speier campos did also reach -- speier campos did also reach out to me and let knee know about this joint meeting idea. i was very reseptemberive -- receptive to it. and i've been c.c.ed on a lot of community organizations have been invited. so we have to balance that interest also. and just recognize that. that they've done quite a bit of outreach for next week. also, this is partially an announcement, the speier campos yesterday -- supervisor campos announced an ordinance to define what community policing is and comesas a surprise -- comes as a surprise not a definition of community policing. the proposed ordinance, the definition sounds receipt on the money to me. community policing is a partnership with the communities and as you see the language, you probably agree with most of it. i believe that he has six other co-sponsors so there's seven supervisors that are supporting the introduction of that ordinance. so the likelihood of it passing is quite high. so we do need to discuss this since it votches the commission. i was going to ask to agendaize for the joint hearing just a very si

speier, for 30 minutes. . dd ms. fire ms. speier ms. speier: thank you, madam speaker. and i appreciate the opportunity this evening to talk about something that we're not talking much about right now. we talk about the loss of jobs, the unemployment, but what really caused it? you know, a few weeks ago, the financial crisis inquiry commission actually submitted its report to congress. the good news is it's on the bestseller's list. the bad news is that i'm fearful that it's going to be gathering dust in the chamber here and throughout this building because in this document, it speaks volumes about why we are sitting where we are today, why our economy has tanked, why there are 15 million people unemployed in this country, and why there are four million people who now have been foreclosed on and another four million who are under water relative to their mortgages. so, this evening, i am joined by the distinguished member from the financial services committee, my good friend from the state of north carolina, who is a powerful voice on consumer protection and the financia

among the critics, bay area congresswoman jackie speier who called the hearings long and racist and saidoday's hearing did not feature any real experts. >> i find this hearing to be grossly incomplete. and i feel that without the representation of the department of homeland security, the f.b.i., the department of justice we are seeing a very skewed discussion. >> local director said this morning the organization was not invited to the hearing. she defended the group saying when civil rights groups like the aclu speak truth to power, the government gets upset. she invited everyone to go to the care website and said they have nothing to hide. >> a quake hit offshore this morning. 2 struck in the bali sea off indonesia. though a tsunami warning was issue, no immediate report of damages or injuries. >> next week secretary of state hillary clinton plans to meet with members of libya's opposition who are fighting to topple leader moammer gadhafi. clinton will also be visiting egypt and tunisia to press for democratic reforms following the protest that ousted the two country's long-time rulers.

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. >> i think that -- i think that should be a dedicated discussion that you should have with speier campos. and i think you should have it offline. it sounds like that the ordinance that supervisor campos is speaking to is new to you. and it is still in the queue. so you have some time and i think that it warrants a discussion offline that the two of you should have. but it segues into the way that we can just close on this. and one, i think that that is what's kind of missing philosophically in san francisco. community policing should not be shouldered unilaterally by the san francisco police department. i think it's an unfair expectation. and an uneven -- i think anticipation that it's -- the san francisco police department that has to lead the effort in community policing. i'm not so sure i'm even down with the -- done with the definition yet becauseness an evolution and a work in progress. for example, i just said that your resources, $444 million budget is what we've expended. our population in san francisco has not risen that much that much in the last 25 years. so proportion to the

representatives from jackie speier's office are honoring the man after his vehicle he was riding inning a was hit -- riding in was hit. his mother and others believe the only reason they survived is because they were in a newer tank. today is his birthday. >>> one of the largest anti- trust investigations has resulted in fines and even jail sentences for more than 20 international airlines and their executives. investigators found a paper trail laying out agreements since 2,000. the convicted airlines include, continental, british airways, korean air and air franc. no major u.s. carriers have been charged. >>> the international community tonight is calling for an immediate end to the killings on on the ivory force. after the disputed president's forces opened fire on protesters, killing at least six. this is amateur video. watch how the machine -- the image changes. gunfire can be heard. the u.n. says at least 365 people have been killed since the november presidential election. the u.n. says the winner was lawrence but his opponent has refused to concede power. >>> in libya there were

