lights went out at 5:20 causing a 20 minute delay before the start of the 49er game against the pittsburgh steelers. the power came back on 30 minutes later, drawing cheers from the crowd. but at 6:45, the lights go out at the ball game. just a few minutes later, the lights back on. it was caused by a transformer that failed just outside the stadium. pg & e said it was the only place affected. we'll keep you posted. the 49ers lead the steelers 6- 0. >>> she's had a rough go, but jean kwan has defense. >> reporter: they're throwing their weight behind defeating any recall efforts in keeping jean kwan in office. >> we absolutely see no reason to have a recall. >> we need to unite. we need to move ahead, not create political battles. >> reporter: we caught up with kwan. she feels the recall effort is unfair since she's only been in office less than a year. >> this is more pushbacks than i even expect. sometimes people don't know and they'll find anything. >> reporter: kwan was elected mayor last year. she's never been politically powerful with conservatives. >> ther mayoet abilities at all. she's a un

. >> the pittsburgh steelers fans took quite a scare last night. the quarterback went down on his left ankle and had to leave the game. negative and he came back in the second half. that is why he has when of the thetation of being one of toughest in the league. browns a 14-be the 3. the drama of the crehris pau; waas.e that never already players are bogus scene the first time tonight. >> the of -- how ready players the firste seen for time tonight. evaluation process is to come the first time you floor in practice. i like the way it is set up. it will be more conducive for a young team to grow. >> other teams do not have the luxury as the wizards. the new jersey nets reportedly with magic star the white night.oard last >> we have a final look at the or 70tter than 65 degrees. at livehow it looks doppler. nothing going on, nor will there be over the weekend. tomorrow we will be into the 40's and a chilly day on sunday. >> we will take. [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices... in more ways than ever. and our networks are gettin

the ravens are going to be watching some tv tonight themselves as the pittsburgh steelers are playing the 49ers in san francisco in the monday night game obviously the ravens would hope that the steelers lose tonight. and the steelers fortune very much riding on the health of quarterback ben roethlisberger. he is considered a game time decision tonight because the ankle injury that he suffered 10 10 days ago. veteran charlie bass faces that tough san francisco defense if he is unable to play. a steelers win moves them ahead of the ravens. one game up on the ravens after the pats beat tim tebow and the broncos in denver. this highly anticipated match up ended up lopsided a new england victory ready to chad ochocinco. the pats improve to 11-3 as they beat the broncos. congratulations go out to baltimore's hutzel he is the teaching proand he is named the 2011 pga pro of the year. that included winning the national pro tournament. he will be honored coming up next month. more on the ravens coming up tonight at 11:00, back to you for now. >> thank you, mark. we'll be right back. >>> coming

with the titans losing today, the pittsburgh steelers have a playoff spot.nd cincinnati is in the wild ward picture and the cleveland browns are >> and we got you covered online as well. gilbert's arena at wbaltv.com, i share the college basketball ballot. and plus the occasional heart warming rant. we are just a couple of minutes away from football america. and the sunday night showcase between the ravens and the chargers. and san diego is like a lot of guys, needing to step up to the plate. and san diego needing to finish charge, the 6-7 chargers hanging by a thread in the afc west need to win to keep their post-game hopes alive. the ravens know that the san diego team is down to their final shot and will play like a desperate dog. and williams is a man of few words. >> yeah, that's a great group. i think that -- it's well known and obvious from what they play. it will be the toughest challenge we have had this year. >> at least polite words. how about san diego in december, yeah, it's the ultimate get-away trip. and the ravens with themselves with a holid

