. >> joining us now is congresswoman jackie speier of california. she is a member of the oversight committee and also a member of the house where mr. cohen will be testifying tomorrow in a closed-door hearing. congresswoman speier, i imagine your time is very, very pressured right now. thank you for taking time to be with us. >> thank you, rachel. >> i want to ask you about that exchange you had with michael cohen. he talked to another couple of your colleagues today about the president's lawyers being involved in reviewing and editing his congressional testimony about the trump tower moscow project. we know he has plead guilty to lying to congress about that, about the duration of that project, among other things. do you feel like you have any further clarity about what happened there and whether anybody else may be implicated in that crime of lying to congress? >> well, it would appear if jay sekulow and abbe lowell doctored up his testimony, i think a case can be made that they conspired with michael cohen to lie to congress, and i really feel th

. >> winter storm jackie speier and landon took part in this. here's kelli johnson. >>> giants ceo made it very clear they're taking a shot at signing the slugging outfielder, like barry bonds did back in 1992, they believe one player can turn things around. everyone is getting in on the pitch, reporting for training camp monday, i know posey is a fan right back saying, sign him up! tonight, before the warriors game, steve kerr was asked his thoughts about harper in orange and black. >> that would be fun. i would love it if bryce harper came here. does my opinion matter? bryce, come to the giants, let's go. >> it counts. giants pitchers and catchers report on the 13th and unlike last year, jeff samardzija says he is ready. that is music to the giants' ear when he led the league in innings and struck out 205 batters. >>> and to pebble beach pro-am program. phil mickelson started thr3 bac. birdie putt, sinks it to tie on the lead. phil, with a two shot lead now. his second shot. look at this. lays it up perfectly on the green. that's a beauty. a f

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congresswoman jackie speier, a democrat from california, introduced new legislation with congressman tom reed, a republican from new york. we'll talk to congressman reed in a moment, but first congresswoman speier, so nice to have you with us. walk me through what your strategy is for this particular legislation. it is about a timeline. rep. speier: exactly. when the first amendment was put before the voters and the states, it had a deadline. what we're saying now is we are going to strike the deadline altogether. we now have 37 states. we're looking at either virginia or north carolina or arizona to take us to 38, and maybe then the women will be in the constitution and no longer can be discriminated against. soledad: why do you think it's taken almost 50 years? which does not bode well, frankly, for this happening. rep. speier: good question. i think there was an effort by conservatives for a long time to say it would mean women would be in the military, it would mean you would have to have unisex bathrooms. well, all those things have happened without the e.r.a. being passed. but

democratic representative jackie speier said barring transgender people would cost the military new recruitsntagon officials defended the administration's policy. the military has spent about $8 million in medical and psychological treatment for transgender troops since 2016. >>> "the richmond times dispatch" reports virginia first lady pam northam is under fire for handing out pieces of cotton during a tour of the executive mansion's former slave quarters. a state legislative page said northam tried to hand her and another black page a piece of cotton during a tour last week. she says the first lady asked them to imagine being an enslaved person. the governor's office says artifacts like cotton and tobacco are part of northam's efforts to incorporate the story of african-americans into the mansion tour. virginia governor ralph northam is facing calls to resign over a racist photo that appeared on his 1984 medical school yearbook page. >>> "the san diego union-tribune" reports prototypes of president trump's border wall were torn down. four concrete and four steel panels were destroyed yeste

women's' suffrage and to highlight the record number of women in congress .california congresswoman jackie speier took a transgender military member as her guest.jackie speier / ca-dstaff sergeant logan ireland, he is a wonderful representation of those who are willing to put their lives on the line to protect us...now congress will have to work out a funding deal by february 15th to avoid another government shutdown.in washington alexandra limon. ( darya ) stacey abrams, the former gubernatiorial candidate from georgia, delivered the official democratic response to the state of the union. abrams called the recent partial government shutdown, a "stunt" engineered by the president." she also talked about her campaign as a gubernatioral candidate, and her reason for running. abrams said she stood there last night holding onto a saying from her father... who said: "together we are coming for america, for a better america."

