she says the realtor who sold her the home never mentioned the recent crime in the neighborhood. >> i wasn't aware of the burglaries recently until you just told me. >> how concerning is this? >> it is very concerning. i'm going to make sure all the doors and windows are shut. >> police want to question two men who they are calling persons of interest. a white male 25 to 30 years old, thin build with short blond hair. he asked a resident if they have a dog for sale and left after being told he had the wrong address. the others described as a black male 20 to 30 years old, medium build. he was seen knocking on doors and driving a gray bmw sedan. police increased patrols in the areas where the burglaries have taken place. they want residents to use common sense. they say to make sure to lock windows and doors and set the alarm. in belmont, kron4 news. >>> oakland police are releasing a new clue tonight in hopes to catching the man. known to many people as brother john. the 29-year-old was gunned down in east oakland while he was doing what he was most known for, feeding the homeless. in

it had treasury, it had hud, it had fannie, it had freddie, it had the mortgage bankers, the realtors, the home builders, it had the community groups and the special interest groups. all of them were involved in this push to increase home home ownership to intended record levels by the end of the millennium. and they created a platform that would carry that out, and that included reduced down payments, changes in building quality, innovation of new mortgage products and all of these were stated goals, and they were implemented as part of policy, part of plan and part of the notion of wrapping ourselves in a culture of ownership. ownership society without ever having a discussion about what it was. and we forget that all of the benefits that historically have been conveyed by home ownership are real. there are greater ties to one's community, they are a better place to raise a family, more stable neighborhoods, typically neighborhoods with more focus on educational attainment of the children in those neighborhoods. but we never stopped to ask what it was that really drove those as part

the realtors have been bringing in busloads of people. there is an attempt. gwen: there is an exit strategy that's clear to everybody tonight? or is that still going to emerge in the next 48 to 72 hours? >> i think there is -- the senator from tennessee said that by the time tuesday rolls around, i think something pretty will have happened. it's going to happen, unfortunately, there will be theater before it does. gwen: really? theater? we haven't had any of that. we'll have to suffer through so much more. thank you all so much. thank you all, as well. we are done here for now but the conversation continues online where we'll continue to sort things out. you can find us at pbs.org. keep up with daily developments with me each night on the news hour. gwen: every thursday get a preview of our shows and panels available at washingtonweekinreview.com. >> washington week" is produced by weta. >> funding for "washington week" is provided by -- >> this rock has never stood still. since 1975, we've been there for our clients through good times and bad. when their need

. - i really told the realtor that i only wanted to look on this red mountain quarter, and i wanted trailause that's what's the most appealing to me in this area. burkhardt: michelle was part of a growing contingent of transplant residents to southwest utah attracted to the area's mild climate and almost limitless opportunities for outdoor recreation in a spectacular setting. - it's really like no other place you can be. it's just so many trail heads and so many places in such a short distance. and it's really a treasure, and we want to preserve it. burkhardt: it is a familiar management dilemma, how to protect such precious areas while also allowing access to a growing number of enthusiasts. red cliffs national conservation area is the culmination of 13 years of public lands conservation that began with the red cliffs desert reserve, a wildlife preserve set aside to help protect the rare mojave desert tortoise. - it's challenging to allow people access to the reserve, to enjoy the reserve, yet maintain and protect habitat, tortoise habitat as well as populations of tortoises. burkhardt:

the realtors group said the unexpected downturn was due in part to a record increase in cancellations of pending contracts. analysts say that could be due to jitters from the poor economy or because of tighter lending conditions. >>> people who live in oakland will be voting on a parcel tax this fall. the city council voted yesterday to make the parcel tax part of a special all-mail election on november 15th. if approved by two-thirds ftd voters, it will -- of the voters, it will raise taxes for libraries and rec centers. >>> the dow jones industrial gave back some of yesterday's gains today. all those reports of progress sort of debt limit agreement fueled the rally but word that a washington is still in a stalemate today damped enthusiasm. the nasdaq closed down 12, the dow dropped 15 points. >>> investigators in mountain view are trying to determine what started a fire at a u-haul parking lot. coming up, we'll tell you why some believe it could be connected to gas thieves. >>> sunny skies and warm temperatures across the entire bay area today. coming up, i'll let you know when the

