. >>> they are shutting down foreign websites but as allison burns tells us, the law will ruin the internet. >> reporter: they will give the government new tools to take down foreign websites that sell fake pills and other products, but the legislation will destroy the internet as we know it. they are growing to stop what some fear what will be the beginning of the take over of the web. for many manufactures, drug companies and the entertainment industry, stopping online pier as i comes down to a choice. >> we think the vast majority of americans and vast majority of people in washington comes down to one decision. >> reporter: they will try to take up the legislation, reporting live from washington, allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> into the nuclear meltdown follow the quicker-year-old this year. he is not expected to do it but japanese officials underestimated the risk posed to the pour plants. they found power plant workers were not trained to handle the emergencies. >>> they met with kim jong il's so son during -- kim jong il's son during a visit across the border to express his sa

allison burns has more on how the iraqi people are reacting, allison? >> reporter: we have satellite from just about an hour ago and these are the celebrations in fell luge. today -- fallujah. earlier a highly anticipated ceremony marked the end of the war as the flag was wrapped up to the brought back to the united states. leon panetta told the troops their sacrifice in iraq was not in vain. >> you came to this land between the rivers and again and again and again... you did not know whether you would return to your loved ones. you will leave with great pride... >> reporter: as of yesterday there were just 4,000 u.s. troops left in iraq down from 170,000 from years ago. they could use this as a -- they could continue to use a rapid response force in iraq. sal son burns -- allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a medal of honor was greatly exaggerated. he was -- according to the information meyer ignored orders and rushed into enemy fire saving 36 troops. they conducted their own investigation and said although meyer is deserving of the medal, most of t

allison burns is live in the newsroom where some angry internet users an actions they are taking today, allison? >> reporter: it is an internet revolt, critics of the piracy act are calling for a boycott of the domain registrar go daddy. they initially supported the bill to take down websites to sell copyrighted and counterfeit money products. go daddy no longer supports the bill and go daddy's rivals are offering special deals to dump the company and more than 37,000 dough mains have reportedly moved. u.s. manufacturers are supporting the bill and they are vowing to bring it up for a vote after the holiday but some critics in congress are vowing to block it. allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and they could soon be facing charges, charging several bp employees for providing false information. 11 workers died in the incident and felony charges could be announced next year. the oil spill is considered the worst in u.s. history. >>> it is of the last full day of music at a san francisco store. >> creators music import yum will close its doors. it has been open selling records for 26

. >>> and in the wake of the penn state scandal, allison burns is in our washington d.c.room where new laws are going to be brought up. >> reporter: that's right, we will hear dramatic testimony from a former survivor. sheldon kennedy will be talking about the abuse he suffered and he wrote a book about it, why i didn't say anything and has become an unofficial spokesperson for survivors. and legs laying will mandate -- legislation will mandate all states to require anybody who sees a crime has to report it. right now california is not one of those who must report them. they are looking at abuse of neglected children, for now allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time now 4:14 accused of a shooting, he is charged with attempted murder, two counts of attempted murder and one count of robbery. the 20-year-old man was wounded in the shooting the day after thanksgiving. watson was arrested after an hour's long standoff with police. police continue to search for two other men believed to be involved in that shooting. >>> a credit card skimming scam, one bank is taking action

. >>> allison burns is in our washington d.c. room with some are calling move your move day. >>reporter: they believe it could mean bad news for one of the largest registrars in the world. today is the day protesters are targeting go daddy for its initial support of the piracy act. go daddy says they no longer seem to support the bill but we have found plenty of talk about a boycott. they are promising special deals for those who use the company. girlly mac just transferred her doesn't many. when these protests impact the vote, we will take a close look at that during my next update. allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> bp could face charges because of the oil spill in the gulf of mexico. they are thinking about charging self employees. 11 workers died in that incident. felony charges could be announced next year and that oil spill incident could have major affects. >>> it was hit by a giant wave off the coast of antarctica. it is part of a fleet and they are hoping to interfere with japan's whale hunting. >>> several residents are wondering why their homes and cars were hi

allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> they had two people on route to community with explosives on boardofficials say the weapons did not have the appropriate transit papers. investigators say the ship had arrived from germany last week. >>> united states should take responsibility for the deaths of 24 shoulders. they had trouble determining the direction the gunfire was coming from but they still called in an airstrike. officials say inaccurate maps caused them to attack a position that was maintained by those 24 pakistani soldiers. >>> a man is suing the airlines for 10 mill dollars. he was hurt when he jumped on a man who tried to blow up the airline. he said they were negligent when they let this man on that flight. he admits he tried to blow up the plane while in his underwear. he is still waiting to be sentenced. >>> richard williams is booked for molesting children under the age of 18. he would hire them to wash vehicles. he would refuse to pay them unless they took off their clothes or showered with him. police are investigating to see if there are more victims. >>> and in a los

allison burns reports they are turning up the heat on former house speaker newt gingrich. >> reporter: they are showing in many national and state polls, newt gingrich has taken many of his rivals by surprise especially mitt romney. several reports are saying they are crafting a way to fight his past policy shifts and the campaign is out with a stinging new web ad calling newt gingrich a hypocrite. >> he flipped and flopped based on who is paying him. >> he is the very essence of the washington insiders. >> it is about serial hipocracy. >> they are start talking about his 42 year marriage to put a spotlight on his three marriages and why there is definitely a risk for republicans going to hard on newt gingrich, for now allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> herman cane said he will decide whether he will continue with his campaign after he has spoken with his wife. he has spoken with his wife on television after a georgia woman accused him of having an affair but he said he wants to talk with her face to face and cane said he is a victim of character assassination. >>> they hope a tri

military mission in iraq, as allison burn reports the mood is mixed and u.s. troop's sacrifices were not in vain. >> reporter: it has been nine years of controversy and blood shed in iraq but as leon panetta participated in the flag ceremony marking the end of the war in iraq, he said troops should be secure knowing the iraqi people offered hope for peace and prosperity to the country and that's the tribute to everyone who sacrificed. >> and today in particular, we remember the nearly 4500 brave americans who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country as well as the more than 30,000 wounded warriors... >> reporter: and even though president barack obama said all the troops in iraq would be home for christmas, we will take a closer look at how many more are staying in the region during my next update, allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> army defectors have killed 27 soldiers today. it is the most deadly attack since the uprising began nine months ago. they want syrian -- the syrian president to step down. >>> accusations of voting abuses in the second rou

. >>> the iowa caucuses are one week away, allison burns tells us a major campaign push is underway this morning. >>> that is right, pam and there are a lot of editorial pages across the country today are weighing in on whether the iowa caucuses are shaping the race. and whether they want to shape the candidates first. newt gingrich and mitt romney were at the top and rand paul wore a if he is san -- a cap while polling. >> now here is a look at the latest date, rand paul 2 %, mitt romney 21% newt gingrich 14.7 and rick perry 12%. why rand paul is the favorite in iowa even though he is trailing nationally, it will be in my next update allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and we are seeing mix polls, for the first time since july, more people approve of president barack obama's job performance and this disapprove. 45 disapprove, 47% approve. that is a big improvement when he hit his lowest mark of 37% approval. however, 39% approve of his handling of the economy. >>> and killing five members of a family member, police say one of the victims was a retired safety chief who worked out of d

allison burns has more on how the candidates are trying to gain support, allison? >> reporter: michele bachmann, rick perry and newt gingrich are all launching bus tours while mitt romney is focusing on his character and he can not i can vision. -- economic vision. >>> i am going to make it simpler smaller and smarter. >> reporter: rick perry is trying to breathe new life into his campaign taking aim at his rivals. >> why trust a congressman to fix 63 years in congress. >> reporter: it is rand paul polling at the top. the libertarian candidate said he will come in near the top giving him new momentum heading into new hampshire. a week later, a closer look at the polling in iowa during my next update in about an hour. allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a new poll shows mixed numbers for president barack obama heading into 2012 for of the first time since july. the daily tracker shows more approve and this disapprove of his job. 47 approve, 45% disapprove. that is a big difference from his lowest mark of 38% approval rating. however only 39% approve of president

ktvu's allison burns reports even though it's a trillion dollar agreement, this is taking a backseat to the fight over the payroll tax cut. allison. >> reporter: dave, the house and senate are both in session now for the day, and debate is underway on this trillion dollar budget plan that would fund the government through most of next year. it's going to be a boost for the pentagon, veterans programs, and border patrol. but this budget deal also means cuts to the environmental protection agency, cuts to grants for local first responders, and president obama's race top education program. meanwhile, democrats and republicans remain at odds about how to extent the payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits that expire in two weeks. both sides are trying to sound optimistic about a deal before christmas. >> i think there's an easy way to untangle all of this no i hope we can come up with something that would get us out of here at a reasonable time. >> the biggest sticking appoint is how to cover the cost of the payroll tax cut. democrats are reportedly dropping their demand for a millionai

