agent. fbi hit the chinatown headquarters of the xhien ease freemasons looking for evidence linked to raymond chow known as shrimp boy. chow serves as a chairman of the free masons arrested on hooid street and charged with money laundering and dealing in stolen properties. he served 22 years in the federal penn and became active in chinatown politics. >> i up to the path i have done z to try to correct my life. >> but the big fish was state senator yee. >> i can confirm that state senator leland yee is a part of the ongoing investigation that is taking place at this time. >> yee arrested in his home this

morning. he was driven to the federal building and booked on public corruption charges including bribery, and weapons trafficking. the fbi in sacramento secured his office in the capitol while the chp officer stood guard at the entrance. yee is also a candidate for ss secretary of state. the raids include fbi and local police oochl fbi executed multiple arrests. >> hundreds of agents hit homes and buildings and the raids included this building where federal agents and police carted off boxes of evidence. one target was this those arrested appeared in court today to be arraigned. one of those arrested is keith

jackson. a former school board member the serious charge is murder for hire. 19 people were arrested. a source says many are key members of a crime syndicate. >> federal agents swept five locations in this corruption bust. also, headquarters of bay steel in san francisco bay view district and a home in san mateo. >> leland yee's arrest threatens democrat efforts to restore a super majority the control started to fade when rod wright of inglewood took a paid leave of absence following a conviction on perjury and voter fraud. ron calderon in southern california is on indefinite leave accused of taking bribes

when calderon left, democrats lost the super majority that makes it easier to pass legislation democrats now hold 26 seats, republicans, 12. >> well, san francisco city hall is just reeling from the arrest he was there. >> leland yee hoped to as send to the mayor's office the bust is a bomb shell. san francisco mayor says he's in shock oaf charges against yee. >> what flashes is decades of public service. i hate seeing that situation occur. >> yee got a political start on the san francisco school board back in 1988.

he served with tom amiano. >> very caring about minority students and services they got. and he was a member who went to schools and visited schools and people were very impressed by that. >> yee's eight-year stint gave him a platform to run for supervisor. he served from 1997 to 2002. and was known to take on then-mayor brown. jake mcgoldrick says he is saddened by the events. >> and he spent last 40 years of his life doing things to help people in this world. you know? and i think it's sad >> the rise did not come without controversy. in 1992 he was arrested in hawaii on suspicion of stealing a bottle of sun tan oil. by san francisco police officers on

suspicion of cruising for prostitutes. he says it was mistaken identity. still, when he ran for mayor he seemed to be the candidate to beat until ed lee entered the picture. today, lee says he holds no g z gujz -- grudges for the campaign. >> i don't hang out with leland. i don't know everything about his life. but i gave him the benefit of the doubt because he's a public officer for the state. held to the same standards that we are. >> yee running for secretary of state, no comment today from his campaign manager. >> as you'd suspect the indictment is very long and very specific. if you'd like to read it, we have posted it on our web site abc7 news.com just look for it on see it on tv. yee is one of flee lawmakers

raided today. patrick cannon just minutes ago resigned after being accused of accepting bribes from under cover fbi agents. fbi agents also raided offices of a new york state assemblyman questioned about his per diem reimbursement he was not arrested. >> you may have noticed another round of heavy but much-needed rain hit the bay area today. it did cause problems a tree fell on to a car in san francisco this morning. and look at what it did to a blue toyota. wow the driver wasn't hurt. a parking lot attendant heard and called 911. >> and today's rain brought demolition work on the eastern span to a big halt. workers expected not to be able to work.

>> abc7 meteorologist is up on the roof with the rain. no umbrella. >> no. i would make sure it is close by. let me show you live doppler seven hd. we have been tracking a strong thunderstorm, severe thunderstorm to the north and northern california. just north of willows a tornado warning in effect until 5:15 p.m nothing severe yet but we're tracking a cell in the east bay. 90 avenue. that so some light rain showing up around martinez coming sideways if you're thinking about heading out just keep in mind you'll probably want to hang on to rain gear. san francisco just under three

quarters of an inch. oakland, santa rosa, 41/100ths. and 16/100ths in san jose. hang on to umbrellas when you can expect the next round of heavy rain here in minutes dan? >> it's windy up there, too. let's head to sonoma county. wayne freedman is standing by with mixed news now. >> it is. we began this day in rain storms and rain drops you can look now. that is the more serious for them, the more serious for us due to a spring rain, dirty cars late commutes, the rain comes and goes. we travel through it.

neil sees this spring rain differently. >> the crop is just jumping out of the ground. he's a dairy farmer. he matters because what he spends in feed and water comes out of your wallet he's upbeat today because six weeks ago, this was bare ground. >> this rain we're getting now is a pillin -- rain. >> ranchers have brought in feed from as far as arizona, texas and oregon and as close as stag's island where this sea of green hides bad news. iets raining today but not enough. it's too late. >> jim grows oats on the land. his crop is much smaller as he digs down, you'll see y it's dry. >> it looks porous.

