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right now at 11:00. . a msage for musk. tonight, a protest outside a tesla showroom in san francisco. people frustrated and fearl of the future, ready to stop what they're calling the looting of public services to benefit the ultra rich. it is part of a nationwide effort to push back and save services as layoffs and cuts continue in dc. nbc bay area's gia vang is in san francisco, with this corner of van ness and o'farrell taken over by federal workers and

allies. the location deliberate outside of a tesla store. we have the power to break tesla, which is where most of elon musk's wealth comes from. we have the power to undo it. we have the power to not cooperate. in the last month, president trump has signed a number of executive orders, including directing the department of government efficiency, better known as doge, be established within the executive office of the president. the department, led by musk, is tasked with slashing federal spending, but not without backlash. all these people are being just dismissed as if they don't mean anything. those folks have families. they are important to the community. they're like lots of women, lots of people of color who have these jobs, and the community depends on them. about 80% of federal workers are outside of d.c. across the country, including in the nation's capital. hey, hey ho ho, elon musk has got to go. there are growing efforts to oppose the reshaping under the trump administration. protesters marched, shutting down traffic

in front of the d.c. space office and among them former federal workers who have recently lost their jobs. to go into my emails and read that, i was let go because i had failed at my duties, just felt like the biggest insult in my life because i know i didn't fail at my duties. this all comes as employees are eyeing staffing cuts inside the pentagon. that's according to congressional sources. still, the president and musk appeared at a conference today in florida defending their federal government moves. i think what we're seeing here is the sort of the thrashing of the bureaucracy as we try to restore democracy and the will of the people. people first layoff cutbacks. they're the worst. as for the will of these people in the city, the power lies with us, the workers, and we will continue to stand together. we will continue to organize. we will continue to fight, win, win, fight. in san francisco, gia vang nbc, bay area news. new

at 11 tonight, an appeals court will not allow the trump administration to end birthright citizenship. on his first day in office, the president signed an executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship for children born on u.s. soil to parents without permanent legal status. now, the justice department had asked the ninth circuit to grant an emergency stay of a lower court decision, blocking mr. trump's order from going into effect. the three judge panel found that the justice department had not made a, quote, strong, showing that they are likely to succeed on the merits of this appeal. the fate of birthright citizenship order may ultimately be decided by the supreme court. a serious accident in downtown san jose. a pedestrian fighting for their life after being hit by a car. it happened on north first and east mission street after four this afternoon. this is near s.a.p.d. headquarters. right now, all we know is that the pedestrian was hit by the car and hospitalized. we are expecting to get more details tomorrow. and a shooting in san francisco sent a boy to the

hospital. it happened just before 3 p, near 37th and santiago. this is near saint ignatius high school. police did not say what led up to the shooting or the age of the boy. he was taken to the hospital with critical injuries. all right, check it out. you're watching a burglary in progress. this small business in east san jose had only been open for three months when it was hit this morning. once but twice. busy. mills is on mckee road in district three, a district that used to be represented by former san jose councilman omar torres, who is sitting in a jail facing sex abuse charges and where a new council member will soon be chosen by voters. the owner of busy fritz wants whoever that new lawmaker is to bring change. nbc bears justin moran joins us from san jose. the business owner tells us the suspects broke the window, took the cash register along with other valuables. but the biggest cost is the damage done. you can see the window is now boarded up, and she doesn't know when she'll be able to replace it. surveillance video shows the

moment someone in a hoodie shatters the window of by, fit meals on mckee road a little after 5 a.m. try this one that didn't work and then got to this one. and this is the one that just completely shattered. owner susana torres says two peoeople went in. one took the register when she realized what had happened. she called police. officers responded and waited for susana to get there. when she went back to look at footag she realized that shortly after the first burglary, someone else walked by and went in through the window that was broken. this video showing that person left with aprons in their hands. a person in the right state of mind isn't going in to steal a $25 apron. it just doesn't make any sense. right? so these are people that are making choices in their lives because they've hit rock bottom. and so what i think about is them. what is the reason that they're there? how could they get better? what could we do as a community? district three is an area of san jose that susana deeply cares

