ktvu's alison burns in our washington, d.c. wsroom with new information about what may have been in those hotel rooms. alison? >> reporter: there are several reports this morning that the secret service agents had the president's schedule in their homes when prostitutes were there. ha would be a major security breach. 11 agents and ten members of the military including five army -- green but rays were allegedly involved -- berets were allegedly involved. some of the women were admitting they were prostitutes. others say they met them at a bar. the agents in charge of protecting the president lucked out that the women were not working for a terrorist organization, this man says. >> they could have compromised security, themselves, they could have been killed, they would could have been drugged. they could have had information taken from them. >> the agents have had their security clearances revoked and have reportedly been offered polygraphs. there are questions about whether the director of the secret service is going to be able

reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:17. well look at this -- this afternoon a new york construction crew is scheduled to replace a steel column that will make the new world trade center building the tallest building in new york city. now, that chunk of steel will be the start of the 100th floor of number one world trade center. next year, that new building is scheduled to be as tall as the first world trade center and then it will be the tallest building in the united states. >>> the murder trial is set to begin for the suspect in a nightclub shooting near san francisco's fishermen's wharf two years ago. 22-year-old key andre davis is accused of killings outside of a nightclub in 2010. police found more than 40 bullet casings outside of the nightclub. >>> 7:18. the building in benicia needs to be repaired. look. this big tree fell on it. it's a eucalyptus tree, crashed down at grant and polk street. it fell on a steel warehouse rupturing water and gas lines. firefighters and pg&e crews oled -- controlled the leak within min

alison burns is live in our washington, d.c.oom with what is next for romney's campaign. >> reporter: claudine, mitt romney will try to rally supporters in connecticut today. romney is turning his attention to defeating president obama. analysts say he still has work to do to get republicans enthusiastic about his campaign. santorum has not endorsed him. as of yesterday newt gingrich was trying to serve himself as conservative in the race. in fact gingrich says he is sticking to his plan on taking his campaign all the way to the gop convention. how mitt romney and president obama are vying for a key voting block during my next update in about an hour. for now we are live in washington, d.c. alison burns. >>> bay area republicans say with rick santorum out of the race, it's time for the party to unit behind romney. >> we are focusing on barack obama as opposed to beating each other. >> the republican party held its annual fundraiser last night at a private club in the financial district. >>> 5:15. a korean airlines passenger yet

alison burns is live in our washington, d.c.with how the agency is responding. >> reporter: eleven agents are on administrative leaved a the secret service is promising a full investigation. he says he will be angry if the ail galtses prove to be true. he wants a rigorous investigation into claims that secret service agents and some military personnel brought prostitutes to their hotel in colombia last week before the presidential arrival. the concern is that president obama's security could have been compromised and he's hearing -- considering hearings about it. >> it will be about how did this happen and how often did this happen before. things like this don't happen once if they didn't happen before. >> reporter: darrell issa also says he's concerned so-called wheels up, wedding rings off parties are the norm after presidential trips but a former agent went on cnn to tee -- to defend the agency. >> you are talking about 10, 11 people out of to uses of people -- thousands of people. i believe it was an isolated incident. in my

ktvu alison burns is in your washington, d.c.ewsroom to tell us and describe the political fight that is happening right now. >> reporter: dave, it is the last case of this term for the supreme court and it's going to have very big implications. this is a look at some of the groups speaking outside the court this morning. the justices are considering whether arizona and other states can enact their own immigration laws. lower courts have put key parts of arizona's law on hold like the provision that requires local police check the immigration status of everyone they stop. democrats on capital hill held a hearing about it yesterday. saying immigration enforcement is a federal issue. the awe there are of arizona's law testified the feds are failing. >> the invasion of illegal aliens we face today. convicted felons, drug cartel, even terrorists pose one of the greatest threats to our nation. >> reporter: just kagan is not taking part in the case. because she worked on it while she was in the justice department. we'll have live cover

but as ktvu's alison burns reports, there's no agreement yet on how to pay for this. alison? >> reporter: unless congress takes action, about 7 million borrowers will see their student loan rates nearly double from 3.5% to 6.8% this sum he. now, today, the -- summer. now, today, the u.s. house votes to extend the current rates for another year. the republican plan would pay for the loan extension by slashing $6 million -- $6 billion from a preventive healthcare fund. democrats call that a poison pill. >> let's be honest -- republicans never cared to stop this interest rate hike on students. >> now, democrats have a plan of from own to pay for their loan rate extension by some tax increases on. how president obama's campaign is now using social media to stoke this debate, during my next update in about an hour, for now, we're live in washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:16. well, today, california state university employees are set to finish voting on whether or not to go on strike. teachers, counselors, lie prayeriance and other staff -- librarians and o

