. >> reporter: mark bryant has represented andersen from the beginning of his career. he's also a mentor and father figure. >> i guess i'm probably one of the biggest collector of chris' stuff. i guess i'm kind of that giddy family member that collects this stuff. >> reporter: he was touched by young chris's big heart and hardscrabble texas roots. >> chris grew up in a -- a boy's home for several years. his mom got him back. he had a tough childhood down there. >> reporter: but the birdman may never have faced anything as treacherous as the tender trap about to snap on him and paris. >> i ended up receiving a direct message from him on facebook. >> reporter: do you remember what it said? >> i think it said, like, "hey, i see you're a fan." >> reporter: and what did you think? >> a little skeptical that he would just write, but being 17, i was an excited girl. >> reporter: so excited, she can hardly believe it's him, and maybe she shouldn't. their conversations quickly jump from facebook to e-mail, texting, and most convincingly, selfies. >> and then, that's the first o

. >>> the warriors took a backseat tonight as kobe bryant was honored this evening in los angeles. markhave the celebration and the highlights for the game coming up next in sports. [ talking too fast ] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> from time to time, we played the price of sports tickets these days. if you are at staples center tonight, you definitely paid a lot. you've got your money's worth. not only was a great kobe bryant retired, the game it's a was pretty good. we will talk more about kobe. we are waiting for the halftime ceremony with his family. we just fast forwarded this game right onto the final moment. it was 4 minutes and 12 seconds left. >> he went to overtime. warriors look like they were gonna, steamrolled. the go-ahead by 5 pm. >> look at the clock ticked down. just continue to play. david west denies the warriors who lead the mba in block shots. to wit right there. there win streak is now -- that was only a sideshow. you can argue all night about where he belongs on the list. you cannot dispute the fact that kobe bryant is very high up on the list of all the time great players to ever

marked a defeat for conservative insurgents against the party establishment. that too is a setback for donald trump and his unorthodox brand of politics. nick bryants a summary of the news, newsday is coming up at midnight.

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marked by defeat for conservative insurgents against the party establishment. that, too, is a setback for donald trump and his unorthodox brand of politics. nick bryantc news, alabama. rajini: doug jones' victory deals a blow to president trump, who backed roy moore in the final weeks of the race. while mr. trump sent a tweet of congratulations to doug jones, he added that republicans would have another shot at the seat very soon. that confidence is something that alabama congressman bradley byrne shares, although he admits there is still work to do. rep. byrne: i don't think the election yesterday signifies anything. it was so incredibly unique. the democrat party really spent any money in alabama. next year they will spend almost nothing in alabama, because it was a special election and they could focus all their money on that and they got the result because they did that. they will not have the money spread out all over the nation to do it in states like alabama next year. i'm not worried about that. but in a more general sense, should we be concerned about being able to do better with african-american and younger voters? absolutely. we need to do

to us being in this moment here you know i think that's a true mark of a legacy is how well impacts the next generation. despite having bryant in the crowd the lakers can pull off a women against defending champions the golden state warriors kevin durant's scored thirty six points for the warriors including the tie breaking shots golden state winning one hundred and sixteen to one hundred fourteen in overtime. spain has been celebrating its best football players read an annual awards ceremony in barcelona barsa star forward lean on messi was honored for being most spanish league's top goal scorer during the twenty sixteen to seventeen season you know the thirty seven goals than it already has a little ego leading fourteen this season messi seem made to andreas iniesta was named the most valuable player springs national team both are gearing up to play arch rivals around madrid in el classico on saturday. well there. and it's special to clear we all are good at home and the one we have a big advantage with that i'm not second in the league at the moment so it would mean we would have a significant lead there is of course stil

marked a defeat for conservative insurgents against the party establishment. that too is a setback for donald trump and his unorthodox brand of politics. nick bryanthe british prime minister, theresa may has suffered a significant defeat in parliament over her brexit plans. rebel members of parliament from her own conservative party put forward an amendment, that means the government will have to put the final brexit deal through full parliamentary scrutiny. this is how the result was announced — and it was close. the ayes to the right — 309. the noes to the left — 305. our political correspondent, alex forsyth said the result is a blow to theresa may's authority. it's a blow for her authority, because it shows she can't get everything she wants to through the houses of parliament without being challenged, and sometimes by mps on her own side. and this comes just before she goes to brussels tomorrow to meet other eu leaders, so it's unwelcome timing. the government did all it could today to stop this happening. but it's worth saying this was a very narrow vote. there were just four votes in it, and there were 11 conservatives that voted against th

marked a defeat for conservative insurgents against the party establishment. that too is a setback for donald trump and his unorthodox brand of politics. nick bryantalabama. we will have more on alabama later in the programme. in other news, hours after the us secretary of state offered to begin talks with north korea, the white house appears to have contradicted him. rex tillerson said on tuesday that the united states was ready to talk at any time north korea would like to talk. the white house official has said no discussions can be held with young young until it improves its behaviour. what is going on? frankly, i was surprised when secretary tillerson said we would talk with no preconditions and he would be prepared to sit there and talk about the weather. it is not a question of preconditions. it is a question of preconditions. it is a question of preconditions. it is a question of the framework of the talks. when we have the six party talks, the framework was that all six parties including north korea agreed on the purpose of the talks which was denuclearisation. today we have a situation where north korea does not agree so i think perhaps,

