regents approved the increase. uc says it faces a $400 million hold. >> we feel that we have to maintain the quality or it will rapidly disappear today. >> nobody is saying it's not painful. nobody is saying this is a piece of cake. >> reporter: students who are eligible for financial aid won't have to pay any tuition. those from families that earn $120,000 won't have the pay the latest increase this year. >> here we are putting once again that nail in the coffin of the middle class because that's who gets hurt in this case. >> reporter: students may have to face the distinct possibility of future tuition increases. rob roth,. >>> a low income housing facility in san francisco reopened today after an extensive renovation. san francisco mayor ed lee was on hand for today's grand reopening of the tenderloin neighborhood development corporations civic center resident. the mccallister street underwent $30,000 in renovations including more bathrooms an more restrooms. >> it's great to have a place the way they renovated wi

. >> coming up, the uc system has explaining to do. state auditors and the billion-dollar head scratcher in the uc budget. why a business opened more than 30 years shutting down for good. >> you're looking at a live picture ever 880. we'll check back in with mike and for all of your news and weather and traffic updates, search for nbc bay area morning news on e facebook.and you'll g hit likete d you'll get updated. u >> it's just before 8:00 in the morning in washington, d.c., lawmakers have gotten their starbuck, headed back to work to talk about the budget. they have got four days until the country's checks start bouncing and still no end in sight to the debt limit debate. a vote that was supposed to happen last night did not because republican speaker john boehner couldn't rally enough votes in his own party. he will meet with republicans again this morning to try to sway tea party conservatives, while lawmakers battle over cutting the deficit the treasury department says it could come up with an emergency plan that focuses only on e

we're learning that the uc system is also considering another 10% increase. here is why. >> the date to higher education could soon cost more, a lot more. that is because the newly signed budget is slashing an additional $150 million of from the uc system. uc officials are turning to undergraduates to make of the amount. the board of regents will meet in a couple of weeks to look at increasing tuition by another 9.6%. if that increase goes through, it will come on top of a previously approved a 8 percent tuition hike that is set to go into effect this fall. >> with the increase i would definitely take out more loans than i expected. it will be harder on me as well. >> many uc-berkeley student said the the state is putting too much of a financial burden on them. it >> tie the in terms of the tuition increase, it is unfortunate that that cost is being pushed on to the students rather than being fronted by the state. >> i cannot even imagine how will pay off all the loans. >> uc has raised tuition in nine of the last 10 years. if the latest proposal is approved,

that's right, within the hour we should be hearing whether or not uc regents board has voted for against the proposed tuition hikes. now, there are a couple students here and quite a police presence inside and out. in case things were to get out of hand. students dressed up in disney costumes to call attention to monica lozano who sits on the board, but disney's corporate board as well, with tax breaks with millions last year. so that's a conflict of interest they say. what is on the table this afternoon, a nearly 10% tuition increase on top of an already proposed 8% hike. alex transfers here in the fall and says he's already racked up debt paying for community college. >> you finally get to the uc, and there's nothing there for you there either. >> frustrating? >> i definitely agree. >> the state has $650 million, just two days before the start of the fiscal year, and this put the uc system in a pinch. >> we don't like it, but we've got to live with the reality and challenging times, and we'd like to see more stability in the future. >> are there any other options rather than raising tu

that is because the newly signed budget is slashing an additional $150 million from the uc system. the officials are turning to a undergrads' to make up the amount. the uc board will look--will meet in a couple weeks to increase the tuition by 9.6% that goes through, it will go on top of a previously approved a percent tuition hike that is set to go into effect this fall. >> with the increase i am definitely going to take out more loans than i expected it will be hard on me as well. >> many uc-berkeley students say the state is putting too much of a financial burden on them. >> it is difficult to play price on education and i think in terms of tuition increase it is unfortunate that the cost is being imposed on the students rather than being funded by the state. that i cannot even imagine how will pay off all of the loans. >> they have raised tuition and nine of the last 10 years. the latest proposal is approved, and steak, undergraduates with pay more than $12,000 per year. is that does not include room, board, or campus fees. the amount is three times what it is paid a decade ago.

