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our hospitals attract a lot of minds and attention. -- uc california, sf state. >> it looks like we are just about of time. thank you for being on your district supervisor. we have been talking to supervisor at a loss from district 11. join us next time when we will be back with one of our 11 mr. supervisors. -- we have been talking to supervisor john avalos from district 11. join us next time when we will be back with one of our

our hospitals attract a lot of minds and attention. -- uc california, sf state. >> it looks like we are just about of time. thank you for being on your district supervisor. we have been talking to supervisor at a loss from district 11. join us next time when we will be back with one of our 11 mr. supervisors. -- we have been talking to supervisor john avalos from district 11. join us next time when we will join us next time when we will be back with one of our man: 60-inch screen, high-definition. football season is coming up. you can watch it right here. what do you think? i'll take it. huh! huh! now, that's what i'm talking about. you're right. i don't need it. >> i get really concerned one ip -- hear people say the payroll tax is a job killer. maybe in some industries the payroll tax might be a disincentive on business going forward, but i would not be surprised if we came out of the whole discussion about remaking our tax for next year that it involves a combination of a payroll tax, commercial occupancy tax, and gross receipts tax. all of that could be in a remade form of our busin

. >>> new at 10:00, mayor tuition hikes take place in california. ucan expect to pay 20% more than they did last year. and at csu, 22% more. students are coming up with creative ways of paying for school, ken pretty pritchett has the story. >> reporter: there are very few jobs out there and a flood of applicants, so some students are coming up with creative ways to pay for their college education. >> what are these? >> chocolate chip. >> i'll take two of those. >> reporter: this student set up a bake sale to try to raise money. >> this is the best i can do. >> reporter: she figures her education costs 35 to $40,000 a year. that's a lot of chocolate chip cookies. >> i'm getting about 200 per bake sale which is great. hopefully i can raise as much as i can. >> reporter: welcome to the reality of getting through college. on berkeley's telegraph avenue there are as many for lease signs as help wanted. >> before i got this job i applied to 100 different places before i got it. >> i work part time but it's definitely given me a little extra cash to get books

. >>> new at 10:00, mayor tuition hikes take place in california. ucs can expect to pay 20% more than they did last year. and at csu, 22% more. students are coming up with creative ways of paying for school, ken pretty pritchett has the story. >> reporter: there are very few jobs out there and a flood of applicants, so some students are coming up with creative ways to pay for their college education. >> what are these? >> chocolate chip. >> i'll take two of those. >> reporter: this student set up a bake sale to try to raise money. >> this is the best i can do. >> reporter: she figures her education costs 35 to $40,000 a year. that's a lot of chocolate chip cookies. >> i'm getting about 200 per bake sale which is great. hopefully i can raise as much as i can. >> reporter: welcome to the reality of getting through college. on berkeley's telegraph avenue there are as many for lease signs as help wanted. >> before i got this job i applied to 100 different places before i got it. >> i work part time but it's definitely given me a little extra cash to get bo

i grew up in the california area, ended up at uc-davis. i made my way out to san francisco in 1984 when i was a college student. i remember growing up on clement street. i have always lived around in richmond area, just being around a unique area of the richmond, discovering san francisco in the 1980's. >> i am hoping we can not support small businesses like this because they are the unique character that makes neighborhoods like this so rich and lively to live in. >> i have also been active as a community organizer. i worked at the chinese progressive association. i also worked at the mental health center in the richmond district. i have always been passionate about civil rights, equality for everyone. i have a 10-year-old daughter, so having a girl has made me much more sensitive to gender equality issues. i guess i have always been vocal about my politics, but as a supervisor, i have to listen to other perspectives and making decisions. >> very soon there will be of much more seniors in that area. we are trying to focus on whether a sto

