this week on moyers & company, all of the various fields of human inquiry, theology and philosophy and morality and psychology meet rather beautifully in politics and sometimes i wonder if politics isn t exactly that. it s the taking of all the sort of great things and trying to have them make some meaning in the actual historical moment on earth in which we live. funding is provided by carnegie corporation of new york, celebrating 100 years of philanthropy and committed to doing real and permanent good in the world. the coalberg foundation, independent production fund with support from the partridge foundation. the clements foundation, park foundation, dedicated to heightening public awareness of critical issues. the he ared foundation, supporting organizations whose mission is to promote compassion and creativity in our society. the bernard and audrey rappaport foundation. and the betsey fink foundation. barbara g. fleischmann and by our sole corporate sponsor, mutual o
it has been one week since the tragedy of sandy hook elementary school in new town conn. this morning the nation will mourn those victims with a moment of silence. and we will hear we will hear from the national rifle association for the first time since the shooting. also with the fiscal cliff we will hear with house speaker john boehner. and at the another big story is the weather and the rain. the north and san rosa is getting some pretty good rain. it is moving into san revell in san francisco. everyone will be getting wet. let s start our team coverage with jackie sissel who is live on the richmond san revell bridge this morning. you may already feel the wind i m tempting fate out here. i have not put the rain cover on the camera. i am on the richmond stammer fell bridge and you can see the flag being blown around out here. there has not been a wind advisory issued year but there is what kind of bay area are wide right now. you can almost feel rain in the air rig
because this is an outdoor mall and it may delay travelers so one city prepped for the worst. reporter: we found pacifica cleaning up storm drains this afternoon. they installed a trash capture device on the top of the drain that workers monitor before and after storms. we want to make sure the stuff doesn t wash down into the storm drain and go out into the ocean. reporter: they have a plan for this weekend and christmas week. talking about who was going a be available, what crews will be called first. reporter: across the peninsula at sfo they aren t sure they will make it to whisk because of the storm to wisconsin because of the storm. we have reservations already. reporter: this canceled flights throughout the mid- west. sfo is bracing for big holiday crowds tomorrow. the forecast is for rain, we will see if mother nature has that in store for us. reporter: they are realistic travelers. nothing else you can do. can t change the weather. reporter: 130
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we go live downtown. hi, rosie. reporter: as wyatt just said, it s going to be a dry night, cold night. that s a good night for booms and birds. there s a new sponsor for the fireworks. it is the baltimore orioles. the orioles want to thank the fans for their big support last season, spot sky will not only be lit up in red, white and blue but orange and wheat white. although there s no exact total on the number of people, let s say a lot of people will be here. security will be high. it will be a great way to cap off a holiday season for merchants and restaurants here in the harbor. whether you re here or a few blocks lay way at a hoe away at a hotel or a party it has an economic impact. that that means, people are spending money at parties. they re spending money to get here, whether they re getting gas or at a restaurant. so all of that has a positive economic impact. now you know what? you missed it. there were a few fireworks that were going off as we were doing