A major new initiative. He says it is time to get serious about gun control. Kim hutcherson has details. 3 deadly Mass Shootings seem to be a regular occurance in america. And president obama has regularly called for tougher restrictions on guns. pres. Barack obama no font necessary ive had to make statements like this too many times. Communities have had to endure tragedies like this too many times. white flash once again, innocent people were killed because someone who wanted to inflict harm had no trouble getting their hands on a gun. Now, the president says he isnt waiting any longer. pres. Barack obama no font necessary my new years resolution is to move forward on our Unfinished Business as much as i can. butted to. thats especially true for one piece of Unfinished Business, thats our epidemic of gun violence. Hell be meeting with attorney general Loretta Lynch monday to discuss options for tightening gun laws. Sources say the president is expected to take executive action. Without congressional approval. Expa nding background checks a move which has widespread public support. But some republican president ial candidates are already promising to reverse any win the presidency. Donald Trump Republican president ial candidate so, hes going to sign another executive order having to do with the Second Amendment. Having to do with guns. I will veto that. I will unsign that so fast. So fast. Chris Christie republican president ial candidate he knows that he cant get it through congress so hes just gonna try and do it by executive action as if hes king barack obama. marco rubio republican president ial candidate all these executive orders hes gonna come out with tomorrow that are gonna undermine our Second Amendment rights . On my first day in office, theyre gone. Im Kim Hutcherson reporting. 3 the president will join Cnns Anderson Cooper for an hourlong town hall meeting on gun control at George Mason University this thursday at eight pm eastern. He will also meet with attorney general Loretta Lynch to discuss options for tougher gun restrictions. 3 3 the possible expanded background checks could affect local gun shows. The land of the sky gun and knife show has been in asheville for 25 years. We spoke with manager mike kent. He says about 95 percent of gun sellers at shows have federal licenses. Which requires them to perform background checks. But he says the other 5 percent who do not have licenses are hobby dealers. They are not required to do background checks. 3 38 2635most of these people are just like us. They do not want guns to fall in the wrong hands. These people are not doing anything wrong because theres no federal law that says a man cannot sell his personal property. Some licensed gun sellers say they have no problem with expanded background checks. They say it prevents potential buyers from getting guns after they were already told no by a licensed dealer. 3 3 this week evangelist Franklin Graham will begin a 50 state tour. He says the goal is to encourage conservative christians to vote for candidates who uphold biblical principles. He says he will not endorce any candidates. Reverend grahams first event is set for tuesday in des moines, iowa. 3 3 there is still no word this morning what caused an Apartment Fire in barnardsville. Three people were transported to a burn center after the fire yesterday morning at the rock bridge apartments. Flames destroyed several units. People living there tell news 13 the son of the landlord made sure no one was left behind. stop was a little after two and a loud knock on the sliding glass door woke us up, get out, fire, get out, fire. Mark gantt, resident tristan was pounding on our door, hes the supers son and he was trying to get everybody out. He was telling us there was a fire, come out, come out. The names and conditions of the three victims have not been released. 3 3 investigators are also still trying to figure out what caused a fire at a duplex in candler. It started just after 11 am yesterday morning at the building on wilson road. Firefighters say the people inside made it out safely. One unit was a total loss. Another unit was significantly damaged. The red cross is 3 3 3 happening today. The woman accused of killing a wlos employee is also scheduled to make a court appearance. Robin richardson is charged with firstdegree murder in the shooting death of tim fry. Investigators say richardson claims she shot fry because he assaulted her. Richardson 3 3 3 today in our carolina roundup. A shooting death yesterday in charlotte. Becomes the queen citys first homicide of the year. Shelton kimble is charged with murdering tyrone burch. Burch was found in a parking lot after he was shot. Detectives say the men knew each other. Violence. 3 3 a pastor in North Carolina may have saved the lives of his congregation. Pastor larry wright confronted a gunman in fayetteville during his sermon about gun violence. On new years eve, a man walked into the church, carrying a rifle and a magazine of ammunition. Wright says he walked up to the man and asked, can i help you . That is when the gunman asked the pastor to pray for him. 3 when i told the congregation, its ok, he wants prayer and i began to pray for him, and the power of god hit and he fell to his knees and began to cry and weep and he had his face on the ground. Wright took the rifle and gave it to a deacon. Police arrived during the dramatic incident and took the man into custody. Officers say the man was voluntarily committed to a Mental Health facility. 