israel authorities are authorizing some 40,000 troops to be called up. both sides are stepping up their rhetoric on twitter even. we ll take you live to the region with a report from the ground on the social media attacks and what is happening, the air sirens. also, clippers owner donald sterling expected to appear in an l.a. court room about an hour from now. he s takish on his wife to see if she has the authority to sell the team. hear what both sides are arguing in this case. stay right here. you re watching cnn.
stupid [ bleep ] doctor. reporter: nothing can stop the profanity-laden voice mails left by donald sterling. the clippers owner can still contact witnesses as a brutal litigation between his former wife shelly and he move forward as sterling backed out of a $2 billion deal to sell the team. nothing but a fraud and liar and cheat and i m suing you for conspiracy. reporter: sterling threatening two physicians, dr. james sfar and dr. darryl platzer who diagnosed him as mentally incompetent who presented their evidence on behalf of shelly who is vying to sell the tramp. i m gonna call ucla now and i m going to get you fired from ucla because you re nothing but a tramp. reporter: one of the
sterling to sell the team to former microsoft ceo steve ballmer. he is moving forward with a billion dollar lawsuit against the league against the nba and jean casarez is here with the details. woke up this morning and thought, what happened? on. reporter: what a difference a day makes. from the onset, i did not want to sell the clippers says donald sterling in a one-page statement released monday. sterling suddenly pulling out of a $2 billion agreement to sell the clippers and pursuing a lawsuit against the nba. the deal is off. says an attorney for clippers owner donald sterling. sterling suddenly withdrawing support for the team s $2 billion sale to former microsoft ceo steve ballmer. the controversial co-owner issued a one-page statement on monday titled the team is not for selling, writing i have decided i must protect my rights. while my position may not be popular i believe my rights to
privacy when the preservation of my rights to due process should not be trampled. i intend to fight to keep the team. sterling, now pursuing a $1 billion lawsuit against the nba, alleging the league violated his constitutional rights and relied upon information from an illegal recording. yeah, it bothers me a lot that you want to broadcast that you re associating with black people. reporter: the sale agreed to weeks after the owner s racist remarks were posted by tmz was negotiated by his estranged wife and team co-owner shelly sterling and in the beginning mr. sterling was seemingly on board. settling sometimes is better than fighting and maybe i have to settle for whatever they want to do. reporter: just last week, the clippers owner said he felt very good about the sale. i feel fabulous. i m okay. i m okay! is the nba okay? i m not sure about them. is adam silver okay? i m sure he is okay. reporter: in a recent exclusive interview with cnn s
the fastest elevator. the fastest speed dial. the fastest office plant. so why wouldn t i choose the fastest wifi? i would. switch to comcast business internet and get the fastest wifi included. comcast business. built for business. clippers owner donald sterling not going down without a fight. the 80-year-old that made those infamous racist comments is withdrawing the support of the sale of his team. the question is does that matter? his wife, shelly sterling, agreed to sell the franchise to steve ballmer. sterling is asking his lawyer to go ahead with the lawsuit against the nba saying in a statement, from the onset i did not want to sell the los angeles