is donald steriling in a no-win situation? >> that's a fantastic question, michael. we need to know what type of document was it? when he refers to the adult, was this document part of any document used to measure his unfitness as far as memory capacity? we don't know what that document stated. donald sterling may be in a catch 22 situation, but he may have been pressured to sign this document in an unique situation. we really don't know. who evaluated donald sterling? was it shelly sterling's representative, and he could raise this i in a divorce proceedings as he was pushed to misuse some of the marital assets during their marriage. >> sports attorney xavier pope from chicago, thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> thailand's military leader expects to hold election next year. they say it will take at least a year to write a new constitution and set up an interim government. the military said the coup was necessary to end months of political turmoil, but it has not stopped protests. >>> in central african republic, two people were killed in protes

. >> another potential owner is donald sterile's wife, but court documents in a lawsuit have is surfaced in recent days detailing her own history of racists remarks and actions. yahoo sports is reporting the players union is not in favor of mrs. sterling taking over for her husband. >> this one is about as great as they come. >> the clippers, valued by forbes at over $575 million they suddenly be a hot commodity, but first, 75% of nba team owners need to vote sterling out. something kings owner expects will happen. these teams really belong to the fans and to the players. we owners are simply custodians. and so i fully expect that commissioner silver will get the support that he seeks. the violence continues today in ukraine, they are trying to break kiev's grip on the eastern part of ukraine, they petted them with rocks and stones and eventually the police had a hurries retreat, and many cases they have their shields and helmets taken by the crowd, who are chanting shame, and they are chanting fascist. and this is another graphic example of how the authority of the government in kiev is

clippers owner donald steriling to sell his team, the franchise has no shortage of wellie suitors. >>infrey says she's interested in buying the clippers, part nerg with david geffen and larry ellison. >> sean p. diddy combs. >> matt davis. >> magic johnson confirming he's a potential buyer as well. >> jon: wow, that is an eclectic group of investors. or the weirdest award show lineup ever. it seems like every wealthy dilatant in america wants to buy the los angeles clippers. >> aren't you forgetting someone, jon? ( cheers and applause ) >> jon: millionaire john hodgman. >> i think i'd like to take the l.a. clippers for a spin. ( laughter ) thank you. thank you. >> jon: come and sit down. >> okay. >> jon: are you trying to buy the clippers from 1972? >> i like to let the boys breathe, you know. >> jon: all right. >> obviously, i have to buy the clippers, jon, because i, obviously, own the caves alrea already. >> oooooh! >> jon: i hope we white balance the screen tonight. ( laughter ) ( applause ) >> i'm blowing out flat screebz all over america. >> jon: you are blowing out-- people sho

[audience boos] >> jon: that is a donald steriling who has gotten rich of the labors of a mostly black players telling his mixed race girlfriend not to associate with black people. it's the old age yeah, i'm racist but my (bleep) and my wallet are not. [ laughter ] being seen with black people appears to be the only restriction he is place s. >> you can sleep with them, bring them to any -- you can do whatever i want. the little i ask you is not to promote it and not to bring them to my games. >> jon: he is a rare creature. a racist swinger. [ laughter ] what he is basically saying is i don't see color who it comes to who you are (bleep). i only see it when it comes to who you are sitting with. if you think an old man telling his girlfriend it's cool if she bangs whoever she wants is the weirdest part of this story, think about. >> sterling was due to receive a second lifetime achievement award from the naacp next month for his work with underprivileged youth but on meet the press the naacp interim president set that won't happen. >> jon: take that john sterling. he's an the announcer

but forcing donald steriling to sell his team may not be. according to the n.b.a.'stitution and bylaws, commissioner adam silver is responsible for protecting the integrity of the game and preserving public confidence in the league. >> we stand together in condemning mr. sterling's views. >> reporter: the league's constitution says the commissioner now has three days to provide sterling with a written copy of the accusations against him. sterling will have five days to respond. a special meeting of the board of governors will be held within 10 days of sterling's reply. if 75% of the board later votes to terminate sterling, the commissioner will take over control of the clippers, set a price, and sell the team. but sterling could tie everything up in court. david carter is a professor of sports business at the university of southern california. >> he can litigate and slow it down as long as much as his resources and legal process will allow, or he could potentially dictate terms and say, "i will sale the team. i will work with you, but you have to give me some abilit

