now. >> for the first time since his return to the white house, president trump will address congress. he is expected to further justify all the shakeups and give a preview of what comes next. the president is expected to highlight his actions so far on foreign policy, tariffs and cuts to the federal workforce.

good afternoon i'm kristen z. tonight's speech comes as new tariffs took effect today. abc news reporter christiane cordero has the latest from capitol hill. >> tonight, president trump addresses the nation with a full house and senate seated together in the capitol. his speech the same day sweeping new tariffs take effect on goods from mexico, canada and china expected to increase prices at grocery stores, gas stations and car dealerships. the three countries account for almost half of all products shipped to the u.s. last year. >> he is rapidly going to find out, as american families are going to find out, that that's going to hurt people on both sides of the border. americans will lose jobs. >> canadian prime minister trudeau today countered with 25% tariffs on certain american goods, prompting a response from trump calling trudeau the governor of canada in a social media post, adding, quote, when he puts a retaliatory tariff on the u.s, our reciprocal tariff will immediately increase by a like amount. >> it is now estimated that the

average american family in one year will pay $2,700 more because of the trump tariffs. >> house speaker mike johnson, who will be seated behind trump during tonight's address, is doubling down on the tariffs. >> as the president said it. just have a little patience with this, let it play out, see how it develops. and i think at the end of the day, america is going to be better off. >> the president is also expected to address the us's support for ukraine, as the administration announced a freeze on all military aid to ukraine following that explosive meeting in the oval office last week. vice president vance today said the freeze was meant to send a clear message. >> the ukrainians have got to come to the table and start negotiating with president trump. >> ukrainian president zelenskyy says he's willing to return to negotiations, adding, quote, we must find the strength to move forward. also in the house chamber tonight, elon musk, whose department of government efficiency has been slashing the federal workforce. some fired federal workers will be in the room, too. invited by democrats. christiane cordero, abc news,

capitol hill. >> so with all that's going on with the tariffs, the government layoffs and the shocking break with ukraine in favor of russia. what will president trump talk about and how will he frame these issues in his joint address to congress tonight? joining us live right now to give some context, abc seven news insider phil matier. hey, phil. >> well, here we go again. it's not the first time that the president has made a dress before congress in his term in office. we just skipped a term with joe biden in there. i tell you, we're going to hear a lot about, you know, the america coming back. that's going to be the theme. economically, we're going to hear about that. its place in the world order. we're going to hear more about that. we're going to hear more about immigration. what we're not going to hear much of is what biden and the democrats talked about four years ago climate change, social justice and taxing corporations. the president, if anything, is going to call for $4 trillion in tax

cuts. but what? that's if he stays on script. if he goes off script, it's anybody's guess what he might say. >> can i just ask you if you expect fireworks? ■i mean, we remember these things used to be very decorum driven, and then things have really evolved. what do you expect tonight? >> anything and everything, christian. you know, for the sheer entertainment of it, it's worth watching. it's like somebody up there juggling. you're wondering exactly what they're going to do. unfortunately, for a lot of people, he's juggling buzz saws. and those buzz saws are aimed at the federal government. he's cutting people. he's firing people. now, that doesn't necessarily affect you and i. but you want to have an ear out. especially for when it comes to trade wars. because while this is a fight that most people would think involves wall street, it really does involve main street as well. so you want to listen, you want to see he's going to point at the direction where he wants to go. but it's still another issue about whether or not he can take the country where he wants to go.

>> do you expect him to try to explain some of his actions, or is that not the type of person he is? because obviously he's gotten quite a bit of pushback and criticism, especially on tariffs today. all the experts and all the cable channels are talking about how your prices are going to go up at the grocery store. target is saying in a few days you might see it. he's got to address that. no. >> he will. and this is likely what he'll say is that it's going to hurt in the short run, but in the long run, it's going to lead to more jobs for more americans and a new emergence of america as a super industrial and economic power. so we're going to that is what we're going to be hearing. are we going to hear mea culpas? no, that's not donald trump's style. never has been. if anything, he doubles down and moves forward. but there's also a question of when you talk about is there going to be any specifics or in depth? i doubt it. he's not given to that sort of detail. when he gives a speech or any sort of address, he lays out opening arguments or opening hands in a poker game and starts moving from there. so when we hear about tariffs or this, we

don't know if this is just the opening gambit in negotiations or if he's actually going in that direction long term. >> i got to ask you, a new oakland congresswoman, lateefah simon has a pretty prominent role tonight. tell us about that. >> well, she'll be speaking for the working families party, which is sort of a left democratic driven group of social democrats. and she'll be, you know, talking about that vision. i'm not sure the mainstream democrats want that out there right now. they're trying to give it the party, the face of the working families. you know, they want to say that this is about the economy and the inflation, which the president said he was going to be driving down day one. and instead, people are still paying a lot. so america is out there. it is a still an open book as to how they feel about having elected donald trump. many of them voted for donald trump because they didn't like the democratic alternative. and those are the ones that are up in the air, and those are the ones that we're going to see.

