>>> it was lights out, twice at candlestick park tonight during the monday night football game between the 49ers and the steelers. we are live with an update. >>> one of the biggest toy give aways. we have a preview of what those in need will find in the stacks of toys in the morning. and a program is pairing pets with pilots to help ease shelter overcrowding. >>> live, this is kron 4 news at 11:00. >>> what a fight for football. it wasn't just stuff getting to candlestick park, this is the traffic on the bay bridge and throughout san francisco today but it was just tough for the fans to get to their seats because of this. you can see it here. the stadium lights went out. leaving 49er and steeler fans in the dark. wondering what was going on. kron 4's kate thompson has been working on getting answers and live at candlestick park with new details. >> sold out stadium, 70,000 people sitting in the bark twice tonight and -- in the dark twice tonight and now the city is trying to figure out how this could have happened. >> pg&e trucks, emergency crews trying to determine what cause the lig

if we are going live to candlestick park to show you what happened next. stanley roberts is crawling the parking lot and striking pay dirt and the disabled parking area. >> i got caught behaving badly. announcer: live, this is the kron4 news at 8:00 p.m. with a developing story. >>pam: a developing story out of candlestick park, the lights went out twice during the 49ers much-anticipated monday night football game. j.r stone was in the parking lot with fans during both of these outages. >>j.r.: pg&e is busy at work with this one. the good news is, the game is going on. the power is back on after going off twice earlier this evening. in this video, you can see the different pg&e crews. this was all shot within the last hour. these are three truckloads of workers that have made their way here to candlestick park and inside the stadium. 5:20 p.m. and again just over an hour ago around 6:45 p.m.. the second time, they were able to get back up quickly. keep in mind, the power is back on, but many people were outside in the waiting for a good while. here is what

the investigation continues at candlestick park this morning. there were two power outages during the nationally televised game. police received a bomb threat as well against the stadium. but they later determined that it was not credible. >>> tonight the city council will vote on how to prevent future port blockades in oakland. if the resolution passes it will give the police the power it use whatever lawful tools available to prevent future shutdowns or disruption. >>> and late autumn snowstorm is blamed for at least 6 traffic deaths in some southwest and plains states. icy roads and near zero visibility have made for treacherous driving conditions. very different here, though. >> it is. good morning. that's right. we are just dealing with fog out there along the coastline, the delta and portions of the central valley. otherwise, we are clear across the bay area. we are waking up to a cold start though. you can see temperatures out the door right now mostly in the 30s to low 40s across the coast, bay and inland. by later on this afternoon, tho

we are getting word just now that the power has gone out again at candlestick park. 25 minutes before the scheduled kickoff. the lights went out and the transformer blew out front of the candlesticks stadium. the got the lights back on entering the commercial break the power has gone out again. we will have further information on this as this power issue unfolds. but what happened to the raiders? yesterday, after a field goal, the raiders get a turnover, and aaron curry picks up a fumble and they led 27 to 14 with about eight minutes to go in the game to take out the to it. now this is calvin johnson with 43 seconds left, the alliance take a one point lead. jankowski kick is blocked. the alliance hole to win it unbelievable, 28 to 27. >> it is very demoralizing. we had a chance to put them away and we just did not make enough plays. >> obviously to say that i am disappointed in is an understatement. the team does went 98 yds and found a way to win. we had a chance to win the game. we did not make the play. they found a way to make it. >>vern: so the raiders needed li

pg&e is trying to figure out why the lights went out twice at candlestick park.happened a few minutes before the start of the 49ers game and then again during the 2nd quarter. >>> tonight oakland city council will vote on a resolution to prevent future port blockades. it would give police the power it use whatever tools they have to prevent future shutdowns or disruptions. >>> and a fierce snowstorm with high winds is being blamed for at least six traffic deaths in some southwest and plains states. icy roads and near zero visibility have made for very treacherous driving conditions. for an update on the delays, elizabeth has the weather forecast. >> could cause some dangerous travel conditions. we want to let you know, no delays at sfo. so your conditions for later on this afternoon, reaching into the upper 50s, sunny skies, light winds. other airports across the country looking good. houston, denver, partly sunny skies right now. there is some freezing rain in chicago. and cloudy conditions at new york city's newark airport. but otherwise, no delays at any major

