further requirements of the "don't ask, don't tell" repeal act of 2010, repeal implementation will come0 days from now, specifically typed it will be tuesday, september 20. with me here today are the under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness, dr. clifford stanley who let the repeal information team effort. major general eight steve hummer as the repeal implementation team, virginia d. penrod, assistant secretary of defense for military personnel policy and as chairwoman of the repeal implementation team. and jay johnson, dod console of the working group report on which the repeal implementation teams work was based. undersecretary family has deep reach statement to make. he needs to depart for a while to find me. at that point we will then bring a general hummer, admiral penrod and open up on the details of implementation process and that the next steps. mr. johnson will also be available for questions as relevant. i would ask that you hold your questions until general hummer in this penrod, penalty recognizing a question or so. undersecretary stanley, the podium is yours.

the repeal act does not require the services that completed training prior to repeal. deadline for the completion of the services, services that their eight goals to complete training for the preponderant of the force. all services have met their timeline goals and the army, guard, and reserve are on track to complete their training on august 15. ing ofition to the train co force on in the case of the repeal, the department of defense has undertaken a comprehensive and thorough review of regulations and policies to identify those that require revision to insurer going forward policies and regulations will be neutral with respect to sexual orientation. these revised policy will be effective on the date of repeal, 20 september, 2011. the majority of dod and regulations remain the same as they are already sexual orientation neutral. here are some of the major policies he had made determinations on. the first is a sessions separations and read a sessions. upon appeal, statements about sexual orientation will no longer be a bar the military service. up on repeal, the servic

that will be the biggest impact of this repeal.s the way we solve the problem. >> i think you're reading my mind. that was my next question i was going to ask you. do you see a parallel between integrating the military among races and now among gay people and straight people? >> i definitely see a parallel in getting to a state of mutual understanding, and just basically making decisions based off facts instead of steero types. where this is different, we are much further along when it comes to acceptance of gays and less peans now, today, than we were in 1947 when harry truman ended or started the end of segregation by executive order. >> real quickly, jonathan. is it generational, yes or no? >> explain that. >> do you think younger people in the military are more accepting of it? >> totally. the most concerned people are senior person in the military. >> would you be reinstated? do you want to be? >> there are a lot of different ways to serve my country. i know that there are other people that want to rejoin the military. >> what

>> item number4, ordinance repealing the code thereby dissolvent telecommunications commission. item number five, resolution repealing the resolution to dissolved the presidio neighborhood representative work group. item number six, resolution repealing there is resolutions to dissolve the mayor's criminal justice council. item number seven, or does repealing sections of the the initiative code there by dissolving the drug abuser advisory board and the citywide alcoholism advisory board. item number8, route resolution appealing the children's collaborative task force. item number9, resolution appealing resolutions to dissolve the arts task force. >> good evening. these pertain to the dissolving of obsoletes aborted bodies graded by the board of supervisors. very quickly, for the public watching, this is it or committee task force or that the board i did make some commitment to our creeks by ordinance or resolution that analyzes a subject matter and then advises the board on policy related to that matter. the board rules require the board to include language in each piece of legi

the repeal act does not require the services to have completed training prior to repeal.department deadline for the completion, the services set their own internal goals to complete training at the preponderance of the force. all services have met their timeline goals in the army, guard, and reserve are on track to complete their training on 15 august. in addition to the training, the forces -- in addition to the training the force on implications on the repeal, the department of defense has undertaken a

when they ask ohio voters whether to keep it or repeal it, ohio voters say they would like to repeal that bill by a 24-point margin. in may, it was only an 18-point margin. ohio's governor and his union stripping adventure are sinking into the quick sand of voter disapproval. and maybe not all that slowly. >>> joining us now is representative peterson. thank you for joining us again. nice to have you back here. >> thank you. my pleasure to be back. >> this new poll suggests that ohio's union stripping bill is becoming more unpopular. people aren't just getting over it. they getting more upset about this. what do you think accounts for that? >> i think as people learn more and more about what this union stripping bill does, they get more and more angry. senate bill 5 is about allowing, you know, not allowing people anymore to come together and bargain for fair wages or for, you know, safe places to work. when people find out what this bill really does, they hate it. and i think you're seeing that in the polling, and we certainly saw it in the signature collection. 900,000 valid signat

