. >> rob roth is examining the issue that put state senator leland yee at risk. first. >> robert handa live in santa clara where more materials were removed from the house today. robert? >> reporter: well, bomb squad has been cautiously testing and removing the explosive materials and a picture is developing about the suspect and what he kept inside his home a picture neighbors say keep getting more nerve- wracking. >> reporter: the scene was tense today at the home belonging to everett basham. san jose police bomb squad members used this trailer to remove five destructive devices today, took them to a site and blew them up, similar to tuesday night. this neighbor said this has the neighborhood shell shocked. >> when we heard the explosion it shocked everyone. >> reporter: how about now? >> yeah. we are still on our edge of our seat. >> reporter: investigators say today's bomb devices were more dangerous. >> unlike what they found earlier, which were incomplete, in the process of being completed and finished, these items were complete and ready to use. >> what pl

threat to kill state senator leland yee. first, though, we head to santa clara and the search of the suspect's home. ktvu's robert handa is there. what did they find today? >> reporter: well, the long painstaking search continues at this house today and even though details are coming out clowely, law enforcement -- slowly, law enforcement is finding dangerous material inside, including bombs ready to be used. >> reporter: bomb squad is examining the materials inside this home in santa clara. items are being tested before being removed. the bomb squad used this trailer to transport five devices away from the area where they were blown up, similar to tuesday night, captured on this surveillance video. today's devices were not just potentially dangerous. >> they were complete and ready to use. so that would be the difference. they were complete, ready to be implemented in whatever use he may have been planning. >> reporter: what everett basham he may have been planning to do is what investigators are trying to find out and what

. >>> apparently, he had it out for state senato leland yee. police say a santa clara man threatened to kill him and had the means to do it. the bomb squad is outside his santa clara home for the third day today and anne makovec reports from there. >> reporter: officers have been here all day long on humboldt avenue. the house is similar to that of a hoarder. >> we are still trying to make it through the house. >> reporter: so far they have found a lot of material that could be used to make bombs. our cameras spotted these liquid chemicals in the backyard this morning just as the bomb squad arrived with a specialized containment trick to take away an explosive device they found in the house. officers say they don't know what they will find next. >> every time you open anything and look, you take a deep breath, okay, here we go. keep goin. >> reporter: on tuesday night the bomb squad blew up some material. >> we are concerned. >> reporter: people who live in this quiet santa clara neighborhood watch it with amazement. >> we want to see the end o

the suspect headed out for state senator leland yee.ll the senator and from the looks of it he had the means to do so. police say the man turned a santa clara home into a bomb- making factory. kpix 5 reporter anne makovec is there this morning. >> reporter: officers are still discovering more bomb-making materials inside this house here behind me. and they are right now standing guard. they have been all night. yesterday, they found a usable bomb what they call a usable bomb and they are planning to bring in a special bomb containment trailer this morning to blow it up. here is the man behind all of this. 45-year-old effort basham. he was arrested tuesday for making a death threat against state senator leland yee. when officers searched the home of everett basham, they found assault weapons and those bomb- making tears, which they then detonated in the front yard as seen from a neighbor's security camera. it was yesterday that they found additional volatile materials. investigators say this man is a hoarder. his house is also covered in

. >>> new details on the assassination threat against state senator leland yee. the man who turned his home into a bomb-making factories sent an email to the senator detailing exactly how he was going to carry out his threat. kpix 5's len ramirez is at the suspect's house where the search for explosives is wrapping up. len. >> reporter: that's right. it's been a long week out here in santa clara. but allen, as you mentioned, that email threat that was allegedly sent by mr. basham to leland yee's office apparently detailed the how, when and the where that this attack would take place. the sender also indicated he had extensive sniper training perhaps not coincidentally one of the charges leveled against mr. basham today was for the unlawful possession of a very high-powered sniper rifle. >>> reporter: santa clara bomb plot suspect everett basham walked into court making small steps due to the shackles on his ankles, wrist and waist. after briefly sitting and the correcting the judge on the pronunciation of his name, basham appeared ready to make a statement and tr

