question. david? >> the niners today said they want next head coach to represent the team with class and to be a great teacher. we oo we expect to win the super bowl every year. >> fans remain puzzled what else led to his departure. >> being a fan, the success harbaugh brought to the 49ers, i don't understand why this is going on. >> we may never find out because of a cone of silence >> i don't think it's fair to jim to reveal the conversations he and i have had behind closed doors that we said are going to stay behind closed doors >> however if the criteria for a new coach that seems to

suggest harbaugh's short comings. candidates must be able to mentor players and coaches. >> they have good command of the game of football. that is what you're looking for moving forward is an individual that can do those things. >> also, he helped what he called choir boy players. using ray mcdonald as an example. one fan thought the niners took too long to part with harbaugh. >> she was an mazing worker and made the company a lot of money. they got rid of her because of that fact. she was a cancer in the room. that is what happened in july, and that is what happened last

season. >> in santa clara abc news. >> the ink on the contract is drying as we speak. if you offered me that deal, i'd sign it too. and the city of an arbor is excited. jed york started to search for a new head coach. the team is close to reaching a super bowl. if they wanted continuity they'd consider hiring vick vanggio >> i would like to see vick

fangio here. and i understand that is the very thing that we have. we don't want to lose that. >> he has total control of his personnel, stuff and the way he approaches the game. they told me harbaugh is just what the doctor ordered. >> he lights up the city. they're very very perfect in that way. and harbaugh says it's a big story that happened there. >> several candidates are in the playoffs so may take more time if they don't hire in-house

we'll have more coming up in sports on what is next for for coaches and players. >> niners fans have been lighting up twitter all day. adding harbaugh wasn't a winner to jed york. harbaugh landed in michigan a six-car caravan took him and his family to a hotel. university of michigan has the most wins in college football history. >> there is a little bit unknown at first.

>> putting fire in this place like you've never seen. a news conference is scheduled after which harbaugh will be introduced in a michigan basketball game. tickets that were selling for $14 are now going for $120 and fans are being asked to wear khakis to the game. >> two men in custody after leading police on a chase through three bay area counties that started when a stolen newspaper truck continued across the san mateo bridge and through downtown. did authorities miss an opportunity to end it sooner? sergio? >> there are a number of techniques police have used to try to stop the chases but they

all involve safety risks for officers other drivers and people police are trying to catch. today, departments chose to ball back and let the driver get stuck on a dead end street the driver of this stolen delivery truck led officers on a chase down bouncy dirt roads near train tracks, at freeway speeds along bridges and down city streets, watching as he is on their side of the road. police say two men stole a newspaper truck. >> san francisco police chased them down. at 9:00 a.m is where patrol officers took over. in the east bay on the 880 freeway, the driver veers through traffic. then, in hayward serving into

traffic lanes. the passenger bailed out and the pursuit ended in san leandro. and looked as if the police could intercept the truck. >> speeds were too high on that freeway. >> officers could not get ahead of the truck. in the end, police from several departments saturated this neighborhood where the driver tried to run away by jumping over backyard fences. he was hiding under a bridge. police tell me the driver was

not hurt. tonight the two culprits are now in custody. dan? >> thank you very much. that passenger appeared to be smoking during the beginning of the pursuit. he bailed then the driver stopped in san leandro. you can see the officer. we're waiting to hear what charges the men face but we know they include charges of the driver trying to hit one of them. >> here is what happened when a driver won't stop for a state park ranger. he was killed when his pick up plunged 75 feet in the ocean. the patrol was investigating whether the driver was impaired

or drove off that highway. >> moving on if you thought the last few nights have been cold wait until the rest of the week. spencer? >> it's also going to get windy before cold. clear skies over the bay area now. and as you probably know, we have a wind advisory. winds between 45-60 miles per hour. winds start to intensify in the north bay and other parts of the bay area. winds mix out and right now under a spare the air alert. no wood is burning when there is a spare the air alert. i'll have the forecast coming up

in a few minutes. >> and carolyn does it seem like people are prepared for the cold? >> we're working on getting carolyn in just a moment. >> i was saying if people are not prepared yet, they better get ready. customers coming into the nursery not just to buy plants but to protect them. there is a run on two popular items. a spray and blanket. this is put all over the plant.

