one bay area county is going to handle president trump's call to end birthright citizenship. >> a big blow to san francisco's effort to revive chinatown or downtown. excuse me how the city is responding to bloomingdale's exit. >> and a crime ring with international ties is busted in the bay area. the lengths the suspects are accused of going to in order to break into homes. >> always live abc seven news starts right now. >> and good evening to you. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. 22 states and two cities are already

challenging president trump's executive order to end birthright citizenship, along with several nonprofits and individuals. one of the multi-state lawsuits is set to be heard on thursday in a courtroom in seattle. >> california attorney general rob bonta has signed on to separate lawsuits filed by a group of 18 states in massachusetts, san francisco, along with washington, d.c, also joined in. the lawsuits are similar, arguing the president's executive order violates the constitution's 14th amendment. birthright citizenship means babies born in the u.s. are citizens, regardless of their parents immigration status. trump campaigned on the issue and repeated his stance yesterday. >> we think we have good grounds. but you could be right. i mean, you'll find out. it's ridiculous. we're the only country in the world that does this with birthright. as you know. >> the executive order was one of several president trump signed on monday targeting immigration. and this flurry of activity is sending shock waves through the immigrant

communities. and it's stirring up fear. it's also raising a lot of questions and mobilized people in the bay area. >> abc seven news south bay reporter lauren martinez joins us now live with how people are responding to the executive orders. lauren. >> ama and dan, you know, we've seen anxiety escalate over the last few months, and now you just see this fear. people i spoke with tonight are afraid of being deported. >> we are. not. alone. >> faith brought people from different religions together. tuesday in santa clara county, a community prayer vigil was held in san jose to show support for immigrant families. >> today, in particular, we build collective power through collective prayer. >> anna is a single mother of two who is undocumented. in 2022, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. facing an uncertain future, you could hear the stress in her voice. >> muchas preoccupations, mas nada preoccupation. >> she said. i have a lot of

fear and a lot of worries. >> entonces esto es mi miedo porque yo en méxico. >> ana said she won't be able to afford her cancer treatments if she is deported back to mexico. bishop oscar cantu oversees 53 catholic churches in the san jose area. >> where practically made up of immigrant communities. i've not seen a decline in attendance. i've heard from others in other parts of california that there they have seen a decline, particularly in the fresno area. >> one of president trump's first acts in office was issuing executive orders, one of which aims to limit birthright citizenship. the new order would mean children need at least one parent with u.s. citizenship to be a lawful permanent resident. >> something like that would require a change to the constitution. >> héctor quiroga is an immigration lawyer. he thinks trump's attempt to block birthright citizenship will not make it far in the courts. >> i believe that this is just more of a hey, i'm able to fulfill my promise to the american public. i said i would

do this, and i tried to do it, and i was blocked by the courts or whatever. >> the executive order would impact children born on or after february 19th, 2025. santa clara county sent us this statement in part. the county is deeply invested in caring for all children born in its health system, and this executive order would undermine the security of many parents seeking vital health care. to be clear, the county's health system is not doing anything different based on this executive order. san mateo county also sent us a statement tonight saying they remain committed to their babies born in their county and their parents. they said their values and their actions do not change based on this executive order. live in san jose. lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> lauren, thank you so much. president trump issued another pardon today for the san francisco man who was convicted for running the silk road drug marketplace online. ross ulbricht was sentenced to life in prison in 2015. trump pledged

during his campaign to pardon ulbricht. he was championed as a hero in the crypto and libertarian communities. but prosecutors say the silk road was the most sophisticated and extensive criminal marketplace on the internet. today, president trump announced a new investment worth up to $500 billion to help advance artificial intelligence. the leaders of san francisco based openai, santa clara founded oracle, and softbank joined him at the white house. the three companies are partnering to build new data centers as part of the project, called stargate. oracle chairman larry ellison says the construction is already underway. >> the first of them are under construction in texas. each building is a half 1,000,000ft■. there are ten buildings currently, you know, currently being built, but that will expand to 20 and other locations beyond the abilene location, which is which is our first location. >> for months, ai leaders have been warning that more data centers, chips and resources that run them are needed in order to advance the technology.

