i am patty lee and i was look to introduce my comc. >> good morning. my name is maurice. one of the interesting things to note is the collaborative came apart from the meetings and get togethers. this is important for stake holders and it works. >> i have a few housekeeping measures. i want everybody to take notice to the emergency exits. we are asking that everybody please sit down if you can because you would be blocking the emergency exit. men's room is on the first floor. it's closed on this floor. we are asking that everybody including our panelist to remember turn off your black berries, pagers and phones. at this time, i am very honored and proud to introduce jeff adachi. >> thank you very much. and welcome to the 5th annual public defender's juvenile summit. i was thinking this morning. 5 years. maybe we will not need this because we will have justice for youth. until that time, we will continue to meet and talk and create action. this is the theme of today's summit. creating an action plan that will result in the changes that we're talking about today and the inn

patty lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> fundraiser is getting underway in san francisco for the two hikers held in iran. shane bauer and josh. they are trial is scheduled july 31. today is shane bauer 29th birthday. the fundraiser features his photography. money raised will go towards legal fees. . >>> how patrol agents botched their monitoring of phillip garrido. ken pritchett is live. he sat down with the district attorney who just made public key evidence in the case. >> reporter: a sat down with the da. asked him why he released the documents, he says he wants to highlights the mistakes made in this case. mistakes that could have prevented the kidnapping in if first place. >> reporter: look at this video of phillip garrido with nancy garrido taping. this one of them stocking children. >> do you think anybody can see me? >> no. >> i see them. >> reporter: this is part of the evidence released by the da who says it shows the role of both. >> it's very clear that nancy was a willing and active participate in some of the things that he was doing. >> reporter: he released the evidence to hi

ktvu's patty lee will explain how police plan to handle the increase in homicides. details ahead at 5:30. >>> one day since casey anthony walked out of jail a free woman and that has many wondering where is she now. casey anthony was released yesterday. hours later a plane registered to one of casey anthony's attorneys took off from orlando. making four stops across the country before ending here in the bay area. it is unclear whether casey anthony was on the plane. her attorneys say a plan was made to protect casey anthony from people with the quote, lynch modmentality. >>> new northern california twist in the casey anthony story. leonard pudia is suing casey anthony and jose baez. he claims he accepted their offer to search for caylee anthony and spent $200,000 on private investigators and security. he realizes now he was tricked into believing caylee anthony was missing with they knew she was already dead. >> he knew where the body was lulong and she was never was missing, lost. he conned us and did a good job. >> some are saying casey anthony's attorney could co

ktvu's patti lee live to explain the consequences. >> reporter: restaurants were packed at la fiesta square. but there's a definite air of caution and restraint. from bringing their own bottles to restaurants, to holding off on bigger purchases. east bay residents are coping with the war of words. if the debt ceiling is not raised, the u.s. will not be able to pay its debt say analysts. >> that would be catastrophic for the economy. >> reporter: harlen shaken says the show down could be severe consequences. >> if the u.s. defaults or even looks like it's going to default we could fall not slip, but fall into a second recession. >> reporter: until now the debt ceiling raised 10 times in the past decade has been a technical question. but this year republicans demanded major spending cuts in return for an increased ceiling. a plan democrats say won't work without raising taxes. >> they just want to create some drama so that they can extract their pet projects out of the administration. >> i think they should try to get down underneath what the current debt ceiling is and stop spending.

reporting live in san francisco, patti lee, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> san francisco police will pay more toward their pensions after approving a new contract today. an additional 3% of their salaries will go to the pension fund over the next two years. in exchange, the city agreed to no layoffs the remainder of this fiscal year. officers will receive 3% of a previously agreed to raise. mayor ed lee is asking workers to make concessions to ease the city's budget deficit. if firefighters agree to a similar plan, it could save the city $31 million over the next two years. >>> to japan now where another large earthquake off the damaged northern coast today rattled nerves. the 7.0 quake was centered about 131 miles east of sendai at about a depth of 11 miles. a tsunami warning was issued and there is a report of a 4-inch tsunami hitting the north coast. that warning though has since been lifted. japanese officials said they had no reports of disturbances from today's quake at at at at at the fukashima nuclear plant. you may remember there was a crisis there and 23,000 people were killed. >>>

