. ground planes, how a storm is changing travel plans here in the bay area. >> shoppers may be giving an unexpected boost to the economy and they are out today looking for bargins. >> it's the place of worship for those who can't hear the sermon and now the church is closing. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is ktvu channel 2news at five. . >> good evening. i'm ken wayne. >> i'm maureen naylor. you can call it is nightmare

after christmas. a major snowstorm working up the east coast causing flights to be canceled including dozens here in the bay area. we are live at sfo where some air travelers are preparing for a long night ahead. >> reporter: maureen there are no weather related canceled flights ott of oakland san jose. here you can see there are several flights preparing to depart. earlier today at least 30 flight its to the east coast out of sfo were canceled today and there could be more tonight. the impact of a strong winter storm stretched across both coasts today as the northeast braced for a blizzard travelers here clutched their boarding passes and checked the flight board. >> we have plans to leave again tomorrow with friends. >> reporter: other travelers weren't so lucky. >> supposed to go from

portland to san francisco to jfk. republica >> reporter: he found out the san francisco plane was canceled. >> i sat down, sat down on the plane, looked at my phone and checked the connecting flight and it said canceled. i could be at mount hood but now i will be here. >> reporter: by late afternoon united had canceled 11 flights san francisco, american scrapped five, and some virgin america planes sat on the tarmac after four flight was canceled. . >> right now its not stressful because you know what can you do about weather? it's not anybody's fault. >> reporter: this woman was on her phone all morning trying to reschedule her daughter's flight to boston. >> on hold for like 8:00 this morning. nobody picked up. so i thought it would be better

to come here. >> reporter: international travelers aren't safe either. >> the connections they may have a problem. check with your airline today. >> reporter: owen's flight to ireland was canceled because it was supposed to stop in new york. >> see my mother. bummer. >> reporter: now he is waiting to see if he can fly stand by. >> make if i can't make it today i probably won't go. >> reporter: the bad weather on the east coast is expected to get worse tonight. the delays and canceled flights could continue well into tomorrow. ktvu channel 2news. >> as we said that blizzard is expected to pack a punch and residents are officials are doing their best to brace for the snow in new york. heather reports. >> reporter: a powerful snowstorm is pounding much of the east coast. winter storm warnings have extended from georgia through

new england this morning. the same weather system dumped heavy snow yesterday bringing a white christmas to the area. >> enjoyable, hadn. >> reporter: forecasters say the storm is getting stronger. a blizzard warning has been issued for new york. up to 16 inches of snow expected with strong winds. >> latest reports are qualifying this storm as a blizzard. unfortunately our city is directly in the path. >> reporter: new york city airports have canceled many flights. amtrak has canceled several trains. a blizzard warning in effect for rhode island and massachusetts as well. >> my husband called and said be prepared because there will be bad weather. >> reporter: forecasters predicts 15 to 20 inches of snow in parts of the area. maryland, virginia and north carolina declared states of emergency. >> raleigh but the flight was canceled and we had to drive. >> reporter: at least six

inches of snow expected in the midatlantic including the capitol. forecasters say people in the northeast will continue to see heavy snow until tomorrow. in new york, fox news. >> for more of what's happening right now on the east coast we turn to mark. he is in the channel 2 weather center with the winter weather and more on the break-in the rain. >> reporter: that's right. we had the rain showers and of course the major storm in the northeast. right now on the radar you can see the coverage with the radar, not the widespread snow fall for new york city until 6:00, 6:00 p.m. eastern time tomorrow. snow fall will continue to pick up in the short term from philadelphia up towards boston and also portland maine. here across the west you can see not as much coverage but we have a few rain showers showing up across the northeast, around lake tahoe. here say closer look at the bay area radar. nothing to extreme but a few showers in parts of the north