today as president obama certified the repeal of don't ask don't tell.the move clears the way now for gays and lesbians to serve openly. the that notice will go to congress ending the don't ask don't tell ban. congress repealed the controversial policy last year. the ban will be lifted in 60 days. once the repeal is final, service members can no longer be discharged for openly admitting they are gay. >>> the president signature was met with great excitement here in the bay area. ktvu was with retired naval commander zoe dunning when she received the official news. 13 yearing ago dunning won her case against the don't ask don't tell policy. she was allowed to serve out her military career openly as a lesbian. >> in all the leadership training that the military had given me said if you see something wrong, step up and do the right thing. and to me that was doing the right thing. >> dunning was standing next to president obama when the president repealed don't ask don't tell. the retired commander has paveed the way for openly gay and lesbian service member

dianne feinstein has sponsored a bill to repeal the law. she and other members of the judiciary committee will here from same-sex couples who believe it digs cripple niats against them. >> i want to assure you that this is not a cause which we are going to drop. we are not saying that about this. if we don't succeed this session we will try again next session and continue this effort until the international won. >>> now in a statement republican house speaker says the constitutionality of the law is determined by the courts rather than by a unilateral action by the obama administration. he went on to say this is another effort by washington democrats to take attention away from jobs and the president's economic policies which have been a failure. the specific bill in question is senate bill 598 and hearings are scheduled to start at 7:00 a.m. pacific time. live in the newsroom, nick smith "abc 7 news." >>> san francisco police chief and other city officials will host a townhall meeting to discuss a fatal police shooting. that is schedule fo

long, comprehensive, detailed plan for repealing the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. but as of this morning, that process of ending it was still playing out, seven months after repeal, the policy was technically still in effect, most people thinking it would not be complete until september. either september or maybe this afternoon. the 9th u.s. circuit court of appeals, just one tier below supreme court ruled the government needs to get on with it already about "don't ask, don't tell" citing statements it is unconstitutional for the law to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation, the 9th circuit court ordered it stop implementing "don't ask, don't tell" now, as immediately. a response saying we will, of course, comply with orders of the court and also said the defense department is reviewing the ruling with the justice department and the military will start notifying its personnel immediately. does this mean everybody in the military living a closeted life should come out immediately? well, the lawyer for the plaintiff organization in this case says no, tellin

should doma be repealed? parents this those states which have registered their approval of traditional marriages would be faced with the problems of coping with marriages of which they overwhelmingly disapprove. we need look no further than massachusetts, the first state to legalize same-sex marriage to understand what i'm talking about. it's this forced political correctness that brooke snow, diversity of opinion, that's the problem here. national public radio featured an interview with a massachusetts 8th agreed teacher, deb alan, who was excited about her freedom to does homo sexual behavior. if someone wants to challenge me, give me a break, it's legal now. the npr reporter explained that the teacher now discusses gay sex with students tore rowly and explicitly with a chart in the 8th grade. i feel like i'm representing parents who have not been invited to speak who have a seriously held religious view that marriage is between one man and woman and they want to protect their young children against other v

feinstein believes that public swinging against it and has sponsored a bill to repeal the law. right now it denies same-sex couples over marriage benefits. she and other members of committee will hear from same-sex couples who believe it discriminates against them. currently they don't enjoy the same rights under federal law as other couples. >> they can't file joint income taxes and claim certain deductions. they can't receive spousal benefits under social security. >> he was long called for an appeal of defense of marriage act which has an impact on family, freandz zbliabs john boehner says the constitutionality of the law is determined by the courts rather than by the unilateral action by the obama administration. he went on to say this is another effort by washington democrats to take attention away from jobs and the economic policies which have been a failure. the specific bill in question is senate bill 598 and the hearing is scheduled to start this morning. >>> a reward in the beating case of giants fan bryan stow has grown to $225,000. los angeles board of supervisors i

