the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender community has a variety of idiosyncrasies, but i'd like to oback to your first point, too, and say that one reason to have culturally specific treatment is because sometimes people cannot access treatment. stepping stone came into existence 35 years ago because gay men and lesbian women in san diego could not get into those recovery resources that were available then. or if they could, their experience was negative. so a number of people came together and said, well, let's start something for our community, and that was really the beginning of stepping stone, and i think that is true for a lot of these kind of culturally specific treatment programs. idiosyncrasies, sure. life in an alcohol and drug treatment program for the lgbt community is very different in many ways because the issues are very different. for example, when we built the facility 10 years ago, we had this very nice staircase that was going up to the second level. and our then ceo said to the architect, "i want that staircase to look like a woman's high heel shoe." it does, and

lpga announced it will allow transgender to compete on the tour. there is is lana lawless claiming it's female at birth requirement violates california's civil rights laws last night players voted to remove the requirement meaning any transgender player can play if they're qualified for the tour. a spokeswoman says that they do not want to discriminate against anyone. >> there is a campaign called it gets better helping people deal with their sexuality. the cast of the newly-arrived "shrek" the musical are among those spreading the word things do get better. benjiman house plays papa bear in shrek, the musical. off stage, he has a new role that reaches out to young teens who are gay. >> i don't know what impact my story will have. and this is one person feeling like... they have someone who has been through a similar experience and someone who understands what it is they are going through. >> this song talks about being proud of who you are. even if you're different. the cast has joined the it gets better campaign on you tube. celebrities and other

person. >> reporter: kolakowski says she won't use the bench to advocate for transgender rights, but she figures her mere presence sends a message to other outsiders. >> it certainly is making a lot of people feel more like this is someplace where they can feel like they can get a fair shake, and if that helps in that way, then i'm glad. >> reporter: joe rosato jr., nbc bay area news. >> well, the new judge will be sworn in at 5:30 p.m. tuesday. >>> it's new year's eve eve. >> that's right. >> and it's very cold. >> yeah. >> but at least it's not raining, as it might be tomorrow night. >> that's good. we do have those showers coming on in, so get ready, you guys. it's not going to be the clearest new year's eve but it's not going to be heavy rainfall either. let's take a look out here in the san francisco skycam ra. this cold weather makes for nice shots. right now absolutely clear, wind west at 14 miles per hour. while it's 49 right now in san francisco, we have some much colder air right now across the bay area. radar is also dry right now, but once again we'll see that rainfall re

we need to do as parents because we know that there is a statistic that gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender children are four times more likely to commit suicide versus heterosexual children, and that's without the harassment. so when you throw the harassment in, those children are at risk, and the thing that we need to do is to be there for them every step of the way, for all of our children, for gay, lesbian, bisexual children and so on. i think sometimes there is a prejudice, they say, oh, well, the kid's gay, let the community deal with it. >> particularly around issues of civil rights. >> that's right. >> even as an african-american community, we often think about civil rights only as black people. >> right. >> but even if we're talking about black people, some black people are gay, some are lesbians, transgender, if they're being harassed not on the basis of race but on the basis of their gender or their sexual identity, it should -- >> it's more complicated than that. we don't hold jurisdiction over the case of sexual orientation. >> they're not considered protected. >> not in the sa

. >> also this morning a transgender san francisco woman at the dmv after workers sent her a letter tellinger she was going to hell. >> 15 narcotics agents raid six marijuana clubs in the south bay. they seized pot, documents and computers. >> here's say look at the golden gate bridge this morning. you can see the fog, the drizzle still going to hang around through the morning commute. give you an idea when this warming trend will begin and when drier weather will get here. >> i just had a friend drive across the bay bridge. it's wet, foggy and people are going very fast. not a good combination. quite a few accidents. i'll have an update coming up. >> it's 4:30 friday morning. i'm sure everybody's glad to hear that. >> they are. >> i'm jenelle wang in for kristen sze. >> i'm eric thomas and i've always been amazed by the fact people drive faster on a bridge in the rain. >> we're going to check with mike for a look how long this is going to be with us, mike. >> i didn't pass you, did i? >> i never saw you, buddy. >> once you get the after-burn, gone! just kidding. drizzle falling all night i

