brian flores was there as raymond "shrimp boy" chow faced his new charge of racketeering. brian joins us live. good afternoon, brian. >> reporter: tori, good afternoon to you. yeah, raymond "shrimp boy" chow along with five other defendants appeared in federal court this morning. they all pleaded not guilty to this racketeering charge the. the attorney for chow says the case is weak and he's looking forward to his day in court. five defendants all wearing yellow jump suits appeared in federal court. the new charges filed last week say that leland yee, raymond chow and raymond chow led the enterprise of racketeering. the indictment said the two would exchange in bribery in exchange for favoritism in certain illegal actions. chow's lead attorney says the charges are nothing really new. he said the indictment shows a weakness against their client and that chow is looking forward to seth the record straight when he plans to testify. >> we understand when he was arrested he had $400 to $700 to his name. he lived with his girlfriend. you truly took a vow, you know, in essence of

raymond chow accepting payment. $96,000 for a shipment of stolen cigarettes. 150,000 for another shipment. and each time, chow receiving payments recorded by undercover fbi employees. >> he was broke. he had no money. he was respected in his community. >> reporter: sarah says, yes, his client took money from an undercover agent, but people routinely gave chow money. >> he was respected in his community, for his community work. so people would gra tu tously give him money. it wasn't like he was taking money and it's not that much money. >> reporter: federal prosecutors are not talking about this case. tomorrow, another very high-profile person in this corruption scandal, leland ye, the suspended state senator, due to come in and we suspect plead not guilty to racketeering. reporting from the federal courthouse, mark matthews, nbc bay area news. >>> now to the crisis in the middle east. sharp criticism against israel today from the united nations. the u.n. confirmed that one of the schools used as a refugee shelter was attacked by the israeli military. the u.n. warns that this is a serious

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boy chow" not backing down d says >>> you wait and see, there will come a time when my client will be vindicated. >> the lawyer for raymond "shrimp boy" chow not backing down and says his client is eager for a trial. good afternoon, i'm juliette goodrich in for michelle griego. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. and new at noon, chow is one of 29 people charged in the corruption case involving state senator leland yee. kpix 5's anne makovec joins us live outside the courtroom where chow's lawyer shows no sign now of backing down. anne. >> reporter: and raymond "shrimp boy" chow was smiling in the courtroom today even though he has 200 counts, criminal counts, now against him. >> if you throw enough mud against the wall, maybe some of it will stick. >> reporter: that's the lawyer for raymond "shrimp boy" chow, our cameras not allowed inside the courtroom. but 54-year-old chow pleaded not guilty to a new charge of racketeering, committing a series of crimes to promote a corrupt enterprise. >> racketeering is like super conspiracy. you are allowed to prove predicate acts which means sometimes you can go into a person's ba

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

. >>> happening today raymond "shrimp boy" chow is back in court. today's hearing has to do the with stay senator leland yee's corruption case. >> reporter: this is going to be a status conference. lawyers report on the state of their cases. but you never know. this involves dozen dozens of defendants. this one involves leland yee, raymond "shrimp boy" chow and keith jackson accused of being a middleman. the trouble began in march when yee was arrested on corruption charges as part of an undercover sting investigation into chinatown gangs with accusations involving political favors, murder-for-hire, and weapons sales. yee and jackson are now out on bail and maybe working on plea deals behind the scenes. >> the characters who are being caught in the net, they now are giving information. some of them are trying to buy their way out so i would think that there's probably going to be quite a number of other people still to come. >> reporter: now, raymond "shrimp boy" chow is in santa rita jail in dublin. he has not been granted bail. his lawyer may push

