the uc system attracts some of the best and brightest. those students have an idea on making education more afford ache and raising money for the uc system at the -- more affordable and raising money for the uc system at the same too. bigwigs are list thing to this plan? >> reporter: more than listening -- they looking into this. there's a powerful man who says it might work. take a look at the president of uc mark yudof saying this might work. let's take a look at i. coming from the uc student investment proposal, it would abolish tuition at all campuses, $tell,000 a year and have students -- $12,000 a year and have students pay back after they graduate. saying it would triple revenues over the next -- [ unintelligible ] >> different people take that differently. different majors have different salary curves. so i think it will be an interesting experiment to try and some people should have the choice to do that. i think the government should provide people with that choice. >> reporter: glad they are offering the. plan. look at some exa

. >>> i'm terry mcsweeney live in the uc berkeley campus the story of a plan to abolish tuition at all uc cam bus -- [ inaudible ] >>> good morning. it is 5:01 on this thursday, thanks for joining us, i'm eric thomas. >> and i'm kristen sze. the rain we've been waiting for almost here. starting to see the first raindrops yet? >> i'll ask the guy who knows. >> radar return around santa rosa no official reports yet. moisture is starting to move in. not as cold as it has been the last couple of mornings. fog developing around novato and napa, also watch out for reduced visibilities there. let's take a look at a wider picture you can see where most of the rain and the mountain snow is falling the same area it well yesterday to the north of us in mendocino and lake counties towards chica and -- chico, excuse me heading towards tahoe. the sooner you get to tahoe the better off you are snow elevation dropping to 4500 feet overnight. heading south you are going to be okay two storms strong, heavy rain update on that. >>> san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi will make his first court appearance

no joke here, a student group called fix uc presented the idea at yesterday's regents meeting at uc-riverside. under the plan students would pay no up-front tuition at all. instead they would commit to paying back 5% of their annual salary for 20 years after they entered the workforce. fix uc claims the plan could triple the university's revenue. >> 10 years down the line the uc would start seeing more money than it currently does right now. >> uc president mark yudof praised the plan as a construct testify idea saying he already directed his number crunchers to give it a full review. interesting. >>> it is 4:40. a cell phone company raising prices. how much data plans are going up. >> also ahead. >> mitt romney is losing steam in south carolina and another candidate is gaining ground on him. i'm terrell brown in washington. the latest on campaign 2012 coming up. >> you asked and they listened. the free perk a popular airline is now offering. that and much more when we come back. so stay right there. my fashion blog is about my personal style and things that inspire me. i like to think of mys

the cuts will come as they lose money in state developments reinvestment funds. >>> tara moriarty joins us now from uc berkley to explain how the plan of lowering tuition would work. >> reporter: students want to eliminate it all together and they are praising the idea for being creative. as you know uc berkeley is no stranger to demonstrations. the university budget cuts have plagued the university for years and this is video from where they took over wheeler hall. they want them to drop the $12,000 per year tuition and instead students will commit 5% of their annual income after graduating. they figure it is a wash unless of course if you make less or more. if you earn $100,000 a year you would still have to pay back 5% and in the end that would be double of what others are paying. still some students say they should not have to shoulder the financial burden and that's the state's financial responsibility. they are wrapping up a two day meeting and they are trying address this crisis the uc system is in and the uc president will consider this tuition elimination plan. ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a pote

system to did this the goal is to form a governing board to express the needs of the uc f specifically that the chancellor says are different than the other 10 campuses. >> we don't have undergraduate. we are not a general campus. we are a health science campus and it's our hope that in having a board that focuses specifically on uc sf we could over achieve. >> uc sf wants to pay the uc system for only the services it needs. university of california spokesperson told abc 7 fuss the regent are actually intrigued by the idea. >>> student protestors pepper sprayed by uc davis campus police will not face criminal charges this video of the officer dousing students directly if the face with pepper spray last november just went viral. sparking worldwide outrage and an investigation involving university officials. yolo county corn announced today that there is not enough evidence to pursue charges against the 10 students arrested for failing to disburse. investigation into how campus police handled the situation however is ongoing. >>> l still ahead tonight. the about before quadruplet in 10 y

