. >> well, it's not unusual for political candidates to drop by the town of atherton for fund-raisers. go where money is, right? but tonight atherton is sending out bills to cover their expensive president obama visit this month, the star attraction in private homes. david lieu gee there live tonight. >> dan, the town is seeking $8100 in reimbursement for planning and preparing security for the president. $8100 pales to the $32,000 cost to attend one of the two events but the question is whether all residents should be footing the bill. >> this is not the first time atherton sent out expenses when a dignitary comes to town you should be welcoming the visit. and i'm sorry nompblgts we're not going to reimburse you for the event. >> atherton has wealthy residents often behind walls and gates. last year giving $6.5 million to political causes and candidates but the argument is tiny size and limited police. >> they've got a cheese chief and a couple officers. we have an event like this coming through that, diverts those officers and we've got to call in personnel for overtime. >> bills ha

he left by limo from the hotel and headed for the quick flight to atherton. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard joins us live now. >> it is the only way to travel. president obama beat the morning rush today by helicoptering in to atherton and taking a motorcade to the first of two fundraisers here in this city. in fact, president obama's motorcade sped through atherton on the alameda 35 minutes ago, a convoy of at least 20 cars and police vehicles. many residents came out of the their homes to see the rare and exciting sight of the protesters were also here. they opposed the proposed keystone pipeline from canada to the gulf of mexico. >> we very much want to send a signal to the president that this is a crucial issue with his legacy because to approve this means we are committing more to fossil fuels which are dirty. >> a nice chance for our kids to have a chance to be close. we are not in washington so we don't get many opportunities. it is fun, he is coming by our house. >> president obama is now a few blocks from here at the home that are democratic power

our meteorologist, mike nicco, joins us. >> notice the picture in atherton? it was sunny but drops were hitting the camera. we value that the rest of the afternoon. live doppler 7 hd shows it is tracking a drying trend as the steady rain if this morning has moved off. scattered showers in the forecast through the afternoon and very light and scattered and it is due to the moist flow coming up from the south. here is what will happen the rest of this afternoon, we will have just a few showers, temperatures cooler than yesterday in the mid-60's, a drying trend through the evening and temperatures around 60 and mostly cloudy overnight. we have a look at the traffic with leyla gulen. >> on in traffic and the look over the toll at the bay bridge, am lot of tough traffic. we have had spinouts and hydroplaning. a mess. a new accident in vallejo affecting 780 eastbound beyond columbus parkway. where it is shaded in green is where we are seeing rain affecting your drive, still, so although there are parts where it looks to be drying up we have other areas we are findi

. >>> and finally tonight, what happened in atherton is staying in atherton. plenty of people buzzing about the president. >> during a fundraiser yesterday, president obama raised some eyebrows when he called california's kamala harr harris, quote, the best-looking attorney general in the country. of course, he said it was just a joke. and then michelle says well, here's another. what's black and white and sleeps on the couch? >> all right, you can watch that segmented at 12:35 tonight. have a great weekend. hey! did you know that honey nut cheerios has oats that can help lower cholesterol? and it tastes good? sure does! ♪ wow. [ buzz ] delicious, right? yeah. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... ♪ well, would you look atthe time... what's the rush? bee happy. bee healthy. with clusters of flakes and o's. oh, ho ho... it's the honey sweetness. i...i mean, you...love. >> announcer: it's "the tonight show with jay leno," featuring rickey minor and "the tonight show" band. tonight, jay welcomes -- "amazing animals" with julie scardina. comedian demetri martin.

he will head to a noontime luncheon for 200 people scheduled at another private home in atherton. tickets not nearly as high, starting at just $1,000 a person. here is the thing. you can get in for free if you can convince three of your closest friends, three friends of yours to buy a ticket, you can walk in those doors for free or earn that ticket by raising $10,000. the president is scheduled to arrive at sfo tonight at 5:25. he leaves tomorrow, sfo, at 1:45. last time he was here in the bay area he raised about $3 million. we'll see how he does this time around. live at sfo, marla tellez. >> you fly, i'll buy. >>> before the president arrives in san francisco, will he actually stop in colorado to continue that push for gun control. the president will call for universal background checks for gun buyers and a vote in congress on an assault weapons ban and limits on large capacity ammunition magazines. later today, connecticut lawmakers are expected to pass some of the strictest gun control laws in the country. legislation was negotiated by democratic and republican leaders. it wi

both at private homes in atherton. california attorney general will be at the lunch hosted by john goldman. the president plans to lead the bay area in the early afternoon. he will fly out of sfo on air force one p.m. we'll have live coverage starting at 4:30 in the morning. >> before arriving in the bay area this evening. the president was in colorado talking gun control at the denver police academy. he said there doesn't have to be a conflict between respecting gun rights and passing gun safety laws. >> are there any folks who are out there right now who are gun owners and you've been hearing that someone's taking away your guns, get the facts. we're not proposing a gun registration system. we're proposing background checks for criminals. >> passing universal background checks is not easy for many members of congress on both sides of the aisle. senators are expected to take up new gun laws as early as next week in terms of discussions. >> happening now, live video at connecticut's house floor. it's past 2:00 a.m. on

