laker lamar odom is rushed to the hospital. tonight lamar odom is reportedly fighting for his life. according to the county sheriff's department the former nba star was found unconscious and unresponsive earlier this afternoon at a legalized breath tell in nevada, the love ranch. odom was taken to the hospital, stabilized before being transported by ambulance to sun rise hospital in las vegas. authorities originally planned to airlift him but they said at 6'10" owed some was too tall to be transported by helicopter. off the court odom so known for his many appearances of "keeping up with the kardashians." a whirlwind romance with cloely kardashian. >> each day of my life i will be faithful to you. >> reporter: the pair wed in 2009 and even had their own spinoff show, "khloe and lamar." but it showed a dark side of their relationship as well. odom was arrested for dui in the summer of 2014. tab bloweds ran rampant with drug over bus and failing marriage. then at the end of 2013 khloe filed for divorce. his basketball career started to disintegrate. lamar was waved from the team. toni

new details emerging about lamar odom's condition. the promising signs of recovery. >>> one of joe biden's advisers blasted supporters laying out a potential strategy. that is the topic of the poll question. has joe biden missed his chance to make a presidential run? we want you to weigh in. good day to you. i'm peter alexander. we begin with the 2016 race and harsh criticism from donald trump taking aim at his brother george w. bush. here is what trump said when asked if he would make americans feel safe. >> i think i'm much more competent than george bush. the world trade center came down during his reign. >> you can't blame him for that. >> how pathetic for donald trump to criticize the president for 9/11. we were attacked and my brother kept us safe. trump's attack comes as he is declaring victory in another fight. he threatened to fboycott the cnbc debate if it was more than two hours and did not include opening and closing statements. today he tweeted cnbc agreed to keep the debate to two hours. reince priebus confirmed the news

when did lamar odom arrive there? >> the from what we understand, according to the manager of the ranch on that particular side, he told us that lamar odom arrived on saturday. we're a little unclear exactly what time on saturday and that he didn't plan on any exit, that he was going to stay there several days, according to the ranch, that his mood was quite upbeat on saturday. on sunday he was a bit more downbeat and then he was, you know, talking with employees, engaging in those legal activitiesed with the employees, and he went to sleep monday night and it was tuesday afternoon that that terrible 911 call happened >> you know, kay young, because of the reality series and also because of some of the tabloid shows, no secret what he's been dealing with and khloe as well and they have openly talked about their troubles really. how was he doing lately? >> from what we understand, and you pointed out, these are people who are living their lives in the public. it is reality television come to life in every way for this

for his life. >> lamar odom is awake. >> lamar odom coming out of his coma today. >> it's among the first signs of hope since he was found unresponsive in a nevada brothel five days ago. >> they can't get him to wake up. >> reporter: the kardashian family along with other loved ones rushing to his side. on thursday his children from a previous relationship telling fans, thanks for your outpouring of prayers and support for our dad. the troubled star was reportedly working on an nba comeback. his former college coach and close friends telling abc news how much he believes in the former nba superstar. >> i certainly think he can beat everything and get healthy and well and there's a lot of people willing to help him but he's got to be willing to help himself. >> reporter: so certainly again this is encouraging news this morning. but a source close to the situation saying that at this point lamar odom's condition remains guarded. tom and paula >> that's a big question. all right, kayna, we are sending him our thoughts and our prayers and best road to recovery. and coming up on "good mo

laker lamar odom is rushed to the hospital. tonight lamar odom is reportedly fighting for his life. according to the county sheriff's department the former nba star was found unconscious and unresponsive earlier this afternoon at a legalized breath tell in nevada, the love ranch. odom was taken to the hospital, stabilized before being transported by ambulance to sun rise hospital in las vegas. authorities originally planned to airlift him but they said at 6'10" owed some was too tall to be transported by helicopter. off the court odom so known for his many appearances of "keeping up with the kardashians." a whirlwind romance with cloely kardashian. >> each day of my life i will be faithful to you. >> reporter: the pair wed in

this is not -- >>> now to some news on lamar odom. right now a news conference is being held in las vegas. let's listen in. >> a call came in to the dispatch center, first from in an employee of the love ranch and a second color, richard hunter, media director for the bunny ranch requested an ambulance for an unresponsive mail experiencing a medical emergency at the ranch. the ranch is located in crystal, nevada, 20 miles north of sedona. during that call the reporting parties informed the sheriffs office the mail had been using cocaine. they confirmed his usage on saturday but were unsure if it had continued to the weekend. they also informed us that he had used up to ten tablets of sexual performance enhancement supplements over the last three day period. he was on conscience, but breathing. -- he was unconscious but breathing. he had blood coming from his nose and his mouth, along with white substance. in ambulance from the fire and rescue service arrived and the patient identified as lamar odom was stabilized it very transported t

