alex savage is at a health clinic in san francisco but we begin with allison burns in washington, dc who has been outside the court all morning. >> reporter: i've received an e-mail about from just about every democrat celebrating the supreme court ruling, the 5-4 decision means the heart of president obama's health reform law survives. it was like a circus outside the court ahead of the ruling. belly dancers, musicians and activists for and against the law. ♪ hey, hey, uh-huh, obamacare gotta go♪ >> reporter: another dramatic show inside as john roberts seemed to surprise everyone by joining four more liberal justices to save president obama's health care law. roberts agreed congress can require americans to get health insurance under its taxing authority, upholding the individual mandate. president obama said the court delivered a victory for the american people. >> in doing so they have reaffirmed a fundamental principle, that here in america in the wealthiest nation on earth, no illness or accident should lead to any family's financial ruin. >> reporter: the ruling is a battle cr

allison burns is there in the middle of the excitement of it all. what is the feeling out there right now, alison? >> reporter: dave, the speech is on the steps of the core building are continuing. as you've been discussing, they decided to uphold most of the block. a fight about it most from the supreme court across the street to the united states capitol building. within an hour of the ruling this morning, house republicans said they were going to schedule a vote for the week after the fourth of july break to repeal the health reform law. of course, democrats in the white house are going to be in the way. there was a loud reaction closer to the court on the steps. supporters of the law are overjoyed. chief justice john roberts ended up being the decider this morning. he joined with four of the more liberal justices to uphold a mandate that every american get health insurance or pay a penalty. he called that penalty attacks. critics of the law are serious. here is what -- >> that was allison burns outside the u.s. supreme court. we have a tactical

. >>> k tv u's allison burns is on with what is on the line, allison? >> reporter: even though this is a monumental case, there are no leaks on how they will decide on president barack obama's health reform law. it is the biggest case of the term and the court is deciding whether it is constitutional to require that most americans carry health insurance or pay a penalty. they are preparing for another fight in congress or whether it is struck down. >> it is going to be a real problem for america's families. we have 50 million people who are uninsured. costs will continue to escalate. >> another battle will be the best possible outcome. >> well we go back to the drawing board and we have a renewed fight over how we handle the healthcare bill. >> my next update will be in about an hour, allison burns, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> most people support president barack obama even though they are against the healthcare overhaul but 82% favor banning insurance companies from keeping them and they are allowing children to stay on their parents insurances unt

allison burns is in our washington d.c. newsroom with a debate that is really on fire in washington, allison? >> reporter: the fear is dave the court gave the green light for racial profiling and they left in place a provision that requires local police check the immigration status of anybody they detain. they say the checks are needed. >> i am not going to violate any constitutional rights. i have dedicated deputies who know what they are doing. >> reporter: and one presidential candidate, mitt romney, calling on him to denounce it, more on the presidential race and the wait for the healthcare ruling in about an hour. allison burns ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> and struck down in prison without the possibility of parole for juveniles. 28 states have such laws but california does not. it limits corporate campaign spending and they declared it unconstitutional. that reaffirms the 2010 decision which allows unions to spend as much money as they want for fundraising. after attending a fund raiser in boston, they are determine

. >>> with just a few left, congress has a deal in the works but as allison burns reports there is still something standing in the way, allison? >> once again, congress is taking it down to the wire. if the house and senate don't act, new subsidized works will double. 7.5million students will be affected. but late yesterday, they had a deal to keep the current loan rates for a year. they will keep it while -- they will keep it that this way until they announce it. >> reporter: republicans have accused the president of over politicizing the debate by traveling to college campuses talking about it and now the question is will house speaker john boehner sign off on it, we will have more on that on my neck update, reporting live allison burns ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> a couple from southern california has been detained after adopting four children there. the couple adopted the children on june 14th but were detaped on monday. they are looking into -- tee i don'ted on -- detained on monday. they are looking into the fact that they are accusing the couple of child trafficking. >> he say

. >>> and unless congress takes action to stop it from happening, allison burns has reports of a last minute deal, allison? >> reporter: dave house speaker john boehner says they have an agreement for 7.5 million students will double beginning this weekend but under the deal the rates will stay at 3.4% for another year. democrats are crediting president barack obama. >> he has been working with leaders in congress to ensure students will not pay the extra thousand dollars. >> reporter: president barack obama visited college campuses urging congress to act, but lawmakers have been divided over how to pay for it and republicans have accused him of over politicizing the debate. house leaders are meeting about it this morning. allison burns, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> well another strange turn in the case of sheriff ross mirkarimi. sheriff ross mirkarimi's wife is ready to fly back here from venezuela to testify in person at her husband misconduct hearing but only if they pay for her plane tickets. eliana lopez wants san francisco to pick up the tab for a round trip air ticket which

