alison burns is outside of the supreme court. she'll will a -- she'll have a live report. >> this is all major. >> yes. >>> sal's back. are you still watching katati? >> dave, we're watching livermore and a couple of different things. we're watching the north bay. the toll plaza -- remember, we told you about this crash that was there coming out for the bay bridge. the crash was removed and the traffic is normal. also moving along and driving on 237. gonna see some stop-and-go traffic out of milpitas. it's not that deep. you will see traffic getting better by the time you reach the lawrence expressway. if you are you canning in from 205 to -- coming in from 205 to livermore, it's not a good idea. let's go to steve. >>> sal, thank you, sir. well, some low clouds around, some patchy clouds, they've been increasing in the last hour or so, mainly from oakland and along the -- along the bay and the big news, we have two reports of upper 30s in mendocino county, 41 in clearlake, a lot of low to mid- 40s. by the coast, a mix of fog, sun

. >>> alison burns is live with more. >> reporter: this is a breaking development.the last ten minute, president obama has decided to exert executive privileged over the documents interest requested by the house oversight committee. this is unclear how it will change the event. this is a -- this is a live like -- a live look over the proceedings room. the chairman of the committee, darrell issa, has indicated he was the totes to told eric he was told eric holder could be held in contempt. we'll have more on this in my next update in about an hour. alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> thank you. >>> mitt romney says he's looking at florida senator mother co rubio as the potential running mate. he did so after abc news and the washington post reported that he was not being vetted as a on contender -- as a possible contender. he's a tea party favorite. many pruns feel he could help win the fee state of -- many republicans feel he would help with the have problem. -- with the problem. >>> two firefighters were rescued yesterday evening at salt point state work. -- sta

ktvu's alison burns explains why the election could have national implications. >> reporter: after wisconsin'sepublican governor, scott walker, fought off a recall last night, presidential candidate mitt romney issued a statement saying that victory would echo beyond wisconsin's border. walker finished 9 points ahead of tom barrett to become the first governor ever to survive a recall election. this morning, the head of the republican governors association said on cnn the vote boosts romney's chances in the democratic-leaning states. >> i do think it helps to put wisconsin in play, given the fact it's about somebody getting results on debt, budget and jobs. that's what walker did. that's what romney is talking about. >> reporter: supporters were so up yet, one of them even slapped him in the face. she said she was upset that he conceded to early. republicans are already touting the win in fund-raising e-mails going out today. reporting from washington, alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a city of stockton is facing the possibility of bankruptcy by the end of the month. the filing will happ

alison burns is in our washington, d.c. newsroom with the debate all of this is sparking. >> reporter: dave, the fear is the court's ruling gives the green light to racial profiling. even though the justices struck down most of the immigration law, they left in place a require -- a provision that check the status. the arizona sheriff says the checks are needed and he will keep doing. >> i'm not going to violate any constitutional rights. i have dedicated deputies who know what they are doing. >> reporter: demonstrations occurred outside of mitt romney's event. latino activists are hoping this issue will galvanize voters for president obama. alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the supreme court will rule thursday on the constitutionality of president obama's healthcare reform law. back in march, the court held three days of hearing on the landmark controversial measure passed by democrats. the challenge focuses largely but most importants want to pay or -- the challenge focuses largely on paying a fine. >>> president obam

alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. who will tell us how you can find out which banks in the area are getting the most banks. >> reporter: dave, this is the latest project from the federal government's controversial new consumer protection bureau. now, the agency has been collecting complaints about banks on its websites. consumerfinance.gov, since july of last year. there have been 45,000 complaints for everything -- from everything about credit cards and mortgages. you can click on the website, see the bank, the complaint and the zip code of the person who posted it. there have been a number from the bay area from bank of america, citibank and bank one. >> if you know better about a project, you can make better choices. >> reporter: banks say the information represents raw, unverified data. alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> well, the summit of the world's biggest economy wraps up today in los cabos, mexico. the g-20 leaders are working on a plan to boost global economic growth and reeight jobs -- and create jocks

