memorials, parades and tributes death, rob fladeboe shows you the special piece of washington that has come to this region. >>rob: this is a traveling to beat to vietnam veterans. it is a replica of a much larger in vietnam war memorial wall at the capitol in washington d.c.. it is visited by 3 million people each year. hundreds of visited this one today. a tribute that seems to touch all who see it. some >> it gives me a tremendous feeling deep in my heart. it is very emotional and i am very thankful. i am here because the wall is here and i came to pay respects to my brothers. it is a magnificent tribute to american war heroes, people who have sacrificed their lives. >>rob: all americans who died in vietnam, their names are listed. the main message behind the wall is the think you and welcome home that was missing when the war ended. in cupertino, rob fladeboe, kron4 news. >>jaqueline: it has been a dreary all day long. we have not seen that much rain. most of it has been towards the south and central valley. mill valley in san francisco, over one-tenth of an inch of rain. this year

our team coverage or the housing market continues with rob fladeboe. >>rob: back in 2006, they correctly predicted the house and bubble was about to burst. those same economists at ucla are saying that a convergence of factors means home prices are about to rise. fiord distressed properties, more jobs in continued low interest rates will push prices higher over the next six years says the study. the ucla anderson forecast anticipates that the median priced home in california, while relatively flat, will jump 1115% next year santa rise another 10% in 2013 with a median price of nearly 4 to $40,000 by 2017. that is a 52 percent increase over today's prices. and the president of the santa clara county realtors association says it is about time. >> the help of the city and community usually starts with the local real estate environment. if the realistic environment is healthy, of everything else will come >>rob: while there is a prediction of double-digit increases in home prices, rob fladeboe, kron4 is. >>pam: a decision tonight on converting an east bay h

rob fladeboe, kron4 news. >>pam: thanksgiving is a time to be grateful it into a family, friends and food. as we've relished the meals, health experts for might as to keep up the good habits as we enjoy the treats. >> eating during the holiday season is all about balance. eating treats the remembering good health habits. how do you make this happen? this is a registered dietitian. she says start are preparing lighter meals in between all they get together its. >> focus on foods that are naturally low in fat and high in fiber. when you do have to holiday parties, try not to put too much on your plate. >> try not to consume more than the typical amount they would consume at any other sit-down meal. if you're drinking alcohol, try refilling her glass with water is clean socks feels fichte--if you are drinking alcohol, try refilling your glass with water in between cocktails. >> mostly clear conditions, no rain. here is a look from city hall. clear conditions and right now it is cold. here is a look at conditions

as rob fladeboe shows us, as tonight, recently ceded zero >>rob: i am told over here on what has had a hard impact on traffic. right back there is the interchange of 156 and 0152, just north of hollister. this was the scene, legendary traffic jams have occurred here over the years. now, the eastbound traffic has a flight over ramped right here which means that it's simply keeps on going, allowing those turning south on to 156 clear sailing. the new interchange also eliminated the so-called good samaritan phenomenons. some well- meaning drivers going eastbound towards los gatos will actually stop to allow a few cars to make that left-hand turn across 152 on to 1 56 ft. into hollister. that in turn led to a back up into gilroy. in addition to that, there is a new climbing lane for trucks, keeping traffic moving and allowing them to pass. there are concrete barriers in the center divide that has cut down on a deadly head-on crashes. the bottom line is fatalities and injury accidents are down sharply. even though the day before thanksgiving there are no backups offs, highway 152, rob fla

rob fladeboe has details. b: back in 2006, they correctly predicted that housing bubble was about to burst. those same economists at ucla say a convergence of factors means that home prices are about to rise. fiord distressed properties, continued low interest rates will push prices higher over the next six years. and the ucla anderson forecast anticipates the median price tom and california is live now but will jump 11.5% next year and another 10% in 2013 with the median price of nearly four ordered $40,000 by 2017 which would be 52 percent increase over today's prices. if the president of the santa clara county realtors association says it is about time. the health of the the city and a community usually starts with a local real-estate environment. if the real- estate environment is healthy, everything else will come together. housing prices have come off of their high sand are reasonably priced. people can afford to buy a home of. those two things right there, the only thing indeed to have is a desire to mov