california supreme court. the confirmation hearing for the uc-berkeley law professor will start in about three hours at the supreme court here in san francisco. liu is set to replace carlos moreno. if confirmed, the appointment takes effect immediately. >>> drivers may soon have to slow down even more around schools down in san jose today. city council committee will consider a plan to lower the speed limit from 25 to 15 miles per hour in school zones where the kids are present. speed limit has already been lowered on a trial basis near some schools in the city's rose garden area and it's worked out well. >>> could be illegal but go ahead i know way. why facebook wants to pay you hackers out there for hacking their site. plus, wasted in war zones. how much money has been reportedly squandered in iraq and afghanistan. >>> and the storm has passed but the damage remains. the new evacuations being ordered because of hurricane irene. >>> hi, i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow in the cbs 5 weather center. sunshine breaking out around a good part of the bay area right now. but we have some warmer weather to come. we'll t

uc santa cruise. the school in northern california which has a very mellow hippie vibe i guess you could say and which really made me realize that i lived in another world growing up when i came here to washington, d.c. i never knew that i would be such a uber crazy leftie when i came here, i thought that was absolutely normal. at that point i interned at rt, i was really interested in what they were doing but all of their offices were still in russia and i wasn't prepared to move back there. once i did graduate from the university they had already opened up offices here so i decided to contact them, see if they are interested, if they need people, and from there it just kind of all went the usual route, e-mails, phone calls, interviews and it happened. >> what did you major in? >> in political science, although at santa cruise because they like to be different they call it politics. and i minored in film and digital media. >> you were born in moscow? >> i was born in moscow and moved to the states in four. >> you have a famous mother. >> i do have kind of a famous mother. she is a three-time olympic

uc berkeley. >>> police in southern california have arrested a man in glendale for feeding birds too close to anport. 59-year-old charles douglas has been given -- has been giving food to pigeons. officials with bob hope say a man hits a bird hits a plane once every two months. >>> mears's some unusual political -- here's some unusual mit twists -- some republicans may be in favor of a tax hike. president obama and democrats want an extension. during this past weekend's radio address, the president supported cutting payroll taxes to create jobs and stimulate the economy. >>> sean penn will campaign for a congressional candidate tomorrow in the authority bay. penn will attend a fund-raiser for norman solomon at petaluma's mystic theater. he will also take part in the $250 a plate dinner in cota ma remember dah. he opens to -- cota ma remember der raw -- madero. >>> carl nick co list took a ballot from a polling place inside a garage. he took a plea deal back in december. but 0 judge delayed his sentencing. >>> we have an update on the condition of a 2-year-old boy in the bay area. he was not in o

in the uc system and cal state system here in california, simultaneously they increased tuition by 40% over the last three years. see what does that say to our young people? in the african-american community, 39% are unemployed between the ages of 18 and 25. so when you get to what ed said, and i'm glad to participate with you this evening, ed, is that the issue is, they're not going to go some place else, or vote for a republican. the problem is, are they going to come out and vote? because without having a job or food on the table, without having something to look forward to, people are disillusioned an i don't think you're going to see not only minorities, young people in general that were a huge base for president obama, i don't think you're going to see people sleeping, you know, in church halls and on grandma's couch to be able to come out and advocate. they're concerned and can't even afford to get there if they wanted to. >> congresswoman, i think the president, his campaign will have to make the case that things could be worse, if the republicans get in charge. they continue t

. >> uc berkeley is making news tonight for taking advantage of california's new dream act. a law that allows public colleges to provide public scholarships to undocumented students. the chancellor has been a big supporter of undocumented students, even talking to president obama about the issue earlier this year. he's now reaching out to large foundations asking if they'll help the young student who is do not qualify for financial aid. he's getting a good response so far. >>> one day after apple's visionary steve jobs steps down, we're learning more about his successor. tim cook sent apple employees a letter about what happens now at the company. nbc bay area's business and tech reporter scott budman is here. was mr. cook able to calm things down today? >> he was. people at apple stores and stockholders rr looking forward. on day one sending out this letter saying he looks forward to the amazing opportunity of serving as ceo of the most innovative company in the world. he said, i want you to be confident that apple is not going to change. steve built a company and culture u

