stories told by silicone-pumped, transgender men with exaggerated feminine figures.sual atmosphere but the prosecution seemed to have built a solid case. now it was the defense's turn. >> something smells rotten in denmark. everything is not as it appears. >> in the trial of mark hawkins and donnie hendrix, a lot of things weren't as they appeared. not the least of it, the defendants themselves. a couple for 15 years, both men. but one, donnie hendrix, living as a woman. >> she's not an individual who's gender confused. the way she's described it, she's always known she was just in the wrong physical form. >> hendrix' public defender decided to present his client as a woman. you had a strange journey by a subworld, haven't you? >> i've had a strange journey in this subworld. it's caused me to re-examine some my opinions. >> each defendant had their own attorney, but the defense teams were united in the claim that hawkins and hendrix had nothing to do with vera lawrence's death. they argued that for years the grandmother had secretly enhanced her body with silicone in

anthony trent is a transgendered woman who went by the name of tyra. sheldon is like at police headquarters with more on this on -- with a sense of the murder. >> friends and family hope somebody out there comes forward with new information to help the investigation. >> no matter how this young man lived, he did not deserve this. >> anthony trent was known as tyra. at in february her body was discovered by a man looking for his dog. >> they thought it was either a mannequin head or a body lying at the bottom of the basement steps. >> we do not believe the victim was killed at this location. >> we believe he was brought there. >> detectives have no new information on the case. >> he was a really fun loving person. she was just like any other 22- year old. she was somebody who wanted to see her community progress. >> her friend sandy hopes the case will bring awareness to the struggles of the transgendered community. >> when something happens it is forgotten the next day. we want people to continue to understand we are victims of violence. >> recently sp

. >>> dozens gather in support transgender acceptance. this comes after a series of attacks on the transgender and daygay community. lanier says they're working to improve the relationship with the community. >>> president obama is in indonesia, his second visit to that country as president. he might -- you remember he lived there for some time. they're expected to discuss security and america's increasing role in that region. the summit continues through saturday. >>> people found themselves waiting to take off. september was the first month international flights had new tarmac rules. three of the delayed flights were trying to leave at dulles during severe storms. there were in violation of the new tarmac rules and face heavy fines up to $27,000 per passenger. >>> still to come on abc7 news at 6, why the brakes may be hit on the president's planned high- speed rail. >> it is the newest memorial in the district but where did the donations go? >> i am doug hill in the belfort furniture weather center. think it is chilly now? just wait. [

certainly -- several national studies suggest that gay and lesbian and transgender students experience higher levels of bullying and suicide. >> what needs to be done is more insight than oversight. >> both legal and educational experts participated in the synposium. maryland does have an anti-bullying law on its books. >> a woman tells police a man climbed in her bed thursday morning while she was sleeping and sexually assaulted her. it happened inside her home on the 3700 block of greenmon avenue. please call police with any information on this case. >> are goodwill stores in montgomery county being targeted? we'll have more on that coming up. first more on yesterday's robbery at a good will in towson. >> close to a dozen patrol officers controlled the perimeter. >> why would they rob the good will? >> this good will store on the 1700 block of joppa road. >> the store had to temporarily close. customers learning what happened -- >> why would you rob a good will? it makes no sense. >> the suspect, armed with a gun, moved around in a store with an estimated 15 to 20 customers. by sever

she calls being transgender a gift.er, has become her life's work. >> i think this is a very personal issue for me. it adds a lot of potential to improve the planet. you know? nothing short of that. i mean, i really -- that may sound grandiose. but i think it's really true that there are -- this is like the last frontier of the human mind.

transgender. if you living in my cell, you got to do this. i can't say that. do this, "b" do that. clean up. wash my clothes. they just try to take advantage of him and don't look at him as a person. see, i look at terry as a person. therefore, i treat him as a person as i want to be treated. >> lee acknowledged there was a time in his life where he wouldn't have been so accepting. >> years ago when i was young i probably wouldn't be sitting here. i would still be stuck with the image thing. i was really into the gang-banger scene. i was really caught up. >> lee's childhood neighborhood was riddled with gangs. and lee joined up when he was barely in his teens. >> not listening to my family. not listening to ma. thinking i knew everything. running with the wrong crowd. i put my homies before my family. and that's all i knew, was my homies. homey this. homey that. >> lee told us despite being shot five times and serving a prior prison sentence, he couldn't give up gang life. then his story took a turn. it had to do with recruiting his younger brother into the ga

the transgendered the community is targeted for being transgendered. we need a leader with vision that can protect the differences, who can insure that everyone in our society has a voice and that nobody is marginalized. we are leaders to protect everybody, not just the most powerful. which is why we need a prosecutor and not a politician. >> of course differences are important and that is why

