alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. newsroom with this latest complication in the international fight against moammar gadhafi. >> reporter: er to, i the nato mission is to protect civilians. the gadhafi regime called this a cold-blood the murder. it was a chaotic emergency response over the weekend after a nato bomb hit a neighborhood in tripoli. you can see several buildingindustried. at least nine civilians were killed -- builds destroyed. at least nine civil ones were -- buildings were destroyed. at least nine civilians were hurt. >> this technical failure may have caused a number of civilian casualties. >> reporter: the incident comes as the historic battle intensifies in washington, d.c. about the president's power to wage war in libya. some republicans and democrats say he's violating the wars power act. they are moving into the u.s. house to try to strip funding for u.s. operations in libya. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:17. well, defense second rob gert gates conf

alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you.dent will outline his plan during a live address at 5:00 p.m. we'll bring you that speech live during ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. it will also stream live at ktvu.com. >>> federal agents say they captured one of the most dangerous drug lords. he's best known by the nickname "el chongo." mexican's president says that arrest is a major blow to the drug dealers in mexico. >>> the foreign minister of syria says we will forget europe is on the map. the president blamed foreign infiltrators for the weeks of demonstrations, demanding democratic reform. >>> 7:17. well, an israeli government official has asked apple's ceo steve jobs to get rid of an arabic language computer app from the stores. facebook removed the page. >>> al gore is criticizing fellow democrat, president obama, for his report on global warming. "rolling stone" is publishing a magazine tomorrow that contains an article that rips on the president by al gore. >>> word this morning that newt gingrich had a second line of credit

ktvu's alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. newsroom to tell us how fellow democrats are reacting. alison? >> reporter: that's right, dave. house democratic leader nancy pelosi issued a statement saying she was deeply disappointed and saddened but she's also clearly furious. this scandal could hurt democrats and she's calling for an ethics investigation. her demand came within an hour of the new york congressman's admission that he had inappropriate, online exchangeses with six women. the website biggovernment.com published more pictures that he allegedly sent by e-mail and while he calls it an incrediblely -- anacin ed -- incredible lapse in judgment, she's not resigning. >> i deeply regret what i did. but i'm not resigning. people who draw con fukes conclusions about me are -- conclusions about me are free to do so. >> reporter: reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:15. this is new video of german chancellor angela merkel being given a formal welcome at the white house. she's shaking ha

ktvu's alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. newsroom to explain how companies and colleges are working together. alison? >> reporter: er toly -- tori, that's right president obama is promoting this job training program that's intended to boost the company's manufacturing workforce. in about an hour he'll be going to a community college in virginia to promote what's being called a standardized credentialing system. it involves private companies detailing the skills they are looking for so colleges can specifically credential students to fill those jobs. at the same time, public frustration with the president's handling of the economy is on the rise. a new "washington post" poll shows 57% of americans don't think the economy -- the economic recovery has begun. it's a message the president's opponents are hammering on the campaign trail. >> how are you enjoying your recovering summer? [ laughter ] >> that's what the president said we're having, but that was last year, the recovering summer. >> reporter: his latest comments about th

. >>> president obama will visit a chrysler plant in ohio today as alison burns reports from our washington, d.c. newsroom. the president is celebrating. allison. >> reporter: that is right. the debate is raising here on capitol hill on whether the government's $80 billion bailout was a bust or success. president obama will hail it as a victory when he visits chrysler assembly line this afternoon. he will say the bailout saved one million jobs and two iconic american companies. his aid says the president's leadership on economy. >> the president took dramatic action. including unpopular decisions like bailing out the auto industry. because he felt it was the right thing to do. >> reporter: ares point out fax payers have so far only gotten back about $40 billion of the $80 billion of the bailout. the white house estimates the loss will be about $14 billion. reporting live from washington, d.c. alison burns. >>> the ratings agency moodies is warning it will consider cutting the united states topnotch credit rating if congress does not raise the u.s. debt limit. this is video of are lawmakers

reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> okay. alison, thank you. >>> 7:15. well, president obama's campaign staff is working hard to attract big spending coners -- donors for his reelection campaign, you recall back in 2008 about half of the $745 million contributed to the campaign came from small donations. this time around, the president's staff is also going after more wealthy donors. they have also launched a contest for people willing to contribute $5 to the president's campaign. they are entered in a raffle to have dinner with the president and the vice president. >>> and then there was this video. this is all over the internet. this is real. the president invited these two kids to take a look inside his presidential limousine. this is after a backyard discussion with the children's parents. he gave them a chance to call her mother inside the house. he said, i'm in the president's limousine it's really cool. >>> we first told you about 95- year-old lena reppert yesterday morning. a tsa agent reportedly felt something suspici

