the owner of the los angeles clippers is accused of making racist remarks against african americans. vinita nair reports on the fast- developing fury. just hours after multiple tornadoes hit north carolina, another slow-moving, potentially powerful storm system threatens the nation's midsection. eric fisher has our forecast. catholics are streaming to the vatican as the church gets ready to elevate two former popes to sainthood. alan pizzey is there. and the real-life bad news bears. a minor league baseball team auctions off everything, right down to the concession stand. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> axelrod: good evening. this is our western edition. i'm jim axelrod. the national basketball association is investigating what it calls disturbing and offensive comments, apparently made by a team owner. donald sterling, the owner of the los angeles clippers, is at the center of a controversy that's been exploding since this morning after the web site tmz posted audio they say is sterling making racist remarks about african americans. this is the longest

the los angeles clippers player state is a silent protest after more racially charged comments from the owner are leaked. john blackstone is there. >> as two living popes look onto former ones, two become saints. >> next. >>> a high-profile high-tech ceo has been fired after his conviction for domestic abuse. the uproar in silicon valley. >> and dinosaurs disappear. a famed exhibit in dc is shutting down so the creatures can be reconstructed all over again. >> why did you bring them here today? >> it is my day to see the dinosaurs. >>> good evening everyone. a western edition of the broadcast. for the first time since a racial controversy erupted, the los angeles clippers for back in uniform today. but not completely. this is what happened before today's playoff game in oakland between the clippers and the golden state warriors. players dropped warm-up jerseys it to reveal shirts turned inside out. protesting against the owner, donald sterling, who is alleged to have made stunning racial comment on a recording released this weekend. sterling was not at the game today. late this afternoo

against a team owner today, coming down hard on donald sterling, the billionaire owner of the los angeles clippers. commissioner adam silver

the alleged comments by the owner of the los angeles clippers. commissioner silver beginning by saying the investigation is now complete. is donald sterling's voice on the tape. he says the views expressed are deeply offensive and harmful. he said sentiments of this kind are contrary to the principles of conclusion -- of inclusion and respect that of the foundations of the national basketball association. the former golden state warriors president is in san francisco and also here in new york, charles grantham, the former executive director of the nba players association. what is your reaction? >> i think it is a step in the right direction. it's we still have to convince me that this is not a pervasive attitude within the context of the nba family. let's let things unfold. let's see with the owners finally vote to do. if they conclude that he will be limited from ownership, then we will be able to march forward in a more positive way. >> the commissioner is saying effective immediately that sterling is banned for life from any association with th

donald sterling the owner of the los angeles clipper's team has not admitted that it's his voice on ahone call recorded by his girlfriend. but the call has ignited outrage aconsiders t the nba. >> i have nothing more to say. >> he happens to be black and i'm sorry. >> i think it's nice that you admire him. i have known him well and he should be admired. i'm just saying that it's too bad you can't admire him privately and during your entire live, your whole life admire him, feed him, i don't care. even do anything but don't put him on this event so the world has to see so he has to call me and don't bring him to my games, okay. >> cnn's paul mercanam is covering this. he short to our jonathan mann a short time ago. >> evan eryone is trying to conm whether this is indeed the owner of the clippers, donald sterling. apparently, according to tmz this is his voice. he's having a conversation with his girlfriend who is half black and half mexican. among other things he's alleging that he does not want her to be seen with black people at the clippers games. that of course being the nba team t

the playoff series between the clippers and warriors. that series is even at 2 apiece and continues tonight in los angeles. corporate sponsors didn't wait forful punishment. mercedes, state farm and others are among those who have dropped the team. silver said he especially feels for the -- for the players on the clippers. >> for those who play at the highest level in the world and have this hanging over us caused me to have a sadness. live in the newsroom, sal castanedo, ktvu channel 2 news. >> this announcement comes as they get ready to host the warriors at 7:30 tonight in game five of the first round of the playoffs. los angeles police are already discussing how to handle several planned protests and civil disobedience and fans attending the game are being urged to wear black as part of a blackout movement to protest sterling's comments. also the front page of the clippers' website transformed just after the commissioner's announcement, here it is, just a black page with the words we are one and their logo. their facebook page has the same look. to watch the nba's entire news conference regarding donald

