county sheriff's department in malibu california on the crash that's expected to start in any moment. we will bring that to you as soon that gets underway. we do know that a go team is on its way to the crash site to try to begin the painstaking progress -- process of figuring out what went wrong. right now we go to christina coleman, she is in los angeles with the latest. >> holds on multiple reports are out stating that kobe's 13-year-old daughter gianna was also killed in the accident along with the teammate of bryant's daughter apparent of the teammates and the pilot. we have not independently confirm that information, but a press conference is scheduled to start soon and will likely provide more details. and as you have mentioned so many people in shock with news that kobe bryant, 41-year-old father, husband, an mba legend died this morning in a helicopter crash. the mba held a moment of silence before the game between the houston rockets in the denver nuggets. it's one of a game scheduled today. the lakers are off today and it is unclear whether game will go on this evening a sc

california. four others on that helicopter also died in this crash just outside of malibu.ecently cnn had a chance to sit down and talk with kobe bryant. it was with andy scholes in sports, and he was in los angeles just 11 days ago at a season launch event for major league soccer. let's listen in to that interview. >> you were one of the early investors into body armor. it's grown so much over the years. how cool is it to be a partner with major soccer? >> when we started, it was such a small company. we had a vision of doing big things, servicing athletes and educating them on nutrition, hydration, and to find ourselves here now in partnership with mls, mls is taking off, too, it's coming on 25 years now. the game has done nothing but grow, so to have this relationship together, we look forward to doing some big things. >> i know you're a big barcelona fan. how do you think they're going to fare and where do you think messi ranks as far as best athletes in the world right now? >> i think he's one of the best athletes of all time. he has tenacity, the way in which he plays

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basketball legend kobe bryant bryant's private helicopter came down on a hillside north of malibu in california on sunday heavy fog at the time had grounded other aircraft including police helicopters where rob runnels is live outside the staples center in los angeles the crowds really growing still trying to come to terms with the loss of a global sporting hero rob. that's right sale and just a quick update for you the national transportation safety board is holding a briefing for reporters at this moment closer to the crash site they are stressing that they're going to be looking not only at the wreckage in the debris field of that sikorsky $76.00 b. helicopter that went down killing 9 people including kobe bryant but also looking at all maintenance records for the helicopter discussions between the pilots and the ground controllers other pilots record and a host of other things so it's going to be a very thorough investigation now yes people here have been gathering all day we've been here since early this morning and the crowd has just grown so many people here to pay their respects want to

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recovered from the crash site bryant's private helicopter came down on a hillside north of malibu in california on sunday heavy fog at the time had ground that other aircraft including police helicopters were up reynolds has more now on the crash investigation its rugged terrain a steep hillside and of course the investigators from the coroner's office the police and other agencies had to keep the site preserved while they removed and identify the remains so that process is like this one for some time the national transportation safety board that's a federal agency that studies crashes and other types of transport problems is on the scene they will be looking certainly at the weather conditions at the time it was very for good people there yesterday told us they could barely see anything up in the hills and also the pilots decision to request and to receive permission to fly by special visual flight rules could that have had something to do with the accident we don't know that's what the investigators i think are going to be focusing on. u.s. prosecutors involved in the jeffrey epstein sex traf

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and 7 other people on sunday bryant's private helicopter came down on a hillside north of malibu in california heavy fog at the time had a ground that other aircraft including police helicopters by instead of the age of just $41.00 has shocked sports fans all over the world well supporters are gathered at the staples center in los angeles the home of the basketball team the l.a. lakers where bryant spent the whole of his illustrious 20 year career rob reynolds is there as well obviously everyone gathered there are huge admirers of kobe bryant tell us a little bit about what the atmosphere is like in the mood. it's very somber here this is a place a public laws or just across the street from the staples center where for so many years kobe bryant thrilled so many fans and led his team to so many victories now this is a place of more. let's show you exactly what. little flavor of what's going on here so many people have gathered many of them are wearing the lakers colors of purple and gold people have brought their children they've set up shrines made of. candles and flowers there's a big video s

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basketball legend kobe bryant bryant's private helicopter came down on a hillside north of malibu in california on sunday rob reynolds reports. near the arena where kobe bryant thrilled so many l.a. laker fans and led his team to so many victories for 20 years hundreds gathered to mourn flowers candles balloons and basketballs filled the square many people came wearing the l.a. lakers team colors or jersey with bryant's number i just wanted to pay my respects to one of the greats in basketball and just a great human being in general. the mood was some burr and tinge with disbelief this time is one of the down the blackhawks marja they have been working with rob we're still all trying to process this he was well loved as you can see all these people here if he was not loved none of us will be here for many bryant was more than a mere sports star he did a lot for kids and he did a lot for the world is not just in the united states but globally he inspired so many men and women all over the world bryant was 12 year old jayden jackson's hero and an inspiration oh he was my idol he really made like

