as allison burns reports, rick santorum won three primary contests and mitt romney plans to be the republican nominee, allison? >>> dave, there is not another primary contest for about three more weeks. rick santorum has plenty of time to capitalize on his new momentum after winning huge in minnesota and missouri. mitt romney won four years ago. >>> tonight was not just a victory for us, but tonight was a victory for the voices of our party, conservatives and tea party people. >>> no delegates were at stake and voter turnout was low and they thought this would be a great month for him. they are still struggling to seal the deal. >> we will keep on campaigning down the road but i expect become your nominee with your help. >> rick santorum finished second in minnesota and newt gingrich came in last from there and edged out third place in colorado. rick santorum is answering criticism he does not have the money or the organization to beat mitt romney let alone president barack obama and we will have that during my next update, for now allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 5:15 well the glitter

as allison burns reports, it is turning into a heated battle on capitol hill, allison?> reporter: catholics across the country say it is about religious freedom. a spokesperson says the press wants to work with concerned parties and the rule does not take affect until next year but the battle is already raging. >> this is about whether the government has the right to pay for something that they teach their members should not be doing. >> we decide free access to their health insurance and we want to thank president barack obama for making that possible. >> now california is one of 28 states that requires ins use it using its -- institutions that help cover birth control but they are urging local catholics to contact the white house to make their concerns know, for now live in washington d.c. allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> well the house is set to pass a republican bill to ban thousands of federal officials from insider trading. democrats are not happy about a key provision being removed. it would have required people collecting information from congress and sell

>>> there are three more nominating contests in the republican race for the white house but as allison burns reports, we will not see the same type of drama that dome nateed -- dominated last months. >> reporter: mitt romney's poll numbers are strong in minnesota colorado and maine but they are vowing to stay in the race, rand paul is the only one who has not won a contest yet but he says he will. >> we have three or four caucus states and we believe our numbers are good. >> reporter: mitt romney finished first, newt gingrich second, rand paul third, rick rick santorum 4th and why rand paul's travel records are getting scrutiny during my next update in about an hour. allison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> police in concord are investigating death of a woman in her driveway. the 76-year-old woman was standing in her driveway when the caroled backwards. it ran -- car rolled backwards and ran over her. she died a short time later. >>> they want to keep the streets safe so they were out looking for drivers. dwi was set up and the number of drinking and driving has been on the rise in the last f

allison burns is in our washington d.c. room with both sides and what they appear to be able to get. >> reporter: this is about getting $40 in each paycheck. they will reveal it for another year, extend long time unemployment benefits and medicare reimbursement rates to doctors. they are announcing the agreement just after midnight eastern time. both sides had to make contexts and the tax cut would add $1 billion to the deficit while they agree to raise contributions and gradually reduce unemployment benefits in 90 weeks to 63 weeks but the bottom line, nobody wanted the blame for raising taxes and taxes going up. >> this is for those who enjoy the benefits of the payroll tax cut... >> reporter: a closer look at the deal and how some people getting pay row benefits will have to be drug tested, allison burns, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> it is sentencing day for the so called underwear bomber. he is facing a mandatory life sentence. earlier he pled guilty to blowing up a plane bound for detroit christmas day 2009. they s

. >>> a lot is happening right now and we will check in with allison burns in washington with the latest of changes happening, good morning, allison. >>> good morning to you dave, we will be hearing a lot more about the pressure that is mounting on president barack obama to overturn a controversial rule requiring employers including religious institutions providing coverage. a lot of people are holding information, requiring employers including religious institutions provide contraceptive coverage. barbara boxer is urging the president to stand firm but republican leaders will push legislation to overturn it. >> this attack by the federal government on religious freedom must not stand and will not stand. >> they say it is about freedom but not the freedom to make your own healthcare choice. >> now the president is reportedly considering a compromise from religious institutions but redwyer them to tell -- require them to tell them how to get conception. they are calling on president barack obama to overturn his policy and he is calling on local lancaster licks to make those views live, al

