yee >>supervisor norman yee: any objection? no objection. motion passes. this moves us right where we will ask you to leave. we are going >> the committee voted unanimously to move items 8 and 9 with a full recommendation. >>supervisor norman yee: can i have a motion to not sdoes -- disclose what happened in closed session? >> so moved. >> so the motion passes. madam clerk is there anything else? city clerk: that concludes everything for today. >> okay. if there is nothing further, this meeting is now adjourned. thank you very much. >> >> ?oo hi, i'm holly lee. i love cooking and you are watching quick bites. san francisco is a foodie town. we san franciscoans love our food and desserts are no exceptions. there are places that specialize in any and every dessert your heart desires, from hand made ice cream to organic cakes, artisan chocolate and cupcakes galore, the options are endless. anyone out there with a sweet tooth? then i have a great stop for you. i've been searching high and low for some great cookies and the buzz around town that anthony's are t

yee's attorney, once again, refused to comment on the numerous calls for yee to resign from his position in the state senate saying we'll deal with that at a later time. yee will be in court on monday. that's the latest that we know at this point. but we're continuing to follow this story and much more on ktvu.com. >>> we're gonna take a quick break and we'll have more right after this. >>> hatching today -- hatching today -- happening today, in four hours, the stanford men's basketball team will be playing a critical game that could win them a spot in the elite 8. janine de la vega is live at the campus where students have come down with a serious case of march madness. >> reporter: good afternoon, tori. as you said, it really is a cinderella-like story for the men's basketball team here at stanford because they haven't made it to the sweet 16 since 2008. there's sure to be lots of fans here who will be cheering them on to victory tonight. they were seen as underdogs but now the cardinal men are on a winning streak beating out higher ranked teams to make it to the sweet 16. >> i think a

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

yee >>supervisor norman yee: any objection? no objection. motion passes. this moves us right where we will ask you to leave. we are going >> the committee voted unanimously to move items 8 and 9 with a full recommendation. >>supervisor norman yee: can i have a motion to not sdoes -- disclose what happened in closed session? >> so moved. >> so the motion passes. madam clerk is there anything else? city clerk: that concludes everything for today. >> okay. if there is nothing further, this meeting is now adjourned. thank you very much. >> >> >> good morning, everyone and welcome to the meeting of the board of supervisors, neighborhood services and safety committee. thursday, march 8th, 2014. my name is david campos and i am the chair of the committee and we are joined today by supervisors eric mar who is the vice chair of the committee and supervisor norman yee, the clerk is derek evanand we want to thank the district attorney, and sfgtv who are covering the meeting today. and that is jim smith, and jessiy larson. >> be sh you are to silence all cell phone an

yee has been arrested on charges of bribery and public corruption. >> yee is scheduled to be arraignedt 1:30 at the federal building in san francisco. and also arrested the infamous chinatown gang. >>> raymond "shrimp boy" chow. we'll have team coverage starting at 5 p.m. and throughout the day. check for updates on our website, kpix.com. >> a little rain, too. when is that leaving? >> scattered showers through the weekend and beginning the next week. >> all right. have a great day. take care. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> eric: all right, wyatt. you've made your feelings very clear. but aly has a valid point. she'll be staying in the room, everyone. >> aly: thank you, grandpa. hope, look, you don't have to do this just because he wants you to. >> wyatt: you act like i'm trying to shanghai her. hope, did i force this on you? >> hope: no. >> quinn: of course not. wyatt is merely trying to expand the line. >> wyatt: we're filling a gap that could very profitable for us. >> aly: by selling underwear, lingerie? it's beneath you, hope. >> caroline: hftf has e

court documents detail many of yee's conversations with undercover agents including one where yee said he knew an arms dealer with contacts in russia and ukraine. joe vazquez, kpix 5. >> that federal investigation included raids on five bay area locations and one in sacramento. agents spent the day searching through yee's house in san francisco's sunset district. they left the home with a number of boxes and computers. agents also went to yee's office at the state capital wheeling away box after box of evidence there in sacramento. in san mateo fbi and irs agents left this suspected marijuana grow house with quite the haul, as well. they removed several boxes there. we saw these high capacity light fixtures as well typical of a grow house in the garage. >>> one of the more interesting people in the cast of characters is a man who goes by the name "shrimp boy." anne makovec continues our team coverage with more on his checkered past and previous brushes with the law. >> reporter: it was the fbi's investigation into raymond chow that led to the charges against leland yee. an undercover a

