the homeowner shot the burglar into the chest.e burglar jumped the wall before collapsing on the sidewalk. but it wasn't over for the homeowner. authorities say the burglar's three friends then appeared. police say that a shoot-out occurred in this yard, where a suspect or suspects fired at the homeowner, who was standing over near that doorway, where you can see the bullet holes. we counted ten shell casings where these evidence markings now are. we talked to a neighbor who heard the shots. he says the shootings worry him, because his father owns a business nearby. >> times are tough and people are getting desperate. it's a shame, because you see someone trying to provide for themselves, and it's a damn shame. >> reporter: the burglar had been driven to a nearby hospital by the three friends. he later died. >> every person has a right to protect their family, their property. unfortunately, as people are put into that position, sometimes it isn't always necessarily a best ending. >> reporter: the homeowner meanwhile is in serious

the homeowner says he shot a burglar in the chest. the man jumped a wall leaving a trail of blood and other evidence including a watch. we'll we're told two aa comp polices appeared and opened fire on the omenner. >> times are tough. you see someone who is trying to make ana honest living and provide for themselves and it's a damn shame. >>> the homeowner was shot in the leg and was airlifted to hospital. >>> wants its users to get politically active. warning them that some san francisco landlords are trying to evict tenants who are air b and b customers. >>> a popular craft store is the latest to report customers had information stolen in a massive data breach. michaels say customers had data compromised. the breach happened from may of last year through january. the texas based companies it has fully contained the incident. >> you have to watch your information closely. >> i usually use my debit card and now it seems like everywhere you go, it's almost like you should use cash. >> michael's subsidiary, aaron brothers framing says 40

it wasn't over for the homeowner. the burglar's three friends appeared. >> a shootout occurred in this yard where a suspect or suspects fired at the homeowner who was standing over near that doorway where you can see the bullet holes. we counted ten shell casings where these evidence markers now are. >> we talked to a neighbor who heard the shots. he said the shooting worries him because his father owns a business close by. >> times are tough. people are getting desperate. it's a shame. you see people trying to make an honest living and provide for themselves and it's a shame. >> by the time officers arrived, the burglar was gone. he had been driven to a nearby hospital by the three friends. he later died. >> and every person who has a right to protect their family, their property. unfortunately people are put into that position, sometimes the threat isn't always necessarily the best ending. >> the homeowner is expected to survive. tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the coroner's office has identified the man who

hoas and homeowners have a somewhat prickling relationship.rules have been taken out of the regulations. it is not hard to find a green lawn right after a rainstorm, but come august in the middle of a drought, it may be another story. in this san lorenzo neighborhood, the homeowner association sent nasty letters and fined people for brown lawns back in february. >> they are going to fine us for not having green lawns that it has to be maintained no matter what. >> a maximum fine of $5,000. >> reporter: they paid that $100 fine, but won't have to that summer. in a sweeping executive order, governor jerry brown made it illegal for hoas to fine owners for letting the grass turn the color of his last name. >> who wouldn't want a pretty green lawn? but yeah, in the middle of the drought, it is just not feasible. it is ridiculous. >> the whole point of the housing association is to keep our values up, but if there is a drought, there should be some exceptions. >> reporter: andria borba, kpix5. >> well the governor is also cutting red tape to get the

>> i've never been to a homeowners association meeting, my lady. i'm often overseas. i don't know when the meetings are held. i wouldn't be at home for more than half of the year. and even if i was in south africa, i was assembly doll -- seldom at my house, so i didn't follow the homeowners association meetings. i kept in contact with some of the members. mr. stunder would relay the messages if i asked him. >> would you please just explain your alarm system because i tried to read it again, and i don't understand your alarm system. >> my alarm system comprises of internal sensors. it comprises of external sensors. and it works through a monitoring box like a normal alarm system with a battery, backup battery pack. if there's power failure, it's got a remote, my lady. so there's one button that you can arm and one button that you can disarm, and then one button if you're staying in at the house and you only want the outside sensors to be activated so that you can still walk around the house so that if a guest is staying over our staying downstairs, that you can activat

