reporting live allison burns ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> and in los angeles, seven inmates are recovering after a big fight at a los angeles jail. this is video of the downtown los angeles facility. the fight lasted about 15 minutes. guards used pepper spray to get everything under control. guards say it was a racially motivated fight. the inmates were taken to the hospital and they suffered moderate to minor injuries. >>> and they claimed the life of one man an injured two others in san francisco. here is some home video of that fire. it started just before 10:00 on clear are you court. -- on clear are you court. -- clearry court. at least 12 people have now been displaced. >>> a disturbing case of animal cruelty in monterey county. it comes after they discovered more than 113 dead kittens in two homes in seaside. they were wrapped in towels and put into containers. they found cremation boxes of about 15 other cats. >> it never fully prepares you for the things you see with your training. >> reporter: 50 cats were found alive and were treated for flees and respiratory infections... so fa

. >>> ktvu channel 2 morning news allison burns is in our washington d.c. newsroom with how president barack obama's announcement could frustrate both democrats and republicans. >> reporter: he is making 80,000 dollars a year would see taxes go up by $2 unless they extend the concerning tax rates for people making $250,000 a year. he will argue it is fairness. >> make sure we protect the tax rate people have had this for years. >> they have offered to extend the cash taxes and they want to permanently extend the tax cuts for upper income people. more on the reaction from republicans in congress during my next update in about an hour, allison burns. >>> and the new york times reports carrier received 1.3 millions to customer location. some car years have called what they call inappropriate request. >>> they are redesigning a bicyclist which goes between 2 near the valley -- 280 near the valley. it was there where loren ward was hit and killed by a big- rig. that bike lane is not clearly delay and it will cost 1 $5,000. >>> and they will not be there for at l

. >>> ktvu channel 2 morning news allison burns is in our newsroom with plans this morning, allison? >> reporter: the big question for president barack obama is not whether to reduce the number of u.s. nuclear weapons but how many to eliminate. the associated press said he is edging towards a decision to shrink the current number to about 1,000. although the president has been considering more dramatic cuts, a coalition of world leaders has this map on its website of all the countries who have nuclear weapons and advocates eliminating them all together. the u.s. inherited these nuclear weapons in the cold war and it is poorly suited for the u.s. reporting live from washington d.c., allison burns ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> and a phase for the high speed rail probing expect faces a vote, wants them to authorize state bonds. democratic leaders are against the project and the vote could be close more than $3 billion in federal grant money could be in jeopardy if state lawmakers fail to approve the bonds. >>> police were trying to question a homeless man they say was severely burned

allison burns has the latest insults that one side is lobbing at the other, allison? >> reporter: the focus of obama seems to be trying to paint mitt romney as an outsourcer of american jobs. at campaign, president barack obama pointed to a tax note study that shows mitt romney's economic plan would create 800,000 jobs. >> there is only one problem, they would not be in america. >> reporter: they are fighting the validity of that report and launching a campaign of its own making it like the president is singing a love song and they have energy loans in exchange for campaign donations. >> i am so in love with you... >> reporter: and the obama campaign has a music video of its own mocking mitt romney and i will have that in my next update in one hour, allison burns ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> a partial recount is underway. proposition 29 would have added a $1 tax on cigarettes. they lost by fewer than 30,000 votes out of 5 million cast in the junior election. 190 precincts are currently being recounted to see if there are any discrepancies. >>> a 26-year-old man is

allison burns is live in washington with a bombing that is sending shock waves from damascus to d.c., allison? >> reporter: wednesday's strike dealt a devastating blow to the syrian regime. in one fell swoop four of the top security officials were killed including the defense minister and the brother-in-law of the syrian precedent. the one who has not been seen is bashar assad and they seem to be spiraling out of control and he is serious about the stock pile of weapons. >> we will hold them responsible should anything happen with regards to them. >> now un is supposed to vote against the syrian regime but it is unclear whether it will take place or be delayed. allison burns, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> the post service is warning it will default on a key payment if it does not get help from congress. the payment is due august first. the house is preparing to leave for august recess. >>> and they are reporting several wildfires in the mendocino national forest and trinity counties they are now fully surrounded. now the robber's fire is now 75 per contained and it has destroyed fo

