kevin durant, thank you for stopping by.h shorter. [ laughter ] >> i don't see how. >> jimmy: yeah. maybe you're sitting down or something. yeah. thanks for being here, buddy. i got the congrats for your mvp. >> thanks a lot, man. appreciate it. >> jimmy: that was -- that was just -- [ cheers and applause ] well deserved -- well deserved but also the speech you gave when you, when you got, when you accepted the award, if you haven't seen it, go on youtube, check it out. it is -- it will make you cry. you say the nicest things about your mom and your mom was there. and man oh man, it was heart-felt and just -- it was just so nice. i think everyone just like totally, like, fell in love with you all over again. it was like, what a good kid. my mom was like -- "where's my speech?" [ laughter ] you never cry at me and tell me how great i was." i love you mom. you're the greatest. did you see it, andy? >> i cried a lot. >> jimmy: you did? >> andy: yeah, i cried a lot yeah. >> sorry. >> andy: it was very -- no it was moving. >> jim

kevin durant is an incredible basketball player and an even better human being.ll take what was originally a $200 million offer and walk away with $350 million. >> so, you were there to help him bid it up? >> not at all. we believed there was a great opportunity for us. we wish kevin the very best. we wanted to send a message out to every athletic director, every president of every teen club, every league commissioner club, everym, league commissioner, that you should call us if we haven't already called you by any chance. the third message that came across from kevin durant is that we are going to grow 20%-plus next year with or without the deal. we are very pleased with where the business is. we are going to be opportunistic. when we see chances, we're going to go for it. >> the fact that you are part of the conversation, the fact that we were saying "under armour" next to kevin durant, even if you didn't end up with him, do you think you won? >> no, this wasn't a winner. the great thing about our business -- i think you're seeing there is a two horse race that

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new york can help your business grow, at startup.ny.gov >>> score one for nike, they are resign kevin durantushed reports say it's worth $350 million, and durant was pursued by nike competitors. on sunday, durant tweeted, quote, excited and humbled to sign back with the swoosh, and you can imagine why. means, guys, that nike hangs on to michael jordan and lebron james, and maintain prowess on endorsements. >> i know kevin's competitor, but the three, i mean, their shoes sell. kevin durant, by the way, this weekend, had a gathering of people, and people quoted the mvp speech still. >> absolutely. >> a great moment in sports where everything is put in perspective. the man is a genius. i think that was done off the cuff, that speech, and everybody, it's online if you want to watch it. >> oh, yeah. >> a hero to many, and would be wearing his shoes if i played. sorryings kevin. i love kevin. kevin have a response? >> lost on durant, but signed gisele. listen to this. ♪ >> gisele joining tom brady, part of the new women's campaign, about 30% of the business is women's apparel, kicked off last mont

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thunder's woman city kevin durant rating. thunder'sahoma city kevin durant rating.d last night, when he plays the game, he doesn't play with himself. he plays with lebron james at 99. >> you play as you? >> that is kind of arrogance. [laughter] [applause] >> no, you have to play as you. who do you play as? >> everybody. >> just tell me. >> ok, lebron. [laughter] >> so, lebron doesn't get the m.v.p.. m.v.p.does get the playing as him in this very successful game. >> i love it. lebron has a lot of other things. cory johnson, thank you. and thank you for watching this edition of "bloomberg west." you can watch us streaming on your tablet, phone, bloomberg.com, apple tv, and amazon fire tv. ♪ >> from bloomberg world headquarters in new york, i am mark crumpton and this is a boat bottom line." today, pimco cofounder bill gross leaves the firm were janus capital. the british parliament approves airstrikes against islamic state militants. and we will look at the price tag for derek jeter memorabilia. in the united states and those joining us from around the world, welcome.

