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i want to bring in alison kosik from new york to talk about this a little bit.ison, talk about the reaction to this question that people are saying are we better off than we were four years ago. >> yes, and when you hear the question, suzanne, a lot of ways to look at it and the real answer really depends upon a lot of individualtors and in the end, it may be how people feel about their own individual situation compared to the last election. so we had producers go out across the country and ask that very question and here are some of the answers they heard. >> reporter: are you making more money now than you were four years ago? >> yes. >> i make about one-third of what i made four years ago. >> no. >> no. >> i'm making less money and the sad part is that i have a master's degree. and a rp corporate job does noty what it did four or five years ago. >> and making the same money and able to save a little bit, but same as before. >> four years ago struggle and today, even more struggle. >> so there you go. a lot of no's suzanne if people are better off today than f

alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right, alison.ll have live coverage of the democratic national convention all week long and we'll bling you a live report from -- bring you a live report from charlotte at 7:15. >>> we want to check in with tara. >> highway 101, and of course 19th avenue in the city is sluggish. westbound traffic on the top portion of your screen there as you drive toward sunnyvale. it's been like this for the last couple of minutes. 880 near the oakland coliseum. once you get past downtown and into the macarthur maze there's congestion at the bay bridge toll plaza. it started early. hopefully it will end early, definitely give yourself an extra 15, 20 minutes to get into san francisco. 6:49. let's check in with rosemary. >>> good morning to you. a minor cooling for you today. giving you a look here at the mostly sunny skies, waking up mostly cloudy along the coast. we have fog as well as the coastline, and the low clouds have floated farther inland this morning. we're talking about oakland and san jose. waking up m

alison kosik is live at the new york stock exchange and talk about what this means, alison, when you this number, $16 trillion debt, and what is that meaning to the average person? can you break it down? >> besides your eyes popping out of your head when you see that number, let me tell you what it does not mean. i duds not mean that each of us is on the hook for thousands of dollars of debt, but hitting the $16 trillion mark is yet one more reminder that we are close to hitting the debt ceiling again and right now the debt ceiling is 16.394 trilli$16.394 that means fasten the seat belt for another fight over spending and taxes, and this fight over all of this happening after the election, because the politicians doesn't want to touch the issues. so why is this debt rising fast? because we are spending more money than taking in, and two ways to fix it, raise taxes or cut spending, and neither is an easy solution. higher taxes will hurt many americans who are struggling as it is, and when the government cuts what it spends, that hits the economy as well, because it cuts into the spend

alison? >> reporter: the bottom line, tori, is that congress probably won't get much done before the november election. lawmakers are expected to pass the bucket to keep the government running this month. but no -- budget to keep the government running this month. but no debate about thousand deal with it. president obama is warning about gop plans and mitt romney warning about what will happen if the president is reelected. >> you are gonna see low wage growth if any growth at all. and there will always be this fiscal calamity at our doorstep. >> reporter: some bills have no chance of passing like repealing health reform and preventing some of those automatic defense cuts. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:15. a maryland pastor and politician is backing off from his effort to stop a baltimore raven foot football player from openly supporting same-sex marriage. a month ago, the pastor and burns wrote a letter to the ravens' owner ordering him to mu

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let's bring in business correspondent alison kosik in new york. alison, thanks for joining us.re in atlanta i see a lot of stations that are $3.99 a gallon. they don't want to scare motorist it's by putting it at $4 and over. it's at $4 in lots of states. why are the prices so high? >> talk about sticker shock, we're certainly getting it this weekend. gas prices are higher than they've ever been on record for a labor day weekend but they're not as high as they were back in april. guess what? we could all blame hurricane isaac for this recent spike in gas prices. this is because hurricane isaac hit the gulf coast. that's really a key oil production area in this country. you look at 40% of the nation's petroleum refining capacity is right there located along the gulf coast. and that's why you're seeing gas prices really spike, and there you're looking at the difference there between the previous labor day record and we're certainly beating that. but what happened with hurricane isaac was that these refineries weren't damaged, but they had to shut down or cut back production durin

