. >>> hundreds of people marched through the streets of oakland in show of support for sasha flashman. sasha is the student that was burned in a hate crime. family members, fans, students and teachers walked along mccarthur boulevard hanging ribbons. the crowd stopped at the exact spot where sasha flashman's skirt was set on fire while he was sleeping. >> sasha is doing great. and is very moved by all the support people have shown. friends and strangers alike. >> sasha remains in the hospital as doctors are treating second and third degree leg burns. police say sasha suspected teenage attacker has admitted to being homophobic. >>> the bay trail in richmond is popular for those that work and live nearby. many people using the trail said they were not aware of a problem. soil samples show high levels of radio active material 100 times what is normal. and this five acre site that is fenced off. >> is this dangerous? is it not dangerous? what does this mean for us living, working, and walking right next to this. >> neighbors asked state inspectors what radio active materials are on site.

flashman iefs as a gender, not male or female. last night family and supporters gathered for a march hanging rainbow ribbons. flashman's parents said all the support really means something to sasha. >> thomas's attorney says he's going to file a motion to have thomas charged as a jive nile. thomas is set to return to court november 26th >>> authorities in southern california believe the bodies of four people are those of a san diego county family who disappeared back in 2010. they have positively identified the remains of joseph and summer. they believe the other two bodies are the couple's two sons, gianni and joseph, jr. they say all four were victims of homicide, but thif few other clus about the circumstances of their deaths. a motorcyclist came across two shallow graves on monday. santa clara sheriff's investigators are looking for the person who shot and killed a man outside after a restaurant. people called 911 just before 10:00 last night to report hearing gunshots at a taqueria on white road near woodhaven drive. that ian

this morning, supporters continues to grow for sasha flashman. members say she is a victim and has second and third degree burns. they say flash man, it looks like it was a he. he was sleeping on that bus when he was set on fire. so far, this website has raised nearly $6500. >> detectives say they will not be releasing surveillance video because it is too graphic. they say cameras caught the attack and show the suspect getting off the bus and then on to another one to get away. >> it is 4:36. faculty and staff at san jose state university could find out today who is out of a job. the provost is holding a campus meeting this morning about the budget crisis. officials say they are unable to avoid budget cuts even after the passage of proposition 30. most of the cuts will come at the expense of nontenured professors. students say it is already hard to get to class and cutting faculty will only make it worse. >> the fourth annual bay area etch rouxing for the stars is helping. nbc bay area anchor raj mathai and our friend will be this year's master o

flashman was listed in stable condition today at st. francis memorial hospital. she said her mother -- an oakland high school student using a lighter to set his clothing on fire. >> very shocking. i'm glad we were able to arrest the person and get them off the street. it really, even after a career in law enforcement still find something like that really disturbing. >> meanwhile a fund for his hospital bills is now up to $20,000. oakland police are praising two men onboard that bus for putting out the fire and want to find them to honor them. >>> breaking news we want to pass along. we have just confirmed a statewide amber alert is over. the abduction was in sunnyvale earlier today when a father and his baby boy seen here have been found in southern california, across the border in mexico. kris sanchez is in sunnyvale where it all began with the latest. chris? >> hi. that's pretty much what we know at this point because the department of public safety has been tight lipped about any updates in this case. but we can tell you that the father, 22-year-old is now in

. >> in the meantime, flashman is preparing for sasha's return home from the hospital tomorrow. he says sasha is making a lot of progress. >> they've been walk around inside the hospital and tried out the stairs today. >> sasha has been recovering from second and third-degree burns to his legs at the st. francis burn center for about three weeks. the family says sasha is xietd about coming home just in time for thanksgiving. >> we're just glad that we have sasha, and sasha is going to make a full recovery. >> in oakland kpix 5. >> sasha's dad says his son is making such a fast recovery that he could return to his high school to start klass as early as next monday. >>> big problems tonight on what happened inside the transbay tube. >> earlier today, hundreds of people jammed the platform here in west oakland had been weight as long as one or two hours trapped because of some debris, some sheet metal we hurt was obstructing one of the tracks. >> i've been waiting well other an hour because all they've been sending is completely full trains. >> everyone is just yetting trying to ge

