until the lakers hired him. the transition into the sacramento kings coaching position have some hot water tonight for the former warrior assistance. elizabeth, ken, back to you. >> thank you for that. tonight, bankrupt pg&e wants to raise your rates again. despite where would all that money go? betty yu has some answers for us. betty? >> liz and ken, pete yanity says that over the next four years, i want to pay for 28

the big announcement from magic johnson before the lakers' game in los angeles last night. with more, here is steve patterson. >> reporter: it was a complete shock. >> today i'm going to step down as the president. >> reporter: magic johnson suddenly quitting as the lakers' president of basketball operations. >> i want to go back being who i was before taking on this job. >> reporter: without warning, johnson announced his departure to a gaggle of reporters, before notifying his boss, ending the latest chapter in the decade's long legacy as a laker. the 12-time all-star becoming an advocate for hiv awareness after revealing he had the virus in 1991. in his playing days, johnson built a multi-million dollar business empire. >> we need his leadership. why is he leaving us right now? >> reporter: johnson's two years as lakers' president have been anything but magic. >> what i didn't like is the backstabbing. >> reporter: unable to rebound from seasons even after recruiting lebron james. >> this isn't a job he was good at or seemed to enjoy. >> reporter: leaving lakers' fans wo

th big announcement from magic johnson before the lakers' game in los angeles a s > rlaephtor nteigr: to step down as the president. >> reporteic johnson suddenly quitting as the lakers' president of basketball operations. >> i want to go back being who i was before taking on this job. >> reporter: without rn waing, johnson announced his departure to reporters before notifying his boss, ending the latest chapter in a decade's long legacy as a laker. >> the 12-time all star becoming an advocate for hiv awareness after revealing he had the virus in 1991. johnson built a multll n dollar business empire. >> why is he leaving us? >> reporter: johnson's two years as lakers' president haveeen ything but magic. >> what i didn't like is the back stabbing. >> reporter: unable to rebound from seasons even after recruiting lebron james. >> this isn't a job he was good at or enjoyed. >> reporter: leaving lakers' fans wondering what happened. steve patterson, nbc news los angeles. >>> up next, ready to get fired up? fans worldwide buzzing about "game of thrones" final season. heading out here? get

some of the star players on the lakers team weren't playing. >> yeah, back in the day when the lakersy, the warriors. >> right. >> you're thinking, it's a long night. however, things have changed. as you well know. a simple mission statement right now for the golden state warriors. stay healthy, get to the playoffs. what were they talking about that they had to cover their mouths? forget about it. dozen points for draymond green tonight. warriors took off and never let go. that is luscious right there. beautiful to kd. they start leading 34-8 over the lakers with no lebron and many others. drives to the bucket, 18 points. jack lo healthy. here's kd from green. and only seven shots tonight for kd. 15 points. cousins, 21 points, 10 rebounds. lakers getting a kick out of that. >>> the a's, last night they were leading the red sox 3-0. sox caught them, beat them. same thing today, the other way around. a's were trailing 3-0. following the bouncing ball. pretty decent weather. here come the a's. boston up 3-0 in the third. piscotty, a slow start so far. nobody worried. here a three-run sho

reported to the lakers. if it had been we would have immediately commenced an investigation and notified of the nba since luke walton is now under contract to another team. we will have no further comments. the sacramento, kings say the team is aware of the report and are gathering further information and theft. so the lakers said that they would report such an incident to the nba had he been with the team at that time are the kings going to report walton to the nba's are going to be more investigation or is going to follow up the kings are in the process right now of gathering more information he was just announced last week so we're going to have to see what other details come out of this i tomorrow could be an interesting day mark thank you. >>parents in an east bay communities say enough is enough they say in the last 2 weeks are banned about half a dozen incidents involving bullying and violence at martinez junior high school tonight they took their concerns at the martinez unified school district meeti

