." >> from san jose state university and kteh, you're watching "equal time," exploring new issues each week and giving "equal time" to competing points of view. >>> hello from the campus of san jose state university and welcome to this edition of weekal time. i'm your host professor bob rucker. with the explosion of social media, people are turning to new ways to finding jobs. three of the largest social media companies in the world are located right here in the bay area. but as keith brian reports, landing a job in 140 characters or less is a lot harder than you think. >> the day revolves around social media, the 2010 grad is a communications major and she said twitter accounts was a great start to her career. >> one of my first experiences was actually doing some freelance stuff. so i would go and talk with some people about how they wanted to use social media and why they wanted to. >> social networking has become a viable profession. >> i've noticed a lot of companies and organizations that haven't been on social media are starting to say, okay, we need to be on social media becaus

. >>> for the first time at san jose state university, housing is not only fair but overbooked. we hear where the overflow students are living. >> reporter: the claireon hotel -- clari on hotel is now home to 90 students. nick madahasken lived in joe all last year. >> my parents thought i was living the life. >> reporter: the hotel is a 9- minute car ride or 13-minute vtu ride. >> i brought my car, and it's not a big deal. >> reporter: housing services decided the hotel was the best option with the housing requirements. >> we have a long list of needs. something that was within walking distance or on the lightrail line. >> reporter: each room is a double occupancy with a double closet, single bathroom, desk, and other menties. students have access to limit the room service, a people and room service. residential staff are living with them and working to accommodate their needs. they are not alone. other schools have dealt with the same problem, moving students to the nearby hotels. >>> new san jose state president is trying to get the campus community more involved. while sjsu c

. >>> students protested at san jose state university this everyoning, angry they have been no, sirred forced to live off campus. they miscalculated the number of freshman they enrolled this year. >> these students marched through san jose state university angry about a lack of housing on campus. >> i want the president to change the housing policy. >> a third year political science major from southern california. he has been crashing on a friend's couch in a dormitory room. >> not having my own room to go to if i want to close my door and be secluded, it's not a good feeling. >> we found this student living in a hotel room. he's one of 90 students staying at the hotel. >> if i was living on campus, i could just walk to the buildings. now it will take me 40 minutes to get back to the hotel. >> so why the housing shortage? san jose state officials say two reasons. incoming freshman must stay in the dorms and second, the freshman class is larger than the university had expected. most universities generally accept more students than they have slots. >> for any number of reasons, more stud

. >>> new concerns at san jose state university with two sexual assaults in the campus area in less than a week. warnings now for the students there. stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, frank. you know, this is the second time in a week that san jose police have sent alerts to students about a sexual assault. san jose police, we just got off the phone with them, they are handling the case. even though it happened outside the campus here, it technically happened off campus across the street where it's very dark. police are not saying if the victim is a student but it happened around 2:00 sunday morning. they do not think it is connected to last week's attack. that a student was approached by a man who offered her a cigarette and convinced her to go to an alley by the engineering building where she says he groped her before following her on a bus for eight miles. police are still looking for that man and campus police are handling that situation. but they say they have surveillance footage of him from the bus and right now detectives are reviewing that footage. two sexual a

there's the mysterious kind of uneasy feeling on campus right now. >> reporter: both san jose police and san jose state university police are asking anyone who witnessed anything to give them a call. live at san jose state, george kiriyama, nbc bay area news. >>> new tonight at 11:00, another odd twist to the b.a.r.t. saga. b.a.r.t. officials concocted a plan intended to manipulate the media. they confronted commuters and wanted to give them prepared scripts. nbc bay area news has confirmed the contents of the e-mail, showing the spokesperson hatched a plan to recruit loyal riders to speak out against the planned protest on august 11. however, only one rider showed up on b.a.r.t.'s behalf and they also hired a car service to get him to the press conference. however, he never used the car service and b.a.r.t. wasted $800. he also gave the go ahead to cut wireless service on b.a.r.t. trains on the same day. here's the e-mail that johnson sent staffers. in part it says -- >> we reached the president of b.a.r.t.'s board of directors tonight. he told us that b.a.r.t. reached out to supporters who e-mailed the agency a

the search is on for a suspect in a sexual assault at san jose state university.phanie chuang reports. >> reporter: good morning. we are here where it was actually pretty deserted yesterday on labor day but that's when a female student says she was sitting in front of the administration building at 9:30 yesterday morning and was approached by a man who offered her a cigarette. they started chatting and apparently he was able to convince her to go to the engineering building where she said he groped her and she did fight back and was able to break free. that's when she actually came this way, took off running around the corner at san fernando and 7th to that bus stop right there. that heads to capital and snell. so she jumped on the bus. she said he followed her, jumped on the bus, too. and they rode the entire line to the very end at capital and snell, that's when he realized that she was calling pd. this is 7 or 8 miles later. he jumped off the bus and ran off. police don't know where he is. they sent a message to san jose state students yesterday with a descript