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. >> this is an extraordinary exchange between cohen and congresswoman jackie speier on cohen's roles the president's former enforcer. >> how many times did mr. trump ask you to threaten an individual or entity on his behalf? >> quite a few times. >> 50 times? >> more. >> 100 times? >> more. >> 500 times? >> probably over the ten years. >> over the ten year he asked you -- >> and when you say threaten i'm talking with litigation or an argument. >> wow. >> wow. >> so michael cohen was also asked about the trump campaign's connections to russia and whether it was a real possibility that president trump would lean on moscow to help him win the election. >> given all those connections, is it likely that donald trump was fully aware and had every intent of working with russia to help make sure that he could win the presidency at all costs? >> so let me say that this is a matter that's currently being handled by the house select and the senate select intelligence committees, and so i would rather not answer that specific question other than just to tell you that mr. trump's desire to win w

. >>> congresswoman jackie speier is one of the lawmakers that will get to question michael cohen. she's with us from capitol hill. you'll actually get two chances with two of the committees, one public, one behind closed doors. what are the pressing questions? what are the most pressing questions since you will have some limited time that you want to ask michael cohen? >> well, at the first hearing that will be public, i'm going to ask about the kinds of business dealings that michael cohen was engaged in with donald trump, the entrepreneur. because i think what we're going to find out, it waesn't just th hush payments to two women that would have impacted his campaign. i think we're going to find out that there were many dealings that the then-entrepreneur was engaged in that will have violated the law, and that's what i'm going to focus on. >> so sources tell cnn that cohen is expected to discuss president trump's role in some of the crimes that cohen pleaded guilty to. that's something you just said is of interest to you, but is there anything specifically that you are looking

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. >> jackie speier visited abc 7 news.ays she does not expect surprises during president trump's state of the union address. >> i think he's already programmed. if you listen to his interviews, he says the same things over and over and over again. in part because he's a branding expert. you say something, even if it's not true, 10 or 20 times, people begin to say it is true. so i don't expect anything enlightening. >>> meanwhile, an oakland nurse, who was deported and allowed back into the u.s. will attend the state of the union. the chronicle reports maria sanchez was invited to washington as congresswoman barbara lee's guest. she represents a human counter-point to the president's hard line immigration policies. mendoza sanchez was deported to mexico in 2017. her daughters were left behind in oakland. she then applied for a high-skilled visa and was eventually allowed to return to the u.s. last year. coverage of the president's state of the union address begins tonight at 6:00. you can watch it on abc 7. we will stream i

through this program he went to washington, d.c., where he met dianne feinstein, jackie speier, and othere bay area to share ideas and talk about how he wanted to make his community better. he went on to attend city college before being admitted to san francisco state, where he's studying mechanical engineering with a minor in microeconomics. he stayed committed to improving his community and worked hard to elect leaders like our own mayor breed most recently. he is driven by all the people who have ever had a chance to make it, as he likes to say, a driving motto for him, times are hard, but they can get harder. he will one day, one of the goals he has is to own his own engineering firm here in san francisco and will be a role model for young man to follow in his footsteps. he hopes to support organizations that will build community and bring people from diverse backgrounds together, because the more we understand about one another and each other, the stronger our communities will become. kendrick, thank you for your hard work and resilience and your leadership. we're happy to honor you

. >> but i also wanted to show a key moment with jackie speier, the congresswoman, asking him what he did as a so-called fixer for trump. mimi rocah, let's take a look at this. >> how many times did mr. trump ask you to threaten an individual or entity on his behalf? >> quite a few times. >> 50 times? >> more. >> 100 times? >> more. >> 200 times? >> more. >> 500 times? >> probably, over the -- over the ten years. >> over the ten years, he asked you -- >> and when you say "threatened," i'm talking about with litigation or an argument. >> mimi rocah, what is your takeaway there? >> look, i would have wanted to know what he meant, particularly by threaten them with an argument. what does that mean exactly? you know, this could be something in the category of thuggish, bad behavior that, you know, certainly a legitimate lawyer wouldn't have engaged in on behalf of a client who would not have condoned such behavior. but it could rise to the level of crimes. i know we keep making this comparison to the organized crime world, but this is exactly you know, the kind of thing that lawyers on be

three house democrats jackie speier debbie wasserman schultz and lois frankel on calling on presidentand today the president said. this watch. >> i really don't know too much about it i know he has done a great job as labor secretary. and that seems like a long time ago, but i know he has been a fantastic labor secretary. >> meantime many of jeffrey epstein's victims and alleged victims who felt shut out of the legal process have brought civil cases against him. martha? >> martha: trace, thank you very much. here now steve hilton host of the next levy lucien. there are a lot of people, steve, who do not want this story to see the light of day again. >> exactly right. very important we do those facts that trace laid out there so brilliantly. this is a really outrageous example of something that people have been complaining about the rigged system. i would ask people to think about it like this. everyone who thinks that hillary clinton, for example, and the clintons, the way that they have been treated by the justice system means that there is one rule for the rich and the powerful and

