>> downtown area seems like it's completely leveled. >> we're live in one of the hardest hit towns. breaking overnight. the search for flight 370 now enters the next stage. >> an intensified underwater search. >> covering a larger area of the ocean floor that could take up to eight months. we have the latest on the new plans. plus, growing outrage against the owner of the los angeles clippers over comments he allegedly made over black people. >> yeah it bothers me a lot. broadcast that it you're associating with black people. you're supposed to be a delicate white or del indicate pearl. >> your "new day" starts right now. good morning, welcome to "new day." breaking news indeed the deadliest tornado yet this year. at least 18 people killed but search and rescue is just

getting under way after intense twisters reported in oklahoma, nebraska and missouri. one dead. crushing the town of quapaw near the kansas border. another death reported in iowa but those numbers are shot-changed. >> at least 18 of those deaths -- 16 of those deaths are in central arkansas. a massive twister. half a mile wide. wiping out home after home in the northern suburb us of little rock. let's bring in chad myers live from mayflower, arkansas, a small town, chad that really got the brunt of this storm. >> reporter: it certainly did, the tornado touched down rather quickly and it became large very quickly. we have now reports, we're going to talk to a storm spotter who saw this live. you're going to talk to him in just a second. he's going to think that this is probably an ef-4 or ef-5 tornado. i can only see ef-3 damage. that's it behind me.

that is a store that is no longer a store, but you can still see where the walls are or at least were. that operates it was not a storm of 200 miles per hour or more. at least not here. we're standing on the edge of i-40 here, north of little rock, but we are sure that the death toll is going to rise today. scenes of devastation this morning after a series of deadly tornadoes ripped across the mid-south on sunday. the hardest hit, arkansas. the massive destruction resulting in the most deaths. more than 100 people treated at various local hospitals. >> oh, wow, guys. my ears are popping. yep, we're in it right now. we're in the tornado. >> reporter: a tornado as much as a half-mile wide with winds estimated up to 150 miles per hour demolished the area of little rock, leaving the towns of mayflower and downtown vilonia in ruins.

>> there's a few buildings partially standing but the amount of damage is tremendous. >> reporter: civilians and rescue workers frantically searching interstate littered with crushed or vehicles. witnesses saw this deadly twister in quapaw. flattening homes. the brutal barrel of tornadoes battling north injuring several people. officials say the storms destroyed at least 70 homes and at least 20 businesses were leveled. >> all at once we heard the sirens going off. and everybody was told to get to the bathroom. and we did. and we heard this cracking and breaking. >> reporter: first responders out in full force, urgently going house to house, checking on residents and setting up emergency shelters for those now homeless. >> things can be replaced or rebuilt. family cannot be. >> reporter: that tornado was

one of several tearing through parts of kansas and missouri. leaving trails of devastation in their paths. >> as we arrive on the scene last night, we saw families calling for their pets. they were lost in the storm. we know there are families that have also lost loved one it's in storm as well. the rescue continues, but this area is so long, the devastation is so long, all the way from mayflower, you can look at it on the map. all the way from el paso, miles and miles of destruction. many homes destroyed. and not enough first responders, at least when we got here to cover the homes that are flattened, chris. this area is say big mess this morning and we're hoping they find more survivors in the rubble. >> all right. chad, give us updates what you learn there on the ground. we want to get to somebody who has lived through. and helping his community recover from it.

james firestone, he's the mayor of vilonia, very hard hit. mr. mayor, you can hear justice. >> yes, sir. >> i know you got a lot of work this morning but we want to help you get the word out of need for your community. what did you live through there? >> well, a little bit before 8:00 last night. the storm signs had gone off. all of a sudden, of course, it sounds like a train coming which is all too familiar because we went through this almost exactly three years ago. it was three years and two days ago we went through the same thing. the storm here, it's almost the same path. it struck the southwest corner of town first. came across all the way way across the city, probably a 6 1/2 to 7-mile track across. and last time, we were an ef-2 and it did a lot of damage, you know, blew shingles off roofs. broke out windows. privacy fences were blown down.

trees but this time, the storm was much stronger. buildings are completely leveled. very few walls left standing in its path. just a tremendous amount of damage. it's just hard to look at and believe this happened to us. >> it's a terrible coincidence. no two ways about that. was there advance warning, were people able to evacuate and shelter in place. what do you know about the human cost? >> yes, sir, i think that's probably going to help us as far as our casualties. of course, the weather service had been predicting an outbreak of storms all weekend. so everybody was on the lookout, on edge. we actually -- the fire department turned the storm sirens on about 45 minutes before the storm actually hit, which gave people a lot of time. i had folks call me that wanted to know if the storm shelters were going to be open.

in fact, we had a grant to build a shelter at the school after the 2011 storm, and i was told there were between 300 and 4 people in that shelter from the storm here. >> that's good news that you were a little bit ahead of it. luckily, if there's any luck involved with this, it was the weekend so, you didn't have to deal with all the kids being at school. how are you? how is your family? how is your home? >> my family and i were in a safe room. i did not have any damage to my house. very fortunate. a lot of other folks here weren't that lucky. >> one of the worst parts about a tornado is how random it is in terms of who gets destroyed and who winds up making it through. but obviously, it's horrible for everybody trying to recover. we know how to reach us, mr. mayor. we want to be here to get out the word of what's needed as you go through the recovery process. please let us know what we can

tell people to send that way, other than prayers which i'm sure you want for everybody. stay in touch with us, let us know what you need. and what you discover. >> okay. thank you. >> you see that video right there, what the storm looked like as it was coming through. as the mayor said, it's a good thing it was on the weekend. the threat of weather is not over yet. several states still facing thunderstorms potentially dangerous weather in coming days. let's go to meteorologist indra petersons. where's it headed right now? >> that's right. we have the threat, even moderate risk of severe weather today. let's talk of what we saw yesterday. 31 reports of tornado damage. you can see the straight line wind damage as well as the system did make its way across. one of these tornadoes was a long-term tornado. you can actually see how far this tornado made its way across. reports say foundations were having homes and buildings completely ripped down. it was an ef-4, possibly an

ef-5. the national weather service does need to go out and survey that damage to indicate whether or not it was of strength. looking at may flower, you see that pink there. this morning, the concern is still there. we're talking about currently tornado watch boxes out towards memphis, just ahead of jackson, out towards alexandria. we're still looking for it to ramp up even through the afternoon. why? we have the dry moisture and system making its way across. but notice another moderate risk area is out there. heightened risk from huntsville, down through jackson. and this threat continues even as we go through tomorrow. the system pushes through the country. overnight tonight, you need to stay aware. we're talking about 55 million people still looking at a slight risk for severe weather. so hardly out of the woods yet.

>> thank you so much. >> is the risk going forward the same as it was for what they dealt with last night? >> at one point they did have a high alert. we could see that heighten through the afternoon. through tomorrow, a slight risk but expansive. >> so nothing to shrug off? >> definitely never shrug it off no matter what risk. the australian prime minister has announced a new phase in the operation, an expanded underwater search utilizing private contractors. and he's saying it could last months. right now the bluefin 21 submersible is on its 16th mission scanning the motion floor looking for any signs. we have cnn's miguel marquez in perth, australia. he has more. miguel, what do we know? >> good morning, chris. look, this is going to be a multilevel effort that could span at best say say, eight months, if they go that larger search. the bluefin 21 is going to

continue to search the area north of the pinger. u.s. navy telling cnn the next likely area that would be searched is where the first ping was picked up which say few miles north of that. the water gets deeper there. they might other devices to search that area. if they don't find it in any of those area, the prime minister is talking about going to an area of 26,600 square miles big. to date, they have searched about 150 square miles of that. so it is a massive, massive, undertaking. they are saying right now if they don't find it in the most promised areas that they will be forced to go to a much broader search which at the very best could take up to eight months. michae michaela. >> all right, miguel, we'll delve into that as it comes to "new day." clippers owner donald

sterling is accused of making offensive remarks of african-americans on audio reports released online. sterling's own team wore their warmup shirts backwards in silent protest. several nba superstars as well as the naacp say that sterling should go with those reports. . dan, i'm sure this is the talk of the town. >> good morning, michaela. well, mr. sterling was nowhere to be found during the clippers tough loss yesterday in oakland. the team moves to los angeles tomorrow night and, boy, things have really gotten explosive. >> reporter: the l.a. clippers took to the court on sunday, stripping off their warmup uniforms in solidarity. the team's t-shirts with the logo invisible. a sign of protest. after an audio surfaced on tmz

sports a man reportedly sterling with a conversation. >> people call you and say i have black people on my instagram. and it bothers you. >> yeah, it bothers me a lot that you want to broadcast that you're associating with black people. do you have to? >> you're associate with black people. >> i'm not you and you're not me. you're supposed to be a delicate latino girl. >> i'm a mixed girl. >> reporter: this exchange allegedly erupting after sterling saw this photo posing with nba legend magic johnson. >> and i took a picture with someone i like. >> good. and he happens to be black and i'm sorry. >> i think the fact that you admire him i've known him hell and he should be admired. >> magic johnson outraged over

sterling's alleged comments. >> we're all upset. if you're going to be like this, why are you owning a team in the nba which is, what, over 70% african-american basketball players. so i think he should step down. >> reporter: the nba now watching that as fans, players and officials experience their disgust. >> with comments like that it affects our game. we can't have it. we can't have it from an owner, a player, so on. >> there's absolutely no place in the nba family for ignorance, intolerance, reprehensible comments that are unacceptable and not fit for what this league is all about. >> reporter: well, donald sterling's wife of 50 years -- yes, he is still married. she was at the game. she told espn, quote, i'm not a racist and she does not condone what's on that tape although she does not confirm it was her

husband. she filed a lawsuit against her husband's girlfriend claiming that she came into some possessions fraudulently, those polgsz, a ferrari, a range rover and a $1.8 million in beverly hills. she said those are gifts given to her by mr. sterling and she has done nothing wrong. >> the whole situation say big mess. not a lot of love for this guy in l.a. but the fans are devoted to the team. hard to reconcile those two things, the team and the owner and the players. >> we have out this birdsong, kevin johnson, greg anthony, and dominique wilkins. we'll get their word on this mess in los angeles. >> kevin johnson said it will be a defining moment for the league. it's complicated.

