i want to make clear, the shock of lebron james is that he is only 6'9". there are many other bigger, taller people in the sport, but no one has executed in the game like mr. james. he is called a power forward, and that is a big deal for a little guy at 6'9". here is lebron james on his new entertainment venture, springhill. lebron: it stems from my upbringing, from akron. for us, when we talk about storytelling, we want to be able to hit home, hit a lot of homes where they feel like they can be just a part of that story, or they felt like, you know what, i can relate to that story because i am someone going through the same situation. so being authentic to what we do as far as business -- tv, if it is digital, if it is apparel, whatever the case may be, just -- in to hit home on living rooms and families and households, and we have been able to capture that because our stories are very authentic. anduse we are here in l.a. we use a lot of facilities, that is the correlation with that. but as far as what we do, it is very organic to our upbringing. it is t

speaking of that, jason kelly in february began a project in speaking to the basketball star lebron james. little did mr. kelly know that this would be an extraordinary moment for bloomberg and also the speaking of mr. james to america. extensive coverage today and all moving to special coverage, bloomberg businessweek. you will see that tomorrow night on bloomberg television worldwide in its entirety. here's lebron james on education. the education side is what we're most proud about. that is success for us where we are actually getting these communities out to vote. they're even more educated on who they're voting for, how they can vote, where they can vote. they have that power. those are the real ones from the people in the community that are living and walking the streets and being racially profiled and being judged every day they walk in their city. they are the ones that need to be heard, and they are being heard right now. it is great to see. francine: tune into our special conversation with lebron james and maverick carter this friday at 7:00 p.m. in new york. let's get straight

lebron james has put together his most ambitious deal yet. usiness partner maverick carter have launched media empire springhill company with a $100 million investment. james spoke to bloomberg businessweek. the restart of the nba season. to the looking forward season being restarted, getting back in a like a uniform, and continuing to push the envelope not only on the court but off of the court. like i've been telling my colleagues, a lot of my friends, i won't stop until i see change. i mean real change for us as a community, as a black community on and off the floor. my mission stays the same. mark: you can watch all of bloomberg businessweek's conversation with lebron james, that is at 7:00 p.m. friday here on bloomberg television. global news 24 hours a day, on air and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i am mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> live from to montero, i'm amanda lange. ask i vonnie quinn. we are joined by our bloomberg audiences. you're the top stories we a

that was lebron james leading early.ur jason kelly with this important interview on his business enterprises. here is lebron james on leadership in the national basketball association. leader is nota about when you decide to do it. it is every single day. it has to be every day that you wake up and jump out of your bed . people are going to follow you. they are going to understand that you are not perfect, but know that you are true to them. my mission has always been that, and it will not change. i will continue to point out things i know is wrong, not only socially, and i will also continue to lead by example as a model citizen, as a black man in america. so my mission stays the same. 2014, i think back to eric garner and the t-shirt that you wore, and the nba has consistently stood behind you and its players in terms of protests. other leagues have not done that, notably the nfl. now the nfl has changed its tune. what do you make of that? lebron: i'm a part of a league with a great commissioner in adams over. he has a

lebron james wrote people are finally starting to listen to us. we're finally getting a foot in the door. have you p had chance to talk to lebron? do you feel people are beginning to listen? >> yes, i think every one has really -- we're at a very pivotal point in society where you can see athletes no longer staying on the side lines. i've always said it's in our dna to care. we care about the last player on the bench as much as we care about ourselves. lebron james created this blue print and now we're taking all of our collective voices. i think we realized it's not just posting on social media and using your power to push out a message. it's more so seeing how we can turn this into actionable items for change. that's why breonna's law is so important. we'll keep pushing the message out when it comes to voting. >> there's this debate about how much ath lletes and celebrities have a role to play. let me play something a fox news anchor said about lebron james speaking out. take a listen to this. >> lebron and kevin, they're great players but no on

pro basketball star lebron james has put together his most ambitious deal yet. usiness partner maverick carter have launched a company with a $100 million investment. james spoke to businessweek about the country and -- about the company and a number of other issues. people in the community, because those are the real ones. those walking in the streets, being racially profiled, being judged, they are the ones that need to be heard. they are being heard right now. ofk: you can watch all bloomberg businessweek's conversation with lebron james and maverick carter on friday, here on bloomberg television. global news 24 hours a day on air and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i'm mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. romaine: the news crossing the wire now, this on ground strike, the big cybersecurity software company said to be placing shares in a private placement of fiat barclays. shares more than doubled from the start of the year, more than tripled since june of last year. taking advantage of that pri

