others talked about him stepping down and davenport defended him. and the new port beach council member talked about grass near the beach, because quote, with grass, we usually get mexicans, schroeder says she defended him as well. >> that's three strikes. >> reporter: we wanted to ask marilyn davenport about this tonight but she hung up the phone too quickly. davenport admitted she sent the e-mail calling it a joke meant for her friends. she called the issue ridiculous. blaming the news media for blowing it out of proportion and then hung up the phone. >> the chairman demanded the resignation, talking about instituting procedures to kick her off the excitey. this is unbelievably outrageous despicable conduct. >> that was stacy butler reporting. the county party chair also said the e-mail was quote contrary to the message the party wants to send. >>> a tax day rally in sacramento. thousands of tea party supporters turned out to celebrate the second anniversary of the tea party movement. among those attending were a group of teenaged tea partiers who

cbs reporter who contacted maryland davenport says davenport told her she sent the e-mail as a joke meant for friends and blamed the news media for blowing it out of proportion. now the chairman is asking davenport to step down. >> the e-mail is certainly very contrary to the message that we want to send to the voters. ethnic outreach and building the party and we can't have people that represent the party that are elected officials out making racist statements against people. whether they're the president of the united states or anybody else. >> although maryland davenport defends her e-mail, orange county republicans are moving quickly to do damage control. county republican party chairman is also asking for an ethics investigation into the incident. >>> don, thank you very much. >>> one of many around the country marking the tea party's second anniversary. this year tea party rallies were the place to be for republicans with a presidential ambitions like donald trump who sound very much like a candidate. >> george bush gave us obama and i'm not happy about it. okay. i'm not happy about

. >>> the picture captured by davenport about president, davenport is being recalled to resign. davenport said she will not resign. >>> it is spring and looking outside, april showers bring may flowers. this is how it looked in oakland today. light rain fell on and off all morning in oakland. as you can see by these pictures. it was the same story in san francisco. a light rain fell and then skies never really cleared up all day long. kind that gray haze marin layer. kind of gloomy. will it continue, let's go to bill in the weather center. >> yeahing we got more showers in the forecast this week. keep umbrellas handy. it's not a big deal. what's left out there now is not much of a big deal. nuisance showers as you might refer to them as. enough to slow down the roads. but not enough to put rain in the reservoirs or snow in the mountains. just more of this expected this week, especially wednesday night into thursday. these were the highs impacted especially in the in the central day by the clouds. we did get up to 68 in santa rosa and napa. overnight lows in the 40s tonight. some

the cbs reporter who contacted marilyn said davenport told us she sent e-mail as a joke and blamed the news media for blowing it out of proportion. now the chairman is asking daven fort to step down. >> well, the e-mail is very contrary to the message we want to send to the voters. ethnic outreach and building the party and we can't have people that represent the party that are elected officials out making racist statements against people. whether they are the president of the united states or anybody else. >> although she defends her e- mail, orange county republicans are responding quickly. chairman is not only asking davenport to resign, but calling for an ethics investigation. >> don, thank you very much. >>> well that tea party event was one of many around the country today marking the second anniversary of the tea party's tax day rally. the place to be for republicans with presidential ambitions. trump received a warm welcome at a tea prty welcome in florida. the billionaire blamed president oh ma'am's foreign policy for what he sees as united states loss of prestige. >> we have

should resign. >> mairn lynn daff ven -- marilyn davenport is an elected official of the republican party. as an elected official of the republican party you shouldn't be sending out racist e-mails. >> i spoke to marilyn davenport over the phone late this afternoon, and she didn't want to do an on camera interview. in her e-mail to colleagues she says she will not resign her position over the matter. the average person knows and believes this is much a do about nothing. melissa mcbride abc news. >>> the f.a.a. hopes new rules over how much sleep they get between shifts will keep them from nodding off on the job. this comes after another controller fell asleep on the job. this time it happened in miami. the new rules require nine hours of rest between shifts. that's up from the previous eight, and controllers cannot trade shifts unless they get a 9-hour break. they will work later in the night and start earlier in the morning to provide extra cog. -- coverage. >> we can make changes but when these controllers come to work, they have to take personal responsibility they are guiding pl

