live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> we are following two top stories today. the much needed rain with the problems it is created like this tree that crashed down on a car. but, first, breaking news: the arrest of state senator leland yee on bribery and corruption charges. his senate district representeds half of san francisco and most of san mateo county. the stunning arrest want down

this morning as the f.b.i. raided several bay area locations. matt is following the developments. >> this is a multiyear investigation and the big fish caught in the f.b.i. net is state senator leland yee arrested at a san francisco home as part of the massive raid across the bay area and sacramento. >> news cameras captured have it i.e.d. of the senator being brought handcuffed in the back of the car. he was are ad on public corruption charms and is being held until the first appearance in federal court. the f.b.i. raids two buildings associated with him including his home on 24th avenue and san francisco and the office at state capital in sacramento. c.h.p. officers were guarding the doors to the office as f.b.i. agents were inside. investigators did not get and the specifics of the case. >> right now the f.b.i. is conducting multiple search warrants and arrest warrants throughout the bay area. that is all i can comment.

there will be more. >> the raids continue at this hour across the pay area and in sacramento. he has been involved in local politics sin the late 80's serving on the school board and board of supervisors before elected to the assembly in 2002 and the senate in 2006. he was re-elected in 2010. he is the first chinese american ever elected to the state senate. he currently is running for secretary of state. >> he is scheduled to appear in court in federal court at 1:30 this afternoon. we expect to learn more then of what specific charges he is facing. another big name arrested in the f.b.i. raid is raymond shrimp boy chow in san francisco. authorities say chow is a long time bay area leaders of a criminal syndicate with a rap sheet back to 1978 but out of prison for more than a decade

after claim, he fund his life around. >> another raid took place in san mateo with f.b.i. agents searching a home on 42nd avenue. they combed through a garage and a car and hauled away laptops and other items in bags. f.b.i. officials would now say specifically whether the raid on this location is related to the others. >> another raid was at bay steel incorporated in san francisco. nick has that part of the story. nick? >> new information i just confirmed with special agent with the criminal investigation division of the i.r.s. and says the agents inside still are, indeed, conducting warrant searches connected with the federal investigation into corruption. this is what we know: the company is one of more than 15 locations throughout the bay area actively being searched by

pearl and local agents. this is video you will see only on abc7 capturing agents escorted employees in and out of the warehouse with armed police, federal and united states agents entering and exiting removing boxes and other items from inside. an agent with the i.r.s. team got here a few minutes ago with self people, many of them looking like customers, turned away at the door by agents. the f.b.i. agents and local police will continue serving arrests and search war raps -- warrants throughout the day. the dozen or so agents inside the building have for plans to leave any time soon. background here, leland yee is one of three democratic senators facing criminal charges. ronald calderon is facing public corruption charges and robert wright of englewood was found

guilty of eight felony counts perjury and fraud. if ye. leaves office before the term is expired the d lose their majority vote. a spokesman told the mercury news that there is no compensate because they gathering information about the arrest of state senator leland yee. >> we will have continuing coverage of the arrest of the senator leland yee and the massive f.b.i. bust on air and online. you can get the latest reacting news developments any time by following us at abc7 news bay area. now the much needed rain we are getting. windshield wipers and umbrellas are in the forecast today. mike nicco is on the roof with a look at live doppler 7 hd. mike?

>> it is bright on the roof. we are getting steady light rain right now and a look at live doppler 7 hd to show you the heavy rain to the south across daly city and headed to pacifica and millbrae. we have a good cell moving to clayton and concord and the eastern part of danville. heading down, around hayward, you can see union city moving across the diabolo range it will hit dublin and pleasanton in 10 or 15 minutes and the healthy cell through the south bay crossing 82 and 101 heed to santa clara and san jose and alum rock. sun shine will break out and the heavy showers with the low pressure that is move law and as it moves through the heavy showers become fewer and fewer and scattered and lighter so getting home should be easier than getting to work. we have a humid flow that will

keep rain in the forecast the next seven days. keep the umbrellas handy, there are scattered showers. >> we needed the rain which caused problems an the bay. amy hollyfield? we are at the garage in san francisco where a tree came down this morning on to the street. they still have a lane closed because of the debris causing problems and backup. this is one example of a problem from the rain. >> the showers started overnight. they covered every bit of the bay area. the rain has come and gone providing breaks but then starts up. there were reports of minor mud and rock slides all during the morning commute. today's drive required patient. >> very difficult.

longer than normal. >> getting to downtown san francisco was tough because a tree came crashing down before 8:00 at stockton. it landed on a car. the driver is okay. >> sounded like "boom." a garage attendant heard it and thought it was a car wreck. >> he was shocked. >> despite the rain, it is tough to overlook the positive. >> finally we are getting rain. we need it. hopefully it is getting into the reservoirs. >> that is the positive look of it. we are getting a break in san francisco but don't get too comfortable. there is more to come.

