oh, see, look -- look at this. look how nice we used to get along. excuse me. [ sniffles ] no doubt, no doubt. >> what a comeback. >> i thought we were just. we didn't have it in us, but we. we pulled through. that's all that matters. >> an nfc championship game for the history books. she battled cancer this year. >> so we weren't sure if she was going to make it. i'm glad i'm alive for it. >> an epic collapse fuels the forty-niners confetti. >> it was like noisy and all that stuff. we were just having

fun and excited. >> san francisco tops detroit with the new catch to be etched in 40 niners lore, helping send them to super bowl 58. you ready to go to vegas? >> i'm ready to go to vegas. i can go, we can go right now. looking for that revenge against kansas city. >> as now, once again, they duel with patrick mahomes, the kansas city chiefs, and that other global superstar, super. with that we say good evening. thanks for joining us. i'm dion lim 40 niners fans won't forget tonight. for a very long time, a script made for hollywood and a tale of two halves. journey played don't stop believing at halftime and the 49 ers pull off an unbuilt comeback to earn a shot at the franchise's sixth super bowl title. we have our crews spread out across the bay area from san francisco to santa clara, but we got to start at levi's. abc seven news sports director larry biel and sports anchor chris alvarez on hand to watch the 40 niners punch their ticket. guys, take us through

what it was like to witness something epic like this. >> dion never in doubt, never. we knew that. well maybe a little bit of doubt actually, because the 40 niners defense got shredded by the detroit lions in the nfc championship game in the first half. an epic second half save the niners season and now they're going to vegas baby. and we're going with them. chris has already booked a presidential suite uh- the goat jerry rice. he actually stays in a presidential swease card. yeah down 17 at the break. here's the big play. brock purdy to brandon aiyuk gain of 51. our ace cameraman abe mendoza captured it perfectly bouncing off of the defender's helmet and aiyuk made the grab. he thought it was a touchdown and said he was touched down on the ground. uh- even deebo samuel said that was insane. on aiyuk would score on a touchdown pass moments later. next play after the td that got the niners within seven tashaun

gibson stripped jahmyr gibbs. niners back in business just like that. the niners defense, they gave up 280 yards in the first half. they were down 24 seven. almost pitched a second half shutout. few plays later after the fumble cmc christian mccaffrey his second touchdown of the night, ties it up. niners would add ten more points. a field goal as well as an elijah mitchell touchdown. and then it's victory formation. niners win 3431. they're off to the super bowl as deion said to play the chiefs. so what exactly was said to spark the second half comeback. >> it wasn't really much said kyle. said a couple things, fred said a couple things, but we kept it simple and so we went out. we all knew what we had to do. seasons on the line. we're down 17, so i think everybody stepped up and when we played really good complementary team football from there. >> but once ba made that play, kind of unlocked it with such an explosive and kind of unlocked the whole team because right after getting that turnover that i believe gib forced, that was huge. and right after that you could feel the whole momentum

with our players on our sideline in the stadium kind of flip. and you felt it was on after that. >> you know, you just had to come out with our hair on fire. honestly, it was it was just do or die at that point, so to speak. and honestly they've been running the ball really well. shout out to their running backs. but when their number is called i just tried to make a play, man. got my hand on the ball man. it was able to change the game man. it's all mindset. >> you know. you know there's no special play that can be called in those situations. it's just it's a want to. and obviously it meant it meant more to us. >> all right larry in detroit they called head coach dan campbell dan gamble. >> and he had some big gambles costing him maybe six points. he passed up on some field goals. that would have been huge in this game. i thought that's kind of what changed momentum in the second half. >> absolutely. and he said, look, i know i'm going to take a lot of heat for this because, you know, we went for it on fourth down twice, fourth and makeable. instead of kicking two field goals, you know, you you pass up six points and you lose by three. and he knows the motto though. yeah. no they've done it

