Laura coats, and this is cnn tonight. Weve got two huge stories tonight that were following, of course right here in the nations capital, our continuing coverage of the state of the Union Address. Meanwhile, another sided country in los angeles, we have breaking news on another major story, in the world of sports. Entertainment, and frankly american culture. Lebron james tonight breaking the record to become the nbas alltime leading scorer. Passing a fellow laker, Kareem Abduljabbar. Once he broke this record the game was actually stopped for the celebration that was certainly do lebron joined on his court by his family, by the man he also passed, Kareem Abduljabbar. And even the nba commissioner, adam silver. In other words, everyone was watching to see whether tonight would be the night that he actually did it. I came into the game, and watch what happened in this really important, powerful moment. Lebron, for the record, hes got it. Hes done it. Lebron james is now the alltime leadi
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the player from their own era they think that personal be forgotten. i m old enough to remember when hank and passed babe ruth. and of course there is a racial element in, that regrettably, which hank chimed over, and it s eventually favorite remains a figure of legend, and hank aaron has his place, everlastingly, in the baseball history. and that argument about for ron and michael jordan will ron. it s part of what makes sports interesting. so five to say that they re two very risk to have played. so you go and we ve been lucky enough in recent years, to watch some of the greatest players in their respective force. i ve.
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When we spoke by phone in mid-January, Greg Flynn was sauntering through the gingko tree-lined vineyards of Far Nientse, a Napa Valley winery. The 57-year-old CEO and founder of Flynn Restaurant Group lives nearby. The main topic of conversation was how FRG would manage the 1,100 Wendyâs and Pizza Huts it acquired from bankrupt NPC International in Decemberâs $550 million deal. It made the multi-unit operator the countryâs largest franchisee, now overseeing 2,350 restaurants spread among six brands (Applebeeâs, Arbyâs, Panera Bread, and Taco Bell, Wendyâs and Pizza Hut). But first, with the presidential election so recently in mind, I asked Flynn about his politics.Â