from atherton to tsfo.. >> thank you jackie for the update. more than a thousand protesters bring the president outside the getty mansion in san francisco where one of yesterday's fund raisers for help. some of the protesters wanted the president to reject construction of the proposed keystone ex-l pipeline which is considering. that would transport oil from canada to the gulf of mexico. advocates of the pipeline contend the construction will create jobs and transfer energy more efficiently. protesters are concerned about the environmental impact of the pipeline. >> stay with kron 4 as we follow the president's trip around the bay area. the president will be leaving on air force one from s f o at 140 this afternoon. we will bring his departure live on our 24/7 channel, that is for the lastest news and traffic comcast 193 digital channel 4.2. >> web update on our web site, kron4.com. >> this morning police are investigating an officer involved shooting that happened in oakland around 10:00 last night. but us go to the video we have from the sce

this morning, the president heads to atherton for cash call.s is a shot of 4th at san francisco where barricades are set up around the intercontinental hotel where the president is staying. lots of police barricades and secret service. he arrived on air force one on wednesday and went directly to political fundraisers in sea cliff then in pacific heights at the getty mansion where 75 guests paid $35,000 for a chance to mingle with the president but blocks away there remain demonstrators, protesting opposition to the proposed keystone pipeline from canada to the gulf coast and political donors say their money was "well spent." all you do is write a check. that easy. >> how much do you write a check for? >> for $5,000. he is worth it. >> you cannot help but become part of the 1 percent when you elected but if you can still remember being part of the 99 percent, that is good. >> the president returns to the intercontinental hotel 59 -- at 9:00 p.m. and today a brunch fundraiser in atherton at $32,000 a late and the lunch reception is clear at $5,0

and people out for a stroll got a glimpse of the president for a trip to atherton. in fact the chopper flew past him. >> flew over me. i got the shot and put it on my facebook he needs to know people here support him and what he's trying to do. >> the president had two fund-raisers in atherton. guests paid up to 32,000ses today attend say the president joked about taxing rich people. >> people in several bay area cities may have to wait another week to have garbage picked up because of a trash collection strike. union members picketed z.the walkout means trucks never made their rounds today in fremont, daily city parks civica, half moon bay, fairfield and parts of san jose. there is no contract issue. they walked off to support a strike in ohio. >> corporation doesn't want to come to an agreement with conditions and want to take pension plan away. >> it creates a service disruption and delay. we're doing what we can to mitigate the issue. on the must service customers, hospitals, large accounts. >> teamsters expect to stay off the job two more days. >> lists lab lou

today, a fundraising brunch in atherton at $32,000 a plate and a $5,000 lunch reception in atherton. if you are attending that and you want to upgrade it is an extra $5,000 to get your picture taken with the the president ane is scheduled to depart at 1:40 today. live in san francisco for abc7 news. >> gilroy police are investigating a double shooting that left a then-year-old-- 37-d man dead near the el vote elementary school. officers found the victims when they arrived at the scene. the 37 year old died at the hospital. the second rim is -- victim is 30 years old and is hospitalized but is expected to be okay. >> there are local leaders joining a rally by hospital workers at the uc medical center protesting the decision to cuts nearly 300 positions at the medical center. the "san francisco examiner" reports that the medical center says the staff reductions are made to prepare for costs associated with the affordable care act signed into law by president obama in 2010. a report last week by the workers union claims that there are documented problems in the medical center ranging fr

. >>> what happened in atherton didn't stay in atherton. plenty of people are buzzing about president obama's comments saying how good looking he thinks she is, a gold mine for late night comedians including jimmy fall on. he said she's the best looking attorney general, hopefully the fundraiser was to buy i a really nice necklace for michelle. >> fallon is pretty tight with the first lady, including shooting a dance video that went viral. >> let's talk about the wind and rain and sun, whatever you like. >> april showers into sunday. a little bit of rain towards this time tomorrow evening. windy on monday and sunshine wins out and 70s and 80s and little mixed bag of everything. >> accelerating right to summer. >> seems like. >> thanks for watching nbc bay area news at 5:00. nbc nightly news is next and more local news at 6:00. hope to see you then. help ease the isis. >>> outbreak of a deadly new virus and fears that it could start to spread from person to person. what the u.s. i doing to protect americans. >>> the dangerous game known as c

