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screaming fans greeted a triumphant team in santa clara. after the victory against the panthers the 49ers are one step closer to the super bowl. good evening and thank you for i'm ama dates the win sets up a conference showdown in seattle in one week. our coverage begins with abc7 news reporter lilian kim who is live at 49ers headquarterses in santa clara where the teams just returned. hi, lilian. >> hi, ama. dozens of fans gave the 49ers a warm welcome home. and tonight they got a special treat from the head coach himself. >> shortly after the 49ers arrived at team headquarters in santa clara jim harbaugh got out of his car to greet

the fans. >> how are you feeling? >> great, fantastic. >> he took pictures and signed autographs for anybody who asked. >> i got jim harbaugh's ought tbraf on my son's hoodie. how do we laminate this thing? >> she cool. he is doing the kids first and that's a good man. >> he was the main attraction and they cheered on the players as they left one by one and many made sure to wear their best. >> is it heavy? >> no, it is light. >> in the morning they gathered at their favorite viewing spot to watch their team beat the panthers. nonow they are going to the third championship game in a row. fans don't seem daunted by next sunday's opponent. the niners face seahawks in seattle. >> seattle is tough. >> we are tougher. we are tougher. i know that for sure. >> they are smart and they are strong. they are gelling really well.

i don't doubt it one bit. we will do it all the way. >> if they do, these fans will no doubt be here again next week to welcome home their niners at nfc champions. lilian kim, abc7 news. >> the niners gave their fans plenty to cheer about by beating the panthers this afternoon. >> kaepernick keeps it and cuts up field for the touchdown. >> the 49ers came from behind again this week to capture another playoff vector re. our coverage continues with sports director larry beil. >> a loud group of 49er fans flew into charlotte for the game. they came in from nevada. >> what do you think, tristan? is this worth the trip? >> 110%! >> the red and gold faithful witnessed a smothering 49er defense and shutting out the panthers in route to a 23-10

win and a spot in the nfc championship game next week in seattle. >> are you going to seattle? >> i want to try if my wife will let me. >> are you wearing that ridiculous suit? >> i will be wearing this, baby. >> michael crabtree didn't play in the previous two meetings with the seahawks, but he knows what to expect. >> there will be a lot of trash talk. a lot of dirty stuff out there, but we're gonna play ball. most importantly we are gonna play football. i can't wait. >> seattle, how do you beat them? >> we go up there and don't turn the football over. we play good defense and stop the run. >> do you feel confident about it? >> very confident. >> the 49ers defeated the seahawks in a very tight game. after that contest the niners owner said this win was nice, but the real game will be in january back up in seattle. that real game is next sunday. in charlotte, larry beil, abc7

sports. >> we will have complete highlights of the big win in sports. there is controversy for tickets to sunday's game. according to the seahawks website they will go on sale to those in washington, oregon, idaho, montana, hawaii and two canadian provinces and not california. fans who live outside the designated area will have to purchase through secondary areas and the broncos are doing the same. tickets are only available in the rocky mountain area. now to developing news out of san jose where the search for a serial arsonist. most of the -- most -- sergio joins us with the latest. sergio? >> ama, tonight police and arson investigators are on the lookout and they want residents to be keeping an eye out for anyone who is suspicious in their

neighborhood. investigators know the suspects are working in the early morning hours setting these fires. this morning three fires were started all before sunrise. this was the first of three fires started in this morning's arson spree. a neighbor who put it out before it spread tells us he used a nearby water use to douse the flames. this portable building behind st. john the baptist church was ablaze. it was the second time it was set. a small fire was put out at this mobile home park. the suspected it fire starter has residents on edge. >> it is unnerving for everyone. >> people should not be living there. >> residents picked up fliers at fire station 8 and passed them out. he brought his children to help canvas the neighborhood. >> we have a lot more eyes that are watching the streets

