now, the city is calling on the faa to step casey stegall is live in los angeles. right? >> reporter: no, it's not. some call the helicopters airborne peeping toms because they are equipped with high-tech cameras that allow the operators to zoom in and snap detailed pictures and video on the ground. it's especially a problem over hollywood where they fly over neighborhoods trying to get the best pictures of celebrities. there are strict guidelines for airplanes but a lot of people don't realize this. with helicopters it is mostly self-regulated. one california congressman says it's time for that to change. >> the impacts of that activity, not so much on the celebrities but on all the neighbors of those people, are very disturbing. they fly at very low altitudes. they invade privacy. they make a great deal of noise. >> reporter: which is why he introduced legislation calling on the faa to impose airspace restrictions over the city of los angeles. the bill is currently in a house subcommittee. >> heather: so what do pilots have to say about all this? >> reporter: the

casey stegall. >> we like all of it. >> harris: you bet, thank you very much.rly takes out a house. and the queen of soul getting some respect on this fox trip across america. ♪ >> florida, in west palm beach, a helicopter, power lines, hitting a tree and a car before clipping a woman's roof and crashing upside down in her front yard. >> and i was calm, at least-- my neighborhood is safe. >> harris: no one hurt, including the pilot and passenger and we'rele told they walked out of the wreckage and the feds now investigating what went wrong. colorado, a fort collins woman calling herself a miracle, saying she was driving on a highway north of denver when something came flying through the windshield and hit her right in the face. >> out of the corner of my eye i saw what i thought was a wrn much. >> harris: it wasn't a wrench, it was a two pound sledgehammer. he despite the pain and blood, she pulled over to call for help. >> scared to see the blood. >> harris: nowhere where that came from. heroes welcome in baltimore. these nabl guard sisters soldiers out of har

casey stegall on other protesters. >> upheaval and the shooting death of a man last week, today tentsdown at the occupy wall street camp in oakland. >> from oakland to st. louis, denver to salt lake city. dozens of arrests at occupy movement across the country this weekend including encampment closures. >> we have no intention of leaving. if we do get evicted we will be back. >> in portland, mayor sam adam set a midnight deadline on saturday with demonstrators to pack up and leave. >> crime especially, reported assault increase in area and around the camp. >> thousands of people fill the street in spite of eviction warnings. a woman was rapeed saturday inside a tent at occupy philadelphia site. the city leaders arrested a suspect but the future of the event there is in question. >> their intentions have changed. all of this is not good. >> the sentiment is echoed in growing number of cities. those saying the that the message is fine but the crime and jo squalor is not. >> they're defecating all over the plaza. >> people have a right to assemble and protest. small business owners held

casey stegall, thank you very much. let's stick on the east coast for just a second here, there's a reason why it's called occupy wall street. it is where the whole thing started back on september 17th. a group of protesters showing up in new york city's financial district. and digging in for the long haul. and just three weeks after that, the call for sosh equality and end to what they call corporate greed spread to cities nationwide demonstrations in chicago, and boston and it went global and 99% you heard casey talking about, no longer americans fighting for a cause and occupiers setting up shop in london, and paris just to name a few cities and it's a movement we have been tracking for nearly two months now, organizers claiming supporters occupy more than 500 sites worldwide. we're awaiting a news conference right now from president obama. he's currently in hawaii meeting with world leaders to talk about creating jobs and introducing business in foreign markets saying today the asia pacific region is critical to u.s

casey stegall is live in our l.a.sely. meantime, a lot of other city officials across this nation say enough is enough when it comes to the violence that has been reported in the last several days at some of these movements. last night a woman raped, near the occupy camp in philadelphia just around the corner from city hall. police say the 23-year-old victim was from atlantic city and a suspect has been arrested. this was the scene in salt lake city, utah. some 19 people have been arrested over the weekend for refusing to leave a park. a man was found dead inside his tent there last week. police say from a mixture of drugs and carbon monoxide poisoning, from his heater. a deadly week in oakland's california as well. a man was shot and killed near the encampment. that prompted authorities to issue evacuation orders in that city for crowds in the name of public safety. two police officers also hurt in san francisco yesterday while trying to clear the crowds. one was injured after being shoved. another reportedly cut on

