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city thunder rookie will miss the season with a foot injury be. he was the second overall pick in the draft and had been averaging 14 points a game. but he enghe injured his foot l saturday. holmgren has a long career ahead of him and the team will support him. and widow of kobe bryant posted this image saying justice for kobe and gigi after a jury watered she and another plaintiff. she will donate her $16 million share to the nonprofit ma mamba
i love you, justice for kobe and gigi. her attorney said to me this was always about accountability, and now the jury has unanimously spoken. but if we look at a statement from the defense counsel, she thanks the jury for their hard work but points out this total award amount, $31 million, shows the jurors didn't believe the evidence supported the plaintiff's request of $75 million for emotional distress. that is the high end of what plaintiffs were asking for. now, the jurors had an important task to decide two things, whether the l.a. sheriff's department and county fire department lacked the proper procedures, policies and training that caused the violation of the plaintiff's rights, they decided that was true. and the other issue, whether there was a long-standing practice of taking illicit unauthorized photos of victims' bodies and one important piece of evidence that got played over and over in the courtroom was the sheriff himself saying that they had a custom of having
emotional distress, coincidentally, today is kobe bryant day in los angeles, in honor of his amazing career with the lakers. the team has retired both numbers he wore. and late tonight, vanessa bryant posting a photo on instagram of her husband and daughter with a note, all for you, i love you, justice for kobe and gigi. we'll be right back.
a letter sent to weinstein's lawyers gave no details on what grounds that led to the court's decision and it has no bearing on further rape charges against him in california. weinstein is in jail there is a waiting trial on 11 charges of misconduct towards five women between 2004 and 2013. widow of kobe bryant is responding after a jury found in her favor that graphic pictures of the crash scene where the basketball great was killed. vanessa bryant had sued l.a. county sheriff and fire departments over photos of bodies at the scene that were later shared with others. following the decision, bryant posted on instagram all for you, i love you, justice for kobe and gigi. nine people including kobe bryant and his daughter were killed in a helicopter crash in 2020. natasha chen has more on the verdict. >> reporter: the jury awarded
public. you don't care squat about those families. if it was one of your children, heads would be rolling right now. but because it's not, you don't care! >> reporter: and that's been sort of the feeling here, john, from all the family members, from the community members, but finally their demands for accountability, they have seen some of that by the firing of pete arredondo, but they say they're not going to stop here. they want more law enforcement officials to be fired, they want some of the school board members to be fired and some of the school officials. so this is going to go on. keep in mind, we have still so much to learn about what happened on may 24th. >> shimon prokupecz, you've been there since the beginning. thank you so much for your reporting. justice for kobe and gigi. that's the question from vanessa bryant after a jury awarded her and a second plaintiff whose wife and daughter were killed in the same crash that her husband
dramatically risk of hospitalization and death. so we also need to be sure that we target packs for the right individuals. >> always important to have your perspective on this. so helpful. good to see you, doctor. >> always good to see you, kate. we turn to this. the reaction overnight from kobe bryant's widow is justice for co-bee and gigi. cnn's natasha chen is live with more. what do we know about this decision? >> vanessa bryant cried in the courtroom, hugged her attorney, hugged her daughter as the verdict was read. a culmination of a very intense two-week trial where we often had to hear classic details of these close-up images of torn up bodying being shared, knowing living relatives are right there in the courtroom. vanessa bryant and chris
statement. her co-plaintive, christopher chester who lost his wife and daughter in the crash was awarded 15 million in damages. both said that the photos of the loved ones caused emotional distress. coincidentally, today is kobe bryant day in los angeles, in honor of his amazing career with the lakers. the team has retired both numbers that he wore. late tonight, vanessa bryant posting a photo on instagram of her husband and daughter with the note, all for you. i love you, justice for kobe and gigi. we'll be right back. a potential political monthly payment. and these aren't made up numbers, it's what you'll really pay, right down to the penny. wheather you're shopping or just looking, it only takes a few seconds and it won't affect your credit score. finally, a totally different way to finance your ride only from carvana.
of the crash scene, including the photos of the bodies that lost their lives. vanessa bryant cried as the verdict was read, and left the courthouse without making a statement. her co-plaintive, christopher chester who lost his wife and daughter in the crash was awarded 15 million in damages. both said that the photos of the loved ones caused emotional distress. coincidentally, today is kobe bryant day in los angeles, in honor of his amazing career with the lakers. the team has retired both numbers that he wore. late tonight, vanessa bryant posting a photo on instagram of her husband and daughter with the note, all for you. i love you, justice for kobe and gigi. we'll be right back. a potential political shift heading into the midterm elections. democrats are optimistic tonight after a special election house win in a swing district. the campaigns focus, abortion rights. this is the winning playbook in post ♪ ♪ what can i du with less asthma? with dupixent, i can du more..
>> reporter: this american airlines ground crew is prepping flight 372 for a trip into the history books. the dallas to phoenix flight is the first time in the airline's 96 years everyone involved, from the ramp to the gate -- >> we are honored to have you on board. >> reporter: -- in the cockpit and in the cabin are all black women. the flight celebrates the 100th anniversary of bessie coleman, the first african american woman to earn a pilot's license. coleman had to learn to fly in france because it wasn't an option here in the u.s. [ applause ] >> reporter: her great niece gigi was on the celebration flight. >> my great aunt, you've seen her license two years before amelia earhart. she wasn't in the history books. no one knew about her. >> reporter: she runs the bessie coleman aviation all-stars, an after school program inspiring kids, especially young people of color, to take flight. currently, more than 86% of airline pilots are white.