and i think that's the way the coaches took it this week, allison. we like the competitive nature and the fiery response. maybe you don't say the last part about i don't care what he thinks but to a man nobody seems to have a problem with this. i don't think the team will as long as they win. >> and hopefully they will. i think they will. don't think it's going to be easy but they will win. >> i think they win on a cakewalk. they showed this week they can beat the bad teams. >> i like the rams' call. go with the guy. thanks, dave. we appreciate it. >> looking for a big old w. in the meantime we are hoping to win a record today. >> we are going do do it. >> we got it. >> if it's going to be hot, might as well go for a record. >> beautiful. >> how are we looking? got about 21 degrees to go. >> 19 degrees to go. >> i'm going to have to give an official prediction from dave at the end. mid-90s today. >> we've got to be 95. >> 95 is the magic number. >> 94 does you no good. >> we will have to break it. >> highs don't work in weather, dave. 76 reagan natio

this is the topic of this week's ask allison. i'm going to give my opinion. some of you might not like it. but that's what an opinion is. >>> also, call it a texas two- step. up next, redskins are looking to make it two straight. but will they be up to the challenge? dave ross joins us next in our friday football forecast. stay with us. at 9:26.  go-gurt is specially made to freeze and thaw by lunch time? so kids can have their favorite yogurt in their lunch box go-gurt. freeze it. thaw it. eat it up. ¿qué si usamos tacos más grandes? [ male announcer ] old el paso super stuffers. 33% larger shells. feed your fiesta. >>> one win under the belt. and ready for number 2, baby. >> it's going to be tough. they are taking on the houston texans this weekend. who knew they would be so tough? >> yeah. we thought the team in texas was out. right? especially not. -- apparently not. >> i think this is a tougher challenge. >> i think you are correct, sir. allison, do you agree that this will be a tougher game? with your knowledge? >> well, if you

. >> and i'm allison seymour. we say good morning to tucker barnes. >> hot and steamy, that is the forecast. good morning, everybody. we have showers and thunderstorms moving through overnight. morning fog and then a mostly sunny afternoon. but it will be on the hot side once again later this afternoon. currently 71 degrees at reagan national. mild conditions as you start your morning. 67 in baltimore. 67 in winchester. ocean city, maryland, 70 degrees. showers and thunderstorms that rolled through last night have pushed off the coast and in its wake here, as i mentioned, a little morning fog and clouds off to the north and west. i don't think that will amount to much. maybe a couple of sprinkles near the pennsylvania border. unseasonably warm, our high temperature is well above average. back in the low to mid-90s. so a couple of hot days here before we get a weekend cooldown. here is your forecast. and a lot of sunshine by the afternoon and high temperatures back into the low 90s, so a lot of water if you are wor

steve and allison? >>> you can count on that, thank you so much. >>> eight minutes past the hour on this friday morning. republican leaders have laid out their agenda. we'll take a closer look at that when we come back. >>> the music world is remembering a pop legend, eddie fisher. we'll look at his life when we return. . >>> time right now is 7:12. time for a look at some stories making headlines. a break in the murder of a college student, neal godleski. a 16-year-old gang member was arrested yesterday. the victim was gunned down on august 22nd while riding hess bike. the suspect is eric foreman he is now 17. he is charged as an adult. >>> the name police vick named the preppy burglary is under arrest, showing the suspect knocking on the door of a house, he went around back and aallegedly broke in. jeremy hall was arrested yesterday in maryland after a tip from someone who recognized him from the video. >>> the entertainment world mourning the loss of performer eddie februaryer. the singer known for h

. >> and i'm allison seymour. we are happy you are with us. tucker barnes is in for tony with the latest on this day. and you're scaring me with word of a deluge tomorrow. >> we're comfortable now. temperatures in the 50s and low 60s. we'll start with the satellite and look at that. our motion from south to north, waking up with cloud cover. might be a few rays of sunshine as you head out of the door and the clouds will increase and it looks like we have heavy rain in store. not so much today. i think the evening commute is okay, but into the nighttime and during the daytime tomorrow, a lot of heavy rain around as we have prop cal moisture to the south which is being pulled to the north. at this point we have a flash flood watch for later tonight and into the daytime on thursday. we're talking about the potential for several inches of rain. so the entire viewing area under a flash flood watch. it's not just the washington area. most of the mid-atlantic, right into southern new england under the flood watch. right now nice start. 61 at reagan n