casey stegal has more. >> reporter: for the first time in a long time, there are fewer of these signst of american homes. >> actual new foreclosure starts are at lows, well-below the 2009 level. >> reporter: foreclosure filings were down 38% in september compared to the year before. >> roughly 2.2 million homes in foe closure right now and some stage of foreclosure, 52% are in five states. >> reporter: nevada, california, and arizona continue to report the highest numbers among the 5. the leave all decline is not necessarily a seen the housing market is improving. >> the issue is consumer confidence is low and the level of demand is down. whatever supply you put on to the market, when it's incorrectly priced, it's not going to get absorbed. >> reporter: according to realtytrack.com, financial institutions became inundated when the bubble burst and it's taking them longer to process foreclosures because markets are saturated and that is one of the real reasons behind the drop. >> the more inventory into the market would depress home values, hurting the resell chances of the home and hu

casey stegall is live in l.a. with more. casey, what do the numbers look like?of all, they can be a little deceptive. this isn't necessarily a sign that the market is improving, according to the experts. nevada, california, and arizona continue to be the highest foreclosure rates in the country. continue to have the highest foreclosure rates in the country, i should say. but overall, the number of the filings are down across the board. not just a small dip either. we're talking about a 38% decrease for the month of september compared to september of last year. but while the rates are down, something else is increasing. the amount of time it takes to complete the whole foreclosure process. on average, it's now about 336 days, an all-time high. experts say that is because the banks are overwhelmed. it's taking longer to file, and markets are saturated with these foreclosed properties. >> when you have a regulated supply, because there really is no demand. that's the key here today. the issue is consumer confidence is very low and the level of demand is down. so wh

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casey stegall, thank you very much. let's stick on the east coast for just a second here, there's a reason why it's called occupy wall street. it is where the whole thing started back on september 17th. a group of protesters showing up in new york city's financial district. and digging in for the long haul. and just three weeks after that, the call for sosh equality and end to what they call corporate greed spread to cities nationwide demonstrations in chicago, and boston and it went global and 99% you heard casey talking about, no longer americans fighting for a cause and occupiers setting up shop in london, and paris just to name a few cities and it's a movement we have been tracking for nearly two months now, organizers claiming supporters occupy more than 500 sites worldwide. we're awaiting a news conference right now from president obama. he's currently in hawaii meeting with world leaders to talk about creating jobs and introducing business in foreign markets saying today the asia pacific region is critical to u.s

casey stegall was in the courtroom itself. he was outside the courthouse today. the jury had some words today or no? >> no, shepard. it was actually the judge, judge michael pastor had some pretty strong words, in fact, expressing concern that dr. murray was a flight risk now that is he a convicted felon and that is when those handcuffs came out. and they were slapped on dr. murray and he sat at that defense table hands behind his back for the remainder of the proceedings and then here is what the judge said next. >> dr. murray's reckless conduct in this case poses a demonstrable risk to the safety of the public. if dr. murray remains out of custody on bond and even though dr. murray is a medical doctor, even though he has been practicing public safety demands that he be remanded. >> dr. murray now being held without bail, segregated from the rest of the prison population because of the high profile nature of this case, shep. >> shepard: okay, casey. what happens next? >> well, next is the sentencing. and that will happen at the end of this month. november 29th a

our casey stegall with the news now live in our west coast newsroom. casey, police say other people have come forward as well. >> yeah, harris, in fact, according to the l.a. county sheriff's department, several sources have come forward but who is talking to police at this point? they are not saying. the only thing they will tell us is that this new information is substantial enough in their words to relaunch and reopen this investigation. authorities do want to point out that robert wagner is not a suspect. they are just taking another look at this case. the sister of natalee holloway has said all along that she never really believed robert wagner's version of what exactly went down that fateful night. harris? >> robert wagner and christopher walken, what are they saying tonight? >> well, wagner spokesperson is releasing a statement, in fact, let's show it to you now. it says, in part, and i am quoting here we trust they, as in the investigators, will evaluate whether any new information relating to the death of natalie wood wagner is valid and it com

