and it's made it impossible for some of the homeowners to continue living here. who will foot the bill for all this is the big question. >> part of why you buy a home up there is because of the view. and then it rains. >> reporter: back in march, landslides forced six homeowners off their property. and since then the soil continues to erode along the hill bringing chunks of their yards with it. unfortunately in san pablo, the situation is not a new one. >> this has been a tough situation since it started for those homeowners. the city's responded tremendously in providing assistance as we could. and above what was required. >> reporter: the city of san pablo insists nothing was actually required of it when it came to helping homeowners. the assistant city manager says counseling services and temporary housing were provided as acts of goodwill for the homeowners, along with the city's attempt to find federal and state funds to help them out. the city also offered to pay for a short-term fix to shore up the land for a few months but only if the homeowners signed do

the homeowners want more. they want the city to accept full responsibility for the landslides and pay for permanent repairs. today in the east bay's traci grant in san pablo where this battle is playing out. >> it's understandable the homeowners want their properties fix. at the end of the day that's what they want. the city has offered a temporary solution with some indemnity language. >> san pablo assistant city manager is essentially adviseing a group of homeowners to take what they have been offered because it's all they are going to get. six homeowners on limon and h k hillcrest street have been watching their house slide down the hill since march. they are asking the city to foot the bill. they say it's not the city of san pablo's fault. >> it would be fiscally irresponsible for the city of san pablo to spend millions of dollars, exact amount is not known at this point, on six private properties. >> reporter: property attorney says the most important thing to remember is that these slides happened on pri

homeowners have found documents of the lot. the city says it isn't liability. >> the homeowners are in a tough situation. >> reporter: city leaders have also turned down homeowners plea to use emergency reserves to help. >> how do we justify to the san pablo taxpayer the other 30,000 folks that are going to spend this amount of money you know millions of the dollars to repair these folks backyards. >> reporter: we spoke to the city attorney who says the city did offer a band aid fix but changed its mind. >> the city said to the homeowners, the only way we'll do these repairs will be if you agree never to sue us. >> reporter: now fema has denied federal emergency funding. and the state is ready to see if they can help. meanwhile they are hiring a soils expert to test the soil here. >>> another northern california wine region is under quarantine for a destructive pest. today they placed santa cruz county under restrictions to stop the spread of the european moth. the total state quarantine now covers more than 2,000 square miles.

the plan is to help homeowners figure out a way to lower their mortgage payments.homeowners hope. >> we didn't know where to turn to. there were other programs. we didn't know where the programs were. we heard they were doing this, like who are these people and how do we get in touch with them? then we would look into it, another dead-end. >> naca representatives say most homeowners get their payments lowered by hundreds of dollars. right there on the spot. they are going to be here in san jose from friday through wednesday starting today all the way through wednesday, from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. their goal is to see everyone that shows up so they don't think they have to turn people away and don't feel like you need to camp out on the sidewalk. although is clear indication of just how desperate people feel. >>> for the fifth time in just two weeks, firefighters have put out a suspicious fire burning in an antioch park. investigators are looking closely at one acre grass fire that broke out about 7:30 last night. another fire broke out in a country manor park and a

homeowners get away with it. property values of neighboring homes drop. there is an issue here and it starts with the commissioners. it starts with the inspectors. something has to happen. i wanted to make sure it was said. that is simply what i wanted to do today. hopefully, if you have any questions, the information is there. i was able to access it. i was able to walk to these properties and see that things were not happening. for the most part, you can look at the pictures and see that nothing has happened. homeowners, they do not care. people have to live with this. they invite drug use. they invite alcohol abuse. there's a photo of some squatters that moved into an empty lot. on a daily basis, you can see dpw street cleaning trucks drive by to clean up the debris that people assume they can just leave. no one is there. thank you for your time. vice president mar: excuse me, ? >> no, i am just a community resident. vice president mar: ok. >> hi. good morning, commissioners. my name is jose morayou have rer complaint. i have complained for several yea