bay, especially for the northern portions of sonoma, approaching napa. you will notice a little bit of activity in parts of the east bay as well, closing in on dublin and danville. around oakland. nothing major but enough to trigger the wipers. here is the plan in the short term. 6:00 50 to 55-degrees. we have to hold on to the possibility of a shower. then by 10:00 we are expecting the clouds and fog. fog will develop. that will be the main concern for late tonight into early tomorrow morning especially fort inland valleys, first thing tomorrow from the mid-30s to the upper 40s for san francisco and also into pacifica. tomorrow will be the break day. it'll be a powerful one. i will have the timing. >> the weekend rain here meant snow in the sierra for those

looking for a very white christmas. up to a foot of snow fell in the sierra overnight. it was still falling an hour ago, scattered showers expected tonight as the area braces for its next storm. as mark said set for on tuesday. by the way chains aren't required right now on interstate 80 or highway 50. for all the latest on the weather in the sierra and here in the bay area you can log onto the website and click on the weather tab near the top of the page. other news, shopping madness doesn't end just because christmas is past. many stores are continuing their price cuts to try keep customers coming back. diane is in san jose elbowing her way through the crowds. >> reporter: here at westfield valley fair the parking lot is packed. it may take a few trips but what once you make it in shoppers get in the spirit of the hunt looking for bargins. >> looking for a case for my

camera. >> reporter: jacob who is about to turn 11 was looking for bargins with his uncle in a mall lined with signs promising up to 60% off. >> jacob said he didn't get a nerf gun for christmas and i said i would get him one for his birthday which is new year's eve. >> reporter: it may be a happy nua year when they look back. the national retail federation thinks sales will jump 3.3% following weak holiday sales the past two years. 2007 was your big year? >> that was the best. that is correct. >> reporter: dowd owns a men's wear store and longs for the glory days of 2007, nationally the largest retail sales year ever. $452.8billion. the prediction this year, 451.5

billion. >> sales have dechained. we are doing fairly well. i can't complain. we are profitable. i just hired three more people. >> reporter: business was brisk at the target store on coleman avenue where colleen had a cart full of items. >> 50% off. they are a there are. that's a good price when you want to store stuff away. >> reporter: on the day after christmas there are always returns. >> returning guitar hero. i didn't like it as much as the first one. >> reporter: more than returning people were buying, especially dvds and video games. big sellers this season. >> it's looking good. we still get -- the gift card shoppers, really got target gift cards, we get the christmas shopping in still. >> reporter: economists say the predicts increase in sales could help feed the recovery with companies producing more items, raising capitol and hiring more people.

live in san jose, ktvu channel 2news. >> san francisco firefighters today responded to a fire at a marijuana location. it happened just before ten on ocean avenue. details sparse but they responded to reports of smoke and made a quick work to put out the fire. there were no reports of injuries and no word on the caus after christmas crabbing trip almost turned into a disaster. a large wave swept a man and woman off their boat near the entrance to the bay. both were were wearing life jackets and made it to shore where a passerby called the coast guard. neat had serious injury. >> the highway patrol continues enforcement against drunk drivers and reports a dramatic drop in traffic deaths. from 6:00 p.m. friday night to 6:00 a.m. this morning 85 driver was

arrested here in the bay area and no deadly crashes reported. statewide police arrested 507 drivers during this period, act same as last year. there were three traffic death across the state, down from last year's total of 12. to keep them off the road aaa is offering it's tipsy tow service. on new year's eve drivers in northern california who have been drinking can call for a free tow of up to ten miles. it's offered from 6:00 p.m. december 31st through 6:00 a.m. on january 1st. it also lets for a one way ride for the driver and his vehicle to that driver's home. a new punishment if a parent's child misses to much school. and ahead, a glitch in the white house plan to chose down the prison in cube a. >> it was being pragmatic to

deliver for the american people. >> what motivated the president to move ahead with the tax cut extension during the battle with republicans.