the group called "fix uc" presented the idea yesterday at uc-riverside at the regents meeting.would pay no up front tuition at all but would instead commit to paying back 5% of their annual salary for 20 years after they enter the workforce after graduation. fix uc claims the plan could triple the university's revenue and its president mark yudof is looking into it. we'll have more on that story coming up at 6:30. >>> 6:13 is your time now. it is one of the most recognizable landmarks in the united states. the very generous gift to repair the washington monument and at&t giving you more data but, of course, there's a catch. how much it's going to cost coming up. a drive-by shooting leaves bullet holes in a police se ro. >>> welcome back. 6:16. in the headlines, a drive-by shooting leaving bullet holes in a police sergeant's car in san leandro. police say a man fired five shots at the vehicle overnight. officers are searching for the suspect who afterwards led police on a high-speed chase out of the city. >>> an arraignment this afternoon for san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi

a student group called fix uc presented the idea at today's regents meeting at uc- riverside. here's how it would work. under the plan, students would pay no up front tuition at all. instead, they would commit to paying back 5% of their annual salary for 20 years after they enter the workforce. they say it could triple revenue. >> 10 years down the line the uc would see more money than it does now. >> the uc president praised the plan as a constructive idea. he says he has already directed his number crunchers to consider it. >>> mashed potatoes i can hardly wait. >> her recipes are known for butter and mayo. now celebrity chef paula deen admits that she has diabetes. why she is being criticized for making money off her medication. now he's slamming celebrity chef paula deen again.. for profiting >>> she was once called the most dangerous person to america. now he is slamming celebrity chef paula deen again for profiting from diabetes medication. this week she admitted she has had type 2 diabetes for three years. she is partnering with a pharmaceutical company to promote its me

the east bay. >>> plus, occupy outrage at uc davis. the big bucks campus officials shelled out for control after this pepper spray incident went viral. >>> in florida, presidential hopefuls reaching out to a key voting group ahead of the big contest. >>> it is saturday morning, january 28. thank you for joining us. i'm anne mackovic. >> and i'm jim bernard, taking a look at glorious weather. after showers last week, we're back to a lovely weather pattern. offshore breeze, temperatures in the mid to upper 60s todays for most locations and continued dry and mild once again for the foreseeable future. we'll have your complete forecast, coming up in just a few minutes. >> thanks, jim. >>> today, the republican presidential front runners are out looking for support in florida. voters will take part in the primary there on tuesday. susan mcginnis live right now in jacksonville with the latest on the campaign, where immigration issues are taking center stage. good morning, susan. >> reporter: hi, good morning. that is true. we have mitt romney

the move comes as uc system faces increasing cuts and state funding. leaders with university of california acknowledge this system is weighing down ucsf's plan to become one of the world's top medical schools. >> i think part of the frustration is they see a lot of system wide problems with public higher education as having not the same affect on them. >> agreeing to have a work group study to have a proposal and report back if july. ucsf's future standing at the fork in the road. nbc, bay area news. >> it may be no big deal for to you drive under a bridge or trash, but veterans returning home, it could trigger anxiety. brian was lurt in afghanistan. he lost an eye and use of his left arm. he was taught to avoid trash where iuds are off then hidden and bridges where snipers off then lurk. >> blowing up, hitting things that, bombs and things like that. >> brian is now working with an occupational they're piflt at the v.a.'s palo alto health care system. he drives all over the peninsula with his instructor learning to adjust tocy veilian driving. he is al

the school insists it's not trying to abandon the uc system. the school says it needs to raise revenue in order to avoid a deficit. to do that it would like more financial independence. the goal is to govern a board to address needs of ucsf. >> we are a health sciences campus. it's our hope that in having a board that focuses we can overachieve. >> ucsf wants to pay the uc system only for services it needs. a university of california spokesperson told abc 7 news that they're intrigued by the idea. >> musical world of rhythm and blues loses another legend. remembering etta james and the start in san francisco. >> a 49ers legend, $49 million home selling for less these days. stay with us. the news continues in one minute. -dad, why e you getting that? -that's my cereal. is there a prize in there? oh, there's prize, all right. is it a robot? no. is it a jet plane? nope. is it a dinosaur? [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] inside every box of heart healthy cheerios are the great tasting little o's made from carefully selected oats that can help lower cho

