. complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is the 10:00 news on ktvu channel 2. 49ers! >> fans from the bay area and puget sound are fired up with just hours to go before the big nfc showdown between the san francisco 49ers and seattle san francisco to determine who goes to the super bowl. >> good evening, i'm ken wayne. >> hello everyone, i'm heather holmes. >> tonight the niners are in seattle, and so are many, many of their fans. the 49er faithful have invaded the land of the 12th man. they showed their pride at a

huge rally in the emerald city. in fact, one fan describing it like game day. >> excitement is building for the battle of the nfc titans tomorrow. >> ktvu's julie hayne and sports director mark ibañez have been in seattle since thursday and join us live. >> hello and welcome from a chilly seattle, but it's dry and you can just feel the excitement building as we are now just less than 24 hours away from that big game tomorrow. >> i don't think any question that they are the 49er faithful. i'm always amazed at how many people take the time, the effort and the money to come on up and support their team and at one point today it was truly amazing. the 49ers took over about a city block. 49er fans were out there, loud, vocal and if there was any hesitation about showing their colors, didn't see any of that at all. they were loud. they were boisterous and they were red and gold, big time.

>> 49ers! >> all right, this rally took place in pioneer square, the historic neighborhood in downtown seattle. one of the resonance revivals. it was hot and rocking and there were so many people there, all excited about tomorrow's game. i met people from walnut creek, from danville, [ laughter ] and orinda who said this is great and so exciting we can feel the 49er fever and there is no place they said they would rather be. >> they are telling us that they should have brought our earplugs, but at the end of the day, they are going to be quiet. we have five ring and they have no rings. we're going all the way, baby! let's go niners? >> we are treated very well and as a matter of fact we went out for breakfast kind of late

and the server -- what did he write? go seahawks on our receipt and later she says we should have left $0.49 as a tip [ laughter ] >> we have been hearing a lot about the 12th man, but the 49ers have a whole lot of men and women up here, supporting the red and gold and i'm truly surprised -- maybe i shouldn't be at how many made the trek to the great northwest. with 49ers tomorrow, i don't know how many tickets they wound up getting whether that ticket hoarding by the seattle organization was going to come true, but i can tell you there will be some noise made by 49er fans in the stadium tomorrow. you know, you never know, they might drown out a few of those loud and rowdy seahawk fans. >> they were saying dish was talking to them about the loudness factor and said you can count on us to be loud tomorrow. >> they will be heard. >> we both have had a chance

to meet people and talk to people from the bay area and i had a chance to meet one young bay area and a wish has come true for this young bay area man. he gets to see the 49ers right here in seattle. for brian rosale, it's especially meaningful because it comes as he faces terminal cancer and has been given only months to live. as they stroll through seattle's pike street mark, taking in the sights and sounds the rosale familiful palo alto says this is a trip they will never forget. >> my parents have been amazing and decided to come up to seattle and they said fine, let's turn it into an adventure and we brought the whole family and rented a van and left thursday morning and here we are in seattle on saturday ready for the game tomorrow. >> reporter: he will be going to that game with words of encouragement from the 49ers themselves. >> anytime you have a young man, who is suffering from cancer, and he is still willing to travel all across world just

to see us play, that tells us a lot about his integrity. >> reporter: the team got winston cup that brian and his family would be making the trip to seattle and sent him an unexpected e-mail. >> it means a lot and you wake up on tuesday and your biggest heroes, sports heroes send you an e-mail acknowledging the fact that you are supporting them and acknowledging you, it means a lot. >> reporter: from the lobiv his hotel, brian showed us the inspirational message, cheering him on and telling him not to quit fighting and the whole time he beamed with pride as he read the name of some of his favorite plays. >> best regards patrick willis, vernon davis, colin kaepernick, coach jim harbaugh. >> reporter: pretty cool. >> brian's dad says the message really lifted his

spirit. >> he had been down, but when he saw this he was psyched up. >> reporter: he says it's been a roller coaster ever since. he has undergone two major surgeries and now in his second round of chemotherapy and brian says doctors delivered devastating news back in november, saying that the cancer has spread. >> it was kind of the worst- case scenario type of thing, you know? terminal, you have months to live and it's always just a shock to hear that. >> reporter: but brian says he is finding strength from moments, such as this, to stay upbeat and positive. >> hopefully this is the year of miracles for myself as well as the niners and other people as well. >> reporter: right now, for the rosale family, it's all about living for the moment and making each moment count. >> bring the family and having brian on our road-trip is everything. >> reporter: they say they have been wanting to visit centurylink field for the past couple of seasons and as soon as they heard the nfc championship game was going to happen here, brian says he knew