other partners in the project include bay area chip makers arm and nvidia. >> on the first full day of the trump administration, wall street surged. all three major indices are up the dow by more than 500 points. but what about long term? what can we expect and how can you protect your money? with president trump promising tariffs on china and other countries and tax cuts for americans, there are a lot of unknowns about how that might affect the economy. i spoke this afternoon with george noceti, a bay area financial expert with morgan stanley. well, here we are with president trump in office once again. he's off to a fast start with a lot of executive actions being signed. the question will be what impact they will have immediately on californians. >> well, it was interesting. the president's inaugural address was heavy on trade and immigration, but light on deregulation and fiscal policy. >> george sees some opportunities in trump's plan to cut taxes, but also some risks if he raises tariffs on foreign

imports. what are the pitfalls? what should he be concerned about? and by extension, all of us be concerned about? >> well, the pitfall is the unknown is if you're going to reduce taxes, you do have to reduce spending. we never do that. >> george advises that now is a good time to balance your investments, and to speak with a financial advisor to be prepared for any volatility in the market. with the leadership change. >> all right. let's turn now to our weather. it is a chilly night out there. meteorologist sandhya patel joins us now. there's an advisory and a warning tonight. >> sandhya that's right ama, this is our reminder that it is still winter. i want to show you those temperatures right now. 37 degrees already in livermore. it is down to 40 in concord. check out the temperatures in the north bay. 37 in santa rosa, 38 degrees in napa. freeze warnings for the interior portions of the north bay valleys, and you will notice frost advisories for most other areas from midnight to 10 a.m. tomorrow. we're looking at temperatures down to the upper

20s under the freeze warning, and down to 32 degrees under the frost advisory. looking at a sampling of how cold it's going to get. santa rosa livermore 29 degrees 28, in fairfield, down to 32 in morgan hill. you're going to feel it. 33 concord, 35 degrees in palo alto. i'll be back to tell you about a recovery in those temperatures. plus a look at the potential for some wet weather. >> dan okay, sandhya, thanks a lot. we'll touch base again in a few minutes. well it is bye bye, bloomingdale's. and another big blow to the san francisco center. the department store is going to close its flagship location in march, and the mall is losing its last anchor tenant, abc seven news reporter tim johns spoke with city leaders and has reaction from them and shoppers as well. >> the mall, in the heart of san francisco took another blow tuesday after its largest tenant, bloomingdale's, announced it was leaving. the department store says the shifting retail landscape and its evolving strategies for future operations both played a part in the decision. in a

statement to abc seven news, bloomingdale's said we are hopeful to be back to serve the san francisco community in the future and look forward to introducing new ways to provide enhanced service to our loyal local shoppers. news of the store's departure from san francisco center, upsetting several local shoppers. >> i love bloomingdale's, i'm going to be sad because i don't know where another one is at, so probably in san jose or santa clara is the next place i would have to go. >> bloomingdale's is just the latest store to exit san francisco. last year, macy's, which owns bloomingdale's, announced it too, was leaving its iconic union square location. jim wunderman of the bay area council says bloomingdale's departure is another hit to the city's reputation. >> there's certainly a narrative that's out there that, you know, san francisco's better days are behind it and that there's a lot of problems. and this announcement by bloomingdale's fits the narrative really well. >> but wunderman also says he believes that narrative is improving, something that's been seen in the positive feedback

city leaders have gotten from recent visitors. regardless of that improvement, new mayor daniel lurie was quick to respond to bloomingdale's announcement. >> we're going to make sure downtown is safe and clean. we are going to start a new police task force focused on those people coming in for conventions, shoppers, visitors, making sure that they feel safe. >> lurie promising local residents that despite san francisco's challenges, its best days remain ahead. >> we are going to get this right. you have my commitment that our department heads, my team, are going to work tirelessly to make sure that we bring retailers business conventions back to san francisco. >> bloomingdale's is set to close in the spring in san francisco. tim johns, abc seven news. >> to the south bay, where santa clara county is changing the way it counts its homeless population. the 2025 point in time count is happening tomorrow and thursday, county officials say. under the new approach, volunteers will conduct surveys of homeless people during the count. previously, surveys were

done separately. weeks later. some worry the time surveys take will lead to less people and fewer people being counted this year. but officials say the count and survey answers combined will best inform resource programs. >> in some cases, uh- for state and federal programs, the number of people experiencing homelessness, as collected through the point in time count, is part of a formula that they use to allocate resources. >> santa clara county's most recent point in time count was done in 2023. it found more than 9900 homeless people. >> in the east bay. alameda county is searching for its next district attorney after a recall election. of course, ousted d.a. pamela price last november. well, today, the board of supervisors continued interviewing the seven finalists for the job annie esposito, elgin low and jimmy wilson all work in bay area district attorney offices right now. leticia, trisha lewis and yibin shen both work as counsel for

