president is on his way to the bay area, one of the spots is the redwood city's fox theatre. vu's john sasaki is there and shows us how tight the security is. >> reporter: this area around the redwood city's fox theatre is shut down. back over here you can see supporters are lined up waiting. >> reporter: 1300 obama supporters are flooding in to redwood city for the fundraiser. 250-$10,000 a ticket. >> to see a president, you know, live and personal, and the redwood city's fox theatre every seat is a good seat. >> i am so excited. >> reporter: it is at the redwood city's fox theatre. the mayor seems giddy. >> i am feeling butterflies. excitement for meeting the president. proud to represent our city. >> huge undertaking securing the area. >> hosting the puns -- the president of the united states. there have been a lot of preplanning. >>> the area stretched for several blocks, now the redwood city's fox theatre blocks are locked down. this owner had to shut down early today but didn't seem to mind. >> pretty thrilling he is coming to redwood city. >> reporter: across the street

the first event is a fundraising dinner at lisa and doug goldman's home. from there off to redwood city'satre and thursday morning at the garden court hotel, 8:00 a.m., campaign round table with supporters. almost 36,000 a person to get into that event as well. kron was at the redwood city's fox theatre today. check it out. we found people stopping by to eget their tickets -- to get their tickets. some selling for 250 bucks. the mayor says this is the first time a president will visit redwood city. >> i am so excited. i haven't seen him this up close and personal. >> reporter: streets surrounding the redwood city's fox theatre will be blocked off on wednesday at 3:00 p.m. grant lodes, kron 4 news. >>> because of budget cuts the poorest college students will lose some or all of their funding in july. pelgrants are being cuts. there are new requirements that will reduce grants. they now require a high school diploma. this will be cut. many 65,000 will lose grants and the new rules limit the grants to six years, that move eliminates funding for 63,000 students. >>> foggy conditions tonight.

he will go to the redwood city's fox theatre. a group of people already gathered there for an event and they will have speakers leading tune the president -- leading up to the president. he will address the crowd around 9:30 tonight. the seating going for $1,000 a person. the president then is expected to go to san jose where we are told maybe he could be staying at the claremont hotel, that is where his fundraiser is tomorrow. he tomorrow. >> anytime the president goes anywhere, security is very, very tight. can we -- eric, are you still there? >> reporter: yes. >> what was the security like for you to get into the field and what is it like right now? >> reporter: i covered a number of presidential visits over the years and the security has to be very tight. there is a very long process. you are seeing the president's arrival but for the folks in the media, it starts early in the day. we show up hours ahead of time and they take care of searching every last inch of what should be a secure area here, so yes, the security is very t

the redwood city police department has a security around the fox theater where the fund-raiser will take place. and there are we're told businesses had to close by 3:00 this afternoon. tickets start at. >> up to $14,000. and this is the first time in 80 years the president stops in redwood city. >> there is something you can't do on a visit like this. there are many contingencies in place. we're looking forward to this visit. >> there are people that will be arriving at 6:00 and they'll have to wait for the president owe to arrive at about 9:00. we met one woman on vacation from puerto rico who came early hoping to catch the president as he gos in not knowing he's running behind schedule. her late husband was a big fan. >> and i just have this one dry cleaned soik wear it. >> and the following streets are closed broadway and no car as loued. members of occupy redwood city are here and i'm not sure how many will show up for this event outside. theater and i'm live in redwood city abc 7 news. >> abc 7 news will have live team coverage after the rival in the bay area and there are stops com

he will then travel to the redwood city fox theater. of cocotte the president's last stop will be at the garden court hotel at 8:00 a.m. on thursday for a campaign round table with the asian-american pacific islanders community. tickets are $35,000 per person. >>james: we will take a break it to be back with more in a moment. hoffman of >> led the mayor and no early that this was an opportunity we have to pursue. >> they are the golden state warriors. >> the mayor expect groundbreakings into a half years after all of the environmental and structural studies and plans are complete. >>james: this difference is the economy is billed to benefit for decades. cops >> instead of having an off season with the giants, we will have basketball and baseball. it will be fantastic. >> bars and restaurants will start seeing more traffic. ccs costs >>justine: we're going to check in with air to get a look at the forecast for today. >> here is a breakdown neighborhood by neighborhood. the potential these exists for the inland east bay spots. your satell

a lot that is for sure president obama's they may not be on the marquee but he is the buzz about town and redwood city he has yet line of events going on. he will be making three stops first to attend a fund-raising dinner in atherton the cost of that third of $5,800, then in redwood city at the fox theater those prices from 2527 $500 and tomorrow at the garden court hotel palo alto the breakfast $35,800 as well. his last visit to the bay area in february. his campaign can't well aware of california's benefit. he took home a record donation after the dinner by george clooney, it will not be a hollywood affair the city has not seen a presidential visit in decades. the whole town talking. >>> i was concerned everything was blocked off i will not physically see him but all this summer >>> and i think it's amazing to see him in the bay area and were supportive of that >>> the visit comes to a cost of 2 owners businesses near the fox theater will have to shut down early. most people say it is worth it for a big event most of the donors come in the millions from california the camp says 98 percent of his ca

