they're trying to open up a veterans resource center at san jose state university. me of this taping we've e-mailed san jose state to see what's taken so long and maybe approving a resource center. they in all honesty said it would take them 24 hours to get back to us. so that's why we're not able to have a response. but what response have you all gotten so far from the administration, from the board of trustees? >> well, we've approached the president and obviously his people. we gave them an offer to go ahead and have him as an honorary member over at the veteran student organization. and unfortunately, we have not gotten a certain response as far as hey, sure, the president would like to attend your meetings or -- mostly it's been we'll pass this information along to the president. >> do you think the delay is -- in giving you all a resource center is the capacity, the space, or is it a funding issue? >> the university says that it's a space issue. currently, there's a lot of construction projects going on. >> sure. >> a couple hundred million dollars' worth. fund

and kyle san jose's 30th homiicde of san jose state university -- was shot and killed early saturday morning. near the intersection of south second an arrest has been made in the year. kim chico -- a student at san jose state university -- was shot and killed early saturday morning. near the and east san salvador. spokesperson announced the arrest this afternoon. in san jose tonight. when hon continues to grow tonight. the silver fire- as it's old, and and it is already most dangerous fires of the kron 4's charles clifford has an update this fire started wednesday afternoon and already more including 10 homes, have been destroyed. we're also hearing that 5 people, four fire fighters and 1 and this wildfire shows no the silver fire is burning in riverside county about 15 miles west of palm springs, and just to the south of the town of banning. as of wednesday afternoon, this fire is just 10 percent the flames are burning in very rugged, steep terrain. very dry. also hot weather this fire grow. more than 1000 fire fighters 19 aircraft working on this blaze. ground crews are clear away b

san jose state. maureen, what can you tell us about what happened? >> reporter: i'm on the campus at san jose state university. shortly before 6, we heard a boom. we need to tell you that san jose's police bomb squad have responded here to the campus to investigate this suspicious package near tower hall and moore's auditorium. tower hall was evacuated. here's some of the crime tape that surrounded a big portion of san jose state. essentially, the center of campus was shut down while police investigated this. again, i told you, in the last ten minutes, we heard a boom. we are now told that was part of the process for the bomb squad to determine what the suspicious package was. we can now tell you it was not a bomb. san jose state university says it might be a book but it was definitely not a bomb. police had destroyed that. part of the campus is still shut down. but the university says that classes and the home game, which is off campus, the home football game tonight, they say that is also not affected. we got word that the suspicious package was not a bomb. police expect to clear the scene in the next hour.

it happened in downtown yesterday near third and julian streets about four blocks from san jose state university. police say the victim was shot at least once then rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. his identity has not been released. people in a nearby building say they heard the gunfire. >> we heard seven gunshots while we were in class and really surprising to hear them close by, so the instructor went outside and checked out, see what he could see, and then he came in and shut the door and called 911. >> this shouldn't be happening at all and they need to do something about it. people, i mean, bullets don't have names on them. people walk down the street. and bullets are flying. anyone can get hit. anyone can be hurt. >> investigators say they are interviewing witnesses to try to piece together what may have led to that shooting and any information on the suspect. this is the city's 33rd homicide of the year. last year, there were 46 in all. >> in san francisco, police are hoping surveillance video will help them track down two men they say shot a woman during an attempted

san jose. this comes after traps captured mosquitos that tested positive for west nile. it will last several hours. >>> the attack of a man last night on san jose state university campus may not be random. the man was not a student at the school and possibly knew his attacker. they believe they were part of the same group walking when the fight broke out. investigators say the suspect slammed the victim's head into the concrete. >>> in hayward is man is suffering from several gun shot wounds. the victim was shot in his car before 10:00 p.m. last night. he tried to drive away but ran into a parked car. neighbors heard the gunfire and called 911. a friend says the victim was shot 7 times and needed emergency surgery. police have information about a suspect vehicle but at this point have made no arrests. >>> a man from san francisco who was missing has been found. eugene smith was located last night after an alert person called police to report a disoriented elderly man. authorities rianited him with -- reunited him with his family. >>> professor who was hurt in the crash of asiana airlines sued. he fractured his back and suffered other injuries. she was visiting family here

