if you keep the other guy around david akers, he's not gone yet.y are hoping akers is straightened out. >> we'll see. thanks, larry. >> joining us at 9:00 on kofy tv 20. does social media have a new king maker. >> then at 11:00, why city leaders are restarting their search for a police chief days before the current chief is set to retire. >> and at 11:00, we are followed by jimmy kimmel live. "nightline" airs at 12:37. >> that does it for this edition. i'm carolyn johnson. >> dan: i'm dan ashley. for all of us here, we appreciate your time. we will see you at 9:00 and 11:00. this is "jeopardy!" introducing today's contestants -- an attorney and taiko drummer from houston, texas... ...a performance artist from tallahassee, florida... ...and our returning champion, a strategic analyst for nasa, from huntsville, alabama... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- ex trebek! thanks, johnny. thank you, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to our program. $6,700 doesn't sound like a lot, and it's not on "jeopardy!" usually our champions average about $15,

. >> david akers a happy guy. had a rough season but jim harbaugh names him the kicker.ht in billy cundiff to try out against him and david akers has won that competition. however, billy cundiff remains on the roster. alex smith, last 7 games, does it seem that long? watching his remakesment colin kaepernick guide -- replacement colin kaepernick guide the team. you know it has to bother him but he is still taking the high road. at least publicly. >> he is a tremendous player. guy that strong can make all the throws. for me, how fast he processed it as a young player. as young quarterbacks, i think usually they are mentally processing things, making quick decisions and colin kaepernick has done a great job for that. playing fast on game day with his head. locked in. focused guy. >> that is a class act. other 49er news. greg roman there in the hoody, the offensive coordinator. he is among the candidates to replace the coach of the jags. and inside story there, the general manager went to college with him, greg. there is a chance they could have an insight working there. mo

he says david akers gives the 9ers the best chance to win. the team brought in billy cundiff last week. as 49er fans know all too well david akers lost his accuracy and missed 10-19 attempts from 40 yards or more. ktvu channel 2 news coverage starts at 4:00 p.m. on saturday. we will have the play book with mark ibanez and joe fonzi and then fox picks up at 4:30 p.m. with kickoff for 5:00 p.m. and stay tuned following the game for the point after. >>> only on 2, a good samaritan explains what happened next when he came upon a crash this morning. >> and is the fault capable of triggering a mega earthquake? why scientists are changing their theory about faults. welcome se my lcret d you are?air.an your worst nightmare mr. box. since you foolishly brought back your bonus jack! i have copied your two pure beef patties, lettuce, melting cheese, pickles, and middle bun, plus fries and a drink for $4.49. and now you will tell me what is in your secret sauce!! uh, i think i know. "we all know," "pretty obvious." you couldn't tell me when i handed out

david akers gets the nod despite a career low 69% completion percentage. iff was signed last week but the coach decided akers is the man. >>> the jaguars fired mike malarkey after a 2-14 campaign. why is it interesting? because the new jacksonville general manger is a guy named david caldwell. he could be the next head coach and the jags need that quarterback. >>> st. marys up north against gonzaga and trailing by 18 at the half. st. marys down by four now. too little too late, gonzaga wins 83-78. >>> oregon doing it to harwood. they upset number four arizona. first lost of the season for them. daly, and the pants say it all. daly eight strokes back you know those pants are made here in the bay area. >> really? >> the name of the company that makes the pants. >> it slips me names right now. >> who makes those? >> loud mouth pants, john daly. >> i think you should wear them. >> look good on you, though. ,,,,,,

practice in november. >>> 49ers by the way just signed veteran kicker billy cundiff and he and david akerson the playoff roster. meantime tickets for the 49ers divisional playoff game go on sale monday at 10:00 a.m. the itself saturday january 5:00 p.m. the 9ers don't know who they're going to play. if the packers beat the vikings tomorrow, 49ers will host green bay if they lose, they will host the winner of the seattle sea hawks redskins game. whichever team they play you'll see the game here on ktvu channel 2. >>> very nice, getting closer to 6:00. once again, more people probably out on the commute, although it is friday. check with sal. >>> we're hoping that friday's going to give us a little bit of extra good traffic this week or today anyway. let's go out and take a look at the o south bay commute northbound 280 looks good getting up to highway 17. continues to be a nice drive all the way to the west valley. on 680 driving through fremont should be a nice drive. 580 traffic coming in from the livermore grade and that looks good. 5:57, back to you. >>> developing news coming from san

