but he says that could also change. >> and also the state university system is facing also by hundredillion dollar cuts in response, you concede that they use the chancellor will be less students admitted. you see--, and also, that less campus services. and with our community college system. with $400 million cuts. total, the entire california at the university system with the state universities are looking at a cut of $1.4 billion which is just incredible! >> huge, substantial, and with those student fees are going up. >> thank teresa. >> checking outside, this is the bay bridge toll plaza. no problems. the west = left. and the upper deck of the bay bridge is also moving along well. east bound, on the right side is moving right along. we will be right back.

tend campus chancellors and right now, nose to increase in fees but that could change. >> cal state university level they are facing a 500 and the dollar reduction cal state chancellor is saying that your students will be admitted with the $500 million reduction with less services, less class's. also, community classis with $400 million loss in funding. >> what difficult measures. with the increases in in a state these that we saw state-wide, riots. >> and new details about the deadly shooting in arizona. the man who was responsible for the saturday's massacre made his appearance in court. and gabrielle giffords continues to fight for her life. cautiously optimistic, that representative deferreds is not out of the woods yet. and that his first court appearance since and gunning down 20 people a lesson in arizona grocery store. the federal charges against them with 22 year-old it jared la carte with two counts of murder, and one count of try to kill a member of carter's. >> he specifically targeted a congressperson. with by witnesses and documents. >> among those documents, an envelope in side

these young women are students at san francisco state university and the university of san francisco, and they practice every sunday morning -- that is called dedication. they have got beautiful costumes. you are going to see them perform with their props here, but they celebrate the bunjabi full dance and their culture, and i think it is a wonderful way of celebrating our heritage month. would you please give a warm welcome to six lovely students? come on, everybody. let's give them a hand. [applause] ♪ [singing in foreign language] [applause] >> , on, everyone. part of a fabulous -- com onee , everyone. weren't the fabulous? we are all here for these awards, the asian pacific american heritage award honors individuals and organizations who have made direct impact to their communities. the apa heritage awards are being presented in three categories. for individuals, we have awards for the emerging leadership and lifetime achievements, and the community organizations. we have the community impact award. 50 nominations were received -- 50 -- and top finalists in each category were subm

not a military one but an education one. >> san jose state university is embarking on a mission to takeournalism 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 month in iraq. there are many untold stories. >> when i went there, it was totally different. it's not a war zone. it's really peaceful and really quiet. >>

another $500 million from california state university. and $308 million for a 10% reduction in take-home pay for state employees who are not covered under a collective bargaining agreement. now, governor brown faces the task of selling his proposal to legislators and lobbyists, an getting the public to buy in. we will continue to follow this and keep you posted on how his plan is received. if you want to see brown's speech in its entirety, visit cbs 5 .com. >> voters going to get their say in june. thank you. >>> san francisco mayor gavin newsom will be sworn in as state lieutenant governor just about an hour from now. after a week's delay. and newsom put off assuming office until an interim mayor was chosen to fill the rest of his term. >>> in another political move, newsom surprised a lot of people by naming san francisco's police chief, george gascone to replace new state attorney general camilla harris as district attorney. >> taken aback by the awesome honor that is being given to me. and i pledge to you that i will do everything wit

all right thanks very much and political analyst from moscow state university is in there it's all we have time for for. much appreciated your views here on our team. and the council of europe will debate the findings of an explosive report into the alleged trafficking of organs in cost of all the claims were contained in an acquirer by swiss human rights dick marty accusing high ranking members of the cause of a liberation army of murdering serbia now because of all benny and prisoners and selling their organs almost two thousand athletes serbs and albanians remain missing from the cost of war of the end of the ninety's are these guys who knows are the has more without a trace that's how the brother disappeared along with thousands of other people. he went to work as usual with his friends to the bullets of it's mine and that was it i never saw him again we went to the police and everyone else we can think of after the war i thought there'd be an exchange of prisoners and hundreds of obedience were freed the so many serbs are still missing now after twelve years i've lost all the int

