. w

morey have deeply offended many of our friends and fans in china which is regrettable and star james harden said the rocket fuel of their chinese fans. basketball is big business in china. the chinese market is important. >>to the nba. they think it's their future a lot of chinese are really into basketball. according to the chinese basketball association roughly 300 million or nearly one-fifth of the people in china play basketball. but the nba may be in a no-win scenario even as it faces backlash over the weekend china it's getting pushed back in the us for how its responded to texas senator and houston rockets and ted cruz tweeting quote we're better than this. >>human rights shouldn't be for sale and the nba shouldn't be assisting chinese communist censorship. i'm kelly smoot reporting. >>so we're doing it right here and right now, but. we're going to start with the 49 ers tonight we mentioned they had the monday night football game earlier in the show and here they are coming in 3 national tv. let's show you the feel-good moment before. >>gate and that is defensive tackle d j jolt. >>k

westbrook, facing his former team, for the very first time, after a trade that reunited him with james harden in houston. he was all-business from the moment he took the floor. nice chemistry. less than a minute remaining in the game, finds him in the corner for a three. westbrook, 21 points in houston's win. after the game, he downplayed the significance of that match-up. >> this is how it goes. when i hoop, i have no friends. on the court, they know not to talk to me. steven is a close friend of mine. inside the lines, there's no friends. spalding, that's my friend and my teammates, that's it. >> and the houston astros have a chance to win their second world series championship tonight. there will be a familiar face in the crowd, besides our own andy sholes, who has been doing due diligence. jeff adams, becoming a legend on sunday night, when he took a home run off the chest, rather than giving up his two beers. bud light, of course, tracking him down, offering to send him to tonight's game six in houston. not sure where he will be sitting. he will be easy to find. he will be wearing a t-sh

then an apology from rockets all-star james harden sparked even more backlash. >> yeah, we apologized near -- i know for both of us individually, we go there once or twice a year. they show us the most important love. we appreciate them as a fan base, we love everything they're about, and we appreciate the support they give us, individually, and as an portion. we love you. >> the nba called his tweet regrettable, adding we have great respect for the history and culture of china, and hope that sports and the nba can be used as a unifying force to bridge cultural divides. folks still aren't happy. i know you just wrote a piece for the post, we'll get to your american business point. the nba has allowed players and coaches to speak their minds in the past. here's someone speaking out about justice overseas and it's treated entirely differently. why do you think that is? >> well, it's all about the money, okay? the nba faces a huge market in china, everything from exhibitions, to partnerships to jersey sales and what the chinese government did here, they cut off the rockets money stream h

rockets' star player james harden speak saying he's pleased the nba has stuck to its values. >> we allof speech. that's the world we live in. people should express how they feel and their thought process, be able to speak it. obviously some people feel a certain way and some don't agree. that's the world we live in. i'm here for adam silver. >> harden now backing the nba commissioner adam silver who's flown to china where there were to be two more preseason games involving the l.a. lakers and brooklyn nets. media events have been canceled at the last minute. our team on the ground in shanghai say they've seen giant game posters being torn down as well. adam silver with his work cut out if he's going to smooth things over. very contentious for them. i think he's erred on the side of freedom of expression even though he knows it could cost the league millions if not billions. a really costly tweet, that one. >> lebron james will have to weigh in at some point even though no media availability yet. thank you. >>> a kayaker came up close and personal with a great white off the coast of cal

rocket player james harden was in tokyo for a team practice, it begs the for forgiveness. >> you know love china, we love playing there, and we appreciate them the fan base we love everything. >> laura: everything they are about. who stomach dutifully obeyed and deleted the pro hong kong book all my tweets. if he even issued a apology, i did not intend by a to cause any offense to rocket fans of mine in china. i hope that those were upset will know the defending or miss under stomach misunderstanding without my attention. the most despicable reaction came from the mba itself. the league put out to apologies. one in english calling the tweet regrettable and another shameless statement and chinese reading they were extremely disappointed the inappropriate marks made by houston rocket general manager. standing with the persecuted people of hong kong is inappropriate? they should wear any criticism of the chinese regime as a badge of honor, but no can do. you know, i also think it's funny to look back 18 months or go to self-righteous pompous comments of nba coaches who have no trouble tr

