live in washington, justin gray, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. thank you, justin. >>> new details about controversy los angeles clippers' owner donald sterling who is banned for life from the nba because of racist comments he made. now tmz is reporting that sterling has been in talks with several lawsuits to represent him against the lawsuit against the nba. one of the lawsuit he talked to defended paula deen in her case about racism in one of her restaurants. >>> people living in alameda county could be paying much more for their water in the coming months. the alameda county water district tonight is set to consider creating a drought surcharge that could effect 331,000 customers living in fremont, union city and newark. the heavy water users could see an increase on their water bill as high as 18%. water ravening is in effect across the district. they say the conservation effort is reducing income. it's needed to offset $11 billion shortfall. >> there's only so much we can do to hit gate during a drought when you have a fixed cost business mode

justin gray is live in washington. federal regulators are looking into the deal? >> reporter: the fcc will have the final say. they will decide if the deal is fair. this is the second big-time merger in just the past couple of months. comcast announced their deal to buy time warmer. that's still not approved. fewer companies and less competition will lead to higher prices for scmrs. at&t says it will be able to offer you more options in different bundles including services from your phone to your tv. the consumer advocates are not buying it. [no audio] >> reporter: that consumer advocate saying that there's no reason to expect these bills to go anywhere but up. at&t would disagree. they expect the deal to close within the next 12 months. it has to get the fcc approval. i expect a lot of questions and scrutiny from the fcc with both this deal and the comcast merger. justin gray, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> daly city police are asking for the public's help to identify a man suspected of stealing packages off a porch. police tweeted out these surveillance pictures of th

justin gray is live in washington where the president is promising action. justin? reporter: yeah, president obama vowed that employees who engaged in misconduct will be punished. >> so today, i want to -- every veteran to know we're gonna fix whatever is wrong. >> reporter: a promise from president obama to the nation's veterans. the department of veterans affairs under fire for alleged mismanagement at hospitals across the country. >> do you stand with our veterans or do you stand with a bureaucratic entrenched failing system? >> reporter: what started with questions of alleged fraudulent recordkeeping including secret lists that covered up waiting times at a phoenix hospital has spread. now 26 v.a. facilities are under investigation by the inspector general. >> if these allegations prove to be true, it's dishonorable, it's disgraceful and i will not tolerate it, period. >> reporter: president obama called v.a. secretary eric shinseki to the white house to discuss the crisis. many in congress and even the american legion have demanded that shinseki be fired. so fa

justin gray reports on the major commitment made by the nfl, the ncaa and others. >> the president of the united states president obama. >> reporter: a week before high school graduation she is introducing the president at the white house. she is here because of something that happened on the soccer field. >> i knew i had a headache. i had a game the next day. first mistake. i shook it off and kept playing. >> she had to turn down an offer to play division 1 soccer after 5 concussion left her with physical problems. >> my doctor told me earlier this year he thought of with holding me back. >> reporter: president obama called for the summit at the white house so other teens won't have to make the difficult choice she did. >> we have to change a culture that says suck it up. >> reporter: the president committed to mew money for research to bet -- research to better understand concussions. the doctors gathered here, specialists and brain injuries, saying parents shouldn't avoid sports but should be better educated about concussions. young people make 250,000 emergency room visits because