as kyla campbell reports, the president wants sweeping changes, kyla campbell?> reporter: the president wants lawmakers to move quickly on immigration reform and to hell the 11 million illegal immigrants. they are expected to be more liberal than the legislation unveiled yesterday but he is not proposing new legislation. a group of republican senators created the latest framework for immigration reform but many in the republican party are not on board and critics say the proposal could do more harm than good. >> it is a big fat am necessary city bill -- am necessary city bill. >> what one had to say to us, when i see you next. kyla campbell, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> all right, kyla campbell, thank you. >>> they are holding public viewings of president barack obama's speech. here there will be a public viewing at our lady of guadeloupe church which starts 11:55 a.m. >>> zachary moitoza sent e- mails to professor at diablo valley college and the university of oregon. in one e-mail he said quote "i own a ptr-91 .308 caliber semi automatic rifle with a 20 bu

kyla campbell is -- tori campbell is in washington d.c., are things quiet there? >> yes, things are calming down after a lot going on over the last couple of days. the first lady appeared at the commander and chief's ball and the president gave a special greeting. >> it is because of you with honor we were able to end the war in iraq and because of you we were able to end justice to osama bin laden. [applauds] [applauds] >> and of course there was a lot of attention given to the first lady's dress and it was designed once again by jason wow and she has been wearing a lot of somber dark colors and it was a surprise to see her coming out in a bright red. >> and garage was flying and crews had their work cut out for them. there is a garbage can behind my now. the first lady will be attending a prayer service along with the vice-president and his wife and tonight there is another ball, the staff inaugural ball will be held at the convention center here in washington d.c. and there is already some business underway, there will be a previousing by jay carney later this

i will have more on what they are doing next, kyla campbell, washington d.c. ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> we will hear more on the president's next chief of staff and some say it will be dennis mcdonald. he will replace jack lew who is nominated of course for treasury secretary. >>> and plans will be announced for trains on the new high speed rail project. they will be holding a conference in washington d.c. and they will announce they are working together to get high speed rail trains and new equipment. some are holding a very unique contest which holds a billion dollar contract with those that are digging. voters can pick from a list of 5 names and there are women who help shape the list of san francisco. they include mary ellen pleasant and lilly hitch connect known for firefighting and the big tower. the event will end next wednesday. >>> he tried to grab a three- year-old girl right out of her mother's arms. take a look at the stretch. the man is described as latino with jeans and a yellow striped shirt at the time. their daughter was playing outside

kyla campbell has more with the details on their proposal, kyla campbell? >> reporter: they want to increase the debt ceiling without simultaneous budget cuts but they have a not so hidden agenda so the u.s. could focus the pressure on the senate to pass the first budget in nearly four years. this would take the debt ceiling issue off the table for now but other debates are coming in the weeks ahead. with the fiscal cliff, they have decided to put it off for months and also the current budget expires at the end of march without a spending plan in place, a partial government shut down is possible. house members are scheduled to vote tomorrow and democrats in the senate are on board with it. they are talking about it regarding the debt ceiling when i see you next, kyla campbell, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> on our website as well, www.ktvu.com. >> i'll take that, including beyonce, she sang the national an them. >>> they are hoping to be led to the suspect involved in the robbery. three people were able to escape from the store after the shooting from the

coast and bay will be really mild to warm. >>> kyla campbell is live in our washington, d.c.ave new information of some of those hostages who have been set free. kyla? >> reporter: yeah. cnn and "the associated press" are both reporting that the -- that the terrorists are reporting 30 hostages and another 60 are still unaccounted for. we'll take a look at the video just released. it shows algerians leaving the complex. but hostages are still being held at that complex. this is one of the hostages held at the plant. he was injured yesterday when the algerian government tried to free hostages. cnn says they are sending in a plane to rescue hostages. the terrorists came dozens were killed yesterday, including five americans. we tried to get the pentagon and state department to confirm those numbers for us this morning but they would not. the militants are demanding the release of two terrorists in exchange for two american hostages. leon panetta is telling hostage takers to he release them immediately. >> not in ail leer jaw, not in north africa, not anywhere. >> the state depar

as kyla campbell reports, they are making their position known. >> reporter: they do not want new gunt enforcing laws already on the books will cause more violence. president barack obama says he wants quick action on new gun control legislation. in the wake of the school shooting in newtown connecticut they pushed every armed guard. the n ra is willing to put up a fight and says the president can act for approval without congress. >> the president will take executive action to be taken and we have not decided what that is yet and we are complying with the attorney general... >> and that right there has a lot of gun lobbiests fired up and i will tell you more when i see you next. kyla campbell ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> they will reexamine safety procedures after what happened in connecticut. they are looking into an adult school to come up with a violent pattern. >>> there was a scare in los angeles after gunfire. the reason police were able to move in quickly and make an arrest. >>> new this morning, military jets may fly through skies for an exercise. it is set to take place

