that's the message from bay area congresswoman jackie spear. mike mibach caught up with her today at the san mateo county fair. >> reporter: made in america, from pots and pans. what is this? >> that's a toy. >> reporter: made in america? >> yeah, i made it. >> reporter: the toys, beds and cars. >> you can't outsource american labor. you can outsource labor but you can't outsource american labor. >> reporter: 20, 40, 60, if each of you spend $64 on american made products like these hotdogs 200,000 jobs will be created. at least that's what one woman believes. >> this is a tsa uniform. this was made in mexico. >> reporter: congresswoman jackie spears says she's making a push for you to buy local. and for congress to offer incentives for u.s. companies to build at home. >> make it in america is a major theme that we are pushing in congress right now because we have been losing our manufacturing edge. >> reporter: some political analysts say president obama's toughest election opponent must may be the economy. the national unemployment is now at 9

jackie spears says that weiner should resign. this morning nancy pelosi of san francisco, she also urged weiner to step down. there are reports that behind the scenes pelosi is furious about the scandal in which he admitted to send lewd photos of himself to women on twitter and lying about it. he also admitted to engaging in explicit talk with at least six women on facebook. the most recent allegations are that the congressman exchanged explicit messages with an underage girl. he denies that girl, but police in delaware say the twitter messages between the kong reman and a 17-year-old were explicit in nature. congressman jackie spears said to her the latest allegations are the most disturbing. >> i don't think we -- the american people should be served by someone who engages in sexting with underage girls. >> reporter: now, this morning nancy pelosi released this statement. it says, quote, congressman weiner has the love of his family, the confidence of his constituents and the recognition that he needs help. i urge the congressm

. >>> jackie spear says we can stimulate the economy by buying goods made in america.mike mibach caught up with the congresswoman today at the san mateo county fair. >> reporter: made in america, from pots and pans. >> what is this? >> that's a toy. >> reporter: made in america? >> yeah, maybe. >> reporter: to toys, beds and cars. >> you can't outsource american labor. you can outsource labor but not american labor, aye. >> reporter: tack on that that equates to $64. if each of you expends $64 on american-made product like these hot tubs, 200,000 jobs will be created. at least that's what one woman believes. >> this is a tsa uniform. this was made in mexico. >> reporter: congresswoman jackie spears says she's making a push for you to buy local. and for congress to offer incentives for u.s. companies to build at home. >> make it in america is a major theme that we are pushing in congress right now because we have been losing our manufacturing edge. >> reporter: some political analysts say press obama's toughest opponent just may be the economy. >> we have 18 employees r

congresswoman jackie spear, governor jerry brown. lieutenant governor goo vain newsome. attorney general pamela harris. and state senator. state assembly member. mayor willy lewis brown jr. former senator john burton. san francisco board president, david chu. supervisor. supervisor david campos. supervisor carmen chu. supervisor cohen. supervisor. and supervisor mark ferrell. supervisor jane kim. supervisor ross. supervisor scott weiner. and district attorney george cascon. city attorney dennis hererra. sheriff michael henesee. former supervisor. former supervisor angela. former supervisor bevin. our chief of protocol charlotte . i also want to thank all of firefighters, paramedics, and other add money straiters -- administrators of public safety organizations from throughout the state and our country. i want to thank our city's commissioners and our city's departments heads for all joining us. today is the day of reflection and mourning. while we honored these two brave men, we should think about how we can serve our city, our communities and our neighbors just as antho

representative nancy pelosi, our assemblyman jackie spear. the chief of police, craig serge. and all of you, family, friends, firefighters, police officers, all who has come as one to unite in our tribute. in a very special way to tony and vinny and to their families. firefighters do it together. we live together, we eating together, we cleaning together, we drill together, we respond together, and we laughing together. we joking together, we fight together, we watch each other's backs together, and sometimes we die together and sometimes we are buried together. and today, we are all grieving together. not just firefighters, but all of us who acknowledge the sacrifice that vinny and tony have made for us. in our first greeting today, the commander of the army wants to commemorate the death of all those who died in battle and he adds a sacrifice to the temple in jerusalem in their honor. and so today, we are gathering in this cathedral to offer a sacrifice in memory of those who have made the supreme sacrifice. tony and vinny died together and they will be buried together. and

