they showed up open the wicki leaks website and alison burns is live now in our washington, d.c. newsroom with more on this story. good morning, alison. >> reporter: good morning, claudine. we do have some new information this morning. the 22-year-old soldier suspected of leaking more than 90,000 documents from afghanistan has been moved from ku wait to the military base at virginia about 25 miles from us here on capitol hill. the fbi also has a base there and is on the case now. defense secretary bob gates and joint chiefs chairman called the leak of these secret documents deeply damaging because informants and innocent people were identified in them and the taliban could now have a road map into how troops operate in the field. the wicki leaks founder said there is no evidence he has put anyone in danger. >> he can say whatever he likes about the greater good he thinks he and his source are doing but the truth is they might already have on their hands the blood of some young soldier or that of an afghan family. >> reporter: now the taliban is issuing some very dramatic warnings

reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> okay, alison. tough. >>> oakland ski counsel is due to discuss the tax on -- city council is due to discuss the tax on medical marijuana. this is all for a plan to license four-mile-per-hour cultivation facilities which would be a first in the whole country. tonight, the city council will start discussions on taxing them and whether to increase the current tax on medical marijuana dispensaries. >>> you could soon pay less at some stores if you use cash because of the new financial reform laws. amanda west runs a berkeley restaurant and says it costs her more than $200 a month to let passengers use debit and credit cards. >> if someone pays for a 75- cent cookie with their debit card, we might be charged up to 14, 20-cents for that transaction which means we're not making moi. we're losing money on that transaction today. >> the law allows individual retailers to set individual purchases for customers who use credit cards, something that's already common here in california. but they are likely to pa

alison burns joins us with more on the story. good morning, allison. >> reporter: good morning to you, almost the entire bay area delegation voted against it. house speaker nancy pelosi did not vote. more than 100 democrats voted against it saying the fight in afghanistan has gone on too long. >> while evidence continues to mount that our military engagement in afghanistan has become a quagmire of corruption and ill defined objectives, the bill, if you can believe this, will provide another $37 billion. >> reporter: but norm dick says the pentagon needs the money for the troops. >> we have had months to work on this thing and it's now time to get the job done. >> now, the democrats are saying they are going to keep fighting for more than $20 billion in emergency aid to the states. money that was stripped from the war funding bill. if the democrats want to use it to prevent teacher layoffs around the country. alison burns, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> thank you, allison. hopefully the commute is going well. i know sal is watch

alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> okay, alison. thank you. >>> 7:16. a redevelopment plan for san francisco's hunters point neighborhood now has final approval. the board wrapped up months of very heated debate over several proposals. the plan is expected to add more than 10,000 housing units as well as retail and commercial space. the city controller says the project will mean as many as 25,000 jobs and raise billions of dollars for the city. >>> funding for the preservation of the historic hangar 1 at moffett field passed a key hurdle in congress. the subcommittee aeverybody proked $10 million in funding. that's a full amount requested by the representative, anna, from california. it includes funding to replace the toxic side,ing. >>> 7:17. we're now learning a debate between whitman and brown. whitman's campaign has agreed to three debates. the first is set for late september in sacramento. >> we thought these were the three strongest proposals that came across the invitation process. >> we believe the people of california should hear from the two s

i am alison burns in washington, d.c.here the white house has just issued an urgent appeal to wicki leak. i will have details coming up. [ inaudible ] ♪ [ music ] >>> we are looking live at another out of control wild fire burning in southern california at this hour. this is near palmdale. now firefighters have been waiting for first light so you can see the sun is coming up. that is important because this is when the air attack on those flames are going to get underway. this fire has forced the evacuation of about 2000 homes near this area. at last word it was zero percent cointaned, officials say homes have been lost and flames are burning near a transmitter tower and that is certainly causing a lot of concern. this all started yesterday afternoon around 2:30 and it has charred about 4500 acres. you can see the burn area on your screen now. this is not the only fire that the firefighters are fighting, so certainly resources are being stretched. in nearby concern county firefighters are still there working to surround tw

alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> 6:16.he long awaited financial reform bill now goes to president obama for his signature. the senate passed the bill yesterday on a 60-39 vote. almost two years after a financial meltdown sent the economy into a recession. the bill puts new regulations on lending practices and expands consumer protections. >> it provides certainty to everyone from bankers to farmers, to business owners, to consumers. and unless your business model depends on cutting corners or bilking your customers you have nothing to fear. >> he is expected to sign it as early as wednesday. >> the mothers of the three uc berkeley graduates imprisoned in iran are hoping may soon be set free now that a controversial iranian scientist is back in iran. he arrived yesterday. he is a nuclear scientist who claims the u.s. kidnapped him. the u.s. claims he was a willing defector, the mothers of the american hikers sent a letter to iran's top legal official pleading that their children be set free before the first anniversary of t

alison burns joining us live in our washington, d.c. bureau with paul the details. good morning, alison. >> reporter: good morning, dave. just ten weeks after becoming prime minister britain's david cammer ron comes to the white house this morning. he met with president obama at the g-8 summit in canada last month. today they take on two high stakes immediate issues, bp and afghanistan. on afghanistan president obama will press cameron for continued support. the prime minister has said he wants all troops out by 2015. >> i think both they and we have said we will not be there forever. we have to stand up an afghan national squirt force, an army and police. >> reporter: on camera he has been uncomfortable with the hash grilling of bp executives over the oil spill. it is europe's second largest energy company and cameron will emphasize today that it needs to survive. cameron is also going to be talking about bp here on capitol hill with members of congress. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> today the senate is expected to appro

reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right, alison. you. >>> time now, 8:15. we're finding out more about the man who was picked up along a big manhunt along the bay in sausalito. thirty officers helped search for this fugitive. yesterday afternoon he was hiding between the docks. it happen the after a sausalito police officer recognized him riding in a car on bridgeway. the driver pulled over but the fugitive, 21-year-old i say yus de layian -- isaiahs deleon eluded police for two hours before they caught him, spending much of that time in 60-degree water. his felony warrants include burglary and drug charges as well as assault with a deadly weapon. that charge stems from a case in san rafael's neighborhood. that's where he is suspected of throwing a bottle and hitting a girl in the case. we've posted the unedited video from news chop of the arrest. you can see it in the video section of ktvu.com. >>> 8:16. oakland police are expanding an investigation into a tragic crime. they want to know if the two people suspected of robbing and k

alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> today the u.s. senate is expected to approve another extension of unemployment benefits. yesterday president obama criticized republicans who have repeatedly voted gene the measure. today's vote is scheduled after a new senator is sworn in to succeed the late robert byrd of west virginia. he is expected to provide the 60th vote the democrats need to break the republican filibuster. >>> the senate judiciary committee votes today on the nomination of elena kagan to supreme court. she is expected to be approved. democrats outnumber republicans on the committee 12-7 and so far no democrats have announced opposition to kagan. no republican has announced support. >> 6:18. another measure up for consideration by san francisco supervisors today would allow non-citizens in this country legally to vote in school board elections. voters rejected a similar plan in 2004. supporters say noncitizens who pay their taxes and send their kids to public schools should be able to vote for school board members. critics h

alison burns joins us now from our washington, d.c. newsroom with the latest. od morning, alison. >> reporter: good morning to you, pam. that's right, the national tea party federation has cut ties with one of its most prominent and vocal members. conservative talk show host mark williams wrote a letter that he called from colored people to abraham lincoln. his critics say it was down right racist. the naacp says the tea party needs to do more than fire williams, to reign in racist elements of the group. >> you have got to act responsibly and they have got to keep doing what they just decide to mark williams. >> reporter: the tea party movement is trying to again momentum heading into november's elections that means distancing itself from what it calls fringe elements of the party. i will show you how some republican leaders here on capitol hill are reacting during my next update in an hour. reporting live from washington, dc alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> 5:13. well, a seep that has been detected in the area around that broken oil well in the gulf of mex

