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see how little it costs to get covered. visit coveredca.com today. bohemian >> announcer: live where you live, this is abc7 news. >> the front yard flooded. it was actually a couple feet of water right there. >> a sunday storm drenches the bear. we've seen heavy rain, high winds and just about everything you can imagine. >> never seen the tide so high in the bay. it's kind of scary. >> up in the sierra, it's a slow go as snow blankets the mountains, creating a mess for those trying to get to or leave tahoe. >> tahoe, we've traveled 13 miles in seven hours. >> what a wild weekend. good evening and thanks for joining us. i'm dion lim. no matter where you look tonight t was raining in the bay area. in some places like san rafael, you can barely see anything from our camera because it was so

wet. we have team coverage for you tonight. amanda dell castillo is in santa clara and south san francisco. drew tuma is tracking the tail of our storm. drew. >> deon, we got soaked earlier today. the winds gusting strong, well over 50 miles an hour. tonight we are on the tail end of that storm system. live doppler 7, we have dry skies prevailing in the north bay, still dealing with some light showers in the inland east bay and the south bay. so, this has been downgraded from a strong level 3 storm to a light level 1 storm for the next hour or so as the storm system departs to our east. winds right now no longer in that 40 to 50 mile an hour range. we've backed off a bit right now. our strongest winds 20 to 30 miles an hour. so the winds will continue to ease for the monday morning commute. the rain is gone, but standing water will still be on our roadways and free ways will remain wet and they will remain slick.

so a good idea to add some extra time, even though there will not be any rain falling during the morning commute. our next storm will move in quickly. that's one of three we're tracking for the week ahead. i'll have all the details in the accuweather forecast, dion. >> drew, thanks. undoubtedly this is the strongest storm of the season so far. no parts of the bay area was spared. in the city of south san francisco, downed trees were a problem. one large tree just missed a house, and that's where we find abc7 news reporter uncer. >> reporter: he can see it's blocking half the road. if you look by the fence you can see the roots just ripped up from the ground. neighbors say they're just thankful it didn't land on the house. clean-up crews roped off this tree that just missed crashing onto this house in south san francisco. >> luck at this didn't go the other way towards the house. yeah, it's pretty amazing. i knew it was windy. i didn't think it was that windy.

>> reporter: after cutting its branches, crews swept the street to make way for passing cars. in oakland, rain was the main issue. storm drains were tended to by city maintenance teams who drove up and down the streets of the lake merritt neighborhood, trying to keep roads from flooding, which was an issue for raymond coe. a flooding issue flooded his house. today's rains created a bigger mess. >> a big problem. >> reporter: further east in san leandro, pg&e sent crews to trim branches that were weighing on power lines. but the biggest splash was in san francisco where choppy waters on the bay came up on the embarcadero causing it to close a second day. >> i've never seen the tide so high. in the bay it's kind of scary. >> reporter: back in south san francisco another tree came down, this one just missing a transformer next to this

mcdonald. >> i heard it wasn't going to get this bad, but it looks pretty bad. >> reporter: alexis rodriguez and his family did laundry across the street from where the tree came down. it's the best thing they could think of doing to stay dry. >> it was raining all day. we might as well do our laundry, something inside because it's rained a lot today. >> reporter: definitely a lot of rain. now you can see these branches are still out here. they'll be cleaned up tomorrow. as drew mentioned, during tomorrow morning's commute there could be a lot of standing water. chp also reminding everyone to keep an eye out. in south san francisco, unser hassan, abc7 news. >> thanks. a spout off the santa cruz. thisornado tha formsland. the weather service said there was a strong cell moving ashore at the time. cities across the bay area felt the storm,

