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. >> live from the kgo tv broadcast center, this is abc7 news. >> good morning, everyone. i'm carolyn tyler. thanks for joining us on this sunday, january 4th. let's start with a quick first look at the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. >> carolyn, good morning. hi engine. considerable cloud cover this morning that keeps the temperatures up. a few light showers moved through sonoma, highway 37, and right now towards discovery bay and brentwood. highway 4, all the way up to the sierra nevada. a couple hundredth and even kirkwood looking at light shower activity. the pink indicating some of the freezing precipitation. the numbers of still in the 30s out by the delta. some black eyes is possible. 35 in san carlos.

looking at another spare the air day today. as the weak system moves through, the winds pick up mix up the atmosphere, and we are just a little bit milder. so today look for mostly cloudy skies. numbers in the upper 50s to low 60s. carolyn. >> thank you, lisa. happening now, mourners are gathering to remember the second new york city police officer killed in the line of duty. here is a live look now from brooklyn where the funeral service for officer wen jian liu is underway. his wife is speaking there about her husband. he was shot in his patrol car two weeks ago, along with raphael ramos, who was laid to rest last weekend. governor andrew cuomo was at his wick yesterday. >> detective wen jian liu was a good man. he walked a path of courage a

path of sacrifice and a path of kindness. this is who he was. and he was taken from us much too soon. >> liu, who was 32 years old and served as a police officer for seven years. he was married just two months when he was killed. and there is that service, and once again thousands of officers from all over the nation are there for that service, as they were last weekend for his colleague ramos. breaks news, stuart scott, a long time anchor at our sister network, espn, has died. scott died this morning after a long battle with cancer. he was just 49 years old. scott worked for espn for two decades, becoming one of the networks most recognizable anchors on sports center and other studio shows. he received a standing ovation last july during his acceptance

of the jimmy d award for perseverance at the espy awards. it was then that he addressed his uncertain future. >> when you die, it does not mean that you lose to cancer. you beat cancer by how you live why you live, and in the manner in which you live. [applause] >> stuart scott, dead at the age of 49. survived by two daughters ages 15 and 19. developing news this morning, vallejo police are looking for a man who they say tried to run down an officer in a stolen car, according to police. officers tried to detain the man around 7:30 last night. of after responding to a fight at a motel 6 on enterprise street. however, he got away and ran a short distance to a car dealership where he stole a car. according to authorities the man then tried to run over a police officer, and that officer opened fire. the suspect was able to drive

away, and the stolen car was later found abandoned on sacramento and redwood streets. no officers were injured. dozens of passengers are finally back 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. >> 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. >> this is a picture of the fog in abu d.h. abi 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 same plane. >> 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 had already had another flight cancelled earlier on our trip and it was a nightmare.

>> her boyfriend proposed on the trip so she has reason to be happy. at sfo sergio quintana, abc7 news. >> the u.s. department of transportation prohibits lengthy tarmac delays. the maximum allowed for international flights is 4 hours and carriers must make sure carriers provide adequate rules and water. however, those rules only apply to u.s. airports, not to foreign carriers overseas. 1111 rest bay, crews are scrambling to finish relocating eight classrooms destroyed at a high school over the christmas break. a pipe broke back on december 23rd. water up to three feet deep caused millions of dollars in damage. some of the furniture 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, likely for the rest of the year.

>> we have a great maintenance operation. they came in on the 23rd of december and worked all this last week and all of this week to get classrooms in other locations to start school monday morning. >> no word on what caused the pipe to burst. neighbors reported hearing an explosion, but the school district said nothing appears suspicious. firefighters said a dried-out christmas tree caught on fire, destroying a home in antioch yesterday afternoon t started just before noon on san jose drive at the elementary school. mission elementary school. a 15-year-old and a child escaped without injuries. firefighters say these injuries are common. if you have a dried-out tree tree in your home, you might want to get it out now. >> they are known as 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, as well as the push toward regulation. >> yay! >> in an instant the darkness around crissy field was replaced by light. hundreds of sky lanterns of -- were launched by families missing their loved ones. >> i think it's a nice way to dedicate memories to her. >> sky lanterns are typically used in celebration. they carry away personal notes and well wishes. no one knows where the lanterns will eventually land, and that's exactly what worries dave osgood. >> there's a hazard here. >> osgood shot this video of lanterns floating along the embarcadero. >> coming down by the trees, by the car lines. people don't know where they are going to land but they are fire and they are flying. and there's any control over them. >> sky lanterns are illegal in san francisco in parts of the east bay. drought conditions prompted the restrictions.