. >> and i'm allison seymour. it is 7:00 a.m. and the polls are just opening in the district and in maryland. they'll be open for the next 13 hours, closing tonight at 8:00. >> when the results come in there could be a major change in leadership in the nation's capital. vincent gray has been enjoying leads at the poles over fenty, but the question is can the incumbent turn out enough votes for four more years. we'll share our final interviews with mr. fenty and gray in a moment. >>> the other big race is in prince george's county where there will be a change in leadership and it's likely one of these two men will become the next county executive. we have that state this morning. >>> and state races across maryland, including the state house and senate and local races in several counties, we'll have that all for you this morning. >>> in the meantime, tony perkins joins us this morning. straight up 7:00. this morning is starting off clearer than yesterday. a lot of fog yesterday. >> yeah, today looks good. it's fine outside this mo

go to myfoxdc.com, click on the morning tab for a link to ask allison. we're back in a moment.  >>> wendy williams here. how you doing. on today's show he's a walker and a host and new dad to twins. mark mcgrath stops by. he'll be here to chat about his new project, don't forget the lyrics. we'll have some fun with mark. and plus young and the restless star eric roberts will join me and we'll talk about the new season of celebrity rehab. >> his new appearance on celebrity rehab. that would mean he's having troubles. >>> time for the answer to today's trivia question. question asked which teams did tom celek cap wear on csi? >> detroit tigers. >> you are right. there it is. >> he's so handsome. >> he is a huge tigers fan himself. >> i love that show. they were talking about a remaking. >> we didn't know what happened. there is no one manly enough

i'm steve chenevey. >> and i'm allison seymour. and listening to that is scary. >> goosebumps. >> that's amazing. we'll have that story for you. it is scary. good morning, tony. >> good morning to both of you and good morning, everybody. >>> it's raining. not raining everywhere right now across the area but it's wet and moist out there. we have humidity, fog, a mist all across the region. let's look at hd radar and we'll show you where the rain showers are and they are -- well they've been more numerous. they were numerous earlier. from leesberg, back to winchester and popping up in southwest washington and down 395, across the east and to places like delaware and places like that. that's about it. but we still have the mist and fog so there is a lot of moisture in the air and we're not done with the rain. here is a look at the big picture. as far as rainfall goes, we'll show you the current conditions. 67 degrees at reagan national airport. relative humid is -- humid is at 93%. here is the forecast for today. winds at 7 miles per

allison. >>> a big story we are still talking about. inez sainz of a mexican tv has become a house hold name after being allegedly harassed by the new york jets during a practice. the reporter said she felt uncomfortable in the saturday locker room as she heard cat calls as she waited for enterviews. the nfl will complete an investigation. joining us this morning with more insight on this issue is erin fuller, president of alliance for women in media. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> we were talking off camera and i asked you, are we still talking about this? >> it's unfortunate and a little depressing to still be talking about issues like this. it's been over 30 years that women have been let into locker rooms. 25 for the nfl, which is more reluctant than major league baseball. but what someone looks like and what they are wearing and if they are inviting unwanted behavior. >> she's on the side lines and the ball was over thrown. these sound like 14-year-old guys. >> they're like junior high. >> and basically the question is di

good morning, matt. >> reporter: good morning tony and allison. you can believe it was over. it was a long night last night and this mayor race is what everyone is talking about this morning, whether they wanted the mayor to win or they are so excited that the chairman has won. it's on the minds of so many people. we should update you with the information we have. we are told that chairman gray is expected to hold a press conference to make some kind of speech at noon today at the same hotel where he was early this morning. in fact we have some video to show you. this is right around 2:00 this morning. it was a very long night waiting for those votes to come in. but chairman gray stood up in front of his supporters and talked to them about how now he wants to focus on the city and for everyone to come together. but people were upset because it did take so long for the votes to come in. the polls stopped at 8:00, we thought we were going to get some results in the next couple of hours but it wasn't really late. and just a little while ago i had a chance to talk the executive d

allison and tony, back to you. >>> our top story, a deadly shooting overnight in landover, maryland. >> police found a man shot in the 3400 block of dodge park show. days ago another man was found shot in the vehicle -- in a vehicle in the same area. we are following it still- developing story all morning. sarah simmons, good morning. >> reporter: that's right, it was the same block, the same area on dodge park road where this occurred, similar to a shooting that happened eight days ago in the same area. now place say last night's shooting happened 10 minutes before midnight. police are telling us a man was found suffering from a gunshot wound, but i spoke to a resident who said he thought -- saw it all take place before his eyes and told us exactly what happened. and others are just very concerned as well. >> i heard the crash and then there was a guy that got out of the van, walked up to the cadillac and they had some words and a shot went off. then the guy got out of the cadillac, they got to tussling, he ran, the guy shot him again on the steps and the guy ran up the steps and di

