. >>> other news, and an east bay man running for governor in nigeria has been released after disappearing earlier this week. cal state east bay professor has been caught up in a chaotic election involving allegations of fraud and even murder. alan wang is live at cal state east bay. and alan we understand he spoke with his wife on the phone tonight. >> yeah, she says he sounds to be okay. considering the charged political atmosphere in nigeria, his disappearance was a very serious concern. he has been in marketing for 25 years. when they called on him to lead, he was compeled to go. cal state east bay professor left his family in the comfort of his home to run for governor in the home state of nigeria. >> i am literally torn several ways because on the one hand it is important for him to be here. on the other hand i realize he is holding something his people need. >> on a wave of democracy spreading across the middle east and africa, he has dual citizenship and offers real hope and change. but the stakes are high. so far he believes there has been an attempt on his life that killed his advisors. and this week he was

east bay. here at city view apartments in hayward, not far from cal state east bay, 1500 gets you not one but twoedrooms. >> depending on where you are. some two bedroom, one bathroom apartments are in the 17 and 1800s so for $1550, this is awe real good deal. >> reporter: the unit, almost brand new, comes prewire ford cable and internet but there's much more. your rent gets you access to the complex's three pools, a fitness center with separate cardio and weight rooms, and there's even an on site dog park. so for those not into the ownership thing, even a modest amount can get you a place you'd happily call home. garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >> there's always something for someone. >> exactly. >> never-ending. you get to one place and you always want the next or you want what you had before. >> exactly. >>> so a change in the weather? >>> showers coming our way as we head to tomorrow and it's wild and getshe wac and weird. after upper 60s and low 70s today, 71 in liver more. 76 in gilroy. that's a winter weather advisory. three weeks going now in each week we've had a winter weather advisor

taking place right now at cal state east bay. teams of walkers are making it through the day, just a couple more hours left. they'll for their run and walk this morning. >>> san francisco continues to celebrate the memorial day weekend with this year's annual carnivale. a parade will kick things off at 9:30 along bryant and 24th street to mission and 17th. the main event will be held between harrison and 16th and 22nd streets. it's the largest celebration of latin and caribbean culture. san francisco giants mascot lucille will be one of the grand marshals, the event is free. >>> if you're in the mood for soccer, san francisco is hosting the street soccer bay area tournament. to be held at university of san francisco. the tournament is part of a national organization, which uses skoerk to get homeless people off the streets and find jobs. bay area players will head to washington, d.c. in june to compete for this year's street soccer usa cup. >>> local fire departments are reminding people to be careful when they grill during the m

. >> a professor at cal state east bay running for elective office has had a harrowing 24 hours after being thrown in jail and then been released from prison. jana katsuyama is live in hayward where the professors family tells us more. >> reporter: he has been a professor here for a number of years peevey he let for nigeria and has since become a political target. >> they see him as a threat to. >> reporter: she says that her husband called her last night saying that he had been arrested. he have gone on leave to campaign in nigeria. >> throughout the country that are all kinds of things include being on a hit list. >> reporter: he lost the race . his wife said he filed a fraud complaints. supporters believed there was an assassination attempt. >> his friends took the bullets for him. >> reporter: she says her husband felt passionate to go back to nigeria to improve malaria, aids, and improve healthcare. >> steven wanted to go and steal with that. >> he has been a target for the opposition. my worries continue because there's only so much that you can do. >> reporter: his family hopes

. >>> a forger cal state east bay professor pleaded guilty today to sexually abusing a child. kenneth kyle came under investigation when agents discovered he was sharing child pornography over the internet. kenneth kyle was stopped when he returned to the u.s. officials say that's when it was revealed. he molested a child in st. louis. >>> it was sunny and warmer today. a look at our high temperatures from this afternoon. all in the 60s. 65 in oakland. 69 in concord. 68 in san jose. temperatures warmer than yesterday. couple degrees to 9 degrees warmer. excuse me, 5 degrees warmer. 4 degrees in oakland. tomorrow we will see changes, radar tracking a storm to the forth. broken, as you can see. this cloud cover is edging towards the bay area but we will see showers. only in the early morning. noon partial clearing. temperatures cooler tomorrow. i will have details plus chain into saturday in a bit. >>> pain, concern and regret. san francisco giants fans are reacting to the home plate hit that led to buster posey broken ankle. we will look at the situation, including word from br

. >> the situation here at cal state east bay reflects the overall national picture for job prospects. but things are looking a little rosier. they had so many recruiters. >> we are hearing that they are holding back on their hiring plans and now they are a little more confident, and that's why they are showing up in berkeley in larger and larmger numbers. >> the majority are being offered by high-tech industries. they expect an increased hiring by 13%. they may be picking from the top school's first, but it is expected to trickle down. in the east bay, alan wang, abc7 news. >>> french fries and tater tots could be expelled from america's schools. they proposed removing the white potatoes from the federally funded school breakfasts. it wants to replace starchy and fried vegetables with the leafy greens and orange vegetables such as sweet potatoes. the national vegetable council is not happy. they said, quote, there are no bad fruits or vegetables. >>> well, the weather as you notice has taken a turn for the better in terms of temperatures. >> finally feeling like may. let's check in w

