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Democratic mayor of charlotte, north carolina, ensnared in an fbi sting. cannon faces federal corruption charges alleging he accepted more than 48,000 in cash, airline tickets, hotel rooms and luxury apartment from under cover fbi agents posing as real estate developers and investors. neither of the embattled officials entered a plea. neither. tainted democrat as federal level which could complicate republicans and advocacy groups to exploit the advantage in the midterm election year. >> i think the question politically whether it becomes emblematic of the national party. that to some extent d...

Charlotte, north carolina, and arresting a california state senator. first to san francisco, california. democrat leland gee of san francisco now facing multiple counts of fraud and conspiracy. money laundering and influence pedaling. he is accused among other things of putting an undercover fbi agent in touch with an arms dealer who could get rocket launchers in muslim rebel group. all of this gun control and good government. >> it gets more ridiculous the state senator showing up to court along a notorious gangster. they are both targets of fbi raids in california. the senator insists is he ...

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 politic...

Ethnic as in these cases. china town boss in san francisco and black mayor of charlotte. there is another politically correct reason to step over the real identification as democrats. >> reporter: if republicans do try to turn the tables and tout a democratic culture of corruption you hear talk intensified talk of democrats of new jersey's republican governor chris christie and "bridgegate" scandal that consumed his administration and perhaps congressman trey radel dill, the freshman florida republican resigned his seat after pleading guilty to cocaine possession. does this sound me but sound ...

California's majority party in damage control mode. >> there's only one answer for democrats. they got to get rid of these guys, but we shouldn't kid ourselves. the damage is done, and it's damage not only to democrats but to people's faith in politics. >> reporter: senator yee whose office is in the state building behind me has not been seen publiclied today, though he is free on bail. his lawyer says he'll plead not guilty to seven counts of corruption and conspiracy, charges that could spend the 65-year-old yee to prison for the rest of his life, if he is convicted. chris? >> quite a story,...