his name was tyler davenport. when he arrived at the hospital, his core body temperature was 108 degrees. >> their stories were so similar. they were the same age, same height, the same... you know, kind of the same build, they played the same types of positions. >> they both presented with very high fever. both had been playing football, both had been doing practice, both had collapsed. football players are supposed to be so healthy and athletic, and to see them so critically ill was really hard for everyone. >> narrator: at arkansas children's that weekend, there were a total of four high school boys, all in serious condition with football-related injuries. >> probably at least two-thirds to three-quarters of the death in sport at high schools in america are related to football. the seriousness and intensity of high school football in america has just grown by leaps and bounds in the last five, ten years. >> there have always been injuries in high school football, but they're on the rise. the ramping up of press

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 metered parking on sundays. >> you kind of feel like on sunday you deserve to have a free parking space. no? it's a right or someth

>> reporter: what davenport has done is blame the media saying, oh, come on. everybody who know me knows i'm not a racist. it was a joke. i have friends who are black. i only sent to it a few people. mostly people i didn't think would be upset by it. she was elected to the orange county republican central committee by her district in fullerton. they said she faces an ethics violation and could be removed if she chooses not to resign. >>> president obama meantime plans to be back in the bay area next week for a town hall meeting at facebook's headquarters in pal with the oex he also plans to attend a fundraising dinner. mr. obama is scheduled to arrive on wednesday. he was last here in uabrryfe. meeting with the silicon valley heavy hitters. that focused on job creation and education. there he is with the former mayor. the town hall at facebook this coming wle.ek likely focus on hs plan for reducing the deficit. then he is headed off to reno, nevada after that. first we want to check on that weather again. particularly with what's going on tomorrow night. >> to

friends say marilyn davenport was acting as an individual when she sent the photo of the president's face imposed on a monkey. she added the words "now you know why no birth certificate kwsmt ts. >> this is not a democrat or republican thing. it is a human thing. >> reporter: tim whitaker says the woman apologized. she wrote she was sorry if she offended anyone but makes it clear she has no plans to resign from the gop central committee. >> she's horrified by the backlash. she is repen tif. it's never going to happen again. there's no reason to call for any sort of resignation on this. >> reporter: critics say it is not davenport's first brush with racism, that she backed the onetime mayor of los al mee dose when he sent this e-mail showing a watermelon patch in front of the white house. she backed dick nicholls when he refused to put more grass on the beach because, quote, it attracts mexicans and there are already too many mexicans on the beach. >> to me this wasn't an isolated occurrence. it clearly showed a pattern that i believe disqualifies her from holding her office. and she

the 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 to curb the unons. >> courage is your governor and your legislators standing strong in the face of

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 annual celebration of earth day. the affordable homes will g

officials are calling for davenport's resignation. >>> they now have $4 a dollar gas, here in the bay area we're used to it. gas buddy.com says prices are at or above $4.20 per gallon. we have a story on not only how people drive but how people boat. >>> >> reporter: with summer approaching most experts predict gas prices will continue to skyrocket. do those high costs anchor down boaters this summer? if you think it's painful filling up at $4 a gallon, check how much boat owners have to pay, they use a blend of gas that doesn't have ethanol. they are paying $5.55 a gallon. it does >> it does hurt when you go to the fuel doc and have a $3,000 bill to pay. >> reporter: those powerboats hold 100 to 1,000 gallons of gas and can burn up to 50 floods an hour. >> we're probably approaching that. >> even for a dingy this small it costs more than 60 bucks to fill the tank. you would expect the prices to pinch for recreational small boat owners but what about for the people who cruise in 68- foot long luxury yachts, with a $2.1 million price tag it costs $7,500 to fill the tank and the cost of

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 home... ...and on the go... ...with some really big news. it's b-i-g -- big. high speed internet from at&t at home... ...includes wi-fi access on the go. w

