we'll examine what san jose state students learned after trekking to a hidden gem of the middle east... on this edition of equal time. san jose state is encouraging students to study abroad. but why? can't they learn lessons right here on campus? we're going to answer that question by exploring what a group learned as students, when they left the cozy confines of this university for more than two weeks in oman and the united arab emirates. they helped conduct interviews and shoot this piece led by journalism professor diane guerrazzi. my name is sadeq jawad sulaiman i'm from oman, and i've just entered into my 80th year. i do see this stage of life as very interesting in many ways. i hope one can keep one's health and of course awareness of the world around us. today's world is becoming more aware of the sultanate of oman in the 19th century it ruled over an empire stretching from the arabian peninsula down the east coast of africa. but oman fell into feudalism and isolationism until 1970 when qaboos-bin- said overthrew his own father to become the sultan. he boosted spending on healt

it's actually used both by san jose state and san francisco state universities. ing live in san jose scott budman nbc bay area news. >> thank you, scott. >>> more signs that el nino is picking up steam on the west coast. wildlife officials say fishermen off the coast are telling them about the kinds of fish they're catching and how many they catch of each particular type. the reports are used to determine the migration patterns of some fish in the pacific. scientists say the reports currently show warm water fish are moving north. it could be an indication of el nino moving north as well. >> el nino is an ocean condition, not an atmospheric condition. we're seeing effects where the schools are starting to swim further north to stay in the cold water. >> california department of fish and wildlife says they will know more about el nino's effects on migrating fish when it gets closer come december. >>> take a look, uninvited guests in orange county. that's right. at least a half a dozen sharks were spotted near huntington beach a couple hours ago. here's the problem.

. >> reporter: it is san jose state university.ot the most expensive or prestigious but voted the top school to attend if you want to get a job in tech. >> reporter: we all know stanford university is a factory for turning out tech workers. and, yeah you bears at uc berkeley are well represented in the tech industry too. but neither berkeley nor stanford nor santa clara was named the top school for cranking out top talent in a study. that honor goes to san jose state. >> if you go through this program it will increase your chances of getting a job. >> reporter: the career center here helps them bridge the gap between school and work. >> we promote internships. having that real world experience so when you walk out of here with a degree you also have years of experience. >> reporter: that experience is paying off for clarence who, while a san jose state student, interned at cisco systems. he's now a cisco employee. >> my intern here offer the summer i met a lot of alumni. it was definitely helping when meeting new people and trying

provide real-time data at the incident. >> reporter: the truck is a partnership effort between san jose state and san francisco state. it's funded by the national science foundation and packs the most up to date tools on board. coming up tonight at 6:00 a closer look inside the truck and introduce you to perhaps the bravest graduate student you'll ever meet. reporting live in san jose scott budman nbc bay area news. >> thank you, scott. i think he's referring to rob mayeda mayeda. >> that's right. he's very smart and knows his stuff. >> more talented folks from san jose meteorology program are tracking in virtual real-time the weather conditions and how these wildfires behave a little more like thunderstorms at times in terms of the wind shift and direction. right now along the fire lines, 81 degrees. humidity is down a bit during the afternoon. 26% humidity right now. later on tonight, you'll see the sea breeze fire up and push in more low clouds. the humidity levels now temperatures inland mid 80s. we started to climb up across our inland valleys and that trend begins to take off next week.

. >> a top football recruit who would have played for san jose state in the fall will now never have that chance. the 18-year-old was cut from the team today following his arrest for domestic battery. abc 7 news reporter, janet oh has the story. >> said to be a promising football player for the san jose state spartans. here he is playing for diamond bar high school in southern california. he would have played for the spartans as wide receiver in the fall, a dream now shattered after friday's arrest. >> police officers got a call. possible altercation. >> university police could not share further details except that they arrested him for suspicion of domestic battery. bell has since bailed out of santa clara county jail. short after at rest the football coach announced bell was no longer with the team. justin holmes a second year wide receiver for the spartans. >> the coach is hey my football coach. he believes you are in or in our way. so, you you know if you are going to be a problem you are not going to be part of it. >> san jose state stands by its zero tolerance policy. a approxi

san jose state has had seven presidents in the past 20 years. interim president will be appointed while they look for a successor. mohammed qayoumi released a statement that read in part it's been a privilege to serve as president. my wife and i will depart san jose with many fond memories and the certainty we are making the right choice at this time in our lives. >>> stocks closed higher today after greece reached an agreement with its creditors. the dow finished up 217 points. it was a good day for local tech stocks, as well. facebook and netflix hit record highs today. by the way the stars of the new movie "ant man" ringing the bell today. >>> if you cut the cord the largest cable company is giving an option. comcast is launching a service called stream allowing internet customers to watch live tv on their mobile devices. it will cost about 15 bucks a month for a dozen networks including hbo. comcast, which owns both nbc bay area and the network plans to launch stream in boston later this summer and then a nationwide rollout is set to begin e