. >>> well, a plan to eliminate tuition at the uc system is under consideration. a student presented it at the regents meeting in riverside. under the plan students would pay no up front tuition. they would go there four years of school. instead they would commit to paying back 5% of their annual salaries for 20 years after they enter the workforce. >> 10 years down the line the uc would start seeing more money than it currently does right know. >> the uc president praised it as a constructive idea, certainly creative. he said he already directed his people to look at it. >>> apple will unveil a new education initiative today at the guggenheim museum in new york city. experts say today's announcement may involve new digital textbooks for students. the "wall street journal" reports apple may take the wraps off textbooks created to work with its publishers tablet. also in the mix potential partnerships with textbooks publishers who would offer digital versions on the ibook store instead of the hard book itself. >>> coming up, a bizarre discovery in the hollywood hill

rest of the uc system. the chronical is reporting that she told the uc regions that she wants it to happen. now, under the proposal, ucsf would still be accountable, but the school would have their own board of directors. f they would have more money if they did -- they would have more money if they did not need to help. they appointed a committee to study that proposal. >>> it is 7:06. the oakland mayor is not escaping the political turmoil while attending that mayor's conference in washington, d.c. coming up at 7:15, why these protesters, trapped the mayor inside a taxicab as she was leaving the conference. it happened just this morning. >>> all right, time is now 7:07, the road is wet. sal is watching everything including the toll plaza. >> reporter: yeah, people are trying to get into san francisco today. we're looking at that and it has not been a huge backup there, but the driving is not good. there will be a live picture here, a stalled vehicle, westbound in that right lane just past the toll plaza. t

in exchange graduates pay 5% of their salary back to the uc system for 20 years. the students say under the plan the uc system could triple its revenue over the next 20 years. the system president says kind of likes it. he and his staff will study the group's proposal. >> supporters of a popular san francisco watering hole slated for closure hope for a second chance. the supporters will hold a news conference this afternoon at the gold dust lounge, hoping to bring the landlord back to resume talks. he was served with an eviction notice in december. the owners were told to be out by march. since then a grass roots effort has taken off in hopes of saving the bar. >> dr.ing looking adult beverages there. coming up a outsoftball group in need of your help or their season may be over. >> the fan favorite t 49ers have chosen to be the honorary captain. >> downloading data is going the get moreexsive. hey guys, breakfast! ♪ [ female announcer ] if whole grain isn't the first ingredient in your breakfast cereal, what is? now, in every box of general mills big g cereal, the

a strict ban for the uc system and how it plans to help people kick the habit. >>> new video launches a military investigation. what some u.s. marines are doing in this video that's raising a lot of eyebrows. good morning, it is thursday, we're so close to the weekend. >> oh, we are. >> and that pleases you. >> that does. >> hi, everybody. i'm frank mallicoat. good to have you with us. >> i'm grace lee and i am two days away from vacation! [ laughter ] >> who's counting. >> how many hours? >> about 48. [ laughter ] >> about to fly out of this joint for a little vaca. >>> we have our photographer hard at work already this morning at 4:30 standing by live at 101 and trimble in san jose. so obviously traffic conditions are light. we have some roadwork out there. we'll tell you more about that coming up. in the meantime, dry on our commute to work. >> very dry. cold, too. we have some freezing temperatures again. 30 in napa, 30 in santa rosa and 28 degrees in fairfield. couple of clouds want to move in along the coastline. we'll talk about that plus some big changes in the long-range fore

the richmond field station is located off 586 miles northwest of the uc berkeley campus. the site must win final approval from the u.s. energy department. >> the lunar new year celebration is in full swing. twepbl 12 is the year of the dragon -- 2012 is the year of the drag again. china's province local village -- -- it is a tradition to parade the bench drag again around local villages and pray for blessings and good fortune. mayor lee kicks off the first day of a of the spring festival celebration. katie marzullo joins us with more on that story itch >> reporter: happy new year everybody. it is the -- first day ofÑ3 the lunar new year the mayor was here for what was an energetic and colorful ceremony. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> reporter: it is the year of the dragon. you're looking at a new 150 foot golden dragon created especially for the celebration here. they say it brings good fortune. the mayor says the dragon is the most powerful of all zodiac animals and brings a good message. >> be bold, be innovative. don't be afraid and take the chances necessary for success and celebration. wha

the uc president made the announcement this week that this was going to go on. but the rules are not going to be universal in the punishment phase at least. the campuses will have the right to fine people for break the rule but they say they are going to hopefully take a more educational approach, although each campus will be able to make its own choice on how to deal with violators. grace and frank? >> you can't smoke in a classroom or anything like that. but this would be just -- >> reporter: no. >> -- on campus anywhere? >> reporter: normally you can smoke outside away from doors, i think the rules are 20 feet away from any entrance or exit. so where i'm standing right now somebody could light up but that's not going to be the case by 2014. >> thank you, anne makovec live at uc-san francisco. thanks. >>> a female high school teacher is in jail this morning accused of having sex with a boy under 15. police say 40-year-old marie johnson had several encounters with the boy between december of 2010 and may of 2011. john soon teaches at granada high in livermore a

