we made the brooklyn burger. it's a brand-new item. e conception of it was from-- some of the prime meat products that we don't get the top dollar for, make an excellent hamburger. >> so it something you sell to butcher shops or restaurants? how does it--how does it work? >> we sell it to the sports stadiums. we're the official hamburger of the new york yankees, the new york mets... >> oh. >> the brooklyn nets. >> and how does that work? you have, like--like, a marketing arrangement or-- >> uh, corporate sponsorship agreement with the teams. >> and how much does that cost a year? >> about 400,000 a year. >> oh, wow. 400,000 is a lot of money to spend marketing one product, especially only three locations. i'm gonna have to take a look at these contracts and make sure i know what we're getting for that. what i'd like to see is how the brooklyn burger is made. >> cut the meat here. now i don't know if you wanted to try cutting a piece of meat. >> well, i'd like to try it. i wanna learn. i'll stand over here, okay? and break it up into wha

. >>> reporter: these 1949 views show what the brooklyn basin used to be a bustling industrial strip along the oakland estuary. this stretch of oakland waterfront is about to get a $1.5 billion face-lift. >> going to be something that very few cities really have. >> reporter: paul's development group will break ground late there are week. >> the unique thing about brooklyn basin is the park, the water views, the proximity to downtown. >> reporter: the area will have five high-rises with 3100 housing units, a shopping center and parks. the problem is, this process takes a lot of time. the brooklyn basin developers started this process 13 years. ever since, it's been years of time-consuming studies and meetings. >> but it's been a long time coming since 2001 when we started planning this. >> what does the public sector do to help the private sector. >> reporter: the city is putting together neighborhood meetings for the developers and filing paperwork for permits to speed up the pros. >> so they don't have to spend up to 24 months developing entitlement when the market's ready. we want

. >> reporter: these 1994 views show what the brooklyn basin used to be. ling industrial strip along the oakland he isture wayry. >> this has been in industrial use over 100 years. >> reporter: now the wear and tear is evident but this stretch is about to get a billion-dollar face-lift. a development group will break ground this week. >> the unique thing about brooklyn basin is the park, water views, proximity of downtown. >> reporter: the area will have 5 high-rises with 3100 housing units a shopping center and parks. the problem is, this process takes a lot of time. the brooklyn basin developers started this process 13 years ago. ever since, it's been years of time-consuming studies in meetings. >> but it's been a long time coming since 2001 is when we started planning this. >> what does the public sector do to help the private sector. >> reporter: the city is putting together neighborhood meetings for the developers. and filing paperwork for permits. >> he so they don't have to spend 12, 18, 24 months developing an end entitlement when the market's ready

his second best scoring output of the season for brooklyn. 96-95. eat trying to get it to lebron james. didn't work out well. shawn livingston able to knock it away, get in the passing lane and keep it away from james and the nets 3-0 against miami this season. keep that in mind as the playoffs get closer. >>> stan, did you know the spurs are 9-1 since the all-star break and won seven straight gentleman. >> i did but i'm a sportscaster. >> that was tony parker doing crunches. that is patty mills, former st. mary's gael. and the spurs are hitting shots, marco belinelli and the blazers are not. the blazers have had a rough road trip and they have struggled as of late. lopez, good hair but not enough to block kawhi leonard, spurs, eight straight wins. >> they just won't go away. >> best record in the nba. >> yeah. unreal. >> everybody else, don't talk about the spurs. they prefer it that way. >> back to you. >> guy, thanks. >>> up next "the pulse" where the iconic run is over. the remarkable spot in "jeopardy" history that is arthur chu now holds. >>> a

json collins has a second 10 day contract with the brooklyn nets. ins 2nd 10-day contract >> gary: jason collins who became the first openly-gay playing to participate in a major professional north american sport two sundays ago has been signed by the brooklyn nets to a second 10-day contract >> gary: collins who played college ball at stanford signed his original deal on feb. 23 and it expires tomorrow. the nets then will re-sign him for another 10 days after that they would have to sign him for the rest of the season if they wanted to keep him. >> gary: the giants beat the padres 7-2. tim lincecum puitched 2 scoreless innings in his first spring training appearance. and the a's. >>in spring baseball. the giants beat the padres 7-2 behind two scoreless innings from tim lincecum. the a's beat clayton kershaw and the dodgers 7-3. >> jacqueline: and how about russell wilson. russell wilson rangers workout superbowl winning quarterback russell wilson took to the baseball diamond today at texas rangers spring training in surprise arizona today wilson wen