it's going to be a different type of time. from his first address. however, there's not going to be a nancy pelosi behind him as the speaker of the house tearing up his address. that's not going to happen. >> yeah, i mean, he's got the house speaker there as well. phil, it will be interesting. we'll see. thank you so much for coming on. and of course, we'll cover the president's address tonight live here on abc seven starting at 6 p.m. we will also have the democratic response. happening today, voters in san mateo county will decide on whether to give county supervisors the power to remove the embattled sheriff from office. it's the only item on the ballot in a special election happening right now. abc seven news reporter lena howland has a closer look at the issue, and what has led up to this vote. >> one by one, san mateo voters are casting their ballots for what could eventually lead to a new sheriff. >> it will stay here past midnight to make sure that every ballot that has been cast today at a vote center is counted. >> more than 440,000 ballots have already been sent out to every registered voter

countywide, asking voters whether to give the board of supervisors the power to remove the sheriff until the year 2028, when the term of current sheriff, cristina corpus, is set to expire. inside of san mateo county election headquarters, ballot counting is well underway as of 430 on monday night. their voter turnout rate was about 19.5%. >> you're always hopeful for the greatest, you know, turnout possible. uh. but special elections again, you know, generally have lower voter turnout. >> following a scathing independent audit released back in november. sheriff corpus is accused of corruption, nepotism and retaliation within the department. >> i've been met with resistance from day one. holding people accountable has been called retaliation. disappointed is putting it lightly. >> corpus sitting down with abc seven on the eve of the election defending her work, saying she has received unfair treatment. >> if the people don't want me to be the sheriff, then a recall should take place.

>> if approved, supervisors would still need to take several more steps to fire corpus. it would take four out of the five supervisors voting to remove the sheriff if they find cause to do so. there's about 50 ballot drop boxes spread out across the county. just make sure your ballot is turned in before 8:00 tonight. if you are mailing it in, it must be postmarked by today in order for it to count. elections officials say they expect the first batch of results to be released around 810 tonight. in san mateo, lena howland, abc seven news. >> new developments in the east bay for oakland fire stations that were expected to close will remain open. the city is currently dealing with an $89 million budget deficit. according to the chronicle, oakland was able to bring that number down from $130 million. it's now planning to open three currently closed fire stations by the end of june. they're also able to prevent the closure of an additional four fire stations. today, the santa clara valley transportation authority

and the drivers union are warning riders to start preparing alternatives for their commute. overnight, the contract for bus and train operators expired. now a strike is possible in the coming days. vta says it's actively working to reach an agreement with the union. it offers workers a 9% raise over three years, but the union says that isn't enough to keep up with the cost of living. if workers do go on strike, there will be no bus or light rail service. a big infusion of cash is going to help prevent family homelessness in san francisco. ahead, the ceo of the nonprofit agency that's providing the funding will join us live to share information about the effort to help

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living in rvs is shutting down, leaving the people who live there wondering where they'll go next. sky seven was overhead as tow trucks started hauling vehicles away from the bay view vehicle triage center in candlestick point last night. people who live there claim they received no warning, though the city says there were community meetings and written notices of the closure. >> probably 20 rvs left in there that people aren't giving them up. so what are we supposed to do? where are we supposed to go? and rv parks are what the solution is all across the country for ultra poor people to live in. it is americana. >> the city says the site has served 132 households since it opened in 2022. it's also been the focus of legal disputes, code violations and complaints from people living nearby. city officials issued a statement to abc seven news saying everyone was offered permanent housing, rental subsidies, alternative shelter and or relocation assistance with homelessness. one of san francisco's most