i'm steve chenevey. >> and i'm allison seymour. that pesky little humidity is creeping back into the forecast. tony perkins is joining us with the details. not just the nasty humidity. >> i keep saying that. today is a transition day. we've had great weather for the week. today is not so great. it will be humid, warmer, more clouds and it will set us up for a wonderful weekend. high clouds streaming through early this morning. you'll see some sun filter through but the clouds will thicken up and by tonight mostly cloudy skies. right now 69 in the capital. 62 at dulles. dover, delaware, 67 degrees. today clouds on the increase. warm temperatures. more humid than it has been. breezy with winds out of the south at 10-15 miles per hour. that's a look at the weather. now an update on traffic and for that we go to julie wright. >>> not so bad right now if you're at the wilson bridge. the inner loop of the beltway slowing leaving braddock toward 66. and the lanes are open. eastbound 66 tied up as you work in from the virginia visitor's ce

allison? >>> is it time for our lunch break and our guest chef today is andrew zimmerman from sepia restaurant and taking part in the big chicago gourmet festival this weekend. but before we talk about that, what you got in the pan? >> we made some sausages. >> never heard of that. >> it's a spicy lamb sausage from northern africa. >> tunisia specifically? >> yeah. i think it's specifically tunisian but you see variances across northern africa. >> what's it taste like? it looks like it's done. >> is it done. it has a lot of -- >> a lot of spices in it. a little bit spicy from cayenne. and has roasted red peppers and marge, margeroom. and little red wine. >> other pot? >> some simple lenidles that we cooked with chicken stock and celery and onion and carrots. >>> and let's plate. >> the first thing we need to do -- >> this will be the sauce. so this is a mixture of mint and tarragon and parsley. and we have a couple of shallots. and little bit of crushed red chili. and some preserved lemon whic

and they need this guy, tony and allison. because last year the offensive line was a wreck and he has really helped fortify the offensive line. we have a tweaked knee situation. he's going to have an mri on the knee. i talked to the redskins a little while ago. he's having it today, waiting for the swelling to go down. let's just hope there is no tear. just a sprain and make a week injury and maybe he's fine. but with knees and young guys you want to -- this is your future. so don't throw him back out there. we have to make sure it's good and if he's okay then the offensive line will be okay. >> judging from his reaction i'm concerned. >> as am i. >> because the athletech knows. >> they look like true warriors. >> and you know who played hard, your guy, landry. >> he wore himself out. >> because he was flying all over the ball again. last week he had 17 passes, allison, just for you. >> he is so strong. >> and this week 11 more. look at that. do you like the pose? >> i do. >> style points. it's good to see this guy. and talk

. >> reporter: good morning, tony and allison. rahm emanual has long had aspirations of being the mayor of chicago. there were sources that say that he will make an announcement possibly by friday what his decision is. there is speculation that he would leave his white house chief of staff post but once chick mayor richard daily -- dale said he would not run for re-election again, the speculation grew even more. he's long expressed his interest in running for the mayor. a sources close to him say he has not made a final decision just yet. his family is weighing heavily on his mind. it's a big factor in whether or not he decides to campaign. if you take a look, the chicago mayor, richard m. daily longest mayor other than his father richard j. daily. and this is making it the perfect opportunity for rahm emanual to try to step in and run for office there. now president obama has made it known that he believes that rahm emanual would be an excellent mayor. but he's also indicated as well that the decision will have to come soon. of c

as allison said, not bad at all. let's look out there. a cool start to the day. 58 degrees in washington. 49 in baltimore. 48 at dulles. so very cool. 53 in ocean city. and winchester is at 51 degrees. here is a look at the satellite radar. you know that live picture we showed you a moment ago, that told you the whole story. it's clear outside, bright sunshine as the sun just came up a few moments ago and not much in the way of cloud cover out there. so the day planner for today looks like this: a lot of sun, a cool start to the day but a day with seasonal temperatures. look for a high of around 80 degrees, our average high for today is 78. not bad at all. a lot of sunshine. enjoy it, folks. it will be a good one. i don't know if the commute will be good or not, but here is the lady that can tell you. julie wright. >>> we started off at the outer loop with tysons corner with a crash and that's where we find the crew in sky fox. inner loop of the beltway before you reach the exit for route 7 in tysons, that's where we have the accident tie

allison. >> i was going to say sunrise. but we missed the first sliver. >> thanks for being with us. let's get straight to tony perkins. >> a fine start to the day. good morning to you, good morning, allison and everybody. it is going to be a hot day today. let's look at the current temperatures around the region. 68 right now in the nation's capital. 62 in baltimore. dulles is at 64. patuxent naval air station is at 70. frederick, maryland is at 59 degrees. here is a look at the satellite radar. as you saw from the live shot, skies are mostly clear. bright sunshine traveling east. that may slow you down because of the sun. out to the north and west there is some rainfall across the great lakes, northwestern portions of ohio and through indiana. and some of that could make it through here tonight so we could see some rainfall. so your day planner looks like this: hot and increased humidity. a high today around 90 degrees. yes, 90 degrees. that's a look at the weather. we have more coming up. right now let's go to julie wrig

back to you tony and allison. >>> and our top story today, it is primary day in d.c. and in maryland and hem are ping to the -- people are heading to the polls. and that includes the race for mayor and prince george's county executive. stacy cohan is in prince george's county, but we start with matt acland live in northwest with the latest on the mayor's race. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. let's first talk about an issue we've been hearing about from the board of elections here in d.c. it has to do with the electronic voting machine that are new in some precincts. we're told at six different locations there have been issues with electronic machines. apparently it is training that is the issue. the people that were supposed to set them up and use them today had some problems setting them up. about six machines not working at this point or maybe they have been fixed at this point. but at last talk to the elections officials they told us they are having some issues. but the precincts are still open. you are still able to go in and fill out a ballot like i did

