odom was good friends with knicks forward carmelo anthony. you see where he's at right now, only thing you can do is pray for him. >> reporter: lakers star kobe bryant visited his former teammate odom in the hospital yesterday. miami heat star dwayne wade sent this sympathetic tweet, saying dear god, he's one of the good ones. please watch over him and listen to his heart. i asked coach fisher what odom needs to hear if he pulls through this apparently self-inflicted trauma. >> i love you. i'm here for you. we're all here for you. >> reporter: odom, who grew up in queens, had a challenging family history. his father was an addict and his mother died of colon cancer. in his neighborhood he's still revered. >> he's talented. he never really practiced just always naturally gifted. >> he's a nice kid. it's unfortunate what happened to him. we wish him the best and we only have good stories about him. we're praying for him. >> coach fisher says he does not want to use the word was when referring to lamar odom because he's hoping that lamar odom wi

back to odom. odom's going to put up a three. and that will do it. lakers winning streak ends at nine. denver wins their sixth in a row. and the nuggets, now, 15-4 since the trade and the all-star break. impressive win on the road at the staples center. so, for mark jackson, jeff van gundy, lisa salters and our entire abc crew, this is mike breen, saying good night from l.a. up next, except on the west coast, "world news" or your local news. thanks for watching abc, home of the nba finals. [ horns honking ] [ whistle blows ] [ male announcer ] can the network you live on handle the computers, tvs and technology you can't live without? ♪ verizon fios can. get the power and speed of america's largest 100% fiber optic network. verizon fios. a network ahead. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v. >>> good evening and welcome to this abbreviated edition of "world news." we begin with an exclosive case, allegations of sexual harassmen harassment. it's the biggest case of its kind against one of the most prestigious u

lamar odom did spend time playing with dwayne wade in miami. again, right now, lamar odom fighting for his life in that las vegas hospital after he was found unresponsive at that brothel outside las vegas yesterday afternoon. we're live this morning, dray clark channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> thank you dray. new this morning, it was a mercedes against a ram overnight above the long island expressway. nassau county police were chasing the mercedes when the car smashed into a dodge ram on an overpass. the driver of the ram was unharmed, but his son was taken to huntington hospital with minor injuries. the driver of the mercedes is charged with driving while intoxicated. >>> authorities in newark made an arrest in the murder of a cab driver, the suspect 14 years old. he's charged with killing 45- year-old rodrigo berru along with robbery and weapons possession charges. berru was shot and killed august 21st while on duty. the boy's name has not been released because of his age. the same teen is also facing charges for a carjacking that happened a we

boozer comes flying in, lost it to odom, odom puts it in! odom coming up huge here in the fourth quarter. >> mark: big-time play by odom. getting it done on both boards. >> mike: fisher picks up the loose ball. jazz certainly don't have to foul yet. still plenty of time. three-point laker lead. >> mark: bryant has to realize how he's being defended and force the issue. too much contact. >> mike: bribt to tyant to the lays it up and in. lakers by five. time-out, utah. >> jeff: great defensive sequence by wes matthews. forces the miss. just too long and too good. odom finishes and then kobe bryant, late help, no shot blocking at the rim. lakers, 11-2 run, up five. [ male announcer ] what would you do for a klondike ice cream sandwich? that's right, # we said sandwich? ♪ what would you do-oo-oo for a klondike bar? ♪ ♪ not too long ago, had a little brain wave, right here... on this treadmill. i said, "make my pc simpler." so i told microsoft. and before you know it, windows 7, and this snap feature. now i'm working on a couple of things at the

dray clark is live in middle village where odom attended high school. >> lamar odom spent three years school. he once said leaving here was one of the worst decisions he made. no one can forget the sense of pride and prestige he brought the school. this morning there are many prayers for odom as he recovers in that las vegas hospital. this is video of odom arriving at the hospital yesterday afternoon. he is reportedly in very critical condition. odom was found unconscious at the love ranch, a well-known brothel 70 miles outside las vegas. emts were able to stabilize him and drive him to the hospital in vegas. they planned to airlift him but he was too tall for the helicopter. days. he was in good spirits and having a real good time until he was found unresponsive. >> i was not there. horrifying. blood was coming out of him. when they put him on his left side he started throwing up, but he definitely was alive while he was there. they put him in the ambulance. >> reporter: at 6-10 he was a forward and a star-studded player, in fact winning two championships with the los angeles lakers.

