reporter allison barber, north town pennsylvania with a look at what we can expected to, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this morning the judge is set to decide whether or not the mother of one of bill cosby's accusers can take the stand. this is day 2 of the trial. >> there will be an argument over my client's mother can testify. and apparently the judge want that. >> a woman named kelly johnson who used to work for bill cosby's agent, telling cosby sexually assaulted her in 1996 and claiming she told her mother after. >> the mother would cooperate what kelly a ledgely indicated to her mother about what happened. >> cosby' lawyer responded questioning her credibility. this after opening remarks by prosecutors saying that they would use cosby's own words to convict him of sexually assaulting and drugging a woman named andrea constand. saying cosby's in fidelities made him vulnerable. constand took her to watch him perform and called cosby 50 times in the months after. cosby was joined in court by his former tv daughter cash a knight pulliam. >> constand is expected to testify

allison barber, thank you. i know we are understanding that he is making some introduction to peer we are going to monitor this news conference and bring you what we learn from that live when it happens. thank you, allison. fox news alert. turning to major cities in less than 24 hours. an attacker ramming a police convoy on the fox news champs-. not long after a car plowed through a mosque in london with deadly results. annie kellogg. any luck you about the situation in france? >> police and france are calling as an attempted attack. they are saying that it did have this potential to be so much worse. we have some brand-new footage that i would like to show you. now, this is when a car rammed into a police van this afternoon. it just burst into flames. the driver badly burned, it is now dead. gas bottles and bonds are found at the scene. the interior minister saying that the car potentially could have blown up with all that inside. now back in april, i should probably recall, sandra, a paris police officer was

. >> allison barber tells us why democrats and republicans are not satisfied with the changes.ons with cuba and u.s. are changing. president trump says he's rolling back the engagement policy started by former president barack obama in 2 2014. and the reactions to it are mixed. >> a year and a half ago american president landed in havana and out stretched his hand to a regime. today a news president lands in miami toe hand to the people of cuba. >> this is about panderring to that republican section and this does nothing to benefit the american people in a realistic wednesday. the new cuba policy will hurt u.s. businesses and in a statement house minority leader nancy pelosi called it a disaster for american workers. a short-sided job-killing policy. president trump announced the new cuba poll? i miami neighborhood of little havana. shortly after the president signed a memorandum directing administration to channel funds away from the cuban regime by identifying businesses with strong ties to the cuban military, intelligence and secret services and then proba probabilitying "di

allison barber on democrats seemingly lost in the political wilderness. >> some democrats say this is actually a bit of a win for their side because they got closed in districts that lean red. >> we are not crying in our sou soup. we are actually encouraged in many ways. >> all of the special elections thus far, we have seen dramatic shifts in the percentage -- we've really turned around dramatically. >> five special elections happened this year. four are discussed as potentially competitive. republicans won all of them. >> the house special election so far, and three of the four a district where trump did a lot better than george's six, the democrats did way better than hillary clinton did but they did not win any of them. >> they have had the same leadership team that they took over without those representatives. yeah, they went back in 2006 but would subsequently not only lose the house but would fail in thre successive attempts. nancy pelosi needs to be asking, how long is it appropriate to remain at the helm at the top democrat in the country when they are not able to execute and

allison barber, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> the cost of housing the california 130,000 inmates reaching a new record and according to the institute of justice, it will top $75,000 per inmate, enough to cover the annual cost of attending harvard. critics say that the cost should be going down and not up, and they reduced penalties for drug and property crimes and they released thousands of inmates in 2014 and the cost has increased nearly $10,000 since 2015. >>> considering a legal challenge to prop 66 and it was to speed up the death penalty appeals process and requires all debt penalty appears to take place for those five years of sentencing, enough to prioritize the death penalty cases at the expense of all others. even if the court upholds prop 66 execution will remain on hold due to legal challenges to the new legal injection procedures. >>> a move to decriminalize traffic tickets and the proposal would make the traffic violations a civil offense. supporters they would protect drivers from possible arrest and big fines for failing to show up in court on the date written on the ticket. mor

