juliette goodrich starts right now. >> you're on that algorithm for that dog, ryan. thanks. talk about crunch time for choosing a college, but some students are facing one of the biggest decisions of their lives without knowing how they'll pay for it. >> you've been working hard towards it and it's like it probably might not happen. >> she's the first in her family to apply to college, but the happiness at getting into her top choice comes with a big question mark, how students are navigating a financial aid fiasco. free, free, free palestine. >> protests against the war in gaza pop up on new bay area campuses, how some professors are now lending their support to the students speaking their minds. >> it's beautiful. i love seeing all the students and faculty all united. plus a controversial street overhaul delayed, the change after neighborhood pushback. >> this has to be fixed. turning the commute into a

challenge, friends race across the entire b.a.r.t. system for fun. >> we had to step out of the train on some of them and run down to the platform and grab a photo really quick and hop on before the doors close again. >> meet the speed runners trying to ride their way to a world record. >> oh, we missed it. >> beep beep. this is cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich. >> good evening. this is a big week of deadlines and decisions for students applying to college. it is already a stressful time, but imagine having to commit to a school without knowing a key piece of the puzzle, how much financial aid you're going to get. that is the situation for a lot of students this year all because of the changes to the free application for federal student aid or fafsa. congressman dated the changes to simplify the form like streamlining 103 questions down to just 20, but it ended up making things way more

complicated. in fact, the rollout has been plagued by glitches from failing to factor inflation into aid calculations to preventing parents who aren't u.s. citizens from completing the form. the applications launch was already delayed by months and now many students are up against the traditional may 1st deadline to choose a school. many kids like marlija at oakland fremont high school is one of those students in limbo. she has the acceptance letter in her hand to her dream school but doesn't know if she has the money. >> reporter: marlija hackett is a senior at fremont high school in oakland with her sights set on entering college in a few months, but she's one of millions of high school students across america who have been frustrated by snafus with the fafsa financial aid website. >> it was a long time where i would try to log in. they would just reboot the whole system

and log me right back out. it happened consistently. it's like you have to wait days and weeks and weeks turn to a month and it was hard to even try to start the application itself. >> reporter: a new fafsa website which was supposed to simplify the process rolled out to students in january, months behind schedule, and still not fully ready. >> the u.s. department of education was building an airplane while flying it to its destination and crashing it several times along the way. >> reporter: this financial aid expert says system glitches affected four out of every ten students and could be why there are less applications this year than last. >> it's also affecting colleges. some colleges will see a significant decline in college enrollment, enough that it may force them to close permanently. >> reporter: fafsa problems are

pushing into college decision day may 1st which the vast majority of colleges set as the deadline for accepted students to commit. >> it's crunch time because students should have been able to have their at this moment, if they need to take out loans, put the rubber to the road for scholarships. >> reporter: her plans are still up in the air. she was accepted to her first choice, southern university a&m in baton rouge but still doesn't know if she'll get financial aid. >> some of the schools i applied for and i got to see them and the amazing things they have to offer. it was exciting, but i don't know if i'll be able to go because i don't know my financial aid packages for these schools. you've got all these dreams and aspirations and been working hard towards it and it's like it probably won't happen just because you don't have your financial aid packages yet. >> reporter: for many students picking backup schools and community colleges is perhaps

more important this year than ever. >> no kidding. it is a stressful time. the whole process has meant some students have given up on the fafsa altogether. the latest data shows only 33% of u.s. high school seniors completed the form this year, down 29% from last year. according to the national college attainment network. some deadlines have changed because of all this. california pushed back the deadline to apply for state aid a month to this thursday, may 2nd. you need to fill out the form before then to qualify for a cal grant. both uc and cal state extended deadlines for students to commit to enrolling by at least two weeks to may 15th. there's also changes at the top after the chaotic rollout. the head of the federal student aid office stepped down friday, no word yet on his replacement. the bay area has a new tent encampment set up to protest

