. a california politics, hear what his lawyer says about his innocence. one senate leader has already given him a deadline to resign. well, lots going on in the weather department we still have more today and on saturday, here are the details. >> stanford men are playing a

critical game tonight. . >> good morning, we are covering the corruption test outside of his home in the sunset district. we are not expecting him to come out but certainly there could be some sort of statement made from his office sometime today and we do have team coverage outside of his home and we are outside his offices in san francisco and we will get to that in just a moment, thank you for joining us, i am pam cook. >> let's talk about your weather and traffic, steve, you don't think we will need an crumbled la? >> well, we still had some yesterday but there is plenty of cloud cover with isolated

light showers nine lake county and parts of sonoma, not much here in case this drags across which will not give us light rain and parts of the santa cruz coastline, that one is not too bad, santa cruz might have a little bit of rain. the breeze is picked up as well and we have some very light rain and things will calm down and look for a cloudy day with some light rain a little breeze at times and temperatures upper 50s and lower mid-60s, these are close to seasonal and we will talk about that coming up and here is sal.

i have been together this to know you may want to slow down because it is the broad den thing to do. on the on ramp, there is a car that ran into a van and we do know there are minor injuries there and i think we are having a little bit of a grace period, if you will, because that accident is causing a lot of traffic. on oakland it looks pretty good with no major issues here. those metering lights are going on and let's to going to the guess. leyland yee is facing several criminal charges he was arrested handcuffed and taken in the back of a car in explain

for campaign donations and six counts of fraud. he is in front of his district home and we have more on how his attorney is uponning to the -- responding to the charges against him. >> they were investigating him for the past three years and they had said the fbi had been zeroing in on a public figure and they didn't know which one it is and now that we know, his home has been kind at if i can to say the least. >> can you tell me the reaction, senator? >> he walked out on half a million dollar bond. leyland yee an outspoken man

traded favors for bribes. he said ellen terrible a not guilty plea on behalf of his clients. obviously, the first time we saw it was in court today but we have not had a chance to really read it from front to back and we will defer any comments on any all facings made until we had a chance to sit down and go through it. >> yeah appeared before a judge with 18 other defendants who are also be charged and according to documents, he performed official acts from fbi agents as he tried to exchange himself out of a major race in 2011. the next car, the 137 page

indictment named leyland yee and 26 others. it involves a five year investigation. it says he accepted campaign donations from undercover fbi agents in exchange for political favors. he agreed to set up multi- million dollar gun sales with an arm's tailor he knew. there are three main players, first state senator leyland yee, he started on the school board, started as a city supervisor and was elected to the state assembly. raymond ciao known as shrimp by, they also helped him with his political campaign. in the primary race in 2006, one of his opponents accused

him of photoing against the bill and received a contribution from a group that had opposed that bill. in 1991, he was accused of using that address to get his children into a proposed middle school. they stopped him twice in the mission district on suspicious he was soliciting many in an area known for prostitution. already, they are calling for legal land yeah for resigning. that covers all and they say leyland yee has until tomorrow to resign from office or face being suspended. now within the next half hour, ktvu channel 2 news' alex savage will have more on leyland yee uncertain political future. make sure you stay with us for the continuing coverage of the

leyland yee case and as it moves forward we will bring you the latest on air and on line. new this morning, just hours ago, an early apartment fire left many going with serious burns. two apartment units were gutted by lives in environmentally friendly flames. many are helpel them stay. oh, yes, there are more scattered showers in parts of the bay area and i drove through it. there could be another wet one and watch out for that too. these that we are facing on highway 4 near the caldecott tunnel, that next big storm will hit saturday morning so

plan ahead. funnel clouds are started in the city of roseville. it will hit between 6:20 and 6:15 and they started on a dozen homes with roof damage as well. they were hit with debris like barbecue grills. it stretched between 200 yards wide and 300 yards long and so far no words of any injuries. you can check it any time and this is due to the severe drought. they also found a majority considers the state's water supply a big problem. half of likely voters said they would vote in favor of upgrading the distribution

system. one group of people say opportunities in the drought, they are feed ago mini gold rush and the float of am secures are dealing with prospecting stores. it is bad news if you like to drink margarets and they are dealing with 6 times their average in the past months. they are calling lyme green gold. the shortage is mostly blamed on drug cartels and some are using lemons in place of lyme. and there is an exiling day for the men's basketball team as they compete in the sweet