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tom: jason kelly with lebron james.ight now we move up to jobless claims with our chief international economic correspondent, michael mckee. what is a distinctive item in this weekly data you will look for here in minutes? have to you basically look at continuing claims. we want to know whether they are or flattening back out. the problem we have now is this wave going through southern states is going to distort the figures because we don't know that anybody is getting rehired. that is the kind of data we are getting from opentable, that reservations are going down. in that case, how does that show up in the data? it is really going to be hard to read these numbers today. lisa: it has been hard to read a lot of the numbers. i am wondering what insight we are getting on the composition of jobs getting cut at this point from a wage standpoint. edge hasthe leading been service industry jobs, particularly in the restaurants and leisure category. there are a bunch of people now who work at disney world and disneyland who wil

unrest, surrounding the death of george floyd and national calls for justice and racial equality, lebron jamesactivist, is setting his sights on energizing black voters. >> we are more than just athletes. we are more than just shut up and dribble. >> reporter: james is teaming up with other athletes and entertainers launcng a vot more than a vote isn't just about getting black americans to the polls but also identifying key cities and states to combat voter suppression. georgia primary elections just this week were plagued by hours-long lines and reported issues with voting machines across metro atlanta. further shining a light on the issue that's also sparked concerns for november, james telling "the new york times," yes, we want you to go out and vote but we're also going to give you the tutorial, adding, we're going to give you the background of how to vote and what they're trying to do, the other side, to stop you from voting. the three-time nba champ with more than 66 million instagram followers has used his massive platform to speak out about social injustices before,th tm n of trayvon m

. >>> coming up on "good morning america," lebron james recruiting fellow athletes to take up the cause of protecting voting rights of black americans. that's your weathered deck, crying for help. while you do nothing, it's inviting those geese over for target practice.

black culture like they did 50 or 60 years ago. >> you're putting your name on this office and lebron jamesg thousands had of dollars to that cause. what are you looking forward to do in your role in it? >> i applaud lebron, maverick carter,ed a many a, and here's what we're doing for mobilization and confidence. we're tax-paying citizens, and what's going to happen is there are so many people that use coded terms like make america great again, frankly, and there's certain terms. i'm a former athlete, oh, he thinks he's woke or just shut up and dribble, or stick to sports. that's the problem. the people really don't want to have the honest conversation about things systematically of the changes that need to take place in our country, and you're not going to see a lot of corporations, a lot of businesses with statements and writing checks and then they will look at their power dynamic. they will say we don't have many black and brown people in positions of power so hopefully those scenarios start to change but more than a vote is strictly about mobilizing those who may or may not have are th

we spoke exquisitely to lebron james -- exclusively to lebron james about the return of sports.hat sports, in general, has done great things for communities, for households, bringing people together and more portly, like you said earlier, with our commissioner and our league, has always allowed us to spread what we think is important in our lives. together, a at it lot was going on right now. it gives us another opportunity to continue to talk about what is going on, social injustice, police brutality, black lives matter, and continue to hit home on things that matter a lot, as well. but sports has always been something that galvanized and brought people together and just making people feel very uplifted. i know in my community right now, unfortunately, a beautiful 18-year-old girl was just gunned down in akron, ohio last week a week after graduating high school. so, just to get people's minds -- not saying forget about certain situations -- but for a breath of fresh or, to have a sense of -- fresh air, to have a sense of love for what sports can bring. i know what i do on the b

nejra: that was three-time nba champion lebron james on the black lives matter movement. can watch all of bloomberg businessweek conversation with lebron james and his business partner at 7:00 p.m. new york time on bloomberg tv. the companies listed on the new york stock exchange raised more than $35 billion while the trading floor was closed after capital raising an ipo. [no audio] >> give had to companies today. came up tospotify us. slack was the second company to choose that path over a year ago and we have been building on that model is to allow for capital raising. reallye direct listing does is it separates the timing, decouples capital raising from going public. you can choose to go public, but not necessarily raise money at the same time. so, the two, to date, have taken that path. now, what we're working on is what if you want to raise money at the same time but you like the exchange and process of opening that morning to determine how that offering gets priced? so that's the phase we're working on right now. we filed the first iteration in december and we worke