. >>> other big story this morning, more companies backing away from the los angeles clippers. at least 12 now have pulled their sponsorships, this amid an nba investigation into racist comments allegedly made by the team's owner, donald sterling. the league is set to make an announcement today, a big one. that's at 2:00 p.m. eastern time, about the next steps. stephanie elam has the latest from los angeles. >> reporter: john and christine, the fallout from this alleged racist rant by the owner of the clippers, donald sterling, continues to be felt. several sponsors have now said that they are severing their relationship with the team. we know that red bull has pulled out, virgin america no longer is associated, and state farm is saying that they're taking a pause to evaluate the situation. several others also following that train of movement there. also hearing that the nba should know by 2:00 eastern time what their decision's going to be and how they're going to handle this issue with the owner here. that should be maybe some comfort headed into the game. game five will be he

the upcoming event in los angeles, thursday may 15th, celebrates the 100th anniversary. the person who is mentioned on here to get a lifetime achievement award, lifetime achievement award, donald sterling, owner of the los angeles clippers. the truth often -- the truth is often stranger than fiction. we are hearing from doc rivers. here is what he said awhile ago. listen to this. >> i'm sure you were made aware of the comments by donald sterling. >> yeah. >> wondering your thoughts and if you were surprised? >> i don't know if i'm surprised. i don't like the comments. the players are not going to deal with this issue. we had a great team meeting this morning about it. a lot of guys voiced their opinions. none of them were happy about it. this is a situation where we are trying to go after something very important for us. something that we all dreamed about all our childhoods. donald orad nothing to do with that dream, we are not going to let anything get in the way. as far as the comments, we are not happy with any of them, but we are going to let the due process, everything get handled. that situation will be dealt with later. right now, our goals haven't changed. our focus is on golden state and it's going to stay on

. >>> to the situation involving the owner of the los angeles clippers who made racially charged remarks. the fans are caught up in the controversy as the golden state warriors head to los angeles for a playoff game. >> big plans about people marching outside the stadium, but a situation the clipvers to deal with. -- clippers have to deal with and donald sterling have to deal with. >> security is expected to be high. world series coach is asking a -- warriors coach is asking fans to protest the game. it is in reaction to comments by donald sterling telling his girlfriend not to associate with black people. the nba is expected to take action tomorrow before the game. the league will hold a press conference where it could announce it will force sterling to sell the team and it could impose a fine and suspend him. >>> muni ridership is at a record high and so are connections about the reliability of the system -- questions about the reliability of the system. it one is of the largest public transit systems in california. ktvu's david stevenson looks at what is going right and what is going

. >> we want to show you how this is having an economic impact on the los angeles clippers. this is a list of sponsors who have pulled their sport from the clippers. state farm insurance, car max, kia, who has a contract with one of the clippers superstar. redbull monday a fe among the f. this does not affect just the team but others, and many fear they may be next. >> this is what adam silver has to do in terms of a hefty fine and suspension. adam sterling bought this team at $20 million. and forbes has it worth $700 million. from my understanding donald sterile willing file an antitrust lawsuit saying that the owners forced him out to sell at a lower applies. >> if anything can be said about donald sterling. it is that easil he is litaojo . >> and he was a prior to being an team owner, he was a lawyer. >> we want to you live to what hmagic johnson had to say about those tapes. >> he shouldn't own a team any more. he should stand up and say i don't want to own a team any more. especially when you have african-americans renting his apartments, come together games, and playing

. >>> it's a big day in the los angeles clippers' scandal. we're live at the knbr radio studio for the showdown with the warriors, also the commissioners of the nba will hold a news conference in four hours. ktvu's alex savidge has been following reaction on sports radio and on the street. he will join us in two minutes with what punishment the owner of the clippers may be facing. good morning. welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm tori campbell. >> good morning, tc. >> good morning. >> i'm dave clark. let's check your weather and traffic. >>> i am indeed. clear skies. temperatures will start to warm up pretty quick even though it's on the cool side. clear, cool, mild. a couple of reports out of the santa cruz mountains, also up in the oakland hills. much stronger in the oakland hills than the surface. sunny, warmer. it won't take long to warm up. we'll have upper 80 80 os to the -- 80s to 90s. 82 starting off at 52. by noon, it will be 70 degrees. warmer temperatures will kick in fast. 50s, 40s for tomorrow. half moon bay and emgranada, 46 degrees.

