>> thank do bring it now at 5 threats from the white house to withhold federal funds to schools. >> the changes we could see here in the bay. >> plus, in shocking executive order, president trump moves to and the person trust the bay area. leaders now slamming that order. kron. 4 news at 5 starts right now. appreciate

you being with us today for kron. 4 news at 5. i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis today. >> marks one month since president donald trump took the oath of office rocking the country and the world from mass firings of federal workers to new tariffs on goods and mass deportations. and now president trump has announced he wants to eliminate the presidio trust, which manages the presidio along with. >> san francisco's northern edge, the trust was created in 1996 after the former presidio army base was turned over to the national park service and 1994. since then, the trust has rented out former military houses added in museums, small businesses and allowed nonprofits to rent space. it now covers almost 1500 acres. the presidio became self-sufficient in 2005 and has remained so ever since. pushed back to this executive

order came quickly from local elected officials. >> presidio trust model of government efficiency. it's a self-sustaining agency. earns profit. trump does not have the legal authority to terminate the presidio trust. it was created by an act of congress. so this move is illegal and i'm confident it will be challenged in court. can't believe that. >> he would want to shut down the presidio trust when it's done such great work for our community and this area, i would very disappointed to see this disappear and turn into something else. >> representative nancy pelosi, who has long championed the development of the presidio issued a statement saying they will be reviewing the language of the executive order and its purpose. meanwhile, the trust says it plans to issue a response and they say they're confident that they're in compliance with existing law. >> and on the same day, the white house hosted a black

history month celebration. deputy chief of staff stephen miller celebrated the end of the country's diversity equity and inclusion policy. and now schools have been given an ultimatum, get rid of dei programs or risk losing federal funding kron four's rob nesbitt reports. >> schools k through 12 colleges and universities have been given 2 weeks get rid of their diversity initiatives programs put in place to help diversify a student body are viewed as discrimination by the white house, ending diversity, equity and inclusion is a precondition of receiving federal funds. the white house is threatening to withhold federal funds to schools that promote dei. this letter sent out by the department of education gives k through 12 schools 2 weeks to end race-based admissions, hiring scholarships or graduation ceremonies. vallejo superintendent ruben are yellow, says his district is one of the most diverse in the country. diversity is built into our town. it's built into the students we serve. >> and we honor that. we honor diversity we see. we have a very powerful strategic plan.

the talks about equitable opportunities and equitable outcomes. and we want to make those things real colleges and universities are also scrambling to evaluate their risk when it comes to dei programs. >> the notice from the white house says schools have discriminated against students on the basis of race, including white and asian students. february is also black history month. president trump hosted an event at the white house thursday. black. >> history meet real mccain with a legal defense fund says the president is contradicting himself. >> by holding the event days after putting school districts on notice minutes you can celebrate our recognize a teacher about martin luther king. but you can't actually teach about the rest of >> black history before page letters, language has been described as big by civil rights groups leaving school districts like filet to seek guidance on what to do next. we are. >> both talking our legal support teams were talking to reaching out to the state department of reaching out to our county superintendent and trying to get guidance on what

israel the department of education's letter also included an online complaint link for anyone to click on who believes that a school has committed unlawful discrimination. reporting in the newsroom. i'm rob nesbitt kron. 4 news 2 schools are closing in vallejo by the end of the school year and another will be relocated. >> the school district voted last night to close mare island, health and fitness academy and loma vista, environmental science academy, the charter school that will be relocated to the mare island campus and the district will make nearly 13 million dollars in budget cuts and layoffs. staff. the decision was part of the board's effort to address 36 million dollar budget deficit over the next couple of years. it is traumatic. no one wants their child to have to go to this. we know we have to put a lot of things in place to continue to serve, hold our families and support them. >> through that through this transition in the end, it's their baby right? it's their child who gets dropped off at a school and they want to make

sure that their child feel safe at school is going to be well taken care of and educated. and that's alternate goal. >> the superintendent says the district staff is reaching out to families affected to help them with the transition to a new school controversy. a vote is forcing 3 santa rosa elementary schools to close brook hill elementary albert, bla elementary. those are going to close this june and steele lane elementary will close in june of next year. but the future of other schools, it's on hold. the board ended up running out of time and had to end the meeting at 11 30 last night. so still no decision on if the district will shut down montgomery or elsie allen high schools. >> lot of anxiety. a lot of frustration lot of mixed emotions, of course, that there's a lot of uncertainty. and so that got a crash is mail there's a lot of just uneasiness of what's next. you know, we don't know what's next for any of us. and so it's just more of a waiting game, especially after the decisions last night.

