he graduated from cal state, east bay in hayward. minister assadullah zamir visited uc davis as part of a nationwide tour to learn about the best practices to take home to his country. it is a huge honor to welcome minister assadullah zamir. he is the minister of agriculture, irrigation & livestock, or mail for short. and you're in charge of everything there. >> well, agriculture is life. it's the backbone of our economy. it's a huge responsibility for me. >> it is a h-- and you're the youngest member of president ghani's cabinet. >> that's right. >> so no pressure at all. >> well, that added responsibility because 75% of our population are youth, age 30 or below. >> 75%? >> 75% of our population. >> wow. >> so that added responsibility that i have to do well. >> yes, lot of pressure. so, because you're working with agriculture -- and i know that afghanistan is 80% agricultural -- and just because of all the wars and war problems in your country, you have a long way to go. >> and agriculture is the solution. >> mm-hmm. >> without inv

we will tell you about the event at cal state event bay that have athletes sharing their love of theame. >>> a woman's body is found in what was supposedly an empty home along with diaries telling her story. now that comes to the big screen in a documentary about homelessness and mental health. we're live with one of the directors of god knows where i am. [ birds chirping ] [ inhales, exhales ] [ announcer ] cigarettes are not just dangerous when they're smoked. [ rat squeaking ] they're dangerous long after. cigarette butts are toxic. they release chemicals that poison our water... and harm wildlife. and millions... are polluting our environment. [ sniffing ] [ seagulls squawking ] >> brothers and oscar winners have produced a number of documentaries tackling political scandal and environmental cover ups and abuse in the catalytic church. >> now they are making their directal debut in a film that addresses the battle between mental health reform and homelessness all around the story of a woman named linda bishop. >> october of 2007, the house was empty. the tenant had moved out. >>

a a wide range of backgrounds, a soccer tournament in he word between cal state east bay students andfaculty against high school students from oakland. >> the 1st of its kind event through cal state and soccer without orders for immigrants and refugees. amberley has the story.>>> this mini tournament, games of hope invites these teenagers, immigrants and refugees to a largely unfamiliar world of a college campus. they came to play soccer. >> i just wanted to go get the ball and start playing.>> reporter: putting on cleats in a jersey is a game changer for the students. they come from 10 different countries including afghanistan, mexico and burma. many spoke no english when they arrived in the us. when they play soccer they can't -- they can communicate with each other. >>> we all love soccer. that's how we get along. 4 a sophomore computer science student, and immigrant from congo, he says soccer without borders made a difference in his life. he along with his professor came up with the idea of the event. they want to change the narrative of what it means to be an immigrant or refugee

room he enrolled at cal state east bay two years ago to get formal training.ivers tremors are pronounced at times as it was briefly during thursday night's rehearsal. his professor says rivers is impressive. >> a lot of students given the difficulties that he often has would find it hard to keep going as students. but ben is really determined to learn about music and to be a composer. >> reporter: rivers says coping with challenges is a message he hopes will resonate with the audience. >> i want them to know something about themselves. maybe i can be a model, not to resist challenges but flow with challenges. >> reporter: he says to fully experience joy, people need to celebrate the darkness. >> i want to tell them they can. they can surmount whatever obstacles they have. be who they are. >> reporter: rivers is one year away from earning his masters degree in music composition. he will be reaching another milestone in this journey called life. at cal state east bay in hayward, amberley, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> i want to bring you up to speed on breaking news out

state students. most won't be allowed to enroll more than 18 percent of nonresident students starting fall 2018. four campuses including cal and ucla have between 22 percent 24 percent students from out of state and all schools will be allowed to keep those percentages that they will not be allowed to increase them. >>> the oakland raiders third one hurdle to play in las vegas in 2020. las vegas stadium authority approved a lease agreement today for the team. it gives the team naming rights for the stadium and bands gaining there. there were concerns the raiders i have to push back the move until 2021 without a lease agreement in place. nfl owners meet next week to finalize the deal. [ siren ] temperatures warmed up today, it will warm up again tomorrow with temperatures nearing 90 degrees. some areas inland will hit 90 degrees. patchy fog along the coast, the fog bank is still well offshore. temperatures tomorrow morning will be in the 50s, right now it is 70 degrees, cooler along the coast. napa is 10 degrees warmer than last night, there is san francisco and that looks like a giant christmas decoration from that angle.>

>alex baker is the case management coordinator for the cal state east bay's pioneers for hope programwhich is opening a second pantry on their concord campus. < alex baker/csu east bay pioneers for hope: "a lot of times we get campbell's soup, clam chowder chicken noodle soup, ravioli and all that good stuff but those fly off the shelves.">there's nothing fancy inside this pantry and it's relatively small.but for students who come here.. it offers them the security of knowing they won't go to class hungry. < alex baker/csu east bay pioneers for hope: "we have a partnership or contract with alameda food bank where we purchase food at a very discounted rate for our students. our staff and faculty from various departments hold food drives every so often where they donate food items for the food pantry as well."> but it's not just food.the pantry also give students a bag of hope. <"tooth brush, this has mouthwash

