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. >> from san jose state university you are watching equal time. exploring new issues each week. >> hello from the campus of san jose state university. welcome to this edition of equal time. i'm your host journalism school director bob rutger. the number of mixed race people have been increasing over the years. in san ho -- and san jose is one of the most dramatic examples. what is happening to cultural identity? jessica reports on the confusion of that identity. >> we get a sneak peek at roscoes light loop. >> but often answers a completely different kind of question from our audience. >> i get asked a lot who what ethnicity are you? >> she is half japanese and half italian and part of a new fast growing mixed population of the united states. >> as a public figure being in the media i feel zero pressure to be either a little asian or a little bit more white. >> she is caught up in the confusion over racial identity resulting from america stirring the melting pot to the boiling point. dr. jennifer is morrison says mixed race people are under pressu

now to a packed reception at morgan state university.ckets range from $100-$10,000. she is also expected to attend a private fund-raising event afterward. more now on breaking news we told you about at the top of the hour. state police are still on the team of the multi-vehicle crash on i-97 in annapolis. right now just one lane is getting by. delays extend back a few miles. that crash involved two cars and a pickup truck. one person was sent to the hospital. troopers say they will be on the scene for at least another hour. new details to 9 on a shooting in broad daylight in west baltimore that left a -- tonight on a shooting in broad daylight in west baltimore that left a man dead. the shooter kept shooting even when his victim was lying on the ground. happened around 2:30 p.m. yesterday. homicide detectives are still looking for the shooter and believe he tossed the weapon nearby before running off. at this hour is in no clear suspect. >> the space shuttle endeavor continues its grand tour tonight, flying over los angeles for one last

a shooting at morgan state university. we will bring you updates as soon as we get more information. >> coming up, the latest attacks in libya take the lives of four people, including ambassador christopher stevens. >> we will have the latest from our washington bureau at 6:00. >> a surprise of a lifetime for a paralympist. >> his fellow students showed him just how proud they of his accomplishments. >> how do you look back and classmates and not only competed in london but also to come the top honors -- a gold medal? >> you throw him a surprise patriotic homecoming. >> its crumbling to know him and be his friend. we wanted to make him feel special. >> he felt like a big winner on this day. not only did he get to travel and patriotic style, he was greeted by hundreds of his classmates. they lined up waving american flags and cheering for him. and shaking them down. heroes' welcome indeed. >> this is overwhelming. i didn't expect it but i really appreciate it. >> he has cerebral palsy and trains at the north baltimore swim

stick around. >> live at morgan state university, city police are still on the scene of a shooting that happened a little more than an hour ago. university officials tell us one person was shot on campus in the stomach and was rushed to hospital. no word yet whether the person is a student. the search continues for a gunman. he has been described as a tall black man with a fait hair cut wearing a white t-shirt. city police are still here on the scene. we'll have more at all of a clock. clock. but it makes millions off marylanders every year. now they're running dishonest ads. why? because voting for question seven is a vote to build a... world-class resort casino in maryland. creating thousands of jobs and... ...according to the official department of legislative... services, hundreds of millions for our schools. while saving taxpayer money by cutting casino subsidies. question seven. good jobs and better schools in maryland. not west virginia. and those well grounded. for what's around this corner... and the next. there's cash flow options from pnc. solutions to help businesses like yo

one person was injured on the campus of morgan state university. i'm christian schaffer. >>> a second person has died in our state from the west nile virus. >> the department of health and mental hygiene confirmed there's been a second death. health officials said we are halfway through of what they call the is your veil lance season. the west nile virus has spread through mosquito bites, so, obviously, health experts say the best we can do is stay inside during the times of day when the mosquitoes are most active. >> if you do have to go out, wear long pants. wear long sleeves. use a repellent, mosquito repellent. if you become ill, go to your medical provider and let them know about the mosquito bites. >> another thing health officials recommend is getting rid of standing wart nor your home. mosquitoes need water to breed. for everything you need, just head to our website, abc2news.com/west nile. you can find everything from a complete list of symptoms to tips on repellents. >>> there are plenty stories going around this corporal who passed away.