wants to attend graduate school at one of the uc. >> with tuition increase kind of discourage me. a little bit upset and stressed out as to how i'm even going to be able to apply. >>reporter: regent said increase water necessary because of the most recent 650 million dollar in state funding reduction. >> student fee even combined fee add up to only about 26 percent of the university short fall for the next year. >>reporter: uc system will make more cut throughout the system. 55 percent of its students will not have to pay for the increase because they are entitled to financial aid packages. for those who don't qualify will have to. jose is one of them. >> working full-time during the summer to save money. with this tuition hike i sprobl to get more loan out just to even pay for my school. >>reporter: lieutenant governor newsom opposed the increase and told students to blame the legislature not the regent. >> i think we need to send a message. we need to wake these guys up. and the only way i know how to do that sitting here because we failed to do it up there is to say no. >>report

the uc and csu systems were each whit a $650 million cut in the state budget, both schools are asking students to make up the difference. >> it's really painful. we're already paying a lot of money, and this extra tuition increase is really going to affect my family. i already don't get a lot of financial aid from the college, so this is just even more of that is going to kr have to come out of my pocket. >> at csu administrators will vote on a 12% hike for undergraduates tomorrow. that comes on top of a 10% increase approved last fall. this morning federal lawmakers still playing a game of deal or no deal to raise the debt ceiling. the president says he'll meet with members of congress every day until they can come up with a deal on which democrats and republicans can agree and the clock is ticking. august 2nd is the deadline to give the government the authority to borrow more money. if congress misses that deadline the country could go into default which will put uncle sam's credit rating at risk. >> if that happens you'll see catastrophic damage across the economy. and when you do

cal class is setting itself apart from all of the other ucs. and we have a contend tear take on the ipad? a peek at the touch pad before it hits stores. >> it's 4:44. christina sin for mike. we'll check traffic 18 bit. one third of next year's freshman class at cal will be from other states and countries. this fall uc-berkeley will have the lowest percentage of freshmen from california. that is not coincidence. driving the out-of-state numbers uc-berkeley's chancellor says the university trying to attract out-of-state students in tough budget times because they pay much higher tuition. fees are going up 8% across the board at uc campuses for the fall semester. >> the treasury secretary confronts the rumor mills and it's jobs friday for all of that let's turn to nicole lapin. good morning. >> hey, good morning, scott. happy friday to you. futures are flat as wall street kicks off the second half of the year and the third quarter and wraps up the week. the first half of course ended on a bullish note helped by greece's effort. and despite the end

the recently passed california state budget cut $650 million from higher education. so ucegents are poised to increase tuition to help fill the gap. they say the rate increase is better than the alternative, such as cutting staff or closing satellite campus and point to improvements like this new campus here at uc mission bay but student groups disagree. they say misplaced spending and poor budget decisions are to blame. they are also concerned about recent pay increases to some uc executives. now, if approved, this will be the ninth increase in just the past eight years. another interesting note, the student protestors are going to dress up as disney characters. they say doing so is to highlight that while higher education is cut in the state, big corporations like disney continue to receive big tax breaks. grace? >> all right. we'll be watching. anser hassan in san francisco, thank you. >>> time now is 6::35. time for an update on traffic. first to weather. >>> clouds at the coast pushing into the golden gate not as far inland as yesterday and we have sunshine in store f