. >> california congresswoman jackie speier, we appreciate it. >>> and the president is about to meet with kim jong-un. we have reporting on what could be on the table. but right after this break, russia will be the focus of tomorrow's testimony, but the men who wrote the book on donald trump's relationship with russia have some suggested questions for lawmakers, and they run the gamut from beyond russia as well. they join me next. well they join me next. "four on four" with a barbershop quartet? [quartet singing] bum bum bum bum... pass the ball... pass the rock.. ...we're open just pass the ball! no, i can't believe how easy it was to save hundreds of dollars on my car insurance with geico. yea. [quartet singing] shoot the j! shoot, shoot, shoot the jaaaaaay... believe it! geico could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. bei found a companyeans tove who believes in me.rt. they look out for me. and they help me grow my career. at comcast it's my job to constantly monitor our network, prevent problems, and to help provide the most reliable service possible. my name is ta

. >>> happening today, representative jackie speier is visiting two san mateo county libraries to discussundaunted: surviving jonestown, summoning courage and fighting back." her first stop will be at beaumont library at 10:00 a.m. her second at half moon bay library at 3:00 in the afternoon. she was shot five times on an airstrip in guiana in 1978 while investigating abuses by jim jones. >>> dozens of different events to ring in the lunar new year are happening around the bay area this weekend. san leandro will hold a celebration at the main library. performances, though, start around 1:00. at 11:00, the lunar new year festival will take over ea eastridge mall in san jose. and in san francisco, supervisors norman yee and phil ting will attend the festival. at 5:00, richmond memorial auditorium will host the 16th annual chinese new year brags. celebration. so a lot going on, lisa. any break in the rain soon? >>> actually, opposite. we're looking at the rain increases by the afternoon so we have a few showers out there now but a pretty sunrise from emeryville right now. you can see some sc

. >>> congresswoman jackie speier visited abc news and she says she does not expect any surprises duringsident trump's state of the union address. >> i think he's already programmed. if you listen to his interviews, he says the same things over and over and over again. in part because he's a branding expert. you say something, even if it's not true, 10 or 20 times, people begin to say it is true. so i don't expect anything enlightening. >> an oakland nurse deported and allowed back into the u.s. will attend the state of the union. the chronicle reports maria sanchez was invited to washington as congresswoman barbara lee's guest. she represents a human counter-point to the president's hard line immigration policies. mendoza sanchez was deported to mexico in 2017. her daughters were left behind in oakland. she then applied for a high-skilled visa and was allowed to return to the u.s. last year. coverage of president trump's state of the union address gips -- begins at 6:00. you can watch it on abc 7. we will stream it live on abc news app and abc7news.com. >>> in east bay oakland teachers

congressman jackie speier says she thinks there are more tapes and she thinks the house intel committee will hear them. >> michael cohen taped many conversations with donald trump. i'm confident that we're probably going to be listening to other tapes, at some point. >> so if you're wondering just how much all of this has gotten under the president's skin, even while he's half a world away in vietnam, for his summit with kim jong-un, there's this really disgusting, disgraceful, vile, nasty -- anyone got any other adjectives for me? unbelievable, despicable, low-down, in the gutter, ghetto, trashy example of last-minute witness intimidation from a member of team trump. congressman matt gaetz, even after everything we have seen, this is shocking, coming from a sitting member of congress, okay? you ready for this? this is a quote. hey, michael cohen, do your wife and father-in-law know about your girlfriends? maybe tonight would be a good time for that chat. i wonder if she'll remain faithful when you're in prison. she's about to learn a lot. like i said, straight out of the gutter. and st

congresswoman jackie speier today, veteran member of the intelligence committee, she told reporters today that this delay should not be blamed on cohen. she said, quote, i think he is being very cooperative. she said the delay is, quote, not at his request. well, who did want the delay, then? congressman adam schiff, the new chairman of the intelligence committee added somewhat cryptically today that the delay of michael cohen's testimony was, quote, in the interests of the investigation. when congressman schiff was asked by reporters today to explain what that meant, he helpfully said mr. cohen's testimony was delayed in the interests of the investigation. just repeated his previous cryptic statement, basically telling reporters, listen, that's all you're getting. and so i think there are a couple of things to watch here. as i mentioned on monday of this week, on the eve of the state of the union address, prosecutors from the southern district of new york did issue a subpoena to the president's inaugural committee. now we don't know if that relates at all to this delay in michael cohen's

