kpix 5's ryan takeo is live in hercules with the details. ryan. >> reporter: one thing that we just learned within the last half hour was the victim went through a sex assault evidence kit over at the hospital. now, police are looking for three males believed to be 16over 17 years old. the victim is a 15-year-old transgender student worn a female, identified as a male. now, the latest that we know is that the student chose to go into the boys bathroom here on campus and that when leaving, he was confronted by three male students, and the report is that he was pushed into the handicap stall, which physically and sexually assaulted in that stall in the boy's bathroom. the suspects have not. arrested yet. there are three of them age 16 or 17. the student is at the hospital. now, police are investigating this as a hate crime, and also as a sex assault. now, this comes just a few weeks into a new state law where students are allowed -- students who are transgender are allowed to choose which bathroom they go into. also, part of that law is that t

i'm ryan takeo. kpix5. >> all right, ryan. >>> another major winter storm is taking aim at the nation's mid atlantic states today as far south as the carolinas. the storm is slowing things town at sfo with five departures and 20 arrivals canceled. the storm has dumped snow and ice on much of the east coast. schools canceled. buses not running, and in washington, d.c., the federal government was closed for the day. this state has seen up to eight inches of snow in this latest storm. >>> new at 1:00, a newark woman is accused of brutally attacking her mother. kpix5's len ramirez in new york with the story of a hammer attack, and a mother who is fighting for her life tonight. len. >> reporter: allen, that 75- year-old mother is in critical condition with several skull fractures. her 57-year-old daughter is at the santa rita jail tonight facing attempted murder charges. it all happened here at the family's home here in the city of newark. police got a call from a woman saying that she had attacked her mo

live in sacramento, i'm ryan takeo, kpix 5. >> senator leland yee's attorney just released a statement. he is not taking issue with the senate suspending his client. instead he says, quote, suspension is the right step for now and is appropriate in a system that presumes the innocence of the accused. >>> it's been only 48 hours since word of leland yee's arrest, and now today he is essentially booted from the state senate. kpix 5 reporter cate caugiran is outside the senator's home with reaction to his stunning fall from grace. cate. >> reporter: michelle, we have been here over the past two days since yee left the federal courthouse on wednesday. and still no sign, no comment, no appearance from yee. we know he returned to his house after making bail. but is he still here? the only real activity we have seen from this house is when a woman who said she was a supporter stopped by yesterday to drop off muffins. is he inside? did you see the senator inside? is he in there? >> i just give him this. >> reporter: this was the last we saw of him the senator leaving the courthouse making no c

kpix 5's ryan takeo has more. the story you'll see only on 5. >> this anti okay water treatment plant is a laboratory. >> there are lot of nutrients that come to us. >> the waste water is nasty. but he believes some good will come from it. >> we're looking for ways to become sustainable. ways that we the grab all of the energy out of the waste water and cruise it. >> nitrogen is an ammonia which naturally occurs in urine. >> the problem is when it gets discharged into a water body, it causes a dead zone. >> this is the answer. the new process is being tested in the plant's basement. >> we're converting the ammonia and waste water. >> stanford researcher create the process. it pumps ox general into this tub of waste water. you probably know the gas' other applications like laughing gas at the dentist. >> i have two fingers. >> good. >> a race car driver's secret weapon. >> lift off. >> and rocket fuel. >> we were using rockets that use green house g converted it to harmless air and recovered energy from it. >> for

kpix 5 reporter ryan takeo on the mistake that cost them their season and hope, i guess, for a miracle that they could pull off. ryan. >> reporter: that's right, allen. this is a girl's basketball team. here is a look at their trophy from last career. they have a lot of trophy, not just in girl's basketball, but it is a very successful program. as we walk into the gym, you can see right over there all the championship titles for this program. now, it was a scheduling error. a mistake by the coach that cost them a playoff spot. the team played too many games. one more game than they are allowed under athletics rules. so, they are not allowed in sectionals, which is a playoff system involving east bay schools. there is another tournament, though, that has not started yet involving the best teams in northern california. ed to, the team held a -- today the team held a press conference pleading to be allowed into that tournament. >> if it all works out we will be able to fill full our goal which was to get to the state championship. >> the girls have done what they're supposed to. they shou

live in pittsburg, i'm ryan takeo, kpix 5. >>> a major international crisis brewing tonight. president obama is warning russia there will be costs if they intervene in the ukraine. his comments come as russian helicopters and troops are on the move in and around crimea. crimea is part of the ukraine but it has deep ties to russia. >>> today russian ships and transport planes arrived with unknown cargo and hundreds of troops. ukraine's u.n. ambassador tells the security council heavily armed russian forces have seized crimea's main airport and other government buildings. ukraine's new interior minister calls the situation an invasion. and tonight, there are warnings coming from the white house. >> any violation of ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity would be deeply destabilizes, which is not in the interests of ukraine, russia or europe. >> a little background here. there's been a popular revolution in ukraine but the ousted president insists he is still the legitimate leader. a controversy. he is asking russia to bring order to the chaos. there will be much more o