especially drivers. take a look. this car ended up in the healdsburg creek off highway 101 in santa rosa. the driver was rescued by an off-duty emt after hitting their head. no word on their condition. another car overturned on scenic avenue in san anselmo, but nobody was hurt. meantime, the oakland zoo was forced to close its doors the second day in a row. it also had to cancel what appears its final showing of zoo lights. they issued this tweet earlier today thanking everyone for a great season. to the north bay now where we are told flooding canceled the showing of aqua man this afternoon, at the theater in fairfax, the movie goers say the rest of the theater, though, appeared to be fine. now, the downpour caused major problems for homeowners in the north bay. this is a home in san anselmo at 1:30 today. floods knocked down part of the eowner said he was checking on the culverts and everything was fine, but he stepped away for just two

minutes and that's when that fence went down. >> and i noticed the part of the fence had been knocked into the little creek there, and it started flooding. the front yard flooded. it was actually a couple feet of water right there. and we had to open the gate. >> bad timing. just two minutes. he told us water did get into his garage, but his home stayed dry. counting down, we are just one day away from the college foot ball playoff national championship game. and the storm certainly had a big impact tonight. the cold weather and the rain forced cancellations of a few game-related events. abc7 news reporter amanda dell castillo is live at levi stadium with more details on this. good to see you no prel at least. >> reporter: i know. still have the hat on, though. it's still wet out here. dion, the stadium is all set for tomorrow's match up between beusofeaerdemso we ccele

cold, wet and windy in the south bay, but conditions couldn't keep this group from college foot ball playoff championship fun. >> i had like four layers on under here. >> reporter: the cold meant little to those lined up outside discovery meadow park in downtown san jose. the scheduled concert canceled because of weather conditions. sunday would have brought the final performances in at&t's three-night free concert series. ellie golding was scheduled to perform. golding tweeting out, i'm so sorry, everyone, with a broken heart emoji. >> very discouraging. we waited a very long time. >> reporter: and others traveled a really long distance. clemson fan and resident christmas short said she was going to stay in san francisco but the weather interfered. the n b. >> i always hrdt was beautifulere, gorgeous, weather perfect. c sunday doesn't surprise me. i did new york for new year's.

it poured. that was the first time i it had ever done that. i'm starting to think it's following me. >> reporter: hope bad luck doesn't carry over into the championship game. not enough to dampen spirits in san jose. college foot ball playoff central. >> it's the excitement of the national college foot ball competition between alabama and clemson, you know? it's the whole experience process here in the bay area. >> reporter: a ticketed tape rehearsal at treasure island was also canceled because of the weather. a levi stadium spokesperson tells us they were there putting tarp over the field for play. kickoff is scheduled for 5:00 tomorrow. amanda dell castillo, abc7 news. >> appreciate it, amanda, thanks. the game itself is on for tomorrow. clemson will face alabama at levi stadium. you can watch the battle for the college foot ball playoff title on our sister network espn. up in the sierra,

avalanche data shows the area under a high avalanche warning through 7:00 tomorrow morning. the central sierra nevada includes parts of the south lake tahoe and incline village. this avalanche alert, though, keep in mind, does not apply to ski areas or stretches of mountain highway where avalanche mitigation programs are in place. as the storm soaks us here in the bay area, it is dumping several feet in the sierra. the placer county sheriff's office shot this video you see here, showing conditions near lake tahoe. you can see there are several inches of fresh snow there. now, even if you don't ski or snowboarad, that snow will play a big role in determining if california will or will not have a drought this year. and if you're thinking about heading up to the mountains, you might want to hold off. there are multiple closures, including parts of i-80 and highways 88 and 89 because of whiteout conditions. this video is from earlier in the day at king vail on i-80.

