. >>> plus -- >> the indiana fever select caitlin clark, university of iowa. >> of caitlin clark and stanfor cameron brink. whatat they're saying about the new boteams. the draft happening tonight. you're watching "nbc bay area apws tonight."." >>> welcome back to "nbc bay area news tonight." it's time for the recount in a high-stakes congressional race. this was the one that ended in a tie. today in this warehouse in san jose, election workers started the process of sorting through about 150,000 ballots that were cast during our super tuesday primary. this was back in march. this is district 16, covering santa clara and parts of san mateo counties. evan low and joe simitian both ended up with 30,249 votes each. they tied. if the recount changes the vote total, the winner will advance to the novembe ection to face off against the top vote getter, sam liccardo, who you just saw there. if there's still a tie aft t recount, both low and simitian will advance to november along with liccardo. so we would have three candidates. joining us now is nbc's robert handa. robert, you were there t

the university of iowa women's basketball team. you did so much to generate enthusiasm and excitement among millions of young girls. and young boys. who now want to participate to be their best which is the best of iowa and the best of america. you brought countless hours of joy, excitement, heartache, and camaraderie to the hawkeye nation and millions across this country. and even cyclone fans. you became a national sensation. we will remember not just the results but remember the feelings and the joy that you gave us. champions are leaders. but leaders aren't titles. it was a high school student who asked me that. are you a doctor, a lieutenant colonel, a director, congresswoman. what does it take to be a leader? leaders inspire. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. mrs. miller-meeks: you are the goat and the rest of the team are goat godnesses. i guess that makes you goat herder. you don't need a national title. you are national heroes. forever, go hispanic caucus. the speaker pro tempore: members are remin

officially professional athletes. >> the first pick, the indiana fever select caitlin clark, university of iowa-time leading scorer in ncaa history for men and women telling fans it's all about believing in herself. >> i've dreamed of this moment since i was in second grade. it's taken a lot of hard work, a lot of ups and downs. but more than anything, just trying to soak it in. >> also picked in the top five, camryn green, camila cardoza, jacy sheldon, their families right by their side. cardoza who left brazil at age 15 getting emotional after being drafted third overall by the chicago sky. >> i had a goal to be here and give my family a better life. i'm so thankful i was able to be here. >> joining her in chicago angel reese. the draft coming at a time when the sport is more popular than ever. the ncaa women's basketball championship drawing more viewers than the men's final. for the first time ever. clark recently sat down with my colleague robin roberts. >> it's been so much fun, but we're not done yet. >> known for her shooting prowess and competitive fire, clark was a basketball sensatio

we saw them defeat a team from the university of iowa with the star caitlin clark and we saw the universityin the championship beat the lsu tigers which was led by angel reese. throughout the entire tournament in terms of the way the media talk about dawn staley and how they talked about injuries versus how they talked about caitlin clark and the university of iowa, we saw a starkly different contrast can you break down for example how the notion of new racism if you will, and coated language plays a role on how that conversation takes place at influences people's processing. >> absolutely. i want to say that everything that errin that is spot on. when we look at the championship, we have to look through the lens that america forces us to look at it through. race. they have been rating angel reese for a long time she has been taken apart for looks, for having the confidence to shop on court and play strongly and set records but she was also sexualized which we know as black women that this is something that happens regularly. like women and girls are never seen as people that should be prot

here with more is the business analytics professor at the university of iowa. in-law went there. she's been really fun to watch, stl athleticism and skill. what has she brought to iowa or the university because of all the attention she's gotten for, frankly, her skill as a women's basketball player? i mean, what's the value of her? >> well, i focus on two basic measures and that's just attendance and ticket price. if you just look at those two things, and ignore even merchandise sales, spending on restaurants and concessions and lodging, you're already at an unbelievable number. for instance, if you look, before caitlin, attendance was around 5,000. since then, she's sold out every game this year, so it's an increase of about 10,000 pickets per game. the average ticket price has gone up, say, roughly $100, so that right there is looking at a million dollars per game. so, if you take that times 14 home games, that's $14 million, and that's not even considering anything else. >> can you put a number -- a guesstimate on the total economic impact of caitlin clark? t

