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warrant. good to have you with us. banned for life. the n.b.a. delivered a tough punishment to l.a. clippers owner donald sterling for racist comments the league says he made in app audio recording. >> effective immediately i'm banning mr donald sterling for life from any association with the l.a. clippers association or the number of ba. >> the commissioner spoke loud and clear. >> that's right. it was a defining moment for adam silver. three months into the job adam silver had to drop the hammer. donald sterling admitted to adam silver that it was his voice. the new commissioner was passionate when issuing his findings. >> effective immediately i am banning mr donald sterling for

life from any association with the clippers organization or the number of ba. donald sterling may not attend n.b.a. games or practices. he may not be present at any clippers facility, and he may not participate in any business or player/personnel decisions involving the team. he will also be barred from attending n.b.a. board of governors meetings or participating in any other league activity. i'm also finding mr donald sterling 2.5 million, the maximum amount allowed under the n.b.a. constitution. >> the l.a. clippers posted on their website saying "we are one", saying they support donald sterling's decision and can let the healing process begin.

sacramento mayor and long-time player, embraced adam silver's ruling. >> these event remind all of us though hatred and bigotry are far from over. i hope that every bigot in the country sees what happened to mr donald sterling and recognises that if he can faum, so can you. >> the clippers players can affection energy and efforts. >> it's difficult to move forward as a player, coach, organization. where do you go from here. >> they don't have to answer questions about donald sterling. >> it's a tough decision that came down. >> jonathan betz is here with more on how the n.b.a.'s actions could effect donald sterling, a man worth a lot of money. >> yes. how do you punish the boss. keep in mind donald sterling is

worth nearly $2 billion, he's 80 and an attorney that likes to sue. he may fight the ruling. donald sterling bout the l.a. clippers from $12 million when they were in san diego. now the franchise is worth $507 million. he'll make a nice profit if he is forced to sell. they have big stars. including chris paul, who signed a 5-year deal, and all star blake griffin in a deal worth about $95 million, both locked to the team for now. sponsors have been dropping out quickly over the past few days. that's important. only a third of the clippers' money comes from ticket sales. the scandal is not really hurting ticket prices they have gone off 8% in the playoffs. average prices $273. the big concern is donald

sterling could turn into an absentee opener, profiting from a distance. i want to bring in domenic romano from romano law. i imagine you are watching the announcement close i. it's unpress depends. what do you make of the decision? >> it's a landmark day for the n.b.a. it wasn't a hammer, but a sledgehammer - maximum fine and suspension conceivable, and a for sale. looks like commissioner adam silver is committed to forcing a sale here, and getting two-thirds vote of the board of governors necessary. >> adam silver said that the other 20 owners could force the owner to sell the team. how do you force someone to sell the business? >> donald sterling's actions devalue the league. it brought the league and people together in harsh and swift

condemnation. it's an unprecedented time frame in which this happened. the publicity behind the event. repugnant talk. you look at players that don't want to keep playing for this particular owner. so the commissioner really has no choice in that regard. >> you mentioned the son source. jonathan talked about the big money. what does this mean for business dealings with the n.b.a.? >> i think it means the team is worth more without donald sterling than if he saying on, even as a passive remote investors, he's not allowed near the game or the number of ba. sponsors will not come back until he is gone. what is the value of the team. 500 plus million, according to forbes. with another owner the team is worth more. it looks like he has to go.

>> does donald sterling has legal recourse? can he say "i'm not going anywhere." >> there's nonrecourse clauses. he may want to invoke state or federal antitrust laws. that will be, at the end of the day, a political, not legal solution. i can't imagine he'd want to stay. >> we know this was over an audio recording. what about the fact that it was an illegal wire tapping, the statements were not made publicly, does that strengthen his station? >> if perhaps gives him ammunition if he was going fight. at the end of the day he hasn't refuted the fact that it was him on the tape. it's authenticated. the n.b.a., one would think, would not have acted otherwise. >> in a court of law it may not

be legal, but it's out there. >> a life-time ban. what is the take away. what kind of precedent does it set for the n.b.a. or other leagues. >> it sets a precedent for all leagues and businesses - beware of what you say, who you are affiliating with, and the views that are not tolerant of the reality of today's society. >> domenic romano of romano law, sports attorney. as you can imagine the tory is over social -- story is over social media. >> yes, and the reaction much magic johnson who tweeted out: >> dwayne wayne:. >> lebron james:.