here's alison kosik. hi, alison. >> hi there.emg you prepare for retirement and with me this hour, liz miller and greg mcbride. greg, this question is for you. >> i'm five to ten years from retirement. i have maybe 10% to 20% of my net worth slabl in cash. i'd like to invest and put it to better use but given the political and economic uncertainties, what would you suggest i do with the cash resources? >> and this is actually one of the questions this most of us ask but this gentleman is five to ten years from retirement. what to do? >> the money withdrawing from retirement, it's cash invest ms or high quality bonds. yes, the returns are low but doesn't have the ability to take a whole lot of risk because he needs the money so soon. money this he's going to earmark for withdrawal beyond that ten-year timeframe that can and should be invested for aggressively. >> do you agree with that? should be some risk. >> i think for the longer term and support the retirement, absolutely. there's very high quality stocks with nice dividends t

alison burns reports in the last hour nancy pelosi is calling on congress to stay in session. >> reporterlosi says this is the earliest congress has left washington before an election since the 1960s. show and other democrats walked down the capitol steps 40 minutes ago to call on speaker boehner to keep the house in session. she says they have not gotten enough done since they returned from august break. >> we will have been in session only 8 days that is just not right. democrats are prepared to stay until we get the job done. that is what we were elected to do. >> the finger pointing is intensifying over the big issues left undone like dealing with tax increases and spending cuts that kicking at the end of the year, aid to farmers and more, republicans insist many of the proposals put forward by the democrats will do more harm than good and it is time for new leadership. >> the president has played his scareds cards, they have failed. >> they may have to work through then. they still have not agreed on a deal to keep the government running. alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> just in

alison kosik joins us from the new york stock exchange.lose to the close. >> yes. >> alison, a big day. >> the federal reserve gets all the credit for the rally you're seeing. the dow up 186 points. we're a couple minutes before the closing bell. look at the dow and s&p 500? they're at their highest levels, don, since december of 2007. the nasdaq trading at its highest level in 12 years. we are watching financials up anywhere from 2% to 4%. home builders up 3% to 5%. a little irony, we are coming up on the four-year anniversary of the worst week of the recession. the lehman collapse, that anniversary coming up on saturday. that's when the dow -- on that monday when lehman collapsed, the nasdaq plunged, what a difference for years makes. >> yeah. >> glad it's in the positive territory. lehman is doubled now it's asking price for its stock? >> lehman is no longer with us. >> i thought you said -- wait, someone just mentioned about stocks being doubled. what are you talking about? okay. i heard double, yeah, that doesn't sound right. that's o

alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. bureau. alison. >> reporter: dave, president obama calls chris stevens a courageous and exemplary representative of the united states. as you mentioned he grew up in the bay area and graduated from uc berkeley. steven and three others were killed in a rocket attack on the american consulate. their deaths came as protestors angry about an online film that is offensive to islam attacked u.s. compounds in libya and egypt. pictures from the scene are on cnn this morning and one analyst says he believes the killings are part of a plot against the u.s.. >> they not only attack the embassy but they have someone laying in wait to attack the ambassadors car. it's more than just a crowd going after attacking about a film. >> reporter: of course there are a lot of unanswered questions this morning like who is responsible, why wasn't there better security? we will be pushing for answers for you here on ktvu. reporting live from washington, alison burns. >>> in egypt outrage over that film sparked violenc

alison burns is live in our washington, d.c.oam with the details of the report that claims the u.s. should have done more to protect diplomats. >> reporter: cia director, david petraeus, briefed members of the house intelligence commitee this morning. the british newspaper, the "--" independence "is report -- the british newspaper" the independent "is reporting that the u.s. knew 48 hours that u.s. diplomats could be targeted and did nothing about it. four ambassadors were killed. we talked to a senior member of the senate intelligence committee who want as tougher look at security overall for u.s. diplomats abroad. >> i hope that america learn as lesson from this and the administration certainly learns a lesson that we have to be on our guard 24/7 and here, who knows? the facts will show whether we were or were not. >>> we are still trying to confirm this report this morning with the u.s. state department, the chairman of the house homeland security committee is quoted this morning as saying there was no advance warning of that

