attorney general pamela harris held a news con frefnlts settlement will provide relief. about one million homeowners who are under water on their mortgages will have their loans reduced and thousands of homeowners kicked out of their homes will receive about $2000. we spoke to a realtor in hayward who said that today's settlement is a start but it won't go far. >> really, is $2000 going to make a difference? yes. short term. no it a not going to help somebody keep their home if they already lost it. it's after the fact. the focus should be more on people who are in their home and looking to keep them. my first sting is this is an election year. there is a lot of political will. >> i think that's a good idea to try to keep the economy going, keep people their homes. >> i feel it's way too late. i have too many friends already who lost their homes and these guys actually made their payments. >> reporter: this settlement targets underwater homes that are owned by those particular banks that we mentioned. bank of america, wells fargo, j p morgan chase, citigroup and allied f

>>darya: attorney general pamela harris made a request to freddie mac and fannie mae to restructure loans rather than proceed with foreclosures. since 2008 more than half a million californians have lost their homes to foreclosure. that is more than any other state in the nation. unveil our guarantee more than 60 percent of california mortgages. >>mark: of the american water works association says the u.s. will be preparing and expanding be drinking water system over the next 25 years and that could cost one trillion. that amount will be paid for largely by increasing household water bills. >>darya: we're back with more in a couple of minutes. here's a look at the approach to the bay bridge. it is easy ride in the chilly out there giving we have some rain on the way. we will talk about the timing in a couple of minutes. ♪ ♪ twinkle toes i think i found a soul ♪ ♪ to make me happily ever after ♪ ♪ i say i love you and i'll say it more ♪ ♪ my one and only ♪ oh i can't lose ♪ so don't stop doing what you do ♪ ♪ have i paid my dues just to be with you ♪ ♪ don't sto

of >> pamela harris was a big part of that. robert finn >>ysabel: in decision 2012, fame romney rebound into the republican presidential sweepstakes, he bounced back from a four show an earlier in the week if to win yesterday's caucus in mes. it is a non-binding poll. coming in a distant third was rick santorum. the turnout was low, but he received a report from the conservative political action conference. costs at all >> i come to you asking for your support. thanks want to be the president and i'd leave my hand. how i believe i am the only one in this race that actually can be the president. >>ysabel: surveillance followed romney's performance and closed the today ahead but did not focus on any of the republican presidential candidate sought court. for instead, she launched an attack on the president. >> the president says small americans, small-town americans cling to our site religions and vans because we're frustrated with his face of changed. you say, i say, it keeps our change--keep your change, we will keep our guns, o

. >> year ago when president obama came to san francisco pamela harris at the airport to greet him. it was pretty clear that the 2 get along pretty well. but attorney general has been revving to go along with a deal the white house has been negotiating with bank of america, j p morgan chase, wells fargo citigroup and allied financial over alleged foreclosure abuses. deal reportedly includes 17 billion to pay for principal reduction for homeowner still in the homes and payments of 2000 dollars to receive 50,000 former homeowners who have been pushed out to foreclosure. owner in campbell says without some kind of help they are sunk. >> no matter what i do what improvement i do in my home to make it liveable i'm going to lose it all. >>reporter: he says he bought house right at the peak and lost 100,000 dollar down payment. then another 100,000 on top of that. in the valley of his home. >> and i'm basically renting the house from the bank. i'll never live long enough to see any equity and at one point in time i have to short sale the house. >> garner is hoping that harris will take the

harris. from sfo, the president's motorcade traveled north, leaving the airport and heading toward san francisco. then, a surprise to detour to chinatown. third major traffic issues, but what a thrill for the people in the restaurant. charles clifford is live in chinatown. i imagine people are still buzzing about this trip. >> the president's motorcade came here. we have some video to show you from earlier. they went into the chinese food restaurant, the president shook hands and took pictures. he also said hello to some of the customers and then ordered two large bags of dim sum. the staff did not know he was coming. the manager at the time did not know he was coming, here is his reaction. >> it was amazing. the he ordered a lot. >> the president took the bags out of the resident -- out of the restaurant. he gave one back to the media that is traveling with him. >>charles: the president has another of that and then another breather before two different fund-raising events. tonight, the presi

today, pamela harris announced a sweeping agreement with the six largest mobile web providers. the state will begin to enforce existing privacy laws against mobile app developer for the first time. apple, google, hp, microsoft, research in motion and amazon all must post a privacy policy on each app and it must be easy to find. >> over the course of these last six months, we had discussed the need to enforce california's law, privacy law, which is one of the strongest and most explicit in the country, after all this action in the california institution, and to do the work of ensuring that the consumers who are using these applications have the benefit of knowledge and then the cotools protect themselves. >> all six companies cover the by the agreement will also educate app developers about their obligations to respect consumer privacy. >>> the violence is intensifying in syria despite the death of two journalists including an american reporter now. >> janelle wang is here with our international headlines. >> new york native marie colbin was in homs when she was killed in a mort

we saw gavin newsome, pamela harris and the san francisco mayor here yesterday. we will see what happens. >>mark: some of the closures to 101 are expected to happen soon. we're also watching the bay bridge, traffic is moving smoothly as you make your way across the span. 43 right now and oakland. a high of 64 this afternoon. fifth >>justine: of the house has extended their route tax cut was the benefits. her to the bill just passed in the desert is expected to quickly follow and then send it to the president's desk. by, a we have a hot spot for its good and a different george. >>george: we are finally starting to see some improvement. name of the two hours ago in an accident occurred at the caldecott tunnel. and it is in time for traffic to that of walnut creek and jean and, but it did. final, we're seeing some and provide you tune if we want to keep you apprised of what is happening expect delays. if you're headed south on 101 or possibly into 52 bb, food the to arrive although there is no official word, in this the of the deaths on a little impact things. looki