. >>> well, from teacher to nigerian freedom fighter, a cal state east bay professor has survived an assassination attempt and an arrest all while running for governor of his home country of nigeria, but his future remains uncertain. his wife says her husband is alive but his bid for governor is becoming increasingly dangerous. a week and a half ago his director of media relations was killed when their convoy was ambushed. >> he is being accused of making false statements to the public about the killing of his media adviser. if his safety were really in human hands, he wouldn't be alive today. >> he lost his bid for governor last month but he's contesting the outcome because he says pulling him out of the -- polling put him way ahead of the incumbent. >>> oakland's controversial jonestown memorial heads to court this morning. today a judge will consider whether to grant a preliminary injunction to stop further work on the memorial. a senior pastor in los angeles filed the lawsuit to stop construction. she says it's not fair to her family to honor the reverend jim jones who led more t

still it was another successful fund-raising event at cal state east bay.he participants get sponsors and the money goes to the nonprofit that helps kids get to college. the goal is to encourage young people to be humanitarians and go to college. >> they're like, i don't want to be in high school, man. why am i even here? so i'm working with those students because we need to be bridging those gaps. we're losing a lot of those students. so where we can connect to more of them and provide them some positive experiences, then we're going to continue to support more youth. >> keep them in school. teams run or walk a mile and then hand off the baton to the next gron

. >> when devon graduates with degree from healthcare sciences from cal state east bay, he will facestics. rutgers poll shows salaries are down and just over half of college grads are being hired. they are also having a harder time paying off student loans. the competition for jobs is fierce. >> they are looking for students who are good communicators. they're looking for students who have some experience. we think internships count for a great deal. >> now more students are contemplating a backup plan. >> i would probably try to get in to the peace corps. or maybe do some military work. >> the situation here at cal state east bay reflects the overall national picture for job prospects. but over at u.c. berkeley things look rosier. u.c. berkeley said it had so many recruiters this year it had to expand the job fair an extra day. >> we are hearing from employers they have been holding back on their hiring plans and now they're a little bit more confident about their plans. that is why they are showing up at berkeley in larger and larger numbers. >> u.c. says the majority of new jobs a

. >>> new information about a professor from cal state east bay who's arrested in nigeria. we learned that he was released from prison today. the professor had returned to his native country to run for government. >> reporter: ugbah had gone on leave in december to campaign in his homeland for the governmentship. his wife savina says she and her family are worried because the arrest comes after a string of attacks. >> there are all kinds of things over there. being on a hit list, his campaign, his running mate being attacked, maimed. >> reporter: his wife says he filed a fraud campaign. on may 13, ugbah's convoy was attacked, his childhood friend was left dead. >> in essence, that's what the guy did, take the bullets for him. >> reporter: the professor felt passionate about going back to nigeria. >> that is why he gave this beautiful bay area up. to go and do that. >> he's still a target, my worries obviously continue because there's only so much security you can have. >> reporter: ugbah's family hopes that people will encourage senator boxer, senator feinstein and other of

. >>> new information about a professor from cal state east bay who's arrested in nigeria. we learned that he was released from prison today. the professor had returned to his native country to run for government. >> reporter: ugbah had gone on leave in december to campaign in his homeland for the governmentship. his wife savina says she and her family are worried because the arrest comes after a string of attacks. >> there are all kinds of things over there. being on a hit list, his campaign, his running mate being attacked, maimed. >> reporter: his wife says he filed a fraud campaign. on may 13, ugbah's convoy was attacked, his childhood friend was left dead. >> in essence, that's what the guy did, take the bullets for him. >> reporter: the professor felt passionate about going back to nigeria. >> that is why he gave this beautiful bay area up. to go and do that. >> he's still a target, my worries obviously continue because there's only so much security you can have. >> reporter: ugbah's family hopes that people will encourage senator boxer, senator feinstein and other of

. >>> also new at 6:00, a cal state east bay professor arrested in nigeria has just been released. steve ugbah took a break to run for governor in the nigerian state. he lost the election but claims that it was rigged. now, yesterday police arrested ugbah and other members of his party for inciting public disturbances. tonight we find out that he's been released from jail. we'll bring you more information as it becomes available. >>> for the first time in 45 years, homicides and other violent crimes in california are down to their lowest points. preliminary figures from the department of justice shows a major decline in homicides in the state's largest counties. in 2009, there were more than 1900 homicides compared to more than 2100 in 2008. figures for other violent crimes, such as rape, robbery, and aggravated assault are also down. the only increase is with gang-related homicides which went from 22 to 40% of all homicides in the state. >>> kicking the can down the road. the city of san jose is delaying a decision on whether to formally declare an official state of emergency. thi

