investigation volunteer broke the exclusive story in the chronicle. according to the guards, it seems as if the drop-offs are happening regularly. >> when you see the video, it'd kind of a shock because you realize that there is no place for these people to go, that they literally just melt into

the night. >> it is unclear to me why folks need to, at 2:00 in the morning, need to be dropped off that far north and doesn't terminate at the terminal. so, i've got a lot of questions. >> reporter: in 2018 san francisco was part of a class action lawsuit against the state of nevada after it was discovered that patients were being put on a one-way bus from vegas to the city. mayor london breed says she wants the city attorney's office to look into it. >> san francisco can't do it alone, and it's not fair to expect that we can. so i would want a county to be a good partner in trying to work with us. >> reporter: samtrans says the story is not clear-cut, that homeless people are not being put in buses only to be dropped off in san francisco. >> what we understand this is homeless people who end up at sfo and are specifically given a sanfrans token to take them back to san francisco. >> reporter: sometimes police give homeless tokens at sfo when

bart service ends. a bus either takes them to san francisco or palo alto. i did reach out to the city attorney's office. they will look into this matter. they told me they can't comment on any investigation. in san francisco, chris reyes for abc7 news. >> chris, thank you. and our chronicle insider was the first one to break the story on the homeless being bused into san francisco. it's an ongoing problem or a new problem that one san francisco supervisor is calling a game with musical chairs where one agency or one jurisdiction is moving the homeless, with well intentions, to another one. but somewhere along the line it hits the end of the line and they have to get off and they wind off on the streets. and in this case on the streets of san francisco. >> so, aaron peskin is the person who said that this was unconscionable that they are doing this sort of shuttle from the homeless people from sfo to downtown san francisco. can you expand on that a little bit? what exactly does he find so

revolting around this? >> the state of nevada was actually treating some of its psychiatric patients by giving them one-way tickets to san francisco, and it was called patient dumping. he sees this as sort of homeless dumping and proof that there is no coordination going on. everybody's got a good intention. samtrans gives out tokens to the homeless in san mateo county through various organizations for them to go to a job interview, look for a place to live. but there is no guarantee that they're not just going to take those and move on to san francisco. >> and there is much more to come from this developing issue. you can find the rest of the reporting on this story up right now on abc7news.com. sonoma county grappling with how to tackle a mile-long homeless camp along a trail in santa rosa. it's part of its effort to try to build a better bay area. >> the decision by the county to move people to las gilicas park isn't going well with some.

>> reporter: in two weeks this empty parking lot near oakmont will be filled with new neighbors. >> i don't like it at all, no. i think the homeless, i don't know where they all come from. they pay no taxes, and they want to have a choice where they're going to live? >> reporter: this person is angry that the juvenile justice campus about a mile away from where she lives is being convert neighborhood a temporary outdoor shelter. up to 60 homeless people of the more than 200 who currently live along the trail could be relocated to this site, roughly ten miles away when that area is cleared by the end of january. it's also near a home for abused children and a juvenile detention facility. >> i just don't think they're going to set a good example for those children over there. so, it begs the question why did they pick this place when it has very inadequate public transportation and it has no services, absolutely none? >> reporter: the new site sits

in susan goran's district. she's been fielding phone calls and emails all day from residents. she said they are concerned about safety. she is concerned with backlash if this place becomes another joe ridoda trail. >> if something goes wrong, the community will not embrace any concept of a permanent support of housing for the population. and that's sad. >> reporter: despite all the concerns, oakmont homeowner chris says he still will welcome his new neighbors. >> having a homeless encampment with a way that they can get food and services is really i think the only solution in the short term. >> abc7 news. >> in the south bay there are worries that low-income families are being pushed out by the housing crisis. >> a new study shows the most vulnerable are women and hispanics and african-americans. another issue while we know