. >>> and david akers closed his twitter after getting death threats. he suffered a flair up in november and needed injections. akers is in a slump this season. later tonight sports director mark ibanez will show us the second kicker the team has signed ahead of the play offs. >>> gavin newson says he is giving up his show on san francisco's current tv now that the media company is being bought by aljeze era. as we reported yesterday, aljeze era is planning to purchase the company for $5 million. >>> the new congress took the oath of office at the u.s. capital today with about 100 freshman now serving in the house and senate. as ktvu's rita williams reports it's a blend of old and new faces. >> reporter: a touching beginning for the 113th congress, back for the first time since a massive stroke a year ago, illinois senator mark kirk pain stakingly climbed the 45 steps. the vice president and colleagues from both parties cheered on the 53-year-old republican. >> speaker boehner is a leader who has earned the confidence of his conference and the respect o

. >>> and david akers closed his twitter after getting death threats. he suffered a flair up in november and needed injections. akers is in a slump this season. later tonight sports director mark ibanez will show us the second kicker the team has signed ahead of the play offs. >>> gavin newson says he is giving up his show on san francisco's current tv now that the media company is being bought by aljeze era. as we reported yesterday, aljeze era is planning to purchase the company for $5 million. >>> the new congress took the oath of office at the u.s. capital today with about 100 freshman now serving in the house and senate. as ktvu's rita williams reports it's a blend of old and new faces. >> reporter: a touching beginning for the 113th congress, back for the first time since a massive stroke a year ago, illinois senator mark kirk pain stakingly climbed the 45 steps. the vice president and colleagues from both parties cheered on the 53-year-old republican. >> speaker boehner is a leader who has earned the confidence of his conference and the respect o

run off tackle 24-21 atl gore: 21 carries, 90 yds, 2 tds following a 49ers interception of ryan david akers- boots one off the left upright from 38 yards out that would have tied it. harbaugh can't believe it akers - missed most fg's in nfl this year 4th quarter after a ryan fumble kaepernick - hits michael crabtree over the middle who fights to get into end zone but fumbles at the 1 yard line the 49ers force 3 and out and force punt 49ers come right back down field and gore races untouched 9 yards into end zone as 49ers take first lead of game with 8:23 left 28-24 sf 4 mins left, falcons down 4 ryan - finds harry douglas on 3rd down - ball looks like it may have hit turf - but ruled a catch and 1st down harbaugh goes ballistic >> it was a great play by all of them, all of them, the quarterbacks, everybody is chipped in on this one. >> items 0 feeling good i am feeling great i'm exhausted. >> this team is it destined to win. we have a lot of members of that have good energy and character and that is what it is all about. >> we believe in each other and we know what we set out to do. >> id i

david akers -- and across the -- of the upright. 49ers come away with nothing. dies on it. and look at harbaugh, little happier perspective. once again, it will come away empty. crabtree takes a land. and daunte robinson inches shy of the goal line. >> you wonder what's on his mind. great play by daunte robinson. nothing of crabtree's great football play by the falcons. >> atlanta's celebration would be short lived. gore punches to give san francisco their first lead of the game. gore finishes with 90-yards and four touchdowns. goes deep to harry dougs las. i thought it was the play of the game. initially ruled a catch. the call will stand, harbaugh obviously didn't agree. this could have been a touchdown, had they caught that ball in stride. 4th and 4. bolden who might have gone away with something. defense shut down the falcons. for the sixth time in franchise history, 49ers going to the super bowl. the first five under the ownership of eddie bartolo. >> i'm emotional and the tradition continues with a fantastic family who is done this and they did it with cla

gatoraide bath and bowl win since 1949 49ers coach jim harbaugh has brought in another kicker to push david akers. it's billy cundiff who was after missing this field goal in the afc championship season and sending new england to the super bowl. cundoff has been cut a total of 9 times in his career.yet harbaugh wants a little competition to hopefully light a spark under the struggling akers in sacramento - two people were shot and killed in an incident that led to the cancellation of the city's fireworks show. >> certainly, he has done a lot of great things, the warriors against the clippers. just a little bit of bluster kron >> good night.

