>> good morning, i'm carolyn tyler. thanks for joining us on this sunday january 4th. let's start with a look at the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. >> you can see green on the screen but it's not green in the north bay. we have mid-level and high level clouds that are helping keep a minimum temperatures up about five degrees in the peninsula and south bay. but it's cold. certainly in the north bay, napa, santa rosa, 45 degrees. 42 fremont. 39 half moon bay. mid-30s and fog out toward the

valleys. we are switching things up a bit with numbers anywhere from 2 to 5 degrees warmer. we will have some fog. and with the low-level moisture, perhaps some icy roads out there. so do be careful. as you head out this morning temperatures are cool. it will take time to warm up. when we do we will will have the hazy conditions again. 59 in oakland with 58 san francisco. some's with filtered sun in san francisco. we will talk about above average readings back in the bay area coming up. carolyn. >> lisa, thank you. thousands are expected to attend this morning he is funeral service for a second new york city police officer killed in the line of duty. here is a live look from brooklyn where the funeral service for officer wen jian liu will get underway around 8:00 this morning our time. yesterday hundreds lined the streets outside the funeral home where a wake was held for liuliu

was shot to death in his patrol car two weeks ago, along with officer rafael ramos, who was laid to rest last weekend. new york governor andrew cuomo was at the wake, even as he deals with the death of his father, former governor mario cuomo. >> there was a hole in my heart that i fear will be there forever, but today is about the liu family and he would have wanted me here. >> meanwhile a memorial for officer liu is growing in new york chinatown as the community prepares for this morning's funeral. >> dozens of passengers are finally on the ground at sfo after being stuck on a plane for nearly 28 hours. it all began with a fog incident that shut down an airport in abu dhabi. abc7 news reporter sergio quintana caught up with some of the passengers after their very long flight.

>> reporter: for the passengers frustration was brewing for hours. >> they said we would leave 15 minutes from now, 20 minutes from now, 30 minutes from now for twelve hours. >> because of the bad weather at the gate, it was like all the flights were cancelled and they didn't have space to accommodate us and take us out. >> there was fog in abu dhabi that kept them grounded for so long. hundreds had to make the 16 hour flight to san francisco for a grand total of 28 hours on the the same plane. >> everybody was fighting with >> everybody was fighting with each other and the flight attendants were fighting with us and we were fighting with the flight attendants. >> passengers did calm down in flight. for his parents it was a nerve-racking wait. all he could do is send his dad a text from another passenger's phone. >> there was a website but there was no information on the website. you called the number, it just put you in a loop. >> among the last to leave the flight, 77-year-old lela.

her daughter is furious at the airline. >> to have them waiting, especially if they are seniors traveling, they have to pull them. >> the airways have apologized for the day. they said the fog caused them to cancel 20 flights in abu dhabi. one couple said they were glad it wasn't cancelled. >> we already had one flight cancelled so that was nightmare. >> her boyfriend proposed on the trip so she was happy. >> the u.s. department of transportation prohibits lengthy tarmac delays. the maximum aloud for international flights is 4 hours and carriers must make sure carriers provide adequate rules -- food and water. however, the rules only apply to u.s. airports not to foreign carriers overseas. >> this morning police are investigating a police shooting in vallejo.

it started last night by redwood street and sonoma boulevard. it end the a restaurant about a block away. police reportedly shot at the suspect after he tried to run down officers. this morning muni service is back to normal in san francisco after someone drove their car into one of the train tunnels. the car struck in the middle of the sunset tunnel just before 7:30 last night.