allison burns is outside the supreme court right now and is here to tell us about some of the possible outcomes, allison? >> reporter: dave from the white house to the capital there are a lot of anxious people out here this morning and we are out here lined up in an area between the capital meeting. a few dozen people spend the night outside to find out what is going on because it will change the way americans get healthcare and it is a huge test to say how much he federal government has a say in our everyday lives. that is what has them so riled up. >> we are hoping they will overturn the mandate at least and we will be satisfied to see the mandate overthrown because that will ruin the whole thing. >> reporter: supporters of the law like barbara lee says it is a life line for americans of people. >> we will have millions of people once again hanging out there with no hope for health insurance. >> we will have more in my next update, reporting live, allison burns, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> and they are demanding answers because of accused abuse and inflated enrollment numbers. s

allison burns has the very latest scandal at the administrations services. >> reporter: dave, we haven covering employees having big parties and getting gifts and now we are finding out they are getting cash. they revealed the gsa put out $1.1 million bonuses to employees who have been under federal investigation for wrongdoing or misconduct. they have no policy to ensure they don't get bonuses and one person behind that las vegas bash got $9,000 even after his supervisor found out about the big spending at the conference. the agency had a problem particularly among senior managers that awarded bad judgment. we will have more in my next update, allison burns ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> last night president barack obama was joined by former president bill clinton at a democratic fundraiser and they were here at the hotel where they is said it would be terrible if mitt romney was elected president. >> i don't think it is important to reelect the president, i think it is essential if we want this country to have the kind of future that our children and grandchildren deserve. >> bon

at son burns reports house speaker john boehner is now taking the lead in this, allison?: the speaker is preparing to bring contempt charges against attorney eric holder to a full house vote as early as next week. the oversight committee voted a long lines for failure to provide documents in the fast and furious gun running operation. they say the vote was unwarned -- warranted to protect the documents. they went on and questioned the president's role. >> something must stink to high him develop for the administration to be willing to walk into this. it is the last minute of a controversial, cover up. we found out it will be up to the justice department whether to process him. allison burns ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> meantime the family of an immigration company, he was gunned down in february 20th 11 by -- february 2011 by suspected cartel members. it was similar to the fast and furious operation. >>> a family of a man found beaten to death outside his home is planning on suing the city. according to the wrong death long saw suit, he was found dead a short time lat

reporting live allison burns ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> they are pulling a new hospital in sanfrancisco which will be renegotiated. members of the city's bored of supervisor are considering a clause and they say they could get out of its promise to manage the hospital long-term. there will be a new hearing july 19th. >>> police are investigating two separate shootings. three people were wounded on 90s avenue and better much street -- porch street. it is still not clear what led to that gunfire. >>> also they rushed to the scene of another shooting just two hours earlier. they had an and parent exchange and we have no word on their condition, but the two shootings don't appear to be connected. >>> a visitor noticed the vandalism and reported it. it has also been spotted a few areas and the park will close because of budget cuts. >>> it closes a $15.07 budget deficit and tax hikes will temporarily increase sales tax by a quarter% and raise taxes on those who make more than $250,000 a year. they will raise it by 14% from k through 12 and community colleges if his plan passes. the

allison burns ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> they had classified information about top secret information and there have been several leaks to the media for example president barack obama ordering attacks to the nuclear program. senator john mccain said they purposefully leaked the information to portray him as a hero. he wants to find the source of the lesion and right now they are best known for telling people who they are. they will use that same application to recommend shopping and bars and restaurants to users and they are expected to begin service today. >> back to sal, any problems to talk about, sal? >> not really, we have had some problems but they are on the shoulder and they have not cal caused any big delays. this time of morning, we have a document couple of rapes there and you can see it cool offed off by 6:00 a.m. this is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza and no maiming problems and of course steve is all over it. and objecting that looks good. let's go to sal. >>> a little bit of patchiness on the coast, it is patchy but it is all because of a system with mainly cloud c

. >> reporting live allison burns ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> a new pole shows most americans opposeresident barack obama's healthcare law even though they support most of its provisions. 56% are against the healthcare overhaul but 82% say they favor banning insurance companies from denying coverage to people with pre-existing conditions. 61% are in favor of keeping children on health insurance until they are 26. >>> a man died and fell to his death while trying to help the climbers. bad weather kept the team from retrieving his body yesterday. he is the second ranger to die this year. >>> san leandro worker died at waist management. 66-year-old angelina died when a bulldozer hit her. services will take place in san leandro, sal osha is investigating the incident. >>> right now peer 31.5, that space will contract where it will land in a few years. they say they want a permanent facility and if they get that, they could think about expanding services in the midland as elsewhere. >>> they could put a freeze on california tuitions to get the state budget. it is posted in education money