alison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time now 6:17. president of yemen remains in saudi arabia after getting medical care. you are look agent demonstrators yet. they celebrated president saleh departure. the vice president is taking over as temporary head of state but he says the president will return to power after his medical treatment. >>> katie couric is expected to announce she will sign with abc to do an afternoon talk show. she stepped down with cbs last month. and reportedly three of the four broadcast networks as well as cnn all made offers to couric. >>> time now 6:18. five people were hurt in three separate weekend shootings in oakland. three men were rushed to the hospital early saturday morning after a shooting in the parking lot right near webster and 13th street. one of the victims is in critical condition. >>> and in a separate incident a 21-year-old man was shot in the back. this happened at a house party. and a 52-year-old man was found shot on 90th avenue in east oakland saturday night. >>> two new drugs show promisi

alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. how companies and colleges are working together here. allison. >> reporter: that is right, dave. president obama is announcing a new job training program aimed at improving the countries manufacturing work force. he's going to be going to a community college in virginia to promote what is being called a standardized credentialing system. it involves private companies. public frustration with the presidents handling of the economy is on the rise. 57% of americans don't think the economic recovery has begun. it's a message that presidents opponents are hammering on the campaign trail. >> how are you enjoying your recovering summer? that's what the president said we were having but that was last year the recovery summer. >> reporter: i'll have more on what president obama is saying about the economic recovery now during my next update in an hour. for now we are live in washington, d.c. alison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we are now hearing that a small online conservative group is warn

we have alison burns live in our washington, d.c. newsroom with the details. >> reporter: that is right dave. names, pictures, other information about the targets appeared on an al qaeda website. among them a member of congress, pentagon officials, executives of an american company that makes drone aircraft. now the website also referenced this video we found on you tube from al qaeda's american spokesman adam gadahn. he called for lone wolf attacks and said how easy it is to get guns in the u.s.. some analysts say this list shows al qaeda has actually weakened and is shifting focus from major attacks to strikes on individuals. reporting live from washington, d.c. alison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the e-mail addresses and pass words for for than 62,000 people are now publish all thank -- are now all public thanks to a hacker attack. that tweet included a link to a file on the website mediafire.com. the file has been removed but not before about 62,000 people reported theiramazon, papal, and facebook accounts have been accessed by

ktvu alison burns is in our washington, d.c. newsroom with the latest complication in the international fight against moammar gadhafi. ali sopson. >> reporter: this is a big deal. the nato mission is to protect civilians. it was a chaotic emergency response over the weekend after a nato strike on a neighborhood in tripoli. you can see several buildings destroyed. at least nine civilians were killed. a nee koa spokesman apologized and said the target was a military missile site. >> however from our initial assessment it appears one weapon did not strike the intended target. due to a weapons system failure. this technical failure may have caused a number of civilian casualties. >> reporter: the incident comes as the historic battle intensifies in washington, d.c. over the president's power to wage war in libya. some republicans and democrats say he's violating the war power act. the house is expected to vote this week to strip funding for u.s. operations. reporting live from washington, d.c. alison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> n

alison burns has more. >> reporter: this is a live look at the nation's debt clock. the treasury department warns the united states will hit its $14py 3 trillion -- $14.3 trillion. democrats want to include any tax increases. >> you cannot achieve if you set out that -- what you set out to do if you said it's about cutting. it has to do with the -- to do with others as well. >> reporter: "the washington post" reports one potential path to compropose -- to compropose mice in gop cuts -- to compromise in gop cuts. back to you. >> thank you. >>> it appears that president obama is the first to use the white house auto pen to sign a piece of legislation. the autopen has been routinely used by presidents to sign documents and photographs. last month, president obama authority iced its use to sign -- authorized into law its use to sign for the patriot act. >>> a year-long experiment with the nation's power grid is set to start in a few weeks. it could mess up a lot of things including traffic lights, security systems and computers. could also make some plug-in clocks and ap