if a player m future doesn't want to play for the los angeles clippers and he is under contract, we'll deal with that. when it happens. that's not my sense of where we are right now. >> back on the left. by the cameras. >> celty knight for the insider. will this situation cause you moving forward to put new rules in place for owners from the nba? >> i'm not sure. i mean, we're always willing to take a fresh look at our rules, our constitution and bilaws, but i believe we have appropriate rules in place right now to cover a situation like this. >> second row on the left, ann. >> adam, espn morning. just to be clear, you said when specific evidence was brought to the league, you did act. in past cases, has donald sterling ever been fined or suspended for racial or offensive remarks, and if not, why not? >> he has never been suspended or fined by the league because while there have been well documented rumors and cases filed, he was sued and the plaintiff lost the lawsuit. that was elgin baylor. there was a case brought by the department of justice in which ultimately donald sterling sell

he could probably get north of 700 million dollars for the los angeles clippers right now, so in the best case for the nba that this guy has to sell his team, this guy who is kind of despicable is going to make a lot of money. >> how much does something like this -- this isn't and then the subsequent punishment -- do you think change attitudes in sports around the country? can you have a cultural shift, stop other people thinking the kinds of things that mr. sterling did? >> you don't want to go too far with that. folks of a certain generation may think that way, and just because of this may not stop inking that way. it is a generational thing. i think younger people today are a lot more progressive on this. we have seen it with gay rights and racial progress. the fact that president obama , made a sportss story instantly into a global conversation point. there's going to be a lot of positives to come out of this. is it going to change everybody's views on race? i think that's a stretch. >> now that os x is how much pressure can be put on other owners to force the sale of the team. f

it doesn't matter. >> the coach for the los angeles clippers reacts to reports the team's owner made some highly controversial and racist remarks. good evening, i'm ann notarangelo. >> and i'm brian hackney. anger, frustration and calls for action are resonating throughout the nba tonight after an audio reporting surfaced of a -- recording surfaced of a man identified as clippers' owner donald sterling telling his girlfriend not to bring black people to games. don knapp has team reaction. >> reporter: brian search minutes of the recorded racist rant threatened to overshadow the games. the excellents are being called offensive -- excellents are being called unacceptable and there are calls for an immediate investigation and even a boycott of the la clippers. before the clippers began practice at the usf gym today, they met with coach doc rivers and talked about racist comments attributed to their team's owner donald sterling. >> a lot of guys voiced their opinions. none of them were happy about it. this is a situation where we're trying to go after something very important for us. som

the los angeles dodgers. johnson reacted to the audio tape saying he would not attend another los angeles clippers game as long as sterling is the owner. this is not the first time donald sterling has found himself in the middle of race based controversy. in a 2009 settlement sterling paid 2.79. million dollars. he had driven out african-american and hispanic families in several apartments sterling owned around los angeles. sterling has clashed with the nba before. in the mid 80's then commissioner david stern fined the clippers owner $6 million for moving the team from los angeles from san diego without league approval. team ownership is an elite club. once you're in its hard to get kicked out, but it has had. an owner was suspended for making disparaging remarks about blacks and japanese. later when she said that hitler was good in the beginning she was suspended for three more years, and the year later she sold her stake in the team. but baseball and basketball are different. the baseball commissioner can make decisions in the best interest of the game. the commissioner of the nba does not have that broad p

the owner of the los angeles clippers allegedly makes racist comments about african- americans in a sport dominated by black athletes. >>> the audio recording posted by tmz is truly offensive and disturbing. >> good evening, i'm ken wayne. >> hello everyone i'm heather holmes. that audio recording allege a conversation between clippers owner donald sterling, the nba's longest tenured opener and his girlfriend on that tape racist comments are made, fuel something to call for a boycott of the team just as it gets ready to take on warriors tomorrow. ktvu's john sasaki joins us with reaction, including reaction from the coach of the clippers. >> reporter: heather, the audiotape realized by tmz alleged includes l.a. clippers owner donald sterling arguing with his girlfriend and making inflammatory and racist comment. people call me and tell you that i have black people on my instagram and it bothers me. >> it brothers me if you want to broadcast you are associating with black people -- . >> you associate with black people. >> i'm not you and you are not me. >> the nba commissioner held a news

