state side. san francisco and new york has used similar programs. >>> san jose state university has a big student housing crunch. 400 students are on a waiting list for dorms. classes begin in three weeks. students are rushing trying to find places to live so they can settle in before school starts. san jose sit has about 37 -- san jose state has about 3700 beds. some of the students on the waiting list include transfer students and nearby off campus housing has been really hard to come by as well. >> the city attorney of walnut creek has resigned. brian winter says he felt pressure from the city council members to shut down the investigation into workers at the center. winter has been investigating whether workers hat the center acted appropriately to report suspicions that o coworker was sexually abusing teenage girls. >>> back over to sal for a look at traffic this morning. sal. >> all right, pam. good morning to you. the traffic is going to be busy in some of the these areas. especially in the south bay. let's take a look at northbound 280 getting up to highway 17. that traffic is moving alon

sparten daily, the student newspaper, reported that according to california's state university's annual report on crime stats. san jose state university ranked second highest in the number of crimes reported among the 23 csu campuses in recent years. now, in this case, police have not released the suspect description. but it sounds like there were multiple witnesses in this case because it was a group of people walking. they are asking anybody who has information to give them a call. san francisco police are investigating a weekend pellet gun attack and says it's the latest in several incidents. the most recent shooting happened on sunday at the corper of south van ness avenue and 26th street. a man says he heard the sound of gunfire and realized he was hit in ther to -- in the torso. the shooter is described as a 16 to 25-year-old man with long hair and tattoos. >>> new restrictions on pilots flying for foreign airlines and landing at san francisco international airport. those jets can no longer land at the same time at another jet is landing on the parallel runway. u.s. airlines can still land side by side. the new

he reportedly was assaulted on the san jose state university campus.school says the attacker slammed the 22-year-old victim's face into the sidewalk last night right near the science building. there has been an alert gone out to students and staff. >>> congressional hearing is scheduled this morning on tsa misconduct at airports. the report found tsa officers were cited for more than 9600 cases of misconduct between 2010 and 2012. those cases included officers asleep on the job. allowing passengers to bypass security and officers who were actually stealing from passengers. >>> happening today the sentencing hearing for private first class bradley manning begins today. that comes after he was found not guilty of aiding the enemy. manning is accused of leaking more than 700,000 government documents to the website wikileaks. yesterday's verdict spared him the sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. however, he was found guilty of 20 other charges. 12 of those carry maximum sentences of ten years behind bars. manny supporters say his

. >> san jose state university. you are watching equal time. exploring new issues each week, giving equal time to competing points of view. >> hello. from the campus of san jose state university. welcome to this edition of equal time. i'm your host, bob ruckers. jason becker was one of the world's greatest guitarista is the 17, however physical challenges would later test his determination. anthony brings us a story of a rock star that becomes even greater despite physical challenges ♪ [ music ] >> jason was a 19-year-old rock star. he was already regarded as a prodigy at age 15 and he was just getting started >> if you don't know who he is, he played great with david lee roth, tell me about him. >> he is a miracle. he was a kid who at age 15 was playing perfectly on the electric guitar >> 1077 the phone disc jockey steven sea weed recalls one of becker's performances. >> he would be playing with his left hand and playing with a yoyo with his right at the same time ♪ [ music ] >> . >> ozzie osborn lead guitarist said playing for becker was benea

." >>> welcome to the campus of san jose state university. and this edition of "equal time." i'm your host journalism school director bob rucker. do college students cheat more in online courses? what are college faculty doing about it? technology vendors have developed techniques to minimize cheating and address the issues surrounding cheating in online courses and in the classroom. calvin carr has our story. >> reporter: in our digital age, college students have greater access to information thanks to the internet and their mobile devices. however, they also have more methods of cheating electronically. college students changing perception of what is ethical and what's original have professors searching for new ways of dealing with academic dishonesty. english professor swenson teaches in origin county at -- orange county at saddleback college. >> you see almost 50% of the students imagine rising and downloading -- plagiarizing and downloading full papers. >> reporter: for 16 years she has taught online and in in the classroom and they are unaware of what constitutes academ