representative jackie speier met with pg&e president. he agreed to sent out letters to notify all customer who has live within 2,000 feet of the pipeline. he promised to expand the pilot program of replacing manual valves with automatic or reinstatement shut-off valves across all of sonoma county. >> if they do as they say -- san mateo county. >> they become the gold standard of the county of how an operator should move forward of putting safety first. >> it will be a first few months before they iron the final report. >> our next story shows how low a burglar will go. a woman is pleading for her return of her dog who was dog napped on monday. laura anthony has more. >> reporter: residents say there have been several bold daytime burglaries in this quiet neighborhood in recent weeks but none as heartless as the latest one. >> i would do anything to have her back. >> she is white maltese mix missing home from monday after being taken during a brazen day time burglary. >> the doors were unlocked. that our dog was missing. >> when lauren co

jackie speier called this hearing wrong, racist and inappropriate.s early similar to mccarthyism in the 1960s when they investigated communism in america. >> a body has done this before. the house on american activities committee where the central ingredient and the mccarthyism that representative king now aims to replicate. >> a major threat in the united states today is coming from al-queda and al-queda is attempts to recruit in this country. >> it will focus on the difficulty for some to cooperate with law enforcement. critics say the hearing won't help that situation, in fact it will have the opposite effect making muslims talking to authorities even more nervous. >> it's 4:50. the wisconsin state assembly is taking up the controversial bill of their collective bargaining rights. the republicans used a legislative maneuver to pass the measure yesterday without any democratic legislators present. >> protestors, as you heard their voice, their outrage inside the state capitol last night. senator republicans have a core to remove it from the bill. d

. >>> among the tributes, congresswoman jackie speier called ferraro a hero to a whole generation of women. congresswoman nancy pelosi says she inspired women across the country to reach their own greatness. and barbra boxer called her a history making woman. >>> a major victory for libyan rebels. they are in control of the key city. what led to their success. >> reporter: libyan rebels danced on burned out tanks, fired guns in the air, and flew their tri colored flags saturday. they retook the key coastal city after beating back moammar gadhafi forces. further west in gadhafi's stronghold, a libyan woman said she was repeatedly sexually assaulted by government troops for two days. before she could finish her story, government security guards stepped in, pushing journalists out of the way. hotel staff grabbed the woman and threw her out. outside, she raised her dress to show her bruised body before security drove her away. >> she is basically safe and well with the criminal investigation bureau. >> attacks on libyan civilians are among the reasons they voted for a no fly zone. americ

. >> reporter: that's congresswoman jackie speier you just heard from talking about her bill hr22, which would require utilities to inform home owners who live within 2,000 feet of a gas transmission line of its proximity to their home and to provide information on what they might notice if there is a problem. things like dead vegetation or dirt visibly moving. in fact, pg&e has actually been dispersing information on gas pipeline safety but it's buried in the bill so it looks like junk mail. the ntsb was also lambasting this morning a survey that pg&e did last year sending out evaluation cards to customers asking them to respond to questions about pipeline safety. well, pg&e sent out 15,000 of those survey cards. only 20 people responded. >> only 20. >> that says a lot. >> yeah. >> thank you, anne makovec in the cbs 5 newsroom. >>> thank you. two firefighters were hurt putting out a fire in the east bay. we have some new video of the fire. it broke out last night in alamo. one firefighter cut his hand, another hurt his neck and arm. they went to the hospital and will be okay. the fire s

