Skip to main content

tv   Anderson Cooper 360  CNN  May 29, 2014 11:00pm-12:01am PDT

11:00 pm
11:01 pm
on tuesday they will confiscate his team under terms that are under the constitution and by-laws, they will do that illegally. and if they don't want a lawsuit challenging that conduct they need to let us know before tuesday. the league has said in writing to me that that tape recording is the sole basis of the claims against mr. sterling. so the sole basis of the claims is an illegally obtained recording which under california law cannot be offered in evidence. so they have no case. he is accepting responsibility that he made a mistake. he is not consenting to the league confiscating his property which you can now see is more than a billion dollars. he is not consenting to pay a $2.5 million fine or to be banished from the stadium for life.
11:02 pm
these are draconian proceedings, what is the basis for this? he is not a racist. he has had five black head coaches. he had elgin baylor, for 22 years, directors of operations. 22 years with that man. he has given huge sums of money to black charities, including the united negro fund. he has given tickets away to the inner city people so that the kids can see his games. there is not any record in the entire 30 years he has owned this team of racism entering into the conduct and operation of the team. >> that interview was just about two hours ago and now we have news that this potential $2 billion sale. to make things even more bizarre, the stance you just heard from bleacher is nearly the opposite of what his client, donald sterling spoke of when i talked to him nearly two weeks ago.
11:03 pm
>> people want me to hire a wall of lawyers and for them to hire a wall of lawyers and to go to war. i don't think that is the answer. the league is a good league, all honest people. and i think that whatever they decide that has to be done i think i should work with them. i mean, i love my league. i love my partners, am i entitled to one mistake? it is a terrible mistake and i'll never do it again. is it harsh? of course it is harsh. but it's not like i don't deserve -- i thought they were going to do more. >> well, that was clearly then, now mr. sterling is girding for battle. either way, on tuesday, the league's owners plan to vote on whether or not they strip donald sterling or his wife of their rights. join me go now, co-host of cnn's "first take."
11:04 pm
what do you think, about this report, steve ballmer buying the clippers for reportedly $2 billion or so? >> well, obviously that is a lot of money, no question about that. you certainly didn't anticipate that the sterling family or the clippers will be able to be sold for that amount of money. but if that is true that will give the nba and the board of governors to make sure a sale takes place. they definitely like that kind of price tag. >> jeff, the report that this sale is now happening just makes this interview with mr. bleacher that wolf did all the more bizarre. it sounds like they're not backing down, what do you think? >> well, yes and no, i thought he said something that was very much in a conciliatory vein. he said the reason we have not filed a lawsuit is we want to give shelly a chance to negotiate. that is what she has done. she has gotten apparently this phenomenal price from steve ballmer.
11:05 pm
i think what everybody needs to do is kiss and make up. sell the team, no meeting next tuesday, all the owners walk away rich and happy. >> let me play the sound bite they're talking about. >> we have an option of filing it before tuesday or we have an option of filing it after tuesday. there is no detriment to our filing it either way. so we'll make that decision. we haven't made it yet. we did not want to interfere. be very candid with you. we did not want to interfere with mrs. sterling's efforts to sell, to try to arrange for a sale of the team. >> so jeff, you're saying basically -- if the sale is done to ballmer they're just going to go along with it? >> absolutely, that -- if he didn't want to sell the team he wouldn't give his wife space to sell the team. that is what he did. that is what she has done.
