mike mccue is a successful technology entrepreneur. he co-founded a few companies, and his most recent venture is a social magazine app for the ipad. his wife is the vice president of marketing for flip board. here is a shot of their home from the air. to get into this reception tonight, you need to fork over $2500 and to get a picture with the president, you need more than that. the she says her home will be ready for the leader of the free world. >> you do all the things that you've always wanted to do. so if you ever wanted to paint your bathroom or change out your flowers, that's what you spend a lot of time doing. so you get ready like any party, but it is, you know, obviously very patriotic moment. it's an opportunity for you to contribute back to a leader who has done a lot for us. >> reporter: and it looks like they're allowing some of the guests in. the line is starting to move forward. the money raised here will go to the democratics senatorial campaign committee, and the president is expected to arrive here around 6:15 tonig

this is the home of mike mccue, the founder of flip board. it will cost $2500 a head to attend. $12,000 to $15,000 if you want more access to the president. >>> later tonight, the president will attend a fundraising dinner. this is not far from here at the portola valley home of the co-founder of sun micro systems. that will be around $32,500. from what we've seen on the menu, it does look very enticing. it is a fund-raiser. you are going to get a creek salled a, house made california bread basket chicken breast saltimboka, wines and petite deserts. assorted french macaroons, salted caramels and it is a fund-raiser for democratic senate campaign. president will stay overnight at a hotel. tomorrow morning, he is going to make this public statement to the press. this is going to be specifically about obama care and how his health care related to californians. the president will be off for another fund-raiser and a meeting with the president of china. again, president barack obama expected to be landing with air force one on air force one at mof

fundraising for democrats starting with a reception at the palo alto home of flipboard.com creator mike mccue and then on to portola valley for dinner at the home of the original founder of sun microsystems, that dinner costing people $32,000 a plate. so he is expected to wake up this morning, do a quick speech here and then heading to moffett field flying out sometime a little after rush hour. but do expect some traffic delays between san jose and moffett field later on this morning. live in san jose, anne makovec, kpix 5. >> all right, anne, thank you. after the president's healthcare speech, he will be leaving the bay area. this is a live look right now at air force one. there it is ready to take the president from moffett field to southern california. >>> the president will hold a two-day economic summit with the president of china. the chinese president arrived yesterday. cyber security will be one of the main topics of discussion. the u.s. has accused china of using hackers to steal u.s. military secrets. china denies the government is involved. >> most important at issue is china-unite

obama will head out in about an hour for a reception at hoe of flipboard.com creator mike mccue and hisr home. you can see him heading to the presidential limo. we'll be looking at street closures and delays as they head out for the night's festivities. later this evening, he will be spending the night in the south bay following a couple of fundraisers here in the city. and again, air force one touched down just a bit ago. here's a look at where the president is heading to right now in palo alto. and as you can see, we do certainly have tight security. you're looking at pictures from mobile5 there. in fact, this is about as close as we can get to the event because there is such tight security. many folks expecting some delays. he will arrive here in about an hour again for a reception at the home of flipboard.com creator mike and marci mccue. some people arrived hours ago ready and excited to meet the president. >> are you guys really excited? >> such an honor. >> very excited. it's an honor. >> reporter: what are you expecting today? >> what do you expect? >> to have a memory for a lif

this is the home of mike mccue. they have it decked out. mccue is the founder of flip board. the cost to attend this receptionist $2500 a head. $12,000 to $15,000 if you want more access to the president. later, he will attend a fund-raiser at the home of the co-founder of sun micro systems. they will feast on chicken saltimimboco. the president is supposed to make a statement about obama care and how the health care law relates to and helps californians. he is off to southern california for another fund-raiser and a meeting with the president of china. >> on a side note, when the president comes to town, his motorcade does impact traffic with road shutdowns which is why bernal intermediate school in san jose is urging people attending tonight's graduation to take light rail to the ceremony in parkside hall in downtown san jose, which is along the president's motorcade route. what they are getting at can be very difficult to part. when he comes to town, it impacts traffic. thank goodness, we have our own traffic anchor to help sort that out. >> those are not my houses which h