affordable housing is needed, the challenge is getting it built before families decide to bolt. >> we can't just rely on affordable housing because it takes years to build. in the meantime we have people facing eviction, facing homelessness who are waiting for these affordable housing units to be built. >> a task force is working to develop solutions to keep people from leaving. >> it's going to hold four more public meetings before making recommendations to the san jose city council in april. >> and we do want to hear your ideas about building a better bay area. share them by joining our better bay area group on facebook. we are on storm watch tonight. this is from our sutro tower camera. overnight we are expecting rain to make its way into the bay area. that's a beautiful shot right there. >> spencer christian is here with our forecast. >> we've got quite a storm coming our way. here's a look at live doppler 7. clouds are increasing and the storm is sweeping down from our north/northwest. the storm ranks two in the storm impact scale, a storm of

moderate intensity. but it's going to feel even heavier than that at times with wind guss from 35 to 40 miles per hour at times. there is a possibility of thunderstorms and hail and even snow in the higher bay area elevation. here's our forecast animation. notice that up until about midnight or so, we will just see some little pockets of light rain developing over the north bay. but after midnight a sweeping line of steadier, heavier rain will move through the north bay by about 6:00 a.m. as the morning commute is underway. the north bay will be getting drenched and the coast line, the storm to continue swinging eastward hitting other parts of the bay area. and finally by about mid-afternoon we'll see that storm moving out of here producing heavy snow at that point over in the sierra, and we'll have trailing pockets of rain following the frontal system. but it's going to be a messy morning commute and perhaps evening commute as well. i will have the seven-day forecast in a few minutes. >> a reminder you can track the storm yourself with the same live doppler 7 that spencer

uses. you can download it for free to see the weather in your neighborhood. be sure to enable the push alerts to get weather advisories on your phone or your tablet. developing news now regarding the body found inside a car in the east batch. you are seeing what sky7 saw flying over the station. it was first made aware of the situation just before 2:00 p.m. officials say there was some sort of odor coming from the silver car, so a hazardous materials team was called. there are several signs on the car. we are working to find out any new details. stay with us for the latest update on air and on abc7.com. union city police have a new clue in the shooting of two boys last november using video given to them by a community member, police were able to get a description of the vehicle used by the suspects. police believe it's a silver toyota camry, model years 2014

through 2017. the victims in this case 11 and 14 years old. police say they have not ruled out the possibility that the shooting was gang related. so far no arrests in that case. safety is a big focus in our effort to build a better bay area. while some cities have struggled to keep and recruit police officers, san jose is finding success. >> reporter: why community support has been essential to getting more officers on the street. >> reporter: in unison, on command, members of san jose police academy class 36 are one step closer to graduation. 48 recruits underwent final inspections today as senior staff checked on their overall readiness after more than six months of training. >> you're going to have support of your city leaders and your community. you're going to have support of your rank and file in your police department. and you can make a difference here. >> reporter: san jose is in the midst of a rebuild after political turmoil in the first half of the previous decade resulted in the department shrinking by more than a third

to just over 900 officers. but a renewed commitment from city hall as well as improved relations in the community have helped make sjpd more desirable for potential applicants. rita perez recenty graduated from sonoma state with a degree in business administration but has dreamt of joining sjpd since high school. she is now just one week away from being sworn in as an officer. >> this is my home. i want to be here helping the people of san jose. so that's what kind of drew me in. >> reporter: of the last two police academies in smg, 73% of recruits have gone on to finish their field training to become street-ready officers. retention has also held steady in recent years with retirements accounting for the majority of departures rather than transfers to other cities. these are all positive signs. >> we have a long-term commitment to a strategic recruitment and retention plan that is ongoing. and we're seeing that it's paying off now.

