That Helicopter Crashed. Nick, you have new information on where they were heading. Tell us more. Reporter i spoke to two parents who were at the maamba Sports Academy in thousand oaks, california, where kids, teams, parents were waiting for kobe bryants arrival. His daughter gigis team, in which kobe was involved in coaching, was expected to play there in a game at 12 00 noon and they did not arrive. Ive seen some video from that tournament where when the news broke, there were audible gasps, cries, screams, kids stopped playing on bended knee, praying for kobe, for his daughter and for the other victims of that crash. As you mentioned, ana, we will be hearing shortly from the l. A. County sheriff and l. A. County Fire Department, hopefully getting a bit more information. So far we know that the Helicopter Crashed into that hillside beside me, behind me. We can still see First Responders up there. We know that the ntsb has launched a go team. We know that the faa will be investigating. No official word yet on what might have caused this crash, but speaking to people who live around here, they say they heard a very loud noise as that helicopter impacted on to that hillside. Also its not a particularly clear day. Speaking to people, they said at the time there was fog in the area. We do not know that visibility was an issue. I spoke to a pilot, friend of mine in this area, who said he did not fly today because of visibility. Ana, hopefully, well be getting more information. Why is secondary. Los angeles, basketball, this country and frankly large parts of the world in mourn iing and disbelieve that this happened. One young man wearing a lakers jersey saying disbelief, denial. Kobe bryant is the reason i started watching basketball and then he looked off into the distance. Kobe bryant descended that sport. He was los angeles through and through, played here 20 years, was known in the community. He was much, much loved here. Right now, shock, disbelief and frankly, speechlessness. Anna . Thank you, nick watt. Well check back with you as we learn new information. Were standing by for that News Conference where we hope to have a lot more information about how this tragedy occurred. Former president obama tweeting this, kobe was a legend on the court and just Getting Started in what would have been just as meaningful a second act. To lose gianna is even more heartbreaking to us as parents. Michelle and i send love and prayers to vanessa and the entire Bryant Family on this unthinkable day. Mike goelz joins us by phone. Whats the reaction to your news . Like everybody else. Im in absolute shock when it started crossing the wire. People i work with on twitter, everybody on twitter was hoping and praying it was wrong, that it was a hoax, that something about it wasnt going to be right. As it was being confirmed, just pure shock and devastation that somebody like kobe, who was just in the news with lebron passing his alltime record, and just like that, hes gone. What do you see as his legacy in the nba world . Forget even nba. I was fortunate enough to play a lot of years in the nfl. Even in professional sports, athletes separate themselves. There are people that can make it to that level and people that exceed at that level. He was one of those. He was in a separate room from most of professional athletes. And so much around his work ethic. His father was a player, played in italy. Didnt do much in the nba. Playing high school in philadelphia, blue collar town. I think it really drove his work ethic. And that really went through to the nba going straight from high school at the nba. And i think even nba players, even his peers and peers in other sports were just amazed at his focus his tenacity and his work ethic. Ive been hearing from every Single Person who have known him very well. Friends of his who knew him not just on the court but other capacities where he interest, including the music world. They talked about how hard he worked. But it seemed like that work ethic wasnt just self serving. In many ways they talk about how he believed in other people and brought other people up with him. What was your sense about kind of his relationships on the court or in the sports world and the impact that he had in helping other people succeed. Well, most of that is by example. Thats what if youre in that locker room or youre in that sport and everybody, if youre in a sport, you want to attain the highest level. You want to be in that profession and then you want to be at the top of that profession. So you do everything you have to do to get there. Thats exactly what he did. So a lot of times what you do as a teammate or somebody in that sport, you see his success and then you see how he achieved it. What did he do . And that then comes to the work ethic. Take care of his body. Working. All the things he does. Studying the game behind the scenes. Its not just watching film. Its asking questions two him when you understand what he to try to learn more. A lot of it is certainly leading by example, just the way he played in his focus. A lot of times, you know, it happens. Its not like it doesnt happen everywhere elsewhere sometimes, you know, fights on the court and practice, teammates argue with you. Same thing happened with Michael Jordan because of how tough you were on teammates because you wanted that team to win a championship. Not only greatness for yourself, but you wanted greatness from your team. You wanted championships for him. It was all