congresswoman jackie spears spontsored a boot camp. there was recruiters and job seekers and offered seminaries on career building skills. >> sometimes mature workers are feeling like age biased. they're presenting that better to the employer. >> spears started to host job boot camps shy she everthey are invited to the attend the job journal eventt . it is free. it is always crowded. >> and coming up next. locall rank robbery suspect. >> and pointing to a bigger health problem in women. >> it farmed up today. we'll have a look at the temperatures coming up. and getting congresswoman weiner to >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>>> a note left behind help police find a suspected brank robbery. he was traced to the address. they called the police when someone left a threattening note on the printer. the note said a bomb would go off if the bank didn't turn over 50,000. >> house democrat leader nancy pelosi requested an investigation on congressman weiner. he admitted yesterday to confessed to having on line relat

. >> jackie spear wants transplantation administration workers to wear uniforms made in america. she plan to offer an amendment requiring that the uniforms be made in america. taxpayers should create jobs in the united states and not mexico. it is dangerous to have uniforms made in a foreign country. >> new york congressman denied sending a lewd phototo a college student. representativangny weiner said he is the victim of a hacker. he can't say for certain that the man in the underwear is his am he doesn't know where the picture came from. he hasn't called on federal authorities to investigate. >> it is not a federal case. you may want to make it. one, most people are watching and saying i am not sure it rises to the level of an f.b.i. investigation . >> and the seven turn democrat from queens retained an attorney and hired a security couple company. it is not clearr why wein was -- weiner was following the student. they had never met. >> and a lot more to get to. coming up. more trouble for toyota for the widely popular prius. >> and smart phone to smart cars. technology being d

. >> representative jackie spears said that she joins other democrat leaders in calling for him to resign. >>> there's conduct unbefitting a member of congress, i think he crossed that line, and when you lie to the american people you have broken their trust and you have broken the contract that you have with them. the house minority leader restated her call for him to resign. >>> well, it has been calld a huge set back for al-qaida and ital eyes. a budget spinning out of control threatens to take some of the fun out of california. what county fairs may be forced to do to keep operating. happy birthday mr. bubble. a soap that has kept kids and adults clean for generations. >>> there's a high pressure ridge building off the coast and that means warmer temperatures. i have your pinpoint forecast coming up. for more than a decade -- is dead. a terror suspect that topped the fbi's most wanted list for a decade has been killed in a gun fight at a government check point. he was a master behind the u.s. bombings. 240 people died in those attacks, including americans. he was carrying weapons, map

representative jackie spear today on a tour of the area that her agency has spent the last nine months investigating. >> we are indeed making progress with this accident investigation and learning things and changing things so this type of event won't occur again. >> reporter: now the ntsb knows it happened before. back in 1988 there was a leak nine miles from here on line 132, the same one that ruptured last september. what upsets ntsb chief is that it took nearly five months after asking for all of the information about prior incidents on that pipeline for pg&e to inform the ntsb about it. >> we certainly would have expected to see that earlier in this process. >> reporter: she says the ntsb wanted to complete its investigation into the san bruno fire within a year of the accident, but this kind of delay may have slowed down the agency. brian swanson says the utility wasn't trying to hide anything from the ntsb, swanson says it was a small leak that was discovered during an annual inspection and repaired soon afterward. but employees only found documents about it a few weeks ago. >>

bay area congresswoman jackie spear and the chairman of the national transportation safety board will give an update on the agency's investigation into that blast. the two will also talk about issues on natural gas pipeline safety. the ntsb is expected to finish its inquiry sometime this fall. as you probably recall, the explosion took place last september. eight people were killed and 38 homes were destroyed. >>> 4:35 now. alameda's mayor is calling for an independent review of the circumstances surrounding the memorial day drowning of a 52-year-old man. the man walked into the water and eventually drowned while police and firefighters watched from shore. as cheryl hurd reports, many were at last night's meeting to talk about the issue. >> the council meeting packed, many people wanting to step up and have their voices heard. many of them angry over last week's drowning death of raymond zack. >> i'm angry. i have no trust in you. >> reporter: alameda residents lashing out at the mayor and councilmembers at a scheduled council meeting. >> a man died because of our city services and i'

