fans showedly love for 49ers coach jim harbaugh. it's all but a certainly he'll no longer be with the team there's still a chance he may not be leaving the bay area. a look at the final moments of coach jim harbaugh's last game of the niners season and possibly his last game as their coach. where he is going next is unclear.

mike shumann is here with the story. you're not convinced? >> i have a feeling that his nfl career may be on the ropes but with unfinished business. the era ended with a victory, defeating arizona, ending the season of one 8-8 record. harbaugh made sure he took in the whole experience pregame looking with all of this players who have a lot of respect for him whether they like him or not. he took the three straight nfc title games and one super bowl now. we await the confirmation from jim harbaugh himself whether he is returning to coach at his alma mater michigan. raiders would love to have chance to talk with harbaugh and i'm surprised jim didn't play the process out and see what was available in the nfl. now, michigan had that advantage to talk with harbaugh without tampering, and they want to get this done for recruiting

purposes. the folkses in bay area are ready for harbaugh to take over. earlier this week you of m die are-hards showed the cack kentucky, and a ball cap laid out for the coach. jim turned his franchise around like in san diego and stanford and maybe he decided his style works better at the college level where you get a new crop of players every season instead of grinding down the same roster with nfl players year after year. more thoughts on this in sports, and the 49ers just tweeted out, it's been the time of my life, a lot of memories, great moments from jim harbaugh, hash tag, 49ers. so i'm sure he's not going to deal with but he told a sideline reporter what he had no idea what was going on with jim. >> abc7 news heard from athletic directer at the university of michigan quote we have stated

from the beginning of our process we would not be discussing any particulars regarding our search until it has been completed and we have hired a coach. continuing our coverage, we're live at levis stadium with how fans are feeling right now. reporter: fans are happy to end the season with a win, but it's also been a tough year, and they'll be the first ones to admit that. first getting used to playing at a new stadium and now the idea the head coach could be leaving. [cheering] >> 49ers fans tailgate outside levi's stadium but among the sea of red, some life in blue and yellow alumni of michigan, where rumor has it coach jim harbaugh will be the wolverines' next head coach. >> was able to turn around the program here, and i expect he will at michigan. >> really need a new coach. it's been a tough last couple of seasons. >> harbaugh has not said if he's

leaving san francisco but reports are out the university of michigan is offering a six year $48 million deal. >> a heck of an offer. certainly is his alma mater and everybody is dying to have him. >> tom thomas' son is a player on the 49ers. the says the players have not been told what the coach's plans are. thomas thinks harbaugh would have success again at the college level. >> just a very focused guy that knows exactly what he wants to accomplish and how to do a that. >> support for the struggling coach filled the stands, fans holding signs thanking harbaugh for his work with the team, many hoping the rumors prove to be up true. >> won't believe it until i see it. >> she has been season ticketholder for more than 30 years and brought a sign with harbaugh's motto. whose got it better than us? michigan.

>> rumors have been swirling for days about jim harbaugh. look at this. one university of michigan blog is certain harbaugh is going to ann arbor. it shows the direct route there and cites a report that terms of a contract with michigan are settled. stay with abc7 news for any updates on coach harbaugh's future with the 49ers online and on air. coverage continues on twitter at abc7 news bay area. >> to developing news on a mid-air mystery in south asia the search just resumed for an airasia plane that disappeared over stormy indonesian waters. the plane's loss comes on top of the unexplained disappears on malaysia flight 370 in march in that same part of the world. here's the story. >> this is the passenger plane that disappeared over the java sea. flight 8501 was bound from indonesia to singapore, or two

hour flight. most of the 162 a board were snowsian including 16 children and one infant with a crew of six. after 42 minutes to the air the jet hit severe weather thunderstorms and turbulence. the pilot asked to turn and increase altitude steeply from 32,000 feet to 38,000 feet. then nothing. the airbus 320 vanished from radar. >> to just disappear is really baffling. >> search planes planes and boated crisscrossed for hours before night fell and turned up no trace of the plane or people in indonesia and singapore emotional relatives gather ited a airports and huddled over passenger lists. >> this is shallow water so if we can gate relative area we can find the wreckage, find the black box understand what went on. >> all shades of malaysia flight 370 which vanished into thin air last match. a massive searched has produced

nothing but a deep easterly mystery. >> nothing has changed since mh370 disappeared. just shouldn't happen. >> both airasia and the missing airbus 320 have good safety records. >> we do have some breaking news right now. i want to read you this statement. this official press release that we're just getting from the 49ers organization. it reads: the san francisco 49ers and jim harbaugh have mutually agreed to part ways. the 49ers organization has begun its search for the team's next head coach while harbaugh is now free to consider his next coaching opportunity without any constraints. 49ers ceo jed york and general manager will hold a press conference in levis stadium auditorium on 1:00 monday, the 29th to address the announce. and the organization's coaching search. one rumor put to rest. coach harbaugh is leaving the 49ers.