. >> tucker: lebron james, i want to say it, i believe he has been inciting violence. it's unbelievable. it's great to see you tonight. >> thanks for having me. >> tucker: you remember the chants "hydroxychloroquine is dangerous!" it if you don't agree, you don't understand science. they barked at you for weeks about that. now it turns out the studies they pushed was fake. it wasn't real. i'm not kidding. amazing story. dr. marc siegel after the break. ♪ want to brain better? unlike ordinary memory supplements neuriva has clinically proven ingredients that fuel 5 indicators of brain performance. memory, focus, accuracy, learning, and concentration. try neuriva for 30 days and see the difference. noticks and fleas?o simplifies protection. see ya! heartworm disease? no way! simparica trio is the first chewable that delivers all this protection. and simparica trio is demonstrated safe for puppies. it's simple: go with simparica trio. this drug class has been associated with neurologic adverse reactions, including seizures; use with caution in dogs with a history of these

lebron james is a supporter of the movement and we got his thoughts in an interview on bloomberg businessweekon: we have always had the plan for this moment. it is something i always had a passion about. and having people understand how important we are as black america, and the powers and creativity and language and the struggle that we have had for so long, we have been through a lot this year. and you look at the death of kobe bryant that we had to deal with, and obviously our prayers are still with vanessa and their two daughters. we have dealt with that as a city and organization. but that was a tragic moment for us. you come to the point where playoffs are around the corner and it is all stopped because of a world pandemic in covid-19. we are at bay, we have been waiting around to see what is happening, while understanding the health of every individual is so much more important at that point, than worrying about chasing a championship. because lives are at risk. no one has had an answer to it. then bring us up to speed to the george floyd killing. and seeing the video and how many peop

later, our interview with nba all-star lebron james. his thoughts on getting back to work, and his mission to fight racial injustice off the court. this is bloomberg. >> i'm looking forward to the season getting restarted, getting back in a laker uniform, and continuing to push the envelope, not only on the court, but also off the court. like i have been telling colleagues and friends, i won't stop until i see change. ♪ emily: being a company through a pandemic is challenging, and can sometimes be lonely. the ceos of three tech companies, slack, box, and okta, have been collaborating. all of the companies have benefited somewhat from the shift to remote work. i sat down with them earlier today to talk about how they have come together and help each other through this crisis. >> we've been in the industry as ceos for a long time, so we have gotten to know each other through investors or social events and so forth. ofhas been good -- the job ceo is a lonely. it's great to have people that you can commiserate at times with, celebrate victo

. >> on this day in 2003 the cleveland cavaliers made lebron james the nba's number one draft pick.hat is to stay in sports, june 22. >> we will be talking baseball. here is something to whet your appetite. check this out. >> you were riding high in april, shutdown and me. but i know i am going to change that soon. when i am back on top, back on top of june. >> if the big leakers are that entertaining, that will be good stuff. i cannot wait for baseball. >> good stuff. thank you so much. that will do it for us. and welcome to sheldon cooper presents: fun with flags, the final episode flagtacular. (gasps) i knew it was coming. still scary. now, i'm sure you're thinking, "the final episode? who will stand between us and flag ignorance?" i know i was thinking that. is this a show on flags or mind reading? but the truth is i can no longer balance a full-time career, a popular internet show, and a girlfriend. and he really does have one, you jerks on the comment board. so as they say, all good things must come to an end. after only 232 episodes. 233 if we include the one somebody forgot