the painting had become something of a local sensation. this man true to his brooklyn roots summed up the local sentiment best. >> epic. >> the men said they were doing it on behalf of the tate. a well-known bric british museu. we asked the faith it was so and they said no. bandaged heart for instance recently failed so sell at auction. >> finally this hour we consider a question asked often in moral situations. what would you do? an unusual campaign from a bus stop in norway. has become a successful attempt to bring compassion in from the cold. this is johan, just 11 years old, sitting, clearly freezing. apparently all alone. at a bus stop in the norwegian capitol, oslo. a hidden camera captured the reaction from strangers as they saw him teeth chattering in the cold. >> one by one they offer him the clothes off their backs. in a show of sympathy and basic human kindness. >> the nonprofit group sos children's village released the footage to inspire action. >> the inspiration was weal the work that we've -- was the work that we've been doing, the winter has been harsh,

story. >> we really were the first bowling alley in 55 years in brooklyn. ad great success with this swirl of different elements. it isn't just one thing. we like to think that what we do with more than the sum of the parts. >> what was the neighborhood around brooklyn bowl like when you started it? was at this upscale real estate? >> not oat all. there were programs for people to go in there. the new york times set our quarter was the headquarters of the universe or something like that. >> headquarters of the bowling universities right now. teletype combined music with it? >> part of it is the layout which has worked out really well. the lanes are contiguous with the stage. it is not like the performances are in another room are segregated. it is a part of it and being up in the lanes is like being in a vip situation. >> what kind of volume are you doing in terms of people? how do you measure whether the lace is popular not? depending onry who the high bind attraction is. headline attraction is. we average about 1000 people. we are open every night of the w

the lowest bidder on the boston job was a brooklyn contractor. mysteriously the book written contractor didn't get the job. michael meehan went to the transit commission insert a floppy and bad he was the second lowest bitter. he went to the transit commission and city do not want to give this junior contractor. it's too big a job, too important. it needs to go to a local contractor and mysteriously the bid was overruled. for the most part it was done out of a three bidding process. the new york financing was one of the reasons why the new york job happened later in boston. for a lot of reasons they were thinking about it before boston. they're ahead of the curve. ready to move, but new york had a lot of a lot of problems arranging the finance team. there is a pivotal moment that happened in 1891 linear person essentially saying we want to subway, let's do it. the big thing happen where they invited all these people to come and bid for the project, a very open process and nobody did. it was like this enormous huge high-profile moment. it's out the

shoot, he owns the brooklyn nets. >> that's his problem. >> he had a problem with putin because he got caught with the hookers in switzerland that time, that saved him. >> remember the hooker scandal? >> this gets down to having kwuts, it's really free their asset. it will go down 400 points and squeeze them. the only way to put that move n in. >> there is an urban legend. . >> we want to do to them what we want to squeeze them, we have to take some pain. >> we have ways of dealing with this. >> inside, i'm wondering, though, if you think of putin, he is losing a lot of money or was at the beginning of the week. as soon as things calm down as it looks like it's not coming to immediate blows. is that entering the equation for him at all? >> no, i think this man does not want the u.s. markets to go down. let's remember, this is a man in late middle age, he has a young woman around his neck. he isn't scared about the money. >> you know she can put her foot behind her neck and that what? >> that shows she is a person who perhaps is interested in a virl older man he's concerned about the ru

once you get into a zone, you feel like you're shooting a golf ball into the ocean. >> the zone. >>> and brooklyn jason collins, the first openly gay player, is reportedly getting a ten-day contract extension. teammates darren williams had 20 points last night as the nets beat chicago 96-80. >>> in baseball, video replay was used for first time on a spring training play at first base. minnesota runner was called safe. toronto manager john gibbons challenged the call, but the video showed the umpire made the right decision. >>> the texas rangers training camp in arizona, russell wilson was fielding grounders like any other prospect. he played baseball in college, but this was a one-day event. he plans to stick with football and the seattle seahawks. >>> and check out this party at -- for the detroit tigers over the weekend. that's supermodel kate upton on the right to clarify. she seemed to be giving catcher brian holiday lessons for wom s women's swimsuits. no zero gravity chamber for kate. >>> in wisconsin, yukon high school pulled off a meiracle wih that buzzer beater. the championship, the fan

