in the us the national basketball association announced on friday that 16 out of 302 players tested positive for the grown a virus the players will remain in south isolation n.b.a. commissioner adam silver's said that he doesn't rule out putting the season on hold again if there is a significant spread among its athletes the n.b.a. is set to restart in a sports complex in florida on july 30th games will be played without fans. you're watching the news unlike below cuckoo for all of us here in berlin take care of you well and we'll see at the top of the hour more news. w.'s crime fighters are back with the africa's most successful radio drama series continues all of us odes are available online course you can share and discuss song w. africa's facebook page and other social media platforms crime fighters tune in now .

the national basketball association announced on friday that 16 out of $302.00 players tested positive for the krona virus the players will remain in self isolation n.b.a. commissioner adam silver said that he doesn't rule out putting the season on hold again if there is a significant spread among its athletes the n.b.a. is set to restart in a sports complex in florida on july 30th games will be played without fans. watching the news we'll be back as always at the top of the seems. we know that this is very time for us. the coronavirus is changing the world changing our lives so please take care of yourself keep good distance and wash your hands and if you can stay at how we do w. for here for you.

the national basketball association announced friday that 16 out of 302 players tested positive for the coronavirus those players will remain in self isolation and big commissioner adam silver said that he does not rule out putting the season on hold again if there is a significant spread among its athletes the n.b.a. is said to restart and as for its complex in florida on july 30th but games will be played without fans. it's been 75 years since the united nation's founding and its european headquarters in geneva has received a special gift to mark the occasion it's an eco friendly and entirely biodegradable piece of art that spans across 6000 square kilometers a giant fresco is called world in progress and it depicts 2 children building a circle of humans holding hands in nature the artist says the work is to remind people of their duty to build a better world for future generations. they're watching the w. news coming to you from berlin and i'll be back at the top of the hour with another update for you in the meantime you can get lots more news and information on our web site just go

in the us the national basketball association announced friday that 16 out of $302.00 players testedpositive for the coronavirus the players will remain in self isolation n.b.a. commissioner adam silver said that he does not rule out putting the season on hold again if there is a significant spread among its athletes the n.b.a. is said to restart in a sports conflicts in florida on july 30th but the games will be played without fans. that's the latest from d.w. news this hour don't forget you can always get more news and information on our website just go to w dot com american evanston will be back at the top of the hour with another update for you for me and the entire news team here in berlin thanks for the company. my smile is a. pain to me. i am.

the national basketball association formed a committee including steve kerr to end racial injustice.isdale says raising awareness is the first step. >> hopefully this will continue and eventually turn into legislation. >> some coaches say the committee has given them more confidence to speak out on social issues. >>> let's check in with kari for one last look at the steamy forecast. >> yes, it's going to be hot today. we're up to the triple digits in our inland valleys, 94 degrees tomorrow. and then a cooling breeze comes in on friday. and it's going to be a nice weekend. we'll be watching out for a chance of showers farther to the north. but it looks like it misses the bay area. we'll continue into next week with some more seasonal weather, his in the upper 70s. >> kari, thank you so much and thanks for joining us. get the latest information on our website, nbcbayarea.com and follow us on social media. we hope you have a fantastic afternoon, trying to beat the heat. stay safe, everyone. we'll see you again this afternoon at 5:00. from all of us here at nbc bay area, good day. >>> ri

with the protesters there so they're encouraging their players they actually have a the national basketball association established a committee on in justice reform with gold star or as head coach steve kerr and gregg popovich of san diego spurs both very outspoken on social media about this cause and getting out and let me assure their players are vocal about it and that is what we need to see in our professionally you need to see more of coaches and players and league officials be like talk about this please get involved in what cream of. jobar good lord i'm so angry about this you can hear it in my voice and he even came out and spoke about it so you need to see the other leagues the n. the n.h.l. the m l b the n.f.l. pushing their players that this is good to talk about this for the betterment of everybody absolutely and i think that in all of the leagues we need more. coaches like steve kerr live popovich to have the entirety of their careers being raced forward being the people who are just extremely understanding of what's going on this isn't new to them they've been true to this more decades kn

the national basketball association that's particularly notable when you consider that the overwhelming majority of players are black and so there's a sort of internal agitation to have to move the leaks to do something constructive or not minimum say something constructive but we should not be pulled on this some level what the n.f.l. is doing is about to face a well as much more to discuss and we will be doing that with you through the day for the moment michel felt with thanks for joining us from washington d.c. my pleasure thank you. still ahead here on al-jazeera about a top epidemiologist who admits that sweden should have done more to curb coronavirus that story after the break. hello there will still have some rain across southern and western areas of yemen it's all coming from this little disturbance samples the same system that brought the flooding rains across into oman to the north as well one to 2 shots through areas of turkey but really by and large it is fine it is dry and it is extremely hot the winds are fairly light there is a northerly winds of 48 celsius in kuwait on