it happened just a block from san jose state university. she was a college student and not the intended target. police say there are no suspects or motive. they may pass the highest homicide record of 53 set in 1991. in the gang suppression task force is back on the street. it's the third phase of the chief's plan to reduce violence. the unit is made up of 14 officers. all four are metro unit officers familiar with two major gang causing the most problems in san jose. now this gang suppression unit had been sidelined by budget cuts this years past. >>> the santa clara county is bankrupt. they assure the community that service will not be impacted. the ambulance service is in year three of a five-year contract. it's not been smooth sailing. in april world record paid thousands for failing to meet response time expectations. in july it failed to make a bopd payment on time. plus as paramedics and emts are working without a m%pjp(u they will bring $135 million in funds for improved operations. >> it means we can continue and maintain the servi

. >>> police are investigating an assault on the campus of san jose state university. police say a man smashed another man's head on to the sidewalk just outside the science building. kris sanchez joins us live with what we know about this attack. >> reporter: the suspect is still at large tonight and the description is not very specific except that the assailant is not believed to be a student nor is the victim. because it happened on campus many students here are feeling rather uneasy. just before 10:00 last night san jose state senior got a text from campus police detailing the fight between two young men that escalated and ended when thev$ suspect stopped slamming the 22-year-old victim's head on to the sidewalk. >> it is not that late that something like that is taking place it is pretty scary. >> reporter: last night's assault is one of 21 assaults reported on campus so far this year. >> right now on campus even assaults are down. last year we had 28 at this time. this year we have 21. >> reporter: in the 21 only seven of the victims were students. san jose polic

. >>> at&t is trying to fix a telephone outage at san jose state university. it has gone down twice. it prevents calls between on campus phones phones. callers should dial 9-1-1 to report any on campus emergencies. a landmark building will be demolished. it is happening at warren hall on the east bay campus. abc7 news reporter join us with more. sergio in -- sergio? >> reporter: they have towered over hayward giving a spectacular view of the bay. in just a few hours every street leading up to here is going to be shutdown to keep people at a safe distance. that's because in the morning the tower is coming down. every morning when he leaves his house warren hall is right there. >> honestly when i first moved here it was kind of an eyesore. i have gotten used to it now. it is a nice, gorgeous immediate low hillside and beautiful trees. and then -- >> reporter: after tomorrow morning the 40-year-old tower will be gone. warren hall was built along a fault -- fault line and deemed the most seismic building in the system. it has been abandoned for years. he says he w

san jose where police are searching for a gunman who opened fire killing one person. it happened near third and julian streets downtown, four blocks from san jose state university. nbc bay area's timberly terry is joining us with the latest. >> investigators aren't saying too much but they -- i'm sorry they are interviewing witnesses rather trying to figure out what led up to the shooting. >> it is crazy this can happen in downtown san jose essentially in broad daylight. >> reporter: just after 1:00, missay a man was shot near st. james park. people in traffic school in the nearby building hear the gun fire. >> we heard seven gunshots while in class and surprising to hear them so close by. the instructor went outside and checked out to see what he could see and came in and shut the door and called 911. >> reporter: the victim was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. police have not released his name or age. >> this shouldn't be happening at all and they need to do something about it. people -- i mean bullets don't have names on them. people walk down the street and bullets are flying. anyone can get hit. anyone can be hurt. >> reporter: investiga

. >>> at&t is trying to fix a telephone outage at san jose state university.t has gone down twice. it prevents calls between on campus phones phones. callers should dial 9-1-1 to report any on campus emergencies. a landmark building will be demolished. it is happening at warren hall on the east bay campus. abc7 news reporter join us with more. sergio in -- sergio? >> reporter: they have towered over hayward giving a spectacular view of the bay. in just a few hours every street leading up to here is going to be shutdown to keep people at a safe distance. that's because in the morning the tower is coming down. every morning when he leaves his house warren hall is right there. >> honestly when i first moved here it was kind of an eyesore. i have gotten used to it now. it is a nice, gorgeous immediate low hillside and beautiful trees. and then -- >> reporter: after tomorrow morning the 40-year-old tower will be gone. warren hall was built along a fault -- fault line and deemed the most seismic building in the system. it has been abandoned for years. he says he wil