they battled a great team from the university of iowa, led by caitlin clark, to the final seconds showing, again, what an incredible competitive spirit they have. mr. speaker, there is still some debate that you see with the sports pundits about who is the real blue blood of college basketball and which is the capital of the world for college basketball. there is no question storrs, account k. home of the uconn huskies, which i have the honor to represent, is clearly the college basketball capital of the world. the two programs have been to the final four in the same year five times. the men have won their sixth title combined with 11 from the women that's 17 titles. there is not a single program anywhere close all across the country to achieve that greatness. again, it was a wonderful day on saturday. the players deserved all the cheering and praise they received. i have no doubt when coach hurley got up there and said his goal is to do a three-peat, people bert deep their eye on the uconn huskies. mr. speaker, over the weekend the country of israel was struck by iran, again, with missil

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. >> with the first pick in the 2024 wnba draft, indiana fever select caitlin clark, university of iowa. [cheering] >> todd: caitlin clark headed to indiana and we're digging into the four-year deal she just signed. you are watching "fox and friends first," i'm todd piro. >> carley: i'm carley shimkus. we'll get into all the stories on this busy tuesday morning. former president donald trump will be back in the new york city courtroom today for second day of his historic hush money trial after the first day ended with no jurors being selected. >> todd: brooke singman. >> brooke: jury selection begins in president trump's hush money trial. first 96 perspective jurors were sworn in. dozens need to be questioned. trump's legal team has asked if he can skip the trial next thursday while the supreme court hears his case that he is immune in the jack smith interference case. judge merchan said arguing before the supreme court is a big deal, a trial in new york supreme court is also a big deal and we'll see him here next week. that decision did not go over well with the former president. >> ne

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times of iran's economy, when he returned to iran in the 60s with a doctorate degree from the university of iowae had started his activity in the economics department of the district and university cooperation office. later, he was the advisor and economic deputy of the head of the judiciary during the period of ayatollah hashemi shahroudi, and for some time he was the economic deputy of the ministry of economy in the construction government. there are many activities that are not necessarily profitable and are among the activities that should be promoted in an islamic economy. family the foundation of the family as one of the basic principles of the economy. islam is our emphasis and the issue of young marriage is a very important issue that we should pay attention to in islamic economy. parviz davoudi, who in 1974 played an important role in curbing the 50% inflation of those days with the increase in prices. he was the first vice president in the 9th government for four years as the first vice president of the 9th government and the head of the strategic research center in the 10th government

. >> with the first pick in the 2024 wnba draft the indiana fever select cateland clark university of iowae's like a household name now. clark says this is something she's been dreaming of since second grade. >> that's exact limb how i -- exactly how i want to go into the wnba. don't change anything that i know. people are going to expose my weaknesses but that's the amazing thing about it. that's the challenge i wanted and yeah i think that's the biggest thing. rely on the people around me. have a lot of fun. be myself and that's why i got into basketball because it's fun. at the age of 5 and how lucky am i this gets to be my job and i'm very fortunate. >> season tickets for her new team already sold out. by the way our wnba team tips off next year. we still don't have a name for it but it'll be announced soon. >>> and the missing dress that's leading to a lot of tears on the peninsula and how police hope you can help tonight. >> and be warned about fake botox. the warning from the cdc tonight after at least 19 people have gotten sick. some ending up in the hospital. >>> i'm chief meteoro

bronny james, arch manning and caitlin clark, the superstar women's basketball player at the university of iowa -- they have the value of $3-4 million a year annually from if advertising which is, of course, a sea change for amateur athletes. jack: sure. >> so caitlin clark trove this enormous viewership for the women's college basketball championships. but now that she's going pro, is that going to sustain itself, or is it going to go away? >> i mean, look, caitlin clark is a generational talent, but there are other players who are really exciting to watch. for example, south carolina's tessa johnson had a fantastic game. is she's only a freshman. and u-conn's paige bueckers is staying at the school. so i think the momentum's going to continue. >> it's not just college basketball for women. the wnba's been doing great. world cup's been doing great. coco golf is reviving golf -- tennis, excuse me. [laughter] and there's a professional hockey league. and then the you have the professional women's soccer leagues, teams, and those are doing great. the valuesed to be a few million dollars not long

