powerless or don't have lobbiests or don't have clout. [ applause ] >> reporter: following a stop in reno mr. obama travels to los angeles for two more political fundraisers. if only our federal budget was as fiscally sound as political campaigns. reporting live at sfo, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> all right. thank you, kraig. here is the president's schedule for the rest of the day. after the town hall meeting in reno about 90 minutes from now the president flies back to california to los angeles arriving at 2:45 p.m. this evening at 5:30 mr. obama will speak at a democratic event. after that he has another appearance at the tavern restaurant. we'll have more on the president's trip through the west coming up on ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. you can also go to ktvu.com and see more clips from the president's fundraiser events last night. >>> this week some customers of pg&e will find a warning in their mailboxes. anyone who lives within a few blocks living near the pipeline will get a letter telling them what to do if they smell a leak or hear hissing or whistling roaring sounds from under

during a stop in reno, mr. obamastice department is looking into the role of speculators and traders in the surge of gas prices in recent weeks. the president also called for an end to subsidies for gas and oil companies given their record profits. >>> and some drivers are finding their own way around those high gas prices. they're doing the old gas and dash. here is jim sciutto. >> reporter: a towering $5.69 at this gas station in orlando, florida. >> over $110 a week, easy. >> reporter: those sky-high gas prices are now leading some people to extreme savings. also called stealing. gas station owners say it happens every time prices jump. in 2009, drivers stole more than $89 million worth of gas across the country. >> you're seeing customers just fed up with seeing price increases day after day after day. they don't know who to take it out on, so they take it out on the guy who sells them gas. >> reporter: there's the pump and run. when a thief casually fills his tank. and then takes off. and just like here in new y

obama's west coast tour. he held two town halls and a series of fund raise yerse earlier today stopping in reno for a town hall. mrobama won nevada in 2008 but now the state has become a tea party stronghold. fund raiserce in san francisco and los angeles are expected to bring in four and five million dollars. >> for the breakfast fundraiser was interrupted by singing protestors who paid 76,000 to air or voice their concerns inside of the st. regis hotel in san francisco. >> a reportedly cost $5000 to have breakfast with the president this morning and supporters believe it was money well spent. >> we are satisfied. because i think that things are hard for the democrats right now and obama needs all of the support he can get. >> the breakfast was not supportive as the president might have supported. a group of attendeys stood up and sang a song. >> ♪ [ singing ] no news cameras were allowed but the group sang their song for reporters after being escorted out of the event. >> i am against war and that's why i supported obama in the first place. a groupev protestors gathered outside of the hotel demanding that the pr

mr. obama will depart for sfo for reno and then off to los angeles for more fundraisers. >>> 5:33. other news. caltrain bard of directors is set to hold a special meeting to voted on a proposal to avoid drastic service cuts. caltrain staff come up with a plan to get $3.5 million by deferring maintenance and borrowing from a capital fund. officials say it would avoid closing station and cut to train schedule. the prices would still likely increase 25 cents more on a one-way ticket. $1 a day more for parking. i phone owners will have an advantage when it comes to finding parking in san francisco. pilot program will kick off this morning that will send a message to iphones showing where the parking spots are in several city neighborhoods. abc7's terry mcsweeney is live in san francisco with the story. terry, other cities are watching to see how well this works. >> they are watching this pilot program care thy. two-year program. $20 million from the department of transportation to see if this can make it easier to find parking spot and reduce pollution. a lot of cities are watching. ta

reno. >>> the f.a.a. is investigating a situation in the air involving a plane carrying the first lady. mrs. obama's plane was just three miles behind a c-17 cargo jet as the two were on final approach to andrews air force base. the f.a.a. requires a five mile minimum. >> an airplane is too close behind another airplane. the small tornados that come off the airplane in front can actually upset the airplane flying behind and cause the airplane flying behind to lose control. >> ultimately they were so worried they would not clear the runway in time. they ordered them to loop back around. the f.a.a. says neither aircraft was in any danger. >>> the san francisco fire department says a man in his 50s died this afternoon after falling down an escalator at the bart station. his sleeve got caught and paramedics had to cut him free. investigators believe he may have suffered some sort of medical emergency, but they are looking into whether his death was an accident or perhaps a crime. >>> a house boat is stuck in the san juaquin river tonight. it was being towed from sacramento when it first ran a ground. an