but that work was not supervised by pg&e says congresswoman jackie spear. she said pg&e is more at fault today than they were yesterday based on the findings of this panel of experts. but pg&e says no links have been made. >> the ntsb will ultimately decide in its final report whether that work had any relevance to the tragedy itself. >> reporter: assemblyman jerry hill says fault lies with the very group that commissioned the independent report the p.u.c. >> they allowed pg&e to prioritize profits over safety. that came out today as well. >> reporter: once heading edison and the corporate council once headed the legal department of pg&e. so he is introduced legislation for comprehensive pipeline reform. >> when they had 43% of their inspection time spent in mobile home parks inspecting propane systems versus the thousand miles of gas transmission lines that's a prioritization that i think needs to change. >> pg&e goes on to say tonight they are moving aggressively to turn around performance but in the end what seems to be a stinging report may actually be

jackie spears echoed those sentiments at a planned event in the south bay today. >> but i don't think american people should be served by someone who engages in sexting with underage girls. >> meanwhile in new york, the congressman's routine walk to the laundromat this morning turned out to be anything but routine. reporters peppered him with questions about the latest revelation in the scandal. his alleged involvement with the 17-year-old delaware girl. weiner claims his twitter correspondent was neither explicit or indecent. delaware police say otherwise. when asked whether he would resign, weiner implied that wasn't his choice to make. >> this is ultimately a decision for my constituents. you know, look, i made mistakes, as i said on monday. a lot of these questions i answered on monday. now i'm just going to try to get back to work. >> he'll likely have the ultimate stay on staying on the job. since he made that statement, he has announced he will take a leave of absence from congress. >>> wildfires aren't exactly known to respect state boundaries, right? arizona's second biggest

and we've heard from jackie spears office, calling for 30,000 to withdraw by the end of the year, and karen trevors report that had is within the ballpark accord together white house, mark matthews abc 7 news. >> thank you, mark. abc news will carry the speech live right here on abc 7 today at 5:00. >> and the state department is warning americans to not participate in an international flotilla. three residents will be among 50 who plan to participate in a so called freedom flotilla this month. state department warning the gaza coast is dangerous, volatile and notes the israeli navy stopped previous flotillas resulting in death, injuries and arrest. >> still ahead a huge fire this afternoon in georgia. what was burning there? >> and they're here to say thanks. a ship's visit to san francisco on the 60th anniversary of an important treaty with the u.s.. >> another look at trafrk this, is the sky way. you can see nobody going anywhere, fast. both southbound and northbound traffic is really clo at this point f you're planning summer vacation, taking off this week, here is spencer with a

she and jackie spear will tour the site and expect to press pg&e officials for answers and assurances bruno with a preview. >> reporter: i just spoke to a resident who says she is glad that the head of n.t.s.b. is coming but she is tired of still talking about it. they are tired of looking at this, boarded up homes and empty fields nine months after the explosion. people are wondering why this is all taking so long. the head of the n.t.s.b. will be making her first visit here today. she will meet with pg&e officials and victims. the agency is expected to release a report later this year which should include the cause of the explosion but the investigation keeps running into roadblocks. pg&e hasn't been able to produce records about its pipes and the san francisco chronicle investigators can't figure out where pg&e got the pipe that are your turd. so the investigation is inching along. answers will eventually come from either some of these investigations or in court, more than 75 lawsuits have been filed. residents say they just want their neighborhood fixed and with a caused the explo

the chair woman is expected to join jackie spear and tour the site of the disaster that claimed the lives8 homes last september. their final report is expected later this year. >> and we have little bit of fog outside. these are the highs, they were not bad, we have 73 morgan hill, warmed up where you had a bit more sun. right now it was -- the white arrows pushing in to san francisco, we have fog around stinson beach -- that's a live reading at the bridge, winds right now west at six. that's a westerly wind, it's driving that fog in to the coast. fog is the story as we go in through the next couple days, it's not rain, few clouds, coastal fog, nights and mornings, clearing during the day. sounds like june. more june like than the weather we have been seeing. as we go through time a warm up but not hot. the pattern isn't a hot one, we may pop an 80 but it won't get hot. forecast in the mid40s, 52 vallejo, the advisory stayed in effect throughout the day. they dropped it about 6:00. tomorrow with all the cool air it'll be warmer, 60s and low 70s and fog back at the coast and it'll feel mor

