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KICU Ten OClock News April 27, 2014

Conversation between clippers owner Donald Sterling, the nbas longest tenured opener and his girlfriend on that tape racist comments are made, fuel something to call for a boycott of the team just as it gets ready to take on warriors tomorrow. Ktvus john sasaki joins us with reaction, including reaction from the coach of the clippers. Reporter heather, the audiotape realized by tmz alleged includes l. A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling arguing with his girlfriend and making inflammatory and racist comment. People call me and tell you that i have black people on my instagram and it bothers me. It brothers me if you want to broadcast you are associating with black people. You associate with black people. Im not you and you are not me. The nba commissioner held a News Conference this evening and called the recording truly offensive and disturb. Donald sterling should be afford due process just as any play or executive in this league would be. So it would be unwise of me and improper frankly to express a view as to what the ultimate outcome of any investigation would take us to. The clippers president released a statement saying sterling is empathic what is reflected that recording is not consistent with or reflect his views, beliefs or feeling. Its the antithesis of what he is and how he believes and how he has lived his life. At practice, clipers head coach d. O. C. Rivers he said all of his play, blackandwhite were upset. J. J. Redick was just as pissed as a chris paul and that is the way it should be. The conversation which was apparently recorded this month followed an incident in which sterlings girlfriend posted a photo of herself with basketball legend Magic Johnson. You can do anything, but dont put it on so the world sees and calls me and dont bring him to my games, okay . Magic johnson tweeted calling it a blackeye fiscal quarter nba outage and said he and his wife will never go to the clipers game as long as sterling is owner. The nba says it wants to talk to her about the tape, but she says that wont happen because of the lawsuit. John sasaki ktvu channel 2 news. And were details now, sacramento mayor and former nba player Kevin Johnson called the comments reprehensive and unacceptable. In a statement johnson says, there needs to be an immediate investigation and if the reports are true, there needs to be strong and swift action taken. Our Team Coverage continues with Debora Villalon outside of the hole where the Los Angeles Clippers camp is staying tonight. Reporter players and staff plus many traveling fans are here at the Four Seasons Hotel on market street. So there is no shortage of opinion. We also checked in with a warriors legend who lives right up the street. There is something that has to be done about a guy who feels this way. Reporter nate thurman stepped from retirement so say he doesnt buy done sterlings statement. If its voice, its his voice. If its his words that is how he feels. Reporter and thunderstorm says slamming someone as respected as Magic Johnson reveals a lot. What does he think about his doorman . Or the guy who wash his car . So certainly these racist comments and feelings of that sort have no place in the nba. Reporter like so many who love the game, thurmond calls this a sad day and feels for the clippers who must play under the owners word tomorrow. One of those players, holins uncle paused outside of the hotel. I was offended by the comments, but i really wasnt surprised. Reporter not surprised because sterlings reputation in l. A. Is a long and sordid one, sudden fined repeatedly for Racial Discrimination his real estate empire. The team is really the fans, d. O. C. Rivers the coach and the players. From 20year season ticketholder focused on the guys whose work gomthem here. My heart goes out to the players because i think they are in the worse quandary. For nate the great, 7time allstar whose era led to the nba superstars today its time to take stock. You wonder how far its really com . Reporter nobody we talked to wants a boycott, but all think that Donald Sterlings day and owner are removed and if not, players can use their clout in the off season to try to force hip out. Debora villalon ktvu news. You have been following players reaction and acenout there. I think so, but for players acoaches events like this are the last thing that they wanted to be concerned with on the eve of a big game. Chris paul in addition, to being one of the clipers major stars he is also the president of the Nba Players Association and sign and extension to be a clipper for the next five seasons. Much of time paul has been matched up golden state steph curry, both players making their opinions known. Paul speaking more from the perspective of the Players Association president said, this is a very serious issue which we will address aggressively as players we owe to our team and fans to keep our focus on the game, the playoffs and the drive to the finals. Curry was quoted that sterlings comments are terrible, a disgusting view of africanamericans and one that should never be toll rated in the nba. Andcurcy continued that sterling showdown be allowed to own a team. Nba commissioner adam silver did say that no immediate action will be taken against sterling. He will be afford due process, but said that sterling will not be tendance for further games beginning with tomorrows game 4. Thank you, joe. Many have taken to social media to express their opinions and we would like to know what you