. >>> a cal state east bay student coping with parkinson's disease is using his music to speak to others about facing challenges. [ music playing ] >> ben river's's composition, numerical velocity, was one of six selections play during last night's concert put on by the music department at cal state east bay. music plays in his head and is now brought to life. he has been living with parkinson's for 16 years. his tremors are pronounced at times but the disease has not robbed him of his spirit or creativity. he says he hopes his message will resonate with the audience. >> maybe i can be a model for how people cannot resist challenges but go with them. i want to tell them they can. they can surmount those obstacles. >> he is one year away from earning his masters degree in music composition and hopes to make a living writing music.>>> sal is coming back and there are things happening in our commute already. >>> there are things happening. as a matter of fact, things are getting busier, however, the good news is it's been a little lighter than normal. we do have things that are doing okay.

>alex baker is the case management coordinator for the cal state east bay's pioneers for hope program is opening a second pantry on their concord campus. < alex baker/csu east bay pioneers for hope: "a lot of times we get campbell's soup, clam chowder chicken noodle soup, ravioli and all that good stuff but those fly off the shelves.">there's nothing fancy inside this pantry and it's relatively small.but for students who come here.. it offers them the security of knowing they won't go to class hungry. < alex baker/csu east bay pioneers for hope: "we have a partnership or contract with alameda food bank where we purchase food at a very discounted rate for our students. our staff and faculty from various departments hold food drives every so often where they donate food items for the food pantry as well."> but it's not just food.the pantry also give students a bag of hope. <"tooth brush, this has mouthwash.">to

>>we will tell you more about the event that cal stated today that had athletes of all nationalities love of soccer. welcome back. in hayward, there was a first of its kind event to bring together students from a wide range of cultural backgrounds. it was a soccer tournament for immigrants and refugees. cal stadium teamed up with soccer without borders to organize last night event. players came from 10 different countries including afghanistan, mexico, and burma. benny spoke no english when they arrived here in the united states. the cal state east bay computer science student who is an immigrant from congo along with his professor, came up with the idea to hold the tournament.>>more than just soccer, it is about winning or losing, it is about the educational aspects. feeling socially networked. and connected with people. >>i love the stadium. everybody are free to be what they want to be.>>the organizers also say the tournament is about building confidence and community of inclusion. to some spectacular will watching sites can be seen along the northern california coast, even near t

he is the department chair of kinesiology at cal state east bay. for the last 30 years, every day, he has been riding his bike to work. he says he rarely takes the shortest most direct route. he averages 50 miles a day. so while your distance most likely won't be that high first thing in the morning, paul is encouraging people to enjoy the views today. >> cycling i got to see more, go different places further afield and i started in l.a. so what's not to like about riding in los angeles? [ laughter ] >> reporter: well, fortunately, in the bay area, it's a little less smoggy than l.a. bike to work organizers say more than one million people in the bay area live within five miles of their workplaces. that's what they consider an ideal distance for bicycling. according to the 2013 american community survey, only 62,000 residents use their bikes as a primary way to get to work so all nine counties in the bay area are participating in today's event. and across the peninsula across the east bay and here in san francisco, they will have what they're calli

. >>> today cal state officials will be at cal-poly san luis obispo to announce a massive donation. the exact amount is not released but it's the largest in cal state history and highest to any public school in california. it comes from bill frost the founder of the chemical production company. >>> time now is 5:07 a surfing legend is the target of a murder investigation in santa cruz. why he was taken into custody then released. >> reporter: the first "spare the air" day for the season and the new way the air district wants to you reduce your carbon footprint. >> it's a "spare the air" day. we'll see heat and haze. i'll pinpoint the hottest locations. >> being a "spare the air" day, we'll check in with mass transit so how your lines are running plus smooth near sfo. ,,,,,, food. water. internet. we need it to live. but what we don't need are surprises, like extra monthly fees. i see you, fee, played by legendary actress anjelica huston. you got me, mark. we just want fast internet for one, simple rate. for all the streaming and the shopping and the newsing, but most of all... for t

. >> reporter: robert is a sophomore computer science student at cal state east bay.migrant from congo. he says soccer without borders made a difference in his life. he along with his professor came up with the idea to hold this event. they want to change the narrative about what it means to be an immigrant or refugee during this current political climate. >> it's more about soccer or winning or losing or the educational aspect. feeling socially networked and connected to people. >> i just love the freedom, you know. everybody are free to be what they want to be. >> soccer changed my life actually. it make me like a new person. >> reporter: this high school student says when he immigrated from thailand soccer without borders brought him out of his shell. >> i'm the first one to graduate from high school and move on to college in my family. i'm very happy. >> reporter: this event is much more than a soccer game. it is about building a community of inclusion. at cal state east bay in hayward, amber lee, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> two suspicious car fires set overnight. is it