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the dmv is facing a potential lawsuit from a transgender woman who's getting unwanted expert attentionrom a dmv employee. she says the worker sent her a frightening hate-filled letter. terry mcsweeney is live in san francisco. >> 23-year-old amber came to this dmv in october and wanted to get a driver's license that reflected her change in gender. she got a lot more than a new license. according to her, she started receiving letters and some pretty crazy, some pretty hateful. she received a level from dmv employee, thomas demartini. homosexuality is reason for an operation yet to occur. i beg you do not go through it. >> she received a video. >> what is hell? a place in torment. a place in torment where all the senses and powers of the damned shall have their appropriate torment. >> what i'm doing is evil and i'm going to burn in hell and i should die. i'm actually really scared because this is someone who has all the information you would give to get a driver's license. >> now, attorneys for demartini did the exact same thing last year. at that time the dmv apologized for that. there

. >> transgendered will assume the dmv because an employee to occur informations enter a letter of criticism. the suit also claims that the employee pass the address to a conservative church which sent her a dvd critical of homosexuality. >> i got a letter in the mail from him saying that he would help me with the change but he doesn't approve of that he thinks it's evil and that i should die and good health. and that i'm an abomination, i'm reading this in my apartment shocked at the contents of it. when i realized with a minute, he said this to me because he knows all my information and really scared that someone who watched it but heller think some abomination knows all the stuff about being carried >> the same dmv employee was reprimanded back in 2009 for comments critical of a different transgendered person. in is around the bay and oakland man was charged today with felony child abuse causing death from a death of his form of the sun. williams under hawk was initially charged with child abuse last week after is infant son was hospitalized with suspicious injuries. the child later died

. >>> new at 10:00, a trans transgender woman filed an unusual lawsuit against the dmv. amber lee is in san francisco with our report. >> reporter: the 23-year-old transgender woman told us about her experience here. seven weeks ago here today, ye waited for hours at the dmv. >> so much stuff just ends on having a driver's license, or some other photo i.d. that matches you know who you are. >> reporter: but four days later, yu says she received this letter from a person who identified herself as the dmv clerk who handled her application. he wrote in part, the homo sexual act is an abomination that leads to hell. >> i am thinking, this person has all the information i gave to the dmv. they have my address and social security number. >> reporter: yu's attorney filed this complaint, a first step to filing a lawsuit. >> this shouldn't be allowed to happen to anyone, transgender or anyone. >> reporter: yu now says she's concerned about her safety. >> this person has all the information they would need if they want to hunt me down. >> reporter: employees are prohibited from co

. >>> new at 10:00, a trans transgender woman filed an unusual lawsuit against the dmv. amber lee is in san francisco with our report. >> reporter: the 23-year-old transgender woman told us about her experience here. seven weeks ago here today, ye waited for hours at the dmv. >> so much stuff just ends on having a driver's license, or some other photo i.d. that matches you know who you are. >> reporter: but four days later, yu says she received this letter from a person who identified herself as the dmv clerk who handled her application. he wrote in part, the homo sexual act is an abomination that leads to hell. >> i am thinking, this person has all the information i gave to the dmv. they have my address and social security number. >> reporter: yu's attorney filed this complaint, a first step to filing a lawsuit. >> this shouldn't be allowed to happen to anyone, transgender or anyone. >> reporter: yu now says she's concerned about her safety. >> this person has all the information they would need if they want to hunt me down. >> reporter: employees are prohibited from co

of jews from around the bay area, trained to get a better understanding of what it means to be transgendered i used the words written by some of our trans con agree gants to give them a little sense of what it means to be spiritual being on this particular journey many folks may no have the a sense of what it is about. >> can you read something else from it and give a taste? >> sure. um, there is so many possibilities. how about the blessing for being single which is a radical innovation for a jewish prayer book to have a blessing like this. >> oh, god and god of all people, in first you created one human being, female and male in your image so do i now stand before you complete and whole. fully engaged with your world i open myself to you as miriam for which remains no spouse who served you all days of her life without a spouse. e come to you as elijah, blessing and watching over us i am blessed and holy sanctified and beloved i am a singular witness and reflecting mirror of your eternal oneness. >> please join us in just a moment when we return to mosaic today is a special day. today, we g

