>>pam: still too, we will have political analyst, michael yaki. this heated issue. new gun control laws weapons while they still can it has been nearly 20 years since a mass shooting inside a san francisco high rise. inspired the last federal back in july 1993. a former client of a law firm inside 101 -california street. went on a killing spree. nine people including the gunman died. six were wounded. the killer was armed with a handgun and two tech nine assault pistols. the federal ban that came out of that tragedy. expired in 2004. today, a survivor of that shooting spoke to kron4's maureen kelly about the massacre in newtown, and the renewed push for stricter gun control laws in this country. >> i was sitting in my office on the 36 floor on one, california. my secretary said that there is somebody on the party fourth floor with a gun that he is shooting people. that he is on the -- party fourth floor . >> my secretary said that he was on the 34th floor. sheldon siegal worked at the law firm targeted by the gunman .and lost many friends and collegues that day. >>

again, that was our political analyst michael yaki. >>pam: in other bay area news.are investigating a shooting that took place at a san rafael transit center early friday afternoon. kron four's daniel villareal shows us where it took place. and what police are looking for. before 1pm on friday police were notified a man had been shot at this busy transit center in san rafael. police say a man with a gun got out of a car and fired at a man who was waiting at this platform. the injured victim stumbled away as he tried to escape and collapsed at this nearby platform. the suspect then got in a car and escaped but not without being seen by several witnesses. >> it was very busy here at 1:00. the car was described to us as a cold sedan. the shooter was described as a black male, 62-64 with dark clothing armed with a handgun. >> two platforms at this transit center had to be closed for several hours during the investigation but busses were able to operate out of two other platforms at this location. police are now focusing their efforts on finding the shooter after an all

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we are asking michael yaki. what does this have to happen?ation will finally say that this is enough? >> many times when this nation has said that this is enough after the 20 07 massacre. the sheid temple and kabi giffords was nearly killed -- gabrielle giffords was nearly killed in arizona. congress had an opportunity then and did they let it expire. >>pam: that is a very important point. the assault weapons ban was the hallmark of legislation by our own, dianne feinstein. it was allowed to pass without being reconsidered what has to happen now? >> this tragedy. today is a day of mourning. however, the door is open today about taking meaningful action. that is a code word about thinking about gun control. he tried not to raise debt about the debate. and finally came to surface all along the third debate. >> please explain the po the nae association a. the nra, the organization that really stifles any movement. >> the power are in the swing states. it is where the president has to win in pennsylvania, ohio, illinois, wisconsin. it is very imp

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we will speak more about this with michael yaki at 6:00 p.m.if you'd like to connect with michael - youcan follow him on twitter - his handle is "at-yaki-blog." president barack obama announced friday he's nominated massachusetts senator john kerry to be the next secretary of state. kerry will need to be confirmed by the senate. and if confirmed, he'll replace hillary clinton who is stepping down in january. u-n ambassador susan rice was on the list to be nominated---but took herself off it, saying it is a "lengthy, disruptive, and costly" confirmation process. a new poll shows 57-percent of respondents believe kerry as top diplomat would be good for the country-- while 32-percent say it would be bad. >> one week after the shootings at sandy hook elementary school, there were tributes, prayers, and calls to action. the nation's most prominent gun rights group also spoke out for the first time. karin caifa reports from washington. >>reporter: from new york stock exchange, to south florida, to the nation's capital -- >> we gather as religious leaders both to commemorate the one week marke

our political analyst michael yaki is here.tighter gun control continues to pick up steam. >> yes, some senators that are pro-and ra are starting to change their tune. they are both pro-and are a they have both said that they need to take a look at gun- control. how far is it going to go? the nra has been silent. >>catherine: as you said they have gone dark we have not really heard much of anything. and as you know, michael there is the other side that say that teachers if they have guns. so i do not know. bottom line, the thing that anything is going to change? >> if there is any moment of serious gun change reformate this is probably the time. the president has said that senators are also supporting this and this is where public opinion poll is it a 10 year high and support for gun control. that will help. legislators will look at that to determine how they're going to be going when they go for their votes later in the future >>catherine: to notice? aha that surge of bond sales. >> i am not surprised people are going to be-wo

our political analyst michael yaki is here.g a little bit of the detail what are you hearing? >> the latest news is that they are coalescing around a tax increase only of $400,000 in income. there will also patch the and, and haggling on the estate tax. and possibly the fix for doctor's reimbursement for senior medical services. for medicare. and extending unemployment benefits and also heckling if they're going to continue the $50 billion for domestic defense spending for later. that is probably what they're going to do if i was the president i would want that link to the debt ceiling. because he does not want to give them to bite some that appl to bites. he does not want to give also serve so security and medicare the expression used was 'two bites of that apple'.. >> what are the government level of negotiations? of these are important to send a message that they're trying to work together. but these are rarely done individually or on the phones or in offices. this has basically become a discussion on harry reed and mitch mc

since the vote on the main part of plan b has political michael yaki explains what's next. >>pam: what is expected to happen with the economy and how about the economy? and stocks? -- f >> and with from republicans to pass plan b. that means there bohoner could lose his speakership in january. the failure of house republicans to pass their plan b, could affect the stocks have already fallen. certainty. so tonight's necessarily mean the markets liked the house speaker's leaving on christmas break, that shows more uncertainty. it could be a roller coaster ride when the stock market opens tomorrow morning. them t >>pam: tonight, california regulators are allowing p- g&e to share the cost of pipeline upgrades with their customers. and some people are furious. the utility company was ordered to improve the safety of it's natural gas pipeline system, after this massvie explosion which destroyed a neighborhood in san bruno and killed 8 people in 2010. now, because of todays decision the the california public utilities commission. a large portion of the cost to upgrade the system.

