ktvu's allison burns is following the negotiations from our washington, d.c. newsroom and this is a critical week, allison. >> reporter: pam that's right, eight days until the debt limit deadline and instead of moving closer together, democrats and republicans here on capitol hill seem to be moving in their own directions. after a weekend of roller coaster talks continued, at one point house speaker boehner said he wanted a deal before asian markets opened today but that did not happen. now worries of defaults, hillary clinton spoke today. >> i'm confident that congress will do the right thing and secure a deal on the debt ceiling. >> reporter: the u.s. stock market of course opens in a little more than an hour, and pressure is certainly building on democrats and republicans here on capitol hill to raise the u.s. borrowing limit. more on the potential path to compromise in my next update in about an hour. for now we're live, allison burns. >>> a court hearing started in norway just a couple of minutes ago for a man who confessed to those attacks that killed 93

allison burns in our washington, d.c.om, on the worldwide crisis. >> reporter: unless congress acts this week to raise the debt limit the u.s. could default for the first time in history. now talks at the white house broke down in spectacular fashion with house speaker john boehner stopping negotiations with president obama. now the republicans and democrats are trying to come up with plans of their own to deal with the issue. secretary hillary clinton spoke about it just moments ago. >> let me asheer you we understand the stakes. we know how important this is for us and how important it is for you. >> reporter: the plan gaining the most momentum is from senate democratic leader harry reid. it would raise the debt ceiling, cut federal spending and it means the gop demands of no new taxes. a lot of republicans are pushing for a shorter term deal. reporting live from washington, d.c., allison burns, ktvu news. >>> the man who confessed to the attacks that killed 96 people in norway appeared in court this morning. anders bre

allison burn it's in our washington d.c. newsroom with why they're delaying the vote today. >> reporter: it's a setback with just six days to go before the united states reaches the debt limit and risks default for the first time in history. house speaker boehner is being forced to rewrite his plan after the congressional office found it does not produce the deficit savings that the speaker promised. but president obama is already threatening a very toe -- veto. and mcconnell said that both sides need to get serious about striking a deal. >> i'm ready to accept something that is less than perfect because perfect is not achievable. >> reporter: phone and e-mail systems were overloaded with people weighing in on the debt ceiling debate. at within point, the capitol was receiving 40,000 calls an hour, twice as many as normal. reporting live from washington d.c., allison burns, channel 2 news. >>> in afghanistan, the mayor was killed by a suicide bomb. the bomber reportedly put the bomb in his turbine and then set it off inside

but as ktvu's allison burns reports from our washington, d.c. newsroom.there are plenty of people who say no way will they vote for it. >> reporter: that's right pam, even with his tough warning to follow republicans to get in line, house speaker john boehner doesn't necessarily have the votes today to pass his plan to raise the country's debt ceiling. now boehner is insisting momentum is on his side and this is the only alternative for republicans with just five days to go before the u.s. reaches its debt limit. but there is a revolt in his caucus with conservatives holding out for more budget cuts. >> we have to make sure we get the best deal possible. >> reporter: bay area democrats don't like the plan either. they say republicans are holding the country hostage. >> i think it's a very sad time for people in the country. and i feel that this great country is being brought down. brought down by a very cheap debate that should not have been launched in the first place. >> reporter: it's unclear what time we're going to see a vote today in the house. spea

allison burns is live in the thus room. >> reporter: that's right.aker boehner is being forced to rewrite his plan after nonpartisan congressional number crunches found it does not produce the deficit savings that speaker boehner had promised. president obama is threatening to veto it anyway. but this is another delay with time reasoning out. we were in several -- running out. we were in several bay area congressional offices yesterday where they were overloaded with callers weighing in on the national debt. >> they don't just want to make cuts, they want to destroy. they want to destroy food safety and clean air and clean water and the department of education. >> reporter: and they say that the cuts don't go far enough, senate republican leader mcconnell emphasizes the need to strike a deal. >> we cannot get a perfect solution from my point of view controlling only the house of representatives. >> reporter: reporting live from washington d.c., allison burns. >>> a new medical report fueling the latest controversy involving the september 11th attacks

