it would accommodate the potential traffic congestion from the project, but atherton said it would be unsafe. >> one of the things we had indicated was you under estimated the traffic by 25%. >> facebook wants to expand the existing 57-acre campus and build a new 22-acre campus on the other side of bay front expressway with a tunnel connecting both campuses. it could add 600 facebook employees on top of the 3,500. but the potential traffic back up into neighboring atherton could have them diewlg in court. >> i listen to what your lawyers and our lawyers say and it is quite different. >> you have complied with the law, and you have done it in a timely and thorough fashion. and the fact that atherton came in late with a new proposal is really not your problem. >> the city of menlo park says it will limit the number of vehicle trips to and from facebook at 15,000 a day. facebook said they hillary strict the number of vehicles and encourage employees to ride share and bicycle to work. but it nay not satisfy -- it may not satisfy them. >> we have to do what we think is right for atherton a

he'll be in atherton next and following redwood city for a 9:30 event tonight.o he'll be up late for his body clock as well. >> we're going to take you back to our continuing coverage of the president in a little bit. we want to continue with our newscast. we'll have full coverage of the president's visit to the bay area and all the fund-raisers at 11:00 and as the president continues throughout his trip we'll keep you posted. >>> to our other news now. a serious issue around the country and now it's in our own backyard. cyber bullying. three young girls suspended, allegedly, for what they posted on facebook. kris sanchez joins us from san jose with what this means for the alleged victims and bullies. kris? >> reporter: well, raj, this is going to follow these girls around for a while and not just in their school records. the girl was willing to stay silent until that harassment turned into threats on her life. >> i felt very threatened. i thought they were actually willing to physically hurt me. when i saw the comments and the way they were talking, i really di

it would accommodate the potential traffic congestion from the project, but atherton said it would be unsafe. >> one of the things we had indicated was you under estimated the traffic by 25%. >> facebook wants to expand the existing 57-acre campus and build a new 22-acre campus on the other side of bay front expressway with a tunnel connecting both campuses. it could add 600 facebook employees on top of the 3,500. but the potential traffic back up into neighboring atherton could have them diewlg in court. >> i listen to what your lawyers and our lawyers say and it is quite different. >> you have complied with the law, and you have done it in a timely and thorough fashion. and the fact that atherton came in late with a new proposal is really not your problem. >> the city of menlo park says it will limit the number of vehicle trips to and from facebook at 15,000 a day. facebook said they hillary strict the number of vehicles and encourage employees to ride share and bicycle to work. but it nay not satisfy -- it may not satisfy them. >> we have to do what we think is right for atherton a

it would accommodate the potential traffic congestion from the project, but atherton said it would beated was you under estimated the traffic by 25%. >> facebook wants to expand the existing 57-acre campus and build a new 22-acre campus on the other side of bay front expressway with a tunnel connecting both causes. it could add 600 facebook employees on top of the 3,500. but the potential traffic back up into neighboring atherton could have them diewlg in court. >> i listen to what your lawyers and our lawyers say and it is quite different. >> you have complied w law, and you have done it in a timely and thorough fashion. and the fact that atherton came in late with a new proposal is really not your problem. >> the city of menlo park says it will limit the number of vehicle trips to and from facebook at 15,000 a day. facebook said they hillary strict the number of vehicles and encourage employees to ride share and bicycle to work. but it nay not satisfy -- it may not satisf have to >> we have to do what we think is right for atherton and just like as you have to do what you think is r

it was shelled out more than $35,000 up plate for a dinner in atherton. and police in southern california and defending their actions after it shot and killed a mountain lion. it wandered into a neighborhood in cause quite a fuss. and shot the animal after it shot, jumped after a fence. >>> buses and cars driving by, and of restocked but luckily a officer spotted the kid. the boy apparently went missing at the time when the grandfather had to make a bathroom break. >>> it makes you cringe and like frank said earlier nobody stopped. >>> let's hit the roads here in the bay area. this is 1 01 near the mckee exit. in both directions for 1 01, they're so far in the clair. elsewhere let's go to our maps. we're just getting word of this new thunder bender near held top. still about a and 18 minute commute to in east bay. some overnight, roadwork is gone. the drive near the altamont pass is spent 19 minutes. and we are seeing some improvement in the dublin interchange. a 80 through oakland, this is through and past the coliseum. still in the clear over there. no

