alison burns has more about the reason behind their efforts to get more "friends" in the nation's capital. alison? >> reporter: well, facebook was already ramping up its presence here and doing a lot more lobbying on capitol hill. now its employees are gonna be doling out cash to political campaigns through a new political action committee. the social networking company has a lot at stake as congress weighs internet privacy, patent and monopoly issues. but we talked to a campaign money expert who warns facebook is in a unique position to face a backlash if its 800 million users don't like the political causes its pack is supporting. >> they have made it very easy for users to -- users to organize events and that could turn into organizing protesters against facebook if the political decisions that the company makes upset enough of its users. >> reporter: facebook has not revealed who its pack will be superioring -- will be supporting in political races but democrats and republicans are reaping in the dollars from the tech industry. opensecrets.org reports employees of google have contribu

but as alison burns reports live from washington, d.c., they left without saying much. >> reporter: it was one of the most aggressive hearings i have covered in quite a while here on capitol hill. republicans were relentless in their questions of their executives, but they were determined not to say very much. >>> the last time their ceo brian harrison met with some of them was earlier this summer, assuring them his company was making excellent progress. >> he looked me in the eye and assured me that everything was just fine. >> reporter: but now that they have collapsed, taking a half a billion dollar federal loan guarantee down with it, house republicans are seizing the moment to put the company's executives under oath and demand answers. >> i want to ask mr. harrison, if he thinks the american people, who have invested over half a billion dollars, deserve to know what happened to that money? >> what is your plan to pay back the taxpayers 535 million you owe them and when will you pay it back? >> and i respectfully decline to answer any questions. >> while harrison and the vice- pres

alison burns is live with more. >> reporter: that's right.st foreign leaders to visit libya since the fall of the gadhafi regime. let's take a look at british prime minister david cameron and nicolas sarkozy. they played a key role in the bombing campaign and say this will continue as long as necessary to protect libyans. prime minister cameron had this message for gadhafi -- >> and the message i think to gadhafi and all of those still holding arms on his behalf is, it is over. give up. the mess -- her centuries should be home dash go home -- go home. there will be no u.s. combat troops on the ground in libya. reporting live from alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. thank you, allison. >>> right now in washington, d.c. a congressional panel is set to pentagon -- to -- is about to question mental officials. lawmakers say they are troubled by if -- by not banning a company doing business with the u.s. even after they were said to operate an illegal style conference -- . >>> a gruesome warning from criminals along the mexico border f

as alison burns reports, the president will signal out a fremont high school student for special mention that's right, tori. the white house is also going to great lengths to emphasize that this is not a political speech of a full -- speech. a full text of the speech was released last night to try to defuse any thought of it being delivered to the schools. he spoke at a school in denver yesterday telling students to pursue their passion. >> what's great about this country is that any of these young people here, if they have got a good idea, if they go out there and they are willing to work hard. they can start a business. they can create value. >> as an example of that, president obama is going to talk about a mission from mission student high school who created a nonprofit called happy day microfund that gives loans to students to start their own businesses. alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in an april pierce -- in an appearance last night at the reagan library, chris christie seemed to sidestep calls about running for president. >> my answer to you is just this -- i thank you for

alison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time now 7:21.least 80 american soldiers are wounded and two afghan civilians are dead after a womaning. that attack happened yesterday on the eve of the tenth anniversary of 9/11. it was carried out by a suicide bomber that detonated a large bomb inside a truck carrying firewood. the taliban has claimed responsibility for that attack. war protestors plan what they call a different commemoration of 9/11. hundreds of activists will gather on both ends of the bridge at noontime. they will stand in solidarity for world peace. members have carried out similar peace marchs on the bridge in the past. operation enduring freedom tried to dismantle the al qaeda terrorist network. they have given safeman to al qaeda and refused to hand over osama bin laden after the attacks. the taliban were ousted from power lateener that year. of those 171751 were americans. >>> he was one of the heros of flight 93. >> mom i just want to tell you i love you. i'm a flight from newark to san francisco. >> a mother shares her

alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:17. we're hearing that stronger safety measures are in place in san felipe, mexico after that tragic accident involving bay area fishermen. on july 3rd, their boat capsized in the sea of cortez during a storm. three dozen people survived but seven fishermen were never found. family members say the harbormaster requires mets to carry a beacon -- boats to carry a -- a beacon. >>> police say a 67-year-old man in a wheel chair was crossing east homestead road near quince avenue around 1:00 yesterday morning when a vehicle hit him. the man was dragged 300 feet and later pronounced dead at the hospital. police don't have a description of the vehicle but say it should have significant front- end damage and possibly a broken windshield. >>> in richmond, police are looking for the driver of a vehicle similar to that, an older-model, dark-colored lexus, two-door sedan with tinted windows and a spoiler. police say this vehicle hit a man in a wheelchair on friday. >>> a new study shows that americans

alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. newsroom on what some democrats want the president to do. alison? >> reporter: tori, it's a group of 15 miamis -- democrats and they are essentially telling obama administration that his administration is standing in the way of creating tens of thousands of jobs in the united states. their letter to president obama asked him to intervene in the justice department lawsuit blocking at&t's proposed acquisition of t-mobile. the justice department filed a lawsuit blocking the $39 billion deal saying it would hurt competition in the wireless market. but this group of democratic house members said the merger would create 55,000 to 100,000 new jobs in the u.s. consumer groups have argued the opposite, that the merger would actually cost jobs and hurt consumers. >> consumers all across the country, don't want higher prices, >> reporter: the group "free press" reports that ten of them have collectively received about $500,000 in campaign funds from at&t. reporting live from washington, d.c., al

alison burns has more on why some republicans will not be there. >> a handful of republican tea partiessaid they are expecting a rehash of the same old ideas and will not be in the chamber to hear this. president obama is putting the finishing touches on the speech that outlines a $300 billion plan. it includes tax cuts, infrastructure and benefits for the unemployment. republicans are calling it deja vu. >> we have to pivot and focus on jobs. this is my administration's everriding focus. my singular focus is jump starting the economy. the president's spokesperson is making the rounds insisting many of the ideas are new, especially relating to tax cuts and rebuilding schools. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu, channel 2 news. >> you can watch the president's address right here. our coverage begins at 4:00. >>> local teenagers will definitely keep an eye on what the president says. a federal report shows the youth unemployment rate was more than 18% in july. the bay area job outlook is bleak. about a third young people have no jobs. >>> former vice-president dick c

alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, alison. >>> 7:15. last night a concert for hope concluded commemorations of the 10th anniversary of the september 11th terrorist attacks. ♪ >> thousands gathered at the kennedy center in washington for a night of music. that's denise graves performing "amazing grace." president obama was onhand for the concert after attending events in new york and pennsylvania. during a speech, the president praised america's resilience. >> we can never get back the lives that were lost on that day or the americans who made the ultimate sacrifice in the wars that followed. and yet, today, it is worth remembering what has not changed. our character as a nation has not changed. >> the washington national cathedral put on the concert. the event featured video of rescuers on 9/11 and survivors thanking first responders for all that they did. >>> 7:17. threatening messages referring to another september 11th attack were posted briefly on the white house facebook page before being taken down. three of the messages said "we'

alison burns. >>> 5:15. today president obama will be selling his jobs creation plan to north carolina. yesterday he was pitching the idea to voters in columbus, ohio. now he's urging voters to pressure congress to pass the bill and send it to his desk. it includes tax cuts and tax credits. designed to encourage businesses to hire people. however, the president is proposing tax hikes to pay for the jobs plan. that is not sitting well with congressional republicans. >>> the search continues in contra costa county for the remaining teenager that walked away from a youth rehabilitation facility. the sheriffs department says two 15 and two 14-year-olds sneaked out of the facility in byron monday night. two of the boys were arrested at a walmart in antioch yesterday but 15-year-old spencer thomas brown has not been found. >>> oakland police have released the mug shots of two men attempting to rob an office depot store monday night. prosecutors charged 50-year-old christian tell and store employee richard killin w

