a study by the cal state system found a san josi graduate will be earning nearly $93,000 when they reach medd career, 21 types the initial tuitionip investment. san francisco state is more than $82,000 and cal state east bay is nearly $80,000. >>> final farewell to her oakland district from mayor- elect jean quan. during her eight years on the city council, quan and her staff held office hours at most claire farmers' market from spring through fall. today she was at the market for the last time as a council member. quan says she wants to treat the city she did her district. >> i hope to do the same thing all over the city, to organize people, to organize the business districts and to literally organize block-by- block to take back the city and move us forward. >> quan says she will hold town hall meetingses on a month in different neighborhoods and plans to visit every school in oakland and promises to be more accessible than predecessor. >>> a horrible case of animal cruelty and what led officers to believe a swan was killed on purpose. >> i was upset, because i should be able to fly th

the cal state system is releasing details of your potential return on your tuition dollars. midcareer salaries of its grad, you get a lot of bang for your buck at some schools. san jose state a graduate is earning nearly $93,000 a year midcareer 21 times the initial tuition investment. >>> a disturbing discovery in a bay area park. a dead swam and the evidence that the bird may have been killed. >>> and beachgoers steplightly around thousands of jelly fish. o palace of fine arts. animal control found a dead ,,,, ♪ [ female announcer ] keurig has over 200 varieties of gourmet coffee and tea to choose from. ♪ keurig is the way to brew fresh, delicious coffee in under a minute. way to brew. [ female announcer ] so with keurig, every cup tastes like it's brewed just for you. ♪ because it is. choose. brew. enjoy. keurig. swan...with its neck broken. >>> a sad discovery near the palace of fine arts. animal control found a dead swan with its neck broken. nearby were empty beer cans. the 5-year-old named monday was killed six months after her 19- month-old mother friday was stolen. h

and the cal state system is also considering raising tuition. >> trustees meet tomorrow to vote on boostingtion for the second half of the school year. the other would increase the tuition by an additional $440. if both are approved, the tuition would be around $4900 a year, starting next fall. >>> president obama is in a country in asia where he spent several years as a young child. >>> a mystery rocket was fired off the california coast. we'll tell you what the pentagon said this morning when officials were asked about it. it looks like more rain is headed to the bay area. meteorologist steve paulson will have the details on how much we'll get. >>> it's a personal audition. >> it's at a secret location but that didn't stop a lot of people from showing up this morning for more "american idol" auditions in the bay area. sure, but it's not gonna -- wow. [ beep [ man yep, that's the patented freestyle zipwik™ design. [ woman did it just -- [ both target the blood? [ man yeah, drew it right in. the test starts fast. you need just a third the blood of onetouch®. that is different. so freestyle

. >> paying in-state tuition saves people $11,000 a year in the cal state system. >>> the uc regents started a three day meeting in san francisco tomorrow to consider a plan to raise tuition by 8%. the proposal would increase the annual tuition by 189,000 to about $11,000 next fall. that was double what tuition was just six years ago. cu berkeley students are expected to protest. >>> new numbers show pamela harris doubled her lead today. the race between the san francisco d.a. and republican coley has been neck and neck since election day. but the latest batch of numbers show harris opened a lead of 26% of the votes. >>> also today the fair political practices commission confirmed it's investigating whether there was any wrong doing on cooley's part. harris' campaign reported possible wrong doing. >>> and the state treasurer today called it poor fiscal policy and bad for taxpayers. the sales expected to raise about $1.3 billion. last week the legislative analysts office released a report saying the sale will actually end up costing the state more than $1.4 billion over 35 years as th

. >> paying in-state tuition saves people $11,000 a year in the cal state system. >>> the uc regentsed a three day meeting in san francisco tomorrow to consider a plan to raise tuition by 8%. the proposal would increase the annual tuition by 189,000 to about $11,000 next fall. that was double what tuition was just six years ago. cu berkeley students are expected to protest. >>> new numbers show pamela harris doubled her lead today. the race between the san francisco d.a. and republican coley has been neck and neck since election day. but the latest batch of numbers show harris opened a lead of 26% of the votes. >>> also today the fair political practices commission confirmed it's investigating whether there was any wrong doing on cooley's part. harris' campaign reported possible wrong doing. >>> and the state treasurer today called it poor fiscal policy and bad for taxpayers. the sales expected to raise about $1.3 billion. last week the legislative analysts office released a report saying the sale will actually end up costing the state more than $1.4 billion over 35 years as the stat

