. high-profile corruption sca. announcer: live from the cbs bay area studios, this is kxipix news. and our former state senator lee, sentenced in a high profile corruption scandal. >> good afternoon. >> a short time ago a federal

judge sentenced leeland yee to a role in racketeering conspiracy. we're at the courthouse with more. >> reporter: yes, and he has 30 days to turn himself into federal marshals for that five-year prison sentence. the judge in today's hearing said it must be that public has trust in the institution of lee leaving the federal courtroom within the hour. he pleaded guilty last year to conspiracy and corruption charges for doing political favors and was caught making back room deals with undercover fbi agent, the same crimes that took down raymond shrimp boy chow. yi, himself, turned out in the senate, and running for secretary of state -- yee, and himself, had a bad debt as san francisco mayor. he took dirty money simply to

try to require more power. now, the other charge for a weapons running conspiracy, he could hook them up with high powered rifles from the philippines. we are had yee as pro gun control. he spoke before the court and said he takes full responsibility for what he did. here's his lawyer. >> here's remorseful and tired of humiliating his family and tired of what i would call a circus and he wants to get on with his life. . >> reporter: the judge expressed his condolences and his daughter was crying in the courtroom. he has 60 days to turn himself

in to federal marshals. before today's hearing, he was up and about, hugging, and laughing with supporters, but his sentence obviously a huge blow to former state senators lelang yee. kpix 5. and also sentenced, keith jackson who worked with yee on a couple campaigns. a judge sentenced jackson to nine years in prison for conspiracy, and had already pleaded guilty to racketeering. and four people who pled guilty after a robbery, and how it involved into a long standoff with police. >> reporter: in millepede ace, it's a thing line between the police department. >> i don't know what they were thinking. >> reporter: around 2:00, an officer leaving police headquarters heard the burglar alarm going off at target

master's. it's a gun store and shooting range. the officer saw a suspect climb off the roof and into a getaway car with a driver. those two suspects were arrested tend of a block. a third suspect was seen inside the store holding a weapon. officers ordered him to drop it and he did. since the suspects came in through the roof that meant the front door was locked and he couldn't just walk right out so he was trapped inside for several hourses and -- hours and could not surrenderer. >> he basically couldn't give himself up. >> a store manager came and officers arrested that suspect. >> reporter: and while they were searching the area for any weapons that might have been ditched a fourth suspect tried to bolt and he stripped off some of his clothes through a cement processing plant and jumped a wall but police arrested him along the train tracks covered in gray dust. the more manager didn't want to talk on camera but said the attempted heist next to a police

department was stupid. kpix 5. today oakland police confirmed an off duty officer was arrested on suspicion of assault in early december and went unreported for months until the east bay express reported on it and the alameda county d.a. is weighing criminal prosecution against that officer and four others. all three are on paid leaf. a third suspect in pleasanton is under arrest in connection with two armed robberies last weekend at stone ridge mall n. one incident, three -- in one incident, three suspects took a woman's purse and kicked her in the back after she fell to the ground n. another they took a purse from -- in another, they took a purse from a teenage girl and a i third suspect was arrested last night. and police need your help identifying a suspected warehouse thieve. a young white man with a black or navy blue cap, was seen riding in a gold colored pick up and police are not saying who owns the warehouse or what was

stolen. a union city man is in custody accused of taking a wild test ride that killed a car salesman in southern california. alex demetro test drove a corvette from a car max dealer and crashed into a tree yesterday. investigators say he was high on drugs at the time. the victim, car max employee, warren smally, who was in the passenger seat during that test drive, his coworkers held a vigil at the dealership and he's charged with vehicular manslaughter and felony driving under the influence of drugs. a protest against the rehiring after san jose police officer is getting underway at the downtown superior courthouse. the officer was fired in october for posting threatening comments online about the black lives matter movement. earlier this month, an arbitrator acknowledged him to retire white. mayor sam lecard o plans to challenge the reinstatement, and the naacp is looking at other options.

