>> good morning, everyone. i'm carolyn tyler. thanks for joining us on this sunday, january 19th. let's start a quick first look at the weather with our meteorologist lisa argen. >> hey, carolyn, good morning to you. we have a light offshore flow once again. very little wind is allowing for the temperatures to drop in our valley. live doppler 7hd not showing anything, but we are looking at a poor air quality north bay, coast, and around the central bay as well as the inland east bay today. that brings us to the 29th spare the air day since november 1 are. you will notice the hazy conditions this afternoon. but this morning down through the upper 20s to near 30 inland. 40 around the bay with upper 30s at our coast. by noontime, though, the chill is gone and we are in the 60s with the light offshore winds.

we will see highs again from the upper 6, perhaps a few low 70s. stick around. we have the holiday tomorrow to talk about and cooler numbers for the week ahead. carolyn. >> thank you, lisa. >> thank you. a good samaritan comes to the rescue of a tourist who fell into the san francisco bay. the tourist from taiwan fell near the bridge at torpedo bay. we have the details. >> it feels good. feels very good. >> aaron is talking about what it was like to help save the woman who fell off torpedo by pier and into the bay near the golden gate bridge. he took off his shoes and jumps, joining another good samaritan who was already in the water. i could see she was taking in a lot of water, he was struggling, having difficulty holding her up by himself so that's when i made

the decision to go. shortly before 5:00 p.m. she was on the pier. the fire department said she was taking photos when she backed up and tripped over the edge. he was among three people who jumped in to save her. >> i was able to get my left arm around the pylon and bring my feet up and hold her up with another arm and guys dropped a fish net down to help me. >> the coast guard and fire department arrived and performed cpr which got the woman breathing on her own again. he was here to watch the sunset with his brother from south carolina who is visiting here for the first time. >> i'm proud of him. he has medical experience and he saved the girl. he's a man. >> he is a software salesman now but before he was a lifeguard along the atlantic ocean. >> i did it for about five years, hilton head and myrtle beach. water is a little bit colder out here. >> he's made dozen of rescues before, but none quit like this. in san francisco, john alston,

abc7 news. this morning a man is in serious condition after a shooting in vallejo. it happened near santa clara and capital streets around 2:30 yesterday afternoon. police found an unconscious man with a single gunshot wound. he was found behind the wheel of a black nissan maxima crashed into a parked car and a street sign. he was taken to the hospital in critical condition. friends and family are mourning a teenager killed in a light rail crash in san jose. police are still trying to figure out just how it happened. abc7 news reporter lisa amin gulezian has the latest. ♪ >> she was an amazing person. whenever she went into a room, the room would light up. >> she was danica garcia, and danica loved to sing. ♪

>> the 14-year-old was going to sing this song in front of the entire school at a rally. instead, there was a moment of silence in her honor. danica was riding her bike to delmar high school at 7:30 friday morning. she was crossing the vta light rail tracks when the horrible crash happened. >> one of the arms from the train wasn't going down so she was riding her bike and then all of a sudden she didn't see the train and she just hit the train. >> this witness was walking behind her moments before, but stopped. he heard the alarm bells. he said danica was wearing headphones at the time. >> she was really a great friend. like she was always there for me. if i told her something was wrong, she would rush to me in

just a moment. >> we were so close. we are all like family to each other. >> she was honestly like one of our sisters. >> the sheriff's department is investigating whether the arm did in fact come down. in san jose, lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. in san francisco, officials are investigating a collision between a rental car and a muni bus at north point and powell streets last night near fishermen's wharf. the bus driver was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. the people in the rental car were not hurt. both vehicles suffered significant damage. all this hot, dry air has meant more wildfires here in the bay area. flames broke out on a hillside in half moon bay about 2:30 yesterday afternoon. the fire burned two and a half acres of grass. no structures were damaged. crews have fully contained