the homeowner has gunshot wounds. 1:15 this morning, where the victim lives and runs his plumbing business. we talked to a neighbor, who heard the shots and says the shooting worried him. >> times are tough and people are getting desperate and it's a same because you see someone trying to make an honest living and provide for himself. it's a shame. >>reporter: by the time police arrived on scene, the suspect was gone. he had been driven to a nearby hospital by two friends. he later died. police tell us that those two people, who now are in custody, we don't know if they're going to suspects, but we assume so. those two men are claiming they were just passing by. police believe they know the suspect. the victim is in serious condition but expected to survive. >>> time is 8:47. a deal brokered by the united states aimed at releasing tensions between russia and ukraine doesn't seem to be working right now. kyla campbell live in washington d.c. with more on the show of defiance. >>reporter: that agreement required them to

part of that what actually a homeowner stabilization fund. at the very last minute it was changed to housing stabilization fund and there was money that was moved from homeowner stabilization fund to eviction defense. i think there should be more money for eviction defense, but we also have a crisis for working class homeowners in san francisco that we are now addressing as a city. so, i want to make sure that as we're talking about, you know, tenancies, we're also talking about under water mortgages. we're also talking about household that are trying desperately to hold onto their property and their mortgage it's in the southern part of search. we have not paid attention to that adequately as a city. so, how can we move forward with a program not protecting tenants and very vulnerable homeowners who have actually tried -- had their houses for generations and now are at the cusp of leaving san francisco. we talk about african-american outmigration. there are many african-american household that are in this situation, left san francisco, on th

a growing number of bay area homeowners are using them. in fremont, worried homeowners packed a workshop where they learned how they worked and why they are so effective. lisa amin gulezian is live in the center where the meeting was held. lisa? >> dan, the meeting ended here a little while ago and more than a hundred people packed this place. they came not only to learn how to protect themselves, but to figure out ways to work together as neighbors as well as a larger community. >> scary. in other words, it can be scary. >> fear is what has driven just about everyone to this workshop on surveillance cameras. there are 250 cameras registered with the freemont -- fremont police department. the police can check their database to see if the homeowner caught it on video. >> we were reliant on the information given to us by the people in the neighborhood. >> that's why police want more people to install cameras. video helped police track down this thief who stole a package off a front porch recently. investigators invited the long-time fremont

the homeowner in speaking to him, he said he was fed up with that particular homeowner and the illegalivity that's gone on in his home for years. was anto confirm that -- was able to confirm that through law enforcement. the man who lives in the house off chase court said he had just gone to bed before he was woken up by popping noises and yellow flash. he saw the shed up in flames. it happened around 3:00 a.m. 40 firefighters tackled the flames. two people in the main house were able to get out safely before crews arrived. four other neighbors escaped. we spoke to one of the neighbors who confessed to hitting the homeowner in the face. >> this was kind of the straw that broke the camel's back. i walked down here in front of the novato fire chief and i punched my neighbor in the face. >> reporter: why did you do that? >> because i'm fed up. there's been all kinds of illegal activity, drug activity. all kinds of illegal going on next door. >> reporter: the fire gutted the garage, blew out windows. luckily, no one was hurt. firefighters tell us that this property was once a mansion. the

it is leaving homeowners and rentals in the middle.s. >> there's a battle brewing on your next vacation. on one side, big hotels, room prices skyrocketing, up nearly 20% in four years. the challenger, companies like airbnb that offers rentals at a fraction of the price are booming. 11 million guests are using it every year. these homeowners use airbnb to rent out the studio in their home. this is in philadelphia. for them it's a way to earn a little extra. >> it is a reliable and significant source of income for us. >> for travelers it's a new way to save a lot of money on your next trip. in new york city, a one-night stay in this one bed, one bath apartment starts at $200. no hotel amenities, of course, but it makes up for that in location. just steps away from the heart of times square. book a hotel room around here and you could pay as much as $700 a night. new york's attorney general facing off with airbnb in court alleging many of the rentals in new york city are illegal and costing the state tens of millions of dollars in unpaid

