>> why welcome to nche al jazea america, i'm del walters. it is that time of year, tornadoes striking, states not yet over. underfire for alleged racist remarks. what may be the nba's next move.

more violence, more sanctions concerning the crisis in ukraine. the u.s. and other world leaders announcing more sanctions against the friends and associates of vladimir putin. targets of the sanctions, 17 businesses said to be on the list it will state department, saying freezing technology. >> the goal here is not to go after mr. putin personally. the goal is to change his calculus with respect to how the current actions that he's engaging in in ukraine, could have an effect on the economy overall. >> peter sharp is there.

>> third round of sanctions on russia following its annexation of crimea in february. seven government officials all russian officials and 17 different companies, all have close links with vladimir putin. the united states also said in the list that it was published a few hours ago, that it would deny export licenses to any high tech equipment that it feels may be of significance and used to the russian military effort. there has been a response from russia, let me give you that. the foreign -- deputy foreign minister said the u.s. essential would not go unanswered and the response it says will be painful to washington. the eu in separate moves on monday basically said it will be releasing the names of 15 people it will be placing sanctions on

freezing assets and travel bans. concerted and linked effort by america and europe to bring up the sanctions. massively tightened up if russia goes into military incursions into ukraine. continue to stand guard in a building in ukraine. some held by surnts i insurgentn ukraine. >> this time their target was the local council building in the town of constantineofka. >> right now, the government in kyiv are the puppets of the american. we're defending our people. we are the peaceful people. they're the ones who broke the truce. we haven't started any conflict.

>> here, like elsewhere, they met no resistance. and then, with the help of their supporters, this new pro-russian position was fortified. first the sand bags. then the tires, then finally complete blocks. once the barricades are up it's difficult to see how the ukrainian government will retain control of this buildings. actually it seems like it's losing ground in the east by the dame. this woman has come to the local council in the morning to do paperwork. >> translator: i supported the protests in kyiv but not when it became violent. they should stop calling us criminals. they are belittling the government and they say russia is the enany. they've got to stop. there's no rule of law in ukraine, it's scary. >> reporter: but if this takeover was peaceful the crisis

is taking its toll elsewhere. a tv station was seized in donetske, on sunday, and in the city of kharkiv, the mayor known to be pro-russian was shot through the back when out jogging. he's in critical condition. the little man in green as they call them here vow to continue extending their presence throughout the east. if there was hope that the geneva agreement could be glementcanconducted, it's left . midwest and the south and the plains, line of severe storms passing from new orleans to iowa. reaching the president in the philippines. >> i want to offer my deepest condolences for those who lost

loved ones. those who rushed to help. know that fema and the federal government is on the ground and will help our fellow americans in need and working with state and local officials and i want everybody to know that your country will be there to help you recover and rebuild as long as it takes. >> most of those who died lived in arkansas. massive tornado hit there close to little rock. as erica pizzi reports, some lost everything. >> a tornado nearly a mile wide, tore through arkansas for nearly 30 miles. this couple rode out the storm in the safe room they built several years ago. >> we are alive, we're thankful, grateful. >> the scene in nearby vilonia, cars turned upside down.

>> i saw some of the biggest trees turned upside down, houses set on top of cars, the cars and the garage in the yard it's a mess. >> in northeast oklahoma emergency crews spent the nightt rifling through debris. >> i said tornado and just about that time everything was hitting. >> reporter: you can see the path of devastation forged near the powerful twister near the town of quapa. storm system slammed into north carolina, multiple tornadoes across the central and eastern parts of the state destroyed more than 200 homes and killed an 11 month old boy. >> it broke my heart because i lost everything. thank the lord for not having me here because i probably wouldn't be standing here right now. >> as some communities begin to

pick up the pieces others brace for the next storm to hit. since this storm isn't over yet. erica pizzzi, al jazeera. >> the sports world and beyond reacting to racist comments made by the owner of the l.a. clippers. >> if you want to broadcast that you're associating with black people, you have to -- for the world have to see they will call me and don't bring them into my games. >> now last night the team offered up a silent protest wearing their practice jerseys inside out. calling upon donald sterling to surrender his franchise. talked about what the league need needs to do next. >> other nba owners could put together a deal that bought him out at a profit. i think that's the limitation.

sterling could protest the action of any other owners, that would be a powerful and winning argument for him. i don't think there's been a suspension of an nrn sports where they have antitrust rights. going back to the supreme court in the 1920s they're the only one that does. i have never seen a commissioner take that powerful action genetics an owner in any sport. >> we are taking back an award they had planned on giving the owner of the clippers saying that they will also give back the money that he donated to their franchise, in los angeles. ross shimabuku joins us with the very latest. it has been a tough time for clippers. >> yes, distraction for the entire team. the l.a. clippers have decided in light of that to cancel the practice they scheduled against the warriors.

new nba commissioner adam silver is facing his first crisis. he is still in the process of trying to verify the voice of donald sterling and if those recordings were doctors in any way. the clippers are trying to find a way to regroup and refocus because they were mentally and physically not in the game yesterday after getting blown out of the water by the warriors. doc rivers did not want to use the controversy as an excuse. >> once the game starts there's no excuse to play like we played. that's my fault. it really is. i got to do a better job. you know, whether whatever the distractions whatever i got to do a better job. i didn't do my job tonight. and you know, i take that personally. we're going home now. and usually, that would mean we're going to our safe haven. and i don't even know if that's true. to be honest. >> clippers just trying to find a way to regroup and refocus.