. >> our big story, students will head back to class at morgan state university following a shooting on campus wednesday evening. >> jennifer franciotti is live at morgan state with the latest on the search for the gunman. >> last night, even in classes were canceled just as a precaution because the gunman and still on the loose. it all happened just before 5:00 last night when someone was shot inside the student center on campus. university officials call it a target shooting. one shooter would want intended victim and the victim was shot in the stomach, listed in saved -- stable condition. neither were students at the university. immediately after the incident, students are getting taxed alerts -- text alerts. >> it is said the perpetrator had not been quark -- " so my first idea was to get inside. i went to one of the rooms with no windows and locks the. >> the swat team cleared the building, rendered it say, at which point the officials at morgan were able to let campus move around freely again. >> the motive in this case remains unclear however officials believe this was the resu

. >>> fresno state university suspended recognition of a fraternity after a student died after a nightf drinking. he was pledging and he suffered brain damage after he attended a party off campus. a university spokeswoman says he began pledging last week. >>> police officer convicted of lewd conduct resigned. he quit following a conviction two weeks ago. he exposed himself to two women in february. that triggered an investigation and in april he was arrested and placed on administrative leave. the judge sentenced him to one day in jail, three years probation and a fine. >>> repairs for part of the great wall of china. 100 feet of the wall was damaged after days of heavy rain last month. the section also had signs of erosion that contributed to its collapse. it was built 1500 years ago. they are working on strengthing the structure. >>> prince harry was a presenter at the well child awards that recognizes british children who are have severe illnesses. he drew lasts when he said he was -- laughs when he said he was not shy. >>> campus officials are working to contain cases of an infecti

officials say the victim and shooter are not students at morgan state university.lock yesterday evening... a shot was fired inside the studeet center on campus.within minutes... the city swat team backed by officers were on the scene.... and found a man who haa been shot once in the stomach. immediately students were sent text alerts aad the campus went on lockdown.some... saw it all unfold... "young man wearing a white polo, blood on his shirt, ripped, he was reaching for the trash can and collapsed right before the trash can""we shouldn't have to worry about getting stabbed or walking out getting shot, it's ridiculous and sad" sad"the shooter got away... but officials say the campus is secure.they stressed to us that that was not a random shooting... they believe the victim was targeted. right now... he's is in critical but stable condition. coming up next half hour... how poliie are trying to figure out their connection to each other.i'm megan pilliland, fox45 morning news. bullying is said to be the motiveebehind a 13 year old ... taking a loaded handgun to ste

. >>> today the first lady will be in baltimore attending a private campaign event at morgan state university at 3:00 this afternoon. tickets range $250 to $1,000. the price for students, only $25. later tonight she'll be at another fund raising event. >>> happening now, a live peanut butter of people lining up, waiting to get their hands on the latest iphone. that's the situation out of new york city this morning. linda, a lot of dedicated moms wait being their sons who want to get that iphone. >> reporter: and we have a dedicated grandmother here. she's lucky number seven. thanks for being here, lois.

syracuse university, ohio state university, university of tennessee, brandeis university, university of south florida, and creighton university. >> i'm here at syracuse university. and they are so excited to launch the first day of our fall tour. >> oh, my gosh, you have a marching band. >> every parent who is watching this saying why are they not in class. but here's the great stuff. we are going to actually visit with sarah and learn more about the school a little bit later in the show. but we're so excited for the folks at syracuse university. >> thank everybody for us, sarah. we'll see you in a few minutes, sweetie. >> it's monday, so we always have our favorite things. and you liked my hair today. this stuff is terrific. super shine light moisturizing cream. instead of doing the oily stuff at the ends of your hair, it's a moisturizing cream. so it doesn't get as oily for hair that's like mine. but it's $44 for five ounces at amazon.com. >> my favorite thing, i fell in love with this show on pbs. just started watching the first season yesterday. i know we're at season three. i ha

