allison burns is in our washington d.c.with how an open mike could turn into a diplomatic disaster. >> reporter: they overheard harsh comments from nicolas sarkozy and president barack obama seemed to be agreeing with him about israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. they happened to have microphones on and several french speaking journalists including one from the associated press overheard it intended for a translation of their news conference. nicolas sarkozy said i cannot bear israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, he is a liar, to which president barack obama said, you are fed up, i have to deal with him every day. nobody is offering any comments and about why they are coming forward with what they overheard and nicolas sarkozy's office told them not to have their headphones on at the time they heard it but a french website heard it and more reporters came forward with what they heard. allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> herman cane will address the latest allegations. the th woman was the first to speak publ

. >>> allison burns is live in our washington d.c. newsroom and solar companies are warning thousands of local jobs could disappear if they are not renewed, allison? >>> congress created the grant as part of the big economic stimulus program and as you mentioned, it is -- mentioned it has been a big benefit for local companies and california ranges number one for solar jobs. the industry rates the most hired in the state and that's projected to nearly double in the next five years. 465 companies have received hundreds of dollars through the grant program but that grant is running out and the solar industry program says many jobs will be saved if the industry is renewed but congress is in no mood to renew them. it could end up costing taxpayers half a billion dollars and the hearing tomorrow will focus on ending green energy subsidies all together. reporting live from washington d.c., allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> republican presidential candidate herman cane says he was falsely accused of sexual harassment while head of the re

allison burns is in the newsroom, allison?reporter: that's right, the solar industry has gotten more money than any other renewable programs and other companies have benefited. california ranges number one for the number of solar industry jobs and right now it is projected to nearly double in the next five years. 467 of the california companies have gotten a grant from the treasury department to write off assets but the problem is, the program runs out and they are in no mood to renew it. solyndra has soured many here for the sol lar industry and they are looking to end green energy solar subsidies. how many jobs are at stake nationwide, during my next update nationwide, allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time now 5:16, the fbi just released surveillance video showing russian spice conducting operations right here in the u.s. it shows the red headed agent who went on to become famous as a television host. now in this surveillance video, she unknowingly talks with an undercover agent and a russian official is passing someth

reporting live allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> well the forces in u.s. afghanistan will decrease the number of troops by 40,000. now the u.s. is pulling out the most troops, 33,000 but all foreign troops are scheduled to leave 2014. some afghans are concerned the country will plunge into civil war once forces go home. >>> a funeral will take place tomorrow for 19-year-old joshua coral. he is the danville marine and travis air force base received his body as a procession proceeded to danville. once they got into town family friends, students teachers faculty members all lined the streets paying respects. a motorcade also drove passed the high school which is where he graduated just a year ago. >> josh was one of those kids who his teachers adored. he was a spit fire and a ready smile... >> coral was killed on november 18th during his first tour of duty in afghanistan. >>> and a san jose guard man killed in afghanistan died from injuries during combat operations. his body will arrive at move fit field tomorrow afternoon. a public funeral service will be he

allison burns has more on where some of the remains ended up. >> reporter: pam, defense secretary leonions about it in a news conference this afternoon and in the meantime family members of fallen service members are expressing outrage at the dover air force base. this is a picture of the area where they disposed of the troops by cream mating them and dumping them in a landfill. it was standard practice from 2003 to 2008 and service family members did not know about it. officials insist employees at dover do take their jobs very seriously. >> they are there to provide retch reference and dignity and at the same time creating support for those service members' families who have fallen. >> reporter: they have been disciplined but none of them have been fired, reporting live allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> job prospects for unemployed veterans is about to get better. they are voting on legislation for tax credits to hire out of work veterans. >>> this morning california senator die and finestein will repeal the desense sufficient act. they define it is a man and woman within with t