as allison burns reports they are talking about how the u.s. should respond, allison? >> reporter: the joint chiefs of staff say the nuclear ambitions are unclear. here is a look at the un investigators leaving for iran yesterday. they will be visiting a military complex suspected of housing a nuclear underground facility but it is unclear what they will be allowed to see. there have been inspections of the nuclear facilities in the past but israel is talking about possible attacks and announcing this weekend they are limiting oil exports to britain and france. the threat of more sanctions appears to be taking a toll on the islamic republic. >> it is a rationale reactor and it is that reason that the current path is a reasonable expectation. >> allison -- >> reporter: allison burns, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> and they say it is mature to reconsider arms in syria. they must first be identified before giving them weapons. al qaeda are working with the syrian rebels and some lawmakers including senator john mccain support arming rebels. >>> 45-year-old garcia opened

as allison burns reports some privacy advocates say it does not go far enough. >> reporter: the goals to make sure your personal information is safe online so he is unveiling this blue print for online privacy. it says they should have greater control on what information is collected. it calls on internet companies for easy to understand privacy policies and apple google facebook and others have come under fire for how they track consumer's activity online and use it for targeted advertising. they are trying to get ahead of federal regulations and as we reported yesterday, several internet giants agree to support a do not track button embedded in most web browsers but still it allows companies to get too much information about you. allison burns ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> time now 5:15 it could be the candidates' last debate. >> he raised fees. >> i never voted to raise taxes. >> sir, in years you have been there the government has doubled in size. >> now they debated several topics such as federal spending earmarks, illegal immigration and whether or not they should prevent ir

. >>> there is a lot more money, allison burns in our washington d.c. newsroom is crunching the numbers that just came in, allison? >> reporter: that's right, the campaigns and their super packs had to turn in their fundraising and here is what we learned, president barack obama raised almost $12 million. mitt romney 6.5 million, his worst fundraising yet. newt gingrich raised 5.5 million and rick santorum 12 million their best. rand paul brought in slightly less and the new super political action committees collected more for two candidates than their campaigns raised. newt gingrich raised most, a whopping $11 million from one couple and mitt romney raised $7 million and that money fueled the ad wars we saw in the key primary states. and a look at who is raising more in my next update, allison burns ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> newt gingrich will be here in the bay area this weekend and he will deliver a luncheon address on sunday at the republican party. newt gingrich is the only one of the presidential candidates which by the way begins on friday

. >>> ktvu channel 2 morning news' allison burns in our washington d.c.oom will tell us about this deal that will keep more money in your paycheck. >> reporter: they just announced a deal that will extend the 2% payroll tax for another year, extend long-term unemployment benefits and cut medicare reimbursement rates to doctors. it is a win for president barack obama to travels today to san francisco. >>> the typical american family will see an extra $40 in your paycheck... >> reporter: both sides dropped their demand that the tax holiday be offset with spending cuts and these are the lead negotiators announcing the deal. they also got democrats to agree to gradually release long- term unemployment benefits to 73 weeks. the deal could hit some federal workers in the pocketbook and i will have that in my next update, for now, allison burns, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> well an appeals court could cost them millions from oil refineries. the ruling could force them to give back $400 million to chevron after they tossed out a deal determining how values ar

reporting live from washington, dc, allison burns, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> faculty members are voting on the chancellor's leadership. now, her handling of last november's occupy protests in which campus police pepper sprayed students have been widely criticized. the faculty will vote on whether or not they're confident in her leadership of the school. without it, it's nonbinding. it's basically symbolic. likely no action against the chancellor will be taken. >> the occupy movement shifting attention to prisons. monday, about a dozen demonstrations were planned across the country in what's called national occupy day -- -- more information about the demonstration is expected today at oakland city hall. >> stand up for oakland will hold up demonstration. business owners, concerned citizens, and others gathered for the first time last week during an occupy oakland rally. now, that led to some verbal confrontations between both sides. stand up for oakland says it's worried that the recent occupy protests have led to a surge in violence, vandalism, and a loss of business in the downtown oak

