fairgrounds home to a new vaccination clinic will tell you why it's needed tonight as the ba2 variant continues to spread in europe and in the us local exports explain what they know so far and how it's different from omicron. the nfc championship is nearly upon us and tonight. we are in southern california wait until you see how many cisco 49ers fans are down here head of tomorrow's big 49ers game bars all around the city say they're getting ready for their busiest day in months. we've had 22 consecutive days in the bay area with no measurable. is there any in sight i'll have the accuweather abc 7 news at begins right now. building a better bay area moving forward finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. good evening, and thank you for joining us. i'm dion limb.

you're watching abc 7 news at 11:00 right away los angeles has turned into the red sea as 49ers fans invade southern california for tomorrow's nfc championship game against the rams. it is the biggest game. decades between the longtime rivals we begin our coverage tonight with abc 7 news reporter jr. stone who is in los angeles? fans didn't only show official 49ers tailgate party. they came by the hundreds well over a thousand people packed in line to get inside the tom's watch party restaurant at la live and across from where the lakers play. we got more. fair than there's gonna the way. natural and you know, we're gonna get you what's up intensity and understating.

everyone here decked out in their favorite 49ers chain best looking helmet flash is niners jacket coolest 49ers tattoo and best looking nails. this is my deep. red this good luck polish. this is good luck polish. yes. i love this. i love this i had no idea we're like, oh we can get there a little early but this is insane. this is crazy. but this is who we are over at randy's donuts on the other side fancy d bay t crowded randy's not anywhere close and comparison to the number of 49ers saturday fad responses to those in blue, you know, what it does it matter what the red fans. in it doesn't matter. oh, that was your first problem. you were believing somebody that's on the ramp. and if you think this is a lot of scarlet red. many here say there will be a

whole lot more come sunday. somebody told me it's not gonna be a sea of red. it's gonna be a tsunami of red. i agree. i agree the sea is here the tsunami will we be there tomorrow and here at sofi stadium right now, you can see the lights are on. this is a stadium that will take center stage sunday afternoon nfc championship. rams and 49ers it is likely to be a good one in fans. tell me it's going to be a good one beforehand two at the tailgate party in inglewood jr. stone abc 7 news. oh, there is a uted es big send-off for 49ers fans flying down to southern california to attend the game the airline handed out niners swag and even brought in that special guest as you saw all part of the festivities at the gate this morning's flight to lax with a sea of red and gold fans think

sofi stadium will look like that too. exciting there's so many fans going and it's going to be just a party, hopefully. like i said, we're gonna come back on the flight home will be as fun as the flight down and we're here in 70% red. just ap not only is united flying fans to sofi stadium the carrier actually flew the team down to southern california last night and they will fly them back sunday night. hopefully cross your fingers bound for the super bowl. i'll just ahead of tomorrow's game local bars are also gearing up for what's expected to be one of the busiest days in a long time. they're doing so with the pandemic in mind abc. news reporter tim johns stopped by several spots in san francisco tonight and shows us how they're preparing. for l 24 hours to go before the big game both fans were so excited. just so like root them on. hopefully they get make the super bowl and businesses are getting ready to cheer on the 49ers sunday afternoon. is our pub in san francisco. owner sarah hatchet tells me

he's expecting his bar to be standing room only for most of the day, but barely this morning getting ready to make sure we have enough inventory. we have enough chicken wings and fear and across town. it was a similar story at harry's bar where they ran out of reservations last sunday immediately after the latest 49ers win. and what i did is for tomorrow's game. i've rented some additional tables and chairs because i want to expand the outside diet, you know the outside seating area with sports bars around the bay area expected to be packed with the faithful covid safety was also on the minds of many establishments, you know, we still follow some of the older protocols where we sanitized between each seating and you know, we sanitized the menus after every use but the big and is about a lot more than just sports. it's also a chance for local businesses to make up some of the revenue loss during the pandemic business has been down in general and and really hasn't gotten back to where it was before. 49ers definitely helped the events help but despite the anticipation and nerves ahead of the big game everyone. we talked to says they're confident the niners will bring

home a win. yes, of course, we're gonna be shouting loud enough that i might not just after won't be able to hear the calls and well we root on the 49ers for a win and get them back to the super bowl and san francisco tim johns abc 7 news. yeah, everyone's going to be hoarse. well another big nfl headline today word that tom brady is reportedly retiring after. t2 seasons in the nfl and seven super bowl championships that is according to our sister network espn which is citing sources even so braini's own father has told other media organizations that his son has not yet made a decision about his future his father debunked espn's reporting as quote total conjecture espn reports the 44 year old quarterback based his decision on his health and his family. radi is a native of san mateo and a graduate. a high school head football coach patrick walsh says brady is and always will be a legend in the bay area. you know every time we watch the game together, it's it's guys

