News exclusive for the first time. It was just degrading and it made me sick. Making history. Michael sam, now the first openlygay player drafted by the nfl. Look at him get the news. The backlash that blew up over the celebration that was sealed with a kiss. We do say good morning, america. We hope you had a wonderful mothers day weekend. It is a busy, busy monday morning. We are covering a number of breaking stories including that relentless Severe Weather, dozens of reported tornadoes causing serious damage over the weekend. Big slice of the country but first the brandnew video of the kidnapped young girls in nigeria. It appears to show 130 of the victims huddled together wearing muslim headdresses reciting parts of the koran. Hamish macdonald is there with all of the details. Good morning. Reporter good morning, the video runs 17 minutes long and features the leader of boko haram claiming to be with some of the missing schoolgirls. They are dressed in fulllength head scarves. He says theyve been converted to islam and that the group would swap them in exchange for prisoners. Abc news can confirm there is a specific group they want held in the west of the country but for nigerias government thats extremely problematic. They have already said that they will eliminate boko haram. I can report to you, the search has widened and it is very clear that some of the girls may no longer be inside nigeria. This is tricky for the nigerian government, but are they trying to pursue the negotiations . Reporter they absolutely are trying to pursue some negotiations. The president s office has said to us they dont know if theyre talking to the right cells within boko haram. And also that theres a hardcore center of the group which they believe might not even be possible to negotiate with. Theyre so violent. And they are drugged up. George. Hamish, thanks very much. We hope the girls are alive. Thank you. Chilling to see that video. Now to the relentless Severe Weather. Tornadoes ripping through the nations heartland causing heavy damage. Abcs ryan owens was in hardhit sutton, nebraska, for us. Good morning, ryan. Reporter good morning. Look at this. This could be main street usa in any small town in america. But would you look at this one . Heres the Corner Grocery store right here. Its not just the awning thats down, but take a look up there, some significant structural damage to the roof. Remarkably, with all of this destruction, no one in this state was killed or even seriously injured. Violent tornado there forming. Reporter nebraska is in the heart of Tornado Alley its coming right at us, guys reporter and it took a direct hit. Go reporter 15 tornadoes reported in this one state. Theres another one. Reporter in just three hours sunday night. This twister did the most damage to the small town of sutton. Heres what its iconic main street looked like before the touchdown and here it is this morning. It was very quick. It went over real fast. Reporter the series of tornadoes along with straightline winds of over 70 miles an hour right down there, its on the ground. Reporter uprooted trees, knocked down power lines and tossed this semi to the side of the highway. Thats a tornado reporter all capping off a weekend of treacherous weather. Oh, no, oh, there goes the roof. Oh. Oh, no. Reporter watch how quickly this ef2 tornado decimates rooftops in missouri saturday. Its massive debris field littering the skies. 120 mile her hour winds destroying this silo. Oh, no. The whole town is in it. Reporter to the west in colorado, Mother Nature delivering a mothers day whiteout. Up to a foot of snow in the rockies. Icy conditions causing several pileups near denver where officials have 70 plows working on the roads just to prepare for this mornings commute. So how is that everybody here in nebraska managed to make it out alive . Emergency managers say it comes down to the Early Warning system. People were warned for days ahead of time, plus you heard the sirens going off. And one more thing, they happened around dinner time when it was still light out so people could still see the threat. Yeah, that and the fact that they did listen to those warnings. Ryan, thank you very much. Well check in now with ginger. More Severe Weather in the forecast. Right, heres your warning for today. Its a large area, too. Were talking from cleveland along that warm front back through parts of wisconsin all the way down again through arkansas, missouri, even as far south as san antonio. So were all in that orange area. Its this afternoon and evening when youre going to be looking for the strong winds, large hail, even a few tornados possible. And then we have to talk about what happens behind it and that would be some much colder air. Yeah. And i also want to talk about those fires in the panhandle of texas. Right, and just northeast of amarillo. They had 700 people evacuated. 100 homes destroyed in a place called fritch. Youre seeing the video there. Fortunately this morning, the colder air, that higher humidity has taken over and were seeing the fires start to subside. Great news but comes along with snow in denver this morning. I have a lot of headlines coming up in your nations weather. You do. Thanks. The other News Headlines we say good morning to amy. Good morning, everyone. We begin with another story breaking overnight. Sure to escalate tensions in the standoff with russia this morning, prorussia separatists in Eastern Ukraine declaring victory in this weekends referendum on independence. A vote marred by deadly violence when ukrainian troops opened fire on voters. Russian president Vladimir Putin is not commenting yet on the vote but the russian government said it respects the will of the people and is calling for dialogue. Here at home defense secretary chuck hagel says he is open to reviewing the militarys ban on transgender troops. Speaking on abcs this week, he told our Martha Raddatz every qualified american should have the opportunity