a homeless camp has been told they have to leave by the end of the week. public work crews and police were on the site of highway 101 and division street. all the remaining tent dwellers face a friday deadline and have relocated some already to a new shelter at pier 80. and donald trump is celebrating a big win in nevada, but his republican rivals say don't count us out yet. here's more from washington. >> we love nevada. we love nevada. thank you. >> reporter:. >> reporter: donald trump scored a huge victory. >> we won with evangecals, and we won with the old, and young, and highly educated, and poorly educated. >> reporter: mrooush and marco

rubio, and ted cruz are downplaying the numbers, and saying they can beat trump and both agree say there's still time to take him down. >> the republican nomination is decided by over 1,200 delegates who need to have. we're nowhere that number. rubio and cruz are at 17 each, and donald trump is at 81, and 95 delegates at state. >> i cannot wait to get home to the great state of texas. >> reporter: texas has become a must-win state for ted cruz if he hopes to remain a variable alternative to trump. >> it is our duty to support a lead they're we can trust. >> reporter: wednesday, he pick the up the endorsement of the texas governor. and police have captured a

suspect. a man with outstanding warrants ran from officers on the 3,900-block of el camino real. six schools, public and private were locked down. and republicans in congress be raising doubts about the plans to close guantamo, cuba. >> they didn't choose a relocation replacement, and didn't name all the lacking details about modifications, what would be required of a new facility, and how much those would cost. >> under the president's plan, roughly 35 of the 91 current prisoners would be transferred to other countries and the rest would be relocated to the u.s. today people in the carolinas are bracing for a dose of severe weather that just slammed the gulf states. kennel craig reports three people were killed and dozens

were injured from mississippi to florida in tornadoes four holmes were leveled after a suspected tornado hit tuesday night. this couple road out the storm in a closet. >> and i just pushed her in there, and went in behind her and when she went down, there was glass from just opening to this door. >> it was just something you never want to imagine going through, never. despite the damage, no major injuries and crews are searching for additional victims in this trailer park. at least two people are dead and dozens injured after a tornado sent mobile homes flying. >> there are family members calling in that has not made contact. >> reporter: another twister blue the twister blue the roof off of this gym. >> -- blew the roof off of this gym. >> it's definitely a scary

situation. there were eight kids in the daycare and people moving out. >> reporter: heavy rain and possible tornadoes are in the forecast for the carolinas. kennel craig, cbs news -- kenneth craig, cbs news. coming up, the fate of collin kaepernick, and the questions still in the air. >> and the new ways you can react to posts on facebook, but will users swipe their new option? >> and this is live on the cbs five station, nothing but blue skies and rain is in the forecast and i'll show you which day we will expect as the news continues on kpix 5.

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the kaepernick n and quarterback collin kaepernick will be on the niners roster april 1st, when his $11.9 million base salary for next season becomes fully guaranteed. the kaepernick news was announced by the general manager at the nfl scouting combine in indianapolis. balki gave no indication whether kaepernick will be the starting quarterback. and a massive eye sore in berkeley is getting better. a large heap of dirt is getting a brand-new looked it. some locals call it the dirt hotel and it had been growing for more than a decade as construction crews dumped debris there, but now the area is off limits and bulldozers will remove 15 feet from that massive pile, and pathways and picnic stables will be added and expected to open in august. and on wall street wednesday, was down over 100 points but rebounded now in positive territory, up 25

points. >> we'll take it. going to be a tight squeeze on airplane economy seats but designers have a new idea focused on comfortable. cbs reporter jonathan bigligatia shows us the twist. >> reporter: no matter how much patience, you pack, a group of london designers hope to change that. >> it's like you do this and the seat does this. >> reporter: adam white, director of factory design came up with the idea on a long hall flight to japan. >> 4 or 5 hours into the flight, i'm kind of doing this, and i'm twisting. >> the chair is almost like an exco skeleton, you see the back of it and a rib cage that shifts. >> the skeleton will be padded and covered and the end result is a chair that adjusts to your body and is more comfortable to sit in and even sleep in for