ktvu's patty lee tells us what a survivor told the victim's family. >> reporter: leslie yee's life was remembered here in the city where he grew up and developed his passion for fishing. >> family and friends honored leslie yee whose body washed up on an island. the family encouraged thime join his friends on the fishing trip. >> he was a work ahaulic and we said this is a trip of a life time. >> reporter: there are no regrets. he died. >> doing what he loved. and at least they have closure. there are acceptable men still missing and yesterday the coast guard called off the search. >> like having a loved one on life support and pulling the plug. >> reporter: one brother is still missing. he is working to convince the state department to respond dive teams to the ship when is 200 feet underwater. menry survivors attended the funeral service today, including the last man to see leslie yee alive. >> we gave it our all. >> reporter: hearing from the survivors gave them some comfort. >> my father lasted about 15 hours on a cooler, that was relieving to me, he just didn't die when the boat t

ktvu's patty lee is standing by at the intersection of west henson and tararoga and joins us with the live report. >> reporter: investigators and the coroner's office arrived about 15 minutes ago to process the crime scene which is basically centered under that white tent which was structured by police. under that tent is the gold four-door cadillac. according to police, inside the car is an african american male about 25 years old. we're told he was shot several times through the driver's side window in the head, chest and shoulder. police tell me some of the calls started coming in around 5:30 with reports of gunshots. then they were flooded with calls from people who say they saw someone running from this scene. this is a 76 gas station open 24 hours. police tell me there are surveillance cameras on scene, but they will be focusing on eyewitness reports and those eyewitnesses have been taken to the police station for questioning. you can see yellow tape surrounding this gas station and also surrounding this area are patrol officers who tell us they expect to be here all night. repo

ktvu's patty lee is standing by at the intersection of west henson and tararoga and joins us with the live report. >> reporter: investigators and the coroner's office arrived about 15 minutes ago to process the crime scene which is basically centered under that white tent which was structured by police. under that tent is the gold four-door cadillac. according to police, inside the car is an african american male about 25 years old. we're told he was shot several times through the driver's side window in the head, chest and shoulder. police tell me some of the calls started coming in around 5:30 with reports of gunshots. then they were flooded with calls from people who say they saw someone running from this scene. this is a 76 gas station open 24 hours. police tell me there are surveillance cameras on scene, but they will be focusing on eyewitness reports and those eyewitnesses have been taken to the police station for questioning. you can see yellow tape surrounding this gas station and also surrounding this area are patrol officers who tell us they expect to be here all night. repo

patti lee is working on the story right now. what she's learning about what went on inside the house a few harrowing moments before shots were fired. >>> and the new city that's joining in the movement to ban plastic bags. that city is berkeley. tonight we'll tell you what took berkeley so long to jump on the bandwagon. those stories and more coming up at 5:00. thanks for watching. have a great day.

from san diego for its reporting out-of-state calls were made from michele le's cell phone and as patty leeells us, that reporter is standing by his story. >> reporter: the le family is engaging in damage control. >> we want to make sure that it is true. >> reporter: discrediting a news story saying that calls were made to reno nevada and the city in arizona from michelle's cell phone. >> i am not aware of any phone calls that were made from the shelves onto those locations. >> reporter: we spoke with investigators today and they confirmed that they did interview a woman. >> i tried calling her and she has not gotten back to me. >> reporter: regardless hayward police say their leads in arizona and nevada were not from michelle's cell phone but information from reno has been helpful. >> i think in between the agony of waiting, it is good to hear progress. >> reporter: they have not given up hope of finding her. >>> in london protesters and police scuffled in the streets as thousands of public employees walked off the job. london police say they have arrested 41 people in the last 24 hours. t

patti lee, ktvu news. >>> a vigil is growing right now in san francisco's bay view district in the wake of anger over the recent officer involved killing there. david stevenson is there with the peaceful gathering put together after that violent confrontation, david. >> reporter: julie, this anti violence vigil has just gotten under way here in the bay view district it comes as some residents say they're skeptical about a new shooting about a police shooting here. police chief greg suhr demonstrated why he believes kenneth harding jr. may have fired a shot that killed him. >> apparently the officer shot, hit the suspect in the leg, so imagine if you would an instant hamstring pain pull would cause the person to lurch. the gun entered the left side of the neck and exited the cheek. >> reporter: the medical examiner said yes that the gun ár shot that killed harding did not come from a police gun. police confiscated a gun that was at the scene but did not fire the bullet that killed harding. police believe the shot seen in this widely seen video fired the shot. it has not been found. inves

