>> the car tried to come into campus and we tried to stop it and it proceeded to accelerate through the crowd and then knocked over a bunch of people and guy in front of it so the driver wouldn't run anyone over and cause serious bodily harm to someone. >> reporter: the car did hit a few students but everyone was okay. police say the man was trying to get his girlfriend to class. >> i'm horrified that anyone would dream of doing something like that it is just so wrong. we are just trying to make a point and really be able to show the world what we think about education and how important it is to us. >> reporter: despite their

anger, students calmed everyone down and kept the focus on their message, a peaceful protest against tuition increases. their patience was tested again when a man walked up and criticized their tactics. a fistfight broke out between the man and some protesters. [ screaming ] >> reporter: majority calls were for calm those involved in the fight walk add way the protest started 4:00 this morning when students blocked two entrances at uc santa cruz in the hope of shutting down campus for the day. >> low let in health care workers -- they let in health care workers but turned everyone else away. >> i think students should be allowed on campus. i now they blocked all classes on campus. i think it is unfair. >> the entire idea of a strike

is all business at university shuts done it is a manifestation of the inconveniences that we -- that we are suffering everyday. >> reporter: some apologized but say they plan to hold their ground. >> i think education crisis is more convenient. i think $20,000 of student debt is inconvenient. >> that was amy hollyfield reporting. even elementary school students, parents and teachers today rallied for more education funding in san francisco. kids marched around cleveland elementary kicking off their event part of the march 1st, day of action for public education. organizers say parents and teachers are fed up with cuts. they are calling on voters to support a tax hike proposal on californians who make more than $250,000 a year. a school teacher in court to be formally charged with striking two of her special ed

students. alexia bogdisis stood before a judge to enter a plea. >> reporter: that plea is not guilty for the first time we are hearing from alexia bogdisis in this hot button case. her attorney entered the lee then came to tell report there's his client is being singled out bay the district attorney. alexia bogdisis came out of court accompanied by two attorneys. she spoke for the first time about the accusation she slapped, kicked and pushed two special education children at roosevelt elementary in december and january. >> i would just like to say that i have never abused a child. and i can believe this is happening. i have nothing else to say >> reporter: a mother of a special needs child an allege alleged lay abused by bogdisis spoke about bogdisis allegedly holding food from her child. >> [ inaudible ]

taking food way is not the thing to do to special needs kids. >> reporter: bogdisis' attorney says he entered a not guilty plea because no crime was committed certainly not by his client. >> it is difficult to believe that five aides in a classroom and supervisors would allow something like that to go on. >> reporter: the district's website says, six employees knew of possible abuse and did not meet their legal obligation to report it. the d.a.'s office is choosing not to prosecute these individuals or the supervisor who they did tell but who did nothing with the information. >> at this point we are focusing on miss bogdisis and the wrongs she committed. the people who observed her conduct are more important as witnesses than they would be as defendants in a criminal case. >> breaks my heart, it is high child it really breaks my heart. >> reporter: the school district says it is going to

take disciplinary action against the six employees who knew and did nothing. the judge has ordered miss bogdisis to stayaway from the two alleged victims as well as the school and not to have any child in her care under 18. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. in know does that, -- in modesto a teacher has quit his job left his wife and kids and moved in with an 18-year-old student. 49 james hooker and the 10 say they are in love. they first met when powers was a freshman but they say they did not have a physical relationship until after her 18th birthday. police are investigating whether any inappropriate relationship took place before her birthday this morning the couple talked to cecilia vega. >> do both of you understand how people hearing your story might not believe that this relationship didn't necessarily begin when you

were 18? >> i think that they are digging for something that wasn't there. i mean, of course they are going to be curious. i know for a fact there's nothing. >> i don't think i look at her as a student. i think we are sharing life. >> jordan's mother calls hooker a manipulator and wants him sent to jail. she started a facebook campaign since the daughter moved out of the family's home last week. she claim the relationship started when her daughter was still hooker's student. she says the two exchanged 8,000 text messages and shared late night calls and e-mails when jordan was still a minor. students return to an ohio high school, three days after the shooting rampage that left three classmates dead. chardon students gathered at the town square many dressed in school colors they walked nearly a mile in frigid conditions arm in arm. prosecutors have until this afternoon to file charges

against seven -- 17-year-old shooting suspect tj lane who remains in custody. he is expected to be charged with three counts of aggravated murder and other offenses. they are expected to ask that he be tried as an cult. police have not released a possible -- possible motive reports say he was a troubled man from a broken home. breaking news right now uc berkeley, students and teachers have been evacuated because of a fire. uc berkeley officials say it began around 10:10 this morning when someone grinding a pipe in the engineering department sent a spark flying into the ceiling. no injuries, no word on how much damage was done or when students will be allowed back inside. stay up-to-date on abc7news.com. a good ending to a bad cruise. the nightmare vacation is coming to an end for hundreds of unhappy passengers. plus the battle over manner to birth control

