leland yee has the things you want. leland yee was allowed to leave custody this afternoon. he is still inside the building, we are wait to hear from his -- waiting to hear from his lawyer. in court he surrendered his passport. at 6:00 p.m. we hope to have sound from his lawyer and we will bring you more details inside this complaint including charges leland yee was responsible for trying to speed through -- legalized medical marijuana in the state of california. reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >> the fbi conducted raids in a number of bay area locations this morning as part of the criminal investigation. one of them was in san francisco bay view district at a building on davidson avenue. another raid took place in the city. agents entered a home on 7th avenue. the fbi tells us this raid is also connected to the arrests of leland yee and 24 other people. it happened after 9:00 a.m. you see here we got pictures of agents removing boxes of evidence. >>> our team coverage continues wi

as i leland yee, today the secretary of states office confirmed leland yee has $134 in his campaign account which he is allowed to spend on his legal defense till june. eric rasmussen, ktvu channel 2 news. >> dianne feinstein and barbara boxer joined the call for leland yee to resign from office. they are backing darrel steinburg who gave leland yee a deadline of tomorrow to step down. >> recognize that someone is not considered guilty, innocent till proven guilty but the allegations are serious. involve gun running and things that are -- are surreal. >> if he does not resign he says he will strip leland yee of all his committee assignments and suspend him. mark leno repelled down for charity when he was surrounded by media asking about leland yee. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> i am disappointed. i am frustrated and angry. i want justice served. there is no understanding this. no rational to what he has been charged with. just not a sane situation. >> our coverage of the arrest of leland yee continues on www.ktvu.com. you can read the entire criminal complaint against him and learn

here is leland yee arriving after 9:00 a.m. in handcuffs. he did not answer questions questions questions and appeared in court this afternoon. the compliant adjudged starting in 2012 he solicited thousands of dollars for his failed campaign and his run for secretary of state, from undercover fbi agents. he solicited a donation to put them in touch with a arms dealer through lee. it details meetings with the agents discussing specific types of weapons that could be brought in to the country. agents allege lee orders him to take $11,000 in cash during a hotel meeting, to bribe lee to push flew medical marijuana legislation. >> i don't hang out with leland yee as much so i don't know everything about his life but i give him the benefit of the doubt because he is a public officer for the state he is held to the same standards we are. >> reporter: lee was brought by the fbi to court here. he is free on bond but due in court on monday for another bond hearing. reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >> the fire depa

www.ktvu.com has a special  section on leland leland leland yee's arrest, here more and read the criminal complaint, log on to www.ktvu.com. >>> new at 6:00 p.m. an independent security review of passengers at san francisco general hospital is now complete. the medical center conducted the review. it recommends they hire a full time security manager. create a security operations center and invest in equipment and technology like surveillance cameras to keep patients and staff safe. a patient went missing on september 21 last year, 17 days later her body was found inside a stair well. >>> teacher appeared in court today on sex abuse charges. ktvu's katy eustis was there as victims and family filed into court to see the abuser. >> reporter: we spoke with those family members of the victim and we are not identifying them in order to protect the young boy. they showed up to see ron guinto in shackles. a image they wanted to see. >> we wanted him to like get the punishment he deserves. >> reporter: family members of the victims made sure they were in court today to see ron guinto. as did the s

cate. >> reporter: yeah, as far as we know, that state senator leland yee is here. he returned here after he posted half a million dollars bail last night. and right now, it's all quiet here on 24th avenue in san francisco's sunset district something that the senator won't get much of in the next coming days. >> senator, senator! >> reporter: state senator leland yee left the courthouse last night with no comment, one of the bay area's highest ranking politicians now finding himself facing public corruption charges as well as crimes related to selling weapons. his attorney says his client will plead not guilty. >> does he say that he is innocent? >> we'll always as in every case enter not guilty pleas and then the case takes on a life of its own be discovery being provided, motions, and then sometimes a case ending up in trial. >> reporter: beginning early yesterday morning the fbi conducted a series of raids across northern california eventually arresting more than two dozen people with crimes ranging from selling drugs and weapons to murder-for-hire. the feds say