homeowners are not going to be able to afford a soil report. it costs all kinds of money, and they are not going to go there, and they are just going to go into their own system. if we keep the money out of it, then you're going to get people that will come for advice on how to do with the correct way. that is how i see it. >> you talked about the gray water and the price. there are other things happening with storm water, collection, rain barrels used for landscape in this as well. again, if that is something coming in, somebody doing a great water system and rainbow system, combining that, that saves a lot of money and time, and we are able to help them out as much as possible. commissioner murphy: great. that is a good idea. thank you very much. >> public comment on items six? then item seven, discussion and possible action regarding a proposed administrative proposedab-084 guidelines for the structural review of continuous tied down systems used to resist overturning of light-framed would shear walls in response to comments from the buildin

they are meeting face to face with homeowners here and one homeowner say she and her husband may have to walk away from their home. >> we are retired and were duped into a bad mortgage loan. our payment was $1,500 -- no, $3,548. >> reporter: we are live here in san jose. the man at the door is the founder of this organization, this nonprofit organization. h greeting every person that goes in here this morning. the last time they had an event here, it was in 2009 but this year these the process is more streamlined. if the wait is too long, they will call or e-mail homeowners to come back. today it began at 8:00 and will end at 8:00 tonight but it is a week-long event that runs through wednesday the 22nd. >>> thank you. a fire started overnight and we have no word on cause, no one was hurt. >>> police in fairfield called in a bomb squad after investigators found a pipe bomb. they were serving a warrant and found the materials. police say the investigation is ongoing. >>> cite is on the rise in oakland hills. residents are worrying about recent armed robberies, burglaries and other suspi

actually dog bites are actually responsible for about one third, or account for one third of a homeowners insurance liability portion. >> reporter: spokesman for the insurance information network of california says the liability is not in owning the dog. the liability comes with what the dog does. once the animal bites, the owner is faced with expensive costs. >> the dog bite-related claim averages about $25,000 per claim. so you can see it's fairly expensive. >> reporter: according to centers for disease control, dogs bite nearly 5 million people a year. but even if the dog bites, there is hope. attorney andy shores says many people are unaware of this type of coverage. >> lot of people don't realize it, but most dog owners have liability coverage for the damage caused by their dogs through their home owner's policy. >> reporter: since california has some of the strictest bite laws, homeowners or renters insurance is important for both the protection of the dog owner and the victim of the attack. and when attacks occur off property, city-wide ordinances can come into play. dog owners are

organizers are expecting tens of thousands of homeowners to show up. in fact a thousand people showed up this morning. >> welcome. [ cheers ] >> reporter: the doors opens at 8:00 but people lined up as early as 4:00. the events organized by the association and the founder and ceo was at the door. >> people want to stay 39 homes. they are not asking for anything free. i just don't understand why the banks don't want to work with them. >> reporter: counselors are here. so are representatives from 12 major banks and financial institutions. >> we have legally binding agreements with the major lenders and investors to do this affordable solutions. >> reporter: he says 50% of the people who walk in today will walk out with a solution but he says the outcome depends on the lender. >> we can get bank of america, wells and chase to do a principal reduction but you can't do that if it is owned by fannie mae or freddie mac. >> why. >> you will have to ask the president. they are the most difficult to deal with. >> she was one of the first homeowners to walk away

great news for the homeowners out here. he bought his home for $450,000, it's now appraised at $150,000. dream tour will be here through wednesday. it will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. every day. so they say there is no reason to camp out here. they do expect to get to see everyone, that is their goal. as you can see, people camped out anyway just in case. >>> final check on weather and traffic. >> let's start off with the current conditions. we do have some clouds developing along the east bay shore and out at the coast, otherwise we're going to see sunshine early. 50 in antioch and no flight arrival delays into sfo. 60 in half moon bay, you see clouds lingering along the coast. 63 in san francisco. low no mid-70s for the rest of the bay shore. coolest day tomorrow and warmer starting on father's day. >> no delays -- big delays at toll plaza on bay bridge. traffic is backed up to maze, 20 minute wait due to an earlier accident just past the toll plaza. we were expecting delays on muni this morning but they are back