. >> now let's head back to skype, we have got allison from baltimore, maryland, good morning, allison. can you hear us, allison? >> yeah, i can hear you. >> what's your question? >> i'm a recent college grad working in a new city and i understand the basics of personal finance, but i'm struggling to find information on how to meet my long-term goal, i'm looking to buy a house and be in a comfortable financial situation in the next ten years, so how at 22 can i start working towards these goals. >> you have a lot of things you want to accomplish in a short period of time. in ten years or so, the first thing you want to do is sign up for a free community personal finance website where you can upload all of your financial information from your bills to your student loans to your savings and checking and they allow you to kind of fiddle with the numbers and see what it will take to reach your goal. i want you to open an automated savings about. the first thing you said is you want to be comfortable. that means security. you need all of these emergency expenses saved up for the six months

good morning, i'm steve chenevey. >> and i'm allison seymour. and we're happy to bring you that news you can use. some say 3,000 and some say 5,000. >> very interesting news. >> and also the four-day workweek. that's good too. >> i like that. >>> all of that ahead, but meanwhile you'll like this too. the weather forecast. not a bad one. a fine start to the day and it will be a beautiful day. right now at reagan national we have a temperature of 62 degrees. relative humidity is at 70%. the winds are out of the north at 5 miles per hour. barometric pressure is on the rise. and that means calm conditions today. skies are clear. there are clouds down to the south but for the most part skys are clear and that's the way it will be today. a lot of sunshine. so your forecast looks like this: mostly sunny, a cool morning but a warm afternoon, high about 83 degrees. and not particularly humid either. i think we'll see the humidity drop. well we always do. so it's going to be a decent day today. not too bad at all. there you go. we'll have more later. >> t

. >> i'm allison payne. we welcome our views -- viewers who are waving us around the country on wgn america. muriel clair is live with our top story. >> 60-year-old ofelia garcia and 37-year-old maria garcia in this case both whom are in custody walked into the courtroom this morning calmly looking out at the crowd of spectators to connect with family and friends who may be among them. and garcia immediately connected with someone and began smiling and waiving and blowing kisses before she finally took her seat at the defense table. garcia and her co-defendant, 37- year-old maria garcia overra are charged with planning an acid attack on espiranza medina and hiring three teenagers to carry it out. it happened in july of 2008. victim espiranza medina, a social worker was on her way to work at 6:00 a.m. when the three teenagers confronted her and threw battery acid in her face. craig enderson, the assistant states attorney said during closing arguments he asked how did three teenagers in cicero end up in logan

good morning, allison. >> good morning to you. that's right. as iran's president arrives in new york for the united, there are fears that could be detained in iran as bargaining chips this. is a look at mahmoud ahmadinejad's meeting sunday with the u.n. secretary general. he has suggested the captured hikers could be traded for iranians in u.s. custody. the third, sarah shord was released yesterday and spoke out yesterday, pleading for the release of her fiance, shane bower, and friend josh vital. their moms are also in new york this week, trying to meet with iran's president. but they make it clear they don't want to be negotiators. >> we are not politicians, we are mothers and we want our children returned to us. >> secretary of state hillary clinton is also in new york for the u.n. summit. she is calling on ahmadinejad to, quote, make a very significant humanitarian gesture and release the two americans. reporting live from washington, d.c., allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >> mahmoud ahmadinejad is in the united nations for the general as

allison. >> reporter: well, good morning to you. just yesterday president obama joked on tv that if rahm emanuel wants to run for mayor of chicago he better decide quickly. now we're getting word that the white house chief of staff seems to be taking his boss' advice and could announce his departure from the white house as early as friday. he has reportedly been putting a team together and making calls to gauge his elect bility in chicago. his departure comes at a tense time in the obama administration with the president's popularity dropping and democrats on the verge of possibly losing congress. meanwhile another obama senior advisor is reportedly on the short list to replace emanuel. reporting live from washington d.c., allison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a soldier from stockton is involved in a horrifying incident in iraq. the stockton record reports a u.s. service member is now in custody accused of shooting specialist and another soldier from new england. however family members of the stockton soldier say the pentagon hasn