>> the district is facing a 20 million dollar deficit, forcing them to make some pretty tough decisions that are going to impact the families they serve. the board is also considering laying off employees. >> another big story tonight, at least a dozen cars had their windows smashed in near tourist hot spot. and san francisco kron four's gayle ong joins us live from the city with details. good evening, gayle. >> good evening grants. and yes, a string of car burglaries caught on camera. take a look. >> just before 4.30, thursday morning, security cameras capturing a car driving in the area of leavenworth and greenwich in san francisco. moments later, this person in a bright hooded sweater smashes a window and dives in and out of the passenger side. we found william bennett covering up his broken windows hours later. >> person, a car in francisco for about 12 years. this is the first time it's ever happened to

>> and he is not alone. at least a dozen cars parked near his could be seen with smashed windows. savers ago. police spent the morning taking reports this scene of the auto break-ins right by the famed lombard street. while the incident took place near a prime san francisco location. residents say the area is not usually targeted for these crime scenes like. >> it just hurts here for 12 years. and this is the first time that happened. probably the bigger surprise crime data from the san francisco police department central station which covers this neighborhood. >> shows reported burglary and larceny thefts are down since january. 1st larceny theft is down. 61 1% from this time frame last year. citywide. those crimes are overall down. the car owner we spoke with says not much was taken and auto glass repair. van was also at the scene. just going to quote from those guys for 300 plus.

>> but to have triple a insurance and only are responsible for $100 deductible on this. >> so that's the good news for us. as for repairs are going to send a guy up tomorrow afternoon to fix it. so it's not raining. >> and new state law makes it easier to hold people accountable for breaking into cars. the new law no longer requires california car owners to prove their doors were locked during a car break-in. reporting live san francisco. gayle ong kron. 4 news. >> gayle, thank you. we'll stay in the city video from this morning shows the damage left behind at camera zone here. this isn't chinatown. the owner says it is the second time in 6 months that they've been burglarized. we have reached out to the san francisco police department to learn more. we'll keep you posted there. >> i county superior court workers, they are striking for a second day in a row for what they call unfair labor

practices. the union is calling for better pay and bereavement time. but the court says that they are overstaffed by 100 employees and they would have to lay off staff members in order to increase pay as ahe strike continues. it could halt trials and delay hearings throughout the system in alameda county. >> the oakland firefighters union says in apartment fire last night is a perfect example. 5 fire stations shouldn't be closing in the city. last night's fire started around 9 o'clock. this is 55 macarthur, the apartments about a 2 minute drive from fire station 10, unfortunately, that station closed in november of 2022. for renovations. it still hasn't reopened as a result. firefighters from another station had become. that's about 5 minutes away. fire fighters, union members say when it comes to response time, every minute is crucial. >> every time someone calls 9,

1, because they need help right away. a fire doubles in size every 60 seconds. and this apartment fire could have been kept to-something on the stove or something inside of one room. but instead it was total loss for this one apartment and spread to adjacent apartments. luckily crews able to get there soon as they, you know, says they could and fought the fire rest of leave it to stop it from spreading. >> with the city's budget deficit there. there's no word when or if station 10 will be reopening at the beginning of this year. the city close stations. 25 28 in the oakland hills due to the budget issues for more stations are set to close later this month. however, city council members say they have found additional revenue which they hope will prevent the closure of those 4 additional stations. >> alright, weather time as we get a live look outside right now. beautiful shot of the golden gate bridge. chief

meteorologist lawrence karnow is here with the forecast. beautiful large. wow. what a day to guys who watch these temperatures really pop just a bit as high pressure trying to sleep is just above. we get ready for some spring-like weather to get out there and enjoy. and of course, a lot of flowers starting to blossom as well up towards francisco. right now. you got the transamerica building pointing toward some high clouds up above. otherwise. nice evening on tap for the bay area. temperatures today. hey, not bad at all. we snuck in a few 70's about 70 degrees in concord. 73 in santa rosa. 68 degrees for a high and live more. 66 in san jose, 60 for temperatures school in oakland. so really nice weather all around as these temperatures starting to warm up. so numbers outside right now, you're still talking warm. how about 70 still in santa rosa begin to cool off along the coastline with the seabreeze there in a couple of passing clouds. 54 degrees right now in half moon bay. but yeah, we are rain free and that's a nice sight to see. it's been a very stormy beginning to february. it looks like the 2nd half, though, less so as high

