. >> this morning, state assemblywoman nancy skinner is scheduled to reintroduce legislation and getougher gun control in california. >> is expected to propose a law that will regulate and tighten ammunition sales in the states and ban high- capacity magazines. >> oakland mayor jean quan is expected to attend today's news conference announcing the legislation. >> scanners new bill require background checks, and will acquire ammunition purchases to show their id. >> the bill also proposed that all ammunition sales reported to the department of justice. >> with a new congress comes a new push for national gun laws. >> on day one, lawmakers and the house introduced the nearly dozen bills related to gun violence. they come in the wake of the connecticut school shooting in promise from president obama to take concrete action to prevent a repeat tragedy. >> but big political obstacles remain. athena jones at the details from washington. >> members of congress in both chambers are taking aim at guns. >> this is a fight that the american people will have to stand up for. >> california democr

. >> bay area headlines, this morning, berkeley assemblywoman nancy skinner is scheduled to reintroduceislation and at tougher gun control in california. >> she is expected to propose a law that will regulate and tighten ammunition sales and the state and ban high-capacity magazines. >> oakland mayor jean quan is expected to attend the news conference announcing the legislation. for skinner's new bill require background checks, and will require an initial purchasers to show their id. >> the bill also proposes that all ammunition sales reported to the part of justice among other regulations. >> a woman has died after her car went off and on ramp and into a pond in san jose. >> witnesses said the vehicle felt to make a turn on the ramp on of an expressway in instead drove straight up a curve ball, through a fence and into the pond around 2:40 p.m. yesterday afternoon. >> authorities said the car then bebecame submerged in the pond. >> bystanders and emergency responders try to reach the driver, who was trapped inside the car. authorities said the driver, whose identity has not yet been re

san francisco but also on the state level, i want the public to knowledge the work that assemblywoman nancy skinner, a democrat from berkeley, introduced assembly bill 48. bans of the manufacture and import of any device that fires 10 rounds or more at once. -- working on sb 53, requiring an annual permit, $50 each, which includes an annual background check. not only are we doing things at the local level in san francisco but also on a statewide level. to the best of my knowledge president obama will make a presentation to -- vice president biden will make a presentation to the president next i would like to bring to your attention that on the imperative agenda i have a resolution commemorating the 150th anniversary of the emancipation proclamation; many of you know that the emancipation proclamation was issued by president abraham lincoln, january 1, 1863. one of the most influential documents that declared all persons held as slaves within the confederate territory are here for and henceforth held free. i just want to go on record publicly acknowledging 150 years. that is quite an accomplishment.

. >>> in oakland, assemblywoman nancy skinner introducing controversial legislation with the goal of curbing gun violence. the bill would tight regulations on ammunition sales here in the state of california. this is an initiative directly responding to the school shootings in newtown, connect, a deadly scene, where the gunman was found carrying high-capacity magazines. christie smith was there for that announcement and she joins us now with the details of this plan. christie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, john. state lawmakers and their supporters here in oakland know that they have a fight on their hands trying to regulate ammunition sales here in california, not just with the gun lobby but also with a number of people who think that something like this wouldn't be that effective, after all there is a black market here that you just can't regulate. they were led by assembly member skinner of berkeley and gathered in front of the state building to unveil ab 48 and they also held a moment of silence for the victims of the mass shooting in newtown, connecticut. but a

. >> berkeley assemblywoman nancy skinner is scheduled to reintroduce legislation aimed at tougher gunin california. she is expected to propose a law that will regulate and tighten ammunition sales and the state and band high- capacity magazines. oakland mayor jean kwon is expected to attend the news conference announcing the legislation. skinner's new bill require background checks and will require an initial purchasers to show their id. >> a woman has died after a car went off and on ramp and into a pond on san jose. what this is a vehicle failed to make it turn on the ramp on alameda and expressway and instead drove straight up a curb drug fence and into upon around to 40 yesterday afternoon. authorities in the car became submerged in the pond. bystanders and emergency responders tried to reach the driver who was trapped inside the car. authorities say the driver whose identity has not been released was removed from the vehicle by divers around 315 and taken to hospital where she is pronounced dead. investigators are still trying to determine what caused the accident. >> san jose po

. >> pam: berkeley assemblywoman nancy skinner is introducing a measure that would regulate ammunitionn california. among other things. the bill would estabilish restrictions similar to those for gun sales in the state. they include requiring sellers to be licensed. and buyers to provide valid identification. caps would also be placed on kits which convert guns into assault weapons. and large ammuntion purchases in short periods of time. would have to be reported to police. >> pam: the u.s. supreme court says, it will hear arguments on the constitutionality of california's voter approved ban on same -sex marriage on march 26th. sponsors of proposition - eight. are challenging lower court rulings that struck down the measure last year. the ban will remain in effect until the high court makes a decision. which is expected in june. in march. the high court will also hear arguments on a similar case. regarding the federal - defense of marriage act. >> president obama has announced his picks today for a couple of key positions. his choice for the new c-i- a boss. and for the next secretary