. >> the bigger question there was independent evaluation that donald sterile wag not mentally fit? where did that come from? when was that produced? was shelly sterling's interest compromised, and donald sterling's lawyers may look to the league and shelly could say that they conspired against him to go through this process. >> explain the family trust issue here. that term may be unfamiliar. >> many wealthy people hold large assets in a family trust. it was set up so the sterile could go leave the slippers to his wife should he die without tax effects or administration that is involved with turning over an asset to an heir. and so now this process is now being used against donald sterling, ironically. >> that's sports attorney xavier pope. coming up on al jazeera america, google, people want parts of their online identity erased. we'll show you how that process works. vé >> well it's the american dream to own your own home, but for many in america's middle class its getting hard for find affordable homes. ali velshi joins us with more on that. this is not what future homeowners wan

. >> it is not clear yet how donald sterile's health problems will affect his future -- sterling's healthffect his future with the clippers. the owners want to end their relationship with him as soon as possible because of the racist remarks he made. leon jenkin, the president of the los angeles chapter of the naacp just resigned over the.org sterling controversy. the l.a. chapter honored donald sterling in 2009 and were about to give him a lifetime achievement regard later this month. he record lido nateed $45,020 the naacp in the past seven -- he record lido nateed $4 # thousand to the naacp in the past seven -- seven -- 45,000 to the naacp in the past seven years. the money will be returned. >>> less than a second to play here to let the clock run out. the warriors beat the clippers last night 100-99. it was described as a sloppy game, both teams committing plenty of fouls and missing plenty of shots. >> we cried it out. at this point in the season you will do whatever is necessary. it was a hard fought game and both teams played hard. we are ready for saturday. i never played a game s

magic johnson tweeted he and his wife will never go a clippers game again as long as donald sterilinge owner. as you know in the recording of donald sterling's rant he berated stiviano for being seen with the l.a. lakers legend. sterling bashed magic johnson again. i'm sure it will be deeply offensive to many people. magic johnson has made a public comment. do you have something to say to him? >> what i can say to him? it doesn't matter. it doesn't matter. i'm hurt, but it doesn't matter >> you're hurt that he -- that he said -- that he spoke out publicly. >> i'm hurt he called me up and he said don't do anything, wait until you hear from me. then somebody called me later and said he doesn't want to be involved. and then he released a tape that i said to him that i talked to him in confidence. i didn't give any interviews. you're my interview. i'm deciding if i like you. you know, but i -- here is a man who -- i don't know if i say this. he acts so holy. he made love to every girl in every city in america. and he had aids. when he had aids i went to my synagogue and prayed for him. i

. >>> more now from cnn's anderson cooper's interview with donald steriling would remarkably still seems to believe he will remain the clippers owner for some time to come. in this exchange, he suggest, he will bow to the will of the fellow team owners but amazingly does not accept the fact that they want him out. >> people want me to hire a wall of lawyers and then to hire a wall of lawyers and to go to war. i don't think that's the answer. >> so what is it, what are you going to do? >> i think the answer is 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 and do it. >> the nba says they want you out. are you willing to give up ownership of the clippers? >> well, i'm not sure that's what they want. >> that is what they want. >> that's your opinion. that's what the media says. i'm a good owner. i have a good team. there are people that want to buy my team. but because the media says the owners want me out doesn't mean they want me out. >> have you talked to any of the owners? >> i've talked to some

but still to come on cnn newsroom, donald sterile brought the clippers for a pittance decades ago. >>lion is a pittance to some. but now the team is worth a lot more. the question is, how much will sterling profit from his racist rant? >> and it appears that actor/director ben affleck has an unexpected talent that got him banned from the blackjack tables in las vegas. the details when we come back. on car insurance. everybody knows that. well, did you know that game show hosts should only host game shows? samantha, do you take kevin as your lawfully wedded husband... or would you rather have a new caaaaaar!!!! say hello to the season's hottest convertible... ohhh....and say goodbye to samantha. [ male announcer ] geico. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more. >>> it's the first full trading week of the month. but will investors sell in may and go away? the stock traders almanac shows the time frame from may through october is typically the worst six months of the year for the market. on average, the s&p 500 has gained 1.3% in that period. compare that to a more than 7% increase in the

