one of the organizations leading the fight is whitman walker help in washington. >> glad to have you with us today. a day to make us think back to the first time we heard about aids with the celebrities and the perception that people, aids and the aids patients have. 24 years ago when magic johnson announced he had it. huge stigma that day. now charlie sheen announces that he has hiv and we don't talk about it two days later. we have come a long way with the perception of the disease. >> we have. hiv can be managed, treated and lived with like any other chronic disease like diabetes or hepatitis. kellye: has the testing of it changed? >> it hasment we encourage people to know the status. >> the drugs have come a long way. there could be blowback because prevention of spreading is easier so the riskier behavior is taking place. do you see that? >> that is something that the clients face on a daily basis, the perception. that it's less risky but we want to let them know hiv is preventible disease. they need not expose themselves to it. kellye: what are the biggest challenges? >> the bi

the folks in the help center from the whitman walker center. alison, tell me, you have a specific expertise to answer any questions that people will call in. >> so we are a medical facility that offers a whole team of the lawyers and public benefit, navigator who can answer questions about medical insurance, discrimination related to lbgt, hiv care and any kind of area where people are having trouble on this care because of a barrier is where we are focusing on the effort. we would be happy to answer questions. horace: thank you. we'll be here now until 6:30. any legal questions that you have, give us a call 703-236-9220. kellye: thank you. coming up at 4:00 -- >> mommy, can i have a glass of water? kellye: the call few parents want to hear in the middle of the night. find out how to help your kids stop delaying when it's time to go to bed. >> if you miss these unforgettable faces and you miss unforgettable story. today we have an update about a homeless mother in d.c. with eight of her children. this is why i announcer: you're watching "abc7 n

whitman walker health released a statement saying in part the updated policy is still discriminatory and not reooted n the reality of hiv testing and it should be no longer than 30 days. >> the crew of the air france flight is being praised as they work to find out who is behind a fake bomb. six people onboard the flight are being questioned in connection with yesterday's scare. they include a former french police officer who was released today after 12 hours in custody. that flight bound for paris was diverted to kenya. passengers arrived safely today. they say the crew saved lives by acting calm and quick. that kwies are device turned out to be harmless. >>> chaos and confusion on a california runway after two southwest airlines planes clipped wings. the flight was scheduled to fly to oakland when its wing touched the wing of a parked plane that was scheduled to fly to denver. 225 passenger his to get off the plane. both planes were pulled out ofs one was hurt. >> he had the vote to override a veto by larry hogan. he would ensure that third party travel websites pay state sales tax

whitman walker health says this new policy is still discriminatory and it is working once that deferral period reduced to 30 days. >> a judge ordered the friend and neighbor of the san bernardino shooters to be held in custody while he faces terrorism-related charges. the bond hearing for enrique marquez just ended recently and the judge ruled he does pose a continuing danger to the community. prosecutors say he bought the two assault rifles syed farook and tashfeen malik used to kill 14 people. >>> they're accused of deserting his unit in afghanistan is going before a military judge tomorrow. sergeant bowe bergdahl will appear before a mill titary jud for court-martial. he was captured in speve ed id years as a taliban hostage. he was freed last year in a controversial exchange for five guantanamo bay prisoners. >>> amtrak officials say the train tracks they used between philadelphia and new york are safer. a new technology called positive train control or btc was installed over the weekend. this system could have prevented the amtrak derailment back in may that killed eight people. th

whitman walker put out a statement agreeing saying doctors can test for hiv after 30 days of exposure. >>> another intense day of shipping today. this time for u.p.s. today is the company's busiest day of the year. u.p.s. says it will transport some 36 million items twice its daily average. yesterday was the busiest day for the postal service. >>> snow is falling right now. not here, not to worry. take a look, coming down on the west coast. pretty, though. looking at northern california where there has been a severe drought. these storms aren't solving the water problem, but they are causing a boom for some businesses. snow is also fall ing in washington, oregon and nevada, causing crashes, delaying flights and bringing down trees and power lines. >>> time for weather and traffic on the 1s. live look outside, where it is 54 degrees in the district. >> it is only going to get warmer from here. chuck, in the 70s for santa? >> i give up. it is impossible for me to get into the christmas spirit with temperatures this mild. so far we're on track to have the warmest december on record aroun