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 the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff american retailers opened their afterchristmas offensives today, hoping to salvage the season. Prechristmas sales have been down from a year ago. Meanwhile, ups and Federal Express faced angry complaints after thousands of gifts failed to arrive for christmas. The companies blamed bad weather and too many lastminute orders. The dow jones average gained 132 points. The nasdaq rose more than 11 points to close at 4167. The United States
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
Woodruff those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff american retailers opened their afterchristmas offensives today, hoping to salvage the season. Prechristmas sales have been down from a year ago. Meanwhile, ups and Federal Express faced angry complaints after thousands of gifts failed to arrive for christmas. The companies blamed bad weather and too many lastminute orders. The dow jones average gained 132 points. The nasdaq rose more than 11 points to clos