dinner, held that home of robert anderson. 70 people will be there. each paying $35,000 to attend. you can see there is a lot of security on the scene. the street has been shut down. we don't know when the president is set to arrive. but we are assuming it should be fairly soon. many customers at this chinatown restaurant cheered when the president showed up. he shook hands, posed for pictures and tried to calm a crying baby. >> all of a sudden he pops in, shaking everybody's hands. nice to see. >> he 2025 minutes in the restaurant talking with customers and left with $160 worth of take off for his staff. ktvu's mike mibach is live on nob hill, the president will be

heading there. >> reporter: they are fired up inside the nob hill masonic center. i can hear them from here and i am 50 yards away. as i look now, folks still making their way in. the doors opened an hour ago. tickets costing $100. others costing more. for the president, this is about raising cash for his campaign and for his supporters they say it is all about hearing from the man who they voted for. >> we want to see him in person. >> it is the same thing that drew me to washington d.c. i just want to see him. >> reporter: tonight on california street there were people with tickets and on the other side, protesters. they are luwaiting the president arrival who earlier touchdown down at san francisco

international airport. a small crowd gathered earlier today hoping to catch a glimpse of him. his series of high dollar fundraisers today is expected to generate $3 million. >> i wish if it was the government that funded the elections and there was a set limit. >> reporter: university of california at berkeley professor. >> politicians like president obama are scared right now that the republicans will raise lots of money with super backs and the democrats will be left behind. the president said he was against super packs but recently he switched positions. >> they can raise enormous sums of money. the republicans are ahead of the democrats right now in raising money and president obama says, given at we got a supreme court decision that says it is okay, i got to be on

the train. >> reporter: nob hill masonic center remains open right now but that will change as the president makes his way here. president obama is spending in the night in san francisco and tomorrow off to washington state for more fundraisers. mike mibach, ktvu channel 2 news. for oneumeten was a dream meeting today at san francisco international airport. she is wearing a purple nit hat and getting a hug from president obama. she is a cancer patient. she told her newspaper that meeting president obama was on her bucket list. the white house ranged for her to attend the arrival at san francisco international airport. another live look that pacific heights neighborhood where right now president obama is attending a $35,000 a plate dinner. we have crews in the area and we will let you know when the president leaves. and www.ktvu.com has more on

the president's visit, including a slide show. hundreds of students were turned away today when the state department shut down a bay area medical school. ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar is live where students were left high and dry today. tom? >> reporter: students got an education today but it is not the one they paid for. >> reporter: the state shut the school in san jose. >> stuff like this shouldn't happen. saved coming here for a reason too, get a education. >> they are playing with a lot of people's money. it is not just mine. >> reporter: she was laid off. they helped him get into the school preceive unemployment checks while attending -- and received it'll checks while attending -- unemployment

checks while attending. >> i invested two years and if i am not in the school as a full time student, what happens with my edd? >> reporter: now the school is gone. >> with that, as soon as the training ends, the unemployment ends too. i want to make sure they are not stuck. >> reporter: she is looking to enroll elsewhere. >> work with other training providers to transfer the credits. >> reporter: nonstudents are on their own. >> this makes the students not trust nobody. >> i feel like the school, like, just took our money. >> reporter: he said the school's reputation is so bad, those needing internships can't find facilities that will take them. >> i never actually started. >> reporter: we could not make

contact with school officials. consumer editor tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. investigators are winding down their search for human remains linked to the "speed freak killers." they have unearthed more than a thousand bone fragments. it is believed that is where wesley shermantine and loren herzog left their victims. tomorrow the investigation moves to a second well east of the original dig site where more remains might be located. >> we are trying to coordinate this, we will bring the dogs in, they help us pinpoint the area. >> the dogs are on loan. a former san jose police officer is back on the forg, the same week he helped catch three bank robbers. on tuesday he pulled over into a wells fargo parking lot when he saw three men ronning into

the bank. he -- running into the bank. he followed them after they left and gave investigators the information to arrest them. >> lucky enough to pass that information on to the unit who did a great job following up. >> he left the san jose police department in july after receiving a layoff notice. later he found out he would have been spared so he applied to come back. police hope a photo will help them catch a bank robber. he held up a bank of the west branch at 10:00 a.m. this morning. he got away with some money. he was last seen in a brown toyota sedan. the family of a teen who committed suicide is planning a benefit in her honor.