jackson yee's political consultant. we have team coverage of this scandal. kpix 5 reporter anne makovec is in the newsroom. and cate caugiran has details from the san francisco home where yee is holed up. cate. >> reporter: yeah, as far as we know, that state senator leland yee is here. he returned here after he posted half a million dollars bail last night. and right now, it's all quiet here on 24th avenue in san francisco's sunset district something that the senator won't get much of in the next coming days. >> senator, senator! >> reporter: state senator leland yee left the courthouse last night with no comment, one of the bay area's highest ranking politicians now finding himself facing public corruption charges as well as crimes related to selling weapons. his attorney says his client will plead not guilty. >> does he say that he is innocent? >> we'll always as in every case enter not guilty pleas and then the case takes on a life of its own be discovery being provided, motions, and then sometimes a case ending up

where yee appeared today. dan? (male announcer): this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. >> reporter: trading political favors for money placing himself above the law. >> reporter: state senator lee left the courthouse on federal charges prickeand in return for connecting an undercover fbi agent with an arms dealer conspiracy trafficking in illegal firearms without a license. accused of six counts of defrauding citizens of honest services sprit he was of 20 people are trained and cited offices of the complaint. >> reporter: dubois welch out is being held behind bars he is sitting released yee is being released. >> reporter: g release >> reporter:yess's attorney had little to say. >> reporter:yee has given up his pasport and confined. >> catherine: continuing our team coverage. kron4's justine waldman has been going through the lengthy criminal complaint.. continuing our team coverage. kron4's justine waldman has been going through the lengthy criminal complaint.. >> reporter: this is according to

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

yee agreed to set up gun sales at an arms dealer that yee knew. ironically, this happened while yee was pushing gun control legislation. there are three main players in the fbi's case. first, state senator leland yee. he started his political career on the san francisco school board. served as city supervisor and then was elected to the state assembly. also arrested yesterday. raymond chow known as "shrimp boy" he served two decades in prison and once ran a chinatown gang and keith jackson is a former san francisco school board member who helped yee with his political campaigns. we'll continue to follow this story throughout "mornings on 2." you can go to ktvu.com for continuing coverage. we have a posted the entire dollar complaint against senator yee online. >>> all right. 7:07. new this morning, an apartment house fire in livermore hours ago has led to one man being airlifted to a hospital for treatment of serious burns. brian flores live in livermore now to tell us how some other people in the area, brian, are also affected. good morning. >> r

for yee's campaign. as kron 4's alecia reid reports - other charges against him include international weapons trafficking. keith jackson is accused of soliciting funds for leland yee's secretary of state campaign, in exchange for connections to a weapons dealer. court papers say an undercover agent asked jackson to help him acquire up to 2 million dollars worth of missiles and automatic weapons. documents show jackson assured the agent the deal would go through. the agent had to provide a shopping list. jackson was to turn it over to the arms dealer, who would then give the list to his nephew in the philippines. both senator yee and jackson would have been paid 100-thousand dollars. there's also reference to cocaine transaction. jackson is said to have been the connection between a dealer and a buyer. and there's mention of a murder for hire plot. court documents say when it came to criminal matters, jackson said he preffered to work with quote: "people in our circle" jackson is also accused of breaking

i am supervisor norman yee and i will be chairing this meeting. i'm joined by supervisor campos and katie tang. the committee would like to acknowledge the staff of sfgtv jennifer low and ross. who record the meetings and make the transcripts available online. madam clerk, are there any announcements. >> please submit speaker cards to the clerk. items will be on the march agenda unless otherwise stated. >> >>supervisor norman yee: madam clerk please call item no. 1. city clerk: item 1: 130401: health code - hazardous materials]1304011.ordinance amending the health code to require electronic applications for registration of hazardous materials and for underground storage tanks be filed through the california environmental reporting system, to eliminate the requirement that registration of hazardous materials plans include a program for reduction of hazardous materials, and to provide for fee adjustment; and making environmental findings. city clerk: sf 11234 >>supervisor norman yee: i believe cindy from the department of public health is here to pr

