san francisco blew out the arizona cardinals it was likely their only game under tom selleck. alex smith threw two touchdowns. and what could possibly be his last game for the niners. >> still ahead on kron4 news, a massive quake kids chile, at officers shooting is caught on tape. biologists are baffled after thousands of birds fall out of the sky. it grills are started in the great in the bay area. those stories straight ahead on kron4 news. it's really delicious, mom. it's not too well done? nope. but it is a job well done. what are you reading, sweetie? her diary. when you're done, i'd love some feedback. sure. your mom and i read that thing cover-to-cover. loved it. thanks. would you mind if i cut the lawn this weekend? only if you let me talk to your mother on the phone for hours on end. done. [ male announcer ] u-verse brings peace to the family. at&t u-verse lets you record four shows at once from any room and play them back on any tv. now get up to $300 back in promotion cards. at&t. rethink possible. the new year has brought an unusual visitor to the county. a gray wh

non-playoffs seen with jim tomsula with a chance to be the winningest or losings coach against the arizona cardinals. in a season void of many positives one of his position players defensive lineman justin smith was named to the pro-bowl. smith joins patrick will is on the nfc roster. smith is one of those gays who likes to let the play on the field do his talking. >> when you are in a team sport that always comes first. but good to be recognized by your peers and other coaches you play against. >> there is no greater compliment than what jim tomsula singled you out today. there is nothing to say about the guy. every day his play speaks for itself. >> you know, it's right back at him. because he is one of the best coaches i have ever been around. and, you know, he has definitely done a heck of a job teaching me and everybody else to play 3-4-defensive line. i never played it before i got here. so a lot of the credit goes to him. >>> and the raiders can make it an even 500 season if they can beat the chiefs in kansas city. that's it for this saturday night sports wrap. see you after the 49er game

. >>> the niners finish up their season at home today, playing host to the arizona cardinals. the game will be about pride. winner stays out of the basement in the nfc west. loser ends up with a better number on draft day. they kick off at 1:15. >>> much more ahead on "today in the bay" -- coming up next at 7:30, we'll show you about an -- show you an east bay bank robber being remembered more for her attire than crime. governor governor arnold schwarzenegger is looking forward a life outside of sacramento. we'll show you whether it is a return to the big screen or whether it is something else. >>> a couple of bay area cities making strides against murder in 2010, while one is taking a step back. "today in the bay" continues in two minutes. >>> good morning to you. happy 2011. hope your year is off to a good start. live pictures from the embarcadero. the famous artwork we like to look at. thanks for joining us. i'm chris sanchez with nbc bay area meteorologist rob mayeda. it's a soggy start to the week, but not the rest of the week should be soggy. >> seven-day forecast is tre

the offensive linemen little later in the wallet by five grand jury had to finish up of the arizona cardinalsoming up this weekend. college football will it stop? no. we just keep on going sun bowl against the miami hurricanes what has happened to the hurricanes' program? tommy reese 34 yd play with michael floyd it's good if it goes. brings with two touchdown passes what it takes the flip goes 34 yds for the touch. it's all irish of the sun bowl. 3317 deep in the heart of texas. south florida a gains clips post that's the baby boy coaching a mop. the bjp analysts the object of perfection. 31-26 we have more for you the bulldog mascot for the georgia bulldogs did more than that. i gain central florida maury it at 10 yd touchdown yard at 10 to 6 lead last chance for the dogs of the hail mary you know what it's up catherine that to knock it down and then sell. central florida hangs on to win by the final of tend to-6.10-6. de. [ female announcer ] why watch regular tv when you can experience the next generation of television service? at&t u-verse tv. tv like you've never seen before at a really

cardinal basketball team at arizona state. former cardinal stand out field and lopez in the house.the loose ball. josh owens. thank you very much.i'll take that. dunk in your face. stanford up by 5. moments later owens again. and this time the 2 hand slam. 15 point. 11 board for stanford. 55-41. winner. cardinal not 2 and o in pac-10 play. making the trek to tucson. cal down 10 early but guiteirez making it rain. had 14. cal up by 1 at the half. second half check out this mov move. derek williams. sweet. he had 31. minutes ago arizona up 3. kyle from out of the fog. hit the triple with a second and a half left callus down 2. guiteirez with a desperation shot at the buzzer. no good. 73-71. o and 2 and pac-10 and gary payton checking out st. mary's and first half jones. with authority. jones had 20. more of the same in the second half. all gales. 15 for the freshman. st. mary's 98-75. 13 and 2. 7 straight wins. two days ago ryan called out the shark teammate saying we are not playing hard enough. how would they respond tonight again buffalo. slow. that's how he responded. against the

