it's right now. >> a drive to dismantle. the government is facing challenges in court, with president trump now questioning the judge's authority and promising new tariffs that could raise the cost of things we use every day. good afternoon, i'm kristen z. new legal blows today to mr. trump's plans to reshape the government. that's just one of a

number of changes and moves today by the trump administration. so we'll fill you in on some of them now. a third federal judge has blocked president trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship for children of people who are in the u.s. illegally. the president also said in an interview that palestinians would not have a right to return to gaza under his plan to take it over. house democrats are creating a task force to respond to the administration's government overhaul. and just in the last half hour, the president signed proclamations announcing sweeping tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum. abc news reporter reena roy has even more developments out of washington. >> a federal judge in boston keeping a temporary restraining order in place to pause the trump administration from carrying out a plan created with elon musk to buy out thousands of federal employees. the administration offering government workers the option to resign with pay or risk being fired. more than 65,000 workers

accepting the offer. and this is just one of many legal challenges the administration is facing as trump attempts to shrink the federal government. trump blasting the judges, who have put a number of his plans on pause. >> no judge should, frankly, be allowed to make that kind of a decision. it's a disgrace. >> democratic senator adam schiff, writing ignoring court decisions we don't like, puts us on a dangerous path to lawlessness. the administration also shutting down the consumer financial protection bureau headquarters in washington, d.c, the government watchdog created by congress after the 2008 financial crisis, is meant to protect americans from fraud and exploitation from banks and corporations. abc news obtained an email that russ vought, the cfpb acting director and architect of project 2025, sent to staff this morning saying not to perform any work tasks. the white house, alleging the agency has, quote, long functioned as another woke and weaponized arm of the government. senator elizabeth warren, who helped create the agency slamming the administration, saying cfpb has helped return over $21 billion

to consumers. >> trump campaigned on helping working people, but now that he's in charge, this is the payoff to the rich guys who invested in his campaign and who want to cheat families and not have anybody around to stop them. >> reena roy, abc news, new york. >> and developing. in the last hour, a judge issued an order temporarily blocking the national institute of health from taking any steps to change its research funding. the order comes after 22 state attorneys general, including california's rob bonta, sued the trump administration over the planned cuts. the trump administration had ordered capping in direct payments to research grants at 15%. those indirect payments include administrative and facility costs linked to medical research. the attorneys general argued the cap will harm lifesaving research, cost hundreds of thousands of jobs and hurt the american economy by billions. happening today san francisco's new mayor will be in sacramento today for a series of meetings. mayor daniel lurie is

at the state capitol to meet with officials advocating for ways to make san francisco safer, cleaner and more prosperous. less than a day after super bowl 59, the bay area is prepping for next year's game at levi's stadium. a ceremony was held in new orleans this morning to officially pass the reins to bay area leaders. abc seven news reporter lena howland has a look at that ceremony. >> today. >> with the pass of a ceremonial football from officials in new orleans, super bowl 60 is now in the hands of the bay area. >> from louisiana to levi's. now it's our turn to show what we've got. >> though it's only about 11 years old, levi's stadium is already undergoing a $200 million renovation to prepare, but it's no stranger to taking on an event of this magnitude. the last super bowl in santa clara was nine years ago, when the denver broncos defeated the carolina panthers. >> we had a great super bowl and super bowl 50. this is going to

blow the doors off. >> monday morning, nfl commissioner roger goodell and other state and local leaders from louisiana giving their blessing and reminding the bay area host committee they are now on the clock. >> to san francisco. wishing you the best of luck. may your super bowl be as successful and as fun as the one here in new orleans. >> san jose mayor matt mehan says he plans to do things a little differently this time. >> we're activating the entire region. we're showing off the technology of tomorrow. and from san francisco to san jose. whether residents or visitors are attending the game or not, there will be something for everyone. >> he says he's working with san francisco mayor daniel lurie and the bay area host committee to make sure what he calls both end zones of the bay area, from san francisco to san jose are safe, clean and activated in time for the big game. >> we've had a few rough years coming out of the pandemic, but we're well into our fourth