>> he says it may be too late for the spray. it needs to go on before a cold snap. but to protective cover works well. this is a hot seller? >> this would be now what i advise people to buy. >> if you're trying to keep yourself warm make sure the furnace is maintained and working. >> that is a young lady without heat three days. >> supposed to be getting colder this week. >> okay we can't do a thing about it. you can get that furnace fixed. >> yes. that is what is going to happen hopefully. >> at ace hardware, space heaters are in demand and have been since that rain storm this month. >> pechl are coming in looking for heat warmth and blankets

stuff they can keep on hand. >> winter is here. and is now going to feel like it. >> the abc7 news weather app there is a free down load from apple app store or google play. >> going to get a fireplace going. >> still ahead a weather place train train system. >> police report on the shooting of an unarmed black suspect. this time, lapd is under fire. >> looks like a mountain lion has been stalking pray in the neighborhood. >> and we'll a device that

dramatic video from southern california. two mountain bikers in los angeles county took off around 2:00 yesterday afternoon, and when they didn't return families reported them missing. one of their cell phones pinged. it's not clear why they won't be reached they were air lifted to safety by a fire department helicopter.

both appeared to be okay. >> we now have a series of storms rolling through the bay area this month. officials say damage from flooding and winds reached $13.3 million. nearly $4 million is in private damages involving 34 homes and 11 businesses. >> that rain washed away some of the smart train track beds in marin and sonoma counties. >> when put into a context of a 70 mile railroad, this water logged section hardly represents the end of the world.

>> trains run through there. he notes in the future if it doesn't want future service interruptions it needs a solution. >> it washes out pretty good. >> it backs up. >> that is greg jennings. this track runs through a flood plane. the question if it happened once, can it happen again? what can they do to prevent future disrupgss? >> we'll take a look at that. >> it's a learning experience.

this is an area we're going to pay attention to. >> better now than two years from now, with passengers coming through. >> a mountain lion visited this home twice within the past four nights the big cat climbed on to a oak tree. she thinks is it's the same mountain lion that killed a deer in her yard four nights ago. >> i'm nervous i hear the cat is on the roof. >> this is video in the bay area. do you remember that one? it has not threatened humans but the big cat is scaring deer.

>> it's getting colder here. >> temperatures at or below freezing overnight. 49 morgan hill. 54 half moon bay. it's 47 now in santa rosa and napa. and freezing cold conditions

will blanket areas wednesday through friday. so that cold storm going to bring us stronger winds. clouds here in the bay area there may be sprinkles but that won't be very wide spread. and let's take a look at our wind gust animation. notice it will be gusty then. by mid day winds increasing over 35 miles per hour in parts

of the north bay. we'll have small craft advisories over coastal waters and bay waters. here is our projection for lows bottoming out at 31 degrees thursday morning. there will be other places that might be warmer. here is the accu-weather forecast. morning chill with us throughout the week. highs not much above

54, 55 degrees. going to be a chilly new year's eve. >> up next efforts to overturn a ban on plastic bags. >> supporters say (vo) at jennie-o, we heard of a place in iowa where every thursday people ride ten miles for tacos. we thought we'd show up and surprise them with a better kind of taco, made with jennie-o ground turkey, cooked thoroughly to 165. (mom) i'd feed my kids turkey tacos over regular tacos any day. (woman) i think that they're light and they're just fresh tasting. (vo) it's time for a better taco. (kid) the tacos tonight were pretty much perfect. (vo) make the switch. look for jennie-o ground turkey at a store near you.

the panel that oversees california areas version of obamacare is mr going a shake up the head of the board announced his resignation today stepping down wednesday and this gives

governor brown an opportunity to appoint three new people to the board and put his stamp on health care in the state. it's been criticized for it's complex sign up procedures, spotty customer service and not attracting enough latinos the governor's health and human services secretary calls it an opportunity for better care, and lower costs. >> opponents of california's ban on plastic bags turned in signatures to overturn the law. american progressionive bag alliance is behind the drive to dispose of the ban before it takes affect. they submitted 800,000 signatures for a ballot initiative. they need 500,000 valid signatures to qualify. >> at the end of the day if there is a vote on that bring it on. we're not afraid of a vote we know the public supports this. we're confident we can prevail. >> if there are enough

signatures the secretary of state can suspend the law and ban would be postponed until after the november, 2016 election. there are 138 local bag bans that will stay in place. >> bart will replace the last of it's wool seats tomorrow. surveys found people overwhelmingly prefer vinyl seats the seats save the agency money since they don't have to be sent out for dry cleaning. they're expected to last seven, maybe ten years. compared to three years for the fabric seats. >> there is more still to come, reaction to the shooting of an unarmed suspect in los angeles and an autopsy report that backs up the police. >> hundreds of ferry passengers

trapped on a burning boat. >> and vic lee puts a breathalyzer to the test.