and san jose state university remembers the anniversary of nine-eleven in a creative way. update news starts now. hello and welcome back to another semester of update news... im jenna johnson. and i'm ... rina santoro thanks for joing us. new census figures out this week show more than 16 percent of californians are living under the poverty line. that's the highest rate in eight years.... it's hitting many college students hard. courtney jolander is anding by live on campus with more... courtney? this weknsus report confirms that the poverty rate increased dramatically for young adults... age 18 to 24. and here on campus... many people are hurting.... but don't talk about it. ">>>">>>we have students in our midst that are sitting next to us in our classrooms who didn't have a meal yesterday." >> social worker wiggsy silversten has been working for san jose state university for more than fifty years and has noticed an increase of students on campus. s-j-s-u president mohammad qayoumi is aware of the students struggling financially. " " ">>>the number of students with federa

. >>> it is 6:02 now and some new concerns at san jose state university with two sexual assaults in the campus area in less than a week. stephanie chuang is in san jose with an alert. steph, good morning. >> good morning, we have seen the university police drive by here about every few minutes or so at san salvador. san jose police said it happened across the street from the village dorms here. on the other side of san salvador where many students live off campus, happening at 2:00 in the morning on sunday is what police say. we don't know if the victim is a student, but it's the second report of the sexual assault around here in just a week. and police, they do not think that it is connected with last week's reported sexual assault because they got a different suspect description. students at 7th in san fernando said that's where she was when the man approached her leering her near the engineering building where she said he groped her before following her on the bus for eight miles. the university police are handling that case. they are still looking for the man, but they say that they

. >> here at san jose university, the lost generation is not hard to find. >> i live with my parents.like that? >> it's all right. it would be nice to live by myself. >> matt is a computer engineering major living at home. the same goes for michael labosco. he was layed off tuesday. >> i never thought i would be 27 years old live ling back home with my parents. >> nearly 6 million young adults live with their parents. that's up 28% since before the recession. they are having to put off getting married and having kids. it's putting their adult life on hold. the unemployment rate for young adults is now at 45%. the highest level since world war ii. here at the industrial design workshop, aaron is one of the lucky ones. the 30-year-old former plumber just moved out of his mom's house. but if he can't find a job after graduation, he'll have to move back in. >> do you have to swallow a lot of pride to move back home to mom? >> yeah. you feel like a grown man. >> it's coming of age after the great recession, where you canted afford to get on with your life. cbs 5. >>> other bay area headlin

. >>> a warning tonight to students at san jose state university after a woman was sexually assaulted by a man on campus. campus police are now on high alert. investigators say the young student was sitting on a bench outside the administration building yesterday morning about 10:00 when a man approached her and offered her a cigarette. he then lured her to an alleyway between two buildings where police say he groped her. >> she ran off to a bus at the corner of 7th and 10th fernando street. the suspect followed her on to the bus. during the ride she was able to call the police. the suspect and the victim did get off at the capital and snell bus stop. >> police met the woman there, but the suspect ran off. campus police want students to be careful and take advantage of a walking service which will escort students up to two blocks from campus. >>> the obama administration is demanding that college administrations take a tougher stance on sexual violence and harassment on campus. this comes after federal officials say they've seen problems at a number of schools that led victims to -- l

stephanie chuang live at san jose state university. you. >>> # it is the next chapter in the same-sex marriage marriage showdown. this morning the california supreme court hears arguments on prop 8. kristy seifkin is in san francisco to explain the question the high court is being asked to answer. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. in just a few hours we'll start to see supporters lining the steps of the state building just over my shoulder having a sit-in here that they are calling, proposition 8 won't stand. this is happening around 10 a.m. when the case is being heard in court. they are going to see if the supporters of the prop 8 measure can legally try to appeal that measure being overturned. it was just about a year ago that justice warren found that the proposition 8 vial -- that justice vaughn walker found that the proposition 8 violated equality laws. it was appealed and the appeals court has turned to the state court to weigh in on the matter before a federal decision is made. in today's hearing the court will hear argum

. >>> in san jose today, the family of captain of the san francisco bound flight 93 is prepared to mark the memorial of his death. he was a graduate of san jose state university. at 1:00 p.m. a ceremony will be held at an elementary school. then 3:00 they will hold a memorial tribute at flight simulation lab. it crashed on september 11th in pennsylvania. a group of passengers stormed the cockpit to stop terrorists from flying the plane into the white house. >> leon panetta visited ground series. he toured the memorial with two reflecting pools where the twin towers of the world trade center once stood. he went inside the museum that is still under construction. he floond visit shanksville pennsylvania but cancelled the trip due to bad weather. we'll carry special coverage of the commemoration of 9/11 attacks all weekend. lilian kim will be in shanksville. on sunday, abc news begins our live coverage of september 11th ceremonies where w special edition of "good morning america" from 5:00 to 8:00 a.m. that will be followed by abc7 morning news from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. >> still ahead, you are on your own. what a new study finds that babyboomers are not leaving th

