ktvu's allison burns is in washington, d.c. with a report on the sobering message they got from today's only witness. >> reporter: the deficit cutting super-committee is drawing its battle lines today, and in just the last few hours we heard democrats say they want to see more tax increases. republicans demanded nor spending cuts. here's a look at today's hearing. the head of theman partisan congressional budget office is the only witness. he is delivering a sobering warning that the country's debt is unsustainable and big changes are needed to bring it under control. the committee must find $1.2 trillion in deficit savings, and the political divide was clear in the members' opening statements. >> we have a spending driven debt crisis. the deficit reduction will be a jobs plan. we need to ask ourselves, was it the senior citizen, the student, or the wall street banker who received the benefit of this spending binge? when we have our answer we should ask the appropriate person or group to pay their fairer fair share to right the

allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> secretary ray la hood will host a news conference to push for funding to keep the federal aviation administration up and running. one is a new traffic control tower at oakland. congress reached a temporary deal after furloughing thousands of workers in july but that expires midnight. >>> they will release female inmates who have children, mothers with less than two years lesson their time could be allowed to serve their time at home, according to the l.a. times. the women could be released as early as next week and they will have to wear gps tracking devices. only mothers convicted of -- convicted of nonserious nonsexual crimes will be released. >>> late rains in the area disrupted the pollination process so as a result the trees produced little or no fruit. the smaller crop is expected to create a shortage of locally produced olive oil. they are already warning buyers watch out. >> that means higher prices. >> that's right. >>> back over to sal, how is the commute. >> well it is the same price, palm, we still have people moving along well in so

allison burns is live in our washington d.c.oom and they are getting a tough message from the budget office? >> reporter: that's right, the congressional budget office will deliver a sobering warning that the country's debt is unsustainable and huge changes will have to be made to bring it under control. the committee's job is to bring 2. $3 trillion in deficit cuts but pressure is growing to find more savings. president barack obama asked congress to pass a $450 billion jobs bill he wants more spending on struggling communities and at the same time they are looking for ways to make big cuts. the white house revealed he wants to pay for the jobs plan by raising taxes on the wealthy but they are balking at that idea and any help after president barack obama's big speech to congress about more bipartisan cooperation seems to be fading this morning. reporting live from washington d.c., allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> transportation secretary, ray la hood will hold a conference at the oakland airport. he will be pushing for m

allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> finding a buyer for this company may take longer than expected. they want to take bids until october 5th and an auction will be held on october 28th if several bids come through. they filed for bankruptcy protection and 1,100 workers lost their jobs. >>> tomorrow the allel immediate -- alameda county took up programs. six provided since 2001 have been told they would not get county funding this year instead the county would get money to smaller programs near oakland pleasantton and berkeley. they filed an appeal and now supervisors will have to decide if they will start this process all over. >>> the much anticipated naming of libya he a new government -- libya's new government is proving to be a challenge. tensions have been raising and meanwhile fighting continues between rub bells and muammar gaddafi forces. -- rebels and muammar gaddafi forces. they are raising concerns libya could face an insurgency -- insurgency similar to iraq and afghanistan. >>> the ambassador to russia, he is an expert on foreign policy and particular relations with rus

after a five week break, allison burns reports one of the first orders of business is saving the poet tall -- postal service. >> reporter: they will come with a dire warning that the postal service could default if congress does not take radical action. he wants to cut 120,000 workers close 307 locations -- 3007 locations and they also want permission to pull the employees from the generous retirement plans that cover workers. they say some big changes are needed. >> i think the postal service could literally close-up against a $13 million line of credit limit and they will run out of money. >> we will take a look at why the postal service is in so much financial trouble during my next update in the next hour. allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a very unique lost and found case to deal with, last week somebody went to the tracy police department and turned in this ceramic earn and yes inside of it appears to be cremated ashes. the burn who brought it in lives in the 1000 block of east third street. anybody wishing to claim the earn call tracy police. >>> and grocery stores are sti