the caucuses are on tuesday, and as allison burns reports, mitt romney's campaign seems to have some new momentum. allison. >> reporter: we're been bringing in feeds of the campaign events all morning. here is former massachusetts governor abdulmutallab mit, riding high in the polls in iowa. he appeared this morning with popular new jersey governor chris christie. he said president obama has left the country hopeless and changeless, and he urged iowans to turn outs for romney in tuesday's caucuses in a way that only he could. >> let me tell you, you people disappoint me on tuesday, you don't do what you're supposed to do on tuesday for mitt romney, i will be back! >> earlier we watched newt gingrich try to win over a break fast crowd in iowa. he told them he and his wife have a good life and he wouldn't be running and enduring the media attacks if the country wasn't in so much trouble. his campaign is in trouble, a pullout this morning shows newt gingrich has dropped to fifth place in iowa. reporting live, allison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> "american idol" winner kelly clarkson i

allison burns is live in our washington, d.c. newsroom with why some are calling this move your domain day. allison. >> reporter: claudine, the outcry online over a bill here in congress that would give the government new powers over the internet is bad news today for one of the largest domain name registrars in the world. today is the day that protestors have designated to target godaddy for its initial support of a stop online piracy act. godaddy is emphasizing it no longer supports the bill, but the horse left the barn and we found plenty of talk on twitter about a boycott. godaddy's rivals are offering special deals to users who dump the company. the movie and music industry and the lot of u.s. manufacturers are supporting the legislation and congressional leaders are hoping to move on it right away in the new year. but the protestors and all of these critics, including some in congress, are vowing to block it. so we're going to have to see how much this outcry, how much impact, it has on the vote. reporting live from washingt

ktvu's allison burns joins us live from our washington, d.c. newsroom where the employers helping fuel this hiring surge. allison. >> reporter: tori, as you might expect this time of year, the most hiring was in retail. leisure and hospitality and health care also saw a boost. while government jobs are down. meanwhile, here on capitol hill, part of president obama's jobs plan suffered another big setback. the united states senate rejected democratic and republican plans to extend a payroll tax cut. democrats wanted to pay for the break on social security taxes, with a new tax on millionaires. >> we think this is a fair thing to ask. the wealthiest americans who sur -- over the last few years to contribute to give working families a break. >> what they're doing here is paying for a temporary payroll tax relief with a permanent tax increase on job creators. >> that payroll tax cut expires at the end of next month. if not extended, democrats say the typical working family will see a tax increase of about a thousand dollars, reaction from the obama

as allison burns reports, the lawmakers want to know why the project is billions of dollars overbudget. >> reporter: dave, the criticism has been fierce this morning, some members of congress calling the california high speed rail project a boondoggle. they say it's in shambles, a waste of taxpayer dollars. let's get right to a live look at the hearing room. now a panel of 6 california lawmakers just wrapped up their testimony. this panel is going to include the head of the high speed rail project. critics say the dollars 100 billion price tag is outrageous, and they say there won't be enough ridership to cover the cost. >> that may make for a very good hollywood movie, build it and they will come. but i don't think that's what the taxpayers say when they sent us here. >> supporters say high speed rail from los angeles to the bay area will alleviate traffic congestion and create tens of thousands of jobs. they say waiting on the project means it's only going to cost more. >> if they had not invested in hoover dam in the 1930s, think what it would cost today. >> the members of congress

but as allison burns reports, they're really turning up the heat on candidate newt gingrich.on. >> reporter: that's right, dave. the strong showing in many state and national polls by newt gingrich has taken many of his rivals by surprise, especially former massachusetts governor mitt romney. several reports this morning say romney's aides are crafting a plan to come back gingrich's plan. lilt co reports they will start attacking gingrich's past policy shifts, and today the ron paul campaign is out with a new web ad calling gingrich a serial hypocrit. >> he's flipped and flopped based on who is paying him. >> he is demonstrating himself to be the very essence of the washington insiders. >> it's about serial hypocrisy. >> for his part, gingrich seems surprised by his own success. >> would have thought it was going to be mitt and not mit. it may turn on the to be newt and not newt. re designing campaign strategy because we're at least 60 days ahead of where i thought we would be. >> and a poll this week in florida shows newt gingrich way ahead, 30 point lead on mitt romney. all