ktvu's allison burns in our washington, d.c. newsroom to explain what has romney so concerned. he race in mitt romney's home state of michigan is a dead heat. he visited his campaign headquarters there to thank volunteers this morning and he urged them to only call republicans. he is taking aim at rick santorum's endorsement of robo calls that urge democrats to vote in michigan's primary today. the state has an open primary where anyone can vote. but romney says that call shows that santorum is engaging in dirty tricks. >> interview: i think republicans have to recognize there is a real effort to kidnap our primary process, and if we want republicans to mom nat the republican that takes out barack obama, i need republicans to get out and vote and say no to the dirty tricks of a desperate campaign. >> reporter: santorum says he is only reaching out to the democrats he would need to win the general election. arizona also holds its primary today. mitt romney has a double-digit lead there. reporting live from washington, d.c., allison burns, kv obviously u channel 2 news. >> dave: a

allison burns is in the washington, d.c. plan and what it means to you. allison. >> reporter: tori, for starters overnight mail would no longer be guaranteed, and there could be delays in sending and receiving mail in many parts of the bay area. the processing centers in burlingame and pet lumme apalachicola would be shut down. nationwide more than 35,000 postal jobs would be cut. hundreds of facilities closed. postal officials say you'll need to mail your bills and election ballots out sooner. turnaround town for next week's movies would also be affected. you might have to wait longer to get those movies in the mail. the postmaster says nothing is set in stone and some members of congress already vowing to try to head off some of the cutbacks when they vote on postal reforms here next month. we reach out this morning to petaluma congresswoman lin woolsey to get he her reaction and hope to have that for you soon. allison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> it may be hard to believe but many americans are not fans of california.

allison burns in our washington, dc newsroom explains why the candidates dropped out. allison? >> reporter: dave, there's just so much at stake on super tuesday that mitt romney and ron paul and rick santorum all agreed they needed every second they could get on the campaign trail, and they dropped out of that debate. now, cnn scheduled it just before the primaries where voters in ten states head to the polls and 300 delegates are at stake. rick santorum is ahead nationally and in key states like ohio and michigan. newt gingrich supporters are spinning it as the other candidates not wanting to face him in the debate. he's the only one who agreed to participate. it was going to be held in his home state of georgia. now, we are going to see all of the candidates on the same stage at least once this month. they will be participating in the debate in arizona next week. reporting live from washington, dc, allison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> uc davis, the handing of the case where police pepper sprayed students has been criticized. the faculty will vote on whether or not they're

reporting live, allison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. it's 7:20. it's windy in parts of the bay area this morning. steve will be back to tell us what to expect for the rest of the day as well the last weekend of february. also, a frightening incident this, one involving a nine-year- old boy and a loaded gun. >> good morning. traffic is very slow now in san jose, getting up to highway 17. so what's going on there? we'll find out and tell but a new power outage in oakland. comfort couldn't hurt. and our perfect dream factory's been built. you're feeling sleepy already? nighty-night. [giggling] >>> in washington state this morning police are trying to determine how a nine-year-old boy got his hands on a loaded gun and why he brought it to school. police say the gun went off yesterday afternoon while inside the boy's backpack. they say the stray bullet hit an 8-year-old girl, who was standing nearby. the girl is in critical condition in a seattle hospital. the boy was booked into juvenile detention for bringing a dangerous weapon to school and third de

allison burns is in our washington d.c. room, allison? >> reporter: and the big winner is president barack obama and his campaign took in significantly more in contributions than anybody else. let's look at the numbers, president barack obama's campaign raised almost $12 million in january, mitt romney raised 6.5 million but spent three times as much. rick santorum had his best fundraising yet bringing in $4.5 million and rand paul brought in slightly less. it really is the worst news for mitt romney who had his worst fundraising month although he still has much more cash than any other gop candidate. rick santorum has more than what he did last year. his super pack has more and we will have more during my next update in about an hour. ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> a new sacramento county ceo is in hot water for extravagant things he bought off taxpayers. a white noise machine and a shoe shine kit for his office. the bill is almost 44,000 dollars which was charged to taxpayers. hudson says they are necessary business expenses. >>> ther

