to follow up with. >> i applied and applied again and called and got no response. >> reporter: san jose state spokesperson says the federal funding that backs the work study program has remained stable since the 2008 recession. but that demand has likely skyrocketed as state cuts deepen and money grows tighter for families. all the while, the student population has hit record numbers. >> for the last three or four years we've been at an all time high. >> reporter: which of course means more kompl tigs. now the freshman aren't waiting for opportunities to open up. they're trying to create their own. >> i'm looking anywhere. really. >> no limit to what you're looking at? >> no. no limit. i'll clean a toilet if i have to. >> reporter: another problem. a university spokesperson says when students get these work study positions, they tend to hold on to them the whole college career here. so the best tip is to apply at the very start of the semester. live from the san jose state campus, nbc bay area news. >> thanks so much. >>> jury selection is underway in the domestic violence case against. addre

san jose. christine is with us as well. she's the director of the program at san jose state. mesa stands format met particulars, engineering, science, achievement. congratulations to all of you. christina, i have to tell you that we found out about m.e.s.a. and the competition through our facebook page that someone told you about your accomplishments and we're very excited to have you here. before we get to the kids and before we get to the fantastic windmill device, tell me a little bit about what m.e.s.a. is and what the goal of it is. >> i'm based out of san jose state. we work with educationally disadvantaged students from junior high to high school. we get them interested through hands-on activity and develop them, give them leadership skills so they can then move on to college because what we want eventually for them is to go into college in the science technology, engineering, and math fields. >> which statistically speaking when we look at the numbers, latino kids are not interested and not doing well in math but these kids are. you are getting them involved. why is i

. >>> students who are looking to attend san jose state university may soon face new requirements.niversity will hold three public meetings starting tomorrow to discuss proposed changes for the 2013 academic year. undeclared majors would not be declared as an impacted major. campus level minimum requirements would be established for applicants in the local area and continued outreach to low-income communities. monday's meeting is planned for the dr. martin luther king jr. library at noon. >>> new york city police arrested several people overnight at the birthplace of the occupy movement. hundreds of protesters returned to zuccotti park near wall street. they were there to mark the six-month anniversary of the movement. police made the arrests after announcing that the park was closed after 11:30. officers say the protesters were also setting up tents. >>> still ahead on "today in the bay," see how a san jose state's brother is helping him in the fight for his life. that story coming up. >>> plus, looking live at the sunrise over the bay this morning. kind of makes you want to liste

san jose state university is especially overrun with applicants so it will likely end guaranteed admission for all high-school graduates from santa clara county. instead it would give preference to students within the county. >> the bar for students coming in will go up a little bit simply because we do not have sufficient capacity to handle the demand for all the people who want to be at san jose state. >> yesterday and they held the first of three public meetings and the second is scheduled tomorrow at foothill college >> a planning commission meeting in pleasanton has denied an appeal that proposed a wal-mart market there. it wants to open a store at the site of a knob hill market that closed in 2010. union representatives battle the plan because it would be a nonunion store but for most of those who turned out, they say the neighborhood needs a grocery store. >> i think it is difficult to tell people at the unemployment office waiting for jobs that they cannot have a job because some people in this town do not like wal-mart or they don't like the name on the sign. >> the commission vot

at san jose state today there was a public discussion about admissions standards which might shut out many students. nbc bay area's kris sanchez joins us. what are the details now? >> reporter: well, this is a bit of a good news/bad news situation, raj. it could mean it would be hardtory get into san jose state after this fall but the good news is the students here trying to get those classes might have an easier time getting those classes and graduating. this may seem easier than getting into san jose state for the fall of 2013 for some would-be spartans. >> this is the first today of flee. >> reporter: and here is why. the university is considering higher admissions. >> for everybody the message needs to be what you do as a freshman in high school, what you do as a sophomore, and a junior, those grades matter. your test scores on your s.a.t., that matters. and if you were the just on the margin, it's going to be harder to get into college here or many places. >> reporter: here is the difference the 2013 changes would have meant. of the 45,000 applicants 600 freshmen would not have m

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one started out as a class project, and now an effort to raise san jose's minimum wage is headed for the ballot. students at san jose state university developed this initiative with the help of labor unions and community groups. the students gathering more than 30,000 signatures to get it on to that ballot. today the students will deliver the petitions to city hall to be verified. >>> a controversial report on the u.c. davis pepper spray incident can be released to the public as long as the names of the police officers are removed. most of those names, that is. that's a decision from a superior court judge. the university wants to release the findings from an investigation into the november incident involving occupy davis protesters and campus police. the officers' union wanted to keep the report under wraps fearing retaliation from protesters. >>> it is 4:37 right now. the river still swollen from recent rain. two teenage boys were swept out to sea in the san leandro river. the teens were trying to cross the mouth of the river down on the beach when they were caught in the current. a woman saw the boys and ran out to res

