you can see some of the barricades left over from the stand off here yesterday. as police stood guard for a protest that never game. this morning, regents passed a fee hike. the fee hike comes a day after a violent protest and about a year after regents approved an increase. >> 65% of the student body, because they are eligible for public assistance in education will not be paying the increase. so that's a great thing. >> this threatens to decrease the social diversity of the nurses that ucsf trains. >> reporter: students say the schools are gouging those who can't afford it. >> students are broke already, they come in out of high school

or community college. they don't have money to pay for these fees. >> a lot of what you are seeing today is driven by the need to reform our pension plan which is 20 something million dollars in unfunded liability going way out. >> reporter: regents who voted against the hike say it'll raise only a tiny portion of what's needed to close next year's projected shortfall in the wake of decreased education funding from the state. >> the 8% fee increases create $115 million. which is 1% of our budget solution. >> reporter: now coming up at 6:00, we'll have more details on the fate of some of those students who were arrested in some of yesterday's protests. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. so what does today's developments mean to students. an 8% increase would be $122

incruising tuition to $11, $11,124 a year. to watch more video of what happened today go to our website ktvu.com. the story is right there for you on our home page. now to the preliminary hearing involving the seven defendants accused of a vicious two hour gang rape of a teenage girl. today on the witness stands was a nurse who treated the victim. she testified about her conversation with the young girl about how it all started. rita williams was there and is live tonight with what happened, rita. >> reporter: frank this is the first time that we've heard what the 16-year-old alleged gang rape victim had to say about what happened. four times a day sheriff's deputies publicly marched the seven defendants in the alleged two hour gang rape at richmond high last year to and from the

jail courthouse in martinez. causing some folks to question if it's necessary. >> it dehumanizes them and it makes them appear far more scaries than they are. >> in the old day, this was the criminal courthouse and they did that all the time. that's just the logistics, there is not a courtroom in the other building that links to the jail that is big enough. >> reporter: today a nurse who performed a three hour sexual assault exam on the 16-year-old alleged rape victim described photos she took to the teens injury in the hospital the next day. anna marie ray says the girl could only partially open her mouth due to swelling. the teenager told her she was bored at the dance, went outside. then the youngest of the suspects told her to come over here. she started drinking brandy by

a picnic table. she stood up, got dizzy, fell down and someone picked her up. she didn't remember anything else after she woke up in the hospital the next day. the defense told her, so what happened, she drank herself to unconsciousness and couldn't remember anything after that ray said, no, someone held the bottle up so she could drink. the nurse continues under cross- examination here tomorrow in what will be the fifth day of the preliminary hearing. reporting live in martinez, rita williams ktvu news. police in oakland have made four arrests in connection with a string of violent robberies this morning. the suspects pulled off four robberies. one of the victims was shot on

19th avenue. a gold lexus was thought to be linked to two of the incidents. >> some of the information that the officers were putting out about the vehicle and the direction that the vehicle was traveling from last observed, just a hunch of where i thought the vehicle would be. >> reporter: the victim who was shot is expected to be okay. police are trying to figure out if this case is linked to other robberies in the area. our chief meteorologist bill martin says that it'll be wet and cold and we might see a dusting of snow in the peak areas. that may mean a nightmare for the homeless and those tries to help them. robert handa is live tonight in san jose, robert. >> reporter: frank we're here along the guadalupe river which runs through san jose. there are usually many homeless

camps but the homeless tend to scatter when the temperatures drop. because cold weather is an in inconvenience for some, for others a dangerous situation. the temperatures started to drop this morning. people are now bracing for some cold, wet conditions. >> i just have lots of scarves and coats and all that kind of stuff. >> you're ready for anything. >> i'm ready for anything, i have to be. >> reporter: today they have gone into emergency mode since demand for protection will go up as the temperatures go down. >> we are preparing and we have staff on call. this is a life saving issue. >> will there be enough beds for everyone that comes do you think? >> i hope so. >> reporter: many homeless people hope so too. >> when you're on that cold and

you're also on the concrete, it hurts when you go to get up in the morning. it takes its toll on you. you know. it takes it's toll pretty quick. >> reporter: today the medical examiner identified a dead woman found in the guadalupe saturday as 41-year-old francis fallejos. >> francis' case is very sad and i think we're all very sad today to know that we have yet again someone who's homeless who's died outside. >> reporter: one encouraging sign, many of the homeless we talked to today were well aware the weather is about to change as one person put it, it's not a surprise when it gets cold in november, the problem is when you don't have the resources to prepare for it. live in san jose, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. these cold weather concerns are just beginning. chief meteorologist bill martin says this is just the beginning of the cold. >> here we are in the middle of

