donald sterling made racist remarks in a leaked audio reporting. >> reporter: n.b.a. commissioner adam silver dished out the strongest penalty in his power against l.a. clippers's owner. >> effective immediately i am banning mr donald sterling for life from any association with the l.a. clippers organization or the number of ba. mr donald sterling may not attend any n.b.a. games or practices. he may not be present at any clippers facility, and he may not participate in any business or player personnel decisions involving the team. >> stirl , the owner -- donald sterling, the owner of the team was caught on tape making racist statements about african men's to his girlfriend. donald sterling called the remarks deeply defensive and was personally distraught. adam silver fined him $2.5 million, and he is being pressured to give up the team. >> i will urge the board of gore resist to force a -- governors to force a sale of the team and will do everything in my power to see that that happens. >> meanwhile a crucial play-off clean the clippers and the golden state war wrars. the l.a. clippers's coach doc rivers said the players felt a great deal of relief. >> i told the players about the decision. they were just ha

i'm also finding mr donald sterling 2.5 million, the maximum amount allowed under the n.b.a. constitution. >> the l.a. clippers posted on their website saying "we are one", saying they support donald sterling's decision and can let the healing process begin. sacramento mayor and long-time player, embraced adam silver's ruling. >> these event remind all of us though hatred and bigotry are far from over. i hope that every bigot in the country sees what happened to mr donald sterling and recognises that if he can faum, so can you. >> the clippers players can affection energy and efforts. >> it's difficult to move forward as a player, coach, organization. where do you go from here. >> they don't have to answer questions about donald sterling. >> it's a tough decision that came down. >> jonathan betz is here with more on how the n.b.a.'s actions could effect donald sterling, a man worth a lot of money. >> yes. how do you punish the boss. keep in mind donald sterling is worth nearly $2 billion, he's 80 and an attorney that likes to sue. he may fight the ruling. donald sterling bout

. >> effective immediately i am banning mr donald sterling for life. >> the n.b.a. slapped a tough punishment on "clipper maid of the skies" owner donald sterling. >> i hope every bigot in this country sees what happened to mr sterling. >> overseas the stand off in eastern ukraine continues, hundreds of pro-russian separatists storming buildings. >> we agreed on a number of steps to de-escalate the situation. not one single step has been taken by russia. >> miami resident receiving a letter from the president about the unrest in venezuela. i'm excited that in the united states a person can write to the president and get an answer. >>> a flurry of once-private racist remarks triggered the most powerful punishment of a team owner in american special sports. after "clipper maid of the skies" owner donald sterling's recorded comments to a former girlfriend that it mothered him to see her -- that it bothered him to see her associate with blacks. is triggered protests. many demanded action. on tuesday, after an investigation it proved the voice was donald sterling, commiss

donald sterling for making racist remarks. there is more. he was hit with a $2.5 million fine, and the possibility of being forced to tell his team. effective immediately i am banning mr donald sterling for life. from any association with the clippers organization or the number of ba. i'm also fining donald sterling $2.5 million, the maximum amount allowed under the n.b.a. constitution. >> we go live to los angeles, where the clippers are about to play game 5. what kind of reaction have we seen so far. >> we can tell you all eyes are on the court. inside the staple center. earlier today we saw jubilation and relief from fans, many with this t-shirt. los angeles quit and donald sterling negative one. these fans want to make it clear. they support the commissioner's decision. they don't want the players linked to the comments from donald sterling in any way. a protest turned into a celebration dubbed los angeles is better than donald sterling. for the first time before the game. we heard from doc rivers responding to the n.b.a. investigation. the decision allowed players to put this behind and focus on basketball again. i felt the pressure on my players. everyone was wa

after an investigation it proved the voice was donald sterling, commissioner jakob silfverberg dropped the hammer. >> effective immediately, i am banning mr donald sterling for life from any association with the clippers' organization or the number of ba. i'm fining mr sterling $2.5 million, the maximum amount allowed under the n.b.a. constitution. as for donald sterling's ownership, interest in the clippers, i will urge the board of governments to exercise its authority to team. >> for more, let's go to silver spring mary line recollects sports editor and host of "edge of radio", and his upcoming book is: . >> dave good to see you. did n.b.a. commissioner jakob silfverberg do the right thing, everything that he could do? >> he did everything he could do, and did what he had to do - whether or not he did the right thing may be a separate question. let's face it, the n.b.a. was under pressure to do the maximum. already i have it op good authority that players were calling in to the coaches during the play-offs saying they'd boycott games. chicago on chicago and washington were going to do that if the sanctions were not as hard as what jako