allison burns reports the talks will be dominated by the debt crisis in new york, allison? >> reporter: president barack obama said one of the biggest head wins, he does not neil he can do much about it. thousands of protesters are gathering at the site of the g- 20 meeting and they are calling on world leaders to address many issues but for president barack obama it will be the world economy and the news that greece is balking at what will be a breakthrough bailout deal. but the u.s. presence is limited. >> everybody wants their picture with president barack obama, he is the central person everybody is looking to but i don't think the united states can simply dictate the terms of an agreement the way it might have been 30 years ago. >> china can have for of a say on what world leaders are saying, i will have more in my next update, allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> they will unveil a plan to save the u.s. postal service. postal service ended the year with a $10 billion deficit. it is estimated the agency will run out of money as soon as next summer if congress does no

as allison burns reports, the house committee is meeting this morning for an important vote, allison?> reporter: here on capitol hill, the white house has denied or delayed requests for thousands of documents relating to the solyndra company dealings with the obama administration. now the committee has already held a series of hearings about the company and how it got a half million dollar loan and they will vote on whether to subpoena the white house for more documents. we are also learning the obama administration was considering a bailout with even more money just days before the company's collapse. the administration has already provided 80,000 pages of documents but republicans want more of the internal communications relating to solyndra, live coverage in my next update in about an hour. allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >> right now president barack obama is meeting at the g-20 summit and we want to show you new video with the french president. president barack obama said the most important task is to resolve the european debt crisis. they have decided to hold a referendum on

we will have more on the appearance on capitol hill during my next update, allison burns, ktvu channel 2 news it >>> new concerns about concerned foods they just went for several products which will be used for a typical thanks giving dinner. some include campbells cream of mushroom soup and ocean spray cranberry are you sauce. some of the products test dollars had enough -- tested had enough b.p.a. in it and it causes cancer and other health problems. the cancer fund conducted this new study. >>> we are now finding out voters ignored the rank choice selecting system and selected only one candidate. also there was a big turnout with asian voters overall voter turnout is expected to be low. typically that number is supposed to be 50% in a mayoral election. >>> is anybody interested in hearing potential sides of the debate, they will have bullet trains that would take part in a public hearing and discussions will take part in hearing project as well as members of the high speed rail authority. palo alto will meet between 1:30 and 4:30 this afternoon. right now we want to go back over to

. >>> they are taking bolder steps to deal with their debt crisis but as allison burns reports he will be asking the president what he is doing to boost the economy here in the u.s. allison? >> reporter: we have breaking news, the euro crisis has been deteriorating so rapidly that the credit agency warned all of europe's sovereign ratings are in jeopardy now. this is the backdrop as president barack obama welcomes union rep tis to the white house in just about three hours -- representatives to the white house in just about three hours. instead he sits down with key leaders of the union organizations and for their part, they will argue european leaders are making tough decisions and implementing decisions to reign in their debt especially with italy and greece but they are expected to challenge president barack obama about whether the u.s. is doing the same in light of the super committee's collapse last week. secretary of state hillary rodham clinton is expected to use these meetings today to ask for more support from them for tougher sanctions against iran over its nuclear program. re

ktvu's allison burns standing by live in our washington, d.c. bureau with the details. allison. >> reporter: that's right. this is new this hour, republicans are aggressively trying to make the case that the white house has failed to cooperate in the investigation of the solyndra loan debacle. let's get to a live look at the hearing room, house investigation committee is -- will vote any minute now on whether use officials for infor about solyndra's half billion dollar federal loan guarantee. >> we have a right to know who was involved and what decisions were made and why p at this point in time i'm not confident that we will have a good faith response from the white house without issuing a subpoena. >> democrats are accusing republicans of abusing their subpoena power for the sole purpose of trying to embarrass president obama. >> the process of this committee so far has showed a great inclination towards haphazard behavior and shows a lack of respect for the president. >> the white house says it's released about 80,000 pages of documents relating to the solyndra deal.

