. >> congress woman jackie speier, why she's now turning her attention to her own colleagues. >> it's time for us to recognize we have a problem. >> new crash tests just blinked. >> abc7 >> the result they're not good. consumer reports just pulled it's recommendation. by insurance institute of highway safety. michael finney has the story. >> this is what happened when a vehicle going 40 miles per hour crashes into a car an object. consumer reports is no longer recommending them. >> we cannot recommend a vehicle that is a crash test. where offers have proven they can do well. >> the new insurance institute tests is harder for many cars than older tests on the left. when hit, cars have crumpel zones in front that absorb impact. the director of auto testing for consumer reports jake fisher says generally car that's don't do well were designed before that test was instituted. >> these are 2014 models designed years ago. >> fisher says if you own one of the cars don't panic. >> if you're in the market, consumer reports has recommendations the toyota, highlander earned top scores and did we

congresswoman jackie speier, thank you so much for joining us.nd thank you for joining us as well, cheryl. >> eric, thanks so much. >>> when we come back, we're going to hear from one of the headlines." i'm cheryl jennings. we're continuing our discussion about the upcoming professional business women of california conference happening tuesday, west th at moscone cewest in san francisco. joining me right now is dr. elizabeth lindsey. she will be the keynote speaker at this year's 25thth pbwc conference. she's a world renown specialist in the field of cultural intelligence. what is that phrase? i don't know. >> many people don't. it's a way of improving throughout the mellenia in cultures around the world. i've lived with way finders who can traverse thousands of miles of ocean without map instruments. >> oh, my goodness. >> it's interesting. >> it is, and how it relates to our lives it teaches us how to navigate our internal compass. how we can traverse a land scape that's constantly changing. >> we do all have a lot of stress these days. i've go

speier. we believe we will reach our goals.our system is working as i testified earlier and really our goal now for the short-term is to improve the functionality and the usability of our system. >> maryland has exceeded its enrollment goals. >> ms. yang. >> congresswoman, as you have heard in my testimony, we are proud of the fact that we are achieving a fundamental of the aca which is to expand coverage on top of an already very solid ground in massachusetts. our work is not done but we on a very solid path. >> mr. leitz freshman mr. leitz spent we have not had specific goals but with exit poll projections. all goals are to ensure everything california's we still have work to do. >> congresswoman, minnesota is solidly on track and we feel very good about the future of what's ahead of us. >> mr. van pelt. >> thank you. oregon estimate on its way to achieving its enrollment goals and feel confident in the steps we've taken to improve our technology. >> mr. lee, california is a great sunshine story here, and we are proud of that

congress woman speier plans to introduce a bill called halt campus sexual violence act. in berkeley, abc7 news >> sky 7 hd, the with a quote hot or shouldering object >> the fire was an accidental fire. so there is no malicious intent involved. >> the object that caused the fire has not been released and advices are actually still dealing with the affects. one manager says his b-52 lost over 300,000s ndz a month. >> investigators continuing to comb the site of a weekend fire in san jose. nick smith has the latest on the investigation. >> good afternoon. today canines were used. investigators thin to comb through evidence to find out what started this blaze to make sure everyone made it out safely. our cameras able to capture roxy. this canine and her handler helping the fire department determine if ignitable liquid was present at the time. >> she's able to locate exact location. this is one of the important pieces of equipment being used that can do work of a dozen men in only minutes. this allows operator to move block that's could be covering up key pieces of the inves

speier will introduce new legislation that will require colleges to provide can surveys and interviewle a claim. >>> the peeking case involving carrillo is going to court. the two sides are going to meet to see if they've reached a resolution or go to a trial which starts on friday. the press democrat reports that carrillo's lawyer says his client would rather go to court rather than seek a plea deal. he was arrested last year when someone called 911 to report someone cowt side her window -- outside her window. police found him nearby wearing his socks and underwater with where. >>> a mobile app that features press releases and suspect photos and alerts. it will be sent out on the app. the police department says it's the best way to put public safety information in the hand of people who need it the most. >>> the san francisco city gardener accused of running over and killing a woman in a city park is due back in court today. 58-year-old thomas berno,woy faces felony vehicular manslaughter and vehicular homicide charges. police say he man over and killed a 35-year-old woman in his cit

