uc would make a bundle. uc regents meeting will look at this propose. questions, should it be capped at paying back $100,000 or $200,000. and how do you enforce this? students not bake pack their loans, -- not paying back their loans. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> call it. learn apple will announce -- call it i-learn. this is not just a charitable cause it could be profitable for apple. >> reporter: you bet steve jobs was always a visionary when it came to his products an end . 30 years ago he got apple computers in school. -- if textbooks go digital students need ipads someone will pay for them in some cases that is state or federal money. at 7:00 this morning from the big apple the speculation is apple intends to revolutionize the 10 billion dollar textbook industry. the company is expected to announce new tools and partnerships to make it easier to public interactive books and other educational constant. -- content. even embed video and graphics. schools can skip the heavy textbooks student cost use ipads and teachers could design lesson plans. 330

not unusual for uc students to come up with radical plans like for example free tuition at all uc campuses that plan is getting the support of a very nonradical man. take a look at the person who likes the idea, uc president mark yudof. he wants to look into this plan. it is called the uc student investment proposal. students would pay tuition after they graduate. they say it would triple uc revenues over the next 20 years. the pay back would be 5% of your income for 20 years. students say the average grad makes $50,000 a year if it stayed at that amount over 20 years that graduate would pay back $50,000 about the cost of a four year educating if you make $100,000 you pay back $100,000. questions about the plan, how do you enforce it? can you opt-out of this plan? at some point should you cap it? should a student who makes a million dollars pay back a million dollars? a lot of questions, but support from uc president mark yudof that is surprising. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> final check on weather and that muni problem. >>> no weather problems this morning all quiet warmer as we expect

less than 12% adults smoke, 8% of uc students and only 10% of uc employees. all of those figures are far below the national average. this is going to be implemented on a campus-by-campus basis in that they will have the right to fine people who violate but the uc president, who sent out this memo this week, is encouraging campuses to use a more educational approach. by the way, right now, almost 600 campuses nationwide are smoke-free. so uc will just be joining that trend. frank and grace. >> okay, anne makovec live for us in san francisco. thank you. >>> let's go right to elizabeth. there is a two-alarm fire in san jose that we're tracking. >> we don't have a lot of information on this. we are just getting word but we have a location so we're hearing it is a structure fire as grace says a two alarm structure fire at greenleaf and yerba buena avenue so it sounds like fire crews are on scene. we are not sure about roads blocked off in the area but as you can see from the map we just made it is east of 101. so we'll continue to follow that and let you know if i

attend uc would attend with no upfront costs whatsoever. graduates of the uc would then financially contribute after they have graduated end entered a career. they would give 5% of their income to contribute to future student. that is for 20 years. >> what does that add up to? the more you make, the more you pay. take a nursing grad student with $64,000. they pay 5% of that for five years. that's $16 grand. once promoted to nurse practicer and make $90,000 year, they pay 5% of that for the next ten years. that's 45,000. then promoted again, bumping annual pay to 92 grand. under the formula they pay 5% on that for maining five years. grand total, $84,000. right now tuion and fees at cal for few years a little more than 53 grand. >> we do need to have additional sources of income at some point for the university of california. otherwise i fear, we are moving into an era in which student of california won't be able to grow with the state of california's population. >> john douglas, research fellow with uc berkeley center for studies in higher

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 myself as the voice of real girls. since i post new looks almost every day... i have to shop almost as often. t.j.maxx is great because i can score designer fashion... without spending like there's no tomorrow. that's what it's all about. fashion direct from designers. savings dir

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 year students would pay the university 5 percent of their income for the first 20 years after graduation. >> 20 years is kind of of lengthy. shorten it then maybe. but i don't know 20 years ace while. >>reporter: for graduate afternooning 50 thousandths dollars per year it means 50,000 dollars over 2 decades. about the same as 4 years of tigers. if you afternoon 10 100,000 in income over that time you pay 100,000 dollars. some students say it's better than borrowing your way through school. >> him if you have to take a loan now. you have to pay interest after that. so many if we can 5 percent of the income for 20 years later that's better. >>reporter: one student prefers to pay as she goes not pay when she's gone. >> because that way it's like you get fewists over with.