they had to go. >> i wanted to be there for the atmosphere and to hear the noise and give the 12th man a little taste of niner nation ourselves. >> reporter: and brian is just a remarkable young man. he turns 29 years old at the end of this month. and he says even though it's been an incredibly rough year and a half, he says it's also been an amazing year and a half and just going to the game tomorrow is just going to be one more highlight and he is just so excited. i'm just so glad he get a chance go to the game. he is just one of the many special people i have met as we all get ready for the big game tomorrow. >> we have met great people on both sides. the seahawk fans have been very hospitable for the most part and had that confirmed from 49er fans visiting. we want to talk football and coming up in sportswrap with fred inglis, we'll talk about this match up before kickoff.

we're in countdown mode, however, that is the good news and for julie haener and mark ibañez in seattle, we'll see new a little bit. >> thank you for that truly inspiring story there. >> we want to watch the game. you want to join us for the nfc championship game in seattle tomorrow. coverage begins at 3:00 tomorrow afternoon, kickoff is at 3:30 and stick around for our point after show following the game. >> back in the bay area, 49er fans are resting their vocal cords in preparation for the nfc championship game. >> trying to soak in all of the 49er madness. [ laughter ] >> that madness is still hours away, but san francisco bars and restaurants well they are getting ready to host crowds of fans tomorrow. it seems everyone is buying into the big game and people pumped up and ready to cheer the 49ers onto victory. >> it's just a great vibe, you know? the winning vibe and people are here celebrating and there is a great camaraderie in the crowd. >> and lots of people were

checking out this sourdough alligator at the famous bakery, wearing a patrick willis jersey and it's chomping on a seahawk shirt. at 10:15 we're looking into the steps being taken to keep the playoff peace win-or-lose tomorrow. in other news tonight, firefighters scrambled to put out a grass fire on mount tamalpais. firefighters wanted to be sure with the dry conditions that small fires don't quickly become big ones. >> reporter: cyclists love to run the winding strip through marin county's scenic hills and today they are sharing the road with not only cars, but fire trucks. >> right now it looks a lot like summer, you know? the golden hills of california. it's not as green as normal, and it's unfortunate. you look at alpine dam and the water levels are pretty low. >> it's a real hazard and pel

need to be careful. anything will start off a fire. >> reporter: someone started a fire in the remote part of the watershed and investigators are trying to figure out if it was an accident or intentional? crews used chain saws and tools to cut through the woods and hiked hundreds of feet of hose to the flames all for a fire just over one acre. battalion chief per share says moisturure in the area is at a record-low and so dry that conditions looks like a day in august. >> if we get the right conditions with a little bit of low humidity and any type of wind, we're certainly at arisk of having a major wildland fire in any warm front these areas. >> governor jerry brown dreyered a drought emergency on friday, encouraging folks to conserve during this unusual dry spell. >> this happens every year and right now because of the drought, it's very scary. >> we went down and adjusted

the sprinklers for our landscaping and do what you can. we need rain bad. >> until mother nature brings that ring, marin county will stay under a burn ban. ktvu channel 2 news. ahead at 10:30, preparing for a busy fire season in the middle of winter. drastic actions being taken ahead of a possibly dangerous season. in the south bay a four- alarm fire caused least $1 million damage to a coffee shop. san josi fire crews say the fire started in the kitchen, of flames coffee ship at 6:30 this morning, yes, "flames" "is the name of the restaurant that burned. workers who were getting ready to open up saw the fire and rabto a nearby fire department for help. crews were able to keep the flames from spreading to neighboring businesses and no one was hurt. the man accused of setting more than a dozen fires in downtown san josi has allegedly confessed to all of them a

police report filed by the district attorney said brennan took police on i tour of the fire sites and explained how -- how he ignited each fire report says brennan took respot for the arsons and said he knew people were in danger. brennan was arraigned yesterday and is being held without bail. there were angry protests in southern california just days after orange county jury acquitted two former police officers of all charges in connection with the beating death of a schizophrenic homeless man. about 200 protesters gathered to demand what they called justice for kelly thomas. the 2011 beating of thomas by fulton

ful -- fullerton police. preparing for a possible rowdy night, what san francisco officials are doing tonight to keep fans from getting out of hand following tomorrow's big nfc championship game. >> a ray look at military history and how dozens of tanks from world war ii to the persian gulf war will be available for everyone to see. >> is another political scandal brewing for chris christie and the newest allocations involving hurricane sandy relief.

