. >> the naacp will meet with san jose university officials after restation -- revelation of a hate crimeresident obama is a few hours away from landing in the bay area. he is here for more than money. the san francisco stop on the agenda. >> san francisco's batkid, together with the commander in chief? what prevented the meeting today between president obama and the young crusader. >> you are big when you have to say "no" to the president. >> thanks for joining us at 6:00. >> i am sure the president used a bat signal he could come back. >> first, the weather. mike? >> good morning, everyone, we will look at live doppler 7 hd with good news. it is dry. we have the possibility of poor air quality, though, on the "spare the air" day with no burning of wood unless you want to pay $100 fine or go to school. 46 degrees is the temperature at 7:00 around the bay. we are at 57 at noon. a few high clouds and you 61 in the afternoon and mid-50's in the evening. not so heavy a coast as needed this morning. in the 30's many inland valleys this morning. at 58 and hazy at noon. we will hang an the low-

the naacp will be calling on the district attorney's office to increase the charges from misdemeanors to felonies. the da said they will listen and then take it under consideration. >> they are charged with a hate crime after locking a bike lock around his next and barricaded him inside his room. student response was tremendous like it is today. hundreds of people protested last week. now, there were warning signs. confederate flag was seen hanging in the window. >> four inmates -- four students face charges. it could be a year or so in jail. >> the reaction to that much jail time was mixed. >> now, i am rethinking my opinion. now, i think that one year is fine. >> for me, for a grahame that is a hate crime, i like to take it seriously. just because of the type of era that we are living in now. that should be something. something that shouldn't be a problem. and now, that is recurring and it needs to be a lesson for everyone else. >> you saw it live just a few seconds ago. hundreds of students filing by and heading to the press event sponsored by the naacp. >> a few hours ago, the pre

shelton and i'm the second vice president of the naacp which has been in san francisco for 91 years. so i'm here to say on above of the naacp vote for this if anythingable loan so we can do more for the homeless. all of us in this room and city of san francisco wore one event away from ann homelessness it's called an earthquake. it didn't matter how bigor home is. the earthquake will get i and we must concern ourselves with homeless folks living on the beautiful streets of san francisco. think about the people who we want because they had no shoes until they came across the man who had no feet. so supervisors do your best to make this happen for the homeless folks in san francisco and you'll be awarded >> it's not only earthquake but it's ejection issues too (calling names) next speaker. >> my name is gloria i live in the bayview. i am not against the hometowns or homeless shelters i'm actually for it. navigate i think we need more homeless shelters in other areas, however, i do have an issue about making those decisions without diagonal with the community. i think that is not the de

the naacp is now stepping in at san jose state, calling for harhar harsher students accused of taunting their african-american roommate. we have a closer look at the allegations of what happened in the dorm room. we begin with plaer amarianne f campus with the district attorney's reaction. >> reporter: today the naacp demanded that the district attorney change these charges to felony hate crimes. but today the d.a. said he is sticking with misdemeanor charges. >> all racist behavior, racist acts, racist people, racist themes will not be allowed on this campus today, tomorrow, forever more. >> reporter: during an emotional rally at san jose state university today, members of the naacp demanded that the four students accused of a hate crime after allegedly tormenting their black roommate in an on-campus dorm, face much more serious charges than the misdemeanors they're currently charged with, especially since the white students were accused of barricading the victim in his room and putting a u-shaped bike lock around his neck, among other things. >> these acts rise to the level of felonie

a leading force in setting up the naacp legal defense fund. but, of course, as you all know, truman then asks her to join the first american delegation to the united nations. which he does to get her out of the country because she's criticizing him so much. we forget that when truman assumes the presidency within three months, his poll numbers were lower than the poll numbers of george w. bush when he left. and labor is furious with him because he's doing -- he's lifting, you know, rent controls and food controls but keeping wage controls on. and so she's to the barricades against it and then she goes to the u.n. and where she is with the boys, as she calls them, and she ends up through a fluke debating the great soviet debater over refugee issues because the guys wanted to talk about the security council and the bomb and nobody wanted to talk about the 40 to 60 million displaced people in europe. and so, from her performance there, 50 of the 51 member nations of the united nations ask her to chair what will become the first united nations com