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. >>> remember that 2 $1/2 million fine the nba hit donald steriling with and then told him he's goingo have to sell his los angeles clippers? well, sterliile sterling rememb he's telling the nba, no, i'm not paying. he's also reportedly threatening to sue if the league keeps trying to punish him for those racist remarks that he admitted to making to cnn and said that they were a terrible mistake. those were his words. enter the lawyers. defense attorney and cnn legal analyst danny sevelos and legal analyst and defense attorney joey jackson. can you just do that? can you just say no, i'm not going to pay. is it that easy? >> you know he wasn't going down without a fight. especially after he made the remark to the contrary. what did he say? you remember this, what does he say? well, the nba had to do this, right, and so therefore i'm inclined to abide by whatever they want. since he said that, i knew he would do that. hiring an antitrust lawyer shows he's gearing up in an effort to keep and retain control. don't think it's going to happen. >> you just mentioned those very words. because

. >> i was at a press conference and heard imagine jock johnson calling, do you forgive donald steriling? magic said i forgive him. i'm sick of this story. i'm in his camp. that guy is a nut. rub as me a little bit wrong way as private conversation gets recorded. as civil libertarian we say all sorts of stuff but hopefully not as disgusting as that guy. it should be over. say he kept the team. will it really change anybody's life? >> serves him right, want mistress 30 years younger instagramming everything, voila. >> this is 30 years -- adam: we could bring up, they knew they were talking about population size. the lone star state has seven of the 15 fastest growing cities in the united states. okay. so, why? >> low taxes. adam: no income taxes. simple as that? >> also nice place to live. nice weather. you're not bogged down by regulations like california. adam: are they bleeding, smaller cities, growing so fast, are they bleeding population from larger cities like dallas and houston? >> i live in texas and i can comment on this one of the big reasons people move there is jobs. that what

the owners have been consistently unanimous in their statements that they will force donald sterilingppers. they feel they have the legal right to do that despite potential antitrust claims that he may make. i think their goal is to do it sooner rather than later. they don't want this hanging over the head of next year's season. they would like new ownership in place at the beginning of next season. the question is, will that happen? >> donald and shelly sterling are going through a divorce now. does that complicate matters? >> it complicates matters, but, again, it comes down to who has the legal control of the sterling family trust and who has the ability to actually sell the team. each team has a single owner that is the person that the league has authorized to sell the team and so long as the family trust can prove that donald sterling has given up that right to do it, they're happy to make that sale. there is no doubt that divorce proceedings could complicate things. that's part of what the nba is concerned about. they want to make sure if a sale goes through, they have some leve

and is donald steriling about to do his own full-court press to stop the nba from making him sell hiseam? true business-grade internet comes with secure wifi for your business. it also comes with public wifi for your customers. not so with internet from the phone company. i would email the phone company to inquire as to why they have shortchanged these customers. but that would require wifi. switch to comcast business internet and get two wifi networks included. comcast business built for business. >>> despite all the drama off the court over their owner's racist remarks, l.a. clippers have now advanced to tonight's semifinals. they'll face off with the oklahoma city thunder. the team owner donald sterling has been banned for life facing a $2.5 million fine. but not his wife who is also a co-owner. cnn's ted rowlands is joining us from los angeles. seems like everyone's talking about this now. sterling spoke to de jure magazine about his alleged mistress who talked with barbara walters. herself, sterling's wife, has been talking with the nba commissioner. update us on the latest devel

. >> so when it comes to bad apologies, donald sterile is definitely in good company, but what should he have said to get this apology right? joining us now is bill mcgowan from clarity media group, author of "pitch perfect, how to say it right the first time every time." . i'm not good at apologies. >> they are tough. >> but donald sterling, did you listen to the narcissim. i don't know what to do. i made a mistake. me, me, me, me. that sounds like a tv anchor. >> that is the big mistake the majority of the apologies contain. he asked the rhetorical question a second ago? what should i say? my answer to be is nothing more because what you're about to say is stepping on a huge land mine. the fact that he would take this opportunity in a very ad libby way to take a shot at magic johnson is just mind-boggling, completely beyond belief. >> really what, should he have said, bill? >> you know, if you are going to be persuasive and convincing in this kind of setting you have to go beyond just saying you're not a racist or i love my players. the only thing that really is convincing and reall