here is kyla campbell reporting from our washington d.c. newsroom and it is not getting any closer despite several shootings in months. >> reporter: president barack obama counted on aurora and newtown connecticut to prompt gun control. dianne finestein said she and others will ban military assault style weapons but senate majority leader senator harry reid does not believe it will pass and they started putting together a ban and it's likely the senate will hold up or down president barack obama's plan. pat trilahey is the senate jew disks area -- judiciary chairman. >> spare me symbolic arguments and let's have a discussion about how to better protect our communities from mass shootings guaranteed by our supreme court. >> and president barack obama knows he needs to win over members of his own party before he can begin to target republican support and don't forget, the n ra has a lot of pull here on capitol hill. and the n ra is not backing down after releasing an ad attacking president barack obama's gun policies before they were even ann

and this is attracting thousands of people and kyla campbell is right there in the middle of everything with a look at all the major events happening in just a couple of hours, good morning, kyla. >> reporter: this morning the first family is at a prayer service and in just two hours from now, the service gets underway behind us and the crowd sure is enjoying that and people walking around 5:30 our time they are picking things up and they gave out 250,000 tickets and another 500,000 are along the parade route. among those in the crowd, she won a lottery ticket. >> reporter: this is a historical moment for us all. >> not so much that the president is being sworn in but this is also dr. martin luther king, jr.'s observation day so we are celebrating two historical moments today and i get to be part of it. >> reporter: we are looking at some of the security tents and there are hundreds of people who have tickets and have their bodies searched and between d.c. police, 6500 officers will be on hand today. reporting live in washington, kyla campbell ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> ktvu chann

as kyla campbell reports from our washington, d.c. there is a new poll out showing most americans would support tougher laws. kyla? >> reporter: the pew research center poll shows more people want more restrictions on gunn buyers. of those polled, 85% won background checks for private fun sales and those who buy weapons at shows. 80% say the mentally ill should not be allowed to buy guns and over half say there should not be an -- be a ban on the assault weapons. president obama says he could use his power to create stricter gun laws in the next few days. he's reviewing the proposals from the vice president's task force on stemming the gun violence. there's talk of abandoniand lim high-capacity magazine clips. >> if there is a step we can take that will save even one child from what happened in newtown, we should take that step. >> reporter: and we expect to learn more about the president's plans during the white house daily news conference in just over two hours, what the nra and other gun rights groups are saying about all of this,

as kyla campbell report, early trade something off to a great start on wall street. kyla?>> reporter: we've been keeping an eye on the stock exchange this morning. >>> numbers were up immediately after the opening bell last hour. that piggybacks off two positives from the fiscal cliff deal. households making less than $450,000 a year will stay at their current tax rate and federal unemployment benefits continue for 2 million americans this year. something left out of the deal will take more money out of paychecks. the payroll tax holiday expired. so most of us are paying 2% more in taxes. and just as congress compromised on the fiscal cliff deal, it's gearing up for two big fights in the coming weeks, raising the debt ceiling and cutting government spending. >> and the one thing that i think hopefully in the new year we'll focus on is seeing if we can put a package like this together with a little bit less drama, a little bess brinksmanship, not -- a little bit less brinksmanship, not scare americans so much. >> reporter: people will have less cash by paying more with the

as kyla campbell reports from our washington, d.c. newsroom, the new congress will still have to deal with a lot of old problems. >> reporter: more than 90 new members of the house and senate, may not get what they hoped for. first, they will be dealing with the date ceiling. in the meantime, the treasury department is taking what it calls extraordinary measures to keep the u.s. from defaulting on its payments. then there's the delayed sequester. the outgoing congress pushed off government and military spending cuts for two months. and other big legislation is expected to play out in the coming year. immigration reform has been a hot topic and now gun control is emerging as another. the republicans still run the house and democrats still control the senate. but there is more diversity in d.c. more on that when i see you next. live in washington, kyla campbell, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:16. another item on the congressional i jen da today. choosing -- agenda today, choosing a speaker of the house. it's widely expected that john boehne

kyla campbell, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, kyla. >>> sonia sotomayor will be here in the bay arean the high court. she's on a tour promoting her book called my beloved world recalling her life from a bronx housing project to the federal bench. this begins at the herps theater and it is sold out. >>> new information just coming in this morning on the dreamliner cancellations out of san jose. minutes ago, a spokeswoman for mineta san jose airport told ktvu all nippon airways is canceling 787 dreamliner service to japan through february 18th. that means no ana dreamliner flights for at least three weeks. this comes amid a report the japanese government may have eased safety regulations to help fast track the 787. but japan says it did not compromise its safety standards. >>> 8:18. badge here at home, a public -- back here at home, a public hearing scheduled for the future of pete's harbor in redwood city has been postponed. the city canceled it after the developer and the save pete's harbor group brought about the delay. they are expected to clarify whether the lease on the outer har