here is rockets star james harden standing next to russell westbrook in tokyo. we appreciate as a fan base and love everything they are about and we appreciate support they give us individually and as an organization. we love you. >> even gm daryl morey is trying to put it out, quoting, i did not intend my tweet to create offense to my friend necessary china, voicing one thought based on one interpretation of one event. i've had opportunity to hear and consider other perspectives. the n.b.a. also issued a statement saying morey's initial tweet was "regrettable." shep. >> shepard: now politicians really on both sides are finally criticizing china. >> yeah, the tweets caught eye of gop senators, cruz of texas and rick scott of florida, who took a swing at the n.b.a. statement saying daryl morey's comments regrettable, cruz saying, we are better for this, human rights shouldn't be for sale. the n.b.a. shouldn't be assisting censorship. 2020 democratic candidate julian castro spoke out against china, saying, xhiena is using economic power to silence critics, even th

i felt that james harden did want to reply to my question.you saw, he was prevented from doing so. in the aftermath of that press conference, i was called by the nba. they gave me an apology and wrote up an official statement to apologize what happened, as well. this is from their chief communications director. they said, during today's houston rockets media availability, a team representative inappropriately interjected to christina mcfarlane from getting an answer to her question. and what it exposed was the utter confusion that exists in the nba as to how to handle this fallout. it's been one week, seven days, since the managing director of the rockets sent that tweet in support of hong kong. but the reality is, nothing of the players could have said could help the nba in their predictment. they are stuck between a rock and a hard place, protecting their interests in china and their core values. a source from the nba told me that the reason the press conferences are canceled in shanghai and the match between the lakers and the nets, becaus

. >>> houston rockets star james harden russell westbrook taking in game six of the astros/yankees serieston jumped out to the early lead. 3-0 in the first. top nine, yankees down two, dj lemahieu to right. george springer jumps. it was that close. it's a two-run homer that ties the game at 4-4. bottom nine, astro fans were tense. man on for jose altuve. and houston headed to the world series. a 2-1 walk-off homer. second pennant in three years. they will host the nationals in the world series. what a win in the baseball playoffs. and now the nfl coming up raiders and packers, the niners and redskins, we'll have it for you later today. >>> next, the longest running day of the dead event in the south bay. what's on tap for >>> here are the winning numbers from last night's powerball drawing. 14, 27, 29, 65, the power ball number 12. nobody picked all six numbers. wednesday's jackpot goes u t $120 million. and the winning numbers from last night's $20 million super lotto plus drawing, 8, 17, 32, 34, 45, the mega number 24. no one picked all six in that drawing either. wednesday's prize incr

in case you missed it, james harden tonight, not happy. [ laughter ] that is what you call instant karmane. >>> in case you missed it, this is donovan mitchell of the jazz . have to learn to protect yourself when you go down on the floor. he gets hit in the gut. he gets a kick out of it. that is the left for tonight. >>> it is 11:00, time for more news. >>> coming up next here at 11:00, two big stories tonight. a race against mother nature for firefighters battling the kincaid fire with another red flag warning for high winds set to go into effect tomorrow morning. >>> will people around the bay area still without power, pg&e is preparing for a new round of power shutoffs beginning tomorrow. >>> the 11:00 news on ktvu fox 2 news starts now. >>> powerful winds are in the forecast, not as strong as what we saw in the past couple of days, still raising the risk of fire. hello again everyone, i am frank somerville. >> i am heather holmes, in for julie. 1000 customers could be affected in this next round of shutoffs. the outage will stand 29 counties, affecting much of the bay area and the si

james harden is popular. kobe bryant is very popular in china.layers in latter stages of their careers. so it's going to be interesting to see how many of these players who are very willing to speak out in the comfort of their multimillion dollar homes risk losing money because they sell their shoes, jerseys and what have you. >> last question. do you think, though, there is a benefit to have this, you know, connection with china that, you know, an american presence in a country such as this and our american values perhaps seep into the culture? how we roll? >> it's an exchange. this is what, not just the nba is dealing with but american culture in general. yes, we are exporting a certain degree of freedom of expression. but we also are importing communist censorship. that is, there's only going to be so much of our freedom in which china allows in. if you want to do business with them consider citizenship of our own. it's an exchange, not a one-way street here. >> lz granderson, you wise man. thank you for your opinion. good to have you back. >>

