. >>> should race be a factor in college admissions? i'm christie myth, live in san francisco, prop 209 being argued again. >>> i'm bob redell, live in hayward, you can see police are still on the scene of a home where a livermore man was shot killed ellier this morning. >>> also, was whitney houston's death a tragic accident, or the result of self-destructive choices? the latest on the pop icon's final moments. >>> we have a live look at the bay bridge. will this weekend's planned shutdown be called off on account of rain? the news at 11:00 starts now. >>> good morning. thanks for being with us at 11:00. i'm marla tellez. >> i'm jon kelley. heating up all over again. >> right now minority students fighting for equal footing in college admissions are demanding schools take their racial and ethnic differences into account. nbc bay area's christie smith live in san francisco where dozens of students are turning to a federal appeals court to end the 16-year ban on affirmative action. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, marla. a

>> we might close for spring admissions.e're still looking at that. >> reporter: but that might anger the community college transfers. the university admits there will be no painless answers as it tries to keep classes open with less money. again, the next consideration is not to close a spring semester but to close the spring admissions. in other words, transfer students from junior colleges might not be allowed for the spring semester. that is one option on the table. the university wants to have community forums to have input from the students and neighbors to see what they would like seen done or what they would like cut. live on the campus of san jose state. i'm damian trujillo. >>> a chilly start to the week. a drop of 20 degrees in some areas and rain could also be on the way. chief meteorologist jeff ranieri is tracking the storm from the weather center. >> phenomenal week last week when it came to those temperatures. not only 70s but a few 80s as the area of high pressure really brought plenty of offshore winds and

they are arguing that race and gender should not be a factor in admissions at all.ourt expects to hear that in san francisco at 9:00 this morning. reporting live at uc-berkeley, back to you. >> thank you, christie. it is 6:33 now. some high school students in concord say they need a bathroom break. students at mt. diablo protest that most of the bathrooms are locked during school hours. five for girls, two for boys are open on a campus of 1400 students. state law requires more than that. the trustee says the bathrooms are locked to prevent vandalism and graffiti. >> people in the south bay need to be more cautious driving through school zones but shouldn't they be every week. police launching operation safe passage in santa clara county looking for drivers and bikers who disobey laws. we have video from last year. officers will watch for common traffic violations including speeding, failure to yield and seat belt violations. they will also watch for students breaking laws like jay-walking and riding bikes without helmets. >> ross mirkarimi's wife will testify at her

the latest challenge is from a white student denied admission for the university of texas.>> looks like the pain at the gas pumps could get a lot worse. some experts believe gas prices will hit $5 mark this spring or summer. tom fitzgerald explains why. >> reporter: at the white house, president obama says the higher prices threaten to fuel economic uncertainty. >> the rising cost of gas which is on a lot of people's minds right now -- >> reporter: l.i.e. fands the current national average at $3.57 -- aaa finds the current national average at $3.57. >> i think that the speculators are overblowing the situation. >> reporter: tyson slocumb says this may only be the start. >> the potential is there for gas price to get worse. >> reporter: the second factor driving the higher prices are more expensive warm weather tbreadz of gas this spring. >> we've seep the price of gasoline has gone up about 36 cents a gallon over the past few months. >> john felmy says the u.s. needs to increase the oil production. >> we have a vast amount of oil to produce here if we are allowed to do it.

the university says it is firmly committed to a holistic admissions policy that isnarrow ly tailoredbenefits of a diverse student body. abigail fisher contented she was not admitted to the university in 2008 because she is white and that was a violation of her civil and constitutional rights. in greta versus bollinger in 2003, the supreme court said race could be used as a factor in the admissions process at the university of michigan's law school. joining me now is dorian warren, assistant professor of political science at columbia university and a fellow at the roosevelt institute in new york. dorian, i want you to do this thought exercise tonight. i want you to imagine the republican won the last presidential campaign which means that the two appointments to the supreme court made by president obama, justice sotomayor and justice kagan, would have been two republican appointments to the supreme court. there would have been seven republican appointed justices, three democratic appointed justices. what would be the fate of this case, a case like this, in front of a court like that?