ktvu's allison burns is in washington, d.c. with the latest on the painstaking negotiations. allison. >> reporter: this super committee really only has until monday night to get some sort of deal into legislative language so the congressional budget office can figure out how much it's going to cost. the 12-member committee is planning to work through the weekend. if it does not reach an agreement by thanksgiving, across the word spending cuts kick in next year. they're deadlocked over tax increases and cuts to benefit programs. but democratic committee leader washington senator patty murray is trying to sound optimistic. >> i believe that we have opened the door to negotiations in these last final hours, if they can come to an agreement on revenue, we'll be able to move forward. >> republicans say they have agreed to raise some taxes. they're waiting for a democratic counter-offer. >> they're well aware of what we're willing to do. but you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. the problem with that all year is getting to yes! >> now some republicans are call

ktvu's allison burns is in washington keeping an eye on things. allison. >> reporter: dave, secretary chu will be launching an aggressive defense of his actions in the solyndra loan decision, a decision that could end up costing taxpayers a half billion dollars. but first, members of congress are having their say. this is a live look now at the house energy and commerce committee hearing. the committee leaders are making their opening statements, republicans contend the obama administration pushed the solyndra loan guarantee as a favor to an obama campaign donor. let's listen in. >> warnings for supporters and government staffers. these are just a few examples of the red flags we could have acted on to limit taxpayer losses. instead at every opportunity solyndra and officials, including you, mr. secretary, publicly assured the american people solyndra was on track and would eventually thrive right up until the time that solyndra declared bankruptcy. >> secretary chu will be facing some very tough questions this morning, also about documents release

more companies hired workers last month, but as allison burns reports from our washington, d.c.oom, it only made a small dent in the unemployment rate. allison. >> reporter: the government was firing while the private sector was hiring last month here is the bottom line. employers added 80,000 jobs in october, the unemployment rate dropped to 9% from 9.1% the month before. the most hiring was in business services, leisure and hospitality, and health care. manufacturing jobs increased slightly. but construction and government jobs are on the decline, both sectors lost about 20,000 jobs last month. at a hearing on capitol hill this morning, the head of the bureau of labor statistics played down the drop in the unemployment rate. >> i'm not sure i put a lot of stock into that because it's a small change, but that could be a -- encouraging sign. >> state, local and federal governments are all expected to continue to shed jobs over the  next year. reporting from washington, d.c., allison burns, now back to you. >> thank you. >>> a rescue operation continues right now in china trying

. >> reporter: what leon panetta has to say about it during my next update, allison burns ktvu channel news. >>> time to check back in with sal, how is the commute. >>> traffic is moving a long nicely. no majoproblems with the mcarthur maze. and on interstate 880 in oakland, it is not a bad drive, driving to hayward, if you are going that way it should be a nice drive for you and once again traffic here has been hooking good. 5:17 let's go to steve. >>> all right, our forecast models continue to trend drier and drier. if you are inland i doubt it does much. but maybe a south wind and by the coast, still we will get some 60s and 70s. we have seen more 0s and 0s but livermore 31, there is your easterly breeze. i tell you downtown oakland has been warm to mild and so is san jose which checked in at 70 degrees yesterday. i think this is turning into a certain factor but the point is we are weakening this system. cold morning . alittle warmer today for some. it comes in and goes right document the coast. i don't think they will get any rain. high temperatures 60s and 70s, probably not warm

allison burns washington d.c., ktvu channel 2 news. >>> they thought they found a missing man but family members are now upset about the mix up. they got a call saying they found the man and police took him to the hospital and he repeatedly identified himself as cameron rimmer they found this was the wrong person and he was last seen at the fairmont hotel. there is a photo and if you see him call san francisco police. >>> a federal judge rejected a $19 billion claim from a trustee trying to recover for victims of bernie madoff. they say the bank had aided and a bedded the scheme to defraud investors, but they say the judge does not have the claims to pursue on behalf of madoff's investors. >>> they owe kayed the city's -- okayed the city's exit from bankruptcy after the meant down. they told the vallejo herald, it is a culmination of hard work and tough decisions. >> sal has a tough job, he needs to get you where you need to go, how is 880? >>> if you are driving anywhere in oakland you can see traffic is moving along nicely, some of the winds will get your attention and on 580, i think