as allison burns reports, a bill to keep the government running collapsed last night.e. here's the bottom line -- funding for federal government operations runs out at the end of next week, and a bill to keep the government running that seemed to have some momentum in the house fell apart last night. tea party conservatives voted no, they wanted money in the bill for disaster relief to be offset by bigger spending cuts. democrats also voted no, arguing the cuts that were in the bill went too far. they specifically did not like stripping money from a program promoting more fuel-efficient vehicles. that program is helping fremont based tesla motors and democrats say losing it will cost jobs. >> this is about destroying an initiative that is job creating, innovative that keeps america number one and creates jobs, good paying jobs in our country. it's really hard to understand what the motivation is for that. >> now the big question is, can democrats and republicans reach a temporary deal by tomorrow? congress is set to be on recess next week. house speaker john boehner ha

allison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> iran may send military ships close to the u.s. east coast. iranian admiral said, quote, like the arrogant powers that are present near our marine borders, we will also have a powerful presence close to american marine borders. the admiral did not say when such a deployment would happen or the number of ships that would be sent. >>> in a strange twist al qaeda is actually joining the u.s. in criticizing iran's president for his theories that the u.s., not al qaeda was behind the september 11 terrorist attacks. the iranian president repeated the address last week at the united nations that triggered a walkout by the u.s. and several other delegations. an al qaeda magazine article says iran sees itself as a rival to al qaeda when it comes to anti-americanism and iran invented the conspiracy theory because it is jealous of the 9/11 attacks. >>> the israeli government gave the okay to build 1100 new housing units in east jerusalem. the new housing will be added to an existing jewish settlement. all of this comes despite the pleas from the u.s. and

reporting from washington, d.c., allison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the 1100 people who lost their jobs when silindra shut down got help today. two dozen potential employers, including solar you cans, talked to many of the laid off workers. when the employees told us silindra assured them a big contract was coming in from california edison a week before the company went bankrupt. >>> president obama is coming to the bay area. mr. obama is scheduled to arrive for a fund raiser of about 5:00 on sunday afternoon. on monday, he plans to attend a town hall meeting at mountain view's linked in and that is about the same time of the three house republicans including eric cantor who will be discussing jobs at facebook. >>> jerry brown was surrounded by the past and present today. it was easy to issue bonds for the construction on the embarcadero to help the city get ready for the 2013 america's cup yacht race that will bring billions to the bay area economy. >>> palestinian president abbas made his formal presenting a to the united states asking it recognize palestinian open as an independ

allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more details about a man who was shot and killed by oakland policehe lived in union city and was a passenger in a car after being pulled over in a traffic stop. he ran away and dropped a package of heroin when police chased him. police struggled and saw a gun, that is when an officer drew his weapon and fired. that suspect has not been released until victims are notified. >>> they are looking for somebody who kidnapped and robbed another woman. the group of five punched a 2 -year-old -- 28-year-old woman, shoved her into a car and then they stole her wallet cell phone and cash before finally releasing her on russian avenue. the two women are described between the ages of 25 and 30 and if you have any information contact san francisco police. >>> some lucky sky watchers will get a stunning light show over the next few days. it blasted particles from the sundown to us. it will likely trig a spectacular light show. people living in europe will get the best view. >> are you going to look for it? >> yes, it sounds exciting. >> sal is here to shed some lig

more in helping states like california for my next update, allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >> you watch president barack obama's address which begins at 4:00 on channel 2. >>> a bomb in new delhily at a courthouse killing 12 people. an extremist may have used it to accept e-mail claiming responsibility. authorities received more e- mail unless they commute a death sentence in connection with a man accused of attacking the parliament. >>> slowing down a wildfire t- burning in an area -- it is burning in an area of mountain ranch. today the fire is 30% contained. the fire came close to about six homes. meantime evacuation ordered have now been lifted and the wildfire was sparked by a small plane crash. this is now 83% contained. it has burned almost 15,000 acres since it started sunday. 12 homes and 8 out buildings are being destroyed. they are checking their properties for other gas leaks and other problems. >>> deputy city attorney in santa cruz. celeste was killed while vacationing with her boyfriend. they say her boyfriend jumped from a cliff when they confronted him about her d