. >>> a man is attacked while using his laptop at san jose state university. you may be surprised to hear who campus police say is behinded -- behind the armed robbery. >>> we're live in san mateo where we are expected to learn how one of the asiana crash victims died. we'll tell you the details that we do know -- coming up as "mornings on 2" continues. >>> we should find out the official cause of one of the deaths on flight asiana 214. brian flores has more. >> reporter: the coroner met with the victim's family yesterday to let them know of the details before they were made public. there will be a 10:00 this morning to release the details. 16-year-old ye mengwuan was found near the left of the plane. there were signs she was run over. there are bigger questions about whether she was alive beforehand. according to the chronicle, the paper cites two sources that days she was alive before she was run over. the source says she may have been covered in a foot of fire foam. as part of the investigation, there was helmet cam footage from the first responder that poin

he graduating congratulate in 2001 and continued his education at san jose state university. he x he would is calculus and math. he worked with his father in real estate development and volunteered tutoring adults. he became front yard in learning his family heritage and planned to go to trace his listen angle. he was a hero and mentor to those and was preparing for fatherhood he will live in our hearts. this is a co- sponsor with supervisor cowen. mime next item is a hearing on staff support on progress around protecting city excellently. we all know colleagues that it's an institution that's vitality to san francisco. we support city college and believe the threshold was reached and in my district i've heard from people across the spectrum from people who support the university and it stays with accreditation. we have now a process where the board of trustees where the college has been suspend. i believe the board of supervisors are requesting a hearing to get the process around accreditation so make sure that the city officials and perhaps even other public officials like

police are investigating an armed robbery at san jose state university. janine de la vega is there at the school and janine you are learning some things about what happened. >> reporter: yeah i just got offth phone with campus police. they are very concerned this happened. for an armed robbery to occur on campus it's very rare. the latest one happened right bethe male victim who was not a student was sitting on the lawn using a laptop when he was approach bid three females. he was pistol whipped and caused lacerations to the back of his head an face. they stole the victim's lab top and ran in a south westerly direction through campus. officers did send out a message through i all -- two wearing red shirt -- now the female that was holding the gun was described as being 5'2" and she also had a lip piercing and holding a small brass revolver. they said it happened at dusk last night. they are still encouraging students if you are walking alone at night even at dusk, don't walk alone. walk with somebody you can always call janine de la vega bunch the ski wil

it demanded action by top administrators at san jose state. >> change is -- >> reporter: the universityesponded sending this e-mail saying after the incident, san jose state investigated and took action. but three weeks after our investigation aired that same e-mail announced because this is a personnel matter the specific details of the actions taken are confidential. however, mr. mathis is no longer employed by sjsu. >> it's concerning that the university didn't act until we applied pressure. >> even that they announced he is no longer here, there's no real -- was it guilt? was it pressure? what was the basis of the decision? >> reporter: and that is the unanswered question. yes, the teacher is no longer employed by san jose state but the students want to know why it came nine months following an internal review and followed a television investigation and petition. san jose's president has declined and deflected multiple requests to answer questions in front of cameras. >> i feel he needs to express what happened and what took place and admit they were wrong. it's just really upsettin

. >>> san jose state university suspending some online classes because too many students were failing. university debuted a number of cheap online courses back in january. but early results show pass rates as low as 20 percent in remedial math and college level algebra. san jose state and partner agreed to pull five courses to make adjustments. >>> also tonight the uc system has a brand new president. former homeland security secretary janette becomes the first woman to hold that position. she gets a base salary of 570,000-dollars a year. her first job will be in late september. >>> and the palatano's nomination did not come without confrontation. students rushed the tables at their meeting upset about his roll in supporting illegal immigrants. four students were arrested. later she said she supports the dream act and comprehensive immigration reform. >>> a tree dispute in san francisco is growing out of control. a homeowner was slapped with a big bill for doing what the city told her to do. >> the tree had a full canopy. >> reporter: she admits she won't win any prizes for tree trimm

. >>> san jose state university is suspending online courses. a spokeswoman said it is putting on hold 5 courses so they can retool the syllabus. the 5 courses that are on hold is statistics, college algebra, math, introduction to programming and introduction to psychology. no word on when they will resume. >>> improving economy in california could be bad news for those without jobs. california's unemployment rate fell to 8.5% in june. to qualify for benefit extensions from the government the rate must average 9% or higher over three months. >>> the issue of cell phone thefts was a top concern today in san francisco where the district attorney met with apple and samsung. ktvu's david stevenson is live with why new technology could spawn different type of crime. david? >> reporter: that's right. even as they showed off new security features some say it may not be enough to stop cell phone thefts. >> i keep it close to my body. tighter grip. >> reporter: it is not always enough according to police who say 50% or more of the robberies involve cell