and just a little bit classes are set to resume here at morgan state university. of course last night they canceled classes because of that shooting. now yesterday, it was a very chaotic scene on campus. a little after 4:00 p.m. shots rang out when the smoke cleared a man was shot in the stomach in the student center. he later collapsed outside the building. witnesses say the victim was inside the student center playing pool. now authorities immediately went into action locking down the campus. they also sent out a message on the campus alert system warning students and staff of that shooting. now city police used the s.w.a.t. team to search the area looking for the gunman. now investigators don't think the victim or the gunman were students at morgan state. right now some are concerned leading to questions about how easy it can be for outsiders to come in and cause trouble. now so far, police have not released the name of the victim. the personal that was shot here on campus. but once again they are still searching for the gunman. and classes are set to resume th

state university for reports of shots fired. the victim was shot by the theater and the center. we don't know anything about the victim or the shooter. christian schaffer is on the scene. we'll bring you the latest as soon as we know more and bring you more at abc2news.com. so keep it right here. >>> things have been gorgeous, temperatures in the 80-degree range in spots. 76 in edgewood. 79 in bel air. a new front on the move that will be a game changer as we push toward saturday, but in the meantime all this clear weather ahead of it, that's what we're in for. this line moves into the weekend. by the way, as we look at the rest of the evening tonight, a great time to fire up the grill, 70s and staying clear. a decent weather scenario. 57 first thing in the morning. back to you. >>> just one day, that's all they want, one day away from the stress. >> manny locke was there. >> number 52. >> reporter: the foundation and orioles came together for this event where critically ill children and their families got to enjoy play time and learn more about america's past time. >> it's impo

a man shot in the student center at morgan state university. he details on the search for the gunman this morning. >>> another death from west nile virus in maryland. the state is doing what they can to prevented it from spreading, anything you can personally do? >>> and honoring a hero the first man to walk on the moon and this morning we're going to tell you how you can pay tribute to neil armstrong. those stories straight ahead on this thursday morning. a lot going on here. the orioles had a win last night. we've got the football on a thursday night. >> yeah. >> charlie's wife is going to have a baby any minute and we've got lauren with traffic and lynette with weather. and a whole lot of news. >> exactly. all right so we'll get down to the weather this morning. i'm pushing repeat. >> i like it because yesterday was gorgeous. >> yesterday was beautiful. >> it was gorgeous out there. yes it really feels like fall. enjoy it and don't forget the jacket this morning because we can see the temperatures in towson we're in the 40s right now. 49 degr

this after a shooting at morgan state university. we're going to tell you what happened on campus that had the school on lockdown. >>> another death from west nile virus in our state to tell you about. the plan that health officials have to help keep the virus from spreading anymore. >>> do you know how many calories are in that big mac? do you want to know? like it or not you will find out. it's going to be impossible to avoid and we'll tell you why those details straight ahead on this thursday morning. thank you for joining us. i'm megan pringle. alongside lynette charles who has a look at the weather and lauren cook with traffic. and charlie crowson and his wife, still waiting for that baby. >> yeah wow. >> i know. they've been in the hospital for since tuesday so he's been checking in with us and things are going well. they're just going slow. >> my mother was in labor with my sister from tuesday to saturday. so hopefully not a story like that. >> hopefully charlie's wife didn't hear you say that. everybody's face is like? >> all

bowling green and kent state university. coming up, kent state university in northeast ohio. student there are really excited. you see them here lining up for tickets to see the president. we'll talk to a student reporter at the bottom of the hour. >>> the outspoken and controversy leader of iran addresses the united nations general assembly later today. a live look for you at the united nations. the leader of the ivory coast speaking right now. the iranian president, mahmoud ahmadinejad is scheduled to speak in about two hours. western lead verse a history of walking out on his speeches. in a sign of protest. demonstrators are expected outside the u.n. during his address. >>> and disapproval already lobbed in the direction of ahmadinejad. monday, walking out on a session when iran's president began to speak. the two countries are at odds over iran's nuclear program. sara sidner joins us live from jerusalem. what's the reaction there? we were curious. >> reporter: well, carol, what's interesting is, today is a very, very important, perhaps the most sacred of jewish holiday, y