>alex baker is the case management coordinator for the cal state east bay's pioneers for hope programwhich is opening a second pantry on their concord campus. < alex baker/csu east bay pioneers for hope: "a lot of times we get campbell's soup, clam chowder chicken noodle soup, ravioli and all that good stuff but those fly off the shelves.">there's nothing fancy inside this pantry and it's relatively small.but for students who come here.. it offers them the security of knowing they won't go to class hungry. < alex baker/csu east bay pioneers for hope: "we have a partnership or contract with alameda food bank where we purchase food at a very discounted rate for our students. our staff and faculty from various departments hold food drives every so often where they donate food items for the food pantry as well."> but it's not just food.the pantry also give students a bag of hope. <"tooth brush, this has mouthwash

he works at cal state east bay. and he is a professor of kinesiology there. after being in a minor motorcycle accident in the '80s he said he would give his bike a try and he kept it going from there. >> i rarely take the direct shortest route. i enjoy being out on the bike and it's also training because i take part in competitive events, long distance events. >> reporter: we are talking really long distance events. he says he competes in rides that are 900 miles long which means he likes to do a couple of 500-mile training rides to prepare so that's a 3 2-hour bike ride he told me. that kind of mileage is not what today is about though. organizers of the event are encouraging people to get out on your bike even if you are only commuting a few miles. so what they're calling energizer stations will be set up in all nine counties of the bay area. so up and down the peninsula and in the east bay. 26 in san francisco alone. and we are standing outside of the ferry building where one will open at 6:30 a.m. the rest are expected to open either at 6:30 or 7:00. in s

. >> reporter: cal state long beach marine biologist chris lowe says young great whites feed on small fish and sting rays in a-- abundance -- feed on small fish and sting rays in an abundance. >> the babies are afraid of pretty much everything. they may not be as much different from us. >> reporter: tony fareer is heading back into the water. >> i know they're out there every day and everyone takes a risk whenever they go out surfing. if it is showing aggressive behavior it's not the best to paddle out. >> most are staying ashore. >> are you going swimmer here? >> not this summer. [ laughter ] >> you've seen enough? >> i've seen enough. that is carter evans reporting. one day this week nearly 30 sharks were spotted near the beaches along 60 miles of shoreline. >>> the in and out livermore is back open tonight. it was closed after a group of college athletes said they got sick after eating there. tonight county health officials says it appears several members of the softball team were sick. they are still screening employees and the restaurant has undergone enhanced cleaning and saniti

cal state east bay, uc-berkeley and mills college all have commencement ceremonies this weekend.evin fehely says it's a good time to be a new college grad. >> it's an exciting time i think going from college to starting a new job. it's scary but it's exciting. >> reporter: there's good news for the class of 2017. a recent survey found that starting salaries are higher than they have ever been before. >> we're definitely in the hot market end. so we have seen that recruiters are coming on campus much earlier in the recruiting season. in fact, we just met with a few companies this week talking about starting their recruiting in august, which is when students are just showing up. >> reporter: according to a recent survey of nearly 150,000 college seniors, graduates can expect to earn on average almost $50,000 at their first job. and that only goes up for in demand fields like software design where graduates make more than $65,000 or engineering where they get $63,000. but many students will be saddled with significant debt, as well. according to the institute for college access and

cal state said computer science students who is in order from congo along with his professor came upe idea to will determine.>>more than just soccer, it is about the educational aspect. feeling socially networked and connected with people. >>i love the people and i love the game. people is great people. >>the organize a the tournament is about building confidence and a community of inclusion.>>some spectacular rail -- whale watching can be seen off the northern california coast. even near the golden gate bridge. while we'll say things are happening everywhere for monterey bay to the redcoats, that whale was seen on wednesday near the golden gate bridge by folks of the san francisco wheel tours. the humpback whale breaching the surface of the water and putting on quite a show. one person on board also took this photo. wow those humpbacks just lifting out of the water. it is like it is holding a pose right there. just for you to take a picture. [ multiple speakers ]>>right in front of the bridge. that is incredible.>>i love seeing that. >>moving on, mount diablo school. we will talk ab

he halled "stupid" and "ignorant." 20% in american cities last year according to researchers at cal state san bernardino. but some groups fighting hate are also in a battle to save their federal funding, and here's jericka duncan. >> reporter: for more than 20 years chuck leek was deep in the white supremacist movement in southern california. >> what is this here? are these guns? >> that was my arsenal when i was in the movement. >> reporter: did you ever hurt >>yone physically? yeah, i did, quite a bit. it was a big part of the whole skin thing was physical violence. i spent some time in prison for assault with a deadly weapon. >> reporter: today leek volunteers with life after hate, a nationwide network of former white supremacists dedicating to educating young people against joining right wing terror groups and encouraging white supremacists to leave the movement. >> the white supremacist movement is far more active in the last six months than i have >> reporter: life after hate is one of more than 30 organizations, including six police departments tapped by the obama administration to

