a deal was in place to sell the team and moving to seattle, but mayor kevin johnson led the effort tod investors to match the offer. cory johnson shows us how a team of tech moguls has the kings poised to achieve great things. >> it is ripe with tech team owners. there's a new ownership group for the sacramento kings. >> i think of it as a social network. >> he is hoping it will turn around a moribund franchise. he is not going it alone. >> these are truly smart people. >> people like paul jacobs and chris kelly. >> this ownership group has the most patents. we might not have the most wins, but we have the most patents. >> chris mullin is his personal advisor. >> you have to have a lot of money to buy them. a lot of these guys are successful. they have money and they have passion. >> the kings pose a tough business problem. only 8 winning seasons. last season's attendance was the lowest in the league. one of the biggest tech titans of all tried to swoop in and buy the kings and move the team to seattle. but a group partnered with the city of sacramento and came up with a clever real e

kevin johnson led effort to find investors to match the offer.hows us how a team of tech moguls has the king supposed to achieve great things. andans, paul allen, the new ownership group of the sacramento kings. >> i think of it as a social network. will turnoping it around a moribund franchise. people. are truly smart andeople like paul jacobs chris kelly. have the mostt wins, but we have the most patents. chris mullin is his personal advisor. >> you have to have a lot of money to buy them. a lot of these guys are successful. they have money and they have passion. >> the kings pose a tough business problem. last season's attendance was the lowest in the league. one of the biggest tech titans of all tried to swoop in and buy the kings and move the team to seattle. >> i came to california with no money. softwareake analytic to help companies like delta airlines understand their data. a mission, you want to build a winning franchise and make the world a better place. just what i do for my software business, integrity, hard work, openness. >> that'l

but kevin johnson led the effort to find investors to match the offer. west" anchor cory johnson shows us how a team of tech moguls has the king supposed to achieve great things. >> i think of it as a social network. >> he is hoping it will turn around a moribund franchise. >> these are truly smart people. >> people like paul jacobs and chris kelly. >> we might not have the most wins, but we have the most patents. >> chris mullin is his personal advisor. >> you have to have a lot of money to buy them. a lot of these guys are successful. they have money and they have passion. >> the kings pose a tough business problem. last season's attendance was the lowest in the league. averaging fewer than 14,008 night. one of the biggest tech titans of all tried to swoop in and buy the kings and move the team to seattle. >> i came to california with no money. everything i have i/o to the state of california. >> they make analytic software to help companies like delta airlines understand their data. >> i created a mission, you want to build a winning franchise and mak

mitchell johnson involved in a clash against kevin pitter sen, put off by a bag. johnson was tired of him delaying play time after time. they had words in the middle adding to a testy relation between the teams. australia primed to win the fourth ashes test, go 4-0 up, heading to sydney hoping to make it an ashes clean sweep. we'll wait and see. >> from cricket to football. there's six matches to look forward to. action against west brom. reigning champions manchester united dwelling in seventh. picking up much-needed points. the welsh club's first claim since the sacking of mckay. arsenal playing on sunday. city could go top if they beat crystal palace. >> maybe everyone thinks that we are going to win because we are playing an easy game. all the teams are in the relegate position. it is tough. tough to play against them. we must try to recover. what happened - i don't think it would be anything. >> world number two novak djokovic is attempting to add one more trophy to his collection. he'll contest the final of the abu derby championship. he defeated tongan to re

there was more drama as well when mitchell johnson was involved in a mid pitch clash with kevin peterson. peterson appeared to be put off by a bag making it's way on what was a very windy day. johnson was tired of delaying playtime after time. they had words in the middle and very testy relations between the teams. australia primed to win the four ashes test. they'll go to sydney hope to go make it an ashes clean sweep. we'll wait and see. >> i tell you what, let's get you caught up on the latest football. six matches. west ham from west abraham was an entertaining affair. nicholas dwelling in seventh place. the goalless of you norwich and manchester united. and going to retain the championship title. in the final the world number two finished off in 7-5, 6-2, djokovic going to title and that competition getting under way in mid-january. >>> the miami heat suffered a surprise defeat to the sacramento kings. and to make matters worse lebron james announced he picked up a groin strain. james in sparkling form, scoring 33 on the night. and sacramento came back in third ending the quarter, 7