donald sterling. >> effectively immediately i am banning mr donald sterling for life from any association with the l.apers's organization or the number of ba. >> donald sterling, a long-time owner of the team was caught on tape making racist statements about african-americans to an ex-girlfriend:. >> adam silver called the remarks deeply offensive and said he was personally distraught. donald sterling will be fined $2.5 million and silver says he will try to force him to give up the team, estimated to be worth $575 million. >> i will urge the board of governors s to exercise its authority to force a salt of the team and will do everything in my power to ensure that that happened. >> it's a great day for all people of all races, but especially african american latinos. he was speaking out against. i think i'm just happy that commissioner adam silver came down hard. >> the l.a. clippers' coach, doc rivers, said highs players felt a great sense of relief. >> i told the players about the decision, and you know, i think they were happy it was a resolution. >> let's hope this is an opportunity for all of us

. >> effective immediately i am banning mr donald sterling for life from any association with the clippers organization or the number of ba. >> the n.b.a. banned l.a. clippers owners donald sterling after vetting reported racist comment and commissioner jakob silfverberg fined him $2.5 million and will urge other owners to force donald sterling to sell his team. >> a judge struck down a law in effect for a 2012 primary requiring people to show state-issued id at the polls. . >>> a workplace shooting at a fed ex facility injured six. a gunman, works as a package handle. walked into the warehouse with a rifle. he was found dead from a self-inflict gunshot wound. >>> message sent. united states and europe slapping russia with more sanctions much as the west ratchets up the pressure, the situation in eastern ukraine seems more straight than ever. sheila macvicar with the latest. >>. >> reporter: pro-russian militants take over one more government building in the capital of luhansk, close to the russian border. armed with bats and chains, some masked some uniformed, some in t-shirt, hundreds st

donald sterling. >> racist remarks reportedly made by sterling. >> effective immediately i am banning mr. sterling for life. >> donald sterling has been ban ford life. >> donald sterling acknowledged it is his voice on the tapes. >> i can't see any way. >> to exercise its authority. >> to force a sale of the team. >> donald sterling can own the clippers. >> a 3/4 vote is required for owners to remove donald sterling. >> 3/4 of a vote. vote him out. >> from ownership of the team. >> no one should be surprised. >> the worst kept secret in the national basketball association. >> this has been an issue in the nba for years. >> doesn't this really create a problem for the league. >> sterling is a problem. >> have to do something. >> effective immediately i am banning mr. sterling for life. >> donald sterling, owner of the los angeles clippers has been banned for life. >> for life. >>> i'm in for lawrence o'donnell. we begin tonight with an absence. many fans are gathering to watch the clippers play game five of the playoffs. one person will be noticeably absent, the owner, donald sterling. the

less than three months ago from david stern, adam silver threw the book at l-a clippers owner donald sterling. "mr. sterling may not attend any nbva games, be present at any clippers facility or participate in any decisions relating to the team." players were proud that silver said he'll urge the nba's other owners, to force sterling to sell the clippers three quarters of the owners must agree to it. "we want immediate action. we want a timetable for when this vote will happen." the clippers' website immediately showed only the phrase "we are one" after the commissioner's news conference. according to the commissioner, sterling confirmed the voice on the recordings was his, condeming his girlfriend, vivian stiviano from associating with african-americans including former nba superstar, earvin "magic" johnson. while clippers players turned their jerseys inside out in protest, sponsors, kia motors, carmax and state farm insurance bailed. kevin johnson spoke on behalf of nba players. "i hope every bigot who sees this realizes that if mr. sterling can fall, so can you." "he's got to get out. sell for

