schroeder says she defended him as well. >> that's three strikes. >> reporter: we wanted to ask marilyn davenport about this tonight but she hung up the phone too quickly. davenport admitted she sent the e-mail calling it a joke meant for her friends. she called the issue ridiculous. blaming the news media for blowing it out of proportion and then hung up the phone. >> the chairman demanded the resignation, talking about instituting procedures to kick her off the excitey. this is unbelievably outrageous despicable conduct. >> that was stacy butler reporting. the county party chair also said the e-mail was quote contrary to the message the party wants to send. >>> a tax day rally in sacramento. thousands of tea party supporters turned out to celebrate the second anniversary of the tea party movement. among those attending were a group of teenaged tea partiers who say they're working to get more teens involved in politics. >>> well, lp's, 45's, a side or b? sound familiar? well maybe not. but today, it was the celebration of music at more than 700 independent record stores across the country. and i

the president literally, and his family, is fair racism game. >> i immediately responded to marilyn davenport. i sent her an e-mail right back saying it was dripping with racism. >> reporter: scott baugh is the chairman of the orange county poifrlt and he other republicans have condemned the picture and called on her to resign. he rejects the idea that they have a problem with racial sensitivity. >> there is racism everywhere in america. when do you do about it when it raises its ugly head? >> reporter: what davenport has done is blame the media saying, oh, come on. everybody who know me knows i'm not a racist. it was a joke. i have friends who are black. i only sent to it a few people. mostly people i didn't think would be upset by it. she was elected to the orange county republican central committee by her district in fullerton. they said she faces an ethics violation and could be removed if she chooses not to resign. >>> president obama meantime plans to be back in the bay area next week for a town hall meeting at facebook's headquarters in pal with the oex he also plans to attend a fundra

. >>> now marilyn davenport is defending her e-mail as an internet joke but orange county republicans are responding quickly to stop with they fear is negative backlash not only is the chairman asking for herres ignition but asked for an ethics investigation. >>> this were several tea party events marking the second anniversary of the movement's tax day rally. yesterday they were the place to be for republicans with presidential ambition. donald trump received a warm welcome at a rally in florida. the billion air tycoon blamed president obama's foreign policy as what he sees as the u.s. loss of prestige. >> george bush gave us obama and i am not happy about it. okay i am not happy about it. we have a disaster on our hands we have a man right now, that almost certainly will go down as the worst president in the history of the united states. >> all right. on to madson wisconsin former alaska governor sarah palin told a cheering crowd wisconsin governor walker was right to strip unions of bargaining power. >> hello madison you saw these violent mobs trash your capital and vandalize busin

but they received it from one of their own, marilyn davenport. >> i was shocked and offended and i immediately replied and i said it was driping in racism and sent in poor taste and she should never send anything like that to me again. >> what response did she give to you? >> she gave no response. >> the party chairman says somebody on the 73-member committee leaked the e-mail davenport sent to the oc weekly. the firestorm that followed prompted her to send this e-mail to her central committee colleagues saying, quote, i'm sorry if my e-mail offended anyone, and in no way did i even consider the fact he is half black when i sent out the e-mail. in fact, the thought never entered my mind until one or two other people tried to make this about race. end quote. civil rights activists called on davenport to step down and for the republican party to apologize directly to the president. >> it is shaming the face of america, and it is a form of racism. it is blatant race etch. -- racism. we are very concerned about her not working in the position she is in because she is setting a bad example for chil

in a statement yesterday, orange county commit member marilyn davenport calls her behavior unwise, but says she sees no reason to step down. >>> a woman who falsely accused three duke athletes with raping her in 2006 has been charged with murder of her boyfriend. police say she stabbed the victim who died after nearly two weeks in a hospital. >>> for a second year in a row, a danish eatery tops the list of the world's 50 best restaurants. they did it by serving nordic cuisine such as moss, cedar chips and smoked bone meal. and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 12,201 after sinking 140 points yesterday. the s&p shed 40 points. the nasdaq dropped 29. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei fell 115 points while in hong kong, the hang seng tumbled 309. the warning about the nation's credit rating that we told you about at the top of the show sent stocks on their steepest slide in a month yesterday. investors started the day worried about ongoing debt problems in greece before the s&p's newly negative outlook on

