mr. sterling being mr. sterling. and here comes everything changed. mr. sterling is kind to everyone. he greets and treats people with equality. and i brought that light to him. >> so you helped him become a better person? >> in every way. >> uh-huh. >> in every way. >> but the question on everyone's mind -- can you tell me what your relationship with donald sterling is? >> i'm mr. sterling's right hand arm, man. >> are you in love with donald sterling? >> i love him. >> i'm not sure that's what i asked. are you in love? >> no, i am not in love. >> you love him what like a friend, like a romance? >> i love him like a father figure. >> look a father. >> do you and donald sterling have a financial arrangement, you say you are his assistant. does he pay you? >> yes. >> at first he started paying me as an employee, and then he started paying me off the books. >> is he still paying you off the books? >> no. >> no. >> you are one of his assistants? >> i am his assistant. >> you are his assistant. >> yes. you are very honest. so i am going to be blunt as well. donald sterling has been marrie

mrs. sterling. in video exclusive obtained by abc news, allegedly posing as a health inspector to gain illegal access to apartments. >> they tried to do to get their african-american and latino tenants out of the building. all came out on a day the clippers were freeing to put it behind them. out from the shadow of their controversial owner, the clippers the hottest prompt in pro sports. a glamorous list of big names buzzed about as their next owner. oprah winfrey today saying she is in discussions with music mogul david geffen and larry ellison to make a joint bid for the clippers. >> oprah. just yesterday, she said she wasn't interested. >> any chance you would buy the clippers? >> no. i won't be buying the clippers. but i hear magic johnson might be. did you hear that? >> magic johnson denies he wants the team. but yesterday, championship boxer floyd mayweather jr. said he does. >> do we want to buy the clippers, yes we do. we are very, very interested in buying the clippers. >> reporter: one pot

mrs. sterling wants those gifts back. so, to get them back, shelly sterling filed a lawsuit in march, against the other woman who met her husband at a super bowl game in 2010. the lawsuit alleges stiviano engages in conduct designed to target, seduce, cajole and receive from gifts transfers of health from wealthy older men. but stiviano met her earlier this week. >> are you a racist, mrs. 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

mr. sterling or the sterlings' companies. mrs. ng said the allegation was, quote, completely false and very hurtful. she has denied discriminating against tenants. >> there have been lawsuits in which she has been involved in. obviously once shelley sterling says, you know, i am not a part of whatever my husband did and discovery is open. we are going to find out. it is going to be visited, revisited. what shelley sterling might have said years ago in various cases. so she is going to be subject to the same scrutiny. >> reporter: if today's recording reveals anything when it comes to his team, donald sterling isn't going down without a fight. >> you can't force someone to sell property in america. i'm a lawyer. that's my opinion. >> reporter: ryan smith for "nightline" in new york. >>> next on "nightline," former teen heartthrob, jason patrick of "lost boy" fame is fighting to make sure his little boy is not lost to him. why the boy's mother and a judge says patrick has no parental rights. es. it was different than the other times

mr. sterling's consent. mr. ng is not going to consent unless the nba does something about the illegal charges they have filed against him and so far we've heard nothing to indicate that will occur. >> what do you want the nba to do to avert that kind of legal challenge? >> we have a laundry list. i don't want to publish it on tv without giving the league an opportunity to review it first, if they are interested. but among other things, they have seriously invaded his right of privacy for which he's entitled to damages. they've caused him to spend lots of money for lawyers and lawyers fees and they dangmaged his reputation. all falsely because no matter what he said regardless of what he said to his girlfriend in his living room and of which is a confidential conversation that he did not consent to be recorded and under the state of california, she did not say he ever consented to this recording, which he has said is that in the past they have made recordings. but she's not said that she disclosed or that he cons