for now, allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> there has been a rocket attack following tight security in kabul, insurgence trying to attack 2000 tribal elders. two rockets fell in the grand council meeting and one injured at least one man. afghan president, ahmed wali karzai spoke at the meeting and urged elders to support them on a security pack with the u.s. and in the arab league, they are threatening economic sanctions. arab league suspended syria after the meeting in morocco and they estimate more than 3500 people have been killed since the uprising started in march. >>> they are still trying to find money, rocks came crashing down followed by heavy rain. neighbors are getting by with a bypass road and they are told it is only a temporary solution but over the summer, female is now denying assistance and they are looking for help with the 1.2 million dollars project. >>> the former search for the two drowning victims in yosemite is over. they called off the search after one last effort. they have not found the two in the river. now they fell off in july and 13 people have died in

we will have more on that in fact we are going to washington, allison burns is here, what happened with this open microphone situation, allison? >> reporter: it happened at the g-20 and a half dozen journalists reported it, they said after president barack obama and french president nicolas sarkozy held a public news conference they retreated for a private meeting. the two leaders were reportedly still wearing their microphones and started discussing israel and the palestinians which is when he let loose on washington on the israeli president. he said i am fed up, i have to deal with him every day and there is a recording and they have been pushing israel and the palestinians to start peace talks and there is no progress in that area and we will have more on why this story is coming out now, for now we are live ktvu channel 2 news. >>> san jose city council will talk about the plan to bring the a's to the bay. they are offering the a's an option to buy 5 acres of land for a reduced rate near the downtown train stadium. they want them to know they are serious about becoming the new home

allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> hillary rodham clinton is on a two day visit to myanmar. some video news, she will meet with government officials and she will meet with opposition leader some song sue chief. that took place after decades of military rule. >>> the owner has been hit with a hefty find a used of animal rights fines to pay $270,000. it is part of the a settlement for mishandling elephants and other animals. they did agree to adopt new standards and that settlement is the largest under the animal welfare act. >>> investigators are releasing new information about a deadly officer involved shooting in sonoma county. it happened on thanksgiving day. a veteran officer responding to a domestic violence dispute called was called to an enraged man pointing a gun at them. they had been -- he had been pounding a gun on his girlfriend's door and the terrified woman then called police. >>> mayor jean quan could be on the streets by next week. they have five months to collect the 20,000 signatures needed to provide it for the ballot. they are confident they will meet the

reporting live allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> newt gingrich is fielding questions about reportst he was paid as a lobbyist for the mortgage company freddie mac. according to them, he made 8 million from consulting fees but he said he only provided advice to the firm and he was not a lobbyist. >> that is not true, i have never lobbied. >> can you describe what you do? >> there were no contacts at -- contracts at any time, now how is that? >> since his contract ended in 2008 he has been a government critic of the program. >> rick perry said, if elected he would end lifetime appointments for federal judges. he would also slash pay turning congress into a federal institution. >>> he wants your help, the body of a mother of two young children was found on the interstate. she was found just south of the canyon road saturday night. she had been hit by a car or truck but nobody stopped. investigators hope somebody will come forward with why she was walking along the freeway. they also want to know more details about the accident. >>> sentencing is scheduled today for a sonoma state stud

for now from washington allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> now the latest los angeles times poll shows republican voters in the state support mitt romney. 14% for newt gingrich. 6% for rand paul and 3% for rick perry. >>> yosemite park officials called off the search for people. they could not find their bodies in the hearse set river. both men are from the central valley and it is the first time the low water season ended without the recovery of drowning victims. >>> they want to know what caused a fire in the mission terrace neighborhood. firefighters rushed to this house just before 9:00 last night, they were able to get out, you can see they were overcome with smoke they were taken to the hospital and we don't know their condition. >>> sal is keeping an eye on the roads, any problems, sal? >> i don't any but we showed you there was a stoppage of the freeway there and now the traffic has been left through, did -- one officer stopped traffic and picked up the latter and put it on to the right shoulder. also the morning commute looks good right passed the coliseum potential dire

allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >> president barack obama and congress are set for a showdown over handling of terror setbacks. a defense bill will require terror us suspect us to be held in military custody and it would put limitations on transferring them from guantanamo bay. >>> vice-president joseph biden's said his trip to baghdad mark the beginning of a new relationship between the u.s. and iraq. vice-president joseph biden is in iraq on an unannounced visit and he says he is there to lay the groundwork with iraqi leaders following the withdrawal of the withdrawal of the u.s. troops at the end of the year. >>> they will hold a town hall forum and they will be able to ask questions about the child sex scandal that rocked the country. jerry sandusky is accused of sexually molesting young boys for a 14 year period. jerry sandusky's lawyer is working with a private investigator to prove his client is incident. >>> investigators say the child and his friend were playing with a gun yesterday when one of them accidentally shot the other. the injured boy ran home and told hills famil

more on why he says these websites and the products they sell are actually dangerous, for now allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a student may face expulsion after bringing an unloaded gun to school. it is a special education school for middle and high school students. they told a teacher the boy bragged he had a gun in his bag and the student was arrested and booked. >>> they may be looking into misconduct by san francisco police officers. they say some officers are now being called to testify as witnesses at the federal court house. u.s. attorney's office did not deny a grand jury's look into misconduct but it comes after they released several videotapes that show officers illegally entering hotel rooms. >>> the coast guard has suspended the search for a missing paddle border near half- moon bay. ruiz went out sunday morning and never came back to shore. the coast guard launched an extensive air and sea search which lasted more than 25 hours but still no sign of the missing man. >>> santa rosa police will be out in force to try and lower the number of crashes involving motorcycles. no

allison burns has more on the letter leon panetta sent to congressional leaders. >> reporter: leon panetta will be here on capitol hill testifying on the armed services committee and he is likely to face a lot of questions about the letter he sent to committee leaders. he warned if the super committee fails to reach a deal next week and $600 billion in defense cuts kick in next year some major defense programs will be slowed down or eliminated. tops is the f-35 joint fighter program along with canceling the f-program they will have to postpone the replacement for the missile submarines program and the army will have to cancel its ground vehicle and modernization programs. how congress is reacting to his next duckler be in the next update -- next letter will be in my next update in one hour. >>> they paid $57 million to settle alleged abuse by police officers. over the same time, san francisco has paid only half that amount, 28 million and san jose 8.6 million. a federal jury awarded patricia gray $6 million after they claimed civil rights abuses. >> i just froze. like a statue like i can't

i'm allison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right, allison, thank you. >>> time is now 7:16. new this morning, they said that a fourth woman is now coming forward accusing republican presidential hopeful herman cain of sexual harassment. now, she said that she and that woman will be holding a news conference later today. in the meantime, a new poll is out showing the sexual harassment allegations against herman cain may be damaging his campaign for the white house. the new poll shows that the percentage of the republicans who view herman cain favorably dropping 9 percentage points down from 66 a week ago. however, he says he has no regrets. i would do it all over again if i had to. i wanted to send a message to not only our supporters, but to everyone else that we have nothing to hide, i have nothing to hide. >> at first he denied knowing anything about these allegations and then later admitted that he was familiar with them. one that would extend the plastic bag band from supermarkets to all -- banned from all supermarketers to restaurants. they will be introducing the bill