california green movement. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. irks iran's ambassador to iraq say the two uc graduates will be released soon. the ambassador says he doesn't know when the two will be freed but the associated press reports there is a general feeling in tehran that could happen during ramadan, the holy month began this week. they were detained two years ago after they said they mistakenly crossed into iran hiking along the border with iraq. and. police say a band of thiefs is targeting elderly asian residents on the street of san leandro. and police say victims are confronted by as many as four black males, flashing a pistol in one robbery. they've been seen driving in a black lexus and a white camery z a los gatos mother accused of having sex with her teen-aged son's best friend was acquitted today of two of four charges, convictedded of one misdemeanor charge of molesting or annoying a child and not guilty on two felony charges. the jury could not come to a decision on the third felony charge. the 48-year-old accused of having sex with a son's 16-year-old friend. the boy clai

varieties, but only a handful are grown commercially in california, one of the most popular being the albion variety that daren worked closely with uc-davis to develop. >> it has several advantages over other varieties. first of all, the production is hh. i mean, this thing will produce anywhere from 6,500 to 8,000 trays a year, ok? the second thing that it does, it has that beautiful red color, probably one of the prettiest berries that you can buy on the market. it also has shipping ability. so what it does is it allows us to ship it full color. now, that has been something that has eluded us for years. >> once the berries are picked, they are then rushed into the cooling facility where huge fans draw out field heat. once cooled, they are theb trucked off for same-day delivery to a variety of places, including one of northern california's most famous berry businesses, shari's berries. started in 1989, this is the place where strawberries go on a unique adventure. here, they are drizzled, dipped, dunked, and no doubt devoured by those lucky enough to receive one. >> you talk about how a company succeeds. it's got to have a product

. >>> uc sab somebody -- santa barbara is maintaining its image as a party school. it's not part of the new list out today. the southern california university ranks below ohio university, university of georgia, university of mississippi and the university of iowa. no other california universities made the top 20 party schools list. >>> coming up tonight at 5:00, a new kind of theft, thieves stealing plants, where it's happening and why the green target. we're following the death of a hiker in yosemite. our next newscast is the news at 5:00. until then, have a good day.

and for the first time in the history of the university of california, students are contributing a greater amount to the system than the state. ucs to collect $2.9 billion in student tuition and receive $2.4 billion from the state. some 230,000 graduates and under graduate students are enrolled in the uc's ten campuses. >>> if you're been paying attention to the presidential candidates, you will have noticed it's starting to sound more like 1992. bill clinton's slogan was, it's the economy stupid. and it's the economy again. >> i voted for obama. yeah i did. >> right now would you vote for him again? >> it all depends on what he does. >> reporter: a new gallop poll shows president obama is in a virtual dead heat with republican candidates. it shows that he would barely beat ron paul and michelle bachmann if the election was held today. >> it's all about the economy. >> reporter: a theme of berkeley college says while republicans need to focus on economy issue, the president needs to reduce the jobless rate. the president plans to unveil a jobs package next month which likely will target the long term unemployed. >> i've been loo

and for the first time in the history of the university of california, students are contributing a greater amount to the system than the state. ucexpects to collect $2.9 billion in student tuition and receive $2.4 billion from the state. some 230,000 graduates and under graduate students are enrolled in the uc's ten campuses. >>> if you're been paying attention to the presidential candidates, you will have noticed it's starting to sound more like 1992. bill clinton's slogan was, it's the economy stupid. and it's the economy again. >> i voted for obama. yeah i did. >> right now would you vote for him again? >> it all depends on what he does. >> reporter: a new gallop poll shows president obama is in a virtual dead heat with republican candidates. it shows that he would barely beat ron paul and michelle bachmann if the election was held today. >> it's all about the economy. >> reporter: a theme of berkeley college says while republicans need to focus on economy issue, the president needs to reduce the jobless rate. the president plans to unveil a jobs package next month which likely will target the long term unemployed. >> i've be