james harden and russell westbrook.he new power couple looking more like an old married couple at times. getting into a passionate exchange just minutes into the game. the reunion off to a rocky start. they combined for just 43 points. giannis had 30 on his own. houston falls 117-111. >>> now houston astro oos are hoping they don't fall again. game three is tonight in d.c. and john, standing room tickets only going for about $1,000 a piece. fans are smelling blood in the water and the sharks are circling. >> what a segue that is, coy wire. thank you very much. because as the washington nationals prepare to host that first world series since 1933. >> that's just off the top of my head. >> tonight players and fans alike have latched onto one of the strangest good luck charms in the history of mlb. a song for toddlers and alisyn called "baby shark." and we apologize for the ear worm. ♪ >> you can't really hear it there. you can't really hear it there, but you can hear it much better when our cnn politics reporting and edit

the team's owner tweeted morry does not speak for the houston rockets, and star player james harden weighed here. we appreciate the support they're giving us. >> the nba is big business in china with at least 25 marketing partnerships and more than 200 nba style stores. the owner of the brooklyn nets, joseph cy is also the co-founder of alibaba, china's largest ecommerce platform. he says morry's words will take a long time to repair. overnight morry apologized saying i did not intend my tweet to cause any fence to rockets fans and friends in china. i was merely basing one thought based on one interpretation of one complicated event. the nba put out a statement this morning saying morey's comments have deeply offended our fans in china, which is regrettable. abc news. >>> the new york stock exchange welcomed executives and guests of the golden state warriors at jp morgan chase in celebration of the chase center opening. to honor the occasion, coo rick weltz in the middle rang the opening bell, and former warriors center and current team consultant zaza pachulia. >> that's fun. get the lates

conference with that reporter got shut down, which i thought was terrible, but i was looking at james hardenell westbrook sitting there with this look on their faces pair that some of their paid to do, to comment on this. for those that want to come i'm with you. i hope they do a better job than james does, steph curry, steve kerr. that some of their paid to do. >> melissa: should they be treating? speaker you've heard a lot of athletes talk about police brutality, cops shooting a professor in the middle of the street and clothing them. >> melissa: i think we solved that! we will be back here tomorrow. thanks to chris bedford. here's harris. >> harris: to begin with breaking news. this is felicity huffman, actress. she has reporting today for sentencing to the federal correctional institution of dublin, california. so she is about to do her 14 day stint for the admission scandal that she was part of, and the charges she was found guilty of. she's prepared to serve the term of imprisonment that the judge ordered, as part of the punishment she imposed for huffman's action. she will be serving

james harden apologize to the chinese people for believing in democracy.y american regardless whether they are sports fans are not should be insulted by the way the nba has handled this crisis. >> what i think it's so interesting about this, we seen it with apple and facebook where they go up against -- you have a major company going up against the chinese government. but in this situation the nba has so much leverage, they have more recreational basketball players in china than they do -- then we have people here in the u.s. couldn't they really have the leverage here to make the change? what do you think? >> that's i would pull my teams into the nba, and i would say we are not going to negotiate with the chinese over this. we believe in american ideals. and we will put the ball in china's court. they come after him, go after them and look better than them. >> good idea, we will see what happens. thanks for watching. my melissa francis and "the daily briefing" with dana perino starts now. >> dana: constitutional battle brewing in washington of the white h

he echo what's a lot of players like james harden also said, if you you want to continue to make moneyn china, i think there has to be a little bit more placating tone. >> neil: that doesn't change to susan's point, gary. i'm wondering if we're expecting the chinese to change their ways in how they treat with this trade negotiation, treat us differently and american company differently. not strong arm them and spy on them. that might not be the case as some of these anecdotal pieces of evidence are any sign of things to come. >> follow the evidence, neil. for 18 months, all we've been hearing is china has to make a deal, china has to come to the table. they have to meet us further than we meet them. guess what? nothing done after 18 months. it seems like we may be getting a truce and not a deal. i think they are who they are. i think they're going to continue to play hard you know what against us. and the fact is, there is 1.5 billion and business on this end has to make a decision how far they're going to go and whether keep quiet and talk loud. look what happened with the nba and leb