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we are are going from the current phase to a phase which is focused on searching the ocean floor. over a much larger area. >> a much larger area. welcome back to "new day." that was australia's prime minister tony abbott announcing that the search for flight 370 has now entered a new phase. it's going to expand under water for several months as crews no longer expect to find any debris on the surface of the indian ocean. let's discuss this very new big

development with cnn analyst david gallo. and shawn puchnicki from ohio state university. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> so, david, we projected this was going to happen once they covered that initial search area. they've now expanded did saying it could take up to eight months to cover. how do you tack that? >> well, you know, it's something we do routinely in the ocean floor. mapping the seafloor. even with air france 447, we had about five square miles. it's not insurmountable. but the problem is, when you expand the scale, you have to be very careful not to sacrifice resolution for range. not to try to cover more ground and give up what you see, the detail that you see. how do you do that? what equipment do you bring in,

and how much, david? >> well, there's different kinds. there's towed sonars as we've talked before. towed sonars and auvs in the mix. it's going to be important to come up with the right plan, right people, right technology getting out there. time to do serious thinking who does what. >> and, sean hour, do you do serious thinking about who does what? >> well, it's just a matter of basically retooling this investigation. deciding that the data points that we had taken us to this conclusion. looks like that hasn't worked out. so now, we need to go to different areas. and when you're looking at those different areas as dave can tell you, depending on the depth and the terrain, that's going to decide the different types of equipment that you're going to bring into the new phase of the investigation. >> and what does it mean to you, shawn, when they say they're kind of moving away from military assets talking about

bringing in commercial assets? how does that change the arrangement? how does that change the search? >> well, certainly, there's going to be different arrangements. different arrangements, financially, is what i meant to say. and that obviously all has to be coordinated. and it involves more people to make that happen. but what that does also is brings in different types of technologies that might be available at the commercial level that may not be available for the ships they already had. so with the other ships coming back to perth in the last day or so, it's a matter of saying, okay, these vehicles. these vessels, no longer possess the capability of new search. we're not looking for the batteries anymore. the pings are definitely gone. so those vehicles that had that capability, we can excuse them from participating anymore. in fact, their assets are no longer as value yablg.

>> and, david, this shouldn't be viewed -- this move of kind of looking into arrangements with commercial organizations that shouldn't be viewed as nations >> no, nations aren't giving up. same with air france 447. it's just the kinds of people that have the technologies necessary to get to that water depth-in fact, bluefin being operated by phoenix international, i think phoenix international will still be in the mix. at least i hope so. it brings in the academic partners like the oceanographic deomark in germany. just widens the field of people who can participate. >> widens the field of people who can participate but also widens the search. one thing they're turning away from, tony abbott said it's highly unlikely that any debris is going to be found on the ocean surface.

do you think it's smart at this point, david, to call off that search from the air? >> well, i think they have to pare it back, because it seems like they're grasping at straws. it seems difficult to do any serious modeling. >> shawn, any downside, you know, when you haven't really defined the haystack really that well for the underwater search, is there a concern in giving up the air search? >> well, no, i don't think. i think the air search, in my opinion, is coming to an end, just because of the time delay and the nature of the water that we have in the area. i think it's just extremely unlikely that anything really meaningful is probably going to be found at the surface. there might still be pieces out there somewhere. we might have to wait for those to float to shore and be found. i think as typically what is seen with these types of

accidents, the majority of the wreckage is at the bottom somewhere. and that is really the focus of this investigation. i think we also have to remember when you're out flying these aircraft, low-level missions, large airplanes, there's risk in doing that. there's inherent risk in just flying any mission. so, if the necessity isn't there, then you have to really wonder is the risk worth it anymore? because they certainly don't want to lose an air crew over just searching because we just feel like we should be searching. so this is something that i think they're methodically thinking through risk versus benefit. and i think the benefit is getting extremely low at this point. >> and they are definitely reassessing it as they enter this new phase where they should be prioritizing and where they should be putting all their assets. we'll see how quickly they get the new assets in place. we'll talk later in the show. david, shawn, thank you very much. >> david's been saying all

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welcome back to "new day." let's take a look at headlines. we start with breaking news. a night of heartbreaking weather in the nation's heartland. at least 18 people dead. tornado wiped out neighborhoods in the suburb us of little rock. fatalities also reported in iowa and oklahoma. a tornado ripping up the town of quapaw with oklahoma's borders with kansas and month. breaking news out of ukraine, the mayor of kharkiv reportedly shot in the back. we're told he's fighting for his life. let's get the latest from phil black live in kiev. phil? >> reporter: michaela, really significant breaking news here in the eastern ukraine this morning in the city of where the

mayor of the city was shot in the back after running through the streets this morning. he's a well-known figure. he's a former ally of viktor yanukovych, when he was driven from power, this mayor put his support quickly behind the new kiev. since then, he's been operate successful at suppressing the pro-russian movement which has been gaining movement across the east. in the city of khavkiv they've been able to keep a lid on it. we don't know if the shooting was related to the ongoing struggle between the pro-russian forces and the ukrainians. can could potentially open up the possibility for the pro of had russians to gain a foothold

in kharkv and that could be a blow to the area. >> there could be sanctions again individual russian officials. sanctions would include the freezing of assets and travel bans. this announcement coming after he arrived in the philippines in the last stop of his four-country asian tour. the u.s. and philippines just signed a ten-year defensive pact. those are your headlines at this hour. chris. >> all right. talking about sanctions they play into the next story as well. it's being called a defining moment for the nba. leaked audio recording set to be the clippers owner donald sterling making racist comments. sparking a new discussion about race. let's bring in greg anthony, and turner sports nba analyst. hey, greshgs good to see you. sorry about this. boy, oh, boy, social media has

lightened up. people are so angry about this. you've played in the league. you've been around ownership. is this a wow moment for you? >> no, it's not a wow moment for me. and quite frankly, it's not going to be a wow moment for a lot of people within the infrastructure of the nba. but it's become a wow moment for the league now because it's public. and the fact that these comments have come out, it's significant, and i think it's also going to put the league in a position where they're going to have to do something that's probably unprecedented. and it's not that it's illegal for the comments, the alleged comments that donald sterling has made. he's long been thought to be somewhat of a bigot. but the issue now is the fact that everybody around the country knows. and there say bit of a hypocrisy with it. because sports in american culture, is one of the few areas where we're pretty progressive and open. you've just seen in the nba where we had the first openly gay athlete come out and still

be able to play. and it's been a nonissue. and it's typically a nonissue for race, ethnicity, for gender, when you talk about sports in america. so there's a bit of hypocrisy when you have an owner who seems to have a view that donald sterling has. and the league, while they can't force him to sell, while there's backlash from a player's standpoint, from a fan's perspective, they're going to have to put him in a position where he has to do something significant and also donald sterling pays a significant price. >> i think that's the shock, when you think of the nba, i can't think of another example where african-american athletes have been more empowered. we saw with lebron and wade and bosh putting their own team together. you have chris paul, the head of the players organization. you have just great moves into management and leadership with

african-american players. then we hear, oh, we've always knew this guy what was a bigot. how has he been allowed to exist with someone with racist views? >> well, first of all, this is still america, you still have the right to your own views and values. the question is, are you going to support those. listen, chris, you and i both know a lot of people who have used -- that we may not agree with. but that should not keep them from pursuing a livelihoodhood. the question, though, when it becomes pushgs and it starts to significantly impact the brand. and that's where the issue now lies. >> so what do you think they can do, greg? >> well listen, it's not just going to be the league. it's going to be how fans react. and also now your corporate partners react. how your network partners relate to this. and we've seen backlash before in those who are homophobic.

our society is not torlent of those not accepting people who are different. so i do think this thing has legs and it's going to continue to be a significant issue for donald sterling, for the los angeles clippers. also there's a bit of hypocrisy. we're talking about this being in l.a. probably as liberal a major city that we have in america with an owner with these views if what is allege said true. i don't want to go out and say it's definitive, because i don't know. i don't have the ability to verify what i've heard and what millions of other people around the country have been able to hear from what's been released. but if those things are true, something significant has to be done. and if you're adam sober, this is a moment for him as the new commissioner of our league, to make a really strong statement how we're not going to allow this type of behavior be a part of our sport. and also set an example, not only for other sports, but

society in general, how we're going to deal with these types of issues. >> generally, you try, you try in the media not to hype things beyond their relevance. and i know we don't get it right all the time. this is one of those situations where i feel like playing the opposite way. i hope this doesn't stay in the league if the allegations stand up. do you think this is bigger what k.j. has been saying, kevin johnson, do you think this is a watershed moment for how we deal with this type of intolerance? >> it is. i think your point, it isn't just about the league. but it's an opportunity for the league to not only make a statement, but then to move society in a different direction. listen, we can make all the laws we want about how we act in public, and the things we do. you can't create laws that are going to change how people think. the mind-set of a donald sterling, if this stuff is true, is such no matter what we do, we're not going to change it.

but what we can change is the fact that we're not going to associate ourselves with people of the like. and i think our league, to your point earlier, of the fact that so many other player, significant players, are of african-american decent, i think it's vital that they do come out with a severely strong statement that we're not going to tolerate and allow for this type of bigoted behavior to exist. and it still will. but we don't want to ever have it rear its ugly head with the extent we've seen with the audiotape released. >> it's been separated from the team itself. the players made a strong show. it's unfortunate, they have to be the ones taking a stand in this station. they need it in the playoffsing that with the warriors. greg, thank you very much. this is a continue, conversation. i think it has to be, otherwise, these things tengd s tend to g

