now a starting revelation by jackie speier. she is sharing her own story of sexual misconduct that she was aville of on capitol hill. >> live in the newsroom. >> you know, it was congresswoman speier who in 2014 introduced a bill to make sexual harassment training mandatory in the house of representatives. it never materialized. so today, with these allegations, it is clear that speier is pushing a new movement. >> like so many of you, i have a me too story to share. >> it was a videotaped account of what congresswoman jackie speers said happened when she was an aide to then representative leo ryan in the late 1970s. the man she is accusing it was former chief of staff, g.w., who was around 50 at the time. she was in her mid 20s. >> the chief of staff held my face, kissed me and stuck his tongue in my mouth. >> the #me too and stories of sexual misconduct have been shared by thousands of people following the allegations against harvey weinstein. speier is using the #me too congress and encouraging others in congress to step for

here's speier appearing in san francisco back in august. we couldn't talk to the congresswoman today, because she's on a plane, but in her narrative, speier said congress has been a breeding ground for hostile work environments for far too long. >> like so many of you, i have a me too story to share. i was working as a congressional staffer. the chief of staff held my face, kissed me, and stuck his tongue in my mouth. so i know what it's like to keep these things hidden deep down inside. i know what it's like to lie awake in bed at night wondering if i was the one who had done something wrong. >> speier went on to say it is time to throw back the curtain on what she says is the repulsive behavior that's thrived without consequence. to that end, next week the congresswoman is expected to introduce new sexual harassment policy for capitol hill as she tries something similar in 2014, but the reforms went nowhere. but now with the me too voices behind her, the congresswoman's efforts could end differently this time around. marcus and laura? >>

so i know what it's like to keep these things hidden deep down inside. >> and speier has been sending out a series of tweets this morning, one of them here says many of us have a me too story because congress has been a hostile work place for far too long. it must stop. it is time for #metoo congress. >> it still has legs. thank you so much, jessica. >>> students are being exposed to lead in water. at the temporary site of glenn view elementary, they are four times. others are burckhalter, fruitvale, thornhill elementary and american indian charter high school. >> now that president trump declared the opioid crisis a health emergency. local authorities are work to go get prescription drugs out of the wrong hands. >> reporter: this firefighter has had three surgeries since april. >> after the first operation, i had some heavy duty narcotics, opioids. i found out about august that a teenaged boy who had been in my house had stolen some of them. >> reporter: he immediately installed a lock box. >> to find out that i was contributing to somebody's harm, that really hurt. >> reporter: he n

. >( terisa ) california congresswoman jackie speier is sharing her "me too" story. hear why she's coming out about sexual harassment in congress. ( terisa ) good morning i'm terisa estacio. and i'm will tran. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 (will) breaking news this morning... arson investigators are working to determine what caused a massive fire at a k-f-c in san jose. it happened around 4-30 this morning at the k-f-c on cropley avenue. a kron4 viewer sent us this video through our "report it" app. you can see just how big the flames were when firefighters arrived. one witness on the scene says they saw a person throw something at the restaurant before the fire started. the cause of the fire has not been determined. no one was in the restaurant at the time and there are no inju

california congresswoman jackie speier is sharing her me too story. hear why she is coming out about sexual harassment in congress. ( will ) good morning i'm will tran..( terisa ) and i'm teriisa estacio. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... (james)mostly clear and cool with coastal fog and morning temps in the 50s. that's how we're waking up on friday. coastal communities will feel the cool down beginning today. the inland valleys will have to wait a little longer. look for mid to upper 80s inland this afternoon, with low 80s by the bay. at the coast temps will only get into the low 70s. sunny & mild weather continues this weekend. as for next week, halloween looks dry with possible rain next weekend. sunrise in san francisco is at 7:30 am. sunset is at 6:16 pm. don't forget you can always get the latest no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( terisa ) our top story this morning... bay area congresswoman jackie speier becomes the first member of the house of representatives to publicall

