we've learned that san mateo congresswoman jackie speier walked out during this speech last night.gresswoman speier is joining us now from washington, d.c. congresswoman, we appreciate you coming on here. what exactly prompted you to leave the chamber last night? >> so i have participated in 12 state of the union addresses, and i wanted to give the president the benefit of the doubt, but he would use that opportunity to talk about how the republicans and democrats could work together. but when he turned it into a prize game show, and also a rally for his reelection, coupled with a series of lies that i think everyone can appreciate was false, then i decided that i had had enough and i walked out. >> speaker pelosi described president trump's state of the union speech as a manifesto of mistruths. as you were listening, what were the falsehoods that you heard that stood out to you? >> there were so many, it's hard to put them all in words, so let me start. he said that more jobs were created during his administration than at any other time. that's not true. they started back in 2008.

jackie speier, the author of the resolution, who has been a relentless champion for women's rights in the congress and in the country. carolyn maloney who has, for a very long time, been advocating for the passage of equal rights amendment and now extending the date enables us to do that. we're very proud of the state of virginia who just came through on for women, for families, that in the chair -- the congresswoman wexton from virginia is presiding. as she fought for it in the virginia legislature, didn't happen until they got the majority and then she's here now to preside over it. it's pretty exciting. it's pretty exciting when you think of what it means. i can't understand how people can vote against their own interest as a woman, but their wives, their daughters, their sisters, their mothers are not able and they should be equal under the law. whether it relates to wage discrimination, whether it relates to sexual harassment, iscrimination. as a mother of five, four of whom are daughters, i'm very excited about what this means for families. and what it means for women to be bett

delegates and representatives passed a bill by jackie speier, from california, that would dissolve the time limit that was imposed on the e.r.a. bill, when it was passed by congress in 1972. so, where we are now with the equal rights amendment, originally proposed by ellis paul in 1923. we have been working on this for almost 100 years. 50 years since congress passed it by two thirds of the representatives there. now, ratified by 38 states across the country. what has happened is that after a long period of what people considered stalling or no visible action, we have tremendous action. we have met the requirements outlined in the constitution on article five for amending the constitution. we have the two thirds vote. we have the 38 states. it next step is to certify by the archivists and make it happen. that will give millions of girls rightsen in this country and privileges that they do not have now. host: you pointed out the passage in the u.s. house, extending the timeline. this is a headline in usa today. the house breeds life into the equal rights a minute. it faces a challenge i

i want to thank representative jackie speier for introducing this resolution which takes that important step. this resolution will ensure at long last that the equal rights amendment having been proposed by congress years ago having now been ratified by three quarters of the states can take its rightful place as part of our nation's constitution. i reserve the balance of my time. >> the gentleman from georgia is recognized. >> three quarters of the state failed to ratify the equal rights amendment by the 1979 deadline. yet house democrats are trying to retroactively revive the failed constitutional amendment. congress does not have the power to do that. congress set the deadline, it was passed, it did not get approved and now there is an in-run to go around that. the united states supreme court recognized this in 1982 when it stated that the issue was moot because the deadline for the e.r.a. ratification expired before the requisite number of states approved it. next year the democratic leadership and the house of representatives acting on the same understanding started the entire proce

. >>> congresswoman jackie speiers said after listening to the president's address, she has ideas for bipartisan legislation. >> let's do infrastructure. let's work together and do something bold and consistent. but he's not interested in doing that. he talked about wanting to deal with gun violence. we have a bill that provides for universal back ground checks, something that we should all recognize as important to do. >> the fact checks were hard at work during the president's speech to find out which claims hold up. go to our website, abc7news.com. >> meanwhile, senators will hold a final vote tomorrow in the prea impeachment trial. we'll bring that to you live when it happens. >>> tonight, results are still trickling in from the iowa caucuses with 71% of the p precincting reporting. elizabeth warren is third, followed by joe biden, then amy klobuchar. party leaders apologized today and blamed the delay on a coding error. >> the bottom line is, we hit a stumbling block on the back end of the reporting of the data. but the one thing i want you to know, we know this data is accurate.