all season long. what's interesting deion, is that the 40 niners are listed as two and a half point favorites against patrick mahomes and the chiefs. and it's a rematch of the game that we saw four years ago that didn't go the way the niners had hoped. >> it is now a chance for redemption. i do have to ask you guys before you go. this is now two straight games of big comeback wins for the niners in the playoffs. can they beat the chiefs like that? you think in the super bowl. >> not if they get down 17 points. you know and this is the one thing about the chiefs. >> they've been here before. the lights might have been a little too bright for the lions this time around. the chiefs have been the super bowl a handful of times. and they've won it. and so kansas city is not to be played with. and george kittle said we cannot get down early. these two niners games they play in the postseason have not been their best. it would lose them a super bowl if they play like this against the chiefs. in my opinion. >> yeah. you don't want to be down 17 against patrick mahomes and company. and by the way taylor swift has a concert in japan. and we'll have to fly

like immediately after the concert to vegas. i don't know how many hours of flight that is. there's some sort of international date line thing that she's going to get there on time. she'll be there one way or the other. i think she flies private dionne. yeah i'm guessing star of her stature, unlike you. >> but maybe chris, you know, if chris ever needs to jet back to vegas on the quick. oh, sorry, larry, i'm so sad. >> oh, well, thanks, you guys. >> we can. i think we're done. >> i think we're done. we got more in sports. >> yes, more in sports. >> we can't wait to see you guys both out in vegas for super bowl week. and yes, we will see you back here at levi's in a little bit later on. thanks to you both. all right. now with the 40 niners headed to the super bowl, fans could not be happier. abc seven news reporter jr stone spent all day with the faithful out at levi's stadium. he joins us live tonight outside from santa clara jr. how is it now? >> well, we can smile tonight, diane and heard all the smiles and laughing there. but not too many niners fans were smiling after that first half. but what

impressed me most after this game was the positivity. well, all the fans, but especially the young fans under ten years old who told me they knew the niners would eventually start playing and they did in the second half. 40 niners fans high fiving and kissing in the fourth quarter of sunday's nfc championship game at levi's stadium, a comeback victory for the niners still have faith. >> not necessarily sure it was going to happen, but faith always, man. >> and while some of these faithful might have started questioning things after the first half, i was ready to leave. >> i was starting to lose a little bit of you know, my swag. the fans did not leave. >> i was starting to get nervous, but he kept me in it. he was like, dad, just hold on, keep the faith. we're going to come back. we've been going to the games for 52 years, so. >> so we just stay no matter what. it was fun. i'm glad i'm

alive for it. >> catherine lauricella is not joking with that comment. the diehard 40 niners fan literally did not know if her health would hold up this late into the season. she battled cancer this year, so we weren't sure if she was going to make it, but she's here and like so many others, ecstatic about the niners coming back and winning. >> i'm from new jersey. oh wow. way back tonight. >> these fans are well aware that now 40 niners will have to take on the kansas city chiefs at. and that quarterback of theirs. now they got to play like you know patrick mahomes and the chiefs. are you worried about that kind of patrick mahomes is a good player. >> also i like patrick mahomes. he's a nice guy. but uh- in two sundays from now. you tell me what's going to happen. i don't know. you know what i mean?

>> so some of those fans aren't yet guaranteeing victory like they were before this game. it is on to las vegas. viva las vegas. i was talking with a couple from michigan today. dion. they said they paid 1100 each for tickets and i know that's not cheap, but i can't imagine how much super bowl tickets are going to go for. you got two great teams. and then you got that pop star taylor swift will probably be in attendance. dion yeah, maybe add a couple extra zeros for the super bowl price a little bit different there jr before you go, i know you were watching. >> be honest here. did you think the niners were going to pull through. >> of course i echo what chris said. what larry said. now i got to be honest, i think there was a bit of fear, a sense of, uh oh, uh oh. how bad is this going to get? but they turned things around and a good team turns things around, and all of the