>> authorities are struggling to relocate 8 classrooms destroyed by flooding over the holiday break. a pipe broke back on december 23rd. >> water up to three feet deep caused millions of dollars in damage. some of the furnish was salvageable but the cement floors and parts of a wall do have to be replaced. classes will be moved to another building while repairs are underway. and other great maintenance operation. they came in on the 23rd of december and worked all this week and all of next week to get classrooms in other buildings." firefighters said a dried-out christmas key caught on fire destroying a home in antioch yesterday afternoon. started just before noon. a 15 year old and a child escape without injuries.

firefighters say sees these injuries are common. if you have a dried-out tree, you should get it out now. >> they are known for flying lanterns or fire balloons. paper lanterns propelled by a small flame floating in the night sky. they are illegal in san francisco, but that did not stop hundreds of people from launching them at crissy field last night. abc7 news reporter lisa amin gulezian has the significance. >> yay! >> in an instant the darkness around crissy field was replaced by light. hundreds of sky lanterns were launched by families missing their loved ones. >> it's a nice way to dedicate memories to her. >> sky lanterns are typically used in celebration. they carry away a personal note and well wishes. no one knows where the lanterns will eventuallylan and there is

exactly what worries dave osgood. >> there's a hazard here. >> he shot the video of lanterns throating along the embarcadero. coming down by the trees, by car lines. people don't know where they are going to hand but they are fire and they are flying. there's no control over them >> sky lanterns are illegal in fran in parts of the east bay. drought conditions prompted restrictions. >> the significant of the suggest central aspects outways the potential concern. >> source at san francisco police admit busting anyone for launching sky lanterns is rarely if at all, done. in san francisco, lisa amin gulezian abc7 news >> dozens of california dmv officers may the unusual move of opening on a saturday yesterday. the agency is trying to accommodate an influx of undocumented immigrants applying for a driver's license under a new state law. the scene was much calmer than friday when thousands of people

waited in line for hours. the dmr said the law will keep everyone save by making sure all drivers are licensed to get behind the wheel and have auto insurance. >> i'm so happy because i can drive now safe. i can -- i can do a lot of things. i can take my kids to school with no problem. i can take my kids to school. the m of dmv said statewide more than 17,000 people applied for a driver's license on friday. that was the first day they were able to do so under the new law. >> happening today a march calling tore police brutality. the purpose is to have disengaged young people from marginalized neighborhoods participate in collective action that will lead in better communications between the community and the police.

today's symposium gets underway at noon at city college in san francisco. the latest racial discrimination protest in oakland was very different from what we have seen recently. yesterday parents took to the streets hand-in-hand with their children. the group cawed the colorful mamma's of the 99% organized the march with their kids through the oakland's lakeshore district. parents said they want to teach their children a lesson about the importance of tolerance and acceptance. >> there are a lot of things happening in the world, and to be able to share that with him to talk to him about what it means, what it means to be fair what justice means is really important to me. >> i want my girls to learn about what is going on in society and know how they can defend themselves and defend the community when they are older. >> yesterday's small demonstration was nonviolent. there was no police presence. >> well, we have just started the new year and already three days of spare the air days. >> yes, that's right.

the ridge of high pressure still in control. in fact, we are looking at high clouds there spilling over into the ridge. that's acting like a blanket, keeping us warmer this morning, as much as 3 degrees warmer in emeryville. starting out with the 40s -- or i should say upper 30s to mid-40s. elsewhere it's still chilly. we will talk about the january that you, if you will, when we return. >> all right. and also ahead the scandal rocking the british royal family. what prince andrew is accused of doing and the royals' response. and the skin creams that are appearing on store shelves, even though the fda says they are

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>> the search is on this morning in southern california for a newborn baby who vanished from a residence where three people were shot. police say three week old eliza del cruz disappeared. it was from a hope in long beach. three people inside were found with gunshot wounds last night. one victim the child's mother, the other two men. the three were taken to the hospital in critical, but stable condition. police believe a man may have taken the baby. this morning controversy is rocking britain's royal family. royal officials are denying prince andrew engaged in inappropriate relations with an underage girl.

with papers filed in florida, a woman said she was forced to have sex with prince andrew when she was just 17 years old. the alleged encounter took place around 1999 to 2002. the allegations are part of a lawsuit against multi-millionaire financeer jeffrey epsten. a celebration of robin williams life was held last night in san francisco. a tribute to robin. the organizer purchased ads in craig's list in nearly 350 cities asking artists to send him their memories of the late comedian how he made them feel.