think. Go to ktvus Facebook Page and were asking people if the recording turns out to be authentic, what shouldle repercussions be . Our coverage continues at ktvu. Com and we have posted the full audio record. Now to other news in livermore where a mother is under arrest accused of stabbing her 7monthold child to death. The stabbing happened at del valle Regional Park and ktvus cara liuthe police chief tells me that the mother was taken to a local hospital to be treated for an apparent selfinflicted cut to her wrist of the she is at Police Headquarters being interviewed and told she is being cooperative. Police say that the bizarre string of events started this morning, when witnesses saw a woman ramming her car in a rock road by camp arroyo. Officers found the honda ditched on the side of the road and spotted the woman walking nearby, holding a lifeless infant. Officers have on the scene at the time attempted to resuscitate the child and were unsuccessful. They say the woman stabbed and killed hermonthold son. Investigators also found a pocketknife type of knife on i fire road that they believe was used in the crime. The woman also had some injuries and taken to a local hospital to be checked out. Were learning that she may have been some depression. Reporter investigators tell us that they hope interviews with the womans family, including the babys father will shed some light om what led up to this senseless and heartbreaking crime. We dont think this murder had anything do with the camp or the park itself. Its just a remote area with a deadend road right behind where i am. Reporter investigators tell me that the chief of police in livermore happened to be at the park today with his family and was one of the first people to come and try to help save this baby the. At this point police have not released the name of the memorial. Live in livermore, cara liu ktvu channel 2 news. A 17yearold boy in the north bay is reportedly in Critical Condition after being shot. The shooting happened at about 00 this evening in a petaluma. According to witnesses the teen managed to make it to a house near the Police Station. When Police Arrived they saw he was shot in the chest and taken to santa rosa memorial hospital. Police have not released the victims name. Well, we want to show you a live look at vatican city where hundreds of thousands of pilgrims have gathered for retired Pope Benedict xvi of will assist pope francis during the canonization ceremonies. Coming up head at 10 30 well have more on the historic event that is just hours away from taking place. Were on stormwatch as another round of rain is make its way to the bay area. Ahead of that wet weather that is moving in we captured these dark clouds moving across the oakland estuary earlier this evening. Strong winds kept flags flut aring around the bay area. The wind was howling across much of the bay and whitecap on Friday Harbor bay. We want to check in with meteorologist mark tamayo. Those clouds will continue to be on the increase and the organized rainfall and concentrated rainfall is to our north. That will drift into the area over the next few hours. On live stormtracker radar, this is the loop over the past 34 hours. As you can see a few sprinkles moving across parts of the bay area. Main activity has been focused to the north, cape mendocino and all of this energy will drift to the south. Not all of this reaching the ground, but we could have a few spottily light sprinklers, but nothing too major. Its a pretty weak system, but will pick up into the overnight hours. Here is our forecast model showing you all the cloud cover. 10 00 right now, look at what happens between now and 3 00, the urain showers increase in coverage as that system begins to slide to the south. Coming up the one part of your sunday that will be actually sunny, and i will let you know what 90s return in our fiveday forecast all coming up in a little bit. Thank you, mark. And remember you can get the very latest on this rain and any other conditions across the bay area with our new ktvu weather app. Its available for download on apple and android smartphones and tablets. A case of west nile virus found right here in the bay area. Why the Early Detection of the illness has officials concerned. Providing free dental care and why these services are in such high demand. Artwork by Anthony Warhol and a warning tonight for the bay area the first confirm case of west nile virus has been found in Contra Costa County. A dead bird tested positive for the virus just yesterday and its still very early for the season. Ktvus Cristina Rendon with more on what you can do to help prevent the virus from spreading birds are are out enjoying spring and so are the mosquitoes that like to feed on them. The first record of a dead bird in Contra Costa County tested positive for west nile virus on friday. I have no idea whether or not its going to lead to a great number of cases here. But certainly were concerned with that. The dead bird an american crow was found near the intersection close to a popular park. Its unusual here. Rick beaumont and his daughters were surprised that the bird was found so close to their home. They know to stay away from dead animals and mosquitoes its just part of summertime. Beaumont has a leaky pool in his backyard that he drained this morning, but neglected pools can attract mosquitoes that carry west nile virus. A spokesperson fortune Vector Control says the unusually warm winter could be why its unusually early for a case to arrive. People may be collecting rainwater because of the