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disparaging african-americans and telling a woman, apparently his girlfriend, to stop bringing african-americans to clippers games. cnn's paul hammond joins us tonight from los angeles. paul, you have a new excerpt to share with us from that recording. we want to hear it. >> let's get to it. this is donald sterling's alleged girlfriend talking to him over the phone. again, we are trying to confirm that this is, indeed, sterling's voice. let's give a listen.

>> here is what the president of the clippers has to say about these recordings. we have heard the tape on tmz. we do not know if it is legitimate or it has been altered. we do know that the woman who is on the tape who we believe released it to tme is the defendant in a lawsuit brought by the sterling family alleging that she empezled more than $1.8 million. net worth of donald sterling is almost $2 billion. >> you know what? he goes on in that release from the president of the l.a. clippers and goes on to say he is upset with the remarks that were attributed to him about blacks and especially about magic johnson because he said magic johnson was a friend. but nowhere in that statement does he that i, "that is not my voice and i did not make those remarks" correct? >> that is absolutely true. no whywhere in that statement do they they say this is definitely not the voice of donald sterling.

they also don't mention, according to records here, donald sterling received an naacp award from the los angeles chapter for lifetime achievement back in the day so donald sterling does have his defenders but we pointed out he has been sued several times including four racial discrimination. he is one of the largest landowners or landlords or renters in the los angeles areas with thousands of apartments and in that suit, they said that donald sterling deliberately excluded blacks in the downtown los angeles area. don? >> i think, paul, i think with the naacp thing, i think what we are checking on is that he was set to receive a lifetime achievement award from the naacp. i just want to get our reporting correct on that. but also from -- charles barkley was just on and we talked a lot about doc rivers. i think doc rivers is speaking out now. can we listen to that and then we can talk about it, paul?

>> i'm sure you were made aware of the comments by donald sterling. >> yeah. >> just wondering your thoughts and if you're surprised. >> i don't know if i'm surprised or not. i didn't like the comments obviously. to tell you now, i'm speaking on behalf of the team so the players are not going to deal with this issue. we had a great team meeting this morning about it. a lot of guys voiced their opinions. none of them were happy about it. this is a situation where we're trying to go after something very important for us. something that we have all dreamed about all of our childhoods and, you know, donald or anyone else had nothing to do with that dream and we are not going to let anything get in the way of those dreams. as far as the comments, you know, we are not happy with any of them. but we are going to let the due process, everything get handled and that situation will be dealt with later. right now, our goals haven't changed. our focus is on golden state and it's going to state on golden state. >> doc rivers, the coach of the

l.a. clippers, paul. clearly is really put an interesting position here being the coach. he is african-american. and then these alleged remarks by the owner. >> don, you were talking to charles barkley. he said this is a black league and i just wanted to run down some of the statistics for you. richard from the university of central florida is known as an expert in this area. 76.3% of the blacks in nba and 81% are of color. the nba has been lauded as opposed to other professional sports leagues with the hiring of african-americans 43% of the head coaches, including doc rivers, are african-american and some 45% of the assistant coaches if, indeed, these remarks are true and charles barkley, among other things, saying an immediately suspension and fine against daniel sterling if these comments are, indeed, his. >> paul, appreciate your reporting. thank you.

he mentioned the l.a. clippers issued a statement and read it in part. again, he is saying he is not saying the -- the head of the clippers, whoever released the statement, not saying that it's not his voice. they are just saying that they are unhappy that it was attributed to him. earlier i talked about the sterling conversation with tnt analyst and basketball hall of famer charles barkley. >> he's, obviously, settled some lawsuits where he was discriminating in his real estate business against blacks and hispanics so this is typical -- he has done it before. so he has to be suspended by the nba. this is the first major test from adam silver, our new commissioner, but you can't have an owner of an nba team disparaging black people because the majority of its players are black. any time you're in a position of power you can hire and fire people, you can't be racist. so the nba has to address this.