. >>> students at san jose state university are angry that many upper class men have to live off campusth tells us why an unexpectedly large freshman class is to blame for the housing crunch. >> reporter: these students marched through san jose state university today angry about a lack of housing on campus. >> i want the president to change the housing policy. >> reporter: yates is a third year political science student, he says he's been crashing at a friend's house in a dormitory room. >> not having my own room to go to if i wanted to close my door and be secluded is not a good feeling. >> reporter: we found this student, he is one of many students staying at the clarion. >> if i want to go on campus, it used to take me two minutes. now it's going to take me 40 pháeups to get back to the hoe -- 40 minutes to get back to the hotel. >> reporter: why the housing shortage? there are two reasons. one that the freshman not from this area must stay in the dorms. and the freshman class is larger than the university had expected. most universities usually accept more students than they have sl

. >>> students at san jose state university are angry that many upper class men have to live off campusroth tells us why an unexpectedly large freshman class is to blame for the housing crunch. >> reporter: these students marched through san jose state university today angry about a lack of housing on campus. >> i want the president to change the housing policy. >> reporter: yates is a third year political science student, he says he's been crashing at a friend's house in a dormitory room. >> not having my own room to go to if i wanted to close my door and be secluded is not a good feeling. >> reporter: we found this student, he is one of many students staying at the clarion. >> if i want to go on campus, it used to take me two minutes. now it's going to take me 40 pháeups to get back to the hoe -- 40 minutes to get back to the hotel. >> reporter: why the housing shortage? there are two reasons. one that the freshman not from this area must stay in the dorms. and the freshman class is larger than the university had expected. most universities usually accept more students than they have

. >>> warnings are going out again to students at san jose university about an attempted sexual assault, the second in one week. early sunday morning a student was confronted after a man asked her for a light from a cigarette. and on labor day a woman reported an attempted sexual assault. some students are changing their routines now. >> i originally came to this school, one of the reasons being it was one of the safest large cities in the united states. and it's turning into, sounds to be a little more dangerous. >> campus police remind students not to walk alone at night, stay in well lit areas and take advantage of the free campus escort program. >>> three of the four fugitive teenager who is escaped from a local youth detention center have been captured. they found the boys at an antioch wal-mart around noon. deputies are searching for a 15-year-old who is mentally disabled and has a conviction for a violent ochx. the teenagers escaped from the boys ranch yesterday. the ranch is in contra costa county 15 miles east of oakland. it's designed to rehabilitate low level delinquents. >>>

. >>> in san jose today, the family of captain of the san francisco bound flight 93 is prepared to mark the memorial of his death. he was a graduate of san jose state university. at 1:00 p.m. a ceremony will be held at an elementary school. then 3:00 they will hold a memorial tribute at flight simulation lab. it crashed on september 11th in pennsylvania. a group of passengers stormed the cockpit to stop terrorists from flying the plane into the white house. >> leon panetta visited ground series. he toured the memorial with two reflecting pools where the twin towers of the world trade center once stood. he went inside the museum that is still under construction. he floond visit shanksville pennsylvania but cancelled the trip due to bad weather. we'll carry special coverage of the commemoration of 9/11 attacks all weekend. lilian kim will be in shanksville. on sunday, abc news begins our live coverage of september 11th ceremonies where w special edition of "good morning america" from 5:00 to 8:00 a.m. that will be followed by abc7 morning news from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. >> still ahead, you are on your own. what a new study finds that babyboomers are not leaving th

. >>> san jose state police are warning of a sexual assault for the second time in a week, a short distance from san jose state university's campus village. a few details have been released about the off-campus attack which happened sunday morning. that was near 9th and san salvador streets. that prompted a message to students from sjsu's safety alert system. on september 5 a woman said a man groped her on campus near the engineering building. no arrests in that case, and still no indication that those two incidents are connected. >>> serious crime is down across much of california, and that includes san leandro where today police held a community meeting to maintain the positive trend. >> with staffing levels they are in most law enforcement agencies we need to be creative. we'll need to educate more. we'll need to tackle problems head on, and address those issues so that we can let citizens and communities members feel safe. >> today was the program's first monthly meeting to reach out to residents. the goal is to improve communication and citizen participation. >>> too short to wear on campus is what a high school south

he earned his master's degree at san jose state university.e completed his undergraduate work in history with an emphasis on native american studies at the university of california at santa cruz. he was previously employed at the center for training and careers as a center for youth services, and after 18 years of substance abuse and several years of incarceration, michael decided to dedicate his life to helping youth and adults find alternative ways to deal with substance use. michael is of apache-chicano and dissent and said this very thing -- "understanding my culture has helped me understand my identity." those words could not be more true, michael, and john would like to say a few words about michael. if i could invite you to the podium please. [applause] >> it is a pleasure for me to represent the indian health center of santa clara valley. we are so thankful to kqed, the mayor's office, and the other organizations that have put this event together. i know it takes a lot of work, a lot of planning. there are a lot of last-minute items th