>>before becoming head coach of the lakers in 2016.amed head coach of the sacramento kings now tmz is reporting kelley tenant a former sports reporter filed a lawsuit today claiming walton forced himself onto her at a hotel in santa monica. she alleges the attack happened when walton was an assistant coach for the warriors a lawsuit states walton asks tended to come to his hotel to drop off a book she had published once inside the room. lawsuit alleges walton pinned her down on the bed began kissing her when she told him to stop he continued to hold her down groping her breast and growing area according to the lawsuit tennant sustained physical injuries and suffered mental and emotional distress. she says she did not initially report the conduct but was forced to interact with walton when he became head coach of the lakers and that he would continue to impose himself on her with a big hug or kiss. so far luke walton himself as not address the lawsuit but reaction is coming in only tonight the warriors released this statement quote we b

he said the lakers owner had not mebeen inf of his decision. johnson said he wants to get back to having fun, adding that he was happier when he wasn'ten pres expectations for the lakers were high after signing lebron james in the off-season, but the season ends in disappointment. two spots out of the western confers.ce play-o >> it is weird to know that the play-offs are about to start and going to be is n part of it. >>> all right. let's get back to bill for more on this cpring weather. >> let's talk about the wind side. thounds of people i los angeles lost power last night when strong winds went through. we still have high windng war from areas of southern california and areas of new mexico. eventually we'll get the high wi warnings later today in areas of texas. the strong winds will be felt from new mexico to el paso at 60. albuquerque at 50. wind gusts would be as strong as 70 miles perhour. and lubbock yesterday we had a dust storm warning for las vegas, which was very unusual. and of courseith the storm and the snow. that's when we'll g

lakers when they saw in the sport's biggest star le bron. james however injuries to le bron and then long ball both prompted dips in form failure to sign anthony davis reportedly unsettled the locker room many players were expecting to be traded to make way for the new orleans pelicans star eventually finished tenth in the western conference eleven games off the final playoff spots or one of the leading scorers in the english premier league hurricane could miss the rest of the season three injury tottenham boss martin seo part to chino believes a comeback before then would be difficult forward hurt his ankle and spurs his win over man city in the champions league on shoes day being one captain has seventeen e.p.l. goals this season and is joint third in the goal scoring charts spurs are still trying to secure a champions league football next season are currently fourth just a point ahead of arsenal. you need to assess going to be difficult for sure. it's going to be tough. looks like see me doubt it but it's still this week. probably. if you

comes just three days after lakers president magic johnson resigned all thanks for looking good for the lakers when they saw in the sport's biggest star le bron james however injuries to le bron and then long ball both prompted dips in form failure to sign anthony davis reportedly unsettled the locker room many players were expecting to be traded to make way for the new orleans pelicans star they eventually finished tenth in the western conference eleven games off the final playoff spots one of the leading scorers in the english premier league harry kane could miss the rest of the season through injury tottenham boss martin seo part to chino believes a comeback before then would be difficult forward hurt his ankle and spurs his win over man city in the champions league on shoes day they england captain has seventeen e.p.l. goals this season and is joint third in the goal scoring charts spurs are still trying to secure a champions league football next season they're currently fourth just a point ahead of arsenal. you would need to assess you're going to be difficult for sure. it's go

comes just three days after lakers president magic johnson resigned things were looking good for the lakers when they signed the sport's biggest star le bron james however injuries to le bron and then lines of ball both prompted dips in form the failure to sign anthony davis reportedly unsettled the locker room many players who were expected to be traded to make way for the new orleans pelicans star they eventually finished tenth and the western conference eleven games off the final playoff spot one of the leading scorers in the english premier league harry came could miss the rest of the season three injury tottenham boss to cheney believes a comeback before then would be difficult of or would hurt his ankle and spurs his win over man city in the champions league on choose day the england captain has seventeen e.p.l. goals this season and is joint third in the goal scoring charts. the draw has been made for this year's africa cup of nations in egypt which which begins in june and it's produced some exciting group stage match ups senegal have been drawn in group c. with one time cham

. >>> still ahead in sports, a surprise announcement, magic johnson quits his job with the lakers, why he says he wants to get back to the simpler life he enjoyed before taking over the franchise.>>> tonight's guest on the late show with stephen colbert. >>> the oracle arena looks different, as the warriors gear up for the playoffs. >> rolling out these massive banners showing steph curry, dream on green, kevin durant, looking for their third championship title. >> while they were rolling out the banners, the face of the franchise got hurt against the pelicans, the coach has an update next. >>> part of the reason the warriors won three championships and 4 years, will stephan curry be ready, he rolled his foot in the first quarter in new orleans, he tried to play through it before heading to the locker room, they called it a mild right foot sprain, but steve kerr called it a sprained ankle but didn't seem overly concerned. >> a sprained ankle, he is in their icing it, we think he's going to be fine, he tweeted, -- he tweaked it. >> steve kerr said he will play in game one of the playoff