>> so despite rains we're still in a drought just not as bad as we'd feared most farmers remain worried. so hope for wet stuff. >> april showers bring may flowers. >> in your case? >> grass. crops. >> and we have more ahead on this wednesday night. coming up student animaling loets going to court and come away with a victory. the ruling could change the face of college sports. plus... >> student protests over the price of success in california. >> also tonight new video the moment rescue workers found a child alive in the washington state mudslide. >> michael finney explains why 1 million cars being recalled. >> abc7 news at 5:00 c

>> amazing video from washington state. a team shows the moment a 4-year-old boy was plucked from that mudslide alive last saturday. you can see the chopper suspending to a debris pile. that rescue was done in a ground like quick sand. his brothers and dad are missing but his mom is okay the helicopter rescue team was training 25 miles south, able to race to the town and rescue what

little boy just hourgs after this disaster hit. >> in the meantime authorities say that land is stabilizing so searchers can test for bodies. this sm crews are digging with hands and death toll stands at 24. dozens of people are still missing. >> san francisco considering an ordinance greatly increasing health benefits to firefighters. the measure introduced this morning during a ceremony at city hall but honored firefighters dieing from cancer the legislation makes assumption any san francisco firefighter who gets cancer became ill because of the dangers on the job. every time firefighters enter a burning building we're encountering a toxic soup of deadly chemicals a mix that is entering our bodies. >> the legislation will grant firefighters full disable ask death benefits n four years, 230

firefighters died from the disease in the city. >> this is a ruling could dramatically alter college sports a federal agency giving football players right to unionize. today's ruling by a director of the national labor relations board means athletes are counted as imemployees under law. ncaa and northwestern oppose the ruling. if upheld only applying to private schools. >> california state university students rallied against campus fee hikes before today's board of trustees meeting. students upset over a plan to raise fees to pay for academic programs. the fees being introduced in 11 campuses that help pay for more classes, hiring of faculty ask services. students say fees offset a commitment by governor brown and

csu administrators to freeze tuition through 2016, 2017 school year. >> now a major safety feature from a popular auto maker may not work as designed. that could leave passengers vulnerable to injuries or death. >> this is huge coming from nissan. there is recall of a million vehicles in the united states and canada because of an air bag defect. a software glitch can prevent the passenger side air bag from deploying. owners will get a notice about what to do. nissan is not aware of death directly related. it would not be an understatement to say gm's ceo mary barra is going through quite an initiation.

barra just two weeks into the job and had to announce a recall of #.6 million vehicles due to a faulty switch. the problem has been blamed for 12 deaths she answered phones to get a handle on customer complaints. it's something she wants to do periodically and released five videos answering questions about the recall including her explanation of why there is a delay. >> told a panel it's invested in chip technology to make the cards more secure. also added a double

security. also declared a standard for prompt reporting of any data breech. >> we agree a uniformed standard would help provide >> thank you >> we want to show you video that is going viral. that is one chicago just plowing up the >> i'm here to talk about that commuter train crash. >> that is right. we're going to take a look at the video was we want everyone to see exactly how it jumped tracks and then climbed

escalators. and what we've learned about the conductor asleep at the kron trolls. >> also learning about that amazing video of a building on fire. rescue of the construction worker. >> heart stopping wasn't it? tonight we have the man himself. how he had to make a leap of faith and what went through his mind, coming up tonight. thank you. we'll look forward to it. >> we'll be watching world news coming up right after this newscast. >> now, turning your attention back to weather. rain today, more coming that is why i have a giant umbrella. behind me, clouds are

building up. there are clouds out there. watch out. there are still showers. we still have pockets of showers just eve of 580 towards showers developing there. and continuing to move through the 680 corridor. it's snowing in sierra nevada. there is snowflakes falling down. it's low 60s in oakland and san jose here is a view. this is what i'm talking about.

it's 60 in livermore. showers overnight tonight. we're getting heating from the sun. scattered showers tomorrow. so we do have an active pattern so a series of storms continuing to move through here. this means snow in the sierra. and expect more chain controls. next storm starts to bring in rain friday evening, 5:00 p.m your get away friday. and then... it's slowly sliding south ward saturday morning at

8:00 a.m across heart of the bay area. 11:00 a.m starting to shift then we'll see scattered showers for the rest of saturday. rainfall throughout the next ten days, and you'll notice there, pretty heavy in northern california. half a foot, just over a half foot bay area we're looking at 1 to 3 inches of rain. and welcome it tomorrow morning. mid-40s to will he 50s scattered showers around for morning commute. not expected to be another repeat of the morning. so make sure you allow time and grab umbrellas taking a look at afternoon highs, sunny breaks and showers and mixed bag. a look at the accu-weather forecast, showers returning on friday. it's wet saturday, sunday is your dry day.

into monday, then, gone wednesday going with partly cloudy ask dry forecast. jumbo umbrella time. >> never an umbrella too big. thank you very much. >> well, coming up ink barely dry. there is a viral video on facebook's latest deal. gamers. >> the return of mac we'll be rig

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>> it is. will just keep getting hotter. >> danger lurking in a junk drawer? the dos and don'ts when it comes to storing batteries. now back to dan and cheryl. >> we have those batteries around. >> stanford is in the middle of a sweet 16 party. >> both teams are still alive in march madness >> yes. they practiced today and will host penn state sunday. >> the winner will play for a chance to go to final four at maples next tuesday. >> i think every game we're going to approach national championship game. you can't lose and go home. we're living the kind of parallel, you know tracks of coaching and all of the coaches are, i think, really supportive. >> good luck to everybody. >> yes. we'll be rooting you on. >> thanks for joining us.

>> we appreciate your time. we'll see you again at 6:00. welcome to "world news." tonight, rescued. video of a little boy pulled from the mudslide. >> he was he poe thermic. spring blizzard. a blinding snowstorm. hurricane force winds pounding the northeast. and icy air driving into the heart of georgia. 120 objects seen in the indian ocean. will one of them lead to the missing passenger plane? we take you inside a hot zone tonight. the race to contain one of the deadliest diseases in the world. and behind the picture. the construction worker talked