Enhancements. He didnt know it was going to be like that. Hes a good kid, a very good kid. He was joking around, thats all. Today outside the oakland courtroom, thomass family defended him, but his mother who identified herself as ms. Jackson and spoke off camera said shes very sorry for my sons actions, i did not raise my son that way. As for the hate crime allegations, jackson said no way, we have transgender First Cousins in the family. 18yearold sa sshgssha fleishman was wearing a skirt that was set on fire. She was a senior at the high school where the school director, just came out, a as gender queer to my parents, she says a couple years ago. Outgoing and charming, fun to talk to, wonderful member of our community. Sasha is still isnt burn unit in st. Francis hospital in serious condition, and thomas has no bail and is set to return to court on monday. And an lgbt counselor said they dont identify themselves as male and female. Whether it be dressing in a manner, or behaving in an adr are ongenous manner, the specific Center Offers support groups for the groups and they had to conform to their birth gender. This case is prompting a lot of interaction on facebook. Seven ktvu. And two lives conducting a track inspection, a legislative safety hearing was held in San Francisco today. It was scheduled months before the accident. Committee member phil ting chastised bart officials for vague responses and threatened to accept the answers. Youve come before our Committee Without any specific responsor any detailed information response or any detailed information. Last year, it found no deficiencies with barts safety or security. San franciscos launching a new Safety Campaign urging commuters to keep their eyes up and phones down. The goal is to stop cell phone theft from distracted passengers. It involves undercover officers. They say theyve already put some extra muscle into the effort and it paid off in september and october with an 83 drop in transit robberies. A contra costa grandmother said she fears for her life after being repeatedly victimized by neighborhood bullies, and shes not the only person being targeted. Just said this front door, a tearful Jacquelyn Powell who lives with her 17yearold grandson. Im responsible for him and i dont want him hurt. Theyve been terrorizing us. The oxygen is for her congestive heart failure, and the boxes for the move she and her grandson hope but cant afford to move. Powell says her windows are being smashed with bottles, one at a time for the last two months. And the 64yearold says she just cant take it anymore. We went to a motel not last night but the night before to get just to get a peaceful night of rest. Couldnt take my oxygen or nothing with me. They just finally broke the window out of my car the other day. And Stephanie Harvey is the neighbor of powell and said shes gotten her car window smashed out. They both say they believe other neighbors are to blame, neighbors we were unable to make contact with. I think that the more it goes on and the more it allows to happen, the worse it gets. Outside in the front there, they came and wrote die old [ bleep ]. Tonight shes asking for just peace. And joust one block away just one block away is the Antioch Police headquarters. She says she filed a number of Police Reports and that officers tell her theres not really much they can do. They say theres no proof. A spokesperson for the department has not yet returned our call. In antioch, mike miback, channel 2 news. San jose Police Officers say the staffing sort acknowledges so severe some crimes are going uninvestigated, such as narcotics and prosecution complaints was disbanded. Officers say san joses 6,200 auto thefts this year are handled by a single officer. Police Officials Say they would have to add at least 200 new officers to the department to restore those units. And San FranciscoCity Attorney filed a lawsuit to try to shut down what hes calling an illegal gambling operation. Net stop is located on mission street. It is computerized slot machines, it alleges in the lawsuit, and also claims the business is responsible for bringing more criminal act toift neighborhood. The lawsuit activity to the neighborhood. And San Franciscos had a smooth launch on wall street with share prices rising 73 for twitter on the first day of trading. You can see a new notably twitter users including Patrick Stuart and a 9yearold girl from marin who sold lemonade to end child slavery. Twitter set its share price at 26, and opened at 45 a share and closed at 44. 