savor this moment savor this moment you're watching the greatest of all time play the toughest position in all of sports and it may never happen again. now whether some great quarterbacks with alan and mahomes and some other things, but they got a long way to go to even get close to tom brady's status. now espn also reports its unclear when brady will formalize his retirement plans brady's agent tells the network. it'll be up to brady to announce himself what his plans are about his future. we're moving on now. there is a new subvariant of omicron spreading across europe and the us it's been referred to. stealth omicron abc 7 news reporter luz pena is part of our vaccine team and spoke to experts who explained the difference between the original variant and this second version and what might be making it more transmissible. preliminary data shows its more contagious than omicron scientists have named a ba2 a variant as closely related to the original omicron strain in

denmark where it's sort of taken over. it looks like it's about one and a half times more infectious than the original omicron the cdc confirmed ba2. is through low -level so far over 100 cases nationwide two of them confirmed. santa clara county, but is it worse than omicron or delta, dr. deepak srivastava president of the gladstone institute's explains. it looks like this is going to transmit more. but so far, it looks like it's not more severe ucsf professor nevin grogan broke down ba2 in comparison to the original omicron strain in many ways similar each have about 50 mutations. there's a 30 mutations that are overlapping. between these two viruses professor crogan's team identified the section where the majority of transmission is forming within the b82 variant and there's a couple of other ones here that we may we think

maybe involved in suppressing the immune response this new variant may be more effective in doing that versus original variant experts are also calling ba2 stealth omicron because of noticed a key difference in its genetic sequence and makes it harder to track. it does not have a mutation in a region that makes it drop out and so it looks very much like delta on a pcr test so you can't tell the difference and that's why they call it stealth. both experts agree, i don't think we should be concerned every time we should real. that the virus mutates i think there should be some satisfaction knowing that the scientific world has tools that we've never had before in san francisco, luz pena. only on seven just days before lunar new year. an asian man is living in fear after being attacked and called a racist insult near city hall

and this wasn't the first time he has been attacked jesse who requested we use only his first e friday afternoon and walking home to japan town. that's when he suspected. someone was following him. he said a man then hit him in the ear called him a stupid asian and then punched him in the eye. you can see the swell. there jesse says his vision is still a little bit blurry and what's even more frightening is that in 2019. he was stabbed in an attempted robbery on his birthday outside the safeway along market street. sfpd recently reported a more than 567% increase in hate crimes targeting asian americans in 2021. all the emotional from 2019. i got stabbed. it's like came came back again. i'll be once. like walk on the street. without fear we can walk beer can walk on the streets like oh,

yeah why we have to hate. now why is there so much hate jesse also told me he is exceptionally grateful to the group of five strangers who tried to shield him from the attacker. he is encouraging asians americans to be on alert at all times sfpd is investigating his case. well in the east bay it was a rough day for drivers and bart riders who had to travel between dublin and castro valley first take a look this pickup truck smashed over the center divide on the eastbound lanes of 580 near eden canyon. just before 10 this morning. truck landed partially on the bart right of way in the median of the freeway train service was stopped between west dublin and castro valley stations. some freeway lanes were also closed now as that was going on the chp found a possible incendiary device in a car abandoned in the center divide on the eastbound side of 580 near the scene of the first accident. traffic and bart trains were stopped again.

so the bomb squad could check it out. the suspected device turned out to be harmless. that is the good news. well just ahead going big in the fight against covid. well take a look at the new effort one bay area counties undertaking as it tries to stop the spread of omicron and a little later. you want winter? yeah, you definitely got it the massive storm slamming the northeast this weekend and just how much snow is expected. i'm spencer christian tomorrow will be our 23rd consecutive day with no measurable rainfall. how long will the street last find out in my accuweather 7