11:06 pm
and it looks like a deal is in the works. >> steve, i'm not sure, i completely agree with that. the fact of the matter is donald sterling is in a no-win situation regardless of what claims he wants to make. in the end although everybody is preaching about the u.s. constitution there is also something called the nba constitution. which is basically like the u.s. constitution. you want to join the fraternity, there are rules and stipulations that go along with it. although he purchased the franchise for about $12 million in 1981. he has always understood the regulations that come along with it. if you impune or sully the reputation of the nba, you have consequences, now, you can say, you're one of the most hated men in america. >> he is exactly right. he has no case. donald sterling has never had a case. shelly sterling has never had a legal case. if the nba wants to throw him
11:07 pm
out as they do they're going to throw him out. so why not make a deal now, avoid the embarrassment, avoid the legal trouble and you know, get $2 billion in the bargain? >> steven, does $2 billion surprise you? you know, a lot of people were talking about $600 million, 800 million, a couple of weeks ago, i didn't hear anybody talk about the $2 billion until just a couple of days. >> anderson, i have to admit it to you, it blew me away. now obviously having a franchise in los angeles, you have a considerable more value compared to if somebody was in milwaukee -- we've seen the price tags -- >> jeff, somebody mentioned the letter they sent out, this was based on a recording made illegally. >> i have never thought that mattered. you know, if he thinks that this recording was made illegally he
11:08 pm
can go sue v. stiviano, and as much as i would enjoy seeing the lawsuit with donald sterling and v. stiviano, that is of no concern. the nba knows their reputation is damaged. sponsors left. players have threatened not to play. that is a direct financial threat to the nba regardless of the legality of this taping. >> what would be great, if they get $2 billion this is a great opportunity for mr. sterling as he said he wanted to do to try to show what a good person he is, this is a prime opportunity to spread the love around. there is a lot of communities who could use it. >> there is a lot of opportunity for common sense, you have to recognize you're not wanted. this is america, people have the right not to want you. know is one of the things that has not been mentioned. you talk about country clubs, the fact that somebody has the right to say we don't want you
11:09 pm
as a part of our club. you're not throwing the man in jail, confiscating his legal or civil rights, whatever the case may be. you're simply saying take your money, close to a billion in profit and go on with your life. we just don't want you to be part of this organization. >> thank you, guys, great to have you. we'll see if this deal gets done. quick reminder, set your dvrs so you can watch "ac360." coming up, the growing concern over eric shinseki, and the delays in veterans' care. and later, a man speaking out, being hit by a killer's car, and lived to tell the tale. why he says he wanted to come forward. ♪
11:10 pm
[ girl ] my mom, she makes underwater fans that are powered by the moon. ♪ she can print amazing things, right from her computer. [ whirring ] [ train whistle blows ] she makes trains that are friends with trees. ♪ my mom works at ge. ♪ my mom works at ge. and i get a lot in return with ink plus from chase i make a lot of purchases for my business. like 60,000 bonus points when i spent $5,000 in the first 3 months after i opened my account.
11:11 pm
and i earn 5 times the rewards on internet, phone services and at office supply stores. with ink plus i can choose how to redeem my points. travel, gift cards even cash back. and my rewards points won't expire. so you can make owning business even more rewarding. ink from chase. so you can. to prove to you that aleve is the better choice for him, he's agreed to give it up. that's today? [ male announcer ] we'll be with him all day as he goes back to taking tylenol. i was okay, but after lunch my knee started to hurt again. and now i've got to take more pills. ♪ yup. another pill stop. can i get my aleve back yet? ♪ for my pain, i want my aleve. ♪ [ male announcer ] look for the easy-open red arthritis cap.
11:12 pm
11:13 pm
keeping them honest tonight, there are growing calls for v.a. secretary eric shinseki to resign. veterans waiting months for care at veteran's hospitals with sometimes fatal hospital. officials met with shinseki and other top officials, the head of that group said that they did nothing to restore confidence that the problems would be fixed. lawmakers on both sides asking for shinseki to step down, lawmakers saying quote, that shinseki was on thin ice with
11:14 pm
president obama. lawmakers were not at all satisfied with the answers they got, when they got any answers at all. watch. >> did anyone from the v.a. or third party conduct some form of verification prior to the list of destructionings? >> i don't have knowledge of that, congressman. >> do you know their names? >> i don't. >> i don't recall at this time but i don't have the policy available. >> i don't have that information. i don't know, congressman. >> i am not sure. >> i cannot comment, congressman, at this time. i don't know. >> i cannot tell you under whose authority they were formed. i don't know the specifics. >> is there any reason somebody would come to the emergency room at v.a. and then sent home for several months? >> congressman, i don't have an explanation for that.
11:15 pm
>> well, senior investigative correspondent drew griffin has been keeping them honest. he joins me now. is there any explanation of how or why this happened at the v.a.? >> there was a pledge of apology, and promise that this would get fixed. but the deputy secretary of health that you see there got an earful from both sides, anderson. >> what i don't understand as a veteran, a doctor, a practitioner, how you can stand in a mirror and look at yourself in the mirror and shave in the morning and not throw up knowing that you have got people out there. and i can't go to a v.a. i make too much money, i'm perfectly okay with that. i have good insurance. i see some of these people out there. they live in my communities and they can't get in. and they're desperate to get in, and someone who is making $180,000 a year gets a bonus for not taking care of the veterans. i don't get that.