and looking around and making sure everybody is safe. >> included is a sketch of the suspect. it was put together using images of the surveillance camera. this is video taken yesterday of a man walking back and forth four different times. minutes later this house just across the street was burning. the elderly couple inside got out okay, but there is serious damage to their home. police and fire crews are urging residents to be on the lookout. >> you see somebody that shouldn't be there and going into people's driveways and knowing they shouldn't be there. it is something you should report. >> a $10,000 reward is being offered to help catch the arsonist. >> stay with abc7 news are to the latest on the serial arsonist. we will have more beginning at 4:30. >> a church pastor is under arrest. mark lewis is accused of firebombing a home where six people were sleeping. police say the homeowner had a

restraining order against lewis who is a suspect in four cases of harassment and vandalism. richard wright, anthony nubolt and broyles was arrested for arson. the three were living at the baptist church where he was pastor. >> now to the fire that killed two people. federal officials were investigating a garage where several plastic jugs were found filled with chemicals. investigators will release more information tomorrow. in walnut creek, firefighters took 30 minutes to knockdown flames that ripped through three adjoining carports in the rossmore retirement community. it started in one of the carports and no one was hurt. a san francisco police sergeant claims she fired in self-defense after another driver punched her following a traffic accident. the shooting took place at a chevron at bay shore boulevard 1k3 gerald avenue. an of a duty firefighter

witnessed the fender bender on 280. the firefighter followed the two cars to the gas station. he says the other driver punched the sergeant of about she shot him. the other driver is expected to be okay. an 82-year-old man suffered injuries after being hit by a car in millbrae. it happened at el camino real after 5:30. the san ma mateo county sheriff says the man was in the crosswalk when the drive hit him. she was not cited or arrested. it is time to check on our weather. let's get to leigh glaser. >> live doppler 7hd right now is very quiet. we are seeing a few high clouds up near eureka. we might see a little bit of light fog develop near the seashore. we are getting to an offshore wind come pone inept and that will mean a dryer -- component and that will mean dryer air. napa, high today 64 and it was 59 in san francisco and 60 in

san jose. expect those temperatures to come up as much as 10 degrees. we will look at that coming up. >> thank you. we will hold a memorial service for sharon. sharon's casket was placed in front of the parliament building. thousands filed past to pay final respects. sharon died yesterday. following the memorial service sharon will be buried at his family's farm. still to come on abc7 news at 11:00, the latest from foster farms where a poultry plant has been shutdown. plus -- >> and the golden globe goes to -- >> award season is underway. the big winners at the golden globes and what it could mean for this year's oscars. and later a local cheer squad needs your help. what they are asking for to go

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with "american hustle" and" breaking bad" taking home several big awards. here are the winners. >> hollywood's golden night

kicked off with a big golden globe win for jennifer lawrence for best supporting actress in a motion picture. >> it is obviously a good thing, so i don't know why i am so scared. >> "american hustle." >> amy adams also won best actress for her royal -- role in the film. >> best tv series went to -- >> "breaking bad." >> and brian cronston taking home best actor. >> returning hosting duo tina facial and amy polar got a lot of laughs. >> "graph fee" --" gravity" is nominated for best film. it is about how george clooney would rather float away in space and die than spend one more moment with this woman. >> i can't believe i won. >> the new series "brooke line line --" brooklyn 99" won for series.

>> leonardo do cap pre yawn won for best actor in a musical and indicate blanch chet best actress. matthew mcconaghey for best actor. >> and the golden globe for best picture drama went to. >> "12 years of slave." >> the screen actors guild are next week and the oscars in march. abc news, los angeles. >> many consider the golden globes an unofficial dress rehearsal for the oscars. we will carry it live on the morning news. it will air on sunday, more of second on abc7. late word that foster farms will again shutdown the central valley chicken plant where live cockroacheses were found. the closure of the facility is temporary and it is being done