the brooklyn today. the brooklyn you grew up doesn't exist today.lity is we have to have structures in place that are going to give these children an opportunity to put all this elm fast sis on the rappers. i have been critical about it petition nicki minaj do your homework mr. williams. i challenge you anyone who is critical of so-called rappers to come into the community and give our kids an alternative. it's easy to. >> i will give you alternative motown. there is your alternative. motown. that was a culture that was entertaining. that was uplifting. >> that's what we are bk nation. >> you don't have it now. >> but it's coming back, sir. >> we just showed you the big three, okay? and they are all the big three. >> big three record labels. >> big three entertain'ers, people that are idolized. >> come after the record labels. >> check out black history about the history of black people in families -- >> -- i got to go guys. >> i actually know it very well. >> destroying it for their own personal profit. >> i got to go. we are going to continue to t

tell them to put their assets in russia. >> would russia be the domicile, but they would still be the brooklyn your assets to bermuda, but the company still operates the united states, for example. >> so paul allen is not going to moscow. he wants to be involved in the political process. >> which country? >> russia. >> gotcha. >> i always see him hanging around brooklyn, so i don't know. >> have you ever seen him at a net gain? >> yes. and i've eaten chili in his basement. >> it is very unlikely. 75% of nba owners would have to approve it and given the current sanctions environment, it's unlikely. >> but he does have an issue with what is going on. >> his stake in the berkeley team was about $200 million. he can't afford to lose it. >> but who's going to take it? does jay-z bite off of them? -- buy it off of him? it's been a pleasure. i cannot understate -- i cannot overstate that. but you are all leaving, except for greg. coming up, what the company has to say about the future of broadcast media right here on street smart. foronsumers are now looking more. whether it comes from ariel, netflix

a groundbreaking ceremony was held two hours ago at the site of the brooklyn basin project. the $1.5 billion development will go up on 64 acres to south of jack london square along embarcadero between 5s and 9th avenue. there will be 3,000 housing units, 200,000 square feet of retail and more than 30 acres of parks. >> two parks, one larger than crissy field will bhere on the waterfront. it completes the critical part of the project. >> a chinese development group is a major investor in the project which has been 12 years in the making. the first phase is set to open in 2016. >>> california's drought could leave santa clara county boaters high and dry this summer. the county traditionally openeds up its five reservoirs to recreational boating in the middle of april. that may not happen. now the county is considering only opening one reservoir to boating due to a lack of water because of the record-breaking dry spell. >> it's kind of scary times. we live through our lifestyle. this is our lifestyle. if we can't get out on the water, we start to get nervous. >> is one reservoir

the brooklyn nets signed him. the first openly gay player in the nba.ove. does it surprise you? something you expect to see more of? making too much big deal about this? >> last point. made too much of a big deal. if i can drop, drop, a name, i would had dinner at the white house two weeks ago. i saw jason. he was sitting down. at a cocktail hour. i said jayston you better get up. if you think you are eligible for a ten day contract. you've better stay in shape. so i, i -- e-mailed him two nights ago. guess you were in shape. i think it is terrific. we should talk about the fact that the nets really need a seven footer who can bang and give away six fouls and do what he has to do in the middle. i am sure there will come a time where it will be, a nonissue. >> i know you haven't had a lot of time to reflect. looking back, what are things about your legacy. most proud about. you wish you had done. didn't get to. off awe i've don't like the word legacy. as i have been reflecting a little bit. people forget when magic announced he was hiv positive, we, we w