. >>> congresswoman jackie speiers said after listening to the president's address, she has ideas forlegislation. >> let's do infrastructure. let's work together and do something bold and consistent. but he's not interested in doing that. he talked about wanting to deal with gun violence. we have a bill that provides for universal back ground checks, something that we should all recognize as important to do. >> the fact checks were hard at work during the president's speech to find out which claims hold up. go to our website, abc7news.com. >> meanwhile, senators will hold a final vote tomorrow in the prea impeachment trial. we'll bring that to you live when it happens. >>> tonight, results are still trickling in from the iowa caucuses with 71% of the precincting reporting. elizabeth warren is third, followed by joe biden, then amy klobuchar. party leaders apologized today and blamed the delay on a coding error. >> the bottom line is, we hit a stumbling block on the back end of the reporting of the data. but the one thing i want you to know, we know this data is accurate. >> party offi

the delegates, the representatives passed a bill by jackie speier from california that would dissolve the time limit that was imposed on the era bill when it was passed by congress in 1972. where we are now with the equal rights amendment, originally proposed by owl is a ball in 1923, so we've been working on this for almost 100 years. 50 years since congress passed it by two-thirds of the representatives, and now just as of a couple of weeks ago ratified by 38 states across the country. what has happened is that after a long time what people consider stalling or no visible action with tremendous action. we have, in fact, met the requirement outlined in the constitution in article v for amending the constitution. we have two-thirdss vote, the 38 states, so the next step is just to certify it by the archivist and make it happen. that would give millions of girls and women in this country rights and privileges that they do not have to trim and you pointed out the passage in u.s. house of the measure extending the time fun. "usais a headline in today." the house breathes life into the eq

maloney: thank you, chairman nadler and jackie speier for your historic leadership on the e.r.a. madam speaker, first introduced in 1923 the equal rights amendment is still as relevant and necessary as ever. because we know that equality for women will always elude us when it isn't etched into our constitution. we have seen it when the supreme court gutted the violence against women act. we have seen it when judges don't enforce equal pay for equal work. or when a federal judge ruled that congress didn't have the authority to outlaw female genital mutilation. but if your rights are in the constitution, they can't be rolled back by changing whims of legislators, judges, or presidents. . we will persist until it is firmly guaranteed. here is no deadline for equality. we demand it be spelled out in the constitution and we spell it e.r.a. i ask you to support this important vote for equality. i yield back. reserve.ns: the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. speaker, i nowdam yield one minute to the istinguished gentlela

congresswoman jackie speier tweeted this is the friday night massacre. ming that he can't fire pelosi. we aren't a dictatorship. congresswoman jackie spears is talk about the firing of lieutenant colonel alexandra vindman. he was escorted off the premises. his twin brother was also removed from his position. ambassador to the un gordon sondland was recalled from his post overseas. he had testified there was quid pro quo involving military aid to ukraine. and investigation into the bidens. vindman testified he had objections to president trump's conversations with the ukraine leader. >>> coming up, concerns about the popular drug viagra. the side effect that some users are now experiencing. >>> taking viagra could lead to vision problems according to a new case study published friday in the journal frontiers in neurology. they found that taking the drug mainly to prolong retinal dysfunction. it found that some people experience blurred vision, light sensitivity and color vision disturbances. those disturbances include blue colored vision with red green col

. >> reporter: fellow california congresswoman jackie speier believes the president will continue to be what she calls reckless. >> i fear that he is emboldened and he has been vindicated by a senate that says you don't have to play by the rules. >> reporter: but president trump clearly has his supporters. the president did issue one apology today, to his family, for having to go through this impeachment ordeal. >> you heard a little bit there house speaker nancy pelosi had something to say about tearing up the state of the union speech on tuesday night. she made no apologies for shredding the pages of his address saying it was nothing compared to his shredding of the truth and the u.s. constitution. >> it was necessary to get the attention of the american people to say this is not true and this is how it affects you. and i don't need any lessons from anybody, especially the president of the united states, about dignity. >> she said the house chamber was used as a backdrop for his reality show calling it simply appalling. >> within the last hour new numbers from iowa. this caps off a

so i finally contacted congress woman jackie speier's office, and they said my dad did not qualify. so i appealed that decision. still, no answer. then, a year later, i accidentally met bill barnickel, and through a mutual friend, i told him his story. he told me to contact and set up a meeting with those kind folks at the san francisco county veteran's service office. i don't think it took more than a few months, and he got the award, so it was really a big learning process, but it was something my dad earned because he fought for this country from 1942 to 1945. my dad was finally getting his pension at age 93. today, he's 96. he would have been here today, but it's difficult for him to get around. he fully supports bill for helping him. i don't see how you can have anybody else do the job that bill did for my dad and other elderly veterans just like him. so do the right thing, reappoint bill as a commissioner of veteran's affairs for san francisco. thank you. >> good morning. my name's carl pang. i'm currently employed by the city since 1962, served in the marine corps. i applied

