if they come back, we say fight back! cut back! >> fight back! >> students and employees at u.c. berkeley stage a rally to protest their own fee increases and furlough day and broader cuts to education in th california budget. >> that demstration is happening at t same time state lawmakers e gearing up to finally vote on a budget thas so overdue it's set a new record. jenelle joins us from the news room. the record actually includes more money from higher education but less for k-12. >> that's right, cheryl. yes. more money for the u.c. and cal state systems but k-12 will see

$3 billion less. a vote was scheduled for 9:00 this mning but has been pushed back to this afternoon. 99 days and counting now. a two-trds majority is needed to close the $19 billion budget deficit. legislators ar scheduled to take a vote later today. among the losers, california public schools, k-12, $3 billion less than last year. state workers a billion and a half cut to employee compensation and corporation $1.2 billion in tax breaks will be suspended. some say the longest budget impasse in state history is in large part because of the two-thirds majority need to pass it. >> is obscenely embaassing. i think in part, a very tough year economically. a two-thirds vote threshold is a very high measure to obtain. >> nature of a two-thirds threshd budget that minority

does rule. it's on the ballot that would change it to a simple majority. until then i would expect we're going to have very late budgets year after year. >> among the winners in the budget, u.c. campuses will receive an extra $200 million each for social services like cal works, the welfare to work program and subsidized day-care will be spared. relief for taxpayers, no new taxes or fees. even if it passes, many state lawmakers say there's nothg to celebre. some say the budget proposal is actually just a lot of smoke and mirrors, doesn't really solve anything and just defers the problems to the next administration. others say that's just reality. jenelle wang, abc 7 news >> thanks. even though california's two university systems are not being cut, many are woied it will be a lot harder for future students to get there as a result of the new hi that public schools are

taking. >> abc theresa garcia is live with the protests going on this morning. >> that's right. the cal students the woers began picketingt 7:00 this morning. it is a buildup to a walkout and noon rally. so my of the picket signs we've seen are familiar ones that we've seen over the last year. you've got saying like education is a right and we demand moy for jobs and education. this cuts to any level of public schooling, affects anyone in the long run. >> they say tough back, we say fight back! >> faculty and workers at u.c. berkeley are joining forces to protes the newest slash of funding for education. walkouts and realize are happening at the u.c. and other campuses statewide. there say budget plan to lower spending by $3 billion. >> after increasing funding for all education, they ar cutting the foundaon for k-12. >> although the budget allocates

$52.5 billion for community colleges nearly $2 billion won't be gen to the schools until the next fiscal year. >> lay off teachers. more streed out teachers. we're going to see children who don't have the attention that they need to succeed in education. >> the only increase goes to higher educion. the university of calornia and california state university systems are receiving a slight budget boost, plus $200 million each to make up for previous cuts. cal students aren't calling this a victory. >> we have to consider that we got cut $800 million st year. so $200 million in the face of losing $800 million isn't really that much help. >> doesn't help. even with money. >> some students believe thei last year of protes helps convince the legislature to allocate more to higher education but they say it's too little too late. >> even though we're gaining this money, we're not gonna see a huge rollback, workers

rehired. >> a 32% tuition increase for u.c. undergraduates took effect this fall and classes are hard irto get. >> i hear citizens ou here suggting for the legislature to increase state fundi for public education by funneling more money t it from the prison live at u.c. berkeley, theresa garcia, abc 7 news. >> theresa, thank you. because of deep budget cuts, those of you who use the dmv office in hayward will now have to go somewhere else. that location on jackson street is closed untifurther notice. the dmv is advising people to go to its websit to find another nearby office. all other dmv offices will contin with furlough days several times a month as ordered by the governor. >> fair and scheduled changes are suggested to the caltrain board today. they're recommending caltrain raise fares by 7%. they also wanna cut four trains from the schedule. the fares from san francisco to san jose would increase by 75

cents. and the cost of a monthly pass would increase by $20. if the caltrain board votes to approve those changes, they would go into effect on january 1st. san fransco police chie george gascon warns the department could lose a quarter of its staff if the current economic condition continues. there will be significant reductions in overtime. 78 offics will be retirin without new academy classes to fill that gap. >> in fresno goveor schwarzenegger is honoring a good samaritan helping to save the life of an eight-year-old girl. victor perez met t girl's mother. he saw the suspect's picku truck on tv after the girl was abducted monday evening. he jumped in his car monday morning, chased it down and confronted the driver. the man pushed the little girl on the street and sped off. on top of today honors, perez

will get special recognition at half time at the state football game. >> making sure they have the rally rags ready for the division title. wayne friedman joins us from the giants ballpark. wayne, are the fans, lining up? >> not exactly lining up but people have come to cubby cove just to have their pictures taken opposite the ballpark the day of the playoffs fans have been waiting for them for a long time, seven years since playoff appearances. there's a sense this franchise and the city are overdue which only bens to explain the exuberance o finally winning the west last sunday, that came from such an unlikely group. they play small ball, stingy with pitching, don't always score a lot of runs. a team on which the bullpen, everybody in the bullpen grows fears. the team that frustrated, disappointed,hrilled and

finally elated fans with grit and character. the team that left its most highly praised player barry zito off the roster. game one, the best of the series for the braves which is a wildcard team. >> it's interesting because a few years ago bay area baseball fans took the first round of the playoffs for grand. they hadhe nba's, giants, and the stadium wouldn't even be filled. but that is not the case now this is is a different deal. it's a night of high hopes, especially for giants fans. you know, this franchise has never won a world series in san francisco. the last time the giants won a world series was 1952. that was in new york. only two baseball franchises have gone longer without a world series. the chicago cubs and the legaled indians. there's a hope tonight, a sense of maybe, maybe, maybe they can put an end to that and put the giants back on the board.