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welcome back. we're following breaking news now. at least 18 people would be killed by tornadoes in the nation's heartland. 16 of those deaths reported in arkansas where a tornado half a mile wide wiped out community it's in northern subbushes of little rock. take a look at the damage in the town of mayflower. joining us now, brett adair is a storm chaser. he actually witnessed where that tornado touched down. brett, so glad you're here to talk about it. talk us through the moments when that tornado touched down in mayplower. >> we watched a tornado from highway 365 which is just southwest of may sflower. we saw the tornado coming west of town. tornly, we were south of the

storm as it came across i-40 here. it hit some neighborhoods, we were south of it and had a visual to relay the warn to get national weathers is. >> i'm so glad that was the case. we have images from that area. the mayor of may flower said it was chaos. you had an advantage to drive through the town. tell us what you saw? >> there were several neighborhoods completely destroyed. however, a lot of those were mobile home parks. a lot of those mobile homes were tossed and torn apart. unfortunately, some of my guys were involved in search and rescue, and we ended up assisting the medical personnel and dealt with a couple of those fatales ourselves trying to help save those people. but the damage here is severe. and looks like we might are more of that to deal with later today, unfortunately. >> brett, you actually had a chance to try and help some

people. you were providing some first aid to folks? >> yes. i have an army medic that travels with us. and he had to do cpr on a gentleman, and unfortunately, he didn't make it. that's part of it. that's part of the storm chasing. and part of the reason we're here. we're here to help. we're not just here to see the storms. we were affected personally in alabama. we were devastated. people came in to help us and we want to do the same for them. >> you have a personal connection, obviously. tell us how this one that you just experienced and witnessed compares to the ones that you've seen, compared to the one that devastated your town in alabama? >> well, this event was not quite as widespread. this one particular storm had several tornadoes that touched down in its path, unfortunately causing damage and fatal taillight,.

fatalities. the national weather service had given these guys a lot of warning, otherwise, this could have been a lot worse. >> that's the key. as you said, some warning gives people the chance to get out of the path. get out of harm's way. we're certainly glad you were able to provide some level of comfort, we hope. maybe even help some folks. our thoughts are with you. and our thoughts with the folks that lost everything and their loved ones. thanks so much, brett adair. thanks for joining us. glad you were able to be there and help some people. we should point out if you're wanting to help the devastation in the heartland. go to cnn.com/impact. you can do so there. coming up next on "new day," the effort to find flight 370, it continues. but it's going deeper and wider. and it could go on for months in this new area. will this more intense underwater search, though, bring any new leads on where the plane is. have you heard the audiotapes?

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over alleged racist remarks made by los angeles clippers owner donald sterling. there's actually nothing alleged about them being racist. it's whether or not they made them. right now we want to bring in kevin johnson, obviously, nba star, and now he has a list of five demands including sanctions against sterling. the question is what will the league do. will they comply, mr. kevin johnson with us now. mr. mayor, thank you for joining us. let's get right to your key phrase that you used. defining moment. why is this that? >> i think it's a defining moment because you have a new commissioner, commissioner silver. you have these remarks that were made by nba owner in a league that's predominantly african-american in terms of players. and, you know, those comments

were reprehensible and unacceptable. it's very clear it represents the worst type of ignorance and tolerance. it's not representative of what the nba stands for. and the players are quite honestly outraged and when chris paul called me and said hey, will you help us navigate through this. i said absolutely. >> chris paul, all-star, also president of the players union, he has clout as well. the question is what can you do. you have a list of demands, using the word "sanctions. "what can they do? it's not a crime, but how can they deal with it in the harsh message which you think is appropriate? >> well, i think what the players want to know, they wanted an immediate investigation to make sure due process took place and make sure the audiotapes were real. number two, they want know that their voices are heard. they wanted to make sure that

they're not looked at as passive participants. the nba players wants to have a dialogue and that has taken place. they want to make sure mr. sterling is not invited or can participate in any games or playoff games during this season. number four, they want a clear understanding of what sanctions are available. when commissioner silver said he has has a broad range, prod power or discretion, we want to know what that entails because the players ultimately feel it needs to be swift and decisive and it has to be the most severe sanctions allowable. >> not the most important thing in the overarching issue but the fans in the nba. document think this affects the playoffs, not in terms of how well they play, but is that on the table, that they might boycott? >> you know, i think it affects the team because it's very emotional. it's emotional for the clippers.

emotional for the warriors. it's emotional for the nba family. this is a very emotional issue. not to comment these comments are directed at magic johnson what better player that represents the best of the nba than magic johnson. i think it's all sad. it's a very heavy moment. and that's why i think the commissioner needs to act very quickly and forcibly so this distraction can be put behind us. and we can talk about the great playoffs games that we're experiencing and viewing. >> you don't want to put it on the players. there's no talk of boycotting right now. so the onus gets on management do you think that the commissioner has the ability to box out an owner from being around his own team? >> you know, that's what we're all trying to understand. this is, as i said, this is a defining moment for the league. for me, when i think about commissioner silver, he's got to make sure that the players are represented. and that's taking place.

and he's got to do something that's very decisive. and he goes as far as he can possibly take it. it's got to make a statement. and ultimately for us, as players, we want to make sure is there something within his powers that allows him to say this owner is not fit to be an owner of the team. if that's not the case then we need to have ongoing discussions. because we as players, we have character clauses in our agreements. we got to make sure there's two-way accountability and certain the owners should be held to the same standard. >> you look outside the league, it should obviously have broader cultural implications. so you look at that next context. the naacp was going to give this guy a lifetime achievement award. what does that mean if that supposedly wasn't a secret about this man's character. politically, you're the mayor in sacramento, is there something politically that can be done

because of who is in the community? what do you think the options are. obviously made the wrong has - decision and they're going to correct it going forward. there were allegations about this owner. i'm not sure everyone knew it was true or not. but going forward, everyone is clear, i've gotten calls from black caucuses in california and they are talking about boycotting. i asked them to hold off for a moment. let's let the commissioner weigh in, let's see what the sanctions are and then we can determine what the appropriate reaction should be. >> you're keeping that in the pocket, if you have influence outside of league, you're willing to do that to make the right statement? >> chris, we absolutely have the responsibility to do that. again, i'm a big fan of commissioner silver. i think he's going to make the right decision. ultimately, we have to understand what our legal up options are, we don't want to

take anything off the table. we've got to make sure justice is searched not just for this league, but for society. there's a moral issue but also a players issue. anybody at threat for the well-being of this league, of this brand, we embrace the nba. the nba normally gets an "a" grade for diversity. and we're not going to let one person taint or tarnish the reputation of this great league. >> last question, i don't want to throw anybody's name in this. there have been issues where players use racial words and it's been discussed and then it goes away. why is this bigger than that? >> because when you have an owner, they're in a position of influence. and playersing are out there working very hard to be good at their craft, to win ball games, but every time we have a playoff game, there's dollars to be made. and if those dollars go into the pocket of an owner who doesn't value or respect players that is very problematic.

again, players, we want to be held accountable, on the court and off the court. it has to be two-way accountability and mr. sterling needs to be held in realtime as well. >> i hope it's not true, but i have a suspicion it's going to be hard to drop the hammer here. everybody knows you're a man of your word you have great integrity. we will stay on the story. mayor johnson, if we can help in any way, let us know. we want to follow this to its conclusion. >> thanks, chris. now, we're following the outrage of this situation, but first, we have those deadly tornadoes that ripped through the midwest. we have new information about flight 370. the search there is changing. now they're saying eight months. a lot to tell you about. let's get to it. the amount of damage is tremendous. houses are just piles of brick. >> all of a sudden, we heard the sirens going off. we heard this cracking and breaking. >> i want everybody to know your country will be there to help

you recover and rebuild. >> an intensified underwater search over a much larger area. >> yes, it bothers me a lot that you want to broadcast that you're associating with black people. i think he should step down. good morning, welcome to "new day." in central arkansas, at least 16 people are dead. the damage widespread. take a look for yourself. this is what happened after a massive twister half a mile wide flattened homes, shattered suburb us of little rock, arkansas. one confirmed death in oklahoma. that's where a twister crushed a small town with the border of missouri and kansas. another death reported in iowa. all of these numbers are so early. search and rescue just beginning as the sun comes up. we have chad myers on location

from the hard hit town of mayflower, arkansas, chad, what's the latest? >> i moved from the damage here at mayflower to give you perspective of the size. last time i was near the camera but i don't think you truly get what this building was. chris, this building was a concrete building. a cinder block building. some type of machine shop. this is a factory of some sort and now it's completely destroyed. but the real problem today for the search and rescue teams and for the people picking up their lives in mayflower, vilonia, and let me show you this, the buildings are shattered. the nails are everywhere. more people can get hurt after the storm than during the storm if they're not very skafl.

minor injuries, we do believe that most of the power has been shut off. but for now, a lot of power lines were full. i'm very careful moving through here because of those nails. but here's the electrical box. all the conduit, right there. a big structure, a very sturdy structure, completely destroyed. we know that i'm probably saying that this is f-3 damage because i can still see some walls but there are buildings in vilonia that we know of, especially one dollar store, there's nothing left except the concrete that that building was sitting on. everything else completely gone. that indicates damage probably of greater than ef-3, somewhere in 4 or maybe 5. the national weather service will be out here looking at it. i think now, counting the dead, helping the injured and rescuing those that may still be trapped. it is such a wide area that there may still be people that need to be rescued, chris. >> so the search efforts not over. the recovery not even yet really

beginning. chad, thank you very much. let's bring in two people who have seen this also first hand. james bryant and austin overlag. they were meterology students some of the first on the scene in may flower after the tornados touched down. guys can you hear me? guys can you hear me? >> yeah, good morning, kate. >> good morning. thank you so much for taking the time. as the sun is just about to come where you are, people are going to get the first real chance they've had overnight to see the pure devastation that we can see behind you. james, first tell me, what did you see, as you guys were some of the first on the scene after the destruction hit? >> well, it was a crazy scene when we pulled up. we knew there would be damage because we did see the tornado on the ground. we knew it crossed the freeway. we knew there would be damage.

