sasha fleischmann suffered third-degree burns earlier this month. 16-year-old richard thomas said thegender teen's skirt on fire. >>> san francisco police searching for the man who threw a woman's belongings into the bay along with ia pet carrier with two cats inside. they are hoping anyone that saw that attack will come forward. >> this is a terrible scene. a mother and stepfather now facing kidnapping and child abuse charges for allegedly keeping three girls imprisoned for two years. tucson police say 12 and 13-year-old sisters managed to escape from their home early yesterday morning. a 17-year-old girl was also found locked inside. police say all three were just simply filthy and sadly very malnourished. >> thank goodness they are free now. it is 6:14. ford is making a massive recall of its 2013 escape suvs, because they suddenly can catch on fire. >> scott mcgrew, this marks the fifth time ford has recalled this model. >> the fifth time, john, for fire. it is absolutely astounding. it is actually the seventh time the total recall for the ford escape overall. these fires apparentl

sasha fleischmann has done it. the 18-year-old is expected to be released today and head to his home in the east bay. fleischmann's plight started on november 4th when 16-year-old richard thomas sat his skirt on fire as the two sat on an a.c. transit bus. fleischmann is agender. it has been reported that thomas told police he was homophobic. his attorney says that's not true. he is now facing a slew of charges including a hate crime and is being charged as an adult. something his attorney is trying to change. he filed a motion to have thomas prosecuted as a juvenile and fleischmann and his family are okay with that. here is sasha's father. >> we are of the opinion that a 16-year-old is still a juvenile. he really shouldn't be tried innen aadult court. >> he is very remorseful, extremely remorseful, about as remorseful as a kid can be. >> he said his client made a horrible mistake calling the incident a childish prank gone back. >> the teenager should be back at home tonight and should return to berkeley as early as

. >> sasha fleischmann has returned home, wearing a black skirt with legs tightly bandaged. the teen sported a big smile as they arrived home to oakland. >> sasha is really excited to see the sky and to see the traffic signals and just the real world for the first time in three weeks. >> just a little more than three weeks ago, sasha suffered severe burns to the legs after another teen set the high school senior's skirt on fire aboard an ac transit bus. >> we're just hoping that something good will come out of this. that, you know, that this kind of intolerance will be -- people will realize that you can wear unusual clothing and it doesn't mean that you have a right to attack them. >> teenagers patients say the attack will not deter sasha from being sasha. in fact, the teen took great care in choosing what to wear for today's homecoming. >> sasha told us exactly which skirt he wanted to wear on the way home and i don't think it changes anything about the way sasha is going to express himself. >> tonight, sasha is resting, gearing up for a low key thanksgiving at home. the te

this is the first photo of sasha fleischmann since that horrible moment. good evening, i'm dan ashley. sasha is home in time to celebrate thanksgiving with family. the teenager is finally free from the pain of the severe burns. abc 7 news reporter laura anthony has the story. >> a smiling sasha fleischmann returned home to oakland tired and bandaged. the parents say quite happy to be home in time for thanksgiving. this is a photo the family released a few minutes after the homecoming. sasha wore a black skirt home from the hospital. >> sasha is really excited to be at home. just walked up the stairs and walked into their bedroom where they are happily resting. >> the student does not identify as male or female. that's why they use the pronoun they. the 18-year-old received second and third degree burns after the skirt the child was wearing was lit on fire. 16-year-old richard thomas faces felony assault and mayhem charges and hate crimes in adult court. sasha's parents would like him tried as a juvenile. the pry mayor concern is getting life back to normal.

. >>> tonight for the first time we're hearing from the parents of 18-year-old luke sasha fleischmann, the high school senior whose skirt was set on fire while he was riding home on a transit bus. the teenager's parents hope some good news will come from their son's pain. >> reporter: yes, they do. we're along the 57, the bus sasha was riding on monday when he was set on fire. look, the bus stops here are lined with colorful ribbons in support of sasha and giving hope to his family. >> it's very distressing to me. >> reporter: to say that debbie crandall and karl fleischmann have been through a parent's worst nightmare doesn't do it justice. they couldn't think of this happening. while riding an ac transit bus home on monday, their child 18- year-old luke sasha fleischmann was set on fire. the teen was wearing a skirt and that's what appears to have made the teen a target. >> for a year and a half it's been fine and for something like this to happen is so horrible. >> reporter: sasha identifies as agender, neither male nor female, pronouns used to describe an agender person are plural