. >> baltimore city will remember hundreds of members of the transgendered community who have been ordered or die from the lack of proper medical care. the mayor announced plans for the transition to remember and state. this mix the 13th year of the event which is aimed at making people more aware of the problems of the transgendered community. >> many have been or are homeless, do not have steady income, or a cost -- a combination. >> the first transgendered day of remembrance was held in 1999 in san francisco in memory of rita hester. this year's event will take place on november 19 and november 20 at the first unitarian church of baltimore. >> governing the nation -- covering the nation tonight, to union pacific trains let kohl cars derailed. emergency officials were called to the scene. bulldozers had to be called in to assist with clinton. no reports of injuries. because the collision is still under investigation. >> that is interesting. is it set back and forth. changes are underway for the orioles. >> it is not all. but you may even see changes over at oral park itself. >> the recal

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a man attacking a transgender man. it happened on valencia street. the victim was approached by 38-year-old ricky hodge and threatened to kill him because he was transgender. the victim managed to escape after spraying the attacker with mace but suffered a bump on the head and taken to the hospital and treated and release. >>> also, two police officers still in the hospital after an early morning car crash, one listed in critical condition. they were responding to a call about a man with a knife when their unmarked car plowed into a light pole near 19th street. the police department is currently investigating this crash. a third officer was also injured in the crash but was treated and released. >>> $98.5 billion. that's what californians may have to pay for the much debated high speed rail project. the cost has tripled since voters passed the bond in 2009. the california high speed rail authority attributes the added cost to inflation, more years needed to build it and rising cost of materials. a new plan calls for upgrading existing rail lines rath

the transgendered the community is targeted for being transgendered. we need a leader with vision that can protect the differences, who can insure that everyone in our society has a voice and that nobody is marginalized. we are leaders to protect everybody, not just the most powerful. which is why we need a prosecutor and not a politician. >> of course differences are important and that is why we have a different district attorney for each of the counties. san francisco is unique. he moved here recently, i assume, because he liked differences go better than wherever it was he came from. she talked about when she first started prosecuting rape cases of the way people view the people, that is not the way it was in san francisco. i was a prosecutor in the 1970's. we did cases that later became known as date rape cases. my partner and i were at the forefront working with the women against rape and working with the commission. we aggressively prosecuted sexual assaults on victims that would not have been prosecuted and other counties. he not only need to be

about 30 minutes later and a mile away another transgender woman was shot at.gators believe the same man is responsible for both shootings. >>> a woman in florida is facing charges for injecting a woman with dangerous chemicals during a botched chemical procedure. she pretended to be a doctor and charged $700 for implants. she was injected with a life threatening mix of mineral oil, fix a flat tire sealant. >> she developed pawns. she noticed something was wrong. >> she was treated for pawn and pneumonia. >>> it appears more americans are relying on pills to deal with mental health problems. the wall street journal reports one in five takes one psychiatric drug up 22% compared to 10 years ago. the review found an increase in adult use of adhd drugs which are normally prescribed for churn. the data is based on claims by medco health solutions. >>> the teen birth rate is down to a record low. the centers for disease control says the numbers fell 9% compared to the year before. the drop was in part caused by improvements in sex education. >>> the oakland mayor's o