you can see there the roadway still blanketed in snow. chains are required on most of the open roads. now, abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow was in lake tahoe this weekend, and hit some pretty bad traffic heading back to san francisco today. she talked to us on abc7 news at 6:00 tonight after making it just 13 miles in seven hours. she says she didn't start making good headway until almost 7:30 tonight. >> reporter: i've seen cal trans out here, definitely a couple chp vehicles. most people being helpful to one another. when we do see cars that are stuck or, you know, don't have all-wheel drive or don't have chains on their tires, we're seeing drivers that are getting out really helping one another. >> good to see that good will. we heard from melanie 30 minutes ago. she finally made it home after almost 12 hours. she said she is dead tired, brk. meantime, taking a look at

san francisco international airport where the weather has had quite an impact on flights as well. we have heard from some travelers. they are experiencing delays of five hours or longer, trying to get into sfo. of course, with wet weather comes dangerous driving conditions. when you get a chance, head over to abc7news.com. there we've got some tips on what to do when you begin to hydro plane. also you'll be able to keep up to date with the latest weather developments. still ahead on abc7 news at 11:00 tonight, california rises. we'll take you to the special concert to help victims of the camp fire. and it's been a long road back. the big day tomorrow for an historic building damaged more than four years ago in the napa earthquake. and the shutdown stalemate enters its third week.

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thanks for staying with us as we take a live look at live doppler 7. you can see they're not as green as it was earlier today. we will have another update on the weather from meteorologist drew tuma in just a few minutes. hundreds turned out for a benefit concert for the victims of last year's california wildfires. all of this was part of a series of events hosted by incoming governor gavin newsom and his wife ahead of tomorrow's inauguration. abc7 news reporter carlos salcedo is live for us in sacramento tonight where things have just wrapped up. carlos, how was it? >> reporter: that's right, dion. the event just ended. the concert just wrapped up half an hour ago behind me at the golden 1 center. the event as you mentioned raised money fire victims of the california wildfires. despite this rain, many people showed up. the headliners of course,

pitbull and common. ♪ i'll always be at home in paradise ♪ ♪ >> reporter: some of the performers shared a deeper connection to the town of paradise. paradise native cold weather socks. but all in attendance were here to support those still hurting. >> i know you came here to enjoy yourself, but each and every one of you are making a big contribution to folks that desperately need your support. >> reporter: california is soon to be first family hosted the california rises benefit concert. the event raises funds for survivors of the recent california wildfires. for a few in the crowd, being here was personal. >> we have family, friends at the house. they lost their house completely devastated. and they're really good friends of our family so we're here to help them out. >> reporter: public officials from the devastated communities of butte county received a warm welcome. >> so, thank you all very, very much. >> reporter: including sheriff cory honey. >> the outpouring of support my

community has received from all over the state is incredible. this is just another example of how people have come together. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: governor elect gavin newsom had seen the devastation up close, having toured the communities in the fire's aftermath. >> to turn this into a charitable event for a fire that was the most devastating fire in california history, for its victims and to celebrate the first responders is just the right thing to do. and i'm glad we did that. >> reporter: and close to $5 million were raised here at the event. all that money going to help victims of the california wildfires. the attention, of course, now turns to newsome's inauguration at the state capital here monday. in sacramento, carlos salcedo, abc7 news. >> carlos, thank you. a courthouse damaged by the 2014 napa earthquake is finally going to reopen for business tomorrow. the building had numerous cracks and a chunk even fell off near the roof line. part of the reason why it took

more than four years is because the building opened back in 1879, and is on the national register of historic places. repairs are estimated at about $23 million. mayor libby schaaf and other oakland elected officials will be sworn in tomorrow at city hall. schaaf will take the oath of office for her second term at about 11:00 a.m. along with city auditor courtney reubeny and several city council and school board members. the ceremony is free and open to the public, but space is limited. the mayor's inaugural gala will be held later this week. over in the east bay, a young woman will appear in court tomorrow to answer charges she bit a jogger. but tonight, her attorney is accusing the jogger of starting the violent encounter. the jogger claims the woman's two dogs attacked her along the golden rod trail in the oakland hills. that jogger then began using pepper spray to repel the dogs. but the dog owner's attorney insists the jogger cindy stainer