mike mccue founded paper software and tell me networks and sold them all for millions. mccue recently founded flip board that was named an ipad app of the year. >>> a judge's ruling could mean the difference between life and death for a 10-year-old girl. today a federal judge in philadelphia ruled that she can seek the donor lungs from the transparent list. she was ineligible because it said children under 12 must wait for pediatric lungs. he granted the temporary request because of the severity of her condition. a hearing is scheduled for june 14th. >>> a southern california veterinarian wants to take medical marijuana one step further and legalize it for pets. the vet currently recommends pot to ease the pain or increase the appetite of ailing animals. dr. doug kramer says he has a special way to administer marijuana to pets that is effective and not dangerous. other vets warn that pot could be dangerous for a pet's circulatory and digestive system. there is no legislation in the works for this. >>> we are on the verge of a warm up. >> sandhya patel is here with live

starting with the reception at the palo alto home of flipboard.com creator mike mccue. donors paid $2,500 each. then it was on to portola valley for dinner at the home of the cofounder of sun microsystems collecting $32,000 per guest. he talked about a lot of things, technology obviously. they were in the silicon valley saying that he wanted to see tablet computers as cheap as a textbook, also talked about the dysfunction in washington which is why he is trying to raise money for democrats trying to get the democrats to take over the senate this november. but again, this morning, the immediate goal talking about healthcare. we'll of course have it covered for you today on kpix 5 at noon. right now live in san jose, anne makovec, kpix 5. >> after this morning's speech on healthcare, the president flies to southern california for a two-day economic summit with the president of china. the chinese president arrived yesterday. cyber security will be one of the main topics of discussion. the u.s. has accused china of using hackers to steal u.s. military secrets. china denies

mike mccue founded paper software and tell me networks and sold them all for millions. mccue recently founded flip board that was named an ipad app of the year. >>> a judge's ruling could mean the difference between life and death for a 10-year-old girl. today a federal judge in philadelphia ruled that she can seek the donor lungs from the transparent list. she was ineligible because it said children under 12 must wait for pediatric lungs. he granted the temporary request because of the severity of her condition. a hearing is scheduled for june 14th. >>> a southern california veterinarian wants to take medical marijuana one step further and legalize it for pets. the vet currently recommends pot to ease the pain or increase the appetite of ailing animals. dr. doug kramer says he has a special way to administer marijuana to pets that is effective and not dangerous. other vets warn that pot could be dangerous for a pet's circulatory and digestive system. there is no legislation in the works for this. >>> we are on the verge of a warm up. >> sandhya patel is here with live

primera parada del mandatario ser en la casa del director ejecutivo de la empresa "flipboard", mike mccuende se llevar a cabo una recepcin hasta las 7 y media de la noche.. los boletos van desde 2 mil 500 dolares hasta 12 mil dolares por persona o 15 mil dolares por pareja.. a las ocho de la noche, el presidente esta programado arribar en portola valley a la casa de un importante inversionista, vinod khosla, donde participar en una cena.. quienes quieran asistir al evento deben pagar 32 mil 400 dolares.. la seguridad en todo el area de la bahia ha sido reforzada y aunque la visita de obama anima a muchos, no todos estan contentos.. esta maÑana, un grupo de personas se manifest en la plaza "fruitvale" en oakland. los manifestantes quieren que el presidente frene las deportaciones de indocumentad os que no hayan cometido delitos gravse y que ponga fin al programa "comunidades seguras" en palo alto, activistas piden esta tarde al mandatario que rechace el proyecto "keystone xl", un complejo sistema de oleoductos que transportara petroleo desde canad hasta el golfo de mexico. outro ---el pres

mike mccue founded paper software and tell me networks and sold them all for millions. mccue recently founded flip board that was named an ipad app of the year. >>> a judge's ruling could mean the difference between life and death for a 10-year-old girl. today a federal judge in philadelphia ruled that she can seek the donor lungs from the transparent list. she was ineligible because it said children under 12 must wait for pediatric lungs. he granted the temporary request because of the severity of her condition. a hearing is scheduled for june 14th. >>> a southern california veterinarian wants to take medical marijuana one step further and legalize it for pets. the vet currently recommends pot to ease the pain or increase the appetite of ailing animals. dr. doug kramer says he has a special way to administer marijuana to pets that is effective and not dangerous. other vets warn that pot could be dangerous for a pet's circulatory and digestive system. there is no legislation in the works for this. >>> we are on the verge of a warm up. >> sandhya patel is here with live