. >> cal state east bay hosted the event soccer without borders.t is a lesson these men will carry on. this mini tournament, games of hope invite these refugees into an unfamiliar world. >> i just started playing. >> putting on cleats and a jersey, they come from 10 different countries including afghanistan and burma. when they played soccer they can communicate with each other. >> we all speak soccer. that's how we get along. >> he is an immigrant from congo. he along with a professor came up with the idea. they want to change the narrative about what it means to be a refugee in this climbitate. >> it is more about the educational aspect, feeling socially networked and connected with people. >> i love the freedom. >> it is more than a game for these young men. they feel like they belong in their newly adopted country. >> like a new person. >> he immigrated from thailand, it brought him out of his shell. >> more english. like my personality. >> soccer is helping him reach his goal of a better life. >> the first one to graduate high school. i am pro

. >> reporter: cal state long beach marine biologist chris lowe says young great whites geed on smallingrays in abundance this year. wey normally avoid humans but last month a san diego woman was critically injured when a shark bit her leg. lowe says that's the rare exception. >> when they're babies they're afraid of pretty much ays ything, so they may not be that different from us. >> reporter: as surfers weigh the risks, tony ferrer is heading back in the water. >> i know they're out there tery day and, you know, everyone takes a risk every time they go out surfing. but if it's showing aggressive behavior, maybe it's not the t st to paddle out. >> reporter: but most are graying ashore would you go swimming here? >> no, i'm not going to go ouimming here this summer. >> reporter: you've seen enough, huh? >> i've seen enough. >> reporter: this is a zebra shark. she's fully grown, six to seven feet long. that's the size the great whites se when they're born. they're not dangerous until they are full-sized, anthony. >> mason: carter evans swimming with the sharks in long beach. don't sta

>>> hate crimes rose by more than 20% in american cities last year, according to researchers at cal state san bernardino. but some groups fighting hate are also in a battle to save their federal funding. >> reporter: for more than 20 years, chuck leake was deep in the white supremacist movement in southern california. what is this, guns? >> that was my arsenal when i was in the movement. >> reporter: did you ever hurt anyone physically? >> yeah, i did. quite a bit. it was part of the whole skinhead thing was physical violence. >> i spent some time in prison for assault with a deadly weapon. >> reporter: today he volunteers with "life after hate", a nationwide network of former white supremacists encouraging white supremacists to leave the movement. >> the white supremacists movement is far more active in the last six months than i have seen it in ten or 12 years. >> reporter: life after hate is one of 30 organization, including six police departments tapped by the obama administration to receive $10 million in grants to counter violent extremism. but the trump administration has those gra

a constitution amendment would be needed and unlike the cal state university system the uc system is nomous from the legislature with their own government going back over 100 years. the only way the state legislature can compel the system to do anything is by threatening to withhold the money. they have been lobbying hard to prevent passage from any bills that will chip away at the autonomy and the situation may not be any different for the latest bill for possible action on the proposed constitutional amendment in the state senate. lawmakers have yet to take the next step on the bill. >>> it is 6:24 am. >>> san francisco has a new online way to apply for affordable housing opportunities calming and it will allow people to submit applications for affordable housing on the lottery online instead of submitting written applications to each project and then showing up the day of the lottery to see if the number is called. the odds are high with hundreds typically submitting applications when the affordable housing opportunities become available. >>> it is 6:25 am. >>> the nonprofit organi

yiannoupolis, one invited to speak at cal state los angeles. parker, decidedly less controversial, said to speak at elon university, and the students signed a petition and it was called off. devin mcguinness, a conservative actor in cofounder of ice media met with protesters at nyu. : binkley, writing for the is -- colin binkley, "some cast the debate as a political battle. first amendment advocates warn the line could slip if more college students adopt less than absolute views on free speech. when uc berkeley canceled and colder's speech among threats of violence, it was the latest example. since the beginning of 2016, nearly 30 campus speeches have been derailed, and the controversy. in many cases speaker seven targeted for their views on race and sexual identity." let's go to the phones, frank from abingdon, virginia. republican. what do you make? caller: well, in my experience over the last 70 years, i have found that mostly college students are very dumb people. they don't think straight. the only people dumber than they are are the colle