this is what they gave the homeowners. and you can see it says an authorized list of contractors. it could be just words, but many of the homeowners say they see the list as a recommendation from pg&e. now we tried to reach vanderbilt construction, they does not return our calls. it is worth noting there is another vanderbilt family, another spelling, but they have no connection to the story. ken pritchett ktvu. >>> and domestic wine sales up 7 cents last year, compared to 2009. california wine producers took in 18 and a half billion. and for the first time more wine was consumed in the united states compared to france, even though france is a much smaller country. u.s. wine exports are also up 26% from 2009, to a record 1.14 billion. >>> bad news sent stocks going down on wall street, weaker than expected reports on manufacturing and jobs, raising fears that the economy is stalling. the dow lost almost 280 points, the nasdaq off 66 points. >>> and a san francisco tradition missing tonight from city streets. the buses, the cable cars today as muni shatter shut down all the lines f

the banks are doing well and homeowners are still struggling? >> the promise to helping homeowners, that up abled the government to bail out the banks, included a promise to preserve home ownership and that promise has been broken. >> reporter: neal oversaw the t.a.r.p. program, the government bailout of the banks in 2008. >> it is an honor to testify. >> reporter: he's been critical of the treasury department for rescuing the banks and leaving homeowners high and dry. you are saying that the popular perception that the banks got off scott free and the homeowners are struggling and the government didn't do anything to help -- is true. >> it's what happened. and what the bailout was supposed to do and compared to what the results are and come to any other conclusion. >> reporter: for jeff and karen pryor, this is just terrible times. they've been renting in new jersey for ten years and have been waiting to buy a house for the past year and a half. they just can't quite pull the trigger. >> the one we nearly purchased it would potentially have bee

call or come in and talk with us today. >>> some san pablo homeowners say they have evidence that the city knew that their properties were on a slide prone areas and now they say the city should pay for their repairs. residents say it's not the first time. ktvu's tara moiyarti spoke to those in the league battle today to find -- in the legal battle to find out who's responsible. >> reporter: barbara scott wonders how many inches her home will move today. >> it is the most nerve wracking way to live. >> reporter: she and the other homeowners want the city to take responsibility. homeowners discovered records that report slides that's when san pablo sold two lots but the city says that doesn't mean they're liable. >> the homeowners are in a tough situation. >> reporter: the city has also turned down energy reserves to help. >> how do we explain that to the san pablo taxpayer. the other 30,000 folks that we're going to spend this amount of money, millions of the dollars to repair these folks backyard. >> reporter: barbara scott's deck has been red tagged, she says she feels like she's li

we did not expect homeowners to get on the route to often, but sometimes you can get up on your flat roofs. what do you have to do for routine maintenance on those? >> you can always tell, if groups are starting to bubble, that is a sign, it protect the roofing membrane from the sun so if there is none, ultraviolet light will be deteriorating, and it will start to bubble. all of the route jacks are the first signs of with a member in fails, so you want to check around those. all of those areas you have to check. anywhere there is penetration, those are the areas you really want to check. >> a flat roof like this with reflective coating needs to be recut it regularly. if you fail, the protection is gone and the roof deteriorate rapidly. it is not just silver paint, it is roof coating. so typically you need to hire the report to come back and apply a new coaching. you can say you want a uv- resistant coating, but it has to be compatible with what you have up there. roofs need maintenance. call and ask. if you do not do that, the life is short and pepper sibley. go over it and fix it up

the homeowners who live near hillcrest road have other ideas.y are filing claims against the city demanding it accept full responsibility for landslide damage as well as pay for permanent repairs. traci grant is in san pablo where the battle is playing out. >> it's understandable that the homeowners want their properties fixed and at the end of the day that's what they want. the city's offered a temporary solution with some indemnity language in there to protect the city. >> reporter: san pablo assistant manager casey worthy is imploring the homeowners to take what they've offered because it's all they're going to get. they've been watching their homes slide down the hill since a bitter rainstorm last march. now they're insisting that the city foot the bill for the damage. worthy says what happened to their homes is not the city of san pablo's fault. >> it would be fiscally irresponsible for the city of san pablo to spend some total of millions of dollars the exact amount of which is not known at this point on six private properties. >> reporter

