one of them was at north carolina agricultural university in greensboro. her speech is about 25 minutes. [applause] >> good morning, everyone. rest yourselves. let me thank chancellor martin for that kind introduction. i also want to thank everyone from the board of governors, the board of trustees and the faculty and all of the staff who have worked so hard on this event and making you the men and women that you are. i also have to thank the university choir. you all are amazing. as the chancellor said, you are becoming regulars at the white house. that is a good thing, singing at our black history month events for the last few years. it is amazing to hear those voices pouring in the white house. it is a pleasure to hear your beautiful music here today. of course, i want to join in on banking be folks who made this day possible -- thanking the folks who made this day possible, the people who have been with you every step of the way. your parents. these folks have given you that shoulder to lean on our that hug or that kick in th ebutt -- in the butt when

first lady speaking in north carolina agriculture university. and eric holder addressing university of north carolina law school when new graduates are fining it difficult to enter in to the work force. mitt romney driving the discussion with his address to christian conservatives in liberty university in virginia. i am uma, live from the nation's capt cament. america's news headquarters starts right now. ♪ >> okay, let's get to it molly who is live with more on mitt romney's speech and what the president is saying about the economy. >> hi, uma, after voicing his support for supporting gay marriage and after a 15 million hollywood fundraiser at actor george clooney's house. the president is focusing on the economy and laying out his economic to do list for congress. just in the last hour, he honored the top law enforcement officers in the rose garden at the white house. it will speed up the economic recovery and help americans refinance their mortgages and create tax crets. >> and critized the republicans for cutting taxes for wealthy americans.

saying they want it to be preserved for sustainable agriculture. university officials say it is used as an open air laboratory by students and faculty. >>> there are olympic hopefuls in our midst with the olympic games just ten weeks a way. these nine men training on the oakland estuary make up the men's rowing team. they share a fearless drive to win. he told us he's been in rowing since 8th grade, and has dreamed about competing in the olympics. >> i've wanted this for a long time. >> reporter: the coach hand picked each member of the team, except flahos. his teammates chose him to steer, hopefully to olympic gold. >> me and the other guys just click. it's the ultimate team sport. it's not just about one person. >> reporter: the coach equates his role to that of a jockey. >> you kind of have to know when to use the whip. and when to lay off. >> and he does that. >> yeah. >> reporter: the pressure is on for these dedicated athletes, the team must win in the qualifying regatta in switsland, if they don't, it will be the first time the u.s. men's eight won't b

saying they want it to be preserved for sustainable agriculture. university officials say it is used as an open air laboratory by students and faculty. >>> there are olympic hopefuls in our midst with the olympic games just ten weeks a way. these nine men training on the oakland estuary make up the men's rowing team. they share a fearless drive to win. he told us he's been in rowing since 8th grade, and has dreamed about competing in the olympics. >> i've wanted this for a long time. >> reporter: the coach hand picked each member of the team, except flahos. his teammates chose him to steer, hopefully to olympic gold. >> me and the other guys just click. it's the ultimate team sport. it's not just about one person. >> reporter: the coach equates his role to that of a jockey. >> you kind of have to know when to use the whip. and when to lay off. >> and he does that. >> yeah. >> reporter: the pressure is on for these dedicated athletes, the team must win in the qualifying regatta in switsland, if they don't, it will be the first time the u.s. men's eight won't b

i also want to thank this group in front of me, the graduates of the north carolina agricultural state university class of 2012. [applause] congratulations. you all have worked so hard. i know you have grown so much. you have come to truly come to represent something called aggie pride. all right. i like that. let me tell you, it is an honor to be here at north carolina a & c. for years, you have produced more african american engineers, and more african american female engineers than just about anywhere else in america. you have produced some of our nation's finest leaders in business, government, and our military. the first african american justice on the north carolina supreme court was an aggie, so was the second african american astronauts. [applause] and so were those four young men who sat down at a lunch counter 52 years ago and will stand forever in bronze. i know that all of you know the story of the greensboro four and how they changed the course of our history. but since we have the nation watching, let's talk a little bit. [applause] it is easy to forget that before they were known a

