congresswoman jackie speier, thank you so much for joining us.hank you for joining us as well, cheryl. >> eric, thanks so much. >>> when we come back, we're going to hear from one of the >>> welcome back to "beyond the headlines." i'm cheryl jennings. we're continuing our discussion about the upcoming professional business women of california conference happening tuesday, west th at moscone cewest in san francisco. joining me right now is dr. elizabeth lindsey. she will be the keynote speaker at this year's 25thth pbwc conference. she's a world renown specialist in the field of cultural intelligence. what is that phrase? i don't know. >> many people don't. it's a way of improving throughout the mellenia in cultures around the world. i've lived with way finders who can traverse thousands of miles of ocean without map instruments. >> oh, my goodness. >> it's interesting. >> it is, and how it relates to our lives it teaches us how to navigate our internal compass. how we can traverse a land scape that's constantly changing. >> we do all have a lot o

congresswoman jackie speier on the front lines of effort to curve sexual assault at university campuses0% of the coeds on campus will either be sexually assaulted or they will have an attempt to sexual assault on them during their college career. >> and remember, how friendships shaped her life. >> friendship, it keeps you alive and it keeps you awake and it keeps you trying to be the best.

. >> today was a momentous day for jackie speier, marking 25th anniversary of a event she created to empower women. carolyn tyler brings us some of the excitement. >> the theme is standing together rising above. and acknowledging how far women have come and the challenges still ahead. 5,000 women are celebrating silver anniversary of the professional business women of california conference. there are seminars, work shops and an expo. congress woman jackie spe ef ir says she followed her instiblths in creating an event. it's a special day of empowerment. >> i think developing confidence, security, doing the networking opportunities. learning how to be better positioned in a corporation. sticking with it. >> many of those we talked to called it inspirational and say it showcases the growing camaraderie around women in the work place. >> i'm in a man's world. and when you start working with women, you realize have you to unite. and support one another. >> i find it easier now. than it was. we can see more women engineers and doctors. but i still think numbers could be better. >> while w

joining me now is jackie speier, democrat of california. she also serves on the house armed services committee. congresswoman, thank you first of all for being here. >> my pleasure. >> what is your reaction for how republicans are handling this crisis? >> the republicans are quick to attack but not quick to solve problems. and that has been their motes operandi for years. as you pointed out, this issue about delays in appointments at v.a. hospitals has been going on since 2005. the inspector general has reports dating back to that date. so we can go back in time to president bush, and the question becomes, what are we doing to fix the situation? have we imposed performance standards on the health professions to make sure they do x-number colonoscopies or doing x-number of appointments. we need performance standards and then look to see whether or not we have enough physicians to provide the services and if not, to augment them. >> i want to go back to something you said, because obviously, the problem at the v.a. is a very serious problem.

founded by jackie speier. eric thomas had a chance to talk with her for our show she wanted to help women and girls push past personal, economic and social boundaries to achieve equal representation. i talked to key note speaker by satellite. huffington's new book, "thrive" has important lessons for us starting with health. >> the more we nudge ourselves and take care of our own human capitol the more effective we're going to be in our work, the more creative, and the more able to notice the red flags and opportunities you may otherwise miss. >> she says sleep is really good for you. abc7 news is proud to be a sponsor. professional business women of california conference is tuesday at msocni center west. for more information go to abc7 news.com >> and abc7 is highlighting the issues in the asian american community. on a special round table edition you're going to meet three mary lee helps fight human trafficking and domestic violence and david chie tells story of little-known chinese american heros. >> and jus

. >> congresswoman jackie speier from the peninsula says she plans to hold a town hall meeting on the issue. >>> another resignation today in washington. white house press secretary jay carney is stepping down next month. the president made the announcement this morning. he has been the press secretary there since 2011. >>> i just love the middle of it. there's nothing they are going to do about it. >> new at noon, outrage at a bay area high school dozens of ap tests will be thrown out due to a seating irregularity and have to be retain. kpix 5's cate caugiran was at amador valley high school in pleasanton where a forum was just held for students and parents. >> we are so angry. parents of are really angry. -- parents are really angry. we try to understand why our kids need to be punished. >> reporter: stress levels at amador valley high school just kicked up a not sure as did the pressure on school administrators. >> they are getting punished for something they didn't do wrong! and the schools cannot do anything about it! >> reporter: she is a parent of a junior at amador valley. yes

jackie speier said the commission is a rogue operation and should be shut down. >>> today, the mystery millionaire behind "hidden cash," says he plans to spread the wealth in the south bay. here is the latest tweet from overnight: "san jose drop in the morning showing the south bay love in cash." but, where? no hint on any location. but a huge give away will happen when he reaches 100,000 twitter followers and right now he is over 120,000. in san francisco, people searched for cash on lombard street, fisherman's wharf and the palace of fine arts. matt keller is on the seven for $20 and $100 bills in san jose with an update at the top of the hour. world cup soccer fever before the team heads to brazil and the fans want wild last night. >> the united states men's national soccer team was breathing new life into candlestick park with this match this game is part of a send off series before team u.s.a. heads to the world cup in brazil next month. soccer fans didn't sell out the stick but they came close. two time soccer fans here, rowdy and there are the outlaws. >> outlaws are super fans,

