house exec sheryl sabd sandberg sells you. >>> phat albert. albert brooks is the unlikely toast of hollywood, going to to toe with some of hollywood's biggest stars. abc's jake tapper on white he's winning raves and oscar buzz. >>> and in sickness and in health? pat robertson stunned viewers by saying divorcing a spouse with alzheimer's disease is now problem. we go inside the mounting backlash. >> announcer: from the global resources of a b bc news, withm and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," september 15th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm terry moran. the fight for new jobs for americans rages on. speaker of the house john boehner today responded to the president's jobs plan by arguing that new government spending is not the answer. meanwhile, jobs are being found in a place that's literally right at our finger timtipsfing. it turns out those social networking sites just might be the place to score a good job. tonight, my colleague bill weir has an exclusive interview with facebook exec sheryl sandberg in our series, "bringing amer

he is returning perhaps from the fund-raising event at sheryl bond, sandberg's home. tomorrow he will be heading to southern california to continue this trip, the only joke about the jobs but to raise campaign funds. by the time this trip is over he will have visited them in campaign fundraising events. >> iran, thank you very much. >>> the little bit of shaking going on in the east bay, oslo earthquake rattled the country. it was the small 3.592. we had some colors to the newsroom from those who say they felt it. >>> unmanned police say it was on fire gunmen shot and killed by officers in oakland. it happened near cherry st. at 100th avenue. it started at the traffic stop but it's unclear what prompted police to pull over the vehicle. police say the passenger in the car man and two offices chased him. when officers caught up they say he struggled with the suspect into the shots and they also say over the gun was found at the scene. >>> it happened again. another wheelchair bound man it. he was crossing at quaint. the 67 -year-old man was carried 300 feet. investigato

there he raised approximately -- we're looking at the house of sheryl sandberg. $35,000 plate -- let's see -- fundraiser there will race $2.5 million. started off in seattle earlier. he raised $2 million there. his entire west coast trip is expected to raise $8 million. after the two fundraisers, tomorrow he will be at a social networking event, and talk about his jobs bill, how it will raise money and create jobs in the u.s. he will answer questions from people who are looking for work. and again, that's tomorrow at linkton. so we'll be giving you more information on his fundraising trip here later on at 11:00. reporting live, abc-7 news. >> alan: seven west coast fundraisers in all. two this morning in seattle, and two in the bay area. then he travels to la jolla, then los angeles for more fundraiser; also, a possible meeting with rock superstar lady gaga who wants to discuss the seriousness of bullying, the white house is not confirming that meeting. >>> tonight members of a nurses union are blaming hospital management for the death of a patient who received a deadly dose of medicin

then on to the home of facebook ceo sheryl sandberg. there a $35,000 a plate dinner is expected to bring in $2.5 million from 70 guests. he started in seattle where he attended two events there. his whole two-day west coast trip is expected to raise about $8 million. and tomorrow, he'll be at the lincoln center, talking about his jobs bill tomorrow. he is going to be talking to individuals there, trying to make another appeal for the passage of his jobs bill. again, the president is expected here at moffet field at 5:30. everyone is anxious to see him, and he'll be heading from here straight to his fundraising dinners. abc-7 news. >> alan: the president will hit seven west coast fundraisers in all. two in seattle this morning two this evening here, and he's on to la jolla and los angeles. there's a possible meeting with lady gaga who wants to discuss the seriousness of bullying. the white house, however, is not confirming that meeting. >> the labor dispute at bay area hospitals is heating up. alta bets confirmed a patient died after a m

sheryl sandberg plans to host a dinner for mr. obama in her home in atherton. about 70 gist guests will pay $38,000 each for the pleasure of the president's company. then on monday, president obama plans to be in mountain view for a town hall meeting at linkedin. meanti meantime, on the republican front -- >> with 986 votes, 37.1%, herman cain! >> who? a big upset in the gop straw poll today. businessman her man caine wound up with almost twice as many votes as second-placed texas governor rick perry. >> we've got an immigration crisis. we've got a foggy foreign policy crisis. we've got a moral crisis. >> the poll results were also disappointing for michele bachmann, who came in last, and for governor rick perry, who did beat mitt romney but came in a distant second as we mentioned and had said this morning that he was pinning his hopes on this florida straw poll. the poll prides itself for having picked the gop nominee every year since 1979. >>> the two uc, berkeley, graduates released this week from an iranian prison spoke out today before heading home. shane

. >> and you can see more of bill's conversation with sheryl sandberg tonight on "nightline." >>> and a dramatic scene today. an intense fire racing through a cruise ship sailing in the waters off the west coast of norway. two crew members were killed, nine others were hurt and more than 200 passengers scrambled to evacuate in lifeboats. police say some sort of explosion on board started the fire but they're confident that whatever caused the blast, it was accidental. >>> at the white house today, a moving ceremony as president obama awarded america's highest military honor to a 23-year-old marine. sergeant dakota meyer, the first living marine to receive the medal of honor, for action in afghanistan. two years ago, caught in a fierce fire fight, sergeant meyer put his life on the line to save 36 others. abc's bob woodruff has the story. >> reporter: in september 2009, sergeant dakota meyer was heading through the extremely dangerous ganjgal valley in northeast afghanistan, traveling with afghan soldiers who were trying to convince villages elders to break away from the taliban. but m

