Classroom that they left. The Sandy Hill School remains a crime scene. State Police Working around the clock to determing what happened. We did sees significant evidence of the residents. It is a very painstaking processwere going to do everything. That it takes to ensure that we uncover every bit of evidence, were examining every facet of it, that we conduct as many interview to do paint a clear picture as to exactly how and why this tragedy occurred. The gunman, 20 year old adam lanza, reportedly smashed his computer as he went on his killing rampage, starting with his mother. People who knew lanza describe him as having problems relating to others. He was not violent. He was very reclusive and he was very private in terms of how he viewed himself and he didnt he was always trying to be very public. You had to beyou had to be very careful with him as well. Just keeping an eye on him. If you needed to get his verbalize that you were attention. His mother was remembered as just the opposite outgoing, make you smile when she walked in the room she did have guns which she used very responsibly responsible. Many children who survived the massacre are still trying to comprehend what happened. She doesnt want to talk about it they gathered at a local Community Center for what is billed as a day of fun. Thats just what they need now tonight were learning new details about the shooter, adam lanza. Condolences have been pouring in and they are residents even sending in money. Catherine tonight, were learning new details about the shooter. We have a recent photo of the 20 year old. An autopsy shows he shot his mother four times in the head before heading to the school armed with guns and bullets. Connecticut Authorities Say it could take weeks to unravel the motive. And as Terisa Estacio reports a local psychologist says we if were to understand why shootings like this happen. The questions were not asking is that why and men and boys killed with guns . Jacqueline if we dont ask the right quesiotns we wont get the rigth answers. The question we need to be asking is why men and boys kill with guns. Dr. Will courtneay says if we really want to figure out violent acts like the shooting in connecticut it is necessary to focus on boys in society. This case like so many others we know committed suicide and adam lanza must have been depressed and had other Mental Health needs. Reporter doctor courtneay has written a book called dying to be men he says, indepth data reveals a broad failure to in society. What we really need to look at is sadness and pain. Bad an early age only good emotion is anger. Reporter in addition, dr. Courtneay says boys and men also receive messages in the media that encourage them to act out their issues in violent ways. Boys and men also were present violence they get what they want. What is worse is that there are usually no consequences for that behavior. Instead, what men and boys are taught is that violence is in effect of means to get what they want. Reporter leslielastlydr. Courtneay adds that it is encouraging that some politicans are calling for a commission on Mental Illness in light of the shooting, he hopes that they will concentrate on the shortcomings facing men and boys so that real answers can put into place. Therese estacio, kron 4 news. Catherine the shooting at that connecticut grade school is having an impact on schools here in the bay area. Today, kron4 talked to the principal at alvarado elementary in San Francisco. About whats being done to keep children safe. Were already going to reinforce their plans that are in place to reinforce the out word doors. And people posted outside making sure the visitors are registered and that we know everybody. And for the schools, we also have, in the event of occurrences we have locked down procedures. You cannot help but react on an emotional level. This, is what we have devoted our lives to, as the education of children. We think that those children in connecticut to not have that in their future is a horrible, horrible feeling. Catherine this is the principal escorting students into the school this morning. Well have more local reaction tonight on kron4 news at six. As funerals and memorials take place for the victims. Theres now a reenergized push for tighter gun control. Kron 4s Justine Waldman is here with more. Many lawmakers are calling for the renewal of the federal assault weapons ban, which expired in 2004 at the end of its 10year term. While some. Want more people to have guns. Connecticut School Shooter adam lanza walked in to sandy hook elementary armed with two handguns. A semiautomatic. 223caliber rifle made by bushmaster. All the guns were registered to and legally owned by his renewed the debate over gun control in america. President obama touched on the issue during a moving tribute to the victims. We cannot tolerate this anymore. These tragedys must end. And to end them we must change. Reporter other politicians have weighed in. Starting with senator dianne feinstein. She vowed on the first day of congress she will introduce an updated assault weapons bill. Is this the way we want america to go . The rights of the few overcome the safety of the majority. I dont think so. I think america is ready. Reporter even connenticuts governor made a bold statement monday. Do i think wash dc needs to get its act together and do things at the federal level . You bet i do. Reporter and outside the Washington Office of the National Rifle association. More than 100 people protested by chanting shame on the nr a. The group is calling for stronger gun control laws. The nra. Has stayed slien silent. Since friday. Even taking down its Facebook Page the day of the bloody shooting spree. One day after the nra promoted a milestone of 1. 