a british production at the brooklyn academy of music through march 23rd. joining me hattie morahan and dominic rowan. ben bradley of the "new york times" wrote, by the end of "a doll's house," my nerves were ground meet. i couldn't breathe in a taxi headed back. i don't think either of us expected to get much sleep but when theater is this exciting it's well worth a little insomnia. here's a look at the production. >> my husband is! (laughter) >> you must love me very much. this is exactly how it should be! >> sometimes i have terrible urges. >> urges? you're hiding something from me. >> what do you mean? how can you tell? >> i can help you in any way. you know how happy that would make me. >> you have no idea! lie. it contaminates you. (arguing) >> do you have any idea what you've done? >> one more hour! [ whispering). >> you were looking away. i was. t's different than the theater, isn't it? >> yeah. to watch it on the screen like that. >> and we recorded that two years ago. the production in our heads, at least, feels like it's changed quite a bit. >> ch

mysteriously the brooklyn contractor didn't get the job. michael meehan went to the transit commissioner and said, he was close to the second one and he went to the transit commissioner instead i don't want to give this to a new york contractor. it needs to go to a local contractor and mysteriously the bid was overruled and meehan got the job. the new york financing was one of the reasons why the new york job happened later than boston. for a lot of reasons new york should've beaten boston. they were ahead of the curve. they were ready to move that new york had a lot of problems arranging the financing. there was a big pivotal moment that have been in 1891 when new yorkers have essentially said we are ready for a subway let's do it and a big thing happened. the city hall where they invited these people to bid for the project and open process and nobody did. there was like this enormous huge high-profile moment where they thought they would get lots of people bidding and here it is and nobody did. steinway, big moment for steinway and it was

. >> the brooklyn nets now have a 3-0 record against the nba champions miami heat. paul pierce scored with 29 points, 17 of them are coming in the third quarter. miami were a point behind with 3.5 seconds to go, but the nets sealed the victory. brooklyn has the best record in the eastern conference this year. >> kobe bryant's nba season is over, the los angeles lakers confirmed the all-star needs more time to recover from a fractured knee he suffered in december. the lakers have the worse record in the western conference and bryant has only played six games since last april. he's still the highest paid player in the nba, though, having recently signed a contract extension worth $48.5 million over two years. >> i want to say, you know, i'll be back at the top of my game, because everybody's going to think i'm crazy and it's the old player not letting go sort of thing, but that's what it's going to be. >> dallas stars forward rich peverley ending his season following a collapse on the bench monday. he will undergo a procedure to rare an irregular heartbeat after his c

legislation to promote it in new york and people are visiting those sites were in the manhattan in the brooklyn area. so on that basis i support this legislation thank you very much. thank you >> next speaker please. good afternoon tom executive director of liveable city. we participate with the city to take over nonprofit use. one thing i can tell you 0 we feel the most dangerous thing you can do with public space is fill it with face moving cars but the city makes you jump through the hoops that's how wild the city gets. we encourage the truly public and civic uses of public spaces is good. i like what he hear here. i think you need to do a lot of work to convince the stakeholders this isn't only about privatization only to distinguish this is a public uses with a civic use vs. the privatization of public spaces. one thick i'd like to talk about part of the problem you have is p zoning it means public it's from the city hall from the plazas like plaza it's universities and schools basically anything this is for public use. it's hard to draw a set of controls for the use when it's got to cover

jason collins, the brooklyn nets, just signed him, the first openly gay player in the nba. what do you think about this move? did it surprise you? is it something you expect to see more of? are we making too much of a big deal about this? >> last point. we made to you much of a big deal. if i could drop a name i was at a dinner at the white house two weeks ago. and i saw jason, and he was sitting down at a cocktail hour. i said jason, you'd better get up because if you think you're going to be eligible for a ten-day contract, you'd better stay in shape. sophie e-mailed him two nights ago. i said i guess you were in shape. i think it's terrific. i think we should talk about the fact that the nets really need a seven-footer who can bang and giveaway six fouls and what what he has to do in the middle. i'm sure there's going to come a time where it will be just a nonissue. >> i know you haven't had a lot of time to reflect yet. looking back, what are the things in your legacy you're most proud about and maybe something you wish you had done? >> i don't like the word legacy, but

