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u.s. are affected. cornell bernard is live and shows us how the bay area paid tribute today. reporter: we're live at the pacific centery a rally was held to remember the victims, and calls for stricter gun laws. >> a somber prayer service at st. vincent depaul church in pacific heights to remember the newtown victims, sponsored by the group, moms demand action. >> we will not remain silent anymore. we're working if the anniversary with a moment of silence, and just thinking about my kids and my nine-year-old and my four-year-old. >> my concern is that the violence is still going on, and it's a prayer that indeed we might find a way to work together to end that violence. [chanting] >> this group, represented by the brady campaign to end gun
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violence, marched through south of market to u.n. plaza where the staged a lie-in. >> stenyears old year the group lay down as each victim's name was read. gun safety advocate survived a mass shooting in 1999 at an l.a. jewish community center. >> i'm luckingoff to live in a state like california who has fantastic gun regulations, but we unfortunately live next to states that have none. >> although debate for stricter federal gun laws has reach a stalemate. nancy pelosi says passage is possible. compromises have been made to the nra. >> some places imtakes courage, and humility, too, to recognize there is nothing more important than saving the lives of our children. >> a gun buybacks was held. own efforts got hundred for a
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behindgun, 200 for an assault rifle. 10 automatic weapons were collected. >> san hoe aheld its first gun buyback in more than a decade. people started lining up at 7:00 this morning to turn in their weapons. by 11:00, the buyback netted more than 300 guns. there were a couple of assault weapons and rifles and handguns. >> some of these people didn't even remember they had them. they found them in shoe boxes, which means a child could have found them and so i just want to encourage people, if you get an opportunity to sell back your gucks please do it as quickly as possible. >> happy and think is this a stewart of future gun buybacks in our comment. >> police handed out target gift cards. the buyback is part of a campaign by the police to reduce gang violence which is often linked to gun violence. >> a gun buyback was held in oakland today. the buyback is part of a
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statewide initiative cosponsored by the group, youth uprising. cash was again the incentive. $100 for handguns and rifles, 200 for assault weapons. the gun buyback is funded by crowd funding, where resources are collectively pooled on the internet to support such efforts. >> more news about the suspected drunk driver involved in that spectacular crash in los angeles last night. the driver in a silver corvette led police on an hour-long chase, ended with a violent collision. the driver got out of the car and was shot to death. police have not explained why officers opened fire. also in los angeles last night, three people involved in another police chase crashed their car into another vehicle. all three plus one in the other car died at the scene. >> antidui patrols in santa clara county are reaping impressive results. on friday, officers arrested 33 people for a driving under
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influence. five more than last year. authorities are cracking down in a 20-day winter holiday campaign to make roads safer. >> the would-burning ban in the bay area will go on for at least one mow day. the air quality management district issued it's eight straight winter "spare the air" alert for sunday. wood smoke is harmful to kids, elderly, and those with respiratory problems. the cold weather pattern is trapping the pollution close to the ground. >> the sky was bright and clear this morning in the bay area, great time to watch this year's meteor shower. a viewers sent us this picture. during the peak of the showers sky watchers could see up to 200 meteors per hour. >> ing -- mega millions has read heights. $550 million. you neil to scale greater
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heights to win as the odds are more difficult. sergio is live from the east bay where many people remain hopeful they still have a shot. reporter: last night was the last drawing for mega millions, and the next one isn't until tuesday, but it didn't look like people are waiting to get in on the action here in san low reason sew. we have been seeing a steady stream of people coming in, people walking out with multiple tickets. anytime the lossry grows to such big -- lottery grows to such big numbers, people bought tickets for last night's drawing and struck out but made at it point 0 come here again today to make sure they're in on the tuesday drawing. the mega millions lottery changed the way they draw numbers, making it a little tougher to pick a winning ticket, and that's a big reason why the jackpot has ballooned to more than half a billion dollars. lotto ticket buyers don't seem to mind. >> these rules, i guess, are make making is so there are
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bigger jackpots. >> i like it. the bigger the better. wouldn't you like more than less? >> the chance is harder, but the payout might be better for somebody. >> you're walking out of here with tickets and crossed fingers? >> that's right. reporter: a few of this people drove from san jose to buy their ticks from cavanaugh's because this play has a pretty good reputation for selling lucky tickets. five multimillion dollar jackpots have been awarded here over the last two years, and tonight there are two other lotteries drawing numbers, 40 million and 47 million jackpot, but the big jackpot, 550 million will be drawn on tuesday. people here hoping for the early christmas present. sergio quintana. >> still ahead on abc7 at 6:00.
