president trump and lawmakers seemingly still at an impasse over border wall funding. >> hundreds of thousands of government workers stuck right in the middle. now local lawmakers are taking action to help those in the south bay. good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm kristen s cze. there is concern whether the furloughed workers can pay their rent. >> however, protections may be coming for those in bay area's largest city. chris winn is live to explain a unique proposal by the mayor tonight. chris? >> reporter: hi, dan. the mayor wants to help those impacted workers by placing a temporary moratorium on eviction throughout the city. and it would go into effect immediately. at sacred heart community service in san jose, organizers say they're seeing more federal workers come in for help as the partial government shutdown

continues on. >> we talk about the housing crisis all the time. now we have hundreds and potentially thousands more people who are at risk of being displaced. >> reporter: but some relief could soon be on the way. the mayor is proposing an ordinance which would temporarily prohibit landlords from evicting tenants. federal employees and contractors who haven't been paid as a result of the shutdown would also be protected. >> this is a tough enough area to live in. we have the highest housing costs in the nation. we know that renters are struggling mightily. >> reporter: san jose is one of the first cities across america to consider such an ordinance. the city is already moving forward with plans to offer interest-free loans. the california apartment association, the group representing the rental housing industry, is asking landlords to be patient. saying we are confident that rental property owners will exhibit understanding under these difficult circumstances and work to keep residents in their homes. attorneys with the law

foundation of silicon valley say they're ready. >> any kind of harassment of tenants or efforts to force them out isn't going to be tolerated. >> reporter: the moratorium could last up to 90 days. the city council meets for a special vote tomorrow afternoon. i'm chris nguyen, abc 7 news. here at abc 7 news, we've been reaching out to furloughed workers to hear their personal stories. >> today abc 7 news reporter eric thomas introduces us to one woman fresh outs of law school whose once exciting government job has turned into a financial strain. >> it's insane and childish. >> reporter: this 26-year-old of sacramento will take the california bar next month, one of the toughest in the nation. >> this is what i try to keep my focus on. >> reporter: this white board has written reminders of which subjects she has to study because passing the bar is a requirement for her job with the

federal government. her first job out of law school when she started last september and was furloughed from at the end of december. >> i'm good for this month. but if this goes into february, i'll have to start making some phone calls and moving things around and calling my parents. stuff like that. >> reporter: she's not supposed to say which exact federal agency she works for, but i'll give you a hint. it is very important to all of us every april. she's okay on food for now but facing $200,000 in student loans is a problem. >> they sent me a text saying you missed your first payment. call us if you need help. >> reporter: because the employer checks her tax returns and credit history once a year for issues to make her susceptible for blackmail. in her line of work, bad credit could be a career killer. >> i try not to think about it. i don't know if my credit will plummet and i don't know. >> reporter: she is remarkably

upbeat during this stressful time probably because this is all very new to her. but if the shutdown goes into next month, she says there may be more tears than smiles. in sacramento, eric thomas, abc 7 news. >> now, if you need to help or you want to help someone effected by the shutdown, go to abc7news.com/takeaction. if you want to share your story or have a question, this is the place to go. abc7news.com/takeaction. today police released new details about the teenager charged with the brutal beating of a grandmother in san francisco. officers arrested 18-year-old keonte gathron saturday after he committed another robbery in the two weeks since wong was beaten in a park. police worked to identify her assaila assailant. over that same period, keonte gathron committed other crimes. he was committing robberies, assaults, one with a gun on a

14-year-old. police say he was finally identified by a dna match from dna found at the scene which matched his dna sample taken from a previous felony. >> there were some gloves. we were able to obtain a profile off of those gloves. >> police always said he had been involved in a carjacking on january 16th. police were able to determine then that gathron was the same person who allegedly assaulted wong. a spokesperson for the family says that the woman is still in critical condition. she goes in and out of consciousness. so it remains to be seen what her long-term recovery will be. provrngseavrksers announced utility's former president was donating money to the wildfire victims. dan noyes filed this report

earlier today for abc7news.com. >> reporter: i'm dan noyes. an elaborate prank on pg&e today. a fake release today on a website that mirrors pg&e's. the it says the former president was donating $2.5 million to campfire victims. we e-mailed the address for press inquiries on the release. that generated a response which thanked us for our inquiry and to call a number for more information. that number actually belongs to pg&e. we called and their official said the story is fake and they're looking into it. this comes as pg&e plans to file for bankruptcy to help them deal with liabilities from wildfires. lawmakers heard today from people who were trying to help homeless californians break the cycle of living on the streets and parks across the state.