mr. sterling.fter that interview to particular comments he made about magic johnson, but also to comments he made about african-americans. >> on the left-hand side right here. dave. >> adam, dave bevin, espn los angeles. kind of piggybacking on that last question, you mentioned earlier on when you mentioned the lifetime ban of donald sterling, you had interaction with him, has that continued at all or by virtue of his public comments in the cnn interview and your statement afterwards, are you beyond that point where you guys can hash it out between man to man? >> well, i'll only say that mr. sterling still owns the los angeles clippers. m mrs. sterling, i understand, through a trust, owns 50%, as well. it's their team to sell. he knows what the league's point of view is, so i'm sure if he wanted to sell the team, you know, on some reasonable time table, i prefer he sell it than we go through this process, so if that's what you mean by man to man, i'm open to that. >> back on the left-hand side. >>

mrs. sterling. he said she had. she asked if she could come to one of the games. has mrs. sterling reached out to the players to talk to the players or has she left that alone? >> she hasn't reached out to them. some have come over to her, given her a hug. mrs. sterling is a wonderful woman. she's very caring and decent. the players know she cares about them. they're trying to guide her actions accordingly. i think westbrook and durant were the bigger distractions for us unfortunately last game. she's trying to perform the important role of being a co-owner, the owner in charge. but let the team be managed by the great coach, doc rivers. >> one thing i want to clarify, too. you have these old depositions we've seen from 2009. in them there were claims made by people, that she called someone under her breath a black mf, negative term. is mrs. sterling a racist and does she deny those statements? >> first, she denies the statements categorically. those are depositions, they're one-sided. nobody has asked for her position. i will state it categorically. she has never, ever eng

mr. sterling being mr. sterling. and here comes v. and everything changed. mr. han he's ever been. mr. sterling is nice and kind to everyone. he greets and treats people with equality. he doesn't think highly of himself. or he's not cocky or arrogant. he started talking about the birds and the trees. and just admiring the clouds in the heavens. >> you helped him become a better person? >> in every way. in every way. >> there's so many questions i have. she's saying she helped him talk about the birds and the trees. at is same point, she recorded him making this racist rant, which then leaked and appears to be ending his career as a team owner. >> we have yet to find out how it leaked. was it through her? through her friends? she's defending him and at the same time saying he made terrible remarks and he could be a racist at times. >> and there's the tangled relationship with his wife or estranged wife, who is also suing her, v. stiviano. but has also come out to say that her estranged husband's not a racist. more shoes to drop. no question about that. >>> coming

mr. sterling still owns the los angeles clippers. mr. sterling, as i understand it through a trust, owns 50% of the team, as well. it is their team to sell. and so, he knows what the league's point of view is. and so, i'm sure if he wanted to sell the team, you know, on some reasonable timetable, i'd prefer he sell it than we go through this process. so if that's what you mean by man to man, i'm open to that. >> the process could be long, nasty and tough. a look at how it could play out with rachel nichols as well as jeffrey toobin and sunny hostin. jeff. adam silver says no more time. does sterling have any options here? >> he has one option out this point which is to go to court and persuade a judge to stop the sale for some reason but it seems entirely clear that if the process goes forward on june 3rd as the schedule now has it sterling -- adam silver will get well more than three quarters of the owners and it will all be over by then. >> sunny, if there's doubt about shelly sterling's standing in this, silver said without a doubt all

mrs. sterling and her lawyer have gotten an offer that they seem to be content with and mr. erling has not agreed to accept that. >> former microsoft ceo steve balmer has reached an agreement to buy the l.a. clippers for a whopping $2 billion. >> two young students one from new york, the other from texas, were declared cochampions of the scripps national spelling bee. >> from across the bay to around the world, the stories that matter on "kpix 5 news this morning." captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> out of here! >>> your realtime captioner is linda macdonald. >> and good morning to you, i'm juliette goodrich in for michelle. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. it is 5:00 and out of the gate time for a little weather and, of course, the weekend, lawrence. >> it is friday! can you feel it, guys? we have some low clouds and fog sweeping onshore right now along the coastline. inside the bay and some of the valleys, as well. so change in the weather for the day as we head in toward the weekend. so cooler temperatures on tap for the day. still not bad.