local governments. ursula jones dixon is a judge, and venus johnson works for the state attorney general. the supervisors will announce their choice next week. they'll serve from february until election next year. >> a local state of emergency has been approved because of the fire at the moss landing power plant. the fire started last thursday at a battery storage facility and burned well into friday. it led to people being ordered to either stay inside or, in some cases, evacuate. the monterey county board of supervisors did get an earful during today's hearing. community members expressed their concern over the air and potential health impacts. it's not the first fire at the plant. the cause of that fire is still under investigation. >> more to come here. delivery driver costumes. high tech surveillance equipment inside the international burglary ring. police say targeted homes in the bay area. >> and remember the plane that was nearly stolen at a north bay airport? there's been a break in the case tonight. >> his dropped pass cost his team a playoff game. the incredible and generous response. this touched off with

fans of his opponent. >> first, a look at what's coming up tonight on jimmy kimmel live! right after abc seven news at 11. >> jimmy thanks, dan and ama. tonight is an us night. there's a pizza chain in saint louis called emos pizza. >> it's awesome. don't say anything against it. it's delicious. are you kidding? you really don't like it? >> that's an understatement. you can access your fico® score in a snap. (daughter) what i would give to be able to make art on this scale! (dad) you will one day.

but it's equally important for you to be thinking about your future... building credit— (daughter) dad... fargo, what's my fico® score? (dad) wow... it's a work of art. (vo) do you fargo? (daughter) that was corny, but i'll take it. (vo) you can. visit wellsfargo.com/getfargo.

arrested a group of colombian nationals in connection to crimes targeting asian business owners in at least four bay area cities. investigators say the suspects relied on hi tech equipment to scope out their targets. abc seven news reporter j.r stone spoke with both police and the santa rosa mayor.

>> you're looking at grass and leaves covering trail cameras. santa rosa police believe that a south american theft group made up of colombian nationals were using these for surveillance of asian business owners, who they later burglarized at home. at least some in the group were arrested last month and are still in jail. >> we still haven't been able to positively id all five of the suspects. they were found with numerous counterfeit identification documents to include mexican passports. even though we believe they're from colombia. >> police gave us these pictures showing the suspects disguised in work gear. they also recovered a fedex shirt believed to have been used as another disguise. >> this group, what they will do is they will identify uh- asian business owners and then actually burglarize their homes. >> police say these crimes are not limited to santa rosa, but also san rafael, union city, and vallejo. santa rosa mayor mark

stapp understands the suspects had technology like night vision goggles and 15 cell phones, but says the city has technology, too. >> the city instituted a real time crime center just a couple of years ago. and with that, we've included automated license plate readers, which in this case allowed us to identify the suspects pretty quickly, identify the locations, and make arrests. >> over the course of about 14 months. our real time crime center identified 11 victims in santa rosa of asian descent, and our property crimes team right now is currently working to determine if this same group is responsible for any or all of those residential burglaries. >> we asked the sonoma county district attorney's office if these suspects would face jail time or deportation, but haven't heard back as of this broadcast. mayor stapp is hopeful that these arrests send a message to would be thieves. >> we hope it tells them to stay away from santa rosa, in particular in the north bay. more generally, our community is

roughly 5% asian, and it's and it's growing. and we have a lot of small business owners in particular who are asian. so this is very concerning for the community. >> j.r stone, abc seven news. >> a 29 year old is facing charges for attempting to steal a plane from the sonoma county airport in mid october. a man ran onto the tarmac and jumped inside a private plane. investigators say he was one button away from turning the plane on, but a nearby mechanic pulled him out of the thing. he ran off and tried another plane, but was stopped by the same person, then got away. police say working off tips from the community, they were able to identify him and then arrest him. new details. one survivor of a deadly seven car crash is now calling san francisco leaders to examine the safety of the intersection where it happened. the crash killed the woman's boyfriend and his dog. it happened at sixth and harrison streets on sunday. investigators are placing the blame on a driver in a black tesla who was reportedly going