the chair woman is expected to join jackie spear and tour the site of the disaster that claimed the livesople and destroyed 38 homes last september. their final report is expected later this year. >> and we have little bit of fog outside. these are the highs, they were not bad, we have 73 morgan hill, warmed up where you had a bit more sun. right now it was -- the white arrows pushing in to san francisco, we have fog around stinson beach -- that's a live reading at the bridge, winds right now west at six. that's a westerly wind, it's driving that fog in to the coast. fog is the story as we go in through the next couple days, it's not rain, few clouds, coastal fog, nights and mornings, clearing during the day. sounds like june. more june like than the weather we have been seeing. as we go through time a warm up but not hot. the pattern isn't a hot one, we may pop an 80 but it won't get hot. forecast in the mid40s, 52 vallejo, the advisory stayed in effect throughout the day. they dropped it about 6:00. tomorrow with all the cool air it'll be warmer, 60s and low 70s and fog back at the coas

. >> representative jackie spear echos the sen sentiments of may bay area congress people that says the president's plan does not withdraw enough troops and takes too long to t do it. they are concerned that if troops leave that will open the door for taliban gleul we will see the chaos which is the war lords and taliban will be back in afghanistan and we will go to square one. >> most of the afghans we spoke with in fremont agreed the united states should stay and help create jobs and improve the infrastructure of their country but are split on the government being able to take care of their own country when american troops finally leave. >> the war in afghanistan has taken its toll on america's military families. those serving and loved ones have made immense sacrifices. political reporter mark matthews watched president obama's address with one of those families tonight. >> reporter: as the president spoke, anita waldron watched out expression but when finished she felt good about his plan for bringing the troops home. >> 10,000 now and 20,000 by the end of 2012 and that makes sense

jackie spear introduced a bill last week which would provide cobra health care benefits, regardless of sexual orientation. cobra is an extension of employer-provide health care which is good for up to 36 months after quitting your job or being fired. it can be shared with a legal spouse or dependent. the bill is likely to face stiff gop opposition, though, because it would increase the costs of benefits for employers. a similar bill by senator barbara boxer is making its way in the u.s. senate. >>> 5:06. get ready for that warm-up. heat wave, really. christina loren joins us with a look at your forecast. >> good morning to you. we've got some summertime weather finally to look forward to as you can see right now. it's nice and clear. i am expecting, though, a very sig thnificant round of fog as h pressure builds in and we have a lot of moisture left over from the showers we picked up on tuesday. this is what's we're looking at for today in san francisco. if you look in the city or work in the city. even at noon, mostly cloudy, 60 degrees. and this morning it's nice and mild out there.

healthier person but he is under fierce pressure to step down from fellow democrats including jackie spear. >> conduct unbefitting a member of congress i believe he has crossed that line and i also think when you lie to the american people, you have broken their trust and you have broken the contract that you have with them. >>> minority leader nancy pelosi issued a statement yesterday reiterating her call for weiner to resign as he seeks help she said quote i urge congressman weiner to seek that help without pressure from being a member of congress. >>> economy and war and afghanistan are top of the agenda on face the nation. bob sheafer discusses the debt ceiling, starting 8:30 a.m. right after our broadcast here on cbs 5. >>> time is running out for state lawmakers to pass california's budget. >> we are three days away from the deadline it is wednesday the state senate is meeting this weekened, all weekened but there has been no movement on that crucial issue of expanding taxes democrats want to expand tax increases in sales and vehicle licenses to cover a time for a special election re

bay area congresswoman jackie spear has introduced legislation to give same sex couples the right to share cobra health care benefits with their partners and their partners' children. cobra is a federal program that allows people to continue to purchase health insurance through their employer's plan for up to 36 months after losing a job. but under current law the health care benefits can only be shared with a legal spouse or dependent. now lawmakers in rhode island have passed legislation to allow same sex civil unions. state senators approved that bill yesterday. legislation previously passed rhode island's lower house. the bill would allow gay couples to enter into civil unions that offer most of the same rights and benefits given to married couples. rhode island's governor said he will sign it. >>> time now 5:56. the clock is ticking towards tonight's midnight deadline in the labor dispute that may threaten the nba season. negotiators for nba owners and players meet all day today in the final hours before their collective bargaining agreement runs out. right now they're far apart