if convicts, senator yee could face up to 100 years in prison. reporting live, cate caugurian, kpix5. >>> and the senators are voting to suspend leland yee. anne makovec has more on that. >> we were angry, upset, disgusted, and truly dispinted that some of our colleagues have, you know, taken that honored position of pup lick trust that we all value so much and turned it into their personal gain. >> reporter: state senators have shown a united front since the news broke of yee's arrest. >> this indictment is sickening. i want to on behalf of my colleagues today call on senator yee to resign. >> and if he doesn't, they will vote to suspend him tomorrow along with senator rod. he is now on a paid leave of absence. and ron calderon was suspended as well. he is also on paid lead. if they are suspended, they lose their right to vote in the senate. but will continue the be paid to their colleagues' dismay. >> that was placed into law to prevent political suspensions. if someone doesn't like someone or someone from an opposing party who could deprive th

much else, but yee's fellow san francisco senator did not hold back his feelings about yee dropping out of the race. >> i think that's completely appropriate. i don't know if that means his name will actually be off the ballot. i don't know if it's too late to do that, but i would hope that that would also be the case so that no one is confused or troubled by it. his name should not be on the ballot. >> what should he do regarding his senate seat? >> well, we've already asked that he step down. if he does not, the president pro tem of the senate has already announced that we will be voting on the floor tomorrow to suspend him. so leland yee will not be on the floor of the senate ever again. >> strong words, showing senate democrats mean business. last night in sacramento, party leaders had already stripped yee of all committee positions. but will yee resign from office or force senators to suspend him? well, his attorney just wouldn't say. >> we'll deal with the senate matter separately in due time. >> reporter: now, regardless of what happens, it is too late to hold a special elect

on senator yee to resign. leave. don't burden your colleagues in this great institution with your troubles. leave. >> reporter: in that press conference, you could hear the anger senator steinberg says he wanted to express his revulsion at today's event, but he did say the work of the senate would go on. if senator yee refuses to resign, senator steinberg says he and his colleagues will take to the floor and vote to suspend him. in sacramento, ken pritchett, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> yee is currently campaigning for statewide office. he is running in the democratic primary for secretary of state. tonight at 10:30, we're looking into where today's charges leave that race. at ktvu.com, you will find extensive coverage of today's charges, including a copy of the criminal complaint you can read for yourself. >>> now to the storm watch, and some intense downpours today as the second in a series of storms moved through the bay area. this is what commuters faced this morning as it was pouring on highway 24 in contra

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

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

on senator yee to resign. leave. don't burden your colleagues in this great institution with your troubles. leave. >> reporter: in that press conference, you could hear the anger senator steinberg says he wanted to express his revulsion at today's event, but he did say the work of the senate would go on. if senator yee refuses to resign, senator steinberg says he and his colleagues will take to the floor and vote to suspend him. in sacramento, ken pritchett, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> yee is currently campaigning for statewide office. he is running in the democratic primary for secretary of state. tonight at 10:30, we're looking into where today's charges leave that race. at ktvu.com, you will find extensive coverage of today's charges, including a copy of the criminal complaint you can read for yourself. >>> now to the storm watch, and some intense downpours today as the second in a series of storms moved through the bay area. this is what commuters faced this morning as it was pouring on highway 24 in contra

yee had close ties to chow. chase cane joins us with details on the relationship and details on chow's shady past. >> reporter: yee is connected to chow via another primary defendant, keith jackson. there was a close one degree of separation but so much was centered here in china town and when you read through the criminal complaint, which lays out connections, it reads like an international spy novel or suspension movie. what the fbi says was happening, much of it here was very real and stretches from california state government all the way to china. >> i was a pretty bad kid back in the hong kong. >> reporter: it's youtube video of chow from national gee graphic. it shows quite a life for the convicted criminal since being released from prison for the second time. chow is responsible from crimes from arson and racketeering and murder for hire but supposedly, chow cleaned up his act. >> to hear somebody get arrested when they really should be part of their rehabilitation process is disappointing. >> reporter: m

and still no sign, no comment, no appearance from yee. we know he returned to his house after making bail. but is he still here? the only real activity we have seen from this house is when a woman who said she was a supporter stopped by yesterday to drop off muffins. is he inside? did you see the senator inside? is he in there? >> i just give him this. >> reporter: this was the last we saw of him the senator leaving the courthouse making no comments to the press about the flurry of accusations against him. now yee facing public corruption charges as well as crimes related to selling weapons. to the rest came as a shock wednesday after the fbi conducted several raids across northern california including yee's home and office in sacramento. in relation to yee, the feds also arrested more than two dozen people with crimes ranging from selling drugs and weapons to murder-for-hire. the only official word we received was through his attorney, who made the announcement yee would step down from the race for secretary of state. >> dear debora, i h