. >> a gang-banger and a transgender find common ground.ut this story took an unexpected turn. >>> man. 02 " mary? what are you doing here? it's megan. i'm getting new insurance. marjorie, you've had a policy with us for three years. it's been five years. five years. well, progressive gives megan discounts that you guys didn't. paperless, safe driver, and i get great service. meredith, what's shakin', bacon? they'll figure it out. getting you the discounts you deserve. now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> man. this is crazy right here. >> when we visited california state prison corcoran for "extended stay," we came upon clarence lee as he was moving into a new cell with an old friend from the neighborhood. a place he might never see again. lee was a veteran of the crips street gang and is serving for murder. the majority of inmates in prison belong to gangs. >> welcome into our little casa. >> lee's old friend reginald maiden who preferred to be called terry was in a distinct minority. >> go to school together. help each other

a transgender woman is murdered in baltimore.im's mother and police are issuing a new plea for help catching the killer. weijia jiang has the story. [ indiscernible ] you know, please come forth. >> reporter: sandra's heart broke on valentine's day, the last day she saw her child alive. >> some days i'm angry. is some days i'm very sad. some days i just say, i wish he hadn't went out the door that night. >> reporter: six days later, police found transgender woman tira trent on the avenue. detectives are out of leads. >> we know someone out there has something on this case. someone saw something. someone heard something. but we're asking for help. >> reporter: they say he ran into trouble with his past because of the way he lived his life. but she's not sure his transgender had anything to do with his murder. >> he had a lot of problems like we all do, but he had a good heart. >> his legal name was anthony trent. and he had been charged with prostitution and judge. he was trying to go to school. but it's the second time sandra has

. >> her friend sandy hopes there will be awareness to the transgender community. >> we want people to understand we are victims of violence. >> his mom described him as the life of the household. the holidays are coming up, and her son is gone. >> i don't care what they want to be, they are still somebody's child. we are all god's children. >> it doesn't matter how someone took her life. we want to find the person who did it. we want them to come to justice. >> sheldon dutes, wbal-tv 11 news. >> if you have any information on tyra's murder, you are asked to call city homicide at 410-396-2100. >> there is a push to better protect students who are bullied because of their sexual orientation. students organized this synposium to better deal with that issue. what made this anti-bullying event so unusual is it focused on people bullied due to sexuality. gay, lesbian, and transgender students experience higher levels of bullying and incidence of suicide according to studies. >> what needs to be done is more insight than oversight. just having cameras posted isn't enough. children have to re

>> well make sure you say -- >> transgender. >> appropriate. >> hurtful bigotry. >> and also the -- >> and children. >> bullied children. >> raising awareness is always the catch phrase. when you have nothing going for you, no job, no purpose -- >> you can see the manager putting their heads together crafting a letter. >> it is all about raising aware -- awareness. i have to ask you, how will this stop the -- affect the stock market? >> i was going to get a break from talking about the miserable markets and gloat glow balance economy. but disney is an important property. the academy awards were pretty bad last year, down 9% in ratings. the bar is already pretty low with those crazy kids who were hosting last year. >> wait, that was the pittsburgh steelers. >> so now it is stirring some controversy, and now more people are likely to look at the train wreck, right? maybe this is good for abc. what was disney's last movie? was it a flop? >> are you crazy, bill. bill isn't the thought of -- >> over here, people. i am asking bill a question. bottom line is i don't think he is a homo -- hom

but she's not sure his transgender had anything to do with his murder. >> he had problems like we all but he had a good heart. >> he was trying to earn a ged and go to nursing school. it's the second time mrs. trent buried a child. now, trent wants the person who killed her baby to pay for it. >> you took the only thing i had left, you know. my only child. >> reporter: mrs. trent said she is not sure where tyra was going the night she left home for the last time. and police have not worked out a motive. >> police urge anyone who has information to let them know. tips can remain anonymous. >>> a student at frostburg state university is murdered, trying to break up a fight. and tonight, the suspect denies she did it. according to court documents, shaunie ledans claims she was attacked by three men at a party. and one of them had a knife used to kill baltimore native, courtne mccoy. but -- courtney mccoy. mccoy, a poly graduate was a sophomore at frostburg. >> well, it has happened again and again to maryland families, including that to eliia -- elijah cummings. tonight, they investigate

. >>> the mother of a transgender is asking for the public's help to find her daughter. tyra trent's body was found in an abandoned house in february. police have very few leaves. >>> baltimore city has rolled out a new app to report problems that people come across. the 311 app is available on the iphone and android. >>> all right. early sunset tonight as it has been the last couple of days. skies staying crystal clear. very little weather around maryland. temperature wise, we're talking about temps in the upper 50s. 56 at rehoboth beach. let's get into the forecast. 60s under clear skies. mild and pleasant for a few more hours after hitting 70 today. how much long are can this great -- longer can this great weather last? we'll answer that. >>> a boy is mission in washington state after the mother said she left him in the car while she went to get gas. they're trying to figure out if the parents are being honest. she said she left him in the car seat after running out of gas. >> i usually want my kids to be safe. i want sky to come back safely. >> but police say the car

