parents around the bay area put on pajama protest. >> wake up cal! do something fast to fix the education crisis in the state. >> here in lafayette you don't think of this town when you think of school budget cuts as bi as administrators and parents say they, too, are worried about what is happening in sacramento. >> it's really like being in a private school. they do so much extra. >> but even lafayette isn't safe for the budget cuts. for parents and kids held a rally in their pajamags in

trying to wake up california. >> i think there are 21 rallies, from early this morning to late this night, groups likes ours, parents and children and administrators are letting the world know that we value public education. >> our school did help because and everything cause that could affect things. lafayette had to cut ten teachers, technology budget and four instructional days and pass a parcel tax and they donate monies money schools. parents realize that other districts have bigger problems. >> the children aren't getting a proper education. it's getting worse all the time and there are children that are victims. >> the state could lose about

20,000 teachers in a worst case scenario budget. the cost is the uncertainty. sacramento is notorious for not passing a budget on time. schools have to pass a budget before the end of the school year. >> we believe education is something that everyone deserves. >> it's. >> they could extend temporary taxes to fund schools. jerry brown would like to take that decision out of the hands to the lawmakers and take to it to the people and me would like to see the people vote on that at the ballot box. bart is now considering buying tasers to arm every officer with a taser but the plan is serving up controversy. terry? >> reporter: the bart board is responding to a shooting that took place here where a bart

police officer thought he was reaching for his taser and actually reached for his handgun and shot a passenger. a report recommending a shooting more tasers, not fewer. >> they will consider spending $140,000 for 130 tasers enough to outfit everyone on a permanent basis. currently they are shared. >> it's not a bad practice and police departments do it. the practice is to have a taser in hollister that is unique to every officer. >> this stems from the shooting of oscar grant by johannes mehserle mehserle was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and he testified he thought he was pulling his taser when he pulled his handgun. they say tasers should be mandatory so they can become familiar with them.

the public defender says tasers are inherently dangerous weapons. we have seen them substitutes for deadly force but that is lie. >> a taser is better than a baton. for the most part it's not going to hurt like a baton would. >> he says tasers are almost always used on an unarmed suspect and if he has gun they are trained to use their guns. they call it responsible for 600 deaths because there is no indication of how a person stands an electrical current. >> i think it might be safe for them to have tasers rather than have the guns because they are less lethal,. >> i'm not worried about it. >> quite by chance, the national institute of justice released a report today saying that tasers

protect suspects and officers but the last word of tasers, wait until thursday when the bart board votes on whether it should give to every officer on the force. death toll in joplin, missouri is now at 117 making it the single most deadly in the u.s. in the past 60 years. this man is among 16 survivors who have been found so far. he was rescued sending a text message on his cellphone letting him know where he was. it destroyed schools and countless number of businesses. there may be more tornadoes in the area today. one says he just held on to his wife during the storm. >> i just said don't let go. >> as soon as i shut the door,

we immediately felt the wind blow out the windows and start swooping underneath the door and insulation and glass was hitting us on our back. >> president obama will travel toissoi o sunday to get a firsthand look at the damage and have already promised to get all the government help they need. >> we are there for you. we're going to stay there until every home is repaired, until every neighborhood is rebuilt. until every busy back on its feet. >> and if you would like to donate to the relief efforts, we have a list of several organizations on our website at abc7news.com. a massive search is under way right now on both sides of the bay for an at risk 15-year-old danville girl. allison baylor was last seen at her high school in danville. her bike was found in crissy

field. police and volunteers continue to look for any other signs of the missing girl. she is described as 5'8" with blonde air and was wearing blue jeans. more than 7,000 people are looking for allison. the family of giants fan will sue the los angeles team for wrongful death. the family has hired a los angeles attorney plans to file the lawsuit today. they claim the dodgers inappropriately stow to the criminal acts of third parties and failed to respond in a timely manner after the beating. he suffered severe injuries when he was beaten by two men. one suspect is in custody but they're looking for a second suspect and the woman that was with them. >> hundreds of bay area jobs will be up for grabs in less than an hour from now.

abc7 is sponsoring a job fair and david louie is live in san jose where they are ready to shake some hands and check out resumes. >> there is also jobs available, 470 jobs available right here at the job fair at double tree hotel in downtown san jose. let's take you inside and show you what is going on. as i mentioned, 470 jobs are available covering a wide range of job contemporary to more general jobs, as well. the unemployment rate in silicon valley is down from 11.4% a year ago. so what kind of jobs are available at the job fair event today. >> we have a lot of i.t. people, one had 200 software engineering openings and then we have also