>> and the decision, as you mentioned to get rid of donald sterling requires the approval of two-thirds of the team openers. what are some of them saying: owner of miami heat:. >> as soon as the announcement made, look at the picture circulating on twitter. we haven't seen anything from the marquee players from the clippers. but there was a statement that

came out earlier and we are one on the web page. let's talk about the weather. the south is bracing about the possibility of more tornados from the same system blamed for at least 30 deaths. louisiana to matt tennyson surveyed the damage after dozens of twisters tore through the region. eastern mississippi was one of the hardest-hit area. a tornado destroyed a hospital. everyone inside survived. >> there was 14 of us in the building. we felt god's hand of protection. we are all safe. >> the tornados touched down as people cleaned up the damage from sunday's twisters. kevin corriveau is here with more on the new storms and other systems that they don't need. >> that's right. we are looking at the storms happening in the same place as yesterday. yesterday we saw 67 tornados. let me put this into motion. you can see where we are talking about in terms of the tornados.

let me go back one. >> where you see the red dots, it is the tornados. parts of missouri, northern alabama hit the most. one of the frontal boundaries is pushed out to florida. in the same locations, this is where we expect to see the activity, and it's beginning to form. the earlier part of the day - a lot of heating started to occur. there was not a lot of clouds in the area, allowing the sun to come in, causing instability across the region. most of the area in southern mississippi is in a tornado watch, and we have severe thunderstorm watches for here in mobile alabama, north of mississippi, and parts of florida, from the other area, and the flooding will be a problem in some locations. atlanta will see between 6-8 inches of rain over the next few days. >> you talk about flooding being a major problem. are we talking about a slower or

fast-moving system. >> this is moving slowly, we are talking on the third day now. that is why atlanta, if you travel in that area, will be major problems. >> you will follow this closely. later this hour we'll look at a government programme aimed at helping people in storm-prone areas to protect themselves. three victims are in critical condition after a shooting at a fed ex station. a gunman opened fire at a facility at atlanta, the gunman was an employee and found dead. the supreme court will hear two cases that could have an impact on our right to privacy. the justices are deciding whether police can search the cell phones of people they arrest without getting a warrant first. lisa stark joins us from washington. break this down for us. this is a case that affects every one of us. >> 90 million americans have

cell phones and half of them are smartphones, where you can bid a lot of data, as you can imagine. the justice department argues the cell phones are used to facilitate crimes, do drug deals, hold child pornography, police need the right to safe them without a warrant, just as they would go through your pockets. the on the other side. civil liberties argue they contain a trove of personal information and police would have to get a warrant, just like they would if you want to look at files in your home. that was the position taken by the public defender. >> today people carry a lot of - they may carry medical, financial - a lot of information that you are not exposing to the

public, even in call logs. it's the nature and the quantity of the information that gives you a reasonable expectation that it won't be completely aviserated by general rummaging without a warrant. >> in two cases - one involving a drug member and a drug deal - evidence on the phones led to the conviction of those men. >> controversial. is the high court leaping in any particular way? >> it's difficult to tell. some of the justices were bothered that the police co search the cell phone willy milly. justice kagan talked about the fact that people carry their lives. and another ta minor crimes - people pulled over for a seat belt, that that would be absurd if their phones were checked.