they play sac state tomorrow night and then byu also in town and cal state fullerton. >> good luck. >the nba finals start tomorrow night. the cavaliers are back in town. tristan thompson posted this picture to twitter yesterday with the caption we're back. the defending nba champs are hoping for a repeat against the warriors. the warriors team has not lost yet in the playoffs this year. game one tomorrow night at oracle. golden state actually a 7-point favorite. >>> warriors fans hoping to buy a ticket, you have to make a choice. buy a ticket or maybe pay rent or mortgage for the year. some tickets are going for more than $1,800 each. $2,200 for game two seats. just checked the warriors site. the lowest price ticket we could find for game one is about $400 that. is a week's worth of groceries. rubbing elbows with the rich and famous will cost you lots more. those are about $10,000 each. the ticket broker says the lowest prices this year are actually less than the finals for the last two seasons. i guess you call that a bargain. >> i guess to. >> nba announced that pat monday hand will

. >> reporter: because it took a $300 million hit from cal, the state employees pension program, giving into the employees, they would raise $82 million. the city will have to cover in coming years, which could mean layoffs. >> yes, that is the only way to go ahead and make sure we have a balanced budget. >> reporter: and now at this moment the call for the strike is on and sea city employees will report to city hall picket line at 8:00 a.m. it is unless they get a call from sea's president tonight that negotiations are back on. >> and is that a possibility somehow at the last minute negotiations could resume? >> both sides say they are hoping as they tend to go back to the table. we will wait and see live in the newsroom, thank you, leigh. >>> organizers of today's may day rally are expecting thousands of people to take part. in san jose they are planning to reroute bus services to avoid road closures. and affected roads will include the avenue and santa clara streets and some store owners say they are planning to be closed tomorrow so their employees can take part in the march. there

in my home state of california, according to researchers from cal state san bernardino, hate crimes against american muslims increased 78% in 2015. attacks on perceived muslims also rose sharply. so what can be done? first, it's incumbent as i said, on all leaders to loudly condemn these crimes. that includes race as well as religion. in my view, the rise in hate crimes is due in part to the perception that people in positions of power are indifferent to what's happening. don't prioritize the protection of the rights of all americans, and don't speak out. we've got to stand together and we have to make clear that hate has no place in our country and these crimes will be investigated and the seriousness will be taken into consideration in the sentencing. second, we need to ensure that communities and law enforcement have the support and resources they need to prevent and investigate these crimes. where state and local agencies and victims need federal support , the justice department needs to provide it. and third, the federal government must improve the reporting of hate crimes. and reporti

. >> shannon: a cal state long beach professor catching footage in the pacific ocean.eet awith a from the shoreline. they were curious. the footage being used to analyze shark migratory changes. they need to migrate away from my boat. what do you think? >> bill: stay away from my beach. i go in but -- a little deeper than that. not much further. >> shannon: here. that's it. >> bill: 'tis the season. texas becoming the 11th state to call for a constitutional convention to limit federal government power. the 11 states would need to become 34 because that's the number needed to amend the constitution. we're on that live in d.c. how would this work? >> bill, the legislatures in 34 states would have to pass a resolution calling for a convention of the states. those resolutions called applications would be delivered to congress which would then set a time and place for a states convention. as proponents see it the convention would realign the balance of our system of government as the founders intended. they say the time is ripe for that. >> we have 144 trillion in debt and

. >> reporter: marine biologist chris lowe runs the lab at cal state long beach. >> the reason i thinkg more sharks is because we've protected them. they've been protected in u.s. waters since 2005 and there's lots of food. along our beaches the sting ray populations have been exploding over the last 50 years. >> reporter: would you go swimming here? >> no, i'm not going to go swimming here this summer. >> reporter: you've seen enough. >> i've seen enough. >> reporter: shark sightings have become more common attacks are still rare. a san diego county mother was critically injured last month after witnesses say a shark bit off part of her leg at a popular surf spot but lowe says sharks are not interested in eating humans. instead the young babies are hugging the coastline to hunt for food in a safe place. >> we haven't seen signs of those young sharks actually being a potential threat to humans. when their about babies they're afraid of pretty much everything. they may not be that different from us. >> reporter: these shark sightings are becoming so common that some southern california

load waiting to be ignited. >> reporter: that is the estimate from cal fire, about 100 million dead trees in the central part of the state. cal fire has responded to 500 wildfires so far this year. later this morning, representatives will be meeting in orinda to talk about how they are preparing for the wildfire season with the staffing and resources. many firefighters have mentioned there is no such thing as a wildfire season in the traditional sense. now, with the changing weather conditions, they are tackling these wildfires year-round. they are supposed to be emphasizing that point and talking about how homeowners and residents in the bay area can be prepared for the wildfire season. back to you guys. >>> federal investigators say it could take several days to figure out what may have caused a single engine plane to crash into lake area so yesterday. the plane was an amphibious two- seat plane being developed by a vacaville company. the icon a 5 had been a flying over the lake when someone called 911 to report the plane went down near pleasure cove. faa and ntsb investigators are at the site but their work is difficu