rob fladeboe reports. >>rob: in a preview of next week's planned, there is a strike at cal state east bay. san jose state university faculty members hit the picket lines on wednesday. >> it will be historic. it will be the first time there are strikes within the system. it's a shame. >>rob: teachers say that the administration is refusing honor the terms of the current contract which calls for a pay raise and they will not bargain for a new contract. >> our contracts will be in the hands of the presidents and deans which means they will be thinking about money, not school. >>rob: as a student it makes a big deal for me to have high-quality professors. if we want to attract good professors, we have to offer good contracts. >> we are, we teach, we are the 99%. >>rob: teachers say they do not want to strike a promise they will if they have to. >>kimberlee: i will tell you about a company for those claiming to be the next big thing. >>kimberlee: a company in colorado says that they can find out if your kid is d

as rob fladeboe shows us, the recently completed improvements are having the desired effect. >>rob: i am just east of what has had a huge impact on traffic. is that is is back there, it is the interchange at 156 and 22 just north of hollister. this was the scene, legendary traffic jams as cars headed for hollister could be backed up for hours trying to make a left-hand turn against eastbound traffic out of gilroy. now, the eastbound traffic has a flyover ramp which means it simply keeps on going, allowing people turning south on to 156 smooth sailing. the new interchange also a eliminated the goods the mayor to the phenomenon . >> in addition there is a new link for trucks keeping traffic moving and allowing more room to pass. there are new, higher concrete barriers which has cut down on deadly head-on crashes. the bottom line, and fatalities in the injury accidents are down sharply. >>pam: the kron4 is is just getting started. we will take you to the south bay where a young marine the wounded while serving in afghanistan makes it home for the holidays. >>j.r.: it is when the

in san jose i am rob fladeboe with kron4 news. >>justine: in other news around the bay a 67 year-old man that spent four decades as a fugitive he is wanted, for opening fire on to san francisco police officers. he plans to fight separate charges against him in the 1971 murder of a san francisco police officer. >>james: contra costa county sheriff deputies are searching for this man, they say the victim pulled over on the exit of interstate 680 to get something out of the other side of his car and that is when this person appeared with a handgun and attempted to rob him, the two struggled and the gun went off shattering one of the car's windows. at that point the robber took off the victim was fortunately and entered the pleas are looking for the suspect. congressional republicans are investigating the collapse of the solar energy from solyndra. they say they have documents that contradict white house, this to the video of the president visiting solyndra the facility back in may. it was located in the south bay. the obama administr

i am san jose--i am in san jose and rob fladeboe with kron4 news.ee has declared victory in the san francisco mayor race. not all the ballots have been counted in this is not official but and --lee since then he has declared victory and he is feeling very well about this. at los has yet to concede. >>pam: congressional republicans say they have documents that contradict the white house. this is video of the president visiting the facility in solyndra back in may and the south bay. the obama administration said they never discussed the solyndra loans in meetings with a key fundraiser for the present but gop leaders say their documents prove that the white house publicly pressured the white house department of energy to give solyndra at that loan. the white house says the same documents prove that the loan was made on merit. solyndra receive the money last year and filed for bankruptcy in august. this bankruptcy filing means that the government will probably never get that money back. new details about airport security. the federal officials say they

