u.c. berkeley people. you know i think there's a large contingency in the group the community of people who are stonily antiwar stance for the anti interventionism so for me that seems you know kind of normal that there was such a large population at the school is that one of the things that seems to resonate. absolutely and right before the speech i actually got to talk to ron paul a bit about this and i asked him does he kind of tailor his speeches or to the certain audience and he says now he kind of gets the same message but especially being apparently that's what he was going to emphasize more is his answer. worst than pro-social the drug war so i think that's definitely what resonates the most students especially. i do have to say that a lot of people who saw this they're quick to say well if this is all about ron paul's policy on legalizing marijuana and drugs i mean it's not must be just a bunch of pot heads rallying around their hero the one candidate who you know championed their cause but it doe

u.c. berkeley people. you know i think i mean there's a large contingency in the berkeley community of people who are stonily antiwar. anti interventionism so for me that seemed you know kind of normal that there was such a large population at the school is that one of the things that seems to resonate absolutely is that right before the speech i actually got to talk to ron all of this about this and. kind of heel of his speeches or to the certain audience and he said now you can give the same message but especially being an earthly that's what he was going to emphasize more is his anti-war stance you know pro-social the drug war so i think it definitely but resonate the most. and that was casey given founder of students for liberty. all right guys it's friday and it's been another fun filled week in the political realm that despite three primary wins for republican presidential contender mitt romney in d.c. maryland and wisconsin we haven't seen any of his three competitors that are out rick santorum says

u.c. berkeley.e says he owes to them. >> that make me believe that all immigrants here who can make a better life if they have support. >> reporter: one key to the success is an internship program. while in school they do two months of work in office. she did her at orthopedic trauma institute. >> she did so well she got a full-time job at the office, but even when that doesn't happen, the internship dz are a win for both students and employers. >> this is an opportunity for us to bring people in to help them train, but also give us some free labor. >> they are hoping to attract more employers to the program with the promise of well-trained workers grateful to be given a chance. >> cheryl: with me in the studio amy thole a program specialist at matchbridge. finding young people jobs and those incredible internships. so amy, tell me how matchbridge works? >> matchbring, we partner with the community. we partner with a lot of communities that have a strong job training component. matchbrick focuses pu

u.c. berkeley, people came here to see him speak. there was so much interest in the event, it had to be moved outside to accommodate the crowd. a crowd of hundreds welcomed republican hopeful ron paul to the famously liberal u.c. berkeley campus. paul laid out issues he plans to address. >> too many wars. too many attacks on our liberties. too much death. too much mischief. too much to the special interests. >> reporter: heather came from lafayette to hear her candidate. >> i was a democrat. but i got into ron paul. and now, i'm in a republican. >> reporter: she says paul's foreign policy and budget strategy makes sense to her. >> bring our troops home. just staying out of people's business. >> reporter: her boyfriend is a campaign volunteer. >> balance the budget. cut a trillion dollars. obviously, we can't afford anything. he wants to cut education. no, he wants to cut the money out from the bureaucrats. >> reporter: many supporters say paul won't win the republican nomination. but that won't change their vote. >> we're going to wr

u.c. berkeley? laughter ] >> dana: i couldn't afford it. >> eric: where did they go to school? >> juan: one went mcallister and the other went to another liberal school. but you know? i am falling in your trap, so i say "liberal" but they were taught to think for themselve themselves. freddie i was a liberal when i got to berkeley. within one semester it was over. i did my thesis on moby dick and i did it on the homo erotic sub text of moby dick. >> kimberly: this explains a lot. >> greg: deconstructionism is what they taught there. >> eric: i read an article by you and you told us why you gave up on the liberals. when you talk liberal women, girls, the conversation is going nowhere. >> dana: this sounds like a one more thing to me. >> greg: coming up, sarah palin and katie couric go head-to-head on morning tv. who will win the epic bat? if you leave now you won't get to hear dana's new country music album called "rhinestone press secretary." ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announc ] you plant. you mow. you grow. you