. >>> owner of the brooklyn nets, a russian and a close ally of putin, though he ran against him for president a year or so ago, making a big move. call the brooklyn nets the nets. >> tyler, the russia ukraine crimea saga will have a tangible effect on basketball. he owns the nets and says he's planning on relocating the parent company of the franchise back to russia. according to someone familiar with the internal workings of the franchise, he's working on bringing assets back to russia, including the company that owns 80% of nets, and 45% of the barclay's center, the where they play in. the u.s. continues amidst travel, sanctions, businessmen affected by this. prokhorov is not affected. he's emphasizing his loyalty to russia and president putin by heeding calls to move assets back to moscow to combat or protest those sanctions. now remember, prokhorov ran unsuccessfully for the presidency in russia in 2012. we'll have more in the power rundown. it's a big deal if you're an nba fan. >> sure is. fascinating story. sure to stir a lot of controversy as well. >>> another big story today

. >>> to the nba, how about the brooklyn nets? beat the two-time defending champ miami heat on the road. key steal late to win it 96-95. so we have some interesting stuff going on heading into the nba playoffs. >>> playing in a tight game, nothing new to the heat's lebron james. but had an unusual encounter when he posed for a photo with a fan showing off his lebron james back tattoo. that looks painful, expensive and let's just hope you love him when you're 60. >>> a 55-36 victory over boston university in the patriot league tournament final. they get to storm the court. deservedly so. >>> hockey, two quebec minor leaguers, they end their brawl in unique fashion. they hammered each other. at the end, what do they do? they high five each other and hug, just like pros. hockey is an interesting game. >>> look at the unbelievable end of a high school championship game in the state of michigan. just awesome. high school sports, they don't get paid, just love of the game, school pride. that gave sacred heart the 49-47 win over fulton.

. >>> to the brooklyn at charlotte game. ring purple heart recipient marine lance corporal josh morgan. he got a mortgage free house, he had a medical retirement because of an ied injury. >>> a somber night in boston, the celtics with a moment of silence for two fallen firefighters, 43-year-old father of three lieutenant edward walsh and 43-year-old michael kennedy as we were telling you earlier died battling an apartment fire on wednesday. >>> former buffalo bills quarterback jim killy will proceed with chemotherapy and radiation instead of surgery. his wife says doctors believe his cancer is in an area where surgery will not work so well. the doctors saying the hall of famer's condition remains very treatable and potentially curable. a lot of folks hoping for that. >>> the boston red sox go full on patriotic. according to a team tweet, jonny gomes picked out the star-spangled blazers. you like them? that's for the world series champs' visit to the white house. they even have one for the president. >>> and some extreme kayak

they held a protest for what went on in kiev, near the brooklyn bridge, and that was attend bid around,000 ukrainian americans. >> that is john terrett prorping from new york city. >> an international police operation took down a fraud ring. police in spain, serbia, britain, arrested 110 people, focussing on border rooms where fake stock was sold to investors. some lost their life savings. police found 850 victims in the u.k. >> uganda's president is facing blistering criticism over antigay laws. al jazeera's malcolm web explains there's now financial fall out. >> it's been called one of the toughest antigay laws in the world. earlier this week the controversial act was signed, showing many offenses punishable with life imprisonment. international donors made it clear they are not happy. the world bank delayed a loan wanting to make sure they are not affected by the new law. >> this is a law saying it is discrimination. it's a courageous decision by the bank and shows a shift, they are learning about the mistakes made in the past by having too extreme a view of what the economy should

jason collins is expected to sign a contract extension with the brooklyn nets tomorrow. ins is the first active openly gay professional athlete in one of the four major sports leagues. many expects collins to sign for the season after the new contract expires. >>> college hoops for a thriller in chapel hill. number 14 north carolina against unranked notre dame. second half unc trailing by one and james mcadoo sends a turnaround jumper to give the tar heels the lead. notre dame had a chance to come back in the closing seconds but a block seals the win for the tar heels. 63-61. >>> a regional title game between ripen and the la conia high schools in wisconsin. look. the final seconds of the game. pretty good, right? that buzzer-beater, three-pointer is good for the win. fans go crazy! it's just spring training but the dawn of a new era in major league baseball. instant replay was used for the very first time. toronto manager john gibbons challenged a play after ump called a minnesota base runner safe. after video replay showing the ump made the right play. the replay were u