mr. sterling epitomizes. >> and where do we go from here. a lot of people were under the impression that silver did not have the power to bhan sterling for life. and now it looks like he'll be able to force the sale of the team. how long, how complicated do you judge that process to be. >> i don't think it will be very long. it will probably end up in court. but the owners in aggregate have the power to ban somebody and force the sale of the team if that person or that franchise is seen on ket friday mental to the game. they can do that. it's in the bylaws. so three quarters of the team owners have to support that tactic. and if they do, it's on. it's going to happen. and i'm so glad swofrn has tome power to deal with this man. everybody has their right to be bigots, but you we don we don't deal with him where he makes the game look bad around the world given his attitudes and things that he says. >> i listened to larry johnson, read the story, read his comments. and i listened to kevin johnson as i said which i thought was the perfect time c

mr. sterling's consent. mr. sterling is not going to consent unless the nba does something about the scurrilous and illegal charges they filed against him and so far, we have heard nothing to indicate that will occur. >> reporter: so who has $2 billion just lying around? apparently, balmer. he was the 24th employee microsoft ever hired and after stepping down as ceo three months ago, he still sits on the board. balmer is also sitting on $20 billion in assets according to forbes in part because he is an even bigger shareholder in microsoft than bill gates. meantime, the league is scheduled to meet about donald sterling's status on tuesday but a sale could delay that meeting. frank? >> and it sounds like donald and shelly sterling are kind of going different directions here, right? >> yeah. shelly sterling says she is acting under her own authority as the sole trustee of the sterling family trust which of course owns the clippers. we'll have more on donald sterling's fight in the next half hour. live in the newsroo

mr. sterling's right hand arm, man. i'm mr. sterling's everything, i am his confidant, his best friend, his silly rabbit. >> she did say silly rabbit. a big step for the nba, to forcester long force st sterling to sell the clippers. next at 11:00. hundred turn up to try to get a job at tesla. most are turned away. didn't get a chance to hand in their resume. show you why. plus, golden gate park, filled with thousand of marijuana lovers last month. now city gets the bill. how much it cost to clean upment mess. >> of breezy night around the bay area right now. another cool forecast in store for your sunday. highs in the 60s to near 70s. also tracking a chance of putting a few showers headed our way. look at that in the sunday forecast. when we come right back. >> new at 11:00, a congressional race watched around the country. challenging, a silicone strvall representative. talked about everything from climate change. immigration reform, equal pay to education and campaign finance. also address the importance of affordable housing h

mr. sterling's lawyers. bobby samini who told abc news, quote, any assertion that donald sterling lacks mental capacity is absurd. >> if it's found to be invalid, that could mean that everything she's done is no longer valid. >> reporter: this isn't the first time sterling's mental health has been questioned. his wife brought it up to abc's barbara walters when discussing his infamous racist rant. >> have you discussed these remarks at all with your husband? >> he saw the tape. and he said, i don't remember saying that. i don't remember ever saying those things. >> what did you think then? >> that's when i thought he had dementia. >> reporter: nba officials called donald sterling's lawsuit, quote, entirely baseless. they're taking a leave me out of it approach. his wife foots the bill for her husband's lawsuits. and the nba rids itself of a rather large distraction. dan and bianna? >> to be clear it up. donald sterling is vowing to sue the nba. and his wife is vowing to essentially indemnify the nba to pay th

mr. sterling? >> no. of course not. >> shelly sterling.only once has her voice been heard during the turmoil of this scandal. >> it's not true. >> not true? >> no, of course not. >> reporter: tonight she speaks out about her husband, donald sterling, billionaire, philanthropist, now accused of racism. >> your husband made racist remarks that were recorded on tape. >> pictures with minorities. why? >> what's wrong with minorities? >> it bothers me a lot that you want to broadcast that you're associating with black people. >> is donald sterling a racist? >> i have never heard him say racial things. it was horrible when i heard it. i mean, it was just degrading, and it made me sick to hear it. but as far as a racist, i don't really think he is a racist. >> have you discussed these remarks at all with your husband? >> he saw the tape, and he said, "i don't remember saying that. i don't remember ever saying those things." and i said, well, this is the tape. and he says, i don't remember it. >> what did you think then? >> that's when i thought h