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the redwood city event tickets start at $250 per person and for $7500 you can be photographed with the president backstage. it starts at 6:30. obama will be speaking at a roundtable in palo alto and attend a dinner at the home of lisa and doug goldman. he is the son of levi strauss' heirs. this bay area swing, of course, expected to raise millions of dollars easily. reporting live in redwood city, christie smith, "today in the bay." >>> new poll for nbc news in "the wall street journal" shows race to the white house tighter than ever. president obama and mitt romney in a stay ttistical poll. >> reporter: president obama has a power-point lead among registered voters in "the wall street journal" poll. he holds a big lead among women, youth and hispanic voters. >> people like him personally but pes miss billion the economy as well as the nation's direction are weighing down on the president. >> reporter: he's tied with mitt romney on the economy, romney is winning men, white, suburbanites and people watching the race closely. today he speaks at a la teen owe summit in washington. insider

all important the president's visit to redwood city. the bay area to raise money for his re-election bid with the three stops here in the bay area. downtown redwood city, some business hess mixed feelings about the visit because some of the businesses have to close early. some protesters are expected here as well. now for those with a little extra cash in hand, $250 is the least expensive seat at the fox theater where obama will speak on up to some of these tickets, $7500 which includes a backstage photo. the mayor here says that bottom line, it is exciting for businesses and residents to have a president in town. >> means a lot for our community to be able to know he has chosen this city. i think everyone feels very proud that redwood city has been chosen. >> reporter: he's also going to be attending a dinner at a roundtable at palo alto at the garden community hotel. those tickets, though, a little steeper price, about $36,000. the fox theater event is a finale and that's set for 6:00. roaring live in redwood city, christie smith, "to

. >> amy hollyfield is live at the fox theater in redwood city one of the president's stops tonight. >> reporter: it is the owners of the fox theater who lobbied to get the president to come to redwood city. we've been told the owners are not allowed to speak publicly by request of the secret service. everyone else here is talking about the president. >> we are one of the best kept secrets on the peninsula. i guess after tonight's visit we are not going to be a secret any more. >> reporter: redwood city is taking the president's choice to visit here as a compliment. city leaders are proud and feel honored. the first sitting president since hoover to visit. >> this is our livingroom. the president of the united states is going to be in our livingroom tonight excitement, huge buzz. >> reporter: there is an inconvenience factor. streets will be closing. this downtown restaurant has to close early. no one seems to mind. >> it is something new for us we never have this before. looks like everybody is excited. >> reporter: most people were priced out of getting to see him tickets at the fox

tickets to the redwood city's fox theatre cost $7,500. >>> a man from vallejo awarded $4 million in a settlement with police. it ends a lawsuit brought by him against the department. he says in 2007 two police officers severely injured him after entering his apartment without a warrant. the settlement states the city does not admit wrong doing. >>> traffic troubles this memorial day weekend as a series of closures will impact you. ktvu's tom vacar is live now in san francisco. >> reporter: because of this, this will be a weekend to remember. >> reporter: the fire works display will mark the 75th anniversary of the golden gate bridge. >> we hope everyone plans ahead, call 5 lane, go to the bart site, to the transit sites. >> reporter: because parking near the bridge will be nonexistent. >> we will have extra service to get people to the fire works. >> reporter: this happens on the same day as the parade in the mission. >> i will be observing everything from afar. >> we want to watch the fire works so we will hike up behind our house and watch from there. we are not going to be driving.

a private dinner in atherton and a big rally here at the fox theater and redwood city. the vice mayor hopes the president talks specifically about economic recovery, but experts say that's not likely. >> it's been a tough few years, as you know. helping businesses get through the trough and come out the back end, i think it's like a great value to everybody. >> the state issue is not -- and he doesn't feel the pressure. he goes to nevada, he has pressure, same in colorado, ohio, florida but not big blue california. >> officials say either way the visit puts redwood city in the spotlight. some businesses like this one here are hoping the president's visit gives them to an economic boost. they just opened this month, so tonight they're going to leave their doors open. this morning, crews were getting ready for a long day. >> if there's a lot of people which i -- suspect, then we might get a little crowd, as far as have a beer or having something to eat. >> it won't be a long trip and with tomorrow morning's event cancelled, it may get even shorter. claudine wong, ktvu chan