u.c. berkeley.rowd of ron paul supporters. to accommodate the huge number of people, organizers had to move that event outside. paul talked about restoring civil liberties. >> bringing all our troops home, you know, just staying out of people's business. >> balance the budget, cut $1 trillion. obviously we can't afford anything. people always say, oh, he wants to cut education. no, he wants to cut the money out from the bureaucrats. >> paul says he's not giving up on the republican nomination. it may take his campaign all the way to the national convention. >> and he also says young voters don't want any more wars. ron paul sat down for an interview with brent cannon for his take on what voters are looking for in a presidential candidate. >> because of the civil liberties issue and anti-war and republicans i think are digging a hole for themselves. they don't want -- they complain about obama not fighting enough wars. and they want to be more engaged and young people don't want the wars to continue

u.c. berkeley have a way to de-stress before finals with the help of four-legged friends.e'll explain. >>> and as you wake up this morning, i'm watching out for you because 680 and a complete closure, the latest status. tri-valley commuters are going to want to watch for this one. >>> good monday morning to you. what beautifully lit embarcadero in san francisco. i'll have a full look at the great-looking forecast. 4:53. >>> two sisters born joined at the hip are thriving months after bay area surgeons separated them. angelica and angelina are recovering beautifully. they're like any other little girls. they've recently enjoyed their very first easter egg hunt and now looking forward to a third birthday party. the girls will be making a media appearance later on today at the packard children's hospital. >> so great to see. >>> san jose state could be heading to the mountain west conference next year. expected to receive an invitation to join the mountain west in all sports for the 2013 school year. that invite could come next week. san jose state has long been a member of t

u.c. berkeley, but they're going to campus anyway.hy a group of high school students say the school is not representing minorities. >>> and for all your news, weather, and traffic, and chocolate bilbies, check us out on nbc bay area news. >>> this is bob redell, live at morgan hill where it's been three weeks now since 15-year-old sierra l h

u.c. berkeley students apparently a lot to tell you why supporters at this notoriously liberal university are rallying for ron paul. and you've heard us talk a lot about cyber security here at r.t. or rather than american government insecurities when it comes to computer hacking so is the u.s. getting caught up in the web it is a start is it time to start patrolling internet borders or explore. is elected santorum has vowed to prosecute our industry infrequently and forced obscenity laws but it's porn stars and americans we can't let that happen. it's like rick santorum has more to worry about than mitt romney if you don't bill ministry is not too excited about the republican presidential candidate these days wait until you find out what they're asking americans to do in protests. a good evening it is friday april sixth seven pm in washington d.c. i'm christine for watching our team. oh thought up start off this hour with a look at the g.o.p. primary it's been a fun week we've had primaries in wisconsin maryland and here in d.c. on tuesday and mitt romney won all three but despite all the

u.c. berkeley. not a protest but a crowd of ron paul supporters earlier this week.commodate the huge number of people, organizers had to move the event outside. paul talked about changing foreign policy, reigning in the deficit and restoring civil liberties. supporters say his policies make sense. >> bringing all of our troops home, bringing home the reserves, just staying out of people's business. >> balance the budget, cut a trillion dollars, obviously we can't afford anything. you know, people always say, he wants to cut education, no, he wants to cut the money out from the bureaucrats. >> paul says he's not giving up on the republican nomination and may take his campaign all the way to the national convention. ron paul says young voters don't want any more war. he sat down with an interview with nbc bay area's brent cannon to offer his take on what voters are looking for in a presidential candidate. >> because of this civil liberty issue, it is personal liberty and anti-war, and republicans are digging a hole for themselves. they don't want -- they complain abou

u.c. berkeley. people dodging the rain drops as thaz come down. jeff ranieri is live in the weather center. wet weather will be kicking around for a couple of days. >> at least in pars of thursday. it was a quick system across the area. some of the totals. now, let's look at the current radar.bt supirol pushes up from the pi south and plentyf humidity. we're starting to see it break up across the south bay. nowers from gilroy, to st. martin. and we're finding some bodies n the eastay arodn plsanton. we're going have a short break rtfore we get into more want to bring your attenti to the 5 coenidor. very heavy and severe rolling that way. if you're planning a night rd trip on interstate 5, be forewarned. there is dangerous weather to the south of us. >>> new at 11:00 tonight, signs nasa sending customers into space is out of this world. this time, the news began to them, giving them the gift of a galaxy. they have got to be excited. >> reporter: they are. and those who study research are ecstatic about the latest celestial event. and we're learning