. >>> now marilyn davenport is defending her e-mail as an internet joke but orange county republicans are responding quickly to stop with they fear is negative backlash not only is the chairman asking for herres ignition but asked for an ethics investigation. >>> this were several tea party events marking the second anniversary of the movement's tax day rally. yesterday they were the place to be for republicans with presidential ambition. donald trump received a warm welcome at a rally in florida. the billion air tycoon blamed president obama's foreign policy as what he sees as the u.s. loss of prestige. >> george bush gave us obama and i am not happy about it. okay i am 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. >> all right. on to madson wisconsin former alaska governor sarah palin told a cheering crowd wisconsin governor walker was right to strip unions of bargaining power. >> hello madison you saw these violent mobs trash your capital and vandalize busin

marilyn davenport, a member of the orange county republican party, central committee, sent this email to an unknown number of elected officials. many in the woman's own party are calling the photo offensive. >> we can't have people that represent the party that are elected officials out making racist statements against people. whether they're the president of the united states or anybody else. >> davenport admitted sending the message saying it was a joke meant for her friends only. she called the uproar ridiculous. but that hasn't stopped the county's county chairman from demanding her resignation. >>> actor nicholas cage has been arrested. police say he got drunk in new orleans and argued with his wife about whether the house they were in front of was theirs. cage insisted it was the house they were renting but when his wife said it wasn't, he grabbed her arm and then police say he hit cars and tried to get into a cab but the cabby refused to drive him. he apparently argued with a police officer. cage was arrested for domestic abiewses, battery, disturbing the -- abuse, battery, dis

maril marilyn davenport sent e-mail with body on baby chimpanzee. it was the talk of the committee's meeting in irvine yesterday. davenport sent another e-mail yesterday ahead of the meeting apologize for the incident and asking for forgiveness. >> she didn't send out anything out on party letterhead. didn't send out inflammatory statements out there and didn't sign anything as committee member. she thought she was doing something quietly most folks that might have found humor in it. >> the e-mail should haven't happened in the first place. despicable. it shouldn't have happened. it was poor judgment. >> the local party chairman says despite her sincere apology he condemns her action and says she should resign. >>> stop animal exploitation now says santa cruz biotechnology has a history of violating the animal welfare act. the non-profit provided pictures from two usda inspections at the company last year. and the government report that documented malnourished and sick goats. >> within one year's time, racked up more than 11 pages of animal welfare

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them, from willie mays to allah gallagher, to william a covey, will clark, body and barry bonds, jimmy davenport, gaylord perry, from marishow to murph, and on and on. they all fought for this for 52 years and you brought it home for them. thank you. and how many of you out there remember going to giants games at candlestick park in the 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, 1990's? what this 2010 giants team did, what it accomplished pays tribute to more than 90 million of us who passed through the turnstiles at field stadium, candlestick park, and of at&t park in the past 53 years, leading with your hearts, wearing your, coming with your infants and grandchildren, booin g the dodgers, shared experiences of fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, this 2010 giants team, well, you brought it home all for us, too. thank you all so much. i was one of them taking the bus with my father out to candlestick. i am sure all of you have your stories of candlestick. some of you, even of field stadium. now we take our children and share experiences, my wife, bringing it all home full circle. the triumph of this team allo

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 exploitation explain what his job is all about. >> we find victims and then we have to help them through t

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 a stunt man. and i love watching me on at&t u-verse tv. i can record up to four shows at once on a single dvr. i can even record a show in this room... ...and play it back in this room. honey, i just vacuumed. [ female announcer ] call now to ge

we will be going back live -- somebody from davenport, iowa, got through. o- somebody from davenport, hio, got through. we even have someone coming up from hawaii. [whistling] this is the "jim fisher show. " we're getting some feedback. [whistling] we will see if we can get that corrected. i do not know if that is your headphones. >> i do not know. that was loud in my year. >> let's go back to the phones. ed tibbets is here. he is a political writer. europe followed politics in the area for a long time. -- he has followed politics in the area for a long time. he will bring new insight into what we have been talking about. michael, from davenport, iowa, you got through. >> i want to make a point. when you look back at history, it teaches a lesson. when you go all the way back to jefferson and bring it up to our time with the ruling bangladesh american world power, then you look at jeremiah where it says it does not belong to man to direct a step. thus putting our hope and trust in man that is in perfect, we can see our mistake. the fact is we have alienated

