think back to our young state, needed to open up new markets. what did they do? they achieved the most ambitious engineering feat in the history of our country by creating the erie canal, transforming the state. think of other challenge, the women around the country faced depression, the national women's sufficient ramg movement was born right here, nowhere else but our state. and when events happened like at stonewall, and the triangle shirtwaist fire and the fight for civil rights came here. we took on those fights. we fought for those rights. lgbtq rights. worsers rights. civil rights. all those causes fun their national champions in one state. our state. no other state has that legacy. it's 20 years ago, the unspeakable terrorist attacks, 9/11. they thought to divide us, take us down. you know what? new york grows up we feel get even stronger instead. just this year we prayed for their souls, we experienced twin tragedies in my hometown of buffalo. i see senator kenky here -- kennedy here. he knows what i'm talking about. crystal would have joined us but is de

state. when it comes to keeping people safe and protecting their well-being, fixing new york state mental health care system is essential and long overdue. [applause] even before covid, rates of mental illness has been on the rise but since the pandemic, more than one in three new yorkers sought mental health care or know someone who has. that's staggering. the fact that too many can't get it, the barriers seem endless. no appointments close to home, insurance won't cover their care, long waits for psychiatric beds in hospitals. what happens? people suffer in silence, illness rose when it's not treated. it's no surprise the number of people suffering from mental illness continues to grow. we have under invested in mental health care for so long and allowed it to become so dire that it's become public safety crisis as well, new yorkers are interested in the subways and our streets, cutesy individuals who need help, people unable to take care of themselves properly, people can cause harm for themselves or others, not all, just some from a few but they are at risk of being victimized themselves so

state. when it comes to keeping people safe and protecting their well-being, fixing new york states mental health care system is essential and long overdue. [applause] even before covid, the rates of mental illness have been on the rise. but since the pandemic, more than one in three new yorkers have either sought to mental health care or know someone who has. that is staggering. and the fact that too many cannot get it, the barriers just seem endless. no appointments close to home, insurance will cover care, long waits for psychiatric beds in hospitals. what happens? people suffer in silence. illness grows when it is not treated. so, it is no surprise that the number of people suffering from mental illness also continues to grow. we have under invested in mental health care for so long, and 11 situation to become so dire that it also has become a public safety crisis as well. new yorkers are anxious on the subway and in our streets when they see individuals who need help, people unable to take care of themselves properly, people who could cause harm to themselves or others, not all, just some, a

we have established a new baseline of service for state government. we set a new standard for the people of missouri. together we have st. louis, or rockport. grow corn or cotton. but left, right, we have left note community behind. we are building a bench in the state that will continue the tremendous successes we are seeing. that means a bench that sees everyone. that includes everyone. and is for everyone, teachers and police officers. state workers and factory workers, every hard work in missouri and is critical to the continued success of our state. every year we have supported them, we have invested in them and we must never quit on them. last year i stood before you and proclaimed that missouri is strong today and will be even stronger tomorrow. well this year, i am here to tell you that tomorrow has arrived. missouri is stronger today and we're going to continue what we started we are not done yet for the state of missouri. [applause] words like us to oracle, largest ever, most in history, seem to become permanent parts of our vocabulary. weath

punished the direlevander from the sleeveless series of a joint project of the agency or committee news. stateecurity committee of belarus the state security committee of belarus together with the tv news agency of the belteleradiocompany present a project a the genocide of the belarusian people of the great patriotic war the strike force of the third reich executioners in the form of the ussr, it was formed with the assistance of the head of the ss heinrich the bloody route of the punishers of the dir levangers of belarus if we are talking about the pre-war administration, who fought against? watch a film from the cycle without a statute of limitations derlewanger punishers part two on wednesday , march 1, on the air of belarus 1 and belarus 24 in front of the panorama of the next hero of our program , the result is always at the highest level one of the most notable special forces on the road patrol service. arrow is preparing to celebrate its anniversary. the development of the arrow began back in the early nineties, delegations began to fly more often to minsk to meet the leader of a frien