kevin pitter sen uncovered illness. a couple of late wickets saw mitchell johnson with good scores. >> we didn't bolas well as we'd like. you want to make sure you are on. we pulled it back and had 6/220, with three chance, it's down as well. it's a good day. >> disappointing and more disappointing is the fact that we have a lot of starts from the top six. the positive is very kev there, and if he has a good couple of hours, things can change quickly. disappointing that no one has got a big score. >> in the n.b.a. 10 teams were in action. amongst them defending champions, miami heat against the lakers, and the san antonio spurs hosted the houston rockets. it was a silent night for the hosts. >> tis the season for basketball at the staples centre. the los angeles lakers host the miami heat minus kobe bryant. the lakers could have used koby in this one. with the heat lebron james and dwayne wade were in peak form. leading the heat in scoring with 24. the heat had a 51-46 lead at the half. the lakers shrunk the difference to a 2-point. the heat had a 51-46 lead. the lakers shrunk the difference to two points, nick young to

kevin huber fractured his jaw during a punt return on sunday. there he is after the fact. now one fan is not happy about it. nicholas johnsonote a letter to hubert to let him know how he feels about it and his dad posted it on twitter. he writes in part, i hope you feel better soon. i am mad at the steelers because you are my number one player. i hope that steeler player loses his house and has to live in his car. i think we want a suspension or fine. but we don't want all this. the nfl players -- steelers player should have been flag for the hit and he'll probably face a fine although i don't think he will be removed from his home. >> no. >> or vehicle or anything else. >> very creative 7-year-old. snowstorm hit boston area hard last year. new hampshire area and maine, not a fun ride home. that is now gone. there are snow showers left over. that is about it. as far as the wind chill goes, its a cold morning. it's not going to be fun in maine. it is minus three in the bangor area. this is one of the coldest mornings we're going see for a while. a good warming trend is coming for the entire eastern half of the country. it wi

kevin peterson overhanged some obvious signs of illness to finish day unbeaten on 67, but he was the only one to pass 50. and a couple of late from johnson. we didn't start off as well as we like, you probably want to make sure you are on, we probably didn't do that, but once again we pulled it back. where three chances probably down as well. it is a pretty good day, i think. disappointing. we have a lot of starts there, and not going on is what we have done a little bit. seo the positive is that we have kevin tomorrow morning and if he had a good couple of hours then things can change quickly. while the san antonio spurs hosted the rockets. it was a silent night for the host. >> advertise the season for basketball at the staple center. two los angeles lakers host the miami heat minus kobe bryant who is down with a knee injury. the lakers really could have used kobe in this one. but the heat lebron james and dwayne wade were in peek form including this. the heat had a 51-46 lead. as nick young sank the three and drew a foul. l.a. couldn't catch up, and lebron james put up 18 points and nine rebounds for miami, in the 101-95 win. kobe bry

kevin cirilli thank you, good to see you. >> have a great night. >> congressional dysfunction takes its toll on low-income americans who need federal programs to survive. nikki johnson-houston grew up in poverty and is now a successful tax attorney. >> good to see you. can you talk about your life growing up? >> absolutely. i like to say i'm an unlikely success story, based on my circumstances i was born to a mother who was an alcoholic with drug problems. my father was not around. honestly, i was a welfare baby. with the hep of my grandmother, who was disabled and the safety neck i had a good public education and the opportunity to live my dreams. >> how important were the programs and that schooling to your success? >> they were essential. you know, i think i was a smart talented person and having a grandmother that taught me good values was important. she was disabled and needed welfare to be able to take care of me, section 8 to house me, food stamps to feed me. i needed all of those things until i was 18 to have an opportunity to go to college. >> critics would say these are safety nets, but people shouldn't rely on them to go on forever. that's a comments abou

memorable hits was on a punter, remember this, kevin huber fractureing his jaw during a punt return on sunday. now one 7-year-old fan not happy about it. nicholas johnsonetter to hubert to let him know how he feels about it. nicholas writes in part. i hope you feel better soon. i am mad at the steelers because you are my number one player. i hope that steeler player loses his house and has to live in his car. >> wow. >> i like this kid. >> he listens to sports talk radio. >> kevin, nfl says that steeler's player will receive hit this week. came up under the chin. >>> margaret karlsson joins us for mika's must-read opinion pages, plus, jennifer lawrence has strong word for her critics, why she is saying it should be illegal to call someone fat. that's next. "morning joe" comes right back. . >> you criticize people who judge other women, especially on the red carpet. you are very sensitive to that. why? >> because why is humiliateing people funny. i get it. i do it, too. we all do it. i think when it comes to media, the media needs to take responsibility for the effects that it has on our younger generation, on these girls that are watching these televis