>> pleased to #and your colleagues at with this great institution with your situation current >> reporter: as it stands now expect to suspend him if they do spend time he expect to collect his salary. but his $163 per diem will stop however if he resigns he will not be paid his annual salary. >> catherine: fbi agents - in return for campaign donations. kron 4's justine waldman is here with the latest. >> reporter:in the criminal complaint, yee attributed his long career in public office to being careful and cautious. but the fbi used satellite, wire taping and undercover agents to catch the now disgraced state senator arranging a multi-million dollar gun deal. for

>> reporter:according to the complaint, in august 2013.leland yee's campaign consultant, keith jackson, told an undercover fbi agent. that yee had a contact with "an internatoinal arms dealer. who was shipping large stockpiles of weapons to a foreign country. >> >> reporter:fast forward to january 2014, the agent, jackson and yee meet at a coffee shop in san francisco. the agent tells jackson. he gave $5,000 to yee for the sole purpose of meeting the arms dealer. yee allegedly assures the agent, the opportunity to purchase weapons from the dealer was the real deal. saying quote i know what he could do, i have seen what he has done in the past on other products and this guy has the relationships.". according to yee, the arms dealer has contacts in russia, ukriane, boston and southern california. >> reporter:yee tells the agent, "do i think we can make

some money? i think we can make some money. do i think we can get the goods? i think we can get the goods." the agent then asks for shoulder fired missiles and automatic weapons. worth 500-thousand to 2.5 million dollars. >> reporter:with yee ending the conversation.he wanted the agent and jackson to make all the money because "he didn't want to do to jail." >> reporter:the document says. just two weeks ago. yee met with jackson and the undercover agent and openly discussed how they would break up any cash payments into ligitimate campagin donation. >> reporter:at that meeting, the agent was ready to give yee $68-hundred dollars in cash. campaign donations can only be $500 dollars. >> catherine: yee's alleged connection to the illegal firearms trade came as a shock to people who knew him as a crusader for tighter gun control. grant lodes is here with the gleeful reaction from the gun lobby.

>> reporter:check this out: within hours of senator yee's arrest, the national rifle association was tweeting its members about the downfall of one of its most vocal opponents. and that was even before word came that he was charged with arms trafficking. it's all about killing. it's all about murdering large numbers of individuals. >> reporter:senator yee's outspoken campaign against assault weapons put him in the crosshairs of groups like gun owners of america. anti-gun senator leland yee of san francisco is at it again >> reporter:last year he sponsored a bill to ban so=called "bullet buttons," enabling shooters to quickly replace empty ammunition clips. this legislation along with assault weapons laws on the california lawbooks are unconstitutional on all fronts >> reporter:the bill never passed, even as yee's commitment to gun control brought hate mail like this racist letter. you can't allow this kind of hateful message to hurt you. >> reporter:yee kept up his

twitter campaign against guns. right up to his arrest on suspicion of illegal arms trafficking. >> reporter:yee's arrest also made headlines in the video game world. >> reporter:he was a vocal opponent of violent video games, and sponsored legislation restricting their sales to minors. >> catherine: coming up tonight at six. we'll have more on the crimes outlined in the f-b-i documents. including the alleged roles other people played -- including former chinatown gangster raymond chow. >> catherine: stay with us for more coverage of the corruption case. you can check our website - where we've posted the f-b-i documents. >> catherine: also ahead. expert analysis on how the case could affect the bay area's asian community. >> catherine: in fremont, the man accused of being drunk in a crash that killed a former marine - >> catherine: was in court today. as kron four's rob fladeboe reports -- alexander yohn is facing murder charges. >> reporter:bullet-proof glass separated alexander yohn from the other occupants of department 604 here at the fremont hall of

justice thursday afternoon. even though he faces a murder charge, yohn, of emeryville,or restrained in any way and wore the green striped jail garb assigned to medium-risk inmates. >> reporter:in a proceeding that last less than 10 minutes, the 23-year-old yohn was charged with one count of murder, one count of gross vehicular manslaughter and one count of felony hit and run. >> reporter:fremont police say yohn was drunk and beligerent with the staff of a fast food restaurant moments before he dodged a police officer who tried to stop him and then ran a red light and collided with a motorcycle at fremont boulevard and decoto road early tuesday morning, killing the rider. the deceased rider identified as former marine andrew silva, of union city, who recently returned from duty in afghanistan >> reporter:alexander yohn appeared to have a few cuts and scrapes as he stood in

court but otherwise showed no emotion as he conferred with his attorney through the glass. outside court, members of yohn's family declined to speak with reporters as they left the courthouse. >> reporter:andrew silva's father linus and two other members of his but too overcome with emotion to speak on camera. later, linus silva told me he woulf >> reporter:like everyone to know that his son loved his family very much. in fremont rob fladeboe kron 4 news. our team coverage continues. >> catherine: in fremont - people are still paying their respects to andrew silva. the marine killed in that accident as he rode his motorcycle. kron four's terisa estacio reports that a memorial is still growing. they stopped by all day long. some came to offer up prayers others here struggling with their grief. >> reporter:this memorial started off as a small bouquet of flowers, but now look there are candles, cards and a canopy to protect the growing site from the elements. plus, this man came by around noon to set up flags. >> reporter:all of this in honor of andrew silva. the

young marine who died when his motorocyle was struck by an alleged drunk driver. >> reporter:this woman who stopped by to drop off a flower offered up some comfort, she told me the distraught woman was silva's mother in law. >> my heart just goes out to everyone... it is such a tragedy. condolences::38-43 >> reporter:stopped on the way k to offer their condolences. he was so young, and to serve in the military and die like this just a tragedy. >> reporter:silva leaves behind his wife, child and a large extended family as well as many friends. in fremont, te >> catherine:

>> this just in to the kron 4 newsroom. p-g-and-e revealed today that it expects the federal government to file criminal charges against the utility. that's in connection with the pipeline explosion in san bruno 3 years ago. >> catherine: a neighborhood was leveled -- and 8 people were killed. >> catherine: the information is in a p-g-and- e filing with the security exchange commission. the company has been under scrutiny for how it handled record-keeping and pipeline maintenance. >> catherine: in a written statement. the company chairman says the and that while it has made improvements -- it acknowledges there are more to be done. >> catherine: coming up at 5:15. the six things you might be doing - that can be just as bad as smoking. >> catherine: then at 5:30. a possible reason behind a dramatic increase in babies born autistic. >> catherine: and next. really... so our business can be on at&t's network

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mainly focused to the north. current conditions with temperatures this afternoon all warmer than what we saw yesterday. we are in the low 60s that coastline along the peninsula, 65 and plaza 10 and 54 in liver more. the ring is still to the east of us if we look off shore there is another storm well off shore. pushing into the bay area saturday. overnight mostly cloudy chance of showers mainly in the north bank. drive more

conditions border sunday. not a whole lot going on and that is the way its plan to stay for friday. as we continue to push through the morning and the early afternoon that is when the rain will be concentrated. so into the evening same story rain the up to the north bay as we move into saturday morning during will start to go south end grain into the afternoon down in the south bay on saturday. another round of rain expected in to monday that will affect the entire bay area. >> catherine: happening now. >> catherine: the number of people unaccounted for in

the huge landslide near seattle is now down to 90. and the official death toll still stands at 16. with where crews can't reach them yet. sunlen serfaty has the latest. >> catherine: rescue teams say this has been an extremely discouraging search. not only have they not found anyone alive in four days, but the mud is so thick in places -- they can't even pull out some of the dead. >> reporter:emergency crews insist this slow, laborious and sometimes dangerous process is still a *rescue operation. "that miracle can happen. we live for that hope. we really live for that hope." >> reporter: thundering down saturday, leveling one square mile of this small community. many residents are asking officials why the river banks weren't more reinforced and why there wasn't more warning. a geological report from 19-99 warned of "the potential for a large catastrophic failure." >> reporter:through the years, smaller slides did take place. the last - in 2006 -- did damage some

homes. but, officials say this area was a hotspot, and that the public knew the risks of living there. >> nobody told any of us. those houses on steelhead drive were built after that geology report. this is criminal as far as i'm concerned. >> reporter: her home in the landslide. she saw it coming out her window. "i've never heard anything like it." >> reporter:she later got to thank randy fay, the rescue worker who pulled her out of the rubble. a show of gratitude throughout this tight-knit community. in arlington, washington, i'm sunlen serfaty >> catherine: in the search for the missing malaysia airliner. there are yet more satellite debris from the crash. this time - from a thai satellite. >> catherine: officials now say there are roughly 300 floating objects in the area - in the southern indian ocean. >> catherine: they're not yet confirmed to be flight 370 - but it's considered likely. five australian ships are helping in the search - and

a 6th is on the way. it will have u-s equipment on board - to help find the jet's data recorders. but at least one expert says the search could have disappointing results. >> catherine: while some search crews are pressing on. bad weather grounded the planes thursday. one u-s official says air teams have been "beaten up" by severe weather and visibility is almost zero. >> reporter: the shares are lightweight and they break. debris like that can make its way into the ocean and this could make pretty suggest to from the air with a series of pieces like this. >> catherine: next.

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the stand because some of the fans are starting to make their way inland. make their way and i just happy to be out here is what the consensus is. they just want to come to a baseball game here at at&t park. >> reporter: am just telling you players are out here and ticket prices are not as high either so they're still chances for people who like to come down here. and of course at 8:00 we are on to be talking about some of the new features at at&t park. live as san francisco j.r. stone kron 4 news.

>> catherine: this sunday night kron4's for special gary would be joined by a giants manager bruce bochy as we break down the upcoming season.

(male announcer): this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. >> catherine: the number jumped for kids with optimism. >> reporter: releasing the new data and the cdc says one and 68 children and america has autism and 2010 which is five times more common in boys and white children are more impressed to be diagnosed than black children or hispanic children >> reporter: catherine? >> catherine: a new government study number of

children withthat's up from one in 88 children two years earlier. states. according to the report, common in boys. the c-d-c estimates one in white children are more likely to be diagnosed than the report does not explain >> catherine: happening now. >> catherine: the boston fire department is in mourning -- after two firefighters were killed yesterday - and more than a dozen injured. andrew spencer has the details. >> reporter:fueled by strong winds, flames quickly spread through the four-story building west of downtown boston. in 30 years, i've never seen a fire travel that fast, escalate that quickly, and create such havoc in such a short a period of time. >> reporter:more than 150 firefighters responded with about 25 fire trucks to the building on beacon street. they rescued a number of floors. at one point, an explosion blew firefighters down stairs. officials later announced the grim news. >> it's lieutenant ed walsh of michael kennedy, also of engine 33.

it's a sad day for the city of boston. we lost two heroes here today. makes me proud to be mayor of the city of boston after watching the way the men and women of the boston fire department worked today. >> reporter:officials say walsh and kennedy became trapped soon after entering the building.they were both later found fire appears to have started. walsh leaves behind a wife and three children -- kennedy, a veteran, served in the marine corps. citizens were saved, and that's what we do, we sacrifice our life for the citizens of the city of boston. >> reporter:13 other firefighters suffered injuries from burns blaze. i'm andrew spencer reporting. >> catherine: new video of that fire has been released. it shows fire crews rushing to the scene - when a fire- ball bursts from the building's bottom windows. >> catherine: handle on it with water from shattered windows. as we take another look. not one but two big fire bursts >> catherine: the cause of that fire still under investigation. >> catherine: an internal

investigation has cleared new jersey governor chris christie of any wrong-doing in the george washington bridge scandal. perhaps not a surprise - since it was a law firm hired by christie. "in connection with allegations related to the george washigton bridge realignment we found governor christie had no knowledge beforehand of this george washington bridge realignment idea and that he played no role whatsoever in that decision or the implementation of it." >> catherine: the more than 300-page report says that christie top aides to create gridlock near the bridge last fall - as political payback. >> catherine: the report also says the governor responded appropriately after learning about it. >> catherine: the new york times says that internal review cost a million dollars. >> catherine: our big story tonight. leland yee. this is video of him arriving at his san francisco home last night. after making bail. >> catherine: all this - after a string of f-b-i raids which ended with more than two dozen others indicted. including a notorious former chinatown gangster. yee is accused of connecting people with gun traffickers in exchange for campaign donations.

>> catherine: it was quiet today - outside senator yee's home. no sign of the senator. meantime - there are lots of questions about what he should do next. kron 4 talked to some of his neighbors -- whose opinions are mixed. >> catherine: our political analyst >> i think what we need to fund focus on as finance reform. steve >> catherine: our political analyst michaelyaki will

join us. in all probability if you accepted illegal cash payment from fbi informant they believe that your money is tainted and they probably have frozen his and his finances. stow >> catherine: you are san that he really needs that money so he will not resign because he's funny to finance his law for legal defense. calderon has been accused of fraud. there is no difference when happens is the motion to suspect both of them came up two weeks ago so the question why is

it any different for senator yee that is the straw that will break the camel's back. if they can suspend he then how can they also do that without suspending the other to correct political world they have a right to they have cost some one and what may be a huge lie. caught someone. no matter how you cut it. you cannot say that you are for gun control and then callously talk about how you can bring in an automatic illegal weapons. those are the words those are the

words, and that will be real center yeast career for the future because you cannot recover from those type of statements. that will derail senator yee's career >> catherine: coming up at 5:45. a story that might make you slow down next time you're on the road. we'll break down the *real cost of getting a traffic ticket. >> catherine: and next. the facelift that could soon be coming to people like to add to their messages. >> catherine: now for a look at today's closing market numbers. for the second day in a row, stocks ended lower. as investors continued to retreat from technology stocks.

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>> reporter:as many drivers know, accidents and d-u-i's will push up your car insurance rates. but what about smaller infractions, like rolling through a stop sign? yep. that will cost you too! alison kosik has details. >> reporter:any traffic ticket will push up the cost of car insurance. even tickets for minor infractions. so slow down. stop at stop signs. and watch out for people crossing the street! >> reporter:here's a look at how much it will cost you, if you dont. expect your car insurance rate to go up 5-percent if you get a ticket for driving without a seat belt. that's the smallest increase on the list. according to insurance- quotes-dot-com. driving in a car pool lane without a passenger will lead to an 18-percent rate hike.

>> reporter:and tailgating, rolling through a stop sign, or not yielding to a pedestrian? those infractions will boost the amount you pay for insurance by 19-percent. speeding will cost you 21- percent more. >> reporter:and even though these are considered minor violations, you could be paying higher rates for a while. up to 3-years, or until the points fall off the license. >> reporter:some companies will reduce the rate if the driver takes a safety class. but nothing tops a d-u-i or reckless driving. in addition to putting people's lives at risk, if you get a ticket for those violations, pay 93-percent, and 82-percent more, respectively. >> reporter:reason is. insurance companies see a d- u-i or reckless driving as an indication that the driver might be more prone to accidents, which of course, would likely result in an insurance claim. i'm alison kosik in new york. >> jacqueline: we will hope to see spotty showers in the north bay. clear skies in doubt and san jose as we make our way into the

afternoon. and the far north bay will be dry. as we head into the evening the rain will continue to the north. we are either corn to see some moderate showers. as for your friday, pretty mild out the door. upper '40's and low 50s to start the day. 52 in center cisco 54 and hayward and 50 in san jose. upper 60s for the most part a lease for the inland valleys. we are looking at the low 60s with 63 in san

francisco's and '60s through the north bank. snow showers ongoing at this hour. highlighted in blue on the screen for the hire trained 1 2 ft. of snow so not a bad weekend to hit the slopes. friday is the-as you will get a lot of snow on saturday. >> jacqueline: friday as we head into the morning we will have more range and a low in the evening and a low sun that. another storm for monday lee grant into

two separate another storm for monday lee green into tuesday-lingering. >> catherine: president obama is wrapping-up the european leg of his overseas trip -- with a vatican visit. it included his first meeting with pope francis. as polo sandoval reports.that meeting was intended to smooth out certain tensions. >> reporter:the president and the pontiff. these two world leaders met face to face for the first time. a historical visit commemorated with a simple gift. president obama offered pope francis a bags of seeds. symbolizing a fresh start between the administration and the catholic church. >> reporter:a relationship that's been strained due to differences over same sex marriage.abortion.and a contraception provision included in the affordable care act.

>> i explained to him that most religious organizations are entirely except. religiously affiliated hospitals or ngos simply have to attest that they have a religious exception in which case they are not provided to provide contraception. >> reporter:the vatican visit was brief.but significant for both sides. it was followed by a visit with matteo renzi.italy's new prime minister. he's among the u-s's allies in the crisis in ukraine. >> reporter: the imf's announcement today that it reached a preliminary agreement on ukraine on a loan program is a major step forward. this significant support will help stabilize the economy and meet the needs of ukrainian people over the long term. >> reporter:the president heads to saudi arabia next. for a short but important meeting with king abdullah. a key player in efforts to stabilize the middle east. in washington.im polo sandoval. >> reporter: coming up

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and firearms charges. >> catherine: and tonight -- several more powerful california lawmakers are calling for yee to step down from his state senate position. kron4's dan kerman reports. >> reporter: we have not seen the state said archer, our goal from his home all day. says he has returned to his home from been arraigned on charges he has stayed off side. >> there debra i hereby withdraw my candidacy for secretary of state affective immediately creek >> reporter: attorney was a personal decision this is what he wanted to do given the circumstances of the federal case >> reporter: u.s. senator

dianne feinstein has issued statements halls calling for an he to step down calling for yee to step down. >> reporter: is the difference between suspension and resignation. if you retired he would no longer collect his salary. if he is suspended he would continue to collect his salary. with that in mind michael yap key political analyst believes he will not resign. michael yaki >> reporter: in san francisco demand, and kron4 news

>> catherine: continuing our team coverage. a closer look on how the indictment of senator yee is rocking the community. >> catherine: he is a well know political figure in the bay area and the state. and viewed by some as a role model for minorities interested in politics. but kron4's maureen kelly reports. the scandal could have a chilling affect on asian american voters. it's a real black eye on the community david lee is the executive director of the chinese american voters education committee. >> reporter:.he has been working on getting more asian americans registered to vote.he says they will have work doubly hard to overcome the shadow of suspicion that this latest scandal casts on the democratic process. >> we do not want to allow one incident to set us back. by creating a chilly of fact where people feared and dominate. we will let the community to be strong and we need to be bolting at participating and more

engaged in the democratic process. >> reporter:he also teaches political science at san francisco state university.and while he says his students are still reeling about the corruption charges facing the state senator.he gets a sense that this incident won't dissuade those enthusiastic about making change from getting into politics. maureen kelly kron4 news. >> catherine: tonight -- kron 4 digs deeper into the 137-page criminal complaint that's been unsealed.. justine waldman join us with more details on raymond "shrimp boy" chow. the alleged boss of a chinatown gang. he's at the center of the yee scandal. >> reporter:on his facebook and twitter accounts, "shrimp boy" says he is a reformed gangster who now advocates on behalf of children. but the fbi alleges chow maintains a position of "supreme authority" in an international organized crime group. investigating him. is how the fbi got to state senator leland yee. >> reporter:the criminal

complaint allegdges that chow is the dragonhead of the chee kung tong. a organization in san francisco's china town. >> reporter:the fbi raided the headquarters yeserday. seizing documents, files and even using a buzz-saw to crack open an antique safe. >> reporter:the fbi's investigation 5-years ago. started when the under-cover agent meet chow. because he wanted to "generate income from illegal schemes." >> reporter:the criminal complaint says chow.helped make the introductions to other members. who are also indicted. >> reporter:chow is accused of repeatedly accepting payments from the undercover agent as a fee for allowing helping to arrange deals to sell and ship stolen liquor to china. and dealing with illegal marijuana grow-operations... >> reporter:chow is facing charges of money laundering, conspiracy to receive and transport stolen property and trafficking in contraband cigarettes. he was denied bail because he was deemed a flight risk and a danger to the public.

>> reporter:we'll continue to follow developments online. at kron-4-dot com. on our homepage we have a copy of yee's letter of withdrawal as a candidate for secretary of state. also - profiles of the major players named in the complaint. at six. >> reporter:p-g-&-e is bracing for federal criminal charges. in the 2010 san bruno pipeline blast. the utility company has faced harsh criticism. after the explosion leveled a quiet san bruno neighborhood and killed 8 people. kron4's grant lodes is in the studio with the details.grant? >> reporter:major developments tonight.as p- g&e braces for federal criminal charges.connected to the 20-10 san bruno disaster.

>> reporter:the utility company today filed paperwork indicating it expects the federal government will bring criminal charges against it. >> reporter:pg&e says it expects federal prosecutors will charge that the company's actions violated several federal pipeline safety act requirements. >> reporter:the pipeline explosion killed eight people and injured dozens of others. 38 holes were leveled. >> reporter:pg&e did release a taoped video statement about how it learned from past mistakes.but it's not granting interviews with reporters. san bruno mayor jim ruane released a poigninat statement.sating in part. statement by city of san bruno mayor jim ruane the completion of this criminal prosecution will hopefully help bring closure and hold pg&e accountable and responsible for this by the gross negligence of pg&e. >> catherine: murder is now among the charges faced by the man who police say was drunk when he was involved in a crash that killed a motorcyclist in fremont. alexander yohn was arraigned today on murder, felony vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence. the 23-year-old emeryville man appeared

>> catherine: to have some cuts and scrapes. but showed no emotion as he talked to his attorney through bullet- proof glass. fremont police say yohn was driving over 80 miles an hour when he slammed into the motorcycle. >> catherine: it was at the intersection of fremont boulevard and decoto road early tuesday morning, killing it's rider. >> catherine: family, friends and the community are mourning the death of the former marine who was killed. memorial for andrew silva continues to grow tonight. >> catherine: he had just come home last month from a tour of duty in afghanistan. he leaves behind his wife and young son. >> catherine: new at six. >> catherine: p-g-&-e is holding off from chopping thousands of trees from public and private property. kron4's haaziq madyun reports the move to remove the trees as part of the pipeline pathways project. >> reporter:just imagine this entire row of trees and vegetation along the iron horse regional trial in concordgone. that very proposal is part of pg&e's pipeleine pathways project. "730 trees in total throughout the city of concord" >> reporter:not on his watch

says concord mayor tim grayson, >> reporter:"and uh according to the proposal from pge we will loose 100- trees just in this park alone" >> reporter:the proposal is part of pg&e's statewide safety improvemnet program maintaining the area above pipelines to ensure ready access >> reporter:in response grayson and mayors in 7- other cities throughout contra costa and alameda counties sent a letter to the utility company asserting their rights to determine what happens to the trees in their cities "pg&e needs to understand that our local ordainances are what will stand and hold" >> reporter:but the mayors maybe in for a fight because according to a statement i received from the california public utilities commision. they"safety is our number one priority and the cpuc has broad authority to ensure the safe operation of utility services, equipment, and physical property. >> reporter:however residence have mixed feeling about the idea "i dunno you got to get to the pipes that's important"

"but i'd have some serious reservations" >> reporter:after hearing the mayors concerns pg&e spokesperson told me the utility company will not remove the trees until a shared solution is reached.mayor grayson "we are happy to hear that they are putting it on hold" >> reporter:stay tuned to kron4 to see how this one plays outin concord haaizqmadyun kron4news >> catherine: coming up. >> catherine: crews battle mud and debris. >> catherine: the search for victims in the washington landslide continues. >> catherine: also - the accused bay areanabbed after a sting operation. and -- a dangerous trend. what teenagers are doing to get a quick caffeine kick. >> jacqueline: cloud coverage when angry over the bay area but mostly dry out coverage when angry over the woah, this kitchen is beautiful! give him the tour. let me show you! soft-close drawers, farm sink! where's my room?

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>> reporter:some take a shot of expresso to get that caffiene jolt in the morning. but now teens are getting their caffeine fix a different way.

>> reporter:call it creative or teens with too much time on their hands. but they are smoking caffeine. it's the latest trend and how-to videos are all over youtube. caffeine cigarette with coffee beans or with coffee grounds. but serious side effects are being reported. some have reported trouble breathing, dizziness, vomiting and even hallucinations. >> catherine: still ahead. >> catherine: a daredevil with nerves of steel. the daring kayak ride off a 60-foot waterfall. caught on camera. >> catherine: also -- passenger bags kept disappearing. a stolen luggage ring is discovered at lax. next.

>> catherine: developing story -- victims trapped in the deadly slide. rain has slowed the search and recovery efforts. the body of a 4-month- baby girl was found today. at least -- 25 people are

dead. including at least dozens more people are missing in the community of oso. >> reporter:a man survived the washington landslide. but his wife -- sitting right beside him -- was swept away. family. who are heartbroken. downloaded fbi youtube video with photo in youtube downloads folder. there is >> i miss her and i want her to be here. it's not fair that she is gone. new york - authorities have >> catherine: police say more arrests are expected in a baggage theft ring - discovered at l-a-x. in a police raid last night--- dozens of people were arrested for luggage and cargo theft at an airport cargo facility. this was the resultof a months-long investigation

into stolen baggage. police say they hope to findand return some of the stolen items. many of the people arrested were contractors for airport service companies ... ballpolice arrest a woman for the fourth time.after she violates an airport restraining order at s-f-o. last month a judge banned 62 year old marilyn hartman from going near s-f-o.unless she had a legal boarding pass. >> catherine: the order came after she was arrested three times in february for trying to sneak onto flights bound for hawaii. police say she violated that order yesterday.when she was found in a baggage claim area without a ticket. hartman was jailed in san mateo county on 75-hundred dollars bail. >> catherine: the owner said the dog disappeared livermore last week and she found she checked craigslist and found them. they did track comedown the docks are ok and i can't united reignited. have

signed up for insurance >> catherine: federal officials have approved a marin son farms plan to take over a slaughterhouse that was at the center of a major beef recall. the company will take over from rancho the corporation which recalled nearly 9 million lbs. of beef. that was processed at the petaluma facility last year. the recall before had been leaked to products sold at wal-mart and fast food chain jack in the box. tomorrow marin some farms will discuss plans for their new operation it plans to reopen the slaughterhouse in april. >> jacqueline: it will be tried as we head into sunday. the bay area is

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>> reporter:take a look at this! this 60 foot waterfall is a beautiful sight. but imagine going over it. that's what kayaker dane jackson did. and he took viewers along for the ride all thanks to his go pro camera. >> reporter:that is him right there. the 60 foot water fall is called la tomata and it's in veracruz mexico. the video was posted to youtube just days ago by the company that makes the camera. a quarter of a million views and counting. with that heart stopping drop from the first person's point of view. we can see why. >> reporter:can we look for photos of >> catherine: a leap of faith more news

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>> reporter: working on trying to get more people to vote on in that committee. the scandal have on the democratic process. he does not want this one as it to set the community back.

>> reporter: the complete details how an undercover fbi agent became friends with frame and child which is stressful life which introduced to keith jackson the consultant for center church v. senator yee >> reporter: appearing in a growing strike alexander and none of emeryville was arraigned with one count of manslaughter and tried it and did the influx. driving

under the influence colliding into a vehicle and killing its driver. >> reporter: just returning from afghanistan last month to conceive of many cards and candles even a kepi set up to memorialize the fallen soldier. alexanderyogn will be in court today. as his family mourns his sudden and tragic death. >> reporter: as the city

mayor says no to the removal of hundreds of trees and vegetation that would take place throughout the city. we would use at least 100 trees in this park along. >> reporter: and concord kron 4 news print >> reporter: it is baseball season directly behind me you can see this then francisco giants battle with the battle of the bay series. taking on the oakland athletics. cannot be at the battle of the bay here and san francisco >> catherine: this was part

of a fund raiser for the bay area organization our bounds california. the organization gives low income students activities and learning activities that include rock climbing and hiking and is designed to help develop things like confidence and critical thinking. this is nothing compared to what these children do to challenge themselves. >> catherine: there were others taking part the giants a mascot was out there someplace. the goal was to raise $250,000.