. if appears the president won't be able to close the prison in cuba any time soon. he can't move the prisoners to a new facility because congress just passed a budget that forbids funding for another prison, relocating prisoners to the united states or sending them to other countries. only three of the remains 174 detainees have been tried and found guilty. dozens have been cleared but no other country will take them and there is strong american opposition to them being freed in america. >> while the president and his family are vacationing in hawaii white house staff took to the airways today to give the presidential perspective on the horse trading that kept tax cuts in place in exchange for

extending unemployment benefits. >> what he didn't want to have happen on january 1st was to see the economy -- that though it's improving is still weak and he didn't want taxes to go up so -- he wasn't going to just fight just to fight and take that change and what he realized is that he had to be pragmatic but in order to deliver for the american people. >> reporter: the deal extending the cuts for two years and unemployment benefits for 13 months. the midterm elections changed the balance of power on capitol hill shifting right. in california it was just the opposite. >> reporter: so goes california so goes the country. at least that's how the old saying goes because this year while republicans made huge huge gains nationwide democrats picked up the governor's seat and now hold every major office in the golden state. >> result of republican miss

steps, not necessarily result of democrats doing great outreach. >> the republican party has a tough road to get back anywhere close to being a majority. >> reporter: despite that the gap ison wider with democrats holding a 76-41 advantage in the state house. even with numbers stacked against them the republicans remain undeterred and say they aren't discouraged. >> there is an opportunity for republicans to do outreach and start winning back the latino vote but they have to table the immigration issue, they have to look at the reality of the changing america and say these are the next generation of voters. >> for the republican party to be viable statewide in california they need to be more visiblely like the rest of california. they need to be younger, less white and a little more moderate in some of theory

their views. >> reporter: california has a massive growing latino population and both parties agree if the republicans are to make any headway that is where future voting strength will come from. otherwise the state will continue to be a strong hold for democrats and rush of blue kumi election day. >> california residents will be able to comparison shop for new health insurance on january 1st. the state is creating an internet based exchange to let them compare prices. other new laws let parents be charged with a miss crime if their child regularly misses school and an ounce of marijuana will be like a speeding ticket. offenders won't face arrest or risk having a criminal record. the recession has hit law firms as much as other

businesses and they are seeing a drop in women and minorities. in 2010 diversity levels dropped at big firms. it's the first reversal in 17 years and likely means fewer females, african americans and latinos later. . some are concerned the resulting pool of lawyers won't reflect their client and community. >> one area hit hard is beginning to come back in high tech but it's not here in the bay area. more companies are moving east to open updata farms. >> reporter: the foothills of north carolina are famous for furniture and textiles. as some of them moved overseas leaders worried about closed factories. >> we have -- as high as 17.9%. lot of that of course is because of textile operations.

>> reporter: they bank on a high tech future and started luring companies like facebook and google to build massive data centers, one that need a lot of power and cooling systems. with the history of manufacturing much of the power and water is already in place. in fact facebook is building new facility on the property of this old textile mill which is about to be torn down. peter went with the developed state -- said another big factor in getting the expensive facilities, tax incentives. >> what we recognize is that it has a lot of power. it has nuclear power, it has a probusiness environment. >> reporter: the area is now aggressively marketing itself as a data center corridor, creating much needed tax revenue. >> the opportunity that these facilities providing goes long beyond just the taxable

opportunities. the taxes aren't bad by themselves. >> reporter: unemployed workers won't immediately move into high tech jobs. >> a typical center may have 35 or 45 jobs where -- a textile company may have 500. so there is a huge difference in the employment but there is also a huge difference in the investment level. facebook was $450 million. >> reporter: that's creating construction and support jobs as the area transitions from textile to tech. in north carolina, fox news. >> a bus crash in egypt kills eight americans. what officials say caused the deadly accident. >> what's the head of homeland security is saying about the new airport scanners. >> straight down the hill. >> we will show you how this soldier injuried in afghanistan is defying the odds. lightning fast. lightning strong.