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. >>> with a loss by the pittsburgh steelers, the ravens are back in control of their own playoff destiny. >> reporter: i was out at owens mills with the team. the ravens went from bombed out to suddenly excited and having a home playoff game back in their grasp after the steelers lost last night. the mood in owens mills was noticeably upbeat for tuesday's light practice and it wasn't for anything the ravens did themselves, it was the money night game in san francisco, injured steelers quarterback ben roethlisberger hobbled and hurt and unable to move ahead of the ravens, pittsburgh lost 20-3. >> i stayed up and watched the whole game. you have no choice but to root for the 49ers. i actually said to myself, i wasn't going to go to sleep. >> reporter: the ravens woke up tuesday back in first place. joe flacco was among the players who say they did not watch the game at all. certainly delighted to reap the benefits. >> we're obvious in a better position because of what happened last night. we got to keep up with the battle and continue to play the way we've been playing. >> it's a gift but

the pittsburgh steelers tied atop the afc north. ben roethlisberger has been phenomenal against the browns in his career. big ben and jerricho cotchery. 11-yard touchdown. 7-3. the black and gold, second quarter. roethlisberger rolling out. can't find anybody. and he is sacked by scott paxson. a loss of five. and big ben's down. you try getting up from that. his ankle caught and turned on the ground. roethlisberger would head to the locker room. ominous sign. you can breathe again. in the thirty quarter, roethlisberger warming up. he would, indeed, return. colt mccoy, scrambling. hit hard by james harrison. how hard? you take a gander for yourself. harrison, one of the hardest hitters in the game. hit me, baby, one more time. harrison gets called for roughing the passer. later in the drive, it is third and goal. mccoy. steps up to mohammed. but williams gets the interception in the end zone. defense, huge for pittsburgh. and the steelers trying to put this one away. roethlisberger to antonio brown. back shoulder throw. 80-yard touch

hitting the 49ers against the pittsburgh steelers. >> obviously the city was embarrassed. we obviously apologized to the 49ers and miss new york was understanding. >> mayor, i can't help your taste to keep the 49ers in town. is this the nail in the coffin? >> again, this was electrical service to the stadium that fapped. so so, our offer is come meetly different. police say the fans behaved. >> we did not have any crime associated with that. we had the normal number and other minor violations. >> mayor said in the nicest possible way -- >> as linda reporting, if an equipment failure causes a power outage at the niners scad yum, it won't be pg and e's fault. santa clara has its own power. it was the one of the first countries to inand op rate an o event of its kind. >> a snowstorm is being blamed for seven deaths. as cynthia shows us, it turned highways into parking lots and rerouted severals of travelers. the family from florida was supposed to be in denver today. instead, three generations were standed in the kansas. >> we were only able to drive 25 miles west of here and

he was remembered as a diehard pittsburgh steelers fan and a friend they could count on. many of those who came were law enforcement officials, reminded of the dangers they face every day as they serve and protect. >> for us, it is who we are. it's what we do. it's what derek did. >> virginia governor bob mcdonald spoke with krause's commitment to being a lifelong public servant who also served in the army in iraq. for the last four years he went to work here protexting the citizens of the state and the students and faculty and the administration of virginia tech. >> reporter: krause was making a traffic stop last thursday when police say a 22-year-old student at a nearby college walked up to his cruise and shot him. the shooter, 22-year-old ross ashley, killed himself soon after. krause is survived by his wife along with his five children and stepchildren. >> the sacrifices derek was willing to make, are idle words on parchment. thank you to the family for the amazing sacrifice of love that you have given to your fellow 8 millian virginiaians. >>> officer krause joined t

the pittsburgh steelers roll into town.ben roethlisberger got a bad ankle but he is questionable for that game. that's the sports life for right now. >> that's going to be a good one. >> it's going to be loud and boisterous at the stick. >> as it should be. >> mark, thank you. >>> thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news our coverage continues on ktvu.com. >> right now watch the story of sacrifice and hope for the troops returning from the iraq war thisholiday season. just click on the iraq war special section.

his colleagues spoke about him as a loving husband, father and a diehard pittsburgh steelers fans. virginia governor bob mcdonnell praised his commitment to being a lifelong public servant. >> without these sacrifices that derrick was willing to make, they're idle words on parchment and our freedoms are shallow. so thank you to the crouse family for this amazing sacrifice of love that you have given to your fellow 8 million virginians. >> crouse was making a traffic stop when a 22-year-old student at a nearby college walked up to his cruiser and shot him. the shooter, 22-year-old ross ashley then killed himself. crouse was also an iraq veteran and he survived by his wife, his five children and stepchildren. >>> president barack obama and iraq's prime minister promise to cooperate as the u.s. prepares to withdraw the last fighting forces from iraq this month. the two stood side by side at arlington national cemetery, laying a wreath in honor of the nearly 4,500 american military members who died fighting the war in iraq. he visited washington as the u.s. prepares for the withdrawal.