allison burns live in the washington, d.c. newsroom. and she has new information on when that vote will happen. >> reporter: john boehner will have a news conference then we expect to have a vote. a lot of law makers still don't like boehner's plan. time is running out with five days left before the u.s. hits its debt limit. bay area democrats are also against the boehner plan, they want a longer term increase in the debt limit and they are expressing their frustration to us about the whole process. >> the american people rightfully are sick and tires of the sand box activity going on here. it's a sham bill. and i think the american people deserve so much more, so much better. >> reporter: now even if speaker boehner his plan passes the house, senate democrats are saying it is dead on arrival. so while all of this is going on, the white house is preparing for the potential of a u.s. defaulting for the -- the possibility of the u.s. defaulting for the first time in history and trying to decide who would get paid and who wouldn't. allison

ktvu's allison burns is live in our washington d.c. newsroom with the surprising shift in the white house. allison. >> reporter: claudine, president obama has said repeatedly there would be no short-term deal, but now his spokesman says the president might consider an extension of just a few days if it would buy time to do something bigger. president obama met separately with democratic and republican leaders at the white house yesterday while the bipartisan gang of six met behind closed doors about their ambitious plan to reduce the federal deficit. enthusiasm is waning for their approach just a day after it was revealed as conservatives and liberals picked it apart and found things they did not like. but negotiators are more optimistic. >> reports of our demise were greatly exaggerated. kind of been like a zombie movie. been dead many times over the last few months. >> reporter: now here at the capitol senate leaders are also pushing ahead with their so- called fall back plan that would give president obama authority to raise the nati

ktvu's allison burns live in our washington d.c. newsroom with some eye popping reporting coming out this morning. allison. >> reporter: that's right, dave. the most startling thing we're learning this morning is that there are about seven security breaches a day at the nation's airports and those are just the ones we know about. there have been a total of 25,000 security breaches since after the 9/11 attacks. 14,000 of them involve passengers entering so-called limited access areas without permission. 6,000 involve passengers and their carry on luggage making it through security checks without proper scrutiny. now one of the most recent high profile security breaches involved jet blue airlines. cleaning crews found a stun gun that had been smuggled onto a flight from boston to newark. another investigation that will be a focus of this morning's hearing reveals that a lot of tsa bomb screening equipment is not meeting the latest standards. some of it is considered obsolete. live coverage from the hearing room during my next update in

as ktvu's allison burns reports he'll be holding a news conference before these new talks take place. allison. >> reporter: dave, that's right. and president obama is vowing to bring all the key players together every day until a deal is reached to reduce the deficit and raise the nation's debt ceiling. it was all smiles around the negotiating table yesterday as talks got underway between president obama and congressional leaders. but reports indicate the 75 minute session was testy to say the least. both sides appear to be digging in their heels about how to reduce the deficit. treasury secretary tim gait they are says a deal needs reached by the end of the week. >> as we go into july, further into july, the world is going to be progressively more concerned about whether this town, this city, washington d.c., can figure a way to solve this problem. >> reporter: a closer look at the sticking points and whether defense cuts are still on the table during my next update in about an hour. for now live in washington d.c., allison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> well, a lot of people want t

reporting live from washington d.c., allison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time now 6:17. well, google is teaming up with berlin's oldest university to launch a research institute. the partnership will look at the evolution of the internet and its impact on society, science, politics and the economy. the google will spend about $6.5 million to run the institute the first three years. the work begins this fall. >>> the japanese government is announcing new stress tests to restart nuclear reactors. today marks four months since the devastating earthquake and tsunami that damaged the fukushima nuclear power plant. currently only 19 of japan's 54 reactors are operating. and that's causing electricity shortages. now the government says more nuclear reactors could resume operations if they passed the new stress test. the tests will examine whether the reactors can with stand an earthquake and tsunami. >>> time now 6:18. funeral services for former first lady betty ford begin tomorrow in southern california. the wife of the late president gerald ford died on friday at the age of

