we contacted comcast for her. the company sent a repairment the next day and comcast has given her a credit of about $70 and an apology. and remember, if you need help with a consumer problem, give us a call 1-888-5-helps-u. or head to cbssf.com/consumerwatch. >>> i think that happens more often than not, right? >> i didn't know you could get a kickback. >> there are strings attached. >> what a phone call can do. >>> crews in east palo alto spent much of the morning stacking some 4,000 sandbags along the san francisquito creek. christmas holiday storms caused the creek to go over its banks creating nearly $3 million of damage to public property and homes in the area. now the city is working with engineers to build a stronger levee. >>> all right. so why don't we get a check on the weather with the master himself. >> who is under the weather. >> thank you so much. yeah, just a little bit, guys. i don't think we have seen flooding with this storm system. the fast mover coastal, but we could see snow down to 1500 fee

we contacted comcast for her. the company sent a repairment the next day and comcast has given her a credit of about $70 and an apology. call us if you need help at 1- 888-5-helps-u or go to cbssf.com/consumerwatch. >> that doesn't cost a penny. >> it's free. >> okay. >> thank you. >>> you think you need a break from your stressful job? well, the website careercast put together a list of least stressful jobs. number one, university professor. oh, we all qualify for that. [ laughter ] >> followed by seamstress or tailor, medical records technician, jeweler, then medical lab technician fifth. not surprisingly, careercast says jobs where nobody is standing watching over your shoulder is a key to lower blood pressure, less stress. the most stressful job? being in the military. >> no surprise there. >>> paul, where do you think weatherman ranks on the list? >> it depends on the day. sunny 75 degrees, we're probably number 6 or 7. >> hurricane, maybe not. >> i've done that. lived in miami for a couple of years. it can g

comcast also gave her a credit of about $70 and an apology. remember, if you need help with a consumer problem, give us a call. >> yesterday we told you about the end of a bay area national landmark. or natural landmark. tonight we can show you how it happened. a geology student captured these images of the collapse. the famous arc came crashing down last month. >> reporter: they say earth's geology is a study of time and pressure. and that was put on display 10 days ago when the familiar arch came crashing down. >> when i saw it i was like, what? >> reporter: lindsay grew up with the arch. >> the arch was just part -- we would just sit there and look at it in awe. >> reporter: robert wills is a geology student at cal tech. he began snapping pictures when the rocks started to fall. >> each picture looked crazier and crazier. whole hillside collapsed and had rocks the size of maybe a small car, more like a piano size rock. >> reporter: wills had come to watch the stormy conditions. he doesn't think the high waves caused the collapse. >> probabl

we are owned by comcast. still i think it's pretty cool. the engineers tell the philadelphia inquirer, we don't use about half the buttons on the current remote. we should get it soon. >> fewer options, in this case, is better. >> absolutely. it's nice the buttons are bigger. the tiny little ones -- >> you're getting old. >> i am, man. it's tough. good news on the horizon. >>> meteorologist christina loren, i know you're counting down the hours until you are live with al roker out at the ferry building tomorrow. >> i am so excited. jon kelley, old never looked so good. good morning to you. taking a live look. this is a hazy sky over san jose. we're not sparing the air. we have moderate air quality. our air quality could be suffering quite a bit more with offshore flow firmly in place. we're going to enjoy really comfortable temperatures. 57 in napa. 52 right now currently in san francisco. these aren't your highs. 60 in gilroy. 54 degrees in san jose. we are headed towards a gorgeous afternoon. lots of sunshine, a little hazy out there. not

we contacted comcast for her.sent a repairment the next day and comcast has given her a credit of about $70 and an apology. call us if you need help at 1- 888-5-helps-u or go to cbssf.com/consumerwatch. >>> they may be good for the environment but they can be a nightmare for pedestrians. those unintentionally stealthy hybrids can sneak up on you, sometimes with disastrous results. so the national transportation safety board is asking carmakers to add some noise. the agency says a little sound do prevent nearly 3,000 accidents per year. >>> it started with a giant crack. a familiar landmark on a popular bay area beach is erased in a matter of seconds. we talked to the man who saw it all go down. >> beautiful day in san jose today with highs approaching 60 degrees. find out when in your forecast in the south bay you will be dropping below freezing. chilly forecast is coming up. >>> okay, so quarterback wins the national championship. why did his girlfriend get all the glory? i'm dennis o'donnell. and mike singletary