. >> reporter: he was the head coach of the lakers. the organization says at no time during his employment was this allegation reported to the lakers. after the lakers let him go, the sacramento kings hired him earlier this month to be the new head coach. the kings issued this statement saying we are aware of the report and are gathering additional information. an nba spokesman said the agency is coordinating with the kings and is in the process of gathering more information. nbc bay area news. >> okay. thanks for keeping us posted. >>> a beautiful and warm day here in the bay area. take a look at some of or lye traffic cameras. we saw 80s and 90s. good enough to set a few records today. chief meteorologist jeff is here. how hot did it get? >> we got as warm as 93 degrees in santa rosa. you can see in our weather board here, that's well above the average of 70 degrees. also up to 91 in concord. san francisco, 88. san jose, 88 as well. most of the bay area anywhere from 10 to 20 plus degrees above normal. this was good enough for record

to have a 2020 game. 20 points, 20 rebounds and 21 assists west brook in the 16 point win over the lakers. the home crowd gave him a huge ovation. the only other player of the 2020 performance, will chammer brlen in the 1968 season. this abc 7 sports report is sponsored by river rock casino. yeah, it's been a long

operations this and a brief to your run for the former laker gray and 5 time world champion. although he was instrumental in signing lebron james the lakers didn't make great strides on the court feeling to make the playoffs in his 10 year the team has had 6 straight losing seasons. finally tonight we want to give you a heads up about a great show we have lined up for tonight's edition of the area sports night. let's just described as epic joining the show is extreme sports superstar epic bill bradley what a life. he's led conquered. the english channel explored mountain alley. first the grand canyon. this footage. he also went to his latest expedition to mount talking dog law see a highest point the western and southern hemisphere that is bay area sports night 7 o'clock download the kron on app 2 of here all his story's going to be joining us in he can teach us how to say mount up and god love a tricky going so ny great so in the andes wake are looking >>6 a dirt bike left on the street but in the midst of an officers efforts to return it he breaks along puts lives of others

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until the lakers hired him. the transition into the sacramento kings coaching position have some hot water tonight for the former warrior assistance. elizabeth, ken, back to you. >> thank you for that. tonight, bankrupt pg&e wants to raise your rates again. despite where would all that money go? betty yu has some answers for us. betty? >> liz and ken, pete yanity says that over the next four years, i want to pay for 28 billion dollars of instructor, this includes new gas pipelines, and electric power lines, equipment, and other facilities. >> reporter: the cost of dealing with wild fire safety will cost great fares, according to a proposal filed with the california public utilitfe of its energy system. uld be about $12, effective january 2020. and, if an earlier request made in december to help reduce wildfire risk goes through, the average bill would go up $10 per month, bringing the total to $22. >> it's terrible. i wouldn't like that at all. no, they have to think of something else. especially probably should

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lakers. is that organization falling to pieces, brian? >> lebron james certainly didn't help. the best player of basketball coming off a season where he got to the finals for three straight time, you thought 34, beginning of free agents and maturing of young players. it didn't happen. lebron james basically tuned out the team. he was sitting away from the team when he was here in new york. he felt like the team wasn't worthy of him. magic johnson has been under withering criticism. some say there was tension in the office. we know sometimes that leads to some other things. we saw other major players like

going to join the lakers next season. as for the game, steph curry to kevin durant.t, behind-the-back pass. it was that kind of night. warriors crushed the lakers 108-90. >>> ten games into the season, and the a's are sending a message to the rest of the league, they are for real. the a's wrapping up four-game series against the world champion red sox this afternoon. good way to spend spring break. bottom of the third, a's start stephen piscotty ties the game. they're off to an impressive 6-4 start. we're back in a moment. [ loud traffic sounds ] [ distant traffic sounds ] [ music replaces the noise ] the new galaxy s10 on xfinity mobile. the phone and network designed to do more. get $250 back on a new galaxy when you switch and save today. say "get a galaxy" to learn more. heading towards the bay area! we )ll be tracking conditions overnight-- so you can be p >>> another round of rain is headed towards the bay area. >> we'll be tracking conditions overnight so you can be prepared as you make your weekend plans. >>> plus, play ball. our team will be life on the fiel