alison burns has more as questioning just began. sure they are not holding back with questions alison. >> reporter: that's right, tori. let's get right to a live look inside the hearing room. members of congress are basically unloading on current and former top executives of the general services administration. saying the $825,000 las vegas conference is just the tip of the conference. we just heard from one who held a $2,000 party in the conference, in his room. he said he didn't know it cost that much. >> i have been removed from the job i love. the taxpayers deserve better than this. >> reporter: the congressional committee is investigating have released videos of some of the events during the congress along with reports detailing how taxpayers paid for expensive rooms, a clown suit, tuxedos and a mind reader. republicans are also scrutinizing other trips to hawaii, new orleans and napa. this hearing is continuing. we'll bring you any more revelations during my next update next hour. we're live in washington, d.c., alison burns, k

the ktvu alison burns report there is is no agreement on how to pay for it yet. alison. >> reporter: about seven million borrowers will see their student loan rates double from 3.5% to 6.8% this summer. the house is voting on a plan today to extend the current rates for another year. it's a republican plan that pays for the loan extension by slashing $6 billion from a preventive health care fund. democrats call that a poison pill. >> let's be honest, republicans never cared to stop this interest rate hike on students. >> reporter: senate democrats have a plan on their own that pays for the interest rate extension for another year by raising some payroll taxes on some businesses. but that vote is not expected until next month. how this is turning into a major campaign issue in the presidential race during my next update in about an hour. for now we are live from washington d.c., alison burns. >>> federal prosecutors are getting ready to seize two new pot clubs. monday the u.s. attorneys office went to court to formerly ask the landlords to hand over their propertie

alison burns is in our washington, d.c. newsroom where we are learning more about the agents that have already lost their jobs. alison. >> reporter: one of the agents facebook postings is making headlines and all over tv this morning. here is a look at secret service supervisor david cheney with sarah palin. his comment with the picture says i was really checking her out if you know what i mean. he's one of 11 agents under investigation for allegedly hiring prostitutes at this hotel in columbia ahead of a presidential trip last week. sarah palin said on tv he got what he deserved. >> this agent who was kind of ridiculous and posting pictures and comments about someone checking someone out. well check this out you are fired. i hope his wife sends him to thing to house. >> reporter: the post says it was 24-year-old donya swarez that sparked the scandal that refused to get cheated by a tight fisted agent. reporting live from washington, d.c. alison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> new this morning the norwegian man that confessed

alison burns. >>> 6:18. today cal state university employees are set to finish voting on whether or not to go on strike. teachers, counselors, and librarians started voting april 16th. the 24,000 members say they haven't had a raise in four years. voting on whether or not to authorize rolling two day strikes beginning during the summer session. >>> big safety changes in response to this months tragedy near the fallon islands. u.s. coast guard has suspended all sailing competitions outside the golden gate. coast card commander in san francisco issued the order yesterday nearly two weeks after the accident that killed five members of the yacht racing team. the order will effect the race scheduled for this weekend. tomorrows duck ship race now becomes a bay race instead of an ocean race. >>> autopsy will be performed today on a body found in bodega bay. it's too early to determine if that body is one of the four missing crew members from that yacht. >>> are you still watching the bridges? >> we are. we are look

alison burns is in our washington, d.c. newsroom to tell us why world leaders are so concerned. alison. >> reporter: first let's show you the evidence that this is a satellite picture analysts say shows north korea digging a new under ground tunnel which could be the countries third nuclear test. they are also preparing to launch a long-range rocket. the regime has given international reporters an unprecedented look at the launch pad and insists it's using the rocket to send a satellite into space. u.s. officials believe it's a cover for a test of the countries bow listic missile program. analysts that have seen it up close say this launch isn't anything to be concerned about. >> i don't know what they want to do in the future but today what we see is what is true. >> they will deliver food aid far halt on weapons test. president obama said it would be difficult to move forward with that food package if north korea does not live up to its commitments. reporting live alison burns. >>> east bay high school senior is claiming discrimination against uc berkeley after the university