we weren't prepped to the scene we werable to roll up to. this is really bad damage. there were cars thrown everywhere. there were people screaming. it was a tough scene. it was a good thing there were people around to help because it was a tough scene. >> austin, people describe the sounds that they hear when a tornado was approaching. can you describe what you guys were hearing? >> honestly, when we rolled up, we got out of the car, it felt a little silent. i think more just because i was taking in the scenes. just seeing the devastation. but when we got closer, you could hear, there was a woman in the middle of highway just yelling and crying. and it felt really real. it really hit home. it just -- just being able to hear the devastation, more than see it was more impactful. and just hearing a woman just yelling from the inside of an rv business, that her dad's business was destroyed. and everything is gone. just seeing a woman inside a car

just wanting help. it was real. i don't know any other words to describe it. >> i think that's the best way to describe it. is very real and probably really unbelievable for many people as they're waking up this morning. when you guys came upon the scene. you were actually able to help a couple who i believe were trapped in her car until emergency responders could come. what happened to them? >> we were unsure what exactly happened to them. we located them shortly after he arrived on scene. and they were not in the best shape. but they were stable. we were just keeping them stable until emergency services arrived. it took a while for emergency services to get here because of traffic and debris. it took a while for people to get all the way down here. there was an off-duty firefighter and also a nurse with us and we were trying to keep them stable. keep them talking to. they were all right. as far as we know, they were transported to the local hospital. now the husband and wife who were in the rv dealership, we

did get them out. they were shaken up but okay. that's good to hear. >> austin, the mayor of the neighbors town, he described the destruction as pure chaos in his town. he thinks they're dealing with something of a six to seven-mile tract of devastation. how would you complar mayflower, i mean it's close by. both of these are relatively small towns how would you describe the destruction in mayflower? >> just honestly, everything's gone from where it hit. the houses have been destroyed. trees are down. it's -- when we rolled up to the scene it was definitely -- it was definitely chaos. to use the mayor's words. i mean, just with the cops rolling in and emergency services. it was definitely chaos. >> james, the mayor of the neighboring ted that we had on

earlier, he said the good thing that people were received early warning. he thinks folks were prepared. do you think folks were prepared? >> i do. i do. we knew about this outbreak for a long time. we had been forecasting it for a week. coming into the day, there were some things that may have you know, felt did not happen. but it did look like it happened. there was a lot of good public awareness. sometimes, things just go bad and that's tragic. it really is. >> this is mother nature at its worse. james bryant, austin overlag, thank you very much for coming on. and thank you for your hard work getting on the scene and helping people until emergency responders could be there. first light is about to come up. that means many of these families are going to get the first look at what they're dealing with in their town. >> first look of day one. we've got to be careful about past tense here because there are 0 more tornadoes, more threats. severe weather in the forecast

today. and indra, you're looking at all of it. >> we have a moderate risk. 3 million of you under moderate risk from tennessee back to mississippi. we still have the same setup in places. indianapolis, cincinnati, knoxville. all the way back to louisiana you have the threat for severe weather. what is the concern? notice, we still have tornado watch boxes. watch boxes at this hour. we know typically, as we go throughout the afternoon, we start to see the systems really fire up. you kind of get that energy from the sunshine. you look at the warm moist air. the dry air behind it. this is the setup you need to see as the system makes its way across the country. yesterday, we saw a good loop here. as we went through the afternoon, we see all the energy that really played. that's going to be the factor again today. once you get the sunshine in there we'll be looking at the dangers especially in the afternoon and evening hours. there's the frontal system through the overnight hours into

tomorrow a slight risk for 55 million people in through tomorrow, chris. >> indra, thank you very much. we're going to switch gears here. we'll keep monitoring the tornadoes. we want to talk to you about a different story here as well. looking at the pictures of everything we're seeing here. storm chaser video. if you want to help the victims of the tornadoes, their outbreak is jut one day. their need goes on for weeks. go to cnn.com/impact. there you'll find links to organizations that are aiding them on the ground and you can get involved. big part of the story is not just about devastation, it's how we help people recover. and now search for flight 370, if you thought the plane would be located soon, think again. not what the experts are saying and searchers are saying. overnight, austrailia's prime minister said the operation has changed greatly. a more intense, underwater search, covering a larger area, taking much longer. eight months or more is the

period we're being given right now. let's bring in cnn analyst david gallo, he was the co-leader and director of special projects at woods hole institution. and shawn pruchnicki, aviations director at ohio state university. david gallo, you've been saying for years, it took us ten weeks of searching, we have a lot more evidence than they have in this case, it's going to have to take a long time. now we're at that point. this isn't a surprise. give us some perspective. >> no we're talking about a big area, 20,000 or something like that square miles. the vehicles whichever ones they choose to use move very slowly through the water. slower than you can walk for most of the time. it just takes a long time. it's like a flash light with sonar. you can see a lot of bright beamings. you can see a lot close but if you want to get a wider area you're going to sacrifice

resolution. you don't want to do that. >> pruchnicki, follow up on the idea of why this is not failure. you know people are going to start saying that, they failed in the search. they failed in the search. give me a quick follow on that then i want to ask you something else. >> not a failure at all. this is about best probability. going in that area, turns up nothing. and now we go to a different area. a backup plan. that's the way the searches go. there's too many variables in place. we have to go down the list of what's most likely and then go to the next one. >> we had a guy on the military side tell me this isn't "csi." things take time. give them time if you care about the search. new equipment is going to be brought in. new parameters for the search. shawn, whoo do we know and why? >> we're bringing in searchers with different capabilities and

all of these things are important when the investigation is swichg gears. going to a different plan. more difficult terrain. larger search area. these are the tools and this is the mentality that you have to have to be able to tackle a job this big. >> what are we going to see, david, the orion? what are they going to bring in? >> chris if it's up to me, the auv types, the rhema 6,000s and many of the or ryans from phoenix international maybe one or two others one. >> word from the australian prime minister that they are going to bring in commercial actors here. what does that mean? does that mean that people withdrawing military support? are commercial entities sometimes better at this, david, what's your take? >> well, there are several commercial companies that do, phoenix international has a commercial side of it we've seen it with bluefin 21. and there are those companies that own assets that can get

this job done. so they'll be brought in. it's not clear how the academic world will play into this, but we'll wait and see how that folds in as well. >> shawn, the malaysian prime minister told richard quest, we're going to release the preliminary report. the families will get it. what do we expect to be in it? is this the type of thing where we see a shocker? what do we look for? >> no, typically not, in the united states when these types of factual information is released it's just that, the facts of what we know. the early collection of data up to this point. my personal opinion is i don't think there's anything hidden here. i don't think we're going to find anything shocking in the report. what's nice about this, finally, they have moved to this point in how they're running this operation, that they are willing to share information. and make information more public. not something that's typically done in this part of the world. it's difficult for them. i think that's why we've seen the hesitation. it's not the way that we do things here in the united

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welcome back to "new day." a big story this morning. universal condemnation for racist comments attributed to los angeles clippers owner donald sterling. the controversy has taken center stage during the nba playoffs for sunday night's games. clippers players, you're watching it right there, turned their shirts inside out to hide the logo. let's bring in a person who knows the league well. ode this birdsong, chairman of the basketball association. and mr. lamar campbell, former nba player. great to have you both here. sorry to meet you under this context but an important conversation. otis, let me start with you, do you believe there's any mitigating what happened here, oh, the not here? maybe the context should be

taken into consideration, maybe he was tricked? do you think any of that matters if true? >> excuse me. i don't think that matters, chris. he's had several allegations before since he's been owner of this team. it's can just -- it's true. there's no doubt about it, it's true. we've known this for quite some time that he's felt this way. and now it's out in the open for the entire world to see. >> so that's the word from birdsong. lamar, when you hear this, the idea that over, we've heard worst. this isn't the worst thing we've ever heard. what do you make of that type of qualification of these statements? >> i think it just speaks to the necessity of where we are with race relations in this country. as a former nfl player, we're dealing with the "n" word now being at the 15-yard penalty. i can tell you a lot of players white only with the white, nonafrican-american commissioner we should have some say in the matter.

this is a man that as you know is an attorney by trade. there's a lot of hush money with that type of wealth. and he swept a lot of things underneath the rug. when we speak about social media, for all of his transgressions previously, for him to be brought down which seems like a jealous instagram rant. >> we hear that the naacp was going to give him a lifetime achievement award. they've since said no. this is a man that has gotten a great deal of acceptance. has had a team since 1981. the fans, they're calling on the commissioner. but isn't this about the owners, otis bird soth, the owners influence it the most where are they in this? >> interesting question. i was talking about this with my wife last evening. i'm surprised being a former player. none of the owners have spoken out. i'm sure commissioner silver has spoken to the owners.

but i am surprised not one owner has come forward to say anything about the comments. >> do you think they are waiting to see what the truth of the matter is or something else at play? >> i think they are waiting. as commissioner silver has stated he has to let the process take its place. and i think all the owners are doing the same thing and following his leadership. >> what we don't want to see, lamar, is have his put on the players. they're a great team. the idea that they should boycott, i don't think it makes sense that the own us should be put on them. what do you think the commissioner can do? what kind of teeth can they put into this? >> this will be adam silver's first big test. when tommy smith or shabazz napier most recently with the ncaa. i think the athletes understand the power that they have and the

influence. i think they should stand up. i think something should be said. >> kevin johnson said, a former nba great, i don't know if he shot as well as otis birdsong, but he said it's a defining moment. why, otis? why does this become a flash point that's more than anything perceived in the league? >> well, i played ten year it's in nba, and i've been involved with the sport a long time. and this is the first time that anything like this has ever happened before. with an owner making a comment like this, this has never happened before. >> enough never heard -- >> never, ever. >> who was supposedly racist? >> never, ever. being involved in the nba. >> rumor they got caught saying it? >> i've never heard. >> never heard the speculation? >> never. >> but you did hear about this owner? >> absolutely, years. >> what made him special, why was he insulated as people calling him out? >> i don't have the answer to

that question. >> what do you got, lamar? >> chris, when you look at the history of ownership, they say it's a good old boy system. you look at george preston marshall who is a noted racist, nfl hall of famer who named the washington team the redskins because he thought it was funny. this is something that daniel snyder is still dealing with today. when you have owners that are hush about it. these are gentlemen that own the league, run the league. if they have this outlook -- any champion will tell you championships are built from the front office down. and that includes the ownership. when you look at the los angeles clippers as the team, or los angeles, it's not surprising that they've only won 19 playoff games in 30 years because of the culture they've embraced there in l.a. with the owner there as well. >> one of the things i'm sure you'll be talking about on your show, and let's leave our audience with this idea. right now, the league is struggling with precedent. otis birdsong said we've never heard this before.

marge schott, it's worth taking a look at that. >> lamar, thank you very much. >> thank you, chris. >> i fan of yours for years. sorry to meet you under this occasion. but we'll keep it going. what do you think about this, the race controversy surrounding donald sterling with the #new day. >> deadly storms ripped through the part of the country overnight, tearing apart homes and towns. we're going to get an update from some of the victims from a hospital spokesman. ahead, inside politics where sarah palin stirred up controversy at the nra convention. what she said about waterboarding, terrorism and christianity, coming up. with diabetes, it's tough to keep life balanced.

