goal today. several buybacks on a day when the nation remembers victims of a mass shooting seven years ago. >> cornell barnard joining us live in san francisco with more on this story. cornell? >> reporter: yeah, at this church, remembering lives lost in the sandy hook mass shooting. earlier today, the preventing gun violence was the goal in a series of gun buybacks. >> to celebrate >> reporter: a vigil at third baptist church to remember lives lost to gun violence. >> imagine we were -- >> reporter: christine pelosi, house speaker daughter of nancy pelosi, reading the names of the children of sandy hook elementary. >> seven years ago today, little angels who have now been dead longer than they've been alive.

>> reporter: in san francisco neighborhood, dozens traded unwanted guns for cash. $100 for handguns, $200 for assault weapons. >> there's no questions asked. you don't have to say where you got the weapon or if you have any more left. we just want to get the guns we can off the street. >> reporter: partnered with the sfpd on the buyback. 317 turned in including 93 rifles, 75 revolvers and even a few antique pistols. >> i'm surprised but only says they wish to be wishing to save lives as opposed to being promotors of taking liveles. >> reporter: gilroy hosted it, the first in 25 years. >> people were running from the festival right by our front yard. >> reporter: last summer, shooting at the garlic festival prompted his son-in-law to turn in 15 guns. >> he and his wife wanted to

make sure these got off the streets. everybody's been strongly influenced by what happened at the gilroy garlic festival. >> reporter: we just learned gilroy's buyback collected almost 500 guns today. live in san francisco, cornell barnard, abc7 news. >> cornell, before you get away, what's going to happen to those guns? >> reporter: yeah, eric, police say all the guns will be destroyed and in some cases, some of the gun metal donated to public art projects promoting anti-violence and peace. >> all right, cornell barnard reporting for us live in san francisco. in the meantime, in salano county, vallejo held their third annual gun buy back at the solano fairgrounds. assault weapons turned in, nearly a third more than last year. partnered with police on the event. the non-profit was started by a mother who lost her son to gun violence in vallejo in 2014.

shifting now to the weather as the rain just keeps hanging around, here's some clear visual proof in the latest drought map. everything shaded in white is doing better than last year, or the year before, rather. the only places in the far northern part of the state by the oregon border. most in a drought except for parts of the sierra. >> for us, more rain on the way tonight. if you look to dry out, it is going to happen. >> after tonight, of course. drew tuma with a look. >> we've got light showers out there tonight. seems like we're on this rinse and repeat pattern with these showers moving through. live doppler 7, in the heart of the bay area where we have some light rain falls in the north bay around san rafael, crossing san francisco right now, on the way into oakland over the next ten minutes. the wider picture, this area of low pressure going to swing through northern california tonight and supplies that isolated shower chance you see right now.

a little breezy, winds close to the windiest spots. a system out there but once the showers finish tonight, we've got a cold night on the way. all the numbers and the full forecast in a few minutes. >> sounds good, drew. thanks. pg&e has until tuesday to further adam its reorganization plan to pull itself out of bankruptcy. all of this after governor gavin newsom yesterday rejected the utility company's proposal. newsom said the plan lacks major changes in governance and tougher safety enforcement under the state and wildfire statute. pg&e needs to make major changes if it wants to access billions of dollars in a fund to wildfire claims. wildfire survivors in paradise are spending their weekend in their brand-new tiny home. the roberts family could not hold back tears when they got their home this week. volunteers from the reach out worldwide foundation, four days building the tiny home.

the roberts lost everything in the campfire last year, the deadliest blaze in california's history. one family member said they couldn't believe it was all for them. >> my reaction, this ain't my place, you know. they did such a good job, it's like a dream come true. >> better believe it. roberts said his only goal since the fire is to keep his family safe and dry and this gift is lifting a huge weight off his shoulders. >> new developments with former 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick. roger goodell said the league moved on after last month's workout turned into a circus. a dispute over a waiver led to cancelling the workout at the facility practice and moving it to a local high school. the nfl had created an opportunity and kaepernick chose not to take it. jason reid with the undefeated right side quarterback by choosing not to conform has shut the door on the league. tomorrow will likely mark

the end of the era, the raiders face the jacksonville jaguars at the coliseum. barring unforeseen, last home game in oakland for the silver and black. set to move to las vegas next season. the loyalty of the fan base is well documented and raider nation unmatched in the nfl. all over the country who realize its significance. >> raised us with the west coast mentali mentality. we're born and raised from texas and they just mean everything to me, man. >> this game is going to mean the end of an era. it's going to mean everything for oakland raider fans. >> the raiders played a total of 47 seasons in oakland, including two super bowl wins. late kaiser permanente ceo bernard tyson will be honored by vallejo. he died suddenly at the age of 60. he was born in vallejo and graduated from vallejo high school. the city council plans to make a

