the computer savvy 12-year-old forgot an open house with the realtor. what happened next caught everyone by surprise. >> i saw my chair move and i was like what was that? so i kind of looked back and i saw him come into my room and look into my drawers. >> she comes running down the stairs screaming oh my good, somebody ripped us off. >> shocking to see a man police identified as douglas, a former real estate agent previously convicted in 2010 of stealing from open houses and selling the goods on e-bay. police say he stole more than 50 stolen items and got caught when a victim bought his own property online. >> he was with another individual, i believe. and one realtor, they kept her busy. >> in this case, they turned other the video. >> it doesn't really happen that much that a 12-year-old catches a guy stealing. because, like, i don't really think that anybody else in my family would have thought to do that. >> if you think you might be a victim, police are urging you to contact lafayette police. the suspect here will be in court on thursday. live in

realtor with the bow tie mr. realtor with the bow tie? >> the planning commission is still in session. if you can take your congratulations and commissioners -- and commiseration outside, we appreciate it. and he is really not going to pay attention. he is going to continue doing his -- thank you, adrian. >> good evening, commission. delmon washington again. this is a proposal to demolish a rear deck and construct a two- story horizontal addition at the rear of a two-story single- family residence. the extension would be a 24 foot deep, set back 5 feet from the northern side property line. the overall height of the building would not increase. after the building is expanded, the rear wall will expand 8 feet further than the rear wall of the neighboring building to the north. this property is in an rh-one district located on the northeast corner of edna and marson. it slopes upwards to the rear. the parcel is developed and constructed originally in 1938. the majority of the houses on this block were built between 1913 and 1969. there are f

this morning, an east bay realtor is behind bars after a web cam, set up by a 12-year-old, allegedly caught him stealing jewelry at an open house. christie smith is live in lafayette. police this is not the first time this realtor has been busted. >> reporter: that's what we're hearing. it all started with shall as , said, a 12-year-old girl who had her web cam on during an open house. apparently she saw someone going through her things. police made an arrest here in lafayette and now are wondering if there may be more victims out there. they arrested douglas john caligeno, 46 years old. they say he went through people's things, taking jewelry. in 2010, he was a real estate agent who used his acticess to lock boxes in san ramon and sold items from those homes online. he was then convicted of burglary. lafayette police put his picture up again and san ramon police recognized the man. a search of his home turned up items they think were stolen and a gps system. >> he had programmed in multiple locations around the lafayette/lorinda and alamo areas, where they were having open houses. a

the realtor is charged with first-degree burglary. >> today will not be an ordinary day. students and parents learned a math teacher marie johnson is in jail. johnson is accused of having a 6-month-long relationship with a boy under the age of 15. the 40-year-old is facing 24 counts of sexual assault. parents and students are shocked. >> behavior -- she was like friendly with us like she was a cool teacher. i liked her. i never would have thought. >> i feel bad that if this is true, if this did happen, because nothing's been proved yet, that it could -- it tarnishes teachers in general. >> investigators say the relationship started with text messages, facebook communication and the game words with friends. johnson is on administrative leave. she is expected in court tomorrow. >> police in one bay area city are asking people to be on the lookout for suspicious activity. copper thieves are stealing valuable wiring from light poles. the department of public works thinks the thieves are dressing up as utility workers to commit the crime. at least six thefts have occurred. >>

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>> you can't trust the realtor? you think about it. they are in your house, alone. >> think how many people pass through your house. the maid, whatever. >> i always take my big collection of diamonds and hide them. >> your wife, the kids, the dogs. never know. >> dog. if it's the dog, you're in trouble. >>> good morning, interesting forecast. changes are coming snow and cold air but first get rid of the warm air and rain first. the rain is heading through tennessee, areas of alabama. georgia, you're next. we have thunderstorms rolling through the sunshine state. tallahassee and panama city and as far as what we are dealing with, this is all rain even up to the ohio valley. temperatures plenty warm through kentucky and a shield of rain covering you. the next 48 hours, all of this rain is going to begin to spread to the east later on today through d.c. and virginia, tonight and thursday through southern new england. the only areas cold enough for wintry precip and snow is central and northern new england. the mountain areas and the ski r

. >> people in realtors were ignored. everyone was trying to get to the nearest exit for themselves. >> back at heathrow, james thomas is reunited with his mother. friday night, fearing the worst, he phoned her to say goodbye. >> i could not be happier. i genuinely could not be happier to be here. >> but the british survivors say their thoughts tonight are with those who will not see their families again. bbc news. >> 3 devices have exploded in naples, southern italy. the windows were damaged but nobody was hurt. the agency is responsible for collecting overdue taxes and fines. it was attacked the same way last month. so far, no one has expressed has claimed responsibility for either attack. standard and poor's has downloaded the eurozone bailout fund from aaa. it gets its creditworthiness from the financial stability of countries in the eurozone. this could make it more difficult for the fund to raise bailout money. you have more details of the ongoing violence taking place in syria. what is the latest? >> that is right.

