This is the cbs evening news. Axelrod good evening. This is our western edition. Im 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 thats 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 tenured owner in a league whose players are mostly black. The clippers are in the middle of a playoff series, and sterlings players are said to be furious. Late today, the Clippers Organization said it does not know if the tape is legitimate or has been altered. But as vinita nair reports, sterling did apologize to anyone who may have been hurt by the remarks attributed to him. Reporter tmz is not commenting on how they got the recording or why the nineminute argument was taped, but they say its the voice of Donald Sterling, owner of the l. A. Clippers, making racist remarks to his girlfriend. Reporter tmz says the argument started when v. Stiviano, sterlings girlfriend, posted a picture with Magic Johnson on her instagram. Reporter the recordings set off a firestorm. Magic johnson tweeted, i will never go to a clippers game again, as long as Donald Sterling is the owner. Late this afternoon, he spoke with kcbs sports director jim hill. I think that all of us are outraged. Were all upset, who are African Americans, because if youre going to be like this why are you owning a team in the n. B. A. , which, what, is over 70 African American basketball players . So i think he should step down, you know. If you feel like that in a league that is predominantly African Americans, you shouldnt be owning the team. Reporter on tnts halftime show, two n. B. A. Hall of famers said the league should react quickly. But we cannot have an n. B. A. Owner discriminating against a league that were a black league, ernie. The question is now should this guy continue being an owner . Reporter clippers coach doc rivers says players will not boycott the playoff game tomorrow. Star player chris paul issued a statement saying in part, this is a very serious issue which we will address aggressively. As players, we owe it to our teams and our fans to keep our focus on our game. 81yearold sterling has a long, documented history off alleged racist behavior. As a landlord, he refused to rent apartments to latinos and blacks, and he was sued by a former clippers executive, elgin bayor, for racial discrimination. In his response, sterling alleges that the woman on the recording was trying to get even after being sued by his family, which claims she embezzled close to 2 million. Next month sterling was scheduled to receive a Lifetime Achievement award from the l. A. Chapter of naacp. No word tonight if they will go forward with their plans. Reporter vanita, thank you. A huge Severe Weather system will be moving across the center of the country this evening, a slowmoving system that will last well into next week. An area stretching from texas to iowa is now at risk for large hail, strong winds, and tornados. Multiple tornadoes touched down late yesterday in eastern North Carolina with top winds as high as 135 miles per hour. At least 16 people were taken to emergency rooms, and at least 200 homes were heavily damaged or destroyed. Lets bring in eric fisher, chief meteorologist at our boston station wbz. Eric, who needs to be most careful in the next 2448 hours . Reporter well, jim, a lot of americans need to be most careful, starting in the plains. This is the storm were watching, and some of that energy working out across iowa, nebraska, down into oklahoma and kansas, as well as texas, as we head through the evening. A couple of isolated storms, some of that energy not all the way out yet, so well be on guard. But the tornado risk looks fairly low for tonight. Tomorrow is a different story, a much greater risk, a bigger area for our sunday. Lots of folks outside with plans they need to be weather aware. In particular, around the arklatex and across the state of arkansas, this is the highest risk zone. We could be talking about some strong tornadoes, large hail, and widespread severe storms across a big area. On monday, we continue to watch this work its way to the east. Midsouth, memphis, down across parts of mississippi, toward jackson, perhaps shreveport also seeing those storms. All told, as we head through tonight, tomorrow, and monday, 22 states in at least a slight risk of Severe Weather from the Storm Prediction Center and 10 in a moderate risk. A tremendous area, and the rainfall prodigious here, jim. Were talking 25 inches of rain for a lot of folks. So well also watch the threat of flashflooding. Axelrod up until now, its been a slow start to the Severe Weather season. Any risk of complacency . I think there is. You know, even for folks who are so used to seeing Severe Weather, its been a while. A recordslow start to the season. There have been no deaths due to tornadoes so far in 2014, and jim, that is a streak we want to keep alive in more ways than one. Axelrod eric fisher keeping an eye on the weather picture for us. Thank you, eric. History will be made at the vatican tomorrow. For the first time two living popes, benedict and francis, will preside at a canonization ceremony during which two former popes, john xxiii and john paul ii, will be elevated to sainthood. Alan pizzey reports on the growing excitement. Reporter theyve come from far and wide for an event that is as much a street party as it is a religious ceremony. The