and allison because some sources are saying brown has met with federal investigators and has cut a deal part of that deal would be having him step down as council chairman, other sources however, are admitting that brown and the u.s. attorneys office have met and have spoken but there is no deal so certainly, it is going to be something that we are going to watch very closely here at city hall. back to you. >> all right melanie thank you very much. >>> governor of wisconsin makes history republican scott walker became the first sitting governor to survive a recall election. as doug luzader shows us it was a recall election the whole nation was watching. >> reporter: this is just the third time in u.s. history a governor faced a recall election but this time, it didn >> voters really do want leaders who stand up and make the tough decisions. >> reporter: and those voters had simply jammed many polling sites around wisconsin through the day. turn out in the neighbourhood of 65%, the kind of numbers you rarely see outside of a presidential election. but this race really began last yea

supreme court with the latest good morning. >> good morning allison and tony. we are as you mentioned just about an hour away from the supreme court historic ruling and we have not seen a decision like this, likely since roe v wade there is a huge court amassing outside the supreme court not only media but a number of demonstrators most appear to be against president obama's health care plan. we heard them chanting things such as obama care has got to go. this is an issue that divided the nation since day one now the wait is about to end. this was signed into law by president obama in 2010. the biggest issue is that individual mandate which rewire choirs all manage -- requires all americans have health care insurance or pay a penalty. chief justice john roberts is expected to issue a ruling. while leading the rest of the mandate in place, it will effect everyone. >>> we need the little boy, to continue to have health care, without having to worry about hitting a limit. >> consumer should have more say when the government gets involved, the expectation that it is some how going to get bette

the weekend details on that in just a minute allison, tony back up to you. >>> all right tucker thank you very much the search for a missing teen in maryland is our top story take a look at your screen this is 17-year-old shatima erica williams she was last seen 5:00 p.m. last evening, leaving her home on murray hill drive fort washington we know she folk with her case worker around 9:00 p.m. -- spoke with her case worker around 9:00 p.m. she has the mental capacity of a 12-year-old and she is worried about her. >>> theresa sullivan once again the leader at university of virginia, yesterday board of visitors unanimously voted to reappoint her as president. earlier this month she was forced the resign due to what they said was philosophical differences dismisle irfour rated students, faculty alumna. thousands of people rallied over the weeks to show their support for sullivan and call for her reappointment governor mcdonald, threatened to seek resignations if members of the board did not make a decision during yesterday's meeting. >> i think, the unrest have not been healthy for

potential for good storms later this afternoon. tony, allison, back to you at the desk. >>> thanks, tucker. we have an update on the breaking news out of afghanistan. we've learned in the last hour that a suicide car bomber and other insurgents attacked a u.s. led base in the eastern part of that country. no word on casualties for the military, but six civilians were wounded. taliban has claimed responsibility for that attack. >>> an investigation is underway in prince george's county after a woman hit five children with her suv. >> this was the scene last night on the 2200 block of hannon street in hyattsville. that is where fox 5's sherri ly is live with an update on this tragic accident. sherri? >> reporter: tony and allison, we have just learned a short time ago that an 8-year-old girl who happens to be the daughter of the driver of that suv has died. one person remains in critical condition. the other three had minor injuries. here's the breakdown of what we know. let's show you some of the damage from the accident back here. you can see the garage where that car slammed into. the 6-y

sherri ly is joining us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, will, good morning, allison. it's a pretty sure bet now that a casino project is going to be announced today here at national harbor. there is a press conference scheduled at 11:15 this morning in annapolis. the developer, the peterson company, would only say it's a major hospitality and gaming company. but we do know mgm officials are meeting with the governor and maryland senate leaders this morning, signaling this impending deal. mgm spokesman says it's interested in building a high end casino here. the governor would have to call a special session as he indicated he would in july to pave the way for a casino. prince george's county executive likes the possibilities. >> we want a destination resort for prince george's county, because that's where we'll have the economic benefit. i think this speaks well of it. so we're excited. >> reporter: anne arundel county is concerned about losing business, but there was an independent study released this week that says the state could raise as much as $161 million more by addin

. >> reporter: well, tony and allison this may be the best kept secret in washington, the landmark ruling on president obama's health care plan will come some time this week possibly today. >> a lot of breath being held around washington as we wait and wait, will the justices deal a blow to the president's health care law less than five months before election day or will they up hold it. through the weekend both sides bracing for the decision, republicans hoping for a repeal and a do over. >> all along we've said real problems, this isn't the solution, if this goes away we still have to start dealing with the problem. >> the most critical question for the court is it county institutional, to force americans to purchase health care insurance or fine them if they don't early this morning the website, intrade, predicted a 70% chance of repeal of that decision if the courts strike that down the plan's financial underpinning can collapse and then the impact on the presidential race. public opposition to the plan helped mitt romney's campaign democrats see a potential silver lining if it