here's alison kosik. hi, alison. >> hi there. you prepare for retirement and with me this hour, liz miller and greg mcbride. greg, this question is for you. >> i'm five to ten years from retirement. i have maybe 10% to 20% of my net worth slabl in cash. i'd like to invest and put it to better use but given the political and economic uncertainties, what would you suggest i do with the cash resources? s >> and this mostf us ive to ten years2m to rewithdrawing from invest ms or high quality bonds. yes, the low but needs the money so soon. earmark for withdrawal beyond that ten-year aggressively. >> do you agreehink for thehelongererm retirement, absolutely. there's very high quality stocks with ext five to ten years to be ready for retirement and liquidity. i would keep that on the radar, as well. >> okay. all right. if you have an issue for the experts to tackle upload a video with the question to ireport.com. >>> all right. football fans rejoice. the pros, the real nfl referees, back on the job. at least for now. we are just hours

alison burns is live with more. >> reporter: the obama campaign says mrs.ill cope her message positive tonight. here she is taking a test ride on the convention stage. tonight her focus will be to promet her husband, not take on the -- promote her husband, not take on the issual -- issueal. nancy pelosi used an e-- rival. nancy pelosi used the event to talk about republican extremism. >> they do not believe in a public role except when it comes to a woman's right to choose. >> reporter: nancy pelosi was honored by the california delegation for her 25 years of office of the she's speaking at a -- office. she's speaking at a women's breakfast this morning. alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> he's barely old enough to vote. 18-year-old aziz akbari is running for major. his campaign office is just down the hall from his bedroom. he says i can balance the two. >> i feel like for the most two decades now, fremont's been very stagnant. we're such a large city but we're not growing. he says le transfer to a bay area -- he will transfer to a bay area college if h

alison burns is in our washington, d.c. newsroom with the secret information he will be taking to the stage, alison. >> reporter: pam the president will know the jobs report the rest of us won't learn about until tomorrow morning. of course those unemployment numbers could ultimately have a bigger impact on the election than anything president obama says tonight. the president joined former president bill clinton on stage after his speech last night. the two had the crowd roaring as they hugged on the stage. clinton called on the country to keep president obama on the job and blasted romney for his economic philosophy. >> we simply cannot afford to give the rains reins of government on someone who will double down on trickle down. >> many there are upset about the change in venue. i will have more on why the charlotte observer, the newspaper there says democrats are blowing it. we will have that during my next update. live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> 5:38. >> the secret service is investigat

alison?> reporter: and dave, i just got the details in an e-mail from the u.s. trade representative. president obama is going to be announcing today he's filing a complaint with the world trade organization alleging china illegally subsidizes is auto parts exports. the president will say during during campaign stops in ohio. the practice tilts the playing field and undercuts american auto suppliers. the president's announcement comes as mitt romney launches a new ad campaign taking on president obama's approach to china. >> barack obama, failing to stop cheating, failing american workers. >> reporter: the obama campaign is also fighting back accusing romney of hippo hypocrisy. we expect to hear more about this today. romney campaigns in los angeles. alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. thank you. >>> well, mitt romney is promising he's gonna fix the troubled u.s. immigration system in a speech in front of the chamber of commerce of los angeles. he said if elected, he will make a p

alison. >> reporter: first, dave, u.s.assies around the world today are bracing for more protests and violence. the british newspaper the independent is reporting the u.s. state department had credible information 48 hours before mobs charged the consulate in benghazi but no warnings were given to diplomats there. four americans were killed in the attack. including chris stevens. california senator dianne feinstein says investigations are under way into the man that made the antiislamic film that has sparked such a furry. >> concerning the individual who did this very obnoxious 12 minute preview of some very stupid movie and wrong headed movie. and he may well not be who he is claimed to be either. >> reporter: politico reports this morning u.s. officials are flatly denying there were any advanced warnings of possible strikes. reporting live from washington, d.c. alison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time is 5:14. police in antioch are telling parents remind your kids to be aware of surroundings after a recent incident. a

alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. bureau on why this could be a frustrating week for the president. alison. >> reporter: meetings will be dominated by talks about the war in syria. those protests of the antiislamic video overseas and nuclear tensions with iran, but there are not to be expected any breakthroughs. president obama was asked on 60 minutes if he felt pressure from israel to change his policy and draw a line in the sand on iran's nuclear program. >> when it comes to our national security decisions, any pressure that i feel is simply to do what is right for the american people. and i am going to block out any noise that is out there. >> reporter: the president hosts the reception for world leaders this evening. we'll take a closer look at what his message will be when he speaks to the general assembly tomorrow. reporting live alison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a former professor that went rob a shooting spree at the university of alabama will be in court today for trial despite entering a guilty plea. amy

alison burns is in our washington, d.c.oom with the president's message to international leaders. alison. >> reporter: pam, with his primary focus on the campaign these days, president obama is not going to be having many preplanned one on one meetings with world leaders while he is in new york. he will be addressing the general assembly tomorrow. now the president is expected to weigh in on the war in syria. the protests over an antiislamic video, and nuclear tensions will iran. ian's president macmood ahmadinejad -- president obama was asked on 60 minutes if he felt pressure from israel to take a tougher stand on iran. >> now i feel an obligation not pressure but obligation to make sure we are in close consultation with the israelis on these issues because it effects them deeply. >> reporter: now the president is taking heat for those comments and for taping an episode of the view while he's in new york and not participating in more one on one meetings with world leaders. reporting live from washington, d.c. alison burns

alison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time now 6:16. the pleasanton school district is making changes to its lunch menu. in fact, starting monday the schools will be observing meatless mondays. which means students will be eating things like humus and grapes instead of meat. that is designed to teach kids about the healthy benefits of eating more meat free and meat free options. pleasanton is only the second bay area school district to start a meatless monday lunch plan. >>> just about 15 minutes from right now the opening ceremonies start to kick off the susan g. komen three-day walk. in fact, this is a live picture. you can see people starting to arrive for the event. it kicks off at 6:30. got a lot of people out there. officials say registration actually is down. about 50% from last year. local donations are also down more than 30%. now there are many people who decided to boycott this year's walk. this follows after the organization's very controversial decision earlier this year that they will stop funding planned parenthood. >>> 6

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that's something that gets lost because we like to talk about apple so much. >> alison kosik, alison, thank you. >>> maybe you're watching football last night, pretty much up unheard of, a coach grabbing a referee in protest of a call, that's the latest headache here involving these temporary referees in the nfl. well, get this, i'm about to speak live with a former nfl ref about whether this is ruining the integrity of a multibillion dollar industry. don't miss it. hey, i love your cereal there -- it's got that sweet honey taste. but no way it's 80 calories, right? no way, right? lady, i just drive the truck. right, there's no way right, right? have a nice day. [ male announcer ] 80 delicious calories. fiber one. ...and we inspected his brakes for free. -free is good. -free is very good. [ male announcer ] now get 50% off brake pads and shoes at meineke. >>> fist it was just football fans talking. now it seems like everyone is abuzz over these replacement referees instead of the regular officials. the two sides are locked in this labor dispute and last night it came to a head in the