to make sure the problem won't happen again. the new shutdown is expected to last a few days. tyson foods one of the world's largest processors is recalling 33,000 pounds of poultry. the company says some of the mechanically separated products may be contaminated with salmonella. the chicken was not sold in retail stores. it was shipped for institutional use. we are learning more american retailers have been struck by a cyberattack. three u.s. retailers associated with outlet malls had their debit and credit card information compromised. the breeches are smaller than that that hit far get last month where 110 million customers were affected. here is the best way to protect yourself. check your credit report. monitor your bank statement for illegal activity and report any unusual charges you find. new at 11:00, two southwest airline pilots face

tough questions after landing at the wrong airport in missouri. the boeing 737 touched down safely about seven miles from where it was supposed to land in branson. the f.a.a. is leading the fecial fecial -- the investigation. six astronauts on the international spacestation are finally celebrating christmas. a supply capsule arrived carrying christmas presents and 3,000 pounds of groceries. the presents were supposed to arrive last month, but the trip was put on hold while the astronauts tackled a cooling system problem. we don't have a cooling problem at heys. problem here. leigh, you said things are warming up? >> here it is the second week of january and we are talking highs in the mid70s. live doppler 7hd right now. all is clear as i mentioned at the top of the show we are getting the offshore winds. check out our hilltop winds.

27 and you will notice that near knoxville creek the higher elevations are starting to shift . offshore and northeast which is a dry direction. not only will we experience dry air, but warmer temperatures and also the threat -- once again the heightened threat for the next two to three days. no watches or warnings are in place right now, but that could change. rooftop cam and san francisco looking good. it is 46 in los gatos. from our emeryville cam and looking over the bay we have clear skies there as well. temperature wise we are looking at temperatures as well, 47 santa rosa and in the north bay petaluma and 48 in livermore. here is a look at what you can expect as we head through the workweek ahead. clear tonight and breezy over those higher hills. warming begins tomorrow and the record highs are expected as we head to the middle part of the workweek.

30s in the north bay and 40s elsewhere. here is a look at our water vapor. you can get a chance that one system brought us some clouds and now the high pressure is really building in and pushing the jet stream or the storm track once again well to the north of the bay area. here we are dry air and all of the rain is to the north and the high will continue to park its its -- park itself over the bay area. record highs are expected this this week. we riel start with oakland. we will start with oakland. tomorrow, 67 and check out wednesday and thursday near 70 degrees. it is even warmer in san jose. the average this time of year is 58. check out tuesday, wednesday and thursday mid to low 70s. then we turn things back down

as we head into next weekend. north bay temperatures near 70 degrees and east bay antioch 64, 64 for san francisco. half moon bay with the down sloping winds. the beaches will warm up tuesday and wednesday. half moon bay 60, 66 for san jose. the accu-weather seven-day forecast and no rain in sight which we desperately need. it will be warm wednesday and thursday and record highs in the 70s around the bay area. clouds thicken on saturday and sunday and a few drops on the north bay next sunday. >> thank you, leigh. it is time to get a look at our sports. the 49ers and a big win. >> what a day it was. the 49ers are one win away from getting back to the super bowl. colin kaepernick threw only one td pass to vernon davis. one td pass to vernon davis. we have awful your good. good answer. check it out. learning's fun now. yeah, back in our day,

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an unusual formula of stout defense and just enough offense to continue their quest for a 6th super bowl title. with today's win jim harbaugh is one of the first coaches to advance to three straight conference title games in his first three seasons. cam newton making his playoff debut. he looked solid in the first half and second quarter down. panthers up 7-6. next possession and mike toll beret -- mike tolbert is stuffed. kaepernick hits vernon davis. it was ruled incomplete and the call was reversed. colin got both feet down. 9ers are driving. 45 yards and we are inside the five. stwo -- two plays later. san francisco up 20-10.

after the play kaepernick mocking cam newton's touchdown celebration. come on, kaep. a drive and end up with nothing. bowman one of five 49er sacks. niners get it back and they need a long drive to ice the game. third and one and who do you give it to? frank gore. dante seals the deal. carolina driving and newton with his second pick of the game. 49ers heading to the nfc championship for the third year in a row. this year's game in seattle. larry beil is in charlotte and has our post game reaction. >> all season long the 49ers have said wait until we get healthy. now they are. michael crabtree is back. vernon davis is at 100%. the potent offense along with suffocating defense and three dawson field goals ended up the win over carolina. the next stop is seattle.