. >> welcome to the campus of san jose state university. this edition of equal time. i'm your host, bob rucker. climbing, curving bridges and viewing beautiful koi fish can all be taken advantage of here. two spots the japanese friendship garden >> we can find the gardens everywhere in the world. this one is in -- and the garden in saratoga. >> i like the garden because it's a great place to have fun and games. >> the garden in san jose was built as a symbol of everlasting friendship between san jose and it's sister city in japan in 1965. >> this garden, you know, is an example of giving to the community. it was started with the plea to have relations, people relations with other countries. san jose adopted a sister city in japan and they have adopted us, san jose as well. they have sent lanterns, and we have a gate, they also gave us some koi fish and we have descendants of them. >> it's offered a place for many memorable events. >> this is where we first met, ten years ago >> the garden in saratoga was created 1916 by a wealthy couple. she visited japan and wanted t

san jose state university will have fireworks, their show starts at 9:15,the marine county at 9:30 asnd for more information just click on the tab at ktvu.com. >> well, after mentioning weather early this morning actually had rain from palo alto and there but it disappeared rapidly and now it is clear, it is sunny, there is a little bit of fog on the coastline but i think everything is good to go for fireworks tonight and that is about it. that is all we see and thunderstorms rumbling up there later, it is one hot stretch, it looks like today is the last day butler more on its way to a 100 degree reading and coast looks good, 60s, 70s, but inland tonight, i mean it is clear, we are good to go to for that but warm to hot, 80s and 90s, there, that is higher elevation but about 90, those are your temperatures in those areas and south wind at napa, same for santa rosa, 61 half moon bay, san jose 86, subtle hints a west wind is picking up, 101 and ukia already, 106 in las vegas, just been smoking, giants delayed in cincinnati and i don't think they are going to get the game in, there is no

. >>> police at san jose state university who robbed and pistol qhipped someone on campus. the man told police he was sitting on the lawn on the north side of campus when the women attacked the man. the woman who attacked him was african-american, about 5'2" with a lip piercing. police sent out an alert. >> the female were the targetters doing this i will be more opt mystic -- optimistic. >>> president obama weighed in on. debate over the controversy george zimmerman verdict. the president said americans should respect the jury's not guilty verdict. but he said the african- american community sees the case and the verdict in a unique way. >> trayvon martin could have been me. 35 years ago. and when you think about why in the african-american community, at least, there's a lot of pain around what happened here. i think it's important to recognize that the african- american community is looking at this issue through a set of experiences and a history. >> president obama said state and local governments should examine whether changes to laws can prevent violent confront takes

. >>> police are looking for the person accused of an attack at san moe say -- san jose state university. a 22-year-old man walking with friends near the science building got into an argument with another man at about 8:30. there was a fight and the other man reportedly slammed the victim's face into the sidewalk and then ran off. ktvu janine de la vega will have more on the search for the suspect and the victim coming up at the top of the hour. >>> contract talks and the bart labor dispute will resume at 9:00 this morning. negotiators are trying to reach a deal before the sunday night strike deadline. the three big issues on the table which are wages, pensions, and health care benefits. union leaders are strongly denying management's claim it had sweetened its numbers. >> the numbers that they have been giving the public and press are false. they are not true. >> doubling our salary proposal, slashing the medical proposal in half, i would say we are not getting anywhere. >> transit experts say a second bart strike next week would be far worse than the first one earlier this month. the n

. >>> police at san jose state university are looking for a man who beat a student during a fight last night on campus. police say it happened around 8:30 between the science building ats martin luther king library. the men got into a fight and one ended up slamming the other's face into the sidewalk and running off. it's the second violent attack on campus in the past two weeks. some students say they are concerned. >> i kind of feel unsafe. but it's never happened to me. it's usually happening at night and such, so i don't really feel the need to be in danger unless i wander out at night alone. >> campus police have not released a description of the suspect. >>> san francisco police say they've arrested a 23-year-old oakland man in connection with a robbery and beating of a woman on market street a month ago. police released this vel vel of the attack at the time. investigators believe christopher porter bailey was one of a group of people who attacked and robbed the 28-year-old victim. the robbery happened early in the morning of june 30. the woman was kicked in the head so severely