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oscillococcinum, nip it in the bud. . in egypt either eight tourists died in a tour bus crash. the bus was one of three vehicles. the bus hit a damaged truck that was parked by the side of the road. some of the injuried are being taken to cairo. >> we have received one of the cases, we are two cases need to

be admitted in the icu. both cases have been managed and he they are stable, conscious and no problem for them. we are waiting for to complete the investigation. >> road conditions so bad that the government reportedly forbids embassy people to drive at night. >> in other news, in thailand services were held today to remember the lives lost in the 2004 tsunami. a nationwide two minute silence marked the six years that have passed since the devastating disaster. locals gathered for a ceremony. about 230,000 people were killed across 12 countries by the deadly wave. many of the 5300 lives lost in thailand were foreigners on vacation. in new zealand a series of after shocks rattled the second largest city. the quakes have damaged

buildings but no injuries reported. it was a 4.9 after shock. the city has been dealing after shocks since a 7.0 hit in september. that damaged more than 100,000 homes, broke water and sewer lines and cause $3 billion in damage. it was the worst quake in 80 years. >> the homeland security chief defended the use of full body scanners and pat downs. she said the practices made things safer for the traveling public. she dismissed reports of major airports failing secret tests to get weapons on board air craft. she said the tests were old and out of date. it has been one year since alleged attempted bomber got on a plane last christmas. since then security has changed quite a bit. we look at what's changed, what's the newest threat could be and how it's affecting public opinion. >> reporter: this is the newest

target of increased watch by transportation security officials. terrorists may use drink containers. >> they haven't banned them. what they are saying they will get extra looks and we have trained them to look at them and inspect them. >> reporter: just the latest in a long list of changes to airport security sparked by the christmas day terror attempt one year ago when an alleged bomber used an explosive device in his underwear to try to bring down this plane. the president's top counter terrorism advisor said with high concern over the holiday season the government is doing all it can to make sure it's on guard this time around. >> what we want to do is let the american people know we are on the job, staying vigilante, and working with our state and

local partners and we will continue to do so throughout the holiday season. >> reporter: other measures put in place this year include more intense checking passenger information, the enhanced pat downs and the full body scanners. >> our job is not only react but always think ahead. what could be happening. >> reporter: with this stepped up security do travelers feel safer? >> i don't know if i would say yes or no. there are so many things you can't predict and i think people are doing the best they can with when he have. >> i don't think security measures in place where they need to be. i don't feel less safe. i would say about the same. >> reporter: officials acknowledge the holiday season and attractive for terrorists because of the possible mental and emotional impact. that's something americans worried about as well. in a poll 54% said an act of

terrorism during the holidays was likely. kate baldwin. >> a british soldier is learning to ski the rockies. >> straight down the hill. >> ben parkinson hit the slopes with help from disabled sports usa. the 26-year-old lost both legs in afghanistan and had a brain injury as well. his trainer said it hasn't showed him much. >> it's great. ben just completely amazed me every day what he does and he has been attacking this mountain like he has been skiing 50 years. >> he hopes to get new fake legs by spring. you can find out more about disabled sports usa by going to the website for the link. coming up east bay church closing. >> this beautiful old church held it's final mass for a special class of people today. now they don't know where they

will turn for the services they need. >> new figures show housing construction in one part of the bay area is going up. we will tell you where. >> babies spending less time in the womb. we will tell you about a significant spike in women picking early child birth.

. in church goers will have to find another place to worship after their church is closing. the church offers special services to those who had special needs. >> reporter: sunday morning outside union city's mission it's quiet with no sounds of

mass coming inside. that's because this celebration is for the hearing impaired. >> very important for me. i have to go here. i have to listen. it makes me happy, understand. >> reporter: today was her last day worshiping. church is closing down because it's in need of a major overhaul by which costs to much to pursue. >> i have been look around and it's hard. i spend a lot of time looking for a church and this is the only church that helps us deaf people. >> reporter: the building and it's parish hall need a great deal of work including repairing stained glass windows and adding a new roof. the buildings also need to be brought up to current safety codes. one of the biggest problems the church is facing is something you can't see, termite damage . >> i understand why they closed it but -- they can't afford the extra -- i think