was copied on emails between the lakers owner and general manager that criticized his job performance. johnson until either about his decision and said he announced to reporters about 90 minutes before the final game of the lakers six consecutive losing season. >> even more important, we have to remember who we are. this is america. >> former vice president joe biden officially announces he is running for president, the reaction from some progressive immigrants as biden launches his 20/20 bid. >>> plus we are getting new details today on the investigation into what police are calling an intentional crash in sunnyvale, as we hear from witnesses and victims. >>> in the golden state warriors cannot finish up the clippers in the first round of the nba playoffs with what kevin durant had to say about the disappointing loss. >>> good morning everybody, little black sabbath on this good looking spring thursday morning, we will give you a live look at downtown san francisco, you can see a thin strip of fog coming across the bay. it should be warm, maybe you will want to cool off possibly at a

and groped her after that 10 in claims walton continue to harass or after he became coach of the lakers in april of 2016 because she was still reporting la so they had to work together and during that time she said he was very inappropriate continued to harass her. walton has newly been named the coach of the sacramento, kings. the team says they're aware of this lawsuit but they haven't released a comment so far now walton's attorney has released a statement his name is mark feud and you want to rape trial for another nba player, 3 years ago so he released this statement about the lawsuit saying these are baseless allegations and called the accuser is an opportunist not a victim and her claim is not credible we intend to prove that in the courtroom. now the warriors also released a statement saying quote we became aware of the alleged incident in story and we're in the process of seeking more information we have no further comment at this time still waiting for them to make a response as well. now in the lawsuit in these court documents it says that tenant did confide in several people

let's go to the lakers.magic johnson in an unexpected press conference ahead of the lakers' matchup against the trail blazers last night. he announced he's done. stepping down as the president of basketball operations. >> i want to go back having fun. i want to go back being who i was before taking on this job. and, you know, we're halfway there with lebron coming. she doesn't know i'm standing here because i know i would be crying like a baby in front of her. even though i'm about to cry now. but it's the right thing to do, right move to make. >> johnson was referring to lakers owner jenny buss who tweeted her response writing, you brought us a long way. we will continue the journey. we love you. and this drama is going to continue in that rumors are that luke walton and the coaching staff could be fired after tonight's game. >> just because the lakers aren't doing well? >> there's a lot of moving -- it's a soap opera. a lot of moving pieces. >> thanks, bill. >>> steven mnuchin reveals about the tax returns

johnson announced he is stepping down as the lakers president of basketball operations.e wants to go back to having fun in you was unhappy in the position this ends a brief two-year run for the former laker great 5 time world champion. although he was instrumental in signing lebron james the lakers didn't take great strides in the court feeling to make the playoffs in his tenure. the team has had. >>6 straight losing seasons. >>now to the warriors in new orleans facing the pelicans know kevin durant klay thompson in the lineup. golden state has locked up the top seed steph curry was playing but that didn't last long the mvp left the game in the 1st quarter with a mild the strain would play the rest of the night word is he'll be good to go from game one either saturday or sunday, still need to know who they're going to play as we said before some other players got in the mix have on this from damien leak three's brother-in-law connecting from downtown he finished with 20 off the bench for years when one 12 one o 3. they face memphis tomorrow. now to the giants losers of 5

in signing lebron james this past offseason lakers didn't make great strides on the court failing totenure and the team has had 6 straight losing seasons. >>day and go step down as a president. i think that time i had more fun. when i was able to be the big brother in the best of their that everybody i was thinking about all those times all guys who want me to mentor them will be a part of their lives and i can even do that i had more fun on the other side in on this side. >>is it not least being honest out of the warriors in your wind speeds in the belly, kids know kevin durant klay thompson in the line of golden state has locked up the top seed steph curry was in the lineup, but that didn't last long the mvp left the game in the 1st quarter with a mild strain it would play the rest of the night word is self, it will be good to go for game wpone either saturday or sunday as we said before some other players got in the mix how about this from damion lee currie brother-in-law, connecting from downtown he finished with 20 off the bench warriors win one 12 one o 3 seem in fits tomorrow.