a lack of affordable rental housing. about 134,000 californians are homeless. many of the programs designed to help them only provide temporary aid. >> there have been over the years billions of dollars spents on homelessness, but we don't know exactly what is the most effective way to address it. at the federal level, state level, and local levels. >> earlier this month, governor gavin newsome suggested setting aside a billion dollars to help with affordable housing. a sparkling day around the bay area today. you can see beautiful as the sun begins to go down behind us. how long will that last? >> that's the question for our meteorologist. >> we've been stringing together some really nice days the past couple of days this week. and out there right now, what a beautiful evening on tap. live look will take us out showing you the sun is going down as we speak. but if you have plans later on

tonight, no weather worries. we'll see clearer skies by midnight. then early tomorrow morning. we've been through this process a couple of mornings. it gets cold out there. 30s and 40s. it is another dry day on the way for your thursday. here's the reason why. live doppler 7 along with satellite, this big area of high pressure right on the coastline. sending that storm track well to the north. look at how long this pattern is in place. and if there's any rain in sight when i see you in a few minutes. >> okay. thanks very much. the oakland a's have made it very clear they want a new stadium on the water front. the team says it won't abandon the coliseum sight. the team actually has big plans for the property. >> reporter: once the warriors, raiders, and a's move on, what will become of the coliseum property? >> we have an exciting vision. >> reporter: if dave kaval has his way, it will look like this. plenty of open space.

baseball and soccer fields, creeks, market and affordable housing and retail. >> to build a vision for east oakland that honors its history. that keeps the coliseum as an adaptive reuse, keeps the arena, and builds neighborhoods that help the community. >> reporter: the a's are moving ahead with a design for 50 acres of the current ballpark site. ingles is the lead architect. >> imagining a park that somehow reaches out and connects to every single adjoining neighborhood and reaching in and getting part of the park. >> reporter: the a's vision grew out of a series of community meetings. that years after the pro sports teams leave, this coliseum property might still look like this. >> squared up. >> reporter: councilman larry reed prefer this a's plays at the coliseum sight. but failing that, he is relieved the team has a clear vision for

the future. >> i think if anybody can make it happen, i think the a's and whoever they partner with on the development side can make it happen out here. >> reporter: first the city of oakland and alameda county must decide to lease or sell all or part of the property to the a's. laura anthony, abc 7 news. the a's are holding fan fest this weekend. it's on saturday at jack london square. more than a dozen players will be there as well as a's legends. it's free and there will be free food trucks as well. >> it's a really treat. autonomous cars, you know they're becoming more popular. companies are brainstorming what the car of the future will look like. >> coming up, we get a preview of how car interiors will be designed to help people do everything but drive. it's going to be harder to say be mine to your sweetheart this year. why they

the interiors of cars haven't changed dramatically in decades. that's about to change as autonomous vehicles free up space to make up more entertaining space. >> designers are creating prototypes of what to expect in five to ten years. and david louie is live in sunnyvale where you're going to show us what they're envisioning. >> reporter: i'm sitting inside of this demonstration vehicle today. this is the company at the forefront of creating new environments for passengers of autonomous vehicles. perhaps lounge around or take in the view. it's an interesting use of technology. without a steering wheel and

dash board, the autonomous vehicle has lots more roochl. and this company have talked to 2,000 consumers to get their ideas. here are now ideas in a prototype. interactive control panel, of course. a place to sit down your smartphone that lowers so it stays in the same place. same with the cup holder. >> we've created a 3d cube of space here. so the closer you are to the surface, the more it reacts. so this is, again, just a playful interaction to showcase the technology. but this can be anything in the future. >> reporter: the ride share energy is expected to deploy large fleets of autonomous vehicles. so there are also ultra violet baems. >> it's the wear and tear and abuse of the surface and all of that. and also offer the clean and