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clinic is open to the public at the sonoma county fairgrounds, the hope is that more people will get the shots to decrease the number of new omicron cases. here's abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard. are you supposed to relax? okay, no flexing. don't flex augustine ortiz is getting his covid-19 booster shot. he admits to putting it off figure. i need to be a good example for my kids. they got they got their vaccines. so you know, i got to do my part too to show them that you know, we have solidarity in that the sonoma county fairgrounds now the temporary home to this mass vaccination clinic similar to those which opened an early 2021 when vaccines were new. i just wanted to say safe because i don't want to get covid santa rosa eighth grader. heidi dilling is getting her booster to stay safe the county providing a service like this is shows that they are taking the situation seriously public health officials say cases of omicron have plateaued but it may be two to three weeks before

they start to decline 79% of sonoma county residents are now fully vaccinated so that still leaves about 20% who are not fully vaccinated. and so our hope is to certainly get those first and second doses to try and get the overall protection in the community up i go to cal poly and ella coy needs her booster to presume college classes. we need her immunity and so it's great that it's available to somebody people. anyone can get it at any time this clinic also helping first responders and school staff here in sonoma county the new deadline for them to be vaccinated is now march 1st. i think people had a hard time getting in there were many people of course who are infected with omicron and of course, they're not going to be able to get their boosters at that time. but also there were staffing shortages making it hard for vaccine clinics to operate this clinic will be open for the next four weekends 9 am to 4pm walk-ins walk-ins are welcome in santa rosa cornell. abc 7 news teachers with the

west contra costa county school district will not be going on strike after the district agreed to improve safety measures against covid-19. attentive agreement was reached early saturday morning that deal includes k and 95 masks for students and staff members and weekly testing for all 54 school locations. also increased pay for substitute teachers and volunteer fill-ins. the deal comes as absences soared during the recent omicron surge. in san francisco the school district there reached a deal for educ. to receive bonuses amid a teacher shortage teachers will receive two one-time bonuses of $2,000 a year substitute teachers can expect a substantially increased rate of pay through the new deal the city's board of education is expected to vote on the deal at its meeting next month. all right, once again circling back to the weather and talk about a dry spell spencer the idea. we got a little bit carried away with all the rain we got in december and early january, but

now we've had 22 consecutive dry days and tomorrow will be the 23rd. here's a look at the live doppler 7 dry conditions right now under clear skies and light to calm winds all across the bay area and it's it's chilly in some spots a 24-hour temperature change shows us about two to four degrees cooler in most burial locations then at this time, today, so let's move along and take a look at some live camera shots from sutro tower looking out over san francisco right now currently 51 degrees here in the city oakland down to 4642 in mountain view, san jose 44 40 in santa clara 39virom s b 3b h ceaam deeesht now s rosd p dow 4 conce our g acr the embarcadero. these are our forecast features most here tonight, but there'll be some patchy early morning fog dry and mild powder continues into next week, and there is no sign of rain through early february. let's move along take a look at

our overnight forecast animation. you'll see how clear the sky is going to be. we'll see a little bit of patchy fog developing some near the coast some in some of the inland valleys are out over the bay, but basically we're talking about clear conditions overnight and in the absence of high and mid-level clouds temperatures will drop into the the chili zone. so here's a look at our forecast for over. low temperatures down to 33 at santa rosa 38 in napa over the inlet east bay. we're talking about 37 to 39 degrees in most locations. south bay lows 38 san jose 37 morgan hill low 40s right around the base shoreline and low 40s on the coast now tomorrow we'll have sunny skies with highs in the mid-60s in the south bay 64 san jose 65 morgan hill on the peninsula mainly low 60 62 redwood city 61 palo alto just upper 50s on the coast a little bit cool there at at half moon bay and pacifica. downtown san francl be the high tomorrow up in the north bay. we'll see some 60s though 62 and novato 63 santa rosa 63 at calistoga east bay highs 60 at oakland 61.

andro the inland east bay, we'll see highs tomorrow in the low to mid-60s about 63 at walnut creek, san ramon 60 only 61 at pittsburgh 62 antioch brentwood 64 now, let's take a look at our animation you can see going through next week the the storm track remains well to our north up into the pacific northwest. that's where the rain will go and snow as well in some spots. no rain likely here in the bay area through next week. here's a look at the accuweather 7-day forecast. we're talking about dry conditions. can you continuing through this first week in february? it'll be nice and gusty on tuesday and offshore flow it won't warm us up very much the warming comes near the end of the week around friday and saturday when we'll see some high temperatures in the mid 60s around the bay and inland. yeah still waiting for those drops of rain. yeah. all right spencer. thanks. well, it is one of the hottest tickets around and we're not just talking about the game itself. how much parking is expected to run

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nfc championship game come at a price parking could cost you almost as much as a ticket to the game though fans are expected to be shelling out hundreds of dollars for a single parking spot for the game. patients for super bowl 56 are already underway at sofi stadium making several parking lots unavailable parking at a nearby high school for example costs nearly $200 residents are also charging fans $300 for a spot at their home. it means everything let's just bring it home. bring it home. stay here. keep it here. worry about this business. we're about the parking. don't worry about none of that. easier said than done. don't worry about that. the la rams are encouraging people. to use public transportation or other rideshare options to get to the game. alright speaking of chris alvarez joins us now at the preview of sports. hi, chris.