quarter comeback. >> the south bay will also host some matches for the fifa world cup next year. the bay area host committee president and ceo says it's the first time any region has ever hosted these global events in the same year. >> we're doing this because we also believe in the power of sport to do so much more, and i'm here to tell you that we will be ready. >> mark your calendars. super bowl 60 is set for february 8th of next year, right here at levi's stadium in santa clara. lena howland, abc seven news. >> well, whatever your sport, today is a good day to get out there and do it before the next rainmaker comes our way. abc seven weather anchor spencer christian is here to tell us when these showers will begin. spencer. >> not far away. kristen. we're going from freezing cold to soaking rain on the bay area this week, so here's a look at the satellite radar composite image. you can see that things are pretty calm right now, although cold air continues to

flow into the bay area and produce these overnight uh- freezing and frost alerts. but you see the atmospheric river building out at sea here, and our next storm is just over about 24 hours away. but right now we're looking at generally calm wind speeds, except for san francisco getting a little breezy here about 12mph. nothing gusty developing this afternoon though. so here's a view from sutro tower looking up toward the golden gate. 53 degrees in san francisco right now. oakland 56, hayward 5860 at san jose. that's our warm spot. 57 at redwood city and 52 at half moon bay. looking down onto the bay from mount tam. mainly clear view, but you see a few clouds beginning to develop. right now it's 57, in santa rosa and at livermore, 55 apiece at petaluma and napa, 58 apiece at fairfield and concord. looking toward the golden gate from emeryville. let's take a look at our forecast headlines. we will have a morning chill again tomorrow with frost and freeze alerts in effect. storms arrive midweek, although we expect some light rain to begin late tomorrow night. so as clouds increase

tomorrow, you can expect perhaps some evening or late night rainfall. but wednesday through friday will be the main event when the rain will be heavier, the wind will be gusty and some snow is likely to fall on our higher peaks as the snow levels will drop to about 2500ft. so the cold air alerts for tomorrow morning, 1 a.m. to 9 a.m. we have a frost advisory in effect in this area, covered by the light blue that includes the north bay interior mountains and valleys, the east bay interior valleys, the santa clara valley and the eastern santa clara hills. again, 1 a.m. to 9 a.m. tomorrow, the frost advisory, with temperatures dropping as low as about 31 degrees. now the freeze warning is over in the solano county, the carquinez strait and the delta that's in effect from 10:00 tonight to 7:00 tomorrow morning. temperatures there may drop as low as 30 degrees, possibly even lower. so here's what we're projecting for overnight. low temperatures 30 in santa rosa, upper 20s farther north at ukiah and lakeport. eastern uh- moving eastward a little bit. fairfield down to about 31 degrees overnight. livermore down to 32, morgan hill down to 32. and

around the bay shoreline. most locations will see lows dropping into the mid to upper 30s. san francisco and half moon bay will have lows of 41. highs tomorrow not very high at all as clouds begin to increase. it's still going to be a chilly day with highs only in the mid or mid to upper 50s. now here's the forecast animation starting at 9:00 tomorrow night, when we expect the first wave of rain to arrive and continue into wednesday, breaking up a little bit and then followed by a second and stronger wave of rain coming in late wednesday into thursday, producing periods of heavy downpours, strong gusty winds and again, we may see some snow falling in our higher bay area peaks and substantial snow will fall over in the sierra. a little bit of a break late friday into saturday. we're hoping for some dry weather for the chinese new year parade on saturday, but right now we're looking at a level one storm for wednesday on the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale. level two a stronger storm on thursday, level one again on friday, possibly some lightning and thunder and lingering clouds on saturday, crossing our

fingers for some dry weather for the parade. >> all right. definitely. fingers crossed and toes as well. thank you sir. in the east bay, pinole is about to lose its safeway. the store, located in the appian 8-80 shopping center, is now set to close on april 4th. in a statement released today, a spokesperson for safeway said all its employees will be transferred to stores in the surrounding area. the city says the owners have not put the property on the market, and are planning for it to remain a supermarket. now last week, the safeway in san francisco's fillmore district closed for good despite community efforts to save the store. in a statement, the city of pinole said it will update the public on next steps as details become available. president trump is leveling new tariffs today and talking about annexing canada. next, we'll talk to a professor from north of the border. that's right from canada to learn more about the impact and the impression that our neighbors