it prevents public institutions and universities to consider race and ethnicity in the admission factor. students from uc berkeley, oakland tech, and berkeley high school came to today's hearing. an organization called by sued to have prop 209 overturned. the plaintiffs say that since prop 209 became law 16 years ago, the enrollment of black, latino, and native american students has decreased. blacks and latinos represent 50% of california's population but make up less than 15% of students in the uc system. >> the university of california has got to be able to use measures that are now barred by prop 209 to be able to create a level playing field in the admission system. >> reporter: proposition 209 supporters argue an admission process that ignores race and ethnicity is the most fair. >> it guarantees everyones right to be treated fairly and not be discriminated against. >> reporter: opponents of prop 209 challenged its legality back in 2007. hastings law professor says it's difficult for an appeals court to reverse its own decision. >> because there is already precedent here in the ni

>>reporter: officials here will make a final decision on the admissions policy. late tomorrow afternoon. after conference call with the csu chancellor. in san jose, lisa abc 7 news. >>> 7 people in custody tonight charged in the trafficking of endangered rye no, sir ross horns. federal agents in los angeles seized not only horns but rhino feet, toe nail and skin used by some culture as good luck charms or medicine purposes. cash bar of gold diamond and rolex watches part of the hall. all rhino are protected under international law. >> michelle bachmann and twitter are in a battle. man identified as mr. x is accused of using twitter to stalk and threaten bachmann. grand jury subpenaed 20th tore get the man's personal information and judge today refused the man effort to quash the subpena. >> if you work in an office you will love the story. houston, texas area cop faces theft charges for stealing from the police station frig. officer kevin yang was caught by hidden camera set up by the fellow officers tired of having the lunch items ripped off. video shows yang he

for the next week and admission is free. >>> time now is 8:20.was targeted overnight in two terrorist bombings. israel's prime minister says he knows who did it and we have new video of the attack. >>> it's wet, windy and chilly this monday morning and steve will tell us what to expect for the rest of the week. >>> good morning. if you are driving on san francisco freeways, little -- some areas are getting wed. we will tell you where. >>> is it 8:00 23678 new this morning bomb attacks targeted israeli diplomats in the countries of india and georgia. this is video from an indian television network a driver and diplomat's wife were injured in a car blast in new delhi. just learning that two people in a nearby vehicle were also hurt. security located and defused a car bomb in georgia before it detonated. prime minister is accusing iran of the attacks. tehran blamed israel of a car bomb. half an hour ago iran denied any involvement in today's bombings. >>> time now is 8:24. let's check in with sal. unsettled weather. it's affecting our commute. >> it

that is the primary argument for affirmative action in college admissions, correct? >> yes.re is really not been a lot of question by sound minds that that has been a legitimate problem when it comes to college admissions. the question is whether it remains a legitimate problem. that's where they differ. >> does the other over ride it? i think it remains legitimate. but now you have to look at the fairness that you are depriving people based upon race a college they would like to go to. >> we have equal protection clause in this country. it doesn't just protect minorities, it also protects whites. in this case you have a white student who was denied admission to the university of texas saying, the reason i didn't get in is because kids who have lower gpa's lower test scores than i did were admitted because of the color of their skin. even though the last case said you can consider race as one of many factors when you are making your admissions decisions, she says the university of texas considered race as way too big a factor and the business of dividing yourselves up by rac

process and say, we know what criteria you should use and the criteria for admission is purely a set> yes, you know, the last thing to say about this is it's still unclear if fisher even has standing to sue because she went to another university and she's graduated, i believe, or she's about to graduate. b