going to hear later on this morning from the man that threat was allegedly targeting, state senator leland yee who brought forward a controversial bill to close a loophole in california's assault weapons ban. that may have upset basham and yee is holding a press conference at this office this morning. so we are expecting more officers here this morning. now, coming up in the next half hour, we are going to hear a very unusual endorsement for basham from somebody you might not expect steve wozniak of apple fame. for now live from the scene in santa clara, anne makovec, kpix 5. >>> the debate over drones in alameda county takes center stage today. the board of supervisors is considering a sheriff's department plan to use an unarmed remote-controlled aircraft. the drones would only be used in specific situations like hostage crises, searches and bomb threats. aclu worked with the sheriff's department on the guidelines but still opposes that program. >>> government report confirms corrosion is to blame for a massive fire at that chevron refinery in richmond this past august. government investigato

the suspect had it out for state senator leland yee.d his santa clara home into a bomb making factory. kiet do is there tonight. >> reporter: this is the closest that we've been able to get to the crime scene so far. this is the suspect's front yard where bomb techs earlier today dug a hole, dropped in some volatile chemicals and then blew it up. no telling what else they'll find inside the home a man neighbors describe as reclusive and sec entrick. who is everett basham? his profile is shaping up to that of a brilliant but troubled man. >> i didn't think the guy would make a bomb. it's pretty disconcerting. >> reporter: officers came to the home on humboldt avenue tuesday afternoon. after they say he made death threats to state senator leland yee over his push for more gun control. the s.w.a.t. team was on the lookout for booby traps and backed off. bomb techs then detonated unknown materials. investigators say they found more suspicious items. want house was so cluttered it'll take a nerve wracking three days to dig through it all. >>

basham was allegedly upset over state senator leland yee's proposed gun-control bills and e-mailed a death threat detailing how, when and where the assassination would take place. the 45-year-old apparently bragged about his extensive sniper training. basham's parents lived nearby but declined an interview. >> people have been saying a lot of things about your son. >> reporter: he's been described as a brilliant engineer, albeit one who walked around in military fatigues and put a half dozen security cameras on his roof. the chp is confident they found everything. >> it's a huge sigh of relief. i got to take a deep breath. okay. we were able to fill our obligation. i'm excited to tell the neighbors, everything is good. >> reporter: and so pretty much everything that they have gathered this week is inside this truck. they have a couple more items to process. and they say they should be out of here finally by tomorrow. basham should enter a plea by thursday. live in santa clara, kiet do, kpix 5 news. >>> the manhunt is over. now the money demands. >>> my phone call put an end, directly

police say a santa clara man accused of threatening to kill state senator leland yee had homemade bombs. the bomb squad has been removing hazardous materials from the home on humboldt avenue for days. and kpix 5 reporter len ramirez tells us, they are not done yet. len. >> reporter: they are just wrapping up for the evening but what they announced today, what investigators announced today is a potential game changer in this case. they say that they not only found the precursors and 8ments of making a bomb, but as you mentioned ready to detonate bombs. >>> reporter: the painstaking and potentially dangerous search of a silicon valley engineer's cluttered home on humboldt avenue is yielding an assortment of chemicals and components that make bomb technicians nervous. >> hopefully no more substances pop up. >> reporter: they found a lot mr. bush. -- they found a lot already. our kpix 5 camera spotted stashes of chemicals and containers including nitric acid stacked up in the backyard of the home this morning but hostess every disturbing to investigators, finding what they described as a ha

revealed that everett basham allegedly threatened to assassinate state senator leland yee over his proposed. yee says the threat came 4 weeks ago via an email that investigators were able to trace to basham. he stated that he was a trained sniper and his email specific way certain weapons that he possessed and kill me everett basham is expected to be arraigned tomorrow afternoon for making a threat against a public offic1al as well as for a number of other charges related to the illegal items seized at his home. maureen kelly kron4 news elementary school is suppose to be the place where we mold our children into model citizens that's the preciption this chalk up was shot on the school grounds. the victim's mother had this to say who is ever responsible. >> please, turn yourself and my baby did not deserve that. >> and the san leandro, a haazig madyun kron 4. >> in san francisco, the $1 billion anti-violence to a large crowd with attention to women who are victims of domestic violence. the organizers say that one in the three women will be beaten/rate. some participants are former victim's,

basham was allegedly upset over state senator leland yee's gun control bills and e-mailed a death threat detailing how, when and where the assassination would take place. the 45-year-old apparently bragged about his extensive sniper training. >>> if convicted on all counts, his maximum time is about 12 years, eight months. >>reporter: basham's parents live nearby but declined an on- camera interview and then shut off the porch light. people have been saying a lot of things about your son. basham has been described as a brilliant engineer, albeit one that walked around in military fatigues and put a security camera on his roof. after an intense week of combing for bombs, chp says they found everything. >> i got to take a deep breath, okay, we were able to fill our obligation and i'm excited to tell the neighbors everything is good. >>reporter: in santa clarita, kit goh, kpix5. >> authorities have a few more items of evidence to process before finally heading out of that neighborhood today. basham is expected to enter a plea by thursday. >>> new this morning, three teenagers have major inj