about. we have an assortment of vegetables. we've got broccoli. we've got green beans. she grew up here and decided to start busy fit meals to help people who are underserved make healthy life choices. but she wants to see change and knows businesses won't be able to survive. if this keeps happening and change will come soon, residents in district three will be taking part in a special election on april 8th. it's to replace councilman omar torres, who resigned in november. i keep telling everybody, please go out and vote. it is so important because if we just complain but we don't vote, it's we're not really helping. meantime, carl salas is temporarily serving as councilman of district three. he said he was saddened to learn a small business was broken into, adding, quote, small business owners like susie are the backbone of our community and they deserve to feel safe in their place of work. my office remains committed to working with law enforcement, city departments and local businesses to improve safety and prevent these crimes from continuing in san jose. joselyn moran, nbc,

bay area news. we have an update now to a gruesome and high profile murder in santa cruz. the man convicted in juvenile court of killing an eight-year-old girl, maddie middleton, will not be released from custody. there he is today. adrian gonzalez, who was 15 when he kidnaped, raped and killed maddie before leaving her body in a dumpster at the apartment complex where they both lived in 2015. he pleaded guilty in 2021 and was eligible for release after turning 25. today, jurors decided unanimously that gonzalez remains a physical danger to the public and should remain incarcerated for another two years. decades spent searching for a killer. and tonight, police may have solved the cold case murder of a hiker in berkeley. police found the body of maria wiedorfer in tilden regional park in 1990 after 35 years. police today named john lipari as the killer, saying he strangled and sexually assaulted the 32 year old. lipari lived in martinez at the time of the attack, but then

moved to oregon. officers declared lipari a primary suspect last year when they were able to confirm dna evidence. lipari, though, died by suicide last november. the hofer family released a statement saying that they were grateful to law enforcement for bringing them and their family, a measure of closure. pg&e says it's making major changes in the south bay. the utility is undergrounding the power lines near high fire risk areas to prevent repeated power outages to thousands of homes. pg&e has safety triggers on its power lines in these high risk areas, so when a branch or tree hits them, the power cuts off immediately. it started four years ago in san jose's almaden valley, but neighbors say their homes go dark multiple times a year as a result. so the company is trying to try to solve that problem by putting more than a mile of power lines underground. well, it used to be blackouts all the time. you know, we lost

power consistenently. so with ts work, we are obviously continuing to improve wildfire safety as well as reliability for our customers in south san jose. the project is expected to help nearly 10,000 customers when it's finished this june. the company has plans for nine more projects like this in san jose. we asked pg&e if the project is funded by current rates, or if it will need a separate rate hike in the future to pay for all this. we're waiting to hear back. major changes coming to schools in the east bay tonight. the vallejo city unified school district board voted to close two schools. the district says it will close mare island health and fitness academy and loma vista environmental science academy at the end of this school year. that decision comes as the district faces a $36 million budget deficit. the board has approved nearly $13 million in budget cuts for next year, which will include layoffs. okay, here's your warning. watch your speed. san

francisco is cracking down. the city is installing 33 speed cameras in 11 districts. they're focused on busier streets like geary and seventh in the inner richmond. it also be posted up, installed near schools and residential neighborhoods. now the cameras are actually up already, but won't be turned on until next month. for the first couple of months, drivers will get a warning of a violation, but after 60 days, you'll get fined. sutter health expanding $1 billion medical campus in emeryville. it will be builtn horton and 53rd, which is an empty lot right now. the campus will have a hospital and other advanced centers for neurology and urgent care. now, sutter health is also renovatin two nearby buildings. those are expected to open in the next three years. now, the groundbreaking date has yet to be set, but sutter is aiming for the hospital to be complete by 2033. the hospital will replace alta bates in berkeley as the main medical center when it opens. alta bates will turn into a specialized center. we are back in 60s. up next, holding