>> are you and donald -- >> mrs. sterling, not vanessa pictured there, reportedly suing for the return of $1.8 million dupl duplex, a ferrari, range rover and two bentleys she says her husband bought for vanessa while still married to her. let's bring back in exavier poe here. twists and turns in this whole case, some of the details lost because of the basic headline of what sterling said on the recordings. does it make any difference with regard to what he has said on these recordings which 100% of the people deem as racist -- does that make a difference with how he may have treated his players in the way in which he conducted his business on the day to day? and is that what the other owners and the commissioner might take into account or are they only listening to the recordings? >> that's a great question, gretchen. i think they're looking at the recording in light of some in the past transgressions of mr. sterling. we saw in the past, 2006, the department of justice sued donald sterling for actions of racial discriminatio

. >> pelley: but what about an apology from donald sterling? >> mr. sterling acknowledged it was his voice on the tape and he has not expressed to me directly any other views. >> pelley: reaction was swift and seemed nearly unanimous. carter evans is in los angeles where the clippers have a play- off game tonight. >> reporter: n.b.a. players and politicians watched the announcement from los angeles city hall and they got what they wanted. >> this is the defining moment in our history. >> reporter: former n.b.a. all-star kevin johnson is now an adviser for the national basketball players association. >> today stands as one of those great moments where sports once again transcends, where sports provides a place for fundamental change on how our country should think and act. >> reporter: but if n.b.a. commissioner adam silver had not acted swiftly to punish donald sterling for his racist remarks, the players were prepared to make a move. roger mason is vice president of the players association. >> i reached out to other players around the league and made

mr. sterling and recognizes if he can fall so can you." "mr. sterling and bears the league" in addition to being banned for life. donald sterling was fined two- point- five million dollars. and he may be forced to sell the team -- if 75- percent of n-b-a team owners. vote to force him to do so. kron 4's j-r stone is live in los angeles. outside the staples center. with reaction from fans and the coaches. j.r.? : state warriors were down most the game and ended up losing the game. however most of the talk of here today was about race. "i told the players about the decision. i think they're happy there was a resolution and it was over. having someone who has these thoughts and runs the scheme impacted us all." while there was a game inside there was a protest outside. many are not happy that sterling is still an owner of the team. there are certainly strong opinions profanatiothroughout t. keep it here for more on the clippers controversy. in 20-minutes, our sports director gary radnich will give his take. plus, highlights from the game. we also have an interview with n-b-a hall of famer - nate thurmond. and you can watc

mr. sterling for life from any association with the clippers organization or the nba. >> was justice done in the donald sterling case? or was his punishment today by the nba revenge? we will take a hard look at what's happening. >> i don't think i have to remind you there have been a lot of unflattering portraits of your foreign policy right now. >> there are actually complimentary pieces foreign policy but i'm not sure you ran them. >> once again president obama is trying to imply that fox news is hurting him. i will handle that tonight in the talking points memo. >> fourth grader sold to three others for 11 bucks. >> told you so he, fourth graders in colorado dealing pot. a reporter -- a newspaper didn't even send a reporter to cover it the no spin zone the factor begins right now. ♪ ♪ >>> hi, i'm bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us tonight. the talking points memo on stunning new information about benghazi and the president's falling poll numbers. be in our second segment tonight. but our lead story, the owner of the los angeles clippers banned for life by the nba for making racist comments. in a

down after saying he had confirmed the voices on the recordings was that of donald sterling. >> effective immediately, i'm banning mr. sterling for life from any association with the clippers ago organization or the nba. mr. sterling may not attend any nba games or practices. he may not be present at any clippers' facility and he may not participate in any business or player personnel decisions involving the team. >> silver also fined sterling $2.5 million which is the maximum fine ayou willed by the nba -- allowed by the nba. silver said he will work with the board of governors to remove sterling as an owner of the team, something he doesn't have the right to do directly. just to recap, a recording of a conversation between clippers' owner sterling and his girlfriend was posted by tmz friday, it quickly went viral. in the recording, he said he's unhappy she posted pictures on instagram with people people like magic johnson. you can him in those pictures, specifically about magic sterling tells his girlfriend not to the bring him to any of his games. in the days after the records was made public, the firestorm overs