alison burns in our d.c.right now to tell us about this latest scandal at the general services administration. >> reporter: gifts like ipads were given but now we find out there's cash. a nate investigation reveals the gsa handed out $1.1 million in bonuses over five years to 84 employees who have been under investigation by the agency's inspector general for wrongdoing or misconduct. the agency has no policy to ensure employees under investigation don't get bonuses. one manager behind the controversial las vegas bash got a $9,000 bonus even after his supervisor found out about the conference. now senators are vowing to review bonuses for all fell workers. >> how many more stories like this do we have to hear before federal managers will listen, not only to taxpayers and members of congress but their own employees that they are wasting money. >> reporter: the gsa says it's conducting a top-to-bottom review of its operations, including how bonuses are awardinged. reporting live from -- awarded. reporting live

as alison burns reports, he was quick to lay out a tough warning for neighboring pakistan. alison? >> reporter: dave, leon panetta is in afghanistan at a very challenging time. this is some video from overnight of his arrival in kabul. he met with u.s. troops, military leaders and afghan officials. he also ratcheted up the pressure on pakistan to do more to rout the al qaeda-linked network responsible for scores of attacks on americans. >> we're reaching our limits of patience. and for that reason, it's extremely important that pakistan take action to prevent this kind of safe haven from taking place. >> reporter: panetta is also facing questions about an increase in violence in afghanistan and whether it could impact troop drawdowns this fall. this is video from two suicide attacks in kandahar this week that killed least 22 people. panetta is also meeting with afghan's defense minister about reports that 18 civilians were killed yesterday in a nato air strike. panetta said we are at a turning point in the war. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news

alison burns is in washington, d.c. where the health care war is raging on. alison. >> reporter: pam, july 11th republicans in the house say they are going to vote to repeal obama care. the 5-4 supreme court decision to uphold the law prompted emotional reaction on both sides. the penalty for not getting health insurance is a tax. something democrats insisted it wasn't when the law was created. >> the supreme court has spoken. this law is a tax. the bill was sold to the american people on a deception. >> reporter: the democrats are celebrating their victory saying politics doesn't matter. >> this is about what we came to do. and any time we want to waste time going through what does this mean in terms of election, we under mine our purpose of coming here. >> reporter: more on how republicans say they can repeal health reform during my next update in about an hour. reporting live from washington, d.c. alison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> federal lawmakers are expect to vote to keep interest rates from doubling on college student loans. house and senate leaders

alison burns live in our washington, d.c. newsroom to tell us why the president finds himself on the defense about his new immigration policies. alison. >> reporter: dave, president obama is expecting a warm welcome today. it's his first speech to latino leaders since stopping the deportation of thousands of young illegal immigrants. mitt romney addressed the same crowd yes. he said he would overhaul the green card system and insisted president obama failed to deliver on broader immigration reforms. >> i believe he's taking your vote for granted. i've come here today with a very simple message, you do have an alternative. your vote should be respected. >> reporter: polls show president obama's recent immigration announcement has boosted his image in the latino community. more on what president obama will be announcing today during my next update in about an hour. reporting live from washington, d.c. alison burns ktvu channel 2 nows. >>> time now 5:14. deputy commerce secretary rebecca blank now takes charge of the department f

alison burns in our washington, d.c. newsroom to tell us the message for the world's biggest economies. alison? >> reporter: dave, president obama is calling for more action to stimulate economic growth. here is a look at his arrival last night in los cabos, mexico. he's using meetings with world leaders to make an urgent prefor more -- plea for more stability in the european economy. this is a way to revive the economy, he says, white house officials say the stakes are very high for the u.s. as well. >> what we expect to see at los cabos is european leaders articulating how they are gonna move toward on that eskate lating their response to the -- escalating their response to the crisis. >> reporter: there's still a lot of uncertainty. president obama also has a high- stakes meeting with vladimir putin. the reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:17. well, today, republican presidential candidate mitt romney goes to wisconsin. it's part of a five-day bus tour. romney is criticizing p

