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again, we begin with the breaking news that could drastically affect president obamas big push on gun control legislation. bipartisan talks tonight on background checks. if you look at the polls, extending background checks to cover all gun buyers is popular, very popular among democrats, republicans, gun owners, even some members of the national rifle association. yet dana bash reporting tonight that congress which came back today from a two-week recess shows little sign of doing what...

>> crews had hard time containing the fair because of strong winds which topped 40 miles an hour. tonight the winds have calmed down a bit. firefighters hope to take advantage of that and contain this fire as quickly as they can. good evening. >> im carolyn. wild winds here blue through the bay area overnight but the damp is not. >> a tree topple today in orinda snapped power lines that landed on car. nobody was hur hurt. earlier today the wind storm knocked out power to more than 12,0...

per hour had it shut down since this morning. with 15 to 18 foot sea the coast guard warning beach goers to be aware of big waves and dangerous rip currents. if the dog gets swept out, they advise you not to try and rescue it. >> nature given better tool to survive than you can. web fete feed and different dog balance of body. notes in the water as opposed to you vertical in the water. >>reporter: small craft advisory remains until 9:00 a.m. tomorrow but even the sport fishing boat dec...

want. late word tonight as well of the top senate republican just signed on to block even having a debate on the democrats bill. also tonight, a surprising moment from our exclusive interview with gabbi giffords. gun control advocate, gun violence victim and gun owner. also, we will talk about the death of margaret thatcher with former first lady nancy reagan. i will talk with mrs. reagan in just a few minutes. later this hour, beyonce and jay-z in cuba for a wedding anniversary va...

Intrarkts you know, i would have to ask and answer that question. >> let me clarify what that is. that is former first daughter chelsea clinton telling politico she would consider running for office if she could make a meaningful impact on the country. havent we had enough of the clintons? havent we had enough. >> oh, no, no, no. get used to it. >> 2016 hillary clinton. >> i know. expect that, another one coming downtown pike? >> at least it wasnt the brother. >> just saying. >> i heart bob. you...

Clippers, john stop laughing its true. the long suffering franchise beat their rivals the lakers for the fourth time this season. its the first time the lakers have never beat the clippers during the regular season. and while the clippers have a spot reserved in the playoffs. the fate of the tradition rich lakers are still very much in doubt. and the video of the weekend comes from nebraska. spring football has never meant as much. a 7-year-old battling brain cancer got the opportunity to live o...

A single game during the regular season. 4-0 in favor of the clippers. and while the clippers have a spot reserved in the playoffs, the fate of the tradition-rich lakers is now very much in doubt. the video of the weekend comes to us from nebraska. spring football has never meant so much. a 7-year-old battling brain cancer got an opportunity to live out a dream during the nebraska intrasquad scrimmage. jack hoffman took the handoff and he knew exactly what to do with it. look at hoffman go, 69 y...

Volumes about the coach and the kind of program that he has. >> and give credit here to the players. this is not a pr stunt. rex burkehead found out about the boy and said listen, we want to have him part of our team. and he was certainly now will always be remembered as a tailback for the university of nebraska. >> fantastic. the players and the fans and jack, who could run. man that kid was booking. all right. jared greenberg our thanks to you. >> ahead on "starting point," river monsters back...

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