. >>> heading towards the home town routes, allison burns reports, he needs a victory to give his campaignme new momentum, allison in. >> reporter: let's get to a live look at mitt romney's headquarters in michigan, he is expected to make last minute calls for support. he has spent the last several days criss-crossing the state and has been battle a -- battling a fierce battle from rick santorum. >> now we are leading in the polls, thank you guys. >> reporter: rick santorum's campaign has taken some setbacks and he is facing some heat over a comment he made. >> every child in america should go to school, what a sob. >> rick santorum is looking for support from an unlikely group and he is reportedly supporting row bow calls to go to the polls' open primary to vote against mitt romney. mitt romney is calling that a dirty trick. republicans in arizona are also voting. reporting live washington d.c. ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> well the secret service is involving a security scare with newt gingrich. he tried to meet face to face at the oklahoma city airport last week. he claimed to be a c

. >>> united nations inspector is in iran, trying to get details about the nuclear program, as allison burns they are talking about how the u.s. should respond. >>> well the un team investigating does not sound very optimistic. there have been inspections in the past and tensions are escalating. possible attacks on iran and it is announcing all oil experts in response to and pending boycotts of iranian oil. martin dempsey says iran's business should be focuses on circumstances now. -- sanctions now. >> it is time to exclusively decide that time for a military option was upon us. >> they are weighing in on whether the threat of more sanctions against iran is working. for now live, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> they are looking into arming rebels in syria. it's important to first identify them before giving them weapons. al qaeda is also working with them and some senators support this including john mccain. >>> at least 44 people were killed in a rebel clash. the high security press prison is hold -- prison is holding 3,000 inmates which is double its capacity. a deadly prison fire happene

as allison burns reports, banks want to know if they are setting you up to pay more fees, allison? >>> it happens every time your account goes into the red and banks are making millions. they are using tricks to get extra money from you. today the consumer protection bureau is investigating several of those alleged tricks and it is banks largest transactions first and whether they are deliberately confusing customers about how the fees are charged. we recently sat down with the head of the new agency for an interview. >> our focus is holding people accountable and making sure people play by the rules. we will look at those who are getting hit hardest by the overdraft fees, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> time is now 5:16 a preliminary ruling by the coroners. the couple is claiming negligence. they say they allowed an ambulance company to remove and dissect their son's brain after he died in a car crash. the coroner said it was following a subpoena to turn over brain tissue which was also sued by the parents. >>> there is a new study out suggesting women are more likely than men to

for now allison burns ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> almost one year has passed since the deadly quake and tsunami hit japan and now we are learning they considered evacuating tokyo during the height of the disaster. it happened at the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant and now plant officials worried a meltdown would cause similar incidents at a place nearby. now the japanese quake caused millions of dollars in damage but the report claims the new federal budget cuts funding for the tune warping program. they tell it us whether they are headed towards the west cost. >>> they are exam examination a body, the maritime academy spotted the body yesterday afternoon, he was a man in his 20s and 30s. we have no word on how he died. they may come up that next week. when the company's a agreement ends with stars. beatle juice will not be available stars will allow viewing through tomorrow. >>> 17 minutes after 5:00, let's check in with sal for the commute. >>> we are hoping it will stay this way, maybe we are too optimistic and let's look at these live pictures even in antioch, we have a few head