. >> reporter: outside the hearing room, congresswoman jackie speier called pg&e's practices frightening. >> we are at a point in this country where we have infrastructure that's so debilitated that to not have automatic remote shutoff valves is bordering on gross negligence. >> reporter: she has new legislation pending to have all automatic shutoff valves in pipelines in residential areas. it's unclear if the legislation moves forward. ntsb hearings will continue the next two days. the investigation should be completed by september. >> thank you, len ramirez. >>> four times he has made his plea, four times he has said not guilty. barry bonds was in san francisco court again today and pleaded not guilty to the allegations that in 2003, he lied to a federal grand jury about using steroids. he has had to enter several pleas since prosecutors have rewritten the charges against him several times. bonds says that he has never knowingly taken steroids. trial is now set to begin march 21. >>> also today, bonds' former personal trainer greg anderson told the court he will not testify against the

. >> reporter: congresswoman jackie speier says it's about time. >> these operators have played a fast and loose game, and many of them have had the trade association as their fallback to come up with, you know, clever little surveys that really tell us nothing. people need to be informed. safety steps need to be taken and i think that's what this is all about. >> reporter: but left out of the discussion so far is who will pay for what neighbors consider basic safety upgrades. >> what worries me is that we are all going to have to pay for it you, me, all my neighbors around everybody else because now they want to pass it on to the consumer. that's not right, either. >> reporter: pg&e has estimated the cost of upgrading valves at $100,000 to $1.5 million per valve. multiply that by about 300 manual valves, and you can see, allen, that the cost of upgrading is going to be a very costly process. pg&e has said in the past that it would seek to recover the costs of upgrades through the regulatory process meaning through ratepayers but consumers will fight it. >> thank you, len. >>> it it wa

among the critics bay area congresswoman jackie speier who called the hearings long and racist and saidoday's hearing did not feature any real experts. >> i find this hearing to be grossly incomplete. and i feel that without the representation of the department of homeland security the f.b.i. the department of justice we are seeing a very skewed discussion. >> local director said this morning the organization was not invited to the hearing. she defended the group saying when civil rights groups like the aclu speak truth to power, the government gets upset. she invited everyone to go to the care website and said they have nothing to hide. >> a quake hit offshore this morning. 2 struck in the bali sea off indonesia. though a tsunami warning was issue, no immediate report of damages or injuries. >> next week secretary of state hillary clinton plans to meet with members of libya's opposition who are fighting to topple leader moammer gadhafi. clinton will also be visiting egypt and tunisia to press for democratic reforms following the protest that ousted the two country's long-time rulers. m

. >> jackie speier says there should abe broader view. >> if we're going to be complete we should also be investigating the army of god and their web site in which they openly christian trifts part of an effort to take a look at home lond -- home grown terrorism in this country. >> in a heavily muslim american neighborhood in fremont, hearings in washington, d.c. are drawing criticism. >> we support and nobody likes to go in their own houses. why would you?. >> one store owner told me it's more about politics. >> they want to show their patriotism by bashing muslims and creating fear. >> it could work against them if it becomes part of a pattern linked with positions on immigration and mobilizes nonwhite communications across the country as in 2008. >> the chairman is promising this is just the first in a series of hearings on this same topic. but if public opinion goes another way, don't bet on it thank you. >> and moving next to liba. forces have retaken a city. troops loyal to muammar gaddafi have driven protesters out of a oil port with heavy artillery fire and claiming victory in

own money to buy enough medicine to treat his men, and because of his actions and his wound, jacky speier will be reading his name in the congressional record next week. >> alan: pg&e has launched an exhaustive around the clock search for every document related to the pipeline system. 300 fulltime workers are sifting through thousands of books of paperwork, some dating back to the 1920s. the public utilities commission issued the order after the pipeline explosion that killed eight people and destroyed 38 homes. workers are sorting at several locations, including this one at the cow palace. they have a deadline of march 15th. >> we are busy collecting, scanning and indexing an estimated 1 11 -- 1.25 million records and putting them in an electronic database. >> alan: a preliminary report on the explosion uncovered a poorly welded seam along the main pipe that failed. a final report is expected in six months. >> carbon monoxide poisoning as a san francisco apartment building sent two people to the hospital today. the building owner and a resident were taken to the hospital, and firefighter