casey stegall with more news on how much it is going to cost you. hi, casey. >> good to see you.nt $3.4 billion just to check their baggage. that is five times higher than what we were paying just three years guy. all of that information is according to the u.s. bureau of transportation statistics and the travel experts say that the charge is now how the struggling airlines are beefing up their woul bottom line and y are not going away any time soon because the $3.4 billion figure is last year's number and it is predicted to be a whole lot higher in 2011. >> i don't blame them for wanting to do that because they are trying to make a profit but the backage fees and cancellation fees in the last quarter that was just reported by the department of transportation racked up $1.5 billion in fees. and that doesn't count all of the other fees like get on the plane early fees or pillows and blankets fees. >> now, we reached out to the air transport association, a trade group that represents all of the carriers. interestingly, a spokesperson declined to speak with us on camera about all of

casey stegall is live for us in los angeles. what do the numbers look like?reporter: the numbers can be did he september active. nevada, california and arizona continue to report the highest foreclosure rates in the nation but overall the number of filings just as you said down across the board. we are talking about a 38% decrease in the month of september compared to september the year before, but while the rates are down, something else is increasing, the amount of time it takes to complete the whole foreclosure process. on average it's now about 336 days, an all time high. experts say that is because the banks are overwhelmed. it's taking longer to file and markets are saturated with foreclosed properties. >> when you have a regulated supply, because there really is no demand, that is the key here today. the issue is consumer confidence is very low. the level of demand is down. so whatever supply you put on to the market, when it's incorrectly priced it's not going to get absorbed. >> reporter: the folks at realty track.com it's difficult to pinpoint just

casey stegall, fox news. >>> a maryland college student is killed near campus.thers are remembering courtney mccoy. >>> the midwest is rocked by one of the region's largest earthquakes ever. we're taking a look at the damage and getting reaction from very rattled residents.   >>> a 19-year-old sophomore at frostberg state university was stabbed to death over the weekend. another student is the suspect in her death. tonight the campus is coming together to remember courtney mccoy. fox's janice park is following this one for us. >> anything for my baby. >> reporter: clutching a tissue box, she is sitting on her baltimore porch, wishing her daughter would return home. >> she's very helpful, very caring, and very, very sincere. and i know that whatever happened last night, she went in it with just the idea of trying to create peace, because that's all she was about, was peace. >> reporter: around 1:30 a.m., mccoy says her daughter attempted to break up a fight at an off campus party. police say another student was holding a knife, wai

casey stegal is with us from los angeles.'t realize that. with an pilots have strict federal guidelines in terps of when and how high and things like that. but when it comes to a chopper there are not many rules. the industry itself is mostly self regulate that's why some are calling for change. california congressman howard burman called for the federal aviation administration to impose chopper restrictions over the city of angels. some homeowners have privacy concerns with these birds hovering over places like hollywood with high tech lens trying to snap the best picture of the celebrity and then there is the sound. the biggest problem is the noise, the rattling and this could be you know, 6:00 a.m., it could be in the evening. it is just complete disregard for the rights of the people who live in the homes below the helicopters. >> now the bill is currently in a house subcommittee. members of the press argue they almost never go below 1,000 feet covering the news and keeping the noise to a minimum. air pace andaltitude res

at los angeles international airport, casey stegall, fox news. >>> you know how some people camp out in front of stores to get the best deals when they open black friday? this guy is already in line. he and his friend want to walk through the front doors of the best buy in st. petersburg first. they want a flat screen tv and laptops up to 90% off. >> i was going to say how much is it, that they're waiting now. >> they're not doing it the whole time. they have family and friends giving them a break. they have to shower and eat. >>> a local man's house burglarized and his dog vanished. >> the efforts to find that little guy, coming up next. >>> black friday shoppers are excited to hit stores earlier this year. but get this, some employees say don't take our thanksgiving away.    >>> pets are like members of the family, aren't they? so you'll understand why a southeast man is frantic to get his dog back. he believes he was taken when his house was robbed earlier this month. and there's video. >> come on. >> reporter: this is video of the miniature tea cup pomeranian

casey stegall live in los angeles with the latest. they did defy the order? >> reporter: they did.d but a couple other cities across this country as well. several cities have also issued eviction orders for some of these protesters. midnight was the deadline for the people to pack up and leave the camp in portland, oregon. still about thousands of people took to the streets there. using pallets and old furniture to create makeshift barricades in an attempt to block traffic. the crowds mostly cleared at the time. we understand many have returned this morning about two dozen people total were arrested. more than 200 police officers were donning riot gear trying to clear the crowds. similar scene in oakland, california. city officials warned protesters they do not have the right to camp in front of city hall. issuing an eviction notice for those folks. growing safety concerns there after a man was shot and killed near the encampment last week. yesterday, two police officers hurt in san francisco, one suffering cuts to his face, after being shoved. another had his hand reportedly slash