that's where the los angeles clippers and the los angeles lakers, they play. i know there are some folks wanting to get permits. they want to protest. what's going on over there, stephanie? >> reporter: wolf, as you know, it's early here. already you can feel the energy is starting to ramp up to what is about to happen, what we're going to hear from from the nba. and also as far as what's going to happen during this game tonight. the barricades are up. i've seen billboards being changed. i can only assume these sponsorships that have fallen out. they're being very, very tight about security, because they're afraid about the protests, depending on the outcome of this press conference that we're about to listen to. they want to know that something is really going to happen, that is a severe punishment. which obviously people have concerns about. i've been looking at social media, talking to people out here. people are saying, i want to go to the game to support the players. other people saying all the players need to boycott from across the nba, not just the cli

the world, good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> now at 6:00, protesters are gathering in los angeles in the wake of the racist rant by the clippersr. >> in light of the controversy we sent kpix 5's christin ayers to los angeles. she is outside staples center where the clippers will play in about an hour. >> reporter: about an hour it will happen inside the staples center. but there is another show of a different kind happening outside the staples center. if you look over my shoulder, you can see a large crowd is here. either fans or protesters. some plan on watching the game. others just want to boycott the game. we heard the loud speaker urging people to boycotted to. protesters were flat out calling the clippers owner owner a racist. others wore t-shirts saying clip him with sterling's number a negative one on the back. we spoke to a number of fans and protesters. most applauded the nba. some said until sterling is out, fans need to boycott. >> he needs to go after that man said what he said about us. why we need to spend our money. i'm down here. i have free tickets. if i go in i will disrespect other blacks by going. >> los a

magic johnson responded with the following: i will never go to a clippers game again as long as donald sterling is the owner, unquote. long-time los angeles laker was not done. johnson went on to say, quote la clippers' owner are: now, when he was asked about the situation, clippers coach doc rivers had these comments: >> this is a situation where we are trying to go after something very important for us, something that we have all dreamed about all our childhoods, and, you know, donald or anyone else had nothing to do with that dream. we are not going to let anything get in the way of those dreams. as far as the comments, you know, we are not happy with think of them but we are going to let the due process, everything get handled and that situation will be dealt with later. >> obviously, coach rivers is african-american as are 12 of his players. the comment we just played could indicate the team is not inclined to boycott any play-off games despite multiple reports staying what the players think about this. we won't know about any boycott for sure until the game sunday between the clippers and the golden state warriors >> stunning accusa

i'm looking at the fact that i can't see any way donald sterling can continue to own the los angeles clippersjust can't see it. he is dealing with the very people that he blasted and he had these obscene thoughts about in a tape, no way, no how he can continue to own the los angeles clippers. and i believe that commissioner silver is going to come down hard. i don't know how hard he can today but before this is over, i just cannot envision him being the owner of the los angeles clippers. >> in the nba, unlike in major league baseball, they can't take a team away. they can suspend but they don't have the really hard options for penalties that they do in some other sports. >> but it's not a lot of options but the players are unhappy. that means they are going to be disgruntled after this season and might want to be traded. of the fans might decide not to come and sell out that arena that the clippers rarely did years ago with seeing sponsors step away from the l.a. clippers now. it's a lot of things that's happening that unfortunately is going to force his hand at this. i mean, this team is val

the nba is going to be doing a news conference on donald sterling, the owner of the los angeles clippers with regard to his allegedly racist remarks, our very own reporter sarah eisen is also there on spot and will be able to give us analysis and reaction after the news conference. brian is at the milken conference, he says that is the talk of the town. you know it's interesting, there are people out there who say that the nba should perhaps force donald sterling to sell the team, but i would imagine the first and straightest option is going to be just to give him a fine, probably the least effective option, but "forbes" says this guy is worth 1.9 billion. so that would be a minor slap on the wrist. >> it just depends on what the nba is allowed to do. i spoke with a lawyer who is here at the milken conference. you're right, this is all the talk. there's a lot of questions about what the nba legally is allowed to do, right? stripping the team from sterling from everything we've talked to with the lawyers and sources, they've said that's probably not legally possible, but the nba may have

. >>> out of bounds, tonight the new nba investigation into the owner of the los angeles clippers. what he's accused of saying. >> yeah, it bothers me a lot. if you want to broadcast it with black people. >> and why magic johnson is lashing out. >>> the massive fire that levels a families home in seconds, damaging homes throughout the entire neighborhood. what they suspect and what every family should look out for. >>> race against time, out to break a record, the camera rolling, the stunning views, will he do it and what happens when turbulence hits at 50 miles per hour? >> come on, let's go! >> fasten your seatbelt, "world news" begins now. >>> good evening and it's great to have you with us here on a saturday night. it could be a tense 48 hours for nearly 50 million americans in the path of a dangerous system. ten tornados reported in the south and we just learned as we came on tonight one of those twisters, an ef-3. that means winds more than 136 miles per hour. the first of this magnitude this year. families in north carolina looking up and seeing these fierce swirling clouds,

the court last night. the clippers getting blown out in a playoff game against the golden state warriors. a double digit defeat adding insult to injury for the los angeles clippers. before the game, a silent statement from the players, wearing their jerseys inside out in protest. with the playoff series against golden state knotted at two games apiece, much of the post game conversation was about clippers owner donald sterling. >> we're going home now, and usually that would mean we're going to our safe haven, and i don't even know if that's true, to be honest. >> clippers head coach doc rivers deflated but determined, refused to blame the loss on the court to the fire storm surrounding his boss off the court. an and you had dough recording of sterling appearing to be making racist comments about his now exgirlfriend appearing in pictures with basketball legend magic johnson: >> that recording has not been authenticated yet. when the leader of the free world weighs in, it's touched a nerve. >> when ignorant folks want to advertise their ignorance, you don't have to really do anything, just let them talk and that's what happened here. >> president obama

. >> the los angeles clippers protest as the league investigates donald sterling. >>> from the basketball court to the racetrack, a fierce competition turns to a physical rumble at nascar. it's monday, april 28th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >>> good monday morning everybody. we begin this half hour with at least a dozen people killed in a dangerous storm system. moving across the middle of the nation. >> 17 states on high alert for at least the next couple of days. the system is driving damaging winds, heavy rains and even tornadoes touching down with deadly consequences. >> around 5:30 p.m., the first reports that a tornado touched down in quapaw, a small community in northeastern oklahoma. the destruction widespread. >> there is so much debris, it's hard to even tell what was what. this was a strong tornado. >> the extent of the damage is an indication of just how powerful this tornado was. residential and commercial buildings utterly destroyed, reduced to splinters. roofs lifted from structures still standing send residents w

the sharks and los angeles kings... >>> good morning, everybody. how would the los angeles clippersts owner got a lifetime ban by the nba commissioner? warriors at staples center. doc rivers trying to come up with a game plan. you know what? it worked. unleashed chris paul with a three ball. warriors down five after three. here's the story the turnovers, eight by steph curry alone. clips made him pay with crawford at the other end. 113-103 forcing game 6 thursday at oracle. >>> baseball, giants matt cain a late scratch against the padres last night. that's okay. the offense picked him up. angel pagan and posey went yard. shut out the padres 6-0. >>> a's two straight against the rangers. derek norris doing damage in a 9-3 rout of the rangers to stay comfortably ahead in first place in the west. finish of the night, oklahoma city, buzzer beater! looked good. but no, no. waved off. shot too late. memphis wins by one to get a 3- 2 series lead. >>> thank you, vern. should be a wild night in downtown every downtown san jose tonight. sharks and the kings in a deciding game 7 of their stanl

the los angeles clippers played late into the night after an historic play from nba leaders themselvesg the team's owner for life for making racist remarks. what's next for the team and when could a new owner be in place? >>> severe storms barrel through the southeast. it's happening right now. people waking up this morning to their neighborhoods destroyed, left under water. this is not over yet. indra petersons is tracking the storm. >>> new questions after an australian company claims it's conducted their own search. it may have found the jet thousands of miles from where investigators are looking. welcome back to "early start." i'm christine romans. >> i'm john berman. los angeles clippers say they are moving on. they are doing it in a big, convincing, winning way. winning game five of the playoff series. this is hours after their owner was forced out over his racist comments. >> effective immediately, i am banning mr. sterling for life from any association with the clippers organization or the nba. >> you can tell he has a way with his words. the nba commissioner saying he must pay

the sharks and the kings in los angeles and the warriors the clippers. >> awesome night.thinks just because the warriors are home and the crowds will be loud it will help turn the series around. there is a lot more that needs to be done. we have friend e reporting -- fred inglis reporting tonight and he is live with the update. fred? >> the warriors are about to post their 80th connective sell out here at the oracle arena and it will be a much louder place come 7:30 p.m. tip-off time and they do say the warriors they feed off this 19,500 dub nation but it hasn't been as much of an advantage. 27-14 this regular season. that is the second worse home record of the playoffs teams and they are not going to win anywhere if they commit 26 turnovers like they did monday in los angeles. three-pointers, they made just 4-19 in the 40 point loss to the clippers. steph curry said they put that out of their minds. >> at the end of the day is still 1-1. they don't get two wins for beating us that bad. we are able to come back with a fresh start at home and take care of business the way

some of the stories we're watching now, nba commissioner adam silver banning los angeles clippers owners donald sterling from the nba for life. this comes just days after the release of those racist remarks that sterling acknowledges he did in fact make. no word allegedly anymore. he made them. some of the game's brightest stars have been weighing in. >> i'm. >>> more than a foot of rain has fallen near pensacola. rescuers had to cut into the roofs of homes to free people who had been trapped in their attics. we'll speak to that official later this hour. authorities have asked people to stay off the streets and keep them clear. roads and bridges have been washed out and police say the floodwaters have now killed at least one person. that brings the death toll from these severe storms that have stuck over so much of the country this week to 36 people. >> so man having to rebuild. >> back to our top story. the owner of the los angeles clippers banned for life from the nba. >> joining us is thurl bailey, former nba player and vice chairman of the nba retired players association. i know you

who is going to own the los angeles clippers? e current owner, donald sterling, has been banned for life from the nba, and media mogul oprah winfrey has confirmed she is in discussions with the larry ellison of oracle and david geffen to buy the team. robert me now is phyllis, the founder of inner circle sports, representing a management company in the purchase of the philadelphia 76ers. you for being here. where are we in the various stages of the potential sale of the clippers? >> we are still in the early stages. the process needs to unfold. the commissioner needs to hold a board of governors meeting to get the required three quarters vote in order to have the league take membership from the clippers. i think that process will unfold over time. . >> how long do something like that take? >> i would say they would probably schedule a special board meeting for that. i would say in the next 30 days you will see the board come together. >> then what happens? >> if the board votes to revoke that interest and there is no opposition, t

the nba board of governor suspected to vote on the fate of the los angeles clippers owner donald sterling's already been banned for life by the commissioner adam silver. now his fellow owners could force him out. force him to sell the team. as we've talked about over the last few days. this isn't the first time sterling has been accused of racial discrimination. take the case of his former longtime general manager elgin baylor. the nba hall of famer filed a lawsuit in '09 when he was terminated. his attorney in that case was carl douglas. carl's joining us now from los angeles. adam silver pointed out yesterday that elgin lost that case to sterling in 2009. what happened there? >> well, that was a case where we alleged race and age discrimination. but because the judge had limited the quality of our proof, we could only go back two years to present evidence of race discrimination. we made a tactical choice to dismiss the race claim right before trial and to proceed only on the age claim. we knew about allegations dating back from the early 80s, wolf. allegations that he wanted to have a p

you know, it's coming out of the woodwork. >> even the los angeles clippers were about to boycott theur of the playoffs. they decided to not do that after all. snoop dogg and others saying we're never going to go to a los angeles clippers game again. what should the nba do? is there a way to can the owner of the los angeles clippers? let us know what you think. >>> more than 200 homes damaged following friday's tornado in beaufort county. >> it's been a quiet season so far. looks like it could be worse. >> the tornado in north carolina was the first ef-3 tornado we've had this season, which is late for us to have it, the latest we've ever seen, that large of a tornado forming and that's great news. >> a heavy rain area across parts of the south, in fact, a lot of areas over the next three to four days will see four to six inches of rain. expect to see significant flooding going on across parts of the ohio valley, the mississippi river valley and eventually into parts of the northeast. the tornado threat, the worst is where you see the red bullseye, from kansas city stretching towards

