administration. it worked before, but will it work again? >> always live abc seven news starts right now. >> new at six a new announcement from california attorney general rob bonta. a lawsuit against the trump administration over doj's having access to the personal information of americans. 19 states are suing to block government employees associated with elon musk's department of government efficiency from accessing highly sensitive taxpayer records, including the social security numbers and bank account information of millions of americans. the lawsuit claims the breach of data poses a huge cybersecurity risk and violates several federal laws. >> with the click of a button, they could block federal funds for health care, child care and other critical services. they could interfere with billions of dollars that states rely on for law enforcement, public education and infrastructure repairs. >> separately, democratic lawmakers are seeking a treasury

department investigation of doj's access to the government's payment system. good evening. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. now, that announcement by california's attorney general is just the latest in a slew of legal actions against the trump administration. it comes hours after two bay area jurisdictions, san francisco and santa clara county, filed a lawsuit challenging the president's policies attacking sanctuary cities. >> abc seven news political reporter monica madden joins us in studio. monica, didn't san francisco file a similar lawsuit during trump's first administration? you're right. ama and the city won. >> during trump's first term, the federal courts upheld sanctuary laws, finding that local jurisdictions are allowed to restrict local police from enforcing federal immigration laws. the big question now is, will that precedent hold this time? >> these are not idle threats. >> it's another san francisco trump face off. a group of blue cities and counties are suing the administration over its threats to withhold federal funding for their sanctuary city

status. >> this is the federal government coercing local officials to bend to their will or face defunding or prosecution. and that is illegal or authoritarian. >> city attorney david chu calls it an illegal overstep. >> local officials have a right to do their jobs without threats or interference from the federal government. >> it comes after newly sworn in attorney general pam bondi directed the doj to investigate if these cities are impeding immigration laws. the president wants to prosecute local officials who don't carry out his plans for mass deportations, saying sanctuary laws protect dangerous criminals. >> the trump administration is asserting a right it does not have. >> no state and no state or no locality or sanctuary city, as they like to call themselves, can overrule the explicit immigration laws that we have on the books. >> los angeles attorney david 5-10 says there's a fine line on sanctuary laws.

>> state officials, if they want, don't want to use state resources to essentially deputize themselves to enforce immigration law. states do have rights, and they don't have to go out of their way to enforce federal laws. >> as long as local governments don't get in the way. >> they do not have the right to interfere or obstruct federal officers from doing their jobs. >> if it feels like deja vu, that's because sf filed a similar suit in 2017 and won, giving chiu confidence about possible outcomes. >> and it's our perspective that judges that follow the rule of law will side with us, particularly given the precedent that we have here. >> if the trump administration is successful this time, san francisco stands to lose billions of dollars it receives from the federal government. this is already playing out nationwide. on thursday, attorney general pam bondi filed suit against illinois and chicago over their sanctuary laws. we reached out to the white house for comment about this, but did not hear back.

dan. >> okay, monica, thanks a lot. now here's a look at some of the top stories making headlines in the trump administration. tonight, a federal judge temporarily blocked a plan to put more than 2000 u.s. aid workers on leave. the decision came hours after lawyers for u.s. aid employees warned of catastrophic consequences. trump says he's revoking joe biden's security clearance and ending access to daily intelligence briefings. trump signed an executive order today aimed at protecting second amendment rights. he asked the department of justice to review firearms rules drafted by the biden administration, and the department of justice has reached a temporary agreement to not reveal the names of the fbi agents who investigated the january 6th case. and vice president jd vance will attend the artificial intelligence action summit in paris next week. this comes after mr. trump unveiled a $500 billion ai project called stargate, and the trump