in atherton the brunch will reportedly cost $32,000 a plate. lunch tickets, a bargain here, starting at $1,000 per person. marla tellez will join us live at 6:30 about the president's visit and how you can score free tickets to one of those fund-raisers. >>> the mayor has written a letter, asking to meet with major league commissioner bud selig. bob redell joins us. the mayor is talking about some legal troubles. >> reporter: right. and perhaps bringing up a lawsuit. this is because city hall's efforts to bring the oakland a's to san jose has been in legal limbo for the past four years, in part because major league baseball's slow decision-making process and also in part because of the objections brought up on behalf of the san francisco giants. yesterday mayor chuck reed sent this letter to major league baseball commissioner bud selig to try to motivate the commissioner into action, to move this process forward. in the letter, mayor reed has requested a one-on-one meeting with selig, making the argument that direct contact could help to convin

he will fly over to atherton for two more private fund-raisers. homes. there will be a brunch and a lunch. this is to raise money to help get democrats elected in the congress. a little bit later this afternoon, early afternoon, he will leave on air force one from sfo. he had a couple of other fund-raisers. this was yesterday here in san francisco at private homes in seacliff and pack heights. fund-raisers for house democrats. hundreds greeted him not necessarily with open arms much the crowds were kept at least 300 yards away for purposes of security. if he was within listening distance, the president would have received an earful about environmental kearns, specifically the keystone xl pipeline. many protesters want the president to kill that project that will transport oil from canada to the gulf of mexico. president barack obama in up to for less than 24 hours, arrived here last night around 5:30. will be out here early this afternoon trying to raise money for house democrats >>> 6:53, also knew this morning. plenty of buzz ahead of big announ

he hang up a nearly 8,000 dollar bill when he attended two events in atherton and atherton wants it paid for. they plan to send invoices to the white house, and the two house holds who hosted the private events. the city staof san francisco bu they do not plan on charging him. >> it is april but it feels like august. >> we're going to take a look from our hief definition cameras. it's showing the sun sill beating down on the bay area. let's bring in chief meet rolgsz jeff ranieri. >> not quite skorjer heat but it's a warm way to start out that workweek with some of the hottest temperatures in the east bay, palo alto 91, santa rosa coming in with 88. now it was not one of our hothest but it was one of our records. that is oakland topping out at 85 degrees, beating the old 82 set back in 1956. so it's been 40 or 50 years since it has been so hot for some of grow for this time of the year. 80 in danville and 89 in livermore. we're going the talk more about this trend on some major cooling coming our way, when that areeves and how low those temperatures will go in the seven day forecast. >>>

today, a fundraising brunch in atherton at $35,000 a plate. then a cheaper fundraising lunch reception at $5,000, an extra $500 if you want your picture taken with the president. the protesters will not be far away from all of the events today. we are live in san francisco for abc7 news. >> thank you, cornell. oakland police say one of their officers shot and wounded an armed robbery suspect after he refused to stop. the armed robbery was reported before 10:00 last night on clay street near 10th. officers saw three people matching the description of the suspects a block away on jefferson and 10th. police tried to stop them and one of the officers shot one of the suspects. the injuries are not life threatening and the officer was not hurt. >> preschool where a teacher is accuses of binding the hands and feet of a student who would not take a nap is in more trouble. administrators at the preschool say a substitute teacher reportedly pinched and squeezed a child's arm. this happened back in february before the more famous incident where a student

tomorrow the president will attend a brumpbl and lunnch and atherton. the democratic committee set up a website where you can buy tickets and rscp for atherton. the brunch reportedly costs about $32,000 per plate. lunch tickets a lot cheaper starting at $1,000 per person. >>> the mayor trying to speed up a long awaited decision to bring the a's to san jose. he's going right to the man who has all the power. nbc bay area's bob redell joins us live from san jose city hall with the mayor saying enough is enough. bob. >> reporter: good morning, martinez. it's clear the mayor is frustrated the effort to bring the a's to san jose has been in limbo for years with no real communication between him and the major league baseball commissioner. not one conversation during that time period. it's not that he hasn't tried. he tried once again, this time with the clearing warning the city isn't afraid to go to court. in a letter the mayor is requesting direct connection with the commish, to let him know he's serious to bring the a's. is that diplomatic speak for please

. >>> the town of atherton is sending the white house a bill for almost $8,000. that's how much it cost atherton to protect president obama when he visited her earlier this month. the president attended two events in the upscale town. raked in more than $3 million. secret service, democratic national committee and the two households who hosted the private donner events. the president also stopped in san francisco, but city leaders there say they do not plan on charging him. >>> that new span of the bay bridge is months away from opening up, so is a brand-new bikepath on the bridge. most of it anyway. the first two-thirds of the pedestrian walkway and bike way will open september 3rd. that's the very same day caltrans plans to open up the new eastern span of the bridge. the old bridge is currently in the way of that remaining third of the bikepath, and it can't be removed until traffic is over on the new span. the full elect of the bikepath is not expected to be finished for about another two years. >>> two new bills could place a round of restrictions on teen dri

live in atherton, nbc bay area news. >> in front of john goldman's house.a light-hearted coming by the president during today's lunge is getting a lot of buzz. especially on social media. mr. obama praised his long time friend and ally, california attorney general kamala harris. in front of the group of about 250 people, the president described harris as brilliant, dedicated, and tough. he then added, she is, quote, by far the best attorney general in the country. the audience, including miss harris, laughed, but online many questioned why the president even mentioned her looks and they're asking if he would have done the same if the attorney general was a man of not everyone was critical. a male blogger for the "washington post" wrote that the president, quote sporks the god's honest truth and everyone should just lighten up. we reached out to attorney general harris who was not available for comment. >>> today was the day we were supposed to see the first facebook phone. maybe. facebook did roll out something new today. our tech reporter scott budman spen