be stepping up and using this as a teaching opportunity. >> reporter: the san jose silicon valley naacp says the racial harassment that reportedly happened in these dorms is a felony not a misdemeanor. asking the santa clara d. a. to increase the charges. currently freshmen -- school a ation has been under fire after an 1. onli education project faced a r y morale is l and one minor are suspended from school and facing a series of alleged hate crimes against the victim. an african-american freshman. the news has forced this diverse campus to look at itself in the mirror. >> i know that those things do still happen today. but it's definitely disheartening. >> and there hasn't been much outreach at all by any ras and i just feel like they can be doing a better job. >> reporter: include racial slurs like calling the victim three fifths a slavery era racial slur. this incident is just the most recent trouble to hit campus. administration has been under fire after an online education project faced a rocky start. reports faculty morale is low. and word at one point spring classes could face c

. >>> the naacp is calling for tougher charges against four san jose state students accused of hate crimes. mark kelly reports some students on campus also say the school should be doing more. >> reporter: the san jose silicon valley naacp says the racial harassment that reportedly happened in these dorms is a felony not a misdemeanor. asking the santa clara d. a. to increase the charges. currently freshmen -- art, 2. reports faculty morale is low and 3. word--at one t -- spr cuts. and one minor are suspended from school. and facing a series of alleged hate crimes against the victim. an african-american freshman. the news has forced this diverse campus to look at itself in the mirror. >> i know that those things do still happen today. but it's definitely disheartening. >> and there hasn't been much outreach at all by any ras. >> reporter: allegations include slurs like calling the victim three fifths a slavery era racial slur. even putting a bike lock around the victim's neck. this incident is just the most recent trouble to hit campus. school administration has been under fire after an on

the rally is spear headed by the silicon valley of the naacp.ts president is going to speak and urge the district attorney to enhance the charges that four students face, as it stands they face misdemeanor hate crime and battery charges for what they allegedly did to their black roomma roommate. the naacp wants felony charges filed, it wants the d.a. to add a charge of false imprisonment. prosecutors say the four white students used racial slurs, hung a confederate flag in their dorm, barricaded the victim in his room, and placed a u-shaped bike lock around his neck and claimed to have lost the key. officials say the alleged harassment began in august and since it has come to light last week students have been shell shocked, we caught up with a couple at friday's football game. >> in no way do they reflect the campus and the student body. we're here trying to have fun, not letting that reflect or affect us. >> being a student at san jose state we know we have one of the most diverse schools in the nation. it's disappointing there's people that w

. >>> the naacp wants a prosecutor to increase the charges of four college students. four freshman have been suspended from campus. they used racial slurs like calling the victim three- fifths. they also put a bike lock around the victim's neck. >> i know that the things do still happen today. but it is definitely hard. >> and there has not been much outreach at all and i feel hike they would be doing a better job it adds up to racially based terrorism. >> tomorrow the option will be a holding a rally on the campus. >>> thank you, mark. this morning, we are taking a closer look at issue that is plagued bart and the people all peek. and what a week it has been. we had the delays because of the commuter glitch. >> yes, it was a mess and the union is now planning a lawsuit against the board. >> reporter: it felt liked aing insult to injury, to the friday morning commute, they were not running until after 7:00 a.m., more than three hours later than nor medical school. >> it is a problem. i don't know if it is going to work or not. >> reporter: they are blaming an upgrade

the san jose silicon valley naacp will hold a press conference on campus with the organization state and national office and san jose state leadership calling for the santa clara district attorney to increase the misdemeanor charges to felony charges. san jose state president will be at the press conference today announcing they will hold a campus forum here at san jose state addressing racial tolerance. >> frightening moments aboard a flight from san francisco to new york after a bird strike at john f. kennedy airport. the pilot decleared an emergency after smelling smoke in the cockpit. he thought the birds struck the landing gear. >> bird strike that hit a landing gear. >> it was not the landing but the engine. look at damage from this photo: the airbus landed safely and no one was injured. >> good samaritan from stockton is credited with saving a woman's life after she plunged from the third deck of the oakland coliseum yesterday. the woman was spotted on the railing after the game was over and fans shouted at her teller her not to jump. a 6-year-old marine vet stepped in to brea

