reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu -- alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> governorust signed a controversial bill involving gay teens. california will become the first state in the nation to ban therapy who tries to turn gay or lesbian teens. those who oppose the bill say this perppy could put you at higher risk of depression or suicide. >>> and a new law signed by governor jerry brown may reduce life sentences for hundreds of inmates. the bill applies to those convicted of murder. in an inmate has served at least 15 years, shows remorse, and is taking steps toward rehabilitation, a judge may reduce a life sentence of life without the possibility of parole. >>> an american airlines flight made an emergency landing yesterday in new york after believe it or not, a row of seats. according to an exclusive report by "the new york post" the plane heading from miami to boston had to be diverted. reportedly, no one was seriously hurt. >>> also, the plane carrying the baltimore orioles, made an emergency landing last night because there was smoke in the valley -- in the gall

alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. bureau right now with more. >> reporter: dave, the president is traveling across the country, 5300 miles in one day. here he is leaving joint base andrews a couple of hours ago on his way to iowa. president obama campaigns in four states today and will spend the night in florida on air force one. he's launching a campaign about trust and mitt romney. >> trust matters. you want to know that the person who is applying to be your president and commander-in- chief is trustworthy. >> reporter: also, a booklet summarizing his accomplishments and goals. mitt romney is tarting swing states and undecided voters with new jabs at obama. >> he calls his campaign slogan forward. i think forewarned is a better temperature. >> reporter: now, mitt romney is dismissing the president's new pamphlets as no substitute for a new agenda. alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:17. public safety concerns could force a walnut creek nightclub to cut back on the amount of alcohol it serves. the city staff acc

alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> you can watch the debate live here on ktvu.com. it starts at 6:00. a special edition of the news will air immediately following the debate. >>> new had -- new this morning, the reception for employees who are back on the job after a two-year lockout. [ female announcer ] fortunately, sam was born at sutter health's alta bates summit medical center. [ woman ] the staff was remarkable. they made me feel safe, trusting, cared for. [ giggles ] they saved his life. i owe all of them my son. [ female announcer ] alta bates summit medical center and sutter health -- our story is you. >>> citigroup, stock up slightly following the sudden departure of its ceo. the dow is up 114. nasdaq is up 16. s&p up 10. >>> san jose-based paypal is responding to rumors of layoffs. as many as 400 jobs could be cut from the staff of 13,000 employees. they sent us a statement saying plans are underway to strengthen and simplify how it cre its -- creates projects. it's discussed with employees how this could affect jobs. >>> the department of justice in apri

alison burns is in our washington, d.c. newsroom with a few more polls and the candidate's reaction. >> reporter: a new poll shows that mitt romney is now leading 4 points. that's a very big turnout. because another poll showed president obama up by 8 points just last month. there is a margin of error by 3 points. here's mitt romney in newport news, virginia sounding very upbeat about his chances for a win in four weeks. >> people wonder why it is i'm so confident we're gonna win. i'm confident because i see you here on a day like this! this is unbelievable! thank you so much! >> reporter: the obama campaign is out with a sarcastic new ad taking aim at romney's push to end subsidies for public broadcasting. >> mitt romney knows it is not wall street you have to worry about. it is sesame street. >> reporter: and both candidates converge on the battleground state of ohio today. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns. >> for the first time in history the united states has a -- does not have a protestant policy. the

alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. newsroom to tell us how mitt romney a campaign is still gaining steam. >> reporter: dave, president obama's lead is shrinking. polls show president obama is up by 1 point and that's well within the margin of error. and mitt romney is up 2 in a poll of battleground states. president obama visited virginia yesterday. he's hunkered down at a -- at a resort in williamsburg preparing for the debate. mitt romney who campaigned over the weekend in ohio is preparing for the debate closer to his home in boston. he's been taking on one of the new president's lines of attacks. >> the income of the medium family in america has gone down by $4,300 per family. in times like this, what is he talking about? saving big bird. >> reporter: the challenge for president obama will be hitting the right tone after he was criticized for being too flat in the last presidential debate. democrats say there's pressure on mitt romney to clarify his position. >> i think the real question is which mitt romney shows

alison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time now 6:15. a report about britney spears her former manager claims she was addicted to prescription drugs. that's one of the new details coming out in the liable trial against britney spears. the attorney for former manager claims britney spears was addicted to drugs and shaved off her hair in 200720 keep the courts -- 2007 to keep the courts from finding drug residue in her hair. he is suing for defamation, brief of contract, and liable. he claims they had a deal he would get 15% of her earnings as a her manager. >>> prosecutors claim 28-year- old giselle esteban was a sociopath. >>> the man accused in pacifica's first homicide in 12 years is schedule ford face a judge for the first time this afternoon. police arrested 24-year-old mark anthony in the connection of the death of 24-year-old keith coffee. the two got into some kind of fight. officers found coffee's body in front of a home on wednesday morning. >>> if you have had your bike stolen and watching craigs list to see if it has showed up

