d 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] right now. >> a lawsuit funding freeze and calls for a policy change. tonight we're looking at the local impact of several changes

and executive orders as they trickle down from the trump administration. good evening. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. the impact ranges from money for sanctuary cities to funding for electric vehicle charging stations. >> but we begin with policy regarding transgender athletes. and as abc seven news reporter dustin dorsey explains, a meeting at the california interscholastic federation council got very heated. >> be brave. stand up for girls. save girls sports. >> at friday's california interscholastic federation council meeting, the message from a group of students, parents and organizations was clear. they say the president, the ncaa and the country are taking a hard stance in protecting girls sports and banning trans athletes. and now they believe it's time for the cif to do the same. >> i'm here on behalf of every female and their families with common sense that say we are not okay with this and demand that you comply with the executive executive order that was signed

by our president to ban biological males from all female sports. >> the cif is the governing body for high school sports in california. in a statement before friday's meeting, the federation said they will follow the state education code when it comes to allowing students to participate in sports consistent with their gender identities, saying, quote, the cif provides students with the opportunity to belong, connect and compete in education based experiences in compliance with california law. the coalition save girls sports california wants to see a change. >> i want to strongly exhort each and every one of you to stand up and protect these young girls who have been competing for years in their sport. >> we don't want anybody to be excluded. so how about you make an open category, start protecting our girls immediately. >> suzanne ford is a trans woman and says this is exclusion. and national rhetoric on this topic has left the trans community feeling a strong sense of dread. >> the entire lgbtq community is hurting. the trans community has been directly assaulted, and

every morning it's something else. so we we're in a lot of pain, quite frankly. >> ford competed in sports both before and after she transitioned. she believes there need to be loving conversations in order to establish what's fair for all. >> i'm open to talking about the regulations, to try to make sure there's a level playing field, but this is not what it's being used for. >> the cif was not voting on a change of policy friday, but save girls sports california is pushing for a review. dustin dorsey, abc seven news. >> san francisco is suing the trump administration over sanctuary city policies. the lawsuit challenges the president's executive order mandating federal agencies cut funding to local jurisdictions with sanctuary policies. >> since his first term, donald trump has tried different ways to coerce cities into doing the job of the federal government and carrying out federal immigration enforcement. >> santa clara county joined san francisco as plaintiffs in the lawsuit. the legal action comes a day after the justice

department sued the city of chicago and the state of illinois over their sanctuary policies. >> the trump administration is also putting the brakes on the installation of new electric vehicle charging stations along highways and rest stops nationwide. the funding pause is already making waves among sustainable transit and environmental advocates. abc seven news reporter tim johns looks at the impact this might have here in california. >> and an announcement late thursday. the federal highway administration halting new funding for states to install tens of thousands of electric vehicle chargers. >> there's a lot of uncertainty. and for states and grantees looking to access this funding, i think that there are still a lot of questions regarding what funding is available. >> beth hammond works for the natural resources defense council, an environmental advocacy nonprofit. she says the money was a part of the bipartisan infrastructure bill passed in 2022. even though all 50 states will lose money while the highway administration reviews the program, hammond says california will likely be

the least impacted. >> the state has made a lot of progress and has its own aggressive plans to expand ev infrastructure. >> some of that federal money was set to make its way here to the bay area. san francisco was set to receive $15 million in san jose about $12 million with that now an uncertainty. however, transportation advocates say more needs to be done on the local level. that includes luke bornheimer, who says cities like san francisco need to focus more on things like public transit. >> i hope that this, this news and these changes actually get our our city leaders, our state and regional leaders to focus on true sustainable transportation. >> news of the funding pause is being welcomed by some. susan shelley is a part of the california based howard jarvis taxpayers association. >> the federal government is running an annual deficit of an estimated $1.9 trillion. and when an organization is running a deficit of $2 trillion a year, there's nothing wrong with doing an audit. and everyone should

really welcome transparency on federal spending. >> as for hammond, while she thinks the funding loss is a setback, she doesn't believe it will derail the entire ev industry. >> transition to electric vehicles is still going to continue. the private sector is still building chargers in a variety of locations. this this includes along highway corridors in rural communities. but, you know, i think that public funding helps fill those gaps. >> in san francisco, tim johns, abc seven news. >> and some new developments out of santa clara tonight, where a judge ordered former forty-niner dana stubblefield to be released from prison. this comes after an appellate court overturned stubblefield's rape conviction late last december. abc seven news reporter zach fuentes got reaction outside the courthouse and is live with the story. zach. >> yeah. dan. stubblefield was at the courthouse today, coming in from corcoran state prison, but he didn't go into the courtroom because he was not allowed to wear civilian clothing, and his attorneys

