Good evening, facing a boycott by its own players the nba tonight has handed out a lifetime ban to one of its own team owners, Donald Sterling of the l. A. Clippers because of the damaging and racist comments he now admits came from him. The nba commissioner today condemned sterling in announcing the lifetime ban and a fine of 2. 5 million and says the league plans to force a sale of the team. And from here in los angeles, where the clippers are in the playoffs and around this country these comments about race has exploded into the national conversation. We begin tonight with Nbcs Joe Fryer across town at the Staple Center where the team will be playing this evening. Joe, good evening. Reporter still no comment from Donald Sterling since this announcement was made so its unclear if he plans to fight to keep his team. Tonight the clippers have a big playoff game with fans and players already declaring a different kind of victory. Nba commissioner adam silver on the job for only three months did not mince words. Effective immediately im banning mr. Sterling for life from any association with the Clippers Organization or the nba. Reporter no games, no practices, no ability to make any decisions about the team, plus a 2. 5 million fine, the maximum allowed after the nbas investigation. Mr. Sterling acknowledged it was his voice on the tape. And he has not expressed to me directly any other views. We stand together in condemning mr. Sterlings views. They simply have no place in the nba. Reporter on twitter nba legend Magic Johnson said commissioner silver showed great leadership and the miami heats lebron james wrote thank you for protect our beautiful and powerful league. We all started clapping because he handled it the right way and im so happy that he did that. There will be zero tolerance for institutional racism, no matter how rich or powerful. Reporter across los angeles the announcement was watched intently by fans who considered boycotting the team. Yeah. Ill go to the clippers game. They did something about it. Hes not going to be around. Reporter sterling is accused of making racist comments in audio recordings posted on tmz sports and deadspin. Com. Yeah it bothers me a lot that you want to broadcast that youre associating with black people. Do you have to . Reporter commissioner silver is urging nba owners to force a sale, saying sterling could be removed as owner with a three quarters vote. Its an agreement he made that if he acts in this type of a way his fellow owners could remove him from this club. Reporter sterling now 80 years old bought the clippers for 12 million in 1981. Forbes estimates the teams value at 575 million and many analysts feel it could sell for more. The team is in the playoffs and moments after todays announcement their website featured only a logo and three simple words, we are one. Tonight when they play their owners court side seat will remain empty. Several companies had cut ties with the clippers earlier this week. Tonight at least one of those Companies Samsung plans to renew advertising with the clippers. Still a lot of Unanswered Questions about the future of this team, especially if this ends up in court and we know at least some are still planning a protest before tonights game. Brian . Joe fryer, across town at the Staple Center here in los angeles starting us off. Joe, thanks. Elsewhere in this country tonight we turn now to whats shaping up as a Third Straight parts of the south. Death toll across the region now stands at at least 34. Before and after photos of one neighborhood in vilonia, arkansas just begin to show what this weather is capable of. This is the same stormfront thats proving to be relentless, churning up Severe Weather, firing up violent embedded thunderstorms and spawning tornadoes as it goes. National Weather Service has confirmed these tornadoes have produced winds of 200 miles per hour. Again tonight our teams are out across the region. We begin our reporting with Nbcs Lester Holt in tupelo, mississippi. Lester, good evening. Reporter good evening, brian. You look around here, you walk the brick and glass littered streets of tupelo and amazed no one here died from the tornado. Take a look across the street. You can look at the buildings on either side for about a half mile or so, either destroyed or badly damaged that includes homes. With the threat of more bad weather across the south tonight you can understand why people are in shock and on edge. Its moving to the right. Reporter on monday there were 67 reports of tornadoes touching down in five states. 46 reports in mississippi alone. Where survivors recounted the terrifying minutes. Pressure dropped. Ears hurt. All of that stuff. Hear the train coming like everybody says you hear the train coming. Reporter the twister that ripped through tupelo destroyed an entire Business District and sent trees crashing in to nearby homes. Amy justice and her neighbors scurried into a backyard shelter just in time. Everything started to shake and you could hear the disaster going on around outside. Reporter this afternoon in some ravaged towns workers raced to secure and protect damaged roofs fearing another round of storms is on its way. While in battered neighborhoods across the south survivors pondered how quickly and violently life as they know it has changed. On sunday morning when we were worshipping here we never thought this would be our last sunday to be sitting in this pew right here. Reporter this 21yearold was far from the danger in his home town of tupelo, mississippi but could not escape a tornado in alabama. The university of alabama student and Swim Team Member died as he tried to take shelter in the basement of a home. Since sunday at least 34 people have died as a result of the violent storms. Including 9yearold cameron and 7yearold tyler smith. Their parents moved to vilonia, arkansas this past fall so their sons could attend school there. Both daniel and april were seriously injured when a tornado leveled their home leaving virtually nothing behind. Today april learned both of her sons were killed when the four of them tried to take cover inside. They lit up the room wherever and however they were. You knew they were there. And they are just great kids. Reporter also among the dead, 31yearold daniel wassum the Arkansas National guard airman, an iraq veteran died in his home as he shielded his two young daughters from falling debris. His wife and the girls survived. A great dad he was. He really loved those girls. Loved his wife. What a great son he was, you