the congressman is holding a town hall tomorrow at lafayette stanley middle school. while the event in florida prompted tomorrow's meeting a discussion on the broader issue was already in the works but he says he is impressed by the outspoken students that survived that florida attack. >> you know these young people make a difference. their passion, their absolute authenticity. and it's just, we have gone through this since columbine, so many of these. >> tomorrow's town hall is open to the public. gun violence researchers will be on hand again. that meeting is at stanley middle school starting at 11:00 in the morning. >> let's go to the olympics. the flame still burning strong. a live look at olympic park in south korea. the winter games may be winding down but the excitement certainly isn't. many people still buzzing about ladies figure skating last night. a fierce competition on the ice for the olympic athletes from russia. a mentor and her protege battled it out in a free skate. karen chen finished 11 overall and mirai nagasu is facing backlash after comments. >>

it was held at stanley middle school in lafayette. >> it was a packed room. >> reporter: nearly 1000 people crowded into the auditorium at stanley middle school in lafayette this morning to discuss the deadly florida shooting and what can be done to keep our kids safe.>> it is awful to worry about somebody coming into a school and shooting at your kids. the fact that that happens is horrifying. >> reporter: it was organized by a congressman who says gun regulations would reduce violence, if only congress were willing to act. >> universal background checks would get rid of the loophole. number two, putting the assault weapons ban back in place nationally. >> reporter: the aftermath of shootings often unfold to a well-known pattern. initially there is support, but it usually ends with an action on the part of lawmakers. attendees at tonight's meeting say they hope this time will be different. >> i am very hopeful. the young people are coming out. they are going to take steps, that i is a adult should do the same thing. >> reporter: the price of inaction, he says, is simply too high. >>

television screen is information on this town hall, it will take place tomorrow here in lafayette at stanley middle school between 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. a gun violence prevention town hall. now, the way it's going to work, they will have a panel of speakers and researchers from davis and stanford to talk about gun violence, then the congressman will speak for a little bit on how the gun control debate or if think legislation will be worked on in the upcoming future. they are encouraging folks in the public to attend, especially young folks to help continue with this discussion. live in lafayette, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> certainly on the top of a lot of people's minds. thank you, pete. >>> in florida the big story this morning the shot that so many people are feeling about parkland's armed security guard deciding not to confront the shooter during the rampage. this video shows school resource officer scot peterson three years ago at a board meeting. late yesterday the broward county sheriff talked about surveillance video he says shows peterson avoiding the building where so many

. >> stanley middle school in lafayette was packed this morning. the town hall on gun violence prevention was moved up because of the massacre. one teacher asked them to support laws in banning assault weapons. but not everyone in the crowd shared the same idea. >> as far as background check and regulation, that's fine. most gun owners that i know feel that way. but when you want to take away our rights, that's what we have problems with. >> president trump's tweet about arming trained teachers also came up during the discussion. many opposed the idea. >>> the gun control debate growing. two airlines cutting their ties with the national rifle association. the airlines join a growing list of companies now distancing themselves from the nra. >> a declassified memo from house democrats making headlines on capitol hill. this is a rebuttal to accusations from the gop that the fbi and justice department abused their powers to spy on a campaign official. this memo comes two weeks after president trump blocked it. parts of the memo are redacted to avoid re

. >> the representative is holding a town hall at 11:00 at stanley middle school in lafayette.you want to take action because of what happened in florida just head over to our website. we've posted a complete list of california's 53 representatives and two senators and contact information. find it online at abc7 news.com. >>> a growing number of questions are breaking ties with the national rifle association in response to customer feedback. mountain-view combafd symantec is no longer offering norton anti-virus discounts to members. hertz backed away from the discount. and three months ago, insurance giant chubb is dropping supervises. >>> yes, los angeles detained martin for questioning as a result of a threatening image he posted on social media that prompted the closure of a los angeles prep school. here's the post that appeared on martin's instagram account. it shows a got shun and am institution with a quote saying when you're a bully victim and a coward, your options are suicide or revenge. the post also said, said, #harvardwestlet. that's where martin went to high school

