in fact as you point out, the "l.a. times" online section devoted to the clippers ran a wire story. were you frustrated at all at the lack of resonance this had? >> frustration may be the word. i was more concerned generally speaking, how we have really bad ideas about what's important when it cams to race and things that have to be discussed. the idea that this could come out and everybody screams to the heavens how terrible it is. but i brought this with regard to housie inine ining discrimin nobody seems to worry about it. >> you have a gal pal, tmz posting it. when arguably the housing discrimination which actually affected people who were trying to rent apartments owned by donald sterling had more impact than what he said in private? >> well, i don't even think that's arguable. i think it is inarguable that the housing discrimination was a bigger deal. 2009 sterling wound up paying a bigger settlement on the basis of housing discrimination. nobody seemed to care about that either. that tmz tape is a tape. that's something that people can see. something they can hear, point to.

that's how much the l.a. clippers may be going for at the moment. the wife of donald sterling released a statement. it says she signed a bidding contract by the sterling family trust to steve ballmer. ballmer says he intends to do everything in his power to ensure the clippers continue to win in los angeles. he also thanked shelly's willingness to entrust him with the franchise. the sale comes ahead of the a tuesday hearing because of insensitive remarks he made. an attorney for sterling telling nbc he has not agreed to sell at any price. they each other 50% of the team. >>> now to more than 100 lawmakers from both parties at what the firing or resignation of eric shinseki. one administration official saying he's, quote, on thin ice. good morning to you tracie potts. what's the temperature now? >> reporter: the temperature heating up for eric shinseki. didn't look good particularly for the phoenix va. now lots of questions about whether or not he should keep his job. today v.a. secretary eric shinseki speaks for the first time since the inspector ge

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clippers have both and really i like when sports teams have something to prove and i feel like the l.a. clippers have something to prove right now. >> good point. >> joe carter, thank you. >> thanks. >>> when it comes to the disappearance of malaysia airlines flight 370 there are all theories about what happened. what malaysian police are pushing back this morning against a new report that's just popped up. >> maybe you've seen the hashtag on social media and not sure what it is. #wringbackourgirls is an effort to bring home more than 200 girls still missing after being kidnapped in nigeria. thousands more protesting and millions more call for their release. we'll go live to nigeria. be a sound sleeper, or...l you a mouth breather? well, put on a breathe right strip and instantly open your nose up to 38% more than allergy medicines alone. so you can breathe and sleep. shut your mouth and sleep right. breathe right. everything looking good. ♪ velocity 1,200 feet per second. [ man #2 ] you're looking great to us, eagle. ♪ 2,000 feet. ♪ still looking very good. 1,400 feet. [ male an

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the l.a. clippers could soon have a new owner. there are reports tonight that steve ballmer, the former c.e.o. of microsoft, is offering close to $2 billion for the franchise. that would be a record for an n.b.a. team. and nearly four times the previous record. the n.b.a. would still have to approve the sale. the league has band clippers owner donald sterling for life for making racist statements. we'll be right back. in the gro, feed it, and care for it, don't we grow something more? c= we grow big celebrations, and personal victories. we grow new beginnings, and better endings. grand gestures, and perfect quiet. we grow escape, bragging rights, happier happy hours. so let's gro something greater with miracle-gro. what will you grow? share your story at miraclegro.com. you wouldn't have it she any other way.our toes. but your erectile dysfunction - it could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same

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you know about the l.a. clippers bettingve ballmer billions on the l.a. clippers and has agreed to by the team for $2 billion which is 10% of his virtual -- of his personal fortune. that much. is he overpaying? >> that's the question. if you're not getting the stadium or the tv deal, what are you getting? >> you are getting a piece of a monopoly. sports are not to be had for love or money. they'll come up that often so the chance to get one of them -- you are not getting the players, you're getting the name and the nba franchise and that alone is worth all of that. there is no way to value this. this is what he is thinking -- you all want it and you can't have it i've got a! that's a steve ballmer and her monologue. >> mark cuban would not do that down in dallas. he's more internal. >> he would hurl insults at people. >> it's a long-term field. >> this happens in sport teams in europe. soccer teams are way overvalued because if you've got a lot of oil money and love the game, there is a limited number of franchises you can buy. there's only one liverpool.