11:16 pm
>> congressman, what has happened is unacceptable. but i have to go beyond that because i have to figure out how to fix the system. and that is my goal and purpose is to understand the problem and assure that it does not happen again. >> drew, you said there was some sort of explanation. now we have been asking for one for weeks. what is it? >> a partial explanation and it is tied, anderson to the goal that the v.a. has of seeing everybody in 14 days which we pointed out was unrealistic. but instead of pointing out that it was unrealistic, it appears the staff and the officials just fudged the numbers, took out their pads of paper and made it look like the goal was met. >> i get having more work that you can do. and patience, i got that. i understand it completely.
11:17 pm
what i do not understand is creating a list right here that have people waiting until they can get on another list to show that they can get an appointment in the time, in the metrics that the v.a. put up and then somebody gets a bonus, benefits when v.a.s are suffering. is that what happened? i think it is. >> congressman, i mentioned earlier. i think we elevated a performance measure to a goal. i think people lost sight of the real goal of v.a., which is treating veterans. they began to focus on achieving a 14-day -- achieving care within 14 days. >> anderson, what dr. thomas lynch would not or actually says he could not say is that the performance measures were tied to actual bonuses. many in congress believe that the awarding of these bonuses, money, is what is behind this. we may not learn about that until the final office of inspector general report later this summer. >> drew, stay there, i want to
11:18 pm
bring in congressman jeff miller, the house veteran affairs. mr. chairman, let me start with you. after the inspector general's preliminary report revealing disturbingly the practices at the v.a. how will that solve the problem at the v.a.? >> it will not solve the problem. i have said for a long time this is larger than one man. secretary shinseki has obviously lost the ability to lead his agency. nothing is going to change with the secretary being gone but that is still no reason to leave him in place. >> and in terms of who would replace the general at this point does it have to be somebody outside the v.a.? >> well, that is the president's decision. this is the choice the president is going to make. where you bring somebody that is going to shake up the system from bottom to top. and unfortunately, you have a bureaucracy out there today that
11:19 pm
will not listen to their leadership. the secretary, i have been telling him for years, is being poorly served by the mid-level management. these are the people that have been making the folks change numbers and manipulate the dates and wait lists. >> and mr. chairman, at the root of this. what to you is the problem? is it the unrealistic wait times? is 14 days simply too short a time? is it officials wanting bonuses to make these wait times? is it too much of a centralized bureaucracy, under funding? what is it? what is the core issue? >> everything but the funded side. look, the president wouldn't be traveling around the united states accusation we've given record funding to the department of veterans affairs if he thought they needed more. they actually have more money in their health care budget than they can spend. they're prepared to carry over almost one half of a billion dollars this year in health care funding which makes the delays and the waiting lists that much more egregious.
11:20 pm
they have the money to send the veterans out into the private sector. >> david, i mean, you have served in white houses that have had problems that rise to the level of an agency or cabinet official being forced to resign. what is it like? do you think it is inevitable that shinseki is gone? >> i think it has become a tragedy. in one sense he is one of the finest soldiers of his generation served his country well. but unfortunately he has lost the confidence of the congress. 24 senators now against him. he has lost the confidence of the veterans, and the confidence of a growing number of americans who are watching this with some horror. so in that situation you do need new leadership and it has to come from the outside. and i think what the white house is trying to do is figure out how to make that transition. my expectation, that general shinseki, a patriot, will voluntarily fall on his sword. >> and why do you think, david,
11:21 pm
that president obama has not let him go at this point? >> that is a good question. we went through this same thing with kathleen sebelius and they strung it out. i think in this case this is so acute and so obvious that they need new leadership that i think this has to end within the next 72 hours or so. you know, this is only going to be getting worse, bogged. we're going to talk about the past and not the future going forward. that is not healthy for the veterans. >> you know i was struck at the hearing, where they were supposed to talk about the process at the v.a. in phoenix, he really seemed to have no knowledge of the details there. do you get a sense that even now that officials at the top of the v.a. understand what is happening? >> they have not understood the gravity of the situation from the very beginning. why would the president wait three weeks to come out and talk about the issue? and the unfortunate thing about dr. lynch last night, it was apparent when he went to phoenix
11:22 pm
he thought it could be swept under the rug. instead of asking the appropriate questions of people, who destroyed the lists? they didn't do that. they were supposed to bring us information about the list. he was not able to answer a single question we asked. >> you're still waiting for documents, mr. chairman. what is the next step? >> we do continue to wait for documents even though the office of general counsel said they had complied totally with the subpoena with a cover letter. i threatened legal action, and joint mely, my ranking member and i are going to put out a release that basically says by the time we return back from the break we don't have 100% of the items we have asked for we're going to petition the federal court to force the department of veterans affairs to provide the information that we're asking for. they are stonewalling us. and have been doing that for
11:23 pm
several years. >> congressman miller, i appreciate you being on again. drew griffin, as well, david gergen, as well. coming up, the young man who survived the rampage in santa barbara after being hit by the killer's car. his injuries are serious, he is in a lot of pain. but he says it is nothing he can't manage. and later, jumping the rope on the red carpet hitting brad pitt in the face. not the first stunt he pulled. details ahead. it starts with little things. tiny changes in the brain.