the response was overwhelming. it was a variety show with life performances, as well. >> a celebration of his life and power and passion through art and music and pretty much all the things fun and joy he brought to people. >> a large portion of the proceeds will go to oakland's children's hospital. drivers will be paying more to fill up at the gas station. california's new cap and trade law has hiked the price by an average of ten cents across the state. the law involves oil companies to buy credits to offset carbon emissions for vehicles. it's the first one at weeks at the chevron station in newark. drivers are paying between $2.69 and $2.89. >> it's not going to stop me. i will pay more because i have to. not really. it's a necessity. a piece of machinery, and i need to get places, i have to buy it. >> right now, according to triple a, the nationwide average is $2.21 a gallon. california's state average is $2.65, with san francisco coming in around $2.81.

there's a warning this morning from the fda about a class of skin creams that contain high levels of mercury. will they have been ordered off of the shelves, we found them readily available. abc7 news anchor ama daetz has the details. >> popular skin creams are designed to do everything from softening skin to fading sun damage. but there's a certain class of creams that advertise the ability to whiten or lighten skin color. >> they are predominantly used in populations of asain-americans or in patients with latin-american descent and middle eastern decent. >> a dermatologist with pacific medical center in san francisco said the creams were named like "diana" and bleach creams have been found to contain high amounts of mercury. >> mercury can cause neurological problems, kidney problems. in one study of aggies with alameda county researchers found elevated levels of mercury in their systems, as high as 100

times normal. earlier this year the fda stepped in, issuing a warning about the mercury damage and specific skin-whitening creams and order them off the levels. the doctor said the creams are often manufactured overseas with little oversight. when we searched for them by name on the internet, we found several still listed for sale on various websites. >> lot of patients will bring them back from other countries and then you have absolutely no control of how these are brought into america. >> the fda said retailers could face prosecution for deliberately importing the creams, but they admit the internet sales sites are harder to track. they said avoid products that mention mercury or mercury chloride important label and avoid any product that does not provide a full list of ingredients. ama daetz, abc7 news. >> the food and drug administration can tell you how to spot the suspicious lightening creams. we have a link at abc7.com.

a new cancer study said the primary cause of the disease is bad luck. researchers studied 31 types of cancer. researchers from johns hopkins university. only nine were linked to genetic traits or lifestyle. the remaining 22 were basically bad luck. most of it is due to cell division, which you cannot control. researchers say doctors should s emphasize early detection rather than just prevention. >> turning to the weather now. lisa argen is here. happy new year to you. >> i wish i could bring better news in terms of a big storm or something. but we are looking out in the horizon the next seven to ten days seeing if we can bring in any significant precipitation. luke at live doppler 7hd it looks like there's something going on in the north but really this is a little mist and mainly higher level moisture that's not reaching the ground. but due to the low level

moisture the cloud cover temperatures are up. we could see a little freezing fog this morning with some of the moisture. also over the bridges, the overpasses and the temperatures, although they are up, they are still quite chilly out there. sfo this morning where numbers of ranging from the mid-30s, 34 morgan hill, to the mid-40s in san francisco. 37 in oakland. 38 san jose. in some areas up as much as 5 trees. others just a few degrees. we are still looking at some pretty cold weather to start out your sunday morning. the exploratorium camera, 34 santa rosa fog in concord at 35. we have 33 by the delta. so certainly the chilly conditions and the slick roadways if you are out and about this morning. 2 to 5 degrees of warming from the delta. napa livermore and san jose. this trend continues throughout the next several mornings as the moisture and the wind direction allow for numbers to come up. minimum overnight lows and afternoon highs, but we have a

spare-the-air day that will also come into play. a few temperatures hovering right around freezing this morning. overall slightly milder. morning fog, afternoon sun with numbers coming into the above average range for tomorrow, tuesday, wednesday. it looks like thursday will be our only chance of shower activity as the cloud cover moves our way. also something else happening. we will show you that as we get to that animation. but poor air quality north bay coast, central bay and the santa clara valley today. this is the third consecutive day. so you will notice the hazy conditions. this morning it's the cloud cover. you see some of the moisture well to the north. but we are looking at the overnight lows allowing for a blanket of thin and mid-level high to allow for a slightly milder reading. so in the afternoon we will get sunshine. here's what i want today show you. so this is a system we were watching. it gets closer to the coast, but look what happens. by thursday and friday it shears