overreacted. >> my client tried to grab the pepper spray from her hand. it was at that point miss trainer grabbed my client by the hair, kneed her in the groin and attacked her. when she had my client's hair, my client bit her to release her. all she had done in this case was defend her dogs against an unprovoked attack. >> the suspect is identified as 19-year-old oakland resident alma cadwalader. she has no prior criminal record. we were talking about doppler 7. let's get to drew tuma in the weather center. things look intense, but it won't stay there for long. >> that's right, dion. it has been a day filled with rain and wind. we're seeing the strong tail end of the storm. it was tracking today, it continues to track the light showers. the heavy rain is out of here. we zoom on in to where we have some light showers in the inland east bay and the south bay. you can see over the last hour

or so, they are pushing off to the east. and we are going to quiet down our skies tonight. however, the storm has done its damage. we have numerous reports of water on roadways. these are all areas that have seen flooding reports over the past 12 hours, and we are going to see that standing water on our roads tomorrow morning. so really good idea, add some extra time to that morning commute. the good news, the rain is going to get out of here. tomorrow morning future weather showing you by 7:00 in the morning we're not tracking any rain overhead. but it will be a rather gray start to the day with overcast skies. the sierra still has a winter tomorrow warning in effect. this lasts until 4:00 tomorrow morning. could see a couple additional inches, this is on top of 1 to 2 feet of snow. we have already seen in the sierra. look at rainfall today. this is very impressive over the past 24 hours. a lot of cities have seen more than an inch of rain from the storm system. more than that in the north bay. over 2 inches in some spots.soe

storm on our sunday. temperature wise, 40s and 50s, a couple spots like ukiah. clear lake dropped into the 30s. most spots will hold in the 40s overnight tonight. right now the other story, the winds are backing off. you can see wind speeds no longer near that 40, 50 mile per hour range. our strongest gusts now 20 to 30. that's san francisco and livermore. and the winds will just continue to calm down overnight. future tracker wind gusts will show you by 6:00, 7:00 in the morning on monday, it is a calm picture. no gusty winds to start off our day tomorrow. so overnight tonight, that rain is exiting. the clouds are hanging close. temperature wise, most spots will drop into the 40s over the next 12 hour. so we'll break down your monday. the 12-hour day planner, it's really a gray day. and the morning watch out for water on the roadways. it's a lot of cloud cover on your monday. temperatures in the mid 50s to low 60s. if you are headed to the championship college football game tomorrow night, levi stadium, you don't need the rain

gear. it's just cloudy, it's cool as temperatures slowly falling to the 50s. our next storm will arrive on tuesday and in the morning. it's a light storm, a 1 on the storm impact scale. light showers tuesday morning in the north bay. and then a better chance in the afternoon and in the evening on tuesday as the cold front swings through here by 9:00. we'll be tracking some light to moderate showers to end the day on tuesday. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. it's overcast skies. winds are gone. tuesday, showers return. it's breezy, and they could linger into wednesday with the heaviest being the morning. thursday it's dry, but not much sun. another storm moves in here to bring us scattered showers on friday. and then another storm, dion, saturday night into sunday bringing us more rain right now. but it looks like today's storm will be the strongest we see in the next 7 days. >> okay, a little bit of relief. do you feel like a broken record? >> a little dry would be nice. >> drew, thanks. >> sure. >> reminder, make sure to join us for the expanded hour of abc7 news at 11:00 a.m. that launches on monday.

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>> announcer: abc sports sponsored by river rock casino. >> no other team in the nfl had a better road record than the chargers this season. and l.a. packed up its defense for the wild card showdown in baltimore and proved their regular season was no fluke. the chargers started the fourth quarter with a nine-point lead. melvin gordon looking to extend that. he dove for the goal line. he fumbled and marlin humphrey picked it up. went the entire length of the field for the score. if the ravens first touchdown, they finally have some light. but upon further review, gordon was ruled down. so the chargers the ball back at the 1 yard line. yeah, i don't know how john harbaugh agreed with that.