. >> amy hollyfield is live at the fox theater in redwood city one of the president's stops tonight. >> reporter: it is the owners of the fox theater who lobbied to get the president to come to redwood city. we've been told the owners are not allowed to speak publicly by request of the secret service. everyone else here is talking about the president. >> we are one of the best kept secrets on the peninsula. i guess after tonight's visit we are not going to be a secret any more. >> reporter: redwood city is taking the president's choice to visit here as a compliment. city leaders are proud and feel honored. the first sitting president since hoover to visit. >> this is our livingroom. the president of the united states is going to be in our livingroom tonight excitement, huge buzz. >> reporter: there is an inconvenience factor. streets will be closing. this downtown restaurant has to close early. no one seems to mind. >> it is something new for us we never have this before. looks like everybody is excited. >> reporter: most people were priced out of getting to see him tickets at the fox

city this is a first for the city. >> reporter: that's right this is the first time that redwood city will host a sitting president. the president will be appearing here at the fox theater in downtown redwood city. tonight is going to look like this appearance that he made at the masonic center in san francisco, this is video from february. 2500 people attended that event. he gave a 25 minute speech. also, outside the scene will be similar protesters lined up outside the masonic center that is also the plan for tonight. occupy redwood city has decided to protest outside the fox theater tonight to speak out against obama's administration for what they call its attacks on americans ideals. the protesters don't deter him from visiting, 20% of the money he has raised for his reelection has come from california. video we got moments ago of the president leaving andrews air force base this is this morning. he's now making his way toward california. he has a full agenda here. all of this happening south of san francisco. he will be in palo alto at a roundtable to support asian american

the president was expected to pick up a quick $3 million tonight. now, he is on to redwood city. >>> thanks very much. and the president is en route to redwood city. he will be speak at the fox theater there. we intend to bring that to you live when it happens so stay here with us. house speaker john boehner in the bay area in the hopes of picking up campaign cash. he h held a fundraiser at the home of billionaire tom seibel. tickets for the event cost as much as $35,000. $1,000 for the general reception and $5,000 for a photo with boehner. a group of protesters showed up as well but their complaints were mostly with state representative dan lundgren who sponsored the event. >> they are working together to 99%. seniors and women and we are saying enough is enough. speaker boehner should go back to ohio and dan lundgren doesn't deserve another term in congress because he is to extreme. >>> well, president obama and house speaker john boehner are just the first two politicians in a conga line of fund raising events in the bay area. paul ryan is coming to san francisco tomorrow mor

>>pam: still ahead, the president will be in a redwood city for a campaign fund-raiser this wednesday. if we have corporations under way coming up. >> one of the oldest restaurant on the west coast is closing its doors. we will take to the final light of this ignores each institution. >> a birthday bash for the golden gate will draw tens of a thousand people next sunday, when you need to know if you will be anywhere near this city. >> stanley roberts looks at how people got around the ban on alcohol and during bay to breakers. are >> we are the oldest italian restaurant. >> you learn something new every day. after tonight, the title of the oldest italian restaurant in america will go to a place in philadelphia. >>pam: thank you. >>pam: a rough day on wall street for facebook. london's >>gabe: facebook stocks fizzled opening day and now has dropped below the ipo price. the company does not know how to fully take advantage of its huge user base call to generate revenue. they're tinkering around with different business models >> have to prove that they can make a profit from their users.

after that he will speak at the redwood city's fox theatre. and thursday he will be in palo alto. >>> a lettuce grower is expanding its recall of bagged salads. they are recalling bagged salads nationwide after they detected listeria. initially it only effected california and colorado. river ranch and fresh and easy. no illnesses have been reported. >>> the san francisco restaurant, the oldest italian eatery in the country is closing tonight. they have been around for 126 years. the owner says the tough economy is forcing them to close up shop, they would like to reopen in the future, though. >>> the summer driving season is considered the deadliest time of year for teen drivers. today the commissioner urged teens to check out a new online program by teaching them crash avoidance techniques. >> if you suspect someone is drinking, get out of the car and talk to someone, make sure the driver isn't allowed to drive home drunk. >> authorities say 40% of teens will end up in a police report within their first year of driving. >>> tickets on sale fo

the fox theater for less than an hour. short, but expensive visit for redwood city. the city will not be reimbursed for security costs. >>> mitt romney discussing education today and making promises on how many people he'd put back to work. romney vowing if elected he'll deliver a 6% unemployment rate by the end of his first term. today he'll be visiting a charter school in philadelphia laying out his solution to what he calls a national education emergency. >> imagine if your enterprise had a 25% or 50% failure rate in meeting its goal, you'd consider that a crisis. as president i'm going to give the parents of every low income and special needs student the chance to choose where their child goes to school. >> president obama's had a slight edge in most major popular polls, but not quite enough to break what for now is considered a tie. >>> 4:36 right now. the coast guard will lift its temporary ban on open ocean racing today. the ban went into effect after five people died in a sailboat racing tragedy off the islands last month. the coast guard will announce the for