. >> with the first pick in the 2024 wnba draft, the indiana fever select caitlin clark, university of iowa. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: at the empire state building this morning, the top picks seemed on top of the world. >> little different than iowa. >> a little, yeah. >> reporter: caitlin clark knows about being different. number one in tonight's draft to the indiana fever. >> it's good! >> reporter: after an historic season where she shattered division i scoring records. >> oh, my! >> reporter: and took her iowa team to the ncaa national championship game, drawing record attendance and ratings. but it was camilla cardozo and the university of south carolina who capped their undefeated season with the title, and cardoza named the game's most outstanding player, is also expected to be a top pick along with 2021 national championship cmeron brink of stanford and 2023 champion angel reese of lsu. but all season, clark's been the headline, and now the wnba is seeking to make the most of it as she helps elevate women's basketball on the court and off. >> you make a lot of jokes about

university of iowa. >> just a week after wrapping up her historic college basketball career, career caitlinll to the indiana fever at monday's wnba draft. angel reese came off the board a few picks later, taken seventh overall by the sky. kamilla cardoso was the third pick. the choices rounded out with cameron brink and rakaaya jackson. and the dallas wings selected jc sheldon of ohio state. before clark was officially drafted last night, she sat down with our stephanie gosk and spoke about her much-anticipated wnba debut. >> reporter: at the wnba draft, the stars of college basketball get a ticket to the pros. >> women work just as hard as the men. i'm just happy to be in this position. >> reporter: how exciting is it to start your profession alg career with this kind of energy around the league? >> it's honestly incredible. >> i was just excited to get leer an here and get it started. >> reporter: at the front of the line, caitlin clark. >> this is something i wrote on a piece of paper in second grade. >> reporter: her record-breaking final season in the ncaa turbo charging interest in th

it comes after her team's loss to the university of iowa and the elite eight on monday, the game may have been a loss for reasons, but really it was a win for women's basketball get ball. that's right. the women's tournament is breaking ratings records. thanks, in large part to stars like reese. and of course stars like iowa's caitlin clark there showdown on sunday, druin audience of 12.3 million according to espn, and that set the all-time record for a women's college bound moscow ball game on the channel. and was more people than watch the clinching game get this of last year's world series, isn't that amazing >> all but one of the five games in last year's nba finals crazy isn't it? an impressive accomplishment for the rematch of last year's final in the women's tournament. and next up, caitlin clark and the university of iowa taking on uconn in the final four from cleveland on friday night and get this axios reporting the cheapest ticket to the women's college basketball championship game this year 61% more expensive than the cheapest ticket to the men's championship game. >> it

. >>> the indiana fever select caitlin clark, university of iowa. >> as expected, the indiana fever selectedrst pick in the wnba draft in new york. the ncaa's all-time leading scorer will try to help revive the fever, which finished tenth in the 12-team league last season. the los angeles sparks selected cameron blink with the second pick, and the chicago sky picked south carolina's cam loll cardoso third. cardoso helped the undefeated gamecocks win the national championship last week. >>> new york yankees broadcaster john sterling announcing his immediate retirement just weeks into the 36th season as the team's play-by-play voice. sterling called 5,420 regular season games during his career. the 85-year-old will be honored in a ceremony before saturday's game in the bronx against tampa bay. >>> and baseball players across the country marked the 77th anniversary of jackie robinson breaking the sport's color barrier. jackie's 101-year-old widow rachel was on hand at citi field in new york for the occasion, and her grandson threw out the ceremonial pitch before the mets took on the pittsburgh