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and welcome back to "new day." let's take a look at your headlines at half past the hour. at least 18 people have been killed after a deadly tornado outbreak tore through the central united states. 16 people dead in arkansas. a tornado half a mile wide, devastating the communities of mayflower and vilonia. rescue operations going through the area nonstop through the night. another death reported in oklahoma where a twister flattened a small town near the kansas and missouri borders. the search for mh-370. the bluefin 21 is going deep again as it continues its 16th

underwater mission. scanning the indian ocean floor for any sign of that flight. nd australian prime minister announcing a new phase and utilizing private contractors. this is expected to last eight months and cost an estimated 60 milli milli million. and the mayor of kharkiv shot in the back. and set to announce a new round of sanctions against russian officials. and the muslim brotherhood including the leader. riots rerutted after security forces violent disrupted sit-ins held by mohamed morsi. >> 7:29 in the east. those are headlines.

let's get "inside politics" with jake tapper in for john king. good morning. >> good morning. with maeve reston of "los angeles times." and president obama big trip overseas. he's been hammered by the foreign media. he's asked in manila about his doctrine. the obama doctrine. here's what he had to say, taking his critics head on. >> criticism of our foreign policy has been directed at the failure to use military force. and the question, i think i would have, is why is it that everybody's so eager to use military force? after we've just gone through a decade of war at enormous costs to our troops. and to our budget. and what is it exactly that these critics think would have been accomplished?

>> maeve, he usually doesn't address his critics so head on. were you surprised with what he said? >> i was. and it's also interesting that most of his critics are not advocating for the use of force. there's almost no one now advocating for the use of force in the ukraine situation. it's interesting he would take it out that far to deflect criticism. when really the criticism has been that he's not moved quickly enough on sanctions. and perhaps that the u.s. should have acted more unilaterally. >> that's right. john, marve has a point. cred critics are saying he should be armed the troops on the ground. >> well, here we are, six years on. but that's always been the response, do you want to go back to days of bush and preemptive war. you see on the front page of our newspaper today, "the new york

times," we have a story about an internal split in the administration how to address ukraine. some are concerned we're too closely aligned with europe. economically, much closer to the russians and ahead to push sanctions. >> the bail beast has a report about secretary of state john kerry talking to the bilateral commission. >> still exist. >> and saying if israel doesn't make peace soon, israel risks being an apartheid state. here's what he said, a two-state station will be clearly underscored as the only alternative. it winds up either being a apartheid state. a lot of jewish groups not happy about this comparison? >> right. what's restininteresting, it's away from what president obama

has said. obama has rejected that term when it comes to israel. it's behind a behind closed doors sense of frustration for kerry who has what a series of setbacks here even though he's taking a muscular role on that front. >> john, the state department pushing back saying israeli leaders have used the term? >> right. the things that are said in the country itselves aren't controversial the outsiders can't say. >> and in 2008, a lot of misstep there. >> let's turn to the controversy that everybody out there is waking up about over the watercoolers and kitchen tables that's with donald sterling with the los angeles clippers. president obama weighing in over the weekend. he was asked what he thought of the controversy. here's what he had to say. >> when ignorant folks want to advertise their ignorance, you don't really have to do anything, you just let them talk. and that's what happened here.

>> president obama weighing in, again, on the thorny issue of race and racism. >> and he also in that same statement came out and talked about, there's a legacy of slavery that this country needs to talk about. he obviously talked about that in the case of trayvon martin. talked about why there needs to be a conversation around the dinner table. a teaching moment with your children. and why he's coming out condemning what are awful alleged remarks. >> john, i remember covering president obama early on in his term. his advisers didn't like him to weigh in on these things. now second term obama he'll say what he wants to say. >> this has been the critique of black leaders of president obama, he was reluctant to become that leader. but second term, clearly more.

sarah palin speaking in indianapolis had very strong words when it came to how if she were president she would be treating terrorists. take a listen. >> if i were in charge, they would know that waterboarding is how we baptize terrorists. >> you know what's interesting, the people i saw objecting to this over the weekend on twitter were not so much liberals who i don't think pay that much attention to her anymore. but some conservative christians that she'd be using the term "baptism" in a sarcastic sense. >> yes, to say those are remarks on the fringe is an understatement. that she's the cheap provocateur on topics like this. i just don't think many people are really listening to her the way that they were at one time. it's sort of like everyone

discounts comments like these. >> well, they were listening to her they nra convention. she's still a big draw -- >> she still draws a crowd among conservatives who likes provoke indication. but that is separate from real political ambition. her future, she will probably concede this herself is probably not going to be in a political arena. that's why she started that with "if i was in charge." >> there was an opening, a senate seat. >> which is so striking in alaska. >> but she's much more content being on tv and being a sort of king mate for primaries. >> do you see her ever running for office again? >> i think she's much more interested in tv. and has a lost projects and development out in hollywood. >> she wants to be a freshman senator when you can be on tv -- >> it's interesting one of the individuals who she helped empower in the past in alaska,

joe miller -- >> joe miller. >> -- is in his very divided republican primary that some experts in alaska politics say might help the democrat and very embattled mark begich get re-elected. >> does joe miller lose republican nomination and run as a third party candidate for empowering mark begich who could in fact in some ways be the first democratic senator? that's we're doing. 3:00, 4:00 in morning watching alaska. >> she's got a record for looking at the candidate whether she will support it or not support it and help him pull out a victory. >> it will be interesting to see if she would run that race. it's interesting to see if that star power -- >> it's almost may, it seems unlikely. >> no, i'm not saying she's

going to run. the fate of the senate is very much up for grabs. republicans could have that. maeve reston of the "los angeles times." jonathan martin from "the new york times." i want to play a bit of sound of bill clinton in detroit over the weekend talking to michigan democrats about the constraints and difficulties of being a former president. take a listen. >> one of the sad things at the end of the course, since you don't have any power, nobody cares what you say. except if your wife might run for something, then you got to avoid messing up too bad. >> if your wife might run for something -- chris and kate, back to you. >> that is not your best clinton impression. >> no. not at all. >> you have a better one. >> if your wife -- >> there you go. there you go. thanks, guys.

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welcome back to "new day." we're following breaking news at this hour. tornadoes spiraling through the central united states. killing at least 18 people. 16 of those deaths were in arkansas. and this is how the state's biggest newspaper described the chaos overnight. "deadly tornado slams state." that's about all you can say about it. joining us on the phone is lori palladino-ross, a spokesperson for conway hospital. thank you very much for jumping on the phone. i know it's been a very long night and it will be a very long day for you. give us an update on how many people you've treated so far. >> thank you, kate. yes. we had about 100 patients come through. and of those 100, we've admitted nine of those patients. two of them went straight to surgery.

we transferred two of those patients to little rock. and we saw a variety of injuries from minor injuries, code blue. we had people -- we had a man come up strapped to a door in the back of a pickup truck. we had another person bringing truckloads of people in. we are anticipating quite a few walking wounded arrive here. the sun is just rising. various in vilonia and mayflower, they're just assessing the damage. >> that's right. the sun is coming up. i wanted to ask you what you said. one of the patients came in strapped to the door of a pickup truck? >> yeah, they were strapped to like the door of a house. braced that way. he was on the bed of a pickup truck on the door. they used that like a bed on the

door. others on the pickup truck, had folks sitting on the bed of the truck. >> and it sounds like absolutely desperate times calling for desperate measures. lori, conway is right in between the two towns that were hit really hard. and you probably were there all night. what did the hospital experience? >> from a weather standpoint, we were not damaged in any way at the hospital. all of our staff were called in. and we had three triage areas set up for e.r. and lots of family members around. most of those folks have gone home. there were lots of phone calls from concerned family members. out of state, looking for -- you know, looking for a family member. and we were able to help many of those. and tell them either they were here or had been discharged or transferred. but there were some folks that we just couldn't help. >> lori, and you expect more

patients coming in as light comes up, right? >> that's right. we call those walking wounded. the folks that aren't brought in by ambulance. there's a lot of people that wouldn't leave their homes. there were homes down to concrete slabs just torn up and gone. there's some folks, just from the adrenaline have not gone to body. they don't realize their cut, hurt or bleeding. those are the types of folks that are coming in today. >> lori, do you get a sense of whether they were serious injuries, did they generally come from one area of the state or town? >> there were two towns primarily hit, one is mayflower which is in-between conway and little rock. and the other town is vilonia which is east of conway. and i know that we had many more people from the vilonia area that came in. i can't say that they were more

injured. more severely injured. there were more folks from vilonia. >> lori, did you get a sense of victims what they saw, what they experienced did it go from ugly to dangerous when they were brought in? >> no, i didn't. we were more interested in helping people find people. they were tree yawiiagtriaged. many people have stories this morning. >> that's right. this is one of those situations unfortunately where the picture tells the whole story. lori, thank you, a very long night for you and your hospital staff. we thank you for what you're doing. coming up on "new day," an intense new search for flight 370. we have much more ocean to cover. new tools. new companies running them. and a new time line. eight months or more. we will tell you what is behind the changes.