>>catherine: our team coverage continues with rob fladeboe.e went to a mall in san jose to find out if people were in a spending mood there. >>reporter: sure enough the entire stock at the hollister clothing company was 40% off. shoppers at this east ridge mall found a gobble puzo on black friday with virtually everything on itself. >> it is to get you in in the buying and in the christmas period. >>reporter: this place opened at midnight and by 10 p--and by 10:00 a.m. this place was packed. >> i have a coffee maker of a great deal that is why i am here. >> $25 for nike, that cannot be beat. they were originally $60. >> i cannot be the deal. i got some sheets and other things. >>reporter: black friday is the biggest felt of the year for retailers to. some shoppers are not buying it. >> it is a gimmick i know what it wishes to get to go out and then you get there and they only have one or two items on sale they are out when you get there. >>reporter: convinced a customer today is the customer later in the holiday season retailers are urging peo

meanwhile in the south bay, rob fladeboe shows the specialties of washington that has come to cupertinoer: memorial park in cupertino is just that. taking a could this traveling in tribute to the vietnam war veterans. it is a much larger memorial wall that is a replica of the capital in washington d.c.. hundreds of people are visiting this one today. this is a tribute that seems to touch all who see it. >> it gives me a tremendous feeling deep in my heart all the brothers that were lost. i have brothers right here within mine unit, it is very emotional and i'm very thankful for it. >> i came here because the wall was here and i came to pay respect my brothers. >>pam: it is a magnificent tribute to american war hero of people who sacrificed their lives. >>reporter: it lists the name of the americans who died in vietnam, many people find the names of a loved one on the wall to a pencil rubbing, or a quiet tribute or just leave some flowers. the main message behind the wall to many vets they say this to the thank you and welcome home that they did not get when the war ended. >>pam: me what

of pot and rob fladeboe shows us what this, he shows us this-that was found.eporter: they say this represents the largest bust in santa cruz county and almost 20 years. >> this is a very high- quality type of marijuana as you can tell standing here, you can smell the marijuana in the room. >>reporter: it has an estimated street value of more than $1 million. it was discovered in this warehouse in watsonville. the sheriff's deputies rated it on wednesday was supposed be filled with furniture. >> i did some follow-up and found that the pg any usage was extremely high not indicative of a furniture storage business there for after that we obtained a search warrant. one of the suspects claimed that it was a collective, but this is definitely a commercial operation of for-profit. >>reporter: so far two men are in custody. these are the pictures. in addition to the marijuana and quickly used to package it, the deputy seized more than $67,000 in cash. >> a pacific storm is pushing on shore for tonight is making for some wet weather around the bay area for this evening

rob fladeboe explains why.eporter: rent is going up across the bay area mainly as a result of new jobs, 40,000 new jobs in silicon valley alone in places like cupertino the home of apple computer. indeed, cupertino, modern view and palo alto are one of the highest rental markets in the south bay mainly because apple, facebook and google are hireling right now. that is not the only reason that rent is going up. >> you have individuals that are reluctant to purchase homes because they are afraid that it will lose value or they cannot qualify for a mortgage because the banks are being a little more cautious and strict in their lending standards >>reporter: san jose technology corridor is another hot market. the average rent now stands at $1,734. >> of rat in silicon valley over the past four years has only increased 8% that is about one-half percent per year of an increase. it is important to put these rent increases that we are hearing about in perspective and look at them over the long term dairy >>reporter: but

rob fladeboe shows us some of these problems.>reporter: these resident is showing that when the rain is overwhelmed, the raw sewage will back up into her trailer. this is an example of junk is piling up between these park trailers. there are no room for dumpsters and crashes also piling up in. this is bringing in rodents. there are also a large number of cats. a sanitation/odor problem. they think that some are in neat and clean but others are in need of maintenance. a child escaped serious injury when he was hit by a car on a narrow street. there are no areas for children to play and not nearly enough parking. this woman believes the management is not responding to a fire. she thinks that it is faulty wiring and no security. their rent is not being paid for anything. >> the owner is ensuring that everything is in compliance. just a handful is to blame if they had ignored repeated warnings. >> if we do not respond to their complaints with that is not true. we are always on top of things. what ever needs to be done, we do it. we h