attacked. >> it is for sasha. >> reporter: oakland police believe it was the skirt that 18-year-old sasha fleischmann wore monday that made him a target aboard a bus. sasha identifies himself as a gender, neither male or female. the suspect used a lighter to set his skirts on fire. >> sasha is being really well taken care of and in stable condition. >> reporter: he remains at the st. francis burn center he has had one surgery and will need more. his father tells me he is thankful for all the support it is this kind of support that turned a tragedy into something positive. >> grateful for all the love and care and support people have shown us. >> reporter: the victim's family is asking others to tie rainbow ribbons to bus stops along mcarthur boulevard. >>> richard thomas the 16-year- old accused of lighting sasha on fire is due back in court next week. >>> students and teachers at sasha's high school in berkeley took part in wear a skirt for sasha day. during lunch those who participated took pictures to send to him. >>> george shirikawa will go to jail. he was sentenced to one year in jail, three ye

. >>> tonight for the first time we're hearing from the parents of 18-year-old luke sasha fleischmann, the high school senior whose skirt was set on fire while he was riding home on a transit bus. the teenager's parents hope some good news will come from their son's pain. >> reporter: yes, they do. we're along the 57, the bus sasha was riding on monday when he was set on fire. look, the bus stops here are lined with colorful ribbons in support of sasha and giving hope to his family. >> it's very distressing to me. >> reporter: to say that debbie crandall and karl fleischmann have been through a parent's worst nightmare doesn't do it justice. they couldn't think of this happening. while riding an ac transit bus home on monday, their child 18- year-old luke sasha fleischmann was set on fire. the teen was wearing a skirt and that's what appears to have made the teen a target. >> for a year and a half it's been fine and for something like this to happen is so horrible. >> reporter: sasha identifies as agender, neither male nor female, pronouns used to describe an agender person are plural

support is pouring in for 18-year-old like sasha fleischmann. the oakland teenager is being treated for severe burns to his legs. police say a 16-year-old lit his skirt on fire while the teen slept on an ac transit bus after school monday. donations to help medical costs reached $20,000 in about a day. >> such a wonderful response with the fundraising. at this point we're coordinating cards and gifts that can come through the office. there are principal of maybeck high school in berkeley said the popular senior has a lot of support. >> sasha is a wonderful, exceptional student at maybeck high school. and of course, we wish sasha a speedy recovery. >> reporter: fleischmann's natives say they are shocked to learn the teen was attack on a bus. this man said the teen is a friendly person. >> a nice kid. talk about, he just polite, talk to each other. always be nice. he always, every morning he would running in the morning. >> reporter: he would understand if fleischmann was targeted because he sometimes wears skirts. some some people -- >> reporter:

sasha fleischmann has been recovering from third-degree burns for the past several weeks, 16-year-old richard thomas set the young girl's skirt on fire. they filed a motion to have him prosecuted as a child, not as an adult. sasha's family agrees saying thomas should be tried as a juvenile. >>> we have new details on a crash involving a san francisco fire truck and a motorcyclist. the district attorney investigating charges against the firefighter who appeared to be drunk behind the wheel. we have new video showing the crash. you can see the fire truck enter that intersection of fifth and hour before slamming right into jack frazer sending him sliding across the street. his attorney says his client was seriously hurt and right now is still recovering from the injure ryes. you can see him here. the department determined he was, in fact, driving drunk when he hit frazer. frazer's attorneys say they hope the incident puts & to drinking in firehouses. >> we are confident this is a very, very small minority of the fire department but it all has to end, period. >> the department handed out

went terribly wrong, not a hate crime, he is accused of using a lighter to set the security of sasha fleischmann on fire, he is hospitalized with severe burns, thomas is set for appear in court often november 26th. >>> at hercules high school a school fight on camera is now being investigated as a hate crime. >>> officials say the fight on wednesday afternoon was between three girls and a transgender student who reported being bullied before the fight. >> there is lots of hair pulling, hitting, slapping. it was a pretty bad fight. >> school district officials are interviewing the four students involved and say they could be suspended or expelled, hercules high officials say the school has an aggressive anti- bullying campaign and students are encouraged to seek out counselors in the health center. >>> the santa clara county sheriff's office released a sketch of the person they say is responsible for a sexual assault at the college in cupertino, described as being in his early 20s, with shoulder length dark brown hair and a lot of acne on his chin, a student says she was raped in the bathroom of