. >>> allison burns is in washington d.c. where some members of congress are proposing new laws to protect children, here is more. >> reporter: congress is looking at the scope of the problem this year. advocates, first will be looking at the scope of the problem and advocates for children say 760,000 children victims of child abuse each year and there will be emotional testimony at the hearing this morning. sheldon kennedy will testify about the sexual abuse he suffered from one of his former coaches. he wrote a book about it called why i didn't say anything. right now only 18 states have laws requiring people who witness abuse report it to police. there is not a comprehensive mandatory reporting law in california and barbara boxer will be testifying about her bill to change that and how there is also a push in congress to penalize institutions to cover up abuse. we will have live coverage during my next update in about an hour. >> all right, thank you allison. >>> state lawmakers will hear about a new proposal to cut costs

allison burns is live to tell us what the president may do next, allison?> reporter: dave, i just got an updated schedule from the white house and it looks like president barack obama will be speaking in about four hours at the white house. as you said, turning up the heat at the white house to pass an extension of the 2% payroll tax cut that expires in just nine days. there has been no action in congress but plenty of she at tricks. -- she at tricks. look what happened after a brief session yesterday. >> you are walking away from taxpayers... >> reporter: meanwhile they have invited us to another availability like the one he held yesterday and at this point it does not look like they will announce anymore progress but there will be more finger pointing. >> people are scratching their heads across america wondering what congress is doing. >> reporter: they will look into whether they will cave or hold out, and they will be looking to house speaker john boehner for in about a half hour. >>> we now know the name of a seven-year-old boy who fell to his death a

allison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> i understand tara is here, good morning tara. >>> we have information on the bay bridge, two lanes shut down in both directions and be aware of that if you need to get in and out of oakland and san francisco this morning. you can see traffic is flowing nicely in both directions and the folks on the left-hand side of your screen are headed downtown. we have a look at the golden gate bridge which is hazy but not nearly the fog we saw yesterday. we had several fog advisories and i am hoping that will not be the case tomorrow, clear sailing into san francisco. and at the sunole grade, southbound as you make your way towards san jose looking great. 5:16, let's check in with steve. i'm sorry, steve, you are back? >> i have been here for 45 minutes, where have you been? >> i understand, i have been at the keys. >>> there has been some rain, cent city, lake contradiction there is not -- lake county, there is not enough here, low 30s and 40s and we are just stuck in that pattern. we are seeing a light pattern change and it is not enough and there will be copious

rick perry is changing his stance on abortion, that is during my next update, allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> today walnut creek police plan to file a case against a custodian for lewd acts against a child. he worked at cambridge in concord and walnut acres in walnut creek. police say the alleged victim was a boy who was not a student where any of the schools -- at any of the schools he works. >>> deputies shot and killed a pit bull that charged at them during a search. it happened at 6:45 on bethel island. deputies were searching for a man who had been harassing people, officers say the dog that was shot and killed belonged to the suspect and int custody. >>> let's check in with tara on the traffic. >>> we have something, there you can see it happened at leisure town road and we have a car that swerved to miss a big- rig and hit a ditch so there may be some delays in and around fairfield. at the bay bridge toll plaza, the metering lights should be going on soon, give yourself a little extra time because of back up. traffic on the right-hand side as you make your way towards foste

allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> here is another look at your commute, here is sal. >>> trafficmoving relatively well around the bay area, we are looking for things to talk about, traffic continues to move along nicely into and out of san francisco. also the commute is moving along nicely on interstate 880 in oakland and no major problems here if you are driving to the coliseum area. and this morning on the san mateo and dumbarton bridge we are off to a nice start, and at 5:18, we will have more weather with steve. >>> we have a little change and it has been dry and clear and this should bring the lows up a little bit, not a lot and still some of that fog is showing up, some patchy fog south bay and east bay, visibility a quarter mile and we had it 8 or 9 days ago, it may be thickening up and you go to 101 and it is about 36. a little bit of a north breeze and kentwood and danville 29 and 32 for palo alto and also loss go the toss in other areas. we will have more as the high pressure sticks around and we are not changing much except increasing some of that fog. san jose 60 and

allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> there is an end to the war in north carolina, now we want to show you a video of the president visiting. all u.s. troops will be out of iraq by december 341st. -- 31st. now at fort brag the president will thank the soldiers for their service and more than 200 soldiers from fort brag have died in iraq. >>> weapons and the wars in iraq and afghanistan for funding, president barack obama has threatened to veto the bill because they are keeping suspected terrorists in custody. >>> it was a magnitude 7.1 quake which hit new ginny after 9:00 last night. panicked residents ran out of buildings, power lines swayed, parked cars were rocking and so far we have not heard of any injuries or damage. look at this, a rescue crew rushed to rescue two men trapped up in a tree by rushing floodwaters. this is nelson in the south island of knew zeal land. -- she land. -- new zeal land. two guys were trapped up in a tree when a river bank game way. they were stuck up in a tree for about an hour until rescue teams got them out. >>> they have health insurance now that the

gingrich coming up they are putting more attention on him and turning off voters, reporting live allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> herman cane now says he will decide if he will continue with this campaign after he talks with his wife tomorrow. the republican presidential candidate said he talked with his phone since a woman from georgia went public with allegations saying he had a 13- year affair with cane. he wants to talk face to face with his wife and cane said he is a victim of character assassination by his opponents. >>> britain has now closed its embassies on iran and london to leave within 48 hours. now the moves are in response to the attack to tehran on tuesday. british officials say iranian police allowed them to set fires and steel personal belongings of embassy staff. the germany and france embassies and norway has temporarily -- temporarily closed their embassies until further notice. >>> hillary rodham clinton met with the new president and urged him to release 1500 political new prisoners. it is the first time in 50 years and before leaving myanmar, she will have dinner w

reporting live from washington d.c., allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> president barack obama will fly to a small found to once again extend the payroll tax cut push. he will visit the same place where president roosevelt call under for a square deal for regular americans. if they do not renew the new tax cut, they will not be able to afford it. >>> herman cain talked about why he dropped out of the presidential race. >> i am still going to fight, but i am going to fight a different way but it came down to family first. >> now herman cain appeared at a fundraiser for the republican party and he said he had hoped to change washington from the inside by being elected president but his plan "b" was to change it from the outside. >> time now sentencing hearing for rod blagojevich is due to begin today. he is charged with 18 counts of corruption including trying to sell president barack obama's former senate seat. prosecutors want to hand down a 17 years prison sentence and prosecutors are asking for no more than a few years. they have nothing going with the recommendation of approximat

allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and more than a million adults have insurance since the healthcare overhaul took affect. many will remain on their health insurance -- until children turn 26. >>> they are setting up a mobile medical van until a permanent site could be found. it operates out of san mateo human services building on mid- field road. they abandoned plans to move into a facility and a missed deadline will secure enough parking. the mobile clinic is only open on tuesdays and it will limit services like pregnant i tests -- pregnancy tests and birth control. >>> they are facing several felony charges including bribery and falsifying government documents. now according to the examiner, the former inspectors have been accused of giving passing safety of grades in exchange for money. george will hold a 10:00 a.m. news conference to talk about the case. >>> they are taking the fight to beat childhood obesity and almost 60% of richmond residents are either overweight or obese. critics say this idea is an elitist tax for low income people. they say they are trying to stop an epid

it will be during my next update within the hour, allison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more bodies of u.s. troops were sent to a landville more than was previously acknowledged. the ashes of at least 274 american troops were dumped at a virginia landfill. that is more than they originally revealed and they were never formally authorized and this ended in 2008. >>> it was an especially sad funeral service, 1600 bodies were buried yesterday, they were all in a common grave and no family members were there to mourn. every year they conduct this ceremony for the unclaimed, the poor, the homeless and other troubled people. the office stores the remains for two or three years and then sends them to this mass grave. >>> mourning the death of one of their employees crushed to death in a horrifying accident. they got a call from a woman who said she was stuck in an elevator between floors. firefighters said she tried to crawl out of the elevator on her own when it suddenly shifted down and crushed her. several agencies are conducting investigations. >>> flag flag will -- rod blagojevich wil