. >>> president obama's the key to an enthusiastic crowd in redwood city last an hour ago in washington post-abc news poll shows the president and mr. romney in a virtual dead heat to raise to the white house takes a lot of money as you know it till on how the bay area is the cantonized a political atm. redwood city is slowly getting back to normal here as crews of cleaning up the downtown area especially the fox theater where the president spoke for more than an hour to a crowd of 1300 people that is a lot of people paying a lot of money as far as the crowd goes not a lot of gray area at the they loved him and hit him. did wait when the president comes your hometown for the first time in 80 years get off those camping chairs. >>> is this the new spectator sports in an election year? certainly for redwood city of the last time the commander in chief came here was in 1982 it was a well-kept secret and because of the great depression got a little press. did we its today however was not meant for all kinds of protesters and gawkers and would not or could not buy tickets which started at a

an undercover sting caught the redwood city mechanic doing unnecessary repairs. >> boss is in at hudsonn a repair but not for much longer. the owner is heading to jail. earlier this week he pleaded no contest to misdemeanor following the investigation by the bureau of automotive repair >> they had received complaints from consumers were concerned that the shop might be performing unnecessary repairs >> the d.a. says according to this complaint he performed unnecessary repairs on two different under cover vehicles. one in 2010 and another in 2011. they are not stopping at 30 days jail time. they're going after his license to run a repair shop >> we want to make sure that when consumers take their cars into one of a repair shop they're not lied to or cheated. >> he says he didn't do anything wrong >> most of the shops are trying to be honest >> paul owns a shop that is highly rated by a nonprofit group consumer checkbook. he says there are a lot of ways car owners can make sure they're dealing with reputable repair shops. choose a shop with good recommendations and start small >> go in fo

those tickets are on the steep side. $36,000 for those wanting to come to redwood city. the streets should be clear sometime after 10:00 tonight. reporting live in redwood city, christie smith, "today in the bay." >>> millions of egyptians are in line today to freely vote for a president. this marks the first presidential election since hoss my mubarak was ousted from office last year. mubarak running unopposed in a yes or no referendum during his 29-year rule. 13 candidates now running to be egypt's fifth president since 1952. the top finishers will compete again in a runoff election next month. >>> 6:16. west side sidewalk of the golden gate bridge will open four months after it was closed for repair. crew were restoring portions of the battery east bay trail. it is a walking path that connects to the west sidewalk of the golden gate bridge. the results, west side rock which was normally exclusively for bikers with clothes. cyclist has to share the span with pedestrians and now it is all open. a reminder the golden gate bridge's anniversary celebration is coming, sunday

amy hollyfield is live at the redwood city station to explain. >> reporter: there must be interesting -- the agency is talking about giving and then taking away. the san francisco examiner is reporting that the caltrain agency has a balanced budget this year. so, the officials there feel like it is a good time to add trains. this will be welcome news to riders who at times are very crowded on these trains. ridership has hit record levels. but, the long term future doesn't look good. the agency has used one-time sources that won't exist down the road. the 2013 fiscal year doesn't look good. they are considering drastic cuts again. talk about teasing your customers. here's the candy, now we are going to take it away. but, your short term future caltrain riders, looks good. possibly going to be adding six more trains coming to the schedule soon to morning and evening commutes. they will be talking about that at their meeting this morning. that's your good news. your bad news is probably a year away. looks like more cuts. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> 4:32 now. we are following developin

back here live the president is not expected here in redwood city until 9:00 tonight. there will be speakers and entertainment in the fox theater for donors until he arrives. downtown several businesses did have to close early to accommodate security and the president a president's visit but city owe fillingses say they are happy to host the president of the united states here in redwood city. jean elle, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. so from moffett field to atherton and then redwood city, president obama scheduled to arrive around 6:10. delayed just a bit coming in from denver. the new estimate is around 6:30. we will cover it live from mountain view. it's the end of one chapter and the beginning of another for san francisco's legendary gold dust lounge. the owners of the bar announced today, well, they're closing their longtime union square location after tonight's last call. the bar has been you cunsuccess fighting the owner. they say they'll reopen at a location at fisherman's wharf. it's sad to see the beloved old-time joint closed down. >> if they relocate, tha

the theater. >> redwood city is a great place. we have a port a college. a city spokesperson says 3-5 businesses located near the fox theater will be closed on wednesday, so will middlefield parking lot. >> dick cheney and his wife will be hosted a fund-raiser at his wyoming home. third >>justine: this was the red jetta that was the focus of the sierra lamar investigation, more on the connection between the suspect that has been arrested and the car when we come back. >>justine: police have made an arrest in connection with sierra lamar. there is the man pictured there. he is the owner of the red jetta. deputies have been monitoring a few people under surveillance but felt that now was the time to make an arrest. he is considered dangerous. the family of sierra lamar has not commented since last night's arrest. we do know that there will be a press conference scheduled for the a.m. this morning. our plan is to bring you the press conference live right here on the kron4 news. >>james: this coming sunday is the 75th anniversary for the golden gate bridge. pre

after that they will attend a rally at the redwood city fox theater. sident is scheduled to two arrives moments from now. >> we hear from his people that he's supposed to be on time here at 6:10 p.m.. the tarmac is still empty but what we did see half an hour ago was his very large motorcade that came by. polls for the campaign looks very close. the latest from abc's and the washington post showed that if voters hit the ballots