, lamar odom is still unresponsive. his inlaws, the kardashian family asking the world to pray. the manager the love ranch brothel says she spent many hours talking with odom who told he he just wanted to get out of the spotlight. >> we've all been praying. he's been through a lot. he can get through this, too. >> reporter: the brothel owner tells nbc news odom paid $75,000 and was getting ready to extend his stay. employees told police odom used cocaine the day he arrived and herbal sexual stimulant throughout his visit. odom was inside this vip suite on the bed, fully clothed, still unconscious. it took four men to carry him to the ambulance. he would have been air-lifted to las vegas but didn't fit in the helicopter. video shows odom in the ambulance. >> at this point, the case is ongoing. >> reporter: sources close to the former nba star tell our sister network e! doctors found multiple drugs in his system that he suffered from a stroke and is in a coma. lamar odom and khloe kardashian's divorce is yet to be finaliz

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odom. the blood had been -- has been booked into the county sheriff's office as evidence and is awaiting submission. >> reporter: a source inside the hospital confirmed to e! news that doctors are currently treating odom's condition as an overdose. he is in a coma and on a ventilator. family and friends are by his side, including his former wife khloe kardashian who he rose to new fame with on reality tv. but odom's passion, basketball. south ozone park residents remember the lanky 6'10" player in the neighborhood. >> nice kid. humble kid. very dedicated to the game. >> reporter: and odom quickly proved himself to be an all star in the nba. knicks coach fisher won several championships playing along side odom on the lakes. >> lamar odom is one of the greater people i've ever known. and so that's the way i see him. >> reporter: and now fisher, pulls through. and we've also learned tonight that even though khloe kardashian and lamar odom filed for divorce over the summer, it may be another mo

lamar odom has won it for rhode island. >> i can't even compare it to anything. i was on top of the world that day. >> reporter: his dreams of reaching the nba well within reach. lamar odom, from the university of rhode island. >> looking forward to being an l.a. clipper. it's going to be a great year. can't wait to get to l.a. and start working out. >> i felt like i arrived. i just wish i had that moment with my mother. >> reporter: because on the outside you're on top of the world. >> and inside i'm hurt little boy still. >> reporter: but his memory blurred in a life of drugs and sex, thanks to a $63 million contract with the miami heat. he describes his first exposure to cocaine at the exclusive club in miami, he described having oral sex with a stranger. >> like unleashing a demon. >> reporter: what candidate drug and sex do to you? >> i mean i want everything extreme. in extreme of course is too much. >> reporter: lamar's drug use, a major hurdle between him and another pinnacle, the 2004 athens olympics. he already had two drug suspensions in the nba and ha

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that they saw odom doing drugs? >> reporter: we talked to the manager, t.j. moore, and she said she never saw him taking any drugs but just taking that herbal supplement. she said he wasn't acting like he was doing drugs. she said if he was doing cocaine, he wouldn't be very hungry, she said he ordered kentucky fried chicken for everyone at the ranch, he had a t-bone steak and was eating homemade cupcakes. >> as far as his medical condition right now, what do you know? >> reporter: well, the family isn't saying much. they released a statement today saying they're asking for prayers and of course privacy. they don't want anyone trying to find out about his condition or trying to reach out to them. they certainly haven't said anything about his condition specifically and what the chances are for his recovery at this point. >> a lot of people pulling for lamar odom tonight including one of his mentors who coached him during the summers when odom was a talented young high school basketball player. gary charles was close

lamar odom, 6'10". he initially made a name for himself here at christ the king h high school as a high school player. he's originally from south jamaica quens. breack to you. >> tracie, thank you very much. >>> 3u6 6:35. time for weather and traffic. >> very pleasant morning we have outside right now. 59 degrees. 58 in sheepshead bay. 60 at jfk.gas you:stretchut tfr picture and look up north, we see 53 degrees in poughkeepsie. 45 in monticello, where you'll 45 in brige water as well. here's what we'll see happening through the day. some clouds are going to push in, preceding a front, which is pushing much cooler air in our diree-ion. thate's a possibility we could see a scattered shower to the far north and west. not heavy rains, just a spritz rolling on through. that's going to push through. by tonight we clear on out rather nicely. your first forecast we see temperatures right now in the 40s and 50s for the most part. up to 67 at noon. 78 degrees our high at 3:00 p.m. winds kick up and everything rel