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. a live look at san francisco city hall on the eve of tomorrow's big game. it's all lit up in red and gold. the 49ers colors and it's kind of like christmas eve for 49ers fans of city hall isn't the only thing in san francisco ready for tomorrow's big match- up. win-or-lose the city is taking precautions against overzellous football fans. debora villalon is live in the mission district. >> reporter: well ken, to discourage cruising these no-stopping signs are all over, and they are planning to divert traffic. the strategy seems to be don't let anybody dig in on the field or the streets. cable cars and historic streetcars, so expensive to repair will be on the sidelines

tomorrow. muni replacing them with buses that can make a quick escape with mobbed by crowds. >> we're hoping for the best, but preparing for the worst. >> reporter: the worst, go back to the last world series win and a giant street celebration. vandalism, fires and new muni vehicle totaled and even torched by rampaging fans. that is why tomorrow night the overhead wires that tether the electric coach will be de- energized. >> in some situations we had people getting way to close to live overhead wires and it's a dangerous thing. >> we'll have a lot of uniformed officers throughout the city. sfpd is taking a page out of last year's page book when the niners won the nfc championship, sending san francisco to the super bowl and fans streaming outside. >> reporter: for the most part it was loud, but harmless. about a dozen people were

arrested for blocking streets and public intoxication. >> we don't want any disorderly conduct. we're not going to toll rate any type of violence or vandalism. >> reporter: keeping streets clear for emergencies and transit, also a big priority. so an eight-block street of mission street will be tow-away and cars kept out from keeping people from congregate. >> hopefully the niners win, but bottom line we want everybody to be safe. >> reporter: after the world series win, dozens of garbage cans became bonfires. so learning from that, customers are being urged to bring their trash cans in. now ironically the trouble is a lot more likely if the niners win. you will recall last year's super bowl loss the streets were relatively quiet because the steam went out of everyone. reporting live, debora villalon ktvu channel 2 news. >> we're seeing 49er merchandise stands popping up all over foreman.

this stand drew a huge crowd of fans. they were snapping up t- shirts, and souvenirs. everything that you need to know for tomorrow's game go to ktvu.com and click "the road to the championship section. a group of passengers in the asianain airlines crash is now suing boeing the plane's manufacturer. the lawsuit claims that the triple-7 aircraft had defective auto throttle control and warning systems and accuses boeing of inadequately training the pilot. boeing declined to comment on that suit. people hoping to enroll for insurance undercoverred california will have to wait until next week.

enrollment function of the state insurance website went off-line for maintenance. it will go back on-line by:00 a.m. tuesday morning. officials say customers will still be able to use the site to get information and comparison shop for coverage. opponents of the sale of berkeley's post office are holding a celebration tonight. at visits gathered signature for a petition against the pending sale. they say they are getting a tremendous response with at least a thousand signatures so far. >> we're sending a message to the postal service powers that be that we're still here and we're not going to let them sell the post office. >> a few people say they will stay in tents overnight as part of the protest. on january 28th, the berkeley city council will vote on whether to make the area an historic district, which could discourage private buyers. the university of california is seeing a record number of undergrad applications for the tenth year

in a year. uc reported that applications jumped lpm 5% since last year. the increase comes completely from out of state applicants, which may boost coffers if those students pay for tuition. csu says applications are up at a record pace, close to 10% since 2012. after several months' of wrangling, researchers at uc berkeley say they will hand over a list of 75 concrete building in los angeles that might collapse should a major earthquake strike. the university announced the decision on the 20th anniversary of the deadly northridge quake that claimed the lives of 5 people. the researchers initially refused to hand over the list, saying that to do so would expose the researchers to legal action from property owners. the list contains addresses of concrete buildings built before 1980. the researchers say the buildingsings are not definitely vulnerable, but need

to be assessed more closely. we're getting a look at mystery history. going on for auction in the bay area later in year. portfolioo valley engineer jacques littlefield died five years ago, he clerked more than 300 armored vehicles that date from world war i to the persian gulf war and have really been seen by the public. that will all change with 80 of the trances arrive at their new home at the museum outside of boston, where visitors will get to see them in action. >> it's so much more impressive to see as we have been doing today the vehicle in motion, to feel the earth actually shake underneath your feet than to just see it sitting in a museum. >> the rest will be auctioned off in portola valley, prices range from $10,000 to more than $1 million. new year, new spouse? the month that seize a spike in the number of couples calling it quits. plus they say their livelihoods are at stake and the impacts of the district court conditions in california.

