mary's visiting san diego state. who here attended and graduated from san diego state. >> me. there. >> he drains the nba style 3. st. mary's is a good program again, but they never really got into this game. san diego state hands st. mary's the second loss of the season. they're now 6-2. >>> in berkeley, cal beats uc davis 57-42. >>> despite having the fourth ranked football team in the nation, not much buzz this week on the stanford campus. everybody is preparing for finals, very quiet. jim haba fighting off those continuing rumors that he's leaving stanford at the end of this season. >> don't talk about anyone else's job other than the one i have. my dad has always given me a great piece of advice and it's, coach the team. just coach the team. >> michigan, all the rumors continue, but right now harbaugh at stanford. stanford and oklahoma. we'll find outd for sure this coming sunday. >>> he just needed to cool off. here's the most talked about quarterback in the country, derrick anderson. >> every frigging week, i put my heart and soul in this. i don't go out there and laugh

park where the poinsettia bowl is scheduled is also flood bud officials say it will be ready for san diego state to meet navy by tomorrow. let's take you to orange county where crews were working on streets and they were washed out by rushing water. mud and debris flowing through backyards. in fact, downtown laguna beach was cut off by floodwaters that left rivers of mud in their wake. cars left stranded on roadways across the county. evacuations will be continuing for people in the mountain areas. there are power outages, mud slides and flooding and all of it expected to be a problem until the rain stops. >> here in the bay area we did get a break in the weather. it gave us a chance to dry out. wet weather is far from over. meteorologist nick o'kelly is in the weather center with more of what's happening. i saw a little sunshine today, nick. >> you had to squint at first

cal got tumped by san diego state. fisher. member he came on and made a nice run as interim coach. san diego state leonard knocking down the three. and billy white, jerry picken, mike montgomery, montgomery was livid. 77-57. bears are 5-3. sd state off to a 9-0 start. you can't come closer than the sharks did tonight. this was unbelievable. the sharks rallied from a 4-1 devset. now overtime. pam, even you would be interested. here is mike richard. watch the replay. you got -- show the replay. anyway, oh, my gosh. sharks win 5-4. i will show you the replay again. sometimes we have access. the puck was -- jackie describe it. >> half over the goal line and it was just at the goal line. before the clock expires. >> you think they lost but because the puck was not all the way over the line they won in a shoot out. here it is again. okay. let me see. maybe -- >> you can see it in slow motion. >> here it is pam. see it in slow motion. >> i could see the puck there. >> anyway. one of those stories. jayson werth, $126 million, peanuts.

. >>> the aliens have landed in san diego anyway. san diego state took a 14-2 lead over st. maries. the university of san diego to st. mary's. game high 17. but they are a big ticket item. ranked 17th in the country. d.j. kay hits a jump shot, 69-55 is the final, san diego state, home of roberta gonzales are 7- 0. >> ooh ooh ooh. >> 74-62, the dons sneaked past holy names. lebron james makes his return to cleveland tomorrow night. one cavalier can't wait. >> he said yesterday you'll step on his throat. you'll have no trouble doing that in need be. >> without a shadow of a doubt. ill go right at them. >> they call mascot champ. you'll get no argument from me after sha shot right there. >> line 'em up. >> michael jordan's son marcus looking like the old man, 18 points central florida stunned. they won 57-54. not traveling roberta. you every get your hand caught in the cookie jar? tony allen got just that. the hawks beat the gris. >>> number 1. do the clippers matter? blake rip yen is the talk of l.a. i'm sorry kobe. even baron davis grease that griffin is becoming a show- stopper t cli

san diego leaving qualcomm submerged. they finally get this game going. they had the day to do it and what a day it was for the poinsettia bowl, aztecs of san diego state againster san diego state rolls to a 35-14 win. this holiday season is full of larger than life heroes. one star doing it with a smile on his face. c.c. sabathia, the yankees all-star pitcher. he and his wife helping refurbish the rosewood house, a home for women recovering from drug and alcohol addiction taking in folks who have no other housing options. c.c. and amber sabathia are high school sweethearts. >> this community means everything to me. i was born and raised here. whatever i can do. >> valejo is lower class. there is need here. there is no other place to go but where it is needed. la back in moments with the sttubeteou. yit h present face. [ female announcer ] martinelli's gold medal sparkling cider is the perfect choice for holiday gatherings. martinelli's is non-alcoholic, festive like champagne, and tastes great! martinelli's: since 1868. f♪ hark how the bells,, answeet silver bells, all seem to say, ♪ ♪ throw care away, christmas is here, bringing good cheer, ♪ ♪ to young and