says odom told her he wanted to have some fun. that fun she says included taking sexual enhancement supplements, sold here in this souvenir case. is this where you would sell, the ranch sells herbal viagra. >> yes, this is where we had it and they were actually good until 2016 and '17 but i have pulled them from the case. >> reporter: turns out cnn learned it is neither herbal or viagra. back in his vip suite, odom picked out the women he wanted. >> for most people you don't do the lineup in the actual suite but for him you did? >> for him that was his preferen preferen preference. he sat on the couch and ladies lined up here all the way across in front of him. i introduced the ladies. i said this is lamar, introduce yourselves. >> reporter: t.j. says odom hung out in his suite with two women he chose but also in the love ranch's bar where t.j. says he played youtube videos and talked and sometime after leaving that bar, lamar odom collapsed in his room. >> randi, did anyone at the ranch say they saw odom doing drugs? >> reporter:

laker lamar odom is rushed to the hospital. tonight lamar odom is reportedly fighting for his life. according to the county sheriff's department the former nba star was found unconscious and unresponsive earlier this afternoon at a legalized breath tell in nevada, the love ranch. odom was taken to the hospital, stabilized before being transported by ambulance to sun rise hospital in las vegas. authorities originally planned to airlift him but they said at 6'10" owed some was too tall to be transported by helicopter. off the court odom so known for his many appearances of "keeping up with the kardashians." a whirlwind romance with cloely kardashian. >> each day of my life i will be faithful to you. >> reporter: the pair wed in 2009 and even had their own spinoff show, "khloe and lamar." but it showed a dark side of their relationship as well. odom was arrested for d ui in the summer of 2014. tab bloweds ran rampant with drug over bus and failing marriage. then at the end of 2013 khloe filed for divorce. his basketball career started to disintegrate. lamar was waved from the team. ton

launching odom back into the headlines nats- et/abc/e!/anchors montage from tonight it's among the first signs of hope since odom was found unresponsive in a nevada brothel five days ago sot pop - gfx- 911 call "...they can't get him to wake up!" [statement gfx] the kardashian family, along with other loved ones, rushing to his side? on thursday, his children from a previous relationship for your outpouring support for our dad." reportedly working his former college coach and close friend telling abc news by all odom. sot coach- 22;19;37;11 i certainly think he can beat everything and get healthy and well and theres a lt of people willing to help him, but he's got to be willing to help himself. nikki: we'll be right back... you're watching local five news at six. nikki: lucky charms cereal is going all- marshmallow! but if you want it -- you have to enter a contest. just 10 boxes of the all- marshmallow lucky charms will be made. those interested in a box must post a photo of themselves to facebook, twitter, or instagram with an "imaginar

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the owner said odom had called him saturday to arrange a visit. describing odom as a bit somber.ck on him, they found him unresponsive and called 911. >> 911 said, put him on his left side. and they did. started throwing up. he was still alive. ambulance came. police came. they immediately said this is not looking good. >> reporter: emergency crews tried to airlift him to a vegas hospital. but the 6'10" odom was too tall to fit into the helicopter. he was driven by ambulance to another facility. randi kaye, cnn, las vegas, nevada. >> and as lamar odom battles for his life, we're getting new details about who is calling the shots in that hospital room. it's khloe kardashian. you've probably heard she filed for divorce from odom in 2013 but the couple didn't actually sign the divorce papers until this summer. signing isn't the end though. a source tells us their divorce has not been finalized. meaning that khloe is the one who can literally make the medical decisions. reverend jesse jackson says odom right now is on life support and says he visited him in the hospital and spoke wit

a stay that we are now learning cost odom $75,000.nt, i'm going to speak to the sheriff in charge of the investigation, but first, kyung lah is "outfront". >> please hurry, because he's got, um, blood coming out of his nose, white stuff coming out of his mouth. they can't get him to wake up. he's like, almost not breathing. >> reporter: before that emergency call to save lamar odom's life, the weekend is said to have begun as an escape. >> somebody just came up to me and said that he apparently had some cocaine on him, he did this on saturday. >> reporter: saturday, the day that odom arrives at the love ranch brothel. witnesses say that the former reality tv star did cocaine that day, but it's unclear why. he arrives with the brothel's general manager, who picks up in las vegas and drives him to crystal, nevada. >> he did not indicate what he was getting away from, but he was very adamant about, no phone calls, don't acknowledge that he was here. he just wanted some rest and relaxation. >> reporter: according to ranch employees, odom