amy holyfield is live at the dmv in glance and you spoke with the transgender woman who received disturbing mail after she left that offense. >> reporter: from the clerk who was working with her at the dmv, she says that instead of helping her with her gender change the clerk sent her letters around a dvd trying to convince her not to do it. >> what is hell? it is a place of torment, a place of torment where all of the senses and powers shall have their appropriate torment. >> reporter: this is from the hour long video death and the journey to hell. 23-year-old amber says she received this video in the mail along with letters urging her not to go through with a gender change. >> what i'm doing is evil and that i'm going to burn in hell and that i should die. >> reporter: she says one letter was from a clerk who helped her at the dmv. office ino the offense in october in san francisco to change her name and gender on her driver's license. a few days late irthe letters and dvd arrived at her home. >> i'm actually really scared. this is someone that has all of the information that you would gi

city's youth commission for raising awareness about issues faced by lesbian, gay, by sexual and transgender students. >> i speak as an openly gay man who recognizes from my own experience the challenges that come with being gay. >> the commission heard the presentation of the youth risk behavior survey conducted by the san francisco unified school district. for the first time the study questioned students about their sexual orientation and the treatment they received from others and the affect it has had on their lives. it found that 85% of lgbt students were harassed in school. 46% of lgbt high school students have been in fights compared to 20% of straight students. 82% say other students use derogatory remarks based on sexual orientation, but only 54% say teachers in ter vein. -- say teachers in ter vein. >> some of the slowest kids used in school such as oh, that's so gay and things such as that and how we want that to stop. >> another fiending, lgbt students are four times more likely to abuse drugs or attempt suicide. >> it is another school off and on. >> and now other districts like

her name is juanita martinez and here from an organized city college group that is transgender latinas at city college. and she's here to tell you -- here to express her support for david campos as interim mayor. and also to get your unconditional support for her group. thank you. also going to try to translate one more. david campos, you can jump in if i'm messing this up. my name is jorge. and i'm in agreement. >> i'll try and practice my english now. i remember many face of you before i was a supervisor. i remember when many of you walking on the street, walking in the store, walking in dark doors for the both. this is a very serious moment. many of you leaving this place and come back to the real life. and i think so. this is a big compromise. for this one. we elected many of you. so i think so. you are nothing without us also. thank you. president chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> hello. i'm ed malari. as a mayoral candidate in this audience, i know what it's like to be an official candidate. and i have -- last week i nominated gays and lesbians for the mayor. today i want to see

francisco supervisor david compost raised awareness about issues faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendertudents. >> to speak as an openly gay man who recognizes from my own experience the challenges that come with being gay. >> the commission heard the presentation of the 2009 youth risk behavior survey. for the first time the study questions students about their sexual orientation, the treatment from others and the effect it has had on their lives. >> it found that 85% of lbgt students were harassed in school. 46% of them have been in fights compared to 20% of straight students. 82% say other students used derogatory remarks based on sexual orientation but only 54% say teachers intervened. >> the slurs kids use in school, oh, that's so gay and things such as that and how we really want that to stop. >> another finding, lbgt students are four times more likely to abuse drugs or attempt suicide. these discussions are raising more awareness but expected to raise more controversy as the talk spreads to schools outside the bay area. allen wong, abc 7 news. >> 4:46 is our time. coming up, a n

. >>> a transgender golfer. can he play on the pro tour?ears old but frank gore has had enough injuries to last a lifetime. we will show you coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, man is making it his mission to ease that burden for e >>> certainly the stress of modern life can take its toll but one man in the east bay is making it his mission to ease that burden for everyone. jefferson award winner is bringing yoga to a whole population in need. >> reporter: growing up in india b.k. first learned yoga with his father. it is a discipline he has practiced throughout his life. and it helped him cope with the stress of a silicon valley career but he noticed the toll that stress was taking on those around him. >> i basically became a student of stress. i found that stress is an underlying risk factor for just about every chronic condition. hyper tension, diabetes, anxiety, depression. you name it. relax leading with your hips. >> reporter: he sites studies that show chronic stress can affect emotions and self- control. >> if we can indeed lower stress and