and allison burns is in your newsroom to tell us who will get the tax break and had will not. >> reporter: president barack obama will speak in about two hours and he wants to extend bush tax cuts for one year for people making less than $250,000 a year. he wants to let them expire for wealthier americans. >> let's do away with tax cuts for people who don't need them, and have them pay their fair share. >> john mccain cop until wants the tax -- mitch mcconnel wants it extended for everyone. >> reporter: the tax cuts expire at the end of this year and they are looking to permanently extend them for everyone. allison burns, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> time now 6:15, the alameda county fair, a jockey tragically killed. jorge's horse was bumped. he flipped over the head of the horse and died of severe injuries. >>> we were out in the track, it is do your job, race ride, and enjoy what we do. >> people donated $4,000 to bring his body back to mexico. they will conduct a thorough investigation into the cause of that accident. >>> tomorrow, san mateo county supervisors will consider a propo

as allison burns reports this comes after the vote to repeal reform. >> allison?porter: last night he repealed his signature health reform law. after they he upheld the vote they tried to tear it apart. the house committee heard both sides of the debate. >> the problem is the president's law made things worse and with the supreme court ruling that it is constitutional, it does not mean it is good policy for the country. >> all we heard is repeal. >> reporter: repeeling health reform will rob millions of insurance and health coverage. i will have more in my next update, reporting live allison burns, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> p bart has reportedly cleared a man who shot and killed a man earlier last year. it determined that the officer james call shot his gun in self- defense. he shot it just seconds after arriving on the bart platform. he was forced to shoot after hill came after him with a knife. >>> a man's gun is being expected for homicide. she went to go looking for him at the home he had been renovating. police suspect the truck was stolen and an autop

allison burns has more on the new campaign ads the obama administration is running against mitt romney this morning. >> reporter: dave president barack obama is stepping up his push to try to get mitt romney to release more of his tax records. a new obama ad is running where mitt romney is campaigning asking if he paid any taxes at all in the years for which he is refusing to release his records. >> mitt romney paid less than 42% and makes you wonder if he paid any taxes at all. >> reporter: mitt romney supporters say it is all dirty politics that president barack obama is trying distract on his record of the economy. >> tess attacking mitt romney on a -- he is attack mitt romney on a personal basis because he does not want to talk about his record. >> reporter: and i will have more on mitt romney coming up in my next update, reporting live allison burns, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> and a new study claims automatic spending cuts means more than 2 million jobs will be lost. if congress does not settle the budget crisis, 2 million defense and domestic jobs will be cut and the cuts w

. >>> ktvu channel 2 morning news' allison burns has the announcement that could come with in a month from president barack obama. >> reporter: the associated press is reporting that president barack obama is considering cutting the number of nuclear u.s. warheads by a third. now back in march, the u.s. arizona the -- arsenal said they are inching to shrink the arsenal to 1,700 or 1100. the coalition of former world leaders has this map of all of the countries that have nuclear weapons and they are considering eliminating them all together saving the u.s. billions of dollars. one lawmaker said the idea of a dramatic reduction in the number of nuclear weapons is a preposterous notion. reporting live allison burns ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> the parents of a former cal student are suing the university saying they are responsible for the sexual abuse that drove their son to suicide. they claim a doctor at university run healthcare facility repeatedly sexually abused their son. they say they are ultimately responsible since the university hired a doctor now accused of having sexual r

