leland yee?> turning now to the crisis along our southern border and what can be down to slow the flow of thousands of children entering the country. things got heated in california where an overflowed crowd packed the town hall to sound off on their complaints. many have said enough is enough and wondering why the national guard has want been called in. texas congressman is here. some of your colleagues are saying this is a humanitarian crisis and some saying this is a legal issue. which is it? >> it is both. this was so predictable the administration was seeking transportation back in january for the 60,000 people they knew would be coming. when you see kids laying on concrete floor and thousands of people and 18 people with scabies behind the crime scene tape. this is preventable and this administration caused it. they can stop it. and for those saying it would be terrible to send the national guard, well woodrow wilson did that and he secured the border >> you believe we can put the dike back

leland? >> the city of philadelphia in mourning after a fast-moving fire swept through a group of row houses. dozens of people are now homeless, and there are four dead. >> this is a tragic, tragic day for the city. we lost four children today. >> those children have not been identified by name. but an official reportedly told the philadelphia inquirer they include twin 4-year-old girls and a 1-month-old boy. no word on what caused the fire or how many other people were injured in it. >>> the california highway patrol vowing to carry out a thorough investigation after a cell phone video shows one of its officers, get this, i can't even believe what we're watching, actually punching a woman on the side of an l.a. freeway. dominic denattily picked up the story live from los angeles. this doesn't seem real but it actually is. >> it absolutely is. and it is very, very shocking stuff. let's show you this video because it's caught by a driver going down the i-10, better known as the santa monica fr

. >>> leland yee faces new charges. lee and raymond chow now face racketeering charges on top of everything else they are accused of. this new indictment suggests they were running a crime syndicate together for years. >> they are changed leland yee into what they contended at first was a politician into toemy soprano. >> now yee's lawyer didn't comment on the new charges. shrimp boy's lawyer called them ludicrous. >>> one of the original charges against yee was gun running. the feds say he talked about getting shoulder fired missiles. is that even possible? one expert tells andria borba all it would take are a few phone calls. >> there you go. i received an e-mail. >> reporter: if you only thought of leland yee as a politician and not an arms dealer, you are not alone. >> senator yee never came up on my radar. >> reporter: kathy lynn austin has been investigating and tracking major arms sellers across the globe two decades. she says the final deal detailed in this after affidavit was a mom and pop deal out of the phili

state senator leland yee, chinatown kingpin raymond "shrimp boy" chow and former san francisco board of education president keith jackson, who is accused of being the middleman in some sordid deals. the trouble began in march when yee was arrested of accusations of drug running, murder-for- hire and weapons sales. yee and jackson are on bail and working on plea deals behind the scenes possibly. >> the fact that they have been dribbling in and dribbling in, the characters who are being caught in the net they now are giving information trying to buy their way out. i would think there's probably going to be quite a number of other people still to come. >> reporter: raymond "shrimp boy" chow is still in jail. he hasn't been granted jail. the lawyer may push for that today. today's hearing starts here in federal court at 10 a.m. live in san francisco, anne makovec, kpix 5. >> lee is still a state senator but he is suspended. >>> oakland police are investigating what led to the electrocution of a man near the old pacific pipe factory in west oakland. it happened just before 9:00 last night

today leland ye is set to be here at 9:30 this morning. live in san francisco, stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much. >>> san jose police looking at video trying to catch a glimpse of a man who broke into that home, tied up a teenager. this happened in the middle of the day. the armed man broke in the sliding glass door on a home on the court just before 1:00 yesterday afternoon. this is in san jose's valley neighborhood. now once inside, the intruder came face to face with a 17-year-old boy who was home alone at the time. police say the man accused zip ties to tie up the teen and demanded cash. the teen told the man where to find valuables, the robber took off. neighbors in the normally quiet community stunned. >> i don't know if they came here first or he was just barking at what was going across the street. but i don't think i'll be telling her so shut up in the near future. i'll be sitting up and see what's going on in the neighborhood. >> the tark was able to free himself and call for help. he was not physically