patty lee davis. >>> and betty white helps helps find a new place for a seeing eye dog. [ jolene ] i got involved with honor flight through my job here at southwest airlines. honor flight is an opportunity for world war two veterans to travel to washington d.c. to get to see their monument. you know, joe, i'd like to thank you for honoring our country, for giving your time, and just making us so proud. [ joe ] on behalf of all of the veterans, you're welcome. ♪ this is who i am. ♪ >>> so if you've owned a television any time in the last 60 years, the odds are you saw an episode of i love lucy. you've probably watched all of them, and some of them more than once. one of the geniuses behind all those crazy situations in which lucy found herself was pioneer television writer patty lou davis. ktvu prepared an hour long special to celebrate lucy ball's birthday. and in that special, davis talked about how they came up with situations. >> we started with very simple little stories that she spent too much money. or that she wanted to get a freezer. and you know she was always doing things t

patti lee talks to the girl's mother who says her daughter was trapped for two very long minutes. >> reporter: these are photos of 17-year-old angelica maroquin. digging a sand tunnel with her brother and nephew. >> my daughter went in to get sand out and the whole thing collapsed. >> reporter: family members were just steps away but it took nearly two minutes to dig her out. >> they pulled her out, she was blue. >> reporter: a bystander administered cpr then an ambulance took her to memorial hospital. where she was recently released expected to make a full recovery. >> i'm just grateful for, i got my daughter back. >> reporter: this is the second time that a northern california teenager has been hospitalized after a tunnel they dug in the stand collapsed. on june 25th, a teenager from orinda was buried for more than 10 minutes before rescuers could free him. the 17-year-old is still in the hospital in a vegetative state. in bodega bay first responders tell us the i incident can bring a very much needed reminder. >> i tell my kids, no tunneling past the waist. >> reporter: it's hard

patti lee shows us new video as well on video of nancy and phillip garrido. >> reporter: this is video by nancy garrido sometime between 2000 and 2007. she is pretending to film her husband, but as you can see she is filming children instead. and here you can see she is filming the legs of a girl in shorts. this map shows his history of map and rape in the area. starting in 1972 in antioch when he was charged with assaulting a 14-year-old girl. in 1976, he targeted three women, all in south lake tahoe. but despite this pattern he was never considered a suspect in the jaycee dugard case. this video of a parol officers visit to the house shows nancy heckling the agent and garrido taking control of the tour. keeping agents away from the area where dugard and her children were hidden. there were 60 visits but none of them noticed something suspicious. this piece of paper where jaycee dugard wrote down her name and her mothers finally identified herself as the girl kidnapped on the way to school in 1979. the inability to connect the dots for 18 years will be discussed in august at the capit

ktvu's patti lee is in hayward with detail obvious the man's strong connection to b.a.r.t. shooting victim oscar grant. >> reporter: friends continued to drop by the police where johntue was shot in the head and chest and it's become a candlelight vigil site. just over 24 hours after his death, a gathering to honor the life of a father of two young boys who lived with his mother and sister in newark. >> he was a great father. my brother wasn't supposed to go. we have got to get this solved. >> reporter: caldwell was shot to death while sitting in a car at this 76 station. disconcerting news to customers today. >> surprise that there was a shooting at 5:30 in the day. >> reporter: hayward police say because it was light there are several eyewitnesses, but no suspects in custody yet. caldwell's family tells me his growing profile might have made him a target. weigh as well-known of being a good friend of oscar grant. the two were together at b.a.r.t. station in 2009 when grant was shot to death. wald coyle and now his estate has a $5 million civil rights suit pending against

reporting live, patty lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> coming up, the san francisco giants visited the white house today. >>> football season is back on. today the nfl owners and players came to an agreement ending the lockout. players are voting on the contract. ktvu's robert handa is live, everyone is acting like it's a done deal. >> that's right. people say the season is on. it's a big change from what has been going on here but now the 49ers and nfl are ready to open their doors for football. >>> the gates to the 49ers's camp will open tomorrow at 7:00 a.m. for players and this year's football season. the head coach confirmed owners and the players association approved a new 10 year collective-bargaining agreement after working out issues such as the length of the contract, sharing revenue and a salary system for rookies. >> first order of business is, you know, start seeing our players. that's the thing i am most excited about. >> some players work out at san jose state university and heard about the agreement. >> circus the last few weeks reading what is going on. so i think that final