. >>> sts say dc police and city leaders are not doing enough to keep transgender people safe from hateay several activists testified in front of a committee chaired by the council member phil mendelson outlining what they believe are discrepancies between what they hear in the community and what police are reporting. >> transgender people always reported feeling unsafe, when they go about their lives in dc. after this past summer that feeling has been exacerbated. virtually none of these crimes have been classified as bias-related. there's little doubt that hate has indeed played a role in these tragedies. >> activist organizations reporting 300% increase in so-called bad date reports which involve violent crimes. that's since 2010. out of all the pages they say dc police only classified three as bias-related crimes. >>> the 17-year-old shot in georgetown on halloween remains in grave condition tonight. police arrested one person who they believe is connected to his shooting. six people were shot in five separate locations on halloween in the district. all but one of the victims were t

the transgender woman was found strangled to death in an abandoned home in february. police are asking for your help. >> reporter: sandra trent said she knew something was wrong when tie a never came home. everyone thought she would turn up fine. sandra trent takes a lot of comfort in her garden when she offed her 14 years ago with her son. she never intended to do yard work but her son urged her to plant a garden. show said the garden will -- she said the garden will sleep now. >> we planted that together or oarnged her name to tire a. sandra said tie tyra was a trip. >> i would hear her half a block coming down the street, hi, mom, ma. i miss her. tyra trent was found strangled in an abandoned home. police think her bodies with dumped there and the murder may have been committed somewhere else. at this point they're investigating but there are few leads. >> we know there's one person, if not more who has some information, maybe heard someone talking about the case, maybe you remember back earlier this year you heard someone and we're asking people to contact homicid

. >>> the mayor will announce activities taking place in baltimore for transgender remembrance day.it's a day to memorialize those who have been killed by trans phobia. >>> if you live in owings mills and love wegmans, the solo cup company are going to be coming home to the gourmet grocery store. the second site of baltimore. the hunt valley location was the first to open in maryland. in september, a store opened in bel air and two on the way, one in columbia and the other in crofton. >> this morning you will get a bird's eye view from the comfort of your home. take a look at this. what is up with this beautiful time lapsed video? coming up. amazing breakthrough in care for heart patients. a new way to make their hearts as good as new. óçç >>> take a look at this, justin burke special. breathtaking images from space. the photos for taken between august and october. it shows the northern lights over the u.s. justin, i know you are watching that. your thoughts? >> beautiful. can we keep it going? that is good stuff. by the way we will do our own tour as we are watching weave of low p

tuesday morning, at 10:00, stephanie rawlings blake will announce activities the city has planned for transgenderembrance day. celebrate today but the official day is set for sunday. >>> port discovery childrens museum will open for free for children with disabilities. today through thursday, students and caregivers can explore the mew sneem a quieter, calmer environment. >>> today he is hosting second annual 53 families ing dinner. mcclain will be telling his story of making for the nfl and be there for live entertainm. at the end of the event each family be sent home with a thanksgiving basket. it starts at 6:00 at the salvation army warehouse. you are going to want to stop and check this out. look at the these amazing images from space. next best thing to being an astronaut. photos were taken from the international space station and time lapse beside agerman videographer. that time lapse video available on line, go and check it out. >>> that's what i was waiting for. beautiful images, now i got cool stuff to show you here on our satellite image. cool stuff, we start off in the low 60s in many

amiano, who has been a historic figure and trailblazer, coming from the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgenderedmunity. [applause] also, our newest elected official, supervisor cohen, with her election last november at age 32, is the youngest african-american ever to be elected to the board of supervisors. [applause] she is now san francisco's highest-ranking elected official who is african-american, one of three women on the 11-member body, and the only african- american on that 11-member body. let me read -- since we are short on time -- the letter from the united states senator, dianne feinstein. it reads, "dear mrs. colvin, it is a pleasure for me to join your friends, family, and colleagues in recognizing you for all the work you have done in the fight for civil rights. thank you for dedicating your life to the cause of equality. you have given so much to this country. when you refuse to give up your bus seat on march 2, 1955, it ignited a spark within montgomery, alabama, that helped begin the process of change. the landmark united states supreme court case that eventually ended segregatio