. >>> and new charges will tell you what suspended state senator leland ye is up against in court today. >> the weather story. temperatures creeping up, tomorrow peek heat. comfortable conditions for parts of the bay area. hot summer temperatures inland, your full forecast is moments away. >>> folks are worried about that forecast at present because they're waiting outside of some bart stations. we major delays for the system. we have some delays developing on your roadways as well. >>> and a live look at san jose this morning. the clouds will disappear and it will be a hot one on this thursday, last day of july. this is "today in the bay." >>> from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >>> well good morning everyone, thank you for joining us. >>> developing story in the middle east where new video into our newsroom this morning appears to show the moment an israeli strike hit a crowded shopping area in gaza. that ambulance you saw in the beginning of the video rolled in right before that explosion. this video has not been independently verified by nbc news, but 16 people were kille

. >> all right, leland vitter in washington was there in the region not too long ago. we'll check in with you as news warrants. rnlts t rnlts. >>> the united states puts sarngss with russia on the company that creates and builds these. >>> new information is emerging about the victims, it's very confusing, 298 people killed, 23 believed to be american. david piper joins us live from ban k bangkok, thailand, with how the world is reacting. >> reporter: good morning, yes, there's a growing sense of revulsion here in asia other what's happened and also shock that it again involved a malaysian airlines jet four month after mh-370 went missing. families of loved ones who were on the plane have been gathering in malaysia's main airport where the aircraft was due to arrive this morning. 298 people, three infants were on board but not allocated seats. they have now been included in those that were lost. malaysia airlines is contacting relatives and then will release the manifest of who was on board, it will be looked at to see if any known terror suspects were on board. report

. >>> raymond chow was back in court today in the case involving leland california state senator leland yee -- to california state senator leland yee. it alleges he solicited bribes for leland yee. attorneys say the case is weak and the challenge reformed men after spending time in prison. >> he was a gangster once. he had an epiphany and he went straight and the government can't tolerate that. [ indiscernible ] >> reporters asked whether he might become a government informant or seeking a deal, his attorneys insist he will fight to the end. leland yee will enter a plea tomorrow. >>> new details on the growing ebola outbreak in west africa and how it may be a threat to the world. including the united states. ktvu's noelle walker spoke with a doctor who worked in africa during the first outbreak. live with what you learned today. >> reporter: he says the good thing is that the incubation period is short and people get very sick which makes it harder to spread, which is bad news for anyone infected. the peace corps is pulling back hundreds of volunteers. >> reporter: today two volunteers

it will be suspended state senator leland yee's turn tomorrow. one count of racketeering actually carries potential of 20 years in prison. live in san francisco, nanette miranda for "today in the bay." >> thank you. >>> today we could hear joseph martin's side of the story. he's the concord teacher accused of molesting 14 of his students. lawyers expect him to testify as his trial comes to a close. he was a longtime teacher at woodside elementary school before the charges came out. martin has pleaded not guilty. but according to the contra costa times his lawyer say he's a victim of mass hysteria. they found child pornography on his computer and suspicious searches. >>> pg&e facing a maximum penalty of a billion dollars. charges include lying to investigators in the wake of the deadly san bruno blast. the indictment replaces a previous one that has included only 12 counts but not obstruction. the grant jury report accuses the utility of intentionally slowing the investigation into the explosion and providing false information but its pipeline saf

as for leland ye, he is set to be here at the federal court house at 9:30 this morning. live. san francisco, stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." >> thank you, stephanie. >>> a story developing in the middle east this morning. stern word from israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu s saying they will destroy hamas's network tunnel with or without a cease-fire. this is new video just into our news room. it appears to show the moment an israeli strike hit a crowded shopping center in gaza. we've heard about ambulances rolling in right before the explosion. no word on injuries. again the israelis hitting a shopping center. since midnight, believed to be one of 20 attacks the israeli military carried out on hamas military targets. the cross border war which started three weeks ago has already killed 1400 palestinians, more than 300 children, 60 israelis, most of them stole jers have -- soldiers have been killed. >>> oakland police officer fired for throwing a tear gas canister is now back on the job. an arbitration leader ordered the department to give him back pay as well. thi