this time he doesn't let go. that put the charges up 20-3 after they make the two-point conversion. they harassed jackson all game. they sacked himself entimes. he got this one off with 6:40 left in the game as he aired itt to crabtree. two touchdowns, 194 passing yards for jackson. ravens down 6. they got the ball back with 28 seconds left, but the chargers d comes up big one more time. the perfect strip and the chargers recover. they take their now 8-1 road record into gillette stadium against the patriots next. 23-17 the final. it's a field goal attempt that will go down in wild card history as a double doink, but after the game between the bears and eagles, philadelphia players claim they actually tippe the ball. bears and eagles fans threw those crazy masks off, plenty of field goals in the first half. three actually as the bears led 6-3. they found themselves down by

one in the fourth. he turned to his favorite target. allen robinson. ten catches for 143 yards. the bears at 15-10. one minute left, 4th and goal. this could be the game. nick foles, his legend grows. his second touchdown of the game. unbelievable. they go for two. wen dahl smallwood denied. this is a one-point game. plenty of time for trubisky and the bears. trubisky goes to his favorite target, robinson. that puts chicago in field goal range. you make the call right here. cody parkey from 43 yards out for the win. now, full speed it doesn't seem like this ball was tipped. off the post and the cross bar, the chicago bears cannot believe it. but the eagles claim their defensive tackle trayvon hester got his hand on it. in either case, the eagles advance to play the saints with a 16-15 win. an unbelievable ending. this is abc7 sports report is sponsored by river rock casino. coming up we'll hear from them

as they play the title game almost here. >> thinking about the coach's jaw on the ground. >> everybody's jaw in chicago, from chicago was on the ground. >> pretty bad. >> unbelievable. >> mindy, thanks. >> much more to come on abc7 news at 11:00, including new details on the killing of a 7-year-old girl in texas. and what we know about the suspect. and after a weekend of talks, are we any closer to ending the government shutdown? and once again, another look at live doppler 7 where it's been little for most of the day, a little bit of a reprieve. how long is it going to

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>> once again, good evening. i'm dion lim. in tonight's headlines now, toppled trees and downed power lines kept firefighters and pg&e crews busy tonight. they're looking at the aftermath of today's storm which included a knocked down tree in south san francisco. flooding knocked over fences and caused other damage in san anselmo. rain and wind dampened college foot ball fans when an outdoor concert was canceled in san jose. it was to feature eli goulding and one republic. rain or shine the national championship is scheduled still at levi stadium tomorrow night. the match up is between alabama examine clemson. governor elect gavin newsom held a benefit concert to help those in butte county. it was to celebrate newsome being sworn in as governor tomorrow. the democrat will serve as california's 40th chief executive. homeowners face the job of

cleaning up after high winds snapped trees and knocked down power lines across seattle. winds topped 60 miles an hour late last night and early this morning. a large tree ripped walls apart when it fell on one man's home. he spent the night in a hotel after escaping from his mangled house in north hill, washington. that man did not want to appear on camera. >> i heard something hit the side of the house. i got out of my bedroom, walked to that bedroom to shine the flashlight down on the driveway to see what happened. as soon as i turned the flashlight on, the tree fell, and boom, right behind me. i was lucky. that's all there is to t. >> it barely missed him. >> whew, lucky indeed. 320,000 people lost their electricity at one point during the storm. there are no reports of anshutdn its third week with no end in sight. white house administration officials met with congressional aids over the weekend trying to reach an agreement.

abc7 news reporter darcy i can't albinger tells us the focus remains on border security. >> reporter: day 16 of the partial government shutdown and the president is offering this eti s e toedal w that the people that are on the receiving end will make adjustments. they always do. >> reporter: the impact of that shutdown is growing. new york's laguardia airport seeing log lines. some t.s.a. officers not showing up for work. >> please have patience with the officers that came to work. >> reporter: the t.s.a. released the statement, call outs have increased but the numbers are not extraordinary. the president claiming the 800,000 affected workers support him in this fight. >> many of those people that won't be receiving a paycheck, many of those people agree 100% with what i'm doing. >> we want to work. we want to work. >> reporter: but some are frustrated. >> we need to be funded because we need our paychecks and we need to service the american