here is a demonstration that took place about 90 minutes ago. protestor protestors over a shooting of an unarmed suspect. today, the lapd giving details on how the suspect died. >> let the system work. you know? i do not support everyone of my officer involved shootings i believe in my police department and that we're as good as we can be because we carefully scrutinize what we do. we'll find out the truth of what happened on that august night. >> about 30 demonstrators gathered outside lapd headquarters. >> now there is an idea that

don't even call the cops. >> the union says the autopsy report shows officers acted appropriately. >> nobody should pass judgment on an autopsy anyway. i believe it's consistent with what they've been told so far. and what officer statements were. >> a ban on b's tee shirts ban has been lifted i can't breathe were the final words of eric garner. the high school banned the shirt citing security concerns but changed it's mind after getting threats of a free speech lawsuit. >> overseas 15 ships and a dozen aircraft are searching for

a missing airasia plane. the navy said the destroyer is heading uss sampson is heading to the area now. the plane is believed to have gone down on und, it will ex-planned on to land just in case. >> we don't want to speculate until we find aircraft and what went wrong we'll see what we need to improve on. >> the plane was headed from singapore to indonesia. >> a death toll from a ferry fire has risen to ten after a day and night aboard a burning boat. 80 people who weren't listed on the manifest are believed to be

migrants traveling illegally. >> the mission to rescue hundreds of survivors aboard a burning ferry is complete. >> we had to jump on to boats and then, about three hours in the sea because there was, it was very wavy. >> these videos show difficult conditions. teams lifted frightened and freezing passengers including this pregnant woman and two children off the deck of the norman atlantic. a massive fire broke out before dawn sunday, part way through the journey from a greek port of patro to italy. >> it was no alarm. no alarm. no communication. nobody to tell us what to do except to look for myself to find a life jacket. >> this video shot by a passenger and obtained by an

italian news agency shows flames on the ship interior. >> flames were huge. and cars were on fire. just scary to be honest. >> people were left waiting for rescue on upper decks amid rain hail, and smoke. some reportedly suffering hypothermia hypothermia. one man died after jumping overboard. >> scary. >> now the operation is over and prosecutors say they're launching a full criminal investigation to try to determine what went wrong. hamish mcdonald, abc news london. >> san francisco police are looking for two gunmen who terrorized two men in a home invasion robbery at 3:00 a.m this morning in park merced. a neighborhood next to san francisco state university. officers say the suspects entered probably through a

window, woke up two young men tieing them up at gun point. police say they stole wallets, kril phones and a bike. good news is that no one was hurt. >> convicted drunk drivers may soon is to prove they're sober before starting their cars. they'll have to blow into a tube to rev up the engine. >> every time i hear of another cash i want to make a difference. >> nina walker's 22-year-old daughter,ginger was killed in a crash. ginger left behind a 3-year-old son. >> 50,000 californians have been killed by drunk drivers. we must take action. >> state senator jerry hill's legislation would require all drivers even first offenders to

install ignition interlock devices >> in arizona louisiana they're interlock laws reduced dui fatalities over 35%. >> senator hill says what is significant n california repeat offender as kt for a third of all dui convictions every year. opposition comes from defense lawyers who specialize in dui cases. the law, they say is unnecessary. >> it's do you need to impose that when many first offenders stop after that experience. >> ignition interlock devices are connected to a vehicle ignition. >> i'm going to turn it on. won't start because i've got to breathe into the breathalyzer. i'm going to blow into this

device. i can rev up the car. >> mary lost her son, at home from the navy when a drunk driver hit his car. she came to the news conference to support the legislation. 100% preventible. >> the national transportation safety board endorses using devices. >> need a ride on new year's eve? why it's going to be a big night for uber. >> what you can