mr. sterling for life. >> unprecedented punishment for donald sterling. nba commissioner showing 0 tolerance for the behavior. >> good evening. the announcement as clippers and warriors face off tonight in game five of the nba playoffs >> mary bruce is live outside of the staples center in l.a. mary? >> reporter: good afternoon. well, the nba commissioner says he plans to do everything in his power to try to force donald sterling to sell the team. nba wants donald sterling gone. >> affective immediately, i am banning mr. sterling for life with any organization with the clippers organization or nba. >> the league benching him for life, slapping him with a $2.5 million fine >> the views expressed by mr. sterling are deeply offensive and harmful. >> punishment for the alleged racist rant. the recordings allegedly catch sterling lashing out at his former girlfriend. the nba confirmed the voice on the tape is that of sterling. the clippers say sterling is emphatic what is reflected is not consisted with his beliefs or feelings. viviano isn't talking. her attor

mr. mayor, should donald sterling be an owner in the nba? >> i will tell whautyou what the players are saying today. they want the most severe penalty and they want to see what that looks like. you've heard lebron james and kobe bryant speak out. nobody feels he is deserving of being an nba owner. they do not feel he represents this nba family. it's a really strong sentiment right now. i think the players' emotions went from stunned to outraged to now saying we want to be less emotional but we want swift action. now i think players are at the point of thinking whether or not this person is fit to be an nba owner and that's certainly on their minds. >> mr. mayor, if you're a clippers player right now, what do you do? >> if i'm a clippers player i'm going to say number one we want aggressive action. the players association president is a clipper, chris paul. he reached out to me. he reached out to me and said look, it's severe and we need to be aggressive to get to the bottom of this. number two, we're going to ask you as the mayor of sacramen

suggested the fans even stay at home as a way to protest that as the pressure on owner donald sterling is mounting. >> mr. sterling -- >> reporter: donald sterling seen leaving a restaurant with his wife just hours after she publicly distanced herself from those racist comments reportedly made by her husband to his girlfriend, v. stiviano. >> if you want to broadcast that you're associating with black people. you have to? >> reporter: here, mrs. sterling seems to defend him when asked if he's a racist. >> are you a racist, mr. sterling? >> no. of course not. >> people want to know, mr. sterling. >> reporter: the shocking audio of an nba owner disparaging african-americans continued to ricochet with a steady stream of corporate sponsors withdrawing support for the clippers. state farm, mercedes-benz, red bull, virgin america to make a few. >> there is a personal, economic and social price that mr. sterling must pay for his attempt to burn taurn back the race relations. >> reporter: so far sterling and the woman at the center of it all, girlfriend v. stiviano, remained quiet since the tape first surfaced o

it's for clipper's team owner donald sterling. here it is mr. sterling, give a rest. it's over, jig suspect. get out, pay the fine. sell the clippers as soon as you can. that is the a smart thing to do. that's the advice. now, sterling has already exposed himself for being a racist but now we will find out if on top of that he is a fool because only a fool drowns himself in endless litigation. is he 80 years old. he has gobs of money. he doesn't need another dime. he should just take his medicine. not fight the nba, the clippers, the players, his wife or even stevano. for the rest of us spare us all. one piece of legal advice. keep it simple. put on a statement fast tomorrow that reads: team for sale, i'm sorry and then piewf, he vanishes. that's my off-the-record comment tonight. if you have an issue you think i should take off-the-record go to gretawire and tell us about it they are back. the self-proclaimed royal couple accused of living the high life off taxpayer money. see what they're up to now. that is next. true business-grade internet comes with secure wifi f

adam silver was definitive there was no place in the league for donald sterling. >> as for mr. ling's ownership interest in the clippers, i will urge the board of governors to exercise authority to force the sale of the team and will do everything in my power to ensure that that happens. >> a man who knows the nba inside and out, the former over of the philadelphia 76ers says he knows someone who wants to buy the clippers and joins me now, hey, pat, let me remind everybody of your story. you started out as the team trainer, rose through the ranks. became a president and co-owner. the 76ers were the worst in the league in 1996 and 2001. how much interaction did you have with donald sterling? >> michael, every board of governor's meeting, we had about three or four. so about 12, as well as any other events like all-star weekends or olympic events. so it was a very casual. not that we ran in the same circles, as a matter of fact my wife and i kind of joked he was like the guy in gilligan's island, one of those super rich kind of spacey guys in his own world. maybe that is why some