. >> i am allison seymour. >>> a check of weather the key today is umbrella right tucker? >> definitely will. you got it, daytime hours, see some on gain off again rain showers maybe a thunder storm or two. be ready for a wet one. there is a live look at your radar see the shower activity hit and miss across the region. starting to get showers redeveloping in parts of montgomery county, louden county, lees burg, gaithersburg, a few more showers southeast of the city, down towards oxen hills. check back in later today more showers kind of filling in from time to time, and as mentioned the possibility of a storm too. regan national warmth and humidity out there, 70 degrees right now, as regan national humidity 87%, dew point temperatures well into the 60s not very comfortable across the region. here is your forecast, we should see highs top out 80 degrees, lots of clouds around, and again showers with us here on and off throughout your tuesday. more details on the forecast, let 's see traffic. lauren. >>> i think so tuck. a lot of traffic out there, lots of little fender be

fantastic one at that. >> looking like it. >> good morning to you, i'm allison seymour. >> i'm will thomas. tony perkens is off. let's get to it. tucker barnes is standing by and tell us it is going to be a gorgeous one, tucker. >> a gorgeous one, will. in the afternoon hours, lots of sunshine expected. lower humidity. not only today but the next several days, featuring perfect weather around here for summer time. a couple of fronts coming through and the second one, the winds are pushing up in the next hour or so and the conditions start to dry out. a little humidity. and parts of the area, southern maryland, dealing with some cloud cover but most of the action is over and done with the rain that we picked up during the day yesterday. let's do the temperature. right now at reagan national, we are at 69 degrees. 69 at reagan national. the humidity is still up there. you saw a little built of haze will in the live shot. 84% and the winds out of the north at 9-miles per hour and let me mention the winds. picking up. breezy if not gusty at times this afternoon, with the winds out of th

allison seymour. we are happy you are with us to start off your day. so it was a great weekend but a little warm. >> it was a little warm? a lot of warm. >> all right. >> tucker says it will be cooler today. >>> good morning. blissering hot around here yesterday, with a daytime high of 92. a little cooler today, upper 80s. not much until the middle of the week but things will gradually get better and better. regan national, 72 degrees, regan national, very warm start humidity up, 89%, winds out of the south, 5 miles per hour. looking at satellite radar, high, thin cloudiness, there will be more cloudiness today than yesterday. and then the rain out to the west see the showers out in western ohio and kentucky, that will start to work towards the washington area later this afternoon. if you are in western virginia, western maryland you stand the best chance of late day showers, maybe a thunderstorm, the rest of us will see showers move in overnight tonight and later tuesday. more details in a couple minutes, we will go with warm, humid, not terribly comfortable but a little better th

morning i am tony perkins. >> i am allison seymour happy you are with us when we start off this morning right. we do that with the help of our main man tucker barnes. >> good morning allison, tony, partial sunshine to start your day, and that will be the theme around here. might be a shower. most of today will be dry temperatures in the 70s. right now we are cool, 59 regan national, humidity 75%, not much wind to speak of currently out of the north, 0 miles per hour and your pressure, 2.99 inches. looking at radar, showers overnight, one or two left over showers across east of the bay, down towards easton and cambridge, and out to the west, but most of the area nice and dry. a few showers redevelop this afternoon in the daytime heating. nothing to worry about here. don't cancel outdoor plans based on rain chances. temperatures cool, highs mid- 70s warmer than yesterday. 74 washington 72 warren on the. more details on the forecast including a look at the weekend. nice warm up on the way. if you like warmer temperatures, you will love it. then traffic and julie has your latest. >> good mo

details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, allison, good morning, will. everything now seems to be coming together at the right time for mgm. the company knows this empty lot here overlooking the water front at national harbor is a prime piece of real estate with a casino, with access to millions of potential customers and now it appears mgm and national harbor will soon have a deal. the site is called the plateau at national harbor. the developer, the peterson company, is holding a press conference at 11:15 to make what it calls a significant announcement. mgm has said it's very interested in building a casino here and it's watching developments closely. governor o'malley has indicated he would call a special session in july if there was a consensus for lawmakers to pass legislation that would allow another casino in the state as well as table gaming. now it looks like that may happen and prince george's county executive likes the possibilities. >> we want a destination resort for prince george's county, because that's where we'll have the economic benefit. i think this spea

wave when i was gone but i think that is past. good-hooking day out there. i'm allison seymour. >> i'm sherry ly in for will thomas. he was here early but he is feeling under the weather. >> tropical storm debby dumping heavy rains in parts of florida. the storm stationary right now and flooding is a major concern. residents in counties along the gulf coast are being urged to leave low-lying areas. storm is being blamed for one death so far. >> clean-up continues today from friday night's storm here in the d.c. area. brookland in northeast d.c. took an especially hard hit as of last night. pepco said power was restored to 99% of customers across the area. 45,000 people were without power at one time at the tight of those outages. >> we had a viewer that wrote in and said she thought she had a baby tornado move through the neighbor. i love that phrase. it was a microburst. but winds that can approach about 70 miles per hour. >> too seems like it. >> yeah. around here, we have showers and storms. by the way, welcome back. >> people are like allison is back. >> good morning, every