voices heard on the hill but the washington times even reports that they are lobbying like mad so in the realtor ization bill there's a drive to withhold up to five percent of each state's highway funding unless that state adds a measure to enforce the device in cars of convicted drunk drivers there's also a proposal on the table that would allocate sixty million dollars to the manufacturers to develop a new type a device that would detect how close the driver is to reaching the blood alcohol limit probably through skin contact with the steering well so if these measures are passed in the breathalyzer manufacturing industry would quickly be booming and much like to protecting children from internet pornography that we talked about yesterday nobody wants to be seen as being against drunk driving prevention methods so lawmakers of the most part are probably going to sign on and you combine that with all the activist organizations like mothers against drunk driving who will gladly promote these proposals and the alcohol lobbyists don't stand a chance not like i'm even siding with the alcohol lobby

you get the realtors, you get the homebuilders, you get community groups, you get community activists to say, if fannie and freddie are constrained, it will have a negative impact on homeownership rates. >> reporter: right across the street-- the james a. johnson housing and community development center, named for the man who, say the authors, built fannie's empire. >> james johnson was the chief executive of fannie mae from 1991 to 1998; stayed on at the company in a high position in 1999. he was the architect of the company's ability to capture congress, to neutralize its regulator, to actually write legislation that would enrich its profitability. >> the target and the goal was to make sure that people on capitol hill liked the company, saw the company as the face of housing, so that senators and congressmen could say to their constituents, "look, we're increasing homeownership and you're the beneficiary." >> reporter: fannie mae had no comment on any of the charges in the book. but fannie's supporters say it was trying to do something almost all politicians believed in-- making ho

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. >> now the bill is also being supported by the national association of realtors. ey say it could give the housing market a much needed boost especially for some of the areas still struggling to recover such as contra costa county. realtors there say the tax base has gone down three years in a row. and foreclosures still make upmost of the market. >>> well, the way you watch movies from your home is changing. the new pricing policy that has some customers up in arms. >>> and a place to bring people to justice becomes the scene of a brawl. and it's all caught on tape. >>> welcome back to the morning news. it is now 4:52 and take a look at this video. it's from tacoma, washington. a fight in a courthouse as a murder suspect was being brought in for trial. friends of the murder victim rushed in, stormed past the officers to attack that man who is accused. they threw him to the ground and started stomping on his head. officers were able to end the fight by using their tasers. everyone involved in the attack was arrested. >>> rodney king has been booked in a los angeles

the listing realtor tells us it's not for rent and if it were, $2,000 would be ridiculous. following our investigation truly yeah is now promising to launch its own. too late for blake but neighbor time to help others. >> put your faith in the world and it gets taken away. >> reporter: trulia is now warning renters about suspicious tactics demanding more information from people placing ads and trulia isn't the only website hit by scammers. we have also seen suspicious ads on hotpad and, of course, craigslist. remember, if you have a consumer problem or question, give us a call 1-888-5-helps-u. >>> thank you. they are everywhere picture- perfect photos of actors and celebrities but covering up the flaws can go a little too far and in response, britain has banned a series of laureal ads. they show overly air brushed images of actress julia roberts and supermodel christy turlington. britain's advertising watchdog says the magazine advertisements were misleading and do not accurately represent what the beauty products could achieve. though admitting post production techniques w

yesterday in economic reports coming out today you will see weekly figures on the jobless claims and the realtorswill give a report on pending home sales new details of a parolee had that was under suspicion of the beating of the bryan stowe they are filing a suit when he was arrested in the home where a fire arm was found they said they were in a rush to judgment. it police exonerated ramirez last week announcement coming from the san francisco giants this morning carlos about prandial felder accepted of trade to the severances code giants they have a 24 hour window to negotiate shortly after an aide to to win beltran arrived in the clubhouse and told his teammates he was on his way to join the giants. the giants desperately need some offense parent we will be read back when the kron 4 morning news continues it is a foggy day out there as we look at the san mateo bridge we will be out there as we look at the san mateo bridge we will be right back yÑsÑkékékióç]s]s >> new report that i of norway alex branded as soon as he was approached by police after the shooting on the island >> i think that ra