the richmond field station is located off 586 miles northwest of the uc berkeley campus. e site must win final approval from the u.s. energy department. >> the lunar new year celebration is in full swing. twepbl 12 is the year of the dragon -- 2012 is the year of the drag again. china's province local village -- -- it is a tradition to parade the bench drag again around local villages and pray for blessings and good fortune. mayor lee kicks off the first day of a of the spring festival celebration. katie marzullo joins us with more on that story itch >> reporter: happy new year everybody. it is the -- first day ofÑ3 the lunar new year the mayor was here for what was an energetic and colorful ceremony. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> reporter: it is the year of the dragon. you're looking at a new 150 foot golden dragon created especially for the celebration here. they say it brings good fortune. the mayor says the dragon is the most powerful of all zodiac animals and brings a good message. >> be bold, be innovative. don't be afraid and take the chances necessary for success and celebration. what'

the uc graduate salary, about $50,000 a year. unless you make less. you would still have to pay back that 5% which doubles what others are paying for in the end. the graduate we spoke to seemed to think berkeley grads would do it from others who stand for such a reputable regency. back to you. >> thank you. >>> we've been asking our viewers on facebook what they think -- what they think of the uc proposal. darcie wrote -- >>> if you want to send us a message just follow the ktvu channel 2 morning news team and we'll share some of your comments in the -- in the 8:00 hour. >>> sal's back. major commute mess. what's going on? >> well, we're looking at a lot of traffic. the major commute mess is the muni thing. we're getting new information. right now, we have our newschopper2 looking at another commute mess on 880 heading south. southbound traffic is busy. it's not stop and go but it's busy. our muse chopper 2 heading new york. i would say -- newschopper2 heading north. i would say 20 knots. also, pretty slow at the bay bridge taupe. bridge-- bay bridge t

riverside for the second day of the uc board of regent meeting. >> we will not be able to continue the meeting. officials riverside today protestors stormed the regent meeting disrupting a session where tuition hike were being discussed. students link arms and sat on the floor as you can see here while police stood by with l zip tie handcuff in han hand. >> mean time university of california students administrators have spent a lot of time disagreeing about tuition cost. but they might have found some common ground over plan to drop tuition entirely. that story tonight from terri mcsweeney. >> what may have been a surprise even to planned proponents uc president yesterday decided to take a close look at the plan. group of uc riverside students called fix uc propose that students at all uc campuses pay no tuition. >> charging students when they are making money just makes sense. it's really surprising to 93 this hasn't been pursued at least here in the united states. >>reporter: instead of tuition currently at 12,000 dollars per

in exchange graduates pay 5% of their salary back to the uc system for 20 years. r the plan the uc could triple its revenues. >> the time now is 6:21. it's no spret. rents are on the rise. >> apple set to announce something in new york city in a little more than a half hour [ female announcer ] what would you call an ordinary breakfast pastry that's been wrapped in a flaky crust stuffed with a gooey center toasted up all golden brown then given a delicious design? a toaster strudel. pillsbury toaster strudel. so delicious...so fun. guys... [ female announcer ] pillsbury cinnamon rolls with cinnabon cinnamon are an irresistible sunday morning idea. nothing calls them to the table faster. sunday morning ideas made easy. >> welcome back. bay area cities led the nation in the rising rent prices -- in rising rent prices according to a new report. the survey by real facts found average rental prices in san francisco increased by more than 10% last year. san jose was even higher at over 12%. real estate experts say high demand is driving the prices up. tech companies are

