about 75% of americans know somebody who's gay or lesbian, bisexual or transgender. however, knowing them, very impactful, but isn't as impactful if the folks who are gay don't actually talk about it. and so being out... being out, and in particular being out and talking about the ways in which you're less equal. about 70% of america thinks it's illegal to fire somebody in the workplace because they're gay, but it's only illegal in 21 states. 29 states you can get fired. if america would understand that... >> hinojosa: so let's just be clear, just so we can make it clear. so that means that, for example, i'm your boss, and in 29 states, i suddenly say, "you know what? i don't like the fact that jarrett made a nice compliment to a fellow coworker who's a man. therefore i can fire jarrett"? >> well, that can be sexual harassment, so let's be clear about that. >> hinojosa: okay. but i don't like the fact that... >> you don't like the fact that i've got a picture of a guy on my desk who happens to be the person i'm in a committed lifetime relationship with, you can say,

the plan to ease the three decade ban on blood donations by gay and bisexual men. also -- a terrifying road rage incident -- caught on camera. the dramatic accounts and the suspect's previous trouble with the law. next east of sacramento. a former miss california contestant named delanie strykul says she was driving saturday when another car cut her off. 50-year-old diedre or-ozco of santa clara is accused of tailgating - then ramming the car. she'd reportedly been released from jail only a day earlier after allegedly being involved in a hit and run last week.in roseville. strykul and her friend were terrified during the saturday incident - and called 9-1-1. srykil admits she gave the suspect the finger.and now says she'll stop retaliating on the road. as for the suspect.she was in court today in placer county - facing several charges including assault with a deadly weapon. still ahead. the dangers linked to caramel apples.and the resulting lawsuit. also -- why the decorations on this san francisco tree are so special. jacki jacqueline bennett>>\ in the bay area an

certainly, these kids had made me abbreviate, explain the abbreviations, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth which make up up to 40% of the homeless young people in this country, when the alarming -- what got me was that, what would you say? up to 7% of the general population of youth in this country identify as gay or transgender. in layman's terms. that to me is alarming because that means the kids are being thrown away. because of who they are. i think we need these kids. i think you never know who is going to turn out to be what. there is a bill. i can repeat the same stuff that lisa and laura just told you. the one thing that our fund or organization does is try to make a network for all of the people and programs around the country to talk to each other, to find out what works, what doesn't work. who the heck wants to say, i'm homeless and i'm gay, beat me up? it is really tough for the kids. everybody wants to be a tough guy, but when you think about it, look at a 15-year-old. nowadays, kids are coming out even younger because of scenes from the media that it is

so effectively, this continues to ban most gay and bisexual men from donating blood. >> reporter: the new policy won't go into effect immediately. first, the fda will present a draft guidance and then it will allow the blood banks to comment before the revised recommendations are put out. >> so it will take a period, i guesstimate, over six months or about six months before blood banks can actually change our procedures to allow just a one-year deferral instead of a permanent deferral. >> reporter: the blood centers of the pacific say it hopes the revised policy will eventually bring in more donors. right now, the centers rely on blood from other states to meet the demands of the bay area. lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> governor brown has named a former aide to be the next head of the troubled state public utilities commission. michael picker serves brown as an advisor on renewable energy. his appointment to the puc needs legislative approval still. picker would succeed michael peevey, who is at the center of allegations of back channel dealings between the state commission and pg &

it recognizes the needs of all lesbian,luding gay, bisexual, transgender youth experiencing homelessness. thatcludes a provision aims to support family reunification and intervention familys crucial as conflicts is the number one just said that. most important, a nondiscrimination clause to include lgbt homeless youth not only to have access to crucial services but also services are safe, welcoming, better tailored unique needs which will prevent unsafe activities to survive. do the legislation has cleared the senate judiciary committee by a strong vote, now headed for the senate. we all need to roll our sleeves up and make this happen for the kids. it's important. money.ually it saves instead of punishing them for being homeless, let's bring them back in. me tell you one thing, it's had worth your money. i was one of the kids that benefited from a program like this and i think that it's important. think that i gave back and i you never knownd who these kids are going to be. i never for one thought i'd be anything or amount to anybody and it's ironic how i'm standing here with these peop

