i'm your host, journalism school director, bob rucker. how would you like to be in a cage getting attacked, while people cheer? >> he got elbowed and got cut. it was on the eyebrow and then on side of forehead, down. i moved it and i see like his freaking skull, i was like whoa. >> this is what it feels like in mixed martial arts. we'll explore the phenomenon on this edition of equal time. [ music ] mixed martial arts have grown more and more popular in recent years. the sport enables fighters

i'm your host, journalism school director, bob rucker.ues in a severe drought emergency. water is running low. we'll show you ways you can help and what the government is doing to support the effort, on this episode of equal time. [ music ] lawns are turning brown. reservoir levels are dropping. and rainfall is few and far between. even if the drought comes to an end, water conservation will continue to be a concern in california.

i'm your host, journalism school director, bob rucker. california continues in a severe drought emergency. water is running low. we'll show you ways you can help and what the government is doing to support the effort, on this episode of equal time. [ music ] lawns are turning brown. reservoir levels are dropping. and rainfall is few and far between. even if the drought comes to an end, water conservation will continue to be a concern in california. equal time correspondent, jessica munday, begins our coverage with a look at the problem. >> the state of california has been in a severe drought for several years and has been under a state of emergency declared by governor jerry brown in january of 2014. lack of rain, only 44% of the season average during these dry years. here in santa clara county, most of the water is imported, half coming from the delta's aqueducts carrying water from snow and rainfall in the sierras, the other half from water pumped out of the ground. >> most of our water --and most people don't know this -- most of our w

i'm your host, journalism school director, bob rucker. one of the biggest public libraries in california is right here on the campus of san jose state university. but there's friction between towns-people and academic gowns. i would hope personally that i'm not in anybodies way, or taking up someone's space. this space is shared by students and the community. and that includes the homeless population of silicon valley. we'll explore the needs of both sides on this edition of equal time. [music] some students here on campus are complaining, about sharing the library with the homeless. but it's an important resource for people who have no place else to go. equal time correspondent estephany haro begins our coverage, looking at the benefits the homeless receive here. martin luther king jr. library is an institution in the heart of the silicon valley, open to everyone. it occupies 4th and san fernando streets. a key corner of san jose state university. the library has received multiple awards for its unique design and is a partnership with th

i'm your host, journalism school director, bob rucker. how would you like to be in a cage getting attacked, while people cheer? >> he got elbowed and got cut. it was on the eyebrow and then on side of forehead, down. i moved it and i see like his freaking skull, i was like whoa. >> this is what it feels like in mixed martial arts. we'll explore the phenomenon on this edition of equal time. [ music ] mixed martial arts have grown more and more popular in recent years. the sport enables fighters to improve physically, while earning money and an honorable title. correspondent justin san diego explores the lives of mma fighters. >> jose palacios has been devoting his free time to mixed martial arts for the past fourteen years, starting at the age of nineteen. now he fights and trains for unlimited mma in milpitas. >> i've always want to be a fighter since i was a little kid. martial arts kind of became a way of helping me keep grounded. so, on monday, wednesday and friday i'll, i usually run you know between three to five miles and then i'll

i'm your host, journalism school director, bob rucker. one of the biggest public libraries in california is right here on the campus of san jose state university. but there's friction between towns-people and academic gowns. i would hope personally that i'm not in anybodies way, or taking up someone's space. this space is shared by students and the community. and that includes the homeless population of silicon valley. we'll explore the needs of both sides on this edition of equal time. [music] some students here on campus are complaining,