u.c. berkeley. new e-book is called "beyond outrage, what has gone wrong with our economy and democracy and how to fix it." welcome back to the show robert reich. (cheers and applause) how are you, sir? (cheers and applause) how are you? it's an e-book you've written so i'm going to hold it up for the audience. (laughter). >> jon: . >> turn the page. >> jon: turn the page, very nice. this is... is the... what is your... what is the central problem in your estimation right now with our tax system in our economy? >> tax system. >> jon: no, not tax system. whatever you wanted to say. what did you want to say? (laughter) >> i mean, i think the taxes right now, jon, on the people at the very top who have more income and wealth as a percentage of total income and wealth than they have in about 80 years, they are paying a lower effective tax rate than they have in 40 years. so doesn't it make sense? i mean, this is not a radical statement, to go back to a tax rate that we had after the second world war up

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u.c. berkeley political science professor says parties targeting citizenship ceremonies in this way is a relatively new strategy. and a smart one. >> people are happen. by people are feeling included. and you get to exercise this new right that you didn't have yesterday. it's a great thing. >> reporter: katherine is thrilled she'll get a chance to take part in the political process of the country she's called home for the past six years. >> definitely, a lot of poll jiing being made affect me as a student. and as an immigrant. which is why being newly part of the country, being a citizen, i really want to get involved. >> reporter: jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >>> you might have seen that giants dramatic 11th-winning inearlier tonight. but there was one notable no-show at the game. brian wilson. the bearded superstar will have season-ending surgery tomorrow in florida. today, dr. james andrews examined wilson. the closer will have tommy john's surgery, which rebuilds his elbow. it's the second time he'll have the same surgery. he'll be out of action for 12 to 18 months. >>> san jose state wil

u.c. berkeley's admission policies. they want cal to double minority student enrollment immediately. >>> a cold, crispy start to the day. christina loren to tell us, we've got sunshine coming up. >> yeah, a lot of sunshine later on today. clear conditions right after the bat. good morning to you. you made it to friday and we've got a holiday just around the corner. looking pretty good for your outdoor activity plans when it comes to weather. 33 degrees in fairfield, 33 in napa and santa rosa, gilroy, make sure you grab a jacket. and surrounding air is not quite as cold as your windshield. you might find frost this morning. keep that in mind. it's pretty dry out there. ladies, that means your hair will curl a little bit easier than if we had that additional moisture. we'll be the at 60 inland, 64 degrees on your way into work. we're going to see the sunshine at least for four hours completely sunny conditions. peter cotton tail coming to town this weekend. here's a preview of your temperatures inland. 67 on monday. i'll

u.c. berkeley flooded with college grads look for jobs today. more50 recruiters are expected just in time jobs fair today and tomorrow. it takes off -- kicks off until noon and lasts until 4:00 at the martin luther king jr. student union building. digital media recruiters are expected including oracle and cox digital solutions as well as samsung and shutterply. >> very nice. >> still ahead, washington still in an uproar over the secret service prostitution scandal. why disputed over money. >>> a man causing quite a stir as he tries to get on a plight to san jose. why he stripped down buck naked in the security lineup. >>> a live look at olympic stadium in london. 100 days left until the opening ceremo ceremony. >> looking forward to that. you can look forward to this. weather, news, traffic all sorts of good things on facebook. this is what you do. you search mbs bay area. check us out. >>> welcome back, everyone. good wednesday morning to you. nice way to start the morning with a live look outside. beautiful bay bridge. we will have a look at t

u.c. berkeley law school is looking at wider issues on how campuses should react to future student protests. >>> new and improved glass didn't stop vandals from damaging the veterans memorial in san jose again. the downon the memorial is dedicated to veterans from all wars. someone has smashed several of the glass panels. in a led to improvements to strengthen the glass. yesterday, another panel had been broken the estimated damage is about $5,000. >>> a hollywood mystery is unfolding tonight. police are investigating a death at the home of clark gable jr. gable's girlfriend, 41-year-old christiane los angeles was found dead on the estate. when he went to check on her this morning, she was dead. officials say there's no indication of foul play or obvious trauma. >>> it was one of the most intense moments at the white house. the night osama bin laden was killed. and for the first time, secretary of state hillary clinton is speaking about it in great detail. >> i'm not sure anybody breathed for, you know, 35 or 37 minutes. and for me, one of the worst parts was when the helicopter, one of the