alison burns is live in our washington, d.c.ewsroom with the new cigarette warning labels unveiled this morning that has a lot of people talking. >> reporter: you won't be able to miss them. these new warning labels will cover every pack of cigarettes by september of next year. it's hard to ignore the messages "smoking can kill you" cigarettes are dangerous "and" smoking causes heart disease and strokes." >> the new warning labels come at a critical time. right duction in tobacco -- the reduction in tobacco youth has stopped falling. >> reporter: the tobaccomaker are flighting this in court i -- flighting this -- fighting this in court saying they are too graphic. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 8:16. preliminary resulting of a new u.n. study ton global health is showing an increase in noncommunicable diseases. cancer, lung disease, diabetes are now killing 36 miami people a year. a u.n. study says 80%. deaths are in developing nations. a harvard economist says these diseases are also

reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu news. >> thank you. >>> elmer geronimo pratt has died. this is leader of the former leader of the black panther party during a 1998 court hearing. the 63-year-old passed away yesterday at his home in africa. pratt is best known for spending 27 years in murder before a judge overturned his conviction. pratt said the government knew of his conviction. >>> vice-president joe biden is in the vatican in rome. he met with pope benedict. it was an unannounced meeting. the vice-president is a practicing catholic who also supports abortion rights. now the pope has long insisted that catholic politicians follow the church's teaching on quote, nonnegotiable issues like abortion, which the vatican strongly opposes. >>> concerns are growing around the world about a strain of e. coli in europe that chinese researchers are calling a super toxic strain. three people who recently traveled to germany are infected with it. in europe 18 people have died so far. more than 2,000 are infected. some governments are limiting imports on vegetables from s

reporter alison burns is working on the story. we will check in with her we will go live to washington, d.c. in a few minutes to find out what she has learned. >>> u.s. military leaders promised the new leader of al qaeda will face the same fate as the old one. a statement on a jihaddist website names bin laden's replacement al-zawahiri. >> as we did both seek to capture and kill and succeed in killing bin laden, we certainly do, will do the same thing with al-zawahiri. >> bin laden has been the leader since its inception. in that particular concept he has particular charisma that al- zawahiri does not have. >> they believe his appointment could prompt al qaeda to launch a new series in attacks. >>> california senator barbara boxer will give a major speech about america's role in afghanistan. she will be speaking before the world affairs council of northern california. her speech comes at a very critical time. the obama administration will announce plans to redeploy combat troops in afghanistan next month. >>> california's budget

alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, alison. >>> a group of packers -- hackers is claiming responsibility for beaching the u.s. senate website over the weekend. a heart attack room published files on line it took from the website. the senate head arms said there was an intrusion into the center but no sensitive information was compromised. the same group claimed attacks for others, including -- sony. >>> army soldiers trading in the more black -- black beret for a more comfortable hat. they had been given wool berets but they say they were too hot. now the army is swapping the beret with the cap that looks like a baseball cap with camouflage on it. >>> an online action figure company looking to make some money and the profit from the scandal surrendering anthony weiner. take a look at the new doll on sale. it comes on two -- in two versions this one is atomically correct for adults only. both show him wearing a become shirt and gym shirts -- and a gym -- wearing a gym share and gym shorts tweeting "wear this." yesterday, president obama said if he were congressman wean wien

alison burns ktvu channel 2 new. >> the president will outline his plan at 5:00 p.m. tonight. we will bring that speech to ewe live during ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. it will also stream live on ktvu.com. >>> at least 40 al qaeda inmates escaped from a prison in yemen today. they have given al qaeda the courage to challenge authorities in the southern part of the country. in a carefully planned escape they attacked their guards and seized their weapons just as bans of heavily armed militants. >>> time now hundreds of young people wearing photographics riots in for the second night in a row. that's what was happening. groups of catholics throwing gas bottlings and gas bombs at each other. the violence usually escalates on the buildup of july12th. >>> in greece police used tear gas on protestors that tried to storm the parliament building there. next week the prime minister will try to get parliament to approve a package of really tough os tearty measures. >>> this morning hundreds of airline travelers are making new arrangements to get out of chicago. they actually had to spen

alison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> officials in pakistan say a suspected u.s. missile attack hit a house in north western pakistan. that was a drone attack in a house that happened just minutes after another missile hit a car nearby and killed seven people. reportedly five of the people in the car were suspected militants. >>> work workers at that damaged nuclear plant have been cleared to open the air lock doors. the operator of the plant said it planned to open the heavy double doors slowly. taking about eight hours to complete the process. the idea is to avoid disturbing contaminated dust inside. the company has been trying to filter radio active particles out of the air inside the building for several days. >>> european finance ministers today decided to delay the next installment of bailout money to greece. the finance ministers from the 17 countries that use the euro say they do agree to give them it. >>> pretty scary moments for passengers on a flight from dayton, ohio to washington, d.c. after a woman at an airline counter said there was a bomb on the p