november and we're going to see some snow on bay area peaks by the weekend. pretty much kind of what you might expect for this time of year. when weather systems roll in here this time of year usually they come from a high latitude. this one has come right down from the gulf of alaska. that makes sense, it's going to be a colder storm. all this in here, this open cell cumulous. that's very cold air that will slide over the bay region over the next 34 to 36 hours. we will see snow in the mountains, we're going to see a cool rain around here and it's going to last right through the weekend. i'm going to break it all down. i'm going to have specifics on the timing and how it will impact your bay area weekend. it's going to impact your afternoon commute tomorrow. we'll talk all about that, and we'll see you back here in a few minutes. for all the latest on the weather system that's headed toward the bay area, you can

head to our website ktvu.com. you will find specific weather for your neighborhood plus our live storm tracker two radar map. students at uc berkeley held a sleep out during the morning hours to help the homeless. they are an organization that advocates for the private interest. students can be as guilty of anyone else to turning a blind eye to problem of homelessness. >> we're out here trying to get people to pay attention. we're students, we care and there's definitely something we can do. >> reporter: the students plan to hold a drive to collect clothing and canned food for the homeless as well as make sandwiches to help feed them. last month was a dismal one for home sales. the number of homes sold fell almost 23% compared to october of last year. the median price also fell.

the median price of the homes that did sale inched up more than 2%. general motors today raised more than $23 million during one of the most anticipated public offerings in some time. gm put more than 400 million common shares up for sale at the opening bell this morning. the auto maker emerged from bankruptcy 16 months ago with the help of a government bail out. the stock sales reduced the government's stake in the company from 62% down to 32%. >> this is such an iconic company with such a storied past. with a little bit of an assist now, i think we have a very bright future. >> reporter: shares opened at $33 and closed up $1.01 at $34.19. the money raised today means general motors will begin to

start paying the federal government which gave the company more than $15 million. stocks over all finished stronger today on wall street. today's big games came after the release of stronger than expected economic data and on news that -- will receive an economic -- news that ireland will likely need an economic bail out. today is the 32nd anniversary of the mask murder and suicide at jones to gayona. family members of the victims held their annual memorial at oakland's evergreen cemetery where many of the victims are buried. comedian and civil rights activist dick gregory led today's service. the jones town memorial service lost 27 members of her own family including her mother. and today, survivors announced

plans to build a granite memorial with the names of all of those who died that day. >> and so we've come here to say never again the jim jones experience. this should never have happened. these lives were sensibly lost and it should never happen again. >> more than a thousand people died at the hands of people's temple leading jim jones. jones was found dead with a gunshot wound to his head. we're inching toward what could be the first big ski season weekend. everyone is excited. we're going to take you live to the sierra coming up in just a few minutes. here's a live look at the san mateo bridge. what we're learng tonight about the crash that happened today at the bridge.

someone knocked a fire hydrant off it's mount this afternoon sending a geyser of

water into the air. it -p happened before 4:00 under the bart tracks. people in the area said water was shooting up toward the tracks for a time forcing trains to slow or even stop in some cases. b.a.r.t. says the water didn't cause any problems. the water department had to list the help of a construction crew works near by to shut the valve so they could shut off the hydrant. going to weather, we've been talking about it all week. have you seen any changes with this storm approaching? >> there's a couple of things changing in this strong weather system. what's happening is this storm is more diffused than it was in the last couple of days. it's widely scattered stray showers both saturday and sunday. it's still going to be wet, it's still going to be cold. but there's not one period that i can say it's going to be raining hard. right now i've got a little bit of fog, it's been lingering along the coast. you can see some here around

monterey. you have some off point rays. the fog will probably come in tonight a little bit along the coast. tomorrow will be marked by increasing clouds throughout the day. by tomorrow night, a good shot at a sprinkle. a light sprinkle. this is not a heavy rain producer. when you get a cold pool of air it just does not hold that much water. accumulations over three day into sunday night. half inch, .25-inch. not expecting a lot of rain from this. looks like it's going to be a light rain producer during that period. san skwhro se tomorrow will be cooler than it was today. today was -- san jose tomorrow will be cooler than it was

today. so the cool down begin, clouds increase. now when i come back i'm going to light up this computer model and it's going to show you the timing of the showers. now the showers are going to be more widely scattered than originally anticipated. strong impulses are going to go by friday afternoon, saturday and sunday. transportation officials today discuss exactly how to spend a million dollars allocated for repairs on the san mateo bridge. members of the transportation commission met this afternoon in oakland. the $12 million appropiation. the flames destroyed a children's slide and other play

