anderson has their story from bridgeport, connecticut. >> thousands called for tougher gun control at rallies across the nation. >> what do we want? change. >> in washington, d.c., people carried signs with the names and pictures of gun violence victims. >> it's time to take assault weapons off of our streets. too many people are dying. >> they want a federal ban and high capacity magazines and mandatory background checks for all gun purchases. the shooting of sandy hook elementary school prompted these rallies. >> if it can happen in newtown, it can happen in any town, in any city, in any state, until they make these federal laws. >> stacey mccoy walked in honor of seven-year-old chase rings , one of the 20 first graders killed. joined the march on washington to demand safer communities. >> that means getting rid of the guns. >> police departments are helping. saturday, hundreds of people from the west coast to the east coast packed gun buyback events. >> the programs here in bridgeport, connecticut, has been going on for a month. officers collected about 600 weapons. >> taking a lot

the vacant warehouse in bridgeport caught fire on tuesday night. it turned into a mass sitting in for know that took 200 firefighters to put it out. all of that water and then turned into an ice palace. it sparked another fire on thursday. crews began work last night and the fire it kept rekindling >> thousands of activists are calling for new gun control laws. next, marching in d-c for change. also, the state treasurer explains just how much more illinois will have to spend because of a lowered bond rating. and later, the f-d-a looks into putting more restrictions on a popular and powerful painkiller. break a febreze experiment. to prove febreze can keep this car fresh, we loaded it with fast food, sweaty hockey gear and a smelly dog cage. and parked it at a mall. in texas. for two days. then put a febreze car vent clip on the dash and let in real people. it smells good. like laundry fresh out of like the dryer. yeah. a man fresh out of the shower. nailed it. oh yeah. proof. febreze car vent clips keep your car fresh. another way febreze helps you

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the program here in bridgeport, connecticut, has been going on for a month. officers collected about 600 weapons. >> taken a lot of pistols and assault weapons. >> the gun control battle is leading to huge crowds at gun shows. >> people afraid that the rights have been taken away. >> many say they want to get g uns out of the hands of dangerous people, not take away everyone's rights. cbs news, bridgeport, connecticut. >> the author of the legislation will be on face the nation this morning. california senator joins us. also on the show, former house speaker newt gingrich. it's starting at 8:30 a.m. on c bs 5. >>> the worst nightclub fire, at least 245 people have been k illed, 200 more injured. it and in santa maria this morning. the fire broke out while a band was performing. they were at maximum capacity at the time. people were pushing and shoving to escape. >>> a movie took the top prize at the sun dance film festival yesterday. >> that way you guys can drink and hang out and not have to worry about anything. >> it's like getting over there and getting b

un testigo anonimo grabo el momento en que tres policias de bridgeport, en connecticut, >>> un castigoeció hace poco en youtube, el hombre golpeado se llama orlando lópez y no comentó nada del incidente a partir de la aparición del video, está demandando a la policía, activistas piden, a la policía, que despida a los 3 agentes involucrados. la policía de brasil arrestó a los dueños de un club nocturno, murieron 231 personas, la mayoría jóvenes y 80 resultaron heridas por un incendio este fin de semana fueron arrestados en la banda musical. y los primeros funerales. >>> y son los primeros funerales de 230 que deberán efectuarse, en los próximos días. las autoridades, creen que todo comenzó cuando una banda que que presentaba, utilizó fuegos pirotécnico, prendieron el techo del establecimiento. provocando la estampida de 2000 asistentes que intentaban escapar por la última puerta de salida. los bomberos tuvieron problemas para recuperar, los cuerpos apelados objetos tru yian las entrada. abrieron agujeros en las paredes laterales. una vez a dentro, el humano permitía rescatar a los que e

like this gun buyback in bridgeport, connecticut. seattle's similar event was a victim of its own success. they ran out of gift certificates handed out in return for weapons. and other buyback is planned for a -- the near future. >> one more note about gun control. vice president biden took the obama's message for gun control on the road. he appeared at a roundtable discussion in richmond, virginia yesterday. he spoke with experts who worked on gun safety after the 2007 shooting at virginia tech. the administration is pushing for background checks on all gun sales and wants to ban military style assault weapons and high- capacity admission clips. >> who have battled some bitter temperatures this week. left workers stranded on a cell tower in gaithersburg. isaac became hypothermic and could not climb down. news choppers flew above the scene, and another worker came to his rescue. he is expected to be all right. >> protesters endure the cold this week to make their voices heard. they are upset over at the recently announced closings of