>>reporter: officials here will make a final decision on the admissions policy.ate tomorrow afternoon. after conference call with the csu chancellor. in san jose, lisa abc 7 news. >>> 7 people in custody tonight charged in the trafficking of endangered rye no, sir ross horns. federal agents in los angeles seized not only horns but rhino feet, toe nail and skin used by some culture as good luck charms or medicine purposes. cash bar of gold diamond and rolex watches part of the hall. all rhino are protected under international law. >> michelle bachmann and twitter are in a battle. man identified as mr. x is accused of using twitter to stalk and threaten bachmann. grand jury subpenaed 20th tore get the man's personal information and judge today refused the man effort to quash the subpena. >> if you work in an office you will love the story. houston, texas area cop faces theft charges for stealing from the police station frig. officer kevin yang was caught by hidden camera set up by the fellow officers tired of having the lunch items ripped off. video shows yang help

one option is to eliminate admissions for the spring semester. >> good morning. >> lowering admissions mean the students touring from a high school in santa cruz county might have a more difficult time getting accepted. >> we are in a difficult financial situation. so we have to move very carefully through the next three or four years. >> so the university keeps its promise to the students at james. and the campus here will now host some open public foreups to off the community help them decide where to cut next. we're live on the campus of san jose state. damian trujillo. nbc bay area news. >> straight ahead, following the money. our investigative unit. the silicone valley titans, who have become major players in politics. who they're supporting. >> a software company was sure to win visual effects. all five people nominates. a link between oscar and technology. >> plus called the future of libraries. right here in the bay area. so why is there so much concern over it? >>> gif, iood evening. i'm jeff ranieri. major cooling. 80, santa rosa. 58 today. cold tomorrow. sunshine. talk about

. >>> the issue of race and college admissions is in the spotlight. the supreme court is agreeing to hear the case of a white student who claimed she was denied the admissions to the university of texas. mark graber, professor of law and government at the university of maryland joins us tonight. thank you very much for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> a lot of people thought the case was going to be dead, the plaintiff is a senior at lsu. why do you think the court agreed to hear this case in thorough? >> i think they're interested in modifying ruder. the lower court said the past affirmative action governs the case. everyone on the lower court did so and that they taking it suggests they want to make new raw unaffirmative action. >> reporter: nine years ago, the supreme court ruled that universities could use race, not quoted as factors when determining admissions but they make up different then and how might they impact the outcome? >> reporter: he was at the center of the affirmative action cases and he may not go as far as justice scalia

criteria, the elimination of agents from the admissions criteria. and there was janana here r invitingly and other attorneys to go on her show to talk about that. i remember that very first interview. the microphone was stuck in my face. "as a first-year law school student, what do you think of this?" and i went, "community." that was all i could say. but i remember jan, and i have watched you for so many years progress over so many different topics. both david and janana in my opinion are the media heroes i grew of with, and they continue even today to the marvelous job of continuing to inspire everybody, bring the news, the stories, the culture forward, so it is my privilege tonight, in light of their accomplishments, to announce that for the very first time, in these awards that we are announcing tonight, that we will be announcing both of them as our winners for the lifetime achievement award finalists. [applause] congratulations. and please come on up here. [applause] [applause] >> i think that ed lee certainly knows what to do with a microphon

. >>> are white students treated unfairly when it comes to college admission? the supreme court is getting involved of affirmative action. a white student who was denied admission to the university of texas has prompted this case. it's the first time the court will deal with affirmative action in higher education since 2003. this time around, a more conservative court could overturn that earlier ruling or limit when colleges may consider race in admission. the justices won't hear the case until this fall when arguments will be given against the backdrop of the final days of the 2012 election. nightly news will have a full report on this what decision could mean for the united states. that's coming up with brian williams in about 20 minutes. >>> new developments in the hunt for domestic violence suspect. jose hernandez is back in police custody. he was arrested saturday after he slashed his throat and tried to stab himself during a confrontation with police. he was taken to a hospital for psych yatic evaluation, but was accidentally set free. >>> even if you don