>> lots of questions to be ask the. the obama administration scored an environmental victory at the supreme court. justices ruled that the clean air act allows the environmental protection agency to enforce rules regulating smog, solutions in power plants. the pollution has been drifting into the air above the east coast states. in politics a new poll could hold warning signs for democrats heading into november's midterm elections. david shuster is joining us now. how so? >> in the midterms the president's popularity usually has a huge impact on the fortunes of his political party, and the latest a.b.c. news shows president obama's approval rating has dropped from 46% last month to now. disapproval has gone up from 50% to 52%. over the last 40 years, when the approval rating falls below 50%,

his party in the midterms lost 36 house seats. when the president's approval mark is above 50%, they have lost an average of 14 seats. the highest profile legislative accomplishment shows that 44% of voters approve of the law. 48% are opposed, and that is worse than a month ago, when the approval was 49% and disapproval was 48%. >> when asked whether it was important to have democrats in control, or republicans to act as a check, 53% of voters prefer republicans in charge of congress and 39% pick democrats. that is bad news for democrats this fall. >> republicans control the loss and hope to pad the margin in the chamber. in the democratic-led senate. republicans will take over the senate if the g.o.p.s claim a met of 6 seats.

democrat senate. majority leader has been on a crusade to make the g.o.p. the issue, painting them as beholden to special interests. he delivers a speech blasting the cope brothers who give heavily to g.o.p. they have opened fire on reid. his response. >> bring it on. >> charles and david attack me as much as you want. i can take it. i don't expect the american people to be fooled by the new u.s. matters. ultimately the new tactic will be seen for what it is. >> underscoring reid's tactics, he called them power-drunk billionaires.. one issue is senate immigration reform. it passed a bill not brought to the floor of the house. speaker john boehner will bring pieces of the bill up for votes in august, after the g.o.p.

congressional primaries are over. the idea is to keep republicans who are vulnerable to a tea party challenger. a tea party challenger to john boehner has been fired from his job at a christian college. the problem for jd winteregg was this ad. >> you make a great team. it's been that way since the day you met, your electile dysfunction could be a question of blood flow. sometimes when a politician has been in d.c. too long it goes to his head. >> the college said the video didn't represent the views of cesarville, so he is gone from his professor job, but the campaign continues. that's the politics. >> maybe spend less on political adds and more on political

advisors. still to come - comcast clearing the way for a merger with time warner, will it eliminate fears of a monopoly?

>> welcome back. right sharing is taking off in cities across the country, allowing people to use their cars making money to transport others. miami and seattle and others are moving to regulate the industry or ban it altogether. ashar quraishi reports an a major push to eliminate ride sharingful. >> when i heard about car ride smaring, i thought it's for me. >> for dan burgess, driving strangers around town is a great way to make cash and pass the time. >> it's a hobby. i don't make a living. i have a regular job. i enjoy meeting people. >> as a contract employee of uber, lift and side car he sets his own schedule and faces

little scrutiny. essentially a licence to drive a cab, it costs hundreds of thousands. ride sharing cars are not required to have them. this man says that makes the medallions worthless. >> you take any old car, a convertible works in this case, and you can go and get signed up with a company and then you're in business. >> this is a group of cab opportunities suing the city of chiing go to -- chicago to stop ride sharing. >> state representative wrote new by proposed regulations requiring ride sharing companies to have a fee, have more shurns and have special licences for drivers providing rides. uber says the opposition comes from cab companies failure to innovate, like the ability to

hail a cab from the 30th floor of an office building and have it waiting when you are outside. uber's manager says it conduct federal, state and regional background steps and insurance, providing $1 billion, exceeds what taxis must have. >> they are trying to put into place provisions which are not good for consumers and riders, putting drivers out of work. >> it's feared that regulations will make them restrictive. dan burgess has joined a lawsuit to present that. >> the city doesn't need to be heavy-handed or telling the city how to manage its affairs. >> for now, he's happy to share his car with paying customers. . let's take to you wall street. stocks rose thanks to solid earnings reports. the do you closing up 86 points

by the end of trading. millions of cable providers may see a change. comcast will sell off a large portion of subscribers to charter communications - a smaller outfit - to pave way for mergers with time warner. >> cecilia from "the washington post" joins us. charter communications has been critical, why the olive bramp, why now? >> -- branch, why now? >> it serves both companies. comcast needs to off-load a good number of subscribers to apiece federal regulators who may view comcast as too big and powerful if it mergers. charter communication wants to grow and get bigger. weeks ago it was trying to buy time warper cable itself --