the world of sports basketball legend magic johnson has resigned from his post at the los angeles lakers at an impromptu news conference johnson told reporters he wants to get back to the simple life he had before becoming president of basketball operations the lakers are in a sixth consecutive losing season in the n.b.a. even after bringing in superstar le bron james. impressionist masterpieces have been on display in morocco works from monterey says on and renoir our own show at the museum of modern and contemporary art. the colors of impressionism exhibition is in the capital for the next four months all abuse of course on our website there it is on your screen the address al jazeera dot com. quick check of the headlines here on al-jazeera prime minister benjamin netanyahu is on course to win israel's election with ninety six percent of the vote counted he's ahead of his main rival benny gantz earlier both men claim victory. sure. i'm very excited that the people of israel gave me their trust for a fifth time and if they could trust them before. and we all know look i'm telling you ag

he was 98 and 148 in three years with the lakers which have become the most dysfunctional organization in the nba. de angela rustle on surpngets. thd quter,up 4. russel, the mid range floater. he had 19 in the second half. 26 in the game. fourth quarter, russel pulls up and hits the jump shot. the heavily favored sixers lost. and they were glancing at cell phones during the game. the nets win 111-102. fans in toronto, filling the street to watch game one against the magic. over a minute to go. tied at 109. kawhi leonard gives toronto the lead. he finished with 25 points. but with less than ten seconds left. tied at 101. dj drills the game winning three with three seconds left. he also scored 25. the magic stunned the raptors on the road, 104-101. new coach, same story for the earthquakes in houston facing game tied at one. tomas martinez got it by nive. they're now one and five on the season general manager john lynch. the celebrity door opener. came between the sharks and golden knig0 det in the 1st period. taking a lead in the second. but logan was called for a penalty after making c

lakers g.m., e-mails that said they were critical of the lakers legend who didn't get defended.drawn lower tv ratings than one year ago, 24 with multiyear lows. last night, the clippers upset the warriors despite 45 points from kevin durant. they force game six in l.a. the winner will face the rockets. tonight is the first round of the nfl draft. kyler murray figures to be the number one selection. he gave up a baseball career to play with the nfl. the arizona cardinals have the first pick, then the 49ers, and giants pick sixth. pizza hut an nfl draft sponsor, offering 50% off pizza through saturday, april 27th. once the first draft pick gets made, have you to go to pizza hut social media and you get the special code that's needed for the half price pizza. did you watch he jeopardy last night. sports better james holhouser did it today. >> you add $73,000 today. it's only 73,621 and now a 15 day total of a million 135,000, $175. jared: jared: he saluted his favorite team. he is on the way to blowing awaken jennings' record. >> did they know magic had seen the e-mail? jared: i th

there are a lot of expectations when lebron moved to the lakers. there you go. >>> well, to football. we have a better ideaow of the 'skins will start their preseason. they will kick things off with t visi cleveland to face the browns. then they'll host the bengals in ek two. the atlantic falcons will be the third match-up before they finish things off with a beltway battle against theravens. >>> my goodness, football season. we have to get through hockey and the stanley cu >> the hockey -- the hockey thing doesn't end until the middle of june. >> if we wi yeah, we'll have a parade in june. >> got to get through the playoffs. >> nothing says a hockey parade like 90 degree weath and humidity. >> but we'll take it. >> i will not complain. for us the next couple of days promise to be very pretty aroun. he hopefully you're having a chance to get out and enjoy it. the dogs and i did about a 5 and a halfile walkround the mall yesterday and i'm still sniffling because of all of the pollen took in around the walk. it's aretty day. 58 degrees today.ty winds

luke walton of sexually assaulting her in his hotel room while he was out no way game playing the lakers of the time he was the assistant coach of the warriors this is a picture of kelly 10 and she was working as a broadcaster in los angeles for spectrum sportsnet. >>10 it claims she went to walton's hotel room in la to bring over a copy of her book she was writing and walton invited her up to his hotel room quote catch up. she says he pinned her to the bed and forcibly kissed and groped her 10 it claims walton continued to harass or after he became coach of the lakers april 2016 as she was still reporting in la and covering the team she says he acted very unprofessional welton has newly been named to the coach of the sacramento, kings, the team says they are aware of the lawsuit but did not comment further walton's attorney mark field who won a rape trial for another nba player 3 years ago he released this statement about the lawsuit saying these are baseless allegations and quote the accuser is an opportunist not a victim and her claim is not credible be intend to prove this in the cou