son andy rosen is taking an indefinite leave of absence and the shake-up of the team of whose donald sterile'sremarks which led him to a leave, and the departure will give the new ceo a chance to start with a clean slate. >>> and now an apartment roof starts on fire in harris county, texas, when part of the frame collapsed and firefighters came to his aid, and he, according to the authoritieauthorities, was injured. >>> and kevin durant is getting much attention after he accepted an mvp acceptance speech. he thanked his coaches and teammates, and saved the best for last. >> and last, my mom. i don't think that you know what you did. you made us believe, and you kept us off of the street, put clothe clothes on hur backs and food on the table, and when you didn't eat, you made sure that we ate, and you went to sleep hungry, and you sacrificed for us, and you are the real mvp. >> durant's mom wanda was a single mom at the age of 21 with two children which she has done a great job and so proud and speaking of the moms who have gone to great lengths for their children, this sunday, the special day

>> donald steriling is going to have to sell the team.potential to actually keep the team in terms of can he actually keep the team under his family umbrella. i think that the nba right now they can force him out, they are going to force him out. they met yesterday or thursday to actually vote in terms o of getting this. they voted him out. now donald sterling will have to appeal. he will have five days to appeal and go from there and they will have to show the evidence to get him out. >> so you're saying the bylaws empower him to do that. then if he says i'm going to take this into a public court, public court of law here, what does that scenario look like for him? >> he's going to have to file a breach of contract claim against the franchise agreement that he's also going to have to file an antitrust claim in state and federal court and then if he really wants to drag had out, he could potentially divorce his estranged wife because the clippers are actually held in a family trust, which could drag this out for years. >> if he divorces h

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newsfeed this morning, the "new york post" is reporting that disgraced los angeles clipper owner donald steriling is battling prostate cancer, and the move comes as a vote is coming to force the 80-year-old to sell the team. he is being forced to resign after comments he made. >>> and now a new report issued yesterday raises more questions than answers about what could have happen ed ed to the malays airliner. >>> and now on a dramatic new video that people are shaken from the next phase of the search. >>> dramatic new video that show ises a collapse of a street in baltimore when people were screaming when the rest of the retaining wall gives way. there you can see it is swallowing the cars and the trees and the street lights in the process. elsewhere in the city, some residents may have to wait 40 days to get back into their h e homes. and i don't need to be online for it to work. it runs office, so i can do schedules and budgets and even menu changes. but it's fun, too -- with touch, and tons of great apps for stuff like music, 'cause a good playlist is good for business. i need the boss's sign

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. >> well the fallout surrounding la clippers owner donald sterile something forcing owners and players of other sports leagues to answer some tough questions about things. >> i'm the best in the game. when you try me, that's the result you're going to get. don't you ever talk about me. >> who was talking about you? >> crabtree. don't you open your mouth about this or i'm gonna shut it for you real quick. >> sherman was fined nearly $8,000, but when it comes to the sterling controversy, time asked him if an nfl owner made similar comments would roger godell ban for life and he said no. if it doesn't affect the bottom line, they're not as concerned. joining me to discuss this former atlanta falcon, chris draft. you first, the owner of the red skins, he said that the team name was not an issue. but that's something native americans, many of them feel that it's a racial slur. is there a double standard here? >> well, let me just say i have a lot of respect for richard sherman. he's a great player and i think he does a lot for the game in which he speaks up. it's my opinion, my view that if

. >> we have been talking a lot about the cnn exclusive with donald steriling and he speaks for the veryst time about the now infamous racist rants attributed to him. the statements cost him his seat in the nba and possibly his team. and during these reported rants, sterling took aim at nba hall of famer, magic johnson. he then reportedly admitted to making those comments out of jealousy. so when we thought sterling was finished talking about magic johnson, he wasn't. watch. >> the only one that i know that i talk to is magic johnson. >> did you apologize to him? >> if i said anything wrong, i'm sorry. he's a good person. has he done everything he can do to help minority? i don't think so. but i will say it. he's great. i just don't think he is a good example for the children of los angeles. >> okay. let's talk to someone who knows magic johnson. rachel ni rach rachel nichols. >> it continues. i know. so why does donald sterling as he is clearly trying to apologize continue to dig at this man you say i'm sorry. you say he's a dpood person. you don't take three or four different shots at