>> reporter: back at the academy, a sense of pride and optimism as these recruits get ready to move forward. >> we've run into so many situations. they have to have a lot of tools in their bag and multiple hats that they can put on at any time. >> reporter: brothers and sisters in blue united as one. >> they want to be police officers and take the criminal element off the street. so to the extent we can do that in a fair manner, i'm going to support that 100% and i think they know that. >> reporter: a community that will soon be safer. in san jose, chris, newsom news. a young east bay girl with a terrifying story to tell. she is suddenly now paralyzed. we spoke to her and her mother about the warning signs she needs to be on the look out and why the young girl is holding out hope tonight. dead birds are washing up on the shore in alameda. hear from the man who discovered them. and that jet fuel accident

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a 10-year-old girl from east contra costa county is battling a rare but very dangerous

disease that left her partially paralyzed. >> as abc7 news anchor eric thomas explains, her mother is now on a mission to warn other parents. >> before all this, everything was normal. >> reporter: but since november, normal for samantha winters has been this room at children's hospital and intense daily visits with physical therapists. >> we are working on walking right now. standing up. >> reporter: in november samantha came down with a mysterious ailment reminiscent of the paralysis of polio, but it's different. it struck during a routine dental visit. >> i told my sister i felt like i couldn't breathe so she was going to take me outside, and i stood up and i just collapsed. >> reporter: mom first rushed her to a local emergency room which immediately transferred her to the children's hospital in oakland. >> by the time we got here, she couldn't even lift her right leg and her arms were just falling

back at her face. >> reporter: doctors eventually diagnosed her with acute flaccid myelitis or afm. it's a disease that affects the spinal cord. it's victims are often young. early symptoms mimic a cold leading researchers to believe it's caused by a virus. >> it's just scary knowing that you might not be able to walk again. >> reporter: there is no cure. the only real treatment is physical therapy, round after round of it, trying to restore strength to the arms and legs. samantha does it every day except sunday. her mother is warning other parents to look out for cold-like symptoms followed by weakness or trouble walking and breathing. >> we've trusted in the lord in this whole thing. he truly has given me peace that she's going to be okay and that she'll walk again. >> reporter: samantha has another five to seven weeks in the hospital before she can be released. and doctors say when she is let go, she will probably leave in a wheelchair. but samantha says if she has anything to say about it, she will be walking out.

in oakland, eric thomas, abc7 news. >> hang in there, samantha. the homeless mothers who were evicted from an oakland house this week were back to pick up their possessions today. sky7 was over the house on magnolia street where people were loading items onto a truck. a judge ruled last friday that the women had no right to the home and then ordered their eviction. deputies forced the women from the house yesterday morning. two of the women were arrested and then released hours later. the women say they will keep fighting for affordable housing. there is a mystery in alameda tonight. it might be linked to the recent king tides we saw here in the bay area. shore birds have washed up along the shoreline over the last few days. we go to alameda's crown beach for more. >> i was walking down the beach last night and early this morning, and i saw six of these shore birds. >> reporter: john has been walking the crown beach since he was a kid and he's never seen anything quite like this before.

a half dozen dead birds all in the last 24 hours. have you ever seen anything like this before? >> have not seen anything like this. and this was the only species that was dead. all the seagulls, shore birds, terns, ravens are all still running around here. >> reporter: the birds appear to be the western grebe according to the experts. >> there may be a problem with a food source. >> reporter: pam young is the executive director of the local audubon society. we showed her the photos and she said the bird deaths are mysterious and troubling. >> we need to perform what's called a necropsy. the same procedure is done on an animal to determine if it's been poisoned. and certainly we want to be able to rule that out. >> reporter: an expert from lindsay wildlife told us the deaths may be relatively normal in that the birds were too weak or didn't put on enough weight

to make their migratory journey or spend the winter here. still, some who frequent crown beach worry when they see a number of dead birds all at once. >> we'd at least like to see somebody look into it. >> with the incoming weather, experts say more of these birds could wash up on shore. if they do, east bay regional park says they will have their rangers try to pick one up and send it to a lab for further study. >> it's a beautiful sunset right there. let's talk weather right now because rain is heading our way. this is the first time that they let me in the weather center. and spencer gave me a fake clicker just to make sure i don't screw anything up. >> actually, it's a real one. >> well, we've got the storm coming our way. at the moment though things are calm as you look at live doppler