at this gun buy-back in bridgeport, connecticut.ttle's drive-through gun buy-back program was a victim of success, running out of gift certificates. another gun buy-back is planned for the near future. >> a gun buy-back program in santa mateo netted 680 firearms today. the crowd was so large, organizers started an hour earlier than treased. people received their 100 for a handgun or a rifle and $200 for an assault weapon. organizers received 24 assault weapons. they handed out more than $63,000 today. advertising banner created quite a mess in an fran today. after hour, power has been restored to nearly 2,000 customers. the banner fell off a plane and landed on power lines near fifth and brandon street. crews shut down the streets while they removed the banner. no word on what caused it to fall from the plane, but there were strong wind gusts in the area. a man in michigan walks free from jail, no one even noticed for five days. why authorities had no clue he was missing. plus, a pesky intruder invades a college hoops game. and form

we just gusted to 52 miles per hour in hartford. 55 in bridgeport. that is enough to shake the house and wake a lot of people up. if you're driving at this hour, if you can, well, don't. wait another half hour. things will improve in connecticut. again, all of these really strong winds are now heading to boston. boston just clocked in. that is the highest i've seen in new england. 59 mile-per-hour wind gusts. we're going to have power outages with the winds kicking through. it is starting to improve in new york. the front is beginning to move through at 35 at jfk. last hour you gusted to 50. again this is moving quickly. that is the saving grace. by 8:00 or 9:00 a.m., a lot of the heavy rain will be gone. it will get a lot colder as the day moves on. worst of it, the next three hours, connecticut, rhode island, massachusetts, southern new hampshire and then coastal areas of maine. then it will be improving. then the cold air moves in. look at the temperature today. only 28 for a high in pittsburgh. wind chills falling into the teens. it is bitterly c

i have visited these four schools in bridgeport, hartford, new haven and norwich and each exhibits a new energy and renewed sense of purpose and more schools are lining up to be transformed in the years ahead. of course, reform could not be complete without supporting our teachers. they have dedicated their lives to our children and for the first time in a very long time, we're dedicating new resources for them as well. we know, we know success is possible. we have seen it. with a cooperative effort where every voice is heard, we're going to replicate it in classrooms around our state. the bottom line is that students are going to be better prepared for school today and for the job market tomorrow. when it came to energy, our state had been a national leader for years. in the worst possible way. we had the highest electric rates in the continental united states. rates that were squeezing the budgets of families and businesses. we came together. we decided we needed a plan to take these problems head on. we realized that our economic energy and environmental energy and economic needs

i don't think that we have to look at this contest bridgeport in the context of they're going to move in with a nuclear strike right at this point but i think it has to be seen as a wider part of the u.s. nuclear policy that's been stretching out for decades now trying to come up with ways to justify the existence of some of the u.s. is the existing nuclear arsenal and looking for ways to create new weapons so for example we have to be sixty one dash eleven nuclear bunker busters that with the four hundred kill entire meal that they've been harboring and talking about for in the better part of a decade now in relation to iran and trying to bust through into iran's new funders around nuclear facilities or alleged nuclear facilities now they're just shifting that rhetoric over to the asia pacific as part of this age of pacific pivot i think to a certain extent this is just to justify the existence of the u.s. arsenal and to make sure that things like the new starts these thirty jack arms reduction treaty basically get scuttled before it really gets off the ground and there's a lot in th

connecticut, earlier bridgeport had a gust of 61.re are power outages in southern new england. give it two, three hours and then it will improve. the temperatures will drop and then get cold. we have snow showers in pennsylvania through pittsburgh and erie and buff will alo. so temperatures will be dropping. it's warm they are morning. it will get colder as the day goes on. look at buffalo and pittsburgh. highs in the upper 0s. you want to talk about cold? now we get rid of this storm, arctic air returns in a big way to the northern plains. minneapolis is going to have a high today of 1. we're talking dangerously cold with the wind chills in the northern plains. chicago, very cold today after the record heat. so we justin on these amazing roller coasters. these are not misprints. that is the actual wind chill this morning in north dakota, bismarck is at minus 40. and rolea, north carolina, has a wind chill right now of minus 47, the lowest in the country. bundle suppan understatement. >>> let's turn to sports. we have new insights in

