saudi arabia. jenna: some high-profile raids raising new questions about the future of the balance of power in congress. the fbi arresting or raiding the offices of four lawmakers this week, all democrats. our chief washington correspondent james rosen is live from d.c. with more on this james? >> reporter: good afternoon. the idea of politicians winding up in trouble with the law or under the proverbial ethical cloud is certainly not new nor by any means confined to a particular party but this week's arrests suggest that the democratic party could face fresh problems in the realm that political consultants and message gurus like to refer to as optics. most extraordinary remember was arrest of california's democratic state senator, leland yee who faces federal corruption and gu yee, who is from san francisco, allegedly conspired with another individual to solicit campaign contributions from undercover fbi agents beyond legal limits and promises to connect one of the fbi agents to an arms dealer. there is patrick cannon, the