ktvu's allison burns is live in our washington d.c. newsroom with all the details in this very important meeting. good morning, allison. >> reporter: good morning to you, dave. and president obama says he is cautiously optimistic about a peaceful solution to the long running conflict between israelis and palestinians. ahead of this morning's direct talks at the state department, he hosted the palestinian and israeli leaders and the leaders of egypt and jordan for a dinner at the white house last night. president obama emphasized a common bond between them. >> we are fathers blessed with sons and daughters. so we must ask ourselves what kind of world do we want to be quite a few to our children and grandchildren. >> reporter: led by talking of hillary clinton will take place. one of the toughest issues they'll deal with is the presumed expansion. palestinians say the talks are over if israel renews settlement construction at the end of this month. we're going to keep watching the meetings at the state department and have live coverage f

ktvu's allison burns joins us from our washington newsroom with more. good morning, allison. >> reporter: well, good morning to you, pam. that's right. in less than two hours at the state department secretary of state hillary clinton will lead the first direct negotiations between israeli's and palestinians in nearly two years. first it was a dramatic photo op. a show of unity at the white house last night. we heard from israeli prime minister and palestinian president pledging to try to reach a peace within the year. >> we don't seek a temporary respite between outbursts of terror. we seek a peace that will end the conflict between us once and for all. >> we will spare no effort and will work diligently and tirelessly to ensure that these negotiations achieve their calls and objectives in dealing with all of the issues. >> reporter: president obama says he's cautiously optimistic but analysts say the hurdles are very high and the expectations are low. i'll take a closer look at some of the key sticking points during my next update in about an hour. rep

allison is right, a gorgeous, gorgeous day out there. dew point temperatures still not much moisture in the air. and as for the winds, we see a little bit of a lake breeze developing in a few spots. that lake water temperatures about 65 degrees so that will have an impact downtown. notice the cool air giving ground and then coming back. we are thinking over the weekend some of that dark blue area, that's temperatures in 940s and low 50s will in fact envelop the chicago area. it looks chilly out there for three days. once we get beyond it we should have a nice little surge of warm air but that's going to be followed by another chill down. this is the northeast and we are showing you this because is this is the most active weather in the country. this entire area of new york city, philadelphia, new jersey, connecticut, parts of massachusetts are under a tornado watch. they are keeping their eyes open for some big weather changes during the afternoon. could be some dangerous storms. and a brand-new tropical depression has formed in the gulf

. >> and i'm allison seymour. welcome to fox 5 morning news on a monday morning. >>> up first, a heads up before going to the school bus. three anne arundel county schools are closed because of a water main break. these chesapeake high school, chesapeake middle school and folger mckinney. all other schools will open on time. >>> and keeping watch of hurricane igor, it appears it will likely veer northeast away from the u.s. with the 75 mile- per-hour winds. the eye of the storm barely missed bermuda overnight. no early reports of major damage to the island but many parts lost power. forecasters say igor will continue to cause high surf and strong rip current as -- currents along the eastern seaboard. >> it's going to shape up nice today. >>> it's going to be not as warm as yesterday. but a decent day today and then later in the week we'll see our temperatures warm up quite nicely. it will be like summertime again, before fall, which happens on wednesday. not much to show you folks. not much in the way of precipita

. >> and i'm allison seymour. happy tuesday. >> let's look at our forecast with tony perkins today. >> good morning to you and good morning, everybody. let's start with hd radar. we have been tracking some rain showers coming through the area. we have had a couple of areas of heavy rain. a little spot off to the south and east, just south of cambridge, maryland. meanwhile off to the north and west you see counties shaded in. those counties are under a severe thunderstorm warning until 7:30 this morning. it is not in the washington area, but well out to the west and northwestern washington county, northeastern hardy county, hampshire county, western portions of morgan county under a severe thunderstorm warning until 7:30. for us, a couple of light showers here and there. let's go to the graphics and we'll show you the satellite radar for this morning. you see the classic comma shape, the low moving through west virginia and into western portions of pennsylvania, eastern portions of high, dragging a whole lot of pre

good morning, allison. >> reporter: good morning to you, pam. just a few months before the midterm elections congress might not have the appetite for a big debate on a new economic recovery program, but today president obama will make a new pitch to try to boost the economy. he wants $200 billion in new tax breaks for businesses. and he wants to invest $50 billion to improve roads, rails and runways. he'll also push for letting the bush tax cuts expire for households making more than $250,000 a year. his argument is that business tax breaks will do more to stimulate the economy than extending tax rates for the wealthy. >> this economy's not hurting people to make $800,000 a year. it's hurting families that are making $40,000 a year. >> reporter: now republicans are saying that any new tax increases now will hurt the economy. reporting live from washington d.c., allison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time now 6:16. this morning bp announced its results of its internal investigation of the oil rig explosion that caused the massive gulf oil spill.