. >> michelle obama delivered the commencement address at north carolina agricultural and technical state universityshe talked about the action that black students took in 1960 that led to desegregation of lunch counters. up next, learn why the post office is about to ban international shipments of ipads and kindles. >> a >> you can forget about sending that new ipad or kindle for christmas overseas. the post office will ban to national shipping. the move follows recent concern over lithium batteries found in these electronic devices. they could explode while aboard a plane. the post office believes it might be able to lift teh banhe ban by early next year. those who wish to send the product, will have to pay more for our private shipping company. >> plan to take metro? you can expect delays on three lines until monday. on the red line, trains are single tracking between forest glen and, and between van ness and dupont circle. there is a single track between eastern market and cheverly. on the blue line trains are single tracking to adison road. >> today was beautiful. >> can we have mother's day br

university own land in albany. it sent a letter saying they need the land back by the middle of this month to allow agricultural research to continue. the protesters for the university will convert the land to commercial space. >>> history has shown that as she shrunk from 104 a. to 10, we are worried the rest of the 10 a. will be developed so we are committed to staying here until we are assured that the tract will be preserved as agricultural land in perpetuity. >>> the occupiers say they are meeting with the university tomorrow but universities as they have yet to hear from them. walnut creek leaders to on the make it attractive for a production company to find a home. >>> want an the day area today, sunny and warmer for monday is a cool down coming? will tell ♪ [ male announcer ] it's one thing... to have created an icon and quite another to have done it generation after generation. to the long line of legendary mercedes-benz sl roadsters... ♪ the 2013 sl. it was in my sister's neighborhood. i told you it was perfect for you guys. literally across the street from her sister. [ banker ] but someone else bought it bef

the university says it needs the land back to about agricultural research to continue. the protesters fear the university will convert the land to a commercial space. both sides will meet tomorrow. >>> things warned that today and will warm up tomorrow it looks like the prospect for a cool down it command on tuesday. will tell you how much after a break. >>> another gorgeous staying in the bay area. brian hackney will tell us if it continues. >>> i'm glad you approve, and. to the lake you couldn't hike and bike and fish, it is a nice day to swim. a lot of kids were doing that at out there the park has been open since 1936. that has been going on without let up. high pressure over the area kept as nice and warm. that will continue it will cool off between now and 11:00 p.m. the temperatures reflect it was a warm one. 84 degrees at santa rosa. 59 at pacifica. 82 at san jose. for tomorrow morning fell below clouds will build along the shoreline it will not cool us off much. the inland could warm high pressure is over the eastern pacific and not moving. temperatures will war

support sustainable urban agriculture >>> they are protests in the proposed development of the del tracked >>> it is the best food growing capability for the east bay >>> the university use it for agricultural research is open to talking about the planet's future administrators invited to occupiers to a meeting this morning but they could only come if they get the property. >>> the conditions were impossible for us to meet, to break down by a tan, committee consensus we could do that >>> the university comes at the issue from different angles, on wednesday if other lawsuit against 14 of these people accusing them of trespassing and being a nuisance. uc-berkeley spokesperson said they will continue to fight the occupiers presence using whatever means necessary but it police were standing by and observing. >>> the long term vision this is a community from forever into perpetuity >>> anne mackovic cbs 5 >>> he went away conservatives school and a fine marriage between a man and woman but did not walk away the crowd favorite. >>> temperatures touch 9 degrees in the east bay and the bay area that will change a cool down coming but not for long. ,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> the fight

kwraouft spokesman says this land is an open air laboratory where researchers work on agriculture projects. the university released a statement saying in part, it is our intention to facilitate a win-win situation where by our land can be shared by our researchers and those who wish to sustain urban farming. >> we've been farming for 30 years. >> reporter: when this man identified himself as a uc berkeley professor tried to get on the property, uc davis police denied him entry. >> i just wanted to go in just to see what is going on inside. i have the right to go in. >> reporter: back here live you can see some protesters have made themselves comfortable. some are watching a movie, so far it's been peaceful. live in albany, amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> heading into prom and graduation season how one community is trying >>> new at 10:00, prom an graduation season are approaching. a happy time for teenagers but also a time filled with hazards. debra villalon is live with a story of teenagers stepping up. >> reporter: schools have been surveying the teens and they found out many teens start young. very

>>reporter: in albany university of police removed occupy protesters from this farm land. nine people taken into custody. this agriculturalh land owned by the college. >> university police shut it down. >>reporter: haazig madyun >>reporter: in san bruno a while coming back ceremony from the san bruno the statiexplosion. tr and city council will be welcoming people back trying to heal this area that has gone through so much there have been the family's move back in and several are on their way. the mayor and city council will be planting trees of renewal and rebirth reporting and the san bruno, kate thompson, kron 4. >>reporter: this card the fed tried to run over a sheriff's deputy led a wild chase 9:15 near market street. with portions of the mission district for this suspect abandoned the vehicle. 80 m.p.h. on residential streets. seven cars and smashed. police were concerned and called off the search. the suspect got away. >>reporter: the education association marched outside to pressure the school board for a new contract. this previous contract expired last summer. and the main sticking point is who will pay for incr

