closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >> the president: we have reached a landmark settlement with the nation's banks that will speed relief to the hardest hit. >> president obama declares end of an he era of wreckless lending that contributed to america's foreclosure crisis. >> five banks will pay 26 billions, california will get the lion's share, 18 billion dollars. i'm eric thomas in for cheryl jennings. and i'm kristen sze. katie marzullo is live with the impact on us. >> reporter: the numbers are big almost unbelievable with when it comes to our state.

california gets nearly 2/3 of the entire settlement. >> it is the largest joint federal/state civil settlement in the history of this nation. >> reporter: attorney general holder made it official this morning after years of foreclosure abuse claims, five banks, bank of america, jpmorgan chase, wells fargo, citibank and ally financial will settle with 49 states to the tune of 26 billion dollars. the deal means nearly one million households with will reduce their loans and 750,000 people whose homes were foreclosed on will get a check for $2,000. >> all told this isn't just good for these families it is good for their neighborhoods, their communities and our economy. >> reporter: california attorney general kamala harris did not like the original deal and held out. it is paying off. now out of the nearly 26 billion dollar total the golden state will get 18 billion. in a statement harris said,

this outcome is the result of an insistence that california receive a fair deal commensurate with the harm done here. harris was concerned by accepting the settlement she and other homeowners wouldn't be able to take further legal action. that's not the case. >> it does not, it does not prevent state and federal authorities from pursuing criminal enforcement actions. >> reporter: also looking ahead, president obama says more can be done to help homeowners who are not in trouble. >> the president: to build on this settlement congress still needs to send me the bill i've proposed that gives every responsible homeowner in america the chance to refinance and save about $3,000 a year. >> reporter: two of the biggest mortgage lenders aren't mentioned in the settlement, attorney general harris going after them too. she says, i will continue to fight for reductions for the approximately 60% of california home onlyers whose loans are owned by fannie mae and freddie mac.

the banks have fulfill the terms or face millions in fines. critics say the deal doesn't go far enough they wanted more of an investigation into possible illegal mortgage practices first. california attorney general kamala harris is expected to speak in los angeles on this topic in moments. you will be able to watch on abc7 news also on our with website, critical details who about who qualifies for the settlement by clicking on the see it on tv tab. katie marzullo, abc7 news. marin county health officials are investigating two cases of an extremely rare and always fatal disease. aline shaw has died from what is believed to be the human form of mad cow. terry mcsweeney is live at the county's health department. a lot of the confusion could this be linked to eating contaminated meat? >> reporter: it could be. it could be. it could be the result of a number of other things with no

relation to contaminated meat. the people at the public health department have to figure out when if it was contaminated meat, when the victims ate it. it could be five, 10, 15, 20 years ago that's how long it could incubate this the human bed. with when many of us hear the words mad cow disease look at video of what we remember from 1990 the outbreak in england. the cows ate feed with contaminated animal parts when people ate those cows people were sickened, nearly 200 people died. i talked with interim public health officer this morning he says until biopsies can be done the of the victims no one going to know what caused this outbreak in marin. dr. lundqvist says is no information suggesting a causal link between the two cases nor is in information that suggests a risk to the public. he's saying do not jump to conclusions. we have information on the

diseased we have 50 -- we have video of aline shaw. a public health nurse confirmed to a family member that she did die january 27th, of creutzfeldt-jacob disease this is not contagious between people. mentioned the mad cow outbreak in england in 1990. aline shaw lived in england in 1990. possible coincidence, might be a causal relationship, they are still looking into that. what we do know about mad cow disease and creutzfeldt-jacob in general, there is no cure and it is always fatal. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. other news, a big rig crane made a crash landing on a car in fremont snarling traffic this morning. the chp says an 18-year-old

woman was drying this blue honda southbound 680 north of the vargas exit this morning when she lost control and ended up underneath the big rig. the crane being carried by the truck came crashing down on the civic the woman was trapped the crews managed to pull her out and she was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. one lane of traffic is still blocked. newark investigators looking into tuesday's shooting of a customs agent have found a direct link between suspect and victim. the suspect dennis bagwell met the agent's wife at the bay area optical school in union city less than a year ago. bagwell was a teacher the suspect's wife or the agent's wife was a student. bagwell is expected to make his first court appearance this afternoon. the federal agent is identified, investigators believe he waited for the agent to walk out of his home

then fired five shots. the agent remains in critical condition. uncover berkeley police officer recovered from injuries after a -- undercover berkeley police officer is recovering from injuries after he was pinned between two cars. the officers were tailing the man as part of a criminal investigation when they go out to talk to or arrest the suspect police say the man threw his car into reverse and pinned the officer between the two vehicles no word on the condition of the suspect. the fbi released a 191 page file on the late apple co-founder steve jobs. the file reveals fascinating details about jobs' professional and personal life gathered through scores of interviews with former colleagues, neighbors and friends in 1991 jobs was being considered for a post on president george hw bush's expert council. as for his personal life some

noted jobs' drug use others talked about his study of eastern religion. several of those interviewed criticized jobs' demeanor and questioned his technical skills. the file notes that he graduated high school with a 2.65 grade point average. this morning select apple stores worldwide are being targeted by protesters including the store here in san francisco today activists delivered a petition calling on apple to reform labor practices at factories in china. factories -- they say the petition has more than 250,000 signatures. apple released a statement saying they care about workers adding we insist our suppliers provide safe working conditions, treat workers with dignity and respect and use responsible manufacturing processes wherever apple products are made.