to serve in the military. He stopped short of saying the ban could be or should be overturned. History in the Nations Capital today. After 32 months the Washington Monument is finally reopening to visitors. The 555foot tower had been covered by scaffolding for more than two years while crews repaired cracks in the stone caused by the earthquake that rocked the capital in august of 2011, sending panicked tourists scrambling down the stairs. In the meantime, down below, a growing controversy this morning. In the hopes of growing thicker greener grass, the National Park service has established new rules limiting events and games in certain areas of the mall. And another landmark was the site of a dramatic rescue. This is the iconic Sydney Opera House and there you see a man who climbed it by himself, no ropes, no harness, 20 stories in all. When he got to the top, he opened a beer, but police say he had a few too many beers before making that climb so it took him about an hour and some help to actually get down. And finally, video proof of just how distracted many of us are these days thanks to cell phone cameras. Thousands of people gathered to watch this historic train arriving in wyoming. See the person we have circled wearing black at the far right taking pictures when a second train starts pulling in. Got plenty of time to get out of the way. Not moving too fast, but this person is so intent on getting that video, didnt budge from the tracks, still standing. Someone had to take him out. I mean, you can hear the noise of the train. People were yelling saying, get out of the way. And heres my favorite part. See, you pull him out, doesnt budge, still shooting video. Doesnt even say, like, oh, my gosh, that was a close call. Thank you for saving my life. Nope. Just still videoing the whole thing. Locked in, in the zone. Unbelievable. That is scary stuff. So, hello. Yeah. Thank you amy. We turn to new developments in the drama surrounding the l. A. Clippers. While his team staged an incredible in the playoffs sunday, Donald Sterling was speaking out for the First Time Since being banned from the nba for life for those racist remarks. Im a good man who made a mistake and im apologizing and im asking for forgiveness. Am i entitled to one mistake after 35 years . I mean, i love my league. I love my partners. Am i entitled to one mistake . Its a terrible mistake and ill never do it again. Now the future of the clippers lies not only in the hands of Donald Sterling, but with his 79yearold wife, shelly, who owns half of the team. Our Barbara Walters went oneonone with her. Shes here now with this exclusive interview. Welcome. She had to get a lot off her chest. She does because people have accused her of being a racist. Remember, she does own 50 of the team and she said she never made any racist statement and she said i have no fear. I am not a racist. But she wants to hang on to that team. Take a look. Mrs. Sterling, you owned 50 of the l. A. Clippers. There are reports that the nba wants to oust you completely as a team owner. You will fight that decision . I will fight that decision. What does the team mean to you . It means a lot. And its my passion and i love it and its my legacy to my family. Lets start at the beginning of this story. Your husband made racist remarks that were recorded on tape. Is Donald Sterling a racist . I have never heard him say racial things. It was horrible when i heard it. I mean, it was just degrading, and it made me sick to hear it. But as far as a racist i dont really think he is a racist. Have you discussed these remarks at all with your husband . He saw the tape and he said, i dont remember saying that. I dont remember ever saying those things. What did you think then . Thats when i thought he has dementia. Really . Yeah. Lets go back a little bit. You and your husband were high school sweethearts. You have been married for 60 years. Do you like your husband . Do i like him or do i love him . I dont love him. I pity him and i feel sorry for him. What is your relationship today with your husband . Were estranged. Weve been estranged for about a year. Why not divorce your husband . Ive been thinking about it. I filed these divorce papers. I signed them. I was all ready to file. My attorney and my Financial Adviser said now is not the time. What was the last straw that made you say after all these years im out of here . This last few weeks was the worst because of all the things that happened and i just couldnt take anymore. There have in the past been women in your husbands life. How do you feel about that . I always thought that maybe it would go away. Im very strong. But i was very weak in marriage. The other woman in his life is named v. Stiviano. Nearly 50 years his junior she was often seen by his side at clippers games. Youre suing the woman who is his companion. Right. Why are you suing her . Donald bought her three cars, a ferrari, two bentleys, a range rover, jewelry, many things, and i felt i wanted my 50 back. How are you . We talk about your husband. This is a mess. How are you . Im fine. And i will be strong. Youll be strong to do what . To fight what . I think half the team is mine and ill fight for it. I think what she stole from my half, i will get back. Well, boy, its clear she wants to keep that team, barbara. I was struck by what she said about Donald Sterling. She believes hes suffering from dementia. You spoke with him last week. Did you have any impression of that . I wont use the word of dementia. Im not a doctor. I did find him very vague and confused and repeated certain things. So i can see that somebody could get that impression. Okay. Barbara, thanks very much. You have a big week ahead. We cant wait to have you back in the next half hour. A lot of performances thats not me thats barbara wawa. You sure it wasnt you . Well see you in a little bit. Thank you, barbara. There it is. But now to the latest on the deadly hot air balloon accident. It was in