second look at new footage of apple's capital cupertino federal officials has prevented gate and bisexual men from their missing blood. this was a lack coming up in just a moment. . >> gabe slate: industry in easy to use find a person you want to thank their pictures of the carriers to help you find that this person bent into the present banking or to alter our if you want you can include a picture of you to send along with your thank you note immediately after you hit said the receiver of the residue will be notified. so far i've tried every when this nicer i want to send to a dull day. will people receive a they're really excited. this is a letter to will tile it is easy backing it all web site their conditions they're really work they really want and love did not expect it with a letter to the amount of working on something about gratitude hour and a lot of different industries in this and then ask incredible i never done something before people come and hug me afterward trying to say wow you are doctoral save my life i have not gone back and thank them. >> james: checkout is the video

the food and drug administration is easing a longtime ban on blood donations by gay and bisexual men. men who've had sex with other men have been barred from giving blood since the dawn of the aids crisis in the early 1980's. the new rules will end the lifetime deferral period, but continue to bar donations from any man who's had sex with another within the previous 12 months. advocacy groups have campaigned for years to end the lifetime ban, saying it has no scientific reasoning. but many say the new one-year ban still falls short. in a statement, the group aids united called the policy change a step forward, but said it continues to perpetuate discrimination against gay and bisexual men. saying it was extremely disappointed, the group equality california said -- "this revised policy would continue to discriminate against gay and bisexual men with low risk factors based on their sexual orientation and would continue to unnecessarily prevent countless gay and bisexual men from making life-saving donations to the nation's blood supply. the obama administration's envoy for the effort to

why they want to end a three decade been on blood donations by gay and bisexual men. >> catherine: the tilt at 515. also a state of the march is the declaration means a much needed eight to marin county. >> catherine: tonight at 531 county officials hope even more is on the way and next wider tablet at bedtime may be messing with your sleep. >> pam: >> catherine: a new study from harvard reaffirms what we've always heard. playing around with your electronic devices before going to bed - won't help your sleep any. >> catherine:if you're reading from a tablet for example -- it could be harder to fall asleep. >> catherine:the study tracked both tablet readers and book readers before bed. >> catherine:the tablet readers took an average of ten minutes longer to fall asleep. they also had less deep sleep.and more of them complained of being tired the next day. >> catherine:keer-rig is recalling 6 and a half million of its popular single-serving coffee makers. the company says it's received 90 reports of burn- related injuries. >> catherine:federal health officials want to change a policy tha

she was the first major athlete to come out as bisexual. she has become one of the first openly gay athletes to get married, tying the knot with longtime girlfriend. in a bbc exclusive, we spoke to the newlyweds shortly after the ceremony in new york. >> bertino never to live up -- martina navratilova won wimbledon a record nine times, the first player to win six times in a row, and the first major athlete to come out as bisexual. today, we caught up with martina and her new wife moments after their wedding. >> very fine. >> overwhelmed? >> and relieved. it is just really odd. i am 58 years old and just got married for the first time. it is about time. growing up as a gay woman, you don't ever think about that. iout 10 years ago i thought, think within 10 years gay marriage will be legal. here we are making it legal. >> [laughter] afters summer, 33 years she came out, martina proposed to julia in public on camera. [applause] >> i was overwhelmed and completely surprised. but i would not expect anything less out of martina. by proposing and

. >>> tonight, the feds are on the verge of lifting the ban on gay and bisexual men donating blood. that's the headline. but joe says it is not exactly what it seems. >> reporter: gay men have not been allowed to donate blood since 1983. that was back before blood was screened and people were in real danger of getting aids from a blood transfusion. today, the government recommended lifting that ban but there is a catch. today, the food and drug administration issued a formal recommendation that gay men could donate blood, but only if they rob stain from sex with another man during the previous 12 months. >> yeah. i mean, come on. let's be realistic here. everybody enjoys indulging and taking part in relations with their partners and lovers. >> reporter: at a street art performance by margaret cho tonight, we asked folk to weigh in on the fda's announcement. >> it is something. >> it is. >> it is much better than it was before. >> absolutely. it is a step in the right direction. >> it is classic homophobia. >> reporter: the year of abstinence is not based on science. tests can determ