allison, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, dave. that's right. president obama heads to cleveland to the with a new plan to bring relief to american businesses. the president will announce a $200 billion plan, a package of tax cuts and investments including a proposal to allow companies to write off 100% of the funds they spend investigating in facilities and equipment between now and the end of 2011. >> this isn't about the next 60 days or the next 90 days. this is about how do we get our economy fully back on track. >> reporter: the president also wants to spend an additional $50 billion on projects to improve the nation's roads, rails and runways. he says he can do it without increasing the deficit. now president obama is also going to make clear today that he wants to let the bush era tax cuts expire for households making more than $250,000 a year that is an idea very unpopular with republicans here on capitol hill. reporting live from washington d.c., allison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in the last hour bp released the conclusions of its

. >>> i'm allison payne. we welcome wgn america viewers. judy wang is live at the garfield station with details. >> reporter: chicago police say the officers involved had to defend themselves but some people on the train saw things differently. with the witnesses disputing the account, relatives say they will investigate. >> he was giving up, he was in the mode of giving up. he is done, he is not running. he got rid of the weapon. >> reporter: that man was a rider who witnessed the shooting that killed george lash. he said he was not going anywhere when the officer fired. they say he was on a red line train with a gun. two officers approached him at the garfield stop. he fought with the officers and pointed a gun with them. that's why they shot him. i spoke with his brother and step brother. they said they never believed he would point a gun at police. an aunt will seek the advice of an attorney. >> we will bury him then we will fight for him. we'll not say he was a brilliant kid, he did nothing wrong. he had his faults. we're not perfect.

good morning, allison. >> good morning to you, tori. you know, the florida pastor says he has not gotten any personal calls from the state department. but this morning in a tv interview, president obama urged him to halt his plans to burn the koran. reverend terry jones showed the stack of muslim holy books that he said was sent to him by supporters. he is planning to burn them on saturday, 9/11. >>> as of yesterday afternoon, the pastor was defiant. >> we are not convinced that backing down is the right thing. so on september 11th, we shall continue with our planned event. >> reporter: the state department is warning u.s. embassies around the world to prepare for violence and retaliation if the pastor goes ahead with his plans. a prominent islamic group is here to address the controversy this morning. i'll have more on that during my next update in about an hour. reporting live from washington, d.c., allison burns, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> 7:15. in the bay area, religious leaders of many faiths gathered to denounce the minister's kora

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good morning allison. map map. >> good morning to you dave. the bottom line is that communications technology is now getting so sophisticated the government spies are struggling to keep up. as more people communicate online instead of by phone the feds say their ability to wiretap criminal and terrorism suspects is going dark. so the new york times reports today the obama administration is going to ask congress to okay legislation that will make it easier for the government to eavesdrop on internet and email communications like social networking sites and blackberries. it wants all online services technically equipped to comply with a wiretap order. internet privacy groups say the change, the new rules, would have huge implications and impacts, the future of technology. but the feds say it is a national security imperative. it's a debate we'll see likely play out in congress next year. >> reporting live in washington, d.c., allison burns, ktvu, channel 2 news. >> thank you allison. >>> it is 7:06. we may hear details today of the state budget

good morning, allison -- allison. >> reporter: good morning to you. secretary clinton says she firmly believes the two sides can reach a peace agreement. she told the leaders, the i israeli and -- the race israeli and palestinian leaders, we believe in you. she believes the leaders can make peace a reality. this meeting marks the first time the two sides have sat down for direct talks in nearly two years. >> we believe, prime minister and president, that you can success, and we understand that -- that you can succeed and we understand that this is in the national security interest in the united states that you do so. but we cannot and we will not impose a solution. both leaders have agreed to try to reach agreements on critical issues that divide them within the year. there are many hurdles. this morning, the palestinian prim emphasized that a lasting peace was not possible without security assurances from israel. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> in their first debate aired live and broadcast a

ktvu's allison burns joins us from our washington, d.c. news room with more on the story. good morning. >> reporter: the white house released there text of the president's speech last night so teachers and others could review it and decide if they are going to show it in classrooms. this speech is less controversial than last year. it started many to have a national keep your charge at home today. some charged he was promoting socialist theories. today in philadelphia the president will try again to pump kids up calling on them to reach for their dreams. he's going to say your life is what you make it and nothing, absolutely nothing is beyond your reach so long as you are willing to dream big. he's also going to say that excelling in school is not about being smarter than the other kids. it's about working harder. reporting live in washington, d.c., allison burns, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> with the november election only seven weeks away now some political analysts are speculating about the future of house speaker nancy pelosi if democrats were to lose control of the house

