at the time. >> you have to walk all the stairs. >> in retrospect she is glad she wasn't there. >> i was told they rob houses when nobody's home. it's kind of scary.'s they were only in my house for a few minutes like four minutes i was told.'s>> reporter: long enough to grab her purse off the table and make a beeline for the bedroom. grab closet shelf. what they did not expect on exiting was that the neighbor pulling a gun and ordering them to stop. >> yes i was standing from the guy. pointing a gun at him. and he still drove away. >> a young man at the wheel and an older one alongside. arms full of stolen stuff. the revolver loaded but no intention to actually fire. >> i thought that would've been enough to get them out of the car and have them stay and wait for for the police. >> he didn't. >> what he didn't know police were around the corner and heard his shouts. they have been tailing the pair in connection with a burglary spree more than a dozen doors kicked in and shattered. >> when i look for my balcony, they were right over there. >> everyone surprised at the outcome. shattered glass but no one hurt. >> eyes only during hecar. >> now in cuf

s not going to happen overnight. but there's a new initiative ttackle the lack of affordable housing for students and faculty that's taking shape at san jose state university krour's rob fladeboe explains the plan which includes a repurpose seeing of a state on property near campus. we will not abuse urgency housing, san jos state president mary papazian on monday announcing a slate of initiatives to tackle a housing shortage. >>that has an estimated 4,000 students experiencing homelessness at me point in their time here. >>we can't go back and do yesterday what we n do is start the process now and hope that as we begin to find solutions will be able to ring more partners to the table d will be ableto grow it during a morning news conference state senator jim bell shuld callowe sa the state will move ahead with plans to trsfer thenearby under eu state office building at certain san carlos to the university whch will be replaced by housing for as many as 1200 students faculty and stf. >>all >>and the unversity also has secured a million grant from e chancellor's ofce the money to be shared with local nonprofits for rap rehousg mentalhealth and other basic udent needs.