that's your picture of candlestick park. h >>> okay, quick update, lights are back on at candlestick park where the niners and steelers are playing monday night football. this is the second outage tonight that has happened, it has delayed the game twice. pg&e is still trying to figure out the cause of the power outage. we'll have the latest, following the story all night and bring you the latest tonight at 11:00. >>> i'm suzanne shaw. it's no surprise that california's criterionicly mismanaged budget has triggered a new round of cuts and calls to tax the rich. caught up in this frenzy to find more money governor brown's proposal has been mislabeled a millionaire's tax. the governor's initiative would hike taxes on incomes starting at $250,000 and raise sales taxes for everyone. between now and november a variety of revenue-raising plans will compete for your vote, including new oil and tobacco taxes. nbc bay area will help you cut through the rhetoric. but if we decide to give more money to sacramento, we must demand that reforms are built in, that budgets are truly balanced and trans

we learned about some candlestick park tailgaters. >> reporter: tailgating outside of candlestick park. it is a 65 year tradition that could be about to end. >> i feel great about it. >> i am a little sad. >> reporter: it looks like all but a done deal, the san francisco 49ers moving to santa clara within the next few years. whether that is a winning move or foul play, depends on who you ask. >> we love having it where it is. >> they have to move to santa clara, it will be the next level of excitement for the niners. >> reporter: santa clara has secured funding for the new stadium greater park. three banks pledging to help pay for the structure. the total price tag is more than a billion. it could be open for the 2015 football season. >> the south bay has all the demographics. everybody is coming up from the south bay a lot. >> reporter: she is right, only one in 10 season ticket holders is actually from the city of san francisco. >> but a lot of the others are coming from the north and the east. this man is from chico. >> we are wondering how much longer that will add to the drive eve

>> reporter: good morning i'm amy hollyfield, live at candlestick park. the lights are on now officials will try to figure out how to keep it that way and avoid an embarrassment. >> pg&e backs down on smart meters. offering to let customers opt-out at a price. >>> oakland city council will consider a resolution to give the police department the power to use whatever means at its disposal to stop shutdowns at the port. >>> live look downtown san francisco, sky clear, temperatures 1 to 13° cooler this morning. we'll talk about the conditions tomorrow also. >>> i'm frances dinglasan. roadwork now 92 and 280 details coming up. it is looking light. >>> good morning i'm terry mcsweeney, eric thomas is shopping. >> yes, he is. [ laughing ] >> right. thanks for joining us. san francisco 49er officials and pg&e are trying to discover what caused two embarrassing power outages at candlestick park last night on national tv. the second one was a show stopper. amy hollyfield is live at the stick. they have some ideas? >> reporter: they've got a lot of poking around to

>>stanley: there were lumps of coal handed got at candlestick park.he placard on one car was reported lost or stolen. the driver claimed that his friend who was on the bus from sacramento told him to hold his spot and use of this placard. >> unfortunately you cannot use this amnesty is here with you right now. >>stanley: the driver called his friend who was still riding the bus. so he had to move the suv and he had to pay $935. this driver was using a placard that did not quite match his name. it turns out he was losing his wife some disabled placard. unless the person who the placard is registered to is with it is considered miss use and you will get find. --fined. >>stanley: and yes, he also back to ticket had to move. this man was here from up north. and he had a washington placard as well. accept placards, even out of state ones are for the individual. >> we are disabled veterans why don't they give us the placards that we need. i thought will be ok for a veteran. >>stanley: he also got issued two tickets. he said this before he got two tickets at

court to court and at and some people behaving as >> there were lumps of coal handed a all at candlestick park by the san francisco department of parking and traffic. the placard on one car was reported lost or stolen and three the driver claimed his friend from sacramento was riding a bus but ask him to hold his spot it is a biker. fifth the driver called his friend was still on the hostage he had to move the suv and he was cited. his total citations were $1,800. this driver was using a placard that did not match his name. it turns out, he was using his wife's disabled placard. unless the person to the flak it is a registered to is with the placard, it is considered misuse income will be fined. visit manhattan is horrified decal and was here from up north. he had a washington placard. he claimed the attack was for him and his father except by kurds that are for individuals only. >> out of our disabled vets. why don't they give us a handicap stickers we need?, also issued two of the tickets. >> i was caught off beating badly. >>stanley: he said that for found out he was getting to tickets at t

. >> two blackouts and a bomb scare at candlestick park. a scramble to find out what went wrong. >>> a win for the pg&e customer. the big about face on smartmeters. >>> it's tuesday, december 20. i'm dennis o'donnell. frank is off. >>> yeah. dennis is here. and, uhm.... -- [ laughter ] >> blinked his eyes after 191, can you believe that. >> how much sleep did you get? >> those two blackouts kept me here until 11:45 last night. we're here. we are going to find out what went wrong with this strange event at the ballpark last night. i have been to quite a few at candlestick, by the way but that was a doozy indeed. >> it's funny hearing the coach last night describing the mood in the locker room. it was very dark. [ laughter ] >>> the lights were out. he didn't realize he made a joke. >>> if you are about to head out, it is chilly out there. lawrence is off today. so we are holding down the fort for him in the weather department. as you can see, these temperatures out there now it is pretty cold. you know, a little colder any way than yesterday

pg&e, the 49ers and candlestick park. the lights went out on the national stage of monday night football, not once but twice. for 20 minutes the lights for all before the start of the game and again during the second quarter. it took 16 minutes to get the lights back up the first--the second time. takeoff was delayed 20 minutes. the candlestick was the only customer of pg&e affected by the power outages. this marked the 49ers only prime-time home game officials still believe candlestick could hold a playoff football game. the concerns for the 49ers are far from over. >>will: here is the problem for the 49ers and officials. the lights were on the canvas is ours. the question moving forward is will the lights turn on and will they stay on when the 49ers host of layoffs in half. it takes a long time to restore the power. >>darya: even before that there was a bomb threat to candlesticks are. santoses the police had to go in and search the area after the phone and bomb threat. he half >>mark: is single season scoring record fr

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the lights go out at candlestick park not once, but twice. the first time a game in the bay area a game on the grid iron short circuits the power grid. thanks for joining us. >> i'm jessica aguirre. we're not talking about the scoreboard. not once, but twice the stick went completely dark, powerless on national tv, and while a blown pg&e transformer may be the culprit, the bad power play may have blown any chance of the san francisco 49ers staying in the city. team coverage for you tonight, live in santa clara, which wants the team to move there, but we begin at the stick, cheryl hurd was at the ball park when the lights went out, was it quiet, chaotic, what was it like, cheryl? >> reporter: well, it was a hectic day here at the stick. it was supposed to be san francisco's night to shine, but something, we don't know what, got in the way. >> in the beginning it went totally black, all the lights went off. i had no idea where i was. >> reporter: that's probably how excited football fans went when the lights went out before kickoff at the stick

>> reporter: good morning i'm amy hollyfield live at candlestick park. fans and players say it was no fun when the lights went out during the game last night. officials are saying they never want this to happen again. >> pg&e backs down on smart meters mandate. avoiding them will come at a price to you. >>> good morning i'm mike nicco. remember those frosty cold temperatures we talked about yesterday? they are here i'll show you where and how many more fuv deal with them. >>> still looking good on bay area freeways barely a wait at the bay bridge toll update on an earlier injury accident coming up. >>> good tuesday morning i'm terry mcsweeney in for eric thomas. >>> and i'm kristen sze. our top story they turned out the lights except the party wasn't over this morning 49er officials and pg&e are trying to pinpoint what caused two embarrassing power outages at last night's big game against the steelers? amy hollyfield is live at candlestick. lots of jokes about needing a candle. >> reporter: a lot of people were watching last night. it was an internationa

another part had to do with how to get in and out of the candlestick park area. i look at it from the oval approach of the stadium where there would be a roadway all around it, which encircles all around candlestick. you can go north. you can go south. you can go west. the east part, simply looking at it, there would be possibly even waterway for increasing in and out access to the troublesome matters of candlestick. it is not quite yet going to be going on the mayor's agenda, but i think he will have to start getting busy, the honorable mayor edwin m. lee will have to look closer into the candlestick negotiations. that is the part i wanted to bring in, where the accessing of the roadway increases the demographic complications that have been published in media throughout san francisco publications. i myself would like to see such building. i do not want to see our 49ers go away. we have a lot of support from diana feinstein, senator of the united states. she wants to keep them here. we would have to approach the subject matter from demographics, getting in, gettin

in sports, normally in san francisco's candlestick park it's the wind and the weather. well, last night on monday night football, it was the lights. here's nbc's mario solis with an early look at all your sports headlines. >> hi, good morning. 49ers and steelers. an electric match-up on monday night football. but the electricity didn't hold up. power outage in san francisco just before kickoff, a transformer blew, cutting electricity to the ironically named candlestick park. 20-minute delay. and then there was football. until the second quarter when it happened again. near complete blackout at the stadium. this time 16 minute without power. niners turn out the lights on the steelers. in the fourth, frank gore powers into the end zone. niners win 20-3. steelers fall to 10-4. >>> college basketball. last time kansas played davidson elite eight back in '08. jayhawks squeaked out a two-point win en route to capturing the national title. last night the upstart school looking for payback. getting all they could handle in kc. davidson's cochran on fire from downtown, hitting f