wayne friedman, abc 7 news. >> wayne, thank you so much. something else exciting going on in the bay area. san francisco's fleet week officially begins today and it's being called the biggest in 20 years. you'll hear the roar of loud engines as the blue angels make passes today and tomorrow between 1:00 and 4:00 this afternoon. they will perform the flying act saturday and sunday at 3 p.m. and this year's parade of the ships will include six u.s. navy ships, two canadian ships and two u.s. vessels. last year they only had one u.s. navy ship. for activiti and times go to our website abc7news.com unr "see it on tv." >> just ahead, g.m. issues another recall of tens of thousands of cadillacs. >> the tenth anniversary of the war in afghanistan. has things changed and how are things improving in the war-torn region. >> the rescue attempt of those trapped miners in chile, now

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died. the white house sayshere's a sound reason nato forces are still there. >> to insu that what the taliban once held in control they don't ever control again. because we understand what that means for us. the unencumbered ability to pla and execute attacks against our country. >> the netherlands have pulled out its troops, the first nato nation to do so. canada says it' next. >> there are some outstanding news out of chile for the 33 miners trapped deep underground for two men's the shaft dug for this steel cage is almost finished. it suld reach the men by saturday and could take from three to ten more days to pull the miners to safety because they have to be brought up one at a time. >> general motors is recalng

nearly 4,000 cadillacs because of a power steering problem. the recall includes crossovers from the 2010 model year. g.m. says the power steering fluid could le to a fire in the engine compartment. one fireas been reported. no crashesr injuries have been linked to the problem. owners will be notified bit recall and their vehicles will be repaired for free. >> meteorologist mike nicco ahead with the forecast. >> and we're gonna have some sunshine, mix of clouds today but th threat of showers over. we'll talk about what to expect tonight at the baseball game weatherwis and the warming trend. i'll have an update on the weekend forest. >> and should you take a bus, train or drive. the new app that will soon help make your travel decisions easier. >> expectant mothers hate it but there are benefits to morning sickness

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anine tour. they were starting a stage there as opposed to finishing there. next may for the first time the race will start in south lake tahoe. it will pass through 15 cities including livermore and san jose before the cyclists end up in thousands occasion in southn california. >> bring a lot of business to san jose which is great. mike, everyone wants to know what it's going to be like for the giants game. >> a lot of business going on there. until th a pretty nice day and looks like it will spillnto the game, also. ballmer peak it's 57 degrees right now with a southbou west wind about 7, only to 12 mph. left over moisture from the area of low pressure but those clouds mean no harm and mean no help either for the drought but they are going to move on. i guess what i'm saying, no showers in the forecast. here's say look at at&t park. as wayne menoned, going to be very interesting over the next couple hours as people start to get ready for that bigame. let's talk about the game

forecast. the game, the first pitch is different because it's the post-season. 6:37. temperature about 63 degrees. it will drop to 59 thanks to the sun setting at about 6:44. let's talk about what's going on right now under that partly cloudy sky. we have temperatures in the 60s just about everywhere. 58 in the hills arou los gatos. a little cooler around san francio, san rafael and santa rosa. napa low 60s, fremont. everybody else mid-60s. monterey bay, a little warmer, low to mid-60s and upper 60s inland salinas and gilroy. let's talk about quiet weather today under a mostly sunny sky. quiet tonight, mainly clear. a few patches of fog may form. here's o area of low pressure after the last ten hours pulling away from us and taking all the threat of showers and even thunderstorms with it. high pressure will move in. the sinking air will keep us

relatively sunny, start to warm us. for the most rt keeps the storm track to our north and west. today one of the cooler days, low to mid-70s the south bay. los gatos abou 74. everybody bt millbrae on the peninsula in the lo to mid-70s. low 60s along the coast today even with sunshine. downtown south san francisco, sausalito, mid to upper 60s. low mid-70s through the noh bay valleys. cooler at yo beaches, about 10 to 15 degree low 60s there. east bay shore we'll have upper 60s, richmond, berkeley, oakland, hayward. low 70s for everybody else. mid 70s throughout dublin, antioch 75. monterey,ow about this sunshine, about 70 santa cruz. mid-70s for gilroy and hollister. your threat of showers gone. up in the sierra lingering one more day. central valleyin the mid-7s.

near 70 l.a. and san dgo palm sprin about 76. see some of those patchy clouds developing. low to mid-50s most neighborhoods. the north bay valleys possibly and the mid to upper 40s. time for the accu-weather 7-day forecast. time to see warmer weather after tomorrow. look at those temperatures jump about 4 to 8 degrees on saturday. by the time the heat peaks which will be in thback half of the forecast, we could be near 90 inland, low to mid-80s around the bay, mid-70s at the coast. fleet week looks like the low to mid-70s in san francisco with sunshine. >> all right. did you it. >> thanks, mike. >> you bet. >> perfect! san francisco muni officials are working on a smart phone app that would make it easier for people to decide what kind of transportation to take. it would provide realtime information on travel estimates for all forms of transportation. the app wod help people see when the next taxi would be available, how much it would cost or how long it would take to drive somewhere and find some

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childhood obesit >> mrs. obama bumped on that held the spot the last four years. >> a coue more on the list oprah, lady gaga. >> meat dress and all. >> the final check on weather. >> yes. we're gog to talk about the game, obviously. cool like it usually subpoena at at&t park but won't be overl wednesday. we'll group to 58 or 59 but we'll be so warm and glowing after a victory we won't eve feel it. >> you still want to bundle up, though. >> not to be left out in the cold