. >>> if hagel is confirmed, he will likely have to take on budget cuts and as kyla campbell reports there is a ripple affect we could feel here in the bay area. >> reporter: pam, a lot of spending budgets are expected to come and if that happens, the blue angels could become a thing of the pass. it would force the navy to cut funding for the second half of the year and that includes fleet week in san francisco and that's scheduled for mid- october. a shrinking budget is one thing hagel could face but he has said spending has ballooned and there are areas that should be trimmed. he has spent weeks preparing forted and the president -- for today and they called it the hagel war room. >> we are expecting results and that's what you can expect in this hagel process. >> reporter: now past supporters have turned to sceptics and why they say he is too soft for the job. when i see you next i will have more, kyla campbell ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> they are allowing the treasury department to keep borrowing money. the house passed it and it extends the debt ceiling through may 18th. it

. >>> as kyla campbell reports from our washington d.c.sroom, several are already going against the white house's call for executive action. >> reporter: any executive order the president makes on gun laws would just be to push his own agenda and this is not what is best for the country. the group has said there should not be new gun legislation and instead the government should do a better job of enforcing current laws. vice-president joseph biden is leading the panel to get feedback from both sides. vice-president joseph biden's comments about using an executive order are stirring up controversy. >> that i think changes the game and throws into question the legitimacy of the federal government. >> hollywood is sending representatives to the white house and more on their spending when i see you next. kyla campbell ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> the state teacher's fund is planning on investing in guns to make guns illegal in california. they do not want their pension money invested into freedom groups who make rifles like the one used i

kyla campbell is right there in the nation's capital to tell us what is ahead forted.g -- ahead for today. >> reporter: the inauguration ceremony is still more than three hours away and the supreme court justice will be administering the oath for president barack obama and he will be giving hills speech which is expected to be brief compared 20 years ago. his inauguration marked several including the largest in any event in washington d.c. and they gave out 250,000 tickets but they expect as many as 250,000 to converge on capitol hill hill which is less than two years ago. mayor head lee loves what he is -- ed lee loves what he is seeing here and at home. >> there is a tremendous link to really include all the different minorities that perhaps felt sit out for many decades. >> as you can imagine security is tight and they started blocking off areas with fencing days ago and concrete barriers are keeping vehicles from getting too close to the building. people do have tickets to get into the inn ago racing and everything is kept very tight and secure there. kyla campbell

kyla campbell is in our washington, d.c. newsroom listening in on a -- listening in -- listening in on a hearing. >> reporter: we've heard from several senators over the past 45 minutes. let's take a live look at that hearing right now where hagel just began speaking moments ago. several other senators gave opening statements. many end med hagel for his service -- many commended hagel for his service. if confirmed, he would be the first vietnam vet to serve as secretary of defense. >> you can't read his account of his military service and not be impressed by it. >> reporter: but those against the confirmation point to several red flags. some say back in 2000, a number of senators signed a letter reaffirming their position to help israel. jim inhoff of oklahoma says hagel was one of four who would not sign the letter and pointed to his apparent willingness to negotiate with iran, something the pentagon has been against. >> too often it seems he's willing to subscribe to a worldwide view that's predicated on appeasing our add

we will have an update when i see you next, kyla campbell, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> salvatore has made some new controversial comments about his opposition. in an interview, he said, asking same sex to marry is like asking males to breast feed. he warned against using the term gay marriage too much. >>> and at the super bowl, the national football league will pay tribute to the victims. well now 26 survivors of that shooting will head to the super bowl, they will sing america the put full. >>> oakland police plan on playing a basketball game to help lift the spirits of the community after a little girl was shot and hurt. they will play against 8th graders and it is just a block away from where a third grader was hit by bullets during a driveby. the little girl was shot when the gun men missed their intended targets. >>> sal is busy covering traffic, what is going on, sal? >>> i am looking at this bart delay, it is 1530 -- 15 to 30 minute delay due to 'apartment come pleasants a well, but this might affect trains. we still have a truck accident on 101 on the right-hand side of

live in washington, kyla campbell, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:17.now that she's out of the hospital, hillary clinton plans to keep her pledge to testify to congress about the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. secretary clinton was released from the hospital on wednesday after getting treatment for a blood clot in her brain. she canceled scheduled appearances at congressional hearss last month -- hearings last month after she fainted and fell and hit her hit. there were accusations she was exaggerating how sick she was to avoid testifying. >>> ailail ailal-jazeera plans to keep a bureau in san francisco of the current tv. >>> gavin newsom will be leaving his talk show on current tv by the end of the month. >>> dr. mcdreamy does well with the ladies on gray's anatmy. he his his investment group's bid appears to be winning for tully's coffee. there are 47 locations in california and washington. they filed for bankruptcy. it's not a done deal yet. a bankruptcy judge will have the final say next week. >>> in san francisco, there's been a fier

as kyla campbell reports, one republican congressman is threatening impeachment. >> reporter: dave people who support gun rights say president barack obama's support for gun orders threaten their rights. since the shooting in newtown connecticut many are vowing to make stricter gun laws and they will make an executive order meaning congress has no say. texas is starting to begin impeachment procedures to stop the president and vice- president joseph biden is expected to put through a new ban on weapons and universal background checks. but the president says it is not the same as taking citizens guns away. other gun advocates are creating fear and it is a good way to drum up business. >> even the slightest hint of some sensible responsible legislation in this area fans this notion that somehow here it comes and that everybody's guns will be taken away. >> reporter: and a new pole shows some tougher gun laws and i will break down the numbers when i see you next. kyla campbell in washington ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> we are now learning secretary of state hillary rodham clinton will te