marked a defeat for conservative insurgents against the party establishment. that too is a setback for donald trump and his unorthodox brand of politics. nick bryantd has died after a house fire in greater manchester earlier this week. three—year—old lia pearson died in hospital earlier today. a 35—year—old woman remains in a serious condition. the fire was started in the early hours of monday morning. earlier today, two people made their first court appearance charged with murder in relation to the fire. wages have grown more slowly than the cost of living for a seventh month in a row. new figures from the office for national statistics show that pay in the year to october increased by 2.3%, while inflation currently stands at 3.1%. there were also 56,000 fewer people in work in the three months to october than in the previous quarter, the biggest fall for more than two years. eight people have been sentenced for smuggling drugs into prisons by using drones. craig hickinbottom, a former armed robber, organised the flights from inside. police have identified at least 49 drone flights carrying contraband, thought to have been worth as much as £1.2

bryant reports. modern—day democrats aren't supposed to win staunchly conservative states like alabama. it's 25 years since that happened. so no wonder this blizzard of confetti to markrossroads in the past. and unfortunately we have usually taken the wrong fork. tonight, ladies and gentlemen, you took the right road! the losing republican candidate, roy moore, thought he was on his way to washington. but he was hit by allegations, which he denies, of sexual misconduct against teenage girls. and shunned by senior figures in the republican establishment. that is where the anger of his dejected supporters was directed. it is really sad for the people of alabama, what took place in this state tonight. you think you have been betrayed by the republican establishment? absolutely. no doubt about that. you know, there was a lot of dirty politics going on. i have never seen such ugly slander, what i believe were blatant lies. i have never seen such despicable behaviour. # you can't always get what you want... it's true. you can't always get what you want. a lesson for donald trump, who has strongly backed roy moore. so get out and vote for roy moore... so this is a big black

marked a defeat for conservative insurgents against the party establishment. that too is a setback for donald trump and his unorthodox brand of politics. nick bryantbbc news, alabama. that's a summary of the news, newsday is coming up at midnight. now on bbc news it's time for newsnight it was going so well for the prime minister, then this. i think we all want to hear the result! let's make sure the result is correct. the ayes to the right, 309. the noes to the left, 305. cheering a vote on a vote. and it didn't go the government's way. hours before a brussels summit that is supposed to ease brexit talks through to part two, tory rebels tonight managed to force the government to give mps a meaningful vote on brexit, after a fractious debate that exposed division and distrust within the conservatives. clause nine is not about implementing leaving the european union. yes, it is. read it. and sit down. a parliamentary defeat for the prime minister. a humiliating setback for the government — but what might it change? the man who used to run mi6 gives us his first ever broadcast interview, with a surprising take on terror. you know we need to keep a s

bryant's jerseys will be retired tonight.(steve) plus -- a controversial call in the raiders-cowboys game plays a big factor in oakland's heart breaking loss. kron-4's markt and the 49ers win over tennessee. next at 8, a brawl breaks out at a mall in florida...what may have triggered the violent fight (steve) new at 8. a jaw-dropping video of a violent fight inside a crowded florida mall sunday has gone viral on facebook. (pam) and caught right in the middle of the melee... a small child in a stroller. christina mendez talked to the man who recorded the brawl. natsot/mos"oh damn you saw that?"kicking, punching, hair pulling and spitting--an all out brawl at the center of the edison mall. david milburn/witness"there was a lot of yelling. i couldn't understand what they were saying though... i mean there was just so many of them"david milburn is the person who shot this viral video--just feet away from where a group of women were beating on two others outside of victoria's secret. david milburn/witness "no one really intervened no one tried to break it up"the fight was allegedly fueled by the murder of samuel jones who was shot and killed in lehigh acres s

bryant. modern—day democrats aren't supposed to win staunchly conservative states like alabama. it's 25 years since that happened. so no wonder this blizzard of confetti to markhe shock victory of doug jones. alabama has been at a crossroads. we have been at a crossroads in the past. and unfortunately we have usually taken the wrong fork. tonight, ladies and gentlemen, you took the right road! the losing republican candidate, roy moore, thought he was on his way to washington. but he was hit by allegations, which he denies, of sexual misconduct against teenage girls. and shunned by senior figures in the republican establishment. that is where the anger of his dejected supporters was directed. it is really sad for the people of alabama, what took place in this state tonight. you think you have been betrayed by the republican establishment? absolutely. no doubt about that. you know, there was a lot of dirty politics going on. i have never seen such ugly slander, what i believe were blatant lies. i have never seen such despicable behaviour. # you can't always get what you want... it's true. you can't always get what you want. a lesson for donald trump, who has s

bryant reports. modern—day democrats aren't supposed to win staunchly conservative states like alabama. it's 25 years since that happened. so no wonder this blizzard of confetti to mark jones. alabama has been at a crossroads. we have been at a crossroads in the past. and unfortunately we have usually taken the wrong fork. tonight, ladies and gentlemen, you took the right road! the losing republican candidate, roy moore, thought he was on his way to washington. but he was hit by allegations, which he denies, of sexual misconduct against teenage girls. and shunned by senior figures in the republican establishment. that is where the anger of his dejected supporters was directed. it is really sad for the people of alabama, what took place in this state tonight. you think you have been betrayed by the republican establishment? absolutely. no doubt about that. you know, there was a lot of dirty politics going on. i have never seen such ugly slander, what i believe were blatant lies. i have never seen such despicable behaviour. # you can't always get what you want... it's true. you can't always get what you want. a lesson for donald trump, who has strongly backed roy moore