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there is a glaring difference here in donald steriling and the washington redskins organization. ing has innate hate. the redskins organization, the players have an innate sense of pride about that logo, about that name, about that brand. they want to represent it well. so i think that's the main thing. i have never seen a team want to be associated with something negative. you will never hear the green bay cowards or the new england incapables. you want to be associated with something that you believe in and feel is uplifting and something that unifies your team and community. there is major major differences when you talk about the washington redskins and donald sterling. >> native americans have made it clear that some of them find the name offensive. do you think there is a disparity in the way that certain ethnic groups are rad treated. >> the idea that a team in 2014 could be called the redskins is on its face absurd. but there are huge pockets of native americans who find it offensi offensive. some don't. i'm not saying that everyone is on the same page here. even if 10% of

how if at all do you think it could impact the nba's decision, their efforts now to get rid of donald steriler of the clippers? >> i thought the comments were smug, arrogant, and stupid. i don't think it tells you anything about whether dond steri donald sterling is going to be thrown out. fortunately adam silver and most of the owners are smarter than mark cuban and smarter than donald sterling and recognize as adam silver said at his press conference earlier this week, you know, we are a majority black league in terms of the players and we are all white owners. and we have to be especially sensitive on issues of race. i thought that was candid. i thought it was smart. and, you know, for mark cuban not to know that the hoodie was the symbol of the whole zimmerman case, the whole miami heat wore hoodies as a protest against his death. i thought it was real dumbness on his part. >> is it going to make any impact at all? i assume all 2 the of the other owners, l.z., are going to vote along in strict solidarity line and vote against sterling. >> you know, i expect mark cuban to also vote against

if she is named, is there a difference between donald steriling and shelly sterling selling this team think there is a difference. i do think that if it is true that he has transferred his ownership to shelly sterling, i think that matters. adam silver although he has handled this situation in such a terrific way, the one misstep i think he made is when he said all of this only has to do with donald sterling not with shelly sterling. now that shelly sterling is the sole owner, i'm not sure that the nba has the grounds to extricate the team from shelly. >> what if adam silver said you know what? in the official legal language, does that make a difference? if he said i misspoke? >> i think the nba is in a very dif cushion situation here because the nba constitution has been private. we just learned about it and they have not ever had to deal with this. so i think that they are making their position very clear. but i don't think in my view that it is legal challenge is precluded. i would agree that the best thing for everyone is for this back room deal to be taking place. but i'm not so

. >> donald and shelly sterile, the billionaire owners of the los angeles clippers are now speaking publicly, albeit both separately. both of them for the first time since the scandal that brought them national attention, all of it bad. and got him banned from the nba for life. they are desperately trying to hang on to the team while the league still intends to take it away from them. >> for h for the first time acknowledging the racist comments that got him banned from the nba, donald sterling apologized on cnn. >> i'm asking for forgiveness. am i entitled to one mistake? after 35 years? i love my league. am i entitled to one mistake? >> reporter: claiming he was baited in a private conversation with this woman that went public. >> don't bring black people or don't come. >> reporter: sterling did not steer clear of stepping into even more controversy. questioning magic johnson's community outreach. >> he's great. but i just don't think he is a good example for the children of los angeles. >> reporter: sterling's interview came after his estranged wife shelly spoke to barbara walters. sterli

donald steriles is sueing the league for at least a billion dollar for trying to force him to sell theclipper owner has offered it to steve ballmer. the nba says it will be sold to balmer. >>> are you ready for the next big thing? it may be moving in with you. the financial times reports that next week apple will annoy a new way to connect you to what techies call the internet of things. your i phone would gain the power to control your home lights appliances, security, and so on. dan is here with a preview. good morning. >> good morning. >> what are you expecting apple to tell us next week? >> it's usually focused on software and concepts and one of the concepts is apple getting into the smartphone. that's a big thank that google is interested in. >> we've gotten so used to the conferences, hearing the results of them, changing to our phone, to our computers. you're telling us the next big thing is in our home things we'll be able to control from our i phone. >> as apple says we're going to set up a smartphone system and others are invited in to make it work. >> google has already tak