so many people have spoken about your work at san francisco state university. you have been modest in that regard, but you were viewed as a legacy graduate, someone who recognizes the importance of this institution to our city. you have done so much to enable students of all backgrounds to go and have opportunity, and i think that is really a testament to your personal qualities, and i hope that the strength of the testimony that is presented today can make as compelling case as we have for another nominee that came before this committee. because i do think it is extremely important to have you on the mta board. >> thank you, supervisor. i appreciate that. supervisor mar: thank you. to fill the shoes of the rev. james mcrae, they are big shoes to fill, but your decades of experience in the financial community would be sorely needed within the mta board, but i wanted to ask. i know what of the challenges has been the final results, and the recent cutbacks have been a challenge, but what ideas did you have for ensuring there is adequate funding stream so we could

on where the only time is against professor joseph from california state university really good to have you on the program may your thoughts thank you. sharing videos and pictures online is all the rage these days but it's never been quite like this story russian scientists have developed a microscope system that lets their colleagues from around the world zoom in and view the tiniest bacteria over the internet in real time marty's tom brings us a close up view. but imagine a terrible virus sweeping across the planet scientists racing to try and understand it then stop it then imagine a new to enabling all those scientists via the web to see the minute structure of that virus within minutes it's a question that concerns the scientists and engineers in moscow we should know all about the why of all particles in both. all the viral particles it will give both of both. to develop in your way. we sure will defeat. the device is called a scanning probe microscope and they've existed for some time in many countries but this team has zoomed in on a novel potential this professor from a univers

europe is going off reporting their well for more we're joined live by fear from the moscow state university of international relations thanks for joining us here in the studio where it took a lot of time didn't it for the two sides to decide on this but they still ratified it with some different interpretations just how successful would this treaty be then if the two sides aren't exactly shoulder to shoulder and don't see eye to eye on every element of this new treaty i don't think that these differences in the interpretations are fundamental of course there are some. potential problems. of missile defense system and this issue is not reflected in the preamble and it is not strictly regulated or interactive so it is a potential problem for the future however i do think that currently of the treaty is beneficial for both sides and if you lost many say it's symbolic very saying a lot more about really not so much about the nuclear also but about relations between the two countries how do you now see the future developing developing between moscow and washington now. i'm quite optimistic how a

officials are warning the governor's l could >>> university of california and cal state university officials are warning the governor's budget proposal could mean more tuition hikes. the budget plan is a tough one it would slash $500 million each from the university of california and the california state university systems, community colleges would lose $400 million. >>> san francisco might get all the glory from winning the bid to host the next america's cup but a north bay city is hoping to get something else out of the deal. vallejos marinas and yacht clubs are looking forward to the event they hope to attract people to visit downtown vallejos antiques shops and six flags park. and they hope yachting fans will fill the hundreds of boat slips, many of which are currently empty. >> we think vallejo's location is key about being where we are on the water near the wine country we want to work hard with our tourism partners and hotels yes, it is two years away we would like to get a head start on things to make sure we can roll out the red carpet. >>> the vallejo officials hope they can attrac

or dangerous chemical weapons they've awarded a grant for eight million dollars to colorado state university to program plants to change colors so here's how it works perfectly when a plan to text chemical weapons or explosives that plant will turn white within a few hours but the goal of this program is that the plants will change colors within minutes of detecting the materials which scientists actually say is very possible now scientists also say that cameras can be installed to detect when the plants change colors creating an instant alert for security especially in places like airports now personally i'm up about this project just think about how this would benefit everybody if these bomb sniffing plants actually worked and ended up in airports throughout those pointless x. ray body scanners make the security lines go faster and all while you're surrounded by some beautiful greenery rather than nasty t.s.a. agents just shows you what nature can really do. now the story of lax and endangered western pacific gray whale has a standard researchers left them scratching their heads last octob

that meant higher fees at the university of california, state university, university college. it has meant fewer classroom -- larger classroom sizes for people k-12. it has also meant that we have cut our social contract, in terms of people most in need able to get help. whether that is the elderly who need help at home, mothers with children who really need this money. that is why we need city government to be as innovative and compassionate as the people of san francisco. the best argument we could make today is to make sure that every day we are making government work better. the most progressive thing we could do is to make our city government work faster, fairer, and smarter pour every san franciscan today. that task, however, is too important to lead to us in city hall alone. we need your help. we need to be sure to engage the entire population to identify those problems, to help fix them, and most of all, to hold all of us in government accountable for all of the accountable for all of the services we promised to deliver