>> from uber to lyft some cabs could cost more than you expected. pop go fire works and the champagne. when it's time to go home, you might not be celebrating. >> it's almost impossible. >> took 45 minutes. >> in years past, taxis cleaned

up. >> is it a good money-maker? >> the best, >> but then, the apps. >> they've taken 50% of the business and of the drivers. >> lyft calls it prime time. >> this is to get on the road. >> this is a hospital quality vomit bag. i have a few. >> you may need one after hearing this. lyft is raising the rate to four

times the normal fare. uber showed how riders will have to confirm twice they have seen the high rates and agree to them. >> there is a wild card in this game. flywheel, for hailing taxi cabs. where you traveled, it will be $ten. >> flywheel just raised $12 million. you pay $ten and there is innocentive to pay rides through the app. >> if they're the best deal i understand. that is what i did. >> ridas for what to do you'll find a list of events and how to get to them safely.

>> just ahead tonight a new diet for diabetics. >> what

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if you're battling diabetes, you know what a challenge it can be. but some pefrments say substituting can make a difference. some patients she says try to cut out foods like bread pasta and rice but rather than avoid them a healthy alternative is choose one good casho hydrate source per meal like properly portioned oatmeal or rice. >> one of the biggest blunders is that we say we need to get rid of the sugars. >> take this tuna salad start with canned tuna but go with hummus with the tuna along with chopped veggies and nuts and seeds adding taste and texture. and put it on sprouted bread. she says watch sugar

substitutes. >> we're talking about the body not working optimally. when giving the body something made in a chemistry lab project we're not helping it. >> cobb suggests concentrate on quality whole foods that help balance blood sugar. >> whole grains eat fruit don't drink the fruit juice. >> kristin zee, abc7 news >> one final tip for natural sweetness, cobb recommends a sprinkling of dried tart cherries. a special olympian will get to ring in the new year riding oven the special-olympics float in the tournament of roses parade. she's metalled in every sport offered in the games.

my favorite sports are basketball, floor hockey, soft ball tennis and swimming. >> you can watch here on abc7 at 8:00 a.m and look on the special olympics float sponsored by kaiser permanente. >> let's check on temperatures. it's going to get cold. >> might be a sprinkle or two tomorrow, cloudy skies and cool. snow over the sierra developing during overnight hours. looking at highs tomorrow we're going to have a chilly morning. by afternoon windy conditions

with gusts over 40 miles per hour at times. we'll have temperatures at or below freezing before getting milder weather over the weekend. >> jim harbaugh era is over. >> and we'll have the latest. >> fall out begins but jim harbaugh and

>> jim harbaugh decided to become a god-like figure and was a better deal than he could muster.

after 49 wins the jim harbaugh era is over and yesterday the team announced they're mutually parting ways. so who is next? >> bill walsh was a great teacher. what i want to make sure we have someone understanding that level of teaching. understands how to get more out of less and continue to build an organization that wins on and off the field. >> we need to get back to the last four years. and people have said so much. you know?

>> he wants players to be focal about things they'd like to see. >> niners could wind up with new faces next year and several players are free agents including michael crabtree and running back frank gore. >> hopefully bring them back next year. a career here. so, guys like that you have to keep around. >> we're not in a rebuild situation. this is a rebuild situation. >> and that starts with a head coach. raiders are looking for a new head coach. he took over a dolphin team back in 2007 and 2008.

but the silver and black need to make a big splash. >> we played hard for them, don't be afraid to ask for film to study. >> i think it's a tremendous change of the mind set in the players. >> there are three more openings, jets fired rix ryan

today. finally, a center for a game meaning a playoff next week. ten punishments so far in his career. range of emotions this is just amazing. >> join us tonight at 9:00 1 man's tornado experience he ran for cover, his phone caught the whole thing sweeping overhead. >> then at 11:00, gunmen target a popular east bay road. >> and prime time tonight two

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with each of our winners averaging over $20,000 per victory. will that continue as we wrap up the year and move into 2015? we'll start finding out right now. vaughn, thomas, and ramona good luck. here we go. now let's take a look at the categories. ...in each correct response. alex: and, vaughn, you get to start. i would like novels by chapter for $200. thomas. what is "the call of the wild"? that's the novel. novels by chapter, $400. vaughn. what is "lord of the rings"? be more specific. trilogy? no. uh... thomas.