california. he is wanted in saturday's deadly shooting of 69-year-old jere melo. a city councilman and former mayor of fort bragg and uc-berkeley alum. melo and a friend discovered the poppies while searching for marijuana farms. the city councilman was shot and killed. his friend managed to run away and escape aboard a passing train. a former giants superstar, barry bonds will find out this december if he will face any prison time for his obstruction of justice conviction. a feds reral judge set sentenci for december 15. bonds could receive nearly two years in federal prison but is expected to receive probation. earlier this year a jury found bonds guilty for evasive testimony during a 2003 grand jury hearing on the steroid scandal. home run king plans to appeal the verdict. prosecutors are debating whether to retry bonds on three perjury charges in which the jury was deadlocked. >>> belmont man accused of being a peeping tom, suspected of peeping on his nab through a bathroom window. want to show you a photograph. 36-year-old. a woman called police after seeing some one taking her photograph through her bathroom wind

uc the authority to fine is critical. that was recommendation to the governor of california. you can be guaranteed that i will be on the phone with the governor before the end of the day. >>reporter: board members took multiple opportunities to say that individual employees and workers are not to blame rather the system in which they were working. ntsb issued 39 safety recommendations. it believes a record after any accident investigation. in washington dc, heather, abc 7 news. >>> well as you can immanuel a lot of people in san bruno were listening to the hearing on the final report and there is a great sense of relief tonight because the finger was clearly pointed right at pg&e. it has been nearly a year and many in the neighborhood feel pg&e has not create kilometer clean on the whole thing. there is a lot of criticism and myself trust because the utility has never produced if the documents that verify the origin of that section of pipeline involved in the explosion. >> i'm finally feeling a little better because they blamed pg& pg&e. they didn't blame anybody else. didn't

while tuition is reaching an all-time high, some uc facility and staff members are getting their first raises in four years. the university of california is planning to give $140 million in merit pay to the employees who don't belong to a union and earn less than $200,000 a year. president mark yudof says the raises are a way to keep talent from leaving for other universities. >>> and today state lawmakers will talk trash. they are considering a bill that would make it easier for cities and counties to export their garbage. san francisco sends its trash to landfills in other counties. but assemblywoman fiona ma will put restrictions on imported trash so rewrote a bill to prevent cities and counties from restricting how much garbage can be brought to private landfills from outside areas. >>> go to vegas for $9. spirit airlines launches nonstop service between oakland and vegas. they will have two nonstop flights a day to lure in new customers offering $9 one-way tickets through september 6. you have to sign up for their fare club. that fee costs about $60. but not bad. i just looked. they do still valentine's have $9 fares available. >>

uc berkeley researchers are linking lower birthrate to a fire retardant. every increase of that chemical corresponded to a 4-ounce drop of birth weight. >>> bpa free baby bottles could soon be mandatory in california. the state senate passed a bill today targeting plastic baby bottles and couples. the bill's author says the controversial chemical could harm the development of young children. the assembly needs to approve changes before it heads to the governor's desk. >>> we now know when barry bonds will be sentenced in connection to his conviction. also coming up, a deeper look at the ntsb finding in the san bruno pipeline explosion. we'll examine the series of missteps that happened leading up to the blast. it's in 30 minutes over on tv 36. >>> up next the staggering new contract for nfl quarterback michael vick. his amazing turn around from prison to a huge payday. >>> mark joins us now. breaking news, this just in. frank gore. >> i wanted to say. you ruined my fun. just in the last few minutes frank gore is a happy 49er as he gets what he wanted. opening day for the niners. less than two weeks away and he got that extension he's been crowing about. it's a three year deal worth $29 million. 14

uc pay raises. >> and state auditor is adding teacher pensions to the list of rye hi-risk issues. a report cannot pay retirement benefits beyond the next 30 years. in march, californiastate teachers retirement system reported it only had 71% of the assets needed to cover retirement costs for 852,000 members and family members. and estimated short fall is $56 billion. other issues on the list include chronic budget deficit, retiree costs and prison overcrowding. >> and federal officials have filed suit against a panda express restaurant in san jose. the suit accuses a manager of disciplining latino employees more harshly and more frequently than asian counter parts and claims managers made latino workers clean toilets and perform other work while asian employees stood and watched accusing panda express of violating civil rights act, prohibiting discrimination based on race or edge this ti. a spokesman would only say the company does not comment on pending litigation. >> and tonight, numi agreed to pay $6 million to make a lawsuit from disabled employee goes away. law says the company cannot deny severance benefits to employees on medical leave. and the company was ac

