. >>> president obama says last week's koa man doe raid was the longest 40 minutes of his life. the president says no one knew for sure that bin laden was in the compound in pakistan but he didn't lose any sleep over the possibility that if bin laden was found he might be killed. the president says that anyone that questions the killing of a mass murder like bin laden needs to have their head examed. >>> the u.s. is asking pakistan for access of his three lives. they are in custody along with several children. the cia would like to interview the women about bin laden and the inner working of al qaeda but relations with pakistan are intense since the raid. it's not clear if the cia would be allowed access. >>> there is a new controversy tied to the killing of osama bin laden. the code name of the top secret military mission was jer ran moe. people here in the bay area and u.s. are angry. they say he spent his entire life fighting for his people. >> when this comes out and associating a hero with a terrorist what does that say? to me it's what they still think of us. >> you know i

minor damage is being reported in the rural area outside of key koa this morning after at least three tornadoes touched down. this is one of the funnel clouds spotted in butte county yesterday afternoon. it pulled debris off the ground but no one was hurt. this twister touched down near durham. take a look hat that one. a tiny farming community about five miles south of chico. a tornado warning was in place until about 7:30 last night. we have more of that incredible video on our website at ktvu.com. look for it under the right now section right on our front page. >>> about a dozen states in the midwest are under tornado warnings and watches this morning. no deaths are being reported in the latest hit in missouri or indiana after tornadoes touched down there yesterday. storms tuesday night in arkansas, oklahoma and kansas did kill at least 15 people at this point. and the search for survivors continues in joplin, missouri, where 125 people were killed. >>> air traffic over europe is returning to normal this morning. we want to show you final eruptions. take a look at these pictures. t

president obama says last week's koa man doe raid that killed osama bin laden was the longest 40 minutes of his life. in a broadcast interview no one knew for sure bin laden was in the compound of pakistan but he didn't lose any sleep over the possibility that if bin laden were found, he might be killed. the president says anyone that questions the killing of a mass murder like bin laden needs to have his head examed. the united states is asking pakistan for permission to question osama bin laden's three wives. they are believed to be in pakistani custody along with other children. the cia wants to interview the women about bin laden own the inner workings of al qaeda. it's not known if the vie a will be aloud permission. you go to ktvu.com click on the osama bin laden tab. you will be able to see the five videos of bin laden released this weekend. >>> right now let's go back to sal to check on the commute. sal. >> right now we are starting in san francisco along northbound 101. you can see traffic is moving along nicely if you are driving up to the downtown area. hopefully the commute w

meeting today with the navy seals and army pilots that carried them into pakistan is off limits. 70 koa man does were involved in the assault. the washington post reports the cia maintained a safe house where another small team of spies conducted surveillance over several months. that information helped the seals rehearse how they would take on bin laden. but the word is the spies never captured a photograph of bin laden before the seals went in. the safe house did not play a role in the raid and it has reportedly been shut down. reporting live from washington, d.c. alison burns county v channel 2 -- ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a u.s. drone strike killed 10 people in north pakistan with afghan. the area is known to be a hideout for al qaeda and the taliban. the strike could increase tensions between the u.s. and pakistan. yesterday the pakistani army warned the u.s.. >>> the death of osama bin laden's -- they had varying views on president obama's bold military move. >> if you look at what president obama has done right in foreign policy, it is always been a continuation of the bush policy

the capitol hill paper lit koa is calling it the annual perk walk for big oil. let's get back to a live look at the hearing room. senators are making opening statements now. soon executives from bp, shelve ron, exson and shell. grilling them why they need tax breaks when they have such big profits and americans are already paying so much to fill up their gas tanks. >> the average motorist pulls up at that pump they're hit with a double whammy. the high price of gasoline. and then some of their tax dollars are going to subsidize exxonn mobile and shelve ron. >> executives will fight back saying it's unfair to single out their industry from a tax break available to all manufacturers. the head of conoco says the democrats plan to strip the subsidies is un-american and discriminatory. more live coverage of their testimony in my next update in about an hour. for now live in washington d.c., allison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we're following some breaking news out of libya. cnn is reporting that the rebels fighting against moammar gadafi have now taken over contr

koa pell for their sponsorships. i believe you're co-chair? >> today i am. >> the doors of the church are open. i yield back my time. >> thank you, mr. cohen. other members' opens staples are made part of the recordment i want to invite the pam to be seated, and i will introduce you after which we'll allow you five minutes to summarize your testimony before we go into questions. with us today is mr. rob ackenson, the founder of technology and innovation in washington, d.c., author of the coming book and has a background in technology policy. before coming to itif, he was vice president of the aggressive poll sieve institute and director of policy institute's technology and new economy project. while at ppi, he wrote numerous research papers on innovation policy including e-commerce and economics. our next witness is mr. russ who serves as tax policy adviser. . . and represented the tax agencies of the 50 states, new york city and the district of columbia. his career includes a for 35 years in state tax work and in the private-sector. in additi

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