alison burns in our washington, d.c. noom closely examenning the -- newsroom closely examining the statements of the candidates. alison? >> reporter: there were plenty of things the two men agreed on like the time line for afghanistan an ruling out military intervention in syria but as they met last night in florida, each accused each other of mischaracterizing his position on a host of issues. one heated exchange involved romney accusing the president of going on an apology tour and nin youishing american strength. >> the president began with an apology of going to various nations and criticizing america. i think they looked at that and saw weakness. >> this has been the biggest whopper probably told during this campaign. >> reporter: it does not appear the president used his middle east trips to say sorry for anything. republicans downser say it was his -- counter and say it was his tone. the president has a new ad and is rallying voters this hour and more on that during my next update. alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news

reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:14. the white house is canceling this clear's -- this year's halloween celebration because of president obama's trip to new jersey. usually the first family invites children. here's video of the president and first lady handing out kanding in 2009. president obama did not wear a costume. >>> a record number of gay candidates are running for congress. eight openly gay candidates are in the race. several will make history if they are elected. including the first openly gay asian-american. the first bisexual member of congress. the first openly senator. back at home, a city council race has turned ugly. and a confrontation that was caught on tape. supporters of jimmy wynn accused the husband of rose herrera of stealing their lawn signs. they say they have video of this and doing it again yesterday and on sunday. both sides accuse the other of doing it after a confrontation yesterday morning. [bleep] >> who the [bleep] are you? >> get away from me. get away from me [bleep] >> now, wynn suppor

ktvu alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. bureau now with the september jobs report that came out 45 minutes ago. good morning, alison. >> reporter: big, big surprise this morning and this could be the boost the obama campaign is look for this week. let's take a closer look at the numbers. the labor department september jobs report shows the economy added 114,000 jobs last month. the unemployment rate dropped significantly to 7.8% from 8.1% in august. 245 is a sur -- that is a surprise because economists were expecting it to tick up. president obama and mitt romney will be campaigning in virginia today. this will give him something to crow about today. it's the first time unemployment has been below 8% since he took office. the romney campaign will likely say it's not enough. some republicans are tweeting this morning the administration must be fudging the number. we are reaching out to both campaigns for reaction this morning. reporting live from washington, d.c. alison burns. >>> time now 6:15. the u.s. secret service has ne

ktvu alison burns reporting from our washington, d.c. newsroom. this debate could have a big impact on the elections. alison. >> although, dave, there is big sports competition on tv tonight so viewer ship could be down for this debate, but it is likely to be another testy one. round three in the focus tonight for president obama and mitt romney is foreign policy. on the table what to do about the war in afghanistan. unrest in the middle east. iran pursuing a nuclear weapon and the presidents handling of the recent crisis in libya. for president obama one of the biggest challenges would be defining his middle east policy for the next four years. >> he's had successes. he's had some things that are still pretty hurricaney. >> reporter: romney's challenge could be bigger because his campaign has been largely about the economy. he has not given many specifics on foreign policy. >> the republican party hasn't really figured out what a republican foreign policy looks like after the bush administration. >> we'll take a look at why some of mitt romney's a

alison burns. >>> time right now 5:125.fessional parachuter is being -- laveran went sky diving to celebrate her 80th birthday. she almost fell out of her harness but she landed safely. the faa is fining dennis mcglen $2200 for improperly fitting that harness and improperly leaving the aircraft. >>> woman from morgan hill accused of abandoning her ten- year-old daughter during a shoplifting attempt is now in jail. here is new booking photos of marcy erico. she fled to nevada after abandoning her daughter while trying to shoplift at a morgan hill safeway last month. her daughter is staying with her grandmother now. child protective services is making arrange thes to -- arrangements to bring back her 11-month-old son from nevada. >>> the mail theft happened sometime between wednesday afternoon and thursday morning at skyline boulevard and bear gulch road. now people are worried they will use the stolen mail to steal their identities. >>> three people are expected back in court today for jewelry scams targeting elderly chinese