as allison burns reports, president barack obama is in new york for me things at the united nations.: that's right, this will be a big boost for libya's leaders and they are setting up their new government and meeting with president barack obama. let's take a closer look at president barack obama's schedule at the united nations. he spends the morning talking with libya's transition of council. then he meets with afghanistan and brazil and sits down with the president of the turkey this afternoon. they first arrived in new york and the meetings gives president barack obama a chance to out to the progress but there is also a showdown at the palestinian statehood. mahmoud ahmadinejad is asking them to grand statehood but it will likely be vetoed on what hillary rodham clinton has to say about it for my next live update will be in an hour. >>> rescue efforts continue in india after a 6.9 magnitude quake devastated some neighborhoods. several communities are still cut off by several land slides. they are blocking roads and cars that have been smashed. there are 81 confirmed deaths but th

allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> police arrested a southwest airlines passenger for failing to turn off his cell phone. a spokesperson said the man turned his cell phone on as the man was landing in el paso. -- in el paso. they met the man at the gate and took the man into custody. >>> a federal grand jury indicts a man in texas for threatening a man on twitter. she received more than 20,000 threatening tweet from king. he is now being held without bail. mayor is his advice president of the maps and location services. last year she hosted a fundraiser for president barack obama. >>> president barack obama is considering leaving thousand troops in iraq passed the withdrawal at the end of this year. that is less than 10,000 proposed by the pentagon and leon panetta said it is up to iraqis whether any u.s. troops stay passed the deadline in their -- deadline in their country. >>> the city of vallejo was hoping to turn it into a museum and it is going to southern california. it is in vend nearby why right now. yesterday the navy a was hoping to attract new visitors. >> i had some t

allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> well on 9/11 it was determined emergency respond responders were not able to communicate, it is being blamed on high costs and disagreements and evolving technology. bay area workers are looking for a system of systems they hope will work in the event of a disaster. >>> ktvu channel 2 news will mark september 11th with a special program call 9/11 a decade of change it.$♪ will include new york and pennsylvania. >>> they are taking another step towards going paper less. they are letting voters decide if they want to receive ballot information guides electronically and it costs almost a dollar each to print. it is nearly a half million dollars for the last election and they are expected to give final approval and send it to the mayor for his okay. the proposed bag band is going a step further. they want to band plastic bags as well as single use paper bags. stores would giveaway or sell or be fined. a plastic bag will be allowed to prevent contamination and city council will decide whether they will move forward with this proposal. >> we will go back

allison burns live in our washington d.c.sroom to explain what facebook is doing. >>> a lot of the decisions are relating to pat tents and they are creating a political action commit i to have -- committee to have more of a say. they had a town hall meeting about technology and jobs and now the company will use its new pack to give money to candidates in the upcoming elections. facebook has also been ramping up its presence and spent more point in on lobbying than ever. the facebook pack will make their voices heard in the process by sharing goals and promoting the values of innovation. facebook is not the only giant, google contributed more than 5 70,000 dollars. we will take a look at weather more of that money is going to democrats or republicans during my next update a little later. >>> a government shut down, the deal was reached and the house will vote on the measure later this week. he drops a provision for $1 billion worth of disaster aid that caused republicans to filibuster the original bill. the agreement came afte

reporting live allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> today president barack obama heads into republicantory to sell his jobs' plan. president barack obama is scheduled to speak at a bridge that crosses from ohio to kentucky. now kentucky is the home state of senate republican leader mitch mcconnell. >> some people think the best way is to stand on a bring and pit one group of americans against another but i don't think he is fooling anybody. >> the white house says the bridge was chosen as a infrastructure repair project that could help hundreds of construction workers. >>> now in recent days the candidates have ramped up the rhetoric. with five months remaining, they are focusing their attacks on each other and even lesson president barack obama. >> free lessons are being given to honor a four-year-old boy in santa rosa. the class is being hosted on sunday from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. participants are asked to donate money to the christopher row memorial funds. he was hit and killed and a man has been arrested and charged in the little boy's death. organizers say everybody should be trained