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. >>> the man accused of making death threats against leland yee made his first court appearance today in san jose. bashum is facing 10 charges. investigators spent three days searching his home. they found weapons and bomb making material. bashum is due back in court february 24th to make a plea. >>> a s.w.a.t. team entered an apartment on shatuck avenue and found it was empty. it all began at 12:30 this afternoon when a vehicle pulled up on west mcarthur. someone in the car opened fire wounding a man. officers tracked the car to the 1600 block of shatuck. they officers say they thought a second person was barricaded. the person shot earlier today is expected to survive. >>> a passenger on board that carnival cruise ship filed a lawsuit today. amber lee has stories from people here in california. >> reporter: home sweet home is how passengers of the carnival cruise ship are feeling tonight. pena rushed to the arms of relatives. she is surprised as the welcome. >> i'm not even sure i was expecting it, but i should have been. i'm just glad to be home. >> reporter: the engine fire knocke

today leland yee is asking for some action. >> there needs to be some suspension. i think the one day suspension is enough to show that it is not okay. crab led the bear's come back in eventual lee. montgomery was unapologetic says the shove quote worked didn't it. but later in a statement he said while my intent was to motivate our student athlete, but actions were inappropriate and i apologize for my actions. the pac12 reprimanded coach montgomery. there are reports that coach montgomery was involved in a similar incident and this time the coach should be punished. reporting live here at the uc berkeley campus. amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more details now this isn't the first such controversy for the cal basketball program. in 1993, the school's athletic director was fired. >>> police say there were called to a homeless encampment near the food next door on industrial parkway about 6:30 this evening. officers say that's where they discovered the woman's body. one woman said she was known as deedee or hope. at this point they have not determined a cause of

. >>> the man accused of making death threats against leland yee made his first court appearance today in san jose. bashum is facing 10 charges. investigators spent three days searching his home. they found weapons and bomb making material. bashum is due back in court february 24th to make a plea. >>> a s.w.a.t. team entered an apartment on shatuck avenue and found it was empty. it all began at 12:30 this afternoon when a vehicle pulled up on west mcarthur. someone in the car opened fire wounding a man. officers tracked the car to the 1600 block of shatuck. they officers say they thought a second person was barricaded. the person shot earlier today is expected to survive. >>> a passenger on board that carnival cruise ship filed a lawsuit today. amber lee has stories from people here in california. >> reporter: home sweet home is how passengers of the carnival cruise ship are feeling tonight. pena rushed to the arms of relatives. she is surprised as the welcome. >> i'm not even sure i was expecting it, but i should have been. i'm just glad to be home. >> reporter: the engine fire knocke

today leland yee is asking for some action. >> there needs to be some suspension. i think the one day suspension is enough to show that it is not okay. crab led the bear's come back in eventual lee. montgomery was unapologetic says the shove quote worked didn't it. but later in a statement he said while my intent was to motivate our student athlete, but actions were inappropriate and i apologize for my actions. the pac12 reprimanded coach montgomery. there are reports that coach montgomery was involved in a similar incident and this time the coach should be punished. reporting live here at the uc berkeley campus. amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more details now this isn't the first such controversy for the cal basketball program. in 1993, the school's athletic director was fired. >>> police say there were called to a homeless encampment near the food next door on industrial parkway about 6:30 this evening. officers say that's where they discovered the woman's body. one woman said she was known as deedee or hope. at this point they have not determined a cause of

he was charged with ten felonies including the alleged threats he made against state senator leland yee among other counts. the district attorney's office declined to provide details saying the law enforcement reports have now been sealed by the court. >> i can understand the public's concern in this case, it's an unusual case. however due to the early stage that we're at there's not a lot of information i can give. >> reporter: if convicted basham faces almost 13 years behind bars. basham sat listening intently and neighbors we talked to say they're still puzzled about the quiet guy who kept to himself. >> obviously he's not as nice as he seems. or that his face shows. it's surprising. i think it's pretty sick, pretty sad. >> reporter: basham returns to court february 21st to enter a plea and a bail hearing. coming up at 6 more on the court case and about the search that's about to wrap up at his home. robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >> the woman charged with being an accessory in a deadly home invasion has pleaded not guilty. 22-year-old raven dixon is a prostitute who supplied inf