. >>> here in the bay area, police at san jose state university want to know who groped a female student. they say a man lured her to a secluded area yesterday. police have a description but no name. stephanie chuang reports. >> reporter: good afternoon. student life has returned to normal back on campus but it was deserted yesterday for the holiday here when the alleged sexual assault happened right by this engineering building. while students were on break, they got a text message from university police alerting them about the attack. it was here in front of san jose state administration building where a student in her 20s says she was sitting yesterday morning approached by a man who offered her a cigarette. >> he enticed her to an alcove in the engineering building before he grabbed her. >> reporter: she ran to the bus stop and broke free and got on the bus. but the man followed. they rode 7 miles to the end of the line at capital and snell before he realized she was calling police. he took off running. police describe him as an african-american man in his late 30s, 5'8", crooked low

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. >>> and a rally is planned this afternoon at san jose state university to call attention to the on-campus housing shortage. the situation has forced dozens of students to live at an airport-area hotel three miles from the campus there. protestors claim a new policy that requires on-campus living for freshman who graduated from high school more than 30 miles abay. this year's freshman class is the biggest in the university history. >> room service doesn't make up for it right? [ laughter ] >> that three-mile walk is the killer especially if you are a freshman. >>> more trouble for netflix. >> how a former rival is threatening to take away more of its movie business. coming up. a memory on your wall. coziness over your chair. it's a little taste of home at the office. marie callender's gives you one more. smoky cheddar mac with bacon with homemade touches like cheddar cheese and crispy bacon for a surprising 380 calories. just one of 11 steamed meals for under 500 calories. perfect for lunch. marie callender's fresh flavor steamers. it's time to savor. i make it delicious and fun. [ male an

. >> and at san jose state university, students protested the new housing policy. 90 upper classman had been forced to live in a hotel instead of the dorms because the university requires most freshman to live on campus and there simply isn't enough dorm space for everyone. it has no other options, but it will look at housing policy in the coming years. >>> the animal shelter is trying to head off an outbreak of feline distemper. it's a swift in deadly disease that can kill cats in a few days. two cats have already died. the shelter in san martin quarantined all cats. cbs 5's kit spoke with the shelter manager. >> this quarantine couldn't have come at a worse time. it is the height of kitten season when the shelter typically adopts out as many as five cats a day. what is more, they recently took on several dozen cats from a local hording case, which pushed them to 120% capacity. the shelter is undergoing a deep cleaning with lots of bleach and the quarantine expires in two weeks, which they will be working quickly to get cats out the door. in san martine, cbs 5. >>> you heard before abo

. >> it's the fourth year san jose state university has participated, and gunner says next year it will be bigger. as we reported last week and the start of the week before, there's were two don't haves. students may want to know what they can do to carry self- defense and protection. all laws including tasers, stunt guns and any blade over 2 inches are forbidden. pepper spray is allowed as long as it is a canister carrying 2.5-ounces. >> only pepper spray is the legal self-defense item on campus. >> switchblades, swords, firearms anything of that nature is illegal on the campus, as are other weapons. >> you should carry your pepper spray on a waist belt or belt key chain. if you don't have some, school supplies, shoes, and books may slow the attacker. >>> students seeing a counselor don't have to go far. there's new counseling policyings and housing. locations will allow no resources to go to the elderly and the lbgt groups. directer of housing services ellen lynn says the offices will continue to provide much of not resources. >> we will see clients and also for the counselors to meet

. >>> the san jose state university campus is on alert after two sexual assaults in just one week. on sunday, a female student reported being sexually assaulted near ninth and east san salvador streets. on labor day, another student says she was sexually assaulted in eyalee near campus. now campus police are increasing patrols and encouraging students to be cautious. >> we're always concerned when anything happens to our students in our university communities. so we actually are hoping that the campus community can help us in involving these crimes. >> campus police say they do not believe the two incidents are related since the two suspects descriptions are different. san jose police have also joined the investigation. >>> a school dress code is dampening the spirit of cheerleaders. the high school in san jose decided the uniforms miniskirts are too short. tara joins us live with some reaction to this move. tara. >> reporter: piedmont home game will be here in two weeks, and the cheerlead isers will be sporting their skirts. but in the classroom that may be cut short. this is youtu

. >>> police at san jose state university are putting the word out about the campus assault of a female student. it happened at the administration building yesterday when the man offered her a secret and lured her to a building where he groped her. she ran away from him and got on the bus. police say the man followed her. >> he and she rode together -- not together, but they were on the same bus, all. way to the other lane which ended up at capitol and snell and he realized she was gonna call the police and he left the scene. >> the man is african-american, 5'8", 5'9", bucked front teeth and and crooked lower teeth. anyone with information contact san jose state police. >>> santa clara police announced they've made a cold case arrest in a 2009 saratoga home invasion murder. they say they submitted evidence to the district attorney that led to the arrest of juan kortinas. he was already in custody on unreap lated charges. they say he and another man broke in the home of this man and his 64-year-old daughter. the victims were brutally beaten and robbed. maridon died of his attorneys. the