forced to suspend leland yee. on monday he will be back in federal court. stay with ktvu for continuing coverage. we are always here for you on www.ktvu.com where we have a special section set up. you can find stories and read the 137 page complaint and follow us on twitter and facebook for updates. >>> new develops involving the mudslide in washington state. two satellite images shows the extent of the slide. this picture was taken one day after the slide. you see that here. the area is a rural region. 55 miles northeast of seattle. the death toll is now at 16. 9 other bodies have been found but they are not included in the official count. >> we are not going to count recovered victims until had medical examiner has done their difficult work. what you will see in the next 48 hours as the medical examiner's office catches up with the work they have to do you will see the numberinize crease. -- numbers increase. >> 90 people are still unaccounted for. that is down from more than 170. searchers say muddy conditions

well, i told him that it was a done deal, leland yee was in federal custody. and here's what he said. >> shocking news to me. it's -- it's -- it's many years of public service. so i don't know what's occurred there. again, it's the fbi doing their investigations and we don't have really much input in that. you know, i hope for the best. >> reporter: mayor lee reacting to the news that leland yee was arrested this morning. yee has been in san francisco politics as an assemblyman and supervisor. current supervisor john avalos -- >> lowers the faith in government and institutions. >> reporter: the news came as a shock on all platforms many in social media questioning what's next. one asks is leland yee a fall guy or will there be a domino effect? it could go either way. now says his entire voting record should be scrutinized. and since leland yee was running for secretary of state his opponents are ready to react, as well. candidate derek cross man sent out a statement saying, we are clearly beyond the point of looking at one bad apple and instead looking at a co

they don't know who leland yee is. stunning the lack of involvement and also the assumption that there is just a bunch of corruption going on in sacramento. any way people are like whatever. >> i would have to say that assumption on corruption or misstep by politicians every week we seem to hear or see it everywhere. >> and the concern is going in and finding out that there is more than just one or two. >> the state senate president said to his caucus, one is a fluke, two is a coincidence, three is a problem and they've got a problem in sacramento. >> meantime cities from san jose to san francisco are about to start getting ready for super bowl l. giant billboard you see there shows off the date february 7th, 2016. jay my matthews says hosting the big game won't be easy but it will be worth it. as we know this will be a big grab for business, hotel stays. what do you think we will be seeing? >> first thing we are going to see is them trying to get it together just to make sure the first season runs down at levi park. t

. >>> we have new developments now on the arrest of state senator leland yee. legally and politically this is a land mine. his attorney is privately mapping out his defense against the allegations of corruption and dealing firearms. now, we broke the story yesterday about the fbi sting. tonight once again we have multiple reports. we begin with nbc bay area's chase cane from the federal courthouse. many questions, chase, a few of them have been answered today. what do we know? >> reporter: well, i just got off the phone with leland yee's attorney and he says mr. yee has no plans to resign from state senate. he also said no request has been filed to ask for a leave of absence from the senate. that comes as senators feinstein and boxer are joining the chorus of people saying that leland yee should resign. if he does not do that tonight, in the morning at 9:00 a.m., senate democrats say they will vote to suspend him from office. just 17 hours after he stepped out of the federal courthouse, leland yee announced he is also stepping out of the race for secretary of s

now state senator leland yee is in federal custody. beginning early this morning, the fbi conducted a series of raids across northern california eventually arresting 19 men with crimes ranging from selling drugs and weapons to murder-for-hire. senator yee himself faces weapons charges as well as one for public corruption. >> basically, he is being accused of trading political favors in exchange for money. these keith jackson a political consultant who at one point said senator yee had a connection in the philippines for weapons. he said he would be willing to give senator yee more money once the first shipment of weapons was complete. the feds also allege senator yee had a conversation with an undercover agent about an arms dealer he knew with contacts in russia and ukraine. senator yee said, 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. at one point he was grumbling about how unhappy he was with his life who he thought was a criminal but was an underc

the long -- state senator leland yee is at the center of it. face accusations of drugs, weapons and money. >> basically he is being accused of trading political favors in exchange for money. >> right now, leland yee is holed up in this san francisco house. normally he is more than willing to talk but so far, only silence. >> that is shocking news to me. it's many years of public service, so i don't know what's occurred there. >> the other big player in this scandal raymond chow known as "shrimp boy" a notorious gangster accused of helping yee carry out his alleged crimes. >> i have hurt people a lot. but those people i believe they deserve it. >> from across the bay to around the world, the stories that matter on "kpix 5 news this morning." captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >>> your realtime captioner is linda macdonald. >>> good morning, it's thursday, march 27. good to have you with us. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm michelle griego. time now just about 6:00. >>> let's check in with liz for a check on our morning commute

it shows the fbi raiding leland yee's office in sacramento.t was one of dozens of raids across the state including here in the bay area. details of yee's indictment are expected to be revealed this afternoon. we'll go through them and have the latest on the accusations leveled against the senate stair. again, that will be -- senator. again, that will be tonight at 5:00. thank you for making ktvu your choice for news. we are always here for you at ktvu.com and you can follow us on twitter and facebook. have a great day. >> the following program contains actual video of real animal emergencies and is suitable for family viewing. coming next, the life of a baby chimp is in jeopardy... plus, helping to save an elderly mountain lion... and emergency surgery for a slippery friend. this is "animal rescue". [captioning made possible by telco productions, inc.]