11:24 pm
little things, anyone can do. it steals your memories. your independence. insures support. a breakthrough. and sooner than you'd like... ...sooner than you think. ...you die from alzheimer's disease. ...we cure alzheimer's disease. every little click, call, or donation adds up to something big. alzheimer's association. the brains behind saving yours. [ girl ] my mom, she makes underwater fans that are powered by the moon. ♪ she can print amazing things, right from her computer. [ whirring ] [ train whistle blows ] she makes trains that are friends with trees. ♪ my mom works at ge. ♪
11:25 pm
11:26 pm
we have breaking news tonight about friday's rampage that left six people dead near the santa barbara campus.
11:27 pm
they did not see the disturbing videos that he posted on line or checked for weapons. the santa barbara county sheriff's department has just released new information about the so-called welfare check paid to the killer based on information from his mother and a friend of his. deputies questioned him about the videos but concluded the killer was not an immediate threat to himself or others, something we now know is not true. he killed himself and six others. and a student from another college happened to be in town visiting a friend. nick was riding a skateboard when the killer hit him, leaving him with abrasions all over his body and fractures. to put it simply he is lucky to be alive. he is back at home and i spoke to him a short time ago. nick, thank you for joining us, you obviously look like you have been through a nightmare.
11:28 pm
first of all, why were you willing to speak? why did you want to talk? >> i just kind of want to come out here and you know, not -- like shed light on the situation but really show a positive side to it, you know? it is a time where a lot of people are feeling sad and a lot of people are feeling down. but i just don't want people to be so distracted by that whole side of it that they forget like that people are still alive. people survived this thing. and like although we still should mourn those people it should be something that we kind of look towards to better ourselves in a way. >> how are you doing? how are you feeling? >> i'm in a bit of pain. but it is nothing i can't manage. nothing that can't be fixed over some time. >> i know last friday you were visiting your friend on campus,
11:29 pm
and you guys had just gotten food and were skateboarding down the street. what happened? >> we had just eaten at free birds, got like a little late night snack. we were actually heading over to our friend's house going down, i believe it was del playa road. we were just chatting about surfing, and about how our day was going, and driving down, and next thing i know the car just swooped me up in the air. >> did you get a look at the car? did you see who was driving at all? >> oh, not at all. it was one of these things where i'm on a long board and i'm not really thinking about oh, the car behind me is going to come up and bear right into me. so i didn't really think about it. i was just talking to my friend. >> so the car came from behind and hit you? >> yes, it did. >> wow, so you had no warning at all?
11:30 pm
>> none. didn't even hear anyone yell like hey, look out or -- anything prior to that. just hit by the car. >> i read that your friend that you were with, he came over to where you were laying trying to comfort you. and that he heard a series of pops. did you hear that, as well? >> yes, we actually heard pops before, and we didn't really think much of it. first time we heard it, we were like oh, probably firecrackers or something. and before, the police and paramedics had told us -- we had just thought it was all like some commotion in the streets. you know, with deltopia, a few weeks before. we were not thinking somebody was running around shooting in delplaya, but we did hear it afterwards and thought oh, there is more that is a little strange. but we actually didn't find out it was gunshots until probably
11:31 pm
15 or 20 minutes after i was laying on the ground. >> we have a picture of you giving a thumbs up right after your surgery. and i know you're a big water polo player. i heard you have already sent word to your coach about next season. you hope to get back in the water. are you planning on it? >> oh, i'm definitely planning on it. i can't imagine life without water polo. it is one of those things like not even a second guess. all i wanted to do was get back in the water. it has kind of been my life since i was little. that is just all i really want to do right now. >> well, nick, i look forward to you getting back in the water and thank you so much for talking with us. >> of course, thank you. >> very brave young man.