reno and los angeles to continue fund-raisers today. he told supporters, this race could be rougher than the last. and as an example of that, just yesterday, the republican national committee chairman went to mr. obama's hometown of chicago and predicted a democratic loss in 2012. he says mr. obama can talk about hope. but added, hope isn't hiring in america. rob? >> emily schmidt, thanks for that report. >>> two western photo journalists have been killed in libya. the two died in misratah. hetherington had an oscar nomination for his documentary on u.s. soldiers serving in afghanistan. he first reported on the story for abc's "nightline." >> for him, working wasn't just about collecting images. it really was a way of existing in the world. a way of understanding the world. and maybe improving it. >> hetherington and younger's work won the grand jury prize at the sundance film festival. photos by chris hondros was in magazines around the world. last week, he told colleagues in libya he had recently gotten engaged because, quote, he didn't want to be a really old dad. >>> and two other photographers were wounded in the same battle in misratah. moammar gadhafi's forces are lobbing shells in the civilian

reno. the president's visit is not just exciting for us, it's actually making history. no other sitting president has used the internet to address the masses the way mr. obama has. today he will use facebook to address millions. marla tellez is live in palo alto with how a bay area company is changing how the world communicates. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, laura. it is pretty remarkable to think that this company here on page mill road in palo alto, facebook headquarters, of course, launched initially to connect the younger generation, to make friends, share your photos, i'm sure many of you at home right now have a facebook page. well, now it's being used as a very effective communications tool for political candidates. for instance, president obama has just launched his re-election campaign on facebook. already close to 150,000 people like that page. now he used the social networking world during his run for the white house in 2008 and it proved beneficial. and today for the first time in presidential history, he will host a town hall meeting from facebook that will be streamed live on the website. 1:45 our time, moderated by facebook ceo mar

mr. obama will spend the night in the financial district and then a fundraising breakfast at a hotel tomorrow morning. back to s.f.o. for a flight to a campaign stop in renoedical marijuana policy. until now, the city was taxing all medical pot sold in the city. that is changing. the number of clouds allowed is being cut. the guidelines are coming under fire. >> several supporters users and dispensers are outraged. the city council voted 6 to 5 to regulate and limit pot club in the city. they decided to allow no more than ten collectives in the city. there are currently more than 120. the pot has to be grown on site and will be given out in screening process, first come, first serve basis. >> i won't be easy. we don't know how many will qualify. we won't make subjective decisions about which one is best or not. that is a time stamp. >> it doesn't lend to me the fact getting the best collectives, to have the best process for safe access et cetera. it's for the person two sleeps in front of the door and waits in line to turn in an application. >> the council opted against outright ban. instead the city will dedicate more resources like police, code enforcem

reno and los angeles today. >>> speaking of the president's travels, the white house says mr. obama here on "world news now," so check out what happens when you combine both in one story. take a look at this. [ laughter ] >> that is the best. that rivals willis' laugh. this is 10-month-old molly. she's so amused by her family pet that she just can't stop laughing. little molly cracks up hysterically every time her dog benny bites a bubble and apparently never gets old to her. it goes on and on. >> it's so cute. molly's parents says she's been fascinated with benny since she was born. how he can always put a smile on her face without even trying like this. >> let's let the laugh play us out. if your racing thoughts keep you awake... sleep is here, on the wings of lunesta. and if you wake up often in the middle of the night... rest is here on the wings of lunesta. lunesta helps you fall asleep and stay asleep, so you can wake up feeling rested. when taking lunesta, don't drive or operate machinery until you feel fully awake. walking, eating, driving or engaging in other activities whi

another town hall in reno, nevada, part of the president's effort to take the case for his deficit reduction plan directly to the american people. as previous presidents did, mr. obama is going local, bypassing the washington press corps in favor of local television interviews mostly in battleground states. he did four more this week for a total of 17 since december. house budget chairman paul ryan is also hitting the road selling the republican plan he authored claiming cuts in medicare and medicaid will strengthen the system in the long run. >> the kinds of reforms we're talking about are to give more power to the patient. >> reporter: in less than four hours the president will head to the town hall meeting but during that same period of time he'll hold six fund-raisers to raise millions for the democratic party and his presidential campaign at the blistering pace that analysts say he'll have to keep up for quite some time if he hopes to raise the $1 billion they say he might need for this campaign. jeff? >> chief white house correspondent chip reid, thank you. >>> it is 7:10 now, over to erica. >> jeff, thanks. >>> jeff mortenson's problems are growing. just days