ahead of the milestone a group of students at san jose state university set out to answer the question. has his dream been fulfilled? >> what do you mean he's been stabbed? >> what would dr. martin luther king jaermt say about the widespread violence devastated communities across the nation? >> we're here together. we're online tied. >> this 30-minute documentary inspired by that question. >> i wonder if a lot of this is happening because we've let over youth down to some extent? >> seven photo journalism interviewed people torn apart by stabbings here in the bay area and they attended prayer vigils and peace rallilies. >> the community has answers. we have to bring the community together and solve the problem. >> for the students, this was a life-changing experience and one they hope affects change in their community. >> i feel instead of like what he taught us was take our hands out of our pocket. we should love one another. what we do today is pulling guns out of our pocket. >> a community banding together will break apart the violence happening today and i didn't realize that comin

. >>> at&t is trying to fix a telephone outage at san jose state university. it has gone down twice. it prevents calls between on campus phones phones. callers should dial 9-1-1 to report any on campus emergencies. a landmark building will be demolished. it is happening at warren hall on the east bay campus. abc7 news reporter join us with more. sergio in -- sergio? >> reporter: they have towered over hayward giving a spectacular view of the bay. in just a few hours every street leading up to here is going to be shutdown to keep people at a safe distance. that's because in the morning the tower is coming down. every morning when he leaves his house warren hall is right there. >> honestly when i first moved here it was kind of an eyesore. i have gotten used to it now. it is a nice, gorgeous immediate low hillside and beautiful trees. and then -- >> reporter: after tomorrow morning the 40-year-old tower will be gone. warren hall was built along a fault -- fault line and deemed the most seismic building in the system. it has been abandoned for years. he says he w

san jose tonight. police have arrested a man for a shooting saturday that left a san jose state university student dead. investigators say an officer arrested 23-year-old johnny lozano for violating his parole by carrying a loaded weapon. after officer checked the description of the shooter in saturday's murder this, man was charged for that killing. 19-year-old nursing student kimberly chico was shot to death while in the passenger seat of a car in downtown san jose early saturday morning. she was planning to return to classes later this month. her killing marks san jose's 30th homicide of the year. >>> it's been a tense day in the quiet suburbs of sunnyvale. a neighborhood was shut down because of a swat team standoff. this happened on cochella avenue near san miguel elementary school in sunnyvale. ultimately two people were found dead inside of a home. nbc bay area's marian favro joins us at the scene of the crime with the details. marion, are the streets still shut down where you are? >> reporter: just one of the main streets out here is still shut down. investigators are still out here processing

mook you but mooks are massively open online courses are a small but growing presence like san jose state university. here is professor ron rogers. >> being able to teac teach effectively online is holding the cost down. >> reporter: partnering with odassity opens up to hundreds if not thousands of more students at more flexible times and at a lower cost. the cost that is still needed to cover fees for transferring moot credits and pay professors to grade papers and test students to make sure course work is completed. the savings can be substantial. herriot took a move to fulfill a math requirement. the $150 she spent, $1,550less than the cost of a campus class. >> the cost of having to travel to san jose like every day, that saved me a lot, and also, i was able to study on my own. >> reporter: the cost saving is important, give an year at a private four-year is $49 and a public college over $17,000. other schools folding and the state university of new york estimates they could cut the cost of a college degree by a third. and while educators down play muks work better in engineering, science and ha

san jose. the wrong time was 1:30 or thereabouts saturday morning. 19-year- old kimberly chico was a student at san jose state university just down the street where those who knew her are taking the news hard. >> reporter:police say chico was the victim of a drive- by shooting. they have no evidence the gunfire is gang-related. chico was studying to be a nurse. she was about to begin her 2nd year at san jose state later this month. >> reporter:the shooting occurred just as the many bars here in downtown's south of first out and about and police are convinced that soembody must have seen something that coyuld help them crack the case. in san jose rob >> right now the thing to do is to pour all of our support to help the family. we need to provide them with a time to really reflects and deal with the situation. >> reporter: fladeboe kron 4 news. >> pam: new tonight -- a man is charged with murder, after police say, he stabbed a store clerk to death. >> pam: his silver and black raiders facepaint. all this happened sunday, at the ace hardware store in el sobrante. according to published reports, the suspect -- daymond agne