patti lee has been talking to his family and has late word on stow's recovery. >> reporter: we just spoketo stow's brother, he told us his family is still processing news of the latest arrest and that the family is focused on bryan's condition and the unexpected good news that they posted on this website support of bryan stow. 42-year-old bryan stow the father of two remains in serious condition at san francisco general. the medical staff told the family that he gave a thumbs up to a nurse. >> it's good to watch him and know that you can look and know that he's kind of comprehending. >> reporter: family members tell us they feel bad for giovanni ramirez, the man police originally accused of beating stow. the family says they are now being careful. meantime, stow's roommate -- >> it seems to go hand in hand with what a lot of people thought that no kid was going to be able to keep quite that was involved in this. >> the most important thing is bryan, this is going to take care of itself. what's happening down in l.a. but our priority is for bryan. >> reporter: the family told me they'll wa

ktvu's patti lee is live now where the howton's family and friends are gathered to remember those fours lost in that crash. >> reporter: we learned just this afternoon that it was their close friends and their children killed in that plane crash and tonight they are sharing stories. and honoring their memories. this home video of 10-year-old ryan howton catches his excitement at a boy scout outing. one of the many outings he enjoyed with his brother luke and his parents. >> i wanted everybody to know what a great brother he is. what a great person he is and what a wonderful family he has. >> reporter: john howton the pilot's brother says it is nearly impossible to accept that all four died in a fiery plane crash and that just yesterday they were flying to yosemite and planned to rest of the family for a birthday celebration this weekend. >> my birthday is on july 4th, his is on the seventh we were planning a little party. and have a birthday cake for two. he had been flying for three years and he's had his pilots license for a year now. he's flown hundreds of hours on a plane that he i

patti lee shows us new video as well on video of nancy and phillip garrido. >> reporter: this is video taken by nancy garrido sometime between 2000 and 2007. she is pretending to film her husband, but as you can see she is filming children instead. and here you can see she is filming the legs of a girl in shorts. this map shows his history of map and rape in the area. starting in 1972 in antioch when he was charged with assaulting a 14-year-old girl. in 1976, he targeted three women, all in south lake tahoe. but despite this pattern he was never considered a suspect in the jaycee dugard case. this video of a parol officers visit to the house shows nancy heckling the agent and garrido taking control of the tour. keeping agents away from the area where dugard and her children were hidden. there were 60 visits but none of them noticed something suspicious. this piece of paper where jaycee dugard wrote down her name and her mothers finally identified herself as the girl kidnapped on the way to school in 1979. the inability to connect the dots for 18 years will be discussed in august at the

patti lee spoke to the victim's widow and learned had the she has a bullet lodged in her. >> reporter: widow and her daughter are staying in this neighborhood temporarily. lolita describes her husband as a caring man. >> he always gave him life. doesn't matter who you were. >> reporter: jeff brown known as brother brown was trying to feed the homeless. his wife who asked us to call her loli showed her her bandaged wound she suffered at the hands of her husband's killer. she says the bullet is lodged in her arm, but the wounds that hurts the most is the loss of her husband, her best friend. >> i kept wracking my mind, who could have done this and why. >> reporter: she says pow was not her daughter's bilogical father but he was her father in all respects. and they are expecting their first child. she is four months pregnant. >> if anybody can do a drive by shooting, you're a coward. you took an innocent man's life. >> i want the person to be caught. he didn't deserve it. he didn't deserve it. >> reporter: loli told us her biggest fear is that the gunman is still out there and will hurt

patti lee has been talking to his family and has late word on stow's recovery. >> reporter: we just spoketo stow's brother, he told us his family is still processing news of the latest arrest and that the family is focused on bryan's condition and the unexpected good news that they posted on this website support of bryan stow. 42-year-old bryan stow the father of two remains in serious condition at san francisco general. the medical staff told the family that he gave a thumbs up to a nurse. >> it's good to watch him and know that you can look and know that he's kind of comprehending. >> reporter: family members tell us they feel bad for giovanni ramirez, the man police originally accused of beating stow. the family says they are now being careful. meantime, stow's roommate -- >> it seems to go hand in hand with what a lot of people thought that no kid was going to be able to keep quite that was involved in this. >> the most important thing is bryan, this is going to take care of itself. what's happening down in l.a. but our priority is for bryan. >> reporter: the family told me they'll wa

ktvu's patti lee is live now where the howton's family and friends are gathered to remember those fourlost in that crash. >> reporter: we learned just this afternoon that it was their close friends and their children killed in that plane crash and tonight they are sharing stories. and honoring their memories. this home video of 10-year-old ryan howton catches his excitement at a boy scout outing. one of the many outings he enjoyed with his brother luke and his parents. >> i wanted everybody to know what a great brother he is. what a great person he is and what a wonderful family he has. >> reporter: john howton the pilot's brother says it is nearly impossible to accept that all four died in a fiery plane crash and that just yesterday they were flying to yosemite and planned to rest of the family for a birthday celebration this weekend. >> my birthday is on july 4th, his is on the seventh we were planning a little party. and have a birthday cake for two. he had been flying for three years and he's had his pilots license for a year now. he's flown hundreds of hours on a plane that he is

