to help millions of homeowners hurt by the housing collapse. good afternoon, i m grace lee. hi, everybody. i m frank mallicoat. 49 states agreed to the deal with the nation s biggest mortgage lenders and the number is big, $25 billion. that s right. it is a result of foreclosure abuses that took place after the housing bubble burst. anne makovec tells us what that means for millions of people struggling to cope their homes. anne. reporter: grace, the deal is mainly for homeowners under water right now. but it will offer some help to people who have already had their homes foreclosed. of that $25 billion involved in the deal, looks like more than up to $18 billion, more than half, is coming here to california. the settlement forces the nation s biggest banks to offer help to struggling homeowners part of a government move to hold banks accountable for abuses that fueled the collapse of the housing market. five banks agreed to a deal worth at least $25 billion. americ