colony america, colony homes. >> colony american homes, the home rental arm of private equity firm colony capital, is now one of the largest landlords in america. >> "there's nothing more american than the dream of living in your own home. colony american homes is helping people right now, to fulfill that dream." >> colony american when every home we went to it was fixed up, nice... >> the company owns over 16,000 homes in 10 states, purchased primarily from foreclosure auctions. >> "today there are fewer opportunities from strong investments, and even fewer opportunities to make a difference. at colony american homes, we will do both." >> now we have seen the recreation of the dream as well maybe you won't be a homeowner but we really need more people who are renters, because we over-stimulated home ownership. >> ... and for me to have to rent and never own my own home? no. can't do it. >> "we bought the house for a hundred and thirty two five." >> tammy isn't alone. her neighbors are also fighting for their homes in this predominantly african american suburb, 60% of all homeowners are u

we felt like we needed to build homes and demonstrate that these better er built homes, performance homes. we always had the benefit of delivering products that would change any home. we are incubating new technologies that we're confident that manufacturers will want to take to market and help us mass produce. think in some sense houze is like a blueprint for what home builders are going to be doing from now on? >> it is a blueprint for what home builders will be doing in the future. we believe there's potential for every single home in america to be a net positive energy home. >> from pier 3 in san francisco, welcome to the best of "bloomberg west," where we focus on innovation, technology, and the future of business. i'm emily chang. every weekend, we'll bring you the "best of west," the top interviews of the week with the power players in global technology and media. to our top story. sony's hacking nightmare. the fbi has confirmed north korea was behind the devastating

the homes still stand. as the fire swings north, a great concentration of ground forces moves against its line of attack and the city's most disastrous fire is finally beaten down to a smoldering containment. on november 7, the morning sun reveals the ruins. yesterday, they were homes trees, irreplaceable , possessions. fireplaces stand as tombstones of a row of dead homes on dead streets. 484 times, fire proved its deadly efficiency by incinerating what families had taken years to acquire. 6090 acres of black and hills, hills, canyons, and neighborhoods. over 3000 men, 240 fire vehicles, and 16 aircraft try to stop it. did stop it. but only after the hard-driving santa anna died down and gave them a chance. they broke the fire in 12 hours and saved over 2200 homes, a major college. not one single life was lost, not one critical burn case reported. the firemen had set a new record according to experts. wonder.l people fire victims and those who read about the fire asked the same question -- >> how can a bru

in case the owner would be able to construct a smaller home, someone of median income can rent that home and it would be materially detrimental to the area to property improvements to the vicinity. in this case construction over the property of the rear yard is going to block the units on 31 state street, it's going to block light on the entire of state street and the construction is going to be detrimental to the character of the neighborhood. currently, excuse me san francisco is unique partially because it has unique neighborhoods. the neighborhoods of ord court and state street have a mix of condos and apartments, all structures which are modern and this will cause the street to look like modern for -- fortresses. san francisco likes to be a walking city. people like to walk in it because it's different from most of the other cities in the united states which all look the same. san francisco is charming and it variety of structures makes san francisco interesting. with the addition of these two ultra modern structures, this street will lose it's charm. in conklu klux -- conclusion i

. >> the concept being that you home. >> yes, as a home owner you are monetising an underutilized asset, your own solar resource. if you could make solar on your own house, increase property, and the real estate industry proved that, if you can make electricity at home cheaper than than the grid, why wouldn't everyone do that. 30 million homes, economic rationality - they should have solar on the roof. an average 25-30,000, you are talking about a trillion dollars of economic opportunity, and i don't know that many other industries, you know, iphone 6s where there's a trillion economic opportunity. we are keen to push that. the other thing we like about it is if i put solar on your house, you and i have a relationship for 20 years. we do it by a 20 year lease, and there's no energy technology coming in and around the house. what i covet with you, i want you to trust me, like me, and i want you to be the person you turp to as you think about bringing your built environment into the 21st century. >> you expect or hope to be a market. >> yes. customer. >> we covet the customer interface fo