his signature serving as a formal repeal on a ban on gays serving openly. president obama called the repeal quote the final major step towards ending the don't ask don't tell law undermining our military readiness and violates american principal pels of fairness and equality. end quote. and former navy lieutenant held a news conference to respond to this repeal. doning won a three-year battle to stay in the navy veefshs after revealing she was gay in 1993. today sherk called a repeal the last hurdle in a 17-year fight. >> so excited for the community and country. don't ask don't tell was a stain upon the democracy of the country. it was inconsistent with values of the military. and compromises integrity and the institution. >> the repeal goes into affect in 60 days. >> tonight's money matters mixed signals on the economy. catter pillar had a 44 increase in profits but the acquisition of another company booftd expenses and drove stocks down 5%. that weighed on the rest of the market. the dow fell 43 points, and the nasdaq went up 24. advanced micro devices g

. >> and president obama sign a repeal of don't ask, don't tell today. his signature serves as a formal repeal on gays serving in the military openly. abc 7 news spoke with a former navy lieutenant who won a nearly three-year battle to stay in the navy veefshs after revealing she was gay in 1993. today, she called it the last hurdle in a series of hurd yelz over the last 17 years. >> and i saw and i knew it was a done deal. i felt relief and excitement that this is finally here. >> and the repeal will go into affect in 16 days. doning said her next effort will be to ask the president to issue an executive order mandating nondiscrimination. >> just ahead, the unusual way a bay area homeowner stops an intruder in his tracks. >> and why in the world would someone drove off with a paper mache version of gaundy? a peace activist needs your help to get gaundy back. >> and minor changes coming up for the weekend. i'll have ups and downs straight ahead. >> and sandhya, thank you. and meet the young new members of a bay area firefighting force receiving a badge o

try to get it repealed. i know there have been efforts in the past that have failed. i do not see a reason just because this late in the game some once again -- someone collected signatures to put this in the ballot, but we should stop the process when we know we are going to run out -- that we should stop the process when we know we are going to run out of landfill space. i will be supporting this item. supervisor kim: i also sat on the budget committee, and this is an issue that has been brought forward several times. although many questions came up around barging, things i support in the long term, i think questions or answers to this process. we have a good contract in front of us and recology has been a good partner for san francisco in the goals we have tried to achieve. i have question separate from this issue. other supervisors have brought this up. i question whether 1932 is good policy and should be in our charter, and what we can do to increase franchise fees here in san francisco. something which

holt: this is a bad idea to repeal. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? mr. barton: could i inquire of the time? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas has nine minutes remaining and the gentleman from california has 6 1/2 minutes remaining. the gentleman from texas. mr. barton: i want to yield three minutes to the gentleman from houston, texas, judge ted poe, three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized for three minutes. mr. poe: i thank the gentleman for yielding. energy efficiency is a good idea. mandated by the federal government under this legislation that we are currently serving under is preventing competition. the federal government is creating a monopoly. the model t ford is not outlawed. you can still buy one. the federal government didn't ban it because it's inefficient. iceboxes, some of us knows what an icebox is. it's not banned by the federal government. you can still find one if you want to. because it's competition.

the repeal will go into effect on september 20. following today's announcement, democratic leader nancy pelosi released this statement, and it reads, "when the repeal of don't ask, don't tell is complete, we will send a clear message to every american, anyone with the courage to wear our nation's uniform will be judged not by whom they love, but by their skill, ability, and love of country." >>> whether it be bride and bride or groom and groom, new york city will be filled with newly married couples this weekend. new york is the latest and largest state to legalize same-sex marriages. the law goes into effect on sunday, and nbc's michelle franzen meets one some of the happy couples. >>> upopen it -- >> reporter: tiffany and meredith got the word they've been waiting for. >> that's it! we're done! >> reporter: an e-mail telling the couple they had been chosen from the new york city lottery to marry on sunday. >> i'm saying this, i agree to this, and we're doing this in a public way with somebody watching. like this is -- it's been v