. >>> lives that taken a difficult turn for a student at san jose state. four years ago he noticed the whites of his eyes were looking yellow. that was the beginning of a four-year battle with liver disease and now he's in the fight for his life. we're joined live with more on his disease and a story about brotherly love. >> hi, there, janelle. this is where 23-year-old curt garrett wanted to be this semester, earning his degrees that he's worked for years at san jose state. as you mentioned sometimes life has other plans and often at those times we realize who's standing with us. last year curt garrett was strong and mostly healthy, snowboards, wakeboarding, playing golf and soft bare enjoying life with his girlfriend whitney and at 23 he was one semester from graduation at san jose state and then live e disease threatened to kill him. >> at this point it's become so bad they need a liver transplant to survive. >> garrett was diagnosed with primary pfc. it robs his body of fat and muscle and turns his skin as eyes yellow. he's on the transplant list at st

the report was the work of three nonprofit groups. >>> officials at san jose state university are talking about ending a policy that guaranteed admission to any qualified student from santa clara county. instead they would give them a preference, not a guarantee. the university says it needs to make the move because of over crowding and budget cuts. >>> new research shows california is falling behind when it comes to keeping children in school. california graduation rates fell to 71% in 2009. the national average rose to 75%. california is one of 10 states with a decline. 12 others show an increase. wisconsin is the only state to meet the 90% goal. >>> it has been 38 years now but friends never forgot their classmate and now police say they have finally arrested her killer. >> investors are counting the cash, why an apple has never tasted so sweet. >>> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. >>> this little girl in this photo never had a chance togrow up. she was murdered decades ago but only now ask family hopeful they will see justice. the

san jose state students were on demand today. >> the title berkeley and san francisco share when it comeso healthy habits. this is awesome. [ male announcer ] baron's best. taste the legend. see marvel's "the avengers." in theatres may 4th. >> new research suggests women in california have made major strides in recent years but still trail men in key areas. the analysis by mount st. mary's college say woman are earning college degrees at a higher rate than men but few are getting majors in computer related fields. >> students at san jose state university today took a big step toward raising the minimum wage. the students gathered at the statute of olympic athletes tommy smith and john carlos. in 1968, the two received their medals shoeless to represent black poverty. it would raise the minimum wage to $10 an hour, $2 higher than the state minimum wage. this effort started as a class project. >> that's what my teacher was always advocating. go out there and do what you learn in your education and make a difference. >> the silicon valley chamber of commerce says many businesses oppose the m

>> we are catching a bit of a dry break but more rain,,,,,,,,, >> today, first responders at san jose state full-scale exercise at the international airport, volunteers acted as displaced passengers and folks with injuries as well. there were lots of police cars on hand. the goal was to test emergency plans and coordination between various agencies. the exercises happen every three years and are required by federal law. there she goes, a stadium implosion in orlando and it sent a man to the hospital. witnesses say a piece of re-bar hit someone who was standing around the perimeter quite a ways away. he will be ok. demolition crews say they have no idea how the debris could have got that far. they are investigating and he will be ok. >> a check on the weather, enjoy today >> we see a little bit of sunshine out there but a lot of clouds as well. staying dry for the most part today. we will get a little bit soaked as early as tomorrow. temperatures outside right now on the cool side mostly in the '50s. here is the weather had lines, sun and clouds with a cool afternoon and overcast night. we c

here at san jose state the protest was small, it was held earlier this afternoon, at uc san ta cruz, the protest was so big it prevended many students from getting to class. >> the driver of a mustang attempting to drive through the crowd of demonstrators and then a heated response. students blocked the main entrances to campus, forcing almost all classes to be cancelled. >> it certainly impacted many, and it's done so because in some cases instructors haven't been able to get here. >> many who joined in the protest felt compelled to let administrators know how much budget cuts are jeopardizing their future, making hard for them to graduate. >> i feel like it's totally ridiculous, it's already almost impossible to get more than one psych class. >> the protests are part of the national day of action and the occupy education rally. students including this one at uc berkeley, hundreds of students gathered to check for access to affordable education. >> we're concerned about public education, and the fact that every semester, the tuition keeps going up and up and up. and it's ridiculous.