sasha fleischmann was lit on fire while sleeping aboard an ac transit bus on monday. prosecutors say that attack was a hate crime. during a family visit at the ac transit line where it happened. nbc bay area's cheryl hurd tells us what they left there as a show of support for sasha. >> reporter: jessica, we are live an macarthur boulevard. this is the 57 bus line. this is the same bus route that sasha was on when the 18-year-old's skirt was set on fire on monday. we spoke to sasha's mom a short time ago, and she is smiling because sasha is on the road to recovery. after suffering second and third-degree burns. the rainbow ribbons that you see here, family and friends put them up there. along the bus route in honor of sasha. >> sasha is a gender. which means that his preferred pronouns are they, them, their. they prefer -- they to not identify with either male or female. they don't want to be -- they don't want people to make assumptions based on, oh, he's male or he's, you know, so -- >> or what he's wearing. >> or what he's wearing. you know? it's like he

. >> it is sasha fleischmann's second day home after being three weeks in the hospital. he misses school, friends and most of all a sense of normalcy. >> nice to be home in my own house. >> especially on thanksgiving. the recovery both mentally and physically will take time. three surgeries so far. the bandages on his legs make it hard to walk. >> i can't walk as fast and -- i need to be more careful. just -- physically. >> the teen suffered second and third degree burns after someone lit his skirt on fire aboard a bus. >> i looked down and my skirt is on fire and -- and i freaked out. >> tell us why you did it sir. >> 16-year-old richard thomas admits did he it. he is homophobic but his attorney says it was a prank. >> you should know better than to light someone's clothing on fire and i think you should be able to realize that that is not just a funny prank. >> sasha is not ready to forgive the 16-year-old but he should be in juvenile court. >> i don't want too harsh just because people do dumb things. >> whether or not it was a hate crime sasha says it was a hateful t

we caught up with sasha fleischmann's parents who want to make sure people know it is okay to be different. >> without really knowing what happened, i can't know, i can't know the mind of another person. i can't know the motivation or the intentions. >> reporter: karl fleischmann has a lot of questions for the teen accused of setting his son on fire. >> in my heart, i believe in the goodness of humanity. >> reporter: 16-year-old richard thomas was arrested for the crime and appeared in court yesterday. his family says he is remorseful. >> this is for sasha. >> reporter: his parents spent the morning dressing up bus stops with colorful ribbons. >> it is support for sasha, allowing people to dress differently if they want to. >> reporter: sasha identifies himself as an agender person, neither male or female. police say the suspect used a lighter to set his skirt on fire. >> sasha is being really well taken care of, and in stable condition. >> reporter: sasha remains at st. francis burn center he has had one surgery and will need more. the victim's family is asking others to tie rainbow ribbo

transit treat the victim is 18 year- old luke " sasha " fleischmann who attends berkeley's maybeck high school. the team suffered severe and third degree burns in the fire and will need several surgeries. hundreds of supporters have raised more than $21,000 to help with medical costs. police say 16 year-old boy lit fleischman on fire as he swept toward the rear of a bus. passengers of a fire and alerted the driver, who stopped a bus to call for help as the suspect fled. fleischman was taken to the burn center at st. francis memorial hospital in san francisco where he was listed in stable condition >>mark: was check-in live look at the bay bridge approach. there's nothing to be a little worried about this morning pretty easy the back up at the approach. we will be right back. zçzçzçtó use chase freedom at select department stores and get 5% cash back this quarter. so you can give her an even bigger surprise. activate your 5% cash back at chase.com/freedom chase. so you can. live in the traffic center with a dan r. rubin. is it getting any better out there. in >>: it is however it is goin

a resolution making tomorrow, november 20th, trans gender remembrance day parade in honor of sasha fleischmann. councilmembers when that gets in--lynette gibson mcelhaney and rebecca kaplan are asking all oakland citizens and council members to wear skirts on wednesday as a symbol of solidarity. i love having a free checked bag with my united mileageplus explorer card. i've saved $75 in checked bag fees. [ delavane ] priority boarding is really important to us. you can just get on the plane and relax. [ julian ] having a card that doesn't charge you foreign transaction fees saves me a ton of money. [ delavane ] we can go to any country and spend money the way we would in the u.s. when i spend money on this card, i can see brazil in my future. [ anthony ] i use the explorer card to earn miles in order to go visit my family, which means a lot to me. ♪ comeback to the kron4 morning news. watching are closely this week with the district and unions reaching a tentative agreement last month. the unions approve the contract but bart to members now have to vote this coming thursday. what first was sup