i'm allison barber, i will tell you more in just a minute. >>> good morning, we could see that it is bad one here, getting in to san francisco from oakland on the bridge. it's not a bad commute, take a look at the backup at the toll plaza and take a look at the commuter roots. >>> no doubt about it the monday will be the warmest day for the week. warmer away from the coast. taking a look at the tuesday temps. ♪ ♪ isaac hou has mastered gravity defying moves to amaze his audience. great show. here you go. now he's added a new routine. making depositing a check seem so effortless. easy to use chase technology, for whatever you're trying to master. isaac, are you ready? yeah. chase. so you can. but it took a twist of fate to find a high-end curler at such a head turning price. and that's the beauty of a store full of surprises. you never know what you're gonna find, but you know you're gonna love it. ♪ . >>> welcome back to mornings on 2 as we give you a nice look at san francisco bay. western span there. a little boss, why not? 5:30 in the morning everyone. i'm mike mibach. >> nice. >>

jon scott, back to you. >> jon: thank you allison barber. it might have got lost in the weakened new cycle if you're not paying close attention. we live the suspect, james hodgkinson, was carrying a hit list of lawmakers that he wanted to kill. he had a note with the names of six members of congress. from the conservative caucus, also identifying information in each of them. they included congressman scott of tennessee, arizona, and jim jordan of ohio. >> julie: hundreds of firefighters on the front lines in portugal. as you can see, the smoke there and orange flames burning in the background today. those first responders will receive some reinforcements. badly needed ones. plus, another deadly attack on the streets of london. a driver using a van to plow into some pedestrians. a former marine that shares his thoughts on stopping similar acts in the future. as counselor to the present comic kellyanne conway pledges support for europe. >> the president and his team i can committed to helping our british allies. >> jon: the political divide se

. >> we have allison barber joining us live from dc with significant revelations from the hearing. good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon to you. it is been a remarkable day in dc. we have the former fbi director going before congress and saying that the president of the united states is a liar. within a few hours you had the president trump personal attorney step into a room full of cameras and essentially suggesting that comey is actually the liar. i want to read a few things that the attorney had to say for you guys. this is marc kasowitz, and he said that the president never informed or directly suggested that comey stop investigating anyone including suggesting that mr. comey let flynn go. he did say that michael flynn was a good guy and been through a lot and asked how he was doing but said the conversation stopped there. comey pointed out that the president never said that he -- he said that the president never said that he needed loyalty and expected loyalty, but here's the comey side of things. >> reporter: notes allegedly drafted after each encounter with the preside

allison barber has a look at what's on the docket. hi, allison. will they get to all this?trying to, and like you said, the difficulty is that they're trying to get through this big legislative to-do list in between hearings that keep grabbing all of the headlines. some of the things that are on their list, tax reform, the debt ceiling, immigration reform and then one of biggest items for the gop, health care. vice president mike pence says democrats are, quote, blinded by partisanship when it comes to obamacare. >> they're the ones who gave us obamacare, and now as your congressmen will tell you, they won't lift a finger to help us rescue the american people from this mess that they created. >> reporter: republicans say they want to vote on something soon when it comes to health care. on a radio show, senate majority whip john cornyn be promised a vote by the end of july are. democrats say republicans need their help. >> to do this in private without hearings, without amendments, it would be one of the most outrageous examples of legislative malpractice in decades. [applau

.>> thank you very much, allison barber in dc. we will have complete coverage and set to begin at 7:00 our time, and mornings on 2 will have live updates and analysis. you can go to ktvu plus, ktvu.com or the ktvu news app to see it in its entirety.>>> told to hush was senator kamala harris yesterday. he was giving his assurance that special counselor robert mueller would have full independence while investigating the possible ties between the trump campaign and russia. senator harris was asking for a yes or no answer. harris was later interrupted and again by richard burr who claim she did not give rod rosenstein time to answer and many of the harris supporters came to her defense on twitter after the tense exchange. senator harris later tweeted, "here's the truth: i will never give it inch when it comes to truth and accountability in our government." >>> the former bay area mayor throws the hat in the ring for the next lieutenant governor and we will tell you how that announcement was made. >>> chipotle restaurant facing a lawsu