7. no precipitation being picked up in the immediate bay area yet. it's just hours away though. check out this lovely view from our camera at pier 7 in san francisco looking back at the skyline of san francisco. it's 51 degrees here in the city right now. it's actually 52 at oakland. it's also 50 degrees at redwood city, san jose 48, at gilroy and half moon bay. so far dry conditions, temperature readings right now are in the upper 40s at santa rosa, petaluma. one more live view looking down to san francisco, and these are our forecast features. a level ii storm is coming our way. it'll arrive after midnight. so the morning and evening commutes tomorrow will be impacted by this storm. we'll have drier, milder air ovr the weekend. the approaching storm is a level ii. it'll produce periods of heavy rainfall, wind gusts 35 to 45 miles per hour at times. and there is the possibility

because of the unstable air behind this frontal system of some thunder, isolated thunder and hail, because cold air is coming along with the storm as well. and with the cold air there may be some snow over the higher bay area peaks. here is our forecast animation starting at compa7:00 this even. this wave of steady and relatively heavy rain sweeps through the north bay. so by the time the morning commute is underway, the rain will be falling already, especially across the north bay down into san francisco along the coast line, even onto the peninsula, and in a very short time it'll sweep on over to the east bay down to the south bay by mid-morning. and later in the day or perhaps a little bit later, the main body of the storm will be out of the bay area. it'll be producing snow over in the sierra. but that front will be followed by pockets of showers, some of them could be heavy at times. the wind will diminish though behind the frontal system. we project that rainfall totals by, oh, 7:00 tomorrow evening

will generally be close to an inch of rain and perhaps above an inch in many north bay locations. and we have a winter storm warning in effect already for portions of lake county. it'll be in effect until 4:00 tomorrow afternoon, above 2,000 feet we expect periods of heavy snow. and speaking of heavy snow we also have a winter storm warning that will be going into effect 6:00 a.m. tomorrow in the sierra. that will be in effect until 6:00 a.m. friday. 1 to 2 feet of snow likely there. overnight temperatures mid- to upper 40s. highs tomorrow mainly low 50s. and here's the accuweather 7-day forecast. after a pretty stormy day tomorrow, we can expect brighter skies on friday and saturday with increasing clouds on sunday. but a bit milder. looks like good weather for the niners/packers nfc title game. and then we will get back to our usually pattern of kind of wet, showery rainy weather. >> it was fun over in the weather center. >> you did a great job.

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a shocking new climate change report is out today from nasa and noaa. it finds that last year's natural disasters caused $45 billion worth of damage. the amount of rainfall made it the second wettest year on record in the u.s. the temperature overall made this past decade the hottest in history. new at 6:00, pg&e says it's close but not fully on target to complying with the wildfire prevention measures required by the federal judge supervising pg&e's probation. the utility admitted today they had fallen short of commitments it made under its own safety plan. it concedes that its vegetation management program isn't where it should be. but pg&e gives itself high marks for safety inspections. the company says it recognizes

it has more work to do but says it has made significant progress in responding to the threat of wildfires. president trump has officially signed a new trade agreement with china. backers. deal believe it'll help u.s. farmers by increasing exports to china. american and chinese officials stood alongside president trump during a ceremony at the white house. mr. trump said phase one of this pact is, quote, righting the wrongs of the past. the agreement is also expected to ease tensions between two economic rivals. stock market liked what they saw in this deal. here's a look at the closing numbers on wall street. the nasdaq, st. anne parish a&p green. just ahead, we spoke to the silicon valley representative named by nancy pelosi to the house prosecution team. her thoughts on what's ahead. and a woman in the sierra finally safe tonight. hear how rescue crews found her

now news to build a better bay area, from abc7.

