THIS
THIS EVENING WE CONTINUE OUR COVERAGE ON TODAY'S TRAGIC LOSS OF KOBE BRYANT. THANKS FOR
BEING WITH US TONIGHT. I'M
ADRIANNA OLIVER
>> ALL AROUND THE WORLD PEOPLE
ARE MOURNING THE LEGENDARY NBA
STAR. HE DIED TODAY IN A
HELICOPTER CRASH WITH HIS
13 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER GIANNA AND
7 OTHER PASSENGERS. IF YOU TAKE
A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN IT WAS A
>> HELICOPTER CRASH WENT DOWN
NEAR CALABASAS CALIFORNIA
THAT'S ABOUT 30 MILES NORTHWEST
OF LOS ANGELES. AND THERE ARE
STILL NO DETAILS ABOUT HOW THIS
CRASH HAPPENED. BRYANT WAS ON
HIS WAY TO HIS YOUTH BASKETBALL
ACADEMY FOR A GAME WITH HIS
DAUGHTER GIANNA. HERE TO TELL
US MORE ABOUT KOBE AND HIS
LEGACY IS 30 NEWS NOW REPORTER
CONNER REAL
>> THANKS ADRIANNA. AND THIS
MORNING I PERSONALLY HAVE NEVER
SPENT SO MUCH TIME AND ENERGY
>> SEARCHING FOR A REASON NOT
TO BELIEVE THAT SOMETHING WAS
TRUE. EVERYONE I SPOKE WITH HAD
THE SAME REACTION THAT CAN'T BE
TRUE. IT'S GOT TO BE A HOAX.
ARE YOU SURE
>> BECAUSE SO MANY OF US KOBE
BRYANT WAS INVINCIBLE WE'D SEEN
HIM BEATEN BUT NEVER DEFEATED
WE'D SEEN HIM ACHIEVE THINGS
BEYOND COMPREHENSION. AGAINST
ALL ODDS AND ALL THE WHILE
PUBLICLY AT LEAST WE GOT TO
KNOW HIM AS HE GREW FROM A
TEENAGER INTO A MAN A MAN WHO
WAS PASSIONATE
>> DETERMINED INTELLIGENT.
PERSONABLE KIND AND CURIOUS
>> CURIOUS ABOUT BASKETBALL
SURE YOU
>> BET. BUT EVEN MORE SO ABOUT
OUR WORLD AND THE PEOPLE IN IT
CURIOUS ABOUT LIFE A LIFE THAT
HE GAVE EVERYTHING HE HAD TO IN
THE SHORT TIME HE WAS HERE. BE
IT AS A HUSBAND VANESSA BRYANT
WHO OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS
ARE WITH
>> OR AS A FATHER TO 17 YEAR
OLD NATALIA 3 YEAR OLD BIANCA
AND BORN IN JUNE OF 2019.
>> CAPRICE. AND OF COURSE AS
YOU MENTIONED 13 YEAR OLD G.G.
OR GIANNA WHO WE ALL HAD JUST
STARTED TO GET TO KNOW AS WELL
BE AT COURT SIDE WITH HER
FATHER AS HE TAUGHT HER THE
GAME HE LOVED OR IN HIGHLIGHT
VIDEOS OF HIM COACHING HER
YOUTH BASKETBALL TEAM KOBE
BRYANT WAS ALWAYS LARGER THAN
LIFE ON THE COURT A GIANT BUT
HE WAS GROWING INTO THE
EMBODIMENT OF THOSE PRECIOUS
LITTLE MOMENTS THAT MAKE
>> LIFE WORTH LIVING RIGHT IN
FRONT OF OUR EYES. AND
>> FOR THE PRECIOUS MOMENTS
THAT HE SHARED WITH HIS LOVED
ONES AND THE MOMENTS THAT HE
GAVE US TO SHARE WITH OURS.
THOSE ARE INVINCIBLE. ABC NEWS
HAS MORE
>> THESE FIERY WRECKAGE IN
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THE SCENE
OF THE HELICOPTER CRASH THAT
KILLED BASKETBALL LEGEND KOBE
BRYANT AND 8 OTHERS.