a fire in marin county, although the fire did not cuss any serious damage it was a tough one for firefighters to get to. >> some of these fires, they are inaccessible take a little time to get into. this one in particular had 15-foot decadent bush that has no fire history back into the 40s. due to this the crews had to actually cut lines into the fire, make a safety zone and then make the attack. >> last week the marin county fire department brought back seasonal firefighters because of our dry conditions. this afternoon, as you know, the 49ers will be taking on the seahawks in the nfc championship game. yesterday fans were already out in force in seattle. a 49ers rally broke out on the seattle streets. all decked-out in red and gold and waving quest for six towels, niners fans are making sure san francisco is represented in the pacific northwest. abc7 news sports anchor mike shumann has the details. >> who's got it better than us? nobody! >> what's the final score? >> the final score? >> yeah. >> it's going to be niners. >> we are here for two weeks. >> the quest for six, baby! >> quest for six, bobby!

>> you are from san francisco and you live in seattle. how tough is this for you? >> extremely tough. every sunday i have to go to a bar to watch the game. [chanting] >> let's go niners! >> i have plenty of family in san francisco and hit me up for tickets but they are stingy up here. they are scared of them, baby. quest for six! >> who's got it better than us >> nobody! >> schu always finds the crowd. he will bring us complete postgame coverage from seattle, including "vernon's view," our exclusive one-on-one with the niners vernon davis. and you can also follow schu on twitter @mike shumann. >> sit of san francisco is also prepping for today's game,

protecting muni from themselves. muni has replaced the historic f street cars and downtown cable cars with buses, all this because muni wants to minimize the potential for trouble before and after the game, regardless of the outcome. >> i guess that's what you have to do if your fans are too rowdy and uncontrollable, as we know them to be, unlike seattle seahawks fans. that's unfortunate. >> that's a snarky seattle resident there. here's the wheel. >> muni doesn't want a repeat of this when vandals smashed and torched two muni buses after the giants won the world series back in 2011. >> why did they get her, a sound bite from her? >> i know. move on. stalk to san francisco people. >> we dropped 2 degrees in the city. 51 right now. this is the view from our roof camera where it is nice and quiet out. clear now. you notice a little haze throughout the afternoon. back to another spare the air day and above-average

temperatures. we will talk about highs and the chances of rain through the end of the month when we return. >> thank you, lisa. also ahead, the award night shows continue. and the show that was a big winner. >> just because i respect them. but i don't think it's a good example for kids to watch that on tv. >> oh, the bachelor back lash. who the new i'm detecting increasing levels of happiness. ...and the speed readings are off the chart! paradise found! luscious locks. great glittering galaxies.

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this morning firefighters in australia are trying to get an upper hand on the more than 90 wildfires burning across its most populous state. the fires are concentrated in new south whales, burning at least three homes in a village west of sidney. officials say heat wave conditions last week intensified flames that destroyed 25 homes in neighboring victoria and south australia. at least 325,000 acres have burned. authorities say those fires were sparked by lightning strikes. fans of a popular daly city eatery will soon have to find another place to gather. joe's of west lake is set to close january 26th, a week from today. the restaurant, which some consider a peninsula institution, will close for remodeling after 57 years in business. it will be reopened by new owners in 2015, but there are no jobs for current employees. controversy this morning

over anti-gay remarks made by the star of reality tv show the bachelor. both abc and juan pablo are apologizing over the comments made to an entertainment website. here's abc news reporter with the details. >> he's the 32-year-old former professional soccer player. now the first latino star of abcs "the bachelor." but pablo is making headlines for what he said at a party when a reporter asked if it would be a good idea to have a gay or bi-sexual bachelor. >> no. >> why not? >> just 'cuz -- honestly, i don't think it's a good example for kids to watch that on tv. >> he cited his upbringing. >> people have their husband and wife, and with kids, that's how we are brought up. now there's fathers having kids and it's hard for me to understand that. >> then he went further. >> and just this thing about gay

people that it seems to me, you know, i don't know if i'm mistaken or not, i have a lot of friends, but they are more pervert in a sense and to me the show would be too strong, too hard to watch on tv. >> abc and the production company responded with his comments were careless, thoughtless and insensitive, and in no way reflect the views of the network, the show's producers or the studio. >> juan pablo himself issued a statement on facebook apologized for the statements and said he has nothing but respect for gay people and their families. >> he writes the word "pervert" is not what i meant to say, and i am very sorry about it. everyone knows english is my second language. what i meant to say is gay people are more affectionate and intense, and for a segment of the tv audience, this would be too racy to accept.