administration is also putting the brakes on the installation of new electric vehicle charging stations along highways and rest stops all around the country by pausing $5 billion in funding for that. abc seven news reporter tim johns takes a look at the effect that 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 part of the bipartisan infrastructure bill, 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 inas 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. >> there are many changes, of course, happening in the trump administration getting off to a fast start. we're keeping track of the first 100 days, and you can as well at abc seven news.com and on the abc seven bay area app. >> well, if you can believe it, no rain in the forecast for this weekend. but we're not getting much of a break. >> no. we do need this brief break, but rain returns. abc seven weather anchor spencer christian is here with the forecast. >> okay, dan, a brief, but cold break it will be. we have a freeze warning and frost advisory in effect from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m. tomorrow. this covers the entire bay area except san francisco and the shoreline. the areas under the purple coloring there are under the freeze warning. temperatures in those areas may drop as low

as 28 degrees. eastern santa clara hills and the north bay valleys under the blue. it's a frost advisory for the remainder of the bay area. lows may drop as low as 33 degrees. and here's a preview of the overnight lows. it's going to be very cold. only san francisco and half moon bay will not drop into the 30s. more on this a little bit later. dan. >> okay, spencer, thanks a . and the recent rain boosted the north bay's long term water supply, but the rest of the bay area still needs a lot more weather like we had this week to make up the shortfall. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard has a look at the numbers. >> water is almost everywhere you look in marin county. lots of cascading waterfalls. no surprise, after a week of winter storms and epic rainfall, our abc seven meteorologists say up to 18in of rain fell on mount tam since january 31st. all that water is good for the local water supply. now above average, nicasio reservoir is releasing water down its spillway for flood control. marin water says

six out of its seven reservoirs are now at 100% capacity. >> we've had a lot of rain already. >> andrea rodriguez from sonoma water says its two reservoirs, lake sonoma and lake mendocino, are now essentially full. water releases are happening at a rapid rate to make room for more rainfall from future storms. >> each reservoir at lake mendocino and lake sonoma have entered the flood control pool, and this is where the u.s. army corps of engineers really takes over control of those reservoirs to make sure that releases are made and nothing gets flooded. >> heavy rain did bring flooding along the russian river near guerneville this week, prompting some water rescues. the post storm water picture is not quite as quenching for other parts of the bay area. data from east bay mud shows its water supply at 79% of capacity. valley water is only at 21% of capacity. according to online figures. but winter is not over yet. water

supply in northern california has always been feast or famine. don't forget, just two years ago, nicasio reservoir andrs others in the bay area were much lower due to our epic drought. this was lake sonoma back in the fall of 2022. pretty low. and here's how it looks today. >> so going into the summer with full reservoirs is a good indication, and especially if we get just a few more storms this winter and spring keeps everything nice, dry and tops it off, i think we'll be in good shape heading into a beautiful summer. >> in the north bay. cornell, bernard abc seven news. >> san francisco police have returned thousands of dollars in merchandise taken from a storein in the richmond district during a recent smash-and-grab burglary. thieves were captured on video crashing through the front of cigarettes. cheaper at 17th and geary on january 27th. they got away with about $30,000 worth of cigarettes at the time. today, police announced three arrests in connection with the break in. they also located merchandise that was stolen during the burglary and returned

it to the business owner. today, we learned the man convicted of second degree murder for the stabbing of cash app founder bob lee will be sentenced on may 16th. jurors returned the verdict in december. prosecutors argued nimmo killed lee after lee introduced his sister to a drug dealer who she testified sexually assaulted her. while many refused to appear in court today, though, three of his attorneys and his mother were present. second degree murder carries a sentence of 15 years to life. >> a new lawsuit against san mateo county adds to the controversy surrounding sheriff christina corpus. a former sheriff's office employee is suing the county for violating labor codes, including whistleblower retaliation. captain brian phillips worked almost 20 years for the palo alto police department before joining the san mateo county sheriff's office in august of 2023. he resigned just over a year later. that was november of 2024. now, his lawsuit alleges the sheriff and her chief of staff, victor inge, created