. >>> what happened in atherton didn't stay in atherton. people are commenting on president obama's remarks about how good-looking kim harris is. >> hopefully that fundraiser was to buy a really nice necklace for michelle. >> fallon's in tight with the first lady shooting a music video with her that went viral this year. sports is next. >>> welcome back to nbc bay area in case you didn't know, the giants love having a bust eron their team. today the g men honored their catcher, buster posey, with a special ceremony in front of their home fans. it was a nice gesture and a way to acknowledge posey's mvp season in 2012. the big question did the champs get a win against the cardinals? let's get to the highlights. game two of a game three series with the st. louis cardinals. bottom of the second giants down 1-0. hunter pence headed for the fence. and this one is gone. he takes shelby miller deep. pence his second homer of the year ties the game at 1. top of the fifth we're tied at 2 but carlos beltran a former giant comes up big. the single to r

. >> happening right now president obama had a fundraising trip and will now go to atherton for fundraisers cornell bernard is live at the international continental hotel in san francisco. >> it will be a a busy wet day of fundraising in atherton. right now we will show you 4th and howard in san francisco. a couple of blocks away from the intercontinental hotel. the area is blocked off completely around the hotel. lots of police, lots of barricades and lots of secret service. the president arrived on air force one at san francisco international 6:00 last night. minutes later he was taken away to several political fundraisers . 75 guests paid $35,000 for a chance to get the president's here. blocks away there are

he is supposed to go to a atherton the 9:00 this morning. one of two fund raisers.will go to a brunch at the home of liz simons . the ticket is about $32,000 each. then he will go to lunch at the goldman president also in atherton to raise money for the democratic committee. >> he leaves the bay area at around 130. as far as we did not know the last place he will be there will be problems along 101 and 280 and also streets in san francisco at the president starts to leave and his motorcade making its way to the city. be aware of that. >> thank you jackie thank you for the update. >> the president read by protesters. a thousand of them gathered outside of the getty imagine in san francisco where the fund raiser was felt. >> some of the protesters wanted the president to reject construction of a " keystone pipeline which would transport oil from canada to texas gulf coast. however advocates of the pipeline contend construction of the pipeline would create jobs and would be more energy efficient and transporting the oil by truck or rail. >> stick with kron 4 we will co

. >>> speaking of tabs, the town of atherton is asking the white house to pay up. atherton was a fundraising stop for the president earlier this month and now town leaders want someone to pay the $8,000 for police and other security services for the president. invoices are being sent to the white house secret service along with the two atherton households who hosted that private event. i think it was like $32,500 to go to it. >>> 6:11. feeling lucky? the job interviews happening today at a new bay area casino. >> listen me. mytation just completely exploded. >> we are now getting our physical listen to the frantic 911 calls from the deadly fertilizer plant explosion in texas. >> and skipping deserted or hitting the treadmill? doctors tell the truth about what's more important when it comes to shedding the pounds, diet or exercise. ,,,,,,,,,, [ male announcer ] you think you know me. i'm just red carpets and big spectacles. but that's only the beginning. i have more than one red carpet. i like all sorts of spectacles. from the grandiose to the impromptu... to the co

san jose, rob fladeboe, kron 4. >> reporter: atherton...k obama. the one was -- the one the fund-raiser was $33,000 per plate. many people outside in full force and vocal opposition of the keystone pipeline. >> reporter: this is what airforce one looked like. at s f o, and you can see the president on the tarmac. just before giving one last week it did not take long for the rest of the members of the staff. his next stop will be a hartford, conn. scott rates, kron 4 news. >> on the 10th street this armed robbery lead to an officer involved in shooting after a witnesses associated with these three juvenile halls of the person that were shot was not involved with the crimes. >> the young man injured in the companions were not responsible for this robbery. the rest from one individual and fired a single round. i >> reporter: haazig madyun kron 4 >> catherine: roger ebert died. >> i seem to be in good health now but the cancer is tricky. >> that was the cancer that took the life of roger ebert. >> i am roger ebert of the chicago sun-times. his