powerful politicians accountable. to me, it felt very blatant. your boss would actually ask you to rank your colleagues on their physical attractiveness. yeah, and he would too. we investigate the unprecedented action democratic leaders in san francisco are taking to address sexual misconduct within campaigns and government offices. plus, they survived a nightmare experience. their plane flipped over as it crashed on the runway. tonight, delta's peace offering to the passengers on board. so would you take it? and we had a nice dry day for the second half, but we do still have the influence of that cold front that brought some rain dipping down into the 40s. overnight. we'll talk more about the wm-up that's

white house with the direct impact here in the bay area. president trump has issued an

executive order to eliminate one of san francisco's most iconic landmarks. according to this executive order, the presidio trust should be eliminated because it's unnecessary. this is coming from the president. that's the federal agency charged with running and protecting the san francisco park, which was designated a natial historic landmark in 1962. speaker nancy pelosi issued a statement saying, the language of this order will be carefully reviewed. more on that tomorrow for sure. all right. san francisco is trying to clean up its politics, and democratic leaders have been increasingly concerned over what they see as a lack of accountability when it comes to sexual harassment and abuse within political campaigns and even within government offices. now, some in the democratic party are preparing to unveil a new plan to hold powerful politicians accountable. here's senior investigator bigad siobhan. ferguson has always been drawn to politics. she started volunteering in city government

as a young teen, but by her mid-twenties, she says, working in the political arena nearly destroyed her. i'll say there was a point where i thought my life was over, and i felt like all that i was and had worked toward, and the whole like core of who i was was just like, decimated. it was your life. it was my life. ferguson was working as a staffer for a california state lawmaker, where she says she experienced sexual harassment by one of her male supervisors, including regular requests for her to rate other female staff and lawmakers on their looks. to me, it felt very blatant. your boss would actually ask you to rank your colleagues on their physical attractiveness. yeah, and he would too. she's an 11. he wrote in one text message, and on a different day, he mentioned another female colleague asking, what is she wearing? according to messages ferguson provided to

us, about 40% of women across america say they've experienced some type of sexual harassment at work, but some fear the prevalence in politics could be even worse. it often can feel like if i tell somebody, i might impact my capacity to grow in my career. therapist bindu khurana brown has been counseling survivors of sexual assault and harassment for 20 years, and says the power dynamics in politics can create an environment ripe for abuse. and when w treat people in positions of power as if they're untouchable, that they are allowed to do things to people because they're in a less than position. regardless of the nature of the abuse. it allows this culture to continue. political campaigns, for example, often rely on young volunteers who can be especially vulnerable. at stake to a survivor is their entire career. lily ho is an elected member of san francisco's democratic central committee, the governing body that decides which local candidates get endorsed by the democratic party. in left

leaning san francisco, where 63% of registered voters are democrats. the group carries an immense amount of political power and is now setting its sights on sexual misconduct in politics and what it sees as a lack of accountability. political campaigns are, by design, temporary and aren't equipped with hr departments to investigate inappropriate behavior. the system that we have around who rises to power is based o influence and influence actually is what protects and enables these predators to exist. there's no real structure inside political campaigns to report this kind of abuse. there literally isn't. it'sot just underreporting. there is just literally no reporting. which is why she and other democratic officials have been working for months on a first of its kind accountability system for political leaders and up and coming candidates. it's one that includes a code of conduct and a system for

reporting sexual misconduct, ranging from verbal harassment to physical abuse. this system empowers survivors to speak up, and also teaches local leaders on how to navigate these situations. beginning this year, all candidas and senior campaign staff in san francisco must now complete sexual harassment training in order to secure an official democratic party endorsement. and by the summer, the party plans to begin accepting complaints from the public regarding sexual misconduct in politics. i can see firsthand exactly how an abuse of power can happen. you've had it happen to you. yeah, it was assault to expose that kind of abuse. democratic leadership is currently assembling a staff of independent investigators, including pro bono attorneys, who will soon take on complaints and determine what kind of punishment, if any, might be appropriate. that could include private or public admonishments, referrals to law enforcement, and even expulsion from san