sasha flashman who was wearing a skirt on the bus does not identify with a gender an his mother tellss that sasha is a- gender and doesn't identify as a male or female. parents at the school plan on supporting what they plan on doing today. >> what kind of boy is he? >> he is a good kid. a very good kid. >> she was sorry for her son's actions and didn't raise her that way. a statement on the website says they have since stopped taking donations as the family has reached their financial goals there. as for richard thomas currently being held without bail and sasha remains hospitalized. live in berkeley brian flores ktvu channel 2 news. >>> security screening at airports nation-wide will pause to honor a tsa officer killed last friday at lax. 9:20 was when hernandez a 39- year-old father of two was shot to death. he became the first tsa officer killed in the line of duty. hundreds of airports will hold a moment of silence and a public memorial will be held next tuesday in los angeles. the accused gunman faces a murder charge. >>> a connecticut prosecutors wants the court to block the re

police say the 18-year-old victim luke flashman who goes by the name sasha is in stable condition at. francis memorial hospital. all of this happened on the 57 bus on monday night. >> everybody started yelling fire, fire. i turned around and this fie was jumping up and down. >> other witnesses say the victim appeared to be wearing a skirt or a kilt. police say it appears the victim and suspect don't know each other. friends have set up a web page. they are trying to raise money for his medical bills. this morning it has already raised more than $6300. >>> we are learning more about a man that was shot and killed by fairfield police. 24-year-old deanita taylor was on parole for robbery. police responded to a home and found a woman that had been stabbed 30 times. police chased him and say they opened fire when he came at them with a knife. the woman who was stabbed remains in critical condition. >>> people protesting the deadly shooting of 13-year-old andy lopez say they will conduct their own investigation into what happened. lopez was shot and killed two weeks ago by a sheriffs deput

sasha flashman's high school has ties to that huge fire in the yosemite fire. the rim fire forced sasha and the entire school to evacuate maybeck high summer camp. prosecutors have filed formal hate crime charges against the teenager. they all try 16-year-old richard thomas as an adult. he wrote that thomas set the boy on fire quote because he is homophobic. >> i didn't know it was going to be that bad. >> what kind of boy is he? >> he's a good kid. a very good kid. >> police arrested the teenage suspect a day after the attack. >>> tomorrow a national day of action to protest last months fatal shooting in santa rosa. the controversial shooting sparked several protests in santa rosa where the teenager was killed last month. tomorrow demonstrations are planned in cities around the country including in san francisco, oakland, and sacramento. october 22nd a sheriffs deputy shot and killed the 13-year-old boy. lopez was holding a toy gun. it looked like a real assault weapon. the sheriffs deputy says he refused orders to drop it. >>> new reports of growing evidence

richard thomas is accused of setting sasha flashman's skirt on fire while the two were on a bus in oaklandas has admitted to being homophobic. hundreds of people marched through the streets of oakland last night. it was a show of support for sasha. they marched along mccarthur boulevard hanging rainbow ribbons on light poles. they stopped at the exact spot of the 57 bus line where sasha's skirt was set on fire. >> sasha is doing great and is very moved by all the support that people have shown. friends and strangers alike. >> reporter: sasha remains in the hospital. doctors treating severe burns to his legs. >>> another san jose elementary school is reporting a left of computers. lar virginia elementary reports 19 laptops disappeared from am storage room over the veterans day weekend. a jar is also missing with $30 that students raised for a classroom pet. >>> thieves targeted river glen elementary two weeks ago and stole the ipad. police say there was no sign of forced entry. >>> time is 5:36. happening today a dream comes true for a five-year-old leukemia patient. san francisco will be t

flashman is still recovering in a san francisco burn center. he may be home later this month.supporters will be meeting tonight at 5:30 at a park and macarthur boulevard center in oakland. >>> the olympic torch for the winter games is now in russia's far east. the relay race kicked off in moscow last month. since then the torch has been carried to the north pole. it was even sent off to the international space station. the torch will be carried around the country until the beginning of the olympics in february in sochi, russia. >>> now time is 8:26. cracking down on secondhand smoke. >> anywhere where people are likely to it is and stand around, it seems like they should not be exposed to secondhand smoke. >> smokers in palo alto may have a hard time finding a place to light up, even outdoors. >> reporter: we are live at sfo where a man is on a mission to rescue his pregnant wife in the philippines and help others. you will hear his story, next. >> you are driving on highway 91 or 102 approaching the san mateyo bridge, traffic is busying, but it is okay otherwise. >> temperatu