we hear from lebron james this hour. south korea and australia coming online, nikkei up .8%. every sector on the japanese stock exchange in the green, led higher by materials and financials. we saw the japanese yen fault of the weakest in more than a week. right now holding about 107 level. look at what the kospi is doing, also seeing strong gains, rising more than 1% after it saw the most in over a week -- after it fell the most in a week. is gainingyean against the dollar. -- june confidence numbers coming out of south korea rising. we are hearing from bank of japan's governor right now, talking about the japanese economy being in an extremely severe situation. recoveryinks economic in the second half of 2020 is not so unlikely. and you and you know, pretty extraordinary to see risk asset prices creep up ever higher. trade,uple of minutes of .4%. we while -- we will watch for qantas, it completed an international placement after restructuring plans yesterday and job cuts. the bloomberg dollar overnight, the kiwi, 6889.

lebron james among those outraged the investigation just announced. >>> states now seeing a surge inovid-19 cases weeks after reopening, and the world health organization walking back comments about asymptomatic spread sparked a lot of confusion. the first black chief of a u.s. military branch making history. his powerful message tonight. >>> good evening soaring emotional and sometimes tinged with anger but at its core the funeral here today for george floyd was about celebrating a life that will forever symbolize the fight for equal justice. 500 mourners packed a church, family members sharing stories of laughter and pain. a niece laying his death at the feet of a corrupt and broken system floyd's casket lifted above mourners as it was carried from the church while along the procession route to his final resting place, strangers stood in the searing heat to say farewell to a man they only knew in death. before his death sparked a global movement, the name george floyd meant so much to so many in his hometown of houston. his aunt -- >> the world knows george floyd i know perry jr. >

on may 16, she'll be participating in the "graduate together" special with lebron james and presidentmuch more. check it out. yara shahidi, welcome to the "the daily social distance show." >> thank you. >> trevor: you may be the first person i've actually spoken to who has actually experienced doing school virtu virtually. what has that been like? a lot of people say it's horrible. >> i'm pretty grateful because i was able to come home to a place where i have my wifi connection. i have a family that's feeding me and such, and so it's pretty good. and i have done distance learning in the past in high school while work full time so i got used to that scheduled so i think i had lesof a transition than most because i was used to the format. but it is pretty rigorous, and i have so many friend in school right now, and it's been a rough transition, to say the least, because many schools don't know how to transition and fully support the students with the work they're already doing. >> trevor: you're one of those people who genuinely actually loves school and going to school and learning at

the high school athlete who loved lebron james and grew up eating banana and mayonnaise sandwiches. >he touched so many people's hearts, you know, because he been touching our hearts. you come to third ward where we're from, people are crying right now. that is how much they loved him. >> he was this great, big giant, and when he would wrap his arms around you, you would just feel like, you know, you were -- everything could just go away. >> reporter: the nation got a glimpse of every black church on any given sunday, as reverend al sharpton gave the eulogy that was as much as it was personal, as it was political, even making a dig at president trump. >> we cannot use bibles as a prop and for those that have agendas that are not about justice, this family will not let you use george as a prop. >> reporter: sand the sermon paralleled the life of george floyd with the struggle of black america. >> what happened to floyd happens every day in this country, in education, in health service s and in every area of american life. it is time for us to stand up in george's name and say, "get you

so how can lebron james, for example, get away with it? get away with it because of a lot of groupthink. when you're engaged in this kind of activism, you essentially surround yourself with a lot of like-minded people. i follow a bunch of different voices. if i was to get involved, like any normal person would want to get involved in the conversation, ultimately you get social media currency by attacking the other people because you are more involved than anybody else. then it becomes the big circle of people silencing folks that they something just a little bit different, and then they feel like they can't say anything, and then the fact that people aren't saying anything means there is no one pushing back and you mentioned it earlier on the show. if you don't push back and sort of let it happen, then it happens, and i don't want to live in a city that doesn't have actual police officers. this is ridiculous and the problem is, we're supposed to be united right now. i think after george floyd was murdered, and i believe it is murder, this