at what the president's plan means for changes in medicare and medicaid during my next update, allison burnschannel 2 news. >>> skyrocketing price of gold may have played a roll in this ambush. it happened on st. andrews street, a gunman fired on the couple as they were backing out of their garage in a minivan. his 59-year-old wife was wounded and the 65--year-old man was killed and some say he was killed because he was known to deal in gold jewelry. >> he always had a lot of money in his pocket. he was a regular at the flee market where he purchased gold and gems, that may have been where he was headed yesterday morning. >>> it may have caused 'increase and a new study of mostly lower income fan liz -- inn -- lower income families sadly most were babies. >>> a search for a missing mom, focused on the west side where cadavers dogs indicated there may be human remains. he said he took his kids camping to the same remote spot where his wife disappeared nearly two years ago. they named her husband a person of interest. >>> today is a spare the air day, hot temperatures and light winds all get t

reporting live from washington d.c., allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> president barack obama will be in the bay area on sunday. the president is making a return trip. they dined with private leaders at a home in woodside and this time the president will appear at the home of somebody else. >>> we have breaking news just coming in from georgia where a parole board just rejected a plea to spare the life of an inmate who is scheduled to be euthanized. since then, many witnesses have changed their testimony back off their testimony. protesters were outside the parole boards you can see them here. fog cuters earned the parole board to protect them. >> he was taken from us and his family was taken. >> we know killing troy would dishonor him because they would not mind the right person for this crime. >> now since the parole board denied the plea for chem men i, it is likely davis would be executed as planned. >>> the 17-year-old suspect jose was too short. he was convicted of conspiracy back in 207 and the sentence was too lenient. they send them back for a new hairing. they were set to

more on why republicans will not be attending the session of congress, allison burns ktvu channel 2 news>> right here our coverage begins at 4:00 this afternoon. >>> remnants of tropical storm lee is being blamed for heavy flooding and the rain has swamped roads parking lots and school. rivers are slightly below flood levels reached in hurricane agnes in 1952. >> this is the worst i have ever seen and this will actually end upbeating that. >> the state also closed down the capital complex in several cities in towns because of that flooding. >>> we want to take you back to space kennedy center and we just got word that lodge has been delayed because of the winds and weather there and we have been watching two satellites that are set to launch and they are expected to make a 2. 5 million-mile venture, trying to stay in this mission staying in the interior, the all previous lunar mission is delayed until tomorrow. >>> they may file criminal charges in the case of a television weather man who woke up in a hot tub next to a dead man. brett cummings is a man who woke up next to a body dexter w

reporting live from washington, d.c., allison burns, ktvu channel 2 newses. >> thanks, allison. >>> theormer monetary chief has given his first interview since being accused of sexually assaulting a new york hotel maid. here is -- the executive called the sexual encounter with the maid a moral failing that he insisted that no violence was involved. prosecutors dropped the charges against him after his accuser's credibility was questioned. >>> and a stanford political science professor is america's new ambassador to russia. he was an expert on the u.s. foreign policy, and it in particular, relations with russia. he has written more than 20 books and is also a senior fellow at the hoover institution, which is a think tank on the stanford campus. >>> time now is 8:21. wendy's hamburgers are getting a makeover after the two-year process you can taste the results starting today. the new burgers are called dave's hot and juicy. and named after the restaurant's founder. it's got a butter bun, no mustard, crinkled pickles, a square shape to their patties and a change to red onions. they are try

allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> mahmoud ahmadinejad will not agree to a delayed fought for --elayed vote for statehood. he will formally request statehood and in his speech at the un yesterday, president barack obama said the palestinians must first reach a peace accord with israel. >>> the typhoon has killed 16 people and caused a lot of damage. heavy winds knocked down a tree right on top of that taxicab. it triggered flooding and missed that nuclear power plant that was damaged by the earthquake and tsunami. it was a fear it could cause another radioactive leak. >>> meantime, they have intensified a bid and it should get weaker as it moves further west. the national hurricane center says winds have increased to 65 miles per hour but it is expected to weaken within the next 48 hours and there is no immediate threat to land. >>> golden gate transit is expected to approve new funding to install wireless service on its bus fleets. they are expected to promote free wireless to its passengers and service on some $170,000 of the maintenance costs are already in sight, 90,000 are n