and a visit by the naacp today. to san jose state university because the school is still with four white students who face hate crime charges involving what they allegedly did to their african american roommate and to people are in the hospital this morning after a woman jumped from the stands at a raiders game. we will tell you what happened coming up. first a quick check of weather and traffic. hi anny. >>anny: we are starting off with clear skies. temperatures are chile. for today we are expecting temperatures to be especially cold and the north bay once again pretty usual suspects and are inland locations return to some north bay fog. by the afternoon of lots of sunshine. it will be mild. . we are tracking the possibility for some rain. maybe for your thanksgiving holiday. more details on your holiday forecast when i come back but first here's george the morning. >>george: news of an accident now slowing your ride to the e shore freeway interstate 80 westbound at cutting boulevard. maybe three to four vehicles i

the naacp is stepping to help the crisis at san jose university. it is pushing for harsher punishment for the four students accused of racial attacks on their roommate. the district attorney is responding. >> reporter: he said, while he too is shocked and outraged by what allegedly happened in a campus dorm room, his decision to charge on a misdemeanor is based on criminal misconduct and it is going to stay. >> racism will be not be allowed on this campus today, tomorrow, and forever more. >> reporter: members of the naacp demanded that the four students face much more serious charges than the misdemeanors they're currently charged with, especially since they're accused of barricading him in his room and putting a u-shaped bike lock around his neck. >> these rise to the level of felonies under california criminal law. >> reporter: we understand the outrage of those calling for even stiffer charges in this case, but the charges are not a reflection of their degree of racism. the charges are the reflection of their criminal conduct. the university pr

the naacp is calling it racially based terrorism. they're going to hold a rally monday at school to make their voices heard. >> at least one of the students have turned himself in and others are expect today surrender. >>> police say they're on the hunt for a killer. john knapp reports live. >> reporter: san jose got a 911 call saying a person was shot in capitol park, an 18 to 20- year-old male. any idea what happened? >> anything would be speculation at this point. >> reporter: gang related? >> always a possibility. it's too premature for us to know. >> reporter: investigators have been talking to residents but he's not saying what they have learned. the suspect remains at large. >>> firefighters in san francisco spent almost 3 hours putting out flames. it started between 2 wooden buildings in presidio heights in afternoon. it threatened to sweep across adjacent apartments and shops. >> i see flames. i went back hoping to put everything into the safe and then i knocked on the door, out, out, out. >> reporter: nobody was hurt t.red

and as part of it, i failed that student and with that, we failed all of our students. >> now the naacp is calling for prosecutors to probing cute the boys who committed the hate crime. >>> yesterday elijah placed a dozen red roses at a corner where the toddler was hit sunday afternoon. the driver stopped and is cooperating with police. the lack of a left-turn signal puts motorists and pedestrians in the same danger of space. >> this should not have happened to my son at all. he is incident. >> this is the 7th deadly accident this year and 22 involve pedestrians like elijah. >>> a man disagrees with nearly everyone else. the former marine said he is no hero and we spoke to the 61- year-old shortly after he left the hospital yesterday. now the stockton man was hurt while breaking the fall of a woman who jumped after sunday's raiders' game. he said it was his experience at a vet from vietnam. >> without even thinking you automatically do what you have to do. had i not done anything and witnessed her impacting the cement, that would have been etched in my mind until i died. >> he has not h

in the meantime, the naacp is calling on the d.a. to upgrade the charges against the four suspended students prefer misdemeanors to felonies. the d.a.'s office responded by saying the charges are not a reflection of the debris of racism but rather a reflection of the alleged criminal conduct. the naacp is also saying they will be reaching out to u.s. attorney general eric holder to see if any federal laws have been broken in this case. in a statement released monday by jeff rosen, the district attorney, released a statement which says " the charges would stand, as filed, for now saying " while we understand all bridge of those calling for stiffer charges in this case, the charges are not a reflection of the degree of their racism. the chargers are a reflection of their criminal conduct. " >>: seven people were injured, two critically after a mass shooting in oakland. this is video from a helicopter partnership with abc seven news. the shooting happened near the intersection of 96 ave and all of last night. responding officers found m