">>>"at her first job can go back to her alma mater, penn state one of the most vaunted universities in her home state of pennsylvania and do this type of story the research the development and break a story about jerry sandusky, no student in the bay area should ever say to a teacher or parent don't think i can."" ganim will speaking and answering questions at the morris daily auditorium monday from 2:30 to 4 pm. this november voters will decide if they should raise taxes to help the california state university system and prevent bigger budget cuts. students and staff anxious about the future of s-j-s-u attended a forum to stay updated on the budget crisis. rashida gilmore joins us with the details. .. rashida? thats right -- earlier this week, students and faculty attended a budget forum held by president mohammaed qayoumi. he said fixing the budget crisis depends on voters passing proposition 30. ">>>if proposition 30 passes ... sales taxes will go up by a quarter of a cent. personal income tax for individuals who make more than 250-thousand dollars a year would also rise. the extr

. >> a man was shot on the campus of morgan state university. we brought you that breaking news yesterday at 5:00 and 6:00. officials are evaluating their response. >> things are getting back on track here on campus. a peaceful rally of the last 20 minutes on the other side the campus. students order to show united. after yesterday's shooting. the peaceful rally started about 20 minutes ago. police are going from building to building to make sure the a gunman is no longer on campus. many of the students are pleased with the university's response, but officials say there's always room for improvement. >> it is a bit surreal. we don't even know how to handle it. >> business as usual at morgan state university, just one day removed after a violent act forced the campus to be on lockdown. with students returning to class on thursday, the incident is still fresh on their mind, especially knowing the person responsible for shooting a man on the campus is still at large. first responder rushed to the campus after someone shot a man in the stomach insid

its funding is group citizens rally together to get the first lady to baltimore and morgan state university. >> a lot of planning, hope, enjoy about the upcoming election. to know that the first day of that entire united states is coming to baltimore in support of her husband and the democratic party, it is a great joy for us. >> mitt romney to dave released his latest tax returns for 2011 to prove -- today released its latest tax returns for 2011 to prepaid least 13%. it was 14% last year. details on that and how paul ryan was booed by members of the aarp today. >> mitt romney paid far less tax than he predicted he would pay one is taxes became an issue last winter. but less than he legally had to attend the 2011. he made 31 $7 million, mostly from investments. he donated $4 million to charity but only deducted two and a quarter million. so he paid 41% in federal income tax. mitt romney did not talk about .1% in federal41 income tax but obama raised the white flag of surrender today. he said you cannot change washington from the inside. you have to do it from the outside. we are going to g

officials say the victim and shooter are not students at morgan state university. around 5 o'clock a shot was fired inside the student center on campus.within minutes... the city swat team backed by officers were on the scene.... and found a man who had been shot once in the stomach.immediately students were sent text alerts and the campus went on lockdown.but some... saw it all unfold... "young man wearing a white polo, blood on his shirr, ripped, he was reaching for the trash can and collapsed right before the trash can""ww shouldn't have to worry about getting stabbed or walking out getting shot, it's ridiculous and sad" sad"thh shooter got away... but officials say the campus is secure.they stressed to us that that wassnot a random victim was targeted.ieve thh right now... he's ii in critical but stable condition. coming up nexx hall hour... how police are trying to figure out their connection to each other.i'm megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. bullying is said to be the motive behind a 13 year old ... taking a loaded handgun to stemmers run middle school. s

that would bring the cost of attending a cal state university campus to $3,135 a semester.say it is a bitter cold swallow a special considering the $150 hike is on top of the tomb of a $49 increase that started this semester. >> hike only takes effect if the temporary tax measures fail. sphere >>pam: h hello stolen from a san francisco conservatory of the week and was found this morning. it was found three blocks away in front of the opera house. police are still searching for the thieves. this is surveillance video of a couple walking into the building and walking out with the cello. >>pam: police have released a sketch of this man, he was struck by a southbound train. authorities described as between 60 years old and 75 years old, 5 ft. 5 in. tall with 130 lbs.. >> of vallejo mayor is calling on the mayor office to conduct an independent review of the september 2nd officer involved shooting. he believes under the current circumstances a second review will help establish trust and communication between the police and the community. off the incident has given rise to many i