los angeles all the big car makers are in town to show off models and future his stick and our casey stegallon center. hey, casey. >> hey, shepard. you know the lincoln town cars you see hanging around at metro areas not for much longer. meet its replacement. looking live at the newlin con mkt. it was just unveiled today. you can see it it is a crossover much bigger than a sedan. new body style causing controversy. listen. >> but to be told this is it, take it or leave it they will find out meaning lincoln is going to find out that most of us are going it leave and it find something else to look at or use. >> but i think when people see the vehicle and particularly when the drivers get a chance to drive it and their passengers really get a chance to really experience the comfort, they are going to come around, i think really really fast. >> very cool stuff. there you go, shepard. >> shepard: thanks. and on this day in 1869, one of the world's greatest feats of engineering the suez canal. build did he vert from the mediterranean to the red sea. when it was finished it would eliminate the need

by the way so casey stegall yesterday we ended with you in that crazy contraption.kawash spelled backyard. >> reporter: willie wonka i love that movie. megyn: calls for u.s. supreme court justice elena kagan to recuse herself from ruling on president obama's overhaul of healthcare. they are not coming from congress, they are coming from a frontrunner in the case for the oval office. so does this become an issue on the campaign trail? plus the president and other leading democrats initially supporting occupy wall street. have they chaine changed their minds at all after seven deaths, hundreds of arrests and police assaulted and hospitalized? that story in three minutes. >> i think people are frustrated and, you know, the protestors are giving voice to a more broad-based frustration. you name it. i've tried it. but nothing helped me beat my back pain. then i tried salonpas. it's powerl relief that works at the site of pain and lasts up to 12 hours. salonpas. and last chance at medicare open enrollment, too. what do yean? it ends december 7th. if you haven't reviewed y

casey stegall in l.a. this morning, casey, what's next? >> reporter: bill, good morning.he judge will decide the sentence here. the jury's work is done. they will not have a role in this aspect of the case. the sentencing will happen at the end of this month, november 29th, to be exact, at 8:30 in the morning. you talk about overcrowding, bill. there is a new california law that is actually sending thousands of nonviolent felons to county jail versus prisons, and because the facilities are overcrowded in this state, those offenders are being released early or being put on house arrest instead. legal analysts have said all along that dr. murray would probably fall into that category, but until that sentence comes down, murray is behind bars because judge michael pastor, calling him a threat. listen: >> dr. murray's reckless conduct in this case poses a demonstrable risk to the safety of the public, if dr. murray remains out of custody on bond, and even though dr. murray is a medical doctor and even though he has been practicing public safety demand that is he be remanded.

. >> shannon: casey stegall, thank you. >> now a story that combines two explosive political issues,nd the environment. the obama administration has delayed a decision completing the pipeline from canada to the gulf of mexico until after the 2012 election. environmentalists are cheering, supporters of the pipeline state delay means thousands of lost jobs. joining us for fair and balanced debate, vice president of the american petroleum institute and bob dean, welcome to you both. bob, i want to start with you. the state department has completed a three year study on the al impact saying there would be no significant damage. now they go back to the dawg board with another study. why is that necessary? >> the state department did a -- one of the real problems was in nebraska, 250 miles of that pipeline would cut through the most important underground aquifer in that country that provides 80% of the irrigation and dippinging water upon which 45,000 -- ranchers depend. we think it is awful and it ought to be stopped. you can't make an argument that a 36 inch pipeline with the dirtiest oi

casey stegall is live in los angeles. why do companies need somebody to handle their social media? with it is something corporate america sees is necessary for business bus it is a great tool to reach the masses. especially when you consider the amount of users on twitter and facebook is in the hundreds ogç millions. it is also especially helpful for smaller companies. in the past, you needed a huge budget for advertising and public relations to reach our clients, but not any more. >> the cost associated with setting up a facebook account is next to nothing. so, it is just about having someone spending the time to do that. you have an ability to reach an entrw market very cheaply and effectively. >> reporter: according to the jobs listing site monster.com, the number of these social media expert jobs that have been posted have increased about 75% this year. that is a sector of the is growing and is hiring, which is good news in this economic downturn. growing what kind of qualifications do you need to have in order to be this -- social networking expert?!pn >> reporter: that is on

