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Casey Kasem Dead At 82; ISIS Claims To Have Taken Iraqi Soldiers And Executed Them; State Department Demands Immediate Release Of Three Kidnapped Israeli Teens; House GOP To Elect New Majority Leader; Eric Cantor's Loss Rocks Washington; Sterling Hires Firms To Investigate NBA; Ghana Has Ousted U.S. In Last Two World Cups; Giving In To Binge Watching

Aired June 15, 2014 - 14:00   ET

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FREDRICKA WHITFIELD, CNN ANCHOR: We begin with the man whose career and voice were both known as legendary around the world. Casey Kasem has died at the age of 82. The radio and television icon had been suffering from dementia. He had been hospitalized in Washington State and the judge recently -- his daughter. The authority to have doctors ends his infusion of water, food, and medicine. Kasem had said he would not want to be kept alive if it will result in a mere biological existence. Today, many are reflecting on his life and its influence in music. Our Nischelle Turner has more on the man who's some call the world's best radio host.

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NISCHELLE TURNER, CNN ANCHOR: Radio personality Casey Kasem was best known as the host of American Top 40. For 39 years, he's warm and friendly delivery counted down the nation's hit songs.

CASEY KASEM, RADIO DJ: We'll find out as we count down the 40 hottest hits in the USA.

TURNER: His iconic radio show also featured Kasem's long distance dedication that often tugged at America's heartstrings.

KASEM: Now, we're up to our long distance dedications.

TURNER: Kasem, born to Lebanese parents, sharpened his skills serving in the Armed forces radio network during the Korean War. After his discharge, he worked as a DJ, for several stations before eventually landing in Los Angeles. In 1970, Kasem co-founded and hosted the American Top 40 franchise. He was passionate about radio and music. During the countdown he told audiences fun facts about the recording artist before the songs were played. It became his trademark.

KASEM: The police with the number one song in the land last week Every Breath You Take. It's been at the top now for 6 consecutive weeks.

TURNER: The radio personality also brought his music countdown to television, as the host of the 1980 show America's top 10 which ran for 13 years.

KASEM: And hello again, everybody. Welcome to America's top ten. TURNER: Kasem lend his distinctive voice to countless commercials and

several cartoon characters, most notably Shaggy in the cartoon Scoobydoo. He gave back to several charities and was never shy about voicing his political views.

KASEM: Peace in the Middle East must be achieved.

TURNER: His final years were not peaceful. Dementia and other health problems and extended battles between his wife and his children over his care, but with a career spanning 60 years, Casey Kasem will be remembered as one of the legendary voices of American radio.

KASEM: My name is Casey Kasem, reminding you to keep your feet on the ground and to keep reaching for the stars.

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WHITFIELD: CNN entertainment correspondent Nischelle Turner joins me now by phone. So, Nischelle, what is the family saying about his passing?

TURNER: Well, Fred, we are hearing from his elder children today, Kerri, Mike, and Julie. They did release a statement to us saying that early this father's day morning our dad, Casey Kasem, passed away surrounded by family and friends. Even though we know he's been a better place and no longer suffering, we are heartbroken. Thank you for all of your love, support, and prayers. The world will miss Casey Kasem, an incredible talent and humanitarian, we will miss our dad, with love, Kerri, Mike, and Julie. And again, that's from his elder children from his first marriage. We have not heard from his wife Jean Kasem and we have not heard from his daughter Liberty as of yet.

WHITFIELD: And so, Nischelle, you know, that this -- even though it's been such a difficult past few months and people have been watching it from afar, so many of us grew up listening to his voice, you know, that iconic, distinctive voice. What kind of reaction is coming from those in Hollywood, those who worked with him and those who just simply grew up like I did, like you did listening to him?

TURNER: Yeah. Exactly, Fred. I mean, you heard there in the piece how he did his signature signoff, keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars. And I think a lot of us remember that from our childhood in growing up and there are the stars, they are reacting. Ryan Seacrest to of course, to go for American Top 40 for Casey Kasem did react on social media today, but he also put out a statement.