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his campaign says he'll head directly to the home of douglas goldman in atherton. he is a descendent of levi strauss. san francisco entrepreneur wade randlin has been to the home and is familiar with who will be there tonight. >> it's going to be representative of silicon valley. so being down there we're drawing technology executives. some young, some older. some investment banker autos any names? >> i'm not going talk about names, they can tell if you they're coming or not. >> i can tell you who this president has dined with on previous trips to silicon valley. >> larry:y ellison and the chair is convinced there is going to be a switch to the g.o.p.. >> a lot of people are hopeful four years ago voted for and gave money to the president. they vbt vnlt seen change promised. >> saying next week will be mitt romney's turn to come to town to collect cash. tonight the president will head to the fox theater, 1100 people bought tickets to see him and hear ben harper perform. the price? too a head and more if you'd like a picture with the president. we're told the presid

the president is expected to leave atherton and head over to redwood city. the fox theater is hosting another fund-raiser for $1,000 apiece. >>pam: there is behind on the tarmac area the president has now arrived in the area calls mom hit in medan and m&m bought rorer gained yes because you have to format sit right the don't want to do that right if you do that and you have someone can come and it's gonna have area in the house and canada but and if there's ever rushed in there is ever as the salesian which we discussed about as not casting of council was captioning services still have any or what is already being it, but that's why you can't even if you make of the huge gains that was my name is in a changing weather using caps much for being with other is different genes with its new that liking created a win is him more of your macros if not that it harder for his use of the haft said he wouldn't work with either if anyone cement the only issues that the have dwarf either with another software or we decide not to do all crackhouses in with his height of t

he rolled into atherton just after 7:00 tonight. neighbors came out to see the president but they only came within about 50-yards of his limo as it turned down toward the home of lisa and doug goldman. there ithey are the levi strauss heirs. the guests a mix of industry and tech giants. along with pandora founder and several top google execs. if you lived within a half mile from here and you weren't invited it was harder to get around the neighborhood. >> so far i found a number of blocked roads and it is kind of like a matrix work back to one road to get to another road to hope i get home. >> reporter: in this economy silicon valley is one of the few places where politicians are likely to fill up campaign coffers. it is likely we will see more of these visits from the president and other politicians before november. the president was expected to pick up a quick $3 million tonight. now, he is on to redwood city. >>> thanks very much. and the president is en route to redwood city. he will be speak at the fox theater there. we intend

but republicans point out that recently president obama was in atherton for a fund-raiser that reportedly ran over $36,000 per plate. >> this whole money thing is absolutely absurd. we certainly don't seem to be looking to what we should be focusing on. >> reporter: the romney fund-raiser is co-chaired by meg whitman, former republican candidate for california governor and now hewlett-packard ceo. they just announced plans for thousands of layoffs, but for those who live nearby, these big names aren't really as close as they might seem. >> it's not for us, you know. it's not for the common folks that live here. it's, you know, way over our heads. >> reporter: and we are back here live and there's word that president obama congratulated mitt romney on securing his delegate total. meantime, i was checking out one website that said that this event starts at 5:00. from here, it's off to another fund-raiser tomorrow in southern california. reporting live in hillsborough, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >>> governor jerry brown is not losing voter support in his call for higher taxes, but he

redwood city, palo alto ager -- atherton. his had dinner in atherton is sold out. $38,800 per person. >>> new at 11:00 -- last night we showed you this fire in santa clara. tonight, the big question, what sparked it? we're live on more. >> reporter: fooir fighters are still out here for the second night because it's still smoking in certain areas. they've been putting out hot spots throughout the evening. this white building you see right here with the boarded-up windows, it that remains off limits to residents. we talked to two of them tonight. >> everything looks good so far. >> reporter: kevin lim and his wife are not allowed back inside their town home tonight, still unsafe 24 hours after a massive fire ripped through the complex. the lim family home narrowly escaped flames. >> very lucky, thank god everything is good. >> reporter: just 50 feet away the raging it five-alarm fire ruined two town homes. >> all the flames and panic. i was, like, oh, my god, it was like a movie. >> reporter: there's it nothing left but charre

