nbc bay area's maryanne favro is live in san jose with the new numbers. maryanne?nstruction crews here are working to build a new 444-unit apartment complex in north san jose and there certainly is a need for this type of housing because the demand for apartments is high and rents are skyrocketing. looking for an apartment in the bay area, prepare to pay big bucks. a two-bedroom unit at this los gatos complex will cost you $3,395 a month and rents throughout the bay area are going up. >> it went up about $200 this year, and i think it's really high. >> reporter: according to real facts.com, rents in santa clara county are up 12.5% compared to last year. in san francisco, it is up 16%. >> what's driving this, of course, is the jobs. the number of jobs coming into the bay area is very high. people coming from not just around the country, but from around the world to high-tech companies. >> reporter: another reason rents are high is that few people can afford to buy houses in the bay area and many previous homeowners who foreclosed on their properties are now renting

joining me is maryanne marsh and any damage done to mr. obama in the campaign over this romney deal? >> no, i don't think so. i think he released a web video he poses a question using mitt romney's own words. mitt romney can go back and say i don't mean what i said. we can have that debated. but it's perfectly fair game to pose a question about one of the biggest questions he made. >> bill: you don't think the death of bin laden used for political purposes, something unsavory about that? >> the alternative is to not have a discussion. >> bill: no, the alternative is to congratulate the american military and drop the politics entirely about the death of bin laden. why do you need to have the death of bin laden injected into the campaign? >> i think the tone is important. i think the tone of the ad was very neutral, was very reasonable but comparison. >> bill: why would john mccain get upset? >> you would have to ask john mccain. >> bill: i did ask him last night. he said it was a cheap shot, undignified, military people in a position where

this is maryann richardson and don wormsley, more staff okayologists who are working this side now. i mentioned the church was in the midst of the fort. most of the public buildings were in the midst of the fort. was a store house and that's where the armor would be kept, where the soldiers that would go on duty would suit up. sort of a locker room for the guys. and right next to it in a blacksmith shop site that are marked by the posts we found more than two dozen sword hilts. found just as one of our most interesting visitors showed up, the queen of england. in may of 2007. she came down. walked down the stairs which are right behind you there and looked at that site. and we're finding all these arms and armor, and i was supposed to take her around one-on-one and make sure she had a reflective moment about the history of jamestown. so, i thought, well, i got to come up with something. i was pretty nervous. so, i said, we're looking at the swords and maryann was actually working on them at the time and said, well, this is the first time that this english equipment has seen the ligh

joining me is maryanne marsh and any damage done to mr.the campaign over this romney deal? >> no, i don't think so. i think he released a web video he poses a question using mitt romney's own words. mitt romney can go back and say i don't mean what i said. we can have that debated. but it's perfectly fair game to pose a question about one of the biggest questions he made. >> bill: you don't think the death of bin laden used for political purposes, something unsavory about that? >> the alternative is to not have a discussion. >> bill: no, the alternative is to congratulate the american military and drop the politics entirely about the death of bin laden. why do you need to have the death of bin laden injected into the campaign? >> i think the tone is important. i think the tone of the ad was very neutral, was very reasonable but comparison. >> bill: why would john mccain get upset? >> you would have to ask john mccain. >> bill: i did ask him last night. he said it was a cheap shot, undignified, military people in a position where they are i

reporting live in san jose, maryanne favro, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, maryanne. still to come here at 5:00. a statewide strike. find out when are the universities could see rolling walkouts. a survival story because he wasn't in the wilderness. how the southern california college student was trapped inside his cell for a week and he hadn't even been arrested. >>> and shock near san diego. that community after the apparent suicide of an nfl star. we have a live report straight ahead. >>> and good afternoon. i'm jeff o'leary in the nbc bay area weather center. small craft advisory for our coastline and take a look at this, developing showers to the north. while we are tracking this tomorrow we'll let you know about a much warm weekend as well in just a few minutes. what'll it be? i'll have blueberry pancakes. uh huh. actually, make that glazed pecans... ok. with chocolate... no... caramel sauce. whipped cream? uhhhhhhh, yeah... but on the side. introducing build your own pancakes. only at denny's. ♪ we were skipping stones ♪ and letting go ♪ over the river and down

maryann, senora sanchez, and rosa. you have one minute each. are you still here? from bryant elementary. the next group is from buena vista. irene hernandez, vivian, corrina knowles. you have one minute each. you have to press the button. >> i am wrong to try to say it in english. i am a latino parents. the reason i am here to present you with the signatures expressing that we know larry is the best choice to be our principal. we love him and trust him. we have gone through so many demoralizing years. we have not been able to focus on what is important, our kids' education. it to 20 years to build and it has almost been destroyed in one year. we believe larry will be able to regain our trust. we understand there is a system and protocol on how to choose. we respect that. however, we know that the district makes decisions and we are reaching out to you because we know that you care and we need you to help our voices be heard. this is really important to us. we have been there for years. we know what is best for our school. we listened to you last year and we almost