and university of california faculty and staff will be starting off the school year with a pay raise. $140 million handed down to nonunion members who earn less than $200,000 per year. uc president says it's needed to help retain employees and it's their first raise in nearly four years. just last month, agents raised tuition nearly 10%. the second fee hike in two year autos our consumer news includes good news about airline service and bad news about bank fee autos right. and michael finney is here with the forecast. >> this is interesting. it hasn't come to california yet. and and the san francisco based bank says it will begin charging customers in georgia, new mexico, nevada and oregon for using a debit card. beginning october 14th, a $3 fee will be attached to accounts in those states. wells said it regularly reviews policies and it also says customers who don't use their cards during a billing cycle won't pay the fee. the fee will also be waived for select accounts. another low-cost carrier taking off in the bay area. spirit airlines beginning two flights from oakland to las vegas. a third flight added in september. and tickets starting as low as $19 for mid week

institute at uc berkeley hoss school of business the price typically drops 2.5 cents per gallon for every dollar decrease in a price of a barrel of oil but that has yet to happen in california. >> i don't get how that works. >> john is with chevron. >> may seem like prizes rise faster than they fall burke they actually don't there. is a study looking into this what they discovered is that prices rise and fall at about the same speed. >> if it stays low, analysts expect to it drop as much as 30 cents but not until after labor day. >> this is every back in school, work and everything that. is not helping us none. we need it now. >> and. >> ohio state did a study about ups and downs of gas prices and researchers found consumers have a share of the blame for prices going down slowly. that is once prices start to go down a couple cents, drivers are relieved and they stop shopping around, and without competition, stations are less inclined to lower prices. laura anthony abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> and still ahead tonight on abc 7 news high mortality rate among hispanic-owned businesses. there is hope tonight for a revival. >> an attorney advising clients to sneak back into homes

volleyball coach at uc berkeley and pediatrician bruce horowitz ran a series of limited partnerships that made loans to developers. they told investors the properties were primarily in california. >> as it turned out most of the holdings were out of state. >>reporter: richard browned filed a class action lawsuit against them. >> they were very speculative. the classic desert land outside of utah or desert land in texas or swamp land in north carolin carolina. >>reporter: bruce recruited fellow doctors and friends at the road runner club to invest. walterening worked the country club in oakland and each year they rented out the restaurant for several nights of investor appreciation dinner. message always the same. >> it was safety first. safety second. safety third. l everything is going great. >>reporter: that message continued even during the real estate slump. walterening filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy nand response attorney richard brown filed that class action lawsuit accuses him of embezzlement violating federal security law lying to investors keep the money flowing into the latest fund re loan. >> they set up the second mortgage fund 08 and began to use part of that mon

california is taking some heat for allowing pro-palestinian protests on campuses. two jewish students are suing for what they're calling violent and hostile antisemiticÑi campaigns. at issue is antiapartheid week in several ucmpuses. the plaintiffs say they've been spat upon and attacked. the demonstrations organized by two students groups fund bid an activities fee. a uc berkeley spokesperson added the university is quote, obligated by law and the constitution to consider and respect every individual rights to free expression, even when it causes discomfort for other autos senator boxer is calling for a long-term solution to the faa crisis. the partial shut down of the faa stalled more than $130 million in california airport construction projects and put thousands of people out of work. last week's temporary faa reauj saigs lasts only until september. boxer says it's time both houses work together to put an end to the short term fixes. >> the faa bill passed house and senate into a conference committee, where the house and senate differences can be negotiated out. >> one prob project delayed was a tower at oakland international airport. half workers are now back on the job. official says itok could takeç

california's coastline. and concerned neighbors have been keeping an eye on this whale. scientists from ucllecting breath samples from her spray. >>> and who cares why the chicken crossed the road. in fact, what everyone wants to know is how and why the peacock escaped the zoo. real new yorkers know it's all about location, location, location in the big apple. the proof, here he is. or she. even in central park zoo peacock knows that. yesterday the real estate savvy peacock escaped the zoo to move on up to a luxury condo. of course, there on the beautiful east side of the island of manhattan. wasted no time perching itself on a fifth floor window ledge. much to the delight of these crowds snapping pictures below. zookeepers apparently weren't worried, though. they knew the bird would fly back to the proverbial coop this morning after a night on the town. >>> from that we go to wolf blitzer with a look at what's coming up next on "the situation room." you mentioned senator hatch coming up on the show. >> orrin hatch. he blocked the compromise yesterday that would have kept the faa sort of i