flames and smoke shot out of the abandoned building at 37th and ashland in the bridgeport neighborhoode fire first broke out tuesday night. nearly 2-hundred firefighters spent hours pouring water on the building to extinguish hotspots. creating an icey facade. today crews are getting some help from a vintage fire truck from the 19-60's. nicknamed "big mo." the truck can shoot up to 3- thousand gallons of water a minute and supply 10-water lines at once. firefighters say it could take days to put out the fire. a 59-year old woman was found dead inside a burning home in jefferson park this morning. firefighters were called to the home in the 50-hundred block of north mobile avenue just before six a-m. officials say the home did not have a working smoke detector. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. next a man convicted in the 2008 terror attacks in mumbai is in court for his sentencing. and north korea is threatening to launch its next nuclear missile test at the united states. live with . >> it is called erin's law. it took three years to get this thing passed. it is a la

floor in the long run we're going to see more of this going through other things like the mob with bridgeport and their torches coming out for these people they want to just delay that reckoning for many months now but they regulate it twenty thirty it's. not a squeeze tight and not too happy about it is also celebrating new year we look back on the right is twenty twelve for the union and here what the coming year may have in store for europe. a shortage of olive branches in the heart of the middle east a fresh war leaves palestinians and israelis at each other's throats with the new year bringing little hope of conciliation between its strange neighbors. to america's main political event to begin the presidential election thrilling race with the run is neck and neck all the way to the finish that that's what it looks like with a bomb a snatching victory for mitt romney at the very last moment but their competition overshadowed some third party candidates who were left struggling to get their voices heard. and i reflect on the race to the top. there were cheers of relief here when he won i w

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. >> we remember the fashion aisle is now the bridgeport shopping center but for us it will always behe fashion isle mall. >> i am never without information on shopping malls. ahead, facebook is ready to make a big announcement, the rumors speculating on what it could be. >> and we team up with consumer reports to show you which big screen tv's make you feel like you have >> welcome back, we still have the freeze warning for inland valleys until 9:00, and a frost advisory on bay shoreline until 9:00 so make sure everything is protected. when we get to the afternoon, hope you love the sunshine, that is what we have, low to upper 50's. live doppler 7 hd showing how drive it is across the entire state where we will have 39 in yosemite and upper 40's to mid-50's through the central valley and upper 50's to low 60's down south. kristen and eric? >> if you are considering buying a new tv in time for the super bowl there are several choices to consider. plasma, lcd, and tv's with internet access. >> seven on your side has the top performing models in the new consumer reports comparison. >> g

the fire broke out saturday night in a 2nd floor apartment on bridgeport court. three died in the fire. the child's mother escaped in the flames, which destroyed the family apartment. >>> bart is replacing columns in the oakland connector. the columns are now visible along haganberger road. bart says the project is about 65% complete, and should be ready for passengers by september of 2014. the 3.2-mile system will not use bart cars, instead it will use driverless three car trams that are pulled along by a cable. similar to what is used at sfo. the cost is estimated at $484 million. >>> the secret of the rose bowl. >> so you're driving blind. completely blind. >> we'll take you inside the float to show you what makes the drive so tricky. >> in 90 seconds, from boosting business, to causing crashe >>> no austerity measures tonight. greece marks the new year with fireworks above the ancient ruins in athens. >>> here in the bay area, people ringing in 2013 outdoors are wise to bundle up. it's cold. >> inside the store, the owner says business is up. this winter, tem

i've visited these four schools in bridgeport, hartford, new haven and norwich, and each exhibits a new energy and renewed sense of purpose. more schools are lining up to be transformed in the years ahead. of course, reform could not be complete without supporting our teachers. they have dedicated their lives to our children, and for the first time in a very long time, we're dedicating new resources for them. we know success is possible. we've seen it. with a cooperative effort where every voice is heard, we're going to replicate it in classrooms around our state. the bottom line is that students are going to be better prepared for school today, and for the job market tomorrow. when it came to energy, our state had been a national leader for years, in the worst possible way. we had the highest electric rates in the continental united states rates that were squeezing the budgets of families and businesses. we came together. we decided we needed a plan to take these problems head-on. we realized that our environmental, energy, and economic needs were all related, and that the path we chos