david akers having the worse season of his 15 year career so the new hire is in town to try to take care of his job. billy cundiff wearing number 6 wouldn't expect miracles. remember he missed a huge kick last year with baltimore. he is 7-12 this year with washington. both guys are pros. you got to wonder is it awkward with both out there practicing? >> i don't think eit is. i don't know. -- i don't think it is. i think you accept it as part of the business. it is just about performance. when you put it in those terms it takes the ocked withness out of it -- walkwardness out of it. >> -- awkwardness out of it. >> try today to get better. and figure it out. you know, if i had an answer i would have fixed it a long time ago. >> the high school football power holding a big press conference tomorrow. speculation he will announce his retirement as the head coach. we will have more on that. in the mean time that is the sporting life. >> all right. >> never heard a bad word about him. >> thank you. >>> we have been telling you about the search for a teenager, at 10:00 p.m. we will hear more fro

david akers and billy kundif held a kickoff, part of the competition to see who will kick for the 49ersaturday night. they may be kicking off against each other all week long. the niners and packers met at the season opener at lambeau field the niners won the field with alex smith throwing to moss and davis for touchdowns. the defense contained aaron rodgers, which will be difficult the second time around. >> rodgers does a great job of using the cadence and disguising and looking at safeties and corner backs off. so we have to have our discipline and stay on top of those guys and make it as hard as we can for him. >> that's the saturday night game. kickoff just after 5:00 p.m. at the stick. >> hockey fans or relieved. finally at least there will be some season here. nhl players and owners agreed on a collective bargaining agreement but it took them 113 days and the prolonged lockout. the shortened season is expected to start next week. the sharks were on the ice this morning and ready to get back to work. >> very exciting time to get the players back in the locker room, first of all, a

harbaugh is hoping to reap a big david akers leg o >>> start with some kicking news. the 49ers are going to stick with david akers and using a farm analogy jim harbaugh is hoping to reap a big harvest with his leg saturday against green bay. >> feel confident in david giving us the best chance to win. feel like we have plowed that ground as thoroughly as it can possibly be plowed. >> akers almost got plowed under after making a career low 69% of his field goals this year. but he is going to keep his job for now. in other news huey lewis will sing the national anthem. >> yay. >> taking jim harbaugh back to his rock and roll roots. >> i'm an '80s guy, sure. quintessential '80s guy. that's me. . >> i have had the same haircut since i was 10. seam exact haircut. never changed. >> comfortable right now. >>> after just one season and three on his contract the jaguars fired head coach mike malarkey. this is noteworthy because jacksonville's new general manager david caldwell was roommates in college with that man, 49ers offensive coordinator greg roman who now is believed to

billy cundiff sighting at candlestick yesterday, booting field in an effort to unseat incumbant david akers that it is a good time to be planning. and it is a good time and a good omen to bring the -- playing. were giving stadium tours at $18 bucks a pop at the same timeand several fans took photos of cundiff kicking and put the photos on facebook - said he looked pretty good too but cundiff has been anything but good over his 13 year career, having played for 11 teams and missing a crucial kick for the ravens in the afc championship last year asked today if trying out for the niners is a tough task? cundiff mcclain busted tinted >> also, he gave a another name and a halt in off to jail. if you can believe that he is not going to come back and away. but this violation, and lying to. espn apologized. >> to use seat that lovely lady. these quarterbacks get the great looking ladies what a beautiful woman he must be doing some great things. >> alabama. their quarterback. she had 100,000 followers and now his girlfriend is a mess alabama now has 400 but now after the game she has 140,000 and cou

jim harbaugh said his original guy, david akers is still his guy. despite missing a nfl high 13 field goals this season. >> okay, so only of us or most of us will be glued to the set watching the game. this is the bay area, so it would be that we are messing with our second screens, we have another way to follow the 49ers. welcome back, you were at ces in las vegas. >> by second screens we are talking about the mobile devices. tablets, lab tops, phones, all fairly standard to stay in touch with our social network while watching the game. i want to talk about an app called talk. here is what it looks like, you choose the game, based on the area that you live in. so, for example, this is actually a different screen, but on my pad i have the app and it lets you choose by game, wherever you want to play and whichever you want to play on the football apps will have statistics and things. but unlike other apps this one will let you talk to the people in your social network using voice chat with up to four people at a time, the second screen item popular f