in a statement yesterday, orange county commit member marilyn davenport calls her behavior unwise, but says she sees no reason to step down. >>> a woman who falsely accused three duke athletes with raping her in 2006 has been charged with murder of her boyfriend. police say she stabbed the victim who died after nearly two weeks in a hospital. >>> for a second year in a row, a danish eatery tops the list of the world's 50 best restaurants. they did it by serving nordic cuisine such as moss, cedar chips and smoked bone meal. and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 12,201 after sinking 140 points yesterday. the s&p shed 40 points. the nasdaq dropped 29. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei fell 115 points while in hong kong, the hang seng tumbled 309. the warning about the nation's credit rating that we told you about at the top of the show sent stocks on their steepest slide in a month yesterday. investors started the day worried about ongoing debt problems in greece before the s&p's newly negative outlook on

today alone in the wage of the racist e-mail depicting president obama as a monkey forwarded by marilyn davenport a long time gop committee member from fullerton. we attempted to find her at home today. she is not been seen, however. and the big question is whether she will show up at the party's regularly scheduled meeting tonight at the irvine hyatt. >> do you expect her to show up? >> i don't know. but i would give her this message marilyn you probably shouldn't come unless you apologize and own up to the fact that this was a races e- mail. not even funny, inappropriate and offended many. you need to own that. apologize to them, the party and to the broader community. >> in an e-mail he asked the grandmother to resign from her elected post. she has not responded to him. however, in an e-mail the fellow central committee members sent out over the weekend she said she was sorry if her e-mail offended anyone. tim whitaker, also a committee member, defended his friend. >> nothing went out again like i said on party letterhead or signed by her as a central committee member. so therefore it has noth

davenport said she sent it as a joke but party officials are not laughing. state republican chairman issued a statement calling the e-mail completely unacceptable saying we don't condone intolerance. republican party officials are demanding she resign but she refuses and the party said it has no power to remove since it's an elected position. >> latino and african american men don't go to clinics, they want to go to someplace familiar. >> why one leader wants to put medical clinics inside fire stations. >>> and pain at pump, on the runways and waterways. how some boaters have to go green. >> the clouds have been moving and now the rain just starting to show up. what to expect for monday morning. we will talk about that coming up. ,, ♪ let's see you fly now! [ laughs ] look, more frequent flyer red tape. not on my watch. let that family fly! [ tires screech ] i just wanted to use miles to take my family on vacation, but -- let me guess -- restrictions through the roof. that's right. not anymore. rapid rewards has your back. [ male announcer ] join rapid rew

it is a questionable picture of the president which was emailed by marilyn davenport. she is an elected member of the orange county central republican committee. this is not the first time the president has been shown in an offensive picture. two years ago, los alamedo's mayor was forced to resign after sending this picture of a watermelon patch in front of the white house. civil rights groups say the political climate is helping fuel these attacks. >> separate that from donald trump, the birther movement and this climate that's been created in america where the president literally and his family, is fair racist game. >> davenport did offer an apology. but says she is refusing to step down. meanwhile, president obama is scheduled to visit the bay area tuesday for a political fundraiser. >>> "the new york times" reports that the obama administration is quietly trying to find a country which will be willing it take colonel moammar gadhafi. the u.s. and allied countries are reportedly focusing their search on african nations. sources tell the "times" that they're looking

the naacp have called for davenport to resign. >>> president obama has wrapped up his west coast visit. the president boarded air force one headed back to washington, d.c. he was in the bay area wednesday before making stops in reno and los angeles to raise funds and sell his long term budget plan. >>> bay area gas prices are creeping to the high in 2008. in san francisco it's $4.27 a gallon. the record $4.60 was set back in june 2008. economies warn that food prices and gas prices may push the u.s. back into a recession. >>> and sirona has produced biodisel for a couple of years now. now buyers can buy it from their facility on san leandro street in oakland. at $4.15 a gallon it's 35- cents less than convention gas. >> reporter: tell us how you heard about this. >> from you, this morning i heard that i could get fuel here cheaper. >>> and half of californians, 46% say the dream is still alive. why? 89% of those surveyed said it's the economy. on a happier note, 68% say the state will be in better shape in a year. these numbers come from city financial services. >>> and now he's finall