>> reporter: amy and alison are my friends.e an effort to teach our boy what is to do if they're ever approached by a stranger. >> i've given them some scenarios where they might be in danger if somebody says, little boy, come over here and help me find my son or look for my dog. >> i have talked about not accepting food or candy or ice cream because malcolm has a sweet tooth and afraid it would lure him right in. >> i taught josh from the toddler and understand stranger danger. >> right. >> in the last couple of years, i feel he's very trusting of people now. it's tough. it's really tough. >> reporter: all three of us are worried our sons will get in the truck. but the moms are betting on my son to be the one to say no. >> i have to say i do think josh will be the one, the voice of reason. >> you think so? oh my god, i hope you're right. >> be quiet. >> i think it depends on the influence of others. josh may think twice about getting on the truck. now it's my turn to watch my kid and hope he would never get in a vehicle with a

alison kosik is live at the new york stock exchange to do that for us. >> hi, carol. rst of all, romney, believe it or not, is right. 46.4% of americans don't pay federal income taxes at all. that's according to the tax policy center. who are these people? mostly low and lower middle income earners and about half don't pay income taxes because they don't make enough money. the other half, they don't pay taxes because they can take advantage of enough tax credits, to bring their tax liability down to nothing. that group mainly consists of senior citizens and lower income families. it's just the way the tax code is designed. romney is also accurate for using a wide umbrella to include any checks that comes from the government. i'm talking about medicaid, food stamps, social security, medicare and unemployment benefits. by that measure, almost half the country lives in a household that received government benefits in 2010. carol, that amounts to more than 148 million americans. >> but when you say that 47% of americans don't pay income taxes, it makes it sound like those

alison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >> 8:18.a administration decided to black lift a dangerous terrorist group. "the new york times" conconfirmation from american official last night. the network is responsible for some of the deadliest attacks against the american troops in afghanistan. the group has been known for the attacks on the u.s. embassy and nato compounds. an official announcement could come as early as today. former illinois police officer drew peterson was found guilty in the 2004 murder of his third wife kathleen savio. a jury announced the verdict yesterday. peterson faces up to 60 years in prison. his trial is a potentially precedent setting case based largely on second hand hear say statements. he is suspected in the disappearance of his 4th wife stacy peterson. >>> time just turning 8:19. the san jose police department is trying to save a police patrol unit that cracks down on truancy and burglaries. >> why weren't you in school today?the real reason. >> it's -- it's call the truancy abatement suppression progr

>> here's the other but, though, alison kosik.hing their heads and saying, fishy? this is suspicious. recalculating the numbers with 40 days to go. is there anything suspect here? >> that's a good question because everybody wants the know that. the timing is suspect. but from what we can tell there's no conspiracy here. this is really how the bureau of labor statistics operates. it goes ahead and revised the figures very frequently as it gets more and more information. in fact, these numbers could still be revised again in january. and you know this because when we come out with the jobs report every month there are often revisions to the previous month's so revisions are just sort of a name of the game coming to calculating how many jobs created in this country. >> alison kosik, thank you. if you want to read more, cnnmoney.com with a write on that. don't forget to catch the first presidential debate. denver, colorado. romney v. obama. right here on cnn. >>> overhauling health care coverage, two big companies doing precisely that

there she is, alison kosik, at the new york stock exchange for us. alison, put this in perspective.er: it's just another sign that the housing market, brooke, is really turning a corner at this point. the national association of realtors says part of the reason is what they're seeing is more buyers are taking advantage of lower prices for houses right now. even though prices have been slowly climbing, they're still pretty cheap because of the big hit we took during the recession. plus the mortgage rates are still near record lows. the current 30-year fixed is just at 3.5%. and guess what? they're expected to go even lower. that's because of the federal reserve's announcement last week that it would buy up $40 billion a month in mortgage backed securities. so that makes buying very attractive. there's also a lot of this pent-up demand that's been accumulating since the recession started. a lot of people have been waiting to get out of their homes and now they feel pretty confident or a little more confident about doing it. brooke. >> here's the question though, not to be the cynic, b

ktvu alison burns is live with more on this gridlock.n. >> reporter: house democratic leader nancy pelosi says this is the earliest congress left before an election since the 1960s. she and other house democrats walked down the capitol steps about 40 minutes ago to call on speaker john boehner to keep the house in session saying they have not gotten enough done since they returned from the summer break. >> we will will have been in session only 8 days. that's just not right. democrats are prepared to stayuntil we get the job done. that's what we're elected to do. >> reporter: the finger- pointing is intensifying over the big issues left undone like dealing with tax increase and spending cuts that kick in at the end of the year. aid to farmers and more. republicans insist many of the proposals put forward by president obama and the democrats would do more harm than good and it's time for new leadership. >> the president has played his cards. his economic policies failed. his foreign policy failed. >> reporter: senators might have to work