98 miles an hour when he smashed into six other cars, including a waymo driverless vehicle. the victim, who spoke with abc seven news today, was in her hospital bed when she described the moment she realized that her boyfriend next to her in the car was dead. >> i do have like a little flashback of when i was in the car where i saw that he was like, just motionless, and i was just like, oh my god, misha! >> san francisco police arrested the tesla driver, identified as 60 year old 66 year old jia lin xiong. he's facing charges of vehicular manslaughter. abc seven news obtained a police report today that shows alcohol was not in his system. >> tonight in southern california, the death toll is rising from the devastating wildfires in the los angeles area now stands at 28. cal fire reports the palisades fire in pacific palisades is holding at nearly 24,000 acres, and is now 65% contained. the eaton fire in altadena, which burned more than

14,000 acres, is now almost 90% contained. red flag warnings for critical fire risk have been extended through thursday night across l.a. and ventura counties. there is a chance of some rain for southern california this weekend, which is raising fears of mudflows in burn areas. the people of new orleans. look at this. woke up to an unusual sight of snow blanketing the streets. a rare winter storm is moving through the south. iconic bourbon street got a few inches, prompting residents to come and take some photos, but not many are attempting to drive. they are dealing with some frigid wind gusts there. multiple states are bracing for severe winter conditions, and several airports are shut down. wow. >> that's just crazy. >> you can't help but just stare at it. >> you can't. new orleans is still in louisiana. is that correct? >> i think. >> is that right, sandra? >> it is absolutely right. you know what? ama and dan. this is a once in a lifetime situation where you see snow down across some parts of those southern tier states. they have seen

anywhere between four inches to almost a foot of snow. so. unbelievable. take a look at the national live doppler seven, and you will notice that snow moving out of texas, heading across parts of florida, georgia, the carolinas. dangerous wind chills accompanying this winter storm with an arctic blast. you can see here nine degrees right now in atlanta. cleveland 19 below. much of the nation, as a matter of fact, is freezing or subfreezing. we're sitting pretty here with temperatures in the 50s in california, in places like san francisco and los angeles. a live view from our mount tam cam. it is just a clear view. it is getting cold out there. 37 in livermore and santa rosa, 32 in fairfield. 48 degrees right now in san jose. by morning, you're dropping down to the upper 20s, lakeport, santa rosa, ukiah, fairfield, 29, in livermore, 33 concord. low to mid 40s from san

francisco to oakland, 38 in san jose and 35 in palo alto. here's a live view from emeryville. and tomorrow morning, cold and frosty. the next two afternoons we're looking at sunny and milder weather, and saturday turns gusty and cooler, and there's even a slight chance of showers. for the time being, though, we don't have any showers for tomorrow. high pressure is going to be the controlling factor, so what's going to happen is with the northeasterly wind flow, those temperatures are going up. as a matter of fact, most of you will be above average 68 in san jose 65, oakland, napa 68. in santa rosa, 65. in san rafael, 63. san francisco, 65 degrees in livermore and santa cruz. i do want to turn your attention to that red flag warning. unfortunately, southern california is back into it after getting a break this weekend. red flag warnings going through 8 p.m. thursday. gusts 40 to 60 miles an hour even higher at times. relative humidity very low, 2 to 10%. so they are facing high fire danger. looking at the current wind speeds, browns canyon 36 miles an hour

14 malibu vista as we go, hour by hour, the winds are going to ramp up again going into tomorrow and remain gusty well into thursday. i do have some encouraging news. increasing humidity for southern california in the form of cloud cover for the bay area on friday. and then here comes the opportunity for rain. southern california. even though they need the rain, unfortunately mudslides are going to be a possibility. the sierra has a chance of snow in the bay area. this model wants to bring in the potential for some wet weather on saturday and sunday. southern california still in that pattern. so when all is said and done, this model is bringing in a few hundredths of an inch, perhaps for the bay area, but it's southern california that gets the measurable rain. third of an inch in los angeles, 4000/500 in santa barbara, and about a quarter in san diego. accuweather seven day forecast. it's a cold morning, a milder day. thursday is going to be even warmer with some 70s and then cooler for the end of the week going into the weekend. possibility of a few raindrops

on saturday. next week temperatures are bouncing back

dave's been very excited about saving big with the comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee. five years? -five years. and he's not alone. -high five. it's five years of reliable gig speed internet. five years of advanced securit. five years of a great rate that won't change. it's back. but only for a limited time. high five. five years? -nope.

comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee. powering five years of savings. powering possibilities. comcast business. shown their support for players of opposing teams by donating to their charities as a token of appreciation for doing something that benefits their team.