and, a big shocker in the laker organization tonight. magic johnson announced he is stepping down as a lakers team president. he said he became unhappy in the role and it became too stressful. he missed at the playoffs despite citing the playoffs and they have not been to the postseason since 2013. the way your game is wrapping up, they will the basketball game. we have not heard steve kerr talk about the curry injury and will have that update. >> the timing is terrible. >> three days and four games, hopefully it's not that bad. >>> in original report. >> the plan for a new bay area school for students and one of the toughest neighborhoods. >> what if that kid could get a mba . >>> is bay city holding special election, the land issue that has folks so divided. >> it is hard, it is hard to pick a side. >> one busy east bay city wants to spend big bucks on big changes to its roads. people are already weighing in and you can too. >>> my weekend coanchor, here is the weather, it is looking pretty good right through the weekend and yet, there

the lakers have parted ways with their head coach. never let the lakers to the playoffs. his departure comes after magic johnson resign. things were looking good for the lakers when they signed lebron james. prompted dipses and form. a failure to sign anthony davis unsettled the locker room. many players are being expected to betray traded to make way for the star. they finished 10th in the conference, 11 games off the playoff spot. in thethe leading scores english premier leak could miss the rest of the season through injury. a come back before then would be difficult. on tuesday.ankle the captain has 17 goals this season, and his joint third in the charts. the draw has been made for this year's cup in egypt, which begins in june. it is bringing some exciting matchups. senegal and group c with algeria. egypt and nigeria have been given kind draws. morocco and the ivory coast in group d. tunisia in group e. ghana should qualify for group f. australia is bidding farewell to a wonder horse. years.unbeaten in four she can extend her reco

boy, it has been a debacle for the lakers.s before the stunning, i guess resignation of magic johnson. what is happening in l.a.? >> one of the most disappointing seasons in laker's history. one day left in the regular season. that meant emotional farewells across the league. magic johnson stunning just about everyone with the bombshell announcement. listen to this. >> i have been talking to people. we have been talking next year. i'm sitting there saying, i'm not going to be here. >> the hall of famer saying he didn't even tell the owner about his decision to step down because he couldn't be face-to-face and tell her. magic says he had more fun when he was able to be everyone's big brother and ambassador. with the signing of lebron james, they had a losing record this season. >>> nowitzki played his final game in dallas. a sea of employees lining up to greet him. the outpouring of love sparked and outpouring of points. he scored the first ten points ending with a season high 30 in a win over phoenix. he got emotional mid game

lakers.hnson said he told the media before he even told the owner that the decision comes after a really disappointing season from the lakers even though they signed lebron james. >> magic great guy, but he is running out of businesses. it's hard to be the president of an nba team and also have this billion dollar empire. he is part owner of the donnellers he has all these businesses. that's a full-time job >> he is worth -- this is actually a job he is a legend does he really want to grind it out every day and go to work reports are he wasn't doing it he says he wants to be an ambassador to the game and have a good time. who can blame him? >> all right coming up, the sorry tour. facebook still trying to repair its reputation but is anything really changed in the big data company. later, we continue our countdown of the worst states in america for the number of bad bridges. number five was pennsylvania number four, south dakota. coming in at number three, the buckeye state. nearly 20% of ohio

magic johnson is stepping down as president of the lakers. before the lakers' final game against the trail blazers. he plans to return to community work and being a statesman for the game. johnson called it a good day and said he was happier when he was not president of the lakers. the warriors gm was part of the committee for a new head coach at ucla. today the bruins hired mick cronin, a six year, $24 million contract. he coached cincinnati for the last 13 seasons taking the bear accounts to the ncaa tournament each of the last nine years. duke, kansas, gonzaga and michigan state are the other schools with nine straight appearances and counting. he said i'm excited we have a coach in mick who wants to be a part of this program. chris mullen has stepped down as head coach of st. john's. he called the decision to leave his alma mater extremely emotional but due to a personal loss. he took over the program in 2015. the red storm lost in the first four ncaa this season. the a's lost their first four games on the road trip which matches their lo

the clippers take on the lakers in a los angeles derby later on friday with the lakers having alreadyd in russia. belgian brewer ab inbev launched the white and red coloured pitch in sochi, which came about after the firm reprocessed more than 2.5 tonnes of plastic to build the pitch. that material came from more than 50,000 cups collected at russian stadiums which hosted the 2018 world cup and fan areas where supporters gathered to watch their teams. but from me, tulsen tollet, and the rest of the team, that's your friday sport briefing now, it sounds like a sports competition but our next story is about high stakes politics. the two remaining candidates in ukraine's presidential election are due to undergo a drug test shortly as part of a bizarre row over holding a debate. volodymyr zelensky, the comedian who won last weekend's first round, will then go head to head with ukraine's president petro poroshenko in a football stadium. take a look at this. i don't even know what to make of that story. let us know what you think. get in touch with us, the hashtag on twitter is #bbcthebrief