90. And in San Francisco, protestors said the companys tax breaks have led to a loss of fordable housing and more and more low income residents are being evicted from the midmarket area and rents are raising. The broader markets closed, the dow dropped 152 points retreating from yesterdays high. Nasdaq lost 74. The fda proposed a new rule that may change the foods you eat. They want to gradually face out trans fats. It could prevent 20,000 heart attacks and 7,000 death it is. Were really not able to metabolize trans fats and so they build up in arteries and small vessels. Theyre considered the worst kind of fat for your heart and found in processed foods, and dough and those ready to use frostings. They set no timeline for the phase out to begin. And the lgbt americans in the workplace, the measure would out law discrimination against lesbian, gay and transgender workers on a 6432 vote. There is strong opposition in the republican led house and it may never be put to a vote there. And one of the strongest typhoons on record is making land fall in the philippines tonight as the super typhoon roared towards land with winds as much as 235 miles an hour. Thousands of people have been evacuated and forecasters are predicting catastrophic damage. And a preliminary strategy for testing droensing drones but says safety is at the top of priorities. California is among 25 applicants and the faa will issue permits on a casebycase basis for the next several years. And Sexual Assault involving students as young as Elementary School age in the west contra costa school district. The u. S. Department of educations office for civil rights began the investigation after the 2009 gang rape of a student at richmond high. District leaders acknowledge problems but say theyre making changes. We want to make sure people know that we have done trainings with our students, our staff, teachers, our community. The district says it has already seen progress with fewer expulsions related to Sexual Harassment issues. And city college at San Francisco involves a 3rd lawsuit. The save cff coalition represents students, teachers and staff. They filed a petition that asks the court to full my a decision by an accrediting commission that would revoke the schools accreditation next summer. It alleges it violated its only regulations as well as several laws. And a 7. 2 million land preserved in mount diablo, said today that it has bought the curry canyon ranch on the south side of the mountain. The 1,000acre property is the groups biggest and priciest property yet until it can hand it over to a park agency. And the oakland mayor helped welcome vigilant to her city today. The companys new touchdown building doubles its footprint. There are several reasons to relocate, specifically the central relocation and its proximity to bart. We have a picture of the most recent burned electric car posted on twitter. The tennessee Highway Patrol says the driver ran over a tow hitch yesterday which punched a hole in the battery compartment. The other two fires involved similar types of accidents. Shares of the Palo Alto Company fell more than 7 today and continue to decline after hours. Here in the bay area weve seen several high profile car fires and some blame all the plastic in new cars, others say the extra electronics. Patty lee is live in richmond to tell us what youve discovered about those new cars being susceptible to catching fire. We had to come through several different sources to get to the numbers. Reporter the data we found seemed to conflict at times with what we found in the field. Flames engulfed this late model van last fight in oakland. The incident one in a string of recent vehicle fire in the bay area. It seems like overall theres been an increase in car fires. The data can be contradictory. The National FireProtection Agency counts 172000 car fires in 2012. Down eight from the year before. Other studies show a steady increase which investigator alex wong who specializes in car fires, he says that is not to be statistically important. Car design can impact its flammability. We have excuses everywhere to the point that i just know that theyre not doing enough to protect all the circuits. Last year the nfpa called for more research in the design to prevent mechanical and electrical failures to lead to fires. Wong says cars that have the most problems are late model or smaller new models with all the options. Speakers, top of the line poofer, woofer. Wong says with so many car parts now made of plastic, if the temperatures under the hood isnt managed, the risk of a spark or spontaneous combustion rises. There is a quick way to check your risk level for a car fire. If there is a lot of room under the hood, fire risk is low. If it is jack packed and you cannot see the ground underneath, they suggest you make sure you get that car maintained regularly. Recording live, ktvu channel 2 news. California gets a failing grade for its efforts to protect children from sex trafficking. The group shared hope released its annual report card on what states are doing to stop child prostitution. California got a grade of f. The group says the state needs to do more to enforce new laws increasing prison time and fines for sex trafficking. And San Francisco animal care and control says it needs more money to care for abandoned and abused animals. Todays services and Safety Committee focused on the budget shortfall. The agencies it has seen a steep