as the new redwood city. are trying to create a unique and rich city. >> changing zoning laws to allow mixed use is breathing new life in the downtown area. >> i love redwood city. >> most of these projects were started before the recession, then descended from low construction costs during the recession and that is now meeting the needs of silicon valley. a perfect storm. >> some had given her up for dead but june the gray whale first spotted near the coast two weeks ago tangled and a buoy, surfaced today between bodega bay. the crew of a crab boat spotted her and with little effort they managed to remove three buoys that she was dragging. then she swam away with another smaller well. >> from the cbs 5 weather center, good evening everyone. on the fourth day of may we have highest between 50 degrees in half moon bay to 70 degrees in santa rosa and sonoma. this is your friday evening in progress. it is the cbs 5 weather camera looking at san fransisco where currently is 56 degrees. but the wind has been blown

all very excited to see the president come here safe and sound. >> it is a big deal special for redwood city. they're rolling up the red carpet. no president has been to redwood city in many years. he will be at the fox theater there this evening where tickets range from two under $50 and upwards of 1000. to under $50 tickets sold out rather quickly. and i doubt right now that they have any $1,000 tickets left. the president walking across the tarmac, is he coming towards the crowd? >> yes she is, right to the crowd as we speak. looking very confident, a big smile for the crowd as we have seen. and it looks like he will be saying hello. a lot of cameras out here. shaking hands. maybe he will be talking to some families with babies. i know they brought some that were crying. it sounds like that has died down. it is hard to see because there's a lot of media out here. security has been tight since we have been here. we reason late arriving. soy do not think that the president will be staying very long. his motorcade is just behind him, keeping the door open, ready to whisk him away at any mome

the mat. after six hours a redwood city got a came for. degrees and the president is silicide there he'll be staying overnight at the a hotel in san jose in the morning to beat me with asian- american leaders back in washington. and back to normal in redwood city kids don't thank you. investigators in the sierra lamar's case are now searching for links between the suspects and a number of attacks against young women is this i expect garcia thorez could be connected to a rape in december 2009 and nike is a young woman was attacked when she was jogging on miss in the road in morgan hill investigators say dna evidence has not linked garcia thorez to that attack was also learned garcia thorez will have a public defender would make his first court appearance tomorrow the case is moving forward largely due to help from the fbi and canceled local investigators not to focus on local sex offenders in said the device was to look for someone who may have attempted something similar in the past. they sent their county sheriff says dna evidence from sie

city. tomorrow the winds -- 73 in wed ruud city. tomorrow the winds pick -- redwood city. tomorrow the winds pick back up again. continued warming into tuesday, but our fog will return along the coastline into the afternoon and become more extensive into wednesday morning. temperatures will start to cool heading into wednesday. i'll have more on that, plus we'll look at temperatures neighborhood by neighborhood for tomorrow afternoon coming up in a bit. >>> extra innings for the giants today and they pulled it out in the 11th inning. they won 4-3. the giants are one game under point five zero zero five games behind first place l. -- .500. they're five games behind the first place dodgers. the a's are now over .500 just 3 1/2 games behind texas in their division. >>> still ahead on kron 4 news at 8:00 a look at the battle against same sex marriage in north carolina, how it could alter the constitution. we'll show you another side of the president seen through the letters of two former girl friends. >> coming up in just 90 minutes more than a half a dozen drives ignored one v

the report. >>> new at 7:00. a city of buzz over a presidential visit. president obama will be in redwood city tomorrow and it's the first presidential visit in about 8 decades there. a judge reports tonight there is a lot ofanticipation. >>> downtown redwood city was busting with the activity of farmer's market today. >> the plaza that we have. >> but tomorrow it will be busting with an entirely different kind of activity. >> it's not every day the president comes to town, so, yeah, it's really exciting. >> president obama is scheduled to appear at the fox theater tomorrow night for major fund- raiser. >> for us it means regular city is part of the bigger picture. it's op the map. if obama has chosen the city to come in and be part of the campaign. >> the president comes the same day that make to be set to announce 30 -- 30,000 job cuts. >> it's not coincidence. recently reports came out and we have 6.8 employment rate which is the lowest in the country. >> the old spaghetti factory was frustrated business until managers learn they would not have to shutdown for security reasons. >> obam

to bring you more news faster, at jackie sissel is in front of the fox theater in a redwood city where the president is supposed to make an appearance. >>jackie: this is one of three stops that the president will be making here in the bay area. he is expected to fly it later this afternoon. from there he will go from moffett field directly to efforts into a private party where the tickets there if should start at $35,800 per ticket and then he will slip over here to the fox theater in downtown redwood city. it is a steal at two under $50 a ticket all the way up to $1,000 a ticket. another fund-raiser rally. there are barricades and no parking signs. security is paramount. that will be the case today. this campaign swing is in lieu of making money for the reelection campaign. it is expected to folded millions of the next couple of days. the last time he was here was back in february. >>darya: they do have some barricades of the you cannot tell which streets will be closed out and when, kenya? >> i did not. the secret service is very secretive about their plans. i can't tell you that bro