abc news, new york. >> "a con artist's comedy" is the best to beat after taking an award last night at the 20th annual screen actors awards. >> "american hustle." [cheers and applause] >> also the abc sitcom "modern family" snagged an award for best ensemble and matthew mcconaughey won outstanding performance by a male actress for his leading role in "buyers club." cate blanchett won for her role in again blue jazz my" filmed here in san francisco. jared leto won best supporting actor for his role in "dallas buyers club." and twelve years a slave won an award. don't forget, abc7 is the only police where you can see the big award show, "the oscars" and it happens right here on sunday, march 2nd.

there will be plenty of places for 49ers fans to gather today to watch the nfc championship game against the seahawks. you may recall fans crammed in and attended watch parties earlier this month to cheer on the niners during the postseason. now with the team inching of -- of closer to the super bowl, bars are gearing up for a repeat. the mission district will hold a viewing party from noon to eight and the the mission neighborhood plans to host a block party today starting at 1:00. 49ers fans are showing off their playoff pride as we close in on this afternoon's championship game. that is my little guy, my nine-year-old nephew, solomon, wearing his colors and saying we are number one. >> go 49ers! >> that's right, go 49ers.

and this little girl is showing her 49 pride and eating it too. check out heat pancakes. did you know we have a competition going with the after bc decision in seattle to see who has the best fans? seattle's elliot bay or the san francisco bay area? to shoot, all you need to do is go to abc7 news facebook page and like this post. whoever has the most likes by kickoff wins. let's show seahawks fans nobody's got it better than us. i think we really need to you get there and like us. we like us. >> i hope so. good morning, everyone. we are looking at another spare the air day today. that makes the 29th of the season. live doppler 7hd trying to pick up anything that's out there. no cloud cover, of course no precip. and the hazy conditions are on tap for the afternoon. perhaps with a few records again today. so from our roof camera, it's

not going to get light until well after 7:00. so the temperatures are school. 37 oakland. and san francisco at 51 degrees. it's 40 los gatos. half moon bay is in the upper 30s. this is emeryville where the temperatures are even chillier as you head out toward the belta belta -- the delta and the valleys. very, very dry out there. be careful. petaluma 28 degrees. 35 in napa. 30 in santa rosa with freezing conditions from the delta and concord. livermore, you are just a little bit above at 35 degrees. sfo this morning with the poor air quality from our inland east bay. the coast, the central bay and the north bay. so the poor air quality, the pollutants spreading around the bay. better air quality in the central by and santa clara valley. here's a look from the exploratorium camera. the highlights, the spare the air day today.

mild to warm right on through tuesday. that, of course, includes the holiday, martin luther king day tomorrow. then slightly cooler wednesday and thursday. the on shore flow will be with us with a few extra clouds. but it looks like stronger offshore winds will visit come friday into the weekend and that could set up another red flag warning. it's only about one to two inches of rain for the entire season since last july. that's putting us at about 15% of normal at san francisco. 19% mountain view and 12% in livermore. i talked about the relative humidity and it will be about 12% this afternoon. with the extremely try conditions and the ridge of high pressure locked into place around the eastern pacific, we still are getting light offshore winds and that is allowing for the dry air mass to warm up quickly after the sunrise. and that brings more records our way. perhaps some low 70s. as we go out another week and a