nike winning the battle for can he have ic-- kevin durant, signg him to a $30 million contract. also using giselle bunchen. a procedure for advanced stage cancer lower on failed study. >>> atlantic city casino closed its doors. morgan is live on the boardwalk with more. hi, morgan. >> reporter: this is the rebel which shut down early this morning. behind it is the showboat which closed on sunday. further down the boardwalk is trump plaza also shutting down. these properties employed more than 7,000 people, which is why the state is teaming up with the local union at the convention center. the drop in supply will aid the aging remaining casinos, especially those who are already investing in renovations. they expect the city to become much more centered around group events. >> i think we'll be doing probably 100% more convention business than we are now. we have a new convention ceo who just joined the market here. >> but perhaps the most interesting new concept is coming from the developer of the chelsea, the city's first high-end non-gaming hotel in 30 years with legislation tha

. >>> finally tonight, dc native kevin durant who played for the oklahoma city thunder will be continuing to show a show of support for their hometown posting this photo to instagram saying easy money. he's been spotted, of course, don't be surprised if they show up at the park, but now you know that they would stay here in dc with the nationals. you know, to see if he could come back. >> yes. if he could come back. >> that's the whole idea. keeping the rumors going that he might be coming back to dc. >> and for all you fans, this is dc, right? >> yes. that's right. >> the big team, but the nats are here. >> yes, they are growing. you know, two playoff appearances in three years, why not. >> as for the redskins being number one in defensnumber one. >> you know what, but they played the jaguars in jacksonville last week. that would make anybody look good for one year. >> i did it to read the statement a couple of times. you know, is that right? is that right? but now they have improved this year. >> no doubt about it. >> speaking of numbers, are we going to go up and down? >> and then up.

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the online flower retailer saw shares surge 16% to $5.98 and nba mvp kevin durant is resigning with nike turning down advances from under armor. the ten-year deal would be worth $300 million or more but under armor didn't lose out. it turned around and signed the brazilian model gazelle, wife of tom brady to a long-term contract. shares of nike up, under armor jumping 4% to $71.13. >>> we all know about lip tore, the anti cholesterol medication that is the best-selling drug ever but lipitor might not be enough leading to a class of drugs beyond lipitor rushed to the market now. meg terrell has the story. >> reporter: as many as 17 million people in the u.s., europe and japan has high cholesterol not helped by stat tablets and there is a race to address the market. the experimental medicines are inhibitors that aim levels of bad cholesterol. >> it's an enzyme involved in the metabolism and so by inhibiting it, the changes the way cholesterol is metabolized. >> reporter: leading the pack is partnered with french drug maker sanafee. they will battle between a $10 billion market. amgen said

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. >>> and we want to wish a happy birthday to nba star kevin durant, 26 years old, andrew dice clay turns bryant gumbel is 66 years old. so on this monday morning, as we're starting off this workweek, happy birthday to them. hopefully you have a good start to the day and good start to the week. keep it right here for more news, weather and sports. thank you for being with us. i'm francis >>> this is nbc "today in the bay." >> good morning. we're going to have another gorgeous day, basically a repeat from yesterday. don't put away your summer wardrobe just yet. plus we're still tracking that chance for rain. lots to g

one of the biggest enforcement deals in history, kevin durant, our partners at espn reporting that nike is offering durant $300 million over the next ten years to stay on. the deal negoated by superstar jay-z's company just as durant was considering leaving nike for another sports wear company. tweeting, excited and humbled. >>> that big headline today, the famous faces who say their private photos were stolen. tonight we ask how safe are your photos on your computer? the answer is eye opening. >>> the vacation hero, the man on his balcony who spotted not only the swimmers but the hammer head shark. what he did next, he's right here tonight. >>> and you've got to stay tuned for this. america's future tonight, kindergartners from all over the country getting ready and what's the one thing they're most excited about. it made us laugh. dad,thank you mom for said this oftprotecting my future.you. thank you for being my hero and my dad. military families are uniquely thankful for many things, the legacy of usaa auto insurance could be one of them. if you're a current or former military membe