i talked to the mayor of redwood city briefly. this event, she said she still had people calling her office, right up until the last minute to get inside the fox theater. she said she couldn't help them out, it was sold out. >> at ktvu.com, we're posting more clips of the president's address tonight. just look at the video player on the home page. >> mitt romney talked about his plans to overhaul the education system if elected president. he spoke at a meeting of latino business owners. romney said too many students are stuck in failing schools. >> so as president i'm going to give the parents of every low income and special needs student the chance to choose where their child goes to school. >> romney said it will be up to the states to make sure parents have enough choices of public or charter schools. the candidate also attacked teachers unions, saying they don't find for students and stand in the way of improving education. at one point a woman interrupted romney and said latino voters won't support him. she was escorted out of

supervisor avalos: ok, thank you. >> the other cities are the city of redwood city and mountain view and palo alto. two stations in san jose. those are the other caltrain stations. and the areas around the caltrain stations that will be served. supervisor kim: how is that determined? >> those stations were not determined -- and they were determined by the partners. caltrain and the ta decided whether to choose those cities instead of brisbane, for example. they looked at it in terms of daily boardings and trip generation. basically for the pilot, the desire is to see this be a smash hit success so we can do a positive evaluation. we believe it will be positive, but it remains to be seen. then we can expand it to other locations. supervisor kim: it would be good to have a copy of the plan and the data that explains why these locations or pig. i know you have caltrain stations in supervisor cohen's and my district. we want the data that backs up what this election was made. if we want to respond with other information, that might be helpful. >> i can follow up with this suitability anal

the last time a sitting president came to redwood city was 1932. >> we love redwood city and we were excited the president was coming. >> the owners were able to convince them to schedule the small town stop, giving area residents a rare look at what a presidential visit looks like and a chance to dream about meeting him. >> she hoping to catch a glimpse at the president. >> i like that he made a claim for gay rights and i like that he did that. no other period has done that. >> she can think of something the president should pay more attention to. >> i came from a fund-raiser and music and it's rocky and i hope that they focus on that. >> on a fund-raising swing through the bay area, the president is expected to collect advice and thousands of dollars. city leaders say the presidential visit will put red weed city on the map and it comes with a high price tag. staffers will not be reimbursed for the cost of security. nbc bay area news. >> before red weed city, the president dined at a private event hosted by bay area's doug and lisa goldman. they are heir to the levi strauss fortune.

i talked to the mayor of redwood city briefly. he said she still had people calling her office, right up until the last minute to get inside the fox theater. she said she couldn't help them out, it was sold out. >> at ktvu.com, we're posting more clips of the president's address tonight. just look at the video player on the home page. >> mitt romney talked about his plans to overhaul the education system if elected president. he spoke at a meeting of latino business owners. romney said too many students are stuck in failing schools. >> so as president i'm going to give the parents of every low income and special needs student the chance to choose where their child goes to school. >> romney said it will be up to the states to make sure parents have enough choices of public or charter schools. the candidate also attacked teachers unions, saying they don't find for students and stand in the way of improving education. at one point a woman interrupted romney and said latino voters won't support him. she was escorted out of the room. >>

his event at the fox theater in led wood city will look like the one -- in redwood city will look like the one he had in february at the masonic center 2500 attended that event it included protesters outside they will be making a rear republicans outside the fox toe -- making appearance outside the fox tonight. the president will be busy while here he has a roundtable in palo alto to support asian american pacific islander community. then a private dinner in atherton tickets to that event over $3500 a perp. then the -- -- tickets $35,800 a person. he has raised -- he's going to need the money going to be a expensive campaign recent poll puts him and mitt romney in a very close dead heat with obama four points ahead of mitt romney. amy hollyfield abc7 news. >>> top republicans are trolling for campaign cash in the bay area in the next couple of days. house speaker john boehner here tonight scheduled to attend a republican fundraiser at the home of a billionaire in wood side co-hosted by congressman lundgren. boehner and obama may even cross paths with paul ryan who will be in san franci

the website, tickets are sold out. the city and businesses had to make quick changes fast. a siris of no parking signs are the first sign that president obama is coming to redwood city. he'll speak at the fox theater next to the offices of ban joe. >> he'll be two doors down but we will not be next to him. we are being asked to leave the building, for obvious reasons, secret service has asked us to leave by 2:00. >> reporter: with his chance for re-election coming up in november, obama's attending three bay area fund-raisers in atherton, palo alto. in redwood city, premium tickets going for about $1,000 on up to $7500, with a photo op. >> with president coming tonight, we're probably not one 0 best-kept secrets anymore. i think we'll be discovered. >> reporter: streets and parking lots impacted but the city's able to scale back the number of businesses that would have to close. the plan is in place. >> but we'll also part of the plan for the motorcade. that's inbound and outbound. a lot of planning that goes on. we could not do it all by ourselves. all of our redwood city officers will be working today. >> reporter: this bakery's going to have to close two hour