half, you will notice that we still are looking at dry witnesses for the entirety except the northern portion where we could see a weak system coming in by january 29th? well, we have to look out even further, perhaps into early february to get the ridge to break down. low 80s with a high surf advisory in los angeles. pump springs 82. look for 74 in san diego with more 70s around the bay. 74 santa cruz. 71 napa. concord 71, fremont 71 and san francisco should see a high of 68. the accuweather seven take forecast, spare the air today. very little change tomorrow and into tuesday. then a little cooler with partly cloudy skies and then we warm back up. abc7 news has another great weather resource for you to follow. that's live doppler 7hd on twitter for the very latest bay area conditions, rain or shine, plus get video forecasts, spare the air alers, power outage info and weather tweets from your favorite weather team. going back to the 70s to think

about water conservation. >> yeah. we had avoided saying a drought for a long time. but it is upon us. >> it is. >> all right. thank you, lisa. up next, a little northern california piggy saved from some big, bad dogs. the effort to keep him alive and help him recover.

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>> a booming california industry is the latest targeted by organized crime. you might be surprised to find out that it is the nut industry. this season there have been single heists of $400,000 in walnuts, $100,000 in almonds and $100,000 in pistachios. they are selling the nuts on the black market. the reason they are worth so much, demand for nuts in the u.s. and china has grown dramatically. california's nut industry takes in nearly $10 billion a year. the nut growers and processors have now teamed up with the state to create a specialized task force to help make the crops more secure. this morning a baby pig is on the road to recovery after being severely hurt in a sacramento dog attack. on friday animal control officers got a call for an injured pig and arrived to find

the piglet bleeding with a pretty bad eye injury. he was in bad shape. everyone pitched in to help. >> to bring him back here, clean him up, bring him home and nurse him back to health and have co-workers -- management that supports this and co-workers that want to help out, so it's an awesome feeling. >> the big, named company tan winchester, he did lose an eye, but he's getting used to that. the captain will recover in a foster home and then be put up for adoption. following up now on a story from earlier this month. the mountain lion believed to have killed a family's dog in california, may have struck again. a home surveillance camera caught a mountain lion at a home in early january just before it killed an 80-pound boxer. the same lion is also believed to have attacked two other dogs. they survived.

ten days later the same lion returned and went after a chihuahua as her owner watched in horror. >> we her the dog crying and my dad got up and looked and he say him over the dog with the dog in its mouth. >> wildlife officials say the extreme drought is bringing animals into residential areas searching for food and water. the mountain lion is a protected species so under the law they cannot be captured or relocated. some military moms are presenting quilts of valor to a teenager forced out of school because of a serious injury is not missing a moment of class thanks to a robot. 15-year-old keith griffin broke both his knees playing basketball last week. to help, in stepped this robot with a screen and live streaming camera. for a first. it allows the real keith to attend classes from home while

his robotic counterpart fills in for him in the classroom. keith can virtually raise his hand by hitting a button and triggering a light. the service is donated by a nonprofit that helps sick or injured children stay up to dit in school, while at home or in the hospital. up next on the abc7 sunday morning news, the flu now taking a toll on young victims and the new restrictions being put into place to protect you. and good news for california universities, but it might be bad news for the state's students.

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>> welcome back. let's start this half-hour with a quick look at the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. >> hey, carolyn. good morning to you. we are looking at some very chilly temperatures this morning. once again, over a 30-degree spread with upper 20s from petaluma, novato, to low 50s in san francisco, with freezing temperatures or near that in our east bay valleys. we will look for a rapid warmup this morning. so by the afternoon we are talking low 60s and the 3:00, 4:00 temperatures anywhere from the upper 60s to the low 70s today, underneath some hazy conditions. more of the bay area will look at a polluted sky and air quality not very good. we will tell you where and talk about the spare the air day and the potential for change in our forecast in a few minutes. carolyn. >> lisa, thank you. the u.s. condemned yesterday's

taliban attack in afghanistan that killed three americans. 21 people died when a suicide bomber entered the front of a restaurant and blew himself up. his two insurgents came in behind and opened fire. the taliban said the attack is retaliation for an afghan military operation the week before. >> president barack obama said he will not allow u.s. spying to damage relations with germany and other allies. he made that pledge during an interview that aired last night on german television. this, after reports the u.s. nsa agency had monitored communications of european citizens and listened in on german chancellor's cell phone. this week george stephanopoulos goes one-on-one with the russian president vladimir putin. with the olympics coming up, challenged by security threats and protests over gay rights, putin speaks with george stephanopoulos from sochi in his first interview with a u.s.