3 3 a wake county man is in critical condition. After crashing his suv into a house. Investigators say he lost control. And ran into the home in cary yesterday morning. The vehicle woundup wedged in the crawlspace under the building. Officials say no one was living in the home. 3 3 it can be tough to keep those new years resolutions. But this morning. We are hearing from the experts on how to stay on track. News 13s Lauren Brigman joins us live from mission healths Weight Management center. Lauren. If we have made a fitness resolution, but want to avoid joining a gym what can we do . 3 3 3 3 3 a Popular Ice Cream company is now under investigation. Coming up in our business report, the potential criminal 3 3 3 its 5 xx. Lets take a look at business headlines. The dow was down 178 points thursday to close at 17 thousand 425. The nasdaq was down 58 points to end trading at 5007. 3 3 the Us Department of justice is investigating how Blue Bell Creameries handled the ice cream contamination linked to 10 reported cases of listeriosis. Three people died. Prosecutors are examining whether Company Executives knew they were sending contaminated product to consumers. Blue bell said listeria was found on the lid of a food service cup the month before the recalls in april of last year. However, an investigation by the cdc showed the listeria outbreak 3 3 many boston globe employees worked doubleduty this past weekend. Dozens of editors and reporters at the newspaper delivered thousands of copies yesterday. The globe has been dealing with issues since switching to a different Delivery Company last week. Many subscribers say they never received some of their papers. So globe employees took matters into their own hands. 3 they are the leftovers of the holiday the christmas trees. Many people toss them in the trash or cart them to recycling centers. But there is another option that is eco and animal friendly. After the holidays, these goats in iowa are put to work. Eating leftover christmas trees. They are part of a goat rental Service Called goats on the go. The price to dispose of those trees. Is free. 3 3 3 3 the time is now 5 xx. Coming up. The site of San Bernardino mass shooting is set to reopen today. What 3 the site of the San Bernardino shooting rampage that left 14 people dead and today. There will be tighter security as 600 employees return to work. The center has been closed since december 2nd. When killers syed rizwan and his wife Tashfeen Malik opened fire during a holiday party. Both were killed later in a shootout with police. Farook was an inspector for San Bernardino countys department of public health. And worked with many of the victims. 3 3 an 18monthold girl was killed after a fire in bridgeport connecticut early yesterday morning. Firefighters say they found her body under the crib in her bedroom. Two other children and three adults were hospitalized for smoke inhalation. Officials say the smokealarms had been disconnected. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. 3 3 flooding has ravaged central illinois. The governor says he will continue his flood Damage Assessment tour today in christian county. The flood waters have already killed four people. The governor surveyed flood damage throughout the state yesterday to determine what can be done to help victims. Residents are prepared to evacuate if needed. 3 3 3 here is a look at what you can expect for the next three days. 3 3 3 the time is now 5 xx. Coming up a dog reunion that is gaining national attention. 3 many people likely made the new years resolution to get into shape. Joining us this morning is breakout Training Ground owner, katie cox. Katie. What are some 3 3 3 holly welcome back. An emotional homecoming reup onbetween a local army is gaining national attention. Jay christa calla and her dogs are nominated for the happiest reunion. She was deployed to afghanistan inmar of 2014. Forcing her to leave her dogs behind with family. Ingrid she said the deployment and separation was equally difficult for her and in december of 2014 she was welcomed home at diptity dog care by dieya and wrigley and since then the video has gone viral. Holly her dogs are so much bigger than her. Look at how little she is ingrid theyre huge. Holly they are happy to see her mom. Ingrid jay is anxious over here. Jay those are big dogs. Ingrid lets take a look outside. 33 degrees in asheville. The wind making it feel very cold. We have a chance for mountain flurries today. Windy and cold throughout the rest of the extended forecast. I will let you know just how cold we turn. Back over to you. Lauren eating healthy in the new year without the expense can be done. Coming up, 6 a. M. , we are dietician to find out now, in high definition, from the western North Carolinas news leader, this is news 13 this morning. Holly the powerball could reach 40,000 this week. Thats because no one hit that big jackpot over the weekend. Jay the next chance to win is wednesday
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