here is lebron james on leadership in the national basketball association.eader 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 always -- in adam silver. he has always listened to the voice of his players, and i respect him for that. we see something that is very wrong with our

back in this country, the national basketball association has agreed to restart its regular season inate july. competition was halted in march, by the covid-19 pandemic. remaining regular season games will take place at walt disney world in florida. and, on wall street, the dow jones industrial average gained about 12 points to close at 26,281. but, the nasdaq fell 67 points, and, the s&p 500 slipped 10. still to come on the newshour: protesters defy bans on gathering in hong kong to mark the anniversary of the tiananmen square massacre. social distancing and the desire to work from home create a potentially devastating effect on real estate. and much more. >> woodruff: we return to hong kong, where thousands turned out in defiance of a city ban today to commemorate the 31 anniversary of the brutal 1989 crackdown in beijing's tiananmen square, which killed hundreds, but as special correspondent divya gopalan reports, today in hong kong they also protested against china's moves to impose it legal will in the semi- autonomous region. >> reporter: over the years this candlelight vigil ha

the national basketball association cancelled the league. they just cancelled all their games.nd then the rest of the professional sports did as well. now, at the other side of it, they're the first ones to try to jump back in. i know that in korea, different country obviously in terms of the response they've made, but they're testing their baseball league players every day. i have read. and they've had the baseball up for weeks now with no particular untoward events, but they are testing left, right and center. i don't know what the american professional sports leagues are planning. i've read that they'll be testing everyone. everyone in their microcosm. once a week. i don't think we can test 8 million americans -- new yorkers once a week, but we need to move way more than 25,000 if we're going to get away with opening. >> yeah, yeah, exactly. exactly. south koreans have been way ahead on this from the start. dr. kent sepkowitz in new york. doctor and professional worrier, appreciate it. glad you're there doing the worrying for us. >> yes. be well. >> all right. >>> lance arms

as you know, the national basketball association and major league baseball mired in figuring out how to restart their seasons and this news coming here not only as the number of cases in texas continues to go up but several months ago there were a number of dallas base players who stirred up a controversy as dak prescott, the quarterback, hosted a party at his house and there were a number of players holding workouts. so a bit of a controversy surrounding some of the players' actions as to whether or not they were following social distancing guidelines. but this news does come as the league prepares to begin the 2020 season. the houston texans and the dallas cowboys are not commenting officially on the names of the players that are reportedly infected with the coronavirus. they say they could not comment on that citing federal and local privacy laws. but the nfl is in the process of trying to figure out how to reopen. it was just earlier this month that the commissioner of the nfl put out a memo to all of the teams allowing that the coaching staff and up to 100 employees could return

business exclusive, the first and only african-american female ceo of an nba team, the national basketball association after more than 35 years at at & t, cynthia marshall. great to have you. i need to know right off the bat what your meeting was like two days ago. >> our meeting, it's great to be here, thanks for having me, our meeting was amazing. there was a lot of energy. we were focused. our theme was listen, learn, unite. so we had three different conversations to help bring the community together to help them to understand what is really underneath all the protests that are going on across the country, and then to just share some experiences. we had a conversation called welcome to my world, where we had some of our african-american employees share their experience of being black in america. we had some of our coaches and others share their reactions to the george floyd situation. and then we had six leaders who actually lead the different systems that in my opinion, undergird oppression and racism and so they talked about where we are now as a community and then where we are going. we laid out

the national basketball coaches association is addressing another concern today the nbc a announced the creation of a committee on racial injustice and reform. the intent is to look for actionable solutions in cities with nba teams. a portion of the committee statement reads as a diverse group of leaders. we have a responsibility to stand up and speak out for those who don't have a voice and to stand up and speak out for those who don't feel it is safe to do so end quote golden state coach steve kerr who is often outspoken on cial issues is among the committee members. and steph curry you know he's often use instagram to speak out about racial injustice is he was quick to post about the deaths of a lot are very and george floyd among others and today he weighed in on the ongoing national protests while appearing on a podcast the 3 time nba champ had this to say until people outside of our community speak up use their platform, get uncomfortable and actually feel some type of emotional change to the issues and we're just going to be in the same situation curry went on to praise police of