one touched down in moffett field the president ended to palo alto for a reception at the home of mike mccue. donors paid $2,500 ahead. and after that it was on to the home of portola valley venture capitalist vinod khosla. the cost of sitting down to dinner with the president, around $32,000 a plate. the money will go toward democratic senatorial campaigns. mr. bush told donors he is starting to see some functionality in washington, but he says he is still not getting cooperation he needs from congress. after this morning's speech he goes to southern california for a two-day economic summit with the president of china. the chinese president arrived yesterday. cyber security will be one of the main topics of discussion. the u.s. has accused china of using hackers to steal military secrets. they deny the charges. >>> if you are commuting in san jose you might bump in the president's motorcade so with more on traffic, let's go to liz. >> reporter: over to the south bay now, taking a look at the major freeways around san jose. looks good on the guadalupe parkway and 101. outside friday morning

and appear at a reception of marcy and mike mccue. the president is off to a $32,000 a plate dinner at the portola valley home. the cofounder of sun microsystems. >>> a book by a political author is due to go on sale tomorrow. author kline says that president obama has made a secret deal to support hillary clinton if she decides to run for president. >>> the march is held every june to commemorate the martyr of the shiek. >> we believe in one god. we don't believe in terrorism. we are very peaceful people. >> before the march people gathered. more than anything they want to promote a sense of community with people of all faiths. >>> we are following some developing wsin southern california where the power house fire has more than tripled in size. and burned at least six homes. now the fire started thursday afternoon near santa claraty -- clarita. overnight it roared through lake hughes and lake elizabeth. here you can see several horses running to get away from those approaching flames. cristina gonzalez is live now in palm dale with

president. >> reporter: his first stop a $2,500 a head reception at the palo alto home of mike and marci mccue. mike created flipboard.com. he says this event has been in the work for a couple of months. >> my favorite thing been seeing our little girls with the president. >> reporter: but outside the home, security will be tight much of it paid for by the city of palo alto. >> palo alto is not going to ask for reimbursement because this is something we routinely plan for as part of our budget as part of our normal operating procedures. >> reporter: after that it was on to dinner at the portola valley at the home of the founder of sun microsystems. donors will pay more than $32,000 a plate. the money raised goes to democrats. >> this is where the next ford, the next gms are being created now. he is incredibly supportive of that entire, you know, renaissance that's happening in tech. >> reporter: president obama will spend the night in downtown san jose and give a speech on healthcare at the fairmont hotel tomorrow morning. the president will hop back on to air force one here at moffett field a

parking signs are lining the palo alto streets in preparation for the fundraiser being held for mike mccue. democrats were criticizing the president for only coming to the area for private democratic fundraisers rather than speaking about issues and policy that are important to the community. his last report was in atherton and his official event this time was a meeting with a chinese president in rancho mirage but a reason event was recently scheduled. he will speak at a fundraiser in palo alto at 10:00 p.m. and 8:25 in port toll low and will speak at 8:50 at the fairmont and is expected to speak about the affordable healthcare act. i plan on seeing what residents and neighbors, how they feel about the president's visit on their street today. janine de la vega reporting live from palo alto, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> traffic will be affected in the area at 6:00 in that area and for reasons the motorcade arrival will not be announced for obvious reasons. >>> there is a contamination of hepatitis a. now a pharmacy worker who works at both locations of target reasonly got sick after ea

he is supposed to arrive and this is the home of mike mccan you and you can see they have it be mike mccue and president barack obama will be here and there is lots of parking signs and no parking signs and barricades stacked along the road in preparation for his visit. president barack obama is scheduled to arrive at moffett field in air force one at 6:00 6:00 and he will be takingen to speak and -- taken to speak and a second time in port toll la valley. he will spend the night in san jose and tomorrow morning he will be speaking at the fairmont in san jose. president barack obama will be talking about the affordable healthcare act and he will show premiums in california show that the act is creating choices for people who want to buy it this fall. president barack obama attended fundraisers in atherton and the president has been reportedly scrutinized for coming for fund racers and not speaking about policies at public events but we will have more on that coming up, janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> well hot weather could mean huge crowds at the beach and lorraine blanc

guest paid $2,500 per person to attend a presidential reception at footboard ceo mike mccues home inalto. protesters route in full force across the street yelling chance and slogans. many of the protesters identify themselves as obama supporters, but said that he needs to act on the x scale pipeline and act on it fast. >> palo alto police stood by in a riot gear, but the protesters remained peaceful. following the reception president obama and his motorcade drove up to the porthole of vallate to the home of a venture capitalists. he hosted a dinner that cost nearly $65,000 per couple the funds are going to be going to the democratic committee. >> this morning the president's focus will shift from fund-raising to health care. the president will speak at the fairmont hotel in san jose at 8:45 a.m.. will carry the speech in its entirety right here on kron 4 morning news. >> mike pelton as ed moffett field with the details on the rest of the president's day. >> president obama will head to southern california to make a stop for a democratic fund-raiser before he heads to palm springs. it