the orange county register said it was sent by republican party member marilyn davenport and includedine reading, quote, now you know why no birth certificate. davenport flames it -- claims it was a joke, but the chairman hoff the republican part wants an investigation. >> donald trump made his first speaking appearance after hunting for a run for president in 2012. he spoke at a tea party meeting where he came out swinging against former president bush and obama. >> whether you like it out nor, george bush gave us president obama and i'm not happy about it. we have a disaster on our hands. we have a man right now that almost certainly will go down as the worst president in the history of the united states. >> alan: conservative tea party members were outnumbered by hundreds of union supporters angry over a bill -- excuse me -- that passed the wisconsin legislature restricting collective bargaining. >>> she told the crowd that she had come to support the state governor in his efforts to curb the unons. >> courage is your governor and your legislators standing strong in the face of dea

today alone in the wage of the racist e-mail depicting president obama as a monkey forwarded by marilyn davenportme gop committee member from fullerton. we attempted to find her at home today. she is not been seen, however. and the big question is whether she will show up at the party's regularly scheduled meeting tonight at the irvine hyatt. >> do you expect her to show up? >> i don't know. but i would give her this message marilyn you probably shouldn't come unless you apologize and own up to the fact that this was a races e- mail. not even funny, inappropriate and offended many. you need to own that. apologize to them, the party and to the broader community. >> in an e-mail he asked the grandmother to resign from her elected post. she has not responded to him. however, in an e-mail the fellow central committee members sent out over the weekend she said she was sorry if her e-mail offended anyone. tim whitaker, also a committee member, defended his friend. >> nothing went out again like i said on party letterhead or signed by her as a central committee member. so therefore it has nothing to do

the i'm eel was reportedly send by marilyn davenport. davenport claims it was a joke meant to be viewed by a small number of people but the orange county republican party chairman called the pick tire tess speckible and racist. >> the already sky-high gas prices could reach record-shattering territory as soon as memorial day. >> seeing gas guys up bay penny a day in the last week or so, and all stars seem to be aligned to make prices go up. >> alan: the all-time average high for san francisco is 4.62 set back in june of 2008. at it currently 4.25 a gallon and going up daily. a trip from san francisco to seattle and back will cost you $500. that's a $125 more than a year ago. the reason? experts say u.s. stock piles have dwindled by more than 31 million-barrels in just the last eight weeks, drained hi high demand and low production. >>> hundreds of volunteers are helping to build homes for needy families in oakland this weekend. the green building event is part of the bay area's annual celebration of earth day. the affordable homes will g

the committee member, marilyn davenport, shows him as part of the family of apes. the text reads "now you know why no birth certificate." davenport, says it is"an email joke." party officials are not laughing. they said "the california republican party believes the actions in question are completely unacceptable. we are supportive of our local chairman's efforts so far and want to make it clear that we do not con doan intolerance in any way." party officials are calling for davenport's resignation. >>> the big changes could be coming for drivers in one east bay community as it is already costing them more to get behind the wheel. but soon the price of parking their cars may increase too. linda yee has where and how much. >> reporter: i'm in downtown walnut creek, a busy area for shopping and dining. it has been tough to find parking, at least street parking for many people, so the city council will be considering a new and controversial proposal. no more free meters on sundays. the idea is to open up parking spaces so the city council will consider charging for met