how can someone like lebron james, who should be ashamed of what he has done, get away with that?way with it because of a lot of groupthink. when you create these social media accounts and are engaged in this kind of activism, you essentially surround yourself with a lot of like-minded people. now, i follow a bunch of different places. if i were to get involved, like any normal person would want to get involved in some of the conversations, ultimately you get social media currency by attacking the other people because again, you are proclaiming that you are more evolved than everybody else. and then it becomes this big circle of people silencing folks that dared to say something just a little bit different, and then they feel like they can't say anything, and on the fact that people aren't saying anything means there is no one pushing back, and you mentioned it earlier on the show. if you don't push back, if you just sort of let it happen, then yeah, it happens, and i don't want to live in a city that doesn't have actual police officers. this is ridiculous. the problem is we are s

i want to thank lebron james for having kendrick, myself, being a part of it.the things we're dealing with in the african-american community is voter oppression. voter oppression in the past was really just about intimidation. right? the klan would come through black communities and tell them, you know, you better not vote tomorrow or else. and even to the point where they would be at polling stations intimidating people with guns and violence. voter oppression in 2020 is different. it's more systemic. right? so you look at atlanta, georgia, right, atlanta, georgia, had malfunctioning machines at black polling places. they had either understaffed polling stations or stations where the people that were working just really didn't know what they were doing. they also didn't have adequate paper forms for when the machines did malfunction. there's a lot of different things that come into play when you look at voter oppression in america in modern times. that's what we're trying to do, one, combat that voter oppression in black and african-american communities, and t

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do you see someone like lebron james, do you see lebron being part of that tradition or do you think lebron is part of something else, did he build his own thing, where do you see lebron in that continuum? >> i think lebron knew the context of the culture we are in to reach audiences and to make moves and send messages that wouldn't have worked 50 years ago because of the reason, very strategic about the movement. he does his own thing but also there's a spirit there that had ali not existed, he may have made the move differently. lebron is very grounded in what ali stood for and without saying a word, he carries it with him but carries it very smartly but at the same time i'm one of those individuals that listened to lebron and expects him to be the next ali. i didn't look at michael jordan expect him to be the next ali. i did look to serena williams and say you need to be the next ali. i understand this man is unique in a way we may never see him again. the same way malcolm x was unique in a way we may never see again. nelson mandela in a way we may never see him again. we could go

and lebron james writing, wow, man, you literally still don't understand why kaep was kneeling on oneas absolutely nothing to do with the disrespect of the flag and our soldiers, men and women, who keep our land free. so brees provided an additional comment writing, i love and respect my teammates and i stand right there with them in regards to fighting for racial inequality and justice. i also stand with my grandfathers who risked their lives for this country and countless other military men and women who do it on a daily basis. >> all right, will, thank you. ado drew brees recently e nd h w coronavirus relief in the state of louisiana, particularly new orleans, a predominantly black community. he gained a lot of praise for that. but the comments that are coming from some of the players, particularly about what he said about his grandfather and his family in military service, they say they too have family tha have served for this country, and then they had to come home and face racial discrimination in their own backyard. a lot of people just want him to reflect on what he has said a

anna: that was three-time nba champion lebron james on the black lives matter movement.l of bloomberg businessweek's conversation with lebron james and his business partner, maverick carter, at 7:00 p.m. new york time on bloomberg tv. intu properties, which owns nine of the u.k.'s largest malls intends to apply for ministration. the landlord -- administration. the landlord is considering how to protect stakeholders. for more, our bloomberg intelligence reporter joins us. this has been a story that has been intensified by covid-19 and closure of retail outlets. it does predate it in a sense in that retail was already under pressure. what's the latest here than? -- then? >> intu has had problems going back a number of years. its interest was always higher. swaps that ity of took prior to the financial crisis. these swaps were not allocated to any debt and they had to pay the interest on those as well. over the last eight or nine years, they have not been able to have a positive operating cash flow. they carried on borrowing. that has already put them in a bad position. on

you can catch that special conversation with lebron james and maverick carter this weekend. markets are trading at the mark -- moment. indices have fluctuated through most of the u.s. section -- session. indices all gaining at least 1%. the pandemic raging here in the u.s.. it is being felt across markets. the dollar index is also flat for the moment. maintaining a bit of again after jumping to the highest level in four weeks. we had some slightly negative data. we have the reopening being hindered by the pandemic. wti was under pressure. it is rising after russia slashed exports. coming up in the next hour we will have more market analysis. these volatile markets. of course we have a lot more to break -- come. this final trading session of the week here in asia. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> good morning. we are counting it down to asia's major market opening. our top stories, the u.s. senate back to build punish china for tightening the grip on hong kong. american banks may be hit if they continue doing business officials there. virus cases globally approached 10 million with al