kwraouft spokesman says this land is an open air laboratory where researchers work on agriculture projects. the university released a statement saying in part, it is our intention to facilitate a win-win situation where by our land can be shared by our researchers and those who wish to sustain urban farming. >> we've been farming for 30 years. >> reporter: when this man identified himself as a uc berkeley professor tried to get on the property, uc davis police denied him entry. >> i just wanted to go in just to see what is going on inside. i have the right to go in. >> reporter: back here live you can see some protesters have made themselves comfortable. some are watching a movie, so far it's been peaceful. live in albany, amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> heading into prom and graduation season how one community is trying to get these drinks off the shelf. >>> and ktvu goes under cover into a gun show. the legal laws meant to protect you. you don't need to run around. safeway gives you real big club card deals each week. right now, a sweet price on honey nut cheerios, just $1.88. starbucks coffee is on

sustainable urban agriculture >>> the protest neglect and the planned development of the gill tract >>> this is precious and that means it is the best food growing capability for east bay >>> the universe to use it for agricultural research and is open to talking about the plots future administrators invited to occupiers to a meeting this morning but said they could come if they vacate the property. >>> the conditions or impossible for us to meet, to make consensus we are willing to do that >>> the universe becomes that the issue from different angles, on wednesday it filed a lawsuit against 14 of the people accusing them of trespassing and being a nuisance. uc-berkeley spokesperson said they will continue to fight the occupiers presence by using whatever means necessary, police were standing by observing farmers who don't send intimidated. >>> long-term vision this is a community farm for ever >>> and anne mackovic cbs 5. >>> presumed presidential nominee met ron in that is positioned on same-sex marriage clear, he delivered the commencement speech at liberty university one of the largest christian university's in the country he kept politics out of the speech but asking graduates to

. >>> the university use it for agricultural research it is open to talking about the plots feature administrators invited the occupiers to a meeting this morning that they can only come if they vacate the property >>> the conditions were impossible for us to meet. to break down by tend to make consensus we are willing to do that >>> the university comes at the issue from different angles they filed a lawsuit against 14 of these people accusing them of trespassing and being a nuisance. uc-berkeley spokesperson said they will continue to fight the occupiers whatever means necessary. police were standing by observing farmers who dons and intimidated. >>> the long term vision this is a community farm for ever >>> and how many anne mackovic cbs 5. >>> these are live pictures. they're holding a community meeting outside the property. they invited uc-berkeley representatives to join them. this comes after protesters did not go to a university meeting to discuss the land. get ready for a busy wildfire season that is the word from cal fire. the brushes unusually dry. similar conditions have led to the sta

university land for the past two and a half weeks. protesters are planting vegetables at the site saying that a one it -- they wanted to be preserved for agriculture. earlier in the day, the university set up large concrete blocks around the site making it impossible for vehicles to drive onto the land. >>> there is word out today that oakland-based -- is being sold to bed bath and beyond. the new jersey-based retailer has offered $22 a share for it. cost-plus opened its first import store in san francisco's fisherman's wharf in 1958. the ceo says that cost-plus will stay headquartered in oakland as a subsidiary of bed, bath and beyond. he said he expects the company to grow beyond its 260 stores. >> thisis will give us the requisite capital to start scaling the business to the next level. >> the two retailers have been trying it -- out a joint venture with food departments. >>> and earning search at cisco systems was not enough to keep shares from sliding after hours. the san jose-based tech giant announced quarterly earnings of $2.2 billion, up 20 percent from last year. but ceo john chambers said economic uncertainty in new york and budget cuts

. >> reporter: now that the land is clear, the university spokesman tells me agricultural resources will be coming in to begin to plant the crops that they need to. they said they will do anything they can to preserve the crops planted by protesters. alex savic, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, alex. >>> two hours ago, governor brown unveiled a revised and as you tear government plan. the proposal increases funding for education and -- austere. the proposal increases funding for education and this will leave the state with a $15 billion deficit. he also made a pitch for his november ballot measure to raise income taxes on high earners and boost the state sales tax by .25. >> i said before, it's taken a long time, more than a decade, to get into this mess. we're not gonna get out of it in a year. >> the plan would slash state workers' pay by 5% through either a shorter workweek or cuts in hours and wages. >>> and the growing crisis in sacramento is certain to have a huge impact on the bay area. that includes alameda county where supervisors are already struggling to deal with a budget s