in my opinion, he has to be suspended, plain and simple. >> yeah. you notice on the statement that i read, he said he is sorry for that it was attributed to him but he doesn't say it's not me. he never said these statements. >> not just that. he has -- this is guy who has settled lawsuits about discrimination in the past so it's par for the course, to be honest with you. the nba let him off the hook in his real estate business when he was discriminating against blacks and hispanics and they should have done something to him back then. this is habitual. this is not the first time. this is like the third or fourth time and this is the first time he has said something about black players but he was discriminating in his real estate business. adam silver has to address this. i feel bad for the players too because they are caught in no man's land. they are working for a guy who is an idiot and now they are going to -- they are in the middle of a tough series against the golden state warriors and

before one of their big games you have to be answering to this stuff. >> charles barkley talking about the situation with clippers owner donald sterling. we want to look overseas for more news. president obama is in malaysia and third country he is visiting on his swing through asia. his trip has been mostly ceremonial with the exception of the king and state dinner. sunday it is all work. cnn's jim acosta is traveling with the president. jim, what pressing issues do the united states and malaysia have to work on? >> reporter: well, they are going to be talking about this big pacific trade deal the president would like to see reached. he is not coming home with one so they will continue to try to make progress on it and come together with a deal that all parties of that pacific partnership would like to see. not only here in malaysia but also in japan. and back in the united states, which is going to be a tough sell to the president's own party. but, don, you mentioned the ceremonial aspect of this trip and i think that is really the case here in malaysia. he is going to be visiting a

national mosque later today and holding a bilateral meeting with the prime minister here before sitting down for a news conference with reporters. but there is an overall strategy here for this white house, for this president, for this administration and that is countering china's rise not only economically but militarily at the tail end of this trip, don, he is visiting the philippines where he will try to execute an agreement with more military to be placed in dhathat country. is there a strategy here that goes beyond the ceremony of visiting a country. the first president to visit malaysia since 1966. don't forget every step of the way, the president is dealing with the crisis in ukraine and russia. that has become a full-time job for this president. >> the timing is very interesting, because, you know, flight 370. how much of flight 370, this mystery, is hanging over this visit? what has the president said about it? >> reporter: he gave an interview to a major malaysian

newspaper in which he said the u.s. is going to continue to contribute assets as part of the search for that plane and he also said -- it was interesting to hear this, don, because we haven't really heard the president talk about this -- he said going forward, perhaps it's time to start looking at the lessons learned. a bit of a acknowledgment of the intense criticism that has been leveled against this government, not only here in malaysia but internationally. it was interesting to hear the president say that. but the criticism, if there even was any in i in that comment, was very, very soft and it did not persuade the king of this country from honoring the president and the united states and what they have contributed to this effort to find this missing plane at a state dinner last night. here is what the king had to say. >> we wish to express our utmost gratitude for the u.s. support and cooperation. >> reporter: and so, don, we are

seeing this president play a role of chief that we are accustomed so seeing in the united states and may see more of that today from the president as he makes more public comments to this country but it's very much a similar case to what we saw in south korea when the president honored the victims and the families of that ferry disaster outside of seoul. so the president continuing with that role here in malaysia. >> jim acosta, thank you very much. this government has been called liars and murderers of the families aboard flight 370 and things may get worse. the details are next. after this tornado in north carolina, more dangerous storms are brewing across the country. we are going to tell you if you should be preparing.

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tomorrow is when we will really start to watch these closely, developing across the mississippi river valley. like we mentioned arklatex and also places like little rock and arkansas and missouri. watch out for these tomorrow and could be be a life-threatening situation and could see large tornadoes and large heail and damaging winds tomorrow and through monday. the warm air is coming in from the gulf of mexico and warm, dry air from the southwest and cooler air from the northwest. along with that upper level support is going to definitely support some strong thunderstorms. so as we go through the overnight hours if you're in wichita, oklahoma city, wichita falls be on the lookout. as we go into tomorrow, the arklatex under that risk of moderate severe weather and also for the entire state of arkansas pretty much and then as we roll into monday, the severe weather threat still extends all along the mississippi river valley and then it's pretty much in the