warner cable itself. for charter it serves the point of growing bigger and getting subscribers from comcast. once it happens, it quells the criticism from what was a rare but important voice of criticism in the industry above merger. >> looking at the deal, comcast will shed subpsychiatricers, 1 -- subscribers, 1.4 million. does it put to rest fears of a mop oply? >> i don't think so. it's complicated. time warner cable and comcast don't compete directly in the same markets. the tv industry is such that it's woven together in such a way with so many different companies, not just cable and hollywood, and media networks, but technology and internet companies that are part of the what is an eco system affected by the merger, and the reason why is time warner and comcast together will own about or control about 30% of the cable

tv market and more than 40% of the internet broadband market and that is the way people are getting video. >> a lot of people watching at home say they can't follow the company triangle, what does it mean for them and their cable rights? >> well there's a lot that could happen depending on if the merger is proved. the cable rates is down the food chain, it's what the beels mean. unless there's a big change in the industry and the cable bundle. you will not see a change from the trends over the last several years, which is cable bundles, hundreds of channels growing bigger and more expensive. >> we'll see where this goes. good to have you with us, sesselia from "the washington post." netflix made a deal with horizon to improve speed and

content. financial terms were not impressed. it came after they agreed to pay comcast for quicker clarify. it was after changes to net neutrally rules from made to allow internet providers to charm for faster access. white house with new proposals to fight sexual assaults on college campuses. today was to be a deadline for peace deals between the palestinians and israelis we'll look at whether there's any hope at restarting the process.

. >> welcome back. in the ukraine crisis the u.s. secretary says sanctions against russia are working. they have not slowed dissent

across ukraine. protesters occupy buildings in one of the largest cities in the east. more than 1,000 storm buildings armed with baseball bats and opened fire on police headquartersers. >> reporter: a day after washington announced a new round of sanctions, brussels linked the names of 15 linked to event in ukraine that it targets. nine are russian, ipp clueing demimry kozak who oversaw the crimea region into russia's federation. >> the e.r. u operator, and the defence minister in charge of the drops on the border. deputy foreign minister says:.

>> the american list goes further, including companies and individuals, but stops short of targetting firms like rosnest, the oil giant, simply placing a ban and freeze on its director. now, russia will only feel the effect if there are further sanctions hitting the financial and energy sectors here. things which could hurt europe's interests as well. >> this mostly looks like political gestures, rather than any actions which can really jeopardise - well, russia's efforts to show itself as within of the economists. >> on the other hand, if you look on sanctions then, of course, we don't know what is in store for russia. >> meaning event in ukraine in the coming weeks may determine how far the west is prepared to go in punishing russia. >> vladimir putin responded to

the new round of sanctions saying russia will not countersanction western powers, but said moscow would recore allowing western companies to participate in energy prospects if sanctions condition. >> an update from yesterday. a hospital is treating the major of kerr active who was -- kerr active, who was shot in the back. he was flown to israel. surgeries were successful. he's in a medically induced coma. the pro-russian man was shot whilst riding his bicyclement. today was to be the deadlock for the middle east process. talks are off at least for now. israel suspended the talks after a reconciliation packed between palestine and hamas. nick schifrin joins us from jerusalem. talks have hit a road block. >> yes,a very, very serious

roadblock. peace talks have been a top foreign poly since july. after a huge amount of doip loam assy, public and private meetingses the deadline pass the with a whimper and not a phone call. >> for nine months diplomats worked on mid east peace. israeli officials were met 39 times. palestine officials were met 40 times, warning it would be difficult. he was determined. >> i know the negotiations will be tough. i know that the consequences of not trying could be worse. >> after all the diplomatic sound and fury, the deadline passed with nothing official achieved, and the two sides are finger pointing. >> they were determined from day one, from their mind. >> the palestinians refused

until today. they refused to accept the legitimacy of the jewish people's right to national self determination in a country of their own. >> despite the rhetoric both claim they'll continue talking under certain conditions, the plints palestinians say israel unfortunate:. >> we are determined to know where their borders end and ours begin. otherwise there'll not be any peace. >> the israelis say the palestinians unfortunate: hamas runs gaza, and the u.s. labels them a terror unfortunate group. >> this is an organization that says every israeli citizen - man, woman, child - is a target of a terror attack. we said they can have peace with hamas or us, but not both. >> the u.s. is frustrated and losing patience. >> there's one door, and what is