u.c. berkeley, university of pittsburgh, for a year i was at the hebrew university at jerusalem and currently at boston unive >> you have? >> yes, indeed. >> i got my degree in '79. >> you're the professor of the appreciation of scripture, you've been doing that for what? >> since '90. >> for nine years. three books to your credit? >> that's true. >> i notice that you retreated from some of your statements from your first book, "jesus of nazareth, king of the jews." what changed in the 11 years between the publication of these two books. >> my first book was "from jesus to christ." and that was published in 1988. and "jesus of nazareth" was published a few months ago. what changed is time elapsed, i continued to work in the field and learned more. >> isn't it the all-important question of why jesus was killed, you now believe he represented a limited threat to public order during the festival of passover rather than a major threat to roman rule? >> i don't think anybody thinks he, including pileate that jesus represented a major threat to roman rule. >> well, then why was he crucified? >> bec

u.c. berkeley research institution, community-based organizations, a planning consulting firm. i should also mention there was a steering committee of city staff and community residents, community organizations that on a regular basis reviewed our work and provided feedback to both the process and the content. so the methodology, we did quite a bit of research. we reviewed every report on central market and the surrounding neighborhoods that we could find from the last decade at least plus we reviewed demographic data, economic data, social service data. i have a great wealth of research, if anyone is interested in learning about central market and the tenderloin, i can give you just about anything you can ask for. we also do quite a bit of community engagement over the course of 10 months included actually -- i'm sorry, that number is wrong. at least seven community meetings at this point. there were -- there was a resident survey, a merchant survey and an intercept survey. there were focus groups with artists, with nonprofit organizations, with her chants and other affinity g

u.c. berkeley and u.c. santa barbara did the mistake back in 2009 and 2010. can you imagine? and then you get the letter and it's mistake. we talked about the weather at the top and more rain. >> more rain for the morning commute. it could be quite messy but right now things are calm. live view from high definition east bay hills camera looking westward around the bay. we have cloudy skies but not a lot of precipitation. here is a look at live doppler 7 hd. a large batch of moisture offshore. that will be moving inland and providing problematic conditions for drivers tomorrow morning. north bay up in northern sonoma county and southern mendocino and lake county, area of shower activity. it could be locally heavy and then down south, over the east bay and south bay, widely scattered light shower activity. not much at all at the moment. it will be developing overnight. we do still have strong wind gusts up to 24 mile-an-hour and lighter winds other locations. widespread rain develops overnight. scattered showers on friday. dry and milder conditions, more spring-like will settle

u.c. berkeley graduate leaves behind his wife and four daughters. >>> a three-alarm fire led to the evacuationf an apartment fire in san jose. they started in the 3000 block of pane avenue last night at 7:00. a neighbor jumped out of a seventh-floor window and fortunately was not hurt. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> if you have a nut allergy, you want to be careful what you drink. a chocolate protein monster drink is being recalled. at least four people with peanut or tree nut allergies suffered severe reactions after drinking the chocolate drink. the drinks come in 12 and 32-ounce bottles with an enjoy by date of may 23rd, 2012 or earlier. the company is working with the fda to investigate the cause of the reactions since the drink contain nod peanut or tree nut ingredients. >>> coming up this morning on "today in the bay," an emotional gathering in the east bay to remember one of the victims from the deadly mass shooting at oikos university. >>> we have all the news coming up for you in 30 minutes. all the news at 7:00. more local news in 30 minutes. more on the extended f

u.c. berkeley students cramming for finals can shed some stress today with four-legged companions. >> therapyogs offering what some people like to call a furry fix for the stressed out students. they'll be stationed outside the library to provide that instant stress relief part of pet therapy programs they do to give students a little outlet to deal with the anxiety of exam time. students show that interaction -- or actually studies show interaction with animals lowers blood pressure and reduces anxiety and also helps improve overall health. >>> 5:49. we'll be back after the break with another check of today's weather and that busy monday morning commute. >>> plus, google and apple get invited, perhaps, to a very exclusive club. we'll take a look coming up. never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. if my mom can fight and beat breast cancer, i can walk 60 miles. (woman) the fund-raising was the easiest part. people were very giving. complete strangers wanting to help. i knew someday i was gonna do this walk. if i can do this, you definitely can do this. we can do this.