patti lee has the story. >> reporter: this business was for sale a week ago, but on wednesday they learnedce were willing to agree on a three year lease on a substation just three doors down. >> i didn't hit

patti lee, ktvu news. >>> we made another check today on a teenager that was buried alive in a sand -- buchanan got trapped under 7 feet of sand after a cave he had been digging with friends collapsed. >>> the city of alameda brought in investigators to look at a response by firefighters and police. crews watched on the shore for about an hour without trying to help the man. alameda police say officers didn't go into the water because budget cuts kept them from being certified on water rescues. >>> the mothers of sean bower and sean patel have been calling for help. bower patal and shourd were arrested almost a year ago. >>> defense secretary robert gates retired today with great fanfare. the president awarded gates the nation's highest civilian honor. the presidential medal of freedom. gates was at the helmet of the pentagon when a navy sales team killed osama bin laden last month. but president obama said gates greatest legacy may be that he helped improve survival realities for rates for u.s. troops. >> humble american patron. a man of common sense and decency. one of our nation's

patty lee is in marin county with why her family said they weren't aware of the danger. >> reporter: family members couldn't believe that scooping sand for such a short period of time canned lead to such a dangerous situation. >> these are photographs taken of the sacramento teen digging a sand tunnel at dorin beach with her brother and nephew. minutes before it collapsed. burying the 17-year-old from head to knees. >> and my daughter went into get sand out and the hole collapsed. >> reporter: we caught up with her. >> they pulled her out. she was blue. she wasn't breathing. her heart was really light. >> reporter: a bystander did cpr reviving her. then she was taken to the hospital where she was released and expected to recover. >> i'm just grateful to get my daughter back. >> reporter: she is the second teen to be in the hospital in a sand tunnel collapse in the past month. the 17-year-old was buried for more than ten minutes at a watsonville state park before rescuers could dig him out. the teen is in a veg atative state. teens say they have heard warnings, still getting hurt is t

patti lee, ktvu news speaking softly . -- >>> speaking softly today, the mother of a teenager who was shot and killed spoke out. the medical examiner says the bullet that killed harding did not come from a police gun. investigators suspect that harding shot himself when he fell although the gun has not been found. the family's attorney says they are skeptical due to what he call it is police departments quote shifting story and they want to review all of the evidence. >> i'm angry and i'm hurt and i want the truth. and i want justice to be done. >> chapman says her son had come to san francisco to meet with family and friends and with a record producer. police in seattle say he is a person of interest in a killing that took place just a couple of days before that shooting in the bay view. >>> the u.s. postal service is considering closing up to 10% of its postoffices to cut costs. the postmaster general is expected to release a list of 242 postal services. the postal services lost eight billion dollars last year. officials say they are now looking into putting postal facilities inside

reporting live in santa cruz, patti lee, ktvu news. >>> we're going to continue to stay on top of this developing story. we are expecting the l.a. police department to talk about these new arrests any minute now. just as soon as they get up in front of the cameras weaver going to bring -- we're going to bring you their comments live. >>> rob roth shows us life in the bay view and why so many people there are so angry. first to david stevenson for what he's learned today about the investigation, david. >> reporter: a vigil against violence is supposed to start at the site of that officer involved shooting at the time when that case took on a new twist. >> i'm putting out the factual forensic evidence as i can in an effort to be toward full disclosure and transparency in this investigation. >> reporter: 19-year-old kenneth harding jr. was fatally shot after a confrontation with police at this bay view district nummi stop. police say he fired at least one shot at officers before they returned fire. yesterday the county medical examiner says the fatal wound was not caused by a police gun.