pulling out the cash. >> the middle man tells the uc he can find more pills but before he has a chance another guy in a parked car calls out and the deal goes down. the uc hands over $80 bucks for 30 pills. >> here you go. perfect. >> take it. take it down. >> all right. come on. >> target's got a bum leg. checking for weapons now. >> you got any weapons? >> no. >> guns? >> no. >> needles? >> no. >> turns out the seller actually has a script. it's a popular generic pain pill but the seller apparently prefers profit to pain relief for his bum leg. >> it's a quick way to make money. unfortunately they're selling to kids in off the suburbs or anyone off the street who could go and overdose on these drugs. >> i overdosed and flatlined and they brought me back. >> my parents had no idea. >> when i overdosed is the only way they found out. >> you're under arrest. we're going to handcuff you. you get in there. >> he'll go to the doctor and get the prescription filled and then comes down here to sell it for a profit. >> when we target the doctors and pharmacies we see the impact. >> so the poi

agenda for the uc regents meeting, another round professor posed rate headaches. the regents will vote on a 9.6% increase in tuition for all 10 schools on top of an 8% increase already approved for the fall semester. combined students will pay an extra $1,900 this year, which means over $12,000 for the year. and that doesn't include room, board, books or other expenses. now, the recently passed california state budget cut $650 million from higher education. so uc regents are poised to increase tuition to help fill the gap. they argue the rate increase is better than the alternative such as cutting staff or closing satellite campuses but student groups say it's misplaced spending and poor budget decisions that are to blame. they are also concerned about recent pay increases to some uc executives. if approved, it will be the ninth round of increases in just past eight years. and these increases will be immediate. they will start this fall. and that's another problem for students. they say it's too much too soon. grace? >> certainly is. all right, anser hassan in san

the news at 5:00 continues now with dan and cheryl. >> uc students about to pay 18% more. le behind the hike say it would have hurt more if they held the price down. >> swimmers, three water rescues near muir beach hold a warning for us. >> and small businesses go on the attack against amazon.com's petition drive that could drive them out of business. >>> good evening. a college education just got more expensive for students at university of california. >> today, regents approved an adegsal increase of almost 10%. and it's been what? just eight months since the last hike? >> you're right. 8% in november. now another 9.6% meaning in september many will have to pay almost $2,000 more to attend one of the ucs. this is now more than $12,000 a year. today's vote would increase tuition by more than $1,000 per student this, is the second hike voted fon for the coming year. saying it's necessary because of the state funding reduction. >> fees add up to only 26% of the university short fall for the next year. >> the system will make more cuts throughout the system. here are a few ex

the increase would go into effect in the fall or the following spring semester. >>> come thursday the uceduled to vote on a proposed 9.6 tuition hike. if approved tuition would climb to $5,200 a year. the outgoing president earned $299,000, the chancellor wants the new president to receive $350,000. >>> amazon.com fires back. the new effort to get you involved in fighting an online sales tax. >>> a factory in shanghai is playing a crucial part in building the bay bridge project. rob roth tells us how that is creating some controversy. >> reporter: in a huge factory in shanghai today, east and west were making toasts. earlier today chinese factory workers put the final touches on sections of the new eastern span. >> this closes out the fabrication in china for the self-anchored suspension span. where it shifts the focus entirely here to san francisco bay. >>> the first sections weigh a total of 5,000-tons and are expected to arrive in about three weeks. where americans are constructing the bridge its the decks in the iconic towers are made in china. transportation officials say the outsou

. >>> we're both products of the csu and uc system here in california. once-proud beacon of higher education is fading. talking about the public university system in this state. >> once applauded as one of nation's best values in higher education, researchers at cal state sacramento say the uc and csu systems no longer lead in affordability and performance. the study finds california ranks last in the state funding per student. tuition and fee increases exceed the national average and concludes that each generation is less educated than the one before. a trend which could discourage high-tech companies from coming to california which could impact future taxou revenues. >>> well, tech and the future of the silicon valley is the focus of a special report from tom brokaw. see it coming up on "the nightly news" immediately following this newscast. >>> your next trip to washington, d.c. might be a little different. you see the lincoln memorial, a tour of the white house and then the unabomber exhibit. the national museum of crime and punishment unveiled the ne