two reasons, one we are used to doing so and two there is broad social approval so celebrities, lebron jamesor example know that if they say the cause of every one of these problems is racism, one that is going to be greeted very approvingly by a network of natural allies throughout society and to it will sound like something that most people are used to hearing, but dealing with the actual problem in african-american communities is going to take more than the eradication of racism and it's worth noting, by the way that the large majority of people black-and-white are not racist in any conventional sense today. we might look at the results on some biased test and be a little worried for a bit but if you look at classic questions, would you vote for qualified member of the other race for president if they ran with your political party, the figure for that is 92% for african-americans and for whites. interracial dating, marriage, love, i don't think we can simply look at an issue like violence in cities and say that's due to racism. one thing you have to point out is that many of the large cit

lebron james does not live in those communication at risk. nor do any of the advocates who are vilifying the police. it means that police recruitment is down 62% around the country. with the result that 9/11 calls sometimes go unanswered and this trend is continuing and black officials in these cities are throwing black police officers under the bus. they're being vilified. the number of police leaving and so we are really creating a crisis where the people in those cities are told if you're killing one another it's not your fault. it'sf systemic racism. and nothing mark, is more lethal than you provide a people with a good excuse for their own failure. and so we -- what we do at the woodson center is we find that there are islandings of excellence in philadelphia in 1983 a matter of public record, they have small bands of young black men were robbing people on the subway and movies were shot down. we organized through a group of neighborhood group who was known city wide with young men who werere ex-offenders with who goh had changed their h

with lebron james does not live in those communities that risk. nor do any of the advocates who are vilifying the police. it means that policeman is down% around the country. >> with the result that 911 call sometimes go unanswered, and this trend is continuing. and black officials in these cities are throwing black police officers under the bus. they are being vilified. the number of police leaving. we are really creating a crisis in those cities are told if you are killing one another not your fault, it's systemic racism, and nothing mark, is more people than you provide a people for a good excuse for their own failure. and so what we do define there are islands of excellence. in philadelphia, 1983 come in the matter of public record. they have small young black men robbing people on someone. we organize my neighborhood group life young men offenders god had changed their hearts, they actually went into the prisons and organized a rhyme prevention task force. they went out into the community, brought 200 of these young men from all over the cit

lakers lebron james on the nfl treatment of former quarterback colin kaepernick.nee during the national anthem to protest racial and -- racial equality and police brutality. improvebusiness leaders diversity, equality, and inclusion in the post-coronavirus workplace? the world economic forum says as a corporate world emerges from the corporate crisis, they have a unique opportunity to embed social progress and create a new normal. they have launched a new tool kit to highlight the opportunity of the challenges of using technology to promote a more diverse workplace. i am delighted to be joined by saadia zahidi, director of the world economic forum. looking at have been this much more than anyone else. and in the last couple of months, we have had protests in the u.s. come across the world, wanting more diversity and equality. , whatll that accelerate you have been telling the world needs to be done all along? saadia: thank you, francine, and great to be with you here, as always. you are right, in the last three months, three major trends have come together. there

of course, our team captain is, obviously, lebron james. he brought us all together. i would be on zoom calls with lebron james, and kevin hart and sloane stephens, but in all seriousness, there's a major shift happening. the group is full of athletes and entertainers. athletes across different sports, entertainers across different industries coming together as one team. we're at a pivotal point where we must seize the day. we must turn activism into actions. athletes are not to be on the front of social change but we realize sitting on the sidelines is not an option. it's in our dna. we are wired to care about the last athletes on the bench and want to win. we want to share that feeling with others, winning. we can't turn that on or off. our coalition is for our communities. more than a vote is here to educate and energize our communities to vote because that is the way to create meaningful change. i guess in basketball terms, when we shoot, in order to have the best chance at making the shot, you have to follow through. so, this is just us following through. educati