>> REPORTS 1 OF HIS 4
DAUGHTERS 13 YEAR OLD JULIANA
IS AMONG THE DEAD. THE PAIR
REPORTEDLY HEADING TO 1 OF HER
BASKETBALL GAMES WITH A
TEAMMATE ANOTHER PARENT AND THE
PILOT WHEN THE HELICOPTER WENT
DOWN TODAY IN CALABASAS TEXAS
>> ARE REALLY TODAY'S A TOUGH
WITNESSES REPORTING SEEING THE
CHOPPER IN DISTRESS JUST
MOMENTS BEFORE IT WENT DOWN
TODAY IN CALABASAS.
>> WELL I HEARD A HELICOPTER
JUST FLYING JUST WAY TOO LOW
AND I HEARD A LOUD NOISE.
>> BRYANT WAS DRAFTED TO THE
NBA STRAIGHT FROM HIGH SCHOOL
IN 1996 SPENDING HIS ENTIRE 20
YEAR NBA CAREER WITH THE LOS
ANGELES LAKERS WINNING 5 NBA
CHAMPIONSHIPS AS WELL AS 2 GOLD
OLYMPIC MEDALS WITH THE U.S.
MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM. THE 41
YEAR OLD MARRIED TO HIS WIFE
VANESSA SINCE 2001. THEIR
YOUNGEST DAUGHTER JUST BORN IN
JUNE. BRYANT
>> RETIRED FROM BASKETBALL IN
2016 AND HIS THIRD ALL TIME
SCORING RECORD PASSED JUST LAST
NIGHT BY LEBRON JAMES. BRYANT
RESPONDING WITH WHAT WOULD BE
HIS FINAL TWEET CONTINUING TO
MOVE THE GAME FORWARD AT KING
JAMES. MUCH RESPECT MY BROTHER
I'M HAPPY
>> JUST TO BE IN ANY
CONVERSATION WITH KOBE BEING
BRYAN 1 OF THE ALL TIME
GREATEST BASKETBALL PLAYERS
EVER PLAY TODAY
>> A MOMENT OF SILENCE AT THIS
NBA GAME AS SO MANY PAY THEIR
RESPECTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
INCLUDING SHAQUILLE O'NEAL
POSTING ON INSTAGRAM THAT THERE
ARE NO WORDS TO EXPRESS HIS
PAIN CALLING BRYANT HIS BROTHER
MICHAEL JORDAN ECHOING THAT
WRITING. I'M IN SHOCK CALLING
BRYANT A FIERCE COMPETITOR 1 OF
THE GREATS OF THE GAME AND A
CREATIVE FORCE.
>> FANS GATHERING NEAR THE
SCENE AT HIS HOME AND AT THE
STAPLES CENTER WHERE KOBE'S 2
JERSEYS HANG IN HONOR OF THE
ICONIC ATHLETE.
>> AND OUT HERE AT THE SCENE
YOU CAN SEE JUST SOME OF THE
PEOPLE GATHERED OUT HERE TO
MOURN THE NTSB AND THE FAA WILL
INVESTIGATE LOOKING INTO
WHETHER THE HEAVY FOG THAT
BLANKETED THIS AREA OR OTHER
WEATHER FACTORS COULD HAVE
PLAYED A ROLE IN THIS TRAGIC
CRASH. MARCI GONZALEZ ABC NEWS
CALABASAS CALIFORNIA BE IT HIS
PRESENCE FOR SUCH A LONG TIME.
HIS TOWERING ACHIEVEMENTS ARE
JUST HIS OUTSTANDING CHARISMA.
IT WAS HARD NOT TO FEEL LIKE
YOU KNEW KOBE BRYANT. SO FEEL
FREE TO GRIEVE GRIEVE WITH
YOURSELF GRIEVE WITH THOSE
AROUND YOU LET IT OUT IT IS OK
LET GO OF ANY GRUDGES YOU HAVE
TODAY AND REMEMBER A LEGEND
COMING UP IN THE SUNDAY SPORTS
SPECIAL WE'LL HAVE A LOT MORE
WE'RE GOING TO DO YOU LEGEND
DAVE TOWARDS. NBA COACHES AND
PLAYERS