ktvu's allison burns is live this morning in washington d.c. with the new concessions president obama seems to be offering to try to reach a deal. allison. >> reporter: president oment baa ma has vowed repeatly not to even consider a short-term deal to raise the nation's debt limit. but now the word from the white house is he might accept an extension of just a few days if it buys time to do something bigger. but enthusiasm on capitol hill seems to be waning for one of the most ambitious plans from the senate's so-called gang of six. liberals don't like the cuts to retirement programs and conservatives are rejecting any plan that includes tax increases. >> we know it's going to hurt the economy. we know it's going to hurt job creation. we know it's bad for small business. we're against tax increases. >> reporter: senate leaders are pressing ahead with their fall back plan that gives president obama authority to raise the debt ceiling in exchange for some big spending cuts. but right now with so many divisions here on capitol hill how this is al

allison burns is monitoring that situation for us from washington.morning, allison. >> reporter: we're usually watching congressional hearings from capitol hill but this morning we're covering the phone hacking scandal that's making headlines around the world. this is a live look inside the hearing room. right now former london police chief paul stevenson is facing questions mostly about why he resigned over the weekend. there are also questions about whether police officers took bribes to help murdock's paper news of the world get scoops. stephenson is insisting he knew nothing about it. murdock, his son and former news international chief executive brooks will be testifying later facing questions about allegations that journalists working for them illegally eavesdropped on thousands of people. ten people have been arrested in the scandal including brooks and the communications chief for prime minister david cameron former news of the world editor. i will stay on top of it and have more live coverage for you this morning here on ktvu channel 2 news.

and as ktvu's allison burns reports from our washington d.c. newsroom they're battling over lightbulbs. atson. >> reporter: that's right, pam. in the middle of this huge budget battle that has essentially brought washington to a standstill, the house is voting today on what kind of lightbulb you can use. the u.s. house republicans are trying to repeal a law that was passed a few years ago that requires more energy efficient bulbs. we covered the debate on the house floor last night as republicans tried to make the case that it is simply too expensive for americans to buy new compact fluorescent, l.e.d. or more efficient incandescent bulbs. >> go out and replace 40 lightbulbs at $6 a pop you're spending money constituency to our voters mr. speaker that's real money. >> reporter: the democrats and environmental groups say consumers save money in the long run. we also found a new study that shows the lightbulbs actually -- the new lightbulbs actually protect the nation from pollution. i'll have more on that during my next update in about an hour.

ktvu's allison burns is monitoring the testimony happening right now and joins us live with more. allison. >> reporter: that's right. we've been monitoring the hearing for more than two hours online now. let's get to a live look inside parliament's culture, media and sports select committee. this is the former london assistant police chief johnuates who resigned just yet. scotland yard under intense scrutiny from allegedly taking bribes from news of the world journalists anduates is facing questions about why he failed to pursue investigations into phone hacking. he has just said he's done nothing wrong. but the highly anticipated witness today are media mogul murdock, his son james and former news international chief executive brooks. they're facing questions about allegations that news of the world journalists working for them illegally eavesdropped on thousands of people and bribed police for confidential usual information. ten people have been arrested in the scandal including brooks and the communications chief for prime minister david cameron. a former news of the world edit

ktvu's allison burns is in our washington d.c. newsroom with the findings of a new and frightening study. allison. >> reporter: that's right, pam. i've been reading through this congressional investigation that will be revealed at a house hearing this morning. remember the underwear bomber? standards for bomb detection at airports were improved after the screening equipment failed to detect these explosives, but the report out this morning says screening systems still need significant upgrades. in fact many of the bomb detection systems at the nation's airports are considered obsolete. another report out this morning says there have been more than 25,000 security breaches at the nation's airports since 9/11. most of them involve passengers entering limited access areas without permission. a closer look at those security breaches during my next update in about an hour. for now we're lye in washington d.c., allison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a memorial service will be held in san francisco today for the only man confirmed dead

