peninsula congress woman jackie speier is undergoing surgery today. her office is not saying what kind of surgery. only that she will miss votes in congress over the next two weeks. she'll be recovering at her home in san mateo county. speier has been representing the 14th district since 2008. >> 4:35. new this morning, you might notice more traffic cops in palo alto. police there once again have a dedicated traffic team. the unit focuses on catching speeders, patrolling school zones and monitoring commercial truck routes. it was the disband in 2016 due to low staffing and budget cuts. official felt the weekly traffic problems are the top public safety complaint in the city. >> today we could learn more about major service cuts for early morning b.a.r.t. riders. board of directors meets today. trains will start running at fib:00 a.m. instead of 4:00 a.m. crews are retrofitting the tube so it's safe during an earthquake. b.a.r.t. says the tube itself is seismically sound, but they're worried an outer shell and concrete liner would crack in a major quak

congresswoman speier taking to twitter. i am demanding that the transcript from the four hours of negotiations be made public. the american people must know the depth of his betrayal for the sake of our national security. take a look. outside the white house this evening, a second consecutive night of protests. former adviser to hillary clinton organized this rally, actress alyssa milano one of the manyrs they're expected to be in front of the white house until 4:00 a.m. eastern time. >>> new video of a fire in downtown oakland. the fire department tells us at least one work truck caught fire at the salvation army store and donation center. it's at seventh and franklin. this happeplumes of black smoke miles. the fire crews rushed to extinguish the flames and stop that fire from spreading to the actual building. no word what was in the truck or what caused that fire in the first place. >>> i fell down. i started shaking. >> an out of body experience. tonight we're hearing for the first time from the man who was rescued from

speier has served in congress since 2008.er district includes parts of san francisco and san mateo county. >>> a racist robo call is making the rounds in the east bay. the call supports john fitzgerald. cristina rendon says fitzgerald says the anti- semitic calls aren't coming from him and he says they are a smear campaign. >> end the jewish takeover of america and restore our democracy by voting john fitzgerald for u.s. congress. >> reporter: that call -- that robo call caught robert by surprise. he is a business development director for the east bay express and was at work when his cell rang. >> i was shocked when i heard the voice that was immediately racist and i couldn't believe it. >> reporter: the tweet about the call ended up on fitzgerald's website. he is running for congress against democratic incumbent mark desaulnier who represents contra costa county. fitzgerald's site says the robo call is unauthorized, not from him. but his site also has headlines denying the holocaust and is filled with conspiracy theories abo

together with carolyn maloney and jackie speier we put together several pieces of legislation. first, the campus accountability and safety act, introduced by congresswoman maloney, does many things, including establishing a mandatory victim advocate on campus and ensuring assault situations like megan's do not occur. second, the halt campus sexual violence act, which will be introduced by congresswoman jacksy speier and me, will make sure that universities don't shirk their responsibility. texas a&m is not alone. according to the national sexual violence resource center, each year one in five women will be assaulted while in college. that's a staggering statistic. mr. speaker, megan said it best. a&m has a chance to be fearless on every front and to be fearless in the face of such horrible things that are happening to victims. i applaud megan for having the courage to come forward and publicly tell her story to the world. other victims who have been suffering in silence have been inspired to come forward and rally the cause, forming an organization called the 12th woman. a grou

. >> also ahead, bay area congresswoman jackie speier stepping away from her work for surgery.hat we are learning from her office at 6:00. r door opening) (car door closes) (sound of engine sg) ♪ ♪ (sound of footsteps) (sound of car door opening) (car door closes) (sound of engine starting) >>> the xo music festival set for this weekend in antioch is canceled. headliners included ludacris. the concert promoters didn't fulfill their contractture obligations. ktvu's alyana gomez joins us now live with the details. >>> reporter: we caught up with mr. fab who is also supposed to perform this weekend. he said that the whole event was sketchy and disorganized from the start. taking a look at the contra costa county fairgrounds behind me, all you see are a few trailers and empty parking lot. he said that raised a red flag because for an event that starts this weekend, nothing has been set up. >>> reporter: a lavish event three days of fun, featuring food, wine, craft beer and more than 100 artist including ludacris and bay area rapper mr. fab. >> i think it's a scam. >> reporter: we c

should be ashamed of himself and he was a horrible human being >>> peninsula congresswoman jackie speier is undergoing surgery tomorrow. her office isn't saying what kind of surgery. she'll be recovering at her home in san mateo company. she's represented the 14th district since 2008. >>> first responders at yosemite honored for putting their lives on the line. you might recall back in september tons of rocks slid down the face of el capitan and killed a man. first responders rushed into the rock fall zone to rescue climbers. three rescuers arrived first on the scene, firefighter nick bliss and two park rangers. the u.s. secretary of the interior presented them with the valor award for their bravery. amazing job they all did. >>> let's get a check of our forecast. it did feel a few degrees cooler today. >> just a couple of degrees cooler. the big thing is monsoonal moisture and some isolated thunderstorms. it's as simple as humidity and thunderstorms moving up from the south. that could give us a slight chance here near the bay area. we have storm ranger positioned in southern california

jackie speier and i have followed -- filed a bill called the halt act. halt campus sexual violence act. and i ask unanimous consent to introduce into the record jackie speier's official statement on her bill and this special order that we're having today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. r. poe: thank you. i will give as many details as i can, mr. speaker. the national institute of justice estimates that 63% of universities shirk their already legal responsibility when reporting sexual assault violent crimes. they're already supposed to report it, they don't. this bill will make sure that they do report it. alowls the department of education to issue financial personalities if people who don't comply with title ix, and creases the penalties up to $100,000. it allows a private right of action by the victim on campus. and it requires public disclosure of list of colleges and universities under investigation in violation of title ix and the cleary act. and it increases funding so that universities can do this. good piece of legislation. and it's

intelligence agencies and representative jackie speier asks whether siding constitutes treason. >>> san francisco takingno towa site where people mayor plans t site to show you what it looks like. we showed you a similar site running for years in vancouver, canada. it will be run for four days out of glide memorial church. speaking to the mayor about the idea last week. >> reporter: when would you like to open those sides and how many do you think san francisco needs? >> i'd like to open those sites yesterday. i want to open them as soon as we possibly can. >> reporter: the health department hoped to open a pair by july. doesn't look like it will happen now. >> we're not certain that would happen at this time. we are optimistic about the possibility of still doing it here in san francisco. >> three months ago, the head of the city's health department after initially opening two sites this summer she'd like to which meansx sites the next prosecution. >>> plans to sell a post office building in richmond are coming to a halt. the location was about to be sold but the congressman announced

. >>> jackie speier undergoing surgery tomorrow. she'll be recovering at home, so she will miss some votes in congress in the next couple of weeks. the congresswoman has represented the 14th district since 2008. >>> tonight is the annual at&t park slumber party. take a life look at the ballpark. some tents being set up right now. it's been an exciting day there already. a couple of hours ago the giants beat the cubs in extra innings. campers get to watch a league of their own tonight and "star wars." there will also be pizza, midnight snacks and games. >> that sounds like a good deal. s there. we need the go get someone to c our camera there. >> we got a little fog roll into the coastline. a nice cool breeze at at&t park tonight. eventually low cloud move in. currently 62 degrees ing. we'll talk more about monsoonal moisture tuin just a few minute. ♪ >>> pianos amidst the flowers. bay area botanical gardens inviting anyone to tickle the ivories. ella beethoven and flowers.cal >> pianos areed around the gardens. music will fill the a

. >>> and jackie speier undergoes surgery, her office not saying what kind of surgery, only she will be recovering at her home. she has represented the 14th district since 2008. >>> and take a look here. the opening bell of the new york stock exchange. the dow, s&p 500 and nasdaq all up. nasdaq jumped more than one percent to record high as tech and amazon surge. >>> lots of bay area teachers and students probably wondering what exactly they are going to do as more colleges are closing their doors. the art institute of san francisco and argosy university will both close by the end of the year according to the company that now owns those schools. documents reportedly sent to the state indicates the schools will lay off more than 200 teachers, both are former for profits once labored as predatory lenders by critics. the new owners says students will be able to transfer to other campuses. >>> las vegas known for high rollers but when it comes to raiders season ticket holders they need to attract a few more. the raiders plan to start their 2020 season in their new vegas stadium. the team

turk is a member of a group called the mcgowan 12, which recently accompanied congresswoman jackie speier where they donated goods inside a detention center. when they leave there they must wear an ankle bracelet, which acts as a tracking device. >> they're really bulky, dehumanizing, because they are battery run and have to be recharged every 12 hours for the whole time until their court date. >> that could takes months or years. also joining them was a group of students from usf. in fact, they brought with them this banner symbolizing justice and hope and placed it on a border wall. >> five or six or seven of us are behind it going like this holding up the banner. >> reporter: usf is considering creating a partnership between the university and the respite center in mcallen. >> the stories that are coming out and the stories i'm hearing, there is a great urgency for us to act. >> reporter: pena brought back mementos of her short time there. >> this was a rosary. we gave rosary to people who wanted a rosary. and just this item was symbolic of hope for them >> reporter: both are feelings

member of a san mateo group called the mcallen 12, which recently accompanied congresswoman jackie speier to mcallen where they donated goods to people inside a detention center. she explained when thaw leave there, they must wear an ankle bracelet which acts as a track device. >> they're really dehumanize because they are battery run, and they have to be recharged every 12 hours for the whole time until their court date. >> that could take months or years. also joining them was group of students from usf, led by professional belinda hernandez arriaga. in fact, they brought with them this banner symbolizing justice and hope, and placed it on a border wall. >> five or six or seven of us are behind it, going like holding up the banner. >> usf is considering creating a partnership between the university and the respite center in mcallen. >> certainly in the stories that are coming out and the stories that i'm hearing, there is a great urgency for us to act. >> pena brought back some momentos of her short time there. >> this was a rosary. we gave rosary to people who wanted a rosary. and just

current congresswoman jackie speier was there as a staffer. she was shot, but she lived. here's news coverage from 1978. >> we do have a particular interest in it. two nbc news men were shot to death there. good evening, in one of the strangest cases of mass suicide and murder ever recorded, the -- >> if you didn't know, san francisco actually played a big role in the story. jim jones moved to california in the 1960s. he started making a name for himself in the mid-70s, running elderly homes, offering drug counsellining and feeding the p, but also claiming to be the vice reincarnated. "jones town: an american tragedy" airs tonight at 10:00 p.m. right here on nbc. >>> coming up, we'll see some high temperatures across the bay area, but there are some places where people can get relief. >> like tonight, music on the square, redwood city. it starts out warm middle of the day, but by the time the music starts, it will be 77 degrees. sunny and cooling off nicely for the evening. we'll talk about what else is going on around the bay area and the trainirange the temperature that

. >> peninsula congresswoman jackie speier is undergoing surgery today.ffice is not saying what kind of surgery, only that she'll miss votes in congress in the next two weeks. she'll be recovering in her home in san mateo county. she's represented the 14th district since 2008. >> bay area teachers and students right now probably wondering exactly what they're going to do with word colleges are closing their doors. the art institute of san francisco and alameda's university will both close by the end of the year. that's according to the company that now owns both schools. documents reportedly sent to the state indicate the schools will lay off more than 200 teachers. both are former for-profits once labeled as predatory lenders by critics. the school's new owner says students will be able to transfer to other campuses. >> grabbing a bite to get to your smart train station is now reportedly only a matter of months away. the ij reports transit leader this week agreed to a general plan. this may allow some 200 dockless bikes equipped with gps near smart train

speier have treated and transpeople in a professional nd compassionate manner. mr. speaker, this memorial is long overdue. these examples are just a small fraction of the countless instances in which e.m.s. have sacrificed and served our nation. every day e.m.s. personnel are exposed to countless risks and dangers in order to provide critical care for those that are in need. we need to memorialize and support the sacrifice made by more than 600 members of the nation's emergency medical service and in turn by their families and loved ones. as members of congress we should pass this bipartisan bill and begin the creation of the commemorative memorial e.m.s. personnel memorial. these individuals have rightfully earned this recognition, and i urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to stand as one and pass h.r. 1037. again, i thank the gentleman from california for his support. i thank the gentleman from arizona for yielding me this time. and i yield back the balance of my time. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california. >> i thank the gentleman for