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comcast sportsnet's henry wofford joins us with what crabtree's lawyer is saying and how hard it must be for that team to concentrate on the nfc championship. >> reporter: absolutely. you know, michael crabtree is about to play in the biggest game of his career, the nfc championship game. but the 49ers' star receiver has more than football on his mind right now. he's got this big situation going on here in san francisco. he wants his name cleared of any wrongdoing. and yesterday, crabtree voluntarily met with san francisco police before he boarded a mid-afternoon flight to atlanta. police say the sexual assault allegation involves crabtree inside a san francisco hotel early sunday morning, the day after the 49ers beat the green bay packers. crabtree was not detained or arrested. this is what his lawyer had to say today. he released this statement saying, "on friday, january 18, 2013, michael crabtree voluntarily met with san francisco police department and provided a statement. michael fully cooperated with the inspectors and will continue to do so throughout the investigation out of

comcast sportsnet's henry wofford is here with details of the deal that came just about when most of us were pouring coffee this morning, henry. >> it was very early. hockey fans, 113 days they waited. now they're finally given the news they wanted to hear. it appears the lockout is over in the league, and players association reached a tentative agreement. the deal still requires language, clarification and ratification from both sides. however, there is a chance the 2013 schedule will be announced tomorrow. most of the teens will open training camp on thursday. the new agreement is a ten-year deal with mutual opt-out clauses. for the first year of the deal, the salary cap is $60 million. but teams can spend up to $70.2 million during this transition period. by the way, the players' share of revenue will be set at 50% for the entire length of this deal. you know, there has been four labor disputes in the nhl. in 1992, the strike lasted ten days, but did not affect the schedule at all. this season's lockout, as chris mentioned, 113 days. 510 games were canceled. the longest lockout wa

and there's nothing you can say legally you can't you can't go to comcast and say well i have a right jay have access to pirate bay that because you don't have any rights with comcast except for whatever they may have conceded you with their terms of service agreements the same applies to apple and apple flies very soon sorious standards and believe me they have to do with freedom of expression with what with what appears in their app store which is essentially fascism. and there are many many different organizations that are in a position to do this to you and nobody is in a position to tell them stop now. and you can describe yourself as a libertarian and this of course would suggest that people have the right to their own. money and that this money should be anonymous to a great degree what about the strand that we're moving away from anonymous cast of being every single transaction on the web. you're trying to get to this with your organization do you feel they can successfully do an end run around this trance or trance every every single transaction being being being registered w

what a game we have here at the comcast center. the maryland terrapins and florida state, both teams 1-0. i had a chance to talk with the maryland head coach just moments ago. >> a very young basketball team still learning each other. how far along are you? >> we have really come a long way in the last month. individually, everybody has gotten better. there were a lot of holes in our team. >> a big win over virginia tech. >> right now they are all playing well. they are playing with confidence. it took awhile, longer than i thought it would take. i just had to figure out who is playing well that night and get them in there. but there has been a lot of talk about the preseason schedule. is this the best thing you have played so far this year? >> kentucky is pretty good. this is a great game for us. they are very physical and athletic. we need this to see where we are. i think our guys will stand up to the challenge. >> they are getting ready to play florida state. how about cooperstown today? nobody got into the hall of fame. he had

comcast. i have comcast cable, it's one of the worst cable systems in the country. if people stopped subscribe dog comcast, they might get the mention. you mentioned the worst example on hbo, owned by time warner, which is bill maher, on 24 times a week, doing what he does. you know what? if a half million --ion people told time warner that they would drop it unless they put dennis miller -- it's not free speech -- >> can i stop you for a second. >> democrats fight. you don't fight. >> i agree with mitt romney -- about mitt romney and the third debate. i thought it was terrible. i was writing people, saying, what is he doing you? are right about that. i don't agree with boycott it's. >> i didn't call it a boycott -- >> call it what you want -- figet rid -- >> you don't have to subscribe -- >> you have to could, the voices that will be silenced first and quickest and more often are conservative voices -- [overlapping dialogue] >> they do that to fox. they do it -- >> you lose -- >> i'm against boycotts. i believe in free speech. >> not a boycott. >> let me back pat u