raymond shrimp boy chow pleaded not guilty to new charges of racketeering. the fbi said he did e launderring and taking bribes. >> he's going to testify. we're not going to hide behind any fifth amendment. he's dying to tell, you know, the truth. >> state senator leland yu will also face criminal charges fiore lis ting donations in exchange for a political favor. >>> the san francisco municipal transportation agency board today approved the new deal. it ends the labor dispute that led to a three-day stakeout last month. the new contract gives operators a 14.25% pay raise over three years and requires workers to pay into their pension plans. the contract goes into effect in october. >>> the case of mistaken identity has a san francisco restaurant facing a series of complaints. monterrey's fisherman's wharf posted signs prohibiting strollers, high chairs and children making noise in the dining room. the iconic number 9 fisherman's grotto at san francisco's fisherman's wharf is getting angry phone calls from people who mixed up the two restaurants. monterrey is

charges in the corruption case against suspended state senator leland yee and chinatown gangster raymond chow. some call this a savvy legal maneuver. chow's lawyer says the government doesn't have much of a case. >> one conviction of racketeering carries a potential sentence of 20 years. >> for them to come out with a superseding indictment is -- essentially alleging the same facts at indictment is a sign of weakness in the prosecution. >> the racketeering charge widens the scope of evidence that prosecutors can bring in. nearly 30 defendants are named in this corruption case. some of those people could end up taking a plea deal and testifying for the government's case. >>> now, to a developing story in the middle east. a 12-hour humanitarian cease-fire is currently under effect between israeli soldiers and hamas militants in gaza. just minutes before the cease-fire began, though, the israeli military struck gaza several times this morning. a large explosion rocked gaza shaja'ia neighborhood. the 12-hour cease-fire began at 8 a.m. local time, allowing people there to receive aid and to evacua

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now a new grand jury indictment is saying leland yee and reputed chinatown gangster raymond chow have running a crime syndicate for years. the new charges accuse senator leland yee of taking bribes in exchange for political favors. he has already pled not guilty to charges he tried to hook up an undercover fbi agent with an arms dealer for money. >> it's dramatic. >> reporter: law professor peter keane says adding racketeering to already damaging charges will hurt the senator's case. >> they have changed him from what he contended at first a dishonest politician to someone like tony soprano engaged in organized racketeering as a living. >> reporter: the fbi arrested yee along with self-described gangster raymond "shrimp boy" chow after a five-year-long criminal investigation on an alleged chinatown crime syndicate. the new indictment connects "shrimp boy" with the senator, accusing them of running that syndicate together. >> completely underwhelming. >> reporter: chow's attorney says the government's case is ludicrous and only helps their case. >> because now the government, instead o

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

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

outside the federal court in san francisco where raymond "shrimp boy" chow will face a judge, hoping that he might get released today. >> reporter: that's a big hope. grand jury expanded recently the charges against raymond "shrimp boy" chow, to include racketeering. he'll be in federal court to answer to that new charge. racketeering is a series of criminal acts to promote a corrupt enterprise. for chow, prosecutors say the 54-year-old was running a criminal organization that trafficked guns, drugs, stolen goods and laundered money through chinatown gang which undercover fbi agents infiltrated during a years' long investigation that netted more than two dozen arrests. chow headed the gang since 2006. the new charge is on top of a slew of previous charges that include murder for high and corruption. chow's attorney says all is a fabrication and that the new indictment is good news. >> for them to come out with a superseding dime is alleging the same facts as the same indictment is a sign of weakness in the prosecution. >> reporter: the new 88-page indictment adds racketeering charge t

coming up at 6:00, we will be talking with one of the lawyers representing raymond chow about the potential that some of these defendants will wind up as witnesses for the prosecution. reporting from the federal courthouse, mark matthews, nbc bay area news. >> okay, see you in a bit. thanks, mark. >>> now overseas to the latest in the middle east where there's a tiny bit of hope tonight. israel and gaza have agreed to a 12-hour cease-fire starting tomorrow morning. that's after israel today turned down a week-long truce proposed by u.s. secretary of state john kerry. even though the cease-fire is right around the corner, israel says it may still expand its ground operation into gaza. secretary kerry says he's still confident he can get both sides to agree on a long-term solution. the current conflict has killed more than 800 people, mostly civilians. >>> tonight we are getting our first look at the wreckage from yesterday's plane crash in africa. investigators have recovered one of the black boxes from the crash site in northern mali. what we know right now is that the air algerie plane was