same place, don. as we make our way through tuesday. so this is going to be a multiday event and it's something you'll definitely want to pay very close attention to. also a heavy rain component. this is going to be a slow mover over the next couple of days so we could see anywhere from 2 to 4 inches of rain in the north and even the southeast picking up several inches of rain, don, before it is all said and done. >> jennifer gray, thank you very much. very concise forecast. we appreciate that, jennifer. there are several things that could help solve the mystery of flight 370. black box is one and passenger cell phones, another. cnn has conducted an experiment and you will be surprised what we found. t, that feeling of numbness. then you get the hot pins. it got to the point where i felt like, almost like lightning bolts, hot strikes into my feet. the pain was, it was... i just couldn't handle it, so my doctor prescribed lyrica. the pain has been reduced

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malaysian officials say in this report or any future ones will likely be undermined and taken with a whole lot of skepticism. many of what happened to the flight may be locked inside passengers cell phones at the bottom of the sea but when and if the plane wreckage is ever found, will any of those pictures or videos or text messages be usable? i want to bring in cnn money tech correspondent. that always throws me. lori, 50 plus days and three miles deep. these are huge factors. big factors that could impact that. could we get data from these phones that long out and with the pressure that is in the ocean? >> a lot of factors now, right? i spoke to cell phone forensics expert and thought no way if they found the plane and got those phones they could be able to extract data but they say not so. they gave me a variable that is considering the rate of corrosion. what would you have to look at? first thing is time. in this case you know what?

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were able to collect evidence like these cell phones, they would be looking at this to attempt to try to get an idea of what happened with this mystery. >> thank you. interesting that they could actually retrieve -- >> unbelievable. >> yeah. the technology. thank you. appreciate it, lori. lebron james says there is no room for donald sterling in our league. charles barkley says, if true, it calls for suspension. i'm talking about the allegations of racist remarks made by l.a. clippers owner donald sterling. we are going to discuss the fallout next. it was different than the other times i tried to quit. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix varenicline is proven to help people quit smoking. it's a non-nicotine pill. chantix reduced my urge to smoke. that helped me quit smoking. [ male announcer ] some people had changes in behavior, thinking, or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood, and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. if you notice any of these, stop chantix, and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any history of mental-health problems, which could get worse while taking chantix. don't take chantix if you've had a serious allergic or skin reaction to it.

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all right. let's get an update on a developing story out of los angeles. the nba investigating recorded remarks allegedly made by l.a. clippers team owner donald sterling. the remarks were obtained by the website tmz and feature a man telling a woman, apparently his girlfriend, to stop bringing black people to clippers games and stop posting photos with

african-americans on social media. the president has acknowledged he has heard the recording and says the remarks are not consistent with donald sterling's beliefs or feelings but he does not say the voice on the recording is not donald sterling. two people we like to turn to on issues ironically this is cnn contributors ben ferguson and lz granderson. two astute annists -- analysts who are also sports fans. le, listen. i don't know. you know, i don't know if we are shifting focus here by talking about that. that is legitimately part of the story but why do you feel that way? >> well, to me it's just a simple question, you know?

let's decide how many anger we should have about this, right? as i was saying earlier, i was hanging out with jay williams who is a former nba player. i said it's very difficult for me to really get worked up over this because this is not brand-new. this is not really breaking news. this has been reported for years about donald sterling and his racism. and time and time again, not just to players, the coaches, any corporation that chooses to do sponsorship deals with them, they all are aware of this when they go and join his franchise or work with his franchise. and so, you know, i don't want to shift focus. i want to expand the focus because a much larger conversation than just the comments of one franchise owner. it's about the decision making and the power of money and whether or not money really does cover a multitude of sins. >> yeah. so if someone offered you $7 million, said, i want you to come work for me, lz, not donald sterling because donald sterling