speaking of comcast sports, let's check back in with ahmed fareed. you've got to have a little pressure with janelle right now. >> i wondered what she was doing here standing behind me. >> giving you cues? >> yeah. before she replaces me. all right. the sharks finally hit the ice. that's what we'll talk about coming up in sports. plus, breaking news involving the sacramento kings but it's all about the red and gold. we were on the ground in atlanta to get the best post-game interviews and we did just that. i'll tell you why the 49er ceo was a little teary-eyed after the game. >>> welcome back. ahmed fareed from the comcast newsroom. 5-0 is the record in super bowl in history. but when it started it looked like they might not get a chance to defend that perfect record. this is why, colin kaepernick leading the 49ers but it was matt ryan who stole the show early on. pick it up in the second quarter. atlanta already up by ten. check out the throw to julio jones and tapping the feet. got them both down. got three feet down. 17-0, falcons. jim harbaugh no

comcast sports net is live in new orleans this morning.ou are getting into that mardi gras spirit. >> reporter: getting into the spirit. it's easy to do right when you walk off the plane. when we were coming here, we knew the fact there's been ten super bowls here in new orleans. why does the nfl keep coming back to new orleans? you get off the plane and you remember why. we're in the middle of the mardi gras parade season. we saw one of the last ones they'll have for a bit sunday. you see some of the floats and the bands going by. takes about two months for those floats to go from a thought and idea to being painted and out on the street. good stuff over there in new orleans. they're going to take about a week long break of the parties and parades on mardi gras on canal street there for the super bowl. it will be too much craziness with both events going on at the same time. they'll resume up with mardi gras parades up until fat tuesday which falls on february 12th this year. it's a big bummer for 49er players who got off the team plane l

. >>> comcast sports net for a look at sports. something going on in the sports world today. >> in fact, there is. and the game has been pushed back. it is that nfl playoff game going on tonight in san francisco. a 5:25 start but don't change the channel yet. we'll show you how one 49er nearly became an animal this week in preparing for the game against the packers. >>> also, an absolute doozie in the afc side of the playoffs. the game still under way, but it will be the final one for peyton manning or the last one for ray lewis ever? sports is next. >>> well, this weekend is widely known to nfl fans as the best two football days of the calendar year. eight teams enter today hoping to continue their seasons with only four headed to their respective conference title games next weekend. this game still going on in the mile high city, baltimore and denver tied at 35-35. ravens scored a touchdown within the final minute to send it to extra football. right now if the next score wins, we'll let you know if that happens by the final of o

let's check in with henry wofford of comcast sports net. a little basketball and football action going on? >> how about a little basketball and a whole lot of football. super bowl talk. we're just over a week away. we'll tell you how the 49ers plan to take their place in history. plus, the warriors were in milwaukee after dropping a game in chicago last night. we'll tell you if golden state was able to buck the losing trend. that's next in sports. >>> welcome back to nbc bay area. when the 49ers beat the chargers in super bowl xxx, no one thought the niners would have to wait 18 years before they returned to the super bowl. super bowl xlvii is just over a week away. the current 49ers are hoping this is the beginning of a new dynasty. >> majority of the time when you hear people talk about san francisco, only thing that comes to mind is ronnie lott, rice, joe montana. now we're trying to make you talk about patrick willis, smith, colin kaepernick, alex smith. we don't want to keep talking about them. they was the team back in the day but we'

comcast california law goes a big step further. it allows customers to collect up to $600 in damage if the repair or delivery person fails to show up within an agreed upon 4-hour more window. provided the company has 25 or more employees. >> this puts the pressure on the companies to live up to their commitment. >> reporter: law professor says they are allowed to change plans, but they're supposed to reach the customer fist. >> reporter: one says she's doughnutsing time. in order to collect damages, she'd have to sue comcast in small claims court and prove how much the no-show actually cost her. she says that's simply not worth it. >>> she just wants her internet. >> nothing, no response whatsoever. >> well, we're happy to report, she has internet. comcast also gave her a credit of about $70 and an apology. remember, the you need help with a consumer problem, give us a call or head to cbs.com. >> frustrated parents storm a bay area school board meeting. how they're > >>> how dare you, my child was attacked from behind. >> angry par