hear her theory about why the l.a. clippers owner says what he said and the state of their relationship right now. >>> violence in the ukraine is pushing the divide country even deeper into crisis. video posted on youtube shows a bus where people were warned to stay off if street today. cnn cannot authenticate that video. there were clashest this city. monita, a group of western military observers was released after being abducted a week ago by pro russian separatists. matthew, there have been a lot of statements coming out of russiaed too. what's the latest we are hearing. >> they have subject the kremlin has been sharply critical, condemning the violence in eastern and southern ukraine. vladmir putin is sending his condolences to the 40 people who died in the southern ukrainian city of odessa in which the building in which they were taking renew jersey and protesting inside was burned down. so a huge tragedy there. it's been greeted with a lot of anger by the pro-russian groups inside ukraine and by the kremlin here

the sale of the l.a. clippers to someone. there must be a settlement agreement between donald sterling and the nba. and he has to pay that $2.5 million fine. if those three conditions are achieved, there will be no need for that meeting. what are the chances of those three conditions being achieved between now and tuesday? >> are you negotiating for the nba? >> i'm just asking -- >> nobody has told us -- >> i'm just asking the questions. >> i am certain that mr. sterling would not agree to those conditions and that the proper way to two around this is to suspend the meeting so that we don't do this under extraordinary pressure and pension of having to decide things in 36 or 48 hours. there's no reason this meeting has to take place on june 3rd. there is absolutely no exigency created. the proper way to do it and how i've been doing it for a long, long time is you get everybody together in a room, you trade ideas, and you see what evolves. and mr. sterling is not willing to do that, but we're not willing to knuckle under to so

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l.a. clippers owner donald sterling is battling prostate cancer. the nba advisory committee voted unanimously to force him to leave the first step in compelling him to sell. >> the warriors and clippers meet tomorrow in game seven. last night the warriors beat los angeles 100-99 to stay alive. tip-off tomorrow is 7:30. >> necessary, do you not need boards, look at picture. the fog is back. the cooling begins significantly at the coast into san francisco and we will be 10- to 15-degrees cooler with mid-to-upper 60's and parts of the east bay around oakland and berkeley and areas that are touched by the breeze will be in the mid-70's and the rest of the bay will warm into the 80's hike 85 in san jose. inland, 81, but the east bay is hot, with the big drop arriving tomorrow. >> friday lite but 100 percent busy at the bay bridge toll plaza. we were talking about this a moment ago, a fire in san francisco burning a couple homes there and this right off of 280 and if you taking the drive you could see smoke but, so far, it is not backing traffic. >> than

clippers. all committee members have voiced thai support for commissioner's decision to ban donald sterling for life from the nba over the comments. legal experts say if donald sterling decides to fight back, which is what he promised, the litigation could drag on for years and set a resident for professional sports. oprah and other athletes have announced they are interested n buying the l.a. clippers. >> the warriors will try to keep off elimination bit clippers and force game seven after warriors lost on tuesday in los angeles. they trail 3-2 in the best of seven. warriors have beaten the clippers in 15 of the last 17 meetings at the arena including the last five. a small number of tickets are still available on the warriors' site from $147 to $1,200. >>> the sharks and their fans face another long off season after another disappoint playoff exit. last night the sharks struggleed going 0-6 against the kings and the kings took 2-1 lead in the second period and the goalie quick made 39 saves.