yee said it was mistaken identity. still, when he ran for mayor, he seemed to be the candidate to beat until until ed lee entered the picture. yee says he holds no grudges and answered questions about the character. >> for those that have spent decades in public office, under public scrutiny, you know, all of us are required in our own ethics to be reporting everything that we do and have meetings with people or sunshine. you know? i do my best to comply. >> yee is running for secretary of state, no comment today from his campaign manager. >> senator yee known as one of california's top gun control advocates calling for federal action. ironic, considering he is now accused of firearms trafficking. news group editor is retweeting some of the antigun tweets like this one from last april, nine out of ten americans want stronger background checks and still, 46 u.s. senators are opposed, shame on them, and the gun lobby. and yee reacted on twitter to nra response to the sandy hook school massacre. rather than face reality,

senator yee facing a $500,000 unsecured bail. what that means is he will sign his name on the 20th floor. 19th floor rather, saying that he will come up with that money if he should flee, but because it's unsecured, it means he doesn't have to come up with any money or any property to allow him to leave the federal courthouse. now, the other conditions of his release. he can only travel in the state of california. that was greater than what the other defendants received. many were told they could only travel in the northern district of the state. the senator given the opportunity to travel throughout the state of california. his next hearing is scheduled for monday morning. reporting live outside the federal courthouse in san francisco, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, tony. good information there. just to wrap things up. state senator leland yee released on unsecured bail of $500,000. he's due back in court on monday. we'll, of course, continue to follow this story coming up at 6:00 and also at 11:00 and, of course, we'll be at

so leland yee will not be on the floor of the senate ever again. >> reporter: but when we asked yee's attorney if he would resign from state senate -- >> no comment at this time. >> reporter: this followed by a statement announcing that he was dropping out of the race for secretary of state. >> this was a very personal decision on the part of the senator. this is what he wanted to do to that election for office, given the circumstances of the federal case. >> reporter: a case which yee himself has yet to comment on and which will effectively end his political career in a matter of hours. regardless of what happens, it is just too late to hold a special election to replace yee. so it appears that eighth senate district in san francisco will remain unrepresented for the rest of this year. now yee is also going to be back near federal court monday morning. we asked his attorney today what would happen at that hearing. he would not say. he also would not say if he may try to strike a deal with prosecutors to try to avoid as much jail time as yee does face. but this evening we will be watc

he has known yee for many years.he politician is pretty straightforward. >> whether he agree with us or northern there are times he would tell you what he would do or what he will vote for which we love to know. it's an honor. >> reporter: while many of yee's allies are distancing themselves from the senator, chan continues to support him. >> i above to see that his name will be cleared and -- i would love to see that his name will be cleared and hopefully he didn't do anything wrong. >> reporter: with a corruption conviction, a former san francisco supervisor, ed jew chan and other community leaders worry the latest arrest will hurt the image of chinese- americans, especially those seeking office. >> too little asian-americans politicians as it is and this was probably hopefully will not make a stereotype of our asian people and how corrupted they are. >> we have ed jew and now leland yee and then i don't know how the people kind of see the chinese politicians. >> reporter: chan knows leland yee is facing some serio

he did not side with yee. the senator wanted a more harsh punishment for yee rather than just a suspension. so we're expecting yee at the federal courthouse 9:30 this morning. >> all eyes there in a couple of hours. mark kelly live for us in san francisco. thanks, mark. >>> new this morning, ed jew will surrender to local authorities at the end of the week and assistant da tells the examiner jew will turn himself in on friday. he's served five years in federal prison. earlier this month, a judge rejected his attempt to avoid jail time. >>> happening today, a deadline for americans to sign up for healthcare insurance under the obama administration's healthcare reform law. that includes cover california. there's leeway. anyone, who starts the registration process by today has until april 15th to complete the. for more, here's kate in the news room. >>reporter: you do have to start the application today to get that april 15th extension. if you don't have insurance or miss that deadline, you could face a $95 penal