as for senator leland yee, he plans to plead against the superseeding indictment tomorrow morning. brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> a fast-burning fire sent more than a dozen people into the streets in oakland early this morning. also did significant damage to two homes. ktvu's christien kafton was the first reporter on the scene this morning and joins us live to let us know what's happening there now. good afternoon,. >> reporter: good afternoon. the fire is out. the latest development are the red tags on the building they put up. those tags mean these buildings could collapse at any time. sparks and a downed power line greeted oakland fire crews. >> it was a charged power line. the sparks were coming off the power line. that made fighting the fire truly difficult. we had to make sure we isolated the power line and make sure they didn't getter in the power line. >> reporter: residents say the fire started in the upper unit of one building and 3:40 and spread quickly. freddie and jody jackson say their neighbor yelled down to them that the apartment was on fire.

and new at noon, chow is one of 29 people charged in the corruption case involving state senator leland yee. kpix 5's anne makovec joins us live outside the courtroom where chow's lawyer shows no sign now of backing down. anne. >> reporter: and raymond "shrimp boy" chow was smiling in the courtroom today even though he has 200 counts, criminal counts, now against him. >> if you throw enough mud against the wall, maybe some of it will stick. >> reporter: that's the lawyer for raymond "shrimp boy" chow, our cameras not allowed inside the courtroom. but 54-year-old chow pleaded not guilty to a new charge of racketeering, committing a series of crimes to promote a corrupt enterprise. >> racketeering is like super conspiracy. you are allowed to prove predicate acts which means sometimes you can go into a person's background. we have never denied his background. >> reporter: chow's background, a chinatown gangster who spent time in prison and wore an ankle bracelet from the feds. another big name in this case, state senator leland yee, also facing a new charge of racketeering, in addition to

leland? >>> alert from the middle east.fensive against the gaza strip is showing no signs of letting up, after days of air strikes, israel is now in day two of its ground campaign. so far, troops have uncovered more than a dozen cross border tunnels used by hamas. david lee miller is on the israel/gaza border and joins us now with the latest. david lee? >> leland, this is the bloodiest day so far for the israelis during this current conflict. one israeli soldier, one officer, and 12 other israeli soldiers, though they were killed, and 12 were wounded, when there was an incursion militants crossed the border using a tunnel. again one israeli soldier, one officer killed, 12 other israelis soldiers were wounded. one of the militants was also killed when this skirmish took place. it took place not far from central gaza. the entire area across the border in israel was on lockdown. roads were closed. residents were told that they were not to leave their homes. as you would imagine, it was a very tense situation. we were there on

. >>> the list of charges is mounting against state senator leland ye. what the feds say he's guilty of now. >>> and a flight changes route mid air making an emergency landing. next thing you know a s.w.a.t team is storming the plane, guns drawn. >>> it is 7:00 on saturday morning, thanks for joining us. i'm anne makovec. >> i'm mark kelly. kind of a mild start this morning. of course that's going to change later on. >>> right. but it is going to be cooler than what we saw yesterday. we've had this heat wave going for a few days around the bay area. we are still going to see some triple digits inland, but a little cooler along the coast. a live look right now at the golden gate bridge. it is gorgeous outside, a little bit of patchy fog. our warm spot right now is livermore at 56, 60 degrees in the city. this is what we're looking at today, patchy fog to start off the day, sunshine for most and staying hot inland. we'll have a look at your seven- day forecast coming up in a few minutes. >>> new this morning, a massive five-alarm fire has destroyed at leas

this one involves leland yee, raymond "shrimp boy" chow and keith jackson accused of being a middleman. the trouble began in march when yee was arrested on corruption charges as part of an undercover sting investigation into chinatown gangs with accusations involving political favors, murder-for-hire, and weapons sales. yee and jackson are now out on bail and maybe working on plea deals behind the scenes. >> the characters who are being caught in the net, they now are giving information. some of them are trying to buy their way out so i would think that there's probably going to be quite a number of other people still to come. >> reporter: now, raymond "shrimp boy" chow is in santa rita jail in dublin. he has not been granted bail. his lawyer may push for that again today. he has done that several times in the past unsuccessfully. today's hearing is 10 a.m. back to you. >> leland is still a member of the senate but is suspended. >>> a typical summer commute right now. if you are traveling westbound 580 we are seeing delays on our sensors now from vasco in livermore out to the dublin in