morgan state university is stepping up security after last week's shooting on campus. ccmpus.kelly lamont ellerbee is charged with attempted murder. police say he opened fire on 19-year-old michael campbell during a dispute over drugs .... in the bathroom of the student center. campbell is still inthe hospital.since the shooting.... moogan's president, david wilson, says the school has taken steps to improve safety. "of course, we've moved forward and we have placed some additional security guards in the student center and some of the high traffic building areas onncampus and of course, we're looking at best practices amongst uuban universities across the country. i have a task force thats in place looking at what some offthose best practicessar" are." the victim is not a student at morgan, but was visiting his cousin who plays on the foottall team.ellerbee is not a student either ... but was identifed by several witnesses pho saw him running from the scene. a... pasadena man ... enters... n... "alford plea"... in... the murder ...of his wife. 3 an... alford plea... me

police say he built -- beak and morgan state university student with a baseball bat in may, leaving the victim blind in one eye. he was arrested on murder charges days later after investigators say he killed and in eight parts of a family friend. a competency hearing is set for september 23. >> around 3:00 tuesday morning, authorities were called to the west side of the st. croix condo building to find a 41-year-old woman lying on the ground after falling from the third floor balcony. it is still unclear who made the call to emergency responders and police have not release the identity of the one yet. an autopsy is being performed. >> more than a dozen people have a name for possible disciplinary action in the bumbled so-called fast and furious gun running probe. the blistering report from the justice department highlighted misguided strategy, errors in judgment, and management failure after hundreds of weapons turned up at crime scenes in the u.s. and mexico. the internal investigation found no evidence that attorney general eric holder misinform congress. a deputy assistant attorney g

and headache and maybe a little scratchy because there is a chicken pox on the san francisco state university campus. getting to know people at school starts at san francisco state may involve more than the usual what is your name or major. are you tired? >> no >> do you have a rash that turns to fluid fills gaps? >> no i don't >> there is a highly contagious virus floating around >> we have had two cases of chickenpox diagnosed on students >> the health center director says the cases have nothing to do with each other, coincidence, but that's what happens when kids from all over the country gathered at places like a college campus >> is an infectious disease that is highly contagious >> you may be at the other side of the room were in the same building and have been affected >> if you have added or have had a vaccine you are immune and roughly 85 percent of people are but it spreads easily and the two patients were in several buildings before they were sick. one of them lived in student housing >> after they sent out an e-mail the school hosted a dance for all the students and everyone there

the ranking comes despite severe budget cuts and tuition hikes at many state universities. ael finny shows us which universities in california came out on top. >> this has become a common scene in california. students protesting tuition hikes and budget cuts at uc regent meetings. [shouting] >> students have also been taking their displeasure to sacramento. a new survey out from washington monthly mag contains some much-needed good news for california universities. the magazine singled out nine california schools for overall excellence or providing great value to its students. >> it's astonishing, though, uc system has taken a hit financially and have had to raise tuitions, still and all they're a very good buy. >> the publication prides itself on taking a hard look at public institutions to make them better. they ranked uc san diego as the number one university in the country. stanford came in number three. uc berkeley? number five. followed by ucla at number six and uc riverside at number 9. uc santa bash brace 14th 14th best. uv davis, 17th. the was monthly uses criteria