alison burns. >>> pretty interesting story in utah. a former candidate for governor there was arrested right as he was about to give a news conference. >> is this honor? >> rex ha aawe would be giving a -- but there was a warrant for his arrest. so when he showed up at the press conference deputies were waiting for him now originally he was on trial for illegally killing an elk. now he's in trouble for passing out fliers to the potential jurors. >>> time now 6:16. happening right now we are live in orlando florida just a short time ago. the casey anthony murder trial resumed in orlando. we are inside the courtroom right now. there is a woman testifying there. casey anthony is accused of killing her daughter. there was yet another twist in court yesterday when casey anthony's mother took the stand this is her right here forgive me. this is casey anthony's mother on the witness stand. >> i would like to show you a photograph. >> any way she testified yesterday about some questionable searches made on the families computer back in 2008. s

alison burns. >>> time now 5:15. new details about the surprising arrest of suspected boston mob boss james whitey bulger. the fbi says 30 guns, $800,000 in cash, and several fake ids were found in that santa monica apartment when he was arrested wednesday night. bulger was number one on the fbi's most wanted list. he's on the run for 16 years. he's believed to be responsible for 19 murders and many other very serious crimes. he was an inspiration for the martin movie the departed. >>> in idaho a former candidate for governor was arrested right as he was about to give a news conference. rex had announce he may be giving a news conference to address charges against him for trying to influence a jury but there was a warrant for his arrest. so when he showed up deputies were waiting for him. originally he was on trial for illegally killing an elk. now he's in trouble for passing out fliers to potential jurors. >>> a group of computer hackers is targeting arizona police officers. the group lozaz as posted hundreds of int

reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 8:16.ernor now testing for radiation near the los ail la mose nuclear -- los alamos nuclear power plan. firefighters are watching for hot spots. residents not far from the lab are worried -- are worried about the smoke and radiation coming from the plant. -- plant. but firefighters say there's no threat so far. 150 people stayed behind. >> i understand there's risks but this is our community and this is how we support our community. >>> firefighters want everybody to clear out. but they do have the list of the people staying behind just in case, the fire gets out of control. it's already burned almost 61,000 acres. it's only 3% contained. >>> 8:17. a san francisco judge will hold an emergency hearing tomorrow afternoon about the forced medication of arizona shooting suspect, jair red hoff enough. he says he's been forced to take mind-altering drugs against his will. he's accused of shooting and killing people in a shooting in tucson. >>> another politician gets caught up in the scandal afte

alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. bureau with the last ditch appeal -- with the last-ditch appeal by the obama administration to keep congress out of it. >> reporter: that's right. the u.s. house is actually taking two big votes taught. the first one this -- today. the first one is whether to authorize the war in libya. these are competing resolutions because the second one is whether to cut funding for u.s. funding there. bay area democrats are among those leading the debate this morning. john garamendi is endorsing president obama's decision to commit u.s. forces in libya. but he says the president should have gotten authorization from congress and he wants the involvement to end in six months. >> the obligation, or the rights or the necessary to defend is very important. that's why we're there. we need to provide the president with the necessary powers to carry out that obligation in a very limited period of time. >> some other bay area democrats are siding with republicans demanding an end to u.s. involvement. mor

alison burns is live in our washington, d.c.newsroom, with how the white house is reacting. >> reporter: dave, you have likely seen him plenty of times on tv and online, ayman al- zawahri has released scores of propaganda videos since the september 11 attacks. now several jihaddist websites are announcing that the long term osama bin laden deputy will take over the terror organization. this morning, senior obama administration officials are quoted as saying, he's no bin laden. that he does not inspire the same loyalty. but we just spoke to another who said al-zawahri is more disciplined. >> i think al-zawahri is more committed to doing something than bin laden is, and i think he's going to try to rally the real hard liners within al- qaeda to do something. >> reporter: terror analysts believe he is hiding in pakistan. he released a video last week, eulogizing bin laden, and calling for a jihad against the united states. alison burbs, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> it is 8:18, an iraqi court has sentenced 16 al-qaeda members to their d