>> coming up, advice from the police, property owners, realtors, and the ocean city mayor himself. >> and now, your insta-weather forecast with ava marie. >> we have been talking about the possibility of showers and storms through this afternoon, and that is already happening out there. take a look at hd doppler. you can see quite a bit of activity from a virginia moving to the southern tier of the state. there is at least a little bit of lighting reported with this cell, and at more pushing toward ocean city and eastern shore, and concern of heavy downpour and mining with those storms. -- and the lightning with these storms. you can see this moving towards the southern tier. that is the possibility that more storms could pop up near baltimore. that is what we are looking at for the forecast, all because of a frontal system that has been hanging around for the past day or so. the cold front is lifting back up to the north as a warm front. the warm and humid air will aid in making things more unsettled. we keep the possibility of more showers and storms, although they will be scattered

. >> well, today on cnbc, we talked to the realtors and in a week housing market, they had peopleandy a home have backed out because they are concerned of what is or is not happening in washington, d.c., they are canceling the contracts to buy a home. that is one angle, but there is another angle. what about the consumer spending? are consumers starting to sit on their hands and close the wallets more, because they are afraid of what might not get done in washington, d.c.? to my previous point, if we don't know an outcome, and don't know what is going to happen, generally the best thing to do is to batten down the hatches and perhaps do nothing which is what consumers are starting to do and it is what corporate america is afraid would happen even greater en masse if we don't get a deal or if we get a credit ragt downgrade and the stocks are fundamentally earnings, martin, so if the consumer clams up for whatever reason and does not spend, corporate america suffers and the stock market suffers and that is what we are starting to see this week. >> a serious situation. cnbc's brian sull

right behind me right here is the longhorn saloon which the realtor, david olson, says is ready to opent in there, clean it up, bring in the beer, wine, whatever you want to serve, it's ready to go. there's a gas station here that's ready to go as well. there are a couple of homes, whether or not you want to keep those up, that would be your choice, i suppose, as well but certainly, there is an opportunity to run a viable town here, but you need of course a very strong work ethic and love for the outdoors and isolation. it's about 50 miles from the nearest city. >> winning the election for mayor seems pretty easy. mary thompson. >> reporter: there is no mayor. >> we got that. little joke. thank you, mary. >>> thank you for watching today. i'm contessa brewer. see you tomorrow noon eastern. well-being. we're all striving for it. purina cat chow helps you nurture it in your cat with a full family of excellent nutrition and helpful resources. purina cat chow. share a better life. ♪ [ cat meows ] ♪ [ whistles ] ♪ [ cat meows ] ♪ [ ting! ] [ male announcer ] travelers can help you protect th

. >> susie: here's what we're watching for tomorrow: the nation's realtors report total existing home sales for june. we'll get an update on mortgage applications and crude oil and gasoline inventories, along with earnings from altria, a.m.r., ebay and intel. and, hilary kramer is our "street critique" guest. email your questions to streetcritique@nbr.com. could the big apple be the new world capital of technology start ups? if new york city mayor michael bloomberg has his way, the answer is yes. he wants to create a world-class science and engineering campus here. u.s. universities, including stanford, columbia and n.y.u., have expressed interest. the city would provide land to build as much as two million square feet of classrooms, labs and other buildings. >> tom: general motors is launching a new system to monitor power usage in its chevy volt. the program sends data from the car back to the power grid so utilities can better manage their energy demands. it uses the onstar system to monitor a vehicle's battery charge. using that information, power companies can balance demand and