the increase would go into effect in the fall or the following spring semester. >>> come thursday the ucts are scheduled to vote on a proposed 9.6 tuition hike. if approved tuition would climb to $5,200 a year. the outgoing president earned $299,000, the chancellor wants the new president to receive $350,000. >>> amazon.com fires back. the new effort to get you involved in fighting an online sales tax. >>> and our chief meteorologist bill martin is tracking mild temperatures. how fog will impact your forecast the rest of the week. ving enough income when you retire. that's why i'm here -- to help come up with a plan and get you on the right path. i have more than a thousand fidelity experts working with me so that i can work one-on-one with you. it's your green line. but i'll be there every step of the way. call or come in and talk with us today. denny's new tour of america menu. 50 star cuisine. the new tour of america menu. starting at $4.99. only at denny's. america's diner is always open. >>> a factory in shanghai is playing a crucial part in building the bay bridge project. rob roth

the governor i understand -- >> trying, and an assemblyman has sent a letter to uc president asking for rescinding. i think you will not see that happening. >> belva: okay. one controversy, we move from that to yet another. and that's about where you draw the lines for the districts that our representatives will have to work hard to get elected to. lisa, tell us about that. >> well, you know, as you may or may not know, once a decade after the census we redraw political maps in order to get one person one vote. so our senate and legislative and congressional seats are all up for redrawing. this time around our voters decided to have a grand experiment in california and have an independent citizens redistricting commission draw those lines instead of a partisan-controlled legislature. and, boy, has it been interesting because now we're seeing laid out in public all of these hours and hours and hours of meetings and maps exactly how the sausage is made. and i think that people, you know, it comes a little bit out of the guise of be careful what you ask for. now you're seeing real live wha

. >>> the uc approved a tuition hike. eans students will pay 9.6% more and that's on top of a 8% hike already improve. it means students will have to pay about $1,800 more. it helps the system fill a quarter of a billion dollars in their short fall. that move follows the decision by the state university system to raise tuition by 12%. that was on top of a 10% increase. >>> california is the first state to require schools to teach students about the members of a gay community. as kron 4's dan kerman reports, governor jerry brown signed the legislation today. >> reporter: associated with the struggle for civil civil rights. but only two are mentioned. now that will change. with legislation just signed by the governor. the legislation means the contributions of gays, lesbians and transsexual people can no longer be excluded. teach school district will decide what will be thought and what is age appropriate. what is thought in san francisco could be different than modesto. it still must be taught in the classroom and that will

now, this is actually the second time that the uc board of regents met in this building to hike up the tuition for the 2011-12 school year. it's the tenth year in a row that tuition has been increased. >> my dreams of graduating from college debt-free are going to have to good away. i'm going to have to probably pick up a loan. >> reporter: joseph calculated how much it would cost him to transfer to ucla and he managed to get enough grants to cover it. but that was before today's vote. >> all in favor. aye. all opposed. no. >> reporter: university of california's board of regents voted overwhelmingly in favor of tacking on 9.6% to the 8% tuition hike they approved last fall for the 2011-2012 school year. that brings tuition to 12,192, 5,000 more than four years ago. though the decision was 14-4 many on the board said they didn't want to increase tuition but claim they had no choice. >> no one in the university is eager to do this. >> i'm going to vote yes. i'm going to hate every minute of. >> reporter: they say they hadto do something about the shortfall in the system which they say i

. >> the regents said it's needed to maintain the reputation of the uc system. >> we'll protect the quality of this. we'll not lose faculty or top administrators buz bauz you've deserted the university. >> the impact just sends us down the road of saying we're prepared to let our quality erode. >> this is a first time money collected from tuition will be more than what the state is contributing. it was a different picture four years ago in 2007, tuition was 6500s oodz and there is a 5-year-old boy hurt this afternoon after he fell out of a second story window. the mother said she heard her child maying with the window screen and when she twont investigate, he had already fallen. the child is expected to be okay. >> and firefighters contained a large grass fire. the fire burned just more than 400 acres west of grant line road first reported about 1:15 this afternoon. officials say 30 miles per hour winds made it difficult to control it. and no structures burned. investigators say the fifr was started by a downed power line from one of the wind mills in that area. >> and sky 7 shows you most-