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joining me now are congresswoman jackie speier, democrat from california.introduced a bill to combat sexual harassment in the house of representatives, and "washington post's" dana milbank. and his new column is called "republicans kiss votes from women good-bye." good title, dana. thank you both for coming on the show. >> hi, reverend. >> congresswoman, let me go to you first. you said yesterday the house of representatives is not a frat house. why is your legislation so important, especially now? >> well, it's important because we have had a string of very embarrassing incidents, where members of both sides of the aisle in the house have engaged in conduct unbefitting a member of congress and violative of our own sexual harassment policies. the senate already has a mandatory training program. i think it's high time that the house does the same and incorporates that, so that both the members of the house and their staff know what is, indeed, sexual harassment, what's a hostile work environment, and the employees know exactly what they can do if they find t

that is until bay area congresswomen jackie speier and lee came forward. >> one ivy league student told me she was advised to wear sneakers to be able to run faster from her assailant. >> reporter: 6% of men have the same fate. on the cal campus, there's 42 active sexual assault cases of which 31 students and alumni have filed federal complaints against the university dating back to 1975. >> i graduated in 1975 and not much progress has been made. >> we are serious about this issue, we take it very seriously. >> new details about sexual assaults on college campuses. a college with 10,000 students could experience as many as 350 rapes a year. fewer than 5% of assaults on female students are reported to police. 80% of victims and assailants know each other. you can learn more about the prevalence and risk factors for sexual assaults on college campuses by going to our website ktvu.com. just look under web links on our website. >>> today raymond "shrimp boy" chow pled not guilty in connection to the corruption charge against leland yee. four other people also entered pleas of not guilty. t

. >> first a military and now a new target: congresswoman jackie speier is turning her attention to fellow lawmakers in a battle against sexual [dad] [lu [boy] mom!ughs] [mom] yes? [boy] whoa,whoa,whoa... [mom and dad] [laughing] [boy] whoa,whoa,whoa... [mom] you've got two left feet,boo. >>> good wednesday morning at 4:53. the embarcadero in san francisco shows clouds back, fog, visibility is not as clear as the past couple of days. how does that affect the temperatures? there is a change and meteorologist mike nicco will talk about that. >> 100,000 young salmon will be trucked from a none california hatchery and released near the golden gate bridge on a strong outgoing tide to the pacific ocean. officials have joined forces to try to help the salmon reach the ocean. the return rates are in danger because of the drought. water flow is too dangerous for young salmon and gates that are normally closed are open to allow water to be pumped forking a. up to 30 million young salmon from state and federal hatcheries will be released in 2.5-month long operation. >> we have had a drought and i don

. >> congress woman jackie speier plans to inro tro dues a bill called halt campus sexual violence act>> an old san francisco tradition may be returning. free parking on sunday tonight the transportation agency is voting on a roll back. abc7 news reporter joins us where i understand it's a big development. within just the last few minutes >> they voted to do away with sunday enforcement. the mayor said everywhere he goes he has gotten an earful of negative comments about sunday meters so despite the fact that diverse groups like san francisco chamber of commerce and bicycle coalition wanted this enforcement, the transportation directors appointed by the mayor listened to him. for the first time last year the city began >> people fworing into service was a great deal of anxiety now. can i serve? and feed the poor without having to feed the meter? >> the agency says sunday metering from noon to 6:00 doubled amount of available parking as more cgo. the owner of jeff's jewels and president of the merchant situation says her members not only want sunday metering but have more restrictions.