>> i am very proud to present the managers who will bring the case which we have great confidence in, in terms of impeaching the president in his removal. >> history was made today. san francisco congresswoman and speaker nancy pelosi named her prosecutors to lead the case against president trump. among them a silicon valley representative. >> yes, congresswoman zoe lofgren has been representing the san jose area in the house since 1994, and no surprise that nancy pelosi chose her. >> lofgren is the only one in congress to have been involved in all three u.s. impeachment inquiries in some way from nixon to clinton and now trump. >> let's begin with abc7 news reporter rachel scott now with the latest on the impeachment showdown. > reporter: history in the house triggering a senate trial for only the third time in american history. >> the resolution is adopted. >> reporter: 28 days after the house voted to impeach president trump, a resolution passing to

send the articles of impeachment to the senate, signaling the end of a bitter standoff in one chamber as the other braces for a high-stakestrial. >> this is a political impeachment. this has nothing to do with the facts. >> the american people will fully understand the move to begin the trial without witnesses and documents as a pure political cover-up. >> reporter: nancy pelosi revealed the seven managers. the diverse group of lawmakers includes three women and two freshmen. the next phase still steeped in partisanship as the battle over witnesses intensifies. democrats with 59 pages of fresh evidence in hand ramping up the pressure. >> the evidence is overwhelming. the latest evidence with parnas and giuliani makes it even more so. >> reporter: text messages, emails, and hand-written notes released from lev parnas and president trump's personal attorney rudy giuliani.

parnas was arrested on campaign finance charges this fall writing on hotel stationery, quote, the biden case should be investigated. four gop senators would need to vote with all democrats to cross the threshold. >> house democrats may have descended into pure factualism, but the united states senate must not. >> reporter: and the senate is now focused on preparing the chamber. chief justice john roberts could be sworn in as early as tomorrow for his role to preside over the trial. rachel scott, abc7 news, washington. >> and late this afternoon, abc7 news spoke with congresswoman lofgren. tonight she's emphasizing the seriousness of the situation. >> believe me. participating in this really is a clarifying experience. this is something that is very somber. it's historic and really matters

to the country. all i know is that we have evidence showing that he has engaged in misconduct that threatens the constitution. >> while three presidents have faced a trial, none of them were convicted. president nixon resigned before he could be impeached. and because of the breaking impeachment news that we had earlier in the day, today's episode of "general hospital" was preempted. you can see it tonight starting at 2:37 a.m. we know governor newsom has been touring the state to deal with the homeless crisis. his tour is supposed to wrap up tomorrow in the bay area. we have a pretty good idea where he will be. sky7 was over oakland near the coliseum parking lot this afternoon and spotted about 20 recreational vehicles with the state's seal on them. last week the governor told abc7 news reporter leslie brinkley trailers will be part of his solution. sources tell us the staging area is connected to the governor's

visit to the bay area tomorrow, and fresno today governor newsom said we need to do better to get people off the streets. >> you may just find that you're struggling with a little too much to drink or doing something else, and then they want to come in, they're like, sorry, you've got to be clean and sober. my point is we got to find more options. >> the governor's most recent budget includes $750 million to fight homelessness. classes resumed today at several los angeles schools after some scary moments for students and parents. jet fuel was dumped onto several campuses by a plane that was heading in to land at lax. marci gonzalez with the latest on that toxic spill. >> reporter: students returning to school in los angeles a day after this health hazard from above. >> we did have fuel drop here earlier. we have an unknown number of people exposed. >> reporter: that plane dumping thousands of gallons of fuel.

the toxic liquid misting down onto elementary school students as they played outside during recess. >> my friend said that it was -- it was raining but they didn't see any clouds and it was very strong, the odor. >> reporter: the delta jet had just taken off from lax headed to shanghai when the jetliner experienced engine issues. the pilots were forced to release some of the plane's fuel to reduce its weight before returning safely to the airport. >> usually you're going to want to dump fuel out over the water or over a sparsely populated area. if you're going to dump it over a city, you really need to have an urgent reason to do so. >> reporter: the fuel falling onto six schools near lax. medics rushing to the scene treating 60 people including students, teachers, and parents for minor eye and skin injuries. hazmat crews then working through the night hosing down and disinfecting the schools.