. >> i am the chair of the uc berkeley's center for education, and i was also involved in the creation of this law. i want to go back to what he said about 20% of the people use 80% of the features. it does not give back to the point. a quickly look at families without expenditures, someone earning $20,000 a year in 2007 spends $2,000 a year on health care. that is medium. we know people who do not have coverage are more likely to skip needed care or live on healthy lives, have lower productivity. that hurts in terms of business productivity, and it hurts their health. finding that 50% of employers are paying out from 0% to 10% of expenditures is well off what you would expect. this would indicate there is a different pattern of restrictions going on in utilization of these programs. if people were to use it in health care costs step would underline the health care pool, many of these are stand alone. people are not offered a job- based coverage. i do want to draw your attention to some economic impacts. there was a study done by one of the former bush and visors to look into

she is a graduate of the uc- berkeley graduate school, like myself. she has an ms in civil engineering. she has worked extensively for the private and public sector. she has also worked as a consultant for the california high speed rail program, in the program management office, developing th. she brings program level management experience. she has even been the owner of her own firm. we are delighted to have her with us. commissioner mirkarimi: welcome. >> the last thing, when the annual audit, auditors have finished the field work. although they have to continue their detailed work in september, i can predict a clean on it again. thank you to cynthia fong and her staff. -- clean audit again. and that concludes my report. commissioner mirkarimi: thank you. colleagues, any comments or questions for either my report, or the executive director's? any public comment? public comment is closed. item five. >> item 5. reappoint jackie sachs to the citizens advisory committee. this is an action item. commissioner mirkarimi: comment? seeing none. public comment

. >> reporter: he thinks the uc and csu systems could learn a lesson from their students. he says pay raises are out of touch with the budget realities of today. the head of the ucsf medical center got a $200,000 raise bringing his salary to $935,000. >> you ought not continue to raise these fees and put them on the backs of the students. >> reporter: over the last two years students are paying $18 more for every 100 in tuition. one uc berkeley administrator is earning $30 more for every 100 in salary. >> i don't think it's fair students have to pay more. >> we think it's fair. >> harder for students. >> maybe we pay administrators more money to hire -- track better talent. >> spokesman says it's tough to keep good people during tough times. >> the best way to keep them and to recruit others is to pay what other competitors are paying. >> reporter: the pay raises are largely coming from sources other than state money. when everyone is cutting back that message might be a tough one to sell. we contacted with a spokesperson and he said they will have no comment till they see

. >> following the latest with tuition hikes, a california state has implemented them and now the uc is voting on raising tuition by 9.6%. will tran is live with details on what could be a second tuition hike for this coming fall. >> the bull will take place in about two hours. this is on top of previously approved a rate hike of 8%. take a look at your screen. here are some numbers to show you. 9.6 percent is what they're voting on today. if that is approved it would raise tuition more than $1,200 a year. when annual tuition would be about $31,000 annually. the reason they are doing this is because they say they're losing $650 million in funding from the state. once again they have no choice but to turn to the students. the protest will happen at 1:30 p.m., long after the vote takes place. they are bracing for the protests. there are barricades behind me. hot >> it is starting to sound like community college is a much better option, but it is impossible to get in there. >> enrollment there has been cut off. there are losing funding as at this point there's nowhere to go except down,