. >>> the dmv employee accused of sending an offense ever letter to a transgender customer resigned. a 23-year-old went into the san francisco dmv in october to register a sex change. four days later she said she received a letter at home from the worker who helped her. yust filed a damages claim against the california dmv last week. >>> police are looking for the person who stabbed a newark student athlete to death on wednesday. at a memorial last night, 300 people gathered at the spot where the 17-year-old was killed. the high school junior was stabbed multiple times while waiting for a bus and a possible act of revenge. his family says that a few months ago justus had rescued a cheerleader at a party who was getting beaten by two men. >> he was the type not looking for trouble but he was the type to stand up for what was right, you know? so if it was a person who was standing for somebody, it would be him. >> newark police don't confirm the cheerleader story but they say there were a number of past incidents that may be connected to this murder. >>> software issues have forced the

and--the ball from martinez of the dmv to the transgender woman was harmful. >> this continues to be a very difficult in denthat in endeavor and we're on track to achieve our goals. it is important to remember why we remain in afghanistan. it was afghanistan were al qaeda applauded the 911 attacks that murdered 3000 innocent people were the al qaeda plotted the 911 attacks. >> the u.s. is going to withdrawal troops next july, and also devoted to extend bush era tax cuts, one more contentious item before reporting before the holidays come in samantha hayes, on how they'd make sure to finish in time. >> several big agenda items are blocking down the legislative process of capitol hill. crating holiday discontent among lock makers. first, a vote allows t democrats are not happy with the measure because it extends the busyear cap tax cuts for two-years. including the wealthy, and even republicans are opposed because of the deficit. >> and understand a two-year publicly but i do not understand what makes sense, economically! >> and also, the military's don't ask, don't tell it is the last

. >> a transgender woman says she receive aid hate-filled letter from a dmv clerk has taken a step towards suing the agency. and saying that letter arrived four days after applying for a driver's license. and and this is for violating civil rights, claiming there is a history of harassing dmv customers and he shared her personal information with a fundamentalist church group. a spokesman said employees are prohibited from contacting customers about nonbusiness matters. >> and in southern california tonight a house packed to the gills with explosives is no longer a danger, filled with so much explosives that authorities decided safest thing to do is burn the place to the ground. and there is is residents this, is a first for people. residents returning home tonight relieved they can return home and their property didn't suffer damage. if you lk at this, this is a jar filled with ash someone gathered and you might be able to make out that the ous continues to smolder, authorities had to wait before setting the house on fire, ending up being after 10:30. flames engulfed this home, burning and

. >> i'm terry mcsweeney live in san francisco where a transgender woman is going after the dmv for whatn employee allegedly did with her personal information. >> good friday morning to you. it is 6:01 on a wet morning. thanks for joining us. i'm eric thomas. >> we begin with breaking news in berkeley where a police chase ended in a serious crash. let's check with frances with more. >> we're hearing this accident may have started with a person crashing into an officer's car and that's how the police chase got started about 5:08 this morning in oakland on west grand and isabella. then it proceeded on to the freeway and ended up on eastbound 80 right near university. it's a serious accident. we also are hearing that the suspect may possibly be trapped in their car. and we know that the right lane is currently blocked in the eastbound direction as well as the frontage road off-ramp from eastbound 80. so we'll bring you more information as soon as we have it. at this point it's not caution any major delays on the freeway. >> all right, frances. we will be checking back in. it's 6:02. getting

. >>> professional golf said today that transgender females can play in tournaments for women. it comes after a lawsuit. wallace was born a man but had a sex change operation in 2005. the lpga wouldn't let her play in a 2008 tournament because she wasn't born females. but yesterday, members voted to change that policy. >>> talk about a battle of the day, oakland is upping its ante to keep the a's in town. the city that has also been working hard to lure the team to the south bay -- oakland fans are going to bat for the a's. >> reporter: it's the chant a's fans sent to the commissioner's baseball ears so they have made t-shirts, flags, even signs, whatever it takes, they say, to keep the boys of summer in oakland not san jose. >> if it doesn't succeed, doesn't take off, then it's a disaster. >> reporter: it's a dead end street between -- a group of boosters wants to turn the street to nowhere into a 39,000 seat boulevard to a waterfront stadium. serious about a battle for two years, a's owner has tried to transplant the team anywhere but oakland, first fremont and now san jose.

