the program was later replicated by then assembly woman jacki spear and over the span of her career rita has assisted thousands of litigants in navigating the family court process for over 10 years worked as a senior attorney with the judicial council for california developing statewide court policy family court standards procedures rules forms training of q and a a public injury and self-help quick reference materials and her service to others has spilled over to her free time including co-chair of the chinese for affirmative action and friends of china camp state parks and others. as busy as she is she still finds time for her family raising 3 productive and responsible children. with my appointment i have become in many ways a newcomer. rita has welcomed and supported me with all of the warmth and encouragement that she shares with so many others. rita has through chinese newcomers has found a way to give more. our community is better for it. accept our deep appreciation. >> thank you so much supervisor. [applause] thank you to the mayor and the board of supervisors for supporting our

it was founded more than a quarter of a century ago by congresswoman jackie spear.e she's joining us with some of the issues -- you just got appointed to the house intelligence committee. >> it's a heavy load. not only is it a lot to learn. but it's a heavy topic. what we do covertly and overtly through the cia, it's my job to make sure that the right questions are asked and that we don't engage on things like torture which senator feinstein did a fantastic job last year. >> you've been focusing on middle sexual trauma is a key issue for. you. >> the fact that 26,000 men and women will be assaulted in one year is and the military is not taking it seriously and now we're seeing it taken seriously. i just had an experience with two cadets who had a hour rend us experience there and we're holding the academies accountable. >> you've got a bill that you want to close the loophole to track once out of the military. >> so, an interesting point, once you're convicted in the military, you serve your time, you are expected on your own, scout's honor, to register as a sex off

jackie spears started professional business women of california 26 years ago to help level the playing field for women. >> it is not going to come without demanding it. it is not going to come organically or naturally. anything we have achieved has come with battle. >> women need to have each other's back. this is what this conference is doing. we have each other's backs. >> more than 5500 women attended today's conference. we have a video slide show and more highlights on our website, abc7news.com. >> a great event and a great time we had. wonderful resources. >>> this is a great story. shoppers at the costco in san ramon love the man who greets them. >> they recently learned their friendly greeter is facing some serious health issues. abc7 news reporter david louie was on hand as some of those shoppers surprised him in a special way. >> how are you? >> good. i hope you feel better. >> he is showing empathy if a customer walks in complaining of a cold. but the tables were turned. they knew he is the one who needs a smile and cheer. two years ago he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosi

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jackie spears started professional business women of california 26 years ago to help level the playing for women. >> it is not going to come without demanding it. it is not going to come organically or naturally. anything we have achieved has come with battle. >> women need to have each other's back. this is what this conference is doing. we have each other's backs. >> more than 5500 women attended today's conference. we have a video slide show and more highlights on our website, abc7news.com. >> a great event and a great time we had. wonderful resources. >>> this is a great story. shoppers at the costco in san ramon love the man who greets them. >> they recently learned their friendly greeter is facing some serious health issues. abc7 news reporter david louie was on hand as some of those shoppers surprised him in a special way. >> how are you? >> good. i hope you feel better. >> he is showing empathy if a customer walks in complaining of a cold. but the tables were turned. they knew he is the one who needs a smile and cheer. two years ago he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. six

. >> one life, one legacy, join abc7 and inspiring women, like jackie spear, soledad obrian, and lina foley the professional business women of california conference. >>> our first view of butch will more as he makes his way outside of the hatch. >> new video tonight as two american astronauts on the international space station complete their third space walk in just over a week. they installed antennas and 400 feet of cable that will one day allow commercial spacecraft to dock at the iss. for the second time one of them reported water in his helmet when he re-entered the space station but it was a small amount and was not considered dangerous. after that happened on the last space walk, engineers concluded it was the result of condensation. >>> beginning today, senior citizens and people with disabilities can ride muni for free. the san francisco mta board unanimously approved the free rides for many low or moderate income passengers in january. the program is available -- on clipper card only. the mta has processed more than 38,000 applications for the expansion in just the past mont

jackie spears started professional business women of california 26 years ago to help level the playingmen. >> it is not going to come without demanding it. it is not going to come organically or naturally. anything we have achieved has come with battle. >> women need to have each other's back. this is what this conference is doing. we have each other's backs. >> more than 5500 women attended today's conference. we have a video slide show and more highlights on our website, abc7news.com. >> a great event and a great time we had. wonderful resources. >>> this is a great story. shoppers at the costco in san ramon love the man who greets them. >> they recently learned their friendly greeter is facing some serious health issues. abc7 news reporter david louie was on hand as some of those shoppers surprised him in a special way. >> how are you? >> good. i hope you feel better. >> he is showing empathy if a customer walks in complaining of a cold. but the tables were turned. they knew he is the one who needs a smile and cheer. two years ago he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. six months

