they have suspended phoenix suns and phoenix mercury owner robert sarver for a year, after a nearly year-long investigation that detailed inappropriate behavior during his 18 years with the team. sarver with a new statement ton tonight, now responding. here's abc's alex presha. >> reporter: tonight, the nba handing down one of the biggest punishments in its history. robert sarver, owner of the phoenix suns and the wnba's mercury, now suspended from all games for one year and fined the maximum, $10 million. after a nearly year-long investigation turned up explosive allegations of racism and misogyny during sarver's 18-year tenure at the organization. the 43-page report finding sarver used the most offensive racial slur at least five times in repeating or purportedly to repeat what a black person said. investigators say sarver acknowledged at least two of those instances. >> this is unacceptable behavior in any american workplace in 2022, much less a workplace that of course, is predominantly black in the case of the nba and the wnba. >> reporter: sarver also allegedly made jokes about sex and

a retaliate is a big part of this is robert sarver would accept that.ve a bigger problem than one guy being disciplined. >> last year they come out, safrber and his team, and essentially say he would never use the "n" word, that this behavior is inaccurate and egregious. yet here we are a year later. he said he disagrees with some of the takings but also apologizes. he says he takes full responsibility. what do you make of that? >> it's the case of you got caught with your hand in the cookie jar. i can't help but think this is all outright lies. boris, if i am accused of vandalizing a house and they come to me with a plea deal and i say absolutely not. i never came near that house. i was never there. i'm innocent. we go to trial. and at trial they have eyewitness account of me bashing windows, spray painting graffiti on the side of the house, do you think the plea deal is still going to be on the table for me, or does the judge throw the book at me because i denied something that i clearly actually did. that's what is frustrating people. sit good to see

phoenix suns owner robert sarver was suspended for a year for the way he was acting in the workplace. me and likely you sitting at home fire. no questions asked, pack your stuff. you're done so many in a little league and around the sports world were upset that sarver's actions did not get him thrown out the nba for good league commissioner adam silver noted that it is complicated when it pertains to someone who owns a team rather than someone who is simply an employee. well, today, draymond green chimed in and i would like to see sarver's peers. the other team owners hold a vote to determine sarver's place in the association. >> to think that. >> someone like robert sarver. >> that's acting in that manner. >> continue to represent. you can get continue to represent way more people than yourself with those views. i was speaking to people the way he did with treating. >> african-americans and women the way he has. >> that's not okay. it's a little baffling to me. we'll walk into the arena next year. the phoenix suns will walk into a next year. he'll sit on the sideline. and we'll just

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someone like robert sarver, that's acting in that manner. continue to represent.ople than yourself with those views. was speaking to people the way he did with treating. african-americans and women the way he has. that's not okay. it's a little baffling to me. we'll walk into the arena next year. the phoenix suns will walk into a next year. he'll sit on the sideline. and we'll just continue on playing. i'm asking that there be a vote. if that's the only way, then let's see what those numbers are. he makes a point. >> folks who are running for a good cause this afternoon, the jp morgan corporate challenge race. it's been a part of the fabric of downtown san francisco for nearly 4 decades. the 5 k race returned for the first time since 2019 and for the first time chase center was the host this year. the jp morgan foundation donate it to steph and curry's. eat, learn, play organization which benefits families in the oakland community and racers will have a cheering section composed of a couple of fan favorites. former warriors zaza pachulia donald foil. >> to have it

robert sarver owner of the suns and mercury now suspended for one year and fined the maximum of $10 million after an investigation turned up explosive allegations of misogyny and racism. showing that he used the slur fve times. he acknowledged two of the instances. >> this is unacceptable behavior at any american workplace in 2022, much less a workplace that of course is predominantly black in the case of the nba and the wnba. >> reporter: he allegedly made jokes in large and small settings about sex and sex-related anatomy. the nba launching its probe after espn reported the allegations back in november. sarver releasing a statement in part, while i disagree with some of the particulars of the nba's report, i would like to apologize for my words and actions that offended our employees. sarver is banned from representing the suns or mercury in any capacity for the next year. there are some who say this punishment doesn't go far enough. alex presha, abc news, los angeles. >>> coming up next, up close and personal with the lead guitarist of fallout boy, opening up with his own message about l