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violation of international humanitarian law. all must be held accountable. >> the taliban claimed responsibility saying that the attack was retaliation for an airstrike earlier this week. it was the deadliest assault on foreign civilians since 2001, when the u.s.-led forces ousted the taliban. secretary state john kerry applauded syria's main opposite group decision to attend next week's peace conference. talks are intended to start the process of setting up a transitional government. the three-year conflict claimed the lives of more than00,000. a large number of rebel groups want assuranced that president bashar al-assad will be excluded from transitional government the syrian government says there can be not conditions to talks. >> the mayor of hoboken says

her city received very little of the $127 million requested because she wouldn't support a development project called important the governor. christies a denied allocations, but facing federal investigations. a firm reports a waive of malicious spam used smart appliances even a refrigerator to send messages. according to the firm proof point mackers broke into more than a hundred thousand televisions and oregon devices including atet least one refrigerator to accepted out the spam. the firm says it could be the first major breach of smart appliance one tip for consumers treat new devices like you would with a new smartphone and set a password of your own. for some people the new year means looking for a new spouse.

analysis by law.com shows a spike in divocs in the month of january, earning the nickname "the diverse month." the company also found that searches for the word "divorce" and other related phrases jumped 50% through march. they say the spike may be the result of unhappy couples sticking it out through the holidays. preparing for an early fire season? the unprecedented move made by fire officials as the dry weather leads to fears of a busy season. and searching for a piece of history and how california's water woes are involved in the investigation of a water tragedy nearly 50 years ago. the great american novel.

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the air alert of the season. air quality managers say a dry stagnant weather system has settled over the bay area and will cause air pollution to rise to unhealthy levels through tomorrow. dry weather and fires like we told you about on mount tamalpais kutv's patti lee join us from sonoma county to explain why state fire crews decided to take action early. >> reporter: calfire says this engine should have been mothballed until summerment instead it was used to fight that fire on mount tam today. wildland response is up 500% and that has crews worried about what lies ahead, including the bolinas fire in marin county. since the start of 2014, state fire crews have responded to 155 fires covering 600 acres. compare that to no fires during

the same period last year. >> it's scary when you think about it. >> reporter: it's the reason that calfire called for a burn suspension, including that residents in those counties can no longer burn things like piles of leaves. a winter activity that is usually not a problem. >> this is normally a summertime warm weather proclamation we do to curtail burning, but this year has been an abnormal year rt problem is that the previous three years have been dry and the trouble compounds year ovyear. in 2012 calfire logged five years between november and december. in 2013, there were 91. this year could pan out to be much worse, especially now that lake levels are dropping and there is a drought. >> that could affect our response and maybe some of our helicopters can't fill whether they suck the water up or use a bucket they may not be able to use in locations used in. >> pat: >> reporter: the state fire emergency requires more manpower on the

front line and on monday 125 seasonal firefighters start work for calfire that will be months ahead of schedule. reporting live in santa rosa, patti lee, ktvu channel 2 news. firefighters in southern california fought the flames of a destructive fire in los angeles county. at last check the colby fire is 60% contained with the last of the mandatory evacuation orders lifted at about 6:00 this evening. that fire destroyed five homes and 17 outbuildings and burned 1900 acres. firefighters say three men apparently started the fire with an illegal carnfirement all three were arrested. >> central valley farmers are hoping yesterday's drought declaration by the governor will get them through the dry winter. some farmers and ranchers are saying this drought is the worse that they have seen in their lifetimes and they are now eligible for emergency low- interest loans of governor brown is asking all californians to voluntarily cut

back at least 20% their water consumption. because of the drought folsom lake near sacramento has receded to levels that allowed an number search to take place. for the third day, authorities and volunteer divers worked to find the wreckage from a 1965 small plane crash. families of three victims hope they can recover the remains of their loved ones, but the lake today was too murky. >> the visibility was so bad. >> sonar experiments are leading the search efforts and recently they found the body of amissing woman in delta. >> a salmonella outbreak appears to be over. the centers for disease control says it's latest totals show 430 people got sick in the outbreak. no deaths have been reported. foster farms did not recall any chicken, but as we reported back in october a costco store in san francisco voluntary

