right now. the money is gone immediately, but chances are the money is already overseas and can't be retrieved. >> $950,000 stolen in the north bay. tonight, we are learning more about how the online criminals were able to take the funds earmarked for public

housing in marin. good evening. i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us. officials say for months the hackers intercepted emails sent to the marin county county housing. >> abc seven news reporter luz pena spoke to the county's chief information security officer about the latest on the investigation. >> it's one of the largest thefts of marin county's public funds ever. $950,000 meant for low income housing. >> the money was gone immediately. >> by the time the marine housing authority staff realized it, it was too late. their emails had been hacked. in what experts have categorized as a phishing attack, where hackers send fake emails or text messages with links aiming to trick people into unknowingly sharing sensitive data and downloading malware. >> six of our email accounts were hacked. they acted as if they were our vendor, so they were talking to us as if they were our vendor. they were talking to our vendors as if they were us.

>> the marine housing authority, an independent district from the county, had just received a $3 million loan from the county to begin the renovation process for 300 units of public housing. after they sent the money, their vendor called and said they never received the funds. >> it was a real bank with a real account, but it wasn't the account of our vendor. so the money was wired to those places thinking it was an email from our trusted vendor, and then it went directly to a fake account. >> the county's cybersecurity team is now helping the housing authority. >> chances are the money is already overseas and can't be retrieved. >> despite all this, the marin county housing authority said they will continue their efforts to provide housing for low income residents and fix those 300 units as planned. as for the hackers, experts believe it could be anywhere in the u.s. or in countries like china, russia and india. balderrama said these attacks can happen to anybody. he recommends calling if the link comes from a person you

know or a company to verify before clicking. >> one of the more common scams we see, too is like you get a shipping notification, right? it says, click here to track your package. >> what happens if you do click those links? >> so if you click on the link, there's a potential that you could get malicious software installed on your device. >> in san rafael, luz pena abc seven news. >> a man in san rafael is accused of attacking a pregnant woman in her home and then trying to kidnap a resident from a nursing home. the string of events began early saturday morning at a house on ross street, where a man broke in and hit a pregnant woman with a flashlight. he then got into a fight with her husband. the intruder ran off and was found at a nursing facility on fifth avenue, claiming to be a transport service worker and attempting to take an elderly patient. police say they arrested david margoliash earlier this year. margoliash pleaded guilty to pepper spraying a member of a mosque in novato in san francisco.

>> closing arguments got underway today in the murder trial of cash app founder bob lee nimmo. he is accused of stabbing and killing lee in the early morning hours of april 4th, 2023. but while many testified, he acted in self defense. abc seven news reporter melanie woodrow has covered this story since the beginning and is live outside the hall of justice with the latest melanie. >> prosecutors making their closing arguments today, beginning by playing bob lee's call to 9-1-1, in which he repeatedly pleaded for help. contrasting this to his lack of a call to 911 or police, even though he had testified it was lee who attacked him with a knife after he made a bad joke, calling into question lee's priorities and why he wasn't spending time with his family on his last night in town. the prosecution emphasized the judge's instructions that in order to find momeni guilty of first degree murder, he must have acted willfully, deliberately, and with premeditation. prosecutors say momeni did that. he pretended to be friendly with lee prior to

the murder, that he brought the knife from his sister's apartment, took lee to an isolated spot, and quickly fled afterwards. the motive, prosecutors say, was that lee introduced his sister hussar to jeremy boivin, a drug dealer who she testified during this trial drugged and sexually assaulted her. prosecutors say momeni carefully curated his self-defense story around the evidence, and that his defense team paid experts to testify, who admitted on the stand that they workshopped possible scenarios of what could have happened to match bob lee's three stab wounds two to his chest, including one to his heart and one to his hip. they also emphasized that momeni concealed evidence by throwing the knife over the caltrans fence and bringing his vehicle to his mom's house. after lee's murder. also that the jacket he was wearing that night has never been located. lee's brother spoke to reporters about the prosecution's closing arguments. >> i think they did a great job of summing up this case and really putting it in perspective