in the fall of 2005, when i was completing my masters at san jose state, i was recruited by the school district to work as a librarian at presidio middle school. previously i thought -- i taught at city college of san francisco. a surprising thing happened. i fell in love with middle school students. since then, i don't want to work with anything but middle school students. i showed some of the things that may be a highly qualified teacher and extraordinary librarian. i have been published in teacher librarian magazine. the second letter after the article she said that she wants me to continue the high level of engagement i managed to achieve through this program. it was an innovative program that was a very effective especially for special education kids and english language learners. when cuts were made and i needed a full-time job, i moved to hoover. i began the first spanish english but cut out there -- but club. my students do not want to lose me. >> and i'm a staff wrapped and there are a couple of non- reelected people who will be speaking before you tonight. it's hard for someo

>> also changes could be ahead for san jose state admissions, which policy may be changed and how it could affect bay area applications. so 2005. wait, what? and only 3 likes? honey, it's embarrassing. carol's son got over 12 million views on that dancing squirrel video. don't you want that? i...i suppose. now go make your dad and me proud. tryomething funny. [ male announcer ] now everyone's up to speed. get high speed internet for $14.95 a month for 12 months with a one year term. at&t. . >>> a car bomb in a neighborhood killed at least two people and wounded 25 others. the explosion happened in the northern city. no group has claimed responsibility for the attack. the blast is the second in as many days and cities where the president enjoyed strong support. 27 were killed in twin blasts yesterday. >>> the violence is weighing on the minds of americans here in the bay area. christian is in san francisco where a rally was held demanding demanding change. >> reporter: right now we are at the city college where syrian americans are preparing for a presentation about the year long conf

cal state, san francisco state, malcolm x plaza, san jose state, clark hall by the statues, and sonoma state, stevenson quad. >>> an academic building at uc berkeley has been evacuated because of a fire this morning. it broke out at about 10:15 on the north side of the campus. that building houses the engineering department. uc police say sparks from construction equipment started the fire in a laboratory. everyone was evacuated from the building while crews would fight the fire. >>> rain is still falling in parts of the bay area this noontime. this is a live look outside. the winter rainfall is not very steady. meteorologist mark tamayo said it will taper off in the next couple of hours. it was heavy at times in the east bay. randy dyson got caught in this downpour. the chp is responding to rain related crashes. and in oakland people would break out the umbrellas. similar scenes in san francisco and on the peninsula and north and south bays. >>> and a winter storm continues to bring fresh snow to the sierra. it started to fall on monday and it excepted to drop up to five feet in total

. >> that one guy in union city and san jose state university student.e was featured twice on ellen's show and won a $100 gift card for his st. paddy's day jig. >> and apparently he does crazy stuff like this all the time because we found out that he actually has a youtube channel where he does a comedy sketch. >> unbelievable. leave it to ellen to come up with that. >> unbelievable. >> do that while you're doing weather. >> that would be quite interesting. let's take a look at our seven-day forecast. we'll have more coming up at 6:00 p.m. on the radar. through this weekend, the chance of thunderstorms on saturday and sunday. >> okay. thank you so much. >> sure. >> thank you so much for joining us. we'll see you back here at 6:00. bye-bye. [grunting] (sir can-a-lot) hello, madame. sir can-a-lot. crusader of flavor. i wanted to make your mac 'n cheese more delicious by adding glorious spam! (ancr) break the monotony. visit spam.com.

. >>> proposed changes to san jose state's admission guidelines is being discussed this hour. the university is considering ending a pollty that gives preference to local applicants. if approved, the changes could take effect in 2013. the school is trying to cope to limited resources. today's hearing started at noon. >>> three hours of a water main break ends up with this -- in menlo park. i'll explain, just ahead. >>> and rosemary is up soon to tell but chilly temperatures and what else you can expect from these final hours of winter. >>> and details of a house fire this morning. chopper 2 rushed to the scene to bring you these pictures. ha information -- just ahead. -- that naftion is just ahead. ahead-- that information is just ahead. >>> a fire in hayward this morning gutted the garage and damaged the upper floor of a home on chandler road. investigators say an explosion in the garage woke the five people in the home and they all got out safely. they don't know the cause. one of the people in the house suffered minor burns. firefighters were able to keep the flames from sp

today second public hearing on the proposed changes to admissions at san jose state. the university is moving to end a promise to ignore all qualified high school graduates from santa clara county. the school would still give preference but not a guarantee. it is all the result of increasing budget pressure there. >> san jose's new branch libraries may soon reopen now that the council has approved the mayor's latest budget plan. experts projected modest $10 million surplus next year after several years of deficits. the new plan includes restoring services and they could open new libraries, reopening a community center and increase spending on gang prevention. he had a word of caution predicting another deficit for the following year >> it is time to introduce lawrence. >> and good morning. we have partly cloudy skies out there right now and it looks like some places will get your 70 degrees as we head to the afternoon. let's get you out there right now, we do have clouds that are lingering just off the coast line. we will see more of that along the coastline throughou