people. >> reporter: democrats want the government reopened and everyone back to work before continuing negotiations on border security. >> they should not be the hostages to president trump's demands. you don't pound the table and say unless it's my way, it's no way. >> reporter: the president has signalled he may declare a national emergency in order to bypass congress and build the wall with department of defense dollars. >> i think the president would be wide open to a court challenge saying, where's the emergency? you have to establish that in order to do this. >> reporter: administration officials met with congressional aides sunday afternoon in a tweet the president calling the meeting productive, and saying they are now planning a steel barrier rather than concrete. daria albinger, abc news, new york. >> a fatal drive by shooting of the 7-year-old girl in houston, 20-year-old eric black, jr., has been charged with capital murder in the death of jasmine barnes. a second man is in custody. neither look like the suspect

sketch police released earlier, and abc reporter marcus moore explains. >> reporter: tonight police making an arrest in the tragic death of 7-year-old jazmine barnes. a death her family initially feared was racially motivated. eric black 20 years old appearing before a texas judge charged with capital murder in connection with the shooting death one week ago today. authorities now say this all may have been the case of mistaken identity. >> mr. black has acknowledged his role in jazmine's murder and we've also received information that this involves a second individual as well. >> reporter: police making the arrest after they say a tip was september to a well-known civil rights activist. a law enforcement source allegedly telling police black was driving the vehicle during the shooting and that the suspect or suspects may have opened fire on the wrong car. the announcement marking a major twist in this case that up until yesterday was focused heavily on finding this red pickup truck captured on video speeding away from the scene of the shooting and this sketch. >> you're talking about small children. they witnessed something very

traumatic. and it's very likely that the last thing they did see was that, indeed, that red truck and the driver that was in that truck. >> reporter: tonight police believe that man may have simply been a bystander. jazmine's distraught family is grateful to police for the arrest. >> we were happy. it was a sigh of relief that the police did their job and found who they feel is the right suspect. >> reporter: one step closer to closure for a grieving family and a country outraged over the death of an innocent little girl. a obviously we were surprised that the suspect was not who repeatedly described by so many independent witnesses, but for this family it didn't matter if he was black or if he was white. >> reporter: marcus moore, abc news. >> still ahead on abc7 news at 11:00, it's considered a prelude to the oscars. who won big tonight at the golden globes. >> and i'm meteorologist drew tuma. as one storm winds down tonight, we're quickly tracking another

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movie and tv stars hit hollywood for the golden globe awards tonight. an d sandra oh co-hosted the show. she won for best performance by an actress in a tv series drama. she was pretty excited. bohemian rhapsody won best drama and its star won best actor. the upset of the night goes to green book, which took home three awards including best movie, musical or comedy. and glenn close won best actress in a drama an award many expected to go to lady gaga. speaking of awards, the golden globes are considered by some a warm up for the oscars. those are next month, february 24th, to be exact. you can watch them right here on abc 7. all right. finally tonight, one last check of the weather and what we can expect for tomorrow's drive. drew. >> you know what, the rain is exiting as we speak, so the

downpours are out of here. the winds are calming down. so the storm is really weakening right now. live doppler 7, we'll show you no more downpours, just some light showers pushing off to our east. so for the commute tomorrow morning use caution. the rains are out of here. the wind is light. we'll have a lot of standing water on our roads and the free ways will remain wet and they will remain slick. extra time is not a bad idea. overnight a lot of cloud cover. the rain exits, but we stilk with the clouds. most spots will drop into the 30s and 40s over the next 12 hours. tomorrow for your monday, it's a cloudy day but it's a dry day. so really limited sunshine. temperatures topping out in the mid 50s to low 60s. so a brief break from the rain. accuweather seven-day forecast, rain returns on tuesday. lingers into wednesday. a dry day on thursday, then more rain returns on friday. and the weekend does not look to be a wash out. however, rain into the picture saturday night and into sunday it he feel is. nowhere near as heavy as today. >> for the game, though --