fans reminded me of that after the game that is too good. >> of course, the faith all it all makes sense. all right. too much fun. j.r. stone. many thanks to you. go, niners. all right. as you would expect, there weren't just stadium fireworks at levi's, but fans across the bay area were out enjoying the wind. tonight our sky seven has court fireworks in the bay view motorcycles doing wheelies, huge crowds in the mission district as well. area is there were closed to traffic to prepare for these fans flooding the streets. multiple freeway off ramps in the city along 101 and i-280 are closed until midnight to help control the crowd. tonight, abc seven news reporter tara campbell has more, with fans celebrating the big win. >> 40 niners fans in erupting sunday night from san francisco's financial district to the north beach neighborhood. it was fantastic. >> it was hard for the first half to watch. >> we actually were going to go home, but then we decided to

come back, you know, just to see what happened and i'm so glad we did. >> it was awesome. instant classic for sure. that iuu catch is going to be a classic moment of niners history. so that was awesome to see. i've been on the edge of my seat the entire game, but i already predicted to my friends, once we get the lead, it's over. >> it was incredible. i got a little nervous in the first half. i stuck around, we pulled it out. we just need our defense to get hyped over in the city's east cut neighborhood, downtown. >> on the nerve showing early on when the niners were down so far looking sketchy until it's the first quarter. >> so this this. wait and see. how are you feeling about the game? >> uh, you know what? uh, not so great after the first two minutes, i think. but it seems like they're going to come back and it'll be a good game either way. so very excited people gathering from across the bay area to watch on the big screen. >> this father and daughter duo made the trip from pittsburg. >> oh, i love it, i love it, i love seeing all the fans around me. i love seeing them cheer and

boo with us, you know? so it's nice. it's nice. >> you know what it's a lot of action, which is all you can ask for. hopefully the 40 niners can pull it out though, and that the niners certainly did. >> and these fans are confident going into the super bowl. >> uh- patrick mahomes has nothing on brock purdy. it's all over. i feel amazing. >> we need that rematch against mahomes. i think we can pull it out. >> tom campbell, abc seven news. >> now check this out. >> the san francisco skyline says it all. it is the land of the 40 niners tonight. sales force tower, city hall, the ferry building and coit tower all aglow in the red and gold of titletown. now, with this win tonight, the niners will now have the second most super bowl appearances of all time at nine, just two behind the new england patriots and if they manage to win the super bowl, super bowl 58, they will be tied for the most super bowl titles in nfl history at 6:00. now, even before that final whistle blew,

we saw 40 niners fans lining up and wrapping around the building to get their hands on nfc championship merch. here's a look at the 40 niners faithful from our sky seven vantage point. earlier tonight. this is at the dick's sporting goods in daly city. fans there say they knew they had to be the first to grab a t shirt. can't hear anything now. dick's usually sells super bowl bound merchandise on the same night of the win, people showed up and waited for the game. results workers let people file in by smaller groups to manage this very happy and hyped up crowd. now make sure you are representing your 40 niners fandom proudly. after their big win, we made this celebratory badge with brock purdy as a new screensaver. or to share with the rest of your 40 niner faithful, you can find it on any

of our social media channels. abc7 news, bay area well, much more to come. the niners are on to las vegas and an emerging football dynasty stands in their way. they're also partying out in kansas city tonight. we take you there to see how chiefs fans are enjoying their win, plus how one taylor swift is already taking over the game in a major way and the stars showed up in santa clara. the a-list athletes and celebrities there to catch this niners win from the field. and as we head to break, got to take another live look outside. this is from our abc seven roof camera. you can see there the ferry building just decked out for the 40 niners. more on their nfc championship win. plus spencer's full accuweather forecast right after this