representative is holding a town hall meeting on gun violence today at 11 this morning at stanley middle school in lafayette. if you want to take action because of what happened in florida head over to our website. we posted a list of california's representatives and senatos as well as their contact information. you can find it on line at our website, abc7news.com. >>> agree number of companies are breaking ties with the national rifle association. sem an tech no longer offers a discount to nra members. hertz also announced it would back away on a discount. chub announced it would drop discounts to nra members. >>> jonathan martin is being held in a mental health facility. yesterday los angeles police detained him for questioning as a result of a threatening image he posted on social media that prompted the close your of a los angeles prep school. here's the post. it shows a shotgun and am nation with a quote saying when you are a bully victim or a coward your options are suicide or revenge. the caption also read harvard-westlake where martin went to high school. they canceled classes yet. martin received n

representative is holding a town hall meeting on gun violence today at 11 oeb this morning at stanley middle school in lafayette. >>> if you want to take action because of what happened in florida head over to our website. we have posted a complete least of california's 53 representatives and two senators. >>> a growing number of companies are breaking ties with the national rifle association in response to customer feedback. salesmen tech is no longer offering norton anti-virus discounts to nra members. herts rent a car announced it would back away on a discount. three weeks ago chubs said it would drop benefits for nra members. >>> offensive lineman jonathan mental is being held in a mental health facility. yesterday police detain him for questioning as a result of an image posted on social media that prompted the closure of an l.a. prep school. here's the post. it shows a shotgun and am nation with a quote saying when your bully victim and a coward your options are suicide or revenge. the post also says #harvard-westlake, went to school. his post referenced four feel, including ritchie incognito, and pouncey

. >> you're holding the gun violence town hall at stanley middle school in lafayetdowntow lafayette?why your congressmen are back in town this week so you can talk to them and they can listen. >>> more companies are taking aim at the national rifle association in response to the parkland school massacre. the software company semantech followed suit. enterprise rent a car and first national bank of omaha. we want to know how you feel about this, do you support a boycott of the nra? you can go to nbc -- abc7news.com. results will appear live on your screen and we'll keep it going throughout the evening. >>> the results of a forecast prognostication from spencer christian. >> none of that this weekend, at least by most people's standards, we have mainly sunny skies, you look at live doppler 7, hardly a cloud in the sky, looking at the golden gate from our east bay hills camera. here's our forecast features, it will be dry and mild this weekend, like it's been the last couple of days, we'll see a cold storm on monday and we'll see a rain-know mix in the higher elevations. let's take a lo

stanley middle school in lafayette packed yesterday morning.gressman markaun desaulnier d the town hall on gun violence prevention was moved up&ñ becau of last week's massacre. one teacher asked desaulnier to% support laws banning assault weapons and creating a government gunsjg buy back pro but no everyone in the ideas. >>> as far as background checks and regulations that's f5'2k there's no -- most gun owners that i know feel that way, but rights, that's what we have problems with. >>> president trump's tweet about arming trained teachers also came up during the idea. >>> the gun control debate is growing. two major airlines are cutting ties with the national rifle association. united airlines and delta announced they won't offer discounts to nra members anymore. the airlines join a growing list of companies that are now trying to distance themselves from the nra. >>> a declassified memo from house democrats making headlines on capitol hill. it is a rebuttal to accusations from the gop that the fbi and justice department abused their powers

more than 850 people came to stanley middle school in lafayette for the meeting over the weekend.ce to voice their concerns and ask questions. tensions were high while some people wanted more gun regulations... and others said they wanted to protect their second amendment right. we spoke to one mother who said she felt powerless over gun violence. <"i'm concerned about the powerless feeling that i have about, not just school violence, but violence -- gun violence in general.">( james ) although assault riffles are banned in california... they are not banned on a federal level. ( james ) our top this morning... two people are killed and another injured in a shooting overnight near daly city. kron4's lydia panatazas is live with the latest. just before 9pm sunday night of shots fired near villa street and hillside blvd. pd arrived on scene to find three people hit by gunfire. one male was pronounced deceased at the scene. one female died of injuries while on the way to the hospital. third victim was transported to the hospital and their condition is unknown at this time. there are t