alison burns is live in our washington, d.c.u with much more on this. >> reporter: the second issued a statement overnight saying he will conduct a thorough rereview -- review over the firing of that worker. but the employee says she's not sure she would go back. this video is the controversy and has been blasted all over the internet. the full story is coming out. the farmer's family says the woman helped them and she said the clip was taken out of context. she says no one at usda wanted to hear her side or see the whole video before forcing her out earlier this week. >> having the tape out there even before and not being will to look at it, to have them come forward now say they are willing to do that, i guess is sort of bittersweet to me. >> reporter: she was making the rounds on tv when she said she was forced to resign from the usda after a long career. she said she's not sure how she would be treated if she returned. alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> the president of health insurer anthem bluecross has r

ktvu's alison burns is live in our washington, d.c.au with the latest. >> reporter: that's right. the national tea party federation has cut teas with one of the most prominent and vocal tv commentators. mark billions wrote a letter that he called from colored -- mark williams wrote a letter that he called and the tea party says they need to do more. >> they have to act responsibility and keep doing what they did to mark williams. >> reporter: the tea party movement is trying to gain momentum heading into november's elections and that means distancing itself from what it calls fringe elements of the party. as for williams, he seems to be rejecting his ouster. he says there's no leadership group for the tea party, that every tea partyer is a group leader. reporting live from, alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, alison. >>> vice president joe biden's 2008 presidential campaign is being hit with a big fine from election watchdogs for campaign violations. the federal election commission is fining the campaign more than $21,000.

live from washington, dc alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> 6:15. here is the latest on the big oil spill. a seep that has been found in the area around that blown out will well on the gulf of mix company is causing new concerns this morning. all along scientists were worried that pressure from capping that well could cause a new leak. bp hand the government are at outsides about what to do about it. bp wants to keep the cap closed. the government is in favor of pumping the oil into tankers on the surface to relieve the pressure. however the government is giving bp 24 hour hours to watch that well. >>> officials in india say a deadly collision of two trains made well have been sabotage. more than 60 people died in this, when a speeding express train crashed into right a stopped passenger train in eastern india today. this comes two months after rebels were blamed for a derailment that killed 145 people. >> according to the washington post the government intelligence gathering has grown so big no one really knows what it costs and how many people are

alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. bureau with the details about what they are going to be talking about specifically. >> reporter: david cameron begins talks with president obama at the white house in just about 45 minutes. it's his first visit as prime minister. here he is with president obama in canada last month. today they are going to tackle two high stakes immediate issue -- bp and afghanistan. on afghanistan. >> president obama will press cameron for continued support. the prime minister has said he wants all troops out by 2015. >> i think both he and they have said we won't be thereforeever. >> reporter: on -- thereforeeverrer -- this is europe's second largest energy company that he will emphasis today, that while bp is responsible for the disaster in the gulf, it still needs to survive. some members of congress have tough questions for the british government about its role and bp's role in the release of the lockerbie bomber. those members of congress want to question david cameron about that. he will be mee

ktvu's alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. bureau. she has all the details.morning, amy son. >> reporter: good morning, dave. >>> president obama is calling it a positive sign. we will hear from him in just a few hours before he heads to maine. first let's look at this before and after picture. the image of oil from the gusher has been dogging the president and angering americans for nearly 3 months, look at it now. the oil flow has stopped at least for the time being. the newest dome appears to be a success but bp says it is not clear yet if it will stay on. >> clearly it is encouraging for the first time in jix days not to see oil gushing out of this well but i think we all need to be very cautious. until we have completed the tests and seen the right results. >> reporter: there are still fears about another explosion from too much pressure or a rupture in the seafloor. we will keep monitoring the test results and have that and the president's statement here for you on ktvu. any son burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> the long awaited financial reform bill now g