on wednesday the national association of realtors will release home sales. we are reaching the deadline to raised the debt ceiling. let's take a look at the tea party idea. >> democrats say that this would lead to decimating budget cuts and make it difficult to pass tax increases on the wealthy. >> good news on jobs this morning, according to a new survey, hiring is expected to pick up your of the rest of the year. the national association of business economists found that 43 percent of businesses will increase employment in the next six months. that is the highest number in the year. about 50% and i expect any change. they say that 76 percent occur are expected to grow 2% or more and 23% expect growth of 2% or below. global uncertainty and disasters in japan play a major role in those expectations. we are live into space where the astronauts are about to perform the final official past closing. we expect to see that light any minute on kron 4. this is the last time a shuttle crew will depart the station. it will be headed back to earth tomorrow. as soon as t

home sales decreased eight-tenths of a percent from a month earlier, according to the national association of realtors. it was the third-straight monthly drop. meantime, mortgage applications jumped 15.5% last week. the mortgage bankers association says that's the biggest increase in four months, helped by a flood of refinancing applications. >> tom: mortgage lender wells fargo will pay $85 million to settle civil charges that it steered borrowers into high- cost, subprime loans. it's the largest fine ever imposed by the federal reserve in a consumer-enforcement case. wells fargo did not admit or deny wrongdoing as part of the settlement. the bank agreed to compensate borrowers who were pushed into higher-priced loans or whose income was exaggerated. >> susie: meantime, help is on the way for small banks and small businesses. the u.s. treasury said today it's giving $214 million to 17 community banks to help finance local businesses. the money comes from the small business lending fund. community banks are often the lenders of first choice for small firms, but many of these institutions have gone unde

the king of carville. he was an early settler to carville. jacob heyman that realtor, started being called the father of carville. we'll see why in a second. and this guy on the left, colonel daley, was often called the pioneer father of carville. he really gets a lot of the credit. here's colonel daley in his little shed. how do we describe him? he's sort of a 1890's bohemian, a bit of a herm yit. most importantly, he was a friend of adolph sutro's. and sutro had a real estate shack on the northwest corner of the sunset. he let colonel daley squat in there essentially. he went out every morning, walked along the beach. whatever washed up he brought back to his shed and created quite a large little compound of old bottles, shoes, anything that washed up. a ship wreck. provided a bunch of lumber. he made a sleeping loft in his cabin. for a while he had a wife. she didn't wash up in the waves. but she did eventually wash out. she couldn't handle cooking in the sandunes every night, creating a fire. so she left him sometime in the late 18920 -- 1890's. but daley took one

the realtors and homebuilders a mortgage bankers and lenders know they cannot do that. they're still the guy in the bar swinging at someone bigger than he, confident and the knowledge that his friends are holding back. if the friends released him they became the majority in the house. they say obama will not let them do it. >> what do you hopefully the impact of the cftb when it starts? >> confirming this without a director is difficult. you cannot object and people go ahead and act that way but cannot object to a king day. i see in the opposition to the risk retention the problems. a good director of the cfpb will mean that a lot fewer bad mortgages will be issued like mortgages with a lower chance of postponements -- of payment. there are no-the facts that were predicted. i'd think you'll see consumers much better protected in that regard. you will also seek most of the financial institutions benefiting. the benefit because they are on regular is another will be regulated by the same rules that debt -- inform them. judgment has already been going out. the truth in lend

the 2.4% rise in pending home sales followed an 8% gain in may, according to the national association of realtors. meanwhile, foreclosure activity slowed down in the nation's largest metropolitan areas during the first half of the year. however, foreclosure listing firm realty-trac says that's because banks are taking longer to move against homeowners behind in their mortgages. >> ways to turn child's playtime into a learning opportunity. >> susie: our guest tonight expects the u.s. will lose its triple-a credit rating even with a debt deal, but that event won't disrupt the markets. here to explain why: mike holland, chairman of his new york money management firm, holland and company. mike, nice to you have back. >> good evening, susie. >> susie: all right, so tell us why you think that a downgrade is inevitable, even if there is a deal in washington? >> well, let me start with a more positive note, susie, and i'll get to the answer. i think there's zero chance of the u.s. defaulting on its debt. i think there's zero chance of the u.s. not paying social security checks as darren gersh was just ta