he is hoping a special provision in a new state housing law will allow him to do it any way. it's known as the builder's remedy. it was created as a penalty for cities and counties that failed to meet a state deadline, which spells out how they plan to build more housing. critics accuse los altos hills of failing to meet that state mandated deadline. >> the town has really tight zoning restrictions. you are allowed one unit per acre. and you're required to have 40-foot setbacks from the front. and you're limited to a 27-foot building height. so the net result of that is that it's single-family residences only. >> and he wants to add apartments and town homes here. will this proposal go through? well, like anything, it's tough to say right now. the los altos hills city manager sent us a statement saying the town has adopted a compliant plan, but the city manager also said they're reviewing that builder's remedy proposal. we will keep you posted. >>> let's take you outside on this wednesday evening. our live look in san jose downtown. jeff joins us next with our forecast. migrai

mercury again this year. >>> we're learning more about why the entire men's basketball program at new mexico state university is now suspended. a newly released police report outlines the disturbing allegations against some members of the team. morgan chesky has the story. the men's basketball team suspended at new mexico state. police just releasing a redacted report detailing allegations of false imprisonment, harassment, and criminal sexual contact made against three members of the program. the player alleging the hazing says the incidents were ongoing and that they were usually done in front of the whole team and no one intervened. the school's chancellor sharing he will suspend operations for the remainder of the season, adding this action is clearly needed especially after receiving additional facts and reviewing investigation reports. the school placing all men's basketball coaches on paid administrative leave until the investigation is over. while no one with the program has spoken publicly, nbc news affiliate ktsm caught the team in the airport saturday. where a coach avoided questions. >

the entire new mexico state men's basketball program suspended. the coaching staff put on paid leave pending an investigation. the school chancellor calling hazing a despicable act. zohreen shah with late reporting. >>> more than 100 arrest warrants issued in turkey over alleged shoddy construction of some collapsed buildings. one contractor taken into custody at the airport nearly a week after that devastating earthquake. incredible rescues taking place again today, but hope is fading as a major humanitarian crisis looms. marcus moore on the ground in turkey. >>> the powerful storms moving up the east coast. and millions on alert for potential severe weather outbreak later this week. rob marciano timing it out. >>> the scare in the skies. flames pouring out from under the wing of a delta plane bound for new york city. making an emergency landing just after takeoff. >>> the historic game. super bowl lvii, the first taking place tonight. the quarterbacks, the brothers, and the all female top gun team, and the high security. kayna whworth from arizo

we'll talk about the new state law on the table that could put an end to those fees. meta announced a new option for its platforms that would now charge users for a subscription. we'll break down how it works coming up a little later. it's been a lovely holiday weekend. but not so nice if you were caught up in the delays on 680. look at that. we have good news about the weekend closure that caused the delays. but first an historic church in oakland is gone. the first african methodist episcopal church known in the community as fame was destroyed by an overnight fire. the flames started outside and spread fast and now all that is left of the building are the exterior walls, the inside of the two story church is gutted, and nbc bay area's robert handa was at the church all day today and joins us live right now. you've been busy trying to get more information for us. what are you learning? >> reporter: well, basically obviously right now so much of it is geared around cleanup and trying to grab whatever it is they could grab from inside the church. they were actually able

russia tomorrow [000:00:07;00] there is a new united states ambassador there is a new united states ambassador there is a new united states ambassador to russia lynn tracy has arrived in to russia lynn tracy has arrived in to russia lynn tracy has arrived in moscow and began her duties a few words moscow and began her duties a few words moscow and began her duties a few words and tracy herself she's the first ever and tracy herself she's the first ever and tracy herself she's the first ever female united states ambassador to female united states ambassador to female united states ambassador to russia from 2014 to 2017. tracy served russia from 2014 to 2017. tracy served russia from 2014 to 2017. tracy served as the deputy chief of mission for the as the deputy chief of mission for the as the deputy chief of mission for the ambassador in moscow and before her ambassador in moscow and before her ambassador in moscow and before her appointment to her current position appointment to her current position appointment to her current position served as the united states ambassador served as the united

state. to those of you who are new to this assembly, you've accepted a high calling and i want to say thank you. [applause] beingth governor of the state is an honor of my life, and it's infinitely more rewarding to serve with a wonderful first lady by my side but she cannot be here tonight. she wishes that she could. she is starting on the next stage of her journey and we want to thank allnk of you in this chamber and all across the state who have reached out to us, who have prayed for us and supported us along with many who go through trials. it means the world to me and maria so from the bottom of her heart as she watches remotely, thank you very much. thank you. [applause] she thanks you for that. two weeks ago i took an oath to uphold and defend the constitution's of tennessee and the united states of america. as the inauguration day this halfway point is a good point to reflect but it's an even better time to plan. because the state is leading the nation. they often think about the role that our state and her people have played in the great turning points of american history. from the