. >> reporter: the bill from berkeley assemblywoman nancy skinner would require sellers to be licensed buyers would have to show identification. it would also ban kits that allow assault weapons to fire more than five rounds at a time. >>> james holmes the gunman in the colorado theater masker maas -- massacre was in court today. the victim's father and mother -- the victim's family marched into the courtroom as well. the officer who arrested holmes said he offered no resistance and he stood with a gas mask, armour and helmet. >>> the oakland police department and crime stoppers are offering a $250,000 reward for information about two bank robbery suspects. here's a look at one of the suspects actually jumping over the counter of the bank of the west on telegraph avenue. police say the man was armed with a gun as he stole money. the second suspect is seen in this photo leaving the bank. the robbery happened about 9:00 in the morning on december 21st. >>> traffic cameras are coming to an especially dangerous interception in san francisco. ktvu's david steveson tells us it's an intersect

. >> reporter: the bill from berkeley assemblywoman nancy skinner would require sellers to be licensednd buyers would have to show identification. it would also ban kits that allow assault weapons to fire more than five rounds at a time. >>> james holmes the gunman in the colorado theater masker maas -- massacre was in court today. the victim's father and mother -- the victim's family marched into the courtroom as well. the officer who arrested holmes said he offered no resistance and he stood with a gas mask, armour and helmet. >>> the oakland police department and crime stoppers are offering a $250,000 reward for information about two bank robbery suspects. here's a look at one of the suspects actually jumping over the counter of the bank of the west on telegraph avenue. police say the man was armed with a gun as he stole money. the second suspect is seen in this photo leaving the bank. the robbery happened about 9:00 in the morning on december 21st. >>> traffic cameras are coming to an especially dangerous interception in san francisco. ktvu's david steveson tells us it's an interse

. >> reporter: assemblywoman nancy skinner is introducing a companion bill. it would require the state to maintain records in order to track people who buy ammunition. she believes that will keep ammunition out of the hands of criminals and the mentally ill. her bill would also alert law enforcement if someone buys a large amount and be able to trace it if a crime does take place. >> we can have a registry and that way, it's those prohibited persons who are prohibited now from buying a weapon somehow have a weapon they bought illegally and then they are buying bullets, law enforcement has the ability -- they can get a search warrant and even confiscate the weapon. >> senator lee would require californians to use gun locks when storing firearms. ben houghton believes this is just beginning. he foresees a lot more bill tightening gun laws this year. >>> a san jose mother's frightening story of a kidnapping attempt was made up. police sprang into action tuesday after the woman reported a man had tried to grab her two-year-old daughter right out of her arms. poli

berkeley assemblywoman nancy skinner announcing a bill to tighten regulations on ammunition sales inep high capacity magazines from being sold statewide. >>> on capitol hill, neither the house or senate are in session today. >> several big stories are shaking it up out there nevertheless. secretary of state hillary clinton back at work this morning. her car seen there pulling through a security gate on capitol hill. clinton was hospitalized last week after doctors discovered a blood clot in her head. she's been hospitalized for a few weeks. she was released from the hospital last wednesday. >>> meantime president obama is set to reveal his pick for secretary of defense today. former republican senator chuck hagel is expected to touch off a heated confirmation fight. he faces criticism from republicans after calling on israel to negotiate with palestinians. he is also criticized by democrats for controversial comments he made in 1998 when he called a nominee for ambassador "openly aggressively gay." he has since apologized for that comment. >>> as for president obama, he's now signed

treasury secretary timothy geithner is expected of the month -- leaving yet >> berkeley assemblywoman nancy skinnerasure that would regulate ammunition sales in california. the bill would estabilish restrictions similar to those conecerning gun sales in the state. they include requiring sellers to be licensed. and buyers to provide valid identification. caps would also be placed on kits which convert guns into assault weapons. and large ammuntion purchases in short periods of time. would have to be reported to police. says, it will hear arguments on the constitutionality of california's voter approved ban on same -sex marriage on march 26th. sponsors of proposition - eight. are challenging lower court rulings that struck down the measure last year. the ban will remain in effect until the high court makes a decision. which is expected in june. the high court will also hear arguments on a similar case. regarding the federal - defense of marriage act. in march. jared loughne >> jacqueline: changes with the chance of showers returning. we're also going to see a blast of cold air. lingering towards thur

berkeley assemblywoman nancy skinner announces plans today for a bill that would tighten regulationst the forecast and the roads after the break. >>> welcome back. it is 9:28. we do have patchy, dense fog out there. it is likely to clear before 11:30. you can see right now san jose is seeing that fog lift. we do have some high to mid-level clouds overhead. 62 degrees in livermore. today, 62 for gilroy. 61 in san jose. the same goes for san francisco. getting into the next three days we have changes with temperatures tumbling with increasing clouds, but then coming into play by sunday of this week. let's go to mike about the drive. >>> san mateo is better with cars moving with a space between them. we are clear from the span and the fog is clearing here. chp just told us about the bay bridge within the last hour with a fog advisory there. we'll look at the map to see the slower drive on the eastbound side getting over to the peninsula. smooth 101 south there's a disabled vehicle clearing from the roadway there. down to the south bay with 880 through fremont, slower and moving slow pas