recalled his rotisserie chicken. >> it the san josi target store opens in march and santa rosa in july and santa clara store in october. each location plans obhiring at least 200 employees. the inauguralling if design art fair is underway at san francisco's fort mason center. the event features works from more than 40 art dealers and galleries, proceeds benefit the san francisco museum of modern art which is undergoing a facelift and is scheduled to re- open in early 2016. until then, the museum will be holding new exhibitions and events all over the bay area. the fog design art fair runs through next sunday. tomorrow is the last day that some bay area brides tob will have a chance to get a great deal on a wedding dress and help out a great cause at

same time. the non-profit brides against breast cancer is selling donated wedding gowns at westin hold in san francisco. it features more than a thousand designer wedding gowns. . >> she wanted to help others in a similar experience and be able to give back. >> all of the proceeds from sales this weekend go to benefit those affected by cancer. >> coming up, metrodome roof disappears. and another day of record heat in parts of the bay area. our meteorologist mark tamayo joins us next when we can expect temperatures to start to cool down? can

. well, the weather forecast is getting very old, once again we're talking about lots of sunshine and warm temperatures out there. possibly the long-range, not in our five-day, but beyond the five day we would be could be talking about a change. you can see upper 60s to low 70s, even a few mid-70s towards morgan hill, livermore and oakland, oakland 72 was a record. we'll bring you the records for you. this is day 6 in a row of records to report in the bay area. richmond at 71. oakland the lower 80s and the oakland airport breaking the old record of 66. right now we have mostly clear skies and like the past few nights temperatures cooling off rapidly. napa 39, and santa rosa mostly

clear skies and 51 degrees. in the pacific there is a weather system, but no threat of rain for us. a few high clouds approaching camp mendocino and quick update on the seattle weather. right now it's 40 degrees and here is the forecast model. put this into motion for tomorrow metro for the nfc championship. no rain threat and we'll take a closer inspection with temperatures mainly in the 40s. 1st quarter 47 degrees and by 4th quarter wrapping up the game down to the lower 40s, partly to mostly cloudy skies, but no rain threatening the forecast and even the winds calm as well. in the bay area for tonight, here is our live camera. looking out towards san francisco, the bay bridge. 7:00 tomorrow morning, 46 degrees. next week still that dry weather pattern, but minor

changes developing offshore. first thing tomorrow morning, lower 30s for santa rosa, napa and fairfield. with that just a little bit cooler, but still lots of sunshine. there is a weather system moving in at least approaching from the north and we're going to cal things off a little bit by tuesday, wednesday and thursday. and as this system tracks to the east of the bay area, this will generate some winds that could increase the fire danger by thursday night and into friday and possibly some more red-flag warnings kicking in for that timeframe. so we'll have to keep an eye on that. rainfall potential, dry. into tuesday, wednesday a few extra clouds on wednesday. have there have a slight chance of sprinkle. stale dry into next weekend, but beyond next weekend there is a chance we could talk about a change in the overall weather pattern that could boost the rain possibilities. tomorrow, san josi forecasted high of 70, los gatos 80 and

san francisco 66. your five-day forecast with your weekend always in view, more sunshine by monday. a few clouds tuesday and wednesday and again, late january and we're talking about fire danger thursday night into friday. as a mentioned late in the month we could see a change. and we're holding on to hope for that. >> thank you mark. minnesota is marking the end of an era, the metro dome is coming down. crews deplated the roof by turning off the fans that had supported it. the roof made of fiberglass fabricthane collapsed of the process took about 35 minutes. demolition of the rest of the stadium begins next week. the vikings will have a new stadium by the 2016 season. tahoe challenged the seahawk's 12m man and using their massive snow grooming machine nicknamed the beast to crush the seahawk's logo made

of snow. hundreds of fans cheered on demolition and there was a similar crush the seahawk's event at heaven resort. >> speaking of the seattle we'll go there next before tomorrow's nfc championship. sportswrap is coming up next

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in starbucks country since thursday and he joins us live and the the old line familiarity breeds contempt really rings true in this case, doesn't it? >> reporter: sure, we were standing outside of the 49ers hotel about this time last night and one niner was out for a late-night stroll and told me, saying that he didn't want to be mentioned by name, but that he expects tomorrow's game to be as physical as any the 49ers have played in several years. as you mentioned it's the third meeting between the two. the first-round of the three- round bout didn't go too well with the 49ers. one of the keys was their inability to stop marshawn lynch, who scored a couple of touchdowns and the 49ers have been to play from behind, well, you know that did not work out well particularly in the great northwest. on the seahawk's home-field. however, things changed a little bit, not only this