the two parties getting together and making difficult political compromises, but i expect they'll walk through the door next week, next month or even in the cores of the next six months. no. >> kerry may wait for the two sides to find their own solution or may present a peace plan and tell them to take it or leave it. either way, the deadline marks a failure for the u.s. and the decades-long effort to find middle east peace. >> so, what happens next? the palestinians focus on the reconciliation with hamas, setting a deadline for elections and may go forward with a dacto statehood by applying to u.n. organizations. the israelis are considering what and how to respond, and whether to hold back tax rev juice and economic sanctions on the palestinians. both sides say they have not locked the door that leads to peace talks.

neither side is willing to pope that door. >> thank you. let's take you around the world. thele u.k. - millions of londoners are being forced to walk, bus or bike during a 48 hour subway trike. a quarter of the underground are closed. sub way and employees say plans to make ticket sales automated will cost jobs. some say that is not the case. a 3-day strike is planned for next week. in libya a vote to choose a prime minister was stopped when gunmen stormed a building and opened fire. they were linked to a defeated candidate. several were inclurd. this -- injured. it was said to be the time vote to replace a prime minister that stepped down when arm fighters attacked his familily. directions since u.s. troops were removed. 7 people were injured in

baghdad. sectarian violence has risen since fighters have been driven from anbar problems. there's concerns security will not be able to prevent the violence there. imran khan reports. >> reporter: people in baghdad take advantage of the holiday declared for the elections and relax, despite violence that hits the city. a massive security operation is under way. shops and offices are shut. there's a 10:00 pm curfew. despite that people will vote. >> i'm optimistic for two reasons, number one, i think people will vote for a change. the second. even people who don't want to change will vote because they don't want to feel cheated. >> baghdad is relatively save. the army has been involved in a conflict with fighters from the islamic state of iraq and levant. locals told al jazeera they are

afraid to vote: iraqi army struck oil tankers that they say cop taped ex -- contained explosives to be used in attacks. anbar accounts for 17% of the vote. without security the vote will not be full and fair. the army insists it has secured the area. >> translation: since april 1st we are mounted an operation in two phases. we are in the second, to secure the polling stations in anbar for those displaced not only in anbar, but across iraq. we will continue the operation until the results go through. >> polling day is the beginning of the process. analysts say forming the government is a big challenge. >> when you have so many opponents inside the political process, you must sit down with them and make negotiations even if they are not with your aeth

nick members, or even if he's a christian. and so on. this is the positive thing. making deals and forming coalitions takes time. the important blocks are the shias, sunnis and kurd, with competing agendas within and with each other. >> a landmark double execution in oklahoma. we have that story and others from around america. >> yes, oklahoma is expected to put to death two prisoners tonight. both were convicted of murder and rape in unrelated cases. the double execution comes after a legal battle over the source of the legal drug to be used. the state secured drugs through different manufacturers after europe stopped providing them. wisconsin's voter identification law was struck down today. pa federal judge ruled it unfairly burdens poor and minority voters, requiring them

to show a state-issued photo id. supporters of the measure said it would cut voter fraud. >> in arizona the aclu is suing for access to records about border patrols and check point. they accuse the department of homeland security of excessive force and racial profiling. two requests for the record were ignored. there's no comment on the lawsuit. california is losing another headquarters. toyota will move from adelaide to dallas texas - 3,000 jobs will also leave the state. ochl dental petroleum announced its headquarters are moving from l.a. to houston. rick perry has been promoting his state as a haven for lower taxes and fewer regulations. the colorado symphony issuingestry is inviting folks

to listen to their own music and bring their own weed. the symphony c.e.o. says a series of fund-raising concerts are intended to reach a broader audience, the audience has been struggling with members and budget problems. listeners will be able to bring their own marijuana to smoke or eat. they want more people. >> it's a departure from the black-tie event where you can't talk, eat, smoke. >> it is. they want a broader audience. >> i know they have a $75 gourmet food section that they'll offerment don't know if it will be all you can eat. >> the homeless may not have a lot. one city in florida may make it harder to hold on to the few possessions they do have. we have this report from fort lauderdale. >> reporter: the valuable and the sentimental thinks that michael once owns were lost long ago. when you sleep on the pavement as he has for four years,