now state senator leland yee is calling for his suspension and the pac 12 has reprimand him. the senator is calling on the university to suspend him for at least one game. >> iowa's governor is coming to california today in an effort to lure companies to relocate to the heart land and says he will meet with businesses that have a presence in iowa and those he would like to attract. he will not name which companies he is actively courting. governor brown was critical of a similar move by texas governor perry who reportedly did not make much headway in trying to lure companies away. >> we are a day appear from robin roberts' return to "good morning america" and we will chat with her colleagues. >> coming up, first, back behind bars, the violation landing "hummer mom" would went to jail for having sex with underage boys, what is causing her to be behind bars again? >> a live look outside our camera showing the embarcardero and you can seat rain has started in parts of the bay area with light rain to begin. >> we are back. this is the san mateo bridge. we have a light shower fall

leland yee spoke out today about the menacing email he received.ys he was targeted because of his gun control legislation. just four weeks ago, i year received an e-mail detailing a rather explicit threat on my life. the author of that particular e-mails specifically stated that if i did not cease efforts to deal with gun violence, that he would assassinate me. in a or around the capital. he said that he was a trained sniper. with a detailed and specific we with certain weapons that he would possess and exactly how he was going to kill me. not at this threat, or any other threat is going to deter me from issuing gun violence or dealing with gun violence >> pam: yee's legislation would close the loophole, which allows the sale of weapons with magazines that can be reloaded quickly. using a simple button. here you can see the man investigators say, is the author of that email. everett basham will be arraigned tomorrow afternoon for threatening a public official for the explosive material found at his home. a large crowd of people gathered outside of

state senator leland yee is calling for a one-game suspension.ppen again and other uc-berkeley proves are criticizing coach montgomery for being a bad sport and bad example. >> coaches, teachers, parents, adults have a responsibility to demonstrate how even under the greatest of pressure, you cannot resort to shoving, hitting, punching, throwing chairs and what have you. it's unacceptable. >> reporter: the player spoke out after the game and isn't being too hard on the coach. he said, everything's fine. it's under the bridge. he's my coach. no hard feelings. we're just going to keep moving on. there are indications that the coach could face even more discipline. again, he holds his weekly press conference today where he is expected to take questions about the incident that happened over the weekend. live in berkeley, elissa harrington, kpix 5. >>> there are extra patrols on the uc-santa cruz after a rape. a forum on violence on campus will be held overnight. the victim is out of the hospital and provided detailed information about the suspects. t

state senator leland yee wants him benched for a game.ldn't happen again and some other uc-berkeley staff are criticizing him for being a bad sport and bad example. >> coach, teachers, parents, adults have a responsibility to demonstrate how even under the greatest of pressure you cannot resort to shoving, hitting, punching, throwing chairs and what have you. it's simply unacceptable. >> reporter: the shoved player crabbe had to be restrained by his teammates after the incident but later brushed it off. after the game, he said, "everything is fine. it's under the bridge, he's my coach. no hard feelings. we're just going try to keep moving on." what happens next is that coach montgomery has his weekly press conference today and you can bet he is going to be asked about what happened on sunday. again, no punishment has been announced but there are indications that he could face some more discipline. in berkeley, elissa harrington, kpix 5. >> thank you. >>> there are extra patrols at the uc-santa cruz campus after a rapist attacked a woman o

who received the threat which prompted basham's arrest and the search of basham's home tuesday leland yee says basham sent an email expressing anger about a gun control bill he authored. >> when you start reading the email, it really outlines step by step as to how they were going to stalk you, how they were going to then put a gun on their sight and at you and then how they were going to pull the trigger and blow you away. >> it would ban gunmakers from selling weapons with magazines that can quickly be replaced by using a simple button. a state senate committee is expected to hold a hearing on it in just the next few weeks. >>> coming up, filibuster or not? will secretary of defense nominee chuck hagel finally get a vote? >> plus, new details about a slain murder suspect christopher dorner. why an ex-girlfriend said she always feared for her life. >> and turning the tables. what happens when a knife- wielding robber targets the wrong convenience store? coming up. (woman) 3 days of walking to give a breast cancer survivor a lifetime-- that's definitely a fair trade. it was such a beautif