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building all lit up in 40 niner red and gold. diamonds, baby. let's go. >> we got this guy who he was, right. >> today's game had 40 niner faithful dressed to impress and gathering in all points of the bay area. the official team watch party took place at momo's bar and grill in san francisco. the final score was bittersweet for some folks in the crowd, though. at finnegan's bar and grill in novato. that is the hometown of lions quarterback jared goff, who played at marin catholic and then in college at cal. >> all my friends got to play football with him. i just got to hear all the cool stories. now most of the crowd at finnegan's

insist, though it is still 40 niner territory. >> even though there is some golf memorabilia on the walls and even a golf burger on the menu. now, at levi's stadium, it was a who's who of stars and former athletes, including some 40 niner legends. of course, larry referenced him earlier. we start with the one who many call the goat, jerry rice himself, talking with a future hall of famer rob gronkowski. jerry was also next to former michigan wolverine and detroit native jalen rose. now, speaking of detroit, the lions legends, one of the greats, barry sanders, was also on hand to cheer on his lions. but the niners legends would get the last laugh. joe montana was on stage to watch as the niners raised their nfc title trophy tonight. also there on the field pregame sf giants champion brandon crawford and good friend of abc7 hunter pence . well, now on to super bowl 58 and the build up to that rematch against the chiefs in two weeks.

the 40 niners get a chance to avenge their 2019 super bowl loss. so let's take a live look now from las vegas. this is the site of the big game allegiant stadium. wow my eyes. look at all that neon. it is now the current home of the raiders. if you want to see the game in person. yeah. good luck. tickets start at close to $7,000. that is just to get into the door. if you are a high roller, tickets range up to just about $50,000. now southwest airlines is adding more flights to las vegas for the game, as many as 20 nonstop flights have been added from oakland, 15 from san francisco and eight from san jose. >> just when you thought there couldn't be more lights on the las vegas strip, did you see that shot i did? >> it was hard to watch at some point. yeah, and i was looking at the weather just because i was curious. lo 60s in las vegas at nighttime, around 50, not too bad. >> not bad at all. not bad at all. i've got some bright lights

of my own to show you in the weather, though. it's called sunshine. >> oh, in a good way. >> i like that. here's a look at what's going on right now. this is not sunshine yet, dion. this is live doppler seven. but it's dry out there. although we see a few patches of green moisture. well showing up as green going through the movie through the atmosphere right now. but there's no rain hitting the ground. it's a very calm and pleasant evening around the bay area. the wind is really calm, wind speeds under five miles per hour in most locations. skies are mainly clear at the moment and the 24 hour temperature change earlier. we're showing all locations warmer than at the comparative time yesterday or comparable time, but right now most locations are a little bit cooler. so when we go to a live view, looking out over san francisco from sutro tower, 59 degrees here in the city right now, and in hayward, we've got 53 and oakland 58, san jose, san mateo 54, 52 at half moon bay, beautiful view from mount tam. look how clear that view is. you can see the bay, the bay bridge, san francisco, 53 degrees right now at santa rosa low 50s at petaluma and napa 48. fairfield

at 51 apiece at concord and livermore. and these are our forecast headlines uh- more springlike warmth is coming. our way tomorrow. we'll see increasing clouds on tuesday, then wednesday through friday. look for our rainy and sharply cooler period of weather. in fact, rain is going to be quite heavy at times, especially on wednesday. overnight though tonight mainly dry and calm with low temperatures ranging from upper 40s to around 5051 degrees for the most part. highs tomorrow mid 60s at the coast. upper 60s to low 70s around the bay shoreline inland east bay will have upper 60s to about 73 at livermore down in the south bay, mid 70s at san jose and morgan hill, and up in the north bay. 70 at napa, 72 at santa rosa. now, when we go to our futurecast starting tomorrow morning, notice it will be a mild and dry day tomorrow with clear skies, but clouds start to move in tomorrow night. clouds get thicker and more widespread on tuesday and then in comes the rain. our next storm on wednesday and it's going to be heavy at times, so be prepared as you take a look at the accuweather seven day forecast. this is a level two storm coming