prosecuters filed new charges in federal court today against yee, former gang leader raymond chow, and 27 other people. the new charges include racketeering, running a criminal enterprise, carrying a potential 20-year prison sentence. yee is also accused of agreeing to vote for several bills in exchange for campaign contributions. >>> a city councilman is under investigation tonight for misuse of campaign funds. the fair practices commission tells the contra costa times that he is accused of reimbursing himself $2500 in cash from his campaign fund. he's also accused of using $18,000 of campaign money to pay rent for his own personal business offices. he says the offices were used for his campaign, not his business, and says the $2500 was used to pay campaign workers. >>> a busy weekend in san francisco going to affect traffic. the monthly bike event known as critical mass is set to start at this hour in justin herman plaza. also, giants playing the dodgers at at&t park tonight, tomorrow and on sunday. 26,000 runners are expected at the san francisco marathon on sunday, with street clos

racketeering charges in the corruption case against the suspended state senator leland yee and raymond chow. while some are calling this a savvy legal maneuver, chow's lawyer says it shows the government doesn't have much of a case. >> one conviction of one count of racketeering carries a potential sentence of 20 years. >> for them to come out with a superseding indictment that essentially alleges the same facts of the original indictment is a sign of weakness in the prosecution. >> the racketeering charge not only ups the ante in terms of sentences, it widens the scope of evidence that prosecutors can bring in. nearly 30 defendants are named in this corruption case. some of those people could end up taking a plea deal and testify in the feds' favor. >>> the exchange was egregious, the punishment outrageous. that is the take tonight from many on the two-game suspension given to an nfl star accused of domestic violence. back in february, baltimore ravens running back ray rice was caught on tape dragging his then fiancee out of an a elevator. as nbc bay area's ian cull shows us, rice and the

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unlieke leland yee, raymond shrimp boy chow is still in custody. he was in court to answer the latest in a very long list of charges. if he felt anything about being charged with a crime that could put him away for 20 years, the 54 year old did not show it in court, pleading not gylfi along with five other co-defendants, the arraignment was over in a matter of minutes. outside, his attorney held court before a gallery of cameras. >> at the core of the characteristic the government does not have any hard evidence against our client. >> reporter: the three year investigation failed to turn up any wrongdoing, he says. >> you wait and see. there will come a time when my client will be vindicated. >> reporter: federal prosecutors are not talking with reporters, but their grand jury indictment says plenty about a long list of crimes, and a lot of money changing hands. posing as a mobster, moving 50 cases of cognac, scotch, $96,000 for a shipment of stolen cigarettes, $150,000 for another shipment. and each time, chow receiving a payment for setting up th

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. >> reporter: the fbi arrested yee along with self-described gangster raymond "shrimp boy" chow after a five-year-long criminal investigation on an alleged chinatown crime syndicate. the new indictment connects "shrimp boy" with the senator, accusing them of running that syndicate together. >> completely underwhelming. >> reporter: chow's attorney says the government's case is ludicrous and only helps their case. >> because now the government, instead of toning their indictment down to bring it in line with reality, what they've done is they have gone with even more extravagant theories. nobody -- no average citizen is going to buy them. once they have the facts in front of the jury, there is no way that the citizens are going to make some kind of connection between my client, what leland yee was doing. >> reporter: yee's attorneys have not returned call for comment but legal analysts say making the senator a racketeer ups the ante for the jury. >> that makes him appear to be a very nefarious evil character, much beyond just some politician who has to get caught taking money that he s