>> back to normal. schools clean, students are safe, staff are safe. as was mentioned, we will continue to monitor to make sure in case there are any lingering effects. >> reporter: delta says they share concerns about the reported injures and are in touch with airport and fire officials. the faa is now investigating. marci gonzalez, abc news, los angeles. new at 6:00 p.m., the nationwide e. coli outbreak linked to lettuce in monterey county is over. the months-long outbreak had been traced to romaine lettuce grown in salinas. a total of 167 people in 27 states have become sick since september. of the 85 hospitalizations, 15 developed a type of kidney failure. no deaths have been linked to the outbreak. an incredible survival story in the sierra. a woman's been found alive after six days in her car buried in the snow. butte county sheriff's office

says their helicopter spotted her missing vehicle near butte meadows about an hour south of losam peak. two deputies then liked to rescue the woman who was last seen last thursday. officials say she has dementia and can sometimes become disoriented. this afternoon she was moved to an area where paramedics could treat her. six days in the snow. talk about lucky to be alive. >> absolutely. all right. that is remarkable and so is this. one 98-year-old woman who is truly a champion in the bay area. up next, the return to work for park ranger betty

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it's overwhelming. many of you may recognize this lady. national park ranger betty reid soskin. and some of you may even have heard her speak in person sharing how the bay area helped on the homefront to win world war ii. >> and today soskin returned to her post in richmond after she survived a stroke. >> she visited with friends inside a museum she helped bring to life. richmond's rosie the riveter park. she has led tours and other

programs for more than a decade. >> she represents that history, and the many histories and untold histories that we have that talk about the home front and talk about peoples' lives. she's an inspiration to me. she has shown me the way that we can interact and we can tell and share these stories. >> she's basically a national treasure. former president obama honored soskin at the national christmas tree lighting ceremony in 2015. she's shared her experiences working as a young black woman at a segregated union hall in richmond. the atlas fire took everything from a north bay family and burned their home to the ground. they finally finished rebuilding except for one big problem. hear what one thing they were missing when they returned until they called for 7 on your side. spencer will get

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more than two years after being burned out of their home by the atlas fire in napa, a couple looking for a return to normalcy. >> they turned to michael finney for help. >> what they missed after returning home, that could

surprise you. in the dead of the night, the atlas fire raced closer to the family home in napa in 2017. only the blast of a horn from a passing car woke up barb and her husband john from their sleep. >> i try not to dwell on that too much. but i feel like the people that were honking pretty much saved our lives. >> reporter: moments later the family's home lost power. barb frantically pulled out her phone and took this video. then the couple grabbed a few mementos and escaped with their lives. this is what they returned to. ash piled inches high surrounded by mangled metal. two years later their home has been rebuilt to almost the way they left it. >> i just wanted it back. i just want my house back. didn't want anything new or fancy. just i wanted my house back. >> reporter: that's exactly what she got. except one thing. >> they kept saying we cannot provide internet, the portal is

closed and no one could really explain to us what they meant by the portal is closed. >> reporter: they is at&t. she tried accessing the internet through a hotspot, but the signal wasn't strong enough for streaming. barb says at&t is upgrading her area to fiberoptics. and until then a rep told her she would be without the internet. she then took her mother's advice and contacted 7 on your side. that's when we contacted at&t. she immediately received a call from the president's office at at&t. the company simply told us we worked with the customer to reconnect her service and resolved this. >> super surprised. we were very surprised because, you know, when we know that you guys are able to work your wonders for different stuff that we thought this was kind of a small thing. >> reporter: nothing is a small thing. at&t apparently restored barb's old dsl service as a stopgap

until she can be upgraded to fiberoptics. now do you have an issue that you think is a small thing? well, i want to hear from you. the 7 on your side hotline is open monday through friday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. you can also reach me on my facebook page and through abc7news.com. we have one major rule on the sed on your side office. we work just as hard for a simple apology as we do for $10,000. that's a great resolution. you can't live without internet. impossible. thank you, michael. let's turn to our weather and the timing of that rain. >> here comes that rain. >> it's just hours away. here's a look at live doppler 7. trust me, the sun is coming our way. this storm ranks two, that's a storm of moderate intensity. we can expect the rain to be up in the north bay first. overnight lows will be in the