. getting back to our greatness talk tony and allison we are talking about lebron james this morning because he is kind of in that weird situation, where he has never won a champion yet he is the three time mvp great during regular season but not always great in the playoffs. yesterday at boston down by 18 points, and the king does what he does he calls himself the king, 29 points including this move right here, flying down the lane, two hands, authorities, theyer raced the 18 point -- erased the 18 point lead. why is he giving up the ball that is what some people will say >> doesn't want to miss it. >> that is the debate allison he would foul out, go to overtime, re jean rondo who has been great. boston up once without lebron, dwayne wade has to take the final shot for three and the win, no, it is no good, and we are tied at 2 games in the series and again, dwayne wade won a championship he did it with shaquille o'neill he gets a free pass. lebron a three time mvp still questions whether or not this guy, as great as he is, will he ever be great when it is really crunch time in the p

i am tony perkins. >> i am allison seymour. huge four day party across the pond is finishing up in grand style. we are talking about queen elizabeth's diamond jubilee, marking 60 years on the throne. this morning a service of thanksgiving for the queen at st. paul's the royal family is attending receptions also a lunch will be serviced and in just about two hours a royal carriage procession through the streets of london. last night fireworks shot off at the close of a concert. huge names in music pop history and fame entertained the queen and tens of thousands who jammed the road, leading to the palace. >> unfortunately today's celebrations are happening without the queen's husband, prince phillip he remains in hospital with a bladder infection. he was taken there yesterday one day after taking part in that jubilee flotilla on the river thames. doctors expect to keep him in hospital for a few more days. >>> all right. tucker barnes firmly planted here in the u.s. back to reality tuck. >> thank you allison. good morning everybody temperatures across the area are cool. feels rather e

this is tuesday june 267th, 2012 i am tony perkins. >> i am allison seymour. happy you are with us. tucker describes it as glorious. >> i would agree. >> he is here to fill us in. >> good morning. glorious, gorgeous, call it what you want, it will be close to perfect highs will only be upper 70s to 80. still comfortable range but without a lot of humidity, should be a great looking day. 62 degrees check out how cool we have gotten. look at the 50s on the map. 56 dulles, 54 winchester, 58 baltimore that is only telling you half the story dew point temperatures have fallen to low 40s. humidity levels have dropped off overnight and we are in for a comfortable start again a gorgeous looking afternoon around here. looking at satellite radar. high pressure building from the west cold front from yesterday offshore. we should be nice and dry this afternoon highs topping out upper 70s to 80. let me mention it will be breezy, winds will still be like yesterday, during the afternoon, out of the north and west gusting to 25. enjoy a fine looking day temperatures as mentioned expected to be upp

confirmed, professor allison macfarlane would be the first geologist to head the commission. he is appeared before the senate environment and public works committee during this 2:10 hearing. >> we've been discussing the best way to proceed because we know senators have schedules. we'll withhold our opening statements and allow you to do your introductions. we'll start with senator blumenthal, please, introducing the nominee for chairman. >> thank you, madam chairman. and ranking member inhofe. i'm very, very honored today to introduce allison macfarlane, president obama's nominee to head the nuclear regular story commission. i want to thank the chairwoman and members of the committee for giving me this opportunity. she was born in hearted for, raised in avon, went to avon high school, which is an area a few miles north and west of hartford, our capital. i think supremely well qualified to head the nuclear regulatory commission at this critical point in its history and our nation's. she is a remarkable scholar and leader and a person of genuine vision and courage, and she has been an associa

. 100 in baltimore. 101 in fredericksburg. allison, before i toss it back to you, you mentioned the water on the metros. at the at&t golf tournament out in potomac, they have a lot of plans to beat the heat, including water bottles for a couple of bucks and misting centers out there. don't cancel plans today because of the temperatures. they'll make accommodations necessary to get that tournament in. even with the extreme heat. guys, details on the weather in just a minute. i'll be inside and join you in a few. >> and hopefully he will not be drenched. thank you. >>> we continue to follow a serious and developing story out of prince george's county, where a man is missing inside a collapsed building. >> started last night at a warehouse in landover. the dangerous conditions are forcing the crews to put the search on hold. fox5's sherri ly is live at the scene with the latest. >> reporter: the situation is certainly grim right now. it has been 11 hours since this roof collapsed and that man went missing. rescue crews are now reassembling here this morning, but until this building is

morning. >> fox 5's sherrie li is live in washing tonight good morning. >> good morning, allison, good morning, will. former senator george allen is here in arlington and he is going to pick up a very big endorsement from florida's marco rubio this morning and that should give him a big boost with the voters around here. rubio, of course, a tea party favorite. allen will be here with rubio at the flower company in arlington, one of the many small businesses in this country that allen believes have been hurt by the economist policy of this democratic administration. allen is trying to recapture a seat that he lost six years ago. the former virginia senator and governor is up against another former governor in tim cain, the democratic nominee. the race is neck and neck according to polls but rubio's endorsement should give allen a boost. today, they will be talking about job creation, something that allen talked about in his blue print for america's future. >> the government imposes the highest taxes in the world on job creating businesses at 35%. i pro most to reduce it to more simple,