we need to be competing with a public infrastructure with compast, comcast and at&t and you name it and i urge that we do something in the next year and do a new study around broad band and 110 years ago now. we need. >> >> update it and lay the ground for a communication system in san francisco and if you look at what happens with the public access channel it's obvious that we need it and comcast isn't going to give us the access content and opportunities for the community that we really need so please do. i know you have a long list but please add that to the list. thanks. >> thank you. anyone else? okay. seeing none public comment is closed, so what i would say -- i would direct staff to work with me and drafting a res diewgz that we would bring to the commission at our next meeting that outlines all of these issues and makes some suggestion for how to proceed with respect to them. commissioner avalos. >> yes. i would like to just kind of tap into that process as well. i mean you can take the lead but i want -- >> and in fact i'm -- i know that my staff would appreciate this. i am ha

comcast sports better watch out, janelle knows what she's talking about.n't wait to hear what she says about the super bowl, assuming she's picking the niners. henry, what do you have for us? >> janelle, slow down, i don't need her taking my job. just be cool. stick with the news. allow me to do the sports. am i okay with that? coming up in sports, we've got a lot for you. jim harbaugh is headed to the super bowl. and he might have to face his big brother. after the break, even more reaction to the 49ers' victory in the nfc championship game. who does it better than them? nobody. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back to nbc bay area. age is just a number. the 49ers have a young quarterback and a second year head coach, but experience can't keep the 49ers out of the super bowl. they are headed to new orleans after their win today. colin kaepernick leading the 49ers. matt ryan, second quarter, up 10-0. he hooks up with julio jones. 20-yard td. that made it 17-0. 49ers would not go away. down three, frank gore punches in. his second td of the game. 28-24. las

. >>> here in the comcast sportsnet news room. you can't talk about the 49ers tonight without mentioning the criminal investigation of michael crabtree for an alleged sexual assault. the headlines through the nfc championship game in atlanta on sunday. the 49ers touched down tonight in atlanta, and our cameras were there to capture this video. failing to prepare is preparing to fail, and according to the 49ers, their final preparation couldn't have gone much better. >> it was great. this week was one of the best we have had since i have been here. it was very focused. with everybody very excited and locked in. and i think that's what set us up for last week was we had a great week of practice that week, and this one, we'll be able to do what we did last week. >> continuing our coverage of one of the strangest stories in sports. notre dame linebacker manti te'o made his first comments to espn saying, quote, i wasn't faking it, i wasn't part of this. people will know there's no way i could be a part of this, end quote. >> they have

. >>> and right now we are going to check in with brody brazil of comcast sports net. a little football action going on today. >> yeah, diane, always a great day when you get paid to watch football games. two to update you on. something had to give in denver this afternoon. would it be the end of peyton manning's season or the end of ray lewis' storied career? highlights from the mile high city are coming up next. >>> plus the 49ers kicking off their second season in a game that didn't get off to a great start for the home team. we'll let you know how they're faring up to the minute right here on nbc bay area. >>> well, this is said to be the best football weekend of the year for elimination games featuring 8 of the fop nfl teams this season. the first chapter took place today in the mile high city where the temperature was nine degrees, but the game was an absolute barn burner. it is the ravens and broncos in an afc divisional playoff matchup. straight to the second half. holiday takes the opening kickoff back all the way 104 yards and back from his own end zone. holi

when you want a story covered the right way, count on nbc bay area and comcast sportsnet bay area toer. live super bowl reports from new orleans begin tomorrow. we have the latest on the 49ers and the ravens. believe me, you don't want to miss it. >>> over to the ice with the avs and sharks. the big hit on gabriel land landisgog. he would leave but returned later. then going after stewart, he would receive a game misconduct for instigating. on the power play, patrick marlo, seven go ahead goal of the season. he wasn't down. look at mr. marlo. two minutes later, count it. four straight two-goal games. thomas grise netted his first nhl shutout. sharks win. >> the way we played after, i thought, the first seven or eight minutes, the two penalty kills changed the momentum in our favor. and i'm sure you're going ask me about the hit. i thought that changed the momentum. they took things into their own hands, and our power play clicked. that series of events changed the night for us. >> reporter: good to see team tail get off to a great start. another team that's been on a roll, the golden