. >>> and your last chance to have y on plan to change emission standards at san jose state. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> welcome back, everyone. live look outside. shark tank tonight, going to certainly light up. sharks hosting the bruins. take it away. 5:14. >>> well, flying to the hawaiian islands this summer for bay area travelers got easier. that's very nice to hear. hawaiian airlines adding more flights between the bay area and maui starting july 1st, oakland international will have daily flights. san jose international will have five trips a week starting july 4th. and to promote these good vibrations, hawaiian offering round-trip tickets from san jose or oakland to maui for under $500. so get them while they're hot. this offer includes free flight connections to any other islands. but you have to buy it before tomorrow. so jump on it now. >> i don't know. >> go big. >> or go home, stay home. >>> let's check the forecast right now. lots of folks probably going to stay in this weekend, i'd imagine. >> three 2-year-olds o

based out of san jose state university that reflects the indigenous identity of our community. he does have a cape, but he does not fly. >> not yet. >> not yet, yeah. >> maybe another volume. >> his qualities are spiritual. you know, being able to foresee, you know, things that are going to happen or intervene when it does. >> it's like a real comic book. i mean, you open the pages, and it's got -- you know, it's got the beautiful illustrations in there. >> beautiful. >> it's got some writing in there from some of the characters. what does the creator want the folks at home aside from appreciating the culture, i would imagine, what does he want them to go home with? >> it wasn't to be able to put a city poster next to a superman and a about theman poster, right, and the other thing -- >> those are american icons. they've been around for decades. >> to have them next to each other and to definitely have something that's reflective of them in their lives. he has a huge appreciation of who he is as a mexican-american. he migrates and grew up over here and ooefrt we'll in washingto

the winner advances to the conference semifinals and also tonight san jose state facing nevada at the western athletic conference tournament in las vegas. st. mary's is already in the big dance. >>> and a rare sight in the san francisco bay. >> yeah. a mother gray whale and calf were spotted in the water yesterday. the noaa is telling boaters to steer clear of them. witnesses report seeing a small boat speeding to get up close to see them. that is considered harassment. >> that could result in the calf being separated from the mother and it can die. >> if you are caught within 300 feet of a whale, there is a fine of up to $10,000. so watch from afar. >> wow. >>> it is 4:57. invasion of the spiders. >> the sticky situation all because of weather. >> plus, jumping jacks, relay races, dodgeball. pretty standard for a p.e. class. how one silicon valley school is taking it to the extreme. when we come back. >>> if your cell phone or gps device is acting weird, there might be a good reason for it. coming up, find out more about this solar storm that's headed our way. time in seven months...

it was arecord breaking ghfor san jose state winning the met with an overall score of 195.850. the spartans scored the secondighest team sorein sjsu history winnng the meet over sacrameto state which scored 195.275 and uc davis finishing third with 190. coch: "it was awesome tonigt, lot of energyn this gymthe team did a great job eveybody did a great job. i'm just ecstatic. i just can't describe how happy i am, especially for the seniors. thisas tre last met in spartan gym and they went out with a bang. they really did it was a bang tonight." these lades came ith something toprove.the spartans startedthe meet with a 48.0 on vault. senior vets thomasia waace the team in this event with a 9.825, followed by katie valleu at 9.750. the seniors set the br hgh literally, with their seond event, with a team score of 48.900. wallace won th event with a 9.875. (nat sound)the gymnasts cheed each other on while each performed onhe bam. wallace agai led the team in this event with a 9.7, and senior valleau with a care high of9.800. floor was the last event of the night, and the spartans de

. >> a small group of students rallied here at san jose state. at uc santa cruz, a day of faction for education turned into a day of no education in the classrooms. this youtube video captured by someone at the early morning protests at uc santa cruz shows a mustang attempting to drive through the crowd of demonstrators and then a heated response. students blocked the main entrance to campus and several others forcing almost all classes to be canceled. >> some protesting pretty much everything money related just because money is a huge factor. people have less money, they can't -- like teachers can't -- or some teachers can't live on the salaries they are given. >> the day-long protest involving between 200 and 300 students is part of the national day of action for education and the occupy education rally. but some question whether practically closing a campus is an effective way to promote saving education. >> we don't understand the protest that really inconveniences people who already know about the impacts of cuts to higher education. the peo

you go to san jose state. it was your idea to come up here. what drove you up here? >> just to see the snow in the bay area. you don't see this very often. to come up here, it is a great thing. it is awesome. >> you are having fun with the snowball fights. house that? not that much snow but enough. >> fluff to make you bitter cold. >> and standing next to you, not really what the snow attire is frank xu. tell me, you go to school in illinois. >> yeah, that's right. i go to the university of illinois so we got snow every once in awhile and this year we skipped so we didn't really get that much snow. >> you came to california for snow. >> ironically enough. >> wonderful. thank you for that. on a very serious note, drive safely. the observatory closed early because of snow and officials warning people please try not to come up here and go to diablo for snow fun. diane, we'll send it back to you for now. >>> it is gorgeous out there. thanks a lot. for a look at what else is headed our way we want to check in with rob might have he'd a. >> probably the most widespread rai

