and as abc seven news reporter tara campbell explains, it's going to affect local researchers who are working on everything from cancer to hiv. >> friday night, a blow to the bay area's medical researchers. >> this is going to be a disaster. >> president trump's administration announcing the national institutes of health is slashing critical funding to universities and medical centers. >> we will not be able to function because we need the infrastructure, we need the staff. we need people to help us put in the grants. >> the nih cutting what's called indirect cost payments down to 15%. the payments are made to universities in conjunction with the grants the nih doles out for research. the money covers everything from administrative staff to facilities such as labs and top research. universities can typically see rates well above 50%. >> so to go down drastically to 15% was shocking. today. >> doctor monica gandhi is the director of the ucsf center for aids research. >> we will go down to an indirect rate that's so drastically cut, we won't be able to do a lot of our work. >> i'm also

tara campbell, abc seven news. >> san francisco is suing the trump administration over sanctuary city policies. the lawsuit challenges the president's executive executive order mandating federal agencies cut funding to local jurisdictions with sanctuary policies. >> since his first term, donald trump has tried different ways to coerce cities into doing the job of the federal government and carrying out federal immigration enforcement. >> santa clara county joined san francisco as plaintiffs in the lawsuit. the legal action comes a day after the justice department sued the city of chicago and the state of illinois over their sanctuary policies. >> the federal highway administration is halting funding for states to install tens of thousands of electric vehicle chargers. the money was part of the bipartisan infrastructure bill passed in 2021. now, transportation advocates say that with this uncertainty, cities need to focus more on things like public transit. >> and these changes actually get our our city leaders, our state and regional leaders to focus on true sustainable transportation

abc seven news reporter tara campbell shares some of their stories. >> as recovery efforts continued friday in the frigid waters of the potomac river. the names of the 67 people killed in this mid-air collision are being revealed. among the 41 victims identified so far, the flight crew, mothers and their young children, figure skating hopefuls and legends alike, and budding civil rights attorney kia duggins, the wichita, kansas native and former miss kansas contestant, a familiar face at the aclu of northern california, where she interned in 2019. >> she had highlighted in her cover letter that she specifically wanted to work in california and work with me so that she could learn more about how to do civil rights work at that time with another black woman. >> a bre. conner was dugan's supervisor at the aclu. a relationship that turned mentorship in the years to follow. >> from the day that she got there, i could tell that she was really going to be an asset to this community. >> the 30 year old up and comer, a product of wichita public schools and wichita state university, going on t

another competitor. >> tara campbell, abc seven news. >> well, it was probably inevitable. the first lawsuit has been filed over last month's fire at the moss landing battery plant. it was filed today against p-g-and-e's and vistra energy. that's the texas based company that owns and operates the plant. it argues the facility used an older type of battery that is more likely to catch fire, and that the batteries should have been stored. it should not have been stored inside. plaintiffs also claim they suffered health effects from the fire, smoke and ash. p-g-and-e's responded, saying this was not their incident and vistra did not get back to us about this. environmental activist erin brockovich will lead a town hall on this issue next week. >> i got to the hospital and i was like, please don't let me die. and they're like, you're not going to die, man. >> a longtime san francisco business owner who was shot multiple times, including in the face, somehow survives to tell his story. the role one stranger played in saving his life. >> plus, the bay area's coyote problem spread

another competitor. >> tara campbell, abc seven news. >> well, it was probably inevitable. the first lawsuit has been filed over last month's fire at the moss landing battery plant. it was filed today against p-g-and-e's and vistra energy. that's the texas based company that owns and operates the plant. it argues the facility used an older type of battery that is more likely to catch fire, and that the batteries should have been stored. it should not have been stored inside. plaintiffs also claim they suffered health effects from the fire, smoke and ash. p-g-and-e's responded, saying this was not their incident and vistra did not get back to us about this. environmental activist erin brockovich will lead a town hall on this issue next week. >> i got to the hospital and i was like, please don't let me die. and they're like, you're not going to die, man. >> a longtime san francisco business owner who was shot multiple times, including in the face, somehow survives to tell his story. the role one stranger played in saving his life. >> plus, the bay area's coyote problem spread