. >>> a worker at a san francisco dmv who sent a threatening letter to transgender woman has resigned. the woman said she received a letter criticizing her lifestyle. it happened when she went to the dmv office to change her name and gender on her drivers license. >>> a shuttle van was caught in the middle of a chain reaction in san francisco today that injured five people. it happened about 11:30 a.m. at the intersection of 22nd street and portrero avenue. the shuttle was carrying about 12 passengers, and five people were injured. according to police, the crash happened when a car traveling at a high rate of speed rear- ended another car which slammed into the shuttle and a fourth vehicle. >>> the state inspector warned pg&e of its safety risks a year and a half before the deadbeat san bruno pipeline explosion. according to a letter, and inspector warrant a persistent problems and failures to comply with safety laws. inspector says the issues put the public in danger. eight people died in 38 homes were destroyed in a massive fire on september 9. >>> six antioch officers have been giv

a dmv worker accused of using personal data to is he send a threatening letter to the home of a transgender woman has quit. this is dmv officials say the employee resigned last night. demartini had been on paid leave since it happened back in okay.. >> and two bay area executives hauled in some of the biggest ceo bonuses this year. there is a bonus of more than $6.4 million nearly 80% more than last year. john chambers took third on the list. and chambers bonus jumped by 126% from last year. the chairman and president of hj hines topped the list with $8.5 million bonus. >> a new warning out is about the use of flea collars on pets. >> there is a is a settlement just been reached between the manufacturers effective immediately, new labels will have to be put on flea kol yarz sold in california warning they may contain a cancer causing chemical. saying the chemicals can penetrate of skin of pets, get on peoples hands and is dangerous for children. >> there is safer ways to treat fleas. regular bathing with a normal shampoo. vacuuming and keeping areas clean, these are nonchemical ways to keep

transgendered woman has filed a complaint against dmv after she says the court sent a letter to her home and passed her address on to a catholic group. member says the clerk at the office processed her application for license with their female name in october she received a letter addressed to her old name david four days later. it identified the application process are she said that her actions were evil. when she is seeking $25,000 in damages. also this morning san bruno gas line explosion happened three months ago yesterday looking back a people as we know were killed 50 homes destroyed and that blew up underneath the neighborhood. reggie, shows just a special visual held more than talk about healing and rebuilding. >> the more than two dozen of her victims gathered at claremont and glenview drive were homes were destroyed and people the new laws are lives to fremont to the day. residents brought flowers and think the first group of firefighters who responded moments after the pipe burst into flames. >> this tightknit group of survivors tell the moment of silence for the people who di

>> like just changing, you know, my records to match who i am as a transgender woman. >> reporter: the letterer allegedly from a dmv worker signed thomas quoted bible passages and suggested that if amber had undergone a sex change operation, she has made a very evil decision. >> i realized the only way he could have sent this to me was to have known my personal information from the documents that i had given him to file for my driver's license application. >> reporter: no one at this dmv or the state level office would respond to our request for comment. attorney chris doling land claims the same clerk has in the past done something similar with the transgender person. >> they should have fired this character a long time ago so this never happened again. it's inconceivable that they would allow someone who discriminated against to continue to have access to private information. >> reporter: attorney chris dolan says the clerk at the dmv is associated with a fanatical eastern church -- 3, 2-1. attorney chris dolan... microphone check. >> that is don knapp reporting. >>> we have all hear

