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kobe bryant. again, that was a big deal. alison: it was a basketball fans' paradise. russ: as far as selling merchandise goes, kobe bryant merchandise sold in the arena for $1.2 million setting a new record which broke the old record in london in 2007 by led zeppelin. alison: that doesn't include the >> there are those who say we cannot defeat a corrupt political system and fix a rigged economy. but i believe we need to lift our vision above the obstacles in place and look to the american horizon. to a nation where every child can not only dream of going to college, but attend one. where quality healthcare will be a birthright of every citizen. but a reality. where women receive equal pay and a living wage is paid to all. an america where after a lifetime of labor, there is time for rest and grandchildren. a nation that defends our people and our values, but no longer carries so much of that burden alone. i know we can create that america if we listen to our conscience and our hearts and not to the pundits and the naysayers. i'm bernie sanders. i approve this message, alison: if you ever find yourself h

it up, they were reaching into their pocket, so much so fans purchased $1.2 million worth of kobe merchandise for new single day sales roar for any arena in the world. how about that. led zeppelin, 1 million in december, 2007 for their first full time concert in three decades, speaking of records, with their 73rd victory last night, golden state warriors surproos --surpassed bulls for most games won in a season. >> all right, yankees last night, 2-0 lead. so long, farewell, 3 run bomb, 4-2 final, on ice. to florida, islanders and panthers. islander trailed 3 different times in this one, but here, kyle carbs it in 4-3 islanders they go up 5-3, hang on to take game one 5-4. >> that is that for sports. steve: all right, last night's the rendition of star spangled banner done by flea from the red-hot chili peppers, it gets weird from there. he is a big lakers fan. take care. dari: tomorrow is friday. see you then. everything you need to know about life, you can learn from granola. keep it simple. make every piece count. let other people know what you're made of. always be real. don't be fake, don

kobe merchandise is going for crazy sums of money. st week the lakers store started selling something called the "24 collection," limited edition items like this lamb skin leather kobe jacket. this would set you back $5,824. the 24 is kobe's number. go nuts and buy this leather cap which costs $38,024. who would spend that much on a hat? it doesn't even say "make america great again" on it. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: i'm a big fan of kobe and the lakers but if you spend $40,000 on a hat, you shouldn't be allowed to have a head. the end of an era. as kobe bryant finally passes the torch. not the ball, though. that goes home with him. we have some superstars of a different variety with us tonight, from "captain america: civil war," don cheadle, emily vancamp, paul bettany, and robert downey jr. when we return. i saw the movie, it's great. one of the highlights is a new spider-man. he's a teenager. you're going to like it. last night they unveiled the title and logo for the new spider-man film, "spider-man homecoming."

>>nd money sho wait until you hear how much kobe bryant merchandise was sold at the staples center foreoer's final game. game. >> this is fox5 local news at 5:00. >> you know for months we have w been showing ugg how thegg how e memorial bridge is in need ofrii major repairs with some evenn suggesting it should be shut b down altogether.ltoghe but as the midnight deadline dee draws closer to get funding funi for those repairs there arers te new concerns it will be missed s which would greatly impactwoul both the safety and the future t of the bridge. fox5's tom fitzgerald joinsaloi us now with thought this was a done deal. d what happened? hpened? >> reporter: yeah, it's ate yea good question and here's thee'se deal. this is a lot like one of those old term papers had you to do. you knew it was due but maybe bm you waited until the last the ls minute to turn it in.n. the question is this. t did the national park serviceer drag its feet to the point t poi where it could miss out on an opportunity tonight to secure a big chunk of the quarter qer billion dollar price tag to repair the crum

last night alone the staples center sold more than a million dollars in kobe paraphernalia, jerseys, merchandisebout $680 million in career earnings over that 20-year span, but what did he do for nba revenuesesome because during the '90s those revenues jumped exponentially. >> well, he certainly has made possible these tv contracts. i mean, if you look at how the progression of the nba has gone, particularly the guys above the rim, it went from hawkins to julius irving to michael jordan x then kobe took the baton after there was never going to be another jordan -- and there never will be -- but he was his own kobe. and now it's been passed on to lebron and to steph curry. kobe bryant earned every penny that he made x he also made the nba a tremendous amount of money. you talk about the shirts, every fan last night got this shirt when they came in, and they were given a real special, commemorative program and, of course, the ticket stub. and what was interesting to me, liz, is last night some two hours after the game after we left, there were people outside who were trying to buy this stuff upwar

the average is $2,100 and you can see the stats and the merchandise sales are up and then there's the 24 carat hat going and then a special kobert. >> kobe has the number one selling item with the legends are forever products and the warriors are the largest selling team many in the usa. >> one word that summarizes him. >> unstoppable. >> obsessive. >> fareless. >> unpredictable. >> respect. >> maniac. >> respective. >> tributes are coming in from everyone like in the nike ad. he says that there's one question that athletes keep on asking. >> i get asked everyday what are you going to do next? where does that drive go next? i get that all of the time now. when they say that, i say i don't know how to swing a club but just get fat and hang out. >> tiger sent out a tribute and saying there's a hotter ticket and seth curry will try the to end the regular season with the winning record and 73 and nine if they bet the grizzlies and then the iq say that is the seats are going for 18 grand and espn has decided to put it on espn two and the warriors game on the main channel. back to you. >> yeah, a lot of discussion what it means that

tickets for that last game that kobe bryant was playing in were going for an average of $925, according to seat geek. sale of merchandise with his name has don't. sales of bryant branded gear month.500% in the last they have been selling two 59 countries around the world, with hong kong seeing the highest demand after l.a.. an interesting definition -- destination for kobe bryant. lookrine: time now for a at the papers and the french 24 press review. it is time now for our international press review. joining me now for a round up of stories.national nigeria, the two year anniversary of the kidnapping of the girls from the chibok school. what is some of the nigerian press saying? >> we heard about the video released supposedly showing that some of the girls are still alive, but according to the nigerian daily paper, five parents received phone calls from their daughters. this information was disclosed yesterday, and all of the calls were missed calls. when parents tried to call back they were faced with threats by who was on the other side of the line. catherine: interesting information. ,he disappearance of the girls th

fans inside were snapping up all kinds of merchandise, though not sure anyone has yet bought one of the 24 karat gold caps selling for over $38,000. loan-time kobensor nike pulling out all the stops, declares it mamba today, and releasing a hill lace injure youtube video, where kobe becomes a conductor of an orchestrate of haters ♪ well i hate you ♪ i hate you ♪ with all my heart ♪ i hate you ♪ i hate you >> for a guy who spend two decades so intently on winning, kobe has finally melo lowed, a as he leaves the scene, steph curry takes the stage. the golden state warriors could hit the record of 73 wins in a regular season. curry paid $12 million this year, kobe paid $25 millen, of course kobe has five rings, steph only has one so far. this last thing, for me it seemed like yesterday when a teenager came and enjoyed the lakers, but as world star comedy weed out what video game graphics looked lie when kobe joined the league and what they look like now. isn't that amazing? >> that's hilarious. wow, that brings back memories. fascinating, jane, i will admit. last week i had the opportunity to waft the warriors played, showed up 90 minutes early to