mr. sterling needs to be judged by the nba owners by his entire history. and that includes what he did at the ardmore apartments and the deplorable treatment of candice jones, this poor woman who had such courage to fight despite her disability she just wanted to be in her little apartment which she considered to be her home. i mean the flooding and fungus and conditions. she died before this lawsuit was over. but her memory lives on and the nba needs to take note of it. >> you want the owners to take all of it into account. not just this interview. let's switch to v. stiviano. now it seems there was some indication she gave that maybe sterling knew that he was being recorded before. now he denies that. so that brings up questions about whether she broke the law in recording this. here's anderson and sterling talking about v. >> did she ask you for money? do you believe she was trying to extort money from you in any way? >> you know, forgive me for saying this, but she is a good person. she is a beautiful person. there's 15 of her, 15 children, 15 hispanic

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. >> we move to the other big issue this week. that, of course, nba commissioner adam silver, leveling the harsh punishment against los angeles clippers owner donald sterling after his racist comments caught on audio tape. i'm joined by kevin johnson, he's the mayor of sacramento, california, a former nba all-star. he now heads up the players association selection committee. mayor johnson, welcome to "meet the press." >> thanks, david. >> good to have you here after a tumultuous week. let's look at where this is headed now. all the emphasis is on whether donald sterling is going to sell this team and sell it fast. he appears to be dug in. what's going to happen? >> well, i think first of all i'm really proud of the players because the players came out very strong. from lebron james to kobe bryant,

mr. sterling is girding for battle. either way, on tuesday, the league's owners plan to vote on whether or not they strip donald sterling or his wife of their rights. join me go now, co-host of cnn's "first take." what do you think, about this report, steve ballmer buying the clippers for reportedly $2 billion or so? >> well, obviously that is a lot of money, no question about that. you certainly didn't anticipate that the sterling family or the clippers will be able to be sold for that amount of money. but if that is true that will give the nba and the board of governors to make sure a sale takes place. they definitely like that kind of price tag. >> jeff, the report that this sale is now happening just makes this interview with mr. bleacher that wolf did all the more bizarre. it sounds like they're not backing down, what do you think? >> well, yes and no, i thought he said something that was very much in a conciliatory vein. he said the reason we have not filed a lawsuit is we want to give shelly a chance to negotiate.

mrs. sterling has announced in his strongest term possible her husband's racist comments. >> reporter: shellyrling is the only sterling we've heard from on the record. her lawyers have released statements regarding the clippers on her behalf. and her lawyer says she's running the team without donald. and now we know shelly sterling has no plans to sell her stake in the team. her lawyer says she's running without donald. >> they've been estranged and not living together for over a year, okay. and while they share business, you know, business properties, he's out of the team, has nothing to do with it, and sheebs the oshe's the owner in charge. >> reporter: nba commissioner adam sill version deliberately or not, did make it open for shelly to own the team. the clsterlings own the clipper through a family trust. >> this ruling applies specifically to donald sterling and donald sterling's conduct only. >> she sees her role as an owner but less involved in the day to day? >> a passive owner, not involved in management. not involved in deciding what the trades are. just retaining for now a 50% inte

mr. sterling's personal assistant. like i said, i'm his right hand. i'm his wing man. . what is there to understand? >> well, let me ask this. do you and donald sterling have a financial arrangement? you say you are his assistant and does he pay you? >> yes. >> as an employee? >> he at first started paying me as an employee. then he started paying me off the books. >> already, ted, right now, are you outside of the staples center game seven, people are there to watch the clippers take on the golden state warriors. how do you expect this or anyone has mentioned this latest interview of mr. sterling, himself, yesterday, how might that impact the players tonight? >> well, it's hard to say, fredericka, the coach has gone to great length to say he is doing his best. they're professional himself. they didn't play very well. there was some speculation that the off court stuff had something to do with it. when the nba came out so hard saying sterling, the players let them focus on the game, itself, because they were happy with that response, that quebec, decisive response, we wil