broadcaster in three years. you scan catch "this week" right here on abc7 at 8:00. the university of california and california state university systems are reporting more students than ever applying for a higher education. applications for u.c. schools jumped nearly 5% and the out-of-state and international plants grew by 20%. those students by much higher tuition, which adds more revenue for the school systems. it also means fewer in-state students could be accepted. on csu campuses, applications are up nearly 10% from two years ago. california's obama care health exchange website has temporarily stopped accepting applications. covered california's enrollment portal is off-line until 5:00 tuesday morning for maintenance and upgrades. people will still be able to access the site for information but will not be able to enroll for healthcare, that is until tuesday morning.

so many people are coming down with the flu that we are officially in a flu epidemic. here in the by area county health departments report a total of 23 flu deaths. the latest victims are two south bay women ages 52 and 62. abc news reporter michelle franson has a look at what's happening across the u.s. >> the flu is now widespread in 40 states. all indianapolis area hospitals will begin restricting visitors. those with flu-like symptoms, including a fever or cough, will not be allowed to visit patients. >> the biggest thing is not to go out and infect other people. >> the flu is taking a toll on the most vulnerable. in the past week alone, ten children have died. in tennessee 11-year-old girl came down with h1n1, the most common strain of the flu virus right now. she died nearly 72 hours later. >> it was just more than her body could handle. it was just more than her heart

could take. >> savannah had not been vaccinated. neither had this 13-year-old in texas. she died of complications from the flu. but doctors say a flu shot is still the best defense. even though doctors repeatedly advised people about the benefits of the vaccination, one in five parents say they don't give their children the flu vaccine for fear they will get the flu from it, which is a medical myth. >> i'm ready. >> the flu season goes until april. it's not too late to get a flu shot. >> it is it usually take a full two weeks to get the complete immune protection from the vaccine. some benefits start to kick in right away so sooner is better. >> and there's still plenty available. abc news, new york. >> and the center for disease control has a flu shot finder map to help you find a clinic near you. we have a link on abc7news.com under "see it on tv."

health officials say cases of whooping cough are on the rise across the state. the "sacramento bee" reports 20 more cases were reported in 2013 than 2012. officials say one reason for the uptick is the increasing number of parents opting out of kids. while they recognize the vaccine could have serious side effects in rare cases, they say whooping cough itself pose as greater risk and recommend children be vaccinated. >> churchers are looking to end a 49-year-old mystery. they are looking for the wreckage of a plane that crashed on new year's day 1965. four people were on the plane. only one body was recovered. the brother of a 15-year-old on the plane has vowed to find him. one diver said it's going to be difficult no matter what they find. >> my expectation is that the tail half of the plane is off.

that we have one wing and the fuselage intact. deteriorated, of course. and the possibility of two, if not three bodies within it. >> california's drought is helping in this search, since the lake is at its lowest level in years. however, divers are being hampered by the large amount of silt in the lake. there will be two special services at glad memorial church in san francisco today honoring dr. martin luther king, jr. ahead of tomorrow's holiday. hundreds will gather to celebrate the civil rights leader's legacy. the events will feature poetry, music and words. today's celebrations get underway at 9:00 and 11:00 this morning. they are free and open to the public. dozens of people gathered yesterday outside san francisco's bay view opera house to honor dr. king. >> we can get it done! >> yeah! >> we can overcome what's happening in our neighborhood.

we can overturn what's happening in the world. all you have to do is claim it. >> it included marching from the opera house to m.l.k. pool singing "we shall overcome." it's the first of a series of events sponsored by the san francisco recreation and park department. >> one good deed leads to another. two philanthropists have stepped forward to cover costs of hosting the special day for bat kid. the san francisco chronicle reports john and marshall goldman have handed the city a check for $105,000. that covers all the expenses for the event. the goldmans say they have supported the make-a-wish foundation for some time. that event brought thousands of people into the streets to show their support. the check will cover all the public safety costs. ahead on the abc7 sunday morning news, why the unusual

weather has even the trees and the plants confused. and here's a live look from our east bay peak camera.