allison burns is live in our washington, d.c. bureau. she has the e details. >> reporter: it's an issue that's desiding dividing democrats and the rest of the country. >> they want to hold these middle class tax cuts hostage until they get an additional tax cut for the wealthiest 2% of americans. >> let's cut spending back to 2008 levels. we save about $100 billion in the first year. >> reporter: if this fight keeps congress from voting on this everyone's taxes go up at the end of this year. reporting live from washington, d.c., allison burns, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> the u.s. senate is close to passing some long delayed legislation that will open up credit lines to small businesses. they are also incentives for businesses to expand and hire new workers. republicans have a posed this loan fund comparing it to the bail out of the financial industry. >>> the white house is expected to name elizabeth warren to oversee a new federal protection bureau. it will enforce regulations for mortgages, credit cards and other financial products. pres

allison starling spoke with her. >> she spent time in bethesda this week and talking with young girls about her new book. >> i have a ton of a young girl little girl cousins and i thought about how much the pressure the media put on them to be skinny. >> she is the daughter of two famous parents. at a very young age, catherine was self-conscious about her body. she writes in her book, i hate myself. i am ugly and i feel totally disgusting. i was only 10 years old and already suffering. >> all of a sudden, you go from this kid a body to having hips and you are confused and then you feel pressure in school. >> she says her open relationship with her mom and advice from her dad helped create a positive body image. and mine said that she hopes to pass on to a younger generation. -- a mindset that she hopes to pass on to younger generation. >> it was something that i had trouble with bread -- with. >>> this weather pattern will collate sooner or later. we will have one more throwback to the summer weather. we're heading back to 90 degrees. >> for how long? >> just for a few days. notice th

. >> i'm allison seymour. the loss of a hollywood legend, actor tony curtis has died at the age of 85. we'll look back at his career in just a moment. >>> first let's take a look outside. it is the story we're dealing with right now. straight up 7:00 and tony perkins is on the desk with you and a very busy man today, both he and tucker. what is going on, tony? >> we continue to see moderate to heavy rainfall move through the area. we have a variety of warnings and watches in effect at this time. i'll let you know first of all that the tornado warning that was in effect for portions of maryland has been taken down now. it's been allowed to expire. that tornado warning that was in effect for portions of maryland. now let's look at hd radar and we'll show you where the heavy precipitation is as we speak. and as we've been seeing all morning long, with few exceptions, the heaviest rain is to the east. east of the district, along eastern portions of the beltway, through prince george's county, into anne arundel cou

reporting live, allison burns, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> today the senate is expected to pass a bill that blends a 30 billion-dollar government loan fund with bipartisan tax incentives. there are also other incentives for businesses to expand and hire new employees. republicans have opposed this loan fund. they compare it to the bailout two years ago of the financial industry. >> reporter: the white house is expected to name wall street critic elizabeth warren to oversee a new federal protection bureau. she's been a consumer add slow cat. it will enforce regulations for mortgages, credit cards and other financial products. president obama may apoint her any day now. >>> state lawmakers in sacramento are on their way to setting a record that is not likely to approve their approval rating among voters. today the state budget is now 78 days late. the record was set back in 2008 when the governor didn't sign a budget until september 23rd. that was 85 days late. back then it was on the 78th day that lawmakers came to an agreement. this year on this 78th day democrats and republicans appea

item 20, conference with legal council, existing litigation, allison ayer. filed january 8, 2010, city attorney file 101163. conference with legal counsel, unlitigated claim, motorist insurance group, ellis brooks chevrolet, city attorney file 10-03078 filed may >> 5:45 while we were in closed session. look back at my notes. there is item 15, 16, 17, 18, there was no action. item 20 and 21 has been settled. i will entertain a motion at this time. i wanted to disclose discussions during closed session. >> i move nod to disclose. >> second. >> moved and seconded. final question [hearing and seeing none, all those in favor of not disclosing, please signify by saying aye. >> aye. >> opposed? the ayes have it. ok. other new business. >> two little quick items. one is the arts policy question. i think it would be great to calendar that at some point and have a discussion around p.c.r.'s policy -- you know, what the situation is, what percentage it is, get briefed on it and try to craft some kind of -- >> it would be great. i actually had several long conversations

tony and allison, back to you. >>> the big story this morning, distracted driving. a crackdown on drivers using phones behind the wheel is underway. >> in fact there is a distracted driving summit happening today in the district. sarah simmons is live in northwest with the details. >> good morning. set it get under way here. they are going to talk about ways to crack down on cell phone driving and try to deter people. earlier ray la hood was saying to both of you that actually enforcement is the way to go about doing this because that is the key here and that is what they've been doing this morning in the mt. vernon square here in d.c. if you look at video during this rush hour time period, they have been pulling people over who they found texting and driving and giving those folks tickets. and that was going on from 7:00 to 9:00 this morning. and in d.c. you know that ban is in place on using your cell phone, unless you have a hands- free device. ray la hood addressed the fact earlier on fox 5 morning news that there are other distractions out there. he does admit