alison burns is in our washington, d.c. newsroom. alison. >> reporter: dave, the house oversight committee meets in a little less than two hours. its chairman california congressman darrell has indicated he has the votes to hold attorney general eric holder in contempt of congress for failing to hand over more documents to the committee. the two met yesterday. he says he's not satisfied holier has revealed enough information about the fast and furious operation. involving the sale of guns that ended up in mexico. >> our position is give up the documents. their position is they would like to give us a briefing and then documents supporting their assertion. >> we made an extraordinary offer. and indicated to them that these materials have been accumulated. they are there for distribution to them. >> reporter: what members of the committee are saying about it this morning and why house speaker john boehner may not want to bring this contempt vote to the floor during my next update in about an hour. reporting live from washington, d.c. al

alison burns is in our washington, d.c. newsroom. alison. >> reporter: democrats and republicans nation-wide were closely watching the recall vote in wisconsin. it was a big test. not only for republican governor scott walker aggressive style but also for a state law limiting collective bargaining from the public employees and teachers. walker kept his job and beat his challenger tom barrett by nine points. the wind will echo beyond wisconsin. sarah palin told fox news it was a wake up call for president obama. >> i think that the democrats they understand that the president's no show represents the fact that obama's goose is cooked. >> reporter: there is one bright spot for president obama and democrats. wisconsin voters prefer obama over romney 51-44. they have picked democrats during the last six presidential elections. reporting live from washington, d.c. alison burns. >>> 6:16. after conceding the race to governor scott walker supporter added a little sting. you can see a woman slapping his face when she walked in the crowd. she

alison burns is in our washington, d.c. newsroom with more on how mitt romney is trying to counter the president's message. alison. >> reporter: mitt romney spoke to the same group of latino voters in florida yesterday and said president obama takes them for granted. the republican presidential candidate pledged to replace the president's recent order that halts the deportation of some younger illegal immigrants with broader reform. but he offered only a few specifics. >> as president, i won't settle for stopgap measures. i will work with republicans and democrats to build a long- term solution. we may not always agree but when i make a promise to you,ly keep it. >> many in the crowd were skeptical after a speech romney refused to answer questions about the status of undocumented college students. >> i'm very disappointed because i want to know what my life is going to be like when he gets elected. i want to know what my families life will be like. >> reporter: president obama leaves the white house in a little less than an

ktvu alison burns is in our washington, d.c. newsroom with a fallout of washington's failed recall election. alison. >> reporter: tori after wisconsin's republican governor scott walker fought off a recall effort last night, presidential candidate mitt romney said it would echo beyond the borders of wisconsin. walker finished nine points ahead of democratic challenger tom barrett to become the first ever to survive a recall election. barrett the mayor of milwaukee told his voters to stay engaged. they were so upset. one of them slapped him in the face. she was upset he conceded too early. others said they were frustrated about how money played in the race. >> this is it. if we didn't win tonight the end of the u.s. just happened. this is it. we just got outspent. we don't have any other resource left but the people you see here behind me. >> reporter: a law that ended collective bargaining for public employees and teachers. what voters said in exit polls about president obama during my next update in about an hour. reporting live

as alison burns reports his call for a solution to europe's debt crisis is taking on more urgency. >> reporter: new fears about unemployment in the united states and our economic recovery has raised the stakes for president obama at this week's summit of world leaders. let's take a look at his arrival last night in los cabos, mexico. he will be pressing european leaders for more government penning. elections in greece have urged some fears about greece leaving the euro zone but there is still a loot of uncertainty about the impact of the european debt crisis. >> euro area remains key risk for our recovery and the global economy. >> reporter: today president obama also holds his first meeting with russian president vladimir putin since his election. now that meeting could produce a bigger headline today than the economic talks which are unlikely to produce any new action. reporting live from washington, d.c. alison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in just about an hour republican presidential candidate mitt romney has a campaign event in wisconsin as part of his five-day bus tour. he is

alison burns is in washington, d.c.o tell us the latest. >> reporter: let's take a look at president obama's arrival last night. he is expected to use the summit of g20 leaders in los cabos, mexico to make an urgent flee for stability in the european economy. he wants leaders to shore up banks and stimulate job growth. the they say the stakes are very high for the united states as well. >> what we expect to see at los cabos is european leaders articulating how they will move forward on escalating their response to the crisis. >> reporter: there is a sense of relief at the summits after greece dropping out of euro zone. president obama has a high stake meeting tea with the president of russia. i'll have more on that during my next update in about an hour. reporting live alison burns. >>> time now 5:14. today republican presidential candidate mitt romney campaigns in wisconsin. part of his five-day bus tour. romney wants to capitalize on the big republican victory in wisconsin. that is when governor scott walker survive t