as today's hearing wrapped up, representative jackie speier she meant with johns yesterday and he made some promises. to send letters to all customers living within 2,000 feet of a pipeline and to expand a peninsula pilot program replacing manual valves with automatic valves. she wants these same things to become law in the bill she has authored. >> if they do as they say they will, do there is no doubt they will, they become the gold standard in the country of how an operator of a utility should be moving forward in terms of putting safety first. >> the n.t.s.b. has no regulatory power but they say they are designed to pressure industries to change. >> this is exactly the time of progress we could hope for in a public hearing like. >> that progress when industry representative she doesn't consider a manufacturing flaw that contributed to the deadly san bruno explosion an issue. >> when i look at the statistics i am not seeing that is an issue. i'm seeing what happened in san bruno as an anomaly. >> connie jackson told her she took exception to that that it diminished the urgency of pr

jackie speier says she hopes the government will clamp down on pg&e for devising their own rules. >>>claring victory. utility has been ordered to come up with a plan to let customers opt out refuse to have a smart meter installed. here is lilian kim with the story. >> i became very, very sick. i had constant migraines, ringing pressure in my ear. >> she was among the thousands of people who complained to the public utilities commission about health problems she says was because of the installation of smart meters. she is thrilled that the regulatory body is taking action. >> its good beginning. you have to start somewhere. >> the president of the commission announced he will ask pg&e to develop a program where customers could opt out of smart meters for a reasonable cost. they made headlines by blocking installation crews from entering neighborhoods it's clear the time has come for some kind of movement for customer opt out. >> pg&e has maintained that the radio frequencies in the wireless meters are safe nevertheless they want to come up with a plan over the next two weeks. >> our cu

jackie speier hopes the government will stop being in her words mealy mouth and clamp down on pg&e for up its own safety rules. pg&e customers may soon are the option of opting out installing those smart meters in their homes. that proposal from the head of the state public utilities commission who ordered pg&e to come out with an opt-out plan. cecilia vega explains. >> well, this is a step in the right direction for sure. >> what smart meter opponents have long been asking for and weren't sure they'd ever hear. there could soon be a meter opt out program. opting out of having the meters installed in their homes. >> how it would evaluate a proposal by pg&e nor what they would oppose but i think it's clear the time has come for some kind of movement in the direction of customer opt out. >> if in fact the puc makes an opt out available to customers, we expect many customers will take advantage of that. >> many say the meters are inaccurate, an invasion of privacy and may pose health risks from what they emit. engineers say they're safe but how an opt out program might work the utility gi

congresswoman jackie speier says she hopes the government will stop being in her words mealy mouth anddown on pg&e for making up its own safety rules. pg&e customers may soon have the option of opting out installing those smart meters in their homes. that proposal came from the head of the state puc who ordered pg&e to come up with an opt out plan. cecilia explains. >> this is a step in the right direction for sure. >> it's what bart meter opponents have long been asking for and the news they weren't sure they'd ever hear. there could soon be a smart meter opt program. he gave pg&e two weeks to submit a plan that allowed customers to opt out of having the controversial meters installed in their homes. >> i cannot prejudge how this commission would evaluate any such proposal or proposals by pg&e. merck cannot predict what pg&e will impose. but i think it's clear the time has come for some kind of movement in customers opt out. >> if in fact the puc has one, we'll take advantage of that. >> they may impose serious health risks from the radio frequencies they admit. pg&e says the meters a