. >> in the newsroom coming up at 5:00 the president raised a lot of money coming to atherton but now that town telling white house it wants something in return. find out what. and the building blitz making housing affordable for some in the bay area, what owners mau agree to before move nchlgt those stories and more co >>> bart station at 24th and mission streets undergoing a face lift. >> construction began today and the plaza will include art work reflective of the mission district but the selection process turned controversial in that neighborhood. >> we learned about this issue in a recent listens meeting at the mission cultural center in san francisco. >> abc 7 news host that had discussion and explains efforts to bring local art to bart. >> san francisco mission district hz been a open cabinet for many. >> there is -- the mission now is known as one of the top 12 art places of the nation. >> angie is with a nonprofit stud yoi helping artists display work. so when announcing they're looking for works of art for the plaza on 24th and street. many thought the agency would pick som

mark matthews has been covering the president on this trip and is live in atherton tonight. >> hey, dan. we're outside of the home of john and marcia goldman. today, there were two fund-raisers for dnc the president attended today. first was a brunch for 40 people, each willing to pay $32,000. the moltor kaid sped through this morning. a smattering held up signs opposing the project that would bring oil from canada to the gulf coast. 300 people paid between a thousand dollars and $32,000 to attend the lunch ai know this is a wealthy community but not all of us are wealthy. and i came in at the lowest level. >> we should skt wealthyest americans to pay a little bit more. >> the g.o.p. put out this video characterizing the visit as a trip to billionaire row. video says the president is being a hypocrite for cozying up to the rich and raising taxes. which brought this response. >> i want them to raise my taxes. very no problem with it. >> jen was joined by jeb williams. >> i think that will raise taxes my taxes. >> we're happy to come to give extra. so that is not a big problem for folks h

then heads to atherton to attend a brunch and then finishes at the home of janet and marsha goldman. people are planning on a protest eyed out one of his protests. this is similar to the visit back in october. if approved they would carry protests and they are expected to show up in passive is i can heights around 5:30 and will make their voices heard for about an hour and a half and ktvu channel 2 morning news will of course be there. tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> president barack obama arrives in san francisco this evening and he is making a stop in colorado to push tougher gun control measures coming up, why the president said many need to follow colorado's lead. >>> and he is identified as 18- year-old andre smith. this follow is the earlier arrest of smith as arrival. they are both accused of waiting for a bus. he to the caught in the middle of a gun battle including several suspects. >>> they included a sap fran -- san francisco chief and former chamber of commerce. community members will set policies but will not pick a name. they established efforts to renam

then the president is off to two fundraisers in atherton. the first at the home of mark heising and liz simons. this is a 32-thousand dollar-a-head brunch. mister obama will then scoot over to marcia and john goldman's home. cheapest ticket to this fundraiser is one thousand dollars. the president flies out of s-f-o.scheduled departure at 1:40 thursday afternoon. >> pam: right now -- another spring storm is heading into the bay area tonight. this is a live look at the bay bridge. live from our camera on top of mount tamalpais. jaqueline bennet joins us now with when the rain is expected to arrive. >> jacqueline: the rainfall is expected to arrive. clear skies, with the 70's out there today. 74 degrees in san francisco but things are changing. look at our current conditions. the sea breeze is really taking over. we are seeing cloudier conditions. the futurecast pinpointing the rainfall through of the bay area and also moderate for the north bay coast and east bay. by 6:00 a.m., is expected to take over 7:00 hour, fairly widespread rainfall. r

now they are expected in atherton because of the president's visit he is scheduled to leave from fso at 1:40 this afternoon. >> well the president is waking up to a soggy day as well. tara moriarty will join us with a hive report from san francisco with the one issue the president wants to entertain this. sal, have you had a few problems already? >> yes, we want to think it is because of the wet roads and it is just a sneaking suspicion that i have, every time it rains like this, we have more crashes and some of them must be caused by people driving too fast just out of our camera view, minor injuries and you can tell the traffic has lessened and we are headed to the mcarthur maze, just you be careful out there. there are no problems getting into san francisco, we also have the traffic into the south bay. some of our cameras are in the rain and they are not doing so well . there is already a back edge to it and boom like that it will be gone. morning rain clouds fog as well. some of that rain has been moderate to heavy. buchanan beyond field he starts to pick up. it doesn't look like

then tomorrow, he heads to atherton to brunch that costs $32,000 to attend.en at the home of john and marshal goldman. the state department is in the process of taking comments on its latest draft environment impact assessment of the pipeline. the pipeline has to conduct an assessment before making a final decision which is expected in july or august and then president obama will personally weigh in on the final decision. reporting live in the newsroom, pam cook, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> out of afghanistan, suicide bombers disguyed as afghan soldiers stormed a courthouse in an attempt to free more than a dozen prisoners. 34 civilians and nine attackers were reported killed in the fighting. the attack happened while 15 taliban prisoners were being transferred to the courthouse for trial. the taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. >>> north korea has blocked south korean workers from a jointly-oinked industrial park near the border -- jointly- owned industrial park near the border. >>> and israel has launched air strikes in the gaza strip for the first