education like what is happening here at san jose state. we are one of the leading schools of teaching game studies designs and actually bringing up the topics of diversity in art and this collective work, such as in my club. we are one of those leading schools and other schools, like lsu, like some usc even our sister school in uc santa cruz. they are incorporating game studies while teaching millennials like us all of those new topics like diversity which wasn't present before in the 1980's when games were coming out. so we are not saying to the general public, in the short time we have left, that you are getting more and more hooked and this is an addiction. but it has value purpose it excites the mind, moves you forward and gets to engage your talents and abilities, but when will it stop, some people may wonder, when is it going to stop and you are going to get out in the real world and get a job? is there a connection there? or anything that will help you in the future for you r job market pursuits? for you, any of you. for you, yeah,

at san jose state, it's helping students get jobs. scott budman nbc bay area news. >> watch those applications at san jose state go up now. >>> law enforcement is an occupation that normally runs in a family with multiple generations all taking the oath to protect and serve across several departments. but for one family it didn't take generations and they only needed one department. >> reporter: when jim and lori lynn had their three sons they thought it would be fun to give them their sailme initials as their dad, j.b.l. but what jim said he never expected is that they would all take after him in another way, as well. >> reporter: barbecue is the cuisine of choice when the lynn family of griffin went looking for a place to celebrate. the reason for the get-together was to toast the beginning of a new career for their youngest son, justin. >> recruit justin lynn. >> reporter: for just a few hours before, justin was sworn in along with 49 other academy graduates, to be the newest crop of deputies working for the alameda county sheriff.

. >> new details on the attack of a san jose state university football player. his teammates have been kicked off the team. hairston is accused of hitting a teammate in the head with a skateboard, fracturing two bones in his face. after a review of the on-campus attack the coach dismissed hairston yesterday. it's the second time this week san jose state dismissed a member of the incoming freshman class. >>> san leandro police officers are remembering a colleague killed in the line of duty. [cheering] >> abc7 news was on hays street today as a sex was renamed dan neimi way. dan knee my was killed ten years ago today while responding to a call. dozens of officers, family and friend, gathered to celebrate his life. >> we lost a father, we lost a brother, we lost a husband, a friend, we lost a police officer. and we're here to honor his momentum. >> neimi left behind a wife and two children. the man who shoot him is on death row. >> turning now to the killing of an east bay police officers on wednesday. the sergeant scott lunger will be layed to rest on this. becaus

san jose -- to afghanistan. after 4 years on the job -- san jose state's president is leaving town. >>> from san jose to afghanistan, after four years on the job, san jose state's president is leaving town. he will leave the university next month to become the chief adviser for infrastructure and technology to afghanistan's president. afghanistan is his home country. while at san jose state. he faced criticism for his handling of a number of campus issues. >> that's a job promotion, isn't it? >> that's a big job promotion. >>> with our devastating drop, many communities have to turn to recycling water for drinking. >> is that as clean as it's being billed? here's sam brock. >> reporter: silicon valley's regional wastewater facility looks a lot like how you would picture such a plan. a big vat of swirling water, mechanical bridges winding hoses that hold the key to our water future. the rushing green tide coming from our drain, sinks and, yes, toilets. in all, 110 million gallons of wastewater per day, repurposed and returned to san francisco bay and sooner rather than later, into your drinking cup. i know what you'

get on the field tonight and now an incoming freshman football player as been dismissed from san jose state. kanya bell jr. was arrested on friday. this is a photo from the san jose state spartan website. he's accused of domestic battery on a woman. the incident allegedly happened on campus. bell was in summer school at the time of his arrest. the spartans head coach said today, quote, we have zero tolerance for this type of behavior. >>> and new details tonight in southern california where brush fires are raging. fire crews say the north fire is now 45% contained. however, the damage has been done. yesterday, the 35-acre fire in san bernardino county spread across the 15 freeway igniting cars, big rigs even a boat. crews suspended crucial helicopter water drops because troens s drones were in the way filming. >> two of the drones pursued are lead planes. one underneath, one flying over the top. we're talking about a situation where dozens of people could have been killed. >> now, just 15 miles away another fire in angeles national forest forced hundreds of campers to be evacuated. this inc

mo qayoumi, president of san jose state university. they were college roommates overseas. >> no, he's exceptional. he has an exceptional brain. >> dr. qayoumi was in kabul advising president ghani on rebuilding infrastructure. they're asking the silicon valley to join them. >> the spirit of, "even if you make a mistake, you can bounce back and learn from it" -- i think those are the aspects that chimes in with and connects well with the afghan culture. >> i just want to thank you for helping me. >> oh, my pleasure, and it's so great to have you have the first interview with, you know, a person that i admire so much. >> and president ghani has other connections to the bay area. >> i have more family in bay area than in kabul. >> where in the bay area? >> fremont. >> fremont has the largest population of afghan residents in the country outside of afghanistan. >> president ghani wants to provide educational and job opportunities throughout afghanistan. he admires the lessons taught through the roots of peace partnership and wants to see i