more details now on the criminal complaint against leland yee. the 137-page indictment names yee and 26 others. the it tightment says -- indictment says he accepted campaign donations from undercover agents in exchange for political favors. it also alleges that he agreed to set up multi-million dollar gun sales between an undercover agent and arms dealer that yee knew. ironically, this was happening when yee was pushing gun control legislation. along with senator yee, who began his political career on the san francisco school board, and served as city supervisor before being elected to the state assembly, there are two big -- two other names drofernled in the case. raymond "shrimp boy" chow served two decades in prison and ran a chinatown gang. and keith jackson helped senator yee raise money for his political campaign. stay with us for continuing coverage. we're always here for you at ktvu.com where we have a special section set up. there you can find our stories on senator yee's arrest as well as read the entire 137-page cil complaint. we're wa

and it was leland yee who went to the fbi with the story that put him in jail. according to the lawyer -- >> they were friends up to that point. i don't think it was the interests of justice. i think it was to get rid of a competitor. >> reporter: i have to say that the community overall is disappointed. even the hint of something of this magnitude is very difficult for the chinese- american community. >> reporter: darrell steinberg said that today he wants lee to take action and take a -- remove himself from the body there. he is the third democrat to get on the wrong side of the law in recent months. one was convicted for perjury and ron calderon faces charges of bribery. so not a good day for democrats. >> no, but this by far and away the worst. phil, i'm sitting here thinking, okay, was i duped? because all the stories that kpix 5 broke and that it the interviews i did with leland yee on the bullet button and him saying we got to get those dangerous weapons off the street and again, if these allegations are true, it -- it -- it just doesn't all fit. it doesn

this is the home of state senator leland yee. he's out right now on $500,000 bond after being arrested on federal criminal charges just about 24 hours ago. ktvu's tara moriarty will have reaction from yee's attorney and find out what is next for the politician. that's coming up in two minutes. it's march 27th. i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. >>> let's talk about weather and traffic, steve. how does it look? >> cloudy. we have a little bit of light rain. there will be some breaks. mostly cloudy. temperatures, 40s and 50s. picking up a little bit. napa county, and a little bit in sonoma county. a far cry from yesterday. over to saint st. helena. from vallejo, hercules, walnut creek, it looks out to antioch. there's not a lot here. there is a little bit still upstream and some of that is taking aim at santa cruz down to monterey. it will be one of those days where you get clouds and rain. 40s and 50s on the temperatures. they haven't moved much. there is a little breeze. i know oakland has a west wind at 10 miles an hour. this

people are interested about leland yee, he is termed out in his district. so his position won't be there any more so there's a question whether or not they will just replace him. probably not. but he has been suspended by the state senate and he will not be working there anymore. what other questions? >> i think people were concerned they wanted to know how come there wasn't more attention national attention brought to this. there are a lot of things people are asking. we are trying to answer the best we can, michelle, but there's a lot of stuff going on. but, you know, join us #yeechat. >> kpix.com. >> use the #ey yee chat. >>> palo alto based tesla has agreed to install shields to stop car fires. last year two model s cars caught fire after the batteries were damaged. the drivers got out. the federal government closed its investigation of the fires after the company agreed to make changes. tesla says it will add an aluminum bar and titanium plate as shields to block off debris from hitting the batteries. we'll be right back. prized possessions? >>> avocad

senator leland yee left the courthouse with no comment. one of the bay area's highest ranking politicians faces public construction charges as well as charges related to selling weapons. his attorney says he will plead not guilty. >> you say he is innocent? >> he will enter not guilty pleas and then the case takes on a life of its own with discovery being provided, motions being made. sometimes a case in trial. >> reporter: early this morning, the fbi conducted a series of raids across northern california arrested up to two dozen people for crimes, drugs, weapons, murder for hire. melissa griffin says the charges against yee stem from his failed running as mayor and he needed money for running for secretary of state. >> it seems like he and his political consultant embark on a campaign to retire it so they begin asking people, among them federal undercover officers for money for that fund. >> reporter: yee discussed the possibilities of acquiring weapons including shoulder fired weapons to the philippines for funds. the feds accused him of