the naacp's national leaders will be there as well. they're supposed to make a statement and we don't know what that is yet >> it's a shocking report of behavior >>> happy days are here again. looks like we have a surplus, how should the state spend its extra cash? >> one woman is taking care of those who need it most and she's been at it long before ,,,,,,,,,,,, twice this year. transforming has been a lot of uncertainty for bart riders, workers have gone on strike twice already >> disputes on whether the families should get that paid vacation time. for more, let's learn more. >> we want to get a sense if the contract can be disputed without more disruption of the service, that's the big question. okay, this contract mess, how serious, are we looking at a possibility of another strike? >> the board took action at its last meeting to authorize the general manager to sign the contract if these agreements are brought to her and executed minus the paid medical leave provision and stays within the envelope of $67 million the general manage

the naacp is also calling for more action. the naacp wants the santa clara county district attorney's office to increase the hate crime and battery charges against the four male students from misdemeanors to felonies. they also want the defendants to face a false imprisonment charge. the students are accused of putting a bicycle lock around their black roommate's neck calling him racial names and barricading him in his room. the naacp will be calling on the university to conduct an investigation into why nothing was done sooner to protect the black student. the four teens accused have been suspended but some say that's not enough and are asking for expulsion. >> i think it's a slap on the risk to just suspend them for what happened. i think the petition online -- i think it's a good thing because it shows, like, the -- the voice of the students, the voice of the people who actually live here. >> reporter: on change.org's website there is an online petition asking the president to expel the four students accused. they also want

the naacp says the incident should be considered felonies, not misdemeanors.ming up after the break. . >>> good morning. a mass transit update because of president obama's visit to san francisco, all must not must muni trains will be transferred to buses due do his visit cal train and bart systemwide on time. southbound in palo alto approaching university avenue, couple lanes are blocked. traffic is delayed just behind it. it took a while for transfer to build up at the toll plaza. now it's stacked up toward the over crossing. that's traffic. >>> it's a mostly clear start to the day around the bay area. we'll need that sunshine. temperatures are chilly this morning. you have some hazy sunshine already. by this afternoon warmer temperatures. right now it's freezing in napa at 32, 34 in santa rosa, patchy frost expected in the valley this morning. by the afternoon a lot of 60s, mild temperatures. next couple days more clouds, are maybe rain on thanksgiving. are >>> a twlilhriller between the patriots and broncos is decided by a fluke play. >> and it touches a br

the statement in the record by hilary shelton of the naacp. this continued reference to inflaming racial tensions, we've heard this before, over and over again. we have problems with the issue of race in america that we have to face squarely. when people are being discriminated against, whoever, wherever in america, the subcommittee on the constitution civil rights and human rights is not going to back away. the second point i would like to make is this --there are many victims when it comes to "stand your ground" laws. alec is not one of them. i will concede that i asked people who were publicly identified as supporters of this organization if they supported the "stand your ground" law. only one out of 140 that responded said that they supported it. i'm not going to enter the names into the record, for the very point is made by the senator from texas. i do not want to establish any chilling effect on political participation, but i think it is reasonable to ask the members of an organization if they agree with that organization's agenda, an ag

the naacp is also saying that they will be reaching out to the u.s. attorney general eric holder to see if any federal laws have been broken in this case. >> in a statement monday by jeff rosen the district attorney released a statement which says the charges would stand, as filed, for now, saying while we understand our rate of those calling for stiffer charges in this case, the chargers are not a reflection of the degree of their racism. the chargers are a reflection of their criminal conduct carry it >> seven people and were injured, two critically after a mass shooting in oakland. this is video from our helicopter partnership with abc 7 news. the shooting happened near the intersection of 96 avenue and all of last night. responding officers from multiple victims in the sidewalk area there, and more victims turned up at a hospital in short time later. >> coming up on the kron4 morning news. millions of travelers keep trying to get out of town for thanksgiving, and the weather keeps refusing to cooperate. we'll tell you the problems lineand the wife

the naacp wants the charges raised to felony imprisonment.omgardner said he only did it because of peer pressure. they said it was so bad they don't speak about what happened. >> as friends we try to surround him with friendship. people he can come to if he wants. but we just let him do his thing and we're there for him if he needs us. >> reporter: san jose state university officials will meet with the naacp monday to discuss racial tensions on campus. >>> it is going to get cold. let's head right to the weather. >> we have clear skies. the northeast winds have calmed down. you take clear skies and calm winds and that will mean some radiational cooling. even colder toward the central valley area. the freeze warning is up until 8:00 tomorrow morning for much of the central valley. also, sacramento valley as well as parts of lake county. even those of you toward the delta area could possibly be affected by a little frost, a little freeze. we'll take a look at those overnight lows coming up. >> thank you. >>> that fierce storm that moved through