. >> and why the chancellor of uc san francisco hopes to make a declaration of independence from the uc system. >> bay area is wrapping itself in red and gold tonight hoping for a big gift from 49ers this weekend. >> and local surfers caught the green wave. a way to recycleab >>> a kidnapped 12-year-old girl is safe tonight and the man the police shot and killed a 42-year-old this afternoon. now, investigators are trying to figure out why he kidnapped his girlfriend's daughter. the 12-year-old abducted this morning from her home and an amber alert went out. and a tip led officers to a town house where investigators say he was holding the girl host yanl. >> the suspect opened fire as he approached the apartment, fired several rounds from inside of the apartment. the officers believed that the victim was in danger. >> and because of the gunfire, police decided on a hostage rescue and forced their way inside with a s.w.a.t. team shot and killed lee. and the 12-year-old girl not hurt and taken to a hospital to be checked out. police have not said whether she's been reunited with her famil

there's no room up near the uc. so the lab said, okay, bay area, tell us what you've got. they had 20 submissions. six cities made the final list. last week richmond was selected as the ultimate future home. and it really is, for richmond, a really good news story. and things have been turning around in richmond for a while. the biggest employer for ever has been chevron. this is very much a city rooted to old technology, old industry. and so what this signals is that, you know, very sort of avant-garde, high-tech, new industry starting up in richmond. and the question is whether we're going to be talking about the lawrence richmond national labs one of these days. so no, it's great news for people of richmond. >> for people who may not be familiar with what lawrence berkeley national lab does and what all the scientists work on, can you give them -- >> sure, lawrence berkeley lab is known for particle physics, research. this is the lab that has produced 16 elements in the table -- periodic table of elements. 13 nobel prizes have been done based on work done there. pioneer

the race going forward. >>> and it became a rallying cry for activists. and a nightmare for uc davis. the final decision on charges against occupy demonstrators. >>> and our high def doppler is getting a bit of a break overnight. you may have heard there is a little football game going on tomorrow. will rain be a factor? we will let you know coming up. carolina today, winning that state's republican presidential primar >>> newt gingrich took south carolina today. winning that state's republican presidential primary. and if you're keeping track, that is three contests and in three states with three different winners. danielle knotsham is in south carolina where -- nottingham is in south carolina where the gingrich camp is celebrating tonight. >> reporter: cbs news predicts newt gingrich is the winner of the south carolina primary. the former house speaker mounted a double digit comeback in recent days to beat mitt romney. he won with last-minute voters and more than half polled said they made up their minds over the past few days and of authorize who did, 45% voted for gingrich and 24%

. >> reporter: the uc is the system that brought free speech now it may bring you free tuition.owever, despite the idea of free tuition, this isn't free, it just delays payments. what may have been a surprise even to planned proponents mark yudof yesterday decided to take a close look at the plan. a group of students proposed that students at all uc campuses pay no tuition. >> charging students when they are making money makes sense. it is surprising this hasn't been pursued, at least in the united states. >> reporter: instead of tuition currently $12,000 per year students would pay 5% of their income for the first 20 years after graduation. >> shorten maybe 20 years is a while . >> reporter: for a graduate averaging $50,000 per year it means $50,000 over four decades. if you average $100,000 over that time you pay $100,000. some say it is better than borrowing your way through school. >> you have to take loans and then interest after that so if -- [ unintelligible ] >> reporter: one student prefers to pay as she goes not >> that way it is like you get the tuition over with rath

. >>> snuffing out smokers at uc campuses. the health push that's been 10 years in the making. >> what were they thinking? the video of u.s. marines that's launching a military investigation. >>> and we are starting to get busy on bay area roads. where it's the slowes coming up. >>> skies mostly clear and cold this morning. lots of sunshine some very mild temperatures coming our way. we'll have details in just a moment. >>> happy thursday, everyone. it's january 12. good to have you with us. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm grace lee. it is 6 a.m. >> we begin with the university of california going tobacco- free. >> it's not going to happen for two years. anne makovec is at uc-san francisco to tell us how it's going to happen. >> reporter: good morning. here at uc mission bay, this is one of 10uc campuses that will be smoke-free within the next two years. the purpose is to protect everybody from secondhand smoke from the students to the faculty to the visitors to the campus. the plan is to implement it in stages, and then all tobacco t

the university spends $49 million of its $4 billion budget contributing back to the rest of the uc systemucsf says it can make more money and sustain its world class status by partnering with pharmaceuticals and other private companies without through the clumsy chain of command. ucs and would rather keep the money that it makes with the business partners. >> this could be a trend. >> reporter: ron is biotech reporter for the san francisco business times. >> they have done and excellent job the past few years especially of taking research and working with the pfizers of the world or bayers. >> i think there is a little more control there. so it is a separation. it is a secession even though they don't like to use those words. i think it is those things when it comes to how independently they can operate. >> reporter: they are building a new hospital here on the mission bay campus and pensions are rising according to th chancellor. so she says they have to do something or pretty soon they will be spending more than they bring in. joe vazquez, cbs 5. >>> a medical milestone. starting this s