tonight the redwood city council will be hearing from the public about a proposed ban on syrofoam.ame up in february and if it's approved the band would effect more than 500 businesses in redwood city. >>> 5:48 is the time. back over to sal to check in on the monday morning commute. sal. >> here we are. monday morning and you know what we are not doing that poorly just yet looking at chp list we haven't found a lot. we always patrol all the freeways. let's go out to the golden gate bridge. the caution light is on there. there could either be the lane configuration is going on. it's a little late for that. we will investigate to see if anything is going on. i don't see anything now. we'll see why that caution light is flashing. let's take a look at interstate 880 north and southbound. southbound traffic right now 1785 all looking pretty good and we look at the nimitz freeway hayward union city and free hospital that traffic looking good. let's quo go to steve. >>> thank you very much. skies are clear now over the weekend. we have that north wind and north easterly breeze. that is tu

the president has also come to depend heavily on the bay area for millions of campaign dollars. in redwood city, signs are already posted downtown warning of heavy traffic and scarce parking this wednesday when the president rolls into town. >> i think he's going to make a killing here in california. given what he said last week. >> reporter: the president's visit on wednesday includes a high-priced dinner atherton at a business round table in palo alto. tickets for both of those events cost $35,800 per person. then the president finishes his evening with a reception at the fox theater. tickets start at $250 apiece but with only $1,000 premium seats left, many who would like to attend won't be able to afford the price of admission. >> probably not. but you know what, as a community we'll come together and make it happen. >> reporter: retired journalist and local history buff jim clifford says the last significant visit from a sitting u.s. president to redwood city happened way back in 1932 when herbert hoover came to town seeking the advice of a newspaper executive. >> hoover didn't want people

the bay area. he is hosting a fund-raiser in redwood city. they say this visit has been a long time coming >> the fox theater is ready, downtown redwood city is ready and it has been almost a lifetime since the president has come to the city. his name is not in lights on the marquee the president obama will be center stage at the fox theater wednesday night >> once the shock wears off people will get into it >> exciting for redwood city which is enjoying a downtown renaissance but has not had a presidential visit in seven years >> we really want obama to be here and we have become such a great venue and having him come to our city is one of the most exciting things that has happened in a long time >> tickets are only a relatively only a few supporters will get in >> i was concerned that everything would be so block of five in the double get to see him >> he is right about that, security will be extra tight. redwood city police and the secret service are working out the final details of the route and there will not be parking anywhere close, ev

it was the first time a president has come to redwood city since herbert hoover. reporting live in redwood city, leslie brinkly, abc news. >> thanks, leslie. and speaking in redwood city, the president attended a fundraiser at the atherton home of doug and lisa goldman. the guests paid $36,000 a plate. silicon valley of monthers and shakers mixed with actors and musicians. in all of this the bay area is expected to raise about $3 million for the president's re-election. and president obama will spend the night in san jose tomorrow momomomorning. he will meet with the asian american pacific islander at the faremont hotel. we will have continuing coverage on the bay area campaign on the abc morning news at 4:30. >> while the president was in redwood city, a strange and dangerous situation there. not far from where the president was speaking. alan wang is live with developing news. alan? >> dan, we are about half a mile away from the theater where the president was to appear. el camino real was closed down and people were lining the streets when police say a vehicle d

it was the first time a president has come to redwood city since herbert hoover. reporting live in redwood city, leslie brinkly, abc news. >> thanks, leslie. and speaking in redwood city, the president attended a fundraiser at the atherton home of doug and lisa goldman. the guests paid $36,000 a plate. silicon valley of monthers and shakers mixed with actors and musicians. in all of this the bay area is expected to raise about $3 million for the president's re-election. and president obama will spend the night in san jose tomorrow morning. he will meet with the asian american pacific islander at the faremont hotel. we will have continuing coverage on the bay area campaign on the abc morning news at 4:30. >> while the president was in redwood city, a strange and dangerous situation there. not far from where the president was speaking. alan wang is live with developing news. alan? >> dan, we are about half a mile away from the theater where the president was to appear. el camino real was closed down and people were lining the streets when police say a vehicle drove o

streets and outside most people there to cheer the president but the war protesters to, the last time redwood city sought a president was 1932. >>> is this a new spectator support in an election year? >>> for redwood city. a president has not come here since hoover >>> the president flies to iowa this morning and then back to washington d.c. tonight set to leave from moffett field this morning at 10 a.m.. anne mackovic cbs 5 >>> president obama and mitt romney agree the election boils down to a simple question, who was more qualified to fix the economy run the told time magazine he will shrink the unemployment rate to 6%. >>> and economy in trouble and some inducements their career in the economy more suited to fix the economy this summons images life and politics. >>> the race for the white house determined by a few battleground states including florida and new poll shows romney had 6 percent there. paul ryan as a fund-raiser in downtown san francisco this morning the breakfast costs $5,000. 2504 other guests. for all campaign coverage on the latest on cbs s f dot com >>> the new development on t