san diego state too tough. malcolm thomas in the lane.hees a aztecs are 7 and 0 as they win it 69-55. almost busting out a new catch phrase and didn't have the guts. cal over uc davis. franklin lead the bears with 13 points. maybe tomorrow night. if the raiders are going to make a playoff push it will be with jason campbell. bruce gradkowski has a shoulder injury. he will get a start on sunday in san diego. a three-game winning streak followed by two lopsided losses. meanwhile, campbell has been dealing with the tree veils of going back and forth between starting and sitting on the bench. >> the hardest part was hearing people i was benched three times. it is not true. >> i was taken out for reasons and you know, this is a situation that came up where they felt like coach said he was a man of his word. >> keep the east bay theme the warriors had the night off. the rookie and vladimir visited youth patients at kaiser permanente in oakland. the trio handed out gifts a it as part of the warrior season of giving. warriors back in action again

san diego state rolls 77-57. alex smith is back as the 49er starting quarterback. even he is not sure why. the niners host seattle. alex replacing troy smith who replaced alex earlier. troy was 3 and 2 and alex was one and six. it sounds like even alex was surprised when he got the news. >> that was definitely my first question. what has changed? he made it clear, what was he thinking? >> you want who to play quarterback? me? the raiders are 6 and 6 and trying to build on a big win over the chargers visiting jacksonville. they practiced three hours earlier than normal to get their bodies on east coast time. >> prepare your mind to play a 10:00 game for us. i think it will help us. this is the only way to do it. this is the only way coaches do it this week. >> pop warner championships in orlando. the east bay wild cats and street water hawks from jacksonville. matthews, and remember this kid's name. he can play. eluding the rush and firing for the touchdown pass. the kids from florida shut out the east bay wild cats 22-0. >> thanks, larry. >>> "nightline" is up next

taking a night off from the capitol to watch them take on san diego state. l aztecs in the second half outscored the bears by 18. big dunk after a steal. san diego state wins by 20. st. mary's also a winner tonight over denver >> big john henderson's pregame ritual returns to jacksonville. the slap happy henderson was cut after eight seasons with the jaguars. raider teammates are lining up to do the honors come sunday. >> >> slap him in the face. >> i'm doing it this week. big john. i'm slapping big john this week. >> 30 years ago today john lennon was shot and kill. the difficult task of breaking the news on monday night football. it starts the top 5. >> an unthinkable tragedy confirmed by abc news in new york city. john lennon outside of his apartment building on the west side of new york city, the most famous perhaps of all of the beatles shot twice in the back. rushed to hospital dead on arrival. >>> signing a contract with the red sox making him the highest paid outfielder in baseball history. >>> lakers and clippers. shannon brown nails at the third qua

should do as people picot the point set a bowl in san diego cleared 1.5 million gallon of what the off the field in one day. so navy and san diego stateuld play tonight. about brown and he's gone. 53 yards aztec hill man a freshman. 228 yards on the ground. caught a touch down. ran for 3 more. 37 yard here. san diego state winning own back yard taking care of the mid east 35-14. if you looked at that field yesterday you would have thought that they would have had canoe races there tonight not a football game because and the field was in really good shape surprisingly. >> they worked around the clock and said it would be ready. >> they were rate. >> that's what is happening tonight. "nightline"up next for all of us here, thanks for watching. we appreciate your time and hope to see you again back here tomorrow on back here tomorrow on christmas eve.

it was a little slippery for players from san diego state and navy. by the way, san diego state won, 35-14. >>> we're following a developing story in india this morning, where a terror alert is underway in the city of mumbai. police say they have credible evidence, four men are trying to carry out an attack like the one that struck the city in 2008. nearly 200 people died in that incident. now, an intense manhunt is under way for the men, who all belong to a pakistani-based terror group. >>> italian investigators believe anarchists were behind two mail bomb attacks in rome. workers at the swiss and chilean embassies were hurt when they opened the packages. miguel marquez is in the italian capital. >> reporter: the first bomb exploded around noon. an embassy employee opening a small package, about the size of a video cassette. the bomb detonated in his hands, badly injuring him. the second bomb, a couple hours later. a similar package. this time, the chilean embassy. the only person injured, the mail room worker opening it. u.s. authorities say no suspi