i felt that a new state was emerging. i am inside my glass of russian states. that i was not mistaken, because the country was taking shape and putin's standing in the country, it was very obvious. for example, i was. first time in grozny there there there were still fights, shove it. do you remember with this one? sniper unit dead corpses and dudayev's palace was so huge so loose. warped dry with broken glass here on top of this palace tricolor russian infantry for the first time i stopped feeling disgust for him, because i'm a man. appeared but there in grozny for the first time i saw that this flag was fighting, that this flag of a real state won this war. my attitude towards this flag has changed. and in general to the whole growing state. and so i repeat. i have seen this putinism in action. i understood that victory overcoming the disgrace of khasavyurt is the beginning of the state. i was delighted with the fact that he preserved the music of the anthem of the soviet union returned the red banner of victory as a state symbol, as a state symbol, thereby m

and this is the same -- i say the perfect incubator, look what not to do at what new york state policyent shouldn't be doing. unfortunately, the leaders on the democrat side in the house of representatives came from the new york state assembly and the leader on the senate side, chuck schumer came interest the new york state asome bring. -- youassembly. we need the majority right now with republicans and i think kevin mccarthy's leadership right you in, we're standing up to the democrats and i'm really, really proud of our republicans for sticking together right now. so far it's looking really good this year. maria: look, the borders' another issue for new york, right. todd piro, you covered this so well. i want to point out that four men were arrested yesterday in connection to a fentanyl lab that was disguised as a car rental in how son. they're out on -- houston. they're out on bail already. texas dps raided the building last month, found possible fentanyl precursors from china and other drugs. this tells you that fentanyl is being produced in america, not just mexico. this is a hous

israel living alongside a new state of palestine. as he pointed out several times to you, he's afraid what would happen in this new state of palestine is what has happened in gaza, for example, where hamas seems to be in charge, threatening israel, or hezbollah in lebanon, when israel moved into southern lebanon. so, he's concerned about that. he made that point repeatedly in the interview with you. but the u.s., the biden administration, as you know, strongly supports this two state solution. they want to see a new state of palestine emerge in the west bank. and the israelis, at least the current israeli government, does not. so, that's a major source of friction. jake, i want you to stay there for a moment. i want to bring in fareed zakaria into this conversation. he's interviewed netanyahu himself. he knows this issue very well. fareed, thank you for joining us. this tension between israel and the palestinians, it's been going on for decades as we all know. but what's different now about the attitude and approach, and you've cover

adding additional goodies keeps coming every single year new state budget out of, finding new ways toes causes that new yorker who is struggling to make ends meet hard enough challenging life in new york deciding, breaking point that is much closer look at north carolina south carolina tennessee, texas florida feel like money going further they will feel safer live freer the breaking point, the wrong answer wrong direction, just think that throwing money at this is going to solve it they should be leading calling on president of their party president of united states to secure our border to do what we need to do to actually zop this crisis. >> unbelievable terroristsed come in more than a million got awaiting crime off zoout new york police officer shot and killed after attempted robbery 26 years old, shot in brooklyn trying to apply an suv off facebook marketplace to the crime in new york city up 2.5%, compared to last year numbers aren't highs when you were running for governor we saw serious numbers in crime you stressed the importance of this issue hearing from constituents. >> ev

in-n-out burger, iconic family-run company, of all the states they could have picked and the new hub east of texas is coming to the volunteer state. why tennessee? because american people know a leading state when they see one. and that's why people and families and companies are moving here in record numbers. our investments in public education and work force development, safe schools, and our commitment to freedom and to families have all earned national recognition. and our commitment to this high quality of life doesn't stop at the borders of our big cities. in fact, it begins in the most rural areas of our state. thanks to that commitment, the number of distressed counties in tennessee has dropped from 15 to 10. and we are not done. [applause] and all of this has paid off in the form of thousands of new jobs and historic economic development, creating more opportunities for every tennessean to have a better job, a better school for their kids, a safer neighborhood, a stronger family, and a brighter future. so to continue leading the nation, i'm proposing a legislative agenda and