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the racketeering charge is on top of the other charges leland yee was already facing. co-defendant raymond "shrimp boy" chow was also hit with a racketeering charge. >>> tonight a temporary halt to the explosion of violence in the middle east. israel has agreed to a 12-hour cease-fire that will begin tomorrow morning. the country rejected a week- long truce proposed by the u.s. israel's defense minister also warned there may be a significant expansion of the ground invasion in gaza. the death toll is rising. massive protests erupted in the west bank today. 6 palestinians were killed in clashes with israeli soldiers. palestinian leaders called for "a day of rage" in response to the shelling of a united nations shelter that killed 16 people. >>> meantime, israel refused to let up on its attacks on hamas. air strikes hit more than 80 sites in gaza while militants fired 50 rockets at israel. a leader and two sons were killed. after talks in cairo, secretary of state john kerry failed to hammer out deal but still has hope. [ inaudible ] >> israel rejected the proposal becau

. >>> the list of charges mount for state senator leland yee.nized crime, public corruption and now racketeering. good evening, i'm veronica de la cruz. >> i'm ken bastida. tonight, we are getting a look at a new grand jury indictment from the u.s. attorney's office. linda yee is in the newsroom now with how it affects the case. >> reporter: the senator's already accused of gun trafficking and conspiracy. now a new grand jury indictment is saying leland yee and reputed chinatown gangster raymond chow have been running a crime syndicate for years. the new charges accuse senator leland yee of taking bribes in exchange for political favors. he has already pled not guilty to charges he tried to hook up an undercover fbi agent with an arms dealer for money. >> it's dramatic. >> reporter: law professor peter keane says adding racketeering to already damaging charges will hurt the senator's case. >> they have changed him from what he contended at first a dishonest politician to someone like tony soprano engaged in organized racketeering as a living. >>

not just for leland yee, but for 27 other defendants who may now be looking for a deal.eland yee and his co-defendants are accused of violating the racketeering statute known as ricoh. and it ups the antein terms of potential sentences. >> one conviction of one count of racketeering carries a sentence of 20 years. >> reporter: that means everybody in the case is looking at a potential for serious prison time. and while leland yee and shrimp boy chow may not be in line for a plea deal, there are others in this case. >> some of those named as defendants may very well turn up later as government witnesses. >> reporter: an attorney for for raymond shrimp boy, says his client has been wrapped up in a whole raft of crimes detailed by undercover fbi agents, but his attorney says it was all a fabrication. >> anything these informants that can say that would actually hurt, there's no evidence to support any statement. >> reporter: curtis says the new indictment is actually good news for raymond chow. >> it's a sign of weakness in the prosecution. >> reporter: well, we'll see. it'

jennifer griffin is live on the story. >> thank you, leland. senior u.s.ntelligence officials believe the missile launcher used to shoot down the malaysian plane may already be back in russia. the missile was likely brought into ukraine from russia in recent weeks. they have pin pointipointed the site not far from the russian border and we now have video of what is believed to be the actual missile launcher as it heads back across the border. we'll have all the details coming up. >>> and there are more details coming out about the lives lost. one american identified is a victim, 19-year-old quinn lucas shism born in new jersey, mostly raised in the netherlands. his grandfather speaks out about the tragic loss coming up. during his first 24 hours on the ground in gaza, israeli troops discover more than a dozen tunnels into israel. we'll have a live report from the gaza-israel border. plus mike huckabee and dan gillaman joins in. all these stories and much more coming up at the top of the hour when heather childers joins me for "america's news m headquarters