. >>> today marking the last day for you to speak out about san jose state's plan to cut tuition for qualified local students. the university says it's packed with students and it can't afford. the school says it can give preference to santa clara county students but not the guarantee promised in the past. the policy change would impact admissions starting in the fall of 2013. tonight's public meeting will be at the eastside union high school district boardroom. this one starts at 7:00. >>> coming up, no more digging your pockets for that loose change. a new way for you to pay for parking in the east bay. >>> plus, gold dust deadlock. the san francisco lounge skips last call once again. of> bay area lot roub t ecutives in a lot of trouble in brazil over spilled oil. we'll take a look coming up. a >>> there is a crisis this morning for the bay area chevron with its executives facing major criminal charges over an oil spill. this one happening a continent away. >> reporter: yeah in brazil, not one but two oil spills off the coast of brazil. just a short time ago, the government of braz

. >> students at san jose state, for instance. one of many staging walkouts. they're planning a silent march and then gathering in front of tower hall for some speeches. protesters say they're standing up for their right for. >> they're over a 9% tuition hike that takes effect next fall. rallies are being held including cal-state east bay. san francisco state and csu monterrey bay. >> there will be no court proceedings in the am doestic abuse case. today lawyers on both sides sifting through 100 questionnaires filled out by prospective jurors today. tomorrow the judge will hold a private hearing to see if mirkarimi's ex-girlfriend can testify as a witness. christina flores filed a police report last month saying he abused her during their relationship several years ago. no charges have been filed in that incident. mirkarimi right now accused of bruising his wife's arm right in front of their son on new year's day. >> your ticket to ride cal tran could cost more. the peninsula board's powers board can increase one-way cash fares by 25 cents. round-trip tickets

state lawmakers are getting involved in san jose's pension questions. ll is live with new demands of an audit of the city's finances. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, marla. about an hour and a half lawmakers who represent us state wide will be here at san jose city hall to request this audit of the city's finances and also their pension obligation. you're looking at the letter signed by the seven state senators and assemblymen requesting review of the past three fiscal years and all projections for pension estimates during that time. colleagues in sacramento will decide whether to approve this. this comes after a unit report that found that mayor chuck reed of san jose inflated the estimate of future pension costs. allegedly to strengthen his argument in negotiations with unions and workers that the city needs to cut back on pensions. whatever is learned could shape new statewide pension reform laws. >> we need to look at this from a statewide perspective and look at laws that could tighten up the transparency and fiscal accountability he

the admission guidelines for san jose state will be talked about today.ty is considering ending a policy that gives preference to local applicants. if approved, the changes would take effect in the fall of 2013. that hearing will be held at the martin luther king, junior library, it starts at noon. hillsborough police are warning residents to lock their cars after several car break-ins. the suspect or suspects smashed out car windows and stole property inside. police say a moment in the area was also burglarized in the -- home in the area was also burglarized. >>> san mateo county executives arrested a man who had jewelry that was later ateed to the -- -- later identified as stolen. >>> north of fresno, a 350-year- old snowboarder die -- 30-year- old snowboarder died. a skier was killed after falling into a hole. and at kirkwood another skier was injured during a small avalanche. >>> we know about the dangers driving drunk but the issue of being stoned while driving. that's a bit more hazy. law enforcement officials are facing a new problem. police want a

berkeley and san jose state. >>> there are plenty of success stories in the bay area, but none like thise of the country's most notable journalists was back in town tonight after he revealed his secret. a secret, which touches the nerve in our immigration policy. george kiriyama joins us from mountain view tonight. i imagine this was an interesting evening. >> reporter: it was. jose antonio vargas says he doesn't shy away from the tough questions. he's been to alabama. he's been to texas. places where he faced hostility for not being documented. tonight, he was back here in mountain view, talking with a friendlier crowd. >> there he is. >> reporter: jose antonio vargas has a story to tell. one where he's trying to figure out where he belongs. he calls his just a part of a large immigration tale. >> and i remember the voice in my head being, you're not supposed to be here. >> reporter: vargas was 12 when he moved from the philippines to live with his grandparents in mountain view. he was 16 when he found out he was undocumented after trying to get a driver's license at the dmv. >> it was