comcast. i have comcast cable. it is one of the worst cable systems in the country.at, it is a tea party and so people stop subscribing and they might get the message. you mentioned the worst example on hbo that is owned by time warner which is bill marr on 24 times a week, doing what he does. you know what, if a half a million people in this country told time warner that they wouldn drop them unless they put dennis miller, that's not free speech. that is paid speech. democrats fight. you don't fight. >> i agree about mitt romney and the third debate. i thought it was terrible. i was writing people at the time of that debate saying what is he doing? you are right about that. i don't y agree with boycotts, and i will tell you why. >> i didn't call it a boycott. it is paid speech. you don't have to subscribe, o direct tv. >> the voices will be silenced first and quickest and more often are conservative voices. >> you do that anyway. they do that to fox and they do it to everyone else. you lose when you don't fight. >> i believe in free speech. >> not a boycott. >> it i

here's what's coming up on comcast sports net bay area. the ceo of 49ers scheduled to join us and the rest of the schedule coming up live from the big eyasy the rest of the day. this is what we're looking forward to today. what i specifically look forward to is media day. every day is media day here but this is the big one. you get crazy questions. a reporter from "the tonight show" comes out and tries to be funny on the floor. one year we had lady in a wedding dress proposing to tom brady. that's what we're tracking here in the big easy. it's tough work. we're tracking that. back to you. >> anything is possible. >> can't wait to hear what comes out of it. thank you very much. the san francisco townhome montana used to call home is now up for sale. it includes a heated community pool. it has just one bedroom, 1.5 bathrooms but it includes a private roof with a view of the bay bridge. ample parking. it will cost you $5,000 a month. >> that's a good looking joint. >>> a fight against ed lee's suggestion that they limit alcohol sales during t

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the press coverage is going on right now so you can also watch that on our 247 news channel comcast wasn'tu don't have to flip over because we have been covered. after the game we have our post show that starts at 7:00 p.m.. >> we have every crew member out on the field to give you the latest on the celebration from every corner of the city. the usgs as a magnitude 6.0 quake struck at about six and the morning centered in the ocean about 200 mi. south of the capital of juneau. officials said the latest earthquake was an aftershock to a magnitude seven and a half quake that hit on january 4th. that one sparked a tsunami warning for hundreds of miles along the alaskan and canadian coast. it was canceled after no wage or produce. there is no current threat of a tsunami. [ female announcer ] safeway presents real big deals of the week. or how to get great prices on things you need. we know you look around for the best deals. that's why we give you real big club card deals each week. right now best foods mayonnaise is just $2.77. so pile it on. pizza is served. digiorno pizza is just $3.88. and

. >> let's turn thingings observe to comcast sports net news room. >> super bowl is getting here. i'm afraid here. sfi hall playing smoiler to the 49ers soup ere bowl. >>> but, first, we're just nine days away from super bowl 47 in new orleanss. coming up, we're taking final prep raxs. >>> yeah, momentum is building. we're just nine days away from the game everyone is talking about. it's the ravens and the 49ers. the trophy is ochb the line. down in santa rera, next up, a trip to the big easy. where a media sur cut meets it ochb sfrid. >> i want them to enjoy it. i want them to enjoy every min ult. especially, enjoy the competition. that's the most exciting thirng to play for. that ball getting kicked off and working together, fighting together, playing together for a chance to win a championship. >> i want the get a chance to come to the super bowl. >> now, those of you blaming the camp out at the civic krenter might want to find an alternative. >> mayor ed lead said i don't think we're going sto control the new where you know. warriors, bulls, benny the bull. >> figs quarter, kn

the comcast crew is ready, and they've got two large sports cameras to capture all of the action. the commentators are here. they're excited. they want to comment. we're excited. the fans are excited. should be about 15 minutes or so till we see the giants. hey, guys. [cheering and applauding] look at this amazing display. this looks incredible. and right in front of me is the press riser. and here's from all over the world. there are two press risers and they were built especially for this event. and as you can see, there are so many cameras here. they're from all over the world to shoot all of the action of today's event. civic center is full of giants fans. just look at this crowd. it's unbelievable. [cheering and applauding] >> in addition to all the cameras up on the risers, there's plenty of radio coverage, too. right behind me is knbr and the sports commentators are here talking about all the excitement, the world series and the giants' big win. in addition to the two risers for the press, there's actually a third riser for folks with disabilities so they can have a great v