guests at the palo alto reception, they are already waiting for the president inside the home of mike mccue, who is a successful entrepreneur, a co-founder of a social magazine app for the ipad. his wife is the vice president for the board. now, you need to fork over $2500 to get in the reception, and to get a picture with the president you need to pay more than that. now marcy talked to nbc bay area, and hopes her children will not be shy when the president arrives. >> i mean, we don't do a lot of these types of events. and so it is not something i'm super prepared to spend time on, but my big concern is making sure my family is all comfortable and participates. >> now, the money raised here will go to the democratic senatorial campaign. and the president should be here very, very soon. we'll go to my colleague where the president will be later tonight. >> reporter: the secret service and catering trucks are starting to arrive here in portolo valley. the president is expected at a dinner here at the house in a couple of hours. it takes a lot of presidential resources to make the visit happ

. >> .45 minutes away in palo alto, the president's first stop, mike and marcie mccue's home, hours before the president's a rifle. >> he's important for europe and for my country, great britain, and i'd love to shout to him. >> it doesn't take long for protestors to give the president a different kind of reception. >> he's not everybody's favorite. >> he thinks a lot, he distribute rate deliberates a lot. >> he was one person who didn't cough you up $2,500, but the host says about one hundred people did. >> i'll be introducing him in the backyard. >> silicone valley is kind of like florence during the renaissance, amazing companies are being created today. >> the new coast line, dinner tickets are a beat steeper, that 32,000, $400. >> the charity is expected to attend both fund raising events. >> a heavy police present tonight with protestors still chanting outside of this fund raising event with president obama. >> reporting live, jade hernandez k tshgs vu 2 news. >>> san francisco police say three men got on board a bus in the patrero hill neighborhood. >> they got off a few stops later

guests paid $2,500 per person to attend a presidential reception at flip board ceo mike mccues , in palo alto. protesters were out in full force across the street yelling chanting slogans. many of the protesters identify themselves as obama supporters, but said he needs to act on the ax fell pipeline and act as. >> i voted for him twice. absolutely he can do this. >> i am trying to save the planet earth. i am trying to save humanity. the lakes, the river is totally destroys the forest. >> during his listening? >> it does not seem like it. i hope he is. that is why we are here. >> a palo also police stood by in riot gear, but the protesters remained mostly peaceful. following the reception the president and his motorcade drove up to the porthole of valley to th home of venture capitalists nvinod kholsa . he hosted a dinner that cost nearly $65,000 per couple. the funds are going to the democratic senatorial committee. >> this morning the president's focus will shift from fund raising to health care. obama will speak at the fair amount hotel in san jose at 40 5:00 a.m.. he will carry the s

his first stop is a $2,500 a head reception at the palo alto home of tech entrepreneurs mike and marcy mccue and then onto dinner at more than $32,000 a plate. last time he was here, the president also left with a lot of money, but he also, as usual, left taxpayers picking up the tab for extra security. sharon chen has learned one town may take an unprecedented step to get its money. >> president obama collected more than $3 million for democratic party candidates when he visited atherton in april, but he slapped local taxpayers with an $8,000 security bill. town manager george rodericks is fight back. >> if the town incurse a cost that rightly should belong to someone else, we're going to pursue that. >> the town of atherton sent invoices to the white house, the secret service and two residents who hosted the fundraisers. so far the town hasn't gotten back a cent. >> if we were to hold the wedding and had to close off streets we would expect the people hosting the wedding to pay it. >> roadblocks, traffic control and clean up or else. >> we could follow a lien process of some kind, hold a p

guests pay $2,500 per person to attend a presidential reception at flip board ceo mike mccues home ino alto. protesters were out in full force across the street yelling chance and slogans. many of the process to identify themselves as obama supporters was said he did act on the x l pipeline. >> i voted for him. absolutely. he did do this. >> i'll try to save/try to save humanity. >> the water, delays the rivers. totally destroy the parts. >> do you think is listening? >> it does not seem like it but i hope he is that is why we are here. >> a palo alto police were in riot gear, but the process remained mostly peaceful. calling the reception president obama and his motorcade drove up to portola valley to the home of a venture capitalist. he hosted a dinner that cost nearly $65,000 per couple. the funds are going to the democratic senatorial committee. >> again, this morning the president focus will shift from on return to health care. the president will speak at their my hotel in san jose added 45. will carry the speech in its entirety. >> and mike pelton is at moffett field has he tell