how to welcome and embrace and sanctify gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer people. >> here in st. paul park, minnesota, a new consciousness is taking hold. although this town was a manufacturing hub back in its heyday, today it's a quiet town with one oil refinery. the church mirrors the town. once a thriving church the community united church of christ saw its population dwindle as the town hit hard times. today both are experiencing revitalization. in 2006 community ucc underwent a pastoral transition. >> we had maybe 88, maybe not quite 90 applications that we had received, gay lesbian straight. three quarters more than asked is the church open and affirming. >> the importance of answering that question soon became apparent. when the search committee agreed on a candidate for pastor, she didn't accept their call. >> she said you're not -- your church isn't open and affirming officially. so i can't take it. she was -- had a commitment to her lesbian partner and she said, i don't know how she would be treated if she came here. >> the church decided to examine its policies.

said: . >> in other words, it present gay or bisexual men.celebrate for a year or don't donate blood. a chaise that many gay right's activists say is uncare. >> i interviewed an openly gay marriage therapist a position and researcher, when a panel met to change the ban. >> why would i be forced to wait a year not to give sex, when a heterosexual man have been a sex with a woman, as long as he's not paying them, he can give blood, they'd be happy to take it. >> it makes sense to look at people's behaviour in terms of had someone paid money to a profit attitude or other things that put them at risk. >> the fg an is standing by the decision, implementing them in 1893, during the early days of the aids crisis, when they decided that no man could donate blood that this sex with another man since 1977. even if it happened just once. >> many of the doctors say the f.d.a. hasn't taken the medical events fully into act. they believe it's a step in the right direction. >> a year might be too long. if you thing of it in term of data. according to the in

for decades, gay and bisexual men have been banned in donating blood it asks from 1977 to the present have you had sexual contact with another male? even once? the fda agreed it was unnecessary. but instead of lifting the ban, the policy states that gay or bisexual men must wait a year from the time they've had sex with another man before they can donate blood. >> there are plenty of straight people that are at his being as well. >> he means that the testing is so advanced that there isn't a need for a waiting period >> now, we can tell within 10-14 days they're infected. >> first, fda will present a draft, then allow the blood banks to comment before the recommendations are put oit. >> it will take over six months or about six months. before they can allow a permanent referral. >> they hope it will bring in more donors. right now, they rely on blood from other states to meet the demands in the bay area. >> you know only a few days ago we're talking about rains in the bay area and tonight we have record high temperatures. 71 degrees. abc7 news is live and today's readings over the bay

for decades, gay and bisexual men have been banned in donating blood it asks from 1977 to the present have you had sexual contact with another male? even once? the fda agreed it was unnecessary. but instead of lifting the ban, the policy states that gay or bisexual men must wait a year from the time they've had sex with another man before they can donate blood. >> there are plenty of straight people that are at his being as well. >> he means that the testing is so advanced that there there isn't a need for a waiting period >> now, we can tell within 10-14 days they're infected. >> first, fda will present a draft, then allow the blood banks to comment before the recommendations are put oit. >> it will take over six months or about six months. before they can allow a permanent referral. >> they hope it will bring in more donors. right now, they rely on blood from other states to meet the demands in the bay area. >> you know only a few days ago we're talking about rains in the bay area and tonight we have record high temperatures. 71 degrees. abc7 news is live and today's readings over t

. >> catherine: federal health officials want to change a policy which currently bans gay and bisexualting blood >> catherine: when the lifetime blood donation ban went into effect 31 years ago -- it was at the beginning of the aids crisis. gay advocates called it discriminatory. >> catherine: now - health officials say advances in h- i-v testing no longer justify a lifetime ban. >> catherine: so the f.d.a. is proposing that gay and bisexual men can donate blood, as long as another man for 12 months. >> catherine: gay rights advocates say requiring gay blood donors to be celibate for 12 months isn't supported by science and continues to promote discrimination. >> catherine: the f.d.a. is expected to adopt the new policy sometime next year. >> catherine: a 25-thousand dollar reward is now being offered for information leading to the arrest of the person >> catherine: or persons who killed 60-year-old david renz-ell. >> catherine: the oakland writer and educator was hiking in the oakland hills when he was gunned down on the huckleberry regional preserve trail. two days before thanksgivin