in on wednesday on the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale. it will be rainy. it will be windy. most bay area locations over that three day period wednesday through friday will receive in excess of two inches of rain. that's down at bay level and the higher elevations, santa cruz mountains and north bay coastal range will probably see 3 to 4in of rainfall over the three day period, so the ground will be saturated and there will be the possibility of localized flooding. but we start to dry out a little bit on saturday, but only for one day and next sunday. looks like a chance of showers again. >> what a difference. all right, spencer, thanks. okay. still ahead tonight on abc seven news. one very important fan at the afc championship game. how the super bowl is about to become the taylor show

the afc championship game. now, one extra special fan was excited about the win. yes, we are talking about t.swift taylor was on the field to celebrate the win with her boyfriend travis kelce in baltimore for. there they go. she watched the game from a suite with two of her friends, cara delevingne and kayli taylor, and no doubt taylor swift will be a major subject if she attends the super bowl. now if you think the taylor buzz isn't already going, american airlines is doing what it can to appeal to super bowl bound swifties. american wasted no time adding a few more kansas city to las vegas flights ahead of the big game, and listen to those flight numbers. they include 15 in honor of chiefs quarterback patrick mahomes, 1989. that's a tribute to one of swift's most beloved albums, and flight 87 for her boyfriend, travis kelce. all right, now to a guy with i don't know if he's got a number, but chris alvarez

has got a preview of sports. hi, chris. >> hey, dion. here's the thing about the taylor swift uh- it's cheaper to go to a concert than to go to the super bowl and try and see her. so you might as well just go to a concert. uh- coming up in sports, we're going to talk about the super bowl and talk about the 40 niners, the nfc champions. call them the comeback kids. an epic second half against the lions gets them on their way to las vegas for super bowl 58.

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welcome to sports from levi's stadium. four seasons ago, george kittle famously said after losing the super bowl, i will be back. i'll be back with a vengeance. and now fast forward to today. george kittle and his 40 niner teammates are going to face the same team the kansas city chiefs, two weeks from today in las vegas for the right to win a super bowl. to the highlights today. very sanders joe montana, the hall of famers honorary team captains, oh so great to see these guys on the field. pregame opening possession though the lions marched down the field in the four plays. jamaal williams 42 yard cut back run into the end zone seven nothing. lions right away fred warner couldn't believe it. the niners trail by

17 at the half down 24 seven. everyone looking for answers in red and gold. the game changed in the third quarter. niners got a field goal to make it 2410. the lions gamble on fourth down. they don't convert the drop pass. instead they don't have a 17 point lead and everything changed because two plays later, brock purdy to brandon aiyuk. it goes off a lions defender and into the outstretched arms of a diving aiyuk. that play was unbelievable. three plays later, he would score a touchdown. all of a sudden it's a 2417 game. the momentum was shifting. next play for the lions tashaun gibson strips out the football from jahmyr gibbs and i'll tell you what levi's stadium it was a small earthquake. this place was shaking. the players told me they've never heard levi's that loud. that led to this. the stanford man, christian mccaffrey. second touchdown of the night. niners tie things back up with just eight minutes of game time. it was crazy mccaffrey had a total yards of two scores a field goal game to leave. and then purdy put it away late with a scramble right

here on third and four. he ran for 51 yards in this game. yeah. don't call him mr. irrelevant. his parents his dad going wild in the stands mccaffrey dinged his shoulder on the drive. so elijah mitchell welcome to the end zone 27 unanswered points. niners win or they're up 3424. let the celebration begin. the lions did score a late touchdown to close the margin. but the niners win 3431 tied for the biggest comeback in nfc championship history, sending san francisco to the super bowl in las vegas. we orchestrated a pretty good comeback because everybody was just focused on doing right longer, and that's something we say all the time is just do right longer. >> and i thought we showed that tonight. >> we had a good opening drive out of the second half and that fourth down stop. you could just kind of feel an energy. we go down and score. all right. this is huge turnover. i was like, oh man, all bets are off now. like bang, bang. >> we didn't want to go down as failures and we know our defense is way too good to play like that.

