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 d ui 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. ton

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

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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

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

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

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. >>> and new images from lamar odom at the brothel before being rushed to las vegas hospital but this morning is back in california. >>> fresh details on how a house spy master at the cia. >>> and great heights of success. >>> "nbc early today" starts right now. >>> good morning everybody and thanks so much for waking up with us today. the drama of the 2016 presidential race is building once again. recent polls have rubio rising and trump's 25% support is his highest since entering the race. the trump and carson campaigns have asked for secret service protection but trumps feud have people talking. >> as donald trump and ben carson battle for the top spot. trump and bush are squabbling held accountable for 9/11, trump tweeting this. telling fox and friends -- >> -- my immigration policies were in effect. i don't know that would happen because i would have very strong immigration. >> and escalated on sunday. >> jeb said we were safe with my brother. well the world trade center fell down. am i blaming him? i'm not blaming anybody. if i were running things i doubt those people would be i

. >>> how lamar odom is doing tonight. now awake after days in a coma. and details about the moments he spent in in a nevada brothel >>> the big question still pending, will he run for president? it's the biggest unanswered question in washington this weekend. joe biden provided no answers when he made a pit stop in the city tonight. the vp was in manhattan to accept the 2015 human rights award for his advocacy for religious freedom. biden spoke with carol shyburger yesterday. he's president of the association of firefighters. if biden runs, their support would be key. >>> signs of improvement tonight for lamar odom after being found unresponsive at a nevada brothel. the former nba star woke up from his coma, gave a thumbs up and even spoke to his estranged wife, khloe kardashian. we spoke with dennis hoff late last night, he put lamar odom up in his vip suite on one condition. >> you can't do drugs in here. he agreed to that. one of the girls said, he said he was doing cocaine before he got there on saturday. >> sources close to odom tell e! news doctor

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 did spend time playing with dwayne wade in miami. again, right now, lamar odom fighting for his life in that las vegas hospital after he was found unresponsive at that brothel outside las vegas yesterday afternoon. we're live this morning, dray clark channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> thank you dray. new this morning, it was a mercedes against a ram overnight above the long island expressway. nassau county police were chasing the mercedes when the car smashed into a dodge ram on an overpass. the driver of the ram was unharmed, but his son was taken to huntington hospital with minor injuries. the driver of the mercedes is charged with driving while intoxicated. >>> authorities in newark made an arrest in the murder of a cab driver, the suspect 14 years old. he's charged with killing 45- year-old rodrigo berru along with robbery and weapons possession charges. berru was shot and killed august 21st while on duty. the boy's name has not been released because of his age. the same teen is also facing charges for a carjacking that happened a we

i hate to say this, but lamar odom has been on a path for a while now. unfortunately, a lot of people thought something like this might happen. this has been a concern. this is part of the reason why he and chloe broke up in the first place, and he would not go to intervention, and he has been on this path. there was a while last year that it seemed he was straightening things out, trying to get back into basketball. but something changed this year, and he has been staying in touch with chloe, but they did not get back together, and he moved to las vegas by himself, and you just wonder what he was going through. was he just lonely, and unfortunately, like i said, this is something that people have thought may happen to lamar for a while. they are hoping and praying that he can pull through this. . >> we're all pulling for lamar and hope he can get out of this .>> he was drafted by the clippers and man of the year in 2011.>>> coming up, turning the former home of pistorius into a party venue. they say that the scene of the shooting would be a perfect plac

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

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stay with ktvu fox 2 news for continuing coverage on lamar odom's condition. we are posting updates on twitter, facebook and our mobile app. >>> a huge sink hole in union city is causing big problems at an intersection. they just got worse. the sink hole is flooded with water and crews are not sure where the water was coming from. it was first noticed by a driver early this afternoon at the intersection of alvarado boulevard and new haven street. cara liu is live. >> reporter: tonight, as crews investigated the cause of it, it started flooding. to add insult to injury, a second water leak has come up. they have only shut down one of the water leaks. >> reporter: a sink hole started filling up with water. workers scrambled trying to figure out where it was coming from. the issue started shortly before noon when a man reported driving over a small sink hole in the intersection of alvarado and new haven. it was about the size of a mini cooper. here is what it looked like at sky fox mid afternoon. it had grown and was drawing a crowd of neighbors looking on. >> sh