fairly mild in most spots in the south bay. 65 in san jose, 63 in morgan hill. the state temperatures are a mixed bag of '50s and '60s and in the north bay, more cloud cover will keep the temperature's down just a bit, 57 in santa rosa. the next couple of days are up and down with temperatures warming up a little bit tomorrow as we head into thursday, there are a chance of a few more raindrops and by friday we dry out. saturday and sunday looks like another chance of showers and i think the weekend storm looks more substantial. >> you were ok in the rockies but you've got to the sierra and it is like, thanks. >> we have traffic and we have chopper 5, it is over milpitas because 45 minutes ago they opened for the first time a new express lane. you can see it from chopper 5. solo drivers on state route 237 can now share the road with carpoolers. it will cost you during commute hours, solo commuters can choose to use the new for miles of converted carpool lanes called express lanes. polls range from 30¢-$6 depending on how busy it is. westbound 580, we start to see a few red

check this out. 20s miles over the hill to san jose state university, not even a sinth of an inch. azing. -- a 10th of an inch. amazing. little rain in downtown san jose. here is the next system. coming down the coast. sprinkles for the morning. by the afternoon, that is your best shot of rain. right now, wet in the morning, the afternoon will be messy. 6:00 a.m. tomorrow, light. tomorrow night, heavier. you can see heavier rain to the north. mountains, perhaps a winter storm warning. 11:00, frontal passage. heaviest rain. saturday we get a break. maybe afternoon thunderstorms. popping up here, shower activity. sunday, further clearing. the next couple systems, cooler and not as potent in terms of rainfall accumulations. here are the highes for tomorrow. note the temperatures. look how warm they are. saturday and sunday the numbers drop into the 50s. your five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view. thunderstorms on saturday. morning commute, damp. afternoon commute, slow with a consistent rain. >> crazy week. >> crazy winter. >> first one in a while. thank you. >>> troops

higher minimum wage in san jose believe they have enough signatures to put a measure on the november ballot. the movement began as a project for a sociology class at san jose state university. the price of parking in san francisco has dropped at some curbside meters. it is down 25¢ on certain blocks. however, the price jumped to $4.75 per hour in other areas such as the financial district. it has the fifth price adjustments since last july. oprah winfrey is planning on stopping by cbs to visit her good friend gail king >> on monday, the television titan will sit down for her first interview with the show to discuss her struggling cable network and what life has been like since our talk show ended. >> coming up, a big baby on the loose but it is not what you think. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, switching to progressive could mean hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. >> an elephant got loose in great britain. a 40 year-old asian elephant escape from circus workers outside a shopping center. the 2.5 t animal broke through a barrier and into a parking lot. it was all caught on camera from a n

state here on june 5. they say especially those who might not want to see political ads every five minutes. live in san josenbc bay area news. >>> california elections officials have a new lawsuit on their hands that claims thousands of criminals are being unfairly barred from voting. that's because of the state's realignment law which took effect last october. it sent lower level offenders from state prisons where inmates are not allowed to vote to county jails where inmates are allowed to vote. a memo from the secretary of state says inmates transferred under the realignment still don't have the right to vote under california law. but the league of women voters and two prisoners rights groups are challenging that lawsuit -- filed a lawsuit today in san francisco. >>> violent crime is hitting a quiet east bay community hard. pleasant hill police say there was a homicide and multiple robberies at gunpoint last month alone. they say robberies in a city were up a staggering 900% in february compared to this time last year. rape and aggravated assaults were also up. the small city of 33,000 residents has only

state, east bay. and san francisco. would accept transfer students. san jose state would not accept transfer students.still fluid system thousands could be impacted. none of these are happy with this uncertain future. >>darya: let me try to figure this out. some of these are going to happen no matter and what and there could be more depending on the tax plan? >>jackie: exactly! $750 million in the past year have been cut. if this would go through? an additional $200 million could be cut. that is why these slashes in enrollment would go into effect because they simply cannot keep these campuses running at the current level. >>darya: thank you, jackie. >>justine: for this just in to the kron 4 news room we have seen authorities thatneo nazis our possibly behind the jewish school shooting and france. the cameraman was wearing -the shoos wearing a camera on his chest. >>mark: this dark tuesday morning. ♪ you put all you've got into that deep-dish masterpiece. but when it doesn't stay in the dish there's easy-off oven cleaner. because easy-off cuts through five times more grease than the leading all-purpos