. >>> congresswoman jackie speier is making sure that no veteran feels left behind on this valentine'sshe is heading to the san francisco va medical center to deliver more than 7000 valentine's day cards created by students of all ages. spirit is personally delivering the cards this morning at 10:00. >>> that is great. well, it is 6:16 right now. any love out there on the roads? friday is not looking good. which what is it? >> i got lots of left for the freeways this morning. and you're not going to be heartbroken about this. you're drive looking pretty good but the only thing we have is man transit. train number three giving some mechanical issues in stockton. 17, though, are on time. so plan for that. other than that, if you take the b.a.r.t., muni, everything is on time. the freeways, though, looking at all the screen. nois next.otis going to e. be that trouble spot along the altamont pass. i will show you that in just a second. closer view here, you can see you are clocking in some really nice speeds. there's some activity at delaware. it is not causing any delays, though. 31 minut

and my sister in service, forresswoman jackie speier, her leadership on this issue and for introducing this critical resolution. tomorrow's vote is a vote for equality. it is a vote for fairness. it is a vote to actualize the the backs of t on yield.and with that i the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from louisiana, mr. abraham, for five minutes. abraham: thank you, mr. speaker. today i rise to honor the legacy of the last remaining a.v.g. passed iger, frank, who way last week at 99 years of age. he was one of 300 men who surprised the american volunteer group which sailed to china in the to defend against imperial japanese in world war ii. e was a crew chief of the hell's angels squadron where he was responsible for maintaining maybe five r, aircraft at a time. the flying tigers were a unique of their se most pilots and support personnel were enlisted in the united corps, the u.s. navy, the u.s. marine corps, but colors.w under chinese this elite group was devised and louisianian and l.s.u. graduate lieutenant shenault.aire signed an ranklin order of american r

nick watt reporting from k california and joining us now, representative jackie speier of california.t to get your reaction to this whistleblower complaint alleging that federal workers were potentially exposed to coronavirus without the proper training, without the proper equipment. all taking place in your state of california. how concerned are you about the administration's ability to respond to this threat with the proper protocols? >> well, certainly, it would be reckless if in fact proper protocols were not being useded. i'm concerned, that, that this whistleblower may have been transferred so i think congress is going to have to holook more deeply into the complaint and if there had been any repercussions to this person. the american people deserve a government that will respond to this pandemic. it's time for the president to stop tweeting. it's time for him to stop using happy talk. it's time for him to have daily white house briefings to alert the american people and the various states and localities as to what the federal government is going to do. >> you just heard in our

so i finally contacted congress woman jackie speier's office, and they said my dad did not qualify. so i appealed that decision. still, no answer. then, a year later, i accidentally met bill barnickel, and through a mutual friend, i told him his story. he told me to contact and set up a meeting with those kind folks at the san francisco county veteran's service office. i don't think it took more than a few months, and he got the award, so it was really a big learning process, but it was something my dad earned because he fought for this country from 1942 to 1945. my dad was finally getting his pension at age 93. today, he's 96. he would have been here today, but it's difficult for him to get around. he fully supports bill for helping him. i don't see how you can have anybody else do the job that bill did for my dad and other elderly veterans just like him. so do the right thing, reappoint bill as a commissioner of veteran's affairs for san francisco. thank you. >> good morning. my name's carl pang. i'm currently employed by the city since 1962, served in the marine corps. i applied

. >>> jackie speier introduced legislation to remove a 1982 deadline for the ratification of the constitutional amendment to guarantee equal rights under the law regardless of sex. and needed 38 states the past but only got 35 states by the deadline. since then three more states voted to ratify the e.r.a. with the most recent virginia, last month. >>> new reaction after the overnight standoff in san jose ends with the arrest of a man and what witnesses say about the 10 hour ordeal in the neighborhood. >>> the coronavirus outbreak continues to grow as health officials work to keep it from spreading. we have the latest on the cases in california. >>> the new tiny homes opening its doors for some people in the east bay. we are live at castor valley helping the homeless get public housing. >>> from ktvu fox 2 news this is mornings on 2. >> good morning and welcome back to mornings on 2 on this thursday, february 13. i am mike mibach. >> i am gasia mikaelian. >>> steve paulson, the gray skies and cool temperatures are back. >> yes, it is back. from penn grove to santa rosa, and i just tweeted out ea