. >> reporter: the uc is the system that brought free speech now it may bring you free tuition.owever, despite the idea of free tuition, this isn't free, it just delays payments. what may have been a surprise even to planned proponents mark yudof yesterday decided to take a close look at the plan. a group of students proposed that students at all uc campuses pay no tuition. >> charging students when they are making money makes sense. it is surprising this hasn't been pursued, at least in the united states. >> reporter: instead of tuition currently $12,000 per year students would pay 5% of their income for the first 20 years after graduation. >> shorten maybe 20 years is a while . >> reporter: for a graduate averaging $50,000 per year it means $50,000 over four decades. if you average $100,000 over that time you pay $100,000. some say it is better than borrowing your way through school. >> you have to take loans and then interest after that so if -- [ unintelligible ] >> reporter: one student prefers to pay as she goes not >> that way it is like you get the tuition over with rath

the damage done and the mayor's plan to keep this from happening again. >>> a different story on the ucampus. the occupy push to turn protests into political action. >>> looming walk-out that could leave thousands of kaiser patients without health care for a day. s>@q

uc-davis. how campus officials are preparing for the demonstration. >> plus, snuffing out smokers at uc campuses. the health push that's 10 years in the making. >> all right. that's the wrong video but this is what we want to show you because she knows how to boogie. the grand has who has become an internet sensation. we are going to introduce you to this lady. >>> hi, i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow in the cbs 5 weather center. a lot of sunshine out there right now. surprisingly warm temperatures. but we have big changes on the horizon. we'll talk about that coming up. few tents in the quad, nearly two months after police pepper- sprayed students >>> protestors have reoccupied uc-davis. they set up a few tents in the quad nearly two months ago after police pepper sprayed students on campus there. the university hasn't said how it plans to handle the new protestors. >>> uc schools meanwhile are on the way to banning smoking. president mark yudof announced the new rules this week. beginning in 2014, smoking and chewing tobacco won't be allowed on any uc campus. the ban will also prohibit the sa

no you don't this is the story about abolishing tuition at all uc campuses. strong support from surprising people that story coming pup in a live report. >> -- >> the extra measures pg&e is taking to ensure the lights stay on for sunday's big game.

up with the rest of the uc system. the school's chancellor announced she wants to make her school independent from the other nine uc campus. make sure you stay right here with ktvu and mornings on two. coming up at 7:05 the response from uc regents about that new idea. >>> right now 6:47. back to sal to check in. hopefully no big problems for the commute. >> we do have one unfortunately. that would be in walnut creek. this crash i told you about it last time. and now the chp says it's still blocking lanes. it's blocking a couple lanes. when i first told you about it it didn't sound quite as serious. now we are finding out it's a little bit more serious. 680 southbound. if you are driving on the east shore freeway that traffic is getting busy as well. whenever it rains you know how it goes. you have to give yourself extra time. i got a message from chp that says all lanes are now open. so on this crash i just mentioned at street boulevard that is good news. let's move along and take a look at westbound. sometimes i think

. >>> new tonight at 11:00, a study in big cats in the hills above uc berkeley. mountain lion sightings in the kills above the campus have police issuing an alert. that's because the latest sighting happened tuesday night right next on university family housing. a little too close for comfort. live from berkeley with more, and a little disconcerting. they could be out there in the dark. >> reporter: jessica, dozens of families live here in university housing. it is really quiet here because it's next to a narrow strip of undivided land. the people say they're used to the skunks, the turkeys and the raccoons about you they are not anxious to add mountain lions to that list. it is spectacular. turkeys as a cue to find a safe place to settle in for the night but she isn't sticking around. she is wrapping up her barbecue. >> we're clearing out before it gets too dark. >> reporter: she just read safety notices posted in her complex. >> there's always a lot of animal around here but this is crazy. >> reporter: a neighbor spotted a mountain lion here tuesday night around

they targeted the library because they say it represents what is wrong with the way the uc system is funded. >> there is no librarian? >> there is part time librarians. it's part time open. students are paying tuition. it's incrossed every year. >> there is a faculty member wor is -- worries about police might do. >> this sounds like a recipe for a contron taigs, if there is a closure time and they are indicating they don't want to leave what are we going to have happen? >> earlier there was a general assembly. >> they're trying to get a message out. that is what this is about. try to be open. >> this protest coincide was larger demonstrations. and uc president saying he would study a plan to eliminate tu wrigs for students while they're in school. and a graduate making $50,000 a year would pay $50,000 over 20 years. the same as a current student paying now. >> i mean i think koit benefit people but then i mean you never know what is going to happen in 20 years. >> there is a representative saying they're due to the fact the system has lost 75 full time positions. i was told that the