a hostile work environment after phillip refused to follow through on actions he saw as illegal, including the arrest of a fellow member of the sheriff's office. the lawsuit does not specify the amount of damages phillip is seeking, and asks for a jury trial. meantime, another city has voted no confidence in sheriff corpus. last night t was the city of san mateo. >> mr. clerk, could you please take a roll? >> council member fernandez. yes. council member. spease. yes. council member. diaz. nash. yes. deputy mayor. lorraine. yes. mayor. newsom. >> yes. >> motion carries five zero. >> the decision, as you saw, was unanimous. san mateo follows the cities of millbrae and san carlos in voting. no confidence in the sheriff. this all stems from an independent investigator's report which listed allegations of corruption, nepotism and retaliation by sheriff corpus. charges she vehemently denies. >> still to come on abc seven news at six. putting a face to the issue of chronic

homelessness in san francisco. see what's been tried and tested and what new ideas the new mayor will bring. also ahead. >> 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. >> when it comes to trans players in sports. we're not just talking policies and politics. we're also talking about very personal s ♪ (slow down) ♪ (♪) cut!!!!

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immediate release. in december, an appeals court overturned stubblefield's 2020 rape conviction, determining prosecutors made racially discriminatory statements during his trial. that's a violation of california's racial justice act. >> we knew this day was coming. we knew it the second that he had to go away, that he was going to come back because it was the most infected jury trial that we have ever been a part of professionally. >> prosecutors claimed the former nfl star lured a woman to his home with a promise of a babysitting job. stubblefield says the interaction was a paid, consensual transaction. california's attorney general's office is appealing the overturned conviction to the state supreme court. well, the playing field has now turned into a battleground following president trump's executive order banning transgender athletes from women's college sports. now there's a call to change california's high school sports policies. abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey has both sides.

>> 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 competen

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. >> all right, let's get to the weather because the weekend is here and no rain right now. >> which is a lovely break. we need it. spencer christian is here with the forecast. spencer. >> okay, let's get to the weather. well, the weather will be getting to us overnight because it's going to be pretty cold. right now we're looking at the satellite radar composite image. the showers from earlier today are gone. cold air mass is sweeping into the bay area right now to replace the showers, and it's a little breezy, but not very windy out there. we've got in the san francisco oakland triangle. we've got wind speeds of 18, 14 and 16mph, 13mph over at fairfield. so it's breezy and it's getting cooler. the 24 hour temperature change shows it's about seven, eight, even ten degrees cooler in most bay area locations right now than at this time last night. let's take a live view from sutro tower looking out over san francisco where it's 51, also 51 right now at san jose and redwood city, 52 apiece at oakland and hayward. half moon bay, 50 degrees. here's the view from mount tam. a nice clear

night and a nice clear view as well. 50 degrees in santa rosa right now. upper 40s at petaluma and napa. and we have low 50s at fairfield, concord and livermore. and looking eastward along the bay bridge from emeryville. these are the forecast headlines. the deep chill will settle in overnight. we have frost and freeze alerts that will be in place in the early morning hours. weekend outlook calls for two sunny days, but it will have frigid conditions in the morning hours and then later in the forecast period next week. middle of next week storms will return. but for tonight, we are focused on the freeze warning and frost advisory, in effect from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m. tomorrow. the darker area of purple here, north bay valleys and down in the east santa clara hills represents the freeze warning, where temperatures may drop as low as 28 degrees in some spots. the rest of the bay area, except san francisco and the coastline are under this blue. the frost advisory, where lows will drop to about 33 degrees in the coldest locations. here's a look at our projected lows for the overnight hours. 28 degrees in lakeport, 31 at santa rosa and ukiah. 35

napa. moving eastward just a bit, 34 will be the low in vallejo. 35, concord 34. in livermore, down to the south. bay, 35 in morgan hill and right around the bay shoreline. we'll see locations like oakland and san mateo and fremont in the upper 30s, so it will be quite cold. only san francisco and half moon bay will not have temperatures dropping below 40 degrees tonight. highs tomorrow under sunny skies, mainly 55 to about 58 degrees. that's the range only about a 3 degrees range, so it will be breezy at the coast. sunny skies and pleasant conditions, but pleasantly cool. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. sunday and monday. also sunny with frosty morning starts. then it becomes partly cloudy on tuesday. cold rain and possibly some snow over our higher elevations on wednesday in the bay area. that will be interesting. a nice mix of snow and rain. we'll call it snow. then on thursday we get a. nice substantial storm coming in on thursday, rainy and windy. it may be bumped up