and really drawing in what the facts are of this case. >> the prosecution's closing arguments lasted approximately three hours. the defense will make their closing arguments tomorrow. reporting live outside of the hall of justice in san francisco. melanie woodrow, abc seven news. >> all right, melanie, thanks very much. parents say she's a stalker. today, the criminal case moved forward against a woman accused of terrorizing children at san francisco parks. kim andrews pleaded not guilty today in court. neighbors say for the last four years, she has screamed and chased people and their children, threatening to kill them. parents say andrews is unhoused and goes by the name lacey. she's been arrested several times. andrews is scheduled to be back in court next friday. >> a 72 year old man is believed to have gone overboard the ruby princess cruise ship this morning before it docked in san francisco. according to princess cruises, they searched the ship several times and reviewed closed circuit television footage before coming to that conclusion. the man was

traveling alone. u.s. customs and border protection is investigating. the disappearance and search delayed the ship's departure for a 16 day cruise to hawaii. >> a bit of a scare for a pilot taking off at gnoss field in novato. as you can see, the pilot small plane ran off the runway, got stuck nose down in the tall grass next to a drainage ditch. officials tell us that the plane experienced a ground loop during takeoff. that's similar to a car fishtailing, so it just goes out of control. the pilot was unharmed and no one else was on the or board that plane. >> all right, let's turn to our weather now as we take a live look outside. another spare the air alert was in effect for today because of unhealthy air quality. for the latest. and what lies ahead for the week, let's get to abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel. hi, sandhya. >> hi, there. yeah, and good evening to all of you. let's take a look at a live picture. it is absolutely gorgeous. from our sutro tower camera. as we look at the golden gate bridge right now. but the air quality is not so great. spare the air alert in effect for today.

moderate air quality expected the next two days. it is moderate in pockets from the north bay to the east and south bay. as you will notice, those yellow dots from san rafael to oakland to san jose. but a gorgeous view from santa cruz camera. here's a look at the highs today. 72 in livermore. it was 66 in the city, 70 in redwood city, 71 in san jose, santa rosa and oakland in the 60s. really beautiful weather. we're going to keep it on the mild side. i'll let you know how long that is going to last. coming up dan. >> okay, sandhya, thanks a lot. today a special session of the california legislature got underway in sacramento. it's all part of an effort to announce, announced by governor newsom shortly after donald trump's reelection to, quote, protect california values before the new administration takes office. abc seven news reporter monica madden is live in sacramento tonight with the story. monica. >> good evening. dan. earlier today we heard from governor gavin newsom about some of the specifics of this session. special session. he wants the

lawmakers to dole out 25 million for a legal defense fund in anticipation of lawsuits that california will file against the incoming trump administration. other than that, though, lawmakers did gavel in for the regular session that starts in january today, and it was a lot of pomp and circumstance in the assembly. they elected speaker rob rivas again to office, and he gave us a sneak peek of what his top priorities will be during the regular session. >> californians are deeply anxious. they're anxious about our state's cost of living. they're anxious about the challenges of doing business here, and they're anxious because they feel it. so our task this session is urgent, and it's clear we must chart a new path forward and renew the california dream by focusing on affordability. >> rivas says california voters sent a clear message about wanting change during the

election, and implored his colleagues to listen to that message. california republicans have long called for a smaller limit on the number of bills that members can introduce, and the speaker actually lowered it today from 50 to 35. he says this is going to help lawmakers focus narrowly on affordability, affordability related policies. but many lawmakers in sacramento are still looking at other issues. they say the incoming trump administration will threaten, which is why attorney general rob bonta put his support behind bills to protect reproductive rights in california. >> this legislation is us planning to stay ahead of the curve, regardless of what the trump administration has in store for the future of abortion care. >> now, lawmakers didn't actually do anything, policy wise for the special session today, aside from gaveling in and gaveling out. however, the governor's office says it's expecting the legislature to start some committee hearings in the coming weeks. and he's expecting that bills related to, quote, trump proofing the state

will be on his desk and signed by january 20th, which is inauguration day for president elect donald trump. live in sacramento. monica madden, abc seven news. >> all right, monica, thanks very much. still ahead, the wife of 40 niners all-pro offensive lineman trent williams takes to social media to share the couple's heartbreaking news. >> plus, new developments in the cold case murder from 1996 or 6 year old jonbenet ramsey of six year old jonbenet ramsey. what we're learning