happening right now, law enforcement agencies from across the state are attending a public memorial service for a mendocino sheriff deputy who grew up in napa for ricky del fiorentino killed in the line of duty, age 48, by an amended kidnapping suspect. the public memorial is held at the auditorium in fort bragg following a procession. malaysian authorities say a french satellite captured images of 122 objects in the search area for the missing flight 370. the defense minister says that is close to where three other satellites detected objects in the indian ocean. some are bright, indicating possibly solid debris and up to 25 yards long. a dozen planes and five ships resume the search after seas calm down but so far nothing is

identified or retrieved. the maker of smartphone game candy crush is trading on wall street but it appears investors don't have a sweet tooth. the company made the public debut trading under symbol "king" at $19.60 a share. it was set at $22.50 in a deal to raise $500 million for the company. >> still to come, tailgating takes on a new meaning at the new stadium and what can happen in the stadium that will be banned in the parking lot. >> music to miley cyrus: apple responds favorably to a request she made. >> amazing rescue in houston we brought you yesterday is a story you have to

a construction worker survived a close call when a building he was working on erupted in flames. check out this incredible rescue. >> high god. oh, no, oh, no, oh, no. >> my god. >> amazing. a cell phone captured a construction worker jumping from balcony to balcony trying to get away from the fire. he had to stretch out to climb

on the aerial firefighting ladder. look what happened: firefighters rescued him seconds before part of the building collapseed. doesn't that give you goose bumps? the fire we destroys an apartment building under construction. >> a popular san francisco restaurant destroyed by a fire nearly two years ago is now re-opened. the mayor cut the ribbon marking a new beginning for the restaurant which went up in flames in october of 2012. investigators say the four started next door and spread to the restaurant causing $7 million in damage to three buildings. this morning, the mayor thanked the firefighters for preventing the spread of the fire. >> the new apple products and apps are on display as mac world opens in san francisco the ultimate event for fans of apple products although they stopped attending in 2009, organizers

expect thousands to attend the event at the mascone convention center. >> apple is listening to singer miley cyrus, complaining that apple character apps lack racial diversity so she demanded apple include representation of blacks to reflect equal society and the company responded and says they are working to update a new set of faces. meteorologist mike nicco has the forecast. >> last time we talked i feeded this but i am keeping this handy and so should you. i will tell you when the next heavy rain is -- it is this weekend -- and more rain today, too. >> the a.t.m. machine that doesn't deliver money but something equally

covering benicia, san mateo and all the bay area. >> when the 49ers stadium opens, there will an new flavor. you cannot play football or throw fries bows. you cannot bring a keg or outside alcohol into the parking area or plane amplified music that you can hear 50 feet away.

can you shout? >> yes! >> and we are shouting at mike on the roof. >> i hear you loud and clear, you are saying you want more rain. >> bring it on. >> but not during the commute. we talked about that yesterday. the commute was going to be bad with the heavy rain and hopefully that is an issue as the ground becomes more saturated us of the series of storms lining up across the pacific ocean back to just off the japanese coast. first, i will show you what happened earlier, the last 48 hours, you can see san jose has the rain fade and at .07" and san ramon valley got .75" and a third on the peninsula and .5"

around petaluma and napa and santa rosa. you can see the light-to-moderate shower moving across santa clara to milpitas and alum rock with another 10 or 15 minutes of rain before it moves into the high country. it will move over a lot of the area that needs the rain. it will not benefit the yard or garden. at san francisco to burlingame there are healthy rains but they are sporadic. that is the case moving forward headed over to alameda, oakland, and hayward and castro valley and you can see up north a stray shower near petaluma. our heavy showers are behind us with scattered light shows moving forward and our next heavy rain is saturday with sunday looking better and unsettled through next week. this is how it looks at san mateo bridge which is causing issues with ponding on the road.

the temperatures are below average with upper 50's to low 60's. tonight we are cooler than this morning mid-40's to low 50's and we are scattered. heavy rain is showing it is moving east of san jose at noon and look how they are freckles across the bay area and that is how widely scattered the rain will be in the afternoon and evening and overnight and through tomorrow morning. drizzle to light rain in the north bay and some of that will slight into the hard of the bay by noon and in the afternoon that will become very scattered. one storm through yesterday and the other storm moving through now and another in the gulf of alaska and the other held back. near korea comes next week. what we are deal be with is a lot of snow up north. yes, winter weather up there. you can find great discounts for spring skiing at a lot of lake

tahoe results. winter weather advisory until 5:00 tomorrow morning with 14" on the slopes and a winter storm warning for the western slope up to 16" of new snow at 5,500'. take the chains. a chance of rain today. tomorrow. up north on it from. saturday. break on sunday. more rain on monday. into tuesday morning. we need it. we are trying to push some of the rain into april next week. be came. keep the umbrella handy. >> nice pacing. >> new yorkers can get a sweet withdrawal at the neighborhood a.t.m. a new 24-hour cupcake a.t.m. is open for business in new york city. "sprinkles" a bakery has a story in palo alto but no cupcake a.t.m. the machine dispenses up to four

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china. how can they finish the last day? >> hanging out with the giant pandas stopping by a research base in chendou with 80 pandas young pandas. the first family watched as they feasted on their bamboo breakfast. >> incredible. i visited. for a fee you can hold the baby pandas. >> on my list. >> it is great. this is the san mateo bridge which is still wet.

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