to a level two as we get closer to next week and geta closer look at the elements. >> okay, nice. you're a little like our forecast. pleasantly cool. >> thank you very much. >> that's a compliment going around. they love it. thanks, spencer. well, one issue may unite the country. republicans, democrats and independents. we're talking

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a bleak day on wall street. concern over tariffs and inflation pushed stocks lower. the dow jones dropped 444 points. the nasdaq was down 268. the s&p 500 lost 57. the january jobs report released today had a mixed bag of results, so let's walk you through it. the us bureau of labor statistics says the economy added 143,000 jobs this month. that's lower than expected by about 40,000 jobs. the unemployment rate, however, dropped from 4.1 to 4%. health care and retail industries had the most growth. the average hourly earnings were up more than 4% over last year. january's report is the last round of employment figures from the biden administration. >> well, inflation is going to get worse, not better. ts what americans think. based on a new consumer survey from the university of michigan. the people surveyed expect inflation to hit 4.3% this year. that puts expectations a full percentage point higher than a month ago, a

much larger jump than this survey usually sees. it's the highest level since november of 2023. republicans, independents and democrats all feel an equal lack of lack of optimism, the survey's director says. now, less than a month into president trump's new term, we're getting a look at how americans view him. the pew research poll found 47% approval rating and a 51% disapproval rating. the approval rate is actually higher than at any point during his first term, but lower than most presidents in a post inauguration poll. >> coming up next, a face and a name. it's a personal introduction to a much largr issue. >> my name is liane. the ro ro ro. okay. nice to meet you, ro. >> building a better bay area by connecting with those often unseen and certainly overlooked. a look into the new steps the city is taking to help the

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tackling the big issues that we face. and there have been so many attempts in san francisco

to address the chronic issue of homelessness. we've actually lost track. it's just been ongoing for decades. >> it is a struggle to help those homeless people who don't want help. abc7 news building a better bay area reporter lyanne melendez is here with the latest city plan. and leanne, why other strategies just haven't worked out. >> yeah, and you have to ask yourself, how is it that we spend so much money, time and resources on a problem that we've had for more than 35 years? >> it doesn't seem. >> to get better. no, it doesn't. and, you know, it's something really that continues. and but so here's a number for you. in 2016, san francisco spent $275 million on homelessness and supportive housing. this fiscal year 2425 the budget is $846 million. you're about to meet a woman who is unhoused, and you will see how difficult it is at times to solve this problem. to tell this woman's story is to know her. we

don't. not for a lack of trying. have you ever accepted help from the city? has the city ever helped you or offered you help? her name not given. age unknown. the reason for living under these conditions is anyone's guess. she is what the city calls chronically homeless. that is, she repeatedly refuses shelter and services. marc mazza is with the department of emergency management. he knows this crisis well. >> it could be raising rent. it could be drug use. it could be mental illness. >> a description that has become part of san francisco's vernacular for the past 35 years. in july 1990, then mayor art agnos enforced the laws to keep the homeless from sleeping in public spaces. >> we're not homeless. america is everybody's home. so why are we treated any different? right? we're houseless. >> by november 2002, admittedly, chronic homelessness was now

costing the city an enormous amount of money and resources. >> paul sanchez has been arrested 128 times. >> i don't i don't want to get arrested. >> this year, he's been to the hospital 50 times, often for injuring himself. >> now, let's take a step back to 2004, when newly elected san francisco mayor gavin newsom came up with a plan to abolish chronic homelessness. the council was comprised of the best and the brightest, and they met 85 times to come up with a plan that would end chronic homelessness in ten years. at the center of this plan was the concept of permanent supportive housing, meaning housing that includes treatment and care for those who are struggling with any kind of addiction and mental health issue. former city supervisor angela alioto was the chairperson of that council. things were working well. yes. what happened then? >> mayor lee became mayor. very good friend. wonderful guy,