maloney: thank you, chairman nadler and jackie speier for your historic leadership on the e.r.a. madam speaker, first introduced in 1923 the equal rights amendment is still as relevant and necessary as ever. because we know that equality for women will always elude us when it isn't etched into our constitution. we have seen it when the supreme court gutted the violence against women act. we have seen it when judges don't enforce equal pay for equal work. or when a federal judge ruled that congress didn't have the authority to outlaw female genital mutilation. but if your rights are in the constitution, they can't be rolled back by changing whims of legislators, judges, or presidents. . we will persist until it is firmly guaranteed. here is no deadline for equality. we demand it be spelled out in the constitution and we spell it e.r.a. i ask you to support this important vote for equality. i yield back. reserve.ns: the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. speaker, i nowdam yield one minute to the istinguished gentlela

program, bosca is prepared to advance funds through a california law sponsored by then senator jackie speier and will pay two thirds of the final cost, as well. last month, i spoke with you again about the urgency of the p.u.c.s commitment to combat future droughts. we continue to work with the p.u.c. to support the voluntary agreement with the tuolomne river to meet the state's requirements and we're pleased with govern newsom's strong statement in a new program. thank you for these initial actions. i compliment you for the early indications of your determination to secure new water sources. bosca's also encouraged by the early moved of the p.u.c. staff and by general manager kelly. he understands boscas needs. per prepared to work with you to support new water sources as required. i thank you for this opportunity to speak before you and certainly will answer any questions that you may have. >> i guess i don't fully understand, and maybe we'll hear it as part of my request to get more detail around how we're going to meet all our contractual and supply obligations, and i'm not sure you're t

program, bosca is prepared to advance funds through a california law sponsored by then senator jackie speier and will pay two thirds of the final cost, as well. last month, i spoke with you again about the urgency of the p.u.c.s commitment to combat future droughts. we continue to work with the p.u.c. to support the voluntary agreement with the tuolomne river to meet the state's requirements and we're pleased with govern newsom's strong statement in a new program. thank you for these initial actions. i compliment you for the early indications of your determination to secure new water sources. bosca's also encouraged by the early moved of the p.u.c. staff and by general manager kelly. he understands boscas needs. per prepared to work with you to support new water sources as required. i thank you for this opportunity to speak before you and certainly will answer any questions that you may have. >> i guess i don't fully understand, and maybe we'll hear it as part of my request to get more detail around how we're going to meet all our contractual and supply obligations, and i'm not sure you're t

delegates and representatives passed a bill by jackie speier, from california, that would dissolve theime limit that was imposed on the e.r.a. bill, when it was passed by congress in 1972. so, where we are now with the equal rights amendment, originally proposed by ellis paul in 1923. we have been working on this for almost 100 years. 50 years since congress passed it by two thirds of the representatives there. now, ratified by 38 states across the country. what has happened is that after a long period of what people considered stalling or no visible action, we have tremendous action. we have met the requirements outlined in the constitution on article five for amending the constitution. we have the two thirds vote. we have the 38 states. it next step is to certify by the archivists and make it happen. that will give millions of girls rightsen in this country and privileges that they do not have now. host: you pointed out the passage in the u.s. house, extending the timeline. this is a headline in usa today. the house breeds life into the equal rights a minute. it faces a challenge in

so i finally contacted congress woman jackie speier's office, and they said my dad did not qualify.o i appealed that decision. still, no answer. then, a year later, i accidentally met bill barnickel, and through a mutual friend, i told him his story. he told me to contact and set up a meeting with those kind folks at the san francisco county veteran's service office. i don't think it took more than a few months, and he got the award, so it was really a big learning process, but it was something my dad earned because he fought for this country from 1942 to 1945. my dad was finally getting his pension at age 93. today, he's 96. he would have been here today, but it's difficult for him to get around. he fully supports bill for helping him. i don't see how you can have anybody else do the job that bill did for my dad and other elderly veterans just like him. so do the right thing, reappoint bill as a commissioner of veteran's affairs for san francisco. thank you. >> good morning. my name's carl pang. i'm currently employed by the city since 1962, served in the marine corps. i applied fo

i want to commend my colleague, jackie speier, for her leadership on this issue and thanks also to the ranking member for recognizing the importance of -- the critical national importance of the san francisco bay estuary. i have the fortune of representing a beautiful district that start theats oregon border but goes down to the golden gate bridge. that means i represent a good portion of san francisco bay, the north bay, where we understand all too well how much we've lost. 90% of the bay's wetlands have been destroyed. starting a century and a half ago there's been incredible degradation of this vital estuary, beginning with the gold rush, continuing the massive water diversions and pollution input the diking of wetlands and so on. mr. huffman: despite that degradation, san francisco bay continues to play a vital role ecologically in our region, an even greater role economically. we have billions, hundreds of billions of dollars in economic activity every year as a product of san francisco bay. outdoor recreation, commercial and recreational fishing, travel and tourism and we also se