power outage turned the lights out on the monday night football game between the niners and pittsburgh steelers. that delayed the start of the game by 20 minutes. the lights went out again at 6:43. that put the game on hold for another 16 minutes. robert lyles is at candle stick to show us what went wrong. robert. >> already, it seems that pg and e is on the defensive saying it is unclear why the power went out, but mayor lee seems to be on the offensive. he sent the fire chief, the police chief, and the general manager right here to candle stick, hoping to turn this blackout far from a black eye. at first, the sellout crowd thought the stadium was a prelude to tonight's kickoff of the much talked about monday night matchup. thousands of niners fans kept cheering. >> we were all sitting there waiting. we thought it was part of the show. >> pulling out their cell phones hoping an electronic candle light would illuminate what was next. the public address system went dead, so did a national tv broadcast. backup generators sent electricity. they illuminated cops scrambling to handle the thousands i

a big game between the niners and the pittsburgh steelers. we'll be following this and we'll tell you when the lights are back on. >> mindy bach said initially there were no even emergency lights on. as you can see from this live picture, it does appear there are some emergency lights working at this point, which may be powered by a different generator. pg&e saying at this point they don't know if it was a tm transformer that's not working or what the situation is. we're continuing to monitor the situation. there are thousands upon thousands of fans sitting in the dark and play has stopped. we'll try to get you more information and bring that to you as soon as we know more. >>> it's a moving story about a young woman barely out of high school when doctors told her she had a tumor that would eventually leave her pair lighted. >> that's when an oregon girl started searching for a girl to perform a risky surgery to remove that tumor. as marianne favro shows us, that search led her to the bay area. >> reporter: joanna newman thought this christma

he threw the game ceiling touchdown for the pittsburgh steelers. they now lead the cleveland browns 14-3 late in the game. and 80 yardbird to antonio brown. no favors done to the browns by the ravens. duckett said many checks on the shopping list were made. not exactly a blockbuster deal. he is described as a met bought -- a qualified major league player. he did win three games in september for los angeles. a slightly splashier week for the los angeles angeles. pujols has a 200 sycamore million dollars contract with the angels. -- $254 million. taking a page from the yankees budgetary pawloski, the yankees also took c. j. williams 47 $5 million. -- $475 million. >> an easy put back for 13 points. a little bit of maryland defense. turn around, going the other way. eight players in double figures for maryland. terps win 108-33. new orleans point guard chris paul was sent to l.a. for a showdown with kobe bryant. things should be copacetic. wrong. the deal died after several owners complained to commissioner david stern that this was exactly the kind o

ovation from the pittsburgh crowd and in the fourth quarter, roethlisberger finds antonio brown who races downfield, a few evasive moves and he's gone, 79 yards for the score. steelersin, 14-7. they top the afc north with a 10-3 record. roethlisberger will have an mri to check that leg. pittsburgh's next game a week from monday in san francisco. >>> coming up on "morning joe" newt gingrich plays the gracious front-runner smiling through the new line of attack from mitt romney and his surrogates. we'll assess the field now 3 1/2 weeks away from iowa at the top of the hour. >>> when we come back here we'll huddle around the water cooler to watch will ferrell's new pro bono ads for old milwaukee. you've got to see these and you will when "way too early" comes back. ♪ you, you ain't alone ♪ and just let me be [ male announcer ] this is your moment. ♪ your ticket home [ male announcer ] this is zales, the diamond store. take an extra 10 percent off storewide now through sunday. i'd like a decaf 360 calories please. i'll have a triple iced 410 calories please. you know what... i'll have this instead. [ female announcer ] swap one thing a day for a yoplait light at around