thomas is accused of setting 18-year-old luke sasha fleischmann on fire as he slept on an ac transit bus monday. he is undergoing extensive skin grafts on his severely burned legs. in court filings, thomas told an investigator he did it because he was, quote, homophobic. fleischmann's parents said he often wore skirts and considered himself gender mutual. outside court, thomas' grandmother said he's not a hateful person. >> he's a good kid. >> a very good kid. >> i don't know, he's joking around, that's all. >> reporter: off camera, thomas' mother said his son was joking when he used the lighter to set fleischmann's clothes on fire. she said her son is extremely remorseful and plans to send a letter to fleischmann apologizing. the family plans to hire an attorney to represent him. he's due back in court for formal arraignment on tuesday. joe rosato jr., nbc bay area fuse. >>> a san jose cop who went after sex offenders could end up registering as well. he pled guilty today to exchanging pornographic photographs with a teenage girl. it happened while he was a detective for the departm

thomas of oakland has been charged as an adult in last monday's attack on a 18 year-old luke " sasha " fleischmann police say fleischman was asleep on an ac transit bus and wearing a kilt like skirt when thomas at the garment on fire. district attorney nancy 0 o'malley says her office is charging both offenses as hate crimes but she did not indicate why. thomas didn't he entered a plea during his arraignment thursday. thomas is said to be in court at 9:00 a.m. this morning in oakland. >>mark: check it out responded to a bay area fire. a camera mounted on a firefighter's helmet capturing these images. alameda county fire released this video. now let's go inside this house fire. >>: the fire was earlier this month in san leandro on altamont road. they said the two-alarm blaze was hard to fight because the house was built on a slope. to get to the fire, firefighters had to deploy it out interior stairs that for like a chimney. the homeowners suffered minor burns. two dogs died in the fire five other dogs escaped. >>james: 49 aldon smith is due in court today. he's facing three felony possession charg

some staff at the maybeck high school showed up to school and that tilts and skirts to support sasha fleischmannset on fire on an ac transit bus. he was wearing a skirt at the time. and joining us live is kron4's terisa estacio with more on today's story. >>: let me show you some of that video that we've just got. kids have shot up here are and a show of solidarity all for sasha. they are doing this all for sasha. sasha is identified by his parents as a gender. he doesn't ago by a boy or girl. sasha unfortunately tragically was set on fire this past monday as he was asleep on an ac transit bus. it's teenager has been arrested and charged as an adult for setting him on fire. sasha is now at a treatment facility in san francisco undergoing at several skin grafts to repair his legs that were badly burned but today this is all about sasha and we just spoke with administrators about what kids are doing >>: to it was august of this idea to a rally for sasha. a lot of us are wearing skirts and support of sasha. >>darya: including you. >>: and does a tartan and your soul as a school administrator to hav

sasha fleischmann expected to be released from the hospital later today. been recovering from third-degree burns for the past several weeks. prosecutors say 16-year-old richard thomas set the agender teenager's skirt on fire. in court, thomas's attorney filed a motion to have him prosecuted as a child and not as an adult. sasha's family agrees saying thomas should be tried as a juvenile. let's take it outside and get a look at your wednesday forecast. tomorrow is thanksgiving. what are we looking at? >> looking delicious the day before thanksgiving. good morning to you. these clouds resemble mashed potatoes in my world. san francisco looking nice and clear. for the most part, high clouds streaming in. those clouds will increase as we head throughout the day. we are going to jump from the 40s and low 50s into the 60s. i'm talking about the mid to upper 60s. getting close to 70 in the east bay. 66 on the peninsula. 67 in the south bay. let's check your drive. here is mike inouye. >>> if the cars weren't moving, i would say it is fake. we are looking to the s

sasha. something a family is extremely grateful for. a banner of get what messages covers the walls of the fleischmann home. >>: my parents to visit and bring a stack of cards as high and most of them from total strangers. this it's really neat knowing these are total strangers who care about you. sasha has no plans to plan that is to ride the bus along ever again. the team's confidence of being a gender has not suffered. if anything the attack has made such a strong corporate >>: on going to keep wearing my skirts. that's something i am not going to give up. the family tries to get back to normal re-establishing a routine which includes changes offices bandages each morning. as far and the attacker the 16 year-old told them he sat/of fire because his homophobic. >>: it's a really dumb thing he did and i think that you surely know better than to light someone on fire. i think it should be able to realize that's not just a funny frank. >>: the 16 year-old charged with setting up such a fleischmann of fire is richard thomas. he is charged as an adult with may have of salt and hate crimes. sasha and such as parents want to see him tried as a j