. >> congress woman jackie speier plans to inro tro dues a bill called halt campus sexual violence act. >> an old san francisco tradition may be returning. free parking on sunday tonight the transportation agency is voting on a roll back. abc7 news reporter joins us where i understand it's a big development. within just the last few minutes >> they voted to do away with sunday enforcement. the mayor said everywhere he goes he has gotten an earful of negative comments about sunday meters so despite the fact that diverse groups like san francisco chamber of commerce and bicycle coalition wanted this enforcement, the transportation directors appointed by the mayor listened to him. for the first time last year the city >> people fworing into service was a great deal of anxiety now. can i serve? and feed the poor without having to feed the meter? >> the agency says sunday metering from noon to 6:00 doubled amount of available parking as more come and go. the owner of jeff's jewels and president of the merchant situation says her members not only want sunday metering but have more restrictio

. >> congress woman jackie speier calls it an epidemic. >> and a big step closer to the cause of a major fire. >> in san jose, still digging for what happened. and marathon runners returning to finish what they've started. >> we have a warm up coming up on wednesday. >> in san francisco, you can see this an apartment building on fire in the mission district. you can see the roof is burning now. >> yes. we have we'll get that clarified as soon as we can. firefighters on the roof. you can see ladder companies attacking this thing from several angles here. >> and this from the skyway. we're going to stay on top of the fire and sky 7 and report on new developments as soon as we get them. >> yes. stay with us on twitter on abc # news bay area as well. and breaking news from boston on the day the city marked the one-year anniversary of the bombing police evacuated a street because of two unattended backpacks. that is a member of the bomb squad. we've seen them examining this device. >> those backpacks are right near the marathon finish line witnesses told police a barefoot man with a long blac

coming up at 5:00 can gress woman jackie speier known for fighting sexual harassment in the military.he's turning her attention to a colleague. >> it's time to recognize we have a problem. >> plus, olympic athletes just told he may never compete again. mayo? corn dogs? you are so outta here! aah! [ female announcer ] the complete balanced nutrition of great-tasting ensure. 24 vitamins and minerals, antioxidants, and 9 grams of protein. [ bottle ] ensure®. nutrition in charge™. >>> tonight marvel agents of shield followed by goldbergs and the show resurrection. >> and watch abc is now available to dish customers who want to watch abc7 online just click on watch abc logo to find out how to access it you can search in your app store. >> residents of fremont are gathering for a meet how to install surveillance cameras to deter burglaries and thefts. >> david louie is live in fremont now. there is no strangers to theft there how are these helping? >> this neighborhood is filled with drivers residents pay a thousand dollars and they say it's worth it when they compare what a thief can steal

congresswoman jackie hill speier and barbara lee say that there are now pushing a halt campus sexualce act. it wants schools to have strong rules involving these type of violence. the university says that it had fewer than 10 rapes since 2008. right now, administrators admit that it has been investigating 42 so far. >> mark: pain to parking meters on sunday in san francisco will soon be a thing of the past. the san francisco-upload transportation agency board voted to eliminate some of parking enforcement when it was approved. it also creates a four hour time limit from noon to 6:00 p.m.. a big supporter of stopping paid parking on sunday, mayor ed lee sang that people have been pressuring him to support a change. free parking starts in july. >> anny: more local nose as a head. the royal couple in sydney swanarmed by the public. we will tell you how they were welcomed in australia. >> a baby weighing in at nearly 40 lbs.. >> we will be right back. [ grunting ] i'm taking off, but, uh, don't worry. i'm gonna leave the tv on for you. and if anything happens, don't forget about the new

that's when barbara lee and speier came to the university. >> one woman told me that she was told to wear sneakers so she could run away from her attacker. >> reporter: there's 42 sexual assault cases dating back to 1975. >> i graduated in 1975. and not much progress has been made. >> we are not indifferent to this issue. we take it extremely seriously. >> reporter: cal has placed numerous new positions to deal with sexual misconduct. new legislation will require schools to track sexual misconduct nationwide. paul chambers, ktvu. >>> a few high clouds starting to move in. we will see fog trying to move in tonight. it's clear right now. the fog on the computer model tries to form about 1:00 in the morning. it shows off in pacifica. that goes away. in monterey that's at 6:00 in the morning. this morning we had fog to start with. but it went away. tomorrow it's gone most of the day. forecast highs tomorrow oranges are 80s so these oranges 80s are starting to come further this way. so we're going to see more upper 70s and low 80s. tomorrow a warmer day than today by 5 degrees. we'll talk