traci is in candlestick park. >> reporter: people complain how cold and windy it is in candlestick park but seems san francisco 49ers fans will be going some place warmer to see these games, santa clara. >> this is a san francisco team and should stay in this city. >> reporter: san francisco fan diane has been a 49ers fan all her life. would you ever think about going to santa clara? >> no. >> reporter: that was a quick answer? >> no. why would i do that. >> reporter: after years of talking, it appears the team's proposed move to santa clara is practically a done deal. $850 million in i financing has been secured. today, a deal about parking was reached between the 49ers and the company that owns the great america theme park that sits next door, where the future stadium will be constructed. it's finally beginning to hit some diehard fans that this move looks like it's really going to happe happen. >> they've already got the people lending the money and making those commitments. i think it's -- i think it's probably good-bye. >> reporter: san francisco mayor ed lee says he doesn't believ

i think that is a better use of candlestick park. to help the homeless. my second suggestion is to turn treasure island into another area where the homeless can benefit from the open space. you can put portable classrooms there. you could put in recreational -- recreational facilities. we could use the buildings to educate the homeless. i think that those two can help. the third suggestion is that would like to see city leaders publicly donating money, so we know who really supports the homeless. thank you. [applause] >> good morning, city operations. walter paulson. ♪ if you are going to san francisco be sure to have some budget -- some budget homeless money there if you are going to san francisco, you are going to find some homeless help theire all across the nation they got money before they went on vacation on this motion, bring it on like a money ocean so those that come to san francisco, they are going to find some homeless help there, they will find some hope, help on, hold on here, they will find some help here they will find some help on here tod

in sports, normally in san francisco's candlestick park it's the wind and the weather. well, last night on monday night football, it was the lights. here's nbc's mario solis with an early look at all your sports headlines. >> hi, good morning. 49ers and steelers. an electric match-up on monday night football. but the electricity didn't hold up. power outage in san francisco just before kickoff, a transformer blew, cutting electricity to the ironically named candlestick park. 20-minute delay. and then there was football. until the second quarter when it happened again. near complete blackout at the stadium. this time 16 minute without power. niners turn out the lights on the steelers. in the fourth, frank gore powers into the end zone. niners win 20-3. proving to 11-3. steelers fall to 10-4. >>> college basketball. last time kansas played davidson elite eight back in '08. jayhawks squeaked out a two-point win en route to capturing the national title. last night the upstart school looking for payback. getting all they could handle in kc. davidson's cochran on fire from do

many noticed a flash of light just before candlestick park went completely dark. many assumed it was a transformer that caused the outage. >> it was a wire separator. what that means is that wire failed. we don't yet know why that wire failed. >> reporter: pg&e has already removed the spliced wire. once it went off, the company that maintains the stadium kicked in and got the backup generator going. more to come, one hour later, a secondary outage. >> whether it did or not, that's the second big deal. >> reporter: all say they don't know what caused the second blackout before the halftime. but the mayor says he believes it might be the result of using power backups and secondary circuits. >> preliminary indications point to the fact that pg&e is not involved in the second one although too early to tell. >> reporter: the incident is attracting unwanted attention to the four decade old stadium and some now wonder if any hope of keeping the team here was extinguished by the darkness. >> this was electrical service to the stadium that failed. our offer is completely s

how it's yet another black eye for candlestick park. pg&e gives in. the victory for customers concerned abot those smart meters. a hollywood star feels the e of mavericks. the terrifying encounter with a crushing w. your paycheck may be about o shrink. the standoff in washington over a tax cut extension. join us for cbs 5 early edin >>> on the "cbs morning news," here is a look at today's weather. the late fall season storm is heading east bringing snow into the missouri and rain into the southeast. cold air is racing into texas. light rain, snow showers into the rockies. >>> here is another look at this morning's top stories. a gigantic prewinter storm has paralyzed the nation's heartland. up to 20 inches of snow is expected in some areas. ice and strong winds are adding to the misery. >>> the house votes today to reject the senate's plan to stepped the payroll tax cut for two months. house republican leaders want the extension to last four a year. >>> there is only five shopping days left until christmas and holiday generosity is spreading across th

. >>> pg&e crews will begin replacing powerlines around candlestick park today. [ inaudible ] >>> good morning i'm terry mcsweeney, in for eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze thanks for joining us. yesterday morning we were warmer, this morning calm and cold. >> big drop. >> let's look at all the warnings now into the central valley to east bay, santa clara, salinas, north bay valleys that's the freeze warning for temperatures in the mid 20s where we don't have much wind it could damage sensitive pets -- all pets are sensitive, sensitive plants, hopefully you have the pets in and maybe some of the pipes need to be wrapped. here's a look at temperatures, 21 napa the cold spot mid to upper 20s fairfield, novato,qp santa rosa, livermore, 30 along the peninsula, frosty conditions there also. more about the forecast in a minute. >>> police in san leandro are investigating a late night shooting at a wal-mart parking lot the scene of another shooting a few weeks back. a man was shopping with his wife at this wal-mart on his perian beautiful he stepped into the parking lot -- got into a confrontat