And he was talking about how he grew up like so many of us listening to the radio every weekend, listening to the top 40, listening to Casey Kasem and he said, he always sat there and wished that he could be a radio DJ. And that's what he wanted to do because of Casey Kasem. So, when he took over for him, he said it was a surreal moment. And you know, even though I didn't have that experience of following on his footsteps, like you said, I remember as a young girl sitting there with my cassette tapes all in a row ready to record the countdown, you know, ready to hear my favorite song. I think so many of us did that. So, his voice was kind of footprint for a lot of our childhood and how a lot of us fell in love with music.

WHITFIELD: Right, so true. And his voices nearly as compelling and sometimes more compelling than the song.

TURNER: Yes.

WHITFIELD: Than he was describing that you were ready to play, you know, ready to listen to after he would play it. All right. Thanks so much, Nischelle Turner, appreciate that.

TURNER: Absolutely.

WHITFIELD: Turning now to the crisis in Iraq, disturbing plans today from the militant group. The Islamic state of Iraq and Syria also called ISIS, it says it has taken Iraqi soldiers prisoner and executed them. I want to warn you, the pictures that they are releasing are very disturbing. It shows people -- ISIS claims to be Iraqi forces, drafted civilians being held as prisoners in trucks and then led by men with guns to their death. CNN cannot confirm the authenticity of the pictures or the claims.

The Iraqi government, meantime, says it is fighting back. Thousands of volunteer fighters have responded to calls to protect their country. And the government claims, it's retaking key territory even with reports that ISIS is moving closer to Baghdad. We're covering the story in Iraq and, of course, in the U.S. Nic Robertson, live for us now in Baghdad. Athena Jones is live for us at the White House with reaction from Washington. Let's get started in Baghdad. Nic, what do we know about these latest moves by ISIS and where they might be heading now as a group?

NIC ROBERTSON, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Sure. I mean, the video of the still pictures that they've released of these executions that they claim -- the images do appear to be in Iraq and do appear at some of the buildings to show Iraqi-type buildings and the men that you see bunched in a truck, crowded in a truck then made to walk somewhere, their heads are forced down, then they are lying on the ground, then there is very clear execution, it's all branded ISIS, their flags in the background there. You know, this is very, very (inaudible) imagery that is only gonna fuel the sectarian nature of the fight here. But at the same time that we heard the prime minister drawing the line in the sand in a town two hours drive north of Baghdad, saying that ISIS was not going to pass that, was not going to come any further south. We've seen the government, they put out video of attack helicopters targeting buildings, they say contain ISIS. If you look carefully, you don't see any fighters around those buildings but at the same time, all of that is happening, ISIS has gotten closer to Baghdad. They took over parts of a town (inaudible) which is only a 45 minutes drive northeast of Baghdad and that was after the army there was told to collect its weapons -- government told them to collect their weapons, and evacuate their bases. So, ISIS is still on the advance and now we're beginning to see some of the brutality of their tactics here, Fredricka.

WHITFIELD: All right, Nic Robertson, thank you so much. Keep us posted at 5:00 Eastern. Today, our Michael Holmes will be talking to former Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi. You want to tune in for that.

So, the crisis in Iraq has certainly set-up as very different kind of battle in Washington over what the U.S. should do about it if anything -- Athena Jones is live for us now at the White House. So, Athena, what has been the reaction in Washington today, to this latest of -- you know, violence in Iraq, car bombing taking place in Baghdad and these new images?

ATHENA JONES, CNN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: Well, good afternoon, Fredricka. I can tell you that there's been a lot of republican criticism, generally speaking, about the overall situation in Iraq. Republicans have been blasting the president, blasting his national security team and the entire Obama administration for days. And one of the loudest voices in those criticisms has been South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham. He said today on The State of The Union, that this crisis in Iraq was as predictable as the sun rising in the east and he said I blame President Obama (inaudible) for his hands off policy in Iraq. Let's play a little bit more of what Senator Graham had to say this morning.