is the last open soil in the east bay and as good food growing capability >>> the university look use it for agricultural research and is open to talking about the plots future administrators invited to occupiers to a meeting this morning but the economic summit the vacate the property >>> the conditions or impossible for us to meet, to break down by 10 and to meet consensus we rowling to do that >>> the universe becomes that the issue from different angles wednesday filed a lawsuit against 14 of the people accusing them of trespassing and being a new sense. uc-berkeley spokesperson said they will continue to fight the occupiers presence using whatever means necessary. today police were standing by observing farmers who do not seem intimidated. >>> that is the long-term project that this is a community farm forever >>> and albert anne mackovic cbs 5 >>> jerry brown delivered the bad news the state's budget deficit as well to $16 billion. that is twice the previous estimate of 9 billion in january. don knapp with more. >>> even as the governor gets his tax hike in petitions to state government election of

agriculture. their concern is that the university will build and make other uses for what is left of this land. they say that even uc-berkeley police officers have come in reminding them that they're not allowed to be on this land but protesters say that they're going to stay and maintain farming and have every right to, because it is public land. >> taking the land and doing what is right on the land is not just telling the university was supposed to happen, a showing the university was supposed to happen. it is making real what needs to happen. so we do it without regret, remorse, or gilts. we fully take responsibility for the fact that we're here. >> we spoke with uc-berkeley representative dan mobile 2 has been speaking to protesters and he says that leaders right now are just waiting for a response from occupied the farm. the university offered to include protesters in on talks on how to share the land. he says the door for the negotiation is open however it wants to remind protesters that this land is meant for university research that requires university supervision and because of liabil

the university has basically ignored urban agriculture. so this is an opportunity for them to do it. >> reporter: this morning, students watered crops by hand. they say police ordered out all vehicles including trucks used to haul water into the farm. now only foot traffic is allowed. students say because the university shut off their water. their job is incredibly hard. >> but without vehicular homicide we don't have a way to move things onto the land. so today we're planning on carrying buckets. >> reporter: uc berkeley issued a statement saying our faculty made it clear that retear requiring ma tick cue lus supervision and attention to detail cannot be conducted with encampments who don't have the knowledge, experience to justify their around-the-clock process. as you can see, these are the big tanks that they would bring in. that are not allowed anymore and these are the buckets they are bringing by hand now making their jobs very difficult, as you heard them say. tam, ktvu channel 2 news. back to you. >> thank you. >>> the body of a m

the university says it is meeting with urban agriculture experts and they will try to preserve as many crops on the land as possible as long as it doesn't interfere with research. the occupyers for their part have not yet decided on their next move. -- katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> governor brown just unveiled his revised state budget, because the deficit is billions more than anticipated. the governor wants to increase spending on education. eric thomas is live in the newsroom with how he plans to do it. >> with the tax increases he has proposed for the november ballot, 3% income tax hike for the wealthiest californians overseven years and a quarter percent hike for four years for rest of us. if it passes the governor wants to raise k-12 spending. there are cuts, painful, 5% cuts to state workers, the state court was lose 300 million dollars which would postpone construction of new courthouses. the governor is calling for additional s to prisons and medical. all of this -- cuts to prisons and medi-cal. >> this is the best that i could do. i've been thinking about this a long time. if

that ten acre property is used for agricultural research but protestors claim the university plans to convert that land to commercial use. negotiations stalled and they are asking the group to voluntarily leave. they have been planting vegetables and hope the land will be preserve for sustainable agricultural. >>> the city of oakland has until tomorrow to submit a plan to investigate alleged police abuses. more than 1,000 misconduct complaints have been made against officers. one officer fired a bean bag round that injured a former soldier. >>> if you liked what you saw yesterday i have a feeling people will like what they will see today. >> yes we have the trend that will continue all the way until about tuesday. if you like the sunshine the warm weather it's here to stay. at least for a few more days. we have numbers already climbing in some cases. giving you a look at the golden sunshine. no worries there. the winds still blowing in some cases over the hills. areas right around fair feel and vacaville, antioch and brentwood reporting light winds. . for the most part around the bay

meantime the first lady talked to graduates at the historically black north carolina agricultural and technical state universityou? how does your job fit into a full life, complete life? how are you going to give back? are you going to be an engineer or are you going to be an engineer who volunteers at a science class at a local school twice a week? are you going to go into business? or are you going to be the ceo who sponsors community theater productions in those 5-k runs and local little league team? >> good questions. more to come. you know, graduation season isn't over. making news this morning, fire fighters are battling five wildfires across arizona. largest is about 90 miles northeast of phoenix. it has grown to more than foursquare miles. flames damaged at least three buildings and forced hundreds of people from their homes. no help from mother nature. temperatures about 100 degrees, low humidity in the forecast. >>> this morning, roger clemens' chief accuser is expected to take street stand against the former pitcher. brian mcnamee said he injected clemens will steroids. this is a key moment for the p