alison burns. >>> time now 6:16.re is also a new poll that shows president obama leading mitt romney in a head to head matchup. the president has a seven point advantage. the washington post survey was conducted last weekend before rick santorum dropped out. >>> later this morning as alison said president obama will call on congress to raise taxes on millionaires. at the white house later this morning the president will repeat his call for congress to pass the buffet rule. yesterday in florida the president said it's only fair for millionaires to pay the same tax rate as the middle class. the u.s. senate is due to vote on the buffet rule possibly next week. >>> new this morning nine miners in peru are finally rescued after six days trapped in a collapsed mine. i want to show you new video of the miners being lead out. one by one. you can see they are wearing sun glasses to protect their eyes from the sun. the miners had been trapped since last thursday. they were given food, water and oxygen through a tube. >>> 6:17.

alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:17. there are new reportsia moo is about to lay off thousands of workers this week. yahoo! has lost ground to facebook and full part. -- walmart. scott thompson took over at as syn meeting -- as ceo. residents you are invited to go and hear the various ideas of proposals and talk about the situation. >>> 7:18. a shuttle bus plan in northeast lake tahoe is not going over well with some locals. the ideas to increase congestion on highway 28. that consider some of the visitors to park at the resort and take shuts. >> -- take shuttles to the beach. but some don't want all of those cars and deal with the extra noise and -- >> hock. >> beautiful pictures. >> he why. >> you can expect a -- yes. >> you can expect a sunny day today. will it be warm? >> of a hun treads of years of service, san francisco is slow -- of a hundred years of -- after a hundred years of service, san francisco is slowly coming back. >>> and then i blacked out. [ female announcer ] ...who thought she had reached the end of

let's go to alison burns in our washington, d.c. bureau with the big announcement the president is making at the holocaust museum this morning. alison. >> reporter: dave, pac is touring -- president obama is touring the holocaust museum this morning. we are getting a look at the podium necessary morning that he will use in his speech. this morning president obama announces sanctions for using technology to carry out human rights abuses. he is targeting countries like iran and syria that use technology to sensor opposition movements. he will also announce the first ever intention movement. in countries around the world and he is going to use this mornings speech to call for peace negotiations in sudan and south sudan where violence hassest coolated in in recent weeks. we'll have more live coverage of the presidents speech at the holocaust museum during my next update if about an hour. for now we are live in washington, d.c. alison burns. >>> time is 6:17 north carolina is threatening what it calls special actions to destroy south kore

as alison burns reports from our washington, d.c. bureau, mr. obama surrounded himself around people he says are being treated unfairly under the current tax law. >> reporter: the white house, president obama was joined on stage by corporate secretaries and other office workers. this is intended to show the people who pay higher tax rates than their millionaire bosses. for the second day in a row, the president is trying to rally support for the so-called buffest rule that will require millionaires to pay a minimum 30% tax rate. the senate votes next week. >> it's wrong that the middle- class americans pay more in taxes than some billionaires and millionaires. >> reporter: president obama said ronald reagan advocated the same idea so perhaps it should be called the reagan rule instead of the buffett rule. while the president was holding his event, mitt romney's advisers were holding a conference call saying the president's proposals represent the worst of washington. back to you. >>> mitt romney turned his focus to president obama this morning.

alison burns is monitoring this speech as well and will have a live report coming up at 7:45. >>> boynew scandal. it's rocking a bay area school. it involves a choir director, female students and a field trip. >> reporter: we're live in morgan hill where the search continues for a missing teenager, sierra lamar. we'll tell you what today's strategy will be for today's volunteers into also -- the main who gave up star wars gets into a fight at home. find out how that -- volunteers. >>> also, the man who gave up star wars gets into a fight at home. find out how that occurred -- next. it. ♪ chevron's been here in california for 133 years. we work hard. we support 1 in 200 jobs in the state. we support each other. and we spent over $450 million dollars with local small businesses last year. and, together, we can keep this... we're committed. ...the great state of california. committed to california. ♪ i can get a smartphone with verizon 4g lte ? it'd be so easy to check facebook, send emails. and the screen is easier to read in sunlight ! the universe is practically telling me to get a sm

