promises to make the skin years younger and a rare visit to dream works bay area rprp >>> san jose state universityplay a roll in the war in afghanistan. not a military one but an education one. >> san jose state university is embarking on a mission to take a modern journalism curriculum to western afghanistan and iraq. >> they have received a grant of $1.22 million to do media training in afghanistan over the next three years. >> these two professors will train faculty which will inspire a new generation of journalists. the afghan community applauds the effort. >> right now there is a lot of false statements that are being made in government but no one is reporting on it because people are critical and the training is very limited in the country. >> san jose school of journalism won the grant over 29 other applicants. during the next three years, there will be half a dozen trips to the war-torn country. >> we want to make sure that our team is safe and secure. >> one component is for them to establish internet based radio and tv sites so they can share stories. san jose senior returned from a mont

he earned his master's degree at san jose state university.completed his undergraduate work in history with an emphasis on native american studies at the university of california at santa cruz. he was previously employed at the center for training and careers as a center for youth services, and after 18 years of substance abuse and several years of incarceration, michael decided to dedicate his life to helping youth and adults find alternative ways to deal with substance use. michael is of apache-chicano and dissent and said this very thing -- "understanding my culture has helped me understand my identity." those words could not be more true, michael, and john would like to say a few words about michael. if i could invite you to the podium please. [applause] >> it is a pleasure for me to represent the indian health center of santa clara valley. we are so thankful to kqed, the mayor's office, and the other organizations that have put this event together. i know it takes a lot of work, a lot of planning. there are a lot of last-minute items that

natalee battle astronomer from san jose state university team leader at nasa aims and jeffrey mars anronomer at uc berkeley calls the discovery a planet missing link. jeffrey says between the giant planet that dominate the distant world found so far and earth size world the scientist hope to find in the future. >> new research tonight for people who spent a lot of time watching tv or playing video games. scientist at university of college london found an increased risk of heart disease among people who spent more than 4 hours a day sitting in front of tv or computer screen. expert think it's that prolonged sitting that is harmful to heart health. they say maybe you need to do more research on this. >> good news is now that the 200 bowl games are over you can pry yourself away from the tv. >> tough for the duck. >> about awesome game. my research shows you should be watching either the 5:00 o'clock news or the 6:00 o'clock news or the 9:00 o'clock news. that is the key. contest. >> there you go. >> battle of unbeaten oregon auburn fight it out for the national title. key play turned in

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. >>> and san jose state university will add a doctor's program in nursing. the board approved the plan. up until 10 yearthe doctor degrees were limited to the university of california campuses. now they offer doctor degrees in physical therapy and nursing. >>> and now, what they may do to try to keep iphone customers from abandoning the program from horizon. >>> and a new program that could close down on transgender women. >>> and traffic on interstate 80, no, it is stressful to be stuck, but tonight, new disturbing information about what traffic noise can do to you . >>> at&t has no comment on reports of a secret weapon in the fight to keep iphone customers from switching to verizon. last year, at&t stopped offering the new data plans to new subscribers. but a spokesperson says that a loop hole would allow them to have a data plan if they owned an iphone by last june. the iphone will be available on verizon starting february 10 with unlimited data use. >>> and apple users in san francisco, mac world 2011 gets under way. they pulled out of the expo two years

the team at san jose state university conducted a survey about eight years ago that c ounted more than 2700 soft story apartments in the county. that's a building with a weak first floor. the exact addresses of the b uilding still have not been announced yesterday. >>> came me upmaldonado of soledad is accused of cropping the ears of dogs to make them stand up straight. the owner of two 14-week-old puppies turn his dogs over the s pca after their ears became infected. there is a $1 north korea reward to find maldonado. >>> 7:36. a northern california man has died while swimming off the shores of kauai during a vacation. it appears that charles mcgown was in distress while stilling off the south shore. the lifeguards were able to help him to shore. they performedded cpr but unfortunately, he was announced dead shortly after arrive -- after arriving at the hospital. >>> a southern california man is in critical condition this morning. he almost drowned at the maverick surf stop. jacob was paddling saturday morning when pulled over by a wave. this is video of the seen we first showed you o