know. Couldnt ask for a better son. Reporter today his father searched the wreckage for any keepsakes he could find. He was a good boy, guys. I wish you knew him. Reporter back here in tupelo, some apprehension, about an hour ago the sky got dark, skies opened up but fortunately it remains quiet at least here. This is tough going, lester these personal tragedies all across this region of the southwest. Thanks. This a streer weather marches on. Jim cantore standing by with the latest news on that. Jim, good evening. Were in day three of the Severe Weather outbreak. Which will linger on. But i watch the nt to go back t. Iowa and nebraska starting first. Here is the long track tornado in arkansas. Here is yesterdays tornadoes. And today it has been north carolina. Let me show you pictures out of stedman, north carolina. There has been damage to homes there from this tornado touching down and causing damage to homes. So as we press on overnight tonight, there is still a tornado risk across north and South Carolina as well as the deep south as we go through the next couple days, it starts to wain a bit. There will be tornados, but we dont positithink as many. Raleigh, washington, d. C. Now in the mix. And still even on thursday, we pick up where we left off last friday with tornadoes in the state of north carolina. So for a year that has started out with not much at all, we have changed the landscape forever in a few states across the south. Brian. Jim cantore of Weather Channel headquarters tonight. Thanks. Tonight Authorities Say a gunman who opened fire early this morning at a fedex facility outside of atlanta was also carrying explosive devices but never detonated during the attack. He wounded six people, several of whom hospitalized in Critical Condition then turned the gun on himself. The gunman was a package handler and sorter but yet to identify a motive. Witnesses said he was dressed in allblack in a camo vest. One woman said he had bullets strapped across his chest like rambo. Overseas a dramatic moment as pro russian militants stormed a government building in eastern ukraine. Armed with baseball bats they smashed windows as crowds cheered them on. Insurgents have seized government buildings, police stations and city halls in ten cities and towns across that eastern part of ukraine. And this was bound to happen in light of the new economic sanctions on russia, Russias Deputy Prime Minister suggested the u. S. Use a trampoline to get our astronauts to the International Space station. This is dicey territory because right now nasa has no other way of getting american astronauts into space, aside from the russians the americans take off and land these days on the soyuz spacecraft and have to live with and get along with russian cosmonauts. And in very close quarters. Back in this country the Supreme Court took up the hot issue of privacy. Specifically can Police Acting without a warrant search through the cell phones of people they arrest . As you watch this next report ask yourself what may be on your phone that you might not want the wider world to see. Our report tonight from our justice correspondent, pete williams. Reporter whats on your cell phone . More than 90 of americans have them. Nearly twothirds smartphones. Things that i dont even want to say on camera its that sensitive. Reporter with 13 Million People arrested every year most for minor offenses, defense lawyers say police should get a search warrant to rummage through the cell phones of anyone they arrest because smartphones contain so much private information, medical records, political and religious affiliations, even intimate pictures. Whats at issue is whether police in every arrest no matter how minor the offense can do a full exploratory search. Reporter the Obama Administration joins Police Officers who say criminals use cell phones as a tool. Theres one involved with every crime either as a facilitator or an eyewitness. Its extremely valuable. Reporter courts have long held that police do not need a warrant to search anything they find on people they arrest including purses or wallets. The question should phones be treated the same. Justice alito asked, whats the difference between looking at photos in a bill fold and saved in the memory of a cell phone. Justice sotomayor said a bill fold is one to five photos. With cell phones were talking about potentially thousands and Justice Kagan said people carry their entire lives on cell phones. The likely outcome a middle ground with police allowed to search cell phones for evidence of serious crimes but not to hunt through them in minor ones. Pete williams, nbc news at the Supreme Court. And still ahead on our broadcast tonight joining forces, a group of famous men fighting back in the name of young women and against an epidemic on our College Campuses. Later the big announcement today about the stars returning to a galaxy far, far away. Back now with a new effort by the white house enlisting famous men from the entertainment business to combat whats being called an epidemic of Sexual Assaults against women on our College Campuses across this country. Our report tonight from nbcs rehemeth ellis. Reporter Sexual Violence on american College Campuses is alarming. One in five women have been sexually assaulted at college but only 12 of student victims report the assault. Today at the white house Madeline Smith revealed how painful it was for her to admit she had been sexually assaulted as a harvard student two years ago. I want to share what its like when your dad answers the phone and you have to find a way to tell him that the one thing that he never wanted to happen to his little girl had happened. Reporter releasing a new set of guidelines on how colleges can help prevent assaults, Vice President joe biden had a stern warning for men. No man has a right ever to raise his hand to a woman. Period. End of story. It is assault if they do. Its up to all of us. Reporter the white house hopes a series of new Public Service announcements using famous male faces will help spread the message. We have a big problem and we need your help. Called Sexual Assault and it has to stop. We have to stop it. So listen up. Reporter for madeline the fact that her attacker didnt stop still gives her nightmares. The hardest part is somebody is taking away your control. Taking away your choice. Reporter the new psas make it clear society shouldnt tolerate that anymore. If she doesnt consent or if she cant consent its rape, its assault. Its a crime, its wrong. Reporter tonight the white house