many people pulled out of their walks they do to raise money. the country same came out through social networking. the controversy could be seen all over twitter and facebook. the fact that pressure resulted in today's about face really impresses planned parenthood. >> the power of the people and the power of social networking tremendous. i think to myself not 15 years ago doing this work and we thought communicating over e-mail was fantastic. now the instain way beam can communicate and express -- the instantaneous way people can communicate is something we haven't seen before. >> reporter: here's a statement from susan g. komen: we want to apologize for recent decisions that cast doubt upon our commitment to our mission of saving women's lives. our only goal for our granting process is to support women

and families and the fight against breast cancer. amending our criteria will ensure politics has no place in our process. a long statement, we put the entire statement on abc7news.com, if you would like to read more. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. senator boxer released this statement after komen's decision: it is a great day when our deeply held beliefs that breast cancer can only be wiped out if we all work together has try number ed over right wing politics. the announcement -- has generated lots of discussion on our face page. join the conversation at facebook.com/abc7news. sheriff ross mirkarimi is due in family court where he is expected to ask a judge to allow him to see his 2-year-old son. the sheriff had been barred from seeing his little boy and having any contact with his wife after he was booked

on charges three weeks ago. mirkarimi is accused of bruising his wife's arm during a new year's eve argument. he has pleaded not guilty. his trial is set to begin february 24th. in los angeles school officials say a second teacher has been pulled from the elementary school where third grade teacher mark berndt is charged with>ú0÷z molesting 23 students and posing in pictures with he some of them. he's being held on 23 million dollar bail. the school superintendent says another teacher has been blocked from any contact with after someone made accusations against him. he said the district has seen an increase in the number of complaints of teacher molestation since news of berndt's arrest broke. meantime, a u.s. district court judge ordered a fresno teacher held without bail on 45 charges of molesting his second grade student. the 43-year-old teaches in the

suburb of clovis. the girl told her mother she had been in yang's classroom playing the lollipop game. police found nine videos on his phone showing the child blindfolded performing a sex act on him. un of struggli homeowners at the cow -- thousands of struggling homeowners are at the cow palace desperately trying to save their home. the group putting on the event is the neighborhood assistance corporation of america. >> reporter: the economy may be getting better overall, but not for the people who have come to this event from all over northern california. they've heard about these amazing interest rates available for their homes and these people need something amazing to happen in their lives. >> wells fargo. bank of america. >> reporter: founder and ceo of naca welcomes every

customer by relaying the lending institution which carries their loan. sean slept at the cow palace overnight so he would be among the first served this morning. >> i owe $500,000 on a house that is worse $58,000. >> reporter: naca holds lending company executives responsible for their actions and it has legally binding agreements with major lenders to make special deals with aca clients. >> it is based on what you can afford. the lender will reduce the rate to as low as 2% now we are going reductions of tens of thousands, sometimes over $100,000. >> reporter: mr. barnett updated us after presenting his documentation. the final step before taken the written offer to the loan company representatives. >> i have to talk to a counselor again. it is going quickly. >> reporter: mark says it is an opportunity where people have nothing to lose except for a little time. the entire event is free to

the public. speaking of time, we've been following mr. bennett and as of about 10 minutes ago he was still at the naca presentation line. it is a matter of having documentation ready. what you need to come out and try to save money, you can find on abc7news.com click on see it on tv. we have linked you to the naca website everything you need to know to bring out here is right there. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news of course a lot of folks are still struggling. we have a rose picture of the job market. the labor department released a january unemployment rate it fell to 8.3%. the lowest level in three years. the economy added 243,000 jobs. the strongest growth in nine months. president obama today urged congress to further stimulate our economic recovery and unveiled a new plan to help veterans looking for work. katie marzullo joins us with more.

>> reporter: riding the momentum of a positive jobs report, the president picked a symbolic location to expand on his state of the union promise to help 9/11 generation veterans find jobs. i'm currently a firefighter and proud vet of the united states marine corps. >> reporter: the lieutenant introduced the president this morning at a fire station in arlington, virginia, an example of who president obama says he wants to help with veterans jobs corp. >> the president: when these men and women come home they bring unparalledded skills and experience. >> reporter: one offer financial incentives to communities who prioritize hiring veterans. connect up to 22,000 veterans with jobs rebuilding roads and bridges on public land and offer entrepreneurial training if they are interested in pursuing business. >> the president: it is good for our communities, economy

and our country. >> reporter: the announcement comes on the heels of an improved jobs report. >> there's certainly positive news here. >> reporter: the speaker of the house says they can do better. >> the way better is for the senate to take up the 27 jobs bills that sitting in the senate. the president asked us to work with him. we have worked with him. >> reporter: from his remarks at the fire station it is unclear if the president sees it that way. >> i want to send a clear message to congress, do not slow down the recovery we are on. don't muck it up. >> reporter: how are investors react together jobs report? for that we take a live look at the big board the dow is up 143 points. still ahead, would you like to keep up with news about safety recalls? there is an app for that. why there will not be a recall for domestic orange juice contaminated with an illegal fungicide.