for now live, allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 6:16 they are reportedly moving through the peninsular is part of a counterterrorism group in somalia and yemen. one will be built in ethiopia, the other in the say shells. it will all how armed drones to be deployed over yemen. >>> an execution scheduled in georgia tonight has prompted protests and vigils around the world. troy davis is set to be put to death for the 1989 murder of a police officer, however 7 of the nine trial witnesses have since recanted testimony and davis is willing to take a lie detecter test to prove his innocence. it is likely to go on as planned, georgia's parole board has removed a last ditch appeal and they are not likely to take up the case. >>> a new study found oakland police are too quick to draw their guns. researchers have reviewed dozens of cases through january and march of this year. they determined officers acted appropriately in the majority of cases but officers did not have to draw their guns in 28% of the incidents examined. the study is part of a fall out from the riders police scandal. >>> time

allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a unique lost and found, somebody turned in this ceramic earn and yes inside cremated ashes. now theern is green and anybody who wants to claim theern should contact tracy police. >>> they are investigating the third homicide in one week in the mission district. they sent us this photo at 10th and guerrero. a man in his 40s was shot and killed. police don't believe his shooting was connected to any gangs or two recent homicides. >>> two police officers were hurt in a shooting a few blocks away from the west indian day parade in brooklyn. the parade saw fatal shootings in 2003 and 2005. they celebrate the history, culture and music and food of the caribbean islands. >>> bryan stow has shown little improvement and his family reports he has had normal responses. his recent infections have worn him out. family members are overwhelmed with the community support but throughout the first pitch last saturday at a giants' game. >>> we are looking at the east bay approach at this time dave and pam, you can see traffic is busy on the road sensors showing t

for now allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> there was a big earthquake in japan, a 6.2 magnitude earthquakeit hit the same area where almost 20,000 people died after a magnitude 9. 0 quake and tsunami in march. there was no tsunami with this latest quake and still no word of any injuries or damage. >>> denouncing drug violence on the mexican border. the bodies of a man and woman were found hanging in a mexican border town and a sign found next to the bodies said quote, this will happen to all of those posting funny things on the internet. >>> for some people in haiti are demanding united nations peacekeepers withdraw from the country. they protested outside the national pal liz in -- palace in port au prince. they are angry about the sexual assault of a hashian man. the protest comes just before they are about to ask them to extend their stay. >>> police in santa rosa want to know who left two plastic containers filled with explosive under the third street bridge. police immediately closed the street and called in the bomb squad. one was red the other was black had a two-inch wick coming ou

the attack on how he is managing this diplomatic challenge, more on the next update in an hour, allison burnsthe sparks from power lines probably ignited what became one of the most destructive wildfires in history. that according to documents obtained by the associated press. the fires exploded in size killed two people and destroyed 1,500 homes. the fires are still burning still forming large amounts of evac wakes. >>> at home a pretrial hearing, sack lastings -- sebastian claims she was forced into a back room and would not allow her to leave, she claims he screamed at her and pushed her because he thought she was taking his picture. he faces charges on battery and false imprisonment. >>> it would require new buildings in parts of the city to use windows birds can see. the marking windows with some kind of design would deter birds from crashing into them. the idea needs to be studied and they need to take a vote on the final measure next week. >>> they know all about the roads and bridges, everything, sal? >>> that's right, we are doing well guys. we like it's nice and quiet this early. le