. >>> now when the house held a moment of silence today representative jackie speier defiantly wakd out the california congresswoman had long pushed to close loop holes in gun control laws. . >> where do most people buy them now? online for us not to do something as simple as that suggests to me that the nra runs this building. >> congresswoman speier also a survivor of a shooting massacre in 1978 as a congressional aid he was shot five times outside of jones town. she says until congress gets guts gun laws won't be dressed. >>. people from all over the country are doing what they can go to help victims. including a gofundme page. it's reached more than $2 million. that money will be used for relief and financial aid or the victims and families. if you're interested in donating we have posted the information t-nbcbayarea.com.hich is at and we have heard so many horrible things about the hanous crime and seen so many stories of people helping out. this is one way those removed from it can help out and try to ease their pain just a little. >> right people want to do something. this gofund

had that's why speier and several other congresswomen are telling their stories. they want to encourage female staffers to speak out, despite the special obstacles here on capitol hill, anthony. >> mason: nancy cordes. thanks, nancy. this program note: republican r nator bob corker of tennessee, an outspoken critic of president trump is john dickerson's guest this sunday on "face the nation." spain is facing a serious crisis. lawmakers in the catalonia region voted to declare independence. ngtalans have long grumbled that they pay too much in taxes to the national government. supporters of independence jammed the streets of the catalan capital, barcelona. cet the party may be short- lived. spain's prime minister fired e talonia's political leaders and vowed to take direct control t the region. the u.s. military is denying reports that four american soldiers killed in an ambush in niger had been left behind by rescuers. the battle with islamic militants on october 4 lasted two hours. three of the bodies were recovered that day. the fourth, of sergeant ladavid johns

so i know what it's like to keep these things hidden deep down inside. >> and this morning speier has tweeted a lot but one of the ones i want to point out to you here, many of us have a me too story because congress has been a hostile work place for far too long. it must stop. it is time for #metoocongress. >> jessica, thank you for the update. >>> students at seven oakland schools are being exposed to elevated levels of lead in the water. the chronicle reports at some of the temporary sites of glenview elementary lead levels four times were found. other schools are lead levels exceeding recommendation are burckhalter elementary, joaquin miller elementary, brookfield elementary, fruitvale, thornhill and american indian charter high school. >>> new details on the plans to relocate three san francisco city departments from the seismically unsafe hall of justice. it is estimated to cost $135 million just over the next ten years. according to "the examiner" they approved one of the leases yesterday and the full board is scheduled to vote next week. >>> a south bay firefighter couldn't ag

california congresswoman jackie speier dman being changes in washington. her attack happened as a congressional aid decade ago. she told the story in a one minute video on twitter. >> i was working a as a congressional staffer. the chief of staff held my face, kissed me, and steak his tongue in my mouth. so i know what it's like to keep these thing hidden. >> representative speiers says it's time to expos the behavior and top it from happening. she says current rules discourage reporting. she is browsing sexual harassment legislation for workers oh on capitol hill. >> >>> back to breakingnous we've been following the fire in the east residential neighborhood. the chopper remains over the scene. we have two crews on the ground level and of course the chopper, east san jose near the raging waters water park. also also near via vista elementary school. started about an hour ago. you can see the thick plume in the air. still thick and heavy black meaning a lot of things continue to burn on the property. it started in the backyard of a property. we saw a lot of

so, i know what it's like to keep these things hidden. >> congresswoman speier says it's time to expose such repulsive behavior and make it easier to report. >>> now to a big honor for hillary clinton. the former secretary of state and presidential candidate was inducted into the international women's hall of fame. this is video from the ceremony in houston last night. other members of the international women's hall of fame include rosa parks and audrey hepburn. >>> well, did you get your tickets just yet? the big show at at&t park. this is a live look, by the way. the show is november 9th. it will include medicalal ka, dave matthews and the grateful dead and they are all playing for free, all to raise money for the north bay fire victims. tickets went on sale today. "today in the bay's" scott budman has more from china basin. >> reporter: the need is great. the response will be loud. ♪ bands like metallica, dave matthews, and members of the grateful dead will come together for a concert november 9th to raise money for northern california fire victims. >> it is remarkable, the generos

. - luego de aÑos de silencio, la congresista jackie speier confes pblicamente que fue forzada a sostener un encuentro no deseado en los inicios de su carrera mientras se desempeÑaba como empleada en el congreso. - en un video de un minuto publicado en "youtube", la legisladora dijo que "un hombre con poder la bes por la fuerza". - se espera que prximamente ella introduzca una nueva pliza contra el acoso sexual. --- afrodisaca, segn un nuevo estudio aseguran que el uso de la marihuana potencia la actividad sexual del consumidor, detalles en breve --- --- activistas aseguran que autoridades migratorias planean borrar registro de suspuestas agresiones contra inmigrantes en centros de detencin --- ---recuerde que puede seguirnos en los medios sociales, facebook, instagram y twitter en las direcciones que ve en pantalla... ---adems telemundo 48.com est disponible para iphone, ipad y android. actualcela o descrguela gratis desde su app. --- ayer le contamos del golpe que autoridades mexicanas dieron una vez ms al cartel de joaqun el chapo guzmn con la captura de uno de sus operadores financie