a man is now in jail for allegedly murdering a san jose state university nursing student. 19-year-old kimberly chico was a passenger in a car when she was hit by a stray bullet last weekend. san jose police arrested johnnie lozano during a traffic stop last night. >>> this was the scene of a shooting early saturday morning near 2nd and san salvador street downtown. chico died at the hospital later and the driver of the car was night. police have no motive for that shooting. >>> there's a new lawsuit now in the asiana airlines crash. nine families who were on board are suing asiana and the plane's manufacturer for negligence. three of the families are from right here in the bay area. the lawsuit claims the airline failed to train its pilots properly. boeing is accused of not providing safe seating. three chinese students died in the july 6 crash at sfo. more than 180 passengers were injured. >>> all right. the good news for bart riders, the unions did not issue another 72-hour strike notice last night. so a walkout is not likely on monday. the two sides say they are ready to talk all w

. >>> san jose state university says it's raised more than $200 million from donors in its first major fund-raising campaign. the school says it hit the goal a year earlier than anticipated. more public colleges are trying to fill the gaps caused by gaps in state funding. in may san diego state announced it had raised more than $400 million in its first such campaign. uc-davis is in the middle of a $1 billion fund-raiser. and uc-berkeley's latest efforts set a $3 billion goal that it expects to meet this year. >>> it is now five before the hour. mike is here with weather. more lightning today. >> i think the chance is out there but it won't be a repeat of last night. let's take a look at the low and where it's sitting right now. it's pulling just a little farther offshore. notice upstream, we don't see any storms like yesterday. so the energy that's rotating around this low is a lot weaker. so any storms i think will be best along the sierra as we head towards the afternoon hours. and a few of those may stray towards us. 82 today with thunderstorms. same thing with yosemite. we'll talk

they're trying to form their own veterans resource center at san jose state university.h me are damian bramlett, the veteran, and also omar teutle. did i pronounce it correctly? >> yes. >> briefly tell me about your military service before we get into the needs there that you feel you ed

san jose police have a suspect in custody in the deadly shooting of a college student. 23-year-old johnny lozano faces homicide charges. the 19-year-old woman was a nursing student at san jose state universitywas killed early saturday morning in downtown san jose. investigators say she was just riding in a car when she was hit by a stray bullet. police officers say that an alert officer in san jose's gang suppression unit actually spotted the suspect in south san jose and made the arrest. >>> new this morning a peace group in oakland is at the parking lot to remember crime victims. we took video of the candle light memorial early this morning. the group make oakland better has held similar stop the violent tailgates ahead of raider football games. they fear the organization in the city may be getting worse in light of recent homicides. >>> tonight inside the oakland coliseum the raiders open their 2013 preseason. the raiders hosting the dallas cowboys. matt will finally get hiss chance as a starting quarterback for the raiders. you can see tonight's game on tape delay on sister station tv 36. that is at 10:00 p.m.. >> bruce miller. back field. preseason opener against the broncos. the niner

police at san jose state university arrested a suspect on the campus on tuesday night. police will give us more details. the 22-year-old victim is recovering. his head was hit on the sidewalk near the science building. police say it appears the victim and the attacker knew each other. now the victim was not a student and no ties to the university. >>> a sex abuse claim has been filed against one school district. it is claimed that a fifth grade teacher molested a boy and faculty members did not report allegations of abuse. the victim is seek #-g $25,000 in damage. martin is facing 91 felony counts of molestation. >>> and baseball is threatening to suspend alex rodriguez for life. he is fighting the ban. sources close to the situation report that he is negotiating a deal with the league that would get him a lengthy suspension instead of a lifetime ban. he is one of 14 players expected to be disciplined in baseball's latest drug scandal. >>> and time now is 6:17. an appeals court sided with some athletes over electronics arts. and they should have received compensation wh