11:32 pm
the killer's family said in a statement that their hearts are broken on a level they didn't think was possible. the friend of the family is acting as their spokesperson, i spoke to them earlier. simon, i spoke to richard martinez, the father of one of the victims of the shooter. he says he expressed concern for the family of the killer who did this. he said in their grief they wouldn't be offered the condolences that other families would be. how is the family handling all of this? how are they holding up? >> they are crippled with grief. i saw them a week ago. and then saw them on the saturday hours after it happened. and they are half the size that they had been. they have diminished literally in front of my eyes. being in their company is unbearably painful. >> i have talked to a number of families who have had children with mental illness, who have had children they tried to get
11:33 pm
help for. how concerned was this family about the mental health of this young man? and how long did that concern go back for? >> i mean, from what i understand he has been in therapy since he was 9 years old. i'm peter's friend. and it was of concern to him. when i saw him, first thing i would say to him was how is elliot? and he would go oh, he is okay. you know, he is getting on with this or that. i mean, our conversation was always opened up about how elliot was, because in a way he shadowed their life. he was a very different boy. >> peter obviously is this young man's father. i understand that his mother had reached out to his therapist back in april after becoming
11:34 pm
concerned about some videos on the youtube channel that this young man had. and that that spurred the police to go to his apartment. do you know what was in those videos that concerned her? >> i know, because i have spoken to her. he was behaving in a sort of odd manner. it was not aggressive. the videos contained him being sort of arrogant. telling people to look at his clothes. his sunglasses. it seemed very different to who he really was. and he was able to tell the police that everything was right to the extent that the police rang the mother up in front of elliot and said you know, said to the mother, you have got nothing to worry about. your son's fine. and there are two things here. one, there is no blame, i hear from the elliots towards the police. that was clearly a pivotal moment because elliot writes in his manifesto, which may i say i hate the word that even
11:35 pm
describes it, but it is his life story. that you know, there were weapons and ammunition under his bed. but he fooled them. and he had fooled people for many years with what was really going on in his head. >> the night of the killings, i understand his mother and eventually both parents actually raced to try to prevent him from carrying out the massacre. they called the police in advance of that after their son's therapist alerted them to an e-mail he had seen. is that correct? >> that is correct, so she ring s the police, they get in the car, they say we're worried about our son, he has left a very foreboding video on youtube and we're coming to santa barbara and we need to find him. and clearly the massacre had just taken place. and on the radio they hear bloodshed and death on the streets of santa barbara.
11:36 pm
and then they hear that a black bmw, which is elliot's car, was driven by the perpetrator. and peter said to me that he knew at that moment driving to santa barbara, hearing the news, flashing on the radio that his son had killed people and had died. >> i know mr. martinez has reached out to the shooter's father. have they -- i assume they have not met yet. but is that something you think peter would like to do? >> i know he would like to do. and i will do my best to bring that together. that will happen. and i know that he wants to meet him and talk to him and it will be a very, very poignant moment. >> to me, i was stunned when mr. martinez says that you know in the middle of his grief the worst possible grief that he
11:37 pm
reached out a hand to this young man's father i just thought was an extraordinary act. and that would be extraordinary that they get together. simon, thank you very much. i know it is difficult to talk about. and i appreciate you coming on. thank you. >> thank you. simon astair, spokesperson for the family. and brad pitt attacked while he was in hollywood. we have a report on that. and the ntsb reporting another collision, this one involving alaska air. we'll have the story on that ahead. latte or au lait? sunny or bubbly? cozy or cool? "meow" or "woof"?
11:38 pm
wheels or wheeeels? everything exactly the way you want it ... until boom, it's bedtime. your mattress isn't bliss: it's a battleground of thwarted desire. enter the sleep number bed, designed to let couples sleep together in individualized comfort. he's the softy: his sleep number setting is 35. you're the rock: your setting is 60. that works. he's the night owl. his side's up while you're in dreamland. you're the early bird. up and at 'em. no problem, because you're in it together...keeping the love alive. and by the way - snoring? sleep number's even got an adjustment for that. crazy? only if sleeping peacefully with your soulmate is crazy. you can only find sleep number at one of our 425 sleep number stores nationwide. and right now all beds are on sale starting at just $649.99. hurry in for the final days of the sale, ends sunday! know better sleep with sleep number.