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 years. hospital experiences a unique baby boom. >> new movie red tale in theater today. this big film >> new movie red tale in theater today. this big film that is out and tonight on the >> incredible story of the airmen of world war 2 comes to the big screen today. project that was a labor of love for george lucas. arts ente

. >>> 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 romne

uc students and 10% of uc employees. all those figures are lower than the national average. this is going to be on a campus- by-campus basis. the chancellors will have the right to implement fines on their campuses for violaters but the president says he would rather everybody take a more educational approach and trying to offer people programs to get rid of cigarettes completely in their lives. back to you guys. >> thank you, anne makovec in san francisco. >>> family and friends are searching for a 15-year-old girl from hayward who has been missing since tuesday. darlene singh took a taxi to a hayward bart station and based on text messages with her friends they believe she was heading to oakland. her family says she may need medical assistance because she suffers from social anxiety disorder. she was last seen wearing black pants and a blue sweatshirt. >>> san jose police are investigating the kidnapping of a 15-year-old girl who they believe is with a boyfriend from stock stockton. raquel was seen getting into his car. the father confronted vargas who ran over his foot. p

. >>> and uc berkeley, we come up with creative plans, we will tell you if the uc chancellor is doing with it. >>> and sunday's big 49ers game, it all ahead on ktvu channel 2 news. this is ktvu channel 2 news. >>> good morning to you welcome to thursday january 19th, i am dave clark. >> good morning, i am pam cook let's check in with steve paulsen and everybody wants to know when the rain is coming in. >> that is a very good question, pam. now the system is getting closer but it is still a ways away but you don't have to think about it and this system will give us some clouds today, temperatures are very mild and rain is beginning later on and the most will be in the north bay, here is sal. >>> traffic is moving along nicely, coming up to concord with no major problems. this morning's commute, approaching the 80 split in san francisco, let's go back to the desk. >>> at 5:00 a close call for an east bay police officer, the search is now on for a driver who fired self shots at an undercover police sergeant. alex is where it all began. >>> police say this police officer was fired upon by

. >>> "occupy" protestors return to 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

the group called "fix uc" presented the idea yesterday at uc-riverside at the regents meeting. they 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 mir

uc-berkeley in uc-davis are in the top 25. uc santa cruz orleans 56. also in the top 20 schools offering a good education at a comparable price to private universities are ucla, a uc san diego and uc santa barbara. >>kimberlee: this morning 49ers playoff tickets sold out in seconds, but you are not out of luck yet. i will tell you where you can still get tickets. that is coming up after the break. >>kimberlee: if you are unable to get your hands on san francisco 49 of playoff tickets this morning, but it is is there are still tickets on monday will have to pay a lot of money to get them. on stepup, the price range for tickets is huge. $200-$5,000. that is her you can also buy tickets on cragslist but they do not come with a guarantee like they do on stubhub. this is the first 49 playoff game in nine years. >>catherine: still ahead the stanford football team returns to paula alto. their raiders are denying a report that their defensive coordinator has been fired. gary radnich has the story and the sports coming next. says fingerboards zests says is soft

group of uc riverside students presenting the uc student investment proposal to the board of regents last night. the proposal would eliminate college costs while students are in school. 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 gu

shorter hours, today for students inside one building at uc berkeley. >>> it's thursday january 19th january 19th. this is bay area news at 7:00. well at long last winter rays have arrived in the bay area, the first significant storm of the season rolled in this afternoon and another big soaker is due in. let's go to straight meteorology where the storm is right now, mark. >> you have the rain showers started up in the north into the afternoon hours moving through parts at least a good portion of the bay area. the latest right now you can't see the coverage with light to moderate downpours right around sonoma and around southern marine county as well and also drifting to the south and to the east as we take a wider perspective here close tore a santa cruise, closer to san jose we have some action to show you closing in and morgan hill. rain fall will continue to be part of our forecast at least for the next few hours then there's another system developing offshore. as far as the radar over the past 24 hours you can see what happened and also the rain fall amounts most of the action a

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 m

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%

the rules announced by uc president mark yudof will be phased in over the next two years. the bay area news group reports that no one will be allowed to smoke on a uc campus by 2014. the ban will be across all 10 campuses but each will decide how to implement the ban. >>> a fee highly high school teacher is jailed accused of having sex with a boy under 15. police say this woman, 40-year- old marie johnson, has had several encounters with the boy between december of 2010 and may of 2011. johnson teaches at granada high school in livermore. police say the relationship was initially formed through text messaging and facebook. >> i was not too surprised. these things do happen. at the same time, as a parent with three boys, i'm always in constant communication. >> what i see truly is a tragedy. there are a lot of people's lives who are affected by the allegations that have been made today. >> authorities do not believe that there are other boys involved but they recommend parents talk to their kids about the contact with miss johnson. >>> this morning the marines are investiga

i'm here on the campus of uc santa cruz r an interview with black power icon, angela davis. that's what's going on in our world starting now. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> 40 years ago the black panther party for self-defense picked up their weapons and started a revolution. ♪ ♪ >> the panthers considered the police -- >> we caught police broughtalizing and we wanted to put an end to this. usually they would brutalize and they wouldn't because we were armed. we would follow them to the jail and bail the individual out. >> angela davis, a black panther and member of the communist party became an international icon and became a struggle. >> today marx a beginning of a new era in the movement in this country. >> it was brewing with anger and determination. >> we'll walk on this power structure and we'll tell the whole damn government stick them up [ bleep ]. this is a hold up. we've come for what's ours. >> as far as angela davis is concerned, the revolution is far from over, but it is different. today she's professor ameritus at uc santa cruz. she lectures and travels the world. we s

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 ch

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

. >>> 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 hil

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

uc would drop its $12,000 a year tuition. students would commit to paying 5% of their annual salary for 20 years after graduation. >> tuition free, that would be great for a lot of people to the burden, the headache of money, and then of course when you graduate, you're expected to do well, so i think it would be fine. >> graduates who make the mean sal reef $50,000 a year would end up paying about the same as the current tuition. students say it may be possible for the university to profit from the arangement. >>> today apple announced what it calls a new experience for the ipad and it's a much anticipated textbook solution for students. >> those days of lugging around big and heavy textbooks in your backpack going to and from school are over at least if apple has its way. unveiling a host of new apps at this even here at the guggenheim museum in new york city, apple focused on capturing a sliver of the $10 billion textbook market, unveiling three new apps today. it would bring textbooks and the classroom into the 21st centu

at uc berkeley, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> okay, jodi, thank you. >>> a local connection now to the state of the union tonight. two notable bay area residents have been invited. they will be sitting right beside first lady michelle obama, philanthropist lorraine powell jobs, the wife of the late steve jobs and mike creek, the co-founder of san francisco's insta graham, whiri the white house describes as the nation's fastest growing social mobile startup the contributions and work of both will likely figure into the president's address tonight. bringing you the state of the union live here on nbc bay area beginning at 6:00. less than an hour from now, right after nightly news with brian williams, which begins at 5:30. you can also watch our coverage of the state of the union live online at nbcbayarea.com. >>> in other news tonight, redwood city police are investigating a possible sexual assault by a student at a high school parking garage. it happened last night in the underground parking garage at summit high school. police say the summit you 19-year-old student david vel

. >> 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 fami

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 thin

to break away from the 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.

uc-berkeley earns the highest rank among california schools followed by ucla and uc-san diego. >> you sure you got that right? i thought ucla was at the top above berkeley no is. >> never going to happen! [ laughter ] >>> it could be a first for border security. how one canadian crossed into the u.s. using his ipad. >> plus, long lines, body scanners, bag checks, you know the drill. why airport screeners could get a lot faster for soldiers, coming up. >>> and a lost world discovered under water. the cluster of new species all coming up. >>> less fog around the bay area today, looking like the warmest day of the week, more coming up. my fashion blog is about my personal style and things that inspire me. i like to think of myself as the voice of real girls. since i post new looks almost every day... i have to shop almost as often. t.j.maxx is great because i can score designer fashion... without spending like there's no tomorrow. that's what it's all about. fashion direct from designers. savings direct to you. i post for fashionistas... but i'm a maxxinista. t.j.maxx. let us make a maxx

uc berkeley, ucla, uc shaig is seventh, ninth and tenth of top ten values. the list looks at quality and affordability. uc schools jumped into the top ten this year because more weight was given to academic measures such as four-year graduation, admission rates and freshmen retention. number one on the list, university of north carolina at chapel hill. >>> sacramento bees says slashing $1 billion from k-12 education, california lost 47,000 teacher jobs in the last four years. >>> yahoo! has a brand new ceo. the head of one of silicon valley's most successful companies has made the move. >> that's right. yahoo! announcing a short time ago scott thompson from payroll, a proven leader. he may not be familiar to some folks because he is from paypal which is not a stelthd company. he is scott thompson of paypal talking to my gang of reporters on "press here" a couple years ago. let's z listen to what he sounds like. >> we don't take anything for granted because paypal has only been around 11 years, from nothing in a very short period of time. this is a big busine

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

looks like they are trying to secede from the uc universal. no, they would still report to a board of regents, just exploring new and different ways to be governed. ucsf is growing and as such, wants some more freedom. >> it is very clear that we need to generate new revenues. >> reporter: so in an unprecedented move, the chancellor has asked the school's parent, the board of regents to let ucsf spread its wings to still be part of the university of california system but just not quite in the same way as the other universities. it wants to be a separate entity. >> i'm not willing to give up the excellence of ucsf. >> reporter: but the chancellor says just don't use the "s" word. >> it is not a secession. what it is, is ucsf asking the office of the president and the regents to look at how can ucsf thrive, what is the best oversight for ucsf given the unique nature of a health sciences graduate-only 3,000 professional-student operation? >> reporter: ucsf is not highly reliant on state funds. in fact, the state pays for only about 5% of the univ

police came under fire after pepper spraying uc davis students in a camp in november. that is what you're looking at here. >> patrol says road rage is the apparent cause of a deadly crash this morning. a man was killed when a minivan rolled several times. the chp says the driver slammed the side of the minivan into a pickup truck while trying to pass it, lost dronl and ran into a center divider. >> there were reports about brake checking between these vehicles. there are very good witness statements. driver of the pickup truck stayed behind and gave us a good statement. >> and this is when a driver passes another and then hits the brakes. >> coming up media multi tasking and how it may harm development of teen-ages girls. >> a drill that is a result of the san bruno pipeline disaster. >> i'm sandhya patel. looked and felt like spring. changes in the works for tomorrow. why coming up. >> then from michael finney there is a bank taking on group onin the like in the battle over the best daily deals. >>> officials conducted a natural gas drill today because of the tragic e

. >> mike, thanks. 620 uc students have a plan to get rid of tuition. the school system president says he will consider it. a group presented the the uc student investment proposal to the board of regents. the proposal would eliminate college costs while students are in school. in exchange graduates pay 5% of their salary back to the uc system for 20 years. under 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 ris

. >> reporter: the uc is the system that brought free speech now it may bring you free tuition. however, 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 ra

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 celebrat

. >>> serious brainpower at work at uc berkeley this weekend, more than usual. >>> 400 students from around the bay area gathered to unravel skull bust pers in the first annual julia robinson mathematics festival. >> all about logic puzzles. [ inaudible ] -- patterns and arithmetic instead of having the patterns be a bunch of additions they are about some magic answer coming. >> the festival is named after a former cal math teacher. it is considered one of the most important math problems of the 20th century. >>> a little birdy tells us a palo alto police officer has been picked to coach the u.s. olympic badminton team. officer ben lee will lead the team in london this july. he has competed for years and represented the u.s. in the '92 games. he has been with the palo alto police force since 2002. >>> weekend of confrontations, violence and arrests in oakland we are live with the damage done and the mayor's plan to keep this from happening again. >>> a different story on the uc berkeley campus. the occupy push to turn protests into political action. >>> looming walk-out that could le

i thought, wow, if i can do something like that with a guitar -- and i remember, i was a student at uc-berkeley, considering going to graduate school in economic geography and working as an intern coming here at the san francisco planning department. i was also a record in my first album. i wrote this piece called " turning, turning back." it began the recording but it also began a new direction for me. they say every musician that starts recording for writing, arranging music, they have to find their own voice. i think i may be found my own voice in that one. >> are you going to play some of it? ♪ >> just playing an excerpt from the middle, -- time part. -- double-time part. the main theme -- ♪ [applause] >> that is the main theme. >> often, when i listen to guitar players, because i'm a guitarist myself, i'm trying to figure out what they are doing and how they do it. i cannot do that when i listen to you. the music for " washes over me. for me, it is so immediately engaging and hypnotize him. to be fair, the other part of it is, in 1000 years, i could never do that. there is a technical