the only people i kick it with is gay people, people that identify themselves as being transgender. >> later on we met two of roy ana's closest friends. robert and jerry. >> trying to do a birthday party. >> what's today? >> my birthday. i thought it was a holiday. that's not on your calendar? it was on cnn on the scroll this morning. >> we were going to the gym and do pictures and then we had a little strip show. or something. >> i ain't got nothing to do with that. just for the record, i don't know what they're talking about. >> one member of the trio, robert burzee has been at limon for three years and has been out of the closet for most of that time. >> i'm gay, and i didn't want it to be known, but i was involved with a guy here. and things as they were, the guys found out, obviously. there's somewhat gay activity going on in the prison environment, that it's just amazing, because some of the guys that detest the gay lifestyle the most are the ones that sneak in my house or ask them to fool around with them. but ultimately on the yard or when you're out in general population movi

. >>> police say a san francisco man is under arrest in an attack on a transgender man. officials say the suspect 38- year-old ricky hodge hit the victim with a cooler on halloween night. it happened on valencia street at about 9:45. the victims sprayed the attacker with mace and got away. hodge is facing attack charges with hate crime charges. >>> pearls deluxe burger opened its doors this morning on market and sixth street. it's the latest step in the transformation of the mid- market area. >> everybody wants this area to succeed. everybody knows it has to succeed for the benefit of the tenderloin, benefit of market. >> reporter: major lee says trained community ambassadors in the yellow jackets will patrol the area and the goal is to make people who live, work and visit the market street feel safer. >>> a state appears court has imposed a gang injunction. the three person panel has agreed that gangs have created a nuisance in the area. >>> he says he went surfing with the shark. the sighting that shook up a san francisco surfing competition today. >>> and this family

a ceremony for members of the transgender community.ozens gathered downtown for the 13th annual event to honor murder victims. tonight's ceremony included a reading of the name. the event came after organizers introduced an anti-violence public service announcement. the traditional scramble to debt out of town for holiday weekend is expected to start a bit early. so what will that mean if you're hitting the road for the next two days? we report from north baltimore with some key travel tips. >> well, the wednesday before thanksgiving has been considered one of the busiest days of the year. some drivers may hit the road as early as tuesday. >> just so much travel, everybody's kind of preoccupied and traveling on the same days and it takes you seems like three to five times longer to get to where you're going. >> and if you're hitting this road this holiday weekend you may want to pack some patience. they're expecting three million travelers on street from -- streets. even though gas is down, it's still affecting holiday air travel. >> th

a flat" into this woman's bottom to give her a fuller figure.police say o'neal ron morris is a transgender person who performed the same procedure pn herself at one poiit.but her viccim reported serious pains after the operation.it took ttree hospitals to figure out what happened. the trial ffr two brothers accused of setting a pitbull on fire is post-poned for now nowit's on hold because witnesses weren't available. travers and tremayne johnson are charged with setting "phoenix".... the pitbull, on fire two years ago.the first case ended in a miitrial. a sad case of animal abuse in baltimore county. a pitbull puppy was neglected... she was malnourished and llst almost all her fur.but pleas from facebook helped save the animal. noelle caae from baltimore county animal control.thee humane society doesn't know how she got there.they says she was extremely neglected. there are no plans tt puniih the owner. 3 "we found out she was going to be euthanized with another both...they had a very happy ending, they were set to be euthanized at 3 and we got them at 4- a little after 4" 4"vets are alrea

school this, afternoon a new group began setting up tents to create a safe zone for lesbian, gay and transgender demonstrateor autos we want to set up a space where we're helping each other to challenge oppression around race. and as part of the movement. >> and the mayor many expressed fear a raid may take tais after next tuesday's mayoral. >> and one woman's decision to transfer her money she says she was fed up with paying for outrageous fees to wampk banks she chose to close her account and shared her plan. the plan turned into something of a movement. last count bank transfer day has 79,000 supporters on the facebook page. >> they've had enough of funding and this is not giving back communities. they're ready to reinvest in local communities some couldn't wait for tomorrow. u.s. credit unions say they've added 650,000 members and $4.5 billion in new deposits in 9 past month. >> and it's not much but unemployment rate dropped last month thanks to a better than expected jump in job growth along with some chronicly unemployed giving up looking for one. the figures stood at 9.1% in september. a