. >> jackie speier called this hearing wrong, racist and inappropriate.will also focus on musli muslims cooperating with law enforcement. some muslims fear this will only cause them to be targeted even more. congressman king has asked for extra security this morning knowing that heated protests are inspected. jenelle wang, abc 7 news. >> this morning the wisconsin state assembly is scheduled to take up the controversial bill to strip public employ unions of collective bargaining rights. they used a maneuver to pass the measure without any democratic legislators present. protestors voiced their outrage inside the state capitol last night. senate republicans bypassed the need for a quorum by removing budget considerations from the bill. 14 absent democrats who left the state nearly three weeks to avoid voting on the measure. >> some rain on the way and it will probably hit while you're driving. is that the morning or the afternoon? (laughter) >> that's the question, eric. nice observation. let's take a look outside, show you what's going on. right now it is

congresswoman jackie speier is offering a bill requiring notification of anyone living near a pipeline. >> what we need to do is tell people if they live within 2,000 feet of a transmission line and then provide the additional awareness and education. >> an article today in san jose mercury news says a sewer project just inches below the pipeline may be to blame for the explosion. the violent ground shaking may have weakening wells in the pipeline. the exact cause has still not been determined but shoddy construction has been brought up. we'll bring you the latest in the last half hour. >> thanks, jenelle. 5:31 now. caltrain officials will get an earful when they take public comments on a budget-cutting plan that could eliminate numerous runs. amy hollyfield is live at the downtown san mateo caltrain station. amy? >> eric, the cuts they're proposing are huge but so is their budget deficit. they're facing $30 million in the red so officials say they have to do something drastic. they're talking about cutting weekend service entirely. getting rid of half of their weekday service, only du

jackie speier called this hearing wrong, racist and inappropriate.say it's eriely so system to mccarthyism. >> a body has done this before. the house on american activities committee was a tral ingredient in the mccarthyism that king wants to replicate. >> the hearing will also focus on the difficulty for some muslims to cooperate with law enforcement. critics say this hearing won't help that situation, in fact it will have the opposite effect making muslims already nervous talking to authorities more nervous. >> 6:46. this morning the wisconsin state assembly is scheduled to take up the controversial bill to strip public employee unions of their collective bargaining rights. they used a legislative maneuver to pass the measure yesterday without any democratic legislatures present. >> protestors voiced their outrage inside the state capitol last night. senate republicans bypassed a need to have a quorum by removing any budget considerations from the bill. 14 absent democrats, while they weren't there, they left the state three weeks to avoid voting o

congresswoman jackie speier is also there.he pg&e pipeline rupture last september killed 8 people and destroyed 38 homes. it doesn't conduct hearings on every disaster but wanted to look at the explosion more closely. >> however, we do hold several public hearing each year when there is a sustained injury in the accident and in this case an opportunity for lessons to be learned by discussing the facts and circumstances of the accident in the public's view. >> the ntsb just released thousands of pages of documents today pertaining to its investigation. it also released new pictures, and i think we have the pictures here right now. so far investigators have identified bad welds in the pipeline as a possible factor in the explosion. we just heard from the investigator who say there was increasing pressure in the pipeline prior to the blast. now, the ntsb says two off-duty pg&e employees first reported the fire to the dispatch center within 10 minutes; but according to heather ishimaru who's at the scene, at the hearing right now,

jackie speier is offering a bill requiring notification of anyone living near a large pipeline. >> whatdo is tell people if they live within 2,000 feet of a transmission line. and then provide the additional awareness and education. >> meanwhile an article today in the san jose mercury news says a pg&e inspector believes that a sewer project just inches below the pipeline may be to blame for the explosion. it was installed back in 2008 and the violent ground shaking may have weakened the wells in the pipeline. that's according to the inspector. shoddy construction is one of the possible causes. the latest at 11 a.m.. live in the news room, jenelle wang, abc 7 news. >> jenelle, thank you. in germany a top security official says the suspect in the killing of two american airmen at the frankfort airport confess to targeting the u.s. military and says he acted alone. prosecutors say the shooting is investigated as islamic terrorism. two other people were wounded after open fire on troops. the accused suspect shouted out god is great in arabic before he began shooting. he's described as a 21