donald sterling. forbes lists him as the 25th richest person in the world. he's donated the charitable 'causes but is he really a philanthropist? poppy harlow has that. >> mrng, how are you? >> billionaire donald sterling opened his wallet for charity and let people know it. >> are you a racist, mr. sterling? >> of course not. >> this ad in sunday's l.a. times touting his git for kidney research was placed by sterling himself, not the university. ucla is returning his 425,000 donation and rejecting the rest of his $3 million pledge. >> he likes to portray himself as a charitable man. i would say on a spectrum he's about one of the less charitable billionaires out there. >> sterling amassed a fortune of nearly $2 billion according to forbes largely from real estate with apartments across california. the nba's $2.5 million fine, the maximum allowed is a drop in the bucket for this billionaire. he bought the l.a. krirps for a roerted $12 million in 1991. some put the team's worth now at half a billion dollars. tax returns show that donald t. sterling charitable organization has donated $1.4 million since 2007 with thousands going to minority organizations, in

the nba commissioner made a historic announcement today regarding donald sterling. >> i am banning mr. sterling for life for any association with the clippers organization or the nba. >> he would urge the board of owners to force a sale. those are the top headlines. back to you. >> let's get some insight on the latest results from twitter and ebay. joining now from new york is scott kessler at s&p capital iq. joining us from los angeles, paul sweeney at bloomberg industries. and joined by cory johnson. let's continue the conversation about twitter. what are the three things people are wanting to look at? earnings per share, sales growth, and users. is that the key for what is going on? or is it something else? >> completely wrong as usual. i kid. revenue growth, absolutely. revenues is an important thing for this company. profit is something people are not generally looking at it all. operating profit, net profit, i don't think that people try to understand what is going on are looking at that. the numbers that are interesting are the numbers of revenue growth, user growth, monthly ac

. >> donald sterling -- > are you a racist, mr. sterling? >> of course not. this relationship that he has with this woman is bizarre, the woman who taped him. >> she is telling people that she does not have a sexual relationship with him. >> she said she worked for his charity. >> yeah, touching his old balls. >> clippers fans are being served a harsh punishment. y.m.c.a. will no longer ayt the clippers' games. because of the lead singer of he village people has banned the song from being played. he owns the

mr. sterling, or donald sterling -- i don't think he deserves to be called mr. -- to preserve the value of the franchise, he would sell. and for the nba to preserve the franchise, they would allow him to sell. so you would impose this termination of the franchise with the expectation you would have a practical solution in the actual sale of the team. >> okay. mr. cornwell, i'm going to come back to you. again, just watching and reminding all of our viewers here, this is running about 15 minutes or so late, as we are waiting for a po tex bombshell from -- he's just been in the job a couple of months -- adam silver, the new nba commissioner to really decide publicly the fate of the l.a. clippers owner, donald sterling. here he is. let's take a listen. >> thank you all for being here. i apologize for starting a little bit late. shortly after the release of an audio recording this past saturday morning, of a conversation that allegedly included clippers owner donald sterling, the nba commenced an investigation which among other things included an interview of mr. sterling. that investigation i

mr. sterling for life. >> and fined just 1/1,000th of his work. will donaldrced to sell his team? >> botched execution. an oklahoma inmate and 43 minutes of hell. >> we didn't know if he was still dying or pumping drugs in him. >> a horrifying situation. >> they wanted to hurry up and get it done with as little transparency as possible. >>> shades of katrina. >> they have gone out there with chainsaws to try to cut holes in the roofs to get people out of there. >> people trapped in their attics. almost a foot of rain in 24 hours. >> the moment of death is just an inch away. >> you're live in the "cnn newsroom." >>> good morning. i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining me. we begin this hour in oklahoma where prison officials are scrambling to explain the botched execution of a convicted killer. after being injected with drugs meant to kill him, clayton lockett convulsed on the journey. we begin with pamela brown. >> reporter: good morning. the inmate who died was told he didn't have a right to information. last night witnesses watched in horror as h

mr. sterling for life from any association with the clippers' organization or the nba. >> reporter: donald sterling will also face the maximum $2.5 million fine. strong words from the nba commissioner to one of his owners. for sterling, the writing's been on the wall ever since a recording went public of him allegedly making racist remarks about black people to his ex- girlfriend. several days, sterling and s >> reporter: where there's money, there's support and in the last several days, sterling and his l.a. clippers were quickly losing both. more than a dozen corporate sponsors including carmax, state farm, virgin america and kia motors america have cut ties with the team. >> we stand together in condemning mr. sterling's views. they simply have no place in the nba. >> reporter: for sport a predominantly black athletes it's a welcomed one. is this morning the chair of the naacp requested a meeting with silver and magic johnson will never go to another clippers' game as long as sterling is the owner. >> i'm disappointed. i'm hurt. i'm -- i'm outraged. i'm everything. >> reporter: sterling