administrative, sales, management, just a whole lot of interesting types of jobs. >> reporter: the hire event is a joint venture of abc7 and the california job journal. all you have to do is show up here at double tree located 2050 gateway drive in san jose and it's free. come with your resume and if you need help, there will be counselors on hand to help critique your resume. >> a hot topic, still ahead, new food safety recommendations for home chef cooking pork. >> and what israel's prime minister is telling u.s. legislators must be done. >> and a welcome for president obama. unofficial meeting that seems to be all the buzz during this official visit.,

israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says his country will make painful compromises in order to sake peace. he was in washington, d.c. today and for the first time that some of the settlements would end up outside the borders in any peace agreement. he says israel wants a new peace

but rejected a return to the borders that existed before the six-day war. >> we'll be generous about the size of the future palestinian states but as president obama said, the border will be different than the one that xiostd june 4th, 1967. israel will not return to the indefensible boundaries of 1967. >> he also made several other conditions for piece. he says jerusalem and that israel would not give land back during the creation of the jewish state in 1948. >> president obama received a grand welcome in london today from queen elizabeth. >> the royal welcome had all the pomp and pageantry that british

had to offer. the queen made him a private tour of the pals a. he also visited westminister abbey where they played a game of table tennis with london students. >> and the biggest buzz is between the first couple the royal newlyweds. they as a gift the president donated apple computers to one of the royal couple's favorite charities. >> and nice looking weather but expect the weather to change quickly. >> we'll have rain back in the forecast and usual storm coming in and one last chance of rain before summer starts, maybe. we'll talk about the temperatures for the holiday weekend. >> and a party with a purpose. hundreds of volunteers come together to make sure that local kindergarten students have something to read. >> and forgotten ring, a high

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dozens of volunteers came together this morning to make sure that a thousand richmond

students will get a jump on the next school year. they gathered to stuff bags full of summer reading material and project will hand out 1200 bags to students. it's part of the east bay community reading foundation. >> children, by the first grade, have a chance of increased dropping out and not succeeded. >> it's funded by a grant from the family foundation. in addition to handing out books they have workshops and encourage families to read out loud. those routines with kids. >> and remember a lot of the local libraries where they have reading programs. so it's a good deal.

good day to read a book. especially in the morning, things will taper but rain is on the way. maybe be able to turn the sprinkler system off especially in the north bay. i think most of the rain will fall if we have any more chances like freeway fri that would also be the area. few clouds hanging around and marine layer trying to return but sunshine for all of us today. as we look northwest from sutro tower, santa cruz, there is our guy again. every time, he is walking across the beach. he must be there every day at this time. it's nice to see them and the sunshine on the boardwalk. talk about temperatures. in the mid to upper 50s and out to the coast am up through napa. heading down to monterey bay and mid to upper 50s, watsonville and salinas and 52 in gilroy. it will be dry and cool and

breezy this afternoon but nothing like we've seen and most of the breezes will be along the coast. rain will be heaviest in the north bay, cool and breezy and looks dry for the holiday weekend. our temperatures today compared to average, one degree cooler in napa. san francisco 3, but livermore and redwood city, 7 to 8 degrees cooler than average. low to mid-70s. brentwood, 75 degrees. mid to upper 50s through the east bay shore. 69 in milpitas. mid to upper 60s on the peninsula. mid to upper 50s along the coast. mid to upper 50s at your beaches and low to mid-60s in the valleys but ten degrees warmer in santa cruz. 75 in gilroy. around state, we'll have mid to upper 70s throughout the central valley. about 55 in tahoe and in l.a.

most of us in the low to mid-50s. and deepest valleys may end up in the upper 40s. the cold front holds on for mostly sunny day today. for tomorrow, rain likely, it's going push into the north bay around 5:00 in the morning. so if we have rain during the morning commute. it will be in the north bay and at noon it pushes in the heart of the bay and by 3:00 it moves out of the bay leaving behind a tenth of an inch around the bay and tenth to a quarter of an inch. bulk is going to taper in the south bay and get the lesser amount as usual. >> thanks a lot, mike. >> 90 -- let's go to this story right here. >> they are given the go-ahead to they are announcing new guidelines for cooking pork. they want you to cook it to 155

degrees. this was made by new production methods. restaurants have been using lower temperature and it makes better tasting pork. >> a 90-year-old man has found his high school ring 72 years he thought it when he accidentally flushed it down the toilet. he never thought he would see the ring againful he got a phone call. somebody had found his old high school class ring. a worker found it in the bathtub and had his initials on it and 1939 year book and he was able to return the ring. he said he had to get it re-sized. >> how does the ring still citi fit?

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talk. >> and then east bay that is closing and caffeine hitting shore is shelves. those stories later today at 5:00. >> and in china, two cubs are being nursed by dog. >> the cubs are hybrids, they are called ligers and they were born to a male lion and family tiger. >> they found a dog that was feeding the cubs. they are getting used to this unusual arrangement. >> and they are thriving. >> and looking good. >> dry again through tomorrow. >> temperature