alison?> reporter: tori, the president is going to know the latest i don't knows report and the rest of us won't learn about it until tomorrow morning. we know the unemployment number it is could have a pier impact on the election more than anything president obama says tonight. he joins former president's bill clinton after his speech last night. the two had the cloud roaring as they hugged on staining. clinton called on the country to keep president obama on the job and blasted mitt romney's economic philosophy. >> we simply cannot afford to give the reins of government to someone who will double down on trickle town. >> here is the delegation casting votes for the nomination. there will be a full line up of democratic players. including joe biden and possibly former congresswoman gabrielle giffords. repoing ve. alison burns. >> time now is 7:46. new this morning. russian president vladimir putin said russia can work with mitt romney if he is elected president. he said it despite the the st

. >> coming up, alison starling looks at a unique fashion event in arlington. the next few days are shaping asurrah the last far this summer goes. >> autumn officially starts tomorrow, right? .> 10:30 a.m. tomorrow september, october, and november fall,e ones we consider speaking.ical it's beautiful this morning, 60's at thisd low time. clear.re it will be a gorgeous sunrises about an hour-and-a-half. almost two hours from now. degrees at dulles. high temperature of 76-81, mostly sunny. of storms on saturday. talk about that at the top of the hour. here's jamie with traffic. >> overnight construction, so of it. doing much better on the beltway 201, tim north avenue, wide open. no delays. same story past university and hampshire. still struggling with the in virginia. leaving fredericksburg, expect a little extra time. northbound 95 between route 3 7 team, they are up construction. still slow. southbound has been picked up southbound on that same stretch. back to you. >> thank you. a new addition to the vietnam memorial will be on the national mall morning. the

alison burns is live in our washington, d.c.with more on why this big outdoor speech is getting a change of venue. >> reporter: it looks like bank of america stadium is going to be empty storm night. let's take a live look. now because of the threat of listen and storms it will be in the convention hall which seats about 40,000 fewer people. meanwhile, tonight, the country learns more about kamala harris. she's among the speakers taking the stage ahead of former president bill clinton. getting a high-profile spot is a big deal for her and it's prompting new speculation about her pew chur. meanwhile, michelle obama wowed the crowd last night in her speech. she did not take on the republicans directly but she talked more about her husband promoting policies an his character. >> for barrack, she is issues are not -- for barack, these issues are not political. they are personal. >> reporter: and bill clinton, there is a risk he could overshadow the president. alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> well, in oakland, president obama's

alison starling caught up with smith to talk about the new season and what to expect. >> judy smith is adjusting to her new-found of fame. she and stop by fans all the time. one question comes up frequently. >> did you have an affair with the president? >> the character is inspired by judy smith with everyone from marion barry to monica lewinsky, she is quick to remind us it is a television show. >> they have really done a terrific job at taking the crisis work i do very high stakes. it is, size then to television. if he followed me around every day i would bore you to tears. >> i have to ask for a sneak peek into the new season. she said her complicated character will continue to develop in unexpected ways. >> olivia has an incredible personality. she is very strong at work and compassionate. her personal life is a little messy. i think you can plan on that to get even more complicated and even more messy as the episode still a long. >> smith, says the edge of the see drama will get more intense by the episode. >> it will get crazier as the episodes go on. stay tuned. >> it has even m

i'm alison kosik in cnn.script----- an ohio inmate is fighting to stop his execution.ution.why he says.. he's too fat... to die. die.the search is on this mmrning for the gunman who shot and killed a doctor in northeast baltimore.what the dootor was doing at the time and why police believe he was shht. 9/18 --free speech ttreatsbth - free speech threatsa maryland legislator is the latest government official to threaten free speech. delegate emmett bbrns recently sent a letter to the owner of the baltimore ravens. burns was upset that ravens player brendon ayanbadejo made statemmnts in support of same-sex marriage. burns demanded the ravens owner "inhibit such expressions from your employee and that he bb ordered to cease and desistt ssch injurious action."owner steve bisciotti is well within pmployees to limit their public comments.but burns demanding such action is way out of line. although he's a pastor, burns sent his reeuest on general assembly stationery indicating he was acting as a public fficial. even worse, burns sits on the economic matters committee which re