san diego state is 9-0 after the 77-57 win, cal is 9463. hard to imagine this game going any other way. david lee gets the ball stripped, tony parker to the hoop for 2 of his 19. golden state down by 10 at half- time. warriors on the back end of consecutive games. setting things up again, this time he gets to tim duncan, 5 straight losses, 10 of 11 for the warrior, they'll go down in this one. the 49ers need a win sunday to have any chance of salvaging this season, they are putting their hopes in alex smith to get that done. forgetting his nonshoulder dislocated, mixed results, one of the high points was an overtime win over the rams in which troy threw for 356 yards and a couple of touchdowns. through that, alex knew he could be called at any time. >> i prepared myself, it could happen. i was going to stay ready to play. i was determined i wasn't going to let an opportunity pass me by if i got one. didn't know what to expect to tell you the truth after the green bay game. didn't know what to expect. >>> and no return to the a's this year,

san diego state is 9-0 after the 77-57 win, cal is 9463. hard to imagine this game going any other way. david lee gets the ball stripped, tony parker to the hoop for 2 of his 19. golden state down by 10 at half- time. warriors on the back end of consecutive games. setting things up again, this time he gets to tim duncan, 5 straight losses, 10 of 11 for the warrior, they'll go down in this one. the 49ers need a win sunday to have any chance of salvaging this season, they are putting their hopes in alex smith to get that done. forgetting his nonshoulder dislocated, mixed results, one of the high points was an overtime win over the rams in which troy threw for 356 yards and a couple of touchdowns. through that, alex knew he could be called at any time. >> i prepared myself, it could happen. i was going to stay ready to play. i was determined i wasn't going to let an opportunity pass me by if i got one. didn't know what to expect to tell you the truth after the green bay game. didn't know what to expect. >>> and no return to the a's this year,

san diego, they pumped a million and a half gallons of water out of qualcomm stadium for the poinsettia bowl. >> poinsettia bowl. >> 35-14, san diego state>> good night everybody.

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number 19 san diego state. the joker in the house. good to be a college student. on your hands. ththe azteks answer with 15 straight. look at the range. that made it a 19-15 game. san diego state is really good this year. malcolm thomas the acrobatic move in the lane. the azteks win. >>> derek anderson had one of the great post game meltdowns against the 49ers. now, he has impersoniateors. seen laughing on the sidelines while his cardinals were getting pummeled. we have a few seconds of anderson's rant and then the spoof by orlando to follow. >> i'm serious. i put my heart and soul into this [ bleep ] every single week. >> so what. i can smile. i can have fun. this is a game that i love and you gorgeous tell me that i can't have fun, huh? you know what i'm done. >> classic exit there just like anderson. i'm out of here. >> he will love to see that. >> he is hearing a lot about this. >> thanks very much, larry. that is this edition of abc 7 news at 9:00. stay connected 24/7 on abc7.com. for spencer christian, larry beil, no more justin bieber, i'm dan ashley. thank

san diego state sinks navy, 35-14. >>> to the nba, orlando has landed its first winning streak. the new guys getting it done. gilbert arena, orlando running away with it. and dwight howard, he had 29. orlando wins 123-101. and sitting out with a sore knee. no problem against the suns. getting it done. heat wins big. they will play the lakers tomorrow. >>> penguins and capitals, sidney crosby extending his scoring streak to an astonishing 23 games. the perfect redirection to the net. he also had an assist. this one decided in a shoot-out. dupri scores the game winner in the seventh round. pens prevail 3-2. >>> finally to new york courtesy of the lightning. off the turnover, he fakes the slap shot and passes the puck between his legs and a score. it happened so fast, here it is again. the fake, the pass, and one motion. that's impressive. lightning wins, 3-2. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm mario solis. >>> one actor gets to enjoy a rare moment at the box office this christmas weekend. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus,

san diego state 53-56.ing into tonight, the sharks could count just one three-game winning streak this season, one of the consecutive wins they've had thus far. head coach todd mclel -- mcclellan constantly cleaning up. a sweet goal. 18 goals now for the rookie. 3.5 minute later on the game play. thursday they try for their fourth straight win with phoenix at the tank. coach mike singletary very coy about who would be starting as quarterback on sunday, mike smith or trent smith. it's unfortunate they don't have a clearance on this with two games left, but i guess the 49ers wouldn't still be in the playoffs. >> they're continuing to lose, and we're winning. we have two games left. so we can finish up, i mean, with seven wins. that's pretty good. >> it's really not. and remember, seattle has to keep losing. giants tim lincecum was back home in seattle. he'll grace the cover of sports illustrated sporting the ang us young meets redenbacher look. this is his second solo cover for si, and so you know, here's the