apart. there is nothing left. still keeping a slight chance of showers in the north bay for thursday. but other than that we are tracking the warmer temperatures beginning today. 59 in oakland. 58 san mateo, 60 livermore, 62 san jose, and each these readings a little bit above average. but overnight lows, this is what you will notice tonight with low to mid-40s from richmond and oakland. 45 in fremont. 42 in san jose. so that's an improvement. the accuweather seven-day forecast, spare the air today. slightly milder. we have the haze and morning fog, afternoon highs getting above average monday, tuesday wednesday. most of the warmth will the montray, but we will see some of the hazy conditions linger throughout the week. and there's a slight chance of showers, cooler numbers friday and saturday. you can see it showing up on live doppler 7hd anytime with the abc7 news much. weather app. we will very information on

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>> new details in the saga of napa's missing tree moose. someone replaced the stolen moose-shaped branch with a paper mache moose head. it's become something of a cultural icon with people painting the moose different colors during big events. but as we first reported on friday, it was sawed off and stolen on new year's eve. the owner of downtown joe's said he hopes someone will turn it in, no questions asked so he can mount it on the wall for the entire community to enjoy. much more ahead on the abc7 sunday morning news. the story of survival. a 7-year-old girl walks away from a plane crash and finds help. we will hear from the man who came to her rescue. and the new ad directed at people who overshare on social media. and the couple caught up in the

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have you heard of the new dialing procedure for for the 415 and 628 area codes? no what is it? starting february 21, 2015 if you have a 415 or 628 number you'll need to dial... 1 plus the area code plus the phone number for all calls. okay, but what if i have a 415 number, and i'm calling a 415 number? you'll still need to dial... 1 plus the area code plus the phone number. so when in doubt, dial it out! >> welcome back. we are starting this half-hour with a look at the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. >> good morning carolyn. hi, everyone. cloud cover is keeping our minimum temperatures up just a bit.

although take a look at fairfield and it's awfully chilly here. the north bay valves hovering around freezing. we have low level knows and that to spell some black eyes out there. with that be very careful crossing the bridge this morning. 38 hayward, 37 oakland. we are looking at the cloud cover throughout the morning hours. it will begin to thin out a bit for high and mid-level clouds and a slightly warmer afternoon. but it is a spare-the-air day today. so hazy. we will talk about more fog, warmer temperatures, and the possibility of some january rain coming up in a few minutes. carolyn. >> lisa, thank you. we have an incredible survival story this morning. a young girl is alive after a plane crash killed her entire family. investigators are now trying to figure out exactly what went wrong as that plane plummeted into the kentucky woods. abc news reporter gloria rivera has the story.

>> it all started with a knock at larry's front door. >> opened the door and there's a little girl about seven years old, bloody, and she told me that her parents were dead and she had been in a plane crash. >> the disoriented seven-year-old, the sole survivor of a crash that killed her entire family. >> a seven-year-old came alone scratched up, and said she was involved in a plane crash. >> the faa confirmed that late friday evening air-traffic control just outside of memphis lost contact with a plane traveling from key west to illinois. the pilot sent a distress call reporting one of the plane's engines had failed. minutes later the piper crashed into a remote wooded area in kentucky. near paducah. >> losing an engine in a heavily loaded airplane, that's a very very tough situation for any pilot. >> the little girl somehow survived treking barefoot through the wet terrain alone. >> this is what we call a fight or flight response with adrenaline, the stress hormone.