. >>> happening today, representative jackie speier is visiting two san mateo county libraries to discussinac her first stop will be at belmont library at 10:00 a.m. her second at half moon bay library at 3:00 in the afternoon. she was shot five times on an airstrip in 1978 while investigating abuses by cult leader jim jones. >>> one of the world's largest exhibitions of rare and antique books is happening in oakland this weekend. the 52nd annual antiquarian book fair features the collections and rare treasures of nearly 200 book sellers from more than 20 countries around the world. you can check it out at the oakland marriott city center from 11:00 to 7:00 today or ticke $thw,n themor bay area forecast with our meteorologist lisa argen. >> we've had lingering showers and we have another system coming in today. it's a 1 on our storm impact scale. we have a little bit of everything out there right now. we can expect some showers mid afternoon, a wintery mix, and possibly a thunderstorm. right now, in san francisco, some scattered showers, also higher elevation, rain-snow mix but you see th

peninsula congresswoman jackie speier told abc 7 news she's bringing air force staff sort logan ireland. >> even while he was in the service and had surgery, he was able to do his job. and that's what america's all about. >> speier also says democratic lawmakers plan to wear white to signify women's suffrage. >>> the czech republic is the latest european union nation to recognize juan guaido as interim president of venezuela. arguing that venezuelan president nicolas maduro's reelection was illegitimate. the move follows similar action by germany, spain, france, sweden, austria, denmark, and britain, as well as the u.s. and most south american nations. guaido is the head of the opposition-led national assembly and declared himself as venezuela's legitimate ruler two weeks ago. >>> the faa is now investigating what caused a small plane to break apart in midair before crashing into a house in orange county. the twin-engine cessna fell from the sky shortly after takeoff yesterday, then slammed into a house in yorba linda, killing four people inside as well as the pilot. debris from the pl

. >>> happening today, representative jackie speier is visiting two san mateo county libraries to discuss book is called "undaunted: surviving jonestown, summoning courage and fighting back." her first stop will be at belmont library at 10:00 a.m. her second at half moon bay library at 3:00 in the afternoon. speier was shot five times on an airstrip in guiana in 1978 while investigating abuses by cult leader jim jones. >>> dozens of different events do ring in the lunar new year are happening around the bay area this weekend. here are some of the highlights. at 10:45, san leandro will hold a celebration at the main library, performances start around 1:00. at 11:00, the lunar new year thet festival will take over the mall in san jose. in san francisco, supervisors will attend the festival at ingleside library garden and there will be the 16th annual chinese new year celebration. i'm looking forward to those indoor activities because it's a little chilly outside. >>> it is and you talked about seattle yesterday or earlier, and our and 25 minute delays to seattle due to the snow. >> good to

congresswoman jackie speier, who heads the subcommittee, said she was putting the service academies "on notice." >> this isn't a blip, a #metoo bump or some accident, it is a clear illustration of a destructive trend and a systemic problem. it's time for us to recognize that this is a crisis and i intend to watch it like a hawk. tivment ranking repusaican joined ing the problem needs immediate attention. an investigation has found no evidence that catholic school n udents used racist or offensive language incident at the lincoln memorial. the encounter last month involved teenagers from a school in covington, tintucky, and american activists. videos of it quickly went viraln thstigation was done for the catholic diocese of covington. ock long is resigning as head of fema, the federal emergency management agency. he notified his staff in a letter today.tu long's dep comes several months after an investigation found he misused government vehicles. he agreed to reimburse the government. nasa said goodbye today to its "opportunity" rover, after nearly 15 years of exploring the surface of

my name is jackie speier and i am the chair of the subcommittee of military personnel and i welcome all of you who are here today that are witnesses and members of the audience. i was profoundly disturbed when i read the annual report on sexual harassment and violence at the military service academies. the results show that after a decade plus of conservative efforts to address sexual harassment and assault the problem has only grown worse. i believe we are all appreciate how alarming these numbers are. i cannot stress enough that the survey is among the best measures of a valence of unwanted sexual contact and harassment at any university, company, or organization. it is been over a decade with the same questions. 60% of the students participated. this isn't a blip, and need to bump or some accident. it is a clear illustration of a destructive trend in a systemic problem. the report says that in four years occurrences of unwanted sexual contact increased from 326,000 seven to 747. more than doubling the sexual assaults at the military academy. the term of unwanted sexual contact is bei

. >> reporter: congresswoman jackie speier's is subcommittee chair. >> i think heads need to roll. if the cadets are kicked out and their families are expected to pay tuition, maybe behavior will change. >> reporter: 221 cadets reported they were sexually assaulted. in 2017, we spoke to more than a dozen current and former air force academy cadets who said they were retaliated against after reporting their assault. >> you go there because you wan reporting the assault? >> i regret it every day. i regret it every day because of everything that came after. i just wish i'd never came forward. >> reporter: nationwide, nearly 750 cadets and midshipmen said in an anonymous survey they were sexually assaulted last year. but only 92 formally reported it. >> the accountability is the missing element in all of this. >> reporter: done christensen, a retired colonel and former air force chief prosecutor says just four people accused of sexual assault at the academies last year were convicted. >> each one of the academies has a three star who oversees it. they're literally the only person who c

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