speier went on to say it's a laughable punishment. s >> a former football player at the u.s. naval academy found got guilty of sexual assault. the case hinged on whether the reason to smile look at the calendar. the united nations declared march 20th internagal day of happiness the campaign put up a giant wall in union square. the goal to make happiness and good will contagious >> if having a bad day, studies have known shown if you create happiness for someone else you'll become happy as well. >> some of the things people wrote was smiling more often. and sharing a kiss. >> today's happy day hope it was contagious. >> that is john lewis, 74, and going to get his groove onto the tune of "happy". >> later he tweeted be happy, everybody. why not? >> good job there. >> a contestant phrase. >> the first letters. >> the letters are given at the start of the puzzles. that is what emil got in the bonus round oochl they put up n and e. and i, everyone knew that word is new. >> and then neil called h, e, m, and o. >> nothing else was showing up they didn't put up anymore letters so i

p a statement speier says quote this is another example of whether commanders should not be deciding whether someone is prosecuted after pleading guilty i'm certain sinclaire will be sent home with a pension paid by taxpayer who's expect their military leaders to serve honorably. >> this year california voters will not they have support putting the vote that would overturn part of proposition 209 allowing public colleges and universities to use race as a factor p judging students for admission. opponents are concerned it would help some groups at the expansion of others. >> some cal students matching a plan -- rather, hatching a plan to get president obama to deliver the commencement speech. there is a lot of excitement. you'll be surprised to say only eight u.s. presidents only visited uc berkeley. where does one convince the president of the united states to address cal's graduating class of 2015? you have to first sell to it student senate. last week, 20 members voted to support the plan. that got attention of the student newspaper. >> it's no longer can it happen, it's more of th

speier, for five minutes. ms. speier: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for five minutes and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. speier: mr. speaker, i rise today to tell a story of 17-year-old catholic school girl from the seattle suburbs whose dream to join the marine corps were destroyed by sexual predator. the girl's recruiter after discussing sexual harassment policy with her decided to give her a big hug. then lifted her on his lap and fondled her breasts. he then tried to get her to perform oral sex on him at another visit to the marine recruiting office, and on a third occasion he had her fondle his genitals while the girl was riding in his car. she told the king county district attorney's office she felt pressured into the sexual contact to get a position within the corps. while king county investigators found the girl's claims to be credible, the recruiter's chain of command within the marine corps did not. and returned

if spas, speier's legislation could close the loophole -- if passed, speier's legislation could closephole. the lake tahoe visitors' authority may cancel the annual 4th of july fireworks show. a couple filed a lawsuit claiming debris from the fireworks is polluting the lake and violating the clean water act. well, the agency scheduled an emergency meeting yesterday to consider ending its sponsorship for the fireworks show. >> it's just really sad that a couple people could destroy such a family tradition. >> the couple says they want to protect the lake and they have no intention of trying to stop the fireworks. they say they just want proper permitting and cleanup enforced. tourism officials say they will wait another week. they hope to settle the lawsuit before canceling the event. >>> 7:16. california is adding a lot of jobs according to a new report. riverside in southern california had the highest job growth rate in the country according to the u.s. bureau of labor statistics. san francisco came in a very close second. los angeles was 10th in the country. state rankings of califo

a lot going on there, i want to bring in jackie speier from california.ity leader eric cantor said congress is going to move quickly to vote on sanctions. let me play that. >> the house will be discussing ways that we can help ukraine's government while putting significant pressure on russia to stop the flagrant aggression to its neighbor in ukraine. the world community should stand united against this invasion, america should be leading and we'll vote soon on legislation to help aid the ukrainian people. >> what would you be supportive of, do you believe there needs to be stronger sanctions, congresswoman? >> well, first of all, yes, we absolutely need to provide immediate aid, both in terms of loans, loan guarantees, and grants so they can have open and democratic elections so that we can assist them in finding assets that may have been taken with ill-gotten money. in terms of sanctions, it's very important for us to appreciate that unless we have the e.u. with us, the 28 countries of the e.u., the u.s. imposing sanctions on russia is not going to do an

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california congresswoman jackie speier called the punishment laughable. >>> an ex-naval academy footballty of sexual assault. he was accused of sexually assaulting a female midshipman in 2012. the ruling was denounced. >>> have you ever wondered what gold medal winning high divers do in the off season? in the case of this world champion, you head to the amazon rain forest to do that. he's free falling in that dive, over 100 feet from the forest canopy to the river below. not a trick to try in the dry season. needed nine feet of water to safely dive. >>> time for a look ahead and a look back. the clintons will be at arizona state university for a clinton global initiative event. former president bill clinton and former secretary of state hillary clinton will meet with college students to discuss global challenges. >>> on this day in 1963, one of the most famous high security prisons ever shut its doors. >> farewell to alcatraz, it plays host to the press on its closing day. for the first time in the long penal history, reporters and camera men are allowed to roam the cell blocks at will.

speier, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. ms. speier: mr. speaker, i thank you for the opportunity to address the house tonight on what is called the defense logistics agency, something probably not many people have heard about. well, the d.l.a. is like a big hardware store in the department of defense. and about 30 years ago we heard horrific stories about wasteful spending, taxpayer dollars being spent, $436 being spent on a hammer,, $7,600 on coffee makers and $640 for toilet seats. and we all thought, well, it's been taken care of. well, not so fast. i'm showing you right now what is a plumbing elbow. at the local hardware store i, this elbow sells -- store, this elbow sells for $1.41. but the taxpayers of this country spent $80 to a defense contractor who charged us that much money for this elbow. how about a box of washers? at the local hardware store we as individuals would pay omething like $1.22. $1.22 for this box of washers. what did the taxpayers of this country pay a defense contractor for a box of washers? how about $196.50. so

