rae cyst comments by the owner of the clippers. a look at the man behind the scandal. it's not his first controversy. >> after a soggy start we're now enjoying sunshine and temperatures are rising. abc7 news starts right now. >> for me personally, it's very offensive. >> nat fan favorite. fans have a lot to say about a racial comment controversy involving the clippers owner and the team makes a statement of its own. thank you for joining us, i'm ama daetz. we begin with developments in the racial rant by donald sterling. we're live at oracle arena with fan and team reaction. >> today, kevin johnson, representing the nba players association, says the players told him they don't even want

donald materiality playoff games until the situation is resolved. the action at oracle arena for game four in the nba playoff between the golden state warriors and the los angeles los angeles clippers started before tip-off in the first public demonstration as a team the clippers went through their preclaim routine with their shirts worn inside out to hide the team logo. >> to state solidarity and unity. to say we're paying attention. >> the players themselves remained silent, choosing not to speak out against comments alleged to have been made by team owner, donald sterling, to his girlfriend. >> i would be -- >> you don't feel it. don't bring black people and don't come. >> do you know that you are whole team that is black? >> do i snow? i support them and give them food and can clothes and cars

and houses. who gives it to them? does someone else give it to them? who makes the game? do i make the game or do they make the game? these are 30 owners in the league. >> the attorney representing his girlfriend says his client did not release the tape to media. clippers coach doc rivers says no matter the source, the tape has been a huge distraction. >> if there's anything racism, injustice of any kind, it should always be from and center. >> l.a. clippers owner donald sterling faced immediate backlash after what is alleged to be his voice in a recording became public. these pictures are part of what caused the fight. it shows this girlfriend, v. stiviano, with magic johnson, this the recording that was also released by tmz certification allegedly says he does not want african-americans at his game. the photo has since been removed from instagram. nba commissioner, adam silver,

did not speak with reporters but says the league is investigating. >> it's inappropriate. a big sign of disrespect. for his employees and those with the organization, including the fans. reporter: another indication that it may be a while before things cool off, the interim president of the naacp says plans for the los angeles chapter to give sterling a lifestyletime achievement award have been canceled. corporate president andy rosen released a statement in defense of donald material hat reads in part, quote: he feels terrible that such sentiments are being attributed to him and apologizes to anyone who might have been hurt by them. he says the team is investigating. president obama is speaking out, saying he is confident nba commissioner adam silver will address the remarks.

the president addressed the issue today during a press conference. >> i don't think i have to interpret those statements for you. they kind of speak for themselves. when ignorant folks want to advertise their ignorance, you don't really have the to do anything, just let them talk. president obama says the incident illustrates that more work needs to be done in understanding the legacy of slavery and racism in the united states. one of the nba's all-time greats is weighing in. larry beil has that. >> nate thurmond, you saw him on the postgame show, a friend and colleague but, a block of granite for the warriors in the middle -- from 1963 to 1974, named one of the nba's 50 greatest players in history, and black players like lebron james and kobe bryant say they do not think sterling should own a team. nate gave us his own opinions on

the matter. >> i'm not saying for sure that that's going to work, but i do think that it has a chance of working when you put all these things in the pot together and donald sterling realizes maybe he may not get anymore free agents and on and on and on. >> the nba players association is pushing the league for swift discipline and sanctions against donald sterling. game five between the warriors and clipperses this tuesday night in los angeles. it remains to be seen whether sterling will actually be allowed in the staples center, in his own building, to watch his own team. we'll have to see how it shakes out. could be protests outside of the arena as well. here's a little more about donald sterling. a former attorney who gained much of his wealth through real estate. sterling bought the clippers in 1981 and has then be subject of controversy in the past. he faced a house discrimination lawsuit by the department of justice involving apartments he owned in los angeles.

sterling admit node wrong-doing and settle the suit for $2.7 million. back in 2010, he made news when it was revealed he was heckling his own players from his courtside seats. we'll bring you continuing coverage. hear from magic johnson in sports. and you can hear an expanded version of the sterling conversation with his girlfriend. it runs ten minutes, at abc7news.com. we have breaking news near richmond. the coast guard is reporting who plane have collided. one went into the water, the other plane is trying to land at a nearby airport. the coast guard has crews on scene and we have on the line with us a lieutenant of the coast guard. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> can you tell us what happened? >> yes, we have reports that two planes collided in the air, like you said in san pablo bay.