yee said it was mistaken identity. still, when he ran for mayor, he seemed to be the candidate to beat until until ed lee entered the picture. yee says he holds no grudges and answered questions about the character. >> for those that have spent decades in public office, under public scrutiny, you know, all of us are required in our own ethics to be reporting everything that we do and have meetings with people or sunshine. you know? i do my best to comply. >> yee is running for secretary of state, no comment today from his campaign manager. >> senator yee known as one of california's top gun control advocates calling for federal action. ironic, considering he is now accused of firearms trafficking. news group editor is retweeting some of the antigun tweets like this one from last april, nine out of ten americans want stronger background checks and still, 46 u.s. senators are opposed, shame on them, and the gun lobby. and yee reacted on twitter to nra response to the sandy hook school massacre. rather than face reality,

yee. >> now at noon, two major stories. first, breaking news out of san francisco where state senator leland yee is under arrest. he was taken into custody this morning during a series of fbi raids across the bay area including at a location connected to a former notorious chinatown street gang member. >>> we're tracking the rain throughout the bay area as the sun tries to break through. mark tamayo will be here to tell you when it will begin to clear out. >>> ktvu channel 2 news starts right now with breaking news. >>> breaking news out of san francisco. california state senator leland yee among several people arrested after a massive fbi raid across the bay area. cute cameras captured this video of him in handcuffs as he arrived at the federal courthouse in san francisco soon after his arrest. here is what we know right now -- more than a dozen raids were conducted throughout this morning, including several locations in san francisco and on the peninsula and in sacramento. several people

one law professor says yee's lawyers can argue the agents presciently coded yee into acts. a more likely defense may -- >> i somehow parched the language of the conversation to suggest that maybe he was misunderstood. it was really kind of vague. it was suggestive. it wasn't a direct exchange. >> another possible defense would involve attacking the credibility of any witnesses. yee's pleas tomorrow will provide the first indication of his legal strategy. your article talks about the high profile players in this case. including one that captured a lot of people's attention. shrimp boy. >> that is right. it goes back to 2006 to the killing of another tong member. which got the fbi's attention. it was when shrimp boy showed up at his funeral in an all white suit declaring him as the new guy in town. the fbi started taking a second look. >> he still has not been charged with that murder. >> no, he is not. nobody has. but events after that got everybody looking at him and that set up the fbi sting eventually which netted him some 25 others plus senator leland yee. >> that is one

state senator leland yee. good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> those arrests on people in and out of government. agents confiscated computers and other items from yee's home. we have team coverage tonight. let's begin now with vic lee outside court. vic? >> most of the 26 people charged appeared in court this afternoon to face a variety of charges including drug and weapons trafficking and money laundering the complaint says state senator yee conspired with his political consultant and a gangster nicknamed shrimp boy to sell weapons and solicit money in exchange for political favors this caught by an under cover agent. fbi hit the chinatown headquarters of the xhien ease freemasons looking for evidence linked to raymond chow known as shrimp boy. chow serves as a chairman of the free masons arrested on hooid street and charged with money laundering and dealing in stolen properties. he served 22 years in the federal penn and became active in chinatown politics. >> i up to the path i have done z to try to correct my

live outside of leyland yee's office, alex?porter: good morning to you and many of leyland yee's colleagues are calling for his immediate resignation from yesterday including one at his office here in san francisco. the senate president is disgusted by what has been leveled against him. and i want to on behalf of my colleagues call on him to resign. >> leave. >> and harsh words from senate car roll sign itberg, we spoke about it with corruption and gun trafficking. if leyland yee does not resign his lawmakers will vote to suspend him. he represents district 8 and parts of san mateo county and the veteran politician was considered a front-runner and now it appears he will be fighting. >> many others weighed in. >> it is not only disappointing but it is he can regard naturally sad. >> leyland yee rocked the democratic party and this is the third recent scandal to affect the party. two others are both on leave as they face corruption charges. leyland yee has been removed from all committee assignments from the capital effective im

k kron-4's scott rates has yee. only 30 hours after his indictment on federal corruption and gun trafficking charges, yee is dealing with the fall-out. not only did he renounce his candidacy for secretary of state today. tomorrow he'll find out whether he will be suspended as a state senator. kron-4's jeff bush is live outside leland yee's house tonight. jeff? leave, don't burdon your colleagues of this great feinstein called for yee to resign and mark leno called for yee to resign or else. mark leno state senator we will be voting on the floor tomorrow to suspend him. so, floor of the senate ever again. yee will never hold public office again either. the disgraced senator had ambitions of becoming california's next secretary of state but the scandal has been too much and yee withdrew his candicy for that office on thursday. his lawyer read the letter to the current secretary of state to reporters. dear debra, i hearby withdraw my candicy for secretary of state effective immediately. with best regards, signed leland