. >> reporter: the regents said they had little choice. that state lawmakers put uc in a hole. newsom voted against the increase. >> here we are putting once again t that nail in the coffin of the middle class because that's exactly who gets hurt in this debate. >> reporter: newsom also blamed sacramento for the uc crisis. >> there's nobody else from the state government here. so i'm going the get -- at you. earlier about 15 students dressed in disney costumes to protest tax breaks they say disney receives, taxes that could help education. >> reporter: what are you going to do? >> get in more debt, i have to get my education. >> reporter: most students students won't be any fees. what increase will do to students here at uc berkeley. rob roth, ktvu channel two news. >>> the cost of an education at the university of california has shot up in recent years. after staying under $300 for decades the fees started to decline briefly after 1970. campus fees by 1985 were more than 1,300. in 1985 students paid more than $4,100 a year. in 2005 the fees were $5,800. tuition is now more than

he proposed bridging this $26 billion gap with a combination of $12.5 billion of cuts mostly to the uc'snd state colleges. and a $13 billion augmentation or proposal to augment revenue. let me just get to the right slide. i'm sorry. at the time, governor brown acknowledged that k-12 education -- or k-14 education, ashley, had won more than its proportionate share of cuts over the years, and he proposed keeping cut its bid to keeping funding for education flat or at current year levels. the additional revenues to address the deficit to keep k-12 education flat was going to come primarily from an additional five-year extension of some temporary tax surcharges that have been put in place since 2009. he proposed putting a measure on the ballot in june to get those extended for an additional five years. those were primarily the sales tax, the license fee, and dependent care credit. and the personal income surcharge. obviously, this needed 8 2/3 majority vote -- a 2/3 majority vote, which he did not get, so there was not a june ballot. the proposal also included an alternative that in the even

. >>> in spite of the protests, the uc regents have voted to raise tuition for the upcoming academic year. starting this fall, students will pay an additional$1,608 a 9.8% increase and undergrad tuition will jump to more than $12,000 a year. >>> today nasa ames at moffett field holessed a news conference with astronauts on the final space shuttle mission. as anser hassan shows us, this morning's event in mountain view provided firsthand accounts directly from the shuttle atlantis. >> you think, wow, this is the last flight. so it does cross your mind once in a while. >> reporter: specialist rex walheim is describing his experience on nasa's historic shuttle flight during live news conference from space. reporters asked questions of shuttle crew from nasa ames. scientists and researchers played a big part in the shuttle program from the very start. >> the whole ride up, you're big wide-eyed and experiencing all the -- the -- the thrill of the gs and latest incredible sights and sounds. >> reporter: walheim is the only bay area astronaut on board the atlanti on the final mission. they

and then on thursday university of california regents are scheduled to vote on a proposed hike for the uc system. if the 9.6 tuition hike is approved fees would climb to $12,00200 a year. that hike would take effect this fall. >>> president obama and congressional leaders will meet again today as they struggle to reach agreement on raising the u.s. debt limit. this will be the third day in a row that the group has met at the white house. a 90 minute session yesterday produced no significant progress. republicans and democrats remain far apart on what needs to be done to reduce the deficit. >> it's not going to get easier. it's going to get harder. so we might as well do it now. pull off the band aid. eat our peas. >> i would agree with the president that the national debt limit must be raised. and i'm glad he made the case for it today. but the american people will not accept and the house cannot pass a bill that raises taxes on job creators. >> president obama says the group will meet every day until they can reach an agreement. they face a deadline of august 2nd. >>> all right. it's 4:4

on thursday, the uc regents will vote on a fee hike on nearly 10%. the hikes are aimed at offsetting state budget cuts. >>> and no sign of a break in that logjam in washington over reducing the deficit and raising the debt limit. this afternoon, negotiators are meeting with president obama once again and as danielle nottingham tells us, the president says failure could affect social security. >>> reporter: president obama and congressional leaders meet for the third time in three days this afternoon. but weeks of negotiations have not brought democrats and republicans much closer on an agreement it cut the federal deficit and raise the debt limit. >> here's the president's plan. when is he -- where's the president's plan? when is he going to lay his cards on the table? this debt limit increase is his problem. >> reporter: republicans are united. but behind the scenes, the party is at odds over the direction of negotiations. speaker of the house john boehner was open to a large deficit reduction package but walked away from the deal because there was n