lafayette saturday. kron four's philippe djegal was there and reports on community solutions to a deadly problem. (philippe) a timely town hall -- centered on gun violence prevention... draws more than 850 people to the stanley middle school gymnasium... with the line to get in -- stretching outside the door.nancy morgan/mother- "i'm concerned about the powerless feeling that i have about, not just school violence, but violence -- gun violence in general." nancy morgan and her husband's two older boys studied at lafayette schools. nancy morgan/mother- "i think that assault-style weapons need to be banned." they are in california... but representative mark desaulnier (duh-sohn-yay)... the host of this town hall... says not at the federal level... which falls on the lap of congress.mark desaulnier/con gressman- "in the three years that i've been there, there've been over 300 gun violence bills introduced -- none of them have had a hearing or a vote. so, we need to have a hearing and a vote." during the 90-minute gathering... several in the audience had a chance to speak and ask questions... or, just make statements. some taking shots at president donald trump and his ideas on how to make schools safer.no name/speaker

lafayette... where the community discussed solutions to a deadly problem. (philippe) a timely town hall -- centered on gun violence prevention... draws more than 850 people to the stanley middleschool gymnasium... with the line to get in -- stretching outside the door.nancy morgan/mother- "i'm concerned about the powerless feeling that i have about, not just school violence, but violence -- gun violence in general." nancy morgan and her husband's two older boys studied at lafayette schools. nancy morgan/mother- "i think that assault-style weapons need to be banned." they are in california... but representative mark desaulnier (duh-sohn-yay)... the host of this town hall... says not at the federal level... which falls on the lap of congress.mark desaulnier/con gressman- "in the three years that i've been there, there've been over 300 gun violence bills introduced -- none of them have had a hearing or a vote. so, we need to have a hearing and a vote." during the 90-minute gathering... several in the audience had a chance to speak and ask questions... or, just make statements. some taking shots at president donald trump and his ideas on how to make schools safer.no name/speaker-

lafayette... where the community discussed solutions to a deadly problem. (philippe) a timely town hall -- centered on gun violence prevention... draws more than 850 people to the stanley middlehool gymnasium... with the line to get in -- stretching outside the door.nancy morgan/mother- "i'm concerned about the powerless feeling that i have about, not just school violence, but violence -- gun violence in general." nancy morgan and her husband's two older boys studied at lafayette schools. nancy morgan/mother- "i think that assault-style weapons need to be banned." they are in california... but representative mark desaulnier (duh-sohn-yay)... the host of this town hall... says not at the federal level... which falls on the lap of congress.mark desaulnier/con gressman- "in the three years that i've been there, there've been over 300 gun violence bills introduced -- none of them have had a hearing or a vote. so, we need to have a hearing and a vote." during the 90-minute gathering... several in the audience had a chance to speak and ask questions... or, just make statements. some taking shots at president donald trump and his ideas on how to make schools safer.no name/speaker- "

lafayette with what we can expect. >> reporter: good morning. you've got congressman mark desaulnier representing several cities in contra costa county, he will be holding a town hall tomorrow at stanley middle school. this gun control conversation is a hot button topic in light of what took place in florida. now, he told me the reason of course why they are putting together this town hall is because of the events that happened in florida. it seems like it's an ever changing discussion, even hearing the idea by the president, president trump floating out the idea of possibly arming teachers. that is going to be one of the many things talked about at tomorrow's town hall. but one thing that congressman told me when i spoke to him is that he's appreciative of the youth stepping forward and leading this discussion forward. here is what he had to say. >> you know, these young people make a difference. their passion, their absolute authenticity and it's just we've gone through this since columbine so many of these. >> reporter: now, the gun violence prevention town hall will take place at san leandro middle school, you see that information on your screen. if you are interested in taking part in i