and we have four boats on scene, and another coast guard helicopter as well as other government agencies. >> any status on the plane that is in the water and the people who might be inside? >> we have not had a report how many people were on board and have not found any people in the water there has been debris in the area of the crash, and so we're searching for that right now. >> the other plane is trying to land? where -- any idea where the best place for them to do that is? >> we haven't gotten any reports on the best place. somewhere local. >> okay. so, no report of any -- we don't know how many people may be injured at this point. that plane did go into the water. when did this happen? >> this happened about 4:00 this afternoon. >> okay. and your boats are on the water. thank you for the update. we appreciate it. we'll keep you updated on this story on this edition of abc7 news at 5. later editions as well go to our web site and follow the latest reporting continues on twitter@abc7 news bay area.

the father of a 15-year-old who survived a flight to hawai'i in the jet's wheel well says he expects to bring his son back home to accept clara soon. the boy snuck on to a plane at san jose's airport seven days ago and spent nearly six hours in the plane's wheel well. today his father released a statement saying in part, my son, like many immigrant childrenning struggling to learn to live in this country. the family says the boy was trying to get back to africa to see his mother. the teen's father says he plans to fly to hawai'i and be reunited with his son soon. a fire injured at least two employees at a burger king restaurant in downtown san francisco. happened this afternoon at the restaurant on powell street between ellis and eddie. a viewer sent us this video. fire crews say it was a degrees

fire and two employees suffered burns. witnesses tell us they saw smoke coming from the building, then heard an explosion and saw flames. firefighters expect the restaurant to re-open colonel. it was wet start to the day across the bay area. look at the conditions at mt. tam. foggy and soggy this morning. spencer christian says more weather changes on the way. >> big changes on the way. the moisture is now gone. clouds beginning to push out of the bay area as well. as you can see on this live view from emeryville. and we have a huge warmup coming our way, temperatures well above 90 within a matter of days. we'll have the forecast in a few minutes. >> wind-whipped california. look at the area where strong winds are leaving their mark. two of the most famous popes of the 20th century tonight

are saints. the catholic church makes history twice today.

a special and historic day for the catholic church. for the first time ever, two popes were elevated to sainthood on the same day. also for the first time, two popes presided over the celebration. reporter: two living popes honoring two past popes. a day for the history books at vatican city as pope francis dechaired them saints, history because for the first time a reigning pope, francis, and retired pope, benedict,

celebrated mass together. an estimated 800,000 people gathered in st. peter's square to watch the ceremony. they were joined by the king and queen of spain and presidents and ministers from over 90 countries. it is a day with special meaning. >> pope john paul, always been my hero. i'm overwhelmed. there's no words. >> i'm here. i'm actually here. something that millions of people will only get to see on tv, luke my mom will be one of those people, and to say i was here, i can't explain it. it will be beautiful to share back home. >> by elevating the two popes at the same time francis is walking a careful line in a divided church. john xxiii, the pope of 50 years ago, liberal who threw out the latin mass, john paul ii considered a theological conservative. >> francis is saying i'm tired of these intramural divisions in the church. i don't like arguing so he says

i'm going to build a bridge and bring them together and bring the church closer to together. >> no doing so francis made this his own day. as his young papacy continues to reshape the catholic church. abc news, london. there was a local tribute today to one of the canonized saints. a seven foot tall bronze statue of pope john paul ii in santa clare a. he was the first nonitalian pope in 270 years. >> major weather changes coming our way. up next we'll fine out when to expect in summer

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take a look at the aftermath as strong storms went through san san pedro in los angeles. a huge gust brought this tree down. time for a check on our weather, which is actually quite pleasant, despite the rain we got this morning, spencer christian is here. >> things are getting calmer here and will remain that way for a while. here's live doppler 7hd showing the absence of clouds. here's a live view from the rooftop camera across the embarcadero, over the bay. 59, san francisco. temperatures in the low to mid-60s, san jose. here's another live view from our east bay camera, showing a

few clouds drifting through the bay area sky. 65 in santa rosa, low 60s, napa, concord. and one more live view from mt. tam. mostly clear overnight. warming trend gwens tomorrow and hot inland tuesday throws thursday. here's what is happening the atmosphere. clouds are leaving the bay area and the lying rain that left us, moved out in the morning hours, and coming our way is this big ridge of high pressure that will dominate our weather picture and bring us a big warmup. this is our projected high temperature range. for san jose, seven days, 72 is the average high in san jose this time over year but by mid-week, low to mid-90s in san jose. that will be the pattern for many inland locations. overnight, low temperatures in 40s, and stars partly cloudy, become mostly clear. suzy tomorrow, low 70s south