tara campbell, abc seven news. >> san francisco is suing the trump administration over sanctuary city policies. the lawsuit challenges the president's executive executive order mandating federal agencies cut funding to local jurisdictions with sanctuary policies. >> since his first term, donald trump has tried different ways to coerce cities into doing the job of the federal government and carrying out federal immigration enforcement. >> santa clara county joined san francisco as plaintiffs in the lawsuit. the legal action comes a day after the justice department sued the city of chicago and the state of illinois over their sanctuary policies. >> the federal highway administration is halting funding for states to install tens of thousands of electric vehicle chargers. the money was part of the bipartisan infrastructure bill passed in 2021. now, transportation advocates say that with this uncertainty, cities need to focus more on things like public transit. >> and these changes actually get our our city leaders, our state and regional leaders to focus on true sustainable transportation

abc seven news reporter tara campbell spoke with a local doctor about how this could impact americans and their health. >> you can click, but you cannot find what experts are calling critical health information on the cdc's website. >> someone got newly diagnosed with hiv yesterday. they're scared. they go on the website. there's nothing to be seen there. >> several centers for disease control and prevention websites related to hiv and lgbtq health are down as of friday. >> only two genders. >> the deadline given by the trump administration to remove any terminology from federal government websites that promote gender ideology. >> to ban the use of terminology that we use in medicine, in infectious disease to describe populations and describe risks for certain populations. it's just not medically correct. >> doctor monica gandhi is an infectious disease expert and professor at ucsf. >> it's vital, you know, of our premier public health agency to have active, up to date, relevant information on how hiv is spread, how stds are spread, and importantly, how to prevent hiv, how to prevent

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abc seven news reporter tara campbell shares some of their stories. >> as recovery efforts continuedday in the frigid waters of the potomac river. the names of the 67 people killed in this mid-air collision are being revealed. among the 41 victims identified so far, the flight crew, mothers and their young children, figure skating hopefuls and legends alike, and budding civil rights attorney kia duggins, the wichita, kansas native and former miss kansas contestant, a familiar face at the aclu of northern california, where she interned in 2019. >> she had highlighted in her cover letter that she specifically wanted to work in california and work with me so that she could learn more about how to do civil rights work at that time with another black woman. >> a bre. conner was dugan's supervisor at the aclu. a relationship that turned mentorship in the years to follow. >> from the day that she got there, i could tell that she was really going to be an asset to this community. >> the 30 year old up and comer, a product of wichita public schools and wichita state university, going on to gr

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abc seven news reporter tara campbell spoke with a local doctor about how this could impact americans and their health. >> you can click, but you cannot find what experts are calling critical health information on the cdc's website. >> someone got newly diagnosed with hiv yesterday. they're scared. they go on the website. there's nothing to be seen there. >> several centers for disease control and prevention websites related to hiv and lgbtq health are down as of friday. >> only two genders. >> the deadline given by the trump administration to remove any terminology from federal government websites that promote gender ideology. >> to ban the use of terminology that we use in medicine, in infectious disease to describe populations and describe risks for certain populations. it's just not medically correct. >> doctor monica gandhi is an infectious disease expert and professor at ucsf. >> it's vital, you know, of our premier public health agency to have active, up to date, relevant information on how hiv is spread, how stds are spread, and importantly, how to prevent hiv, how to prevent

abc seven news reporter tara campbell shares some of their stories. >> as recovery efforts continued friday in the frigid waters of the potomac river. the names of the 67 people killed in this mid-air collision are being revealed. among the 41 victims identified so far, the flight crew, mothers and their young children, figure skating hopefuls and legends alike, and budding civil rights attorney kia duggins. the wichita, kansas native and former miss kansas contestant, a familiar face at the aclu of northern california where she interned in 2019. >> she had highlighted in her cover letter that she specifically wanted to work in california and work with me so that she could learn more about how to do civil rights work at that time with another black woman. >> aubrea connor was dugan's supervisor at the aclu. a relationship that turned mentorship in the years to follow. >> from the day that she got there, i could tell that she was really going to be an asset to this community. >> the 30 year old up and comer, a product of wichita public schools and wichita state university, going on to

abc seven news reporter tara campbell shares some of their stories. >> as recovery efforts continuediday in the frigid waters of the potomac river. the names of the 67 people killed in this mid-air collision are being revealed. among the 41 victims identified so far. the flight crew, mothers and their young children, figure skating hopefuls and legends alike, and budding civil rights attorney kia duggins, the wichita, kansas native and former miss kansas contestant, a familiar face at the aclu of northern california, where she interned in 2019. >> she had highlighted in her cover letter that she specifically wanted to work in california and work with me so that she could learn more about how to do civil rights work at that time with another black woman. >> aubrea connor was dugan's supervisor at the aclu. a relationship that turned mentorship in the years to follow. >> from the day that she got there, i could tell that she was really going to be an asset to this community. >> the 30 year old up and comer, a product of wichita public schools and wichita state university, going on to g