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raymond chow pleaded not guilty to a new charge in the corruption case around california state senator leland yee. he was in court on the new indictment that ats racketeering charges. attorneys say the case against him is weak and he has gone straight. leland yee will enter a plea tomorrow. >>> the city counsel is given the green light to chevron's modernization plan. turn out was huge last night as the-count voted on the -- as the city counsel voted on the plan. they will invest $90 million into the community. the >>> ucla is drying out after a water main break. the water burst from a century old pipe yesterday afternoon and quickly inundated the campus. officialess estimate 20 mill -- officials estimate 20 million gallons rushed out. it was difficult to stop the geyser because valves were as old as the pipe and repairs will be tricky due to old pipes and now a large sink hole. in addition oo water damage to -- to water damage to buildings hundreds of cars were damaged. >>> new at 6:00 p.m. pipes like that lie underground here in the bay area. ktvu's tom vacar is live in the bay area with mo

our own leland vittert was covering this situation in crew yan just a couple of months ago.with this group. leland, what can you tell us about them? >> quality time, megyn. and they are a scary bunch. it is long been believed that the pro-russian separatists are commanded by shadowy members of the russian special forces and intelligence communities acting basically as advisors providing strategic guidance and weapons from moscow. over the past few weeks they have become highly successful shooting down ukrainian military planes flying over ukraine. this is where it gets interesting. about the same time the malaysian plane went down a separatist leader wlo goes by the name of igor posted this on the russian equivalent of facebook saying, and i'm going to quote here translating the russian, we shot down an antov 26 used by the ukrainians near the city of torez, donetsk people's republic. we warned, he continues, don't fly in our sky. soon after that the tweet was deleted. now of course comes the question who actually was in control of that surface-to-air missile battery. back o

leland yee is back in court today. and one of the first in the bay area to have a drone. plans to use this new device. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is ktvu channel 2 news at noon. >> good afternoon, it is a block buster trade that few bay area sports fans saw coming. the oakland as have traded yoenis cespedes to the boston red sox. sal castaneda joins us live from oakland where the as fans are stunned. >> reporter: good afternoon john. john, yoenis cespedes is now a boston red sox player. and when that was revealed this morning, the as fan base reacted with shock. i want to show you some video. yoenis cespedes made national headlines with his amazing throw from left field back in june. what's amazing to some is how the as as the best team in baseball traded away their cleanup hitter. who does that? well billy beam does i guess. and traded for jon lester and also jonny gomes. he comes back to the as once again. many as fans say this will only be a good trade if the as win it all. >> if they don't win the world series, it's a bad trade. though w

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leland vitter was covering the situation not long ago. what can you tell us about this rebel group and what they might be capable of? >> pro russian separatists are commanded by russian pegs sposp forces. they have become proficient in shooting down ukrainian planes about the same time the plane went down he posted this. we are going to translate that for you. quote, we shot down an antog 26 military transport plane near the city of torez near the people's republic. he warns don't fly in our sky. that post has been deleted. russian separatists posted a photo on twitter bragging about having overtakenç an fa 11 anti-aircraft system from a base in eastern ukraine. that is the same type of missile u.s. intelligence suggested could have taken down the airliner. according to the evidence there is ukrainian intelligence service that put out a tape of intercepted phone call between rebel leaders first bragging about taking down a plane. we have no ability to confirm the authenticity of the tape. the commander goes from excited to bewildered whe