yesterday davenport sent an e-mail apologizing and asking for forgiveness. she didn't sign anything as a committee member and she thought she was doing something quietly among folks that found humor in it. >> it should haven't happened in the first place. it's despicable. it shouldn't have happened. >> despite the sincere apology, they condemn the apology and says she should resign. >>> national animal rights is accusing santa cruz biotechnology has a history of violating the animal welfare act. non-profit provided pictures from the two usda inspection of the government last year and government report that dock meanted malnourished and sick goats. >> in a year's time they racked up more than 11 pages of animal welfare act violations. many deal with inadequate veterinary care, allowed the animals to suffer for extented period of time. public has a right to know what is going on. >> the santa cruz biotechnology did not respond to repeated request for comment on the usda inspection. >> 5:57 now. just ahead on abc7 news at 6:00 a.m. -- group of native american p

republican party officials are demanding davenport's resignation but she is refusing and they have no power to remove her since it is an elected position. >>> raging wild fires in texas have damaged 18 homes. >>> torched more than 11,000- acres. >> go. go. >>> texans literally running for their lives this morning hundreds of firefighters face gusty winds in some of the driest conditions in nearly a century one firefighter was killed a homeless man is under arrest suspected of igniting one fire in austin when he lit a camp fire to cook. >>> you will have to pull out the umbrella today starting to see showers, taking a look at high-def doppler. more showers as we make your way into the commute. your conditions as you make your way out the door, pretty mild although, cloudy skies, starting to see showers up into the north bay and drizzly conditions elsewhere. in the 50s by the afternoon everyone has a good chance of seeing showers your temperatures will not be that warm. notably cooler than yesterday. hitting highs in the high 50s. up to the low 60s. so you will need your jacket and umbr

yeah, we got a little email from lisa from davenport. if jobless americans would do the jobs that illegal legal immigrants were doing, there is no incentive to come here. those that hire the immigrants and people that have those jobs can afford to live. that's a very popular sentiment right now. >> i have heard people say that before, sure. >> in a lot of ways, it's hard to argue with that. >> well, whether it would eliminate the problem all together -- a lot of people across the border face dire conditions back home. that's probably a pretty good motive. >> we're talking politics and of course still the viewers on c-span, what do you think romney's message hasn't caught on the way that you think? on the surface, doesn't he look like he would be a perfect candidate? he has the looks. he has the business background. is it almost like a john kerry where he just doesn't come off as genuine? >> i think that what we saw in 2008 with romney is what we're seeing in 2012. there are questions about, frankly authenticity questions. there are quest

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 opposition. they are also hitting food processing plants. a cruise ship turned humanitarian aid ship has managed to reach the port to rescue some workers that are stranded there without food, without water, and some of these individuals would not have

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eastern time, the jim fisher show out of davenport, iowa live on c-span for campaign 2012. before we go here, i want to take a couple more phone calls if we can as we're waiting for this radio show to get under way. can you hear me? ] host: yes. caller: i had watched a program with jesse ventura. in this documentary he indicated there were several fema camps set up around the u.s. they snuck into one camp and there were over 125,000 casket there. i was curious as to what this was all about. thank you. host: we will move on to phil on the democratic line in pennsylvania. go ahead. caller: my problem is with fema and would never government agency is. they seem to get nothing done. they talk about it. they express their opinions and they say we must do this and that, but they don't do it. it is like [unintelligible] why doesn't anybody go to jail? that irritates me. host: let's go to pennsylvania. now live coverage of "the jan mickelson show" stout of des moines, iowa, taking your calls about the upcoming presidential election. [captioning performed by national captioning inst

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 to the opposition. -- according to the opposition. they are also hitting food processing plants. a cruise ship turned humanitarian aid ship has managed to reach the port to rescue some workers that are stranded there without food, without water, and some of these individuals would not have made

marilyn davenport said she sent it as a joke but party officials are not laughing. state republican chair issued a statement calling it quote completely unacceptable saying we do not condone intolerance in any way. republican party officials are requesting she resign. >>> time 5:40 a.m. as many budgets are cut one bay area county wants to spend unique proposal to have fire stations that serve a dual purpose. >> subway kicking off a new campaign the strategy that could urge other restaurants to follow suit when we come back ,, i'm a curious seeker. i am a chemistry aficionado. diphenhydramine. magnesium hydroxide. atheletes foot. yes. i'm a people pleaser. if elected, i promise flu shots for all. i am a walking medical dictionary. congratulations virginia. inflamed uvula. i'm virginia. i'm a target pharmacist and i'm here to answer your questions. >> as you are headed out the door you may want to grab on to that umbrella. already starting to see showers in north earn parts of the bay. let's take a closer look. rainfall her cue lease, vallejo, martinez. it is a cool s