i'm allison barber in pennsylvania, i will tell you more in just a minute. >>> good morning, we can seewe are off to a nice start when it comes to driving to oakland in both directions. it does look pretty good as you head up north. >>> advertised yesterday for some it will be the warmth day for about a week, starting a cooling trend today with more fog, we'll see what is in store for those temps. ♪ sun to the farm ♪ ♪ to the seeds in a row ♪ ♪ goodness begins with the seed that you sow ♪ ♪ plant that oat and watch it grow ♪ ♪ good goes around and around and around ♪ ♪ seed to the oat ♪ to get made to an o ♪ ♪ o from the farm ♪ ♪ straight into your bowl ♪ put in the good and the good will grow ♪ ♪ good goes around and around and around ♪ ♪ good goes around and around... ♪ . >>> and good morning to you, welcome back here to mornings on 2, tuesday, june 6th i'm alex safe and in for dave dave. >> i'm pam cook. thank you for waking up with us, 4:28 is the time right now. talking to steve with weather. the rain is coming in thursday. >> for some north. >> how far north? i have many people as

allison barber has more on that story. >> in between the hearings that hearings better grabbing headlines, congress is trying to tackle a significant legislative to do with list without a lot of time. it includes tax reform, immigration reform and healthcare. vice president mike pence the democrats are blinded by partisanship when it comes to the affordable care act. >> they gave us obamacare and now, as your congressman will tell you, they won't lift a finger to help us rescue the american people from this mess they created. >> republicans want to vote on something soon. they promised about by the end of july. democrats say republicans need their help. >> too do this in private, without hearings, without amendments, it would be one of the most outrageous examples of legislative malpractice in decades. >> some say the agenda is taking too long. the chair of the rnc pushback on criticism. >> healthcare, tax reform, infrastructure, these are huge issues. they don't happen overnight. we are five and half months in. they've passed a repeal and replace of obamacare but it doesn't quickly happe

in washington, allison barber, fox news. >>> in order to fulfill my solemn dut dwroy protect america its citizens, the united states will withdrawal from the paris climate cord. >> president trump thursday announcing his intention to withdrawal from a global agreement to protect the planet. decision upset democrats and also republicans. it came up on the sunday talk shows today. >> if you truly understand the science, if you have done your due diligence and homewo you cannot conclude that there's an urgency to doing something and wow not pull out of paris. >> he believes the climate is changing and believes pollute apt are part of that equation and he's intent on making sure we have clean air, clean water and that he makes sure we're doing everything we can to keep america's moral compass in the world when it comes to the environment. >> here in the districts, mayor becauseer following the lead of almost 100 other city and promising to follow guide lenses of paris climate accord despite the president's agreement to withdrawal. ♪ ♪ >>> all right. a lot of you have asked me, what are t

. >>> the supreme court few more cases to decide before wraps its current session >> allison barber tells us what's still pending. >> reporter: the supreme court could be issuing an order this weekend regarding to the president's controversial travel ban, expected to make a decision about a missouri church's playground and state money. the later focuses on a church in columbia about the separation of church and state. the justices are trying to decide whether or not it's legal for the missouri department of natural resources to exclude the state. of a playground. another big decision, the so-called travel ban, the executive order restricts travel from six prominently muslim nations. they're asking for permission to enforce the second version of the executive order while they appeal rulings against it. the justices are expected to issue an order on that, but the larger questions could be litigated down the road. in all, there are six opinions of that not yet been released three argued before justice kneel grudge took the bench. anthony kennedy reports saying the 80-year-old could be consid