call the brooklyn basin project and it is going up between oak street and ninth avenue on a sprawling 64-acre parcel along embarcadero. officials broke lawn on the $1.5 billion development today. it will include more than 3000 housing units, 200,000 square feet of retail and more than 30 acres of parks. >> to parks, are going to be here on the waterfront and it completes a critical part of the bay channel. >> mayor jean quan helped bring in a chinese development group and is a major difference investor in the project which is been 12 years in the making. >>> the discovery of a shattered window on a high-rise in san francisco prompted emergency officials to shut down the street in the financial district for about four hours today. fire officials say they responded to a call that a window was broken on the 17th floor of 275 battery street. concerns that the glass would fall below prompted officials to shut down battery from sacramento to california street. many financial district workers came out of their offices to see what was going on. >> i just moved here in october so i've so i've

the brooklyn nets secured a 96-95 win with a steal. you might have interesting play jofrz in the eastern conference. indiana is good too. playing a tight game. nothing new for lebron. he did have an unusual encounter when he posed for a photo with a fan showing off his lebron james back tat. >> that's impressive. >> i wonder how much a tattoo like that would cost. >> i wonder how long it took too, how much pain -- >> it looks painful. >> let's go to american university putting the pain on boston university. they're in the ncaa men's tournament now leading 65-36. they win the patriot league, and they storm the court in boston. how about this from hockey? two quebec minor leaguers, they are duking it out. now, usably don't like to show the violence in the game, betty, but there's a reason for it. all is fair in love and war. what do they do after they beat the tar out of each other? they high-five. >> i guess it's only everyone that would do that after a fight i don't know what to say about that. >> me either. >> look tend of a dramatic f

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second new deal possible five was off to announcing his decision to relocate his company which runs the brooklyn nets to russia in keeping with the kremlin's coolum russian businessmen to reach out to guide our assets to help call about the new site to scroll all the knowledge that sites the banks of the city's ethics. i've decided that happy about. this leads into the side of the team at the top of that customer's attention and then to do it in union and us imposed these items and asset freeze these unofficial was out of business men believed to be close to russia because of them not to make it in in protest at moscow's imax i should not be crying scrawny peninsula. you know. it's politics to be on the phone with you and the pro crawford is one of russia's richest man he is still asleep in his squad next instructions has underlined his loyalty to the president. the news but what i can do what can read more about it and see what's really going on behind those doors wide. i don't think that would benefit from your color. the next order. good old time between both countries i know soul. that would

. >> stephanie: as we head to the break, take agree live look at the brooklyn bridge in new york citye are string temperatures in most parts of the country. we will be right back after a quick break. ♪ . >> stephanie: welcome back to al jazeera america, i'm stephanie sy and these are top stories at this hour, search crews hope drier weather this week will aid in the recovery effort in the washington state mudslide and the number of people killed and rose to 21 over the weekend but the number of missing people dropped from 90 to 30. tensions flaring between north and south korea over an ocean boundary and fired 500 artillery rounds in the sea and responded with 300 rounds of its own and the islands have been forced to evacuate as a precaution. today is the deadline to sign up for the affordable care act, 6 million people have already enrolled in obamacare and the white house extended the deadline for applications that stalled on the website but for millions of americans buying healthcare is still out of reach. and casey shows free clinics are their only option. >> reporter: once a mont

where it stood, the painting was a local sensation. this man, true to his brooklynts summed up the sentiment best. >> it sucks. into back in new orleans, the men trying to remove the banksy said they were doing it tonne behalf of the tait. a well-known british museum. we asked if that was the case. they six said, "no." besides, the men's efforts may have been for naut. "bandaged heart" failed to sell at access. >> finally we consider a question asked in moral situations - what would you do? an unusual campaign from a bus stop in norway became a successful attempt to bring in compassion from the cold. >> this is yohan. 11 years old, sitting, clearly freezing. apparently all alone at a bus stop in the norwegian capital oslo. a hidden camera captured the reaction from strangers. they saw him teeth chattering in the cold. one by one they offer him the clothes off their backs. in a show of sympathy and basic humankindness. the nonprofit group sos children's group released the footage. >> the inspiration was the work that we have been doing in viel ims in syria, where the