she was a nursing student at san jose state university. ot that killed her. 23-year-old johnny lozano is facing one count of murder. >>> san francisco police are investigating two separate overnight shootings in the bayview hunter's point neighborhood. both shootings happened around 11:00 p.m. at the first shooting one man was hurt by flying glass after a bullet went through his windshield much at the second one man was shot in the arm and took himself to the hospital. the shootings happened nine minutes apart and less than a mile away from each other. >>> one person has been airs arrested in a triple stabbing in san francisco. it happened around 6:00 last night. police found three people who were stabbed and rushed them to the hospital. police say the stabbing does not appear to be gang related. >>> four san francisco firefighters are recovering after getting injured in a fire on treasure island. the fire began late yesterday afternoon in a vacant building. flames spread to the roof of the structure. none of the injuries are considered lif

it's part of a larger partnership between the city of san jose and san jose state university called communityersety which leverages the energy and innovative spirits of students to help solve problems in the neighborhood that the neighbors have identified. seven gardens now provide healthy foods neighbors didn't have before. >> the city is just trying to catch up with innovative programs like this. >> reporter: city councilman says san jose zoning laws need to be updated to support a growing trend urban farming. >> hopefully in two months, all these weeds will be gone and there will be raised beds and lots of vegetables coming in its place. >> that's fine with zach lewis who plans to expand into a one acre site near the guadalupe freeway. >> you take a farm, make it highly productive and then you are able to support an organization like ours. >> he hopes to build a self sustaining business by growing and selling organic produce to local very every restaurants which will help him expand garden to table. in san jose, len ramirez, kpix 5. >> the community versety program plans to expand to all o

. >>> police at san jose state university say they have a suspect in custody for a brutal beating. officers confirmed they've made an arrest in the campus attack on tuesday night. police are expected to release more details later today. the 22-year-old victim is still recovering after his head was bashed on the sidewalk near the science building. officers say it appears the victim and attacker knew each other. the victim was not a student and had no sees to the -- no ties to the university. >>> police are searching for suspects in a deadly shooting last night. police found two men shot in a car on summersville road. one man died. the other is critically hurt. ktvu's claudine wong has been out there since 4:30. what are the police saying now, claudine? >> reporter: well, it appears, dave, that the two victims were simply driving on the street when the shots were fired. if you take a look behind me. this is delta fair road. you can see glass on the roadway. they've opened the roadway. and the number of cars, it gives you an indication of how busy it is here. it was busy last night at

. >>> police investigating an attack on the campus of san jose state university. a man smashed another man's head on the sidewalk outside the school's science building. kris sanchez joins us live where there is growing concern about crime. >> reporter: hi there. you can't blame the students and in fact the folks who work here on campus for that. the attack was pbrutal. it's a wide open campus, many are here at late night. though the attack was aggressive and violent, overall crime on campus is down. no more late night study sessions on campus for the senior. last night he got a text from campus police detailing the assault of a 22-year-old victim right outside the science building. >> when you get that e-mail, you see that, 8:00, it's not that late, that's something like that's taking place, it's scary. >> reporter: that news may alarm students but police say crime is down by 20%. >> right now, like i said, on campus, even assaults are down. last year we had 28 at this time. this year we have 21. >> reporter: all of last year, san jose state with 30,000 students,

san jose state university police say they have arrested a suspect in the brutal oncampus beating of a man on tuesday night outside the university science building. police are saying little about the man they have arrested but he and the victim do know each other. the two men got in a fight and the suspect slammed the victim's head in the pavement several times. the victim who is not a student is expected to recover. >> negotiateations between bart and two of the largest employee unions coming down to the wire. unions could give passengers 72 hours not they will strike if a deal is not reached by sunday night. union negotiators tell abc7 news that there has been no significant movement on three of the main sticking point: wages, benefits and health care. bart says the current offer would give employees slightly more of a rise but the unions say the lowest paid workers suffer the most. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield has more on the negotiations and how riders are preparing at the top of the hour. >> if bart workers strike again the bay area highs are clogged with commuters mostly dri