former united states senator jeff bingaman from new. 1983 to 2013. in the united states senate. what was it like making the transition from santa fe, new mexico attorney general of a little state of new mexico for four years? your first week in the united states senate? that's a that's a jump that's quite the step. yeah, it it is a jump. and frankly. the the senate a very welcoming place in 1983. at least that's the way it appeared to me. we had you know, reagan was in his middle of his first term, tip o'neill was speaker of the house howard baker was the republican leader in the republicans who were in the majority. i came to the senate and. howard baker was the majority senate leader and robert seabird was the leader of the democrats. and frankly, my impression that all of those that i mentioned and most other members of congress had a sense of being part of the governing process. they sort of shared shared some responsibility for how the country was doing. and and and and worked at it. and lots of disagree means lots of lots of things to fight. but that's sort of the nature of

and create four new state parks. [applause] all across-towntown we have -- all across tennessee we have industrial sites called brownfields where toxic waste has created the potential for an environmental hazards. i believe we owe it to the people of tennessee to clean this up. i'm proposing legislation to revitalize all 175 brownfields to restore them environmentally. to prepare them for future use. and to make them safe for our great grandchildren. [applause] this is the start of a conservation strategy, and we have much to do in the years to come. but if we really want to contribute to the future of america's environment, we should contribute to the advancement of clean energy. as washington debates an agenda that overregulates or pushes the burden on everyday people, tennessee is looking for real solutions through innovation. we have a solution that's cheap and clean and reliable. no other state in the country comes close to tennessee's legacy, resources, and potential to be a leader in nuclear energy. [applause]

new states may be admitted by the congress into this union. but no new state shall be formed or erected within the jurisdiction of any other state, nor any state be formed by the junction of two or more states or parts of states without the consent of the legislatures of the states concerned, as well as of the congress. the congress shall have power to dispose of and make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or other property belonging to the united states, and nothing in this constitution shall be so construed as to prejudice any claims of the united states, or of any particular state. section 4. the united states shall guarantee to every state in this union a republican form of government, and shall protect each of them against invasion, and on application of the legislature, or of the executive, when the legislature cannot be convened, against domestic violence. article 5. the congress, whenever 2/3 of both houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose amendments to this constitution, or, on the application of the legi

reporting from the state capitol eytan wallace kron. 4 news. california water officials say the mountain snowpack that supplies a significant amount of the state's water got an incredible boost from recent powerful storms. >> they announced the findings of the second snow survey of the season today. officials say the weather has turned drier and it's too soon to tell if this winter will be a drought buster. but one of the larger concerns is the amount of water being pumped out of underground aquifers. >> takes time groundwater, too. you know, soak into the soil, move into the and we know there are very deep pocket for some of the san joaquin valley. the realistically it's a matter of years, not haynes. her months to refuel. >> in terms of surface level reservoirs, the state's marge is lake shasta is 56% full lake. oroville is 65% full. >> you definitely feel better hearing that do. it is fantastic you can take a negative look on it. but it has been tremendous to see the amount of water up there. and now imagine all that snow is going to melt and

secretary of state antony blinken then speaking to cbs news. >> one of the things i'm hearing here inunich is real concern about the surveillance balloon program. >>> plus, safety fears. fema arrives in east palestine, ohio more than two weeks after the toxic derailment. >>> in turkey survival against the odds. more than 12 days after the earthquake a family is pulled from the rubble. >>> returning to the depths. the titanic as never seen before. >> it was pretty haunting. >>> and finally, rush hour rescue in los angeles. how this dog captivated a city and prompted these drivers to act. >> she goes, i rescued a dog on the freeway. i go no way, he i just watched somebody rescue a dog on the freeway. >> announcer: this is the "cbs weekend news," from chicago with adriana diaz. >>> good evening. there is breaking news tonight. former president jimmy carter has decided against any further medical treatment and entered home hospice care. mr. carter is 98 years old. his decision follows a series of short hospital stays. this weekend several family members have gathered at the carter home in