. >> michelle david was sit to graduate from san diego state next week. >>> more than 100 protesters gathered today in spain's capital to protest the detention of wikileaks founder julian assange. people held signs and chanted outside the british embassy in madrid. he's awaiting a hearing scheduled for tuesday. sweden requested to extradite the wikileaks founder on sex crimes allegations. protests were held in other parts of spain, europe and throughout central and south america as well. >>> coming up next. remembering elizabeth edwards. thousands of people came out to remember the woman america came to know first in politics and then in her personal life. here's some of the moving eulogies coming up. >>> these are the christmas presents you don't want to find under the tree. screening for toxic materials on the peninsula. we'll have that coming up. >>> and a $25 million san francisco home with an even richer role in history. from a nazi princess to j. edgar hoover. we have an inside look. we'll be right back. >>> a live look outside at a foggy golden gate bridge. we'll have a look a

still, tonight's game between navy and san diego state is scheduled to be played. and with more on the storm, here is nbc's chris clackum. >> reporter: the ground continues to slide away in southern california. another round of torrential rainfall wrestled residents in laguna beach out of their beds early wednesday morning. >> it was like the heavens opened up. it was constant. it didn't stop. it didn't stop. >> a big mudslide came down and got us all stuck. >> i was over there and water started coming in. >> reporter: for a while, jeremy hess, his grandmother and a friend were trapped by the raging mud and water. >> there was definitely a point in time i thought we weren't going to make it out. >> reporter: the town's business district spent hours three feet under water. property damage will likely be in the tens of millions. >> all the businesses, especially on ocean avenue, i have three friends that have businesses there and it was just like three or four feet tall. >> reporter: flooding is a problem further south in san diego where rescuers are using rafts to r

no home losses coming in, yet facing a rank ds team in san diego state.1 now mayor of sac town back on campus. kevin johnston watching the bears hang with the aztecs. cal has the lead but it wouldn't last. chase capley from sacramento knowing his mayor, 9-0 for the first time ever with the 20-point win, 77-57 the final. the niners plan to throw everything they have at the seahawks sunday. desperate times call for desperate measures. alex is 1-6 as a starter on the season. troy has won 3-0, but with frank gore out limited, it's back to the spread, which is alex's bread and butter. >> i had to prepare myself to play, i knew it could potentially happen, so i was going to be ready to play. i wasn't going to let an opportunity pass me by if i got one. >> i understand decisions have to be made for the betterment of the team, and you know there's nothing i can do about it but continue to prepare and get ready for seattle. >> keep your fingers crossed. the giants season opener could come a day earlier and at home. major league baseball and espn are trying to get

san diego state ronnie hill man runs for 228 yards and four touchdowns, the aztecs win the poinsetta bowl 45-14. >>> memphis big man t.j. stevens knows it's better to be on the giving end of a poster dunk than the receiving end. but georgetown beat memphis. >>> george the lightning, between the legs pass to steven stamkos, haven't seen a pass like that since my junior prom. at number 1, the steelers making sure big ben has his head on straight heading into the post-season, roethlisberger hit mike wallace on the quick plant. look at the room. look at the room. plenty of -- okay. have a nice time. see you next fall. they blow out carolina 27-3, that is the number 1 play of the night. >> you know, they should have played that poinsetta bowl under water at qualcomm to give ate little flavor. just to have people tuning in. >> then navy would have brought in a submarine and one of these submersible balls. >> that would have been wired in. >> yeah. he and mott ,, ding dong ding, dong ♪ hark how the bells, sweet silver bells, all seem to say, ♪ ♪ throw care away, christmas is here, bringing

. -- the professor of economics at san diego state and the team that completed the labor market analysis for the city, it is around 1.51. at the metropolitan level, it is around 1.73. the difference between the two multipliers can be interpreted as the combined net effect of spending on local hire. in other words, it is the economic benefit to san francisco's economy of hiring a local resident for a local construction job. for example, for a construction job that pays a gross salary of $50 thousand. if if he would bia local residents, it would generate $39,000 more spending in is spending than by someone else in the bay area. another effect is the effect on commuting. the labor market analysis commissioned by the city revealed that 59% of construction jobs in the city are workers who live in outlying bay area counsel and commute to construction jobs? the city. researchers have estimated that the environmental, congestion and other social costs of driving can be as high as 32 cents a mile. to put this into perspective, if a construction job were filed by a san francisco ress department wh