she took bart to san francisco last may. then it is believed she jumped off the golden gate bridge. p her family is organizing a run-walk aimed at raising awareness about youth depression. new at 6:00, ktvu's john sasaki is live with the new action business owners are taking and city hall doesn't like it. >> reporter: this is a hot spot for night life. they are among the collection of businesses concerned about the city's plans. it is a peaceful place. what at night it changes to a celebration. sometimes the aren'ty get outside of control -- the party gets out of control. >> it is too bad they attract

such a rowdy element. >> reporter: weekends have seen fights, including brawls in the streets. >> not a plent thing to enjoy yourself and then cop cars are coming by. you have to walk around people who are fighting. >> reporter: they are trying to crack down on problem bars. concerned about their livelihood, owners had their attorneys draft a letter saying legal action may be necessary. >> they have the fear it could lead to dramatically restricted regulations, which may curtail their business. >> i don't know how you could threaten litigation and main tail we want it work with you. >> reporter: it is aimed only at problem establishments. >> it will allow the city, when the circumstances warranted, based upon an individual bar to take action against the hours the bar has to operate.

>> reporter: all the owners we talked to say they are concerned about being targeted for what they say. john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. scientists are looking into two minor earthquakes that hit on a fault in the east bay. the 3.5 earthquakes hit within 15 hours of each other. they were felt as far away as berkeley. they were on the franklin fault, which is flanked by the hayward and concord green valley faults. >> it is a smaller fault, possible that it could have an earthquake with another fault. a fault that could use more investigation. >> the earthquakes did not cause injuries or damage. a group of san jose state students are trying to boost the city's minimum wage. they are collecting signatures to get a initiative on the balt. it would raise from $8 to $10

an hour. they need 19,000 signatures to qualify. >> woo felt it would limit the social suffering. >> san jose have a policy that requires businesses that have contracts with the city to pay $13.59 an hour. how will you get into the city if you need to? we hit the roads to find out. and we are live as president obama meets with ticket donors tonight. we will keep you updated as he heads to his next event. there is a big holiday weekend headed your way, i will let you know what to expect each day.

family damaged the historical kelley house in san jose. it was reported this morning by an employee. the design of the 100-year-old building forced crews to fight the fire from the outside. >> i saw it from 101. i was coming into work and i saw smoke. >> the head of the family was mayor of san jose in the 1800s. officials are not sure if they could salvage the house. no one was hurt. investigators are trying to figure out what started the fire. billboard went up before the sheriff who inspired it is set to go on trial. they unveiled this billboard today. ross mirkarimi has been charged with three misdemeanor

accounts. he called it a private family matter but the group says domestic violence is never a private matter. ross mirkarimi plead not guilty and his wife insists there was no abuse. 26 hours away from the closure of the upper deck of the bay bridge. a live look at the bridge where crews are getting ready. crews will shut down the upper deck at 8:00 p.m. tomorrow night, rain or shine. ktvu's jade hernandez is live where she tried to figure out the easiest way to get around the construction. >> reporter: that is right. worried about how long it will take you to get into san francisco? we are live at the bart station and we decided to time it out for you. this bart rider missed the signs indicating a closure. >> reporter: do you have plans? >> not this weekend.

no. i will avoid that hassle. >> reporter: what if you need to get into san francisco saturday afternoon. bart. this map shows the route. how long does the trip take? san francisco train 6 minutes out. here we go. one rider voiced her concern about travel aboard bart this weekend. >> it will be crowded. run slower or faster. >> reporter: we reached the station in 31 minutes. >> it will be good just to have a new bay bridge. hopefully everybody can get to work on time. >> reporter: if those who have no fear of driving. we decided to time it. from jack london and travels north. we ran into normal traffic.