pressing problems. mayor daniel lurie today launched a brand new public private partnership. the anti-poverty nonprofit he founded, tipping point, is putting $11 million into a new pilot program to keep families on the margins from falling into homelessness. joining us live in the studio now to talk about the family homelessness prevention pilot is sam cobbs, ceo of tipping point. sam, thank you for joining us. >> thanks for having me today. >> yeah. so talk about this, the problem that you're addressing here. right. and the people you're targeting right here, families keeping them from falling into homelessness. how big of a problem is that? what are the numbers? >> the numbers are huge. and it's a it's a big problem in san francisco. one of the reasons that we focused on this is that in the last point in time count of in 2024, the number of families that were homeless in our system had increased by 94%. so it is the fastest growing segment of the homeless population. and not only are

those families homeless, but the impact of homelessness, what it does to the families, particularly the kids of those families, is really disturbing. there are more likely to be one grade behind. they're more likely to have emotional issues. and so we really wanted to stop homelessness before it started, by going further upstream and preventing it from happening specifically for families. >> all right. mayor laura, of course, founded tipping point, though he is no longer involved anymore. but how did this partnership, this announcement for this pilot come about? >> so the pilot program, actually, we started to work on this more than two years ago. we announced in, in raised that we were going to raise $25 million to put toward homelessness, mostly around prevention and accountability. and this is the largest investment that will make this $11 million. so we started with the breed administration and with great people in her administration, and continued the work with

mayor luis uh- administration. and finally ready to make the announcement today. >> got it. okay. so this $11 million talk about how that's going to be spent. what are your primary goals like what are the different components of the program. >> so we're looking to serve up to 1500 families. the first component of the program, which often happens in eviction prevention programs, is money. financial assistance to help people who are in. >> direct cash assistance. >> direct cash to either the individuals or to the landlord to help them maintain their to help them maintain their apartment. paying back rent. i remember years ago, when i was imminent, of losing my housing. it was homeless prenatal that helped me pay my back rent and my front rent. and i've never been late on another bill, so money is key. but the other unique piece about the program is that we're going to bring in other services that families may need to stay housed. an example is if a family is underemployed,

we're going to bring in vocational services to help them get the training that they need to find a better job, living wage job. if there's a member of the family who may be dealing with undiagnosed mental health issues, we're going to bring in those mental health services to help diagnose that, to help stabilize, because that may be what's putting the family at risk for homelessness. >> i see. is that what's different about this compared to existing programs? >> what's what's different about this program is three things. one is coordination, making sure that all of the services are coordinated. we're working with five nonprofits in communities. the second thing that's different is that we're taking it into those communities. usually it is the local nonprofit who is the first responder. when families are in trouble, they know a family is in trouble before anyone else knows. and so taking it there, and the third unique piece is bringing in those supportive services to do whatever it is that the family need beyond dollars to keep them housed. >> how will you identify those

1500 families that you will assist? >> that is why we're working with the nonprofits, the they're already working with families. they're they're serving kids in after school programs. they're providing food pantry for people who who need food. so they're really connected to the community. and so they're helping us identify who these families are. we will start to enroll people in the program starting on april the 1st. and the nonprofits are really they're already key to their communities, and they are identifying who are the right people for the program. >> so you started in april. how long does this program last? and then at what point do you measure success and what metrics will you use to measure success? >> so that is a great question. so the program will last for 14 months. we're in planning phase right now knocking out all of the kinks to get the program up and running. at the end of the 14 months, we're going to measure the program. you know, key for us is not only did we

delay someone becoming from becoming homeless, that that that that lasts how long did that last? was the program successful or not? we want to understand where did people where did the people come from? how did they find out about the program? we want to understand are there any differences between between neighborhoods and people of what it of what are the services that it took to be successful? and ultimately, what we want to do is understand what worked so that we can actually replicate that throughout the city system. and more importantly, we also want to understand what didn't work so that we don't spend money doing things that are not effective as we go forward. >> got it. all right. so starting out this way and hoping to expand it throughout the city based on your results. okay. sam cobbs, ambitious stuff, ceo of tipping point. thank you so much. >> thank you again for having me. >> best of luck. thank you. all right. when it comes to children's screen time, some experts say it's more of a question of quality