drought, but those are breeding ground for the mosquits. A doctor says, unfortunate the earlier west nile virus viruses detected the early we may see human cases. Its nature at work and that is just how its going to be and if you have to deal with these situations, anywhere they arise. Health officials warn the dead bird is a sign of just how devastating a single mosquito bite can be. Cristina rendon ktvu channel 2 news. To our ongoing coverage of the drought crisis and the drought could lead to wider extinction of endangered species, especially birds and fish and trees. A kruk davis professor warned that their ecosystems are essentially vulnerable. Peter moyle predicted that 80 of the species could become extinct if the present trend continues. Activists and tenants in San Francisco denounced what they call an epidemic of evictions by predatory stecklators and saying that the increase in evictions across the city is forcing long time tenants out of their homes. Organizers encouraged tenants to support a bill reforming the ellis act working its way through the state legislature, requiring five continuous years of ownership before tenants could be evicted. A lot of speculators flipping property to make a profit and humans needs have to ore ride the need for greed. According to statistics recently released by the San Francisco rent and stabilization board, there were 260 ellis act evictions over the last year. That is an increase of 86 from the previous year. Also in San Francisco, silent meditation to spread a political message. These falun gong practitioners gathered to rise awareness about the flight of those who follow the practice in china. According to amnesty international, the government launched a launched for those refusing to renounce their practice. A drier was killed in a rollover crash that blocked laned of westbound 80 for several hours. The Highway Patrol tweeted this picture of the closure. Accident happened in el cerrito this afternoon. The chp says a honda civic flipped several times killing the 33yearold man behind the wheel. It happened east of the potrero avenue exit on westbound i80. Westbound lanes were blocked for three hours, causing a huge backup. The Highway Patrol says alcohol and speed were probably factors in a crash that killed two people in menlo park and believe that the driver was speeding going off the ramp and slammed into a tree. The crash happened before 2 00 this morning on southbound 101 near the willow road offramp. The female driver and male passenger both died at the scene. Today menlo park held a grand Opening Ceremony for its new Police Station paid for by facebook. As we told you last night the social media giant is building its new campus a few blocks away and spent 140,000 on the new substation. Some critics say they are concerned that police may give facebook employees special treatment, but they say the entire community will benefit. Getting help for a tormenting tooth can be a painful blow to the wallet especially without Health Insurance a free Dental Clinic that drew a large crowd. Jacqueline has waited for this moment for years. Im excited. Reporter fernandez had to have all her teeth extracted because of complications from didi bates. Occasion any god, i dont believe it. Reporter this is the first time she has seen herself with a full set in almost seven years. Amazing. Amazing. Reporter for people like fernandez with no access to dental care, this free clinic organized by the California Dental Association foundation was her last hope and received everything from basic cleanings to fillings and tooth extractions and even a lab where partial denteddures were made on the spot. This is what the dentist use before they give you a shot for a fill. The needle and anaesthetic here, but egg that you would find in a Dentist Office you will also find here at this clinic. 900 volunteers volunteered their time and services. Were treating things that are preventive, but dental care is expensive even for people with insurance. They dont cover a lot of costs of surgery and everything is outofpocket and if you cant afford it, you cant afford it and you cant find a job in order to afford it. Reporter fernandez says showing up for job interviews with no teeth put her at a disadvantage. Its a sad moment, because no one will help you. Reporter chp is why this moment means so much to me. Its priceless. You cant put a value on Something Like this. All right. In vallejo allie allie rasmus ktvu channel 2 news. Plus the Major Political player who announced his resignation following that deadly ferry crash. Plus why a nevada rancher in the middle of a heated dispute with the federal government is asking people to forgive him. 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Rescuers are hoping to resume diving missions to the sunkern ferry tomorrow after bad weather scrubbed those operations today. President obama is making an historic visit to malaysia, the first u. S. President to visit the muslim majority country in 50 years. The king of malaysia thanks the president for americas help to help to locate the commercial plane that disappeared seven weeks en route from kuala lumpur to beijing. A 73yearold woman was killed after a driver ran his suv into a busy ice cream shop. He was apparently try doing back his vehicle out of a parking spot and supposedly lurched forward into a line of people waiting to get into the ice cream parlor around 6 00 last night. The wolwas pinned under the suv. Workers rescued from inside the packed restaurant to

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