the war in gaza. we've seen them popping up on college campuses across the united states, this one on the campus at san francisco state. anne makovec with more on who is protesting, including teachers as well. >> a group calling themselves faculty for justice in palestine part of a rally today in front of the student center at sf state and around noon the first tents started going up. students say they won't leave if their demands aren't met, even if that means staying after the school year ends. they have the same set of demands we've heard from other protests on bay area campuses and around the country. they want the university to divest from israel's military, culture ties with its universities and recognize the action in gaza as genocide. >> we're seeing thousands of innocent people slaughtered at the hands of, you know, really us, our government, the things that we are unconsensually

paying for and we don't want that. >> on sunday the faculty group sent a letter to the administration requesting they take no action to hamper the on-campus protests. they're asking that the university refrain from dispatching police to student demonstrations and refrain from any academic retaliation against students while respecting their right to protest on campus. >> in the specific moment as we're seeing examples of countless universities that resorted to such blatant forms of repression, we felt better safe than sorry, come together proactively and say we are asking this not happen and we're here to support. >> governor newsom said he's monitoring demonstrations and working with university trustees to make sure they remain peaceful. >> has the student union weighed in? >> they have with a pretty bold move today. they basically put out a guide book for protesters to demonstrate safely and with minimal repercussions. we'll have a lot more at 7:00.

>> teachers joining it. i'm hearing parents possibly joining it as well on certain campuses. >> of course, we have such a history of protests in the bay area, so it's almost like we know how to handle it, whereas in other areas of the country, i think a lot of the authorities are at a bit more of a loss. >> thank you. students at sonoma state are camping at the school's person law. they have four demands for the school, including creating an official curriculum on palestinian history, disclosure of their investments, and a permanent ceasefire in gaza. the school released a statement saying their main concern is keeping all students and staff safe. protests continue to grow at uc berkeley and stanford. at berkeley one professor told us they are prepared to stay through the summer, as long as it takes for the school to meet their demands. let's get to some other stories around the bay area, the proposed traffic changes at a deadly intersection in san

francisco. a family of four was killed waiting for a bus in the west portal neighborhood. the parents and their two kids were hit by an suv near the west portal muni station. the crash was in march. city officials said they wanted to start construction on the intersection this summer. this is a look at the proposal. they wanted to cut car traffic and put restrictions on left turns. businesses weren't having it. so they spoke up. now the plan is on hold. now the city says they are forming the welcoming west portal committee to be made up of business owners, neighbors, city officials. we talked to people in the area who say change needs to happen soon. >> this area is not safe. there are too many transit vehicles, too many riders to also have a free flow of traffic mixing across this intersection. it's just utterly dangerous. it shouldn't have been permitted ever. >> the group will meet over the next few months to come up with a traffic proposal. the city hopes to start construction on the new plan come fall.

a memorial is growing at the scene where a family of four was killed in pleasanton after their car crashed into a massive oak tree. this happened around 9:00 wednesday night. authorities have identified the victims as a mother, father, and their two kids ages 9 and 13. investigators are still working to determine what caused the crash, but they say speed may have been a factor. fire destroyed 53 storage units in fremont this morning. look at this. everything inside destroyed. the units now look like just big black holes. the fire department says the building has been red tagged. so people aren't able to see their units and there's no word what caused this fire. we are starting the workweek with more sunshine and there is a warm-up coming. let's check in with chief meteorologist paul heggen. >> we've got a ride on the temperature roller coaster, near average highs today, a

little haze on the horizon, but otherwise lots of sunshine. we'll see that sticking around the next several days. today's highs were almost exactly normal for this time of year, a few degrees above average around santa rosa, low to mid-70s inland, 50s along the bay and 60s along the coast, similar tomorrow and then the warm-up kicks in wednesday, thursday, friday, huge changes for the weekend, details coming up in a few minutes. >> thanks, paul. still ahead, it's like the amazing race only it's on b.a.r.t. so a group of friends made it their mission to travel the entire system as fast as possible, the speed run for a world record. >> sometimes you got to venture out, do these things that are outside what you typically do. the rescuers who risked their own safety to save a baby bald