mid- to upper 40s. and highs tomorrow will reach only into the low 50s. let's talk about the ranking of this storm. a moderate storm which will produce periods of heavy rainfall and wind gusts from 25 to 35 miles per hour. there will be the possibility of thunderstorms and hail. and we're going to have snow over the higher bay area peaks because cold air is coming in with this storm. there it is on the 7-day forecast. but it'll wind down late tomorrow giving way to a dry period friday, saturday, and sunday, big day for the niners taking on the packers. but then monday, tuesday, wednesday we get back more into our winter-like pattern of rain, rain. >> rain. >> just want to look like the 49ers were completely healthy. always a little something. it's not perfect. but it's early in the week so it should be maybe a concern. coming up in sports niners go back to work on this championship wednesday. but one of their key guys did not practice.

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now abc7 sports with chris alvarez. well, an interesting development on the niners' injury report today. george kittle did not practice. head coach kyle shanahan did not mention kittle would go in before the day started. kittle, though, ended sitting out with ankle soreness.

it's likely they're giving him an extra day of rest. but we'll find out more. the team practices tomorrow and both coach shanahan and kittle will speak. here are some other notable headlines on championship wednesday. the 49ers returned to work on wednesday beginnng preparations for the packers in sunday's nfc championship game. but it's just another day around the facility. >> i know by this background and these heldments next to me, there is a lot of dog and pony stuff, but it's just another day. >> it's definitely a loose atmosphere. but that's how it's been all year. guys are loose, but they're locked in at the same time. it's a unique combination. we have the guys that are able to do it. >> reporter: san francisco was dominant back in week 12. sunday's stakes are even higher. >> this is about the green bay packers versus the san francisco 49ers, two great football teams.

and with the opportunity to go to the super bowl it. >> doesn't get any bigger than that. >> i think it's pretty similar. just extra energy all around. just have to bring it. >> every year is different, and this one's really special as far as the camaraderie in the locker room. guys showing up to play every week, coming to work every single day, looking to get better. >> i feel like when you have that kind of chemistry, it's all throughout this team all throughout this organization, i feel like when you have that, the sky is the limit. and so we're not in this position. it's not a coincidence. we worked our butt off on the field and of on the field. i feel like we are deserving of this moment. we got to take advantage of it. >> reporter: to basketball now. damion lee is here to stay. deal started -- lee started the season on a two-way contract which would have limited him to 45 days. but with the thin roster and

injuries, lee quickly reached that limit. 27-year-old guard has averaged 12 points in 26 games, played some big minutes for the dubs. >> i'm really just living day by day, but i'm excited going forward that the oortirganizati believes in me. excited for my family. and i thank god. >> really happy for damian. he's worked really hard and played really well. he's earned everything. these are the stories that you love to see, that you try to help make happen as a coach. it's a big boost for our team too. >> hey, did you see this on this day 25 years ago today? the niners beat the cowboys in the nfc championship advancing to super bowl 29 where they would blow out the chargers in miami for their title franchise. you see eric davis with the pick, steve to jerry. '94 jerseys. that stuff gets me fired up. >> i was there that day. >> did you have your jacket?

it looked like it was a little muddy that day. >> miami was warmer. hopefully it'll be just as warm this year. >> same result we are hoping for. >> be sure to join us tonight for abc7 news at 11:00. happening tonight the martinez city council holds a public hearing on whether or not to give the green light on a cannabis dispensary. the issue at hand is down the street from a high school and it borders an adult school. i'll have that story coming up tonight at 11:00. plus, fake parking tickets popping up in the east bay? where this is happening and how to spot the difference between the real tickets and the fake ones. and tonight on abc7 starting at 8:00, catch "mixed dish." then "blackish" followed by modern family and single parents. and as always stay with us for abc7 news at 11:00. >> and then stick around for "jimmy kimmel live" at 11:35. but that'll do it for this

edition of abc7 news. i'm larry beil. >> and i'm ama daetz. the entire abc7 news team, thanks for being here tonight and we hope you have a great evening. >> see you again at 11:00.

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