. >> a continuing overreaction, gay and bisexual men should be able to donate lot. >> people aren't happy with restrictions on the government's recommendation to lift the ban on blood donations from homosexuals. the fda says they should only be allowed to donate if they have abstained from sex with another man for a year. from across the bay to around the world, the stories that matter on "kpix 5 news this morning." and i'm frank mallicoat let's get a look at weatherd e's brian >> good morning. i'm michelle griego. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. it is 5:00. the day before christmas. so you have to know how the weather is going to be and, of course, traffic, too. but i looked at you. i don't know why i did that. [ laughter ] >> here's brian. >> liza, what's it going to do today? >> my turn. good morning, everybody. you know it's a busy start to the morning commute, unfortunately. >> actually he is going first. >> oh, okay. [ laughter ] >> okay. >> we are moving on. as we talk about the bart system. there's a bart delay 10 to 15 minutes in length leaving daly city to all east bay loc

gay and bisexual men should be able to donate blood. this new revised policy continues to have been effectively a ban on the donation. >> reporter: margaret put it more bluntly. >> it's rotten. there are rare blood types. i have a rare blood type so i understand the importance of giving. as part of the lgbt community, we are sick of homophobia. >> reporter: joe vazquez, kpix 5. >> they believe the government doesn't want to scare the public with a sudden complete lifting of the ban and it's probably just a first step. >>> same-sex marriage could end up on the supreme court agenda this term. the justices could decide as early as january 9 to add those cases. lawyers in kentucky, michigan, ohio and tennessee rushed to get their legal papers filed in time! and the justices could hear arguments and make their decisions by late june. >>> it's christmas eve. i guess a few people had to work today, right? >> just a few. we did. but -- >> this many. >> and some folks are doing some last-minute shopping. i notice some traffic outside of the hill

a significant majority of gay and bisexual men will be prohibited from donating blood.ot to have sex for a year so they can donate blood is ridiculous. >> the lifetime ban dates from the early years of the a.i.d.s. crisis and was intended to protect the blood spry from what was a -- supply from what was a little understood disease. now they say the policy no longer supported by science. the fda will recommend the switch next year and move to finalize it after taking comments from the public. >>> does the world have a new superhero? video footage of how an animal brought back a friend from the brink of death. >>> also, you are looking at not your usual traffic stop. the reason more than a dozen people in one small town who were pulled over drove away with big smiles and christmas cheers. >>> we're hearing about a new problem. this could affect you. we'll give you some alternate routes and let you know what's going on. >>> and in weather, the sunshine and warm temperatures from yesterday, long gong. big changes for your christmas eve forecast. we had the fog this morning

when i write the man was bisexual, believe me i talked to people intimately involved with noriega in one way or the other and i was able to confirm that to my satisfaction. >> how did his personal habits affect the way he lived? >> he liked control. that's what motivated him. he wasn't motivated by ideology. he wasn't motivated by power to a certain extent. control is the key. one sees that in everything that he did. his sexual relationships. a matter of control. the way he ran the panamanian defense forces as the way he ran it much like under omar. and then the panamanian forces took over control in law 20 of the constitution. immigration, customs, they controlled things ranging from horse racing the lottery, the airport. he really turned the pdf -- the military, into a diversified corporation over which he was the chairman of the board. >> how many times did you go to panama? >> four or five separate occasions, probably spent a total of six or seven months in panama. >> one more thing i wanted to ask you about. in panama more danger than she wanted. if you're acknowledging people.

gay and bisexual men can donate blood. there is one condition, though, they can't have had sex within the last year. san francisco supervisor scott wheater says it is a step in the right direction,. >> unfortunately, the new revised policy continues to discriminate by saying that you can't donate blood unless you haven't had sex with another man in the last year. and that's not reality. >> reporter: he also says the new policy goes beyond what is necessary. hiv can be detected in any donated blood within a few weeks of exposure. the supervisor will still continue to advocate for the end to this discrimination. in the news room, i'm elizabeth cook. back to you. >> thanks. >>> governor jerry brown has appointed a new president of the california public utilities commission. michael picker will take overment he is already a cpuc board member. the state agency has been under fire recently because of allegations of corruption over the dealings with pg&e. >>> a conservative group is firing back at an antigun psa. the startling ad