someone like robert sarver, that's acting in that manner. continue to represent. can't continue to represent way more people than yourself with those views. was speaking to people the way he did with treating. african-americans and women the way he has. that's not okay. it's a little baffling to me. we'll walk into the arena next year. the phoenix suns will walk into a next year. he'll sit on the sideline. and we'll just continue on playing. i'm asking that there be a vote. if that's the only way, then let's see what those numbers are. a good point. >> folks who are running for a great cause this afternoon, the jp morgan corporate challenge race has been a part of the fabric of downtown san francisco for nearly 4 decades. the 5 k race returned for the first time since 2019 for the first time chase center was the host this year. jp morgan is donating to steph and curry. eat learn, play organization which benefits families in the oakland community and racers. they had a cheering section composed of a couple of fan favorites, former warriors zaza pachulia and the don

the behavior racially incentive behavior by robert sarver. d comments in the work place, made inappropriate comments about employees in the work place, and engaged in inappropriate physical conduct towards male employees. sarver saying while i disagree with the particulars of the report i would like to apologize for my words and actions that offended employees. the league's decision has left critics scratching their heads and others shaking their heads in disappointment. some wondering why it fell short of donald sterling who was forced to sell the team and banned from the league for life. the league saying there was no finding this misconduct was motivated by racial or gender based an mouse. but the nba's most powerful player not buying it. lebron james tweeting i love this league and respect our leadership but this is not right. at the heart of this is work place culture and critics point out in many jobs, let's be real not all, this person would have been fired. this is likely not the end of this as more fans, players weigh in. >> i think t

it comes eight days after robert sarver was suspended for a year and fined $10 million for workplacenduct. it included hostile behavior toward employees as well as racist and misogynistic comment. "forbes" estimated the value of the suns at almost $2 billion. >>> the holiday hiring season is well under way. yesterday walmart announced that it's looking for 40,000 people for seasonal and full-time positions. the jobs include store associates, customer service associates, and truck drivers. last year the retailer added about 150,000 workers for the holiday rush. >>> the mystery is over. two people have claimed a historic mega millions jackpot. and chipotle must pay a huge fine. dan lieberman has those stories and more in today's cbs "money watch" report. >> reporter: chipotle is the latest company to be in the wrong side of a new jersey audit that found it to be in violation of child labor laws. failing to abide by limits on the number of hours minors can work and failing to provide them with proper meal breaks. chipotle will pay new jersey nearly $8 million to resolve the matter. >>>

someone like robert sarver, that's acting in that manner. continue to represent.e people than yourself with those views. was speaking to people the way he did with treating. african-americans and women the way he has. that's not okay. it's a little baffling to me. we'll walk into the arena next year. the phoenix suns will walk into a next year. he'll sit on the sideline. and we'll just continue on player. i'm asking that there be a vote. if that's the only way, then let's see what those numbers are. >> folks who are running for a good cause this afternoon, the jp morgan challenge race has been a part of the fabric of downtown san francisco for nearly 4 decades. the 5 k race returned for the first time since 2019 before the pandemic. and for the first time chase center was the hose. remember before pandemic jay center didn't even exist this year. the jp morgan foundation is donating to steph and curry. eat learn play organization which benefits oakland families and racers had a cheering section composed of a couple of fan favorites. former warriors zaza pachulia an

the move come just eight days after robert sarver was suspended from the wnba and nba year.was also fined $10 million for making racist and misogynistic comments. >>> former minneapolis police officer thomas lane was sentenced to three years in prison today for aiding and abetting the killing of george floyd. lane was the officer who held down floyd's legs while derek chauvin kneeled on his neck. lane is already serving a 2 1/2 year federal sentence for violating floyd's civil rights. he'll serve both sentences at the same time. >>> well, coming up next, some are calling this the greatest single >>> tonight, nasa says a fueling test on its artemis i moon rocket was a success. it was loaded with liquid hydrogen. launch controllers were able to work around two leaky seals. nasa is hoping to launch an uncrewed capsule on a test flight around the moon next tuesday. >>> well, tonight new york yankees slugger aaron judge is just one swing away from tying the singleeason amerihe chasingf anre gat roger ma> well,p next,r view that the world hasn't seen in more than 30 years. >>> we