patti lee spoke to the victim's widow and learned had the she has a bullet lodged in her. >> reporter: widow and her daughter are staying in this neighborhood temporarily. lolita describes her husband as a caring man. >> he always gave him life. doesn't matter who you were. >> reporter: jeff brown known as brother brown was trying to feed the homeless. his wife who asked us to call her loli showed her her bandaged wound she suffered at the hands of her husband's killer. she says the bullet is lodged in her arm, but the wounds that hurts the most is the loss of her husband, her best friend. >> i kept wracking my mind, who could have done this and why. >> reporter: she says pow was not her daughter's bilogical father but he was her father in all respects. and they are expecting their first child. she is four months pregnant. >> if anybody can do a drive by shooting, you're a coward. you took an innocent man's life. >> i want the person to be caught. he didn't deserve it. he didn't deserve it. >> reporter: loli told us her biggest fear is that the gunman is still out there and will hurt

patti lee, ktvu news speaking softly . -- >>> speaking softly today, the mother of a teenager who was shot and killed spoke out. the medical examiner says the bullet that killed harding did not come from a police gun. investigators suspect that harding shot himself when he fell although the gun has not been found. the family's attorney says they are skeptical due to what he call it is police departments quote shifting story and they want to review all of the evidence. >> i'm angry and i'm hurt and i want the truth. and i want justice to be done. >> chapman says her son had come to san francisco to meet with family and friends and with a record producer. police in seattle say he is a person of interest in a killing that took place just a couple of days before that shooting in the bay view. >>> the u.s. postal service is considering closing up to 10% of its postoffices to cut costs. the postmaster general is expected to release a list of 242 postal services. the postal services lost eight billion dollars last year. officials say they are now looking into putting postal facilities inside

patti ann: i'm patti ann brown in for jenna lee.x news room happening now a chilling new warning for air travelers. the government warning airlines that terrorists may try to surgically implant explosives into humans to take down passenger jets. joining us now the author of the next wave on the hunt for al-qaida's american recruits. she's our own national correspondent, catherine herridge. she is live with the breaking story in washington. what have we learned about the intelligence. >> reporter: the threat information that led to the tsa warning has a signature of al-qaida and al-qaida in the arabian peninsula this was the group that targeted the united states the last two times. the bomb maker was a saudi who sources tell fox was also behind the cargo printer bomb platte last fall. in both cases they used a nonmetallic explosive that defies conventional screening procedures and that let to the controversial pat-down policy by the tsa at the air force. our reporting has shown that the anwar al-awlaki lack was the middleman. he coac

jon: david lee miller, language you. pattinn: for couples trying to have children the time it takes to conceive can feel like an eternity. a surprising new study find that women who have gum disease take an average of two months longer to get pregnant than woman with healthy gums. let's bring in dr. steven garner with new york's methodist hospital. thanks for joining us. the average woman takes five months, those with gum disease take seven months on average. that is the same as the difference for someone who is obese. >> that's correct. it's startling. people are looking for fertility tips and things and it may be the two things i'm holding, the floss and the toothbrush. patti ann: very significant tools. >> for nine caucasian people it takes over a year too get pregnant, which is too much time in black women. patti ann: it seems order in a there is a difference there betweeness nice a tees. let's explain the science here for a minute. gum disease forms pockets and in those pockets you can get infection and that can cause inf

patty: so, how did you get so darn smart anyway? cathy: online! ♪ when cousins are two of a kind! ♪ mayor lee: thank you, everybody, for coming.ave asked for the roundtable because oftentimes, information about what we're doing this not get expressed in much detail for a lot of the emerging news outlets, so i wanted a special time with the asian roundtable press just to make sure you can get your questions answered about what we're doing and in particular, i wanted to talk about our pension reform, which is one of the most important things that i think i can contribute to the city as the mayor, and of course, what we're putting on the ballot in addition to that this november would be the street repaving bond. i will begin with the pension reform first and then talk about the bond and attempt to answer any questions you have about things we're doing throughout my administration. in january, as you recall, i announced five high priorities, and pension reform was one of them. at the time, we looked at the numbers, how the cost of the city employees' pension was impacting our city fund. the to over $225 million a year had to be se

patti ann: back again. bill: all right, "happening now" starts right now. jenna: hi, everybody, hope you're off to a good thursday, i'm jenna lee. jon: and i'm jon scott, we're here in the fox newsroom, and "happening now," buying time on the debt crisis. the obama administration signaling it is open now to a short-term deal that would raise the debt ceiling. only, though, if congressional leaders can agree on a, quote, significant deficit reduction plan. the short-term deal would give congress time to pass a larger plan and avert possible government default august 2nd, but right now 12 days from that deadline, there is no deal on anything. jenna: ifs and maybes. in the meantime, fox news poll showing 60% of americans would vote against raising the debt limit. the showdown over the future of america's financial security come against, well, another reminder of the grim economic reality we're all facing. jon: those new weekly jobless claims just out today came out higher than expected, 418,000 americans filing for first-time unemployment benefits. wendall goler live at the white house right now, explain the president's offer for