good sunday morning. it is december 8th, 7:00 on the dot. here is a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. wet pavement out there, nothing like the flooding we saw in the city yesterday. hopefully this is the calm after the storm. thanks for joining us, i'm kira klapper. vianey arana has a look at our microclimate forecast and we want to say a quick thank you. >> yes. we got the yellow mug! >> if you just watched "sunday today" with willie geist, he was showing mug shots as he calls them with viewers who got this, purchased this mug. well he kindly sent us two mugs and we just want to thank him. >> she has coffee. i don't. i have to go get mine.

all right, so let's talk about the weather. just like this mug, we'll get some sunshine, but not today. so right now in san francisco, 55 degrees. the wind speeds are at about 6 miles per hour and could you see how gray and cloudy it is. notice we are blue, which means we are no longer under a microclimate weather alert. the last of the storms should be trickling out by this afternoon but still busy storm ranger is scanning, a couple of pockets of rain moving into san mateo. san jose get ready, you're likely going to see some rain as well within the next ten minutes. storm ranger got some rain pushing through ukiah but santa rosa is pretty dry. current temperatures not that cold but mild, 56 degrees in san jose. i'll go over the timing of the storm when exactly it moves out and of course what you can expect head edded into the work week in 15 minutes. >> already the work week again tomorrow. all right we'll see you around 7:15, vianey, thanks. it is the calm after the storm, and the cleanup after the storm in san francisco. it rained so hard yesterday in the city that in a matter of

minutes intersections, homes, freeways, even the city's underground muni and b.a.r.t. stops were flooded. "today in the bay's" sergio quintana shows us the damage. >> reporter: rain water cascading down the steps of the van ness and market station. crews had to evacuate this and the church street station and without subway service to downtown, passengers had to cram on to bus shuttles from westportal to van ness. freeway drivers had obstacles. this is videos of the san francisco skyway ramp from ninth street to the golden gate bridge. you can see a few cars stalled out in the standing water. at the height of the storm, some streets turned into rivers of rushing water. and some intersections turned into ponds. this is 15th avenue and wowona at the westportal district. fire crews helped clear out the drains when the rain stopped, but the damage was done. >> it went over sandbags that we

had put beforehand, and it went, came inside and into our rooms. >> reporter: kenneth cervanes and his family planned to celebrate their 2-year-old son's birthday but cleaning up their home from flooding instead. more than half a dozen homes on this block had water damage. debris and dirt stopped up storm drains and across the rest of the city. at harrison street and 19th street you can see water is a little more than ankle deep as this woman tip-toes through the intersection. sergio quintana, "nbc bay area news." also in san francisco, police say a tree fell onto two pedestrians while they were walking on the sidewalks in p persidio heights at locust and clay streets. the man and woman were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. in the east bay an incredibly close call for one family when a massive tree crashed down into their home. "today in the bay's" roz plater reports from oakland. >> reporter: from this view

outside the home, you can see where the massive tree came crashing down. >> it was really one of the scariest things i've heard and experienced and you're not sure what's happening. is it an earthquake? >> reporter: it was so loud and so powerful, her neighbors came running. >> the sound of a large tree falling is unmistakable, and it just scares the heck out of you. >> reporter: they discovered it was an 80 to 100-year-old pine next door. it broke from its roots, dragged down part of an adjacent tree, and snapped a gas line. fortunately, it landed on the part of the home that houses the pool, and the family was in the living room. >> this tree fell at a diagonal that was extremely fortunate for the home. had it fallen straight, it would have gone right through the center of the house. we are safe now and we'll be cold but we can camp here or we have some neighbors we might stay with. >> reporter: they're worried because two more old trees hover over their home and their neighbors are a bit worried, too. >> i think all the neighbors are

going to be on hyper focus now to review some of the trees. >> as homeowners do that, check your trees often. >> reporter: roz plater, "nbc bay area news." the weather was much too much for great america. families who went to winterfest yesterday went home disappointed. we have a live look for you right now, thanks to rafa, our photographer. is he outside of the amusement park in santa clara. just last night the park had to close early because of the wind and the rain. great america did apologize and told those visitors that they could reuse those winterfest tickets to get in on a different night in december. be sure to download our nbc mobile app that's where you can get the most up to date weather information on your phone or your tablet. if you see that qr code on the bottom left of your screen, if you have an iphone, open your camera, point it at that code and it will take you right to our weather page. you can get all the latest updates. in other news, happening today, attorneys are set to