according to reports the league is suspending robert sarver after an investigation found he used a racialveral times the n word. but he said the word he treated female employees unfairly. according to the investigation and was known to yell and curse at his employees during the suspension. sarver who also owns the wnba is phoenix. mercury can not attend any games be involved in any of the 2 teams business operations. and he must complete a training program focused on improving his behavior. now we'll take a look at what recent storms have dunn causing waterfalls to form in death valley national park, the nation's hottest and driest park. the national park service says several roads were closed because of the water damage, the flooding, the pavement washed out from at least one section of. california. one 90 through the park about 40 vehicles ended up being trapped. in fact, by flooding. that was during rain over the weekend. yeah. bizarre sight there but avoided the rain come down in the southland remnants from a former hurricane kate moving across that area caught one of those thundersto

robert sarver is accused of misconduct including racist and sexist remarks. sarver, who also owns a wnba team, apologized for any words and actions that offended his employees. >>> we turn back to london now and the finances of the royal family. >> after queen elizabeth's death, both supporters and critics of the monarchy are now questioning how much support the royal household should be getting from taxpayers. this morning, the queen's death is raising questions about the royal family's wealth including king charles' tax-free inheritance. >> this may sound ridiculous, but the royal family are in some ways cash poor, asset rich. >> reporter: forbes values the holdings of the royal family often called the firm at $28 billion. the estate including crown jewels, racehorses and the royal collection of paintings. also included in the firm, billions in property, everything from farmland to a cricket ground to buckingham palace itself. >> as i stand before you today, i cannot help but feel the weight of history, which surrounds us. >> reporter: king charles will not

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robert sarver announcing that he is selling the phoenix suns and the phoenix mercury. last week he was suspended by the nba. >> over workplace misconduct that included racist speech and hostile behavior toward employees. sarver was also fined 10 million dollars for his actions in a statement server says that's showing the 2 franchises is the best course of action. sarver is not the loan owner but the primary one buying the 2 teams july of 2004 for about 400 million dollars. it is not known if sarver has established an asking price, but forbes recently estimated the value just the sons alone. at 1.8 billion dollars. still ahead as the war in ukraine intensifies, president biden is responding to russian president. president. >> vladimir putins threat if ♪ ♪ this is how it feels to du more with less asthma... ...thanks to dupixent. dupixent is not for sudden breathing problems. it's an add-on treatment for specific types of moderate-to-severe asthma. and can help improve lung function for better breathing in as little as two weeks. dupixent helps prevent asthma attacks...

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they have now suspended phoenix suns and phoenix mercury owner robert sarver for a year. they have fined him $10 million, after a nearly year-long investigation that detailed inappropriate behavior during his 18 years with the team. >> the league says sarver, whose teams are mostly black, repeated the "n" word five times, bullied employees, and sent pornographic material, including a video, to staffers. >> sarver also allegedly made jokes frequently to employees in large and small settings about sex and sex-related anatomy. >> trevor: they say this guy was using the "n" word, he was bullying people. how do you justify sending porn to your employees? what are you doing? what's the rationale? is it like, "you see that gang bang video i e-mailed you. that's the kind of team work i want to see on the court tonight, people! come on, get out there!" ( laughter ) to be fair, to be fair, sarver wasn't calling black people the "n" word. he was just allegedly repeating black people's use of the "n" word, and then complaining about why he couldn't say it but they could. but he was s