ktvu's alison burns live in our washington d.c. newsroom with new cigarette warnings unveiled this morning, alison. >> reporter: dave, that's right. you won't be able to miss them. these new warning labels will cover half of every pack of cigarettes by september of next year and it's hard to ignore the messages, smoking can kill you. cigarettes are addictive and warning cigarettes can cause strokes and heart disease. matt meyers with the campaign for tobacco-free kids hopes the labels will be especially effective in stopping young smokers. >> the new warning labels come at a critical time because the reduction in tobacco use among youth has stopped falling. these warning labels give us a new tool to help jump start that again. >> reporter: the tobacco industry is fighting the new labels in court. 35 countries now require similar labels and studies show people in those countries are more aware of the dangers but have not necessarily stopped smoking because of them. reporting live from washington d.c., alison burns, ktvu, channel 2 ne

ktvu's alison burns joins us now from our washington d.c.k at these new labels. >> reporter: it all seems to be to scare you or gross you out of smoking. these are the nine pictures selected by the federal government to appear on cigarette packages by next fall. among them, images of a man with smoke coming out of a hole in his neck, a warning about tobacco harming children and a vivid message about cigarettes causing strokes and heart disease. the labels will be big enough to cof half the pack. >> this is the most significant change of warning labels in the history of the united states. it will dramatically reduce the number of young people who start smoking and encourage many people to quit. >> reporter: matt meyers with the campaign for tobacco-free kids has been fighting for the labels for decades. tobacco companies are fighting against them in court, saying they unfairly stigmatize smokers and are too graphic. a look at how similar labels are working in other countries during my next update in about an hour. for now, live in washington

as ktvu's alison burns reports, they're holding a hearing right now.say president obama is still hindering the gulf coast recovery. >> reporter: let's get to a live look at the hearing room. republicans are releasing a report that's critical of president obama's handling of the oil spill disaster. mississippi governor haley bar bower said the feds got in the way and overreached their authority. >> we're not mad at anybody about it but it didn't work well when they tried to assume command over the national guard. >> reporter: the obama administration says the feds are still actively involved in the recover river efforts. republicans are also expected to use this morning's hearings to step up pressure on the obama administration to ease restrictions on offshore drilling. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu news. >>> the world health organization says the e. coli outbreak in europe involves a new strain that has never been linked before. the bacteria has been linked to vegetables. so far, 18 people have died, most in germany, 1500s ha

al son burns -- alison burns has the sendoff. >> reporter: let's get to a live look. the formal retirement ceremony is underway for the man analysts in washington, d.c. are calling the best defense secretary in u.s. history. president obama is speaking. let's listen. >> a secretary of defense who had their back, who fought for them and did everything in his power to bring them home safely. let me also thank becky for her extraordinary support of our extraordinary military families. she's been there day in and day out. in many ways i know both bob and becky consider our troops to be like their own sons and daughters. burkes -- bob, your sense of responsibility to them is profound. it's a responsibility we've shared has leaders who have served every day in a time of war. we're the ones who send them into harm's way. we visit them in the field knowing that we are the reason they're there. we've stood in solemn respect at dover when our fallen heroes have maid their final journey home. they gave so our loved ones can be secure. we note heavy wages of war and we know ameri

as alison burns reports, defense secretary robert gates made his mission clear. he's visiting u.s.roops in the war zone. >> reporter: that's right. president obama is meeting with his national security team in the white house situation room right now. they are discussing the size and pace of u.s. troop withdrawals from afghanistan. meanwhile, rob gert gates is advocating a -- robert gates is advocating a gradual withdrawal. here he is arriving there over the weekend. he retires in a few weeks. he's using his time in front of the cameras there to make clear he believes pulling troops out of afghanistan too quickly would be a mistake. >>> nobody wants to give up the gains that have been won at such a hard cost and known wants to -- nobody wants to give our allies any power. >> reporter: some in the u.s. administration are reporting steeper withdraws -- withdrawals. >>> it is 7:18. another woman is now saying she had a relationship with arnold schwarzenegger while he was in involved with maria shriver. the actress says she had a relationship with the former governor when the two starr

let's go to alley sop son -- alison burns in washington, d.c., where federal officials are telling peopleo get ready for a worse-than-normal season. >> reporter: dave, i've just confirmed that the homeland security secretary and director of fema are gonna be giving briefth on how they are prepared -- briefings on how they are preparing for it. the national hurricane senter is expecting up to 18 named storms, six to ten could become hurricanes and three to six of the storms are expected to be hurricanes, with winds at 110 miles an hour and higher. this is video from hurricane katrina. this is gonna be a difficult season for forecasters because both the el nino and la nina effects are relatively quiet this year and they say that makes storm prediction a lot harder. the last time temperatures were neutral like this was in 2005 when hushes rita and katrina slammed into the -- hurricanes rita and katrina slammed into the coast. back to you. >> thank you, alison. >>> president obama will meet with leaders at the white house to discuss what it will take for the gop to discuss laying the -- raisi