16. live on campus where students have come down with a very serious case of march madness, kim? it is quiet on the campus but later there is sure to be viewing parties with those in memphis and this is the first time they have made it since 2008. stanford was considered a looser to advance to the sweet 16en tonight they will play against the date and flyers and it is a team considered to be an underdog, here is what one had to say. >> it really focuses as a unit and guys are locked in on the opponents and what we need to do to be successful and we keep

doing that and we will be all right. >> getting this far in the ncaa tournament is a huge deal for the head coaches son where they arrived. stanford is being favored to win and if they do they will advance to the elite 8. janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 morning news. new details about a teacher accused of molesting students and the scandal prompted an emergency meeting and some say this is way overdue. >> i just wanted to feel christina again. and this is a heartbreaking and heart warming story, it happened after a drunk driving accident, the promise she made to the woman and how she plans to honor her memory.

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information on the missing malaysia airlines jet. they found many objects near the search area and this follow is the most recent report that a french satellite spotted 22 objects in the area and currently five ships are search being the indian ocean and stormy weather had many searchers returning to the bay in just a few hours. after multiple signs of debris, it is a promising sign. >> there is going to be many objects coming out and this is reassuring this could be the crash site. >> the jets black boxes will only emit beacons for 30 days and today is day 20 of that search. the family of jahi mcmath will receive an award.

she is a 13-year-old girl declared brain dead after a problem during tons sill surgery. the family battled the hospital and won the right to keep her on life support. another woman was at the center of a long legal battle of whether to take out her feeding tube. they established a foundation to help other families going through similar situations. a livermore college student who was killed last year in a drunk driving accident is giving the gift of life to other families. christina chesterman was riding her bike last year when she was hit and killed by a drunk driver. now her organs have been donateed to many people including two babies. she is now working to carry out the bucket list of things she

wanted to accomplish. >> i just wanted to feel christina again to hear christina again and then i did. >> his mother said christina was a registered organ donor and aspiring nurse and she would have wanted to help others. they are also raising money for a clinic to be built in nigeria. they are making sure all their toys are heard. >> they are ready to change the world, them are changing it and

each student it much raising money for charities, creating awareness of social issues including bullying. we were one of the proud sponsors of wee day and you can read more under hot topics. we did some great stories on some really neat kids. >> i love being there. >> we are looking at all the roads and we don't have a lot going on but we have crowded conditions at the bay bridge toll plaza and that's a 20 - 30 minute drive time already as people are out on the road already. we do see traffic which is going to be busy on the span but it is much better once you get on to the bridge. northbound on 880, the traffic does look good, and there was a crash traffic near 880

stevenson reported there d northbound 17 near the summit, they are clearing some sort of an accident and you need to give yourself some extra time and the roads are still click and wet. sweat of 19 and this afternoon i might get a few sun breaks but this is what we do on sunday for the north bay. this is carrying over now that the storm door is open if you will. it will allow it sunday into saturday but another one late into tuesday and beyond. the 15 day outlook is very bully for more rain. lake county not much, could be a little bit of snow, we are slicing through parts of marin

county and again this is really light stuff and through concord, walnut creek alamo and brentwood and oakly but a lot of these are not doing anything. around santa cruz, they saw some very light rain, it is a little stronger towards monterey if you are headed that way. 40s on the temperatures, breeze is picked up as well, so yesterday we had nothing compared to that, we had 30s up in the mountains and we had storm warnings and higher elevations snow another 4500 feet and the system coming in will be warmer and that snow level will be going up and there is a tiny edge to the

back of that and we may get that and things were looking well and mostly cloudy light rain, breezy at times, up every 50s and lower 60s, 62 to 67, gilroy 65 and 67, redwood city, friday is that break day and rain moves in and may stall out until this reaches the south bay until late saturday evening until early sunday night increasing clouds monday. >> thank you steve. the economy expanded more than previously thought from 2013. the spend being increased consumer spending and on sales,

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the incident that has rocked the nation. and one person had to be airlifted after a big fire and we will tell you how letters were also affected. you can see there is slow traffic on the stand and we will tell you what this is about and why it is slow at the toll plaza. little bit of rain, not too much but another system is rolling in and we'll see why this isn't pacts our coverage.