francisco's democratic central committee, essentially blacklisting politicians from ever running for office as a democrat again. these policies are not meant to be a gotcha moment or to ruin anyone's career, but we want everybody in the political system to be mindful and be leaders and hold accountability amongst themselves. ruth ferguson also helped craft the reforms in hopes of making the process in san francisco more bearable for those reporting abuse. she says filing her complaints with the legislature, which has its own separate reporting process for sexual misconduct, was grueling and drawn out. investigators ultimately found some of her claims credible, determining her supervisor's overly familiar conduct with staff that included the touching of another coworker and those text messages. rating people's attractiveness were inappropriate. working in the office was just unbearable. ferguson eventually quit her job with the legislature, but not

before the person she accused of wrongdoing lodged his own complaints to the state against her, accusing ferguson of some of the very same misconduct, including commenting on people's attractiveness at work. investigators did find those claims to be credible, though ferguson adamantly denies ever doing that. she says her experience and concerns about retaliation aren't unique, and show a desperate need for a new level of accountability that puts an end to dirty politics. bigad shaban, nbc bay area news. we investigate. we also reached out to the other major political parties in san francisco to find out what they're doing about sexual misconduct. san francisco's republican party tells us it doesn't believe that's been a problem within its ranks, and does not see any need to create a new system to investigate these kind of complaints. san francisco's chapter of the green party doesn't have a reporting system specifically for sexual misconduct, but tells us it does have a process to report a wide

range of complaints, including harassment. if you hahave a stoy for bigad, siobhan or anyone else in our investigative unit, give us a call 888996 tips or you can simply visit our website nbcbayarea.com. all right. let's check in with meteorologist vianey arana. and boy, it is clear skies ahead, isn't it? it is. and it will be nice to get some warmth around here. we have that cold front that dipped in early this morning, bringing us just a couple hundredths of an inch of rain. not a huge rainmaker, just as we had forecasted. and right now we've got 40 on the map. but i do want to talk about some areas that are already starting to see some fog. so let's get right to microclimate forecast so we can talk about what we're seeing temperature wise. and also that fog. notice we're about five degrees cooler in oakland. so we do still have the influence of that cold front that will continue to weaken make its exit. and here's what we're left with. notice we've got clearing already underway. and as soon as that ridge of high pressure begins to build heading into tomorrow, this is when we start to see a difference in those temperatures. but notice we do

have some areas of fog already beginning to form around san francisco half moon bay, but also stretching into parts of livermore and areas, and san jose noticing through concord as well. so just be mindful of that late commute tonight and also early tomorrow morning. we'll get some beautiful clearing as we inch into that 7:00 forecast. you're going to get a mix of sun and clouds. we'll see some 30s. but notice we're going to be mostly in the 30s for the north bay. the majority of us are going to be in the 40s. so there's no frost advisories in place. by the time we get to that kind of noon hour, we're going to get a nice afternoon underway. we're going to start to bump up into the 60s for a lot of the bay area. and at about 3:00, daytime highs will start to inch closer to that 70 degree mark. so we're going to definitely see the winds as well. as this system continues to move through, we notice how breezy it was. the winds will once again be breezy for tomorrow, mainly around the coast. but also notice tomorrow afternoon down through san jose 15 to 20 plus no major gusts expected. now the long range outlook right now looks fantastic. notice we do have

this ridge of high pressure that will continue to build in tomorrow. that's going to bring us warmth. and it's also going to block any sort of rain or systems keeping those to the north. and that's what's going to bring about this nice dry, warmer, 7-day forecast that we've been anticipating and talking about as we sneak ahead into that friday, saturday, sunday notice, san francisco will get close to the 70s, but inland areas are really going to see that warm up into some mid 70s. and that will stretch into the start of your next workweek as well. so we have a barbecue out here in the nbc patio. barbecue weather going. yeah. thanks, vianey. well up next opportunity knocking for 49ers fans. the york family may be looking for a minority owner, but it is not cheap. how much it will cost you