where he goes next still up for debate. we'll continue to cover this in the newscast and shu will be back with more in sports. >> a group of activists took the black lives matter movement to people having sunday brunch. [chanting] >> organizers call it the black brunch movement. marchers not only chanted slogans, they entered restaurants and read the names of people who have been killed by police. >> not only trying to bring solidarity what happened in ferguson and shine a light on what is happening here as relates to police brutality. >> as a business operator it's not the best venue. i think if they wanted to be heard, should be maybe in city hall. >> protest leaders claim an african-american person is killed by police, private security guards or vigilantes every 28 hours in the u.s.

neighbors rush to rescue during life or death drama. >> he was just like -- i need -- we need him to jump. >> still to come a split second decision that saved a little boy's life. an important deadline tomorrow for people impacted by the napa earthquake. >> i'm drew tuma. it was a clear and bright end to the holiday weekend. i'm tracking brisk windings that will bring about

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>> o mama right here. come on. come on. >> mo, my god. >> a dramatic life-saving moment captured on video. a three-year-old child was trapped inside a burning apartment building in alabama and before fire crews arrived neighbors tried to reach the boy but couldn't get inside the building. they urged him to jump from the window, and you see it here in this video. the child lands right in the arms arms of a man below, the man who prompted the boy to jump shot the video. >> people's life was in danger and people were screaming everybody in the community came together and helped. relive the moment and say that you saved someone's life, and it's a really good feeling. >> six people were hurt in the fire. investigators say it was started by food left on a stove. the community is now raising donations to help four families who lost their homes. napa and solano county residents have until tomorrow to apply for federal disaster aid

to cover losses from the napa earthquake. so far 2500 home owners-representers and businesses asked fema for assistance. the 6.0 earthquake damaged hundreds of homes and other buildings. federal disaster grants can help pay for repairs, help tenants cover rent and pay for some disaster-relate out needs not covered by insurance. opponent on the field became allies in the kitchen, serving up a helping of good sportsmanship in san francisco while helping the lest fortunate. >> heading outside, brisk end to 2014. meteorologist

a chance for people to have dinner at a peninsula restaurant that many consider an institution. mings has been serving up chinese food in palo alto for the past 58 years. the large 500 seat restaurant will make way for a four-story hotel. 49 people will lose their jobs but two years frow now they'll return as a 150 seat restaurant inside the hotel. ming's is open until 9:00 tonight. football players from maryland and stanford traded in their game jerseys for aprons to help feed the hungry in san francisco. today the two squads teamed up and served lunch at glide memorial church in the tenderloin. their community service leads up to the foster farms bowl at levi's stadium. >> awesome being able to come out here and help out in the community, and just show up and

just do this for other people. >> the tray tradition of football players volunteering in local soup kitchen goes back to when the bowl game was played san francisco and was called the fight hunger bowl. great to see. weather has been great to see as well. beautiful out there let's go back to abc7 meteorologist drew tuma. >> we called it a delightful december day and that is what shaped up to be. live doppler 7hd no issues i've precipitation tonight or the next 24 hours. take you live outside the sutro tower camera showing you downtown san francisco. clear skies for much of the sunday. it was bright, beautiful. now wyanoids -- now notice clouds are moving in and we look for fog to develop. forecast or fog in the bay and inland valley locations. strong brix winds are on the way and will usher in cool temperatures so widespread freezing numbers to end the year of 2014. we have a "spare the air" snare

effect for the north bay and santa clara valley with poor air quality. that means no wood-burning in those areas. temperatures outside right now 49 currently in napa. a cool 54 in san francisco dropped to 49 in los gatos. 54 hair ward, fairfield 50. satellite and radar shows you high pressure right over california. when you're under high pressure you get sinking air which squashes all the cloud cover so that's why we have lot of clear skies on the way. we're tracking a cold front just off to the west. this cold front ant going to bring is moisture. what it will do is pick up or winds and drag in much colder air from the north. as we go through the forecast, tomorrow morning we seal the fog developing around the bay and in theirland valley locations. gets out of here early in the morning and by the afternoon, wall-to-wall sunshine across the bay area. then tuesday, early morning see the front move through. only notice if your open earl tuesday morning many increased patchy cloud cover otherwise