. >> the victims were taken here to the uc medical center but still no word on their conditions. >> i suspect in the fatal shooting has been arrested outside of hayward after illegally smoking the cigarette. -year-old franklin team was taken into custody last friday outside max sports bar in an unincorporated part of alameda county. sheriff's deputy spotted him by leading accounting law banning smoking near the entrances to certain businesses. that's when the computer check revealed he was wanted by oakland police were at december 17th homicide. >> they tell you from the time to come into the academy, all the veterans will tell you, and you never know what you will find. and that's what happened in this case. >> sheriff's deputies say they were originally going there to make sure no one under the age of 21 was inside. >> san francisco's embattled sheriff still cannot legally see his family tonight. but judge earlier today with these two that the protective order keeping him from his wife and two -year-old son. he did say the share can petition the court for visitation rights. he was c

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. >>> tends going back up on the uc davis cam -- tents are gag back up on the uc davis campus. students are preparing for a bigger occupy but want to avoid clashes with campus police that lead to last quarter's pepper spraying incident. the subject of three ongoing investigations now. two law enforcement agencies and a student group are expecting to present finding in february and march. >>> pg&e says it has rewired the lines from candlestick park to a nearby substation as a result they expect no power problems during this weekend's big game. this picture sent from russell shows crews putting in new lines this past weekend. you will remember the embarrassing incident when the power went off twice during last month's monday night football game. pg&e says a line failure animal functioning switch on the stadium's back-up power was to blame. the new pg&e ceo happened to be on hand for that. >> right. what is the line now? >> saints by three. [ talking over each other ] drew brees, going to be some game. >> mike was hoping for sprinkles in the bay area. but -- >> how do you translat

. >> i am here on behalf of the uc hastings community and economic development clinic. i am here to talk about the after mentioned profits and patients report. we use data from the states of california as well as the irs. we prepared the report on behalf of several coalitions, and i would like to present the report to be made part of an informational document, and i am also able to make copies of the report. to reiterate some of the points brought up earlylier, this is te largest fee-for-service hospital in san francisco. the reported net patient revenue of over $1.2 billion. they maintain 644 beds with staff. now in 2010, st. francis reported $174 million in net revenue and is home to 366 ben and staffs 355. we felt providing an absolute numbers would not provide an accurate comparison with other hospitals in said francisco. instead we looked at it as a function in order to make a fair comparison accounting for a relative size. we thought it was accurate and adopted by the industry. i am available for any questions many of the supervisors may have as far as more details

and the uc system is increasing it's admission by exception program business 60% and where do students come from? out of state and internationally, which means they pay more. 23 officers aadmitting 40% fewer and nir numbers are still close to 2300. >> there is a local cal kids who are qualified are somewhere though just don't have demand. question is do you just leave space empty? >> and uc merced is among those who struggled to attracted students and education advocates say exception students are often more closely scrutinized and judged on quality and can't always be measured by grades and scores. >> and phishing has been a bad guy for trying to trick you out of your information with phony fake e mails. nair good at the scam. millions are lost every year. and there is now google working together to combat the scams forming an organization to design a system to authenticate e mails from legitimate businesses. the company behind efforts are proposing a system that is keeping track. and i'll let you know when progress is made enough that you can have added protection. >> dirtiest thing

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. >>> hikers spotted two mountain lions by the uc-santa cruz campus. a woman was walking a dog along the upper meadows trail when they saw the animals tuesday night. the santa cruz sentinel reports the mountain lions looked interested in the dog, who was off leash. no injuries were reported. >>> another "occupy" showdown will target san francisco's financial district friday. protestors will rally outside the offices of bank of america and goldman sachs in san francisco. their goal, to disrupt business as usual at financial institutions. >>> today, you may start to notice that you can't access some of your favorite websites. wikipedia, reddit and moveon.org among dozens of others are all suspending services for 24 hours. they are protesting two pieces of internet piracy legislation in front of the house and the senate. cnet's kara tsuboi reports on the strike and the impact it could have on those two bills. >>> reporter: for people like sarah reese, wikipedia is indispensable. >> whatever you need to know, you go to wikipedia. >> reporter: but for one 24