this is the most against -- generous community, this gay and lesbian and bisexual community. give yourselves a hand. every year this happens and monday and wednesday, my 22nd year raising in this emergency fund. if you have been touched by them, you know what that organization does. as soon as this tree is lit, i have to dash to my performance. here is sleigh bells. the course is never through. on christmas eve they will be there for three concerts. it's the 25th big year they are doing this. i will be there with lisa broman. she's one of our guest stars. i think we are doing a duet. she better not wear the same dress i'm wearing. i hear sirens. is that santa? >> oh, my god! has everyone been good. there is no hiding from santa. i don't believe it. i didn't believe the christmas miracle. here is santa. [ cheers and applause ] santa is here. let's wave to santa. there he comes. thank you for being here. he changed his hat. i like your new hat, santa. he's really here. santa is here. will you get her letter because she wants a lot of things. he's been very good this year. let's

they accepted shrien dewani was bisexual and had used male prostitutes before the wedding. but they said none of that was a motive for the murder. was it really credible that a newly married couple would fly into capetown, check into their honeymoon hotel, and within minutes the groom be asking a taxi driver who he had never met before to have his new bride murdered? four years after the honeymoon murder, the judge has agreed that there isn't enough evidence to convict shrien dewani, and the case against him should be dropped. the whole investigation will now face intense scrutiny. the time and money that's been spent. the pain felt by both families. and the many questions that still remain. john kay, bbc news, capetown. >> we'll be live there in the next few minutes. stay with us for that. >>> first, we take you to the philippines, because thousands of people there in the eastern and central parts of the philippines are now slowly returning to their homes after typhoon hagupit battered the region. at its peak, heavy rain and winds at speeds of up to 250 kilometers an hour

effectively this continues to ban most gay and bisexual men from donating blood. >> the lifetime ban dates from the early years of the aids crisis but many medical groups, including the american medical association, say the policy is no longer supported by science given advances in hiv testing. >>> suspected dui drivers collided with contra costa sheriff patrol cars twice this month. one crash happened when deputies were on a traffic stop on the shoulder of highway 4 nearbyron. a driver sideswiped one car and rear-ended another. the second crash was when a driver ran into the back of a patrol car stopped at a red light. the highway patrol's drunk driving crackdown runs through the new year's holiday. >>> still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00, caught on video. why a family ended up chasing down a fed ex truck on a highway. >>> plus firefighters forced out. the late update from san jose fire about the moldy problem at one of its stations. >>> later -- >> they can put guns on a plane this time. they could have easily put a bomb on one of those planes. >>> new at 4:30, smuggling loaded guns

officials are now recommending an end to the nation's lifetime ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men. however, the recommendation of ending the blanket ban also comes with a new policy barring donations from men who have had section with other men in the previous year -- had sex with other men in the previous year. that would put other countries in line. the lifetime ban dates back to the a.i.d.s. crisis when it was intended to protect the blood supply. >>> we're learning about the first flu-related death in california this flu season. health officials say the victim is an elderly woman. she lived in los angeles county and had an underlying medical condition. health officials say the flu is spreading and it's not too late to get a flu shot. though the vaccine is not as effective against some strains of the flu going around this year, medical experts say it's still worth getting one. they expect the flu season to peak in january and federal budget. >>> oakland police are searching for three men who robbed a wedding party at gunpoint over the weekend. it happened saturday afternoon

. >>> the lifetime ban on gay and bisexual men donating blood could soon be lifted.the food and drug administration says it favors replacing the ban with a new policy. men would be eligible to give blood only if they abstained from gay sex for a year. the wan e ban took effect during the early days of the aids crisis. gay rights groups say it is a step in the right direction, but say requiring secelibacy is offensive. >> heavy rain and fog tomorrow. making for more travel problems. i'm watching where the hardest will hit and if it will clear in time for your christmas. >> arrested in front of his patients. >> i asked his wife, can we still have the appointments? she said no. >> what police say the south jersey doctor was doing behind closed doors coming up on nbc 10 news. >>> we are tracking and keeping a close eye on the radar tonight. it is a first alert weather day tomorrow. meteorologist sheena parveen's extended forecast is just minutes away. >>> a baby rescued from a van in flames. the child was rescued from the van as it burned on the garden state parkway in l