the winds will pick up out of the north through the day on wednesday. for that fact we have high-wind watch in effect for the east bay hills and north bay mountains sustained winds up to 40 miles-per-hour, and gusts as high as 65 miles-per-hour. so those winds going to bring in chilly temperatures, especially santa rosa. overnight lows wednesday and thursday, bottoming out in the mid-to upper 20s and urban areas like oakland are not immune to this cold. take a look as we go into wednesday, this, and friday. overnight lows into the mid-and upper 30s. so cool air on the way. bay area lows overnight tonight 30s in the north bay 4 , 4 san francisco, drop dog 42 oakland, after some patchy fog tomorrow morning, monday, another seasonably cool day. sunshine on the way temperatures in the mid-50s. the accuweather seven-day forecast calling four sunshine, turning wind on tuesday, cold and breezy new year's eve bright and brisk to enter 2015

but if you do not like this cool air, saturday and sunday next week we're rebounding, temperatures back on the mild side. this time next we're week talking 60s. >> thank you drew. all right, shu is back and half of the mystery is over. >> that's right. the 49ers made it official. mutually decided to part ways and it was a finale for jim harbaugh in a 49ers coaching outfit, and the team gets a female announcer: get beautyrest, posturepedic even tempur-pedic mattress sets at low clearance prices. save even more on floor samples, demonstrators,

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a statement they have mutually decided to part ways. at least they end with a victory, ending a roller coaster season of distractions that team hat dealt with. the coach hyping up his quarterback one last time. kap must have been fired up. finds bolden over the middle and he does the rest. game is tied at 7. cardinals retake the lead in the second. ryan lindley to michael floyd. 41-yard score cardinals 17-13. what could be frank gore's last game in red and gold, went over 1,000-yard for the eight time in his career, and a bruce miller touchdown would get the 49ers the lead and the interception late seals the deals. niners win harbaugh gets the game ball and a soaking. interest days ahead. >> a make or break season for harbaugh and his 49ers. he wears you down with his

grinding hyper productive style and his savings of, who's got it better than us? nobody. wears thin on nfl players and quit listening when it's not true. the ra-ra stuff works better in college and it might be closer to his style. he will be a god-like figure in michigan. he went to school there his dad coached there, and his mentor bow schembechler coached there. a perfect set one for jim to wear the maize and blue. jim is conflicted knowing he has bun finished business in the nfl but you can't keep jumping from the pros to college and i hope he has method the right decision. the raiders well by looking for a new head coach ending their season with a loss in denver.

i have to think raider interim head coach's run has come to a close with a loss in denver. j.j. anderson had himself an afternoon. first quarter 11-yard touchdown run. two minutes later raiders get on the board. that's a fumble. it's picked up and it's 10-7 denver. anderson, 8 'yards, three tds. scampers 25 yards. denver in control with the 27-7 lead. derek carr wisconsin this pass. the raiders have some positives

going into next year but they end the year 3-13. packers hosting the lions in a battle for the nfc north. in the second, green bay quarterback aaron rodgers goes down with a calf injury. carted off the field but comes back in the third. packers win 30-20 and take the nfc north. for the fourth straight year the lions will be the wild card. >> nfc south carolina and atlanta. fourth and five in the third. matt ryan picked off by boston. goes 83-yard. 34-3. the panthers win the game, 34-3, win the division with a 7-8-1 record. >> conor shaw getting the start for the browns against the ravens. ravens need a win to stay alive. in the fourth, joe flacco over the top to torry smith. 16-yard pitch and catch, ravens 13-10. four minutes later flacco hits

aiken in the end zone, ravens one. with a charger loss baltimore graves the final playoff in the afc. so seattle some new england have home need advantage throughout the playoff. we'll hear from the 49ers on the head coach's future coming up at 6:00 p.m. here on abc7 and, jed, 1:00 press conference tomorrow. i'm a little surprised both are willing to talk about it. it will be interesting tomorrow. >> very, thank you shu. coming up at 6:00, can he have an update on a deadly bicycle crash in the east bay that claimed the life of a popular assistant plan. >> the once toxic san francisco bay is showing signs of an incredible recovery. join us for abc7 news at 6:00. that's going to do for us abc7 news at 5:00. thanks so much for joining us. see you at 6:00.

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