for the next four years, the board can amend or repeal the measure with a 2/3 supermajority vote.er seven years, the ordinance or policy statement becomes just like any other ordinance or policy statement, and it is amendable or repeatable -- repealable. this is a modest and common sense first step reform for our ballot system, to start getting it under control. i want to note a few things. first of all, i want to thank my colleagues and members of the public who have expressed opinions about this and who have made it a better measure. it initially included boater- generated signature drive initiatives. there was a lot of concern that that was the core of the voter's power to take matters into their own hands. i removed that out of respect for the fundamental right of voters to collect signatures and put something on to the ballot. in addition, we made a perspective. a lot of people were mistrustful and thought i had a secret agenda or secret list of things i wanted to go after. that was never the case. i put my money where my mouth was by making this a perspective. i also want to

however, they didn't -- didn't pass the repeal in the senate, and so the repeal failed. well, that has something to do with the president who has a lot of belief in his signature piece of legislation. his future and his destiny is wrapped up in obamacare. however, we know that the american people have said they want all of obamacare ripped out by the roots. they want it gone, lock, stock and barrel. not one shred, not one d.n.a. particle of obamacare left behind. the american people understand that obamacare is a malignant tumor that is metastasizing and consuming the liberty of the american people and it must be repealed. this house is resolute in their repealing of obamacare, and we've also passed out of this house with a significant majority the legislation that cuts off all funding that would be used to implement or enforce obamacare. we did that as a part of the c.r. that came out of here that finally the president signed. they stripped the funding out of that and voted it out in the senate at the direction of harry reid. and so, madam speaker, this house is resolut

even attending the ceremony when president obama signed the bill to repeal the policy. in san francisco friday, he stood with fellow veterans celebrating the certification of that repeal. after years of struggle, in just 60 days, he can once again pursue his military dream. >> my joy will come when i earn my uniform back. >> it's a clinton era policy that's lasted 17 years, but now finally being overturned. >>> maria shriver's maternal instincts kicked into high gear after her son was seriously injured in a boogie boarding accident. here's her 911 call. >> 13-year-old christopher suffered several broken bones and a collapsed lung after being hit by a large wave sunday in malibu. the teen remains in intensive care and in serious condition. however, he is expected to make a full recovery. >>> turning to tonight's in depth report, they call, they e-mail, they harass, scammers targeting seniors and their life savings and these crooks have no shortages of schemes. but tonight, we turn the tables. nbc's vicky nguyen dials their number with the help of a south bay grandmother.

is it going to be repealed?> i don't think so not in this congress we have an election year coming up in 2012. i think the vast majority of americans when in the ballot boxes we've seen state after state support traditional marriage i think there is a reason that president obama when he ran as candidate obama was for the defense of marriage act as opposed to what he is saying now. >> that is an important point. not in this congress but it's going to happen. i think looking at polling on this issue, young generations are very open to gay marriage this is an issue that is changing. and i think if not now then in five years. but i think it's just a matter of time until it happens. >> not in this congress. of course not in this congress. it will not raise the debt limit. how are you going to get to doma? not in this congress but i agree. here we have old republican and young republican. >> independent. independent. >> i love being called old. >> i love being called old, yes. >> and she likes more being called a repu

why senator dianne feinstein is proposing it and the controversial law that it would repeal. >>> new york city's major today said more than 760 couples will be selected to get marry on sunday the first day that same- sex marriage will be legal in the state of new york. mayor michael bloomberg says that because of the overwhelming number of marriage applications the city is holding a lottery to determine who will get married at any of the five city clerk's offices. city officials say more than 2,000 couples want to get married on sunday. >>> the issue of same-sex marriage is issued to take center stage tomorrow. the law designs marriage as between one man and one woman anddenies all federal benefits to same-sex couples. >> they share financial expenses, they raise children together, and they care for each other in good times and in bad. in sickness and in health, until death they do part. >> senator dianne feinstein repeal is called the respect for marriage act. same-sex couples say it's a matter of equal rights. >> should something terrible happen to one of us, i would need to have a