to index of stories... >> catherine: allowing visitors to sit and enjoy the spectacular view. >> catherine: patrol searching for the driver who hit and killed a bicyclist in solano county. the victim has been identified as 72-year-old dan taylor. the alamo resident was riding east on putah creek road. when a car struck the bicyclist wednesday evening. he later died from his injuries. the c-h-p believes a light colored car struck the victim. >> jacqueline: more rain on the way we will see more showers right now we are

seeing cloud coverage. mostly cloudy tonight for your friday a chance of spotty showers. as we move into the weekend it is a different story. >> jacqueline: we have more rain on the way for the weekend and here is the storm that is at the tail end of the profs system off shore. this is what will impact us in to friday as the storm system in front is all we back here will and pass this on saturday. not a whole lot going on. it may lead to the north bank dry

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>> catherine: a russian spacecraft carrying three astronauts is on track to dock at the international space station tonight. >> catherine: the rocket carrying two russians and one american blasted off from kazahstan wednesday. it was supposed to be a six hour trip to the space station. >> catherine: timothy mcdaniel, says he could not believe it he chose the lump sum as for his plan he's this he will like a lobster and steak six days a week from now on. he also hopes to buy a house and truck and

placed the rest of the money in the bank. delayed their arrival >> catherine: and software glitch delayed the arrival the app are available for download in the app store. office for the ipad corrects layout problems that users experienced when accessing files they had saved on microsoft's cloud storage platform, onedrive. the app has touch-enabled features that allow users to drag photos around word documents and grab elements like pie charts in excel. the software giant unveiled the app at an event in san nadella addressed reporters >> catherine: jerry gary will be joined by bougie talking about all kind of stuff in regards to barry bonds that is sunday night at 9 at the threat of

>> gary: (male announcer): it's now time for gary radnich from the jack in the box sports desk. >> gary:4-3pointers... h w did the upset kansas ? >> gary:they are just to quick. devin scott- stanford going home!

>> gary:stanford season ends 23-13 >> gary:2-time west champion-oakland. big story here sodovol >> gary:here is the closure sergio romo from at &t park >> gary: a number of interviews you seem pretty outgoing that there is a new sergio romo inside this year.

>> somewhat of a change inside me. all grown up sort of speak. a little more serious than i usually do. obviously off the field meet been the way i am but when a close to the clubhouse trying to be the leader in that sense and a good example by teammates show me and say that they believe in me. >> gary: sound funny? or you having too much fun? >> as you can see i am still having too much fun. try to understand there is a role and responsibility that comes with the disclosure of

this ballclub. i've learned a lot about myself last year how to prepare myself physically and mentally. the media and the tension the role the responsibility to respect as you have to keep and maintain as being the closure. all and all i kind of grew up just a little bit. >> while! think it would be awesome to re-signed paul blow. pablo to have a guy like him on the team would be a good think in general. i do now

know how they take my how much they take my opinion into consideration. >> gary: much money would you give to keep paulo? >> all well! to keypad to keep him... is a big leak quality. he is a big league quality! just pay the man! out of my check , i would take him out to dinner... i could not put a number on

it. >> gary:just kidding with you! >> gary:very >> very caring and hard worker. in all and all he is just giving us kit hutson >> gary:you are god when you are awake >>

thank you. when i wake up in the morning i do get caught off guard to stick tad bit. i guess i kind of set the table for you. >> gary: they are spending all of the money and have a lot of talent you + looked at each other and say they are going to be tough for a number of dealers? number of years? >> kudos because is tough to put together a good team. you have to look at that. do we look at them and say we are trying to compete with them? try to make a big

splash like they are making? now. like what we have and we feel that we are very respectful and delete as well. respectful in the league, as well. >> gary: did you hear the legal story? miguel story? >> yes, what he signed for? good going miguel cabrera

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