intelligence committee will ask him about russian interference in the presidential campaign, fox allison barber has more from washington, dc. >> reporter: this is the first time he's publicly speaking and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have many questions, the chairman of the senate intelligence committee alluded to one big question weeks ago when comey first agreed to testify. he said in part quote, i am hopeful that comey will clarify for the american people recent events that have been broadly reported in the media. seeming the a reference to the widely reported allegation that comey kept notes of his conversation with president trump, and that in those private notes, comey claimed the president asked him to end the investigation into former national security vendors michael flynn. the white house could try to stop thursday's testimony by invoking executive privilege in regards to the conversations. an attorney asked sean spicer on friday. >> that hearing was just noticed. it's got to be reviewed. >> is that a no >> my understanding is the date was just set. i've not spoken to counsel

the first allison barber is here with the latest.a, what do you expect to hear from the police say? we expect for them to start seeking any minute. the press conferences can happen in this room over my shoulder here. waiting to hear from the alexandria police department, the fire department, and the shares office. we expect them to discuss their initial response to wednesday's

arthel: allison barber, thanks.the sexual assault trial of bill cosby ending today with no verdict. the judge declaring a mistrial after the jury said for a third time that they were deadlocked. does this mean that cosby off the hook? no. he remains charged. the case is far from over. >> i hope that the prosecution will try this case again and that the next time court will permit more prior bad act witnesses to testify as the prosecution had requested for this trial. for the trial that just ended, the court only allowed one such prior bad act witness. gregg: well, let's bring in our legal panel to talk about it. doug burns, defense attorney, keisha evan is a former prosecutor. good to see you both. the d.a. immediately said we're going to ore try this case. well, i think i'd want to find out how split the jurors were. if there were 11 for acquittal and only one for conviction, douglas, i think i'd want to rethink that notion. >> gregg, i've been in multiple situations where, you know, prosecutors are running hot whe

allison barber has more now from washington. allison?reporter: congress is considering imposing sanctions on russia in response to alleged meddling in the 2016 election, and as they do that, lawmakers are talking about a report from "the washington post" claiming the obama administration knew about the meddling months before americans headed to the polls. representative eric swalwell, a democrat from california, told the publication "the hill" the obama administration's response to russian meddling was inadequate in the months leading up to the election. saying, quote: i think they could have done a better job informing the american people of the extent of the attack. republican senator john mccabe had even -- john mccain had even stronger words. the arizona senator released a statement saying the story in "the washington post" shows that the obama administration, quote: failed to deter russian aggression. mccain then writes. the obama administration failed to impose any meaningful cost on russia for its attack on american democracy last

eric: allison barber in washington. >>> let's go live now to the kennedy space center, and this is the countdown to spacex at cape canaveral. any moment now we expect that rocket to take off. the private company sending 6,000 pounds of cargo equipment into low earth orbit. >> 3, 2, 1. and liftoff. the 100th liftoff from launch pad 39a as falcon and dragon take flight to the international space station. >> [inaudible] [background sounds] >> falcon power, telemetry nominal. >> everything's going according to plan. fall on the is -- falcon is on target for its rendezvous with the international space station. one minute into flight. falcon 9 is going trans-sonic at this time. standing by for maximum dynamic pressure. about one minute away from the first-stage engine cutoff and the begin of the boost back-burn. eric: man, oh, man, i don't care how many times i see this, mercury, a apollo, they're still powerful and majestic and pretty amazing that as a human race we can do that, send stuff up into space. arthel: spectacular sight, no doubt. >>> now shifting gears to ariana grande making a s

reporter allison barber join us live this morning with more from the courthouse.d morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is all underway right now, cosby is not expected to testify at all during this trial which should last at least two weeks. however his accuser, andrea, is. she, as well as another woman who had previously accused him of sexual assault who is only being known as casey. the charges are relate today what allegedly happen today andrea back in 2004. prestores say that cosby drugged her and then sexually assaulted her. he says that they worked -- that they were together that evening and he did give her bills but hoseys they were benadryl meant to help her relax and what happened between them was con sensual. >> about 300 miles from where we are to try to inoculate them surrounding that case. they're going to be sea quested here throughout the trial by the courthouse in north town. back to you guy. >> >> let me ask you about who's actually inside watching the trial. would you say there are supporters as well as accusers in the courtroom? >> yeah, the