tuviese ropa y zapatos yo lo agradezco voy a concluir una historia él era mayor al mirador de lebron jamesron a la final con los warrior recuerdo que en la primera llamada le dije que parece que hubiese ganado el campeonato y sabes cómo me siento por lebron pero cada vez que hablamos le decíamos cómo está? estás bien? y él decía que se sentía como subiese ganado el campeonato y eso quedó como un chiste entre nosotros siendo un hombre fuerte, viendo a la gente unida, congregada con el apoyo, estamos agradecidos y más que nada con todos de luto él hubiese querido que nos sintiéramos como si hubiésemos ganado el campeonato >>> por favor denle un aplauso a su familia demuéstrenles >>> (aplausos) >>> (aplausos) >>> ♪(música) >>> ♪(música) >>> muchas gracias a todos por estar aquí de corazón si algo hemos aprendido es que a los hermanos floyd les gusta comer y ellos tuvieron una conversación con tyler perry muy profunda por qué somos la familia esa familia negra que mostraba en las películas porque todos nos necesitamos mutuamente y esta familia siempre necesitó a george así que es especialmente

lebron james. and i do think that, you know, drew will take this head on. saw him respond to the president. and obviously he kind of had do that. but i expected him to take these measures head on. because that is something that he understands and especially playing being the quarterback of the city of new orleans where black population is pretty heavy there. >> we keep hearing from people who have had on my air as guests, you know, it is not just black people who can help this movement breakthrough. it has to be white people too. and i think about the sports leaders. how important is it for sports leaders to really lead in a broader sense right now. not just drew brees. not just lebron james. not just colin kaepernick and others who have made their names. but given american sports across these cultural and ideological lines it seems like there would be a huge opportunity there to help create a broader understanding. >> yeah, for far too long people have looked at the issue of police brutality as a political issue, as a liberal versus conservative, left wing

this is "bloomberg markets: the european close" lebron james earlier this year launched a media companyhich aims to make and distribute content that will give voice to underserved creators and consumers. he also launched "the more than a vote" initiative that looks at preventing suppression in voting rights, especially in black communities. we spoke with him on these very efforts. lebron: i think success looks like educating the people who are in these cities. had voter suppression for so long, people not understanding how they can vote, where they can vote, if there vote really counts. and in the black community, you butys hear go out and vote, you may not understand where can i vote, how many people in my voting for, what did the votes stand for. what weducation side is are proud about. that is success for us, where we are actually getting the communities out to vote and it they are more educated on who they are voting for how they, can vote and where they can vote. and having that power. people believe they cannot vote because they have had previous convictions with the law or they h

lebron james said we should be asking if how we vote is also structurally racist.tst the focus when you look ahead to november? >> this is what we have it understand, the system isn't broken. it was built this way. and when we understand that's the reality, now we must navigate and figure out we can systemically implement change. and you see over the last 16 days that people can mobilize like it's the 60s when they're truly fed up with government and the brutality of the police. in particular the final killing of george floyd. in minneapolis. and you know we can go down the line. ahmaud arbery, eric garner, taylor, like the unfortunate deaths that keep happening. you asked yourself how can i be a beacon for change? how can we keep the same energy? we'll have this energy. everybody is in a pandemic. we're at home watching the nine minute video. and everybody is stomping for change. what happens when sports start back up? when businesses open back up? now we have to use this energy to mobilize people. in particular black and brown people. to use their voice by voting

from the recreation center to hayes valley playground to support black basketball players like lebron james who has been told to shut up and dribble. also to support the black lives matter. >>> white house tweeted tonight the president plans to visit yuma, arizona to look at wall and then a discussion on border security. joe biden is starting to build transition team. one adviser has tapped half a dozen people to lead the team to switch over. stands to inherit a massive public health crisis, struggling economy and historic unrest for race relations. told that the party needs to do more than win back the white house. >> very soul of america is at stake. that's why i'm running for president, why i stand united behind every democrat to beat donald trump and restore real leadership to the white house. we have to do more than just beat donald trump, we have to keep the house and win the united states senate back. >> said the team would emphasize, diversity, transparency. >>> working to bring nfl team back to oakland. sent letter of intent to file formal application with the nfl this past week. t