the president will be at the naacp press conference at noon. four white freshmen were suspended and three face hate crimes and battery charges and the fourth is a juvenile expected to face similar charges. the district attorney will not comment on the four students. they live with their then 17-year-old black roommate from august to october and are accused of taunting him. the four put a bicycle lock around his neck. the naacp is saying this obviously is race based terrorism targeting the african american roommate. the president of the university says an independent expert will be named to lead a task force to examine the university's policies and practices and propose reforms. he said that additional training is planned for all resident assistance and on-campus housing and more campus forums will be hell the next couple of beaks. >> happening right now, police have blocked off streets near yale university looking for the reports of a gunman near campus in new haven, connecticut. staff and students are advised to shelter in place. the search be

lorraine miller is the first female president and ceo of the naacp.to see you, good morning. >> good morning. >> 34 states have now passed some sort of voter i.d. law, which i think probably is surprising to a lot of people. the justice department is suing both texas and north carolina over their laws. i know that you have not been involved, the naacp has not been involved in these lawsuits, but where do you put this on the priority list? >> very high. civic engagement is a major, major event for us and we have encouraged our units, we have 1200 units around the country, to be involved and to get our folks to turn out to vote. that is absolutely one of the key mantras of the naacp and we will continue to do our work on that. >> there are a lot of other priorities that are in the news now. we've seen those alleged cases of racial profiling recently in new york. two african-americans allegedly profiled after buying expensive items at barneys. there have been other complaints filed against macy's. talk a little bit about this and where you think this top

why the naacp is asking for tougher charges. >>> a woman is stabbed. she can tack down the suspect. >>> a non-profit is getting ready for thanksgiving turkey give away. we'll have a live report. >>> good morning and thank you for joining us. and let's get things started with a look at the weather forecast. >> this a live look. plenty of sunshine this morning. it is a quiet morgue. and we're dealing with it is chilly out there. look at temperatures. freezing and 34. and 30s and fairfield. we expect a cool afternoon. sunny and mild. we're going to talk about rain coming up. >>> and the naacp the three white students accused of hate crimes should get stiffer charges. they support the felony charges and instead of the misdemeanors. and false imprisonment should be added. the three 18 year olds placed a lock around the neck of a freshman student, calling him racial name 3 leash 5 and hanging a confederate flag in the room. a fourth student was suspended on friday. >>> some in the way area are reaching out to help those hit by the typhoon in the philippines.

the naacp wants the students to face felony charges. prosecutors say they used racial slurs against the student, decorated rooms with nazi images, put a bike lock around his neck, and blocked him inside his room. >>> new details on the exodus of new hires from the san jose police department. our media partner, "the mercury news "uncovered a big difference between what taxpayers pay for each officer and the amount of take-home pay. the newspaper reviewed payroll data and found that in 2012 taxpayers paid an average of just more than $186,000 per officer. that ranks fifth out of 79 bay area cities, but the average officer's gross salary is just over $111,000, which ranks in the middle and near the bottom in silicon valley. the difference goes toward benefits. san jose has lost about 300 officers to other cities over the last three years. >>> a gas leak forced people from their homes in a san francisco neighborhood. pg&e says a third party construction crew broke the line at york street and holiday avenue around 10:00 this morning. three h

during that time the naacp had been banned in the state of alabama. and his opponent, john patterson, was the one who was responsible for taking that case to court and banning the naacp, so here you have a guy, john patterson, who fought against the naacp actually working in the state of alabama versus george wallace, who spoke out against the kkk and who refused to receive funding from the kkk. of course, we all know george wallace lost that election by a landslide, over 60,000 votes separated him and patterson. this was the turning point in his career. as one of my panelists previously stated it was in this election afterwards that george wallace stated that he would not be out in ward again. after he lost the election, he developed a strategy to use race and segregation to his -- to his -- to his advantage. he also, in using race and segregation to his advantage, i would say, manipulated middle class white voters who were somewhat disaffected from what and was going on in american politics at the time. so, if you fast forward to 1962, of course, af