that's our own stanley roberts, asking state senator leland yee about his day. the f-b-i today - announced the indictment of 26 people in a corruption scandal.including yee. the f-b-i conducted raids in several places throughout the city and the peninsula. yee -- who made gun control a signature issue of his campaign -- is accused - among other things - of connecting people with gun traffickers - in exchange for campaign donations. kron-4's philippe djegal is live in front of senator lee's home tonight in san francisco. philippe? catherine. the criminal complaint says the illegal activity dates back to 20-11. and, continued through this year. tonight, we were here as senator yee arrived at his home here. but he had nothing to say. silent and rushing his way through a crowd of reporters. state senator leland yee leaves the federal courthouse wednesday evening after being arraigned on corruption charges. and, once arriving at his home in san francisco -- again -- not a word. nats- jr stone and leland yee federal authorities accuse yee of accepting thousands of dol

state senator leland yee has been indicted. in a huge f- b-i investigation.ls ahead. >> catherine: also - a construction worker is pulled to safety in the nick of time as a fire rages. he's now talking about his terrifying ordeal. [doorbell rings] hey. hey. what's this? it's u-verse live tv. with at&t u-verse... you can watch live tv from your device. hey. hey. anywhere in your home. [doorbell rings] hey. hey. so you won't miss a minute of ncaa march madness. call now to get a u-verse bundle for the same great price for 2 years. guaranteed. >> reporter:new tonight.coming up at the >>o h no! thank jesus >>oh my gosh! oh no! >> reporter: a massive wall of the building came crashing down. >> my eyes were burning at cannot see anything that thought that i would die right here has got to help me. i asked god to help me. and the >> reporter: easily no serious injuries to him or anyone else the cause of this fire is still unknown. >> catherine: amazing video. >> catherine: news tonight coming up at the end of this newscast end of this newscast. what spooked some pla

we are getting news on leland yee. the indicted state senator. he is apparently dropping out of the race for secretary of state of the state of california. and anne makovec is standing by right now with the very latest. anne? well, she's in the there just yet. but that is the breaking news. leland yee is dropping out of the race for secretary of state here in california and we hope to have anne makovec with us. there she is. anne? take it away. >> reporter: yeah, the announcement was just made. leland yee's lawyer called all of the news stations about 20 minutes ago and said he had a big announcement to make. a lot of folks thought perhaps senator yee would be stepping down from the senate seat. that did not happen. the only thing that happened is what frank just mentioned. he is withdrawing his candidacy of secretary of state. that was his next political step he could have taken beyond being a state senator position which he was termed out. so it looks like his political future at this point, he is not planning on pursuing it, but there is still

moooiiink. >> reporter: a critical day in the leland yee scandal.here he could learn today whether or not he gets suspended from his job. >>> developing news in the south bay as police investigate a suspicious death. where the body was found and why homicide investigators are involved. >> reporter: we're live in san leandro where police are warning people about a particular scam that happened earlier this week. how you can protect yourself and who police are looking for this

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stunning arrest of bay area state senator leland yee on gun trafficking.ade appearances in u.s. federal court this afternoon. all arrested in a major sting this morning. abc7 ins has more now from the state capitol in sacramento. calls for the resignation are already coming in. >> we express anger and re-velsion. >> these allegations are serious. they involve gun running and all things that frankly are surreal. the indictment is shocking. >> steinberg says he and the others are unified of their calls for yee's immediate resignation. >> leave. absent that, we are prepared to go to the floor immediately and suspend him. >> it's discouraging. >> earlier, concord senator said he would reserve judgment about yee but concerned about the image of the state legislature as a whole. >> it's the most important thing the country has is the relationship between elected and voters. when it erodes, democracy takes a hit. it's not good. >> yee is facing allegations and colleagues are no mans to welcome them back. >> they will never set floor on this senate floor unless, o

leland yee's district runs down the peninsula. he was first' elected to represent the district in 2006. leland yee faces more than 100 years in prison if convicted. what happens to his job if convicted? plenty of reaction from colleagues today. what's the inside story? >> reporter: well, raj, the mood here at the state capitol is one of utter shock. senator yee is the third in less than a year whose alleged behavior while holding public office landed him in legal trouble. the democratic senate lawmakers gathered together today to face the media and defend the legislative body reiterating it is not a reflection of what other senators do. due to term limits, yee was in his final term running for secretary of state. the child psychologiest is known for his extra pseudoto violent video games to minors, transparency for an open government and he took on the gun lobby and pushed anti gun legislation. his colleagues called for his immediate resignation and obvious attempt to distance themselves from senator yee. still, they cannot believ