. good morning, we are still following a political scandal outside the home of state senator leyland yee. we have a report, coming up a

live report on corruption charges filed against him if he is convicted. stay tuned. >> welcome thursday march 27th 27th time now 63:00 a little bit of rain but -- was there somebody asking about it? >> i said you might want to write me on the 15th of april and that's outside our forecast windows and i appreciate the notes. a lot of cloud cover and that's true, i did, a lot of light rain picking up and there is still some offshore, san rafael is stretching over parts of san

pablo bay in concord alamo, there is a not a lot but there is something and we had it written a little towards santa cruz but the rain is coming through and we are picking up some doesn't charges and so mostly cloudy, light rain, a little bit of breeze, temperatures upper 50s and low- to-mid 60s and that's across the board everybody is in the same ballpark, here is sal. we are looking at the commute and we still have some things to talk about, but first we will look at the upper deck of the bay bridge and you can see it is a little bit slow coming on to the bay bridge and

that's making traffic slow as well. you can see traffic is backed up for at least a 20 manipulate delay now. if you are driving in the south and 633, let's go back to the desk. the state senator senator leyland yee was handcuffed and arrested and taken to court. he is charged with conspiracy with firearms in exchange for campaign donations and 6 counts of fraud. tara moriarty is live in front of leyland yee's home to tell us how the senator's lawyer and

others who know him are responding together these accusations. good morning, half what. >> leyland yee attorney did not apes the questions anded that zeroing in on my family home. >> reporter: yeah walked out because of the many charges he faces and leyland yee was arrested on charges that he conspired to traffic firearms

and traded favors for bribes. campaign cash paid by men to turned out to be undercover agents. he was shell shocked touting is he a hard working man. >> i think it is difficult because many of us have worked with him for the past many years and when there are issues related to the community, we always call him and is he always responses to us. >> according to documents as he tried to dig him out out of a $75,000 debt which incurred in 2011. his next court appearance is set for monday. live in san francisco, i am tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 morning news.

here are some of the possible charges he faces and he could get prison sentences up to 20 years for each of the six charges. he could also get another five years behind bars for a 7th charge for gun trafficking. each count is subject to a fine up to $250,000. although he has not been convicted of any crime he is already feeling the pressure to resign from office. coming up, the calls for him to step down and the major political figures for hose who want leyland yee out. and new this morning. just one hour ago, a man had to be air lifted for serious burns, where other people living there start here on the hunt block ever livermore.

you can see fire trucks are a affected by this fire. early indication is from firefighter say it does not appear to be suspicious. now the man who was airlifted to the burn center was the only person inside where we stand and we understand another apartment was damaged from this two-alarm fire and had to be evacuated. the victim was seen outside and may have been trying he is extinguish the fire himself and by the time he got had there he had minor burns on his face and hands as a result. >> we had 8 units which in

knocked down during um all the eighth times they were looking to be displaced overall, they estimate there is about $100,000 worth of damage as a result of this fire. brian flores, ktvu channel 2 morning news. a teacher is accused of molesting students for the unified school district. they mandated all new hires are fingerprinting and they are using previous employers. it came with an apologies from the board's president. we owe the community an answer to these situations and making sure we are at least open an honest about our shortcomings. now the vote comes on the heels of the district hiring

ronald, he was arrested and charges with multiple coups of sexual a because. it happened while he was a teacher at his previous school. medical marijuana dispeps risk may be allowed to open up. he is considering a proposal to allow this to move closer too schools. childcare centers and parks. now most dispensaries right now are in the castro and mission districts and they are not allowed in more residential areas. they are trafficking long distances to get the medical mthey need. also happening today, the men's basketball team will replace its sneakers with dancing shoes and they will

continue it this afternoon known as the big dance. janine de la vega is known where march madness is definitely going across the campus. a lot of them didn't think this team would get this far. stamford was considered an underdog and some didn't speculate that everything has changed. this afternoon stamford will face off against the dayton flyers in memphis. the men had lost three straight games and this march they have played basketball. they have made it this far in six years and it is the most significant victory against johnny dawkins getting them to this point and they are pull at this point to get them to win. >> the kids are so excited and have been talking about it for

days. it is amazing they even got in, so we are excited. once again it begins at 4:15 and if they continue they will advance to the elite 8. >> reporting live, janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 morning news. it is a new mission breaking the rules and some unsuspecting commuters will see their face on a billboard, guess who is behind this campaign. and the stunning arrests on leyland yee. highway 4 you can see for your, we have a lot of traffic on many bay areas, we will tell

you more. there is a little bit of rain, there are some areas of fog and it looks like we are in for a stretch and we will tell you about that coming up in a few minutes. [ male announcer ] there is no substitute for experience.