orange county central committee member marilyn davenport says she sent the picture as a joke but party laughing. state republican chairman tom dell va charo issued a statement calling it completely unacceptable, saying"we do not con doan intolerance in any way." officials are calling for davenport's resignation. >>> they now have $4 a dollar gas, here in the bay area we're used to it. gas buddy.com says prices are at or above $4.20 per gallon. we have a story on not only how people drive but how people boat. >>> >> reporter: with summer approaching most experts predict gas prices will continue to skyrocket. do those high costs anchor down boaters this summer? if you think it's painful filling up at $4 a gallon, check how much boat owners have to pay, they use a blend of gas that doesn't have ethanol. they are paying $5.55 a gallon. it does >> it does hurt when you go to the fuel doc and have a $3,000 bill to pay. >> reporter: those powerboats hold 100 to 1,000 gallons of gas and can burn up to 50 floods an hour. >> we're probably approaching that. >> even for a dingy this small it cost

marilyn davenport, a member of the orange county republican party, central committee, sent this email to an unknown number of elected officials. many in the woman's own party are calling the photo offensive. >> we can't have people that represent the party that are elected officials out making racist statements against people. whether they're the president of the united states or anybody else. >> davenport admitted sending the message saying it was a joke meant for her friends only. she called the uproar ridiculous. but that hasn't stopped the county's county chairman from demanding her resignation. >>> actor nicholas cage has been arrested. police say he got drunk in new orleans and argued with his wife about whether the house they were in front of was theirs. cage insisted it was the house they were renting but when his wife said it wasn't, he grabbed her arm and then police say he hit cars and tried to get into a cab but the cabby refused to drive him. he apparently argued with a police officer. cage was arrested for domestic abiewses, battery, disturbing the -- abuse, battery, dis

maril marilyn davenport sent e-mail with body on baby chimpanzee. it was the talk of the committee's meeting in irvine yesterday. davenport sent another e-mail yesterday ahead of the meeting apologize for the incident and asking for forgiveness. >> she didn't send out anything out on party letterhead. didn't send out inflammatory statements out there and didn't sign anything as committee member. she thought she was doing something quietly most folks that might have found humor in it. >> the e-mail should haven't happened in the first place. despicable. it shouldn't have happened. it was poor judgment. >> the local party chairman says despite her sincere apology he condemns her action and says she should resign. >>> stop animal exploitation now says santa cruz biotechnology has a history of violating the animal welfare act. the non-profit provided pictures from two usda inspections at the company last year. and the government report that documented malnourished and sick goats. >> within one year's time, racked up more than 11 pages of animal welfare

marilyn davenport said it was just a joke. >>> former illinois governor said that he's never consideredwith prosecutors during his trial on krungs charges. a jury dead locked on 23 of 24 counts against him convicting him of a single count of lying to federal officers. a retile is set to start on wednesday. he faces a lengthy prison sentence if he's convicted. >>> in libya, rebels called onnato for more help -- nato -- called on nato for more help and support. >> we've continued to hear all f regime forces targeting civilians and the fighting continued on saturday according to a witness, forces firing 100 rockets and some of those rockets hitting a heavily populated civilian neighborhood killing several people, injurying dozens of others. some of those injured in critical condition korg to the opposition. -- according to the opposition. they are also hitting food processing plants. a cruise ship turned humanitarian aid ship has managed to reach the port to rescue some workers that are stranded there without food, without water, and some of these individuals would not have made it another

marilyn davenport said she sent it as a joke but party officials are not laughing.issued a statement calling it quote completely unacceptable saying we do not condone intolerance in any way. republican party officials are requesting she resign. >>> time 5:40 a.m. as many budgets are cut one bay area county wants to spend unique proposal to have fire stations that serve a dual purpose. >> subway kicking off a new campaign the strategy that could urge other restaurants to follow suit when we come back ,, i'm a curious seeker. i am a chemistry aficionado. diphenhydramine. magnesium hydroxide. atheletes foot. yes. i'm a people pleaser. if elected, i promise flu shots for all. i am a walking medical dictionary. congratulations virginia. inflamed uvula. i'm virginia. i'm a target pharmacist and i'm here to answer your questions. >> as you are headed out the door you may want to grab on to that umbrella. already starting to see showers in north earn parts of the bay. let's take a closer look. rainfall her cue lease, vallejo, martinez. it is a cool start to the morning cond