robert sarver turns out they didn't even have to do that.ay, sarver announced that he will sell the phoenix suns and the phoenix mercury amid growing pressure to do just that the nba suspended starter for a year for fostering a toxic workplace culture full of sexism and racism. jeff bezos is among one of the candidates who could purchase the suns. all sales, of course, have to be approved by the league and all the other owners. that whole saga is coming to an end. i don't. i think, you know those inevitable because there's just too much noise surrounding it. we get to a point where it is time for him to come back and then everybody would be protesting. speaking up and, you know. it would just become a distraction. so i think he did the right thing. but the original. >> penalty, i guess was many thought was to light. yeah, i mean. >> adam silver, usually the commissioner of the nba usually falls on the right side those decisions. and most, you know, he doesn't get much push back is generally viewed as a pretty good leader. so i was surprised

. >>> tonight, embattled basketball owner robert sarver now planning to sell both of his teams. saying he has started the process of selling the nba's phoenix suns and the wnba's phoenix mercury. he was suspended for one year and fined $10 million for making racist and misogynistic remarks. several of the nba's top stars has said the punishment was not severe enough. >>> the washington monument vandalized. workers today removing red paint and an obscene message. police arresting a suspect from indiana. he's now charged with trespassing and vandalism. the area around the monument briefly closed while workers scrubbed off that message. >>> when we come back here tonight, the mystery winner of the billion dollar lottery jackpot revealed. apparently, there's more than one winner, but there is still a mystery tonight. causing inflammation that can lead to asthma attacks. but no matter what type of severe asthma you have, tezspire™ can help. tezspire™ is an add-on treatment for people 12 and over... that proactively reduces inflammation... ...which means you could have fewer attacks,

. >> the nba suspended robert sarver for a full year and fined him the maximum of $10 million.an independent investigation into allegations made in an espn report that he used racist and sexist remarks during his 18 years of owning them. 320 former employees who worked for sarver. they said sarver used the "n" words when recounting the statements of others. used demeaning language towards female employees. sarver issued a statement in part while i disagree with some of the particulars of the nba's report, i would like to apologize my words and actions that offended our employees. i take full responsibility for what i have done. >>> the las vegas aces are one win away from the wnba title. the aces will have a chance to sweep the finals in game three. >>> aaron judge getting closer to history. he hit not one but two home runs against the red sox. that brings his total to 57 inching him even closer to roger marist's record of 61. he has 20 games left to try to hit five home runs. yankees beat the red sox 7-6. >>> tom brady continuing to hint at retirement after this season in his

. >>> embattled phoenix suns and mark ri owner robert sarver says he's selling the teams.nba released findsings of his behavior. they said the sale is the best course of action and sarver went on to say, as a man of faith, i believe in atonement and the path to forgiveness. i expected that the commissioner's one-year suspension would provide the time for me to focus and make amends and remove my personal controversy from the teams that i and so many fans love but in our current unforgiving climate, it has become painfully clear that that is no longer possible, that whatever good i have done or could do is outweighed by what i said in the past. he bought the teams in 2004 for $400 million. "forbes" vested the value at 1.8 billion. >>> tomorrow is going to mark the end of era. federer spoke with cnn yesterday about what he will miss most after hanging up his racket. >> i love tennis, everything about it. i will miss the competition, the fans cheering for or against me. they've usually been with me all the way but it's been great. >> eagles rookie brittain coby returned again

. >> to think that someone like robert sarver that's acting in that manner can continue to representntinue to represent way more people than yourself with those views. >>> finally, the aces celebrating their first wnba championship in team history. thousands of fans showing up on the las vegas strip to party with the team. and the best part was, aces forward announced to everyone during the parade that she and her husband are expecting their second child. so how about that, kristin? one day hamby, that child is going to be able to know, hey, they were part of mom winning the wnba title. >> you can't drink champaign to celebrate but it's worth it. congratulations to her. thanks so much for joining us. escalation since the invasion of ukraine. vladimir putin mobilized. it all comes with new nuclear language. just a short time ago in a rare and highly anticipated address, putin announced a partial mobilization in russia set to begin today.