. >>> this noon, gay and bisexual men were banned from blood donation buzz that policy could be changingvor banning a ban on donations with a modified policy, the ban dates back to the aids crisis but many groups like the medical association says that it's no longer supported by science given advances in hiv testing. >>> the "action news" team is working on news stories tonight beginning at 4:00, like this one, gas prices are still falling below $2, in new jersey and the movie that caused an international incident is about to hit the big screen, which theaters have decide to show "the interview." >>> santa claus is coming to town tonight and while you wait for him to come down your chimney, you and your kids can track his progress, this is a live look at norad's tracking system and he was last seen in pakistan. and they can notify you on social media of his location, but right now santa is in pakistan. let your kids know. >> i have been good, i don't know about the kids -- but i have been. stormtracker 6 live double scan looking around the region and you can see we have rain, soaking rai

federal health officials are proposing an end to the ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men and drug administration recommends new policy for men that have been sell bat. it was to protect the blood supply from contamination from the aids virus. >>> ahead, the weather and your sports. damien lillard leads portland to a comeback. eally big deal. with aches, fever and chills- there's no such thing as a little flu. so why treat it like it's a little cold? there's something that works differently than over-the-counter remedies. attack the flu virus at its source with prescription tamiflu. and call your doctor right away. tamiflu is fda approved to treat the flu in people 2 weeks and older whose flu symptoms started within the last two days. before taking tamiflu tell your doctor if you're pregnant, nursing, have serious health conditions, or take other medicines. if you develop an allergic reaction, a severe rash, or signs of unusual behavior, stop taking tamiflu and call your doctor immediately. children and adolescents in particular may be at an increased risk of seizures, con

will remove the 30-year-old ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men under certain conditions allowing them to donate flood if they have not had sex with another man if a year or more in effect since the height of the aids epidemic and the f.d.a. says it is basing its decision on scientific evidence in collaboration with several other government agencies. the f.d.a. did not say exactly when the ban would end. >> happening now firefighters in san jose from fire station 16 are patrolling the streets rather than remaining in the firehouse because of a potentially dangerous mold problem. we are joined in san jose with that story. >>> we are waiting for an update from command staff on what needs to be done but it is likely that fire station in san jose will be closed for a while. >> before walking through the doors leading to the tv room at san jose fire department station 16 on south king road we were warned it was considered a hot zone because of mold. inside, more plastic sheeting around the kitchen area, cleaning supplies on the counter, and red tape saying "do not enter." the

. >> no one played a bisexual comedian. >> from performers. we take you inside.riceless painting was uncovered. >> plus lucy lawless on her most important role yet. >> inevitably not everyone will great. you know, harden up. >> all that in more in with our spotlight conversations. >>> hi, i'm john seigenthaler, art can be anything. we explored all aspect of art. we look back at some of the most unforgettable conversations. beginning with peter max, a pioneer in the world of pop art. his psyche-dellic shapes and colours defined the '60s. five decades later he is creating iconic masterpieces. i talked with him where he gave me a glimpse into his colourful world. . >> bold strokes and colours are in the studio of peter mack. you are known for your brightness of colours. >> i grew up in shanghai china, maybe it was an influence. i wanted to be abbas tron somer. a lot of stars come up. i'm contemplating how big is the universe, how many st

health officials are recommending an end to the nation's 31 year ban on blood donations for gay and bisexual. the food and drug administration says it favors replacing it with a new policy fda officials say that policy will put the thus line with other countries including australia japan and the uk. >>> a big boost in the economy lifting stocks to record highs the dow jones closed at 18,004 closing above 18,000 for the first time. analysts say businesses are more confident about the economy and hiring. they predict growth will continue into the new year. >>> and shoppers looking for last minute deals are enjoying some falling gas prices. aaa says prices have dropped for 89 days in a row. the national average stands at $2.38 a gallon. nielsen surveyed consumers and found 36 percent are using gas savings on holiday gifts this year. nearly half say they have an extra $25 to $75 a month to spend. >> just went to fill up my tank last night and there was a $30 savings over six months ago and i said you know, i'm going to go to the mall and i'm going to spend that $30 on christmas. >> this will str

