ktvu's noel walker tells us why prosecutors are calling this a hate crime. >>> under dim florescent lightsleged hate crime victim and suspect came face-to-face again, away from the view of our camera. >> when we saw it it was like, oh, my god, he's just as close as he was when he did those things. >> reporter: the transgender couple was on the number 9 muni bus. it didn't take long for them to be called out. ray says when she and her partner got off the bus at van ness and golden gate. >> he pulled a big steak knife out. >> reporter: the suspect stabbed samantha twice in the chest. they ran into a nearby mcdonald's to get help. she says it was an extreme example of the ridicule transgender people face every day. >> imagine you want to go to lunch and between you and lunch is someone who wants to kill you because of the way you look. >> it's an assault on our entire community. >> reporter: in addition to attempted murder, this is a hate crime. >> this is totally unacceptable, and we want to make sure we send a very clear message. this is an assault on our entire community and our way of lif

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noelle walker is live in fairfield at the international bird rescue where those birds are being treated. noel, those birds may be well enough to be released, but we don't know what that mystery goo was that coated their feathers in the first place. >> the department of fish and wildlife said there's a dedicated work group trying to figure out what that mystery goo is. even today, birds here at international bird rescue going through a second wash and spot washing just trying to get it off. but in the meantime, there are 15 to 20 birds ready to go. we watched as they went through their final paces just to make sure they are ready. it's like a dish washing job. >> the worst ones are done. >> with an unending supply. >> these are like spot washes. >> of dirty plates. this is one of 221 being treated at international bird rescue. >> i think it's frustrating we don't know what the contaminant is. >> the mystery goo in the bay that coated their feathers more than a week ago still a mystery. >> i think it's really amazing that we're going to be releasing birds back into the wild and still trying to