we are professional grade its sponsorship of the phoenix suns unless the team removes owner robert sarvert investigation found sarver engaged in hostile, racially insensitive and inappropriate behavior. the nba announcing this week he'll be suspended for a year and fined $10 million. but the players association says he should be banned for life. i want to bring in now cnn's sports analyst christine brennen. thank you, christine. i appreciate you joining us. the nba is facing major blow back for this decision. what is going on here? >> well, when a sponsor, don, starts to talk then people listen. that's exactly what happened with the washington football team with the racist nickname, all of a sudden one sponsor after another said you've got to get rid of it, and within a few days a long-standing name, the skins, was gone. and i think that's the same what we're looking at here. it is stunning that he was suspended only one year. although, owners it's a different situation, unfortunately. to get rid of an owner in one of these leagues you have to have three fourths of the other owners agree

. >> to think someone like robert sarver who is acting in that manner can continue to represent us, that yourself with those views. >> wait and see what happens. best social media post i have seen. head coach herb sendak, a special delivery and surprise, it is a jaylen williams oklahoma city thunder number eight jersey. liam's played for sendak and santa clara. was taken 12,008 the draft. this reaction was priceless. >> i don't know whether i should wear it or frame it. >> coach, you got to put it on. >> how is that? it actually fits. hold on so we can send this. let me get my glasses. >> those are the glasses he was talking about. i thought we were going for some readers. as much as i love that jersey, i got to know where he got those shades. that was too cool for school. i was watching that video today. i thought he is going to do something else and then he has ultimate select level. i thought that was pretty good from coach. >>>> i think we should see you in those doing sports. >> maybe a whole sports cast. california class coat stanford stadium, san jose earthquakes. they are trying

espn is reporting the league is suspending robert sarver after an investigation found he used. >> a racialr multiple times threatened to female employees, also treated them unfairly and yelled and cursed at employees during the suspension. sarver who also owns the wnba phoenix mercury cannot attend the games cannot be involved in the team's business operations and must complete a training program focused on improving his behavior. coming up here at 3 o'clock and unforgettable moment for the first time. >> at the 74th primetime emmy awards. we have a little recap right after t >> stagecoach is getting ready for its 15th anniversary with a 3 day lineup featuring hea live performances by country superstars. the official 2023 stage cope. stagecoach lineup was just announced. country singer kane brown is set to mate stage coach history as he becomes the first african-american to headline the festival. also performing zz top melissa etheridge and the bryant. the festival will take place at the empire polo club in riverside county. april 28th to april 30th festival passes. go on sale friday at 10

back in this country, robert sarver, the owner of the phoenix suns and phoenix mercury pro basketballunced he's selling both franchises. it comes a week after he was suspended by the nba over allegations of racist and anti-female speech. sarver bought the teams in 2004. and, a new monument in missouri now officially marks the center of the country. it was unveiled today in the small town of hartville, east of springfield. it signifies the geographic center of the u.s. population. the spot is calculated every 10 years after the census. still to come on the "newshour," the details of the new york attorney general's lawsuit against former president trump and his children we speak with the president of poland about vladimir putin's moves to escalate the war in ukraine. a sheriff opens an investigation into florida's decision to fly migrants to martha's vineyard. and much more. ♪ >> this is the pbs newshour from w eta studios in washington and the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. judy: as we reported, the attorney general of new york is suing former preside

robert sarver turns out they mean you have to do all of that.er announced that he will sell the phoenix suns and the phoenix mercury amid growing pressure to do just that. the nba suspended sarver for a year for fostering a toxic workplace culture full of sexism and there were some accusations of racism. jeff bezos, he is among one of the candidates who could purchase the suns. of course, all sales have to be approved by the league and the other owners in the league. so seems like that drama is coming to an end. but back 49 days. it's just kind of crazy. do you hear how they talk about jimmy garoppolo? they like him. they loved the guy. yeah. and you know, it's not an indictment on trey lance and i don't want him to get hit like a stray. but and we'll talk about him like that. they just don't nothing that i've observed. you can just kind of sense a difference. how fortunate the team is that they didn't lose garoppolo, which they came very close to doing and very lucky if it wasn't for garoppolo having to get surgery last second and all that, he