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theyel chapo's second prison escape. >>> after four years on the job san jose state's embattled president is living down. he will leave the university next month to become the chief adviser for infrastructure and technology to afghanistan's president. afghanistan is his home country. while at san jose state, the 65-year-old has faced criticism for his handling of a number of campus crisis including the bullying of an african-american student living in the campus dorm. the university has had seven presidents in the past 20 years. >>> a security guard is watching over copies of the new book set a watchman in a new york store. the book i object ma a sequel but it was written three years before "to kill a mocking bird." in the new book atticus finch the portrayer of equality is portrayed as a racist bigot. >>> ready to have some fun? the major league baseball home run derby was tonight. our rising star from palo alto was in the spotlight. ♪ southwest is having a sale because when there's a reunion every cent should go to a killer dress. ♪"never gonna get it" by en vogue ♪ and heels. and a blo

san jose also bad. road issues cost drivers an estimated 2 grand a year in time, gas, and car maintenance costs. >>> all right, what is going on with the san jose state football team? this player walked into a dorm. he says his teammate smashed his face. >> a buying frenzy in wine country. another family owned winery takes an offer it can't refuse. tonight, what it means for your next bottle. >> and, what do you think of this >> if you think you have been on a rough flight, this video may have you think again. passengers on an overnight flight from hong kong to russia got very physical when a man believed to be a russian became verbally abuse i. they are seen punching the man multiple times, tieing him up and forcing him to the floor. according to russian media, witnesses say the passenger was drunk during the brawl. >>> the football season has not even started yet, but already, it is turning into a bad year for the san jose state spartans off the field. christian hartnett is on the story. >> reporter: another fresh face on the team's roster in hot water after hurting his own teammate. it happened tuesday evening on the ninth floor of the joe west ha

. >>> the president of san jose state is resigning next month to take a job with the government of afghanistan. mohammed leaves the u.s. for his own country after three years at san jose state. qayoumi has four masters degrees and an engineer. he faced criticism including the bullying of an african american student. >>> an oakland as season ticket holder is suing major league baseball seeking better protection for fans from foul balls and splintered bats. we've seen several incidents already this season, a broken bat flying in to the stands, one just a couple weeks ago at the coliseum where a woman was hit in the head. the lawsuit wants baseball to require netting from foul pole to foul pole at every stadium. the suit claims more than 1700 fans are injured every year at baseball games. >>> bad news for california driver ares. gas prices are going way up. in oakland the average price is $3.48. that's up 9 cents more than last week. in san jose the average is $3.46, up 10 cents more than this weekend. analysts blame low inventory and lagging imports. they say imports are already picking back up

we'll examine what san jose state students learned after trekking to a hidden gem of the middle east... on this edition of equal time. san jose state is encouraging students to study abroad. but why? can't they learn lessons right here on campus? we're going to answer that question by exploring what a group learned as students, when they left the cozy confines of this university for more than two weeks in oman and the united arab emirates. they helped conduct interviews

quite an accomplishment. >> reporter: but the leader has encountered criticism during his time at san jose state, including how he and the administration handled a 2013 hat crime, involving an african american student. >> our decision making failed. i failed that student. >> reporter: san jose's mayor says he got a call from kayumi. >> he has been working very collaboratively with many of our leaders talking about how we can create a pipeline, for example of talented young leaders in the city. >> reporter: today, the head of the system praised him for 29 years in the csu system. adding we are also thrilled he has been given this unique opportunity to contribute to infrastructure projects that will improve the quality of life and prosperity of the people of afghanistan. his last day is august 17. the csu chancellor says an intern president will be announced soon, and they're launching a national search for a replacement. live at san jose state, maureen naylor, fox 2 news. >>> greece reached a tentative bailout deal with its international creditors. but the deal isn't done yet. they must vote on t

. >>> san jose state's no tolerance policy has claimed a top recruit for the football team, an 18-year-oldt would have played for the spartans this fall will never take the field following his arrest for domestic battery. abc 7 news reporter janet oh has the story. >> reporter: he was set to be a promising football player for the san jose state spartans. here he is playing for diamond bar high school in southern california. bell would have played for the spartans as a wide receiver in the fall a dream now shattered after friday's arrest. >> got a call regarding a possible altercation that was occurring. >> university police could not share further details except that they arrested him for suspension of domestic battery. bell has since bailed out of santa clara county jail. soon after the arrest, head football coach announced bell was no longer with the team. justin holmes is a second-year wide receiver for the spartans. >> i believe coach he believes either you're in or you're in our way, so, you know, if you're going to be a problem then you're not going to be a part of it. >> reporter: s