is probably not hiring the members of the team. they said you're going to make $7 million to come work for the clippers. you would say no? >> i would say that is not apples to apples. i will say that if you're a free agent and you play in the league with 32 options, why are you choosing that one when you may have 32? let's say there are 32 teams -- >> what if it's -- >> just say just ten. i'm sorry? say it's the last option? >> what if it's the only team that will hire you? >> really? in the world? there are leagues all over this planet. you're saying my only option to be a professional basketball player is to play for donald sterling? really? >> yes. >> no, that's not. the question is whether or not -- the question is whether or not you're going to -- whether or not the issues that bother you, bother you enough to take a stand. for some people such as muhammad ali, the answer was, obviously, yes. for the other people, the answer was no. . the question i was posing was what is the thought process for everyone who chooses to work

with someone who is such an obvious and offensive racist as donald sterling? >> don? >> go ahead, ben. >> there is a couple of things here. one, the nba should get a hold of this by having the same standards for owners that they do for players when they get in trouble with the law and they have suspensions. if they tweet something they don't like, if they cuss at an official, if they say something that inappropriate to a fan, what happens to the player? they are docked their pay and they have serious fines and it's very public. the nba should step up here and make it very clear that we are going to hold the owners accountable in same way that we hold the players and even the referees. we have had referees that have said nothing close to what this guy said that have ruined their entire careers over this. that is the first thing. is there a high poere.

they will the fame that comes with it and instead of a mid level market like a new orleans or memphis where there is a playoff game tonight and so longs they are willing to take this money, this i would call it dirty racist money, then they are willing to do it in l.a. not a lot you can get mad at saying we have had enough and refuse to play for this guy. >> you guys are saying the same thing. i would take the money and start the donald sterling racism camp for boys and take that money and put it to some good use. >> then you would be fired! >> are you stephen colbert now? >> i'm just saying. i'm not sure it's that cut and dry if somebody is offering you an opportunity of a lifetime. you can choose to do with whatever the proceeds and be up front about it. >> don, don. >> look at eli manning. >> lz first and then ben. >> again, you're too focused in on the players.

the franchise is part of a league that works with sponsors like nike and gatorade. there's so many more voices that could be involved in this discussion about whether or not donald sterling should be in some way chastised for the past as well as the present. and then on top of that, you keep overlooking the fact that this isn't the only team in the league. this isn't the only league in the world. this isn't just your only chance. and my third point is that there is a players association and they get together and do a collective bargaining agreement every few years. there is no reason why these players cannot rally together similarly to the way the nfl players spoke out against rush limbaugh and st. louis rams's his racist views and the nba could do similar things if they wanted to and chose to. >> don, here is the thing. here is the issue. if the players truly did not like this, they would refuse to play and they are going to continue to play because they don't care where the money comes

from if it's a racist guy like this that says don't take pictures with me as long as 30 million or the 7 million or 9 million goes in their bank account in a major market and as long as the players are willing to take this money, all the sponsors are going to say stay and all of the tv contracts will stay. the only way you truly hurt the team is by losing and they are winning right now. the guys that are winning for this team are making a ton of money from a guy that really hates black people. i think it's fair to say. but they are more than happy to take his cash and stand there on the court and let him cheer for them while they are making him more money. that's the big hypocrisy. if they want to stop it, they are the only ones, i think, truly that can stop it and i think the nba should step up here and suspend him and make it be real and actually mean something and declare this guy is a guy we disapprove of. they will do it to a player and a ref but not really an owner. >> is there something that is happening? you guys are agreeing with each

other. i don't know what to do. i'm bewildered. what is it? >> we just both happen to notice the truth. >> bewitched and bothered and none what is going on here. ben fergs has been snipping mint juleps. look the way he is addressed today! >> it's the grizzlies blue. i'm in my hometown and grizzlies in the playoffs tonight and my grizzlies blue on, buddy. >> thank you ben ferguson with the outfit. the hunt for missing flight 370 is on the verge of reboot. the underwater drone is almost finished with its unusually search area and found nothing. we will talk about how to reshape the search coming up. ♪ ♪ thank you!

