. >> were largely unoccupied sunday night. but some people are getting the message and some people don't care. >> handful of protesters and a dozen park police. they were expecting tens and making sure no one was camping out. >> this is not an eviction. our goal is to ensure health and safety. >> a far cry from the violent confrontation saturday in mcpherson square. >> one person got clubbed on the arm and another got a finger broken. >> one officer was struck in the face with a flying bridge. a dozen protesters arrested. they say they're not putting. -- not quitting. >> it is important we maintain a physical presence. >> it becomes a nuisance to the citizens and the people of the city, then it's time to make changes. >> the message is starting to get through. >> a 40-year d.c. resident is a believer. >> something is going to happen as a result of this. there will be some legislation. >> these occupiers have been here for months. look at this. it is a semipermanent arrangements they have. kind of a new standby. and here they h

investigators are working to determine a cause and say the building appeared to be unoccupied at theof the fire. >>> investigators are looking for the cause of this two-alarm fire at a market near richmond high school. someone reported the fire at 3:30 a.m. it took firefighters 45 minutes to put it out. no one was injured. firefighters put the damage at about 200,000 mostly to the office and storage area. officials at the united nations began a two-day visit to iran today amid tensions over that country's nuclear program. the u.n.'s international atomic energy agency wants to determine whether iran is trying to make an atomic weapon or just enriching uranium for power. so far iranian officials have denied they are working on atomic weapon. if that's disproved, both the u.s. and israel has said military action against iran is not off the table. >>> syrian troops and tanks are gathering. an activist is warning that a government assault on the city could bring a round of new fierce urban conflilth. this is amateur video. meantime, the international red cross is trying to broker a cease-

they've announced a program the related point is the heavy cost of leaving homes unoccupied. vandalism and neglect will cause the house value to decline significantly. it will hurt the neighborhood and so on. efforts to maintain continuous occupation by an owner or renter is also a positive rental programs do that. but so might potentially alternatives to foreclosure like rent to own or short sales. deed in lieu. >> thank you. >> senator cornin. >> thank you for being here. the unemployment rate in america for the fourth quarter of 2012 according to the cbo they projected 8.9% for the fourth quarter of 2012. >> 2012 or 2013? >> to this. our forecasts are for unemployment to continue to decline moderately. we see growth as something close to potential. which under normal circumstances would mean that we're creating enough jobs but not making sharp prooichlts on the economic rate. >> i think when the stimulus was first proposed she said unemployment would be down around 6% the first quarter of 2012 obviously that wasn't correct. let me ask you things that might affect the unemp

largely unoccupied sunday night. >> i think some people are getting the message. >> only a handful protestors and perhaps a dozen park police. >> we will give the opportunity for people to leave that section. >> inspecting and making sure no one is camping. >> this is not an eviction. our main goal is to ensure health and safety occurred >> a far cry from saturday's violent confrontation in mcpherson square. >> i know one person that got a bad club to the arm. >> one officer was struck in the face with a flying brick a dozen protesters are restive. >> being in our nation's capital, i think it is important that we maintain a physical presence. >> is this making a difference? some visitors see more mass than message. >> when it becomes a nuisance to the city, then it is time to make some changes on how they protests. >> michael, a d.c. resident is a believer. >> there will be some legislation. something will happen as a result of this. >> keep in mind, these encampments have been here for months. this shows you how semi permanent this is. they have an information knee stand here. and in down he

he would find unoccupied homes or hopes in foreclosure, change the locks and advertise that the homeswere for rent on craigslist. they say he had real estate experience so he drew up sophisticated lease documents and no one suspected a thing. the victims handed over first and last month's rent and security deposit and thought everything was fine. police say they think he did this with homes in walnut creek, hercules, antioch and brentwood. it was the police officers in hercules and walnut creek who started questioning what was going on. the district attorney so far has recovered $35,000. investigators are hoping to bring in more. this guy is now in jail with bail set at $180,000. the district attorney is asking for anyone else who thinks they may have been a strict time please come forward. -- been a victim, to please come forward. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> 4:33. california's air quality is wading back into the fore -- attorney general is wading back into the foreclosure crisis. this time tamala harris wants something very big. >> reporter: attorney general harris is asking fanni