residents say it's the worst flooding in 15 year autos a group of students come up with an idea to make the uc system tuition free. it just might work. the story is still ahead. >> and an suv that is still causing problems tonight. >> this has been 14 years since playing in a championship game and how local businesses are hoping to cash in on your experience. >> and a billing new idea for schools tonight. apple hopes to do to textbook what's it's done in the >>> winds are fanning flames from a wildfire that has burned six homes near reno. this is video. 40 foot flames are feeding on dry brush and pine trees authorities have evacuated hundreds of people around pleasant valley and shut down a stretch of highway in that area. firefighters hope rain and snow from the storm will let them get the upper hand on this wildfire. and there is another occupy protest but this is inside of a library. and abc 7 joins us live from the campus with -- campus with latest on this. >> with this occupation is more than an hour old. this occupiers are inside of the library that looks like a meeting or study in. this

despite a series of tuition hikes, competition fierce among students trying to go to school at one of the ucmpuses. politics from in-state high school seniors up 10%. applications from noncalifornians up 56%. uc schools will enroll more students this year, but they'll admit more noncalifornians because they pay about 23,000 more a year in tuition fees. >> time to lace up running shoes and grab the silly costume. registration's open for the 101st beta breakers race. this year's race will take over the streets of san francisco may 15th. organizers are capping the number of registered participants at 50,000. once again, beta breakers will be a dry race, meaning there's a zero tolerance policy when it comes to alcohol and floats. >>> how about this? tebow time meets tea-off time at pebble the surprise person he ghet urise person he mighbe teamin wg upt ith. >>> tiger woods is playing in the pebble beach pro am. >> that is right. now blogs are buzzing over his potential partner, tiger woods and, you guessed it, tebow fiver. that's right, tim tebow now. probably asking yourself, why would they get

several of the 16 injured train passengers were taken to the uc-davis medical center including a 13-year-old boy. >> he has lumps on the back of his head. he has a neck brace on. eyes is red from crying. he's scared basically. >> reporter: investigators are looking at video and evidence at the scene. they're also talking with witnesses on the train and who were near the intersection. one man told kcr-3 he was waiting on the, side of the tracks when he saw the driver of the suv. >> she tried to go around the track, those sticks. she tried to go around it and got hit. >> reporter: regional transit officials say they're hearing the same thing. >> the witnesses, statements of our operator, a security guard that was on board the train. >> again that was donna cordova from our nbc station in sacramento reporting. authorities are not releasing the names of the people killed just yet and the lone survivor from the suv remains in serious condition tonight. >>> the social conservative catholic archbishop of san francisco and a liberal assemblyman joined forces today. throwing the weight behind a singl

the uc school system taking a healthy stand, snuffing out smoking in all ten of the campuses.moking ban will be rolled out in stages that will take place over the next couple of years. the goal is to help people gradually quit smoking. tobacco companies will not be allowed to smoke in buildings owned by the university and more than 600 college campuses nationwide have banned smoking altogether. >> it seems plenty of people want to get rid of their smart meters and if you're one of them you may be able to soon for a price. the state public utilities commission is considering a plan to let customers opt out of the plan. they would have to pay a fee of $270 up front and $14 a month. some people have complained radiation from the wireless meters poses a health rick. pg&e insists meters are safe. >>> weave all heard the expression keep the change. this takes to to a whole other level. screeners at airports say travelers leave more than $400,000, that's right, $400,000 worth of loose change behind them each year. the sfo ranks number four when it comes to money. the most money left

campuses made the top 10 values combining quality of education and affordability. ucrkeley, 7. ucla 8. us san diego, 10. california as crack the top 10 after three years because more weight was given to academic mesh . >>> probably world's most -- famous bridge. where do you think the go go bridge is on the list. nowhere. forbes magazine is out with its 11 most amazing bridges in the world number one is a roman bridge built around 2,000 years ago at the time christ was born. why didn't the golden gate make the list? forbes says it is past its prime. been? >> basically. it is nasty e-mail time folks. let forbes know what you think of that >>> san francisco police play an all night waiting game with a burglary suspect stuck on the side of a san francisco hill. >>> to candidates emerged victorious from the -- two candidates have emerged victorious from the iowa caucus. we'll tell you about the tie and who technically won. >>> next, is it a signal maverick surf contest will be this weekend? why the world's top surfers are coming to town friday. >>> check out the cold temp