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future is unclear, he was arrested and charged with conspiracy to traffic firearms in he can change for campaign donations as well as 6 counts of fraud. now some of his fellow lawmakers in sacramento are already calling on him to resign. he represents district 8 which covers a large part of san mateo county. live outside of leyland yee's office, alex? >> reporter: good morning to you and many of leyland yee's colleagues are calling for his immediate resignation from yesterday including one at his office here in san francisco. the senate president is disgusted by what has been leveled against him. and i want to on behalf of my colleagues call on him to

resign. >> leave. >> and harsh words from senate car roll sign itberg, we spoke about it with corruption and gun trafficking. if leyland yee does not resign his lawmakers will vote to suspend him. he represents district 8 and parts of san mateo county and the veteran politician was considered a front-runner and now it appears he will be fighting. >> many others weighed in. >> it is not only disappointing but it is he can regard naturally sad. >> leyland yee rocked the democratic party and this is the third recent scandal to affect the party.

two others are both on leave as they face corruption charges. leyland yee has been removed from all committee assignments from the capital effective immediately and if he does not step down, his colleagues will vote to suspend him. alex savage ktvu channel 2 morning news. stay with us for continuing coverage of the leyland yee case as it moves forward. we will bring you the latest on air and on line. time now 467, there -- 647, they are among the worst places to park in america and oakland is among the second worst which beat out san francisco which came in third, number one, chicago. now oakland may surprise a lot of bay area drivers but this

new study has chances of, stolen and that boosted oakland to the number 2 spot. a bay area man is making it his personal mission to stop distracted driving. he notice add lost drivers texting while driving as he was riding on his morning commute and he started taking pictures. twig stands for texting while in traffic and and now he is putting this up on billboards. >> it is showing the awareness and if people would think twice you will never be able to proof it but it is one life to save and is it worth it? absolutely. >> he had not thought about getting sued over taking these pictures but a lawyer we spoke to said drivers should consider

themselves in the public eye even when you are in your own car. 6:48 is the time, let's look at what is and coming up with mornings on 2. >> coming up, dominican university got over $12 million. who got over it and this is the specific use. a planet like object that is $7 billion from the -- 7 billion miles from the sun, it has been nicknamed vice-president joseph biden and we will explain why. and we will tell you how the local teams stack up and you might be surprised by some of those numbers but they bin tonight in san francisco and those stories next back to you on the morning news.

>> i know sal wants to be in the sal seat but -- >> i need you to take care of the morning commute in the first place. >> it is tough but games at night, it is tough when you are going out to a night game but let's look at what we have now. the commute is going to be slow in san jose and santa clara valley. there is an injury accident and you try to get to the valley, today you will need double the drive time and it is going to be very, very slow because as you know there are only two lanes and one is blocked, maybe even more, cars are on the shoulder at the summit. let's go to the bay bridge toll

plaza into san francisco. it has been slowed and this morning's come mute. so most of this drive here is under the speed limit. 6:50 let's go to steve. some very light rain, stronger systems are due on saturday and we get some light rain and that was pretty intense for a while. still some snow up in the sierra nevada 11:00 a.m. the system is coming in on saturday and you can see the cloud cover streaming in and might enhance some of that light rain. we will take a closer look in just a second.

>> and another one is coming in next thursday and they are come following and they said have we fallen back into winter and if you missed it, we have gone right back to winter so the winds are here. they will be adding to this and everyone will be over the next 5 to seven days. >> the 15 day was wet putting up to that time. napa as well, some rain is beginning to move through. >> maybe hercules out towards day ablow, there was one system

and there is a good line from santa cruz, and watsonville and down to monterey, there has been producing heavier rain at 10 miles per hour, and there is a breeze behind some of this cloud coverage, we'll see a break later on and there is kind of a back edge and there is some rain which will favor the north bay. 31 in tahoe, low 50s all the way to sacramento as well and that winter storm warning goes again, around 4500 feet, looks like it will come up and go down but the rainfall projection look for it north and there will be some great rain in points north for that

saturday system. mostly cloudy, some light rain and there may be some intermittent rain and then it clears out and we have a lot of the cloud coverage. these are close to seasonal averages which is 62 to 67. the rain begins saturday and it might be starting at 2:00 which will start to move south clearing out early sunday morning, rain monday morning even into tuesday. the airport workers who are under arrest and the crimes they are accused of committing against passengers. and we will have more on the new taco bell commercial, this one is using its name to serve the new menu. or, get 24-months interest-free financing.

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