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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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

they also searrved a search wan 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. 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 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 enter crane l event like stroke or bleed but more commonly, anderson, what happens

>>> developing now, a muir iraculous turnaround for lamar odom. breathing on his own and flown to another location overnight, the new details just in. >>> and "star wars: the force awakens," chewie, the lightsabers and princess leia. websites crashing and the fans buying more than 100 tickets at a time. >>> hey, good tuesday morning with you. we begin with the rampant speculation about what joe biden is about to announce. >> the vice president is nearing a decision on a potential run for the white house but what he'll say and when he's say it, well, it's anybody's guess. >> "the washington post" jumped the gun last night accidentally publishing a story headlined "biden to launch a presidential campaign." the story quickly taken down and the paper blamed it on a technical glitch, and abc's stephanie ramos is in washington with more on biden's next move, oh, lots of tongues wagging. >> reporter: that's definitely true. good morning, reena and kendis. still no word as to whether or not vice president joe biden will run, but he is under some intense p

>> lamar odom is doing much better. khloe kardashian, she's going to walk him through the entire rehab process. >> which is months. >> this proves, at least if i'm james harden, she will never love me. >> lamar odom doesn't have anyone else to take care of him. he drives around by himself with a driver.

. >>> breaking overnight, basketball and reality show star lamar odom rushed to the hospital found unconscious at a brothel. new details just in about his condition. >>> scrap metal scare. the close call for a driver. >>> well, good wednesday morning. i'm reena ninan. >> and i'm phillip mena. we begin with the showdown in vegas. the biggest night so far for the five democrats making a run for the white house. >> hillary clinton and bernie sanders got the most speaking time as they clashed on gun control. the middle east and the economy. the three lesser known contenders struggled for attention but failed to get the breakout moment they were hoping for. >> they refrained from name calling and personal attacks and sanders even claim to clinton's defense firing off what many considered was the best line of the night. >> enough of the e-mails. let's talk about the real issues facing america. >> this was the first of six planned democratic primary debates. >> it gave hillary clinton a chance to show why she is leading the pack and, of course, donald trump chimed in live we get the latest from abc's

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>> the latest as new video emerges of odom inside the brothel now on "extra." >>> did lamar odom open his eyes? breaking details from the hospital. then the nba star touring the love ranch just before his collapse. grainy new images of odom popping pills? his actual $75,000 bill. and one of the escorts speaks out today. >> two, three, four, five, women, whatever your budget allows. >> funny girl amy shumer's secret pain. >> it's been a struggle for me my whole life. >> choking back tears revealing her inner battle with b

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

new details in overnight about lamar odom's medical emergency in nevada. the 911 calls and the developments from police and paramedics. >>> political momentum. from hillary clinton's huge rally last night to the pressure on joe biden and what donald trump is saying now about the democrats. it's your voice, your vote. >>> and later, something saucy from "insomniac kitchen." national pasta day is sated. we're in for a tuscan style feast. it's thursday, october 15th. . >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good thursday morning. i'm nireenn. >> i'm phillip mena. we want to begin with a bizarre story involving parents charged with beating their teenage son to death at church into and more arrests are expected. police say spiritual counseling led to an hour's long attack on the victim and his brother who survived. martinezcy gonzales has more. >> reporter: a disturbing case inside this secretive central new york church where police say a teen was beaten to death by his own parents. bruce and deborah leonard charged with manslaughter after his say the

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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

lamar odom is fighting for his life after an evening in a brothel. people don't know him from the hardwood may know him a the former husband of a kardashian. >>> those stories and much more next up on "action news." >> ♪ >>> well, you never know what you are going to find at a thrift store. it could be designer clothes, collectibles and fine art. >> or maybe not so fine art. still a washington state woman is saying ay caramba after recent purchases. alysiyssa joffey has the story. >> reporter: a retail hunt could turn into a windfall for gwen low lynn appwood. she purchased four paptdzings. >> i looked at them and thought, man, these aren't very good. >> reporter: but atwood's appreciation grew when she thought her thrift store score looked like "the original high" storybooks of "the simpsons." >> i paid a quarter each and auction house's starting the bid 2,000 each. >> reporter: atwood showed the art to the evergrown state college where he graduated in '77 and an instructor wondered whether they were a school project. >> evergreen college wanted m

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: