all of our csus are filled to the brim with students.e're serving our students more so at the community college level as well. so they are full. it is very important for you to receive good grades, good attention to study how to get those resources out there from your schools and seek advice so that you're doing the best you can. we always used to say, do your best. well, sometimes that meant doing a c average. and if you look at our website, even at san jose state, we're looking at students that have a higher gpa that are coming in because we have so many students. we have to limit the space that we have. >> are we still getting a lot of first generation college students? i mean, back when i went to college we were first generation. you would hope that the next generation is already here now second generation. are we still seeing -- >> still seeing a large flow of first generation students. we definitely -- our message is not only for first generation but for those students that have families like you and i have nieces and nephews and c

spokesman, the chancellor of the csu system makes $420,000 annually. if a strike is authorized by the faculty here, groups of campuses would go on on strike for two days at a time across the 23 campuses in the csu system. students say they support the idea of a strike and sympathize with their professors. >> drastic measure like that is just a form of providing awareness to everyone that things aren't right. >> a lot of my classes they won't even print us syllabuses, won't print work sheets to do our home work on. i think that if striking is going to show that it's not easy, they can't do more with less. >> reporter: faculty members willing vote here on campus across the 23 campuses and will also vote online over two weeks. the issue here is whether or not to vote to allow their union to call a strike should the contract negotiations fail. back to you. >>> later this year pg&e will launch a three month project to study earthquake fall lines near the diablo canyon nuclear plant on the central coast. the goal is to help pg&e estimate the location and mag

. >> more than 20,000 facility faculty members around the stage are deciding whether to walk off of csu campus. lisa washington is at best estate with the impact that a potential strike could have on the local students. >> that is right. right now the faculty association of san francisco state is holding a rally to kick off the strike vote. it has been 22 months of negotiations between the california faculty association and the california state administration. and still no new contract. depending on the outcome of this vote, there could be a strike that would affect thousands of csu students. >> we do not want a strike. i need every minute and every day in my glasses. but the csu administration is forcing our hands. >> he is a professor at san fransisco state and a board member for the california faculty association. he says the cal state in ministration is placing unfair burdens on the faculty and its 400,000 csu students. >> the administration has said that the money is not there. if that is the case then why have they increased the salaries of administrators and not faculty? >> unfor

well, csu faculty are saying they're upset, fed up, frustrated. they're saying that they're being asked to take hit after hit while those at the top aren't. and, in fact, they're getting pay raises. some campus presidents to the tune of 10%. that according to the president of the california faculty association. librarians and counselors vote on a strike authorization starting today. the last one-day walkout was last november at two campuses. they've been without a contract since 2010. and one of the big issues they say is proposed salary freezes. the faculty wants more job stability. and this comes as you said the csu system is facing awfully rough times losing nearly 1 billion in state funding since 2008. tuition hikes have set off clashes and demonstrations at trustee meetings in southern california. but a spokesperson says it's really premature to talk about a strike vote when they're still bargaining. the voting runs for about two weeks to authorize a two-day strike at the campuses. but they haven't decided which date they might choose. report

i did speak with a csu administrator by phone. he says it is unclear what the future will hold because they lost nearly a billion in state funding since 2008. he says the fact finder is now involved with both sides. if the vote is yes, it is up to the union to decide what to do next. no word if approved when the strike will be. christie smith, nbc bay area news. >>> new this morning, a deadly accident on caltrain tracks, forcing hundreds of passengers from the commute. they were forced to slow down service, move to one side of the tracks after a man was hit at the hayward park station. witnesses say the man did buy a ticket, but caltrain says t incident is under investigation. >> any time anything like this happens, whenever we have a fatality, intentional or not, caltrain takes it seriously, and it's something we wish never happened, but just know that we do all we can in terms of education, engineering and enforcement. >> for the record, right now, caltrain says riders can still expect about an hour of delay time. >>> today mark

csu faculty are saying they're fed up and angry over all the hits they've had to take. so in just a couple of hours, they'll start the process of voting to authorize a strike. they haven't released the exact day of when that might happen. but this is after negotiations failed to produce an agreement after nearly two years. and this comes at a really tough time for the csu system, which has lost nearly $1 billion in state funding since 2008. they've hiked tuition, laid off instructors, and cut admissions for students. in the past, we've seen students leading the charge against these cuts. but the california faculty association is frustrated and they're considering a two-day strike. these are librarians, professors, counselors, coaches saying they've been asked to take big hits while campus presidents get big raises. but a csu spokesperson said he believes a settlement can be reached, voting starts today and runs for two weeks through april 27th. again, they haven't said when that strike might happen. reporting live in hayward, christie smith, "today in the bay." >>> the

the csu spokesperson says he's hopeful that a settlement can be reached. voting, again, starts today, runs through april 27th and could result in rolling two-day strikes at east campus. they haven't said, though, which dates they've picked. reporting live in hayward, christie smith, "today in the bay." >>> new this morning, oakland police right now investigating six separate shootings within a ten-hour period over the weekend. the most serious injury happening around 11:15 last night on herbert guice way when a man was shot in the chest. that man is right now in stable condition. a total of five people were injured as a result of various shootings. officers telling us only one arrest has been made so far. >>> and we now know a toddler found inside a parked car at a san jose shopping center is the daughter of two victims of an apparent murder/suicide. the little girl right now is in protective custody after being found saturday at the gould center in south san jose. she was strapped into a car seat feet away from the spot where her father shot the girl's mo

the california faculty association, represents professors, librarians, coaches, and counselors at csu campuses. union members voted on campus for two weeks on whether to go ahead with a strike. english professor gloria collins, says a strike may be inconvenient but the outcome will be beneficial in the long run, not only for the professors, but the students as well. gloria collins: " i am sorry about that um but for me uh i think it is a good way to um hopefully bring about change and try to preserve the quality of education that we've known over the years."" the union hopes the strike could happen this fall and professors say it will have minimal affects on students. next semester, all of joe west will be exclusive to freshman. but, the top floor will be dedicated to another group of students. justin germono is live on campus with the story... justin? jayme... a new themed campus village community in the fall will celebrate diversity within the community itself. ">>>the lgbt community on campus will have some space to share come next fall. the twelfth floor of joe west will be conver

after that the csu chancellor could impose his final offer.embers will be voting through april 27th. that's whether to authorize a strike should contract talks fail. >>> the cash-strapped cal state system also says it's withholding financial said for about 20,000 grad students. today san francisco chronicle reports the csu system could decide to permanently end cash grants. the paper students statewide began said receiving financial aid notices and they were surprised to see the grant that pace tuition for low income students was missing. instead they were being offered a lone at 8% interest. csu face as possible loss of $200 million in lost funding next year and that's on top of the $750 million cut from this year's budget. >>> this weekend folks from the sierra are loving all the snow the storm dropped there. nannette miranda has the story. >> the late season storm is bringing skiers and snowboarders up to the sierra by the droves. up to two feet from fresh snow fell in some spots, bringing the total to nearly four feet of new snow for the w

we would have turned around 1,400 local csu-eligible applicants. >>> the rain is still going out there this hour. s system really -- the system really stalled over the bay area. it's finally starting to slide a little bit to the east. at the tail end of this, it's almost through at bay area. we do have some nasty weather in the horizon. may not look like much, but this broken cloud pattern that you see off-shore indicates instability. this is going to be moving in tomorrow. we have colder air in place already. and this is all a recipe for thunderstorms. tomorrow's headlines at a glance, 10:00 in the morning, we will see partial clearing mainly dry conditions. that's going to be up to that point. after that, we're going to start to see thunderstorms firing off into the afternoon. the afternoon heating is really going to support that. so those sun breaks really not going to help all that much when temperatures get to about 60 degrees. that's when thunderstorms are going to start kicking off in the delta and the north bay. into the afternoon, spotty storms will continue, some of them will

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with more than $750 million in funding cuts to the csu system last year, university president put the blame on state lawmakers. >> this is a sad situation that has been caused by the failure of elected officials in sacramento to adequately fund the csu system. >> while standards for local students will be raised, is likely will still receive preference in admissions. also in san jose, the city council will vote today on more strict restrictions for outdoor smoking. if approved the law would ban smoking outdoors in dining areas, common areas of apartment building and places where people wait in line. still ahead, stop cellphone theft. what wireless providers will do to keep criminals away now. >> before you put on the polish, a new study shows the lies behind the label. coming up we will show you the ugly truth of duty. >> and how authorities finally captured a meat ball lovin,,,,,, >> here you go, a huge black mayor made itself at home in the los angeles area neighborhood this morning. cameras caught a jumping fences and lounging in people's backyards. the bear was tranquilized and re

you will not be eligible for csu." i think this seven- period day is something we have discussed as a factor the will help us overcome this. students that need an extra period, just because of the way the numbers or courses line up, will have to double up on english to me those. that is not failing any class. that is simply because they are english language learners. csu will only accept one year of that type of english. we really appreciate the help of the city, i have to say. the city jumped in last-minute for summer school last year. it was a lifeline for our students. of course, we really appreciate it. we feel like we are going into a really horrible other fiscal year. education has been cut consistently by the governor, every year. even if the governor's proposal does not pass, we are still under budgeted. we know every supervisor has schools in the district and wants us to do well. >> one last thing, before turning over to mr. stevens. i said in the beginning that this is a project. this is my 10th year in san f

. >> california schools chief calling on csu to freeze compensations for their top administrators. the superintendent of public instruction sent a letter out yesterday to the csu chancellor of the board of trustees criticizing 10 percent pay hikes for the presidents of two campuses. he says that he will raise the issue of a salary freeze at a board meeting coming up next month. a son of the times? why more kids are getting playtime outside. >> new jersey firefighters go above and,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >> here is a story that will tug at your heart. firefighters systematically removed 15 puppies from a basement out of the burning new jersey home. administering oxygen to all of them. when puppy is so small that it fits in the palm of a firefighters hand. authorities say that one dog that was not in the basement died of smoke inhalation. the surviving puppies were taken to a local veterinarian to be checked out. the little puppies appear to be doing well. >> many surviving because they fit right into that masks. >> lawrence, mild here but not so much in other parts of the country? >> it

. >>> san jose state, the oldest university in the csu system inaugurate aid new president today. mohammed kaome was sworn in as the the university's 28th president. kaome originally from afghanistan is son of a carpenter. he says education was his savior. today he hold two masters degree, mba and ph.d. the president says he is excited to lead san jose's 30,000 students into the future. >> all we can say with confidence is that change is constant endemic and necessary. thus the best way key can predict our university's future is to create it ourselves. >> several notable people at the event. afghan ambassador, san jose mayor, chuck reid and c. su chancellor. before his appointment he served as president for csu east bay. >>> two developments in the trayvon martin murder case for accused killer george zimmerman. both raised emotions in this highly contentious case. >> i am sorry for the loss of your son. i did not know how old he was. i thought he was a little bit younger than i am. and i did not know if he was armed or not. >> that surprise statement by zimmerman stunned the packe

california's top educator calling on csu to halt pay increases to presidents. they are scheduled to get 10% pay hikes, but the superintendent of public instruction says the state cannot afford raises while finances are so tight. csu has faced criticism for raising tuitions for students, and the board of trustees will discuss a salary freeze at their next meeting in may. >>> to decision 2012. republican presidential front runner mitt romney looking for victory in three republican primaries today, aiming to tighten the grip on his party's nomination. romney has a massive 25 point lead in maryland and no strong competition in washington, d.c. he's also up seven points in wisconsin. romney has secured exactly half the 1144 delegates needed to win the nomination. meantime, president obama is certainly taking notice out there, openly criticizing romney by name in an ad campaign for the first time. >> mitt romney stood with big oil. >> president obama still has $84 million to spend this fall for the election, re-election campaign. romney only has 7 million left. in fa

the oldest school in the csu system inaugerated a new president. >> change is constant. thus the best way we can protect the university's future is to create it ourselves. >> he is originally from afghanistan. he says education was his savior. among the notable people who attended, the afghan ambassador and chuck reed. before taking this job, he was the president at csu east bay. >> called 420, a day of celebration in the marijuana junt, but it's been a day of pain and crime for students in morgan hill who ate cookies laced with pot. the person who brought them to the campus will be held accountable. police say they all volunteered to go to the police station for a blood test. >> did they know what they were ingesting? >> as the investigation unfolds a bit more, i believe so. at least some of them did. a couple of them said they didn't. >> the principal said his staff is trained on the signs and symptoms of drug use and was asked to be extra vigilant today. >> the health department said the kitchen is filthy and the building is outdated, but people still love it. as we s

. >>> will csu professors go on strike? today they began a lengthy voting process to authorize a possible two-day strike. a strike would include professors, counselors and librarians across the 23 campus system. the california faculty association says its teachers are working without a contract. it's upset over a proposed wage freeze, larger classes and cuts to summer pay. cs uchl has lost nearly $1 billion in state funding since 2 his 8. >> we're hoping that a strong vote pledging to strike will bring the administration back to the bargaining table and we can get through this mess, sign a contract and work together to get more funds for public education. >> a spokesperson for csu says it's premature to start talking about strike votes when they're still in the process of bargaining. the strike vote will continue over the next two weeks. >>> after two years of legal bickering, two silicon valley high-tech giants are finally going to trial. jury selection began today in the billion dollar trial that pits oracle and google ag

after that the csu chancellor could impose his final offer. members will be voting through april 27th. >>> the cash-strapped cal state system also says it's withholding financial said for about 20,000 grad students. today san francisco chronicle reports the csu system could decide to permanently end cash grants. students statewide began receiving financial aid notices this week and were astonished to see the grant that pace tuition for low income students were missing. instead the needy students are being a federal lone at 6.8% interest. csu face as possible loss of $200 million in lost funding next year and that's on top of the $750 million cut from this year's budget. >>> this weekend folks from the sierra are loving all the snow the storm dropped there. nannette miranda has the story. >> the late season storm is bringing skiers and snowboarders up to the sierra by the droves. up to two feet from fresh snow fell in some spots, bringing the total to nearly four feet of new snow for the week. for this person it was a great excuse to cash in he

