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i'll tell you where coming up. >>> former congresswoman jackie spear is launching her next chapter. today she announced the creation of a foundation aimed at lifting women and children out of poverty. she made the announcement this morning. the foundation aims to help some 27,000 children living in poverty in the county which is the fourth richest county in the nation and the wealthest in the state. spear says it's the most important campaign of her life. >> this is our local moon shot. i believe we can do it. and i believe we must do it. >> spear said she's donating a million dollars of her own campaign funds to the new foundation. spear retired after a decade in congress at the end of last year. >>> an east bay woman with a history of giving back now finds herself on the other side of the equation. but she is not giving up on giving back. here's her story in tonight's bay area proud. >> sharon alexander has been through plenty of ups and downs in her life. but not sharon. it's no surprise that she's taken the latest downturn in her life in uplifting style. >> reporter: you can nev

we want to bring in former bay area congresswoman jackie spear. dan: looking ahead to what role does, like -- what role does kamala harris play? >> she is well known and has many supporters. she will be deployed here often. the election is a literally only a year away for the primary. so this is a prelude of what we will see a lot of in the coming months. she no doubt is going to be his running mate. presidents who have changed running mates in elections have typically lost did that. the result was not good for him. once again because we are tired of being an afterthought, where we are only used as the atm machine where candidates come in and raise money, so this will be very helpful for the economy and for our voters to feel they are getting able to play in a very important election. dan: what issues d will define the 2024 race? >> going to be a huge issue with the actions by walgreens today that really made my jaw dropped. republicans to create this wokeness anti-story is probably going to fall flat. i do not think people are buying it. it remin

dan: earlier today we spoke with the political analyst jackie spear about the possibility of an indictment against the former president. she believes he could possibly benefit by it for his 2020 campaign. >> it would damage most candidates running for president. i don't know if it really damages donald trump because he has got this 30% of the republican party that is with him no matter what he does. itself this will actually be what breaks him. frankly, it could in fact have more damage for democrats. dan: jackie says the case that prosecutors are building against trump is too weak to ultimately lead to a conviction. she points to the claim that the former president tried tampering with the 2020 election results in georgia as a much stronger case. ama: a federal judge has blocked a california state law that requires new semi-automatic handgun's to have certain safety features. the ruling from a u.s. district judge in orange county said the law violates the right to bear arms under the second amendment. it is the latest in a line of decision striking down state gun laws following a u.s. sup

dan: earlier today we spoke with the political analyst jackie spear about the possibility of an indictment against the former president. she believes he could possibly benefit by it for his 2020 campaign. >> it would damage most candidates running for president. i don't know if it really damages donald trump because he has got this 30% of the republican party that is with him no matter what he does. i don't think of itself this will actually be what breaks him. frankly, it could in fact have more damage for democrats. dan: jackie says the case that prosecutors are building against trump is too weak to ultimately lead to a conviction. she points to the claim that the former president tried tampering with the 2020 election results in georgia as a much stronger case. ama: a federal judge has blocked a california state law that requires new semi-automatic handgun's to have certain safety features. the ruling from a u.s. district judge in orange county said the law violates the right to bear arms under the second amendment. it is the latest in a line of decision striking down state gun laws fol

jackie spears says the trump's 2024 presidential campaign could benefit from a possible indictment. >> the maga represent about 30%. i don't think he could do anything to disturb the support he has. he will continue to have the support and that is what the republicans are looking at. ron desantis is walking a fine line he doesn't upset the maga republicans. gloria: spears is too weak to ultimately lead to a conviction and thinks it could actually hurt democrats. she believes the claim that trump interfered with in georgia is a stronger claim. trump has not been notified of an impending arrest. kumasi: still ahead, cracking down on car thefts. the multistate actions taking place. reggie: how a loyal customer of an oakland ice cream shop took the day to assist the owner with an issue. drew: we are again. rain is moving in and the wind will ramp up pretty quickly. here is live doppler 7. rain is moving in from the south, a lot of rain moving in as a morning commute is getting underway. low pressure off our coast is strengthening this morning. the worst of the rain is going to be towards

is live now is former bay area congresswoman and abc 7 news political analyst jackie spear jackie.s for coming on today. of course great to be with you kristen. all right, so let's talk about vice president harris's visit to the bay area. why is this trip significant right now for the administration and maybe for her and may be different. well, it's importa literally the presidential primary is one year away, march 5th 2024, so they are getting in high gear and i think the fact that vice president harris is here is just the beginning of many trips to the golden state because it's a natural for her. she is well liked and she will be i think deployed to big states and states where there are high populations of black voters. now looking ahead to 2024, you know, do you think this is her getting ready to stump for the biden harris ticket, or maybe even the possibility of being the top of the ticket? no, i think it's pretty clear that president biden will announce that he's running for re-election and all the speculation that he may have selected someone else i think was all just chatter

jackie spears says we should not rush to judgment when it comes to the indictment, even when you considerhistory. >> he is presumed innocent until proven guilty. we really need to see the indictment, the charging document, and that will tell us more. but let's be really clear -- this is historic. it's also tragic. this is a former president who during his office was obstructing justice during the moeller investigation, but he could not be charged because he was then president. now he is no longer president. he will be treated like any other american in terms of whether or not he has violated the law. this grand jury has acted independentlyfod. ntry tetr.jona there appears toa general sense of outrage from republicans regarding president trump's indictment, including former vice president mike pence. president biden has refused to comment on the indictment this morning. stephanie ramos asked if he had any reaction, and he replied "no." and shook his head. reggie: castillo your is in san jose this morning, with the details of a drug smuggling case this morning. amanda: a20 san jose police u