the first question, realistically is this some short action we can talk about or does congresswoman speierave a point when she says this has the fingerprints of afghanistan on it. >> the president said this was restricted to air power right to make the analogy to bosnia rather than iraq. we have seen some mission cedes going beyond taking actions to going to war. >> reporter: and we see the videos of the rebels but who exactly are they what and what do they represent? >> when the anti-moammar gadhafi god going in egypt and syria and yemen it is like that. but since they have gone to arms the violence has risen to the top. when a dictator is over thrown through non-violent means. >> as in egypt. >> or tunisia it almost always turns into a democracy. where if they are over thrown through military force and armed struggle more likely than not it turns into another dictatorship. >> reporter: so a strong armed person may emerge from the leader of the rebel forces. which did not rule out him using similar action in the future. we have syria. there are questions in egypt that is still unsettled.

speier: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to discuss a epidemic that is flying too far under the radar. the bullying of children with special needs. bullying has gotten a fair amount of attention in recent years. our nation was shocked by the story of tyler, a gay rutgers student who jumped off the george washington bridge after being bullied by his peers. earlier this month, "dateline nbc" ran a special called, "quote my kid would never bully." in it hidden cameras were used so parents could watch their children react to several different bullying situations set up by "dateline." the results were not great. last week the president and first lady held a white house conference on bullying. what we haven't focused on is who gets bullied the most. and you might be surprised by this. it's children with special needs. in fact, two times as many children with special needs are taunted every day in school as children who are normal. tomorrow i will be co-hosting a briefing with congresswoman kathy mcmorris rodgers, hers

. >> reporter: outside the hearing room congress woman jack speier called pg&e's practices frightening. >> we are at a point in this country where we have infrastructure that is so debilitated that to not have automatic remote shut-off valves is, you know, bordering on gross negligence. >> and congresswoman jackie pier would require the utility to have automatic or remote control shut-off valves running through populated areas like sanbruno. but with republican control of the house it is uncertain if and when that legislation moves forward. the ntsb hearings will be continuing the next couple of days. we should have the results on their investigation sometime in september. >>> it will be interesting to see what kind of teeth all of this will have when it is finished. >> absolutely. you know, with this legislation, this is what people say they want. but, you know, it is uncertain if it is going to move forward right now because the republicans are setting the agenda right now. and this is, you know, a controversial item. >> in the meantime eight people are dead and countless homes were

. >> reporter: and congresswoman jackie speier called pg&e's public awareness campaigns unacceptablet's working on better communication with first responders. today's testimony will get under way in half hour. the ntsb will be talking to industry insiders about pipeline technology. the testimony will wrap up today, should be finished by lunch. >> thank you, christin ayers live in the newsroom. >>> let's go back to lawrence and elizabeth to find out what's happening with our forecast and the roads on this thursday morning. >> a little slick out there this morning. we have some showers showing up outside this morning. it is a little wet in spots, not a washout and not as impressive as yesterday. but we are seeing some scattered showers mainly along the peninsula now but we have some cells making their way into parts of the south bay. hi-def super zoom into milpitas and you're seeing a good cell here. we have not a bad cell moving through bringing moderate rain to milpitas. be prepared for that. and then it's moving by in 10 minutes and it's all gone but there is still more off the coas

still, congresswoman jackie speier called their efforts before the blast an abject failure and as we said the hearing going on right now on capitol hill. it will wrap up a little bit early today. we'll bring you some of those highlights later on. sydnie. >> christin ayers, thank you. >>> $50,000 gone from a san jose school and this morning, two women are under investigation. investigators say the suspects stole money from the parent- teacher organization at trace elementary. it's a group they used to work for. they bought gifts, clothes and vacation trips. according to investigators, the women claim that the bank records were burned in a school fire back in july. >>> time 6:06. a light spritzing through a few neighborhoods here in the bay area? >> that's probably the worst we'll see around the bay area today. nothing like yesterday where we had some heavier amounts, especially in the north bay but we are seeing some scattered showers out there right now and that's what we are going to see on and off today. sunny breaks in between. you see the scattered showers now in toward half moon

