Heard from victims advocates on changing how Sexual Assault are reported in the military. Good morning ladies and gentlemen. This is military personnel subcommittee. I am the chair jackie is my name. Today we are going to have a hearing entitled , me to moment. An examination of Sexual Harassment and perceived retaliation in the department of the defense and at fort hood. Hearing will now come to order. We are here to discuss a pernicious military culture. That time and time again the reports exposes an environment that is right for Sexual Harassment. Where women are our preferred entrant effort dont report them because of the stigma, they are retaliation ostracism or worse here that they wont be believed. And harassers want to be held accountable by declaring. I am vanessa. Thousands of Service Members and veterans have taken to the streets and social media demanding safety and respect. Demanding that the rules of the court Old Boys Club locker room talk are no longer the price of adm
Coming up next as we continue the third hour of today in the bay. Thanks so much for joining us on this tuesday morning. Im kris sanchez in for laura garcia. And im marcus washington. Mike is taking a look at the commute. You can do it all but well leave the forecast up to meteorologist kari hall who has been tracking that for us. Hes multitalented. Kari, how is it looking . It looks pretty good today. It will be a touch warmer in a few spots, but really nothing huge here as we look at our live view in walnut creek this morning. Whats been a bigger issue has been the drifts of smoke and the fires weve seen recently. It is making for a colorful sunrise across parts of the bay area as our temperatures go from the mid50s this morning, well be in the upper 70s by early in the afternoon. So well talk more about the air quality and our temperatures around the bay area coming up. Mike, any issues popping up for the roads . First of all, the issue is i would be able to do the weather, kari, bu
Get into that coming up marty back took a date thanks a lot. In taking a step back several counties in california including right here in the bay area are making changes to their plans to reopen as the coronavirus cases spiked across the country and we have Team Coverage for you this morning on the plans to scale back the reopening kron fours will tran in Contra Costa County this morning. But were going to start in the north bay with kron 4 Sarah Stinson live in marin county which is allowing some businesses to reopen this morning. But not as many as originally planned. Sarah. Marty thats exactly right and live here Larkspur Landing Area Shopping Center where theres tons of businesses and now its with a mixed bag. Whos going logan whos not going to be able to open will lay that out for you this morning, including the fact that right here 24 hour they are closed down as all are all gyms and Fitness Studios across Marion County that did not make the cut but lets start with the good news.
Its still too early to know perhaps if anyone did. But would that document hold up in court . And what about Small Businesses . Can they ask you to sign a document before entering their place of business . What about your own employer . Can your boss ask you to sign a waiver before returning to work, promising not to sue if you get sick. You know what, what we need is a lawyer, and weve got one this morning. David barron is a labor and employment attorney. David, you are in texas. Im in california. There may be some slight differences state by state but we can talk in generalties this morning. Lets start with employers. Say my boss says i want you back at work in the office but i want you to sign something that holds us harmless. The first question for you this morning is do i have to sign it and would it hold up in court . The simple answer is no. And most businesses that i have talked to have thought about those types of documents but decided against it. Workers comp in most states w
Work on a more normal basis, well continue to try to meet remotely so that we can play our part in slowing the spread of covid19. I want to also announce a couple of reminders to the conduct of this hearing. Members should keep their video feed on as long as they are present in the hearing, and members are responsible for their own microphones. Just be mindful that you probably have a little bit more responsibility than usual than if we were in a regular meeting space. And please keep your microphones muted unless youre speaking and finally if members have documents they wish to submit to the record, email them to the committee clerk. But if you dont have it, we can make sure you do get it. I welcome you to the science, space and Technology Committees First Virtual hearing. Today were discussing the impact of covid19 on the Fire Service Community and how we can best leverage existing federal programs to expedite assistance to Fire Departments during the pandemic. I appreciate our witne