>> reporter: today, congresswoman jackie speier saying, me, too, when she was a capitol hill aide. >> the chief of staff held my face, kissed me and stuck his tongue in my mouth. >> reporter: now, several powerful men across many industries have resigned, been fired or suspended following allegations of sexual harassment. celebrity chef john besh leaving his restaurant group. nbc news political analyst mark halprain, off the air accused of lewd conduct while at abc news. some of the numbers are staggering. weinstein's accusers top 65 and more than 300 women accuse james toback of harassment, which he denies. and tonight more questions about the public behavior of former president george h.b. bush. a fourth woman says he grabbed her behind during a 2006 photo shoot. as more women tell their stories, advocates in detroit hope for real change. >> i'm thinking that finally that women will not be afraid to let someone know what's happening to them. >> you know, lester, tonight women are finding strength and power in the number of people coming forward with their stories. and they want men

going to capitol hill, congressman jackie speier saying it's also a toxic place there with regards to sexual harassment. how can we expect policy changes here with regard to sexual harassment in the workplace, when it's happening in the very place that we need change to come from? how can we trust the process? >> oh, well -- well, you can't trust the process. and i can tell you being an attorney who has filed a lot of sexual harassment cases that it's getting worse. it's not getting better. in fact, the last couple of complaints that i filed actually were so graphic that i had to put warning labels on them. so, part of this is, yes, it's part of the culture, whether it's d.c., hollywood, or corporate america. we have a public safety issue, i think, for women. men are not getting in trouble. it's confidentiality agreements, not warning any of the other women, whetherd.c. d.c. is known as a good old boys network. hollywood, the casting couch is not a term we just recently learned about. so, the policy has to stop with, obviously, a fiduciary duty, a duty to start protecting women and no

speier, for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from california is recognized for one minute. ms. speier: thank you to the gentleman. thank, madam speaker. you know, it always -- it's hard for me to understand why our colleagues on the other side of the aisle embrace junk science, whether it's around global warming where 99% of the scientists says yes it's happening. in this case we have the royal college of obstetricians and gynecology from 2010 indicating that connections from the periphery to the cortex is not intact until 24 weeks. the cortex is necessary for pain perception. in 2012, acog, in the journal of medical association, embraced that statement. so the vast majority of physicians and scientists say there is not pain perception at 20 weeks. but let me talk about dr. jen and sammy. sammy was 17, terrified and pregnant when she went to a clinic, quote-unquote, that ended up being a crisis pregnancy center. the center gave sammy a free private ultrasound which was actually broadcast t

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who is taking his case to court bruce joyner was wounded in two thousand and fifteen and in iceland speier terrorist attack targeting the draw mohammed contest in garland texas. both of them had assault rifles came around the back of a car and started shooting at police. cars. now garland could have been a massive tragedy but mr joyner along with other guards and the police managed to stop the terrorists now he wants to get to the bottom of this quite shocking revelation bruce has been a loyal law enforcement officer for most of his life and only seeks the food truth as the f.b.i.'s role in his near death all made that the two thousand and fifteen we did not understand why our own government would not tell us even privately what really happened that day so what does he bases accusations on well for starters the f.b.i. legibly help the terrorists hope to gain weapons by lifting a restriction during a background check it's also believed the agent even texted the terrorists inciting them well to have a good time. and finally the f.b.i. is accuse the following the terrorists to the scene of th

speier, for five minutes. spero dedes thank you, mr. speaker. -- ms. speier: thank you, mr. speaker. i know you heard the story. sunday in las vegas, 59 people at a concert were mowed down and more than 500 were wounded. but i know you heard this story, too. last june 49 cell phones on the floor of the pulse nightclub were ringing and ringing and ringing and were never answered. what about this story? two years ago, eight students who just wanted to learn and the professor who was there to teach them were mowed down in heir classrooms at a community college. everyone knows nearly five years ago the bodies of 20 elementary schoolchildren and six teachers lay in sandy hook elementary school in what was then the unthinkable act of horror. so here we are again with what as once unthinkable becoming mundane. colleagues, how have we as a society become so debased? how have we strayed so far from what is right and what is just so we hardly blink that the massacre of nnts in schools and movie theaters and concerts and nightclubs and it goes on and on and on? so i ask you today, how