getting robbed is a reality. >> i carry my stuff with me. if i have to go to a rest room or the library i get someone to watch my stuff. >> his only possessions is a razor kit, wet wipes and a jar of peanut butter. he and others could be at risk of losing what little they own if a city commission passes an ordinance next week. the propose's ard nans prohibits someone storing their belongings on public property for 24 hours, they need to be within 20 feet of their owner. police will cite someone, and give them 24 hours to remove their belongings or confiscate them. >> people have 28 days to pay a fee. it will be waeed for those like soouza who can't afford it. the ordnance unfairly targets people on the streets.

says advocates. they under how some might vilify the city for the proposal. >> that is something that makes commonsense for the community. you shouldn't use public places to store your duffle bags or chairs or anything else. >> lynnedblade says city business and community leaders are working to get people off the streets. fort lauderdale has received a grant to g 22 apartments. soouza is fourth. having a roof and a place to lock up his things will make it easier for him to a job. . >> it's hard to look for a job with all this stuff. >> other cities found ways to deal with the problem. in seattle for the last 20 years, homeless people have been able to safely store belongings in lockers at no charge. the city pays a little more than

70,000 to operate the programme. the space is donated. soouza waits for housing, but prefers a seattle solution, but his concern is what happens to his clothing and bed roll if the city passes the ordinance. coming up in a moment a check on the weather in the south. plus, how the government is encouraging home owners to build storm shelters. why brazil's preparations for the olympic games are called the worst ever.

looking at the images behind me, you know it's been a trying two days of weather for the southern states. resident in mississippi are among many cleaning up after tornados swept up and destroyed

a number of communities. more are on the way. kevin corriveau is here with the latest. it's one system after another. >> that's right. rely on one major system. we are getting bands coming through. that's been going on since sunday. we have one more day across mississippi. it will give us a lot of weather, and they are building up now. over the last hour we have seen the storms here across mississippi. it's a form in the central and northern areas. let's go closer in. you can see what i'm talking about. you can see the areas of yellow and red. it was a dry day. it meant a lot of warming of the air, making a lot of instability across the region. that will not be the only problem we see. form, all the activity will make us wait here in new york. we'll see flooding going on. >> storms can be unpredictable. the government is giving resident in tornado areas a

rebate to build shelters. 10,000 home owners are on a waiting list. >> reporter: on may 15th, 2013, a monster filled the sky abefore gran brie texas. a tornado envery well opened the home of ministera. >> i was -- myrna. i was shaking. it looked like it was coming at us. it was really dark. you could see the storm clouds and all from this window right here. >> the 74-year-old was home alone. she remembered the words of her recently deceased husband. he had told me if a storm comes, go to the master closet. >> i sat in front of this door. >> she felt alone and vulnerable

surrounded by the roar of the storm. i was scared - not of dying, but scared of the unknown nighing through the air. >> when thompson emerged debris littered the area. the twitter had turned killing six, destroying hundreds of homes. thompson realised she would have been lost had her home been in the path. the pictures don't show bathrooms or close et cetera. it's bare concrete. >> in oklahoma, where a tornado killed 24 people five days later, everyone who took shelter in storm shelters survived. so tim thomas decided to get a storm herself. one approved by the national storm center association are built to withstand 250 melbourne cups. in compliance with fema guidelines. business doubled after every big

storm. >> this is a product, unfortunately, that if it's out of sight it's out of the mind. when a storm comes, particularly if it's a bad storm, people think hey, i should be prepared. >> this is my new storm shelter. >> myrna spent 10,000 on this above ground shelter. >> with battery power light, steel walls, 19 volts that ground it to the foundation. two steel bars to bolt the doors. >> i would be scared, not as scared as i was in my closet last year. >> the great-grandmother of 13 sass the shelter brings -- says the shelter brings her peace of mind for when the next storm hits. now she says she'll hang pictures on the walls to make it comfortabl comfortable. >> save lives. a new effort from the white house to help colleges fight

sexual assaults. one in five women are sexually assaulted. and it's often swept under the rug. we are talking about struggling numbers. >> definitely. the white house says sexual assaults on campuses are underreported and go unpunished. the federal government let colleges and local authorities figure out how to deal with the problem. now the white house is getting more involved. >> hay everyone, listen up. >> listen up. >> listen up. >> no one should hit a woman. >> reporter: or sexually assault one. that's the message of a white house video featuring sports stars. >> no woman should have the fear of violence... . >> it's a message that feeds to be spread. >> a misguided and short-sited attempts to protect the reputations, colleges and universities tried to minimise and underreport the problem of sexual violence on campus.

