THE
THE TRAFFIC DON'T. DEPARTMENT.
DEPARTMENT. >>> TODAY IS ONE OF THE SADDEST
DAYS IN MY LIFETIME.
IT SEEMS LIKE A BAD, LIKE A BAD
DREAM.
DREAM.
DREAM. >>
DREAM. >> THERE GOES KOBE BRYANT.
THERE GOES BASKETBALL+@
GREATNESS.
GREATNESS. >> I'M HAPPY JUST TO BE IN ANY
CONVERSATION WITH KOBE BRYANT.
>> IT IS NOT BASKETBALL WITHOUT
KOBE.
KOBE.
KOBE. >>
KOBE. >> WE DID IT THE RIGHT WAY.
WHAT CAN I SAY?
MAMBA OUT.
MAMBA OUT. >>> WELL, WE BEGIN WITH THE
TRAGIC DEATH OF KOBE BRYANT
KILLED IN A LEL A HELICOPTER
CRASH.
CRASH.
CRASH. HE
CRASH. HE AND HIS DAUGHTER AMONG THE
CRASH VICTIMS.
CRASH VICTIMS. >>> 45 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF,
WITNESSES SAW THE CHOPPER BEGIN
TO STRUGGL+@E.
TO STRUGGL+@E. +@VISIBILITY WAS SO TIME AT THE
TIME OF THE CRASH, THE LAPD
GROUNDED POLICE BUT IT IS TOO
SOON TO SAY IF FOG PLAYED A
RULE.
RULE.
RULE. >>
RULE. >> HANN+@AH DAVIS HAS BEEN
TRACKING IT AND WHAT FOLKS ARE
SAYING.
SAYING.
SAYING. >> ALL THE CROSS THE WORD +@AND
NO DIFFERENT HERE IN DALLAS.
THE MAVERICKS WILL BE RETIRING
24 IN HONOR OF KOBE.
HE NEVER PL+@AYED FOR THE
MAVERICKS BUT THIS IS THEIR WAY
OF HONORING HIM.
HE SAID YOU'LL ALWAYS+@ BE
MISSED, REMEMBERED AND LOVED.
THE NEXT GENERATION OF
BASKETBALL HONORING ONE OF THE+
BIGGEST GREATS KOBE BRYANT
POSTING THIS OF THE WO OF THEM
AND THEN THE NEXT PHOTO.
THIS IS LUCA AND KOBE'S
DAUGHTER WHAT TRAGICALLY PASSED
AWAY.
AWAY.
AWAY. WE
AWAY. WE HAVE BEEN SEEING THIS OUT
POURING FROM ALL OVER AND VIDEO
FROM THE GAME.
NA MET HERE AT THE STAPLE
CENTER.
CENTER.
CENTER. KOBE BRYANT PROUDLY WALKING HIS
STATE IN AND THIS IS THE SAME
ARENA WHERE HE SOLIDIFIED HIS
ICONIC STATUS.
ICONIC STATUS. +@
ICONIC STATUS. HE WAS A FATHER, +@TEACHING HER
ABOUT THE GAME.
OUR THOUGHTS GO OUT TO HIS WIFE
VANESSA AND THEIR THREE
DAUGHTERS AND KOBE BRYANT
TALKED ABOUT THE PERSONAL TIS
OF ALL HIS GIRLS WITH JIMMY
KIMMEL AWHILE BACK.
>> I SAY +@IF YOU LOOK AT THE
ELDEST DAUGHTER SHE IS THE
CALM, THOUGHTFUL ONE AND THE
SECOND SISTER IS LIKE A
TORNADO, YOU KNOW LIKE ELSA AND
ANA.
ANA.
ANA. SHE
ANA. SHE CAN FREEZE A CITY AND ALL
THAT, BUT SHRI ES RESPONSIBLE
ABOUT IT+@ AND ANNA JUMPS OFF A
CLIFF.
CLIFF.
CLIFF. THAT IS CERTAINLY OUR HOUSE.
THEN WE HAVE TWO OTHER ONES ON
THE KOBE BRYANT WAS SUCH A
FIERCE ADVOCATE FOR WOMEN IN
SPORTS, BECAUSE OF HIS
DAUGHTERS AND HE WAS A HUGE FAN
OF THE W MBA WHICH YOU DON'T
ALWAYS SEE FROM THE MALE
ATHLETES.