about the team and winning. He knew he had to be great to win but he knew others had to help as well. Thats kind of the bar he set. Thats the foundation he set for everyone else. What is your lasting memory of kobe bryant . Well, its going to be that. And i think he just didnt represent the nba. He represented athletes all over the world. Obviously soccer fans as well. This guy, because the game is a global game, he was known globally. And, you know, how involved he was getting in really the second act of all the things he was getting involved in after basketball, which certainly listen, youre doing it now and on my show tomorrow on espn, well be talking a lot about kobe. Obviously the work ethic hes instilling in his kids. That is something thats just devastating to me as a parent, knowing that his wife vanessa lost not only a husband and a great player, who well talk about, but a 13yearold child. I mean, that just that just gives me chills when i hear that. From what i understand, you know, another one of her teammates or another young girl and that surviving parent lost a child. So, kobe, what he was in sports, he was investing that same kind of thought process into gia who wanted to play for the wnba. Instilling that in the young boys and girls come iing up. So that to me is just so, so devastating. Weve been playing throughout our show some of the ways teams are honoring kobe bryant as theyre learning this news but the nba decided to keep playing games today. They havent stopped. Is that the right decision . There is no way that kobe bryant would want them to stop playing basketball. So i know a couple of teams have been running out the 24second clock because of the number 24. There will be all kinds of moments of silence and things like that. But if there was one thing kobe would want, he would want them to keep playing the game that he loved so much and a game that meant so much to him and how much he was done for the game. He would want them playing the game. Dont get me wrong, it will be very, very difficult for a lot of these guys to be playing games today, tomorrow, up through, you know, the funeral. It will be very, very difficult for that to happen. But the players are going to do it. Espns mike golic. Thank you for the time this afternoon. As we go to break, nba legend lakers legend, Kareem Abduljabbar is reacting to the news of kobe bryants death, tweeting this. Most people will remember kobe as the magnificent athlete who inspired a whole generation of basketball players but i will always remember him as a man who was much more than an athlete. He also posted this video. Its very difficult for me to put in words how i feel about the loss of kobe bryant. As a young boy, i met him when he was 11 or 12 years old. I was friends with his dad, joe. We were former adversaries. Joe played for the 76ers, but he was a good friend and someone that i shared a friendship. And its hard for me to understand now how this is affecting joe and his wife. So to kobes family i want to say my most sincere and heartfelt regrets and prayers, and my thoughts are with you guys. Kobe was an incredible family man. He loved his wife and daughters. He was an incredible athlete and a leader in a lot of ways. He inspired a whole generation of young athletes. He was one of the first ones to leave high school and come into the nba and do so well, dominating the game and becoming one of the best scorers that the Los Angeles Lakers has ever seen. I had the privilege of being there when he scored his 81point game. And it was something that i will always remember as one of the highlights of the things that i have learned and observed in sports. Ko kobe, my thoughts are with you, absolutely. Rest in peace, wrung man. This loss is just hard to comprehend. Go with god. Cake in the Conference Room showing em youre ready. To be your own boss. Thats the beauty of your smile. 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There were no survivors. Scottie pippin tweeting this. I am stunned. Words cant even come close to describing it. Just an incredibly sad and tragic day. The owner of the dallas mavericks, mark cuban, saying we can never forget how precious life is, how those who are special to you and never let them forget how deeply you love them. Patriots quarterback, tom brady, tweeted we miss you already, kobe. And also this from former Boston Celtics star paul pierce with six words, this is not real right now. Nba star dwyane wade really capturing the shock from this news that so many people are experiencing, tweeting no. God, please no i want to bring back cnns chief media correspondent brian stelter. Were also getting a statement from nike. A partner of kobe bryants for many years. He was a partner with adidas and switched over to nike in 2003. They say we are devastated by todays tragic news. We extend our deepest sympathies to those closest to kobe, especially his family and friends. He has had an immeasurable impact on the world of sport and the community of basketball. He was a beloved member of the nike family. We miss him greatly. Mamba forever, referring to his nickname. The grammys are tonight. Its all busy down there, as fan s of kobe bryant bringing flours down to nba live. And nba games across the country. We mentioned the raptors game one of the tributes earlier. We were at the atlanta hawks, game is about to start there. Here is what the fans outside the arena said. As a huge laker fan, seeing ko kobe playing numerous times in lncht a. Its