singing and dancing is spur of the moment. The fact that so many can celebrate is the result of serious planning. Nearly four and a half thousand police are on duty. 200 first aid volunteers, along with dozens of ambulances and temporary medical facilities are available to treat everything from exhaustion to child birth. Thousands of flowers have to be placed in careful order to grace the area around the altar. As if there wasnt enough work setting out the places and spaces for ordinary people, the organizers also have to cater for 93 national delegations, including 31 heads of state and government, among them two sets of royalty. Among the mere mortals, joan lewis began preparing on a school trip when she took a rare color photo of john xxiii 53 years ago. And i dont know what camera i had some little brownie camera or Something Else but i pointed it up and got him in the chair and just his wonderful arms reaching out and that wonderful smile. Reporter for those who missed such a chance, two priests have come up with a traveling photoop. It may not be evident in the gathering throng, but canonizing the two popes is not universally acclaimed. Victims of the sex abuse scandal reject the elevation of john paul ii. Barbara blane is the director of the Survivors Network for those abused by priests. He refused to punish any of the predators or their enablers, and he didnt denounce and remove sexual predators from ministry. Reporter even some of the faithful have complained that the canonization process was fast tracked. Church historian father Robert Dodaro insists that proper procedures were followed. There was no shortcut in the sense that one day pope francis walked into his office and said, i think were going to canonize both these men together on this day. No. Reporter to be there on the day he did choose, the faithful are preparing to spend the night on the street, although they wont get much sleep. Alan pizzey, cbs news, vatican city. Axelrod now to the crisis in eastern ukraine. The u. S. And some of its allies are threatening still more sanctions against russia as pro Russian Forces are holding captive an eightmember team of european observers in slavyansk tonight. As Holly Williams reports, they show no sign of backing down. Reporter in slavyansk today, the towns new separatist mayor, vyacheslav ponomaryov, took questions about the european observers his men are holding. What exactly are the accusations against the inspectors . Reporter he told us all of them are suspected of carrying out intelligence gathering in separatist territory. In other words, theyre accused of being spies. Slavyansk has been under the control of prorussian separatists for more than a week, but taking foreign prisoners is something new here and could be a sign that the militants are running out of patience. After the press conference, we asked if we could see the inspectors and were told no. Are the men that youve detained, are they safe . Are they being treated well . Yes, he said. You dont need to worry. Ukraines government and the u. S. Accuse russia of aiding this insurgency and new Russian Military exercises just over the border have added to ukraines fears that moscow could invade. U. S. Intelligence does not believe thats imminent. Moscow also said today it would do its best to free the inspectors. But mayor ponomaryov told us the russians hadnt been in touch. Nothing, no contact . No, no. Reporter in the midst of the worst tensions between washington and moscow since the cold war, events in this small ukrainian town are adding fuel to the fire. Holly williams, cbs news, slavyansk, ukraine. Axelrod president obama is in the malaysian capital of kuala lumpur tonight, the third of four countries hes visiting on his tour of asia. Questions about his Foreign Policy are dogging mr. Obama on this trip. Chief White House Correspondent Major Garrett joins us now. Major, the president is in asia, but these days, the ukrainian crisis follows him wherever he goes. What impact is it having on this trip . Reporter jim, president obama knows his Foreign Policy here is under fire here at asia and at home. In seoul, the president argued that the answer to every tough Foreign Policy challenge isnt war and slowmoving diplomacy and economic pressure so called soft power can and will work. But the chaos in ukraine has europe on edge and mr. Obama on the defensive for talking tougher than he has acted. Axelrod naturally, the white house wants to push back against the idea the president is having trouble in the Foreign Policy arena. Are there Foreign Policy successes he can point to right now . Reporter jim, top officials concede there are very few bright spots. In the middle east, the president s monthslong effort to broker a peace deal between the israelis and the palestinians has fallen apart. In syria, the bloody civil war rages on. The dictator president , bashar alassad, appears to have a stronger grip on power than he did almost three years ago when president obama called on assad to step down. Here in asia, the president has offered strong words of defense for japan and south korea in the face of potential threats from north korea and china. Those words were heartily welcomed in tokyo and seoul. But the president s stated reluctance to use force and his preference for diplomacy, jim, have some here in the region wondering if times get tough, can they really count on the United States . Axelrod Major Garrett with the president in malaysia, thank you. The two other americans killed in thursdays hospital shooting in kabul, afghanistan, have now been identified. They are Hospital Administrator jon gabel, and his father, gary, both from chicago. The third victim was identified earlier as dr. Jerry umanos, also from chicago. Later, classmates in mourning for the victim in that prom day killing in connecticut. 