that's when barbara lee and speier came to the university. >> one woman told me that she was told to wear sneakers so she could run away from her attacker. >> reporter: there's 42 sexual assault cases dating back to 1975. >> i graduated in 1975. and not much progress has been made. >> we are not indifferent to this issue. we take it extremely seriously. >> reporter: cal has placed numerous new positions to deal with sexual misconduct. new legislation will require schools to track sexual misconduct nationwide. paul chambers, ktvu. >>> a few high clouds starting to move in. we will see fog trying to move in tonight. it's clear right now. the fog on the computer model tries to form about 1:00 in the morning. it shows off in pacifica. that goes away. in monterey that's at 6:00 in the morning. this morning we had fog to start with. but it went away. tomorrow it's gone most of the day. forecast highs tomorrow oranges are 80s so these oranges 80s are starting to come further this way. so we're going to see more upper 70s and low 80s. tomorrow a warmer day than today by 5 degrees. we'll talk

speier, for five minutes. ms. speier: thank you, mr. speaker. you know, i've spent a fair amount of time on the house oor talking about sexual harassment, sexual assault and rape in the military. in fact, i've spoken some 30 times about that issue. but it's apparent that we also need to spend some time talking about sexual harassment in this chamber. this is the congress of the united states of america. this is the house of representatives of the united states of america. this is not a frat house. regrettably this week, another one of our colleagues was discovered engaged in inappropriate action with one of his staff. this is not the first time. it will probably not be the last time. it happens on the republican side. it happens on the democratic side. that doesn't make it ok. almost 25 years ago, anita hill testified before the judiciary committee of the senate. there were six male senators that questioned her, suggested that she somehow had wanted it or was lying. i remember watching that testimony and throwing my slipper at the television, i

. >>> san francisco congresswoman jackie speier has introduced a bill to require all staff members and members to take sex good morning -- to the staffer has resigned. her husband will divorce her. the congresswoman says this is not partisan. >> it is apparent we need to spend some time talking about sexual harassment in this chamber. this is the congress of the united states of america. this is the house of representatives of the united states america. this is fought a frat house. >> members of the senate are required to takes sexual harassment training. house of representatives members are not. hearings will be held to look become on the boston marathon bombing to see how it happened and what can be done to prevent a similar attack in the future. the hearing by the house of representatives homeland security security meeting is a year after the attack. three people were killed and 250 others were injured. the hearings were to be held in boston but moved to washington because officials are already currently preparing no this year's mayor then which will take place less than two weeks f

. >>> meanwhile, congresswoman jackie speier is using yee's arrest to push for a ban on the import of assault weapons. used to be one but she says enforcements lapsed. yee is accused of attempting to traffic guns from the philippines. he is suspended from the state senate but his offices are open for business. kpix 5 reporter mark sayre says the capital will work with what they have to get done what work and it will have to wait. >> reporter: senator yee has an officer at the state capital as well two district offices one in san mateo and one in san francisco. even though he has been suspended his staff is at work. the staff members of senators are employees of the senate, not the individual senators. they report to the senate personnel director and can keep working if their boss can't conduct official business. >> all employees of the senate are employees of the senate rules committee and these employees are now back at work. they are here to serve the constituents in the district and as well as you know the constituents that come to the capital. >> reporter: all 17 bills sponsored b