state. they say that "cal/osha already has the authority, resources, staff, time, and expertise to regulate ndustrial safety, particularly complex industrial facilities like a refinery." mayor patterson says she believes the state regulations are lacking what the city of benicia needs and that a new safety ordinance would complement cal/osha's rules.sot the mayor says that a revised version of her proposal could go before the city council and the public in late july. valero also squarely blames the may 5th flaring event on pg&e, mayor patterson says that the new safety ordinance might include requiring the refinery to provide its own backup power. in benicia, charles clifford, kron 4 news. (steve) new at 8. police arrest two men in gilroy on suspicion of invading a home and robbing the victims. authorities say just before midnight friday officers went to check out some alleged suspicious activity on curry drive. and found these two men...

. >> now researchers from the cal state long beach shark lab are trying to track the shark's every moved us along. when the sharks get close, they spring into action. >> okay, the researchers are putting the net in the water. we have eyes on the shark. look how close we are to the beach. the shark is right over here. they're going to try to capt >> they corral a great white to the side of the boat thrashing around. but they're not done yet. >> now, go, lift. >> transferring her to a special water bath for tagging. they're going to put this tracker on to the shark. what does this do? >> this is basically a fit bit for sharks. it's a little backpack that we made. it will measure every motion the shark makes. >> it also tells you what beach these sharks are going to? >> yes. it's telling us what the shark is experiencing. is that a camera? >> it is a camera. it logs six hours worth of video today so we can see what the shark is doing. >> that's not the only video under water. researchers now deploying cameras for facial recognition. that's right. as the sharks pass, they can tell which one

state. they say that "cal/osha already has the authority, resources, staff, time, and expertise to regulate ndustrial safety, particularly complex industrial facilities like a refinery." mayor patterson says she believes the state regulations are lacking what the city of benicia needs and that a new safety ordinance would complement cal/osha's rules.sot the mayor says that a revised version of her proposal could go before the city council and the public in late july. (steve) more crime on bart this time, a man was attacked and robbed at a station in the east bay.the criminal is on the loose. the crime happened sunday at the richmond bart station... around 6:00 in the morning. the victim was punched in the face... then robbed... the attacker ran off on macdonald avenue towards harbour way. police have not yet released a description of the suspect. (steve) also in the east bay...police are on the hunt for a man who assaulted another man in

they are saying it got lots of testing and retesting before opening day yesterday, and the state inspectors with cal osha gave pit green light, but back today. >> and this morning, osha arrived on site, and conducting inspections earlier today and they will be back tomorrow. >> reporter: join ing the state inspectors tomorrow morning are going to be representatives of the manufacturing company, and they are flying in from ohio, and today, we learned the boy that vaulted off of the slide and on to the concrete got first aid here by staff, but he was later taken to a local hospital oaccording to the parents, and the city manager says he was treated and released. it is not clear how long the slides are going to be shutdown, but i will tell you that the slide, and the whole park has been pretty poplar this weekend and over 1,000 tickets were sold yesterday and pretty busy today. reporting live in dublin, i'm sergio quintana for bay area news. >> thank you. and now we go to mississippi where investigation is under way of a killing spree. eight people are dead including a sheriff's deputy following a dome

you can see this is where cal fire and state emergency officials are gathering.g for wildfire season. they have some of the heavy equipment. it looks like one of their bulldozers that they use to fight fires they are pulling out into the field out here. it has been a very busy fire season already. even though it has been a rainy year. firefighters say wildfire season is a year-round event. they are staffed to respond to a fire anywhere in the state any time of year. that is a practice that stepped up staffing during the drought years. look at the number that's cal fire provided us. so far this year, they have responded to 480 wildfires that have burned more than 7,000 acres. compare that to last year. 550 wildfires but only 800 acres total. the difference is this year, firefighters have had to respond to more grass fires, which spread easily and cover a lot of ground. >> we've got over six feet in some places. a huge amount of grass. a lot of the cattle was moved out during the drought and they are back and doing what they can along with the goats and things alon