. >>> the cal state system is also considering raising tuition. trustees meet this wednesday to vote on two proposed increases. >> if both are approved, tuition for cal state undergarages would be almost did the 4900 a year, starting next fall. >>> 7:36. well, tomorrow the metropolitan transportation commission could approve taking the first step to building a new bridge across the bay. a mid bay bridge is being discussed. it could link peninsula cities near snow, like mill may -- sfo like millbrae and burlingame. this idea has been discussed before, but usually it's tabled when the talk turns to how to pay for the project. supporters admit that could be a big problem now especially in the current economy. but those we talked to said it's worth considering. >> i think studying it boont be a bad idea -- wouldn't be a bad idea. >> i was in portland a few weeks ago, a month ago. they have nine bridges there over a river. >> but critics say besides the actual economic cost, there are other problems with this idea. they say some people would be forced

trustees of the cal state system approved a 15% increase, 5% in january, and another 10% next fall. that will bring the annual cost of tuition to more than $4800 per year. sc -- csu tuition has gone up 76% in the past five years. >> and this house i flif we've had to get an extra roommate. i don't go out to eat or anything like that. i don't go shopping for clothes. >> csu trustees says increases are needed to offset cuts in state funding that let to furloughs, elimination of classes and reduced enrollment autos police are promising a transparent investigation into monday night's shooting of an unarmed man. the community remains outraged over the death of derek jones. and there is a profit yet planned for tomorrow. >> this march from this station, you'll remember that is where oscar grant was shot and killed by former bart officer johannes mehserle. there are people that can't help but draw parallels in these cases. >> i think this is 100% racial. >> for many there is no other explanation. this friend of the barber says police don't understand the community. >> we fear for our lives

. >>> the cal state system is also considering raising tuition. its trustees meet this wednesday to vote on two proposed increases. unwould boost tuition by $105 for the second half of the current school year. the other would increase by an additional $440 the next school year. >>> about an hour ago, oakland police took into custody a man suspected of shooting at officers earlier this evening. police say officers stopped a man and a woman who were walking. at some point, police say the man began running away. they say he then pulled out a gun and started firing at the officers. no one was injured. police say the officers did not fire back. then around 9:00 tonight, officers stopped a car with three people inside. they say the suspected gunman was one of the three. at this hour, officers are looking for a weapon. >>> former san francisco police chief died today in london. he was 60 years old. he recordedly suffered a heart attack while walking his dog. an autopsy is expected to be performed in the coming days. he is perhaps best remembered for surv

. >>> the cal state system is also considering raising tuition. its trustees meet this wednesday to vote on two proposed increases. unwould boost tuition by $105 for the second half of the current school year. the other would increase by an additional $440 the next school year. >>> about an hour ago, oakland police took into custody a man suspected of shooting at officers earlier this evening. police say officers stopped a man and a woman who were walking. at some point, police say the man began running away. they say he then pulled out a gun and started firing at the officers. no one was injured. police say the officers did not fire back. then around 9:00 tonight, officers stopped a car with three people inside. they say the suspected gunman was one of the three. at this hour, officers are looking for a weapon. >>> former san francisco police chief died today in london. he was 60 years old. he recordedly suffered a heart attack while walking his dog. an autopsy is expected to be performed in the coming days. he is perhaps best remembered for surv

. >>> now the cal state system is also considering raising tuition. its trustees meet this wednesday to vote on two proposed increases. one would boost tuition by $05 for the second half of the school year. the other increase tuition by an additional $440 the next school year f. both are approved, tuition for cal state undergrads would be almost $4900 a year starting next fall. >>> time now 5:36. uc berkeley student may find out tonight if she'll be suspended from school for taking part in a very tense campus standoff. the 21-year-old was among 43 students arrested for occupying wheeler hall last year. they took over the building protesting layoffs and tuition hikes. she's accused of student misconduct. a panel could decide to suspend her from school for one year. pretty scary moments for passengers on an ac transit bus that caught fire in berkeley. >>> the driver evacuated everybody moments before that bus burst into flames on shaddic avenue yesterday. ac transit says it appears the fire started by some object that was dragging beneath that bus. >>>

the cal state university system yesterday announced a 50% tuition fee hike for next year. >> it couldn't better timing with this event going on and then waking up -- like we're planning for the event and then the next thing you know we read something about our tuition being hiked. >> if you block education, there is gonna be more poverty because they won't get a decent job. it doesn't make any sense to block the pipeline into better jobs. >> none of these students would ever think it, but the students realize that one day poverty under the stars could be a reality for them, and not just a one-time-a-year event. >>> let's check in with mark tamayo. >> after a chilly start to the morning, temperatures are already beginning to recover. right now on the maps i can show you this, high clouds are moving into the north bay and also around the golden gate bridge. for the most part, we do have partly to mostly sunny skies. you can see in the system. we're looking out toward the veterans day parade which started a few minutes ago. you can see all of the activity. there's a great day for a parade n

