he raised campaign money for leland yee and charged with murder for hire. our coverage continues on www.ktvu.com. read the indictment by the grand jury. look for it under hot topics. >>> a hearing delayed for tuesday for two sisters accused of child abuse at their preschool. they were in court for arraignment but the judge continued the arraignment till april 8. investigators say they wrapped babies so tightly they couldn't move and had trouble breathing. some babies were held down with restraints over blankets. >>> the ranks of the oakland police department rose by safety today as the latest class was sworn in. >> the ceremony this morning at the temple saw 47 new officers join the force. that is the largest class ever. officials say they are diverse with half of today's grads speaking a second language. >> this is extremely exciting. this is good. great to be a part of these. always a good thing. to pin badges on new cops is a great feeling. >> it boost as number of sworn officers to 659. they plan for two more classes this year. which could boost it to 7

a federal grand jury has indicted state senator leland yee and 28 other defendants on a wide range ofharges, including money laundering, firearms trafficking and public corruption. if convicted, yee could face 125 years in prison and more than $1 million in fines. other suspects, including reputed gang leader raymond "shrimp boy" chow and former san francisco school board president keith jackson were charged with murder-for-hire, drug trafficking and other crimes. meanwhile, concerns are being raised among asian americans about public perceptions of their community. joining me now to discuss the latest developments are linda yee, kpix reporter, and josh richman, bay area news group political reporter. josh, i know you read the indictment. what's new in it? >> well, there's one new charge for state senator leland yee. they added a conspiracy charge to go with the six bribery charges that were already filed against him in the criminal complaint that prosecutors had put in last week. and then, of course, there's that final conspiracy to commit arms trafficking charge, which has gotten a

leland yee, today we got a look at the indictment targeting leland yee and his 28 co- defendants. ktvu's david stevenson joins us now with the new details on the trial and the judge assigned to the case. >> that judge has a personal tie to the u.s. supreme court and some defendants could be jockeying to cut a deal and avoid trial. >> the trial of california state senator leland yee, former san francisco school board president keith jackson and raymond "shrimp boy" chow is slated to be heard by u.s. district judge who brings his own connections to the court. >> he is from san francisco. he is a local. has a reputation for fair mindedness. >> reporter: they are among 29 defendants in the federal grand jury indictment released today. >> there appeared to be new defendants in the case. the heart of the allegations is the same. >> i am the man they calls the shot. >> reporter: the investigation targeted raymond chow but soon included keith jackson. >> the key is to have him trust the first under cover agent. once he trusts the agent he introduces him to other people. >> the charges ran

about a dozen of yu's friends came to show support. >> i know he should have known better. >>> leland yee said he told authority that is he had heard extortion allegations against ed yu. now that yee himself has been arrested on corruption charges, yee's attorneys called his comments outrageous. he made a statement in a recent interview with amber lee. >> reporter: ed yu's attorney describes the former san francisco supervisor as a property jay -- protegee of yu. yu recently finished serving nearly five years in federal prison. he faces another six months in county jail for perjury. but his attorney now says that yu is eligible for home detention. attorney stewart hamlin says yu fits the criteria because he committed nonviolent crimes. the judge may order yu to perform community service. yu wants to resume running his family's flower shop in china town. >> you change. time in prison will change any of us. >> reporter: yu has not spoken publicly since his fall. >> probably the biggest political scandal in san francisco. it really hurt it is imagine of all politicians. >> reporter: jim roth

. >>> and a former school board president suspected with working with leland yee returns to a federal court today. >>> a very brief break in the rain this morning as the bay area received more scattered showers. this is a live look toward walnut creek. looks like mt. diablo there. quite a few gray clouds. afternoon. i'm tori campbell. we have team coverage of the storm with janine de la vega who has been out in the wet weather all morning. we begin with steve paulson tracking the rain and even more thunderstorms possible, hail on the way. >> absolute little. it's been a rather busy morning. it will continue to get busier here in the afternoon. a line is forming along the san mateo coast. i will get a closer look at it. half moon bay. let's take a trip around. it let up around hercules, crockett, pin noel, rodeo, thunder and lightning in benicia. and just coming over san pablo bay, maybe a little bit of hail. general rain out to the east bay, approaching. south san francisco heading to oakland and hayward, probably on the san mateo ridge and near half moon bay. that's the biggest activ

suspended state senator leland yee. will be arraigned in federal court this morning. yee faces six counts of scheming to defraud citizens. among other charges. kron four's terisa estacio joins us live from the federal courthouse in san francisco. the senator is out on bail at this point. court resumes at 930. harris and francisco terisa estacio kron4 news. >>: >>darya: still no word on what started the raging fire that destroyed one san jose home and damaged two others near the westgate mall monday. take a look at the flames in this is video from our helicopter partnership with abc 7 news. that fire brok out just before three.on mossbrook circle near the san jose - cambell border.in a community of historic homes. nobody was hurt. but the fire was so hot it melted the cap off a gas meter.which added natural gas to fuel the flames. p-g-and-e crews capped that damaged gas meter. and firefighters stayed late into the night to manage any hot spots. a wild celebration at the university of connecticut last night. as thousands of fans poured out into the streets after the team