tonight on comcast sports net bay area live from the big easy. we have chronicle live at 5:00. 6:30. one more note. there is a specific reason we gave the microphone to grant. if i asked the question i don't think it would have gone well for me. larry is a guy asking the 49ers the questions. >> let him do the dirty work. >> exactly. thanks so much. >> also from the super bowl, yeah. linebacker ray lewis played 17 seasons for the ravens. he has 41 1/2 sacks for his career. arguably one of the greatest linebackers to play. guess who his first sack was against? how about jim harbaugh? at that time he was a veteran quarterback for the colts. took him down 26-21. harbaugh and his brother ravens head coach john harbaugh. there is another twist to the family feud of father and son. comcast bay area reports jim harbaugh's son jay is an intern for uncle john over in baltimore. following me? we found the twitter page that belongs to jay harbaugh. e he posted a photo of the team leaving baltimore with the caption "super bowl send-off" best fans in the league. we beg to differ and we think

additionally we ran over 650 30-second tv commercials on comcast tv, featuring the mayor and director reiskin promoting new year's eve ride free. this year's promotion got a boost from our friends at phillip yips 66, who underwrote the campaign with their sponsorship we were able to acquire additional advertising in the form of multi-lingual spots and traffic reports and led signage on the approaches to the bay bridge from december 26th through new year's eve. a centennial video produced by sfgovtv and the agencies's marketing department will be shown to the board on its january 29th workshop. looking forward to that. the agency has also developed various promotional items to be distributed to employees this month that include commemorative pins, centennial shoulder.s and coffee mugs. lastly on december 28th, members of the mta board and director reiskin visited many operating administrative divisions to personally thank our frontline employees for their dedicated service. staff really appreciated hearing from you and a special thanks to director lee's wife for the fabulous cupcakes.

you can catch all things live on our 247 channel, comcast town 193. for any super bowl affirmation could check out kron4.com. as well as our facebook and twitter feeds. >> looking forward to the super bowl commercials this year? here is a glimpse of what you will see during the big game. some advisers are releasing their super bowl commercials ahead of the game. this year, 30 seconds of air time cost upwards of an estimated $4 million. you will get to see what other advertisers have to offer on february the third to worduring super bowl 47. >> coming up on kron 4 morning news. here is a look get some of the pictures of niners pride that you have sent to us. we will be right back. [ male announcer ] when moisture is this light, it floats. when hair is this hydrated, it flooows... introducing nexxus hydra-light: a higher standard in hair care that's full of moisture. free of heaviness. hydra-light's salon formulas with light, deep-sea minerals give up to 80% more moisturization that won't weigh hair down. for hair that captivatingly flows. new nexxus hy

you can catch that on our 24/7 channel, comcast channel 193.or any superbowl information check out kron 4 .com. as was our face book and twitter feeds. >> it is not just football on the bay area is buzzing about. a's fans got to meet their favorite players that fan says, before the baseball team has to arizona. >> kron fours reggie kumar tells us many still energized their team clinched the a.l. west championship last season. >> coco chrrisp and others were some of the plant on hand to greet fans. they signed baseball shirts and posters. some fans get a close-up look at the world series trophy from years past. >> a j griffins signature we watch the highlights. >> i am a big fan. we were born and raised we are all big a's fans and we just got our season tickets. >> it is a great opportunity to meet the fans. they are always so friendly. it is cool to meet them and have fun with them. >> fact at athletics representative said this year's fans says was sold out and oakland reggie kumar kron 4 news. >> parking meters in san francisco were turned on

comcast sportsnet is here with the details of the deal and hopefully what it is that was that one thing that brought them together to the table. >> they just needed to work some things out. they say good things come to those who wait so hockey fans count on a very good season. after 113 days, it appears that nhl lockout is over. the new agreement is a ten-year deal with mutual opt out clauses. there's a chance in the 13 schedule will be announced tomorrow. now, reportedly, nhl executives would like for the season to begin by january 19th and most likely each team will play at least 48 regular season games. most of the teams are planning the open training camp this thursday. there have been four labor disputes in the nhl. 1992 strike lasted ten days. fortunately it could not affect the schedule. this season's lockout lasted 113 days and 500 games were canceled. the longest lockout was during the 2004-2005 season which lasted 310 days and wiped out the entire season. this is obviously a much t better case this year. coming up later in sports, our sharks insider explains how the lockout mi