and kron4 political analyst michael yaki is also here. get his take on where things stand - next at 5-30! (male announcer) live from the kron 4 news station, this is the kron 4 news. >> grant: now at 5-30. the "fiscal cliff" deadline is five days away. and there is no deal in sight to avoid automatic tax hikes and spending cuts. tonight - our poltical analyst michael yaki is here to break it down for us. but first - kron 4's justine waldman is stading- by to get us up to date on what is happening.justine. >> we have just learned that on friday, congressional leaders will meet with the president to discuss the fiscal cliff standoff. there is no legislation pending in either the house or the senate to avoid going over the cliff. and the converstations about it. continue to be confrontational. time is running out to reach an agreement to aviod the fiscal cliff. if there's no deal, taxes will go up and spending will be slashed. some warn that combination could spark another recession. with no deal in sight, president obama left hawaii and ret

political consultant michael yaki told the kron4 morning news that attempts at passing new gun control laws have fizzled in the face of tough opposion from the national rifle association. >> it always comes up and nothing ever happens not since 1994 when the assault weapons ban passed and the nra made a decision then and there, no new gun control legislation will ever pass the congress, they spent a ton of money in that election knocked out a whole bunch of democrats , the republicans took the house and that has been the status quo but as the nation mourns the staggering loss of so many innocent victims.dianne feinstein says she's preparbelieves we are ready for a change. >> is this the way we want america to go in other words the rights of the few overcome the safety of the majority i don't think so i think america is ready ready or not.the battle to ban weapons like this one.is bound to be a tough one. >>reporter: maureen kelly kron4 news. >> the repercussions of the school massacre are being felt here in the bay area. schools safety - something many took for granted -is now being qu

we have political analyst michael yaki joining us.chael the countdown to >> nothing is probably going to happen until the day after christmas. house speaker, john boehner is going to be speaking to see what a fiscal cliff past or does he want to be the house speaker remaining? that is the decision he has to make. he needs to make a deal with the president and perhaps only one half of its own caucus. he is going to be democrats support. >>pam: because we are in a lame duck session and a tea party republicans are still in the house the new members will not comment until january. we are going to go off as physical clip. they will not come and-until january we could go off the " fiscal cliff " --. >> this is a bit of a profiling and encouraging moment. the majority of the entire house and his entire caucus has to support them. i do not know if they're going to support him if he does not strike a deal with the president. that is the course he is and right now. >>pam: the president's plan would tax people of of $400,000 or more and house sp

we'll talk with michael is not see it coming up. yaki coming up.ou are watching the kron 4 morning news. we are taking you out to a the bay area so we can zoom in to see what is going on in your neighborhood. all of the yellow and orange indicates heavy rain from 1 012 novato. it crosses the bridge and it is coming down the east shore freeway. we have been sent heavy rain for quite awhile. heavy rain is developing in san francisco. we have seen rain for the richmond district in the sunshine is pushing his way for portions of downtown. heavy rain is on market street and webster as well. >> keep your umbrellas handy and you would need to use your windshield wipers. future cast 4 is set up and as we set the clock into motion at 1:00 p.m.. heavy rain will intensify for most of the bay area. the showers will start to taper off as we hahand into tonight. by tomorrow morning it will be heavy rain for just about everyone. if there is a winter storm warning for the greater tahoe area. it will be 2 to 5 in.. the majority of this note will fall west of highwa

we will be following this, thank you, michael yaki. we will take a quick look outside this morning.rcast, cold and even some rainfall, robin? >> that is correct. this is a live look from stormtracker 4. mostly in the north bay, santa rosa that cold front is still hovering. it will slowly make its way south in your umbrella handy. do not cancel your plan if this week with scattered showers. a weak.. system. the north bay could see that moisture first and pressing towards the south with more widespread activity by 2:00 p.m. but it is light, with less than one-tenth of 1 in.. as we advance the clock it will go towards saturday. we are basically left with cloud coverage and some scattered showers. you do not have to cancel your plans but bundle up. towards sunday, still lingering scattered showers and rainfall totals it not that impressive. nobody is really getting that much. afternoon temperatures will be cool. 50s, bay-area wide, santa rosa, san francisco and the east bay, livermore, the south bay. and 53 degrees and redwood city. we could see some snow with a couple of inches. if you

we will have the latest with out or a political expert michael yaki. >> trapublic transit is making sureders get around save this holiday season. we will be back in a few >> we have our second report of icing conditions now. we sort of expected the first ones here for the ride on san pablo dam road where one accident was caused by black eyes. what crews have been dispatched because some of the underground wiring got cut because of this accident. now the north bay and the ride on 1 01, we will take a look at the ride on the frontage road in the north bay right off of highway 1 01. there is a report of icing conditions, not on the freeway but on the and chase said frontage road that the accident occurred. >> new this morning to people in the hospital after a fire that's a home in the excelsior district around 1:00 this morning on athens street. jackie sissel is live on the scene with more of what happened. >> crews have left the scene here but the fire investigators are expected back out here because they are calling this fire suspicious. it started around 1:00 a.m. this morning when the f