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if you're a regular b.a.r.t. commuter, you probably have a good idea how much time it takes to get back and forth to work every day, throw in a delay every so often. imagine how long it would take to ride the entire b.a.r.t. system in one day. we're talking stopping at every station on every line. it's turned into a fun social media challenge, if you will. itay hod introduces us to a group of uc berkeley students who are giving

b.a.r.t. some positive pr and they may just land in the record books for it. >> reporter: for a lot of commuters, getting on b.a.r.t. is a race against the clock, but for these berkeley transit students, that daily rush became an actual race with a world record waiting for them at the finish line. >> the day of is making sure all the trains are running on time. >> reporter: amin decosta and jan swenn are part of a group of five friends who recently embarked on a high speed mission to hit every single b.a.r.t. station along every line. their goal, to score a guinness world record for hitting all 50 stops in the shortest time possible. >> we start here in antioch, transfer to pittsburg bay point, then turn around to the red line train all the way down to millbrae and finally took

the train down to berryessa north san jose. >> let's go. >> reporter: called speed running, the trend has become increasingly popular with people trying to conquer their transit systems in cities around the globe. there's no official guinness record for b.a.r.t. yet. >> i'm going to visit all 50 b.a.r.t. stations. >> reporter: the last attempt by a local youtuber earlier this year put the unofficial record at five hours 49 minutes, which is why these berkeley students decided to trade their textbooks for transit maps and after months of planning they made a run for it. >> the most important thing was the day of making sure that we got all the required proof throughout the trip. >> reporter: that meant live streaming their entire trek, gathering signatures from witnesses, and taking photos of each station along the way. >> we had to step out of the train at some of them and run out into the platform and grab a photo really quick and make sure to hop on before the doors close again. >> reporter: it all nearly came

to a screeching hat when a single missed connection almost cost them the title. >> no, we missed it! >> reporter: the drama teen caught the eye of b.a.r.t. officials. >> i happened to be at home and hopped on. >> reporter: alicia trost is the chief communication officer at b.a.r.t. she says the moment she noticed the live stream she had to give them a shout out on social media. >> i right away messaged to them, when you're done, first, let's get you in front of our board of directors at a board meeting and congratulate you. >> go. go. clock, clock. >> reporter: their final time? five hours 47 minutes, beating then official record by two minutes. >> we did it. >> sometimes you just got to venture out and do these things that are just outside of what you would typically do. that's what makes it fun, right? that's kind of what life is about, right? >> reporter: it's a reminder they say that even when life

goes off the rails, it always gets back on track. >> signing off. >> they are great. the students are waiting on guinness world record for certification which could take a few months. they're all members of uc berkeley's transportation grad students organizing committee. there's a name for that. it covered their $28 a person train fare, as they should. back in november we did a whole series looking at b.a.r.t.'s current challenges and issues important to riders. you can watch our b.a.r.t. on the brink series on our top stories cbs news bay area youtube channel. it is a struggle working parents know a lot about and tonight on the cbs evening news there's a special report on the country's child care crisis. here's norah o'donnell. >> our in-depth report about america's child care crisis, as centers across the country shutter, providers are sounding the alarm for help, what to know if you're a parent relying on this critical care, that and more tonight on the

cbs evening news. still ahead, paul called it a temperature roller coaster. we're warming up a few days before a big shift

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all of us in the control room in here are singing the song "roller coaster." >> not all of us, not this guy,

no, no, don't want me to sing. >> we're going from this absolutely beautiful stretch to -- >> a little up because you got to go up on the roller coaster before you go up. we go up wednesday, thursday, friday just in time for the weekend because it's 2024 and those are the rules. >> yeah. it's been that way so far. >> it has to rain on the weekend. there's still time for the forecast to change. >> sure. >> let's check out what's going on. the big picture pattern favors a continuation of the calm weather for several more days. high pressure over the pacific means there's more atmosphere and that will edge closer and suppress the depth of the marine layer and development of clouds the next several days, all the storm systems missing us to the north. plenty of sunshine, breezy from time to time, especially wednesday. this is the view for the next several days, lots of sunshine and blue skies. 58 degrees in san francisco, down to 70 for the warmest spot in concord, just below that in santa rosa. these numbers are typical for a late