>> another budget blow to the city of oakland, according to the east bay times, the real estate firm seeking to buy the training facility used by the oakland roots and soul soccer teams, backed out of the deal last month. the raiders used the facility until they moved to las vegas. the firm prognosis issued a statement saying it determined the deal wasn't going to work

out. the report says the city expected to receive $12 million from the sale of that 16 acre property. >> tomorrow, the pro football hall of fame will announce the finalists for the seniors category of enshrinement and fans here in the bay area certainly are hoping one of our own is on the list. >> that jim plunkett won championships in high school, in san jose, at stanford, and of course, for the raiders. >> but as abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey explains, the hall of fame has been one of the only things to elude the legendary quarterback when deciding who is enshrined into the pro football hall of fame. >> one question stands above the rest for voters can you tell the story of the nfl without this player? and if you ask fans in the bay area, there is no way to do that without mentioning a local legend. not yet enshrined. east san jose native, stanford grad and san francisco 49 ers and oakland raiders quarterback jim plunkett, an idol on the campus of his ama mater. james lick high school. >> for us to be able to have people such as jim plunkett come

out of our school, it's only an inspiration for us athletes that played here, that continue to play here and say that i too can make it somewhere. >> plunkett accomplished nearly everything you could during his football career. against all odds, he was born to blind parents and had to work several jobs to support his family. but still, at james lick, he won a championship at stanford. he took home the heisman trophy and became the first hispanic player to be drafted number one overall, and after a rough start in the nfl, he won two titles with the raiders. all that remains is the hall of fame. california state senator dave cortez has been a fan of plunkett since watching him win the 1971 rose bowl. cortez is introducing a senate resolution, a hail mary of sorts, to the selection committee to right the longtime wrong and vote plunkett in few, if any, quarterbacks that win two super bowls are left out of the hall of fame. >> in fact, right now, jim plunkett is the only one who has won two super bowls that's left out of the hall of fame, and we think that needs to be correcte.

we think the nfl should recognize the fact that he was a big part in building up the league itself. >> plunkett was the first nonwhite qb to win a super bowl, changing the game and inspiring fans of hispanic and native american heritage forever. sports writer mark purdy says he's a key piece of nfl history. >> he's already in the college football hall of fame. he's already in the san jose sports hall of fame. he's he's in a number of other halls of fame. but i happen to believe that jim belongs in the hall of fame for both his football accomplishments and for what he meant to the nfl. >> the final inductees of the 2025 hall of fame will be announced in february at the super bowl in east san jose. dustin dorsey, abc seven news. >> another note from the world of football and bay area football heartbreak for 40 niners. star trent williams and his wife announcing their son was stillborn. sandra williams, wife of the offensive tackle, posted on social media that their son, trenton o'brien williams junior, was stillborn

on sunday. weeks earlier, the couple lost his twin. sandra williams said, quote, it's been extremely hard trying to process the saddest hello and goodbye that i've ever had to endure. trenton was diagnosed with a rare genetic chromosome condition. >> there are new developments in the unsolved murder of the six year old beauty queen from boulder, colorado. investigators tell abc news they are making progress in the 1996 case of jonbenet ramsey, but did not elaborate on details. officials say a team of experts has been assembled to review evidence in the case and apply the most modern, scientific and cold case techniques. the little girl's father believes new dna technology could help solve the case, which has become of interest again because of a recent netflix docu series. but the jonbenet's parents and her brother were cleared as suspects back in 2008. >> coming up here, the estimated cost of the a's ballpark in las vegas continues to balloon. we'll tell you what new documents reveal. st

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abruptly retired today. gelsinger steps away from more than 40 years of his career. it's been a rough year for the company with growing financial difficulties. intel seems to be getting edged out by rival nvidia with the expansion of ai systems. two company executive executives, david zinser and michelle johnston holthaus, are stepping in to serve as interim co-ceos. intel will search for a long term permanent replacement. >> happening tonight, foster city is going to discuss a new plan to deal with geese. take a gander at this. the city has gotten a lot of flak in years past for plans to kill geese to deal with its overpopulation program. now, the new plan does not call for cooling, just making foster city as unpleasant as possible for the geese. they're looking at surveying geese to disrupt nests. plans also call for harassing the

birds with flashing lights and lasers. setting off fireworks or propane cannons and putting chemical repellents on grassy areas. the city council is set to discuss it all tonight. >> all right. well, the weekend could not have been better for the holiday and this week is off to a great start as well. >> it is. let's get to meteorologist sandhya patel for what's coming. sandhya. >> yeah, we've got some gorgeous weather ahead, that's for sure. so let's take a look at some live pictures right now from our various tower cameras around the bay area. look how pretty it is from emeryville and santa cruz. equally nice. golden gate and sutro. so here's a look at what you can expect. high pressure is our controlling factor, but with this ridge of high pressure, you get sinking air. the air sinks, puts a lid on the atmosphere. and that's why our air quality has been suffering. and we have a spare the air for today. high clouds are passing through on live doppler seven. as you will notice to our north, temperatures at this hour, anywhere from the 50s to the 60s. it is still pretty mild in oakland 6365. in hayward, low