11:39 pm
11:40 pm
right here. my parents were immigrants. and they taught me that with hard work, anything is possible. i earned a scholarship to mit. and worked across party lines to get things done. i'm alex padilla. i'll protect voting rights for everyone. and make it easier to start a business. so we create jobs and opportunity for all californians. what should we order? (announcer) alex padilla. secretary of state.
11:41 pm
tomorrow in los angeles, a 25-year-old man will appear before a judge, accused of striking actor brad pitt. randi kaye has the story. >> reporter: brad pitt was so busy signing autographs on the red carpet he never saw it coming. suddenly he was hit in the face, either slapped or punched. police are not sure. but they say this guy, a ukrainian reporter named vitali sediuk, jumped the fence and struck the actor in the face.
11:42 pm
pitt's bodyguards jumped, and sediuk was hauled away. pitt and jolie continued to walk the carpet, and why the man attacked pitt is anybody's guess especially since he has been in hot water for stunts like this before. two years ago, may 2012. at the premiere of "men in black 3" in moscow, he made headlines after kissing actor will smith, who didn't take too kindly to the pda. smith told reporters sediuk was lucky he didn't sucker punch him. perhaps the biggest prank took place at last year's grammy awards, not only did he elude security to have a front row seat. he tried to grab a grammy award presented by singer jennifer lopez, presented to adele, he was taken off stage but only after he told adele he loved her.
11:43 pm
after that he was put on probation, that didn't last. after being denied credentials a at the oscars three weeks later, he then showed up on the red carpet wearing this. he called it a protest after being black listed by award show producers. police ordered him to leave. just this year in los angeles he grabbed ahold of actor bradley cooper's leg, holding on for dear life. security had to pull him off. the next month he got a little too close for actor leonardo dicaprio at a santa barbara film festival. later he was at it again, trying to crawl under actress america ferrera's dress, he was dragged away and later fired from his reporting job with the ukrainian television station.
11:44 pm
after this latest prank on brad pitt, vitali sediuk is facing a misdemeanor charge and perhaps months in jail. the actor has been granted an emergency protective order against him. randi kaye, cnn, new york. lot of people have time on their hands, much more happening tonight with susan hendricks. anderson, ford is recalling 1.4 million vehicles, ford and mercury escapes from 2010 to 2011, as well as explorers, being recalled due to steering issues. and taurus sedanss are also being recalled due to corrosion problems. while federal officials are investigating a near-collision in the skies, they say a cargo plane came within a quarter of a mile with another plane.
11:45 pm
and the number of measles cases in the u.s. has reached its highest level in a decade. federal officials say it is due to people who have not been given shots or their status is unknown, a record number 208 cases have been reported. >> scary. and up next, cnn's original series "the sixties." and i'll talk to dick cavitt and the mark he made on tv. i make a lot of purchases for my business. and i get a lot in return with ink plus from chase like 60,000 bonus points when i spent $5,000 in the first 3 months after i opened my account. and i earn 5 times the rewards on internet, phone services and at office supply stores. with ink plus i can choose how to redeem my points. travel, gift cards even cash back. and my rewards points won't expire.
11:46 pm
so you can make owning business even more rewarding. ink from chase. so you can. you wouldn't have it she any other way.our toes. but your erectile dysfunction - it could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved to treat ed and symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently or urgently. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medicines, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, as it may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. do not drink alcohol in excess. side effects may include headache, upset stomach, delayed backache or muscle ache. to avoid long-term injury, get medical help right away for an erection lasting more than four hours. if you have any sudden decrease or loss in hearing or vision, or any allergic reactions like rash, hives, swelling of the lips, tongue or throat, or difficulty breathing or swallowing, stop taking cialis and get medical help right away.
11:47 pm
ask your doctor about experiencing cialis for daily use and a free 30-tablet trial. at od, whatever business you're in, that's the business we're in with premium service like one of the best on-time delivery records and a low claims ratio, we do whatever it takes to make your business our business. od. helping the world keep promises.
11:48 pm
we'll be here at lifelock doing our thing: you do your share spontaneous moments thing, alerting you in ways your bank alone can't. get lifelock protection and live life free.
11:49 pm
well, cnn, ten-part documentary series "the sixties" premieres tonight at 9:00 et. it was the era that transformed the civil rights and pop culture, all of this played out on television as never before. at the same time television itself was becoming something entirely new. that is where the 60s begins tonight with a show that pushed the boundaries. here is a preview.