my home is set back. and also you can see that my home has windows running all the way across. on that floor. week after they said that i was quiet at the meeting and they didn't know that i had any concerns about the project. i had made my concerns known the first time when andrea came over with the plans and again at the meeting and again i told her that i could not deal with more than a two-foot extension. this was the third time that my concerns were known and ignored and the last verbal communication for the project. >> they told me that they were to meet with them and i asked if i could come. ken asked them and had been told that i could not come, and that they would deal with me separately. i have never been approached by them p i have been excluded.. i have never been contacted by their attorney which was supposed to happen. i have been totally ignored and shoved aside on this matter, and i was excluded from speaking at the dr hearing and this really is my first day in court. and i hope that you will listen to my concerns. i do not understand the need for such a huge ex

you have left your home. >> i am okay and i will meet you at... >> exactly.xactly. water proof matches are a great thing to have as well. >> we have matches here. and my spare glasses. >> and your spare glasses. >> if you have medication, you should keep it with you or have access to it. if it needs to be refrigerated make sure that it is in your ice box. >> inside, just to point out for you, we have spare batteries. >> very important. >> we have a little first aid kit. >> and lots of different kinds of batteries. and another spare flashlight. >> so, alicia what else can we do to prepare our homes for an earthquake so we don't have damage? >> one of the most important things that you can do is to secure your valuable and breakable items. make sure that your tv is strapped down to your entertainment cabinet or wall so it does not move. also important is to make sure that your book case is secure to the wall so that it does not fall over and your valuable and breakables do not break on the ground. becoming prepared is not that difficult. taking care of your hom

around 40,000 homes were completely destroyed. a year on and infrastructure has been reestablished in the city center. the town's economy has now resumed to 70% its previous size. local shopping arcades reopened this summer. stimulating the local economy. the upper market is known as the kitchen of taclobatacloban. it resumed business immediately after the typhoon, in december of 2013, but the produce on sale and foot traffic have yet to recover to pre typhoon levels. prices are back to how they use ed to be though, having risen dramatically after the typhoon. crops and produce made in and around tacloban have yet to reach the market. after a 30-minute drive from the city, rice paddies begin the fill the landscape. the harvest looks healthy with rice grains growing briskly. henry barbosa supports himself and his family with the one hector farm. he began harvesting several days and says this area is the last to be cultivated. henry is harvesting the last tenth of his rice. >> some rice can't be harvested. a closer look reveals that

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in two mobile home parks. they believe the floodwaters left behind by the fierce storm could be contaminated. >> possible sewer, anything on the ground. lying on there. for health reasons it is going to be, evacuate both parks. >> people were here walking around in flip-flops. >> yes, ma'am. >> reporter: barefoot. and now you are telling them it's not safe. >> now it's not safe. >> reporter: all day and all night long. residents have been wading throughwaters to go home or retrieve belongings like jose who had no protection. the mobile harm parks have a history of problems, and water spilling over into homes and businesses. police officers went door to door telling residents who have not gone to shelters that now is the time to leave as they work to sanitize the park. ape message they're resisting. >> we need help from the city. we don't need them to throw us out of our homes. >> reporter: the city was rez he -- city was hesitant to park. crews will be here at 7:00 a.m. to pump the flood watt r out. residents

home. and i got maybe, i don't know three or four miles and i said, i got to pull over, i'm not going to make it. and i pulled into dunkin' donuts and i couldn't get out of the car, and i thought i was having a heart attack. i went into the bathroom and threw water on my face and i called an ambulance and went to the hospital. >> you're never going to get yourself out of this hole unless you include her in those decisions. what keeps you from doing that? it's a matter of making a phonecall. your procrastination, you have to get that fixed. so when are we going to do it? >> tomorrow. >> why not today? >> she has a point, why not today? >> i was walking into the kitchen and i left, because there's always a threat that they're going to have the catering service come in. i'm on my way to the dmv. i have to take my general knowledge test. not easy. i failed it twice. i'm going back. here goes nothing. > nothing.i have room to build. in 90 days, i get a little raise and a bonus, and then in six m