60s santa rosa, san jose. gorgeous view from santa cruz. the next several days. mild winter weather will continue tomorrow morning. some patchy fog at the coast and this weekend we are talking about dry and cooler conditions going hour by hour 7:00 tonight 50s and 60s. still, those high clouds going through tomorrow morning. there may be some patches of fog near the coastline, 30s and 40s for most of you. and then by the afternoon once again will be in for a nice mild pattern with 60s, a few 70s popping up as well. in the evening, temperatures will drop off. you know, the nights are longer, so tomorrow morning nothing like that chill we experienced last week. we're talking about 30s and 40s in the morning, but yes, you still need to bundle up tomorrow afternoon. here's how it's going to look. it's really nice day. san jose 71 degrees in the south bay 73 gilroy on the peninsula 67. in palo alto. low 60s coast side, downtown san francisco 65 degrees. a little bit of fog, 64. in daly city, north bay. temperatures 68, in san rafael, 70, in santa rosa

heading into the east bay. upper 60s oakland, hayward, newark, inland areas will be pretty mild. 67 in walnut creek, 68 degrees for you in livermore. now on wednesday, we're going to keep this pattern going. most areas will be in the 60s and 70s on thursday. those temperatures may dial back a couple of degrees for some cities, but by friday, we're back up again and we're looking at 60s and 70s accuweather seven day forecast. we've got that december warmth with us today and that will continue tomorrow, above average through the rest of the workweek with 60s and 70s. but by the weekend, temperatures do start to drop a little more cloud cover and dropping closer to average for the second half of your weekend. dry pattern continues on monday, maybe mid to late next week. we could see a pattern change which would deliver some wet weather, but until then we're in this dry pattern. dan and ama. >> all right, we'll take it. thank you sandhya. >> well, construction hasn't even started yet, but the estimated cost of the a's proposed stadium in vegas has gone way up. according to the las vegas review-journal, the

price tag now stands at $1.75 billion. that's a quarter billion more than the original estimate. the high cost is being blamed on inflation and what the a's are calling features to make the ballpark, quote, a premier facility. the a's hope to move into the 33,000 seat stadium by 2028. >> the golden state valkyries have released the schedule for their inaugural season. the new wnba team will play their first ever game at chase center against the los angeles sparks on may 16th. they'll take on caitlin clark and the indiana fever on june 19th and august 31st. the valkyries will be the 13th team in the league, making the 2025 season the longest yet with 44 games, up from 40 last season. the wnba expansion draft is this friday at 530 on espn. the 12 other teams in the league will get to protect six players on their roster, and the valkyries can draft one unprotected player from each team and stay with abc seven for our coverage of the draft during

after the game, hosted by larry beil on friday. >> well, still ahead, the search for buried treasure is underway, but you'll have to find it to buy a new millionaires new book. you'll have to find the clues there. details on a nationwide treasure hunt that's worth $2 million. stay with us. >> i'm reggie aqui, i'm lyanne melendez. i'm luz pena, i'm tara campbell, i'm j.r. >> stone at abc seven news. >> we deliver local stories with real answers to help make our city better

live newscasts, breaking news, weather and more with our abc seven bay area streaming tv app. just search abc seven bay area and download it. all right. if you've ever dreamed of being a treasure hunter, a bitcoin millionaire is offering you the chance. but you'll have to buy his book. >> a little bit of a catch, right? entrepreneur john collins black has hidden five treasure chests with a combined value of $2 million inside, across the united states. hints to find the loot can be found in his book, there's treasure inside. >> if you can afford it. it's a

clever way to sell books. yes. treasures include everything from gold to rare pokemon cards, sports memorabilia, even a brooch once owned by jackie kennedy onassis. >> it's wild. if you like a good treasure hunt. there you go. all right. do not forget we have more news ahead at 5.30 on abc seven, bay area streaming tv. >> and if you're watching us here on tv world news tonight with david muir is next for sandhya patel and all of us. we appreciate your time. >> i'm ashley and i'm ama daetz. we will see you again at six.

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