reporting live allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> just a couple of hours president barack obama willsent the metal of armor to a u.s. marine. he will be the first living marine to get this. he ran through during a fire fight in afghan san two years ago however this marine does not call himself a hero. >> anybody who receives the medal of honor and we are still here to talk about it, it is a great honor but there was a huge price that was paid for it. >> he ultimately saved the lives of 13 u.s. marines and soldiers but several servicemen and afghan soldiers died in that fire fight. >>> u.s. schools have a military friendly environment. they ranked schools for their efforts to offer financial support to veterans. there are 7,000 colleges in universities offering programs designed for veterans. this is the second consecutive year and stanford is also on the list this year. they will consider a new dramatic proposal to raise tuition. this is the second day they are meeting at the mission bay campus. they will raise it by at least 8% for even as much as 16% every year through 2016. yester

dallas and -- allison burns reports there were many questions and not a single answer. >> reporter: the last time silindra ceo met with some of the problems of congress was earlier this summer assuring them his company was making excellent progress. >> he looked me in the eye and assured me everything was fine. >> reporter: now that silindra collapsed taking a half a billion federal loan guarantee down with it, house republicans are seizing the moment to put the company's executives under oath and demand answers. >> i want to ask mr. harrison if hinges the american people who invested over a half bottom , deserve to know what -- billion, deserve to know what happened to the mean. what is your plan to pay back the taxpayers $535 million you owe them and when will you pay it back. >> i respectfully decline to answer any question. >> reporter: while harrison and the vice president invoke their 5th amendment rights and opted not to answer any questions, republicans also used the hearing to take on the obama administration for okaying the silindr align. they say all federal loops from the de

fact, it will be in a couple of hours, and will be broadcast in schools nationwide, but as ktvu's allison burnsorts, the white house is trying to assure parents this is not a political speech. >> that's right, the white house released the full text last night to try to defuse any potential charges that president oh law is delivers a political speech -- obama is delivering a political speech to the nation's school children. today he'll say that the country is counting on them. he spoke at a school in denver yesterday telling students to pursue their passions. >> what's great about this country is that any of these young people here, if they've got a good idea, if they go out there and they're willing to work hard, they can start a business, they can create value. >> today he will single out student from mission san jose high school who created microfunds that gives loans to low-income students to start their own businesses. he'll also talk to students today about him impact of twitter and fabs -- facebook on their lives. >>> a city councilman promising better behavior and has apologized for slap

reporting live from washington d.c., allison burns. >>> now, this sunday's tenth anniversary of septemberl be marked with ceremonies in new york and pentagon. organizers have to consider these terror threats and their plans. coming up at 7:30 we'll have a live report with the new security measures in place and also preparations for a memorial service at ground zero. >>> 7:18. pakistanis blocking foreign journalists and other visitors from getting close to the compound where osama bin laden was killed. hundreds of journalists traveled there in the days that followed the navy seals raid that killed bin laden, but now pakistani police are not allowing reporters to get close. authorities are now preventing people from visiting because it is regarded as evidence into how he lived there and how the cia found out about him without pakistan's knowledge. >>> thousands of people expected to fill the ft. bragg high school football stadium tomorrow attending the public memorial for city council man jerry mello. he also worked as a forrester. he was shot and killed two weeks ago in a rugged forest eas

burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> all right. thank you, allison. 7:17.alto city officials will hold a forum on the issue of people living their in -- in their cars. the vehicle will bring together residents want a ban and advocates for people who are homeless and in desperate need. one idea involves fake organizations, allowing a small number of people to use parking lots and bathrooms at night. the forum will be held at 7:00 p.m. at university church on -- church on stanford avenue. >>> police say 18-year-old angie gomez told classmates and teachers she had leukemia and just six months to live. the school helped fund-raisers for her collecting about $17,000. but police started to investigate after some said gomez didn't look sick. the case is now in the hands of the horizon city district attorney. >>> 7:18. fire officials in sacramento fear they have a serial arsonist on their hands. firefighters fought six different fires yesterday. witnesses say they saw a man riding his bike on the parkway setting flames along the way. on saturday, there were nine di