super bowl xlvii approaches over the next two weeks, comcast sports net bay area, we'll chronicle liverts net central, 49ers central and here on nbc bay area news, wall-to-wall coverage you can't get anywhere else live from new orleans. >>> shifting gears to the silver and black, a raider is grabbing headlines for remarks he made about the postseason appearance in super bowl xxxvii. tim brown is suggesting that ex-raider coaches callahan may have changed the game plan the friday before the game. several months ago, comcast sportsnet sat down with brown who spent 16 seasons with the raiders and explained his perspective on events leading up to that super bowl game. >> now, the guy who this is going to affect the most is baird robbins. because baird robbins is the one who has to make all the calls. he is begging callahan, don't do this. i don't have time to prepare for this. please don't do this. i was with him. and he's begging him, you can't do this to me. no, this is what we're going to do. this is what we're going to do. it was that night that baird went out and went awol that night.

maryland terrapins trying to extend their winning streak against florida state last night at the comcast's center. it came down to this, a chance to tie the game in the closing seconds, but they blocked the shot. they had a chance, but it was blocked. maryland loses. the florida some models coming back and win the game. maryland 1 and 1. have a great day. >> a with abc 7 and wjla.com for continuing coverage of robert griffin's road to recovery. >> d.c. mayor vincent gray is making good on a bet he lost with the mayor of seattle. the mayors back up the loser of sunday's game would fly the victors flag and paris city hall for one day. since the redskins lost, mayor gray will fly the seattle flag at the wilson building later today. >> mayor gray also making good on a promise to name a park after the late the "godfather of go-go, chuck brown. >> ♪ ♪ >> later this morning, the mayor will sign a bill into law to rename part of langdon part in northeast chuck brown memorial park. we will get a look at the design for the park which includes renovations to the amphitheater and other facilities. he

comcast, walmart, verizon, moon star restaurant. >> we go from the greatest karaoke's singer in the housecongress to the self-proclaimed worst karaoke singing in public office. i would like to introduce california state controller, serving his second term. he takes a hard-line and took immediate action to weed out waste, fraud, and abuse of public funds. and to amend the state's finances more transparent and accountable to the public -- and to make the state's finances more transparent and accountable to the public. [applause] >> i will spare you what the distinguished council president requested me to do, which is to sing for all of you. we used to go out for karaoke, but he would sing and i would leave. this is a magnificent evening. we gather tonight in celebration of asian-pacific heritage month. we take a moment to reflect upon our past, to understand the heroic struggles, obstacles, hardships that so many people, including this evening's tremendous honor read, had to overcome. this is a very special place. norm gave me the good fortune of putting my feet to the marble in the halls o

he kept up some of his duties here at the comcast center.hat was as important to his medical recovery as any of the procedures at the hospital. >> to be around my friends who were in the stands action and then the managers and the basketball players, i mean, that's a family of its own. so it's been great to be around that. and that's a consistency that, you know, i really haven't had much of. >> reporter: now at the restart of a semester cut short a year ago there's a degree of anonymity. that's just fine with zachary. he has his own mission, a philosophy he admits isn't for everyone, but it's right for him. >> not everybody c adopt this way of thinking, but i considered the cancer to be a blessing, and an opportunity for me to show -- prove myself worthy of this life. >> in college park, derrick ward, news4. >>> he's doing good. >>> well, that's all for "news4 this week." i'm veronica johnson, thanks for joining us. you know how the rest goes. until next time, be safe, be kind, be healthy.

you can catch that on 247 comcast channel 193.ternoon. and you can always go to our web site kron4 .com as well as facebook and twitter feed. >> closing arguments will be held today in a retrial of a former san francisco police crime lab technician accused of taking cocaine from the facility. deborah madden previously admitted to taking small amounts of drugs spilled from evidence and 2009. her first trial ended in a hung jury last fall. she are alleged death from the labs drug analysis unit led to the eventual closure of the facility. it also forced prosecutors to dismiss hundreds of criminal cases. today president obama will meet with police chiefs from three communities that have experienced a mass shootings. as part of his administration's push to address gun violence. obama is drawing attention to the were shootings of 2012 and biting the police from aurora, colorado, oak creek wisconsin, and new town conn. as president joe biden will be at the meeting held in the white house. >> a live look at the mt. tam cam, a beautiful lo