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why goggle purchased a company that designs military robots. a resurgence of otters in the bay area. what is helping bring back this species. >> the kings' new arena plan could still be blocked. >> after a few very cold, i'd say, five days or so temperatures in some parts of the bay area next week in the 70s. we'll look at the seven-day forecast coming up. >> you can be extra generous with an additional $7,000 cash. that's how much you win for helping abc7 news identifying hunger. when you click give where you live on our facebook pain, we'll give a to the food bank. and you will be in a drawing to win $7,000. go to the abc7 news facebook page, give where you live, spread the word so your friend can help, too.
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eastern province in south africa. he will be buried tomorrow in berkeley a tribute was held on the cal campus. speakers and perform ares talked and sang how mandela overcame 27 years of solitary confinement. >> a species nearly wiped out in the bay area by hundreding and pollution, appears to be making a comeback. sightings of the river otter have increased to 600 in the bay area region. researchers are conducting the first population study. otter were prized for pelts. researchers credit clean water laws for helping the otter return. >> the billing of sacramento's new basketball arena may be stopped before the of before it starts. a group is stepping forward. the sacramento taxpayers opposed to pork, or stop, has submitted
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enough signatures to qualify on an initiative on the june ballot. the initiative would allow the public to vote the arena up or down. >> up next at 6:00. a look at the new space suit nasa is testing, where scientists hope it will take the next generation of space explorers. >> when can we expect the bay area to warm up? leigh glaser has the forecast. >> i suppose misery loves company. six finalists in new york, the heisman trophy, but this was a
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google confirms it's bought boston dynamics, a company that builds robotic devices for the pentagon. they developed this dog-looking device as as well as one that ls like a human. it's clear google is building a system that could do anything from mail sorting to elderly care. >> nasa developed gear that will be used to space walk on asteroids. scientist are testing the suits
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underwater in texas. the sites are modified -- they fit with restraints necessary for walks deep in space. nasa plans to capture and relocate asteroids in the space. the asteroids could be used for natural resources or as elevator to space. >> a spacecraft has reached the moon. the china spacecraft landed today and will embark on a three-month mission. they eventually plan to land people on the moon. for a check on the weather, let's get to leigh glaser. >> finally starting to fall -- thaw out a little bit today. temperatures in the mid-to-upper 60s, live doppler 7hd showing you a little light fog, low cloudiness right near the coast, and that will move in right near point reyes, possibly near the golden gate bridge later this
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evening, tomorrow morning. so, it shouldn't hang around too long so expect plenty of sunshine tomorrow. here's a look at our highs for today. warmed up nicely. santa rosa, 64 degrees. 66 in cloverdale. 58, san rafael. san francisco, 61. 59 today in antioch, and 62 today in san jose. here's a live look from our emeryville cam. you can definitely see the air quality once again. it's a no-burn night tonight, and we're looking for another "spare the air" day for tomorrow, and folks, that will be the eighth consecutive day with no wood burping and inland east bay and santa clara valley. hopefully we'll get a little wind in here and that will help scour out the poor air quality. san francisco right now, all lit up with lights. san francisco, 55. we have 53 in redwood city right
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now. from the mt. tam cam. looking towards richardson bay. clear sky there. 51 in santa rosa. 44, fairfield. concord, 46. our forecast highlights include more chilly conditions overnight conditions but not as cold as the past several nights. patchy dense fog, get ready for a warming day for your sunday, and there's a "spare the air" day tomorrow and then milder pattern will set up for the bay area heading in through monday, tuesday, wednesday. the setup high pressure building in, keeping the storm stream well to the north of us. so, all the storms will stay to the north of the bay area. that will allow this high pressure to kind of build right on in and develop a warmer weather pattern for us, especially monday and tuesday. overnight tonight, we'll look for some of the low cloudiness and fog to develop near the coast. by 10:00 a.m. tomorrow, maybe a