very much we're getting closer to a balanced budget. >> reporter: the national association of realtors spend $7.1 million lobbying in the second quarter of this user, nearly double what they spent over the same period last year. realtors are worried the mortgage interest deduction for homeowners could be eliminated. >> if it went away or severely curtailed it would add wind more level of uncertainty. >> with potential $3 trillion in federal deficits on the line, special interest groups are angling to have their say on what is in and what is out. >> these lobbying spending numbers are through june, of course. in the last couple weeks there's been a frenzy of lobbying activity going on. the sunlight organization anticipate a huge bump-ultimate up 234 the amount of money spent. >> and they're only just getting started. thanks very much, lisa. >>> we'll have much more later in "the situation room." right now a chilling new warnings about terror on u.s. soil. the department of homeland security alerting law enforcement officials about possible threats to utilities across the country, plants

but the realtors and the lenders and everybody else knows that they cannot do with. there's still the guy starling at the bar at somebody much larger than he is at the knowledge that his friends are holding him back. with solid in the house, they became the majority. their friends let go of the code. now, they are single, will not let them do it. >> what do you hope will be the impact once it starts up? what are the consequences of starting without the senate confirmed it? >> confirming the director is not a problem. if you're not going to confirm anybody, you cannot reject a people act that way. we do not have a lot of bad mortgages being made now because people are still in shock. i see seeds of problems. i think a good director will mean of -- a lot fewer bad mortgages will be issued. i think that will be very helpful. i think consumers will find that they're treated much more fairly. we have already seen that. credit card act we passed had a very good affect. no negative effects. he will see consumers much better protected in that regard. he will also see -- the

last week, he resigned from the greater baltimore board of realtors after 14 years of service. >> the case is one step closer to go into the jury. the defense has rested in the casey anthony trial. we have more. >> do you know george? >> the defense closed with a flurry. >> to develop a relationship with them -- did you develop a relationship with tampa him. >> he said it was an accident and went out of control. but i was caught off guard with airit. he had tears in his eyes. >> prosecutors pushed to establish that was george anthony at the time. >> he did not claim he was there or knew that the request i agree with you. >> later, her mother and father and brother were called back to the stand. questioning centered on how the pets were buried. >> they were put in plastic bags and wrapped in packing paper. >> prosecutors fireback the crest i take it that you did not euthanized your own pets with chloroform. >> only one anthony was left to take the stand. one question was answered this afternoon because it is your decision not to testify. >> yes, sir. >> the defense rests. >> 5:38. 62 d

the national association of realtors says through march a third of home sales in florida, for instance, were to foreign buyers. that's up 10% from 2007. they are being enticed by low, low prices 30% nationwide since peaking in 2006. lower dollar making their money going farther. miami, fort lauderdale, phoenix, make of the hottest markets now. >>> what is behind door number two? facebook is making this big old announcement at 10:00 in the morning. speculation is that facebook will either unveil an app for the ipad, photo sharing for iphone or video chat service featured by skype. last week ceo mark zuckerberg told reporters the company will launch something awesome. >> could be all three for all we know. >> i'm voting on skype. we can check back in tomorrow. >> i'm going to head up to facebook after the newscast. so i'll let you know. >> very good. >>> today it is tax cuts versus tax breaks on capitol hill. in just a few hours president obama will meet with democrats and republicans to hammer out a deal on the debt crisis before it is too late. at stake, raising the nation's $14.3 tril