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rear portion of the new homes. the dr requester supported by the neighbors is not requesting any changes to the plan in terms of the bottom floor or in terms of the front of the house, it's all about the rear open space. and the mid-block open space, and the blocked nature of the construction. we had hoped to provide the commission with a rendering of the current proposal and then the neighbor's proposal to make alterations vie craw this discretionary review that would eliminate the blockiness and instructions into the mid-block space while still leaving a very, very viable residence. the current proposal is for a 3900 square foot home, plus the 400 -- approximately 3900, i just heard staff say it's 38 something, but plus the 400 square feet garage. what is being suggested by the dr requester and supported by all of the neighbors is that this mass and again, it's not quite as clear as we would have hoped, but with the rain, some of our drawings were locked up in a building downtown without power. this is the 461 27

his owner wants him home in time for christmas. >> i want him home. it's just the best christmas. i don't have words to describe. it i have a christmas bonus today to be honest with you and that's going right back out the door to pay to get max home and pay for vet bill and pay to have him import boarded tonight but i don't care. >> clearly a dog who likes to run, jim, that viewer that called says they're happy that max is going to his real home. for now reporting live in southwest philadelphia, annie mccormick, "channel 6 action news," jim. >> thank you, annie. >>> family of missing northeast philadelphia man desperate for answers. 69-year-old vitae maglia last seen sunday night driving castor avenue. yesterday gmc was found abandoned and torched in north philadelphia. his family says he has health problems and needs daily medication. >>> a west philadelphia woman pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and child endangerment in connection with death of her 11-year-old daughter in april. the 2-year-old sop of tiffany goldwire pickedp a loaded revolver in the home and accidenta

you can see the flames consuming the back of the home, firefighters were called to the home around 2:00, it took 45 minutes to bring the blaze under control. the red cross is now helping the 12 people who lived in that home. >>> a house fire in darby borough, delaware county has left five people homeless. the action cam was on the scene the 100 block of north 9th street. flames broke out at 4:50 a.m. the fire went to two-alarms. it took firefighters 45 minutes to get the blaze under control. the fire leveled one home and badly damaged another. there are no reports of injuries. the red cross is finding temporary shelter for those displaced residents. >>> a philadelphia firefighter is in the hospital with minor injuries after battling a house fire in the strawberry mansion section of the city. the action cam was at the scene of 2700 block of west lehigh avenue. the fire started at 15:15 a.m. this morning. it spread to a neighboring house. 6 people were displaced by that blaze. >>> an early early-morning shog in delaware county has landed one man in the hospital and another in jail. the

each essentially has a three bedroom home on the top two floors and the smaller home has a guest room. the renovations to the existing home on 22 ord court consist adding a story to the new structure and would provide a five foot 5-foot setback on the entire east side and west side matching the adjacent home. the existing home at 22 ord court is poorly laid out with under size living areas and the renovation will make the home much more functional for a family. the project sponsor has decided not to pursue at 24 ord court because there is existing living tennants at 90 years old. they are not touching that. the variance is merited here. the project would further the development of the hilly shape. in fact the planning code and planning policies encouraging the development of the homes on the lot. the only reason the variance is required because the two individual homes are at the end of the lot generally the planning code and policies encourage the lots to have work on either to provide construction on the street. the project sponsor also did not allow the expansion of a unit. it woul

her home wasn't damaged. another home, three people were trapped.derly couple were behind a bed, pushed by a wall of mud. >> the two elderly were pushed behind a bed and the caretaker was in the kitchen on a counter, with knee-deep mud below him. he jumped up on the counter to get away from the mud. >> reporter: ken's house is red tagged as damaged. the home belonged to his in- laws when they were alive. >> you look at that home, what goes through your mind? >> well, there's a lot of memories there. lot of-- >> emotion? >> sure. >> what are you feeling? >> it's interesting. in all my years, i covered these tragedies, like you. '94, the wildfires, the floods, and the earthquake. fema in this district, three times in one year and i'm meeting with people who are victims. it's -- you never really understand. >> meantime, here in the bay area, a day off from school and a field turned into a lake presented an ideal opportunity yesterday for a group of kids to try out some water sports. take a look at this video. the baseball field at herbert middle school