their position may not really matter, though, because san bruno's congresswoman, jackie speier, introduced legislation to make them mandatory. today, the meetings focused on the way that pg&e operates. tomorrow, the hearing will pick up and deal with state and federal oversight. then thursday, the focus will be on industry wide technology. we are streaming all of the hearings for you in case you want to check them out for yourself. go to nbcbayarea.com. jess? >> okay, thank you, kris. >>> four years after a de anza college party ended in rape allegations, that case is finally being heard in court. the young woman who claims she was assaulted by several members of the men's baseball team is suing in civil court. the party took place at the home of a player renting the house from his own grandfather. now he and seven other players are the target of the suit which started today. among the first witnesses, a member of the de anza girl's soccer team who testified that three team members say they shoved their way through a door to rescue the young woman being violated. >>> former giants star bar

jackie speier says she's introduced legislation to a make sure it -- to make sure it doesn't happen again there's a very sim pill solution. i've-- simple solution, i've introduced hr-2. it would require pg&e and every other utility of this country to notify the homeowner who is within 2,000 feet of a transmission line. >> reporter: the report and safety recommendations are expected to be issued in set. now, a few moments ago, a representative from the -- a representative from the -- with the the american gas association was testifying and she raised a lot of eyebrows when she said she sees the san bruno disaster as an anomaly. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, allison. >>> 8:16. wisconsin republicans are trying to -- trying to end the boycott by democrats with a $100 a day fine for lawmakers who don't show up for roll call. some members have been absent for two weeks. just one democrat is needed for a quorum to take place so the senate can vote on the plan to cut collective bargaining rights for public employees. >> the $100 fine is not

speier stories as chief justice john roberts describe the cold cold -- courts hearing is narrow. does is open door for others who may wish to take up this kind of protesting? >> well i think he made clear that when the topic of the protest is a matter of public concern, in other words not exclusively a personal attack on a private individual, that when the protest itself is a topic of the matter of public concern, it is pretty well protected by the first amendment. >> you said the ruling in the case was 8-1. who gave the dissenting vote? >> justice samuel alito was the only dissenter, and he thought that attacks on the snyder's were beyond the pale. alito said that the country has a profound national commitment to free and open debate but he said that is not a license for the vicious verbal assault that occurred in this case. >> has there have been reaction from either party involved in the case as to what the court decided? >> well i have not yet heard from mr. snyder or his lawyers but margie phelps, who was the daughter of a minister of the church and who also is a lawyer who

we're also trying to get in touch with jackie speier. we're told she's on her way to washington, d.c. but is expected to get back to us some time this morning. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >> looking forward to hearing some response from those people. thank you. >>> new this morning, berkeley police are investigating a man's death after a nearly nine- hour s.w.a.t. team standoff overnight. police found the man's body in alameda just before 4:00 this morning. it's believed the man killed himself. officers arrived after reports of someone firing off multiple gunshot wounds. it's not clear if the man found dead fired off those rounds and his identity has not been revealed. >>> overnight we found out that the body of a missing california exchange student was found in a river in madrid, spain. >> we just got this new video of the police removing the body of 22-year-old austin biec from that river. police say the cause of death is not known yet but foul play is not suspected. bice was a student at san diego university. he was studying ab

jackie speier is there.tsb chairwoman actually credited her for hing to arrange these hearings -- for helping to arrange these hear -- hearings. >>> pg&e has offered to buy homes damaged and destroyed in the explosion and fire last september. so far, only two families have agreed to take a buyout. sixteen others are considering the offer. families who take the pg&e buyout can still sue but pg&e hires the appraisers who considers the value of the home. >>> a huge sales jump in detroit for gm. the sales increased by nearly 50% last month. gm said it sold 207,000 cars in february for a 49% increase over the same month last year. the company says an improving economy along with better financing and lease deals led to the jump. a top executive said the sales were seen across the entire mod. lineup despite the -- model lineup, despite the increase in gas prices. >>> more bay area school districts getting ready for the budget crisis. last night the san rafael school board voted to issue rayoff notices to as many as