at a philanthropist's home in atherton. the event costs more than $35,000 per person.his is video of the president's last visit in february when he made a surprise stop to chinatown. he will then travel to the redwood city fox theater. if of cocotte the president's last stop will be at the garden court hotel at 8:00 a.m. on thursday for a campaign round table with the asian-american pacific islanders community. tickets are $35,000 per person. >>james: we will take a break it to be back with more in a moment. hoffman of >> led the mayor and no early that this was an opportunity we have to pursue. >> they are the golden state warriors. >> the mayor expect groundbreakings into a half years after all of the environmental and structural studies and plans are complete. >>james: this difference is the economy is billed to benefit for decades. cops >> instead of having an off season with the giants, we will have basketball and baseball. it will be fantastic. >> bars and restaurants will start seeing more traffic. ccs costs >>justine: we're going to check in with air to get a l

the president had to fund- raising events last evening when at home in atherton, which shot this video at the fox theater in redwood city. tickets range up to $12,000. >>> would come too far to abandon the changes we fought for the last few years will have to move forward and not backwards forward to what we imagined in 20008 >>> fox theater was packed as were the streets and outside most people there to cheer the president but the war protesters to, the last time redwood city sought a president was 1932. >>> is this a new spectator support in an election year? >>> for redwood city. a president has not come here since hoover >>> the president flies to iowa this morning and then back to washington d.c. tonight set to leave from moffett field this morning at 10 a.m.. anne mackovic cbs 5 >>> president obama and mitt romney agree the election boils down to a simple question, who was more qualified to fix the economy run the told time magazine he will shrink the unemployment rate to 6%. >>> and economy in trouble and some inducements their career in the economy more suited to fix the econom

event at an estate of actor george clooney and also attended a fund-raiser here in the bay area in atherton where dinner went for $38,000 a plate. christie smith, "today in the bay." >>> governor brown not losing voter support in his call for higher taxes. but that could soon be the case. according to a brand-new survey. new ucla -- "los angeles times" poll shows 59% of those polled approve of brunt's proposed tax hikes. that survey found once the voters were actually presented with the arguments against that plan, that approval dropped to 50%. one argument against the tax hike is lawmakers might waste the money raised by higher taxes. >>> their stock star may be falling but menlo park leaders like the idea of investing in facebook. the city council approved the environmental impact report clearing the way important the company's campus expansion. facebook wants to add thousands more workers, up to 6600 eventually. and in return, facebook will pay the city about $850,000 a year over ten years to offset the impact on city services. and make a one-time payment of more than $1 million. >>> hea

first it was about $36,000 a plate at a home in atherton. then the president was off to the fox theater in redwood city where he was met by protesters, but supporters, they paid $250 to $7,500 to get a seat inside in that audience. mr. obama taking to the stage to make his case for another term in the white house. >> a crisis this deep didn't happen overnight. and it's not going to be solved overnight. so we've got more work to do. we know that. and that's why this year's so important. >> and today, more big money and another big event. this time it is a breakfast at the fairmont where each plate is going for around $36,000. once again, that one gets underway starting at 8:30 a.m. >>> 5:01, also having breakfast in the bay area. prominent republican congressman paul ryan. now that was originally set to be happen at gap headquarters in san francisco. but the chronicle reporting the event has been moved to a secret location to avoid protesters. a group of retirees say they plan to protest outside gap offices anyway. they are taking ryan to tas

-- atherton.look for hp to make headlines. meg whitman rumored to be april nounsing 35,000 job -- announcing 35,000 job countries. under normal circumstances, they would lob that at the president and talk about the obama economy. but this is meg whitman's company and this is president obama. so they will say this is mitt romney's idea of what is a -- of what a good ceo does. tonight, the president will be spending the night in san jose. tomorrow he spends the night at an islander event. tickets available for the event also costing about $35,000 each. this is a quick visit. the president is expected to leave the bay area by 10:00 a.m. again, this is going to impact the local businesses here in and around the downtown area. i just talked to one business owner who changed her plan for today. i talked to her customers. we'll talk to her and bring that to you coming up in about an hour. claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> there's also a new poll coming out. we'll give you the details of the poll at

president will be meeting and price tag is $35,800 per head this, is the goldman family home in atherton. lisa and doug goldman are part of a family descendents of levi strauss. they'll be hosting tech executives and venture capitolists tonight. and. >> i think you're going to see a lot of money from big employers going towards mitt romney this time around. because a lot of people were hopeful four years ago and voted and gave money to president ob yaum and haven't seen the change promised. >> pointing to the attack on mitt romney's record saying that is turning off wall street. a san francisco energy entrepreneur and supporter of the president. >> if the companies like apple and google and yelp that the president is rooting for all day, every day and there is a a difference between that and shutting down a steel mill in ind ind bruce cane says we'll probably see fewer pictures like this with the president dining with silicon valley megamillionaire autos now he knows romney is the person he's going to be running against and wants to portray romney as a creature of corporate america and t