bay, peninsula. 60s on the coast. downtown san francisco, high of 67 tomorrow. north bay, mid-70s. accept rosa to sonoma to napa. near east bay, around the shoreline, low 70s. inland will be warmer than that tomorrow with highs in the low to mid-70s. check out the low to mid-90s, up to 90 around the bay on wednesday and thursday, and upper 70s, almost 80 on the coast, on wednesday, and then a little cooldown everywhere on friday, and then much cooler conditions, more normal by the weekend ahead. no rain in sight. just a sharper cooldown by the end of the week. >> thank you. larry beil is here with sports and the warriors heating up.

>> seth currie was on fire and it's a good thing because they needed him to light it up. a warrior victory, his series all even now. sports is next.

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good evening. down 2-1 the warriors desperately needed to win this afternoon in game four and steph curry came out on fire. before the game the clippers took off their warmup gear, a silent protest against their owner donald sterling. steph curry, 17 points in the first quarter.

the clippers were shellshocked early. iguodala, steal and slam. blake griffin, nice handle for a big guy. a dish to crawford. warrior lead down to 15. the biggest lead was 23. second quarter, with authority. klay thompson to the rack. right over glen davis. warriors double-team blake griffin. he turns his back and curry picks it, ahead to iguodala for the slam. the warriors even the series with game five tuesday night in l.a. >> down 3-1 on the road, it's a death wish, so to get this one at home was huge, the energy in the building was amazing from start to finish, and that's what you work for, look forward to all year, moments like tonight, and we can even the series and now we're best out of three. >> steph with 33 points to lead the way. the fallout continues after

sterling was allegedly recorded making racist comments. sterling said, on the tape, he did not want his girlfriend taking pictures with nba legend magic johnson and posting them on social media. johnson responded. >> he shouldn't own a team anymore. he should stand up and say, i don't want to own the team anymore, especially when you have african-americans renting his apartments, coming to the games, and playing for him, and coaching for him. this is bad for everybody. it's bad for america and so i'm really upset about it. >> see what the nba does next. the oakland a's were in houston trying to get some momentum heading into the next series. coco crisp dominated the astros. josh reddick, chance to do damage but pops it up.

and then redick making the dive. outstanding grab. the story of the game what colin mchugh, who struck out cocoa to end the first. the astros with four in the seventh. they take the next two in the series sponsor a split and beat the a's 5-1. the giants with national league record 258th sellout another ft. at&t park hosting the indians. panda, 2-4, brandon crawford, doubles the other way. down the right-field line. that scores the panda. giants up 1-0. cleveland would tie it up in the eighth. gomes, a bomb to left center here. his third. we're tied. bottom nine, after an intentional walk to brandon crawford to brandon hicks, ends this. a three-one clout into the bleachers in left.

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recapping breaking news. the coast guard says two planes

collided near richmond. one (went into the water and debris from the aircraft has been recovered. the may be a fatility. the plane in the water may be a vintage military aircraft. sergio quintana is there and we'll have a live report at 6:00. >> this is the last sunday in april and that means something special for bay area sailors. today is the 97th annual opening day on san francisco bay and the 51st annual blessing of the fleet. opening day signifies the return of the sailing season on the bay, while the blessinges actually a tradition of protecting fishermen. nice pleasant weather for that. >> blessed with pleasant weather. >> for spencer christian, larry beil, i'm ama daetz.

see you at 6:00. world news is next. welcome to "world news." tonight, on alert. the tornadoes touching down. the homes wiped out. the severe weather warnings and watches. tonight right into tomorrow morning. >> i lost everything. everything. >> our extreme weather team on it all just as we start another workweek. crying foul. the explosive tape and the growing backlash tonight. the owner of an nba team allegedly recorded making racist remarks. tonight, the part of the tape you haven't heard. and what the players did this sunday as they walked on to that court in protest. a son's regret. what the president has revealed about his mother. what we never knew. and by george, hollywood abuzz tonight. the actor who once said he would never get married, reportedly engaged. >> i gotta make this quick. i came here for you. >> the five thin