he won't give up ownership of the l.a. clippers without a fight. he formally responded to the attempt to force him out. he accuses the league of violating his constitutional rights and trying to end his ownership based on an illegally recorded tape. he says he's been pre-judged and won't get a fair hearing. the nba says if they vote to sustain the charge, his interest in the clippers will be terminated and the team will be sold. in a statement, his wife, shelly, is working to negotiate a sale of the team. some of the interesting stuff is when he calls out other people in the nba for their past aggressions. he talks about kobe bryant who make anti-gay statements and rich de voss who came out against gay marriage. >> a lot of glass houses around here. >> big, expensive ones. >>> an emotional plea from the father of a college student killed in a shooting spree. >>> severe storms leaving communities under water and the threat not over. we will tell you who should be on alert today. narrator: these are the skater kid: whoa narrator: that got torture tes

clippers. and it's surprising because he hired a lawyer in hopes of keeping the clipper team in the family, and so did shelley. the league formally filed charges against donald on monday to terminate his ownership of the clippers. and they have a vote where the other owners could vote him out. donald sterling has until next tuesday to respond to charges. >> the potential sale of the clippers could bring an end to the scandal. the nba has got to formalize a binding agreement with telesterlings in terms of selling the team. because the sterlings could back out of the sale if they feel they are not getting the fair market value for their team. they bought the clippers back in 1981 and forbes recently evaluated the team at $500 million. >> and mrs. sterling said this is sexist, saying if there had been a female that made the comments they wouldn't be forcing her to sell the team. >> you are exactly right. this new development could quicken this end. a win for both parties, because donald sterling i

. >>> we heard just a little while ago from the new ceo of the l.a. clippers. he doesn't sound impressed by donald sterling's apology for the racist remarks that got him banned from the nba for life. listen to richard parsons' response to sterling's exclusive interview with anderson cooper. >> they don't know this man, and haven't heard -- i guess that was today. i would observe as most americans i think would observe that he's a little late for sure. but beyond that, i'm here to help turn one of the burners off under the pot. not to turn it up higher. >> let's get some more now. brian todd is here in "the situation room." more on the sterling interview, the reaction. >> that's right, wolf. this is first time we heard at length from donald sterling and his estranged wife, shelly, on this scandal. donald sterling told anderson cooper he'll never do anything like this again. but consistent with his behavior in this case, there were some twists. >> i made a mistake. i hope it's in their heart to forgive me for that mistake. >> reporter: donald sterling is apologiz

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the l.a. clippers owners apologizing since the ban for life from the nba in an interview with cnn. donald sterling says he is not a racist and believes he is entitled to one mistake. this comes as the estranged wife spoke with barbara walters saying she will fight to keep her half of the team. >>> what does the team mean to you? >> it means a lot. i have been with the team for 33 years. through the good times and the bad times. it is my passion. i love it. >> the nab says that donald sterling' ownership of the l.a. clippers terminated and so is shelly's ownership. more on "good morning america" at 7:00 a.m. >> there are numerous errors in how pg&e determined which lines would be tested or replaced following the explosion in san bruno. the public utilities commission ordered pg&e to review records after the 2010 explosion. "san francisco chronicle" reports new statute audits show among 20 sets of records, documentation on 11 was missing, wrong or filled with inconsistencies. the state ordered the utility to cut pressure on a gas line after it was discovered it was operating at a lev

l.a. clippers making it clear he won't go down without a fight. he's making it clear in a scathing response. he claims he's being unfairly outed. can he fight the league on this? also, is his wife already selling the team? we are breaking that down and also today, president obama is delivering a major speech at the west point graduation, outlining his vision of america's role in the world. so, will his new strategy, will his speech, appease critics who call his foreign policy passive, even weak in the past? we are going to talk with his secretary of state, john kerry, on the show, live. >> thanks, kate. >>> the search for missing malaysian airline flight 370. after months of looking for clues, what is the next plan here? what are investigators going to do next? we are live from malaysia after the break. [ female voice ] yes? lactaid® is 100% real milk? right. real milk. but it won't cause me discomfort. exactly, no discomfort, because it's milk without the lactose. and it tastes? it's real milk! come on, would i lie about this? [ female announcer