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>> announcer: abc sports sponsored by river rock casino. >> the wild card match up between the bears and the eagles came down to an unexpected finish. and in the post-game celebration, eagles players say the chicago player did not miss the game winning field goal. they tipped it. well, the bears and eagles fans saw plenty of field goals. three of them actually in the first half: bears led 6-3. they found themselves down by one in the fourth.

trubisky turned to his favorite target, allen robinson, 22 yards on the score. robinson had ten catches for 143 yards. the bears led by 5, but with one minute left, 4th and goal, nick foles, the legend grows. second touchdown pass of the game, two yards to golden tate. the eagles decide to go for 2, but wendell smallwood is denied. this is a one-point game. plenty of time for the bears. trubisky goes to the well again. mr. robinson, and that puts chicago in field goal range. okay, you make the call. cody parkey, he needs this 43-yarder for the win. off the post and the cross bar, but the eagles say defensive tackle trayvon hester tipped the ball. either way, the eagles advance to play the saints with a 16-15 win. the chargers went 7-1 on the road this season. no other team in the nfl had more road wins. l.a. packed up its defense for showdown in baltimore and proved the regular season was no fluke.

the chargers started the fourth quarter with a nine-point lead. melvin gordoner looking to stretch that one and on the goal line he fumbles. marlon humphrey picks it up. goes the entire length of the field for the ravens' first touchdown. they finally have some light. but on further review, gordon ruled down. so the chargers' ball at the 1 yard line. john harbaugh, talk about game changer because gordon hung on. the chargers went for the 2 point conversion, and they got t. they put themselves up 20-3. the chargersarr jackson all game. they sacked himself entimes. he finally connected with former 49 r crabtree for the 41-yard score. just before the 2-minute warning, jackson found crabtree again. this time for 7-yard score. tou yards for jackson. ravens down 6, they got the ball back with 28 seconds left. the chargers' d comes up big one

more time. the perfect strip, the chargers recover, they now take their 8-1 road record into gillette stadium against the patriots. 23-17 the final there. monday night will mark the third time in the last four years that alabama and clemson will compete for a national championship. now, some question if the dominance of the crimson tide and the tigers lower the excitement surrounding the title game. but the coaches aren't concerned about that line of thinking. >> you know, it's my job and my responsibility to do the best job that we can for our, you know, our team, our players, our program in terms of what it takes for us to be successful. and i guess that's what we'll, you know, continue to focus on. >> i mean, i'm not going to apogg great team, a great program and a bunch of committed guys. coach saeb an isn't either. i think the objective is to get the two best teams. that's kind of the way it is. if that's not best for college foot ball, then what -- why did we even do it? why don't we go back to the way it was and have bowl games and you put this team against this

team and it's not necessarily the two best teams playing. in the end like they used to do, you vote on who you think is the best team. that's what we used to have and everybody got mad. dieng, we want to put the best team against the best team. >> yep, can't win. number 6 cardinal hosting ucla. time running out in the third quarter. key anna williams, look at that's correct gets the steal and the layup. that's like a pick 6 in basketball. fourth quarter bruins down 2. williams from deep. she had 21 points. ucla made it a one-possession game. alyssa jerome from the corner, and then de janai carrington iced it with two of her team high 30 pointds. stanford wins 86-80, improves to 12-1. wendy gottleib, the troej angst are 20-3. much more from the entire team. she had 21 points and 16, yes,

16 boards. ash a thomas added 12 including two threes. cal improved to 10-3 with a 66-59 win. this is abc sports report is sponsored by river rock casino, and we will be out at levi stadium tomorrow to bring you live game footage and coverage. it's going to be a lot of fun. >> not to mention even more fun because there won't be rain -- >> won't need rain gear. >> that's it for us tonight. i'm dion lim. for drew and mindy and all of us here at abc7 news, we appreciate you. have a great night and we'll

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