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san diego state leading.day after connecticut won 89th street game, sanford head coach won the 800th game of her career. >> looking at numbers, high numbers. >> safe to say this is the game they really didn't mind losing. >> they were starting and helped build a power house into late 80s and early 90s, last night stanford overpowered them after that. >> if they're playing this way they're going to want to it happen this way. it's special to be here. they were part of so many wins. >> we're happy to be on the team. and be able to bring they are this win today. so she's a great coach. it's awesome to see. >> he has been coaching 32 years, arguably the most successful college coach in the bay ear it's an opportunity to be in a great opportunity. to coach to coach you can seeclosed captioning se. this is "jeopardy!" today's contestants are an account manager from los angeles, california... an accountant from east peoria, illinois... and our returning champion, an online books editor from seattle, washington... wh

can stadium will be ready for tonight's game between san diego state and navy in the poinsettia bowl. the stadium and parking lots were under water yesterday after two days of torrential rainless. clean up is under way at the san diego river where it crested at its highest than in 28 years yesterday. >> we had a couple of neighbors trapped across the street. so my brother, my father and i were trying to get them into our house which was higher up. at that time i saw that my car was starting to move back ward. >> 1,800 homes remain without water in laguna beach. >>> and in san bernardino county, rivers of mud poured through neighborhoods after two creeks there overflowed. the mud seeped into dozens of homes and damaged cars and trucks. a bridge also collapsed and 250 homes were also evacuated. the area was declared a disaster area which opens it up for federal assistance. >>> if you're headed to the sierra most mountain passes are open and there are no chain requirements on interstate 80 or highway 50 or 88. sections of state route 89 are closed due to avalanche warnings. >>> here in t

san diego. she was shot several times friday morning by her exboyfriend 21-year-old daniel shoemake. they found him dead from a self- inflicted gunshot wound. david was a student at san diego state university while suhmake graduated from the school this year. >>> the 18-month-old boy that was found floating in a fountain in a san francisco hotel has died. the little boy was with his twin sister, mother, and nanny when he fell into the two foot deep pool of water. the family was at the regent city hotel taking photographs of the holiday decorations. >>> the alameda county coroner is trying to determine how a missing 90-year-old doctor from oakland died liechtenstein was reported missing on tuesday. families said he would go for walks in his neighborhood. they believe he may have suffered a heart attack while walking down a trail. >>> today the san jose city council are l -- will hold a special meeting about pot. the money raised will help pay legal expenses connected to the recent raids across the city. the event was offered to drum up support in their campaign. spotting medical marijuana. >>> a vote is scheduled this week in whether to move ahead that would charge drivers a fee

she was a student at san diego state university while he graduated from the school this year. >>> the preliminary hearing for the suspect's accused in a brutal gang rape of a 16-year- old richmond girl could end this week. prosecutors say the seven suspects took part in the rape and beating of the girl outside a richmond high school homecoming dance last year. the lead police investigator is expected to take the witness stand along with dna expert. attorneys for the suspects may ask for the indicates to be separated if they do go to trial. >> a bay area spare the air alert ends at midnight but until then no burning is allowed. the ban on burning includes all fireplaces and wood burning stoves unless that is your only source of heat. wood smoke contributes to air pollution. when the winds are light the pollution hangs over the region instead of getting swept away. air pollution is linked to asthma and other diseases. [ music ] >>> an anonymous holiday gift is helping one hard-hit community. coming up, how much this coin is worth and which northern california community will benefit beca

so far there are no plans to cancel tonight's big game between navy and san diego state. >>> not far away in san diego's mission valley area, three hotels and an apartment complex were evacuated after being flooded by water from the overflowing san diego river. guests and residents trapped in the rushing river were brought to drier lands by life rafts. the water also knocked out power and submerged cars. that storm is expected to ease up a bit in southern california today. >>> and in los angeles county four hikers are safe this morning, but that's after being stranded for three days in the san gabrielle mountains. they were found late last night in the area of the east fork of the san gabrielle river. rescuers had been unable to get to that area because of the bad weather. none of the hikers are hurt. >>> orange county is also struggling with widespread flooding and scattered mud slides after days of heavy rain. dozens of neighborhoods are blocked or closed because of the floods. people living in the area have been evacuated. no injuries are reported. >>> this could be the last year f