wonderful guy. but we had 10 to 15 buildings in the pipeline for permanent supportive housing. and the minute that the mayor made the made the agreements with tech when they came into town in 2012, we lost all of those apartments. we lost all of those buildings. >> which brings us to 2025, a time when the problem seems unsolvable, as we witnessed with that homeless woman living in the bus shelter. we told you about her earlier. at times, a foul smell turns some muni passengers away. the san francisco municipal transportation agency told us it's not their problem, saying, quote, this sounds like more of a broader city problem than one. the sfmta has the resources or authority to manage. next stop the district supervisor. what can the city do to help somy in that situation? because she is not. she's somewhat coherent, but she is not causing any

trouble or anything that they could take her away and maybe put her. >> yeah, she's not a danger to herself or others, seemingly, i would say, and i think most of my constituents would feel like she should be treated like someone who's gravely disabled and be cared for, whether she knows that she needs care or not. that's not a view held by everyone within the bureaucracy, and it's not a view held by with everyone in the judiciary. >> and so she continues to live in these conditions because she has the right to refuse any kind of help, whether she knows what that means or not. the street teams often say that it may take them several attempts to gain a person's trust. today was the third time we tried to engage with her, and she seemed to somewhat open up to us. >> hi there, i'm with hsh. i just wanted to check in on you. this is my friend lyanne melendez. are you doing okay? >> i'm okay. >> there's emergency shelter so we can get you in somewhere if you want to get out of the rain.

do you think you might be open to that? >> yeah, i'll be okay. >> she told us she'll be okay. my name is leanne. >> row row row. >> okay. nice to meet you. row. but perhaps a bigger issue is that the city doesn't always have enough spaces to take care of people in her position. >> if we are going to assert ourselves and say we are going to act as a parent for this person who can't take care of herself, clearly then we have to have a place to put her, and she's probably pretty expensive. >> right now, the city has 140 psychiatric locked beds, presumably all in use. here's a psychiatric room at sf general hospital. the city says it needs at least 100 more rooms like this at any given time. mayor daniel lurie is no stranger to the problem of chronic homelessness in 2017. as ceo of the nonprofit tipping point, he vowed to raise $100 million to cut chronic homelessness in half over five years. while some

progress was made, there was an unexpected rise in the number of people experiencing chronic homelessness. then covid hit and the number exploded. today, as mayor, lurie has a lot more power over the city. >> this is a complicated issue, but here's my commitment, and that is that we're going to get people off the streets and into the help that they need, and we're going to do everything in our power to get people into shelter. >> lurie has proposed adding 1500 more emergency shelter beds. are those shelter beds going to be of help to people like her? >> when people are inside, they're better able to stabilize. they're in less of a crisis situation. we can our staff can locate them, and it is easier to connect people to care. >> so newsom's plan as mayor did not, in his words, abolish chronic homelessness in san francisco. but as governor, he was successful at passing

proposition one that will help cities and counties build more housing, acquire more treatment beds, and focus on getting homeless people into treatment. statewide, the question is, can he succeed where others have failed? and you have to admire the people who do the outreach. i mean, i don't know how they do it, really. and i mean, kudos to them. but i feel also that the needle moves so slowly. >> it does. >> it does. and it's just been such a vexing, persistent problem that has not gotten better. and you just your heart goes out. for all those folks living out there every day, it's brutal. >> let's see if it changes. >> let's hope. thank you. liane. >> happening tomorrow. goodbye. party for san francisco. cannabis shop, the vapor room. it's temporarily closing as the owner, martin oliver, recovers. as we've told you, he was shot a number of times outside the shop just last week. >> very tethered to my pain. and it was. it just would not stop, you know? and then it got worse as more bullets hit me and i