los angeles. over all great weekend for the bay area with the warriors and the sharks but it will be interesting to see how the los angeles clippers who are favored in the series adjust to the warriors. in the opener the clips clamped down on seth curry. 14 points and 7 assists which opens it up for the other guys to handle the clippers. no matter what los angeles decides to do with the offense. bring it on. we are ready. >> sure not how they envisioned starting the series but it is how we envisioned starting the series. playoff basketball is different the way things might take place. that is how it happened tonight. we got to be ready for any kind of look they throw at us and execute the offense. >> the warriors trying to go up 2-0. the sharks up 2-0. [ indiscernible ] >> 13 goals for the sharks in two games. remember they had 10 goals total in a 7 game series against the same team last year. great goalie jonathan quick and 7 unanswered goals last night in particular after they were behind 2. 0. their coach is not exactly thrilled with the team's play. hard to believe. >> i don't think we are playing well enough yet to win the se

. >>> anger and controversy over shadowing today's playoff game between the golden state warriors and los angeles clippers. there is an audio recording, allegedly of donaldsterling, the owner of the clippers, going on a racist rant. allie rasmus is live at oracle where sterling's open players and coaches are quite angry. >> reporter: tip off for game 4 starts at 12:30 this afternoon. by then, these stands will be packed with more than 19,000 people, and sterling is the center of controversy caught on this audio recording. plan nbc commissioner adam silver said that the organization is looking into the matter and the recording and some ofsterling's defenders including the clippers' president believing there is doubt that the voice on the recording belongs to sterling, but the clippers' players and coaches are offended at the views expressed. >> we are going after something important for us, something that we dreamed about all our childhood. donald and no one else has nothing to do with that dream. we are not going to letting anything get in the way of the dreams. >> reporter: activists are planning a demon

. >> in a silent show of support, the los angeles clippers took off their warm up jackets to reveal red shirts worn inside out to obscure their team name. once the game started they wore the usual blue jerseys, but sported black wrist bands and black socks to reflect their anger at the owner's statement. >> this is basketball. this is life. our guys have family and they have friends and cell phones. i can't imagine they have been pulled on and talked to and what you should do and what you shouldn't do and what you should say. >> don't think it is the clippers that's been affected by these comments. i think it affected us. >> the arena was charged with emotion and plenty of homemade signs. the ones that went viral on twitter were scrawled out by these friends. one said "i brought a black guy to the game" and the other said" i'm black." >> we put the signs out and took pictures after the signs. way to make a statement, even though chris paul gave us a nod on the way to the locker room. >> he spent the weekend talking to the commissioner about the controversy. he says the players issued a

when you look at the los angeles clippers as the team, or los angeles, it's not surprising that they'vethe culture they've embraced there in l.a. with the owner there as well. >> one of the things i'm sure you'll be talking about on your show, and let's leave our audience with this idea. right now, the league is struggling with precedent. otis birdsong said we've never heard this before. marge schott, it's worth taking a look at that. >> lamar, thank you very much. >> thank you, chris. >> i fan of yours for years. sorry to meet you under this occasion. but we'll keep it going. what do you think about this, the race controversy surrounding donald sterling with the #new day. >> deadly storms ripped through the part of the country overnight, tearing apart homes and towns. we're going to get an update from some of the victims from a hospital spokesman. >>> ahead, inside politics where sarah palin stirred up controversy at the nra convention. what she said about waterboarding, terrorism and christianity, coming up. with diabetes, it's tough to keep life balanced. i don't always have time to

. >>> adam silva will be holding the information involving the owner of the los angeles clippers. he will talk about the possible punishment of the owner donald sterling. he does have the immediate power to take the team away from him but most likely he will hit him with a hefty fine and along suspension. that could pressure him into selling the team which he has owned for the last 33 years. west coast time before the clippers host for game five they have the best of seven playoff series and the warriors coach is calling for a fan boycott of tonight's game and joining us from san francisco with that part of the story, alex? >> reporter: this has taken the focus away from basketball and now the head coach is calling on warriors fans to skip out on game 5 in l.a. as a way of making a statement to the clippers' owner. >> if i was a war your and if i would not show up to the game tomorrow. i am not saying clipper pans, that is not what i said, fans, i won't show up. >> just as a basketball fan, he would not attend whether he was pulling for an warrior or baltimore orioles fans. and he