the arrest of senator leland yee. this is not his first run-in with the law. >> president obama has his first meeting with the leader of the catholic church. live to washington with details including what the president gave pope francis as a gift. these are the hands a pediatrician. these are pioneering advances in heart surgery. and these are developing groundbreaking treatments for cancer. they're the hands of the nation's top doctors. kaiser permanente doctors. and though they are all different, they work together on a single mission: saving lives. discover how we are advancing medicine at kp.org join us, and thrive. >>> a live look at san francisco this morning. the bay area still seeing some rain. that's going to stick around. good morning everyone. thank you for joining us. i'm scott mcgrew. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. kri tina will be along with the forecast in a few minutes. first our top story, 26 people arrested including state senator leland yee following a massive fbi raid. yee is charged with gun traffick

leland yee and the others will be arraigned at about 1:30. at that point we should receive the criminal complaint. in that complaint are the details about what will happen or what is being accused. we understand that some of the complaints may be involved or related to medical marijuana and martial arts companies. we're told this is not connected to the state senator of ron calderon last month in los angeles. two separate investigations. >>> very complicated one at that. and it took an hour and a half once they went in for them to arrest him and bring him out, any word why? >> that was unexpected. what i was told is they expect todd go in this morning around 7:00 and bring him out in about five or ten minutes. they send an hour and a half to two hours. presumably he was talking and giving them investigation. >> as she mentioned, leland yee was elected in 2006, reelected in 2010 and represents district eight. yee is the first chinese american ever elected to the california state senate. stay with nbc bay area for complete and continuing covera

. >>> happening today, it's back to court for suspended state senator leland yee. here's a live look outside his home. we're waiting for him to leave his home and head to court. mark kelly is standing outside the federal courthouse, where yee is expected to appear. >>reporter: that's right. legal will be in that courthouse at 9:30 this morning. the prosecution is expected to ask for security arrangements for yee, who is free on $500,000 bond. here's video of yee leaving the courthouse on wednesday. his lawyer said he would plead in the to the charges against him. they include six federal accounts related to conspiracy that involve armed trafficking and fraud. this is the result of a long undercover fbi sting operation. now the defense has to build its case. >> you've got to show that, first, he wasn't predisposed to do this, which is going to be difficult in the political area. second, you have to show that the government actually encouraged someone who could have otherwise never done it. >>reporter: so this arrest has created shock waves in sacramento and all acro

we're learning more about the arrest of state senator leland yee. yee. the target of a federal sting. is out on bail. today he withdrew his candidacy for secretary of state. >> catherine: he's facing charges of wire fraud and arms smuggling. leaving his fellow lawmakers stunned. also arrested-- well known political consultant keith jackson. and a notorious chinese gang member, known as shrimp boy. >> catherine: our team coverage begins with kron 4's dan kerman.senator yee's san francisco home. >> reporter:the fallout from the federal corruption allegations against state senator leland yee has begun with this letter to secretary of state debra bowen paul demeester/yee?s attorney 09-18 yee?s attorney announced his client?s departure from the race at a noon news conference? but had no comment about whether yee will resign from the state senate any other issues will come and do time. >> reporter:state senate leader darrell steinberg is already on record calling on yee to resign and steinberg is not alone? u.s. senators diane feinstein and barbara boxer have

stunning arrest of bay area state senator leland yee on gun trafficking. lee and 19 others made appearances in u.s. federal court this afternoon. all arrested in a major sting this morning. abc7 ins has more now from the state capitol in sacramento. calls for the resignation are already coming in. >> we express re-velsion. >> these allegations are serious. they involve gun running and all things that frankly are surreal. the indictment is shocking. >> steinberg says he and the others are unified of their calls for yee's immediate resignation. >> leave. absent that, we are prepared to go to the floor immediately and suspend him. >> it's discouraging. >> earlier, concord senator said he would reserve judgment about yee but concerned about the image of the state legislature as a whole. >> it's the most important thing the country has is the relationship between elected and voters. when it erodes, democracy takes a hit. it's not good. >> yee is facing allegations and colleagues are no mans to welcome them back. >> they will never set floor on this senate floor