speak about a pg&e settlement with wildfire victims. this follows word of a $13 billion agreement involving several fire victims, including the devastating tubbs fire in santa rosa. the u.s. bankruptcy court still needs to approve that settlement. attorneys and victims are set to discuss the settlement as well as potential safety improvements. pg&e can make. in san francisco, an officer-involved shooting landed both the burglar and the officer in the hospital. police say that around 8:30 yesterday morning, they responded to the call of a prowler in the process of robbing a home. officers made contact with a person matching the thief's description. that burglar then reportedly assaulted officers and police were forced to open fire. neighbors tell us what they heard on an otherwise quiet saturday morning. >> i heard in rapid succession either four or five gunshots, followed by a pause of a few seconds, and then a final shot.

>> the burglar is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries. the officer is also in the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. we sent out a news alert, our nbc bay area app is free to download. it's a great way to stay up to date with what's happening around the bay area. now to a day of extreme highs and extreme lows for one local high school community. just yesterday morning, the community gathered together to remember 2018 mcklieman's high school graduate and football store ramon sanders, and then last night the football team won the california interscholastic federation northern california championship, the cif. sanders died from bone cancer last month. he helped lead the football game to two state championships. after the game, the players shared the win and the trophy with sanders' parents. a disturbing narrative is emerging of the week leading up

to the mass shooting at a florida naval base. investigators are learning and now releasing that the shooter invited three other saudi flight students to dinner in the past week, and showed them videos of mass shootings. those other three students, however, are not believed to have played a part in the attack. the saudi air force member behind at tack killed three aviation students and wounded eight other people before being killed. one of the dead, joshua caleb watson. his brother says that he died a hero, directing first responders to the gunman, despite being shot several times. president trump says he spoke with the king of saudi arabia about the attack. >> and the king will be involved in taking care of families and loved ones. he feels very strongly, very, very devastated by what happened, what took place. likewise, the crowned prince, they are devastated by what took place in pensacola. >> mohammad al shamrani

purchased the gun from a dealer in pensacola. a loophole allows non-u.s. citizens to buy handguns if they have a hunting license, which he did. yesterday marked 78 years since the attack on pearl harbor. on december 7th, 1941, japanese planes bombed the naval shipyard. 21 ships of the pacific fleet were sunk or damaged, including the "uss arizona." 2,390 americans died in the attack. some 1,100 others were injured. that attack drew the u.s. into world war ii. in the east bay, people gathered at the "uss hornet" to commemorate the anniversary of at tack. lawson saqui spoke, a veteran of the japanese-american 442nd regimental combat team who also was awarded five purple hearts. it is just shy of 7:10. we have much more ahead on "today in the bay."

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welcome back. we are joined in the studio with our political analyst larry gerston and as always time for our weekly chat with chuck todd, nbc news political director and moderator of "meet the press." thanks for joining us. >> good morning. >> we are on the heels of nancy pelosi's announcement to move forward with the impeachment and i'm wondering what you think, how much pressure this impeachment is putting on the vulnerable democrats and republicans in congress and even on the white house itself. >> well, look, when you watch the show today, it's clearly front of mind. i have jerry nadler, who of course is the chairman of the house judiciary committee, and

he sort of, when i asked, are you going to be comfortable drafting an article of impea impeachment you think does not have near unanimous support among democrats and he paused a little bit, and so i think that that is going to be the debate this week of i think there is some thought among democrats that they maybe go ahead and draft three, four, maybe five articles of impeachment, and allow some democrats to vote against some of them. that's what republicans did that for some moderate republicans who were in swing districts during the clinton impeachment. four came out of the judiciary committee, only two got voted out of the house so that may be one way they try to alleviate some pain for moderate members who believe ukraine, what happened with ukraine is impeachment but want to show some distance from the mueller report, for instance. >> um-hum. >> chuck, a trump attorney, rudy giuliani, is at it again, currently in ukraine to expose evidence allegedly of democratic