. >> happening today state senator leland yee of san francisco expected to be arraigned on federal grand jury indictment charges including fraud and gun and drug trafficking. >> hackers are a wiley bunch. >> a big change at atms across the country could create an express lane for hackers into your bank account. from across the bay to around the world, the stories that matter on "kpix 5 news this morning." >>> your realtime captioner is linda macdonald. >>> good morning. tuesday is here, it's april 8. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm michelle griego michelle griego. time now is 6:00. let's check in with liz for a check on our morning commute. >> thanks, guys. there was some confusion in our last report about whether the metering lights on. they are officially on now at 5:57 they switched them on so delays have really begun heading into san francisco. it's backed up beyond the first overcrossing in the busiest lanes and, of course, the delays will continue to grow. there is that giants game later on this afternoon. so expect some extra traffic tie-ups trying to get into the city throughout the

jackson is accused of being the middleman between raymond "shrimp boy" chow and state senator leland yee. chow is a well-known chinatown figure with a lengthy criminal past. yee one of the bay area's most prominent politicians who was running for secretary of state. according to the indictment jackson was link between the two, accused of bribery schemes, drug distribution, organization of international arms deals and helping arrange a proposed murder-for-hire. the fbi says it was all part of the multi-year undercover sting. now, most of the defendants in this case will be back in court next tuesday as well including leland yee. that is going to be an arraignment on some expected grand jury indictments. so that could shed more light on this case. again, as for keith jackson, we'll find out between now and 5 p.m. if he will indeed walk free tonight. live in san francisco, anne makovec, kpix 5. >> thank you. >>> meanwhile state senator leland yee's sacramento office is back open a week after he was arrested in that corruption scandal. his staff members are actually employees of the senate s

kpix 5 reporter mark kelly is at the federal courthouse in san francisco where state senator leland yee and others are due in court today. mark. >> reporter: michelle, they are due in court for arraignment this morning. these are really the big fish in this case. another thing we are' really expecting to see today is some pleas from these defendants. now, they include as you said state senator leland yee, also former san francisco school board president keith jackson, raymond "shrimp boy" chow, and about 18 other defendants are going to go before a u.s. magistrate joseph spiro this morning. so the indictment handed down friday alleges public corruption and gun running charges including evidence from an undercover fbi agent. it says as recently as march 11, the defendants medical to discuss purchasing weapons from [ indiscernible ] to import into the u.s. a legal expert says he thinks these charges and these defendants are just a start. >> the fact that they have been dribbling in, the characters being caught in the net, they now are given information some of them are trying to buy their

raises questions of allocation of scarce federal resources, that raises a question of fairness to leland yee and fairness to the public. >> reporter: yee was arrested at his home last week. yee's attorney says he wonders if the government's case is as solid as it seems. >> did they have a doubt that they had a case themselves that they could make? >> reporter: we caught up with governor jerry brun today. he says yee, along with two other state elected officials who are facing legal troubles should step aside. >> all three, kluge mr. lee, yee, rather, should resign. i think that stands and hopefully that will take place as quickly as possible. >> reporter: raymond chow, says it will be tough to find an attorney because he's been so involved in the legal system. so the challenge now is to find a lawyer who does not have a conflict of interest. chow is in jail right now and being held without bail. reporting live in san francisco, i'm cheryl hurd. >>> the clock is ticking. the deadline to sign up for obamacare is tonight at midnight. many people ended up in long lines at various help centers ov

indictments on yee and two dozen other defendants. >> reporter: the blinds were drawn today at leland yee's san francisco home. >> with this many departments and charges this serious, each defendant is suspicious of every other defendant wondering if his lawyer is talking with authorities. >> reporter: the complaint alleges that yee and keith jackson promised political favors for brians from undercover agents. they paid yee thousands to endorse it to the state department of public health. rick smith said it isa common strategy. >> you have to have back stopping. you have to have depth to the undercover operation. >> reporter: legal analyst, jim hammer said surveillance recordings will push the departments to make a hard choice. >> reporter: you going to cooperate against the other defendants or go to trial. >> reporter: all 29 are set for federal court appearance next tuesday. >>> campaign reports reveal more details about leland yee. he used campaign money to travel to the phillipines. he try today import military style weapons. help spent $62,000 at a restaurant in san francisco, the same

