commissioner david stern is almost clairvoyant in such a way. he is a marketing genius. years ago, he came up with the slogan "i love this game." when people say that, you know exactly what they are talking about. they are talking about an nba basketball game. one of its marketing slogans from this season is -- big things are coming. we had a great season. we are having a big playoff run right now. it is more than certainly appropriate for today because five years from now, there is going to be the most impressive of arena in america sitting right here on the spear -- this pier. i'm not sure there is any bigger news in the nba, except maybe that the warriors got a big man, but it goes along with the whole thing. today is the culmination of incredible vision by a mayor and a group of owners, who are 100% committed to creating something really special for the citizens of the bay area, not only basketball fans, but everyone interested in entertainment. it is rare that a sports team has the ability to impact an entire region. the building of this venue in the country will ha

it really was not david stern's idea. it became more acceptable after the loss to soviets but this idea came from boris. >> do you feel bad for cheering against the dream team based on that explanation? >> i'm asking steve. steve kornacki? >> i confessed to my co-host before the show that in 1988. i stayed up all hours watching the u.s. basketball team. heartbroken when they lost to the soviets. in 1992 i just felt bad for teams they played. the first game was 64-16 at halftime. i remember cheering for croatia then. i don't mean to be unpatriotic. >> these are american homegrown men. >> the underdog. nothing wrong with that. >> not raised in the institutions that they have in russia and other places. grown up on the streets of america. they have become great. they get paid well. capital system. you're going to root against them? >> let me reign this in. over the past 10, 15 years, we've had a lot of nba players go overseas playing internationally in development leagues and other teams. do you think the olympics sort of he

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stern. [applause] >> i was not sure whether he could read my handwriting. [laughter] but let me say, first of all, lt. governor newsom, mayor lee, a player lee, i want to thank the golden state warriors, and particularly joe and peter and rick for inviting me to this incredible occasion. since every commissioner should be and probably is a sports fan, i wanted to do play-by-play. it would be incomplete of me not to recognize a couple of people who know all about the cow palace. would you guys stand up please? [applause] talk about a championship tradition for a franchise. talk about will. talk about just what this franchise has meant to the entire bay area. it is extraordinary to be here and reflect upon that. it is also extraordinary to reflect upon the fact that there is an ownership group in place that is both an emotionally connected to sports and understands the impact that sports has on the community. i often talk about the same theme that peter echoed, that are read as --arenas are th

rick is even introduced his partner to top boss david stern. he was the president of phoenix suns but on the front page of "new york times" he announced he is gay. it was a risk. arizona is one of 29 states that you still be fired for being gay. he wrote a book about his life and career but the warriors wanted to hire one of top executives. >> i think it will contribute to a cultural change. >> i think it's good to have openly gay people working every place. the idea that they have to be in closet is actually suffocateding. >> even so the men's professional support is still considered by many to be off-limits. >> outline and news and discussion sites for gay sports fans. >> never have athletes come out of the closet or never had a coach or finally had our first and rick is a ground breaker. >> only a handful of professional athletes revealed after their. don came out in 2007. >> i had conversations with street teammates said they didn't want to hang around me. they didn't want to hang around me because they were that way, too. >> they spoke abo

rick is even introduced his partner to top boss david stern. he was the president of phoenix suns but on the front page of "new york times" he announced he is gay. it was a risk. arizona is one of 29 states that you still be fired for being gay. he wrote a book about his life and career but the warriors wanted to hire one of top executives. >> i think it will contribute to a cultural change. >> i think it's good to have openly gay people working every place. the idea that they have to be in closet is actually suffocateding. >> even so the men's professional support is still considered by many to be off-limits. >> outline and news and discussion sites for gay sports fans. >> never have athletes come out of the closet or never had a coach or finally had our first and rick is a ground breaker. >> only a handful of professional athletes revealed after their. don came out in 2007. >> i had conversations with street teammates said they didn't want to hang around me. they didn't want to hang around me because they were that way, too. >> they spoke abo

nba commissioner david stern talked about the possibility of limiting participation in the olympic basketball tournament to players 23 and younger. bryant who is in london now for the olympics told reporters, "it's stupid." team owners are concerned about the potential for injuries suffered by top players while they represent their nation's teams during the offseason. >>> coming up next tonight. >> reporter: this guy does not look well, but don't worry. all that red stuff you see is just jell-o. these kids are at a camp learning how to be healthcare professionals and they may be taking care of you know day. >> and in minutes at -- of you one day. >> and in minutes at 11:00, a kidnapping victim's daring escape caught on camera next on the news edge. >>> first lady michelle obama is getting people moving in philadelphia. today she announced her progress on her let's move initiative before a group of mayors there. mrs. obama stressed that cities have to do their financial and civic duty to reduce childhood obesity. >> today our cities, towns and counties will be better able to do even more. you

commissioner david sterns worry about every four years about players being injured. the olympics have helped grow the game of basketball but may be time to step back. wants it would be 23 and under event with college players and nba rookies but they take care of the players. >> time now 8:49. google is supporting gay rights with a cam rain called legalize love. antihomosexual laws. the campaign will promote safer conditions for gay and lesbian people both inside and outside the office. google is often mentioned lgbt friendly workplace by gay rights groups. >>> san francisco bike sharing program will not be up and running in august. the program won't be ready because negotiations with a vendor are still taking place. former mayor proposed creating a bike sharing network in san francisco after seeing the system at work in europe. cyclists can pick up and drop off bikes at select locations. >> we have new fund-raising totals for both the democratic and republican campaigns. president obama's campaign just announced they raised $71 million in june. mitt romney and the re

. >> david swain and his friend christian were both certified scuba instructors. and shelley tyre was no novice. in her logbook she had recorded over 350 dives. now, divers with comparable experience will tell you that diving the twin wreck site with the nice, flat sandy bottom, great visibility is about as challenging as a walk in the park on a sunny day. at about noon that day, the caribbean soul tied up at the twin wrecks, and in a sometimes tourist ocean, they would have the dive site all to themselves. then david and shelley made their dive plan. >> this particular time it was decided that we'd go down first, shelley and i. >> david swain says she and shelley made a routine entry into the water and then made their way down over the reef and over to the twin wreck site. >> she went off with her slates and started counting fish and i started taking pictures. >> as they each did their underwater thing, they went their separate ways. >> when i get pretty much around the wreck, sir couple navigate the wreck, i don't see them anywhere in the vicinity. she's either

attorney with flee felony convictions and more prosecutions to come, on tuesday repeated his own stern warning. >> the truth is going to come out in the end, and you're far better off if you come to us on. >> again, council member david catania, the mayor says he's not resigning. jim and wendy? >> thank you, tom. >>> d.c. residents are flooded out and fuming tonight. they're cleaning up from last night's storms which sent water spewing into basements and into their cars. firefighters had to push some cars to safety. now some residents say the city could have done more to keep floodwaters out of their houses. richard gordon has more. >> reporter: it also created a health hazard, because the water that was filling these streets contained sewage. they typically clean out the drains at least once a year. when they know a storm is coming, they like to make sure they're cleaned out. however, as you can tell by the restoration crews, there was a lot of flooding. that means there was not enough warnings. d.c. residents cleaning up after a storm brought up what should have stayed down. the home