university of iowa. >> doesn't come as a surprise. just a week after wrapping up her historic cling t toric coll career, caitlin clark went number one. the top five picks were rounded out with the sparks taking brink and jackson. and the dallas wings taking jc shelton. >>> coming up, will live nation face the music over ticket fees? the new anti-trust case from the justice department. >>> but first, the shocking moment a tow truck driver tries to take a car away with the driver still inside. away with t driver still inside. why do we even buy napkins? use tide. can cold water clean white socks? it can with tide. do i need to pretreat guacamole? not with tide. this is chocolate, right? -just use... -tide...yeah. no matter who's doing it, on what cycle, or in what temperature, tide works. so i can focus on all the other questions. do crabs have eyebrows? ahh... for all of life's laundry questions, it's got to be tide. (oven ding audio mnemonic) tyson boneless buffalo bites and hot wings have that tasty kick of flavor... ...so they're pe

the university of iowa is now retiring. her number 22 jersey, which is a rare honor . k is expected to be chosen first by the indiana fever in next week's wnba draft. as a result of that, 36 of the fever's 40 games next season will be on national television, one of the greatest to lace them up. >> all right, time now for your thursday weather. good >> we have another threat for severe weather today, including the risk for isolated tornadoes, hail, and even some damaging winds on the i-95 corridor from virginia to northern florida. but the core of the storm system that's moving into the great lakes. and there's another threat for severe weather through ohio, west virginia, and into northeastern kentucky, also including that risk for isolated tornadoes. as we head through this afternoon and this evening, watch those thunderstorms blistering up through this afternoon. they keep charging east through the night with more heavy rain heading into friday for accuweather, i'm melissa konstanzer >> coming up, the 85 year old woman handcuffed inside her own home who successfully f

university of iowa. [ cheers ] >> michael: the iowa super star sending indiana fans into a frenzy. >>old my mom before this, like, i earned it and that's why i'm so proud of it. >> michael: caitlin clark is here live this morning, fresh off her big night. she's fired up. ♪ this girl is on fire ♪ >> announcer: live in times square, this is good morning america. >> michael: good morning america. this just in. caitlin clark is in the building. yes! lot of excitement after last night's draft for a lot of players. i mean, i guess probably the worst kept secret that she would be the number one overall pick. >> linsey: it was almost anti-climactic. it's april 16th. some people are a day late and dollar short. the potential fees and how it could impact your refund. >> george: we begin with the historic trial of donald trump. former president is in the courtroom for the entire day as nearly 100 potential jurors filed in, most indicated they could not be impartial and were dismissed. aaron katersky starts us off at the courthouse in downtown manhattan. >> reporter: former president trump arrive

. >> with the first pick in the 2024 wnba draft, the indiana fever select caitlin clark, university of iowa coronation in brooklyn, things reaching a fever pitch as excitement over women's basketball continues to scale dizzying heights. >> a little different than iowa. >> a little. >> reporter: as expected, caitlin clark chosen number one overall. following an historic season where she shattered division 1 scoring records. >> brady gets denied. cardoso gobbles it up. >> but it was kamilla cardoso and the university of south carolina who capped their undefeated season with the title and cardoso, named the game's most outstanding player, also went high in the draft, along with 2021 national champion cameron brink of stanford and 2023 champion angel reese of lsu. but all season, clark has been the headline, and now the wnba is seeking to make the most of it as she helps elevate women's basketball on the court and off. >> you make a lot of jokes about women's sports, don't you, michael? >> i wouldn't say a lot. >> reporter: over the weekend, clark made a surprise appearance on "saturday night l

katie lynn clark, university of iowa. >> tonight in new york city, the spotlight was on women's basketball. the wnba draft took place and as expected, iowa's caitlin clark, college basketball's all time leading scorer, was drafted first and is off to play for the indiana fever, the second pick in the draft tonight. stanford's cameron brink, drafted by the la sparks and as ktvu lamonica peters reports, fans across the bay area are celebrating the women's game at the patio in palo alto. >> monday night's highly anticipated wnba draft was everything fans say they wanted to see the draft like, sold out in like a day to actually attend in person. >> so it's just super exciting to, like, see the numbers, follow the energy we've been feeling. iowa's caitlin clark was the number one pick in the draft after a record breaking season, becoming the highest scoring college basketball player amongst women and men. >> it's exciting to see a lot of women's athletes in the news. >> i think i watched more women's basketball this year than men's. i was excited to see caitlin cameron and angel reese. it was r