>> long story short, we know them, they know us. we have to go there and we know the history. this is the super bowl, man. everything is on the line. >> we split with them this year. we feel confident about it. we have to go on the road and play good football again. it is that simple. get up there and see who does it. >> the seahawks crush the niners 29-3 in seattle. the niners returned the favor 19 to 17 at candlestick. who ever winds round three is going to the super bowl. in charlotte, larry beil, abc7 sports. >> we will have another edition of vernon's view. larry spoke to the tightened. vernon's view is abc7 news. stick around. we will take a brief timeout before heading over to the afc. the broncos kick up their heels to oust the

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to thomas on the goal line to give denver a 7-0 lead. then manning rolls left on west welker. the chargers chip away in the fourth though. the throw to alan and 16-yard td and alan's second of the day. the charger reis covered the on side kick and got a field goal. denver seals the deal. 21 yards on the sideline. denver hangs on 24-17 and they will face the patriots in the afc title game. >> to get to this point was really hard work. to win this game was a lot of hard work. we are proud and happy to be at this point and we want to keep it going. we will enjoy this one. you are supposed to enjoy the wins. they are hard to come by. we will look at the patriots tomorrow. >> 7 under 63 and he has the clubhouse lead at 17 under. as he was signing autographs yesterday's leader needed this 30-foot eagle chip on 18 to

force a playoff. walker went 187 starts without a win. he has now won twice in the last six events. this report is brought to you by riverwalk casino. up next, vernon's view. abc7 teamed up with vernon davis. get his take on the win against carolina. stick around. >> we will, thank you, shu. still to come, the big winner at the box office and the bay area connection. and the animal hunt that has many outraged and the price one hunter paid to travel overseas and kill one of these en caping caping -- these endangered animals. the real life "bring it on." the bay area cheerleaders looking for a little help to get to the championship. stay with us. awtbc news -- abc news at 11:00 will return in

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it is time for vernon's view. tight end vernon davis has teamed up and we have special access to the 49ers star for his insight on the match up. larry beil spoke with vernon and for the big win over the panthers. >> the receiver controlled the ball and had a right foot in and dragged the left foot. it is a touchdown. >> this may be the hoedest sat line you have in your career. it is one catch for one yard and one touchdown and it was fantastic. >> one catch, one yard, one touchdown. i'll take it. >> with a win. >> with a win i will take it. >> talk me through the one catch. there is a story behind this. >> i had a flash back and all

i saw was frank gore throwing me the ball. >> for some reason -- >> sorry to change it up, but for some reason frank came over and he never comes off to throw me the ball. >> this was in practice the middle of the week. >> it is always the training. >> he came over and said this is the catch you need. >> just throw me the ball. he was throwing it all kinds of ways and throwing it low and right below my waste. below my waist. it was shocking because we worked on this the past week. it blew my mind. as i was going to the sideline i said coach, don't worry. >> show me the toe drag. w45* are you trying to do -- what are you trying to do? >> toe tap. toe tap just like that real fast. it is not a drag. it is

tapping your feet. >> the defense was amazing especially around the goal line. >> they are always amazing. bowman and patrick wilson, they come for days. i am grateful to have them. >> now the inevitable, seattle. and this is a game we have been thinking about but not sure it would happen. now here it is. how do you beat the seahawks in seattle? >> game plan. we have to put together a great game plan. look at the film and the mistakes we made. >> they have the whole thing rolling with the 12th man and the fact they can't be beat. they did lose a regular season game against arizona and do you see that as a blueprint of how to beat them up there. >> i look at it as a possible. anything is possible. impossible is nothing.