>> investigators say by the time first responders found the crash site, the girl's father, mother, sister and a cousin were all dead. the family released a statement saturday saying we are devastated by this loss, but are confident that they rest in god's loving arms. the young survivor was treated at the hospital, miraculously with just minor injuries. >> done good for a seven-year-old girl, i'll tell you that! extremely good. >> gloria rivera, abc news new york. >> developing news, dozens are -- of divers are being deployed to recover bodies still believed strapped in their seats aboard an air asia jet that crashed into the java sea last weekend. the race in the hunt for the airbus cam after sonar equipment above a ship detected five massive objects on the ocean floor. coming up on "this week" more en the discovery of air asia flight

8501. bad weather continues to hinder search efforts as divers deal with waves and rolling waves in the java sea. authorize say there is still no sign of the plane's black boxes. you can catch the latest details on the recovery efforts coming up on "this week" right here on abc7 at 8:00 this morning. a warning for overseas travelers. the u.s. embassy in indonesia said there's potential threat against american interests. there are a wave of jihadist sympathizers in the world's most popular muslim nation. former massachusetts senator edwin brook, who became the first african-american to win popular election to the senate has died. authorities say he died of natural causes at his home in coral gables, florida. he was a liberal republican elected to the senate in 1966, serving two terms.

brook was honored october, 2009 with the congressional gold medal. president obama said brook led a life of extraordinary service and issued a statement reading in part, "ed brooks stood at the for front for the battle of civil rights and economic fairness." brooks was 95 years old. after winning re-election in a landslide, governor jerry brown is set to begin his fourth and final term in office. brown will take the oath of office and deliver the inaugural address tomorrow morning at the state capitol in sacramento. in his final term, brown is expected to promote a legacy of fiscal stability and a bullet train to accommodate future generations of californians seeking clean transportation. tomorrow's ceremony gets underway at 10:00. also mayor election rubly shaft, will attend services today at church.

she will take the oath of office tomorrow. born and raised in oakland, she will be oakland's 50th mayor during the city's official inauguration ceremony at the famed paramount theater. the event is open to the public. it will feature a jazz band, a marching band and charity from her alma mater. the ceremony gets underway at 3:30. these days it's hard to resist sharing photos of what you are up to on social media but your friends aren't the only ones keeping track of where you are or are not. >> kind of a social media nerd. i'm also kind of a burglary. when the people here posted online for tonight's game, i does what a self respecting burglar would do. [crash sounds] >> turns out that couple is a real couple from illinois. a burglar found them oversharing on line and did a mockup of their home and a replica of their stuff for that commercial.

burglars are increasingly using social media and google street view to find their target. >> it's growing because the general population aren't paying attention to it. they aren't managing the risk side. >> adjust of your privacy settings is an easy way to protect yourself. you can turn off location services on your phone so your photos don't reveal where you really are. >> police are cracking down on distracted driving. starting today the city will have extra traffic enforcement for drivers who use cell phone engaged in activity that takes their eyes off the road or hands off the steering wheel. police say in 2012 more than 3,000 people were killed and 421,000 injured nationwide in crashes involving a distracted driver. scientists are trying to figure out why sea birds are dying along the pacific coast. hundreds of small gray birds

known as cassons aqus, have been found dead. the birds appear to be starving to death. experts believe unusual weather may be pushing them into habitat they aren't accustomed to, making it too hard to forage for food. still ahead on the abc7 sunday morning news. the bay area gets a new area code soon. it's 628. and it's going to change the way hundreds of thousands of people have to do youal. and here's a live lock from our sfo cam. no delays to report this morning. the weather is good. a mild week ahead. lisa argen will have your forecast in just a

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>> welcome back, everyone. isolates 6:40. thank you for waking up early to join us for abc7 sunday morning news. this is a live look from our mt. tam cam. did you know this is the third spare the air day as we start this new year? that means no woodburning. but you may not need a fire for heat anyway. mild temperatures are in store this week. lisa argen along a bit later with all the facts and figures in her accuweather forecast