investigators believe people are targeting areas where they believe that homes are unoccupied. police suspect the burglars are knocking or ringing the doorbells. when no one answers they are entering through unlocked side gates or rear doors. sometimes prying doors opened. another burglar happen near middle field road. on top of that, three more burglars occurred at an apartment complex in chariton avenue. key cards are needed to enter. investigators believe the thieves are following behind residence. the knocking on doors to see if anyone is home before breaking in. the thieves got away with jewelry and electronics. since all eight burglars occurred on friday between 7:30 in the morning and 4:00 in the afternoon, police are look into the possibility that they are connected. >> think there are multiple crews working in town because the guy graphic differences where these occurred on friday seem it's not the same people. >> reporter: there was also an unsuccessful particular attempt at a home where they tried to enter through a pet door. police are warning to make sure all the d

appointment process to direction by the president deciding that the senate -- the senate floor is open, unoccupied, and he can now make an appointment. >> would the president and senate start out in that original position? wouldn't they start out in the reasonable man position that, quite frankly, i'm sending over a nomination within a period of time i would like to have a yes or no? >> this would be a wonderful thing if things always worked that way but we're working with law and we're work, in fact, with something even tougher, constitution allow. we have prerogatives of an organization like the senate that proceed over generations. we can't worry about what one president thinks or one senate thinks, we have to continue to worry about what did the constitution provide the senate was going to be able to do. >> and stopped funding, right? they stopped funding particular programs? >> the senate itself can't do that. >> in conjunction with the houses, coconspirators. >> get back to david's point that politically these things ultimatablely get worked out, right? if you don't fund the department of la

crews and police officers that were going into an unoccupied buildings. there are some vacant structures. they had to make sure gas was turned off to wall those structures. there was a temporary shelter set up for folks last night. most folks were trying to make do. >> i have the microwave and five bowls of water this morning to give my daughter a bath. it was ridiculous. >> no word on how long that will take to flush the water out of the lines. hopefully by daylight there will be getting back into the homes to turn the gas back on. that will be welcome relief for residents in this area. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the debate continues in annapolis over the same sex marriage bill. supporters are looking to lock in the votes they need. hogan says he will not support the legislation. a final vote could be taken tomorrow. the joint ethics committee has finished its investigation of senator ulysses currie. he fell to report a consulting agreement he had with shoppers warehouse. there are recommended disciplinary action and will be sent on to the

he would claim homes under an obscure law called adverse possession allowing to you take over a unoccupied property if you make improvements and pay property tax autos new guidelines mean big changes are coming from vending machines to the meals served to county jail inmates. there is a look. >> food served in this cafeteria will be soon healthier. the board passed a new mandate requiring items be more nutritious with guidelines for fat, sugar and salt. >> this is people that have more option autos and it mate be the strictest in the nation, hospitals and jails seeing biggest changes. some foods that are fried or with too much sugar will be eliminated. >> you know that obesity is just as severe here as sit everywhere and this is also costing millions of dollars. >> there will be big change on what you can buy at county owned, or leased vending machines. no more sewed yoor junk food. the county requires half of the beverages and snacks be healthy alternatives but new policy goes all the way. some say, too far. >> i think that it's a personal responsibility to make the meal more nutritious.

they say he would find unoccupied homes or homes in foreclosure, change the locks and advertise that they were for rent on craigslist. he has real estate experience so he drew up sophisticated lease documents and no one suspected a thing. victims handed over first and last month's recent and security deposit and thought everything was fine. he did this with homes in walnut creek, hercules, antioch and brentwood. i was police in walnut creek -- it was police in walnut creek and hercules who first started asking questions. the district attorney has been able to recover $35,000. investigators hope to recover more and plan to return that to the victims once they can get in case closed. salazar is in jail. his bail has been set at $180,000. his first court appearance is scheduled for next week. investigators are saying if you are anyone you know could be a victim of this scam, they are hoping that you will call in and report it. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> 6:03. firefighters in mountain view have spent all night carefully watching for hot spots following a massive apartment complex fir

they are targeting homes they believe are unoccupied. in all there were eight burglaries.between 7:30 in the morning until 4:00 in the amp. they are knocking on the door or ringing the doorbells. when no one opens they are breaking in. in other cases the thieves enter through unlocked side gates or rear doors. there are three similar crimes in chariton avenue. >> i would think this there are multiple crews working in town because of the geographic differences. >> reporter: police say just make sure your windows and doors are locked and acknowledge you are at home if someone rings the doorbell. live in palo alto i'm paul chambers. >>> new details emerging about the troubles surrounding alameda county supervisor nadia lockyer. lockyer's husband state treasure bill lockyer was given a sex tape of his wife with another man. reports said this happened six weeks before an incident between nadia lockyer and that man inside a newark hotel room. no one has been charged yet in the case. supervisor lockyer announced he was temporarily stepping aside from her post and entered rehab. >