>> obviously just the feeling of, you know, redemption coming back. um it's huge man. and for all of us to what we went through, i guess last year, this whole year has been crazy. you go through highs, you go through lows. and even in this game the season's on line. you're down 17. and then to see the clock hit zero and you're up. it's special to all of us. and so obviously we have one more job's not finished. but um i'm just i can't tell you guys how proud i am of the team to fight. >> abc seven sports is sponsored by river rock casino. dion. this is why the niners worked so hard to have this game at levi's stadium and get that one seed. i think it paid huge dividends in the second half. the lions played a little bit tight when the momentum changed in san francisco on their way. an epic comeback to win this game. we'll have much more. larry will join me in just a little bit in the second half of sports. we'll probably talk a little more 40 niners. >> i have a sneaking suspicion we will. all right. chris thank you. much more to come tonight on abc seven news at 11. a deadly drone strike kills three american troops. the latest on the rapidly rising tensions in

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and there it is. the 40 niners are going to the super bowl woo! >> the 40 niners and many of their fans still running on adrenaline tonight after a comeback win that sends them back to the super bowl. the niner faithful saw their faith tested by a rough first half against the detroit lions. now just one more team stands in the way of the niners sixth super bowl title. we'll take on the kansas city chiefs two weeks from today in super bowl 58, in las vegas. now make sure you're representing your 40 niners fandom proudly. after their nfc championship win. we made this celebratory badge with brock purdy as a new screensaver. or to share with the rest of your 40 niner faithful, you can find it on any of our social media. abc7 news bay area movie on now

to a bit of other news on the peninsula and a big hit to businesses near the pacifica beer. a heavy storm damaged the historic pier, forcing its indefinite closure on december 28th foot. traffic in the area has plummeted this month, which has really hurt sales. city officials predict about half of the pier will be reopened by valentine's day. however, the section that runs alongside the beach was already damaged and may take years to repair before it's safe again. in happening tomorrow, oakland city leaders are set to launch a project. they say will transform the heart of downtown. mayor shengtao will take part in a groundbreaking for the project called safe routes in the city. it includes more than $20 million in traffic safety improvements along 14th street that project calls for upgraded pedestrian crossings and sidewalks, enhanced bus boarding islands, and much more. developing news the white house

has announced three us service members were killed and two dozen others injured in a drone attack in jordan. it happened overnight at a base near the syrian border. president joe biden is blaming the attack on iranian backed militants. we have a tough day last night in the east and we shall respond. the identities of the service members have not been released, but this all marks the first time u.s. troops have been killed by enemy fire in the middle east since the start of the war in gaza, and dramatically escalate tensions in the middle east. now that comes as hostage negotiation talks continue between israel and hamas. the latest meeting took place today in europe. it was initiated by the u.s, egypt and qatar. the israeli prime minister's office says there are still issues to be addressed during more meetings. this week. the biden administration is hoping for the release of more than 100 hostages still held

captive by hamas. more than 100 hostages were freed in november, the last time both sides met in this capacity. pro-palestinian activists are expected to protest vice president kamala harris's visit to the south bay tomorrow. the council on american islamic relations and other groups will gather at mexican heritage plaza in san jose tomorrow morning to demand a permanent ceasefire in the israeli-hamas conflict. right now, harris is in san jose for her fight for reproductive freedoms tour. that event highlights how states like california have worked to protect reproductive rights since the overturning of roe v wade. activists have targeted the world's most famous painting. yet once again, this time, they threw soup at the mona lisa at the louvre in france. well, at least they did it to the protective glass. we should say that covers the painting. they then revealed shirts that read. repost uh-

alimentaire, which means food response. the group says they're calling for food to be integrated into the country's social security system. as a right. they stood saying, what is more important art or the right to healthy and sustainable food security? blocked them with black screens and evacuated the room. well, still ahead tonight. saved by skating. could skateboarding, of all things, help fix downtown san francisco? the encouraging signs from the new skate park at the un plaza. >> i'm spencer christian, one more day of spring. like warmth is coming. our way. and then the rain returns. i'll have the accuweather forecast coming up when abc seven news at