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san jose state.okcxtó good evening andq thanks for joining us.fá i'm raj fámathaierage. >> and i'm janelle wang in forÑ jessica aguirre.  after ft( robbey on the campus of san jose state universityned just a few hours r ago. and it's the suspects' description that is raisingáe.ú more concern tonight. george kiriyama is live at the university where an alert has gone out to all the students. and george, it may be summer,q but still an active çócampus. >> it is. and janelle, i got some late phone a couple of minutes ago. right now they areok looking fo three women, two of them wearing black. one of them -- armed with a and they say police are saying they robbed someone on campus a few hours ago. investigators say it happenede1 justt( a little after 8:00 tonit on the north side of campus near clark hall. that's about a block from san fernando xdstreet. the pd is saying the @=i women approached the victim and took his laptop. just minutes after this robbery was called in, the campus put ?)q of the students explaining what happened. but we bumped intolp several peopleht on campus who are not students. they didn't get anye1 warning a didn't have any idea what was@rc going on. one wo

san jose is raising eyebrows. talk with the family. a crime in san jose is raising eyebrows. a man was robbed at gunpoint three women. fladeboe reports - it happened right in the heard the san jose state university campus. >> reporter: unnerving and shocking are among the words used by summer school students, staff and faculty in reaction to the news that a man was beaten and robbed here at san jose state on thursday evening. there was still plenty of light when the attack occurred shortly after 8 pm not far from busy clark hall. the adult male victim, who is not a student, says he was jumped by the three women, who approached from behind. one of them brandished a firearm. >> if around 8:0 ft., he was approached by three suspects. he wanted what he described was a handgun. and they removed his property which was described as a laptop. >> many people learned about this from text messaging. there were no arrests on the campus. however, it still this is an act of claseemed. >> this is still--active. >> yes, try to leave the building at the same time perhaps with the somebody walking with you. >> to not go out alone. and also what people are going to do what they're going to battle for now, there ar

. >>> a 22-year-old man is in the hospital after someone attacked him at san jose state university. it happened last night around 8:30 near the science building at martin luther king library. it started off as a screaming match and turned into a fight. at one point the victim's head was slammed into the ground several times. police say the attacker ran off. >>> if you are heading to a protest in oakland, a new ordinance approved by the city council makes any makeshift weapons illegal. as anne makovec reports, some people think the new rules go too far. >> the thugs and the gangs and the protestors that aren't following the rules have, you know, created that this is their place and meanwhile, they're overrunning our city. >> reporter: after a series of protests against. george zimmerman acquittal earlier this month left downtown oakland trashed, the city council took the first step toward giving police the power to make preempty arrests. >> everybody standing and watching you break windows set the place on fire, then, you know, there weren't any arrests made. >> reporter: per an ordi

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san jose state university is on high alert this morning while police are looking for a man who attacked we'll have the details coming up and it's back to the negotiating table as bart workers and union officials cannot come to an agreement on new contr.

. >>> online classes at san jose state are on hold after half the students failed their final exams. the universitynnounced the suspension of five online classes nearly six months after they debuted. statistic, algebra, entry level math, and instruction to psychology. they say they need to reevaluate the courses and considering longer semesters for online students. >>> a long forgotten movie shot in san francisco will be shot for the first time in nearly a century. it was called the last decision. it offers an unusual historical look at the city. >> in the very first shot i see the ferry building and market street. i see the chronicle and a guy selling newspapers at fifth and mission. and it goes on and on. this amazing time capsule. >> san francisco theater will show the last edition on sunday afternoon. >> always good to see those images. especially in black and white. >>> sal, always fun to see for it for you? >> yeah. i know you and i are both native here. we both like seeing that stuff. maybe we will put it online at sop point so -- at some point so we can all check it out. if you are driving

the for police at san jose state university they may the best tool yet for curbing crime on campus. >> smaller. it's more maneuverable. it's deathly qui society we can approach people. we can get up into situations quicker and easier. >> capital license was motorcycle sergeant forth city. hired to start a motor unit here at san jose statement he could have gone with the bike he knew and love but instead he went with the all electric zero motorcycle made right up the road in scott valley this model goes up to 75 miles an hour and gets more than enough range for 12 hour shift. officers aren't complaining. >> they get up and they move. they mav just like any other motorcycle especially in do you want or making car stop. get through traffic quickly and get up and going when we need to. >> may quiet but still attract a lot of attention and police say item exactly the kind of attention they are looking for. everywhere they go. someone has a question about the new ride. >> my favorite thing is interacting with the public and answering questions when people couple and they are in disbelief th