alison burns is in our washington, d.c. newsroom with the results and what happened when the candidates were back on the same stage last night. >> reporter: a gallop poll taken after the presidential debate on tuesday night shows mitt romney up by 7 points. a last mow sen poll shows him up by 2 points. other state polls show president obama making some important gains. president obama and mitt romney were back on the stage for a charity dinner in new york city last night. they poked fun at each other and themselves. romney joked about his attacks on big bird and the national debt. >> in the spirit of sesame street the presidents remarks are brought you to you by the letter o and 16 trillion. >> i don't have a joke here. i just thought it would be useful to remind everybody. unemployment rate is as low as it has been since i took officer. >> reporter: one commentator noted this morning that mitt romney made eight jokes about president obama while the president made just three jokes about romney. we'll take a closer look at w

as alison burns reports to us this morning from washington, d.c. the information comes hours after a high profile congressional hearing about that tragedy. >>> house investigations committee has called state department officials here today to testify members of congress are demanding to know why there wasn't more security at the u.s. consulate in benghazi. what officials knew about a potential threat and whether the obama administration intentionally tried to mislead the public in believing it was a random attack during a protest. state department officials will reportedly testify today they never believe the attack that killed ambassador chris stevens and three other americans was simply a result of the protest. a republican on the committee went on cnn this morning and blasted the administration for seeming to change its descriptions of what happened. >> now we come out to find those were absolutely not true, they are somewhere between totally false and absolutely not true. >> reporter: as for ambassador stevens security state department official

alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. om with a look at why some other says the vice president went too far. alison. >> reporter: president obama said his vice president did a great job. but some republicans are accusing joe biden of being down right disrespectful. according to republicans, biden interrupted paul ryan 82 times at least during the 90 minute debate. here's one example when ryan tried to make the case the president's health care plan caused seniors to lose medicare benefits. >> more people signed up for medicare advantage after the change. nobody -- >> mr. vice president i know you're under a lot of duress to make up for loss ground. but i think we would be better than interrupting me. >> reporter: democrats say he offered a very powerful defense of president obama's policies and critique of romney's plans. another contentious exchange involved the obama's administration response last month in libya. i'll have more on that during my next update. reporting live from washington, d.c. alison burns ktvu channel 2

alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. bureau to tell us with the stakes are high for mitt romney. >> reporter: a poll shows an 18- point lead among voters for mitt romney. the president will spend another day and practicing for another day. this is mitt romney's eighth day of prep in the last month. but he told supporters last week, he won't be using the event to try to score political points. >> there's gonna be all of the scoring of winning and losing. in my view, it's not so much winning or losing or even the people themselves, the president myself -- president or myself, it's something bigger than that. >> reporter: both sides have spent the past week lowering expectations for their candidate. alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. you can watch the debate live right here on ktvu channel 2 tomorrow evening. our coverage begins at 6:00 p.m. it will be followed by a special edition of ktvu news. and we will be streaming the debate live on ktvu.com, ktvu mobile and on the ktvu ipad app. >>> 7:16. intense heat k

as alison burns reports from our washington, d.c. newsroom the obama campaign is going on the attack just hours before the debate. alison. >> reporter: pam, the obama campaign has a new ad out this morning questioning mitt romney's ability to be commander and chief. now both presidential candidates are keeping a relatively low profile ahead of the debate. the white house released this picture of president obama going over briefing tores. he heads to florida in a few hours while mitt romney is already there. here he is on the beach doing the coin toss for a press verses staff football game. the focus for tonight's debate is foreign policy and the obama team is seizing on what they call foreign policy blunders from romney. >> people want if know they have a strong steady hand in the oval office and they don't want who is reckless and has been consistently wrong on foreign policies. >> reporter: romney's aids and political analysts agree talking about foreign policy is not going to win an election that has been so focused on the economy.

alison burns joins us now from our washington, d.c. newsroom taking a closer look at how the crisis in libya was a major issue last night. >> reporter: pam, it was the first question in the 90 minute debate. was the attack in libya and the obama administration's response a massive intelligence failure? vice president joe biden was also asked why the administration first said the attack was the result of a protest not a preplanned assault. >> the intelligence community told us that as they learn more facts about exactly what happened. they changed their assessment. >> they wanted more security there. >> we weren't told we wanted more security. we did not know they wanted more security again. >> reporter: but u.s. officials in libya have said they repeatedly asked the state department for more security. now when paul ryan pressed biden about it, he pointed out ryan voted to cut funding for embassy security. ryan also accused the vice president of trying to minimize the crisis. >> they first blamed the youtube video. now they are trying t