a transgender woman's fight for equality on the golf course.he new development that could change the game as we know it. >>> plus, an nba player sidelined after using a popular exercise ball. the injury that's leading to a major lawsuit. coming up. ,,,,,,,,,, ♪ [ female announcer ] keurig has over 200 varieties of gourmet coffee and tea to choose from. ♪ keurig is the way to brew fresh, delicious coffee in under a minute. way to brew. [ female announcer ] so with keurig, every cup tastes like it's brewed just for you. ♪ because it is. choose. brew. enjoy. keurig. try cortizone 10 intensive healing. the strongest itch relief medicine now has three vitamins and seven moisturizers. feel the heal. >>> light volume in both direction across the san mateo bridge. 13 minutes from hayward to foster city. no incidents blocking lanes in the bay area. so take your time, enjoy that extra cup of coffee. more coming up. >> thank you. >>> professional golf will allow transgender females to play in tournaments for women. the announcement comes after a lawsuit b

city's youth commission for raising awareness about issues faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students. >> i also speak as an openly gay man who recognizes from my own experience the challenges that come with being gay. >> the commission heard the presentation of the 2009 youth risk behavior survey conducted by the san francisco unified school district. for the first time the study questioned students about their sexual orientation, the treatment they received from others and the effects it has had on their lives. it found that 85% of lbgt students were harassed in school. 46% of the lbgt students have been in fights. others use derogatory remarks but only 54% say teachers intervened. >> the kids use in school, oh, that's so gay and things such as that and how we really want that to stop. >> another finding, lbgt students are four times more likely to abuse drugs or attempt suicide. these discussions are raising more awareness but expected to raise more controversy as the talks spread to schools outside the bay area. in san francisco, allen wong, abc 7 news. >> it's 5:43, almo

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the d-m-v employee accused of sending an offensive letter to a transgender customer... resigned. 23-year old amber yust went into the san francisco d-m-v in october to register a sex change. four days later, she says she received a nasty letter at home from thomas demartini... the worker who helped her at the d-m-v. yust filed a damages claim against the california d-m-v... last week. software issues have forced a delay in getting samtrans buses to accept the clipper card. the card currently gives riders access to seven public transit agencies in the bay area. and samtrans was supposed to become the eighth this week. now, transportation officials say that will not happen until next wednesday. crews still have to upload software onto card readers on the buses. and, bart may soon be open later on weekends. the new bart board president hopes to extend train operating hours 45 minutes to an hour past midnight... on saturdays. he says the change would help people who attend or work at entertainment and social events in the city. if the trains do run later... bart may have to

. >>> a transgender woman has filed a lawsuit after receiving a threatening letter from someone from the dmv clerk who handled her application for transgender. >> she said this -- she said the letter said this was abominable. >> the department says the comment does not comment -- employees are prohibited about contacting customers who are not employees. >>> chico police say a customer at a bar them when there a ppeared to be a live feed of a camera. the owner said he installed the cameras to catch vandal b athrooms but has now apologized to his customers. >> we now know exactly what was carried into space on board the first commercial spacecraft to return to orby. a giant wheel may have been the first big cheese in space. the chief executive would not say ahead of time what was in the cargo. but hinted it had to with -- h ad -- it had to do with a p onte -- monty python skit. >>> there is a gap in the tea -- faa. we'll tell you about the key missing. >>> a change may be coming to these giants' 2011 schedule. who wants to see the first game moved to san francisco? >>> good morning. tr

center now, that provides all sorts of education and preparation not only for gay lesbian bisexual, transgenderedns but also for the churches in which these people live and work and carry out ministry. >> at our last trustee board meeting we did a video of faculty, the trustees, the students, on it will get better. >> yeah, it gets better. this has been very much in the news that many gay and lesbian teenagers have been bullied in their schools, and their environment and some have sought escape through suicide and we simply wanted to make a video that was kind of a national movement to put videos up to say well, not all christians condemn you there are people who accept you as you are want to celebrate your life and so it gets better hang in there and you will find perhaps people who can also affirm your lives. >> back in october i think you also preached that day >> i did. >> remember the text? >> i do. >> pharisee and the -- >> repub will be can. >> going into the chapel to pray, one comes out justified the other didn't because they talked about how great they were. >> right the president usual

