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and that allows us to provide clean energy for everyone here. it's been a great partnership. together, we're building a better california. michael: george went to poly, right down the street. he sold--he used to sell hot dogs and cokes at kezar during the games. i mean, he--you know, he grew up with all of this.

john: after a sunday victory, he would walk around the building and congratulate the secretaries, the maintenance man, the janitor, the equipment guy. i mean, he was, "this is us. this is our share." jerry: and george seifert, he was one of those guys that was--he was a quiet guy, but very superstitious. there were certain things he wouldn't do. he always had this sweater that he would wear, like, on game day. and he also--he would not walk across the 49ers logo. every game--so, every day before practice, you know, the guys, we always had bets, you know? and you know, we would, you know, try to bet if he was gonna walk across the logo. he would head directly for that logo, then all of a sudden, he

would just make a right or a left. narrator: the path to victory and super bowl xxiv, however, was straight ahead. the 49ers demolished denver under the superdome, 55 to 10. the repeat was complete. another vince lombardi trophy, the team's 4th in 9 years, was now bay area bound. as the decade of dominance came to a close, the 49ers were at a crossroads, forced to make difficult decisions, letting go of key players. ronnie: i know that it was happening, but i also knew that it was the right thing if you wanted to continue to have what he wanted to have, and that was winning at a certain level.

narrator: in 1993, joe montana was traded for a draft pick. eddie: i don't think i'll ever have a relationship with anybody, no matter how long i own this team, which is gonna be a long time, that i have with joe montana. narrator: in 1994, after waiting for years, 33-year-old quarterback steve young finally had his chance on the big stage. jerry: montana, he was joe cool. i mean, everything was so precise on the football field. steve young, opposite. when he first came in, he was more of a running quarterback, you know? and he was fast! he was really fast, you know? for a white boy, he was fast. announcer: and he dives. touchdown, 49ers. steve young: there was a love/hate relationship with those wheels, you know, because most of the time when i was using 'em, he'd be like, "why didn't you just throw it to me? i could've saved you all the trouble."

and i learned over time he was probably right, and i tried to throw it to him more than not. narrator: at the end of the '94 season in super bowl xxix, young threw it to rice 10 times for 149 yards and 3 touchdowns, to lead the 49ers to a 49-26 victory over the san diego chargers. steve: life can be more sublime. it can be more rich. it can be more wonderful. it can be more, name it and mine is, but it isn't like that ever again. narrator: twenty super bowls have now been played since that night, but while both the raiders and the 49ers have come close to winning the bay area's eighth championship, neither has been able to reach the summit again. ronnie: when you're going for something that everybody else wants and you have to be the last to stand is really, really, really, really, really hard.

narrator: the vince lombardi trophy is 22 inches tall and weighs 7 pounds. tiffany and company makes it out of sterling silver. the football on top is regulation size and filled with a tar-like substance to prevent it from being dented. thousands of men risk debilitating injury every year for a chance to hold it just one time. tom: you feel like an idiot 'cause you just look at it. that's all you wanna do is just look at it. you almost wanna take it and put it underneath your pillow and go to sleep or something. jerry: the lombardi trophy, i'll never forget it, you know. because i think when i grabbed it, i wanted to hold onto it.

i didn't wanna basically pass it around to my teammates. they had to pry it out of my hands. steve: i think it's symbolic. people love to go climb everest and put a flag up to kind of memorialize the fact that, "i was here. this is my place. we came here. we did this." and i would say that it was kind of like that. ronnie: it is more than just holding it. it's just like it's just--it's like it's more than just holding your kids. you're holding it with the community. you're holding it with the bay area. the great thing is that when you do hold it, you're holding it with every person that has come to a '9er game. narrator: which is why, after super bowl xix, john mcvay was surprised at what was forgotten in the 49ers locker room at stanford stadium. john: i was just sort of milling around and seeing if there's anything left in the locker room, and there

was the super bowl trophy. and the janitor says, "what do you wanna do with this?" i said, "i'll take it." so, i got the--here, the game is over, and i got the super bowl trophy. so, i wrap it up in a towel, and take it out, and put it in my trunk, and take it home. in all the hoopla, and now the symbol, it sits there all by itself, lonely self, but i took it home. male: did you think about just kinda keeping it on the shelf? john: no. no. i had to immediately find eddie debartolo and put it in his hands. ronnie: hey, it's a smart thought, 'cause just knowing what i know and knowing mr. d, he would've found it quickly. he he he, he he he. oh, smart move by john.

smart move. narrator: super bowl celebrations don't stop in the locker room. they extend to the faithful and to the nation who helped will the team to victory. jerry: and that's really the reason why we play the game is for our fans. tom: it gives you a good feeling, warm, like, those warm, fuzzy feelings every time you share your moments with your fans. steve: winning league mvp, winning division titles, it doesn't bind the town the way a super bowl does. fred: to see their faces and understand that we all went through that frustration, now it's over, you know? we finally did it, you know, and it was a great sense of accomplishment by, i mean, everybody in the city. you could see it on their faces, all the players. it was fantastic.

ronnie: one of the best moments of my life was in 1982, i had a lady who was in a wheelchair at de anza college. i was walking across the campus. she was sitting there, and she said, "are you ronnie lott?" i said, "yeah." she goes, "i have to tell you something. i have to tell you that you have brought so much joy. your team, the way you guys play, brings so much joy." wow. you mean you hold that? so, when you hold that trophy, you hold that. you hold her. you hold all of those people who walk up to you and tell you, "man, love the way you play.

i love how you went about your craft. i love that you gave everything." [music]

at have the passion for football like the bay area, and in february, that passion will be on display for the world to see as the bay area plays host to super bowl 50. keith bruce: it is a cultural phenomena. some might say it's the most important 4 hours in the united states every year, based on the fact that people always know where they're gonna be on super bowl sunday. narrator: the golden anniversary will celebrate the bay area's championship tradition, while looking forward to the game's future.

keith: do it in our personality, in our bay area way, which is, you know, a little more out there. it's more progressive. it's more leading edge, and we need to have some of that personality in our tone when we deliver super bowl 50. narrator: and once gone, the goal is to bring it back again as soon as possible. it is right and appropriate that the super bowl should make a home in a place which holds so much of its history. owners with vision. john: i think al, god rest his soul, i think he's one of those guys who had the magic touch. narrator: coaches with genius. jerry: bill walsh, the greatest coach ever. narrator: players with passion. ronnie: sixteen, when he ran out, he ran out. always wanted to be the best ever. narrator: and just enough nutty to keep it interesting. george: there's some other stories,

but again, this is a family show. [music] [music] heavy storm ... moving into the bay area rain and even the possibility for flooding. tracking a heavy storm moving into the bay area tonight. >> a man dead after being hit by a bus full of tourists. plus a journalist and bay area journalist held captive until now, freed. i'm terry mcsweeney. >> i'm peggy bunker. heavier el nino fuelled rain is heading to the bay area.

take a look at this pounding down earlier in san francisco. just a taste of the next couple days. and we are talking about flooding and a warn about high waves. nbc bay area is tracking the storms. rob mayeda is looking at what we can expect. >> the combination of the surf and the high tide times a coastal flood warning for the bay area including the mill valley and sausalito and rio del mar and in the north bay flash flood watches in effect as this is the bulls-eye for the heavy rain that's going to come down in the next 24 hours. the areas in the red and orange in the north bay there is a probability of isolated flooding in the smaller streams and creeks including the santa cruz mountains. tomorrow will be a windier day. the winds 20 to 30 miles an hour as the rain increases starting off in the north bay tonight and

tomorrow morning. and 5:00, and if you are in the south bay you are wondering what is all the talk about a storm. all the heavy rain north of the golden gate. and by 11:00 you start to see the rain. and by monday morning finally now you begin to see the rain move off to the east. during the day tomorrow the temperatures in the 60s around th san jose. and things turn windy and wetter in the north bay all day tomorrow. the temperatures in the upper 50s to low 60s. a soggy sunday that catches a brief break on monday and the next storm on tuesday as we see another round of gusty winds and heavy rain. the forecast is coming up tonight at 11:00. we know it has been keeping you busy. we are seeing flooding happening in sonoma county. a section of highway 1 had to be closed because of water out on

the roads. the russian river is running very high. and rob mentioned the high surf warning. we are seeing a lot of big waves. this was shot earlier today at capitola. >> keep track of the weather on your smartphone or tablet. vicky nguyen shows how it works. >> when we're in a micro climate weather alert we made it easy to get the latest information on your smartphone. click on the bar that says weather alert. it takes you to what you need to know when you need to know it. i'm vicky nguyen. that's how to stay informed with the nbc bay area app. a deadly encounter with a tour bus in san francisco. a man is dead after being hit in a crosswalk. it happened at 2:00 this afternoon on post street. christie smith is live. you talked with a witness who saw the man right before that crash. >> reporter: that's right.

and this one witness said it looked like the man was crossing the street when the bus was trying to make a turn but he thought the driver may not have known what happened. and by the time the bus stopped the man had already been hit. >> he was nonresponsive. i called 911. >> reporter: a man in his 70s was laying in the street. >> i noticed an old guy in the crosswalk waving to the bus trying to get the bus's attention. >> reporter: the tour bus appeared to be making a right turn. the man became distracted and looked back. >> i noticed he was under the bus being dragged and ran to the bus screaming, stop, stop, stop, and he kept going. >> reporter: the bus stopped and the man died. it's too early to say who had the right of way. >> the bus driver and the bus company, they are cooperating with our investigation.

>> reporter: at some point the man may have crossed against the light. after the crash, he saw the driver. >> he seemed shocked. >> reporter: certainly those who came on the scene won't forget. >> we managed to stay here. i guess it's so sad. >> reporter: we have left a message with the tour bus company for comment. meantime san francisco police say they're looking into surveillance tape in the area to uncover more about exactly how this crash occurred. reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, nbc bay area news. this is the third tour bus crash in san francisco in as many months. last month a double-decker bus crashed with an suv on the embarcadero. the suv cut in front of the bus. in november 20 people were hurt when a bus careened out of control at union square. the driver said he heard an

explosion before losing control. the official cause of the crash has not been determined. a san francisco city worker is in the hospital after a crash with a muni streetcar near market and tenth street downtown. the operator for the line ran into a department and parking transportation vehicle. the person inside that vehicle has injuries to their face and knees. no one on the streetcar was injured. and five americans held hostage in iran are now being released. one of them has ties to the bay area. jason jas jason rezian has been held in an iranian jail for months. very big muse for the family. >> jason rezaian was born in

marine county and tonight his friends and family are thrilled to learn he will be coming home. >> it's just great news for the whole family. just -- it's spectacular news. we are just so happy. >> reporter: that's the reaction of the cousin of washington post correspondent jason rezaian. he and four other american citizens being held by iran have been released and are on their way home. he is counting the day until he can see his cousin again. >> can't wait to see him. >> reporter: jason attended the marin academy in san rafael. he was student council president and returned to the campus to share his experiences with younger students. >> i was thrilled. i got chills. we have been following his case and are concerned about him and his family and to hear this morning that he was released we were very excited and wishing

him safe travels back home. >> reporter: it's not just the people who know jason who are celebrating tonight. at this iranian community center in san jose some members are thrilled to learn that the five men are now free. >> these are iranian americans, they are u.s. citizens who have been unjustly held for quite some time. >> reporter: u.s. secretary of state john kerry says that the landmark iranian nuclear program did help accelerate the prisoner swap. >> thanks very much. rescue crews are up against the clock in the search for a missing ski instructor in tahoe. he has been missing for 48 hours and more than four feet of snow has fallen. he was last seen or thursday in sugar bowl ski resort where he works. the crews have narrowed the search to a high risk area known

for avalanches and the crews are battling the elements. >> the area where the phone is pinging is extremely dangerous. we have set off a few small slides. >> it's the worst of the worst. it's a perfect storm. we have a lot of snow that fell. we now have rain that is falling. >> the search crews will continue to search into the night. >> a lot of people talking about that. you hope there is good news, that's for sure. a lot of people up in the mountains seeing a ton of snow. >> the snow levels did go up. tomorrow morning a lot of heavy rain and gusty winds in the north bay. by 3:00 still most of the substantial rain we think will be hung up north of san francisco. it will take time for the rain to reach the south bay. the areas in red and purple in the north bay are locations that could see isolated flooding. coastal flood warning for high tides and north bay through the day tomorrow.

>> thanks very much. thanks for joining us hope you can join us at 11:00. >> have a great night.

>> reporter: how does this happen? just because somebody is a professional or lives in a nice house behind closed doors, we don't know what goes on. >> it was absolutely awful. absolutely awful. >> oh my god, there's blood everywhere! >> reporter: she was so full of life, the well-known doctor's wife. >> it's unbelievable to me. >> everybody's obviously very upset and crying. >> reporter: he was the one who found her. >> he walked into the bathroom and he found her on the floor. >> reporter: it was a fatal slip in the shower. a tragic accident, investigators said. so why then were so many people so suspicious? >> if the shower is way over here, what is she doing way over here? >> i thought "there is no way she fell in here and died." i wanted answers. >> reporter: two friends would push for t