mr. sterling's right hand arm, man. i'm mr. sterling's everything. i'm his confidante. his best friend. his silly rabbit. >> his what? >> his silly rabbit. >> schieffer: your reaction. >> speechless. >> there is the most fascinating, repelling sexual gender subplot going on. and this videotape is just evidence that pass of the story as with the other just gets creepier and creepier. she's his sill lie rabbit. >> schieffer: what is a silly rabbit. >> they have a weird symbiotic relationship that has managed to out last the incredible -- nobody deserves it more than donald sterling but what a betrayal to take these private audio tapes and somehow they get out in to public. she says she wasn't the agent of it. but she did the tape. >> >> i think it's been alluded to but i don't want -- just like rappers what are mad at video vixen girls, nobody made you do it. we look at her these are the cards handed to her. having been a pastor, sometimes people exercise power strategically, sometimes through rumor. powerless people use what's at stake and what she has are word& collective, items of thou

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. he may not participate in any business or player personal decisions involving the team. i am finding mr. sterling $2.5 million, the maximum amount allowed under the nba constitution. >> joining me now is mike from the new york daily news. assess this for me and why you think adam silver performed brilliantly. >> this was a tremendous day for adam and professional sports. we are always trained to see where sports fits in society. even though jackie robinson when he ran out to first tasted not just change baseball, he changed the country. even though billie jean king was one of the great women's leaders this is an example of how a true leader. he has been on the job for three months, showed that you do not have to have experienced show passion, anger, character, and do the right thing. i think that adam silver, people were wondering how is he going to stand up to my will he hit this guy ha

mr. sterling for life donald sterling may be banned for life, but for now, the billionaire still owns the clippers. now some heavy hitters may be interested in a piece of the franchise should the remaining 29 miami clubs force him to sell. a trio comprised of former talk show queen oprah winfrey, music mogul and oracle founder and ceo larry eliason confirmed their interest in buying the organization. he says he and eliason would run the team, something he says winfrey has no interest in doing. but she has expressed one motive for her involvement. "she thinks it would be a great thing for an important black american to own another franchise." they will face some stiff competition from a host of other bidders including champion boxer floyd mayweather. >> me and my team do want to buy the clippers and we can afford it. >> 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 husb

mr. sterling as expeditiously as possible. ill have more with anderson cooper throughout the morning here on cnn. >>> breaking overnight. a six-year prison sentence for former israeli prime minister olmert accuse of taking bribes from developers. his attorneys are expected to file an appeal with the supreme court. corruption allegations forced olmert out of office in 2008. he was the first israeli head of government to be convicted on criminal charges. >>> fire crews making major headway against a wind-whipped wildfire in texas in the panhandle. officials say the double diamond fire is 65% contained. it has burned more than 2500 acres and destroyed 65 structures. 91 homes. as the blaze monday, 400 people were unable to return home because of downed power lines. kate, over to you. >> don, thank you. >>> really a shocking turn of events in a tight democratic primary race in not carolina. the businessman facing off against former "american idol" runner up in clay aiken for a congressional seat that businessman has died. 71-year-ol

mr. sterling. sterling for life. >> donald sterling may be banned for life, but for now, the billionaire still owns the clippers. now some heavy hitters may be interested in a piece of the franchise should the remaining clubs force him to sell. a trio comprised with oprah, david getten, and larry ellison confirmed their interest in buying the organization. he said he and ellison would buy the team, something that winfrey has no interest in doing, but she has expressed one motivation for her involvement. she thinks it would be a great thing for an important black american to own another franchise. they would have a host of other bidders. >> me and my team do want to buy the clippers, and we can afford the clippers. >> another potential owner, donald sterling's wife, rochelle. detailing her own history of racist remarks and actions. reporting the nba player's union is not in favor of mrs. sterling taking over for her husband. >> this is as sweet as they come. >> the clippers, valued by forbes at $575