. >> paris san jose state university the lost generation is not hard to find. >> i live with my parents. >> do you like that cracks the. >> is all right. it's an estimate by myself but what are you going to do about it. >> is that computer engineering major basing agreement job market. the same goes for michael who was laid off tuesday. >> i never thought i would be 27 years old living back home with my parents. >> nearly 6 million young adults lived with her parents. that's up 25% from before the recession. essentially they have to put off buying house, getting married and have the kid. in other words the so-called lost generation is that in your adult life on hold. the employment rate for young adults is now at 45% of the highest level since world war ii. >> here at the industrial design workshop, aaron is one of the lucky ones. but the help of financial aid the 30 -year-old former plumber just moved out of his moms house. but if you can't find the job after graduation he will will have to move back in. >> do you have to swallow a lot of pride to move back home with mom? the. >> if yo

. >>> a warning tonight for students at san jose state university. e most recent assault happened around 2:00 sunday morning near campus village at 9th and east san salvador streets. police are still investigating the case and have not released additional details. last monday an attempted assault was reported. tonight campus police is reminding students not to walk at home at night and stay in well-lit areas. >>> the pregnant woman charged with murdering missing nursing student will have another week to enter a plea. the judge delayed the hearing while it's determined whether she's eligible for a public defender. lei's family declined to talk about esteban, instead are urging those to help find lei. >> the district attorney's office has recommended us not to speak with our -- talk about the case publicly or in the media, and so we're just focussed on finding michelle, and we're going to continue holding search efforts. >> a search will be held friday and saturday in hayward. esteban is scheduled to enter a plea next monday. >>> a frantic rescue this a

." >>> hello from san jose state university and welcome to this week's edition of "equal time." i'm journalism professor bob rucker. with california's unemployment rate at a record high, the chances of finding a job are slim enough. but imagine you are a person with disabilities. why should an employer choose you. you might be tempted to hide your disability, if you can. we meet people facing these questions starting at a job fair here in san jose. here is journalism professor diane guerrazzi. >> even before the job fair opened, the lineout side is 100 deep. >> i might be taking some classes. >> the fair will last all afternoon by work to future run by the san jose office of economic development. but people dressed in their interview best brave the heat, hoping get a better edge on finding work. once inside, job-seekers register, take a number, and finally they make it into the inner sank tum, where employers rate. this woman is looking for work as an administrative assistant but said it might not be good. >> one is i'm already african- american so that gives me a center in soci

. >> after that there was a memorial tribute for dahl at his alma mater at san jose state university. >>> a former employee of solyndra is suing the shuttered solar manufacturer. peter coalstat claims the fremont company didn't give advance notice it would shut. he is one of 1100 employees who showed up to work last wednesday only to find out they were out of a job. the lawsuit demands solyndra pay laid-off employees 60 days of wages and benefits. >>> there is a new way to tell if it's safe to yours credit or debit card at a gas station. on the consumerwatch, julie watts with the new antitampering measure. >> those pay at the pump credit- debit card machines are a target for credit card skimmers. but one swipe and someone can steal all of your information. now, however, there is a new protection. these stickers right there on the card readers are literally red flags. if a decal is lifted or tampered with a void message will appear alerting customers that their credit card information might not be safe. we'll called several local shell stations today and while shell is encouraging all

. >>> san jose state university students are protesting a campus policy that has forced them to live off campus at a hotel to make room for a large freshman class. students are voicing their opposition over the decision to remove the upper classmen from dormitories. the school has asked them to live in a hotel three miles from campus. >> we have students living in a hotel. they didn't pay to live in a hotel. they paid to live on campus, not three miles away from campus. >> the california state university campus announced the move in july. they expected about 4,000 freshmen to enroll this fall up from nearly 2800 last year. >>> and there will be a third consecutive "spare the air" day tomorrow. dr. kim joins with us the new reason to leave the car at home. kim. >> reporter: liz, you can see smog but it's what you can't see that puts your heart at risk. now a new report details how that risk can last for hours. another picture-perfect day on san francisco bay. but look a little closer and you can see it. pollution. >> we know long-term exposure to air pollution is not good for you or y

. >> reporter: captain dahl graduated from san jose state university with a degree in aeronautical operations in the university simulator center, there is a plaque in his honor. former classmate david bunger says he is not at all surprised boot actions of his friend on september 11th -- not at all surprised by the actions of his friend on september 11th, 2001. >> he was a proud captain and he had told his family many, many years ago if ever had an incident, he was going to take his airplane down where it wasn't going to hurt anybody. >> reporter: and here at san jose state the university is going to hold a campuswide candlelight vigil and concert on the anniversary of 9/11 on sunday. that event here starts at 8:00 on sunday. back to you. >> thank you, mark sayre in san jose. >>> as the tribute ceremonies and the dedications unfold approaching the ten-year mark since 9/11, there is another effort under way. tonight a closer look at a bay area mother who is asking anyone who wants to do more to honor the victims to step forward and take part in the day of service. >> we have a lot of unfinished