. >> heather: allison barber live. >> jon: if you watch that extraordinary news conference from fredarmbier, otto's father, he gave an awful lot of credit to the trump administration for putting the pressure on north korea that ultimately brought the release of his son, even though they just recently in the last week or so learned that otto had apparently been in a coma all this time. we are awaiting remarks from the president on this new internship program he's pushing, that's just ahead you don't let anything keep you sidelined. that's why you drink ensure. with 9 grams of protein and 26 vitamins and minerals. for the strength and energy to get back to doing... ...what you love. ensure. always be you. , i'd like to take a moment for sending our thoughts and prayers to my friend and the front of most of us in this room, steve scalise and his great family, as he continues his very brave fight. it's been much more difficult than people even thought at the time. he's in some trouble. he is a great fighter and he's going to be okay, we hope. i visited steve and his family at the hospita

. >> that is allison barber live outside of philadelphia at the courthouse and we will monitor this story throughout the day. >>> it is 6:16 am. >>> we take it back here at home to check in on the traffic and hopefully no big problems for the commute. >> the problem on the san mateo bridge has cleared and things are beginning to unwind. westbound 92 still pretty busy all the way across the span due to the earlier crash near the high-rise. the traffic extended all the way across the bridge. you can see how slow it is here. i will show you the road sensors showing it slow out toward highway 101. traffic on the dumbarton bridge is a little bit better, and in fact much better. i would recommend using that if you can get there. we are also looking at interstate 880 if you want to shoot up to the bay bridge, and the bay bridge backed up for a 15 to 20 minute delay but not a terrible option. you will wait in line but at least it is normal. you could go to the san mateo bridge and all lanes are open. things are beginning to improve a little bit. >>> it is 6:17 am.>>> let's bring steve in for the

allison barber is here with more. reporter: the supreme court could issue an order regarding the travel ban. there also expected to make a decision about the playground and state money. it focuses on a playground in columbia. it's a case about the separation of church and state. the justices are trying to decide whether or not it's legal for the missouri department of natural resources to exclude the church from a state program that reimburses the cost of changing the playground. president's executive order restricts travel from six predominantly muslim nations. they are asking the supreme court their permission to enforce the second version of the order while they appeal rulings against it from the lower court. they are expected to issue an order on that this week but the larger question, it could be litigated down the road. in all, there are six opinions that have not yet been released. three were argued before justice course which took the bench. there's a rumor that could overshadow it. he could be considering ret

. >> allison barber reporting from washington. you. >> we are of course following delays development right now i'd of london. an investigation widens into the terrorist attack that happened almost 24 hours ago on the london bridge. you see heavy security at this moment in london. there are questions that now remain over the trio of terrorists.where are they from, who were they? and what a part of a bigger network we and the tri-minister says her country has been far too tolerant in dealing with radical islamic terrorists.>> there are still many questions unanswered. we will continue to get those answers as our coverage continues. because our pets deserve it. beyond. natural pet food. all umm...ed. you wouldn't want your painter to quit part way, i think you missed a spot. so when it comes to pain relievers, why put up with just part of a day? aleve, live whole not part. you want this color over the whole house? >> we have a fox alert on the investigation onto last night's terror attack it is not picking up speed. investigators loo

allison barber with what those might be. >> reporter: this is the first time james comey is publiclynce he was fired from his job as fbi director last month, and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have many questions. the chairman of the senate intelligence committee, senator richard burr, alluded to one big question weeks ago when comey first agreed to testify. he saw said in part, quote: i am hopeful that comey will clarify for the american people recent events that have been broadly reported in the media. seemingly, a reference to the widely-reported allegation that comey kept notes of his conversations with president trump and that in those private notes comey claimed the president asked him to end the investigation into former national security adviser general michael flynn. the white house could try to stop thursday's testimony by invoking executive privilege in regards to comey's conversations with president trump. and reporters asked sean spicer about it on friday. >> that committee hearing was just noticed, and i think, obviously, it's got to be reviewed. >> that's not a n

