vic lee, abc 7 news. >>> there is a big bounce on wall street after days of dismal numbers. today is the single largest one day point gain in dow history. it happened after the white house said fed chairman powell would not be fired. the nasdaq picked up 361 points and the s&p 500 gained 116. >>> the president and first lady made their first visit to a combat zone during a surprise visit to iraq. during a speech to service members the president defended his decision ri isis lost a significant amount of territory in syria and iraq and is still seen as a threat. the u.s. has more than 5,000 troops in iraq. the presidewhite house says the president did not meet with iraq's prime minister because of security concerns. >>> there is no end in sight for the partial government shutdown. hundreds of thousands are working without pay. >>> your christmas trash. what goes in the recycling been and what gets thrown away? odds are you have sorting to do. >>> we are wrapping up a bright day today. tonight it gets chilly and tomorrow we turn windy. we'll have the details in the accuweather

"abc 7 news" reporter vic lee live at police headquarters with the story. vic. >> reporter: well, larry, this may look strange, but this is exactly what we're talking about, being placed on the ground, in this case on the curb while being detained. it is an old police practice, but it may go away soon. you've probably seen this before in movies or real life, suspects sitting on the curb while being detained. police chief william scott would like his officers to stop using the practice. this policy draft says seating any handcuffed or unhandcuffed detained subject on the ground or sidewalk during an encounter should be avoided. dan lawson, a former san francisco police captain who was in charge of the academy explains why. >> they feel it to be demeaning, being sat down on the concrete, people walking by, and it almost is as if they're treated like an animal. >> reporter: lawson says many departments across the country changed old policies like this one and for good reason. >> that oven decreased tension. the individual felt they were being treated with respe

"abc 7 news" reporter vic lee has a look at what that means for you if you already have a real id. >> reporter: the day after christmas, a slow day everywhere except at the dmv. the field office on fell street in san francisco was packed as always. many were here to get their real ids. mitchell bonner showed us his. he knew all about the dmvs latest controversy. >> well, it is government. i used to work for the government. >> reporter: millions of californians got new ids this year, but homeland security says the process dmv used doesn't meet federal standards. homeland security requires at least two documents to prove where you live. dmv requires only one proof of residency. the department defends its process by saying the second verification of address comes indirectly. >> the second proof of residency would be satisfied when the real id driver license or id card is delivered by mail to the applicant and return service is requested. >> reporter: if the applicant doesn't live at that address, the id returns to the dmv. the department, however, intends to correct the procedure beginni

vic lee joins us live from the newsroom with more. >> well, this is the lawsuit that the former districtrongful termination of the whistleblower. and tonight we're learning more about this federal investigation that was launched as a result of the allegations b former d.a. investigators. >> that is a violation of federal law, and if so, that casts a big shadow over the district attorney's office. >> the lawyer represents former senior district attorney investigator henry mckenzie. he's suing his boss, d.a. george gascon, saying he was the target of retaliation and harassment and was fired in october of last year because gasconhea heard th he and other investigators were blowing the whistle on him. >> the union had grave concerns about this allegation that the district attorney had been flying while armed in violation sace officers can legally carry a firearm onto a plane and only under strict circumstances. >> the district attorney is not a peace officer, number one. number two, there is no reason why he would need to carry a weapon on a flight. >> even as a former police chief of san fr

. >> well, today his lawyer talked exclusively with "abc 7 news" reporter vic lee about the allegation against d.a. george gas cone. >> he is in the newsroom with the story. >> reporter: ama, dan, this is the lawsuit that the former district attorney's investigator filed charging wrongful termination of a whistleblower. tonight we are learning more about this federal inquiry that was launched as a result of the allegations. >> while he was the district attorney he was flying while armed in violation of federal law. >> the lawyer represents former senior district attorney investigator henry mackenzie. he is suing his boss, d.a. george gascon, saying he was the target of retaliation and harassment and was fired in october of last year because gascone heard he and other investigators were blowing the whistle on him. mackenzie was an executive of the district attorney's investigator's union. >> the union had grave concerns about this allegation that the district attorney had been flying while armed in violation of federal law. >> reporter: under federal law, only sworn peace officers can l

. >> well, today his lawyer talked exclusively with "abc 7 news" reporter vic lee about the allegationne. >> he is in the newsroom with the story. >> reporter: ama, dan, this is the lawsuit that the former district attorney's investigator filed charging wrongful termination of a whistleblower. tonight we are learning more about this federal inquiry that was launched as a result of the allegations. >> while he was the district attorney he was flying while armed in violation of federal law. >> the lawyer represents former senior district attorney