functional interior. it's essential. >> reporter: one interesting feature about this is targeted audio and entertainment. tim is listening to rock music. i'm listening to generic music. but because of some sensors, i'm only hearing my music. i can't hear his. all of this technology is going to cost money, that's why it's aimed at ride share companies expected to invest in fleets of autonomous vehicles. the interiors can also be customized to work-related strips or taking ski trips. the biggest challenge could be trying to convince regulators that it's safe for passengers in these environments to walk around without their seat belts. similar to what airline passengers do through most of a flight. david louie, abc 7. >> really fascinating to see what's coming. thank you so much. while we're talking about automobiles, tesla is making changes to costs at supercharging stations. the company has now announced it

will reduce the price of supercharge worldwide. exact prices will vary on the country and based on the local electricity rates. tesla is making the adjustment due to customer feedback. now, that would have made tesla more expensive than driving a gas car in some cases. speaking of lower prices, hulu is dropping the price of its cheapest plan. one week after netflix raised prices. hulu's basic plan with ads will cost 6 bucks a month starting february 26th. the company made that announcement today. but one plan is getting pricier. the live tv plan will go up by $5 a month. the price of the on-demand plan without ads will remain the same. netflix announced earlier this month they're raising prices for all plans by a couple of bucks. later tonight on abc 7, an in-depth look at the rise and fall of stanford dropout elizabeth holmes and her company

theranos. she promised a revolutionary blood test, but is now facing the prospect of decades in prison for fraud. abc news chief business, technology, and economics correspondent spend three years working on this story. >> reporter: how did so many smart people get soit wrong about this woman who early on was compared to steve jobs? today she's being concerned to bernie madoff. when you look back at this story as we is have now over the last three years, there were so many red flags, so many warning signs. >> you can see a special preview of "the dropout" on "nightline." the dropout podcast also launched today and features new episodes every wednesday. and in accuweather, we are underneath sunny skies for much of this week, but a warming trend will take over starting tomorrow. so we're going to see numbers actually above average for this time of the year.

live doppler 7 giving you the active sweep across the region. not finding a drop of rain tonight. the picture, it is a gorgeous one. we have had some gorgeous sunsets this week. and this one equally as delightful, live view if our east bay hills camera. the colors of the evening sunset. noting we have a quiet evening on the way and a rain-free 24-hour period as well. we'll look at the month so far in terms of dry days and rainy days. we started off the month with a string of dry days. then everything changed on the 5th of january. we saw the storm door open and it stayed open for a very long time. more than two weeks. we actually saw rain early monday morning of this week. now the pattern has done a 180. drier days are taking over and the latest outlook does say that at least through this week and much of next week, we're going to keep this dry pattern underneath our skies. so it looks like rain may be on

pause for some time. so what to expect under the accuweather outlook? the rest of january does seem to be dry. our next chance of rain looks to come in early february on the 1st or 2nd. number one, can i get my car washed? you can this week. we look to stay dry the next seven days. temperaturewise right now, comfortable evening on tap. 50s and 60s right now. we're at 56 in san jose. still 62 in hayward. right now santa rosa, a comfortable 61 degrees at this hour. some other great news. sunset tonight is at 5:23 in the evening. one month from today with that sun goes down before 6:00 in the evening. then two months from today as daylight saving time is already in effect, sun going down at 7:24 in the evening. the late hou-- daylight hours a getting longer. we've been through these chilly mornings the past couple of

days. tomorrow morning we start out in the coldest spot well into the 30s if not mid-40s. so the jacket certainly needed out the door. this is the muscle maker of our forecasts. so the storm track through the rest of january looks to stay to the north. so what that means for tomorrow, you have dry skies on your thursday. lots of sunshine once the sun gets up here and temperatures mainly if the 60s by the afternoon. if you like today, you're going to like tomorrow even more. so 62 the high in oakland tomorrow. 61 in the city. san francisco, 65. 66 in santa rosa. so here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. let's plan the next seven days for you tomorrow. it's cold in the morning, but you got a mild afternoon. and the warming trend continues by the weekend. both saturday and sunday, our warmest cities.