pass to odom. odom flips it up and in.at spot there for kobe bryant. >> jeff: when you have to double him in the post, the lakers do a great job of sending both big men into the lane. and then they're so good at interior passes. >> mike: pierce, the drive. bryant with a rebound. not only does he have 26 points, he has 7 boards and 5 assists. bryant, wanted the alley-oop. rondo's on him. odom, open jumper. i feel bad he didn't get that alley-oop. ray allen spins. balance, gets it out to rondo. kevin garnett. not a good pass there. deflected. still boston ball with 3:02 remaining. >> mark: garnett offensively, just too tentative. that's a shot -- normally used to seeing kevin garnett lift and shoot it with confidence. turning down shots, you will not get a battle won. >> mike: under three to play. rondo. celtics have been a superb team on the road in these playoffs. they've won five times. two in cleveland. also won games in orlando. won in miami. they're facing a team right now that is playing so well at home. so well every

the owner said odom had called him saturday to arrange a visit, describing odom as a bit somber.two women went to check on him, they found him unresponsive and called 911. >> 911 said put him on his left side and they did, started throwing up. he was still alive. ambulance came, police came, they immediately said this is not looking good. >> reporter: emergency crews tried to airlift him to a vegas hospital but the 6'10" odom was too tall to fit in the helicopter. he was driven by ambulance to another facility. >> i mean, is the brothel owner at all liable here? >> reporter: it is certainly a question, anderson, in the investigation. it's very early in the investigation. they are trying to figure out what happened. they don't know if it was suicide, if something happened, he had asked to spend time alone that's why they are looking at the possibility of suicide or something else. they are investigating the brothel, employees, owner, talking to all of them asking a lot of questions. they also served a search want on lamar odom's blood. that's the thing, we're waiting on results fr

what about it, peter odom?u what i think, nancy. i think that he probably planned on doing more than he actually did. and that's why there was a condom there. and -- >> a used condom. ah, ah. a used condom. >> so say the police reports. we'll see what actually comes up in that. >> yeah, the police, they're real liars. >> he didn't bring her there for a girl scout meeting. he brought her there for sexual purposes. there was alcohol in the room. things didn't go as far as he meant them to go. >> how do you know that? there's a used rubber. there's a bottle of brandy, and she's given a sworn statement. he's telling police he paid the girl $300. >> but the friend has given a sworn statement, too, saying the person who gave the first sworn statement said there was no sex. so there's reasonable doubt all over this case about whether there was actual intercourse. the condom is easily explained away. people use condoms, nancy, to prevent disease. >> i want to hear that. how is the condom easily explained away? put odom

eleanor odom, renee rockwell, peter odom. time arthur aidala opens his mouth we've got a different story. number one, he comes out, there was no sex that night, nobody had sex. next, there was no consensual sex, nobody had consensual sex. last thing he says is it was consensual, nobody was beaten, nobody was threatened. i'd like to put him on the stand and cross-examine him with his own statements. >> but if you listen to the words he's saying, nancy, he's saying there was no consensual sexual intercourse. he did not say that there was -- >> that's not what he said. >> no, no. listen to him. he did not say -- >> renee, just explain one thing. one thing. the used condom. >> we don't know if it was his or not. >> renee, with a straight face, please, just try not to lie. >> he could have had the condom on. he could have not used it for intercourse. >> you know what, a little green man could have beamed down from mars, used the condom and left it in lawrence taylor's room. maybe that's what happened. and had a slug of brandy befo

but back here on the odom recovery front, things do seem to be going better for lamar odom.n indications are lamar odom is closer to leaving las vegas to recover in los angeles and multiple sources familiar with the situation says he started physical therapy and showing improvement with the breathing, vision and the ability to have conversations. it will show whether the 35-year-old player can walk. odom wound up here at sunrise hospital after being found unconscious and vomiting pink fluids last tuesday. >> someone said he had cocaine on him on saturday. >> reporter: 911 calls and sheriff comments revealed odom may have used cocaine before heading to the love ranch and may have taken as many as ten row load sexual enhancement pills. over the four days at the ranch. he spent $75,000 the owner said on two women. one of odom's mentors and former coach at rhode island stay in contact with khloe kardashian. they said odom's heart would have stopped if he was not a professional athlete. he won two championships with the lakers but reached greater fame when he married into the thr