reporting live from washington d.c., allison burns. >>> crescent city harbor is still trying recoverrom the japan tsunami. the fishing industry has been devastated by this. a plan to dredge the harbor could be completed by mid- october. and fishermen are pinning their hopes on that date because crab season begins on december 1st. >>> a san francisco nightclub will hold a fundraiser to help in the search of missing nursing student michelle lay. the 26-year-old woman was last seen on may 27th at caser hospital in hayward. police have officially declared her case a homicide. but her family and friends refuse to give up hope that she is alive. they raised the reward money to $100,000 in the effort to find her. >>> agricultural crime is on the rise in california. grapes, almonds and beehives are targets. it has been a good year for crops in california and that bring out the thieves. in napa county, police have set up a tip line. >>> we're checking on sal. >>> it occurred to me that the same dynamic anchor team that we just sal will be on the air tomorrow. it's been a weeklong plug for the

as ktvu's allison burns reports from our washington d.c. newsroom, republicans want to repeal a law passed a couple years ago that requires more energy efficient bulbs. allison. >> reporter: dave, republicans say it is about personal choice. they say the federal requirement that traditional incandescent bulbs be much more energy efficient costs too much and is an example of the government going too far. but democrats are pushing back. they say the new more energy efficient bulbs look just like the old bulbs, will lower your electric bills and protect the country from pollution. >> it saves the need to construct 30 coal fired plants over the next 20 years in the united states. >> reporter: now the repeal measure requires a two-thirds vote in the house. and even if it passes the house today, its prospects in the senate are dim. reporting live from washington d.c., allison burps, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time now 5:16. the obama administration now has ten days to say if it will appeal a court ruling prohibiting enforcement of the don't ask don

as ktvu allison burns reports, these negotiations are stalled. allison? >> reporter: that's right. as house speaker john banner put it there were just too many people in the room to reach a deal so the talks are off for today. >> while democrats and republicans played in the annual congressional baseball game, talks at the white house broke down again last night. congressional leaders and the president only agreed to regroup with their parties today and possibly meet with each other again this weekend. in an interview with ktvu, scott mcfarland the president indicated he would keep fighting for a deal that includes tax increases. >> you can't ask for sacrifices from working people who haven't seen a raise in some cases for a decade. and not ask anything from folks like myself who can afford to do a little bit more. >> and now let's get back to a live picture from that news conference with house republican leaders. we are not hearing any new proposals from them today. but speaker banner so far has reiterated that no deal will include tax increase ares in a senate leader are also wor

reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, allison -- alison. >>> moments ago, minnesota's governor signed the budget plan. the last vote came in around 1:30 our time ending a three- week shutdown. in the end, democratic governor mark dayton gave up on his plan for tax increases and republicans agree to soften spending cuts. 22,000 state workers are expected to be back on the job tomorrow. >>> two u.s. citizens are being charged with helping pakistan tilt u.s. policy against india's control of kashmir. the two men are accused of failing to register as pakistan citizens. and for using their washington manufacture based lobbyist group to promote pakistani control of kashmir. the fbi also claims they funneled campaign donations to members of congress and presidential candidates to help their cause. >>> workers say recognition will put them in danger, talking about the help being given to pakistan, that will help win over the hearts and minds in pakistan. but aide groups say being linked to the u.s. will make them targets. >>> a new report shows th

for now we're live in washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, allison. >>>ave run into trouble trying to contact members of congress. president obama urged a compromise on the debt ceiling. there are reports that many website crashed or had intermittent problems. it's not exactly clear what brought them down. but the outages happened after mr. obama made the -- made the request. >>> overcrowding jails, the national average is 61%. the washington d.c. institute conducted the survey. >>> happening right now, the government is looking into the fast and furious. the operation has been criticized for losing track of guns bought in the u.s. and ending up in mexico in drug cartels' hands. >>> time is now 7:18. it was a very emotional homecoming last night for 18- year-old victor martin of richmond. he survived being attack by a grizzly bear in the mountains of alaska. yeah. ktvu was there last night as his family and friends welcomed young mr. martin back to his home in richmond. on saturday night, he was on a survival skills hike in the mountain north of agerrage.