national basketball coaches association formed a committee including warriors coach steve kerr to stopcus on reform by collaborating with organizations and says bringing awareness is really key. >> hopefully this isn't an outrage reaction. and will turn into legislation. >> some coaches say the committee has given them more confidence to speak out on social issues. >> good to see that. look, working to return to normal. next this morning on "today in the bay," when some san francisco employees could start returning to the office amid the covid-19 pandemic. >> that's right. plus our team is following breaking news on this wednesday morning, happening in the south bay. we'll have a live report ahead on the overnight officer involved shooting and a separate stabbing attack. a lot happening overnight. it's k just a moment. >>> right now at 5:00, breaking news. sideshows, stabbings, and a police shooting all happening overnight in san jose. a live report on multiple investigations coming up in moments. plus -- >> everyone realizes this is not a white versus black issue. >> protests taking r

the national basketball players association, which is based in new york, was founded in 195a.nion that serves to protect the athletes of the nba. sherrie deans is the the executive director of their foundation, which leads the charitable efforts across the nation. i guess since march 11th, when the last game, the season was suspended we tracked almost $5 million in player contribution. it is unprecedented. i mean, they have always been generous, but that amount of giving in that short amount of time, it was just nothing like i've ever seen. i think they have an amazing platform right now. we have one of the most famous players in the world, stephen curry, who chooses, without prompting, to consistently do the right thing every day. we are just blown away to have that be the face of our franchise. i mean we have a famous doctor, i don't know if you're following dr fauci, who is advising the white house on strategy for dealing with the coronavirus, but you know if i try to call dr fauci today, i'm not sure he would have time to return my telephone call. how you doing? i'm good,

. >> brown who is also a vice president of the national basketball players association, marched withega phone, holding a sign that read "i can't breathe" in reference to the death of floyd on monday. >>> all right, nascar, back in action, at bristol tennessee, still no fans, so that means only a half mile long track and a lot of action. 17 cautions today. three short of the one race record of 20. a lot of pileups. but no issues for other drivers. aside from those wrecked cars. thre battlingoreaelliot gets loose. they both hit the wall. brad kozlowski shoots past both of them to take the lead. the second straight sunday kozlowski has won in the final lap. while the other two are arguing about who who did what, it is kozlowski doing doughnuts. >>> rebound, jr smith. it will go todas, two years ago, lebron james made that face, and jr smith, dribbled down the clock in game one of the nba finals. he thought the calves had the lead and would pull off the stunning upset and it was a tie and it would be lebron's last games with cleveland. that would be a look at sports. back to you. >> chri

the national basketball coaches association is addressing another concern today the nbc a announced thereation of a committee on racial injustice and reform the intent is to look for actionable solutions in cities that have nba teams. a portion of the committee statement reads quote as a diverse group of leaders. we have a responsibility to stand up and speak out for those who don't have a voice and to stand up and speak out for those who don't feel it is safe to do so and quote golden state warriors coach steve kerr who was often outspoken on social issues is among the committee members. well steph curry has often used instagram to speak out about racial injustices himself. he was quick to post about the death are berry and george floyd among others and today. he weighed in on the ongoing national protests while appearing on a podcast the 3 time nba champ had this to say until people outside of our community speak up use their platform get uncomfortable and actually feel some type of emotional change the issues then we're just going to be in the same situation. curry went on to praise

>>on to the nba where as expected today, the national basketball players association approved the lease plan to resume the season in a statement, the nbpa said that various details still need to be negotiated and that all parties must reach an agreement on those issues before resuming play but here are the basics 22 teams will resume play in july. that includes training camp 8 regular season games for each team. and the playoffs. the leak is hoping for a july 31st start date for gameplay well on the heels of the success of his last dance documentary. michael jordan and his company jordan brand are pledging. a million donation to support the black lives matter movement and related social justice issues. the money will benefit a number of different organizations nationwide. and will be distributed over the next 10 years in their statement today, jordan and the company said we will remain committed to protecting and improving the lives of black people and still no update from major league baseball on stalled negotiations to salvage the twenty-twenty season but some news from the oakland a'