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miles. >> right. >> we know it's now going to be expanded to a much bigger area, jeff, some 23,000 square miles. that's like 150 times the initial search. what is that indicating to you? >> it gives you sanging feeling in your gut. >> it does. >> the whole last month we basically spent hearing these promises that these pings that were detected corresponded to the black boxes from mh370. they finally went down and scoured the seabed. it wasn't there. this is big, big news. it tells us that those pings did not come from mh370. all the hopes we had have been dashed. the australian brim minister said he was baffled. the malaysia prime minister says they have made no progress since march 28. the whole last month have been a waste of time. >> to be fair, the pings could have come from the plane. >> no, they couldn't have.

they took the location of the best ping, searched the area around it within detection radius and it wasn't there. that means whatever caused that ping was not mh370. you recall there was reason we suspected that to begin with, the frequency was wrong. so this is a very important data point. this is why we're hearing this kind of disappointment from the australian and malaysian prime minister. now we have this huge area, why? we don't have any good idea where this thing is. >> they're telling us the entire probable impact zone. what does that mean to you? 23,000 square feet? >> when we've come to a dead-end, this thread of the investigation has reached a dead-end, what do you do when you've got nothing else to do? just kind of cast a huge net. look at this, 150 times larger. this is a huge area to search. remember, the way you try to find a plane in an ocean is you've tried to narrow down the general part of the ocean where it is. then you look for floating debris. only then do you start to look on the bottom. we skipped right to the end part

of this. it's really a hail mary pass again. >> another part of this new news is the fact that they're going to reach out to private contractors, bring in new search technology. details of what they're going to be bringing in. >> basically, the bluefin-21 is a fine instrument, like a scalpel. looking at a tiny area. >> you need a bigger instrument. >> now you need a blunter instrument. almost like they're going to a less sophisticated kind of technology. the underwater robot could follow the terrain and go a certain distance that lets you get a good look at the surface under water. now they'll bring in something less sophisticated, you drag it behind a ship. >> the advantage here is it continuously is sending update that. >> right. you get a constant data stream. you don't have to pull it up every 24 hours. you can just keep going, going, going, going and have people on

board the ship analyzing the data in realtime. it lets you cover a much, much bigger area. >> even that, prime minister abbott from australia saying this could take up to eight months. >> and he doesn't sound very optimistic even then. jeff wise, thank you so much. communities waking up to unbelievable tornado devastation in the midwest and southern plains. look at that video. we'll speak with a man who says he was picked up inside the twister inside his truck. a defining moment for the nba. outrage after racist statements attributed to the owner of the l.a. clippers. how can you punish an owner? what's on the book? what's available to the commissioner? what isn't? what should be? where are the other owners? w all these are good questions. we'll ask a former nba superstar to weigh in.

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oklahoma this morning. now more dangerous storms on the way. we're covering it all. breaking overnight, the next step. >> we are moving the a phase over a much larger area. >> officials announce a new phase in the search for flight 370, expanding the search area, acknowledging it could last months. are they any closer to finding the missing plane? making a stand. the l.a. clippers take the court in silent protest over racist comments. >> if you had problems with me, if you want to broadcast that you're associating with black people. >> as widespread anger grows, what will the nba do now? your "new day" continues right now. good morning and welcome once again to "new day." we begin with breaking news. unfortunately overnight at least 18 people have been killed in the deadliest tornado outbreak of the year so far. take a look at the video.

look at the devastation. the small town in oklahoma, call paw flattened by a twister. 16 people are also dead in arkansas, an enormous tornado, about half a mile wide carving up the northern suburbs of little rock. search teams going block by block trying the find folks and help them. chad myers is live in may flower with a look now that light has finally come up in that area, chad. >> reporter: we knew it would be bad. daylight even makes it worse, i believe. even at half a mile wide, and this thing was 40 miles long. that's a 20 square mile area to search with all these homes completely destroyed. let me take you on a little walk here. this is what a sales lot looks like for a motor home area, but everything is just smashed to bits. there's nothing that's even recognizable except obviously the upside down wheels here.

i know we have 18 as the number of fatalities. looking at the damage this morning, i'm afraid that number is going higher. >> scenes of devastation this morning after a series of deadly tornadoes ripped across the mid south on sunday. the hardest hit, arkansas. the massive destruction resulting in the most deaths. more than 100 people treated at various local hospitals. >> oh, wow, guys. my ears are popping. we're in it right now. we're in a tornado. >> reporter: a tornado as big as a half mile wide, winds estimated at 150 miles per hour, demolished an area in little rock, living mayflower and vilonia in ruins. >> downtown it looks like it's completely leveled. few buildings standing. the amount of damage is

tremendous. >> reporter: the interstate littered with crushed and overturned vehicles, desperately trying to free people from their cars. witnesses captured this tornado in a small town in the kansas border. the number of tornadoes striking baxter springs. officials say the storm destroyed nearly 70 homes and at least 20 businesses were leveled. >> all at once we heard the sirens going off and everybody was told to get to the bathroom and we did and we heard cracking and breaking. >> reporter: first responders out in full force, urgently going house to house, checking on residents and setting up emergency shelters for those now homeless. >> things can be replaced or rebuilt. family cannot be. >> reporter: that tornado was one of several tearing through parts of kansas and missouri,

leaving trails of devastation in their paths. behind me now is i-40. this is the road that took such damage here, cars upside down, trailers smashed. the most dangerous place to be in a tornado of this size is inside your car. just over the hill, that is the town of mayflower. back behind my photographer, that is vilonia. we'll try to get there late tore day. we know the storm could have been a little stronger in that area. reports that there are buildings that are literally missing, chris, missing. there are more tornadoes expected today little farther east, into mississippi, alabama, all the way down to the gulf coast, chris. >> chad, let us know what you've discovered. as we often learned, when they're narrower like this, they can be more intense. you heard what chad said, in a car is the worst place it could be. this is from certified storm spotter cotton worshy.

what a story he has to tell. cotton joins us from conway, arkansas, via scott. cotton, you got us? >> yes. good morning. >> tell us what happened. one minute you're in the truck, the next minute you're in the tornado. what happens? >> to be honest, it happened so fast. we were coming down i-40, myself and two other spotters, and we started hearing a lot of radio traffic. and there were talks of the storm coming across mayflower, which i live in conway as the crow flies, very close to mayflower. immediately we were concerned to get back toward home. once we got to conway, we could see the clouds making up. as we got closer, about the time we were able to identify the cloud, as you can see from the video, within just a few minutes, it was on us. there were spotters in front of us and behind us. we -- after the tornado came

through, we were able to get out to help some of those guys and help get people out of cars before the first responders got there. >> let's get back to the one point you're going over quickly because i think your concentration is on everybody else. you didn't just pass through this tornado, right? what did it do to your truck? >> it picked us up and we estimate probably 40 yards it skidded us alongside the interstate. of course, we were all hunkered down inside of the truck and praying. we were very fortunate to walk out of there. >> you guys do dangerous work. they can say you're certified. no certification prepares you for being tossed like a toy in a truck. 40 yards you say. anybody get hurt? >> we had cuts and bruises. we were extremely fortunate. we have friends in vilonia and mayflower that weren't as lucky. our thoughts and prayers are

with them. >> what does that mean, not as lucky? we hear a lot about tornadoes and we try to make each one individual in terms of what people are dealing with. what's going on on the round? >> the first responders got there and really did a great job taking control of everything. we had state police. they were flying helicopters in and everything. of course, ambulances, and the first guys that came to us, i'm not even sure where they were from. it wasn't arkansas. they may have just been on the road. they did a really good job of getting to us. the carnage -- we estimate it was a half mile wide, the tornado, if not wider, at the point where it crossed i-40. it was total chaos getting to us, where we were at. >> incredible intensity when you have something that big with that much force on the ground. everything on its path is going to be vulnerable. what are you hearing about what

people are dealing with, what the needs are? >> we have several friends that, their families lost their homes. we've had friends that were injured. i know the conway hospital and little rock hospitals are all extremely busy this morning with people that are just now getting there. >> did they have time to prepare? did people get a chance to go to evacuation centers? were there enough? did people have in their homes structures where they could shelter in place? >> yes. that's another thing i want to bring up. our meteorologists here in central arkansas did an excellent job. they did give people a lot of lee time. in fact, one of the guys that was with me, his son was in a shelter in bill loan yeah, or his family was there. so they had plenty of lead time to get there. the meteorologists and the media did a good job getting the news out there that the storm was coming. it's just -- i think the

intensity of the storm kind of cause us all by surprise, just how intense it was. >> we know it's so early there. we want to stay away from numbers of who was there and who lost their lives. we're expecting to get more bad news later today. i know you'll be back out there. there are more storms headed that way, a little different region. if you're chasing, be safe, cotton. you don't want to keep pressing your luck every time. thank you for joining us with the report. >> thanks. i'm staying home with my family. >> good. god bless you and your family. one of the things we do in these situations is we want to figure out how to help. the story is going to end. but the need does not. if you want to help the victims of the tornado outbreak, go to cnn.com/impact. there you'll find links to eight organizations on the ground and other ways you can get involved. we also have other breaking news overnight in the search for flight 370. the australian prime minister announcing a new phase under way in that operation, an expanded underwater search utilizing private contractors, and this

new phase could last months. right now the bluefin-21 submersible is on its 16th mission scanning the indian ocean floor looking, of course, for any sign of the missing plane. let's get the latest from miguel marquez live in perth, all-australia this morning. good morning, miguel. >> reporter: good morning, kate. this is going to be frustrating for folks to hear, it's not going to be quick in finding this plane unless the bluefin can come up with it. this is going to roll out in several different ways all at the same time. it will continue to search north of the area where it was searching. we understand from tuchlt s. navy they will begin searching probably the area where the first ping was picked up a few days before that second ping. and that is an area of interest as well. while all of that is going on, and it's not clear the bluefin-21 can get down to the area where that first ping was picked up, there's going to be a