accused of sending death threats to state senator leland yee. he is facing possible charges of threatening a public official and various crimes related to the explosives and firearms. some of these chemicals require registration with the department of homeland security. but ways to get around the rules are readily available on the internet. so how did basham get them? >> i was asking myself the same question. i was in this before. read about it. but yeah, it's a great question. you know, the big question too is that we're here to answer is, you know, are they going to be here when they're done? the answer is no. >> the other question he didn't kill anybody. so will the charges that are now against him be enough to keep a man who could be a real potential threat to society off the streets for very long? that's the question for the justice system. and that process starts again at 1:30 this afternoon. live in santa clara, anne makovec, kpix 5. >> senator yee sat down with kpix 5 yesterday talking about the email threat he received allegedly from ev

the santa clara man accused of making death threats against state senator leland yee is arrested and what was shocking what was found in his house. what did they find? >> reporter: they found evidence related to the threat, but they did not thankfully find any more explosives at the home. did he not enter a plea, he faces ten felonies, he is accused of making a death threat gently land yee regarding the gun control efforts. the 45-year-old man shuffled into the courtroom wearing ankle chains and handcuffs. he appeared very timid. he faces a long list of charges. from making threats to making explosive devices. he is also accused of having several -- several is assault weapons and a long-range high-powered rifle found in his santa clara home. >> he is charged with three assault weapons that are illegal. and in addition to that, he is charged with two counts of forgery of a government i.d. >> reporter: for the third full day, investigators scoured the home looking for evidence linking him to threats against senator yee and more explosives, they had already discovered a handful of useab

investigators will be back the scene home of the man who threatened to assassinate state senator leland yee. a device was taken from the home and detonated at a remote site. the suspect is 45-year-old everett basham is due in court today. officers arrested him on tuesday for threatening a state official. he is charged with illegal weapons. the senator yee spoke of the case yesterday saying he received an e-mail a month ago threat being assassination if he did not stop pushing for gun control legislation. authorities in sonoma are looking for a man who may have robbed three banks, two in less than an hour. police say a man walked into the u.s. bank branch inside the safe s way on commerce boulevard yesterday and demanded money from the teller and left. 45 minutes later a man robbed a bank at safeway and the suspect acted if he was amended but never showed a weapon. witnesses description match add suspect from a hold up at a chase bank two weeks ago, hispanic, between 5' 4" and 5' 6" with bleached hair. there is a $25,000 reward if capture. >> be prepared for delays if you travel through san

denied bail today for a man accused of possessing a cash of explosives and threatening the life of leland yee. bashum of santa clara did not enter a plea. he is charged with ten felonies including 10 counts of illegally possessing bomb making equipment and a count of making threats. >>> crews are removing a fallen crane. we were the first to show you the accident right after it happened and consumer editor tom vacar was the first reporter on the scene. he joins us now from treasure island with the role that crane played in the bay bridge construction project, tom -- >> reporter: first thing we want to do is go the video we shot here within the last hour or so. what you're seeing is because there was no one hurt or injured or killed the people that were actually responsible for clearing this up were able to get right into it. and to immediately start cutting up the metal which was already sitting on the barge making fairly quick work of it. as a result a lot of work has already been done in fact, a lot of the falling metal has already been hauled away. but plenty of metal still hangs over head

investigators say basham is an engineer who sent an e-mail threat to state senator leland yee over gun control legislation that that senator sponsored. this morning, the senator saying the e-mail contained very specific threats on his life. >> this threat was unlike any other that i have ever received. this was not a racist ranting or deriding my culture and my heritage. but instead it was a rather deliberate and specific set of behaviors that he was going to engage in order to accomplish his particular goal. >> officers originally discovered those explosives in basham's home on tuesday. that's when he was arrested. a bomb squad then detonated some of those explosives tuesday night. >>> the man behind one of the most inspirational stories of the london summer olympics is now charged with murder. oscar pistorius faces his first court hearing tomorrow after his girlfriend was found shot to death inside his home this morning. we get the latest now from nbc's rohih catru. >> reporter: the details of precisely what took place in the early hours of this morning are still emerging. but what's