when did lamar odom arrive there? >> the from what we understand, according to the manager of the ranch on that particular side, he told us that lamar odom arrived on saturday. we're a little unclear exactly what time on saturday and that he didn't plan on any exit, that he was going to stay there several days, according to the ranch, that his mood was quite upbeat on saturday. on sunday he was a bit more downbeat and then he was, you know, talking with employees, engaging in those legal activitiesed with the employees, and he went to sleep monday night and it was tuesday afternoon that that terrible 911 call happened >> you know, kay young, because of the reality series and also because of some of the tabloid shows, no secret what he's been dealing with and khloe as well and they have openly talked about their troubles really. how was he doing lately? >> from what we understand, and you pointed out, these are people who are living their lives in the public. it is reality television come to life in every way for this

former nba star lamar odom continues to fight for his life. new details around the condition and what led him into the fight of his life. >> two gay two days later lamar still unresponsive. his in-laws asking the world to play. >> he's got blood coming out of his nice. >> manager of love ranch brothel and talked many hours with odom saying he just wanted to get out of the spotlight. >> we've all been playing. we've been playing a lot. and he can get through this. >> odom played $75,000 and was getting ready to extend his stay. odom used cocaine the day he arrived and an herbal sexual stimulant throughout his visit. odom was inside this vip sweet on the bed fully clothed still unconscious. it took four men to carry him to the ambulance. >> he would have been air lifted to las vegas but he didn't fit in the helicopter. video shows odom in the ambulance. >> at this point the case is ongoing. >> sources close to the former nba star told our network doctors found multiple drugs in his system that he suffered from a stroke and is in a coma. lamar an

this is not -- >>> now to some news on lamar odom. right now a news conference is being held in las vegas. let's listen in. >> a call came in to the dispatch center, first from in an employee of the love ranch and a second color, richard hunter, media director for the bunny ranch requested an ambulance for an unresponsive mail experiencing a medical emergency at the ranch. the ranch is located in crystal, nevada, 20 miles north of sedona. during that call the reporting parties informed the sheriffs office the mail had been using cocaine. they confirmed his usage on saturday but were unsure if it had continued to the weekend. they also informed us that he had used up to ten tablets of sexual performance enhancement supplements over the last three day period. he was on conscience, but breathing. -- he was unconscious but breathing. he had blood coming from his nose and his mouth, along with white substance. in ambulance from the fire and rescue service arrived and the patient identified as lamar odom was stabilized it very transported t

: long before l.a., this was home for lamar odom. south ozone park queens. >> everybody don't know football is miss first sport. >> reporter: odom is remembered fondly by friends like greg at the park where he grew up playing basketball. >> good kid. good dude. went to school, always was the same person. >> reporter: thoughts and neighborhood since owe democrat was taken to a las vegas hospital. workers at a brothel found the room on tuesday. >> humble kid, very dedicated to the game. >> reporter: odom may have left south ozone park, but he wasn't a stranger. he often came back and neighbors say he would come to these basketball courts which are under construction right now and organize tournaments for kids in the area. >> he made it possible for the younger ones, the younger kids to try to have the opportunities, as well. >> reporter: and it was here at christ the king regional high school that odom became a top national prospect. eventually winning two nba championships playing as a forward for the los angeles lakers. a marriage en

an employee of a state-licensed odom's life. i need you to hurry, p pase, because he's got -- blood coming out of his nose, white stuff coming out of his mouth, they can't get mill to wake up, he's almost not breathing. >> reporter: the two-time nba champion lamar odom on life support in this las vegas hospital. >> the male had been using cocaine. they also informed dispatch he'd used up to 10 tabs of sexuaua performance enhancerer supplemes. >> reporter: odom found unconscious and unresponsive yesterday at the love ranch. brothel owner dennis huff said he was told by one of his employoes lamar was troubled by a call. >> he did get a call. it seemed to bother him a bit, the girl said. something about him being on the kardashian show. and not liking the way he looked or something they sasa. it upsese him. but, you knowow the girlsorked him through it and an hour later he was drinking his cognac and having a great time and forgot all about it. >> reporter: odom appeared on "keeping up with the kardashians." his relationship with k

peter odom, give me your best shot. and while we're at it, clark, please bring me "the new york post" and the "new york daily time" articles. go ahead, peter. >> okay. well, it sounds to me, nancy, as if the prosecution's case just completely fell apart. everybody was all up in arms and falling all over themselves to put on their shiniest uniforms last week -- >> put him up. what? what fell apart? i've got in the prosecution's complaint that the defendant, lawrence taylor -- there he is down in the bottom box. he's the big one on "dancing with the stars." the defendant advised the deponent, that's the state, that he did pay the girl $300. for what? >> well, the state originally charged him with having sex with her. and now it's pretty clear he didn't. and they're going to be falling all over themselves to think of a charge now, nancy, because they're not going to prove -- they're not going to prove intercourse. >> you know, you know, i believe you wear contacts because your vision is sorely impaired. i don't know where