snippet of draymond green's podcast where he called on the nba owners to vote on the future of robert sarver. turns out they didn't even have to do that. today, sarver announced that he will sell the phoenix suns and the phoenix mercury and amid growing pressure to do just that, the nba suspended sarver for a year for fostering a toxic workplace full of sexism. jeff bezos is among the candidates who could purchase the suns. but of course, all sales have to be approved by the league and the other owners. all righty. that's your look at sports. back to you guys. hurricane fiona continues its path of destruction. at least 5 people have died. >> as that storms roared across the caribbean more than two-thirds of the homes in puerto rico are still without their power flooding also damaged critical infrastructure in puerto rico and the dominican republic. nearly 2 million homes in the dominican republic are without water. the owner also whipped parts of the turks and caicos islands yesterday with sustained winds of almost 125 miles per hour. is some monster storms expected to approach bermuda tomor

>>> paypal says it will not renew its big sponsorship deal with the phoenix suns unless owner robert sarveres to the team the nb suspended and fined sarber after a probe found patterns of lewd, misogynistic, and racist speech during his time owning the team >>> in london, people can once again queue up to view the queen's coffin, but there's a catch. the wait has soared now to more than 24 hours, more than a day officials are warning people to prepare for cold weather overnight and few breaks to sit down, as they try to keep the line moving. >>> tonight on the news, the final preparations for the queen's funeral on monday and which world leaders are expected to attend. join me, yeah, me, tonight at 7:00 eastern on shep smith's news back to you. >> looking forward to seeing you at 7:00 tonight, tyler thank you very much. i'm sure you're looking forward to being here. >>> coming up, gena sanchez has three buys and a bail to survive the market volatility, including this one that she says is not getting nearly enough credit we mentioned fertilizer stocks hitting new highs today. is this ag tech

back in this country, robert sarver, the owner of the phoenix suns and phoenix mercury pro basketballannounced he's selling both franchises. it comes a week after he was suspended by the nba over allegations of racist and anti-female speech. sarver bought the teams in 2004. and on wall street, the latest interest rate hike pushed stocks lower. major indexes fell 1.7% or more. the dow jones industrial average lost 522 points to cse at 30,183. the nasdaq fell nearly 205 points. the s&p 500 shed 66. and a new monument in missouri now officially marks the center of the country. it was unveiled today in the small town of hartville, east of springfield. it signifies the geographic center of how the u.s. population is distributed. the population center is calculated every 10 years after the latest census. we will have to dip -- have to go take a look. still to come on the "nehour", the details of the new york attorney general's lawsuit against former president trump and his children. we speak with the president of poland about vladimir putin's moves to escalate the war in ukraine. a sheriff

. >>> the nba is fining and suspending the phoenix suns and phoenix mercury owner robert sarver afteration into the workplace culture among the findings, the league determined that sarver used the n word on at least five occasions. and made several sex-related comments towards women employees. the probe also found he created a work environment that treated women employees unfairly as a result, the nba has suspended sarver for a year and fined him $10 million for his comments and for his behavior. during the suspension, he will not have any involvement with the front office operations of the suns or the wnba phoenix mercury. sarver says he'll accept the consequences of the nba's decision in a statement he wrote in part, while i disagree with some of the particulars of the nba's report, i would like to apologize for my words and actions that offended our employees. i went on, i take full responsibility for what i've done i'm sorry for causing this pain. and the errors in judgement are not consistent with my personal philosophy or my values. cnbc's perry russell on the investigation and

the man in question is robert sarver, who last week was suspended for one year and fined $10 million an nba investigation found that he repeatedly used the n word and made inappropriate comments to female employees today, sarver said, selling the team is quote the best course of action, whatever good i have done or could still do is outweighed by the things i have done in the past. the sons are valued at $1.8 billion, all right, we have a great catch to take you out on show you how to high school football. you got to check this out. corey hicks from chester high school in pennsylvania makes a spectacular one handed catch. but you know, in double coverage, guys that was initially and here's the thing. he's only five ft. £938 so i would i mean, i got a call that one of the one of the high school catches of the year out of that young man in pennsylvania finishes strong running all the way through the goal of the house. looks like the defenders didn't even realize what was happening. what happened? he's just like boop, like see ya. bye bye. thank you. all right, all right. next to 11. wh