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

state senator leland yee, raymond "shrimp boy" chow, notorious former chinatown gang leader and yee's consultant jackson. yee is out on bail this morning but could be facing a lifetime behind bars if convicted of all the federal charges against him. >>> reporter: senator leland yee left the courthouse with no comment. one of the bay area's highest ranking politicians now finds himself facing public corruption charges as well as charges related to selling weapons. his attorney says his client will plead not guilty. he says that he is innocent? >> we'll always as in every case enter not guilty pleas and then the case takes on a life of its own with discovery being provided, motions being made, sometimes a case ending up in trial. >> reporter: the fbi conducted a series of raids across northern california eventually arresting more than two dozen people with crimes ranging from selling drugs and weapons to murder-for-hire. >> basically, he is being accused of trading political favors in exchange for money. >> reporter: kpix 5 legal analyst melissa griffin said he needed money for his curr

you can find more detail on yee's political history. go to nbcbayarea.com. >> the red cross helping 11 people find new places to live after a fire burned through the roof of their apartment complex in livermore. one person had to be air lifted to the hospital for serious burns. crews are still looking into how that fire started. they say two units were destroyed and several others damaged. it happened at about 1:00 this morning not far from granada high school. the boulevard was closed for a while but it has since reopened. >> let's check your forecast this morning as we give you a live look at san jose and san francisco. there's fremont as well. christina loren joins us. big puffy clouds. beautiful. >> yeah. we call those fair weather cumulus clouds. typically we see that after the storm system clears out. in addition to the storm system clearing out as early as it did yesterday, we got warm and that created instability. we had tornadic rotation in the central valley. even reports of a funnel cloud here brentwood. right now dwight cont

the indictment against yee is very long and very specific. if you would like to read it we have posted it on our website, abc7news.com. look for it under see it on tv. >> tonight wild weather in northern california. powerful video showing a rare tornado touching down in the middle of a neighborhood. it captured these tense moments when a twister blew through his subdivision. alan wang is in that neighborhood to show us the damage. alan? >> carolyn, the tornado that touched down in this roseville neighborhood around 7:30, everyone saw it. it touched down in one spot and this is it. ground zero. the owner of the backyard said he looked out the window and saw his picnic table over here begin to rise and spin around and debris flying around and then, bam, this fence that used to be here exploded into these chards of wood and sprayed the house back there blowing out the windows. now let's look at some video that one of the neighbors shot at that tornado as it began forming over this neighborhood. it hovered over the homes and the sky got dark and

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

more fallout from the shocking bust that snared senator leland yee. >> yee charged with gun trafficking and wire fraud his attorney announced he will no longer run for secretary of state. >> without any political implications, it's the personal thing he wanted to to. >> despite calls for resignation yee has not made announce manies about leaving the state senate. >> those calls are getting louder today. >> yee posting bail yesterday. >> you're right. state senator leland yee has not left his home. today, food was delivered to his home. this is, it's windy but i want to show you the letter announcing he will no longer continue with the campaign. it's a short letter that says i hear by withdraw my candidacy for election of secretary of state effective immediately with best regards, leland yee, state senator. some colleagues say that he deserves a day ares his day in court others are calling for his resignation. two other state senators ron calderon and rod wright face leave. >> we have asked that he step down. and if he does not, the president pro tem of the senate announced we'll be voti

late this afternoon dale steinberg said, yee needs to step aside. >> yee, please do not burden your colleagues and this great institution with your troubles. >> the california senate has already been hard-hit by scandals. democratic senators ron calderon and rod rider are both on leave. calderon is charged with bribery and corruption, right was convicted with election fraud. go to ktvu.com to read the indictment for yourself you also fight and i link to unedited video of the courthouse. >>> we're on storm watch this evening we will start with a live look outside the skies over the bay area looking toward san francisco. you can see a lot of clouds out there but right now the bay area is getting a bit of a break. it was a different story this morning as this video from san jose shows. it started off with a steady down pour. >> we picked up the heaviest rainfall this morning, but still some pretty powerful cells moving across parts of the bay area this afternoon. it's one of those deals where you have some clouds and breaks in the clouds and then shower. rainfall totals in the past 24 hours, the