alison burns is in our washington, d.c. newsroom. >> reporter: it is all about jobs this morning. the labor department report is expected to show another month of modest job growth. this is a look at some people waiting in line for unemployment benefits. the unemployment rate is expected to stay the same at 8.1%. economists forecasted employers added about 160,000 jobs last month. that is a slower pace than the 250,000 jobs added each month in the earlier part of this year. we talked to the top advocate that said there are at least three unemployed people for every job opening in the u.s.. >> still a really tough and tight labor market and it's harder and harder the longer someone has been unemployed. >> we will take a closer look at who's hiring and who's not. reporting live from washington, d.c. alison burns. >>> 5:15. defense secretary leon panetta says he doesn't see the u.s. taking military action in syria without support from the united nations. panetta you see him meeting with troops in hawaii says the pentagon is making a con

ktvu alison burns is in our washington, d.c. newsroom with how many jobs were added last month and the reaction. alison. >> reporter: pam, economists were forecasting 150,000 jobs added. it was half that. the labor department says 69,000 jobs were added last month. the unemployment rate picked up to 8 .2%. 13,000 government jobs were lost. and there were big losses in construction. it's clear layoffs are increasing and advocates for the unemployed tell us it's getting harder for people that have been out of work for a long time to find new jobs. >> we still have more than three unemployed workers for every job opening. and they are competing against a lot of other folks that are just looking to change jobs. >> reporter: economists say this jobs report and those over the next several months will have a huge impact on the presidential race. we'll take a closer look at how president obama and mitt romney are responding during my next update in about an hour. reporting live from washington, d.c. alison burns. >>> 6:16. defense secre

alison burns. >>> time is 6:16. anniversary of the massacre is being observed. it was filled this morning remembering the hundreds of prodemocracy students that were killed. survivors and relatives of the victims say they want the chinese government to say more about what happened. so far the government has not issued an official account of the events. also the official death toll is still not made known to the public. >>> george zimmerman's attorney will ask the judge for a new bond hearing today one day after he turned himself in. zimmerman who is accused of killing florida teenager trayvon martin had been in hiding. he turned himself in yesterday two days after the judge revoke his bond. the judge said he lied about how much money he had access to when he was freed on bond in april. zimmerman's attorney acknowledged it could hurt his clients credibility. >> it's a credibility question with mr. zimmerman. now that credibility has been attacked or tornishes. >> reporter: shimmery on's attorney hopes his clients vol

alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. newsroom to tell us about important meetings today and who syria's president blames for the mass kills there. >> reporter: european union leaders are in russia ratch cheting up the pressure on vladimir putin. they want him, who has blocked sanctions and been accused of selling arms to the regime, to rusher in a new government there -- upper in a new government there. hundreds were killed over the weekend. bashar assad said there is an international conspiracy against his country. >> translator: we're not facing a political situation. we're dealing with strife that wents to destroy the nation through -- that wants to destroy the nation through terrorism. >> reporter: china is warning about western military intervention in sir ruia, saying syria's problems should be solved by the syrian people. alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:16. the search for prisoners of war in vietnam enters a new phase. the vietnamese government says it will open three knew sites for the u.s. to excavate i

alison burns ktvu. >>> the report on new car sales are out this morning.es were up almost 11%. ford posted an almost 13% gain. and they sold more than 216,000 vehicles. and earlier today, chrysler reported u.s. sales jump 30% in may. and that's about -- more than 150,000 vehicles. >>> 8:14. later this month, alta bates summit hospital will close a special unit providing long- term care to patients n a story only on 2, families of the patients are angry about the move. barbara's daughter has been at the somebody acute care facility on h etch rrick came usus about for eight years. she was told her daughter and other patients will have to go toers inning homes. nurse -- go to nursing homes. nurses in a fight says money motivated the decision to close the facility. one option is to be be at a nursing home headed up by the director of the same facility. >> when you have the same director from one if a silt to the next it ensures the transition is a safer and less complex. >> i don't want her to go there. she deserves better. >> people in the health care industr