it was sent out by marilyn davenport.s for her to resign are coming from the naacp as well as members of her own party. >> i was shocked and offended and immediately replied to her and said it was dripping with racism, sent in poor taste and she should never send an e-mail like that to me again. >> it's shaming the force of america. it's form of racism. blatant racism. >> davenport said she had no plans to resign and said she was sorry if the e-mail offended anyone. >>> switching gears. 6:44. no one knows for sure how many slave laborers are brought in the u.s. each year, but the bay area has been among the first to crackdown on the crime. and now it's where people from all over the world come to learn how to combat slavery in their own countries. >> for me, it ended up being really fascinating. >> these people are furiously scribbling down notes while expert in the field of sleighry and lay -- slavery and labor exploitation explain what his job is all about. >> we find victims and then we have to help them through the su

the orange county weekly printed this picture saying it was sent by party member marilyn davenport with a line reading now you know why no birth certificate. davenport claims it was joke and only meant to be viewed by a small number of people. the chairman of the orange county republican party is calling it racist and wants an investigation. >>> san francisco's policy recommending that everyone with h.i.v. start treatment immediately could dramatically cut infection rates. a new study finds infection rates among male partners could be lowered by more than 60% over the next eight years. aids expects who favor early treatment say it lends weight to their case in the ongoing debate. >>> the royal wedding is right around the corner. why the british government is considering changing the ruled when it comes to who could be the country's next king or queen. >> a mild weather around the bay area. leigh glaser has your extended forecast. she is coming up after the break. yeah! boom! hi, i'm a stunt man. and i love watching me on at&t u-verse tv. i can record up to four shows at once on a single

it is a questionable picture of the president which was emailed by marilyn davenport. she is an elected member of the orange county central republican committee. this is not the first time the president has been shown in an offensive picture. two years ago, los alamedo's mayor was forced to resign after sending this picture of a watermelon patch in front of the white house. civil rights groups say the political climate is helping fuel these attacks. >> separate that from donald trump, the birther movement and this climate that's been created in america where the president literally and his family, is fair racist game. >> davenport did offer an apology. but says she is refusing to step down. meanwhile, president obama is scheduled to visit the bay area tuesday for a political fundraiser. >>> "the new york times" reports that the obama administration is quietly trying to find a country which will be willing it take colonel moammar gadhafi. the u.s. and allied countries are reportedly focusing their search on african nations. sources tell the "times" that they're looking

investigation into offensive photo that elected party official sent to members. 74-year-old marilyn davenportof the committee last friday. yesterday davenport sent an e-mail apologizing and asking for forgiveness. she didn't sign anything as a committee member and she thought she was doing something quietly among folks that found humor in it. >> it should haven't happened in the first place. it's despicable. it shouldn't have happened. >> despite the sincere apology, they condemn the apology and says she should resign. >>> national animal rights is accusing santa cruz biotechnology has a history of violating the animal welfare act. non-profit provided pictures from the two usda inspection of the government last year and government report that dock meanted malnourished and sick goats. >> in a year's time they racked up more than 11 pages of animal welfare act violations. many deal with inadequate veterinary care, allowed the animals to suffer for extented period of time. public has a right to know what is going on. >> the santa cruz biotechnology did not respond to repeated request for comment

friends say marilyn davenport was acting as an individual when she sent the photo of the president's face imposed on a monkey. she added the words "now you know why no birth certificate kwsmt ts. >> this is not a democrat or republican thing. it is a human thing. >> reporter: tim whitaker says the woman apologized. she wrote she was sorry if she offended anyone but makes it clear she has no plans to resign from the gop central committee. >> she's horrified by the backlash. she is repen tif. it's never going to happen again. there's no reason to call for any sort of resignation on this. >> reporter: critics say it is not davenport's first brush with racism, that she backed the onetime mayor of los al mee dose when he sent this e-mail showing a watermelon patch in front of the white house. she backed dick nicholls when he refused to put more grass on the beach because, quote, it attracts mexicans and there are already too many mexicans on the beach. >> to me this wasn't an isolated occurrence. it clearly showed a pattern that i believe disqualifies her from holding her office. and she