as kyla campbell reports it is not beginning to be ease -- going to be easy. >> reporter: senate majorityleader harry reid says changing gun laws will be a tough challenge. democrats in the senate are going to work on gun laws they believe will pass the republican controlled house. but some republicans who support gun rights say none of these measures would have prevented the tragedy at newtown. they believe the focus needs to be on mental health. >> it really does a disservice to the families and victims of newtown. it does a disservice to the american people. to look at what the real policies are here. >> reporter: mental health is expected to be a part of president obama's gun control agenda. i'll take a look at his options when i see you next. live in washington kyla campbell. >>> ktvu news will bring you live coverage of the president's proposals for reducing gun violence. he is scheduled to make that announcement at 8:55 this morning our time. ktvu will also be streaming the presidents remarks live on our website ktvu.com. >>> happening right now a small group of redwood city boat o

kyla campbell, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:18. this morning, interviews with a dozen female soldiers and marines show very little interest in signing up for combat duty. most of the women surveyed said they had no interest on being on the front line fighting. they did think it should be open up to female troops who might want that experience. some women have complained that banning then from combat means they are at a disadvantage when it comes to moving up in the ranks of the military. >>> landfill caumakers get -- california lawmakers get back to work today with a democratic super-authority in the house. does this mean it will be anything but usual in this legislation station. >> reporter: well, democrats have a lot of power. that's the first one they've had one since 18 -- since 1883. they can pass anything they want without a single republican vote. the democrats can push through without requiring republicans' support. darrell steinberg said at the top of the agenda are a water bond, gun control, implementing the new federal h

ktvu's kyla campbell is in our washington, d.c. newsroom now breaking down -- this is very complicated exactly where we are right now. >> reporter: the u.s. senate pulled an all-nighter to do its part to avoid automatic income tax hikes and deep government spending cuts but the house has yet to approve the measure. senators barbara boxer and dianne feinstein voted with the majority of the senate to extend the current tax rates for households making less than $450,000 a year and individuals making less than $400,000. but all of us will see less in our paychecks this year. that's because the senate measure did not extend the payroll tax holiday, meaning workers will lose out on another 2% of their pay. the senate move does extend federal unemployment benefits for 2 million americans for one year and it puts a freeze on congressional pay just days after president obama said they should get a raise. but much more is on the line in the coming weeks. the senate has put off dealing with government spending cuts for another two months and

as kyla campbell reports both republicannest and democrats have a plan for the 11 million illegal immigrants in the united states. kyla. >> reporter: one of the biggest debates with immigration reform is to whether or not help those that that are here illegally to become citizens. aup of senators from both parties also wants to use immigration reforto boost our economy. when it comes to immigrants getting -- they do not take the jobs of u.s. citizens and want to hold employers accountable if they hire illegal immigrants. they will get support on capitol hill. even in the republican cold house. they on 70% of the latino vote. >> i'm cautiously optimistic. i see the right spirit. i see things that were once off the table for agreement and discussion being on the table with a serious pathway for it. >> reporter: the senators will give more details of their plan in just over five house. and the president is also getting involved. what is on his agenda when i see you next. live in washington kyla campbell. >>> time now 6:16. later this morning at the white house president obama and vice president

as kyla campbell reports the outcome could determine how many american troops come home this year. kyla. >> reporter: dave more than 60,000 u.s. troops are in afghanistan right now. president obama has not determined how many will leave the middle east this year. the u.s. war on terror in afghanistan officially ends next year. u.s. and nato forces are set to leave by the year of 2014. this year afghan forces are supposed to take the lead in security and that means thousands of u.s. traps could return home. but president obama is open to keeping anywhere from 3,000 to 15,000 u.s. troops in afghanistan. after the end of the war next year. the u.s. leaders want to make sure afghan officials can run their government and security without america's help. plus the pentagon wants karzai's word that the afghan security forces will keep the taliban from setting up shop as soon as the u.s. pulls out its troops. [ inaudible ] >> reporter: keep in mind secretary of state hillary clinton and secretary of defense leon panetta are both leaving their post within weeks. how the president's nominees

as ktvu kyla campbell reports from our washington, d.c. newsroom the president is facing opposition from gun rights groups. many republicans and even some fellow democrats. kyla. >> while the president can make some changes on his own using executive orders, he will need congress to follow through with gun legislation to change existing laws. at this mornings reveal, president obama will be surrounded by kids who wrote to him after the deadly shooting in newtown, connecticut last month. the white house identified 19 executive actions the president can take. including a major overhaul. he also needs help from congress. he will press lawmakers to mandate background checks for all gun buyers and ban assault style weapons and high capacity ammunition clips. >> if these things were easy they would have been achieved already. if the reyule were easily accomplished it would not need renewing. it would have happened already. >> democratic leaders agree changing gun laws will be a tough battle to win. more on what they are saying when i see you next