. >> 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 of the snow will climb to 8,000 feet in the sierra. 5,500 feet in shasta mountain. 58 in big sur. mild everywhere else. upper 60s, chico and sacramento. 74 in fresno. 85 in palm springs. here is eric with more news. >> thank you. 5:47 now. change of pace here. no one knows for sure how many slave laborerers are brought in the u.s. each year, but the bay area was among the first to crack down on the crime and is where people from all over the world come to learn how to combat slavery in their countrie

2012 presidential campaign and the iowa caucuses will go live to the jim fischer radio show at woc in davenport, iowa at 3:00 eastern here on c-span. coming up this hour, more about yesterday's news conference with german ben bernanke

last night tea party activist marilyn davenport issued a formal apology saying the e- mail was nothing more than a joke. the california naacp is still demanding her resignation. >>> arizona's governor has taken action on a bill that tied to the rumors that president obama was not born in the united states. arizona governor jan brewer vetoed arizona's so-called birther bill. it would have required presidential candidates to provide documented proof of their citizenship. opponents have warned the birther bill would be a black eye for arizona. a dozen other states are considering similar legislation. >>> today president obama will begin a tour to promote his plan to take on the country's debt. ktvu's allison burns joins us now from our washington d.c. newsroom with a new poll that shows how frustrated americans are getting. allison. >> reporter: pam, this washington post poll shows that 57% of americans now disapprove of how president obama is dealing with the economy and it could threaten his re-election bid. here is a big reason for the pessimism. this is a live look at the u.s. debt cl

thursday, you will hear the "jim fischer show" from davenport at 3:00 p.m. eastern. you can watch all three of these radio programs live on c-span. may 1, your questions for this professor and editor of reason magazine. the promise of liberty, the man without a hobby. he will take your calls, e- mails, and tweets. lives sunday, may 1, on c-span2. no discussion on the future of unmanned aerial vehicles in combat and intelligence operations. you will hear remarks from a former intelligence officials and former cia and national security agency general michael hayden. this is one hour and 30 minutes. >> one of the targets that we could not really get to during the war for these sensitive --, sensitive point targets. we looked at the technology you needed to effectively target and take out such assets. at the time, the technologies were not there. there was a dream of being able touse you may be -- uav's use these targets. now we're 20 years later, and in fact we have that capability. i'm very interested to hear what our speakers today have to say about what the future of

wednesday, it is the "exchange," and thursday it is the "jim fisher show" from davenport. live on c-span. >> topics at monday's white house brief included the economy, syria, and the economy, syria, and the wikileaks document on guantanamo bay. this briefing it 20 minutes. >> i wonder if you could articulate from the white house perspective why syria is different than libya and why have we not heard president obama, for example, say -- speak about assad. >> i'm sure you saw the president's strong statement friday where he condemned in the strongest possible terms of the use of force by the syrian government by the demonstrators. he referred to an outrageous use he referred to an outrageous use of violence to quell protests. he mentioned how this administration for two months has been repeatedly encouraging president assad and the syrian government to implement meaningful reforms yet they have refused to respect the rights of the syrian people or be respective of their aspirations. the syrian people have called for freedom of expression, association, peaceful assembly and t

marilyn davenport is accused of sending that email. >>> president obama returns to the bay area this week. he will visit facebook headquarters in palo alto for an online meeting. his focus, he said to be on the economy, and job creation. the president will also hold a fundraising dinner at san francisco's masonic auditorium wednesday night. >>> john boehner arrived in iraq to meet with the iraqi prime minister, nury al-maliki. other members of congress also made the trip with the house speaker. this is boehner's first visit to the country since becoming speaker after november's midterm e leks. >>> time now, 7:53, a break through in the treatment of a.i.d.s. >>> our dry, mild weather will soon be disturbed by wet, cooler weather. coming up, when you can expect the rain on your doorstep. what sunday holds for you in just a little bit. >>> actor nicholas cage is out of a new orleans jail after domestic violence, and disturbing the police charges. a cab driver called police when he saw cage push his wife. the police arrived, and asked pair to go home. cage allegedly responded, why don't