. >>> some san jose state university students will protest a lack of campus housing. you may recall the school bumped some returning students to make room for freshman this year. but some organized protests say the hotel is up convenient. >>> this is the second spare the air day. conditions will be unhealthy because of the heat. we will have relatively light winds so another spare the air day. >>> hot as can be, sal? >>> that may actually affect your commute plans so make sure if you can help us out with air quality use public facilities. >>> already getting a little bit of a back up and you can see it is dark, here it is 6:00 and it is just about a month ago it was not dark at this time. so you have to factor that into your early morning compute. also the morning commute is on 880 through livermore caster valley and oakland. northbound 101 looks good and 87 is getting rid of slow traffic heading to san jose. let's go to steve. >>> looking at temperatures in san francisco alone, if you are there you can always tweet me. sunset weather district 54, hayes valley low 60s

. >> and san jose state university is warning students about two sexual assaults in just one week. the latest happened not far from campus on south 9th and east san salvador streets. another student was sexual assaulted on campus september 5th. police are increasing patrols and don't believe the two indicents are related. >> there is a vote expected tonight in the east bai. parents and teachers are trying to convert a high school into a charter school. and there is laura anthony live in concord. >> this has been done in a couple cases in southern california and if this charter movement is successful, it would be a first for the bay area. >> this would take control away from the district. >> these parents are part of a larger movement to turn the 53-year-old clayton valley high school into a charter school. they say because the school district isn't serving the needs of their kids. >> we don't have class size reduction for ninth graders or summer intervention or summer school programs anymore. >> with 1800 students, it's one of six high schools in the mount diablo district that had t

san jose elementary school in honor of a pilot killed in the september 11 attacks. the school is now named after captain jason doll. doll's alma mater san jose state universityld a ceremony today to pay tribute. >>> ktvu news marks september 11th with a special program called 9/11 a decade of change. we will have live reports from new york, washington and shanksville pennsylvania. that is this sunday at 6:00 p.m. >>> the city of oakland is now home to the largest bronze statute in the west it's called remember them. among those they honored was a 6-year-old girl. jana katsuyama tells us that little girl is all grown up and had quite a reaction when she saw the statute unveiled today. hundreds of people erupted into applause after they got their first glimpse of this statute remember them. they stood in the sun for hours waiting to see the faces of history sculpted into this bronze monument at kaiser memorial park in oak land. mother teresa, mahatma gahndi, martin luther king jr. >> to me there's no description. it was like, really just amazing. how to see all those people. >> reporter: 25 faces of people who's values were championed from oscar schindler to p

poingts in the state accountability test score autos a second tribute took place later in san jose state university that is his alma matter. >> we'll mark the 10th anniversary of one of the tragic moments in american history. attacks on september 11th shook the nation and left a lasting affect on the way we travel. and what has changed and why the next battle front is close to home. >> senior government official speaking on condition said planes were hijacked. >> terrorists were going to target highest priority soft targets. >> transportation scholar recalls 10 years ago there was no ts skpa. flying was less of a hassle. but when the unthinkable happened on that tuesday morning, it changed air travel forever. >> that is where tsa came from. out of september 11th. >> tsa founded with two missions. to keep skies safe and reassure traveling public. over 10 years, both have occasionally been a challenge. passengers were forced to remove their shoes after the al qaeda shoe bomber made it through security, then tsa banned liquides after word of a new threat. and the so-called under wear bomber prompted a

. >>> police in san jose state university are stepping up their visibility after a female student reported that she was sexually assaulted on campus. investigators say it happened around 9:30 yesterday morning near the administration building. the man offered the young lady a cigarette and lured her to an alcove where he allegedly groped her. she got away from the man but then followed her to a bus. >> the two road together until he realized she was going to call police at which time he left in an opposite direction. >> reporter: officers will escort students up to two blocks on campus. >>> this weather we're having may look clear and beautiful but tomorrow is another spare the air day. we're looking live now out at the berkeley hills. the air quality district has issued it's fourth spare the air smog alert of the summer. the agency says hot temperatures and tail pipe exhaust will add to air quality tomorrow. everyone is asked to help by not using gas powered lawn mowers and other lawn equipment. >>> it was warmer today. >> you get those spare the air days when the atmosphere gets compress

san jose elementary school in honor of a pilot killed in the september 11 attacks. the school is now named after captain jason doll. doll's alma mater san jose state universityny today to pay tribute. >>> ktvu news marks september 11th with a special program called 9/11 a decade of change. we will have live reports from new york, washington and shanksville pennsylvania. that is this sunday at 6:00 p.m. >>> the city of oakland is now home to the largest bronze statute in the west it's called remember them. among those they honored was a 6-year-old girl. jana katsuyama tells us that little girl is all grown up and had quite a reaction when she saw the statute unveiled today. hundreds of people erupted into applause after they got their first glimpse of this statute remember them. they stood in the sun for hours waiting to see the faces of history sculpted into this bronze monument at kaiser memorial park in oak land. mother teresa, mahatma gahndi, martin luther king jr. >> to me there's no description. it was like, really just amazing. how to see all those people. >> reporter: 25 faces of people who's values were championed from oscar schindler to poet and civ