reassessment, perhaps some weeks that will go by before a much bigger search can take place. that search area, some 21,600 square miles, the prime minister promising to search it all if necessary. they will go back to all their partners trying to figure out what areas specifically hold the best possibility of finding that missing airliner. those will be searched first and they will keep going out farther and farther and farther until the entire area. they still believe they're in the right place. >> mig get, thanks for us. keep us updated throughout the morning if you can. the mayor of the city of har kooef was shot in the back by unidentified gunman. at this point he's out of surgery still fighting for his life. let's get the latest from phil black. >> this is the first attempted political assassination. as you say, the second biggest

city, where the mayor of the city is feith for his life. he's been in surgery this morning. is expected to remain in this critical state for some days yet. very much touch and go. he was shot in the back while he was cycling in the city. it is significant. we do not know if it is connected to the pro-ukrainian, pro-russian battle that continues to divide this country. he used to support ousted president viktor yanukovych. when he was ousted, he threw his support behind the new government. he's been very successful with the local authorities at suppressing pro-russian forces and their actions, stopping them from really getting a foothold there, occupying build dichx, consolidating their authority as they have done across other regions in the east. so significant because it is potentially an attempted assassination. in the event he is driven from office, that is important because it could weaken the resolve of local authorities and allow the pro-russian forces to

maintain, perhaps build momentum in that region, get a stronger foothold. that would be a significant blow to the government in kiev which is really trying to hold this country together. >> seems barely doing that in some cases. it seems a critical day and a very unstable situation. phil, thank you very much. we'll turn to the growing calls from northbound greats of asking clippers own tore step down. donald sterling's own team, as you can see right here, wore their shirts inside out during warmups sunday in silent protest. dan simons in los angeles with the latest. it's still dark where you are, dan. it seems the calls for him to resign are only growing. >> reporter: that's right. donald sterling was nowhere to be found during the game yesterday in oakland. the series now tied at two moves to los angeles, the game tomorrow night. it's a series now overshadowed during these explosive

recordings. >> the l.a. chip pers took to the court stripping off their warmup uniforms in solidarity. the teams red t-shirts with the logos invisible, a sign of protest against owner donald sterling. after an audio interview surfaced on tmz sports, a man, pure importantly sterling, making racist comments with his girlfriend. >> people call you and tell you i have black people on my instagram and it bothers me. >> yes, it bothers me a lot that you want to associate that you're broadcasting with black people. >> you also deal with black people. >> i'm not you and you're not me. you're supposed to be a delicate white or delicate latino girl. >> i'm a mixed girl. >> this fiery exchange after sterling saw this photo of her posing with nba legend magic johnson. >> i took a picture with someone i admire.

>> good. >> he happens to be black, and i'm sorry. >> i think it's nice you admire him. i know him well and he should be admired, and i'm just saying that too bad you can't admire him privately. >> magic johnson outraged over sterling's alleged comments. >> we're all upset if you're african-americans. if you're going to be like this, why are you owning a team in the nba which is over 70% african-american basketball players. i think he should step down. >> reporter: the nba launching an investigation as fans, players and officials express their disgust. >> for comments like that, it takes our game. we can't have it from a player, an owner, a fan, so on and so on. >> there's absolutely no place in the nba family for ignorance, intolerance, reprehensible comments that are unacceptable and not fitting for what this league is all about.

>> reporter: in the short thunderstorm it's a bit unclear what the nba can do in this case beyond the steep fine. i'm not sure it would make much of a difference. forbes estimates mr. sterling's worth to be $1.5 billion. >> we'll continue the conversation with dominic wilkins, former nba player and executive for the atlanta hawks. let's look at the headlines. president obama says new sanctions will be leveled against some 15 russian officials. among the sanctions, travel bans and frozen assets. president obama in the last stop of his four-country asian tour. u.s. and the philippines signed a ten-year defense pack that allows for a larger military presence on filipino soil. >> in south korea, three people arrested accused of destroying evidence into the investigation of the owner of the on going

ferry. the death toll stands at 188 with 114 still unaccounted for. there's new video showing the captain of the ferry being rescued from the sinking vessel in his underwear. he abandoned ship before hundreds of his passengers, most of them students. he's also been arrested. today senate majority leader harry reid is expected to announce a planned vote for raising the minimum wage. the democratic proposal would boost pay to $10.10 an hour. many republicans say the increase would ultimately push more americans to the unemployment line. that's your look at headlines. guys? coming up next on "new day," a new location, a new timeline in the search for flight 370. will this new mission turn up the missing plane. it's a huge area they'll be searching now. how are they going to tackle it? we'll ask our experts about that huge challenge. the nba is reeling from a racism scandal. donald sterling making statements that have no place in

society. what about the league? can it do anything to punish him? is it bad enough to force him out? we'll ask former nba great and current member of the management team of the atlanta hawks mr. dominic wilkins.

welcome back to "new day" everyone. the search for flight 370 is entering a new phase after efforts in the air, on the surface and also under water, they failed to find any wreckage from the missing aircraft. so far search teams are settling in for what's being honestly described as a very long haul. australia's prime minister says searching this new area could take six to eight months to complete. joining us to discuss these new developments and how you talking

it, cnn avenuity analyst and auth thof of why planes crash, david soucie and david gallo and director of special projects at the woods hole oceanographic institution. david gallo was one of the co-leaders for the search for air france flight 447. david soucie, we knew this was going to happen. if they couldn't find this in the smaller search area that was their highest probability, they were going to have to expand the search area in some way, shape or form. the way it's being described, the area, 60 though square kilometers, that's over 23,000 square miles. how do you do it? >> there's a couple of of shuns that probably dave gallo could speak to better than myself. the fact they're moving upwards and to the north tells me there's some validity to the number one ping we found. i'm a little surprised by angus use hon being a little negative about whether they would find it on the ocean floor or not because those pings above in the

north are valid pings as well. it's just the amplitude may not be as high. i'm glad they're still continuing on the ocean floor. i think that's very important to do. >> talk to me about the logistics, david gallo. it was easy to understand, you can use one ship, one bluefin-21 to search a very narrow area. now you have multiple times the area they need to search. we might have lost david gallo. did we lose him? david gallo, we'll get back to you. david soucie, what do you think? how much equipment do you think they need to take on. how do you take on this search area and coordinate it all? >> i spoke with david gallo before. unfortunately we lost him. what we were talking about is during the flight 447 there were as many as three of the remus 6000s out. that area was much smaller. if the northern movement doesn't

work there, they're going to expand into the whole arc down there which, as you mentioned, is thousands and thousands of square miles. the best way there is to use what's called a deep towed sonar. that side scan, much like the blue fan, it's towed faster, goes three or four knots, rather than one not as the bluefin remus does. the spread is much bigger. while it's not nearly as refined, the information you get back is not nearly as detailed as it would be closer to the ocean floor. this is still a deep towed sonar. that presents challenges in the northern area because you have slopes, more jag get-type cliffs. there's areas in there where you still need the remus to get in the cliffs. when you're higher up, you can get shadows that will mask what you have an aircraft. >> we have david gallo back. we were talking about the

equipment they need to bring in. how do you coordinate it? where would you suggest, from your experience, they position these assets to tackle in an effective way such a large area? >> we'd have to know actually what they're bringing the the table here. we're looking at an area about the size of west virginia and probably about as buried in terms of ups and downs, terrains, mountains, valleys and things like that. for us with air france 447, accurate maps was the first thing. >> david soucie, expectations were high when we searched this first area. they really called it the highest probability area. they really thought they had a strong radius to search. where do you think expectations should be? how do they set them correctly for this next phase which is going to be months long? >> as tony abbott was talking, he said they're going to bring

in additional resources, some civil contracting resources. i'm very encouraged by that. in addition, he talked about going back and reflecting upon, not re-evaluating, but reflecting upon what it was that they did and the decisions they made and the assumptions that they made. i see that as a very positive step. remember, the fact that it's not there, as disappointing as that must be for these families, looking forward which as tony abbott said, too, he's not in the business of looking back at failures, but looking forward to what could be done. i choose to take that path as well. let's look forward. in that we know where it's not. that is information, it's good information. i think as dave gallo pointed out the last few days as well, where it's not important as well. we can't rule that out. it wasn't wasted time. we need to move forward. i'm still confident that the aircraft is in the area of those pings. >> just reinforces the reality which you both have been laying out very honestly for us

throughout, this is tough. it's terrain that's not mapped and it's a huge search area and they're working off of very little data, an unprecedented search. it continues now. we'll talk about the next steps as we hope to get more information about what assets they'll be bringing into play maybe even today. david soucie, david gallo, thank you so much. chris? coming up on "new day," two big stories. first one, pictures tell the story. lives forever changed in an instant as tornadoes hit several states, blamed for at least 18 deaths. the numbers are way early. even more rough weather on the way. we'll take you there as the sunrises on the wreckage. nba legend dominique wilkins responds to the comments attributed to the owner of the l.a. clippers? what does he think the nba should do about donald sterling? we'll ask him live. it's something that you could get from somewhere. it makes you indestructible, like a superhero.