in oakland, ryan takeo, kpix 5. >> the other neighborhoods in the city being focused on are chinatown and the area near the coliseum. >>> solano county s.w.a.t. teams will be taking over six flags today. the vallejo police department is hosting a training exercise for them and worker and discovery kingdom. to keep it realistic, the practice scenario is not being revealed until after so if you hear gunshots or you see smoke rising from the park, do not be alarmed. it's all part of the training exercise. >>> it doesn't look like the america's cup will return to san francisco in 2017. in a book by "chronicle" writer julian guthrie, oracle boss larry ellison says the plan is to have the match in hawaii after a series of elimination races around the world. the ceo of oracle team usa hopes to have a location for the races by later this year. >>> it is 4:56. it's either a frightening scene or a thing of beauty. in our next half hour, real- life birds and what seems to be a tribute to alfred hitchcock coming up. >> reporter: 12 hours after this fire broke out here at mission bay in san franci

kpix 5 reporter ryan takeo spoke to some of the evacuees who have been told that they will be out of their homes indefinitely. ryan. >> reporter: we are on the other side of the apartment complex from where you are, ken. of course, that one is under construction. that's the one that caught fire yesterday on the left but over to the right, that's the strata apartments. and for people who live there, they were surprised to see the building even standing today. but 4th street is still a collapse zone. >> i look out the window and saw half the building engulfed. >> reporter: pierre watched helplessly yesterday as the inferno raged right in front of his storefront. when we talked to him last night, he had no idea if his furniture store would make it. >> i have no idea what's going on. they won't let me back in. i hope it's okay. the last i heard, the window was blown up. >> reporter: he couldn't believe he found this, this morning, his store still standing. pierre credits the firefighters' strategy called a water curtain. >> the way they do it they shoot up the water up and it create a ki

kpix 5's ryan takeo says a paperwork is what happened. >> they have won the east bay sectionals five years in a row. they all want it this year. they played one more game than athletic rules allow, though. the coach says it's his mistake. >> i'm hurting because i see my kids hurting and feeling guilty i let down 13 of my children. those are my kids and i feel horrible for it. the students, i know this is extremely difficult, but they have exceeded the number. >> the sections commissioner says he had a competitive advantage by playing that extra game. they were kept from playing sectionals, and the commissioner wants to make sure they are out of the upcoming state tournament, too. >> you can't just pick and choose on gaven day what it is you're going to follow and not follow. so my obligation is to be as consistent as possible. >> today, the team held a press conference pleading to get in the state tournament. they are circulating a petition to let them bang toe the court. >> the girls have done what they are supposed to. they shouldn't be personned for a technical mistake. >> it will

kpix 5 reporter ryan takeo on how the city is helping developers hit the ground running. >> reporter: these 1994 views show what the brooklyn basin used to be. a bustling industrial strip along the oakland he isture wayry. >> this has been in industrial use over 100 years. >> reporter: now the wear and tear is evident but this stretch is about to get a billion-dollar face-lift. a development group will break ground this week. >> the unique thing about brooklyn basin is the park, water views, proximity of downtown. >> reporter: the area will have 5 high-rises with 3100 housing units a shopping center and parks. the problem is, this process takes a lot of time. the brooklyn basin developers started this process 13 years ago. ever since, it's been years of time-consuming studies in meetings. >> but it's been a long time coming since 2001 is when we started planning this. >> what does the public sector do to help the private sector. >> reporter: the city is putting together neighborhood meetings for the developers. and filing paperwork for permits. >> he so they don't have to spend 12, 18

in berkeley, ryan takeo, kpix 5. >> earlier this week the senator sent a letter to assembly speaker john perez urging him to stop the bill from advancing further. perez is reviewing that request. >>> less than an hour ago we got an email from the chancellor of city college of san francisco expressing sadness that a demonstration on campus turned violent. students battled police in a protest over a new payment policy last night. kpix 5's brian webb is at city hall today where protestors got some news in their favor. >> reporter: the student protestors got the backing of several city leaders and this resolution asking the state to restore the college's elected board members and to get rid of the guy sent to save city college. [ chanting ] >>> reporter: the latest chapter of the city college saga took place on the steps of city hall. students protesting the new strict payment policy forcing up-front payment in full or a rigid payment plan. >> just make sure students are paying. >> well, the issue with that is mostly that he implemented this policy almost overnight. >> reporter: the man in t

