scott mcfarlane, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in london the board of directors has agreed to replace chief executive tony he word from the week of harsh criticism. it will stay in dallas says that hayward will step down in october. they have chosen bob dudly as hayward's replacement. he said he wanted his life back and attended a yacht race at the height of the disaster. >>> asap san francisco company has recalled its hummus products. they are manufactured by this company and sold unno one has reported getting sick but can cause -- no one has reported getting sick but can cause serious infection and those with weak immune systems. they carry expiration dates up to september 23rd and people who have these products should throw them out or return them to the store with their purchase you can get more information regarding the hummus recall by clicking the link on our homepage k tvu.com. >>> , sales were up last month but it was still the second slowest month on record. new homes sold at the annual rate of 330 dozen units in june and that is a 23.5 increase but down 16.7%. it follows the apri

scott mcfarlane has late details live this morning in our washington, d.c. bureau, scott, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. really an unprecedented release of military information and as you mentioned the website's editors defended what they did and said those records indicate there is certainly a friction between the u.s. government and pakistani officials and said they have been downplaying civilian deaths trying to fudge the numbers. the white house has condemned this leak and says it puts lives in danger, but the editor of the site say if you look at the documents yourself beware, they say some of the military's own information can't always be trusted. >> those are legitimate reports. it doesn't mean that the contentsare true. [overlapping speakers] [ inaudible ] >> -- people should exercise caution. >> the editors of this site and the site itself are well-known here in washington, d.c. this leak was anticipated. it wasn't necessarily anticipated to happen this weekend but it has happened. again the editors of the site have no connection, f

. >> reporter: i am scott mcfarlane in washington. huge changes at bp is not stopping one local congressional leader for making a big play at the oil company. details coming up. >>> welcome back to the morning news. bp ceo tony hayward is out and will be replaced by an american. today the oil company will seth aside $three billion for damages caused by the gulf oil disaster and that is apparently just the beginning to major changes for the oil company. scott mcfarlane joins us now from our washington, d.c. newsroom with the very latest from capitol hill. good morning, scott. >> reporter: good morning to you, bp's new ceo takes over october 1st but if that was supposed to quiet the critics in washington hammering bp it hasn't. u.s. house leader including nancy pelosi stage a conference call in an hour and a half to announce sweeping new legislation that would tighten the rules on new oil companies including bp, perhaps especially bp. and the white house and local officials from louisiana issuing statements saying either with tony haywa

. >> reporter: i am scott mcfarlane in washington. that shake up not stopping one local congressional leader from tower getting bp in a big way today. we will explain coming up >> westbound 24 traffic in good shape up to the tunnel. we will tell you more about the morning commute straight ahead. >>> welcome back. 12 minutes after 5:00. >>> p pc e 0 tony hayward is out and replaced by an american. today the oil company will set aside $32 billion for the damages caused by the gulf oil disaster, and that is just the beginning of what will be major changes for the oil company. scott mcfarlane joins us now from our washington, d.c. newsroom with the very latest from capitol hill. good morning, scott. >> reporter: good morning. tony hayward is getting shifted to a new job with bp in russia and gets $1.6 million for his troubles because of that shift in job title. if that was supposed to quiet the critics here in washington it has not this morning. in about three hours local u.s. house leaders including nancy pelosi announce a wide range of

scott mcfarlane has details t morning from our washington, d.c. news room. good morning, scott. >> reporter: and good morning to you. in a statement the white house says it condemns the release of these document, saying it, puts lives of americans at risk. the website involved is called the wicki leaks. you see it on your screen right there. it is well-known among power plays here in washington. the leak was long expected although it was not authorized by the u.s. military. some of the most alarming findings about pakistan, that its spy service might be adding afghan insurgents and targeting americans and detail the deaths of civilians, afghans killed near the war zone by accident. >> those describe abuses by both sides in this war and it is how people can really understand what is actually going on and whether they choose to support it or not. >> reporter: now the editors of this website holding a press conference right now in europe. they are again defending their decision but also saying if you go to the website to look up these documents yourself, they s