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on wednesday, a fund-raising dinner in atherton. almost $36,000 a person.e, redwood city, a 6:00 rally at the fox theater. of all the later that night at the garden hotel in palo alto. in chief alajandra cerball was at the fox theater today and reports on the excitement in redwood city. >>alejandra: the ball dropped by the fox theater etiquette the tickets to see president obama. >> about the ticket. i am so excited to see the president. >>alejandra: this woman bought a ticket for 2 with a $50. a small price to pay in comparison to the thousands that some other campaign events cost. >> there will be no the vehicles or parking allowed and the presidio. stunt on like the 50th anniversary celebration in 1987, there will be no bridge walk. the east and west pedestrian walkways will be open during the day but closed down during 6:00 p.m. in its pentium. learn the known opera six years in the planning. it is now a sea of cranes, heavy equipment and hard hats. it will eventually look like this, in time for the 2014 season. in santa clara, rob fladeboe. >>pam: beca

after touching down last night he went to the atherton home of doug goldman where he took in more than $38,000 per guest. after that fox theater in redwood city he spoke to more than 1,000 supporters who paid up to $7500 to see and hear him speak. >>> san francisco's suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi and his wife eliana lopez are firing back at city officials who are trying to remove him from office. they have both given interviews only to the abc7 news i-team. here's part two of dan noyes' report. >> when i met her in her hometown of venezuela saturday she told me leaving san francisco and the spotlight of the domestic violence scandal was like having a huge weight lifted off her shoulders. a lot of people think you are not coming back. >> i think san francisco has never been nice with me >> reporter: eliana struggled as a new mother, workaholic husband, ross mirkarimi who became sheriff this year. she longed for her hometown and the security of her family. the tensions bubbled over new year's eve, ross cut short a drive to get pizza, because of an argument. >> i grabbed her arm. i cau

park city council eric -- >> has voted to approve facebook expansion plans against objections of atherton officials. billing a new 22 acre campus. a tunnel connecting both campuses that could add 6,000 more employees on top of the current 3500. atherton officials say they may challenge the project in court to keep traffic from backing up into their city. >> facebook stock fell to a new low closing $28.84 a share the stock has dropped 24% below initial public offering price of $38 a share, a week and a half ago. on paper, mark zuckerberg, the ceo has lost 1 1/2 billion dollars. >>> in a couple of hours from now, demonstrators are planning to protest outside chevron in san ramon the oil giant is holding a shareholders' meeting. later this afternoon a group is expected to protest outside the offices in san francisco's financial district in solidarity with the protest in san ramon. during previous protests demonstrators call on chevron to cleanup waste left by oil drilling in the amazon in south america. >>> san francisco police looking for the person who attacked a man at the city's carnival

tonight he will attend a $35,000 per person fundraiser at a private home in atherton. then he's going to speak at a rally at the fox theater. ticket there is start at $250. >> people of redwood city and the owners of the fox reached out to him and said this would be a great venue. he has accepted it so we are really excited. >> definitely. it's not every day the president comes to town. >> the president will spend tonight in san jose and then tomorrow president obama will appear at a fundraiser at the garden court hotel in palo alto. >>> this morning secret service director mark sullivan makes his first public statement about the columbian prosecution scandal. coming up why sullivan says the scandal did not lead to a breach of national security. also why four secret service agents that were fired because of the scandal say they are being used as scapegoats. >>> coming up on 5:07 we want to check in with sal. what is going on? >> it's getting a little busier but we are still in pretty good territory when it comes to getting out of your house. let's go outside and take a

tomorrow night, the president is scheduled to be at a private fund-raiser in atherton. tickets for that event, $35,800. then the president will attend a rally. he will appear at a round-table event. those tickets $35,00. mit romney on a three-day fund- raising event through new york. ads say he tried to rose so many people -- aides say he tried to raise so many people per event. >>> the captain blamed for the 2007 cass co because son -- cast cosco busan spill is trying to keep his license. according to the mercury news, his attorney says he's considering all options as fights for a reinstatement of his license. >>> 3, 2, 1, 0! and launch of the space-x falcon 9 rocket as nasa turns -- >> for the first time, a commercial supply ship is heading to the -- it's scheduled to dock on friday. if suggestionful it will bring back experiments. >>> a daytime curfew for minors will be the topic at a public hearing in san ramon. council wants to hear from school officials and residents at tonight's hearing. >>> a rope was used to help rescue a man trapped on the rocks of the cliff r

atherton city officials showed up at the meeting they are concerned about increases in traffic and having it back-up into their streets. city leaders there are considering taking the issue to court. >> i have to say that we have to do what we think is right for atherton. just as you think you have to do what is right for men low park. >> reporter: some investors are questioning whether facebook should be expanding with the stock price now below $30 for the first time, $38.84, down 24% since its debut some shareholders have filed a lawsuit against the company. all of this while mark zuckerberg and his wife are trying to enjoy their honeymoon in italy. a lot of people have seen them there, people have been tweeting about their whereabouts. you can't help but wonder if the news here has put a damper on their trip. when the stock went public we were allowed to park our van and do our reports on their campus in a parking lot in a safe area where we all had room to do our work. today we went over there, security told us, we had to leave. we are not welcome there. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>>

. >> reporter: the president's visit on wednesday includes a high-priced dinner atherton at a business round table in palo alto. tickets for both of those events cost $35,800 per person. then the president finishes his evening with a reception at the fox theater. tickets start at $250 apiece but with only $1,000 premium seats left, many who would like to attend won't be able to afford the price of admission. >> probably not. but you know what, as a community we'll come together and make it happen. >> reporter: retired journalist and local history buff jim clifford says the last significant visit from a sitting u.s. president to redwood city happened way back in 1932 when herbert hoover came to town seeking the advice of a newspaper executive. >> hoover didn't want people to know he was here. you know, obama does. and that says a lot. that says a lot. that there's hope and faith still going on. >> reporter: clifford says similar to hoover's visit, the president is visiting redwood city during tough economic times. >> he's saying, i'm here, i'm here. hoover didn't want anybody. so i don'

. >>> city leaders in atherton are expected to threaten legal action if those eb issues are not addressed -- if those issues are not addressed. >>> not only did they tape the bullying incident, but any put it on youtube. >>> and the bay area's cool spell quickly coming to an end. our rosemary orozco is up in a few minutes to tell you how quickly the change is coming to your neighborhood. >>> and while he did not win, he's still being celebrated as a champion and you will see more of what happened this morning when this very smart young man returned -- runed to class. to-- returned to class. >>> a second powerful and deadly earthquake today struck northern italy, where thousands already living in tents left homeless from an even stronger quake just a little over a week ago. today's 5.8 magnitude quake killed at least 1500 people and injured hundreds more -- 15 people and injured hundreds more. the region north of bow bologna, italian officials say the -- north of bologna and the italian officials say there's been that damage. >>> syrian opposition groups have posted video that they say sho

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president had to fund-raising events after he arrived last evening when a van at a private home in atherton and a rally at the fox theater in redwood city. tickets range from 250 to $12,000. >>> i do need your help, i'll get to that in the second i'm here because your country needs our help. >>> the theater was packed it was a sold-out crowd and the streets outside were packed with people. most were there to assure the president but there were protesters to >>> if enough people tend steady his actual record and what he is standing for the he'll be defeated in november that would be a great relief for the country. >>> the president will fly to iowa this morning, and then home to washington tonight. set to leave from moffett field in a few hours at 10:00 this morning and will be several million dollars richer by that point anne mackovic cbs 5 >>> president obama and likely challenger mitt romney agrees it will boil down to a simple question who is more qualified to fix the economy. run the tells a time magazine reporter he will fix the inflation rate to 6% >>> we have an economy in trouble an

menlo park and atherton have less than 50 homes for sale combined and the real estate agents are tellinge that there are already bidding wars for those $10 million homes among these employees. >> a new study shows brain injuries on the battlefield are a lot like those on the football field. what that means t,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >> here's what we're working on for the 6:00 news. facebook goes public in just a few days but will it live up to the hype? what the historic ipo really means for you >> it is almost like a science- fiction story >> cats infected with a parasite that infects humans in a strange way. how it changes people's personalities. >> the weather will be pretty this weekend >> it will turn out to be warmer than today because you can certainly feel the difference. we had a typical microclimate with clouds that the coast with very windy conditions with temperatures in the fifties. we will have a dip in the temperatures tomorrow and gradual warming on friday but much more pleasant over the weekend.