alison burns is in our washington, d.c.sroom with the country's highly provocative weapons test. alison? >> reporter: tori, intelligence officials in south korea believe north korea is planning a third nuclear test. at the same time, the country is also preparing a controversial rocket launch. this is video from cnn the north korean regime is giving the media unprecedented access to the site. they insist the rocket is a satellite. but the fear is the country is a step closer to launching a long-range missile that could hit the united states. north korean officials deny it. >> reporter: look for yourselves with your own eyes and you can judge whether it is a missile. >> reporter: this is the satellite picture where south korea believes north korea is planning a nuclear test. you can see a pile of sand where analysts believe a tonel is being dug for an underground test. it is unclear when that test would be carried out but this rocket launch it expected later this week or next week. reporting live from alison burns, ktvu chan

alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. 8:17.sed of obstruction of justice, kurt mix, police ratherred him. he's in texas. he's -- arrested him. he's in texas. he's accused of decleating 300 texts -- decleating 300 -- deleting 300 text messages about how much oil went in the water after the explosion. more than 2 million gallons of crude oil spilled into the water before the well was capped off. >>> the well, the owners of a ship that hit the bay bridge in 2007 and spilled more than 50,000 gallons of oil now want others to help pay for the damages. the "chronicle" is reporting the operator of the cosco busan is suing pharmacists at a long's drugstore in petaluma for allegedly supplying drugs -- dangerous drugs to the captain of the vessel. >>> 8:18. ferry passengers traveling between the north bay and san francisco may soon be able to go online during their commutes. the golden gate transportation district is considering a plan to install wi-fi on its fleet of ferries. it will cost about $250,000 to institute the program. the fin

alison burns is in d.c.re. >> reporter: members of congress want to know if there is a culture of using these services. the subcontractor says several agents paid strippers for extra services and some of them brought women back to their rooms. >> just head, the secretary of homeland security was defending the agency before a congressional committee. >> is this the first time something like this has happened or have you had reports of similar instances in the past? >> mr. chairman, i asked the same question and over the past two and a half years, the secret service office of professional responsibility has received no such complaints. she said she's reevaluating training policies in the agencies. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> well, it was a happy scene but it followed a horrible highway incident. it involved a mother, her son and a dog nicknamed freeway. it. last week angela and her son were driving down 780 in vallejo when they saw this dog dangling from a rope.

. >>> ktvu alison burns tells us about the plan that he's unvailing that for the first time will imposeies that use technology to carry out human rights abuses. alison. >> reporter: the presidents order is intended to target countries like iran and syria. those countries have used technology to crack down on decent by conducting surveillance, tracking movements of opposition figures and blocking access to the internet. according to the washington post the execkive order the president will announce will crack down on those authoritarian governments by imposing new sanctions for restricting access to technology and using it to carry out human rights abuses. he will announce new grants for people vol initial to mass killings and announce the first ever intelligence estimate appraising the potential for genocide in countries around the world. of course it's very symbolic that president obama is making this announcement at the holocaust memorial museum this morning. he will also be talking about his efforts in libya and sudan. >>> time is 5:16. we now know the name of the suspect in an offic

as alison burns reports at issue this morning whether arizona and other states can enact their own immigration laws. alison. >> reporter: the same lawyers on both sides that argue the health reform case a few weeks ago is arguing the politically charged immigration case before the supreme court this morning. the justices are considering whether arizona and other states can enact their own laws like those that require police to check the immigration status of anyone they believe is undocumented. critics of those laws say immigration issues are the sole responsibility of the federal government. >> it's not for the state of arizona or california to decide what regime they want to enact in immigration. it's the united states government. >> one of the authors of arizona's law testified on capitol hill yesterday that the feds are failing and it's up to the states to pick up the slack. why one of the justices is not participating in this case during my next update in an hour. for now we are live in washington, d.c.. >>> we have new details this morning about the trial of anders breivik. this morning

alison burns is in our newsroom. >> reporter: intelligence officials in south korea say north korea is planning another nuclear test at the same time the country is also preparing a controversial rocket launch. this is some video from cnn. the north korean regime is giving the press unprecedented access to the launch site. north korea insists the rocket is launching a satellite. >> if you look for yourself with your own eyes then you can -- enter meanwhile this is sat lieture of the see. you can see a pile of dish enif where an leasts believe -- i will have more on how the united states is reacting in about an hour. >>> time 5:15. it's back to work today for california state lawmakers after their spring recess. the budget is the first big item on their agenda. california faces a $9.2 billion deficit. it's smaller than recent years. second on the ada pension -- agenda pension reform. and the third big issue high speed rail. the governor is expected to ask low makers for more than $2 billion to build that project. >>> antioch police say alcohol may have been a factor in a crash that inju