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 celebrat

. >> reporter: the uc is the system that brought free speech now it may bring you free tuition. however, 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 ra

the admission by exception numbers are up 60% at uc compared to 2010. csu is becoming more strict when it comes to its type of enrollment. in 2010 the system enrolled less than half of the amount of accepted students it allowed in 2008. >>> this weekend the peninsula humane society will open its doors and cages to the public. the organization recently opened a new state-of-the-art center in burlingame. as joe raw sougosato jr. report includes space for special patients. >> it's your standard dog and cat kind of animal shelter but it also has a wild side. >> he came in with an eye injury. >> a young screech owl is among the patients rehabbing in the brand new facility in burlingame. next week the accommodations will improve even more. >> we tried to bring a little bit of the nature inside to make it closer to what the natural habitat is like. >> the humane society is one of the few in the nation that also takes in wild animals. though the building opened in september, its new wildlife rescue center within the facility opens next week. >> it's a pretty am

uc berkeley and ucla had the most. each getting 12% more than last year. campuses will begin sending out acceptance notices in march. >>> the university of california announced plans today to kick the habit banning smoking and chewing tobacco at all 10uc campuses. john sasaki tells us the restrictions don't stop there. >> reporter: the university of california is marching to the beat of a familiar drum. it's set to ban cigarette smoking at all of its schools. >> it's really the right public health move to make environment smoke free. >> reporter: in 2014 all campuses will be smoke free both indoors and out. that includes parking lots, private residential space and medical centers. the sale will also be prohibited. >> there's fewer people that smoke today and those who do will help them stop smoking. >> reporter: less than 10% of those al cal stat smoke, but those -- less than 10% of those at call don't smoke, but those who do are not pleased. nonsmokers are pleased. >> it's nasty to see people smoking everywhere. >> reporter: but some say it's a bit of an

warning about mountain lions near the uc santa cruz campus. two women walking their dogs spotted two mountain lion is. they were on a trail about 6:00 last night, their dog was off leash and women say the mountain lions appeared to be interested in their dog. they left and luckily no one was injured. >> probably interested in those doggie treats as well. >>> it is 5:19. rumors are flying about who the raiders are interviewing for the coaching job. >>> plus, the man making headlines for his rap about the 49ers, we're going to talk to him coming up next. >>> and today's the day a lot of internet sites go offline. keep calm. carry on. we'll take a look in just a minute. >>> welcome back, everyone. looks like things are picking up near sfo this morning as we take a live look outside. another cold start to the day, not raining. not just yet, but that storm is coming. we'll check the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. 5:22. >>> the raiders are casting a very wide net in the search to replace hue jackson, kind of like the former al davis us

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 on the course together? maybe nike or i don't know the weather. pairing is speculation at this point but the website globalgolfpost.com says the pair is in the works. another rumored partner fore& woods,

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ktvu channel 2 news. >> uc system is reporting a record number of applications for next fall. nearly 106,000 people applied. that's 13% increase from last year and notably the university saw 56% jump in applications from out of state students who face significantly -- pay significantly higher tuition. they're seeing higher portion of african-american and latino. >>> ahead in 10 minutes a college coach with a unique story. disability never kept him from success on or off the field. >>> now for the economy watch, uptake in weekly unemployment claim that was larger than anticipated the labor department says applications increase by 24 now mainly because companies let go season workers hired for the holidays. 399,000 filed first time claims the most in 6 weeks. applications reached their lowest level in more than 3 years. >>> dow industrial gained 21 points. nasdaq has been up for six consecutive days. markets are off to a bullet start in 2012. >>> the company still wants to hand out bonuses the solar company lawyers are asking judge to okay half million dollars in bonuses. the bo

now i'm guessing this one wasn't on the curriculum but there was a study in big cats near uc-berkeley. that's right, mountain lion sightings in the hills above the campus are prompting a warning. the latest sighting tuesday night next to university family housing where dozens of kids live and play. parents say yeah, a little too close for comfort. >> the dumpster is close over there. that's what's scary. i imagine they are going to look for generally we always assume they are so scared off by us but it's quiet at night. >> we're finding that's not the case. police say the tuesday night sighting follows another on lawrence road back in december. they say additional sightings last year along with several carcasses point to yes, mountain lion activity. officers reminding people not to walk alone in the hills and keep your eyes on kids and pets f. you see a mountain lion, here's what you do. stand tall, be loud, but don't run. >> probably first instinct. >> without question. >> 4:48. hollywood rolling out the red carpet this weekend for the golden globes. who is attending? >> some of the