reporting from washington allison burns, ktvu channel 2 news >>> republican presidential candidate mitt romney will come to the bay area for some fundraising on sunday, july 22nd. that's the day before president obama is set to make another fundraising stop here. romney will attend a $50,000 per person luncheon at the woodside home of billionaire tom sebold founder of sebold system. after, that he will appear at an event at the parent hotel in san francisco. last stop, a $50,000 din in pacific heights. >>> president obama will be in the east bay the following day, monday the 23rd. the president will attend a $35,000 per person fundraiser at the piedmont home of long time democratic supporter quinn dulaney and wayne jordan. he is said to appear at a fundraiser at the fox theater in oakland where tickets start at $100 >>> today is the third spare the air day in a row here in the bay area. the air quality management district says that pollution levels are unhealthy today. they are asking people to drive less, not use gas powered mowers are blowers and not to exercise in the afternoon. and

reporting live from washington dc, allison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 8:16, president obama and lady michelle obama became the center of attention at a basketball game in the nation's capital last night. they were taking in the usa versus brazil game when the kiss cam zoomed in on the first couple, but the first time they didn't kiss. apparently they didn't realize it was a kiss cam. later in the game, they got another chance, and president obama gave his wife a big kiss, the crowd cheered, including their daughter. >>> the san francisco board of supervisors is due to vote on the city's voting system. the three different proposals would be looked at. one would abolish rank choice voting for all elected positions except the board of supervisors. two other measures would leave rank choice voting in place for all offices except the mayor. meantime in oakland, councilman ignacio de lafuente lost his fight against the voting there. they wanted to end rank choice voting in oakland but needed the approval of mayor jean kwaun or the city administrator to get it on the council agenda and

and allison burns tells us why this is a symbolic vote, allison? >> reporter: they are taking up the bush tax cuts that extend by the end of this year. they want to head a proposal to keep the tax breaks for households below 250,000 a year but let taxes go up for wealthier americans. >> i want to support tax cuts for 98% of workers and 97% of small business owners and now this should be a no-brainer. >> they want it to stay lower for everyone and they say their guiding principal is do no harm. >> let every american and every american business know they will not have a higher income tax bill at the end of the year. >> senate democrats do not seem to have the notes they need to -- votes they need to advance the proposal and house speaker john boehner is bringing it to the republicans next week. >>> time is now 6:16, the search resumes for away area man missing in the sierra. tom hang of san rafael disappeared while hiking on mt. languagely. he made it to the summit but he never came back. this is him on the left. he was last seen wearing a full brimm

allison burns ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> time now 5:14, new evidence that may back a claim that mayor ed lee may have committed perjury when he testified before the ethics commission. this back's his claim that a friend of mayor ed lee asked him to offer sheriff ross mirkarimi a job if he resigned. they first reported the text, our friend wants me to tell you no matter what outcome, he appreciates your help. now the ethics commission said it will be for the san francisco attorney george vicinity cone. >>> a man is dead after falling from a 12,000 foot mountain. he was beginning his descend and that's -- decent when they reportedly saw him drop from sight. they spotted his body 1,000 feet down the mountain. he had been easterning his safety. >>> and it led to the disgust rouse oil -- disasterrous oil spill and dealt with details instead of the major hazards that led to that disaster. 200millions of gallons of oil spilled into the gulf. >>> a decision could come as early as tuesday whether to decide, but the gaming administration recommended only the gaming industry for now. and t

we will have more on the drug sales during my next update, allison burns, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> well the triple jump champion from greece is now the first athlete to be banned after she posted an offensive racist tweet. she said, with so many after cans -- africans in greece -- >> they kicked her out and said her comment was contrary to the movement. she said i would like to express my heart felt apology for the tasteless joke i posted on my twitter account. i never wanted to offend anyone and her coach is saying her expulsion was just too harsh. >>> and they will go to the assembly and ask for a new deal. they are entering their 6th day. they say government forces continue to attack several neighborhoods from the air and on the ground with tanks. they expect a ground assault with government troops will follow. >>> it is sentencing day found guilty of murdering an attorney. a judge is expected to sentence jason for life without the possibility of parole. he was found guilty outside her san francisco office in 2008. he was representing guy's mother and the legal expert was r