. >> san jose state university celebrating tonight.as raised more than 200 million dollars from private donor in the first mainly fund resisting campaign. goal it hit a year earlier than scheduled. more public colleges trying to fill gap caused by cuts if state funding too. in may san diego state announced it raised more than 400 million in its first campaign of its kind. uc davis in the middle of 1 billion dollar fundraiser. uc berkeley latest effort had 3 billion dollar goal and expected to conclude this year. remarkable amounts of money being raised. >> the support system that will alower the new bay bridge to open to traffic on september 3rd is now in place. crew successfully installed these new shim over the weekend. steel plate may not look like much but engineers say they are what is making even cold front tent that the new bay pwrem is safe enough to open in 15 dais daisy. hears transportation reporter heather with the latest on the prison he can. >> shim are in except for the small stuff like lane striping and big stuff electr

good pro pre >>> tonight, we'll have the latest on an arrest connected to the death of a san jose state university student. tonight after "hollywood game night." >> before we say good-bye, jeff ranieri before we go into the evening. >> odd weather. >> little cooler than average. tomorrow, not a whole lot warmer. low 80s. afternoon. 60s at the coast. areas of thick fog for the morning hour. also drizzle. sunday, much daonday, tuesday, temperatures warm up. not hot. comfortable. more sunshine as we head throughout next week. that's the good news. one more day of foggy weather. >> getting close to the weekend. >> yes, i know. >> thank you, jeff. thank you for joining us at 6:00. have a great evening. >> have a good night. these are the hands a pediatrician. these are pioneering advances in heart surgery. and these are developing groundbreaking treatments for cancer. they're the hands of the nation's top doctors. kaiser permanente doctors. and though they are all different, they work together on a single mission: saving lives. discover how we are advancing medicine at kp.org join us, and thrive. >> no

starting this fall, online classes will be offered by all 23 campuses in the california state university system. san josee university and several other csu schools already offer online courses. the online classes will be available to all csu students regardless of where they attend. this will make more options available as many campuses deal with high enrollments. >>> well, there's so much to see at the oakland zoo and summertime usually means big crowds there, too. >> but one group of kids is getting vip access. they are learning about the animals' habitat, feeding schedules, and even social skills. it's all part of the oakland zoocamp. >> female warthogs and young live in small groups. >>> reporter: this group is taking in all the sights -- >> i like the shape of their like face and mouth. >> reporter: -- and sounds. >> getting to come to the zoo for five days in a row lets kids have a really personal experience with the animals and really feel like this is their zoo. >> reporter: about 150 kids each week from the middle of june to mid-august enjoy zoocamp complete with games, songs and, of course, the

san jose where the search is on for the suspect who shot and killed a man in broad daylight. this happened in downtown yesterday afternoon near third and julian streets about four blocks from san jose state universityonce and rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. his identity has not been released. people in a nearby building heard the gunfire. >> we heard seven gunshots while we were in class and really surprising to hear them so close by. so then the instructor went out and checked out what he could see and came in and shut the door and called 911. >> this shouldn't be happening at all. and they need to do something about it. people, i mean, bullets don't have names on them. people walk down the street, and bullets are flying. anyone can get hit. anyone can be hurt. >> investigators say they are interviewing witnesses to try to piece together what may have led to the shooting. >>> coming up at 7:00 on today in the bay, looking back on history and the legacy of dr. martin luther king jr. ahead of the 50th anniversary ahead of the historic "i have a dream" speech. right now, more of the "today" show. >>> oh, my word! >> you're taking a look at some of the 4,000 people in rural virgin

. >>> san jose state university says it's raised more than $200 million from donors in its first majorfund-raising campaign. the school says it hit the goal a year earlier than anticipated. more public colleges are trying to fill gaps caused by cuts in state funding. in may san diego state announced it had raised more than $400 million in its first such campaign. uc-davis is in the middle of a $1 billion fund-raiser. and uc-berkeley's latest efforts set a $3 billion goal that it expects to meet this year. >>> we're still under a red flag warning. the question is how long is it going to be with us, mike? >> well, 11:00 for the santa cruz mountains, the east bay hills, valleys, diablo range. and 5:00 tomorrow afternoon for the north bay. going out to the game tonight, mariners and a's, 66 degrees dropping down to 60. mild, probably not quite as warm as it was yesterday. head across the bay and over towards the red sox and giants at 7:15 at at&t park. 64 dropping down to about 60 degrees. watching the storms, yeah, the last spoke of energy pulled away from us to the north. there's not muc