do not go for the dream home on the first try. go for the lower-priced home.ut some sweat equity into it, build it. that will be an easier way to get into the ownership latter. that is the old-fashioned, hard-earned way, build equity over time and then trade up later. int: realty trac said november, the foreclosure rate, looking at about over 110,000 total properties, down 9% from october, down 1% of november 2013. the 50th consecutive month decrease. what do you make? guest: the number of seriously delinquent mortgages, for closure, those are cut roughly in half from peak levels. it continues to move downward. the number of distressed property sales in the most recent data was 9% of all transactions. in the previous years, it had been about one-third. to be only 9%, maybe this time next are it will be almost insignificant, less than 5%. so we're working through those. host: rob is next from tennessee. yeah, you know, the biggest issue i have run into, and i have bought homes before 2007. but real quick, in short, this time i went with the government-style loa

rather than a home of larger scale. i can see that even though i didn't agree with it. this we have homes built very similar. it was pointed out that a lot of homes on state street have 2,000 square feet already. it's not that exceptional. i think it will do a lot of good things. there is no regular rear yard pattern as we've seen from the maps and there are a lot of places that have buildings on both, i think 8 of the 16 lots have structures on ord and state streets as pointed out whether it's a split lot or not , it doesn't make any difference. the end result is the same. whether you are calling it, it doesn't change the rear yard and the end result ends up with 20-30-foot space in between on a very steep slope that you couldn't use before and at least you have a usable slope now. in calculating the square footage, everybody is acknowledging these would be under 2500 square feet. you don't count garages. you have to really look at these based on what has been traditionally the case with real estate. when you buy a hom

these kids still want to own homes.ause we see evidence they don't want to own cars like we did when we were old enough to drive. >> i think it's a question of when. it's when do you expect to own a home? and certainly the recession has made it slower to get that first job, and millennials are marrying later than previous generations. and all of it is being slowed down. so ultimately i think they will have an interest in owning a home, but it will take them longer to get there for a host of reasons. >> we talked to bob schiller about the stock market, but only about half of all americans even own stocks. far more americans own homes, so there's some degree of importance in encouraging homeownership because it has that health and prosperity effect. >> oh, absolutely. we certainly learned from the housing crash how risky homeownership can be. on the other hand, it's still the case that home equity is incredible force of wealth, and when you look at people who are in their retirement years, it's not just having that wealth

homes tonight. in san mateo, this massive oak caused quite a mess. >> there was a tree that had fallen on our house and here we are. >> she says the tree came down this morning around a 10:00. around 10:00. she showed us. no one was inside when the tree came down because they hadn't moved in yet. they just bought the place. >> they have to cut it down and get rid of it and then use a crane to lift it out of the garage. >> they want to cover the gaping holes in parts of the roof with tarps before the next storms come. abc7 news. >> a giant eucalyptus tree crashed through a house, inches away from people asleep at the time. sphort natalie nobody was -- fortunately nobody was outer h. it hit the main building and two bedrooms. >>> the rushing river is receding and that's good news for people in sonoma con tee. but so much damage has been done and to those who lost everything to floodwaters it will take awhile to recover. katie continues our team coverage. katie? >> in someplaces the water is nearly gon

