several years ago a massive landslide came down the valley when the same fick mist covered the area. even today the distinct borders of the slide can be clearly seen in the canyon. the powerful moving just centimeters away from a house and the helicopter pad. there with it is interesting that the mud slides diesel station twenty meters two of them stuck in the house an employee who was staying was saved. could have raised the entire tourist area to the ground. the mudslide blocked the giza near river and the water level to rise very quickly. lake that was created by a natural dam flooded many famous guises. it drastically changed the face of the valley but didn't destroyed completely gradually the river washed away the land slide down. the top of the molokai growth a geyser which used to be completely. reappeared and is erupting once again. there's seldom visit the valley at this time of year that's why the reserve stuff can easily go ahead with their research. and. down to the bottom of the canyon several times a day. the giza ny river which is the valleys water runs through it. and

every month they give a report on fewer and fewer people are getting qualified for loan mod fick augd effectatiifications. it's just a carrot for the bank. there is no stick. there is no punishment. no bank has been censured, held accountable in any way by the government. the government's attitude is it's free enterprise, the banks don't have to do it if they don't want to. >> in a lot of these cases there was some fraud, but a lot of these were people who bought a house they couldn't afford and when they lost their job they couldn't afford it. that's the whole. and i guess the question a lot of homeowners have and people who are looking to sell their houses in the bay area or to buy one is what are the experts telling you about how long this housing depression is going to continue? is it a year? is it two years? when are prices, if ever, going to get back to some stable norm? >> it keeps stretching out. two years ago people were saying it would be over by now, by the end of 2010, and now sort of the consensus is 2012, which will mean it will have been five long painful years of this

. >> clearly, they are gonna try to fick out where the money could go to the best, democrats have good reasons to be worried going into this election. the. >> reporter: the bay area trip comes two days after her husband came here to drum up support for vulnerable democratic candidates. >> the first lady is extremely popular. it's -- it makes sense to send her out. >> reporter: just a handful of people line the barricades. one person hoped to make a point. >> i'm just trying to get out here for my son to get my point across and hopefully it will do some good. >> reporter: here is a live look again at the handful of people that are across from the fairmont. some of them serious, some of them with points to make. michelle obama is expected to attend one other event here before she leaves for the city to head to los angeles. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> barbara boxer got help today as she stumped for votes today at a plant down in the south bay. >> you know, barbara has a steel spine. she also has tremendous energy. i think it would be tragic if she lost because she's a member

steve monroe thinks it's imminent after applying for several loan mod ficks. he believes the investigation buys him more time with gmac mortgage, bank of america and chase halting foreclosure autos we're lost in this one. maybe we'll have more time and we can look for more programs and get more help. >> this family is not waiting for the investigation that could reverse the foreclosure to be complete. they say their foreclosure was illegal and hired a lock smith and an attorney to move back into their homes. >> we decided to bring the family back. >> i think the burden is on other parties to prove we've done something wrong. >> allegations against some banks include the use of so called robo signers failing to read documents and have them properly noteorized. the problems may be good in one sense, some fear it causes uncertainty and threatens recovery of the housing markets. and. >> they have had concerns perhaps they didn't foreclose on properties properly. and that there may be a failure. >> the recession started in twes december, 2007, with california one o

if you had to fick playoff team now, you couldn't do it. the redskins are 3-2.e really still don't know if they're any good. the defense still ranks dead last in terms of yards allowed. and offensively, 24th in the nfl, averaging less than 18 points per game. that may pick upsooner rather than later thanks to the breakout play of anthony armstrong from tiny west tex a & m. coming offhe best game of his career. he had three catches for 84 yards against green bay. including e biggest catch. probably the biggest catch of the season at 48-yard touchdown that ignited the offse. armstrong is starting to come into his own. the 26-year-old is making the most of his first season playing. i love that dance. chris cooley and santana moss. he said it doesn't bother him. >> i can't say it fires me up. i know what we have here. if i was on the outside looking in, i would say the same thing. people understand at we do have some good miles an hour. we have to get the opportunity to make the play. >> with anthony in there, it is not like it is a drop-off. anthony has the great s

cloud cover, watch it right there, that's hurricane sharry not for anybody except the fish in the lan fick ocean. we'll watch that weaken continuing to push off east, northeast. watch this storm, tropical storm to mass, about 20 miles from barbados really picked up its act overnight with 70-mile-per-hour winds as we speak. once git to 74 another category 1 hurricane and once we get to to mass, we only have two more names left in this hurricane season and have to go to the greek alphabet which we've only done once before, in 2005. that's a quick look at the national picture. here's a closer look at the weather for your weekend. make it a great day wherever you are. rebecca, chris, i did research for you guys. the hottest spot to go trick-or-treating this year will be midland, texas where the trick-or-treaters will be out in mid 80s. chilliest spot, williston, north dakota probably used to this growing up in minnesota yamplsts. >> trick-or-treaters in the lower 30s. >> i had to wear a winter coat over my costume, the worst. anyway. >> you won't be able to use your cheerleader costume in midl

a 19-year-old boogie boarder screams for his life as a shark bites his leg and drags him under the fickund the college junior's body, he died from a severe wound to his leg and they recovered the boogie board and had a one foot hole on the side from that spark bite. civil rights complaints against a woman in grand rapids, michigan, she posted an advertisement looking for a christian roommate, the complaints is thexclude people from other faiths. she the fair housing center says she's entitled to her opinion, but it's a violation to print a discriminatory statement and her attorney sent a letter to the state asking authorities to dismiss this case as groundless. dave, what do you have for us? >> who would have thought in the same we are the lonestar state's favorite team the dollars cow business opened a stadium and host the super bowl the texas rangers have stolen the spotlight. headed to the world series the first time the first time in their his and 1-1, he's got swing left this him. two out, two run double after an intentional walk and cruz keep, 2-run shot and 6-1 they win and outsc

it feels like it's ficked depending on when you want to look for a fare. >> fares are continually goingkets go back into the system. you have to stay up late, but it's kind of worth it to get the better deal. >> right after midnight when the expiration runs out. >> 12:03, i think they say. >> a lot of this is bad news, but you're giving us a way to deal with that bad news, but you're saying they're resulting in some good news. >> we're seeing an average increase, but we're also seeing a bunch of destinations where the fares have gone down. while there is a little bit of bad news, it is the holidays so you're going to be with your family at the end of it, this is a matter of doing it smartly on the way. >> we can do it smartly because we have gotten your advice. >>> coming up next, tricks to get your wine to last longer once you've uncorked the bottle. but first, this is "today" on nbc. [ male announcer ] how can you retire at age 55? just ask jerry brown. he gave california state employees collective bargaining powers. since then the unions have grown stronger and stronger. now state em