right now that the total cost is half a million to repair it all and they just can't afford it especially with about four other churches nearby. >> reporter: while this church shows the polish and amish it may be the hearing impaired who may have the hardest time. what is it like going to a nonsign language church? >> there is no interpretation. i look -- it's kind of like i'm just look around feeling i'm missing a big part of it. >> reporter: these worshipers come from around the east bay and they will have services at st. joseph for now, it's not a church though. ktvu channel 2news. >> today is the first day of the week long celebration of african american heritage known as kwanzi. it lasts seven days and each day represents a different

principle. the first was celebrated in 1966 as a way for african american families to connect with their roots. it runs through january 1st. >> it's time to start thinking of how you will dispose of your christmas tree. san francisco will offer recycling this year along with santa cruz. both cities will pick up the tree from your cub start its the week of january 3rd. just put it next to the trash on your usual pick up day. make sure to take off all decorations. recycled trees cut into wood chips. >> there is encouraging news about the construction industry in one part of the bay area. the california building industry association reports the construction of multily house went up in november. however it remained flat compared with october. the construction jumped 207% from november 2009. construction of single family housing fell by 61% from last

year and dropped 37% from october. >> electric cars are sparking a lot of interest in the worldwide auto industry and that has prompted nissan to invest billions of dollars to bring it's newest electric vehicle to the market. >> reporter: nissan is rolling out it's first electric car. >> it's a huge car because nissan won't be able to build enough to satisfy the demand. they are building five different factories to build the leaf and the bat year is fort. >> reporter: it handles like a regular car though it's a lot quieter. when you go below 18-miles an hour it generates artificial noise to warn people. >> preheat, get told if you have a problem with the charging. >> reporter: what do some consider its limitation? it needs recharging after driving a hundred miles, it's

com petter the volt runs only 35 miles an a charge but has a gas engine that can carry it 340 miles. don francis decided to take the all electric route. >> one of the things that's important to me is the reduction in the united states of the foreign oil. >> reporter: they are working to create a nationwide network of charges stations but first the leaf will be limited to errands and daily work drives.>> nissan expects people to have a second car on hand. >> reporter: they are investing $6 billion to bring the leaf to market on the idea that consumers ready to start cutting tie was the gas pump. in atlanta. >> researchers say a increase in the number of united states women and doctors choosing an early child birth comes with

new health risks. the average time an unborn child spends in the womb has dropped by seven days. experts say this may affect lung development and brain function. they a normal pregnancy lasts 40 weeks. the number of babies born early increased 30% from 1990 to 2006. texting one of the most popular ways to talk. now two young people are creating ways of group texting. we will show you how it works. >> and the rain is coming back. you can believe it? when. mark will be back lightning fast. lightning strong.

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. the long running fight continues to grab the box office. >> you just have to step back and take the fact that i have this. > little fockers topped box offices earning approximate $34 million, it was followed by true grit with the second spot, the biggest opening ever for the brothers. otherwise it was about family enter stainment with tron. >> let's check in with mark and we have a little break today. that will change. >> that's right. always seems like another storm. another round of heavy rain and gusty winds, right now we still have a few lingering showers on the tracker. today was an interesting today. we had mostly sunny at one time, also light rain reported you can see a little bit of

activity, right around half moon bay. as we move the maps closer to north bay still activity around santa rosa, we could be talking about moderate cells especially with the darker shades of green and more showers developing in the pacific. we have to hold onto the chance at least for the night. break that is set for monday. here is the plan for tonight. we are expecting the scattered clouds, responsibility of a shower. monday, tuesday is the next storm. we could be talking about heavy rain. the satellite and radar you can see the -- unsettled pattern we had for the clouds, even a few breaks in the clouds and the rain showers, for tomorrow high pressure returns, we have the dry forecast, we will have to watch out for the morning fog, especially the inland valleys. possibly drown to about a quart tore a half mile. that will be a concern for first thing tomorrow. here is the next storm in the

pacific and for tuesday heavy rain expected, especially for the evening. we bring in rain by tuesday afternoon but a better bet with increasing rates and gusty winds by tuesday night and another key with this system. once it moves through very cold air moves in by wednesday and we could talk about dropping snow levels by wednesday even though only a possibility of a few scattered showers. here is the forecast, first thing tomorrow morning at 7:00 showing you the clouds and dense fog targeting santa rosa and fairfield. as we put it in motion in the afternoon by one and by two, we are expecting partly cloudy skies. for tomorrow areas of fog, upper 30s to the upper 40s. by noon 48 to 453. clouds and sun and then partly cloudy, temperatures from 53 to 58. haywood 56, more neighborhood was san jose 59 and half moon bay in the mid50s. here is a look ahead. the five-day forecast.

the next big headline into tuesday, especially for tuesday night, heavy rains, strong winds, there is a chance of a lingering light shower on wednesday but the key headline for wednesday, temperatures very cold, only in the mid to upper 40s, the mostly cloudy skies on thursday and new year's eve one forecast model saying rain, one saying dry, we will take the average and call it a chance. >> all right. thank you. >> texting has become among the most popular ways to talk and now two think there is money to be made in mass texting. christina with the details. >> reporter: kerry -- were having problems with the school bus earlier this year. >> we had a couple of changes with the driver, the timing wasn't always the same. we had people standing out at the bus stop all the time. >> reporter: and they started using group me, a text message services that lets you send group text message ages with

one nuclear. >> it was so much more convenient because we could text each other in realtime all at once. >> reporter: that's what two like to hear. they only started the new york based company six months ago. >> wednesday night and i got the call from him talking about the idea. >> my fiance woke up and a lot of her friends were going going and they were coordinating over the e-mail and it broke down when it came time to go. we said it should be able to do it over text message. >> reporter: in late may they entered a 24 hour programming contest. by the end of the day they had a working prototype and by july were a full blown company and in september they moved in to new offices in new york. >> when you think about group texting is no just one person you think about. it's sort of a untapped market.

there is, market lead. >> reporter: so far they seem to bet front runner gaining a lot of attention as one of the hottest new start ups around. . to date it's secured $850,000 in funding by actually using group me to talk to investors. they are working hard to keep it going and they are loving every minute of it. >> i had to have a limit of what i thought was the most intense you could work and i think we broke that five or six times. >> if you aren't busy every single day you are probably doing something wrong. >> the website thinks 200,000 texts sent on its system every day. >> coming up a huge emotional blow up on the 49ers sideline. >> head coach getting into a yelling match with his quarterback. we will show you what started it. sports wrap is next.

. good evening. thank you for joining sports wrap. okay niner fans put that playoff pipe dream down. today in st. louis the 49ers proved two smiths don't make a right and team turmoil is officially eliminated from the postseason. even a question if mike will coach the niners final game next sunday. the rams today score ronde their opening drive in st. louis, the niners are deep in their own territory and i smell trouble. troy smith fumbles the snap, rams led 9-0. the niners get back because of ted. watch him go.

he races right up the gut, untouched, 78 yards, his second return of his career. 9-7 rams. it was 12-7 when troy smith threads the needle to receiver michael crab tree. crab tree hitting 5th gear. a 60-yard touchdown for him and ninners led 14-12 are at half time. we are going to the playoffs. let's get real. troy smith started because he led san francisco past st. louis in their first meeting but he wasn't sharp. . oj with the interception. he is engaged to the coach's daughter. that pick led to the field goal and the coach trying to replace smith with smith but we have a failure to talk there. to make it worse special teams breaks down. jeff reed go ahead field goal. no good, ram -- sam bradford, he looked like a 10 year veteran.