alison burns is covering the hearing and has details. allison? >> reporter: that's right, dave. 13 days ago, a lawyer for brian harris sent this e-mail to capitol hill saying he would voluntarily appear and answer questions. well, he is here but he is not talking. this is a live look at the hearing room. harrison and solyndra senior vice president w.g. stover are invoking their fifth amendment rights. they are also under criminal investigation. house republicans are demanding to know how months before solyndra's financial collapse the company was touting the excellent progress to members of congress. republicans are using the hearing to rail against the obama administration for approving a half a billion dollars in loan guarantees to the company. many taxpayers might never see again. the solyndra controversy is such an issue that house republicans moved last night to dramatically cut the department of energy program that provided the solyndra loan. whether i keep watching the hearing and bring you more live coverage throughout the morning. live

alabama county -- alison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> fire evacuees in texas will be able to go back home. firefighters say the wild fire burning in bsatr -- bastrap county is 50% con taped now. this will be the first time rose residence have been allowed to go back to their home. many of them don't know if they have a home to go back. at least 1500 homes have been destroyed and 180 wild fires across texas. >>> the hunt is on for a carjacking suspect who led eastbound authority ons a high- speed chase. the pursuit ended on highway 242. the chp wanted to arrest dustin edward cooper on parole violations. he abandoned one vehicle and carjacked another one. witnesses say cooper then drive wildly through the city. police received numerous calls of reckless driving and hit and runs. authorities recovered the stolen car but cooper was long gone. they consider him armed and dangerous. >>> time now 5:15. mosquito fogging set to begin this week in the south bay as mosquitoes were testing positive for the west nile virus. it's scheduled for wednesday in south san jose. in severe cases even deat

. >>> alison burns is in our washington, d.c. newsroom to talk about who is hiring and who is not. >> reporter: it is considered, pam, a disappointing report. unemployment basically stayed the same. dashing a lot of hopes for the economic recovery. let's take a closer look at the bottom line. the unemployment rate remains the same at 9.1%. no net jobs were added in august. that is the first time in 60 years the economy essentially added zero jobs. the bright spots are in health care where 30,000 jobs were added and in mining where about 6,000 jobs were added. manufacturing stayed the same. employment and trade and construction was also stagnant. this report comes as the white house also releases a disappointing prediction that unemployment is likely to stay aboveth% for at least the next year. president obama is expected to make some comments about it before he leaves for camp david in a few hours. we'll bring you reaction from democratic and republican leaders during my next update in an hour. for now we are live in washington,

ktvu alison burns is live in our washington, d.c.ewsroom to tell us what the obama administration is predicting about next year. allison. >> reporter: even though some areas like silicon valley have seen robust job growth i know white house predicts unemployment nation-wide will likely stay above 9% at least through the next presidential election. government economists are predicting u.s. growth to be slower than expected from back in february. but the president spokesman is making a bold statement about the impact of president obama's jobs plan that will be unvailed next week. >> the president will come forward with specific proposals by any objective measure would add to growth and job creation in the short term. >> reporter: but the white house budget office is also predicting that unemployment won't fall below 6% for at least six more years. we'll see if it dips at all right now when those new job numbers come out in about 15 minutes. for now we are live in washington, d.c. alison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> casey anthony's at

as alison burns reports the president is sending the bill to congress today.here is already big questions how he will pay for it. >> reporter: that is right. today congress gets the specifics of president obama's $450 billion american jobs act but he is not saying how he will pay for it. as you mentioned, president obama is following up last weeks address to congress with another speech in the rose garden this morning. he's invited teachers, police, construction workers, and small business owners to join him to promote the bill. it includes tax cuts, infrastructure spending, and direct aid to local governments. at the same time, the democratic national committee is kicking off a tv ad campaign today intensifying the pressure on congress to act. >> the next election is 14 months away. and the people who set us here, the people that hired us to work for them they don't have the luxury of waiting 14 months. >> reporter: now president obama also makes clear in that speech that everything he is proposing would be paid for but how he will do that is still unclear. h