the cardinals basketball team at arizona state former cardinal stand up about here and loose ball.e thank you very much.i'll throw it down one handed. stanford up 5. moments later. owens again. this time 2 hands flus flush. later in the half. stanford up 4. owens taking the more conventional route. power move inside. using the glass 15 points 11 board. stanford a winner 45-41. cardinal 2 and o in pac-10 play. cal at arizona tonight. trek to tucson. cal down 10 early but he brings the bears back. 14 points. up by 1 at the half. second half now derek williams. spectacular shot. had 31. minute to two arizona up 3. kyle fog from out of the fog. hit the tripl triple. arizona up 70-64 with second half half cal down 2. guiteirez to beat the buzzer. despspation too strong off the glass. 73-71 arizona. owens in the pac-10. more hoops. payton checking out st. mary's versus mary mount opener for the team. first half jones driving. base lane with authority. up 16. more from jones. acrobatic shot here. he had 20. up 56-42. more of the same steven holt. stealing transition saint mary wins 9 98-7

then arizona up 11 at the half. second half. cardinal rally. d within nine, but arizona too much. jones driving, finishing and the foul. stanford suffers it first pac-10 loss, 67-57. >> we hear from the winners in the nfl playoffs at 6:00. >> alan: thank you very much. facebook fights a straining -- strange internet >> alan: coming up at 6:00, governor jerry brown is making a promise about his big announcement,. join us at 6:00. finally, palo alto based facebook is battling what says is a growing rumor that the site is shutting down for good on march 15th. the hoax appears to have been generated on the weekly world news. facebook says it's entirely false but the rumor has been gaining ground and has become one of the top searches on google. some facebook users have stopped started a petition to stop the

arizona too good today. cardinals down by 8 with a minute left.ones drives, seals the deal with this layup. stanford loses by 10. suffering their first back 10 loss. >>> how about the shot of the year in the world of bowling. he didn't mean to do it. neighboring lane, and hit the pocket for a perfect strike. you try that a million times, you will never repeat that, right? he was competing in a team usa event. strike of course, did not count. >>> kim one-on-one tonight with the new head coach. herschel walker, one of the greatest@lights i think in -- athletes i think in u.s. history will be on the show. he's of course fighting now in mixed martial arts at 49, he has a new career, along with his heisman trophy, his bobsled, his usfl career. >> he's interesting to talk to, too. >> he's an amazing story. he's a great scholar and still does 2000 situps a day to this day. >> we will see a challenge on game day. thanks, drew. >>> as we mentioned earlier, this week marks the first anniversary of the devastating earthquake that ravaged haiti. eight organiz

stanford lose arizona too good today, cardinals down by eight with a minute left.amont jones drives, seals the deal with that left. stanford loses by 10 falling to 9-5 suffering their first pac- 10 loss. >>> shot of the year. josh scanlon didn't even mean to do it, ball slips out of his hands, hits the pocket perfectly and that's a strike. tried this shot a million times. you'll never repeat it. did he call it? scanlon was competing in the team usa event. the strike, of course, did not count. >>> tonight on gameday kim coyle's one on one interview with jim harbaugh, but it's herschel walker who i'm really looking forward to. i guess he's got to be the bo jackson type of athlete because he's been so many things, heisman trophy winner, the u.s. bobsled team and now the mixed martial arts. >> which is my favorite. >> he's what 49? >> yeah, right. >> his first fight. he's 1- 0 , beat a fighter that's 25 years younger. >> thank you very much. we'll look forward to that. >>> coming up at 6:00 the latest on the killing spree and other live reports from tucson and one of a

they also ended this season on a high note beating the arizona cardinals at the candlestick park yesterdayhe first fun-day of the new year. >> after recent stents on nbc's "parenthood" and the cw's "gossip girl," buildly baldwin stars as a detective in a lifetime original movie called "the craigslist killer >> why would you do this? why would you hurt those people? why would you throw it all away? >> ooh. >> it is a comedy. >> well happy new year, billy. >> you, too. >> this is one of those stories you don't forget, "the craigslist killer" is obviously ripped from the headlines. >> recently. >> the turn-around in television now -- the internet made everything like it's smaller and faster and smaller and faster and we have this like uncrunchable thirst for like -- if they waited for this another two or three years people would have been craigslist who? >> what drew you to this. it is a creepy story obviously. you play the detective. >> what's most interesting, earlier in my career when i played robert chambers, you look at van der sloot and chambers and markoff, it defies logic. it doesn't

arizona gets the best of stanford. the cardinals to mount a comeback but they come up short, 10 points short as the wildcats take it, 67-57 today. that's a look at college basketball. stanford news looking at chris peterson for their job that jim harbaugh left. that would be a great choice. that guy's a creative minded head coach. see what works out there. >> i'm going to have to start googling him and find out more. >> statue of liberty play against ou, that's all you need wetos. thanks. 'lwe right back. >> go to nbcbayarea.com. we're back in a minute. >> most folks know about the garlic festival but the fungus fair? it's under way in santa cruz or was. people learned about hundreds of species of mushrooms and saw culinary demonstrations by bay area chefs as well. check out all of the mushrooms. mushroom experts were on hand to teach which mushrooms are safe to eat and which are not. if you missed it, you can catch the 38th fungus fair next year in santa cruz. that would be chilly down there while they were testing out that fabulou