corruption during the 2016 presidential election. does his latest move add value to the democratic impeachment case, subtract from it or is it just a distraction from the core issues? >> i -- look, larry, you know, it's funny. we all think here in washington we know exactly what's going to happen over the next six weeks, the house is going to impeach, the senate is going to acquit. to me wild card one is the president, right? because you never know what he's going to do, say or tweet but to me, the other wild card is rudy giuliani. you have the investigation that's going on that's active, southern district of new york. you have them, two of his associates may or may not be cooperating. there is -- he to me is the wild card in all of us over the next eight weeks. a lot of republicans on capitol hill are as uncomfortable with what rudy giuliani is doing as some democrats are. i think that is -- i think that is the wild card in all of this. i don't think any of us know how

giuliani's travels play in all of this but his legal trouble, all of that, it can't be helpful. >> turning to the democratic presidential candidate, minorities provided 74% of the 2016 democratic presidential vote. now, with california's kamala harris out of the race, all six current qualified candidates as you know for the december 19th debate in los angeles are white. does that lack of diversity portend a turnout of minorities in november? >> tell me what the ticket is going to look like, larry. i think this is a criticism it's too soon to tell. i think ultimately if the ticket isn't die verks, i think thversa problem but we don't know the question to that yet. >> basically the president would be white but they could choose a more diverse vice president to run with? >> larry i'm convinced we know who the running mate will be,

the nominee is. stacy abrams in georgia, we know the running mate. is it warren, buttigieg, bloomberg, klobuchar. >> i felt there was some answer boiling under there. chuck todd thanks for your insight. we really do appreciate your time. >> thanks, guys. >> join chuck for this morning's "meet the press." he'll have an interview with representative jerry nadler and exclusive interviews with senator ted cruz and representative denny heck. tune in to "meet the press" at 8:00 a.m. after this u.s. incast. larry will be back in 40 minutes for our weekly commitical segment and we're shifting gears a little bit, in light of the recent mass shooting at the florida naval base, we'll look at current status of gun control. we'll see you soon for that, larry larry, thanks. the date is set, thousands of mental health workers at

kaiser will be striking this month. workers all over the state say they will walk out december 16th. that strike is expected to last five days. mental health workers say they're going on strike because they're understaffed. they have unequal wages and wait times are too long for appointments. kaiser says all hospitals and emergency and urgent care departments will remain open during that strike. and lightening up the mood now t is the exercise bike commercial that still has people talking and now the actress who plays the wife in peloton's viral holiday ad is starring in an ad for "aviation gin." >> to new beginnings. >> actor ryan reynolds and owner of aviation gin tracked down the so-called peloton girl. the woman looks troubled and distracted before declaring to new beginnings and finishing her drink. if you read between the lines it appears the woman may have left

her husband. >> whoa. >> extreme. the original ad is about the woman who gets a peloton stationary bike for christmas. it went viral. many called it sexist and classist. if you were watching "saturday night live" the commercial got a mention in the opening skit. all right, now to a magical winter wonderland, what families experienced at sfo this weekend. it was all a part of united airlines fantasy flight to the north pole. united transformed its gates into a winter wonderland for children affected by illness and poverty, more than 60 families from local hospitals got to go and experience this magic. they had gifts, they had music, they even had gotten an appearance from santa and mrs. claus. >> did it snow? >> that's what it sounded like. what a beautiful thing. and nice for them to be indoors at the airport, because boy, it was pouring yesterday.

>> to the point where the national weather service ended up issuing a flash flood warning and i'm sure you saw all of the videos, i had been releasing them to our viewers of the flooded streets in san francisco. >> my gosh. >> that's not something you see every day out there. right now look at downtown san jose. nice little view there of christmas in the park, but you can certainly see the sheen. things have calmed down quite a bit right now at 56 degrees which is why we're blue now, no longer under a microclimate weather alert. we're just waiting for the last of this rain to make its exit out of the bay area, but this morning, as you wake up, you could see this is our live look over san francisco, we have a couple drops on the screen, 54 degrees. you're definitely going to see ponding water because of all of that rain that we got late last night, even in san jose, right around 5:00 it really started coming down. satellite radar right now, the majority of that rain is now kind of trekking its way east. we're seeing a couple of lightning bolts pop up, more towards the interior near the