. >> congress woman jackie speier said i have always said this will be a marathon, not a sprint untile fix this system, the fight will continue. the kre kwe is not if we'll reform this system but when . she has been a outspoken critic of the military handling of sexual assaults. >> opening statements began in a a general that pleaded not guilty today. a female captain that sinclaire forced her to perform twice >>> the olympic runner oscar pistorios covered his ears as a neighbor described the scene moments after he shot and killed his girlfriend. >> crying all the time. he tried to say please let her live, she must not die. saying he will dedicate his life and her life to god if she would only just live. >> testifying he struggled in vain to help her breathe holding two fingers in her mouth. he says pistorious told him he shot her thinking she was a burglar. >> a southern california neighborhood is on high alert for a mountain lion that killed a family pet then displayed aggressive behavior towards people. prince where hes was a friendly german sheperd. wednesday morning a mountain li

speier, for five minutes. ms. speier: madam speaker, thank you. last week, as the world watched in disbelief, the trial of brigadier general sinclaire concluded much as it began, flawed and unjust. even with the world watching, the military once again demonstrated its outright incompetence at administering justice. brigadier general sinclaire walked out of the court a free man even though he had plead guilty to these charges. he plead guilty to an inappropriate relationships with his accuser, an inappropriate relationship with another female army captain, an inappropriate relationship with a female army major, possessing and displaying pornographic images and videos on his computer in afghanistan. he plead guilty to using a government-issued travel card for personal purposes for a trip to tucson, arizona, and a trip to fort hood, texas, to see his mistress. he plead guilty to attempting to start an inappropriate relationship with a female army lieutenant. sexually explicit communications with a female army major, requesting and receiving nude phot

. >>> jackie speier praised a protocol developed by law enforcement officials to fight human trafficking. the protocol led to training for police and airlines and hotel employees in how to spot -- to spot women and children forced into the sex trade. >> an effort for which i can not say enough about the leadership that has been shown by law enforcement on this issue. >> the protocol comes from a process that began in 2011 where police and politicians began to educate themselves and discuss the best ways to stop it. >>> general motors says it is recalling 1.5 million vehicles in addition to the 1.6 million that were recalled last month. this latest recall addressed three problems. 1.2million crossovers because of a air back problem. 64,000, 2013 and 2014 cadillac sedans for over heating breaks and 300,000 express and gmc savannah vans to rework the instrument panels. for a full list go a www.ktvu.com. >>> pandora claimed another victory in a battle. a judge ruled friday the royalty rate they pay song writers will remain unchanged. in the suit wanted to raise rates while they wanted them t

speier, for five minutes. ms. speier: madam speaker, thank you. last week, as the world watched in disbelief, the trial of brigadier general sinclaire concluded much as it began, flawed and unjust. even with the world watching, the military once again demonstrated its outright incompetence at administering justice. brigadier general sinclaire walked out of the court a free man even though he had plead guilty to these charges. he plead guilty to an inappropriate relationships with his accuser, an inappropriate relationship with another female army captain, an inappropriate relationship with a female army major, possessing and displaying pornographic images and videos on his computer in afghanistan. he plead guilty to using a government-issued travel card for personal purposes for a trip to tucson, arizona, and a trip to fort hood, texas, to see his mistress. he plead guilty to attempting to start an inappropriate relationship with a female army lieutenant. sexually explicit communications with a female army major, requesting and receiving nude phot

the companion bill is sponsored by jackie speier. a democrat. we haven't heard house republicans talk about this. that is going to be a big question. once this passes the senate, what will the house do? a long way to go on this. maybe there is bicameral negotiation on it. he remains to be seen what will happen. >> it is going to be an unusual day and night for the senate. the senate will be in all my. why is that? >> climate change. two senators are going to talk about climate change. this is a partisan battle over what is due on climate change. how to address it. whether it exists. if you look at it, there is the division among democrats on this. the white house considers approving the keystone xl pipeline. critics say it would affect climate change in a negative fashion. the administration has downplayed that. is timing of this i'm sure tied to that. the been indications a final decision will happen in the next couple of months. >> one more item in the senate. we saw harry reid is to my giving up on extending unemployment insurance. >> that ha

the companion bill is sponsored by jackie speier. a democrat. we haven't heard house republicans talk about this. that is going to be a big question. once this passes the senate, what will the house do? a long way to go on this. maybe there is bicameral negotiation on it. he remains to be seen what will happen. >> it is going to be an unusual day and night for the senate. the senate will be in all my. why is that? >> climate change. two senators are going to talk about climate change. this is a partisan battle over what is due on climate change. how to address it. whether it exists. if you look at it, there is the division among democrats on this. the white house considers approving the keystone xl pipeline. critics say it would affect climate change in a negative fashion. the administration has downplayed that. the timing of this i'm sure is tied to that. the been indications a final decision will happen in the next couple of months. >> one more item in the senate. we saw harry reid is to my giving up on extending unemployment insurance. >> tha