m.v.p.ahoma city thunder kevin durant rating 95, his player rating in the nba franchise.arned last jimmy fallon when he plays the game, and he plays it a lot, he does not play as himself. the barn james is at 99. -- lebron james. >> you play as you? >> no, that's kind of arrogant. [laughter] >> no! you have to play as you. who do you play? >> everybody. >> who do you play >> all right. lebron. [laughter] >> he has the m.v.p. playing as him and this very successful game. >> lebron has a lot of other things. >> this is just one more. cory johnson, thank you for watching this edition of "bloomberg west." all the latest headlines anytime on your phone, tablet, and bloomberg.com. we will see you later. ♪ . . >> welcome to "money clip." i'm adam johnson. bill gross leaves the company he founded for another. he's not the only one jumping ship. attorney general eric holder is also stepping down. here's a question, who is going to get his job? around the world, the ebola treatment. in tech, bigger than hearbleed -- heartbleed.

the oklahoma city thunder m.v.p., kevin durant, his rating 95, his player rating in the nba franchisearned last night on jimmy fallon is when he plays the game, and he plays it a lot, he does not play as himself. lebron james is at 99. >> you play as you? >> no, that's kind of arrogant. [laughter] >> no! you have to play as you. who do you play? >> everybody. >> who do you play? >> all right. lebron. [laughter] >> he has the m.v.p. playing as him in this very successful game. >> lebron has a lot of other things. >> this is just one more. >> cory johnson, thank you for watching this edition of "bloomberg west." all the latest headlines anytime on your phone, tablet, and bloomberg.com. we will see you later. ♪ >> tonight on "titans at the table," i will be chatting with robert benmosche. former executive of aig. i traveled to croatia to spend time with the wall street titan. >> there are not many views like this in the world. >> when you come here, do you relax? he recounts how he turned a company left for dead. >> you thought you had a company of zero value. today, the market value is

kevin durant will work with them. gave them the right to offer and paid them 06 million for the first several years he endorsed products. >> we have to stop roan and in -- >> how? >> i've got a plan, you have a plan. >> they continue to guard the top spots, the weekend office of the long holiday weekend, guardian sold more than 16 million in tickets and that puts us up there making them the number one movie of the year. if i say above, so below and let's round out the top 5. those rainings could change. >>> nascar rider tony stewart came in. >> you can see the fans applauded and cheered for stewart during the introductions at motor speedway. stewart started the race in 12 12th place but it came to an end when he made contact with a wall and blew a right front tire. the sprint cup races ended after that accident and he is now facing mistakes. he is -- he was in a practice run, tough to watch. >>> the 27-year-old is listed in stable concussion. >>> a 50-year-old woman hit and killed in pittsburgh. police are looking for

everyone talking about kevin durant. $300 million for a studio. >> 350 million, but who is counting whenou get to those numbers? of whether it makes sense, it was a statement harder shift that nike created since day one. he is a happy camper this morning. it was a long journey for us. under armour was in the thick of it. we were not quite sure where it was going to end. we are happy nike has come back and created a long-term partnership. bar in terms the of industry. andt seems every athlete musician today wants to be a brand. a sunglass line. >> i think it has raised the bar from a financial perspective and has also heightened the awareness of opportunities athletes can create for themselves off the court and off the field. -- has renewedve partnerships with nike. we have added three or four earners to his portfolio. that is what athletes want, to build the brand away from the field. they are thinking long-term, which is a good lot process. >> have you seen an explosion and business partnerships? when you started, athletes just wanted to play games. >> i think michael jordan took the in