fleischmann. he goes by the nickname sasha.ect used a lighter while he was sleeping to set him on fire. the city wants to know why that person did what he did. >>: this is extremely disturbing. this could happen anywhere to anyone. unfortunately this happen to our beckham . >>george: we are once again looking at stop and go conditions on the san mateo bridge. even though we are and to get free and the westbound direction, the back up is likely due to some of the problems we've encountered on the bay shore through woodside this morning. a southbound traffic backed up from 92 of the way down to 84. we will have more on the kron4 morning news returns. we just lost the big board. the dow jones industrial average has hit another record high of 71. -point. tesla shares are getting hammered after a disappointing quarterly results after the closing bell. tesla shares and now down about $28 a share. after the closing bell today will get the final price for the twitter ipo which launches tomorrow. >>darya: at 812. we'll be back with more

fleischmann was asleep on a you public bus when another passenger lit his skirt on fire. we spoke to the school director in berkley this morning who says sasha is a straight a student, extremely agree gra glaruous and charming. >> she's extremely liked. she's a national merit scholarship, semifinalist, very proud of that. >> reporter: he writes, i just came out as gender year to my parents. basically i don't identify as masculine or feminine. he became involved in the issue of nongender gathering 27,000 signatures on the internet in hoping to bring the subject to president obama's attention. he's at st. francis hospital in san francisco right now. leneed to undergo extensive skin grafting due to second and third-degree burns on his legs. supporters have already raised more than $21,000 for his recovery. live from oakless, i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> a hearing to review bart's safety rules for workers are now focusing on one policy in particular. sal has been monitoring today's meeting and joins us live. >> reporter: all those this meeting was called before the two workers died, the process of simple approval which is when work

monday night police say a 16- year-old set luke fleischmann on fire as he slept on an ac transit bus. he goes by the name sasha and was wearing a skirt at the time. police say two men came to his aid putting out the fire but they left the area before police could interview them. an online fundraiser was set up to help pay for fleischmann's medical bills and today it passed its goal raising more than $21,000. >>> sunnyvale officials say if all goes as planned strict new gun regulations approved by voters could go into effect by january. the new rules require gun owners to keep weapons stored safely and report lost or stolen guns within 48 hours. gun stores must track anyone buying ammunition and the law prohibits sale or possession of ammunition magazines that hold more than 10 rounds. the nra has threatened to sue, but sunnyvale officials tell us they have seen nothing so far. >>> now to san francisco where some call the voters' rejection of a waterfront condo complex a shot across the bow for developers of the golden state warriors planned arena. the proposal calls for a huge complex on piers 30 and 32. oppon

monday night police say a 16- year-old set luke fleischmann on fire as he slept on an ac transit bus. he goes by the name sasha and was wearing a skirt at the time. police say two men came to his aid putting out the fire but they left the area before police could interview them. an online fundraiser was set up to help pay for fleischmann's medical bills and today it passed its goal raising more than $21,000. >>> sunnyvale officials say if all goes as planned strict new gun regulations approved by voters could go into effect by january. the new rules require gun owners to keep weapons stored safely and report lost or stolen guns within 48 hours. gun stores must track anyone buying ammunition and the law prohibits sale or possession of ammunition magazines that hold more than 10 rounds. the nra has threatened to sue, but sunnyvale officials tell us they have seen nothing so far. >>> now to san francisco where some call the voters' rejection of a waterfront condo complex a shot across the bow for developers of the golden state warriors planned arena. the proposal calls for a huge complex on piers 30 and 32. oppon

the fleischmann a family now tries to get back to normal re-establishing a routine that includes changing sashes bandages every morning. as far as the attacker the 16 year-old told them he said sashary dumb things that she did and i think that's you surely know better than to light some of clothing on fire and you should be able to realize that's not just a funny prank. >>: the 16 year-old responsible for seven sessions on fire is richard thomas. he is charged as an adult with mayhem of salt and hate crimes. sasha and his parents want to see him tried as a juvenile. in the news room adjusting waldman a kron4 news. >>: quiet conditions in plenty of sunshine but we do have a big change is to talk about. i would discuss that when we come back. welcome back time now is 815. another winter spare the air alert has been issued for today for the bay area. the bay area air quality management district says it is illegal for bay area residents to burn wood, manufactured fire logs or other solid fuel either indoors or outdoors. homes without permanently installed heating are exempt from the ban. this is the third winter spare the air alert this week. was check-in with the weather. hi >>janu:.