This is cnn newsroom. Both Outrage And Approval have erupted across the United States after a judge in california overturned the Nations Firstever Ban on Assault Weapons. Californias governor slammed the ruling saying hes not backing down from the fight for Commonsense Gun Laws. Meanwhile, the nra is praising the move, calling it well reasoned. Cnns Polo Sandoval has more on the controversial decision. Reporter Californias Ban on certain semiautomatic rifles has weathered decades of opposition, until now. San diego u. S. District judge Roger Benitez ruled to overturn it. Passed in 1989 on the heels of a School Shooting in stockton, california that left five children dead, the law was touted as californias first Assault Weapons act. It established what an Assault Weapon is and made them illegal to buy or possess in california. This Week Judge Benitez ruled that ban unconstitutional and deprived lawabiding californians of weapons allowed in other states, weapons he compared to swiss army
Army knife. That gun is the semiautomatic version of the rifles used by the military in the u. S. And other countries, and as you can see here, it has been used repeatedly in the deadliest Mass Shootings in recent u. S. History. Take a look at this map here. Each of those Red Dots signifies a Mass Shooting this year alone. Victims and survivors of Gun Violence Fear that californias ruling will only lead to more carnage. Cnns Polo Sandoval reports. Reporter Californias Ban on certain semiautomatic rifles has weathered decades of opposition, until now. San diego u. S. District judge Roger Benitez ruled to overturn it. Passed in 1989 on the heels of a School Shooting in stockton, california that left five children dead, the law was touted as californias first Assault Weapons act. It established what an Assault Weapon is and made them illegal to buy or possess in california. This Week Judge Benitez ruled that ban unconstitutional and deprived lawabiding californians of weapons allowed in o
And Virgin Galactic released a similar statement, saying he does not reflect that company. The u. S. Is staging a diplomatic boycott of the beijing olympics. Its a brand new hour. We are happy that youre with us. Im victor blackwell. And im alisyn camerota. The u. S. Is trying to deter russia from invading ukraine. Cnn has learned that the Biden Administration is considering new military options to help ukraine defend itself from a possible russian invasion. Secretary of state Antony Blinken will meet facetoface with his russian counter part in geneva. In a few hours, hell travel to kiev to meet with the ukrainian president tomorrow and on to germany in search of european allies to avoid war. World leaders are on edge because of increased Military Drills near the ukrainian border. Frederik pleitgen is in moscow. What are the russians saying about all of this. Reporter the russianings continue to say they believe they are not the ones threatening anybody. One of the interesting things i
Russia as the Biden Administration warns it will impose severe penalties if russia invades ukraine. Well tell you how russia is now respond. We could learn soon whether tennis star Novak Djokovic will be allowed to stay in australia where hes being detained amid a fight over his visa. No red carpet, audience or tv coverage. Why the Golden Globe Awards will look very different tonight. Sometimes we need a little help here. Youre waking up on sunday, jan january 9th. Good morning to you. Great to be with you, christi. We start with the Omicron Variant surging rapidly across the United States. Cases are rising at an alarming rate, as some of the nations Largest School districts fight to get student back into classrooms this week. In chicago, a standoff after the Teachers Union voted to teach remotely while the city wants inperson learning. Chicagos mayor rejected a new proposal from the Teachers Union had virtual beginning wednesday and inperson classes starting the following week. Right
Chaotic exit from afghanistan. Tensions rise on the Korean Peninsula as north korea says its fired a new Hypersonic Missile. And new details in the gamt case. What Brian Laundries family knew about his whereabouts before her disappearance. Hello, everyone. Happy wednesday. Now two of the Worlds Largest economies are under pressure. And there could be enormous political i am april indications in both countries. In the United States, President Joe Biden is continuing tense negotiations for his infrastructure as well as economic plans. Political brink man ship is action to fund the government by sunday and suspended debt limit. The Treasury Secretary didnt mince words what will happen if the u. S. Defaults on its obligations possibly by october 18. Take a listen. This would be a manufactured crisis we had imposed on this country, which has been going through a very difficult period is on the road to recovery, and it would be a selfinflicted wound of enormous proportions. Well, all the unc