as alison burns reports the president will also try to convince the nation that the war is worth fighting >> reporter: the bottom line is president obama is expected to announce the withdraw of 5,000 u.s. troops by the end of this summer. another 5,000 by the end of the year. and 20,000 next year. that still leaves more than 70,000 u.s. forces fighting america's longest war. debate is raging in congress about the toll it's taking. listen to this exchange. >> charity begins at home. we can no longer afford to rebuild afghanistan and america. we must choose and i choose america. >> i feel compelled to respond to the statements from the senator of west virginia which characterize the isolationist withdrawal, lack of knowledge, history of attitude that seems to on the rise of america. >> reporter: president obama reportedly made his decision early yesterday. it answers the requests of u.s. commanders in afghanistan. they say the progress mr. there is fragile and reversible unless they can continue to aggressively take on the toll plan. morgue will try to make that argument tonight. >>> the po

. >>> alison burns reports from our washington, d.c. newsroom obama wants to get the political credit for the turn around in the auto industry. >> reporter: that is right. ohio will be a critical state for the president's reelection bid. he's going there to promote what the white house calls a success story. president obama will telling a report that says the $80 billion auto industry saved one million jobs. it's proof the presidents unpopular dramatic action to keep gm and chrysler in business was a good decision. >> he felt the million jobs associated with the auto industry were worth saving if they could extract from those companies measures that would give them a better chance of succeeding. >> reporter: president obama will also announce that the u.s. has reached a deal with fiat to buy the government's remaining 6% stake in chrysler. more on why ares say the auto industry bailout is nothing to celebrate during my next update in an hour. for now we are live in washington, d.c.. >>> today house of representatives will vote on two me

as ktvu alison burns reports from our washington, d.c. newsroom he seems to be warning against ending the combat mission quicker than planned. >> secretary gates is just three weeks from retirement and this is some new video of his arrival overnight. this is being called his farewell tour to troops. he has been choking back tears. he's also using his time to mcclure that pulling troops d -- he's also making his time to make clear that pulling troops out of afghanistan would be good. over the next few weeks president obama will be deciding the size of u.s. troops with drawl. some in the obama administration are proposing deeper reductions. more on what secretary gates is proposing during my next update in about an hour. for now we are live in washington, d.c.. >>> time now 5:14. investigators looking for answers in chicago after the latest serious tour bus crash. state police say 20 people were hurt in last nights crash on an expressway on the south side. it involved a tour bus and two other vehicles. it happened less than a week after a t

but as ktvu alison burns reports from our washington, d.c. newsroom, more americans are losing confidence in how he is hands ling the economy. >> that is right. in just a couple hours president obama will be going to a community college in virginia to talk about an initiative that partners private companies with colleges to better prepare students for the manufacturing jobs of the future. it comes after 6-10 americans have a negative view of how the president is handling the economy and they don't think the recovery has begun. but during a news conference yesterday president obama said he's not worried about a double dip recession that americans should not panic and the recovery will take time. >> recovering from that kind of body blow takes time. and recovery will be uneven. and there will be times when we are making progress but people are still skiddish and nervous. >> reporter: prior to last weeks disappointings report, the u.s. economy experienced three months of robust growth but still his opponents are taking aim. aisle have more on --

reporting live from alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, alison. >>> it is 8:17.ent protests are turning violence in -- violent in greece. police erected barricades around the parliament. many threw rocks and firebombs as police responded with tear gas. the protest is part of a 24- hour strike against another $40 billion budget cut to avoid a fault fault. concern about greece's debt is returning on stock markets. >>> this report shows in 2009,s is overpaid recipients by -- social security overpaid recipients. almost 60 million americans get social security benefits. well, mitt romney will be coming to california during a three-day visit next week. the l.a. times says romney will hold fund-raiser in the bay area, in sacramento and in southern california. the events are scheduled between june 1st and june 23rd. now, meg whitman is one of romney's state committee finance chairs. the bay area stops will include a barbecue at the portola valley home of microsoft's co founder, scott mcneilly. >>> sea life is apparently feeling the fallout from the earthquake in tsunami.