are you ready for a sampling of spring? just look how gorgeous it is today. abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian joins us now live. spencer, we are expecting that warm up. >> yeah. i have never been. readier for a warm-up than i am right now. but before that happens, we have just a few showers that are going to move through the area. here's a look at the satellite radar image. you can see high pressure building in to our southwest, but there's a little weak frontal system approaching. it's going to brush the bay area in the early morning hours. pretty a few showers and some light rain up in the north bay, but that's about it. and then the warm up will start. right now we're looking at pretty calm conditions wind speeds under ten miles per hour, just about everywhere except down at half moon bay, where it's a little breezy and it's milder right now than at this time yesterday by about five degrees at novato at six

degrees at concord, four degrees warmer in san carlos than at this time yesterday. let's move along and take a look from mount tam down onto the bay at our current temperature. reading 62 here in san francisco. oakland 5760 at hayward, low 60s at san jose and redwood city, and 57 at half moon bay. att the golden we've gate, we've got bright sku can see the clouds are getting a little bit thicker right now. clouds will continue increasing as that front approaches. 64 degrees right now in santa rosa, petaluma and napa, both at 6162 fairfield, mid 60s at concord and livermore. and the view from our sutro tower camera as we take a look at our forecast headlines tomorrow morning. light north bay showers will swing through the area. thursday it becomes dry and milder as that dry, mild pattern begins. and that's going to last for a while. friday into next week. early next week. sunny skies with spring like warmth. so let's check out the forecast animation overnight. starting 11:00 tonight we'll see clouds of course, increasing as that cold front approaches, as a weak front will start to swing through the north bay around 6:00 or so, producing again

light rain and showers. it will start to fall apart as it moves through. that's how weak it is. but some showers may reach southward down south of the golden gate into san francisco, onto the peninsula over to the east bay. as the system is weakening. by 2:00 tomorrow morning, it should be out of here tomorrow morning. tomorrow afternoon? by two tomorrow afternoon, it will be out of here. and rainfall totals, as you can see, will generally be under five hundredths of an inch, except farther north up in ukiah, maybe a little bit over a 10th of an inch. overnight lows will be generally in the mid to upper 40s. high temperatures tomorrow will range from upper 50 at the coast to only low 60s around the bay shoreline and low to mid 60s inland. so a litt■gle bit cooler tomorrow, but it will warm up quickly after that. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. on thursday we'll see mid 60s near the bay and inland friday. the warming trend continues. we'll see highs in the upper 60s. and look at saturday, sunday, monday and next tuesday. high temperatures ranging from 70 to about 72 degrees, both near the bay and inland and low to mid 60s on the

coast. that's what i call a spring like warmth. and that's what we're going to have going into next week. >> wow, you have a lot of happy customers this week. i hope so, yeah. all right. thanks, spencer. >> kristie. >> president trump this afternoon signed new executive orders. one of them has to do with access to ivf or cost. the latest ahead. and we'll talk live with california congressman john garamendi about the impact doj's actions could have

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] >> just a short time ago, president trump signed an executive order at mar a lago. several, in fact, and one to make in-vitro fertilization more affordable. another was aesidenm requiring, quote, radical transparency on government departments and agencies. this

while elon musk and his department of government efficiency, or doge, zeroes in on more than a dozen agencies. abc news reporter christiane cordero has the latest. >> from coast to coast and north to south, recently fired federal workers and other protesters are condemning doj's actions as an overreach of power. people gathered outside of a federal building in chicago today. >> it's not federal workers who are your enemy. it is people who put profits over workers. >> and in austin on president's day, i. >> think they're calling programs that they don't like fraudulent. and they're not fraudulent. they just don't like them. >> those protesting elon musk's department of government efficiency are pushing back against doj's sweeping cuts to the workforce and the potential access it's gaining along the way. the social security administration's top official resigned, clashing with doj's employees over access to records that include the earnings, benefits, even medical records of millions of americans. the

white house says doj's moves are to make good on trump's campaign promise of slashing government spending. >> the american people are very supportive of the fact that doj's saving them billions of tax dollars. and we're just getting started. >> it's unclear what doge has found at the social security administration and what its employees ultimately got access to. several lawsuits are challenging doj's actions, and among the questions the courts will answer, what authority does musk have? the white house says musk has no formal authority over government decisions, though trump has widely regarded him as doj's leader. christiane cordero, abc news, washington. >> right. so what is the administration mean when it describes elon musk as a senior advisor with no actual or formal authority? someone who has been sounding the alarm over this arrangement is democratic congressman john garamendi, whose district includes contra costa and solano counties. >> the richest man in the world

invested over $250 million in a presidential campaign, and he was given the keys to the american government. >> joining us now to share his concerns that he spoke about on the house floor and talk about the possible impact in northern california, is congressman garamendi. congressman, thanks for joining us. >> good to be with you. and indeed, there's a serious impact. we're going to feel it in many, many ways, particularly in the san francisco bay area. >> can you talk about the different ways, because we've heard about individuals who have been laid off suddenly from their work, right. we've talked about the universities fearful of losing their research funding, but really spell it out for people. what are we looking at here? >> well, you had two right there. first of all, the research funding at the university of california, san francisco, berkeley and davis will incur very serious funding on their multiple research programs. the national science foundation, the national health

institute. all of those are critical funding sources for ongoing research and medical, mental as well as economics. so that is happening, and those research programs are coming to a stop, or they have stopped and they're not likely to start up again. also, take a look at golden gate national park, all of that. and over on the east bay side, there are three other national parks that are losing summer employees as well as probational employees. so the services and the availability of access to those parks is likely, as is already, and is likely to continue to be very bad in the months ahead. we know you. yosemite is going to be a very difficult place to find enjoyment because of the national park service employees. some are not being hired. but we can go on and on about this. some of this is deadly serious.

we know, for example, and you heard part of it there about the united states agency for international development, which provides critical food for starving people all around the world, whether that's in gaza or any of the famine camps in africa and asia. that funding and that supply of food has been slowed and stopped in many cases. and people are going to starve. so it goes on and on. this is really a stupid way to reduce government. it's taking a sledgehammer where you really need to go into the programs and determine what is priority and what is not. i did that. i did that in the 1990s when i was deputy secretary at the department of interior. we had al gore with the reinventing of government. we worked at the department of interior, and after a year and a half of effort, we reduced the employment by 10,000. that was a 10% reduction, and we

reorganized it so that it was more efficient and far more productive. but it took time and it took thought, and it took understanding of the missions of that particular agency. and the same thing applies to every other agency where they're going right through with a sledgehammer. >> congressman, you mentioned the parks. i just want to mention this to our viewers, because this is just in the latest caslty. today is the john f kennedy presidential library and museum in boston. apparently, five employees got their termination notices. the people who keep the doors open. so i want to ask you, i mean, are these just nice to have uh- or, you know, are these things that are just extras that we can afford to lose in an attempt to trim the government the size of it, apparently. >> well, if you want to trim the government, do it this way. if you want the government to continue to provide essential services, it takes a thoughtful understanding of the programs. and that's possible. but that takes work. and it also takes

intelligence. and if you if you really want to have a functioning government, one that is streamlined, one that's efficient, then you have to do it program by program. understanding that why that program exists, what its mission is, and then the various elements that go into completing that mission, it may very well be, and it probably is in every government program, that there are areas that can and should be reorganized. and in some cases, and this is an issue for congress in the appropriation process, make a determination as to whether a specific program is worthwhile. if it is a priority or not. and if it's not, then don't fund it. >> that's a role. >> for congress. >> you just talked about how these things should be done, but that's not the way they're being done. so let me just ask you, what are you doing about it? because i guess, you know, when people say, can he just do this? i guess the answer is yes if no

one is there to stop it. so what are the challenges? who are the entities that can actually do something? >> well, certainly congress can. and my republican colleagues are sitting on their hands and bowing and scraping to the president. they are not holding the president accountable. agriculture across this nation is in serious, serious chaos about whether the agricultural programs will go on. those are republican districts. and what are the republican senators and congressmen doing? nothing. as for us on the democratic side, we're doing what i'm doing right now. we're doing interviews all across the nation. we're encouraging people to go out and to protest and to and to cite their specific concerns that are going on. that is happening. ultimately, this is the power of the president and the power of the republican in congress and in the senate. and frankly, they are not carrying out their responsibilities. you mentioned in the earlier version or the earlier part of your show,