casey stegall in l.a.ook and twitter because it allows them to reach the masses. makes since considering the number of people who use these sites is in the hundreds of millions. in fact, they are such an important marketing tool that companies now hiring droves of people for these social media positions. monster .com runiorting the number of postings for these jobs up about 75% this year. and a one big draw is that setting up a facebook or twitter account is free. of course, much cheaper than the millions companies have traditionally spent on advertising and p.r. cam. >> soigns. >> within a couple of years you will see every major organization really embracing social media in a much more powerful way because it is sinh an amazing platform to get information, to allow you to be better and it is foolish not to avail yourself to that. >> now, take the car advice site edmonds .com for example. executives here see social networking as an opportunity to give users a more personalized experience. five social medi

casey stegall is live in front of the courthouse in l.a. with that story for us. good morning, casey. >> reporter: good morning to you. just about an hour on the dot in fact the seven man and five woman jury will return to the courthouse in downtown l.a. after perhaps a weekend of resting and thinking about this very complicated case. of course they have an awfully big decision on their hands to decide whether or not the king of pop's doctor was in fact responsible for the singer's death. now in order for this jury to convict dr.~conrad murray on the one count of involuntary manslaughter, they must decide whether the 58 doctor was criminally negligent by giving michael jackson the powerful anesthetic propofol in a home setting as a sleep aid, something many physicians have said both on and off the stand in recent weeks was totally irresponsible, including michael jackson's former dermatologist. >> you have to understand that to administer a drug like that at home is ridiculous unless you're taking out someone's appendix at home. you have to have a very close monito

casey stegall, thanks, live in l.a. heather: a fox news alert for you.dals target the home of accused child predator and former penn state coach jerry sandusky. you can see the damage done to the window on the left side of the screen, this as we get word that penn state trustees lawyered up in the wake of growing child sex abuse scandals. we are told they hired a high powered law firm to represent them. david lee miller has the latest developments from the state college, pennsylvania. tell us what happened at sandusky's home, david lee. >> reporter: someone overnight did smash one of the windows. apparently it happened after the news crews left there. knews crews have been staked out there all day. what's notable is this is the second such incident now in less than one week. sandusky remains cloistered in his home. we have not seen him since he did that interview with bob costas on nbc, two days ago. interestingly, he got a delivery of an exercise -- exercise machine. it seems abundantly clear he's not planning on leaving that home any time soon, and app

casey stegall live in los angeles with more. tell us, how can we get paid to use facebook?ial media something something that corporate amertarting to embrace as a necessity for business. especially when you consider that it can reach the masses. when you have people in the hundreds of millions onsites like facebook and twitter, it is also helpful to smaller s. in the past, you needed a huge cash pwhaoupblgt for advertising and pr to reach your clients. but, not any more.ç >> cost ed with setting up a facebook account is next to nothing. it is just about having someone spending the time to do that. you have an ability to reach an entire market very cheaply and effectively. >> reporter: according to the job listings site monster.com the number of the jobs posted on thatç website has nearly doubled in the last year. no doubt that is a sector of the economy that is growing in terms of hiring. >> job monster.com. who are they going to hire, what qualifications do you need? >> reporter: believe it or not you don't need a fancy degree, a computer sciencesbackground. some of the

casey stegall has more on this.his captain and his story seems to be changing. >> reporter: jenna, pretty interesting developments that we're following. he is now saying that he lied to investigators about what really happened that night. dennis davern is this man's name, he was the captain of wood's 60-foot yacht called the slender, and heo splendor, and he says that natalie wood's husband, actor robert wagner and christopher walken had gotten into a fight on the evening of november 29th, 1982, the trio had been to dinner on cat rita island off the coast of southern california and returned to the yacht for drinks. he goes on to say he later heard wagner and wood fighting in their cabin and the night ended up with wood ending up miss, the l.a. coroner's office ruling it an accident, saying the 43-year-old three-time oscar nominee had slipped, fallen into the water and drowned. the l.a. county sheriff's department says they would like to reinterview the captain and this new reason is the -- information is the reason