congresswoman jackie speier and barbara lee say they are pushing a "halt campus sexual violence act".colleges ranked as to the degrees of sexual violence at the school and they want schools to get stronger on rules involving sexual harassment and violence. the students that you heard there have filed federal complaints against u-c berekeley. some say they did contact police and believe they were unfairly treated at that stage as well. the entire group met with the university chancellor monday about this topic. >>: a judge in phoenix will hold a hearing today were lawyers for former nfl of rowe's safety gear sharper would challenge the evidence used to keep him in jail without bail on sexual assault charges in arizona. the sharper is charged with sharper is charged with drug and sexually assaulting two women in november and temp. the hearing marks the latest developments in several ongoing sexual assault investigations involving the 30 year-old sharper and louisiana for arizona and nevada and here in california. the n.c.a.a. maybe relaxing rules on how much did athletes can meet. on tu

congresswoman jackie speier and myself, for example, have been working with our veterans in the bay area, and i tell you, some of the stories and some of the cases that we have uncovered, discovered and worked on are heartbreaking. i know members throughout the country have many veterans whose benefits should have been provided, should have been executed many, many years ago. reduce the veterans' benefits claims backlog, this bill fully funds the president's budget request of $173 million for the veterans' benefits management system and provides an additional $20 million to the veterans' benefits administration for records and staffing needs. as a daughter of a veteran and the representative of thousands of veterans in my district, i am deeply troubled to hear that young men and women who serve our country must wait an average, still an average of 255 days while the v.a. processes their claims. this wait is inexcusable and unacceptable, and we've heard some of the tragic stories that have arisen out of this. finally, mr. chairman, let me just say i'm very pleased that the house is moving

but bay area congresswoman jackie speier, who sits on the committee, heard about that, got upset, andhat executive director of california's plan, covered california, be invited to speak at the panel. and executive director peter lee is there. he just spoke, saying the sign-up process was a success in california. >>> the secret service is warning about a new atm scam that gets big payoffs for thieves. investigators say cyber criminals stole $40 million from atms using just 12 debit card accounts in a recent crime. the thieves managed to find a way to remove limits on withdrawals and that's why we were able to take a lot more money than was in those 12 correspondants. the secret service is calling on banks to increase security. >> very interesting, tori. >>> time now is 8:11. a 16-year-old who was stabbed to death in a park and the person who had the knife, they're both out of jail. the strange twist involving a rarely used california law that has led to five of the victims' friends being jailed. >> and next unravelling yesterday's deadly shooting rampage at fort hood. the new details a

speier. >> thank you, mr. chairman. this is not a proud day for this committee. i often times wonder if we weren't on a 24 hour news cycle whether we would conduct our business differently. chairman lankford and i is ranking member of the subcommittee yesterday held a very important hearing about social security and disability and waste, abuse and fraud. but here, this is a spectacle orchestrated to obscure facts that are partisan and more put political points on the scoreboard. the hallmarks of a politically motivated and biased investigation have been evident throughout this process. the majority amount to a conclusion the investigation before they held one hearing or conduct that a single interview. in fact, the chairman of the committee went on fox and announced there was a conspiracy on the president of the united states, the white house had been involved in this fiasco. facts that haven't fit into the predetermined narrative of the majority have been completely ignored. there have been 31 legal experts that have spoken out on whether or not ms. lerner waive

host: on the subject of those regulations, jackie speier, congresswoman jackie speer tweeted out when the fda released the proposal that they were welcome but long overdue. on their newexpand proposed relations to e-cigarette's, especially in their marketing to children and former smokers. what the caller was talking about, using and e-cigarette to get off the combustion cigarette. guest: the public-health health community is divided on this issue. certainly most of what health issues -- experts contend that the electronic cigarette is more safe than traditional combustible sigrid, considering that -- combustible cigarettes, considering they are responsible for 500,000 deaths per year. people that say when they have tried the patch or gum, it has not worked. there is concern that this might lure people back to conventional cigarettes. there is also concern of what happens with dual use. host: here is one of those public officials, former surgeon , asked richard carmona about why he serves on the board of one of the electronic cigarette companies. here is what he said. guest: when i wa