pressure is going to be taking over here for the next couple of days. and that includes your weekend. what a weekend it's going to be. we'll have that weekend forecast coming up for you in a few minutes. all right, lauren, still ahead. >> 40 years in congress now coming to an and senator mitch mcconnell, it says he's not going to seek re-election. what's next for the longtime kentucky power broker? >> plus, could high-speed rail in california the off the rails? how the white house, why keep the project from proceeding? >> and after the break up, big battle brewing in washington over the future of medicaid. how members on both sides of the aisle are reacting.

>> beginning today, the irs is laying off about 7,000 workers, mostly probationary workers who have worked there for a few months or so at their jobs. this announcement comes after do jordan is a shunt announced its plans to drastically shrink the federal workforce, trying to cut government spending. the layoffs are said to only affect people hired after the irs received additional funding from former president biden to increase staff. it's unclear how the layoffs will affect the current tax season. federal aviation administration employees. we're also let go as part of the best federal layoffs. now, the president says no one with a critical safety position was fired as part of the cuts. >> reporter liberty simmons has that story. >> just frustrated a almost a sense of betrayal, disabled army veteran and former faa

employee jason king says he was one of the employees fired in the mass layoffs. the kind of shocked that you can serve your country. >> and want to dedicate, you know, the next step in your career to public service. and i mean, the way you can just so easily be tossed to the side. u.s. department of tra,sportation secretary sean duffy says 400 out of 45,000 faa employees were let go. >> all of them probationary us dot released a statement saying in part the agency has retained employees who perform safety critical functions. i believe that's i my actual role in the faa was the executive assistant and i provided direct support to the director of safety himself. jason is concerned these layoffs will threaten safety at agency that was already understaffed. well, i was there. the coworkers that i had were already stressed about budget cuts, you know, resources. they need to be implemented. but the faa says it continues to hire an

onboard air traffic controllers and safety professionals, including mechanics and others who support them. you know, weakening the faa today does lead to a preventable tragedy that could potentially happen tomorrow. >> and as republicans in congress move forward with a budget plan, democratic governors warn the proposal puts medicaid on life support. president trump says he wants to protect medicaid but clashes it with the house gop budget plan which seeks to cut medicaid over the next decade. >> it will affect millions of americans. those people tend to be children, people with disabilities with very serious illness and we're living in poverty to have the best system. >> and to have the most efficient system and to have the one that really delivers results. we need to make sure that there's no waste. there's no fraud. democratic governor say that they're going to keep fighting to protect medicaid, but with budget negotiations looming, this battle is far from over.

>> the doctors treating pope francis say his condition is improving slightly. the 88 year-old pontiff was admitted to the hospital friday with bronchitis. further testing revealed he had pneumonia in both lungs. the number of cardinals told reporters that the work of the church moves forward despite the holy father's hospitalization. today, he was able to get out of bed. he read church documents and also communicated with his staff at the vatican. >> mitch mcconnell, the longest-serving senate party leader in u.s. history is officially announcing his retirement. the kentucky republican says that he's not going to seek reelection next year making that announcement this morning on his 83rd birthday signaling an end to his decades long tenure that began back in 1984. representing. >> our commonwealth has been. they i would like not on 8 com.