it was supposed to save three to four million homeowners from foreclosure, but so far has helped only670,000. >> absolute failure. you have to stop begging, pleading and bribing these banks. you have to require them to do it. >> reporter: is this like your last resort? >> almost. if this doesn't work obviously we'll see what we're going to do then. >> reporter: with the huge deficit, it's unlikely the federal government will be offering any more help. homeowners facing foreclosure might have nowhere to turn but to programs like this-- 25,000 people are expected to seek help here over the next few days. harry? >> smith: bill whitaker in los angeles. thank you. also in california today, some justice for jaycee dugard. phillip garrido was sentenced to life in prison. he kidnapped dugard when she was 11 years old, held her captive for 18 years and fathered her two children. his wife nancy was given 36 years to life in prison. dugard refused to appear in the same room as her former captors, but in a statement read in court she said "i hated every second of every day for 18 years. you stole

meanwhile, state and federal initiatives have proven ineffective in helping protect homeowners who would like to at least have one last attempt t riage the situation. are there any plans within city hall of developing proposals that might help us at a municipal level since we're not getting too much assistance from state or federal in addressing this issue? mayor lee: thank you, supervisor mirkarimi. the foreclosure crisis was a relatively concentrated issue and particularly impacted latino and african-american homeowners. many of these households were victims of predatory lending practices that were part of the drop in home belly prices from 2007 through 2009. our problems were modest compared to the central valley, the inland empire, and other states. for that reason, the city of san francisco did not receive federal funding to address this issue. the federal government went to the proportionally hardest hit areas first and, from the beginning of this crisis, our emphasis locally has been on counseling and policy. our home ownership and tanning counseling agencies funded by the city ha

something that i think is realistic in terms of being on top of that and the city being on top of homeowners and perhaps having a program that will work. also, since it will not work, i worry we will not have an ability to maintain our trees whatsoever. i will let dpw present. we will have questions, and then we will go on to more questions from the public as well. >> good morning, supervisors. joining me today, we have quite a number of staff. i do have a presentation that i would like to share with the board that will explain the situation we have facing us at this time. and why we have put forth this proposal. dpw, under article 16 of the public works code, has jurisdiction of all trees in the public right of way and is charged to realize the benefits of trees over san franciscans. dpw believes a healthy urban forest enhances our quality of life and reduces water, air, and noise pollution. management includes planning, planting, maintenance, and removal of trees on the public right of way. we care for public trees and enforce the code for privately maintaining trees. because of public cut

that doesn't mean they're liable. >> the homeowners are in a tough situation. >> reporter: the cityn energy reserves to help. >> how do we explain that to the san pablo taxpayer. the other 30,000 folks that we're going to spend this amount of money, millions of the dollars to repair these folks backyard. >> reporter: barbara scott's deck has been red tagged, she says she feels like she's living in a house of sticks. if you look over her deck you can see why. we spoke to the homeowners attorney who says the city offered a temporary fix but then changed its mind. >> the city said to the homeowners, the these repairs, been told need to be done will be if you agree never to sue us. >> reporter: federal aid has been denied and requests from the state are still pending. scott and others will consider filing a lawsuit against the city depending on what their own soil engineers discover. in san pablo, tara moiyarti. >>> and the council has yet put off a vote when it comes to voting on at&t boxes. supervisor scott weiner asked to postpone the vote until next month. >>> and president obama --