but as ktvu alison burns reports, they won't be saying much. allison? >> reporter: that's right. this hearing gets under way in about 45 minutes. the two top executives from solyndra will be here but they will not be testifying. they are invoking their fifth amendment rights because they are under a criminal investigation. that means we will spend the morning listening to lawmakers rail against the company and the obama administration for giving it a half billion dollar loan guarantee. republicans say the company has not been honest about its final outlook and, in fact, the obama administration rushed loans to solyndra to tout green energy jobs. now republicans are putting all the loans for green energy initiatives under new scrutiny. >> if i put led's in my office. >> apparently my staff because a green staff. if my staff director drives in in a hybrid, i guess he becomes a green person f. a lobbyist is paid a million dollars a year here to lobby for green grants apparently it's a green job. >> reporter: this has gotten so messy that house republicans moved to cut the energy dep

as alison burns reports republicans are now asking why the obama administration was pushing loans toubled company. allison. >> reporter: that is right. some republicans are already calling it solar gate. the house investigation committee is this morning examining the financial collapse of solyndra and why obama was trying to keep the company afloat. we have learned two solyndra executives will not testify this morning. they need to stay in california to deal with a potential buyer of the company's assets. congressional republicans have been highly critical of the obama administration for playing a big role in promoting the company and giving a half a billion dollars in loan guarantees despite warning signs the company was in trouble. >> many of us think he was trying to get the money quickly out the door. perhaps for political reasons. >> reporter: now president obama visited the company last year touting its green energy jobs helped by his stimulus plan and white house e-mails showed the obama administers tried to rush loans to the company. but democrats are fighting banback this mo

. >>> ktvu alison burns live in our washington, d.c. newsroom with the details of reported threats aimed at new york city and washington. allison. >> reporter: that is right the fbi and americas intelligent agencies are on the chase. they are looking for information about what is being called a credible but uncorroborated threat. this plot includes targeting new york and washington, d.c. with either a car or truck bomb. a handful of people may have come into the u.s. in recent days to carry out the attack. one of them may be a u.s. citizen. the information comes from a credible source out of pakistan. it has not been confirmed. here's what walnut creek congressman is saying about it. >> maybe it's a rumor. maybe there is nothing to it. if there is something to it than we know. we know two or three days ahead of it. we can then take action. >> reporter: now the fbi has sent a bulletin to 18,000 law enforcement agencies across the country. saying the plot could be intended to avenge the death of osama bin laden. and it also reportedly war

reporting from washington d.c., alison burns. >> a new exclusive find more californians like obama. leads preferred by 28% of registered republicans. no other republican including palin receives more than 8%. >>> when the two preshl candidates are paired against obama the president leads both by double digit margins. the poll surveyed 1,000 registered voters in california. >>> try to win over more voters this week. congress woman will appear tomorrow. her campaign is calling a breakfast chat. travels to southern california for a rally in orange county. spoke to a gathering in los angeles. >>> two brothers are in custody tonight. federal and bay area law enforcement arrived with guns drawn this morning. what you are seeing here is cell phone video of that raid. neighbors say minutes before those agents came to their door. the couple bought their house from the targets of the raid. the investigation began when they busted an in door marijuana growing operation last month. >>> we have new details about a bart relations campaign. we've learned that bart's chief spokesman tried to round

alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:16. a few details are emerging about president obama's visit to the bay area on september 25th. he's scheduled to attend two private fund-raisers on the peninsula. the first is an afternoon reception at the woodside home of john thompson, the chairman ofcy simentik -- of simentik. >>> a defederal report was released last year on the bp spill in the gulf of mexico. after a year of investigative hearings, the report blames poor management, key missteps and a faulty cement job by bp and others for the worst offshore spill in u.s. history and the deaths of 11 rig workers. >>> richmond's city county criticized the operator of its water treatment plant but stopped short of canceling the company's contract. operations at the plant were partially shut down last october after a chemical release. the water is still allowed to transport waste to another facility. residents have long complained the plant is making them sick and want it shut down entirely. last night richmond city council said they ar

alison burns is live in our washington, d.c.ident obama's meeting with libya's new leaders. alison? >> reporter: that's right, tori. let's get right to the meeting that's happening right now. president obama is telling world leaders, libya is a lesson in what happens when the international community acts as one. he's praising the libyan rebels and the international support of ousting moammar gadhafi. the group stood up and clapped when the libyan flag was brought into the meeting. president obama met with the leaders of the transitional government for first time early this morning. while there's so much focus on lib latino dash libya, there -- so much focus on libya, there's direct appeal for palestinian statehood. the but the u.s. is trying to encourage to drop that effort. alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> thank you. 8:16. well, president obama will be here in the bay area on sunday for a private fund-raising event. the president will be returning to woodside, now, back in february, the president dined with high tech lead

alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, alison. >>> 8:18. a safe, simple and cheaper way to treat alzheimer's' disease. researchers of washington state say the results of a small study, it's a small one, indicates that inhaling insulin twice a day may stop or even reverse early alzheimer's '. patients in this study inhaled specific amounts of insulin through a special device that took the spray deep into the nose. researchers say you should not try this at home. >>> the sugar industry wants to stop the term "high fructose corn syrup" and want to be rebranded as "corn sugar." the plaintiffs say it's not natural and it's false advertising. the defendants say they need to change the name because high fructose corn syrup turns off weight watchers. >>> at least seven people are known to be dead. more than 160 were hurt after a crash between a bus and two passenger trains in argentina. police in buenos aires say the bus driver drone around barriers trying to beat the trains across the track. that bus was hit by an oncoming train. that train flew o

alison burns is in our washington, d.c. newsroom. officials in washington, d.c.ew york are taking this very seriously. >> reporter: that is right, pam. overnight and this morning fbi and americas intelligence agencies are urgently working to try to connect the dots and stop this plot. i saw more police patrolling around the u.s. capitol building this morning. it targets new york and washington, d.c. with either a car or truck bomb around the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. a handful of people may have come into the u.s. in recent days to carry out the attack. one of them may be a u.s. citizen. the investigation comes -- the information comes from a credible source out of pakistan but has not been corroborated. jackie spear is on the homeland security committee and expressed confidence about the government's response to the threat. >> every imaginable part of our threat assessment is working overtime 24/7. there is every imaginable amount of resources that have been put in place to protect americans this weekend. >> reporter: the fbi has sent a bulletin to law en

reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> thanks, alison. >>> today, mitt romney will lay out his plan for boosting the u.s. economy. the former massachusetts governor has a campaign event scheduled in las vegas. he says he will detail 59 specific proposals aimed at fixing the high unemployment rate. he outlined his plan in an opinion piece this morning in "usa today." among other proposals, -- >>> there will be a debate in simi valley. this follows the five con senders at a forum in south carolina yesterday -- contenders at a forum in south carolina yesterday. >> he's the most effective food stamp president in american history. if you think about it, that's a tragedy. >> i happen to believe this administration is weakening america militarily. this is not what americans want. the world is not safer. so we should not be a weaker nation. >> one candidate missing from the forum was texas governor, rick perry. he had planned to attend but decided to turn to darn dash return to texas -- return to texas to deal with the wildfires in the state. it's not clea

alison burns is in our d.c.u to explain how the house speaker pressured the president to change the date. >> reporter: president obama wanted to deliver his new jobs plan wednesday night, but that is the same night as a presidential debate. house speaker john boehner said no way. an address to congress is one of the grand symbols of the presidency. so democrats say boehner is showing disrespect to president obama by forcing him to reschedule. on the campaign trail, republican presidential candidate, michele bachmann is mocking the president's attempt at a speech. >> does this show me a little insecurity on the part of the president? either a, he wants to distract the american people so they don't watch him, or b, he doesn't want the american people to hear what the next president of the united states is going to say about the president's job. >> reporter: president obama has agreed to move his speech to thursday night, and white house aides said it will happen before the start of the nfl season that same evening

alison burns is live in our washington d.c. bureau on how the speaker of the house pressured the president to change the date. allison. reporter: dave, democrats say it is a stunning show of disrespect from speaker boehner for president obama. the last time that the president addressed a joint session of congress was for a state of the union address and he wanted to do it again next wednesday to lay out his new jobs plan. but it's the same night as a republican presidential debate. house speaker john boehner told the president the time would not be logistically feasible, now president obama has agreed to deliver the speech on thursday night, but that's the opening night of nfl football. white house aides are reportedly trying to schedule the speech for right before the game, but this controversy over something as innocuous as scheduling a speech time certainly shows the dischord here and could be an indication of the reception the president is going to get from republicans for his speech and his new plan. reporting live from wa