your screen. it will be a gorgeous day on your wednesday. i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm allison seymour. >> let's day say hello to tucker barnes to get the latest on what is going on outside. >> nice start to your day. temperatures in the comfortable range in the 50s. >> it feels pretty good. >> almost light jacket weather to kids at the bus stop. it is hard to believe. going to be a nice afternoon. >> this is normal lit time of year the kids go in shorts. >> they're like oh, when is cool going to be out? >> you put the suntan lotion on at 6:00 in the morning. a couple of showers out towards easton and st. michaelal's. that shower has been pretty persistent for the past hour or so. allison, as soon as you come in, i use the word. >> what is with you and bubble. >> that sounds gross. >> i don't know why it keeps happening. front royal and culpeper have a few light showers as well. 59 now in washington. we are very comfortable. parts of the area in the 40s this morning. afternoon highs will be a little warmer than yesterday but still quite comfortable afternoon with low humidity and high

monday, june 25th, 2012 good morning i am tony perkins. >> i am allison seymour. the weather is dominating our headlines this monday morning we will get you all caught up on tropical storm debbi and tell you about the continued clean up and power restoration from the wicked storms that blew through our area friday night and the latest on a huge brush fire that forced evacuations on the eastern shore. >> welcome back. >> nice to see you. >> tucker barnes for the latest on our own forecast today. >>> thank you very much. welcome back allison. glad to have you back. satellite radar we will talk about showers and storms you will see them just off to the northwest. this is radar but you can see the flashing into central and southern pennsylvania, all associated with a cold front which will be working into the washington area by late morning early afternoon. this timing on these unusual they will arrive earlier today. we will cloud up here shortly and deal with the possibility of those storms. temperatures regan national the current temperature is 74 degrees. 74 washington, 59 baltimo

allison and will. >> reporter: this is a 50 points customer service action plan. a lot on metro's plate it was developed through surveys of customers as well as metro employees and they had a long list of complaints on metro rail, bus and metro access service for disabled, safety and security topped the list, customers complained they didn't see enough uniformed officers, another big concern was alerting passengers about problems or delays, so somethings metro is doing to fix these problems, add more police and have closed circuit security cameras on all buses by mid-july, improve riding, step up cleaning in rail cars and add real time information. metro access riders confused about fares there will be a calculator and to respond to broken esculators, creating a remote esculator monitoring system. >>> esculators. they are always broken down. it makes it hard on seniors. >> if they work a little more frequently. >> especially when travelling consistently every day. a huge help getting from point a to point b without having to carry tote bags up and down esculators. >> reporter: met

you. >> hello, supervisors. my name is bruce allison. there is a 50-foot, 20-ton gorilla in this city known as vacant units by renters renting buildings. in the u.s. it is 32,000 vacant units in this city and only 10,000 homeless people. i am getting tired of opening up an official shelters. please come and open up some facilities for seniors kamal are you will have to put up with me for the rest of your life. thank you. [laughter] >> we want to put up with you, rompers. mr. allison, we do not mind putting uwith you. [laughter] > good afternoon, commissioners. i beng to the senior action neork anused to be on the executive board fothe san francisco project, another community organization. after living in san francisco said most of my life, nce 1948 -- that is all of them a lot of people here -- i might have to be joined the -- forced tojn 50 million or more people who have had to move out of the city and live with friends and relatives because they cannot afrd to live in this city anymore. i cannot get a job anymore because of the downturn. based on my social security i cannot fi

thursday, june 28th, 2012 good morning i am tony perkins. >> i am allison seymour happy you are with us. >> indeed. >> tucker barnes has been keeping business see he says we have to get ready for real heat. >> good morning tony, everybody real deal gets in -- later this afternoon we will see temperatures mid-90s the real heat and humidity arrives tomorrow, more details in a minute. let's look at current conditions we mentioned outside just a beautiful start, low humidity and temperatures generally in the 50s. here in washington 71 degrees. dulles, 59 degrees, 53 fredericksburg. ocean city, 62 degrees. nice start to your day it will warm quickly we are expecting afternoon highs, warmer than yesterday, mid-90s but not a whole lot of humidity, warm afternoon, but without too much humidity we are not dealing with any heat advisories like we are for the day tomorrow. your satellite radar high pressure will keep us nice and dry, a few clouds in your forecast lots and lots of sunshine, again quiet here. could be a thunderstorm tomorrow with heat and humidity more details on that as men

see a doctor. >> all right allison. we will talk about that later. >>> temperatures 70s. mid-70s, and we are also warm and humid, a warm and humid afternoon highs upper 80s instead of low 90s. 75 right now washington. humidity 73%, winds out of the south at 6 miles per hour pressure up, 3.014 inches. shower activity and thunderstorms out to the west, we will have a series of frontal systems, pushing in later today. if you are a viewer in west earn areas, west virginia, western maryland, west virginia you might see a few showers mix of sun and clouds, still warm, humid s better and better chance of showers moving in, later tonight during the day tomorrow, new details on that coming up in a couple minutes, here is a look at your forecast for your back to work day, temperatures upper 80s. 87 alexandria, 86 fredericksburg, just a few showers later. all right sarah, allison, more details in a minute. >> thanks tucker. >>> this mornings big story, jerry sandusky back in court for the beginning of his trial. the former assistant football coach faces 52 criminal accounts of sexually abus