san jose state university is suspending 5 of its on line courses after more than half the students failed the final exam. school teamed up with palo alto base audacity set up the math class. some students would have done better on the ninls they had more time. something that is now being evaluated while the courses are on hold. >>> well more financial problems for the bottle rock music if he is v. company behind the napa festival now accused of handing out bad checks. the check were rip to rock land security company and food vendor. promoter facing law sfrut other vendor and stage hand who say they have not been paid. for their services. >> detroit is a is officially broke. after trying to clean up its beg money mess for mont months it filed for bankruptcy protection today. becoming the largest american city to do so. fv jim avila has the story. >> once america fourth largest city, detroit now a stunning 18 billion dollars in debt. clinging to its reputation as the world motor city. producing eastern sold by homegrown stars like eminem. >> motor city. this is what we do. >>reporter: and c

. >> police are searching for a man who attacked a student on campus of san jose state university. a 22-year-old man was walking with a group of men and women near the science building last night and he got in an argument with another man. they struggled and at some point the suspect slammed the victim's head into the payment. the attacker ran off on south first street. the victim is expected to survive. >> two northern california men suspected of kidnapping a 15-year-old girl and keeping her as a sex slave will be in court. the 30-year-old ryan baletto and 24-year-old patrick pearmain kept the victim in metal toolboxes on self occasions dug her three weeks of captivity. the give was sexually abused and forced to work in a marijuana grow operation. a judge is expected to appoint an attorney to defend ryan baletto and patrick pearmain. >> happening today, the 12-year-old arrested in the stabbing death of his little sister will be in court. the brother of the 8-year-old girl charged with second-degree murder and a special allegation for the use of a dangerous weapon in the april stab

. >>> san jose state forced to suspend some of its online courses because too many students are failing. the university has put five courses co-developed on hold, because more than half of the students failed to pass the class. san jose state say it is will re-evaluate the courses and make improvements. >>> moving on to business and tech. the failure is a rare misstep for its inventor. they'll have to go back to the drawing board on this one. >> it is a rare misstep. you saw him in that video shaking hands with the president of san jose state university. back when the deal was struck. the name is not a household name, but you're familiar with google street view, google driverless car and google glass. he was to host a big meet tomorrow in palo alto, a celebration of the online educational system, but has since said he will not be able to attend. the san jose online classes were remedial. they were designed to bring underperforming students up to university standards. the state college system at the time said california high schools hadn't been adequately preparing inbound college freshmen, particularly

san jose state university is on high alert this morning while police are looking for a man who attacked another man on campus. we'll have the details coming up and it's back to the negotiating table as bart workers and union officials cannot come to an agreement on new contracts. and a look at weather and traffic. good morning erica. >>erica: we do have a lot of fog to deal with not only in the city but across the bay area. temperatures are similar to what they were 24 hours ago. upper 50s. the deeper rain later this morning will be anchored into the afternoon hours. i with you when you will see sunshine coming up in my next report. good morning george. >>george: good morning erica. the good news is we are not tracking any hot spots and we're actually seeing pretty good conditions around the bay area. evident here with the commute to the bay bridge toll plaza where you can see the end of the backup and the westbound direction. drive times at 14 to 15 minutes. continuing our bridge check it's an easy trip here to the san mateo bridge. we are problem free of a high rise after the golden g

. >>> san jose state university suspending online classes because too many students were failing.rsity debuted a limited number of inexpensive online courses in january. but early results show pass rates as low as 20% in math and algebra. san jose state will pull five courses to make adjustments. >>> "bollywood" and buses is the new gimmick being used by the santa clara valley transportation authority all to get more people on board the bus. kpix 5's ryan takeo shows us how the company is catering to a much younger crowd. ♪[ music ] >> vta ♪ >> reporter: if this earworm has you hooked join the club. >> energetic and visual. >> by using a catchy tune to help breakthrough the clutter that you see. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: this 30-second spot is the valley transportation authority's new take to get younger drivers "bollywood" style. why "bollywood" or dancing? what about busting a move makes you want to ride public transit? >> isn't a real connection as such but it was a fun thing to do. >> reporter: she drove a bus in the commercial and taught her dance group, dance identities the mo

