it is owned by billionaire investor charles bartlett johnson and his wife. heather ishimaru is there with more. >> romney picked up an endorsement tonight here at this event. that is from former secretary of state condoleezza rice. as for the rest of the guest list, their endorsements came in the form of the hefty check. >> earlier at arrival they will be met by obama supporters before the valet parking attendants. it was a tame protest organized by the bay area democratic party officials. they criticize the supporters saying they care only about short-term profit without regard for consequences. singling out meg whitman who announced 27,000 layoffs at hp. >> one of the biggest hosts for this a week ago laid off 27,000 workers. i want to know who is advising romney to show up with someone who laid off 27,000 workers. it is almost like they are celebrating job loss. >> san francisco republican says fund raising will be different this time around. >> they were able to raise small contributions from donors who were interest contributing for the first time. $25,

it is owned by billionaire investor charles bartlett johnson and his wife. heather ishimaru is there with more. >> romney picked up an endorsement tonight here at this event. that is from former secretary of state condoleezza rice. as for the rest of the guest list, their endorsements came in the form of the hefty check. >> earlier at arrival they will be met by obama supporters before the valet parking attendants. it was a tame protest organized by the bay area democratic party officials. they criticize the supporters saying they care only about short-term profit without regard for consequences. singling out meg whitman who announced 27,000 layoffs at hp. >> one of the biggest hosts for this a week ago laid off 27,000 workers. i want to know who is advising romney to show up with someone who laid off 27,000 workers. it is almost like they are celebrating job loss. >> san francisco republican says fund raising will be different this time around. >> they were able to raise small contributions from donors who were interest contributing for the first time. $25,

it is owned by billionaire investor charles bartlett johnson and his wife. there with up romney picked up an endorsement tonight here at this event. that is from former secretary of state condoleezza rice. as for the rest of the guest list, their endorsements came in the form of the hefty check. >> earlier at arrival they will be met by obama supporters before the valet parking attendants. it was a tame protest organized by the bay area democratic party officials. they criticize the supporters saying they care only about short-term profit without regard for consequences. singling outan who whitman who announced 27,000 27,000 layoffst hp. >> one of the biggest hosts for this a week ago laid off 27,000 workers. i want to know who is advising romney to show up with someone who laid off 27,000 workers. it is almost like they are celebrating job loss. >> san francisco republican says fund raising will be different this time around. >> they were able to raise small contributions from donors who were interest contributing for the first time. $25, $50 contributions.

attended a dinner at the sprawling carolyn chateau hosted by3inr charles bartlett johnsonnd his wife. his arrival brought out a small group of protesters organized bye-bye area democratic party officials they criticized romney and his big money supporters. the bay area is fertile ground for fundraising with president obama collecting millions for his campaign war chest last week. >>> state officials say tax revenue from facebook could be hundreds of millions less than expected. facebook shares have nose dived since the stock went public two weeks ago the department of finance estimated the sale would bring in 1 1/2 billion dollars. facebook closed at just above $28 a share yesterday down a quarter of its value from the initial offering of $38. "los angeles times" reports the brown administration does not intend redo revenue forecast because the stock price will continue to fluctuate. >>> this morning san francisco mayor lee will unveil a two year budget plan including money to hire more than 300 new police officers. the mayor also wants to hire more than 250 new firefighte

last night, romney attended a dinner at the sprawling chateau in hillsborough hosted by charles bartlett johnsonife. romney's arrival brought out a small group of protesters. 1kuz money supporters. the bay area is fertile ground for fundraising with president obama collecting the millions for his campaign war chest last week. >>> let's check with josh for a look at what is coming up on "good morning america" at 7:00. >> reporter: good thursday morning. coming up, a ban that could make going to the movies less sweet. new york city planning to outlaw the sale of sugary dings over an certain size in an effort to curb obesity. will other cities follow? we have the latest. college student struck by a bus during a campus celebration, he joins us live in an exclusive. all next right here on "good morning america." >>> 6:46. the privately oned dragon spacecraft is now detached from the international space station and preparing for a bumpy ride back to earth. a company call spacex owns the dragon and used it to deliver a calf a ton of cargo to the space station seven days ago the first private mission ev

a pauling mansion in hillsborough owned by billionaire investor charles bartlett johnson and his wife. heather ishimaru is there live tonight. heather, quite a spread and some question the choice of venue. >> reporter: absolutely. it is spectacular and sprawling. guests just started rolling out of this wonderful location about a half an hour ago. and the guest list is just as spectacular as this historic landmark. california movers and shakers willing to shell out tens of thousands of dollars just for an audience with romney. guests coming tonight paid a minimum of $2,500 just to stand in the garden with him. $10,000 for a picture. and then you would ratchet up to $50,000 for dinner with romney. a tame obama supportive protest outside the gates brought out former u.s. commerce department deputy assistant secretary ro conna who criticized romney supporters including meg whitman who last week announced 27,000 layoffs at hp. >> one of the biggest hosts for this a week ago laid off 27,000 workers. i want to know who is advising romney to show up with someone who laid off 27,000 workers. i

continuing a republican fundraiser tonight at the chateau hosted by billionaire investor charles bartlett-johnsonenough delegates to the get the nomination. >>> wikileaks chief is one step closer to being extradited to sweden following a new ruling by britain's supreme court. this is video from early this morning showing a small group of assange's supporters he's wanted in sweden on rape and molestation charges. he has been fighting the extradition process the court calling the process legal today his defense is vowing to fight on. >>> new this morning, -- >> death toll continues to climb in italy following a deadly quake the 5.8 quake hit yesterday north of bologna -- we have new video showing extent of the damage in modena, 350 people are injured and 14,000 are homeless. many of them are living in tent cities. >>> a lot of los angeles county residents are arriving to work this morning they will be talk about the quake that shook their area last night 4.0 quake struck at 10:14 here's a look at the seismograph from our sister station in l.a., the quake was centered in the ocean 30 miles southwest

last night romney tended a dinner at the sprawling carolyn chateau hosted by charles bartlett johnsonife. romney's arrival brought out protesters organized bye-bye area democratic officials they criticized romney and his big money supporters. the bay area is fertile ground for fundraising with president obama collecting millions for his campaign war chest last week. >>> state officials say tax revenue from facebook could be hundreds of millions less than expected. facebook shares have nosedived since the stock public two weeks ago. the department of finance estimated the sale of stock would bring in 1 1/2 billion dollars. facebook closed at just above $28 a share yesterday down a quarter of its value from initial offering at $38. the "los angeles times" reports the brown administration does not intend to redo its revenue forecast because the price will continue to fluctuate. >>> police continue to hunt for the gunman who shot an oakland high school student the 18-year-old was among a group of students hanging out afterschool at park and mcarthur. a plan of man in dreadlocks opened fir