alison burns is in our washington, d.c. newsroom with how the obama administration is defending its handling of the crisis ahead of a big hearing this morning. >> reporter: here on capitol hill republicans are alleging a cover up. they say the obama administration intentionally misled the public into believing the attacks that killed ambassador chris stevens and three other americans was the result of a protest over an antiislam video. now state department officials are expected to testify today. that was never their conclusion. and those official descriptions were not accurate. >> now we come out to find that those were absolutely not true, they are somewhere between totally false and absolutely not true. >> reporter: the committee will also be hearing today from a whistle blower who says the state department rejected repeated requests for more security in benghazi. a closer look at why those requests might have been denied during my next update. reporting live from washington, d.c. alison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> ne

alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. newsroom. it's about both of the candidates. >> reporter: there is so much urgency right now. president obama is traveling across the country. 5300 miles in one day. he is campaigning in four states and will spend the night on air force one. he's launching a new campaign message that mitt romney has had so many shifting positions he is knot a candidate you can trust. >> trust matters. you know, you want to know that the perk who is applies to be your president and commander in chief is -- commander and chief is trustworthy. >> reporter: also a book summarizing his accomplishments and second term goals. mitt romney is picking up the pace hitting more campaign spots than usual targeting swing states and undecided voters with new jabs at president obama. >> he calls his campaign slogan. forward. i think forewarned is better fit. >> reporter: reporting live from washington, d.c. alison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> police say the teenage brothers charged with killing a 12-year-old girl in new jers

ktvu alison burns is in our washington, d.c. newsroom with how both candidates are picking up the pace. alison. >> reporter: pam. it's a strategy aimed at hitting as many swing states and voters as much as possible in the final days. here's a look at president obama at joint base andrews. he is heading to iowa. one of six states he will be visiting in woman days. this is his busiest campaign yet. the president is being more aggressive in his attacks against romney. he's also trying to be more specific about his own vision and he's unvailed a new booklet touting his accomplishments and second term plans. >> by the way the mass in my plan adds up. >> reporter: the romney campaign says the president's glossy pamphlet is no substitute. >> i understand small business. i didn't read about small business. i didn't study small business, i lived small business and i'm going to help small business grow. >> reporter: now both campaigns are using more of their ads and phone calls these days to try to target suburban women a group they are b

alison burns in our washington, d.c. room scrutinizing the candidates' statements. alison. >> reporter: well, there certainly were plenty of areas where it seemed like the candidates were agreeing, like the time line for u.s. troop withdrawals from afghanistan and ruling out military action in syria, but as president obama and mitt romney met last night in boca raton, florida, each accused the other of mischaracterizing his position on a host of issues. one heated exchange involved romney accusing the president of diminishing america's strength in the world. >> and then the president began what i have called an apology tour of going to various nations in the middle east and criticizing america. i think they look at that and saw weakness. >> this has been probably the biggest whopper that's been told during the course of this campaign. >> and we looked into it this morning. it does not appear the president ever used his middle east trips to say sorry for anything. republicans counter it was his tone in those middle east speeches that implied an apology. a closer look

ktvu a alison burns in our washington, d.c. newsroom and you say both president obama and mitt romney twisted some of the facts, alison? >> reporter: this morning we are looking at what some nonpartisan political fact check groups are saying about the debate and they are giving mitt romney a pants on fire rating for saying the president went on an apology tour in the middle east and saying the u.s. navy is the smallest its been in almost 100 years. they are also accusing president obama of making a false claim when he said romney opposed any federal help for the auto industry and they say the president mischaracterized's romney's past statements about russia as america's top threat. as for some of the testy exchanges there were plenty of those like this one over visits to israel. >> you flew to egypt and to saudi arabia and to turkey and iraq and by the way, you skipped israel, our closest friend in the region but you went to the other nations and by the way, they noticed that you skipped israel. >> when i went to israel as a ca

alison burns is in our washington, d.c. newsroom with what both candidates are saying about tonight's debate. alison? >> polls show most voters think congressman paul ryan will win tonight's debate. it's at center college in kentucky. ryan admits he's nervous but says he's gonna emphasize the clear differences between the obama and romney campaigns. >> joe biden has been on the stage before. this is my first time. but what he can't run from is president obama's indefensible record. >> biden is much more experienced on the debate stage. he participated in 20 debates in the 2008 debate campaign. he said he's studying on ryan's record an he will make that his focus tonight. >> governor romney has -- i don't want to say anything in the debate that is into the completely accurate. president obama attended martha raddic attended her wedding 20 years ago, some say it's a conflict of interest. the debate team says it's a nonissue. >> you can watch the debate tonight at 6:00. ktvu news will follow immediately afterward. we're providi