. >>> san jose state university is suspending some online classes because too many students are failinge university debuted a limited number of inexpensive online courses in january. but early results show pass rates as low as 20% in remedial math and college level algebra. san jose state and their partner agreed to pull five courses to make adjustments. >>> janet napolitano will take over as the new uc president this fall. uc regents confirmed her nomination yesterday. the former homeland security secretary becomes the first woman to hold the position. she gets a base salary of $570,000 a year. her first day on the job is in late september. >>> students interrupted the meeting with chanting and clapping. they rushed the regents table upset about janet napolitano's role in deporting illegal immigrants. four students were arrested. later napolitano says she supports the "dream act" and comprehensive immigration reform. >>> for more on the new president and the protests, we turn to kpix 5 political insider with former mayor willie brown. >> first question, gentlemen, good morning, what do

the north 101 heading towards san jose state university. 101 and showing you on the map, the same area right here. we're going there for the camera view. there's allen rock, state route 1306789 over on 680, the alum rock, a stalled vehicle is blocking the onramp. chp has arrived so they should clear that quickly. i'll let you know if there are any problems. so far, the freeways are moving nicely, right here, north 880, north 17, watch the interchange at 280. there are crews still clearing the area. i swung our camera around. nothing to show you at the interchange itself. and the connectors are open. that's good news as well. looking over toward the east bay. the tri-valley specifically, a build out of the altamonte pass. by the time you get toward livermore, nice smooth flow of traffic. building a little bit west of 84. starting the commute here. no problems for 680 or the dublin interchange. 580 moving smoothly through castro valley. 238 a volume increase. blips on either side. still 59, 58. the san mateo bridge, coming off of 880, moving smoothly. a live look outside shows you across

. >>> police are looking for a suspect in a violent beating on the san jose state university campus.. >>> cindy chavez is celebrating this morning after winning a spot on the santa clara county board of supervisors. she won by a 55-44% margin over teresa alvarado. chavez will replace george shirakawa, who quit the board before he pleaded guilty to misusing public funds. >>> talks between bart and its unions are expected it resume in an hour -- are expected to resume in about an hour. yesterday both parties met in the same room for the first time in 11 days. unions say it did not go well. the deadline is looming and if they don't reach an agreement by sunday, workers may strike again. >>> and now here's lawrence with the forecast. >> summer fog rolling into the bay area thick at the coast and drizzle there this morning. going to stay gray toward the beaches the better part of the day but we'll find sunshine in the valleys. 50s and 60s now, temperatures below average for this time of year. you will see some comfortable 70s and 80s inland. 60s and 70s around the bay but along the coast,

university networks also contain plenty of personal data. >> certainly cyber security is very important to our campus. >> reporter: pat harris with san jose state says the university is on constant watch for increases and other security breaches -- intrusions and other security breaches. >> we have a staff dedicated centrally. we also have people, of course, in every department and every division who are thinking about these kinds of things constantly trying to be sure we're secure in what we're doing. >> reporter: students say they also do what they can to protect their own information. >> security, it is a wi-fi network too so most people know you shouldn't be check your bank statements and everything. >> reporter: there are a patchwork of federal and state laws that govern computer security breaches but in general universities are required to notify end users if any personally identifying information is stolen. and that can include protected health information or financial data. reporting in san jose, i'm mark sayre, kpix 5. >> stanford says once it gets a little more information on the nature of the recent breach it will notify users of its

for example, they offered the blended class at san jose state ivat san jose state university in the silicon valley last fall, and the results were very encouraging where traditionally it was a circut course on campus, a 41% dropout rate, and with the blenned class, the results improved to just 9% dropout rate. these are preliminary results. it's not -- don't take it to the bank, but it's encouraging. >> a circuit school? >> a circuit school, right. >> i read this in the harvard clemson so it may or may not be true. san jose state last week, the department professors refused to take michael sandell's course and refused to teach it in the classroom because they thought had would hurt them, and they made the english department try to teach it. do you see massive resistance like that in places like san jose state possible? >> so, you know, the way i look at it is these online courses are a new tool for instructors, and i think they provide great value to the learner, and i think we should keep our eye on students around the world and the quality of education, and so this new course, is the next

san jose state is suspending some online classes because too many students are failing. the universityebuted a limited number of cheap online courses in january but early results show pass rates as low as 20% in remedial math and college level algebra. san jose state agreed to pull five courses to make adjustments. >>> 4:55 now. from desktops to smartphones, the world of technology is changing fast. internet search giants like google are falling short of keeping up. going the reported slumping earnings for a 2nd quarter. their average ad rate has been falling for 7 consecutive quarters. online activity is transitioning to smartphones. and ad space says lower rates on smaller screens. google is changing the well it sells act to counteract the shift. >>> we are getting a preview today of what may be the future of ice cream trucks. they are serving frozen treats on demand. the car hire service uber is running the promotion today. it will offer ice cream truck delivery services in 33 cities including san francisco. hit them up on your smartphone app between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. some conditio

universities. cal berkeley. san jose state. in a cooking competition.re is a $5,000 prize going back to a student. and hopefully this year will be over ten million giving back to the the communities. >> reporter: thank you. great food down here and great charity work as well. look at that calamari. some of the photographers chomping down. we will come home smelling like garlic that is for sure. live in gilroy katie utehs. >> look at that. >> a to go box would be great. >>> not just remote control. i'm talking about very remote control. we are watching this morning as a robot here on earth is being run by someone up there on the international space station. >>> and highway 24 between walnut creek and oakland not a bad commute at all as you drive over to the tunnel. we'll tell you more about the morning commute and the bay area weather. >>> right now police in santa clara investigating reports of a sexual assault. a woman says she woke up with a strange man hovering over her with a box cutter. investigators think the suspect got into the house by cutting

state is suspending online courses to improve student performance. today the university said it's putting five courses codeveloped with palo alto based on hold. san jose state wants to make improvements for those online courses and is considering whether the online semester should be longer than a normal semester. the courses were announced in january with a lot of fanfare and support from governor brown. >>> a lucky convenience store in the south bay just got a little luckier, selling a winning lot to ticket again. san jose couple won $300,000 sunday. the woman said she thought it was another one of her husband's pranks when he started screaming, we won. it came from the 7-eleven on the 2400 block. it's the very same store that sold a winning powerball ticket worth more than $2 million. and that was in may. >>> still ahead, a bay area company makes history hard r regarding the emmys. >>> just say no to orange juice? in the wake of this zimmerman verdict, demand for a florida boycott grow lauder and now california lawmakers are joining in. >>> plus -- >> we'll teach students how to believe in themselves. >> finding the skills to succeed very deep in o

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. >>> some online classes at san jose state are on hold after more than half the students failed their final exams. the university announced the suspension of five online classes less than six months after they debuted. courses being suspend red statistic us, algebra, instruction to programming and psychology. they need to reevaluate the courses and considering longer semesters for online students. >>> the maker of vitamin water will do forward was a class action case. they accused coca-cola as deceptive labeling. a judge ruled the lawsuit can continue but that the plaintiffs cannot get any money no matter what the verdict is. >>> time is 4:47. moving right along happy friday everybody. happy friday, pam. sal, let's hope today straffing is light today. >> you are mr. optimistic today. >> i know. [ laughter ] i'm kidding, it's friday. you know what, brian, i think we can say that right now things are great. seriously. i'm not kidding. this is a look at 80 westbound. and it looks very good from vallejo all the way out to the mccarthur maze and bay bridge toll plaza. and there are no major problems at the toll plaza

. >> reporter: san jose state has about 3,700 available beds in the campus residence halls. universityicials tell ktvu they've accommodated seven year students who live more than 30 miles away who applied by the may 3rd deadline as well as all others who lived in dorm rooms last year. the students include first year students and students who live in the 30-mile radius who are not required to live on campus. >>> it was a poston our facebook page that tipped us to the housing crunch at san jose state. if you have an idea for a story or special report we would sure like to hear from you. just look for us on ktvu channel 2 on facebook. >>> a new report that rents are rising across the bay area. a rise of 8% in a year. real fact says that oakland rents are up by 10.8%. >>> the u.s. department of transportation slapped the dallas based airline for fair advertising violations. >>> in news of the world tonight in spain, investigators say the train operator was on the phone with a colleague and looking at a document at the time of the fatal crash. 79 people died, many more were injured. the bla

. >> reporter: san jose state has about 3,700 available beds in the campus residence halls. university officials tell ktvu they've accommodated seven year students who live more than 30 miles away who applied by the may 3rd deadline as well as all others who lived in dorm rooms last year. the students include first year students and students who live in the 30-mile radius who are not required to live on campus. >>> it was a poston our facebook page that tipped us to the housing crunch at san jose state. if you have an idea for a story or special report we would sure like to hear from you. just look for us on ktvu channel 2 on facebook. >>> a new report that rents are rising across the bay area. a rise of 8% in a year. real fact says that oakland rents are up by 10.8%. >>> the u.s. department of transportation slapped the dallas based airline for fair advertising violations. >>> in news of the world tonight in spain, investigators say the train operator was on the phone with a colleague and looking at a document at the time of the fatal crash. 79 people died, many more were injured. the