it they will now face the pittsburgh steelers. >>vicki: coming up, what led to a violent clash between protesters and police in egypt. why did this holiday display spark controversy? we will find out if lindsay lohan helped playboys struggling sales and we will show of sony's new hand-held gearing device with features ever offered in the hand- held system before. >>vicki: protesters in egypt are facing off against police. >>reporter: these are guns wrenching images of the egyptian army seemingly gone wild. military police are mercilessly beating and stomping on a female protester, half naked and helpless. since friday, security forces have been battling protesters in central cairo. at least 10 people have been killed, more than 500 wounded. saturday, military police descended on the square a burning protesters tents. they have been occupying this square for weeks, demanding that the military hand over control to the country civilians. the prime minister denied violence was used against protesters, but pictures contradict his versi

so firework at the entrance of the pittsburgh steelers. this game was back on tv, but the national luster was short lived. just before 7:00 in the second quarter, the stadium lights went black yet again. pausing the national broadcast at least 15 minutes. but the fans refused to leave and the 49ers refused to talk about the blackout on camera. and with pg and e doubting responsibility, the real question tonight, who fumbled? >> well there were more than 69,000 fans inside the park tonight and millions watching from home. so with the combination of those two, could this blackout mean these are now the santa clara 49ers. >> i can hear it already. conneddering up why this happened and the timing and everything. but we'll have to wait and see what officially pg and e tells us. >> absolutely. >> thank you robert. >>> pg and e and most experts said time and time again. those new smart meters are perfectly fine. enough people complained, sometimes loudly, that tonight, kit tells us pg and e has done a big about face. kit. >> well, elizabeth, pg a

the baltimore ravens would love to see san francisco beat the pittsburgh steelers.y good chance he will feel inclined to share a few insights this week. he denies that some sharing will take place, but he does say that other coaches do that all the time. >> i am sure there will be some of that. coaches do that around the league. espy based on best interests and things like that. i know a lot of coaches spend time talking about us before they play us. i am sure we will try to put -- and help them in some way. it is not our game or our concern. >> good things come in threes toward terrell suggs. he had three sacks, that marks the third time this season he has recorded three sacks in the same game. today, he won the afc defensive player of the week award for the third time. the baltimore ravens have three games remaining and carol suggs it's free more sacks --terrel suggs needs 3 more sacksc. at officially marks taking the whole three things one step too far. james harrison will head into the off-season with less dollars. the nfl suspended him for one game per his helm

they host the pittsburgh steelers at candle light park. fans heading to the game are asked to plan their game carefully. officials are asking people to car pool or take public transportation if possible. >>> the raiders have fallen to 7-7 after blowing a 14-point lead in the fourth quarter yesterday. the detroit lions go took a 28- 27 lead after a touchdown. then in the final seconds 65 field goal attempt was blocked. sending the raiders to their third straight loss. >>> 4:53. we want to turn to sal. sal you are looking at a fatal crash and impact on traffic this morning. >> that is right. we do have some news about this fatal crash, maureen. we do have new video of this crash. this crash occurred in menlo park overnight. this just came into our redwood -- into our newsroom from redwood city. police say a car was speeding as it took the off ramp interstate 280 at farm hill road when it crashed into a tree. the driver was ejected and died on the scene. police say alcohol may have been a factor. again just the last few minutes they did clear

on night when electricity was a big problem, 49 ers had more than enough juice to handle pittsburgh steelers on monday night football. kind of statement that tells you the niners can be elite nfl team. evening began when the let's went out. the result a 20 minute delay for opening kick off. when the game did get under way and everything sorted out ben had the steelers driving but fairs to the end zone here picked off by rodgers. the sixth of the year. that led to receive minute drive. got the niners to the pittsburgh 2. another example of the first red zone offense in the league. smith behind williams who flashed open for just a moment. 9 hers to settle for a 22 yard david field goal and 3 to nothing lead. late in the first quarter. ben clearly not at his best because of bad ankle overthrows another receiver with the about ick to set up anotherfeld goal. 38 yards. passing rice for most points scored by niner in a single season. then the second outag outage. anybody want to good to santa clara? 6-3 game in the third. play action to wide open davis. i got the red zone problem right here. touch