so devastating. I couldnt believe when i heard it. Once you hear about things like that, you just never know. Man, huge lakers fan. Thoughts and prayers go out to him and his family. Coming here to see the hawks to be part of the nba, but this is not the news you want to hear when you come to an nba game. Number one greatest ever, man. Thoughts and prayers to his family. One of the rare individuals in the world known by just his first name, just by kobe. And, you know, it was just last night in what turned out to be his last Public Statement that he kind of passed the ball over to lebron james. Kobe, until last night, was the number three alltime scorer. Lebron passed him. He said youre continuing to move the game forward, lebron. Much respect. He shared something similar on instagram. And lebron james honoring him, too, back, wearing his shoes. Also thinking about him, honoring him and not knowing, obviously, it was the night before such a tragedy. Lebron said its crazy to be in the same category as kobe. And i think they had a couple of days, first lakers game in the wake of kobes death will be tuesday. I can only imagine how emotional that will be. How do they even go about paying tribute to such an iconic person in their basketball arena and their community . Its unbelievable. A lot of people still trying to figure out what this means. 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Paul verkammen is there outside. He has been talking to friends and fans who are obviously emotional right now. He spoke to actor dan ny. I did a commercial with him. Hes so beautiful. A girlfriend of mine, carmen, her son and her sons dad were huge laker fans, kobe fans, nosebleed seats every single game. And then his dad died. Christophers dad died. He almost went into depression. And i was doing a commercial with kobe and i asked him if christopher could come down and see him. He said bring him down. We were doing a commercial for his shoes, the black maamba. Reporter how did you hear about his death . Kobe shot hoops with this kid on the commercial because of his dad. You know, thats the kind of guy he was. When youre doing something, you dont want to be bothered but he said come on, come on, christopher. Shot hoops with him, you know. I heard about it this morning. I was doing an event at a car wash to raise some money for a kid that had died, and somebody came by and said hey, did you hear . I came down just to see, just to be part of it. Thanks, danny. Thank you. Bryants talent, his personality, his accomplishments, his philanthropy, it all extended far beyond the world of basketball. Want to show you this, from brazilian soccer superstar who paid tribute to kobe bryant by holding up a 24 hand signal after scoring a goal during a game today. You may recall during the 20062007 season, kobe switched to the number 24 jersey with the lakers, the same number he wore in high school. Again, being remembered on the soccer field today. We know today soccer was sort of his first love when it came to sports. And he has since done a lot with building that sport up as well. I want to go back to andy scholes. You have reaction from the nba commissioner now . What is he saying . Yeah, ana. Its certainly one of the darkest days in the nba. The nba family is devastated by the tragic passing of kobe bryant and his daughter, gianna. For 20 seasons, kobe showed us what is possible when remarkable talent blends with an absolutely devotion to winning. He was one of the most extraordinary players in the history of our game with accomplishments that are legendary. Five nba championships, 18 nba allstar selections, two olympic gold medals but he will be remembered most for inspiring people around the world to pick up a basketball and compete to the very best of their ability. He was generous with the wisdom he acquired and saw it as his mission to share it with the future generations of players, taking special delight in passing down his love of the game to gianna. We send our heartfelt condolences to his wife, vanessa, and their family, the Lakers Organization and the entire sports world. He was a ruthless competitor, maybe the biggest competitor weve ever seen in the nba. He inspired so many people to be their best at all time because he showed us what hard work, how it could pay off when he became one of the best players in nba history. After retiring, kobe was still succeeding in the business world. I recently got to sit down with him 11 days ago at the mls media day. He was there because he was one of the early investors into the spo sports stream of body armor. That investment increased 30 times what he had put in. And he was there, speaking about that. I talked to him about many things. He was so proud of his daughter gigi. Ive seen a clip thats trending right now on social media, talking with jimmy kimmel, is your daughter gigi, is her goal toply in the wnba one day . He said yeah, it is. He said when he sees people on the street and he was with his daughter,s they were like kobe you need to have a son to carry on your legacy and kobe would be laughing and gigi would be like, no he doesnt. Ive got it. Apparently she had already gotten that mamba mentality from kobe and how she was striving to be her best at the game of basketball like he did. Its a devastating, devastating day that they both perished in that crash. These pictures of them are so beautiful, such happy times in their family and that special bond they had in basketball between he and his daughter, gigi. Again, both of them dying in this fiery crash that we are continuing to cover and hope to have more information about how it happened. Andy sholes, thank you very much for that additional reporting. Kobe bryant retired from the nba in 2016. As we go to break i want to bring you the final moments of his last game where he just electrified the home game there with a 60point performance. Will kobe give them one last gamer . Bryant. On the move. Hooks the jumper. He got it oh, my 58 [ cheers and applause ] cake in the Conference Room showing em youre ready. To be your own boss. Thats the beauty of your smile. 