now the state's fire marshal is considering statewide restrictions on them. >> i don't think it should be banned. >> lanterns are easily available in chinatown. this store sells them for just three dollars. meanwhile those at the memorial on this cold night aren't too worried about a fire starting. >> i think the significance of the cultural aspect outweighs the potential concern. >> sources 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. >> well, this lisa says she was quite busy, too busy almost to get over here on time. >> i am busy right. thank i for realizing that. we are looking at the -- what is it fog or smog? 40 in concord. certainly hazy out there. another spare the air day today, and it's warmer. that will be the trend for the

week ahead. i'll explain coming up. >> thank you lisa. also ahead the scandal rocking the british royal family. what prince andrew is accused of doing and the royal response. also, the skin cream still appearing on store shelves even though the fda said they are

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>> welcome back everyone. we go back to brooklyn wherefore the second weekend in a row a city police officer is being laid to rest. the service today for wen jia l wen jia liu who was killed in the line of duty, shot to death in his patrol car along with officer raphael ramos. you see the long lines. thousands have gathered to pay their respects to him. he served as a police officer for seven years and he was married just two months ago >> happening today, more than 300 young people will gather in san francisco for a symposium calling for a stop to police brutality. organizers say the purpose of the symposium is to have disengaged youth participate in actions that will lead to better relationships between the community and police. today's symposium gets underway at noon at city college of

san francisco. >> the latest march against police brutality and racial discrimination in oakland is very different from the demonstration we've seen recently. yesterday parents took to the streets hand-in-hand with their streets. the group called the colorful mammas of the 99% organized the march, walking with their children to the lakeshore district. parents said they want to teach their children a lesson about the importance of tolerance and acceptance. >> a lot of things that are happening in the world, and to be able to hear that with him, to talk to him about what this 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 the small demonstration was nonviolent and there was no police presence. 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 from a home in long beach. three people inside were found with gunshot wounds last night. one victim the child's mother, the other two men. the others 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 financier jeffrey epstein. a celebration of robin

williams' life was held last night in san francisco. a tribute to robin. the organizer purchased ads on craig's list in nearly 50 cities, asking artists to send him their memories of the late comedian how he made them feel. the response was overwhelming. last night's event was billed as a variety show with live performances. >> 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. >> there is a warning this morning from the fda about a class of skin creams that contain high levels of mercury. although 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 now the fda is concerned about a certain class of creams that advertise the ability to whiten or lighten

skin color. >> they are predominantly used in populations of asian-americans or in patients with latin-american descent and middle eastern decent. >> this doctor is a dermatologist with pacific medical center in san francisco and 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 asians in 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 danger in specific skin-whitening creams and ordered them off the levels. -- off the shelves. 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. experts said avoid products that mention mercury or mercury chloride on the label and avoid any product that does not provide a full list of ingredients. ama daetz, abc7 news. >> we are heading into this new year with some dry, mild weather. >> yeah, above average. well into the 60s in the next couple of days. and the cold, well it's almost a thing of the past, the freezing cold anyway. and it's certainly chilly out there. notice the significant cloud cover. a weak system moved through earlier. you may have missed it. it brought some rain to sonoma napa highway 37. and through contra costa county.

right now it's closer to highway 4, tracy, and through the sierra nevada. looking at wet roadways. also the temperatures have been hovering around freezing. so it could be an indication of some black eyes and slick roadways. mt. tam, look at all the cloud cover. a spare the air again today with 46 san francisco, 40 san jose. it's 39 right now in morgan hill. and 48 half moon bay. earlier this morning we did wake up to temperatures hovering around freezing. then the front pushed on through, and with that mixture of the air mass, the wind that aloud temperatures to come up, it hasn't done much for the atmosphere. look how hazy it is. 48 in fairfield. and we are looking at numbers 10 degrees warmer in santa rosa. even a few peeks of sunshine right any. 5 degrees above from where we were yesterday in san carlos and 4 degrees above yesterday's reading in livermore. here it is again.