at that home or surrounding homes.t appear to have any other information. this was a phenom 100 twin-engine jet. at 11:00 marks was the crash. fire is effectively out. whether there's going to be any survivors or injuries or whether this is a recovery for those inside the homes, we're going to fit in a quick break and see if we can gather more information. back after this. how can i ease this pain? (man) when i can't go, it's like bricks piling up. i wish i could find some relief. (announcer) ask your doctor about linzess-- a once-daily capsule for adults with ibs with constipation or chronic idiopathic constipation. linzess is thought to help calm pain-sensing nerves and accelerate bowel movements. it helps you proactively manage your symptoms. do not give linzess to children under 6, and it should not be given to children 6 to 17. it may harm them. don't take linzess if you have a bowel blockage. get immediate help if you develop unusual or severe stomach pain especially with bloody or black stools the most common si

at lake street homes like 1907 to 1920s no homes have been pass down to generation to generation 5 of the 7 and nobody was talked to for a meeting which concerns me first, we heard about it was september and my neighbor was in korea i'm not one the people i was three years ago but i moved into the house i have an understanding of the lake center strait and no one has lived there in my opinion is looking at the character the plans only are submitted to the south not to the north if you looked at the homes to the north they end at a back wall and straight line with a green side yard and have a garage and an easement building this home is out of character and scale to the homes to the north yes tests in scale to the home to the south that's it that's all i we know it goes from 30th to el camino i drove it one time when you start on 30th and go towards el camino you have to make the turn it is right where you stop to turn with the steering wheel that's where the how is it those houses are much bigger 3 are huge because the tenants home on the curb area there's a different animal and this

authorities say he had a sense to make a home a remote-control bomb in his apartment. mr. williams life ended from the 60 if you to haiti unforgettable unmistakable and undeniably a product of the bay area. goodbye to a landmark and hello to icon. the larger of quick to hit the bay area since the latin 89 to five years ago struck about 320 this morning. >> reporter: 50 flannels san jose a ring in 2015 you're here as we watch the fireworks on the new year's eve live show featuring gary and catherine and george perry is the seven emirs each night will be back in just the governments with more on kron 4 weekend edition news. .. >> reporter: take a look at the same from early this morning fire crews for his morning incentive around 520 and spoke with the man who lives in one of the two homes that burned itself did have a fire had a fireplace last night when it was a better run one-third have five offices that had a crackling sound and saw fire on a roof of a home fire crews timmy they believed in all, to amend this issue the fireplaces firebox not work properly and not contend

from the home. we're live with the latest on the investigation. >> and two police officers are hospitalized after a car slammed into their police van overnight. >> and the cowboys are in town for a rematch. this time, first place is a at stake. >> first meteorologist chris sowers is here where is the sun you saw. >> right we'll happened-out reward money and live on sky6 there's a lovely shot. blue cross ice tlivrping in penn's landing and yeah we have those clouds happening tough. being stubborn. we have an inversion taking place the air is too warm across the surface and cloud cover is having a difficult time kind of leaving the area. temperature-wise had we started out it was mild this morning. because of the clouds the numbers have not gone anywhere over the last three hours. allentown 44. philadelphia, 41, york 41. trenton 44, millville 4 and poconos showing 45. satellite and radar here we go 150 miles worm ever cloud cover d.c. owe to new york city and of course we sit in the middle of it. lose

. >> my vision was a new home. maintenance free. >> four years later edward is still living in his old house with a broken furnace and no air conditioning fighting to get his life savings back. >> it doesn't make any sense. >> natasha brown said she too lost her entire down payment when she tried to build a custom home in prince george's county. >> 52,000 to put my daughter through college. >> both signed contracts wi toll brothers which list itself on its web side as leading builder of luxury homes. i want sells more homes here in the d.c. virginia and maryland region than anywhere else. it owns its own mortgage company, tbi mortgage. edward and natasha said they could have used another lender but decided to go with tbi because they were promised free upgrades. >> if you don't take the mortgage lender you lose all the goodies. you lose the chef kitchen. you lose the finished basement. you lose whatever it is offered in closing. >> but after signing contract they were told they didn't qualify for their original fin