they watch the cardinal defense go to work on arizona state, they finish with the nice 1- hand slam.it's owens again, this time he uses both hands, stanford wins 55-41, the fewest points the sun defendants have scored at home in 36 years. final second with the bears down to arizona. allen crab draws the foul. he would make the first three free throws and then he misses the second so he end up losing. bend your knees 73-51. on the standard side, 33-point win over california and cal wins it. >>> edgar renteria is passing on his mvp signing a 3 year million dollars contract with the cincinnati reds. don't check your teammate. the flyers beat the devils, number 3, danika patrick's bowl game. austin dechene, no relation to bobby boucher, connects with chris gibbons, miami of ohio beats middle tennessee. hugh robertson with the alley- oop jam. the wildcats, however, win. and at number 1 the pga tour opener or the one without tiger the one land on the green and you guessed it rolls in the hole for eagles. he is tied for the league at 7 under so -- >> do you think that jim harbaugh and andre

college hoops, stanford and arizona, moment of silence before the fame for the victims of yesterday's shooting in tucson. fast half, time wining down off the miss. cardinalsrying to rally. owen off the pick-and-roll. he had 18. stanford within nine. but arizona is too much. under a minute to play, jones driving. finishing and the foul. stanford's first pac-10 loss, 67-57. kraft fight hunger bowl just kicked off. see you later for medicare. it doesn't cover everything. and what it doesn't cover can cost you some money. that's why you should consider an aarp... medicare supplement insurance plan... insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. all medicare supplement insurance plans can help pay... some of what medicare doesn't, so you could save... thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket expenses. call now for this free information kit and medicare guide. if you're turning 65 or you're already on medicare... you should know about this card -- it's the only one of its kind endorsed by aarp; see if it's right for you. all medicare supplement plans let you keep your own doctor, or hospital that accepts medicare. there are no networks and no referrals needed. h

hoops and stanford and arizona and a moment of silence before the game for the victims of yesterday's shooting in tucson. horn is elevating for the follow-up. up 11 at the half. cardinalsthe might me two-hand jam. he had 18 and stanford within nine. arizona was too much. under a minute to play. jones is driving and finishes with a foul. they suffer their first pac-10 loss. and jonathon bird beat gave -- garrigos for the first time. and then oregon and auburn. who are you going with? >> i am going with oregon. >>> that's it for our broadcast. i'm alan wang and shu and leigh. thanks for watching and good ♪ [ female announcer ] why choose between delicious or 100 calories? ♪ with yoplait delights, now you can finally have both. ♪ it's the perfect parfait, with two indulgently rich layers of chocolate and raspberry yogurt and only 100 calories. yoplait delights. get rid of the "or."

arizona delayed san franciscoford's gafrancisco's stanford delayed the game in remembrance of those killed in the shootings where gabrielle giffords is targeted. difficult situation in which to try to play a basketball game. the cardinals try to mount a second half come back, but come up short. the wild cards are taking it 67-57 today. tomorrow night in arizona, college football national champion will be crowned. auburn and oregon playing outside phoenix. tonight it's the final pure bowl game of the postseason the kraft hunger bowl is under way with nevada and boston college. one of the great come back stories as bc linebacker plays his final game with the eagles. the acc defensive player of the year was diagnosed with ewing sarcoma bone cancer and missed the season. he went through chemotherapy and rehab and returned as a fifth year senior. serious significance with him playing his final game with boston college tonight. >> there is going to be people sitting at home and watching saying this guy beat cancer and he's back. that's the type of thing that i'm not going to be thinking, but i'm glad it will be out there. to millions of people, they say no matter what i have going on, no matter the obstacles and the diseases

silva told his players to let it loose against the cardinals and it is amazing how well, you can play when you relax. he had some fun out there today. arizona in town first quarter and perhaps his final game as a 9er. alex smith throws a perfect one. 10-749er teaze half. the niners really open it up. smith to a wide open vernon davis. he cuts to the outside and he's gone. one of the fastest tight ends in the league. 17-7 newspaperers. should have been doing this all year. 79 yards rushing and two touchdowns and in the fourth, 9er defense was not allowed a 100-yard rusher allton and terrell brown picks off bartell and returns it 62 yards for his first nfl score. 49ers finish the 6 and 10 season with an entertaining 38-7 victory. letting loose was the post game theme. >> and they just played their hearts out. they finished. and it was just -- that was just football. you can see those guys with smiles on their face. and it is pure football. >> we put our head on a little bit. we made plays. >> i think he thought all year we would play cautious and we didn't do that and didn't enjoy that all week. i thought the whole team rallied around, and we