. >>> the end of this is going to the university saying to hell with its agricultural space for is gonna be and some buildings. and eventually she laughs not feeling any better than when she came. what does josh hamilton and willie mays have in common? i'm dennis o'donnell in the cuban missile crisis was grounded tonight so was up to another new face to step up to the plate. the a's rookie slugger was scratched from tonight's lineup against the blue jays after he hurt his wrist in batting practice and there is no word yet from the a's on the severity of that injury. meanwhile the bottom of the nine bases are loaded there is the newcomer. he did it again and walked off grand slam and as rally in the ninth to be the jays. it's a fine young team. >>> greg kirschner was 6 and 1 lifetime against the giants the second in the u.s. over the place for brent pellets not give the giants into the nothing lead. brian boats allowed just one run batted left with the bases loaded in the eighth inning. how lopez got the inning ending double play the giants him on to beat the dodgers to one. nba fined fog

what this land to be used for sustainable agriculture and not for commercial or recreational space. the university says the land will have sheered use used by researchers as it opened in a laboratory and for all urban agriculture. iverson says it will take the necessary steps for the research to begin in just a few days. >>> by thai crop will be down. with a big family weekend plans and we taken down as to taken down every day carried rest of the farming here. >>> s from one of the occupied the firm represents less but with this morning. a number of them are still waking up. there are some university police officers as well as other security officers behind a fence here as 10 a. of land in the occupied is hope will be used for urban farming. with the 10:00 deadline approaching, it does not appear that they will be leaving this area. re-light in albany this morning carrie >>> there is investigating in the western addition neighborhood shooting. a man and woman were shot on a turk street. the 54 year-old man later died of the woman is expected to survive. and a few hours earlier that a man was found

the university says it is meeting with urban agriculture experts and they will try to preserve as many crops on the land as possible as long as it doesn't interfere with research. the occupyers for their part have not yet decided on their next move. -- katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> governor brown just unveiled his revised state budget, because the deficit is billions more than anticipated. the governor wants to increase spending on education. eric thomas is live in the newsroom with how he plans to do it. >> with the tax increases he has proposed for the november ballot, 3% income tax hike for the wealthiest californians overseven years and a quarter percent hike for four years for rest of us. if it passes the governor wants to raise k-12 spending. there are cuts, painful, 5% cuts to state workers, the state court was lose 300 million dollars which would postpone construction of new courthouses. the governor is calling for additional s to prisons and medical. all of this -- cuts to prisons and medi-cal. >> this is the best that i could do. i've been thinking about this a long time. if

is not found soon both sides will lose >> at the end of this will be the university saying that the hell with this agricultural space, we will put in buildings >> occupier say they believe if researchers stop using pesticides and chemicals and they also want continued access to the land to make an urban farms. >> another clean sweep for mitt romney. the former massachusetts governor is cruising to victory at today's gop primaries in indiana, north carolina and west virginia. he has already won two of the contest and he is all but certain of victory in the third as well. it should bring in about 200 delegates and officially clinched the gop nomination >> u.s. companies recently posted the highest number of openings in nearly four years. 3.7 4 million jobs advertised in march is almost a 5% increase from the previous month and the highest number since july of 2008. the labor department says it typically takes three months to reflect in hirings. more of those jobs are going to working mothers. nearly two in five working american women in the u.s. now earn more than their husbands. the rising trend is helping fuel

university officials say the land is used for agricultural research and offered to share some for urban farming. they gave occupiers until saturday night to break camp. occupiers say they needed more time. >>> the search for missing morgan hill teenager sierra lamar will focus on san jose this week. the 15-year-old disappeared on her way to school a month and a half ago. dive teams will resume their search. investigators are treating the disappearance as abduction. volunteers will be out again searching around her home. >>> americans are bracing for the opening bell on wall street this morning as european economic fears have sent european and asian markets tumbling. greece's main extension in athens down 8%, japan's nikkei lowest level since february, hong kong's hang seng slid 2.6%. s&p 500 futures dropped 1% in early trading. most belief the drops come after election results in greece and france raised new uncertainy over europe's ability to solve its debt crisis. >>> closer look at big political changes in europe. president obama has call to congratulate france's new president-elect

we've driven to a university town surrounded by a lot of agriculture. this man here is a 67-year-old grandfather. he's been farming maize most of his life. he's seen his salary drop from about 4,000 euros a month, now just down to his pension. says he's not getting any money at all. how difficult, how has the situation changed for you in the past few months? what is life like now? >> four, five years ago things were better. now adays the sbation is very difficult. we can barely survive with the low pension. we sell the corn but expenses are more than the income. >> he also says because he's able to work on the land, at least he can feed himself. but he is concerned about his grandchildren, his two granddaughters. ha are your fears for them? >> i have two grandchildren. one of them is a children and she will graduate soon. he will get her degree, but what will she do next? where is he going to work? here in the farm we can barely survive but we have a few sheep, chickens, things like that. >> all right, ok. well he's going to carry on now and go check ou