reporting live from san jose state university, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> thanks, marianne, we hope you join us this sunday for a special program called america remembers. our live special will air immediately following sunday night football. that should be approximately 8:45 p.m. right here on nbc bay area. >>> it was a passionate and vocal gathering. supporters and protesters of same-sex marriage were in san francisco for a crucial hearing at the supreme court. a group against same-sex marriage organized a sit-in outside the building where pro-gay marriage activists also gathered. the demonstrations stayed peaceful. the lesbian and gay couples who challenged prop 8 claimed only the governor and attorney general can defend state laws in court. governor brown and the attorney general are supporter ls of i same-sex marijuana and will not defend prop 8. the sponsors of prop 8 want to appeal to the ninth circuit. the state supreme court has to decide today. >> what you saw today was a very engaged court. they were asking all the right questions. they had zeros in on the real i

second will be held in san jose state university. there in time tribute at flight simulation lab.will carry special coverage of the nation's commemoration of 9/11 all week long on friday. wayne freedman will report live from new york city and lilian kim will be in shanksville, pennsylvania. on sunday, we begin live news of the ceremonies of "good morning america" followed by abc morning news from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m.. >>> an an enormous sculpture is going to be unveiled today. 40,000 pound sculpture groundbreaking was done. monument showcases a variety of figures president franklin roosevelt. mother theresa, caesar chavez and 20 others who overcame personal obstacles and dedicated their lives to peace. three of the sections of the monument will be unveiled at henry j. kaiser park. >> officials in marin city will begin a complete remodel of the transit hub. it's after a stripping of robberies this year. half million prob project is improved lighting and am improved visibility and signs. golden gate transit wants to remind riders during the six to eight week renovation several buses w

>>reporter: second tribute was held later in the plate simulation lab at san jose state university.r. >> september 11 inspired an artist to create a massive skull take your honoring humanitarian in oakland. first phase has just been unveiled. now this work will need more money to reach completion. more tonight from arts entertainment reporter don sanchez. >> it's imposing. 52 feat wide. 21 feet high. covering 1,000 square feet when finishe finished. with 60,000 pounds of bronze. it is called remember them. champ i don't know for humanity show casing 25 people who made a difference in the world. >> i probably would have put 300 people if i could but you have to start somewhere. not definitive people of life. that's important to note. they are ordinary people who did extraordinary things under the worst of circumstances. >>reporter: he is donating his tile. family members of the 25 were here for unveiling. faces world leaders and local hero. one of them is ruby bridges a pioneer in integrate. >> kids today want to grow up to be athlete and i think now we need to inspire them to take o

. >>> thousands of students at san jose state university who applied for financial aid will have to wait their money. 3,000 students who missed the early june financial aid deadline will have to wait a few more weeks for the school to determine how much money each student will receive. but the good news is that those students won't lose their classes and will be given an extension through early october to pay for their classes. an emergency fund has been set up through the student affairs office to help the students who need money to pay for living expenses and books. a spokeswoman for the university says the fee increases, more students and change in paperwork process is the main reason for the delay. >>> residents in one san francisco neighborhood are getting an answer to their prayer tonight. prayers for better cell phone reception. at&t announcing and showing off its new cell antenna in the new first united presbyterian church. see it there? you can't see much. the antenna is hidden in the church's steeple. the giveaway is the cabinets of wires on the side of the church. at&t said it

. >> students at san jose state university are protesting today. they are marching through the university campus starting at 4:00 p.m.. they want to protest the lack of student housing. they will start at clark called. the 245 students have been misplaced because the university over admitted freshman for the academic year. 90 of those students are currently living in a hotel. in san bruno work begins to fill in the crater left by last year's pipeline explosion. there are marking this with half of the respondents surveyed say they approve of jerry brown's performance. >> 9:53 a.m.. we're back with more and a few minutes. >> this is the first time the drugs have killed more people in car accidents since the government has started tracking ball

. >> students at san jose state university are not happy about the housing situation this year, or shouldy the lack of it. late this afternoon the students gathered in front car hall, then they marched across campus to the housing shortage. as a result of higher enrollment this year and a policy that requires most freshmen to live on campus hundred the upperclassmen were forced to find housing elsewhere. >> they promised us a place on campus we thought we will be getting in on campus experience and then, just one week or two weeks before school starts they were told it is no longer room on campus of they had a choice to will tell 3 mi. away or they could look around here for something, so what they create it was a huge surge of students looking for an apartment nearby campus right before school started. >> to make room for all the freshmen on campus roughly 90 upperclassmen are now living at the claremont hotel on north fourth street. that is about 3 mi. from campus. about 340 students were put out of there on campus housing. a programming note to tell about a blue angels a fleet week's s