ATHLETES.
ATHLETES. MARC ISTOOK WAS IN CALIFORNIA
FOR VACATIONER AND I KNOW YOU
HAVE BEEN AT THE STAPLES CENTER
TALKING TO FANS.
+@
TALKING TO FANS. WHAT IS IT LIKE DOWNER?
>> Reporter: WELL, IT IS HARD
TO PUT INTO WORDS.
I WAS WITH MY FAMILY +@AT A PAR
YESTERDAY WHEN THE NEWS CAME
DOWN AND YOU SEE FOLKS CHECKING
THEIR PHONES AND THE MOOD IN
THE CITY CHANGE+@S AND IT IS 4:
HERE IN LOS ANGELES.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN HEAR
THE HELICOPTERS OVERHEAD, BUT I
SHOWED INTO TALK TO SOME FANS
YESTERDAY, BECAUSE WHEN YOU
LOOK "ATLAS" LEG GA CIRC FIVE
NBA CHAMPIONSHIPS, OLYMPIC GOLD
METALS, WHAT HE MEANT TO THE
CITY, BUT FOR A LOT OF FOLKS,
THEY WANTED TO PAY THEIR
RESPECTS TO A LEGEND.
>> Reporter: HOW DO YOU SUM UP
+@
+@ WHAT
+@ WHAT HE MEANT FOR LAKERS +@FANS
>> HE MADE THE LAKERS' DYNASTY
WHAT A GREAT PLACE.
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO EXPLAIN IT.
IT IS SAD.
>> YOU'RE EMOTIONAL ABOUT THIS.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. WATCHING FOR OVER 20 YEARS, I
GREW UP WATCHING THIS GUY
EVERYDAY, DURING THE SEASON, IT
IS LIKE I KNEW HIM IN SOME WAY,
YOU KNOW?
YOU KNOW?
YOU KNOW? IT IS SURREAL FOR ALL OF L.A..
WE ALL HAVE TO REMEMBER 26th OF
JANUARY.
JANUARY.
JANUARY. >> Reporter: IT IS HARD TO SUM
UP WHAT HE MEANT.
WITH A CITY FILLED WITH STARS
HE WAS THE BIGGEST SPORTS STAR.
PEOPLE THINK OF LOS ANGELES AND
THEY THINK OF HOLLYWOOD AND
GLITZ AND GLAMOUR BUT IN A LOT
OF WAYS THIS IS A BLUE COLLAR
TOWN AND HE PUT SO MUCH WORK
INTO HIS+@ GAME.
FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE HE+@RE, THE
APPRECIATED THAT.
APPRECIATED THAT. THAT IS WHAT NA LASHED ON TO
THAT HE USED HIS HARD WORK TO
BRING NBA TITLES BACK TO THE
CITY AND I THI+@NK HE GUY BACK
TO HIS CITY AS WELL.
EVEN PEOPLE NOT FAN+@S, THE CIT
IS A PLACE THAT IS VERY SPECIAL
TO ME, NOT A FUN PLACE TO BE
RIGHT NOW IN THE MIDST OF ALL
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. I'LL SEND IT BACK TO YOU IN
STUDIO.
STUDIO.
STUDIO. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I LIKE WHAT LEE SAID THERE WAS
A CITY FULL OF STARS AND THIS
WAS A STAR.
JACK NICHOLSON SAID HE WILL
NEVER FORG+@ET THE MOMENTS+@
WATCHING KOBE AND THE GAME WILL
NOT BE THE SAME FROM THIS DAY
ON.
ON.
ON. >>
ON. >> EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT A HUGE
SPORTS FAN, IT IS A HOUSEHOLD
FAN.
FAN.
FAN. AND
FAN. AND KOBE BRYANT, EVERYBODY KNEW
HIM.
HIM.
HIM. >>
HIM. >> WE THANK M+@ARK FOR GETTING
EARLY AND CHATTING WITH US.
>> JONAH JAVAD WILL JOIN US IN
+@
>> JONAH JAVAD WILL JOIN US IN THE NEXT HALF-HOUR FOR MORE
PERSPECTIVE AND