. >> i'm allison payne. we welcome our viewers here who are watching us around the country on wgn america. federal investigators have been watching hassoun for a year and a half. as wgn's jay miller reports, some of his albany park neighbors are stunned by the news after the arrest. >> reporter: people here in the 4700 block of north kedzie are in absolute shock. they say 22-year-old sami samir hassoun seemed like a normal guy. they say he was a nice guy. however, federal officials say he had a dark side and a deadly plan. one that included killing mayor daley. >> i was in shock. i could never expect that from him. he didn't look like that kind of a man. >>> eva works a few doors down from this man. 22-year-old sami samir hassoun who was arrested saturday in wrigleyville after allegedly plotting to set off a bomb as hundreds left the packed rock concert just after midnight. >> he didn't look like that kind of a person. >> reporter: but according to the fbi, he was that kind of person. officials say a year lo

was not in vain and that the navy is no longer in if you can escape we achieved a motor is ation what allison it to return all of our land which now is still in the custody of the federal forces so the struggle continues and it's a big one. on the east and worth years the question of the bait this time around to make it a wildlife refuge and according to that school of thought if it's only for bases and critters it doesn't ask to be as clean as if it were for a full. and they're advertising the. largest wildlife refuge in the caribbean. i can. ship in san juans and. wildlife. danger explosives. scroll across. barricades and if you want to orlando and there was no making. a real complaint from somebody this large is. total fraud. we struggled for sixty years and we always talk about the four d's. nation devolution of the land development. of those four days we managed only one that we were able to close the firing range. but they're not giving the land. nothing now. has it been decontaminated know nothing if they don't give back the land if they don't decontaminated how are we going to develop

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good morning, allison. >> good morning to you, pam. that's right. iran's president seems to be trying to make a deal here in the case of the two american hikers who are still in iran and have been detained there for more than a year. this is a look at mahmoud ahmadinejad's arrival. he is there this week for a united nations summit. he suggested the hikers could be traded. the moms are also in new york and trying to meet with him. the third hiker, sarah shord was released for medical reasons last week and spoke out yesterday, speaking for the release of her fiance, and her friend. >> shane and josh do not deserve to be in prison one day longer than i was. we committed no crime, and we are not spies. >> now, there are new fears that ahmadinejad could be using the captured americans as bargaining tips, as iran faces sanctions for its nuclear program. i'll have more on what the hikers' moms have to say about that during my next update in about an hour. for now, we're live in washington, d.c., allison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> as iran's president m

allison and gurvir. >> thanks so much, tuck. >>> and our team coverage continues. sarah simmons is live from closed roads in the area. >> reporter: we are at beach drive and connecticut avenue. and the rain has been coming down steadily throughout the morning. at some points it's heavier than others and it's kind of lifted by now but you can see where it is -- >> obviously the weather has been causing problems. sarah, are you still with us? i thought i heard her for a second. >> well our coverage does continue with a look at the traffic. >> this is never ending. this is southbound 395 out of d.c. at washington boulevard where the main line of traffic is blocked. no one is getting by. 395 at the scene of the accident with fire and rescue equipment responding. delays building from the pentagon southbound on 395. now northbound lanes are open in the h.o.v. and main line and crawling out of newington toward 14th street bridge. so the accident occurred on the southbound side, main line closed as you can see here. fire rescue on the scene, 95 close to washington boulevar

-- say your name for me. >> allison mclaughlin. >> reporter: she's with the d.c. board of elections. tell me a little bit about -- we've not seen any numbers yet. what's going on. >> our priority is accuracy over speed. we've implemented new voting equipment, new procedures for early voting and a new procedure for releasing the information over our website. >> reporter: you were hoping to have numbers by 10:00. what's slowing you down so the voters can understand the process. >> the process here is that we're doing the process the first time so we're working through the procedures very carefully, making sure we give accurate information when released. we've received the cartridges back from the voting location and is we're going through the process right now of taking all those cartridges and uploading into the system, which is the first time we're using it tonight and analyzing the information before we release it on the website. >> reporter: i'll let you get back to work. i know you're busy trying to get it done. again, the numbers still have not come in here, w

and 50eu8 be joined at that time by allison mcgee our director, administrative services that we'll also be available for any questions you might have. i want to thank for being here. >> sure. thank you. >> i want to invite liz crudo and dan kelly of the department of human services. >> i values handouts. so -- -- i also have handouts. so. h -- -- so -- >> good afternoon. i'm liz crudo, i'm a program manage we are the family division of human services agency and dan kelly is the manager for our planning and evaluation staff. i'm going to talk about our some of our inner agency partnerships that are serving the school district children in san francisco. this is not all of our partnerships but they are some of the key ones and you'll hear some echoing of what si ling is saying with our partnership. just so you have some background and some context to foster children in san francisco, this is some statistics on who those kids are. there's about 1,300 -- there's a typo there. there's about 1,300 who are san francisco department. half of those students are placed out of county. about 60% of t