. >>> allison burns reports, republicans say the attorney general can still avoid the charge. >> reporterrepublicans say the attorney general can hand over the documents to avoid the contempt vote in the house. they voted a long party lines to rebuke the attorney general for failing to meet the requirements of the subpoena of the fast and furious scandal. >> it is my position if we were begin the document we had been seeking i will ask there to not be a vote on the floor. >> reporter: the vote came just hours after president barack obama invoked privilege to have the documents and they asked about a coverup and what the president knew. we are looking into if the full house obtains the contempt charges and i will have that in my next update in about an hour. ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> well it is not over yet, that delicacy begins in july. they are considering offering a repeal of the law and she is getting some support from local chefs. they have seen a reason ruin on duck and goose liver. anyone who violates it will face a fine if they serve that tell gas i this month. >>> and pay d

reporting live allison burns, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> time now 6:16, well the summit of the's biggest oaks ends tomorrow. it will create more staff and the countries will stand united behind those efforts. today president barack obama has a meeting on the sidelines with the president of china. >>> we are getting word out of afghanistan that a u.s. service member was killed, several others were injured when they dressed in police uniforms and turned their guns on them. the shooting was related to a number of u.s. forces. it has led to more than 20 deaths. >>> we are finding out new allegations against a couple from livermore already charged with murder. they were arrested last week. it was a drug related explosion. they have downloaded videos on making opium based drugs. last year there was an explosion at the couple's apartment. they say a fire started after the liquid used to make the drug spilled on the floor. he suffered over 90% of burns on his body and died five-days later. he is still convicted of watching, he is due to be released from jail. he search 20 days and they

allison burns, ktvu channel 2 morning news >> the g-20 leaders are working on a plan to boost global economic growth and create jobs. a draft statement will be released and they will stay behind those efforts. >>> republican press -- presidential candidate mitt romney is wrapping up his tour, he took a jab at california too. >> unfortunately we have a president that has put us on the path to california and europe and we are getting off that path and we will try to get good jobs. >> vice-president vice- president joseph biden is -- vice-president joseph biden is here and he starts this morning and will be speaking with state employees. then he will appear at a campaign event in sacramento. after that, vice-president joseph biden will travel to monterey where he will spend the night. >>> away area talk show host said he was fired over his disabilities. ralph barbie is suing and management said he had been coming in late and not preparing for his show. he claims he was fired because he has park inn son's disease and they are not commenting. >>> 28-year-old steven eric was found dead in

. >> reporter: reporting from washington allison burns ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> 6:17, last night president barack obama was joined by former president bill clinton at a democratic fundraiser in new york city. they were on stage together and former president bill clinton said it would be horrible for the world if republican mitt romney is elects press. >> he has done an amazing job making our country more secure, more safe, more peaceful and building a world with more partners and fewer adversaries and that's very, very important. >> president barack obama will be back in the area tomorrow for more funds raising and the president was here just two weeks ago to a tend fundraisers two weeks ago. it calls for equal pay in the workplace and women on average earn 77 cents for every dollar earned by a man. it shows differences in wages are not based on gender and they are not expected to win the 60 votes but legislation will place unnecessary burdens on businesses. political analysts say they are pushing the bill to try to attract female voters. >>> right now queen literacy program birt

ktvu allison burns is out there with this crowd in front of the supreme court building.n the meantime, in our studio we have claudine wong talking about the details of what the court ruled. >> dave, here it is. the decision outlining the supreme court stands. spelling out what is considered what is a huge victory for the obama administration. we just saw that picture from the supreme court. let's give it to you again. certainly, people milling around going through these pages and getting ready to take to the podiums and microphones to tell us what they think. legal analysts will be scouring over these decisions for hours and days to come. what does all of it means lex through the historic overall, the nation's healthcare system will continue to go into effect with the next several years. the heart of this law requiring people to get health insurance or pay a penalty will stand. it all came down to really how you look at that law. when the obama administration went before the justices back in march, the attorneys laid three different arguments on how this law could do wit

allison burns in the washington, d.c. bureau where the health care war is raging again. allison. >> reporter: republicans have set a date on july 11th the house will vote to try to repeal what they call obamacare. now the 5-4 supreme court decision to uphold the law prompted emotional reaction on both sides. republicans are seizing on the message that the penalty is a tax something democrats insisted it was not when the law was created. >> the supreme court has spoken. this law is a tax. the bill was sold on deception. >> reporter: democrats are celebrating their victory insisting the politics don't matter. >> politics be damned it's about what we came to do and any time we want to see it through a priesism what it means in terms of elicks we undermined our focus in coming here. >> reporter: and democrats are launching a campaign of their own trying to convince skeptical americans the health reform law is good. the white house is tweeting this morning stories of people who have been helped by the law. reporting live from washington, d.c. alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news.