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sponsored by river rock casino stephen curry made warriors history tonight when he took the floor. he passed chris mullen for most games played in warriors history game number 808 for stefan senator franchise record for the future hall of famer warriors hosting the nets on abc 7 photo op in thrive city andrew wiggins. he's an all-star off the jordan pool missing. there is all star wigs. he had 14 in the first quarter. that's a hammer one of his biggest plays of the night. and then how about your step back three game? yep, dubs up seven at the break

third quarter. how about more andrew wiggins, please? high 24 dubs biggest lead was 19, but kyrie irving was insane. three foul ivory had 32-14 of those in the quarter and the nets down to all right, fourth quarter. here's a splash brother stefan dribble drive hoop and the foul started slow, but came on late and then jordan poole. he's just so good coming off the bench 17 points for him. just over five to go tied at 93 steph back splash 14 of his 19 came in the second half of them 15 seconds ago winning times step to clay and clay connects. he had 16 warriors win it one 106 felt amazing. it really did. it really did. i miss that feeling. so felt absolutely amazing on a night when he's not shooting the ball that well it shows you who clay is to step up and hit the shot of the game that seals the wind pretty much.

i think he was one for seven or one for six or something from three to that point but didn't bother him one bit, you know would have a guy whom go out there and make so many big shots like he did tonight. same thing with steph. they're just so dangerous and being able to come up big into cussing. i was us he what can you do? you know your staff ain't clay, you know in the action is it's tough to guard, you know -- near impossible. you can check out my full one-on-one interview with andrew wiggins later in sports. joe thornton has played in over 1,700 nhl games tonight was just his 11th against san jose, of course longtime shark his last game against team teal 2003 before the beard plays for the panthers now second period nick benito had three assists feeds matt nieto sharks led 3-1 third period now 3-2 jonathan dahlin second power play goal of the night 11th of the season for two sharkies for the first place panthers tied up with two goals in two minutes. nothing hubert. oh his 17th will beat james

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finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. the bus was bouncing and shaking. oh, this is frightening. we are hearing from a bus driver who's on a bridge in pittsburgh as it collapsed yesterday. driver wasn't even scheduled to be working at the time and says he is lucky to be alive. and ntsb team has arrived to help with the investigation into friday's collapse that entered 10 people somehow no one was killed and inspection last year found the bridge to be in poor condition abc news reporter elwyn lopez tells us this disaster could have been much worse. the national transportation safety board is on the scene in pittsburgh trying to determine the cause of friday's bridge collapse. we are going to put this bridge under a microscope. we're going to look at the entire history of this bridge from the design construction maintenance repair all work. up until the day of the collapse the collapse happening just

before 7 am school openings were delayed by two hours due to the weather. on the fridge fully gave out traffic was light at the time just five cars in this bus were on the bridge as i was driving across it in my mind. i knew the bridge was collapsing i can just fill it the bus was bouncing and shaking miraculously. no one was killed 10 people mostly. responders suffered minor injuries the pennsylvania department of transportation says 14,500 vehicles travel over the bridge daily the overall condition of the 52 year old structure was listed as poor during its last inspection in september and i walked under it all the time and saw the rust and decay and that's pretty typical in pittsburgh the collapse happening jtn to tell his trillion dollar infrastructure bill pennsylvania's ranked. in the country for deteriorating bridges after seeing the

destruction firsthand the president saying his administration will quote fix them all we gotta move. the next time we don't need headlines saying that someone was killed when the next bridge collapse and i spoke to a woman who said her little brother would have been on this bridge had it not been for that. two-hour school delay officials reiterating how this could have been so much worse elwyn lopez abc news, pittsburgh, pennsylvania. to developing news now. we're a massive winter storm continues to hit parts of the east coast with temperatures remaining below freezing. the nor'easter is impacting about 80 million americans in 10 states. the winter storm is dumping lots of snow with some places reporting records. boston is having its first blizzard warning in years with 70 mile an hour wind gusts massive waves hit neighborhoods along the coast in massachusetts over 100,000. people are without power. we have a number of issues related to the storm that made