this morning, sources close to lamar odom tell our sister network e! - he is out of a coma and spoke for the first time in days. ken baker/ e! news senior correspondent "in the morning, khloe, who had been by his bedside the entire time was with him and he opened his eyes and said, "hey baby," and gave a thumbs up." it's an improvement but not a recovery - odom's mother in law kris jenner told access hollywood - "while there have been signs of improvement, lamar remains in very, very critical condition and the damage to his vital organs is serious." keeping up with the kardashians is an american entertainment staple for millions who know the former nba star because he married khloe. but the family made rich and famous by sharing everything about themselves - is battling a brothel owner over privacy. s/dennis hof/owner love ranch i'm going to tell the world exactly what happened, every detail, about lamar, about the ranch, everything that transpired. dennis hof says odom paid 75- thousand dollars to stay at his brothel love ranch - surveillance cameras

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lamar odom, 6'10". he initially made a name for himself here at christ the king h high school as a high school player. he's originally from south jamaica quens. breack to you. >> tracie, thank you very much. >>> 3u6 6:35. time for weather and traffic. >> very pleasant morning we have outside right now. 59 degrees. 58 in sheepshead bay. 60 at jfk.gas you:stretchut tfr picture and look up north, we see 53 degrees in poughkeepsie. 45 in monticello, where you'll 45 in brige water as well. here's what we'll see happening through the day. some clouds are going to push in, preceding a front, which is pushing much cooler air in our diree-ion. thate's a possibility we could see a scattered shower to the far north and west. not heavy rains, just a spritz rolling on through. that's going to push through. by tonight we clear on out rather nicely. your first forecast we see temperatures right now in the 40s and 50s for the most part. up to 67 at noon. 78 degrees our high at 3:00 p.m. winds kick up and everything rel

and lamar odom, khloe kardashian is found unconscious at a hotel. let's go "outfront." >>> good evening to all. i'm erin burnett. we begin "outfront" with the breaking news. at this hour live, donald trump at a rally. he'll speak about the democratic debate and new polls today in richmond, virginia. these are live pictures. thousands are gathering to hear trump in just a few moments. he will be coming out and speaking. the republican front-runner seen here arriving just moments ago. taking back the national stage today, panning the democratic debate making it clear that he thinks he could beat hillary clinton in the debate. this is the latest cnn poll that shows trump's dominance growing. double-digit leads in both nevada and south carolina. 16 points ahead of ben carson in nevada and double digits as well in south carolina. the rest of the candidates still in single digits. sara murray is joining us live at the trump rally. donald trump is obviously there and is going to be speaking. i know you had a chance to speak to him as he got out of the car.

you've known lamar odom for, what, 20 years? >> since he was 15 years old. >> when you first heard what happened, what went through your mind? >> i put my head down and shook it and my heart was beating a little faster. and i started praying that he would be okay. >> did it surprise you? >> i can't say surprised me. this is one of those phone cass that you kept saying i hope i don't get. >> you were afraid of something like this? >> i was afraid of something like this, yes. >> one of the things you said was that he never knew how to say no. what do you mean by that? >> lamar is probably one of the greatest and nicest young men i ever met in my life. so he would give you the shirt off his back. if 2,000 people came, he would give each within of thone of th. i believe he was 18 at the time and i said, son, i'm going to give you a piece of advice in that you better learned how to say the word no, okay. and because if he was around good people, he would do good things. but if he was around the other element, he would just go with th

days after nikki/lam it's a ray of hope star lamar odom. days after collapsing at a nevada brothel... there's word that he opened his eyes and spoke from his hospital bed, his family by his side. abc's kayna whitworth has more. "this morning--a glimmer of hope for lamar odom and his family? a source close to the situation reporting the former basketball star is conscious, and able to say hi to his estranged wife khloe kardashian. [statement gfx] a representative for odom's aunt telling abc news the two-time nba champion "opened his eyes and gave a thumbs up." those simple words? launching odom back into the headlines nats- et/abc/e!/anchors montage from tonight it's among the first signs of hope since odom was found unresponsive in a nevada brothel five days ago sot pop - gfx- 911 call "...they can't get him to wake up!" [statement gfx] the kardashian family, along with other loved ones, rushing to his side? on thursday, his children from a previous relationship for your outpouring support for our dad." reportedly working his former college