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

. >> and raymond "shrimp boy" chow will be in court for status hearing and hopefully be toll road from jail where he has been locked up since april. the gangster faces charges after there was a raid tied to state senator's corruption case. he is deemed a possible danger to the community. raymond "shrimp boy" chow is charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering and selling stolen liquor. >> san francisco park commission is recommending approval of $15 million settlement for the family of a mother killed when she was run offer by a re comisky park truck but it needs to be approved. the 35-year-old was run over in september while she was sunbathing on the grass at holly park with her baby and small dog. the garden neither faces felony charges of manslaughter and hit-and-run. >> everyone is in favor of local mandatory drought restrictions although few are forcing the customers to do so. 75 percent those surveyed want providers to require reductions and support for mandatory water use restrictions increased recently because residents are become more aware of how the drought affects th

raymond "shrimp boy" chow. is still in jail. arrested in april. the reputed san francisco chinatown gang leader. is expected to be arraigned in federal court tomorrow. >> pam: he is also now facing racketeering charges. in addition to money laundering and trafficking in stolen goods. >> pam: chow was previously convicted of racketeering in the mid-90's. >> pam: "a-i-r-b-n-b" >> pam: protestors marched around to bring attention to what they say is a problem that has been exploding alongside the popularity of short term vacation rental websites like air b-n-b. >> pam: long term tenants being can be illegally converted into illegal hotels. they say the city isn't doing enough to stop it. kron4's maureen kelly reports that the tenant's advocates are doing more than just demonstrating. they now have the power to take their own legal action against landlords. >> reporter: protesters say these apartments now are being rented out to tourists for big bucks. >> reporter: demonstrators say the units are being used as short-term vacation rentals which are ill

. >> reporter: curtis says the new indictment is actually good news for raymond chow. >> it's a signf weakness in the prosecution. >> reporter: well, we'll see. it's interesting to note that our legal analyst says much of what he has read appears to be the government laying out scenarios and seeing who would cross the line and agree to participate in what they believe to be a criminal enterprise. i asked him, can you get a conviction based on something that is a fabrication? he said absolutely. it happens all the time. reporting from the federal courthouse, nbc bay area news. >>> still ahead, it went up in seconds. another limo burned in the bay area. why firefighters say it could have been much worse. also. >>> one bottled water and one m&m? the new prices on food coming up. >>> and good evening. i'm meteorologist jeff ranieri. plenty of car thermometers reading 100 to 105. right now, down to 98 degrees. still very hot of the we'll have details on how much heat is going to linger for the weekend coming up. >>> caught on camera. flames engulf a stretch limo, giving the driver the sca

nbc bay area's nannette miranda joins us live from san francisco with the latest on raymond "shrimp boy" chow. we know his attorney was probably going to ask that he be released on bail. what do we know, nannette? >> reporter: it's really no surprise that raymond "shrimp boy" chow has pleaded not guilty to the newest of charge, the racketeering charge. his attorney says chow now faces more than 200 counts and that he's not guilty of any of them. the always-colorful, tony sarah says there's no evidence that chow did any of the crimes related to the san francisco corruption case that netted more than two dozen arrests earlier this year. he suggests that that means the federal government case is weak. at the guidance of prosecutors, sarah says the grand jury would indict a ham sandwich on what they have and a bunch of charges are being brought to see what sticks. chow has been a chinatown gang leader since 2006, trafficking guns, drugs, and stolen guns, and laundering money, the d.a. says. sarah says all of it is false, that shrimp boy has turned his life around. >> he's dying to testify! he's g

. >>> and look for raymond "shrimp boy" chow to take the stand and testify in his upcoming trial. chow was back in court today to answer to new corruption charges. kpix 5's anne makovec on the aggressive legal strategy by his lawyer. >> if you throw enough mud against the wall, maybe some of it will stick. >> reporter: that's the lawyer for raymond "shrimp boy" chow. our cameras weren't allowed inside the courtroom, but 54- year-old chow pleaded not guilty to a new charge of racketeering. that means committing a series of crimes to promote a corrupt enterprise. >> racketeering is like super- conspiracy. you are allowed to prove predicate acts which means sometimes you can go into a person's background. we have never denied his background. >> reporter: chow's background? a chinatown gangster who spent time in prison and wore an ankle bracelet from the feds. another big name in this case, state senator leland yee, also facing a new charge of racketeering in addition to public corruption and gun running, also caught up in the fbi's five-year undercover sting former san francisco scho