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. >>> looks like the l.a. clippers have a new owner. find out how donald sterling is reacting. >> an unusual finish for scripps national spelling bee that has happen happened in more than 50 years but, first, the tech bytes. >> tablet sales will decline. speakers say many consumers are instead opting for oversized smalled smartphones and those who have tablets are holding on to them. one company helding to buck this trend is microsoft which launched the new surface pro3 which features a 12" screen that can replace the laptop but the "wall street journal" has her doubts. >> it isn't as good as most budget laptops because of the subpar key board and track pad experience and the kick stand requires more fooling around with. >> price $800. >> richard branson is closer to sending tourists to space signing a deal with the f.a.a. clearing the way for space flights from new mexico. no word on when that will begin. >> for the last time those are the tech by idlock. teacher layoffs. and a 60 billion dollar budget deficit. that's what john perez f

it accused l.a. clippers of destroying evidence, providing false information during the commissioner's investigation. the nba has given donald sterling until tuesday to respond. a hearing is june 3rd when the other owners work on whether to force donald sterling out. >> a san francisco artist is selling a t-shirt celebrating commissioner silver's decision to ban donald sterling from the nba if life. it features silver's face on a sterling silver chain and costs $25 with proceeds benefiting the magic johnson foundation. last week, donald sterling criticized the legend's contributions to the black community. >>> a dodgers prospect had his ear partly bitten off by teammate during a fight in a dug out. an argument started between the infielder and a catcher after a tag was missed on a throw and the disagreement continued in the dugout after the inning. at some point he chomped on his ear and he was taken to a salt lake city hospital to have plastic surgery. police say he did not want to file a police rep

magic johnson firing back at l.a. clippers owner, donald sterling. why he was dragged into the billionaires nba drama. what he knows about the woman accused of recording sterling's racist rants and how sterling expected johnson to help save him from all this. >>> a new twist in a tragic mass kidnapping. girls shown on camera held captive by terrorists may not all have been taken from a school last month. some may have been abducted years ago. we are live in nigeria. >>> breaking news overnight, tsa warning of a dangerous virus. more cases expected. where health care workers are on alert, straight ahead. good morning, a lot to go through. i'm christine romans. >> i'm victor blackwell. it's 5:00 a.m. in the east. this morning, he feels disrespected and hasn't received the apology he's waiting for. magic johnson speaking out about donald sterling, the los angeles clippers owner caught in a scandal of racist comments. he said he's a bad example for children and has not done enough for the black community. he says sterling is living in the stone ages call

if the sale goes ahead the l.a. clippers are the most expensive n.b.a. team and the previous sale was in april when the bucks were sold for $550 million sold to two executives and how does this stand up? n.f.l.'s miami dolphins were purchased for $1.1 billion and bought in 2005 for $1 point 4 million by malc oshgo , the bil and magic johnson purchased the team for $2.1 billion back in 2012. the spurs are edging toward a big pay for themselves, one win away from the place in the n.b.a. finals and the spurs beat the oklahoma sun okc and more popularly known, five of the western conference final serious 117-80 point gives the spurs a 3-2 lead and game six is in oklahoma on saturday. >> don't get too excited about yourself if you win and don't hang your head and do a pity party if you lose. what is important is the next game, just like the next play in each game is important. and they have been around long enough and o.k.c. is the same way, you come back and play again. >> reporter: nhl and new york rangers are headed for the stanley cup and beat them 1-0 to

the l.a. clippers is going to sell far north -- >> you think so? >> not even close. >> 575 million, so that's interesting. cuban talked about an app he's backing to make your texts disappear. i's about privacy, right? we'll have that interview including what he thinks of a tech bubble. is there a tech bubble right now? go to cnnyourmoney.com to see what he said about the team and texts. >>> now to turkey where a coal mine explosion killed 200 workers and hundreds more are trapped 500 yards under ground. we have the latest from istanbul. andrew, how are the rescue efforts going now? >> the rescue operation continues, it's been nearly 20 hours since the fire erupted in the mine in turkey, trapping a huge number of workers underground. a number of them have been rescued. 205 people we know lost their lives. the fear is this figure will rise dramatically. the fire continues to blaze. correspond bonn monoxide poisoning is a great danger that those trapped face. the authorities are really bracing us for much, much worse news ahead, victor? >> for obvious