and dianne feinstein have demanded yee's resignation.an francisco i'm tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >> an east bay man accused of crashing into and killing a marine that just returned from afghanistan is facing a second degree murder charge. 23-year-old alexander yaun appeared in court on the charges of murder, vehicular manslaughter, and hit and run. he drank at least four jamison whiskies and got behind the wheel of his mini cooper early tuesday morning. he ran a red light and slammed into 23-year-old marine andrew silva. >> he comes back here this is home, this is supposed to be safe, this is supposed to be where everybody feels at peace. one person makes a dumb mistake and all of this happens. >> a memorial continues to grow at the intersection where the crash occurs. it includes silva's military boots, american flag, and photos of him in uniform standing next to his wife. >>> pg&e expects to face federal criminal charges for the deadly pipeline explosion in 2010. it killed eight people, injured dozens more and destroyed 38 home

the indictment against yee is very long and very specific. if you would like to read it we have posted it on our website, abc7news.com. look for it under see it on tv. >> tonight wild weather in northern california. powerful video showing a rare tornado touching down in the middle of a neighborhood. it captured these tense moments when a twister blew through his subdivision. alan wang is in that neighborhood to show us the damage. alan? >> carolyn, the tornado that touched down in this roseville neighborhood around 7:30, everyone saw it. it touched down in one spot and this is it. ground zero. the owner of the backyard said he looked out the window and saw his picnic table over here begin to rise and spin around and debris flying around and then, bam, this fence that used to be here exploded into these chards of wood and sprayed the house back there blowing out the windows. now let's look at some video that one of the neighbors shot at that tornado as it began forming over this neighborhood. it hovered over the homes and the sky got dark and

. >>> we have team coverage on this story with leyland yee we will take you back out there in just a minute. >>> still talking weather and traffic, i ran this morning. >> i did too. >> yes, it's there, it is plenty upstream and there is no big trigger mechanism but it is still there and you can see some to the north, nothing too heavy there but there are some pockets, especially the east bay where there are one of the stronger sells, if you will, discovery bay, wrapping back around, san ramon over to clayton and the peninsular and hit and miss over the santa cruz coastline. the grease has picked up, loss altos over to sunnyville, it is not raining here but it is raping here. cloudy light rain breezy at times, 50s and 60s again here is sal. >>> driving may be rough because of the wet roads and that's an unknown variable and the accident count goes down sometimes. at the plaza, the 8 minute drive time is holding steady and this is northbound on the right southbound on the left and heading down to fremont, that traffic does look good to the south bay, let's go back to the desk. >>> now

for yee's campaign. as kron 4's alecia reid trying to move weapons between countries. keith jackson is accused of soliciting funds for leland yee's secretary of state campaign, in exchange for connections to a weapons dealer. court papers say an undercover agent asked jackson to help him acquire up to 2 million dollars worth of missiles and automatic weapons. documents show jackson assured the agent the deal would go through. the agent had to provide a shopping list. jackson was to turn it over to the arms dealer, who would then give the list to his nephew in the philippines. both senator yee and jackson would have been paid 100-thousand dollars. there's also reference to cocaine transaction. jackson is said to have been the connection between a dealer and a buyer. and there's mention of a murder for hire plot. court documents say when it came to criminal matters, jackson said he preffered to work with quote: "people in our circle" jackson is also accused of breaking up large sums of cash into legitimate

. >> but the big fish was state senator yee. >> i can confirm that state senator leland yee is a part of the ongoing investigation that is taking place at this time. >> yee arrested in his home this morning. he was driven to the federal building and booked on public corruption charges including bribery, and weapons trafficking. the fbi in sacramento secured his office in the capitol while the chp officer stood guard at the entrance. yee is also a candidate for ss secretary of state. the raids include fbi and local police oochl fbi executed multiple arrests. >> hundreds of agents hit homes and buildings and the raids included this building where federal agents and police carted off boxes of evidence. one target was this those arrested appeared in court today to be arraigned. one of those arrested is keith jackson. a former school board member the serious charge is murder for hire. 19 people were arrested. a source says many are key members of a crime syndicate. >> federal agents swept five locations in this corruption bust. also, headquarters of bay steel in san francisco bay view dist