this year it's up to $5472. >> there is is a csu determined to fund public education on the backs of our students. >> and no one from the california state university administration wanted to talk on camera. a spokesperson gave us a statement you heard. and if an agreement snot reached the chancellor could impose his last contract offer and the faculty would be free to strike. >> thank you. >> and still coming up tonight it's a surprise discovery forcing caltrans to do extra work on the approach to the golden gate bridge. >> and later ordinary people doing exry ordinary things to save the environment. we'll have the winners of the goldman prize. >> a new series -- service checks your credit card bill for overcharges so you don't have to. coming up on 7 on your side. >> a big warm up coming our way. just how warm it's going to be in just a moment. abc 7 news at 6:00 continues. >>> an update on a fatal shooting. police say a yet to be identified man was shot in a car just before ak at the intersection of buell street and calaveras avenue. this did force the closure of an off ramp from i

process that begins today is one of the developments that could mean a massive strike this fall at csu schools and that would mean that class's would not be open for some 400,000 students. the california faculty association which represents 24,000 members including professors librarians coaches and counselors have not been able to agree on a new contract after 22 months of negotiations. the faculty members of the campus's including san jose state want the chancellor's management to slow and increase class sizes. they also want pay adjustments for those to earn less than those who were hired recently. they say they do not want two- tier pricing. so what does this mean? if the vote passes and the union disagrees with the settlement that is proposed, the union's board could call for a two day strike. this would be a rolling strike which means that groups of schools would strike for two days, and one immediately after the other. it could be awhile before we know the end result. i can tell you that there will be a rally and at noon today at san francisco state, they will be kicking off the

california schools chief calling on csu to freeze compensation for top administrators.uperintendent of public instruction sent a letter yesterday to the csu chancellor and board of trustees. he criticized 10 percent pay hikes for the presidents of two campuses. he says that he will raise the issue of a salary freeze at a board meeting next month. >> it could be an expensive lesson. what happens when you sign up ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >> more people than ever are signing up for on-line courses that they hope will help them further their careers. julie watts is here with a lesson for would be students. >> like most people, mary would not mind getting rich. and the book " rich dad, poor dad " convinced her it would be possible. so back in october after attending a $200 education seminar, she signed up for an education training package. a $5,400 program that included workbooks, access to training website, and 12 sessions of one on one telephone coaching. >> that would walk me through on buying properties and would be getting education and have one person working with me until some

california schools chief: on csu to freeze compensation for top administrators. superintendent of public instruction sent a letter yesterday to the csu chancellor and board of trustees, criticizing 10 percent pay hikes for the presidents of two campuses. he says that he will raise the issue of a salary freeze at a board meeting next month. >> pin percocet we're going to get some showers today. >> spritzes is an excellent or because there's not a lot in the system, it will bring in some moisture into the bay area. skype mostly cloudy with some patches of fog along the coastline. mild temperatures in the '40's and 50's. by the afternoon those clouds will continue to swing in and a thick enough that we could pick up some scattered showers in parts of the north bay and as we head to the evening hours shares become more likely across the rest of the bay area. high-pressure weakening somewhat. you can see the system dropping out of the gulf of alaska. we're catching the trailing edge of the system so there's not a whole of moister love with it but by the time it gets h

dragging across csu, it will increase the time throughout the day tonight into tomorrow and then the colder air arrive and we have a possibility of showers and thunder showers for tomorrow. clouds and rain had actually pulls off and we will pick up amounts later not too heavy, everybody is in on the rain just not too much. oakland three quarters of an inch some locations about a half inch. cloudy with rain nothing too heavy, cooler, that wind has picked up. some of the can't already cropped up and here is sal. >> all right, your time now is 4:42, confusing in syria. what happened after the deadline, some say there is not going to be a truce after all. >> the bus driver is acting all funny, he is shaking his arms arenalling. >> what they did wheel the bus driver had a medical member i while driving them to school. >>> tell give you another report on traffic and weather straight ahead. chen you talk about breaking news... . >>> the syrian government has begun pulling out of some cities but they have not seen signs of a large scale pull back, military attacks on two towns after the dead

after that the csu chancellor could impose a final offer.hey will voting through april 27th. >> today san francisco chronicle reports the csu system could be about to permanently end a system. grad students received notices and they were astonished the grant was missing. those needy students are being offered a federal loan at 6.8%. there is the possible loss of $200 million of state fund and that is top $750 million cut from year's budget. >> folks in the sierra are loving all the snow the storm dropped up there. nannette miranda has the story from placer county. >>> the late season storm is bringing skiers and snowboarders up to the sierra by droves. up to two feet fell in some spots bringing total to four feet. it was a great excuse to finally cash in her christmas gift. she couldn't last december because there was no snow last december. >> it's all good. >> and it's feels great. >> it's been excellent. you can fall on it and not get hurt. there is no ice. that is what is nice. >> this winter's weather entice this had family from mexico t