. >>> we were saying rooney mara household name, you know her if you have a pittsburgh steeler or a new york giant fan. they were her grandfathers. yeah. good morning and thank you for watching 9 thus now at 5:00 a.m. familiar faces, familiar names i hope. i'm andrea roane in case you don't know. >> we're trying. >> i'm mike hydeck. we're trying to be more and more familiar. here's monika samtani with traffic. we love howard because she's got a great forecast this morning. to get things started. >> nice and mild. the middleweight, in a raincoat. we've got some low 40s north

. >>> a husband, a father and iraq war veteran and a die hard pittsburgh steelers fan is how family friends remembered officer deriek crouse. hundreds gathered on the virginia tech campus in blacksburg for officer crouse's funeral. he was making a traffic stop last thursday when police say 22-year-old ross ashley walked up to his cruiser and shot him to death. ashley then killed himself. crouse is served by his wife, five biological children and two stepchildren. >>> as the nearly nine-long year war comes to an end, nouri al-maliki paid to a visit to washington, paying tribute to the american military lives loose lost during the war. >> reporter: president obama and iraqi prime minister nouri al-maliki stood side by side at arlington laying a wreath at the nearly 4500 military members died fighting the war in iraq. al-maliki visited washington as the u.s. prepares to withdraw all remaining fighting forces. president obama is keeping a pledge to end the almost nine- year long war by the end of this month. >> the last american soldiers will cross the border out of iraq with honor and with the

after two power outages disrupted monied's nationally televised game between the 49ers and the pittsburgh steelers. pg&e is also working to improve external power lines to the stadium after monday's nationally televised game. it should be done before the 49ers' first play-off game as soon as january 7. >>> millions of americans won't see the paychecks shrink january 1. president obama signed a last-minute tax extension on the payroll tax cut this morning. earlier congress approved the law after house republicans bode to political pressure -- bowed to political pressure. the measure spares a tax hike come january 1. it also extends unemployment benefits through the end of february. the agreement is seen as a political victory for president obama, who put off his christmas vacation to get it done. >> this is some good news just in the nick of time for the holidays. i do want to be clear, though, we have a lot more work to do. >> all sides say they want to reach a year-long deal on the issue when they return to washington in january. >>> defiant drivers can catch a break. this holiday season, the dea

now in the san francisco forty nine ers defensive again showing their stance psyching the pittsburgh steelers quarterback ben roethlisberger three times in the twenty points the three went in california all the game was delayed for twenty minutes after a power cut at candlestick park but when he got going again it was a tremendous defense that shot the brightest bullets in the face by trying to pass the course while this was intercepted thing is now just down low after the intermission the forty nine ers grabbed a touchdown alex smith took the stand then davis put san francisco thirteen three up and the defense maintained the pressure that this type of a sacked again in the fourth quarter by donald and old and smith the forty niners made the most of the turnover driving right down the field and finishing with a touchdown running back frank gore twenty three san francisco the finest school. now sports minister telling what co wants russia's sports federations to become more transparent as the country prepares for next year's london olympics and their first ever winter games in sochi in twenty

that sealed it for pittsburgh. steelers14-3, thanks to a gutsy performance by their quarterback. >>> and finally back to baseball where the angels weren't the only ones making a big splash. keeping an eye to the right of the mlb tv set, a man took a spill into a reflecting pool. all we know is that his name is steve. i'm not sure what his friends are calling him. perhaps scuba steve after this. thankfully he was just fine. just a little washed up. that's your first look at sports. have a great weekend. i'm fred roggin. >> all we know is his name is steve. i love that. let's check in with bill karins for his forecast. >> he wasn't even texting or anything. >> at least he has a name. you know, now we can put a name to it. >> very tranquil scene. a little bit of light know to talk about. just enough to cover the car, maybe a little coating on the sidewalks. won't cause school delays but detroit, light snow showers. cleveland also northern indiana, chicago, you saw some snowflakes also last night that will soon be ending. forec