that's where ryan takeo joins us live tonight. ryan, what are you learning? what are they saying about this? >> reporter: well, opd has not released another statement since they put one out just a couple of hours ago. we called for an update and so far, they don't have one. within the last hour, a tow truck took the car from this spot right here. you can still see this glass that is scattered here. this is from the passenger side window of the car. now, we want to show you some video that we took right when we got here to highland hospital. this is just incredible video. you can see the two bullet holes in the driver's side of the windshield. but we notice that the passenger window was shot out. now, the victim left the car right here at this space. he walked to alameda county medical center, highland hospital. and he should be okay. that's the latest from police. we don't know a couple of things, what led up to this, if this was a road rage incident, if the victim knew the suspect or the shooters in the other car. and chp went by over on 580 over near where

live in san francisco, ryan takeo, kpix 5. >> good thing they had it for sure. here's something you don't hear about very often. this fire truck is on scene fighting the massive flames on tuesday and portions of it melted down. the lights on top of the truck were disfigured from the intense radiant heat we are talking with along with a few other areas of the truck that took heat damage. it's not too bad. firefighters expect the truck to be on the streets after repairs tomorrow. >>> kpix 5 reporter juliette goodrich with a look at how even begin to figure out how this fire started. >> reporter: it's quite a task. then putting out hot spots all day. they say the danger is far from over. it's been a tricky operation trying to stabilize the pile of rubble. the demolition is full speed ahead. crews knocking down the mission bay structure piece by piece to prevent collapse a scene much different than tuesday's five- alarm inferno. >> folks, we have a collapse in the rear of the building side of the building. copy? >> reporter: tracking down the cause of the fire will

live in pittsburg, ryan takeo, kpix 5. >> ryan says pg&e crews will be working at that location until at least midnight. >>> moments of terror as bullets pierce this truck barely missing the driver and the occupants. tonight what could be the motive for a bay area freeway shooting. >> harbor seals flocking to bay area beaches. how their presence could pose a danger to beach-goers. >> i thought i was nothing. he actually showed me that i'm somebody. >> the unlikely roles for convicted killers at san quentin. ,, bulldog: bulldog: oooh! mattress discounters' $197 mattress sale! television announcer: get a serta mattress, any size, for just $197 each piece when you buy the complete set. the $197 mattress sale... bulldog: oh boy! television announcer: ...is on now. ♪ mattress discounters k-p-i-x 5's da lin has detas on the quick arrests. a quick ending to a scary >>> four men are arrested for yesterday's shooting in the east bay on the highway. da lin has details on the quick arrests. >> reporter: that's right. yeah, the chp is thank the alameda county sheriff's deputies for spotting a s

kpix 5 reporter ryan takeo on the message of giving back at we day. >> i'm a junior at last high school. >> reporter: she volunteers an hour each schoolday. >> community service commissioner at the school. that's kind of cool. are you ready? billy! how are you? >> reporter: cool. we day brought big names like salina gomez, seth rogan and magic johnson to share their stories. >> you can bring about change. >> reporter: and encourage the 16,000 teens at oracle arena to keep making a difference. >> all i really want you to know is that you are changing the world. i'm not changing the world. you're changing the world and that's amazing. >> it looks like something you would see on mtv but it has the exact opposite message of everything you see on mtv. >> reporter: the students earned their tickets through doing community service. >> kind of amazing how they set up a way to incentivize kids to be charitable. >> reporter: this is the kind of event where the big ticket raffle item -- >> and the winner is -- >> reporter: -- is a service trip to ecuador. >> from loslomas high school, caitlin mccl

kpix 5 reporter ryan takeo tells us they had to tap into a high pressure water tank hidden up in the hills. ryan. >> reporter: these are the formal white fire hydrants tied into our water supply but not enough to fight a big fire like tuesday's. firefighters say that they would have run out of water if they used that so they called in backups. as the apartments burned 90 fire engines and trucks needed water to fight the fire. san francisco fire didn't use many of the normal white hydrants. they used the ones that are color coded with higher water pressure and come from here. the twin peaks reservoir is the city's emergency backup supply. these two tanks can hold more

live in oakland, i'm ryan takeo, kpix 5. >>> also developing right now, these are live pictures. amtrak service is stopped in the east bay after a person was struck and killed by a train in oakley, just over an hour ago near main and o'hara avenue. the investigation could take some time. no word on when service will be restored in oakley. >>> traffic on 880 in fremont was backed up today after this truck crash. it happened in the southbound lanes near auto mall parkway. a driver was hurt by flying debris from the windshield. three cars in the backup of the wreck crashed in the left lanes. both incidents were cleared about 1:00. >>> a bay area woman charged with murdering her mother may have been trying to protect her son and his alleged pot operation. the woman is being held without bail after police say she used a sledgehammer to kill her mother over the weekend. court documents show the woman's mother called the cops to point out a pot grow that her grandson reportedly set up in her newark backyard. police later found dozens of assault weapons and nearly 11 pounds of pot on the