and takes on the problem of homeowners getting punished if they don't maintain a lush lawn. there are already some laws in place -- but the new bill will cover loopholes. the bill now goes to the state senate. >> coming up on the kron four morning news. a frozen fruit recall because of small pieces of plastic been a mixed into folds. what you should throw out of your freezer. >> controversy at a university that refuse to let a trans and gender student live with other male students. >> our own vicki liviakis always loves a good party. and this one was hard to beat -- vicki goes to the white house! align >> this is one of my favorite stories this week. a senior at oakland tech high school has a list of in press of colleges are ready to admit him. kron4 jeff bush talked with toon day ahmad. >> for me is about being a role model and letting young men and women know there is a lot of positivity in this city and no one can hold you back. >> that is the kind of drive and determination that has been the key to his success. many of them are considered to be some of the best schools i

homeowners in a historic neighborhood are angry tonight about a construction project. they say they don't want what they call a mini dorm going up in their neighborhood. happening now. >> reporter: the neighbors are so upset they took their fight to city hall. everyone though they were not on tonight's agenda they said they're fed up. a new development project may change its character. >> we're right next door to ground zero. >> reporter: neighboring tell us construction work start on this home recently without any notice. they tell us the new owners want to turn this home into student housing. >> complete shock, anger. everything. >> reporter: neighbors say the new home is designed to attract students from near by santa clara university. homeowners say the developers want to turn this into a mini dorm. >> the noise, the litter. the red cups that certain areas around here are known for. we're going to be victimized for. >> they found this ad on the website. >> 2325 park ave. >> reporter: once it's expanded to six bedrooms and three baths. it now appears the ad has been

two accomplices later appeared and shot the homeowner. >> times are tough.g desperate. it's a shame. you see someone trying to make an honest living and provide for themselves. >> the homeowner was shot in the legs and had to be air lifted to the hospital. he is expected to survive. police later arrested the two people who brought the alleged intruder to the hospital. >>> customers at the seas candy stow got more than a free sample when a car came crashing in to the building. it happened yesterday afternoon. police say two cars collided on contra costa in front of the store, one of the cars went up the walkway and through the glass doors. shoppers and employees had to run to get out of the way. >> there are several people in the building. nobody was hurt. it was quite crowded. there was 11 employees and probably as many customers. >> women driving the two cars were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. a customer and onemy suffered injuries -- and one employee suffered minor injuries. >> police reed report of the potential shooting at 7:30 last night. t

we can give homeowners what they want.ord-of-mouth referral. >> how does the relationship we's tie-in? they asked the associate for help, and the still have to recommend a professional. now with porch it is an amazing partnership. not only is their signage theyghout the store, but can help them. they pull out their phone and walk over to a kiosk, put them where that homeowner lives, and what they need, and pull up the professionals that homeowner's neighbors have used. >> any chance of porch.com going public? likes as exciting as this day is, i'm exciting about what is coming. ever diplomatic. the chief executive and the founder of porch.com. thank you for taking stock. i'm pimm fox. good night. ♪ . . takes unprecedented action against clippers owner donald sterling. banning him for live. first, a check of your bloomberg top headlines. a tax charge clipper --

a homeowner hopes someone will help catch this thief. you can see the woman walking her dog, grabbing this package from amazon, taking a detour from the sidewalk there. police say the homeowner filed a police report on-line. investigators are going to follow up on this on monday. the homeowner says the package contained books for his children. he wrote on facebook, quote, the lady who took our package return the books by noon on sunday so my kid can study and promise not to do it again. >>> after a two shootings in ft. hood, texas m are asking if enough is done to make sure troops are getting the help they need. they say specialist lopez snapped and killed three people and injured a does en this week. after the shooting in fort hood in 2009, the defense department did an independent report on the well being of service members. among its findings then, we must be alert to the mental, emotional and spirit church balance of colleagues, civilians and cowork withers and respond when they appear at risk. there have been several violent attacks