as rob fladeboe reports, the victim was released by the suspect remains at large. >>rob: police say the victim was approached by a man inside of this parking garage on north third street in downtown san jose. it was already dark shortly before 70 am but the garage is a well late and still busy at that hour. the owner of the white camaro tells police the man had a gun and to secession of the car and then kidnapped him. someone called 911 a short time later and police began searching the area. around 9:00 p.m. the victim was released about 2 mi. away at the intersection of 17th and east santa clara. the suspect advantage of the vehicle in the same area and made off through the neighborhood on foot. police gave chase but the suspect managed to escape. the search was called off at 3:00 a.m.. if the suspect at this time is described as a hispanic male adults who is armed and considered dangerous. >>ysabel: here is a live look outside on the bay bridge. we will hope that the weather will clear up, we will be right back with the latest on your forecast. the >>ysabel: here

reporting from ocean beach, rob fladeboe, kron 4 news. >>pam: there are three protests tomorrow one at 9:00 a.m., one afternoon, the for third will be scheduled for the evening. occupy oakland will be targeting major corporations, bank of america, and it will begin on the corner of 14th and broadway. this city of oakland has passed cities businesses to remain open. mayor jean quan was nowhere a round. in an even before the news conference mayor jean quan was hoping the p strike would be peaceful. and several questions. >> i am interested why are you making this statement instead of jean quan? >> the mayor is not plan on addressing the press or the media at all. >> why are you making this statement instead of mere jean quan? when she took over as mayor she bragged that should be on the spot. especially in difficult situations. >>pam: the spokesperson says that a closed door city council member meeting is where jean quan was involved with. however, more problems for jean quan this time an open letter from the union. it represents the oaklan

can't have that >>catherine: are black friday team coverage continues with rob fladeboe he spent the mall in the south bay that was a lot less hectic and he said shoppers were in a spending mood. peers who >>reporter: sure enough the entire stock at the hollister company is 40% off. shoppers at east ridge smalt found a virtually everything on sale. >> it is to get you in, get you buying in in the christmas spirit. >>reporter: here opened at midnight in by 10:00 p.m. the place was packed. judging by the number of shoppers with their bags, there were deals to be had. >> i got a coffee maker for $9.98. >> $25 for a pair of nikes, you cannot be that the regular price is $60 i think i got a good deal. >> i got some sheets and things, i could not be the deal >>reporter: black friday is the biggest sale of the year with low and mid range three tellers risking margins as they cut prices, but some buyers are not buying it. >> it is a gimmick, it is just to get people to go out and the only have about one or two items on sale or they're out when you get there. >>reporter: retailers are urging

in san jose i am rob fladeboe with kron4 news.e in the bay area there are deals to be had. we are a matter of days from black friday. i did some digging and found some of the best deals out there. all of these will be coming up in my 8:00 story. reporting in san francisco i am j.r. stone with kron4 news.-but it is almost holiday shopping time i have a good new online resource to share with you, free warranty.com is a great web site you should know about, it is great for electronics and great for purchasing gifts. it has partner with most major retailers instead of buying something directly from a retailer's web site you can order it your item through them and get a free extended warranty. you have nothing to lose. i searched on the site in they have every popular tech item that i could think of. depending on the value of the product, the extended warranty will vary in the amount of time offered. i liked this idea because a lot of us passed on warranties and is ok but it is nice to have. again the site is free warranty .com. in oth

rob fladeboe tells about a new report that predicted a steady increase in home prices over the next severaleporter: reporter: back in 2006 they correctly predicted the house unbearable was about to burst and those same economists at the university of los angeles say a convergence of factors means that home prices are about to rise. there are fewer distressed properties, more jobs and low interest rates will push prices higher over the next six years. the ucla anderson forecast indicates the median price home in california while relatively flat now will jump 11.5% next year and will rise another 10% in 2013 with the median price of nearly $440,000 by 2017 which will be 52 percent increase over today's prices. the president of the santa clara county realtors association said is about time. >> i'm excited because at the help of a city and the help of the community usually starts with a local roots--real-estate environment, and if the real-estate in farming is healthy everything else will come together. housing prices have come off their highs and they're reasonably priced where people can't af