allison burns is in our washington, d.c. newsroom with reactions to this from the top u.s.ers in afghanistan. allison? >> yes, i got a statement this morning from general john allen. the commander of the nato forces in afghanistan. now, he said that the violence against the pilgrims are on the shiite holy day is an attack against islam. the people are targeting them and they were worshipers. one of the blasts were caught on camera. a man blew himself up in the middle of the crowd gathered outside the shrine. at least 164 people were hurt and dozens were killed. you can see people fleeing from the scene. another explosion happened in the northern city out here as a bomb was strapped to the bicycle, exploding as the convoy of the shiites was driving down the road. and while violence between shiites is more common in neighboring pakistan, it is extremely rare in afghanistan and the taliban is denying the responsibilities for them and the general allen is calling on the taliban leaders to condemn what he calls a grotesque act of terrorism. i'm allison burns, channel 2 news. >>>

allison, burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> partisan politics will pay out on a senate vote on two dueling proposals. the republican proposal exceed that the spending not exceed revenues. the democrats bill does not have spending cap and it protects social security from being used to balance the budget. neither bill is expected to get the required two-thirds majority. >>> well, a holiday gift package that was supposed to cheer up. wounded marines has instead caused a lot of hurt feeling. the marine corps sent out,000 packages with an ornament of the purple heart. more than 1,000 of those packages were mistakenly send to the families of marines killed in action. the marine corps has apologized for the mistake. >>> looking live right now, president obama and first lady michelle obama, this is not a live picture, though. they are getting ready to leave to visit troops at fort bragg, north carolina. this is a picture from -- video from a past visit. but you get the -- you get the idea. now, the president will be marking the upcoming end to the war in iraq. he will be thanking troops for the sa

allison bun -- alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> now that newt gingrich is the front-rupper in the race for the white house, he has a target on his back. evangelical republicans in iowa are taking aim at him with a video. >> newt respects marriage as much as kim kardashian. that's right. newt gingrich is the kim kardashian of the gop. if newt gingrich can betray a woman who swore her love and loyalty to him for the rest of her life, not once, not twice -- but twice, what makes you think he won't betray you, the voter? >> now, this morning newt gingrich is coming out swinging with a new ad -- mitt romney is come out swinging with a new ad. jennifer davis joins us live. what do you think romney is trying to obtain from his video? >> reporter: well, we are seeing a shift in tone from the romney camp in the ads they are putting out. earlier you saw that ad painting romney as a family man, a man of faith, talking about how kifernt he was -- consistent he was, married to the same woman for 30 years. he's been mauryed three times and has changed his religious affiliation three times as we

but ktvu alison burns reports, that there is still unfinished business before the holidays. allison>> reporter: dave, despite all the partisan here there is one thing that seems everyone wants. that is to avoid a government shutdown. especially right before the holidays. negotiators have agreed on a $1 trillion spending bill to keep funding of scores of government agencies for the rest of the fiscal year. democrats will drop their push for a millionaire surtax. republicans will extend unemployment benefits that expire in two weeks. it's unclear what will happen to the payroll tax cut that expires at the end of the year. president obama say congress will have to work through christmas if it doesn't reach a deal. congressional leaders are trying to sound optimistic. >> i think there is an easier way to untangle all of this. >> i hoped we could come up with something that would get us out of here at a reasonable time. >> reporter: both are at odds on how to cover the cost of a 2% payroll tax cut. a look at the sticking points. for now we are live in washington, d.c. alison burns. >>> a

burns reports from our washington, d.c. another high profile candidate is falling fast. allison. >> reporter: let's get right to the results of the nbc poll taken this week of likely iowa voters. 23% support mitt rom nigh. 21% for ron paul. 15% for rick santorum. 14% rick perry. 13% newt gingrich. 6% for michelle bachmann. this is a live look at his campaign event this morning at the wakonda club. it looked like he would be in the lead in iowa. but right now rick santorum is seeing a campaign surge. that makes the former pennsylvania senator the target for new ads like this one from rick perry. >> first question which republican running for president voted to the bridge to nowhere. >> well, i did. and earmarks if you look in the constitution earmarks are things that are clearly within the constitution for the congress to spend money. >> reporter: we'll see if rick santorum can keep up the momentum if newt gingrich can turn things around. for now we are live in washington, d.c. alison burns. >>> disturbing news out of egypt today. egyptian security forces raided ten. the interior