it right. >>> counting down to the 49ers and packers, 49ers kicker david akers will get one more game. akers' kicks have been off the mark. he hit just 29 of 42 attempts a career low 69%. the team held a week-long kick competition between akers and billy cundiff. akers won so he will be kicking tomorrow when the 49ers host the packers. >>> there's plenty at stake in tomorrow's game. the winner advances to the nfc championship the following week but that's not all. there's a bet between us and the morning news anchors rich and tara at wfrv the cbs station in green bay. we made the friendly wager yesterday on camera. so no backing out, folks. >> nope. >> so rich and tara, you guys look pretty good but that jersey needs to go. i think instead of green and gold it's going to be red and gold next week. >> no. i hope not. i mean, unless it's a montana one that's the only one that i would kind of be able to respect. >> well, i got news for you, pal. you're going to be wearing red and gold next week because here is our challenge to you. if the 9ers win, we would like you folks to bone up on a

traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >>> thank you. 49ers kicker david akers is going to getng the team's biggest game of the year. he better get it right. akers' kicks have been off the mark hitting just 29 of 42 attempts, a career low 69%. so 49ers brought in billy cundiff last week and akers won the kicking competition between the two. so he will be kicking tomorrow when the 49ers host the packers. >> he better get it right. he was such a stud last year and had a tough year this year. >> you pointed out the weather on game day 49 degrees? >> going to be great. >> good luck. >> just less than 36 hours away from the game and the last time they met at candlestick in the play-offs it was called free com park 14 years. the catch part 2 steve young connected with terrell owens for a 25-yard strike. yesterday vern glenn caught up with the man who threw that pass. >> i told steve coming off the field there was -- he was open. i mean, it wasn't like, you know hail mary's, not a miracle catch. it was as if we called it from the huddle. it's much sweeter because it's the packers. mig

. >> a 6-year-old girl from the east bay does her part to help the homeless and do how david akers isg to keep his job ask also dealing with other problems off the field. wé >>> welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. live look at the big board. dow jones up just about 13 points. nasdaq and s&p 500 gaining a little bit of ground. down for the nasdaq. reaction to this morning's jobs report which was lukewarm. >>> time 6:55. a mailbox was stolen from the main post office. the blue collection box on shoreline drive was stolen over the new year's eve weekend. the postal service is advising anyone who may have used that mailbox, double check your bank ask credit card statements. a $10,000 reward is also being offered to catch the thieves. >>> san francisco 49ers kicker david akers is fighting to keep his job and now he says he's getting death threats. he says the threats came on twitter so he closed down his twitter account. the 6 time pro bowl kicker has been struggling lately. he also revealed that last february he surgery for a double hernia and he's been dealing with complicat

one final note to 49ers, they cut kicker billy cundiff, that means it's david akers kicking the rest of the way for the 49ers. we will have more. >>> jim, at 6:00, janelle will give her prediction. >> i visit, it's ready to go. >> and i'm ready to write it down and i'm going to use it, baby. >> she was perfect this week. so the pressure is on this week. >> we have big news on a popular weight loss surgery. new information about how well it works and the safety of the operation. >> and getting ready for history, we will go live to washington, d.c., where plans are in place for the big inauguration. >> and good afternoon, i'm jeff ranieri, we are tracking the weekend forecast. it will warm up and we have a spare the air alert for saturday, worst in the north and central bay. if you are going to the mavericks, we have awesome weather with plenty of sunshine, highs near 70. >> new development in the hostage standoff, one is verified dead. dozens of workers are unaccounted for at the gas complex. hillary clinton is urging the government to do everything possible to protect the remaining w

. >> there is new support for david akers this morning. >> we have a live look outside oh. that's the port of oakland to start on this wednesday, january 23. this is "today in the bay." >> announcer: from nbc bay area this is "today in the bay." >> good morning. thanks for joining us. it's 5:00. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm john kelly. good morning. while you were sleeping oakland city council making a decision on a controversial proposal to hire police consultant bill bratton. the meeting that led to the vote lasting more than nine hours featuring more than 100 different speakers including some who had to be escorted away from the

david akers and billy kundif held a kickoff, part of the competition to see who will kick for the 49ersaturday night. they may be kicking off against each other all week long. the niners and packers met at the season opener at lambeau field the niners won the field with alex smith throwing to moss and davis for touchdowns. the defense contained aaron rodgers, which will be difficult the second time around. >> rodgers does a great job of using the cadence and disguising and looking at safeties and corner backs off. so we have to have our discipline and stay on top of those guys and make it as hard as we can for him. >> that's the saturday night game. kickoff just after 5:00 p.m. at the stick. >> hockey fans or relieved. finally at least there will be some season here. nhl players and owners agreed on a collective bargaining agreement but it took them 113 days and the prolonged lockout. the shortened season is expected to start next week. the sharks were on the ice this morning and ready to get back to work. >> very exciting time to get the players back in the locker room, first of all, a