>> what options does the league have at this point? >> the nba is uncharted territory around the new are commissioner is doing his due diligence. major league baseball, cincinnati owner ann schott was suspended from 1996 to 1998, eventually forced to sell the team. yankees owner john steinbrenner was sanctioned by faith vincent in 1990. after it was found he apaid a gambler, yesterday's game, magic johnson who is mentioned in the tapes child in with his thoughts on donald sterling. >> he shouldn't own a team anymore and he should stand up and say i don't want to own a

team anymore especially when you have african americans renting his apartments, coming to the games, and playing for him. and coaching for him. this is -- this is bad for everybody. it is bad for america. and so i'm really upset about it. >> so you have nba legends like magic, michael jordan and kobe bryant in disbelief. as well as fans, coaches sponsors and even the president of the united states. del the nba has scheduled a press conference for tomorrow, details of a possible punishment or possible suspension are awaiting, a waiting game. >> ross shimabuku, thank you very much. the all clear now given at north carolina a and t state university in north carolina. the university was on lock down after reports of a gunman on the greensboro campus but now the police there giving the all-clear, again the all-clear at north carolina a and t state university.

the supreme court set to weigh in on whether police can go through the contents of your cell phone if you're arrested. the court taking up that issue tomorrow. under existing law people can search a person under arrest, checking their wallet or purse. question whether your cell phone fair game. violates fourth amendment rights to privacy. >> remembering the holocaust. people on the sidewalks and streets standing silent for two minutes observing this, the ringing of eight raid sirens. it takes place every year on holocaust remembrance day, began at sundown on sunday. president shimon perez and benjamin netanyahu.

many holocaust survivors are living in israel. nick schifrin takes a look at a new exhibit. >> each one watched the 20th are day's darkest days. each one survived and said their struggle is not over. >> i hope people will never forget. together as a group of 140 holocaust survivors i think it's powerful enough to make a change maybe. >> reporter: of half a million holocaust survivors still alive, 200,000 still live in israel, they struggle for dignity and respect even in a state created for their safe haven. >> they survived the hole can cawft, what they have to do is be survivors. >> they fight the government for stipends or how they've given up on getting the help that the

state owes them. >> she has many, many bureaucracy problems with the government but on the other hand, she's verv very, very pro. she's so sad. she lost her husband. like a year before this photograph and she peoples so lonely. -- she feels so lonely. >> i see a man that's trying to overcome very difficult era in his life. and because he doesn't like to talk about it, so he puts it on paper. very powerful. >> 89-year-old marki bloom ask a painter. 26-year-old mayi dafna was his muse and photographer. >> i suffer so much that i don't feel like suffering. >> moki grew up in romania where 200,000 jews were slaughtered.

moki firefighki survived in a ce he made some of his paintings. >> don't move, if you move i kill you. the suffering was terrible. three years on the labor force, you are not yourself. >> moki arrived in israel, excited. he felt he was home. he became a famous painter. but 70 years later he says the government's abandoned him. >> the government, if you're old you don't get nothing. nothing. >> in response to that anger, the israeli government announced this week it would increase survivors medical care their pensions and hand out an additional $300 million. the people behind the excision said that improvement -- expedition musexhibition says te more. >> we believe it is like the

last chance because it's a generation that is fading away. >> nick schifrin, al jazeera, jerusalem.

>> we are entering a new phase in the search for that missing malaysia airlines plane flight 370. australia's prime minister says the undersea search is expanding. it may take longer for results.

off perth, australia, looking for missing debris. all 239 people on board are now presumed to be dead. there is new video that has been released by yea's coast guard that -- south korea's coast guard. captain is first to become rescued. all the captain and his crew have now been picked up by authorities. apologizing for the way the recovery is handled. 187 victims with 180 still said to be missing. meanwhile prosecutors of south korea raiding the coast guard as part of their mission to learn how rescuers responded when they first learned the ferry was going under. prosecutors say they are seeking the records from the emergency call center that received calls from passengers that the the ship was sinking. in colombia, workers are