last night tea party activist marilyn davenport issued a formal apology saying the e- mail was nothing more than a joke. the california naacp is still demanding her resignation. >>> arizona's governor has taken action on a bill that tied to the rumors that president obama was not born in the united states. arizona governor jan brewer vetoed arizona's so-called birther bill. it would have required presidential candidates to provide documented proof of their citizenship. opponents have warned the birther bill would be a black eye for arizona. a dozen other states are considering similar legislation. >>> today president obama will begin a tour to promote his plan to take on the country's debt. ktvu's allison burns joins us now from our washington d.c. newsroom with a new poll that shows how frustrated americans are getting. allison. >> reporter: pam, this washington post poll shows that 57% of americans now disapprove of how president obama is dealing with the economy and it could threaten his re-election bid. here is a big reason for the pessimism. this is a live look at the u.s. debt cl

the cbs reporter who contacted marilyn said davenport told us she sent e-mail as a joke and blamed the news media for blowing it out of proportion. now the chairman is asking daven fort to step down. >> well, the e-mail is very contrary to the message we want to send to the voters. ethnic outreach and building the party and we can't have people that represent the party that are elected officials out making racist statements against people. whether they are the president of the united states or anybody else. >> although she defends her e- mail, orange county republicans are responding quickly. chairman is not only asking davenport to resign, but calling for an ethics investigation. >> don, thank you very much. >>> well that tea party event was one of many around the country today marking the second anniversary of the tea party's tax day rally. the place to be for republicans with presidential ambitions. trump received a warm welcome at a tea prty welcome in florida. the billionaire blamed president oh ma'am's foreign policy for what he sees as united states loss of prestige. >> we have

marilyn davenport is accused of sending that email. >>> president obama returns to the bay area this he will visit facebook headquarters in palo alto for an online meeting. his focus, he said to be on the economy, and job creation. the president will also hold a fundraising dinner at san francisco's masonic auditorium wednesday night. >>> john boehner arrived in iraq to meet with the iraqi prime minister, nury al-maliki. other members of congress also made the trip with the house speaker. this is boehner's first visit to the country since becoming speaker after november's midterm e leks. >>> time now, 7:53, a break through in the treatment of a.i.d.s. >>> our dry, mild weather will soon be disturbed by wet, cooler weather. coming up, when you can expect the rain on your doorstep. what sunday holds for you in just a little bit. >>> actor nicholas cage is out of a new orleans jail after domestic violence, and disturbing the police charges. a cab driver called police when he saw cage push his wife. the police arrived, and asked pair to go home. cage allegedly responded, why don't you ar

davenport. a republican central committee member. >> i saw the e-mail. it came in yesterday afternoon. i looked at it and i immediately responded to marilyn and said it was dripping with racism and in poor taste and she shouldn't send e-mails like that to me again. >> orange county chairman called the e-mail dispickable. >> and i am asking for her to step down off the central committee. she should resign. >> if there's a suggestion, tea partyers gathering were quick to say no. >> i never run into angry people and especially racist. hello, we're here at the home of an naap member and a president. so it's nothing that we are used to here with the northern california tea party at all. we don't condone it. >> kevin hosted the party gathering in his home on the party's second anniversary. >> whether it's in the democrat party. any kind of racist act towards our president or anyone else is evil. >> the e-mail went to an unknown numb of elected officials. cbs reporter who contacted maryland davenport says davenport told her she sent the e-mail as a joke meant for friends and blamed the news media for blowing it out of proportion. now the chairma