>> our state capitol looks like halloween this weekend. more than 12,000 people are attending sac-animaa. devoted to pop culture specifically japanese animation, games and comic books. boys and girls dressed up in costumes. and the designs can be ornate and expertly crafted. one man spent seven years putting together the perfect captain jack sparrow outfit. you can join the fun at the sacramento convention center today. when i was in tokyo a few years ago, you saw that stuff all the time. >> yeah. ii would imagine. we are waking up to more cloud cover. that's bringing numbers up a few degrees and that will be the trend for the afternoon, as well. a look at the camera. no delays. in the upper 50s today. and, yes, another spare the air day. high pressure strengthens. we will let you know if it's going to weaken and bring you any rain for the first week of

january. that's coming up in the full forecast. >> look forward to it. also ahead, ravens quarterback joe flacco leads his team over the steelers to their nfl record-tieing tenth playoff road victory. mike shumann has the highlights

decision pause 415 is running out. and that's also the emphasis for the dramatic change, not for current customers, but for new ones coming in march. a totally separate area code 628. >> i'm really not for 628, it's splitting the city up. it's splitting the old san francisco up. >> mike kelley is a san francisco native who takes pride in the 415.

just like the clothing store based on that status. he's a consumer psychologist. >> there are only two cool area codes in the world, 415, 212. >> when new york's 212 was split and joanna ended up with the unpopular 646. her husband still has his boston 617. >> we are just happy to be able to afford to live in san francisco. we don't care about a phone number. >> they believe area codes do have meaning. >> there is an emotional currency around that. it's an identifyier. people are so connected and attached to their phones. >> she says 4135 has an allure that the new 628 won't match. >> you are right. it's a cache. almost in an old technology way. >> 650, and they said phone numbers are becoming irrelevant. >> any new kind of messaging app or calling application uses your e-mail address. >> well, you are saying he's right, but i think a lot of us

still use the phone. so you are going to have to reprogram a lot of things and learn how to do the ten-digit dialing and 628 is coming march 21st. >> okay. thank you for the information. good to know. >> go to the website if you need more information. if you want weather lisa is here right now. >> all right. and we have changes. the high clouds and mid-level clouds have kept the numbers a little milder this morning. acting like a blanket. with live doppler 7hd you see the green up to the north and we aren't looking at rain. this is just high level moisture. could see a little mist and drizzle, but it is also acting as perhaps bringing in some black eyes around the bay. so we have low level moisture we have cloud cover, we have cold temperatures. a lot of valleys that allow for the numbers to continue to drop as the colder, denser air descends. and then with had some moisture we could see slippery roadways. keep that in mind. as you head out no delays at

sfo. 47 oakland, 35 morgan hill. half moon bay, good morning, 41 degrees. we are looking from our exploratorium camera where we do have a few clouds around and notice that the numbers of hovering just above freeze big the delta. 35 in concord. you have fog. 34 santa rosa and napa. 36 livermore. so some areas just a couple degrees above yesterday's readings, but you will notice napa livermore and san jose, five degrees warmer. so in the next couple of days, we will continue to have the overnight minimums increase, and the afternoon highs going above average. so some isolated freezing valley temperatures this morning, some fog. morning fog, afternoon sun this week with steadily-rising readings. in fact, we are talking much warmer. anywhere 4 to 6 degrees warmer as we go through the beginning to the middle of the upcoming work week. a slight chance of showers was in the forecast for thursday. i really think i'm going to take that out. it's not looking very likely. the north bay could see some mist and drizzle.

emeryville right now, noticing that with the cloud cover you can't tell, but by the afternoon the air quality once again, the central bay, the coast, the north bay, and this time the santa clara valley looking poor. medium air quality inland east bay, that means no woodburning through sunday. this is the third day. started on friday. we had a spare the air yesterday. and today the subtle changes electric a weak system to the north allowing for the cloud cover. but still high pressure in control. it will build in in the next several days. that will bring sunnier conditions tomorrow, into tuesday. here's a look at oakland today. 59 degrees. 65 tomorrow afternoon. warmest day should be tuesday at 68. then dropping as that weak system increases the clouds and brings slightly cooler air. today, though, how about 53 in the northern sierra? so we are certainly mild in the afternoon, compared to last week where we had the gusty winds and the cold, cold temperatures.