like at this gun buy back in bridgeport, connecticut. seattle's drive-through gun program was a victim of its own success. organizers ran out of gift certificates that were handed out in return for weapons. another one is in the near future. abc news, new york. >> president obama promised to use his second term to protect middle class americans. coming up at 8:00 we will look back at a big week in washington and look forward to a political gunfight in congress. plus which can dates are already in position for 2016. don't miss "this week" with george stephanopoulos, coming up at 8:00 right here on abc7. >> tens of house of people on both sides of the abortion issue turned out yesterday in downtown san francisco in a pair of dueling rallies centered around the 30th anniversary of roe v. wade division. organizers of the ninth annual walk for life say 40,000 supporters were at the rally. that followed an earlier gathering at justin herman plaza. that was the pro-choice gathering. four decades after the legalization of abortion the debate con

the fire broke out saturday night in a 2nd floor apartment on bridgeport court. three died in the fire. the child's mother escaped in the flames, which destroyed the family apartment. >>> bart is replacing columns in the oakland connector. the columns are now visible along haganberger road. bart says the project is about 65% complete, and should be ready for passengers by september of 2014. the 3.2-mile system will not use bart cars, instead it will use driverless three car trams that are pulled along by a cable. similar to what is used at sfo. the cost is estimated at $484 million. >>> the secret of the rose bowl. >> so you're driving blind. completely blind. >> we'll take you inside the float to show you what makes the drive so tricky. >> in 90 seconds, from boosting business, to causing crashes. the impact of the chilly weather across the bay area. >> if you think it's cold tonight, wait until tomorrow. the new years details on the winter spare the air alert. no more paper lists. [ dog barking ] ♪ no more paper anything. safeway presents just for u. ♪ save mor

>> olga from bridgeport, connecticut. >> all right.ics to this song from the animated classic "beauty and the beast." take a listen. ♪ ♪ the sun rising in the east ♪ tale as old as time >> tale as old as time, song as old as rhyme, beauty and the beast. >> wow! >> give her an academy award. that rocked. that was great. >> number six on our list. "beauty and the beast" the first animated film ever nominated for an academy award for best picture. it won the golden globe for best picture that year. >> meredith, counting on you for this one. please, give the book away. >> i know the book. >> jennifer. >> where are you from, jen? >> poconos in pennsylvania. >> do you like harry potter? >> yes. >> which harry potter word is officially in the oxford english dictionary? >> "c"? muggle? >> yes! >> okay, this is the worst, officially, the worst day ever. okay? >> no, it's not. >> it kind of is. give it to matt. >> here, matt. matt gets the book. matt took the book. he's holding it. he's holding the book. look at that. matt's such a good guy. >>

and the teachers of youngsters all over the country, whether they el in sandy hook, new shaich, bridgeport or other cities that say protect my child. that's our job. that is what we are going to try to do. >> congresswoman delauro, we appreciate your time. >> thank you. >>> >>> met's bring in our power panel. and it's great to have you all here. i do want your take on the gun control issue in a second, but the other big story we've been following over the last hour is the chuck hagel p.r. tour. right now we have this big endorsement coming from senator schumer in part saying in general i believe any president deserves latitude while the senate confirmation process must be allowed to run its course, it's my hope that senator hagel's thorough explanation will remove any lingers controversy. >> senator, your thoughts on chuck hagel, any type of rough waters he's faced so far in getting confirmed? >> well, of course i think some of it comes from the fact that he is bipartisan. he is one of those in the middle, and was a great guy to work with in the senate. i think that kind of frustrates some

like at this gun buy back in bridgeport, connecticut. seattle's drive-through gun program was a victim of its own success. organizers ran out of gift certificates that were handed out in return for weapons. another one is in the near future. abc news, new york. >> president obama promised to use his second term to protect middle class americans. we will look at a big week in washington and a political gunfight in congress and which can dates are already in position for 2016. don't miss "this week" with george stephanopoulos, coming up at 8:00 right here on abc7. >> tense of house of people on both sides of the abortion issue turned out yesterday in downtown san francisco in a pair of dueling rallies centered around the 30th anniversary of roe v. wade division. organization for the walk for life say 40,000 supporters were at the rally. that followed an earlier gathering at justin herman plaza. four decades after the legalization of abortion the debate continues. >> abortion hurts people and societies and children and it needs to be become