homeowners in a historic neighborhood are angry tonight about a construction project. they say they don't want what they call a mini dorm going up in their neighborhood. happening now. >> reporter: the neighbors are so upset they took their fight to city hall. everyone though they were not on tonight's agenda they said they're fed up. a new development project may change its character. >> we're right next door to ground zero. >> reporter: neighboring tell us construction work start on this home recently without any notice. they tell us the new owners want to turn this home into student housing. >> complete shock, anger. everything. >> reporter: neighbors say the new home is designed to attract students from near by santa clara university. homeowners say the developers want to turn this into a mini dorm. >> the noise, the litter. the red cups that certain areas around here are known for. we're going to be victimized for. >> they found this ad on the website. >> 2325 park ave. >> reporter: once it's expanded to six bedrooms and three baths. it now appears the ad has been

i can't see any homeowner signing up for this program. my concern is making sure we have a way if there are on the negative side that i'm speaking of if there is a way to temporarily halt this legislation. obviously all of this is speculation. any other one concern is again the only people that will be incentivised to do this is people who believe they can make more money from this than they are currently. the home owners and the tennants we are trying to protect, they don't gain anything by legalized. i'm concerned that we are happy to help those focus which is why i would give legislation a shot. is there another way for us to have some type of points in this legislation when we can have that motion. i know you said there will be checks in the process but something more than that which will allow us to check and let's keep moving this forward or if it is that the home owners that are coming into this program isn't what we interested intended that we have an opportunity to halt this program. there doesn't have to be 50 units. my question

a growing number of bay area homeowners are using them. in fremont, worried homeowners packed a workshop where they learned how they worked and why they are so effective. lisa amin gulezian is live in the center where the meeting was held. lisa? >> dan, the meeting ended here a little while ago and more than a hundred people packed this place. they came not only to learn how to protect themselves, but to figure out ways to work together as neighbors as well as a larger community. >> scary. in other words, it can be scary. >> fear is what has driven just about everyone to this workshop on surveillance cameras. there are 250 cameras registered with the freemont -- fremont police department. the police can check their database to see if the homeowner caught it on video. >> we were reliant on the information given to us by the people in the neighborhood. >> that's why police want more people to install cameras. video helped police track down this thief who stole a package off a front porch recently. investigators invited the long-time fremont

a growing number of bay area homeowners are using them.fremont, worried homeowners packed a workshop where they learned how they worked and why they are so effective. lisa amin gulezian is live in the center where the meeting was held. lisa? >> dan, the meeting ended here a little while ago and more than a hundred people packed this place. they came not only to learn how to protect themselves, but to figure out ways to work together as neighbors as well as a larger community. >> scary. in other words, it can be scary. >> fear is what has driven just about everyone to this workshop on surveillance cameras. there are 250 cameras registered with the freemont -- fremont police department. the police can check their database to see if the homeowner caught it on video. >> we were reliant on the information given to us by the people in the neighborhood. >> that's why police want more people to install cameras. video helped police track down this thief who stole a package off a front porch recently. investigators invited the long-time fremont resi

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police say two accomplices later appeared and shot at the homeowner.he neighbor says he heard the shot. >> times are tough and people are getting desperate and it is a shame because you see someone trying to make a l and provide for themselves and it is a shame. >> the owner is expected to survive. police later arrested the two people who brought the in intruder to the hospital. >>> in the wake up a hate crime on campus. students are accused of harassing a black roommate with intimidatio slurs. >> they met six times. >> coming up with more than 50 suggestions. force member gary daniel has not ready for claim success >> he says their final report released today means nothing without action. >> yes, this incident happened to an african-american student and it can happen to anyone. and it will happen to other students unless something is done on our campus >> four white students is charged with misdemeanor battery and hate crimes for harassing a black roommate. >> our students deserve better. >> it is really shocking and disheartening for something like t