so far no plans to cancel tonight's big game between navy and san diego state. >>> not far away in san diego's mission valley area there are three hotels and an apartment complex had to be evacuated after being flooded by water from the overflowing san diego river. guests and residents trapped in the rushing water were brought to drier land on life rafts. water also knocked out power and submerged cars. >>> orange county's also struggling with widespread flooding and scattered mud slides after days of heavy rain there. dozens of neighborhoods are locked or closed because of floods. people living in the area also been evacuated. no injuries have been reported. >>> this could be the last year for the annual christmas in the park celebration in downtown san jose. the city is cutting the $200,000 it gives to the event to help close a $90 million budget deficit. an estimated 450,000 people will attend christmas in the park this year. but unless organizers receive donations, the tradition could end. >> this is a new reality that big cities are facing throughout the country. everyone is cutti

san diego river was in the parking lot. with 1.5 million gal. pumped out. working crews throughout the night. for the navy/san the estate as we speak. highlights coming up on the light showed-san diego statemen, defeated. it was her 800 career coach victory. with 3500 got the game, bol, and a bouquet of flowers, the sixth head coach in women's college basketball. >> that is a lot of games. and i just realized it is not just a long time it was really special. i did not plan it this way i did not want it to happen at this way but it was for a special to be your jennifer and katy. there were so part of so many ironic the victories. usf with 800 victory. >> and i it is i am just really happy on some odd level that it was here at usf. >> and the old stamford conn. game coming up in just a little bit. charitable gesture by a buffalo bills fan. this is russell support, he bought 7000 tickets for. people can watch it in the buffalo area. he is in new york business owner and it was his post christmas present to the fans of the buffalo bills. the final game was not sold out. and we have just christmas story all over the place. >> the spirit is with you,ho ho ho! tonight, everybody could night detai

san diego ready for the poinsettia bowl tonight. the field was under several inches of water just 24 hours before the scheduled kickoff between navy and san diego state. the grounds crew worked round the clock to pump out all the water. >>> there are injuries you can see and those you can't. >> his complete body is just bruised. >> how this happened will make you furious but how the dog hung on will make you cry. >> truly in the spirit of the holidays, the minnesota metrodome keeps on giving. >> did the raiders sell out to avoid a blackout? i'm dennis o'donnell with the answer. and the local girl who made her mark in the nba. coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, beaten, shot and left to die on an oakland street last week. "kevin's" own l >>> it's a bittersweet homecoming for a dog found shot and left to die in oakland last week. kevin's owners say he will have a long road to recovery. >> we could the a call from oakland animal services and they said, you know, we have some good news and bad news. >> they had been waiting for the weekend call since kevin and clint escaped through an open door at home last thursday. >> they brought him in on a little gurney wrapp

i caught when you said surfing is exercise and i applaud you for that because when i attended san diego stateversity, i took surfing 101. oh, yes, i did. >> what was your grade? >> never mind. we are not talking about that. any aztecs in the house? okay, maybe not. san francisco. our weather camera. currently it is 52 degrees when the average high should be in the low 60s. we do have some precipitation to the north. a few echos to the south. monterey county as well. here is the deal. we have plenty of rain from a pretty big air of low pressure to the north of the bay area. this is your pinpoint forecast. you see the rain line comes as far to the south of sonoma county with chances of rain there. otherwise, this gradually slides to the south by the evening hours. partly to cloudy skies for thursday with that chance of rain. i'd carry an umbrella to be on the safe side. not talking about any kind of measurable precipitation. mid-level clouds. not as cold as it has been. 42 in santa rosa to the low 50s at the sea shore. low 40s tri-valley. tomorrow's daytime high temperatures cracking that 60-de

in case you are wondering, it features san diego state versus the navy. >> in orange county, check out this mudsliding down the roadway. about 30 people were told to leave their homes because of rolling boulders and debris. the narrow canyon was burped by a 2007 wildfire and remains at risk for mudslides. >>> check out this video from claremont. downed power lines littering the street. crews working to get things cleaned up. all that trouble in southern california is why amtrak is cancelling some service this holiday season. until mid-slides are cleaned up, service between san juan capistrano and san diego has been canceled. here at home, get ready to hit the road. the snow is high and the crowds are low in tahoe. merchants think everyone is scared away by the storm talk. lines on the slopes and in stores are short or nonexistent. the conditions are fabulous with record breaking snow levels at all the resorts. it is 5:10 and people are scared away from tahoe. we don't want to scare them. >> it is remarkable. record breaking snowfall up and down the sierra. 14 or 15 feet of snow so far.