mr. sterling for life from any association with the clippers organization or the nba. >> reporter: donald sterling embattled billionaire owner of the los angeles clippers caught on tape making a racist rant and setting off a national firestorm of outrage is out. >> the views expressed by mr. sterling are deeply offensive and harmful. >> reporter: in a bombshell press conference today, nba commissioner adam silver announced the harshest punishment ever handed down to a professional sports team owner. banned from attending nba games. banned from the clippers' practice facilities. banned from any say in the team's decisions. and banned from contacting the players. >> i am also fining mr. sterling $2.5 million. the maximum amount allowed under the nba constitution. >> reporter: the stunning announcement after a league investigation confirmed the voice making those racist remarks in the recording is in fact donald sterling. [ indiscernible ] >> -- broadcast. >> the league decision met with widespread praise across the basketball world. >> we all started clapping because he handled it the right

mr. sterling, donald sterling, owner of the clippers from life, from the clippers, from the nba. not allowed to go to the games, not allowed to participate in personnel decisions, not allowed to attend the owners' meeting. he did stop short of forcing a sale of the team. however, here's what he said about what he's going to do when it comes to a sale. >> i will urge the board of governors to exercise its authority to force a sale of the team and will do everything in my power to ensure that that happens. >> and there you go. that's why you have support, not just from the clippers themselves who just issued a statement. they will be holding a pre-game press conference tonight as game five, home game. very significant for them, but also from the lakes of lebron james and magic johnson, all over twitter, supporting the nba decision. obviously it was a tough call, and it was a severe punishments, and what was led to believe the most severe and most harsh that the nba, that mr. silver could levy against mr. sterling. when it came to this action, he said it was a painful moment for the

mr. donald sterling. mr. speaker, i come to the floor today to applaud commissioner silver for his forward thinking, decisive action, and i applaud taking ner silver for in ningful step forward improving racial relationships here in america. a very g an impact, progressive impact, on the culture of our nation. or forbidding the racial and racist attitude of any seek to l that may hide behind the popularity and e celebrity status that we give to our athletes and other ntertainers. mmissioner silver's response to mr. sterling's appalling to ments sent a message all those who may hold racial or divisive attitudes, discriminatory attitudes that there is no place to hide here in the united states of america. and we should be all focused, whether it comes from this floor of the house, whether it comes from the other body, whether it comes from any corner, we should all be outraged and the racial attitudes of intolerance and indifference and their hatred that's being -- that's being spewed across the airwaves of ur

donald sterling. >> effective immediately i am banning mr. ling for life from any association with the clippers organization or the nba. >> the league wants the team owner out of the business of basketball. benching him for life and slapping him with maximum 2.5 million dollar fine. >> i will urge the board of governors to exercise its authority to force a sale of the team and will do everything in my power to ensure that that happens. >> punishment for sterling now infamous racist rant. >> it bothers mae lot that you want to broadcast that you are associating with black people. do you have to. >> recordings released by tmz and dead spin lashing out at former girlfriend v stiviano for associate with african americans. fba confirm the voice on the tape is sterling. stiviano attorney says she didn't release the tape and said she was very sad by the fba decision. the team coach tonight is applauding the league move. >> i thought adam silver today was fantastic personally i thought he made a decision that really was the right one that had to be ma

mr. sterling? >> billionaire clippers owner donald sterling and his wife under siege over his caught on tape racist> don't bring black people or don't come.