11:50 pm
>> if you watch it closely he is gauging how much longer he can wait to let the laugh die before what he says will be irrelevant to what happened. and had he gets it just on the nose. it is beautiful to watch. >> i didn't even know you were jewish. >> the tv icon dick cavitt hosted the show from 1968 to 1978. you will hear more from him on the preview "the sixties." it was revolutionary at the time. dick cavitt joins me tonight. you actually were up against carson in the late '60s. >> on abc. >> yes, that must have been quite daunting. >> yeah, it was in fact. are we on? >> yeah.
11:51 pm
>> oh, you're anderson cooper, i thought you were just kidding. >> when abc sent you a crude joke on your show. you don't want to ever think you're on opposite carson. and johnny did not do a joan rivers on me, we were great friends. >> "the smotheres brothers," which were taken off, they were significant at the time. >> we all loved them. they were fighting the establishment. remember that tired old word? >> racism. the president of the united states, the vietnam war? >> yes, they had all of those topics that were their meat. they went too far, not in taste by my standards, but anything almost that takes place on jon stewart or stephen colbert any night, there is something far worse than in those eyes, than anything the smothers did. it was so harmless.
11:52 pm
>> you actually had a show, the wood stock show. it was directly from the show. and the audience came from woodstock. >> there was talk of my going to woodstock, which never happened. >> and joanie mitchell, she was prevented from going -- if i was joanie mitch much i would be upset with you. >> i imagine the dialogues, i wanted to go to woodstock with my people. and i'm sure some jerk said, or maybe her esteemed manager said, you need the cavitt show, you don't need to go to a farm and perform for probably 250 people. >> do you think television is better or worse? >> i came up with an outrageous statement for you in the car.
11:53 pm
almost all television is crap. as are any medium or any art. most of it is worthless. get near the top you start to get really good. and then of course like the cream at the top there are the fine artists and people, writers and musicians. sports people and politicians and television shows. you know what is really missing? live drama for god sake. is there no place for that now in television? we had seven or eight live dramas and you knew they were happening. >> what is so compelling about you on television is you had actual conversations. i told you this before. but jack called me before i first went on my daytime show. and he said, as nervous and dangerous as he always was, he said kid, don't do this. have you ever noticed when the lips stopped moving and
11:54 pm
everybody listened to what he said? >> there have been a few of these early on. the staff said have a question ready when that happens that you can ask anybody. and i said like what? she said like, do you pee in the shower? that always works. of course i tried it on april harriman and that different work. >> well, it was an honor to have you. >> thank you, that was painless, thank you. you should be a dentist. >> well, stay tuned for the top of the hour, the premiere of "the sixties." a new series on cnn. and up next, a new look at the l.a. clippers, they may soon have a new owner. in a second.
11:55 pm
when we arrived at our hotel in new york, the porter was so incredibly careful careless with our bags. and the room they gave us, it was beautiful.
11:56 pm
a broom closet. but the best part, / worst part, was the shower. my wife drying herself with the egyptian cotton towels, shower curtain defined that whole vacation for her. don't just visit new york. visit tripadvisor new york. with millions of reviews, a visit to tripadvisor makes any destination better.
11:57 pm
11:58 pm
welcome back, an update on our breaking news, the l.a. clippers could be use close to getting a new owner. brian, what is the latest? >> anderson just got this from a source familiar with the situation saying a binding agreement has been signed between the sterling family trust and microsoft former ceo steve ballmer, the price tag? $2 billion, that is according to the source who said the binding agreement was just signed a short time ago. >> and poppy, how do we get there?
11:59 pm
>> and we know there were two major bids, one coming from steve ballmer, former microsoft ceo, one coming from mogul media owner david geffen, and my source with the direct negotiations tell me that shelly sterling and her bankers with merrill lynch wanted something that started with a two. the source says they got that. >> and we don't really know the answer -- >> my source doesn't know the answer to that. and my source is very close to these negotiations. but again, hours ago you had a bid of 1.6 billion and steve ballmer bid 2. apparently, they came up to two. huge price tag. >> brian, what else -- do we know -- has there been any re lost the bid?
12:00 am
>> there seems to be, magic johnson just tweeted this out congratulations to steve ballmer for buying the clippers for a reported $2 billion. that from magic johnson who was bidding for this franchise. >> all right, fascinating details. brian, thank you so much. poppy, as well. that does it for u you again for another edition of "ac360".