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. another deadly day of violence in egypt in the wake of wednesday's soccer tragedy. police chased protesters from a tkpweufltding in cairo. the crowd blames police for failing to prevent a melee that left 74 dead following a

soccer match. three have been kill. 1500 injured in the clashes with authorities since the game. also, in egypt kidnappers freed two female american tourists and their egyptian guide. they were taken at gunpoint in the sinai peninsula the three were released after negotiations with the kidnappers everyone the americans and guide were 2009 from a minivan returning from the monastery. the fda says contaminated original juice from brazil is not dangerous and won't be pulled from the market. the screws containses traces of -- the juice contains traces of an illegal fungicide. the government insists the juice is safe and pulling it from the market would cause more problems. critics say the contamination shows how vulnerable the system is. >> for in orange juice, we are really lucky. the real concern is that the next hazard that is going to

enter through imported products. >> the fda says juice containing the fungicide will make its way to store shelves in a couple of weeks. federal government wants to make it easier for all of us to learn about safety recalls. the consumer products safety commission is offering a free app to let us know about the safety of products we are using or thinking about buying. all we have to do is type the item's name into the phone and the app will tell you whether that product has been recalled. the app lets us know about recalls issued by the fda and nhtsa. meteorologist mike nicco will have your forecast for the weekend twhfplt is emeryville -- sunny and temperatures are going to be warm. we check in with in a few minutes. also, comments about your likes and posts. the interesting study that uncovers the habits of facebook's 800 million users. we'll be right back.?ip

another live picture from sky 7 hd coast guard crews are searching for a missing boater. they did find this capsized boat that you see there fitting that description about an hour ago. we showed you they were examining that boat up close, no sign they've found anybody and they have now backed away from the search. the missing boater,

64-year-old man from san ramon was reported missing yesterday. he was last seen leaving the harbor but never returned. we'll bring you the latest later today starting at 4:00 and on abc7news.com. new survey gives an interesting look at who is using facebook and who. pew researchers say the average user gets more friend requests than he or she makes. it is more common to be liked than to like others. people are tagged more in photos than they tag others. the study attributes this to the small percent of power users. women make more status updates than men. users average seven new friends a month few subscribe or i should unsubscribe from friends feeds. let's get an update on the weekend weather. nice if you like sun, warm are weather we have it heading to the beaches you may need

sunscreen this weekend it is going to look a lot like this when it is in the 60s and light winds at beaches you tend to stay longer, you might want to be careful of that i know it is february but it can happen. good morning. looking northwest from sutro cam, a few high clouds about all we'll have to contend with today and flew the weekend. another beautiful picture of some of the high clouds blue, clean air around the bay as we look to the east from south beach this morning. here's a look at high clouds handling around that will be the case most of the tule fog starting to despite -- disspate in the central valley. 50° out now except for half moon bay 63 just a few degrees cooler than this time yesterday mid to upper 50s monterey bay and inland watsonville 61. mostly sunny, mild again today we are going to have a pattern that holds through the weekend then a chance of rain is

possible monday night into tuesday. as far as what is going to happen today, check out temperatures compared to average four degrees warmer in san jose, napa, redwood city, san francisco five the sunsets on this warm day at 5:35 if you don't get a chance to see it today there's more tomorrow, sunday, possibly monday. mid to upper 60s south bay mid 60s peninsula low to mid 60s along the coast mid 60s downtown and south san francisco north bay beaches low 60s valleys in the mid to upper 60s beautiful time to be driving through wine country. mid 60s along the east bay shore livermore 66 the rest of the neighbors mid to upper 60s low to mid 60s most of the monterey bay and carmel. inland upper 60s. tonight, clear, calm, slight chance we'll see fog in the north bay valleys mid to upper

30s until richmond san rafael oakland san mateo mid 40s there low to mid 40s fremont san jose upper 40s along the coast into san francisco. a textbook pattern area of high pressure dominant making this omega shape in the jet most of the storms are going to spen energy trying to get through or ride it up into canada until one breaks through, not much of a change in the temperatures. they will be making snow in the morning up in tahoe in the afternoon sun and mid 40s and low 50s around yosemite. more of the same tomorrow with the warmth peaking in the mid to upper 60s, a few 70s for sunday. monday increasing clouds, still low 60s to mid 60s from the coast inland tuesday about six to send° cooler with our best -- six to 10 cooler with our best chance of rain. coming up, you are going

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we are keeping an eye over the coast guard search area for a missing boater. they found in capsized boat

and it fits the description that was about an hour ago they are examining it now. the boater 64-year-old man from san ramon was last seen leaving the harbor wednesday. we'll keep you updated on abc7news.com. today at 3:00, how to live with food allergies. then at 4:00, san francisco's mayor tells us why he's moving on and looking on the bright side of the 49ers building a new stadium in santa clara. >> will family court reunite sheriff ross mirkarimi with son before his domestic violence trial starts at end of the month? we are following today's outcome. those stories and more today at 4:00 and 5:00. today's perfect pet is a real love bug. >> she will break your heart if you are not careful. take her home and give her love and you wouldn't break anybody's heart would you? no. how anita how are you?

>> fine watching marshmellow fall in love. >> staring at you making yu want to pet her. anita at oakland's spca tell us about marshmellow. >> marshmellow is a little over 4-years-old a wire haired jack russell parts of russell terrier mix. as is difficult with breed, -- as is typical with this breed, very smart. >> that's why she likes me. >> is there any question? of course not. [ laughing ] >> you are smart. >> she would easy to train and very eager to please. the only thing we would say is and i know this would break your heart new york homes with cats. marshmellow and cats are not a match made in heaven. other than that -- she thinks they are snacking -- she thinks they are snacks, unfortunately. something happens to her when she sees a cat.

>> if you are interested in marshmellow and you don't have cats call the oakland spca. thank you. >> pleasure. >> sweetest dog. >> good name marshmellow. for all of us here thanks for joining us. >> who wants to be a millionaire is next. >> keep track on twitter at abc7 news bay area. abc7 news bay area. >> have a great day! closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc

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