san jose, look at this, this is northbound 101. i don't usually turn this camera angle because no matter where the backup is, we usually don't see it quite this bad towards san jose state universityps 101 at oakland road. that took a half hour to clear. they cleared all three vehicles to the shoulder. all this traffic approaching tullie road: it makes it'sier to clear this crash over on the shoulder as well. there's the rest of the south bay. north 87 showing slowing. some of folks getting out of the backup and taking the reroute. that will help you there. here is 85 towards saratoga showing the build for the volume as well. the south bay commute will be more flexible over the next week as folks are coming back to school for the ten school districts we've seen over the last week. over in fremont we're still following this. use fremont's connector, the biggs boulevard connector. if you use auto mall parkway, you'll have to avoid that because of a crash. let me take you to a live look. we have a big rig, a coupe there that has crashed there. it's closed both directions of auto mall parkway. they close both directions between technology and fremont. use mission boulevard as the alte

chico was heading into her sophomore year at san jose state university. that what is 410.on pleads no contest to criminal charges. from the refinery fire one year ago. chevron to be put on a two -year probation. pay nearly two - million dollars in fines. and pay more then 720- thousand dollars in restitution. to different agencies. who half ofadante pointer is an attorney with the law offices of john burris. that firm is representing more 13-thousand people who say, they suffered serious illness after the chevron fire. kron 4's scott rates talked with pointer, and gets his reaction to the settlement. that nothing to people who were affected out in the community. >>: this was a criminal negligence type of situation where chevron knew that they were operating a plant that had a long standing track record of running the boat without loss and the essentially ignored their responsibility to conduct their business in a lawful manner it is their responsibility to not a danger residents who live around this very toxic plants. >>: what are some of the illnesses out there in the com

. >> reporter: at san jose state university a second violent crime is resulting in the second campus-wide that this man was slammed this-man's head was slammed to the set cement. there were not students. and police are nonetheless reminding students about the safety protocol associated with the large oaklopen-urban campus. in san jose, rob fladeboe, kron 4 nos. (male announcer): now, here's stanley roberts who found people behaving badly. if you're going to drink vodka at 11:00 a.m. and a beer avoided be a muni bus shelter like the plague. >> do not drink an open container. >> the san francisco police are having a zero tolerance for any shenanigans. >> do not drink in public. and it is funny, they do not want you drinking at a poli-- bus stop. there were drinking vodka and beer. this liquor is poured out and there were told not to hang out. >> have why are you taking the bus? >> because i got a dui. >> after long, this person walked up to the bus shelter and was looking for a light. >> this is a bus stop. >> okay., thank you. it is not difficult to see people smoking. these people on mark

she was a nursing student at san jose state university. led saturday morning near the intersection of san salvador and 2nd street in downtown san jose. she was riding in a car when she was hit by a stray bullet. >> it's tragic that this young lady was murdered. our heart goes out to the family. our detectives are taking this case hard. that could have been anybody driving down the street and catching a stray bullet. >> police say an alert officer in san jose's gang suppression unit spotted the suspect in south san jose late yesterday and made the arrest. the suspect was carrying a loaded gun. >>> this morning, police are investigating a deadly stand off in sunnyvale. police say they were called to the home on san pedro aver yesterday morning after a man called them and said he had killed someone. they say they were forced to open fire when the man charged at them with a gun. police found a woman's body inside the home. police say she may have been murdered. the man who lived in the house had a history of domestic violence. >>> time is 8:11.

university. police at san jose state telling us they arrested 21-year-old christopher bowen in connection to an onampus beating that sent a 22-year-old man to the hospital. police believe the attacker and victim did know each other. the victim taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. >>> it was an emotional day inside of a cleveland courtroom as ariel castro was formally sentenced. he's admitted to raping, aggravated murder and more. however, today, he said the sex was consensual. jay gray joins us from that courthouse in cleveland. castro spoke at length and seemed to be deflecting the blame here. >> reporter: yeah, it was a rambling, at times delusional diatribe from castro. part of what was an emotional and often disturbing day in the courtroom. the prosecution detailing the horror that these women had to endure for so long. ariel castro offering some type of explanation. while one of his victims said today she may some day forgive but she'll never forget. wiping away tears, michelle knight, for the first time since her escape, shared the same room with the man who held her capt