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you do have a deadly crash there at leland and bailey just south of highway 4. they that may have traffic control at that intersection. it's right by a shopping center, safeway for those landmarking there. ramp is open, we're seeing if the traffic control will allow all traffic through. no full closures, we'll continue track that. second deadly accident. single car there. rest moving smoothly, there's no backup and most of the lanes just the left approach, one lane's not open, back to you. >> luf start, thanks mike. >>> up next, the president cashing in on the bay area again. the details of his latest fund raising trip coming up. >>> train carrying the body os of hundreds of people is on the move. latest overnight developments from ukraine, next. >>> nbc bay area is on twitter, weather updates, breaking news, and video of the latest big story. follow @nbc bay area on twitter now. >>> now to the latest on the malaysian airline plane crash. a train carrying ret mains of people who died in the crash is now in a city commed by the ukrainian government. it'll soon be

we begin with new details in the corruption case involving suspended state senator, leland ye. this morning, another central figure charged in the federal indictment appeared before a judge. nbc bay area's nannette miranda joins us live from san francisco with the latest on raymond "shrimp boy" chow. we know his attorney was probably going to ask that he be released on bail. what do we know, nannette? >> reporter: it's really no surprise that raymond "shrimp boy" chow has pleaded not guilty to the newest of charge, the racketeering charge. his attorney says chow now faces more than 200 counts and that he's not guilty of any of them. the always-colorful, tony sarah says there's no evidence that chow did any of the crimes related to the san francisco corruption case that netted more than two dozen arrests earlier this year. he suggests that that means the federal government case is weak. at the guidance of prosecutors, sarah says the grand jury would indict a ham sandwich on what they have and a bunch of charges are being brought to see what sticks. chow has been a chinatown gang

. >>> also, few details in the corruption case surrounding leland ye. this morning, the suspended state senator was back in court to answer to new very serious charge. nbc bay areas stephanie chuang live outside san francisco federal court. stephanie, ye continues to maintain his innocence. >> reporter: that's right. good morning to you, scott. you know, the defendant's state senator was joking and laughing with his attorney and some others in the hallway before the arraignment, seemed in good spirits. and we just 20 minutes ago caught him finally leaving the courthouse. he didn't have much to say. he did say this. >> just need to talk to my attorney and see where we go from there. >> reporter: so deferring to his attorney, again. not much to say. he was waiting in the courthouse to avoid media and cameras for his driver to pick him up and he exited very quickly again in just the last half hour. the same entrance and exit he went in. his attorney has not said anything on record about the case. now, in a charcoal grey suit, he appeared in front of the ju

it shows just how wide a net the fbi was casting when state senator leland yee was busted. kpix 5's phil matier joins us now. this is like a who's who, the feds are going after pretty big names in this case. >> reporter: it is. think of the movie ""american hustle"." the question is, just exactly who is being hustled? this fbi investigation cast a wide net far beyond just raymond "shrimp boy" chow and state senator leland yee who both now face criminal charges. according to lawyers familiar with the case, fbi undercover agents posing as developers and waving around money met with both oakland city council members and san francisco supervisors. and it wasn't just politicians. 49er great joe montana who has a multi-million dollar development plan down by the santa clara stadium, the new levi's stadium, was also approached by fbi agents. and now come word that the fbi sent agents to fundraisers, for san francisco mayor ed lee as well where they contributed $20,000 to his campaign. now, mayor ed lee's spokesman says they have no knowledge of these contributions and they have no

he alleged that leland yee took bribes in exchange for those who favored his contributors. one of the others is raymond ciao and they pled not guilty to the new -- guilty to the new charges. he solicited bribes and laundered money. his client has quote gone straight after spending time in prison, also for racketeering. >> do you understand when he was arrested he had 4 to $700 and he truly took in essence and poverty and served the community community. >> ciao's lawyers said he will fight the charges rather than take a deal or become an informant. >>> 49ers and the city of santa clara are getting ready for the first scoring event ever. a meeting will be held for the friday night and they have the new home of the 49ers. they have visited other stadium to see how game day is handled with tens of thousands of fans. >>> and standing room only for games, tickets will go on sale tuesday but you have to be part of the faithful 49 you can register for free but you have to do it on saturday. then you will have access topic kits on a first come service. >>> they may soon be putting t

rebels deny it fox news correspondent leland vitter joins us. so they deny it? here who he is behind, this long believed that the commanded by forces. acting as advisors but providing both tactical expertise and strategic guidance for moscow and from moscow. highly successful in shooting down ukrainian military planes, especially the last couple of days. about the same time the plane went down, separatist leader who goes by the name igor. this is a translation of the russian we have. we shot down a military transport plane and it says near the city of the donetsk people's republic. minutes after. that has been depleted -- deleted and posted. intelligence sources tell the united states pretty much without question the pro-russians have these types of pictures. there is pictures of them on social media with them. the u.s. has ruled out the possibility that the ukrainians. we often warn on here about the fog war. it appears the first words from the separatists may have been crafted at least in some part or another, they or at least someone close to them tried to sh