>> the white house says 12% of college students who are sexually assaulted report the crime. most are women. many don't know how to file a report or too ashamed to speak out. >> when reported survivors are caught in a system with the odds of them finding justice or even finding someone that believes them are stacked against them. >> in the past year, student from several colleges filed several complaints that their universities mishandled their sexual sought cases. dart moth college is one of them. ads claim that the university has a rape problem. the college president admitted sexual assault is an example of behaviour hijacking the school. >> the list of offenses is familiar to us all. from sexual assaults on campus. >> he vowed to expel the worst offenders. >> the white house says colleges are not doing enough, urging

them to conduct surveys. it's hoping to make it mandatory by 2016. and the government website will track how campuses deal with complaints of sexual assaults, and how to report crimes and find help from crisis centres. critics say the steps will not be enough. joe biden says the white house's proposals will spread the message. >> no man has a right to raise his hand to a woman. period. end of story. it is assault if they do. >> the white house says that some college men are at risk. over 6% of them say they've been sexually assaulted or threatened with sexual assault. the department of education fined universities where there has been reports of sexual assault. including yale and michigan university. >> coming up on al jazeera. worries that brazil will not be

ready to host the next summer olympics. some say the preparations are the worst ever. are

>> preparations are described as the worst ever. there is no plan b. >> rio de janeiro. >> reporter: it started with promise. it's five years since rio de janeiro won the right to host the games in 2016, the first in south america. but preparations are off course, and brazilians are facing severe criticism by the vice president of the international olympic committ committee. >> from my experience, it's the worse i have experienced. we have to make it happen. that's the isc's approach. >> preparations have been hit by delays and costs, forcing the committee to monitor progress. >> we have not had to, as an ioc, send people in like this

before. >> we have been struggling to get them to understand the problem. testaments are starting this year, and yet in the test event department there's two people working. >> the local organising committee refuted the criticism saying:. >>. >> there were strikes in the main park and construction of the second major venue has not begun. >> there's immediate problems. in june brazil needs to get through the football wuppertal, and here in -- world cup, and here in sao paulo the stadium is not done yet and we are less than 50 days. >> the walls will come together as never before... >> the international olympic committee says there's no plan b

to find another host for 2016. it is putting the pressure on brazil to lift its game and quickly. solving a centuries old mystery. experts in italy using d.n.a. to figure out the person depicted in leonardo da vincie's mona lisa. >> reporter: this is one of the most recognised pictures in the world. yet the identity of the model who sat for leonardo da vinci's mona lisa is not known. researchers hope to put a name to the face. they opened the family tomb of the woman believed to be the real mona lisa. >>. >> translation: i am sure lisa garadini was the model used. i'll find her. i have a heart-felt certainty

and a reasonable doubt. >> the tomb contains the remains of her husband and con. by matching d.n.a. with the bones of eight bodies, they hope to single out the skull of lisa. if successful, a construction of her face will be reformed and compared to the painting. if the researchers are successful, it will put on end to centuries of speculation. experts believe lisa garadin was the model, but some believe it's a self portrait of leonardo da vinci himself. the results of the matching and 3d construction will not be available for six months. art lovers waited 500 years to discover the identity of the mona lisa. they may not have to wait much

longer. . >> the mystery conditions. i'm thomas drayton in new york. "inside story" is next. for news updates throughout the day. check out al jazeera. thanks for watching. >> president obama's returning home to the u.s. to find the lowest approval ratings of his years at the white house. in foreign affairs the president has defended his approach as one that protects american interests and american friends in a multi polar world. is there an obama doctrine? it's the inside story.