madam speaker, i rise today to congratulate caitlin clark, the university of iowa's superstar player, for being selected first overall in the 2024 wnba draft by the indiana fever. following back-to-back seasons of playing in the national championship game, caitlin now finds herself competing for the most prestigious award in all of women's basketball. a wnba championship. caitlin finished her illustrious college career as the highest scorer in ncaa basketball history, surpassing legends such as pistol pete maravich and kelsey plum. she also won all major player of the year awards in her junior and senior years. i could not be prouder of caitlin and all that she has accomplished at a young age. and even coach said, we're going to go to the final four. no one believed her, but she inspired her coaches, her team, her community to make it happen. i can't wait to see the impact she has on the wnba. as always, go hawks. with that, madam chair, i yield. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. peters, for five minutes. mr. peters: thank you, madam spea

the university of iowa sensation broke the all time scoring record for women's in men's college basketball earlier this year. and hardly seem to notice. now she's going pro, as the indian a fever is expected to make her the 1st choice in the women's national basketball association draft. you know that i said it's not as fun to watch. i can correspond to watch as clerk sings long range, 3 pointers. she's also shown she's got game when it comes to a bowl. the w n. b a has found lucy put in bodies in the stands. there are 7039 seats here of wealth. ryan, a rena northwestern university, and every one of them was occupied earlier this year when katelyn clark came to town. it was the 1st time ever a women's game sold out here. fans lined up for 9 hours. the w. n. b, a is hoping to see that kind of enthusiasm when clark joins the lee during the national collegiate athletic associations, march madness, tournament fans packed into willie wheels pub in chicago. hundreds of miles from iowa to cheer herat. she's aggressive, she's passionate and then she's also a team player as well. she's amazing what

the university of iowa sensation broke the all time scoring record for women's in men's college basketball earlier this year. and hardly seem to notice now she's going pro, as the indian a fever is expected to make her the 1st choice in the women's national basketball association. draft and other i said it's not as fun to watch. i can correspond to watch as clerk sings long range, 3 pointers. she's also shown she's got game when it comes to go over w n. b a has found lucy, putting bodies in the stats. there are 7039 seats here at wealth. ryan arena, northwestern university, and every one of them was occupied earlier this year. when katelyn clark came to town, it was the 1st time ever a women's game sold out. here, fans lined up for 9 hours. the w n b a is hoping to see that kind of enthusiasm when clark joins the lee during the national collegiate athletic associations, march madness, tournament fans packed into willie wheels pub in chicago. hundreds of miles from iowa to cheer herat. she's aggressive. um, she's passionate and then she's also a team player as well. she's amazing what the k

the university of iowa sensation broke the all time scoring record for women's in men's college basketball earlier this year. and hardly seem to notice now she's going pro, as the indian a fever is expected to make her the 1st choice in the women's national basketball association. draft, you know that i said it's not as fun to watch. i can correspond to watch as clerk sings one rings, 3 pointers. she's also shown she's got game.

caitlin clark, the basketball superstar from the university of iowa, was taken as the number1 pick inou are watching bbc news. i will see you soon. hello, there. it was a very unsettled day on monday, very windy for many of us, with widespread gales and a whole mixture of weather conditions. tuesday looks a little bit quieter. it'll still be quite blustery. there'll be sunshine, a few showers around, but it'll stay on the cool side for the time of year. in this cooler air mass, which was introduced across the uk by monday's area of low pressure, will be sitting to the east of the country for tuesday. so it's here where we'll see most of the showers, the strongest of the winds, the further west you are, closer to this area of high pressure, then it'll be a little bit quieter. so we start off on a chilly note for tuesday morning. quite a bit of sunshine around. a few showers from the word go across northern and eastern areas, and these showers will affect northern scotland, wintriness on the hills. into the afternoon, some heavier showers, perhaps with some hail and thunder, affecting t