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leland joins us life from dc. >> just in the last couple of minutes around noontime there the train carrying some of the bodies of those who died into the crash that is a ukraine nan government controlled area. those bodies are going to be flown over the netherlands for identification. pro russian rebels turned over the black box. unclear what the black boxes are going to tell investigators that they don't already know or suspect making it more of a political and symbolic effort to the time line of flight 17. they hope having a sound of the recording from the explosion itself of that missile. the latest done comes from pictures of the wreckage. according to new york times the photographers took images of the records when shown experts provide clear evidence of a missile strike. they had high velocity shrapnel damage on the skin of the plane as further evidence of a shoot down of a russian made missile. that will the defense department says came from a village in the eastern ukraine at the time the shoot down was under rebel control. they are allowed access to the crash site. two shots the pl

>> reporter: a dozen homes evacuate some of those people are at leland high school. is at the very top with the home at the very end that evacuate it the video show you what a close call this was pure it ripe for the fire stopped take a look. all over this house right here. you can see that the fire is all over the deck and furniture here. needless to say this home was saved by a 78 year old woman here with her daughter one of the evacuees and very relieved that her daughter this afternoon, driving from san francisco her mother had at survived. my >> mom and sister were sitting at the kitchen table having lunch a helicopter came about 50 ft. over the home. my sister ran outside to see what was calling on. sure enough's she's got a huge amount of smoke and flames down the hill she ran inside and told my mom that they needed to evacuate. my sister to the twins were graft and placed inside the car. my mom was not going to evacuate an tushie necessarily are absolutely had to. >> reporter: that with a nervous laughter you heard because no one here is happy about all of th

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new charges filed in the federal corruption case against suspended state senator leland yee.he san francisco lawmaker now faces racketerring charges. a federal grand jury added the indictment today. acccusing yee of taking bribes in exchance for his votes in favor of several legislative bills, including one on medical marijuana. in march, yee was indicted on public corruption and arms dealing charges. the lawmaker was just one of 29 people indicted in a sweeping f-b-i investigation. investigators say a person found dead this morning in an apartment fire.appeared to be a hoarder. fire officials say the blaze parkmerced apartment building on chuma-sero drive. they say there were several small fires in a cluttered unit near the bottom of the building. one neighbor says she knew the victim well. she was a sweetheart had known her for over 25 years. it's unfortunate she was a great person. the woman who died appears to have been the only one in the unit. no other injuries were reported. coming up. two southern california women convicted in a deadly beating jailtime they could face

in washington, leland vitter, fox news. > a bitter family feud at a popular grocery chain is spilling over to its workers and gaining national attention. the battle has been brewing for decades, but things are getting more intense. two cousins are arthur 2 and arthur s have batting control over the market basket change. arthur t kept prices down, whether others say he paid across the national standard. last month he was fired. it led to boy cots in 71 stores and the chain is reportedly losing mills. >> other than my father, i have no more respect for a man that walks this earth than arthur for how he has treated me and all of you. arthur t has now offered to buy the supermarket chain from arthur s. the market basket board says it will seriously consider his proposal. a maryland cook thought he was out smarting police, but it didn't work. it ended leading them right to him n and it's all due to social media. anne arrundel county police have a new line on initiative called wanted wednesday. roger ired lain saw his face pop up on the facebook site. instead of keeping quiet he decided to

