tonight, leeland yee is out on a $500,000 bond. he is charged with conspiracy to traffic firearms, and six counts of fraud. he is scheduled to return to federal court on monday morning. ktvu's jana katsuyama will detail the fbi's case. we begin with amber lee. she asked leyland yee's attorney about the charges. >> reporter: frank, we're in the sunset neighborhood where the state senator lives. we came to the home behind me, he did not answer his door, but we did catch up with him as he left the federal courthouse earlier tonight. >> senator, can you tell me what the reaction is to your arrest? >> reporter: dressed casually in a blue jacket, the state senator walked out of the federal building on $500,000 bond. he got into a waiting car without answering any questions. but there are many questions about the multiple charges he now faces. yee, who advocated for gun control laws, now faces conspiracy of trafficking firearms, illegally importing them, and bribery. >> we haven't had a chance to really read it from front to back. we'll d

tonight, leeland yee is out on a $500,000 bond. he is charged with conspiracy to traffic firearms, and six counts of fraud. he is scheduled to return to federal court on monday morning. ktvu's jana katsuyama will detail the fbi's case. we begin with amber lee. she asked leyland yee's attorney about the charges. >> reporter: frank, we're in the sunset neighborhood where the state senator lives. we came to the home behind me, he did not answer his door, but we did catch up with him as he left the federal courthouse earlier tonight. >> senator, can you tell me what the reaction is to your arrest? >> reporter: dressed casually in a blue jacket, the state senator walked out of the federal building on $500,000 bond. he got into a waiting car without answering any questions. but there are many questions about the multiple charges he now faces. yee, who advocated for gun control laws, now faces conspiracy of trafficking firearms, illegally importing them, and bribery. >> we haven't had a chance to really read it from front to back. we'll d

jury selection tomorrow in san jose. >> >> we look closer at the case of state senator leeland yee.d for him in court. who is calling for him to resign all together. >> >> lottery officials have a new plan to buy tickets it's not where you can buy them, it's how. how they think the small change will boost sales. >> >> was friday's california earthquake a preview of a bigger one? scientists weigh in. >> >> download the ktvu app to get video of breaking news, any time, anywhere. >>> state senator leeland yee is accused 0 of arming traffic, involving two dozen people. yee could enter a plea as early as tomorrow when he is scheduled to appear in federal court. kristin is live at the federal court building with a look at what we can expect tomorrow. >> >> reporter: senator leeland yee facing a court battle and political battle. he is facing a chorus of politicians calling on him to step down. he is set to return to federal court monday morning, charged with exchanging political favors and conspiracy to traffic in firearms. today at his sunset district home, no one answered the door and n

take jaime live jaime live asi es, leeland yee contina libre bajo fianza, pero asediado por la prensaampado afuera de su casa en san francisco con la esperanza de que d la cara luego de su arresto por autoridades federales.... :01 - :05 :09 - :13 :33 - :38 trt: 1:28 o.c. trafico de influencias. las imgenes del arresto de leland yee son solo parte del escndalo. ahora sus colegas en el senado se lo advirtieron, si no renuncia, lo van a suspender. s.o.t. mark leno/senador estatal 5:15:04 he will not be on the floor of the senate, ever again. el senador mark leno de san francisco, dijo hoy que lee no volver a pisar el pleno del senado nunca jams... el liderazgo demcrata dijo lo mismo ayer. la noticia se da el mismo dia en que el abogado de lee anunciara que su cliente, citando razones personales, renunci pero a la contienda por el cargo de secretario de estado de california... s.o.t. paul demeester/abogado de leeland yee :31:03 i hereby withdraw my candidacy for election of secretary of state effective immediately. lee, de 65 aÑos, y quien representa la mitad de san francisco y la mayoria

paul demeester/abogado de leeland yee :31:03 i hereby withdraw my candidacy for election of secretaryte effective immediately. lee, de 65 aÑos, y quien representa la mitad de san francisco y la mayoria de san mateo en el senado estatal, fue arrestado ayer en su casa en san francisco y fue acusado de trfico de armas y corrupcin pblica.. sus oficinas en sacramento fueron allanadas, y hoy agentes volvieron a retirar evidencia. otras 24 personas fueron implicadas, incluyendo raymond chow, a quien el fbi describe como un mafioso en una posicin de autoridad dentro del triad, una organizacin criminal internacional. segn una declaracin federal, yee le dijo a agentes encubiertos que l tena contactos para obtener armas automticas, y que su posicin en la venta de armas era 'agnstica.' tambin, segn la declaracin, yee acept un cheque de 5 mil dlares a cambio de presentar un contacto, es decir por trfico de influencias... cesar ---uno de los cargos que enfrenta el senador "yee" es trafico de armas, y este especialmente dejo a muchos boquiabiertos... take vo ---debido a que el senador impulso una le

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state senator leeland yee will appear in a bond hearing, left his house about 45 minutes ago.rocess must be started by midnight tonight. anyone who misses the deadline will end up paying a tax penalty. >>> samsung is heading back to a san jose courtroom. the companies are accusing each other of ripping off designs and features the latest in a series of lawsuits between those two tech giants. time for weather and we're talking about the rain, right? >> absolutely. a four letter word that i kind of like here because this is a strong late season cold front, hi, everybody. let's go outside. we have mostly cloudy skies, hi- definition doppler radar indicates we now have the rain pushing onshore to the north bay, all this will gradually slide towards the central bay, heaviest rain during the afternoon hours throughout the san francisco area. right now moderate to heavy rain and temperatures currently are in the 40s and 50s and later today, remaining cool in the 50s and low 60s, so again we will have the scattered rain showers with the passage of this front this afternoon into the ev

board in 1988, state senator leland yee's public persona has been that of a friendly moderate democrat, liked by many, but not part of the establishment. >> leeland has been pretty much a lone wolf in political circles, always climbing the ladder of politics. >> reporter: including stops at the board of supervisors, the legislature, a run for mayor and most recently, running for california secretary of state. all the while, however, questions have lurked in the shadows. in 1992, lee was arrested while vacationings in hawaii for allegedly shop lifting an $8 bottle of suntan lotion. it was not prosecuted because yee left the island in part. in 1990 san francisco police stopped yesterday twice near a well-known prostitute hangout in the mission on suspicion of soliciting hookers. he said it was a case of mistaken identity. no charges were filed. >> a lot of people are not surprised by this. leland has had a number of public lapses in the past. >> reporter: nothing compares to the racketeering and gun running charges he now face. this isn't the first time that scandal has rocked san francisco's chinese community. in 2007, supervisor ed. >> you a prot