representative jacki speier is trying to get to the bottom of it.ing i hear over and over again is that they're victimized a second time. not only are they raped or sexually assaulted they then are humiliated, they're forced out of the military. they are treated like they have some kind of behavioral problem and it is swept under the rug. >> cenk: all right, in fact, 3,000 advocates have called on the house arms service committee chairman to hold hearings on lackland specifically. among groups is the group called "protect our defenders." we have brian with us to talk about it. brian, great to have you here. and first let me ask you if lack lackland unfortunately is representative of what is happening in the military, or is a case by itself in the series of sexual assaults that has happened there. >> i wish we could say it's just one case, but this has gone on for decades. you mentioned the petition launched by "protect our defenders," launched by the tail hooking whistle blower. that was back in the 90s the air force scandal. she decided to speak up

. >> congress woman jackie speier called on congress to hold a hearing about the wide spread scandal in texas. speier working with military members who are victims of rape in the bay area, 12 training instructors have been investigated for sexual misconduct and 31 victims have been identified so far. >> if this happens in a high school if a prized teacher or coach had sex a student we would be outraged and demand action. and where some recruits are just 18 or 19 we rationalize behavior of the perpetrators and blame victims. >> also today general wells, the officer tapped to be the newest chief of staff ez says the air force is not doing enough to stop abuse. >> there is a judge ruling that an oregon man who stripped naked at airport security not guilty of indecent exposure and he removed clothes in april to protest the security screening process. a judge ruled aks were protected under the constitution and this time around, he kept his clothes on when he went through security on the way to his trial. >> there is pressure pointing on wall mart on what activists say are inhumane conditi

. >> and jackie speier monitoring a military sex scandal. she's trying to get a law passed to protect victims. proceedings started today against the staff sargeant accused of sexual assaulting 10 female trainees and this is among a dozen that are being investigated. her bill would allow victims to report to an independent panel not to their commanding officers. >> there is a second suspect in a triple murder has been arrested in north carolina. willford reyes appeared before a junl deciding to wave his decision to fight extradition. and there are police bringing him back to face charges. and he was found guilty on the shooting death of anthony tony bologna and two sons. >> business expect today return to normal tomorrow at san francisco superior court polling a strike today by court lerks. there are 120 staffers claiming they're refusing to open books to tell them why they should accept a pay cut. >> we're not going to do it if they're going to withhold information for us. and we just want a fair contract. >> they've been working without a c

that's representative jacki speier. i appreciate her coming into "the war room."the stressful time for homeowners. it's richard cordray job to relief some of that there's. he'll join us after the break. but perhaps the darkest part of dark money. karl rove left attack dog super pac fronting as non-profit. unbelievable. >>> and later i can finally ask this in relations to politics, what is up with branjolina. i've been dying to say that. we'll be right back. [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> jennifer: now for some good news. a wall street journal report released today shows that the housing market is actually recovering. you see this little dip up right there? somewhat good news. home prices are inching up after seven months of decline. but here is the not so good news, which is that one in four homes is still underwater, meaning of course the owners owe more on them than what they're actually worth. how do we prevent another housing bubble? according to mitt romney by doing absolutely nothing. first he criticized the administration for not doing enough saying if this adminis

jackie speier co-authored two gun control bills and knows what its like to be shot and left for dead. it happened when she was shot at point blank five times. she was a legal aid to leo ryan, investigating the peoples techel cult in which many bay area people were involved. ryan was shot and killed after people wanted to defect. >> it is an experience that no one should have to endure. i was shot in the regular leg, arm and back. i carry two bullets. >> she has been through so much. there are 900 people given cyanide-laced kool aid and died. this would prohibit the transfer of ammunition feeding device autos we're going move on and there are a couple items on this, abc 7 news landed in colorado. and not a long i'm time ago, on the way to scene and is going to report live from aurora on abc 7 news at 6:00 and is tweeting updates using hash tag theater shooting and stay with us for continuing coverage on the colorado heat theater shooting. we have developments online and you can get any breaking news updates on twitter on abc 7 news bay area and on our facebook page. there are resources

california congressman jackie speier joins us now.d day to you. >> good morning. >> talk to us about jesse jackson jr. mr. hoyer said yesterday, his constituents would be well advised to know where he is. do you want to know his location and how much is this going to affect the democratic caucus's ability to message on the economy? will this continue to be a distraction? >> i don't think it is going to be a distraction. people get sick in congress frequently. and when they get sick, they seek medical care, medical attention, that's what jesse jackson jr. is doing now. i think he deserves to have his privacy. i think his constituents should have a clear understanding of what his condition is, but beyond that, let him recover. >> yesterday, the gop and the house, the leadership repealed health care reform through the 33rd time and when we have some recent numbers here from a quinnipiac poll, it says do you believe the health care laws affect a tax hike? 55 yes. 36 no. how does that play for you in november? is this going to be a problem