and at the end of the day, rev, we're prepared to stand against donald sterling. no sterilinggo to you on this one. donald sterling's wife, she says she's going to fight this. here's what her lawyer said about a lawsuit. quote, i want to know a lot of deferent things about the records of the nba, what information they have had about the conduct or misconduct of other owners that was not acted upon. the nba is as much at risk as mr. sterling to have this whole thing aired publicly. it's in everybody's best interest to avoid armageddon. he's threatening here to expose things that were not handed in on other owners. >> she's got a point here. history repeats itself, okay? and that's a quick history lesson. 1896, separate but equal, okay? that's when it became the law of the land. nearly 60 years later, you have something you've been talking an awful lot about. tomorrow is the 60th anniversary of brown versus the board of education. here we are 60 years later and essentially we have donald sterling and others trying to take us back 120 years. i say others, because there is no way

the nba is moving forward without donald sterling, without shelly steriling and trying to get the clipperson track. >> the ceo stepped down last week. here we are with the new ceo. thank you. i'm going to talk more about this with hln legal analyst and joey jackson. branding and social media consultant peter shankman. tell us, the nba has said, you know, very little time appointing the new ceo. what do you make of this pick in particular. richard parsons is a high profile man. what do you think about it? >> richard parsons is a phenomenal choice. they are going to use him for a while. the bigger picture is that the nba is making a statement saying you know what? we're not going to wait for this to blow over and to handle the situation as needed. the best thing they could have done. parsons was responsible for the aol time warner merger back in the late 90s. very well respected in the community. this is a brush off of sterling. this says we don't care what you're saying. we don't care that you want control and you want a lawsuit. we're moving forward because we have the power and because we

the league for any suits from donald sterling who today announced he is suing the nba for $1 billion in damages. this after ballmer signed an agreement with shelly steriling to pay a whopping $2 bhl billion for the los angeles clippers. the largest sell in nba history. how was she able to sell the team when donald sterling refused to budge? a source tells abc news that donald sterling was found to be mentally incapacitated by neurologists this month. since the sterlings own the team in a trust, and the rules of that trust don't require a court to declare mr. sterling incapacitated, his wife shelly became the sole person authorized to sell it. today, another of donald sterling's lawyers telling abc news any assertion that donald sterling lacks mental capacity is absurd. mr. sterling's mental acuity is something shelly sterling raised with abc's barbara walters when talking about his now infamous racist rant. >> do you know what his state of mind is? >> my opinion of his state of mind, i think he's going through dementia. >> reporter: as for the potential new owner, steve ballmer released a statement saying he's honored to have his name submitted for nba ap

suspended la clippers owner donald sterling spoke publicly for the first time since league officials banned him from that nba. sterile says that he agreed to an interview with cnn's anderson cooper in order to apologize. integral says that he was set up by his friend, and baited into making comments critical of her for posting pictures online with her with african- americans. sterling says the comments were a quote, "terrible mistake." >> i'm not a racist and i've never been a racist. >> why wait so long to apologize? >> i just, i'm so emotionally distraught and the reason it's hard for me very hard for me -- is that i'm wrong. i caused the problem. i don't know how to correct it. >> the interim ceo of the clippers responded saying that his apology was too late. be. >>> the nfl is calling it unprecedent. might be able sam's jerseys are the most popular in this week's sales. he is the first openly gay nfl player. the league spokeswoman says that sam jersey sales are noteworthy for a day three draft pick, let alone when picked in the second round. highly negative comments on social media as well as positive ones. >>> a

steriles. alexandra castro is a young woman donald sterling met in 1999. she was 27 at the time. two began a relationship. the information we're getting does come from a lawsuit. this powerful couple, donald sterling and his wife, they decide to enter into a business relationship with this young woman. it's a verbal relationship in which she is going to show them a home and then they're going agree to purchase it, and she will remodel it. once this is all done, they're going to sell the home and they're going to split the profits. well, it happens that they split in 2002. donald sterling and this woman alexandra castro. and all of the sudden the sterlings decide once again they're going to sell the property. so it's really a foreshadowing the exact same lawsuit that was brought against this young woman, v. stiviano as well. >> so the case is very similar to the stiviano case, as is this woman similar to v. stiviano. how so? >> what is very interesting is there is always a huge age difference between donald sterling and these young women. they're both in their late 20s when they m

