starts right now. >> with moving the problem from one street to another. >> it's unjust to the people that live and work in this

community. 16th and mission shouldn't be a place that the city feels is okay to have certain types of activity. >> tackling the open air drug markets and illegal sidewalk vending. but our san francisco officials just moving the problem from one neighborhood to another. good evening. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. it's been an ongoing effort targeting some of the city's most problematic areas, like sixth and market. but now there are reports that the problem is just being pushed to other areas of the city. >> abc seven news reporter luz pena spoke to the mayor about this plan to tackle the issue and joins us live. loose. >> thank you. mayor lori has been very vocal about his mission to clean up sixth street, where residents have complained about an increase of drug use and vending on the sidewalks. today, he said that area of the city is improving, yet acknowledged he is not satisfied. this syringe is a reflection of the shift noticed lately by residents in san francisco's mission district. >> i want them to pay attention, and they want i want them to

take it seriously. >> brian tumlin, owner of kitava restaurant, began to see a difference on mission street after the city began a crackdown on drug use and people selling items on sidewalks two miles away on sixth street. >> we've noticed an increase in drug dealing, use of hard drugs, folks blocking the entrance to our business. >> we caught up with sfpd assistant chief david lazar on sixth street. his team was leading people to a triage center to get help. >> we have open drug usage. we have drug sales, but we have people that need help. so we're here to help people, but also enforce the law. address crime. >> as the city ramps up efforts on this hotspot. also, two miles away from sixth street, residents in the castro are documenting the change on their street. this was taken friday at 11 a.m. >> they ran everybody off of sixth street and put them in, put a lot of them in jail because they were using drugs, open air in front of, you know, the public. >> so we asked, have you noticed that maybe some of the issues

are spreading into other streets of the city? >> well, we noticed that as we start to work in other areas in a very collaborative way, we start to kind of clean those areas up and help people. and then we notice that there is movement. and so wherever the movement is, we have to continue to address it, stay on it, be attentive and address it. and that's what we're doing. >> it's a working. >> well, you know, sometimes things take a moment to see change. >> we took these concerns to mayor daniel lurie. what's your message to residents in san francisco who are saying that those issues are now ending up on their streets, like the mission? >> they have my commitment that i'm going to be relentless on going after it in the mission as well. i have done many walks this some streets there are unacceptable. >> an sfpd assistant chief, david lazar, said the city's triage center is noticing a number of people getting help. he said today there were 100 people in there getting information about city resources to get off the streets. luz pena, abc seven news.

>> all right, luce, thank you. police are back out at a home in antioch today after finding four children living in terrible conditions. they first visited the home yesterday after someone reported a two year old alone outside. inside the house, officers found three other children, all ages eight and under and no adults. police say the kids appeared to need medical attention and were taken to hospitals, then were placed in the custody of child and family services. the mother was arrested on child abuse charges when she got back to the house. a hazmat team has deemed the house uninhabitable. >> as the city of oakland faces a budget deficit of $129 million this year. an audit has found more than a million and a half dollars in overpaid overtime pay. an audit found that hundreds of employees at the departments of transportation and public works were paid more than more in overtime than what is federally required. that money paid out over the last six years, but the problem could be bigger. coming up on abc seven

news at six, suzanne phan talks with oakland's auditor and its interim mayor about how this happened and what happens next. >> breaking news out of washington a federal judge blocked president trump's executive order seeking to end government support for programs promoting diversity, equity and inclusion. >> it's the latest in what's been another busy day in washington, including the president clashing with maine's governor over transgender rights. at a white house event, the president told democrat janet mills that she better go along with his executive order banning trans athletes from competing in girls and women's sports, or risk losing federal funding. and her job. >> you better do it because you're not going to get any federal funding at all if you don't. and by the way, your population, even though it's somewhat liberal, although i did very well there, your population doesn't want men playing in women's sports. >> governor mills responded by telling the president that she will see him in court. >> in other developments today, the president scored a legal victory when a federal judge allowed his plans to dismantle usaid to move forward.

>> and the associated press is suing trump and the trump administration, rather, officials over access to presidential events. citing freedom of speech. the administration blocked the ap after it refused to change gulf of america in its style guide. >> uh- shakeup at ice followed frustration with the progress of carrying out president trump's mass deportation goals. today, the acting head of the immigration and customs enforcement agency has was reassigned. caleb vitello was moved from his administrative role. he'll now oversee field enforcement operations. ice arrests have slowed after an increase during the first weeks of the new administration. earlier this month, two other high ranking ice officials were also reassigned. so far, no replacement has been named. >> and in another escalation of the trump administration's plan to militarize immigration enforcement, the new york times reports a plan in the works to use military sites across the country to detain undocumented immigrants. right now, the focus is on fort bliss, near el paso, texas, which could hold up to