ktvu allison burns is live where republican leadsers are pointing the finger at the president. allison. >> reporter: first let's show outnumbers. economists had been forecasting that 150,000 jobs were added but it's way less. 69,000 jobs were added in may. the unemployment rate now ticks up to 8.2%. 1,000 government jobs were cut. there were a big losses in construction. most of the hiring was in health care and transportation. republican presidential candidate mitt romney issued a statement saying the weak report is devastating news for the american worker and american families. house republican leaders wrapped up a news conference pointing the finger at president obama. >> these job numbers are pathetic. and you know, the american people really deserve better and i think on a right leadership we can do better. reporter: president obama left for minneapolis about 40 minutes ago and going to be touring a honeywell factory today. and urging congress to pass new legislation to help veterans get jobs. we will have more on reaction from the white house during my next update in an h

allison bushes -- alley sop burns, ktvu channel 2 news -- alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. blast >>> all right. 7:32. the defense wants a mistrial declared in the assault case against william lynch who is accused of savagely beating a priest that he claims sexually abused hill and his brother. alex savidge has more about how the -- him and his brother. alex savidge has more about this case. >> reporter: well, they wanted him to take the stand because they knew he would lie on the stand and they told him that -- told the jurors that. lynch claims the father raped both him and his father in 1975 during a church camping trip. meantime, above the hearing happens this morning. there will be a rally outsite of the cash, outside of the -- and they are hoping to eliminate the statute of liptations against sex -- for sec crimes again children. >> that would be something that would be -- that you in delivery -- that you are in favor. >> yes. >> and that hearing happens at 10:00 a.m. and the prosecutors have called this frivolous. >> thank you. 7:34. a san francisco man still missing.

meanwhile the fires in new mexico, now the state's largest burning so far, 435 square miles. of course allisondreds of people evacuated from their homes. >>> it is 8:09 a.m., right now tuesday morning. coming up a closer look at the case against former penn state football coach jerry sandusky. >> just in time for a major anniversary one of the regions most famous crime scenes getting a make over. >>> first disturbing case of domestic violence caught on tape. you are watching fox 5 morning news. we will be right back  [ male announcer ] knowing your customers is important to any successful business. which is why at wells fargo, we work with you to get to know the unique aspects of your business. we can recommend financial solutions that can work for you that have helped millions of business owners save time, reduce expenses, and maximize cash flow. as the number one small business lender for nine years running... we're with you when you need us. so you can be there for your customers. wells fargo. together we'll go far. >>> making headlines police in florida arrested a man accused of

alison burns is monitoring the hearing for us from our washington, d.c. newsroom. allison?reporter: president obama just got a lot more involved in the fast and furious scandal exerting privilege over a house committee was investigation. republicans are moving ahead with the vote. >> the attorney general has asserted on numerous occasions that he didn't know about this. now the president of the united states has claimed executive privilege. that brings into question whether or not eric holder knew about it and how much did the president know about this. >> the attorney general requested the executive priv ridge claim from president obama saying releasing the documents would have significant, damaging consequences. we have a crew right now in the hearing room and we'll have the latest information for you as we get it. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> well, more than two weeks after the june 5th elections, a measure that could add a one dollar tax to cigarettes is still too crows to -- still too close to call. it's trailing by 29,00

first of all, and don't make it iced cold now allison the good news when you are drinking iced cold water, it does take some caloric expenditure you are burningarm it up. that is good. >> that is good news but great advice i don't think a lot of people knew that. thank you very much. >>> you are welcome stay cool. >> you too. >>> good stuff. all right it is time now for our facebook fan of the day today we say good morning and hello to denise jackson. denise says she has been a fan of the station since she was a child now she is a mother of three who watches every day starting at 6:00 a.m. we thank you very much for tuning in, hope you and your children are well. for your chance to be tomorrow's fan of the day log on to facebook and leave a comment under her photo. >> all right. >> 8:55 a.m. on thursday morning. >> up next fox 5 morning news we are only about an hour away now from the supreme court handing down its ruling on president obama's health care reform law the battle lines were drawn from the moment that he signed it and today the final decision on its fate, will be made. we are live, at the supreme court when fox 5 morning news cont