right one that had to be made. reporter: while many of the fans here tonight at the playoff game told us they won t be satisfied until sterling leaves the team, some say that while the nba s decision is a step in the right direction, it s not enough. they want there to be a broader conversation about racism in the nba. john and diana. mary, question for you. what happens next for donald sterling? that s on everybody s mind. reporter: well, that s now a decision up to the 29 other team owners to decide whether or not they re going to force sterling to sell the team. that s something that 75% of those team owners have to approve. it seems likely that they will. the players and the league are unified on this issue. they want sterling to go. john and diana. abc s mary bruce reporting live for us from a lively staples center in l.a. thank you. our other major story, the death toll from that series of tornadoes across the south has risen to at least 35. the storm system lost much
is underwater and the water level is rising. body of a 9-year-old mississippi girl was pulled from a drainage ditch after she was swept away. near atlanta, a driver found in a car in a swollen creek. a happier ending in smyrna, georgia, a mother and her three kids survived when a giant tree flattened part of their home. in birmingham, rescuers waded two feet deep to rescue a little girl. from a submerged car. nearly 100 families trapped in an alabama apartment complex. freaking out, just hyperventilating and making sure everyone is up and awake. we re knocking on friends doors. thousands of people lost power. in augusta, georgia, the rain washed out a practice round for the masters golf tournament. weather in the georgia and carolinas, rain tapers off in the northeast. storms across the ohio valley and high winds possible, tornadoes, hotter than normal day across the southwest. 90s in l.a. as well as phoenix. 70s in the rockies. mostly 50s across the nation s
tomorrow. some former officials say that report is inconclusive, no smoking gun. others say there is simply no evidence, financial, political, personal problems that made shah a suicidal hijacker. so now, jon, he is not guilty, nor is he exonerated. the answer, was this a deliberate action, was it accident or something mechanical, the black box, of course, is what could answer that which is why they re trying to saturday 40 find it so hard to find it. jon: and they don t have a lot of time left as those batteries should potentially run out in ten days or so. william la jeunesse in l.a., thank you. jenna: we re going to get back to some of the breaking news, new jersey governor chris christie cleared of any sort of wrongdoing in the george w. bush bridge trafficking scandal i m sorry [laughter] george washington bridge. i m sorry. jon: different president. jenna: that s not exactly right. i should have caught that ahead
he s destined to be some great speaker, no doubt. anyway, she didn t put his name on youtube because he is a little kid. whoever he is, he s funny. but i have feeling he will be on like the late night show sooner or later. i think so. where did he learn that from? he s going on and on trying to convince her about the cupcakes, it s great. okay. kermit the frog is making the rounds. big movie premier in l.a., then made his way to washington. a guest at the white house. screening their movie muppets most wanted for the military kids and their families. a fun night there. and the first lady tweeted a quote from kermit while he was at the white house, he said, i may not be a marine, but i am marine life. i salute you. remember the popcorn that we had in the last segment, this was laying here on the desk. it is okay to eat. five-second rule. five second rule! i think it s been longer than five seconds, but apparently the five-second rule is true. a new study from ashton univer
that s his mom, no less. he s destined to be some great speaker, no doubt. anyway, she didn t put his name on youtube because he is a little kid. but i have feeling he will be on like the late night show sooner or later. where did he learn that from? he is going on and on trying to convince her to have cupcakes. and kermit the frog is making the rounds. big movie premier in l.a., then made his way to washington. a guest at the white house. screening their movie muppets most wanted for the military kids and their families. a fun night there. and the first lady tweeted a quote from kermit while he was at the white house, he said, i may not be a marine, but i am marine life. i salute you. the popcorn in the last segment, laying here on the desk. it is okay to eat. five-second rule. five second rule! i think it s been longer than five seconds, but apparently the five-second rule is true. a new study from ashton university in england,