one. good morning. i'm melanie alnwick. i'm allison seymour, sarah is off today. welcome to fox 5 morning news. here is our man tucker barnes with the latest. >> as tony the tiger said, it is great. >> is if? >> is it? >> the forecast is going to be great. more sunshine and a nice breeze. >> who could ask for anything more? >> who could? maybe a five-day forecast filled with more. you got it, allison. still quite humid. ite humid. there is sentinel radar. we are quiet now. we've lost the shower activity overnight pushing off to the east. picked up about 1/4 inch of rain at reagan national. looking at bright skies ahead. if you had to postpone a pool party. >> and we did. >> i think today will be ideal for it although it will be a little breezy so the kids will not need towels to dry. they can just air dry. high temperatures in the low 80s. >> looks pretty. >> thank you. >>> we'll get a check on your wednesday morning traffic with lauren demarco. >> i am starting this 6:00 a.m. hour with a little look at waze. checking out northbound 95. as you travel northbound, reports of some he

tucker in just a moment. good morning. thank you for joining us. i'm will thomas gym a allison seymour. >> let's show you this incredible video out of florida. tropical storm debby continues to pound the florida panhandle and north florida. governor rick scott has declared a statewide emergency in wake of widespread flooding. look at those cars just sitting there abandoned. the storm has been practically parked off the gulf coast since the weekend and could drop up to two feet of rain over the next couple of days. they could use a break out there. >> unbelievable. tucker barnes joining us up here now with more on that scene and what is going on around here. >> we'll have more on debby coming up but it's slow mover. it will be days and days before they finally call it quits on the system. >> it is the rain that -- not the wind. it is the rain. >> the wind are only 45 miles per hour. it is the rain and the threat of a few more tornadoes. >> hopefully the declaration of an emergency will free up funds to help people because you know there is a lot of damage inned intoing like that

stories, allison seymour. she is next to me. >>> good morning. it is friday, june 1st. a live look outside right now. traffic is moving. the sun was still waiting for that. feels comfortable outside. i drive a convertible put the top down on the way into work. tucker barnes says get ready for the possibility of severe weather in the forecast. good morning. thank you for joining us. i'm will thomas. >> i'm allison seymour. sarah is not with us today. welcome to fox 5 morning news. a cranked my 1979 mustang window down and rolled it -- oh, when were you in today, the benz, the bentley? >> please. funny. >> good to have you here early. >> i know everybody at home is happy to see you here. >> it is friday morning. >> look at us. >> let's get down to business. will, did you put the top back up on the car? >> i did. >> we've got some showers moving in. >> today will be one of those days where we get a little bit of everything. we'll have early showers, maybe a little sunshine and then look out later this afternoon for the potential for some pretty good thunderstorms as a cold front start

neighborhood. >> yes, it did. allison whose fault is it really? >> it is the parents. who thinks this is a good idea? i don't have kids -- well, i have never seen a blue man group hence i don't know them. i wouldn't want to send my kid to their school. i don't understand thinking it is a good idea. >> you thought tests were bad and that it harms the self-esteem. >> michael montessori money that you han. >> woo plus -- two plus two equals dolphin. >> good equals alice walker. >> i don't know. i was trying to figure it out. none of the kids can read they are surprised that they are being taught by these neo nazi druggers. they are mine. of course they can't read. >> they are not neo nazis. they are just mines. mimes. i don't want to get a let frert blue man group lawyer. >> oh, wow. >> it will be wet. >> let me just clarify that they are not fashionable. there is nothing progressive. it is $32,000 a year which prices people out of the market c. they can't read in public schools now, so it is on the same plane. the other thing about the blue man group, anti-union. they fired somebody who was

a little humid. thursday, june 7th, 2012 good morning i am tony perkins. >> i am allison seymour. one of our colleagues is enjoying a well deserved day off. gwen is in for vacationing tucker barnes. good morning. >> he chose a really good day to take off weather is definitely a gift to everyone with the exception of humidity. we don't have anything happening in the skies. plenty of sunshine for the most part of your day. we see a little change, but in the meantime 58 degrees, regan national airport, 54 dulles, 56 bwi marshall. so we are looking at temperatures elsewhere in our neighbourhood we've got 63 annapolis, 52 cull pepper, 56 degrees hagerstown. martins burg, 54 degrees. 58 fredericksburg. today, a look at your day planner, by midday, expect to see our temperature 75 degrees. looking at a high of 80 degrees, cannot rule out a possibility of a pop up shower or even an isolated thunder storm. instability built in as a result of a trough we have as well as pretty warm, moist air moving in across the area. so just keep your eyes to the skies. humidity is what you are going the