. >>> and the cal state system is also considering raising tuition. it's trustees will meet this wednesday. they'll vote on two proposed increases. one would boost tuition by $105 for the second half. the other increase tuition by an additional $440 the next school year. if both are approved, tuition for cal state undergrads would be almost $4900 a year starting next fall. >>> a uc berkeley student will learn tonight if she will be suspended from school for taking part in a tense campus standoff. the 21-year-old was among 43 students arrested for occupying wheeler hall last year. students took over the building to protest layoffs and tuition hikes. accused of student misconduct. a panel could decide to suspend her from school for one year. >>> check in with sal now. do you have things under control at the toll plaza? >> we do. as a matter of fact it's getting busier there, dave. you can always send me a tweet if you want to send me some information about any traffic or transportation issue you want. let's go out and take a look at westbound bay bridge

. >>> tuition is going up again for hundreds of thousands of students in the cal state university system. tuition is nearly doubled there in just five years. students say it's really taking a toll. all of which makes the event going on at san jose state tonight even more poignant. >> reporter: the students right now are watching a documentary, but after that is over, they'll be retiring to these tents. it's the fifth year of a program called poverty under the stars. students say after today's tuition hike, they find themselves closer to the poverty level. >> i have some friends who have to skip meals just to buy books. >> reporter: students say they are worried. cal state university tuition has been rising. it was about $2500 five years ago. today's board of trustees announcement of a 15% hike next fall means it will cost students nearly $4900 to attend classes. >> the hike brings us closer to poverty because a lot of students here may pay their tuition but can't afford their rent, can't afford their gas. many of the students can't afford breakfast or lunch. >> reporter: by sleeping out

shandiville ten >>> tuition is going up again for hundreds of thousands of students in the cal state university system. tuition is nearly doubled there in just five years. students say it's really taking a toll. all of which makes the event going on at san jose state tonight even more poignant. >> reporter: the students right now are watching a documentary, but after that is over, they'll be retiring to these tents. it's the fifth year of a program called poverty under the stars. students say after today's tuition hike, they find themselves closer to the poverty level. >> i have some friends who have to skip meals just to buy books. >> reporter: students say they are worried. cal state university tuition has been rising. it was about $2500 five years ago. today's board of trustees announcement of a 15% hike next fall means it will cost students nearly $4900 to attend classes. >> the hike brings us closer to poverty because a lot of students here may pay their tuition but can't afford their rent, can't afford their gas. many of the students can't afford breakfast or lunch. >> reporter: by sleeping out

the cal state university system yesterday announced a 15% tuition fee hike for next year. >> there couldbeen better timing, waking up, like we're planning for an event and we wake up tomorrow morning and read something that our tuition is being hiked by 15%. >> if you block education, access to education there's going to be more poverty because they're not going to be able to get the decent jobs. so it doesn't make any sense to block the pipeline into better jobs. >> reporter: none of these students would ever think it but students do realize that their dreams aren't reachable because of costs, one day poverty under the stars for them could be a reality and not just a once a year event. in san jose, craig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> federal district judge walker who ruled that proposition eighth was unconstitutional is set to become an instructor at uc berkeley bolt law school next semester. walter is retiring at the end of the year. he will coteach a class covering high profile cases like his ruling against the same-sex marriage ban. the ninth circuit court of appeals delayed his ru

tomorrow the cal state university of system may raise spring tuition by 5 percent and 2011-20 12 tuitiony additional 10%. >> breaking news in east oak land. officers shot and wounded a person there happening in the past hour and a half at seminary avenue and traffic street. police have not commented on the circumstances but the person shot is suffering life threatening injuries. >>> alsos in oakland police say they have arrested a map who fired shot at officers tonight. fortunately no one was hit. it started when police stopped a man and woman at about 7:30 near sycamore and west street. police say the man started running then fired at the officers. later arrested without incident. police have not said why they stopped him in the first place. >> some mainly star power at establish ford tonight. actor george clooney came to the university to bring attention to the volatile situation in sue dab. hundreds of student turned out to hear him speak and lillian kim talked to him one-on-one. >> there's a time clock and it is ticking. >>reporter: he came to stanford university tonight because he w