it especially problematic including flooded coastal roads the rate of snowfall and down power lines. blizzard conditions has impacted air travel with 3500 flights canceled so far in long island the epicenter of the storm roads are slick and dangerous. the storm is expected to taper off overnight. and we do have an update tonight on the 700-acre fire burning your big sur. it's now 90% contained that fire started eight days ago in a remote area between big sur sur and carmel by the sea. hellfire expects the fire to be contained by wednesday crews have made steady progress against the rare january wildfire. evacuations have been lifted and road closures have been reopened one structure has been destroyed. in the north bay a driver faces dui charges after veering off a highway and landing on top of a storage unit. the chp says the driver was speeding when he pulled off the highway highway 29 in napa early

this morning. driver was not seriously hurt, but he was taken to the hospital where he was arrested for suspected dui. car had to be hoisted off the top of a 12-foot foot tall container on laurel street. it hits several vehicles and a trailer and a storage another storage container and ended up there this one. some out of the movies seeing a car on top of the container that was something else. yeah pretty on real to see a similar crash happened at the very same place last year. the chp says in this case the driver turned off the highway possibly thinking he reached his exit which was a half mile away. california's net neutrality law has been upheld by a federal appeals court ninth circuit's decision is a setback for the telecommunications industry in its fight to keep the state from enforcing it. basically it means california can continue banning internet

service providers from slowing down or blocking access to apps or websites that don't pay for a premium service. the net neutrality law was signed by former governor jerry brown in 2018. all right, get ready the excitement of the lunar new year has returned to san francisco's chinatown. dance troops serenaded the tens of thousands of people who came to the annual flower market earlier today. we are marking the year of the tiger and were also celebrating the return of lunar new year festivities to the neighborhood, which has been hit hard by covid local businesses are optimistic that 2022 will be a year of healing. so exciting you could come down to grand avenue now you can get flowers you get food. you can get all kinds of nick-backs to get. ready for this auspicious year. we're really looking forward to the now if you missed it today

the flower market fair continues tomorrow. the town well just ahead. if you think you can't go to the game, but want the stadium experience will tell you where you can find that game day atmosphere in the bay area tomorrow with fans who share your love of red and gold. i'm spencer christian dry weather as january ends dry weather is february begins. i'll have the accuweath

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championship game between the los angeles rams and san francisco 49ers are selling for record prices, but you don't need a ticket to enjoy the game. stadium like atmosphere abc 7 news reporter dustin dorsey shows us some of the biggest niners watch parties happening in the south bay. there's die hards. and then there's fremont resident ray pena jerseys hats chains. he's been collecting 49ers

memorabilia for decades. so these are actual game tickets from the nse championship game. what's known as the catch but his prize possession is something no one else has after an accident and cancer diagnosis pena lost his right eye and had it replaced with a 49ers prosthetic. he's known as the eye of the 49er. that's how dire faithful and with with his niners in the nfc title. he has his eye on something that could be a new addition to his collection some championship gear want to go to the super bowl. hopefully, i'll book my trip to la, you know after sunday, but for this weekend pena will be in the bay area to watch the game and with record ticket prices peña and other local 49er fan clubs are hosting a watch party at metro city restaurant and bar in sunnyvale when people go to these events, you meet people from all over the world. it doesn't matter if you're from here or from the east coast from another country. it's all about our team and it's about sharing. on there will be watch parties across the bay area this weekend including at sp2 communal bar and restaurant. town san jose this location

hosted the official 49er super bowl watch party in 2020. hey, it's really packed. i mean we have lines out the door right before we even open and just the energy here is great and we play the game audio. there's a dj kids are out. so it's great energy for us great energy and great for business after covid-19 changed watch parties last season the 49ers deep run is just as important for fans as local businesses. it's a godsend for the restaurant. so we're you know, we've been struggling for last two years and and to have this energy back so quickly and unexpectedly. it's it's great. so if you don't have tickets for sunday find a place to enjoy the game with the faithful in the south bay dustin abc 7 news. there are plenty of options. all right well today, san mateo county. am flows to the bay distributed hundreds of rain barrels to residents. the event was held at ling. so water gardens in san house, the program is aiming to conserve rainwater during the ongoing drought in california. each participant living within

the county is eligible for a rebate of up to $200 spencer doesn't look like those rain barrels are going to be filled anytime soon. just thinking the same thing down there would be nice to have some rain to fill those barrels, but it's not not in the next seven days. here's a look at what's happening tonight. we'll expect clear skies with just a few passing high clouds offshore, maybe a couple of patches of low clouds or fog and some valleys, but basically a clear overnight period with a few high clouds tomorrow. so overnight lows will drop into the 30s in our inland valleys north bay east bay and south bay right around the bayshore line lows will be in the low 40s as well as on the coast then tomorrow look for highs in the upper 50s near the coast and right along the bayshore line. mainly low 60s low to mid 60s in our inland areas. and here's the accuweather 7-day forecast and notice as we go into the month of february no rain in sight. so going through the next seven days mainly sunny skies. you a cloudy areas or should say cloudy or on monday, but clearing up again on tuesday as we get into the end of week look

for a little bit of a warm-up with high temperatures moving into the mid 60s around the bay shoreline and inland on friday and saturday would be lovely to have some rain. but meanwhile, we have lovely sunny skies. yeah, we'll take what we can get spencer. all right. thanks. once again to chris alvarez with another preview of sports chris. deon coming up in sports just one more night sleep until the nfc championship niners and rams and hey now, he's an all-star. i go one-on-one with andrew wiggins after another warrior

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going keep striving keep getting better and just you know, so the world that you know, i'm ready for that stage for the fans that may not have heard your story about how you found out. can you run us through that moment of when mam in andjustokd d the other thing that stickyoo out to me is you said you feel like your home and that's warriors fans dub nation loves to hear that. what made? say that and what makes this feel like home for. this is the love you know. know they're appreciation. arm and you know the chemistry is everything, you know, it's everything, you know, i walk outside. i feel i feel comfortable in the arena feel comfortable around the coaches the teammates, you know, it's all love. it's all family. the last play down the stretch stefan claire kind of struggling a little bit, but then when it comes down to it that little pick and pop would you like most

about that play between those two? oh, what can you do? you know your staff ain't clay, you know in action is it's tough to guard, you know -- near impossible. nfc championship tomorrow 49ers and rams san francisco looking to reach the super bowl for the second time in three seasons offensive tackle trent williams questionable with an ankle injury, but coach shanahan believes. he will play 49ers need williams to protect jimmy garoppolo because you've already got a backup it right tackle. jimmy g has been under scrutiny since this super bowls severasons a walking off. the field is the chief celebrated in miami. it's a memory that still lingers. since it's happened, it's been a motivator for me. honestly, just die. i mean that feeling that can't describe it's unlike any other you know, loss i've ever had and it's just yeah, obviously since that moment it's motivated me and it always will going forward but i know those are lessons. sports and never gonna be perfect and if you could take those lessons and be better from it, you'd be better off in the long run if you click social

media you see people talking about, you know, i'm saying, uh jimmy this jimmy that i mean numbers don't lie. that's what people say. so i just say check the win percentages. i'm with you debo conflicting reports on the potential retirement of that guy tom brady earlier in the day word surface that the san mateo native would be retiring after 22 seasons and seven super bowl titles, but brady's agent responded quickly with a statement saying that tom will be the only person to make an official announcement brady's father has also reached out to espn and other media outlets saying that tom has not made a decision on retirement college troops now don's hosting santa clara on the hilltop second half jamari bouyea seems like he does this like every game steel stuff don's up by five. he had a game high 25 18 seconds ago broncos down three jalen williams spinning winning. he had 23 broncos cut the lead to one final seconds broncos now down three and williams can have a chance at a tie? keyshawn justice heave that's no

good coming up and the don's escape 88-85. all right. mary's hosting pepperdine. all gales in this one. logan johnson the bay area kid one of his four steals he finishes gail's 4:17 turnovers led by 20 at the break and off yet another turnover matthias toss. here comes the hammer he had 16 gales win 81-57. they've won. five straight jared hasson stanford at ucla trying to build on a big win at usc on thursday. the cardinals scored 10 points in the first 17 minutes of the half jules bernard the hammer game high 16 in ucla wins big 66-43 mark fox and cal trying to snap a six-game slide at number 15 usc second half mikhail forman dribbling around three in the foul. oh big time, but missed the free throw. so the bears still down one just over a minute ago winning. isaiah mobley career high 24 for the trojans usc wins. 79-72 cal has lost seven

straight abc 7 sports sponsored by river rock casino dion chris thank you very much. and that is it for this edition of abc 7 news at 11. i'm dion limb news continues tomorrow morning at 5:00 for spencer and chris and all of us here. thank you so much for joining us we leave you now. a live picture outside where if you can look closely at your screen you see city hall and salesforce tower lit up in do i even have to say it go niners? have a great night. see you tomorrow.

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