it, too, is no an unoccupied house, although there is evidence that it's used by people as a place to drink alcohol. investigators are examining that house as well as the two creant -- recent fires. of the two critically injured firefighters, ethan soro, who suffered burns in his throat and lungs, has been discharged from washington hospital have center. he will be a respiratory outpatient. kevin o'toole, who suffered bad burns on his arms and hands and burns on 50% of his body is likely to remain hospitalized for weeks. the closest fire station to friday's blaze is the volunteer department in riverdale heights. it was out of service friday night because none of the volunteers was a certified driver. why not station a career driver there all of the time? >> one person is responding on the firetruck. we're not going to allow that to happen. >> reporter: the chief pointed out the response time friday night from the next closest fire station was 2 minutes and 43 seconds. response times don't get better than. that the chief is ordering a special safety investigation with yourselfers on th

here, performing their inspections of the tents there are about three dozen or so tents many were unoccupied overnight it seems but there are a good number of protestors here they seem to be complying with police this morning. now police are checking, to make sure there is no camping going on checking for bedding, clothing, cooking items they are prohibited also they are checking for bio hazards, the protestors can remain on site all hours with tents but again camping is not permitted so in other words no sleeping. the occupy protestors, were notified last week, the camping regulations would be enforced at both dc locations and saturday, at mcpherson square officers in full riot gear and horseback arrived they did search tents they uncovered some bio hazard material, urine soaked bedding, bottles, live and dead rats tents that did not meet regulations were taken down in addition, 11 people were arrested allegedly after hitting an officer in the face with a brick. at freedom plaza, there was a seem here, officers brought in hazmat teams, but all in all here, it was more peaceful now this morn

investigators say the thief are targeting homes they believe are unoccupied. it's believed the burglars ring the doorbell. when no one answers they are going through unlocked side gates. now at the apartment complex key cards are needed to enter. investigators believe in those cases the thieves follow behind residence and then knock on doors to see if anyone is home before breaking in. the thieves got away with jewelry and electronics. since all eight began on friday at 7:30 in the morning and 4:00 p.m. they are look into the possibility these crimes are connected. >> i would think there are multiple crews working in town because the geographic differences would indicate it's not the same people. >> reporter: there was also an unsuccessful burglar attempt at a home where a person tried to enter through a pet door. police are recommended you make sure all of your windows and doors are locked. also before opening just ask who is it? police say they will dedicate more police to the area. live in palo alto i'm paul chambers. >>> also this morning lawyers in the do

friday in a home here on riverdale. 57th street, investigators also discovered another arson at an unoccupiede right next door that had not been reported. >>> a deadly outbreak of tornadoes across five midwestern states. the storms struck overnight, killing at least ten people, injuring more than 100 others. much of the damage is concentrated in southern illinois, kansas and in missouri, where hundreds of homes were damaged or destroyed. >>> and the republican presidential campaigns have left michigan and moved on to super tuesday states. mitt romney is celebrating you the return of his front runner status with last night's big win in michigan and arizona. now he is campaigning in ohio where rick santorum is leading in the polls right now. santorum is in tennessee. >>> the 17-year-old who opened fire on students at an ohio school on monday told authorities he stole the gun he used from his uncle. tj lane is accused of killing three students in the cafeteria of chardon high school. two other students were injured. >>> reading the cans of popular energy drinks these days, you might see promises

both homes were unoccupied at the time of the fire. both homes are now being investigated as arson and investigators believe the two are connected. >> this cowardly crime sun conationable to me. >> reporter: aonian -- is unconscionable to me. >> reporter: an angry prince george's county fire chief vowed to find those responsible for sending seven firefighters to the hospital. >> attention all units, 6334 57th avenue, evacuate the building. >> reporter: six have been released from the hospital including 21-year-old ethan sorrell who sustained severe burns to his airways. his charred radio sat front and center at sunday's press conference. 23-year-old kevin o'toole is in critical but stable condition with second and third degree burns over half his body. >> o'toole will likely remain in the hospital for many weeks and have many months of physical therapy. >> reporter: his injuries aren't ab accident. they were caused by a -- an accident. they were caused by a person or perhaps a group of people, maybe peen a serial arsonist. fire officia