a chinatown gangster, raymond "shrimp boy" chow, facing new charges. his attorney trying to get him out of jail. >> reporter: that's right. he does remain still in the jail in dublin. the new 88-page indictment adds corruption charges to several defendant as rested earlier this year on that san francisco corruption case. raymond "shrimp boy" chow will be in federal court this morning to abbe rained on the new charge, racketeering is a series of criminal acts to promote a corrupt enterprise. for chow, prosecutors say he's the leader of a chinatown gang that trafficked guns, drugs, stolen goods and laundered money through the gang which undercov fbi agents infiltrated during a multiyear investigation. more than two dozen people were arrested. one legal analyst believes some defendants will try to make a plea deal in exchange for testifying against others. >> some of these people currently named as defendants might turn up later as government witnesses. >> reporter: san francisco school board member keith jackson already pleaded not guilty on monday. it w

they called a supercreeding indictment in federal court, which includes new charges against yee, raymond chow and 27 others. the new charges include racketeering, carrying a potential 20-year prison sentence. there are also new charges accusing yee of agreeing to vote for several bills in exchange for campaign contributions. >>> the san francisco archdiocese today said a priest who was ousted from his post will thought be allowed to minister within the diocese in san francisco. earlier this week, father john wade, seen here on the right, was removed from his home diocese in guam over child molestation charges, stemming from the 1970s while he served in los angeles. the diocese of san francisco confirms wade had been granted permission to minister here. he was on his way to the bay area, but in a statement today, the san francisco church said, quote, father wade would not be allowed to undertake any ministry in the archdiocese of san francisco unless and until his home archdiocese confirms that he is suitable for ministry. >>> two shootings at two parks in oakland in less than a week have some

. >>> raymond "shrimp boy" chow and five defendants are back in federal court to be arraigned on new racketeering and other organized crime. raymond "shrimp boy" chow is accused of running drug sales and trying to buy stolen property. the champions are part of an indictment accusing shrimp shrimp and state senator yee running a criminal enterprise. 27 others have been charged. senator yee will be arraigned tomorrow. >>> police believe the same armed robbers targeted two delivery drivers from the same domino's pizza fran chinese and both returned to work yesterday after being attacked on monday. in each case, the robbers approached the drivers after delivering a pizza to a home. one drier escaped and hid in a customer's home after fighting off a man with a gun. >> i gabbed his hand with the gun and we fought. i pushed him and ran. >> he said they had a gun and we said get inside, and we got him inside closed the door and called 9-1-1. >> drivers carry cash and it and an easy way to take advantage and get their money. >>> police say the robbers did not realize delivery drivers actually

. >>> today, raymond "shrimp boy" chow and five other defendants are back in federal curt to be arraigned on new charges of racketeering and other organized crimes. raymond "shrimp boy" chow is accused of running drug sales and laundering money and selling guns and trying do buy stolen property filed last week part of what is called the superceding indictment for running a continuing criminal enterprise. 27 have been charged a. >> two of the state's largest wildfires are being gained on by the crews. the fire now is 34 percent contained and officials have lifted evacuations for the town but 45 homes in another town are still evacuated in the sierra foothills the sand fire east of sacramento is 85 percent contained and 66 homes and outbuildings have been destroyed and officials moved the firefighters over to fight the first fire. >> hopefully the weather has been helping out. very hot in the mountains, with the humidity high but it has rained and rain is headed to yosemite but it is coming from a thunderstorm that could spark more fires. it is a catch 22. >>> at home we have 21 miles per h