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alison kosik joining us from the sneyock exchange. on, alisw muchf this in the family budget?th this just the smart phone itself is expensive. then you get those eye-popping bills every month. one government figure estimates theaverageousehold shelled out more than $1200 on phone services. that also includes we know people are ping ls for land lines, many people don't have them. it'sot hardto figure out whe the increase is comi from. if you want to break it down even mo6 more a year on phone services compared to00 j.d. powers say average person's cell phone bill is about $71 a but if you're a family of four and you all have phones, that total can easily top $200. what's happening here, suzann over the past few years because we're budgeting for our srt phones, we're spending less on dining out, on clothing and tertainmbeusour phones meanverything to us. >> so our phone bills are blg up abe we're saving money on going out and ay seeing peo >> yes.he phone bill? ishere y way to that down a little bit? some of our have a few ideas. they say start withheki, phone plans. they say if

alison kosik joins me. will we see a drop any time? >> relief should be on its way soon.he reason we've been seeing gas prices go up is we've had a lot of these short term problems. the biggie is hurricane isaac last week. most of the refineries had to shut down or cut back on production. the down time kept the process of making gasoline happening. it was more of a supply and demand issue. other factors pushed prices higher as well. one oil analyst says that prices could wind up dropping 20 cents over the next month. that coming from tom clossa. the faster these refineries can get up and running, the better. one other thing by september 15th, refineries should be switched to the less expensive winter blend. we could see gas at $3.25 a gallon by december. >> how about jobs? we've been adding jobs for two straight years but what kind of jobs? >> the problems with the jobs being added is most are low wage positions. these are hard to live on and pay your bill. do you pay the medical bill or the electricity bill? there's a study that says 58% of jobs created over the past two

. >> alison?so much frustration that president obama's big speech tonight has been moved from it's out door location at bank of america stadium to inside the convention hall bus of some bad storm forecasts. well, now this means. tens of thousands of poem who were going to go to the stadium speech are not going to be able to see the president. >> meanwhile president be dent obama was officially nominated with the help of the california delegation. >> california cast 609 votes for president. >> he took the stage. and with the case, he said republicans try to make it last week in tampa. >> it is something like this. >> we left him a total mess. >> he hadn't cleaned it up and put it back in. >> and looking out tomorrow morning. that could put a damper on the peach tonight. >> we will have that during the next update. alison burns. ktvu, channel 2 news. >> 6:49 is the time. traffic problem in the south bay. >> tara is in cantrell we have a crash at 84th. will is a lot of debro in the roadway. they are

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. >> you are watching abc 7 news at 11:00, with leon harris, alison starling, meteorologist bob ryan, weather, and tim brant, sports. this is abc 7 news at 11:00. on your side. >> police in wisconsin have shooting.ideo from a the gunman exchanges fire. he is shot several times. officer. murphy is recovering from his wounds. >> new at 11:00, we are learning a university student murder. after a jury the killers. -- the killer. tom roussey spoke with his friends. he is live with their reactions conviction. many feel justice was served. the student was biking harm from job. here to this avenue. here to it -- hear at that was robbed. he was shot multiple times and .e fell down the defendant was found guilty. on eight counts. >> it took two years, but we got justice. >> the murder happened in front this column. -- this man's home. he became friends with the student's family. neal was months away from graduating with a biology degree. >> he came to washington d.c. to get a college education. get that.ived to nothing to say after of first-nd guilty degree murder. he was just 16 when the kille