the naacp calling on the d.a. to increase the charges to felonies and add a charge of false imprisonment. >> happening now, more than 1600 firefighters they are working hard to contain a late season fire, this is her to geyserville. it started friday and burned over 3300 acres. about a dozen people have been evacuated but they have so far been allowed back home. the fire caused two injuries and destroyed a cool iingow -- a geothermoplant complex. the fire we're told is 65% contained. >> a winter storm blamed for at least 13 deaths in the southwest. it's threatening to snarl holiday travel. the storm is blanketing several states with heavy snow, rain, and high winds. more than 300 flights were canceled out of dallas international airport causing concern for 39 million americans set to travel for the thanksgiving holiday. even the nevada desert has recorded 15 inches of snow. the storm is headed for the southern and eastern parts of the country. >> makes you want to stay inside and eat a lot of turkey and pie and al

naacp want charges. the suspect said he did it only because of peer pressure. the friend of the victim says it was so bad, he just doesn't want it talk about it. >> we surround him with friendship. we just let him do his thing and we are just there if he needs us. >> san francisco officials will meet with the naacp tomorrow to discuss racial tensions on campus. >>> weather conditions are becoming more favorable for crews battling a wildfire in sonoma county. steep and rugged terrain is making it tough to cut containment lines. but fire has grown to 3300 acres near geyserville. right now the mccabe fire, as it's calls, is about 35% contained. a geo plant is no longer threatened but a cooling tower was destroyed. that storm that moved through the bay area last week is now moving east. eight people died with four deaths in new mexico and texas. temperatures dropped to the 20s in new mexico yesterday bridging icy roads. that caused several accidents. the system could make road, rail and air travel a mess for millions on the move for thanksgiving. abc meteorologist

. >>> the naacp is calling for tougher charges against four san jose state students accused of hate crimes. mark kelly reports they need to use this incident as a teaching moment. >> reporter: this san jose silicon valley n aacp says the racial harassment that reportedly happened in these dorms is a felony. not a misdemeanor. asking the santa clara d. a. to increase the charges. currently freshmen colin warren, joseph bum garner, and logan beachler and one minor are suspended from school and facing a series of alleged hate crime against the victim, an african-american freshman. >> i know those things do still happen today. but it's definitely disheartening. >> and there hasn't been much outreach at all by any ras and i feel like they can be doing a better job. >> reporter: allegations include racial slurs like calling the victim three fifths a slavery era racial slur. even putting a bike lock around the victim's neck. this incident is just the most recent trouble to hit campus. school administration has been under fire after an online education project faced a rocky start. reports faculty

. >>> the naacp is demanding prosecutors throw the book at the four white students arrested for hate crimes. san hose state students are accused of bolting a u-shached bike lock around their black roommate's neck and scrawling the n word in his dorm room. naacp leaders called for the charges to be up grated from misdemeanors to felonies, and that's not all. >> the suspension of those students must be converted into expulsion >>> the students also marched to do for what they call an uncomfortable climate for blacks. the university's campus has taken full responsibility and promised change. . tonight for the first time we are hearing from the wife of a palo alto war veteran being detained in north korea. that is potentially risky interview. if she says the wrong thing, she risks upsetting the north koreans even more. regardless, she and her son spoke with john blackstone. >> said he was having a wonderful time. >> everything was going so well. >> as new maun's wife and son jeff looked through postcards he sent from north korea, his detention looks even more puzzling. by the time the ka

the naacp also wants the d.a. to add a charge of false imprisonment. san jose state president is expected to speak as well at the noon rally. >>> this morning a memorial is growing for a beloved east bay high school football coach killed in a crash over the weekend. the chp says 76-year-old john webb was driving northbound on 680 near fremont early saturday morning when he hit a stalled van. webb reportedly got out of his car to help direct traffic around that. that's when the chp says another car hit him and ultimately killed him. webb was heading home to brentwood after watching the san jose state football game. the sjsu alum taught at fremont's john f. kennedy high school, even after retiring three years ago from coaching and being the athletic director. >> fanything that school needed him to do, he was activities advisor for many years, taught several subjects, pe to wood shop to math, whatever they needed him to do. >> his colleagues point out he actually had a few opportunities to coach up in the nfl, including an offer to work under 49ers coach