>>> a husband, a father, an iraq veteran and a die hard pittsburgh steelers fan. that is how family and friends will remember eric crouse. husbands gathered on the virginia tech campus for the campus police officers funeral. he was killed in the line of duty last week. virginia governor bob mcdonald praised the 39-year-old's commitment to being a lifelong public servant. >> without the sacrifices that derek was willing to make, our freedoms are shallow. so thank you for the krause family for this amazing sacrifice of love that you have given to your fellow 8 million virginians. >> crouse was making a traffic stop last thursday when 22-year-old ross ashley walked up to his cruiser and shot him to death. ashley then killed himself. crouse is survived by his wife, five children and stepchildren. >>> two montgomery county legislators are proposing a new law to crack down on the so-called flash mobs. this after two cases in which a large group of young people suddenly showed up at local convenience stores and started ripping stuff off the shelves and walking out. under

on night when electricity was a big problem, 49 ers had more than enough juice to handle pittsburgh steelers on monday night football. kind of statement that tells you the niners can be elite nfl team. evening began when the let's went out. the result a 20 minute delay for opening kick off. when the game did get under way and everything sorted out ben had the steelers driving but fairs to the end zone here picked off by rodgers. the sixth of the year. that led to receive minute drive. got the niners to the pittsburgh 2. another example of the first red zone offense in the league. smith behind williams who flashed open for just a moment. 9 hers to settle for a 22 yard david field goal and 3 to nothing lead. late in the first quarter. ben clearly not at his best because of bad ankle overthrows another receiver with the about ick to set up anotherfeld goal. 38 yards. passing rice for most points scored by niner in a single season. then the second outag outage. anybody want to good to santa clara? 6-3 game in the third. play action to wide open davis. i got the red zone problem right here. touch

. >>> tonight, the 49ers will play the final home game of the regular season hosting the pittsburgh steelers at the stick. they are trying to trying to secure first round buys. coverage begins at 4:30 with kickoff at 5:30 in the middle of the rush hour on highway 101. so transportation officials are urging fans and commuters to carpool or take public transportation. >> long day for you. >> yeah. as a matter of fact, i'll be doing the pre-game show, the post-game show. i'll be back here tomorrow morning. >> busiest man in california. >> yes and a lot of caffeine, believe me. >>> a favorite kids videogame brought to life. >> this is for the launch of mario kart 7 nintendo hiring a company to build two life-sized cars for the videogame. west coast customs a body shop for building cars had 30 days to build them. now, these cars don't look quite as fast as the ones in the videogame. they only go 30 miles per hour. >> are they street legal? >> i don't know. at least they only go 30 miles an hour. >> i'd like to see that in the kpix parking garage. >> if you could fit it between the poles. >> right

the san francisco forty nine ers defensive again show their strength they sent the pittsburgh steelers quarterback ben roethlisberger three times in twenty points to three when the game was delayed for twenty minutes at the start after a transformer exploded here and cut the power at the appropriately one candlestick park in california but when it got going again it was the forty nine ers defense that shined brightest for me since roughness tried to pass the colors rogers but was intercepted and that happened three times the quarterback in the sky but after the intermission the forty nine ers got a touchdown alex smith connected with vernon davis put san francisco for thirteen three up and the defense maintain the pressure roughness berga sank in the fourth quarter by rain mcdonald and smith in the forty nine is made the most of the turnover driving right down the field i'm finishing with a touchdown from running back frank call twenty points to bring to san francisco the finest goal. and since any snoozed things where humans is down for the strike you know you can in january because o

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>>mark: the 49ers one over the pittsburgh steelers. they became the first team in nfl history still hold another opponent without a single rushing touchdown in the first 14 games of the season. they have gone up 36 straight games without off any one of rushing on them. jerry rice had his record broken last night. they visit the seahawks on saturday as they tried to hold on to the no. 2 seed in the sfc. 55 >>justine: the $39 billion deal had to have at&t and 80 mobile would have made it the nation's largest wireless carrier. consumers would have likely gotten higher bills, will service and less choice. now that the deal is of, at&t has 18 mobile 8 $3 billion breakup fee. sprint is cracks company that could try to purchase a mobile. we're back with more in just a few minutes. >>mark: if keeping our eyes on wall street. the dow jones is up 238 points stopping the 400 point slide we have seen over the last five trading sessions and back over 12,000 for now. xi >>darya: we are focusing on the weather. the weather looks fabulous in these par