live in washington kyla campbell. >> there could be sweeping changes in school sports programs following an order that would be issued today. the u.s. education department will tell schools they must give students with disabilities a fair shot to play on a traditional school sports team. they will be required to make what the directive calls reasonable modification for students with disabilities or create new leagues. so far there is no deadline on when the schools must comply. >>> a new strain of norovirus is spending here in the united states. the center for disease control says the so-called sydney norovirus strain from australia has caused outbreaks here. symptoms include vomiting, other flu like symptoms. washing your hands can help. >>> it looks like senior officials have tonged a big bullet. the district attorney has announced charges won't be tiled after allegations they hid millions of dollars in state funds. the funding scandal came as the state threatened to close 70 parks because of budget cuts. but the da office said it would be hard to prove any criminal wrong doing. >>> ti

as ktvu kyla campbell reports from washington, d.c. this time republicans are on board. orter: yeah democratic and republican senators work together to lay out this frame work. it includes creating a tough but fair path to citizenship. they also want to reform the legal immigration system in a way that would grow our economy. the senators also propose an employment varyification if they hired illegal immigrants. they want to make sure workers come to america legally and that they are not taking away jobs that americans apply for. and the senators are unvailing details in about six hours to address the 11 million illegal immigrants in the country. one senator introinterviewed this weekend say said the pathway to citizenship is key to reforming the system. >> absolutely. americans support it. in poll after poll. second latino voters expect it. >> i will explain exactly why the gop needs it when i see you next. live in washington kyla campbell ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time is 5:15. president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton appeared together in an interview talki

as kyla campbell reports some major, major fights are expected in the coming weeks. kyla. >> reporter: dave, the fiscal cliff deadline is one of several congress has to beat otherwise our congress will face dire problems. last night the house voted 257- 167 to approve the senate legislation passed less than 24 hours ago. california congress democrats both abstained from voting. their last day of work is tomorrow. their main points of the deal the income tax rate is going up only on households making $450,000 a year. and individuals making $400,000. federal unemployment benefits continued this year for two million americans. two other major fights are coming. the country is hitting the debt ceiling without raising it they would -- congress temporarily pushed off deep government spending cuts. >> there will be more deficit reduction as congress decides what to do with the automatic spending cuts we have now delayed for two months. >> reporter: we're already getting a look at how world markets are reacting to the legislation. more on that when i see you next. live in was

kyla campbell is in our washington, d.c. newsroom with all of this late breaking news. kyla. >> reporter: yeah pam a lot of developments in just the last 30 minutes. algeria state news service says about 60 hostages are still unaccounted for this hour. we just heard back from the pentagon. they said the state department has autodetail -- has all the details. we called them. we have yet to hear back. terrorists say they still have two american hostages in algeria and want to make a trade. those two american for two jailed figures. one master minded the 1993 world trade center bombing. the terrorists say as many as 35 of their 40 hostages were killed including as many as five americans. and we are working to get more information this hour from defense secretary leon panetta. he did speak at a college in london and said quote those who wont wantingly attack our country and people will have no place to hide. d.c. insiders say the air force is sending in an evacuation from europe to algeria to get the hostages out of that area. again we have calls into the state department to

as kyla campbell reports from our washington, d.c. newsroom the nra is ready to fight. >> reporter: the nra executive director is going before the senate in its first hearing on gun violence since the deadly school shoot newtown. wayne lap area is the new defender of gun rights. he will talk about how law- abiding gun owners should not -- and mark kelly the former congresswoman of gabby giffords. the couple is pushing for gun control through an organization they recently started. called americans for responsible solutions. >> reporter: the nra will have to go head to head with dianne feinstein. she introduced an assault weapons ban last week. what she is saying about the nra. live in washington kyla campbell ktvu channel 2 news. >>> also in san francisco this morning two conservative action groups are holding a news conference right outside senator feinstein's san francisco office. opposing her assault weapons ban. the western representation pack is teaming up with the women warriors pack. their news conference is set for 10:00 this m

as kyla campbell reports from the washington dc news room, the numbers are up but the same from the month kyla a . >> reporter: there was some growth in december. 155,000 jobs were added. that is up slightly from november when 146,000 jobs were added. the unemployment rate stays at 7.8%. that's the same as november now that the bureau of labor statistics revised those numbers. economists credit small businesses are creating 25,000 new jobs last month. meantime, the labor department says 3 million workers are hopelessly unemployed. they call those who have not looked for jobs in the last four weeks discouraged workers. we will see how this all plays out on wall street. opening bell in 15 minutes. in the meantime i'll be digging through the report to see which sectors saw the most growth. more on that when i see you next. live in washington, kyla campbell, ktvu channel # news. >>> food truck owners and restaurant owners have been fighting over how much space the food trucks have to given over restaurant businesses. new rules may help ease some of the tension. the restaurant association says