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few high clouds, otherwise get ready for lots of sunshine, warmer day, with temperatures climbing into the 60s. overnight lows tonight, in the 30s, mid-to-low 30s. north bay, 46, san francisco, livermore valley, kind of near freezing. 33. so we'll expect a little frost on the roof and the lawn. big game tomorrow, oakland in the 60s. looks great by 4:00 tomorrow afternoon at the coliseum there. 64 degrees. here's a look at the highs for sunday. enjoy, because each day we're actually going to warm up a few more degrees. santa rosa, mid-60s tomorrow. 62, san francisco, 6 5 san jose. livermore, 63 degrees. and then monday, some locations near 70 inland and, san francisco, going to be great. but enjoy it because by thursday and friday, the clouds and the rain move in, the temperatures will definitely drop.
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>> thank you so much, leigh. colin rush is in for shu. you made the call for the heisman trophy. >> i didn't go out on a limb on this one. pretty easy but i'll take it. i'm a genius. with his legal issues behind him, the statistics, number one ranking, you put it together and it equaled heisman trophy today for famous jameis. >> the winner is, jameis winston, florida state university. >> there were five of finalists but winston is the winner in overwhelming fashion. the florida state quarterback, completed 68% of his passing are caught 38 touchdown passes. in 2,205 points. mccarron was second with 704. >> this isn't just for jameis winston, this is for florida state. and i love everybody in here. i can't be -- i'm blessed right
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now. >> it has been 4,396 days since army last beat navy on the football field. make it 4,397. one of the greatest traditions in football, the 114th 114th meeting. the black knights, no answer for navy's ground attack. midshipmen over 300 yards on the ground. the navy quarterback ran for 136. scored three times. man, this guy really good. san jose state remembers that. fourth quarter, reynolds sets a new record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback. 11 yards. 28th of the season. 34-7 the final. navy's 12th straight win in the series, and when it's over they sing together as they always do. >> rumored all week, texas coach mack brown made it official he'll step down. he won 158 games and had two
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teams mail in a bcs championship game. >> alex smith returns to the bay area tomorrow when the chiefs invade. kansas city is 10-3 but all three losses have come in the division, their only win, inside the ac west, yeah, week six against the raiders. good news for the silver and peninsula, this goo, do everything still player, dexter mccluster, won't pay due to an infection in a small cut on his ankle. >> turning the tape differently week-to-week. so you look at your first game and there's -- they're out of it now, so maybe the more aggressive. so, some factors there, but still same system, just other guys. >> they've grown a lot since we played them last. they had some new guys at the beginning of the year so they have come a long way in developing their system and figuring it out.
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but raider hater week, baby. >> oh, mcgraph. mouth west week for cal. bears beating nevada, hosting fresno state. james harden fresh off the win him was in berkeley today. richard solomon, 17 points, 14 board. 22-10 cal. a lot of old fashioned three-point plays. and how about tyrone wallace. the bears only 4-19 from three-point range. didn't matter. 57-56. cal remains perfect at home. women's hoops. what you doing here? is there a name for this? >> i don't know. >> if there is, we've never done it. chiney ogwumike 14 boards against gonzaga, kaley johnson, 11 points, stanford in a
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little earth, using 200,000 legos. it was 10-foot by five foot. she told wired magazine she and a friend spent at least 2,000 hours making it. you can see level of planning as the design changes seasons from left to right. that's it for us. i'm ama daetz, for leigh glaser, collin rush, mike shumann, see
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