heading for strike. the second walkout in as many years. the lack of government subsidies and rising costs are hurting their businesses. alexander guapa reports. >> growing potatoes, that is changing. >> i used to plant 180 hectares, i barely plant 20. i'm down to ten or 12. our business is not profitable anymore. it costs us more to produce than what we make selling. >> lack of subsidies and infrastructure, high production cost and the impact of colombia's free trade agreements have brought the agricultural sector down. triggering a wave of strikes that brought the country to a halt in 2013 when farmers blockaded major roads and clashed with police. the protests only ended when the

president promised reforms. now the farmers say they will return to the streets as the government has not delivered. >> translator: what else can we do? we can't tolerate the situation anymore. we can't continue to work the land. they're kicking us out. they shouldn't call them free trade agreements. they're free plunder agreements. but the government won't renegotiate them. >> reporter: small farmers across the country are ready to start new protest on april 28th and with presidential elections just weeks away the government fears a new strike could seriously impact the outcome of the vote. ministers are touring the country saying many reforms have been implemented and others are on their way. >> translator: our negotiations are generating results. there is no reason for the farmers to despair and act violently or illegally. one should protest when he's not being heard.

we're not only listening, we're solving the problems of the sector. >> big agricultural countries agree. they say further strikes would damage the country and the farmers themselves. >> translator: even if the reasons are there dialogue is our best option, especially since the government recognizes that we don't have a national agricultural policy and we need to build one. >> reporter: but many small farmers like ernesto feels like time has run out. unless the government changes the international agreement they feel their business will disappear. al jazeera, colombia. >> it is an up and down day on wall street. it's a down day today, dow was down over 11 points, we were up over 130 points, pfizer and microsoft topping today's gains. can one trip tone trip to tt

or grocery store and you know prices are on the rise. >> if you want to know what the rising cost of food means in the u.s. just ask sharon white of maryland. she was already buying the cheapest goods on the shelf but it still wasn't enough to need her two children and grandson braden. to do that she had to get a second job to supplement her $25,000 a year salary. >> it's pretty bad. i work at the school with the children as a teacher's aid and then i work in a fast food restaurant. >> she's one of the millions of americans who can't remember the last time they got a raise. during the recession wages fell for 70% of those in the country but the price of almost everything is getting more expensive. beef has hit a record high up 56% since 2010. eggs jumped almost 6%, milk up 2.5% since las last year.

apples up, 6%. the drop from 2012 is behind the record beef prices and severe weather in the midwest could have a further impact on the cost of food worldwide. >> planting could be late, shorter growing season, less output and higher prices for some of the big commodities in the fall and that really is what can have a big swing on international prices. you look at the big five commodity crops of corn soybeans, wheat cotton and rice. >> reporter: that has the potential to impact billions of people. what it will mean for sharon white? >> i've been trying to save for acar and i can't even do that anymore because like i said i'm balancing money from the savings to the checking and so my checks you know check won't bounce so it's just been hard. >> more walking, more work and a lot more worrying.

patty culhane, al jazeera laurel, maimpled. maryland. >> and coming up on al jazeera america, these homes didn't show up on lifestyles of the rich and famous but they are very, very unique. tell you about them in just a moment.

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>> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. here are your headlines this hour. business and defense exports among them president obama saying the sanction he are the next step in an effort to change russia's behavior on ukraine. tornadoes blowing into the united states celg several killl people,. today's practice has been cancelled, some major sponsors say they no longer 74th the team. >> i'm meteorologist eboni deon. broad level of low pressure

sitting and spinning here, keeping the rain and storms around for smoit southerly flow, giving its way to the moisture in parts of ohio valley. active weather as we get into the day for tomorrow, rain and storms it will lower great lakes, to the gulf coast states. we are dealing with snow and we are seeing some of that wrapping back around through mountainous areas of south dakota and colorado. change conditions by the end of the day. mon the threat will be in parts of lower mississippi valley and then further east getting into the atlanta area, overnight tonight and early part of tuesday. watch this system closely, threat of tornadoes will be still with us. in fact some of the areas across the southeast could end up with

five inches or possibly more rain. so a that is why we do have the flood watch, mppedz alabama misa are georgia. into north dakota, if temperatures fall tonight and they will we could see snow flakes falling through overnight hours. across the northwest we are cool across the interior but hot along the coast. >> finally a choindz firm using 3d printing to build ten houses in one day, using cement and construction waste, each unit using $5,000 to make the roof has to be made from other materials until process gets a little better. 3d printing as you play recall is already used in the construction of cars, aerospace and yes, sometimes even body parts. we want to thank you for watching al jazeera america. i'm del walters in new york. "techknow" featuring lung in a

box, is next. news continues 24-7, seven days a week, i'm del walters. go out and have a great day. i'm phil torres here to talk about innovations that can change lives. we're going to explore the intersection of hardware and humanity and doing it in a unique way. this is a show about science by scientists. let's check out our team of hard core nerds. dr. shini somara, life and death in the or, one woman in desperate need of a transplant. will the donor lung arrive