we continued on to 580 and to the bridge. all the while clocking our progress. driving from oakland into the marina on a thursday without traffic. this trip, 40 minutes. but there is no guarantee this weekend. for those stip opting to drive from oaklands in the opposite direction, and past hayward, the trip across the bridge, fell under an hour. bart is posting signs to make sure riders know 14 stations will be open all night long on saturday and sunday. keep in mind, check the website. jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. the business relationship between the united states and china was discussed today in sacramento. it focused on california growing its economy by exporting to china. >> quality. to the extent we have quality

products, that bodes well for jobs in california. >> products made here cost more since california has higher labor standards and stricter environmental regulations than china. she thinks quality will entice chinese consumers. today's conference coincide with the viz of the chinese vice president. he arrived in los angeles today after spending time in iowa. he took a tour through part of los angeles today. 60% of the imports come from china. that equaled $120 billion. new figures show the jobless rate fell. applications for unemployment benefits dropped by 13,000. it was the fourth drop in five weeks. 243,000 jobs were added last month. twitter is about to make it easier for businesses to buy

advertising. twitter announced a new system allowing you to manage campaigns. at first it will only be available to american express customers. let's check our weather. our chief meteorologist bill martin joins us. another day without rain. >> tomorrow is friday and it will be another beautiful day. few clouds tomorrow but not a lot of cloud cover or shower activity in the five-day forecast. winds that golden gate bring. no fog along the coast. there is the park. the bridge, the winds are at about 14. that to me looks like something you would see in the spring. 70 in santa rosa. 67 in napa. highs on friday, not as warm. mid-60s. bridge today, no fog to speak

of. lot of wind. visibility, by the beach, looking north, you could see the islands. good air quality. when the winds die down, overnight lows get cold. like last night. tomorrow morning, if you have four day weekend, chilly. cool start and a mild afternoon. more clouds tomorrow. tomorrow till noon it is looking nice. same shot, different angle. these clouds are everywhere. as we go through day, these clouds start to thicken up as the front comes closer to us. it is weak. has nothing. clouds increase. sprinkles tomorrow night. shouldn't be a big deal. might get drizzly. not a big deal. computer model. friday morning. clouds thickening up. clouds and rain north. 6:00. you are at home at this time.

and then it goes through. friday night late, into saturday morning. sunday, same thing. clouds. hazy sunshine. partly cloudy, partly sunny. no major rain or snow. nice weekend. highs tomorrow, 62 brentwood. 62 san rafael. temperatures look like april or march, anything but february. five-day forecast, rainfall, 35% of average. last year we are 180% for rainfall and snow. almost 200% of snow fall. this year is a different deal. couldn't be more opposite. >> thank you. coming up on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36. >> once in a life time experience. >> the president's stop in chinatown has lots of people

buzzing. reaction from diners and an update on his swing through san francisco and is your car fully eequipmented? what is prompting an effort to put the breaks on so much stuff. join us for these stories and more on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36. sad news from major league baseball. saying good-bye to gary carter.

. auditions for the x factor was announced today. march 2 online. san francisco try outs april 12. the second scenes of the x factor begins this fall right here on ktvu. the warriors today talking about jeremy lin. >> yeah. young man they had in their possession a year ago. >> the one that got away. >> couple of them talked about it. last night they could have used a point guard. working it out. getting ready for a game tomorrow night. here is a shot of jeremy lin in a warriors uniform against had

knicks. that results in a bucket. today ellis was asked about all the linsanity and all that is going on in new york and asked if he saw it coming when jeremy lin was with the warriors. >> i didn't know it was going to be like this. he is a great kid and he works hard. i could tell his jump shot got better. when he first came in he couldn't shoot at all. >> mean time, cancer is an epidemic all over the country. lately cements like an epidemic hit the sports world. today it is the end for gary carter who was diagnosed a year ago with a brain tumor and today he passed away. 11 time all star. played with the mets, expos and little bit with the san

francisco giants. gary carter was just 57 years old. sharks are leading tampa bay 4- 3. that is the sporting life right now. >> thank you. we are continuing to follow the president bay area visit tonight. this is a live picture. he will be having dinner here shortly. >> a fund raising concert is set for 8:00 and we will have a report on the 10:00 news. thank you for trusting ktvu. @