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regrouping. you know, the ocean shield has been out there for quite a while. it's got to come back. get fuel, supplies. i think there are better assets that have been discussed by other analysts that need to go back in the water. but we need to complete the other 5% of that search at this point in time. >> mary, i'll ask you the same question. what fresh ideas should we be looking at as our options? >> the same thing that les said, but i would also want to know, you know, we have heard so much about the fact the ocean can play tricks with sound and now we are curious about whether the 33.5 really were, the pingers, the 33.5 megahertz as opposed to 37.5. so i think in this hiatus, after we finish up the additional 5% like les said, then i think we ought to test out and see if the 35.5 hertz is what we hear is the pinger was losing the battery and ought to put some down there and see how far that signal will travel. and then know how far to go from

the other pingers they are using the others for to try to search the ocean floor from the distance from those other pings. i agree with les but i'd sure like to know the answers to some of those questions about how it reacts in the ocean water. >> so did you want to weigh in on that? >> no, i agree with mary but from the standpoint i think the mr data is still accurate and from the standpoint of that search is going to broaden probably and we are going to have to restrategize. you know, whether we throw those in or not, i don't know if it's material. but, you know, the bottom line is more assets, more tools, and restrategize the whole process. >> you think that the mr -- can you imagine after all these weeks and all of the money spent if they are searching in the wrong place? that would just be horrible. mary, you know, the first report is due. 370 report is due next week.

should malaysia keep its lead role in this investigation or get someone else to take charge? >> well, i think malaysia is going to keep their lead role in it. i would like to see the australians continue to play the lead role, because i'm going to say when. when the wreckage is found and the black boxes and the cell phones and all of these other things occur, the australians are experienced in it. they would be able to take the lead and do what needs to be done and they have apparently done a very good job of keeping malaysia and other countries brief so i would prefer to see australia do it but i think malaysia is going to keep the lead. >> does malaysia need to release its radar showing the last trails of flight 370? i mean, maybe some other expert could take a look, les? >> that's always been a contention of mine. we have never been able to find out whether that information is credible. it's just -- i think that would help redefine the search area. perhaps they know, but there's a

lot of -- you know, that whole track north of sumat rarra and don't know if something is hidden from us. >> mary, i want to talk about this report that is coming out again. do you expect it to be as detailed as the families would like, as many people who have been following this would like? or do you think it's just going to be sort of cursory? >> preliminary reports are never really deep in detail. preliminary reports just lay out the facts. you know, it's kind of like a police accident report, you know? they are kind of pro forma and lay out the facts they know as of now. when the ntsb does it they are v very short and the first hearing they list all of the documents they have obtained so far and make it all public. but the preliminary report is probably going to disappoint the families. however, the fact that malaysia

has said they are going to make some recommendations is pretty good, because the ntsb usually makes its recommendations after they complete their report and then, of course, recommendations in the united states have to be acted on by the faa so making a recommendation doesn't mean it's going to get done. but here we are being pro active and doing recommendations now. that is good. i think the families will like the recommendations. >> given as much information as we have gotten or not gotten from the folks in malaysia, as you have been sitting here with this story covering it as much as i have been, les, what do you expect to learn from this report next week? anything? >> well, you know, i've heard words like mundane and i agree with mary. it's probably a pretty basic situation. it's going to establish a template and time line so at least we have a reference to refer to and something factual and i think -- i think from that standpoint, you know, it will be a good thing. >> yeah, it's been, what? seven weeks and it's just unbelievable that -- yeah, we have all become a family here

sort of watching this together. thank you, les and mary. exciting day tomorrow for catholics in rome and around the world. two of the most beloved popes in history will be canonized and join the st. hood but how does one become a saint? two great popes fpath to st. hod is next.

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in just hours two former catholic leaders are set to become saints un of the holeyest honors in the catholic church and cat faithful are gathering in vatican city on the eve of this historic day. ♪ millions are expected in rome ready to witness john paul, ii and pope john 23rd part of the community of catholic saints but what does it take to become a catholic saint and why is this such a historic day for the catholic church? i want to bring in father edward beck. the process to canonize a catholic saint is lengthy and how does one become a saint? >> if the person was knonoknowne holy they would say this guy is a saint then it became more official you had the vatican investigation of miracles.