all of it is hovering over san francisco. not as cold but we are looking at a spare the air again today and warmer days starting with tomorrow morning. overnight tonight the lows will be up and that will allow for some pretty comfortable readings throughout the afternoon. poor air quality north bay coast, central bay and even into the santa clara valley today. no wood burning. you can really see it if you look outside. if you look at the satellite picture, you notice this system really kind of falls apart. it's provided a few light showers and right now we are looking at this system that looked promising earlier in the week. as it gets closer to california look what happens. just shears apart. nothing left. so the rain chance has really become nonexistent for thursday. highs today with the mild conditions, milder than we have seen, and the cloud cover, 58 san mateo, look for 59 in oakland. santa cruz 62. and san jose, overnight lows this is more like it with

mid-and upper 30s from the north bay. also morgan hill 43. palo alto 45, and oakland and the accuweather seven-day forecast shows that the temperatures each and every day will climb a little bit after the morning fog. mid-60s tomorrow upper 60s tuesday. down by monterey we could see near 70 and cooler with clouds come thursday and friday. that brings us back down to, you know average temperatures. you can view live doppler 7hk anytime. it's free on our new app. certainly a good thing to have like today with the rain just moves through the north and east bay early. handy. >> and we might have a hint of rain towards the end of the week? >> it's kind of not looking that great. >> oh, okay. thank you lisa. i should pay more attention. up next a replacement in napa for the

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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. the unusual looking tree had become 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. >> billed as a musical comedy extravaganza set in immediate evil times the new tv series "galavant" will have you laughing and singing along tonight. ♪ ♪ >> well, "galavant" stars joshua plays the lead role and his character tries to win the heart from king richard. but with a lot of humor. "galavant" will also feature guest appearances including rick i didn't gervais from" the office." you can catch "galavant" when it premieres tonight at 1:00 when it premieres on abc7. much more ahead on abc7 sunday morning news.

the story of survival. a 7-year-old girl walks away from a plane crash that killed her family. new details about her bravery. and the newad directed at people who overshare on social media and

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with a look at the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. >> good morning carolyn. hi everyone. a couple things going on this morning. a weak little impulse moves through dropping a few rain showers but it's also scouring things out, bringing back in a little sun. but you add in the low sun angle, the pollutants, and look what we have. an amazing picture out there. we get the prettiest sunrises and sunsets when we have the particulates in the air and that's exactly what we have today. 38 in fairfield. a little wind in the impulse pushing through, the temperatures really responded. we aren't that cold anymore. throughout the afternoon we will see some filtered sun and temperatures climbing bit by bit, starting with today. upper 50s to low 60s. details on a much warmer outlook coming up. carolyn. >> lisa, thank you >> new details this morning in the remarkable story of a little girl who lived through a plane crash that killed her family and then walked through the woods

barefoot and bloody to get help. abc news reporter gloria rivera has the story. >> now we have new details about a little 7-year-old girl named sailer. the sole survivor of the plane crash that killed her family. >> the seven-year-old came out of the woods alone scratched up. said she was involved in a plane crash. >> the plane taking off from key west florida friday night. dad and taking the family back home to illinois. but just before 6:00 p.m. local time he reported engine problems, losing contact with air-traffic controllers, the plane crashing, ending up upside down but nobody seemed to have seen it fall from the sky. faa records revealing the dad at the controls, and marty was an extremely experience the commercial pilot and a certified

flight instruction store. little sailor, barefoot, alone and bleeding, walk through the woods and ended up on the doorstep of larry wilkins trembling. >> i saw her arm was broke and her left foot was hurting bad. she had one sock. >> police say she had to get through hills creeks, even railroad tracks in total darkness. she walk through thorns and steep -- there's one creekbed that was probably 12-foot deep that she walked through to get from point a to point b. >> the whole time knowing her parents had died. >> i wouldn't wanting to in that woods right now in the woods. there's no doubt in my mind. she's a brave little girl. >> back home the family is beloved. marty and his wife kimberly, owns this furniture store in nashville, illinois. their home where all the neighborhood kids would gather. a basketball hoop out front. marty, a long time pilot, had