tomorrow he will head to atherton to have brunch at the homes of john and marsha gold win. and people are doing well and this is a similar visit back in october of 2011. if approved by the obama administration, the key pipeline will approve refineries on the gulf coast. >>> before he does that he will push for tougher gun control measures and coming up, why the president said the country needs to follow colorado's lead. >>> it happened in san leandro and he is identified as andre smith. this follow is the earlier arrest of smith's arrival and they are accused of killing a 50-year-old man who was waiting for a bus south side the -- outside the bart station. he was an innocent bystander who got caught. people who have been nominated, they include a fire chief and the ceo chamber of commerce. they will set policies for renaming them and they established efforts to rename the airport after slain activist harvey milk. >>> they now want a meeting with commissioner of baseball. live in san jose with the story, janine de la vega, what is this all about? >> reporter: well, this is a

then heads to atherton to attend a brunch and then finishes at the home of janet and marsha goldman. people are planning on a protest eyed out one of his protests. this is similar to the visit back in october. if approved they would carry protests and they are expected to show up in passive is i can heights around 5:30 and will make their voices heard for about an hour and a half and ktvu channel 2 morning news will of course be there. tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> president barack obama arrives in san francisco this evening and he is making a stop in colorado to push tougher gun control measures coming up, why the president said many need to follow colorado's lead. >>> and he is identified as 18- year-old andre smith. this follow is the earlier arrest of smith as arrival. they are both accused of waiting for a bus. he to the caught in the middle of a gun battle including several suspects. >>> they included a sap fran -- san francisco chief and former chamber of commerce. community members will set policies but will not pick a name. they established efforts to renam

now they are expected in atherton because of the president's visit he is scheduled to leave from fso at 1:40 this afternoon. >> well the president is waking up to a soggy day as well. tara moriarty will join us with a hive report from san francisco with the one issue the president wants to entertain this. sal, have you had a few problems already? >> yes, we want to think it is because of the wet roads and it is just a sneaking suspicion that i have, every time it rains like this, we have more crashes and some of them must be caused by people driving too fast just out of our camera view, minor injuries and you can tell the traffic has lessened and we are headed to the mcarthur maze, just you be careful out there. there are no problems getting into san francisco, we also have the traffic into the south bay. some of our cameras are in the rain and they are not doing so well . there is already a back edge to it and boom like that it will be gone. morning rain clouds fog as well. some of that rain has been moderate to heavy. buchanan beyond field he starts to pick up. it doesn't look like

then tomorrow, he heads to atherton to brunch that costs $32,000 to attend.top then at the home of john and marshal goldman. the state department is in the process of taking comments on its latest draft environment impact assessment of the pipeline. the pipeline has to conduct an assessment before making a final decision which is expected in july or august and then president obama will personally weigh in on the final decision. reporting live in the newsroom, pam cook, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> out of afghanistan, suicide bombers disguyed as afghan soldiers stormed a courthouse in an attempt to free more than a dozen prisoners. 34 civilians and nine attackers were reported killed in the fighting. the attack happened while 15 taliban prisoners were being transferred to the courthouse for trial. the taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. >>> north korea has blocked south korean workers from a jointly-oinked industrial park near the border -- jointly- owned industrial park near the border. >>> and israel has launched air strikes in the gaza strip for the

today the president will head down the peninsula for two fund raisers and atherton.st job will be brunch at the home of list simons and mark hesing, with tickets costing more than $32,000. his last bout will be launched, at the home gulf marcia and john goldman. tickets for this even starts at $1,000. the president will return to the nation's this afternoon. >> stick with kron 4 as we continue to follow the latest on president obama is trip to the bay area. he will be the bay area around 1:40 p.m. and will bring that to you live on our 24/7 channel comcast channel 193. you can also check the updates on our web site. >> the dangerous discovery of bed bolts on this new span of the bay bridge is raising questions about whether or not the bridge will be safer drivers. when bolts broke it, it created a separation between the pieces. that makes the bolts useless in keeping the bay bridge save during a large earthquake. the director of the state department of transportation milk a memo to those in charge of the new span outline what changes he would like for them to make to

tomorrow he will head to atherton to have brunch at the homes of john and marsha gold win. and people are doing well and this is a similar visit back in october of 2011. if approved by the obama administration, the key pipeline will approve refineries on the gulf coast. >>> before he does that he will push for tougher gun control measures and coming up, why the president said the country needs to follow colorado's lead. >>> it happened in san leandro and he is identified as andre smith. this follow is the earlier arrest of smith's arrival and they are accused of killing a 50-year-old man who was waiting for a bus south side the -- outside the bart station. he was an innocent bystander who got caught. people who have been nominated, they include a fire chief and the ceo chamber of commerce. they will set policies for renaming them and they established efforts to rename the airport after slain activist harvey milk. >>> they now want a meeting with commissioner of baseball. live in san jose with the story, janine de la vega, what is this all about? >> reporter: well, this is a

to help with that is the event like today, in atherton, last night's fundraisers in san francisco. according to the new york times, the president has agreed to at least 14 of these big ticket fundraisers across the country this year. nbc bay area news. >>> thank you, stephanie. it is certainly not your average hawaiian vacation. still ahead, the violent airport incident caught on tape and why a local police officer is being called a hero. >>> also, dramatic new audio from the moment the tanker swiped the bay bridge, and the actions the investigators are now taking against the pilot. >>> and have you spared the air recently? tonight, we'll tell you if your efforts brought down pollution levels as one group suspects. n . >>> a state commission says human error is to blame for the bridge incident in january. they are pointing the incident at the bay area bar pilot. more on the accident. >> reporter: on a foggy cold january morning, the empty tanker overseas ramar headed towards the bay bridge on the way out to sea. but just 24 minutes after lifting anchor, the ship struck the western