. >>> some san jose state university students will stage a march and rally today to protest a lack ofing. the. you may recall the -- housing. you may recall they bumpedded some to make room for clash rooms. they were sent to a hotel. but students say the hotel is now why the convenient. they plan to make their demonstrations heard today at 4:00 p.m. >>> 8:32. the man suspected in the bay crimes spree that occurred in a homicide is due to ecure in court. paul cass tee yes is arrested sunday night. police say he shot and robbed a man last know at a gas station in san jose and then a short time later, they say he kidnapped 60-year-old cindy nguen. her body was found in a san jose home. she leaves behind three children. a candlelight vigil is planned for her on friday. >>> a former san ramon police officer already accused of stealing police evidence is now facing domestic battery charges. luis lombardi has opinion held at the contra costa county jail since his last arrest last week. his lawyer said they did have an argument but the incident does not involve battery. >>> san francisco poli

. >>> the san jose state university campus is on alert after two sexual assaults in just one week.emale student reported being sexually assaulted. then on labor day, another student said she was sexually assaulted in anally -- in an alley near campus. now campus police are increasing patrols and encouraging students to be cautious. >> we're always concerned when anything happens to our students. we've hoping the campus community can help us in solving these crimes. >> reporter: campus police do not believe the two incidents are related. they say the two are different. san jose police have also joined the investigation. >>> fairfax police are looking for whoever -- are looking for whoever stole five high-end bikes. police say the bikes are valued between 1700 and 3,000. if you have any information you are asked to call fairfax police. >>> 8:07. over the past year, california's crime rate has dropped in every category. the state department of justice says violent crime is down 6.9% including homicides and rape. robbery is down 10%. motor vehicle theft, down 7.6%. the state's total ar

. >> san jose state university police are trying to identify a man they say the board a female student into a secluded area and then groped her. police are saying that happened after he offered her a cigarette. police are looking for that man. he is described as having bought and critique. an alert was sent to students notifying them of what happened to. >> the battle over same-sex marriage is in front of the california supreme court today. the governor and to the attorney-general refused to appeal. the issue at hand is due to support the proposition 8 have legal standing to file that the heel. the ruling is not expected today the case will go back to the court of appeals who will then rule if the judge was correct if he struck down proposition 8 as unconstitutional. will tran is live in san francisco with details of the sit-in that his plans. >> both sides of the issue are here at the supreme court. his her so far it has been peaceful. every now and then they might yell back and forth but they are respecting each other's rooms. i had a chance to speak with one of the attorneys who arg

. >> students in san jose state are protesting today. a march through the universityampus at 4:00 p.m. for the lack of student housing they're starting at clark hall 245 students have been displaced because of over it minute version 90 of those students have to live in a hotel right now >> in san brownout a greater is going to be filled today this is a milestone and residents will be marking a with a ceremony it was when the p g and e pipeline exploded in the sitting be killed eight people and destroyed 38 homes >> this just into the kron 4 news room is is as shooting at a preschool in georgia right now we're hearing a pedal woman and her 10 year- old daughter were shot in front of a christian academy it happened at the little mound christian academy this is the crime scene taken it is a preschool you see parents coming and picking up their children police officers are searching for the heisman the woman and her husband had been separated for a year we do not know the condition of that woman or her daughter of of them went to area hospitals we will keep you posted on

here is the clarion hotel three miles north of campus close to 100 san jose state students were displaced and sent here when the universityccepted its largest freshman class in 10 years and required most of them to live on campus. >> we're doing everything we can to move those students back on campus as space is made available. >> reporter: but right now, there is no space on campus. just these cramped quarters, no closet, no meal plan, and a leaky air-conditioner. >> i blame the school for accepting more students than they could handle. >> where's the housing! >> reporter: students like this junior aren't taking it lying down. [ yelling ] >> reporter: he says he slipped through the cracks denied an on campus dorm room and says never offered a space in the hotel. he is living with friends now. >> i sleep on a couch that probably if a person was to lay on it would be four feet but i'm 6'2". >> that is by choice. every student who met our june 1 deadline for housing was offered a space either on campus or at the hotel. >> reporter: either way, school officials say there are no plans to build additional housing or drop the r

san jose state is not being well received. group of students are protesting the university decision to place them in a hotel three miles from campussay they have no choice because of unexpected surge of incoming freshmen and the university new policy requiring out-of-town freshmen to live on campus. >> they should have been able to plan better. i don't know what happened. something got messed up. >> student groups are calling on the university to change policy so it doesn't happen again. >>> san francisco board of supervisors is considering a plan to let children ride muni free of charge. various community groups support the legislation by supervisor david campos. i would let the kids up to age of 17 use the system without paying 75 youth fare. it would cost muni $13 million a year. >> we have identify pod tenial sources of funding. we have identified enough resources that there would be enough money to fund for this. >> cost of monthly youth pass for muni doubled in the past two years. >>> we continue to follow breaking news out of iran where the u.s. hikers shane bauer and josh fattal jailed on spying charge for two years have b