memorial declaration to honor his contributions to the health care community. first african-american to hold the ceo position at a major hospital chain. a law about alligators of all things has led to california being sued by louisiana. a law banning the import and sale of all gator product is set to take effect in january. louisiana's lawsuit claims it will hurt not only the state's economy but the wetlands alligators depend upon. they've had a ban on alligator skins and meat for decades but exceptions recently issued. the exceptions this time will be allowed to expire. you've probably seen them if you've been in a major airport. super a business to help her classmates, what she's selling to make sure they don't miss out on lunch. whales are some of the largest animals on the planet

but what causes some species to be larger than others? it's all in the diet. we'll explain.

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abc7 news is committed to building a better bay area. we're focusing on issues surrounding housing, traffic and the homeless, and this weekend brings a significant addition to help commuters in the north bay. two smart train stations are officially opened.

one in larkspur. it could make getting to san francisco from the north bay much easier for commuters. it's a short walk from the larkspur terminal. when a train arrives, people have about 20 to 25 minutes to catch a ferry. more train stations are planned and the next one could go in windsor. we want to hear your ideas about building a better bay area. join the better bay area group on facebook. super shuttle is going out of business at the end of the year. the service carries passengers to and from airports across north america, asia. it's had trouble competing with uber and kwlilyft. they had begun suspending services around the world. a letter to a franchise says the company will honor all reservations through december 31st. elementary school in san diego county this week honored one of its students for helping pay off her classmate's lunch

debt. >> this is 5-year-old kaitlin hardy, the kindergartener recently her mom lots of questions after hearing her say another mom couldn't pay for something. >> i tried to answer without too much for a 5-year-old and just explain some people aren't as fortunate as us. her idea was, could we do a hot cocoa and cookie stand? i said, let's do it. >> i can give money to the lunch people so they'll have money to have lunch. >> kaitlin's cookies and cocoa sold out after three hours. exact amount of what she raised not given but her act of generosity paid off lunch of 123 students. >> it's got to be at least that significant. >> good on you. >> yeah. health comes in all times of forms. people make sure what they need and don't go hungry. meteorologist drew tuma is up next with the accuweather forecast.

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this might sound familiar. a diet can affect size but this time we're talking about whales. scientists looked at hundreds of whales including blue whales to figure out why some aren't bigger. body size is controlled by calories, yes, how the whales capture prey and how much food is available. they noted whales that captured one prey at a time could increase in size but become less efficient at hunting. the number of calories they consumed, which is why they don't get bigger. >> whale the largest animals that ever lived on earth. . in the south bay, a week of giving in the holiday spirit. >> 300 volunteers with sacred heart community service that put together food boxes today. they'll hand out the boxes later next week to 3500 families. each box filled with fresh fruit, veggies, rice, oil, eggs and bread. families get to pick whether or not they want to take home a turkey, ham or chicken.

while this will help many have a holiday meal, for some, it just means surviving. >> this is not only for a 50 pound box of food for a lot of folks and special things for the holidays but a lot of families, just the groceries to get to the end of the month. >> sacred heart members report 80% of their paychecks go to housing, leaving very little for food, clothing, bills and other expenses. >> remind that the need is great all yearlon. find out about the weather this evening. >> we track that light rain through parking lots of the bay area. green on the screen. show you where that rain is falling right now. down we go. live doppler 7 shows we track some light rain from san mateo. 101 as we zoom over to the east bay and piedmont, open moving into the east bay hit. vallejo to venetia and isolated showers out there at this time.

snow is still falling in the sierra. still have a winter weather advisory in effect until 4:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. additional 2 to 4 inches of snow is possible overnight tonight. the picture tonight, it's damp in the golden gate bridge. drops on the lens right now. and the showers we have right now will only last the next couple of hours. looking at rainfall season to date, santa rosa above normal this time of year. elsewhere though, outside of the north bay where we're still running from san francisco, oakland, sfo and san jose. 55 to 70% of where we should be in terms of the rainfall at this point in the rainy season. still make up some numbers in the north bay. right now, cooling off in the 40s. 44 in clear lake. 53 in san jose and 53 degrees with some light rain. on the storm impact scale tonight, level 1. light system out there. just isolated showers from time

to time. rainfall amounts, less than a tenth of an inch and then winds breezy gusting 10 to 25 miles per hour. hour by hour we go, later tonight by 10:00, we are still tracking that chance of showers dotting the landscape but after midnight, the activity winds down and sunday itself a dry day. isolated showers. numbers falling into the 30s and coldest spots in the north bay. the shoreline, mainly in the mid 40s. as we break down your day on your sunday, it's really nice looking day. start out chilly in the 30s and 40s 7:00 in the morning and throughout the day, a blend of sun and clouds out there. it's a dry day tomorrow. temperatures topping out in the mid to upper 50s. close look at your highs across the region tomorrow, 55 in the city under a lot of sunshine. 56 in oakland. 57, the high in santa rosa and 55 in concord and san jose.