. >> csu faculty members fed up with a long-term contract dispute could soon stage a systemwide walkout. 24,000 members of the california faculty association began voting today on whether to authorize a series of two day strikes. professors, librarians, and other college employees say that they have been asking for a modest pay raise for two years. despite denials, professors plan that csu administrators have enough funding. >> the administration has said that the money is not there. if that is the case and why have they increased the salaries of administrators and not faculty? >> fees go up and class's go up, the teachers are not getting a fair contract, the quality of education is severely deteriorating. >> tells the universities have lost $1 billion in funding since 2008. if authorized, the strikes would occur at the system's 23 campuses, one after another. >> in other news, a petaluma elementary school teacher and her estranged husband are dead in an apparent murder-suicide. it happened yesterday afternoon in front of a divorce lawyer's office on keller streets. police say the woman

starting next fall local students who meet the minimum csu requirement of 2.0gpa no longer be guaranteed a spot. >> we are putting a campus minimum admission standard that will be higher potentially than the csu minimum depending on what the applicant pool for any given year. >>reporter: this fall about 9,000 local high school and community college transfer students automatically qualified foreign rollment her here. under the new system, about 1400 of them would have been turned away. some students say the stricter standard will just help to level the playing field. >> i worked really hard to get here and i think it would be nice to have people that actually are working hard before they get in hear and not kind of bank on the fact that they have an easier time getting in because they are local. >>reporter: university president though says restricting access to hire education is never a good thin thing. offers some personal i hope site when i asked him why he was so opposed to eliminating the local guarantees. >> the only reason that i'm here as president of san jose state and not working

reach a contract of course the strike this fall could mean that causes will be open for some 400,000 csu students the california faculty association which represents 24,000 members including those professors librarians coaches and counselors has been able to agree at a new contract the faculty members want a chancellor's management slowdown and increasing class sizes they also want some pay adjustment for members who earn less than those who were high priest heard recently, permit physicians academic freedom for students and note two-tier pricing his voting process today will be two weeks long and what it means is if it passes in union disagrees with a settlement proposed by the fact finder that will then call for it today's strike and will be one immediately after the other sort of last for quite some time there will be a rally at noon today to kick off the voting process at san francisco state and the voting from 24,000 employees will ends on april 27th and shortly thereafter as when we would hear the results. >>> the talbot caliban is claiming responsibility for a series of deadly att

mike a ran ho is the junior at csu and the brother of brian arapho. he shouted homophobic slurs at a party and started beating him. two other juniors who play for csu were suspended indefinitely for violations of team rules. >>> and coming up, obesity and autism. why a mother's weight could increase her child's risk. >>> and why spider venom could lead to a cure for breast cancer. >>> and it's being called an epidemic. a local county wages war on ticks to fight a growing lyme disease problem. next. [ female announcer ] with xfinity, you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ever. and more ways to discover them too. plus more speed from america's fastest internet provider. so you can run more devices at the same time. ♪ feel a firework [ female announcer ] and best of all, it keeps getting better. no wonder more people choose xfinity over any other provider. ♪ love can be so mystical ♪ . >>> a new study finds a mother's weight may be the reason for autism. y that likely to have a child with autism and developmental delay. he

with more than $750 million in funding cuts to the csu system last year, the university president put the blame right on state lawmakers. >> this is a sad situation that has and caused by the failure of our elected officials in sacramento to adequately fund the csu in general and san jose state in particular. >> we'll standards for local students will be raised, it is likely that they will still receive preferential treatment in emissions. >> after eight years as the chancellor of uc-berkeley, he has announced that he is retiring at the end of the year. tonight a closer look at the man that some believe saved their reputation as one of the nation's top education institutions. and to others say has put it financially out of reach for many californians. >> he is about to take his name off of the door. >> i don't want to say that it is a sense of relief. i am looking forward to moving onto the next is my life. >> his biography says he is the first in his family to finish high school and even after a degree in mathematics, a ph.d. from yale, teaching at mit and serving as president of the