>> reporter: a critical day in the leland yee scandal. we are live where he could learn today whether or not he gets suspended from his job. >>> developing news in the south bay as police investigate a suspicious death. where the body was found and why homicide investigators are involved. >> reporter: we're live in san leandro where police are warning people about a particular scam that happened earlier this week. how you can protect yourself and who police are looking for this morning. >>> mainly dry day. wet for tomorrow. i'm tracking it for you, as "mornings on 2" starts now. >>> good morning. welcome to "mornings on 2." we're live outside the san francisco home of state senator leland yee, once again, this morning. this as the state senate prepares to vote on whether to suspend yee if he does not resign. tara moriarty will have more on that and what we're learning about yee's alleged conspiracy to traffic firearms. it's friday, march 28th. i'm tori campbell. >> good morning, tc. >> good morning. >> good morning. i'm dave clark. let's

details and hi >>> coming up tonight, leland yee lack at home tonight.ing charges. >>> and a tornado rips through a sacramento suburb. a live report from the damaged neighborhood. incredible video from tonight's weather. that comes up tonight at 11:00. >>> we're here to talk some baseball. >> and some basketball. we'll start with a little basketball. cal guys were heartbroken when ey an ncaa bid and settled for the n.i.t. that continue notice dallas, as the number one seed smu sent the bears home. smu brings out the stars. dallas cowboys jason garrett and tony romo. they got to see jabari bird go off. cal up 62-59. smu battles back. nick russell, reverse layup. mustangs take the lead. 20 seconds left. cal gives it to their senior. justin cobb, the three. plenty of time. cobb's and wallace collide. that believes nick moore open. his only three-pointer of the game. got it. smu up two. six seconds left. one last shot, cobb to keep the season alive. in and out. and smu heads to the semifinals in new york. the bears' season is over. 67-65, your final. what a

this was leland yee leaving fall court. this was last wednesday. his lawyer said he will pleat not guilty to charges against him. they include fraud to fund his campaign for secretary of state. this arrest is a product of a long, undercover fbi sting operation, and now the defense has to build its case. >> you've got to show that, first, he wasn't predisposed to do this, which is going to be difficult to do this in the political area, and you have to show that the government encouraged someone who would have otherwise never done it. >>reporter: this has created shock waves in sacramento and all across the state. we know yee dropped his candidac candidacy last week. yee is now suspended from the state alcohol -- capitol. that vote was nearly unanimous. one wanted strength stricted -- wanted stricter penalties. >> mark kelly live. thanks. >>> new this morning, former san francisco suv -- as far ed supervisor ed jew will surrender to authorities friday. he has already certain ed served five -- served believe years in prison years -- served five years

what lyes ahead for leland yee. >>> hot water for a san francisco 49ers player. what led to his arrest in san jose. >>> good morning. it's saturday, march 29th. >> we're expecting a little bit of rain in our area this morning. bryan has a check of the forecast. >> good morning. >>> we are looking for rain that will begin spreading south today over the bay area with snowfall having fallen. that's going to press south. it's just north of the golden gate. the heavier cells up here. santa rosa at 6:00 was reporting heavy rains. the first few drops began to fall at the golden gate bridge. as we move in you can see where the heavier cells are up 101. over by the shoreline also. we will all get it later in the day today. rain will be moving in. it will be breezy at time , especially the gusts in advance of this little system moving through. the winds are kicking up to about 25 miles per hour. we get showers through tonight and then more rain on the way for monday. probably a more powerful system then. sunday we get a break. we got the entire forecast coming up. >> thank

. >> let's give you some details on leland yee's long political career. he won election to the san francisco school board in 1988. while in office he was arrested and booked on a shoplifting charge in hawaii. he left the state before his court date. as a member of the board of supervisors he made headlines when police stopped him twice on suspicion he was cruising for prostitutes. he at the time claimed he was just driving home. in 2002 he was elected to the state assembly where he waged a very high-profile crusade against a slent video games. after election to the state senate his gun control law brought him hate mail and death threats. redistricting will eliminate his senate seat this year and had's now running for secretary of state of state. >> the feds carted out boxes from his office in sacramento and computer drives, similar items that they took from his home today in san francisco. most state lawmakers have stayed quiet this afternoon, but we did hear from one of yee's opponents in this year's race for secretary of state. >> whether he remains in