one driver told chp a large truck might have clipped the officer. >> san san jose state university ising down and will leave the university after four years on the job. the 63-year-old's tenure has seen controversy including bullying of a student living in the he will return to afghanistan, serving as an advisor to the president ashrafgani. >> east bay water customers did a great job of conserving last month the water district reports people cut usage by 40% in june, by far the best month of conservation since the governor declared a drought emergency last year. temperatures were five degrees higher than two years ago. >> all right. well, the forecast we had interesting weather but light rain and drizzle. >> seems to be heating back up. >> by mid week it's going to get toasty again. here is a look at live doppler 7 hd. sunny skies across the bay area. a stream of high clouds throughout the area. but yes. you can see blue skies over the golden gate. traffic is flowing freely. 66 in san francisco. mountain view, 75. 66 in half moon bay. check out this view looking over san francisco. un

one driver told chp a large truck might have clipped the officer. >> san san jose state university is stepping down and will leave the university after four years on the job. the 63-year-old's tenure has seen controversy including bullying of a student living in the dorms. he will return to afghanistan, serving as an advisor to the president ashrafgani. >> east bay water customers did a great job of conserving last month the water district reports people cut usage by 40% in june, by far the best month of conservation since the governor declared a drought emergency last year. temperatures were five degrees higher than two years ago. >> all right. well, the forecast we had interesting weather but light rain and drizzle. >> seems to be heating back up. >> by mid week it's going to get toasty again. here is a look at live doppler 7 hd. sunny skies across the bay area. a stream of high clouds throughout the area. but yes. you can see blue skies over the golden gate. traffic is flowing freely. 66 in san francisco. mountain view, 75. 66 in half moon bay. check out this view looking over san

. >> reporter: he was a promising football player for the san jose state spartans. here he is in high school in southern california. bell would have played for the spartans at a wide receiver in the fall, a dream now shattered after friday's arrest. >> police officers got a call, possible altercation that was occurring. >> reporter: university police could not share further details except that they arrested him for suspicion of domestic battery. bell has since bailed out of jail. soon after the arrest, the head football coach announced bell was no longer with the team. justin holmes is a second year wide receiver for the spartans. >> he's my football coach, he believes that either you're in or you're in our way. so if you're going to be a problem, you won't be a part of it. >> reporter: san jose state stands by its zero tolerance policy. a policy many students applaud. >> something that the whole team should learn pretty quickly that domestic battery and violence against women and stuff like that is just not an okay thing to do. >> maybe this will be an eye opener f

an incoming freshman player was cut from san jose state. kanya bell was arrested friday. this was taken from the san jose website, he is accused of domestic battery of a woman. it allegedly happened on campus. bell was in summer school at the time of his arrest. spartans head coach said, quote, we have a zero tolerance policy for this type of behavior. >>> a manhunt going on in the south bathe morning. nearly 36 hours after it started. two men still on the loose after an intense search. good news, the park reopened yesterday morning. it was closed most of friday after they investigated an illegal marijuana grow. two suspects ran off after being spotted. a third suspect was arrested. the entire park was evacuated. nearly 8,000 plants were confiscated worth about $16 million. >>> booster security, that's the warning from alameda police after they've seen a rise in burglaries. they're between midnight and 7:00, sometimes on the west end of alameda. officers are temporarily increasing staffing overnight to try to stop more from happening. they're offering safety tips and you h

still ahead, san jose state's president steps down. the new job he's taking in his native afghanistan and what his university plans to do next. >> the fbi says it's real. agents arrest a harvard law grad suspected of kidnapping a vallejo physical therapist. we'll have more on the latest twist in this bizarre case. >>> good morning to you. welcome back to mornings on 2 it's already the middle of the week. it's tuesday, july 14th i'm dave clark. see, i was thinking ahead. >> good morning, i'm pam cook. and it's 6:30. no it's 5:30. just kidding. we were going to rush it along. any way. >> if you cross the international dateline it is. too bad it's not friday. low clouds in place. a little cooler. not much. there is a little bit of a westerly breeze. bigger fog bank by far. bodega bay that is down three from yesterday. monterey down one. at least we turn that around a little bit. they were very warm on sunday, mid 60s. higher clouds came in, they have pushed to the east. a little cooler to the north bay. west 13, south 18. nothing outrageo

. >> reporter: he was a promisingful player for the san jose state spartans. here he is in high school in southern california. bell would have played for the spartans at a wide receiver in the fall, a dream now shattered after friday's arrest. >> police officers got a call, possible altercation that was occurring. >> reporter: university police could not share further details except that they arrested him for suspicion p domestic battery. bell has since bailed out of jail. soon after the arrest, the head football coach announced bell was no longer with the team. justin holmes is a second year wide receiver for the spartans. >> he's my football coach, he believes that either you're in or you're in our way. so if you're going to be a problem, you won't be a part of it. >> reporter: san jose state stands by its zero tolerance policy. a policy many students applaud. >> something that the whole team should learn pretty quickly that domestic battery and violence against women and stuff like that is just not an okay thing to do. >> maybe this will be an eye opener fo