mr. sterling. so the sole basis of their claims is an illegally obtained recording which, under california law, cannot be offered in evidence. so they have no case. they have no case secondarily because mr. sterling did not breach any rule. he's entitled to say what he wants in the privacy -- these are draconian remedies that have exceeded anything. anything anybody has been in any protectional sport. what is the basis of it? an illegal recording? he is not racist. he's had five black head coaches. he had a 22-year association with elgin baylor as his director of operations. 22 years with that man. he's given huge sums of money to black charities, including the united negro fund. ttttttt he has given money to the inner city people so they can see his games. there isn't any record in the entire 30 years he's owned this team of racism entering into the conduct and operation of the team. it's just a phony charge. they know it's a phony charge. >> mr. bleacher, i hear what you're saying. but then on an

mr. sterling's consent. mr. sterling is not going to consent unless the nba does something about the squirrelous and the legal charges they've filed against him, and so far, we've heard nothing to indicate that will occur. >> it will be interesting to see how this develops over the next few hours. if the reported $2 billion deal goes through, this would be the most ever paid for an nba franchise. sterling bought the team in 1981 for about $12.5 million. so you know, it's basically almost a $2 billion profit. >> all the accountants at the state of california are sharp sharpening their pencils for the tax bill that's going to come in. >> i hope they've read "smart is the new rich." >> i don't deal with corporate taxes, sorry. >>> now to the new developments in the scandal at the va as more and more lawmakers are calling for the va secretary, eric shinseki to resign. he speaks today before a homeless veterans group, a day after going to capitol hill and speaking privately with lawmakers. this as he seems to be losin

mr. sterling? >> no, of course not! of course not! ape speaks for itself. >> reporter: and he is alleged mistress, v. stiviano, seen here getting into the red ferrari convertible that sterling apparently bought for her. and the other "other woman," whose picture is seen here widely for the first time, alexandra castro. she claims she and sterling were together for several years, but the relationship ended in court, fighting other the house she says sterling gave her. he says he was just letting her live there temporarily. castro's attorney at first denied being involved with her. >> he claimed in his first depositions that he had no personal relationship with alexandra. >> reporter: so she came forward with these photos and letters as proof of their relationship. >> and then i began showing him photographs of himself with her in his underwear in her apartment and photographs of them traveling together. then after that session in his deposition, he changed his testimony. >> reporter: according to the 2003 court documents uncovered by ab

mr. sterling's personal assistance. i'm his right hand. i'm his wingman. at isn't there to understand? >> reporter: do you think that donald sterling should apologize? >> absolutely. >> reporter: did you discuss this with him? >> yes. >> reporter: will he apologize? >> only god knows. >>> v. stiviano said there was much more of the conversation not released. sterling was there for the interview but declined to speak with walters. he says he's not planning to sell the clippers despite his nba team. but they will be appointing a new ceo for the clippers. >>> red bull becomes at least a third company following ady das and samsung to re-establish a partner -- adiddas and samsung to re-establish connections with the clippers. >>> a man tried to cross the train tracks when his cane got stuck on the tracks. there's a sidewalk that amtrak goes through. he was scene with a -- seen with a woman at the accident. the police are urging that woman to come forgot. >>> a woman recovering in a hospital after fall into out of a building. this 3-year-old is doing great, walki

mr. sterling. as i said, shelly sterling says she wants to keep her stake in the team but her stance on her husband has been kind of all over the place. so where does shelly stand on the middle of this controversy? stephanie elam has more. >> she is caught on tape appearing to defend her husband. >> people want to know mrs. sterling, are you a racist? are the accusations true? >> forget it, it is not true. >> yet, distancing herself from his comments, saying quote, i spoke with commissioner adam silver this week to tell him i fully supported his swift and decisive action. all the while she seemed to be positioning herself to keep the team. in fact she owns 50% with her husband, donald sterling, whose rant banned him for life from the nba. and now shelly sterling says she didn't understand the rant on the tape and says she has no plans to sell her stake of the team. in fact, since the rant went viral, her lawyers supported the ban on sterling and the league's decision to find a new ceo for the team.

