and democrats have called on shinseki to resign. that number is expected to grow. karen travers, abc news, washington. well, the government has just announced tougher rules on tanning beds used by millions of americans. the fda says sun lamps must carry black box warnings cautioning anyone under 18 not to use them. officials stopped short of banning their use by minors. experts say using an indoor tanning salon, even once, increases the risk of melanoma by 59%. we start with hockey. the new york rangers will play for the stanley cup for the first time in 20 years. the rangers will play either the l.a. kings or the chicago blackhawks. they play game six in their series tonight in l.a. l.a. leads three games to two. the san antonio spurs are a game from the nba finals. they destroyed the oklahoma city thunder last night. tim duncan poured in 22.
does the president right now have confidence in secretary shinseki? yes or no. it s a simple yes or no question. you told us last week he had confidence. does he have confidence now? still confident? no answer. but secretary shinseki is digging in. in a closed door meeting with veterans groups he vowed to fix the mess. as one veteran s leader at the meeting told abc news he made it clear he won t quit. at the end of the day, he s used to being shot at and blown up. this probably doesn t distract him much. reporter: jonathan karl, abc news, the white house. now to a developing story we have been following overnight. there s a deal on the table for former microsoft ceo steve ballmer to buy the clippers for $2 billion. shelly sterling had been pushing to sell the team before the nba s owner s meeting next week but there is one major hurdle. donald sterling has to approve the deal and he has vowed to never sell the team. a bit of intrigue at the white house. first, people magaz
their relationship is complicated to say the least. still married but we re estranged. we have more of a business arrangement in our relationship than we have of a love relationship. reporter: the sterling family trust reached an agreement with ballmer for his $2 billion offer. next it goes straight to the nba for final approval. john and diana. mary, thank you. amazing. oh, yeah. magic johnson tweeting out already steve ballmer owning the clippers is a win for the city of l.a. and those who live in the city of angels. obviously, someone is happy about that. i m happy for the players, i m happy for the fans. good for them. hopefully it comes through. yeah. moving on to this now. the embattled head of the v.a. meets with homeless veterans amid calls for his resignation. during the meeting, eric shinseki is expected to outline his plan for fixing the hospitals. he met with veterans of afghanistan and iran.
does the president right now have confidence in secretary shinseki? it is simple yes or no question. you told us last week he had confidence. does he have confidence now? still confident? no answer. but secretary shinseki is digging in. in a closed door meeting with veterans groups he vowed to fix the mess. as one veteran s leader at the meeting told abc news he made it clear he won t quit. at the end of the day, he s used to being shot at and blown up. this probably doesn t distract him much. reporter: jonathan karl, abc news, the white house. now to a developing story we have been following overnight. there s a deal on the table for former microsoft ceo steve ballmer to buy the clippers for $2 billion. shelly sterling had been pushing to sell the team before the nba s owner s meeting next week but there is one major hurdle. donald sterling has to approve the deal and he has vowed to never sell the team. a bit of intrigue at the white house. first, people magazine tweeted
allegedly made by a teamowner. donald sterling the owner of the los angeles clipper s team has not admitted that it s his voice on a phone call recorded by his girlfriend. but the call has ignited outrage aconsiders t the nba. i have nothing more to say. he happens to be black and i m sorry. i think it s nice that you admire him. i have known him well and he should be admired. i m just saying that it s too bad you can t admire him privately and during your entire live, your whole life admire him, feed him, i don t care. even do anything but don t put him on this event so the world has to see so he has to call me and don t bring him to my games, okay. cnn s paul mercanam is