. >>> the town of atherton is sending the white house a bill of nearly $8,000. that is how much it cost for police and other security to protect president obama when he visited earlier this month. the president attended two events and raked in more than $3 million. atherton plans to send invoices to the white house, secret service, democratic national committee and the two house holds who hosted the private donor event. the president also stopped in san francisco but the city does not plan on charging him. >> it shows the long roads i have taken to get back to where i am. >>> ahead at 6:00 expressing themselves in a new way. why local vets are turning to photography to help them find peace. >>> a controversial idea is gaining ground. why you can soon pay more to shop online. >>> and keeping kids safe. the potential changes to particular child care centers in california. look at them kids. [ sigh ] they have no idea what it was like before u-verse high speed internet. yeah, you couldn't just stream movies to a device like that. one time, i had to wait half a day

. >> this morning in atherton the president is scheduled to speak and his departure at fso is set for 140 this afternoon. many are trying to get their mess ands heard. proposed the keystone oil pipeline i would carry oil from texas. they are expected to make a decision on that pipeline this sum iser. >> people don't have that money to go into the room with obama so we have to make sure we are loud to get our message through. >> anti-war demonstrators also took to the street and closed for the closing in guantanamo bay. >>> north korea has moved a missile to its east coast and optimum levels could reach the east coast. and that quote, the moment of explosion is approaching fast. >> it only takes being wrong once. and i don't want to be the secretary of defense who was wrong once, so we will continue to take these threats seriously. >> the white house is trying to diffuse the situation seriously such as china as a precaution and china is sending a defense system to guam capable of shooting ballistic missiles. >>> some of the toughest are here. yesterday they drafted a bill in response t

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. >> atherton spent $5,000 on police over time for the president's visit and they want to be reimbursed sending bills to the white house and the democratic national committee and the people who posted the president and admit the chans are getting the money are slim but the larger san francisco spent $42,000 on the last presidential visit. >> atherton wants reimbursement? okay...up next, the free job fair you can attend if you are looking for work. >> a major city wants to crackdown on smoking that could make it harder for certain people to get cigarettes the. >> at 6:00, >> a few hours from now a very special aircraft will circle the skies near the golden gate bridge and the sunlight how we ared solar impulse will take off at 7:00 and circle in a holding area west of the bridge and at 3:00 the solar impulse will make the first of several flights over the bridge at an altitude of 3,500' before landing at 11:00. may one it will take off on the first coast to coast trip to new york. >> how is weather going to be? cooperative? it is another warm one but... >> solar powered aircraft so there

tickets costing up to $32,000 a plate, the second event also in atherton, the cheapest ticket there, $1,000. >> look for updates throughout the evening under the bay area news tap. >>> the white house announced today, president obama is electing to give back some of his salary. 5% of his salary amounts to about the $20,000 under the automatic budget cuts known as the sequester, more than one million federal employees face unpaid time off over the end of the fiscal year. >>> on his way here, the president stopped for denver to push for federal gun control measures. it now requires background checks on every gun buyer. the president also repeated his demand that congress at least vote on banning assault weapons and high-powered magazines. >>> california senator diane fine stein is also home in the bay area tonight. in 11 minutes, what she said about a new military threat against the united states. >> california governor jerry brown's office released details of his trip to china next week. the purpose is to promote california to chinese investigators and business leaders, including five

the bay area and attend two more fundraisers for the democratic national committee on thursday in atherton. his first stop will be brunch at the home of liz simons and mark heising, with tickets costing $32,400. and then his last stop will be lunch at the home of marcia and john goldman. tickets for that event start at $1000. the president will then head to back to the airport, where air force one is scheduled to depart on thursday afternoon. this will be obama's first visit to the bay since winning re-election last fall in the newsroom, charles clifford kron 4 news. the powerball lottery is coming to california.and bay area stores are gearing up for the crowds. kron four's alecia reid tells us when you can start playing.and it what it means for one popular store. sales taxes are going up in several cities and counties across the bay area depending on where you shop you will pay an additional - point 5% up to 1 percent more. than you paid yesterday some residents in san mateo county are concerned that the board of supervisors t has not decided exactly what it will do with the extra tax mon