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the supreme court will hear the case of a white student denied admission to the university of texas. claimed the schools's race-conscious policy violated her civil and constitutional rights. the supreme court last ruled on affirmative action in 2003 when it decided it was okay for schools to consider race in their admissions process. the court, however, is more conservative now. >>> virginia governor bob mcdonnell may not support a controversial abortion bill being debated in virginia's general assembly right now. the governor is not committing himself to signing the legislation which would require women to have an ultrasound before an abortion if that legislation does reach his desk. the pro-life governor is reportedly having second thoughts about the bill after learning that the ultrasounds may be more invasive than first thought. meanwhile, pro-choice activists in richmond plan to turn over petitions today with more than 25,000 signatures of people opposing the bill. and they're planning a rally tomorrow. >>> maryland's senate is taking the next step toward expanding gambling in t

milestone was deferred after applying to the early admission program.she hopes that this video will encourage the yale admissions office to give her, please, one more chance. yale's regular acceptance deadline is april 1. we wish her the very best. >> we do. >> i think she ought to get in. >> an a for effort. >> absolutely. >> you kidding? she doesn't sound bad either. >> no. good luck to her. >>> and that is news4 at 4:30. stay with us for "news4 today" which we continue now at 5:00

though there were some black students applied for admission there, they were refused. and so the three black lawyers joined with three black plaintiffs. one 16-year-old woman who had attended high school and two that attended texas southern and a james anthony cromier who had just graduated from the high school here in beaumont. it was a fairly simple case for judge cecil and the lawyers, again brown versus the board of education, was about the public schools, but there had been other state colleges already desegregated in texas. so the precedents were there for judge cecil, and when it was all said and done, judge cecisececi ordered the admission of those black students. there was some trouble on the lamar campus, there were pickets, there were white people who protested this desegregation, who were opposed to admission of black students to lamar college, there was a threat of violence against the mayor of beaumont, jimmy coconos, but the desegregation did go forward and it was accomplished without any serious violence. so as we know later in other parts of the americ

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when a court determined some of the admissions were forced. he killed himself last month hours after learning that the locations of the bodies would be found. >> reporter: dot victim families have problem was this video? >> no. they said they saw most of the tapes and some of them saw all of them during the trial of the two convicted killers. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> stay with us for continuing coverage. amber is continuing to look through the 19 hours of video that we obtained. we are also staying on top of developments at the search sites. >> a search and rescue tome found the body of a young ike hiker who fell to his death. he fell east of gilroy. rescue crew has to wait until today to retrieve the body with ropes and harnesses. their names haven't been released. >>> a member of the cal crew team is in the hospital after falling a fraternity house on saturday night. police say he used a pipe to climb up the side of the house on piedmont. the pipe gave way and he fell two stories. the school identified him as andrew crowley. we spoke t

the lawsuit was brought by a white woman because she said she was denied admission. back in we 2003, the -- back in 2003, the high court -- >>> the rues postal service plans to close more than 200 of its mail processing facilities because of budget problems. that will lengthen delivery times, meaning if you don't get your ballot in on time, it may arrive too late to be counted. more than 50% of californians voted by mail in the past two elections. >> it just hursts to encourage -- it just hurts that we encouraged it an now that can result of -- and now that can result in their ballot not being counted. >>> a young colorado girl is still enjoying the weekend of a lifetime. she was invited to an awards she in los angeles and her date was denver broncos quarterback tim tebow. >> he was a thousand times nicer than you think he is. >> she has nf-1 ady order that forms tumors under the skin and ther in ferns from the brain -- and ther in ferns from the brain and -- and the nerves in the brain and spinal cord. >> she's gone through a lot. when we got the notice for this. sh

when a court determined some of the admissions were forced.month hours after learning that the locations of the bodies would be found. >> reporter: dot victim families have problem was this video? >> no. they said they saw most of the tapes and some of them saw all of them during the trial of the two convicted killers. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> stay with us for continuing coverage. amber is continuing to look through the 19 hours of video that we obtained. we are also staying on top of developments at the search sites. >> a search and rescue tome found the body of a young ike hiker who fell to his death. he fell east of gilroy. rescue crew has to wait until today to retrieve the body with ropes and harnesses. their names haven't been released. >>> a member of the cal crew team is in the hospital after falling a fraternity house on saturday night. police say he used a pipe to climb up the side of the house on piedmont. the pipe gave way and he fell two stories. the school identified him as andrew crowley. we spoke to the fraternity preside