temperatures at 54 degrees. accuweather seven-day forecast. it is a chilly morning tomorrow. a dry day. showers out of here before the sun gets up. a cold start on monday but keep the dry pattern into much of the day on tuesday. at night on tuesday, there's a chance late of a shower but better bet wednesday across the region. hang on to cloud cover thursday and friday and more rain likely next saturday. >> now abc7 sports with chris alvarez. >> anxiously wait to hear their name as the winner of the heisman trophy but only one walked away with the hardware. >> 2019 winner and 85th recipient of the heisman memorial trophy is joe >> winning the heisman, first lsu player to do that since 1959. beat chase young.

threw for over 48 passing touchdowns. undefeated lsu in the college football playoff and quite emotional to talk about his head coach. >> you have no idea what you mean to my family. i didn't play for three years. you took a chance on me, not knowing if i could play or not. and i'm forever in your, forever grateful for you. >> moment there. go tigers, as they say. from philadelphia, the army navy. run of the football, this is your game. christian anderson. five yard run around in the corner. 7-0 army in the lead. navy. quarterback malcolm perry on the option keeper. look at the move from the qb.

he knows how to do that. runs it all the way in. 55 yards, tied at 7, late second quarter. here's navy's only pass of the game. comes reverse. wide receiver chance warren with the touchdown pass. more midshipmen finish this off from perry, wins 31-7. 49ers head coach celebrate the birthday today. the falcons tomorrow afternoon. niners with the win against the former team at levi's tomorrow. atlanta for two seasons, part of taking this head coaching job. cornerback richard sherman out for tomorrow's contest. >> without this game, they are more cautious than i am. i play this game. they weren't putting the governor on me but, you know, listen to the coaching staff and training staff. but i told them i needed a

couple of days and i feel great today. that's all you need to play. >> 19 or 20 miles per hour to play in the nfl. running back josh jacobs, officially questionable. against jacksonville. battling that shoulder injury and injury as we know, part of the game. he's looking on the bright side. >> it's football. >> you could say, can't get worse but you never know. but i know it's something i won't have, need to have surgery. that's a positive note. but after the season, like a month and a half of doing it. >> stanford and san jose state, first half. up 8. drive and off the class and up 10 early on, a little later, defensive breakdown. no one guards and throws it down, 11 at halftime for him.

nice passing right here leads to the stanford bucket. it's just what coaches love to see. 13 point lead for the cardinal at the break and second half now, tyrell terry drives to the hoop and the foul, tough basket inside and no, this isn't a replay. full speed hoop. and the foul. you get it. stanford wins by 20. cardinal 9-1 this season. a couple of high school football teams playing for state. a lot coming up at 11. >> might want to draw the charge on that next one. >> basketball season in full swing. college football kind of finishing up. >> thank you. certainly,

tto harrison, the wine tcollection.. to mateo, my favorite chair. grace, you get the beach house... just don't leave the lights on, okay? to craig, this rock. to jamie, well, let's just say, enjoy the ride. the redwoods to the redheads. the rainbows to the proud. the almonds to walter. the beaches to the bums.

and the fog to, who else, karl. i leave these things to my heirs, all 39 million of you, on one condition. that you do everything to preserve and protect them. with love, california. tonight on abc7 at 11:00, the skating rink in brentwood vandalized overnight. they don't know when or if they'll be able to reopen. ahead of the raiders game tomorrow, a fan said he went to the very first game at the coliseum. his last ditch efforts to now be there for the final game. tracy man at it again for the holidays because earlier this year, we showed you his house all decked out for halloween. >> he wasn't going to skip christmas. this epic show synced to music and this year, features shooting

stars, snowflakes and candy canes. >> amazing. his videos have repeatedly gone viral and led to theme parks asking him to put together shows. the guy usually leaves the light display on for a couple of hours to raise money for a local shelter. i can't stop staring at it. >> i know. >> i wonder what he does for a living. >> that's what he should do. because that's great. >> yeah, how does he know? >> that's it for abc7 news at 6:00. i'm eric

tto harrison, the wine tcollection.. to craig, this rock. i leave these things to my heirs, all 39 million of you, on one condition. that you do everything to preserve and protect them.

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