still ahead the president of san jose state university steps down.he new job he is taking in his native afghanistan and what the university is planning to do next. >> there could be changes ahead to berkeley's building codes after last month's deadly balcony collapse. coming up why one parent of the victim says it's simply not enough. >> good morning. we are looking at a commute here in concord. >> a little warmup for inland locations. we'll see how that impacts temps and look ahead to an interesting sunday, monday. >>> good morning. thank you for joining us here on tuesday, july 14th i'm dave clark. >> good morning, i'm pam cook. it's almost 6:30. steve is talking about weather. a little cooler than yesterday. some rain next week early. >> i think sunday and monday dolores. the remains of dolores. >> dolores. >> yes. it looks like it. on its way. today we have a little bigger fog bank or westerly breeze. about the same. a little bit cooler. the fog cover yesterday was kind of spotty. today is more wide spread. that should keep a little cooler patter

. >>> the president of san jose state is resigning next month with plans to advise another president,. mohammed has been at the helm of san jose state since march of 2011. he's faced some criticism for campus crisicisms including the bullying of an african american student. he'll advise the president on educational and infrastructure issues. a bailout deal with roughly $95 billion of new aid coming to greece if it does legwork on its own by raising taxes. parliament can unravel the plan on wednesday by refusing to pass the deal. the bailout spells good news for u.s. stocks following the tentative deal, the dow rose 217 points and a receptor in the s&p closed with gains. >>> still ahead massive machines meant to help bust california's drought. how they work and how much they'll cost you. >> plus, comcast takes on netflix. the new $15 service. a new season brings a new look. a chance to try something different. this summer, challenge your preconceptions and experience a cadillac for yourself. take advantage of our summer offers. the 2015 cadillac ats, the sharper performance sedan. leas

a san jose state football team wasted no time in cutting a freshman recruit accused of hitting a female student on campus. damian trujillo is live on the spartan campus where he spoke with former players who question the team's decision to act so quickly. >> reporter: well, the spartans are holding summer practice here this week. kanya bell was a star recruit out of compton, but he was stripped of his uniform over the weekend. summer workouts are in full spring at the spartan campus but the talk around the gym today was on star recruit, kanya bell jr. and his arrest over the weekend. this is a picture of bell from the san jose state university website. >> i was really surprised to hear about the incident. >> reporter: the football coach will only say bell was arrested on campus friday by university police for domestic battery on a woman. in a statement, the coach said quote, we have zero tolerance for this type of behavior. cari carriger cut bell after his arrest to the surprise of some of the coaches and players. >> nobody knows his side of the story yet. i always feel like it's fair t

even suited up for his first game now an incoming freshman football player has been cut from san jose stateed friday. this is a picture of him from san jose state website. bell is accused of domestic battery on a woman. the incident allegedly happened on campus. bell was on summer school at the time of the arrest and spartans head coach said quote, we have a zero tolerance policy for this kind of behavior. >>> coming up at 7:00, rules are cutting down the size of your lawn. why your future home may not have the yard of your dreams. >>> all your top stories at 7:00. back to the "today" show in a bit. >> the water broke! [ screaming ] ♪ ♪ >> any ladies at home watching can relate to that moment just not in a car. a lot of people are talking about this video this morning. a stunning birth more than 4 million youtube views and counting. getting closer to 5 i think we saw earlier this morning. mom, dad, and baby josiah right there are going to share their story a little bit later. >> we're back on the sunday morning july 19th, 2015. quite the crowd here on the plaza. a hot and muggy day here in

last month cheryl description heard her peek at san jose state university. >>> another title for mvp steph curry. father of two. the latest on the new arrival ahead. >> go, kenny! >> it may just be the cutest festival ever. how the -- how today's hello kitty friendship festival in oakland had something for people of all ages. >>> liking outside, get ready for a slow and steady increase in temperatures. meteorologist lisa argen will let us know how warm elm we spend a lot of time online around here. but with all this speed from xfinity, it's all good. hey, why don't we do some homework for a change? gary, you too. dad...work stuff. yes! [laughs] lovin' the new design! konichiwa hirosan. five minutes... all this speed is very empowering. check out the new hardware. with the fastest internet available xfinity is perfect for people who need to get a lot done at home. and now you can go even faster. we've just increased the speeds on two of our most popular plans. >>> breaking news in south bay. firefighters say a house fire that spread to three homes on snow drive is now under control. t

a research team there from san jose state university. this is terrain. you can see the wind in this direction. as you go up in elevation, winds in this direction. the opposite direction. this is from this afternoon of the seattle waterfront -- this is from the wragg fire. that is useful information to help the firefighters better attack the wragg fire. >> 15% contained right now. >>> it was a unmistakable site on a freeway in the east bay today. never get used to seeing this. long lines, of course orting the body of -- escorting the body of sergeant scott lunger. sergeant scott lunger was a 15 year veteran of the hayward police department. he was shot and killed yesterday morning after pulling over a car. the funeral for sergeant scott lunger is next thursday at a church in castro valley. ktvu's azenith smith is at the chapel of the chimes memorial park tonight where his killing is being felt by law enforcement across the bay area. everywhere. >> reporter: yeah. that was evident today. it was a touching sight. people were saluting or had their hands on t