burns is live in our washington, d.c. newsroom why there won't be many lawmakers voting today. allison. >> reporter: claudine the house and senate have adjourned for the holiday. so this morning house speaker john boehner asked for a dramatic turn around on the tax cut extension will use a procedural move to allow the tax break to pass without any lawmakers being here. the only snag would be if someone shows up and rejects. in that case all of the house members would have to return. the white house is still keeping up the pressure. this is a live look at the countdown clock on the white house website. warning that taxes go up for 160 million americans in eight days and 15 hours. if the house doesn't act it's a 2% tax cut that the obama administration says will save a working family about $40 every two weeks. we're going to have live coverage as the house and senate take up the tax cut extension. for now we are live in washington, d.c. alison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the country's most prominent military burial ground. that is about 65,000 sites. errors range from improper recordk

as ktvu alison burns reports although it is a trillion dollar agreement, it is taking a backseat to the fight over the payroll tax cut. allison. >> reporter: that is right. the house just came into session and we do expect votes today on the trillion dollar budget deal that will fund the government most of the government through most of next year. this deal cuts funding for the environmental protection agency, grants for local first responders, and president obama's race to the top program. that is barely making headlines as democrats and republicans remain at odds about how to extend a payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits that expire in two weeks. >> this congress cannot and should not leave for vocation -- for vacation until they have made sure that, that tax increase does not happen. >> the biggest sticking point is how to cover the cost of the payroll tax cut. democrats are dropping their demand for a millionaires surtax and a temporary extension could be in the works. reporting live from washington, d.c. alison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> new this morning we have the first pictures of two penn state administrator

burns live in our washington, d.c. newsroom and why the changes were spurred in part by a crash where 50 people were killed. allison. >> reporter: that is right pilot fatigue has been blamed on 18 crashes in the past 20 years. the crash that led to the new rules that are being announced today was in buffalo nearly three years ago. 50 people were killed when the commuter plane went down. it was blamed on pilot error. the investigation revealed the captain had been awake for 15 hours before the flight and the copie -- and had very little sleep. the new rules will limit pilot work hours but they have been delayed because airlines complained about the cost. flight 3407 family members have been relentless in their push for safety improvements. >> i can't tell you how many times we walked the hall of congress. >> reporter: we'll have live coverage of the faa announcement during our next update in an hour. for now we are live in washington, d.c. alison burns. >>> our time now 6:15. later on today investigators in new jersey will continue to clear the wreckage from that plane crash yesterday that killed five people. two me

burns tells us from our washington, d.c. newsroom, a major campaign push is underway this morning. allison? >> reporter: there is a lot of debate on editorial pages across the country today about whether the iowa caucuses really shake the race but how a candidate finishes could certainly impact whether he or she stays in the race or starts thinking about troping out. right now, it's ron paul, mitt romney and newt gingrich, polling at the top. in just the last hour and a half, mitt romney campaigned in londonary, iowa and sounded humble about how he will fare. >> i'm not exactly sure how this is all gonna work out. but i think i will get the nomination if we do our job right. >> reporter: here's the latest polls, ron paul, 22.3%. romney, 21, pick rememberry is at 12% -- rick perry is at 12%. all of them are looking for new momentum out of iowa this week. alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a new gallup poll shows mixed numbers for president obama heading into 2012. the daily tracking poll shows more people approve of his job performance than approve. 47% approve, and 45 disapprove. that's

burns in our washington, d.c. newsroom on the new idea democrats have to pay for the tax cut. allison?> reporter: dave, the 2% payroll tax cut expires at the end of this month, so congress is running out of time to strike a deal, the democrats and republicans are at odd over how to pay for it. now, today, senate majority leader harry reid is expected to introduce a new plan to offset the cost. democrats are hinting they will use saving from winding down the wars in iraq and afghanistan. but that might not be very popular with republicans. as for how much the tax cut will save you, the white house the white house has posted a cal cau lighter on whitehouse.gov. you can enter your income and try out. president obama is calling on all americans to give it a try and then to act. >> tell them to put put money back in the pox -- to put -- to put money pack in the pockets of americans. >> reporter: we'll see how this all plays out in washington, d.c. here this week. reporting live from alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a lot of prayer and soul searching, i'm suspending my presidential cam