all you have to do is have faith. with faith you can do anything. >> one last look and give me a look at the toe drag. >> and that is how you score touchdowns and stay in bounds. >> score touchdowns and stay in bounds. >> are you working with frank this week. is he throwing you some balls? >> hopefully it is a different pass and we can bring them to fruition. >> we will see new seattle. >> appreciate it. >> next sunday the 49ers face the seahawks in the nfc title game and a shot at super super bowl 48. i will be in seattle with another edition of vernon's view. ama? >> thank you, shu. as the 49ers get one step closer to the super bowl, bay area super fans are showing off their pride. here are our favorites. little kailey and cadence are showing off their gear. e-mail your photos or video to

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i'm ama dates. we have breaking news and firefighters have just contained a house fire in orinda. the fire broke out on bobolink road after 10:00. nobody was hurt. crews plan to remain on scene overnight to make sure that hotspots don't reignite. volunteers passed out fliers hoping to catch a seriel arsonists. three more suspicious fires started today. the federal investigators spent the day searching a burned out home in palo alto for clues after a fire killed two people. several jugs filled with some sort of liquid were discovered in the garage. and in san francisco an off duty police sergeant says she shot a man in self-defense after he punched her. it happened at a chevron station at bay shore boulevard. the sergeant and the man

pulled into the gas station after getting into a minor traffic accident. the man is expected to recover. a texas safari club auctioned off a chance to kill anen -- an endangered animal. there are only about four to 5,000 of the animals left in the wild. >> why do this senseless killing? it doesn't make sense. is it for their ego? another trophy on the wall. >> the club says it is killing the rhino to save the species. it released a statement saying selective hunting helps populations grow. all of the money from the auction will go toward rhino conservation. turning now to the big winner at the box office. >> been around the world twice. talked to everyone once. >> there ain't nothing i can't

do. >> never shoot a man with a small caliber bullet. i am a lover. i am a fighter. i am a navy seal diver. >> the patriotic navy seal drama lone survive taking the top spot. the film is based on a memoir and smashed more than $38 million in its first weekend in wide released. the movie tells the story of a deadly mission in afghanistan and it has left a lasting sadness on those back here at home. here is reporter jonathon bloom. >> a bronze statue in cupertino's memorial park shows them watching eep -- each other's back. >> there are details that have a meaning to it. >> they know from the curly hair to the big, strong hand that this is undeniably her nephew.

he was a navy seal sniper killed on a mission that left only one man alive. account. >> it does, it makes it even more real. >> just as pain san staking attention was paid it was made with constant input from the families and they say it shows. >> it was an accurate portrayal. and his friends also believe that and they work with ben foster to explain to him who matt was. >> he plays as soft spoken, a man with deep loyalty to his friend and to america. >> he was someone who just strived for excellence and that is why he wanted to be a navy seal. >> here he is at his wedding when he danced with his

10-year-old, amanda. >> my cousin was missing. my cousin was gone. we should just be so thankful for his survival because he lived to tell a story. >> 11 trees for the 11 men who died and a story who hopes the rest of the world will know. >> i think it does bring a face to anyone who will see that movie. they are no longer just someone thousands of miles away. these people with these families. >> lone survive is rated r. jonathon bloom, abc7 news. >> it is time to get one last check on our weather. >> clear skies right now. that's thanks to live doppler 7hd. a little bit of light fog up around the north coast. if you are heading back east, most of the inclement weather will be from atlanta all the way down toward the panhandle of florida. expect heavy showers and

thunderstorms. this rain band here will move to the new york city area by late tomorrow afternoon. the temperatures though are starting to warm up a bit into the 50s. look for sunshine. 65, 73 for phoenix and in southern california oh yes it will be delightful. 78 for palm springs. fresno 66 and sacramento 68. my accu-weather seven-day forecast. get ready for an unusual warm up. record highs in the 70s wednesday and thursday for much of the bay area. we bring in the clouds on saturday. maybe a few sprinkles in the north bay on sunday. and also on sunday the temperatures will be coming down. listen, you can follow us at live doppler 7hd for the latest on the bay area weather conditions and you can get video forecasts and power outage info and weather tweets. we hope you tweet on in there.