. >>> the naacp is calling for harsher charges against four students who didn't get a response. >> in the shadows of san jose state's black power salute statue, naacp leaders called for stricter punishment of the four p white students arisessed for hate crimes against their african american roommates. >> the suspension of those students must be converted into expulsion. >> while that was 457ing students wore tape on their mouths to symbolize how their voices have not been heard when white students bolted a bike lock around the black student's neck and wrote the n word in his dorm. >> it shouldn't take cameras for our issues to be recognized. >> somewhere in the process our decision making failed. i failed that student. >> university president took responsibility and said the university will change. but students were angry when they were not allowed a chance to speak after shouting for the mic to be turned on, a student called out the president for ignoring them earlier. >> we were requesting a meeting with you and trying our hardest to let you know that something was terribly wrong wi

the naacp wants the charges raised to felony imprisonment. bumgarner told authorities he only did all that because of peer pressure. a friend of the victim's said it was so bad they just don't speak about what happened. >> he doesn't like it, we know, and as friends we just try to surround him with friendship, people he can come to if he wants, but we just let him do his thing and we're just there for him if he needs us. >> san jose state university officials will meet with the naacp tomorrow to discuss racial tensions on campus. >>> that storm that moved through the bay area last week is now moving east, at least eight people have died. four deaths reported in new mexico, four in texas. temperatures dropped to the 20s in new mexico yesterday, bringing icy roads that caused several accidents. it's not the only state being hit hard by this storm system. abc news reporter chuck severson has more. >> the powerful storm system is on the march across the country, heaping snow across the southwest all the way to the midwest. california got its firs

the rally was spear headed by the silicon chapter of the naacp. the president is going to speak and urge the santa clara district attorney to enhance the charges that the four state. they face misdemeanor hate crime and battery charges for what they allegedly did to their black roommate. the naacp can'ts felony charges filed and also wants the d.a. to add false imprisonment. the prosecutors say the four used racial slurs, hung a confederate flag and placed a u-shaped bike lock around his neck and claimed to have lost the key. the alleged harassment began in august. since it has come to light students have been shell shocked. we caught up with a couple of students. >> in no way do they reflect the campus and the student body, trying to have bun. not letting that affect us. >> being a student we know that we are one of the most diverse schools in the nation. it's disappointing therere people that would do something like that. >> owe krer the weekend telling the "mercury news" he believes his office has filed the appropriate charges based upon the ev

in the meantime, the naacp is calling for the d.a.spended students from misdemeanors to felonies. the d.a.'s office responded by saying the charges are not a reflection of the degree of racism but rather a reflection of the alleged criminal conduct. the naacp is also saying they will be reaching out to u.s. attorney general eric holder to see if any federal laws have been broken in this case. a three year-old child was killed yesterday after a pickup truck hit him in the crosswalk. that child has been identified as elijah alvitre. elijah was being pushed in a stroller as he and a few other children had it to a nearby park. as they cross the street, police say white pickup truck making a left onto pine streets plowed into them. two other children were hit and suffered minor injuries. >>: he was the most happy beautiful blue eyed blond hair little boy. he was so strong and courageous. he was the happiest three rob i've ever known. the driver remained at the scene in cooperating with police. mountain view police say there has been a spik

naacp called for felony charges against the young men involved. abc7 news is live now with today's protest. david? >> well, carolyn. you might say there may be a communications problem here on this campus. there is a problem here in that administration did not listen to students months ago and had door managers been in a position to report problems sooner a hate crime might have been averted the san jose state president acknowledged it took too long for leaders to take action. >> the decision making mail failed. >> but that wasn't enough for students and supporters. some raised their fists, sim tloor statue towering over them of olympic medallists raising their fists in protest in 68 mexico city games. >> last semester we're trying our hardest to let you know something was wrong with the experience african american students are having at san jose state. but you did not want to hear us. >> many put tape over their mouths to under sdoer how their voices were not heard. naacp took on the direct attorney rosen for charging the students with misdemeano

and a visit by the naacp today.ol is still with four white students who face hate crime charges involving what they allegedly did to their african american roommate and to people are in the hospital this morning after a woman jumped from the stands at a raiders game. we will tell you what happened coming up. first a quick check of weather and traffic. hi anny. >>anny: we are