homeowners and their insurance are responsible for any further cleanup. live in berkeley >> reporter:and in the north bay. lightning hit a tree in sausalito today. causing damage to some homes.. kron 4's justine waldman takes us inside the house >> catherine: our team coverage continues. in the east bay. with reports that lightning hit a plane at oakland's airport. kron 4's scott rates is live in oakland tonight. scott - what's the latest? >> reporter:yea, defiantly some scary moments for the passengers aboard alaska airlines flight 2580 >> reporter:now here's a look a similar planeit's operated by horizon air. the q400 twin turbo prop aircraft landed safely at oakland international around 1245 this afternoon this after the crew reported a bright light that lite up the cabin of the aircraft while it was on approach the aircraft landed safely, and no one on board was hurt, however that strike did inconvenience those passengers waiting to leave oakland. >> reporter:not that aircraft has been grounded for the day while it is checked out, it's expected to ret

the way the framework is, 80 to 100 percent is use for homeowner ship. i know this is a policy debate and not the same we wanted to have this policy debate around this parcel. the developer needs to move forward and there's time issues to make sure they build. and that's why i'm proposing to move forward as described by ocii. >> supervisor wiener. >> thank you and through the chair and thank you to supervisor kim for that background. as i understand and i think it's important to acknowledge that this was a choice. this doesn't has to be 90. it could have been 120. it did result in reduction and yes, no developer wants to get caught up in our broader debates in city hall for that project. they want to move forward and i get that. but i think it's extremely frustrating not just for me and not just for people in this room, but for many people in this city when they see that we take affordable housing so seriously in this city and they go in and say, i can't afford any housing. i want to apply for affordable housing. i'm not wealthy. i'm working class. guess

city is going to bill the homeowner that we talked to. they estimate right now it's going to cost anywhere between $10,000 and $20,000. live in piedmont, i'm ryan takeo, kpix 5. >> this has happened before. actually in the same area. almost exactly two years ago, heavy rain caused a similar mud slide then which also knocked down trees and power lines. >>> new at 5:00 a u-haul truck plows into a fire truck in san francisco and then takes off. tonight, the driver is in custody. poce say the u-haul was in a small alleyway when it came out and hit the fire truck at ninth and harrison streets. the fire truck chased after it as the van went around the block, it hit another car before eventually stopping at the scene of the original crash. >> the suspect was a female driver taken into custody. she is currently at the police station while the investigation continues. >> police say the driver did resist arrest. it's not clear what charges she will face. no one was hurt. >>> burglary suspect is dead after a gun battle with a business owner in richm

the new homeowners say they kept much of the historical features, except with a modern twist. if it looks familiar, you may  remember a similar house from the magical animated movie from pixar called "up." >> our daughter is 3 1/2 years old and loved the movie "up." we thought we would give them something to be proud of. all the kids in the neighborhood love the colors. >> reporter: if you talk to some adults the bright colors get a big thumbs down. harrison street is the oldest street in the city with homes over 100 years old and many take pride in preserving the look of the victoriaen. >> i don't think it fits in with the neighborhood. >> he is upset with the new homeowners and thinks they should have kept to the historical theme of the neighborhood like everyone else did. >> it is in my opinion atrocious. this victorian is a gracious old lady and painted up to look like a clown. >> the corner house of colors just add to the tension that already existed in the neighborhood. long-time residents feel the city did not review the renovation plans carefully enough. some feel it