10,000 undocumented immigrants before they are deported. then the plan would be expanded to military sites and at least 11 other states, including here in northern california. no other details were provided as to where that would be. >> a california lawmaker today has announced new legislation to overhaul the sanctuary state law. it's being called safety before criminal sanctuary. abc seven news reporter dustin dorsey looks at what this could mean for local sanctuary cities. >> california has been long considered to be a sanctuary for all, especially immigrants and their families. but a group of republican lawmakers believe certain laws protecting these communities have gone too far. >> the safety before criminal sanctuary act is a common sense measure, a simple reform to tighten up california's sanctuary state policy in favor of better public safety. >> they are proposing a bill that would amend the state's landmark sanctuary bill, sb 54, which prohibits local and state

resources from assisting in immigration enforcement, with some exceptions for immigrants convicted of certain crimes. >> sb 554 will aely allow law enforcement to make sure that we are able to prevent child molesters, rapists, murderers, robbers who victimize us from being released into our communities. >> the proposed bill would also prevent local agencies from adopting stricter policies than the state's landmark sanctuary bill, which angela chan helped draft. however, chan says the 10th amendment protects against these mandates. >> almost every county in the bay area have. they have stronger policies than sb 54. none of these counties are going to want to roll back their policies, so they are going to vigorously oppose a bill like this. that's why this bill is really dead in the water. >> the sb 554 press conference was met with opposition, as have other trump administration immigration policies. supervisor susan ellenberg told us in a statement that policies like sb.

554 stand in sharp contrast to the philosophy and ideology of santa clara county. san jose city council member pete ortiz says the city will continue to support the backbone of our society and economy against future threats. >> i just challenge, you know, republicans, whether it's on the local level, state or federal level, how will our society run without these individuals who they seem to have scapegoated and demonized? >> sb 554 would need democratic support and a sign off of governor gavin newsom before becoming law. dustin dorsey, abc seven news. >> los angeles mayor karen bass has fired the city's fire chief bass says the removal of chief kristin crowley is effective immediately. mayor bass says a thousand firefighters could have been on duty on the morning of the l.a. fires when they broke out last month, but instead they were sent home on the chief's watch. she also says crowley didn't appropriately warn her of the fire forecast. bass says this change will improve safety in los angeles. >> our firefighters acted

heroically during the palisades fire, and they act heroically every single day. that is, without question, bringing new leadership to the fire department is what they and the people of los angeles deserve. >> she will remain employed by the department at a lower rank, and her duties will be assigned by the interim fire chief. >> coming up, it may be free now, but parking in san francisco's golden gate park could soon cost you. details of the proposal, including how much and when it could begin. >> plus, the silicon valley auto show is underway. what experts say about the state of the electric vehicle market. and the latest on a flying car created by a bay area company. look at that. abc7 news at f

light at this weekend's silicon valley auto show. abc seven news south bay reporter zach fuentes has an up close look at a model

of the futuristic vehicle, and when the local manufacturer could start production. >> the cars and now the crowds have all arrived at the silicon valley auto show. >> the consumer can come here and experience many different vehicles all in one place. >> there's no shortage of impressive looking cars here with all kinds of innovative technology, but one of the ones getting the most attention at this auto show is the ayliffe flying car. >> it's regular electric vehicle with one more function, which none of the cars here have. it can actually vertically take off and fly forward. >> the san mateo based company said it conducted a successful test of its flying car in a city environment this month. >> people do not believe it's a video. people think it's a cgi. people think it's ai generated. that's why actually we had like a some cruise like television cruise. should it live? because they also didn't believe it. >> the company says the car is 100% electric. for now. the cost is $300,000, a price they expect to drop when they're more efficient at manufacturing. it

already has more than 3000 preorders, and the fascination of many other people who came to the auto show taking in the display model. >> very innovative. i'm sure a lot of people will say, is it the jetson car? you know, you. >> envision yourself driving something like this or flying something like this? >> yes. i don't think it's going to happen in my lifetime, but i think it will happen in my son's lifetime. >> if i can afford it. >> the company says if everything goes well, they plan to start production on the first one by the end of 2025 or early 2026. many other new technologically advanced cars were at this year's auto show for visitors to look at and test drive. experts say electric and hybrid vehicles are the most sought after in the south bay, and still have plenty of interest across the country. >> it's true that the sales of electric vehicles are slowing. they're still growing, so it's growth, but it's slower growth than before, maybe less so than what automakers want, but it's still increasing in demand. >> those electric vehicles, along with plenty of gas powered

vehicles old and new, are all on display at the santa clara convention center through sunday. in santa clara, zach fuentes abc seven news. >> okay, the flying car sounds like a cool idea. does that actually comes out all right. let's talk about the weather forecast because it is perfect. >> it really is. let's get to meteorologist sandhya patel. sandhya. yeah. >> we're going to keep it going because it is so nice down. and let me show you some live pictures right now from our towercameras. if you like what you see then you're going to enjoy the weekend. a lot of sun out there, occasional high clouds as you will notice, and a great day to be out sailing. high pressure on live doppler seven will show you what is bringing us this mild weather. today's highs were in the 60s and 70s. that is going to continue through the weekend and even beyond. here are some high clouds that have been passing through there. harmless as we check out those temperatures right now, anywhere from 59 in san francisco to 71 in cloverdale. let's take a look at a live picture one more time from as we look back towards mount tam. beautiful view here.