april evening. this is what we'll see tomorrow as well. temperatures start in the 40s, 2 to 4 degrees below normal, 40s pretty much across the bay area to begin the day tuesday and then we start to warm up. tomorrow's forecast highs reach the low 70s in the santa clara valley, low to mid-70s for almost all inland parts of the bay area, close to 70 in fremont and redwood city, close to 60 degrees for half moon bay. you were at 59 today and will be again tomorrow. a little warmer for both san francisco and oakland, mid- to upper 60s and low to mid-70s inland in the north bay. everyone's temperatures jump at least a bit heading through wednesday, thursday, friday, a little three-day stretch of warm weather to begin may before the other shoe drops for the weekend. let's look at

tomorrow's dog walking forecast. we have mizzou which means water, nothing water-related tomorrow, abundant sunshine throughout the day. warmer weather is in store beginning wednesday and continuing thursday and friday. here's the ten-day temperature trend for san jose. you see the spike in temperatures the latter half of the workweek and the big drop friday to saturday and the big cooldown is associated with a decent chance of rain, not something we usually associate with early mayweather. are it's pretty far down the line, about a 50/50 chance, could go either way. i couldn't cancel any outdoor plans, but be flexible with them, especially on saturday. if it does rain, hopefully it would wash some pollen out of the atmosphere. it would be less than a 0.1-inch of rain to up to a half inch for parts of the north bay and higher elevations of the santa cruz mountains. because things could still go

either way, don't cancel anything. we'll keep you updated. here's the seven-day forecast. we'll focus on the warmer weather the next few days. inland high temperatures will be in the upper 70s and low 80s and the big drop that kicks in for the weekend. even if the rain avoids us, the colder temperatures aren't. we'll be in the upper 60s by saturday and sunday with cool air lingering early next week. it is an up and down ride around the bay, mid-70s wednesday and thursday and retreating to around 70 friday and back down to the lower half of the 60s for saturday, sunday, monday. you don't get as much warm-up along the coast, typical for early may, but you get low 60s and dropping down to the mid-50s when the chance of rain arrives saturday and even lingering showers possible on sunday. this will feel more like a late march weekend. >> when you first learned this, what were you feeling inside? oh, gosh, i got to deliver

this. >> another chance of rain on yet another weekend. >> we had a nice weekend, just a little windy. still ahead, a northern california community rallies to help a baby bald eagle that had fallen from its nest, the teamwork to pull off this very tricky rescue.

a race to save a baby eagle in danger of falling 100 feet from its nest along the american river. photographer susan skinner has been visiting this eagle family for eight years now, but this weekend she noticed one of them was missing. an eaglet had fallen, but a branch on the bottom of the net caught him leaving him dangling over 100 feet above the river. skinner called for reinforcements. >> he had gotten tangled up in the bottom part of the nest where mom could not get to him to feed him at all. >> it was hanging over a dangerous precipice. it was a difficult climb even for a professional as adeptly as he did it. >> a private group of arborists from placerville got involved and risked their own safety to climb up the tree and save the eaglet. the nest is in a tricky spot. today rescue groups are meeting to see if the eaglet can safely be returned. on the topic of birds, let's chicken -- check in on

our famous falcon chicks. the four baby falcons on top of uc berkeley's tower seem to be doing just fine like mama, feed me. this is a week after they hatched. their father archie, where's he? he brought breakfast for the chicks and their mom. that's archie there. the birds are growing quickly. check out what a difference a week makes. on day one, they're all tiny and pink to bigger and fluffier on day seven. didn't want to throw mom or ♪ ♪ >> norah: breaking news... multiple officers shot in charlotte. >> shots fired at an officer, two down, subjects barricading themselves. >> norah: tonight the new information coming in after three members of law enforcement are killed while serving a