leland yee confirmed that he received a death threat through an e-mail. the author of the e-mail said if he did not try to stop ending legislation to end violence he would be assassinated in or around the capitol. >> he stated that he was a trained sniper and his e-mail details in a rather specific way certain weapons that he possessed and exactly how he was going to kill me. >> reporter: yee said he immediately reported it to senate sergeants who turned it over to the chp, the agency responsible for protecting state officials. the team from the chp is from sacramento here and they tell me they will be here as long as it takes. again, they are doing a thorough search for more explosives and evidence and they don't want to rush it. they could be here on humboldt avenue which is just around the corner from santa clara high school, all day. janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, janine. >>> the san jose man accused of plotting to blow up an oakland bank building made his first court appearance this morning. mathew aaron lonasia did not enter a

basham was charged with 10 felonies including the alleged threats he made against state senator leland yee and possessing destructive devices, materials to make explosives, assault weapons, a high powered rifle. the district attorney's office declined to provide des saying law enforcement reports have been sealed by the court. basham is being held without bail and the prosecutor wants to keep it that way. >> our position is that we would seek no bail or high bail. due to the public safety. >> reporter: while the investigation is still in its early stages the search will essentially end tonight. they continue to withhold details except to say they have more evidence. neighbors say they're relieved the ordeal is ending. >> i'm glad they caught him. i'm glad he's in jail. i'm glad it's going to end soon to give a little peace to folks in the neighborhood. >> reporter: basham returns to court february 21st to enter a plea and for a bail hearing. if convicted basham faces almost 13 years behind bars. robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >> detectives investigating a routine fraud arrest at palo a

expected in court today, the santa clara man accused of making death threats against state senator leland yee. yee says basham sent him an e-mail threatening to kill him if he did not stop his efforts against gun violence. chp officers say when they searched basham's home, they found dangerous materials used to make explosives. >>> we have new details this morning surrounding a deadly shooting and a car crash in las vegas that completely shuts down the busiest part of that famous strip. we're now learning the intersection featuring caesar's palace and the bellagio will be shut down for most of the day. there was a shootout between two vehicles. police say a maserati and a black suv were stopped at a red light when somebody started firing a gun. the two cars then sped through the red light. the maserati slammed into a taxi. the taxi burst into flames instantly killing a passenger and that driver. and that started a chain reaction. ended with five cars involved. police say the black suv involved in that shooting managed just to speed away. >>> olympian oscar pistorius will return to court tomor

. >>> leland yee describes for the first time the death threat made against him by a man in santa clara. on monday, investigators found dangerous materials used to make explosives at the home of cedric basham. he was making a threat to a public official. yee says he received the threat via e-mail last month. >> the author of that threat stated if i did not cease our efforts to deal with gun violence, that he would assassinate me in or around the capitol. >> basham, who at one point worked with steve wozniak, is also accused of illegally possessing a weapon in his car in sunnyvale. >>> necessity may be the mother of invention. but it may be the father, too. two bay area dads who do not want to see a newtown school massacre happen here, have come up with their own plans of action. george kiriyama joins us live from palo alto with how cash and guns in this case go together, george. >> that's right. we've seen gun buybacks before. but this one is happening because of two passionate fathers. they both don't want to see their children or community hurt. >> the event makes you sick to your sto

the man who lives there is under arrest because of a death threat against state senator leland yee. >ementary school in san leandro is closed today for a homicide investigation. a man was shot to death at the school about 9:00 last night. >>> and crestmoor elementary school in san bruno is closing because of low enrollment and budget cuts. the school board making that decision last night. got your traffic and weather on this valentine's day coming up. >>> good morning. let's go to the bay bridge toll plaza. kind of an erie commute this morning. look at the fog blanketing the toll plaza. we have a dense fog advisory in effect this morning, backed up into the macarthur maze. an earlier fender-bender is cleared near the pay gates. sunshine here westbound 237. a little slow-and-go leaving milpitas from about 880 out towards zanker road. with more on our forecast and flowers here's lawrence. >> we are at the flower market in san francisco. we have a lot of sunshine coming our way but we have to go through the fog and low clouds this morning, thick especially in the north bay. temperatures