universities. we partner with san jose state and i taught at fresno state we make sure we use the model and everyone is responsible. we had the plaza and people circle and same thing here. we are all responsible for the children. whether a professor or the custodian or the president. we use the model and we have the high expectations we don't tell the kids you can achieve this. we make them get there. the students don't care how much you know until they know how much you care. that's one thing i have learned over many years >> one thing that's frustrating is it happens all the time. bridging the achievement gap. we can't bridge it yet. why aren't we doing it everywhere else? >> that's a good question. a major challenge. if the state does not bridge that educational gap and something sm people call it the partial gap, we don't have this state and country competitive. we need bold and innovative ideas like the latino college prep. really reaching down and doing the hard work to make sure he's kids have the opportunities to learn. they can learn. it takes hard work and people working to make it happen.

notre dame as a graduate assistant worked last year at san jose state's defensive line coach and now accepted the same position at the university of florida. >>> grizzly forward rudy gay is hoping this will get him enough votes to be an all-star. >> keep voting, my friends. [ laughter ] >> number 4. spurs up big late. antonio mcdyess wanted to enjoy the game from the fourth row. at number 3. hit of the night on the ice. as you know hockey players are tough and he would stay in the game. >>> at number 2, dunking is meant to be an individual sport. case in point. two high school teenagers for the put back and end up shattering the glass. at number 1 the globe trotters may be in the bay area this weekend but the fans in salt lake were treated to a slow of their own. the jazz beat the cavs. cleveland's 12th straight loss. and we will be right back. i see a lot of teeth that look great... until i look at the gumline. the problem is, you could have plaque along your gumline that can lead to gingivitis. in fact, one in two adults actually has gingivitis and might not even know it. that's why i recommend new crest pro-health clinical g

notre dame as a graduate assistant worked last year at san jose state's defensive line coach and now accepted the same position at the universityzzly forward rudy gay is hoping this will get him enough votes to be an all-star. >> keep voting, my friends. [ laughter ] >> number 4. spurs up big late. antonio mcdyess wanted to enjoy the game from the fourth row. at number 3. hit of the night on the ice. as you know hockey players are tough and he would stay in the game. >>> at number 2, dunking is meant to be an individual sport. case in point. two high school teenagers for the put back and end up shattering the glass. at number 1 the globe trotters may be in the bay area this weekend but the fans in salt lake were treated to a slow of their own. the jazz ,,

a graduate assistant at notre dame, worked last season at san jose state's defensive line coach, now accepted the same position at the university>> earlier this season, jets head coach rex ryan found himself in the middle of some controversy regarding a video of his wife that focused on her feet, something wes welker may have been poking fun at yesterday. >> you can't just stick your toe in the water, you know. you got to jump right in. everyone's putting their best foot forward, great feet. moves around very well. he's very patient. another guy with great feet, can move around, put your best foot forward. really going out there and being good foot soldiers. definitely have to be on your toes and make sure you're ready to go. n]♪ >>> in the galaxy far, far away, the new york post is hyping up sunday's jets and patriots game with the star wars theme cover. bill belichick trades in the hoodie for a darth vader helmet and rex ryan as han solo. tom brady is just himself. the evil empire takes on the jets sunday afternoon at 1:30. stay tuned, after the game for the fifth quarter. >>> the perks of winning the world series continue to

san jose state will offer a doctorate in nursing practice to give the students qualifications they need to teach at the university level. it will be a joint nursing program with fresno state. and this is a timely move. the u.s. bureau of health professionals projects california will a shortfall of 100,000 nurses in ten years. we are already left with less than nurses per capita. anyone who plans to get a ph.d. in nursing will have to pay more this fall. fees will be hiked 10%. you are looking at a tuition of $10,500. >>> oakland's public school leaders are making tough decisions to figure out how many schools it actually needs. for the past ten years the number of school-aged children have increased but enrollment in public schools has gone down significantly. many are going to charter and private schools instead. oakland's school leaders are now looking at the number of schools needed and where. and they are going to hold a meeting tonight from 5:30 to 8:00 at the jack london aquatic center. >>> a poet from the bay area famous on youtube will be on the talk show "ellen" today. young, talented are some soft of hi