. >> when daven graduate west side a degree in health care sciences from cal state east bay he'll be facing tough statistics. a poll shows salaries are down and just over half of the grads are being hired. they are also having a harder time to pay off student loans. >> i even have friends right now that are working at minimum wage jobs when they have two degrees. >> the competition for jobs is fierce. >> they are looking for students who are good communicators they are looking for students who have some experience. we think internships count for a great deal. >> more students are contemplating a back-up plan. >> maybe doing military work. >> the situation here reflects the overall national picture for job prospects. over in u.c. berkeley things are looking rosier. u.c. berkeley said it had so many recruiters it had to expand the job fair an extra day. >> employers that they have been holding back on their hiring plans and now they are a little bit more confident about their plans. that is why they are showing up in berkeley in larger and larger numbers. >> the majority of jobs are be

it's home to cal state east bay. one of the old brewers buffalo bills. >> if you are planning to head to lake tahoe, listen up. a major traffic alert. highway 50 will be closed for two weeks starting tomorrow. the most direct route to south lake tahoe from the bay area and sacramento has to be closed while they prepare a wall. a detour will be in place. dozens of people in walnut creek will be taking it off the top today for a good cause. they are going bald in solidarity for kids diagnosed for cancer as part of the fund-raiser for childhood cancer research. the event is at 4:00 at the art center. 6:44. the sun is going to be shining today across the bay. christina, good morning. >> good morning to you, marla. the sun is always shining with you in the studio. warm, mostly sunny. dress in layers today. tomorrow, we lose a lot of the sunshine, unfortunately. the marine layer encompasses the entire bay area at one point. it's going to keep the temperatures down. today, mid to upper 70s. it's looking good for us. warm, m

. >>> the family of cal state east bay professor arrested in his native nigeria trying to find out what happened to him. dublin resident steve took a leave of absence to run for governor of the nigerian state and after he lost he went to court claiming the election was rigged. one of had the aide was later killed in an ambush which police called an attempted robbery. he was arrested yesterday and charged within sight public disturbance. there are unconfirmed reports he was released from jail today but his friends and colleagues are frantically trying to find his whereabouts. >>> iran officials scoff at the u.s. today for describing 3 uc berkeley graduate charged with spying as hikers. the 3 were detained in 2009 along the iran iraq border. shane and josh are still in prison. sarah was released last year on bail and refuses to return to iran for trial. today iran foreign minister called it quota joke that the u.s. identifies them as hikers. iran officials gave no indication prosecutors would scale back the spying charges against them despite enormous pressure to do so. >>> back here. one

. >>> new at 6:00, a former cal state east bay professor is guilty of hundreds of counts of child molestation. 47-year-old kenneth kyle martin pleaded guilty thursday to aggravated sexual abuse of an infant. federal investigators found the assistant professor of justice when investigating child porn on social networks. he was arrested in march of 2010. and evidence on his cell phone led them to a missouri mom whose infant had been abused by kyle for months. kyle will be sentenced august 11th in san francisco and faces at least 30 years to life in prison. >>> a yemeni immigrant who allegedly tried to force his way into a cockpit of a san franciscobound plane is pleading not guilty today. mohammed amarisi could face 20 years in federal prison and $350,000 in fines. the incident happened almost three weeks ago. crew members and passengers who tackled the 26-year-old say they were afraid he was planning to crash the plane. al marisi's lawyer says his client was mentally unstable. he will remain in jail without bail until his next hearing one month from now in san francisco. >>> well, tonight we k

cal train was able to piece together a budget for this year, avoiding service cuts and station closures. >>> heads up for east bay commuters, caltrans is shutting down stateeastbound route 4 will be closed at loveridge road for three weeks starting tomorrow for construction. closure will be in effect through mondays through fridays through 12:30 in the morning until 5:30 a.m. coming up at 7:00 on "today in the bay," bullying, heartbreaking when you're a kid, even more so as an adult. >> it was devastating experience. and certainly prevented me from working on my job, at my career, helping my students. >> a local man's battle against bullies in the workplace. that story, plus all the rest of the day's news coming up at 7:00. right now, here's more of the "today show." >>> we're back on this sunday morning, may 1st, 2011. the start of a new month. it's may already. the start of a fwor just spring day here in new york. we thank this great crowd for joining us. out here on the plaza, i'm jenna wolfe along with lester holt who is in tuscaloosa, alabama, this morning. and coming up, we're going to hear some more about the royal wedding, or at least the wedding

cal train was able to piece together for a budget this year, avoiding service cuts and stations closure. >>> a heads up for east bay commuters, you might want to reroute, caltrans is shutting down state 4 as crews work to widen the roadway, all lanes on eastbound route 4 will be closed at loveridge road for three weeks starting tomorrow. the closure will be in effect mondays through fridays from 12:30, so 30 minutes after midnight, until 5:30 in the morning. so hopefully your commute starts after that. >>> much more ahead on "today in the bay" -- still to come, the royal wedding is over, so where is prince charles heading next? >>> is we make a terrific team at the easter egg roll this week. i give out bags of candy to the kids and she would snatch them right back out of their little hands. >> the president having a little fun at the annual correspondents' h >>> it's a big week on wall street as we get a look at new jobs reports and congress takes a look at the country's debt ceiling. cnbc's sue herrera has a look at the upcoming week in business. >> it's been a strong earnings season so far. corporate profits continue. we'll hear from kellogg, kraft and sara lee and so whey effect r