ktvu's alison burns is in our washington, d.c. om with the fallout of wisconsin's failed recall election. alison? >> reporter: tori, after wisconsin's prun governor, scott walker, fought off a walker, mitt romney said the victory would echo beyond the borders of wisconsin. walker finished 9 point as i head of democratic challenge, tom barrett to become the first governor ever to survive a recall election. this morning, the head of the republican governors association said on cnn the vote boosts romney's chances in the democrat-leaning state. >> i do think it helps to put wisconsin in play, given the fact it's about somebody getting results and fixing problems on debt and budget and jobs. that's what walker did. that's what romney is talking about. >> reporter: barrett supporters was so upset, one of them slapped him in the face. she said she thought he conceded too early. the republican national committee is already touting the wind in fund-raising e- mails going out today. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu c

alison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> well happening now the launch of a delta four rocket scheduled to carry a spy satellite into space we are looking at live pictures right now liftoff was delayed this morning but that was after several alarms went off. it looks like they got everything worked out. the launch happened i goes moments ago is what it looks like. we are taking a live look at that. some sources say this is the last of the cold war era. stealth satellites to be put into space. >>> a group that was arrested during a major occupy protest in oakland is filing a civil lawsuit. more than 400 people were arrested during the january 28th demonstration. 18 people are suing the city of oakland and county of alameda. they claim police had no cause for the arrest and they should not have been jailed. they will also gather this afternoon on the steps of city hall at 2:00 to talk about their lawsuit. >>> time is 6:18. marin county judge will consider a request from accused serial killer naso to examine dna evidence. now naso is charged with killing four northern california women betw

alison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the california highway patrol is investigating a violent attack on interstate five in los angeles. the attack was caught on tape. we want to warn you it's graphic. a bystander apparently shot it with a camera phone after noticing a group of men arguing outside their cars. the chp said they received several reports of an attack that day but no one was there when they arrived on the scene. >>> 6:16. police searching for two men that attacked a woman near santa clara university. it happened early monday morning near campus. the woman says two latino men in their mid 20s approached her. one was heavy set, the other had a more slender bill. police say the men grabbed at her arm and backpack. she was able to get away and run to safety. if you have any information contact santa clara police. >>> defense lawyers will decide this morning if they will call the former football coach to the witness stand. here's new video of zap dusky a- - sandusky arriving at the courthouse a few moments ago. his wife testified yesterday. she said she remembered most of her

alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right under the new health care law employers with 2 to 49 employees are not required to provide health insurance. the company that employs between50 and 200 employees they have to provide basic health insurance or pay a penalty. businesses with more than 200 employees they have to pay for half of their employees group health plans. >>> it's 7:16. today. federal lawmakers are expected to vote to keep interest rates on some college student loans from doubling. house and senate leaders have tentatively agreed to a one year extension of the 3.4% interest rate. if approved, it would affect nearly 7 1/2 million students who are likely to get new loans starting july 1st. the loan is part of a bill that includes an extension of gasoline taxes. >>> san jose state university is notifying students about a computer hacking incident. initially the university disputed claims a hacker stole private information but yesterday the school confirmed the breach. the university says an associated student server was affected, names and e-mail address and home addr

alison burns is live in our washington, d.c.wsroom to tell us about important meetings today and also who syria's president blames for the mass killings there. alison. >> reporter: dave, european union leaders are in russia ratcheting up the pressure on vladimir putin. he wants them to usher in a new government there. human rights groups say dozens more innocent people were killed over the weekend. syria's president bashar al la saturday addressed parliament in the last five months and says there was an international conspiracy against his country. >> we are not spirit -- that wants to destroy the nation through terrorism. >>> the search for prisoners of war in vietnam enters a new phase decades after the war ends. they will open three new sites for the u.s. toest coo visit in search for the remain -- toest coo visit. >>> survivors and relatives of the victims say they want the government to be more forthcoming about what happened out there. so far the chinese government has not made any official statements about the event or th