mr. sterling. and recognizes that if he can fall, so can you. >> so the nba shows clippers owner donald sterling theis his forced departure a real slam dunk? americans reacting to how president obama is handling foreign policy. are people hoping that he commits military assets to the ukrainian crisis. >>> and severe spring weather rips through north carolina. the scary sights that sent everybody running for cover. this is "way too early." ♪ >>> hey, everybody, good morning. i'm thomas roberts. it is wednesday, april the 30th. welcome to "way too early." the show is not part of the cast of the new "star wars" movie, but we are under consideration for anchorman tres. gracias. after a due process that donald sterling, the nba commissioner adam silver delivered a swift judgment against the clippers owner for his racist remarks. >> the views expressed by mr. sterling are deeply offensive and harpful. that they came from an nba owner on

thanks america coming up on boom bust slumlord a racist and all around bad guy mr donald sterling is in hot financial water following his racist rant and subsequent expulsion from the n.b.a. for taking a look at what the words have cost the owner of the los angeles clippers then donna boudreau joins me in studio to discuss higher levels asian and public choice theory it's all coming up the police detained thanks aaron. does it for now for more on the stories we cover go to youtube dot com for a slash artsy america and check out our website r t dot com forward slash usa follow me on twitter adam you're a david and stay tune boom bust does next. the chances are forces that. lead. lives in the finish line of the marathon. palin limitless pledge. live lead. live. lead live. crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want to. live. well. science technology innovation all the least of elements from around russia we've got the future covered. and. i would rather ask questions to people in positions of power instead of speaking on their behalf and that's why you can fin

donald sterling that you knew? is that the donald sterling you worked for? >> those comments unfortunately that's the donald sterling i use ared to work for. mr. sterling is a different kind of guy. there is no doubt about it. >> what do you mean? >> his history speaks for itself. sterling owns the first piece of property he ever purchased. he doesn't change much. he does things his own way. he has his own way of thinking. you deal with the circumstances and things and the player of his ball club when you're in the organization. you come in and you know the history. you hear about it and you go with the flow. >> sounds like you're saying you knew when you played for him that he was a racist. >> no. i'm not saying he was a racist. i'm saying he did things his own way and he had his own way of thinking. this way of thinking is shocking to be. there are other things that were off-color a little bit. >> would you ever hear him say things and be like, really? >> no. just things, for example, you go to -- there was a party at his home and there were a lot of children and families there. a woman pops out of a cake topless. it was shocking, surprising.

mr. sterling for life from any association with the clippers organization or the nba. >> the nba taking swift action against clippers owner donald sterling, reaction to the stiff punishment that could cost him his team. >> it was my first real job, so it was exciting, and we made good money. >> some of the original rosy the riveters railroad fighting to keep a piece of their history alive. >> good morning. welcome to aljazeera america. i'm stephanie sy. >> i'm del walters. >> three days of tornadoes leaving the country in radio ins, dozens of twisters ripping from the great plains to the deep south. the storm front is losing steam this morning, lowering the risk of new tornadoes, but now raising the threat of flooding. >> for towns in the wake of these deadly storms, the damage is staggering. we have the latest on the deadly outbreak. >> it will take time before we know exactly how many tornadoes touched down. early reports puts the number at 111 over the last three days. that would make it one of the worst outbreaks in american history. at this point, we know at least 35 people have been killed as a result of the wild weather.

donald sterling's racial comments. effective immediately i am betting mr. sterling for life from any association with the clippers organization or the nba the relatively new nba commissioner alan silver nothing but rave reviews from nba people today by the way warriors in the in their a clippers up 4942 as the game is nearing intermission. now sterling band from late today it to what funds 25 to $25 million. what will also gather the owners for about to try and force early out as the prisoner. earlier tonight we spoke with nba a hall of famer for more your assets and if he is pleased with nba decision. >> : you find him the maximum you could find him. that the most important thing he said was that his and all of his power to get the other owners and league to give a three-quarters vote to get him out. i think that's what the players want. if you remember the brian james crook charge said he has no right to own an nba franchise that started everybody else with that theme. and i think with the pressure of the sponsor is dropping out with the ticket is that all

donald sterling. >> effective immediately, i am banning mr. life from any association with the clippers organization or the nba . calle ban follows a phone captured on tape with sterling where he said racist comments, and apparently sterling confirmed it was his voice on the tape. >> you want to broadcast that you are associating with black people. i am not you, and you are not me. >> with me in the studio, cory johnson, and a former head of the memphis warriors. you have been with us all day long. you have heard what he had to say. what are your thoughts? >> i would give him a gold medal. gold for silver. with a number of responses to craft a response to this stupidity that is going to take the lead in a more positive direction, not easy in the short run. >> how do you see that playing out? >> what we would love is to have to mr. sterling's lawyer and find out what they have been talking about today, what his advisers are telling him, and i think that is the next act here. >> it is going to encourage a subgroup of the team owners to make this