allison burns reports from d.c., he just spoke to a huge rally for conservatives while a new poll shows a lot of traction nationally against mitt romney. >> reporter: it was clear rick santorum felt like he was in familiar territory. this is a look at santorum and his family on the stage about an hour ago at the conservative political action conference here in d.c. with 10,000 people in the crowd. he asked, which of the presidential candidates has the best conservative track record. some of them yelled, you do. he also went after romney's record and his failure so far to seal the deal with republicans. >> we talk about how are we going to get the moderates. why would on undecided voter vote for a candidate who to party is not excited about? >> reporter: romney still leads nationally but santorum is gaining fast and is now ahead of newt gingrich. he speaks in about an hour in what his aides are billing as a major speech. ron paul will not be there but it will be interesting to see how this crowd here in washington today responds mitt romney as he tries to tout his conservative credential

reporting live, allison burns ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> time now 617. republican front runners rick santorum and mitt romney went at each other in what could be the last debate. they criticized mitt romney for supporting the wall street bailout but not the auto industry bailout. >> he supported wall street and bailed out wall street was all for it and when it came to auto workers he said no. >> no way would we allow them to totally i am mode and disappear. >> now the candidates debated topics like federal spending earmarks and whether they support building a fence all the way along the boarder between u.s. and mexico. >> we apply many resources including if necessary, department of homeland security, i am prepared to move up to half of them to arizona new mexico and texas. >> the best way to do it is forget about the border between pakistan and afghanistan and deal with the borders. >> arizona and michigan hold their primaries on tuesday and then march 6th come super tuesday in 10 states. >>> governor brown is scheduled to arrive in d.c. he is a tending

allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> they are returning $200,000 in contributions collected by familyembers of a mexican casino owner who left the u.s. while facing fraud and drug charges. they decided to return the money and has since been linked to violence and corruption in mexico. >>> well the first democratic president has resigned that included police force. they were protesting outside army headquarters and 200 police officers joined them and later took over and they are calling for islam to play a greater role. the president said he is unable to maintain security. the vice-president is now maintaining security. >>> president barack obama hosted a second white house science fair. in cupertino it is angela. she won a grand prize in math science and technology competition that was sponsored back in december. she found a way to use pam's nanno technology to fight cancer. she did it. >> she is amazing, i read about her. unbelievable. >> the president will be talking about it today. >> 5:19, we will check in with traffic. >> you see being smart pays off. >> that is beyond smart. >>

allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >> 6:17 some disturbing details about a seattle area man who authoritieseliberately blew up himself and his two sons. they found cans of gasoline and a hatchet in josh powell's house. smoke inhalation is the main cause of death but they also had hatchet wounds on their bodies. he was a person of interest in his wife's 2009 disappearance. >>> we are keeping an eye on conditions across the bay and now we are going up to the sierra. joining us from blue canon, we are all hoping for skiers and borders. >>> sorry but i put in nice little snow markers and i was excited to measure them but this time of year we ought to be digging down but you can see it is quite the contrary with nothing on the ground but some old crusted snow left from the last storm. once it gets here we are only looking at two to three inches coming to the sierra. we take a trip and there we saw about a dusting, that's it, just a little bit on the road there, cal trucks are standing by and we are all ready and waiting and so far nothing coming just yet and once it gets here it will not be the

allison burns ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> nobody was hurt but that was after a student used pepper spray during recess. the incident happened yesterday at the element trail school. -- elementary school. the student sprayed pepper spray and parents were called to pick up their children. police say it appears the incident was an accident. time now 6:16, a student who was on a hunger strike has died. alexander gomez died six days after refusing to eat. he along with 31 other inmates were protesting conditions. officials are making no comment on the cause of death. they are waiting for an autopsy report from the kings county coroner. gomez was serving a life sentence for first-degree murder. >>> the chronicle reports a couple is claiming negligence saying the coroner's office allowed an ambulance company to remove and dissect their son's brain after he died in a car crash. it was following a subpoena order to turn over the brain tissue which was also sued by the man's parents. >>> well it is a classic symptom of heart attack, chest pain but a new study suggests women are less likely th