indictments on yee and two dozen other defendants. >> reporter: the blinds were drawn today at leland yee's san francisco home. >> with this many departments and charges this serious, each defendant is suspicious of every other defendant wondering if his lawyer is talking with authorities. >> reporter: the complaint alleges that yee and keith jackson promised political favors for brians from undercover agents. they paid yee thousands to endorse it to the state department of public health. rick smith said it isa common strategy. >> you have to have back stopping. you have to have depth to the undercover operation. >> reporter: legal analyst, jim hammer said surveillance recordings will push the departments to make a hard choice. >> reporter: you going to cooperate against the other defendants or go to trial. >> reporter: all 29 are set for federal court appearance next tuesday. >>> campaign reports reveal more details about leland yee. he used campaign money to travel to the phillipines. he try today import military style weapons. help spent $62,000 at a restaurant in san francisco, the same

i live in california's senate district 8 leland yee's district. he is an alleged felon but you know what? he is my alleged felon. no one asked me if he should be suspended and i'm one of a lot of californians without anyone looking out for my interests there. two guys work on the ground n a car. >> sounds like this when you start it. >> yeah. >> eeee! >> yeah. >> reporter: victor? >> hello. >> reporter: and roger >> hello. >> reporter: friends two neighbors similar people but there's a difference. victor has someone looking out after him in the state senate. roger doesn't. he is in leland yee's district, district 8. victor is in district 9. that's mark leno. leland yee has been suspended by other state senators not the people who voted for him. so right now, between leland yee and two other senators who have also been suspended, roughly a quarter million californians have no voice in the state senate. >> it's kind of amazing and unprecedented that we have three senators being suspended and all of their constituents have to sit there and wait. >> r

leland yee's attorney is questioning the government's case against his client. he raised concerns after yee was in court today - to talk about his half-million dollar bond. kron 4's dan kerman has more from the federal courthouse in san francisco. suspended state senator leland yee refused to speak to reporters after leaving court monday but his attorney raised questions as to why the investigation into his client took so long attorney paul demeester says it he has concerns that the feds didn?t have much confidence in their case which early on focussed on allegations yee traded political favors for cash attorney 24-34 did they doubt that they had a case? it was and deed it much later that day, as investigators and undercover agents, come up with this notion of arms trading. yee?s attornety was asked if he will defend his client by sot entrapment is something we always contender fall--consider but we look at all angles. yee remains free on a 500- thousand dollar unsecured bond, and discussions are underway to determine which of yee?s properties will put up as coll

>>> now at noon the official charges against leland yee and 28 others have been filed, the charges including those. >>> and the historic significance of today's graduating police academy and the rescue underway right now as the coast guard rushs to save a little girl on a sailboat. >>> good afternoon, everybody, i am in for tori campbell. a fund raiser that has ensnared those people. in the past hour we got an update, a grand jury has returned an indictment against all of them, including leland yeah, this document essentially summarizes the charges we have been telling you about and here are some of the charges, leland yee accused of conspiring to import arms and those people are charged with those crimes among others and we will go through it in more detail and have more tonight. >>> one of his colleagues was released from jail on bond, he had been in jail since wednesday facing drug and weapons charges, he had been at his mother's house, however, there is one condition to his release, he is banned from contacting his brother brandon, who is a co-defendant. >> that is temporary at least as

leland yee has been indicted by a grand jury. he accused of swapping political favors for money and gun trafficking. kpix 5's da lin is at the federal courthouse with where the case goes from here. >> reporter: more trouble for leland yee. here's a copy of that indictment. the federal grand jury believes there's probable cause that each and every defendant committed all the crimes that they are accused of. now, here's why leland yee is facing even more trouble. instead of 7, yee is now facing 8 counts of corruption charges. the indictment added one count of conspiracy to defraud the public. the federal documents also named three additional defendants so now 29 people are wrapped up in this corruption scandal. with the indictment now out, the arraignment will be the next thing and that's where these defendants will have to enter a plea. kpix 5's political analyst tells us why yee just is now facing another charge of conspiracy to defraud the public. >> you want to add in things like attempt and conspiracy to try and cover all your

leland yee's legal troubles aren't the only things plaguing the california state legislature. olympic valley, calif. - the squaw valley ski resort's expansion plans have won an endorsement from olympic skiing champion julia mancuso and other athletes but criticism from environmentalists. the athletes wrote in an opinion column in truckee's sierra sun that the plans keep with the spirit of squaw valley. but environmentalists say the plans to build 750 hotel-condominium units and about 1,500 new hotel bedrooms would adversely affect mountain views, traffic and water supplies. the name of the skier who died at northstar is marc l. coleman, from van nuys. working on getting a picture. a car led concord police on a high speed chase a car through three east bay cities last night. they were pursuing a white cadillac believed to be responsible for ramming a patrol car friday night. the driver got away from police on friday. but officers spotted the cadillac-deville around 11 last night.and a chase ensued. this video was captured in concord.as the driver ran a red light. at one point.t