67 in los angeles. so really the forecast holds for much of the state. numbers in southern california will be climbing through the 70s throughout the upcoming work week. 59 in fremont today. look for upper 50s for you in oakland. 57 in vallejo. 60 livermore. low 60s san jose. overnight lows tonight will be milder. 36 oakland, 38 concord and napa. accuweather seven-day forecast spare the air today. mid-60s, upper 60s, near 70s through the middle of the week and cloudy skies on thursday slightly cooler friday and saturday. so that black eyes a big concern this time of year. >> yeah, definitely. scary. thank you, lisa. let's check out sports. today the 49ers will reportedly interview former new york jets head coach rex ryane to replace jim harbaugh. meanwhile the final two wildcard playoffs games are played at 10:05. bengals play the colts in

indianapolis at 1:40 and the lions battle the cowboys in texas. the two first wildcard games were played yesterday. here's mike shumann with the highlights and this morning's sports. good morning, well, the ravens and steelers do not like each other and as a result every time they get together there's some hitting going on. wildcard weekend and these two matching up for the third time this year. the ravens pull the fly-by on pittsburgh. jim harbaugh back on the nfl sidelines with brother john and his ravens. 10-9 late third quarter. fourth and 11 yards and back of the end zone. 20-9, ravens. fourth quarter steelers desperately needing a spark. can they get it? justin fumbled. pittsburgh recovers. takes advantage. six yards. then picked off. makes an amazing catch with his

knee. good concentration. ravens fall, jim harbaugh in ravens gear? seriously? first play after the interception. flacco rolls to his right, he will find gilmour. he will go 21 yards for the score. ravens moving on. they will face new england next week. 30-17 the final. flacco 259 yards and 2 tds. well, as we all know the quarterback position is key in the nfl, especially in the postseason. that was evident yesterday with the cardinals who had their third stringer, ryan lindly starting against the panthers. s raiders and niners and defensive coordinator look for head coaching position but first he's thinking about the offense. the former oregon duck ran 122 yards. 10-0, carolina. panthers down one-third quarter. off the screen pass, he somehow gets past the entire cardinals defense. 39 yards for the score.

panthers take a 20-13 lead. former niner fumbled the ensuing kickoff. cam newton finds him. the fourth quarter, defense and the offense in great position. fumble recovery but the next play ryan picked off. two picks on the day. cardinals 77 yards of offense. 2 of 7 in the postseason. panthers move on with the 27-15 victory. their first playoff win since 2006 and cam newton's first as a pro. they will face either green bay or seattle next week. to the ice. sharks hosting the blues. joe thornton out with a shoulder injury, inning his ironman 319 games. under two minutes left to play in the first. game tied at 1. pavelski didn't have a lot of room. goes top shelf, his 20th of the year. 2 - 1 sharks. st. louis ties it less than a minute later. alexander drills it past antti niemi. 2-2 game. then in the second, t.j. oshie had the game's first goal.

the dipsy -do and the goal. he had a hat trick on the night. st. louis get the blues with a 7-2 victory. that's the way the ball bounces. i'm mike shumann. we will see you again tonight at 35:00. have a great day. >> up next, why next week's national championship game is causing an ohio city to change its name for a female announcer: get beautyrest, posturepedic even tempur-pedic mattress sets at low clearance prices. save even more on floor samples, demonstrators, and closeout inventory. the year end clearance sale is on

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>> ohio state is getting some major support ahead of its college football championship game next week. according to espn, an ohio suburb called "oregon" has agreed to change its name. why? that's because "oregon" happens to be the rifle that ohio state it will take on next week. a petition on change.org is calling for the suburb to change it's name for a day to anything that screams ohio or buckeye pride. the national championship game between ohio state and oregon is on monday, january 12 at 5:30. you can watch it on espn and the watchespn app. >> let's get a final check of the accuweather forecast now with lisa. >> minimum temperatures up slightly this morning. 36 santa rosa, 41 oakland. so the cloud cover with us throughout the day today, making for a partly cloudy sky. slightly warmer afternoon numbers. but it is a spare-the-air day again today. 60 live morning 59 concord fremont and oakland.

and the look ahead shows the morning fog, the afternoon milder temperatures reaching all the way to perhaps 70 by the middle of the week. then we are cooler with cloudier conditions on thursday. still looking dry. >> all right. 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. the news continues online, on twitter, facebook and all your mobile devices with our abc7 news app. "good morning america" is up next. have a great sun

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