the university of texas in austin and north dakota state university were evacuated. the university of texas call came from someone claiming to be with al-qaeda. plays bombs all over the campus. no explosions took place, campuses have since reopened. >>> after brief questioning, police know more about the shooting in morgan state university. the 19-year-old victim was on campus visiting a relative. a member of the school football team. a gunman walked on to the campus wednesday, shot the teenager in the stomach inside the student center. investigators don't believe the victim or the gunman or students, but they believe the two did know each other. >>> reagan national airport. officers brought the west virginia man tried to bring the gun on a plane early this morning. the gun, magazine, and ammunitions were in the man's carry on bag. stopped at a security check point. the man sited on state weapons charges. >>> the edge on virginia where a controversial decision to enforce tough new clinic rules is upheld. the state board of held voted to pass regulations. the new rules

syracuse, ohio state university, university of tennessee, brandeis university and the university of southversity. >> we're going to broadcast live from one of those schools in early october. but to get us there you have to vote for your favorite scho schoschool ath #klgandhodau.com. we took you to syracuse on sunday. right now sarah hughes is at the buckeye campus at ohio state. >> i didn't hear your birthday wish earlier. i appreciate it. we have got some crazy energy going on here. first up, i'm going to talk to you about why should they come to your school? >> it's obvious after what you've seen in the past hour or so. we have the best fans in the land and the best band in the land. they can spell out ohio on the football field and can probably spell out your name, too. it's obvious. time to come to buckeye nation and get that buckeye pride. >> kathie lee would go into the goal line. we'd have to go with hoda. >> we could do it. >> why do you think we should come to ohio state? the ohio state? >> the ohio state, ladies, we want to see you kick off those stilettos and throw on buckeye p

we'll have the latest from morgan state university starting at 430 a.m. as we learn more about the case. >>> we have some new information about the shooting inicatens inicatensville. the officer is on administrative leave. a car was reported stolen this morning, an officer saw the car and just took off from the scene. there was a shot at him and police found the suspect lying in the parking lot aticaten high school and he is in shock trauma tonight. >>> the teenager charged in the parry hall high school shooting will be back in court. robert gladden has a bail review hearing scheduled for 9:30 in the morning. we'll find out tomorrow if the situation changes. >>> another great night in baltimore. oh, yeah? let's show you these pictures. great for rolling down the windows and hear the crowd in camden yards a minute ago. will it stay nice? well wyatt everhart has some good news for you,. >> you're always the good guy when weather is this good. >> you're a great guy. >> i'll take it. we'll get that first cold blast. anyway, take a look at the temperatures out

and north dakota state university officials received a bomb threat there.e to follow this story throughout the afternoon. >>> we have more stories that we are following for you that we'll follow throughout the afternoon. pat lawson muse joins us with a preview of things to come. >> coming up at 4:00, more on the breaking news. mass evacuations from the university of texas and north dakota state university. plus, a smash and grab robbery caught on tape. these thieves were trying to steal from an apple store. their efforts were foiled because of something they left behind. >>> an e-mail sent to all employees had statements many consider to be stereotypical and offensive. we'll tell you how it happened and how it turned out on news 4 at 5:00. barbara? >> thank you, pat. >>> time for a final check of the forecast, come keer. >>> temperatures are well into the comfort zone. we are in the mid to upper 70s. reagan national at 77. it's only going to climb up to 80 or so. briefly low 80s in a couple hours. quite a bit of cloudiness. a small chance of a sprinkle as a

this is a four-year project with the sonoma state university and oakland zoo.sonoma state university collected 38 eggs, and we have been taking care of them for the last year. this weekend, they were reintroduced to the sonoma area. we hope by keeping them in captivity for one year, they have a head start and will survive better in their native habitat. quickly, some exhibit improvements -- we replaced all of the old bars. the viewing areas. they are now all class. it is better for the animals. the chances of debris falling into the grill have not improved. we also made some changes. this is the wells fargo wildlife theater. we have new benches and pathways. this is where we have our summer programming. our volunteers and staff to get the program. lastly, we are using recycled wood, and i feel like it is a piece of artwork there, but i thank horticulture staff for making those improvements as well. lastly, it is no outsand lan -- outside lands, but we did have 10,000 visitors for the fisher- price concert. visitors could take pictures with the little people, so