speier making a presumption there. >> what's the status of the diplomat who was designated in charge for a fax that he received and whom he said i think on monday that you were regarding is duly selected representative the libyan government? >> my comments were based on the presumption that the fax would be followed by a diplomatic note the fact is we haven't received it. we have responsibilities under the vienna convention and we are willing to exercise those are sponsored bill of these and. matt: 's point is a good one. our communication with the living government is limited by the fact that we have removed our diplomats and you have got some turmoil at the libyan mission here and in new york as well. we are continuing to assess this document and trying to verify it. >> but more specifically -- specifically, less on the document and more specifically on the communication with the libyan government. you have not made a deliberate decision not to talk to the government, set correct? you will continue to try to reach the foreign minister to talk about this and other issues related to

al alaki, one of the key as dollars or in speier first, if i could use that word, in the english speaking world. osama bin loudoun still at large, and al qaeda has been constrained to a large degree in terms of its geography, and it's still has served as a core. there are many other al qaeda- related organizations around the world that seek to harm the west and the united states. the border with mexico is something that we focus on quite a bit. it is an area where we are assisting the president of mexico in his powerful war against the cartels that exist over the bridge from el paso, over the roads from laredo, across a huge gully in nogales. that is a key struggle for us, a key issue that we have. i think part of what makes homeland security such a complex and challenging position is that it is almost easier to say what you do not worry about than what you need to be worried about at any given time. >> secretary chertoff, how has it changed since your tenure and perhaps a lot of international cooperation and international cargo and the recent threats we have seen? >> i would say what jan

speier: tomorrow the house homeland security committee will hold a hearing that will actually have the he potential to make our nation less safe. the title of the hearing is, the extent of radicalization in the american muslim community. but what's truly radical is using committee time and resources to profile and demonize whole communities of people based on their faith. american muslims are a peaceful, law-abidinging citizens and be -- law-abiding citizens and many have cooperated with u.s. authorities to help prevent terrorist attacks. we should target terrorists based on actions not religion. when law enforcement agencies were asked to identify terrorist groups within their state, muslim extremist groups ranked 11th out of 18. neo-nazis, environmental extremists, and anti-tax groups were all more prevalent. radicalization and homegrown terrorism are serious and legitimate concern and deserve thoughtful examination. not an ideologically motivated charade. we must continue efforts to defeat al qaeda wherever they exist. but one key to combating extremism is winning the hearts and min

al alaki, one of the key as dollars or in speier first, if i could use that word, in the english speaking world. osama bin loudoun still at large, and al qaeda has been constrained to a large degree in terms of its geography, and it's still has served as a core. there are many other al qaeda- related organizations around the world that seek to harm the west and the united states. the border with mexico is something that we focus on quite a bit. it is an area where we are assisting the president of mexico in his powerful war agait the cartels that exist over the bridge from el paso, over the roads from laredo, across a huge gully in nogales. that is a key struggle for us, a key iss that we have. i think part of what makes homeland security such a complex and challenging position is that it is almost easier to say what you do not worry about than what you need to be worried about at any given time. >> secretary chertoff, how has it changed since your tenure and perhaps a lot of international cooperation and international cargo and the recent threats we have seen? >> i would say what janet h

speier: thank you, mr. speaker. i recently surveyed my constituents and asked them what they thought i should spend my time on in 2011. no surprise, they said jobs. create jobs. 15 million americans without work today. what does the republican continuing resolution do? it is going to add another 700,000 jobs lost in america. by mark zahndy, the fine economist who was the advisor to john mccain when he was running for president, 700,000 jobs. why would they do this? you got to scratch your head. the reason why they want to do this is because they only win if the economy is down, if there are more jobs lost. so their whole approach is not to be americans but to be republicans. i say republicans join us in being americans first. let's create a job seeking engine. let's create jobs in this country. not take them away. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york wish to be recognized? without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr