the local organization called city trees, and volunteers worked along main street planting almost 50 new trees. >> they put in a couple of hours and put in trees that will last 50 years, and it's really a great thing. >> sings 2000, they've planted more than 2900 trees in redwood city. >>> >. and still ahead, a daring jailbreak. the elaborate plan that had inmates repelling from the roof. gas leaking into a california neighborhood for months, tonight long awaited action to get it shut off for good. >>> lingering showers, making way for an extended dry period. just how long will we be dry? details coming up. ,,,,

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local chapter leaders called on everyone to end violence in the city. organizers say martin luther king day is a time for reflection more and more supporters of dr. king day are encouraging people to use this day, not just as a holiday---but a day of service. gun control back in the spotlight at the state capital today. and this year it seems the debate on both sides is more passionate than ever. jake burns has more on why. nats - "i m a wound up and b fed up." many of the hundreds of gun owners carrying on the capitol grounds monday feel their second amendment rights are under attack in 2016 -- at the state level. sot - "people are afraid of getting inadvertently caught up in something because the laws are confusing." sot - jennifer bowers, gun owner from fredericksburg - "i think the dropping of the reciprocity with other states has really enraged people." nats - "no more years!" chants to impeach attorney general mark herring echoed below his office near the capitol bell tower. february -- herring announced virginia plans on ending their agreement with 25 state

local chapter leaders called on everyone to end violence in the city. organizers say martin luther king day is a time for reflection and making a difference in their community. for many people - martin luther king day has become a day of service to our communities. and if you used google to search the internet today - you saw this l google doodle. a artwork! richie pope -- who graduated from the university s communication arts department in 2009 -- got an invitation from google to create this doodle last month. he says it took him about 10 hours over the course of a week to complete the image. ahead on newschannel three at 11 - tis the season for sniffles - sneezes and coughs. some new recommendation s could change the medications your family doctor prescribes. also - a chinese restaurant robbed at gunpoint in norfolk also - if you re feeling down in the dumps - you re not alone. several reasons why today is the in chesapeake one person is dead - after a margaret drive. investigators say the car ran off the road and into a ditch. they believe the driver had some s

the super bowl. today, league officials along with volunteers helped plant trees. a group teemed with local organization called city trees. volunteers worked alongs main street -- along main street planting almost 50 new trees. they will last -- they will last 50 years. >> since 200, city trees has planted more than 2900-degrees in redwood city. >>> people in the sierra celebrating the snow. how much business is booming after years of draught. >> here's a live look over a, well, clearing bay breeze. coming up, an extended dry period in the forecast. we'll it will you how long it's gonna last. that's ahead. ,,,,,, fwith just your age, income,lp payingzip code,th insurance and the number of people in your household. information you probably know off the top of your head. enroll by january 31st to avoid the irs tax penalty. presidential race. c-n-n reports he i >>> former new york city mayor michael bloom burg could enter the presidential race. he would run as an independent. he will make a decision in march. he's considered running for the white house in the past but never made a bid. financials wouldn't be a problem

the area. many volunteered their time to plant trees in redwood city. they teamed with a little -- a local organization called city trees and they worked along main street planning almost 50 trees.>> they put in a couple of hours and they put in trees that will last 50 years. the fact that they are partnering with the nfl, it is really a great thing.>> reporter: since 2000, city trees has planted 2900 trees in redwood city. >>> set your dvr for monday night and the super bowl special, countdown to gold. we will weigh in on the teams set for superbowl 50. that is right here tomorrow on kpix 5. in the meantime, they will continue to set up super bowl city. phil, it opens this saturday.>> that was mark kelly live at super bowl city. >>> the last time the state has put anybody to death is 10 years ago this month. >>> it is because of legal wrangling over the state's execution >> it this execution method, a cocktail.>> right now there are more than 700 condemned inmates in san quentin. meanwhile there are potential state ballot measures. one calling for an end to the death penalty and the other calling to speed up