we saw your colleague, congresswoman jackie speier share her own story. she called capitol hill a breeding ground for a hostile work environment for far too the long. two questions. have you witnessed this during your tenure? and what difference will your legislation make? >> one of the things i found through my experience in private sector. being an equal employment opportunity investigator. where i investigated claims of sexual harassment is that you have to set a tone. you have to establish a benchmark of zero tolerance. we're making sexual harassment training optional, then, what are we saying as an organization? we require all federal employees, it's mandatory. but on the hill and the capitol, it's optional. so this is the first step of setting the tone of zero tolerance for sexual harassment. there are some people who actually believe that, what i'm doing is okay. what the training does is says, it's not okay. that you, if you feel like you have been sexually harassed, you do have a process to go through. one of the things my colleagues, congresswom

. >>> jackie speier sending a me, too, story this morning. she was attacked as a congressional staffer and remembers the fear and shame. take a listen and a warning, this is tough to hear. >> i was working as a congressional staffer. the chief of staff held my face, kissed me, and stuck his tongue in my mouth. so i know what it's like to keep these things hidden. deep down inside. >> and this morning, she also tweeted "many of us have a me too story because congress has been a hostile workplace for far too long. it must stop. it's time for #metoocongress." we are catching up with representative as she travels to tennessee today, we're going to have more later on abc 7 news. >>> this morning b.a.r.t. cracked down on people looking for a free ride, a focus enforcement at four east bay stations. see them on this map. fruitvale, coliseum, east oakland and lake merritt. officers issued 25 citations and arrested one person. matt keller joins us at the warm springs b.a.r.t. station with what is coming soon. matt? >> reporter: fare evaders are a big

>(vicki) congresswoman speier who represents the peninsula... says she is sharing her story as a part of the "me too" campaign. it is a campaign started after hollywood director harvey weinstein was accused of years of sexual misconduct. <"there is nothing to fear in telling the truth and its time to pull back the curtain on the repulse behavior that until now has thrived in the dark without consequences. the time is now.">(vicki) now the congresswoman is urging other members of congress to come forward and share her their stories. (vicki) coming up... contaminants found in popular food for infants. and tonight a major baby food company is responding. (grant) plus... a new warning if you drive a ford fusion. something could be wrong with your steering wheel. (grant) a warning for ford fusion drivers. your steering wheel can come loose. (vicki) the national highway traffic safety commission is investigating reports about the wheel completely detaching from the steering column. two others complained that a bolt holding the wheel down came loose wh

california congresswoman jackie speier saying there should be a #metoocongress added to the list, speaking out on capitol hill, describing her personal experience with sexual assault as a young staffer and urging other women on the hill to share their own stories. >> i know what it's like years later to remember that rush of humiliation and anger. you know what, many of us in congress know what it's like because congress has been a breeding ground for hostile work environment for far too long. >> the congresswoman says the protocols in congress when it comes to sexual harassment are a joke and introducing legislation because sexual harassment training is not mandatory and congress has its own law dictating how to handle complaints. >>> we move on and we are watching the scene unfolding in spain at this hour in the region of catalonia. the parliament voting to create an independent state, thousands taking to the streets to celebrate. spanish lawmakers giving the central government extraordinary powers to stop the secession. late today the prime minister firing the government and ordered new

who is taking his case to court bruce joiner was wounded in two thousand and fifteen in an iceland speier terrorist attack targeting the draw mohammad contest in garland texas. both of them had assault rifles came around the back of a car and started shooting. now garland could have been a massive tragedy but mr joyner along with other guards and the police managed to stop the terrorists now he wants to get to the bottom of this quite shocking revelation bruce has been a loyal law enforcement officer for most of his life and only seeks the food truth as the f.b.i.'s role in his near death all made that the two thousand and fifteen we did not understand why our own government would not tell us even privately what really happened that day so what does he base his accusations on well for starters the f.b.i. allegedly helped the terrorists hope to gain weapons by lifting a restriction during a background check it's also believed the agent even texted the terrorists inciting them well to have a good time. and finally the f.b.i. is accuse the following the terrorists to the scene of the attack