. >>> with just a few left, congress has a deal in the works but as allison burns reports there is still something standing in the way, allison? >> once again, congress is taking it down to the wire. if the house and senate don't act, new subsidized works will double. 7.5million students will be affected. but late yesterday, they had a deal to keep the current loan rates for a year. they will keep it while -- they will keep it that this way until they announce it. >> reporter: republicans have accused the president of over politicizing the debate by traveling to college campuses talking about it and now the question is will house speaker john boehner sign off on it, we will have more on that on my neck update, reporting live allison burns ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> a couple from southern california has been detained after adopting four children there. the couple adopted the children on june 14th but were detaped on monday. they are looking into -- tee i don'ted on -- detained on monday. they are looking into the fact that they are accusing the couple of child trafficking. >>

expected to rule at 7:00 a.m. on president barack obama's healthcare reform law. allison burns is outside the supreme court right now and is here to tell us about some of the possible outcomes, allison? >> reporter: dave from the white house to the capital there are a lot of anxious people out here this morning and we are out here lined up in an area between the capital meeting. a few dozen people spend the night outside to find out what is going on because it will change the way americans get healthcare and it is a huge test to say how much he federal government has a say in our everyday lives. that is what has them so riled up. >> we are hoping they will overturn the mandate at least and we will be satisfied to see the mandate overthrown because that will ruin the whole thing. >> reporter: supporters of the law like barbara lee says it is a life line for americans of people. >> we will have millions of people once again hanging out there with no hope for health insurance. >> we will have more in my next update, reporting live, allison burns, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> and

law has a lot of people concerned right now. allison burns is in our washington d.c. newsroom with a debate that is really on fire in washington, allison? >> reporter: the fear is dave the court gave the green light for racial profiling and they left in place a provision that requires local police check the immigration status of anybody they detain. they say the checks are needed. >> i am not going to violate any constitutional rights. i have dedicated deputies who know what they are doing. >> reporter: and one presidential candidate, mitt romney, calling on him to denounce it, more on the presidential race and the wait for the healthcare ruling in about an hour. allison burns ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> and struck down in prison without the possibility of parole for juveniles. 28 states have such laws but california does not. it limits corporate campaign spending and they declared it unconstitutional. that reaffirms the 2010 decision which allows unions to spend as much money as they want for fundraising. after attending a fund raiser in boston, they are determined to out spend

white house says the charge is politically motivated. >>> k tv u's allison burns is on with what is on the line, allison? >> reporter: even though this is a monumental case, there are no leaks on how they will decide on president barack obama's health reform law. it is the biggest case of the term and the court is deciding whether it is constitutional to require that most americans carry health insurance or pay a penalty. they are preparing for another fight in congress or whether it is struck down. >> it is going to be a real problem for america's families. we have 50 million people who are uninsured. costs will continue to escalate. >> another battle will be the best possible outcome. >> well we go back to the drawing board and we have a renewed fight over how we handle the healthcare bill. >> my next update will be in about an hour, allison burns, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> most people support president barack obama even though they are against the healthcare overhaul but 82% favor banning insurance companies from keeping them and they are allowing children to stay on their par

constitutional system. >> we get to go back to washington outside the u.s. supreme court. allison burns is there in the middle of the excitement of it all. what is the feeling out there right now, alison? >> reporter: dave, the speech is on the steps of the core building are continuing. as you've been discussing, they decided to uphold most of the block. a fight about it most from the supreme court across the street to the united states capitol building. within an hour of the ruling this morning, house republicans said they were going to schedule a vote for the week after the fourth of july break to repeal the health reform law. of course, democrats in the white house are going to be in the way. there was a loud reaction closer to the court on the steps. supporters of the law are overjoyed. chief justice john roberts ended up being the decider this morning. he joined with four of the more liberal justices to uphold a mandate that every american get health insurance or pay a penalty. he called that penalty attacks. critics of the law are serious. here is what -- >> that was allison burns

. >>> back here at home, allison, a fairfax elementary school teach is in hot water charged with having child porn. he is 26-year-old robert fin. he finished his work with special ed students. investigators say they found pornography pictures of children at his home here. they arrested him at poplar elementary school in chantly >>> a senior prank backfired on a group of students in fairfax county and today they are missing out on today's graduation ceremony. sherry lee has the latest from herndon high school. >>> the three herndon high school students, instead of going to the ceremony today will receive their diplomas privately despite an appeal to fairfax county schools to lift that graduation ban. that's the punishment for this senior prank. the student spilled baby oil in the hall. chris shoe maker one of six students involved now admits it was a bad idea. the school unamused gave the student a three-day suspension. he and his parents appealed, arguing their case before a hearing officer yesterday but did not succeed in getting the punishment reduced. >> i think if they had been forc

forecast, wednesday june 27th. i am tony perkins. >> i am allison seymour. >> the summer is already slipping away. >> don't say that it just officially started. >> it is june 27th already. give us another good one i am already in mourning for the end of summer. >> believe me after this weekend you will not be mourning for summertime. your current temperatures very comfortable another nice start to your day overnight falling back to 50s and low 60s. baltimore, dulles 61, fredericksburg, 67 for you ocean city, 54 degrees. menty of visibility, low humidity not much water in the atmosphere very dry, beautiful day. satellite radar look how quiet it is, not a lot to talk about a lot of heat out to the west that will start to build in here later this afternoon warmer than yesterday, but really as we get into thursday and particularly friday and the weekend temperatures will jump. more on that coming up. today, enjoy another beautiful afternoon low humidity, nice and dry, highs mid-to upper 80s. this is about where we should be, 87 washington, 86 la plata. now to traffic and julie wright ha