odom would later be taken to the hospital after being found un respond i have.thel employees say pink-ish fluid was coming out every his mouth and nose. he spent week in various hospitals, espn reports a helicopter took odom from hospital in las vegas to one in southern california. one every odom's former coaches says his condition is improving. >> he took his breathing tube out himself. if he needs a mask he'll wear it, but he is breathing on his own. >> coach for ad em in college, says he's been in contact with odom's estranged wife khloe kardashian almost every day. >> he spoke a few words, he reached down and said hey, you know i love you. and he said ya, i know, then went back to sleep. >> the los angeles daily news saw it multiple sources saying odom started physical therapy and his breathing, vision, ability to communicate have all improved quite a bit. sources close to odom say he's progressed to the point where he can continue his recovery in los angeles. andrew spencer, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> people in southern california are trying to dry out th

lakers star kobe bryant visited odom, so did reverend jesse jackson who despite odom being in a coma and on life support said he's doing better today than yesterday. >> darla miles in queens where odom was born and raised. >> that's right, for the friends of lamar odom who watched him grow up playing basketball right here at this park, they know he's had more good years than bad ones, and that's what they're focusing on as they pray he pulls through. >> the best memory i have of lamar, when he was at rhode island he made a clutch jump shot that won the game. when he made that jump shot i knew that was a sign of his pro contract. >> reporter: the fellas get together most days to reminisce at lincoln park but today there's a different over tone. >> means a lot to us to

pass to odom. odom flips it up and in.at spot there for kobe bryant. >> jeff: when you have to double him in the post, the lakers do a great job of sending both big men into the lane. and then they're so good at interior passes. >> mike: pierce, the drive. bryant with a rebound. not only does he have 26 points, he has 7 boards and 5 assists. bryant, wanted the alley-oop. rondo's on him. odom, open jumper. i feel bad he didn't get that alley-oop. ray allen spins. balance, gets it out to rondo. kevin garnett. not a good pass there. deflected. still boston ball with 3:02 remaining. >> mark: garnett offensively, just too tentative. that's a shot -- normally used to seeing kevin garnett lift and shoot it with confidence. turning down shots, you will not get a battle won. >> mike: under three to play. rondo. celtics have been a superb team on the road in these playoffs. they've won five times. two in cleveland. also won games in orlando. won in miami. they're facing a team right now that is playing so well at home. so well every

fight for his life. >> lamar odom is awake. >> lamar o odom comi out of his coma today. >> reporter: it's among the first signs of hope since he was found unrespsponsive ia nevada brothel five da ago. >> they can't get him to wake up. >> reporter: the kardashian family along with other loved ones rushing to his side. on thursy his children from a previous relationship telling fans, "thanks for your outpouring of prayers and support for our dad. e troubled star was reportedly working on an nba comeback. his former college coach a and close frnds telling abc news how much he believes in the former nba superstar. >> i certainly think he can beat everything and get healthy and well, and there's a lot of people willing to help him, but he's got to be willing to help himself. >> reporter: so certainly again this is encouraging news this morning. but a source close to the situation saying that at this point lamar odom's condition remains guarded. m and paula. >> that's a big question. all right, kayna, we are sending him our thoughts and our prayers and best road to recovery. >>> and coming

this morning, sources close to lamar odom tell our sister network e! - he is out of a coma and spoke for the first time in days. ken baker/ e! news senior correspondent "in the morning, khloe, who had been by his bedside the entire time was with him and he opened his eyes and said, "hey baby," and gave a thumbs up." it's an improvement but not a recovery - odom's mother in law kris jenner told access hollywood - "while there have been signs of improvement, lamar remains in very, very critical condition and the damage to his vital organs is serious." keeping up with the kardashians is an american entertainment staple for millions who know the former nba star because he married khloe. but the family made rich and famous by sharing everything about themselves - is battling a brothel owner over privacy. s/dennis hof/owner love ranch i'm going to tell the world exactly what happened, every detail, about lamar, about the ranch, everything that transpired. dennis hof says odom paid 75- thousand dollars to stay at his brothel love ranch - surveillance cameras