. >>> new at noon, the fda is planning to drop a lifetime ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men. the policy has been in effect for 31 years. new relaxed rules would allow donations if men who have not had -- from men who have not had gay sex within a year. it dates from materially years of the -- the early years of the aids crisis. >>> an arson investigation is underway in san jose. firefighters found a car engulfed in flames inier be a venn that this morning. ashes and car parts are still visible there. earlier two other cars were found burning and one was at -- the other at -- . >>> santa cruz county family who lost their loved one to listeria outbreak blames her death on caramel apples and they're suing safeway now where they bought the apples. the family's apple says shirlee frey ate the tainted apple around halloween and felt sick right after. she died early this month. one of five people killed with the same strain of listeria. >> nobody buys a package of wrapped caramel apples and expects to die from that. >> in a statement to kpix 5, safeway says -- items purchased a

. >>> government and health officials met today to discuss lifting the nationwide ban on gay and bisexual men donating blood. the government -- discussed the recommendations, today's hearing led to no official recommendations. >>> and a new study finds that many children are getting unnecessary chest x-rays. researchers at the mayo clinic looked at nearly 700 pediatric chest x-rays over a six-year period, finding that only 12% of patients are positive for a virus or trauma. experts say there are many situations that the chest x-rays provide no benefit, and could provide unnecessary radiation which could lead to cancer. >>> and president obama will be at the smithsonian for a month. the portraits, which were created using digital scanning and printing technology will be on view towards the end of the month. president obama sat for the scanning process earlier this year. now, official portraits were a tradition for all the sitting presidents. mr. obama is the first chief executive to have a digital 3-d portrait. >>> a lot of cheering in the bay area tonight with two seconds left in the game

it turned into something bigger, because no one played a bisexual gay character. >> her name is marler. i'm seeing a woman. we kept it fun, upbeat, sophisticated. we weren't, like, trying to do anything, but it happened naturally. >> what do you remember about the rehabilitation. well, i think the audience, you know, was - they were all like oh, uh. but fun, it was a surprise and opened people up to a new way of looking. >> it was before ellen came out. >> yes. like i said, it wasn't like - nobody was trying to be, like, a hero. it was all within the realm of great collaboration, which rosen n is great at. >> when i think about your ark ter on rowane, it was -- rosanne it was groundbreaking. there has been a lot of issues on gay marriage. >> unfolding. we knew it would, you can't stop... >> how did you know it would. >> it's a snowball effect. anyone under 30, if you bring up the gay issue everyone goes what issue, everyone is busy living, what ever, who cares. it's a non-starter no one gives a hoot. >> can i ask you about politics a little bit. >> of course. >> what was your reaction

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. >> gay and bisexual man have been banned from blood donations but that policy could be changing. says it favors replacing the ban on donations way modified policy. the lifetime ban dates back to the early days of the aids crisis. many medical groups say the policy no longer supported by science given the advances made in hiv testing. >>> the food and drug administration approved a drug with an off label use as a treatment for obesity. it's the first injectable drug approved for weight loss. it's approved for obese adults and overweight adults that have one weight problem like type two diabetes or high cholesterol. >> it is 5:23. up next we'll tell you what this christmas eve morning. >> oh, boy. and developing overnight, two police cruisers collide into each other sending six officers to the hospital. updates on their conditions coming up at 5:30. >> ♪ sir, we're loaded and getting ready to go... ...we're going to need you on the runway. (vo) don't let a severe cold hold you back. sir? (vo) theraflu starts to get to work in your body in just 5 minutes. (vo) theraflu breaks you fr