congresswoman jackie speier on the front lines of effort to curve sexual assault at university campuses. >> 20% of the coeds on campus will either be sexually assaulted or they will have an attempt to sexual assault on them during their college career. >> and remember, how friendships shaped her life. >> friendship, it keeps you alive and it keeps you awake and it keeps you trying to be the best. >>> good evening and welcome. as the community of a mr. vista mourns the deadly rampage last weekend as re-invigorated calls for legislative action. this morning in washington, bay area congressman mike thompson announced his proposal to target mental health services and reduce gun violence. people with mental illness are more apt to be the prp tray tore of violence and nonetheless, there are things we can do to make our communities safer. >> earlier in the week, california senate democrats rolled out budget proposals to immental health care in the criminal justice system and expand training for law enforcement. >> a krum and sad coincidences that the significance of one proposal to imtraining

congresswoman jackie speier on the front lines of effort to curve sexual assault at university campuses. >> 20% of the coeds on campus will either be sexually assaulted or they will have an attempt to sexual assault on them during their college career. >> and remember, how friendships shaped her life. >> friendship, it keeps you alive and it keeps you awake and it keeps you trying to behe

pbwc was founded by congress woman jackie speier.ric thomas spoke to her for be on the headlines show. she wanted to help women and girls push past personal, economic and social boundaries to achieve 50-50 representation across all industries. news anchor sherrill jennings had the chance to talk by satellite with the ariana huffington whose new book "thrive" has important lessons for all of us starting with our health. >> we take care of our human capital, the more eb we're going to be in our work, the more creative and the more able to the opportunities we may otherwise miss. >> abc7 is proud to be a sponsor of the professional business women conference is tuesday at moscone center west. go to abc7 news.com for more information. >>> san francisco's newest library is now open to the public. the new north beach branch opened today. it's largeru than the previous branch and features a unique public art feature caused sonic dream scape which projects neighborhood sounds. still to come, giving kids on the job training this summer. plus.

the event founded by california congress woman jackie speier. >> it's a sold out gathering on the conference are seminars and work shops and an expo. it started as one congress woman called an instinct. and has become a day of empowerment. >> i think security, networking and learning how to better position yourself in a corporation. taking risks. >> many of those we talked to called it inspirational and say it showcases growing camaraderie among women in the work place. >> i'm in tech and in a man's world. when you work with women you realize you have to unite. support one another. . >> i find it easier now. >> but despite changes, the glass ceiling remains reality. >> women are still struggling, key note speaker suggested ways to rise above. thousands jammed the auditorium to hear the president and editor in chief of the huffington post. >> women should not only just aspire but need to change the world. because the way the world is designed at the moment, it's not working. and this conference is continuing now with diane keaton giving a key note. in san francisco, abc7 news. >> and cheryl j

i >> reporter: i talked with jackie speier. >> there are real cultural problems that have not been addressed historically and -- [ indiscernible ] >> investigations are underway now because they have -- [ indiscernible ] -- >> reporter: the university said much -- [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: the university said much has been down to strengthen the issues but there is always room if improvement. >> reporter: john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. >> there are other schools under investigation. harvard, and princeton are on the list. so is dartmouth. in california usc, ox dendal and a community clooedge in orrville -- college in orrville are on the list. the u.s. department of education will update the list regularly and it will be available to the public upon request. . >>> the pilot of a plan that crashed on sunday has been identified as david everett plumb. an autopsy confirmed today he died of multiple blunt force injuries after his plane crashed with another plane on sunday. his body recovers yesterday when crews pulled the plan out of the water. the ntsb will release their report next week

jackie speier said the commission is a roguation and should be shut down the missing the south bay.an jose drops showing the south bay some love and cash, the question is where. no word on the location but a huge give away will happen with 100,000 twitter followers and right now he is above 100,000. in san francisco people searched for cash on lombard and fisherman wharf and the palace of fine arts. abc7 is on the search for 20 and $100 bills in san jose. >> i love another hidden cash tweet where he says he is overwhelmed that there is so much request for cash and media and he hasn't been doing this. really, it is muddy and here is the wind, it is a surface wind that is at 14 miles per hour and as we head through the afternoon, the fastest winds right now are in the upper part or upper parts of our elevation and they will work their way down to the san francisco bay through 3:00 tomorrow morning and northwest wind at 15 to 25 knots and same along the coast. this is going to create some issues through the central valley. you can see the whole area in red from reading down to modesto

. >> congresswoman jackie speier is planning to hold town hall meetings to address the problems witha. >>> late today the nba said it will allow the former ceo of microsoft to buy the los angeles clippers. but donald sterling isn't letting go so easily. now he says he is going to sue the nba. kristy fajardo on the latest round of drama. >> reporter: the l.a. clippers may soon be steve balmer's clippers. late this afternoon, the nba issued this statement. the clippers will be sold to steve balmer pending approval by the nba board of governors and the nba will withdraw its pending charge to terminate the sterlings ownership of the team. shelly sterling negotiated the $2 billion sale of the clippers. a source close to her said she has sole control of the team because her estranged husband donald was diagnosed with alzheimer's after being evaluated by two neurologists this month. the source did not provide proof to back up the claim. >> donald could not go to court and challenge what has been done. >> reporter: the estate law professor at usc says the sale is not a done deal. in fact, to