like this: 2 people were killed when this greyhound bus overturned on u-s >>> jackie speier is launching an effort to prevent more scenes like this. two people were killed when this greyhound bus overturned on u.s. 101 in san jose last year. passengers say the driver dozed off. she is now proposing the driver fatigue prevention act which would extend federal overtime provisions to cover long haul bus drives. the san mateo democrat says: she says if companies are required to pay overtime, they will be much less likely to overwork their drivers. >>> a piedmont high school teacher is on leave amid allegations of inappropriate behavior towards students. history teacher mark cowherd was first put on leave last month. accusers claim he touched students inappropriately, sent inappropriate text messages, and drank alcohol in front of students and made sexual comments. despite that, the piedmont unified school district allowed him back in the classroom in late september after a first suspension. wednesday parents demanded that the district remove him from campus. the "bay area news group" also re

the person behind the gun is the problem not the gun so i felt like it in deter me as speier me to just really want to be more trained the owner of las vegas fight says six hundred people signed up for his gun training class this week christine for me al jazeera las vegas nevada. iran's president has delivered a message to the u.s. president saying the twenty fifteen iran nuclear deal is reversible present donald trump has hinted that he may decertify the deal next week ambrose i got already called today of the united states violates the nuclear deal the entire world will condemn america not iran amaryllis whole yes we have managed to stabilize our nuclear rights our people would always defend it as they're an alien all right we have proven that's an illegal right at the united nations and in the world diplomacy. asia's middle middle class is getting wealthier that means they're buying more electronic goods which ultimately have to be thrown away china is not the world's biggest recycled ways but the industry has a poor reputation and brown has a story. the village of dalia in northeast

congresswoman jackie speier is looking to co-sponsor protections starting with unlimited access to your credit report. >> so you access your credit report any time you want for free, to a dispute process whereby you can more simply and easily dispute something on your credit report. a credit freeze that is free and simple to request. >> reporter: the idea of a free credit freeze is getting a lot of attention at the state level too. california state senator jerry hill is drafting a bill to give free credit freezes to californians whose information has been breached. so instead of paying $10 to each of the three credit reporting agencies, consumers would pay nothing at all. hill is expecting a lot of pushback. why? money. >> if you're over 65, you can lock your credit for free. if you're under 65, you can't. if 34 people people freeze it, that's $744 million those credit companies could lose. if you pay the $30 to get out, that's another $744 million. we're talking about a billion and a half of revenue that could be on the line here. >> reporter: senator hill says it is simply the right t

. >> had congresswoman jackie speier opens up her story. >>> the bay area city sfwurng a hot spot for car burglaries. why one officer is pointing fingers at sacramento. >> plus accused of obstructing justice to theat the fbinuclear war, and of violating the constitution by taking money from foreign governments and threatening to shut down news organizations that report the truth. if that isn't a case for impeaching and removing a dangerous president, then what has our government become? i'm tom steyer, and like you, i'm a citizen who knows it's up to us to do something. it's why i'm funding this effort to raise our voices together and demand that elected officials take a stand on impeachment. a republican congress once impeached a president for far less. yet today people in congress and his own administration know that this president is a clear and present danger who's mentally unstable and armed with nuclear weapons. and they do nothing. join us and tell your member of congress that they have a moral responsibility to stop doing what's political and start doing what's right. our coun

but their name redwood is what's i am speiering them. >> we have a lot of red woods on this campus, and the cool thing about red woods, we talked about the school family were made for this. when a redwood dies and is burnt, it comments back with more, and better did, it comes back -- it comes back more, and better. it's going to be a struggle, but we're going to pull together and make it through. >> reporter: i know there's a need for -- imagine a school burning down. especially when it's k-12. so many things on the walls, supplies, these folks need donations. >> reporter: let's set up a temporary area -- nearby church will let them resume classes, that's going to be awkward sock they're growing to try to rebuild. they've set up a web page so people can donate anything, money, school supplies, you can see that op our website -- on our website, or mobile app. >> reporter: when you randomly have days off in a row during school, you're usually happy, but none of the kids are happy. what, five lost homes? everybody knows somebody who lost a home. so friends, cousins, even these kids get thi