>> the senior senator has had a few health episodes in recent years, including falls and moments of confusion. a political experts say mcconnell's health and relationship with the president were big factors in his decision. public service is not some something for the faint of heart. >> and it's not something that at his age and what he's done, he needs to keep doing and and suffered this kind of for his part putting in his words, a pro in his mind. you know, this kind of abuse from from a president that he doesn't respect and doesn't trust. >> mcconnell says he will finish out his current term which ends in january 2027. kash patel, a former federal prosecutor who has called for a radical reshaping of the fbi. >> has been confirmed as the director of the fbi. the senate voted today. 51 to 49 to approve him. 2 republicans, susan collins and lisa

murkowski joined democrats opposing him. all right. let's talk weather as we get a live look from mount tam who would oppose today's weather? no, lawrence, wouldn't. he's a fan. yeah, i'm a big rain fan. but hey, i'll take that sunshine. and with his beautiful out around the bay area today as we get ready. >> not far away from the weekend. now on the weekend is looking spectacular around the bay area. so yeah, enjoy the nice weather today. that sunshine all the way. the coastline, couple high clouds. but look at this beautiful shot out there right now from the berkeley hills, looking back toward the golden gate bridge. gorgeous weather out all around the bay area. nice to feel those temperatures warming up a bit out there as well. and so a beautiful day today. tomorrow. another nice day coming our way tonight, we are going to see some partly cloudy skies. some patchy fog likely to form, but not much. and then tomorrow morning, maybe just a patch or 2 of fog. and then some passing high clouds. otherwise lots of sunshine and teen between temperatures probably going to back off just slightly tomorrow, only to warm right back up again over the weekend. thank you. think a

few more 70's beginning show up around the bay area. so you can kind of get the sense that ridge of high pressure you see a few high clouds, kind of roll over the top of the ridge jet stream moving to the north. that's setting the storm track in that direction. that's way it's going to hold at least for now, although storm rolling over the top of the ridge that you're going to see some high clouds drift across our skies as we get in toward a late saturday into sunday. even a chance of drizzle across parts of the north bay, then too. but as we get toward tomorrow afternoon, enjoy the day. it's going to be one of those gorgeous days outside lots of sunshine around the bay area. and really, i think of nice sunset with a couple of passing clouds another gorgeous day on saturday, saturday night into sunday. that's when that's weak system. kind of slides through that will bring with it a chance. some drizzle into the north bay. otherwise some dry conditions. so here we go, looking out over the next few days, we've got a great almost a spring-like weekend coming your way. the temperatures sticking up in the 70's. that is very nice compared to other parts of the country where they are in the deep freeze. we're going to talk more about that coming up in a few minutes. i lauren still ahead, kron 4 is celebrating black

history month. we'll take you to the oldest black owned bookstore. >> in the country. and it's right here in the bay area.

>> 3 men have been arrested in san jose connected to separate cases of retail theft and attempted kidnapping. and one of the men arrested is accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of items from businesses in the span of nearly a year. 2 other men were booked into jail for trying to kidnap a bank employee. police say they impersonated federal agents when they tried to approach a woman outside her home in november. they tried to arrest

her, but the woman was suspicious and resisted. both men then drove off before police arrived. the 2 men are set to be extradited to santa clara county from las vegas facility. research from a use treatment program indicates a gen z is cutting back on alcohol. but abusing drugs. more. >> survey from addiction resource dot net. its shares 20% of adults under 28 consume alcohol regularly. but research shows that fentanyl use increased. 47% in teens over the past year, along with rising rates of marijuana, psychedelics and stimulants use. now this news comes following san francisco overdose report which shows accidental overdoses are on the rise for the 3rd month in a row. there were 59 in january to help the department is expanding access to medications, to treat those who are addicted to opioids. and starting next monday, the west contra costa unified school district is hosting a

series of town hall meetings as part of a search for a new superintendent. the meetings open to families, staff and community members hope to gather input on the qualities and priorities for the district's new leader. additional meetings are going to be held tuesday and wednesday of next week. a survey is also available online in multiple languages through march 10th. >> still ahead on the news at 5, lawmakers are introducing a new bill that tries limit the amount utility companies can raise our rates. we've details about that. plus, a new nasa study shows for local cities are sinking at an alarming rate. and former speaker nancy pelosi held a roundtable about the republican budget here in san francisco. our dan kerman is working that story. he'll

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>> tonight at 5.30, former house speaker nancy pelosi is hosting a actually we're going to start with u.s.. secretary of transportation, sean duffy, who was here in california today where he sharply criticized the state's high speed rail project. yeah, he announced the federal government is launching a formal review into the project spending and federal a tone. wallace has more. we are severely no pun intended. off-track united states transportation secretary sean duffy blast in california's high-speed rail project set to eventually connect los angeles. >> and san francisco. duffy quick to point out an issue he says must be addressed.