police say two accomplices later appeared and shot at the homeowner. the neighbor says he heard the shot. >> times are tough and people are getting desperate and it is a shame because you see someone trying to make a l and provide for themselves and it is a shame. >> the owner is expected to survive. police later arrested the two people who brought the in intruder to the hospital. >>> in the wake up a hate crime on campus. students are accused of harassing a black roommate with intimidatio slurs. >> they met six times. >> coming up with more than 50 suggestions. force member gary daniel has not ready for claim success >> he says their final report released today means nothing without action. >> yes, this incident happened to an african-american student and it can happen to anyone. and it will happen to other students unless something is done on our campus >> four white students is charged with misdemeanor battery and hate crimes for harassing a black roommate. >> our students deserve better. >> it is really shocking and disheartening for something like

police say the 71-year-old man reported a burglary the homeowner shot and killed that would be burglar. neighbors heard those shots. >> times of tough. you can see someone making an honest living. it's just not -- is a shame >> the man is a 27-year-old by two people the homeowner not facing charges. police say he was defending himself. >> two more flu deaths confirmed in santa cruz county. 340 people died state wide. >> residents have a good samaritan to thank after getting outñrtÑ home went up in flames. everyone got out safely. >> it's been seven months since a wildfire forced residents to evacuate you might recall this fire ignited by a target shooter. >> the hope is by this time, the hills would be lush with green grasses and wildfires. there are definitely signs of rebirth but the drought kept a full recovery here at bay. for the fire consumed... much to the delight of those who come up to take a look. >> at the base you can see the trees coming up again. >> that is not to say all returned amid poppies there are plenty charred. >> we didn't have rains we hoped for this year. we ha

this person according to my sources was shot by the homeowner. and then while the homeowner was outside of defending his house my sources tell me his buddies. we're talking a suspect but these fired at him. and all of two people were hit. the victim right now is in critical condition. he is alive. another person free of time later showed up with a friend or driver at kaiser hospital located a couple miles from this location. that person died at the same. my sources say that person was in fact the suspect behind the shooting of the official word from the richmond police department is they are not sure this person was the suspect. it could be a coincidence. maybe two separate shootings and another person showed up at kaiser wanted dan, i have found out according to sources one person has showed up describe to be in his early to mid 20's. that is the description of the suspect. there are live shell casings and a lot of blood all over the place. we do know that the life inside the house was not injured. we are here and obviously looks like it will be

since 2007 there has been an alphabet soup of homeowner relief programs. one of theobably first and one of the more bipartisan proposals because everybody agreed that if we could get banks to do things voluntarily, if we can you homeowners to work with lenders, we should provide what encouragement we can to have those things happen. first safetyof the net things. since then, we have had a range of mortgage modification programs. hamp.vernment had they were paying lenders to modify mortgages that met certain parameters in terms of reducing the monthly payment. issues on all sides. they have thrown a lot of different things at it. there has been a huge debate over whether more should be done. people feel like there should be a principal reduction program. freddie mae and fannie mac -- freddie mac and fannie mae decided not to produce -- in a debt reduction program. now we have seen in the housing market a decent recovery, at least in home prices. prices haveis that gone up a little too fast and are making it harder for people to afford homes. borrowers are u

now, people are just taking their homes >> this could be to help homeowners get into better mortgages >> eminent domain is the right of government to save mortgages. this is introduced as part of a larger prevention program. >> this puts cities and homeowners at risk. >> the association of realtors is opposed to using eminent domain. >> my feeling is that it's illegal. >> the mayor told us there is no formal proposal. >> it doesn't make sense. there are other programs to help home owe owners to get out from underneath this issue >> the city council must take another vote before using emmeant domain the council well have to approve it by a super majority. five of seven votes. >> a former firefighter accused of hitting a motorcyclist driving drunk appeared in court today the 43-year-old was in court for arraignment on a dui indictment. this is the first video received from the fire department he's accused of hitting a motorcyclist in june. you'll see the moment of impact right there. here it comes the motorcyclist is across the street and crashes. >> the mayor joined neighborhood leader