a homeowner saw some kids running away from the fires. no homes have been damaged. but conditions are ripe for a big fire right now. >>> other bay area headlines we are following. the college student arrested for refusing to pull up his pants on a plane is out on bail. san mateo county prosecutors have until july 18 to charge 20- year-old deshon marmon. a pilot had him removed from a plane after refusing to cover his underwear. >>> and muni service back up and running once again in san francisco. crews worked through the night to restore service on the n- judah and the j-church line. thousands of commuters were stranded yesterday after a train dislodged a power source. >>> it's a last-ditch effort for hundreds of homeowners on the verge of foreclosure. some even lined up overnight to get a spot at a free mortgage clinic in san jose today. kiet do is live at the mcenery convention center with what could help their chances. kiet, how crowded is it now? >> reporter: oh, it's several thousand people in there now. organizers say what makes this really work is that there

we also spoke to another affected homeowner this afternoon who by the phone and they told me they've now hired an attorney to figure out what to do next. live in san bruno, ellise kirchner. >>> former california state treasurer matt fong has died after a battle with skin cancer. he was 57 years old. esis also known for his republican run for senate in 1998. a race that he lost to democrat barbara boxer. fong's mother served 20 years as california's secretary of state and was the first asian elected to a state-wide office. fong died at his home in pasadena. he had previously survived two other bouts with cancer. >>> the grandmother accused of kidnapping her infant granddaughter and then trying to pass the baby off as her own made her first court appearance today. 58-year-old erica giaga was formally charged with kidnapping and burglary. prosecutors say she snuck into her son's house -- her son and daughter-in-law's home -- and took a 4-month-old baby right out of her bassinet as the girl's parents slept. the baby's family says she has express the no remorse. they say they're glad to s

they are the most difficult. >> theresa alameda was one of the first homeowners to walk away no morning she now has a 2 1/2% fixed interest rate for the next two and a half years. >> that's a solution i've been agonizing over for the last five years. i think that's a really big plus. >> before you show up, you have to bring some paper works with you, mortgage receipts, pay stubs. this event goes through thursday and for a link to the organization's website, you can go to our website, ktvu.com. in san jose, ali rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news >>> one of the most powerful nations powerful nation's organizations for senior citizens says it has now changed its stance. they have long opposed reducing payment by social security. but now, they say it will be willing to accept a small reduction. >>> osama bin laden is no longer facing criminalcharges. a federal judge granted a position cushion's request to dismissal criminal narnls against him. he was indicted in 1998 to charges related to terror attacks. it is routine for charges to be dismiss when a defendant dies. >>> law enforcement across the

some homeowners are seeing their interest rates dropping to as low as 2%. for some people that would make all the difference. >> hope that they accept it and lives up to one-third of my income. >> reporter: if you don't get accepted and your mortgage isn't lowered? >> i have to grin and bear it. >> reporter: the event is called the save the dream tour at the mcenery convention center in downtown san jose. it starts today and goes through wednesday. it goes from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. best of all this is free. so they are expecting several thousand people so we'll have to wait to see. in other cities we saw 10, 000 people showing up on the first day. so we'll stick around throughout the morning and let you know how it goes. this should be a sizable event in downtown san jose. back to you. >> thank you. >>> let's get you caught up with a little traffic and weather. i think it looks like a good friday. >> fantastic. we're looking good weather- wise. we are seeing fog at the coast now but that is going to for the most part stay out at the beaches. that means mostly s

homeowners are busy cutting it down. firefighters are out to be making sure that work is getting done. >> before i can see that the other house. >> reporter: so you cut that much down just this year or this is last year as well? >> this is last year. >> reporter: she says she trimmed down all 32 trees on her property herself but says she still has more work to do. >> i come out here. i didn't do well and they give you a warning. >> reporter: fire inspections are set to begin in the oakland hills. that means firefighters will be taking a look at almost 26,000 properties in the city making sure they have weeds and trees trimmed to give firefighters their best chance at saving homes and stopping fires. >> when you've got really tall grass, it's a very dry day, hot and winds, it goes so quickly that you can't -- you can't even get in front of it. there's just nothing you can do but try and get to where you think you can stop it. >> reporter: at this training center today a mutual response area meeting also got underway with