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we're going bowl and you never know who may stop by. that's coming up this week at 1 p.m, right here on abc seven. >> positive change is afoot at the skate park. once considered a home base for san francisco's drug and homelessness crisis. our news partners at the san francisco standard report a drop in crime and dangerous behavior at united nations plaza. skate boarding had been banned in the plaza before the park opened in november. it's the biggest piece of a multi-million dollar makeover that included new fitness equipment, permanent ping pong tables, cornhole and more. yeah, and certainly good weather for that. and definitely for a oh, i don't know, super bowl. yeah, potential. you know, game. >> all right a super bowl adjacent game. yes. >> that's a good way to put it. >> that's better. we have another warm day adjacent to this one. nice. let's take a look at what's going on with our weather. you can see the forecast headlines. more springlike warmth tomorrow. but tuesday clouds increase. that's right ahead of wednesday's rainfall. in fact, wednesday

through friday it's going to be rainy and sharply cooler weather pattern. but for tonight, mild under clear skies. overnight lows upper 40s to low 50s. highs tomorrow under mainly sunny skies. mid to upper 60s to low 70s in the inland east bay. low 70s in the north bay and mid 70s in the south bay. san jose 76 degrees tomorrow on january 29th. can you believe that wild uh- now looking at the futurecast, you can see that clouds will increase monday night and tuesday. then wednesday this storm comes in a significant storm. as a matter of fact, it ranks a level two on the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale. so here we go with the accuweather seven day forecast. we expect periods of heavy rain at times on wednesday. windy conditions, and that will be followed by level one storms on thursday and friday. so with the ground so saturated, there is the likelihood of some localized flooding, especially in low lying areas and on small creeks and streams. so bear that in mind. pooling on the roadways as well. saturday we get another dry day, but looks like next sunday could bring us more rainfall or showers, so we're definitely going into a much

cooler period. as you can see there, with the high temperatures dropping off sharply and certainly a wetter rainier period, do you think maybe the weather had something to do with the big win today? you know, it may have lifted spirits. >> yeah. the sunshine. exactly. it was quite empowering. >> i agree. all right. >> yeah. take all the credit. you can. >> of course spencer. >> thank you. we accept cash contributions. are venmo and paypal as well. >> there you go. yeah. >> all right chris, back once again with a preview of sports. hey chris. >> hey, dion. coming up in sports. more from levi's stadium . larry's going to join me in just a bit. and we are feeling super. the 40 niners are headed to the super bowl. we'll be joining them one on a game against the lions a super comeback. it's on the way coming up in

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bowl, but it looked pretty bleak at the half. how bleak. we were seriously considering canceling our suites at the bellagio. that's how bad it was. >> and that's why you don't bet in las vegas. because larry, the sports team, we are headed to las vegas with the niners. >> let's check out the highlights from the nfc championship game. the goat, jerry rice among the faithful. but the niners down 17 at the half dominate the second half. brock purdy deep ball for brandon aiyuk. amen dosa cameraman extraordinaire captures it perfectly. bouncing off the defender's helmet. aiyuk with a gain of 51. he thought he scored the touchdown and they had to tell him no, no, no no no not yet. it's like the 2024 version of the catch. even deebo samuel said that was insane. aiyuk would score on a td pass from brock purdy moments later, and the niners are down just seven. next play for the lions. it's a fumble. tashaun gibson takes it away from jahmyr gibbs. niners back in business. just like that. defense that was gashed in the first half. nearly pitched a second half shutout. and then a fus plays later christian mccaffrey not to be