filtered sunshine if you are flying out of ak, it is fiesta friday travel forecast time. cabo san lucas 73 degrees and partly cloudy tomorrow. morelia 76. there's a 10% chance of a few showers in mexico city. looking at a very comfortable 74 degrees from our santa cruz camera. a nice view right now this weekend. mild days, above average temperatures the middle of next week. springlike warmth is coming our way and we're going to be seeing temperatures in the mid 70s and then early march in case you're keeping tabs. rain possibly returning by then as we go. hour by hour. 620 tonight, 50 and 60. those temperatures will be slow to come down. 815 you will need an extra layer if you have the friday night plans. and then going into tomorrow morning, we'll have some patches of fog and some higher clouds. temperatures primarily in the 40s. by the afternoon you're all into the 60s and 70 for the most part. numbers running a good 5 to 10 degrees above average for this time of year. tomorrow morning, out the door. i think

you still need those layers. temperatures in the low to upper 40s as we head into the afternoon. try 72 in san jose, 66 in oakland, 69 in antioch 70. fairfield 67, napa 68. and santa rosa, 66, oakland, 65. in san francisco, it's a mix of sun and high clouds. now for the black joy parade in oakland on sunday. it is going to be nice. a light breeze, 62 degrees mix of sun and high clouds. mid 60s in the early afternoon and it's really going to be nice and mild. 66 by 4 p.m. if you are going, you can pretty much count on comfortable weather through the evening hours. here's your accuweather seven day forecast. and if you really want mild weather, you're in luck because as you look beyond this weekend, other than a minor dip in those temperatures monday next week, those temperatures are going to climb back up again. we are looking at mid 70s. wednesday will be our warmest day and then still feeling like spring. thursday the warmth holds going into friday, so we've got some

good looking weather coming our way. >> it's great. >> next weekend looks nice too. yeah. >> thanks, andy. >> all right. a two year project to renovate nine mini parks throughout oakland is now complete. interim mayor kevin jenkins commemorated the project, which updated recreation spaces in historically underserved communities. >> this represents families being able to go to a safe place, take their kids to a safe park and have memories in oakland that they will cherish for the rest of their lives. i'm looking around this park and i look just how beautiful it is, how stunning it is. >> the project resurfaced play areas and added new furniture, accessible seating and barbecue pits to all nine parks.s t new t play equipment. dozens of shade trees were planted to reduce the urban heat island effect, and parks received new lighting, fences and gates to improve safety. >> still ahead, it is the largest parade of its kind and

it's taking place this sunday in oakland. we're talking about the black joy parade, and still ahead, we are hearing from our abc seven news cohost about what you can expect this year. >> i'm reggie aqui. >> i'm lyanne melendez. >> i'm luz pena, i'm. >> tara campbell, i'm j.r. stone at. >> abc seven news we deliver local stories with. >> real answers. >> to help 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]

breaking news, weather and more with our abc seven bay area streaming tv app. just search abc seven bay area and download it when you have a moment. principal bassoon joshua elmore joins the san francisco symphony in march. he's the first black musician to lead a section of the orchestra in more than 50 years. elmore makes a guest appearance with the symphony this weekend with conductor esa-pekka salonen. the program includes the opening bassoon solo from stravinsky's the rite of spring. he's currently a member of the fort worth symphony, where he has been principal bassoon since 2021. >> well, we are just two days away from the eighth annual

black joy parade in oakland. the parade on sunday is hosted by our very own abc seven team of julian glover and zach fuentes, as well as community host taylor crenshaw. taylor gave us a peek at what people can expect. >> the black joy parade does a really good job at getting the overview feel of how it feels to be black and to celebrate blackness, but also dives into those niche areas. so we're going to have a dance battle where people win $2,000. we got a gospel choir in the house. okay, we're going to have sororities, fraternities. it's just all of these beautiful aspects of black culture put together, and i cannot wait in the food. >> too late to get in on the dance battle. >> i know it sounds epic. >> the parade kicks off sunday at 1230 at 12th street and broadway in oakland, and ends at broadway and grand avenue for the third year in a row. you can watch the parade wherever you stream. abc seven news. oh, the food is going to be great. >> we missed the dance battle, but we're in for the food. >> for sure. >> don't forget, we have much more news coming up at 530 for

you, including the latest from seven. on your side investigates a bay area health care company now threatening its patients over the cost of covid tests that were advertised as free. reporter melanie woodrow explains the action being taken by the alameda county district attorney. plus a warning period for drivers in san francisco as they get accustomed to the new daylighting state law. but we'll tell you which other traffic violations are receiving top citations. all of that coming up at 530 when i see you on abc seven bay area streaming tv. >> yes, if you're watching us on regular tv, world news tonight with david muir is next for sandhya patel and all of us here. thanks for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. we appreciate your time. we'll see you at six. i'll see you

>> david: tonight, several breaking stories as we come on the air. the chaotic scene in court. you'll see it. ceo murder suspect