before that atherton, $38,000 a head. add up the fundraisers the president heads off to iowa with four million dollars more in his reelection campaign account. he's going to need it going up against mitt romney, come november. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> there was no gallery waiting for the president typical for a departure he quickly climbed the steps and air force one took off 45 minutes ago heading for iowa where the president has a few appearances supporting alternative energy ventures. >>> the man jailed for the murder of sierra lamar is due in court in two hours. 21-year-old antolin garcia-torres is set to be formally charged with murder and kidnapping. investigators found his dna on clothes lamar had in her backpack. her body has not been found. volunteer searchers continue to look for lamar holding out hope they will find her alive. >>> new york city police have a man in custody in the cold case kidnapping of 6-year-old etan patz. the first missing child whose picture appeared on a milk carton. a man owned a c

his first stop was a private fund-raiser at a home in atherton. after that, mr. obama took the stage at the fox theater in redwood city. >> a crisis this deep didn't happen overnight. so it's not gonna be resolved overnight. we have more work to do. >> there is that guy can give a -- that guy can give a speech. he can give a speech. >> reporter: mr. obama closed his laptop, walked up to air force one, and gave one last wave before taking off. he's expected to raise nearly $4 million during this bay area visit. alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we have developing news to all right out of san jose where the highway patrol is on the scene of a fatal crash. the accident happened about two hours ago on the eastbound road onramp to 680. you are looking at video just in. the chp said one person is dead. no other injuries have been reported. the chp is still investigating that crash and the ramp remains closed until that wesage can be cleared away. >>> the man accused of kidnapping and killing 15-year- old sierra lamarr goes before -- sal seer law la mar goes -- sie

he will be in atherton for the dinner then headed to the fox theater in redwood city. more information on road closures during his visit this wednesday. >>> speaking of road closures, san francisco roads are open tonight after yet another wild bay to breakers race. this year there was one major difference compared to many other years. >> usa! >> the wackiness was there. check out the weather. sunny even at the start of the race early this morning. it just got warmer. the 7 1/2 mile race started in the financial market, hayes street hill and ends at ocean beach. 40,000 tried to run the race. though with that many people, most end up walking it and being silly along the way. the most common costume, golden gate ridge, marking its 75th anniversary this year. this was also the second year with more stringent rules. no floats or drinking allowed. >> this is my second year of bay to breakers. i love it. my favorite thing in the word. almost like kris. >> there have been no major problems this year at all. it's been -- we have done everything we can to control, to control the

. >> reporter: in between moffitt field and redwood city the president made it to atherton $38,500 per person it did include entertainment from david crosby and nash. raising money to stay ahead of mitt romney who has been cutting into the president's sizeable fundraising lead lately gop coming up with strong money for mitt romney. this morning it is going to be talk about the need for education it is going to be 20 times $38 500 when he meets with asian americans for breakfast then off to iowa for more. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> on a related note driver in redwood city in custody on a -- dui cause after causing scary moments, moments before the president arrived at the fox theater there was a chase that resulted in a car crashing into a light pole and trees after the suspect tried to evade police. this is amateur video of the scene. it happened when the street was shutdown as people were lining up to get a glimpse of the president's motorcade. the car traveled south northbound, officers with guns drawn arrested that suspect after the crash. >>> president isn't the only big named

before that atherton, $38,000 a head. add up the fundraisers the president heads off to iowa with four million dollars more in his reelection campaign account. he's going to need it going up against mitt romney, come november. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> there was no gallery waiting for the president typical for a departure he quickly climbed the steps and air force one took off 45 minutes ago heading for iowa where the president has a few appearances supporting alternative energy ventures. >>> the man jailed for the murder of sierra lamar is due in court in two hours. 21-year-old antolin garcia-torres is set to be formally charged with murder and kidnapping. investigators found his dna on clothes lamar had in her backpack. her body has not been found. volunteer searchers continue to look for lamar holding out hope they will find her alive. >>> new york city police have a man in custody in the cold case kidnapping of 6-year-old etan patz. the first missing child whose picture appeared on a milk carton. a man owned a c