didn't want him to be seen in prison clothes. now, those attorneys today are praising the judge's decision. the district attorney's office, though, says that this is justice interrupted a victory for former forty-niner dana stubblefield and his attorneys friday in this santa clara county courtroom. a judge ordered stubblefield to be released immediately. >> a significant step for him to be home with his family tonight, where he should be, where he should have been the whole time. >> the order comes after a december ruling by an appellate court overturning his rape conviction. the former forty-niner sentenced to 15 years to life in prison in the case he was found guilty of raping a woman under threat of a gun after inviting her to his home to interview for a babysitting job in 2015, his defense team says the judge blocked key evidence from being admitted, including the accuser's confession that she was a paid sex worker. >> this was the most infected trial i've ever seen. >> stubblefield said. the interaction with the accuser was a paid, consensual transaction. he was convicted in 2020 and a year later, california's racial justice act took effect. the law

bars prosecutors from seeking a conviction on the basis of race, ethnicity and national origin. the appellate court ruled that the prosecution violated the act when it said in its closing argument that it didn't search stubblefield's home for a gun over concerns it would open up a, quote, storm of controversy amid civil unrest at the time over the police killing of george floyd. >> when there were references to mr. stubblefield's race that had nothing to do with the case. that set the appellate court on notice that we need to go back and look carefully at this. and they said that was a violation, and they said he did not get a fair trial. >> that move by the appellate court eventually led to friday's order for release. >> he is legally innocent. he had a legally invalid process. and that's where we are today. >> in the bail hearing friday, prosecutors said calling stubblefield innocent is a misstatement since the appellate court ruled on the racial justice act, not what the jury decided when stubblefield was convicted. they said the attorney general's office is appealing the overturned conviction to the california supreme court. in a statement following the hearing, the da's

office said in part that justice has been interrupted and although we are disappointed that the judge released mr. stubblefield from custody while we await a decision from the california supreme court, we remain focused on the sexual assault that occurred, the victim and the need for accountability and community safety. now, the prosecutor indicated in court today that they would refile charges against stubblefield. now, stubblefield had to return to corcoran state prison in kings county today to be released. he and his attorney both planned to speak in a press conference next week. live in the san jose bureau, zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> okay, zach. thank you. the man convicted of second degree murder for the stabbing of tech executive bob lee will be sentenced in may. nima momeni refused to appear in court today, though three of his attorneys and his mother were present. jurors returned the verdict in december. >> do you know why he refused to come into court? >> i have no idea. >> did that surprise you? >> no. listen, it's a procedural hearing just to set a hearing

date. not a big deal. >> it's going to be changing attorneys anytime soon. >> at this point, the only attorneys would be for appellate purposes. >> bob lee's family is expected to speak in court prior to his sentencing on may 16th. second degree murder carries a sentence of 15 years to life. >> still ahead. today marks one month since the deadly los angeles county wildfires broke out. a look at the conditions today and how you can still help with the recovery effort. >> but first, after the break, nearly a year and a half after it happened, hayward officials are now admitting that some personal data was stolen during a ransomware attack on the city. we're going to

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after the city of hayward was hit with a cyberattack. thousands of people are now being told that their information was compromised. in a letter sent out to those affected, the city says there is no evidence of identity theft.

but as abc seven news reporter anser hassan explains, some experts are skeptical about that. >> has any individual come to the city and said, we have concerns that our data was taken? no. almost a year and a half after hayward was hit by a cyberattack, the city is alerting almost 33,000 people that the data downloaded by the hacker contains users personal information. >> we have hired an outside consultant to essentially mine the data here in the city to try to identify other, other areas that were potentially touched. >> on july 9th, 2023, the city detected a cyberattack. the outage lasted two weeks, also affecting the computer system used by police and fire. the city declared a state of emergency. now, a two page letter is revealing the outcome of the city's investigation. officials say they just learned on december 30th, 2024 that the compromised data includes names,

