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$13,000 a year, double what it was five years ago. >> we theed to push harder and say we've got a refund education and make 1% pay to roll back hikes. >> we still have some hope we can get the governor to agree to buyout tuition. coming up with $125 million we need. >> there are protestors upset more noncalifornians are being admitted to uc. and state senator rubio introduced an amendment to limit enrollment to just 10% on each campus about one third at schools like berkeley and ucla. >> we want to make sure our kids have a chance to go to the flagship best universities
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and right now current system puts them in the back of the line. that is not fair. >> they do nund a way, california students. >> and they just want opportunities to make lives better. >> so they're saying if you don't have money you're not going get to university. >> the recents will probably vote on the hike in july when they know how much the state budget will give to schools. and will hope to get the cap on the november ballot by the way, regents will okay, actually okay today a higher compensation package for the new chancellor that will be making about 5% more than the last one did. live in sacramento abc 7 news. >> there is a search continues for a person responsible for a
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huge marijuana grow. firefighters discovered 21 hub00 plants. a woman living in the house and acted as a guard report that had fire this morning and says the plants do not belong to her and she was not arrested. >> there are there is a problem getting a lot worse. and there is a strong message. don't. we're live at san jose international airport tonight. some think it's a prank. it's no joke. >> it is not. that is a message being sent tonight. fa axe says san swros yeah is one of the top 10 airports across the country dealing with hits. and they want everyone to know it was a pilot problem. there is an increased threat from the ground, someone pointing a laser into the
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cockpit. the problem worries passengers. >> this is a serious issue. they don't respect putting people in the plane in danger. >> and they are head up with people whose actions can blind a pilot. >> so there are tough penalties and we'll do all we can to make sure that people understand there are serious consequences to shining a lace gler a pilot. >> the crack down comes as a number of incidents is on the rise, last year pilots nationwide reported nearly 3600 hits more than double the number just two yearsing aorer. >> you infrequently hear about them. >> the faa reports san jose had 53 incidents last year. and airport administrators say
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there are a couple reasons that the flights are a frequent target. >> there is a just the fact we're a high tech gadget friendly culture. >> people responsible are often caught when pointing at a law enforcement aircraft. there is an incident ask arrest involving star one. and there are frequent flyers think anyone caught should be prosecuted. >> this is to people talking not only face jail time but criminal and civil fines and regulateors say they will be going after the maximum fines possible if there is no malicious intent behind the laser pointing. >> thank you very much. there is police looking for
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the driver of a mercedes. the accident happened last night near fall creek road. and investigators determined they were from a black 2012 mercedes-benz like the vehicles in these pictures. it has front end damage and shattered windows or broken headlights. >> do you think there is a way the driver would not have known they hit a snern. >> i'm krft the driver did know. >> and police say the victim was between 55-60 years old. and santa clara police identified a bicyclist hit and killed by a car last night. investigators say the 18-year-old crossed a expressway against the light but within a crosswalk and he
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was hit by a toyota camery. police say he was not able to stop in time. they say he was not wearing a helmet. >> we want to take you live now to a memorial for those hurt or killed while bicycling in richmond. and this is from civic center plaza. riders will travel slowly and the ride crosses areas where the city of richmond is planning to make improvements to keep people safe on bikes. there have been 69 deaths between 2008 and 2010. two deaths in just 12 months. >> there is today the two month disappearance of sierra lamar. this month investigators uncovered a car tied to the
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disappearance and investigators are interviewing witness autos witnesses. >> they have witness who's saw something related to the car or something else? >> i can't comment on. >> okay. >> and there are witnesses they're talking to? >> yes. y there is a time spent time searching with a new sonar machine that was purchased. >> a man is in jail for refusing tuberculosis treatment. the 33-year-old arrested yesterday, he prosecutors say he's refusing to comply with an orderer to stay home and make appointments to take medication. they believe he refused treatment because he was taking illegal drug autos tb meds do not work well with street drugs. have you to make choices.
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and i don't know which drugs this man is using. there may be call issues he was diagnosed last month. officials say he became impossible to find and because tb is so contaejus he was arrested. >> now, crews are still working to fix a gas leak. one crew ruptured that pipeline and this is one building closer to the leak remeans without service tonight. >> police had to call in a s.w.a.t. team to help arrest a man and investigators were told the suspect yelled at them. these are you report pictures. police arrived and recognized the suspect is a man they'd
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arrested and called in for back up. a 39-year-old guest was arrested on felony charges and there is no gun found. >> coming up a sudden death of a member of the kennedy clan. >> and a test that could help parents detect first signs of autism. >> and a tunnel not for motorists or pedestrians. >> there are temperatures dipping tomorrow. >> abc 7 news continues in one minute.
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the cause of death is still not known. the couple married 16 years before divorcing in 2010. they have four children together. the 52-year-old had been battling drug and alcohol addiction. and she was arrested twice for driving under the influence. he is the son of the late senator robert f kennedy. >> a project is about to make driving safer. it's a $150 million tunnel under highway 50 that is built for animal trapping. caltrans expects it to cut down on accidents and this is a similar tunnel on highway 89. >> researchers think they found a way to pinpoint signs of autism. there is a test with children children as young as six months.