before his appointment he also served as president for csu east bay. >>> this fall san jose state will convert a floor into freshman lbgt students. resident advisers saw the need after learning about the difficulties of dorm life for gay and lesbian students. many keep their orientation a secret for fear of discrimination. the unity house promotes understanding and helps students connect with campus resources. the goal is to help students with their education and to promote and understand gender identity development and expression. >> if you feel threatened and you feel frightened in the environment you are in, you have no place to go where you are safe, it takes away your ability to concentrate on your studies. >> placement priority will be given to students based on their gender identity and gender expression. >> well, we hope that you have plans to dine outside tonight. it's perfect outside, right? >> do we have an nbc barbecue here? >> i hope so. >> that would be mice. >> crank it up. i'm hungry. >> we do have a barbecue. i know that. the request question is, did anyone bring any f

others back the csu proposals. >> personally i think the allowance is a good idea. we cannot talk are all parents with the brush of suspicion. the cdu has always advocated the right of parents to choose whether they send children to day care or not. >> the coalition has already agreed to the idea with reservations. >> we never liked the provision. we are not convinced by it. but we remain loyal to the coalition agreement. this is part of a. >> the of balance is now headed to a vote in parliament. is still doubtful whether it will -- it is still doubtful whether it will reach a majority. >> for more, we're joined by our chief political correspondent. the chancellor is standing firm. she wants the allowance to stay. why is she speaking so much on this issue? >> in a word, because of the coalition agreement. this measure was enshrined in the coalition agreement, very much as part of the cdu's sister party, the christian social union. >> is this a big vote coming up? >> it is, to some degree, relevant to regional project -- politics. perhaps it is more important in 2013

about that think people out because the that is when a play that particular audience with the uc and csu systems require history courses for b.a. degrees only ucsf does not because it is a medical school. >>> a truck driver is in the hospital while another was able to jump out safely before this happened. >>> a tow truck carrying a big rig crashed down a mountainside in norway it the big rig driver suffered it major injuries after falling nearly 200 ft.. the truck still rolling down their the driver of the tow truck was able to jump out this just seconds before the accident. that's crazy. >>> it's amazing. whether we actually have some changes greenback and to our forecast again beating everybody let's go ahead and step on outside and take a look at some of the current status on the bay area generally everybody is in the '50s it clear skies windsor be much nonexistence tomorrow estray shower or soup. wednesday will be cooler with the passage of this front end easter is looking sunny and warmer and price here we go with your future cast and it started to look like we will see a couple of

-q'(q in the csu system including past president of cal-state east bay. >>> abc7 news would like to thank bay area community to pointing to issues that you care about. we held a meeting in san jose recently and learned about a unique program that creates play houses for kids with special needs. here's david louie. >> reporter: these volunteers from intel are doing something special at the same time developing new skills. what is that? they divided up into teams. in five hours they will make a child's play house. the workshop is operated by habitat for humanity silicon valley. teams are making over 120 playhouses for -- [ inaudible ] >>> nothing beats the excitement of parents coming in with kids to pick it up. >> reporter: this will go to a child chosen by the silicon valley independent living center, a 3-year-old from san jose with cerebral palsy it needs to be wheelchair accessible. a playhouse that will let her play outside and inside like any other child. >> she is very excited and happy. >> she seemed to like the fish. >> yeah. >> reporter: it was a magic moment for the volunteers to

he rose,the csu ranks to become president of east bay and now san jose state. >> when you work for something and you have great visions you can always accomplish it. >> during his speech today he said he wants to focus on creating a welcoming environment on campus that fosters a sense of home. >>> the football stadium renovation a peers to be a long way from the goal line. to pay for the work on memorial stadium they are raising money. the goal is $two70 million by next year. the officials say they are not worried. they have enough money already to pay the interest on their date through 2038. >>> a restaurant in chinatown for decades now is actually closing down tonight. noel walker says how the interior was too much for them to digest. >> how do you measure success? some businesses it is in earnings. at some, it is measured by the plate. >> you can not get a better lunch anywhere in san francisco for 5 times the price. >> reporter: the line started early this morning outside of the narrow 3-story chinatown fixture. >> open the door. [ laughter ] >> reporter: when the owner opened his restau

the plan must still be approved by the csu chancellor and board of trustees and would affect fall 2013 enrollment. >>> george lucas's film company is abandoning plans for a new tuesday you. lucas film had gotten the okay from the county planning commission to build a 470,000 square foot production facility at the former grady ranch in lucas valley. at a hearing last week, neighbors demanded a new environmental impact report and another studies. lucas film now says it will sell the land to a developer who plans to build low income housing. >>> there is a push -- a new push to make streets of san francisco safer for people on bicycles and on foot. a recent accident that triggered public outrage has prompted city officials to act. two weeks ago a cyclist alley ran a red light and hit an elderly man in a crosswalk. the man later died. now, san francisco police are stepping up sing is operations at key intersections and today two supervisors proposed a resolution to increase safety enforcements and issue more traffic citations. >> and we don't have any tolerance for individuals that are not