sean. >> and, leland, that you think. >>> and in the middle east clashes between hamas and israel forces continue at this hour. fox's own conor powell standing by with the very latest tonight. conor. >> reporter: sean, for the past few days we've seen growing fighting between hamas and israeli soldiers, but thousands of palestinians have taken israeli advice leaving that area taking shelter in u.n. facilities. but even those facilities today offered no safety. the fighting can be seen from a distance. inside the palestinian neighborhood civilians take shelter in u.n. schools like this one. hamas operates in the area, their flags are visible. with fighting intensifying, the u.n. said it tried to coordinate a window with israel for civilians to leave the area. it was never granted. just a few minutes ago a u.n. school just like this full of kids and refugees was hit by shelling. everybody here saying they are angry, there's nowhere safe, they want the international kmubt community to help. there are no reports of fighters inside the shelter. still, israeli shell destroyed the building, at

. >> good to see you leland. topping the news this hour, emotions boiling over amongst protesters in california as they continue the blockade of busloads of i am kbrants flooding into their city. we have a live report for you. >> growing outrage. this is the tape, violentily beating a woman on the side of the road. wait until you hear the response from the police. >>> after a bleak assessment from u.s. military adviser and growing concern about baghdad's ability to fend off rebels, what should america's role be going forward? >> but we begin with dueling sides of the immigration debate, will lawmakers act or continue to play the blame game. doug has the latest from our washington, d.c. bureau. >> chances are we are not going to see long-term action on immigration reform this year. john boehner signaled that last week in a statement when he said, quote, the american people and their elected officials don't trust him, meaning the president of the united states, to enforce the law as written. until that changes, it'

government added racketeering charges in the corruption case against suspended state senator leland yee and chinatown gangster raymond chow. chow's lawyer says it shows the government doesn't much of a case. >> one conviction of one count of racketeering carries a potential sentence of 20 years. >> for them to come out with a superseding indictment is essentially alleging the same facts as the original indictment is a sign of weakness in the prosecution. >> the racketeering charge not only ups the ante in terms of potential sentences, it also widens the scope of evidence that prosecutors can bring in. nearly 30 defendants are named in this corruption case. some of those people could end up taking a plea deal and end up testifying for the government. >>> rolling out the red carpet for public transit in san francisco. the sfmta is making the transit-only lanes red. right now only the bus and taxi lanes are marked but drivers are still using them all the time. the sfmta is hoping red pavement will send a message to drivers to steer clear. getting cars out of the transit lane is expected to

leland bitter has more. >> the only thing democrats and republicans agree on there's a problem. what needs to be done much less how to fix it or pay for it is a continuing battle. much discussion, president obama perhaps handling things with an executive order or drastically changing policy unilaterally. republicans in congress don't like that idea in the least. even in congress there are competing bills about how to fund various solutions. the president has asked for nearly $4 billion. senate democrats are willing to give him most of that. house republicans say they can solve the problem with thousands of illegal minors flooding across the southern border at a fraction of the cost. >> the american public wants us to have an orderly border. right now they are not seeing that. they are seeing chaos at the border. keep in mind president obama on june 30th sent a letter asking for money and a policy change. >> if the president wants to sit back and just continue to point fingers at other people he's the president of the united states. he could solve this problem today. >> now, of c

now is not exactly the time one wants to be counting on the va for anything. >> leland, thank you. welcome to washington. do you think pentagon is handling the issue appropriately? let me know at facebook.com/bret baier sr or on twitter @bret baier. you can use the #"special report." president obama tried to shift the focus to economy and small business. his critics don't give him the business over immigration. and the increasing crisis along the southern border. chief white house correspondent ed henry reports it was up to the president's advisers to play defense today. >> reporter: homeland security secretary jeh johnson was near the southern border in new mexico today with a message for illegal immigrants. >> we intend to send you back consistent with our laws and we're building additional capability to do that quicker and safely. >> reporter: while president obama decided against getting an up close look at the crisis. johnson visited an ad hoc detention fast for women and children fleeing central america and warned republicans if they don't pass the $3.7 billion request illega

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