tomorrow the cal state university system may raise winter tuition by 5 percent and 2011 2012 tuition by an additional 10%. politic now. the ballots for vote in east by congreressional race wound up in court this morning. the race between incumbent congressman jerry and republican challenger david is still as you can see here too close to call. nearly a week after the election. mark tonight with the latest vote count and the court challenges over it. outside kurt house both side dlaivr victory. >> significant victory for access today. >>reporter: republican lawyer charles bell says his side won the right to have observers stand closer to election workers as they check the signature is on mail in ballot envelope. contra costa county clerk steve wear says he was vindicated because those observers will not be permitted to challenge. >> they don't get to say i don't think that matches. because that's a challenge and they don't have the right to challenge. >>reporter: wear says allowing challenges of the signatures wouldn't be fair to voters. >> that voter is not present to defend themselv

the uc and cal state university systems want to raise tuition again.iversity by 15% starting next fall. both schools are moving toward officially calling all that money tuition instead of fees. calling it "fees" has been a joke on campuses for many years. >>> time now 6:40. city workers could soon be laid off in santa clara because of budget problems. the city council is expected to vote on the cost-cutting plan tonight. up to 82 city workers could lose their jobs if unions don't agree to a 5% pay cut or a dozen unpaid furlough days next year. the unions are also being asked to give up scheduled raises. the city is in a $5 million hole this year and faces a $13 million shortfall next year. >>> a former president tells all. what george bush lays out in his book, being released today. >>> clearly struck a chord with them and they wanted to be involved in some way. >> it's taking everyone by storm. what's now in stores and expected to sell out fast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, chapter of "call of duty" the >>> good morning. we are going to start off in fairfield w

. >>> students and parents, get ready the uc and cal state university system want to raise tuition again. both schools are moving toward officially calling all that money tuition instead of fees. the insistence on calling it fees has been a joke on campuses for years. >>> 5:35. let's get another check of traffic and weather. we are going to start with tracy because there could be rain in the forecast. >> good morning. both of you, sydnie and juliette. the rainfall is definitely in the forecast. got a cold front coming in. best chance of showers arrive in the bay area this afternoon. showers in the forecast through the evening and for tonight. along with a chance of showers today, some cool temperatures yet again. lower 60s in fairfield and benicia. 60 santa rosa. 60 kentfield. upper 50s in san francisco. 62 palo alto. 63 san jose. lower 60s in oakland. today again chance of showers arriving for the afternoon. about .10". not expecting a washout with cooler temperatures. coming up warmer weather, sunshine, the 70s. they are moving back into the bay area. i'll let you know when in just a f

not only cal state university school system schools but uc as well. coming up in my next report i'm going to try to talk to some of these students out here to see how their night was and what their next step is. live in san jose, kraig debro, channel 2 news. >>> thank you. 5:37 is the time right now. sal checking on contra costa county. >> that's right. looks pretty good. an earlier accident right where i'm going to show you here and that would be westbound highway 4 coming up to the grade. so far looks good driving around the bay area. no problems to concord and also no problems this morning as you're driving on 680 south. also this morning's commute as you drive to the bay bridge toll plaza that looks pretty good with the commute looking great here into san francisco. if you're driving on san jose freeways northbound 280 is at the speed limit. now, let's go back to steve. >>> sal, thank you very much. we have mostly clear skies. weak system brushing the northern part of the state emphasis on weak. there will be a few high clouds, but that's about it

. >>> the university of california and cal state university says that they want to raise the cost of an education. uc system proposed raising the fees by 8%. the other wants to raise them by 15% next fall. for the first time at cal state school, students can use the "the" word. tuition. they will start using that word instead of fees. they have shied away from the word tuition . >>> well, you know there are online coupons for massages and manicures. the one day deal for twice the marijuana. >>> if you're looking for someone to show your tween or teen how to use credit, kim kardashian is up to the task. >>> we do have clear skies but why that might not be such a good thing with your opinion point forecast. two of every five drivers admit they've fallen asleep behind the wheel. ,,,,,,,, and one in ten say they've done it in the la according a new triple a well two of every five drivers out there admit they have fallen asleep behind the wheel. one in ten say they have done it in the last year. the auto association says fatigue at the wheel is a contributing factor in about 17% of all fatal crashes. rumble stri