increase in the shelter population. We see people in the economic downturn, were losing homes, and jobs and whatnot, and so we and the cost of vet nary vetrinary care is steep. Theyre hoping to increase that by as much as 2 million. And California High Speed Rail Authority plans to put disabled veterans to work. Today the Rail Authority in the department of Veterans Affairs signed a contract giving a percentage to Small Businesses run by vets. The Employment Development department is not doing enough to find work for veterans. And a dance video featuring a bay area Breast Cancer patient is going viral with the very inspirational message. Beyonce is even taking notice. This video is creating quite the internet buzz. It shows you see the San Francisco doctor rocking out in the operating room with her Surgical TeamTuesday Morning and this is happening just as she was about to undergo a double mastectomy. I was more nervous about how the flash mob was going to go than the surgery was going to go. She spoke this morning via skype, and she sang get me body by beyonce. And beyonce responded saying, deborah, youre awesome. Cohen asked friends and family to join her in the dance from wherever they were Tuesday Morning to lend support. Among them was this braft cancer survivor Breast Cancer survivor who knows the doctor. There was joy if that operating room. It wasnt a serious and depressing and dark scene, it was, like, lets shake it, were alive. Lori is a member of the bay area young survivors and says the video will serve as an inspiration undergoing a dreadful ordeal. I just love the model of facing your fears with a spirit that is really powerful and courageous and celebratory. Shes the ob. She says shes been overjoyed at the response to the video. Im doing great. Im feeling very spiritually fulfilled. Its been an amazing flow of love. No word yet on whether we can expect to see any more dancing videos. In San Francisco, channel 2 news. This dance video is trending at ktvu. Com. You can see the entire sixminute clip by going to our hot topics section. Our meteorologist mark tamayos been very busy. Were tracking the typhoon and some changes at home. We have a little bit of a cool down and the chance of rain some into next week. The latest forecast models backing off, but theres still a possibility, especially in one part of the bay area. As far as temperatures, they warmed up into the mid70s, and pacifica, 65 degrees. This was a time lapse from this afternoon. Looking towards San Francisco, and some of those high clouds paying us a visit, kind of that filtered sunshine effect. Still very nice out there we have partly cloudy skies, and latest on Storm Tracker 2, you can see high clouds drifting in. For the most part, were dry and up along the north coast, current temperatures are in the mid50 to the lower 60s. Santa rosa right now, 57 degrees, Mountain View 59, and livermore in the clear, 64. Forecast headlines for tonight, mostly clear skies, tomorrow some morning clouds, a little bit cooler and the weekend, suncloud mix and winds could pick up sunday. With that were going to warm up for the second half of the weekend. Into the lower 40s for santa rosa, and napa, san jose 48 degrees. Still off to a school part for your friday morning. High pressure still coming out of our weather, heres the source of the warming then we have this other extreme up to the north. This will drop to the south, but keeping us dry, a suddencloud mix. No rain clouds suncloud mix. We could be tracking some rain chances in the north bay especially. And the fog regrouping coast side around the bay tomorrow morning and partly to mostly sunny throughout the rest of your day on friday. Temperatures, a little bit cooler than today, santa rosa 71, Stinson Beach at 61 degrees, and warmest locations inland, no more upper 70s. Basically some lower 70s for tomorrow afternoon. San jose at 70. San francisco, 63 degrees. Here is a lock ahead, your fiveday forecast with your weekend always in view. No major changes, and into saturday, partly sunny with your weekend forecast. Dry weekend for us, and sunday well thicken up the cloud cover and theres that shower coverage by tuesday. And a player from the 1970s and 80s has been told me may have a degenerative brain disease. Doctors have informed tony dorsett hes been diagnosed with chronic, nchepolephy, caused by repeated head blows and depression and dementia. He recently got test said because he was exhibiting early signs including memory loss. And how super heroes fit into the programming plans. And the recent play date catching global attention. The toddlers play idate idate is getting a lot of attention date is getting a lot of attention. The toddler could not stop laughing as the real tiger subcub chased him back and forth cub chased him from the other side of the glass. And a new deal tied to super heroes, the company signed a Development Deal with Marvel Comics to produce four series. 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