. >>> tonight, the 49ers take on the pittsburgh steelers for one of the last games at candlestick park this season. with the plan for a new stadium in santa clara rolling forward, it doesn't appear there will be too many more. phil matier is at candlestick with what fans think about the plan to move th team south. phil. >> reporter: elizabeth, you take one look at the 49er faithful out here who gathered for this game -- [ applause and cheers ] >> >> reporter: -- the feelings and the party atmosphere has been going all day but the big question is will it travel south with the team santa clara? here's the story. >> reporter: it's a change that is getting mixed reviews from the 49ers faithful who have been coming here for years. >> not really happy since i live in napa but we'll still go. >> reporter: adrian cruz isn't happy. >> i have feelings about that but i think it will be good overall. it's only a caltrain ride, 50 miles, right? >> reporter: it's not just the move to santa clara that has people talking. tickets at the new stadium are likely going to cost a lot more, as well. >> i do

sports, two playoff-bound teams squared off in "monday night football" as the 49ers hosted the pittsburgh steelers. but first, they had to get the lights working. a transformer apparently blew up before kickoff, knocking out power in the stadium. 20 minutes later, the game finally under way. first quarter, no score. ben roethlisberger picked off by 49ers cornerback carlos rogers. there you go. takes it back for a considerable gain. boom. that sets up a field goal. roethlisberger playing on a bad ankle threw for two early interceptions. 12 minutes left in the half, power went out again. that didn't help us here back east watching the game, trying to stay awake. after another delay, the teams were back on the field. fourth quarter, frank gore seals the deal with a five-yard touchdown run. 49ers win 20-3. they set an nfl record as the first team in national football league history to hold an opponent without a rushing touchdown through each of the first 14 games. wow. >>> coming up at the top of the hour on "morning joe," newt gingrich tries to keep his hold on the republican primary field, but does

this was also a big win, bob, for the pittsburgh steelers.re sitting behind baltimore, and now they know if they win tomorrow, they can control things. and i believe mike tomlin will tell his defense, our quarterback, ben roethlisberger won't be 100%. defense, you may have to win. and i think you're going to see guys like troy polamalu step up for the pittsburgh defense and make plays because they have so much riding on this game. the difference between being the number one seed and the number five seed. >> okay as al mentioned earlier, the chargers might not make it, but they're a team you don't want to play right now. so in the nfc, that team is the eagles, perhaps. you can still win the nfc east if philadelphia, new york, and dallas wind up 8-8. if atlanta and detroit win one of their next two, they're both in, and it's important to note if san francisco beats pittsburgh tomorrow, they would retake the number one seed from new orleans, and if both teams win out, i meant number two seed, if both teams win out, the 49ers get the bye. now tha

a monday night football audience pitting the 49ers against the pittsburgh steelers in a city doing all it can to keep the niners from leaving town for a new stadium in the south bay. >> obviously, the city was embarrassed. obviously, we apologize to the 49ers for this happening and mr. york was very understanding. >> reporter: mayor, this can't help your case to keep the 49ers in town. is this sort of the nail in the coffin? >> well, again, this was electrical service to the stadium that failed. and so, you know, our offer is completely separate. our offer is to build a brand- new stadium. >> reporter: these pictures show you the power line that was the problem in the middle of the screen that shinier line the one that was repaired. the mayor did take great pains to say in the nicest possible way how disappointed he was. liz, he is concerned about that game that the 9ers will be playing again next month before a national audience. >> no doubt pg&e crews will be right there waiting making sure nothing goes wrong. >> reporter: right. >> thank you. >>> today marked the best day on wall st