, lamar odom is still unresponsive. his inlaws, the kardashian family asking the world to pray. the manager the love ranch brothel says she spent many hours talking with odom who told he he just wanted to get out of the spotlight. >> we've all been praying. he's been through a lot. he can get through this, too. >> reporter: the brothel owner tells nbc news odom paid $75,000 and was getting ready to extend his stay. employees told police odom used cocaine the day he arrived and herbal sexual stimulant throughout his visit. odom was inside this vip suite on the bed, fully clothed, still unconscious. it took four men to carry him to the ambulance. he would have been air-lifted to las vegas but didn't fit in the helicopter. video shows odom in the ambulance. >> at this point, the case is ongoing. >> reporter: sources close to the former nba star tell our sister network e! doctors found multiple drugs in his system that he suffered from a stroke and is in a coma. lamar odom and khloe kardashian's divorce is yet to be finaliz

we have new information of lamar odom's condition. abc news learned from a representative of his aunt, he opened his eyes, and said good morning. he was found unconscious a few days ago. >>> and princee william'ss touching tribute to his late mother, diana. he described his ownoss, saying grief is the most painful experience anyone can endure. >>> and baseball's longtime underdogs begin their showdown this weekend. mets fans gearing up for the national league championship series after beating the dodgers last night. and the long suffering cubs fans, they're on their way, too. series since 1908. >>> when we come back, we remember someone we lost this week at abc news. she brought an incredible gift. that's next.e not confident your company's data is secure, the possibility of a breach can quickly become the only thing you think about. that's where at&t can help. at at&t we monitor our network traffic so we can see things others can't. mitigating risks across your business. leaving you free to focus on what matters most. for adults with

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they didn't like the media glare and upset to hear about what happened to lamar odom. in the few days he was there, i'm told by the people that he really made quite an impression on them. the love ranch in crystal, nevada is about a 90-minute drive from las vegas. t.j. moore is the general manager and was one of the people who tried to save lamar odom. >> so this is the bedroom where lamar odom would have been staying. >> this is the bedroom where he stayed. >> reporter: she took us into the vip suite where odom stayed, the owner suite reserved for special guests. the rate is at least $10,000 per night. odom spent about $75,000 here before they found him unconscious. >> how did he look to you? >> he was on his back and he had foam coming out of his mouth and a little blood coming out of his nose and i got him rolled over on his right side and he did have a bunch of fluid come out of his mouth but i knew from previous experience that i had to get him on his side. >> reporter: so he would have been -- was he on this side or that side? >> he was on this side of the bed an

they also served a search want on lamar odom's blood. that's the thing, we're waiting on results from that and see what they find out. if anyone there the sheriff said did provide drugs whether sold them or gave them to lamar odom, they would be held criminally responsible because that is illegal in the state of nevada. this investigation could go in a lot of different directions. >> more perspective. let's bring in dr. drew pinsky. addiction medicine specialist. we know lamar odom had used cocaine recently and taken sexual performance enhancers and found with a white substance on his face. >> i would put aside the sexual enhancement products. that's really not an issue. the fact is you have somebody with long-standing addiction who is found down that is an addiction-related event, period. almost, i'd say virtually 100% of the time. what happened is the question. you have recent cocaine use, two big possibilities really three, one is some sort of cardiac event like heart attack, the other is an intercranial event like stroke or an interc

>> oh, my god, master boating. >> we found out lamar odom's heart is now responding. harvey: that's really good because obviously that's a critical element. >> i imagine there's some edema going on too. p if his heart is moving,

everyone, of course, talking about the lamar odom tragedy. >> jushoif. my heart goes out to them and also khloe kardashian who was in the process of filing for divorce but clearly cares so much about him. >> everyone said he's such a good guy. the former nba star remains in a las vegas hospital this morning. >> we're learning more about his stay at a nevada brothel. odom was there on a open-ended reservation in what is described is as the establishment's best vip suite. >> we know what may have led to him being found unconscious. all the details from abc's lana zak. >> reporter: new details emerging into what may have left two-time nba champion lamar odom in a coma and on life support. >> 911, where is your emergency. >> we need an ambulance. >> tuesday afternoon, employees at a state licensed brothel in nevada discovered the former reality show star unconscious in his room. >> hurry, please, because he's got blood coming out of his nose. white stuff coming out of his mouth. we can't get him to wake up. >> still alive. ambulance came. police came. they i

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moments ago we heard from a publicist from lamar odom's family that lamar odom gave a thumbs up and said good morning today. that's from a publicist to fox news. if that's true, though, it would be a really major development considering reports indicated he has really been on death's door. "us weekly" reported he was opening his eyes and trying to communicate. some say this is involuntary but he was found in a brothen in nevada. a worker who called 9-1-1 said lamar had taken coke and an herbal section system hunt ten times. the worker told police he does there are would gunk coming out of odom's nose and mouth. a horrible set of descriptions. now while it appears that progress is being made, potentially, according to the publicist, lamar's estranged wife, khloe kardashian, has been thanking fans for support. trace, this is really tough. >> reporter: itself is. here's the grain of salt. today they said that actually lamar odom was asked if he wanted to see kids and his reports he either said yes or made an affirmative gesture. thenasas today -- "usa today" saying these are movements that