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SEN. LINDSEY GRAHAM (R), SOUTH CAROLINA: We were well on our way, the lack of the (inaudible) force, this stubborn-headed president we have who thinks he knows better than everybody else who withdrew troops and exposed this country to the inevitable needs to change his policies quickly. If he does, we can still save this.

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JONES: So, strong words from Senator Graham. He also said he agrees with Former Ambassador Ryan Crawford that Secretary Kerry should go to Iraq to be on the ground and show leadership on the ground and talking with Iraq's leaders. He says it's important that the U.S. not let Iran be the one to save Baghdad and that we should be having discussions with Iran to make sure that they don't use this as an opportunity. Graham wants to see American air power use, so, say yes to those U.S. Air Strikes. And he said -- what he said also late last week was that Iraqi Prime Minister al-Maliki must go. So, certainly no shortage of opinion as to what he believes the president should do, Fredricka.

WHITFIELD: OK. But what will matter most is what indeed the White House is weighing in, and what it decides to do. Athena jones, thanks so much from the White House.

All right. The Israeli Military is going house to house now looking for three teenagers who disappeared in the West Bank. Were they kidnapped by Hamas? Their parents are holding out hope for their safe return.

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RACHEL FRANKEL, MOTHER OF KIDNAPPED TEEN: We know that everybody is doing everything humanly possible to bring (inaudible) home safely as soon as possible.

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WHITFIELD: We'll take you live to Israel, next.

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WHITFIELD: Israel's military has detained some 80 Palestinians as part of an intense effort to find three teenagers. They disappeared late last week in the West Bank. The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is now accusing Hamas of kidnapping the teens. The mother of one of the missing boys is speaking out. Our Ben Wedeman is West Bank with details.

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FRANKEL: (Inaudible) we'll all be able to celebrate their return safely.

BEN WEDEMAN, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: hopeful words today from Rachel Frankel. The mother of one of the three Israeli teenagers abducted Thursday night in the West Bank. Her son Naftali, reportedly also holds U.S. citizenship.

FRANKEL: We wanted to express the utmost thanks and all the support, and all the work everybody is doing and the security forces, the American embassy in Tel Aviv is very supportive and we just feel waves and waves of prayers and support and positive energy in this direction.

WEDEMAN: The teens were coming home from their school when they went missing. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says it's the work of Hamas warning of serious consequences if the boys are not returned safely.

BENJAMIN NETANYAHU, ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER: And this attack should surprise no one. Because Hamas makes no secret of its agenda, Hamas has committed to the destruction of Israel and to carrying out terrorist attacks against Israeli civilians including children.

WEDEMAN: Neither Hamas nor any other credible organization has made any public claim of responsibility. Today, the Israeli army continues to search for any clues on the whereabouts of the missing teens, more than 100 Palestinians have also been detained by Israeli soldiers. The search effort is being coordinated with Palestinian police. The kidnappings continue to test the already contentious relationship between the Israeli government and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas who recently formed the new government of unity which includes the support of Hamas.

NETANYAHU: Instead of abiding by this international obligation, to disarm Hamas. President Abbas has chosen to make Hamas his partner. Israel holds the Palestinian authority and President Abbas responsible for any attacks against Israel that emanate from Palestinian- controlled territory.

WEDEMAN: For the parents of the missing, they just want to see their sons come home. FRANKEL: We trust that Eyal, and Gil-Ad, and Naftali will be with us

here and we'll hug them soon.

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WHITFIELD: Our Ben Wedeman joining us live now. I understand, Ben, you're in the area where the boys disappeared after they went hitchhiking. Explain to us where you are.