that guy, robert sarver, turns out they need to do that today sarver announced that he will sell theenix suns and the phoenix mercury amid growing pressure to do just that the nba suspended sarver for fostering a toxic workplace culture full of sexism and racism. jeff bezos is among the people who could purchase the suns. all sales, though, have to be approved by the league and the owners. all righty. ♪ (don't stop me now) ♪ ♪ ♪ (don't stop me) ♪ ♪ 'cause i'm having a good time ♪ ♪ having a good time ♪ ♪ i'm a shooting star leaping through the sky like a tiger ♪ ♪ defying the laws of gravity ♪ ♪ (don't stop me now) ♪ ♪ 'cause i'm having a good time ♪ ♪ i don't wanna stop at all, yeah ♪ ♪ ah, da, da, da, da da, da, ah, ah ♪ >> take a look at this unique friendship. oh, my goodness. is this too adorable? the fastest animal in the world? and one of the slowest together relaxing on the grass. the cheetah and the tortoise live in a wildlife conservation in florida. they are best friends and go on, walks together. they share their meals. look at that. is that just precious? that is somethi

the national basketball association has suspended phoenix suns and mercury owner robert sarver for oned fined him $10 million, this after an investigation found that he engaged in, quote, workplace misconduct the investigation was started a year ago in response to allegations that sarver had a history of racist and misogynistic incidents >>> a key indicator of how many americans live in poverty has fallen now to a record low the supplemental poverty rate dropped below 8% last year the supplemental rate takes into account government aid such as food assistance and stimulus checks meanwhile, the official u.s. poverty rate, little changed last year at 11.6% overall >>> pope francis has started his three-day trip to kazakhstan, at an event with the kazak president, they called for an end to the senseless war tonight, how washington, d.c. is seeking to deal with a surge of migrants, many bused there by the state of texas that's tonight at 7:00 eastern time brian, back to you >> tyler, thank you very much. >>> all right, up next, every single home-building stock is down today whether today's

. >>> robert sarveer is in the process of selling both of his basketball teams. the announcement comes over a week after sarverd by the nba over workplace misconduct that included racist speech and hostile behavior towards employees n a statement yesterday sarver appeared to elude to cancel culture in the decision to sell. he said, "i expected that the commissioner's one year suspension would provide the time for me to focus, make amends and remove my personal controversy from the teams that i and so many fans love. but in our current unforgiving climate, it has become painfully clear that this is no longer possible -- that whatever good i have done, or could still do, is outweighed by things i said in the past." sarver's decision to sell was applauded by many including nba commissioner adam silver, the players association and even sarver's partners in the ownership group that operates both teams. when it looked like he was going to be suspended for a year, there was a lot of criticism including from lebron james. i don't think too many phoenix suns fans will miss him. >>> let's turn to baseball. last night th

report >>> the nba announced a massive fine and suspension for phoenix suns and mercury owner robert sarver after a league investigation found his conduct clearly violated workplace standards. in report, the league detailed repeated use of racial slurs and instances of sexually inappropriate remarks to employees. he was fined $10 million and will be banned for one year. in a statement through the team, sarver said he disagreed with the particulars of the report, but takes full responsibility for his actions. >>> california firefighters are battling two infernos threatening areas northeast of sacramento burning now for nearly a week, the mosquito fire has forced thousands to leave their homes in el dorado and placer counties cal fire reports that over 57,000 acres were torched with a quarter of the blaze contained nearby, officials have reopened parts of i-80 and lifted evacuation orders caused by yesterday's dutch flat fire, which is now over 30% contained. >>> okay time to get those umbrellas ready. nbc meteorologist michelle grossman is tracking more of the rain hi, michelle. >> hi there,