shrimp boy and leland yee is more the trophy on the wall. more likely they'll offer the deal to jackson and he may be the one that will be the government witness. jackson has a very astute attorney. jim has been around for a long time. he was the attorney for john walker lin who made a good deal for him 10 or 12 years ago and he's a terrific lawyer. you can see him being involved in a lot of negotiation here. >> i notice the feds were reluctant to release keith jackson. they wanted him to stay in jail. are they trying to sweat him? >> yes, they want to put as much pressure on him as possible for him to be the one who is going to be their narrator, their inside narrator. >> he validates everything -- he would be the guy that leland yee told me this off record and shrimp boy did this, as well. he could corroborate everything. >> he can pull the whole thing together. it is in his interests to do it to make a light deal for himself, and it is likely that is going to be offered to him. >> you've seen cases like this before, although this is rathe

leland yee's attorney is questioning the government's case against his client. he raised concerns after yee was in court today - to talk about his half-million dollar bond. kron 4's dan kerman has more from the federal courthouse in san francisco. suspended state senator often leland yee refused to speak to reporters after often leland yee refused to speak to reporters after exquisite. exceptional. and surprisingly affordable. get the good stuff, at a price you'll love, at t.j.maxx. [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. female narrator: for over 60,000 california female narrator: for over 60,000 california foster children a pair of shoes is a small but important gift. my shoes have a hole in them. i can barely fit in these anymore. i hope no one would notice. they hurt my feet. i never had

leland yee's attorney is questioning the government's case against his client. he raised concerns after yee was in court today - to talk about his half-million dollar bond. leland yee remains free on a 500-thousand dollar unsecured bond, and cause discussions are underway to determine which of yee's s properties will be put up as collateral to make sure he keeps showing up to court. yee's next court hearing is next tuesday. yee's acquaintance raymond "shrimp boy" chow, - also named in the case. was also in court yesterday. he's being held without bail - and still does not have a lawyer. chow's expected back in court later this week. you can read the complete criminal complaint on our web siteon our website at kron 4 dot com. welcome to the farm of jack. there's a curly fry tree. and a chopper out back. there's a barn full of buns. and a thing you gotta try. a critter that makes burgers with bacon inside. boooorrrk- it's beef and pork! get bacon in your burger. jack's new bacon insider has a juicy beef patty with bacon mixed right into it, plus bacon strips and ba

leland yee changed his attorney yesterday. also yesterday raymond "shrimp boy" chow was assigned a court appointed attorney. raymond chow is considered a flight risk and held without bail. >>> republicans in the senate are expressing did you tell about holding ethical training. on friday they voted to suspect three democratics all accused in separate scandled. leland yee is accused of corruption, robinson cano is accuse -- ron calderon is accused of accepting bribes. he said he would conduct a ethics review this month. >> i don't think any training could anticipate the kind of things that they have been involved in. we are taught about that. not like this is breaking new ground. >> there has been a wave of ethics legislation introduced since the scandal broke. >>> arguments may have sparked the shooting at fort hood. live at fort hood tonight with new information about the soldier who killed three people before turning the gun on himself. nick? >> reporter: good evening, ken. authorities here at fort hood, t are looking into -

suspended state senator leland yee also attempted to not enter a plea. but the u.s. magistrate did not allow it. yee pled not guilty. his attorney gave no comment. kpix 5 political analyst melissa griffin-caen says attorneys delaying the plea is interesting. >> a plea deal in the works or something else that they are considering before they enter an official plea. >> reporter: the indictment handed down friday includes evidence from an undercover fbi agent saying as recently as march 11, the defendants met to discuss purchasing weapons from the philippines to import into the u.s. in the accused middleman of all this former san francisco board of education president keith jackson, who pled not guilty this morning and could turn snitch. >> he can pull the whole thing together and it's in his interests to do it to make a light deal for himself. >> reporter: sarah vows this will be a jury trial. it will be political. and law enforcement, he says, created this crime. >> understand that this investigation took five years. understand that they tempted my client in every fas