accident. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, allison. exactly that, a tragic accident. that's what neighbors here are describing to us this morning. it happened at a house about three houses down here. what neighbors are describing is that this woman had intended to put this car in drive, but instead, went in reverse. that suv hit five children who had been playing in the driveway, and then slammed into the garage. this morning you can see the damage and some of the children's toys and belongings still on the ground there. neighbors described hearing a loud crash and seeing some of the children pinned beneath the vehicle. this happened around 8:45 last night in the 2200 block of hannen street. neighbors say the woman accidently put the car in reverse, then hit the gas. she heard the children screamed and tried to stop. the kids ranged in age from one and a half to 11 years old. police say the woman is the mother of at least one of the children and that all of the families have now been notified. all five of the children at last report were in critical condition at childrens ho

san francisco but we begin with allison burns in washington, dc who has been outside the court all morning. >> reporter: i've received an e-mail about from just about every democrat celebrating the supreme court ruling, the 5-4 decision means the heart of president obama's health reform law survives. it was like a circus outside the court ahead of the ruling. belly dancers, musicians and activists for and against the law. ♪ hey, hey, uh-huh, obamacare gotta go♪ >> reporter: another dramatic show inside as john roberts seemed to surprise everyone by joining four more liberal justices to save president obama's health care law. roberts agreed congress can require americans to get health insurance under its taxing authority, upholding the individual mandate. president obama said the court delivered a victory for the american people. >> in doing so they have reaffirmed a fundamental principle, that here in america in the wealthiest nation on earth, no illness or accident should lead to any family's financial ruin. >> reporter: the ruling is a battle cry for republicans who now say t

. costco kron4 could not find any cruise out working. allison says the main this department is not big enough. there in the process of hiring people. allison says they brought in five new private companies to help out. >> we're making progress. >>pam: a product at trader joe's is being recalled tonight. it is to trader joe's cranberry apple stuffed chicken breasts. >>pam: still ahead, an arsonist caught on tape. we will shave the video and sunday where police are looking for him. >> more reward money in a case of missing teenager sierra lamar. >> three more accusers in the sandusky trial takes the stand. carl >> transformers have invaded san francisco. i am gabe slate and i will tell you why coming up in my tech report. >>pam: a lot of questions about the pg&e response to yesterday's fire. >> it is a bit of an unusual situation when a valve is on fire in the cannot get to it. >>pam: nearly 50 protesters arrested in time california state capitol building demonstrating against proposed budget cuts. governor jerry brown wants to slash money from several programs including welfare, in home

now live is bart spokesman jim allison what can you tell me about how you expect the work to do this afternoon and what commuters should expect? >> first an update. the 34,000 volt cables that you mentioned, we've been able to test those and they are okay, good news. we are expecting to be able to meet our first goal to have single tracking early in the afternoon. having both tracks in service later this afternoon, that's a challenge but we're still hoping that we can make that. but it is a little more difficult than we first imagined. >> reporter: at this point, can you say with confidence that you will be single tracking at one or two, or still unknown? >> i think it is -- i'm fairly we have a good goal and we are not backing down from that goal we will never know until we fire up the system and aren't a train through. i think we are on track for that >> reporter: any lessons learned about having a structure so close to the tracks? was this something in the safety planning that maybe was overlooked? >> our priority is to provide safe service to our customers than is actually not ba

now live is bart spokesman jim allison what can you tell me about how you expect the work to do this afternoon and what commuters should expect? >> first an update. the 34,000 volt cables that you mentioned, we've been able to test those and they are okay, good news. we are expecting to be able to meet our first goal to have single tracking early in the afternoon. having both tracks in service later this afternoon, that's a challenge but we're still hoping that we can make that. but it is a little more difficult than we first reporter: at this point, can you say with confidence that you will be single tracking at one or two, or still unknown? >> i think it is -- i'm fairly we have a good goal and we are not backing down from that goal we will never know until we fire up the system and aren't a train through. i think we are on track for that >> reporter: any lessons learned about having a structure so close to the tracks? was this something in the safety planning that maybe was overlooked? >> our priority is to provide safe service to our customers than is actually not bart property w

loving kids having a good time. >> reporter: allison watts owns the property in mitchells, virginia. the culpeper county sheriff's office called her field party a massive rave and gave it a name, camp glow. >> we saw license plates from as far north as new york and i saw 1 from texas, georgia, north carolina, maryland. >> reporter: the culpeper county sheriff's lieutenant said deputies first caught wind of what was going on after a noise complaint friday night. >> made some observations about odors of marijuana, saw some drug use and subsequently were able to develop a search warrant and execute a search warrant on sunday morning around 5:30 in the morning at that same party, which was still ongoing. >> reporter: deputies would confiscate a host of illegal drugs. >> about 2 pounds of marijuana, over 300 various prescription pills, some of which we have yet to identify as to what exactly they are, methamphetamines, heroin, cocaine, ecstasy. >> the drugs they found were in private tents that we didn't go in. we did not condone it. we threw people out with drugs that we found. we found