stocks were up, and so could be tuition at the uc system. more painful tuition hikes could be coming. university of california officials are preparing to recommend a nearly 10% tuition increase to the board of regents. it would make up for a lofs $150 million due to steep cuts in state funding. the san francisco chronicle is reporting that if the increase is approved, the annual in state tuition would rise my bye more than $1,000 to $12,200 a year. >>> the former head of the ims is free on bail tonight. dom niece strauss-kahn was released from house arrest by a federal judge. he still faces sexual assault charges, but the case against him appears to be falling apart. prosecutors now say the hotel housekeeper who accused strauss-kahn of raping her has a criminal record and is tied to a drug dealer who put money in her bank account raising questionsabout her credibility. >> there is a first giant step in the right direction. the next step will lead to a complete dismissal of the charges. >> manhattan's district attorney has not yet decided whet

. >>> plus the leaders of uc schools will debate an expensive issue this morning. the new challenge for students across the state. all ahead on the ktvu morning news. >>> complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> it's thursday, july 14th. i'm pam cook. >> and good morning. i'm dave clark. let's check your weather and traffic, here's steve. >> thank you very much. more low clouds, not as much drizzle, though. that's the good news. at least it will not be as bad as yesterday morning when it was more like light rain but still temperatures held in check. i think we will see the sun earlier today, mid to upper 70s, a lot of 60s, 70s, few 50s hanging on along the coast. >>> highway 4 looks good so far anyway. nice dry over to concord from the bay point area. this morning we are looking at the commute in san jose along northbound 280 and that traffic moving along nicely. it's 5:00. let's go back to the desk. >>> overnight news, oakland police see two overnight shootings appear to be related. officers were called to peralta s

the future. >>> researchers at sanford and uc berkeley are setting up a new system of earthquake sensors directlyay area homes, schools and businesses. it's called the quake catcher network. new at 10:00, ktvu's jana katsuyama is live at stanford where researchers are looking for hundreds of volunteers. >> reporter: here's how it works. this small orange box is a sensor that can connect to any computer, then you can download software and send the data back through the internet. on this quiet street in menlo park, one house is about to become part of the quake catcher network. >> i'm really excited about i. they're going to come tomorrow morning and install the sensor, it should be really cool. >> so this is a sensor that's called an exellerometer. it's the same type of sensor that you have on your internet or wii. the more sensor stations we have the better we can understand the differences in the geology and how buildings are responding, how those structures are responding in different locations. >> reporter: the goal is to make a area of sensors by installing them in homes and schools in the ar

the future. >>> researchers at sanford and uc berkeley are setting up a new system of earthquake sensors directly area homes, schools and businesses. it's called the quake catcher network. new at 10:00, ktvu's jana katsuyama is live at stanford where researchers are looking for hundreds of volunteers. >> reporter: here's how it works. this small orange box is a sensor that can connect to any computer, then you can download software and send the data back through the internet. on this quiet street in menlo park, one house is about to become part of the quake catcher network. >> i'm really excited about i. they're going to come tomorrow morning and install the sensor, it should be really cool. >> so this is a sensor that's called an exellerometer. it's the same type of sensor that you have on your internet or wii. the more sensor stations we have the better we can understand the differences in the geology and how buildings are responding, how those structures are responding in different locations. >> reporter: the goal is to make a area of sensors by installing them in homes and schools in the area