equipment. the area that was burned is now fenced off and classes at the school are continuing as scheduled. the cause of the fire is under investigation. it's a day of celebration at lincoln el elementary school in oakland today. principal melvin and teacher rosita young went to washington, d.c. to receive the blue ribbon for education. this morning they presented that award to the students, teachers and staff. >> wonderful source of pride. it really gives the students a sense that they can get rewards for working hard. it also inspires them to continue to try hard in school and work hard and also for our teachers, it's an acknowledgment for their heart work. >> reporter: lincoln elementary was the first oakland school in years to get the award. and what will happen when

the proposition eight trial lands in the court of appeals. both california senators today joined to take a stand on don't ask don't tell. one north bay restaurant is banking on opera music. but tonight there's a move to silence the move, who's behind it. young football players from a tough bay area city on the verge of playing in the national championship. but we reveal the big hurdle off the field they'll need to clear first. we're continuing to monitor changes in the approaching storm front. when rain will reach your neighborhood, tonight on ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00.

you will be able to watch

the upcoming hearing on california's proposition eight live on cspan. a judge overturned prop eight says the voter approved ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. now supporters of the ballot measure are appealing that ruling both u.s. senators from california today joined 11 of their colleagues from capitol hill to push for the repeal of don't ask don't tell. >> this is a no brainer. people are fighting for our country. they are heros, they are stars. and for absolutely no reason they find themselves tossed out of the military. >> reporter: one of the people senator boxer was talking about was colonel victor ferenbot. he was dismissed for being gay. feretbot spoke with senators from both side of the aisle.

>> i would be employed right now protecting soldiers on the ground if not for don't ask don't tell. >> reporter: senator majority leader senator reed says there will be a vote before the end of the year. that deadline may be problematic because some senators who are undecided on this issue may not want to vote nor the senate's armed forces committee holds a hearing. the report says it found several state and local agencies that have failed to translate their materials into other languages violating a 1973 state law. the law also requires the agencies to employ b lingual staff. 12 in five californians does not speak english well. testing shows some improvement in math skills but a long way to go in reading

skills. in math, the average score rose from 150 to 153 between the years 2005 and 2009. but in reading, it came in at 288 out of 500. >> our chief meteorologist bill martin just told us to expect to see a dusting of snow here on bay area mountains very soon. up in the sierra it's going to be a very different story. tonight skiers and resorts are getting ready for a white weekend. >> reporter: right now i am standing in downtown truckee, take a look. soak in the scenery, because if reports are accurate, this will be dusted in snow. from the firing up of snow blowers to the crackling of fireplaces to the pounding of

snow stakes and nailing down of rooftops, the preparations for an impending snowstorm are going on everywhere at the sierra. >> we're stoked. >> reporter: as the weather starts to change up here, the winds are kicking up right now hitting nearly 20 miles per hour. >> today it is bitter and cold and strong. >> reporter: listen to this, the predictions of two to four feet of weekend snow are proving so buzz worthy, this chain installer moved to the sierra at noon today getting ready for drivers tomorrow. >> i just tried to beat everybody up here. >> reporter: could the timing be any better? >> no, i think it's the best time to open. >> reporter: and remember the snow level could fall all the way down to the 2,000 level. meaning towns like colfax that

today saw a dog walking and sidewalk strolls will transform from fall to winter in a matter of hours. >> you can feel a buzz in the air, people are really kpaoáeut about it. >> reporter: while we have not seen any snow today, we are not expecting any tonight. if you are going to be coming up here any time this weekend, the highway patrol saying you definitely want to bring those chains and be prepared for what could be heavy, heavy snow on the interstate. it could be a wild weekend if you're going to try and travel up here to the nice little town of truckee. back to you. >> all right, thank you, mike. when we come back a very interesting story about a waiting at one bay area restaurant. what they want to do and also how it's creating a little controversy. we'll be back with that story in just a few minutes.

that might be music to your ears, but for some it's a sound that could set an undesired precedent. would you like a serenade with your spaghetti. diners in one part of san francisco might think it's a draw but the idea is drawing a sour note with some people that live near by. sal castaneda is live in san francisco with more. >> reporter: this motion was all set to pass when i last left the commission hearing room inside. they were just about the pass it then one of the commissioners katherine moore mentioned that she wanted to amend the permit to say this could only sing italian music. that didn't go over well. people started complaining so loudly they had to bring the

meeting back to order. but eventually they did get the meeting back to order. having a little opera music with dinner seems like a good fit. >> we're looking to get low level amplification for a singing water. >> reporter: for nevogato in north beach, getting a permit for a small amplified music system is getting criticism from neighbors. in the cafe, nevogato employs a waitress who sings opera. the hold up is opposition from the dwellers association made up of people who live on telegraph hill. the group has gone on record

