mayor of sacramento kevin johnson applauded swift action of the commissioner andy silver in banning donald sterling for live. >> on this day adam silver is not only the owner's commissioner. he's also the player commissioner. >> johnson made remarks outside of the los angeles city hall, surrounded by other current and past nba players. >> i'm just thrilled for what commissioner silver did. >> outside of the staples center some were less satisfied with the punishment. >> it was calvin johnson and all of them saying that it's okay to pay $2 million he's a billionaire. that ain't doing nothing. he's still the owner. >> warriors coach mark jackson

encouraged fans to boycott the game. some feel people should stay away. >> people should not pay no type of money to see this game. >> the game was sold out at the box office by early afternoon. the last of the tickets going for $200 in los angeles, abc7 news. >> clippers debut their new web site. we are one, it reads. adam silver decided on what he was going to do. he said he was shocked by what he heard on the tapes. >> the views are deeply offensive and harmful. that they came from an nba owner only heightens damage and my personal outrage. sentiments of this kind of contrary to principles of

inclusion and respect forming foundation of our diverse league. i believe that today stands as one of those great moments. where sports once again transcends. where sports provides a place for fundamental change on how the country should think and act. >> this is not just about us players or just about black or white this, was about right and wrong. we stand together and condemning mr. sterling's views. a washington post writer tweeted it took adam silver 27 days to do what david stern never man wrathed to do, punish donald sterling.

he started in 1992 serving as everything from deputy commissioner to david stern to rez of the nba's entertainment division >> now, warriors owner says there no room for racism in our world, period. >> apologize for his words and apologize to magic johnson. to the black community. to nba. and commit some of the profit he makes from the sale of the team to educating people and fighting this awful racism that was exhibited p the comments. >> well, as you can tell there are powerful and pointed things said today. if you want to watch the news conference with nba commissioner in it's entirety we have posted it on our web site.

abc7 news.com. >> college women in berkeley spoke up about sexual assaults this year and now, white house is getting involved. administration today announced new guidelines, education outreach and celebrity-packed public service announcement. >> we have a big problem. we need your help. >> it's happening to our sisters, daughters, wives and friends. >> it has to stop. >> uc beshg sli reacting to the recommendations. abc7 news joins us live from uc berkeley which has been dealing with the issue. >> we spoke to two sexual assault survivors saying this is an important first stepuqíuñ there is still more >> one in five women is sexual

assaulted in college. in her freshman or sophomore year in, cases, by someone she knows. today, a white house task force announced a plan to combat assaults. identify the scope, help prevent attacks, and help schools improve effectively and improve efforts. the obama administration launched the web site not alone.gov. >> i don't think that their statement is going to make an immediate difference it's starting the conversation in a national level. >> one of the things missing is that there isn't an increase in funding to the department of education >> she is worried without funding white house plans won't be in force. >> we can look and say this is

compliant but in practice, are these standards being upheld? >> today, janet tap tanno responded to the recommendations. >> pleased to see major categories are things that already have been in the works. >> they feel there is still work to be done >> the fact that my fellow survivors and i still get shamed and harassed all the time is not okay. and the goal is that that goes away, also. >> some breaking news in san joaquin county. a die diver died after collided with another dive in mid air and falling to his death. two friends had flown out of the parachute center at lodi airport the survivor has minor injuries to his leg.

>> search crews beginning the second stage of a recovery of a cessna that went down near richmond these photos of the search. they're using this camera to help identify additional wreckage of the plane that crashed. officials just announced crews pinpointed the location of the plane today. divers were expected to begin looking for fuselage this evening. >> we'll put divers from the contra costa county sheriff's office search and rescue team in the water. and we're going to confirm that it is the fuselage. >> investigators say i was flying along side a hawker military helicopter.

the fda assumes the pilot of the cessna died in the crash. the other pilot landed safely. >> san jess yeah police found a woman stabbed to death inside of a home this afternoon. inside they found a woman with a single stab wound. investigators have not identified a suspect this is the 13th homicide this year. a 10-year-old boy fired an air soft pellet gun at classmates yesterday saying a 9-year-old boy brought this plastic pistol tt charter school and traded witness a 10-year-old he shot at three classmates, hitting one of them. state law says kids that age lack criminal intent. >> well, after a week or so of

below average temperatures and rain it's heating up in the bay area. conditions made it a great day to take a stroll along the bay today. sandhya patel is live tonight. watching just a great day. sandhya? >> yes. it's beautiful here but warm now. you're probably feeling warmth as well. live doppler 7 hd, sunny skies across the bay area. here are the highs so far. it's gotten hot in santa rosa. 92 degrees. 81 in san francisco. 86 across the bay. down down the p peninsula. 87 livermore. 81 santa cruz. san rafael looks like a record tied so far. these are not official highs. if you think this is warm, it's going to get hotter and may be flirt with record high

temperatures over the next couple days we'll take a look at numbers and when you'll get relief here in a few minutes >> thank you very much. >> still ahead hostile work environment. up next a luxury car dealership finds itself under fire. >> plus, sick at sea. michael finney on your options when a cruise becomes anything but smooth sailing. >>... >> a student finding installations from a personal experience. >> abc7 news at 5:00 continues in 60 seconds.