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M. , the Los Angeles CountyFire Department received a 911 call of a potential helicopter down and a brush fire at willow glenn street in the city of calabasas and unincorporated Los Angeles County. Upon arrival we discovered a quarter acre brush fire that resulted from a crash on the hillside. The Los Angeles CountyFire Department initial response was 15 pieces of apparatus and 56 personnel that consisted of paramedics, engine company, heavy rescue, truck company, hand crews and aircraft and chief officer to oversee the incident. Upon arrival, during the incident, and upon arrival of the Sheriffs Department our respective departments went through the chain of command to handle this incident. Firefighter firefighters on scene indicated there was a debris field in steep terrain with a quarter acre of brush fire that was occurring at the time. Our firefighters hiked in to the accident site with their medical equipment and hose lines to extinguish the stubborn fire, as it included debris from the helicopter and also included magnesium, which is very hard for our firefighters to extinguish because magnesium reacts with oxygen and water. In addition to firefighters hiking into the incident we had one helicopter flying into the incident with firefighter paramedics on board. Those paramedics were hoisted down to the incident early into the incident. They did a search of the area for survivors. Unfortunately, all survivors on board were determined to have been perished. Firefighters and hand crews worked to distinguish the fire while carefully preserving the incident for investigation. Currently, the investigation is still ongoing. I will turn this over to my sheriff to continue the press briefing. Thank you, chief osby. Personnel from Sheriffs Department responded to the crash site and assisted the Fire Department and weve established a containment area. And now our bureau has a handle on aircraft accidents. However when theres a fatality that then switches to the ntsb and federal aviation administration, the faa. Faa is already on scene and assisting. Were awaiting the arrival of the Coroners Office to assist in the recovery of the remains. As the chief indicates, there were no survivors. There were nine people on board the aircraft, the pilot plus eight individuals. Wide speculation as to who the identities are. It would be entirely inappropriate to identify anyone by name until the coroner has made the identification through their very deliberative process and have made notifications to next of kin. And it would be extremely disrespectful to understand that your loved one has perished, that you learn about it from tmz. That is just wholly inappropriate. So were not going to be going there. Well wait until the coroner does their job and were assisting the families of those who believe they have been impacted and its a tough process. Our hope goes out to all the members on board, all the family of everyone who was on board this aircraft and god bless their souls. So at this point in time, we have nothing that we can add until the coroner does their job and well be making those notifications when we have that information and we know the next of kin have been notified. Then we can release the information publicly. Youll be notified in subsequent announcements. Sheriff, theres one thing does that mean there were nine bodies . We have a confirmation of nine bodies there at the scene . That is our belief, yes. Thank you. So we realize at this point there are so many questions. Theres a lot of information out there. And, again, we understand, you know, theres a lot of information thats floating. We certainly have a responsibility and obligation out of respect, of course, for the families and this is a very difficult time for us all for the city. We have the mayor of calabasas, city council, we thank them for being here. They wanted to pass on a message for those in the community who want to gather here and are coming to calabasas, if you do, youre welcome to join others at the deanza park in calasbasas. Sheriffs Information Bureau will be sending out updates to when there will be, if there is one, a press advisory out, a notification of another press conference or any other updates through our twitter. So, please look for that. Again, thank you so much for being here today and, again, thank you for your time. One question for you, sheriff, please . Sheriff, we have more. Okay. We just learned some more information there as we listen in to los angeles officials. The big headline there is that they believe nine people were on board this helicopter that crashed and there were no survivors. Initial reports were five people were believed to have been on board. The sheriff confirming according to the flight manifest they have reason to believe nine people were on board. We know kobe bryant