modesto area. san francisco storm ranger up and scanning. rain moving into san mateo. here goes that line getting ready to make its way into san jose, so we're not completely in the clear of this rain just yet but at least the heaviest rain is now expected to make its way out. microclimate highs for today will remain comfortable, mild in the 50s and the 60s and san jose 61 degrees. oakland 60 degrees. napa 59. for the coast, bay and inland we'll keep the scattered showers for the first half of the day but if you had plans to travel to the sierra, i do want to remind folks that that winter storm warning is still in effect through noon today. it's still pretty gusty, still expecting to keep the dangerous road conditions and of course chain controls are required so if you have plans to drive back you may want to hold off until tomorrow. over the next seven days we do have a little bit more rain moving in. so how much rain? let's take a look. monday december 9th, it's going to clear to start the week. once the storm system moves out we get that high pressure that begins to build in a little weak but to our west and then as i

fast forward the same line, look what happens, a little bit of rain moving in wednesday into tuesday. some showers might be possible late tuesday into wednesday, but right now the models are showcasing the majority of the rain for the north bay. so then we look even further ahead and midweek into friday, we've got some rain pushing off to the north. could you see it's slightly warmer because of that high pressure pu this may bring rain for areas of the golden gate bridge. san francisco seven-day forecast, showers on and off through today, clearing for monday. don't wash your car just yet because that rain that we're tracking possibly into next wednesday and friday not expecting heavy downpours from this but enough rain to get your car a little muggy and dirty. same for inland temperatures, they'll remain in the 60s, overnight lows in the 40s. expect the chance of morning showers by wednesday and next week we're going to be monitoring that next storm system again. this one a little weaker but going to bump up our temperatures through the end of the week. >> vianey, thanks. it is 7:21. we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, if you're worried

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welcome back. it is 7:30 on sunday morning, december 8th. a live look outside, rainy lens over san francisco. just a complete wall of fog there, and cloud cover. we appreciate your joining us on this wet weekend. i'm kira klapper. vianey arana has a look at our microclimate forecast. hopefully a little better today for san francisco. it got flooded yesterday. >> it was a lot of rain in a short period of time so when the rainfall rates are that high, you take a look at the streets, it also kind of put the picture on how you shouldn't drive through flooded waters. how could they avoid it? it was so crazy. golden gate bridge you can see how cloudy it is but we are

calming down when it comes to the rain. we saw the heaviest of the rain move in late last night. you could see satellite radar i'm going to zoom this in closer to our region, you see that lightning detected on the radar, more through modesto and san jose. san francisco catching a couple showers. what are we expecting through the afternoon? you could see some lighter pockets of rain, but look what happens around 11:00 a.m., lingering showers will continue but definitely decreasing by the afternoon. i'm going to push this time line forward a little bit through 1:00. we get a couple of pop-up showers in through the san jose area, morgan hill and i'll take you through your work week forecast because i know a lot of people are wondering what's going to happen on monday. we'll have all the details coming up in about 15 minutes. >> 7:45ish. we'll see you then, thanks. it is time for the cleanup after the storm. it rained so hard in san francisco as vianey was just saying that in just a matter of minutes, intersections, homes, freeways, even the city's muni and b.a.r.t. underground stops were flooded.

"today in the bay's" sergio quintana takes us there. >> reporter: rainwater cascading down the steps at the van ness and market station. crews had to evacuate this and the church street station and without subway service to downtown, passengers had to cram on to bus shuttles from westportal to van ness. freeway drivers had obstacles. this is videos of the san francisco skyway ramp from ninth street to the golden gate bridge. you can see a few cars stalled out in the standing water. at the height of the storm, some streets turned into rivers of rushing water. and some intersections turned into ponds. this is 15th avenue and wowona at the west portal district. fire crews helped clear out the drains when the rain stopped, but the damage was done. >> it went over sandbags that we had put beforehand, and it went, came inside and into our rooms. >> reporter: kenneth cervanes

and his family had planned to and his family had planned to celebrate their 2-year-old son's birthday but cleaning up their home from flooding instead. more than half a dozen homes on this block had water damage. debris and dirt stopped up storm drains and across the rest of the city. at harrison street and 19th street you can see water is a little more than ankle deep as this woman tip-toes through the intersection. sergio quintana, "nbc bay area news." also in san francisco, police say this massive tree fell on to two pedestrians while they were walking on the sidewalk in persidio heights at locust and clay streets. the man and woman were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. in the east bay an incredibly close call for one family when a massive tree crashed down into their home. the pine tree broke from its roots, dragged down part of an

adjacent tree and snapped a gas line. fortunately it landed on part of the home that houses the pool. the family was in the living room. >> it was really one of the scariest things i've heard and experienced and you're not sure what's happening. is it an earthquake? >> the sound of a large tree falling is unmistakable, and it just scares the heck out of you. >> wow. neighbors tell us that they're now worried about the trees on their own properties. one home owner is even having an expert out to review his trees today. we want to take you now great america, where the weather was much too much families who went to winterfest yesterday went home disappointed. here it is. we have a live look for you last night, the park had to close early because of the wind and the rain. great america did apologize and told those visitors that they could reuse those winterfest tickets to get in on a different night in december.