and speaking in redwood city, the president attended a fundraiser at the atherton home of doug and lisa goldman. the guests paid $36,000 a plate. silicon valley of monthers and shakers mixed with actors and musicians. in all of this the bay area is expected to raise about $3 million for the president's re-election. and president obama will spend the night in san jose tomorrow morning. he will meet with the asian american pacific islander at the faremont hotel. we will have continuing coverage on the bay area campaign on the abc morning news at 4:30. >> while the president was in redwood city, a strange and dangerous situation there. not far from where the president was speaking. alan wang is live with developing news. alan? >> dan, we are about half a mile away from the theater where the president was to appear. el camino real was closed down and people were lining the streets when police say a vehicle drove on to the road they tried to stop it, but the driver took off heading southbound in the northbound lane of el camino real. a collision course with the president's motorcade. witness

yesterday he had to other events in the bay area, a private dinner in atherton and a rally at the fox theater in redwood city. this evening he is on additional campaign stops in iowa. the u.s. senate has rejected democratic tam of republican plans for averting a to lifers doubling of interest rates on federal college loans for millions of low and middle- income students. preventing that increase has been a priority for the president. senators are leaving town for a memorial day recess which runs through next week. today's vote pushes back efforts to resolve the election season showdown until next month. the warning today about those new concentrated laundry is urgent pots. they may be convenient could be harmful to children. the american association of poison control says there is a growing number of cases where toddlers have swallowed the small packets and become very ill very quickly. in different cases children started to vomit, one became unresponsive in that many of the children and a on a ventilators. poison control centers are urging parents and caregivers to make sure that the

obama will attend a campaign fundraising dinner in atherton and speak at a rally in redwood city and asian-american round table tomorrow in palo alto the first visit since -- since he came out in favor of same-sex marriage. amy hollyfield will give us a live report in the next half hour >> new poll shows strong public support for same-sex marriage. a poll shows african-americans have moved more in favor of the issue of same-sex marriage perhaps taking their lead from president obama. overall, 53% of americans say gay marriage should be legal, up from 36% in 2006. 39% strongly support it, 32% are strongly opposed. >>> scholar from cuba's first family touring the bay area today amid a protest. mariella castro the daughter of the president in san francisco to talk about her work in sex education and push to legalize same-sex marriage in cuba. tonight she will talk at a hospital. cuban-americans who fled the castro regime and some lawmakers have criticized the obama administration for granting her a travel visa. >>> controversial plan in oakland to ban tools of violence during protests o

his chance for re-election coming up in november, obama's attending three bay area fund-raisers in atherton, palo alto. in redwood city, premium tickets going for about $1,000 on up to $7500, with a photo op. >> with president coming tonight, we're probably not one 0 best-kept secrets anymore. i think we'll be discovered. >> reporter: streets and parking lots impacted but the city's able to scale back the number of businesses that would have to close. the plan is in place. >> but we'll also part of the plan for the motorcade. that's inbound and outbound. a lot of planning that goes on. we could not do it all by ourselves. all of our redwood city officers will be working today. >> reporter: this bakery's going to have to close two hours early. one customer told us he likes the hometown obama buzz but hopes he gets down to the fact. >> i think they want steady leadership. obviously they want to see the economy turn around. so we'll listen closely about that. >> reporter: now this is the area here back live where you would enter if you have a ticket for this event. it's expected to start after

and speaking in redwood city, the president attended a fundraiser at the atherton home of doug and lisa goldman. the guests paid $36,000 a plate. silicon valley of monthers and shakers mixed with actors and musicians. in all of this the bay area is expected to raise about $3 million for the president's re-election. and president obama will spend the night in san jose tomorrow momomomorning. he will meet with the asian american pacific islander at the faremont hotel. we will have continuing coverage on the bay area campaign on the abc morning news at 4:30. >> while the president was in redwood city, a strange and dangerous situation there. not far from where the president was speaking. alan wang is live with developing news. alan? >> dan, we are about half a mile away from the theater where the president was to appear. el camino real was closed down and people were lining the streets when police say a vehicle drove on to the road they tried to stop it, but the driver took off heading southbound in thehe northbobound lane of el camino real. a collision course with the president's motorcad

tonight, a conversation with academy award winning writer and actor billy bob atherton. he is the star of films like "sling blade" and "primary colors," and he has a new book out with his unlikely rise to fame and his thoughts on the state of american culture. we are glad you could join us. a conversation with billy bob thornton, coming up right now. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day better. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. a tavis: [laughs] please welcome billy bob thornton back to this program. he has a new book about his life and career called "the billy bob tapes: a cave full of ghosts." ooooh. [laughs] "a cave full of ghosts," billy bob? >> it is actually a song of hours. i never wanted to write a book, but people have asked for years. and they said, hey, why not just tells some funny stories about growing up, and you can even tell some stories about ho