and early next week, we go down a few degrees. but comfortable in the 60s. it looks like the rest of january could be dry. february could see more rain. >> we could get used to this. >> i like it. >> all right. thank you. a san francisco company is helping inmates turn their lives around by teaching them computer is skills. >> coming

a san francisco based nonprofit is expanding a program that teaches inmates computer skills and coding. >> inmates in stockton are now taking classes and governor newsome checked out the program yesterday. >> reporter: 21-year-old jackson chan broke into a home to commit a robbery when he was 17. >> in the beginning, i was looking at a lot of time. even if i were to get released, didn't have a great opportunity. >> reporter: but now chan and other inmates at the correctional facility in stockton have an opportunity. it's thanks to a new program

here called code 7370. >> it's how to solve problems and come up with ideas. >> it's an 18-month training program supported by the san francisco based nonprofit the last mile. it teaches offenders basic computer skills and coding instruction to help create websites and apps. >> i spend my time trying to protect my craft. >> reporter: jason jones took up the computer coding program behind bars. he's now a computer coder for the entertainment website fandom. the last mile program is not just here in california but in indiana, kansas, and soon to be oklahoma. chris is cofounder with a $2 million grant from google he was able to expand the last mile to the port city. >> if we can reduce recidivism rates by a couple percent, it saves millions.

>> reporter: governor gavin newsome was also on hand days after making a pitch to end the state's juvenile justice system and move the rest of the facilities to the health and human services agency. >> if we're going to get serious about changing the trajectory of life of these young children, we need to do it with a different lens. an effort is underway to save the western monarch butterfly that many say faces the threat of becoming extinct. state environmentalists gathered today to urge officials to take action to preserve the butterfly's population. the species is at risk of extinction if its number in california declines to 30,000. environmental conservation groups society says the population is now just a little over 28,000. >> we do know that we are contributing to the monarch decline. so we could say that we have an obligation to try and fix a problem that we've caused.

>> scientists believe the causes for the butterfly decline include a loss of habitat due to urban sprawl and genetically modified crops. the san francisco giants will honor the man who helped keep the team from leaving san francisco. the giants announced peter mcgowan will be added to their wall of fame. in 1993, mcgowan led the effort to buy the team which was on the brink of moving to st. petersburg, florida. he also spearheaded to build the -- heart break for many people before valentine's day. sweet hearts conversation heart candies will not be produced this year. sweet hearts original producer went out of business last year. but then another candy company bought it in september. they say they didn't have time to produce sweet hearts for this year. but they'll be back next year. and while some people may hate

them, candystore.com says conversation hearts were the most popular candy for valentine's day in 2018. however, are we going to converse with our loved ones without them this year? >> they are classic, i have to say. a california family's pet parrot is safe after spending three days in a

coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00, today pg&e agrees with a federal judge's order on its role in california wildfires. but the i-team explains why they're opposing it. and at a local school board meeting, we examine the issues that will prompt a heated debate. and the change that's resulted in a multimillion dollar bill to santa clara schools. all that and much more in half an hour at 6:00. >> thanks. we'll see you then. before we go, the story of a stuck parrot and how youtube came to the rescue. >> the parrot named millie was

trapped in a storm drain in los angeles for nearly three days. millie's owners contacted city crews but they couldn't help. >> then someone reached out to a youtube star named marlene mccone who's a parrot expert. they used cameras, water, pvc piping and vehicles to remove millie. >> lots of brainstorming, innovation, how does the parrot think. like, that's mostly where i cam in. it was really a bunch of innovators coming together to see what we could do. >> they worked for three days trying to reach millie and then finally managed to coax her out to safety. >> good job. clever. >> yeah. free millie. i can see a movie now. not willie. all right. world news tonight with david muir is coming up next. >> for all of us here, we appreciate your time. we'll see you again in half an hour.

tonight, the deadly standoff inside a bank. gunfire erupting. images coming in at this hour. at least five people killed. the video of officers storming in. an armored police vehicle smashing through the doors. the state of the union standoff. tonight, president trump telling nancy pelosi he plans to deliver his state of the union from the capitol tuesday night, waiting to see how she would react. tonight, the reaction from the speaker right here. the urgent plea for help in the search for this 3-year-old boy who vanished from his grandmother's yard. the woman held captive in boston. the suspect crying in court today. authorities say the victim was able to get back her cell phone to call for help. the major storm across 20 states tonight. heavy snow, ice and rain, all the way east.