around 40,000 homes were completely destroyed. a year on and infrastructure has been reestablished in the city center. the town's economy has now resumed to 70% its previous size. local shopping arcades reopened this summer. stimulating the local economy. the upper market is known as the kitchen of taclobatacloban. it resumed business immediately after the typhoon, in december of 2013, but the produce on sale and foot traffic have yet to recover to pre typhoon levels. prices are back to how they use ed to be though, having risen dramatically after the typhoon. crops and produce made in and around tacloban have yet to reach the market. after a 30-minute drive from the city, rice paddies begin the fill the landscape. the harvest looks healthy with rice grains growing briskly. henry barbosa supports himself and his family with the one hector farm. he began harvesting several days and says this area is the last to be cultivated. henry is harvesting the last tenth of his rice. >> some rice can't be harvested. a closer look reveals that

and the irs wants to levy sales on the sale of his home.isn't too happy about this, but he has yet to relinquish his u.s. citizenship. which brings us to another group of people who are rendering their citizenship. mary snow has more on people quitting america to save on their taxes. >> reporter: would you give up your citizenship to avoid paying taxes? thousands of americans are doing just that. giving up their passports in record numbers in order to avoid paying a new tax as part of the foreign account tax compliance act. the critics say it has caused a three-fold increase in the number of americans surrendering their passports. created in 2010 by congress. it was initially inteched to crack down on overseas tax cheats. the congressional research service projected it would generate $8.7 billion over ten years. the law was inspired by the testimony of the former banker turned whistleblower. he described how they used techniques to help americans avoid paying taxes. the bank turned over the names of 4500 u.s. account holders to the u.s. in

this home, victorian home, the address is 245 mississippi.mississippi and 22nd in the potrero hill neighborhood. most of the morning firefighters, you can see them on the roof of the home members door. they were trying to make sure this fire didn't spread. the good news is it didn't spread to the house where they are sitting on the roof. the house on the other side sustained a lot of damage. the homeowners or tenants in there, the people who live there did get out safely. so did their cats. we saw firefighters with two kitties that they rescued from this home next door to where the fire started. it's kind of hard to see. it's kind of underneath that tree you cement . the red cross is helping that family and the people who live there find a place to stay. but when we talked to joanne hayes white, the fire chief out here, at worst she says this was a three-alarm fire. the wind conditions made the fire difficult to fight because it was very hard to contain the flames to some of the houses, at least that one house next door. although you see the

flushed from their homes? >> reporter: absolutely, raj. the rain has been relentless. it continues to rain here on us. the entrance to one of the mobile home parks. i am in 1 1/2 feet of water. the further you go in the deeper it gets. upwards of 5 feet. in some places. by boat at least 25 people were rescued from their homes in rc and lamar mobile home parks tonight. walter rose off to dangerous levels. another 24 people were able to get out on their own. >> all the rain that has fallen is running to the lowest level in the area. here at the trailer park. and the tides really made a condition where there was no place to pump the water too. >> residents say the rain started pouring down at 2:00 a.m. and has not stopped. >> just it is cold. wet. water is rising. had to take all our stuff out of the house. we don't know what will happen. >> are you going to stay here tonight? >> doubt it. >> where well you go? >> hotel. see if it is better. off awe ma many people have pelts to protect. some wade through the wate

it's the third home to fall into the ocean this week.s miles from the ocean ten years ago. >> it's going on for quite some time but has been extremely aggressive this year. i think this is just mother nature. i think this was all ocean at one time, all sand and it's just reclaiming itself. i think the currents are doing what they do. >> several other homes are ready to go at any moment. the houses are a loss for the homeowners. they will get no help from insurance companies or the government. >>> a korean airlines official apologized and has resigned for an in-flight incident that has been dubbed nut rage. she bowed in front of cameras today before facing transportation officials. cho became enraged when a flight attendant offered her nuts in a bag instead of on a tray when she was in first class. she ordered a senior member of the crew off the plane and forced the plane to return to the gate because of this. cho is the daughter of the airline's chairman. he also issued an apology today and says he regrets that he did not raise her bette