as kyla campbell reports from our washington, d.c.etween democrats and republicans is not narrowing despite mass shootingses in recent months. >> reporter: president obama believes recent tragedies like those in newtown and aurora prove the time to act on gun control is now and some members of congress are following his lead. dianne feinstein said she and others will introduce a bill next week that would ban military-style assault weapons. but harry reid, a gun owner himself, does not think a ban will pass congress. so instead of putting together a bill with multiple layers, it's likely they will hold a vote on individual elements of the president's plan. >> the numbers around the country, most people favor having the ability to dairy -- carry guns. the american people want us to be very carb just what we do. >> reporter: president obama knows he needs to win over members of his own party before he can target his own party. >>> an unusual proposal to regulate assault weapons in san jose is getting mixed reviews. a lawyer in san jose d

as kyla campbell reports from our washington, d.c. newsroom, former congresswoman gabrielle giffords gave her dramatic opening statement. >> reporter: she spoke only briefly and others continued testifying this hour. we're taking a live look at the hearing on capitol hill. it started about an hour ago, when gabby giffords testified and moved some to tears when she spoke. >> violence is a big problem. too many children are dying. too many children. we must do something. >> reporter: mark kelly testified. he talked about being a gun owner himself. kelly wants stricter gun trafficking laws and called for a "careful conversation on the types of guns that are legally bought and sold in the united states." >> first, fix gun background checks. the holes in our laws make a mockery of the background check system. the nra is calling for more armed guards and teachers i cross the country. also getting belter mental health checks for those who want to buy guns. >>> two troops are holding protests outside of her san francisco office. the western r

kyla campbell, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, kyla. >>> 8:15.nation president obama is expected to make is white house receive of staff lack lieu to replace geithner. in if he's confirmed lieu's first priority would be to work with congress to raise the debt ceiling and the president would need to find a new chief of staff. >>> a federal court has approved additional severence pay for dozens of former military servers who are gay and lesbians who were discharged under the don't ask, don't tell law. this covers 180 veterans who received only half their separation pay. don't ask/don't tell was repealed last fall. >>> it will be late march before the u.s. supreme court hears arguments on two same-sex marriage cases. arguments on proposition 8 which bans gay marriage, will be heard on march 26th. the court will hear the challenge to the federal defense of marriage act the next day. doma makes it so salt lake city marriages are not recognized -- so same-sex marriages are not recognized under any laws and allows states to ignore same- sex marriages pe

kyla campbell is live in washington, d.c. with more, including the moment that hillary clinton choked up. >> reporter: yeah, hillary clinton said she does take full responsibility for the deadly attacks in benghazi. we're taking a live look at the hearing. clipton choked up as she -- clinton choked up. >> i put my arms and the mothers and fathers, the sisters and brothers, the sons and the daughters and the wives left alone to raise their children. >> reporter: she also talked about how brave u.s. ambassador stevens was. congress is pressuring clinton to answer why she did not fulfill stevens' request when he asked for more security at the consulate for months leading up the attack. but clinton says again gazi was one of many posts facing security issues. >> there were so many protests happening and thousands of people were hutting our facilities apartment risk. >> reporter: senator john kerry is the chair of the senate foreign relations committee but he's not at the hearing this morning. we called his office minutes ago. the

as kyla campbell reports there's an important meeting planned today and a vote planned for tomorrow.hompson is part of a house committee holding a meeting today on the debt ceiling. they are taking a look at how the past has voted to raise the limit. the committee is examining the constitution to see if it provides options for the president when the deal is reached. tomorrow, the house will vote on increasing the debt ceiling so the u.s. can pay its bills through may. if congress approves, pressure falls on senate democrats to pass their first budget in four years. without one there could be a partial government shut down at the end of march. congressman mike honda is making a pitch. i will explain his proposal when i see you next. back to you. >> thank you. >>> great economic news just coming in right now. u.s. home sales rose to a five- year high last year. that should bode well for the markets. dow jones is down a little bit. right now, the nasdaq also down, but the s&p s&p, posting a little bit of a -- but the s&p posting a little bit of a gain. >>> >>> a young girl is dead, seve

live in washington, kyla campbell, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 8:15.ution witness is scheduled to testify today in a competency hearing for the accused shooter in a colorado sheeter -- theater shooting. our reporter is live from aurora, colorado with more on what a detective is expected to say about james holmes' bizarre behavior of a his arrest. >> reporter: good morning, tori. sergeant mathew with the aurora police department will finish his testimony that he began yesterday. this is emotional testimony where he actually broke down. he's the third veteran police officer to break down on the stand on this third preliminary hearing kay o-- day here this week in centennial, colorado. now, his job is go through each and every person and each and every injury that occurred on july 20th, 2012. so this is 166 counts against james holmes of murder and attempted murder in addition to other injuries and explosives charges. he did that. what he was doing yesterday, as he was listing them, he broke down multiple times. the judge took a break at one point. they c

as kyla campbell reports, president barack obama wants to move quickly with any recommendations. kyla? >> reporter: dave, the vice- president has given them a few weeks to come up with regulation on gun control. -- legislation on gun control. vice-president joseph biden is meeting with gun control leaders and tomorrow he will be sitting down with the n ra and other groups. they want to place more focus on mental health and violent video games. -- violent video games. they are sending members as vice-president joseph biden continues with the series of meetings. and he was invited to the house -- white house but de-- white house but declined. more on that later in my next update. >>> thompson is chairman for the gun violence prevention task force. he want to hear more ideas on making things safer. the meeting will go on until 8:30. >>> tomorrow water service will be back to normal after a plumbing problem which lasted several hours. an alert was issued yesterday at 1:00 and that means water can only be used for urgent patient care. water service was restored shortly after 5:00 last