says a new website notalone. Gov will be devoted to providing information how victims can file a complaint and where they can go to get confidential help on and off campus. Brian . Rehemeth ellis in our new york studios for us tonight. Thanks. Well take a break. Were back in a moment with a plea for help being issued tonight with 48 hours left to save a piece of american history. An ominous warning about the coming summer Olympic Games in rio in 2016 and this comes from the Vice President of the International Olympic committee who has surveyed the preparations there, says they are the worst hes ever experienced. Ioc member said hes made six trips and brazilians are behind in many, many ways. He says the ioc is very concerned and plans to get more involved because as he put it there is no plan b. This was a big day for star wars fans reacting to the news from here in hollywood that hans solo, Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia will be returning to their original roles. They sign on to lead the cast new film Star Wars Episode 7, hitting theaters in time for christmas of 2015. One of the great engines of our country. It became one of the engines of the world war ii effort and now a group in detroit is a Million Dollars shy of the money they need to preserve just a portion of the famous willow run plant. The old Ford Assembly line where during world war ii they built roughly one b24 bomber per hour. Close to 9,000 of them in all. Thousands of women worked in the plant. As the rosy the riveter icon came to symbolize their role in the war effort. Thursday is the deadline to save part of the building. For those looking to contribute theres more information tonight on our website and on our facebook page. A big day here in los angeles where our nbc news l. A. Bureau is officially part of the brokaw news center. Today our new headquarters on the universal lot was dedicated for the 23 year veteran of this broadcast who started as a local anchor and correspondent here in l. A. In 1965. It was a day of tributes capped off by tom himself thanking his coworkers and family for all the miles traveled and the stories covered and for keeping the home front running all the while. When we come back here tonight how a remarkable nightly news bureau is changing a young boys life after she saw something on our broadcast. Finally here tonight just about every night we tell you about bad things happening to good people. War, natural disaster, personal misfortune that changes peoples lives. Last fall we reported on a young boy in afghanistan who paid a terrible price just for living in a country at war. Turns out someone watching from home decided to make a difference. The story tonight from our chief Foreign Correspondent richard engel. Reporter there are moments even in war when humanity and kindness shine through and offer hope. This is obaid, a 12yearold boy. We first met him last fall in kabul at an italianrun hospital. He was in a lot of pain as doctors changed his bandages. His legs were blown off when a mortar hit his house. The taliban and u. S. Troops were fighting nearby. Obaid was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. Another civilian casualty in afghanistan. But he refused to give up. Three months after being injured obaid went to the red cross where they measured him for prosthetic legs. These were his first shaky steps with a long recovery ahead. But obaid would find help from 7,000 miles away. Outside boston when Cindy Barrett saw a nightly news report from last november. I think in part i connected with this little boy because i have young grandsons, and my grandchildren are healthy and strong and athletic. The contrast was just too much for me to ignore to see this child. I really made a connection to him. Reporter cindy isnt rich but decided to donate a few thousand dollars. It changed his life. Paid for books, a School Uniform and tuition. His father helped him dress for the first day of school. He hasnt missed a day since. He cant climb the stairs as quickly as other students but one step at a time all by himself. He makes it to his classroom. How are you, obaid, good to see you. Reporter when i visited in march obaid was optimistic and strong with big plans for the future. What do you want to do when you grow up . Reporter he says he wants to be a heart surgeon. Now learning english he wrote cindy a letter. He had something to tell her. Thank you, cindy. We delivered the letter from the boy she never met to cindy in person. Not in my wildest dreams i would ever imagine it would come to this. Its wonderful. Reporter the letter thanks the American People and that cindy that helped me. I know that there are countless children who have injuries like obaid, and its impossible to help all of them. But its not impossible to help one of them. And thats why im glad i have this connection. Reporter the lives of two people worlds apart brought together by a war neither wanted to be a part of. Richard engel, nbc news, kabul. How about that to take us off the air on a tuesday night. Thank you for being here with us. Im Brian Williams reporting tonight from los angeles. We hope to see you tomorrow night back home in new york. Good night. Nbc bay area news starts now. Good evening and thanks for joining us. We have a lot happening at this hour. We start in the south bay. A Homicide Investigation just blocks away from Regional Medical center. Police are trying to solve san joses 13th killing of the year. Officers were called to a home right off 680. You can see the map here. Kris sanchez joins us from the scene. What do we know . Reporter we know that being that close to Regional Medical center did not make a bit of difference for the woman who was found stabbed in her home here. 911 was called by a neighbor just a few minutes before 3 00. By the time police and medical personnel arrived, it was too late for that woman. Investigators remain here at the scene looking for any clues. They say they dont have a suspect description at this point, nor do they have witnesses that theyre willing to reveal to us at this point. We asked if this was an incident of Domestic Violence because the woman was stabbed in a home. They say theyre just not ready to tell. There are a lot of people [ inaudible ] reporter this is the 13th homicide that is being investigated here in the city of san jose. Its just a few numbers higher than we were at this point last year, but investigators again remain at the scene. The coroner has not yet
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