. >> reporter: california congressman jackie speier launching me too congress, urging lawmakers and staff to speak out by sharing their story. >> i know what it's like to keep these things hidden, to lie awake in bed at night wondering if i was the one who had done something wrong. >> reporter: she is not alone. senator claire mccaskill says as a young state legislator, she asked an older male colleague for help. his advice? >> he said, did you bring your kneepads? i do think he was joking. but it was shocking that he would make that joke to a colleague. >> reporter: a recent survey found that 40% of female congressional staffers cite sexual harassment as a problem on capitol hill. one in six female aides said though experienced sexual harassment in their offices. unlike many workplaces, on the hill there is no mandatory sexual harassment training. to file a complaint, victims must go through counseling, mediation and a cooling off period before filing a legal claim. all while working in the very same environment where the alleged harassment took place. allegations of workplace sexual abu

representative jackie speier and sfo's airport director both sent letters saying it would be misleading. >>> it could cost you more to enjoy the splendor of yosemite. the national park service is considering increasing the cost of a weekly vehicle pass by more than 100% to $70. fee increases are also proposed for 16 other parks, including sequoia, kings canyon, and joshua tree. the money will help restore and renovate those parks. if approved, the increases would be in effect during the park's busy season from may through september. >>> well, how would you like to see this on your morning commute? a two-foot-long python. >> how it was >>> took down a would-be bank robber in pennsylvania, literally. take a look. surveillance video shows robert sakosi tackling the man last week. you can see the men. they struggle. sakoski can be seen throwing the guy to the ground. he throws the bag across the room and takes the gun. the suspec ends up running out the door. he told police which direction the man went. he was later found and arrested. >> boy, that's something. >>> during a recent morning c

. >> reporter: california congresswoman jackie speier launching me too congress urging lawmakers and staffers to speak out by sharing her own story. >> so i know what it's like to keep these hidden deep down inside. i know what it's like to lie awake in bed at night wondering if i was the one who had done something wrong. >> reporter: she is not alone. senator claire mccaskill says as a young state legislator, she asked an older male colleague for help. his advice? >> he said, well, did you bring your knee pads. i do think he was joking, but it was shocking that he would make that joke to a colleague. >> reporter: a recent survey found that 40% of female congressional staffers cite sexual harassment as a problem on capitol hill. one in six female aides said they experience sexual harassment in their offices. but unlike many workplaces, on the hill there is no mandatory sexual harassment training. to file a complaint, victims must go through counseling, mediation and a cooling off period before filing a legal claim. all while working in the very same environment where the alleged hara

this day santa maria is taking over the running of kind along his government and barcelona attrit has speier the cattle on government leaders and its chief of police in the aftermath of friday's independence declaration myanmar state media says the government will harvest rice from abandoned farmland left vacant by ranjit families and more than rakhine state government will harvest more than twenty eight thousand seven hundred hectares and on dow the area hardest hit in this military crackdown against the right. and already turning in for opposition strongholds and kenya's for peace prize eventual action has been and definitely suspended and it appears the violence and official results are the president who are coming out or has won more than ninety seven percent of the vote but only a third are for just voters cast their ballots after the opposition call for a boycott. dismissed because a political risk analysts and he joins us now from nairobi we appreciate your time so the reason that there was this repeat election is because there were questions about the credibility of the first electio

congresswoman speier, thank you for being with us. i should say that that bill for armour piercing rounds has been shelved for the moment. the minority leaderfor the shelved for the moment. the minority leader for the senate has said that when mass shootings force you to delay a bill that would make those shootings harder to stop, it is a sign to drop your bill. more on that no doubt in the coming weeks. the us has expelled 15 cuban diplomats, saying havana failed to protect american diplomats from mysterious acoustic attacks. nearly two dozen us personnel have suffered ill health — including hearing loss and brain injury — after unexplained attacks in the cuban capital. the issue has prompted the us to withdraw more than half its diplomats from havana. washington has now given the 15 cubans a week to return home. australian investigators have delivered their final report into the missing malaysia airlines flight 370, saying it's "almost inconceivable" that the aircraft has not been found. mh370 disappeared in 2014 while flying to

jackie speier about her time as an aid on capitol hill. >> the chief of staff hel my face, kissed me, and stuck his tongue in my mouth. so i know what it's like to keep these things hidden deep down inside. >> reporter: at the women's convention in detroit, cheers for the silence being broken. >> you wonder what will it take for men in power to take this seriously, to remember it's your mother, it's your daughter, it's your sister. enough is enough. >> reporter: a message corporate america seems to be getting. powerful men across the spectrum resigning or being fired or suspended after accusations of harassment including celebrity chef john besh leaving his restaurant group. mark halperin off the air accused of lude conduct when he worked for abc news. this morning more questions about the public behavior of former president george h.w. bush. a fourth woman says he groped her during a 2006 photo shoot. embarrassment and worse as more and more women speak up to demand change. >> you attack her. you attack all of us. >> reporter: for today ann thompson, nbc news, new york. >> time for a

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