. -- altered photos showing president barack obama as an ape. orange county register said it was sent by republican party member marilyn davenport and included a line 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

orange county weekly newspaper says it obtained an e-mail with this altered photo of president obama as an ape. 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 annua

activist is being urged to resign after she allegedly e-mailed a photo depicturing president barack obama as an apepes dressed as a mother and father whose faced is photo shopped with the president. under the photo are now you know why no birth certificate. marilyn davenport said it was just a joke. >>> former illinois governor said that he's never considered a plea bargain with 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 oppos

republican county official is urged to resign, after she ledgedly emailed a photo depicting president obama as an apeparty activist accused of sending that email says it was just a joke. >>> president obama returns to the bay area this week, he's going to visit facebook headquarters on wednesday for an online town hall style meeting, that will be held in front of an audience. his focus iscied to be the economy and job creation. the president is also going to hold a fundraiser on wednesday night. >>> good morning to you. looking forward to a fairly nice day. giving you a live look over the oakland estuary. now coming in from the pacific and growing stronger. 52degrees in san francisco right now. 54 oakland. these numbers very similar to how we woke up yesterday. santa rosa at 54 #. reporting some fog this morning. visibility down to a half mile. thicker thicker haze in areas of the north bay. we're watching mid-and high level clouds stream in from this moisture flow that has continued over northern california. crescent city stayed mild and dry. that's about to change as we work our way through the aft

obama's birth place. a southern california republican party official is under fire after allegedly sending an e-mail that included an altered photo showing president obama as an ape. 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

party is responding tonight to an e-mail sent by a party official depicting president obama as an appear. the e-mail -- ape. now you know why no birth certificate. she says the e-mail is just an internet joke and she refuses to resign. party officials are not laugh will. in a statement issued today, state republican chairman 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 condone intolerance in any way. the county republican chairman says he can't remove her because she is and located official. >>> some big changes could be coming for drivers 234 one east bay -- in one east bay community. soon the price of parking their cars could increase, too. where and how much? >> reporter: downtown walnut creek, crazy busy on sundays, finding street parking, almost impossible. >> that's why i just did an incredibly illegal u-turn to get that spot. >> no more free meters on sunday and extend the enforcement hours. >> you kind of feel like on sunday you deserve to have a f

as many months. the pressure is on for southern california party official to step down after she sent an e-mail ethe picketing the president as an ape. it showed president obama's face superimposed over the head of baby chimp, circulating the web with caption "now you know why there is no birth certificate." sent by marlin davenport. calls for her resignation are coming in from the naacp as well as members of her own party. >> shocked and offend and i immediately applied to her and told her that this was dripping with racism. it was sent in poor taste. she should never send an e-mail like that to me again. >> shaming the face of america. it's a form of racism. it is blatant racism. >> davenport said she had no plans to resign and sorry if she offended anyone. >>> 4:46. coming up, new twist in a plan to convert one of san francisco's best known hotels to condominium complex. why developers could be back at square one. plus, the major clean-up this morning following one of the largest tornado outbreaks in u.s. history. the company that runs a crippled nuclear power plant in japan reveals its plan to contain a nuclear crisis. hey, your high speed internet here, at

obama as an a.m. 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 mete

as an ape. picture showing president obama's face superimposed over the head of a baby chimp is circulating thewith the caption "now you know why no birth certificate." it was sent out by marilyn davenport. calls 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 exploitatio

as an ape. picture showing president obama's face superimposed over the head of a baby chimp is circulating the know why no birth certificate." it was sent by marrilipilyn davport. calls for her to resign come from the naacp and members of her own party. >> i was shocked and offended and immediately replied to her and told her it was dripping with racism and sent in poor taste and she should never send an e-mail to me like that again. >> shaming the face of america. it's a form of racism. it is blatant racism. >> davenport said she had no plans to resign and is sorry if the e-mail offended anyone. >>> 5:43 now. sandwich chain subway cutting out some of the salt. the bloomberg business report coming up. >>> new twist to convert one of san francisco's best known hotel to condominium complex. why developers say they could be at square one. major clean-up underway this morning following one of the largest tornado outbreaks in u.s. history. >>> good morning. 5:46 on monday. you can see the radar returns moving across the state. they are a little more impressive than what is reaching the ground. some