. >> reporter: now researchers from the cal state long beach shark lab are trying to track the shark's us along. >> reporter: when the sharks get close -- >> feed net. go, go! >> reporter: they spring into action. >> the researchers are putting the net in the water. we have eyes on the shark. i mean, look how close we are to the beach. the beach is right here. the shark is right over here. they're going to try to capture the shark in this net. >> reporter: they coral a great white to the side of our boat. >> we got it. we got it. >> reporter: thrashing around. but they're not done yet. >> now go. lift. >> reporter: transferring her to a special water bath for tagging. >> what they're doing right now is they're going to put this tracker on to the shark. what does this do basically? >> this is basically a fitbit for sharks. >> reporter: okay. >> it's a little backpack that we made. it will measure every single motion the shark makes. >> reporter: it tells you which beach these sharks are going to. >> it's telling us what the shark is experiencing on a moment by moment basis. >> they're e

the bill now goes to the state senate picture cal fire plan subdiscipline two employees because of concerns about the results of the battalion chief examination. cal fire said officials detected significant irregularities and that 488 people who took the promotion exam last november had to take it again in the summer. the firefighters union is challenging that decision because seven firefighters were promoted to battalion chief and they are now worried about losing their jobs. this announcement comes three years after the department's training academy was rocked by a separate cheating scandal. strip in a report says california's tourism industry had a record-breaking year in 2016. numbers released by the group, visit california, show tourist spent an estimated $126 billion in california. that's up about 3% from the previous year. the same report found tourism in california generated more than 10 that's up about 3% from the previous year. the same report found tourism in california generated more than $10 billion in tax revenue and support about 1.1 million jobs. >>> bart once again suspendi

supposed to be a memorial day grand opening is now marred by the accident and accompanying state investigation by cal-osha. >> three, two and one. >> reporter: this is live video of them testing the slide on our air before it opened and cal-osha finally granted a use permit just one day before the little boy went flying. >> it was a great ride. >> reporter: but not so for the 10-year-old. so now investigators are back out again. no one would go on camera, but a spokesperson told us they're looking into what occurred and how and reviewing the ride itself and the manufacturer. >> this is not a custom slide made for the city of dublin. this is a slide that's sort of an off the shelf slide. >> reporter: we checked. the slide in question is made by white water west, a company with slides in concord and fresno water parks as well, but because of the holiday cal osha wasn't sure whether there have been complaints at those locations. the other slides are open. however, the two thrill slides are closed, the green one and blue one that looks like a tube. the parked they did not want to take the risk and also c

. >> reporter: california state fire fighting agency cal fire runs the largest fire fighting air fleet in the world. nearly all of it made up of rehabbed military aircraft. 48 of their 51 planes and helicopters once flew in combat. >> the hydraulic lines are all original. >> reporter: the newest edition was built in 1968. and, was flown in vietnam. >> this was used for what? >> hunting subs. >> reporter: the plane was retired. cal fire found it rusting away in an arizona junk yard. it is now being fully rehabbed for a new battle. >> where cal fire puts the retardant paint now to drop on fires, that is where you have one or two torpedoes. >> reporter: every modification for every aircraft is done entirely in house. >> it really is phenomenal to watch. >> reporter: mechanics keep as much as the original aircraft intact as possible. >> they can't find the part. they can generally manufacture the part. they work very well. >> reporter: they will find out how well their newest plane performs when it is deployed in 2018. exactly 50 years after flying its very first mission half a world away.

cal train officials did not think they would be getting the money. state republicans wanted the funding blocked because cal train's infrastructure would also be used by the bullet train. that is a project they see as a waste of money. we're talking about the high speed rail. the funding will arrive as soon as the federal transportation administration signs off on it. >> a new bill passed by the house and supported by the president would allow employers to pay you comp time instead of time and a half for overtime work. >> 7 on your side michael finney is here to tell you more about that. michael? >> imagine that, you work overtime and know you're going to get more money. they'll just give you some time off. when they decide to give you the time. oh, yeah, absolutely. would you rather get paid for time off, or have paid time and a hafr? that is a question. republicans who support the bill say the change in rules would give employers more flexibility, absolutely. it would also give employees less money. democrats who are overwhelmingly opposed say the bill wo

cal osha is now checking out the slides at state water parks to see what went wrong and make sure itternoon, thanks for joining us. i'm larry beil. >> i'm alma daetz. the boy had minor injuries but investigator are taking it very seriously. abc7 news reporter leslie brinkley spoke with cal osha officials and the manufacturer. she's in dublin with the latest in the investigation. leslie. >> reporter: some new developments, alma. the park is closed today. it was open over the weekend, but investigators are drilling into the angle of this green slide, the emerald slide, the emerald plunge it's called. cal osha said many speed slides in california have 30 degree drops. this one is extreme with an 830 degree dr -- 80 degree drop. it is all part of the investigation. there was an accident saturday, a boy careened out of the bottom trough during the grand opening of this water park. just the day before, cal osha gave the green light and issued a permit for the ride. after they said the water park owned by the city of dublin, corrected a long list of issues noted in an april inspection, incl