but in my home state of new york a report from the department of labor showed that throughout the state's fiscal year of 2021, the government wasted an estimated $11 billion of taxpayer money. the primary reason for the waste is the new york state department of labor was using outdated technology that was recommended to replace not once, not twice, but beginning in 2010 and again in 2015. so i would like to ask you are there other agencies in the federal government or any state governments to your knowledge was outdated technology has led to wasted taxpayer dollars to that extent and if so would you mind mentioning who they are? >> the problems with the systems were affected in a number of states and to what extent compared to new york i'm not able to talk about that at this time. i know there were similar problems in california for example and we are now looking at additional states, but it was a problem affecting a lot of states. >> and it was federal money coming down to make the programs whole. how in the future would we hold federal agencies and state governments accountable for fail

and even after new york state passed a gradual abolition law, with governor jay's approval, she still imagined that upstate new york would be a place where african-american laborers would undergird wealth status and regional development. in a may 1800 letter, she wrote her sister about, migrants from maryland and pennsylvania, who will, quote, introduce a more polished society. they including one man who had purchased 20,000 acres and quote, will bring 70 blacks with him. john jay's attitude towards the utility of black service in the era ushered in the new abolition regime in the north's largest slave state. we're not as far off from his sister in law's. we might wish i. submit to you one more opening anecdote from upstate new york to make this point. in february 1797, governor jay purchased dinah, a black woman who he planned to free, quote, after serving faithfully for a certain term. but dinah had a two year old child with the governor, wanted a dedicated servant and did not like. the idea of someone distracted of a mother, distracted by her toddler. so jay wrote dinah's uncle, pe

this is the "cbs morning news." state of the union address. president biden calls on congress to work with him to finish the job of rebuilding the economy. hear his plea to republicans for unity. >>> search for survivors. the frantic search continues following the deadly turkey earthquake. why getting volunteers to the affected areas may be extremely difficult. >>> fiery midair scare. a laptop battery catches fire on a cross-country flight hospitalizing four. how passengers describe the terrifying incident. >>> well, good morning, and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. president biden called on congress to work with him to, quote, finish the job as he delivered his second state of the union address. his appearance last night before a joint session of congress was the first since republicans took control of the house in the midterm elections. mr. biden touted his accomplishments while gop lawmakers occasionally booed. nicole d'antonio is in washington with more. nicole, good morning. >> reporter: hello, anne-marie. good morning to you.

[applause] our state constitution officer is here with us including a new superintendent of educationplease stand and be recognized. [applause] >> the people of the great state of south carolina is giving me the honor and privilege to serve as your governor for another four years in my family and i thank you. my pledge to all is we will not squander this opportunity. we will continue to act cold think big to continue building on our successes. south carolina is richlyd blessed with the hard-working and talented people the quality of life in cultural heritage with natural resources and prosperous economy make us unique to all. in fact south carolina is te. te third fastest-growing state in the nation according to the us census bureau. people want to be here the booming economy has created a record budget surplus. this year totaling over three.$5 billion of unexpected revenue. state government is superior fiscal shape. we have the largest rainy day reserve and more than any other time in recent memory. so as no surprise that 2022 was the most successful year for economic growth but for

law in new hampshire that requires new hampshire to be the first state to holdir primary, and now that new hampshire's republican controlled in every way, we're talking about governor, house, state, in every way, this means that state law is not looking like it's going to change anytime soon. and so when we heard this lengthy discussion from dnc members, most of them were in support of it, but everyone who is dissenting came from those two states. i'm going to read you what one of the biggest critiques was. this is from one of the new hampshire dnc members who said that this essentially ties their hands behind their backs and it makes everyone question what is going to happen with the new hampshire primary moving forward. she said, quote, if president biden does not file for new hampshire ballot, that is contingent on if he does in fact run for reelection, this could provide an opening for an insurgent candidate to rise in the state and potentially win the first presidential primary of 2024. so a big question, a big concern for new hampshire lawmakers and dnc me

croatia will give mi-8 helicopters to kiev, and zelensky has prepared a new wish list for the united states, where are fighters in priority? president of belarus alexander lukashenko will pay a state visit to china from february 28 to march 2 people's republic this is the continuation of a long-term course. we are building friendship and mutually beneficial cooperation with china in september 2022 at a bilateral meeting. on the sidelines of the shanghai cooperation organization summit, the leaders of belarus and china adopted a joint declaration on bringing relations to a new level of all-weather and comprehensive strategic partnership. will negotiate. in a narrow expanded composition, the focus will be on development, trade, economic investment and humanitarian cooperation, the implementation of joint large-scale cooperation projects in the political sphere, responding to the most acute challenges in the current international situation. that as a result of the negotiations a large package of documents on the development of relations in key areas will be signed , it is planned that in beiji