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. >> james:yee is accused of taking bribes in exchange for his vote on raymond "shrimp boy" chow was arraigned yesterday on that same indictment. >> james:prosecutors say chow was the leader of a major crime operation. gave themhe entered a plea of not guilty raketeering. >> james:chow's attorney says, his client is innocent of all charges and is eager to testify. >> james:nearly two weeks after the city of berkeley cleared a homeless encampment at the gilman street underpass, citing health and safety issues. ee local news...sports... weather emergencies...especially diverse communities... rural towns... the elderly. they save thousands every year on cable and satellite bills... pay-tv providers don't like that. they're pushing washington to change the rules and cripple free tv call congress. tell them to stand up for sixty million americans... ...and stand up to pay-tv providers. don't mess with free tv >>:while cutting into an old car tire to make a punching bag in this industrial lot at second and jones streets in west berkeley. >>:this man who goes by the name "scotland" says the

but the -- raymond "shrimp boy" chow was charged, as well. but others may have been totally innocent, approached but never did anything wrong. in fact, the judge was specifically order -- ordered lawyers in the case not to talk about this because montana and others like mayor ed lee, quote, never went on to act in a corrupt or criminal manner. >> that's interesting. so you think that the lawyers for "shrimp boy" chow not happy about the gag rule so they can't talk about this case. they are putting the fbi on trial saying, look at all these people they brought in and are accusing. >> reporter: i think we're going to see more of that. some of the defense is that the fbi was on a fishing expedition. if they get that out there, they hope that will influence the case and the jury. temperature they were on a fishing -- if they were on a fishing expedition, they were sailing into some very interesting waters. >> wiretaps, you got all kinds of communications, you're picking up emails. it will get interesting. >> reporter: already is. >> phil, thank y

. >> reporter: that does not include raymond shrimp boy chow. he was in the courthouse yesterday formally charged with a racketeering. he is a reformed gangster caught in a three year undercover fbi investigation that has murder to hire, believes his client will be cleared in all of this. as for leland ye, he is set to be here at the federal court house at 9:30 this morning. live. san francisco, stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." >> thank you, stephanie. >>> a story developing in the middle east this morning. stern word from israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu s saying they will destroy hamas's network tunnel with or without a cease-fire. this is new video just into our news room. it appears to show the moment an israeli strike hit a crowded shopping center in gaza. we've heard about ambulances rolling in right before the explosion. no word on injuries. again the israelis hitting a shopping center. since midnight, believed to be one of 20 attacks the israeli military carried out on hamas military targets. the cross border war which star

. >> reporter: that does not include raymond shrimp boy chow. he was here yesterday, formerly charged with a racketeering. his attorney says chow is a reformed gangster caught in a three year undercover operation. we should mention the charges is not the only heavy one. of course the former corruption and fraud charges also carry pretty heavy prison sentences of up to 20 years as well. set to be here at the courthouse at 9:30 this morning. stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." >> thanks, steph. >>> officers were called to the area of the drive and santa paula avenue about 8:15 last night. they found someone helping a 20-year-old man, he'd been shot in the stomach. the victim was rushed to the hospital. he's expected to be okay. officers say the shooting actually took place about a mile enough away near manner drive and ocean avenue. a car hit one of their patrol cars. >>> san jose police are hoping to identify a suspect wanted in a home invasion robbery. neighbors still on edge on anju creek court in the neighborhood. "today in the bay's" derek

. >>> raymond "shrimp boy" chow and five other defendants are back in fell curt to be arraigned on new charges of rack fearing and other organized crime. chow is accused of running drug sales, laundering money, selling guns and trying to buy stolen property. the charges are part of an indictment accusing chow and senator yee of running a continuing criminal enterprise. 27 others have been charged in the case and yee will be arraigned tomorrow. >>> people living near alum rock park in east san jose are on edge after a fast-moving fire burned a dozen acres yesterday and range others are putting in center restrictions if park -- for park goers. >> the good news today is that the park is open. but we are not into august yet and the fire danger is only going to get worse from here. >> in alum rock in east san jose, mother nature is showing all the obvious ain'ts of fire danger being high. if that not clear enough there are man made signs, too. today, an additional wanting from rangers. >> thatch you for calling. barbecue fires of any kind are not allowed on wednesday july 30. >> yesterday a