lakers. johnson refused to give a specific reason.t sent e-mails criticizing his bad performance. the report says the e-mails were meant to be private between the lakers' owner and the general manager but the e-mail was accidentally copied to magic. that's when you say oops. lauren: and now he's out. cheryl: he said i guess i'm going to go. lauren: there was probably a little bit of a desire to return to his previous life, away from the controversy. everything he said was criticized. president trump is fighting back against subpoenas coming from the democrats. what it means for the legal fight brewing in washington. alexa, can you keep a secret? why some experts say she's really not good at it. you're watching "fbn: a.m.." ♪ 24-karat magic in the air. ♪ head to toe dear tech, dear tech, let's talk. we have a pretty good relationship. you've done a lot of good for the world. but i feel like you have the potential to do so much more. are you working for all of us, or just a few of us? can we build ai without bias? ai that fights bias? a

the lakers out of the playoffs and he is for the first time since 2005 but his bank account is doing. forbes stipulatestimated he's te highest paid player in the world with salary and endorsement and throughout career, $270 million he's earned on the court and double that in endorsements. joining us now, brian windhorst of espn, the brand-new book, lebron inc. the making of a billion dollar athlete welcome. >> thank you >> i was struck by the fact one of the quotes in the book is a guy saying lebron knows more about business than i did when i was his age and that guy is warren buffett what is it he has done so in such a savvy way that will become a template? >> i think two things especially one, realizing that he was going to have a long career and he made decisions not based on the best deal he could make today, would be the best long-term deal unusual for a teenager his deal being the number one kpafrl of that turned down 30 million extra from reebok because he felt nike was the better company that's a decision many 18 years old won't ake. and captured value off the court. learned

the lakers say the allegationses were never brought to their attention.kings, say they're gathering information. in the suit. walton allegedly invited kelly tenant to his hotel room and forcibly groped and kissed her. it alleges lewd comments at a charity event. the golden state warriors are also gathering information, the nba conducting its own investigation. the milwaukee bucks swept the by tons last night. utah forced a game five against houston. in baseball, bryce harper like an old cassette tape and a radio shack recorder, ejected. bryce kicked out. he said usually i go from zero to 100. he didn't like the call from the home plate umpire, four batters later came tearing out of the dugout and the nationals lost to the mets, 5-1. jacob degrom's mri was clean. he might pitch friday. nick savmen saban has a new hip. he said he got it fixed because he wants to coach for a lot more years. russell wilson invested in his future. fresh off signing a $440 million contract, russell wilson paid it forward. he bought $12,000 worth of amazon stock for each of you

lakers and brand-new coach of the sacramento kings ulccused of sexual assang a sports reporter. an allegation he strongly denies. here is miguel almaguer. >> reporter: kelly tenant says she was 25 when it happened. >> i can no longer stand to not tell the story of what has profoundly affected my life. >> reporter: the former sports reporter in this newly filed lawsuit alleges luke walton, the current coach of the sacramento kings and former head coach of the los angeles lakers sexual assaulted her in 2014. >> out of nowhere, he got on top of me and pinned me down to the bed and held my arms down with all of his weight while he kissed my neck and my face and my chest. >> reporter: tenant says the attack happened inside a santa monica hotel room, arriving here she says to give walton her mentor and friend a book in which he wrote the forward she alleged she was groped and attacked. >> he continued to laugh at my pleas to s get off and p. i thought he was going to rape me. >> reporter: when walton let her go, he laughed saying good to see you as sheeft the room. walton, the son of

lakers, and who just got head coaching job for sacramento kings. she claims while he was assistant coach for the warriors he sexual assaulted her in a room at casa del mar while the warriors were in town to play the lakers. she said walton asked her to come meet him in his room to help discuss writing part of her upcoming book. when she arrived, the suit claims, he forced himself on her. she allegedly screamed for him to stop and try to get away. according to the suit, he eventually let her leave the room. sports fans say they want to know more before jumping to their own conclusions. >> i think it's wrong. but i want the truth. and i don't want to accuse anybody until the truth is out. >> you've got to give him the benefit of the doubt. and if something comes out that says otherwise, then you change your opinion at that time. but right now, who knows? >> reporter: the warriors put out a statement that reads, we became aware of the alleged incident and story this evening and are in the process of seeking more information. we have no comment at this