and his 13yearold daughter, gianna, are two of those nine passengers. We are also getting word of another passenger who was on board, the Orange Coast College baseball coach John Altobelli. This is coming from the assistant coach, ron larufa. We have the identities of three people, including legendary basketball star kobe bryant and his daughter. Let me bring back brian stelter. This news continues to be more devastating, no word on the cause of this Helicopter Crash. But the news sending shockwaves. Orange coast college, for example, players are gathering there, remembering their beloved coach. John altobelli, another name we now know has perished. Kobe bryant with a helicopter he owns, heading to a basketball tournament, bringing some of his friends and family members along with him. He was bringing his 13yearold daughter, gigi. Also a basketball player. She was an emerging basketball star, had College Hoops dreams. She was on the way to play. Kobe might have been coaching this game later in the day in calabassas. Apparently John Altobelli was with them. It appears to be a situation where there were a number of parents and children heading to this basketball tournament. We dont have all the identities on board and we dont know how many plts or staffers are on this helicopter. Sometimes there are two pilots on this type of helicopter. Theres a lot we dont know, including why it went down in this hilly terrain in calabassas. Now we know of two families, at least, who are impacted by this trage tragedy. For kobe bryants family, his wife, vanessa, three survivoring daughters, they lost their father and sister. As you say now theyve lost their father and sister or daughter. They also have a newborn at home. Oldest child, daughter, 16, now a newborn as well. One thing that struck me is it sounds like it was a remote area where this chopper went down so theyre having trouble accessing it. Theyre talking about firefighters having to hike in once they initially got the phone call. The faa is on scene. Theyre starting that investigation into how this tragedy could happen. I want to get to the phone right now because meta world peace is joining us. A former teammate of kobe bryant. They won the nba finals together in 2010. First, how are you doing . I guess, you know, everyone has been supportive. You have to be supportive for the family, his dad, his mom. Im grateful i had people reach out. Weve talked a will the about his legacy. As someone who played alongside him at such a high level, what do you see as kobe bryants legacy, not just for the lakers but really with the game of basketball . Yeah. Obviously, basketball and then his books were amazing. I remember when he first started to put his books into started selling books. Thank goodness that he inspired so many people to be better and just an athlete and people like lebron is taking it to the next level. Hes very important. I think its so educational. Hes teaching people how to be motivated. Just an athlete. He has done it with his oscar. He has done it with sports, you know. And his family is amazing. You know, he had ups and downs. Four beautiful children, his wife. Right. Let me read you what Magic Johnson is saying as hes reacting to the death of kobe bryant. He writes, in part, he was such an icon, but also did so much for l. A. He was passionate about serving the homeless and was an advocate for womens basketball, coaching his daughters basketball brought him so much happiness. Kobe and i shared so many conversations about life and basketball. We shared so much off the court. I used to love to talk to him about lakers basketball, being fathers and husbands and how much we loved italy. I will miss those conversations and him so much. Metta world peace, is that how you feel . I mean, i think for me its different. One of my favorite memories is when kobe said hey, met, put on a beat. He called me met, short for metta. Put on a beat. Im coming up with rhymes. He would start rapping for like 20 minutes and then he would want me to rap. And he was a way better writer than me so i would be a little intimidated. That was one of my favorite memories. It was such an intimate moment. When we was in the room together, there was so much basketball wars over the years. You know, me being somebody who needed to express himself through music and sharing that moment, its one of my favorite moments with kobe. He didnt spend a lot of time together because were both competitive. It was practice, game and nothing else was important. To become more vulnerable. I finally had a chance to have a drink with him on two occasions. And he was teaching me also about business, things that i didnt really know. He would talk to me and tell me to keep pushing it and, you know, gave me so much confidence, you know. Yeah. I can understand why this is probably difficult to talk about right now for you. We appreciate you sharing that real intimate memory that was off the court. When it comes to your thoughts about him on the court, we mentioned that you two were both on that Championship Team in 2010 with the l. A. Lakers. What kind of teammate was he . You know, kobe was very competitive. He really wanted to win. Sometimes, you know, to his credit, you know, you never know if you have 12 other players or 10 other players that want to win. He took a will the into his own hands and you just had to figure out a way to take it into your hand as a competitor also. We really did, you know, get each other. And it just you