. >> this morning senator dianne fine stein will begin her career and she will fight for a ban on assault weapons. she will introduce another bill, designed it stop the sale of military style weapons. dianne find stein had a similar measure shortly after the shooting in san francisco. >>> it is part of an ongoing fire side hang out and it is a take on the famous fire side chats on the radio, but the vice-president is coming up with ways to reduce gun violence and the 30 minute online forum begins at 10:30. a.m. >>> kerry is expected to testify before the senate committee that he served on for 28 years and kerry will appear before the senate foreign relations committee starting at 7:00 our time and he is expected to be easily confirmed by his senate colleagues. political analysts could mark a turning point in governor jerry brown. he will deliver the state address and they expect an optimistic speech that looks forward. he successfully approved a campaign tax hike and he has a chance to establish a legacy and is expected to talk about high speed rail and a controversial plan to move tunnel