richmond. >>> the stage is now set for a federal tribal, trial involving bay area state senator leland yeeutors returned indictments on yee and other suspects. >> the blinds were drawn today a leland yee his san francisco home and his attorney declined comment on the grand jury did indictment of the state senator and 20 fellow defendants. >> with this many defendants and charges the serious, each defendant is suspicion of every other defendant wondering if his lawyer will walk in and talk to the authorities. >> b and item there's the criminal complaint last week that alleges between may 2011 and last member, month yee and keith jackson promised political favors for bribes from undercover fbi agents. the indictment reveals those agents created fake software company and paid yee thousands to endorse it to the state department of public health. former fbi agent said it's a common strategy. you have. >> you have. >> you have to have what's called backstopping you have to have companies formed, offices formed new legal analyst and former prosecutor told us surveillance recordings of the alleged

como lo habia anunciado su abogado anteriormente , leland yee se declaro no culpable..olitico que cayo en desgracia, y que ademas, su nombre fue borrado de los archivos de la legislatura estatal? los augurios no son muy buenos..... 0.1 0.44 0.55 ni una palabra a la prensa dirigieron leland yee ni su abogado, luego de declararse no culpable de los cargos imputados al ahora suspendido senador: --uno de trafico de armas y seis de corrupcion. a sus 65 aÑos, yee enfrenta un proceso judicial que...de hallarlo culpable, pudiera llevarlo a prision de por vida. su esposa maxine parece una de las pocas personas que aun lo apoya. el senado de californa ya borro su nombre, fotos y videos en los que el acusado aparece--a la par de perder los derechos y privilegios que un senador posee. otro de los acusados y que tambien cayo en desgracia junto al senador, fue raymond shrimp boy chow, quien no se declaro ni culpable ni no culpable tony serra/abogad o de raymond "shrimp boy" chow para el abogado tony serra, este fue un crimen creado y financiado por el gobierno. los cargos que "shrimp

in the week following leland yee's arrest it dropped to 43% and disapproval spiked to 30%. there is a push to protect whistle blowers who report wrong doing by legislators. it would provide them with new legal protection. this comes as three california senators, including leland yee have been suspected due to felony charnels. >> maybe it will -- charges. >> maybe it will deter criminal conduct in the future if there can't be retribution. >> mosts are protected by the state personnel board in whistle blower cases but they don't protect staff members. >>> temperatures today on the warm side but not as warm as the last couple days. we hit 81 in antioch. 81 in morgan hill. ate in naffa -- 80 in napa. cooler along the coast because the fog is in big time. came in last night. came in yesterday. this low-pressure systems here, see it, that pushes in to the coast by friday and that cools us more. went from 87 to 85, 82 degrees in some places. there is the fog allop the coast. that fog pushes inland -- along the coast. that fog pushes inland. fog over the hill there. in san francisc

. >>> a former aid for california state senator leland yee will stay out of jail for now. we caught up with keith jackson this afternoon as he was leaving court. prosecutors wanted to revoke his $250,000 in bail saying he didn't have enough collateral but the judge gave him more time. former san francisco school board president keith jackson was arrested march 26 and charged with soliciting bribes for leland yee. arraignment for leland yee, keith jackson and others are scheduled for tomorrow. >>> jury deliberations began in the trial of a rape suspect accused of terrorizing a condo complies. he is charged with rape and caul four years ago -- and sexual assault four years ago. a prosecutor said it was the worse nightmares of the victims. and he admits he raped one woman and salted another and deny -- sexually assaulted another and denied he was involved in a third attack. >>> walnut creek is helping people navigate new pricing and parking rules. one of the most popular shopping and dining destinations and starting today it is more expensive for drivers to park there. ktvu's

leland yee said nothing leaving the court house but his attorney talked about this case. questioning timing on corruption and gun trafficking charges after an investigation that began in 2011. what took so long, why did it take three years? >> the attorney says after looking over 137 page complaint he questions aloe indication of resources to the lengthy investigation. and the fairness to yee, and the public >> towards the end, you can read

that includes suspended senator leland yee out on half a million dollars bond, charged with corruption and gun running. political fund-raiser and former san francisco school board president keith jackson entered the same plea. he is charged with drugs and weapons trafficking and murder for hire. >> the government created the crime. the government financed the crime. and the government ensnared my client by their affirmative acts. >> that is how the lawyer tony sarah characterized the case against the self described reformed chinatown gangster, sarah made an appearance in court with his client. chow did not enter a plea.