. >>> ktvu channel 2 news allison burns is in our newsroom with how rick santorum plans on capitalizing with his new momentum. >> reporter: he is heading to texas for a forum with local pastors. he said his victories in minnesota and colorado showed conservativism is alive and well and he does not have the money or the organization to win the nomination. >> the fact is, ideas and contrast. >> they are downplaying rick santorum's wins and no delegates were officially awarded. romney still expects to be the gop nominee. rand paul took second in minnesota ahead of romney. newt gingrich is continuing to campaign in ohio hoping for an upset down the line. the next primaries are in three weeks in michigan and in arizona. recording live, arizona ktvu channel 2 news. >>> well jerry sandusky's bail following new complaints from neighbors. he is under house arrest while he awaits trial on child molestation charges. sandusky who lives next door to a school was seen in his backyard watching students on the playground. they want him kept indoors to deny requests and a hearing is set for friday. >> s

here's another from allison burn. >> reporter: this renews the tax cut for another year and prevents a sharp 27% cut in reimbursement rates to doctors who see medicare patients. the teal is a political victory for president obama who travels today to san francisco. this tax cut means the typical american family will see an extra $40 in every paycheck this year. that's do that help speed up the recovery. >> this is just after midnight, eastern file. both times had to make concessions. republicans got -- the republicans got democrats to agree to reduce long-term unimemployment benefits in any state, including california, from 91 weeks to 77 states. they also want drug tests to be performed on those who are in recovery but lost their jobs. this tax cut runs out this month. >>> it is 7:18, this morning, mitt romney and rick santorum are both appearing at events in michigan f romney grew up in mish twin. his father was governor there. he's not backing down on his opposition to the government bail out, cauing it crony capitalism in the detroit news. some polls show rommy is set behind. >>>

allison burns is in our washington, dc newsroom to tell us how he's stealing mitt romney's thunder thisk. alison? >> reporter: that's right. rick santorum says his campaign raised more than $250,000 overnight on-line fresh off his victories in missouri and minnesota and his upset in colorado. santorum said in an interview this morning you -- you now has momentum to win the gop nomination even though he has less money than mitt romney. >> i believe conservatives are getting it that we provide the best opportunity to beat president obama. >> reporter: rom know's campaign is downplaying the win cautioning no delegates were officially awarded last night. romney says he still expects to be the gop nominee. ron paul had his strongest showing yet taking second place in minnesota ahead of mitt romney. newt gingrich is continuing to campaign in ohio today. hoping for an upset of his own down the line. the next primaries are in three weeks in michigan and arizona. reporting live from washington, dc, alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:14. the glitter bombing of presidential candidates contin

as alison burns reports, rick santorum is poised to pick up some new momentum. allison? >> reporter: that's light. a few -- that's right. a few polls show the senator is seeing a surge in popularity. even though he just came in last in nevada, public policy polling puts him ahead in two of the states holding contests today. minnesota and missouri. mitt romney is leave -- is leading in colorado but santorum is seizing on another poll out yesterday that shows mitt romney trailing president obama in a head-to-head matchup. >> governor romney is absolutely incapable of making the case against obama care successfully. and therefore, greatly damages our ability to be able to win this election. >> reporter: here's some brand had you -- brand-new video of newt gingrich. he's focusing on ohio today and says he can win it by a huge margin. ron paul is moping for afternoon autopsy that dash hoping for an upset -- ron paul is hoping for an upset as well. >>> we're getting an idea of what the ballot here in california will look like when we have our presidential primary on june 5th.

allison and tony. >> they're both cute without squirming. >> good morning, guys. coming up, two stories developing overseas. first, more fallouts in afghanistan after american forces are caught burninghe u.s. embassy is on lockdown. in syria, two americans, both journalists were killed.