. >> james harden. >> his star player went 234 there and apologized to the chinese people this is notarryl moore is getting any support on. the nba has supported him. they're running a fine line. players realize there would be consequences to their brand, to their marketing and maybe to their employment they're being quiet right now. >> does it matter? i don't have time to ask you the question you know, andrew, but i just wonder if the backlash here at home is that -- it's not among the core fans, and the core fans are going to stay watching the product. on the issues they care about politically in the u.s., the nba and the players are still on the right side of this one i know we have to go, but thanks for joining me today >> the popularity is still there, it's not going to affect that >> appreciate your time, sir, thank you. >> thank you, kelly. >>> that does it for the exchange today we have to go a bit early. the fed minutes are coming up at the top of the hour. power lunch has them >>> welcome to power lunch, let's gea check on the markets as we're just moments away from the minu

guard james harden echoing his gm's apology. >> we love china, we love playing there. you know, once or twice a year. they show us the most important love. we appreciate them as a fan base. >> reporter: the nba acknowledging morey's tweet deeply offended many in china but called it regrettable and has lawmakers on both sides upset. republican senator ted cruz tweeting human rights shouldn't be for sale and the nba shouldn't be assisting chinese communist censorship. congressman tom mall now ski called the nba's response shameful. on the streets of beijing eric and his friends trying to see past the off-court drama. does it make you think differently about the rocket snz. >> just okay. i didn't change my opinion. i still like harden and -- but maybe i won't watch them too often. >> reporter: they're just starting to turn off the lights on the court behind me wrapping up the evening pick-up games here. john, basketball has a pretty long history here in china. it goes back decades. the love for the game intensified in 2002 when zyao mike was signed by the rockets. now he'

. >>> houston rockets star james harden russell westbrook taking in game six of the astros/yankees serieshouston jumped out to the early lead. out of the crawford boxes. 3-0 in the first. top nine, yankees down two, dj lemahieu to right. george springer jumps. it was that close. it's a two-run homer that ties the game at 4-4. bottom nine, astro fans were tense. man on for jose altuve. and houston headed to the world series. a 2-1 walk-off homer. 6-4 winners. second pennant in three years. they will host the nationals in the world series. what a win in the baseball playoffs. and now the nfl coming up raiders and packers, the niners and redskins, we'll have it for you later today. >> next, the longest running day of the dead event in the south bay. what's on top for this year's >>> in the south bay thousands are expects at the dia de los muertos in san jose. the family friendly celebration honors song. there's an art of remembrance that showcases local artists. it starts at city viplaza at no. i love dia de los muertos celebrations. they're beautiful and festive. >> i agree. nice time of ye

>> we saw james harden, possibly certainly the best player in the n.b.a.houston rockets, apologize. and we've also seen not just from players but an owner, a chinese -- a canadian-chinese owner of the brooklyn nets, joe cy, he put out a statement that tried to explain how hurtful daryl morey's tweet was. but i just can't quite take that at face value because he did things like talk about hong kong being a separatist movement. i mean, these are chinese people asking for human rights, the same kind of first amendment rights or due process rights that americans have. and to bring it back to your questions about why is there this disconnect between men when were players protest or make a statement about american issues and daryl morey making a pretty -- a pretty gentle statement or obvious statement about hong kong, it just shows the extreme sensitivities of china. it's the difference what if you make a criticism in a free society like the united states, or a criticism of an autocratic society for being autocratic like china, and i know china gives the n.b.a.

scoring 30 points in this one however it didn't look like it would be enough james harden and his teammatesuding new recruit russell westbrook looked to be in control of the game even leading into the 4th quarter but milwaukee held their nerve and eventually ran out winners $117.00 to $111.00 to get their season up and running. as a child tiger woods was a well known golf prodigy and his achievements have inspired young players around the world they include a 6 year old champion from surrey in england we whelan's reports on the emerging leo boniface. to be a champion go for you have to start young the obama face is just 6 years old but he doesn't miss a chance to practice with his father lester and coach cuban cuttings and golf club in sorry he started playing the 3 of us might such extraordinary progress he's already won g.t. it's one of the it's the why he spends the. soul of the nest he's got he works his body in a very good. that the way his body works on news in this way and is very powerful as well. it is a moment he's able to hit the ball quite all times it's not the sandwich for a s