university of texas. i buy some partying in texas, basically you have church schools from agricultural colleges, and the university of texas. if you want to party, you go to the university of texas. but i never saw drinking until i went to virginia. i'm not exaggerating. i saw people hanging out of cars and i saw people lying unconscious on the sidewalk. it was amazing. this was a very old tradition. in the 17th century, it was a place where people drink a lot. put them -- to put it in context, the average american drinks 5 gallons of whiskey per year. 320 ounces in a year, is that right? that would be announced today. men women and children, young and old. people visited philadelphia, reported seeing 5-year-olds standing around the street. it's true. people drink like fish back then. virginians drink more. people talk about how virginians drink more. unbelievable. madison thought this treating and tradition -- did you vote for me, i will give you all the ham and whiskey you can consume in a weekend, that is just not republican. people should vote for me because i'm the most qualified. so i'm going to stand up for

protestors announcing their departure plans saying the university is working hard to reach a peaceful end to this demonstration. and this is used for agricultural research. >> we told them we hope and expected to have a response by saturday night and were disappointed we didn't get it. >> occupiers say they'll give the university a response but did not indicate if that will include a departure date. researchers want to begin yugsing this land june 1. >> video game maker electronic arts is going to layoff a number of nem a move. and the fiming papers with the securities and exchange commission detailing it wants to align the cost structure with digital transformation, calling for having changes in place by the end of september. >> there is is a set back in ora cell. the -- oracle. and google used in its andy roid phones but the panel could not agree whether google is protected by fair use doctrine providing limited exemptions to protections. analysts say the decision makes it difficult for oracle to win major damages in this case. google asked a judge to toss it out of court. >> california governor jerry brown declaring this to be wildfire aware

want the land to be used for community agriculture and they claim that the school is planning to develop the land. >> we're concerned that in the long term the university is not committed to keeping this land as agricultural space and history has shown it has shrunk from 104 a. down to 10 a. and we're worried that the rest of the 10 a. will be developed so we are committed to staying here until we can be assured that it will be preserved as agricultural land >> uc-berkeley leaders say they do want to work with the occupied protesters. they had a face-to-face meeting with them last thursday offering to share the land but protesters did not want to make a decision. as of yesterday uc-berkeley officials say they're still waiting for a response. leaders say they did not get a response as we had hoped and expected last night so we were disappointed and at this point we will need to evaluate other options to ensure that research can go forward. like we said, when we arrived we saw about 30 people still camped out here. we spoke to one who says they're willing to negotiate and that is the plan for today. we will follow this to see exactly where did the negoti

the university uses it for agricultural research and would be willing to talk with protesters how to share that lands. what started as an early morning fire at richmond ended up leads to go a huge marijuana bust. tara m tells us what started the fire and what all the marijuana is worth. >> reporter: they hauled out one marijuana plants after the other. 2,000 total out of a warehouse where a fair broke out around 3:00 30 this morning. >> she was in here sleeping when one of her dogs began whining. when she opened the door she was overcome by the smoke and fumes from the fire she's the one that called the fire department eric this is a picture of the inside of the warehouse off 6th and ohio where police say a woman guarded the plants with her two pit bulls. >> this is a large scale operation which has probably been going on for sometime. >> not totally surprised. i did not know anything about it. >> reporter: neighbors say the street has had its share of trouble. >> i see a lot of prostitutes on the street. >> reporter: some say there was suspicious activity going on at the warehouse f

i happen to live in texas and went to the university of texas and stop partying in texas. basically you have church schools, agricultural colonies and the university of texas. you want a party you go there. i never saw drinking until i went to virginia. i am not exaggerating. i saw people hanging out of cars. i was a week at you va when i saw people lying unconscious on the sidewalk. it was amazing. this was always a very old tradition. in the seventeenth century a place where people drink a lot. put that in context. the historian of this question calculated in the nineteenth century the average american frank 5 gallons of with the 3-year. isn't that right? so that would be almost an ounce a day. men, women and children young and old visited philadelphia and reported seeing 5-year-olds staggering around the street. it is true. people drank like fish. virginians drank more. people talked about how virginians drake more. unbelievable. madison thought this tradition that if you vote for me come outside and i will give you all the whiskey you can consume in a weekend that is not republican. people should vote for me because