bay area congresswoman jackie spear and the chairman of the national transportation safety board will update on the agency's investigation into the blast. the two will also talk about issues on natural gas pipeline safety. the ntsb is expected to finish it's inquiry sometime this fall. as you may recall, the explosion took place last september. eight people were killed, 38 homes were destroyed. >>> most frequent flyers are happy with just about everything associated with air travel except those rising costs and fees. for the second consecutive year, air travelers are more satisfied with airlines in general, but according to the results of a survey out today, they are upset over rising airfares. consumers are really incensed over fees from everything from seating to baggage. >> so while different airlines depending on base fares may have had different levels of decline in satisfaction with the base fare, the real difference and the real improvement or slippage came with additional fees. >> the survey finds low-cost carriers fare better. jetblue beat out southwest for the top ranking an

representative jackie spear introduced a bill last week which would provide cobra health care benefits regardless of sexual orientation. cobra is an extension of employer provided health care which is good for up to 2 -- 36 months after quitting or being fired. it can be shared with a legal spouse or dependent. the bill is likely to face stiff gop opposition, though, because it would increase the cost of benefits for employers. a similar bill by senator barbara boxer is making its way in the u.s. senate. >>> 6:08. get ready for a heat wave. meteorologist christina loren joins us with a look. >> that summer sciizzle is on already. we're going to warm up about 10 degrees from where we were yesterday. this is where we're headed as we head throughout the afternoon and the remainder of the day. high pressure builds in with a vengeance. this high pressure ridge is so strong. it's even stronger than that that brought us the mini heat wave earlier this month. then we have that junuary weather once again this week. now warm weather that's going to stay for a while. 55 degrees right now in conco

. >>> bay area congressman jackie spears introduced a bill to give rights to gay couples. it allows them to purchase health insurance through the employer's plan for up to 36 months afts losing a job. under the current law the benefits can only be shared with a legal spouse or dependent. >>> lawmakers in rhode island passed a law to allow same sexyville unions. it would offer many of the same rights given to couplesle. >>> the vax nation for whooping cough takes place tomorrow. it affects students going into grades 7 to 12. they have to have documented proof. former governor schwarzenegger signed the bill after a spike in whooping cough cases last year. 10 infants died in california last year. >>> baseball star roger clem mens wants to bring up an old rapally gaismghts he wants to introduce evidence that -- this is part of the defense team to discredit the trainer. we have to point out the train are was never charged in the case 10 years ago. >>> all right. it is 8:57. we want to check in with sal one more time for a look at the commute. >> real quick. the bay bridge is ge

representative jackie spear went to the san mateo county fire to tout american products.lks to buy local. she is also pushing a bill to offer incentives to american companies to build at home. >> make it in america is a major theme we're pushing in congress right now, because we have been losing our manufacturing edge. >> spear says supporting american made products also lowers the unemployment rate, because the more businesses create in the u.s., more people they have to hire. >>> making a pitch for a real estate deal. montana will pitch development plans for a luxury hotel on two city owned pieces of land. the lots are across from the new planned 49ers stadium. >>> there could be a new champion of the nba tonight. dallas leads the best of seven series, 3-2. the heat are hoping they're going to be able to use the home crowd advantage to their advantage tonight to even the series and force a game 7. if the heat win tonight, that game will be tuesday in miami. >>> some diehard heat fans are trying something unusual in hopes of a victory, a miami pet shot owner says he's ha

jackie speier came critical of pg&e and ntsb said spear was the advocate for this area back in washington. that's one of the reason 80 ntsb got involved. the information given indicated a 1998 gas leak on the same line. the chairman indicates there needs to be stronger measures to make sure -- to make sure that pg&e and other utilities don't make the same mistake in the future. >> this goes back to pg&e having good information. if they don't have good information about what type of leak history they have on their line, they won't be able to make good information available as to what needs to be done as far as oversight, replacement, repair of that line. >> reporter: today, the ntsb is offering through new recommendations, sharing information about the age, repair, last time repaired, along with control room operators contacting 911 operators if a leak is even suspected. this comes after a construction company announce its closedure. that -- closure. that company was helping pg&e customers. tom vacar will have more on this at 5:00. they do hope to have all of these detailed wrapped up by t