a santa clara man is due in court today accused of making threats against state senator leland yee.inue to find more explosive devices. >>> delays are expected to be longer than usual this weekend at the san francisco airport. it's because of an ongoing construction project to bring the runways up to federal standards. one runway will be closed from 10 p.m. tonight until 8 a.m. monday. and it will mainly affect arriving flights from cities within a two-hour radius. stay with us, traffic and weather in just a moment. >>> good morning. we were watching a possible accident northbound 880 approaching oak street. if it was there at all it looks like it's already cleared but it looks like traffic is stacked up any way. this usually is right around the time we start to see slowing from the oakland coliseum towards the downtown oakland exits. southbound is moving fine. san mateo bridge traffic moving at the limit both directions out over the high-rise. and a quick check of our maps, southbound 101 approaching madera boulevard. we have an accident there blocking one lane. slow going right no

basham's home began on tuesday when he was arrested in connection with threats against state senator leland yee. >> when you start reading the email, it really outlines step by step as to how they were going to stalk you, how they were going to then put a gun on their sight and at you and then how they were going to pull the tricker and blow you away. >> -- pull the trigger and blow you away. >> he said the email expressed anger about a gun control bill he authored to ban gunmakers from selling weapons with magazines that can be replaced by using a button. the state senate committee is expected to hold a hearing on it soon. >>> the mother of an 18-year- old shot to death at an east bay school is making a plea for the gunman to turn himself in. family and friends of trevion foster are heartbroken over his death. wednesday night, this happened. police say foster was playing dice at hillside elementary school in san leandro just before 9:00 at night when shots rang out. foster's mother believes he knew the killer. >> please, turn yourself in because my baby did not deserve that. he didn't deserve

it's the home of 45-year-old man under arrest for threats against senator leland yee, angry for the senator'so close loopholes in gun laws. they are worried about booby traps in the home. neighbors are also concerned. officers have already detonated some explosives in the home. senator yee is not backing down. he wrote on facebook, thanks everyone for your words

that's how san francisco state senator leland yee is the describing the death threat made against himthat threat led to the arrest of a santa clara man after they found explosive devices in his home. on monday, investigators discovered dangerous materials used to make explosives and detonated them in the front yard of everitt bashham's home. he says he received that threat by maile four weeks ago. >> the author of that particular e-mail specifically stated that if i did not cease our efforts to deal with gun violence, that he would assassinate me in or around the capitol. >> basham is accused of illegally poe seszing a concealed loaded fireman in his car. today the san jose police department's bomb squad use

state senator leland yee wants coach mike montgomery suspended for the incident. you can see montgomery shoving alan crab during sunday night's game. crab upset there and wanted to go after the coach. montgomery eventually issued an apology yesterday saying his behavior was inappropriate. the pac 12 says it reprimanded montgomery. state senator yee says he wants montgomery suspended for one game. state's men's basketball coach says he's not been fired. he confirmed with the bay area news group -- this happened late last night. he says he's still the spartans head coach. an internet report said they were dismissed effective immediately. the spartans not a very good season. lost ten consecutive games and won only four conference games over the past two years. >>> speaking of losing streaks, warriors return from the all-star break trying to snap their skid. golden state lost five games in a row. the last win on february 2nd. they are in utah tonight playing the jazz. tip-off is 6:00 p.m. meantime, sharks back in action tonight playing in st. louis against the blues.

i also want to recognize the three state senators, senator de leon, state senator leland yee and state senator ted gains, all three of which are sponsoring some five different pieces of state legislation aimed at banning assault weapons and munitions, getting higher levels of background checks and registries, and also i think senator gains is attempting to also make sure that those that have backgrounds of mental health challenges are lifetime bans of possessing these weapons. again, in an attempt to do what we can. in san francisco, we tried to ban assault weapons some years ago. we were unsuccessful in the courts in being able to do so. we are going to renew these efforts in light of the sandy hook sentiment and i know there's just a higher level of sentiment that causes us to focus even more on what we can do locally. in fact, this higher level of sentiment, as you'll hear from the police chief, has even caused one of the highest rates of gun return. certainly we paid some money for that, but he's going to tell you there are some individuals out there, in light of sandy hook, that r

. >>> now, as len mentioned, the target of everett basham's anger was state senator leland yee. since last year, y ee pushed gun control legislation, a ban on the bullet button. senator yee took up the cause after watching a kpix 5 report on the loophole in the law which allows the tip of a bullet to be used to quickly detach magazines on high powered rifles. in an exclusive one on one interview today, senator yee told us earlier threats were taken seriously, but none was as specific and scary as this one. >> not only, you know, for myself, but for my staff and, you know, for my family, because you don't know where it's going to come from and who knows who is standing next to you, who may stand accidentally in front of you and take the bullet. so it's pretty frightening. >> coming up at 6:00, more on why senator yee says this threat on his life is a perfect example of why his assault weapons ban is needed. >>> developing news in the east bay. investigators spent the day combing a schoolyard for evidence in a murder case. the victim, a rising football star shot while hanging out