. >> for my peninsula congresswoman and abc 7 political analyst jackie spears says we should not rush to judgment even when you consider the former president's history. >> he is presumed innocent until proven guilty. we need to see the indictment. we need to see the charging document and that will tell us more but let's be really clear. this is historic. it is also tragic. this is a former president during his office was obstructing justice. during the mother investigation. he could not be charged because he was then president. now he is no longer president. it will be treated like any other american in terms of whether or not he has violated the law. this grand jury has violated independently -- has acted independently and we need to allow the process to move forward. the rule of law is what holds the country together. >> jackie speier. michael cohen the president's former lawyer who pleaded guilty to facilitating the payment and served prison time released a statement today saying i do take solace in validating the adage that no one is above the law. not even a former president. tod

former congresswoman and abc 7 news political analyst jackie spears says we should not rush to judgment when it comes to the indictment, even when you consider the former president's history. >> he is presumed innocent until proven guilty. we really need to see the indictment, we need to see the charging documents, and that will tell us more. but let's be really clear, this is historic. it is also tragic. this is a former president who, during his office, was obstructing justice. during the mueller investigation. but he could not be charged because he was then president. now he is no longer president. he will be treated like any other american in terms of whether or not he has violated the law. this grand jury has acted independently, and i think that we need to allow the process to move forward. the rule of law is what holds this country together. jobina: there appears to be a general sense of outrage from republicans regarding trump's indictment, and that includes mike pence and former president trump. reggie: happening today, a longtime employee of the san jose police officers associ

[applause] lena: funded by $1 her own fund, jackie spears says it is her own time to mix up good trouble as the late representative john would say as she is calling the most important campaign of her life. >> when you realize we are the wealthiest county in the state, we cannot let that be. >> san mateo county is the fourth richest in the country yet also home to as many as 27,000 children living in poverty. two out of every five children >> when leaving an abusiv house, it's f the bi like what i can't make it on my own? >> christina sandoval left an abusive relationship with her three kids just nine months ago on top of two jobs just to keep food on the table now staying at a family-friendly shelter. >> i remember calling and being like we are about to leave -- lose our house in less than a week and don't have anywhere to go and they are like while you make too much money so you don't qualify for the motel through the county. because you make too much. >> but she said the goal is to put money directly into the hands of moms like her and get them and their kids out of poverty. >> so they

former congresswoman and the current abc 7 news political analyst jackie spear has launcher on foundationhelp women and children get out of poverty in san mateo county. abc 7 news reporter lena howland has and look at the need behind the foundation. >> i'm announcing the launching of the jackie speier foundation unr ty lause]na: funded by $1 million m her own campaign, former congressman jackie speier says it is her time to mix up a bit of good trouble as the late representative john lewis would say and what she is calling the most important campaign of her life. >> when you realize that we are the wealthiest county in the state, i just -- we can't let that be. lena: san mateo county is the fourth richest county in the country, yet the county is also home to as many as 27,000 children living in poverty. two out of every five children go to bed hungry at night. >> when living in an abusive house it's one of the biggest fears you have. what if i can't make it on my own? lena: light fog -- lifelong resident christina left a relationship with her kids nine month ago. she's now staying at a fa

jackie spear will be in san mateo, announcing an initiative to help lift low ince out of poverty.s at the beginning of the year. after serving more than 40 years, she will discuss launching the jackie spear foundation during a news conference at the samaritan house nonprofit that's dedicated to keeping everyone fed clothed and housed. today's event will include two single mothers living in poverty despite working multiple jobs. state lawmakers are approving a request to audit how the city of san jose is spending money on homelessness. state senator dave cortese e asked for the review and once the audit published by september that would be in time to make changes through legislation or through the state budget, cortes says the number of people living on the streets continues to rise. a south bay neighborhood feeling a little bit safer this morning. that's after wildlife officials removed a sleeping mountain lion from a backyard. the big cat was spotted just hanging out in the backyard in las gatto's right near fisher middle school. £80 female was perched on a shared fence during st

former congresswoman jackie speier is starting a new chapter in her career by launching a foundation to address childhood poverty. spear against poverty, the most important campaign of her life. she joined elected officials and nonprofit organizers that samaritan house in san mateo. she noted that san mateo is one of the richest counties in the state but is home to thousands of children in poverty. we live in the county, where people are incredibly generous. but most of our giving some 90% of it goes nationally or internationally. we want to shine a bright light on the poverty hidden in plain sight in san mateo county. now she says she's seating the foundation with $1 million from her campaign funds. spear also plans a summit on poverty to gather national experts on the topic, and she spoke at the food pantry . it's samaritan house in san mateo, which serves 25,000 people in need per year, including 7000. children time now for 50. we're still feeling the effects on the first big storm of spring. some homes have been without power for days now after trees crashed down on power lines. now that tree took out the gas and w