the bill now goes to the state senate. >>> cal fire plans to discipline two employees because of doubtslts of a battalion chief exam. a cal fire said officials detected significant irregularities and that 488 people who took the promotion exam last november had to take it again in the summer. the firefighters union is challenging that decision because seven firefighters were promoted to battalion chief and they are now worried about losing their jobs. this announcement comes three years after the department's training academy was rocked by a different cheating scandal. >>> a new report says california's tourism industry had a record-breaking year in 2016. numbers released by the group, visit california, show tourist spent an estimated $126 billion in california. that is up about 3% from the year before. the same report found tourism in california generated more than $10 billion in tax revenue and supported 1.1 million jobs. >>> heart is once again suspending service between lake merritt and fruitville stations this weekend for track maintenance. no trains will run between those stations

supposed to be a memorial day grand opening is now marred by the accident and an accompanying state investigation by cal o.s.h.a. >> and 3, 2, and 1. >> reporter: this is live video of them testing the slide on air before it opened. cal o.s.h.a. granted a use permit just one bay differ the boy went flying. >> it was a great ride. >> reporter: but not so for the 10 year old. no one would go on camera, but a spokes person told us they were looking into what occurred and how as well as reviewing the ride itself and the manufacturer. >> this is not a custom slide made for the city of dublin. this is a slide that it is an off the shelf slide. >> reporter: the slide in question is made by white water west, a company with slides in concord and fresno water parks as well. but because of the holiday, cal o.s.h.a. wasn't sure if there had been complaints in those locations. the two thrill slides are closed. the park didn't want to take the risk and cal o.s.h.a. said the one the boy was on must be closed. both will remain closed until cal o.s.h.a. finishes its investigation. >>> an intruder met her match this morn

the chronicle's reporting cal will become the first university in the state to build a large scale gender inclusive locker room. the 4500 square foot facility will open next year inside the campus gym. transgender and disabled students will be able to access private changing rooms and partitioned showers and bathroom stalls. the facility is funded by a new fee of $54 per student each semester. it was approved in a 2015 campus wide vote. >>> this weekend a heads up for you. bart will close its newest station to work on adding more stations. warm springs in south fremont will close this saturday and sunday. bart will provide free buses for passengers. the agency has a 10-mile extension plan with two new stations, one in milpitas, the other in the bay area of san jose. bart is installing new software and running test trains to make sure it all works. this is the first of two weekend closures. the date for the second one has not been announced. >>> happening now, a bay area county is taking big steps to get folks to carpool. contra costa wants you to hitch a ride and it is teaming up with an

state. they say that "cal/osha already has the authority, resources, staff, time, and expertise to regulate al safety, particularly complex industrial facilities like a refinery." mayor patterson says she believes the state regulations are lacking what the city of benicia needs and that a new safety ordinance would complement cal/osha's rules.sot the mayor says that a revised version of her proposal could go before the city council and the public in late july. ( james ) a person of interest is being questioned after a grass fire in the oakland hills. it broke out yesterday morning near ascot and mastlands drives. that neighborhood is considered a high risk fire zone. firefighters were able to quickly get a handle on it. but while firefighters were on scene, they found a man claiming to have been stabbed. investigators say that man was ánotá stabbed -- and that person is now undergoing a psychological evaluation. ( james ) in gilroy... pol

and if a state legalizes the use v.a. cal marijuana, the in that state is permitted to let their people utilize medical marijuana and that failed. that vote failed. and i challenge my republican colleagues to join the democratic colleagues. you really care about these people. we have an opium-based, horrendous surge going on in our country and bringing down our people, our veterans in particular. let's not eliminate if the doctor believes that medical marijuana will have an impact. let us not outlaw that doctor from doing this. and let us remember that we know it can end seizures and this poor guy that called me the other day, his son who wants the medical marijuana, they won't let him do it on the campus of the v.a. hospital so he ends up going back into seizures. this is catch-22 when you are trying to control people's private lives. it's not right for our veterans or senior citizens who are sitting there, who would like to take a dummy that is filled with marijuana, so what. so what. let them enjoy temperatureses a little

cal osha is investigating. they are looking at 30 other slides across the state to see if there are issues with those slides. >>> cisco systems has laid off workers to do away with 1100 jobs worldwide. they filed a notice that the layoffs were effective may 18th and permanent. they cut 940 workers in san jose and 390 the year before. >>> a seismic retro fit for the golden gate bridge is in the home stretch. >> the final phase of this multidecade are the retro fit of the towers. it is more earthquake resistant. it will strengthen the bridge into a life line structure that will remain in operation. it will be shock absorbers. even a quake as big as a 1906 computer simulation. it can only happen once the platforms can with stand winds ones every 10,000 years. that can only be with an 8-foot mini structure to test designs to guarantee safety of the workers. no one wants a repeat of the tacoma narrows bridge that collapsed under high winds. >> we expect it to be complete in 2024. >> this was after the loma quake. they initiated a project to prevent collapse. >> we started with the most vulnerable sections of the bri