allison burns, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> there are no details off the coast. call distracted him caution him to crash into a wreathe. 32 people died although he blames himself and he calls the incident and accident in which destiny played a role. a judge lifted this order but he still faces a criminal investigation. >>> they announced tacks hikes in exchange for a euro zone bank bailout. now look at this, hundreds of spanish coal miners walked for almost three weeks some as much as 250 miles away. they are protesting a cut as subsidies to mining companies as part of the new measures. >>> and he is taking desperate measures, he cut the bay of city leaders including himself to federal minimum wage. $7.25 per hour. the city has only $5,000 in the bank. the unions have filed lawsuits to try to get their pay reup stated. >>> a driver is in critical condition following a bad accident off skyline boulevard. waits say a woman plunged after losing control of her van. one man working in the area rushed to help before the rescue team arrived and he said a tree smashed in

as allison burns reports, the obama campaign is suggesting that romney may have committed a felony. >, the romney campaign is facing another barrage of questions this morning about his career at bain capitol. the latest is that he left the firm and 99 to run the olympics, but several media outlets have obtained government filing saying he was still listed as the head of the firm in 2002 when the obama campaign alleges bane was involved in closing american companies and encouraging the outsourcing of jobs. the romney campaign says those documents are misleading. democrats say they can clear it up by releasing more tax records. >> you see, he could not even become a cabinet member for the lack of disclosure and now he wants to be president of the united states. >> he could not only be confirmed as a cabinet secretary, he could be confirmed as dog catcher. >> one of his aides went so far as to say he discussed that. and now the obama campaign has hit a new low. >> a new report suggesting a british thing to listen to the united states it could possibly have avoided some of them if they ar

allison burns, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> time now 5:14, she is threatening to sue eddie griffin over his show in pleasanton. she and her partner went to see him perform at the comedy club. she was offended by his jokes about lesbians so she threw her drink in his face. now some grainy video, you can see eddie griffin retaliating. she said she is going to sue if she doesn't get an apology. >>> they voted to ban medical marijuana dispensaries. city council members say that is too many pot clubs to control and there are many complaints. it allows people to share with no more than three people and the ban is expected to take affect. >>> and it shattered the windows of a chp squad car. they eden paid to -- identified him and he is african-american, about 130 pounds and wears glasses. he may be armed and should be considered dangerous. >>> police arrested another suspect in east oakland following that 12 hour standoff. two other young men are in connection with the incident from friday night. >> the annual concert will be held because of a little girl. she was a member of the chamber

reporting live, allison burns ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> time is now 6:18 israeli authorities are expected to be headed to the olympics in london. he now has a passport and is believed to have left bulgaria after killing 6 people. they fear a repeat in munich and that's when 11 israeli athletes and coaches were killed. full containment is expected for that wildfire and this one started saturday near the town of cash creek casino. according to cal fire it is now 80% contained. no homes have been damaged. during the night they put out any hot spots they saw. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >>> well they burned about 100 feet from vacaville and now crews are trying to figure out what sparked this brush fire. luckily no homes were damaged. it started yesterday afternoon. this fire was contained and they are watching for any flare- ups. >>> out in washington d.c. this week for the national aides conference, at the same time the aides quilt it on display in the nation's capital 25 years after it was created here in san francisco. live with the impact hiv and aides ha

allison burns, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> that teen is talking about the 10-foot alligator whowimming with friends when the gator charged at him. he tried to grab the gator first and fight it off. >> i took my left hand and i grabbed that skin up underneath him and he kept going and he went and dove. that is when the alligator bit down on his arm so he pulled and that's when the gator bit his right arm off below the ale bow. he said he is thankful to be alive. >>> firefighters managed to get a circle on the line three weeks after it started and destroyed nearly 350 firefighters. >>> that is near the lake reservoir and it has burned about 840 acres and is just about 50% contained. still no word on what started that fire either. >>> a woman is in critical condition after a horrible car crash in the oakland hills. witnesses say the woman's car plunged 100 yards down an embankment and they were able to get her out and they pulled her up the cliff. there was a tree that smashed down on that van barely missing the driver. >> it missed her about a foot. i thought if it would have hit