just i remember confusion and anger and fear. i thought i was going to die on ninth street. >> thank goodness he did not die. oliver is recovering from seven gunshot wounds. the shooter was killed after a standoff with police. the motive, though, is still a mystery. why did the shooter do this? friends set up a gofundme account to help oliver pay medical bills and other expenses. we have a link for you on abc seven news.com. all right. tonight, standing strong and giving back. see how you can help the red cross support people who lot their homes in the southern california wildfires, which sparked exactly one m 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]

since the start of the wildfires that devastated southern california, which rank among the most destructive in california history. >> and today, we are taking action together for the one california. so cal fire relief effort, abc seven and our sister stations in california are coming together for a one day fundraiser to help our neighbors in need. our parent company, disney, has committed $15 million for initial and immediate response and rebuilding efforts for los angeles area fire relief. your

donation can help groups including the american red cross provide meals, shelter and hope to these families. many families are only beginning to rebuild their lives. >> we can't do it alone. we need everybody. when it's a mega fire like this one. >> really, it's the funds. because the funds are going to go into the pockets of people that are in the community and that that will help then rebuild the community. so those those dollars will stay there. >> please donate today. go to redcross.org, slash abc or scan the qr code. you see it right there on your screen. your support is critical and it really is appreciated. >> all right. no rain in the forecast for this weekend. see how many dry days we have ahead for us in spencer's seven day forecast. that's next. >> and we are counting down to the 2025 chinese new year parade. the big event is next weekend, saturday, february 15th. you can watch it live right

last weekend's big fire at the martinez refining company, when people were warned to stay inside for their own safety. hot flames and heavy smoke filled the sky over contra costa county. cal osha has now opened an investigation, and contra costa health has requested information on the products

that were released or caught fire during the incident. martinez refining company must submit that information by monday. refining refinery officials say they're working urgently to identify the root cause and take appropriate corrective actions. they warn there is a potential for flaring over the next several weeks. >> almost a year and a half after the city of hayward was hit with a cyberattack, thousands of people are now being told their information was accessed in a letter sent out to those impacted. the city says there's no evidence of identity theft. but as abc seven news reporter anser hassan found, some experts are skeptical. >> 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. >> all right, let's check our weather. we're getting a nice little break. >> we are. spencer christian is back with the forecast for the weekend and beyond. spencer. >> it's a nice cold little break, but it's better than rain, right? here's a look at what's coming our way overnight. we have cold alerts, a frost advisory and a freeze warning in effect from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m, covering virtually all of the bay area. the areas in purple there represent the

freeze warning up in the north bay valleys and the eastern santa clara hills. the areas in blue represent the frost advisory, covering everything else except san francisco and the coastline. under the freeze warning areas, temperatures may drop as low as 28 degrees during the overnight hours, so bundle up if you're going to be outside or not near heat. here's a look at the projected overnight lows 31. santa rosa 33. fairfield 39, oakland 41. in san francisco 35. down in parts of the south bay and highs tomorrow, mainly in the mid to upper 50s about 55 to 58 degrees. not a very wide range, but we will have sunny skies. and here's the accuweather seven day forecast. sunny through monday, turning partly cloudy on tuesday and storms return wednesday, thursday and friday. the wet weather has not left us yet. >> know when we need the rain? of course. the break s nice. absolutely. thanks, spencer. okay. >> all right. sports director larry beil is here. what's going on, warriors? >> this is going to be good. it's going to be interesting. we're expecting to see jimmy butler make his warriors debut tomorrow against one of his old teams. so what does jimmy

buckets bring to the table. and can it vault the dubs back into

his debut tomorrow night in chicago, and that's where jimmy actually started his nba career. the butler trade. this thing could turn out to be spectacular or an absolute disaster. when