agriculture that is much needed. i was also going to show university that it is possible to come out with some kind of coexistence. >> we showed this morning intending to plant tomatoes with his students but they stopped it is research. >> i think this will be putting pressure to escalate things into something that i don't think will be positive for the people inside or for the image of the university. >> officers have not given protesters a hard deadline to leave yet. in fact occupied protesters walked back into the former even helping the experiment. >> this is very sad. his is a very beautiful farm. we spent the last two weeks growing crops. people have given up 24 hours per day to seeing this become a piece of farmland. >> a promise to give a more to see their goal come to fruition. >> now, the good news is that officers here have not had to resort to any violence with the protesters. the occupied the form protesters have insisted that it wants to accomplish their goal but they do want to do it peacefully. >> investigators have ruled out any links between the disappearance of sierra lamar and recent attempted kid

. >> the end of this will be the university going " to hell with the agricultural states, we'll just put in some buildings ". >> eventually she left, not feeling any better than when she came. >> they say " come on in, plant your plants, they say it is the university that is stopping the research from golan. so the standoff here continues. >> because the university is funding yet, so there will not be any money for it? is that the understanding? >> that is part of it but mostly they need the tractors to come in here, too till land, and it won't come in here well occupied is still here. so that is why she says that she cannot to her research. occupied protesters say that they will help her. >> what is her window of time to get the corn in the ground? >> june 1st, about two weeks. >> just one can ruin an entire neighborhood. the tricks that banks are using to avoid steep fines on foreclosed homes becoming eyesores to read >> they're popping up all over the bay area. safety measures from bicyclist that you just cannot miss. >> we have some of the very old ones during >> and up close look

university officials say the land is used for agriculture research they've offered to share some of iturban farming and they gave occupiers until saturday night to break camp. occupiers say they need more time to respond to the university and they plan to do so today. >>> this morning, abc news making major announcement about a new partnership. abc will join forces with hispanic news organization univison to create a new english-language news, lifestyle and information channel featuring a latin perspective, staffed by journalists from abc7 news and univison news and will focus on issues most relevant to u.s.-hispanic views, including economy, immigration and education. the new website is expected to debut this summer the yet unnamed channel is expected to launch in 2013. >>> exciting. i'm sure we'll hear more about it on "good morning america." right now it is shaping up to be a gorgeous morning. >> jacket, shorts this afternoon. >> you are the fashionista. how did you get that title way interest kristen? >> oh no, i'm giving it back. >>> good morning. very mild this morning, temperatu

obama delivered the commencement address at the agriculture and technical state university.nt by being part of restaurant sit-ins. the first lady likened their fight in the past to the current fight over same-sex marriage. >> we all know that there are still plenty of serious injustices crying out for our attention. we know this. >> mrs. obama also commended the school for continuing to produce more african-american and female engineers than others in the country. >>> and then one of the big questions is how much is this going to atpeffect the voters. david gregory joined us from "meet the press" this morning. >> you have more people in favor of it than opposed to it, and within the republican party there has been a 20-point swing in favor of it over the past several years, and so i think this is why ultimately the president was in a position to feel like it was safer to change his own position from 2008. >> be sure and tune in later today for "meet the press." the chair of the republican national committee joins david on the show. can you catch meet t"meet the p at 10:30 he

university owned land. officials have offered to commit to a discussion about continuing agricultural research at the site but first they say the protesters must leave. with school says the occupied farm it has not responded despite a deadline that passed last night. the uc-berkeley administrator who was first demoted has now been fired after allegedly doubling the salary of a male subordinate that she was having an affair with. a spokesperson confirmed that 47 year-old diane leo was let go. a whistle-blower letter alerted officials of relationship with the purchasing manager. records show that his salary grew from $57,000 per year in 2008 up to $120,000 per year in 2010 during the affair >> the five men who allegedly planned the the 911 attacks refuse to answer any questions or enter pleas during their arraignment. they're charged with the murders of nearly 3000 people. >> the lead shake mahomet, the man who claims of orchestrated the 911 terrorist attacks, tried to disrupt court saturday. he and his four co-conspirators refused to answer the judge's questions. they read magazines, parade, and wouldn't liste

university officials are meeting with urban agriculture experts saying they'll try to preserve as many crops as they can as lng as they don't interfere with research happening there. and they have not decided on the next move. >> san francisco is investing millions to keep fresh produce coming into city markets and restaurants. grocers and vendors were on hand. the mayor announced a makeover of a wholesale produce market that began 170 years ago near the water front moving to its present location. 50 years ago. 30 vendors operate there. most of its 650 employees work off hours to keep san francisco fed. >> this is a busy, busy market and this at 11:00 at night most of us are just finishing the day this is when the day started. >> four of the warehouses will be renovated. >> and much cooler out there. >> and. >> surprising over the weekend. >> temperatures dropped a bit. there are pleasant conditions and sunny skies into late afternoon hours. there are clouds around. during evening hours, clouds increasing and there is fog around as well. there is some skies starting to become sunnier,