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a pre-show, president trump was asked if he was serious about wanting canada to become america's 51st state. mr. trump affirmed he was serious. just like canadian outgoing prime minister justin trudeau described on a hot mic a few days before. >> but mr. trump has it in mind that one of the easiest ways of doing that is through absorbing our country, and it is a real thing. in my conversation with him on. >> our country, it is a real thing. these previously unimaginable ideas are being planted amidst escalating tensions with our neighbor to the north. so joining us live now to discuss the changing relationship as seen through a canadian lens. doctor terri

givens, political science professor at the university of british columbia in vancouver. doctor givens, thanks for your time. >> thanks so much for having me. >> you've been following u.s. canada relations for a long time. historically, how has canada viewed its southern neighbor? >> well, typically the relationship is very strong between the united states and canada. we have long been allies, except for going back to, of course, the war of 1812. but for the most part, canada and the u.s. have been friends. and so that's why this push by trump is seen not so well by some folks in canada. >> yeah. in fact, in the past few weeks. case in point, we've seen stunning, previously also unimaginable displays at hockey games from vancouver to calgary. take a look. >> every. >> canadian fans booing at the hockey game when the u.s. anthem was played. okay. doctor givens, what does that say about canadians view of us now? why

has it changed so drastically? >> well, you know, the fact is, it's not just the fact that trump is calling for the 51st state, which in many ways is demeaning to canadians there. you know, it's a sovereign nation. it's a country that is very proud. and in fact, it's really pushing canadians to feel more strongly about their canadian identity. if you know anything about canada, quebec is a province that is seen as being very independent, but all of a sudden they are becoming very, very canadian. >> are you saying the french speaking parts of canada and the english speaking parts are suddenly united? >> exactly. that's what's happening. and so it's not just the, the focus on the tariffs. well, i should say the tariffs as well as the 51st state issue. it's also just the fact that canada is feeling bullied and they feel like the u.s, particularly president trump, is using his position to, you know, try to pressure canada in a

variety of ways. >> so. can i just ask you, are they mad at just the trump administration? are they mad at the u.s, or are they kind of mad at american people right now? >> they're mostly mad at trump, i would say. i you know, the fact is, you know, i'm an american citizen and i have a lot of canadian friends, and they understand that this is not something that most, you know, americans are really even thinking about. they're thinking about the economy and so on. i don't think many americans are really worried about wanting to have canada as a 51st state. but so this is really coming from trump. and, you know, i've seen many signs of friendship. the invictus games just opened here in vancouver. and, you know, the premier of the province was very friendly towards the americans there. so i think for the most part, you're seeing still a, you know, friendship towards the u.s, but a lot of canadians canceling travel plans to the u.s. >> i've seen that on the

disneyland forum, the subreddit there, but i wonder. okay, real quickly, and this is a two for what do you think the administration's goal is? and then the second part is, are canadian leaders actually worried about action taken, like economic starvation or an invasion to make those goals happen? >> to the second part first. absolutely. they're concerned because of course, the tariffs are going to have a negative impact on the canadian economy. and the first question, you know, i think that there's there is concern. but you know, it's a harder thing to say what's going to happen. and so i you know, i think i think the biggest problem is the uncertainty right now. >> is there any world in which it would make sense for canada to become the 51st state or anything at all. >> you know, okay, so the thing i've been thinking about is the fact that, you know, trump is saying we, you know, we have tariffs and yet he's saying we have no borders, so should have no borders by canada becoming

the 51st state. so it's a contradictory thing where he's going to impose these tariffs. and yet he doesn't he's saying we shouldn't have a border. so i think there there potentially could be. but you know, i would also remind folks that canada is a constitutional monarchy and there's complications around that. >> yeah. okay. let me ask you this. would trump or the republicans even want canada to become the 51st state, given its politics? >> i doubt it. well, what they're saying is they would annex canada, which would mean, you know, canadians wouldn't have the opportunity to vote. you know, the big problem, of course, is that canada is, for the most part, to the left of the u.s. we have, you know, universal health care, you know, gun much stricter gun policies. and in fact, some on some of the border issues, canadian politicians have said, yeah, we'll strengthen the border. so we don't get so many us guns coming into canada. >> i think some some californians are now thinking, hey, maybe canada should become the 51st state. okay, before i

let you go, look, there's no denying that america is wealthier, more populous and stronger militarily. so sometimes you have an asymmetrical relationship, like in a marriage, right? when one spouse holds all the cards, how does canada preserve its independence and interests? given this imbalance? >> so that's actually happening right now. prime. prime minister trudeau has been over in europe strengthening those relationships. i think what we're going to see is canada looking to other allies, other partners to help them get through this crisis, really economic crisis as well as what's going on with the u.s. we are members of nato. we have many, many connections around the globe, and those are going to become much more important in coming days. >> are like the spouse who feels a little abused and doesn't have the money. you go find other friends to support you. i see doctor terry gibbons with ubc vancouver. i apologize, i thought you were an american, but you're actually i thought you were canadian, but you're

actually an american living in canada. so thanks for sharing both perspectives with us. and i bet you're talking to your canadian colleagues a lot these days. and they're asking you, what's. >> going on? am i right? yes, absolutely. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >> a big global ai summit happening now in paris. we'll hear from what global leaders are saying