the virtue of the person and it become a much lengthier process after that. >> it's >> there's a lot of crazy stuff going on up here. it's symbolic whachlt does this mean? >> it's not symbolic. it's saying they lived a virtuous life. they are god-like. if you want to be holy and closer to god, do what they did? >> they didn't live completely sin-free lives. >> saints are sinners, too. they are talking about his inactivity of section abuse. that is a stain on his papacy. it's not to say a person never made a mistake or everything they did was beyond approach. it's to say in the greater scheme of things, their lives

attested to a holy person. >> does tomorrow's canonization signalize the global catholic church? >> i don't know about global catholic church. tomorrow is holocaust day. they really impacted the relationship of catholics to jews. he forged documents that 24,000 jews could escape. he baptized them and made b baptismal certificates. you can't blame the jews for the death of christ. john the 23rd said, john paul ii grew up with naziism. he did what he could to work

against it. >> this has been a big issue coming off easter, the busiest sunday of the year, about how the numbers for people who were attending church and the people affiliated with a certain religion, the numbers are dwindling. the catholic church is taking a big hit, if not for immigrants coming in, most spanish speaking countries. the numbers are lower for catholics. what do you make of that and that young people don't necessarily want to be identified with a particular religion? >> i think people are finding spiritualalty elsewhere. people join on-line churches now and are finding it other places. i do not see a decrease. i see more young people coming back to church where i serve as pastor. i'm not sure what to make of that. i believe the statistics. i believe pope francis reinvigorated the catholic

church. he's putting the focus of the church on mission. >> that's my next question. you led me into it. he's focusing on quality or inequality. he's somewhat accepting of gay people. >> yeah. >> if he continues the way he continues, do you think he will attract people or do you think that will turn people off? >> i think it's definitely attracting people. he's widening the circle. he's saying everyone is included. jesus came for everybody, especially the sinner. how can you exclude them? the woman that got the call saying you may be married to a divorced man -- >> but you can still receive the sack rement. >> that's the odd thing. why would they not be able to receive the sacrament? >> the teaching is you have to

be in a state of grace to come to the sacrament. maybe it would prevent them from coming because of a scandal. the faithful are saying a known sinner. maybe they are scandalized by that. you used to have it. they go to church after killing somebody and want to receive. you can't let someone like that receive. >> you are not trying to save the virtuouvirtuous, it's the s. >> reform, then join us at the table. there's another theology that says the best way to get reformed is to come to the table, be included. >> interesting. we are going on and on. >> great talking to you. >> i know, this is a great conversation. please come back and we'll talk more about it. >> thanks. cnn will bring the canonization live tomorrow morning. services begin at 4:00 a.m. eastern time, live on cnn.

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welcome back, everyone. back now to the gruesome search to the bodies in south korea. more than a week after a south korean ferry capsized, searchers are carrying out body after body. nearly 50 bodies, all female students huddled together in one cabin, all wearing life vests. w are in jindo, south korea with the latest. >> reporter: strong water currents put the search on hold for the sunken ferry, just after 2:00 saturday afternoon, divers had to stop their operations. it was too dangerous to be under the water and get inside the submerged ship.

the rescue operation is suspended into the early hours of sunday. no bodies have been recovered since friday night and divers and officials are saying that the reason that this is happening is because the divers have accessed all the areas that are easier to get to. now, the places they are trying to get to are further inside the submerged ship. they are trying to get into the cabins that are basically on the sea floor. far more difficult to access the area. some doors won't open because of the water pressure. there's an awful lot of floating objects, which are making this operation extremely difficult. of course, there is an emotional toll for these divers. >> translator: when i heard about the accident, i almost cried, i couldn't believe it. even now, i'm searching as if i'm searching for my own children. the coast guard feels the same way. >> reporter: four more crew

members were taken into custody saturday, bringing the total to 15, including the captain himself. all of them are charged with causing death by abandonment. many of them have other charges. the captain, himself, has five charges. if found guilty, he faces up to live in prison. jindo, south korea. hello, top of the hour. i'm don lemon. you are in the cnn news room. we are going to continue our coverage of the story sweeping through the sports world, the professional sports world of basketball, actually the entire country. right now, we are awaiting a news conference by the nba news commissioner, adam