to keep up to date with what's happening with all the crazy weather, be sure to download our nbc mobile app that's where you can get the most up to date weather information on your phone or your tablet. if you see that qr code on the bottom left of your screen, if you have an iphone, open your camera, point it at that code and it will take you right to our weather page. you can get all the latest updates. in other news, happening today, attorneys are set to speak about a pg&e settlement with victims of wildfires. this follows word of a $13 billion agreement involving victims of several fires, including the devastating tubbs fire in santa rosa. the u.s. bankruptcy court still needs to approve that settlement. attorneys and victims are set to discuss the settlement as well as potential safety improvements pg&e can make. in san francisco, an officer-involved shooting landed both the suspect and the officer in the hospital. police say that around 8:30

yesterday morning, they responded to the call of a prowler in the process of burglarizing a home. officers made contact with that robber matching the description. that person then allegedly assaulted officers and police were forced to open fire. several neighbors told us what they heard. >> i heard in rapid succession either four or five gunshots, followed by a pause of a few seconds, and then a final shot. >> the suspect is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries. the officer is also in the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. in a rare case of cooperation between the u.s. and iran an american citizen and researcher held captive for three years are finally free. wang was arrested in february of 2017. a princeton graduate student, he was in iran to research a former monarchy. instead, he was arrested on

false charges of espionage and sentenced to ten years in prison. iran agreed to trade wang for an iranian medical research scientist arrested in the u.s. for trying to export human growth hormones without authorization. that scientist already is back in iran. wang is being checked out by doctors in germany before he's able to fly home to his family in the u.s. capture confirmed, that was the tweet sent out by spacex this morning, after the dragon spacecraft successfully docked at the international space station. the dragon is a reusable cargo spacecraft. it launched from cape canaveral on a falcon 9 rocket thursday. it made its journey so the space station ahead of schedule. the dragon delivered thousands of pounds of material and supplies to crews there. the cargo contained 40 mice for a muscle and bone experiment, including eight so-called mighty mice, which are genetically

engineered with twice the normal muscle mass. this is spacex's 19th resupply mission to the international space station. it is just about 7:38. still ahead on "today in the bay," six more mass shootings over the past week. where does congress stand on new gun laws? political analyst larry gerston rejoins us live in just a few minutes. but first, a rough night on the road for the sharks. the shocking number of goals they gave up to the lightning. anthony floor cess neres is nex sports. my parents never taught me anything about managing money.

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i'm picking companies that i believe in. ♪ i think sofi money is amazing. ♪ thank you sofi. sofi thank you, we love you. ♪ good morning. another bump in the road for the sharks. they gave up a season high seven goals against tampa bay. the sharks coming off a shoot-out last thursday in north carolina. end of the second period steven stamkos goes on a power trip, one of his two power play goals in the game, it's 3-0. the lightning would light it up in the third, adding four more

goals in the final period. the sharks have dropped three in a row, your final 7-1. big ten championship game, top ranked ohio state taking on wisconsin. the badgers came out inspired, just before the half, they score on the quarterback sneak. wisconsin led 21-7 at the break. then the buckeyes would turn it on. ohio state outscores wisconsin 27-0 in the second half and the buckeyes go on to win it, 34-21. big 12 championship, number six oklahoma taking on baylor in overtime. the sooners first possession, they score on a five-yard touchdown run. they take a seven-point lead. then their defense would come up big. they stop baylor on downs. oklahoma wins the big 12 title. fifth year in a row they win the conference championship, 30-23 the final. utah's loss in the pac-12 championship and georgia's loss in the sec championship should clear the way for the sooners to punch their ticket to the college football playoffs. men's college hoops, santa