alison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 5:15. florida senator marco rubio continues to insist he does not want to be mitt romney's vice presidential running mate. however a slip up he made during an interview has him questioning. >> if i do a good job as a vice president -- sorry. if i do a good job as a senator not a vice president i will have a lot of things i can do. >> they hope it will help deliver the latino vote. >>> now retired federal judge that struck down proposition eight says he thinks same sex marriage is an idea who's time has come. former u.s. district judgeson walker made the comment following a lecture yesterday. walker who retired last year ruled in 2010 that proposition eight ban on same sex marriage was unconstitutional. and an appeals court is considering the case. walker who has revealed he is in a long-term same sex relationship says he believes same sex marriage will be accepted by society. >>> a richmond antiviolence group is accusing a county sheriffs deputy of assaulting one of the staff members. it ha

alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:187 senate commit i is holding a hearing to immigration stated, stopped or detained or they suspect of being an inlegal will -- illegal immigrant the court will p doubt states cab dash the states can their have their are are areas or whether the dealership where the karr is can ma tape autumn. >>> one of the children feet duff testimony -- featured is at the center. he was one of the respect -- she's one of the many who was foesed to joan them in they baed testimony plan et tari so -- the company says measure petals can be found on astro trillion -- planet teary so the company says measuring petals can be found. >>> 8:18. there are reports that google will launch outlook voreage 0 -- possibly as early as possible. the service called google boo -- will launch outlook for service, possibly as early as possible. into the electronic devices up 14 most are saying mom it not -- does not like this. stuck ra the association of tennis professionals has approved a man to add a new tournament trillion in recent years, the sapp open has struggled to a -- da

alison burns has information about a plan being unveiled that poses sanctions on countries that uses: and president obama is trying to show that he's made the prevention of atrocities a priority of his administration. he's speaking live now at the u.s. holocaust museum. president obama is atargetting actions and vowing sanctions for restricting access to technology or using technology to carry out human rights abuses. he's announcing the first-ever national intelligence estimate appraising the potential for genocide in cuts around the world. now, holocaust survivor introduced him this morning. we'll have more live coverage coming up in about an hour. back to you. >> thank you. >>> later today, lawyers representing the state of arizona go before the u.s. supreme court. they will defend the controversial immigration law. that law allows police to check a person's immigration status and arrest them if necessary. the arguments start on wednesday. >>> back here at home. there is a new report that pg&e has found an old document showing the pipeline that blew up in san bruno had a history o

alison and kendis, back to you. >> the massive rescue effort of puppies from a burning home. >> is a task not everyone enjoys.best? we share it with you. >> what is really to blame for >> there is a new list about the most super of supermarkets. a lot of people dread the trek to the market. it can be aggravating. >> apparently some stores did better than others and "consumer reports" as the list of the best and not so best. we have the list of the nation's supermarkets. >> listen to this customer talk about the supermarket chain. >> i love it. >> in this review -- >> it's ok. >> and they're on opposite ends. serving more than -- surveying more than 320,000 -- wegmans on top. they recently opened one in prince george's county. >> the greatest thing is the brand. their store brand is better. >> people that work here make you feel comfortable. >> it was based on labeling and freshness of produce. at the bottom of the list? pathmark walmart, and shaw's. >> it is not the best, but it's ok. >> to come in the evenings, it's a hassle. there are boxing you manipulate around. >> this survey took into account parking. t

burning question is, whether we're headed for what's considered a double-dip recess. i want to bring in todd, managing principal at the black bay group. hi, todd, how are you? >> doing great, alisonthanks for having me. >> tell me about the trifecta of jobs, employment, jobless claims, sort of the trifecta of jobs report we're getting this week. what's the expectation for friday's big jobs report especially? >> well, wall street is looking for 162,000 jobs. now, that's critically important because if you look at last month, we saw 120,000 jobs reported. and in the preceding three months before that, we saw over 200,000 per month. so looking forward, we really need to start seeing tremendous job growth. 160,000 jobs is great, but it's not magnificent. that's what this economy really needs. >> are we seeing a stalling out of the jobs market? or the jobs momentum we saw in the few earlier months of the year? is this more of a trend or was that sort of a blip? >> well, it sure looks like it, alison. when you look at the jobless claims figures we've been seeing, and they come out every thursday, those numbers have actually been going higher. people are losing their jobs and that's usu