allison seymour has the story. >> reporter: jason is quite literally watching the story of his life. >> my time in the army is coming to an end. i take a lot of pride in what i did over there. >> reporter: it's a video that he created, part of a problem designed to help soldiers cope with posttraumatic stress disorder. the first army sergeant deployed to iraq three times. he has nightmares including one involving a young soldier who died under his command. he is one of about 20 iraq and afghanistan vets who have participated in a filmmaking program called i was there. >> taking a video or movie that will cure anything, it won't cure ptsd, anything like that. it's an outlet to put, you know, your emotions out there, your experiences, so people will understand. >> we start with the power of the story and we talk about the soldiers being uniquely qualified to tell their story because they are the only one living in it. >> not just able to think about this happened, this roadside bomb, i did this, it had this effect on me, they can actually put it on a videotape on the screen. and then

scene in reston good morning. >> good morning allison. when that fire broke out it was around 1:00 a.m. in the morning so a lot of people here in these condos were sleeping. well, at that time there happened to be three teenagers that were skate boarding by they saw the fire, ended upcoming over here, they knocked down doors, along with the neighbors to make sure everyone got out alive. look at the pictures taken by one of these young men it shows the fire engulfing the building before firefighters arrived they rushed the get everyone out. by the time it was over nine condos were heavily damaged at least two destroyed. at the height of the fire 100 people from 54 condos had to be evacuated most of them have now been allowed to return home witnesses say the fire was burning so hot, and so fast, that it melted the siding like icing and rained down ashes everyone did get out safely two of the young men who helped rescue the fire victims say they only did what anyone else would do. >> since i got here we saw one of the neighbors just screaming to get people out and you know, just joine

day off with fox 5. i'm allison seymour. >> and i am melanie alnwick. sarah simmons a little under the weather today. we hope she is hope and resting that voice a little bit. >> tucker. >> are your kids having the last day of school. >> last day of school. >> a big one. >> i put together the bus stop forecast. >> i wish you had included some sunshine for the bus stop forecast. >> the sun is up but we won't see a whole lot it was today. definitely umbrella weather here. rain showers moving through. had a brety good little batch it was in the past hour or so. a few scattered showers here south and west of the city. you can see showers starting to develop streaming up and ahead off you are next frontal system which will be moving in from the west today. lots of clouds in the forecast. still going to be quite warm and very humid out there today with high temperatures expected to be about 08 08 -- 80 or so and maybe a thunderstorm or two this afternoon. temperatures, nice and warm out there. 70 at reagan national. 70 in fredericksburg. oweship city, good morning to you. 70degrees. highs

. >>> and unless congress takes action to stop it from happening, allison burns has reports of a last minute deal, allison? >> reporter: dave house speaker john boehner says they have an agreement for 7.5 million students will double beginning this weekend but under the deal the rates will stay at 3.4% for another year. democrats are crediting president barack obama. >> he has been working with leaders in congress to ensure students will not pay the extra thousand dollars. >> reporter: president barack obama visited college campuses urging congress to act, but lawmakers have been divided over how to pay for it and republicans have accused him of over politicizing the debate. house leaders are meeting about it this morning. allison burns, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> well another strange turn in the case of sheriff ross mirkarimi. sheriff ross mirkarimi's wife is ready to fly back here from venezuela to testify in person at her husband misconduct hearing but only if they pay for her plane tickets. eliana lopez wants san francisco to pick up the tab for a round trip air ticket

, camouflage pants and dark shades, tony allison wields a samurai sword in a busy intersection. the man refuses to surrender his weapon without a fight. allen says she's possessed by the devil and ready to kill the demons who want him. >> talked about his name being apollo. he talked about satan. he talked about his brothers in russia and china, but never really engaged and negotiated. >> the spectacle draws a crowd of onlookers and captures the attention of local news stations. they record allison brandishing his sword with no sign of letting up. during the course of the standoff police attempt several nonlegal strategies from rubber bullets to pepper spray and mace. but nothing deters him. after 11 hours the police try one more approach. they use a fire house to spray allison with cold water, hoping he will lose his grip on the sword. when that doesn't work, they turn the pressure on full blast. allison loses his balance and falls to the ground. police officers use a ladder to subdue him and then pry the sword from his hand. after the intense standoff, the man is taken to a mental hos

. allison, given we're seeing a somewhat better tone to markets, why do you think people aren't more concerned about some of the looming hurdles that we to cross in order to get the spain situation sorted out? >> feels as if this is an annual event. you're heading into the summer, people get worried about europe all over again, the u.s. economy seems to have slowed down, questions as to whether or not china can pull us out of the malaise and you always have to get to the crisis point before europe takes another step at addressing the broader issue. so what we saw europe do before is start providing funding and financial support and more easing. but now pressure is being put on germany and maces like that as a requirement might be too extreme and there needs to be more of a compromise there. my feeling is they need to always be on the brink to two niz and we're there again. >> so how do you position for it, what do you you tell clients to do some do you basically say pencil in that we'll go into the fall, adoes it become a way to invest? >> i was talking with my adviser about what to