WEDEMAN: OK. This is the Gush Etzion Junction which is just up the street from where the police believe these three boys were abducted at about between 10:00 and 10:30 p.m. on Thursday night. And just south of here is where really this search is most intense. Now, just in the last few minutes we've noticed the military here has really sort of kicked into action. They are afraid that there's been some shootings into the area. So, we've seen a lot of the vehicles deployed around here, the soldiers seem to be pretty tense. We are expecting more operations, more search operations in the Palestinian towns and cities to the south of here in the coming hours. Fredricka.

WHITFIELD: And, Ben, the prime minister, as you said in your piece, is pretty certain that Hamas had something to do with this but what kind of response is coming from Hamas or even the Palestinian authority.

WEDEMAN: Well we did hear from one spokesman of Hamas and Gaza who characterize the prime ministers claims as in his words, stupid. Now, as far as the Palestinian authority in Romula goes, they have protested what they feel is collective punishment against the Palestinians in this part of the West Bank. But we also know that there is in fact coordination going on between the Israeli military and the Palestinian police as well. Not necessarily cooperation in terms of working together but they're in contact with one another and they are sharing information. Fredricka.

WHITFIELD: All right, Ben Wedeman, thank you so much. Keep us posted. We'll have more on this story straight ahead. I'll talk with the Former Israeli Ambassador to the United States Michael Oren.

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WHITFIELD: The U.S. State Department today strongly condemned the kidnapping of three Israeli teenagers and demanded their immediate release. U.s. Secretary Of State John Kerry called it a quote, despicable terrorist act, end quote. Two of the boys are 16 years old, the other is 19. They went missing after late last week while hitchhiking home from school in a Jewish sediment in the West Bank. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is accusing Hamas at kidnapping the teens.

Michael Oren is a former Israeli ambassador to the United States. He's joining us from Tel Aviv. Good to see you, Mr. Ambassador. So, are you convinced that Hamas is behind this?

MICHAEL OREN, FORMER ISRAELI AMBASSADOR TO TE US: Good evening, Fredricka. Israeli intelligent sources is military have come out and said that Hamas activists are responsible for the kidnapping. The prime minister's really reflecting one, he's been told by his security advisor. So, yes.

WHITFIELD: And so, is it your feeling that the Palestinian authority might be able to have some leverage with Hamas by the urging of the prime minister?

OREN: Well, if they had leverage, they are gonna try to use it because right now the Palestinian authority is in a difficult position. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas had declared a national unity government with Abba s several weeks ago. He portrayed it as a great accomplishment for the Palestinians, but now he sees that there's also a price that comes along with it. Hamas, a terrorist organization, recognized as a terrorist organization by the United States and by most of the international community has wings that are still actively engaged in terror. And if it is indeed true that the Hamas organization, not just its activists, were in some way involved in this kidnapping, it will be very difficult for Mr. Abbas.

WHITFIELD: So, one of the three teenage boys has U.S. citizenship. Does that in any way provoke the U.S. to get involved in the search for these young boys?

OREN: Well, Naftaly Frenkel indeed is a citizen of the United States. And there was a certain amount of disappointment and even anger here, Fredricka, over the initial reaction of the Obama administration to the kidnapping. Three days ago the initial reaction given by the assistant spokes person at the state department was concern for the fate of the three Israeli young people who presumably were kidnapped at the time but no explicit condemnation, certainly no explicit condemnation of Hamas because the Obama administration had very quickly recognized the national unity government between Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas.

And that put the administration in a very uncomfortable position. There was one prominent Israeli minister from the right wing who came out and accused the White House of abetting terror for not coming out more explicitly and condemning the action. Only tonight, three days after the kidnapping, did Secretary Of State Kerry come out and completely condemn the action, condemn the terrorists.

WHITFIELD: But you think it should be taken a step further?

OREN: Seek return hopefully peacefully.

WHITFIELD: It's your feeling that the U.S. should do more.

OREN: It's just a step further. Pardon me?

WHITFIELD: It's your feeling the U.S. should do more than present this lip service condemn this terrorist activity?

