5 Things to Know This Morning

May 30, 2014— -- Your look at the five biggest and most buzz-worthy stories of the morning.

1. ‘Reading Rainbow’ Returning

If there's one thing the already successful Kickstarter campaign to bring "Reading Rainbow" back to the screen has proved, it's that fandom of educational TV shows runs deep. Less than a day after launching the campaign to reboot "Reading Rainbow" as a web series, host LeVar Burton had already raised more than $1.7 million, easily surpassing his $1 million goal.

"I am overwhelmed. Thank you so much," the "Star Trek: Next Generation" star said in a video thanking the 30,000-plus donors just after reaching the $1 million mark Wednesday. "This is going to enable us to do a lot of good. ... We are literally changing the world, one children's book at a time."

2. Ballmer, Sterling trust strike $2B deal

Shelly Sterling announced late Thursday night that she has signed an agreement to sell the Los Angeles Clippers to former Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer for $2 billion. A source close to the situation told ESPN's Ramona Shelburne that Sterling and Ballmer signed the final papers of the sale shortly before midnight Thursday at the offices of her Los Angeles-based attorneys. Sterling announced that she was acting under her authority as the sole trustee of the Sterling family trust, which owns the Clippers.

3. Bret Michaels Rushed Off Concert Stage Due to Medical Emergency

Rocker Bret Michaels was rushed off stage during a Thursday concert due to a medical emergency. Michaels left the stage after performing three songs during his show at the Palace Theatre in Manchester, New Hampshire. Pete Evick, Michaels’ friend and guitarist, said Michaels was being evaluated by paramedics.

“I’ve never seen a look like the one on his face as if I was a complete stranger,” Evick wrote. “One of the crew returned instantly to notify me that Bret’s blood sugar was extremely low.”

4. Co-Champs Crowned in Scripps Spelling Bee

Two boys were crowned the champions of the 87th Scripps National Spelling Bee. It's the first time there's been co-winners since 1962. Ansun Sujoe, 13, of Fort Worth, Texas, and Sriram Hathwar, 14, of Painted Post, N.Y., each took home the $30,000 prize in a tense final round where they ran through the entire 25-word spelling list without making a mistake. Sujoe spelled the word F-E-U-I-L-L-E-T-O-N to win. It's a section of a European newspaper meant to entertain the general reader.

5. Laverne Cox Endured Bullying, Shame on the Road to Success

Life was not easy growing up in Mobile, Alabama, for "Orange Is the New Black" star Laverne Cox. The transgender star spoke with Time magazine for its cover story “The Transgender Tipping Point.”

Cox said from a very young age, she wanted to dance and be creative.

"I begged my mother to put me into dance classes and finally, in third grade, she did. Tap and jazz but not ballet. She thought ballet was too gay. ... Throughout all of that, I was very feminine and I was really bullied, majorly bullied," she said. "I was also taunted at school. I was called names. I was made fun of."