tenant claims walton continued to harass her after he became coach of the lakers april 2016 because she was still reporting in los angeles so they had to work a lot together and be in communication. so she says that the harassment continued after that night. walton has newly been named the coach of the sacramento, kings, the team says they are aware of this lawsuit but they have not commented yet. well the warriors you know having him be a previous co 2 ruth did release a statement saying quote we became aware of the alleged incident. and story this evening. we are and the process of seeking more information we have no further comment at this time so check back in with him this morning see if they have a common but walton's attorney mark baute he won a rape trial for another nba player about 3 years ago he released this statement about the lawsuit saying these are baseless allegations and called the accuser is an opportunist not a victim and her claim is not credible. we intend to prove this in the courtroom. in the lawsuit in the introduction. it does state. that tennant is tired of st

. >> reporter: after walton left the warriors he was the head coach of the lakers. the organization says at no time during his employment was this allegation reported to the lakers. after the lakers let him go the sacramento kings hired walton earlier this month to be the new head coach. the kings issued this statement saying we are aware of the report and are gathering additional information. as for tennant, she hopes she can give other women strength to speak up. >> i thought he was going to rape me. >> tennant says she waited five years to make the allegation because she was scared. she said it took that long to muster up the courage to report what happened. >>> federal agents swooped down on this house in the oakland hills today looking for evidence of multiple bank robberies. the suspect dwayne mikhail la wasn't there. his wife as giving birth at an east bay hospital. police arrested him right there at the hospital on state drug and robbery charges. he is being held in a martinez jail cell whoil tile the fbi continues their investigation. >>> a wellnine sshortl

the lakers also commentators saying it happened before he was head coach of the lakers and at no timeuring his employment was the allegation reported to the team. moments ago, warrior sent out a statement saying quote we became aware of the alleged incidents and story this evening. we're in the process of seeking more information. awkward segue down to the warriors now up 3, 1, over the clippers after putting together a second remarkable performance clippers lead at one point in the 2nd half for your swamp to a game high 33 points or kemmons are and after dropping 38 in game 3. >>another warrior, the came alive klay thompson 32.6 of 9 from downtown easily his best game in a while after averaging 13 points to the series. so skate provided this response when it's when the secret to his success on target pass. didn't have any big games that whole jonas yesterday we went to beach price of oil on michael musto jumped ocean has no though. >>reset my mind the words so up on the jump up north because it's freezing but. some of to concentrate a photo shoot. the ball that well the rest the year

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the world of sport basketball legend magic johnson has resigned from his post at the los angeles lakers at an impromptu news conference johnson told reporters he wants to get back to the simple life before becoming president of basketball operations the lakers are on a six consecutive losing season in the n.b.a. even after bringing in the superstar le bron james. for a turn for a quick check of the headlines here the prime minister benjamin netanyahu is on course to win the election with ninety six percent of the vote counted he's ahead of his main rival benny gantz earlier both claim victory. i'm very excited that the people of israel gave me their trust for a fifth time and if they could trust them before. i'm telling you again the people of israel gave their trust for us and this is a president i cannot remember when we got more seats according to most exit polls the right are going will continue to lead the state of israel in the next four years. because they said we would not go into politics and we did not they say we want connectivity and they said we want you not to say we want

this and a brief 2 year run for the former laker gray in 5 time world champion.nstrumental in signing lebron james lakers didn't make progress on the court feeling to make the playoffs in his tenure. the team has had 6 straight losing 6. >>day and go step down as a president. i think that time i had more fun. when i was able to be the big brother in the best of their that everybody i was thinking about all those times all guys who want me to mentor them will be a part of their lives and i can even do that i had more fun on the other side in on >>now to the warriors in new orleans phase in the pelicans know kevin durant klay thompson in the lineup. clinton told that state locked up the top singha steph curry was planned that didn't last long the mvp left the game, the 1st quarter with a mild ankle sprain would play the rest of the night were days. he'll be good to go for game one either saturday or sunday, some other players stepping up about this from damion lee kerry's brother law connecting from downtown 20 off the bench for for years when one 12 1 o 3 fa smith