we'll hear from a woman who founded this organization 26 years ago congresswoman jackie spear. tells us why it was needed back then and how far we have come when it comes to equal pay for equal work. i'm thrilled on the emcee for the morning session. so i hope you'll join me this sunday at our new time right here on abc 7. >>> coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00, the latest on the breaking news in san jose. the search for a suspected child molester who used a medical appointment to escape from deputies. >>> hundreds of people face eviction from a peninsula mobile home park. a symbol of the lack of affordable housing in silicon valley. >>> the heart warming story of a woman who needs a wheel chair, but don't fall for it. it targets baby-sitters. >> thank you so much. >>> finally, a bay area artist has brought new life to the park in the east bay. >> artist andrew knight put the final touches on the field of dreams murals in hayward this morning. >> children have played little league here for 60 years and his paintings are modeled after some of the kids. it took five months and many

lisa gibbons will join jackie spears. and the abc 7 news team at the 26th annual professional business women conference. go online for more information. >> big changes with the chicken at mcdonald's. will i in our house, we do just about everything online. and our old internet just wasn't cutting it. so i switched us from u-verse to xfinity. they have the fastest, most reliable internet. which is perfect for me, because i think everything should just work. works? works. works! works? works. works. >>> a change is being made to mcdonald's chicken's junk food image. >> dinnertime in silicon valley has customers flock to an american icon. >> it's tastey and quick and super easy to eat. >> today a big announcement regarding the change of policy when it comes to chicken. within two years, they are supplying mcdonald's restaurants and only be allowed to administer antibiotics to keep chickens healthy. will it be a hit? >> everyone has different preferences and people consume different foods. they wouldn't change much. >> their

. >> congresswoman jackie spear hosted the event in honor of women's history month. >>> all right.ther. it seems like we skipped the month, jumped ahead to possibly may. another hot day out there, drew. >> the pattern we're in we just turned spring a week ago and it's already feeling like summer across the bay area. radar showing you nothing but stars up above. nationwide look at the weather tomorrow. rather quiet. we are tracking a storm moving through the great lakes. yes, it will bring some snow there. that's not unusual this time of the year. they can get some early spring snowstorms. 47 in chicago. 49 in minneapolis. the east coast, nice a lot of sunshine, 51 in d.c. 60 in atlanta. phoenix nice and hot tomorrow at 97 degrees. closer to home california, lots of sunshine, hot in palm springs. once again 99 tomorrow. 78 the high in l.a. 85 for sacramento. chico checking in with 85 degrees. in the bay area tomorrow, high pressure still in control. that means wall-to-wall sunshine for your sunday. 37 in downtown san francisco. 76 in oakland. 79 the high in vallejo. 81 in livermore.

. >> congresswoman jackie spear hosted the event in honor of women's history month. >> lisa argen, one has your accuweather forecast. >> thank you. we are looking at another warm day. unfortunately it should be going in the other direction at some point because we keep getting warmer with highs today in the mid-80s. perhaps a few records from our sutro tower camera. good running weather. we will talk about a slight cool down in the 7 day outlook. that's next. >> thank you, lisa. next the war yes, sir set a new franchise record for wins. and steph curry was making threes even when he wasn't in the i'm brian vickers, nascar® driver. i'm kevin nealon comedian. and i'm arnold palmer, professional golfer. know what we have in common? we talked to our doctors about treatment with xarelto®. me, when i had a blood clot in my leg that could have traveled to my lungs. that's why i took xarelto®, too. xarelto® is proven to treat and help reduce the risk of dvt and pe blood clots. i took xarelto® for afib... an irregular heartbeat that can lead to a stroke from a blood clot. xarelto® is proven to

ject spear -- jackie speier is the unthat started it. she said emhave come a long way but they still have a long way to go. >> discrimination still goes on, open college campuses, the sexual assault issues are previous plant and in the workplace. women are still making anywhere from 79 to 83 cent for every dollar earned by a man doing the same job. >> she appeared with cheryl on our program and cheryl will be a prominent personality today. the key note speaker is an emme award winning journalists and radio host and best soling author and will speak between 2:30 and 4:00. at 4:00 there is a chocolate and wine reception. we will cover the event all day. stay with us throughout the day with the highl >> now the forecast with patchy fog. >> especially in the north bay and east bay shoreline where we are seeing the thickest on the peninsula, we have some but not so thick. menlo park is 49 and foster city and san mateo 50. belmont is 51. palo alto is 53. san carlos is 50. san jose is 51. oakland is 52 and mountain view is 54 and los gatos is 5

this conference was founded byject spear who created -- by jackie speier so women could have a place to network. the opening key note session is hosted by cheryl conference and she spoke with jackie speier about the status of women in the business world. >> you look at women in tech and they are few and far between. programmers we do need to put a spotlight on the lack of women in positions in the technical world because that is what our region is about. >> she was on "beyond the headlines," hosted by cheryl. the list of speakers today is impressive and the key note speaker is leez and the donics are from choosing to be happy to the workplace decisions. >> complete us -- and celebrate the i power of women. >> you can see the fog is moving around and covering up the bay bridge. >> that is the story. we will check with meteorologist mike nicco to check on your neighborhood. >> foggy in most neighborhoods, a few exceptions inland east bay where it is having a hard time developing but it is socked in, in the north bay. novato is 42. most us are in the mid-to-upper 40s until napa at 53 de