OREN: I think the Israeli public was very disturbed by the rather lukewarm initial reaction of Washington to the kidnapping. Truth be told, it wasn't a big issue in the United States. It didn't make the front page of the newspapers until today. Certainly the situation in Iraq eclipsed this issue, but I think now the administration has taken effort to take a major step to come out and condemn this in a way that will speak to the Israeli public and relieve some of that anger.

WHITFIELD: Ambassador Michael Oren, thanks so much. Coming up, he was the second most powerful congressman in the country but Majority Leader Eric Cantor was defeated in a republican primary by a Tea Party challenger. For the first time, he's telling us what happened and what's next for him and his party.

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WHITFIELD: All right, bottom of the hour now. Welcome back. I'm Fredricka Whitfield. Here are some of the stories that are making headlines right now.

Radio and television icon, Casey Kasem has died at the age of 82. A memorial service has been planned for Friday. Kasem was suffering from dementia. Last week, a judge gave his daughter the authority to have doctors end his infusions of water, food, and medicine. To many, Kasem was the world's best known radio host. He counted down the American Top 40 hits each week for nearly four decades.

A militant group in Iraq appears to be getting closer to Baghdad, a city they threaten to storm. Today, there are reports of clashes between Iraqi forces and gunmen believed to be with ISIS near the city of Baquba. That's just 40 miles from Baghdad. According to a Saudi intelligence source, ISIS wants to get near the Baghdad airport and the northern suburbs.

A two-star army general has been appointed to investigate how and why Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl left his base in Afghanistan. Bergdahl was freed two weeks ago after being held nearly five years by the Taliban. A senior defense official declined to name the general before a formal announcement is made, but said he would begin working on the case this week.

And lots of people stood in line. I mean, big lines to meet Hillary Clinton during a book signing at a Costco in Northern Virginia. And one of the folks in the crowd just happened to be U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. She was just shopping at Costco when she found out that Clinton was there signing her new book "Hard Choices."

More pivotal shifts in American politics this week. On Thursday, House Republicans are scheduled to choose their next majority leader. The winner will replace, the number two man, Congressman Eric Cantor. Cantor was defeated in a stunning upset last Tuesday in a Republican primary in Virginia's 7th district by a Tea Party inspired challenger, college professor, Dave Brat.

This morning on "STATE OF THE UNION," Dana Bash spoke to the outgoing majority leader.

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DANA BASH, CNN CHIEF CONGRESSIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Are you going to vote for David Brat?

REPRESENTATIVE ERIC CANTOR (R), HOUSE MAJORITY LEADER: Listen, I want a Republican to hold this seat, of course. Of course. This is about making sure that we have a strong Republican majority in the House. I'm hopeful we'll take it in the Senate as well. Very optimistic about that.

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WHITFIELD: Let's bring in CNN's senior political analyst, Ron Brownstein, in Los Angeles. He's also the editorial director of "The National Journal."

Good to see. So what is at the root of this defeat? Was it Eric Cantor taking too much for granted or is there a bigger message here in his defeat?

RON BROWNSTEIN, CNN SENIOR POLITICAL ANALYST: It's a little bit of both. I think the causes of the defeat are largely local and they have to do with a variety of factors, including as a member of the leadership Cantor inevitably spending less time focusing on the district, but the effect I think is going to be national and what it's going to do is reinforce the concern of House Republicans.

Many of whom are in very safe Republican-leaning districts. That they have more to fear from a primary challenge rooted in the idea that they are compromising too much in a general election challenge, rooted in the idea that they are compromising too little. It makes for a more polarized Washington and also a bigger split between the congressional and presidential wing of the Republican Party.

WHITFIELD: All right, let's shift gears now. Let's talk about the crisis in Iraq and what the White House is trying to tackle here. It really is in a no-win situation, is it not? If the White House does nothing with Iraq then there may be more chaos. If the White House engages, then this president risks, you know, taking sides with the Shia-led government and perhaps even Iran. So what is this president weighs overall?