sterile out. >> on the front of the jersey it says los angeles, not donald sterling clippers, right? >> right. donald sterling bought the clippers in 1981 for $12 million. that time now valued at $575 million. >>> oklahoma's governor is calling for an independent review of last night's botched execution. clayton lockett died from a heart attack 43 minutes after the lethal injection began. witnesses described a grizzly scene -- grisly scene in the chamber. oklahoma was using a new lethal injection procedure. an autopsy is being performed today and the coroner will look at the sites where the drugs were injected. the white house said the execution, quote, fell shorter of humane standards. >>> a train derailed sending up a huge fireball. the urban accident fueling concerns about the explosive danger of crude oil trains. >> plus, your next vacation could be practically free. one family's proven strategy and all it takes is a little planning ahead. ,,,,,, safeway knows you don't want to fly all over town to find the best deals. that's why they have lots of ways to save. real big club card deals, th

donald sterling. it has been an extraordinary week since racist comments about african americans made by steriling to his girlfriend first came to light. players, coaches, league legends, and the other owners have been in near lockstep, supporting the decision of n.b.a. commissioner adam silver to ban sterling for life. tonight, the clippers have a do- or-die game seven in their first-round play-off series. while sterling has stayed out of the public eye as bigad shaban reports, his girlfriend has been doing plenty of talking. >> reporter: in an interview with barbara walters of abc news, v. stiviano denied having a romantic relationship with donald sterling and says he's not a racist. >> i think that the things he says are not what he feels. anyone can say anything in the heat of the moment. >> do you think he should apologize? >> absolutely. y do you think he will apologize? >> only god knows. >> reporter: walters said sterling had also agreed to be interviewed but backed out. stiviano says there are several more hours of recorded conversation. as early as this month, the n.b.a. board of directors

>> there have been no discussions about other members of the sterile family, and i should say that this ruling applies specifically to donaldg's conduct only. >> go ahead. >> two points. one, remember, what silver did at that news conference was suspend dosus suspended donald sterling. >> banned him for that. >> shelly sterling has been to games since then. that did not apply to her. what he did not say is whether they moved to remove both of them from their ownership position from the team. i anticipate that process is already under way. >> the question, in the question, it said ownership. >> that's right. he said that decision had not yet been made, but the decision to exclude her had been made. she was not excluded from going to games and whatnot. >> is there any way, don, she can become the effective principal owner of the l.a. clippers even if he walks away, he's banned for life? >> listen, wolf, i think anything is possible and, you know, when you think the law would be final, but it seems to be squishy when you talk to jeffrey, when i talk to sunny hostin and legal experts, they say it appears to be kind of squishy.

donald sterling has until tuesday to respond to those charges. this potential sale of the clippers could bring an end to the scandal. the nba has to formalize a binding agreement with the sterilings in terms of selling the team. the sterlings could back out of the sale if they feel they're not getting the fair market value of the team. donald sterling bought the team for $12 million back in 1981, and forbes valued it the team . and it could be worth more. >> magic johnson, oprah winfrey is interested. stay tune. this could be a delay tactic. a lot of people think this will drag out in the courts. this is surprising because it comes to a quick end. >> if this does go through it would save the owners from having to cast a tough vote. >> it's one of those things that donald sterling, maybe he realizes this and he didn't wa wanting to through the legal process and legal fees. >> good to see you. thanks, ross. coming up on al jazeera america. a couple accused of killing a family seven years ago. but they never faced trial. a look at the stand still costing the county millions of dollars. >> it's insane... >> the borderland memorial day marathon only at al jazeera america >> the capita

. >> for donald sterling, we are hearing more from his exclusive interview where he apologized and lashed out at magic johnson. sterile sg talking ability his wire and his own behavior. >> i think we'll divorce. i think she's already filed. i guess i was bad committing all 0 yards down. a massive rescue operation is happening now. of course the facility, 150 miles south of istanbul. >>> this morning, we are finding new details in the search for hundreds of nigerian girls missing for weeks. officials say they have identified 77 of them in this video put out by a group in boko haram. some say it's not their daughters in the video. some of the girls shown may have been abducted years earlier. we are live in nigeria this morning. if the families are right, does this make it harder to track down these girls? >> reporter: any distraction or delay is hard to make up. if you remember, they have a four to five day head start because of the nigerian government slow in scrambling their operation at the beginning. it is sad for the families and difficult for them to hear. some of them say we came together, you can imagine there w

