their lives. [ playing taps ] reporter: more than 17,000 americans buried at a war cemetery in manila the largest number of world war ii graves in one place anywhere in the world. a poignant ending to a trip dogged by the crisis in ukraine. now president obama turns to challenges at home. his approval rating in a new abc news washington post poll slipped to a new low, down five points since march. only 41% of americans approve of his handling of the job. the poll found the sluggish economic recovery is driving those negative views of the president. tomorrow, fresh off of a 15-hour flight home, mr. obama turns back to his domestic agenda with an event on the economy at the white house. devon dwyer, manila, philippines. while the president was still traveling, the white house released guidelines aimed at making college campuses safer from sex crimes. colleges and universities will be urged to conduct surveys to find out how prevalent such crimes are.
today could be the day that nba commissioner announces whether donald sterling will face sanctions. sterling s alleged racial comments are causing sponsors to jump ship. here s abc s ryan smith with more. reporter: basketball billionaire donl donald sterling is in seclusion as the nba decides his fate. his reported girlfriend v. stiviano dodging storms of reporters. it is one of their alleged conversations that s at the center of the firestorm. a recording of a racist rant apparently by the clipper s owner. it bothers me a lot if you want to broadcast you are associating with black people. do you have to? reporter: the recording was obtained by tmz and dead spin and was believed to have stemmed from this picture showing stiviano with magic johnson. she posted it on instagram. don t come to my games. don t bring black people and don t come. you know you have a whole team that is black and plays for you. do i know? i support them and give them food and clothes and
fired under a restaurant table they were sharing. lerena s testimony came in connection to the gun charges pistorius has pleaded not guilty to. more high level diplomacy expected today over the crisis in ukraine. secretary of state kerry holds another meeting with his russian counterpart, this time in rome. so far the efforts have not resulted in a solution. devon dwyer has the latest developments. good morning, devon. reporter: good morning, john and marci. late yesterday secretary of state john kerry say said there is no breakthrough in the urgent meetings to end the crisis, and the only thing both sides agreed upon? to keep talking. on the, to keep talking. new flash points in the crisis for ukraine. storming the government on the eastern city. they are cheering president putin who invaded southern ukraine on the crimean peninsula. residents there describe the scene as peaceful but tense. i think we have to stay with ukraine, not go to russia.
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yesterday. very cool. she is a california girl. check her out. so she knows all about it. and it was in the 60s, so not terrible out there. she borrowed a wet suit. and she said, there are real waves in sochi and wanted to get out and enjoy them. talent is talent. she looks great on a surf board too. let s talk about homeland security. officials say they have uncovered a new dangerous threat from terrorists. would-be bombers might use shoes to smuggle bombs on to airline jets. investigators have not identified a specific plot, but they said airport screeners should step up their efforts. a truce between angry propesters and police has been declared in you cape, but it may not be holding. live pictures still showing a smoky square. many have heard gunshots this morning. the big issue behind this month s long protest, whether ukraine will line up with russia or the west. here s abc s devon dwyer. reporter: the violent clashes