transparency. we don't know what is happening. we don't know what collection, what data they're gathering, nor do we have any idea what they intend to do with that, with that information. but they have our social security numbers, and they may very soon have all of our tax returns. what are they going to do with it? well, we do know that they're attempting to use that information to stop the funding for a contractor at the department of energy. so what is that all about? is that targeting? is that retribution? and who is that? we need transparency in this operation. and when musk is or is not an employee. but i saw him standing next to the president during a full on interview in which he was describing precisely what he intends to do. so he's in charge, mr. president. well, and my republican colleagues hold them accountable. >> thank you so much. we are out of time, but certainly there are

a lot of questions here. appreciate your time. take care. >> thank you. >> a luxury camping site wants to move into the north bay, but it's facing fierce opposition. a closer look at the plan. up for a vote tonight.

after the eaton fire first started. frustration is growing among evacuees still being housed in shelters in southern california. dozens of people have been moved from the pasadena civic auditorium to a new shelter location in duarte. the red cross says the emergency shelter population has been steadily decreasing, but many evacuees say it's not happening fast enough. >> to turn around and have like. our worlds are wiped out. we have people in here that really, really need the help, and we're on limited income. >> says it does not provide hotel vouchers or long term housing, but it will work with

its partners and shelter residents to help facilitate solutions for people's next steps. happening tonight leaders in napa are scheduled to vote on a controversial proposal for glamping. it's getting strong pushback from residents. the plan calls for turning this area shaded in orange, near the silverado trail and hagen road, into a massive resort. the grange campground would include up to 100 high end camping trailers, tents, a pool, and five permanent buildings. neighbors are raising concerns about traffic and safety. they plan to speak at a city council meeting tonight. they say the area floods when it rains, and are worried about fire pits in an area with a high wildfire risk. >> it's going to end up in litigation unless they can somehow prove that this is not dangerous. >> the city of napa says the proposal complies with city code and state law. local residents started a petition and raised more than $16,000 to fight the project. this month, we're celebrating black history month,

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series of scary aviation incidents this year. reporter karen caifa is in washington with a look at the trends in what passengers should know right now. >> the crash landing of a delta airlines flight at toronto's airport monday has put airline safety front and center again in 2025, but aviation experts say the numbers still point to the skies being very safe. >> aviation is safe. commercial aviation, safest form of transportation, you know, even as these incidents do, you know, rightfully shake people up a little bit. >> in its most recent safety report, the iata, the trade association of the world's airlines, says that on average, a person would have to travel by air every day for more than 103,000 years to experience a fatal accident. based on the 2023 safety numbers. experts also say the preparedness of the people around a disaster, like those who responded to monday's crash, makes a difference. >> everything that could go wrong went wrong. yet still, 80 people survived the accident. and what that tells me is just

the preparedness and the attention to safety. everything that happened to make sure that these people were safe happened. >> that includes airport personnel on the ground and the flight crew on board. >> they go through exhaustive scenarios to protect passengers. and i think that, you know, you can have the confidence when you step on a plane. >> aviation experts also note safety improvements that make aircraft better able to protect passengers in the event of a crash, like the one in toronto. amid an industry that strives for perfection every time. >> we can never rest on our record or our laurels, right? so you take every day as another opportunity to improve, to be better. >> in washington, i'm karen kaifa. >> more than a dozen republican lawmakers here in california are backing president trump's federal investigation of the state's high speed rail project. they drafted a letter last week stating their support for the investigation. the letter comes after the high speed rail inspector general issued a report. the inspector general found the central valley segment of the project was unlikely to

be finished by the 2033 deadline. thank you so much for joining us today. world news tonight with david muir starts right now. and i'll see you back here at four. tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. you'll see the incredible new video of that delta flight crashing in toronto. also tonight, this major new winter storm to hit. outside philadelphia, the massive warehouse fire closing schools, neighborhoods sheltering in place. and news coming in of a break-in at nicole kidman's home. first tonight, chilling video of the delta flight on fire, rolling over. inside the cabin, 80 pasng