over the racially charged comments allegedly made by los angeles clippers owner donald the sterling. it all started when a recording emerged yesterday on tmz's website supposedly capturing sterling and a woman tmz said was sterling's girlfriend talking about her instagram feed. this is part of it. >> people call you and tell you that i have black people on my zblam and it bothers you? >> yeah, it bothers me a lot that you want to broadcast that you're associating with black people. >> nbc news has not authenticated that exchange. since the tape surfaced reactions have been pouring in from former players, leaders. even president obama. >> i don't think i have to interpret those statements for you. they speak for themselves. when ignorant folks want to advertise their ignorance you don't have to do anything. you just let them talk. that's what happened here. >> no one p from the clippers management has gone on camera. there is a staple saying we have heard the tape on tmz. we do not know if it is legitimate or if it has been altered. the team says mr. sterling is emphatic that's what r

. >>> the warriors will take on the los angeles clippers, game three of the clippers, it is currently tied one game each, tonight 20,000 fans will receiver shorts that reach, they are also giving them foam fingers for attending. >>> and in oakland, tourism is going behind it. and the trek pound tar yours did warriors and there are also large banners posted throughout the city and with pictures of player and the warriors plan on moving and the team is currently paying down the debt on oracle a arena that the debt is expected to be 62 million jazz at a time and it tips to require them to continue making payments even if they move before 2027. >>> and we have a frightening incident in dahly city. tara moriarty joins us live from the suspect's home where we are really trying to learn more about him, good morning. >> reporter: well the map responsible of the shooting is 84 years old which may come as a shock to many people upstairs and on the floor and in the garage as well and garbage is knocked over and these are all signs police have swooped in here. >> doctors' staffer had to be eval w

but the owner of the los angeles clippers is under investigation by the league on what is heard by anio tape taken by tmz. donald sterling was on the tape making racially charged statements. more from l.a.>> reporter: yeah, harris in a story here. in the past hour, the clipper's spokesperson would not confirm it was sterling on the tape and referred to the statement where people are saying it is his voice. look at the statement. we don't know if it is legitimate, the tape or altered. we know the woman who released it to westbound site tmz is the defendant in a lawsuit brought by the sterling family. it is more than $1.8 million. they told mr. sterling that she would gettine. mr. sterling is emphatic and not consistent with his views and beliefs and feelings. harris, tmz sports said the tape they got is argument between him and his girlfriend. she posted photos herself with laker's legend magic johnson. >> people call and tell you i have black people on the instagram. >> yeah tbothers me a lot. you broadcast that you are associating with black people. >> you also deal with black people

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. >> unprecedented punishment for the owner of los angeles clippers after racist remarks. will he be forced to sell his team as well. tornado threat, extreme risk of more deadly storms as victims still reeling from the latest disaster. will they face more in the coming hours? wreckage found. an australian company claims to have spotted plane degree from from the flight 370 search area. could the jet have crashed into the ocean thousands of miles away? i'm wolf blitzer and you're in the "situation room." >>> this is cnn breaking news. >> we're following two major brecking news stories. unprecedented punishment held down from the nba, to donald sterling, the los angeles clippers owner. more on that in a moment. but first, there's another breaking story we're following. severe weather warnings right now covering 70 million americans and a threat of killer tornados. the risk right now is extreme in some of the very same areas that have been devastated only two days ago. let's go straight to the meteorologist, jennifer grey tracking the storms in the cnn weather center. tell our

the decision came down like a slam dunk. >> effective immediately i am banning 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 way. >> after initial outrage, disappointment, sadness,

the nba comes down hard on clippers owner donald sterling. tonight, fans are calling the move a slam dunk. christin ayers is standing by in los angeles where tonight's game between the clippers and the warriors just wrapped up. what's the latist christin? >> reporter: that's right ken. some fans still milling about at the staples center. after all of the publicity and the scandal surrounding the racist ranting of donald sterling, the clippers did pull out a win against the warriors but fans tell me this was vindication. the nba came down hard on clippers owner donald sterling. in an afternoon press conference, commissioner adam silver threw the book at sterling. >> effective immediately, i am banning mr. sterling for life from any association with the clippers organization or the nba. >> reporter: that means sterling will never be allowed to appear at any nba game or practice again. or make business or personnel decisions for the clippers. he will have to pay a $2.5 million fine and silver went a step further. >> i will urge the board of governors to exercise its authority to force a sale of the team. >> reporter: an unprecedented pu

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