they work with the transgender community and say injections from nonlicensed people are all too popular. >> i've actually written an incident where an individual has used silicone injections and have disfigured themselves. >> it's a cheap fix for women getting breasts, butt, hips, so they take the risks to make the money and unfortunately it's cost some lives in the process and some people are still disfigured. >> reporter: authorities say smudley has been injecting people for years. records show she has had more than 100 separate stays at marriott hotels in a 16-month period ending early may, 2011. a lot of her bus was word of mouth. she is -- business was word of mouth. she is free on bail in atlanta while a federal probe continues. >>> a federal agent from arlington accused of murder. police say 27-year-old christopher dedee shot a man during a confrontation in haw hotch at a mcdonald's november 5th. -- hawaii at a mcdonald's november 5th. dedee claims he was protecting himself from the victim who was drunk. he is now on paid administrative leave. >>> another big story tonight, a biz

. >>> today's episode of anderson is focusing on transgender children, including one from oakland whoelieves they're trapped in the wrong bodies. >> whether do you think you feel happier? because i am who i want to be. >> the parents of the children say they were relieved it was not something more serious and have a message for other parents. >> that you're not alone, and it's not your fault that you didn't do something to cause this. this is just how -- just like twins are born conjoined, this is just how they're born and this is who they are. >> today's show will feature a transagainer woman expelled from college for applying as a female and a basketball player. watch anderson here on ktvu beginning at 3 p.m. >>> a new move by goggle today getting a lot of attention. also the growing struggles of the u.s. postal service. if i can take classes year round on campus, online, or both and earn my bachelor's degree in 3 years you can, too. [ male announcer ] at devry university, whether you study at one of our 4 bay area locations, online or both, you can prepare for a career in a growing

. >> mulch uses art as an exploration of his queer and transgender identityment won ten awards and being featured in more than 20 awards and been featured in exhibition. >> they can see with a lot of hard work you can move your work somewhere and i think that's always important to see, and to know that's a possibility. >> students who attended the lecture say they left with a feeling of empowerment. >> i think it is important to stand up for all the different things going on that people don't hear about everyday. >> the keegan with self acceptance and a blanket canvas. he encourages everyone to embrace themselves frs who they are if they want to find success and true happiness. >>> update news. >> finding a job in this economy can be difficult and for those with jobs getting to work can did even tougher. one man is doing his part to keep people rolling. >>> when some see transportation, jim gardener sees transformation. >> it makes me really feel good because i know what the service we are performing is needed. >> he began in 2009, a nonprofit organization that fixes bikes in cab jose's

spider she might lead to a new course stronger bulletproof vests however the development of other transgender animals could keep us safe in another way by ensuring that farms are able to increase production. selection science in the future. the if we don't develop the technology we will have to buy animals that grade the who big money. to get a closer look at the whole process i popped into the genetics lab with. a fairly complex trey's gene operations are still somewhat hit or miss unfortunately the majority of attempts to insert a new gene is unsuccessful with that in mind careful tests are run after the fact to check to see if they got the result they were looking for in labs like this scientist take a d.n.a. sample from the subject animal and then i sleep a certain strand of it. once they've mapped that they've been check it against another transgenic one when they see a clear difference in the genetic code they know that they have what they're looking for. many think such genetically engineered animals may be one of the best ways to solve our food woes the technology certainly isn't with

we have a program at community connections specifically for lesbian and transgendered folks. and it focuses in on the additional feeling of disaffiliation, of stigma that people experienced when they tried to come out to family members. there are very few communities, regrettably, where you are easily embraced when you reveal an alternate lifestyle, so that you may have been traumatized physically or sexually as a child but then, as you come to identify yourself more fully as a person, you're traumatized all over again for your honesty. and we get into also, i mean the whole bullying aspect within the schools, you know, not only against lgbt youth that are experimenting and really haven't made up their minds as to their sexuality, and so on and so forth. but on top of that, then you lay the layer of the trauma in school. correct, dr. clark? well, yes. that's part of the kind of traumatic experience that dr. harris was talking about. and again, working with different agencies, we're trying to educate providers and educators as well as family members about the experiences of lg