the computer-savvy 12-year-old forgot her parents scheduled a last-minute open house with a realtor.ded up happening next caught everyone by surprise. >> i ask you a my chair move, i was like, what was that? i fast forwarded back and i saw him come through our hallway anticipated came into my room, looking through my drawers. >> she comes running down the stairs, screaming, oh, my god, somebody ripped me off? really, we looked at the video, it was really shocking. >> reporter: shocking to see a man police identified as douglas john calendrella, a former real estate agent, previously convicted in of stealing from open house and selling the goods on ebay. he sold more than 50 stolen items and got caught when a victim bought his own property online. >> he was with another individual and one realtor, kept him busy and he was upstairs ripping us off. >> reporter: in this case, the pritchards turned over the video to the real estate agent showing their home. she recognized him and contacted police. >> doesn't happen that much that a 12-year-old catches a guy stealing, 'cause, like, i don't

building because after a long search, looking at more than 20 properties over 14 months, with our realtor, paul pachana from kidder matthews, we have focused on 3450 as being the ideal location to provide accessibility for the community and our partners. we are also right now working with tom elliott and fish, architectural firm to build and child-focused and child-friendly location. we anticipate seeking permits within the next three months. for all of these reasons, i urge you to support supervisor cohen's legislation. i close by introducing our legal counsel, jim abrams, from gibson dunn who is available to answer any questions that you may have. i have to thank jim and his colleagues at gibson dunn because over the many months they have provided significant pro bono support to this project. thank you so much. i appreciate your time. president olague: thank you. is there any public comment on this item or would people like to stand up to show their support at this time? for the project? either/or. >> thank you. any public comment? anyone dying to say something? [laughter] not dying but

i am a realtor, and i also liked the idea of new customers and maybe most important, continued access to parking for those of us operating small business in the area. admittedly, the project would create a short-term loss of parking during part of the construction phase, but there is going to be alternatives to the parking available at that time, because it is the long term benefits that we are after, and this is why we still support what can be, so let's continue with the revitalization of our waterfront. we need to look forward and not always to the past. >> i am jim chapel, also representing spur, and i concur with the previous comments of ms. nordberg. it is important to understand the planning process that has gone into a washington and where it has come. this is out of place since you cannot get the principles and guidelines that have shaped eight washington to maximize the site for the public, not just for a private club members, a few neighbors, and cars. today, we have heard from some long retired city bureaucrats, and it was clear to me from their testimony that they have ne

existing-home sales surged 52% in the first 11 months of the year, according to the national association of realtors. nationwide, home sales were up only 2% during the same time period. the nice weather helps, but so does cash-- especially foreign cash. >> the number one buyers right now are venezuelans. they're topping the market right now. and brazilians are coming close behind them. and then we have argentina, columbia, and we're seeing more purchases from france and italy, too. >> it was a no-brainer. >> tom: fernand talpe and his wife are french. eight months ago, they paid nearly $2 million in cash for their waterfront home. talpe, a commodities trader, chose miami over brazil when looking to relocate his business. >> at that time, the euro was very strong. i think i bought the house when the euro was at 145 against the dollar, so of course at comparative-- it was still expensive in dollars, but if you compare that with euros, it was a real bargain. >> for foreigners with a strong currency, which is obviously going to change very soon with the euro which is crashing down, but, no, we bought it

>> i'm always nervous about the realtors. >> you know, anybody passing through your house you have to be nervous about, even you, bill karins. >> especially me. don'tly me out of your sight at your house party. >> good morning, everyone. we have snow in the forecast, cold air in the forecast, finally, a wintertime forecast. let's get to it. first things first. we have to get the first storm out of the way. tomorrow snow in chicago and northern new england. right now, all rain. this storm system plagued us yesterday in texas and louisiana. can't can't, tennessee, alabama and georgia, heavy rain. atlanta, you'll get rain sooner or later. this storm makes its way into d.c. baltimore, philadelphia, late today and not in new york city until later on tonight. this is the 48-hour rainfall totals. kind of an impressive rainfall event. some areas picking up a half inch to an edge. new york city, up to 1 1/2 inches. chicago, no rain for you. that's because you'll be coal enough for snow. also northern new england, same for you. we hold on to enough cold air that we'll get snow out of this. some