u.c. berkeley bracing itself as it will be flooded with soon-to-be college grads looking for jobs. more than 150 recruiters today expected at the just in time job fair today and tomorrow. this all kicks off at noon. lasts until 4:00. tech engineering and digital media recruiters are all expected, including oracle and cox digital solutions and as well as samsung and shutterfly. >>> it is official, menlo park is liking facebook's expansion plans. city council members approved an expansion deal last night to allow the social networking giant to add more buildings and thousands of additional employees to its new campus. in exchange, facebook will pay nearly $1 million in annual payments to the city. it also works with east palo alto and housing concerns. money will be set aside for local neighborhood projects. the company will also provide job training and internships to local students. >> monumental boost. >>> 6:11. the u.s. haerm has a new scandal to deal with this morning. we will tell you about pictures just released hours ago of soldiers posing with dead afghan fighters. >> san jo

u.c. berkeley will be flooded with soon-to-be college grads looking for jobs today. more than 150 recruiters expected at just in time job fair today and tomorrow. this all kicks off at noon and lasts until 4:00 in the polly ballroom at martin luther king jr. room student union building. tech, engineering expected, including oracle and cox digital solutions as well as samsung and shutterfly. >>> what industry should graduates stay away from? scott mcgrew says it is just word -- can i say television. >> no. it is so -- solar cutting jobs. mo the latest company is called first solar. it is based in arizona. the effect here is negative eligible. with all the talk in the last couple of years about how green technology was going to change the did silicon valley, a sobering reminder it is probably not going to be solar. first solar was dependent on really big contracts to make big solar array. the kind that generate huge amounts of power like traditional power station. there are too many solar panels in the market. a glut due mostly to chinese manufacturing. there does seem

u.c. berkeley students cramming for the finals can do some chilling out today with four-legged companions. dogs offering students some stress-free environmental feelings. the dogs will be stationed outside moffett library ready to provide instant anxiety relief. this is all part of the pet therapy program to give students an outlet to try and deal with the stress that you get during exam time. studies show that interactions with animals lower blood pressure, reduce anxieties and help improve overall health and maybe extra studying helps relieve some of that stress, as well. >>> are you ready for this? taking a trip for an australian billionaire who says he's going to finance the construction of another "titanic." clive palmer made the announcement weeks after the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the titanic. "titanic ii" will be built in china and the inaugural voyage made in

u.c. berkeley friday night. the event starts at 7:00 and is open to the public but seats are limited.nsored by a student group promoting limited government. >>> republican sources say romney and his advisories are discussing vice presidential candidates. he believes the faster he wraps up the g.o.p. nomination the more flexibility he has in picking a running mate. political analysts think he is more of a cautious candidate that prefers a safe choice rather than making a splash like jam did with -- john mccain did with sarah palin. this is the list of romney's possible choices including marco rubio, governor chris christie, rob portman and john thune. >>> former arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords might be eyeing a come back. >> she received a standing ovation from fellow lawmakers when she stepped down last january. she wanted to focus on rehabbing after surviving a shooting rampage last year. supporters and advisories are returning her to run for the house or senate in 2014. she has nearly a million dollars in campaign funds. even if she doesn't run, she still holds political cl

u.c. berkeley. this is the faculty.tment, they've got 17 democrats, zero republicans. in the political science department, 288 democrats, two republicans. in the english department, 29 democrats. one republican. and in history, 31-1. you know, when you see it like that, it's shocking, peter! >> it is shocking but i should say it would not be so bad if all of these professors were openly dedicated to the principle that in the classroom, they should present both sides of the argument fairly and in an even handed way in order to give students the opportunity to make up their own mind. but as i said, professors are increasingly devoted to the idea that it's their job to bring in students correct views about how politics ought to be and those are their views, the ones they bring to the classroom. >> and the problem, peter, is they're not only -- they not only get one side of the political spectrum but they wind up ignorant with regards to literature and history and a whole lot of other stuff. >> well, increasing the curricul