two billion dollars, that's houth t how much the l.a. clippers may be be going for. she signed a bidding contract for the sale of the clippers by the sterling family trust to former microsoft ceo steve balmer. commenting on the deal, balmer said he plans to do everything in his power to ensure the clippers continue to win in los angeles. he also thanked shelly sterling for her willingness to entrust him with the franchise. the reported sale comes ahead of a tuesday nba hearing aimed at ousting donald sterling from the league because of racially insensitive remarks he made. donald sterling vowed to fight the nba to keep the team. an attorney for sterling tells nbc he's not agreed to sell the clippers at any price. shelly and donald sterling each own 50% of the team. >>> more than 100 lawmakers from both parties now want the firing or resignation of veterans affairs secretary eric shinseki. one administration official says he's on thin ice with president obama. nbc's tracie potts is in washington. tracie good morning. why are the calls increasing now? >> reporter: well

breaking news, sterling agrees to sell the l.a. clippers. the owner is getting ready to get rid of this team and to let his estranged wife do the negotiating. is that good enough for the nba. >>> and a clash on the eve of a critical election. why is president putin blaming the united states? >>> and terrorists go hollywood but their brutal new video with sophisticated scenes of killings and bombings is all too real. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> let's go out to the breaking news. donald sterling may be bowing down after the inevitable after a rant was released by a girlfriend which has vowed to strip him of his team. the l.a. clippers' owner has agreed with his estranged wife to have her work out the sale. our analysts are standing by to give us the coverage that only cnn can deliver. let's begin with brian todd who has been working on breaking the latest details on this story. brian? >> new information tonight in a crucial turning point in this story. donald and shelly sterling now sending the first signals that they

l.a. clippers owner donald sterling isn't going away quietly. coming up, the new strategy to hold on to the team. >> reporter: out of the east bay a shooter kills one man, injures another at a gas station. we'll tell you what police are saying about this investigation. when we return. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >> we would die 1,000 times. we don't want our kids to get hurt. >> people are mourning the victims who died in last week's bloody rampage on the uc-santa barbara campus. their families also took the opportunity to fight for tougher gun laws. >> not one more. >> it's very early in the investigation. we don't know the motives or the cause for this shooting. >> a man dies overnight after a wild shootout at a gas station in vallejo. >> broadcast that you're associating with black people. >>> l.a. clippers owner donald sterling fights to keep his team saying it's illegal to force him to sell over his racist comments because he did nothing wrong. from across the bay to around the world, the stories that matter on "kpix 5 news this morning." >>> your realt

some are on the record saying they are very interested in the l.a. clippers and a retired boxer who says he was important and raised in los angeles and floyd mayweather and it is estimated they could sell the team if $1 billion although it is not for sale yet. a committee has a conference call today to talk about the next move. owners can veto make donald sterling sell if 75 percent agree but fans and athletes overwhelmingly want him gone. >> no matter how much coasts, we need to get him out. whoever is associated with him does not belong. >> he hasn't asked for forgiveness or apologized and he content with the way he feels. >> curing to the rules the commissioner has these days to provide donald sterling with the charges and donald sterling has five days to respond. a vote could come in continue difficulties of that. donald sterling has not said what he intends to do but fox is reporting that donald sterling said they are "not for sale." speakers say donald sterling could tie up the sale for the rest his life and another glitch: if his estranged wif

how did they get to that total for a team like the l.a. clippers? the answer is they look at other teams, for example, that have recently sold, so we know that the sacramento kings recently sold for $535 million. we know that the milwaukee bucks recently sold for $550 million. which is a huge amount of money when you consider that the bucks are in a much smaller tv market than the clippers. for example, in dire need of a new arena. people are saying, well, you know, if the milwaukee bucks can sell for $550 million then the l.a. clippers must be worth a lot more especially when you consider that los angeles is the second largest tv market in the country. we are talking 5. 6 million tv households and clippers tv deal is up for renewal soon so they could renegotiate for a much larger sum of money than they are currently being paid. on top of that you have to consider just how infrequently a team like the clippers changes hands. the last time they were up for sale was in 1981 when sterling, himself, bought them. just the rarity of this event really will