denied his second touchdown of the night to tie it up. and the niners would tack on ten more points. elijah mitchell found the end zone. the niners win 3431. they're off to the super bowl to play the chiefs. so what exactly was said to spark that second half turnaround. and what happened. >> yeah it's just the resolve of our guys. uh i think first and foremost i want to give a lot of appreciation to that detroit lions team. they're tough tough football team. they got after us early. it wasn't looking good. but our guys, uh, i felt if we could go do something on that first drive, i think we all did. we could get in this game and we needed to start making some stops. we weren't doing that too well in the first half. when you start getting a couple stops, the momentum goes and this crowd was unbelievable. but i think the resiliency, the resolve of our players, led by kyle and our coaching staff was just tremendous. speaking of resolve, brock struggled in the first half. >> there's no doubt about it. he was pressured. there's a couple of balls. i'm sure he would like to have back, but he made plays

with his arm and with his legs in the second half. that helped flip this game. >> i didn't know he's that fast. he looked incredible. >> it looked like john lynch. >> but you know, you said, uh, his resolve i mean brock just be your best when your best is needed. and he was that in the second half, the way he ran around and ran away from them converts, some big ones. um, we got in the hands of our playmakers. >> the guys didn't want today to be the last day, and we put herself in a hole, but they played like it in the second half and we were able to get the ball to bounce the right way, and we made up for what we did in the first half. when it hits zero, that's when you just you're just kind of flooded with emotions. >> and, um, you know, i think a lot comes in at you at once, but there's always that thing in the back of your head that we got another one. you ready to go to vegas? >> i'm ready to go to vegas. >> i can go, we can go right now. >> afc championship defending champion chiefs and the ravens. the winner moving on to the super bowl. first quarter. chiefs strike first patrick mahomes to his favorite target travis kelce 19 yard touchdown.

incredible catch. and of course taylor swift was ecstatic. there she is. we'll probably see her in a couple of weeks. ravens would answer quickly lamar jackson avoiding the sack moving groovin buying time finds zay flowers deep down the field 30 yard touchdown. what a play that was. we're all tied at seven and bring out the celebration in the end zone. second quarter chiefs second and goal isaiah pacheco punches it in from two yards out 14 seven kansas city. and this is crazy here in the first half jackson that's an mvp effort. catches his own pass for a 13 yard gain. that's just incredible. fourth quarter now ravens down ten. but driving jackson to flowers. dives to the goal line. ball is out. it's a fumble. check out the replay. the chiefs recover and that may have been huge. it was huge. big turn of events. and then later in the fourth this was the dagger in the wrong way for the ravens. jackson picked off in the end zone. chiefs win it 1710. they're the afc champs advancing to their fourth super bowl in five years. and famously george kittle was miked up by

nfl films about four years ago in that super bowl. he said i will be back. i'll be back with a vengeance. he has a chance to do it against the same team, the chiefs in a couple weeks in las vegas. >> yeah, we were there four years ago and saw the anguish and defeat from the 40 niners. and kittle said tonight, look, we can't get down 17 points against patrick mahomes or it'll be curtains. you go bust in vegas like that. we are all going to vegas. in fact, you know what, dion lim, you're invited to all right abc seven sports brought to you by river rock casino. we'll see you in vegas, baby. yes. >> oh, i hope management is watching. let's make it happen. larry and chris. too much fun. all right, well, another year of adulting because tax season begins on monday. believe it or not, the irs will start collecting and processing in 2023. federal tax returns. so make sure you've got your forms from your job and health care and any other paperwork you need. the date always to keep mind the deadline to file. for most people, that is april 15th. if you miss the deadline, you

will probably get hit with a steep penalty unless you request an extension. now, in all of the local wars over, pickleball is new equipment. the solution to cut down on all complaints? the sport has been causing quite a racket, bringing on noise complaints in neighborhoods all across the bay area. many courts were installed quickly, with little research into the community impacts. but now new equipment is being developed to lessen the frequency and pitch to turn those loud thwacks into softer thumps. a piedmont company is now working on paddles that claim to cut the sound in half. we shall see if they work well. that's all the time we have for this edition of abc seven news at 11. i'm diane lim. the news continues tomorrow morning at 5:00 for spencer and chris and larry and all of us here. thanks so much for joining us. we leave you now with one last beautiful look at san francisco's coit tower and the ferry building lit red and gold

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