we join maryann favro with the latest on how this fire started. maryann? >> reporter: well, a witness told nbc bay area news that they saw someone suspicious pumping some kind of liquid into the construction site last night shortly before the fire started. investigators say that witness has not shared the information with them. and tonight, they are not saying whether they suspect that this was the work of an arsonist. >> reporter: the flames shooting 100 feet into the air, many could see the fire in santa clara from miles away. >> the intensity of the fire and the heat that generated, it's shocking. >> even more shocking -- >> somebody banged on that door and it was police and they asked us to get out. so we took a couple of bags and came out. >> the five-alarm fire started where four new townhouses were being built off el camino real and scott boulevard in santa clara. >> two buildings under construction that each had a four townhouses, those are a total loss. >> reporter: a loss totaling more than $1.2 million, and that does not include damage to nearby

but at that point, chinese, japane japanese -- >> you could not maryann asian or african. >> american born women lost their -- ulysses grant's daughter married an english\map. when she was widowed she had to petition congress to restore her citizenship. >>> this is cspan 3 with politics and public affairs programming throughout the week. and every weekend 48 hours of people and events telling the american story on american history tv. get our schedules and see past programs at our web sites. join in the conversation on social media sites. >>> when immigrants start to show up in significant numbers, which is somewhat the case in the 1820's and 1830's, but very much the case in the 1840's and afterwards, they are showing up in a political environment in which they are already filed to vote as soon as they become citizens. this is an image from harper's weekly after election time, shows the saloon and polling place. if you wanted to vote you could see the doorway in the back, you had to go in there to vote. >> this weekend on lectures in history from muncie, indiana james connelly examin

i'm maryanne. kathleen. i'm peter. all right, welcome to the cash cab, everybody.ded up to 2nd avenue between 77 and 78. that's 39 blocks away. that means you're gonna have 39 blocks to rack up as much money as you can. whoo-hoo! we're gonna get started right away. are you ready? yeah! yeah! yeah! yeah! all right, here we go. these first questions are worth $50 apiece. here's your first one. though created in france and popularized in america, what breaded chicken dish bears a ukrainian name? chicken kiev, i think. right, guys? chicken kiev. that is correct, and you're on the board with 50 bucks. [ cheering ] historically made of fur, or even human hair, what piece of sports equipment is commonly colored optic yellow? tennis ball. i think it's a tennis ball, right, guys? a tennis ball. tennis ball is correct and good for another 50 bucks. yeah. according to levi's, 7 out of every 10 american men own a pair of what brand of casual-friday khakis? dockers? dockers, right? dockers. dockers is right, and you're up to $150. all right. come on, guys. three for three. $150

and the context of this is 1969, and bayard is writing a letter to a woman named maryann green san antonio. she had written him about antisemitism. she complained at the end of the letter about how tired she was in terms or having to deal with antisemitism. he writes, dear mrs. greene stone. i'm sympathetic to your point of view. but i am not sympathetic to your crief being tired. mrs. green stone, i am 59 years old, i am black. and i have lived with and fought racism my entire life. i have been in prison 23 times serving 28 months in a federal penitentiary and 30 days on a north carolina change gang. i have seen periods of progress followed by reaction. i have seen the hopes and aspirations of negroes rise during world war ii. only to be smashed with the eisenhower years. i have seen the victories of the kennedy, and johnson administrations destroyed by richard nixon. i have seen black young people become more and more bitter. i have seen dope addiction rise in the negro communities across the country. i have been at the bombed church. my best friends, my closest associates, and my collea

you can say hello to us live on the just like maryann n. michigan good afternoon. area 20 pieces of michael anthony jewelry . >>caller: i have purchased and numerous chains over the years and today i purchase the 22 in. gold glitter chains to hold all of my and i purchase the heart ankle bracelet. i love everything i have gotten and they have held up and i tell you i got a gold filigree ring and from you i would say it has been at least 20 years or more. it is just as nice now when i take it off my finger as the day i put it on. it is not a scratch or is still perfectn it was almost an inch long is this sort of oval it has a point to it. >>guest: 2 ring . >>caller: i think it may be 18 k. >>guest: actually 14 k, it looks like 18 k as you heard has a beautiful color to it. i am so happy that you in the key for taking the time and sharing that the viewers because a testimonial coming from you is a lot different from us. i was wondering it's got to be of these 20 years. >>guest: in august and will be 20 years that i am here it could be 17 or 18 years. >>host: it is ho