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last week they were considering ending the discount and admission advantage to south bay students.they say they couldn't afford it any more after state budget cuts it would have affected 1400 south bay high school graduates and community college transfers. leaders backed off on the plan after two days of meetings. >>> special invite from apple today for a big event next week. >>> face off between mitt romney and rick santorum. the high stakes battle that has the top two republican candidates courting democrats today at the polls. >>> groundbreaking policy that could have inmates, patients and workers in one county eating healthier. !ñ!e >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> today is primaries in michigan and arizona could be game changers in the race to the white house. mitt romney is trying to beat out santorum in a state where romney has deep roots. katie marzullo joins us with the high stakes. >> reporter: high stakes for romney because of what you mentioned his roots and high enough for santorum that he's courting democrats in michigan they can vote in

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they want popsition 209 that bans using race as a factor in admissions appeals. it has students split. >> we need more representations inosculates like university of california at berkeley. >> if you are meant to be here you will be here. >> the court is expected to issue a ruling in 3-4 months. >>> some at&t customers are complaining about limits being put on their unlimited data plans. ktvu's tom vacar is live with the battle going on. >> reporter: you know, smart phones revolutionized mobile communications. but increasingly the sky is no longer the limit. >> reporter: at&t has become the third to put limits on unlimited wireless plans. once you go over 2 gigabits, at&t slows service. >> most customers won't be effected. we made it to protect the user experience for everybody. >> reporter: at&t argues less than 5% of customers hog so much space, normal users suffers. >> there is a million apps out there, people are streaming video, streaming audio. they are using more mobile data than ever before. >> don't sell it as unlimited. >> reporter: customers say wirele

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this time it involves admissions to uc schools. >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. [ music ] [ whitney houston singing ] >> well, an song ] >> new details about the sudden death of whitney houston coming up. >> storm showers and scattered showers, more on the forecast coming up. >> slick on bay area roads. here's a live look at 101 traffic in san jose. coming up a check of bay area bridges. >>> good morning. it is monday, february 13. a little rainy out there. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm grace lee. we're ticking off this workweek. it is 5:30 right now. >>> you might have been watching and seen that the grammys paid tribute to whitney houston. they are speaking out. >> it could be weeks before investigators find out what caused the pop singer's sudden death this week. elizabeth sanchez joins us from los angeles with what happened just hours before the singer passed away. elizabeth. >> reporter: well, the music industry's top names were out here frank for a celebration. the show turned into a tribute. >> reporter: the grammys paid tribute to whitney houston as investi

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we cou have owin >> new this morning the fight over affirmative action and college admissions heads back to court in san francisco and uc-berkeley students are in it. i'll explain coming up. >> new this morning, keeping your kids safe. police will be out making sure drivers are following the rules in school zones. >> the wife of sheriff ross mirkarimi changing her mind. now says she will testify in her husband's trial. >> reporter: finally it's starting to look and feel a little like winter here in the bay area. that story coming up. >> a live look outside, you can see it's wet out there at the golden gate bridge as well as many parts of the bay area. your full forecast. it's monday, february 13th, this is "today in the bay." >> good morning to you. thanks for joining us. it's 5:29 now. five seconds away from 5:30. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm jon kelley. we check in with meteorologist christina loren and a busy day, a lot happening. we have rain. >> you know, in fact, all week long looking cool, cloudy and we've got a pretty good shot for showers not just today, wednesday into thursd

supreme court will once again confront the issue of race in university admissions. it is a case brought by a white student who was denied a spot at the flag ship campus. this is going to be the first time the court weighs in on this issue since its decision in 2008, which it endorsed the use of race as a factor in admissions. >> jurors are scheduled to begin their deliberations in the murder case tomorrow. bruce leshan has our look ahead. >> the satellite truck, the microwave trucks from local affiliates and national networks in place ready to broadcast the verdict when it comes in from the jurors. they are preparing to start deliberating tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m. in the courthouse. they have plenty to think about starting with that video tape from george huguely. the video tape interrogation with the police just hours after yeardley love's death. and you almost have to wonder if that is a struggle for prosecutors because the jurors could hear the surprise in george huguely's voice. the prosecutor said that is the surprise of a young man who has just admitted to