were the 49ers ready for the bright lights of monday night football against the ten-win pittsburgh steelers, as it turns out, the 49ers were ready but the bright lights were not. opening kickoff delayed 20 minutes due to a power outage. transformer explosion, power out again later, game would go on, touchdown 13-3, 49ers on top. fourth quarter,rank gore gets in the end zone for a 5 yard touchdown run. 49ers win and improve to 11-3, best start since 2001. now, of course, the 49ers win is the big story tonight, but those two blackouts are close behind. our mindy bach is standing by. glad to see you and glad to be able to see you. >> reporter: well, absolutely. john henry, one of the hall marks of jim harbaugh's coaching tenure is getting his players prepared for anything for the unexpected, anything that could happen in a football game, but the players said no way they could have predicted this, on a monday night on a national stage candlestick going completely dark, not once, but twice. >> it didn't affect us at all, we kept focussed. >> it was weird, felt like i was in high school. >> every

a tough matchup for the 49ers next week, they are hosting the pittsburgh steelers. >>mark: the raiders were blown out for the second week in a row. no match for green bay. erin rogers threw for 281 yds in and two touchdowns. the no. 1 team in the nfl to a 31-0 lead at halftime. carson palmer is a miserable once again and was picked off four times. oakland is now a game behind denver in the afc west title. >>darya: the sharks lost, the san jose sharks lost in overtime to the chicago blackhawks. if san jose has dropped six of their last eight games. the sharks are only one point out of first place in the pacific division. it's a, a colorado avalanche tomorrow. we are back in a couple of minutes. we have not too far to go until new year's. you can tune in and spend the night with kron4 our new year's life celebration is hosted by catherine heenan and gary ravage beginning at 11:30 p.m.. >>darya: the big news all morning long is the takeover of the port of oakland. protesters are trying to gather at california's busiest ports including this one in oakland to try and dis

the 49ers put on a dominatig performance against the pittsburgh steelers. the niners now have the inse track for the number two sen the n-f-c playoffs. san francisco's defense collected four turnovers and three sacks. the niners also held the steelers to their lowest point total in four years. pittsburgh quarterback ben rothlisbergr threw three interceptions. n contrast... 49ers q-b alex h was rarely pressured and thw for a touchdown. the final score... 49ers 20... steele. 5: traffic and weather... here's elizabeth with your forecast. it's 5-- in the next half hour: christmas could get hour: christmas could get a lot greener for you. the jackpot tonight... for mega millions. and a victory for pg&e customers. how they're getting the last laugh in te smart-meter battle. c1 3 >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >> kind of sit there is waiting. we thought it was part of the show. >> but it was not. the lights go out not once but twice at candlestick. the response from pg&e and the city. >>> gearing up for

jim harbaugh will host the pittsburgh steelers this sunday. if 49ers wa 49ers win would fave ravens. john harbaugh points out that sharing takes place between coaches all the time. ofi'm sure there'll be some them. coaches to that around the league based on best interests and things like that. i know that coaches spend time talking about us before the us.offey play is not our concern. -- that is not our concern. >> three sacks for terrell suggs. he picked up the afc defensive player of the week award for a third time. ravens have three regular-season games remaining and terrell suggs needs three more sacks to set the single season record, 15 sacks set back and 200. an gerry sandusky. >> the national transportation safety board is calling for a ban on cell phone use by drivers. they say even momentary distractions are proving deadly. they are pushing for all 50 states to enact laws. they have found driver distraction to be the culprit in the number of high-profile accidents. this is one of the most sweeping recommendations ever made by the boar

they were all smiles as they talked about how much he loved his job, the pittsburgh steelers, and his family. the virginia tech family continues to cope with a loss before the holidays. they take comfort in knowing that he lived and died a life serving his country and community. >> hundreds of virginia tech students took time away from studying for finals to attend the funeral. we talked to many of the students at the memorial service today. we will hear more from them at 6:00 including one student from our area who has spearheaded the memorial fund that has already raised $75,000 since friday. >>> the family of the man police say shot officer crouse offer their condolences. the also requested privacy. investigators have yet to determine a motive for the attack. >> will have more on the funeral at 6:00. to read these stories and more on the investigation, go to wjla.com. >>> authorities are investigating a multi-vehicle crash that left one person trapped. rescue workers pulled the person out of a passenger car. it happened before 3:00 this afternoon when a cement truck and the passeng