alison burns is in our washington, d.c.oom with how the obama administration is defending its handling of the crisis ahead of a big hearing. >> reporter: tori, republicans are alleging a coverup and have called members of a house investigative committee back here to look in to it. they say they believe the obama administration intentionally misled the public into believing the attack that killed the tower americans was the result of a pretest over an anti--islam video. now state department officials are expected to testify today that was never their conclusion. those initial descriptions were not accurate. >> now they are saying they are absolutely not true, they are somewhere to being false to absolutely not true? >> reporter: a state department security official says repeated requests were ignored. some of these house republicans are also being criticized this morning because they voted to cut funding for embassy security. errorring live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a woman dying of cancer

but alison burns is in our washington, d.c.a look at why some others say the vice president may have gone too far. allison? >> reporter: claudine, president obama says joe biden was terrific. but some are saying some republicans are accusing the vice president of being downright disrespectful. according to republicans, biden interrupted ryan 82 times. here's one example when ryan tried to make the case that the president's healthcare plan caused senior to lose benefits. >> more -- more people signed up for medicare advantage after the change. >> what are they saying are -- lab they are saying -- >> no nobody -- >> mr. vice president, i know you are under a lot of duress to to -- [laughter] >> i think people would be better served if we didn't interrupt each other. >> well, don't take the full four minutes then. >> reporter: next presidential debate is tuesday in new york. reporting live from washington, d.c., allison you burns, ktvu channel 2 news -- alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> ryan is staying on target. he's staying

alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. au to tell us why president obama will be speaking first. alley -- alison? >> reporter: there will be no time for rigid answers or cheering from the crowd. the rules are set for president obama to answer the first question and for mitt romney is get -- to get the last word. both candidates took a break from their intense -- intense prep yesterday. analysts say in the end, debates seem to be more about entertainment and few have ever made a really big difference. >> most of us we know who have already made up our minds will be cheering for one candidate or another. history says the debates are probably not defining in any particular way. >> here is a look at the stage. michelle obama admits she's very nervous. >> i'm like one of those parents watching their kid on the balance -- balance beam. you are just starting there trying not to have any expression at all. >> reporter: tonight's debate is focused on domestic policy and expected -- and is expected to be dominated about questions to

reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> at ktvu.com, we've -- we'vee on this. >>> some victims and victims families are suing sinemark -- cinemark as a result of. shooting attacks done by -- result of the shooting attacks done by james holmes. >>> analysts say the raid at the new england compound center is the first tine the government may beet getting ready prepare a case against the company. contaminants have been connected to 16 deaths, at least 214 people have been sickened. >>> 8:16. in berkeley, critics of a controversial sit-lie measure. they say the public represents leaders. if this is passed next month is -- say this is good for business but others say it would criticize the homeless. >>> firefighters say last november's big fire at haste and telegraph started in the basement near elevator equipment. 68 people were displaced. two ground-level businesses were destroyed. now, according to the daly cow dozens of tenants are suing the building's owners and an elevator repair company. the building's owner has filed a lawsuit against that elevator

alison burns joins you live to explain why with so much at stake viewership may be down tonight. mlyson? >> reporter: -- alison? >> reporter: tori, there is a lot of sports competition tonight. it is likely to be another testy one. round 3 and the focus tonight for president obama and mitt romney is foreign policy. on the table, what to do about the war in afghanistan. unrest in the middle east. iran pursuing a nuclear weapon and the presidential handling of the recent crisis in libya. for president obama, one of the biggest challenges will be defining his middle east policy for the next four years. >> he's had some successes. he's had some things that are still pretty murky. >> but romney's challenge could be bigger because his campaign has been largely about the economy. and he's not given many specifics on the foreign policy. >> the republican has not figured out what this looks like after the bush administration. >> reporter: and it looks like obama gets the first strike. his campaign released an ad questioning romney's ability to be commander-in-chief. more on that in my next

burning. >> i'm tony perkins. >> i'm alison seymour. happy you're with us on this friday. >>> let's go to tucker barnes. he has more on what we can expect today and tonight. >> sunshine today, though a little cool. temperatures in the mid-60s. winds will pick up, a blustery afternoon, setting the stage for a cold overnight. live look at satellite. cloud cover to the north and west. few clouds streaming through the d.c. area at this hour. again, should be mostly sunny today and after a cool start, pleasant afternoon with temperatures in the mid-60s. now at reagan national temperature has jumped to 54 degrees. dulles, 49. dulles overnight was back in the 30s. bwi marshall, 52. forecast for today, afternoon highs in the mid-60s. breezes will pick up as the cold front comes through. cold overnight. freeze watches just to the north and west of washington. i'll have details on how cold it will get coming up in a couple of minutes. tony, allison, back to you. >>> it has come down to this, ain't it great? the nats and cards in a one game winner