now on the test site, we have photographs of what they are showing, kyla campbell ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> senator john kerry is expected to face mostly friendly questioning when he testifies before the committee that he served on for the past four, he will appear before the foreign relations committee starting 7:00 our time and he is expected to be easily confirmed by his senate colleagues. >>> and a look into the sandy hook school shooting, the sandy hook advisory commission will talk about the similar shootings of colorado and newtown connecticut. they will talk about school safety, mental health and gun violence prevention by march 15th. >>> senator dianne fine stein will begin to fight for a ban on assault weapons. and in a few hours, she will introduce a new law which is designed to stop military assault weapons. the senator introduced a similar bill shortly after a mass shooting at a san francisco law firm. >>> some parents at one california school district are up in arms over the purchase of more than a dozen assault weapons. they bought 14 assault weapons to protect them

kyla campbell? >> reporter: they will have more when they fire off questions for her later this morning. they attacked the consulate in benghazi in libya. we learned later stevens requested more security but it never came. they showed new state department e-mails showing nearly a year before the attack stevens asked to move the compound and he proposed moving to a hotel or an annex. but it is expected to add fuel to the firestorm republicans have already promised. clinton is likely to repeat what she said in october. >> i take responsibility and i am in charge of the state department, 60,000 plus people all over the world. >> reporter: clinton was supposed to testify last month and that was due to world travel and a concussion and some other illnesses. we will have more when i see you next. ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> well, senator steven kerry will question him and they will appear before that same committee to replace clinton as secretary of state. kerry is expected to be easily confirmed. >>

kyla campbell has more on what is behind all the angry rhetoric from north korea, kyla? >> reporter: just two years ago, united states expanded sanctions against north korea and north korea said today they reject all security council resolutions and it is the most dangerous phase towards the north. these latest threats are disturbing calling the u.s. the sworn enemy of the north korean people. u.s. intelligence experts are keeping a close eye on the test site and they say activity led them to believe more activity will be coming soon and they say a test could happen at any time. we called the department of defense and they have not called back with response to these new threats and we have new information on just how far these north korean rockets could reach, i will have more in my next update. back to you. >>> the president will nominate mary joe white to lead securities and exchange commit commission. she built a reputation for fighting white color crimes. >>> this morning, senator john kerry has his first confirmation as secretary of state. he is ready to face mostly

kyla campbell in our washington, d.c.us some of that ad it is now running on tv nationwide. >> reporter: the nra didn't wasteny time asking the viewers if president obama's kids were more important than theirs. take a listen. >> why is he skeptical about putting armed security in our schools when his kids are protected by armed guard at their schools? >> reporter: the ad goes on to call president obama an elitist hypocrite. this is coming before we know how president obama is planning to use his powers. the white house did identify 19 executive actions the president can take, including a major overhaul to the federal database system that tracks criminals and the mentally ill but he will need congress to make laws to -- to make changes to laws already in place and harry reid wants to find common ground. we'll here all of the details -- hear all of the tee tails in less than an hour -- details in less than an hour. i'm heading to the house to beer with as president obama un- - to be there as president obama unveils his prop

when i see you next, kyla campbell, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> here in the bay area, undocumentedrants are excited about the possibility of true immigration reform. many immigrants say they hope the current effort lead to a path to citizenship and many are allowing people to legalize their status as it will be better for everyone. >> the country will benefit. >> they testified illegal immigrants make up 7% of the population, the high hest in the -- highest in the country. >>> they are holding public viewings of president barack obama's speech and here throughout the bay area, we will have a public viewing at guadeloupe church and that begins at 7:55 this morning. >>> the young woman accused of the car crash at the twin peeks is due in court. she is expected to find out the date of her preliminary hearing. she is charged with vehicular man slaughter, driving under the influence and hit-and-run. she had blood alcohol level way over the legal limit when she ran over and killed a 56-year- old woman. two other people were hurt. >>> police down in southern california are trying to figur

as kyla campbell reports economists are split on the outcome. reporter: the big fear in the last few weeks was how investors would react. asia kicked off the year with fire works thanks to the fiscal cliff deal here in the u.s.. after completing the deal they held off most of the expected impact. u.s. stock futures were also up sharply and will get a closer look at the opening bell in 20 minutes. despite the positive news economists say we're not out of the woods just yet. they have to raise the debt ceiling soon. >> while i will negotiate over many things, i will not have another debate with this congress over whether or not they should pay the pill bills they have already racked up through the laws they passed. >> reporter: the president said with those upcoming to base he hopes for less drama and congress went scare americans like they dead. >> we do have more on the fiscal cliff vote on our website just log on to ktvu.com. >>> tomorrow new members of he defeated long-time damage mop pete stark. he is getting the key to his new office on capi