the stories in this episode of fault lines hit close to home. this is the pine ridge reservation, home to the oglala lakota. it stretches for over 2 million acres across the southwestern corner of south dakota. this land is home to a rich culture but has also seen some of the darkest parts of native american history. in the 1800s the government began sending native children from across the country to boarding schools, sometimes using armed police to remove them from their families. through the agencies of the government they are being rapidly brought from their state of comparative savagery and barbarism to one of civilization. native american children were stripped of their culture and identity. many suffered abuse in the schools. the assimilation policies continued. in the 1950s came the indian adoption project. native children were taken by social workers and missionaries and placed in white homes. by the time icwa was passed more than 25 percent of native children had been removed from their families. today, what native americans call "histo

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he lived in her home along with another woman.ohnson died from blunt force trauma to the head. >> during the course of that money dispute, the argument escalated into something physical. >> reporter: johnson was last seen alive back on december 5th leaving her home. on thursday police went there to check on her after she was reported missing. they found signs of a struggle inside. police say johnson took diaz and unnamed woman in several months ago when they had no place to live. >> susan johnson out of the kindness of her heart took these two individuals in. >> reporter: investigators say diaz brutally beat johnson to death, he drove her body to the evesham township park. police were led to the body by the unnamed woman. she and diaz were picked up thursday night and questioned. both worked with johnson at a south jersey cleaning company. >> we have a good samaritan as you said tried to take somebody in eau especially around the holidays. unfortunately this is how it ended with her loss of life. >> reporter: johnson's death comes

sharing until he heard how it helps people stay in the homes in our city city of meant a lot to me to be a participant to speak on protective that changes that will have a tremendously positive and life changing folk for home sharers across the city we thank commissioner hur for peterson thank you to supervisor breed supervisor cohen supervisor tang and especially supervisor wiener who chaired the land use committee thank you, mayor ed lee and thank you all (clapping). >> again there are so many people to thank but we have a person that representatives thousands of people in san francisco nancy (clapping.) good morning mayor ed lee and supervisor chiu and keep in mind guests i'm honored to tell my story on potrero hill as we sign the mayor select short-term rental activities in san francisco seeing our democratic process in action and participating in that process had not been an sxrirgs i want to thank our board of supervisors for their thoughtful deliberations on this complex legislation their attendance to all our e-mails and hundreds of stories how sharing our homes helps to benef

mud surrounding homes in one area and 100 homes in a senior live community have been damaged and more than 20 have been red tagged. the area is under "mandatory evacuation" orders but some had to be rescue asked carried out by firefighters this morning. >> there i was, kind of stuck on the front porch and soon the mud was flowing around both sides of the house going into the street and i few i was if trouble. but the good lord put me on that front porch. >> the homes were red tagged and residents in in this area are facing mandatory evacuations after the hills were weakened by the fire last january. the hillside could break loose from the heavy amount rain. >> the bay area took a pounding but there is a side benefit from the storm. look at the before and after lexington reservoir in santa clara county. the storm put more water in the depleted reservoir but it still has a long way do go and is only at 26 percent of capacity right new. >> if the skies do clear, and they will, you may want to lock to the stars. >> we will tell you about a meteor shore you don't want to miss. >> a soccer

a lot of people either leaving home early or they stayed home today. >> take a look behind you, like you said, there's no one there. it's 5:07 p.m. it looks empty. >> that's right. this is normally a hip place to be even if it's raining a little bit. but a, it's raining a lot. and a lot of power outages. a lot of people don't know exactly which restaurants and bars and cafes are out of power so many people clearly stayed away. >> very good point. scott budman along the embarcadero. it's the beginning of the evening commute but not too many people are commuting. a live look at the golden gate and san mateo bridges. relatively empty for this rush hour. let's bring in our traffic reporter, mike, not just schools but businesses in the silicon valley and the city urging employees to stay home and we can see the difference. >> we can. our microclimate weather team warned folks about the conditions so folks were planning to work from home in many cases. fremont traffic is picking up. the evening commute very light compared to what we typically see out of milpitas and fremont. the wind calme