tatiana anderson for cbs news, bridgeport, connecticut. >>> 8:36 and several -- several agencies are calling on the state to consider a less expensive alternative to governor brown's tunnel plans. he announced that plan for a mass of 35-mile twin tunnels to carry water from the delta to southern california. the agency then environmentalists want the state to consider a single scaled-down tunnel that would cost less than half of a proposed double tune. >> we're counting down -- double tunnel. >>> we're counting down to the big game. >> the 49ers head to super bowl xlvii. they will start at 11:00 a.m. and go to the airport for their flight to louisiana. the game against the baltimore ravens happens next sunday at the super dome. for those of us planning to stay here in the bay area for the big game, you might be thinking about how you're going to go all out. >> and we're talking big parties next sunday. from cheers to smacks and big screen tvs, bay area fans show us how they getting ready this weekend. >> what kind of part are you going to have? >> now a big party. >> reporter: she's n

a grand jury in bridgeport, connecticut indicted her. she faces one count of making false statements in connection with their investigation in to newtown related to fraud. we will continue to stay on that story. next, how the white house plans to prevent another tragedy or hopes to. breaking news on that and what you have to wait to hear from president obama. one will be a tough sell with a lot of lawmakers. jessica yellin has the inside info next. >>> breaking news, details of president obama's announcement on gun control including one gun advocates say is a nonstarter. chief white house correspondent jessica yellin did a lot of digging to get this. >> tomorrow when the president unveils his proposal, you can expect him to press for a ban on all high-capacity magazines with bullets or ten bullets or more. a background check for all gun sales, that includes mental health and criminal background checks that would apply to gun shows, private sales and would crackdown on what is called private swaps. if i try to privately sell a gun to you

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well, today a grand jury in bridgeport, connecticut indicted her.he faces one count of making false statements to federal agents in connection with their investigation into newtown-related fund-raising fraud. and we're going to continue to stay on that story. more newtown fallout next. specifically, how the white house plans to prevent another tragedy or hopes to. we've got breaking news on that. details on what you're going to have to wait to hear tomorrow from president obama to formally announce, the steps he plans to take to try to curb gun violence including one that's going to be a tough sell with a lot of lawmakers. jessica yellin has the inside info, next. >>> we've got breaking news tonight. details of president obama's announcement tomorrow on gun control including one step that gun advocates say is simply a non-starter. chief white house correspondent jessica yellin did a lost digging to get this advanced look. she joins us now. what have you learned, jessica? >> reporter: hey, anderson. tomorrow when the president unveils his proposal yo

the red cross has been providing shelter to 60 people since saturday's fire on bridgeport court.s expected to do inspections this morning and if all goes well, the building could reopen today. a mum and their 4-year-old grandchild died in the -- a mum and their 4-year-old -- a couple and their 4-year-old grand child died in the fire. >>> chinese residents will lose thousands of dollars if the city does not overturn a ban upon a certain soup. animal rights supporters say millions of sharks are killed annually just for their fins. >>> safeway's veteran chief executive officer and chairman will retire in may. 63-year-old steve bird has run the pleasant bay supermarket chain for 20 years. now he wants to spend her time, healthcare. he wrote safeway's headquarter policies that rewarded employees for them they behavior including spot smoking and exercising regularly. >>> if you are tired of telemarketers, you have a chance to block those annoying calls while pat the same time winning $50,000 in cash. the federal trade commission receives more than 200,000 complaints a month about illeg

the friday fire department last night in a warehouse fire down on the south side of the city in a bridgeporteighborhood. it was so difficult for the 200 firefighters that they had to bring in city business as warming stations, so that the firefighters could get some place where they could get warm for a little while. you can imagine what kind of a mess there is the day after with all that water flowing into the streets, a lot of sand trucks being put out there, a very difficult situation made a lot more tough because of the temperatures, the low temperatures, and they are expected to extend through this week in the upper midwest. jon, heather, back to you. jon: all right. steve brown, shivering in chicago. thank you, steve. heather: here in new york city also dealing with bone-chilling temperatures. meteorologist janice dean is braving the frigid cold. look at that. all right, janice that is a a smart way to dress in this weather. >> fashion goes out the window when it's this cold, heather you know that. this is why i'm dressed like this with my parka, me and my mark ka doing the weather. he