a major new initiative. he says it is time to get serious about gun control. kim hutcherson has details. 3 deadly mass shootings seem to be a regular occurance in america.and president obama has regularly called for tougher restrictions on guns. (pres. barack obama - no font necessary) i ve had to make statements like this too many times. communities have had to endure tragedies like this too many times.//white flash//once again, innocent people were killed because someone who wanted to inflict harm had no trouble getting their hands on a gun. now, the president says he isn t waiting any longer. (pres. barack obama - no font necessary) my new year s resolution is to move forward on our unfinished business as much as i can.//butted to.//that s especially true for one piece of unfinished business, that s our epidemic of gun violence. he ll be meeting with attorney general loretta lynch monday to discuss options for tightening gun laws.sources say the president is expected to ta
every day or every month there s a shooting. people want to be protected. reporter: today president obama will announce new actions that are expected to focus on mental health issues, update the background check system and close the so-called loophole that allows people to buy them without background checks. these are not only recommendations that are well within my legal authority and the executive branch, but they re also ones that the overwhelming majority of the american people including gun owners support and believe in. reporter: the announcement already getting reaction from the presidential candidates. i will not only keep it going, i will do everything i can to try to convince the congress hopefully with a democratic senate to pass sensible gun safety measures. president obama is committed to continuing to abuse his executive power in every way, reporter: this gun owner says she doesn t like executive action, but thinks legal gun owners don t mind backgro
counun for years. he says he does not ever recall a december like the one we just had. his blueberry bushes are already blooming and he is expecting a great crop. 3 should have a really good crop on these this year. they are ahead of schedule. blooms are swollen but not enough where a 20 degree night is going to hurt them. 3 he says as long as we keep this normal winter weather around, his peaches and most varieties of his blueberries should be fine. 3 3 3 we have an update this morning on a school that was heavily damaged by rain. art-space charter school in swannanoa will not reopen until at least thursday. as we have reported, a mudslide near the school flooded the building. damaging nearly every classroom. the school was scheduled to open today. but, that was pushed back as volunteers continue to help clean-up. the school is also trying t traise money to pay a 25-thousand-dollar insurance deductible. ((stop)) 3 were looking for help in terms happen again we have a pret
3 we have new video and details this morning about a fire that burned overnight in buncombe county. we first brought it to you as breaking news last night at 11. this morning. the riceville fire chief tells us it was a workshop. and no one was inside when it started. while our cameras were kept quite a distance away. you can see just how big the flames were. crews will return there later this morning. to try and figure out what caused the fire. 3 3 area shelters operated under a code purple overnight. code purple is issued when temperatures fall to 32 degrees . or lower. volutneers with a-b-c-c-m went out to search for homeless people in need of shelter for the night. one man was found near prichard park in need of food, a blanket and a warm bed. 3 tim mcelyea, abccm: are you good? do you have somewhere to stay tonight? you don t? stay tonight? when it gets this cold, a-b-c-c-m offers everyone a place to stay. not just veterans. 3 3 work is underway at another asheville ho
a look 3 good morning. 3 here is a look at current conditions across the region. your day planner shows temperatures warming by noon. coming up, i ll show you our 7- day forecast for both the mountains and upstate. 3 3 3 3 3 we have new video and information this morning. about a fire that burned through the night in buncombe county. we first brought it to you as breaking news last night at 11. this morning, the riceville fire chief tells us it was a workshop. and no one was inside when it started. while our cameras were kept quite a distance away, you can see just how big the flames were. crews will return there later this morning to figure out what caused the fire. 3 3 3 lawmakers and americans across the u-s are reacting to president obama s gun control announcement. it s a series to reduce gun violence. surrounded by the families and victims from mass shootings, president obama announced the tighter restrictions. they come as welcome news or those impacted by some of the