i went to san francisco state university. i became aware of this project through the out reach of -- representatives. and support the need for smart housing growth in san francisco. this project will help our struggling -- get back on track. the plan will have a lasting positive affect for communities. they really listen to to what the residences want. i fully support the plan. this will increase the housing and opportunities for san franciscans. many people are moving to other parts of the bay area. this will help. thank you. >> good evening, commissioners, eric brooks representing the green party. what happened last week was one of the most fine examples of democratic process that i have ever seen. nothing that staff presented was any kind of legal counter to this very clear argument that shows that to this will not be enforced. on other things in the presentation, transportation. shifting the line a little bit and having shuttles will not do anything to shift the level of transportation that is needed. you put it density i

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

for 12 years she has taught various courses in african-american history at wayne state university, the university of toledo command the university of michigan. she has also remained involved in community programs including anti hunter and tutorial programs. during several periods of her adult life she had also been a full-time homemaker raising three sons and caring for her aging parents. martha. >> thank you. good evening. i was born in providence, rhode island. when i was around six years old my parents moved from a white neighborhood that was fairly indifferent to our prejudiced to one that was downright hostile. the reason for the move was that my father and optometrist, was losing his sight. my parents decided to close his office and bought a funeral parlor that allowed them to rent out the upstairs living quarters and keep an office at the front of the house and tell my father could no longer practice. our new neighbor, a stone's throw from the window. the local motorcycle game regularly congregated at the front of our house. once someone tried to set the house on fire. another t

when i is a in late 1970s at ohio state university and was in the library looking to hardcopy papers of the harpers weekly. and i came across a full-page obituary of this general, he looked like a kid, with his glowing headlines in these contributions. it was hard to fathom or believes. i mean, it was incredible. and since i didn't really know much about him or her much about him at that point i started looking for something authoritative work is that i could rely on for a biography. and since 1979 can actually implement that came out a few months ago i could never find anything. so i took it upon myself to do this. i did a dissertation at kansas state university in the mid-80s with this and then i used to work as an army historian and i was working at the pentagon and about 10 years ago i had extra time in my hands and i said i'm going to guess this off and try to get back into it and fix it up. and so there we are. here we are 10 years later with additional research. yes. >> what made his -- was it translates having read it, is a pretty good work, pretty good thinking? >> unless yo

it was in connection with a deadly fight near san diego state university 20308.ay -- 2008 yesterday he noted the nunoz did not deliver the fatal stab wound and commuted his sentence down to 7 years. >>> sharon chin is in oakland with a look at what is on the top of kwan's agenda. >> reporter: yeah, big day for her. tomorrow her first order of business will be be to meet with oakland police during the police line up and talk about violence in the city today is a day of celebration for the city councilmember who pulled out a surprise victory, the festivities started last night with free inaugural party at the space and science center she says she is ready to tackle oakland's most urgent problems, crime and police layoffs to city's budget deficit. >> it is a different time, different place, i think when you involve people different things happen i don't think a mayor, one person does it, i think when we are moving together you do. so i know that from the work i have already done. >> reporter: well, 8:30 a.m., kwan and supporters will walk from china town to the fox

. -- to speak at this california state university fund raidser -- raisers last june. he also received some racist phone calls like this one from an anonymous caller. >> you don't like it, tell them to go back to china. he's an immigrant. we speak english. >> reporter: they say an investigation has been underway and he's not sure if there is any connection between the threats he received and the tucson tragedy but he's going to take precause of actions. >> my -- pretalkses. >> my staff is going to receive training to handle these kind of situations. it's important i continued to do the things i've been doing in the past. because we have to send a clear message that we stand up and we're not going to allow you to take over the discourse of this country. >>> meanwhile, the man accused of gunning down congresswoman giffords and the others reportedly posted a picture of himself with a gun just hours before the shooting. police say jared loughner was wearing only a red thong as he brandished a handgun. the revelation comes as police are getting an hour by hour account of hi