congress repealed the policy -- "don't ask, don't tell" must be voided in congress repealed the policy in september. >>> leland yee says he won't meet with mexican authorities to make sure they keep up the search for seven men missing at sea. >> evidence that individuals can, in fact, survive past this 96 hours. >> he wrapped up a news conference with the families of four of the men from the bay area. a total of 43 passengers and crew members were aboard the fishing boat that sank in the sea of cortez. there is an allegation that the boat's captain may have ignored warnings about rough weather. >> if they had known that there was a storm coming in, that they would have taken that risk to come out there. >> one person has been confirmed dead. the families created a facebook page to share information under the name "find our fathers." >>> lefty o'doul is may have captured images of an art thief. the suspect is seen casually walking away. >> reporter: surveillance footage shows a man believed to be the suspect. >> it is very similar, it is very close to he was wearing loafers with no sock

. >>> a major step in the repeal of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. new secretary of deself-defense expected to certificate -- new secretary of defense is expected to certify the repeal of the "don't ask, don't tell." and we'll learn how soon gays and lesbians can openly serve. >>> the first day of the gay wedding will begin in new york this sunday. 823 couples that entered a lottery to get married on that day will get to exchange vows. the city said it previously said it could only accommodate 764 couples. mayor bloomberg plans to officiate at the wedding of his policy advisor. >>> sal knows i put in the order for the light friday morning traffic. >> we're doing friday light in most areas right now. even in contra costa, we're off to a nice start. and thing that the people, i think people get on road early and 580, one of the busiest commutes not looking bad. this is 580 coming in. you can see the windmill is there in the foreground and the 580 freeway in the background. a lot of trucks coming in early and coming over the pass. and westbound 580, at

to what extent do you think of the repeal of don't ask, don't tell was to repeal doma? we cannot be stationed together and so forth, but when i was going through the training i asked this question of the jag officer. we are forced, as military people come to make the choice between perjury and fraud. if i fill out a form asking for marital status and i married in a state where it was legal, i could collect federal entitlements, which would be fraud, so i have to write "single" and i am legally married. it does not seem like a good choice to have to make a choice between fraud and perjury. guest: the caller's question goes to the heart of the debate of round don't ask, don't tell when admiral mullen said at a hearing that it undermined the integrity of the united states military because it forced are brave men and women to lie. that is not what our military is about and so that will change. the repeal, when it finally happens in the repeal has significantly improved and it changed the discussion for same- sex couples. you can see how in polling increase for support for s

the twentieth century that is the agenda of our opponents they want to repeal the twentieth century they want to smash down every american institution our grandparents fought for the labor unions to public education to the safety net to the really the american middle class and we should not let that happen without a big fight the biggest fight in the history of the country to save america's middle class to save the achievements of our grandparents and to make sure that the american century the twentieth century is not repealed so that some corporations don't have to pay their taxes so so very well so in the in the minute we have left here van jones what's. other than a call for action to go to the website what would you say to the american people who are feeling perhaps dispirited. you know things don't seem to be working fast enough. help is on the way first of all change happens fast now obama seem to come out of nowhere if you go to clinton obama came out of nowhere then the tea party came out of nowhere madison came out nowhere egypt came out of nowhere the next big movement is

in december, congress voted to repeal don't ask don't tell.ys in the military is ending the policy, it already cut short a lot of promising careers. one man was a major in the air force and served for 13 years, and he was forced out of the military when somebody got access to his private e-mails and revealed he was gay. >> thank you for having me today. what a historic day for all of us. >> you were discharged after somebody got into your e-mails. what does it mean to you, the repealing don't ask don't tell getting the certification today? >> it's bittersweet. i have to be honest with you. it's a historic day and a huge day and a step towards equality for gays and lesbians serving in the military. it weakened our security and harmed our defense and yesterday, five years ago was when i was thrown out, so it comes too late to help me. there are those that will benefit from the laws as well as future generations to come. >> would it inspire you to re-enlist? >> i hope to. as you said earlier, i did 13 years. my father retired as an officer in the