with the san francisco commission says that granting such a permit could open for dance clubs. >> we feel our clients are all for it. >> reporter: now we did get word that that has just been approved by the commission just moments ago. in fact, people just came outside told me it was 5-1. the commissioner who did not approve it was the commissioner who wanted to regulate it so there could only be italian music. since it's not going to just be italian music, she voted no. it looks like the singing waiter will go forward after it passes the entertainment commission. live in san francisco, sal

castaneda. some say the result of underground community group of homeless people have taken living in the park. his name is trash and he lives in golden gate park. trash says he witnessed one of a number of killings. >> he jumped him in the back and stabbed him with something that looked like a screwdriver. >> reporter: police arrested a 65-year-old man for stabbing a 69-year-old man to death. >> it definitely makes me for less comfortable going there. >> reporter: someone walking at the park found a severed arm. police are calling it a suspicious death. in all three cases the victims

and the suspects are believed to be transients. >> they are here, right here is an altercation. i was yelling at my girlfriend -- >> reporter: frankie levin says that he does not hang out with the suspects but knows of the people. >> it's still concerning that it's happening at all. >> i noticed from the news that it's mostly transient on transient crime. but i don't see how people in the park might not be next if they stumble upon a bad scene. >> reporter: police arrested 22- year-old nicholas burner for friday's stabbing. police say he has no fixed

address. still many realize that the violence is isolated to the park's under ground kill -- underground culture. a san quentin inmate sam souza's trial is beginning. he is already serving 16 years to life for killing a homeless man. dozens of bay area charities are filling up santa's bag at the marsh creek detention facility. it's the 13th year that inmates have created wooden toys.

the toys are given to parents to give to their children on christmas. amc is going to have to make major changes. the settlement that will have it redesigning some of its theaters. why congress is taking another look at the dream act. and a controversial sex documentary banned from a north bay theater was a no go until today. the developments that now allow daddy i do to be seen on the big screen.

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immigration activists were in the nation's capital calling for support of the dream act. as washington correspondent carol hann reports there's new momentum to vote on the bill before a new congress convenes in january. >> education not deportation, education not deportation. >> reporter: students from around the country -- >> i'm from california. >> i'm from florida. >> reporter: recently stormed capitol hill with a dream that congress pass the act that offers young undocumented students citizenship if they complete two years at a university of the military. congress may finally act. top democrats are promising to

bring the bill up for a vote during the lame duck session before the party loses members and power in january. >> i'm seeing a political momentum that frankly is surprising. >> reporter: perhaps it's a political thank you to all the latino voters who turned out and voted for senator boxer helping to save the senate for democrats. today community leaders were in d.c. to vote for it too. >> we want our people to participate actively. that means that we have to open students for them. >> reporter: opportunities some say could help us recover from a recession. a recent study says that the inclusion of 2 million educated latinos can help the recession. >> we've already paid for this

education. >> reporter: the dream act has had republican support in the past. in washington, carol han, ktvu channel 2 news. in san francisco, a film called daddy i do will screen at 8:00 p.m. the film was named best documentary at the can film festival. at an emergency meeting on friday, they voted in a new

chair members. amc is the second largest movie theater chain in the country with more than 5,000 screens. there are new rules tonight for pop warning football players. what players who have had head injuries before will need in order to get back in the game. it has been four years and this building is finally getting a tenant. an announcement on what has to happen next before work can start here. and we have a big storm headed our way. young football player from a tough bay area city on the verge of playing in the national championship. we reveal the big hurdle off the field they'll have to clear

first. we're continuing to monitor changes, changes in weather.

rules are changing for children two pay pop warning football. pop warning today announced the creation of a national medical advisory board. the board is headed by andrew bales. more than 280 children are currently involved in pop warner football. >> it's a beautiful building in the silican valley but it's been sitting empty for years. but today we learned that's going to change. maureen naylor has the story of who's moving in. >> reporter: today's announcement is so notable

because since construction on it began almost a decade ago, the tower has sat empty and dark. it is 18 stories tall. what's known as is sebrado building has been a long vacant landmark. >> we eventually concluded that this building was waiting for us. >> reporter: it may not look like much. >> this has been a long time coming, it's undoubtedly the understatement of the day. >> we're taking 45,000 extra square feet from the space that we have now. we hope to use that space to generate new jobs. we're looking to hire at least