. >> there is an undisclosed amount 6 money the bank will accept. but this realtorauctions aren't always as they appear. >> what people don't realize as they're bidding is that they have no idea what the bid number s if you win the bid, you win the auction doesn't mean you get the purchase. i believe it's disclosed that that is representing the bank trying to move the price up to what that minimum reserve. >> does the auctioneer bid been -- behalf of the seller. >> terms and conditions outline how that works. >> and again this, house is one of those that will be sold tomorrow this, house was once valued at $450,000. it's 2500 square feet. no one expects houses to sell at those prices. we have details, terms, and conditions and a chance to participate in a mock auction, those details are on our web site. refered to their web site abc 7 news.com. >> and looking for a good deal? thank you very much. >> and president ob calma has had fun with astronauts on board the space shuttem this morning. take a look. >> hello, mr. president you're talking to the crew of the space

realtors in contra costa county stay the tax it base has gone down three years in a row and foreclosures make up most of the market. >> for the second time this year, california state tuft students have learned their tuition is going up. it yesterday, the board of trustees approved the 12% tu television hike set to begin next month. earlier this year, they passed a 10% increase, the $588 increase will put tuition pat all 23 csu campuses, at about $5400 a year. thisin the -- this does not including or books. >>> it the regents are considering another hike. yesterday, the board begin a three-day meeting in sacramento. the president is recommending a 9.6% increase. that would raise tuition to about $12,000 a year and this two make up for an unexpected $150 million cut by the state. >>> remember rodney king? well, he's been booked in a los angeles county jail on suspicion of driving under the influence. sheriff deputies say they pulled limb over yesterday east of it los angeles for breaking several traffic rules. it rodney king, as you know, is the victim of this videotape police it beating

neighbors describe the orange county realtor as quiet. >> she never seemed angry or person, outgoing ersonality, loves to keep this place running great. >> reporter: tonight doctors say the garden grove man is in good condition, his estranged wife, however, facing charges of aggravated mayhem.lb arrest reporting. if convicted, katherine could be sentenced to life in prison. >>> one of most notable first ladies of our time was rememb remembered today. 43 issues. after leaving the white house, veterans and others may not be sent out. in fact, a senior republican said president obama would have to leave office for there to be an agreement on spending and taxes. democratic leaders are demanding tax hikes. >> as long as this president is in the oval office, real solution is probably unattainable. >> we must protect medicare and social security. we will not support cuts. >> what little progress was made came in the form of an 18-month plan proposed by republicans. 18 months because that's how much remains in president obama's term. they say in 18 months, with a republican president, they ca

now a recent tech boom is creating job opportunities but making the competition tougher when it comes to read, realtorsay that the prices have gone up between 10% 25% in recent months. >> if you want to live in a building just like this one in san francisco you can now expect to pay even more rain. take a look at this video for example. a two- bedroom apartment in this high-rise on fremont and mission will set you back about $6,000 to $7,000 per month, 18 months ago a different story he would pay between $4,800.6000 dollars per month. tenants say that it has been tough to find a place. they say that job growth with tech companies is one of the reasons why the cost of rent is steadily climbing. >> we are typically going up and read, that is for the younger people want to live. >> she says that tenants should be persistent and take action. >> they need to talk with it the representatives and said they want more housing in san francisco because the only with the prices will go down is if more housing is built. >> sleeping in cars could be illegal in east palo alto. the city wants to ban the practice. we s

the national association of realtors compares the median income to the median home price and what theye found is that right now, homes are as affordable as they have been in 40 years. right now, they say a family with median income is spending 14% of that income to buy the median home right now, the median priced home. that's way down from better than 22% back at the height of the boom. >> sure. what about the idea that many of the buyers could be holding back, thinking that okay, we'll wait just a little bit longer and wait for these prices to get even lower? >> reporter: excellent point, suzanne. that's what i call the x factor. it certainly is happening. that's one reason we haven't seen housing really bounce back just yet. people are holding back, thinking prices are going lower and lower, why should i buy now, they're not in any rush. that's a major problem for housing. eventually that's going to end, if home prices keep on falling. but the latest month's data shows some possibility of stability here so we may actually be hitting that point right now. >> all right. thank you. alla