clippers. >> a san francisco landmark reopens today. coit tower has been closed for months having renovations. >> i told her my daughter would not be coming back to campus as long as the boy is here. >> reporter: a third-grader is removed from his school for sexually harassing a class matter after a mother takes matters into her own hands. 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 >>> your realtime captioner is linda macdonald. >> good morning, i'm michelle griego. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. 5:00. >> yes. and you can expect more record high temperatures today as dangerous heat continues across the bay area. >> it's going to be hot. the air pollution will continue, as well. it's another "spare the air" day today. video of chopper 5 over mount hamilton yesterday showing how heavy and how dirty the air was yesterday. major fire threat over san diego county, as well. people are allowed back into 20,000 homes evacuated

the l.a. clippers, nba's cinderella team. coming through in one of the biggest games in their history. >> the los angeles clippers have won game seven. >> reporter: after a week in the shadows of their owner donald sterling's racist remarks. >> its bothers me a lot that you want to broadcast that you're associating with black people. >> reporter: the team emerging triumphant. >> i just thought with all this stuff, this team just needed this win. >> reporter: before the game, clippers fans on edge, sensing that in this moment, this team's season could come to an end. many still irritated by the owner's comments. >> you tell donald sterling to get out of town. >> reporter: the team and its fans, their bond stronger than any derogatory statements sporting these shirts, one team, one goal, it's time. while v. stiviano taking a break from her shenanigans friday sitting down with an exclusive interview with barbara walters. >> i'm giving him the advice that he should apologize to the nation, to the world for his racist remarks. >>

former microsoft ceo steve balmer appears on the verge now of buying the l.a. clippers. anne makovec joins us now in the newsroom with details of the record-breaking offer for the basketball team. >>> reporter: frank, there are still some things to be worked out behind the scenes. but balmer has that money in hand and he is ready to buy. the tech world knows steve balmer as the former ceo of microsoft, the sports world knows him as a potential nba owner. he was part of a group that wanted to buy the sacramento kings and move the team to seattle but that deal fell through. now balmer has signed a binding agreement to buy the l.a. clippers for $2 billion telling the "wall street journal" earlier this month he wouldn't try to move the team. the deal was brokered by shelly sterling, who owns half the team, and it won't go through before clearing some red tape. the nba's board of governors will have to approve the sale and then there's donald sterling. the league is still in the process of terminating his ownership and his lawyer made it clear he doesn't want to let the team

clippers. look, i'm a respectable guy. i'm a guy who has worked hard to put myself in this position. i am not going to do anything bad to ruin that. i can't look my kids in the face and say hey, i'm a thief. i'm a guy who back stabs people to get to where they want to get to. i don't do that. you go and ask howard schultz of starbucks. you go and ask all of my partners, you go and ask the african-american community, the latino community, all the work i have done. i never deceived anybody. i never tricked anybody and i would never do that to gain wealth for myself or popularity for myself or whatever the case may be. >> do you think -- obviously, you don't know what is going to happen. do you think it would be appropriate for any member of the sterling family to retain some level of ownership? >> i think the players, the fans, the sponsors wouldn't go for it. that is what i feel today. now, if the board of governors decides that they're going to vote him out and one of the sterling family members can take it over, so be it.

basketball franchise the l.a. clippers. >>> and investors don't sell in may. european stocks are ending the month near their best levels in more than six years. bolstered by another record close on wall street. >>> let's bring you our top stories today, shares in bnp paribas tumbling after a "wall street journal" report that the french lender could be hit with a $10 billion fine over allegations it evaded u.s. sanctions against a number of country, including iran. in the last few minutes, france's central bank said it's following the case very closely. an official spokeswoman said the bank of france has no comment to make for now but the governor is following the case with the utmost attention. >>> and google has taken the first steps towards complying with a recent eu ruling over the right to be forgotten. the search engine set up a service through which european citizens can request the links about them to be taken down. google says it created the web form for european users but stopped short of explaining how the process would work or how long it would take

