during the visit, mr. perez stressed the importance of working with silicon valley, with this being a major exporter. he held a town hall meeting that allows him to reach out to young people in middle eastern countries, citing that as an important part of the peace process. at the san francisco launch conference this morning, mr. perez spoke with tensionings of iran, but spoke primarily about israel and offered encouraging words to many, regarding the videos and text. >> as a young start up company, what a great moment to talk to somebody who gives support. >> reporter: well, we expect the vehicle to leave google headquarters any moment now, the exact timing we don't know. in fact the rest of his schedule after he leaves google, that remains under tight wraps. in mountain view, ken pritchett. >>> and the city of oakland filing a lawsuit against an occupy protester. the lawsuit claims 24-year-old broke in the windows of a police office with a folding chair. oakland is seeking more than $6000 for repairs, and unsp

he isthroughout the event, mr. perez again spoke of tensions with iran, calling that country the center of terrorism, and talked about the options off the table with regard to iran's nuclear program. the trip to google by the israel president was scheduled to be his final event in the bay area. but it was scheduled for tomorrow, so it has been moved up to today. so at this point it is not clear if this was the israeli president's final day, which would mark the end of the first trip to the area. ken pritchett channel 2 action news. >>> and republicans in congress today accused president obama of not doing enough to deal with high gas prices because he wants to push an agenda of alternative energy. they pointed to the news conference yesterday in which mr. obama left off a question about high gas prices. >> the president was asked yesterday, well i don't want high gas prices now, because i'm up for re-election. you know what was the unsaid part of that statement? but i don't mind if they go up after the election. >> the h

we're live from san jose to explain what mr. perez is doing here. >> reporter: good afternoon to you. president perez has just wrapped up a tour of this ibm facility in san jose. he's looking at all the technology companies. this is one of many stops he'll make in silicon valley this week. we have this video of the israeli president inside ibm getting explanations from employees here. he's here on a four-day visit to the bay area pushing for the expansion of israeli tech startups back home. he will drop by several other giants like google and facebook. at facebook he will do a leave streaming interview on the site. that will happen tomorrow. this morning during the tour, he praised the concept of facebook. >> facebook introduced the deepest social change, more than political policies. it doesn't have a country. it doesn't have an army. it doesn't have a fortune. it was an idea, that's it. look what he did. changed the world. >> reporter: not all of his stops will be in silicon valley. tomorrow night he will give a speech at the temple

during four day trip mr. perez stressed the importance of working with silicon valley with technology being a major export. need a visit to ibm and facebook. apple -- packed house in san francisco. consumer editor reports, that apple ahead of the curve. >> many have been wondering, who will come out with a product that's more amazing than the ipad 2, stop wondering. we are. >> well, the new ipad was just like the previous one much different in sky. its screen shows more detail than the best. it has professional great still and mean -- wifi speed available and dazzling software. one disappoint no iphone style serried to fit you new information. >> we have some highest analysts what competition must be thinking about this thing. >> highest resolution in best tablet on the market by none. it's going to be make it very difficult to try to catch up. >> we have -- you manufacture like dell, we're not going to market a tablet in the u.s. there's no point. can't win. >> they're really so far out in front of their competiti

mr. perez is in the bay area on an economic mission meeting with giants at ibm, facebook tuesday and google thursday. his talk at temple emmanuel is called israel and the vision for its future. a future many are concerned about as tensions rise over iran's move to develop nuclear weapons. >> when there is war in the region and the threat of iran gaining nuclear capabilities, this is a time when people from across the religious and ethnic spectrum in the bay area are eager to hear and meet president perez. >> president perez is in the bay area and israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu met with president obama discussing military action against iran. he said israel must act soon and president obama is urging patience. >> the united states will always have israel's back when it comes to security. >> president perez supports sanctions against iran and said iran must be stopped. it's a statement that has groups like the national iranian council taking out a full page ad in the "washington post,

mr. perezan francisco later today. >>> the wild weather continues to en gulf the nation's heartland after a source of deadly tornadoes. henryville, illinois is receiving snow this morning. friday's tornadoes killed at least 36 people. in all nearly 50 people have been killed in tornadoes in the past week. the storm stretched from the gulf coast to some great lakes states an area of nearly 30 million. an amateur photo greaser captured one twister -- photographer captured one photo here. they say it packs gusts of up to 170 miles per hour. this morning indiana's governor described the storm as moving like a lawn mower. >> friends of an indiana family torn apart by the tornadoes are praying the family's lone survivor will pull through. two-year-old angel babcock is hospitalized this morning in critical condition. she was found in a field 10 miles from her home. her parents, her three-year-old brother, and her two month old sister all died. >> angel is on life support in the children's hospital, in

mr. potato head. >> 60 years old, so congratulations. >> reporter: jerry perez oversees the mr.t here is the original mr. potato head. >> reporter: just parts? >> just parts. of course with real potatoes. >> reporter: in the beginning mr. potato head was a collection of push pin eyes, ears, nose and lips for kids to attach to real fruits and vegetables. a unique toy and the first marketed directly to kids. >> mr. and mrs. potato head -- >> it's the first toy advertised on tv, is that right? >> it is. the minute he came out he was advertised on television which was breakthrough at that time. >> you can make the funniest looking people in the whole world. >> it was a way to tell the public about your toy. it caught on. >> reporter: caught on so quickly, in fact, the toy tater made more than $4 million in its first year alone. less than a year later in valentine's day, the spot met his spouse. >> when mr. potato head was courting mr. potato head, did he send her a mash note? >> i'm sure de. somewhere along the line, i'm sure de. that's between those two. >> reporter: in 1964 respon

perez. supervisor wiener: i did not see you back there. thank you for coming. >> good afternoon, supervisors. what mr. elliott said, that was music to my years. we are thrilled and want

perez. supervisor wiener: i did not see you back there. thank you for coming. >> good afternoon, supervisors. what mr. elliott said, that was music to my years. we are thrilled and want to thank supervisor we're -- supervisor wiener, obviously, for bringing to light these numbers that are so important. the business of night life is hard and everyone knows it. my part in that, the entertainment commission's part in that, makes it easier at times, but we feel important about that. i want to say that besides thinking supervisor wiener and, of course, the controller, i want to thank the industry itself. they have worked really hard, as they know, to professionalize themselves, to minimize the incidents that have occurred, making my job easier. i hope that they continue to do that in specialized every part of their business, to keep up that good work. we wanted to definitely highlight the mayor's commitment to a position, essentially, in the office of economic development, to work with the industry and our commission to figure out how we can best support it. government in the past has been an impediment. a