date of birth and social security numbers. however, the letter specifically states, quote, we have no evidence that any of your information has been used for identity theft or to commit financial fraud. >> we know this to be true because at the conclusion of the major event that happened two years ago, there wasn't any major area discovered. >> but tech expert professor ahmed bonafe, who teaches engineering at san jose state university, says he isn't convinced. >> absolutely. i'm not convinced because this is gold mine for the hackers. i mean, they're sitting on this data. either they can negotiate with the city of hayward by saying, we're not going to release it, you have to pay us, or we're going to put it in the dark web and sell it. >> professor bonafe says a class action lawsuit has been filed now that the city has admitted that data has been compromised, and as a result, victims may now start to come forward. but mayor salinas calls the lawsuit frivolous, saying it's safe to do business with the city. >> if there were and if there

are names discovered that we will do everything we can to help them. >> in hayward, anser hassan, abc seven news. >> an east bay college district could close at least one of its schools next year. peralta community college district governs laney and merritt colleges, berkeley city college, and the college of alameda. the district faces a $13.5 million budget gap because the state is freezing funds at districts with declining enrollments. about 32,000 students attend the four campuses, many part time. that's about 34% fewer than in 2018. >> and the san francisco unified school district is also preparing for big cuts. our media partners at the san francisco standard report school staff and administrators jobs are at risk. superintendent maria su is expected to lay out a detailed plan for the possible cuts on tuesday. the cuts would take place instead of school closures. the district says it needs to eliminate 535 jobs to save $114 million.

>> still ahead. the rain is gone in time for the weekend. wow, look at this live. look outside at the conditions. that is spectacular. we're going to check in with abc seven news weather anchor

yeah. yeah. people are cleaning up, starting to rebuild or walking away from all that was lost. >> abc seven news reporter sid garcia has the details. >> this burned down neighborhood in altadena is where a number of residents called home and also housed their businesses. this group of child care providers is asking the state to extend the aid to them. it expired this week, along with the thousands of residents who lost everything in the fire. they're also trying to rebuild their homes and businesses. they say they don't make a lot of money, and because of that, they've been denied help, such as loans and other services. >> sba denied me based on my income, saying that i didn't

have enough income based on my irs tax returns to pay back the loan. >> along with miss rights child care business, there were at least three others, we're told, within a block of here. two of them told us the bureaucracy has been frustrating. >> how am i supposed to obtain an entire home to keep children in and get it licensed within 30 days? it's impossible. so they're asking us to do something that we absolutely cannot do. >> it's extend the health right away. we need it as of yesterday. so we want our pay that they are docking. and also we want homes that we can go into right away. >> earlier this afternoon, a group of california state senators representing the eaton fire burn area and palisades talked about what they're going to do to help residents and business owners right now. >> we need to have a closer relationship with fema and the small business administration. there are literally hundreds of

millions of dollars worth of low interest, no interest loans for small businesses and women and minority owned businesses that the feds should be investing in. and we're committed to continue working with the sba to get those dollars out as quickly as possible. >> and some of those child care providers we talked to who lost everything, their livelihood and their home told me they don't think they'll ever be able to reopen their businesses. reporting from pasadena. i'm sid garcia, abc seven news. >> well, the impact, of course, is just so extensive and families are still struggling in the aftermath of these devastating firestorms. and they will be for a long time. it's not clear how long it will take to rebuild, but there is some help and some hope. >> today we are taking action together for the one california. so cal fire relief, abc7 and its sister stations in california are coming together for this one day fundraiser to help our neighbors in need. your donation can help the american red cross provide meals, shelter, and hope to these families. many of them

are only beginning to rebuild their lives. >> you have to listen to the story of the person who's been affected by the wildfire. but what i can tell you is universally, housing is a problem. so it was a it was a big problem in the los angeles area before the wildfire. now it's even worse. >> if you want to help donate, you head to red cross.org/abc. you can also scan the qr code. you see it right there on your screen, making it very easy for you to help out. >> okay, let's switch to our weather dried out for the afternoon. >> yeah that's right. and the weather matches our weatherman, sunny and lovely spencer. >> i appreciate that. speaking of sunny and lovely, we're going to start with our travel forecast. if you happen to be flying out of okay tomorrow to any of these choice mexico locations, you'll find sunny skies in oakland with a high of 57. cabo san lucas sunny 73 degrees guadalajara. sunny with a high of 86. morelia mostly sunny, high of 81. mexico city