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this is a pull up by the arms, in a study released today researchers tested baby was an autistic sibling. and found 75% of babies with head lag were diagnosed with autism by age 2. >> we don't have wait until first words are emerging we can take action now to help the child develop better. >> the institute conducted the study. researchers recommend if displaying the head lag parents should mention to it their doctor. >> there is a cdc droched a threshold for what is considered to be lead poisoning aimed at children younger than six. lead banned in 1978 and the poisoning can cause brain damage and lower intelligence.
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>> the cause of using smart phone likely to go up. >> you can pretty much kiss unlimited goodbye. last summer verizon twont a tiered system. 3 g customers were allowed to continue. and verizon announced it's customers will now have to transition to its new 4 g service. and when that happens everyone will be put on tiered pricing and verizon's own words it's moving away from unlimited world. and antitrust lawsuit charging apple and several publishers to conspire to raise the price of e books is going move forward. and this judge cited steve jobs saying gromts would cause consumers to pay more.
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jobs said prices would be the same and there is no comment on the ruling. and what consumers are paid for energy produced. the major yu tills are required to credit customers but that is capped at 5%. skm public utilities commission is voting to expand that cap to nearly double, and advocates support it. >> we're just asking to have rights to the grid thachl is what that allows us to do. >> 30% of the solar is in pg&e territory. >> others claim if raised residents not using solar will be forced to pay higher rates for their electricity. and there is a one more thick
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thing. fact or myth? costing more to eat healthy. answer according to us us agriculture department, that is a myth. costs less to dine on fruits, trej tabls and dairy than sit to eat junk food. and this is interesting. we hear processed foods are cheaper. >> you're right. >> cheaper to eat healthy. >> there gou. >> well beach goers in monterey need to stay away from lun one p one local spot. sit in effect until levels drop. >> golden gate bridge celebrating it's 75th birthday soon and there is is what is
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in store. >> there is a big birnl day. we're going to have the golden gate bridge. >> there is festivities running all day and there are artists creating works in main point z there is a is no way to know how many people will show up driving is crowded down here and with crowds we're expecting it will be impossible to park. there is no event parking. >> and. >> this will be people coming well prepared and warmly dressed. there is a small place to pay
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for this event. >> there is they said it couldn't be built, here we are, celebrating it there is a fire works show. there is plenty of good vantage points. details and more on our web site. just go to abc 7 tuesday do. in san francisco abc 7 news. >> we're going to look into the feature. and there is weeks away. there is a live picture. there is across the bay there is still evidence of low
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clouds, 70 degrees is the high for the day. it's been contrasting climates. there is low clouds here keeping it chilly. san francisco only 54 degrees today. pacifica, 51. there is clouds and sunshine that has been the story. antioch getting up to mid-80s. there are temperatures now 81 in antioch. 52 degrees in pacifica. there is a clearing tomorrow, cool, breezy. we're looking at milder hitting weekend. there is a trauf here so there
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is a cool pattern that passes through here. beginning friday and then, continuing throughout the weekend. numbers tomorrow morning under overcast skies into 50s along the coast. inland areas into upper 40s. there is once again gray first thing in the morning and low clouds will actually clear out for a change. we're going to see sunshine. temperatures running lower than today. breezes continue and we'll continue to see the breeze. 70s into warmest locations. 50s along the coastline. the divide is narrowing a bit. there is plenty of 70s. and 74 degrees there. 66 in oakland.
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towards livermore, 75 degrees. there is 69 degrees in palo alto. there is clearing skies. up to 75 in morgan hell. accu-weather forecast cool and breezy. and tomorrow afternoon, mid. >>s to mid-70s. upper. >>s to low 90s. there is monday a bit more cooling as a trough passes through the north. low 60s to upper 70s. you can see across on the seven-day forecast. night, morning clouds and fog. >> right. >> and.
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makes you wonder whether an mri can tell you what a dog is thinking. scientists conducted mri on a dog's brain. the dog given a hand signal. and there is could indicate man's pest friend is capable of more complex conversations. there is a the complete story on abc news. i want to see that. >> and going to jump rope? that is impressive. >> neighbors joined forces to
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rescue a group of stuck ducks. and they're just a couple days old. bibbies fell into a drain pipe on a lot. they're stuck in there. and we can't get anyone to help us. we're trying different ways to get them out. >> the ducklings got stuck after visiting a pond just put in. >> and coming up next, a san jose competition where hitting a high note. >> yes. could find you walking with. >>,000. >> woah.
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at 6:00 san francisco fire chief under fire. tonight looking into what the mayor plans to do about her. >> also, examining future of face book. what a futurist thinks and hundreds wait in line around the clock for a concert to be shown around the world. >> and there are dozens of opera singers in san jose. >> this is part of the vocal competition at the california theater. >> and there is a one kpet
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