live in chinatown, san francisco, linda yee, kpix 5. >>> leland yee's political career spans more than 25 years. it started in san francisco but as kpix 5's phil matier tells us, so do some questions about his past. phil. >> reporter: that's right. leland yee has long been sort of an enigma in local politics that people talk about but not publicly. here's the story. since he was first elected to the san francisco school board in 1988, state senator leland yee's public persona has been that of a friendly moderate democrat, liked by many, but not part of the establishment. >> leeland has been pretty much a lone wolf in political circles, always climbing the ladder of politics. >> reporter: including stops at the board of supervisors, the legislature, a run for mayor and most recently, running for california secretary of state. all the while, however, questions have lurked in the shadows. in 1992, lee was arrested while vacationings in hawaii for allegedly shop lifting an $8 bottle of suntan lotion. it was not prosecuted because yee left the island in part. in 1990 san francisco police st

. >> state senator leland yee last night. guilty or not his corruption arrest may have already ended his political career. good evening. >> since yee's arrest developments continue to unfold he's announced his withdrawal from the race for secretary of state this fall two. senators in washington call for his reresignation. we have live team coverage for you tonight. carolyn, senator yee may be finished as a politician. >> well, i can tell you this, carolyn the first shoe has fallen with his withdrawal from secretary of state campaign. as far as his senate seat i spoke with his attorney who says no decision has been made about whether he'll take a leave of absence or resign but colleagues this their own plans after that bomb shell federal complaint. the case is astounding and the depth of the accusations in the complaint. much of the focus is on the 65-year-old senator, a notorious gangster with a criminal history including racketeering and drug crimes former fbi agent believes the agency's operation was as tricky as infill rat

we know yee dropped his candidac candidacy last week. yee is now suspended from the state alcohol -- capitol. that vote was nearly unanimous. one wanted strength stricted -- wanted stricter penalties. >> mark kelly live. thanks. >>> new this morning, former san francisco suv -- as far ed supervisor ed jew will surrender to authorities friday. he has already certain ed served five -- served believe years in prison years -- served five years in prison. >>a bar in oakland and police are looking for a drive and passenger. police say two cars collided at 2:45 this morning. one crashed into the dogwood bar. the two people in the car took off. a second car was stopped in the middle of the street. the driver claims she was crossing the intersection with a green light. >>> homes have been red tagged in orange county from the earthquake. most homes are in fullerton. 100 aftershocks have shakened the region since that time. >> no pot, dish, left in the kitchen. >> california has a 46% chance of a 7.5 magnitude quake. >>> happening today, deadline f

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

it's being reported that yee's attorneys will talk about adding security for yee as well when and if this goes to trial. his hearing is scheduled for 9:30 this morning. we're live in san francisco, brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> it's a call to action from a young mom on a mission. karina mendoza is trying to turn her personal pain into something positive following a troerbl tragedy in san jose -- horrible tragedy in san jose last summer. a pickup truck ran over and killed her son at vine and oak street as he was about to celebrate his 4th birthday. there is a growing memorial there. his mother is launching a new campaign called take 3 to see. >> take time on your driving, you know, don't be in a hurry. >> this campaign is designed to urge drivers to put safety first every time they get behind the wheel. the young mom is pushing for safety improvements at some of the bay area's most dangerous intersections. >>> cleanup efforts continue in southern california following a 5.1 magnitude quake over the weekend. dozens of homes in fullerton will red tagged after the large cracks we

: it was quiet today - outside senator yee's home.f the senator. meantime - there are lots of questions about what he should do next. kron 4 talked to some of his neighbors -- whose opinions are mixed. >> catherine: our political analyst >> i think what we need to fund focus on as finance reform. steve >> catherine: our political analyst michaelyaki will join us. in all probability if you accepted illegal cash payment from fbi informant they believe that your money is tainted and they probably have frozen his and his finances. stow >> catherine: you are san that he really needs that money so he will not resign because he's funny to finance his law for legal defense. calderon has been accused of fraud. there is no difference when happens is the motion to suspect both of them came up two weeks ago so the question why is it any different for senator yee that is the straw that will break the camel's back. if they can suspend he then how can they also do that without suspending the other to correct political world they have a right to they