. >> homeowners planning to pressure the city council to use a method to save people from foreclosureping to follow the lead of a neighboring city trying to use the power of eminent domain. laura? >> behind me those city leader as dopted their plan and have yet to use eminent domain to save a mortgage. supporters have come to neighboring cities like pablo hoping to form a partnership. the loan increased >> with the mortgage into the red, jenny thinks the controversial plan could be the fix for her and others that is using eminent domain to acquire and restructure mortgages of those facing foreclosure. >> good idea to do. that people can stay in their homes. now, people are just taking their homes >> this could be to help homeowners get into better mortgages >> eminent domain is the right of government to save mortgages. this is introduced as part of a larger prevention program. >> this puts cities and homeowners at risk. >> the association of realtors is opposed to using eminent domain. >> my feeling is that it's illegal. >> the mayor told us there is no formal proposal. >> it doesn't

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the homeowner and his roommates were out of the house at the time. his napes saw the soak and called 911. they say it was accidental, started in the basement, which the homeowner uses for storage. they did not have gas hooked up to the house just electrical and thecross is going to be out here as well. reporting live here. >> we have new details on a light name chemical explosion. investigators looking into the cause this morning. two people were taken into the hospital with critical burns. hazmat crews were called to the area but it is unclear what they found. it happened at spring lake drive near 238 and the 880 interchange. they have since reopened. friends and family members left flowers and candled overnight where near a mother of three was left near 680. investigators have spent the majority of the night specificing through the clues. they were called to the scene at 3:00 yesterday in the afternoon and say she had young twin girls. >> high sons were at school and they aren't thinking about something happening to mom. i was worried. >> this is t

the homeowners say they only recently moved here. they saw a flash of lightning but didn't expect what they saw outside. >> i was just freaked out. >> a 10-year-old climbed the ladder, but her play place was wiped out. >> my brother and i played on it. and sometimes i would call my friends across the street and we would hollar back and forth to each other. >> they say it also took out their new sewer line. they have no water, and no power. >>> i want to show you the top of the power pole, the light is at the bottom there, and this is one of the cars with the most damage. i spoke with the owner by phone. she said she is trying to work with her insurance company and make the best of it. the homeowner told me off camera that she has a call into her insurance right now, but they're just watching the tree being cut like everyone else. christie smith, nbc bay area news. thank you. >>> back to our breaking news. fire crews say the driver of this car you see up ended here in the canal is dead. this is our view from the chopper above the scen

neil: maybe with these distress homeowners with my rocky pension? >> that is the dilemma with so much obligation why fdr did not 1 inch employee unions when you get a deal you get multiple layers of obligation and it winds up creating a i dash four the person at the other end or the homeowner in distress because somebody tries to get at the money that basically winds up to be capricious decision of the democrat. neil: when it they say we need more money for roads and bridges i said i will give it to you if you can account for the billions to have already gotten with the war on poverty the question of spending more so you must be for poverty to make sure americans to go to bet hungry question spending trillions more to make sure they don't go to bet hungry because they fear of the compound the problem just throwing money at the problem. >> of course. as you know, if you think about this in the private sector tensions are going away. the fact is calling we have to support with our tax dollars the tensions that have then built up by unions over time. i

that represented 26% of all homeowners with a mortgage.ow it is down to 9.1 million representing 17%. the numbers have come down dramatically the past year thanks to the bounce back in home prices. we are seeing that pace slow quarter freeourth and now we are down to 9.1 million. we start to see the home price appreciation number .lowdown as well we have seen a huge chunk of the underwater folks recover their equity or at least break even over the last year. of we believe it is going to be a longer road for the remaining 9 million as home prices slowdown. host: what sort of dragged to those 9.1 million folks -- what kind of dragged is that put on the overall housing economy? caller: i think it is the biggest challenge left over from the housing crisis. what these represent our homeowners that are stuck in their homes. they don't have enough equity to sell so they did not become those typical move-up buyers you would see in the housing market. that is part of the reason we see low housing inventory in the market. even those two are breaking