for now allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> afghan officials say nato and afghan forces were firedfrom across the pakistani border and that's why an airstrike was called for which ended with 24 pakistani soldiers dead. now here thousands of demonstrators gathered outside the american consulate protesting that attack. air strikes continued even after nato was asked to stop the attack. >>> sending explosives which takes fuel to israel and jordan... incredible pictures, this is the 8th attack on that pipeline since the uprising since forcing press me bar bar out of that area. >>> it snapped while repair work was being done, search and rescue teams are looking for 30 people still not accounted for. it was built to resemble san francisco's golden gate bridge. >>> city leaders want to upgrade the memorial bridge over the russian river but cal trans has not approved the $12 million needed for the project. city council is asking congressional representatives for help. cal trans said it does not meet modern standards and it is not functional. >>> oakland raiders are still on top of the afc

l for now we're live in washington dv, allison burns >>> republican candidate rick perry has been makingforgetfulness after the ash -- at the recent defate. me appeared on letterman show with the top ten excuse z for his brain bruise -- brain freeze. >> you try concentrating with romney miles at -- smiling at you. that's hard to do. >> i know. i know exactly what you're talking about. >> perry has said debating is not his strong point. >>> the while house is agree to turn over some documents related to solindra after a subpoena. the white house started investigating yesterday. it would begin to turn over the documents. it is tied to the government loan the company received before going bankrupt and laying off 1100 employees. >>> oakland enforcement is calling this week's crime sweep a success. they showed off the guns, bags after ammunition and bullet proof vests they recovered. they arrested 138 people, inlewding 14 sex offenders that. targeted people with criminal bkdz. >> any time you can take a gun off the streets, that's a plus for us. >> we shot this video tuesday night aft -- of a

we will have more live coverage from the hearing room during my next update, allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> there are now reports that the obama administration is considering changing earlier than planned. according to an official talks are underway for a faster transition for u.s. troops from primarily combat duties to advisory and training but no decisions have been made. the u.s. and nato partners have agreed to complete their combat mission by december december 31st, 2014. >>> very heated court battle has been pushed back to next september and the ruling and expected appeals, that will take several more months. six years ago, a federal judge halted executioners -- executions after finding flaws about the execution process. >>> 6:19, sal is making sure it is not affecting traffic and there is problems in novato. >> all right, huge traffic problems, we have an emergency repair going on, southbound 101 and apparently a pothole opened up and it is just too big, for the kind that could mess up your car and cause flat tires, they decided this is unsafe so they have to fix this bef

allison burns is in our washington dc room of the run down of the schedule. >> let's get to a live lookt arlington national cemetery. president obama and the first lady will attend the ceremonies this morning. the president will make comments honoring our nations veterans at the cemetery memorial theater. he and the first lady will host veterans at the white house for breakfast, then they go to arlington, then president obama will travel to san deeing. he's going to visit troops and attend the first ever carrier classic basketball game there. it is the first college basketball game to be played on a navy ship. we'll take a look at how to ship is being trance formed during any -- trans formed during any next update in an hour. >>> authorities are releasing more information about this week's crime sweep across oakland. yesterday federal agencies and oakland police displayed 13 guns, am mu nights and two bullet proof vests taken over the last six days. they also took away $320,000 in cash and drugs. more than 100 law enforcement agents took part in this. >> they all had one thing in mind,

burns is in our washington, d.c. newsroom to tell us about the fallout from the failure of the super committee. allisonon -- alison? >> reporter: defense contractor are likely to be hit the hardest as the pentagon faces the prospect of having to cut $600 billion from its budget over the next ten years. the super committee's failure also means that that other agencies will look at across- the-board cuts. these cuts will take effect in january 2013 and president obama warns he will reject any effort to overtum them. i will veto any efor to -- any effort to get rid of those cut. there will be no easy offramps on this one. we need to keep the pressure up to compromise, not turn off the pressure. >> reporter: the super committee collapse also has more immediate effect. some were hoping the community would take steps to extend tax rates and prevent a reduction in medicare reimbursement to doctors. now the question is can congress resolve those issues before some critical deadlines before the -- deadlines by the end of the year. alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:16. that failure will not affect the u.s