zelle is going to be in that stable for under armour and also the fallout afterward we received a kevin durantoklahoma city thunder is not going to be with under armour. he is going to the with nike. that is coming up at the top of the hour. >> mark crumpton, thanks so much. more of our special, the answer all'sme of the all -- footb big questions. to quarterurning sized sensors to track its biggest stars. next. ♪ >> welcome back to "bloomberg west." i am emily chang. the nfl season starts tomorrow and today we are taking a look at the league's dominance in a special we are calling "the nfl's media empire." the stars to keep healthy. how healthy is peyton manning's back? the nfl is betting that technology can help answer some of those questions. the league partnered with the zebra technologies to install quarter sized sensors under players' shoulder pads. for more on how the technology works and how it will be used, i am joined by the general manager largend our editor at cory johnson. how exactly does it work? how big are the sensors and what exactly can they tell us? >> we put quarter sized

how under armour rolls. >> they offered kevin durant $265 million? the rise. >>> "frozen" was last year ee's blockbuster animated feature. next year disney plans to relet a short "frozen forever. "some would say disney just won't let it go. that song is -- >> they take pride in that. >> in my household, my daughter sings it so much that my son screams and goes stop. >> it is still very catchy. >> it is catchy. >>> now this. saus today looks at california's 100-year drought. this is the third drought. it's leading to potentially staggering losses and wildfires. the crisis is part of a 15-year mega drought across most of the western united states. one scientists calls it a threat to civilization. >> and here's one example of just how bad things are getting. in east portersville, california, near bakersfield, underground wells are drying up. volunteers are going door to door with bottled drinking water. a single 5,000-gallon tank supplies water for baths and toilets and nearly all of california is covered by severe drought and tracy shows us how the des

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kevin durant agreed to stay with nike.rth50 million over the next 20 years hchl's. he's the reigning mvp. under armour courted him this summer. >>> the "washington post" says a high school baseball game went into extra, extra, extra innings. the game started thursday and ended on sunday morning after 50 innings. the teams were limited to 15 innings day. even more amazing, both starting pitchers went the distance. one threw 709 pitches, the other 689. the one team finally scored to win in the top of the fifth. those are sore oorms. >> they need big ice buckets. >> the courier journal says the sinkhole in the corvette museum will not be a permanent attraction. it swallowed eight sports cars. ever since the hole has become a tourist attraction all its own. the museum considered reserving a section of it for posterity but safety features made it too expensive. >>> the "london times" says princess diana's wedding gown will be ginn toven to her sons. her will states her things can go to both sons when they turn 30. william hit t

on the flip side you have shares of nike after signing pro basketball player kevin durant to a $10 million a year reported contract. predominantly the energy stocks are the down side. back to you. >> indeed. thap thanks, dom. eric canter is lanti ilanding o feet. what do you make of this? is this sort of a bit of a reward? >> it definitely is. i mean, eric canter is a guy whose political base was wall street, and he was criticized that he lost by being too close to wall street. and this move where he's going to get paid millions of dollars over a several-year period just confirms can'tter was too closeo wall street at the time. he has every right to go out there and find work. what's interesting is what ellis is doing by hiring canter, they really haven't had an aggressive presence. one firm has reported no activity on their behalf so far, so this will be new for the firm and see if they can bring the heftier to town that they're hoping for here. >>> there is a rule that limits individual contributions. that rule has been struck down. is there more money than ever. >> we're going to see a

kevin durant will resign with nike for a 10-year deal worth $300 million. espn says he was courted by others but nike made the good offer. "guardians" was the highest grossing film of 2014. "turtles" was second followed by "if i stay." >>> our warm weather has prompted an algae warming at san francisco's mountain lake a type blue green algae is bloom on the that will lake on the son border of the presidio which could be bad for your health or your pet so it is banning access to the beach until the algae bloom subsides which could last several months. >> it is good swimming for some of us, we will to still get the warm temperatures in september and october but mostly because kids will be back at school. here is live doppler hd and it is dry. for clouds to contend with on 24 is what we are look at and is the drier air today, warmer than average and more clouds tomorrow night and that is when the drizzle will return and we will accelerate our cooling trend dropping a few degrees tomorrow, wednesday through saturday. focusing on today, in the south by, low-to-m