100 new people just in the next year. >> reporter: the company had its choice of many vacant buildings but decided on a 15 year lease to occupy the top eight floors of this one. where it's views of the bay area. it is a bright new beginning for a building which has been a symbol of the dot come bust. >> that's certainly a growing tide. we have net job growth now. probably the last six months, it's great to see that happening. we have companies that are relocating in san jose and growing in san jose. making major investments in san jose. >> reporter: companies like samsung are expected to be opening new facilities here in the next days. mixed news about jobs today

in the labor department. unemployment claims are up 2,000 to 439,000. that's pretty much what economists expected. continuing claims fell by 48,000 to 4.3 million. officials say that's an indication that fewer jobs are being cut but not many new jobs are being created. hundreds of local workers are bracing for possible lay offs from one of the bay area's largest biotech companies. rumors about lay offs at genentech have been floating around since last june. more than 600 people are going to lose their jobs with at least 100 more being let go from the vacaville manufacturers facility. workers say they still don't know who is going to be let go. state farm insurance is also cutting jobs. the company says it plans to cut it's regional offices and

move those operations to bakersfield. state farm will also close nine smaller offices including one in san francisco. the changes are part of a statewide restructuring plan that state farm says will help improve efficiency. coming up next at 6:00, young students committing suicide. 13 in the past 16 months in san joaquin county and there were 35 other attempted suicides. tonight a look at what's going on. julie haener is until the newsroom now with some of the other stories. also at 6:00. continuing coverage to raise tuition at all uc campuses. more than half of all students won't have to pay extra money. new information about some of the protesters who were arrested yesterday. a bay area youth football team has made it to the national championship game in florida but there is a big problem that could keep them from taking part. plus what authorities say they found at the home of a counselor at a bay area juvenile hall. why he could be in serious

trouble. we'll see you at 6:00. julie, thank you. a new report is out listing the most polluted cities in california. the state of the air report for 2010, the dirtiest cities in the state are all in central or southern california. bakersfield tops the list. fresno, visollia and hanford round out the top five. big changes are just about to happen, bill. >> this will be a good weekend to watch football indoors. not a big weekend to go to the big game at call. because it's going to be wet and it's going to be cool. now a big gully washer. just a persistent rainmaker.

4:00 or 5:00 rain coming down. the wipers are not on high but just going. cold air as it moves down is going to set up shop and it's going to drop rains in the mountains. we've had colder overnight lows, we had frost advisories a few weeks ago. but daytime highs are just going to be in the 50s. as this thing drops during the weekend, snow levels drop. in the mountains a winter storm warning, snow levels, above 7,000 feet you're going to get 3 feet of snow. but snow levels could easily

drop town to 2,800 feet. that will get you mount diablo. the computer model teasing you, i told you i was going to show it to you. friday night it's got the rain. light showers. this encompasses a bit of your morning commute. a lot of people have next week off, if you do you might be headed some where. there's friday afternoon, then you get into saturday morning it's kind of heading south. here's the scattered showers. saturday morning, there's saturday afternoon into saturday evening, sunday morning. right it's just a -- there's no reds, there's no real heavy rain cells in there. i can see on the computer model,@. it's just going to a nuisance shower model. this is all going to change a little bit as i've been saying. this type of pattern is tough. what's tough about this type of pattern because there's not a

clear funnel system with it. it's hard to time it out. you think, here comes the front. it rains hard, moves through. we start to get scattered showers. there's no one thing to look at with this storm. it's a series of impulses that will spin through almost randomly over the next 2-1/2 days. timing will be tough. it's a mountain snow thing and cool showers for us. >> what are you working on for 6:00. >> i'm going to show you the latest computer model. we're going to break down that sunday afternoon period for you. >> thanks, bill. tonight is the night. harry potter hopes to whip up a spell of wicked proportions at the box office. we'll take you a sneak peak, up next. [ female announcer keurig has over 200 varieties

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deathly hollows part one. harry potter is finally in the battle that he's been preparing for. one fan we spoke to say the epics played a big part of his childhood. >> when i was a child, my father read them to me. and i enjoyed them so much, when i grew up i read it again. >> critics are expecting it to break records. it's the only film in the series so far to rake in more than $100 million on its opening weekend. fans are expected to line up in

theaters all over the country. it's rated pg13. ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 is next.

many of us come out of school and debt cycles before we can even drink. >> reporter: tuition is going up in bay area campuses. a community is in shock tonight after an eighth grader takes her own life. what the school is saying about the teen and the message counselors have for parents. good evening i'm julie haener. >> and i'm frank somerville. we begin tonight with a teenage tragedy hitting the small town of mountain house which is in san joaquin county. parents, students and teachers are mourning the death of a