the mummers parade, calling for justice in the wake of several deadly police shootings. "eyewitness news" reporter rahel solomon is live in center city with more details on that, rahel. >> reporter: nicole, good evening. a local organizer with the the group black lives matter, tells me about 150 protesters showed up today, for the the mummers parade. protest was peaceful, however, two people, were arrest to ted. >> this is where everybody is. this is where our awareness is. >> reporter: at philadelphia, descended upon center city for annual mummers parade, so too did protesters. >> i've got smiles, and i've got the someone yelling you go away. they are just more interested in attacking then in listening. so there is not a lot of comprehension, in general. >> reporter: philadelphia police say two people had to be arrested during a parade, near broad and spruce, one for disorderly conduct, other for disrupting the parade. protesters we spoke to said they showed up friday to bring awareness to a host of issues. some working to draw attention to the death of tamer rice a 12 year-old boy when police mistook a pellet gun for a real gun. >> it is just unconsciousnable. it absolutely demand justice. >> reporter: others advocat

over the weekend, allege officials volunteered their time to plant trees in redwood city. they teamed up with a local organization calledcity trees. volunteers worked along main street planning almost 50 new trees. >>> players from both teams in this year's super bowl have bay area ties. >> tj ward played at dela sell. cj anderson played at cal and vernon davis. he got off the 9ers and is on his way to the super bowl. and ron rivera, former cal line backer and a classmate of mine. jared allen grew up in los gatos and ken dorsey, he's a coach, grew up in orinda and went to mira monty high. >> a lot of bay area ties. >>> roberta is giving them a round of applause. >> root for the local guys. >> why not? >> how can you not root for peyton manning? >> that's what i've been saying. >> now i am. >> i wasn't yesterday. but now i am. i'm a convert. >> me, too. >>> we're gonna talk about this morning commute where we have a lot of slow traffic. apparently, b.a.r.t. is experiencing switching problems at the switcher near sfo. they are looking at delays. this is on the pittsburg line between sfo and san francisco. 25-minute delays

the mummers parade, calling for justice in the wake of several deadly police shootings. "eyewitness news" reporter rahel solomon is live in center city with more details on that, rahel. >> reporter: nicole, good evening. a local organizere the group black lives matter, tells me about 150 protesters showed up today, for the the mummers parade. protest was peaceful, however, two people, were arrest to ted. >> this is where everybody is. this is where our awareness is. >> reporter: at philadelphia, descended upon

city called the tomorrow tour. more than 150 local entremendous prem preneuroed met with the most accomplished leaders in the industry. mayor kenny spoke at the event. cam cost is an organizer of the tomorrow tour which will make stops in five other cities over the next two months. >>> the redding terminal market is well-known for the good food, well now you can grab a bite and take in a movie, too. nbc 10 and center city for the launch of movies at the market. they'll feature one a month from now through may. pay what you wish but you do need to make a reservation. >>> and let's go over to glenn right now to find out about the changing temperatures and how quickly that snow gets out of here, glenn. >> it is a lot of it going to be gone by early next week as temperatures skyrocket. tonight, another chilly one. as a matter of fact, whatever melted in the day refreezes tonight and could be patches of ice, watch out for first thing in the morning. it's going to melt each day. more and more of that snow melting. and really nice weekend for those of you who want something besides last weekend with the 20-plus amounts of -- 20 inches plus amounts of snow. 30 degrees right now. th

the city deals with touris tourism. backer admit tourist help local businesses but they also complain of noise from large tour buses. one idea calls for regulating bus that bring tourist to sausalito. organizersan to double check to make sure marin county election officials counted the signatures properly. >>> with all our recent rain california has a shot of getting out of the drought that's according to some water experts but it's a very small shot. >> we have a chance of getting out of the drought but we are going to need a lot more water coming down from the sky. both snow and rain for that to happen. right now we are a bit optimistic but not so far as we would say that we are going to be out of the drought by the end of this winter season. >> water expert say california needs to be at 150 percent of normal rainfall tone the drought. right now the state is at 113 percent for rain fall and snow pack. officials will do another snow survey in early february to see how much progress has been made. >>> happening now. east coast getting slammed by a blizzard. next on 7 news at 9:00. the mainly travel impact from the monster storm. >>> plus apartment hunting in the bay area. good and bad news ab