and starting today san jose state university is more holding hearings to admission policies that include strengthening minimum requirements for consideration to high school seniors in committee college students new policies will go into effect next year the first during happens today on campus than at martin luther king jr. library. this time now is 551 passing the buck to you. the average european ginny's planned to upgrade its pipelines. what by michelle obama's and today of the deferred very first time as first lady peonies plan to charge customers to fix grasslands not sitting well with the bay area lawmaker assemblyman jerry helper utility reform network will urge the california public utilities commission to reject the plan and today's hearing a proposal charges customers 95 percent of the cost to upgrade pipelines that failed during the 2010 stanford san bruno explosion. >>> we just want to see fairness and fair settlement they shouldn't profit from many this pg&e says the $2 billion pipeline upgrade will mean new safety standards as required by the california public utilities com

today, a second public hearing on proposed changes to admissions at san jose state. they're moving on a promise to admit all qualify high-school graduates from santa clara county. it would still get preference but not a guarantee. all a result of increasing budget pressures. today's hearing happens at 1215 at foothill college. the city council has approved mayor chuck reed latest budget plan. city experts project a modest $10 million surplus next year. several years of deficits. the new plan actually includes restoring some of the services. he had a word of caution yesterday predicting another deficit for the following year. pg&e wants the state to offset finds they expect to receive for the zambrano pipeline disaster. yesterday a company executive said pg&e should get credit for $221 million it took from shareholders to spend on pipe testing and related charges. a pedal pushing punishment >> that is where a condominium board is finding a tenant for planting flowers. kimberly boyd says she was given permission but the board says he is in violation and is charging her

>>reporter: former san jose shark baker firing up the team for the one shot at being a pro. san jose state camp over the weekend. >> well i think item very unique. only a couple camp like this that are even held around the nhl. for the people of san jose or fans here to have this opportunist huge. >>reporter: several shark alumni showing them what it's like open a day-to-day basis for the pro. >> did you see everything that goes on hyped the scenes at the rink. you see what the coaching staff, management go through. anyone who has ever dreamed of playing on the ice come out and do this wonderful experience for anyone. >>reporter: day long event more than just frustrated hockey players flopping on the ice. >> guy all seem to have a great time. all of them have something that stood out to them the most that was different. so some really enjoy talking to our broadcasters. others enjoy the fantasy game. others enjoy the shark head for the first time if their life. >>reporter: former pro are having as much fun as the amateur. >> it's the passion that these guys have for the game of hockey. fun

. >>> from the classroom to city hall, san jose state students are hand-delivering homework to help boost san jose's minimum wage. students and faculty rallied on campus today in support of an initiative that would raise the city's minimum wage from $8 an hour to $10. it all started as a project for a sociology class. the goal was to gather at least 19,000 signatures for the initiative to make it on the november ballot. in a month and a half, the project gained attention from community groups. and now more than 30,000 people have signed on. supporters say the measure puts san jose on par with other local cities. >> if san francisco county can get $10.25, there's no reason san jose cannot pay you $10 an hour. >> the students then hand-delivered the petitions to city hall where they're now being counted. >>> an elderly man critically injured after being hit by a bicyclist is expected to survive. he was always along this intersection in san francisco when witnesses say a cyclist ran a red light and crashed directly into the man. both men ended up on the ground unconscious. so far, no word on

the original robotic competition continues tomorrow at san jose state university.he championships are scheduled for late april in st. louis. back to you guys. >> dude, great story. >> i know. best of luck to all of them. >>> let's get a check of the weather with jeff ranieri. we're facing this classic bay area dilemma. the snow is going to be there but how hard is it going to be to get to the sierra? >> it depends on how soon you leave. let's hope my luck with the mega million tickets is a little better than what we have on the computer tonight. we have updated forecast numbers for you. 69 in los gatos, 68 in santa cruz. 71 in san jose. 62 in napa. up across the doppler radar, no rainfall here across the northeast and also for the south bay. as we take you outside live to the network, the cloud cover is on the increase in and throughout the bay area with the front starting to hit big. it's going to transition our weather as we head into saturday. let's bring you to our weather graphics and take a look as we head throughout saturday. overall, the widespread system i

this one designed by san jose state student to test a way that astronauts use consumer satellite phoneate with earth. >> we prepare the next general rigs of students to go that the engineering world to advance the career in aerospace toyshtion keep the astronauts safe the high tech test tube. >> in space something as easy as mixing 2 different fluid is not that simple because you don't have yasser arafat ty. >>reporter: study a yeast infection that causes problems for astronauts. >> certain bacteria mean more likely to cause innext space than on earth. >>reporter: all the experiments will blast off in the next few months. at nasa aims research center, abc 7 news. >> on the subject of nasa. space agency told young hillary clinton that she could not be an astronaut and fueling clinton hope to solve the mystery of amelia. how the picture could help her do just that. stay with us. okay, people, let's get started. pete, did you forget yours? me pete, me use pen! (laughter) sorry i'm late, i was in the 16th century looking for pete's pen. (laughter) guys, guys. take it easy, ok? pete's mom i