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. >> and jackie speier is calling on airlines to start volunteering training on human trafficking. >> you want to find out what you can do click on abc 7 news for a list of suggestions and links to resource autos there is more ahead. battle against smart phone >>> the san francisco symphony and former acrobats team up for an unusual show this evening. and don sanchez checks out the coordination at a rehearsal. >> there is music with a rich sound. and with summer series who knows who will show up? these are ak bats who provide athletic interpretation complete with the wow factor. there is her fifth concert this week. >> not much time to rehearse. >> there is one rehearsal. the show is tonight. it's boom. boom. go. >> so every minute counts. >> there are cues and there is a host that comes out. we do something together. so lots to coordinate. >> there is a clone for 17 years. he works hard to perfect the act. >> i went to the national circus school in montreal, canada. waits 40 plus hours per week of juggling and tight wire, trapeze, hand stands, dance, some of the best coaches on the p

a bill co-authored by jackie speier is making its way through the house in washington to require all online retailers to collect sales taxes. >> a republican from arkansas, democrat from california. and he deal was tax issues. the time has come on this issue. >> however, this is getting strong opposition from big companies from silicon valley. and there is a statement saying quote small business retailers should be protected from new sales regime so that they can continue to advance and grow. and that it might change their buying habits it might. >> you want the savings? >> it probably would. >> sanlta clara university professor says shoppers might shift to big internet stores because they're large and can adjust prices to offset the tax. >> the demand is going shift back into the regular retail channel and move over. so one never knows. amazon could benefit out of this. >> if passed this will require online retailers to sift through 9600 tax rates around country depending on where this customer lives. retailers only have to charge one rate based on point of sale. >> u.s. labor secre

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times paper, jackie speier was shot five times and pete mcclowski was wounded twice in korea. >> announcergood ♪ >> uh-huh. it is the "stephanie miller show." welcome it to, 6 minutes after the hour. 1-800-steph-1-2 the phone number toll free from anywhere. comedian michael mcdonald on his way up will be live in studio in just a few minutes. what a show this morning? could it get anymore interesting? >> for current tv our good friend david shuster. >> as if tuesday isn't exciting enough. >> shuster ♪ >> he is the most interesting man in the world. [ laughter ] >> for me neither. and neither do you many shiny avenue. hi, david shuster. >> [ inaudible ] >> i'm good. i missed you last week. >> did you have a nice time in italy? >> i did except the only news show you can get in italy is fox news. [ explosion ] >> so it's good to be back and talk to a real news man. let's talk about the swing states polled. we hear this every election year. and so far it looks like these -- amid the barrage of ads obama is winning on that front, no? >> yeah, he is doing well. there is an ad called i believe whi

representative susan davis, representative and that issue, -- anna eshoo, barbara lee, doris matsui, and jackie speieritter, we are using wmn hist . michelle bernard will not be able to join us here today. i will start with 8 thank you 2 peter and judy, the under wide -- the underwriters for today's program. thank you so much. [applause] >> on behalf of our partnership with the national women's history museum, we are honored to host a celebration for the first female speaker of the house and current democratic leader nancy pelosi. [applause] >> leader pelosi has worked diligently to strengthen america's middle class, and new gi education bill for veterans of the iraq and afghanistan wars, increased services for veterans, families and their care givers. she has led the effort to provide the first u.s. contribution to the global fund to fight aids, tuberculosis and malaria. her work on behalf of women is not parallel. her leadership in passing the lilly ledbetter fair pay act -- [applause] >> or her work as a champion for women's health, social security, title 9, economic well-being -- she has impacted

i would also like to thank my colleague and code sponsor, jackie speier for help in ability for you. this bill levels the playing field in the world of retail sales. currently it, they trespass to do now understand, traditional retailers, i'll refer to them as brick-and-mortar retailers, collect sales taxes on purchases made in respect to stores. these taxes are admitted to the political subdivisions to that event, typically by the state department of finance and administration. this was not an option for the retailer. it is a requirement. there is no requirement however, for online, remote retailers with no presence in a given state to collect such attacks. the united states supreme court and in 1892 decision, quill v. north dakota will it states cannot make such a requirement on states that do not have the next story presents in the state. the burden of remitting these use taxes falls on the consumer, not the retailer. and the realistic effect of the situation is bad for traditional retailers, diverse cities, counties and states to levy sales taxes and bad for consumers who are unw

i would also like to thank my colleague and code sponsor, jackie speier for help in ability for you. this bill levels the playing field in the world of retail sales. currently it, they trespass to do now understand, traditional retailers, i'll refer to them as brick-and-mortar retailers, collect sales taxes on purchases made in respect to stores. these taxes are admitted to the political subdivisions to that event, typically by the state department of finance and administration. this was not an option for the retailer. it is a requirement. there is no requirement however, for online, remote retailers with no presence in a given state to collect such attacks. the united states supreme court and in 1892 decision, quill v. north dakota will it states cannot make such a requirement on states that do not have the next story presents in the state. the burden of remitting these use taxes falls on the consumer, not the retailer. and the realistic effect of the situation is bad for traditional retailers, diverse cities, counties and states to levy sales taxes and bad for consumers who are unw

that's representative jacki speier. i appreciate her coming into "the war room."up, the stressful time for homeowners. it's richard cordray job to relief some of that there's. he'll join us after the break. but perhaps the darkest part of dark money. karl rove left attack dog super pac fronting as non-profit. unbelievable. >>> and later i can finally ask this in relations to politics, what is up with branjolina. i've been dying to say that. we'll be right back. what's my secret for sunday lunch? my little helpers... and 100% natural french's yellow mustard. it has zero calories for me, and a taste my family loves. 1cccm05065 ♪ nangelina their parents who better to give us on la la land than brett erlich. >> listen, this brad pitt mom thing is getting out of control. then jon veto hopped in it now it's on. brad pitt's mom wrote a pro-romney letter saying any christian should spend much time in prayer before refusing to vote for a family man who is against abortion and shares christian conviction just because he's a mormon. if it's a difference between discriminatei