for the president when he went to a different fundraiser at the atherton home of facebook's coo sheryl sandbergwe learned lady gaga paid more than $35,000 just for a ticket there to speak to him about bullying. it's not clear if they talked. joe tuman says the president's attitude this trip shows him ready to fight for a second term. >> there will be plenty of pictures and video of him speaking to people at these technology companies and looking angry -- not angry but charged up like he has fight in his belly. >> reporter: now, republicans are also in the bay area. three key bay area leaders including house majority leader eric cantor will be at the facebook headquarters of palo alto also focused on job creation and the economy. that event though is closed off to the media. this one at linkedin is not. our len ramirez will be inside later for the coverage. this all starts at 11:00 and people can tune in on linked in or the white house website. >> thank you. >>> shane bauer and josh fattal spent their first night in the u.s. since release from prison in iran. the uc-berkeley alumni held a news c

and the second is at the home of sheryl sandberg. >>> the race for mayor in san francisco has taken aevenson tells us about a new television ad. >> reporter: major >> reporter: mayor lee was all smiles meeting with san francisco city council even when his campaign went into a new negative. >> i'm sure i'm not going to run. this has not been my agenda. >> reporter: mayoral candidate leland yee this weekend began running this campaign ad. pushed lee to break a promise not to seek the office permanently. >> there are many many issues and themes within this particular campaign. this ad talks about how independence from powell broker just one of them. >> reporter: it's just one of the ads to hit the tv air waves and the first to go negative so far. >> it's telling that the only thing he wants people to know about his campaign, is that he wants to attack lee, he said nothing about jobs. >> reporter: other candidates said they are closing in on lee's lead. >> all these candidates are going to stay in the race. clearly we're making a very strong showing. >> reporter: there are 16 candidates f

and the second is at the home of sheryl sandberg. >>> the race for mayor in san francisco has taken ative turn. david stevenson tells us about a new television ad. >> reporter: major >> reporter: mayor lee was all smiles meeting with san francisco city council even when his campaign went into a new negative. >> i'm sure i'm not going to run. this has not been my agenda. >> reporter: mayoral candidate leland yee this weekend began running this campaign ad. pushed lee to break a promise not to seek the office permanently. >> there are many many issues and themes within this particular campaign. this ad talks about how independence from powell broker just one of them. >> reporter: it's just one of the ads to hit the tv air waves and the first to go negative so far. >> it's telling that the only thing he wants people to know about his campaign, is that he wants to attack lee, he said nothing about jobs. >> reporter: other candidates said they are closing in on lee's lead. >> all these candidates are going to stay in the race. clearly we're making a very strong showing. >> reporter: there

facebook chief operating officer sheryl sandberg will host a lavish fund raising dinner at her home. prior to the dinner, they'll attend another fund-raiser at the wood side home of john thompson. if you want dinner with the president, $38,000. to get a picture with president obama, that will cost you $10,000. >>> california's violent crime rate hit a 44-year low in 2010. the only reason officials can point to is technology. the california justice department shows homicides are down 10%. overall crime including rapes and robbery the is down 6%. property crimes are also down. while officials are happy with the numbers, they don't know what's causing them. some say the ever present cell phone camera and the ability to spread information fast over the internet could be working as a deterrent. >>> new at 6:00, lights, camera, san francisco. it isn't hollywood north, but film crews are shooting more projects in the city. filming in the city was up 26% last year compared to the year before. some productions included the nbc series here on bay area trauma. the number one movie at the box of

supportive crowd to greet the president at a fundraiser at the atherton home of facebook coo sheryl sandberged that lady gaga paid $36,000 to go to that event to speak to him about a different issue altogether, bullying. it is unclear though if they actually interacted. our own cbs 5 political analyst joe tuman says president obama's attitude this trip will show him charged up ready to fight for the people who helped elect him into office. >> that's i think the tone that he wants to project for many of the progressive liberals in the country and his own party who feel hasn't been strong enough against republicans. >> the president is not the only one on the social media trail though. three key gop leaders including house majority leader eric cantor will be in a meeting at facebook in palo alto also focused on jobs and the economy. this follows the president's remarks yesterday that gop leadership would fundamentally cripple america. for linkedin people have already submitted questions which president obama will answer later today. it all starts at 11:00 here in mountain view. >> lady gaga an

the president will attend a dinner at the atherton home of facebook chief operating officer, sheryl sandbergalmost -- that costs almost $3600 a plate. >>> a new report about the bp oil spill was released a little more than an hour ago. it blames poor management, missteps and a faulty cement job for the worst offshore oil spill in american history. the deaths of 11 oil rig workers occurred during that time. this report comes after a year of investigative hearings looking into the oil spill. >>> the uc board of regents is meeting at this hour. today they will be urged to keep their promise and keep low- waged workers out of poverty. claudine wong is live in san francisco with a call for uc to follow state law. >> reporter: yes. we've outside ucsf and inside right now, the public comment session is underway at this region's meeting. we talked to a group of workers who headed in there just a short time -- just a -- short time ago. >>> the public comment session is -- is underway right now. we are looking for senator to arrive. in the meantime, the workers are in-- are inside making their voices