university. police at south san jose state telling us they have arrested a man in connection to an on-campus beating, sending a 22-year-old man to the hospital. police believe the atendering a the victim knew one another. on tuesday night, police say the two men apparently got into some kind of6%z fight and the attack ended up slamming the victim's head right into the concrete numerous times. the victim was then taken to the hospital suffering non-life threatening injuries. >>> well, a very emotional day in court for one of the women held captive by a cleveland man for nearly ten years. this marks the very first time michelle knight has been seen publicly since her rescue several months ago. her very brave statements coming during sentencing for ariel admitting that, yes, he has a long list of issues. nbc's jay gray has more from cleveland. >> reporter: as the hearing began, ariel castro entered the courtroom alert and with his head up, a much different demeanor than in previous court appearances. as the proceeding unfolded, prosecutors prevented evidence that showed the horrors the women endured in

at san jose state student orientation starts with a speech from the university's president.classes also resume at a college of san mateo this morning. other schools in san francisco, we already talked about that. other schools resuming class today, santa clara unified where workers spent last week putting finishing touches on classroom repairs. milpitas unified, oak grove also going back to school. those are districts in the south bay which fall under the purview of the santa clara county education. its superintendent says one of the big challenges, implementing the common core standards, designed to provide students with a 21st century skill set to make them better problem solvers and critical thinkers. >> is it hard to implement a monument change like that? >> it is. i creates anxiety, uncertainty with teachers. it's hard to define t. standards have to be introduced and you have to continue to provide professional development. it's not an inoculation, it's something instructional leaders at school will have to continue to enforce, observe classroom at school will have to c

at san jose state, student orientation starts today with a speech from the university's president. classes also resume at the college of san mateo this morning. and in san francisco extra police will be out and around city schools today and tomorrow to enforce school zone speed limits, a good reminder to everyone. that city actually has 15-mile-per-hour speed limits in school zones. santa clara unified back in session. milpitas unified and milpitas unified as well as oak grove in san jose. cambrian unified. can we just say pretty much all of them? >> i think you can. >> a pleasanton teenager accused of hitting and killing a bicy e bicyclist in june expected back in court today. 18-year-old cody has has been charged with murder. police say he hit the woman and her husband on foothill road killing her and seriously injuring her husband. he was reportedly driving 43 miles per hour over the speed limit. police say hall boasted on twitter about speeding and that led to the murder charge. >>> remember this guy? the man accused of running naked through a b.a.r.t. station? >> i don't knowe

san jose as you head towards morgan hill. that's the latest from here. back to you guys. >>> it's no secret state funding for colleges and universities in california has dwindled over the years. yesterday uc-berkeley's new chancellor talked about how the university must get creative to bring in more money. >> we are going to have to find new ways to generate new kinds of revenue through certain kinds of programs and the use of our resources and very fiscally prudent and sometimes even adventurous ways. >> chance already nicholas dirks says in no way will the university privatize. >>> college gpas won't hold the same weight with employers in the spring. next spring 200 colleges across the country plan to launch a new test for skills, like, communication and other skills. it's for value beyond just a gpa. >>> a new law allows public school students in california to use any bathroom or locker room they choose or join any athletic team no matter the gender. now the secretary of state confirms opponents of the new transgender law appear to be organizing a referendum now. they must collect more than 500,000 signatures to get the referendum on the november ballot. th

san francisco state university. cal also welcoming students back to campus. their classes officially start on thursday. also starting school, redwood city school district, pleasanton unified, oakland unified. berryessa union in san jose>>> want to check the forecast now with meteorologist christina loren. it's 5:47. how are we looking out there? >> looking pretty good. good morning, laura and jon. hope you had a good weekend. a good looking way to start the week. temperatures pretty comfortable. i want to point out, the little ones sensitive to the cold, we have a good windchill factor especially through the oakland hills. you may want to grab a sweater for the little ones if they're headed back right now. we have an area of low pressure to our north. that's going to keep the marine layer nice and thick as we head through the next couple days. expecting a pretty robust onshore flow. let's take you to the futurecast and show you what we are expecting. you'll have to wait for the sunshine in san francisco. you will see it for at least two to three hours. temperatures will be really comfortable as a result. we'll hit the mid 60s for dichlt here is what we're working with in your other cities across the bay. 77 degrees i

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