clara hoping to drum up a "w" against cal. second half, the bears out and running. he rocks the rim but check out d.j. mitchell having an answer, going strong and throwing it down. santa clara beats cal 71-52. the broncos improved to 9-0 at home this season. from the penthouse to let's just say the wild card, that's how far the 49ers fell after losing to the ravens. now they're hoping to bounce back in the big easy. the 49ers play at new orleans today. the team spent the week practicing in florida, after losing in baltimore. they wanted to keep their body clocks used to east coast time. both the saints and the niners are 10-2 and for the second week in a row, the niners are underdogs on the road. >> going into last week, we could control our own destiny and we're in the same position this week, so nothing's really changed on that, so that is stuff until it does you don't think about it. >> it's just about stepping up in the right situation, crucial

times and making the plays that are there for you. not doing too much, not doing anything outside of your norm but being ready when the number's called. >> we're a good football team. we didn't get it done last week but this is another opportunity to go into someone's house and try to get a win and that's one of our goals this week. >> the game kicks off this morning at 10:00. the final countdown continues. the raiders have two remaining home games in oakland. next year scenes like this, jon gruden celebrating with the black hole, will take place in las vegas, but there's no time to get sentimental. the raiders are still in the playoff hunt. they face tennessee today, the titans one of two teams ahead of them for that final wild card spot in the afc. >> but i think we got a confident group of guys. we realize what we're up against. the titans are a great team, in first place, they could do a lot of things. they present a lot of problems but we know what we're capable of doing, if we play good football. >> that's the beautiful thing about this game. you could rewind two weeks ago

we were the greatest story in the nfl. two weeks later we suck again, you know what i mean? so i think we'll be all right. >> the raiders and titans at the coliseum, kickoff is set for 1:25. that's a look at your morning spor sports. i'm anthony flores. have a great sunday. tax fairness -- where the wealthy pay their fair share. education .. affordable college and high skill vocational training so people can succeed in the new economy. economic security .. lower cost health care and affordable middle-class housing. proven leadership on jobs .. to build an economy where people don't just get by, they get ahead. i'm mike bloomberg and i approve this message.

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ahhhh! -ahhhh! elliott. you came back! welcome back. by now you likely have heard about the shooting at the pensacola naval airbase on friday. three people were killed and eight others were injured, but lesser known is that this past week there were six other mass shootings with a total of 13 fatalities and 31 injuries. nbc bay area political analyst larry gerston rejoins us. it seems that these shootings are approaching epidemic proportions. >> yes, that's because it is epidemic proportions. it's that serious. mass shooting are defined by the fbi as an event where four or more people are killed or wounded.

yes they have become daily event in the united states. mass shootings are so common only the events with unusually large numbers or unusual circumstances receive national attention. the others just get lost in the noise of everyday events. since the beginning of this year alone, 440 mass shootings have taken place over 342 days. so the seven that occurred this past week, well, they're pretty close to what's become what i guess people are calling new normal. >> and the numbers of deaths and people injured each year has got to be staggering if that's what we're looking at within the past week. >> last year 2018 more than 36,000 americans died from gun violence, a lot of people, nearly two-thirds of that number came from suicides. add to that the relatives and the friends impacted by gun violence and the numbers are incalculable and it's not only about lives. a new report by the house representatives joint economic committee finds the cost of gun

violence in the united states amounts to $229 billion annually in medical costs and lost wages and criminal justice activities. you got a mess. >> what is congress doing about this? >> not much certainly in the near term. the last comprehensive gun control legislation was passed in 1994 at that time congress outlawed assault rifles and champion by dianne feinstein but that lawyer had a ten-year sunset provision which was not renewed by congress. since then the flow of assault rifles has been without any restraint whatsoever. the irony is according to a recent fox news poll two-thirds of american supports an assault weapons ban. >> that's interesting. for example what about basic things like background checks as a first step? >> good question.