. >> both houses are unoccupied, however, there is evidence that people have been inside of both of them reporter: seven firefighters were injured in friday's fire. one remains hospitalized in serious but stable condition with burns over 50% of his body. >> arson is not a victimless crime and as shown by evidence of this weekend's event -- >> reporter: it was around 9 p.m. friday evening when fire consumed this house and flames fanned by high winds caused concern that flaming embers could ignite other homes. a car in the driveway, though tagless, led to concerns by firefighters that the home was occupied. it wasn't. those formulating arson charges, a key question is whether the suspected arsonist or arsonists thought it was occupied. >> one of the things we have to look at is whether or not the individuals had any reason to believe that someone would be in the space that always makes a difference in terms of the degree. >> residents of the neighborhood say this house just down the block of the same street burned several years ago with arson determined to be the cause and the culprits app

. >> both houses are unoccupied, however, there is evidence that people have been inside of both of them reporter: seven firefighters were injured. one remains hospitalized with second and third degree burns over half of his body. regs resident of the neighborhood say this house just down the block on the same street burped several years ago with arson determined to be the cause and the culprits apprehended. police are now step up patrols around this riverdale neighborhood -- >> from a fire and ems perspective there are eight fire houses within four miles of that community and we are very confident that the fire and ems protection being provided is more than sufficient to keep them safe. >> as a neighbor and a person that lives the neighborhood, i think we all need to be looking out for each other. >> reporter: in riverdale, derrick ward, news4. >> firefighter kevin o'toole's condition is reportedly improving. investigators ask anyone with information on those fires to contact police or the county's arson tip line at 301-77-arson. >>> drivers who stopped a school bus stopped in montgomer

the building was unoccupied when the fire happened. >>mark: we will be right back on the kron4 morning news. here is a live look outside on the san mateo bridge. the rain showers are drying up a bit. a few scattered showers still lingering. a high and the upper 50s later this afternoon. >>darya: 7:44 a.m.. samara a lot of people will head back to work and at temperatures will start to warm up. >>erica: here is a live look at conditions over storm tracker 4. most of the wet weather activity is situated to the north. very slow to warm. about a coming in at 45. into the afternoon we do anticipate mostly cloudy skies. a drive for the most part would temperatures a little below the seasonal average. your 7 day around the bay forecast shows sunny and warm conditions for the rest of the week. as the into the weekend we will cool things off a bit. time for a check on the morning commute with george. >>george: it is still a quiet ride around the bay area. there are no hot spots. it is light traffic everywhere we look. the chp has no incidents t

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of the related point that you elude it too is the heavy cost of leaving home is unoccupied for long periods of time. vandalism and neglect will cause the house of value to decline significantly for the neighborhood or so on, so the efforts to maintain continuous occupation by an owner or a renter is also a positive. the rental programs to that but so potentially might the alternatives to foreclosure like rent to own or other sales in lieu of other things that maintain continuous inhabitation of the house. thank you. >> senator cornyn. >> thank you for being here. if the unemployment rate in america for the fourth quarter of 2012 according to the cbo the projected that 8.9% for the fourth quarter of 2012. do you agree with that? >> 2012 or 2013? >> 2012. >> no, our forecasts are for unemployment to continue to decline moderately. we see growth that something close to the potential under the normal circumstances would mean that we are creating enough jobs to provide the new entrants to the labour force but not making the shock improvements on the unemployment rate. >> i realize the hazards of

unoccupied. they would be in worse condition, assumingly.t how much materials, what the knock on effect would be in terms of home depot, lowe's, the amount of lumber, paint, appliances, et cetera, that would also be involved assuming your assumptions? >> just to be clear all we've taken a look at here is the direct impact. we're saying 3 to 4 million homes that need to be renovated. there is an entire set of industries that are related and driven by house ing. everything you just mentioned and more. we haven't even gotten to that yet, right? we're saying that just from rehabilitating homes, rebuilding them, there's the potential to create all of these jobs. it's all prooitly fund zbld how do you come up with the $4 million figure? >> we're saying it's roughly half of the total number of distressed sales that we estimate need to occur. >> how do you know that half will actually go into the buy to rent. >> we're not saying that exactly half are going to. we're saying even if you take a conservative estimate and only half can go into it. the ot