. >> women spend moreen come on food, healthcare, home improvement and schooling for themselves and their children. in short, they reinvest. it has a multiplier effect. >>reporter: today's meeting was the largest gathering of foreign diplomats in san francisco since the un was founded years ago. >>> republican presidential candidate mitt romney spent some time fundraising in the south bay, attending a 500- dollar per plate fundraiser lunch at the home of lit airy agent who's a romney supporter, saying his experience is exactly what the country needs. >> i like his background and what he's been able to do turning around companies and helping people in massachusetts. it's place that's difficult, and he made sense out of it and was able to get people back to work. >> the latest poll shows romney with an eight-point lead over perry this republican voters in california. >>> house republican leaders came out swinging today against president obama's job creation plan. in a memo gop leader said cutting payroll taxes for next year would lead to a tax increase in 2013. republicans say it's only por