most of you know the name lebron james.if you were able to talk to the lebron james of the vaccine racket? we talked to the great peter hotels of baylor -- peter hotez of baylor. deborah fuller owns the high ground at the university of washington. lookt images of her labs like a war zone. it is a war to find a vaccine. deborah fuller joins us in her early morning from the university of washington. to fuller, how close are you the vaccine that we all desperately need? deborah: my laboratory is currently in preclinical studies for a candidate vaccine. what that means is that we are still testing it in animal models. we have not yet moved into human clinical trials. tom: tell us about the transfer. folks, we need to say this because dr. fuller leads the washington national primate research center. what are the risks as you move from primates over to testing on jon ferro? [laughter] dr. fuller: the real risk in the initial testing in humans is really a phase i clinical trial, and that is done to test safety in humans. prior to

lebron james said he loved >> you're doing it you've impacted president obama. janet jackson, eva longoria, beyonce's mom, the list goes on and on and on. you've impressed so many i don't know if you like to sing in the morning from florida. do you >> yes, ma'am. >> would you sing a little for us >> yes, ma'am. >> thank you ♪ i just want to live god ♪ i just want to live i just want to live ♪ protect me ♪ ♪ i just want to live i just want to live ♪ >> i'm all by myself but i'm applauding you here. >> thank you. >> thank you, keedron. thank you, johnnetta thank you very much. we appreciate you. keep singing the world needs you. >> thank you. >> johnnetta, we need you, too. >> thank you. >>> coming up next, another much needed message of hope from bishop curry we are going to chat with him but first this is "today" on nbc. in an unprecedented crisis... a more than $10 billion cut to public education couldn't be worse for our schools and kids. laying off 57,000 educators, making class sizes bigger? c'mon. schools must reopen safely with resources for protective equ

let's switch gears and we're going to talk about lebron james.re was that big interview that our own jason kelly had with him. lebron james talked about ali growing up and his success in the ring and what he accomplished outside of the ring. lebron and his partner maverick carter spoke with jason kelly in part of that interview done back in february. take a listen. lebron: everybody was so fascinated by how great a boxer he was. i think that was the least thing in his mind. i think every day he was trying to figure out how he could better the world and the people around him and make a change for the good. i think 80%, 90% of people didn't agree with anything back when he was doing it but he didn't stop. he stayed focused on his mission. that's what we talk about what is your mission? there are going to be people that agree and don't agree at the time. more than likely there are going to be more than half that don't agree but you can't allow that to stop your mission and for ali to do the things he did and the time he did it as well, being african

lebron james has put together is most ambitious deal yet.e and business partner maverick carter have launched immediate empire spring hills company with a $100 million investment. james spoke to bloomberg businessweek about the company and a number of other issues. one of them, group b helped create called more than a vote, which is focused on protecting voter rights and preventing suppression in the black community. the education side is what we are most proud about. that is success for us where we get these communities out to vote, but they're even more educated on who they are voting for, how they can vote, where they can vote. .hey have that power mark: you can watch bloomberg businessweek's conversation with her bra on james and maverick carter at 7:00 friday on bloomberg television -- lebron james and maverick carter at 7:00 on friday on bloomberg television. global news 24 hours a day, on air and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i am mark crumpton. this is bloomberg.

you said lebron james.ight, we learned lebron james is launching this huge new initiative on voter awareness in the black community and this is something you have spoken about for a long time. is this something you'll take part in and why is this important? >> i think definitely. i think the more nba players that can join lebron on what's doing it can only be more powerful. but absolutely, i'm a complete proponent of voting. i think it's incredibly important. i think, you know, when you talk about voting a lot of people think about federal voting, think about presidential elections. i really think for me it's more -- i think that's important but i think we have to focus now on local voting. we have to be voting in and out prosecutors that have put black children away for really petty misdemeanors. and, you know, this is something that we have to as the black community we have to focus on at the local and the state level because that's where we can see the most change. you're not focused on the different com