partly cloudy, high of 77 and zacatecas mostly sunny, a high of 77. let's take a look at our weather, which is getting colder. cold air is spilling into the bay area right now behind the showers we had earlier today. and it's breezy out there right now with 22 mile per hour winds here in san francisco, gusts to 20 and half moon bay at about 1512 to 15 mile per hour winds in most other locations. here's a view from sutro tower looking out over san francisco, where it's 52 degrees. we have 54 at oakland, hayward, san jose, and 52 at redwood city and half moon bay. bright blue skies over the golden gate. breezy there 55 degrees right now at santa rosa. petaluma down to 50, 53 and napa. mid 50s at fairfield, concord and livermore. and these are our forecast headlines. a deep chill will settle into the bay area overnight. we have frost and freeze alerts. the weekend looks pretty good. if you're looking for sunny skies. both days will be sunny, but with frigid morning conditions and storms return the middle of next week. i'm sure you can't wait for that, but let's take a look at our cold air alerts. we have a freeze warning and frost

advisory in effect from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m. tomorrow for all of the bay area except the city of san francisco and the coastline. these areas under the purple color here in the north bay valleys and purple down in the eastern santa clara hills. those areas will are covered by the freeze warning, with temperatures dropping down to as low as 28 degrees in the coldest spots. the blue covers the remainder of the bay area. that's the frost advisory, and in those areas, lows may drop as low as 33 degrees. so let's take a look at our forecast lows for the overnight hours of 31 at ukiah and santa rosa, down to 28 at lakeport. moving eastward just a bit. we'll see 33 3435 degrees at places like fairfield, vallejo, concord and livermore, down to 35 in morgan hill in the south bay and all around the bay shoreline. lows will drop into the upper 30s. only san francisco and half moon bay will not have low temperatures below 40 degrees. highs tomorrow. well, not very high, but it will be a pleasant day. sunny skies with highs mainly in a narrow range from 55 to about 58 degrees across the

entire region. warmest location will be san jose with a high of 59. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. as you can see, we've got three sunny days coming our way tomorrow, sunday and monday with a chilly start to each of those three days. then it becomes partly cloudy on tuesday. on wednesday, cold rain and maybe some snow in the higher bay area peaks. high temperatures that day will barely get above 52 degrees. a level one storm. level one also on thursday and friday. thursday may be a little tricky. we're looking at this one. it could develop into a level two. it shows signs of developing more intensity than we can fairly accurately forecast right now. >> okay, okay. thanks, spencer very much. >> well, some sad news. the san francisco zoo has lost its only male gorilla. oscar. jonesy. zoo officials say oscar died unexpectedly while recovering from anesthesia thursday. the 43 year old silverback was undergoing a checkup for age related issues, including possible tooth decay. he did not

show signs of illness during the procedure, they say. uc davis veterinary school will perform a necropsy on oscar in the coming days to help determine the cause of death.

champion nate robinson is recovering right now after undergoing a kidney transplant. today, robinson announced the surgery on instagram, saying he's been dealing with renal failure for the last seven years. the 40 year old played 11 seasons in the nba, mostly as a backup, but his leaping ability made him one of the league's most electrifying players, helping him win a record three slam dunk contests. despite being only five foot nine inches tall. robinson played part of the 2012 season with the warriors, and attended logan high school in union city for a short time. >> we wish him well. an organization that brings basketball to communities all over the state is getting an environmentally friendly assist. the nonprofit hoop bus rolled into oakland to host a few games at west oakland middle school. hoop bus equips busses with basketball hoops, bringing mobile courts to communities.

during today's stop, bus manufacturer blue bird donated a one of a kind electric school bus to the cause. >> we've got an ev bus that we've donated to hoop bus uh- to be a part of what they're doing. we're really a big believer in and the work they're doing in getting to the inner cities and getting these kids involved in the game of basketball. >> today's events included a dedication ceremony for the new bus and a p.e. takeover, with plenty of one on one basketball. of course, all of it kicked off hoop busses. event series leading to next weekend's nba all star festivities. >> how fun. that's awesome. all right, we have much more news ahead at 530 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

with the way that pg&e handled the wildfires. yeah. yeah. i totally, totally understand. we're adding a ton of sensors. as soon as something comes in contact with the power line, it'll turn off so that there's not a risk that it's gonna fall to the ground and start a fire. okay. and i want you to be able to feel the improvements. we've been able to reduce wildfire risk from our equipment by over 90%. that's something i want to believe. [skateboard sounds] >> david: tonight as we come on the air, a new storm now, millions bracing from the midwest right into the northeast again. treacherous driving expected when this hits. also breaking, the urgent search for a plane that vanished