authorities say a livermore golf teacher accused of molesting students planned from his jail cell to kill his alleged victims

the 31-year-old suspected of sexually abusing three students ages 12-17 at his home and car. investigators say a tip from an informant stopped the plan. new april politics have resulted in more charges against him, including three solicitations to commit murder. he faces 75 felony counts of performing lewd acts with a child and possession of child pornography. >> seven current and former employees of lexus of concord are suing for wage fraud and racist comments a lawsuit accuses of salesman ger of inciting the commission and then pocketing the difference the worker says he received death threats. >> he came into my office threatening me he's going to kill me mishgs family, hurt me so bad, going to kill my kids. >> the lawsuit accuses the

salesman ger of using racist language against employees the owner and general manager are accused of allowing that behavior. abc7 news contacted lexus of concord but the deepership not to comment on on the lawsuit. >> we want to show awe a picture the santa clara sheriff's department wants you to see police say this man broke into a los altos hills home friday, april 25th, he's in his 20s. authorities say he entered through an unlocked bathroom window. >> a south bay student realized her dream of attending stanford university next year. she is a student with significant hearing loss she knew in order to succeed she had to be an advocate for change showing teachers how to teach her.

>> look to society. >> the 18-year-old show nose sign of having any kind of disability. that is why she has to remind classmates and teachers she's hard of hearing. she's been doing that since middle school. >> for example when i said i can't hear something, can you say it again, my closest friends would say, what? are you deaf? the question is, yes. i am hearing impair bud not deaf though. there is a difference. >> her parents discovered something is not write rite at three and a half years old she spoke only two words, mom and dad. today, she wears a hearing aid, it's hard to filter out sounds. words can sound mufled. so she decided it's time to change things in the classroom. she selects teacher was a good delivery. >> certain teachers are much clearer. i had her in class as well. i speak in a loud voice right? and maybe enunciate a little bit

where she can hear. >> she decided to help others making an instructional video on how to teach main streamed hard of hearing kids. she received a lot of support from her teachers at harker school in san jose. some appear in the video. her tenacity paid off. she was accepted into 11 universities. many ivy league. she picked stanford n san jose, abc7 news. >> a lot of people choose cruises for vacation because it's a fun way to spend time with family but there can be challenges when people get sick at sea, and it happens. >> we have seen video of the big ships people being sick and everything. cdc reports that as many as 11% of the conditions aboard ships are an emergency. consumer reports tells us how

do-to-avoid a health care crisis on the high seas. glitzy ads and luxury cruises often feature indulgences they skip less glamorous story of being sick at sea the limited treatment options available. when the noro virus tore through this ship, 600 passengers were struck. including jane upton. >> i just remember leaning in the bathroom like is this what it is like to die? it's horrific. >> now, imagine yourself days from the nearest port on a ship without diagnostic equipment like an mri, a blood bank or specialty doctors >> many people believe they're boarding a boarding hospital. it's a floating hotel with a doctor. >> one doctor from consumer reports says think twice about travelling with a chronic medical condition. the coast guard can't always launch a rescue if seas are rough or ship is too far from

land. next, know most prescription drugs are not available on a cruise ship. so always travel with an extra supply of medications >> also, get ready to pay a premium out of pock writ for on board care, even items like band aids or aspirin. people aren't aware most ships don't accept medical insurance. >> consumer reports says consider travel insurance that could be invaluable if you need serious medical attention in a foreign port. all of this good advice to keep sailing smooth if you take a cruise. consumer reports advises when buying travel insurance avoid commission driven policies told by tour operators, travel agents and cruise lines. check out insure my trip.com, selling coverage from multiple companies you've got to buy insurance from a different company than guys providing the trip. >> that is key.