but atherton, gorgeous conditions. we're talking about the 50s to start, by noon today your peninsula readings will jump into the upper 60s in places like san mateo. and we're going to round out the day in the upper 80s and low 90s. let's check your drive first with mike. >> friday saw a lighter volume of traffic. no metering lights, but the rails held in berkeley. trains in and out of richmond, okay, we'll track this with christie smith. back to you. >>> it is 6:27 right now. still to come on "today in the bay," more questions than answers in the massive fire in santa clara. why developers say they are suspicious. >>> the family of oscar grant speaks out against his killer. what his mother is now saying. [ female announcer ] safeway presents real big deals of the week. or how to keep from driving all over for the best deals. you don't need to run around. safeway gives you real big club card deals each week. right now, a sweet price on honey nut cheerios, just $1.88. starbucks coffee is only $7.77. that's less than a q

and speaking in redwood city, the atherton attended a home of doug and lisa goldman.36,000 a plate. silicon valley of monthers and shakers mixed with actors and musicians. in all of this the bay area is expected to raise about $3 million for the president's re-election. and president obama will spend the night in san jose tomorrow morning. he will meet with the asian american pacific islander at the faremont hotel. we will have continuing coverage on the b ea campaign on the abc morning news at 4:30. >> while the president was in redwood city, a strange and dangerous situation there. not far from where the president was speaking. alan wang is live with developing news. alan? >> dan, we are about half a mile away from the theater where the president was to appear. el camino real was closed down and people were lining the streets when police say a vehicle drove on to the road they tried to stop it, but the driver took off heading southbound in the northbound lane of el camino real. a collision course with the president's motorcade. lluck a poll and then veered into the

want some serious one-on-one time, you'll have to fork over about $35,000 at a private dinner in atherton. >>> the body of a missing man from tracy who work in san jose was found late this afternoon along a rural road. chp officers found the car belonging to 63-year-old ray. down an embankment down interstate 580. he was inside the car and apparently died in the crash. he was a vta supervisor and was last seen leaving his job thursday to go home. he never made it. the victim's wife that her husband suffered from diabetes and high blood pressure but did not have his medications with him when he left for work thursday morning. >>> santa clara county sheriff's detectives say 2,000 tips have poured in over the last two months since sierra lamar went missing and they expect to get even more after america's most wanted aired the case last night. nbc's kimberly terry is in morgan hill with more. >> reporter: it is really cooled off. during the day here in morgan hill, temperature hovered around 90 degrees. that didn't stop about 120 volunteers from showing up here to search for the missing 15-ye

a private dinner in atherton and a big rally here at the fox theater and redwood city. the vice mayor hopes the president talks specifically about economic recovery, but experts say that's not likely. >> it's been a tough few years, as you know. helping businesses get through the trough and come out the back end, i think it's like a great value to everybody. >> the state issue is not -- and he doesn't feel the pressure. he goes to nevada, he has pressure, same in colorado, ohio, florida but not big blue california. >> officials say either way the visit puts redwood city in the spotlight. some businesses like this one here are hoping the president's visit gives them to an economic boost. they just opened this month, so tonight they're going to leave their doors open. this morning, crews were getting ready for a long day. >> if there's a lot of people which i -- suspect, then we might get a little crowd, as far as have a beer or having something to eat. >> it won't be a long trip and with tomorrow morning's event cancelled, it may get even shorter. claudine wong, ktvu cha

i also want to thank and acknowledge debra atherton. thank you. supervisor mirkarimi: it is nice to see everybody. jeff is generous. i was not expecting to be up here. i know you have had a productive day. i think that the public defender's summit is something not to be missed and a template for the rest of california and probably the nation to follow. i am proud of our public defender. i am proud of our criminal justice partners because over the last four years, we have seen a great amount of innovation. jeff and i started the city's first reentry council, and it might be bewildering to you, but before we started it, believe it or not, those stakeholders in the criminal-justice system really very irregularly rarely would come together and talk about ways that we might mitigate, reduce our recidivism rate. great progress has been made, but san francisco still needs to step up its game. i was delighted to hear the conversation that took place here, but no the statistic that for every four people that sanford's is the police department arrests and t