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The boy is under psychiatric evaluation while investigators look into allegations she was stabbed after turning down his invitation to take her to the prom. Jericka duncan has more. Reporter an attorney for the 16yearold suspect confirmed to cbs news that he is being involuntarily held at a medical facility for evaluation. Doctors believe he may be a danger to himself. The Attorney Says the suspects parents are devastate forward their child and the family of the student their son is charged with killing. Classmate Crystal Johnson didnt see any warning signs. Its awkward because he was actually a social person purpose he knew people. He talked to people. Its not like he was an outcast or nobody. Reporter brittany was also a classmate. He didnt seem like anything to be worried about. Reporter classes have been canceled monday at Jonathan Law High School in milford, connecticut, where a memorial for 16yearold stabbing victim Maren Sanchez has been growing. Evelyn castro was a close friend. She was just this really, like, just really funloving, really nice person. And she was always happy and it took a lot to get her down. Reporter the stabbing happened in a School Hallway fridays morning. Police say sanchez suffered several wound to the neck, chest, and face. She died at a local hospital a half hour later. Police are looking into whether the stabbing happened after sanchez turned down the suspects offer to the junior prom. It was scheduled for fridays night but has since been postponed. Sanchezs classmates gathered at a nearby beach wearing their prom dresses and tuxedos, holding the dress she was supposed to wear that night. Jericka duncan, cbs news, new york. Axelrod up next, life in the fast lane for drivers willing to pay the price. With diabetes, its tough to keep life balanced. I dont always have time to eat like i should. Thats why i like glucerna shakes. They have slowly digestible carbs to help minimize blood sugar spikes. 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Next to me, you can see traffic is at a standstill, but because of this, im able to skip the traffic. But not by much. The l. A. Transit Authority Found that drivers in the express lanes cut their morning commute by only two minutes. Just that two minutes makes a big difference in peoples their stress level. Reporter los angeles is now joining a trend taking off in major cities across the country. Atlanta, miami, minneapolis, and seattle are just a few that also use congestion pricing. Usc transportation professor jim moore says get used to. I think toll lanes are the wave of the future. Its also an option for collecting additional revenues that, frankly, we need. Reporter soon l. A. s freeways may be free only for those drivers willing to sit in traffic. Danielle nottingham, cbs news, los angeles. Axelrod still ahead, going, going, gone. The end of the road for a Minor League Baseball team turns out to be the auction block. Those Little Things still get you. 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The newark bears opened up the gates of their stadium this morning and put everything from lockers to the team bus up for sale. 1500, even at 1500. Axelrod for any fan of the newark bears wanting to own a piece of the team, Riverfront Stadium was the place to be. From mascot heads to team jackets, just about everything was up for sale. Ken reiger is putting this in his basement. Go, bears. Axelrod even the team bus went on the auction block. The minimum bid was 200,000. It didnt sell. Steve bolden was the team announcer for seven year year. I feel like today is a funeral. I mean, there was such a rich tradition and a history of baseball here in newark. Axelrod from 19261949 the bears were the top farm team for the newark yankees. Yogi berra was just one yankee whose path to stardom in the bronx ran right through newark. The original bears moved to kansas city in 1950, leaving newark without a team for nearly half a century, before a new newark bears returned in 1999 to a modern ballpark. Hopes were high but the team never caught on, and after several ownership changes, the bears finally hung up their jerseys last fall. Today, fans like david republiccard could buy one to hang on their walls. Steve bolden didnt get much just some tshirt and a hat but thats not why he went. I wanted to see the stadium one last time. I wanted to remember the things i did, the fun i had here. Im really sad to see them go. Axelrod the city of newark and essex county, new jersey, will keep paying the bill for the stadium until 2029 so, clearly, theyll be looking for a new tenant. And thats the cbs evening news for tonight. Later on cbs, 48 hours. For now, im jim axelrod at new york. And for all of us here at cbs news, thanks for joining us and good night. 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