BROWNSTEIN: Well, I think, you know, as you point out, I mean, you're looking at a pair of really incompatible absolutes that are shaping this debate. On the one hand, I think there is no appetite anywhere in the American political system for the reintroduction of American combat forces into Iraq to help stabilize the situation.

On the other hand, I think it is very difficult for us to imagine a radical Jihadist and Sunni movement consolidating its control over a large amount of territory in Iraq, which would potentially allow it to create the kind of basis that al Qaeda had in Afghanistan that participated the invasion there after 9/11 over a decade ago.

When you kind of put those things together, it pushes you in the direction of imagining that if the Maliki government cannot hold the line, there will be increasing pressure on the U.S. to provide air support, but even that will be difficult without big reforms in that government.

WHITFIELD: That's right. All right, it is a mess no matter, which way you look at it. That's for sure. Ron Brownstein, thank you. Always good to see you. BROWNSTEIN: Thank you.

WHITFIELD: If a billion dollar lawsuit wasn't enough now, Donald Sterling has hired private investigators to dig up some dirt on the NBA. Find out what he's after exactly.

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WHITFIELD: Well, L.A. Clippers co-owner, Donald Sterling, said recently that the NBA has a history of discriminatory practices and then called the league, quote, "a band of hypocrites and bullies," he meant it. Now Sterling is reaching into his wallet to dig up dirt on the NBA. A source tells CNN that Sterling has hired several firms to investigate the NBA's 29 other owners and former and current commissioners.

He will give each firm a budget of $50,000 and 30 days to finish an investigation. I want to talk to my legal ladies about this new development. Mo Ivory is an attorney and radio personality and Judge Glenda Hatchett is, of course, the star of the "Judge Hatchett" TV court series.

Judge Hatchett, the private investigators will look into discrimination cases. They'll look at a host of things.

GLENDA HATCHETT, HOST, "JUDGE HATCHETT": They will.

WHITFIELD: But you have Donald Sterling saying essentially I'm launching this investigation because I'm already sending the message out there that I'm not alone.

HATCHETT: I'm not the only one. I'll tell you, first of all, he's got six different components doing this at $50,000 apiece. I find that interesting, $50,000 in this kind of an investigation is not a lot of money.

WHITFIELD: No.

HATCHETT: No. It really isn't because they are going to be looking at all of the finances and franchises. I mean, each and every one of the franchises in the NBA.

WHITFIELD: But they need cooperation on the other side to give up information.

HATCHETT: And legally they don't have to do it.

WHITFIELD: So it's a matter of cooperation?

HATCHETT: It's a matter of saying and dropping some dirt and dropping a dime. That's what it is going to come down to.

MO IVORY, ATTORNEY: And if someone goes back to him and says I need more money because I think I found something, I think Donald Sterling will give them more money. We're not stuck on the $50,000. He wants information, if it's out there. WHITFIELD: Is it your view, Mo, that he's doing this because he feels like he's going to have the goods, you know, that he knows that there are -- whether it's past commissioners or other team owners who are guilty of the same kind of behaviour or is it simply a distraction, a way in which to drag this out?

IVORY: I think it's both. I do think -- think about the NBA owners and the little club that it is and the kind of conversations that they've had over the years. He's been an owner for a very long time. I'm sure he's heard some stuff in those years and then he's thinking to himself, OK, I got caught, but what about everybody else that didn't get caught?

WHITFIELD: And there were number of owners who were quiet on where do we go from here.

HATCHETT: I think it's an intimidation factor. I really do.

WHITFIELD: He was actually very vocal about this.

IVORY: Very vocal. I think the intimidation factor, because the owners are going to be like, my goodness, what has been said, what are people going to say about me?

WHITFIELD: Sure.

HATCHETT: And at the end of the day, Sterling also gave that interview to CNN, to Anderson Cooper. He made some very, very poignant points.

IVORY: He did. I think he's trying to say, I know other people have done the same thing that I did, but now I got caught and I'm going to let everybody else get caught and see the way NBA would be able to handle it. Can you just imagine what a problem this is going to be for the NBA if one, just one other owner is caught on tape saying racially charged or homophobic or anything like that.