the skies over virginia. It burst into flames after hitting a power line and the remains of the third and final victim finally recovered. An investigation is now under way to find out what happened. Abcs david kerley has that story for us. Reporter this morning, remembrances for ginny doyle and natalie lewis. Colleagues at the university of richmond who snapped these pictures before their balloon ride. It started fine. Oh, my god. Reporter but as the balloon tried to land friday evening you could hear them screaming please, dear god, sweet jesus, help us. Were going to die. Reporter touching power lines in virginia, the gondola ignited and the additional heat sent the balloon skyward. We learned two on board jumped or fell out of the basket. This morning the bodies have been recovered. Doyle was an assistant Womens Basketball coach for the past 15 years. Lewis ran the teams operations. At the university, a moment of silence at graduation ceremonies. Were not over reporter the pilot, daniel kirk, said on his website he had flown balloons for over 20 years. Reports from other pilots at the scene suggest he did everything he koicould to release the hot , but with the fire it kept rising. There was an explosion and the balloon and basket separated. Its not the first time balloons have hit power lines. Donte stallworth was electrocuted. The shock felt like it was maybe two or three seconds, but the longest two or three seconds of my life. Reporter in the u. S. There were only five fatalities in the past dozen years but federal safety officials have recently suggested additional Safety Systems and design changes for balloons. If youre going to take people for hire i think its a legitimate question to ask is the commercial ballooning industry too lightly regulated . Reporter ntsb investigators are still on the scene this morning. Theyre looking for additional wreckage to determine exactly what happened. And help inform any calls for possible new regulations. Robin. Well see. All right. David, thanks very much. Okay, we turn to history in the nfl. Michael sam drafted by the st. Louis rams becoming the first openly gay player drafted. There is the emotional moment when he got the word with his boyfriend. But sam almost wasnt picked, and hes now using that as motivation. Abcs Mara Schiavocampo is in the social square with his story. Good morning. Reporter good morning. You know, that announcement is not only making history, it is getting a lot of attention. Take a look at sams jersey for sale online. The nfl says its already a top seller, but not everyone is celebrating the news. Its sports history sealed with a kiss and this morning, a little controversy. Former university of missouri Football Player michael sam celebrating with his boyfriend, moments after learning he was drafted by the st. Louis rams. Becoming the first openly gay player in the nfl. The st. Louis rams select michael sam. Reporter sam was eighth to last pick saturday taken in the seventh round ending months of speculation about whether he would even be selected at all. While the defensive end was initially elated, he quickly turned to monday morning quarterbacking about getting picked so late, writing on the rams twitter account saturday, from the last season alone, i should have been in the first three rounds. Michael is really focused on the big picture. Michaels focusing on getting ready to go to st. Louis and to becoming a ram. Reporter many congratulated sam on the announcement from president obama to sams fellow athletes. I think its a great day for the nfl. Reporter came to tell the world that im an openly proud gay man. Reporter after coming out in february he recently told robin he hoped to be an inspiration to other gay athletes. I think i could be a beacon for those people, a light. And i can be comfortable in my own skin and be like michael sam. Reporter not everyone on the sidelines was cheering about how openly he celebrated with his boyfriend. Miami dolphins defensiveback don jones tweeting, horrible. That post has been deleted. Jones fined and temporarily excused from team activities. But some say it shows sam will continue facing pushback off the field. These tweets tell us its not going to be an easy road for michael sam, but i do think hell be welcomed in st. Louis. Reporter now, jones has apologized for his inappropriate comments and lots of people have taken to social media. The st. Louis rams Facebook Page has been lighting up. Thousands of people clicking like to show their enthusiasm for the teams choice and sams own tweet has gotten thousands and thousands of retweets and favorites. Robin, george. Mara, thank you very much. And hes the first s. E. C. Defensive player of the year not to go in the first round since 2006, but he did have a poor combine. He did do well in the oneonone workouts. It doesnt matter when you go, its where you go and hes in a great situation right now. And this is going to fuel his desire to prove the critics wrong about his ability. No question. And in st. Louis he also has the luxury in some ways of having a big line in front of him so he can develop over time. Very good, george. Youre really watching that in there. All right. I like that. All right. Now im in awe this morning. Surprised you this morning. You certainly did because that was right on. Lets go to ginger now. Its summertime here. If i come up with sports stats, you know something is up. Just to warn you guys. High pressure system i can tell you and other statistics rotates clockwise and this air rotating in and you get more of that south to southeasterly flow and southwesterly flow and goes down the mountain. Santa anas are going to happen. Itll be close to 100, the hottest this year in los angeles. San francisco even close to 90. Well talk about a whole lot more coming up. First we have to get the local forecast brought to you by walgreens. And well have more from ginger coming up. 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