>> reporter: opponents of the repealed law estimate there are 65,000 gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people serving in the military. in san francisco, cbs5. >>> the legislation says the president and his top military advisors must certify that lifting the ban will not hurt the troops' fighting ability. there will be a 60 day waiting period before the military implements the changes. >>> another bill has gone down in defeat in the senate. the dream act which would have given thousands of illegal immigrants brought to the united states as children a pass to citizenship if they enrolled in college or joined the military. sponsors of the law needed 60 votes to advance the bill but managed to muster 55. president obama called the vote incredibly disappointing. >>> it is now illegal to sit or lie on sidewalks in one bay area city. up next, the protest today against the ordinance. why it will not be enforced until february. >>> and if you're heading to grandmas for christmas, how many more people will be traveling with you this season compared to past years. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, crash that kill

. >>> a dmv clerk who allegedly sent a letter condemning a transgender woman has been suspended from work. amber yutz says she received is the letter four days after she applied for a license back in october. the letter called her gender change a very evil decision. it was written by the clerk who processed the woman's license application, a spokesperson for the dmv says it's illegal to use their database for anything except dmv related work. she also filed a claim against the state for damages on that. >>> two college students originally from the bay area are dead after a young man allegedly shot and killed his ex-girlfriend before turning the gun on himself. greg bledsoe from our san diego station has that story for us. >> reporter: it was a day michelle david's friends never could have imagined. a day they can barely talk about. >> not well at all. >> when it comes to one of their closest friends, there are some things they want to let people know. >> she had such a kind heart and cared about everyone. >> a 22-year-old who only saw the good in life. never the negative, a soon to b

>> reporter: opponents of the repealed law estimate there are 65,000 gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender serving in the military. >> there are still steps to take before the ban is lifted and it could take up to a year to implement. >>> in san francisco tonight the traditional mexican celebration which commemorates mary and joseph finding no room at the inn was compared to another bill that went down in defeat in the senate. the dream act would have given thousands of illegal immigrants brought to the united states as children a path to citizenship if they went to college or joined the military. we will have reaction to the death of the dream act tonight at 10:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. >>> a nevada teenager has been sentenced to two years in juvenile hall for causing a deadly crash. the 16-year-old driver was drinking and speeding when he lost control of his bmw and hit a semitruck. one of his passengers died. three others were injured. >>> critics at san francisco's sit, lie law aren't taking it sitting down. today, they knelt and settle on buckets protesting the voter approved proposition

now he's a transgender woman, she argues this violate the california's city rights laws. >>> mark isere with sports. the bad news got a little better today. >> yeah. >> just a touch. frank gore is still going to miss the rest of the season but at least he will not require surgery on his fractured hip. 49ers will be heading out to green bay without his offices and anthony and westbrook locked very strong. mike singletary has been calling the two thunder and lightning. but who is who? >> i gotta be the thunder. i like to drop the boom a little bit. we've been working together all year. i learn a lot from them. i'm just looking forward to working with them more. we gotta pick up the slack. we're gonna get the job done. >>> college football isn't it about 24 time every year, we start hearing about complaints about the bcs system and stanford, no matter what they decide will be going to some sort of ballgame, the bcs bowl is to be determined this weekend after auburn and oregon played their final game of the season. it's expected to most likely go to the fiesta and the orange bowl. the co

. >>> dmv employee who is accused of sending an abusive letter to a transgender's woman. the letter was written on religious stationary and called her sex change "an evil decision." demartini has been on paid leave. he received sensitivity training. >>> a bay area community is making peace with an old neighbor. people protested against a porn studio taking over their neighborhood several years ago. tonight the tune has changed. many families are rolling out the welcome mat. >> reporter: they are saying this place may be bringing benefits. the graffiti is gone and the homeless are not sleeping on the steps. adult film making in their neighborhood may not be so bad after all. it is a mystery what goes on in this building in san francisco. for those who don't know -- >> we occasionally shoot movies here. >> reporter: the movies are not g rated, pg or r. it is online porn. the company is kink.com. founder and ceo four years ago bought the armory for $14.5 million. sharon drummond and her husband are glad he bought the place. >> the hotels that were running was full of drug de