rick: allison barber reporting from washington. arthel: the search for seven missing american sailors off the coast of japan is now over. hopes were -- finding them alive after divers discovered a number of bodies aboard the uss gerald. the navy destroyer sustaining damage during the collision with a container ship four times its size, early yesterday morning. leah is life in our new york city newsroom with more. reporter: the navy is in the process of notifying family members of the seven sailors. it's not saying how many bodies were recovered until the process is complete. no official statement from the white house but yesterday morning president trump treated quote thoughts and prayers with the sailors of the uss fitzgerald and their families. thank you to our japanese allies for their assistance. this collision between the fitzgerald and the filipina size cargo ship happened close to 60 miles off the coast of japan. it was around 2:30 a.m. when the crew was sleeping. the commander of the us sub fleet says you cannot even see th

correspondent allison barber joins us tonight with which way the political pendulum is swinging.>> good evening, bret. political aspects across theal country of spent a lot of time watching special elections. why? because manys analysts say the political parties will use her to figure out how they campaign in 2018. as we are already seeing tonight, tog try and predict winners in 2018. >> five states have found the special elections, california, montana, kansas, georgia, and south carolina. republicans have jeered victories in places like kansas and montana. montanaio special election, president trump back the republican candidate. republican greg gianforte won, even after assaulting ang reporter. >> i should not have treated that a reporter that way. >> but the pressure in georgia seemed different than the others..re for one thing, there is a lot of money in the game. as they go the base, the democratic party, is demanding something to cheer about right now. democrats need to deliver. this is a district that they have poured an incredible amount of money and two. for democrats, a

isn't cincinnati, allison barber, fox news. >>> what will happen to a program that protects so-calledamers? hundreds of thousands of immigrants from deportation. the fate is still up in the air, originally said the obama era program known as deferred action for childhood arrivals or daka would continue to prevent them from deportation and would provide work permits. during the campaign, president trump denounced the program and said he would end it, since taking office, he expressed empathy for dreamers. the department for homeland security said the program may soon start to take shape under . coming back. you don't want to miss it. my take on the week ahead. . >>> there was talk of bipartisanship. talk of unity. but one report notes that senate democrats are considering blocking routine business in the chamber, which would make it difficult for republicans to schedule votes, even on issues that are not controversial. he said my take that a headline like this is one of the many reasons people are sick of washington. and both sides are guilty of it. there's a reason to be frustrated by

allison barber has more from washington. >> when it comes to qatar, there are two fairly different messagesg from the administration; one, trying to ease tensions in the region, the other from the president himself singling out one side and arguably emboldening the other. >> i decided, along with secretary of state rex tillerson, our great generals and military people, the time had come to call on qatar to end its funding. they have to end that funding. >> reporter: president trump's comments came an hour after his secretary of state made this plea -- >> we call for calm and thoughtful dialogue with clear expectations and accountability among the parties in order to strengthen relationships. >> reporter: the blockade started last week. six arab countries -- saudi arabia, egypt, bahrain, libya, the united arab emirates and yemen -- cut ties with qatar, stopping flights and closing borders because of qatar's alleged support of terrorism. the qatari ambassador told fox news he welcomes tillerson's comments and is willing to work with the secretary to resolve these issues. the issues here aren'

ellison barber here. i come allison. >> the supreme court could issue an order this week in regards to the president's controversial travel ban. also expected to make a decision about a missouri churches playground and state money. the latter focuses on church of columbia, adding about separation of church and state. trying to decide whether or not it's legal for the missouri department of natural resources to exclude the program that reimburses the cost of a playground. another big decision is the so-called travel bed executive order restricts travel from six predominantly muslim nations. the justice department asking the supreme court for permission to enforce the second version of the executive order while they appeal for the lower court. they expected to issue a quarter but the larger question could be litigated down the road. if they decide to take up the larger case from a oral arguments could start as early as the sober. there were six opinions that have not yet been released. three of those were argued before ju