he -- atmosphere they are tonight and he's -- atherton. >> in case you i don't know it, you tube is gettingo the spirit. >> after eight amazing years... >> they said it was time to upload the videos and select a winner. it went on to say it would delete all the videos and go dark but we checked and you tube's videos are still there. april fools. >>> the man who won $238 million is due in court for unpaid child support payments. he has paid the money he owes and now he is helping neighbors pay their rent. >> he was there to give back especially to this block. pedro is sell his home and he chose to take a lump sum worth $152 million after taxes. >>> today marks the first day that people in three bay area counties will pay some of the highest taxes in the state. coming in, they had a total of 9% and they will pay 8:75 and they have bumped up to 8.50%. california is also seeing increases, people in albany are paying 9.5% and they are 30 statewide increases which went into effect january 1st. >>> we have an update after spending public funds. they have finally released copy by the head of their

he -- atmosphere they are tonight and he's -- atherton. >> in case you i don't know it, you tube is gettingnto the spirit. >> after eight amazing years... >> they said it was time to upload the videos and select a winner. it went on to say it would delete all the videos and go dark but we checked and you tube's videos are still there. april fools. >>> the man who won $238 million is due in court for unpaid child support payments. he has paid the money he owes and now he is helping neighbors pay their rent. >> he was there to give back especially to this block. pedro is sell his home and he chose to take a lump sum worth $152 million after taxes. >>> today marks the first day that people in three bay area counties will pay some of the highest taxes in the state. coming in, they had a total of 9% and they will pay 8:75 and they have bumped up to 8.50%. california is also seeing increases, people in albany are paying 9.5% and they are 30 statewide increases which went into effect january 1st. >>> we have an update after spending public funds. they have finally released copy by the head of thei

. >> this morning in atherton the president is scheduled to speak and his departure at fso is set for 140 this afternoon. many are trying to get their mess ands heard. proposed the keystone oil pipeline i would carry oil from texas. they are expected to make a decision on that pipeline this sum iser. >> people don't have that money to go into the room with obama so we have to make sure we are loud to get our message through. >> anti-war demonstrators also took to the street and closed for the closing in guantanamo bay. >>> north korea has moved a missile to its east coast and optimum levels could reach the east coast. and that quote, the moment of explosion is approaching fast. >> it only takes being wrong once. and i don't want to be the secretary of defense who was wrong once, so we will continue to take these threats seriously. >> the white house is trying to diffuse the situation seriously such as china as a precaution and china is sending a defense system to guam capable of shooting ballistic missiles. >>> some of the toughest are here. yesterday they drafted a bill in response t

northbound, we do have a construction project through novato and northbound 101 from atherton to the sonoma county line. we will learn more about dramatic raids carried out by the f.b.i. and police with armored vehicles and s.w.a.t. officers. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is at oakland headquarters. >> police worked into the early morning hours and did not wrap up until 1:00 o'clock this morning and released new details . members of the f.b.i. and swat tomb served 16 narcotics and weapons-related search warrants described add high risk. one location was the city tower apartment building in oakland, and resolution democrats say they heard we grenades going off and saw several officers. they say it was confusing and chaotic. >> when i got to the lobby, there were so many police in the lobby they put me up against the wall and asked if i had guns. guns? guns? i was looking for my kid. they never told us what was going on. >> police say everyone was okay, no one was hurt in the operation and they did make several arrests and confiscated drugs and weapons. they did not just tick to oa

we do not have totals from yesterday's of the two of its end atherton. >> the president did very wellor the democratic party the to the hon wednesday brought in $3.2 million for house democrats. one event was for the democratic congressional campaign committee, the other four house majority leader that it allows the. >> thank you mark. >> secretary of state john kerry is joining a list of obamas administration officials will have pledged to give back part of the saturday and recognition of furloughed federal workers. >> president obama and defense secretary charles hagel had said it will write a check to the treasury to show unity with those affected by the forced spending cuts that went into effect last month. >> as a department spokeswoman says secretary carried instead will donate 5 percent of his government salary to a charity that benefit deployed of the state department. >> a group of republicans and democrats to the house is finalizing a sweeping immigration bill to further tighten border security. provide more work permits to foreigners and off for the eventual prospect of cit

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and then tomorrow he heads to atherton. none of the events are public, all of them private, with some of them costing up to $32,000 a plate. >> from what we understand, no public comments, as heather just mentioned, from the president. we'll keep you posted. we've got reporters fanned out in san francisco, because there are protesters on hand as well. we'll go back to them later. >>> flames soared today from a 40-story apartment building in the capital of the russian republic. there are no reports of injuries or how the fire started. one of the apartments in a neighboring 27-story building belongs to french actor depardieu. >>> a truck carrying beer today collided with a train in mexico. folks scrambled to help clean up the mess, taking as many beer cans with them as they could carry. police in that central mexican city said traffic was tied up for quite some time. >>> san francisco's wacky beat that breakers race has a new sponsor. craigslist. a company spokesman said that both craigslist and this race are san francisco in