one in lights on the marquee, but president barack obama will be center stage at the historic fox theater in redwood city wednesday night. >> once the shock wore off people got into it. >> exciting for redwood city which is enjoying a renaissance but has not had a presidential visit in seven years. >> people wanted obama to be here. we have become a great venue and for having him come is one of the most exciting things that has happened in the long time. >> the reception with the president has already sold out of to under $50 tickets, all that are left are $1,000 tickets. >> can't have was concerned that everything would be blocked off that i would not get to physically see him. but i will be around. >> he is right. security will be extra tight. redwood city police and the secret service are working out the final details of the motorcade route. there will not be parking anywhere close. even shops and restaurants near the fox theater will have to close for half of the day. >> we share offices with the fox theater. >> he is one of the managers of a fast-growing social networking application for smart-phone

it was the first time a president has come to redwood city since herbert hoover. redwood city, leslie brinkly, abc news. >> thanks, leslie. and speaking in redwood city, the atherton attended a home of doug and lisa goldman. the guests paid $36,000 a plate. silicon valley of monthers and shakers mixed with actors and musicians. in all of this the bay area is expected to raise about $3 million for the president's re-election. and president obama will spend the night in san jose tomorrow morning. he will meet with the asian american pacific islander at the faremont hotel. we will have continuing coverage on the b ea campaign on the abc morning news at 4:30. >> while the president was in redwood city, a strange and dangerous situation there. not far from where the president was speaking. alan wang is live with developing news. alan? >> dan, we are about half a mile away from the theater where the president was to appear. el camino real was closed down and people were lining the streets when police say a vehicle drove on to the road they tried to stop it, but the drive

after that president obama took the stage at the redwood city's fox theatre. thousands supporters cheered him on. as -- >> a crisis this deep didn't happen over night. not going to be solved over night. so we have more work to do. >> he can give a speech. he can give a speech. >>> the president's motorcade arrived around 10:00 a.m. this morning. president obama closed his laptop, walked up the stairs on to air force one before take off. he is expected to raise $4 million during this bay area visit. alex savage, ktvu channel 2 news. >> more details, president obama raised $4 million during his campaign swing. that works out ta$250,000 for every hour he was here. 20 donors paid $35,000 to attend a business round table this morning. tickets to last night that redwood city's fox theatre cost 250-$7,500 and $35,800 to attend a dinner. >> mitt romney is talking education this week and today he toured a philadelphia charter school. [ singing ] >> mitt romney stopped by a class at the universitial charter -- universal charter school. mitt romney is pushing his educati

i spoke to the mayor of redwood city who said this visit is so important for the image of this city. now, again, last time the president visited was 80 years ago. president herbert hoover. i'm live in redwood city, abc 7 news with a lot of excitement. >> thank you. >> house speaken john boehner is in the bay area to raise money for his party. the republican leader is at the tom of the founder sevel systems. tickets range from 1,000ses today $35,000 per head. >> when' rifs any moment now, the president will be asked to save the historic old hangar one. you can see from this video it's now under repair and contains cancer causing chemicals being removed and funding for a full restoration one of the largest free standing in the world. supporters hope they can convince the president to help save it. here is a live picture from moffett field. air pors one expected to land any minute and we'll return as the president gets off the plane. stay with us. >> and hp announced it's cutting 27,000 jobs world wide. the biggest purge in its 73-year history. allen wong is in palo alto tonight. >> you

walnut creek 75, 60 berkeley alameda and 76 morgan hill and milpitas, upper 60s for the pepsin colluding redwood citypeninsular including redwood city and woodside. and for the weekend it looks better and warmer. >>> what is next for the safe way employee praised for saving a pregnant woman's life. >> he actually kicked her. >> why his act of her ohism may cost him his life. >>> how crews unearthed what is thought to be an old ceremony and we will have more on what is next for this project. >>> san rafael traffic looks good and we will have more coming up stay tuned. . >>> time is now 6:44 here is a quick look at the top stories, two armed carjacking suspects are on the loose and they are accused of stealing a car and pistol whipping the driver. the suspects ran right into a parked car in the 2400 block of high street. they were checked by the police -- homes were the area were checked by the police and they were not able to find them so they are calling off the search. >>> and a murder suspect was arrested. todd gillerred was wanted for several murders and an attempted murder in february. there was

he will speak at the fox theater in redwood city, where tickets start at $250. >> pipe in redwood city and the fox theater reach -- people in redwood city and the fox theater reached out to him. the committee accepted it. >> it's not every day the president comes to town. yeah, really exciting. >> the president will spend tonight in san jose and then storm morning, president obama will appear at a fund-raiser at the garden court hotel in palo alto. we'll have a live report on the preparation underway right now in redwood city. >>> mark sullivan, the secret service director, will make his first public remarks about the colombian prostitution scandal. coming up at 7:15, why sullivan says the scandal did not result in a breach of national security and why four agents fired because of the scandal say they are being used as scapegoats. >>> 7:08. we're going back now to developing news we've been telling you about on bethel island. we have live pictures. newschopper2 has just gone over to the area where a big house fire broke out an hour ago. look at this. a lot has been damaged. this is an