even if a tax measure that would help fund state universities passes on election day. students need to be planning now, and not wait for the end of the year to get their schedules prepared. this week ... the number of people applying for unemployment benefits nationally dropped to the lowest point since july. the u-s labor department says jobless claims decreased by 26-thousand nationally. the turnaround in claims may be a good sign for san jose state students looking for jobs when they graduate. update news pedro garcia is live on campus with more on what the job market is looking like. you. are. hired. three magic words students want to hear when they graduate sometimes getting an employer to utter this phrase can prove to be difficult. ">>>last semester about 7500 students graduated from san jose state minh nyguen is one of those students he has a bachelors in computer science and you would think in silicon valley that would all but guarantee you a job. minh nyguen sjsu graduate:"so now i'm back at it looking for a job again looking for anything web related. web tes

they are syracuse university, the ohio state university. >> the university of tennessee.ty of southern florida, tampa and -- >> creighton. >> and hoda and i are going to host our show live from one of those schools october 1st based on your votes. everybody, go to klgandhoda.com and vote for the school you like best. right now sarah is down south at the big orange, the university of tennessee in knoxville. hey, sarah. >> i may have let them play with my wardrobe but i do have a couple of vols here to tell you why they want you to come here. first up, we have got laura. why do you think klg and hoda should come here to u.t.? >> you actually have to come see us at the university of tennessee, we love y'all down here and love to have you. pack your cowboy boots and visit us in knoxville and we are excited and see you october 1st. >> next we got jillian. jillian is the one that dressed -- okay. now, why -- >> cute. >> do you think they can -- thank you. do you think they can pull these off? >> oh, totally, anyone can, especially the two of you. if you have no other reason to

in the 1950s, american highways, parks, state universities and airports were the envy of the world. >ountry invested 4% of its economic gdp in infrastructure, our economy grew at 4%. not exactly 8 but close. when we scaled back our investments as a country to 2%, our economy grew at that level. >> reporter: and with the government investing less, emanuel is taking matters into his own hands. his first project, an energy retrofit of several public buildings, including the chicago cultural center, one of the city's largest energy consumers. >> this is the one we call in the boiler world, aarp, senior citizen? >> yes, exactly. right. right. >> all right. >> reporter: retrofit would shave the city's energy bill by 25% over the next three years. >> these were put in 1974. >> reporter: the city plans to take those utility bills savings, an estimated $20 million a year, and use that to pay back potential investors for the $225 million retrofit. in addition to increasing efficiency, emmanuel says, he has to make up for a century of neglect. >> this 1885. >> reporter: just look at the water sy

their families have had very little recourse over the years dealing it dealing with the state and the university. so i originally had done a lot of graduate research in the kent state shootings and it's interpretations and how it was manifest in public artwork and so on but in the last two years there has been the new evidence by forensics corroborated by forensic experts one in particular stuart allen who went back and listened to an audio tape of the day's events of may fourth one nine hundred seventy and what he heard was shots being fired there are shots being fired prior to the guard and there are also sort of masked but now audible with modern technology an order to fire and that really goes against everything that we've heard in terms of there not being an order to fire not one but number two it also brings up this interesting. fire and that was originally claimed to have been potentially sniper fire and what it turns out is there was an f.b.i. informant on the can't state campus that day is name terry norman and it has been proven that he had a firearm that was fired and actually that hi

including the california state university system. however the c-s-u board of trustees is coming under fire for using public funds to promote the initiative. elliot alagueuzian has more on this issue. opponents of prop 30 are speaking out against a plan by the c-s-u chancellor to send a letter to c-s-u applicants urging them to vote for the initiative. ">>>san jose state university's cheif spokesman ... sees no harm in telling the public about how prop 30 will help the university system. larry carr says: "the indiviual campuses are educating students, community members, and faculty about the importance of voting, the importance of being registered to vote." david wolfe -- legislative director of the howard jarvis tax payer association -- was on campus this week. he says it's illegal to use public funds and resources to promote a political campaign. "we became aware last week of a draft letter proposed to be sent out by the csu system to incoming students. that we believe advocates for the passage of proposition 30." wolfe says if the