i'm tara campbell. >> i'm j.r. >> stone at abc seven news.deliver local stories. >> with real answers. >> to help make our city better. >> abc seven is the official broadcast partner of the 2025 san francisco chinese new year parade. you can watch the live parade saturday, february 15th starting at 6 p.m. catch all the excitement live on abc seven or wherever you stream. abc seven news. one of san francisco's cable car stations could become as memorable as the cars themselves. downtown boosters and city officials want to make the station on california street instagrammable by installing a new art sculpture. the sculpture would feature a heart bordered by the letter sf. officials also want to add signs that would inform visitors of the cable cars history and how to use the system. if you're single and looking to mingle this valentine's day, why not do it on bart? the agency is hosting a speed dating event on february 14th that's being dubbed the valentine train. it's open to anyone 18 to 35, even people just looking for friends. the train will

. >> i'm tara campbell i'm j.r. stone at. >> abc seven news.e deliver local stories. >> with real answers. >> to help and more with our abc seven bay area streaming tv app. all you have to do is search abc seven bay area and then download it. >> all right. someone in the bay area became a multi-millionaire, all with the scratch of a ticket. the winning scratchers ticket was sold at the arco station on park street in alameda, california. lottery officials say the winner got an instant $2 million prize in the crossword scratchers game. the winner was one of five california players to claim part of $12 million in prizes to kick off 2025. that's a nice way to kick off the new year. >> clearly wasn't us. all right. don't forget, we have much more news ahead at 530 on abc seven bay area streaming tv. >> yeah, and if you're watching us here on tv world news tonight with david muir is next for sandhya patel. all of us, we appreciate your time. i'm dan. >> ashley and i'm ama daetz. we'll see you again right back here at six. ♪ (slow down) ♪ (♪) cut!!!!

. >> tara campbell, i'm j.r. >> stone at abc7 news we deliver local stories. >> with real answers. >> to help a streaming tv app, all you have to do is search abc seven bay area and download it. >> san francisco's new fire chief is officially on the job after taking the oath of office this morning. chief dean crispin is a 34 year veteran of the fire department. as a firefighter, he was commended several times for his bravery while aiding elderly fire victims in the tenderloin. he says his top goal is the safety of all of the city's residents. >> we'll focus on training, safety and disaster preparedness will strengthen our community relationships because trust between the fire department and the people we serve is essential. >> chief crispin is a second generation san francisco firefighter. his father is a retired captain from the arson squad. and a fun fact here, the new chief is a two time national champion in handball. >> whoa. >> that's cool. so he's staying fit for the job? >> yeah, absolutely. all right. we still have much more news ahead. >> we check in now with abc seven news a

abc seven news reporter tara campbell went to the experts to understand whether this approach could pay off on bay area streets. >> president donald trump taking aim at china with a 10% tariff, saying the tax is intended to address china's role in the fentanyl crisis here in the u.s. >> it's a drug war. everybody wants to make it a trade war, but this is a drug war, and we're just trying to stop the carnage. >> the president has been touting tariffs as a way to disrupt the flow of fentanyl since the campaign trail this week, making good on his promise to tax goods imported from china while delaying potential tariffs on mexico and canada. >> 75,000 americans die every single year. that's about as many people are going to be in the superdome on sunday because of the fentanyl precursors that come from china, that go into mexican drug cartel labs. >> these can be done literally in a basement, in a warehouse 24 hours a day, seven days a week. their only limiting factor is how fast they can get these precursor chemicals. >> bob barras is the special agent in charge of the san francisco divisi

abc seven news reporter tara campbell went to the experts to understand whether this approach could pay off on bay area streets. >> president donald trump taking aim at china with a 10% tariff, saying the tax is intended to address china's role in the fentanyl crisis here in the u.s. >> it's a drug war. everybody wants to make it a trade war, but this is a drug war, and we're just trying to stop the carnage. >> the president has been touting tariffs as a way to disrupt the flow of fentanyl since the campaign trail this week, making good on his promise to tax goods imported from china while delaying potential tariffs on mexico and canada. >> 75,000 americans die every single year. that's about as many people are going to be in the superdome on sunday because of the fentanyl precursors that come from china, that go into mexican drug cartel labs. >> these can be done literally in a basement, in a warehouse 24 hours a day, seven days a week. their only limiting factor is how fast they can get these precursor chemicals. >> bob barras is the special agent in charge of the san francisco divisi

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