long stretches of time. >> and if i didn't like you, you can twist -- you can twist the other way. >> on the original concord seats. >> reporter: white knows comfortable. he began his company designing the last seats for british airways concord and several airlines have shown interest in the twister which takes up no more space than a typical economy seat, a big selling point as airlines try to jam more passengers on board their flights. cbs news, london. move over like button, facebook is expanding users' ability to react to posts on their news feeds. if you arrow over the thumbs button, you can choose from like, love, haha, wow, sad, or angry. facebook says it tested the reactions in a few markets and received some very good reviews and the new options are available worldwide at the desktop or using your mobile device. so go get them. >> we'll give you can thumb's up

and a heart and smiley face. >> and a haha. i pushed love on one of my own posts. is that wrong? >> no. >> it was a live weather camera. i had to push love because it was so pristine. you're going to love these. if our weather watchers want to check in -- nobody wants to check in. okay. our weather watchers were sharing with us temperatures are currently in the 60s. let's go ahead and take a look outside, towards the golden gate bridge. and i selected this particular view because look at the flag on the fly. that is an offshore flow. winds are only blowing up to ten miles an hour, but notice the direction. it's not onshore; it's offshore, which is blowing in the more mild air mass. temperatures in the 60s across the board. 67 degrees in san jose, and it's now 65 in livermore after dipping to 38 degrees early this morning. so the visibility is unlimited, the high surf advisory is in effect until 9:00 tonight and we

have a 20% chance of rain right here in the bay area. okay. not the immediate bay area, the far reaches of the north bay on friday night. and today, santa cruz, 75 degrees. look at this swell, head high, or double overhead, you need the sun block if you're heading to the beaches. we have that high surf advisory in place. this area of high pressure is beginning to sag due to the area of low pressure to the north. this is friday. notice how quick this chance of rain dissipates and falls apart setting the stage for a dry weekend with yet another slight chance of rain by sunday night. 68 degrees, in sacramento, it's currently 63. it's 48 going up to 50 in the high sierra. your tahoe report, north star the place to be, and variable conditions with 22. here you have the sunup and the sundown and smack in between. temperatures are in the 70s today. your pollen continues to

increase each and every day, so if you suffer from allergies, quite uncomfortable for the next couple days. there's your numbers; 71, 75, and 76 in gilroy. >> thumbs up. >> and a haha. >> and a wow. >> you thought i was just playing. hey, still ahead, probably not what your mother was talking about when she said brain food and benefits on chocolate to the mind. >> we want to invite your pet lovers. send us your questions about your health and well-being, e-mail pets@kpix.com and we'll have our pet expert give you an answer every friday at noon. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

. did you know mangoes are the number one sold and consumed fruit in the world in that's right. bananas in the us are, but mangoes worldwide and over 1,200 varieties of mangoes. they're a super fruit. they're great for us. selection and storage is important. when you buy them, this beautiful red, and orange and yellow, and nice and shiny and heavy for their size. make sure that skin is free from shriveling. do not store them in the refrigerator. any tropical fruit, you'll deplete nutritional value and

flavor. these are so good for us. mangos in the market, enjoy them. and i'm tony, your fresh groshe grosher. and mcdonalds is teaming up with the greek yogurt maker chobani to offer parfaits and smoothies, and offer two breakfast bowls with egg whites, turkey sausage, spin ash, and kale, fueled -- spinach, and kale fueled by the all day breakfast. and scientists found eating chocolate helped memory and abstract reasoning and helped some people perform better on tests. you can thank the flavenols in chocolate for the benefit, and dark chocolate has the highest amount of benefits. thanks for those dark colored almonds. and you can get just about everything online and a computer scientist in switzerland wanted

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