7 million likes. Progun senator joe manchin from West Virginia is now rethinking his views. I dont know of anybody that goes hunting with an assault rifle. I dont know people who need 2030 round clips. Reporter while some lawmakers are calling for stricter gun laws in response to the School Shooting while others are proposing just the opposite. One oregon state representative says people at schools should be taught to use guns in times of crisis. But, people who are trained and who will be armed and when the first shot is fired on the next campus, they can respond and meet lethal force with lethal force. Reporter an abc News Washington post poll released today has given an indication that more people are ready to support gun control laws. 44percent of those polled strongly support stricter gun laws. With 32 percent opposed. We are asking on facebook if stricter laws are needed. Catherine police and Community Members have been working to get guns off bay area streets. Over the weekend a record sixhundred guns in San Francisco and oakland were turned in, during Buyback Programs. Kron 4s j. R. Stone has more. Revolvers, pistols, you name it, and it is likely that the Oakland Police department has collected over the weekend. Between a gun buyback in oakland, San Francisco, 600 were taken off the streets. 300 from oakland, too watered 96 from San Francisco. That person weve received 200. And there were296 recovered from San Francisco with no questions asked. Just one day after massacre. We set it up at 9 00 a. M. And people were in at six a m. In this economic downturn people were so grateful for the money, the 200. People talked about the incredible need that there were feeling, economically. Oakland and San Francisco police said that the information from the guns will be put into a computer database. If it is not connected to a crime it is melted down. Also illegal guns we are talking more about that by 6 00 p. M. Story. J. R. Stone, oakland, kron 4. We have much more coverage. More. Tonight kron4 will on the tragic shooting atat 530, well get reaction from our political analyst about the push for gun control. And ill show you how the gun murder rate compares to other countries. Catherine its been rainy around the bay area. This was the scene in San Francisco with dreary conditions throughout the morning. Now a live look from our mount tam camera on your right. And a shot of the San Francisco skyline. Conditions look. Im here with erica in the weather center. Shes been tracking the rain. Just a bit of light rain through morgan hill and gilroy. Let me show you on stormtracker 4. Near burbank. No yellow just passing showers for gilroy. Dry with extra caution on 101. Nothing to relieve concern yourself with but it looks like it will continue with a drying pattern for the evening hours. Here is a look of rainfall totals. Really, just traces near oakland and less in livermore. And also it looks like it will be dry in the next couple of days but more wet weather. With your futurecast, coming up. Catherine the rain came and went pretty quickly but it left a real mess. More on that ahead. But first, the 49ers clinch a playoff spot. It was an exciting game against the patriots. Kron4 sports producer Jason Appelbaum is here to tell us about it after the break. [ female announcer ] heres to a whole world of happier holidays. Time to enchant, delight and amaze. Safeway will help you gather everyone round. A smoked, shank half ham is only 99 cents a pound. Get breyers ice cream for 2. 88 and dessert will surely shine. Make it a grand finale with starbucks just 6. 99. Turns out this season less is really so much more. So make your holiday merrier than ever before. Safeway. Ingredients for life. Announcer kaepernick catherine the 49ers edge past the patriots. At first, the game looked like it would be a blow out. But a last minute rally by new england had some fans concerned. Is here with more jason . This was an exciting game. It was a great game. After i said it and after letting it marinate overnight ill say it again. Considering the two teams. The national spotlight. A playoff berth on the line. This was the game of the year in the nfl. And a National Coming out party for 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick. The rain in moraga sent a tree crashing into a power pole 31all. If you think that harbaugh. 62 yds, on this unassuming kickoff. After they tied it up, that is key. At the very next play, kaepernick submits himself as the quarterback in the future for the 49ers. He finds crabtree again and it is a lowfastball. And they will take the lead again and hold on. Kaepernick, the first since garcia and 2003. To throw three touchdowns in a game. And after a long fight, jim harbaugh meeting with the media today. Going into the game, it was obvious that both games and both teams desperately wanted to end the game. It felt like both ames wanted to prove that there were the better team. And both teams wanted to prove. And both teams have a lot of pride. And really they came out to see who was better and wanted to be better. And wanted to win that game and it showed catherine, last night it put them into the power ranking it will not mean that much if they lose in seattle against the seahawks. Where they are not beaten. They could clinch