plus, donald sterling is giving up his battle to keep the l.a. clippers and it's friday. so steve hartman will be on the road with a wonderful story tonight about the power of love. those stories just ahead on the western edition of the "cbs evening news" at 5:30 right after kpix 5 news. [ male announcer ] now get more of what you deserve. visit your local benjamin moore dealer today and get $50 off every $250 purchase. right here. my parents were immigrants. and they taught me that with hard work, anything is possible. i earned a scholarship to mit. and worked across party lines to get things done. i'm alex padilla. i'll protect voting rights for everyone. and make it easier to start a business. so we create jobs and opportunity for all californians. what should we order? (announcer) alex padilla. secretary of state. female narrator: through memorial day female narrator: through memorial day at sleep train, get 36 months interest-free financing plus big savings of up to $400 on beautyrest and posturpedic. even get three years interest-free financing on serta icomfort and

his estranged wife wants to keep her half ownership of the l.a. clippers. "los angeles times" says she would like to see a new co-owner replace her husband which would run the nba franchise. l.a. clippers dock -- doc rivers says men would were oppose this. >> who knows what is right? we know what is wrong this this. we don't know what is right. we have to try to keep mine out the more rights are better and try to do right, all of us. >> the commissioner has not only banned donald sterling for life but he is pushing the league owners to vote to force the sale of the l.a. clippers. the firestorm erupted after recording of him surfaced making a racist rant. >> more problems for the 49ers, defensive back culliver is facing a civil lawsuit over an accident in san jose march 28. the lawsuit was filed by mark santos whose car was hit by culliver after another incident involving a bicyclist claiming he used racial slurs and threatened santos' 15-year-old son with brass knuckles and culliver pleaded not guilty to hit-and-run charges. >>> time for a check on the fore

the l.a. clippers sold for a record price tag. $2 billion. donald sterling's wife striking a deal with microsoft billionaire steve ballmer. why the man who's racist rant forced the sale may not be able to do anything to stop it. >>> the santa barbara student who survived being shot five times, speaking out this morning. telling her story about the terrifying moment. the killer's smile as he started shooting, and the hero that saved her life. an abc news exclusive. >>> correct. >> outsized emotions and high drama at the spelling befinals last night. >> what? >> the epic showdown between two vocab virtuosos. nailing nearly impossible words you've never heard

l.a. l.a. clippers. >> first, cameras are rolling as a newborn baby is reunited with mom after an abduction on maternity ward. >> i was trained as a spy in the traditional sense of the word. >> edward snowden in his own words, the n.s.a. leaker revealed why he considered himself a you can either have high-end or low-price. is split in two. or you can go to t.j.maxx and you can have it all for up to 50% off department store prices. t.j. maxx. >>> covering walnut creek, burlingame, campbell and all the bay area this is abc7 news. >> good wednesday morning at 6:13. we will look at the bay bridge east were span from emeryville camera, traffic is looking good for this time of the morning by it will build. we will check with mike regarding the sunshine levels today, all coming up. >> a mom in canada is thanking facebook for helping find her baby after a kidnapping in a hospital maternity ward. the moment is shown before the woman pose, took the through born from a quebec hospital. staff and poli

he is the new owner of the l.a. clippers basketball team. a sale after the nba hosted lifetime ban from the sport that followed massive controversy over racist statements made by sterling after the statements became public and enraged players demanded his ouster. team, the% of the tech billionaire agreed to pay $2 billion for the franchise, and nba record. the sale is not yet finalized. he still needs to approve the sale. his lawyers says he is fighting .is punishment >> our latest business news, we are joined in the studio. google is bowing to a ruling from the european union top court? >> google is bowing to the european court of justice. an online form that has allowed europeans to ask for their personal details be removed from online search results that follows a recent ruling that upheld the so-called right to be forgotten. the chief executive has told the financial times that more internet regulation could hurt jeanette startups. >> a european privacy headache for digital search giant google. the eu ruled that the citizens have the rig