. >>> kevin durant, the star basketball player said to re-sign with nike for a 10-year deal worth $300underarmour offered him and hey way more than the deal nike gave him a decade ago. >>> amazon is hoping all this ignore any potential offerings from apple next week by creating a smart watch. it's dripping in swarovski crystals. no word on the price, i kind of like that. i'm tempted! it is the end of atlantic city as we know it, i think. three casinos are closing doors including revel, the city's newest and most expensive resort. should a.c. rebrandish itself entirely. rick and jack are back with us. if they have any hope, they need to blow the whole thing up, move three miles down the road. call it something totally different. start over from scratch. >> two big problems, the average casinogoer is 100 years old. it's seniors on scooters playing the slot machines, not good. >> especially in a.c. >> second, states are desperate for money, all of them are allowing gambling. there is too much saturation, especially in the northeast. >> a huge money problem. atlantic city raised property t

so on the same day that we're reporting that kevin durant is out, nba mvp decided to go with his original nike. they tried to woo him for footwear, the other umbrella is women's active wear. in the campaign you can see gisele moving around in some women's athletic wear to demonstrate how great it is. that is when she is doing and signing on with underarmor. another contract for gisele and famous name for underarmor. back to you. >> i think boys and girls, men, women, would love to look at her in the underarmor outfits. thank you, nicole, very much. david: nicole, nicely tanned there. >> thank you. david: s&p futures are meanwhile a minute away from closing. let's head back to larry shover in the pits of cme how is it shaping up tomorrow, larry? >> we are very flat-footed. traders and investors looking to ecb. will draghi be able to deliver? if he does deliver something so broad and dramatic as sovereign purchases will the market actually care? secondly, we have the jobs report. after the ism today, people are, starting to worry about a hot number. i mean, will the market get spooked if we

kevin durant candidate rokhanna is demanding the office of congressional ethics investigate congressman honda for misuse of house resources. rokhanna held a news conference revealing allegations, the most damning saying honda enticed donations with perks like attending a state department event. >> in this country we have a basic rule that you cannot trade on public assets to try to raise funds or to try to further your own campaign. it goes against the very fabric of our democracy. >> rokhanna wants investigation so voters can take the outcome into consideration when they cast their ballots in november. in a statement by congressman honda, he says there is no ethical violation, but he does admit that the staff should have taken more care to prevent the appearance of coordination. honda also has an accusation of his own. "the fact is that this challenger has orchestrated a fake news event in a desperate attempt to add publicity to save his campaign from another failure at the polls." >>> searching for a new job in the hospitality and health service industry may have a position for you ac

judy likes basketball player kevin durant, whose mvp speech what's his mom and teammates.s, troy aikman is a true professional. michael likes trainers, intellected, beauty, what father wouldn't want his daughter -- >> and lots of votes for tim tebow. christopher says tebow is unapologetic for his police officers and is a man of true conviction. time for my take now. i went to a lot of vikings football games in minnesota, waiting in the freezing cold parking lot to get autographs. i'd really been waiting for, fran tanking ton. he said -- tarkenton, he said he would sign one more for the chubby little girl with the pigtails and that was me. today there are fewer pro athlete autograph is want or i want my kids to want. but there's one role mod whole has an amazing career on the field and will always be an upstanding person. call my biased, my husband represents derrick% -- derek jeter, keeping the hope alive that good sports role models do exist for our kids, so that they, too, can wait in the parking lot for a signature they can be proud to keep. thank you for being part of

he didn't sign kevin durant to an nba deal but did sign -- another is alcoa. the stock that got kicked out of the dow kind of unofficially kicks off large cap earnings season. $16 average target price which implies possible 6% drop. that is interesting to watch, as well. finally here pet smart also one of the most hated stocks in the index right now based on analyst target price because they have a $65 average target price on shares which implies 9% down side. each has a story associated. underarmer lots of high profile signings. alcoa getting fundamentals back. the position is there three of the names, staples is the worst. >> thank you very much. >>> let's get to the day's trading. welcome back, bob. >> reporter: i got an earful from the italians. tough times in europe. you were talking about the weakness in the british pound. we are starting to see currency wars emerging. take a look at the full screen. dollar is near highs against the euro and the yen. weakness in the euro and the yen. the economy is doing better in the u.s. but not so well in europe and j