the audit found uc san francisco received the most money for people at $65,000. nd uc santa barbara the least. because ucsf serves medical students those programs cost more. >> if you're up front about how you allocate your funding and what your methodology is. hopefully those questions will be answered. >>> the former ceo of a fremont high tech company has pleaded guilty to security's fraud. nabs issued $25 million worth of stock to cover a phony death then funneled the shares to family and friends. nab facing up to 45 years in prison when he is sentenced in november. >>> and welcome back on this friday afternoon. your weekend in view and we've got some fog at the cost and we have warmer daytime highs to talk about tomorrow afternoon. we'll come in real close and boy i will tell you it's been a down jacket afternoon out there in the avenues of san francisco, daly city, out toward the marina green, it is cool. it's foggy. it's just not what you always  want to see. below sunshine to be nice. fog comes back tonight, this perspective from the north town. a spotty

the california pu uc -- orders the removal. >> we will remove it over the next couple of days. >>> as the clock ticks closer to august 2 the two sides in the debt ceiling debate remain sharply divided. >> speaker of the house john boehner rallies support for his plan, would raise the debt ceiling for six months. the white house and democrats are endorsing a proposal from harry reid. >> we have 5 days remaining till a few republicans try our economy off a cliff. >> towards the future. we will pass this plan to cut spending and avoid greater economic stress on this country because it is the right thing to do. >> some house members are on board with the john boehner plan. a final vote isn't expected till later in the day. >>> out and protesters weigh in on the debate on circumcision in san francisco today. it's hot out there and getting hotter but is a cool down on the way? >>> a street party turns into a near riot in southern california, what police did to break it up. . >>> in los angeles six people are hurt after a tow truck slammed into a restaurant this morning. it hit the building

. >>> the ordeal may soon be over for two uc-berkeley alumni in prison for two years in iran. anian officials say a final hearing is scheduled for sunday. this is in the espionage case against shane bauer and josh fattal. the two claim they were hiking in neighboring iraq an unknowingly crossed an unmarked board near iran. the men's families are taking recent comments by tehran's top prosecutor as a good sign so they are organizing a rally today outside iran's united nations mission in new york. >>> 5:34. 5:34. kristy has the forecast. >> it is looking good. we are going to see plenty of sunshine inland later on today but we are seeing some cloud cover out there this morning. coastline pretty much socked in with fog right now. seeing clouds up in the north bay and starting to see clouds fill in over the bea it so of although as we get farther inland not dealing with cloud cover right now. temperatures today will be pretty seasonal. we are seeing some temperatures spot on for concord and san jose. santa rosa and san francisco just slightly cooler than when we usually are. plenty

kevin mack died after being loan from the shuttle. he was a uc sf psychiatrist and had taught at the medical school. driver of the shuttle had minor injuries. the driver of the big rig was not hurt. >>> the map accused of stealing a picasso from union square art gallery appears to have quite an art habit. mark is expected in court tomorrow for the july 5th heist from the wine stein gallery after argue him for that theft, police raided his new jersey home and found 500,000 dollars worth of stolen artwork there. hanging on a wall in the apartment this picasso drawing worth 350,000 dollars. it was reported stolen from new york hotel along with 6 other pieces also found in the apartment. >> more to bring you tonight coming up next. so many homecoming from the war in afghanistan for fallen soldier from san jose. >> and zip go through airport security. wish you co-government new trusted traveler program. and then this. >> it's lake really bitter sweet. we sprobl asleep over and cry all night. >> fans around the bay area land up for the premier of the f

. >> and the two satellites are part of the mission. uc berkeley handled the day-to-day control and we are told the second one successfully reached lunar orbit. the aids of the united nations aids program is calling for acess for the drug to treat or prevept the disease. they are calling for increased cooperation in the opening of the aids conference today in rome. figures from the world health organization. seven thousand people become infected and die from aids-related illness. >> thousands of people gathered in golden gate park this morning for the aids walk. organizers say it was a great success and raised more than three million dollars and this topping last year's total. it was raising money for the san francisco aids association . they bring people together. energy in the park and it is a wonderful event and people from all over the bay area and walks of life coming together and creating a community that is united around one goal to end hiv and aids. dan ashleigh served as speaker of the walk . mayor ed lee and chloris leachman. >>