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will trend at eight. that's followed by a wheel of fortune at nine and jeopardy at 930. they're on later tonight because of president trump's address to the nation and congress. then there's a special one hour long edition of abc seven news at ten. then stay with us for abc seven news at 11. a newly unsealed lawsuit against tiktok is revealing details about the app's finances. court documents show the app made $2 billion from tiktok live in just one quarter of 2023, bloomberg reports. 400 million of that came from the us. the financial data could help structure a deal to keep the app operating in america. tiktok's parent company is still under deadline to sell the app, or it could be banned eventually over national security concerns. the lawsuit, filed in october by 13 states, including california and washington, d.c, also raises new concerns about the safety of kids online. it claims rampant

sexual and financial exploitation on tiktok live, and says 70% of 13 to 15 year olds on the app claim they were over 18 when they signed up. tiktok says that data is outdated and, quote, this lawsuit ignores the number of proactive measures that tiktok has voluntarily implemented to support community safety and well being. san bruno based youtube and the american psychological association have teamed up to help parents understand healthy screen habits for their kids and what to avoid. >> and really, they broke it down into not surprising beneficial versus harmful content. beneficial content was the type that looked at helping others, that showed empathy and compassion that they could apply to their own life, educational content where they could learn new skills, how to problem solve. i know my girls learned how to crochet and bake on youtube, and then content that was optimistic, uplifting, joyful, and even humorous. harmful content, on the other hand, focused around aggression, violence, substance use, risky health challenges or challenges, and also self harm and even

unrealistic body standards. >> the new guidelines don't focus on how long teens should be on screens, but how adults can help teens implement healthy screen time habits. experts say it's important to educate kids on how to navigate social media and avoid harmful media. seven on your side is hosting a tax chat tomorrow ahead of tax day. join stephanie sierra to get your questions answered by tax professionals. you can send them in right now. go to abc seven news.com or click seven on your side and you'll find the form right there. then watch on wednesday right here on abc seven. a live look outside for you. a bit cool, a bit cloudy. and what? we have showers coming our way. spencer will have the

revelers are celebrating mardi gras before lent begins tomorrow. thousands of people lined bourbon street as brass bands kept the crowd dancing. it's not just one last celebration before the fasting season begins. the parade happens just ahead of a severe weather system that's bringing thunderstorms and tornadoes to louisiana. ash wednesday is tomorrow. this year, easter falls on april 20th. president trump has paused aid to ukraine after his heated meeting with president volodymyr zelensky last week. tensions grow between the two allies as sentiments shift towards russia. abc news reporter reena roy has the details. >> ukraine now reacting to president trump's pause in all military aid. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy not directly addressing the pause in aid, but saying ukraine is ready to work with president trump to bring lasting peace and an end to the war with russia.

trump's order follows friday's confrontation in the oval office, where the previously close relationship between the u.s. and ukraine took a sharp turn. >> you're gambling with the lives of millions of people. you're gambling with world war three. >> most weapons shipments approved by former president biden have already been delivered to ukraine, meaning trump's order will affect mostly armored vehicles and potential future weapons shipments. this could lead to ammunition and weapons shortages within six months, according to assessments from current and former ukrainian officials, as well as independent experts. >> right now, ukraine is already outnumbered, vastly so about 3 to 1 on troops, about 5 to 1 on artillery, and all the way up to 10 to 1 on tanks and armored personnel carrier. so any pause or disruption or stopping of aid to ukraine will have a big impact on ukraine and the battlefield. >> russia saying if the u.s. suspends these supplies, it will probably be the best

contribution to peace. following friday's disastrous meeting, president zelenskyy told to leave the white house a mineral deal canceled. vice president jd vance saying the administration is still open to signing that agreement, which he says will help secure ukraine. >> the mineral deal is a really important part of the president's policy, number one. the american people have got to get some payback for the incredible financial investment we've made in this country. >> zelenskyy also says ukraine is ready to sign that minerals deal at any time, and they see it as a step toward greater security for their country. reena roy, abc news, new york. >> all right. you can see spencer in a little bit, but he did want me to share with you our weather forecast that we've got coming up because we have a change. you can see that we've got some scattered showers coming back into the picture. all right. so that is going to happen tomorrow. so tonight he told me my pickleball game is still fine, but certainly you can see it's already cloudy and cool outside. it's going to become increasingly more so. so

definily have stormyt. but we conditions coming back wednesday and thursday. get the latest on abc seven news at four for now. world news tonight with david muir will begin. thank you so much for joining us today. and again, we promise you the full forecast at 4:00. so we'll see you then. bye bye. tonight, breaking news. president trump igniting a trade war. the dow dropping more than 1,300 points in two days. and what this now means for americans and the prices you pay. also tonight, we're tracking a massive storm. snow, three confirmed tornadoes, now set to hit the east coast next. d.c., philadelphia and new york. and dolly parton tonight on her personal loss. first