> reporter: state senator jim bell of san jose says the funding picture is getting better but she will still face a situation in california where more money goes to prisons than universities. >> i think in terms of the past when budget problems occurred, there was more and more out of state students and i think we have to serve the population that we have in california and have the diversity of california represented on the campus. >> reporter: at least one immigration group is raising concerns about napolitano saying that as the head of the department of homeland security, she oversaw some controversial programs, allen, including the secure communities program which forced local law enforcement agencies to turn over information to the federal government about local immigrants they arrest. >> len, traditionally this job, you majored in academia and minored in political science. now you have to be good at both. >> reporter: she probably is pretty adept at navigating through the political system of washington, now california. and as one person put it today that i talked to, if you can get elected as a democrat in arizona, you're doing something right. you know something abo

>>reporter: state senator jim belliff of san jose says the situation is getting better, but she will still face a situation in california where more money goes to prisons than universities. >> i think we still have to serve the population we have in california and have the diversity of california represented on campus. >>reporter: napolitano's salary is still being set, but her predecessor mark udoff was making in the neighborhood of $600,000 a year. if she's in that range, it would be quite a bump from the federal government where she was making $199,000. reporting in santa clara, len ramirez, kpix5. >> if she gets the job, it's not clear where napolitano will live, the president's house in kensington hasn't been lived in in 2008 because it needs millions of dollars in repairs. >>> summertime is tomato time. just ahead tony tantillo with some tips on finding the best tomatoes at your grocery store. >>> also ahead, one of the most common hazards on the roadway, tires that are not properly inflated. the high tech solution aimed at solving that problem. we'll be right back. ,,,, looks. fresh grocer tony tantillo has some tips on h to select them. >>> when you bite into a

> reporter: state senator jim bell of san jose says the funding picture is getting better but she will still face a situation in california where more money goes to prisons than universities. >> i think in terms of the past when budget problems occurred, there was more and more out of state students and i think we have to serve the population that we have in california and have the diversity of california represented on the campus. >> reporter: her salary will likely be set at a meeting of the board of regents in san francisco on july 18. her predecessor mark yudof was making around $600,000 a year. if she is in that range, it would be quite a bump for her. she was making $199,000 working for the federal government. reporting live in santa clara, len ramirez, kpix 5. >>> at least one immigration group is raising concerns about napolitano saying that as the head of the department of homeland security, she oversaw some controversial programs, allen, including the secure communities program which forced local law enforcement agencies to turn over information to the federal government about local immigrants they arrest. >>> coming up, as bay area police search for a missing b

san jose state, a community college with harvard and berkeley? or will this widen the divide? onlineke to think of learning as a rising tide that will improve education for universities even students who don't go to universities. the way to do that is imagine if i have a small university and since i'm from india, take india. hire people with bachelor's degrees to teach courses because they do not have enough teachers. imagine there where you're getting your degree and you do not get a great education, but imagine if they could license a textbook-like course from berkeley. a course on software as a for that local campus and now they have access to a great course. you tell me. as i bring the university closer together were further apart? i grew up in a small town in bangalore, india -- mangalore. a small with an "m," town on the arabian sea coast. if i have a chance to go to my neighborhood university to take a berkeley artificial intelligence class were crossed the indian ocean and the to university in the u.s., where do you think i'm going to go? does it bring them closer together were further apart? >> among other things, dave was a teacher, if i remember correctly,

university in the silicon valley last fall. the course on campus had a 41% and with the lended class, the results to just a 9% dropout rate. preliminary results. >> so san jose state. in the harvard -- so it may or may not be true. an jose state last week, the philosophy department professors refused to take michael sandell's justice course and refused to help teach it in the they thought use it would hurt them and they made he english department try to teach it. do you see massive resistance like san in places jose state? >> these on-line courses are a for instructors. it will create great value to the learner. eye on d keep our students around the world and on the quality of education and on-line courses as -- i like to call them the next generation textbook. the textbook is out there. you're an instructor somewhere or you're at a university or school somewhere. completely -- it's your choice. if you want you can use a textbook in your class, we do it day long today. we can use a chapter or you use your own textbook or your own. it's up to you. we don't ask the author, hey, be writing a book. people are free to use the books like. y they >> but do you think this