the l.a. clippers' owner is apologizing. in an interview with cnn airing today he says he is not a racist and he believe he is entitled to one mistake. this comes as his estrange wife spoke with barbara walters saying she will fight to keep her half of the team. >> what does the team mean to you? >> it means a lot. i have been with the team for 33 years. through the good times and the bad times. it is my passion. i love it. >> the nba says if donald sterling ownership is terminated so is shell limit can you watch more of the interview with barbara walters today on "good morning america" starting at 7:00 a.m. >> state audits fine numerous errors in how pg&e checked the gas pipeline efforts to decide what needed to be tested or replaced of at the explosion. pg&e was ordered to review the reports following the 2010 explosion which the company assumed to be safe. "san francisco chronicle" reports that new state audits show among 20 sets of recorded picked at random documentation on 11 was missing, erroneous or filled with incons

last night the warriors held on to beat l.a. clippers 100-99 forcing game seven. tip-off is at 7:30 at the staples center. >>> six, check out live doppler 7 hd: half mile visibility, a little dangerous around novato and petaluma but that is the beginning of the cooling trend. i will tell you how much cooler today and more so, toll. -- tomorrow. >> we have clear conditions with a friday light, but bart is five or ten minutes delay in san leandro. >> 5:25. folks near kansas city want to know why someone would try to heard a neighborhood duck. this duck survived so far after being shot in the neck with an arrow. the duck hangs out in a backyard pond in mission woods, kansas, and a team will try and capture the duck again today, local animal control officers say unfortunately they get a lost cases like this where people have shot ducks and geese. >>> a whale is causing a big stink in a canadian town which is decomposing on the banks of the river in newfoundland for a week but it is not just the smell. residents are concerned that the gas is building up inside the whal

anyway. >> good point. >>> l.a. clippers owner donald sterling is firing back. why he says the effort to force him to sell the franchise is illegal. >> and from the south bay to santa barbara, victims of the killing rampage are turning grief into action. i'm kiet do with a live report coming up. ,,,,,, firsrefused all debates.rnly now honda's slinging mud, launching false attacks. isn't it time to put the old politics aside? the chronicle endorses ro khanna, saying he "offers an upgrade in congress for silicon valley." and the mercury news says, "ro khanna is ready for the congress of tomorrow... ...while honda is a politician of the past." for our future: ro khanna. [monotone] she says, "switch to progressive and you could save hundreds." call or click today. >>> your realtime captioner is linda macdonald. >>> a shooting at an east bay gas station killed one man, injures another. we'll bring you the latest in this police investigation. >>> five firefighters were injured battling a quickly spreading wildfire in the sierra foothills. the latest in the effort now

clippers owner. >> and could you marry harry? the prince is coming to america and he's a single man now, splitting up with his girl friend of two years. is he really back on the market? but first the ""nightline" 5," that starts right now. >> co nielson. ♪ >>> good evening. tonight we're going to see some people directly confronting their deepest fear. even though more americans drive while driving than any other form of transportation by far, there is something about boarding a plane where you have no control, you're thousands of feet in the air and your destiny is completely in the hands of somebody else that can really freak some of us out. if you have a truly crippling fear of flying, can it be cured? byron pitts introduces us to a man known as "the plane whisperer." >> reporter: for many, flying on a plane is a terrifying experience. >> oh, my god! >> it's been 35 years. >> reporter: for them the mere thought of being trapped in a plane 30,000 feet in the air, pure white knuckle, chest thumping, i can barely breathe fear,

the l.a. clippers owner, or the l.a. clippers set to be sold to former ex-microsoft ceo for a record-breaking $2 billion. details of this signed deal and why it may not be a sure thing, that's ahead. >>> new calls this morning from top democrats for va secretary eric shinseki to resign as new details emerge of widespread problems and cover-ups at medical centers across the country. >>> edward snowden, patriot or liar? newly released e-mails are raising questions on whether the nsa leaker raised concerns about u.s. security procedures to his bosses before exposing them to the world. >> two very different versions of events there. >> indeed. good morning, everyone. welcome to "early start." i'm john berman. >> i'm christine romans. it's friday, may 30th. it's 4:00 a.m. in the east. >>> let's begin with the donald sterling saga. could it soon be over? a source telling cnn former microsoft ceo steve ballmer has signed a binding agreement to buy the clippers for $2 billion, $2 billion. the sale was negotiated by shelly sterli