to hear from the first openly gay player in any of the major sports leagues, jason collins of the brooklynw. lots more at the top of the hour. >> we'll see you in a couple of moments. >>> first though the lead pirate in the thriller "captain phillips." if you didn't see the movie, he plays musi opposite tom hanks. he's up for best supporting actor at the academy's 86th awards. we recently caught up with the somali actor in his hometown. >> in the bitter cold and snow of minneapolis. >> do you ever get used to the cold? >> it's hard to get used to the cold. >> emerges one of this year's biggest hollywood sensations. >> look at me. >> sure. >> i'm the captain now. >> 28-year-old barkat abdi ad libbed that now famous line as musi in "captain phillips" with tom hanks. the somali immigrant is a natural on screen, but his journey to stardom has been anything but. >> is this the route you used to drive? >> yeah. i drive a lot. >> he drove a town car for a living, barely able to pay his rent. he left war-torn somalia at 7, emigrating to yemen then minnesota. >> i remember the war. guns everywhere.

we start with jason collins of the brooklyn nets. >> he got a big round of applause playing his firstome game since signing a ten-day contract with the team. that made collins the first openly gay player in a major u.s. sport. sources say he'll sign a second ten-day contract tomorrow and the expectation is that he'll be with the team for the rest of the season. well, the nets won that game against chicago. >>> the nba's really big news from last night comes from miami. we get the highlights from our guys at espn. >>> good morning. alongside john buccigross, i'm adnan virk. lebron james is the headliner and in this case it's perfectly valid. >> yes, the finest game of his nba career and in terms of points scored. here it is, monday night, heat home against the charlotte bobcats. of course, lebron has to wear that mask, but so far it has not stopped him at all. three-point shooting over al jefferson. second quarter, another triple. in transition, over josh mcroberts. michael kidd-gilchrist get out. another three. james would make his first eight three-pointers of the game. you're watchi

compare the brooklyn basin now to what it's going to look like in a few years. five high-rise buildings, 3100 housing units, a shopping center, and new parks are moving in. a ceremony today marked the start of the $1.5 billion development much of it paid for by investors from china. >> and importantly to demonstrate that in oakland, there is further growth for real estate development much more economically viable than san francisco. >> the project has been in the works for almost 13 years and the first phase will be done by 2016. >>> new kind of courtroom drama for judge judy. it's her first-ever lawsuit and what she plans to do if she wins. >> a rush hour health risk. the deadly disease linked to a long commute. ,, female announcer: what will you get with your new sleep train mattress? man: i'm getting a camera! - i'm getting an espresso maker! - i'm getting a new smart phone! female announcer: during sleep train's big gift event get a $200 best buy gift card with purchase of selected beautyrest, posturepedic or tempur-pedic mattresses. or, get 24-months interes

. >> in the nba, johnson scored 22 points to lead the brooklyn nets overtime victory over the mavericksat spoiled the return to dallas as a coach. the man has had a chance to tie the game with a buzzer beating three-pointer. the attempt was off the mark. that's it for this edition of "sport today". the celebrations are no doubt continuing in barcelona after the win over arch rivals real madrid. for now, thanks for joining us. [ male announcer ] love drama? don't be a yes man. [ boss ] it is a very smart plan. so we're all on board? [ paul ] no. this is a stupid plan. hate drama? go to cars.com. research. price. find. only cars.com helps you get the right car without all the drama. >>> school is never out online. busuu is a social learning platform that teaches 12 languages. it is social because users connect with each other to assess and monitor results. it is increasingly mobile world, the addition of the smartphone app is a good idea. mobile app use in generalen ceased 115% last year. already busuu reported half its users logging on to learn through the answer. there are lots of initi

the car rounded a corner in the lives of brooklyn station human to do. the car stopped when emergency brake was bombed. america kind of things and had a sober moving again in no time picking up speed. as they pulled into the spring street station, mcclellan said shelley slow her down here? you're going slow enough but aren't you tired of it? don't you want the modem into the gold? like a boy with his nato, the mayor shot back with a quick reply. no, sir. i am running this thing. soothing of 14 straight and long fourth avenue which is now parked, mcclellan pushed the train fastest passengers oblivious to how nervous he was making headley. into grand central they came, and then it was going to a minute later the passengers spotted a large electric sign, four feet high and 20 long with a single word glowing. times. mcclellan shut out times square station but a set of slowing he pushed the subway harder up to 43 per hour, far faster than heather higgins is we're going and what was supposed the illusion a pleasure trip. up the website with a 66 where headley s