Good evening and welcome to kqed newsroom. This weeks elections thrust the south bay city of sunnyvale into the national spotlight. Voters approved a new gun law and the National Rifle association is threatening to sue. The new law would require gun owners to lock up their weapons and report firearm thefts. Gun dealers would have to keep records of all ammunition sales. And perhaps the most controversial, a ban on largesize magazines. The new law takes effect january 1st. Scott shafer sat down with sunnyvales mayor to find out what inspired him to push for the law. Mayor, welcome. Thank you. Thank you for having me. You really pushed for measure c. To put it on the ballot and get it passed. What made you so passionate . Many things. But the one that drove the point home was the unfortunate incident at newtown where Young Children that actually this past year should have been going to school are not going to school. That made me angry. We hear about all these tragic shootings across the
Good evening and welcome to kqed newsroom. This weeks elections thrust the south bay city of sunnyvale into the national spotlight. Voters approved a new gun law and the National Rifle association is threatening to sue. The new law would require gun owners to lock up their weapons and report firearm thefts. Gun dealers would have to keep records of all ammunition sales. And perhaps the most controversial, a ban on largesize magazines. The new law takes effect january 1st. Scott shafer sat down with sunnyvales mayor to find out what inspired him to push for the law. Mayor, welcome. Thank you. Thank you for having me. You really pushed for measure c. To put it on the ballot and get it passed. What made you so passionate . Many things. But the one that drove the point home was the unfortunate incident at newtown where Young Children that actually this past year should have been going to school are not going to school. That made me angry. We hear about all these tragic shootings across the
Of todays decision. And we begin with ktvus john fowler. John, experts think the drought is even more dire than first thought. Reporter well, about half of the nations fruits and vegetables come from california, so the big impact, of course, is going to be on food prices, but depending on where you live, times could soon get tough. Water supplies for half a Million People in the east bay, from oakley to martinez to walnut creek, today cut by half, to 55 gallons per person per day, the lowest in decades. What that means to our customers is that well have enough water to meet the needs of indoor water use and also the needs of businesses. Reporter contra costa Water Districts Jennifer Allen says its not enough for outdoor water, landscaping, car washing and the like, expected to decide in four weeks whether to impose rationing. Other bay area districts are vees vulnerable, but california farms are hit hard. This area of the westlands district will get no state or federal water. They can
Which is the reason for our recommendation. The news comes as more parts of england are expected to be moved into the highest level of coronavirus restrictions, tier 4. Politicians in the uk are debating legislation, which would put the eu trade deal into uk law. The vote is expected in the next half an hour. Hello and welcome if you are watching in the uk or around the world. The uk medicines regulator has approved the Oxford Astrazeneca coronavirus vaccine, paving the way for millions more people to be immunised in the new year. The uk has ordered 100 million doses enough to vaccinate 50 Million People. The vaccine is much easier to transport and store than the Pfizer Biontech one already in use, and is also much cheaper. Our Health Correspondent Anna Collinson has the details. The approval of the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine is a huge moment, and with pressure on hospitals intensifying, it could not have come at a better time. This is a really significant moment in the fight against t
But this is times square right 110w. All decisions will be made in the house of commons through a system of transparency and accountability. In europe, most leaders believe the union, and the United Kingdom, will be worse off as a result of brexit, a sentiment echoed on the streets. Big shame that its had to go down like that. I think its a pity. Nearly 56,000 daily cases of coronavirus are recorded in the past 2a hours in the uk, the highest on record, putting the Health Service under extreme pressure. Lets go live to new york, times square, which isjust seeing in a brand new year. You can see there are pictures of some revellers in times square, it isa revellers in times square, it is a much lower key scene this year, because of course of the coronavirus pandemic, so there isa coronavirus pandemic, so there is a heavy Police Presence as they manage crowds and times square this year. Instead of thousands and thousands of tourists coming in from all over the world, only a smaller numbe