made that same trip to 1/2 before. >> he loved flying. i mean, if you had a conversation with marty without him talking about flying. >> abc news, new york. >> questions this morning over whether turbulence or bad weather may have played in the crash of air asia flight 8501. this morning abc aviation expert steve addressed those issues on "this week i he said there are multiple factors that need to be taken into account when investigating what may have brought down the plane. >> it was 50 years owing and two generations of aircraft ago that we lost an airplane strictly due to turbulence so don't be concerned. the only problem with turbulence is you will get hurt if you don't have your seatbelt on. as far as the other aircraft in the area, you look at the aid darks there were aircraft all over the skies that day. it wasn't like it was so bad that nobody should have been flying. people are latching on to the weather because they saw there was nasty weather.

whether it was the factor or the causal factor, we really don't know. >> he also said if there had been a significant emergency the pilot would have flown flown to a higher altitude without first making the request to air-traffic control. >> ed brooks became the first african-american senate tore and he has died. he died of natural causes in coral gables florida. he was a republican elected to the senate back in 1996. he was honored october, 2009 with the congressional gold medal. president obama said he led a life of extraordinary service. he issued a statement that ed brooks brook was at the forefront for equal rights and fairness. after winning a re-election

in 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. >> libby schaaf is oakland's nowly elected mayor. and she will attend services today at church before taking the oath of office tomorrow afternoon. 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 -- cheerleaders from her alma mater, skyline high school. 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. so when the people here posted online for tonight's game, i does what a self respecting burglar would do. [crash sounds] >> turns out the people he is showing there in the commercial is a real couple from illinois. they found him oversharing online did a mock-up of their home and filled it with stuff for the 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. >> adjusting 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 in daly city are crackdown on distracted driving starting today. the city is deploying 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. still ahead on the abc7 sunday morning news. the bay area gets a new area code soon. it is 628. it is going to change the way hundreds of thousands of people have to dial. and here's a live look from sfo the camera there. no delays. those cold temperatures that we had last week are now giving way to milder conditions this week. lisa argen will be along shortly with a full accuweather

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>> welcome back, everyone. -9s:40 on this sunday morning. a live look from our east bay hills cam. another spare the air day. is it bad air there fog, clouds? exactly what is showing there? lisa argen has the knowledge and she will be here shortly with a full accuweather forecast. >> our state capitol looks like halloween this weekend.

more than 12,000 people are attending sac-anima. that's a festival 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. lisa has been working on her wonder woman costume for i don't know how long. >> don't give anything away. 46 at the airport. take a look at the air. it's the pollutants, and we are looking at more poor air quality today with numbers warming through the next several days. your forecast is coming up. >> thank you lisa. also next, ravens quarterback joe flacco leads his team to a record time tenth playoff road

victory.

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and help you enroll. and, through covered california, you may get financial help to pay for coverage. it's based on income, and 4 out of 5 people who have enrolled qualified. if you don't have a health plan, or you do, but you want to make sure it's the best plan for you, now's the time to visit coveredca.com. but to get covered you've got to get going. open enrollment ends february 15th. visit coveredca.com today. tt >> welcome pack. it's 9:44. this is a live look from the golden gate bridge cam. this is a good time to give you a reminder that this time next week the bridge will be closed to traffic. it starts at 12:01 mcammond on saturday. it remains closed it will 4:00 in the morning on monday january 12th. the reason, they are putting in

median dividers to try to head-on collisions. you might want to get that abc7 waze traffic app to help you get around. again, closed from saturday until monday, january 12th. >> it's one of the best known area codes known in the country. but there is a new calling procedure for most of us and a brand new area code for others. >> a new area code. >> when in doubt, dial it out. starting february 21st you have to add one and all ten digits. you have to reprogram things like security systems and fax machines. the california puc made the decision because 4135 is running out. and that's also the empetus for 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 area code 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 identifier. people are so connected and attached to their phones. >> she says 415 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. >> if you are old school like me better listen up. it will just be for new phone percent. if you have a current phone, don't have to worry about it, but you will have to start dialing 1-415 and then those numbers. starting next month. >> maybe we should practice. >> you can. the system has been in place since august. >> good. thanks. good information. good morning, everyone. we are looking at very hazy conditions. another spare the air day. a weak system has pushed through and bringing sunshine to parts of the bay right now. it will drop a couple degrees in napa and sonoma and the sierra