university of iowa. [cheers and applause] >> steve: the wnba has caught caitlin clark's fever.school coach and she joins us now. good morning. how much pride do you have as her coach that a kid on your team just was picked number one in the draft? >> it's pretty surreal to be honest. we all knew she would go number one but to see it happen appeared hear her name called is just an incredible feeling. so proud of her and happy for her. >> steve: you had her as a freshman in high school. at what point did you realize this kid has something going on? >> right away before i saw her play before spring of freshman year and her court vision, passing ability, ability to make shots. she just stood out right from the get-go. >> steve: i read something you said one time you went into the gym before practice and there she was doing karaoke. >> we had a little free time before a game and i went to go do some coaching things, come back and she is doing karaoke on the microphone, an empty gym besides her teammates. that's the type of fun personality she has. very competitive on the court but o

the university of iowa all star is headed to the wnba after the indiana fever made her the number one pick in the draft last night. there are a lot of fans out there outraged by her salary. she's expected to make $338,000 over four years. the number one pick of the nba signed last year, a $55 million, four-year contract. on paper, this disparity sounds crazy. but the reality is a lot more complicated than that and i beg you to be patient, pay attention, and hang with us for this. my dear friend nbc correspondent is with us. interviewing clark ahead of draft day, and jamil hill is here, host of the must listen to podcast. i'm glad you ladies are both here because we're hearing experts, novices, fans, just furious today. is it fair to compare the nba and the wnba? just look at the television rights. the nba makes $2.7 billion a year while the wnba so far only makes $60 million a year. this is a business that dictates fear. by the way, welcome to people who are just tuning in to this conversation about pay disparity. by the way, the women in this league have been having for years now. un

. >> the indiana fever select caitlin clark, university of iowa. >> the easiest decision the indiana er made, making clark the number one player in this year's wnba draft. last season, the two time college player of the year led the nation in scoring and assists en route to becoming the all time leading scorer in ncaa history. men or women. the second pick belonged to los angeles, and they chose a familiar face to bury a hoops fans. >> the los angeles sparks select cameron brink, stanford university stanford all-american cameron brink. >> she's now a professional basketball player with the la sparks. brink, overcome with emotion when her name was called as she shared hugs with her family, including her godmother, sonia curry, right there at steph's mom. the 22 year old communications major was the pac 12 player of the year and the national defensive player of the year. brink admitted she was nervous, but she got some good advice from her godbrother. >> i actually facetimed steph like five minutes before the show started, so he just said to just have fun with it. i think he can just sh

. >> with the first pick in the 2024 wnba draft, the indiana fever select caitlin clark, university of iowand applause ] >> her name is even famous, caitlin clark. >> which is really nice. clark says this has been something that she's been dreaming of since second grade. by the way, this coming season will be the wnba's final season without bay area representation. our still unnamed new franchise will play at chase center. it's going to be starting next year. she says she's been caught up in the moment and she knows that all the attention has been on her. but still hearing her name, just really brought it home. >> she's humble, too, which is nice to see. >> we were talking about the evolution when i was telling her -- because for a long time, she's pretty good for a girl. and now you're just, like, they're really good, period. >> i love it. the equal time they really deserve to be getting. >> and the viewership for the championship game, they killed it. >>> she's been killing the forecast for years now. >> taking it down the court, kari hall. >> i need to get out and practice today. get out

first as a student writer for the state university of iowa's daily iowan and later as a reporter for the milwaukee, covering an array of beats, obituaries to sports. only recently had he landed political beat and it suited him gone where the fluff pieces of the past suddenly iras words took on new importance not only for the thousands of newspaper readers in wisconsin, but also for the politicians. read the ink. ira enjoyed his proximity to power, but the feeling wasn't always mutual. few things could sink a politician faster than a news story. the wrong headline above the fold and a weakened edition could be a career ender out of necessity. a cold peace generally existed between politicians and the reporters who covered them. politics fans were polite. the press was. and social engagements between the two were few and far between. this was precisely made the milwaukee press club's annual dinner. so much fun. it was that rare. let down your hair gathering that was absent of hard questions and headlines. well, mostly absent of headlines. someone still had to cover the event, of course.