they are both of history at louisiana state university. andrew has written widely on the 19th century, done two books on jefferson, "jefferson's secrets" which is published in 2005, and nancy most recent data biography of aaron burr. she earlier published on the origins the women's rights movement in america, in a book called "sex and citizenship in antebellum america." andrew and nancy are old time friends of the thomas jefferson foundation. they are both a former fellows and residents. they are known to many members of this audience and i'm delighted to welcome them back. so please join me in welcoming andrew and nancy. [applause] >> within days of taking office of the fourth president of the united states, james madison received a letter from rebecca, a well educated philadelphia and, one of the gentle folk of that city. she petitioned him to begin his administered with an act of generosity by pardoning aaron burr who was then living in exile in europe. although trained in every nicety, she did her cause no service when she unloaded on

today between stanford and the university of arizona at tucson has been postponed because of the shooting. the stanford men's team was in arizona thursday playing arizona statee university of arizona athletics director issued a statement saying, in part. the game is set to be played tomorrow at 11:30 in the morning on the arizona campus. >>> you will find continuing coverage of the tucson shooting on our website ktvu.com. we also have a slide show posted. just click on the u.s. and world news tab. >>> a birthday party in san francisco tonight honoring a man many say helped change the course of the music business. the auditorium was the scene of bill graham's 80th birthday party. the legendary music promoter died in 1991 in a helicopter accident after a concert in concord. tonight's celebration was a benefit for the bill graham memorial foundation. >>> teaming up to help the needy. which two college football teams set aside their rivalry and what they did in the bay area to help out. >> we could see some big changes in our area soon. mark tamayo is working on your complete bay area forecast and will have it for us next. ktvu, channel 2 news at 6. frank somerv

we of work in partnership with san francisco state university's program. the best way to get kids on to larger boats is to begin them on kayaks and smaller boats. finally, back to south beach on the south beach yacht club, which has operated a community outreach and viewed sailing program for 18 years. we see kids getting instruction and on the water in mission creek. as you can see, there are many programs in san francisco to not only encourage our youth to sale but to give them the opportunities to do so. many go on to become full-time sailors for their entire lives with the dream of winning an america's cup. i thank you. [applause] supervisor mirkarimi: try to keep the applause down. after the speaker -- [reading names] >> good afternoon. i'm the journalists who follows america's cup matters closely. i find that instead of speaking to benefits i have seen accrued to previous host cities, i must speak to time. you have heard mention of a protocol. the protocol is a covenant between the defender and challenger of record and one of the elements of the curr

>> there is a study put out every year by ball state university from the news directors association. the 2009 numbers for minorities in the news were much more encouraging for television than they were in radio. so, we are seeing more people of color in television, for sure. we are seeing more people in television and radio. what we are not seeing is those people of color taking managerial, decisionmaking positions. the policy of a station reflects the difference in content. you cannot just put people of color on the screen and expect diverse coverage. >> but could you not agree that you would be a reference of some sort? for me, anything that comes up about sudan, they ask me about it. i would argue that editorially it makes somewhat of a difference. >> but you are a clear exception if you look at the numbers. in radio, women in general are few and far between. we are talking about small market stations, not even 10% of staff. at larger market stations here in san francisco, we are the no. 6 market in the country. that number is higher. talking about women of color in media -- >> th

the california state university system is also in a similar financial bind. >>> no decision just yet on the possible closure of some schools in contra costa county. last night parents and students in walnut creek argued for and against closing 7 schools in mount diablo unified. after cutting $50 million over the past few years, the district says it now has to cut another $12 million this year. >> closing silverwood would be one of the worst ideas ever, and i know that more people think that, too. >> yesterday's meeting is the first step in the decision- making process. another meeting will be held next week. the vote takes place on february 8. >>> caltrain is looking at possible service cuts to deal with a $30 million deficit. those potential cuts could be severe. among the scenarios, a schedule that would see trains operating only on weekdays and only during commute times. service could be suspended at up to 7 stations including all stops south of san jose's diridon station. >> everyone cutting back. all right. the time now is 6:12. >>> a tough task just got easier. the move that co