. >>> investigators determined the cause of the second of two embarrassing blackouts at candlestick parknday night. mayor lee says that blackout during the second quarter was caused by malfunctioning switch on the stadium's back-up power system. the work on the switch will begin today should be done by wednesday. pg&e has been busy replacing splices that caused the first outage before the 49ers game. the mayor wants a letter from pg&e assuring the city the stadium won't have any power problem during a january playoff game. >>> eight police agencies patrolling san francisco's streets and highways say driving arrests are up during the first five days of their campaign. dui arrests are up 59% over the same period last year. in the first five days, 43 arrests this year compared with 27 last year. san francisco police will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint tonight on the embarcadero at washington street that starts 8:30. >>> while many kids are daydreaming about what santa will buy them many adults will be fantasizing how they will spend 173 million dollars, that's tonight's mega million ja

. >> investigators say they now know what caused the second of two plaque outs at candlestick park beforeo blackouts at candle -- >> reporter: firefighters have dealt with hot spots overnight at the scene of yesterday's massive fire. aim amy hollyfield live in san francisco, update from overnight, coming up. >>> most of our major airports with no delays this morning. laguardia has flight departure delays. check out our flight tracker at the top of the page abc7news.com. we'll be back after this withúúú >>> good 6:21. right now the last opening bell before christmas ringing. >>> sleigh bells! >> that's got to be it. commerce department says consumers spent [ inaudible ] spending and income gains fell below economists' expectations way witt of a -- a bit of a bah humbug. [ unintelligible ] >>> dozens of san francisco residents are out of their homes the result of a huge fire that tore through two buildings and damaged two others. amy hollyfield joins us live from the city's western addition where firefighters still on the scene. >> reporter: residents and witnesses state was terrifying out

>> reporter: good morning i'm amy hollyfield at candlestick park. officials have asked to assure them the lies will stay on during future games and not shut off like they did last night. >> reporter: i'm katie marzullo in the newsroom. there could be a light at the end of the tunnel for people who don't want a smart meter. pg&e is offering an opt-out option. >>> good morning i'm mike nicco. clear air around the bay right now. drier air, much cooler this morning fog trying to move in i'll show you where. >>> following an injury crash where a car went down a ravine in the area between brisbane and daly city, details coming up. for now freeway traffic still light. >>> good tuesday morning i'm terry mcsweeney in for eric thomas. >>> i'm kristen sze, thanks for joining us. did you watch the 49ers' game against the steelers last night? if you did you may be still scratching your head over what caused two power outages leaving a black mark on the city's attempt to keep the team in town. >> reporter: we can say it was an international audience watching this

and in sports, normally, in san francisco's candlestick park, it's the wind and the weather.l, last night on "monday night football," it was the lights. almost kind of funny. here's nbc's mario solis. >> good morning. 49ers and steelers, an electric matchup on "monday night football," but the electricity didn't hold up. power outage in san francisco just before kickoff. a transformer blew, cutting electricity to the ironically named candlestick park. 20-minute delay, and then there was football, until the second quarter, when it happened again. near-complete blackout at the stadium, this time 60 minutes without power. then the niners turn out the lights on the steelers. in the fourth, frank gore powers his way into the end zone. niners win 20-3, improving to 11-3. steelers fall to 10-4. >>> college basketball. last time kansas played davidson, the elite 8 back in '08, jayhawks squeaked out a 2-point win en route to capturing the national title. last night the upstart school looking for payback. the number 11 kansas team getting all they could handle in kc. cochran on fire fro

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candlestick park opened in 1960.nd a new stadium is set to open in 2015. >>> now, we're just getting video in from a plane crash in southeast texas. five members of one family were killed when the pilot flew into bad weather. they were headed to waco from atlanta. >>> and that payroll tax cut that would save americans an average of $1,000 next year is once again in jeopardy this morning. house republicans are rejecting a senate plan to extend it for two months. instead, they want to extend it for a year. they're now demanding new negotiations. but democrats are refusing. and that clock continues to tick. the tax cut expires december 31st. >>> and just days after american combat troops left iraq, the country is embroiled in political crisis. the shiite-dominated government, has issued an arrest warrant for iraq's sunni vice president, accusing him of running a death squad that targeted government officials. he denies it. >>> a legal victory for apple. a government trade commission has ruled that htc smartphones using