nevada. you see marin county in the clear. but didn't do enough to mix out the atmosphere. so that would be nice but that's not going to happen for the next several days because we do have a stagnate air mass of high pressure overhead. 46 san francisco. good morning morgan hill. 39 for you. half moon bay, all the way up to 50 degrees. a low sun angle in the morning and, in fact, a january low sun angle allowing for a pretty picture with all the pollutants in the air. that certainly is what we have today. 42 santa rosa. 45 in novato and 48 by the delta. the numbers close to freezing this morning but with the cloud cover and that little push of the in pulse, look how much warmer we are right now than yesterday. 10 degrees warmer at santa rosa 7 degrees warmer in livermore. here's the view from our sutro tower camera. it's been looking like this kind of since friday. this is the 3rd consecutive spare the air day. the clouds have helped keep us warmer but the pollutants are

making for the dirty air. warmer days tomorrow, tuesday and wednesday. san jose, you now are looking at poor air quality. so for the santa clara valley coast, the central bay and the north bay that's where those particulates over 100. so no wood burning throughout the day today. weak system, as it pushed through, taking some of the cloud cover with it it. we are still under a broad ridge. rpi. see right there some of the clouds wishing through, some of the moisture. this system offshore here is the one that looks promising for the next couple of days. but this ridge is too strong too big, and, in fact, it's going to do the opposite in the days ahead. it will warm us up. mid-60s tomorrow in oakland. near 70 on tuesday. some locations will hit 70. then slow decline come wednesday, and then back to seasonal readings. but it looks like most of the week, in fact, throughout the next seven to ten days, it's going to stay very much the same. dry conditions, poor air quality, and not a lot of

mixing. 59 in oakland today with palo alto coming up a few degrees. look for variable high clouds from time to time. that doesn't mean we won't see any sun. eye brightening up out there. 62 morgan hill. tonight, warmer, 44 half moon bay. 48 in concord and 36 in santa rosa. a little rain this morning in santa rosa. the accuweather seven-day forecast. a spare the air today. sunnier, warmer drier monday tuesday, wednesday. well above average. average highs in the mid-50s to 60. then we cool off and the weak system doesn't want to bring us any rain through the next weekend. >> at least i can turn the heat off, save some money. >> definitely. >> thanks lisa. let's check out sports. today the 49ers will interview former new york jets head coach rex ryan 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 supporting brother john and his ravens. 10-9 late third quarter. fourth and 11 yards and back of the end zone. 20-9, ravens. flacco 2 td passes. fourth quarter steelers desperately needing a spark. can they get it? justin fumbled. pittsburgh recovers. ben roethlisberger takes advantage with his first td pass of the game. 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. roethlisberger 31 of 45, 334 yards, a touchdown and two picks. 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 lindley starting against the panthers. 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. this touchdown 10-0, carolina.

third quarter, 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 score. 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, ending his ironman 319 games. under two minutes left to play in the first. game tied at 1. joe 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 5:00. have a great day. >> up next, why next week's national championship game is causing an ohio city to change its name for a day.

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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. as you can imagine the change is for a good reason. "oregon" happens to be the name of the rival that ohio state whether 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. lisa is here now with a final check on the accuweather forecast. >> a look outside from our east bay hills camera. you see the cloud cover and this is another spare the air day today. but it also made for a warmer

morning. 38 fairfield, 45 in livermore right now with the haze. santa rosa 46. a few raindrops earlier. not feeling like that in the forecast. partly cloudy skies. 60 in napa, 62 in morgan hill and the accuweather seven day forecast calls for early morning temperatures tomorrow, tuesday and wednesday with the morning fog and the afternoon sun. it will be hazy. we need something to mix things out. >> all right. have a good

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