>> thank you so much. it is time for a check on sports. shu, better pack your bags. the 49ers are moving on. >> it is a slow day today. the 9ers and broncos round out our day. the australian open gets underway and venus williams the upset of the day. she is one and done. highlights in sports.

this year's team of destiny. seattle would beg to differ, but the 9ers have a chance to prove it as they face the seahawks in the nfc title game after taking pair of the panthers. cam newton looked solid in the first half. he finds steve smith for 31 yards and the panthers are up. mike tolbert stuffed. they hold him to a field goal. 10-6 carolina. before the half kaepernick hits vernon davis. he was ruled out of bounds. vernon got both of his feet down. capped to an qown bolden. -- anquan boldin. a four-yard touchdown. after the play he was mocking cam newton's touchdown celebration. not sure why. carolina on an eight-minute

drive, but they inned up with -- they end up with nothing. this was the defining drive of the game. third and one and who else? frank gore. 39-yard run. leads to a field goal and then whitner takes care of business. newton throws a second pick of the game. 9ers are heading to the nfc championship with a 23-10 victory. 196 yards in the air and one touchdown and ran for one. they will face the seahawks at 3:30 p.m. for a shot at super bowl 38 and they are thinking seahawks. >> we are the two teams everybody was looking at from the beginning. it is going to be a knockdown, drag out game. >> we have been in some toughen environments in the last two weeks. we came out victorious and that is a credit to the guys on this team and the coaches on this team. >> now the inevitable, seattle. how do you beat them? >> we don't turn the ball over and stop the run and get

turnovers. >> do you feel confident about it? >> very confident. >> payton man expght broncos diffused the chargers. peyton picking up where he left off. to thomas and 7-0 bronks. manning throws his second to welker. two td passes on the day. chargers chip away in the fourth though. rivers the former cal star alan with 16 yards. after the charmingers get the on sidekick and denver has a third and 17 and are you kidding me? he hits thomas for 21 yards on the sideline and denver hangs on to win it 24-17. >> it was really hard work and to win this game was a lot of hard work. we are proud and happy to be at this point and we want to keep it going. we will enjoy this one. are you enjoy these wins. they are hard to come by. we will start working on the patriots tomorrow. >> they will take on the patriots on sunday. manning versus brady once again. let's switch gears. stanford men's basketball team.

they come home with a split of the oregon schools. number 17 oregon hosting stanford. first half and anthony brown and into the passing lane and finishes with a reverse lay in. stanford lead it. nice lay up. stanford up five. stuffed. not on my watch, he says. oregon down two. he can't miss a lay up. stanford big upset of number 17 oregon. 82-80 the final. fourth ranked stanford women taking on colorado. she gets her 30th straight game and she had 34 and only her second three of the season. not sure she called that back. five three's in the first half and career high 19 points. stanford holds off the buffaloes 87-77.

that would be their 14th straight victory. the golden bears in utah. gray picks her pocket to give cal the seven-point lead. britney boyd lead all scores. drives the lane and pump scores and is fouled. they win it 68-59 the final. venus williams looking to return to her old form in the first round of the australian open. venus took the first set. the backhand to win it. serving for the match and it was one of her 56 unforced errors it was 2-6, 6-4, the year. this sports report is brought

to you by riverwalk casino. we are all already looking forward to next week's game in seattle. they split one each during the season. 49ers looking to get to their 6th super bowl. >> thank you. and thank you for joining us. that is it for us. abc news continues tomorrow morning at 4:30. i'm ama dates and leigh glaser and mike shumann. have a great night and a wonderful week ahead. [ angelic music plays ] ♪ toaster strudel! best morning ever! [ hans ] warm, flaky, gooey.

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