bill whitaker reports on some homeowners who are trying to buck the tide. >> reporter: you're lookinggn of the times. people lined up, some overnight, thousands filling l.a.'s massive shrine auditorium desperate to hold on to their houses. >> so you're 30 days behind, right? >> reporter: they're hoping to convince banks to modify mortgages they can no longer afford. the nonprofit neighborhood assistance corporation of america has been bringing lenders and borrowers together like this all over the country. >> i don't know what to do at this point. you feel like just walking away. >> reporter: julietta manuken never thought she'd need help like this. her glendale flower shop is barely surviving. she filed for bankruptcy. she and daughter sofia have cut back on everything yet barely manage to scrap together the $3,400 a month mortgage for the house they've call home for six years. when the variable rate jumps next year -- >> mostly like we won't keep the house. we'll have to move on because there's no way we could handle what we're doing. >> it's real people, real family, real communitie

bay area homeowners if you happen to be a homeowner struggling to stay in your house you may be able to get help today. jade hernandez is joining us live to promise to help those that are struggling to make mortgage payments. >> this is a week long event. we want to show you how many folks have come out here this morning. this entire line wraps around the convention center south hall. we are live at 435 south market. they provide same day solution for homeowners for unaffordable mortgages for free. now these events pull out thousands of people in fact paula joins us. she is from oakland. tell me why you and your husband come out here this morning. >> we came out here to get our loan restructured. we don't want a modification. we want to restructure. we were one of those unfortunate ones that were duped into getting our home refinanced by a professional and he said oh, don't worry about it. >> reporter: now with naka here today do you feel like you have a chance of saving your home? >> yes, i do. i feel like we have a chance. we have been fighting this battle for two years now. after

to qualify, homeowners need to show proof of income, a mortgage statement, a property tax bill, and homeowner's insurance. while gathering the paperwork may not be much fun, mike and vidette know it's better than the alternative. >> move on. good rent i guess. >> i'm hoping i'll be driving back to stockton with a big smile on my face knowing that i get to keep my house. >> reporter: in san jose, nbc bay area news. >> certainly hope so. the save the dream tour runs through wednesday -- >>> the sue? state budget and paychecks are in limbo. voters passed prop 25 in november. it says lawmakers forfeit their paychecks every day that the state budget is late. well, lawmakers approved the budget in time, and they say they should get paid. but the governor then vetoed that plan, and an anti-tax group says the law is clear and state leaders should not get paid. >> we're going to force the issue, quite frankly, and see if the controller of perform his constitutional duties of withholding pay and also the travel and living reimbursement. >> prop 25 does not say that the budget has to be balanced or that i

we have seen homeowners making an effort. i want to show you video, where the homeowners has obviously cut down a lot of brush around their house. that makes a huge difference if fire sweeps through the oakland hills. i did talk to a homeowner today who did not want to go on camera. she said look, this comes around every year, they're aware of it. she just hasn't quite gotten to it. that's what they're going tore targeting today. they've sent out fliers, telling them that inspections begin on june 15. they're going to make sure they've done the work around their homes. if they haven't, they'll give them a form, letting them know they've got some work that needs to be done. if they still don't get that work done, they're going to do it for you, send you a bill, and they're going to fine you. >>> 7:06, six bicyclists are seriously injured after being hit by a suspected drunk driver overnight, who was also using a cell phone. this happened around 2:00 this morning, about 8 miles south of downtown los angeles. in total, there wer

terrible news for some of these homeowners. there are boarded up homes all over this san bruno neighborhood. some of these families were hoping to move in by this summer but just got some news last week that they didn't want to hear. five families got an email last week from a contractor, vanderbilt construction, saying the company was shutting down until early june. then management would consider whether to close the business for good. these families say they are upset because they chose vanderbilt because was recommended by pg&e on their list of authorized contractors. now, for their part, pg&e says it will work with the homeowners on a case-by-case basis. and in a statement, a spokesman says, "vanderbilt has gone out of business. we are deeply troubled by this development and will continue to do everything we can to help everyone affected by this tragedy. " in the meantime, several families as the newspaper quoted five are in limbo now, some are already paid their bills to the contractor. so at this point it is not clear whe