you're building a roster around three players in their mid 30s. a couple of injuries can derail everything. butler can immediately solve a couple of the warriors biggest issues. he gets fouled a lot, which the warriors do not. he and mike dunleavy were posing there forever. and if teams want to double team steph curry at the end of games, butler can and will make opponents pay. he's been to the nba finals twice and he is absolutely tenacious. >> i'm happy to be wanted again, so i'll leave it at that. i'm in shape. i'm ready to go. i've been training. i've been running up and down. i'm laughing, smiling and having fun. but now i get to do one of the things that i love more than anything, and that's to compete. i think i'm gonna fit right in. it's all about winning. so whatever happens, happens. but at the end of the day, if it's for the right reasons and it's to get a w in that column, what else really matters? they always play winning basketball and they'll do whatever it takes to win. i think that's what i respect most about those

guys, and they've won at so many different levels. obviously at the highest level and done it multiple times. so not only can i bring some things to this team, i think they can teach me a whole lot. pass the ball to steph, get out of the way. easy. >> it's a proven success theory right there. several warriors added to the all star weekend festivities. draymond green and moses moody are going to compete in the skills challenge saturday night, and buddy hield will be in the three point shootout. he won the contest in 2020, but he is a career 40% three point shooter. but he's been up ad down this season. and oakland's own damian lillard is also in that contest. in fact he's the defending champion. on sunday, the kansas city chiefs will try to do what no team has ever accomplished win three straight super bowls. two years ago, kc beat the eagles by a field goal. last year they beat the 49 ers i know we're not going to talk about that okay. both teams getting ready in new orleans. eagles and chiefs patrick mahomes will try to beat philly again in super bowl 59 sunday in new orleans. the chiefs favored

by one and a half points, mahomes has a knack for finding ways to win these close games, and he will be looking for his fourth super bowl ring. >> it's a tremendous opportunity and i'm super excited about it. i mean, it's still surreal to me to be playing in this super bowl again, but that's what you want to do is you want to go out there and be mentioned with the greats. and i think more than anything, like i said earlier in the week, and more than anything, i want this team to be remembered for being one of the greatest teams, and it's because of the work that we put in, and if we can go out there and get the job done this week, we'll continue to add to that that resume that we have as a team. go eagles. just saying that for all the niner fans, hey, you want to see a hole in one? this is emiliano grillo round two of the waste management phoenix open on 16. he's got the ace. then the celebration. this is how they they do it at this tournament. fans throwing beer showers at everybody. he's two under par thomas detry leads at 12 under. now this is great at a siena basketball game. they have a contest for fans. this is joe

knocking down shots. so if he hits a layup a free throw and a couple of threes he wins beer. he wins a lot of beer. joe went four for four and his celebration is just tremendous. i don't need a t shirt anymore. this is body by joe. everybody joe gets a 30 pack of beer every month for the next year. all right. i guess that he has some experience with 30 packs. >> he may know what to do with it. yeah, yeah. thanks very much. all right, all right. >> tonight on abc seven at eight shark tank, followed by 2020 at nine. and we are back for abc seven news at 11. remember we are streaming 24 over seven. get the abc seven bay area app so you can join us whenever you want, wherever you are. >> finally, this friday, a few thoughts about what reay matters. i visited my father last week in baltimore for his 91st birthday. he's a remarkable man in many ways and knock on wood, still in very good health. he thinks and moves like a much younger man. here's not so much, but at 91, he just submitted an

op ed piece to the wall street journal. i hope they publish it because he makes a very good point. one worth sharing here. dad writes about the change in our society that has made politics a taboo subject among our family and friends in the 60s, he writes, talking about political issues and matters of the day was part of good citizenship, part of making our country a better place. 65 years later, he observes regarding politics, keeping the peace means keeping quiet. we're the worst for this hypersensitive hypersensitivity and divisiveness gripping our culture these days. what really matters, in the words of a 91 year old proud american who happens to be my father, to make a great america even greater, we the people have to talk politics in a civil and non-combative way. thanks dad and happy birthday! i always love to hear from you. let me know what you think. follow me on social media at dan ashley abc seven. >> all right, that is it for

now. thanks for being here. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley for spencer, kristen, larry beil, all of us.

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