still a little more green for the men in green. how the military's mess hall is about to get healthier. >> reporter: i'm amy hollyfield in pleasanton. i've interviewed a lot of speaks people but never a spokes dog until today. the dog has a lot to say. stay with us for a heartwarming story about a dog and 16-year-old girl. bay area mother and son achieve agreement with israelis and

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a girl's best friend doesn't have to have bling, just bark. amy hollyfield is live at the pleasanton -- >> reporter: these dogs are expensive the dog and its care can cost upwards of $20,000 putting it out of reach for a lot of people this supermarket here pass been donating to this group for years but has never seen a local patient receive a dog, until now. 16-year-old rose once fell to the floor during one of her epileptic seizures and blocked the door making it tough for her family to reach her. >> i had bruises. >> reporter: she decided to apply for a service dog with the hope the dog could help control the seizures by laying on her body, could go for help

or better yet, warn her that a seizure was coming. >> after they bond with their person there's something, they don't know why, in 88% of the cases they will be able to detect before the person has the seizure. this is after they bond. before they bond they will get help. they might run in circles they know something is not right. >> reporter: rose has been on the waiting list for three years. today they officially announced she will receive a dog. not this one this is the spokesdog. rose's dog probably isn't born yet but she says the wait is worth it. >> it would make me feel more secure when i have my seizures. would it be nice to have someone there. >> reporter: they take a year and a half to train and meet the dog. she will get one. canine assistance relies on donations to be able to give these dogs away free. they are very expensive.

that could explain why they have 1500 people on its waiting list. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. bay area mother and son have achieved a remarkable consensus in the mideast on the subject of landmines they got israelis and palestinians to agree to remove nearly 1 1/2 million landmines. heidi and her 16-year-old son are with roots of peace a non-profit that raises awareness about land mines. they held a news conference in san rafael today and skyped with palestinians and israelies to talk about this first ever agreement. they also announced a youth initiative using social media. >> are going to set up a way for palestinians, israelis and americans to talk about the landmine issue to raise awareness. >> the san rafael-based organization will lead the demining project in the spring with funding from napa valley

-- meteorologist mike nicco, mild forecast. >> feels like spring, a lot of sun it does have a shelf life of today. rain is back in the forecast tomorrow and other parts of the weekend. i'll show that to you in a minute. a san rafael woman gets her special gold necklace back. find out why the way she lost would it make you believe she wouldn't want it back.

sanitation bourquers in the north bay are making a splash -- sanitation with workers in the north bay are making a splash with a family by returning a gift that went down the toilet a late night bathroom run flushed a gold necklace she thought it was gone forever her friend reported the loss to the san rafael sanitation district. last month workers performing routine pipeline maintenance found the necklace and remembered the call. an employee cleaned it and hand delivered it. >> with gloves on? >> well. >> no need for gloves today in terms of keeping warm it is mighty warm out there >> it is. >> nice one. >> got out of that one. >> i was with wondering what you with two were going to do with that one.

glad we left it alone. make up the jokes at home while we are talking about with what a beautiful day, gorgeous picture from emeryville looking back towards san francisco this from south beach looking south if we pan a little to the right, -- two weeks from now we could see at&t park we'll leave the picture showing marina. top down look at the clouds, few and far between, a few of those roam through our sky sun is winning out. check out these temperatures already, 60s across the board or upper 50s except san rafael where we had thick fog this morning you are at 53 now. monterey bay mid to upper 60s inland what the watsonville already at 70. had left now sunny in afternoon. clouds return tonight so does kind of winter drizzle and fog

possible in the north bay we'll all get light showers tomorrow into saturday morning sunday into monday today look at how much warmer than average we are five degrees in san francisco napa and redwood city six seven oakland and san jose livermore 11° warmer than average. 5:42 the sunsets. we'll see more 70s around the monterey bay monterey 66 doesn't make eight into the low to mid 70s. around the state warm mid 60s through the central valley 80s supposed to be in los angeles and palm springs today, low to mid 80s. tonight 39 -- light drizzle possible there in fact we have high pressure now holding on pumping up warm air with it as the tail end of this front comes in it is going to take the sun we see today and turn it into showers tomorrow. chance of showers mainly

tomorrow i think they will be out of saturday morning. let's jump into the beginning tomorrow radar returns across the north bay sliding across the rest of the bay during the morning and hanging out drizzle in the morning scattered light showers during the afternoon that will dissipate towards saturday morning. saturday afternoon sunshine still going to be cooler with that new air mass. tomorrow i'd say six degrees cooler with that chance of showers less than a couple hundredths of an inch of rain. nickel and dimed by the one sunday into monday and the second one tuesday not much in the way of rain just grey and drizzley. >> better not rain on valentine's day. >> not my faith. >> all right mike, thank you. coffee lovers will want to listen to this. more than a million popular coffeemakers are being

recalled due to a burn risk, 140 reports of problems with the single cup brewers dousing people with scalding hot liquid, including 37 cases with second degree burns. the coffeemakers plastic disc that holds the coffee or tea can burst while brewing four million of those discs are being recalled. days of creamed chief beef on toast, spam and other salty, fatty staples are over on military bases thanks to a push by the first lady. mrs. obama and pentagon officials will announce today that more fruits and vegetables will be offered soon in military cafeterias. they will make the announcement at little rock air force base in arkansas where healthier foods are already being served as part of a pilot project in is the first program in 20 years to approve nutrition -- improve nutrition across the military services. oscar sunday is february 26th.

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