>>> who squealed on leland yee? you'll get get the answer >> and a series of confrontations that landed him in hot water today. >> a car bombing, why was a grass roots peace organization attacked? >> and remembering cesar chavez. >> i don't believe giving paid vacations punishes them. >> he was the only no vote in sacramento today the senate suspended a lawmaker at the center of a corruption scandal. good evening. >> charges of influence pedalling and aiding a gun running conspiracy ended the political career of leland yee of san francisco. abc7 news confirmed another disgraced plying ratted on senator yee early on. supervisor ed jew. vic, tell us what you've learned today. >> people here in this neighborhood are talking about their neighbor and we spoke to one person who knocked on the door back there. he said he came here in support of the senator because of the good things he did for the city. but a former supervor says he knows the senator's dark side. another figure was arrested. marlon sullivan. a well-known s

the alleged corruption case against senator and leland yee. he is accused of drug running, money-laundering and murder for hire schemes. >> what to show you where the fbi searched all over northern california yesterday. here is a map of where those searches took place. >> joining us now is our political analyst michael yaki. >> when you first read about this complaint, you think that someone has betrayed the public trust but what grabbed the attention was first somehow the senator was not involved in an arms deal, he is like get arms broker, that is the worst part, going deep into this, it goes into the notion of the public trust because as i told you during the break there two sides, the legal side and that he is presumed innocent and he should have his day in court. the fbi, they will have their job to prove it. but, on the political side, you have all of these statements in this affidavit, that were taken by wiretaps, we regardless of if they meet a legal standard of not, the statements taken by themselves coming from his mouth are just hor

but tonight -- state senator leland yee isn't backing do. >> live, from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix5 news. >> it's colleagues are demanding that he resign. but tonight, state senator leland yee is not backing down, even in the middle of a corruption case. >> joe vasquez is outside his house tonight. joe, sounds like he is very, very determined in this. >> reporter: he's not saying anything publicly yet. the only activity we see in his house is someone delivered a large volume of groceries. but we know he had a series of uncomfortable conversations with folks in sacramento. one day after he senator leland yee was charged with a flurry of felonies, he has been called upon to resign from his job. he told senate leaders he would like to take a leave of absence, but he has not formally requested the paid leave. a spokesman said he couldn't confirm the conversations but senator steinberg told him he should resign or he would be removed in a vote. >> yee, don't burden your colleagues in this great institution if your troubles. leave. >> reporter: leland yee is no longer a candidate

big fish in the case is leland yee but the initial target was shrimp boy. he's a chinatown gangster with a crime fal history including rack tearing can drug crimes. former fbi agent beliefs the operation was tricky. >> my understanding is that there might be an induction. to do that here takes a tremendous effort. real expert ease. >> the complaint claims they expanded into drugs and gun running. agents say chow introduced him to keith jackson who brought

leland yee kpix 5. >> "shrimp boy" is still in jail. he is not allowed bail.e is considered a flight risk. >>> another high-profile suspect is keith jackson a political consultant and former san francisco school board president. he is accused of being the middleman who brought all the players to the table. parts of the criminal complaint read like a spy novel. you can read the entire thing on our website, kpix.com. >>> let's switch gears now and talk a little weather. i guess the bulk of the rain has gone out. we get a break. >> we did see less than an inch of rain yesterday but it was a soaker. >> it was. >> we were wet to the bone out there in mobile weather yesterday. cold feet and all. today we still have a lingering shower. in fact we're firing up our live hi-def doppler radar. and as you can see, we still have a cell in the eastern portion. bay area near lafayette and moderate to heavy rainfall just exiting the san ramon valley. yesterday .25" of rain fell in st. helena, san francisco half inch, three-tenths to the east in dublin and barely any precipita

the alleged corruption case against state senator leland yee. he is accused of drug running, money laundering, and a murder for hire scheme. we want to show you where the fbi searched all over northern california guest today. here is a map of those searches. >> in sacramento, a chp officers stood guard outside of the office during the raid. defense showed up on 7:00 a.m.. they were there until about noon. please nine packages, peace is a possible evidence were taken. >> back in the bay area, and san mattel, a home was are rated near laurel would park. this was on 42nd ave. the fed's walked away with marijuana plants, grow lights and other evidence. >> several of those searches were in san francisco. one in chinatown was among the more high-profile locations. the chee kung tong masonic organization was raided. firefighters had to be called into a crack a safe. they had a big circular saw to break into the say that the organization. the fed's tough with several pieces of potential evidence. >> here at where two more raids were in san francisco. is

the arrest of state senator leland yee.coverage for you in a moment but first. >> we want to get too caught up on the weather. >> storm tracker 4 shows where we are actually seeing rain at the moment we have some on the peninsula but not much. maybe right at the entrance of of the bay bridge. we will now go over to the berkeley hills where we have some type of activity. there is shower activity to the west of martinez but other than that we are looking pretty good. dublin is given a few sprinkles will be back with a full look at your forecast. >> we are still attracted a hot spot free ride, interstate 580 is heavy and most of the traffic is backed up into tracy on 2 05.