university is ongoing. the group says it wants the land to be used as a community urban farm or open space. >> we're committed to seeing this h land remain as agriculturalland. we are going to keep farming until we see that through. >> reporter: the university wants to engage the protesters in a conversation about possibly sharing the land. mogoloff says the protest is delaying resource projects that need to get under way on that parcel. >> reporter: one woman is dead at another hospitalized after a crash at half-moon bay. the highway patrol says a 44- year-old san gregorio woman suddenly swerved into oncoming traffic and slammed head on into a honda civic. the driver of that honda died at the scene. the driver of the dodge remains in critical condition. >>> police are investigating the death of two. the first victim was taken to san francisco general with a nonlive threatening wound to his left arm. a little later a female juvenile shot in the same incident showed up also with a gunshot wound to the left arm. >>> gas prices continue their slide dropping 7-cents over the past two weeks. the new lundburg service reveals the national gas prices have dropp

be used for commercial purposes by law enforcement for agricultural purposes by media organizations possibilities are really endless and universities are catching on in fact the f.a.a. has already approved twenty five universities to have drones some of r.t. created degree's an unmanned aviation walls an exciting front here that could create new jobs in the future to be concerned but the military defense contractors are the ones funding much of this research here to discuss with me is jeff morley writer for salon and author of the forthcoming book snow storm in august washington city francis scott key and the forgotten race riot of eight hundred thirty five thanks so much for joining us so what can we say here right how did we even find out i know that you. helped put some pressure on it but you know how do we find out exactly what it was only from the freedom of information was that they filed that we found out about the twenty five universities and so i wrote my story for salon about that because i thought that was very interesting even more more universities and police departments so this is really where the interest is stronges

university of texas. i buy some partying in texas, basically you have church schools from agricultural colleges, and the universityf texas. if you want to party, you go to the university of texas. but i never saw drinking until i went to virginia. i'm not exaggerating. i saw people hanging out of cars and i saw people lying unconscious on the sidewalk. it was amazing. this was a very old tradition. in the 17th century, it was a place where people drink a lot. put them -- to put it in context, the average american drinks 5 gallons of whiskey per year. 320 ounces in a year, is that right? that would be announced today. men women and children, young and old. people visited philadelphia, reported seeing 5-year-olds standing around the street. it's true. people drink like fish back then. virginians drink more. people talk about how virginians drink more. unbelievable. madison thought this treating and tradition -- did you vote for me, i will give you all the ham and whiskey you can consume in a weekend, that is just not republican. people should vote for me because i'm the most qualified. so i'm going to stand up for t

to reauthorize the national institute of food and agricultural -- maintain the current funding levels. my company has personally worked with the university of florida's extension by harvesting biomass and other types of timber crops on their projects. i have personally seen these crops and i am excited about the different growth of forest crops. other item found in the current farm bill is section 8401 which is a provision for qualifying timber contract options. since the passage of the 2008 farm bill, it would be safe to say that our sector of the economy is in a state of economic depression. federal -- during time are left holding contracts that are now priced too high for them to be able to harvest without incurring substantial financial losses. i personally know many of these owners of small businesses and know that they contribute to the communities where unemployment rates are still hovering between 15% and 20%. these small family owned businesses need additional time on these contracts while we continue to wait for our markets to recover. please restore 8401 for timber sales that were awarded -- there are also some areas in the en

university officials say the land is used for agricultural research they've offered to share some ofit and they gave occupiers until saturday tight to break camp. occupiers say they needed more time to respond. and they plan to do so today. >> the search for missing morgan hill teenager sierra lamar will focus on san jose this week. the 15-year-old disappeared on her way to school a month and a half ago. dive teams will resume their search in res of course. -- their search in reservoirs. >>> americans are bracing for a rough ride on wall street this morning. european economic fears have sent european and asian markets tumbling. greece's exchange down 8%, nikkei plunged to 2.8%, lowest since february. hong kong's hang seng 2.6%. most experts believe the drop comes after election results in greece andku8 france raised new uncertainty over europe's inability to solve itsz debt crisis. >>> president obama has call to congratulate france's new francois hollande nary -- narrowly defeated sarkozy. hollande has criticized france's austerity program. >>> in greece, talks begin this morning t