homeowners here over the last several days have built a higher levee. they're hoping that will hold. they put sandbags and plastic tarp down there to divert the water. it is unclear how effective that will be. e bottom line here is that the missouri river is simply surging and it is$tñ>ñ going to crest n weeks, possibly even as late as july. along the missouri river, some 20,000 people that have already been asked to evacuate their homes, are going to face serious flood threats for several weeks if not months. it is going to be a very long summer here along the missouri. >> that is the army corps of engineers faces some criticism from the governor. miguel almaguer watching that live for us. thank you so much. >>> the extreme weather continues with near record heat baking the south and midwest today. we start with fire, floods and now heat. the weather channel's nick walker joins us now. >> and, richard, it looks like the heat is going to actually fuel the fire, so to speak, as well as continue to cause the flood problems. record highs yesterday, over tw

all had homeowners must comply. you will be fined if not.t buildings, con -- apartment buildings, condos and other building have why 2013 to comply -- have until 2013 to comply. >>> stenson beach is expected to open today. you know it's been partially closed since sunday after a coast guard helicopter spotted a great white shark off the coast. lifeguards have only allowed people into shallow waters. those restrictions can be enforced again if they look out there and see another shark in the water. as the weather heats up, there is a new focus on safety and rules -- pools. the contra costa county fire protection district will give demonstrations on -- on how to stay safe today. they will be at the pruitt park and at the pleasant pill aquatic park today. >>> the federal government is promising a $16 million grant for the bay area's high-speed rail program. the money will be used to help design a crash avoidance system. the satellite-based system will slow down drains to prevent accidents. all rail systems will be required to have this in place

we will guide homeowners to a process which will involve orientation, counseling, meeting lenders, and permanently restructuring the loan on the spot. all services are free. >> my name is larry nelson. i am here to speak to the issue of substance abuse outpatient services. i have worked with these folks for 30 years, so i think i know what i am talking about when i say it is a critical service. it is a catchment for folks that cannot go into residential treatment or are not messed up enough to go into residential treatment, or just cannot tolerate that kind of service. our residential services has a three month to four months waiting list for men. there is no place else for these folks to go except for two and outpatient situation well they are trying to keep their families, jobs, and lives together. i would ask you to once again rescue us from these budget cuts, as you have done year after year. thank you for hearing me. >> i am here as a home care worker. i would also like to speak for my client, who is not able to be here today. i am speaking as health care is a component of our hea

vanderbilt was the preferred general contractor recommended to homeowners needing repairs. now vendor built has left two jobs unfinished with questions about whether the subcontractors have been paid as expected. pad and fred's work was done about a month ago. >> everybody got paid. >> we hope they did because i think aaa would have advised us if the money is not because the subs would have called them up. >> but they haven't received any guarantees or warranties on the new windows, roof and garage door. now, they are worried they never will. >> we have no what was going on. pat, my wife, the sign was taken down from the lawn two days ago. then she had another one up here with a big black "x" on it. >> her subcontractors were not paid. she can't afford to finish the work. she was supposed to meet with pg&e this afternoon. pg&e says we continue to stand behind the families helping them get back on track and into their homes as quickly as possible. the owner of this memo, on a massive repair and renovation, vanderbilt did a lot of work on estimates but declined to bid on the

. >> also a homeowner goes to battle to get her roof repaired after the san bruno explosion and fire.> and a web site that can help you fulfill the dream governoring to college by matching with you someone willing to help foot the bill. >>> president obama laid down a challenge to republicans in congress over raising the debt ceiling. let's get it done, he said. in a news conference, the president held open a possibility of cope keeping congress in session unless progress is made this week. raising revenues he said must be part of that deal. >> the tax cuts i'm proposing we get rid of are tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires. and for corporate jet owner autos house speaker saying the president is sorely mistaken about he believes the fwoil raise the debt keeling and tax woz pass the house and says there must be cuts at least as large as the debt increase. >> and in addition to creating more revenue, president obama looking to create more job that's will be improving an aling infrastructure, roads, bridges and the like. mark math woo yus has a plan ta sounds like another sim pl