. >> if kas did was killed because she's a transgender that makes me madder.ere's nothing more bad than a bully preying on those people. >> about a half hour after she was killed another person was shot at several blocks away. that person was not injured. >>> new information tonight on the penn state sex scandal the latest allegation, when it took place and what police are saying about whether a former football coach was involved. >>> take a look at this, how these fires left one young woman with quite a story about what happened to the car she was driving. >>> today's tomorrow has moved out of town already heading towards southern california. the areas that are going to have dense fog tomorrow morning and the timing of another storm that could effect your holiday travels. fors -- >>> the sex scandal at penn state is growing with reports of another ae -- assault. someone made a report on wednesday that an incident took place near an out door pool 11 years ago. police say it was an assault by, quote, a known individual, but police would not say if that individu

. >> one of my goals is to try to let america get to know a transgender personal little bit better. >he is amazing and he is such an inspiration. he is so motivating. >> robert kardashian, once the underdog and out on top of the judges leaderboard and got his first perfect score. >> i just push myself to work hard. i can do what everyone else is doing and put in 150% week after week and it paid off. >> regulate amazed family and friends with her amazing -- ricky lake amazed family and friends with her amazing weight loss. >> j.r. martinez may be the biggest crowd pleaser with his relentless enthusiasm. he picked up the pace with the resume -- with an amazing freestyle. >> i want to show america, we are better than that. i am better than that. >> at this point, the pressured is all. everyone gets to just get out there today and have a lot of fun. the big question is, who is going to win the 13th season? that is probably the most guarded secret in hollywood. nobody knows who is going to win until tonight's show. >> we may not know who is going to win but we love speculating. >> we did p

. >> the transgendered woman was murdered earlier this year. >> they thought it was either a mannequin head or the -- or a body. >> it has been 10 months since tyra was murdered. >> tyra was a fun-loving person. she had dreams and aspirations. >>ô >> her mother is shall said he was the arrive -- life of the household. the holidays are coming up, and her son is not going to be there. >> it doesn't matter how someone took her life. we want to find the person who did it. >> sheldon dutes, wbal-tv 11 news. >> if you have information, call state homicide at 410-396-2100. >> there is a push to better protect students bullied because of their sexual orientation. students at university of maryland made an anti-bullying event which focused on students victimized because of their sexuality. several national studies suggest gay and lesbian and bisexual students experience higher levels of bullying and incidence of suicide. >> what needs to be done by schools and by law is more insight than oversight. just having cameras around isn't enough. >> maryland does have an anti-bullying laws on the books

the league has since added language to the rules clarifying that bisexual and transgender players areelcome to compete. now to a story about just how far the government and students can push a religious school away from the core beliefs. correspondent shannon bream reports the heart of the matter is birth control. >> student says the school is providing conflicting information about whether or not the student health insurance plan covers contraceptives and turned away women trying to obtain prescriptions for them. >> she has arranged guerilla birth control clinic to operate seven hours one block away from the law school campus. >> it may need to be ongoing thing. we may need to hold it every semester. >> a fordham spokesman said -- >> the fordham conflict is playing out at other catholic universities who publicly expressed concern. the regulation stemming from the new federal healthcare law will force them to cover contraception in employee and student healthcare plan. some said if forced to, they will drop the insurance coverage altogether. the obama administration works to finalize

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they are focused on the lesbian gay transgendered you. tim tooten is in the newsroom with more on that story. >> some national studies have suggested these students have a higher level of bullying and at some instance of hire teen suicide. among the experts, the spent the day studying the issue of bullying. they may be victimized because of their sexual orientation. >> i started when during how we can prevent these tragedies from happening. what kind of policies can we implement that will help protect these innocent children who rely on us as authority figures. >> one of those who sat in on the bullying panel was rice. >> we certainly prohibit any kind of bullying were any reasons including perceived or real sexual orientation or just because they are different for >> in the end, the panelists agree the current bull -- bullying policies could use more teeth. >> what needs to be done by schools and by law is more in sight that oversight. just having cameras posted a round us have enough children have to realize that the targets and goalies

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