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an antioch family an counting their blessings and checking their insurance policy after an suv smashed into their home. the owner says the driver rammed into the master bedroom. thankfully nobody was in the

room at time of the crash. witnesses say the man driving ran way after the crash. no word on whether police have tracked him down. birth control battle in the capital this morning. -- vote was taken in attempt to roll back president obama's plan to make all companies and employers cover contraception. >> reporter: the bill failed by a vote of 51-48. democrats who succeeded in killing it say it is victory for women. republicans say people's freedom of reon is being trampled. >> today on the floor of the senate we defeat add amendment that would have historically taken away -- something that women in this country have counted on for decades and that's the ability to make their own health care choices in the privacy of their homes. >> reporter: democrats were basking in their win immediately following the vote to table the respect for rights of conscience act. authored by missouri senator

roy blunt. the bill would have undone president obama's policy that mandates insurance companies cover birth control for all employees even those who work for companies that are morally opposed. blunt and other republicans called it a matter of religious freedom. >> it is important we continue to protect the religious beliefs of the american people from their government. >> reporter: democrats say all women deserve access to preventive health care and that includes birth control. >> we talk about numbers. and that's important we do that. but understand these are human beings we are talking about. >> reporter: senator blunt released this statement in response to this morning's vote: the fact remains this provision would preserve the fundamental religious freedom we enjoy today. the obama administration's health care mandate is an he >> -- egregious violation of our first amendment rights. today a grassroots group called restore america's voice foundation said it will call

for mitch mcconnell to resign if he doesn't take a stronger sentence against president obama's health care reform law. they are hot and tired after days of floating on a disabled cruise ship they are safe on land. the ship and more than 1,000 passengers and crew were towed into port in the seychelles this morning. a fire broke out in the engine room monday passengers three days in scorching heat with no power and no working bathrooms. a couple from georgia described the ordeal. >> a good bit of chaos and confusion. they began to lower boats. >> they were totally disorganized, unprofessional in the way they handled it. >> we were very hot and the sewage was very poor and we just -- right now we are elated to be off the ship. >> cruise line is offering passengers two free weeks at a resort where they docked.

the company that owns the ship is the same one that owned the costa concordia which capsized off italy in january killing at least 25 people. here we've been appreciating the rain i think those tourists will like our rain better after today. >> sun grass, sunshine and warmer weather on the way. scattered showers from emeryville to san francisco i'll show you where they are and when they will leave your neighborhood. privacy changes starting today. google stars tracking everything you do on it -- starts tracking everything you do on

google's controversial new privacy policy took effect today changes mean google will be able to more easily collect user information across all its services and websites. independent foe like who you talk to, what you watch and buy. privacy watchdogs worry about one company knowing too much about us. google says the new policy doesn't mean the company will be collecting any more data about users than before. if you are concerned and want to make your data harder to track experts have tips. number one, don't sign into google search. many do, they log-in to view personalized news feeds and

other features. number two, remove your search history, follow it up by changing your settings and making browsing private on google's menu many something you can do. also, clear your youtube history. remember, youtube is owned by google. that process of clearing is quick and easy. finally, if you use gmail chat choose a feature that makes your conversation off the record. the new policy applies to everything that google owns, including android, and blogger. if you want step-by-step instructions on clearing your browser go to abc7news.com and look under see it on tv. if you look outside behind us now you can see this rain falling in the bay area. >> light, stead any some areas, other areas -- waves of light rain. we have a lot of sun coming in for the weekend. a little earlier san francisco a lot of people there were prepared, a couple of people

left up brehm -- umbrellas home. there you go, good job there. nice to see so many people prepared for the wet weather today. let's take a look at tahoe, look at all that snow, you see snow blowing across the screen right now. still under a winter storm warning for another couple of hours until noon in tahoe until 4:00 on the western slopes if you are going to get there you need chains. live doppler you can see a clearing trend, showers not as scattered up across the north bay definitely around the bay itself some of the higher elevations healthier radar returns. the blues more drizzle, the green is more showery. you can see around fremont, towards milpitas, san ramon, better or at least heavier rain now. upstream where our next system is coming from we may get a few breaks in the cloud cover that will keep scattered showers in the forecast this afternoon. rainfall amounts in st. helena,

nearly 2/3 of an inch. higher elevations getting more rain. novato blowing out of the west at 20, fairfield 25, 10 to 20 rain through most of the afternoon if are leaving, upper 40s concord, fremont and mountain view, low to mid 50s everywhere else same around monterey bay and inland. for the rest of afternoon showers, breezy, clearing tonight will lead to calmer and cooler conditions and help bring in warm sunshine for the weekend. this afternoon mid to upper 50s in most neighborhoods clear lake around 50°. monterey bay and inland temperatures mainly in the mid to upper 50s. your rain will linger probably until 5, 6:00 tonight freezing around santa rosa, napa, mid to upper 30s most inland valleys low to mid 50s bay shore to the coast except for

redwood city about 39. second chunk of energy moving through now on that fast jet stream that's why we have the shower chances that will linger into the afternoon. with the rain we've had this morning going to be slick all the way through possibly the evening rush. everything is moving on out by 4, 5:00, overnight clearing and this you go cooler because of the clear sky sunshine tomorrow warming trend starts tomorrow9úiñ temperatures four o eight degrees warmer than today upper 50s at the coast low to mid 60s for the rest of us. saturday and sunday 60s along the coast everywhere else in the upper 60s to possibly mid 70s. the models just came in and said we may make night mid 70s in some areas sunday. dry monday to wednesday. spring will make a comeback. >> so will the pollen. the nation's sports fan in chief, president obama says he knew about jeremy lin before

lin-sanity. >> the president: i knew about jeremy before you did or everybody else did, because artie duncan my secretary of education was captain of the harvard team. so way back when we were playing and he said we've got this terrific guard named jeremy lin at harvard. >> probably know the president is a basketball fan enjoys playing the game. over the past few minutes lynn has shot into the international -- lin has shot into the international spotlight his fans span from the oval office to taiwan. president obama predicts new york will not get past his chicago bulls if the two meet in the playoffs. >> but what a game it will be. next, a girl's day out. the duchess of

today at 3:00, comedian sinbad drivers some of his new material. and the new law keeping stay at home parents for getting the credit they believe they deserve. and day of action by college protesters may have only just begun. [ inaudible ] those stories and more at 4:00 and 5:00. a girls' shopping out something not unusual unless the girls are the leading

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