we just didn't -- i remember the days of blockbusters, people would actually pay off the realtors not to sell to black people because the perception was, rightly or wrongly, the value of your home would go down if a black family moved in. and that didn't sit right with me but it was the fact of the time. now, i guess i have a two-part question. and i want to address affirmative action for a moment. it's my understanding that in the case of several cities -- i believe also in to be peak ka where i'm now residing -- black students are -- they have a choice of going to any high school they want within the 501 district, which i'm in favor of. however, that same right is not afforded to nonchildren or students of color. and affirmative action has always been a controversial subject and i'd like to get some feedback from you. i find it ironic that the blacks served with distinction and there was relegated to other duties and that sort of thing and they did a lot of driving and that sort of thing. >> of course. >> that said, i'd like to get your thoughts on that and just basically do you thi

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they could prove that we are this my realtor who isn't so lonely or for example who are then lower than theirs. said of the c.l.r. world only what it can understand thank you thank you very much it was a very nice talking to you in just a reminder that my guest today was alexander and one of the leaders of the russian pirates part and that's it for now from all of us here if you are in time yourself spotlight dropdown spotlight will be back with more columns on what's going on in and outside russia until then stay on r.t. and take care thank you. but. first. let's see. also you still the story is pretty astonishing surrounds damascus as rebels engage with government forces in the suburbs of the compas hope meanwhile the assad government welcomes a russian proposal to host moscow based peace talks with the opposition which has given them a big story out of. iran ruling that could start supplying oil to some we need states in response to sanctions against its nuclear program which is currently undergoing if you want and i. also e.u. leaders have agreed in a permanent of five hundred billi

. >> a former realtor caught on video, allegedly stealing from a 12-year-old girl's room will be in walnut creek courtroom tomorrow. douglas john was arrested back in november, police say, for taking items in open houses. the man accidentally nabbed by halle prichard who set up a webcam it try and catch her sisters from taking things from her room. instead, it was the man she spotted rummaging through her drawers. he is now charged with first degree burglary. >> copper thieves are dimming the streets of sunny veil by stealing valuable wire from light poles. tonight, the department of public safety is warning people that those thieves could be disguising themselves as utility workers. at least six thefts occurred over the past few months. mainly in the commercial area. the copper thieves have taken about 16,000 feet of wire from sunny veil light poles. it is worth more than about $21,000. copper prices spiked last year to more than $4 a pound causing uptick in theft across the country, including here in the bay area. thieves can sell the copper to most metal recyclers. >> they are calling i

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she didn't know her parents scheduled a last-minute open house with the realtor. what she saw caught everyone by surprise. >> i saw my chair move. kind of fast forwarded back and i saw him come through our hlway. he came through the room looking through my drawers. >> all of a sudden she comes down screaming, oh, my god, somebody ripped us off. we look at the video and it was really shocking. >> police say the man is a former real estate agent previously convicted in 2010 of stealing from open houses and selling those goods on ebay. the family turned the video over to a real estate agent who recognized him and called police. he's due in court tomorrow. >> what a strange individual. that's a weird one. >>> 4:49 right now. the city of oakland may have to deal with the next occupy protests alone. why its neighboring cities may not want their officers providing mutual aid. >>> plus, it is a holiday weekend. if you haven't made plans yet -- we've got a suggestion. >> okay. >> why national parks may be a good place to go. >>> 580 is a great place to go as well as you ar

. >> many realtors have gone to the short sale process and the foreclosure process themselves.o this is not anything where it's just a specific niche in this community is having this problem. everybody is. right now, it's just tough. it's tough whether it's foreclosure on a $20,000 house or ads 400,000 house. >> listings on the market show how a tragedy for many is an opportunity for otherwise. homes for as low as $5,000. and investors are scooping up entire neighborhoods. >> jacksonville is a beautiful, vibrant city. and it is being attacked bay cancer from within, house by house. what we see in these neighborhoods, established neighborhoods and new neighborhoods, you start to see vacant houses, decaying lawns. you really lose a sense of community when your neighbors all of a sudden have gone. >> real estate professor sid rosenburg says the average home price here is down $80 nest from the peak. >> the foreclosures started before the job loss. can you fix the housing market without fixing the jobs market? >> i think the job market is key. there's no question that if people don

