making news on this friday morning -- >> troubling new details emerging overnight about what police have found on one of josh powell's computers. >> the father who burned his home with his two kids inside as a social worker pleaded for help. today, she's talking only to abc news. dirtily laundry. the fbi's secret file on steve jobs. what it reveals about his personality. personality. online. could this be an man that's been dead for thousands of years? good morning, i'm linsey davis in for paula faris. >> and i'm rob nelson.

nelson.details in the josh powell case. they discovered computer-generated incest on powell's computer. that prompted that josh undergo a psych co-sexual evaluation before he killed himself. >> we're hearing from the social worker for the first time. >> reporter: when elizabeth griffin hall brought them to see their father on sunday, the boys were excited to go. until that afternoon, she had only witnessed a father that loved his sons. thn josh powell opened the door and everything changed. >> i saw josh. i saw josh for just one second. his eyes caught mine. and he had a look in his eyes. it was just kind of sheepish. he shrugged his shoulders at me. he slammed the door. i thought it was an accident, that he didn't mean to lock me out. i knocked, knocked, rang the

doorbell. i started yelling, josh, let me in. >> reporter: then she smelled gas and rushed to call 911. >> we'll have somebody look for you there. >> how long will that be? >> i don't know. we have to respond to life-threatening situations first. >> this could be life-threatening. i'm not getting an emergency response. >> reporter: over the past several months of weekly visits with the boys,zabeth had elizab grown to love them. i was like a grandma to the boys. like a piece of furniture. they crawled all over me. those boys -- those boys were my heart. >> reporter: and now she's truly heart broken. and struggling to understand. what did you tell yourself about how this could happen? >> what i tell myself is how it happened is because josh powell was really, really evil. there were no indicators.

i never saw suicidal indicators from him. i never saw anything but tender, loving care from the boys. he didn't look like a monster. he didn't look like somebody who was going kill his children. >> reporter: she says for all the pain and loss, she won't let josh powell rob her of her memories from the boys. >> i'm not going to be his victim. he's not going to destroy my passion for children and families. he's not going to destroy my life. >> you can see all of chris cuomo's exclusive interview on a special "20/20" tonight. >> imagine what that woman's been through. in other news, consumer advocates are criticizing the megamortgage settlement as too little, too late. only a fraction of homehoerns in trouble are actually going to get the help they need. karen travers has more details. >> reporter: help is on the way for nearly 2 million american homeowners hurt by the housing crisis.

>> we have reached a landmark settlement with the nation's largest banks that will speed relief to the hardes homeowners and some of the most abusive practices of the mortgage industry. >> reporter: a $25 billion deal was reached between 49 states and the nation's five largest banks. under this deal, about 1 million underwater homeowners will have their debt reduced or be able to refinance at lower rates. another 750,000 americans who lost homes in the last three years will get a check for about $2,000. >> this isn't just good for these families. it's good for their neighborhoods. good for their communities. and it's good for our economy. >> reporter: critics say this will only help a small fraction of the millions of homeowners drowning under mortgages. and it won't move anyone back into the home they lost to foreclosure. >> no compensation, no amount of money, no measure of justice is enough to make it right for

family who has had their piece of the american dream wrongly taken from them. >> reporter: the government charged the banks with a laundry list of abuses. that curd after the housing bubble burst. >> not just the robosigning conduct, but a long list of mortgage mortgage servicing issues such as lost paperwork, long delays, missed deadlines. >> reporter: unhappy homeowners can still sue their lenders in federal court. karen traf vers, abc news, washington. also out also out of washington this morning, a developing story. a powerful lawmaker is under investigation for insider trading. that, according to "the washington post." represent spencer baucus is accused. the ethics probe was opened late last year after a number of suspicious trades were found on financial disclosure forms. ten states have some flexibility in setting public school standards. the goals of the no child left behind law are good. but states should be able to create alternatives.