he rolls out and fire this is missile to robinson and gives the rams a 22-14 lead. niners with time to find magic. smith he is no copperfield. he comes in with 9:30 left in the game. he brought nothing left to the table. gets hit, losing the ball. st. louis recovers and they win 25-17. niners officially eliminate from the playoffs but you didn't buy the tickets any way did you? they will miss the playoffs. the president of the niners said he would not say talk about the coach's job status but said he will start a search for a general manager. the coach of team turmoil did speak. >> don't really know about coaching etiquette, you know i'm sure there is a right way and wrong way in today's life you know there are many different rules or -- being politicly correct. all i know is i was trying to win the game and the bottom

line is you have to do what you think is right. have you to go with your gut. >> the raiders make major strides but their playoff future put to rests moments after they took to the field against the colts. must not have read the scouting reports on ford. he has world class feet. he ran two kick backs for touchdowns this year. make that three. he take this is opening kickoff, races down the sideline 99 yards, the raiders led but the colts got joseph back for the first time since mid-october. he bounces in for the game tying touchdown. raiders offense sputtered but three field goals, hits his 59- yarder to tie the game at ten. the second long -- longest of his career. oakland had 13-10 just before half time.

peyton manning warms up. colts led at half time. manning threw two picks but threw three touchdown passes. this one to white, four yards -- colts win, raiders miss the playoffs for the 8th straight season. they must win in kansas to finish 500 for the season. . the chiefs have been in misery for several years but this season they have won as many game as they did the last three years combined. tennessee titans travel -- second quarter when matt castle threws his third touchdown pass of the game. 75 yards, it's the chief's now 7-0 at home. their ten win matching their total from 2007, 2008 and 2009

combined. san diego won the last four afc titles but faced elimination today. bengals missing several but carson palmer still threw four touchdowns. simpson, 59-yarder, cincinnati dumps the chargers so san diego's loss means kansas city gets it's first afc west division title since 2003. baltimore wins. seahawks loose big today and face st. louis in seattle next sunday. that winner claims the nfc west title and a playoff spot. detroit scores the final 17 to beat miami. bitter cold in chicago, again today, bears blew a ten point lead to the jets but come back any way. . knox, that's a touchdown. playoff bound chicago wins it. 38-34. the 10-5 jets still win the

wild card spot. new england wins for the 15th straight time. patriots win. packers pound the giants and both teams 9-6. both have a possible wild card spot. washington wins in ot putting jacksonville in danger. next sunday raiders close in kansas city, niners finish in arizona. coming up, no businesslike snow business. another game affected by weather. we will explain.

. brett favre has a couple more days to heal and maybe get back on the field. that's because minnesota's game at philadelphia for tonight has been postponed until tuesday. this is lincoln financial field in philadelphia. look at the snow filling the open stadium. philadelphia mayor declared a snow emergency for the city until monday afternoon. so tonight's game will be

played tuesday, 5:00 p.m. pacific time. eagles though did get good news. that is because the giants lost in green bay putting philadelphia in the playoffs. atlanta, chicago also locked up postseason spot. six other teams are still alive. new orleans can clinch by beating atlanta,. now either st. louis or seattle will win the west when they neat each other next sunday. senate american football conferences five teams locked there to the playoffs. afc north rivals pittsburgh and baltimore clinch at least a wild card spot. chiefs and jets also in. coltsero or jags will get the final spot next sunday and i miss quoted myself, arizona is visiting san francisco next sunday. that's it for this early edition of sports wrap. niners and raiders both loose and are both out of the playoffs. > >> the new season starts now. >> yeah. that is and they are talking

about changes as least in the niner ranks here about getting a general manager which they badly needed this year, didn't really have a good one and now talk about mike not finishing next sunday which i just can't believe that he won't be there to finish the final season. >> all right. thank you. >> tonight on the news, it's not the weather here but blizzard back east you just saw the pictures in philadelphia causing a post christmas nightmare portrayalers trying to fly in and out of the bay area. that is tonight at ten. that's the report. >> for all of us here, thank you for joining us. the next newscast is the 10:00 news. have a good night.