Rewriting of history in the battle over gun control. A Federal Judge in california is throwing out the nations first ever ban on Assault Weapons. More than 30 years after it went on the books in that state. And hes offering an astonishing comparison to make his point. That law came after the Mass Shooting of dozens of kids in the playground at Cleveland Elementary School in northern california. The gunman used an ak47 Semiautomatic Rifle to murder five children and wound 29 more and a teacher before killing himself. In a moment ill be joined by the family of someone who died in another california Mass Shooting. That one involved Ar15 Rifles. But first Cnns Paulo Sandoval on the decision and the Judges History with firearms rulings. Reporter californias ban on certain Semiautomatic Rifles has weathered decades of opposition until now. San Diego District Judge Roger Bonitez voted to overturn it. The law was touted aed californias first asaumt weapons act. It established what an Assault W
Deaths. Good afternoon. I m sandra smith here in new york, this is america reports. Hi, john. John: sandra, welcome back from a few days off. I m john roberts in washington. Here s a look at san jose. Officials say the suspect is dead after killing several people at a rail yard. It all happened before 7:00 a. M. Local time. Sandra: getting many more details on this. In the last half hour, the mayor of san jose saying this is a horrific day for our city. Claudia cowan has more. We just learned more in the last few minutes. We have, sandra. There s so many questions that we still need to be answered including motive, who was the shooter in this case, why were these people killed and injured this morning. You can see a large law enforcement presence is here in downtown san jose in santa clara county following the shooting at the vta, the valley transportation authority. A light rail hub and maintenance yard a few blocks away from me. Of course, authorities are now processing the scene, co
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we meet a bright four year old, who s become the uk s youngest member of mensa, and can count to 100 in six languages. and the nominations are in for the antidote to the oscars the razzies with some of hollywood s biggest names up for awards. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. the death toll from one of california s worst mass shootings has risen to ii. doctors say one of those injured in the attack died from extensive injuries. officials have also identified two of the victims. two women, my nian and lilan li, were both in their 605. the 72 year old suspected gunman was found dead by police on sunday. he had a self inflicted gunshot wound. his motive for the attack is still unclear. the shooting happened as celebrations for lunar new year were under way in the city of monterey park, known for its large asian population. a member of the public, a 26 year old man managed to disarm him. here he is speaking