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lamar's father joe odom was a heroin addict who left his family when lamar was very young. lamar's wife khloe kardashian encouraged them to reconcile and they came together on the coup's reality tv show "khloe and lamar". >> reporter: on the show, joe odom asked for money. >> i'm not asking him to be a father. i'm asking hill to act like you are my father. >> reporter: in 2013 after years of rumors about lamar odom's drug use, joe odom told radar online that his son would be better off out the ckardashians. lamar wrote about his dad, his own demons may be the only thing he gave to me. he disrespecting the only family that loved me without expecting anything in return. there were lighter times, too, on "keeping up with the kardashians" odom went public with his fear of the dentist. >> i'm scared. >> he'll literally put you to sleep, you won't have to hear a tool. >> i'll do it. >> and tried learning how to swim. >> hold on, hold on, rob. >> the water pushes you. >> it's not pushing me because i always wind upright -- >> keep your legs up though, don't put them down. >> repor

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let me dispel rumors online lamar odom has died. not true. friend tell me his condition is grave and he remains on life support at this hour. according to e! news, multiple drugs were found in odom's system and his condition is being treated as an overdose, most likely accidental, causing him a "loss of oxygen and also possible stroke." means brain catch could be likely but he is not brain dead. the troubled nba star found unresponsive at a brothel in nevada. alone when a few professionals went into the suite where he was partying for days. the owner, who called 911 instructed to roll him on his side rather than perform cpr when mucous-type liquids came out of his nose and mouth. he was intubated and rushed to a hospital where he remains in critical statement. the owner of the love ranch said he was never seen by his staff as taking those drugs. he did take an herbal substitute for viagra. the only owner of the love ranch was aware of. >> many rushed to his bedside since the news broke. do you know anything about that? >> beside him the woman

former nba star lamar odom is in the toughest fight of his life. sources tell enews that odom suffered at least one stroke, and that he may have brain damage after he was found unconscious in a nevada brothel. reported on a ventilator the former two-time champion is surrounded at his hospital bedside by former lakers teammate kobe bryant along with estranged wife khloe kardashian and much of her family. on instagram rob kardashian showed his support saying, praying nonstop for my brother. nbc's jay gray has the latest. >> reporter: we're learning more now about what happened inside this nevada brothel, where former nba and reality tv star lamar odom spent several days before being rushed to a hospital after this 911 call tuesday afternoon. >> 911, where is your emergency? >> we need an ambulance. >> reporter: when paramedics arrived at the love ranch, about 70 miles outside of las vegas, they say the 35-year-old was unconscious, and struggling to breathe. >> he had blood coming from his nose and his mouth, along with a white substance. >> reporter:

. >>> lamar odom remains in a coma this morning, but there are new details surrounding the $75,000 that he spent at the love ranch. >>> plus the new york mets will face the chicago cubs for another storied match-up. and this might just be the greatest football catch of the year. "first look" starts right now. what an amazing catch. all right, good morning, everybody. thanks for joining us today. we do appreciate it. southern california is dealing with the aftermath of record breaking rain and flash flooding. the wicked weather shut down parts of several freeways and highways. mud and rock slides closed part of i-5 near los angeles. backing traffic up for miles and stranding hundreds of vehicles on a major highway. mudslides covered cars several feet deep and in some cases submerging them completely. some drivers reported having their vehicles thrown around by the rushing mud. >> all we saw was a mountain of boulders and dirt and stuff coming right for us and it pretty much lifted my car up and spun us around like it was nothing. my wife rolled her window down and that's when it was just

times, penned a column "lamar odom." there are two groups of people looking at what's happening with lamar odom right now. for me, you know, lamar odom was a two-time nba champ who was beloved by all of his teammates. i can say honestly and thankfully i've never seen an episode of the kardashians so i don't understand what the reality fixation is with this man who's fighting for his life right now. there seems to be a lack of understanding about just who he is and how he grew up. >> yeah. i mean, for those of us who follow sports, and, by the way, that's not a small subset of america. sports is the most popular pastime and watching sports on tv is the most popular thing in this country. so, there are a lot of people who know lamar odom from his nba career. two-time champion, sixth man of the year, and also known around the league as one of the warmest guys, one of the most sensitive teammates, the heart and soul of a lot of locker rooms he was in. that sensitivity, if you spent time with him, and i did many times over th