san jose state will be the only one in the area. the program will start in the fall of 2012. >>> and intel and stanford university are joining forces on graphics. they will fund a new intel science and technology center on campus. 30 faculty and graduate students will conduct research on the visual competing projects. they plan to expand the model to other universities as well. >> all right, some beautiful weather out there. it has been like that for a long time but will change a little bit. bill martin has more from the weather center. >>> yes, you're right, a record high in san jose, very warm, 70 degrees there. right now in san jose, 58 degrees, dropping 12 degrees in the last few hours. the cool could air coming in from the valley, the santa clara valley here, today, here one of the warmer spots in the bay area with 60s and 70s. here is how it breaks out. the dense fog returns tonight. you just one more night of that. high pressure is sending everything to the north through saturday. and then here is the new development. sunday, looks like we'll see showers in here. not a big deal. well it is a big deal that we haven't had anyt

. >>> a bay area university is getting ready to open its doors to nursing students. starting next fall san jose state the nursing practice. it will be a joint nursing program with fresno state. the move is actually timely. the u.s. bureau of health professionals projects california will have a shortfall of about 100,000 nurses in fen ten years. we are already last in the nation of nurses per capita. those enrolled have to pay extra this fall as fees will be hiked by 10%. that means tuition is $10,500. >>> wells fargo is making a whopping donation to east bay schools facing big budget deficits giving $500,000 to 33 alameda and contra costa county school districts. it is helping local schools and they are strength anything the communities. grants to alameda county school district will be presented at a special ceremony in hayward this afternoon. >>> it is 6:36 right now. find out what a grocery store is saying after they covered up a picture of elton john and his new baby coming up. >>> sony is showing off the new portable gaming device. we'll give you the rundown and tell you when it will probably be

san jose state student came by. he says his cousin is a student and worried. >> he is f 1. he got the visa process going through. and everything like, and now he, the university is closd. heeds worried about his status. >> federal agents seized computers and evidence and say they can't talk about status or action against sue. >> for me, in order to prove myself i have to find a lawyer. can i not do this. >> the government says evidence is seized helping determine the scope of the scheme and any future charges. in pleasanton abc 7 news. >> california's unemployment rate kicked up again, standing at 12.5%. according to edd there are now two and a quarter million people looking for work but cannot find jobs. the good us? is that unemployment went down throughout the bay area in the east bay. and 10.7% in the south bay. and 8.7% in marin county. more good news a report from robert path company shows 8% of the state executives planned to do hiring in the next few months and 90% expressed confidence in growth prospects for the year. if you're looking for work we invite to you attend next hire event at south san francisco convention center. >> hundreds of local ship

>reporter: agent say the university was nothing more than a front that allowed foreign national to stay in this country illegally while we were her at the location san jose statestudent came by because he says his cousin in florida is a tbu student and is worried. >> he's on f 1 sew got all approximately visa and going through an everything like and now he probably he was worried about. >>reporter: federal agency add dozens of computer and other evidence say they captain talk about student status or future action against sue. >> for me i prove myself. i find lawyer. i dit really didn't know. >>reporter: evidence it seized will help determine the scope of the scheme and any future charges. in pleasanton, abc 7 news. >>> rare raid on some pirate today. south korean special forces stormed a freighter rescuing all crew members and killing a pirate. somali seized the freighter holding them hostage but the raid gives south korea a political boost. leaders have been criticized because of the apparent failure to response to north. >> south korea military not demonstrated that they can take forceful action and south korean number will be able to so. democrat population

san jose state is the only one in the bay area. >>> intel said it will open science and technology centers throughout the year near several universities starting with stanford. it will be led by intel and university professors and will help get more money into the hands of researchers. >>> some high school kids in the south bay have a special package on its way to the international space station. they sent a bot tony experiment -- botany experiment. the students and their advisers said it will see if plants gre differently. they said they're the first high school group to send a science project to the international space station. >> it's really inspiring to see how much we've been able to do and realize high schoolers are putting something on the international space station. >>> their package is expected to arrive at the space station tomorrow. >>> sarah palin's daughter bristol is considering a job as a radio host in arizona. she said in a radio interview that she's been negotiating for a cohost position. the station reportedly approached her earlier this month. the contestant has not accept the offer but the cohost said she does see