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happened and what they need now, david maxwell, director of arkansas's department of emergency management. he's in vilonia, arkansas, one of the hardest hit areas. mr. maxwell, thank you so much for jumping on the phone with us. the pictures really tell the story unfortunately. as the sun is coming up today, what do things look like to you? >> unfortunately we've seen this too many times in arkansas with the damage from tornadoes and i think the counties are -- the county is doing a very good job getting folks out, and i think the most important thing is for people that absolutely don't have to be in the area to stay out, to let the emergency workers do their jobs. >> i wanted to ask you, if you believe the danger has passed. overnight we were hearing from residents and local mayors saying gas lines are spewing, power lines are down. what can you tell snus. >> i know crews are working to take care of those issues.

it's still very early in this and people need to be very careful as they go about their business. >> we spoke with a specs person from a local hospital that took in many of these patients who said they believe they'll be getting more of the walking wounded coming in today. do you believe you have a good sense on the numbers at this point? do you know how many people are still missing? >> we do not. i think it will take a little while after the sun comes up. then people start to contact their families so that they know who is missing and who is not. i know crews were extremely busy going door-to-door last night, but it's just so hard to do with the power out and after sdark. >> if you had to say, do you believe the death toll is going to raise? >> i'd prefer to stay optimistic

that it won't. >> all too often you say you have too much experience with this. how does the destruction, the preparedness as well, how does it compare from overnight to the last big tornado and storm system that you guys were hit by back in 2011? >> you know, vilonia was hit then as well. so they know how to do this, and i think people were very prepared. storms do what they do. >> what help do you need from the outside? i know arkansas is well prepared for this. unfortunately where you're situated in the country, you get hit by these storms all too often. do you need help from the outside? >> not at this time. sharing resources within the state, we've been on the phone

with fema in the event we need any federal resources. though at this time i think it's covered. as the crews have a chance to see what's going on in the daylight, we'll know better. >> where are most of your assets being focused. most of the stories we've heard are coming out of mayflower and livonia. where is the biggest focus? >> i think both of those areas. >> we'll be focused on that as well. david maxwell, thank you so much for your time. a very busy, not just today, but many days ahead. thank you for jumping on the phone with us. michaela? time for the five things to know for your new day. as you've been seeing, tornadoes have killed 18 people in three states including 16 in arkansas where a half-mile wide twister flattened neighborhoods in suburban little rock. more tornadoes are expected today. the search for flight 370 entering a new phase. authorities announcing plans to

refocus and scan an even larger area as the bluefin-21 continues its 16th mission. nba superstars past and present slamming racist talk attributed to los angeles clippers owner donald sterling saying he should be kicked out of the league if reports are accurate. the clips wore their warmup shirts inside out during the game on sunday in a silent protest. the u.s. and europe set to announce new sanctions in russia. a local mayor in eastern ukraine shot in the back this morning but unidentified gunmen is fighting for his life. new york congressman michael grem min is in federal custody following a two-year fbi investigation into campaign contributions. we always update those five things to know. be sure to go to new daycnn.com for the latest. let's take a quick break. we'll push two big stories forward. first, the flight for flight 370, a brand new location for the search and a discouraging

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it is being called a defining moment for the nba. l.a. clippers owner donald sterling allegedly caught on tape making racist statements. everyone is calling for action.

what can be done? what should be done sdm for their part the clippers wore their uniforms inside out during pregame warmups. they threw them on the ground covering up the team logo in silent protest. let's bring in dominique wilkins, former nba player and executive for the atlanta hawks. mr. wilkins, pleasure to have you on the show. sorry it is about this topic but it demands conversation. the players, the onus shouldn't be on the players, the talk of them boycotting their team. do you think that is what should be done? >> i think the players have to play for themselves. that's what it's about. you have to play for who you are. you work your whole life and early in your career to achieve a goal. your goal is to play in an nba championship. that should be their focus. unfortunately this is the distraction for this. the timing is so bad. they have to make a stand, no question about that. and i would do the same, but at

the same time i'm not playing for donald sterling, i'm playing for me, i'm playing for my pride and my respect. that's what it's about. >> dominique, give us some perspective. you were such a star for so many years. you now know the management side. do these comments stand out, for this man and for ownership and management in the league, is this outrageous? >> no question. it put a blemish on the owners' side. it's a blemish on their watch. now they're looking at this, that we don't condone this, this is not something that we're happy about or even can fathom that one of our owners can put something like this out there, not necessarily put it out there, but have this leaked out. if it's authenticated, if it's real, there would be stiff penalties. forget about basketball or sports in general, but in society there's no room for people like that. get over that stuff.

move on. sterling has had some issues in the past that people know about. it's appalling that he would say this kind of stuff. it just makes no sense, particularly when you've got all these african-americans on your team and has been on your team for many, many years. for you to have that type of mentality, maybe it's time for you to go do something else. >> if it's not hype, if this is real and warranting of the outrage, the question becomes what can you do? what do you think the league can do? what do you think owners should do? i know owners have come out but they haven't come out as a collective. what do you think can be done and should be done? >> i think the owners are letting adam silver do his due process and investigation. adam silver is going to do what's necessary if this is real, he's going to do what's necessary to bring about some sort of penalties and sanctions. you've got to let him do his work and see what the outcome

is. if this is real, people are going to be wanting some sort of penalties or something done to have donald sterling move on and do something else. i think at this point he needs to go. maybe there's another career plan that he has or other business. he's a very wealthy man, so i'm sure he won't have problems doing something else. you don't need that kind of stuff. no room for it. >> he may have a big problem with it, right? he's denying that this is what he's about, that these statements don't reflect him. if he look at the marge shot example, you remember her, she was the owner of the cincinnati reds. she had a lot of things on her record that were really ugly, borderline illegal. alleged illegality that wound up having her trade a percentage of the team ownership away. do you think the nba can do better? >> i think adam silver will do

what's necessary if this is true to bring about some sort of penalties to mr. sterling, and i think he should. i think the public wants that, the league wants that. if you hear comments throughout the league, just from players alone, nobody wants to play for this guy. i wouldn't want to play for him. when you have an owner that has that type of mentality, a zebra doesn't change his stripes. >> it's interesting. as people react to this on the fan side, there is a little undercurrent of saying, oh, these white owners all think this. this guy just got caught. is that fair criticism? or do you think this man is an exception? >> i don't think that's a fair criticism. i think this is one bad apple trying to spoil the bunch. i played for some great owners, ted turner who is paernl friend of mine to this day, of course i was with him the longest of any

other owner. i understood who he was and what he was as a person, forget about an owner. it was a great relationship. and currently the guerin family, those guys are good people. i went to school with one of those owners, so i know who these people are. so no, that's not the way it is. >> the league stands out when it comes to not only the participation, but the power of the african-american, specifically the male. it's not just that you have great players. it's that you've become powerful in the league, becoming more and more powerful in management and coaching all the time. is that why you think kevin johnson is saying this is a defining moment, because this league really needs to be the standard? >> i don't even look at it as a league issue. i look at it as a national issue that people should not have to deal with such discriminations and accusations that sterling has displayed or nish else for

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is search for flight 370 entering a new phase. search teams expanding the area over 23,000 square miles. joining us once again, cnn aviation analyst, retired lieutenant colonel michael kay. i feel like i should at least genuflect or courtesy. >> no need to courtesy. >> i think it's interesting for us to know, this is the search area that the bluefin has been looking at. looks like a tiny dot. that actually is 150 square miles which is really not that small. however, michael, they're talking about expanding this area now, something like this, to about -- i'm just terrible at writing on this thing, 23,000 -- >> goings well so far. >> that equals 150 times the

amount that they've been searching. >> it's disappointing that we haven't come up with anything so far. i don't think we should be disheartened. >> doesn't that dishearten you, this new search amount? >> let's understand why. there was a lot of expectation into finding ocean debris on this second ping. sound propagates in water. it all depends on the medium of water, the elasticity and density. that's affected by the temperature of the water, the pressure of the water and salinity of the water which is how much salt the water contains. i it plays around with the signal. >> to your point, that happened there, now it's only going to do those things in this larger area still. >> it is. this is the big decision that angus houston had to make. the whole way this investigation has been conducted is unrth documents because we've gone straight in for the needle on the haystack.

we haven't found the haystack. so the expectation has been built up to get the black boxes straight from the get-go. that never happens. it's the other way around. you find the debris and zone in on the black boxes with the bluefins. that's what happened with air france 447. we should expect this. the bluefin has already within in the water for 14 days. >> actually a very good point. let's move to another aspect of the cost of this. they've attributed $56 million. if you look at how much that is a day, that's $233,000 a day. part of this, i wonder, speaking to your point about debris, aerial searches are for the most part being suspended because they say or prime minister abbott was saying that floating debris would have become waterlogged and sunk. do you believe that's a fair estimation? >> i don't think he can say that

100% unequivocally. that's because the aircraft is made up of three materials. the first is this carbon fiber plastic composite. that's about 50% of the aircraft, mainly the fuselage. we know that wouldn't be able to absorb water. >> so it wouldn't sink. >> it would depend on the way the aircraft has come to its resting place in terms of how did it break up, did it break up into lots of small liddal pieces. if it did, there's a greater chance they would sink. if they're big pieces, you have a greater surface area. then you've got the other external factors like cyclones and weather and sea state and everything else. then the steel, the aluminum in the wings, that is more likely to sink. i think the thing we need to go to on the aerial search is that we've been going now for over 52 days. the crews in the airplanes have been operating at a tempo, a search tempo that they just can't sustain. they're going to have to have a natural pause and break anyway. i think it will now go to a more reactive than proactive search.

what i mean is it's been proactive and flooding the area with these maritime surveillance assets. now i think he'll step back and react. the fuel, the operating cost of these aircraft are absolutely huge, and that will contribute a big part to this $56 million. >> private contractors being brought in as well. michael kay, always a pleasure to have you. >> great seeing you, michaela. coming up, before you leave this morning, you have to take a look at what's going on after these tornadoes. they've devastated the heartland. more are expected today. we'll tell you what you need to know. also breaking news, the u.s. officially announced new sanctions against russian officials and companies regarding the situation in ukraine. we'll have details ahead. the united states postal service will get it there on time with priority mail flat rate shipping.

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what's happening on the ground in all the areas where the tornadoes have devastated communities. let's get you to the "newsroom" with carol costello for the latest. sadly a lot happening. let's get right to it. "newsroom" starts now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com hang now in the "newsroom," deadly storms slam the northwest.

arkansas hit hard. >> it was the biggest one i've ever seen. >> it's the deadliest outbreak so far this year. >> downtown little rock looks completely leveled. >> people call you and tell you that i have people on my instagram, and it bothers you. >> yes, it bothers me. >> unsterling comments. >> you can do anything, but don't put them on instagram for the world to see so they have to call me. >> clippers owner, donald sterling, a man who was supposed to receive the naacp lifetime achievement award allegedly caught on tape with his girlfriend. >> wearing their warmup shirts inside out. >> the player sending a powerful message on the court last night, the outrage growing. >> we can't have it from a player. we can't have it from an owner. >> there is absolutely no place in the nba family for ignorance. hit again. >> it builds on the sanctions already in place. >> russian president va vladimir putin slammed with more sanctions to