WHITFIELD: If there's a timetable that they are trying to adhere to, sterling says I want this done by this date and that date. I can't imagine that the NBA is going to wait for Donald Sterling's investigation to --

IVORY: He could disrupt the timeline, though.

HATCHETT: I think what is going to happen.

WHITFIELD: Even without any kind of court involvement? This is something he's doing on the side.

HATCHETT: I don't think this is ultimately going to have any bearing on the sale of this franchise. I think what he's doing now, I think he's just throwing dirt and mud to say, OK, listen, if it happens to me, it's going to happen to other people.

WHITFIELD: Does that increase his chances of keeping the team?

HATCHETT: I think --

WHITFIELD: Removing the fine?

HATCHETT: Listen, I think it depends on what they find. If his investigators, just imagine in the next week they come up with another tape on another owner, I think it's going to have a huge impact on what happens with him and the future of the NBA.

WHITFIELD: And they haven't even mentioned Shelly Sterling anD where she is in all of this or her role.

IVORY: I think that even if there's something later, that's going to have to be dealt with. I think there is going to have to be a sell of this team just because of the way this thing is going down and, remember, Shelly --

WHITFIELD: Before the next season begins?

HATCHETT: Absolutely. And Shelly has indemnified the NBA against any lawsuit including Donald Sterling coming in and --

WHITFIELD: What do you mean?

IVORY: But that's after -- so she has --

HATCHETT: She has to have the right to sell.

IVORY: Right. And she's saying that he has been considered legally incompetent by physicians so that she's able to make decisions on his behalf, but he's also fighting that. If he fights that and prevails --

WHITFIELD: He's undermining the whole claim of incompetence.

IVORY: Absolutely. If he prevails in that, she cannot make decisions for him and she cannot sell the team off for him.

HATCHETT: Well, but, the magical piece is that the owners can still vote.

WHITFIELD: That's true.

HATCHETT: The owners can still vote, Fred and Mo, and all they have to do --

WHITFIELD: And that's enough because it's a league, it's a franchise.

HATCHETT: It's a league. Their bylaws -- I have read this clearly. They have the right. All they have to do is get two-thirds of the vote to come in and they can remove him as owner of the team.

IVORY: Unless three other owners have found to have inflammatory things.

WHITFIELD: We need a whole half hour to talk about this.

IVORY: Yes, we do. Whew.

WHITFIELD: All right, thanks so much, Mo, Judge, good to see you both. We've learned a lot. I've learned a lot. Thank you.

Still to come, Team USA will finally play its World Cup tomorrow. Talk about learning a lot, I'm learning a lot about football, soccer through this whole thing. Can the U.S. win? We'll have a preview from Brazil.

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WHITFIELD: At the World Cup, a big upset and big goal highlighted last night's matches. Let's start with this shocker, Costa Rica fell behind 1-0 behind Uruguay. Mario Bellatelli gave Italy the 2-1 win. Lara Baldesarra is in Brazil covering the World Cup for us. So Lara, let's talk the U.S. versus Ghana. That's coming up on Monday. It's a huge upset by Costa Rica last night. Does that mean there is now an opening? There's hope?

LARA BALDESARRA, CNN SPORTS: Hi, Fredricka. Yes, you know, anything can happen in the 90 minutes of soccer. That's a good sign for the USA when they play Ghana. They are the underdogs in the World Cup opener. It could be something that goes their way if that's what happens. But I have to tell you this, this is the ultimate match for the USA.

The last two World Cups, they have been -- they have lost to Ghana, the USA, that is, and in 2010, the last World Cup, they were knocked out of the World Cup by Ghana. There is a lot on the line here and a lot of those guys certainly want a little redemption when they meet on Monday.

WHITFIELD: So Team USA's coach actually said out loud that it's not realistic to win the World Cup. Trying to take some pressure off the players or is he saying, I'm a realist, let's call it like I see it?