to semply teaching to the test and dumbing down standards. 29 other states have asked for waivers. the nation's first new nuclear power plant in a generation has won approval.it'r it's under construction outside of atlanta. the chairman of the nuclear regulatory commission was the only votted safety changesan. he wanted safety changes in light of the japanese nuclear disaster. the marine corps is on the defensive after a fighting team posed for a picture in front of a flag that had a logo on it that looked similar to the nazi. the marines said they thought it was mend to represent sniper scouts. there was no malicious intent so they will not face discipline. a bizarre standoff in los angeles. the suspected car thief climbed on to the roof of a house to get away from police. for five hours, the unarmed man

jumped back and forth between two houses, taunting officers and even smoked a cigarette. the s.w.a.t. team finally got him with a bean bag round. he was taken away by ambulance. time for the weather across the country. a half foot of lake-effect snow in the windy city. den from detroit to pittsburgh. rain changes to snow in kentucky. rain from houston and new orleans to little rock and memphis. showers in the carolinas. showers in the pacific northwest. >> 50s from seattle to albuquerque. just 1 bone-chilling degree in fargo. 10 in the twin cities. 16 in omaha. 40s in thelanta up to 56.. atlanta up to 56. miami, a nice 81. >> sounds good. coming up next after the break, a consumer alert. bank customers are overcharged when using a popular app. we'll have the details on that. inside the fbi's secret file on steve jobs from his drug use to the plot to bomb his house.

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welcome back, everybody. it's the end of an era for an iconic brand. kodak is all but getting out of the camera business. the company, practically synonymous with photography says it will no longer make digital picture frames, or cameras.

instead, it will focus on printing. they invented the digital camera back in 1975 but could not keep up with the technology. kodak stock at less than 50 cents a share. overseas today, tokyo's nikkei average fell 55 points. hong kong's hang seng slid 226. and in london, the ftse opened higher. and on wall street, the dow was up 6.5 points yesterday. and the nasdaq index rose 11. want to be charged twice for your bills? citibank apparently had an app for that. it happened to some customers using an ipad to pay their bills. citibank says it's fixed the glitch. the website all things steve says apple will unveil the next ipad in the next couple of weeks. the third-generation tablet is expected to look a lot like the ipad two. it will have a faster processer, better display and improved graphics. apple, of course, is not

commenting. and electric carmaker tesla is showing us the all-electric suv minivan combination. the back doors of the model x open up, not out. it makes it easier to squeeze into some tight spaces. there's enough room inside the car to stand up. the third car is coming this summer. very pretty. also very pricy. it will cost you $50,000 to $70,000. >> i could see you in that. you would look good. >> yeah, space-age minivan. i just need the kids. coming up next on your friday morning, that riveted trial under way in virginia. a murdered co-ed and new details about the troubled relationship with the ex-boyfriend now accused of killing her. in the long rivalry between the celtics and the lakers, this one for the recordbooks. ♪ [ female announcer ] gross -- i'll tell you what's really gross: used dishcloths. they can have a history that

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walk of fame, but sir paul mccartney has finally arrived. he got a star right next to three other beatles, in fact. his latest album, "kisses on the to sir paul.e out this week. sunny in l.a. not so in lots of the country today. snow on i. 80 from chicago to cleveland, i-94 from milwaukee to detroit. wet and icy from indianapolis to pittsburgh. rain drenches parts of i-10 from houston to new orleans. snowy on i-25 in the rockies. >> if you're flying today, airport delays possible in chicago, detroit, new orleans, and houston. we're getting new insight into one of the most influential creators of our time. the fbi has released secret files on steve jobs. >> the pages detail his private life, his behavior, and a bomb plot against him. here's pierre thomas. >> reporter: by 1982, young

steve jobs was famous enough to be on the cover of "time" m magazi magazine. fbi files reveal, his fame came with a cost. three years later, he was a target of an extortion plot. man threatened to blow up jobs' home unless he was paid $1 million. that was jobs' first fbi file. but not his last. the fbi conductstigation investigation of him after he was nominate td to the white house export council. the fbi under the up interesting personal nuggets. s.he nib he expert r permitted with marijuana, lsd, and hashish in college. he was an average 2.65 gpa in high school. he later admitted he wasn't a good college student either. >> i never graduated from

college. this is the closest i ever got to a college graduation. >> reporter: jobs admitted he could be difficult and demanding. one colleague called him deceptive and willing to twist the truth. another one calling him narcissistic. but adding, he had far-reaching vision. that's how homost of us will remember him. former penn state coach jerry sandusky could be ordered to stay inside his home except for medical visits. neighbors cam ploined that he was watching children at an elementary skrool from hisrch. porch. the judge is also expected to address the issue of him visiting his grandchildren. and the trial resumes today in the trial rof george huguely. yesterday, the jury heard from plikle burns, a lacrosse player.