raymond "shrimp boy" chow appeared in federal court today. on a *newly filed indictment that includes racketeering. chow's attorney says, his client is innocent of all charges and is eager to testify. suspended state senator leland yee also faces new racketeering charges. in connection with the same investigation. yee will be arraigned in federal court tomorrow. still to come a man arrested and the charges he is now. now big changes coming to the golden gate bridge and how it can impact your. evening your chaos on the san francisco parkway as a car thief tried to get away. wait till you hear how he was brought down female announcer: you're on the right track to save big during sleep train's triple choice sale. for a limited time, you can choose to save hundreds on beautyrest and posturepedic mattress sets. or choose $300 in free gifts with sleep train's most popular tempur-pedic mattresses. you can even choose 48 months interest-free financing on the new tempur-choice, with head-to-toe customization. the triple choice sale ends soon at sleep

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sweep of san francisco locations, agents arrested 19 other defendants in the case including raymond shrimp boy chow. he pleaded not guilty. then a swarm of cameras surrounded the suspended senator as he left the courthouse. both yee and his attorneys declined to comment today. his next court appearance is scheduled a week from today. august 7. live in san francisco, katie utehs, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> police are trying to discover the identity of a body discovered in front of a home on griffin drive. officers arrived and found an african american man in his 20s shot in the torso. >> they are going to conduct the investigation. obviously, the first hours of any type of investigation are this sort of critical. so we have to be careful as to what information is released because we don't want to jeopardize in integrity of the investigation. >> police say the victim was carrying no id at the time. they are asking any witnesses to come forward. >>> if woman killed last weekend in vallejo has been identified as 40-year-old erica brian. she and her five-year-old son were violently attacked saturday. darr

the lawmaker was just one of 29 people indicted in a sweeping f- b-i investigation.of raymond "shrimp boy" chow". the alleged leader of a chinatown mob. today's 88-page indictment also charges chow. and 15 other defenants with racketeering. four men are wanted in connection with an early morning hit and run collision on the san mateo bridge. and, the california highway patrol says one of the suspects may be armed. the crash happened just west of substation 7 on the westbound side of the bridge. the c-h-p says a woman driving 1986 porsche was rear-ended by a 1988 toyota camry. investigators say the toyota didn't stop. instead continued driving down state route 92. the c-h-p says the toyota was later found abandoned off the freeway in foster city. witnesses tell investigators that four men were in the car, and one of them may have had a handgun. now, the c-h-p is asking for the public to help solve this crime. "if there is any witnesses that may have witnesses either the collision or the suspects fleeing the vehicle, maybe they know somebody or they hear something, to definitely call 9-11 and con

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yesterday, raymond "shrimp boy" chow, a former chinatown gang step pleaded not guilty to the charges against him. 27 other people have been charged in the case. >> the african nation of sierra leona has declared a state of emergency after peace corps volunteers have been exposed after coming into contact with an ebola victim who died forcing the peace corps to pull 340 volunteers out of west can. two american missionaries are now showing some improvement. >> still ahead heightened yosemite with a massive water file near an important area. >> expected change on the golden gate bridge and what you will not see for a while when driving into san >> at ucla they are assessing the cost dams from the broken water main that flooded six campus facilities and created a huge sinkhole on sunset police department. last night crews were finally able to completely shut off the 93-year-old pipe that was still gushing a thousand gallons a minute yesterday. officials now say more than 20 million gallons of water flowed from 9 ruptured pipeline and 950 vehicles are still trapped underground in the park

