Across three cities. 26 people arrested. Among them, a notorious San Francisco former gang leader, and a former San Francisco school board member. Tonight, leeland yee is out on a 500,000 bond. He is charged with conspiracy to traffic firearms, and six counts of fraud. He is scheduled to return to federal court on monday morning. Ktvus Jana Katsuyama will detail the fbis case. We begin with amber lee. She asked leyland yees attorney about the charges. Reporter frank, were in the sunset neighborhood where the state senator lives. We came to the home behind me, he did not answer his door, but we did catch up with him as he left the federal courthouse earlier tonight. Senator, can you tell me what the reaction is to your arrest . Reporter dressed casually in a blue jacket, the state senator walked out of the Federal Building on 500,000 bond. He got into a waiting car without answering any questions. But there are many questions about the multiple charges he now faces. Yee, who advocated f
Reporter according to the complaint, in august 2013. Leland yees campaign consultant, Keith Jackson, told an undercover fbi agent. That yee had a contact with an internatoinal arms dealer. Who was shipping large stockpiles of weapons to a foreign country. Reporter fast forward to january 2014, the agent, jackson and yee meet at a coffee shop in San Francisco. The agent tells jackson. He gave 5,000 to yee for the sole purpose of meeting the arms dealer. Yee allegedly assures the agent, the opportunity to purchase weapons from the dealer was the real deal. Saying quote i know what he could do, i have seen what he has done in the past on other products and this guy has the relationships. According to yee, the arms dealer has contacts in russia, ukriane, boston and southern california. Reporter yee tells the agent, do i think we can make some money . I think we can make some money. Do i think we can get the goods . I think we can get the goods. The agent then asks for shoulder fired missil
School board member. Tonight, leeland yee is out on a 500,000 bond. He is charged with conspiracy to traffic firearms, and six counts of fraud. He is scheduled to return to federal court on monday morning. Ktvus Jana Katsuyama will detail the fbis case. We begin with amber lee. She asked leyland yees attorney about the charges. Reporter frank, were in the sunset neighborhood where the state senator lives. We came to the home behind me, he did not answer his door, but we did catch up with him as he left the federal courthouse earlier tonight. Senator, can you tell me what the reaction is to your arrest . Reporter dressed casually in a blue jacket, the state senator walked out of the Federal Building on 500,000 bond. He got into a waiting car without answering any questions. But there are many questions about the multiple charges he now faces. Yee, who advocated for gun control laws, now faces conspiracy of trafficking firearms, illegally importing them, and bribery. We havent had a chan
Right now san jose youre just looking at cloudy skies. But farther south toward morgan hill when gilroy you are looking at some pretty good rain. Also some down or in some locations. Heres whats happening for a today. Will hold on to some scattered showers for Morning Hours. Low pressure will come and get closer. With that means for us is the afternoon is going to be even wider. Potentially more active. Im talking thunderstorms and lightning and even a better chance for some hail. Theyre also coming into place which means snow level falling as low as 2 ft. Well talk more about the snow and your winter storm advisers coming up a little bit later but first heres george with a live picture traffic. George now looking at much as slow traffic. This is one example. Witnesses say lightning made a tree in berkeley explode. The flying debris shattered windows and left cars with severe damage. Luckily, there were no injuries. In sausalito lightning hit deck of a home early monday afternoon. The
Kron 4 news starts now. Catherine now at 8 catherine major developments as pg e anticipates federal criminal charges connected to the deadly 2010 san bruno explosion. Today, the company filed paperwork, indicating it expects the federal government will bring charges against it. Catherine kron 4s scott rates is live in san bruno. Scott. What are people saying about this. . Reporter no one knows that better than Michael Castro who house was destroyed. I am happy to see the theyre finally getting their due. Reporter a blast that killed eight people and heard dozens more. Hurt reporter quite obviously this neighborhood has gone through some very difficult times over the past four years and now theyre hoping that this latest development will help them move on. I am happy made that the federal government will be able to step up and do that. It all works together to finalize all of this and put it in a chapter and place it on the shuffling and it is done. Reporter san brunos mayor jim ruane r