the nba and national basketball players association are agreeing on a plan that would allow players to stay home without consequences. and the league did inform players that 14 out of the 22 teams invited to orlando will be eliminated within 53 days of arriving and only 4 teams will remain after 6 to 7 days. well we finally have a date set for nhl training camp, the league and its players association have announced that formal training camps for the 24 teams resuming play will begin on friday july 10th. that's if conditions related to the coronavirus pandemic allow it the league and its players are currently in phase 2 of their return to play protocol. nhl training centers where were reopened this ek for small group of players phase 3 is opening of training camps which is expected to last upward of 3 weeks and face for well it will be the restart of the nhl season with a 24 team postseason tournament that would begin in august. it's expected the nhlpa will vote on both phases, 3, 4, at the same time. the nfl has decided to put its money where its mouth is the league will spend 250 mill

the national basketball coaches association formed a committee including steve kerr to stop racial injustice. the committee will focus on reform by collaborating with other organizations. fizdale says bringing awareness is key. >> hopefully this isn't an outrage reaction, that this is something that will continue and eventually turn into legislation. >> some coaches say the committee has begin them more confidence to speak out on social issues. >>> 5:50 for you that morning. of course we want to get you out the door -- you have to get out the door today -- with a look at the forecast. if you head out, it's going to be a warm one for a lot of us. >>> it's really starting to crank up thehe day. in fact, we are starting out with milder temperatures and as we take a look in lafayette temperatures mostly in the upper 50s here and low 60s. we're at 65 in concord and 64 in oakland. 64 in palo alto and 68 degrees already in san jose. and then as we go into today we could set some records here. i'll be watching a few spots very closely. you look at concord, today's high temperature and the record and

now as the nda moves forward with its plan to resume gameplay in july the national basketball coaches associations addressing another concern today the and d-ca announced the creation of a committee on racial injustice and reform the intent is to look for actionable solutions and cities that have nba teams. a portion of the committee statement reads quote as a diverse group of leaders. we have a responsibility to stand up and speak out for those who don't have a voice and to stand up and speak up for those who don't feel it is safe to do so and quote golden state coach steve kerr who is often outspoken on social issues is among the committee members. steph curry has often used instagram to speak out about racial injustices. he was quick to post about the deaths of arbery and george floyd among others and today, he weighed in on the ongoing national protests in his appearance on a podcast the 3 time nba champ had this to say until people outside of our community speak up use their platform, get uncomfortable and actually feel some type of emotional change to the issues then we're just going to be

oh okay as expected today, the national basketball players association approved the league's plan to resume the season in a statement, the nbpa said that various details still need to be negotiated and that all parties must reach an agreement on those issues before resuming play but here are the basics, 22 teams will resume play in july. that includes training camp 8 regular season games for each team in the playoffs. the league is hoping for july 31st start date to gameplay now on the heels of the success of his last dance documentary. michael jordan and his company jordan brand are pledging a million donation. >>to support the black lives matter movement and related social justice issues. the money will benefit a number of different organizations nationwide. it will be distributed over the next 10 years in a statement today, jordan and the company said we will remain committed to protecting and improving the lives of black people and still no update from major league baseball on stalled negotiations to salvage the twenty-twenty season but some news from the oakland a's. the team co

the nba and national basketball players association are agreeing on a plan that would allow players to stay home without consequence. and the league did inform players that 14 out of the 22 teams invited to orlando will be eliminated within 53 days of arriving in only 4 teams will remain after 67 days so we'll have to see how that story trans folds now we finally do have a date set for nhl training camp, the league and its players associations have announced that formal training camps for the 24 teams resuming play will begin on friday july 10th. >>that's if conditions related to the coronavirus pandemic allow it the league and its players are currently in phase 2 of their return to play protocol. nhl team training centers were reopened this week for small groups of players phase 3 is the opening of training camps which are expected to last upward of 3 weeks phase 4 will be the restart of the season with a 2014 postseason tournament that would begin in august is expected the nhlpa will vote on both face 3 and phase 4 at the same time to the gridiron the nfl has decided to put its money

. ♪ >> sandra: breaking from the national basketball association, nba now reporting that 16 players havefor the coronavirus in a statement just released from the nba said it tested 302 nba players jun june 23rd, 16 of those players tested positive for the virus, any player who did test positive, the association and saying will remain in self-isolation until he satisfies public health protocols for discontinuing isolation and has been cleared by a physician. so 16 players in the nba testing positive. we will have an update coming up. >> trace: meantime, despite joe biden's gaffes, fox news poll max shows the vice president either leading or neck and neck with the president and some key battleground states. former white house deputy chief of staff and a fox news contributor. is always good to see you. in its your home state, and i just wanted to start if i could with some of these polls coming out of texas here. is about who do you trust to do a better job and let's put this on the screen when it comes to the economy and immigration, the president is doing pretty well in texas as you can s