allison burns ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> oakland police are searching for two men who shot at ahway patrol car. police say a highway patrol officer was chasing a white van when a black acura appeared and starting ramming into the patrol car. his rear window was shattered and officers found the van and arrested two men and the men inside are still on the loose. >> time now 5:16, the largest conference is underway in washington d.c. more than 20,000 scientists and h v.i. -- hiv patients are meeting this week and they are warning not to cut back on fighting the aides epidemic. they now have the tools to finally stop the spread of the virus. >>> they now have the casino matrix and the card room has the old garden city casino. it was supposed to open in april and was not able to get one in time. if the city approves one in time, they will provide 300 jobs and the hearing is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. >>> well a new york senior sit sent -- citizen who became famous is getting a lot of information. she was taunted by school kids which is when money was raised for her and people from othe

reporting live from washington d.c., allison burns ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> arizona's abortion ban will take affect. they will ban any abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy except in medical emergencies. the judge ruled the law will be upheld because it does not held on making decisions. arizona is one of 10 states that have 20 week abortion bands. >>> some people living in marin counties are complaining about the taste of their water. the water is safe to drink and the water is affected by an algae bloom and the water is being sent through a water treatment plant. the taste will be back in a few days. >>> lake tahoe is the best lake in america. that is according to u.s.a. today reader poll. they narrowed it down to 16 lakes. lake tahoe received more than 5,000 votes via facebook and twitter. the recreational options, nearby entertainment and gaming, number one... >> it is gorgeous. >>> the water, a little chilly for me. >>> let's check in with sal and unfortunately bad news for the commute. >> that is right, we have that crash and it is causing big delays and if you are trying

allison burns, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> new this morning, a british man is under arrest accused of tweeting a threatening message to an olympic athlete. he recently died of brain cancer and instead he and his partner placed 4th out of metal contention. somebody then tweeted, you let your dad down, i hope you know that and quote i am going to find you and drown you in the pool. >>> and a man is facing extradition with a stolen car and two teens in send it son beach -- send itson beach. he was found in a parking lot and police say he was in a stolen car and had a 15-year- old girl and 15-year-old boy with him. police used the man's cell phone to track him to the marin county area. >>> well the moratorium will stay in place at least through june of next year. city council extended the current hold on new cafes and they are talking about online competition. they are talking about sweep steaks for people to win more money on, online computer terminals. they say it is illegal but they are deciding whether to enforce the law. >>> they continued their hot streak with a late night walk o

allison burns joins us this morning.rm welcome. >> there were quite a lot of cheers when joe biden took the stage 10 minutes ago. let's get to a live look inside the convention hall. biden is coming out swinging this morning, trying to counter mitt romney's argument that he's the best candidate for black voters. at first biden seemed to relish the greeting he got from the naacp crowd. >> you know what they say, flatter is all right as long as you don't inhale. [ laughter ] you keep this up, i'll start inhaling. it's good to be home. [ cheering ] it's good to be home. it's good to be back. >> it was a tougher crowd for romney at the convention yesterday. he was repeatedly booed, especially when he said he wanted to repeal president obama's health reform law, but the republican candidate tried to make the case that he is the best candidate to bring down the 14% african american unemployment rate, but he does have a lot of challenge there. poles show romney is trailing president obama by 87% among black voters. reporting li