>> that makes a difference. >> bring sun screen. >> yes. >> thank you. >> earlier today i had a chance to talk with diane sawyer about what they're working on for tonight's newscast. >> diane tornadoes on everybody's mind so destructive. >> cheryl, so many of them and tonight we have a mazing new video of people in the middle of them and how they've survived. also tonight more on the nba bomb shell announcement about the owner of the clippers accused of racist remarks we're going to have questions including from our sister network espn whether other owners will force him to give up the team. >> i understand you're going to take a look how many people ignore recalls that could be dangerous. >> we decided to walk into a house to see how many recalled products they are living among. you're going to see mazing things tonight. including there is a little girl

landing in the emergency room because of one product. and we'll show you how many of them are stel out there tonight on world news. >> we'll see you later on. thank you. >> and world news is coming up right after the newscast at 5:30. >> let's talk about the very nice weather. >> yes. sandhya is outside, enjoying it now. >> i am. i was baking in the heat just a few minutes ago but breeze has come to the rescue. it's a weak sea breeze. just enough to take the edge off the warmth here. we'll talk about what is coming up. it's only going to get hotter and warmer around beaches taking a look at clear skies across the bay area. high thin clouds. this is the place to be. from santa cruz camera, some people just enjoying the there. if you want to stay cool, you'll want to head to the coast. 77 in san francisco. 80 in oakland.

86 san jose. 75 half moon bay. here is our view looking back across the bay. down towards sausalito. temperatures 87 high thin clouds, clear, mild tonight. near record highs next two days and a cooler pattern developing heading towards weekend. so some relief is coming. some of you don't have air conditioning. if you don't like warm to hot weather hang in there. so take a look at the temperature trend tomorrow, 91 if san jose. cooling down by sunday. we're going to go down to 71 degrees by sunday.

beautiful view looking towards san francisco. and napa going to get close to the record. it's a degree shy of the record. 84 tomorrow, richmond could be a record at 90 degrees. 95 in gilroy tomorrow morning i think you can leave jackets behind. it's going to be a mild, clear start. low 50s to low 60s. if you take the ferry you're just going to have a spectacular view. 88 in milpitas 91 los altos. going to get hot. temperatures coming up from today, 81 in the sunset district. north bay low 90s, santa rosa,

novato. east bay communities well afuf average 88 in oakland. accu-weather forecast, the heat back off on friday. by weekend, low 60s, mid to upper 70s with low clouds back in the picture sea breeze will be stronger we'll get you back down closer to average. until then, the heat is on. >> coming up, mighty mite. >> how this creature set a record as fastest land animal. sort of. >> and won't it be nice to know what is in the food you're eating? coming up a device to do just that. >> we'll be right back.

sharks fans liened up to see a rare game seven at the tank.

fans stood outside of the center hoping to get in. the if canes win, it will be the fourth time ever in hockey playoff history a team came back from that kind of a hole. in line, dads saying they're looking forward to sharing the game their sons >>. both my sons are big sharks fans. and >> i have a little boy he's 11. he's the biggest sharks fan in the world. i'm just trying to create memories game seven will be a heck of a memory. >> opening face off is at 7:00 p.m tomorrow at sap center in san jose. >> a southern california mite has just become the world's fastest land critter.

take a look. the parasite has been recorded rubbing up to 322 bodied longths per second. 20 times faster than a cheetah relative to body size equivalent to a person running 1300 miles per hour. a junior in college did most of the research using a special camera with software made by wind river of ala media. >> pretty amazing. >> fascinating. >> a bay area first. coming up a milestone at the special olympics.

coming up at 6:00, 7 on your side michael finney investigates charges turning up on p fwchlt and e bills that left hundreds outraged. plus... >> other day i must have seen 50 of them. >> taking a look at what is causing sudden surge in rat

sightings in one san francisco neighborhood why some say it's no cause for alarm. it's coming up in a half hour on abc7 news tonight at 6:00. >> thank you. >> see you then. >> there is a very special moment in a limp olympics competition. >> athletes with intellectual disabilities paired with nondisabled athletes to compete. >> organizers say it builds friendship and understanding. >> i was nervous. to start off with. i started to run i wasn't nervous and i was very excited. >> well, more than 550 students took part in the games. >> the special education students took part in a 23 week training program. what a very magical day it was for everybody involved today. >> look at. that they're making sure everybody gets to the finish line. got to love it. >> world news is coming up next.

>> from all of us here, thanks for watching. we appreciate your time see you again at 6:00. welcome to "world news." tonight banned. a big message sent to pro sports and the nation. >> effective immediately i am banning mr. sterling for life. >> the nba has the owner accused with racism. with everything it's got. tornado outbreak. a twister. bearing down. >> turn around. back up, turned around. >> could these storms double back and hit the same towns again? surprise in your home. a child's hand stuck in a toy that was supposed to be recalled. tonight a test, do you know what recalled items are sitting in your home? good evening on this tuesday