los angeles clippers owner donald sterling who's just been banned from the nba for life for racist remarks. espn and "the new york post" is both reporting the 80-year-old sterile has been battling prostate cancer for some time. meanwhile, other nba owners are moving forward with the process of trying to force him to sell the clippers. brian todd is here, working the story for us. there are some people who fear this could drag on for a long, long time. >> it really could, wolf. sterling is very clearly a wily legal manipulator. he's been involved in lawsuits. he knows how to play the system. here's another possible option. he and his wife are estranged. legal experts and divorce attorneys we've spoken to say they could file for divorce and that would add another layer of legal complexity to this whole effort. the ownership of the clippers, if they filed for divorce, could be placed at least partially at the discretion of a family court. that's another legal layer that people would have to go through to try to force him to sell the team that creates more lawyers arguing over the team's assets, how to divide the team. so if they file for divorce, that's another w

coming up, and do this morning donald sterling is no longer it laundered controlling owner of the los angeles clippers, said he surrendered control to his estranged wife sterilant this gives the sterling family more control over selling the same. the all-time leading scorer for the men's soccer same down event has been cut this would have been his fourth and final. . when a full half-hour of all your exports and these dance highlights hayes highlights coffee and one 01 interview with the man at the no kuiper said is now 49 who is the still of the draft. was in the weather with scenes those that a macabre in the eastern half of the country delaware and maryland were under a tornado warnings yesterday. logan ahead forecast this and that will be dry and tranquil. it looks like a snow-covered mountain springs not from the lake in michigan, a fisherman was out with his dead with new services. if we have usual clouds in the double takes on the. but with a beautiful blue skies and sunshine a writer will be in german the sun shine later on is that the no as expected temperatures to get to as 86 and mostly sunny staff. in the act is it's 66 degrees approaching the 70 de

steriling? >> of course not. >> are the accusations true? >> forget it. it's not true. >> you just heard the wife. now, the other woman. tonight, v. stiviano is talking. why did she record donald sterling? is he a racist? and what is their relationship? >> barbara walters asking those questions tonight. and she joys us now from los angeles. barbara? >> david and elizabeth, it's been such a rollercoaster day. we met with donald sterling and v. stiviano, who describes herself as a personal assistant. both agreed to speak to me. and it went back and forth. final, donald sterling decided not to be interviewed. but his companion, the woman you've seen with a visor, she did speak to me. here's the interview with v. stiviano. miss stiviano, you just left donald sterling. what is his state of mind right now? >> confused. i think he feels very alone. not truly supported. by those around him. tormented, emotionally traumatized. >> you were with him. so, he's not alone. >> i'm with him in a state where i want to help him. urging him. to come to his own rescue. but even so, i think he feels that he's alone. you say that donald sterling is emotionally traumatized. from what? >> from everyt

indemnity clause where the steriles will have to indemnify any lawsuits brought against the nba and it will come out in the sterling family trust. so the lawsuit that donaldd in the end be paid by donald sterling. >> i want to switch gears shortly and same topic. say you represent the players. it seems like the players should go back to the drawing board. this team that was the bastard child of the nba is worth $2 billion, it seems i need to renegotiate my contract and get a lot more. >> great point. they are going to say, hey we're a huge franchise, we're not the $12 million pittsy team you got years ago. and now that he has a lot more cash, we need some. >> and i think they're going to argue it is time for them to get a higher salary. >> we're for the players. >> misty and mercedes, thank you very much to both of you. >> thank you, arthel. >>> arthel, as we've been reporting all afternoon, an american soldier is soon on his way home after being held by the taliban five years. coming up, we'll have the secret of wheeling and dealing that finally freed army sergeant bowe bergdahl. >>> and a suicide bombing in syria, the suicide bomber was believed to be a

donald sterling. another exclusive interview with anderson cooper after sterling launched personal attacks against the hall of famer. and now that magic has spoken, the focus shifts back to sterilingeril sterling and his focus to hang on as owner. >> here we are in a league that is over 80%, at least 75% african-americans. he want us to play for him but he doesn't want us in the stands. he want us to help him win a championship but he doesn't want us in the stands. the players have rallied togtd. the only thing they're waiting for is to see what will happen with the vote and the board of governors. >> by the other owners? >> by the other owners. we can't have this kind of action in our league or in our society. >> sterling claims that push comes to shove, he can bide time. the players will play, sponsors will sponsor his team even if he stays there. that money talks and in the end they have got contracts, sponsors want to make money. he clearly believes that there is a root for him to remain owner. >> he can't buy his way out of this one. he has bought his way out of all the other situations. can't do it this time. >> here you have a majority black league. magic said sterling is f