for the past two decades, members of congress have gone back and forth, authored background checks to see them blocked by one chamber or the other. this year in the wake of some mass shootings harming large numbers of people, the house of representatives did it again, they passed a bipartisan background check active 2019. this allow act took place february 27th. since then the bill resided in the u.s. senate without any action. >> wow. >> all of this transpired despite the fact nearly 90% of the american public and gun owners alike support universal background checks. >> it's just been collecting dust for nine months. >> pretty much. >> what do we know about this gun control issue in california? >> the brady handgun campaign and give ford's law center cite california as exemplary and the state law produced results. california ranks first in gun

control legislation and ranks 44th per 100,000 people gun caused deaths. . conditioned with gavin newsome signed 15 gun related bills, gun and ammunition sales, gun violence, restraining orders and tighter universal background checks. with california's strict laws, last august a shooter was able to bring in a semiautomatic asaultd weapon from ne assault weapon from nevada to kill three people and injure 17 others. that's where federal legislation might make a difference. >> they can cross over state lines. it's hard to predict the future especially with this but what do you think we can expect down the road when it comes to this? >> you know, for whatever reason, some of the national rifle association and perhaps rural values people don't want to get involved in this. doesn't appear that congress is about to move on guns in the near future but growing interest

on gun supervision is taking root in the states. in 2018, 25 states enacted more than 50 laws in areas ranging from longer waiting periods to bump stock bans. clearly states, states, kira, are no longer waiting for federal action. whether this vigorous legislative effort continues to bring results remains to be seen but we're seeing a shift in who is taking responsibility for dealing with this terrible issue. >> terrible indeed. larry, as always, thanks to you. vianey has the weather, right after this.

good sunday morning. 7:35. our graphics are blue, not under a microclimate weather alert but the lapse of the rain trailing through. i wanted to show you where our own storm ranger has been actively scanning and tracking the weather. this is on top of san bruno mountain. you can see it there, it's gray, cloudy, and we do have a little bit of that moisture left over. that's going to trickle in some scattered showers. you can see satellite radar right now, we have a little bit of lightning activity mainly in through the modesto, fresno area. we are expected to keep the chance of rain, there goes storm ranger where that mountain, san bruno mountain top is, where you saw the image of storm ranger. this is what it's scanning now. we have rain moving through san mateo. san jose you have some showers pouring through and up through the north bay, less rain up there, starting to dry out but remember, still expect to see the ponding water, there was so

much rain yesterday especially for san francisco, they did issue a flash flood warning. you probably saw the videos of the drowned streets overflowing. microclimate highs for today upper 50s, low 60s. san jose 61. concord 60 degrees and for the coast, bay and inland we are tracking the showers and off. how much longer are we expecting rain? i'll push the time line through 11:00 a.m. see how scattered so it's all over the place. see a little bit of activity popping up through the south bay and then it will start to really decrease if i fast forward this time line, by 6:00, 7:00 tonight things will start to dry out, but into tomorrow morning, we will still keep the cloudy conditions, so as you wake up, head to work, it's still going to feel a little gray and the temperatures are going to remain in the 50s and those 60s as well. over the next seven days, here is what we're expecting to see, clearing to start. a little bit of high pressure starting to build in, to the

west and going to dry us out at least through monday and tuesday, and then tuesday night into wednesday, we have a system that could bring the possibility of some showers but right now the models are showcasing that mainly off to the north and then i'm going to fast forward this into the later portion of the week. by friday and saturday, we have another round of rain, again this one looks more centered towards the north bay, but it could bring rain at times for the coastline and some areas just north of the golden gate bridge as well. so over the next seven days here is the stretch of what you can expect, clearing by tomorrow. tuesday we get that cloud cover. we keep the rain chance mainly to the north wednesday into thursday and notice the temperatures, we're a little bit seasonable in the 60s so it's not going to be too cold. overnight lows dipping down into the 40s. once we get past today's rain, it will start to dry out, headed into monday, but remember, we're starting to really trickle into that active weather pattern so maybe a good idea to keep the storm drains cleared out and get ready for any sort of rain that begins to trickle in by the end

of the work week. >> just be prepared, really for the next few months from here on out. >> the rainy season has officially started. >> has it ever. well this is surprising to me. the rain did not stop people from enjoying santa con in the city yesterday. apparently thousands of people still went out in their santa outfits, flooding union square to do bar crawls throughout the city yesterday. it is the 25th anniversary of the event. organizers say they had more than 12,000 people attend this year. also get this, santas brought more than 1500 toys for the toy drive put on by the san francisco police department. santa con is the largest single contributor of toys in the history of their toy drive. so they're not just having fun. >> soggy santa suits were no problem. >> no problem at all. thanks for making us a part of your morning. no 5:00 or 6:00 news tonight. it's "sunday night football

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