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humidity and high fire danger. higher than average temperatures and spare the air, awful that. low 50s san francisco but upper 20s and low 30s in some of our valleys. we will talk about our high temperatures, maybe some records and the look ahead next. >> thank you, lisa. also ahead, the warriors find their team defense against the pelicans, a missing ingredient in their last two losses, but did it lead to a win? collin resch has the highlights ♪ [ female announcer ] wherever morning brings you, bring the energy you need. nature valley soft-baked oatmeal squares. softly baked, made with hearty oatmeal and a drizzle of cinnamon. they're nature valley's take on a morning classic. because when you keep going, the morning can bring you to brand-new places. ♪ nature valley. nature at its most delicious.

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6:44 on this sunday morning. this is a live look from our roof cam showing you it goes on and on and on. talking about the record-breaking high, dry weather. lisa argen will be along shortly with a full accuweather forecast. >> a long, warm winter has create an unusual, but colorful, phenomenon that you may have noticed. flowers popping up in january, tricked into accounting like it's spring. but there is a downside. abc7 news reporter david loui has more from san jose. >> reporter: landscape architect leslie dean designed his front yard, but it was mother nature who tricked the plants into thinking it was spring already. some of the flowers are months early. >> i wouldn't call them confused, i would say they are following their natural sense to grow when the weather is warm. >> reporter: geraniums normally bloom in summer. lavender in springtime. it's even warm enough for the bees to be out in search of

pollen. but what happens to tender shoots in the harsh winter returns? >> you might find the new growth is damaged with cold frost because it has not been hardened off yet for the winter season. it would normally have a growing season to harden those leaves off with some wax or just the thickness of the leaf. >> to the south in san jose. valerie walked us around her garden which is used for educational programs for the california native garden foundation. this is flowering and so is this plant which normally doesn't flower for another two or three months. a change back to normal winter weather could inflict economic damage. >> if we got a freeze, it means all those flowers are going to fall off. if there is any fruit that started to set, that's all going to fall off. so you will get, you know, lower production and prices will reflect it. >> that's important to cherry growers. they need to make sure the fruit trees know it's still winter so they city dormant.

>> what a lot of former are doing now is irrigating to go keep the soil as nice and cool as they can to ward off the heat in the daytime and we are just keeping our fingers crossed. >> david loui, abc7 news. >> i can see we will be doing a lot of stories about the different impacts of the drought. >> we definitely have the cool air in the morning so we have that going for us. the wide swings from the afternoon highs and morning lows anywhere from 25 to 30 degrees. we are talking about the freezing temperatures in parts of our valley so it is very typically cool this morning with the dry air. it lose that is heat and as the air descends into the lower valleys, it really gets frigid. maybe some frost out there. there was frost in southern florida so the wacky weather is all around the united states. mt. tam, nice and clear. a layer of haze and a spare-the-air day again today. the 29th of the season. 51 in san francisco.

it's 37 in oakland with 39 in san jose. half moon bay is sitting in the upper 30s and from our sutro tower, just beginning to get light out there, numbers ranging from the upper 20ths petaluma. freezing in concord. look at livermore at 35. we are just at about 30 in santa rosa with temperatures just at freezing in concord. so bundle up this morning. from our roof camera, a nice shot. mild temperatures, upper 60s to lower 70s and there could be records again. but a weak system will move down from the pacific northwest but it will be dry. no rain. average highs ranging from the upper 50s to 60 in san jose. forecasting highs with records, perhaps, in the low 70s from livermore, oakland and redwood city. that brings us anywhere from 11 to 15 degrees above average. now relative humidity today,

perhaps down in the single digits. so extremely dry conditions. not much recovery throughout the week. once again, the high pressure ridge builds in quickly and that's been with us more month. the subtle changes comes with a wind shift, but not until about wednesday. the temperatures today will be the warmest for san jose. low 70s for tomorrow and tuesday. then with that we can system dipping into the upper 60s. then back up into the low 70s. 71 fremont. san francisco upper 60s. look for 69 around have you lay show. 74 in cloverdale. much cooler in seattle with temperatures topping out in the afternoon at 50. game time mid-40s. low 40s sunset 4:51 and the accuweather seven-day forecast, another spare the air today.