basketball legend kobe bryant bryant's private helicopter came down on the hillside north of malibu in california on sunday heavy fog at the time 100 other aircraft including police helicopters rob rattles our correspondent outside the staples center in los angeles and rob really a nation joining in the morning for kobe bryant perhaps really still stunned about how this could happen to someone who was so globally well known. i would go even further than that so hail because of course basketball 'd is one of the most popular sports internationally and so kobe bryant a well known household name and a hero to basketball fans from beijing to buenos ariz the whole world is really shocked about this but no place more so than here this is just a few meters from the staples center where kobe bryant for 20 years thrilled fans and led his teammates to so many victories so many championships take a look here at the scene in this plaza here you can see that there are people here we've been here since early this morning in the crowds have only grown people are wearing their lakers jerseys their purple and gol

recovered from the crash site bryant's private helicopter came down on a hillside north of malibu in california on sunday heavy fog at the time had grounded other aircraft including police helicopters brian stepha the age of just 41 has shot sports fans all over the world all supporters are gathered at the staples center in los angeles the home of the basketball team the l.a. lakers were bryant spent the whole of his illustrious 20 year career for reynolds is also there is so overall how are people there paying tribute. well there are many hundreds of people here in this square that was once a scene to celebrate the many victories that kobe bryant led his team to over his 20 year career now it's a place of mourning many people expressing their disbelief that his life could have been so suddenly taken away i'll show you some of the scenes here these people are are laying flowers and wreaths many candles balloons a lot of people are writing with sharpie pens on the ground you know making their sort of farewell sentiments on the ground and it's just quite a quite a scene a lot of grief here a lot

in california some in new areas from malibu the north at west los angeles you can see the plumes of smoke crash site from they have a cop there view it went on in the field bursting into flames killing all 5 people on board we are hearing the victims reportedly included bryant's 13 year old daughter giana koby bryant was 41 years old he was a 5 time and be a champion played his entire career with the loss on just lakers for 20 years he retired in 26th enough to becoming the n.b.a.'s 3rd highest of all time score a suggest leaving you with news on the program like kobe bryant the n.b.a. basketball legend has died in a helicopter crash. continuing with our weekly review of thursday dozens of world leaders dignitaries gathered in jerusalem to commemorate the holocaust it was time to mark the 75th on the 1st day of salvina forces liberating it's the infamous death camp in nutsy occupied called it. my dear family i'm writing this letter before my death i don't know exactly when me and my relatives are going to die just because we're jews i'm in a concentration camp before all of us will be sho

field sunday, the softball field that is, for a celebrity game in malibu, raising funds to help those impacted by tragedies in california. we were there to try and talk to him, but he was a no show. >> i came hoping to see one of my favorite players in person because obviously the patriots don't play here. >> reporter: in this case it was not his appearance, but his absence that left an impression. >> he was all excited to come see him. we talked on the way down, good life lesson. >> lori perez reporting. edelman is due in court in april. >>> an uber driver is under arrest tonight in southern california accused of raping a passenger. the woman admits she'd been drinking and told police she either passed out or fell assault and awoke to find the driver assaulting her. >> it's obviously more safe to call a friend or call one of these services to give us a ride home, it's safer that's what we think, but in this case it didn't happen that way. >> the driver told police the sex was consensual, but he was arrested on rape charges. uber issued a statement saying what the rider reported to police is extremely disturbing and has

this breaking news out of california where we are learning that five people have been killed in a helicopter crash in calabasas, which is just north of los angeles. malibuuties are on the scene working with los angeles fire on the investigation to what happened. the crash occurred just after 1:00 p.m. when reports of a downed aircraft on a hillside came in. we will continue to monitor this breaking news and bring it to you as soon as we learn more. >>> all right, meantime, time is running out for 2020 presidential candidates to win over voters in iowa with just now eight days to go before the state's democratic caucuses. joe biden picking up a key endorsement from the sioux city journal's editorial board, but it comes with a nudge. the paper is urging the former vice president to name senator amy klobuchar as his running mate. cnn correspondent keung law joins me now. keung, what more are you learning? >> reporter: she said, hey, they said some nice things about me, even though they took the former vice president as an endorsement. i want you to take a look from this poll that came from cu.gov and it shows who is at the top, sanders, biden and buttigieg

malibu leaders have approved such a ban. the problem is coastal commission needs to sign off on it as well. in the past commissioners have refused to do so. >>> 6:25 now. and former californiaovernor jerry brown wants to know who is trying to sell his father's memorabilia. >> the items include private letters from jackie kennedy and other artifacts related to the assassination of president kennedy. it is being offered by sotheby's but the seller is anonymous. brown said he wasn't consulted or informed about the auction and believes the art facts should be part of his father's archives at uc berkeley. >>> a discovery shedding light on america's distant past and if you've never heard of a witch bottle, you're not alone. archeologist found this witch bottle at the site of thewillia virginia. this is more than 150 years old and contains nails, metal and human fingernail clips to attract human spiritss. archeologists made that discovery under layers of clay fear the remains of a -- [ inaudible ] troops in the civil war. >> i don't know what that was. but okay. >> we'll just move on. s 6:26 right now. coming up next on "today in the bay," we continue our coverage of remembering b