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of international cooperation around that. >> the summit aims to find common ground between the trump administration, china and 100 other countries when it comes to regulating ai. san francisco based gap is requiring its bay area workforce to return to the office. the san francisco business times reports the company announced a phased return to office plan with a full five day in-office workweek starting in september. this follows moves made by other big brands like salesforce, amazon and jp morgan. the mandate applies to employees at gap's san francisco and pleasanton offices and employees nationwide at gap, old navy, athleta, and bay area or banana republic. for a growing number of people, the relationship status of choice is single. ahead, a look at embracing the single life. on valentine's day, and chances are you haven't seen this before. the story behind this rare takeoff from san francisco.

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the 2025 san francisco chinese new year parade, and you can see from our countdown clock that it is on in five days, two hours and 33 minutes. of course, you can watch the live parade this saturday, february 15th starting at 6 p.m. you can watch it live on abc seven and wherever you stream. abc seven news. or better yet, come out to the parade and join us out there. it's all good options. hey, history took off today in san francisco bay. take a look at a really rare sight. the philippine mars water bomber took off today from the bay near

alameda. the world war two era martin mars plane anchored there yesterday where once served with the u.s. navy. it took off this afternoon for a final flight to tucson, where it will be housed at the pima air and space museum. the martin mars cargo transport flying boat lands and takes off from water, and is the only remaining plane of its type still in operation. only seven were ever built. the philippine mars hadn't been flown since its last firefighting mission in 2012. with valentine's day on friday, it can be a tough time for some singles, but new research says more and more people are choosing to stay single, embracing their independence despite societal pressures to couple up. abc news reporter perry russom has a look at society's changing expectations. >> according to a study conducted by the survey center on american life, 41% of single people say they are not looking for a date. among the reasons cited personal freedom, unsuitable candidates and higher priorities. >> most often, if you ask people

what they like about being single, it's their freedom. you get to decide when to get up, when to go to bed, what you eat and what you don't eat is still in the refrigerator the next day. >> for social scientist and author of single at heart, bella depaulo, it's a welcome trend. >> for people who like being single. it's a cause for celebration that they get to live the life that is most authentic. >> the growing number of single people has been driving a steady decline in the u.s. marriage rate since 1990, falling from 67% to 53%, a 15 point drop, according to pew research. depaulo says studies are dispelling the myth that single people are less happy than their married counterparts. >> they love their solitude. so for them, when they have time to themselves, that's something to cherish. it doesn't scare them that they're going to be lonely. >> and she says being single does not necessarily mean a life devoid of physical intimacy.

>> you know, people have friends with benefits. people work out situations that work for them. so it's not really all or nothing. >> depaulo adds, raising a child is not something single people have to forgo either. >> of course, it can be harder, especially financially. but what i want to push back on is the idea that it's tragic, that it can't be fulfilling and meaningful, both for the parents and the children. >> despite the benefits of being single, the stigma of not having a partner is still being perpetuated. >> imagine asking a married person, why are you married? why are you still married? that would seem really rude, but single people are asked that like it's just some innocuous cocktail party conversation. >> her advice to those who are living the single life. invest in yourself. >> do the big things that you might want to do, like moving across the country or changing jobs. be attentive to all the

people in your life that you care about without having a romantic partner say, oh, that time belongs to me. i think you might find that it's more fulfilling than you realized. >> perry russom, abc news, washington. >> happiness looks different to different people. do what makes you happy, right. thank you for joining us. world news tonight with david muir starts now. and i'll see you back here at four. tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. two new back-to-back major storms now moving in. 77 million americans under alerts right now. snow, freezing rain, winds, treacherous driving. both storms hitting across several states, from the midwest right into the east again. the first one tomorrow. then again on wednesday. washington, d.c. could get a half a foot of snow from this. snow, freezing