the attorney for leland yee >> catherine: is questioning the government's case against his client. he raised concerns after yee was in court today. kron 4's dan kerman has more from the federal courthouse in san francisco. >> reporter:suspended state senator leland yee refused to speak to reporters after leaving court monday but his attorney raised questions as to why the investigation into his client took so long >> reporter: attorney paul demeester says it he has concerns that the feds didn?t have much confidence in their case which early on focussed on allegations yee traded political favors for cash >> reporter:yee?s attornety was asked if he will defend his client by claiming entrapment >> reporter:yee remains free on a 500-thousand dollar unsecured bond, and discussions are underway to determine which of yee?s properties will put up as collateral take make sure he keeps showing up to court. >> reporter:raymond "shrimp boy" chow -- also named in the affidavit -- was in court today. he's being held without bail - and still doesn't have a lawyer. he's the leader of the san franci

leland yee has been indicted in the corruption scandal. the case actually expanded today with three more defendants and additional accusations against the state senator. yee is accusedded of taking cash for political favors as well as gun tracking. he remains free on bond but has been suspended from the state senate. district attorney george gascon spoke about corruption scandals involving politicians after former san francisco supervisor ed jew was sentenced today. >> our entire democracy depends upon public trust. when public officials make a mockery of the system, it has to be consequences for that. >> yee is scheduled to be arraigned on tuesday. >>> and kpix 5 political analyst melissa griffin-caen join us. we have the affidavit that was the first news. and now we have an indictment. and we were -- it's not like that was a surprise. we knew the indictment was coming. >> that's true. but a lot of people don't understand what a grand jury actually is. and it basically is a reality check on government power. you see, without a grand jury,

extent in creating, i want to call it a sort of hysteria about what is this all about. >> reporter: leland yee's defense attorney declined comment. yee is expected back in court next tuesday reportedly to enter a not guilty plea. david stevenson, ktvu news. >>> the death toll from that devastating mud slide rose again today to 28. so far 19 victims have been positively identified. they range in age from four months to 71 years. search crews continued their grim task of combing through the toxic debris that 75 feet deep in some places. some workers have come down disentaries. >>> initially investigator found a leak in a gas main adjacent to one of the buildings. now they say they have discovered a number of smaller gas leaks below the pavement on the same gas main. whether that's a factor in that explosion has not been determined. >>> president obama marked a milestone. in remarks in the rose garden he announced that 7.1 million americans have now enrolled for coverage. the president also acknowledged the problems with the website and say they'll likely happen again. he says that the health care

>> catherine: tonight at 6. >> catherine: new questions tonight about the federal government's leland yee yee is accused of taking workb-i agent and coordinating a gun running operation. >> catherine: he has been suspended from the state senate, and says he's no longer running for california secretary of week, following a three year f-b-i sting. as kron 4's dan kerman reports. concerns are now being raised by yee's attorney about that sting. >> reporter:suspended state senator leland yee refused to speak to reporters after leaving court monday but his attorney raised questions as to why the investigation into his client took so long >> reporter:attorney paul demeester says it he has concerns that the feds didn?t have much confidence in their case which early on focussed on political favors for cash >> reporter:yee?s attornety was asked if he will defend his client by claiming entrapment yee remains free on a 500- thousand dollar unsecured bond, and discussion to determih of yee?s properties will put up as collateral take make sure he keeps showing up to court. >> reporter:in sausalito --

suspended state senator leland yee will be arraigned in federal court this morning.ix counts of scheming to defrost the dissent among other charges. kron four's terisa estacio joins us live from the federal courthouse in san francisco. he is expected any moment now the federal courthouse the san francisco. the 65 year-old politician is making his first appearance concerning a federal indictment. he along with 20 others were recently caught up with a multi-year investigation. federal prosecutors alleged he defrauded the public. bribery and conspiracy included. prosecutors also give us these details and the indictment alleging that the orchestra did a deal with a man who he thought was a filipino mafia up arms dealer and that dealer turned out to be an undercover fbi agent. bacteria looking at all of the media. they're standing guard. kron4's adana current carmen is inside covering the indictment for us and will have all the latest information on where and facebook as well. here in san francisco terisa estacio kron4 news. >>:still no word on what started the raging fir

leland yee had his second appearance in court since his arrest on corruption charges. and tonight his attorney is questioning the sting. >> senator leland ye ex-mad a brief appearance and left talking to his attorney. he spoke about the felony charges facing. leland yee is saying nothing but today his attorney questioned time, and money the fbi had spent in this case. yee has been under investigation since 2011. >> what took so long is that they thought there was wrong doing on his part. why did it take three years? >> the attorney says there is also a question of fairness to yee and the public. iet raises a question of whether they did nothing. they started pushing this idea of the arms dealing. >> they allege the main target approached keith jackson. jackson got his friend involved >> are you alleging entrapment? >> it's a defense we have to consider. >> the complaint alleges he was a willing accomplice saying people want to get what they want to get. do i care? no. i don't care. people need certain things. >> peter king at golden gate university says entrapment defe