allison burns, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> we are hearing about two hit-and-run crashes involving the secretary of commerce. >> 911 emergency? >> we have a drunk driver, he hit twice and we are still perfect suing -- pursuing him now. >> he heard it, john brice, they thought he was drunk but he suffered aziz sure and authorities -- a seizure and authorities say drugs and -- there is no evidence drugs and alcohol were involved. >>> they are tracking down four men suspected of killing a u.s. border agent. five people have been involved. it later emerged operation fast and furious were found at the murder scene during that operation and weapons were given to mexican cartels with the knowledge and approval of u.s. government the antioch barber was killed last month. friends and family remember him from this candle light vigil. they described him as a man with a big heart who always tried to help people in need. >> i want to scream and cry,. >> police say they were forced to shoot gonzalez after he came out of his home and fired at police officers. gonzalez's widow says, the couple was

allison burns, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> 6:14, well gun sales are up after the movie massacren friday that left 12 people dead. they approved background checks for more than 2800 people who wanted to buy guns. that is up 45% from a week before the shooting. the basic firearms classes are booked for the next three weeks. in the meantime the senator identified ann finestein wrote the original weapons ban but the law expired in 2004 during the bush administration. senator finestein will be joined by three fellow members of the company during a news conference in washington d.c. >>> san francisco mayor ed lee is standing on his stop and frisk policy. he has strengthened his commitment to that policy. it calls for officers who stop and search people they deem suspicious in an effort to get illegal guns off the streets. it has been linked to racial profiling. >>> oakland police are still experiencing radio problems. they suddenly fall into dead zones. they also can't broadcast in, including the basement of their own headquarters, they are in the process of moving to a new regional r

ktvu channel 2 morning news allison burns. >>> brendan hurley said he found a blue object right there with japanese lettering at the rio delmar beach. it was attached to some frayed rope. it is the second unconfirmed piece of debris and another piece was found who have come in march. >> this tree toppled over in new york state and it's part of the damage left behind by a massive storm that swept through the northeast. it knocked out a power line and knocked out power to dozens of customers and it caused a lot of flooding on roadways. >>> police released photographs of the shop lifting suspects in two security stores. it happened at a kohl's department store and safe way store on lincoln road. the female suspender sprayed both guards at potential locations who try to detainer. and data quick reports historic lows. the realty tracking has low inventory creating bidding wars among would be buyers. they are offering time share vacations and home prices are up almost 6-point 5% in the last year. >>> well, today bay area law enforcement officers are spend a day. they will be honoring a man

allison burns ktvu. >>> the food shortage is going up because of the draught.ulture says you can expect food price hikes of 3 to 4%, beef prices will see the biggest jump at 4 to 5%. if there's any good news, if you're cost conscious, prices for fruits and vegetables reportedly won't be affected as much. we have new information about the funding scandaling at -- scandal at the state department of parks and recreation, manuel claims he told his supervisor about the 20 million surplus in the parks and recreation fund. the director says ruth coleman says she never knew about it. she resigned last year when it was revealed they were sitting on $54 million in hidden assets money that could have been used to avoid closing down parks. >>> san jose city council will decide next month if a proposed sales tax increase will be on the november ballot. if approved they'll pay almost 8.9 sales tax. that will raise about 64 million a year for 50 years. most of the likely voters would vote for that tax hike. >>> tourists aboard a cable car got more than they bargained for last

burning 4200 acres. crews rescued three people from the wreckage. there's a runoff today to decide who goes to the olympics after this amazing photo finish. geneva tarmo and allisonouldn't get any closer for third place. they're deciding it on the track instead of a coin flip. wow. guys? >> i knew that. ahead of time. comedian jon stewart never misses an opportunity to make fun of mitt romney and how rich he is. >> how in the world do you, mitt romney, justify making more in one day than the median american family makes in a year while paying an effective tax rate to the guy who has to scan your shoes at the airport! >> what if we told you that jon stewart's multimillion dollar salary puts him right up there at mitt romney's level if you include his investments and when it comes to taxes, stewart has some trips up his sleeve. >> here to explain, senior editor for "the daily caller" jamie weinstein. what do you mean tricks up his sleeve? >> we at the daily caller thought that jon stewart should deserve some public scrutiny. he's a political figure and in full disclosure, i watch jon stewart. i watch him every night and think he's very funny. just because you're a