your vote should be re praised errorring live from washington, alison burns, account kut. >>> new this morning, a park ranger plunged to his life on mount rainer and washington. it happened in an attempt to rescue injured climbers. he was last night. others reached his body hours later. he had fallen 30 feet. >>> back here at home, another deadly caltrain accident is being deathed. this happened on the -- happened on fifth avenue and went on the tracks. still not clear why he did it. this was the 10th caltrain facility this year. >>> the phoenixaryia is under an -- the phoenix area is under an air quality watch because of a fire burning nearby. the health up watch restricts the wood burning promises and avoid outing lawn payment p.m. -- avoid using lawn equipment. blan. >>> we have ha followup to a story -- we have a followup to a story we brought you yesterday. the body of 26-year-old meredith ann joyce was found on the third floor of the victorian home. investigators have not determined a cause but believe the fire began in the back of the house. the damage is estimated at nearly $1

alison burns has more. alison? >> reporter: in just the last ten minute, the supreme court started handing down decisions. >> , throngs of reporters an lawyers have gathered at the court, just in case the landmark healthcare ruling came down. the court will rule sometime in the next week but today was not the day. that means barring some unforeseen event, the u.s. supreme court will rule on this case either next monday or thursday, the justices are considering whether it's constitutional for them. a very issue before the supreme court involves whether states like arizona can make their own immigration law. that ruling also expected sometime in the next week. and we'll be here to cover it about you. >>> well, two competing text hike measures will appeal on the ballot. >>> the other option would raise the state income tax on everyone but the lowest earners along a sliding scale. >>> it's looking like the food fight over foie gras is not over yet. a state senator from davis is considering a repeal of the law. she oppo

alison. the largest wildfire in new mexico's history has burned 380 square miles.n the cnn weather center with an update on this. the weather conditions, my guess is it's hot and dry and that's just a rotten combination. >> and windy. all three of those together, you really have a big problem. big fire here in parts of arizona, another one in new mexico i could see from the air as i flew back from vegas over the weekend and another one north of vegas by a couple of hundred miles. awe of this being engulfed in the winds we're seeing today. some of these winds blowing 30 and 40 miles per hour right now will pick up to 50 miles per hour. blowing from the east, the opposite direction of where this wind has been coming from for quite some time. that's some good news as the firefighters get out of the way of those back winds or backing winds. but also if you don't push the fire line ahead a little bit, that can actually slow the fire's progress and fight it from the other direction. it's a very difficult process when you have winds swirling in mountains and canyons as we

allison burns is there in the middle of the excitement of it all. what is the feeling out there right now, alison? >> reporter: dave, the speech is on the steps of the core building are continuing. as you've been discussing, they decided to uphold most of the block. a fight about it most from the supreme court across the street to the united states capitol building. within an hour of the ruling this morning, house republicans said they were going to schedule a vote for the week after the fourth of july break to repeal the health reform law. of course, democrats in the white house are going to be in the way. there was a loud reaction closer to the court on the steps. supporters of the law are overjoyed. chief justice john roberts ended up being the decider this morning. he joined with four of the more liberal justices to uphold a mandate that every american get health insurance or pay a penalty. he called that penalty attacks. critics of the law are serious. here is what -- >> that was allison burns outside the u.s. supreme court. we have a tactical problem. as she was getting into the meat of the

allison burns outside the supreme court building right now to try to explain what is a very complicated ruling. alison reporter: we do have the ruling here. 193 pages. the white house tells us president obama will be making a statement about it sometime within the next couple hours. reaction from congress has been overwhelming. we are out here with a line of cameras where members of congress are coming out and giving their take on what has been a very surprising decision to many. of course, there was a very loud reaction closer to the court as well. supporters of the law are overjoyed that chief justice john roberts joins with four other justices to uphold the mandate that every american get health insurance or pay a penalty. critics of the law are furious. here's a little bit of what we've been hearing from both sides outside the court. >> i think it was a victory for the american people, not for obama, not for politics but for the american people. >> the law is a tremendous infringement on the freedom of the united states citizens to choose their own healthcare. >> there was a lot of confusion initi