. >>> san jose state is looking for a new leader after the president there announced he is resigning to become the president of afghanistan. he made the announcement yesterday he is going to work as an advisor. he sentage e-mail announcing his last day will be august 17th. santa clara university political science professor says he's made history there in san jose. >> no afghan has been president of an american university and so that in of itself is quite an accomplishment. >> head of the csu praised him for 29 years in the csu system. interim president will be appointed soon and a national search will be launched. >>> nudist camp is accused of stealing water. glen stout and his wife laurie are charged with felony con conspiracy and trespassing. they are accused of diverting water from henry's creek for three months last year. >> i think the message is for anybody. if we're in severe drought, you need water you need to take the appropriate steps to maintain that. >> two lodge employees are scheduled to be in court today to face the same charges. >>> a trial over the frozen embryos con

. >>> two san jose state football players are under investigation after one of them landed in the hospital with broken bones. freshman safety chad miller tweeted late yesterday he left the hospital after breaking three bones near his eye. the football team's coach didn't release the identity of the other player, only saying he suspended from team activities. miller tweeted he was hit in the face bay a teammate with a skateboard while he wasn't looking and that they were not fighting. university police say they did not make any arrests. >>> vice president joe biden should be arriving in the bay area any minute now. mr. biden has been slowly making his way through various factories and companies in california. yesterday, he talked about the minimum wage in los angeles. and today, he is headed to a blood testing company in newark to show how california is leading the way on wage growth. >> what you started here was not unusual for california. you have started a mini revolution that's going to occur across the country. mark my words, two years from now everybody major city is going to be where

. >>> another san jose state football player is in trouble. it happened after a fight with another player. freshman chad miller was hospitalized after a fight at a university dorm. the other player who was not named was suspended from the team while authorities investigate. it comes after yet another player, a third, freshman recruit kenya bell junior was cut from the team after being arrested on domestic battery charges. >>> santa clara county has approved a new contract after a second vote. one union rejected the offer 6789. it would cover hospital lab technicians. >> lieutenant governor gavin newsom declared a state of emergency. they were pounded by a rare summer storm. the areas include los angeles, riverside and san diego county. severe storms this past weekend caused flash flooding and mudslide. it also damaged roads and highways. >> no storms here but quite windy weather here. >> windy and cooler as we bring sandhya back for a look at the forecast. >> it sure didn't feel like summer today. the temperatures were well below normal. it is

. >>> another san jose state football player is in trouble. it happened after a fight with another player. freshman chad miller was hospitalized after a fight at a university dorm. the other player who was not named was suspended from the team while authorities investigate. it comes after yet another player, a third, freshman recruit kenya bell junior was cut from the team after being arrested on domestic battery charges. >>> santa clara county has approved a new contract after a second vote. one union rejected the offer 6789. it would cover hospital lab technicians. >> lieutenant governor gavin newsom declared a state of emergency. they were pounded by a rare summer storm. the areas include los angeles, riverside and san diego county. severe storms this past weekend caused flash flooding and mudslide. it also damaged roads and highways. >> no storms here but quite windy weather here. >> windy and cooler as we bring sandhya back for a look at the forecast. >> it sure didn't feel like summer today. the temperatures were well below normal. it is

. >>> san jose state has a new president tonight. susan martin will take over as interim president. s president of eastern michigan university. martin takes over. >>> a san francisco native has become the first american woman to captain a cruise ship. a graduate of csu's maritime academy and will take command of the celebrity summit. she says she can't wait to take the helm of the 91,000 ton ship and says she has been waiting to captain a ship since her first cruise at the age of 12. >>> a birthday surprise. you will see one california man's reaction to seeing color for the first time. stay with us. female announcer: sleep train's interest free for 3 event! is ending soon! get three years interest-free financing on beautyrest black, stearns & foster serta icomfort even tempur-pedic. plus, get free delivery, free set-up, and free removal of your old mattress and sleep train's 100-day low price guarantee. but hurry! sleep train's interest free for 3 event is ending soon. ...guaranteed! ♪ sleep train ♪ ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ . >>> and coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00 t

so today on the four, the team is based out of san jose state and they do some pretty unique research. this video is of a fire they purposely set and built to surround their equipment. we are talking about the lead of that team today during our 4x4. we hope you join us then. >>> thanks for making ktvu your choice for news. always here for you at ktvu.com. follow us on twitter, like us on facebook, and have a great day out there. >>> up next on eco company -- >> we are headed into the cotton fields. it may look clean but cotton is actually one of the dirtiest crops around. >> cotton has always been one of the most toxic. it started out with the boll weevil. >> out here farmers are doing things consistently. we check out the road to sustainability. then it's time for plant power. >> we are doing an environmental phase with digging up and watering. >> teams dig deep to restore an ecosystem and help bring this area back to its natural habitat. >>> and taking water off the menu. >> as soon as my family and i sat down there were huge glasses of water and