from another university. he said he once broke up the situation when huguely had love in a head lock. a major game in bean town. here's mike yam at espn news. we start in one of the best rivalries in all of basketball. lakers, celtics. there's paul pierce. pick it up quarter. matt barnes. the truth with 18 points and 7 rebounds. lakers, down two. the black mamba so deadly. 27. down the stretch, here we go. rondo making his mark. 14 points and 7 dimes. pau gasol, firing the three, we don't see that too often. bynum muscling it in. the rebound, and one. bynum, asked to the all-star game pliing for the western conference squad.

here's allen. boston up by two. he had 22. lakers still trailing. gasol, the spaniard getting there. 25 points, 14 big rebounds. five seconds left. we're tied. mickael pietrus. off the mark, no good. we get some more basketball. doc rivers, the before, wamping his son, austin rivers bury the game winner. pietrus not able to do that. there's pierce, sizing up metta world peace. boston up one. bynum there withti tip-in. 16 points, 17 rebounds. five seconds to go. pierce, off the mark. lakers pull it out. still pick up the win. lakers not done just yet. friday night, the espn double-header. lakers taking on the knicks and jeremy lin, followed by the jazz and the thunder. 8:00 eastern time on espn. >> all right, mike, thanks.

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begging the question, is it real or ridiculous? >> it's supposed to be a woolly mammoth wading through a river in siberia. it was allegedly recorded by a government engineer last summer. the problem is, a small problem, the woolly mammoth has been extinct for about 4,000 years. >> some people believe that the creature may have survived in remote areas. others say it's clearly a hoax. >> i lean towards the anotho another video getting a lot of attention this morning. this one of bob and margaret nelson sending grandson josh a song for his 18th birthday. >> we think they did a good job. ♪ now you're man you've got to choose it's your birthday josh ♪ ♪ it will be the news >> we're told that josh was

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breaking news as firefighters battle an early morning blaze. >> plus the peninsula school that has suspended eight employees as they continue to investigate charges. >> they are back. a tent city is growing as occupy protesters return to uc berkeley. >> mike is tracking showers. >> already on live doppler i'll show you where they a updating the day's top stories. critics say the megamortgage deal announced by the president will help only a fraction of the

homeowners in trouble. the syrian government's salt on the city of homs is now a week old. still, no end in sight. explosions reported at government security facilities in the country's second largest city. the social worker supposed to supervise a visit with josh powell says powell told the oldest boy he had a surprise for him, moments before attacking and killing the children. rain changes to snow. >> cincinnati to louisville. and some thunderstorms from nashville south. and time now for your friday funnies. some of the best from the late-night comics in week. >> the presidential candidates remain in the comedy cross-hairs. they weren't the only ones in a punch line. take a look. >> it's a yet -- yet another great day for the new york giant. in manhattan, they had their own ticker-tape parade. they don't use that much in wall

street anymore. the stockbrokers just toss government bailout money. mitt romney made this statement about the national anthem. >> we're the only people on earth that put our hand over our heart during the playing of the national an them. >> is that right in we're the only once? i didn't know that. neither did the people in, well, italy orks guatemala, or croatia, or bali, or japan, or the ewe crane, or venezuela. you learn something new every day. yesterday, the president hosted the science fair. a 10-year-old kid, a sweet little guy, he built this -- here, you take a look. >> angle it this way. >> i think it's good. >> a terrible problem with jobs.

>> oh, the marshmallow gun. >> i was watching election coverage. wolf blitzer has been watching too much "gossip" girl. >> i'll tell you what is going on. omg. rick santorum, 75 votes ahead of mitt romney. last time, i said it was iowa. that was worthy of an omg. right now, in colorado, we have an omg going on. >> there's no lol to top that. >> it's official. the kardashians have won. >> omg. >> wolf just trying to relate. i like that. stay with us for "good morning america." stay with us for "good morning america." god bless americ closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc