there is some chatter in palm springs that this weekend congresswoman jackie spear -- spier is meeting with advisers. if she does run she is viable. meg whitman, the former ceo of hewlett-packard recently stepped down. she could jump in. i could easily see that deck getting shuffled. i want to ask you about state, one ofur them is marijuana. what happened? guest: that remains to be seen. we have seen colorado and other states deal with legal hot with some degree of success and failure. here in california, voters have spoken clearly on. in the puddingbe to see if they can roll this out in a rational way. , i am in favor of legalized marijuana, but practically speaking, there will be bumps in the road, and i expect to see those. is the host of kabc.rive home," on tell us about the show. guest: it is that afternoon drive when the freeways look like the arteries of someone who eats a block of cheese for dinner. we tried to talk about the top stories of the day, and keep people informed and inner change when they drive home from work. host: if people are interested in hearing your show and

jackie spier is considering a run. congresswoman spier is with her advisers in palm springs discussing it. >>> there is a sizeable field of candidates hoping to succeed governor brown. the four candidate, lieutenant governor and newsome and the former mayor and dee lane easton. the two more republican are john cox and orange county assembly man travis allen. >>> new stars have a campaign for this year. reese witherspoon and three others in the entertainment have announced time is up. aimed to protect women facing sexual harassment in all sectors of the work force. it includes a legal defense fund and a push for legislation to strengthen laws regarding workplace harassment. many stars are involved. >>> a modesto man to keep drunk drivers off of the roadway. the mistake he has made that is helping others to avoid. >>> the sale of recreational marijuana is now legal. a dispensary is in oakland where people have been lining up since the early morning hours. >> you're watching the bay area's news leader. >>> ktvu. >>> this

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. >>> bay area congresswoman jackie spier is leading a fight against sexual harassment on capitol hill. her proposal would force members of congress to pay harassment settlements out of their own politics -- pockets instead of the taxpayers pick the top house republicans introduce the bill but the congresswoman is the force behind it. it would make reporting sexual harassment on capitol hill easier and more transparent. it would also give the victims more protection. almost $300,000 in taxpayer money has been used to settle sexual harassment and discrimination claims against members of congress since 2003 under a very old, secret system. >>> back at home, oakland mayor libby schaaf and san francisco's acting mayor, london breed, say they are both willing to go to jail to protect the sanctuary city status of their cities. they are responded to reports that a major immigration sweep is coming soon to northern california. the san francisco chronicle says more than 1500 undocumented immigrants may be targeted for arrest in the next couple of weeks. the acting director of i.c.e. threatened

i have to play what congresswoman spier said last nig! night.e's what she said about what her concern is right now. >> money laundering is a huge component. the foreign corrupt practices act, which really requires anyone who does business with a foreign national, foreign company, a foreign government, has to do due diligence to make sure that the money is not tainted, that it is not being laund launderered. i think there is plenty of evidence to suggest money laundering going on many of the real estate deals done by the trump organization. >> michael, a lot of people don't know this about you, but you have done a ton of legal practice about money laundering. i want your take on this. i hadn't heard this before, which hurts my feelings as a reporter. i asked jackie speier do you think these transactions are in any way connected to what we saw as interference? she says yes. she's trying to develop that rationale. and then i ask whether or not this was only because of what they heard from glenn simpson, right? you can read the transcript of his tes

congresswoman jackie spiers, what do you make of the report today? >> we don't know. certainly the inspector general's report may play a part of it. he has been under scrutiny and been hammered for month news. here is a man who is a professional, who has worked in the department for over 20 years, committed to keeping americans safe. and this is the way -- this is the way we treat them, it appears, under the trump white house. i find it all very disgusting and very disheartening. >> what specifically when you say, what do you find disgusting? the president's words? the actions? >> you know, chris, this president has done everything in his power for the last year to attack people, anyone that he finds -- that make him feel good. and he has been clearly focused on this investigation. as soon as director comey said he was also looking into the relationship between the trump campaign and the russian intervention, all hell broke loose. and subsequently you had devin nunes and his midnight ride to the white house to get the documents that turned out to be really nothing. th

a top house republican introduced the bill but congresswoman spier is the force behind it. it would make reporting sexual harassment on capitol hill easier and more transparent. it will also give victims more protection. almost $300,000 in taxpayer money has been used to settle sexual harassment and discrimination claims against members of congress since 2003. it was done under a secret system. >>> oakland mayor libby schaaf and san francisco's acting mayor london breed say they are both willing to go to jail to protect the sanctuary city status of their cities. they are respond to reports that a major immigration sweep coming to northern california. the san francisco chronicle says more than 1500 undocumented immigrants may be targeted for arrest in the next few weeks. the acting director of i.c.e. threatened to arrest and prosecute the mayors of sanctuary cities. >> this is one of the issues that i would not mind basically going to jail for the first time in my life over. >> i would be willing to go to jail to defend oakland's sanctuary status and the policies that reflec

first off i would like to thank congresswoman spier for having me here. left west point the day i was discharged from the hospital, suffering from stress induced high blood pressure. i found all my belongings had been packed without my knowledge. in the cold of january i was only left with a pair of shorts, jacket, and sandals for my return home to indiana. i was only then escorted onto the plane by two mp's because my id was shipped off of my belongings. as soon as i was boarded on the plane i was escorted off by the the mp's and i was told the captain who was retaliating against me wanted to see me. he asked me if i wanted to return to the hotel. i replied i wanted to stay but was confused by what he meant as i had no money to pay for clothing. he hung up and took my answer is a no. after i landed i received a call from sue fulton on the board of visitors from west point asking why there was a note asking me if i wanted to stay to the academy. i realize only then why i received a convoluted call from the captain. if i had known, my answer would've been