the vote at a very tough time for the csu system. it's lost almost a billion dollars since 2008. in sacramento the california student aid commission held a hearing if they will use californians for people getting online degrees there. are 200 programs on the internet. the commission said its looking at whether the appropriate standards are in place at those online schools to make sure student students get age quality education. >> it's friday. looks like a beautiful weekend. want to check in now with bill martin who is tracking the forecast. >> reporter: it'll be a nice weekend. temperatures increase. you will notice more of the increase, especially on sun. the warmest day. no fog to speak of now. maybe a little returning on sunday. the winds toward the bay bridge gusting to 20. go to the bridge -- make for good sails. san francisco bay, one of the best waterways in the world for competitive selling because of the way the winds funnel through the bay bridge. warmer -- today 70s. tomorrow lots of 70's. couple low 80's and on sunday more low 80's. the extended from the the rain is

that's according to a new study from csu long beach. in the wake of the disaster, scientists tested giant kel p from santa cruz and found c contaminat contaminated. they say the radioactivity had no known effects on algae or fish or marine life. >>> the world is getting a look behind the scenes of a north korean rocket launch planned for next week. some nations are condemning the launch for a front for testing a ballistic missile. here's the report tonight. >> we were able to see the satellite that north korea says it will launch into orbit in a matter of days. 3.5 feet tall, covered in solar panels weighing around 220 pounds we've been told. it is supposedly according to north korean officials an observation satellite that will look down at north korea, look at the forest, track weather patterns and things north korea says are essential for its economic development. u.s. officials are very skeptical about this. skeptical in particular about the rocket that is going to be used to launch this satellite into orbit. and much to our surpris

the new admissions plan must still be approved by the csu chancellor and board of trustees.t would take effect for the fall 2013 enrollment. >>> uc berkeley student-run newspaper is hoping for a student bailout. the daily californian is struggling financially, so it's asking students to vote for a $2 per semester contribution. it would help pay off about half of the paper's $200,000 deficit. the daily cal was established in 1871, making it one of the oldest college newspapers in the country. >>> a major bank based in the bay area is being accused of discrimination. >>> and during mornings on 2, we watched the adventures of this black bear in a los angeles suburb and we have an update for you. man: we need a good night's sleep. woman: which means a little heat to keep us warm. and a good dose of support for my back. some over-the-top comfort couldn't hurt. and our perfect dream factory's been built. you're feeling sleepy already? nighty-night. [giggling] . >>> stock market extending its longest and deepest slump of the year, over concern of the european debt and the beginning

. >>> california's top education official calling on csu to put a pay freeze in effect. slated to receive 10% pay hikes. but the superintendent of public instruction says the state cannot handle such pay increases while finances at this point are so very tight. csu has already faced criticism for paying tuition or raising, that is, tuition for students. the board of trustees will discuss a salary freeze in may. >> i don't think we're going to freeze today. in fact, you're going to notice it's a little warmer heading out the door. >> yeah, it is. >> keep those umbrellas handy. >> and the reason why we're running a little bit warmer this morning, we've got more clouds coming in, and eventually that moisture should drop a little bit of shower activity by the afternoon. more clouds during the day. showers in the far north bay should start to sweep to the south by the evening commute. and tonight we'll see some showers and by this time tomorrow we hope we'll see clearing skies. we shouldn't see too much of an impact on tomorrow morning's commute. the winds picking up as the -

. >>> a two-weeklong strike vote by employees at csu campuses ended today. the vote is scheduled to be released on wednesday. if approved 24,000 professors, counselors and other staff on 23 campuses could walk off of the job. the labor dispute comes at a tough time for the cal state system. it lost $1 billion in state funding in the past four years. >>> a cyclist camera captures the moment he and another person are struck by a car. see what makes this stretch of road so dangerous. >>> it is one of the bay areas most popular and enduring places. >>> it will be around 80 degrees material. the warmest day -- degrees tomorrow. and what is the warmest day of the week end? . >>> the lease are investigating what caused this car fire that was visible from 580. crews responded to the fire at 4:00 a.m. at west street. you can hear several explosions as the air bags went off. firefighters put out the flames in the car and a utility pole that caught fire. in the end, nobody was hurt. >>> two cyclists were hit by a car in a popular road -- on a popular road. the driver d

love the air. [ sneezes ] >>> next, the vote today that could put csu professors on the strike lines. four missing, bay area boating community in mourning. the coast guard's failed search for four boaters. >>> later today, sunny skies and warmer temperatures. complete look at the forecast as well as your monday morning commute. you want to join us nex >>> updating the top news stories now. the nation's heartland is picking up the pieces after more than 130 tornadoes touched down over the weekend. five people, including a father and his two daughters died in oklahoma. >>> president obama says he'll be angry if allegations against secret service agents prove to be true. they're accused of partying with a prostitute in colombia ahead of the president's visit there. >>> if you haven't field your taxes yet, you're in luck. the deadline is not until tomorrow, the 17th. you're getting an extra two days because the 15th was a sunday and today is a holiday in d.c. >>> rain in the pacific northwest. the east coast could set some heat records. >>> and finally from us this half hour, a new study