>> a lot of my early research was around young people identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender or questioning their sexuality or gender how they use the internet particularly for young people in rural communities mostly in the southeast, kentucky, tennessee, west virginia. so being able to study, and what i learned from studying their experiences of going online, i learned what were the limits of what they could get online that really meant they needed to advocate for resources in their home communities. early 1990's to late 1990's the story was the internet will solve everything. we'll be able to just get a broadband connection, then it was a dialup connection, we'll have all the information we possibly need. that's not true. that has yet to be shown as the solution to social problems. so in my research, and i think there are other examples of this, seeing the limits to what people can do with technologies and seeing what are the public resources that they need and private sector resources that they need to make up the difference, we can only learn if we're studying both parts

and we have this two tier system, and once again gay and bisexual men are in a second class. >> reporter: in san francisco, i'm john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> mad at hair and years of neglect. >> it made me cry. >>> see this little guy's transformation and the partnership giving dogs a better chance for adoption. >> the chance for showers in the five day forecast, i'll pinpoint when it could get here and if the wet weather could still around for the holidays. >>> a man killed by police in his garage. why his family says this video puts the police account into question. >>> he is coming out. >> a man is seen on this video just moments before police officers opened fire killing him. that man was a barber living in antioch. his family is now suing the city of antioch for excessive force. she says the suit is about setting the record straight and his attorney says that police video shows the story. amber lee is here now with all developments and both sides of the story. >> reporter: that video calls into question the police account of what happened. they acknowledged that danny gonzal

it aims to build acceptance for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender. revealed how much he donated but said it was substantial. he is the first openly gay executive of a fortune 1,000 company. >>> the effect of holiday lights is visible from space. check out these images from nasa. there is a seasonal increase in light coming from u.s. cities between black friday and new year's day and the biggest is in the suburbs, including the east bay and north bay. researchers are using the information to track energy use around the world. >>> a symbol discovered in a public place. a nuse on a tree in the east bay. who found it and what city counselman had to say. >> san francisco rolls out a historic cable car. the worry about who will be able to fix these vehicles in the future. >> coming up, the timing of the rainfall, an update on the drought and a winter weather advisory in the sierra. >>> a disturbing discovery is raising question tonight. this photo of a rope found in the form of a noose started circulating on social media this week. it was foundtuse outside

. >>> federal officials want to end the lifetime ban of blood donations by gay and bisexual men.ustralia ya, japan and the uk have similar policies. >>> these are so popular. a recall to tell you about that could affect your morning routi routine keurig is recalling brewing systems. the miniplus brewing system with the model number k10 can overheat. they are received 200 reports of hot liquid escaping from the brewer, including 90 reports of burn related injuries. again, that's the miniplus. >>> an historic day on wall street. the dow jones closed above 18,000 points for the first time today. the markets got a boost after new reports said the economy grew at the fastest pace in more than a decade. >>> well, we have foggy, rainy weather on the way. right now, we are seeing the fog around. come tomorrow, fog and rain. tonight through tomorrow, first alert weather for foggy conditions, creating travel problems. we could certainly continue to see big airport delays. we are seeing that at philly international. all the way down to the southeast. it's part of one storm system. a warm an

. >> just to be very, very clear a significant majority of gay and bisexual man will still be completely prohibited from donating blood because people are people and people have sex. and to expect people not to have sex for a year so that they can donate blood is ridiculous. >> reporter: supervisor weiner says that in part because current testing takes two weeks to find out if people are hiv positive. straight men and women can donate almost regardless of their sexual partners or how many that they have had. he adds that infection is about behavior not sexual orientation. >>> they're now lighting the manora. it's in union square and it is being lit right now. according to jewish belief, the last day of day of hanukkah mark it is day the great miracle of light happened. very festive scene there. >>> we're hearing from the family of a santa cruz woman who died from listeria after eating caramelized apple. >> my brother had a couple of the apple slices left after my mother brought it over. >>> you might call them diamonds in the rough. >> it could be a maltese, he could have some poodle. >>

. >> for more than 30 years, the fda has banned blood donations from gay and bisexual men. but the agency said that there's it time for a change. there's one big and very controversial condition. we have more on that. >> reporter: that's right, paul. the fda is proposing a change in their policy next year to allow gay and by sexual men to donate blood. but there's one caveat. they must abstain from sex with men. they carefully examined and considered the available scientific he had, and now there's a change in the blood donor deferral period to extend it to indefinite to one year after sexual contact. it gives them a choice. either be sell bat for a year, or don't donate blood. many gay rights activists say that it's unfair. >> that's ridiculous. >> he's a marriage and family therapist, and physician and researcher in early december when a panel of experts met to consider changing the ban. ban. >> why would i be forced to wait for a year to give blood, and a heterosexual man without a condom can go in and they can take his blood. >> in terms of has someone paid money to a p