naacp called for felony charges against the young men involved. abc7 news is live now with today's protest. david? >> well, carolyn. you might say there may be a communications problem here on this campus. there is a problem here in that administration did not listen to students months ago and had door managers been in a position to report problems sooner a hate crime might have been averted the san jose state president acknowledged it took too long for leaders to take action. >> the decision making mail failed. >> but that wasn't enough for students and supporters. some raised their fists, sim tloor statue towering over them of olympic medallists raising their fists in protest in 68 mexico city games. >> last semester we're trying our harst to let you know something was wrong with the experience african american students are having at san jose state. but you did not want to hear us. >> many put tape over their mouths to under sdoer how their voices were not heard. naacp took on the direct attorney rosen for charging the students with misdemeanor

. >> reporter: the naacp is asking the district attorney's office to up the charges from misdemeanors to felonies. >> someone was terrorized for 8 to 10 weeks. >> reporter: the disict attorney will have to see if federal charges were violated. >> the charges with stand as filed for now. as we understand the outrage for those calling for stiffer charges, they are not a reflection of the degree of their racism but the criminal conduct. >>> president obama making a trip to the bay area. he endured criticism. things grew testy in a brief change in chinatown. who is the heckler? what does he want the president to do? justine waltman talked with him. >> reporter: undocumented and unafraid. the berkeley grad was hand selected to stand behind the president. that is him yelling as someone grabs his shoulder. he didn't go to the event with the intent to interrupt, but he didn't like what he heard. >> he just blamed on congress saying they are not doing their job. he is not doing his job. >> reporter: hong is very passionate about immigration reform. he was under arrest for civil disobediance at

. >>> that came during a news kefrns of leader kov rens of leaders of the naacp. >> the decision making failed. as part of it i failed that student and within that one we failed all of our students. >> there is no real dedication or support or efforts of african-american students to making their lives better. >> the students want the battery and hate crime charges against the four students from misdemeanor. the charges reflect the degree of conduct and not the level of racism. the number of hate crimes nationally is trending down. the year before was 6200 a. a similar number and a year before that of 2009. >>> she and their son aaspeared on cnn. we are looking forward as a family to be together on thanksgiving and we need to have it back for the table for the holiday. >> 85-year-old taking off the plane as about to deport in north korea a month ago. a family sent a second package with new medication through channels and hopes it gets to him. >>> cupertino based apple is buying -- apple would not confront the purchase price reported to be about $350 million. it was used in microsoft conn

he and the naacp is speaking at a news conference and they are condemning the actions of the students who are accused of racially taunting their roommate. he said by failing to wreck that's -- recognize the confederate flag -- [inaudible] >> we seem to have lost communication with janine de la vega on the racist all facings of that -- ratest allegations of the student but speaking of that, hate crimes were slightly down last year and the bureau's numbers were just under, down from 6200 the year before and and others were related by religious by juice. >>> this was in in connect with not reporting the rape of a 14- year-old girl. the players were convicted this past march but the superintendent was charged with felonies, tampering with evidence and obstructing justice. two coaches and a principal were also charged with misdemeanors. >> how do you hold children accountability if you don't hold the adults accountable. >> the system case after receiving reports of a student with a gun on yale campus. he told his roommate he had a gun and was headed to the campus. at least two people saw a

it's important we recognize that making was a lifetime member of the naacp. and those know he was a 49ers fan. he was a friend of supervisor breed. so i ask we close the meeting in his honor >> thank you supervisor farrell. >> i have a personal memoriam and ask we adjourn in william j. more and more lock. a long time teacher of history. former history teacher of microscope. i had the honor of having the gentleman twice one as a senior in high school. he was 81 years when he passed away. mr. moore lock is survived by his wife who was a long time librarian. he had a huge impact on people's lives and was one of the great teachers we all shared. mr. moore lock was a native san franciscan born in 1932 and attended the high school and university of san francisco as well as cale berkley. mr. moore lock dedicated his life to the profession. he retired on foy years in the clamor. during the course i knew him he had a passion for traveling. and to be a colleague to all the ot

it's important we recognize that making was a lifetime member of the naacp. and those know he was a

it's important we recognize that making was a lifetime member of the naacp. and those know he was a 49ers fan. he was a friend of supervisor breed. so i ask we close the meeting in his honor