once this repeal is certified by the pentagon, a full repeal would take place in 60 days. >> we're half-way team owners approved a new labor deal. the players haven't voted on it yet. >> now we have the first real casualty of the lockout. commissioner roger goodell announced that the august 7th hall of fame game has been cancelled. live in atlanta, talks making place. interesting. a couple days ago the popular wisdom this was going to happen. they were all but ready to sign a deal. what went wrong? >> reporter: well i don't think anything's gone wrong up to this point. the owners yesterday collectively, 31 of the 32 owners voted yes on the new deal. now the ball goes into the players' court per se. that's a 500-plus-page document they have to comb over and a document they didn't receive until late last night. one would think they're going to need at least all day today and maybe a few more days to comb over it. as of yesterday, late last night, owners agreed to this new deal under a couple of conditions. one, that the players become a players' union once again and, two, that the players vot

repealing the 17 year-old ban on will not hurt the military the repeal of the ban the well come into affect 60 days after it is >> about >> stock futures still positive in 4 minutes the dow jones well open we will keep one eye on it oil prices now have reached honored dollars a barrel in asia and borders liquidation plan will go into affect. we're glad take a quick rate at 627 and new details and password sniggers and maria shriver is divorce. this is a look at the golden gate bridge. little fog out there and traffic is fine. there it is everybody is getting ready for the stock exchange shut so weakened and that on a positive note >> >> i live look at the new york stock exchange eight p l is getting ready to ring the bell and we will get trading under way. as mt and dell all trading positive everything is getting underway on this friday. >> two new suspects were arrested in the beating of giants fan it could be in that the original suspect give on a high grass where as a will be exonerated. >> police in san francisco a shootout with kennett harding a parolee out of seattle wound up h

yesterday, his top men in the pentagon certified to congress the military is ready to repeal the ban on gays and lesbians serving openly in the military. it comes after an extensive period of training and preparation. by law, the ban will be lifted in 59 days on september the 20th. >>> well, are you one of them? one of those folks obsessed with fantasy and comic book culture? well, comic-con is the place for you. happening in san diego right now, more than 100,000 people will be there and nearly half of them women. we'll have a report for you. >>> also, the heat across this country has been deadly. still, dangerous weather going on out there. our reynolds wolf will join me in just a moment. it's ten pistons paminutes past on this cnn saturday morning. ...was it something big? ...or something small? ...something old? ...or something new? ...or maybe, just maybe... it's something you haven't seen yet. the 2nd generation of intel core processors. stunning visuals, intelligent performance. this is visibly smart. britta olsen is my patient. i spend long hours with her checking her heart r

public employees of the rights to collectively bargain over a million ohioans signed a petition to repeal the new anti-union law the group we are ohio needed two hundred thirty one thousand signatures from ohio voters to repeal of senate bill five on the ballot in november election but the group got more than five times that amount turning close to one point three million signatures to ohio secretary of state to verify the names a spokesman for we are ohio referring to the petition drive this historic number of signatures sends a strong clear message to the extreme politicians who played political tricks to pass as a five so as governor case x. union busting in ohio finished for good and what effect in this huge groundswell against case it mean for other republicans and the union busting efforts around the nation joining me from ohio now is cliff schecter a recipe or strategist at liberty see an author of the book the real mccain cliff welcome welcome back i just how are you buddy great one point three million signatures to this box talking ad who's who's now the governor wake up sleeping

hundred thirty one thousand to get this thing on this november's ballot whether to repeal s.b. five and they've got one point three million signatures what does that tell you about how i agree people on you and you know you people are ear well i think that message is fairly obvious the other thing that it tells me is that the koch brothers and the other people who have been funding alec and and these right wing governors are going to be carpet bombing the state of ohio with ads talking about how horrible unions are do you think it's going to work. no i don't i mean i think look at it they always are going to have some level of trickery and success tricking people they're going to be here there i'm sure they'll be in florida be in wisconsin they'll be everywhere but you know it's different when people feel something viscerally every day and people right now know people who work in these unions they know who it is who took away their rights you know they may not notice early because the koch brothers but did you know that is a republican legislature and you do know that there's a