allison. >>> good morning to you. coming up in the 7:00 hour, breaking news, reports that at least two u.s. soldiers were gunned down in anger over the burningslim holy book. >>> also, george huguely faces decades behind bars. we'll have a live report. >>> government service shouldn't get paid more than the people paying taxes. >> i never voted to raise taxes. >> it was the last republican debate before supertuesday and it was heated. a completed recap and a look ahead, straight ahead. >>> and an alert

allison seymour. >> man with that good looking day you wouldn't think there were school delays or closings. banock burn elementary school is closed because of a broken sanitary sewer pipe in the street before and after school care is cancelled no other montgomery county school is impacted by this. >>> all right sounds like a fine day on tap. >> good morning everybody should be just fine more sunshine temperatures back into the middle 50s, and a very comfortable wednesday afternoon expected across the dc area right now we are relatively mild, regan national 43 degrees, 42 dulles, cooler fredericksburg. 38, hagerstown 39 degrees. we are in for a nice one later today. your sentinel sat rad light sprinkles, light showers off to the north and east, still dealing with cloud cover from that system gradually as high pressure builds west we should see the sunshine more and more during the course of the day with a mostly sunny afternoon temperatures to sore into the mid-50s. this forecast is an easy one, temperatures mid-50s. 54 washington 56 your daytime high in fredericksburg it will be breezy winds out of the

burns reports from our washington, d.c. bureau, the investigators want to know if banks are setting you up to pay more fees. allison? >> reporter: that's right. so of these fees top $30 every time your account goes in the red and the banks are making billions. consumer groups say overdraft protection is a ra ket, not a -- racket not a service. today an investigation is peaking held into several of tricks. we recently talked to the head of the new agency. he came here to our bureau for an interview. >> our focus is to hold people accountable making sure the entire financial place plays by the rules. and richard cordray will be talk about it in a town hall meeting in a few hours. this could lead to new rules to helping banks operate. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:1. authorities in yolo county have released a chilling video of a deadly -- 2008 shooting of a sheriff avenue deputy. a warning. you may find these pictures disturbing. [ sound of gunfire ] >> this video is from a police squad car taken on a remote dirt road. it shows the gunman firing at the department. hee on

allison, don't panic. we're going to talk about the advisory in effect here in the district and areas to the south and easement just be ready. the fog should burn off quickly. let's be concerned about today first, beautiful afternoon and bright sunshine. there is the sat rad. still leftover clouds from the rain yesterday. that will be getting out of here and we're going to talk about a much, much brighter day. winds out of the west. 41 in washington, 38 in baltimore. 43 in winchester. lot of sunshine, mild breezy, high temperature, 53 degrees. in a couple of minutes, we'll focus on that weekend forecast and the possibility of a winter storm. allison, we'll toss it back to you. >> thanks, tucker. now to a traffic alert. a deadly accident caused a a traffic alert. >> it's two left lanes getting by on the inner loop and right now they have temporarily stopped some traffic here at the scene. hardly anybody moving but, again, this delay is coming from 270, kind of like an afternoon rush hour drive is what you are expecting here on the inner loop as you head towards silver spring. north of the highway, randolph road, good atative route for you. that

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allison. here's a rundown of some of the things we're covering. first, huddled in fear in makeshift bunchers. arwa damon talks to people desperately trying to escape the violence. >>> and would you run into a burning presidents' day. we're going to talk to a historian about his top five. [ horn honks ] hey, it's sandra -- from accounting. peter. i can see that you're busy... but you were gonna help us crunch the numbers for accounts receivable today. i mean i know that this is important. well, both are important. let's be clear. they are but this is important too. [ man ] the receivables. [ male announcer ] michelin knows it's better for xerox to help manage their finance processing. so they can focus on keeping the world moving. with xerox, you're ready for real business. >>> a gay arizona sheriff is outed and resigns from the romney campaign and now his ex-boyfriend is speaking out. sheriff babeu denies reports that he threatened to have him deported. here's miguel's report. >> all these allegations that were in this newspaper is absolutely completely false. >> it's a grand canyon size political shocker. >> of al of the illegals in america, more than half come from arizona. >> reporter: the toug