ktvu's alison burns is in our washington d.c. newsroom to talk about how a simple scheduling issue has turned into headline news. reporter: at issue here is the president's request to the speaker of the house to address a joint session of congress. it is one of the grand simples of the presidency, we see it at the steun address when he walks into -- state of the union address when he walks and delivers a message to house members. in this case president obama wanted to address creating jobs on wednesday, the first day congress returns from its recess. but it is the same night as a republican presidential debate. the white house says house speaker john boehner had been consulted about it, but speaker boehner rejected the president's request yesterday, saying there would not be time for security sweeps after the house finished its work that day. democrats say speaker boehner is out of line. but the president conceded and will deliver the speech in prime time the next night. more on what white house aides are saying about whether the

ktvu's alison burns joins us now with the political wrangling and the vote scheduled for later today.his time the hang-up is about billions of dollars in disaster relief money. the federal emergency management agency says its disaster relief fund could run dry as early as today or tomorrow if congress doesn't act that means the cities an states affected by recent hurricanes and tornadoes won't get the money they're waiting for. some aid has already been held back. today the senate votes on a bill to provide the money and keep the government running through november, but it does not include spending cuts for a house bill that passed last week. the democrats and republicans are calling the whole mess embarrassing. >> i don't like this business of sitting around blaming each other over such small potatoes. what we really ought to be doing is espning time to see if we can get $4 trillion in debt reduction. >> reporter: the house and senate negotiators are working behind closed doors on a compromise, but the word is no deal yet. reporting live from wanders, alison burns, ktvu, channel 2 ne

reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. you, allison. >>> attorneys for john edwards have asked a federal judge to throw out criminal charges against the former presidential candidate. edwards was charged in june with violating campaign contribution laws. he's accused of using $1 million from political supporters to help hide his pregnant misstress during his 2008 run for the white house. edwards' attorney say he hid the -- hid this -- he did this to hide his mistress. >>> rebel leaders have been meeting every day with tribal leaders but so far there's no deal that's been reached. the rebels have given the gadhafi supporters until saturday to surrender. airline passengers you may be able to keep your shoes on when you go through airport security. that's according to homeland department secretary janet knap new hampshire. newhampshire-- janet napolitano. butch she didn't say when that would happen. passengers we talked to at sfo were happy to hear they may be able to keep their shoes on. >>> well, it's helped because it give

for now we're live in washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> facebook is getting aacelift. founder mark zuckerberg unveil add new timeline yesterday at the conference in san francisco. the feature will be kind of like an online scrapbook. users can add music and other content to customize it to their liking. you can also add a large cover photo. >> you can use your cover to express a unique moment from your life, something you're interested in. it's just a great way to learn about who a person is without having to read anything about them at all. >> partnerships with the netflix and hulu were also announced at the conference. >>> texting is gaining ground as the preferred way to communicate for americans. according to a new survey, 31% of americans now text instead of making phone calls. 53% say they still prefer a phone conversation. the study also shows no big surprise here that younger adults are more likely to text. >> that's true. >>> time 7:49. things really heating up now in the patent battle between apple of cupertino and samsung of south korea. samsung will

reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> interesting. all right. thank you, allison. >>> 7:17. iraq will buy 18 u.s. fighter jets in a $3 billion deal. the agreement comes as baghdad is considering asking u.s. troops to stay in iraq beyond the december 31st withdrawal deadline. a u.s. army official says american forces or contractors could train iraqi pilots on the f-16 jet. the jets are not expected to arrive in the country until 2013. >>> the push for palestinian stayedhood -- statehood is moving forward at the united nations. on friday, mahmoud ahmadinejad snitted the official paperwork for full membership into the united nations. the u.n. security council met jade to discuss the matter and agreed to meet tomorrow morning. it's all largely symbolic. >>> 216 people were just hurt in 0 subway accident in kline na. one subway -- china. sun subway slammed right into another. china has slowed down rail construction since 40 people were killed in the high-speed crash two montes ago. in shanghai, the rail network has expanded seven-fold in eight years.

alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. what the president said about the prospects for peace. allison? >> reporter: that's right, dave. in the theme of president obama's address to the united nations' this morning is the pursuit of peace in an imperfect world and he repeated a few times that peace is hard. more nations have stepped forward to maintain international peace and security and he outed his own -- he touted his own progress. >> let their be no doubt -- the tide of war is receding. when i took office roughly 180,000 americans were serving in iraq and afghanistan. by the end of this year, that number will be cut in half and it will continue to decline. >> reporter: president obama also explained why he opposes the controversial move this week by palestinian leaders to seek u.n. recognition as a sovereign state. he said that must be negotiated with israel. >> peace is hard work. peace will not come through statements and resolutions at the united nations. if it were that easy, it would have been accomplished by now.

reporting from washington d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> library supporters are winningagainst book beens. the beens can be found in front of markets with the words books for charity. groups say they were set up by a for profit company based in washington. now stores are removing the stores from outside their stores and other stores are reevaluating the beens. >>> new at 6:00, the man accused of a violent crime spree is behind bars. the tribute to friends and co- workers paid to the women kidnapped and killed. also, a warning for parents, why your children may not be as protected as you think. and you wouldn't think we would need a law to tell us expired baby food shouldn't be sold but that is what is on the governor's desk tonight. >>> continuing to follow breaking news in the east bay a fire at chabot regional park. news chopper 2 is over the scene. we have been seeing smoke, water drops by fire crews. as we bring in our chief meteorologist, bill martin, the weather is having an impact? >> absolutely. it's hot and dry but because there is no wind this thing isn't sprea

alison burns is in our washington, d.c. reau right now to talk about why republicans say this plan is dead on arrival. alison? >> reporter: tori, this is a plan to reduce the deficit by an additional $3 trillion over the next ten years and most of that savings comes from raising taxes on wealthier americans. let's take a look at the details. president's plan cuts $.-- 1.5 trillion from the deficit by raising taxes. 1.1trillion by winding down the wars and $580 billion by reducing entitlement programs like medicare and medicaid. the president will announce his plan in a speech at the rose garden in a few minutes. but opponents say this is going nowhere. >> i wonder what john boehner knows what it sounds like is that you can't impose one more penny on taxes on the wealthiest people. >> reporter: now, the president's deficit plan includes what his aides are calling the buffett rule, named for billionaire buffett who says he mays -- pays more in taxes than his employees. the rule is no million airline should pay less in taxes th

alison burns, ktvu. >>> mexican authorities searching the gulf of mexico for a passenger who disappearedm a carnival cruise ship. clint markham was on a seven- day cruise to mexico with his wife. he was last seen friday before the ship departed. carnival ships says markham was seen jumping overboard. some witnesses say he slipped and fell over. so far there has been no sign of him. the ship, by the way, returned to texas yesterday. >>> we're also hearing today that stronger safety measures are in place in san felipe mexico after that tragic boating accident involving bay area fishermen. back on july 3, their boat capsized in the sea of cortez during a storm. three dozen people survived, however, seven fishermen were never found. family members tell ktvu that it now requires boats to have battery-operated beacons, and they're also saying that the boats are being thoroughly checked before they depart. >>> most americans don't see much value in their local newspapers anymore. almost 70% of the people asked say if their local newspaper disappeared, they wouldn't miss much of what is happenin

burns and smoke injuries. earlier reports that are there were some people missing have been dismissed. everyone is now accounted for. the ship was evacuated just before it arrived in alison, which is northwest of oslo, more than 100 passengers were evacuated into life boats before the ship reached the port, the others were able to get off the ship when they got to land with smoke billowing in the sky. the ship has the capacity to hold up to 691 passengers when it's full so it's going to be a much more challenging evacuation this morning. bill: so this is norway, now. what happens to all those evacuated passengers? >> well, it turns out they're going to have a choice, we are told the passengers can is the advantage their seven-day -- salvage their seven-day vacation if they want to and jump aboard one of the other cruise ships that operate in the area. while they decide if they want to do that they are being taken care of at hotels near the port. if passengers want to go home the cruise operator will give them another trip in the future. bill: thank you for track thank down out of norway here in our newsroom in new york. >> reporter: thanks. martha: well, the the treasury