california woman. in that case, they let the bear go because she was protecting her cubs. >>> "newsweek" put out the 25 happiest schools in america. stanford came in number 4. ucmber 10. santa clara made the list at number 24,er toly -- tori. according to newsweek the happiest school in the whole country, yale. that study looked at six categories including dining, housing, nightlife and the costs. >>> the man who made it easy for all of us to shoot cheesy home move slips is hope -- movies is hoping something else is just as cheesy. he found the company behind the camcorder. today he's eaching up his own grilled cheese sandwich. he's hoping to have 25 others around the country within the next year. >>> kind of interesting from going to video cameras to grilled cheese sandwiches. witnesses are calling it a shocking site as a 7-year-old boy is thrown off a tour boat. aette reason -- the reason why this man here is in trouble with the law. >>> this morning, a southern california man is out on bail after allegedly throwing his special needs 7-year-old son off a tour boat. police say the boy an his father, sloan briles, were on the boat in newport harbor on sunday.

california-berkeley. he talks about publishing plain's autobiography 100 years after the author's death in 1910. this is an hour robert came to uc berkeley in 1963. four his promise offered him a job. he has been there the granddaughter material that is general they begin that i know many of you have already seen. there will is a tremendous amount you see press and with all of us who love the role that mark twain is played in american half a million copies of that autobiography list where it, 15, 19 weeks, a i am really delighted that we have robert here to i have to turn pun. thank you susan always reminds me of the way mark twain, 100 was on one of his of he was up n red dog, and no one even knew how to introduce him. finally, man to get off on the stage and do. mark twain says, and he said i but rather i only know two things hasn't been in, i don't mark twain that because it was a complement that didn't raise expectations put that into the autobiography because payne didn't know that so, but may balance it with a little story sentences that are in the autobiography. account of how mark twain escaped a dual that he has actuall

california berg way. he talks about publishing twain's autobiography 100 years after the author's death in 1910. this is an hour and 15 minutes. >> robert came to ucin 1963. he was a student. four years later, people seeing his promise, offered him a job. he has been there ever since. in 1949, the granddaughter of mark twain gave uc berkeley the materials that are in the mark twain archives. in 1980, robert became the general editor of these archives and in 2005, they began the process of putting together the volumes, the first volume. i know many of you have already seen it. there will be three volumes, and there is a tremendous amount of excitement associated at you see press and with all of us who love the role that mark twain is has played in american literature and culture, to know that happen million copies of that autobiography have already been sold. it is on "the new york times" bestsellers list where it has been for 14, 15, 19 weeks, a long time, and i am really delighted that we have robert here to tell us even more. robert hirsch. robert hirst's. [applause] >> i have to turn my cell phone here. no pun. thank you, susan, for that introd

uc berkeley and bolt. born and raised in sacramento, california. she continues to call northern california her home. and now lives in san francisco. so, with that i'd like to introduce debbie yee as our first speaker. >> this is called jasper john's wagon. >> i have an idea of how the fifth star was killed dear empire not by gunfire at close range, not in the study with the pen knife, not by the umbrella, crushed by the revolving door not jostled or hemorrhaged the narrow drain. we caught the tar and the bullet we came to the body encostic casement of skin rig motor us framed the opened mouths scream. wail for your mother wrap our sons in silken ribbons in a galaxy. the cause has been perp traited. we are adrift on a baron sea. the fleet diminishes me. who shouts for us now, dear empire? this next one is a postcard for a reason that i kept of harold's club in reno, nevada. i don't know if it exists it's a really old postcard. harold's club made we think of harold and the purple crayon. harold's club. who would figure let loose the boy with the purple crayon. let him conkokt the loses slots in women.