thinking about that, i was also at the john steinbeck center at san jose state university this past weekendlking about the way that steinbeck's. he was writing novels, writing exposes of the way that americans were living in his time and things that americans didn't want to read about our own country. reading about -- reading exposes, reading journalism, reading accounts things that are wrong in the country makes people mad. and when people get angry about hearing that things aren't great in the country, do you think that that -- do you have any empathy from where that comes from? do you think people don't want to hear bad things about the country because they love the country so much? why does it make people angry to hear bad news about the country? >> i think some of it is just that it's really hard to have people criticize a place that you love and identify with, right? so i think all of us grew up with this story all this great opportunity in america, and to see it not being offered to everyone equally, on a basic level, that's upsetting to anybody, right? and at the same time, i think

. >>> an after an unsuccessful attempt a few weeks ago, san jose state is trying to overhaul its admissions process. and this time they're asking for public input. the university will hold a series of public hearings to discuss potential changes to admissions guidelines. the school says changes are necessary following cuts in state funding and an increase in applications. >> you can enjoy the show, don't get too cluttered. marine experts are warning boaters to stay away from a gray whale spotted with her calf. several days in a row, people have spotted a full grown gray whale right near alcatraz. there's been at least one report of boaters harassing the whales and getting too close. experts are warning us all not to make a sudden speed or direction change around them, and stay 300 feet away. you could face hefty fines and get mama mad. >>> this should make a lot of people happy, after four years of little or no pacific coast salmon fishing, this year is expected to be the best season in years. the federal fishery managers say the number of salmon returning to the rivers to spawn is higher t

we have video from what happened at san jose state. today at dozens of campuses.it the treats with a march to oakland. begin what they call the 99-mile march to sacramento. they call for the governor to scrap any talks of tuition hikes. live at uc-berkeley. "today in the bay." >> peninsula special ed teacher accused of physically abusing her students is expected in court. adex us bogg will be arraigned acowsed of twisting a wrist and kicking the kild in the stomach. she is on administrative leave. the school district says it will discipline six employees from failing to report the abuse. employees knew what was happening but did not report it as required by law. the employees will not face charges. >> after 26 years the parents of a murdered woman are bringing their daughter's body home. >> grabbed my husband and we just tried. the following morning -- that we're timely bringing her home. >> heart breaking listening to. 16-year-old chevy wheeler vanished in 1985. police say she was a victim of the speed freak killers. they will hold a private memorial in lod wirks

san jose about s only about 27% of normal. so far this year only 3 inches has fallen. our observer tom is out in blossom hill has doubled this amount. san jose stateto the official reading. there won't be any today. next hint of rain is next friday. 30s and 40s on the temps under mostly clear skies. it will be sunny side up today. lows i've seen anywhere from 38- 48. richmond i've seen upper 30s to low 40s. mid to upper 40s. 52-56 by noon and sunny and breezy. 58-64 in the city today. northwest wind will be around. gusting to 30. so if you're heading in that direction keep in mind it's breezy. the low moves out, the rain is over for now. left behind cold air and patchy fog. end result will be sunshine and warmer temps. sunny today. breezy. a little bit of fog seems to be working its way up. not a lot. 50s and 60s on your temps today. temperatures will rebound even more so tomorrow. we'll see upper 60s and 70s. the mornings will be cold and days nice. partly cloudy on tuesday pam and dave. >>> new details about the investigation into a former penn state football coach jerry san dusky. the documents that suggest investigators could be focusing on a

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this is video from san jose state. the issue again, the number one issue, the cost of education.hikes and outrageous student loan debts while banks and corporations make big profits. occupy cal is teaming up with other colleges and really this is going on up and down the state. happening for the next few days. here there will be a noon time rally, then at 12:45 they are marching to oakland city hall. and then this leads up to what they call the 99-mile march to sacramento. over potential cuts to education. that's on monday. the big push, they say, to see millionaires and banks pay more for education. reporting live at uc-berkeley, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> after 26 long years of waiting the parents of a murdered woman bringing their daughter's body home. >> we just cried. that we're finally bringing her home. >> 16-year-old chevy wheeler vanished in 1985. she was a victim of the speed freak killers. this week her parents traveled to stockton to retrieve her remains. tonight they will hold a private memorial with their daughter's friends and family. afterwards they wi