. >>> and kevin durant, upped his sponsorship with nike for a reported $300 million after turning downn offer from under armor for, get this, $285 million. that's it. >> what? >> yeah. wasn't enough. 300 million. there you go. >>> and finally, police in utah arrested a woman they suspected of robbing a jewelry store. there was a key piece of evidence, nowhere to be found. it came from the idea that criminals are not that smart. they turned to the x-ray and there was the evidence. she swallowed the ring as police closed in. probably not the best idea to go with your gut on that one. just too tough to swallow. >> you heard it here first. >> want more? >> how did thing to do that? what clue led to that? exactly. >> thank you very much. >> sure. >> thanks for the puns. we appreciate that. >> have more coming up. >> we want to turn and give you the latest on comic legend joan rivers, fighting for her life. unconscious since going into cardiac arrest on thursday. mara schiavocampo is here with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. rivers' family is by her side and say she is r

. >> robert, just a last question, nike paying a significant amount to keep i think kevin durant, whoost signed a big deal with under armour for $100 million, something like that. in any case, does this suggest to you that they have no reason to slow down or back off on some of these mega,ing me da deals with the biggest athlete he is and stars out there? >> i think it's important that they find the right athlete to have endorse their product and kevin durant comes with a -- you know, he is one of the more popular players in the nba. there's nothing bad. there's not a rap sheet coming out. so, he seems to be worth that type of money, just to avoid any of that bad publicity the other athletes in the news lately brought. >> at some point do you start worrying about the doll will aer? how much exposure do they have in terms of strengthening currency? >> growth drivers is moving outside of north america, there is going to cause some noise around their currency, you hear them report, it's always what the number is and then a currency neutral number. in order to try and show what the undere

noticed and stayed noticed, it lobbied for and won an nba franchise, the thunder and star player kevin durantoklahoma city home. >> this place is humming. >> this place is on fire right now. >> the secret this town's republican mayor says is in attracting people. if they come, businessing will follow. it's all been done without a meny of debt and with little help from washington. >> we stand here and look with our jaws open at the inefficiencies of washington where it seems more important to win some partisan argument that it does to deliver services to the citizens of your community. >> here he says there are no republican potholes or democratic potholes. and getting them fixed has been taken care of right here locally. for "meet the press," kevin tibbles. >> i'm now joined by three mayors who are getting things done. republican cornett and from pittsburgh and marilyn strickland from washington, an independent. look at that, dri perfectly. mayor strickland, i'll start with you. i know there's a little seattle oklahoma city rivalry with the basketball team. don't get too upset about sonics. w

. >> lebron james congratulating kevin durant on his massive contract with nike. oklahoma city thunder star inked a deal that could make him up to $350 million from nike. durant was being courted by underarmor before deciding to sign with the shoe company. philadelphia phillies have had a poor season. an understatement. yesterday's no hitter came as the quite a highlight. pitcher cole hamils, six innings no hit balls. three relievers, tossed one inning each, keeping braves off the bases. phillies win, 7-0. first combined no hitter. first in the majors in more than two years. from a big moechlt ment in baseo a big moment in nature. courtesy of reena ninan. >> can't believe this. vacationing in maine. went hiking in acadia national park. gorgeous. top of the summit. i never go hiking. here is why. i almost stepped on this. a snake eating a frog for lunch. this is why i don't go hiking. >> is this your picture? >> why would i watch this when i can sit at home in my comfort watching "national geographic" television. >> which you do. >> which i would do. almost bit my