raymond "shrimp boy" chow, former going step, pleaded not guilty to new charges and will take the stand in his defense. the charges are part of what is called superseding indictment with 27 people charged in the case. >> san francisco police are investigating a crash between an s.u.v. and a muni light rail vehicle that happened at 10:00 p.m. on the embarcadero. you can see the scene with fire and ambulance and the car on its side. the driver of the s.u.v. was treated at the scene if minor injuries. >> a truck was stuck under a railroad bridge in san mateo. it happened after 7:00 p.m. at a bridge. caltrain traffic was stepped while crews inspectedded bridge. four bridges in san mateo are scheduled if replacement this year. caltran says the project is expected to increase vehicle clearance and improve safety. >> a carjacker is under arrest after a wild chase and dangerous rampage all caught on camera. it could have been much worse if a brave man did not take matter into his hands. >>> security camera show panic drives trying to get identity of way of a desperate carjacking suspect in a st

raymond shrimp boy chow, formerly charged with a racketeering. he will likely not take a plea deal. he is a reformed gangster caught in a three year undercover investigation that spanned money laundering to money for hire. he was here yesterday. today leland ye is set to be here at 9:30 this morning. live in san francisco, stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much. >>> san jose police looking at video trying to catch a glimpse of a man who broke into that home, tied up a teenager. this happened in the middle of the day. the armed man broke in the sliding glass door on a home on the court just before 1:00 yesterday afternoon. this is in san jose's valley neighborhood. now once inside, the intruder came face to face with a 17-year-old boy who was home alone at the time. police say the man accused zip ties to tie up the teen and demanded cash. the teen told the man where to find valuables, the robber took off. neighbors in the normally quiet community stunned. >> i don't know if they came here first or he was just barking at what was going across the street. but i do

ye and chinatown gangster raymond shrimp boy chow are the central figures in the case. >>> complaint against the san jose department says he was abused. this is newly obtained video. happened back in may. teacher visiting the bay area when it happened. he was questioning police about how they were treating his friend when they threw him to the ground. struck him with a baton. he told us he was in town to give a commencement speech at san jose state. department officials did not comment other than to say they are looking into it. >>> officers will be keeping a close eye on highway 101 once levi stadium opens, especially after three deadly crashes on the same stretch in less than a week. the most recent crash happened wednesday night. speeding bmw flipped five times killing a passenger and seriously injuring the driver. 24 hours before that, a motorcyclist was killed at the same spot trying to pass a big rig. and last friday, a sunnyvale woman died. lawrence expressway and great america parkway where the stadium is located. there is nothing that appears to make the area anymore dangero

racketeering charges in the corruption against against suspended state senator leland yee and raymo raymond chowof racketeering carries a potential sentence of 20 years. for them to come out with a superseding indictment is especially alleging the same fact as the original indictment is a sign of weakness for the prosecution. >> the racketeering charge not only upped the ante and from potential sentences, it also widens the scope of evidence prosecutors can bring in. near 30 defendants are named in this corruption case. some of those people could end up taking a plea deal and testifying for the government. >>> coming up this morning on "today in the bay," a new life. the ancient practice this bay area teen says saved him from a life of crime. that, plus all of your top stories coming up at 7:00. right now we'll send you back to the "today" show. >>> good morning. it is saturday july 26th, 2014. here is a look at at today's top stories. families in gaza taking advantage of a temporary truce between israel and hamas, and a chance to return home and assess the damage and bury the dead. will the 12-

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by the way, raymond "shrimp boy" chow, the other major defendant in this case, was charged with racketeering yesterday. the grand jury indicting him on more than 200 counts from shipment of stolen goods to money exchanging hands. his attorney says chow is a reformed gangster, who was caught up but is innocent in what was a three-year fbi undercover operation and investigation. so the next court date set here is general housekeeping, it's a status conference. really just to make sure everything is in line, because in this case, you have 29 co-defendants, and that has been set for august 7th at 10:00 in the morning, back here at the federal courthouse. >> for now live in san francisco, stephanie chuang, nbc bay area news. >> it's going to be a long one. okay, stephanie, thank you. >>> now, a surprising trade for the a's. outfielder is headed to the red sox. in exchange, the a's will get pitcher john lester and petaluma native, jonny gomes. gomes played two years for the a's, of course, and lester, seen as one of the top pitchers in baseball. >>> this morning, san jose police are looking at sur