the om nation of david patraeus -- the nomination of david patraeus is a classic example of how she has led our committee. thais, that we need a very smooh and quick transition when this comes to the leadership of the intelligence committee. and what chairman feinstein did was, as soon as the announcement was made on director p panetta's nomination for secretary of defense, she made sure all the background work was done so that we could schedule a hearing well in advance of the movement by director panetta to office of secretary of defense and preparing for the confirmation of director -- excuse me, general petraeus to be the next director of the c.i.a. theals not always easy -- that's not always easy. but she made sure it got done. and i want to commend, too, the majority staff director, david granise, as well as the minority staff director for their work in doing the background that needed to be done to move this nomination very quickly. it is a pleasure to work with chairman feinstein. she has the best interest of america and americans at heart from an intelligence standpoint. and sh

. >>> today the senate will vote on president obama's nomination of general david patraeus to become c.i.a. director. the 58-year-old general is expected to be easily confirmed. patraeus has been in charge of the u.s. and nato troops in afghanistan and he is credited with turning around the war in iraq. patraeus replaces former california congressman panetta moving onto become secretary of defense tomorrow. today is the last day on the job for the current defense secretary robert gates. president obama will speak at a tribute in honor of gates at the pentagon this morning. >>> disturbing images of cruelty against a young pig. the action a major grocery chain is now taking in response to that video. >>> and why some efforts to help people in haiti did more harm than good. >>> good morning. northbound 101 traffic looks pretty good approaching the downtown area. we'll tell you more about the morning commute straight ahead. ( [ male announcer ] bring home a complete meal for your family. 10 pieces of the world's best chicken, 3 large sides and 6 biscuits. enough real food to feed a famil

capitol the senate is expected to confirm general david patraeus to be c.i.a. director. that means he leaves his job as commander of u.s. forces in afghanistan. lieutenant general john allen will succeed him and begin the withdrawal of u.s. forces there this summer. reporting live from washington d.c., allison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> new this morning. we are getting word out of france of an incident today involving president nicholas star koas. he was reaching over a metal barricade to greet people in a southern town when someone in the crowd grabbed him by the shoulder and pulled him toward the crowd. the president started to lose his balance and fall but was able to catch himself. security officers then tackled that person who grabbed him. >>> a new study this morning suggests that it was u.n. peacekeepers that brought cholera to haiti last fall. the outbreak killed more than 5500 people as the nation was already recovering from a major earthquake. the study says u.n. peacekeepers from nepal spread the disease in the water. the study confirms they were experien

director general david patraeus is meeting this hour with california senator diane feinstein, the chair of the senate intelligence committee. we have a crew covering the event. we're trying to get reaction from them and bring it here for you on the morning news. for now we're live in washington d.c., allison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time now 6:16. happening right now, the prosecution in the casey anthony murder trial in florida expected to rest its case. now this is just a live picture. we're inside live the courtroom in orlando, florida. there's the judge there. the 25-year-old florida mother casey anthony is accused of trying to kill her 2-year-old daughter. again, we're looking at some of the live proceedings happening in court in orlando. prosecutors claim casey anthony repeatedly lied about her daughter's whereabouts during the month little caylee was missing. the defense contends the child was not murdered at all but actually drowned in her grandparents' swimming pool. >>> back here at home democrats in sacramento say they will be able to meet tonight's midnight deadline to

his cabinet testifying on capitol hill including secretary of state hillary clinton, general david patraeus the c.i.a. nominee, and i want you to listen to what the chairman of joint chief of staff testified to. the issue is afghanistan, also the regional issues including pakistan and the taliban. here is part from that hearing. >> i get the al qaeda and no al qaeda or small number in afghanistan. that is not the case in pakistan. i just never looked at this as a single country approach. you can't, from my perspective, do that. it is the region and part -- the other core objective if you will of this strategy is make sure afghanistan is stable enough so it can't return to where it was when al qaeda grew up there and in the first place, or some other outfit that would seek to do the same thing. and there are growing numbers of those. and that is not where we are in pakistan. that is where we are in afghanistan. admittedly al qaeda is not there in any significant numbers. al qaeda, however, is very tightly wound with a network that continues to try to destabilize afghanistan and take over tha

following morning business, the senate will be in executive session to consider the nomination of david patraeus, the director of the central intelligence agency. about 2:00 p.m. there will be a vote on confirmation of david petraeus. additional roll call votes are possible during today's session of the senate. mr. president, this weekend we'll celebrate independence day, and 235 years of this country's very, very proud history. this nation was founded on the notion of liberty and justice for all. as we celebrate, we should remember that the pursuit of liberty is not just a journey with a des din nation, but rather a quest to which we must strive for every single day. we must commit justice fully and firmly to the idea that the liberty and justice should be truly for all. mr. president, it is often said that with liberty comes responsibility. we should take that responsibility seriously. i'm confident we do. that's why the senate will reconvene on tuesday, the day after the 4th. we'll do that because we have work to do. we'll be in session that week -- that's next week, wit -- with or first vote

his cabinet testifying on capitol hill including secretary of state hillary clinton, general david patraeus the c.i.a. nominee, and i want you to listen to what the chairman of joint chief of staff testified to. the issue is afghanistan, also the regional issues including pakistan and the taliban. here is part from that hearing. >> i get the al qaeda and no al qaeda or small number in afghanistan. that is not the case in pakistan. i just never looked at this as a single country approach. you can't, from my perspective, do that. it is the region and part -- the other core objective if you will of this strategy is make sure afghanistan is stable enough so it can't return to where it was when al qaeda grew up there and in the first place, or some other outfit that would seek to do the same thing. and there are growing numbers of those. and that is not where we are in pakistan. that is where we are in afghanistan. admittedly al qaeda is not there in any significant numbers. al qaeda, however, is very tightly wound with a network that continues to try to destabilize afghanistan and take over tha