. >>> a san jose state university football player has been suspended after being attacked by a teammate. we are hearing from parents who say their son was the victim of that attack. abc 7 news reporter has more from san jose. >> reporter: a frustrated mother is trying to make sense of an altercation involving her son. >> my concern was getting hit. >> sophomore chad miller says he was struck in the head by a fellow teammate. >> the way it happened it shouldn't have happened like that. >> reporter: miller says he wuz was trying to motivate reps but one took offense with his tone attacking him at his dormitory on campus. his father was stunned. >> when he told me the news i couldn't take it. i just couldn't take it to hear something like that could happen. >> reporter: two of the bones in his face were fractured. doctors say he will make a full recovery and can return to the field in a month. >> the brain was not damaged. spine and the neck was not damaged. >> reporter: the athletics department declined our request and haven't released the name of the alleged attacker but told us he has b

who is yelling foul after a highly recruited san jose state football player is dismissed, even though no criminal charges have been filed. that's coming up on our 6:00 newscast. >>> the search for e.t. $100 million was devoted to answer the question is there someone else out there. uc berkeley and other institutions will get that money over the next ten years. the money comes from internet investor and russian billionaire milner. he made the announcement with world renown physicist stephen hawking by his side. researchers will have access to some of the most powerful telescopes on earth including mt. hamilton near san jose. >> ooh. >> one of my favorite stories of the day. fascinating. thanks for joining us at 5:00. lester holt joins us next for "nbc nightly news." >> hope to see you back here at 6:00. >>> tonight, not backing down. a new war of words erupts as donald trump come out swinging refusing to apologize for john mccain's status as a war hero. tonight what mccain is telling us as trump's republican rivals pounce. >>> a new era begins for once bitter enemies. the cuban flag ri

. >>> another san jose state football player is in trouble. fight with another player. freshman chad miller was hospitalized after a fight at a university dorm. the other player who was not named was suspended from the team while authorities investigate. it comes after yet another player, a third, freshman recruit kenya bell junior was cut from the team after being arrested on domestic battery charges. >>> santa clara county has approved a new contract after a second vote. one union rejected the offer 6789. it would cover hospital lab technicians. >> lieutenant governor gavin newsom declared a state of emergency. they were pounded by a rare summer storm. the areas include los angeles, riverside and san diego county. severe storms this past weekend caused flash flooding and mudslide. it also damaged roads and highways. >> no storms here but quite windy weather here. >> windy and cooler as we bring sandhya back for a look at the forecast. >> it sure didn't feel like summer today. the temperatures were well below normal. it is a nice break from t

. >>> a san jose state football player is recovering tonight after an on campus confrontation left him with several fractured bones. chad miller was hospitalsized tuesday after clashing with another teammate. he tweeted that it was not a fight. saying his teammate hit him in the face with a skateboard when he wasn't looking. it happened in a dorm on campus. miller was released from the hospital tuesday night. that other player was suspended from team activity. his name hasn't been released. the university police say they didn't make any arrests. >>> bay area roads are in bad, bad shape according to a nationwide study. san francisco and oakland roads were voted the worst among urban areas in the u.s. with 74% in poor condition. concord had 62% of roads in poor condition. san jose had 53%. 28% of the bridges need repairs. >>> nasa announced a major find today. the kepler space telescope discovered a planet orbiting a sun-like star. kpix 5's don ford reports on what's being called earth's older cousin. >> 2, 1, 0, liftoff of the delta two rocket with kepler. >> reporter: 6 years ago, nasa

san jose they have the report. >> you follow the path of heart and you know when you're doing right. >> sanchez was born in whittier. he would graduate from san jose staten to serve in the army and become one of the first latino firefighters. he's proud of his heritage, inspiring to open a restaurant after growing up in his father's can cantina. he is one of the many contributed to the fabric of the south bay. according to the most recent data available, the state has approximately 14.99 million latinos, compared to 14.9 non-hispanic whites the groups makeup the california population. >> just having sure numbers doesn't matter. if we're not engaged in our society. whether it's jobs, housing politics or civic engagement. >> he is president and ceo of the hispanic community have a lot of needs but strengths, too. >> you don't necessarily have to have blue eyes to be american. >> a reminder the u.s. is a nation of immigrants. >> donald trump is on the defensive after a washington post report revealed some workers building his new washington, d.c. hotel are undocumented. he told cnn he can't guarantee all of the construction workers are in the countly legal