shabazz memorial and educational center, we announce and give formal notice to the city of new york, the stated the federal government and its agencies -- the fbi and the cia -- that the family members intend to sue. bring a wrongful death lawsuit based on these new revelations that have now finally been substantiated. and the rhetorical question is this, if the government compensated the two gentlemen that were wrongfully convicted for the assassination of malcolm x with tens of millions of dollars, then what is to be the compensation for the daughters who suffered the most from the assassination of malcolm x? we intend to have vigorous litigation of this matter to have discovery, to be able to take depositions of the individuals who are still alive 58 years later to make sure that some measure of justice can be given to malcolm x's daughters who in this very room were present with their mother when he was shot at 21 times, 17 bullets hitting him. if anybody deserves justice after these decades, it is these women. so at this time, we will hear from malcolm's daughter ilyasah shabazz. >> on fe

targeted 3 political parties on wednesday, bottle, you will trickle was shot dead in southeast and a new state one. returning home from a campaign rally, please say suspected separatist carried out simultaneous attacks on 3 parties on wednesday, killing several people. it's the latest incident in a spate of violence ahead of fat today's election. how do we also has a more from a new go? this way the man was running for senator was killed on wednesday night, as conway was traveling along this road. when it got to this area, gunmen opened fire. you could see some of the cartridges down there. he was killed and some of his party members were also killed. they then set fire to the car. the car has been moved by security forces, police of issued a statement and they blamed on groups for the attack. they say young men of the region, i tried to disrupt on saturday and are trying to cause panic. the street is usually busier than this. you got a few cars, but many of the shops of clothes. some of the people here say they're too scared to open it on to the nervous of the attack on wednesday. not sure wh

a new state bill is looking to legalize cannabis. we are looking into why some lawmakers think it's what the state need to do to help the struggling cannabis injury. >> reporter: for the last three years takari donaldson walked past the vacant storefront that borders his san francisco dispensary and envisioned all the things he could do with this space, if only it wasn't illegal. >> a neighborhood cafe where people can both enjoy cannabis that they purchase at my location as well as coffee or a muffin or even just, you know, some nice music. >> reporter: he can't open a cafe like that because under current california law dispensaries aren't allowed to sell food or drinks. >> it was rolled out as a medicine first, which is great, and i'm happy that that all worked out, but at the same time what was stripped from it was the culture behind cannabis. >> reporter: that loss of culture is one of the reasons he believes the industry is struggling so much. his shop, california street cannabis company, is no exception. >> i think across the b

their budget, their budget, they have 22 m million people, maria, we are down to 20 million in new york statew york state is 300 -- what is it 340 billion. and the budget for florida is # 14 billion. i mean, -- 114 billion. i mean, where's the rest of the money. maria: that's interesting. we talk a lot money is mobile and a it will move where it is treated best, brandon. >> yeah. i mean, my concern here, though, is not just with the flow of funds, the flow of people, i should say, from new york and high tax states like my own, maryland, down to florida. it's the problem you've had state government reaching over their borders and new york is one of the worst with this regard. they reach over their borders and they try to tax people whether they go near distance to connecticut, to massachusetts or to farther distances away like arizona or florida. so we really need to rein in the ability of the states to reach across their borders and assess taxes on people that are just trying to find a better life, trying to find an area where they can start a business and succeed. new york and other blue sta

new owner for the phoenix suns. and texas announced a ban on tiktok for state workers. lines on the morning newsstand. >>> "the dallas morning news" reports texas state governor greg abbott plans to ban tick tock on all state-issued devices. he outlined objectives to protect sensitive information and critical infrastructure to avoid threats. there are fears china could obtain data from customers from the beijing-based china. each state has until february 15th to implement its own policy to enforce the statewide plan. >>> "the new york times" says new york city ended its covid vaccine mandate for city workers. mayor eric adams says more than 90% of citizens have received their shots. health care workers still have to be vaccinated. officials said more than 1,700 city workers who did not get vaccinated were fired. >>> and espn says the nba board of governors approved the sale of the phoenix suns and the wnba phoenix mercury to mortgage lender mat ishbia. now the board agreed to ishbia's plans to purchase a controlling stake of the franchises from robert sarver. sarver sold