mrs. sterling, you may have said you're 50% owner, but that also means you're 50% guilty?> yeah, effectively, it does, ashley. the problem for mrs. sterling is that she agreed to these rules. and that ultimately is the greatest problem for her. is that if she files a lawsuit, a court would take what's considered an arbitrary and c capricious standard to decide what the nba should do. she would have to show the nba failed to follow its own rules. very difficult to show. she agreed to that arrangement. the odds of her succeeding are low. >> how on earth, mel, does this irony play out? the fact that mrs. sterling has been able to assert that she's a 50% owner, that this is all in a family trust, doesn't that effectively work against her when you actually read the language? meaning one person with poison means all people with poison, and all you go with one broom. >> i'm waiting for v. stiviano to hold a press conference and say, sterling promised me a share, i'm an owner too. >> oh, my god. >> nothing's out of the realm of possibility at this point. you're absolutely right. b

mr. sterling's consent. mr. sterling is not going to consent unless the nba does something about the legal charges they filed against him, and so far, we've heard nothing to indicate that will occur. >> feisty position from donald sterling and his attorney. now, if the reported $2 billion deal goes through, it would be the most ever paid for an nba franchise. sterling bought this team in 1981 for just about $12.5 million. imagine the tax bill to the state of california, the real winner if there's a sale here. >> the sterlings is going to do okay, too, at $2 billion. >> they will. >> yes, they will have to pay capital gains taxes, but that's a hefty profit. shed no tears for them, christine romans. >> every nba owner is looking at that going, new peaks reached in the nba. >>> new developments in the scandal at the va as more lawmakers call for va secretary eric shinseki to resign. he speaks today before a homeless veterans group, a day after going to capitol hill and speaking privately to lawmakers. this as he see

mrs. sterling and see her digest it. she went through the range of emotions. she was teary at one point when her husband was talking about her, what a beautiful person she was. there were moments of anger. a lot of moments of bewilderment, especially the remarks about magic johnson. she thinks he may be suffering some dementia. >> in the meantime, this saga goes on. 'van fa guthrie with us. thanks for being with us. overseas, a u.s. military global hawk drone flew its first under surveillance mission over nigeria today in the search for hundreds of kidnapped school girls. this comes as the nigerian government said today it might negotiate with the terrorists. this was an agonizing day for relatives as they tried to identify loved ones in the video by terrorists. stephanie gosk reports from neighboring cameroon. >> reporter: the girls are hard to recognize in matching garment clothes they were forced to wear. today parent poured over the images, trying to find their daughters. the father sat with a correspondent from nbc's partner itn and watched the video for

mr. sterling $2.5 million, the maximum amount allowed under the nba constitution. as for mr. erling'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. >> jimmy: people are excited. he did the right thing. we still have not heard from donald sterling. he's been lying low since the tape surfaced. friend say to help lift his spirits he has been watching "twelve years a slave" in reverse. what we do know is that he will not be at the game tonight. sterling is banned from associating with the clippers for life. which based on looking at him, should be four to eight months, maybe. five years ago being banned from the clippers games for life would not have been a punishment, it would have been a gift is what it would have been. but things have changed. donald sterling paid $12.5 million for the clippers in 1991. in 2010, david geffen offered him $700 million for the team. he declined that offer. remember the huge pile of money the joker burned in

mr. sterling, are you a racist, mr. sterling? >> no, of course not. >> people want to know, mr. >> okay. you know that -- >> these accusations, are they true? >> forget it. it's not true. >> not true? >> no, of course not. >> she seemed to be defending him there. what is your interpretation of that videotape? >> well, i think shelly's told me that they thought they were asking whether she's a racist. of course, it's not. the truth of the matter is, shelly will tell you during the marriage he never exhibited these viewpoints and this came as a shock. she's denounced them. she's been tarnished. they share the last name but not the same values on race. by the way, it was his 81st birthday party. it was a family gathering. people get together on family occasions even when they are divorced or separated. >> so that's why she went to that dinner, because it was his birthday? >> yeah. she didn't go there to defend him. >> do you think they are going to wind up divorced? or is it just, they are going to still remain estranged, did you say? >> well, he's 81. she's 79. they have been marr