i don't know that company that well, but like i said, to me, the number one priority is your homeowneryour client. >> reporter: and we did contact vanderbuilt directly to find out what is going on. their line is disconnected. we also talked to pg&e this afternoon. they say they're meeting with those families affected but it's unclear what exactly they can do for those families because they tell me it's the homeowner and their insurance company that hired vanderbuilt. we'll have more on this story on a special edition of nbc bay area at 8:00 p.m. for now, we're live in san bruno. >>> coming up now at 4:00, a revolutionary approach to recovery. how virtual reality is playing a real role in improving the lives of bay area addicts. >>> also global recall for one of the top-selling cars, what prius owners need to know, next. >>> and if airline tickets aren't expensive enough, airline fees, yes, tpa fdood s and food fees, they have hit a new record. which carrier is leading the way? we've got that answer. fe >>> the grandmother accused of kidnapping pay 4-month-old granddaughter then trying

. >> bay area homeowners in desperate need of house payments. in a town called campbell, a small >> dan: hard times have left homeowners desperate. thousands are getting help in san jose from a nonprofit group with a history of getting banks to modify loans. david louie has details. >> there is no mistaking the dedication operation on their faces. they want to keep their homes the lenders keep saying no to a loan modification. jeff can terl counted the rejections. >> three times over the last three years or so. >> and always turned down? >> always turned down. they lose the paperwork. it just never worked out. >> naca is here to break that pattern. if armed with all the paperwork troubled homeowners get a chance to sit across from their banker. >> it cost more money. so we're having a very hard time communicating with them. >> naca has negotiated deals to help curb the rate of foreclosures. it's a nonprofit. the ceo says the bank can be good guys. >> if you have a chase, bank of america wells fargo we can get a hundred thousand dollars. but fha

this is a notice sent out by the fire department letting the homeowners know. goes all the way up the hill we have lots of neighborhoods up there. inspections are going to go on today. they're going to go around to all the houses and take a look and make sure they have that also important defensible space. they want to make sure they clear all of this out from around their homes. we've been driving through the oakland hills. it's high here. it's higher in other places. this is maybe a couple three feet long. if you have this around your house and a fire breaks out it's going to go straight towards it. fire department says we're going to come around and take a look at how things look around your house. make sure you're taking necessary precautions to

we'll hear from some desperate homeowners later on this morning. some of them have some heartbreaking stories. frank, back to you. >> it's been a tough couple of years. how many people did you say they expect? >> reporter: they didn't say for this event but in miami, for example, they got 12,000 people. in other events they have got more than 5,000 people. so surprisingly, not a lot of people this morning but who knows. the five-day event, they could very well get a lot of people, a flood later on today. >> still have plenty of time. kiet do live in san jose, thank you. >>> governor brown has vetoed a state budget proposal passed this week by the state legislature. the governor says he wants to focus on reaching a compromise with republican lawmakers on whether to extend a series of tax increases set to expire at the end of the month. it raises questions whether state lawmakers should get paid. under prop 28 if lawmakers didn't pass a balanced budget by june 15 they weren't supposed to get paid. >> we clearly met the obligation to pass a balanced o

what firefighters in the oakland hills are doing today and what homeowners are required to do. >>> california passes its budget. what the governor is expected to say about the cuts this morning. >>> plus the stanley cup is headed to boston. the hockey celebration in the streets of bean town. the morning news continues. >>> good morning. thank you for waking up with us on this thursday morning june 16th. i'm pam cook. >>> and good morning. i'm dave clark. let's check weather and traffic. here's steve. >>> all right. thank you very much, pam and dave. good morning everyone. we have a little change today. some higher clouds coming down from the north and some fog starting to come up from the santa cruz coastline. so that means 60s, 70s coast and bay. little component of a westerly breeze as well little stronger today. 80s inland, low, mid few upper near 90s. here's sal. >>> steve, right now northbound 880 traffic is moving pretty nicely past the coliseum and heading up to downtown oakland. also this morning we're looking at the golden gate bridge. that traffic is light. let's go back to the desk