one theory blames the heavy water and melting snow causing floods downstream. >> and realtors warn -- >> you expect floods. a river like yellowstone floods all the time and we can't expect our pipelines to break every time a flood happens. >> regulators warned exxonmobil about safety violations along the line twice in the last year. the company says more than 280 people are involved in the cleanup and more than nine miles of absorbent boom are deployed. >> we understand this is a very serious event. we understand that we need to get our full arms around where the exposure areas are. >> the line was shut down due to concerns about flooding in may. exxonmobil restarted it after determining that the risk of a leak or spill was low. >>> the los alamos national lab re-opens for business tomorrow now that crews have regained the upper hand on that massive fire in mexico. thousands were let back home after a week and they're still worried about the possibility of flooding since the fire destroyed plants and trees leaving the either bare. >>> sure, there were the usual fireworks and food to c

the national association of realtors is one of those groups. in the second quarter of the year, they 70 nearly $7 million to keep a popular tax break off the federal chopping block. >> since the mortgage interest went away or got severely curtailed, and that would decline things further. >> lobbying spending numbers are only through june. it expects to see a another huge bump when the next -- to see another huge bump when the next numbers number out next fall. -- next numbers come out next fall. >>> here max is playing on a playground. he has a con ten -- he also has a congenital heart condition. >> can you feel it, max? >> if you touch it or if something hits it -- that's only when i feel it. >> congressional leaders have introduced bills. >>> the u.s. military is moving one step closer to allowing gay and lesbian service members to serve openly. ktvu alison burns, live this morning in our washington, d.c. newsroom with what the new defense secretary is doing today. alison? >> reporter: that's right. he's been on the job a couple of weeks. toda

he resigned from the greater baltimore board of realtors to focus on his mayoral campaign. he announced his bid back in april. >> 86-day school day is one option being offered. scores for students were slipping in one area. saturday could be added for more schools. >> for many of our kids can you need to stretch time in a way that it allows them to dive deep into some of the barriers that success may be. >> the details have not been ironed out. the discussions would target eighth grade students. a few cities schools already follow 86-day schedule. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. what do you think of the idea of extending the school week in baltimore city to six days? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> no word as to what triggered a fierce fire in west baltimore. take a look of this. the flames engulfed this garage in the 1000 block of lombard street. nobody was hurt. >> office shuffling this morning. president obama bestowed robert gates the presidential medal of free

the government cannot. housing rescue, tens of millions more in waste and fraud just revealed. realtors this is the kind of stuff that makes the bad housing situation worse. maybe contributed to the 1% dip in new home sales we just reported last month. we mean well, done we? we always mean well. >> i think so, i'm not sure. >> neil: what happened? >> it is unbelievable. again, it might be worthwhile if we had stable prices. we had stable demand. if something had gone right with housing. but nothing has gone right. with all of these 30 billion dollars of housing tax credits, not including possibly the fraud. it is amazing. >> neil: when you take the credit away. o', the buyers go away. >> so we are borrowing for future we did nothing. whoever would have bought maybe next april, bought in april or which ever year we're referring to. we merely borrowed from the future. demand dropped. prices continued to drop. absolutely nothing was accomplished by the home buyer tax credit as far as i'm concerned. >> neil: do you think people have a past loafian response to like -- a pavlovian response?

and to get a wonderful home and great value. >> undisclosed amount of money that the bank will accept. >>reporter: but realtors prospective buyers public auction aren't always as they appear. >> what people don't realize as they are bidding they have no idea what the bid number is. so even if you win the bid you win the auction dent mean necessarily that you get to purchase the property. i believe it is disclosed that the auctioneer is representing the bank trying to move the price up to what that minimum reserve is. >>reporter: does the auctioneer bid on behalf of the bank against the bidders. >> auctioneer can bid on behalf of the seller and again the term and conditions outline how that works. >>reporter: those terms and conditions are on the auction.com web site along with details about saturday event in oakland. there's also an opportunity there to participate in a mock auction. i'm told very good advice for the first timer. in pinole, abc 7 news. >>> the ruckus over rankings. tonight popular magazine is out with its list of the wringt dressed cities in america. who made it and who didn't. and perhaps wh