know, my favorite moment of him on the court was when he had 25 straight points against the Boston Celtics. He lost that game, game five. I remember watching him and telling myself, snap out of it. Stop being so in awe. You have a game to play. I was like, what is this guy as you know real, you know, during the championship. Yeah. I cant imagine what his family is going through. Did you happen to know gianna . Did you ever meet her . You said what . Did you know his daughter, gianna at all . Did you ever meet her . Yeah. I mean, not on i never like sat down, had lunch with the family, but over the years, you know, you see vanessa in the tunnel. You see the babies in the tun l tunnel, you know. Of course, weve seen her, obviously. For me, when i played basketball, i wasnt really thinking about other things. I would see the babies, but i didnt have a tight relationship with them, with the babies. But my daughters and my sons, they knew the babies, you know. They had a real relationship with the babies. You know, my daughter was a little bit sad. Yeah. Its just i dont know. Im at a loss for words. I understand. Metta world peace, thank you for taking the time and sharing your thoughts with us about the news that kobe bryant has passed away with his daughter, 13yearold gianna. We appreciate your time today. Other nba players a ball played for the l. A. Lakers in 2017. A year after he retired he wore these shoes to honor kobe bryant and his 13yearold daughter, gianna. Rip kobe and rip gianna on his shoes. O hilton instead of a travel site and youll experience a whole new range of emotions like. The relaxing feeling of knowing youre getting the best price. And the magic power of unlocking your room with your phone. I can read minds too. Really . Book at hilton. Com and get the hilton price match guarantee. About being a scientist at 3m. I wanted them to know that innovation is not just about that one aha moment. Science is a process. It takes time, dedication. Its a journey. Were constantly asking ourselves, how can we do things better and better . what we make has to work. We strive to protect you. At 3m, were in pursuit of solutions that make peoples lives better. Our breaking news, kobe bryant, just 41 years old, is dead tonight. He died in a Helicopter Crash today, along with his 13yearold daughter, gianna, and perhaps up to seven other people also crashed. Kobe bryants fans are mourning and paul is outside the Staples Center in los angeles. What are you hearing from people there . Reporter anna, they are chanting everything from kobe kobe to gigi, his daughter. They have put up around the Staples Center in simple black and white in loving memory of kobe bryant. Ill bring in alan. He says he was a kobe bryant fan before. We have to remember he was a family man and kids, tough for him. The Basketball Community and the city of los angeles is in a lots of pain, not just the city of los angeles but the Basketball Community. Rest in peace, kobe, you will never be forgotten, love you, m mamba out. Reporter thats what kobe said after he put up 60 points in his last game. Whats going through your mind right now . Man, its just shock waves, man, brokenhearted, man. Brokenhearted. Grew up here in l. A. And, you know, im born in 76. Kobe is my age, you know, to see somebody so successful die in such a tragic way, condolences to him, his family, the other family that was involved, flight instructor. Rest in peace, kobe. We love you here. You set an example for the players nowadays and future, one player, one team. Got to love him, man. We love you, kobe. Rest in peace, man. Reporter it would be no understatement to say these peoples hearts are completely ripped out. They are sort of next level sad about all of this but theyve been cheering and talking to each other about their favorite moments. One thing people might forget about kobe bryant, not only did he achieve all these things but how tough he was. He famously tor his achilles and still went to the freethrow line and made his freethrows. People here say they remember kobe bryant for that grit. This crowd has become predominantly laker or kobe bryant crowd, would otherwise be grammy night across the street. Ill show you where staple certainty is. They will be gathering inside to celebrate the heroes of music. Right now, this particular spot in los angeles has turned to celebrate their hero, kobe bryant, a legend in so many ways, not only on the Basketball Court but off it. Everybody wants to give their shoutout to kobe, also an oscar winner. Back to you. We have about 30 seconds. We can see so many people behind you. Are they coming out wanting to have support among each other and to even process the shock . Reporter thats exactly right. Theyre coming to cheer with each other. They continually break into kobe bryant and mvp and gigi, his daughter. Out los angeles with others. Thank you for that. We are just getting word from Michael Jordan reacting to this news. I am in shock over the passing of kobe and giannas passing. Words cant describe the pain im feeling. I loved kobe. He was like a little brother to me. Thank you for being with me. Im nan cabrera. The breaking news news conditions in the situation room with wolf blitzer after a short break. Hello, im wolf blitzer in washington. We want to welcome our viewers in the United States and in round the world to a special edition of the situation room. We start this hour with very tragic, sad news out of california. It is news that has left the wof