To sell. As for the players and fans, this decision could not come soon you have. Stephanie elam was at the game in the middle of the drama at the Staples Center in los angeles. Reporter john and christine, the Police Department was out in full force before the game because they were afraid there could be a rally or riot. None of that happened. A small demonstration before the game. Instead, fans showed up wearing clippers jerseys and wearing their support for the team and denouncing Donald Sterling. Happy to hear he has been banned. Before the game, doc rivers spoke. He said now his team can focus on basketball. I felt the pressure on my players, you know. Everyone was waiting for them to give a response. I kept thinking, they didnt do anything. Yet, they have to respond. So, adam responded. I thought that was the sigh of relief that we needed. Is this over . No, its not over, but its the start of a healing process that we need. Reporter back here inside, the crowd was electric. They
Punished for something that sterling would argue happened in private. Right. A lot of questions. How do you do that without hurting the team, which is in the middle of a championship run, they think, had he hoep hope. Its a great time for the nba, and there are stars on this team. Blake griffin, chris paul. Its a really unusual situation thats unprecedented. Nbc news has confirmed that Donald Sterling has been fined 5 million and has been suspended indefinitely. This is according a senior nba official. It looks as if they are going to take, as you were describing, a very stiff penalty against mr. Sterling. Well, the nba has never even suspended an owner for anything else. They fined them for yelling at the refs, things like that. This is really unprecedented when this happens. Clearly theyre saying to him we dont want you here, and the hope, i guess, is that he will in some way reach some kind of agreement to get rid of ownership of the team. Now, how does that happen . Unclear. I thin
Lockette began struggling violently, groaning and writhing. After several minutes officials pulled the curtain on the death chamber. Lockette eventually died of a massive heart attack. It was determined that he was sedated approximately seven minutes into the execution. At that time, we began pushing the second and third drugs in the protocol. There was some concern at that time that the drugs were not having the effect. 46yearold Charles Warner was scheduled to be put to death an hour later for the kidnapping and rain of an 11monthold girl. But in the chaos following lockettes execution, governor fallen ordered a 14day stay of the execution while officials evaluate the lethal dosage protocol. Before last night that drug protocol had been the source of fierce legal debate. Several companies are refusing to supply the drug because of growing backlash and threats of attack. They refused to make the names of their suppliers public. Now, critics of the Death Penalty like the aclu of oklaho
Good to have you here today. Let me get you right to the newsroom with ms. Carol costello whos in washington. I am. Thank you, chris. Newsroom starts now. Good morning. Im carol costello. Thank you so much for joining me. Its not getting any easier in Southern California as firefighters scramble to keep thousands of homes from going up in flames. Its a dangerous combination. Record high temperatures hovering around 100 degrees. Bonedry conditions and gusty winds. Its all fueling nine separate wildfires. Already theres a state of emergency declared in san diego county. Oh, my god oh, my gosh oh [ bleep ] omg is right. Nearly 10,000 acres have already burned. Tens of thousands of people have been told to leave. Wildfires dont usually hit Southern California this badly this early. This is something i have not seen in my career. Ive been in this fire service for 27 years. I havent seen it this dry, this hot for this long in may before. And weve had extraordinary numbers of started fires, a
Mourners and desperate loved ones gather there at this coal mine in turkey, about a seven hour drive southwest northwest of istanbul. The death toll at this hour, 245. 129 miners may still be alive and all eyes are on what rescuers bring up over ground. There have been moments of jubilation as well. [ applause ] at least 88 miners have made it out. Some walking out of this mine on their own. Its really a miracle. A transformer blew and ig nighted a fire tuesday that has been slowing down the rescue today. Lets take you to this mine site to cnns ivan watson. There are more lifeless bodies being pulled out of this mine than survivorsment when is the last time there were cheers at that mine . Reporter you know, i have been here probably 12 hours and havent heard any real cheers at all. The mood is quite grim down near the mouth of the coal mine. He said it was his duty to stand there and receive other friends that would be coming out. He told me he has no hope of seeing any of them come o