. >> this is a tough situation that has caused what a failure of our elected officials to fund the csu in january and san jose state in particular. >> the new admissions plan manslaughter still be approve -- must still be approved. it would take effect beginning in the fall of 2013. >> coyotes verses dogs,s big chase coming tomorrow to prevent dog violence. >> a lot of sister others, apple hits a big time money milestone. í when i take a picture of this check, it goes straight to the bank. oh. oh look the lion is out! no mommy no! don't worry honey, it only works on checks. deposit checks from your smartphone with chase quickdeposit. just snap a picture, hit send and done. take a step forward and chase what matters. . >> a giant black bear in his home after finding hays way to a los angeles county neighborhood. we showed you the picture live on mornings on 2 2 as he jump from backyard to backyard in glendale. fish and game officials sedated the bear and returned him safely to the national forest. >>> they are often a surprising sight in san francisco but coyotev have a long history in

the chronicle reports that csu is withholding financial aid from 20,000 grad students pending a decision that could permanently end the cash grants. when low income students began receiving their paperwork this week, the grant that takes care of their tuition was missing. instead they were offered a federal loan at a nearly 7% interest rate. campus presidents are planning to discuss the fate of the program next week. >>> as the tax deadline looms, tea parties from across the bay area gathered in san francisco today. more than ten groups converged on justin herman plaza this afternoon calling for change. they describe themselves as concerned citizens worried about their government, which they say has gone astray from the constitution. tea party members say the nation's $15 trillion debt has put it on a dangerous path. >> government tends to rule over the people rather than be servants to the people. we're looking for a return to where government is small and free enterprise determines the outcome of the nation. >> organizers of today's demonstration say they chose san francisco because it

priscilla said for many students who have to work, not getting into their local csu may be the difference between going to college or not. >> unfortunately some students do tend to drop from school. because they do put more priority on working. and it's really like a difficult situation. >> reporter: that was san jose state president, blasting sacramento for all of those rounds of budget cuts and encouraged every californian to take responsibility for what is a public good, he said. by the way, there might be a bit of a silver lining to this story, in that as the population drops here at san jose state, it might be easier for those students who are already enrolled to get the classes they need to graduate in a timely manner. chris sanchez, nbc bay area news. >>> red tape is compounding the grieving process for family and friends of a young mother killed at oikos university. they held a memorial in newark for her. but they can't have a funeral because the coroner has not yet released the bodies. complicating things is that ping's husband is in the philippines, awaiting permission to come t

the state's conservative csu party thinks stay at home mothers should be paid for their work.here are government subsidies for day care providers. >> if someone stays home to raise the children, then there is no career development and income, both are risks in our society. given those risks, adding the government and taxpayers could step in and help out. >> in other places like berlin, fewer are in favor of the idea. local politicians focus instead on making kindergarten services more widely available to the social democrats say paying stay at home mothers directly would be a waste of money. >> we should not be having this discussion. we should be sensible and scrap the plan for these payments, which would only serve to keep children out of kindergarten. . 1.2 billion euros should be invested 90 care services. that is what parents need. >> the debate over payments to stay at home moms is added to the in-fighting within the governing coalition, with many christian democrats and the free democrats preferring kindergarten expansion. there are fewer day care options for children i

the state's conservative csu party thinks stay at home mothers should be paid for their work.here are government subsidies for day care providers. >> if someone stays home to raise the children, then there is no career development and income, both are risks in our society. given those risks, adding the government and taxpayers could step in and help out. >> in other places like berlin, fewer are in favor of the idea. local politicians focus instead on making kindergarten services more widely available to the social democrats say paying stay at home mothers directly would be a waste of money. >> we should not be having this discussion. we should be sensible and these, which would only serve to keep children out of kindergarten. . 1.2 billion euros should be invested 90 care services. that is what parents need. >> the debate over payments to stay at home moms is added to the in-fighting within the governing coalition, with many christian democrats and the free democrats preferring kindergarten expansion. there are fewer day care options for children in bavaria than other states.