. >> of a conversation that allegedly included clippers nbar donald sterling, the commenced an investigation. this included an interview of mr. sterling. that investigation is now complete. the central findings of the investigation are that the man whose voice is heard on the recordings and on the second recording from the same conversation that was released is mr. sterling. the hateful opinions voiced by that man are those of mr. sterling. the views expressed by mr. sterling are deeply offensive and harmful. ownerhey came from an nba only heightens the damage and my personal outrage. areiments of this kind contrary to the principles of inclusion and respect that form the foundation of our diverse multicultural and multiethnic league. distraught that the views expressed by mr. within aname from institution that has a starkly taken such a leadership role in matters of race relations. current and former players, coaches, fans, and partners of the nba to question their very association with the league. them, and pioneers of the game, like earl lloyd, chuck cooper, sweetwater clifton, the great bill russell, and particularly mag

past saturday morning of a conversation that allegedly included criminallers owner donald sterling in an interview of mr. sterling. that investigation is now complete. the central findings in the investigation are that the man heard in the recording and on a second recording from the same conversation that was released on sunday is mr. sterling, and that the hateful opinions voiced by that man are those of mr. mr. sterling. the views expressed by mr. sterling are deeply offensive and harmful. that they came from an nba owner only heightens the damage and my personal outrage. sentiments of this kind are contrary to the principles of inclusion and respect that form the foundation of our diverse, multi cultural, and multi ethnic league. impersonally distraught that the views expressed by mr. sterling came from within, an institution that has historically taken a leadership role in matters of race relations and caused current and former players, coaches, fans, and partners of the nba to question their very association with the league. to them and pioneers of the game like earl lloyd, chuck couper, sweetwate

mr. sterling? >> reporter: in a new video, clippers owner donald sterling refused to respond to allegations of racism>> not true? >> no, of course. >> reporter: his wife of more than 50 years now defending him publicly. the fire storm stems from this private recording released on tnz's website. it's reportedly a conversation between sterling and his ex-girlfriend arguing about an instagram photo she took with magic johnson. >> reporter: in recordings released by this website, sunday, the man reported to be sterling is heard discouraging his alleged girlfriend from bringing african-americans to clippers games. >> reporter: this isn't the first time sterling has been accused of racism. five years ago the former clipper's manager unsuccessfully sued sterling for discrimination. that same here sterling settled a million million dollars lawsuit after he was accused of discriminating against african-americans and latae knows with apartment buildings he owned? los angeles. the l.a. chapter of the naacp was asked why they gave him a lifetime award. >> his organization gave more money to the minority communit

clippers owner donald sterling are deeply offensive, harmful and the commissioner is personally distraught. watch. >> effective immediately i am banning mr. sterling for life from any association with the clippers organization or the nba. mr. sterling may not attend any nba games or practices. he may not be present at any clippers facility and he may not participate in any business or player personnel decisions involving the team. >> the commissioner also saying he wants that team sold. we have a report from los angeles. william? >> reporter: megan, in effect, sterling has a title but no team. commissioner adam silver dropping the behavior from behavior considered detrimental to the league. it's the maximum punishment allowed. he can't attend practices or games. he must pay a $2.5 million fine and sell the team. if he refuses the league will take it from him. >> as for mr. sterling's ownership interest in the clippers, i will urge the board of governors to exercise its authority to force a sale of the team and will do everything in my power to ensure that that happens. >> reporter: now pending three quarter vote of the other 29 team owne

this is april 29th. >> the walls are closing in around donald sterling. >> basketball backlash. >> effective immediately, i am banning mrerling for life from any association with the clippers organization or the nba. >> huge press conference by the nba. >> i will urge the board of governors to force a sale of the team. >> this is not new with the clippers. this has been going on since i was in the league in '76. >> he thought black tenants smelled bad. this was out there. >> this has been a plague, a cancerous plague. >> it feels like a plantation mentality in the 21st century. >> that is the mentality of a slave master. >> this must end. >> more than a dozen spaonsors have cut ties or their relationship with the los angeles clippers. >> i hope that every bigot sees what happened to mr. sterling. if he can fall, so can you. >> he's be