the money. here's the offer from delta airlines. 30,000 bucks to each passenger on that flight that crashed belly up in toronto on monday. thankfully everyone survived. 21 people were taken to the hospital. all but one has been released. delta is offering $30,000 with no strings attached. all right. would you like to buy a 10% share of the 49ers? you better have some bucks. the york family owns the team and is looking for a minority owner. this could be either a private equity firm or somebody with deep pockets. it is hoping to value the entire franchise at $9 billion. so 10% would be 900 mil. selling

minority stakes is a growing trend among teams. new york giants announced it's exploring a sale and the raiders just did it, selling a small share to tom brady. all right. up next, the new food items at one of our local stadiums. it' good. season is here. spring training has begun for the giants and the a's. a lot of bay area baseball fans will be heading to arizona to catch those exhibition games.

we know a few of those fans. cactus league games start this saturday. the regular season, by the way, begins at the end of march. let's take you to scottsdale. hello to the giants. new pitcher, three time cy young award winner justin verlander. he turns 42 tomorrow. young for most people, but old for baseball in pro sports. he's taken on a mentorship role, really for the giants young pitching staff, by the way. his wife? yes. kate upton. kate upton, the supermodel. the other new giant shortstop, willy adames for the brewers. he's already hit three home runs during live batting practice. the giants brought him in for his defense, but also he's going to add some power to this lineup, so that's a good sign. there is a different culture with this squad now that buster posey is in charge. here's something fun. new food items at paypal park for earthquakes. games. gyros. yes. potstickers. veggie. potstickers. kimchi frieied rice bowls. greek saladi like that. and barbecue chicken tenders. the quakes kick off the

season this saturday in san jose. the greek salad that doesn't cost as much as the last version. all right. it came out today. apple unveiled its latest iphone model called iphone 16 e. apple says the new phone offers some of the same capabilities of the other

iphone, but it costs less. price tag on this one is of the 16 e is $600, which is still a lot of money, but it's $200 less than the cheapest version of the iphone 16. iphone 16. you can get it next month, so save up your pennies. i'm on like the 11. yeah, that's what i'm on. me too. you're very. yeah. so we're five behind is what you're saying? we're all. we're getting there. vianey how we look tomorrow morning. it's going to look great. we're going to get some areas of patchy fog, breezy hills for the afternoon. but notice no rain in the forecast. we're going to see those inland temperatures in the mid 60s getting even warmer by the time we get to the weekend. but chilly to start. we're almost at the weekend, so close. thanks for joining us. we hope to see you back here tomorrow. bye bye. tonight, 50 tonight, escalating tensions between the u.s. and ukraine. president trump calling president zelenskyy a dictator.

blaming ukraine for the russian invasion. the ukrainian leader slamming him for disinformation. the rapidly deteriorating relationship between once key allies and what it all means for the war. richard engel is on the frontlines. single engine planes collided. charred debris on the runway. what we are learning about the latest fatal aviation accident. doge employees working inside the pentagon. nbc news reports the defense secretary may dismiss top military generals. the showdown one month into trump's presidency. the winter storm sending temperatures plunging below zero. rescues from freezing water in virginia. parts of the south under states of emergency. just in, new ruling in the idaho college murders. the evidence allowed in.

the arrest in a string of burglaries targeting celebrities and pro athletes, including travis kelce and patrick maholmes. good news tonight, the mother/son duo making history on the basketball court. this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. good evening. welcome. the world has been virtually turned upside down in the war between ukraine and its russian invaders. with american president trump sharply turning against ukrainian president zelenskyy. in a social media post, trump labeling zelenskyy, who is the democratically elected leader of ukraine, a dictator. inaccurately accusing ukraine of starting the war. trump's former vice president publicly called out as untrue. the u.s. spent billions in military assistance helping ukraine fight against the russian aggressors. the u.s. engaging russia in peace talks. zelenskyy accusing