BALDESARRA: I don't think it's mind games whatsoever. It's honesty and we're not used to seeing this honesty especially when it comes to the American sports team. It's true. The USA doesn't have that great of a chance to win the World Cup. In fact, the odds are at 100 to 1. That being said, they are going into every single game expecting to win. That's what professional soccer player do.

He knows tomorrow they are going to face Ghana and expects the USA to win. It's going to be really interesting to see if they are able to manage that. We have to remember that this team is made up of 16 guys who have no World Cup experience. And sometimes that experience can be the biggest day in soccer, which is the World Cup. I think it's going to be very, very interesting. And whenever there's redemption involved in a match, they are going to try extra hard.

WHITFIELD: All right, lots of excitement there in Brazil. Lara Baldesarra, thanks so much and enjoy the game tomorrow night, you lucky dog. You'll be in there.

BALDESARRA: I will. WHITFIELD: All right, take care.

And it was total dominance by the San Antonio Spurs over the Miami Heat in games 3 and 4 of the NBA finals. San Antonio swept the two games in Miami by a total of 40 points to take a 3-1 series lead and tonight, the Spurs can close out their fifth NBA championship with the game five win at home.

From the World Cup frenzy to orange overload, a major buzz over season 2 of the hit TV show "Orange Is the New Black." Some of you binge watching healthy?

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UNIDENTIFIED ANNOUNCER: The roar of the crowd is gone, but this is 2013 Wimbledon champion, Andy Murray's hometown. The courts where Andy learned to play are filled with children competing in their first tournament, the Judy Murray Cup. Judy is Andy's mom.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I've always been about creating opportunities for kids and this event that we have here is just a perfect little starter tournament. And this is where it got started. Hopefully it will inspire a whole lot more kids to try tennis and certainly in the local area to get more people to join our local club.

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WHITFIELD: Iraq claims its fighting back against militants spreading violence across the country. But is it working? We're live in Iraq next with the latest on this dire situation.

Time now for the "Science Behind" basically we look at the why behind the what and this might be you. People clearing out their schedules and staying up into the wee hours to get their fill of season two of the Netflix hit "Orange Is In The New Black," but is binge watching healthy for you and why do so many of you do it? CNN's Alexandra Field takes a look.

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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Hours and hours.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Six, seven hour days.

ALEXANDRA FIELD, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Face it, we've all done it.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You should be proud of it.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I'm not proud of it.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You should be proud of binging.

FIELD: I did it once. Thirteen hours of "Orange is the New Black." And I'm not alone.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Once upon a time, the killing.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: "Walking Dead," "Arrested Development."

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I binge watch most television shows.

FIELD: Netflix found a recipe for success with the original series "Orange is the New Black" and "House of Cards" giving people what they want all at once, an entire season's worth.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Now I'm only three feet away.

FIELD: There are some hard core viewers who will absolutely devour the show in the first 13 hours and then a bigger number in the first 24 and then an even bigger number in the next 48.

FIELD: It's easy to get sucked in.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You want to cook crystal meth?

FIELD: But is binging the best way to watch the best television? A "New York" magazine piece argues against episode binging, urging us to take a stand against it for our own sake, research and psychologist and author, Sonia Lvubomirsky.

SONJA LVUBOMIRSKY, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA: Research suggests that the anticipation period is really pleasurable and if you take the anticipation and the kind of looking forward time out of the equation, then you won't actually generate as much happiness.

FIELD: That's the science behind it and, yes, it makes some sense.

LVUBOMIRSKY: If you interrupt a positive experience, you actually get more pleasure from it than if you don't interrupt it.

BRIAN STELTER, CNN SENIOR MEDIA CORRESPONDENT: There's something said to be slowing down, letting the episode sink in and then processing it and letting yourself sleep.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It's addicting, I guess.

FIELD: Alexandra Field, CNN, New York.

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WHITFIELD: We have much more straight ahead in the NEWSROOM, and it all starts right now.