. >>> state senator leland yee is expected to be arraigned today on federal grand jury indictment. charges include public corruption, gun trafficking and other charges. he and others were arrested last month in an fbi raid. he was suspended from the senate. he was one of three democrats suspended from the nature is senate. the others rod wright of los angeles and ron calderon out of montebello both facing federal corruption charges in separate cases. now the names and photos of all three have been removed from the roster on the state senate website. video clips and records of the three have also been removed. >>> an officer was wounded in a gun battle inside a police station in los angeles. a man walked in and said he had a complaint then opened fire. a desk officer was shot seven times. fellow officers say his bulletproof vest saved his life. he was wounded in the shoulder. other officers shot the gunman. >> i heard five shots and police cars zooming down the street. >> nobody recognizes him. but again it's very early and only a few people got a look at him before he was transport

that includes suspended senator leland yee out on half a million dollars bond, charged with corruptionnd gun running. political fund-raiser and former san francisco school board president keith jackson entered the same plea. he is charged with drugs and weapons trafficking and murder for hire. >> the government created the crime. the government financed the crime. and the government ensnared my client by their affirmative acts. >> that is how the lawyer tony sarah characterized the case against the self described reformed chinatown gangster, sarah made an appearance in court with his

state senator leland yee's sacramento office is back open. his staff members are actually employees of the senate. so while yee is suspended, the staff can keep working. it's a different story at yee's office at the state building in san francisco. we saw a worker cleaning the sign outside the office. yee's name has been removed. >> ultimately, everyone in this office and our district offices was hired to serve the people of the 8th senate district and that's what they are going to continue to do as long as this office is open. >> any bills yee proposed have been sent back to a rules committee. another member can pick them up. yee has decided to switch lawyers. he is now represented by james lassarh, a former district attorney and specialist in white collar crime defense. >>> i was checking the weekend forecast. >> you cheated! i revised the temperatures in the seven-day forecast. you will be tested on that t you remember how i showed it at 85 degrees on tuesday? i changed that. >> to? >> you'll see! good morning. out the door this morning, we

. >>> leland yee has a new lawyer in his corruption case. the state senator had been represented by paul demeester. it was made by senator yee himself. the replacement is jane lassert. his co-defendant raymond "shrimp boy" chow got a lawyer today. he faces a lot of charges. >> state senator leland yee might be suspended but one week after his arrest his offices are open for business. kpix 5's mark sayre is at the capital in sacramento with what will and won't be done. mark. >> reporter: elizabeth, senator yee of course has an office here at the state capital in sacramento and has two district offices one in san mateo the other in san francisco. at senator leland yee's office on golden gate avenue in san francisco the sign bearing his name is gone. the office is now referred to as state senate district 8 while lee is suspended but the press secretary for the office says all of the usual services are still being offered. >> ultimately, everyone in this office and our district offices was hired to serve the people of the 8th senate district and

>> reporter: suspended state senator leland yee came and went without a word. his attorney spoke for him in court. not guilty to seven corruption charges from misuse of campaign contributions and gun running to defrauding california citizens. kpix 5 politicalanalyst melissa griffin-caen wonders if secret behind the scenes negotiations are already happening. >> we believe there may be a plea deal in the works or something else they're considering. >> reporter: the accused middleman in this saga, former san francisco board of education president keith jackson pleaded not guilty last week to charges of selling guns and drugs and being part of a murder-for-hire plot. his attorney claims jackson was the victim of entrapment, but by the end of this story could turn snitch to save his own skin. >> he can pull the whole thing together and it's in his interests to do it to make a light deal for himself. >> reporter: "shrimp boy" chow's attorney didn't enter a plea today saying he needs more time to prepare but says before this is all over, he will put the government on

extent in creating, i want to call it a sort of hysteria about what is this all about. >> reporter: leland yee's defense attorney declined comment. yee is expected back in court next tuesday reportedly to enter a not guilty plea. david stevenson, ktvu news. >>> the death toll from that devastating mud slide rose again today to 28. so far 19 victims have been positively identified. they range in age from four months to 71 years. search crews continued their grim task of combing through the toxic debris that 75 feet deep in some places. some workers have come down disentaries. >>> initially investigator found a leak in a gas main adjacent to one of the buildings. now they say they have discovered a number of smaller gas leaks below the pavement on the same gas main. whether that's a factor in that explosion has not been determined. >>> president obama marked a milestone. in remarks in the rose garden he announced that 7.1 million americans have now enrolled for coverage. the president also acknowledged the problems with the website and say they'll likely happen again. he says that the health care