. >> bigger bills ahead for cal state students tuition is going up. the 23 campus system is trying to raise tens of millions of dollars and that means a massive increase for student starting next year. kron 4 looks at how much it will cost and what students are saying about the tuition hike. in fact students will face a considerable tuition bills starting next fall today the governing board approved a plan to raise fees 15.5% for fall of 2011 and that means california undergrads will pay $4,884 per academic year. university officials say the need to raise fees again to offset the deep cuts. rob's laudable has reaction to today's tuition hike. >> i'm angry. >> student reaction and award endure. >> how long until my life my work life becomes more important than my school life because it can't pay for my school life. the >> they approved a 5% of the tuition hike for the current year and another 10% for next year. more than $500 tuition hike. it comes amid growing sentiment among this and other campuses students feel the pain more for less. >> i want to know what they're usin

system will vote to raise undergraduate tuition by $822 next fall. cal statether to raise $105 and 10% next year. both systems have already raised fees in recent years. u.c. berkeley graduates are paying 70% more than they did in 2005. but the u.c. president sayings the fees won't affect low income students. he says more money will be given to financial said. both systems say the rate hikes are needed because they're not receiving as much state and federal dollars. >> i think it's hard to faith that many why the regents are going to have to pursue another fee increase. when we look at our overall costs we're dealing with a $1 billion gap. >> i'm not happy about it of course but i think throughout the whole, you know, school everyone's kind of suffering for that. people are being laid off. we don't have as much staffing for janitorial reasons. >> the u.c. is proposing changes to employee retirement benefits for those hired after june 2013. local transportation officials say it's time to consider whether the bay area needs another bridge. tomorrow the bay area t

the uc and cal systems want to raise tuition again. uc by 8%, cal state by 15% starting next fall. by the way, both schools are moving toward officially calling all that money tuition instead of fees, the insistence on calling it fees has been a joke on campuses for years now. >>> george clooney was at stanford talking about sudan. they may vote to is you sea seed from the country. he wants the international community to protect the southerners. >>> and the number of birds like this has grown. as many as 5 seagulls have now been spotted around half moon bay, fisherman's wharf and seasonness beach. contributions have been pouring into help workers capture them to remove the collars. this is a federal crime and there has been a $2,000 reward gathered for information. >> well right now thousands of people are lined up outside stores all across the bay area waiting for the clock to strike midnight. why you ask? because of this. got a sneak peek at ♪[ music ] it's an in and out burger employee. no, it's not an action movie, it's a video game. joe vasquez got a sneak peek at the call of

hour, california's largest university system is set to approve a massive increase that critics say will force thousands of students to drop out. >> sad news for cal stateniversity's 433,000 students staywide. the board of trustees today expected to approve a tuition increase that's going to set students back another 15% by next fall. now, csu has already raise the tuition four times in the past three years or so. the new increase hikes tuition 5% the rest of this school year, 10% more in the fall of next year. tuition rose 30% in the past year and is going up 76% in the past five years. the previous increases have resulted in student demonstrations, a building takeover and in some cases arrests. cal state student association say the problem stems from a massive state spending cut and they have furloughing of the faculty and reduces courses. we have a graph tick to show you that puts you clear what students are up against. they have seen these again a number of times. right now it's $42,030 for a school year. 30,000 more students are going to be let in too the csu system this year. that is going to change the direction over the student population over t

cal state trustees plan to vote whether to raise tuition 5% or 10% on top of that next year. both systemsave already raised fees in recent years. for example, u.c. berkeley graduates are paying 70% more than they did in 2005. but the u.s. president says the fees won't affect low income students. he says more money will be given to financial aid. the rate hikes are needed because they're not receivings much state and federal dollars. >> i think it's hard to faith that many why they have to fur sue another fee increase. we're dealing with a $1 billion gap within the university's budget. >> i'm not happy about it but i think throughout the whole, you know, school, everyone's kind of suffering for that. people are being laid off. we don't have as much staff. >> the u.c. system is proposing changes to employee retirement benefits for those hired after june 2013. under the proposal, maximum benefits will kick in at age 65 instead of age 60. >> san francisco is a step closer he to streamlining the licensing process for lunch trucks. the restaurants on wheels are very popular in the city but owne

cal-trans tracks. >> redwoods in particular have very shallow and expansive root systems and so an expansion of the tracks or development on those roots would put the tree and its health into a negotiated state project supporters say the tree is protected by the environmental protection act. they say there are no plans right now that threaten the tree. >>> the arizona animal control worker that mistakenly euthanized a hero dog has been fired. army sergeant terry young brought target back from afghanistan after the shepherd mix and two other dogs helped stop a suicide bomber from detonating some explosives near u.s. soldiers. target escaped young's phoenix backyard. he went to claim target at a shelter but an employee already euthanized the animal. the shelter, said it is still investigating. >>> it has been linked to heart attacks, strokes and seizures. a diet pill so dangerous it is banned in the united states. but you can still find it in some bay area stores. kurtis ming went undercover to show us where it is being sold. >> reporter: two-day diet pills. capsules that promise to burn body fat. >> and they really work? >> yes. >> reporter: claims of being 100% natural with slimming power. b