. >> repair in store for homeowner after car slammed into their house here. elderly woman was driving this silver honda when she lost control. cut across the front lawn in the corner of the house here. nobody was injured. >> police if fremont want nice consider installing security camera to help fight crime. and tonight they invited people to learn more how the camera catch burglar in the act and lead to more arrest. david lou shows us one fremont neighborhood considered to be a role model. >> high tech camera systems already capture read light runner or help to identify a car if pwij toll transponder malfunction. capture the plate of every car entering or leaving tiburon. now they nab residential thieves including this woman caught on video taking a package off porch and walking off with it. higher resolution camera are making surveillance affordable at hom home. 10 days ago somebody snatched a package off this snreet a different neighborhood and got away with the package but couldn't get away with the crime because this street also had cameras. fremont scot

. >> homeowners and housing activist are planning to pressure the san pablo city council into adopt ago controversial method to save some people from foreclosure. they are hoping to follow the lead of neighboring city trying to use the power of eminent domain. laura anthony explain explains. >> the loan increased to 400,000. >>reporter: a house you payed. >> 130. >>reporter: with the home mortgage well in the red, san pablo woman think as controversial plan could be the fix for her and many others in west contra costa county. that is using acquire and restructure the mortgages of those facing foreclosure. >> it's a good idea to do. that people could stay in the home. the wait is now people are just they are just taking their homes. >> this has been a community effort to push cities to adopt this program and help these homeowners get that better mortgages. >>reporter: this is right of government to purchase private property for public use. the idea of using it to seize under water mortgages was introduced last year in richmond as part of larger foreclosure prevention program. the city in

they also have contacted homeowners to make future plans to cut or remove trees. but the mayor of concord said a letter to residents telling them to rethink their current agreement. telling them that they'll have to let peony and the backyards. and they're not required to let the ginnie to come there trees. they're going to adopt or resolution to it from removing all trees. whether probe the public or private land. >> : sources copley's of is injured today when someone in a stolenseveral other cars og to escape. please send a spotted a stolen car and the tenderloin about four this afternoon. the driver to wait. he's accused of running other cars in the process and heading in officer. please they eventually he is of a cartel as runaway they did catch him. officers suffered minor injuries. also in san francisco pedestrian was injured after stumbling on traffic and getting hit by car. the dow's record this afternoon. they say the man was intoxicated when he went out in the road. he does have a head injury. and is expected to be ok. this justin the open a game is bein

himself. >> in marin county community of kent tonight a battle between a homeowner and neighborhood association about to go to court. at issue, interpretation of local rules. at stake, residence of chickens and happiness of a 9-year-old girl. >> before chicken and egg there was a coop. tonight the question is which will be here longer? >> we wanted a nice coop. >> now, they and their daughter have a problem. it's not about feathers but a neighborhood association says these chickens and this coop violate rules about having barn yard pets. >> some people have strong feelings about not having chickens. >> if ccnr said no chickens they said no chickens but they said caged birds. that is a cage, those are birds. >> the family got the chickens to teach her about sustainability. they grow much of what they eat. >> i want her to learn to respect nature. >> good for laying eggs good for companions. good to learn responsibility. >> it's molted now into something else. >> now, i think the lesson is that if you believe in something stand up for it. >> now, barring a neighborhood vote in favor o

i'm here to answer any questions you have >> so every homeowner puts landscaping in front of their homes and never mind. >> (laughter). >> is there any public comment on item 16, please step forward. >> hi i'm rose i'm the resident on the fell street and the proposed s m f was supposed to go outside of the side of my house there's landscaping and a trees in the area and on the box walk it became clear to dpw and at&t that the trespassing tree was there where did that come from that tree has been there temple years ago it was fulfill permitted at the time it was why that location wouldn't work but with the box walk again, it was scheduled at noon on a workday difficult for us to be doctor there are 3 single-family homes and we've been trying to stay on top of everything i think what was interesting about that box walk american people alternative location was identified and we were told at that time that location load great and the walk was concluded so no one was given a chance to identify another alternative so the only communication we got was that the hearing on january 5th at&t said,