a shooting at morgan state university in baltimore. one man was shot right on campus shortly before 5:00 this evening. these, again, live pictures from the chopper, in an area between the student center and the theater. police say the man was shot in the stomach. he has been taken to the hospital. no word yet on his condition. you should know an alert has been sent out to the campus community asking people to avoid the center center. we'll bring you much more as it comes in throughout the evening. >>> for the second time in two weeks, there has been an incident involving a rabid beaver in fairfax county. this latest encounter was saturday at the hidden pond nature center. that's in springfield. a beaver jumped out of the water and ran after a group of children. richard jordan is live with reaction from the people who were there. richard? >> reporter: the word is out, many people out here say they feel they need to be aware of beavers. park officials say in this most recent case there were a group of children, about 15 of them, they had

we are broadcasting from grande valley state university in grand rapids, michigan, from the pgx stationgvu. voters in michigan will be asked to decide the future of a controversial state law that will allow the governor to appoint an unelected emergency manager or corporation to take over financially distressed towns and cities and effectively fire elected officials. the law, which is now on hold, empowers unelected managers to sell off public property, shred union contracts, privatize government services without any input from local voters. critics have described it as michigan's local dictators all. in addition, another initiative on the michigan ballot in november aims to enshrine collective bargaining rights in the state constitution to stave off future attacks on unions. analysts say michigan could be pivotal in the national fight over the future of worker rights and labor-backed groups are spending millions on ads like this one, in which an auto worker discusses the importance of collective bargaining. >> we are expanding. our industry is coming back and we are fighting for our fu

. >> from san jose state university you are watching equal time. exploring new issues each week. >> hello from the campus of san jose state university. welcome to this editionover equal time. i'm bob rutger. when california became a state in 1850 san jose served as the first capitol. throughout the state's history san jose has been on the leading edge which brings a host of challenges. mayors past and present sat down together at san jose university this spring as part of the don edwards' lecture series. >> i want to start the conversation by talking a little bit about the power of the mayor in san jose form of government. as we sort of trace the history of the office through you five and also tom mchenry we see a big change. when norman mineta was elected in 1971 he was only the 59th elected mayor. that gave him a certain power of mayor. beyond that mayor mineta provided over seven council meetings. i think your pay was $3600 a year norm. hope you're doing better than that now. [ laughter ] and you had a staff of one of two maybe. one. staff of on

this is that prospered state university. we are in theart, '50s. 61 along the warm waters of the potomac. annapolis along the warm waters of the bay. is your forecast for the day, prices sunshine. few clouds later on this afternoon. low humidity. a little breezy at times. by lunchtime, 70 degrees. 78 for the high. sunshine and low humidity last, but temperatures climb back into r 80s, which is average for this time of year. the weekend is the next chance for rain. a heads up for those of you out in thedy to head next few minutes. travel on they washington -- baltimore washington parkway southbound, a complicated drive this morning. aboveg at live pictures the scene of the crash. we a just spoken with an officer scene and informed us it is seven cars involved in the lot -- pile up. it is between the 410 in 400 but the. getting by onder the right side. to greenbelt.k get off at the beltway. that may be the best bet for you. officers tell us they may have the above lanes to remove the cars. to remove the lanes the cars. the tre

states. so that's not universally true.ut if we look nationally usually it's more republicans that vote early than democrats. >> ifill: demographically as we saw judy talking to young voters in ohio, are they more likely to be the people who take advantage of it or are the faces different? >> young people in colleges, often that's the only choice that they have to vote is by an absentee ballots because they're not-- they're far from home and so they need that opportunity to vote an absentee ballot and they're the population that could vote absentee ballot in every state. but what we'll also see in ohio is there's a singh significant change in ohio in 2008. election officials in ohio will send out an absentee ballot request form to every registered voter within the state. so the campaigns will really hustle to edge courage their supporters to fill out that absentee ballot request form, return that form, get the ballot, return that ballot and get those votes banked away. >> ifill: depending on what state you live in the rules