. >> reporter: state senator leland yee's office has confirmed that yes, it was him that got those threatst week in connection with proposed gun control laws that he introduced a couple of weeks ago. the threat was signed with a different name from the suspect, not unusual. they didn't say how they were able to trace the suspect to the home in santa clara. smoking of the home, here's a live look at it here. -- speaking. home, here's a live look at it here. look at the roof. you have about half dozen security cameras up there and antennae. neighbors say he told them he used the radio equipment to talk to people in the mountains. take a look at some of the items they found today an assault rifle among them. they found more explosive devices. bomb techs were going to detonate some today but will change their minds and wait to bring in a explosive containment sphere tomorrow not wanting to detonate them in the open air. we have surveillance video of the first detonation crews that dug a hole in the front yard dropped materials inside filled it up with sandbags and blew it up. the crews on scen

leland yee says montgomery deserves to be benched for a game. >>> the city of san jose is reversing a decision to turn off streetlights in many areas. 900 streetlights have been turned off saving the city nearly $100,000 a year in energy bills. it was mostly lights out on main arteries in the city but the blackouts led to problems especially in alum rock. >> we have seen a rise in graffiti in certain areas, a lot of property crime. one thing that the streets are relying on is lights from the property. that's, you know, not acceptable. we need streetlights to get turned back on. >> the city council just approved funding to turn all the lights back on at a rate of about 200 lights per month. >>> other bay area headlines, tonight the oakland city council is expected to decide whether to pay for more help from the california highway patrol. the city administrators wants to spends $162,000 or chp patrols in march and april putting 10 chp officers on the streets. the chp has been helping patrol oakland since november out of the chp's own budget. >>> the drakes bay oyster company is making a

senate bill 2 19 sponsored by leland yee extends the double fine zones that were established in 2008 to make them permanent. and since the establishment of the double fine zone, deadly accidents have dropped by about 75% along these busy routes. this bill is also supported by the california alliance of retired americans because they, seniors and people with disabilities know that this will help protect seniors and their families. there is so much more work we can do in san francisco, but the board of supervisors i believe should voice its strong support for important legislation like this to support pedestrian safety. also, especially given supervisor kim's comments about the tragic death of a child and the families in treasure island, i'm working also on a number of richmond district fires and i know that others from other supervisors have fires in their district. but i'm calling for a hearing on our city's responsiveness to the needs of fire victims after displacing residential fires. every year san francisco suffers multiple fires that destroy property and result in the displaceme

. >> leland yee spoke out about the missing e-mail received.aid he was targeted because of the gun- control legislation. >> he spoke of certain weapons he possessed and exactly how he was going to kill me. mondays deter me from addressing the critical issues surrounding gun violence. >> yees legislation would close the loophole, which allows the sales of weapons with magazines that can be reloaded quickly using a simple button. >> here you can see the man the investigation says is the author of the e-mail. everett bashman will be arraigned later this afternoon for threading a public official for the explosive material found at his home. >> a candlelight vigil at memorial was held for the 18 year-old man who was killed outside hillside elementary in san leandro . trevion foster. >> police say the victim was killed it wednesday night apparently over a dice game. >> family and friends lit candles and sidecar three foster. most who attended the vigil described foster as a good person. >> police are continuing their investigation into the incident.

that the state senator targeted is leland yee.nts part of san francisco and most of san mateo county. >> reporter:when police searched basham's santa clara home, they found explosives. the bomb squad was called out to detonate those explosives. this is surveillance video of the detonation. kron 4's scott rates has a look at the scene. neighbors here telling me tonight they always suspected something was strange was going in this home, here's why you can see several different cameras, all over the front of basham's home and then these strange antenna's yesterday the c.h.p arresting this man, 45- year-old evertt basham - after serving a search warrant on his, they found several explosives, and hazardous martial, i talked to neighbors, and the c.h.p and asked them this and the bomb squad is done for tonight, they will be back tomorrow moring, you can see the sand bags on the lawn, the chp telling me this is where they plan on detonating the rest of the hazardous martial they pulled out of . home in santa clara scott rates. kron 4 new