mary's had their hands full with 17th ranked san diego state. matt had three team high 15. but man down 15 at half. second half the aztecs are in cruise control. the number 17 team in the country. and their leader scorer right there chase with the nice shot. and that is the sporting life for wednesday night. quickly, though, cal and uso are winners tonight in college hoops. >>> thank you. thank you for joining us tonight. >> good night.

mary's had their hands full with 17th ranked san diego state. matt had three team high 15. but man down 15 at half. second half the aztecs are in cruise control. the number 17 team in the country. and their leader scorer right there chase with the nice shot. and that is the sporting life for wednesday night. quickly, though, cal and

doctors at san diego state university outfitted children with devices measuring activity level and foundhey exercised heavily for only 45 minutes during practice, 15 minutes less than the amount recommended by national guidelines. studies say it's vital that schools continue to offer pe classes as well. >>> a new weight loss pill is one step closer to reaching store shelves. a panel of health advisers are green lighting approval of a pill that is a combination of ant anti-depre anti-depressant and anti-addiction medication. it could pull in more than a billion dollars in sales by 2018 for california based company. >>> women are on pace to run more than ever before. running usa reports 10 million people finished a race last year. since 1989 the number of women finishing a race has jumped. running is a good value in a bad economy. people get a sense of control and it's free. >> i just started eight weeks ago. this week i'm running three miles straight. i wasn't able to run a full mile without being winded and out of it. >> along with increasing your health, more women are being social whil

san diego chargers. this is what several days of heavy rain has done. now the poinsettia bowl, it's scheduled to be played here tomorrow night it may be a gain san diego stateals say the game is still on the parking lot is flooded too. the san diego river nearby, apparently overflows every time it rains hard. a crowd of 51,000 as expected. perhaps the last local media day for football hit this morning. fourth in the b.c. as ranking, jam in the boys' 11-1 for the first time and headed for miami. the orange bowl the team released early next week the game against virginia tech is on january 3rd. what heisman runner-up interlock and the boys are going to bring? will find a little bit today. >> it's a huge deal to go to the b.c. as bolt after winning d.c. sent the turn around, the total culture change you can say. it's a very big deal for us. >> they understand the challenge that will be this football game. they want to represent their school, their team, their family in a positive way and win. >> were to keep coming on for camden mr. heisman trophy another honor today adding to a be a key player of the year to his collection. new to force the offering quarterba

san diego it is filled with water, that's where the chargers play the football games and cleanup crews have been working around the clock to pump water from the stadium for the ball tonight, san diego statere said to play, you can see a white tarp in the middle of the field surrounded by water. parking is expected to be tough since the lot is also flooded. this week's wicked weather continues to cause delays at bay area airports even though the weather here has been a lot better, the weather around the country and in europe has been delaying flights in our area as well. passengers say they're discovering that a flight originally delayed for 10-15 minutes is turning into a longer delay by the time they arrive at the airport. some continued to remain positive. >> of a flood of oakland so i wouldn't get the latest san francisco of the delayed about 10 minutes. i'm going to see kids i want to get home. >> so that 10 minute delay has a sitting? >> area's >> to think again worse. no. >> under be positive 10 minutes. >> to you think your flight was delayed again? yes and sure of it. >> i better get delayed an hour. >> i would be shocked if there was only 15 minutes late. >> here's the reason wh

-- of felonies are disposed of by the felony disposition conference in chicago -- in san diego, and across the state everybody has this prior to the hearings, prior to any testing women in san diego -- to any testing. i think plea bargain with the caveat that it be fully investigated before you plead not declared guilty. that story you said about a husband who broke the leg of the infant child and threatened to beat her up, so she took the fall and pled guilty, so i think the failure to investigate comes into whether a plea bargain can be reasonable in our system. right now it is not rational. >> a couple of quick questions. the problem you are outlining -- are they also true of the juvenile justice system? >> in the work we have done, absolutely, and sometimes, even more egregious. it is a lot easier. many times juvenile star without justices. the ability to intimidate a juvenile is truly extraordinary. when the supreme court banned this, part of the reasoning was based on science and the development of an individual's fringe continues into early 20's, so you are talking about individuals that are