our news this morning lawmakers in sacramento may vote as early as today to suspend state senator leland yee. tara moriarty is right in front of yee's sunset district home with what comes next for this once prominent bay area politician. >> reporter: yes we are once again in front of his home but there is no sign he is actually here. he has not spoken publicly since his arrest. while his colleagues are calling for his resignation, yee's attorney says his client has no intention of resigning. china town is the area that yee grew up as a teenager. he worked there a lot as a polishings. democratic leaders have tried for decades to motivate more people to vote. yee's attorney announced yesterday his client has withdrawn from secretary of state. >> it's a very personal choice and so that is the choice he has made without any political implications. it's the personal thing he wanted to do. >> reporter: yee was one of 26 people caught up in a five year federal sting targeting a known china town gangster that has went straight. he was charged wednesday with conspiring to traffic firearms. fbi ag

state senator leland yee at home after indictment for gun trafficking and other felonies. what is next for him? >> plus, we'll have new video for you of a large fire tearing through a livermore apartment complex early this morning. we'll hear from a woman forced from her bed coming up next. >> good morning to you. i'm meteorologist christina loren. you want to bring that umbrella with you. another whopper storm on the way. we'll tell you when it arrives and how long we're dealing with this rain. >>> and that rain, we're getting a break from it on the roads as they are drying out, the reason for that we'll let you know why that is cause for a chp warning. >> a live look, what a beautiful shot of the bay bridge. it's thursday, march 27th, this is "today in the bay." >>> good morning everyone. thank you for joining us. i'm scott mcgrew. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. we continue to follow developing news. state senator leland yee

. >> and governor brown's choice words for senator leland yee's troubles. >>> a current member of the san francisco 49ers tonight in trouble with the law. good evening i'm gasia mikaelian. chris colliver walked out of the city jail. he struck a cyclist with his car and left the scene. he is now fang a slew of charges. it's a first story we broke today on ktvu.com and twitter. and you were there as culiver left the jail less than two hours ago, cara liu has the story. >> reporter: he left here just about 5:15. he was picked up out front by a man driving a white mini van. we tried asking culiver about what happened but he said nothing. invest investigators say he was driving a white mustang when he hit a cyclist. he tried to drive off but a witness followed him. the witness was able to block culiver's mustang until police arrived. the witnesses wife was on the phone with 911 as they were following the mustang. >> the driver was attempting to make a u turn didn't make it. ended upcoming on the sidewalk and striking the cyclist. he wanted to be a good samaritan, he didn't like that somebo

democratic leaders wanted senator leland yee to step down. there was debate over how far they should go. there was also a question whether he should be suspended with or without pay. i heard this morning, and he told me very early that senator leland yee would not resign or ask for a leave of absence, so his next move was up to those here in sacramento. one republican lawmaker says that suspension didn't go far enough. he should not be around. he wanted him gone for good. there is calls for two other democratic senators to step down too. both now are on leave. almost immediately after his arrest he was removed from all committee positions after that stunning arrest for weapons, trafficking. several locations were raided including yee's home. across the board they wanted him sidelined. >> a impermanent suspension puts this house on formal record that we unequivocally distance ourselves and the senate from the unfathomable allegations contained in the yee indictment as well as the other case. >> when you violate the public's trust, you should b

huff who says and i quote, "leland yee is not welcome here." he says he will have to resign or he will be suspended. senators feinstein and boxer have also called for his resignation. we talked with a political strategist who says when way or another, he is finished. >> the political career is over. his freedom is in jeopardy. and the bottom line, with regard to responding any more time in the not, i don't see it happening, why see him stepping foot if his office again. >> he returned to his home after posting $500,000 bond on wednesday off the court appearance and we have been here most of those hours and seen deliveries come and go but no sign of him. he is facing public corruption and armed and drug trafficking charges and he was arrested along with 25 other people and a series of raids at different locations, homes, and businesses here in the bay area and in sacramento yesterday. >>> senator yee was one of the top gun control advocates. groups are now trying to minimize the damage done by the arrest. >> it threatens to drew the focus away f

. >> 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'