the n f l sepossible playoff. Great. Blunt and not much rainfall south of san jose but those showers are tapering off. Mainly dry conditions. Tomorrow is going to be cool. With temperatures hovering right around the freezing mark. One state, it looks like mainly cloudy skies but frost is certainly a possibility for the morning hours. Temperatures are going to struggle to get out of the 50s. Thursday, this chance with widespread rainfall. With 1 in. In be in relocations and more for the coast. Here is a look at 1inch in the bayarea locations. It is going to be chilly, with certain defrost a possibility for the inland valleys. A frosted by sri possible for the inland valleys. Tomorrow, a frost advisory possible for the inland valleys. A mixture of sun and clouds will mainly dry conditions. And it looks like we could see 50s for the north bay. 50s for downtown San Francisco. Your kron 4 7 day around the bay showers on thursday with lingering rainfall towards friday. It looks like a heavier rain will bring wet weather as we transition towards it saturday. Catherine speaking of the wet weather, this rain and moraga said a tree crashing into a power pole last night,. The pole broke and power lines fell. 12 hours to restore power. Thousands of customers were most people had their lights back in a few hours. But about 40 residents had to wait until this afternoon. Points south were among the last to say goodbye to the rain, for now anyway. Also, there were good as americans take a shot at the gunman. With so many of the recent shootings feel free to let us know what you think on our Facebook Fan Page and i will give you the results when we returned. Look at you guys with your fancyschmancy uverse high Speed Internet. You know, in my day you couldnt just start streaming six ways to sunday. Youd get knocked off. And sometimes, it took a minute to download a song. Thats sixty seconds, for crying out loud. We know how long a minute is sitting, waiting for an album to download. I still have back problems. Youre only 14 and a half. He doesnt have back problems. You kids have got it too good if you ask me. [ male announcer ] now uverse high Speed Internet has more speed options, reliability and ways to connect. Rethink possible. Guncontrol certainly getting a lot of attention on our kron 4 Facebook Fan Page. And many people say that it needs more control. Society needs ways to control mass shootings. And 22 percent say that criminals do not even Pay Attention to gun laws anyway. And 9 says that the Second Amendment says that we have the right to bear arms. Add 6 says that it is not a clear answer. Catherine gun control in the spotlight again. Our political analyst is here to break it down. And just 15 days before the fiscal cliff. If you have any last minute shopping you must see this. This new mobile application that will let you order almost any product and have it delivered in person in one hour. And delivery is free that is coming up. . n shifts male announcer live from the kron 4 news station, this is the kron 4 news. Catherine tonight phosphingrant lodes says the lat on stewart is getting back to school. New york giants football fan. On figuring out how things work mechanically with the 20 children and six adult were killed in side of sandy hook elementary. Truckloads of School Supplies were removed from that Elementary School to one and the middle school 7 mi. Away. That is our classs are expected to resume for sandy hook Elementary School students. Also, at the arts, crafts, games anything to distract these young minds from the tragic reality that they are facing. The police are signs that this could take a very long time. With adam lanzas computer was seized by authorities. However, is believed to be inoperable. Class. Grant lodes has the latest. The first funerals were held giants fan. And noah ponzer out how things worked and six adults were killed hook Elementary School. Today, truck loads of School Supplies were moved from the Elementary School to middle school 7 miles away. Eventually resume for sandyalso today. A day of fun from those students at newtownarts and crafts, games. Police say the investigation may take a long time. In the home they shared. Then went on the rampage at the school, before taking his own life. Our political analyst michael yaki is here. Tighter gun control continues to pick up steam. Yes, some senators that are proand ra are starting to change their tune. They are both proand 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 theyre 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 beword with the search of gun sales and what is also the topic of what is Congress Going to do. Catherine also, as time goes by that interest . Also there is going to be a lot of parents, children, and theres going to be a lot of involvement this issue will be of the forefront. Catherine thank you and if youd like to connectif youd like to connect with michael you can follow him on twitter his handle is atyakiblog. You may be wondering how the us compares to other countries ownership and regulation. We found that the us has the highest gun ownership rate in the world with an average of 88 guns per 100 people. And even the number two country, yemen, has significantly fewer. With about 55 per 100 people. And the United States has, by far, the most gunrelated homicides of any other developed country. In 2011, the us had more than 91hundred gunrelated murders. Compared to japan, which had just 11. And that may have something to do with the strict regulations the japa