live in washington kyla campbell. >>> time 5:15.r metal thieves stole a war memorial from a park in petaluma donations are pouring in to -- stolen from walmart park sometime around september 21st. authorities think thieves used an electric saw to remove a plaque from its base. they have raised more than $9,000 to replace that plaque. >>> north bay an overflow crowd at the third and final community forum on gun violence. bay area congressman mike thompson hosted the meeting. thompson is chairman of the gun violence prevention task force. last night people packed the hallway just waiting to speak. >> gun owners have responsibilities to keep those guns out of the hands of mentally ill, drug years,. >> i see no purpose whatsoever to own an assault weapon. at the same time i am not in favor of gun control. >> congressman thompson has held meetings in vallejo and napa. he'll take back what he has heard from the task force in washington, d.c.. >>> angry students, teachers, and staff at city college of san francisco are planning a campus pr

as ktvu's kyla campbell reports, the president and first family attended a prayer service. kyla? >> reporter: yes. the president, first lady and their daughters big smiles. permission dictates that -- tradition dictates that a prayer session attended. they take a motorcade. meanwhile, crowds are building along the national mall and in two hours, not even, just over an hour, the public swearing-in ceremony gets underway behind me. we saw people watching around in pitch black. also coming today, a san francisco woman who -- who won't tickets from a lottery. >> i can't wait to see the president in for another four years. that's stop. >> reporter: the security measures are in place. right now we are a taking a live look at the tents set up along the perimeter of the capitol building. hundreds, thousands of people are waiting to get through. they have check in with security, go through metal detectors and be greeted by the officers there. there are 6500 around the capitol today to ensure everybody's safety. >> kyla, before you go, i know we've been hearing fewer people out there. we a

live in washington kyla campbell. >>> the senate is set to vote monday on a rebill for super storm sandye money is urgently needed. sandy hit the east coast last october killing 140 people and destroying homes and businesses. the house passed the emergency relief bill last week. >>> new jersey storm victims won't be able to rebuild their homes exactly the way they were before that storm. that is because the federal emergency management agency has redone the flood maps along the jersey shore for the first time in 20 years. they put that area in a higher risk zone. new jersey governor chris christie says property owners will see a benefit to new tougher building standards. >> you will see lower insurance costs in the long run if you do not and your property is rebuilt without meeting fema updated standards, you will see increases in your peopleups and -- your premiums and properties will be less safe. >> the governor says the new standards will have higher costs. but the guidelines will go into effect in a few days. >>> we are learning a suspect in a hostage situation was wanted for questi

kyla campbell. >> reporter: i did just put a call into the public affairs office at the pentagon. nobody answered. i am waiting to hear back from them. we do know leon panetta says the u.s. will do whatever is proper and necessary to deal with the hostage situation in algeria. its terrorist affiliated with al qaeda that are those taking over the gas complex. they took more than 40 hostages earlier this week including seven americans. the u.s. believes about 35 of the hostages were killed yesterday when the algerian government launched an assault on the complex. it's not known yet how many americans could be dead. algeria did not warn the u.s. before that assault. the country's leaders say they had to move quickly because they believe the attackers were gipping to take the hostages to -- were going to take the the hostages to a neighboring country where they could be used as as blackmail or killed. we'll have world reaction coming up when i see you next. >>> time is 5:14. gun sales are surging nation- wide some gun stores are running out of military style assault weapons. since the

kyla campbell is live in our washington, d.c. newsroom. we are hearing gabrielle giffords will be a witness this morning. >> reporter: giffords is expected to give an opening statement but she won't be taking questions from the senate panel. several gun safety advocates are testifying today including giffords husband mark kelly. in the two years since she was shot in the head, the two have pushed for tighter gun controls and they are getting help from california senator dianne feinstein she just introduced an assault weapons ban last week and expected to have a lot to say to the nra executive director. wayne lapierre is testifying before the senate. >> he makes his claim that everybody is entitled to these weapons. my view everybody is seattleed to -- is entitled to be safe. >> reporter: what the group executive director is saying when i meet with you next. >>> also this morning two conservative action groups are holding a news conference outside of senator dianne feinstein's san francisco office. to oppose her assault weapons ban. the wes

live in washington, kyla campbell, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time 5:15 officials at al jazeera will bethe staff in san francisco. as we told you before, the news channel bought the progressive bay area network for half a billion dollars. al jazeera hasn't said whether it will keep current tv officers on townsend street but gentleman sere are does plan to keep a bureau in -- al jazeera plans to keep a bureau. >>> new this morning, 49ers ceo judd york is offering new details expected to open. he says the team's object is to make the fans experience adds great as it possibility can be. the new stadium is designed with open concourses so you can see the game while you're waiting at concession stands and it will be high-tech with fans able to potentially leave their wallets at home and use their smartphone to pay for everything. >>> la salle's high school football coach is expected to announce he is stepping down after 34 seasons. he is california's all time winningest high school football l coach with 399 victories. just last month the coach of the spar tons to the 4th 4th consecutive open