san jose they have the report. >> you follow the path of heart and you know when you're doing right. >> sanchez was born in whittier. he would graduate from san jose state, go on to serve in the army and become one of the first latino firefighters. he's proud of his heritage, inspiring to open a restaurant after growing up in his father's can cantina. he is one of the many contributed to the fabric of the south bay. according to the most recent data available, the state has approximately 14.99 million latinos, compared to 14.9 non-hispanic whites the groups makeup the california population. >> just having sure numbers doesn't matter. if we're not engaged in our society. whether it's jobs, housing politics or civic engagement. >> he is president and ceo of the hispanic community have a lot of needs but strengths, too. >> you don't necessarily have to have blue eyes to be american. >> a reminder the u.s. is a nation of immigrants. >> donald trump is on the defensive after a washington post report revealed some workers building his new washington, d.c. hotel are undocumented. he told cnn he can't guarantee all of the construction workers are in the countly

hundreds participated in the epic series challenges san jose state university. the races included races with awkward objects. epic describes the event as a combination of cross training and old-fashioned strongman games. >> this is a way to test your fitness and have fun with it. a whole different spin on being fit.>> the elite athletes had to conquer their own challenging course. afterwards, competitors rewarded themselves at a party featuring beer and paleo style snacks. that's what i do after work eight -- workout.>>> a serious story now. surveillance video of a crime and why this woman may have been a target. what you can do differently to make sure this doesn't happen to you.>>> the world champion guests that taylor swift brought on stage. >>> in tonight's crime files, keba arnold talks to police about unsolved cases. we're learning about a violent murder. they have tips for how people and businesses can protect themselves.>> let's talk about some cases you are following a violent robbery. two women were the target?>> correct. there was a robbery with a gun

there was actually a fire research crew from san jose state. actually fire zone. we'll be talking to the head of the fire research lab cupping up in a few minutes because they will be having a lot of the information. they have all sorts of instruments in this part of the region. >> okay, look forward to that, thank you, back to you >> we mentioned that coming up in the four by four, more on that, meantime, a hero's salute for the police officer shot and killed at a traffic stop yesterday. late this afternoon, his body was transported from the coroner's office to the funeral home with a full police escort. >> >> the suspect if that shooting remains in the hospital at eden valley medical center. 21-year-old mark anthony evidence strad that was wounded in the shooting one of his family members owns a business there in hayward. police plan to book him on charges once he is released. >> >> the police officer's body was escorted to haywood. >> >> reporter: this has been a somber day. let me tell you, it's the formality of it all and the showing of solidarity really hitt

. >>> san jose state university university named a new president today. the chancellor announced she will take over august 18. she replaces the outgoing president. he is leaving to take a role with the president of afghanistan. she spent years working at universities in michigan, including president of eastern michigan university. she worked for money years in government. >>> a case in the bay area that led to changes on capitol hill when it comes to school districts how a parent's job could determine where their children go to school and fighting fires from space, the technology nasa is using to help firefighters and banks in greece will reopen next monday but a catch remains. we will tell you about that coming up. >>> a small measure of relief is coming to people in greece as they prepare for the austerity measures that are part of the eurozone bail out. banks are set to reopen monday thanks to emergency credit. the limit on withdrawals of $67 will remain in place. banks have been closed for three weeks. they approved the package that was demanded by cr

san jose at the age of 4. he would eventually graduate san jose state go on to serve in the army and later become one of san jose'srefighters. he's proud of his heritage and was inspired to open his restaurant after groping up in his father's cantina. >> my father, i learned from him to work hard and to be honest. >> reporter: sanchez is one of the many who have contributed to the cultural fabric of the south bay. in fact, according to the most recent data state now has approximately 14.99 million latino compared to about 14.92 million non-hispanic whites. together the two groups make up nearly 80% of california's population. ron gonzales, the first hispanic to serve as mayor of san jose since statehood, says it's all about perspective. >> just having sheer numbers doesn't matter if we're not engaged in all aspects of our society. whether it's jobs, housing politics, or civic engagement in general. >> reporter: gonzalez sls now president and ceo of the hispanic foundation of silicon valley. he says latinos are a committed community, one that's worth investing in. >> there's a lot of needs within the hispanic commu

san jose over the weekend. overnight he was back to the county to face murder charges for the murder of his girlfriend her mother and three children. >>> a one san jose state football player is in the hospital, another suspended after a fight in a dorm. university police say chad miller, who was a redshirted freshman, is the player in the hospital. school officials are not yet identifying the other player. the day comes days after another player was sfots kicked off the team after being arrested for battery charges. >>> >>> plus a top cop is calling it quits. the chief reflects on 30 years of protecting and serving. it's tougher than ever to be a... ... foster farms chicken. but foster farms simply raised chicken... ... is 100 percent natural... ... with no antibiotics. gasp! do i look natural herb man? can i call you herb man? i'm trying to look natural. say something. why aren't you guys saying anything? simply raised chicken with no antibiotics. from foster farms. >>> welcome back. another somewhat rough day on the market. dow industrials losing the 5 points. caterpillar report profits -- a lot of companies reporting profits, and caterpillar disappointe