burns is live in our washington, d.c. newsroom to talk about where the negotiations stand. allison. >> reporter: pam as house speaker john boehner put it there was too many people at the white house to reach a deal. talks are off for today. while democrats and republicans played in the annual congressional baseball game, talks at the white house broke down again last night. congressional leaders and the president only agreed to regroup with their parties and meet again this weekend. the president indicated he would keep fighting for a deal that includes tax increases. >> you can't ask for sacrifices from working people who haven't seen a raise in some cases for a decade. and not ask anything from folks like myself who can afford to do a little bit more. >> reporter: and that remains the key sticking point as republicans refuse to budge. >> the fact is we are going to abide by our principals and that is how it is. >> reporter: now speaker boehner is indicating a new willingness to go along with a backup plan that even some democrats are indicating they are okay with. i will have mor

burns is live in our washington, d.c. newsroom where there is more name calling than negotiating. allison. >> reporter: that is right.urse the big news here is that the united states senate has called off its fourth of july recess for the first time since the water gate scandal. if senators are staying here, many republicans are asking why president obama was on the campaign trail in pennsylvania last night and going to camp david this weekend. >> why didn't he call senator mcconnell, speaker boehner, minority pelosi, and majority leader reid into his office and sit down and do his job? >> reporter: president obama also rejected an invitation to meet with gop leaders today calling the invitation political theater. both sides are blaming each other for the impasse. reporting live alison burns. >>> a missouri man is accused of raping a woman as she lay unconscious on a street. the woman was walking in kansas city on wednesday morning when she felt dizzy, sat down and passed out. two witnesses say they saw melvin jackson on top of the woman with his pants around his ankles. they flagged down a nearby patrol car. >> ther

burns is live in our washington, d.c. newsroom this morning with why democrats say the bill is dead on arrival. allison. >> reporter: that is right. the bill that requires a balanced budget amendment faces a veto threat from president obama but it passed the house last night. >> on this vote the yeas are 234 and the nays are 190. >> reporter: the party line vote would have cut federal spending and limited future penning. it is expected to fail in the democratically controlled senate. now debate on how to raise the countries debt limit turns to the so-called gang of six. a group of democrats and republicans that say they have struck that deal of of their own. >> i think everybody comes out a winner with the proposal we have. >> reporter: their plan cuts the federal deficit by $3.7 trillion over the last ten years. but it also includes tax increases that the republican and house say they just won't pass. i'll have more on that for you. for now we are -- >>> delta airlines are eliminating cities to 24 locations. it includes sioux city, iowa. aberdeen, south dakota. delta connection partners will serve tho

as alison burns reports, that is after conservatives forced him to call off a vote last night to raises country's debt ceiling. allison. >> reporter: pam, first i want to tell you we found out president obama is going to be speaking out about all of this in just about an hour. in the meantime, house speaker john boehner is not giving up. he's meeting with house republicans as group this morning and he will try to push ahead again today with a vote on his plan to raise the country's debt ceiling. the speaker failed last night to rally support for a vote. conservatives are demanding more spending cuts. now with the threat of the u.s. defaulting in a few days for the first time in history, some democrats say it's time for president obama to use his executive power and lift the debt ceiling on his own. >> there is a fail safe device. amendment 14 to the united states constitution said we're going to pay our bills. >> reporter: i talked about it to one of the presidents' aids yesterday who said white house lawyers are rejecting the idea. >> there are no off ramps we can use and that is why our focus has to be on working wi

alison burns is following this debate and joins us from our washington, d.c. newsroom with the latest on this. allisonorter: claudine, n mid of this epic budget battle here in washington, it basically has the city as a -- at a standstill. the u.s. house is voting today on what kind of light bulb you can use. house republicans are trying to repeal a law that was passed a few years ago that requires more energy-efficient bulbs. that is, it's too expensive for americans to buy the new compact, fluorescent, l.e.k. or -- l.e.d. bulbs. >> you go out and buy light bulbs at 6 bucks a pop, to our voters, mr. speaker, that's real money. >> reporter: but the environment experts say the consumers save money in the long run by replacing their old, inefficient light bulbs. even if this passes today, the prospects in the senate are dim. back to you. >>> 8:19. well, today the first of two funerals for former first lady betty fort will be -- betty ford will be had. coming up we'll have a live report from palm desert, where final respects will be made by former presidents and other dignitaries. we're heard that bill cl