president obama signed a repeal of the military's ban on openly gay troops. since then the military has been preparing for lifting the ban. >>> a new cnn poll shows 64% of americans think the u.s. should play a dominant role in space exploration. half of all americans think the end of the shuttle program is bad for the united states. >>> papers filed this week show that former california governor arnold schwarzenegger does not want to pay wife maria shriver spousal support. they're expected to reach a confidential out of court settlement as they end their marriage following revelations he had a child with a household staffer. >>> and as the u.s. deals with the brutal heat, chile is digging out from more than seven feet of snow. it's so bad that a catastrophe has been declared in several areas. it's hard to imagine. >>> well, now here's an early look at one of your top health headlines on msnbc.com. being short may have its virtues. a new english study found the shorter the woman, the lower her risk is for cancer. researchers determined women's risk for cancer

that's her standing next to president obama when he repealed don't ask don't tell last december.itary that want to be true to themselves and serve their country. >> other people serving will feel a sense of relief. today won't be the day i get a knows that says your job is over. >> reporter: for many considering military service this may be a new start. it officially ends 60 days from now. that will make it easier for people who fly the rainbow flag to serve the american flag. advocates say the next battleground will be to get the same military benefits for same sex military members. >>> we're staying on top of break news happening in the east bay. firefighters working this fire in the retirement community. john is joining us live from the scene by telephone. tell me what you see from where you are. >> at 1209 running springs road. i'm looking at a total of 8 units. these are condos has have been engulfed in flames. you can probably see from the chopper shot from up ahead, but there is a lot of smoke right now but there's a ladder truck with a hose spraying down on top of the fir

to what extent do you think of the repeal of don't ask, don't tell was to repeal doma? we cannot be stationed together and so forth, but when i was going through the training i asked this question of the jag officer. we are forced, as military people come to make the choice between perjury and fraud. if i fill out a form asking for marital status and i married in a state where it was legal, i could collect federal entitlements, which would be fraud, so i have to write "single" and i am legally married. it does not seem like a good choice to have to make a choice between fraud and perjury. guest: the caller's question goes to the heart of the debate of round don't ask, don't tell when admiral mullen said at a hearing that it undermined the integrity of the united states military because it forced are brave men and women to lie. that is not what our military is about and so that will change. the repeal, when it finally happens in the repeal has significantly improved and it changed the discussion for same- sex couples. you can see how in polling increase for support for s

. >> do you solemnly swear -- >> the decision to certify the repeal of the ban ongays and lesbians serving in the military comes seven months after the president signed the bill into law. within 60 day, it will no longer be enforced. >>> underage drinking was only one of the illegal activities going on last night on walnut avenue near farm bureau road. officers say there were close to 300 people at the home gathered for a birthday party for a 17-year-old girl. the teenager things got out of hand when party goers started throwing bottles at police officers. >> i caught a couple of people throwing stuff at the police and saying stuff to them, but i was like, you need to, like, respect them. they are doing their job. >> reporter: no officers were hurt. the homeowner was arrested for disturbing the peace and receiving what police say were two stolen motorcycles. >>> we are learning that some of pg&e's missing safety records may have ended up in the trash. pg. was supposed pg&e was supposed to turn over document -- pg&e was supposed to turn over documents. but a top official acknowledged that t

the order came in response to a request from the obama administration that was worried the repeal wasoo quickly. last night's ruling is the latest in a long legal tug of war. today, some of the retired military men and women at san diego's gay pride parade said it's as important as ever to show their opposition to the don't ask, don't tell policy. >> it is very important. these folks are demonstrating, we fought for our country, we fought for your rights. so we're here to show our patriotism to our country and who we truly are without being concerned about getting fired. >> don't ask, don't tell was reinstated with one major exception. the military cannot investigate, penalize or discharge anyone who is openly gay during the repeal process. >>> a controversial bill requires gay history in the education of public education. governor jerry brown signed the law on thursday and backers would have to collect 400,000 signatures to get it on the ballot. opponents say it teaches children to accept homosexuality. >>> the final harry potter movie set a new box office record on its first day of