risk. >> reporter:prosecutors allege jackson, a campaign consultant for suspended state senator leland yee solicited drugs from an undercover agent, conspired with yee to traffic in firearms, and facilitated a murder for hire. >> reporter:but jackson?s attorney questioned how the fbi conducted its investigation? and said jackson has a history, not of facilitating crime but facilitating the improvement of the city of san francisco. >> the guns from the philippines does not exist exist in one of the exhibit in the case law that limit and not any reasonable person question as they should. >> he is not guilty of anything. he's not guilty of any bank. and this is not a proper case >> reporter:a former san francisco school board member, with no criminal record, is charged with drug dealing, arms trafficking and murder for hire. >> reporter:we have been digging into the fbi's 137 page complaint. and keith jackson's name came up early in its investigation of raymond shrimp boy chow. >> reporter:chow is the reputed leader of the chee kung tong, a chinatown group the fbi calls a criminal organizatio

should clear up right around pass code--you are already up to this area here. >> state senator and leland yeetely 18 other defendants are expected to be back in federal court for arraignment today. jackson and yee are also charged with agreed to connect with an undercover fbi operatives with an arms dealer in exchange for cash. this is video a political consultant keith jackson yesterday. prosecutors had asked the judge to return him to jail, but the judge refused. >> a prominent san francisco criminal defense attorney will now be involved in the federal corruption case. raymond chow has hired tony serra. he is no stranger to publicity. >> with the recent warm weather, do not forget about the mandatory water restrictions. the alameda county water district which represents fremont, newark, and union city has now issued tough rules. also there are no hosing off a sidewalk or your driveway. water officials say that they do not have people on a lawn looking to see if residents are in compliance. to find ascenders, they want people to call them when they see someone breaking the water rose. >> wou

rescue of an injured snowmobile driver >> development in the corruption case against state senator leland yee >> the risk of fire in an eichler home. what is it about these houses that make them part of the american dream? >> and opening day at the giants home opener. >> reminiscent of the 60s this is a case where the government infiltrated and created the crime. >> tonight an aggressive defense strategy in the federal corruption case involving state senator leland yee. good evening, thanks for joining us. >> high profile defense attorney tony sarah is representing raymond shrimp boy chow, blasting the feds with charges of racism. vick slee in the newsroom with developments. vic? >> reporter: raymond chow and others charged in this indictment has to be arraigned today. now, charges ranged from public corruption, gun, and drug running to murder for fire. but at least one lawyer, chow's says he wants to put the government on trial. 20 defendants appearing in court pleaded not guilty. that includes suspended senator leland yee out on half a million dollars bond, charged with corruption and gun r

. >>> federal corruption case involving state senator leland yee.as been formally did it along with 24 other people. he's facing serious charges that could mean more than 100 years in prison if convicted. >> suspended state senator leland yee, and alleged crime boss chow are among the 269 defendants in the jand jury dichlt it includes 50 counts ranging from money lan laundering, bribery. and much of the prosecution's case relies on under cover fbi agents. >> they are going to be powerful in their testimony, because they are theet receipt cli employees of the federal government, and much less subject to impeachment than say a snitch. >> u.s. attorney kevin ryan says with so many defendants the case will be very complicated for the prosecution. >> the problem, when you have a case like this, it sometimes can be so complicated that the jurors get lost in the minutia. >> ross believes some of the defendants will make deals. will others, possibly senator yee will ask to have their case separated from the other defendants. >> it's easier to be one on one

he's part of the federal corruption case against leland yee. chow has hired renowned san francisco defense attorney tony serra. serra has had other high profile clients - including black panther leader huey newton and members of the hells angels. he's done some prison time himself -- serra was sentenced to ten months in federal prison in 2005 for tax evasion. there's no word yet on serra's defense strategy. still ahead. a family that lost a father and daughter in a crash two years ago takes a big legal step. and the search for a missing hiker along mount tam isn't ending.but it's being scaled down. why it was shut down today. stay tuned for inside edition with deborah norville. see it, after the news. [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. female narrator: for over 60,000

, the corruption scandal involving state senator leland yee. are there reforms you would like to see come out of that? >> i'm one of the first people to say i'm shocked. a veteran public office holder can engage himself in the kinds of allegations that the fbi has uncovered. this is shocking to all of us. having said that, i think that the way we feel is that it's not so much new reform, it's getting back to the basics of public office. we have to honor our public and their trust. we have to rebuild it and that means more and more decisions that reflect this trust. >> let's end on good news. paul mccartney will be playing at candlestick, coming back to the venue where the beatles played their last concert in 1966. >> thuy, i'm going ask you what your favorite beatles song is as well. >> "love me do." and yours? >> oh, gosh, "she loves me" and these days it's about "hard day's night." but i really want to thank sir paul mccartney. he's such a class act. he could have chosen any place around the world and he chose san francisco. >> mayor ed lee,