existing home sales rose 5% in december according to the national association of realtors. inventories are nearing a more normal level of around six months. but median prices continue falling down another 2.5% to almost $165,000. meanwhile, more homeowners plan on sprucing up those houses this year. research firm i.h.s. global predicts a pickup in home renovations, another sign of a strengthening housing market. the firm says annual spending on home improvements is up for the first time since the housing market went bust in 2006. >> susie: the clock is ticking to the south carolina presidential primary. the four surviving republican candidates were crisscrossing the state today, scrambling to drum up support, ahead of saturday's critical vote. the latest polls show that a last minute surge by newt gingrich could put him over the top ahead of mitt romney. south carolina republicans say the economy, unemployment and the deficit are the most important issues facing the nation. >> reporter: the palmetto state has come a long way from it's roots in textiles and agriculture. sout

america's realtors tell us today, sales were up 5% in december.s the third straight month increase, and homes were selling at the fastest pace in nearly a year. and that humming you might be hearing is america's factories coming back to life. the government told us production is up 15% since the great recession. the recession cost south carolina alone 35,000 manufacturing jobs. that's one reason the economy is such a big issue in tomorrow's primary. nancy cordes reports that the state of south carolina has learned that the key to creating jobs is adaptability. >> reporter: upstate south carolina is a region on the move. its engine for economic growth is the auto plant bmw built between greenville and spartanburg in 1992. >> without bmw, we would be just about lost. >> reporter: wayne dodds is a production technician at spartanburg steel. the fact rye once produced beer kegs. now, it makes parts for bmw, and pay for longtime workers like dodds to get technical training so they can keep up. >> my job is programming computers, robots, independenting

they could prove that reality is more a realtor who is in somalia for example who were there with a nurse instead of a c r i don't know what you can understand thank you thank you very much it was a very nice talking to you in just a reminder that my guest today was alexandra shubin one of the leaders of the russian pirate party and the third for now from politics here if you want time yourself spotlight drop you know what life would be back with more government and what's going on in and outside russia and so then they are r.t. and take care thank you. lucky mission free accreditation free transport chargers free. range missile three per free stereotypes free plug. the old free broadcast plug in video for your media projects a free media dog r.t. dot com. play. play play. play . syria's still reeling from escalating outbreaks of violence as the plight spreads to new york where un security council members seem unlikely to reach consensus on the unrest. occupy d.c. protesters dig their heels in as they wait for police crackdown after the deadline to leave their camp said by city authoritie

but i imagine they have to go through something that's realtorible. >> you know, folks, this is something that has shocked us to the core. and folks do have a heart. this is a community. we are a close-knit community and we do support each other. this is an opportunity for us to come together and show support for this baby and for this cause. >> d.c. does have a safe haven law which allows babies to be dropped off at hospitals and fire stations. no penalties. >>> fairfax county police tonight confirm a suspicious truck has been spotted again near an elementary school. more than 100 parents met tonight at clairement elementary to talk about what to do. jackie bensen was there. >> now try and pull the other way. see how you got out? >> reporter: 11-year-old katie shows off her self-defense skills. she and her sister have been hearing the message from their parents since they were old enough to understand. >> started doing scenarios and talking about strangers and different scenarios since they were itty bitty little kids. >> reporter: the family was part of the crowd that filled the cafeter

sherron ballard used to be a realtor. now she wants to work in construction. why?gh income that it's gonna bring for my daughter. >> reporter: the innovative program trains women for, well, man's work. for the few who make it through the grueling ten weeks, for those who can hack the physical demands, the rewards are great because traditionally male blue collar jobs can pay a lot more. ironworkers -- nearly all men -- make on average 23 bucks an hour. waitresses make just $10. >> women have to go out to work. i have a child. i have to support him. >> reporter: donna williamson, a recent graduate, is back lending a hand. she was a waitress scraping by on minimum wage. now she's an ironworker making twice as much. she's developed a crushing handshake and these days carries a tool belt that's almost a third of her body weight. >> at the end of the day you're dirty. you're sweating. you don't smell the greatest. and that's fine with me. >> reporter: we followed donna to work grinding metal. good day today? >> good day. >> reporter: gender equality is advancing in other

strong and was unquestionable israel war much more willing to take risks for peace or for change as a realtor all did with the strong support he got from president bush that made him withdraw really settlements and troops from the gaza strip so this. would see this humiliation being. sorry you want to jump in there but i mean sure i mean i agree with you but how is barak obama gun something different i mean the problem like there was i don't see that. explaining to you when when barack obama started he's. united states president his first action was to try and pressure israel into freezing settlements this signal to israel what's wrong with. going wrong with. the. legal under international law what's wrong with the president stopping reigning international law doesn't make any sense look i understand that you do not you do not you do not agree with the policies of the current israeli government and i appreciate that but do these really public these signals lack of sufficient support on the part of the american president signaled. different president of might not to be strong on israel or not

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