. >>> a transgender woman filed a lawsuit against the dmv over a letter she received from a clerk there. the san francisco resident said she received that resident four days after she applied for a license in october. that letter called her gender change, quote, a very evil decision. it was written by the clerk who processed the woman's license application. the dmv will not comment on the case but says it is illegal to use a database for anything except dmv-related work. >>> senate republicans have blocked legislation to repeal the military's "don't ask don't tell" policy. >> the yays are 57. the nays are 40. >> and with that 57-40 vote democrats fail to sense cinch the procedural deal falling short of 60 votes they needed. they ends months of wrangling and making congressional work unlikely. the 1993 law bans gay troops from publicly acknowledging their sexual orientation. its repeal would have allowed gays to serve openly in the military. >>> so a growing rift within the president's own party. house democrats today almost unanimously rejected president obama's deal with republicans on

. >>> the california dmv says it has suspended an employee who sent a scathing letter to a transgender woman after she registered for a sex order change on her driver's license from male to female. the san francisco woman is suing the dmv over that letter. she said she got it four days after her visit to the office there. the letter called her sex change, quote, an evil decision. the dmv said the clerk who wrote the letter has been placed on leave all the way back in october after it received the complaint, adding that the behavior was unauthorized and prohibited by department>>w net> poli. a >>> new at 11:00, a registered sex offender is under arrest accused of embezzling money from the salvation army. maurice van buren was hired by the agency and then fired when the salvation army found out he was a sex offender. vacville police said that didn't stop him from working the system for 2.5 weeks, posing as a bell ringer and pocketing the cash. >> his pot like the salvation army would normally use, his pot was actually like a pot you would cook on a stove and he had taken a metal tin and

. >>> the dmv employee accused of sending an offensive letter to a transgender customer resigned. amber yuost went into the san francisco dmv to register a sex change. four days later she says she received a nasty letter at home from thomas demartini, the worker who helped her at dmv. she filed a damages claim against the dmv last week. >>> police are looking for the person who stabbed a football star to death wednesday. at a memorial last night 300 people gathered at the spot where 17-year-old justin sapoa was killed. the high school junior was stabbed multiple times waiting for a bus in a possible act of revenge. his family says a few months ago justice rescued a cheerleader at a party who was getting beaten by two men. >> he wasn't looking for trouble, he was standing up for what was right, you know. if it was a person who was hurting somebody, it would be him helping. >>> police are not confirming the story but they say there were a number of past incidents that may be connected to this murder. >>> they are calling him armed and dangerous, the search is on this morning for a m

. >>> professional golf said today that transgender females can play in tournaments for women.t comes after a lawsuit by lana lawless. lawless h was born a man but had a sex change operation in 2005. the lpga wouldn't let her play in a tournament in 2008 because she wasn't born female. yesterday members voted to change that policy. >>> talk about your battle of the bay. tonight oakland is upping the ante in its bid to keep the a's in town. that as a deadline passed for san jose today. the city that has also been working hard on luring the team to the south bay. robert liles shows us how oakland fans are going to bat for the a's. [ chanting ] >> reporter: it's the chant a's fans want sent from city hall to the commissioner of baseball's ears. >> i would rather see ground broke in oakland before another world series comes. >> reporter: so they have made signs, t-shirts, whatever it takes to keep the boys of sumner oakland, not south bay. >> if it doesn't take off, it is a civic disaster for oakland. >> reporter: victory court wants a dead end street, but a group of boosters want

. >>> the dmv employee accused of sending an offensive letter to a transgender customer has resigned. 23-year-old amber yust went into the san francisco dmv back in october to register a sex change. well, 4 days later she said she received a nasty letter from thomas demartini the worker who helped her. yust filed a damages claim against the dmv last week. >>> the grocery giveaway at glide memorial winding down this hour. but look how it started. they were lining up last night outside the church in san francisco waiting for the annual food giveaway. when it's done, volunteers will have handed out 5,000 bags of groceries to people who need all that food. each bag contains poultry, potatoes, bread, pasta and vegetables. >>> ike's is returning to san francisco. the planning commission unanimously approving a larger sandwich shop near church and 16th in the castro a block away from the old ike's which closed in september. this new shop will be 10 times larger and, of course, better equipped to handle big crowds. >>> she died when i was 18 years old of a massive heart attack. >> if it runs