if you like this weather, status quo is the which it goes with temperatures slowly dropping off but then i talk about the possibility of red flag warnings by friday. so very strange. >> but good football weather in seattle. >> yes. >> looking ford to that. let's check out sports. it is finally here, the nfc championship game now just hours away. kickoff for the 49ers-seahawks game is 3:30 at century link field in seattle. here's collin resch. he has this morning's sports. >> good morning. a field goal underdog. that's what the niners are heading into today's nfc championship game with seattle. they may be 3 point dogs but they will are closer to full strength than the seahawks. reinforcements have arrived in the secondary. rogers said he's fully recovered from a hamstring injury that's kept him out of the playoffs so far. he will see time in nickel situations. one guy that won't have to worry about defending, seattle's percy

harvin who is unable to pass concussion tests this week. >> he's an effective guy but fortunately he's not playing. we have that lot more guys to deal with. their running game, quarterback, those guys can scramble. once you get outside the pocket. so percy is just another guy and without him the guys will have -- will still be rolling." >> mike shumann is in seattle. we will have complete post game coverage and another edition of "vernon's view" at 11 when he goes one-on-one with vernon davis after the game. you can also follow him on twitter for an inside look at the championships. sharks ended their three game road trip yet. -- yesterday in tampa bay. a hat trick. that's good. a not trick plus one? that's really, really good. the captain, st. louis, he's 38 years old. that's his second goal of the game. reverse tap. 33 seconds left in the period. st. louis in front, bounces off the face of justin braun to complete the hat trick.

early second period, it is the one-timer. st. louis, four goals on antti niemi in a 10 minute, 11 second span of game action. the come pack by san jose. and joe pavelski, a sweet pass. then from his knees gets the pass. ben bishop tied it. four minutes left in the second. he tips matt irwin's shot and it goes in. little joe's first career hat trick. finally the game winner, 5-4, the sharks sweep the road trip. the phil dawson lookalike in new orleans taking in the new warriors game. the real phil dawson, safely in seattle today. don't worry. david lee had 22. anthony davis had a unibrow fame. he's good. pelicans by 11. second quarter, steph curry buries the three. keeping it at 28. second in the gab in field goal percentage. he does a lost that.

the english off glass. warriors up 12. 1:15 left in the game. boggs bringing it with the block. warriors win by 10. next up, home against indiana tomorrow. the businessers have the nba's best record. justin cobbs in cal. they crushed washington state with their sixth straight win. sophomore tyler wallace right here with the steal. justin cobb, look at that pass. the finish. he had 13. cobb had 16. the second half an 18-4 run. solomon five in the game. 12 points. 76-55. cal now 12-0 in pac-12 play. like cal, stanford going for it over the washington school. josh throwing it down over the huskies. jason randall scoring a career high 33. stanford 79, u.w. 67. west coast conference hoops,

saint mary's victorious last night. and the victoria open, williams ousted in the round of 16. today it's on the afc and nfc title games. larry beil will be in to anchor at five, six, nine and eleven. i'm collin resch. have a great day everyone! >> up next, the unique creatures found onal kutrase and what

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chilly start w we have upper 20s. about 53 in san francisco right now. later on the high will be 50 in seattle, but game time 46 degrees. dropping through the 40s. the accuweather seven-day forecast, no changes until midweek. slightly cooler and then back to warm with perhaps a high fire danger by the end of the week. >> all right. thank you, lisa. that is going to to it for us. thank you for joining us on the abc7 sunday morning news. i'm carolyn tyler, along with lisa argen.

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