>> it's really nice and they are at it again. mark andrews of the baltimore ravens dropped a pass on sunday that sealed a win for the bills, allowing them to advance in the playoffs. fans are now donating to his charity that helps kids who have diabetes. >> they have contributed around $50,000 so far.

charles sabathia. everybody called him cc. he grew to six six, 300 pounds. could have played football at ucla, but the pride of vallejo decided baseball was his sport. good call. tonight sabathia is a hall of famer. sabathia, on the ballot for the first time, garnered almost 87% of the votes. cc won the 2007 al cy young award in cleveland. world series title with the yankees in oh nine. six time all star selection over 19 seasons in the bigs. ichiro suzuki is now the first japanese born player elected to the hall. he won the rookie of the year and mvp as a rookie in seattle. ten time all star and gold glover. somehow, he was not a unanimous selection. 393 out of 394 voters picked suzuki. i don't know. the one guy left out was. but anyway, longtime astros closer billy wagner makes the hall as well. let's hear from cc. >> you know, i wanted my guys in the clubhouse or in the locker room to feel like every time i

went out there, every fifth day that we had a chance to win. and, you know, if i was available, i was going to take the ball. and, you know, even down to those days in milwaukee, you know, i was feeling good and wanted a chance to pitch every chance every three days. and, you know, they allowed me to do that. and, you know, i'm grateful for it. >> onto the warriors approaching a crossroads. do they make a deal before the trade deadline in two and a half weeks, or just continue limping along, resigned to mediocrity? yesterday, the defending nba champion celtics did to the dubs what the dubs used to do to other teams crushed them. boston by 40. injuries to draymond green, jonathan kuminga, brandon pisemsky and kyle anderson have hurt on both ends of the court. steph curry now on the gap between the celtics and warriors and the dubs lack of swagger. >> and they are the defending champs. so they're coming in with a level of you know, confidence and swagger about them. and it's the exact opposite of what we have right now. >> seems like an eternity ago. hopefully we can get back to that feeling and of being, you

know, a champion. so we've got a long way to go. but you know, we've still got to remember those times so you can know what you're shooting for. >> 40 niners tight end george kittle lives in nashville checking out the sharks and predators in tennessee. 67 seconds in macklin celebrini wrist shot. he's only 18, but he's a bad man. his 14th sharks were up five one at one point. nashville scores the final six goals in a row. third period roman josi, a one timer, tied it at five and then less than three minutes later, nick blankenburg completes the comeback. alexander georgiev had to make that save right there. instead, predators with a big comeback win 7 to 5 sports on abc seven, a team can help you plan for your dreams. so your dream car, and vacation home, may be closer than you think. ready to meet the dream team? you can with wells fargo. i guess what i'm looking for from you is,

i mean, i know how the fire affected me, and there's always a constant fear that who's to say something like that won't happen again? that's fair. we committed to underground, 10,000 miles of electric line. you look back at where we were 10 years ago and we are in a completely different place today, and it's because of how we need to care for our communities and our customers. i hope that's true. [joe] that's my commitment. [ambient noise] ( ♪ ♪ ) ♪ (just one kiss) ♪ ( ♪ ♪ ) with reynolds wrap, cooking becomes so easy you can feel like the chef of your kitchen. easy prep. easy cook. easy clean. reynolds wrap. these hands cook for 30 people, 3 meals a day. easy prep. easy cook. easy clean. i can't stop when i have dry hands. i trust o'keeffe's. it's america's #1 selling hand cream for guaranteed relief. if it works for these hands it'll work for yours. also available in o'keeffe's for healthy feet.

(vo) with fargo, your virtual assistant from wells fargo,

you can pick up the tab, even when you forget your wallet. (kaz) i got this. (ben) fargo, send kaz $145 dollars with zelle. (kaz) smooth. (vo) learn more at wellsfargo.com/getfargo. sterling k brown. have a great night. >> lou: from hollywood, it's “jimmy kimmel live”! tonight -- sterling k. brown. from the boston celtics, jayson tatum. and music from the milk carton kids and vera sola. with cleto and the cletones. and now, jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