but as ktvu alison burns reports, they won't be saying much. allison? >> reporter: that's right. this hearing gets under way in about 45 minutes. the two top executives from solyndra will be here but they will not be testifying. they are invoking their fifth amendment rights because they are under a criminal investigation. that means we will spend the morning listening to lawmakers rail against the company and the obama administration for giving it a half billion dollar loan guarantee. republicans say the company has not been honest about its final outlook and, in fact, the obama administration rushed loans to solyndra to tout green energy jobs. now republicans are putting all the loans for green energy initiatives under new scrutiny. >> if i put led's in my office. >> apparently my staff because a green staff. if my staff director drives in in a hybrid, i guess he becomes a green person f. a lobbyist is paid a million dollars a year here to lobby for green grants apparently it's a green job. >> reporter: this has gotten so messy that house republicans moved to cut the energy dep

alison burns is covering the hearing and has details. allison? >> reporter: that's right, dave. 13 days ago, a lawyer for brian harris sent this e-mail to capitol hill saying he would voluntarily appear and answer questions. well, he is here but he is not talking. this is a live look at the hearing room. harrison and solyndra senior vice president w.g. stover are invoking their fifth amendment rights. they are also under criminal investigation. house republicans are demanding to know how months before solyndra's financial collapse the company was touting the excellent progress to members of congress. republicans are using the hearing to rail against the obama administration for approving a half a billion dollars in loan guarantees to the company. many taxpayers might never see again. the solyndra controversy is such an issue that house republicans moved last night to dramatically cut the department of energy program that provided the solyndra loan. whether i keep watching the hearing and bring you more live coverage throughout the morning. live

jobs creation bill to congress today and ktvu alison burns reports from washington, the president and his backers are pressing congress to pass it. allison. >> reporter: that is right, dave. president obama is inviting teachers, police, construction workers, and small business owners to join him at the white house today for a speech in the rose garden. now this speech follows president obama's address to congress last week where he repeatedly called on lawmakers to pass the american jobs act. it includes tax cuts, infrastructure penning. the democratic national committee is launching tv ads in key states today. emphasizing the president's message that congress cannot wait until the next election to act on jobs. >> the people who sent us here the people who hired us to work for them. they don't have the luxury of waiting 14 months. some of them are living week to week. >> reporter: the controversy is growing about the president's claim his $400 billion plan will be paid for. more on that during my next up in an hour. alabama county -- alison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> fire evacuees in texas will be able to go back home. firefighters s

burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> interesting. all right. thank you, allison. >>> 7:17. iraq will buy 18 u.s. fighter jets in a $3 billion deal. the agreement comes as baghdad is considering asking u.s. troops to stay in iraq beyond the december 31st withdrawal deadline. a u.s. army official says american forces or contractors could train iraqi pilots on the f-16 jet. the jets are not expected to arrive in the country until 2013. >>> the push for palestinian stayedhood -- statehood is moving forward at the united nations. on friday, mahmoud ahmadinejad snitted the official paperwork for full membership into the united nations. the u.n. security council met jade to discuss the matter and agreed to meet tomorrow morning. it's all largely symbolic. >>> 216 people were just hurt in 0 subway accident in kline na. one subway -- china. sun subway slammed right into another. china has slowed down rail construction since 40 people were killed in the high-speed crash two montes ago. in shanghai, the rail network has expanded seven-fold in eight years. >>> san francisco police looking for three men and

as alison burns reports republicans are now asking why the obama administration was pushing loans to the troubled company. allisonorter: that is right. some republicans are already calling it solar gate. the house investigation committee is this morning examining the financial collapse of solyndra and why obama was trying to keep the company afloat. we have learned two solyndra executives will not testify this morning. they need to stay in california to deal with a potential buyer of the company's assets. congressional republicans have been highly critical of the obama administration for playing a big role in promoting the company and giving a half a billion dollars in loan guarantees despite warning signs the company was in trouble. >> many of us think he was trying to get the money quickly out the door. perhaps for political reasons. >> reporter: now president obama visited the company last year touting its green energy jobs helped by his stimulus plan and white house e-mails showed the obama administers tried to rush loans to the company. but democrats are fighting banback this morning they 51 it was the bush

burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. thank you, allisonattorneys for john edwards have asked a federal judge to throw out criminal charges against the former presidential candidate. edwards was charged in june with violating campaign contribution laws. he's accused of using $1 million from political supporters to help hide his pregnant misstress during his 2008 run for the white house. edwards' attorney say he hid the -- hid this -- he did this to hide his mistress. >>> rebel leaders have been meeting every day with tribal leaders but so far there's no deal that's been reached. the rebels have given the gadhafi supporters until saturday to surrender. airline passengers you may be able to keep your shoes on when you go through airport security. that's according to homeland department secretary janet knap new hampshire. newhampshire-- janet napolitano. butch she didn't say when that would happen. passengers we talked to at sfo were happy to hear they may be able to keep their shoes on. >>> well, it's helped because it gives you some of your

burns is live in our washington, d.c. newsroom to tell us what the obama administration is predicting about next year. allison>> reporter: even though some areas like silicon valley have seen robust job growth i know white house predicts unemployment nation-wide will likely stay above 9% at least through the next presidential election. government economists are predicting u.s. growth to be slower than expected from back in february. but the president spokesman is making a bold statement about the impact of president obama's jobs plan that will be unvailed next week. >> the president will come forward with specific proposals by any objective measure would add to growth and job creation in the short term. >> reporter: but the white house budget office is also predicting that unemployment won't fall below 6% for at least six more years. we'll see if it dips at all right now when those new job numbers come out in about 15 minutes. for now we are live in washington, d.c. alison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> casey anthony's attorneys head to court today to fight a reimbursement motion. little girl's body was found

burns live in our washington, d.c. newsroom with the details of reported threats aimed at new york city and washington. allison. >> reporter: that is right the fbi and americas intelligent agencies are on the chase. they are looking for information about what is being called a credible but uncorroborated threat. this plot includes targeting new york and washington, d.c. with either a car or truck bomb. a handful of people may have come into the u.s. in recent days to carry out the attack. one of them may be a u.s. citizen. the information comes from a credible source out of pakistan. it has not been confirmed. here's what walnut creek congressman is saying about it. >> maybe it's a rumor. maybe there is nothing to it. if there is something to it than we know. we know two or three days ahead of it. we can then take action. >> reporter: now the fbi has sent a bulletin to 18,000 law enforcement agencies across the country. saying the plot could be intended to avenge the death of osama bin laden. and it also reportedly warns about other possible attacks involving small firearms, home made bombs, or poison. reporti

burns is live in our washington d.c. bureau on how the speaker of the house pressured the president to change the date. allison. reporter: dave, democrats say it is a stunning show of disrespect from speaker boehner for president obama. the last time that the president addressed a joint session of congress was for a state of the union address and he wanted to do it again next wednesday to lay out his new jobs plan. but it's the same night as a republican presidential debate. house speaker john boehner told the president the time would not be logistically feasible, now president obama has agreed to deliver the speech on thursday night, but that's the opening night of nfl football. white house aides are reportedly trying to schedule the speech for right before the game, but this controversy over something as innocuous as scheduling a speech time certainly shows the dischord here and could be an indication of the reception the president is going to get from republicans for his speech and his new plan. reporting live from washington d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time now 6:16. amazon.com says it can

burns is live in our washington, d.c. bureau on what the president said about the prospects for peace. allison?er: that's right, dave. in the theme of president obama's address to the united nations' this morning is the pursuit of peace in an imperfect world and he repeated a few times that peace is hard. more nations have stepped forward to maintain international peace and security and he outed his own -- he touted his own progress. >> let their be no doubt -- the tide of war is receding. when i took office roughly 180,000 americans were serving in iraq and afghanistan. by the end of this year, that number will be cut in half and it will continue to decline. >> reporter: president obama also explained why he opposes the controversial move this week by palestinian leaders to seek u.n. recognition as a sovereign state. he said that must be negotiated with israel. >> peace is hard work. peace will not come through statements and resolutions at the united nations. if it were that easy, it would have been accomplished by now. >> reporter: now, president obama is meeting with israeli and palestinian