david akers and billy kundif held a kickoff, part of the competition to see who will kick for the 49ersurday night. they may be kicking off against each other all week long. the niners and packers met at the season opener at lambeau field the niners won the field with alex smith throwing to moss and davis for touchdowns. the defense contained aaron rodgers, which will be difficult the second time around. >> rodgers does a great job of using the cadence and disguising and looking at safeties and corner backs off. so we have to have our discipline and stay on top of those guys and make it as hard as we can for him. >> that's the saturday night game. kickoff just after 5:00 p.m. at the stick. >> hockey fans or relieved. finally at least there will be some season here. nhl players and owners agreed on a collective bargaining agreement but it took them 113 days and the prolonged lockout. the shortened season is expected to start next week. the sharks were on the ice this morning and ready to get back to work. >> very exciting time to get the players back in the locker room, first of all, and

program somebody to kick a field goal, who will the 49er kicker be on een off the >>> 49ers kicker david akersis getting to get at least one more shot to get it right. akers' kicks have been off the mark. he's hit on just 29 of 42 attempts. that is a career low 69%. so 49ers brought in billy cundiff last week and akers still won the competition. he will be the kicker when the 49ers host the packers. we are less than 48 hours away from kickoff. the last time these teams met in candlestick park, the game was ending on what was known is catch park 2. vern caught up with steve young. >> i said, there was an -- he was open. i mean, it wasn't like, you know, hail mary, you know. not someone, you know -- jump up and grab it or some kind of miracle catch. it's much sweeter, because it's the packers. i mean, it might have been even sweeter if it were the cowboys. but packers, cowboys, one of those two, i'm grateful for that. >>> dave fleming braving the snow as he called the gonzaga game. david stockton -- that's john stockton's son. ten seconds left. st. mary's down three. no go. 83-78. gaels lose. >>

david akers got them last month and reported it to the team and the nfl since closing his twitter accounte 38-year-old was in the slump this season making only 29 of 42 field goal attempts. >>> it looks like we're close to the end of the era. they are expected to announce the retirement tomorrow. he may stay with them in some sort of a view. >> reporter: transforming many times before. now it's happening again in a big way. on the latest met morses along the city's water fronts. >> it's been a fixture along their water fronts, long before the manager sean pattons uncle was being arrested for union activity. this is during the world war ii. when their breakfast, a murder and a beer cost $2. >> my father had ten brothers. all of them were policemen and firemen, working down in the warehouses around here. unimaginable the way that it would get for the next couple of years. the latest project is the makeover. a $5.5 million project. it all started this week. >> take that as a promise. >> they planned the arena. and they talk of the new hotel, the new restaurants. the place is not too shabby r

this after david akers missed two more field goals. he hit on 69 percent.d notable misses like last year in the afc championship game. he was cut by the redskins this midseason. he may have open competition for the kicking job and practice this week. from the nba the warriors will welcome blake griffin and the clippers. this is how he welcomed blake. the clips had won 17 games in a row. the nuggets ending that. mcgee with a wingspan of a tara -- teradactyl. 92-78 nuggets the final. the clippers 17-game win streak comes to an end and they xome to -- they come to oakland against the warriors. abc7 sports brought brought to you by river rock casino. >> coming up next, celebrate new year's eve all over again u]+w87@çoj

bily cundiff and david akers have been competing for the job. 49er fans know all too well that akerst his kicking accuracy this season and has missed ten of his past 19 attempts from 40 plus yards. you can always watch saturday's game right here on channel 2. our coverage begins with the playbook show at 4:00 p.m. fox picks up coverage at 4 a. 30 with the pregame show and the kickoff set for just after facebook and then stay tuned after the game for our live point after post game show. >>> this would be the scene at the shark tank in san jose. national hockey league owners are set to meet today to vote on a labor agreement reached early sunday to end the 113-day lockout. the players' union have not voted yet. they expect to start the 48- game season a week from saturday. >>> today, on the news at 5:00 -- as we mentioned, barry bonds will not be inducted into the baseball hall of fame this year. no one will. the fallout from the historic vote and reaction to what it says about the so-called steroid era in baseball. >>> thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. we'll see you the next

david akers so great just a year ago.arly a weak link right now as evidenced by his potentially disastrous miss. no one is going to remember anything if he turns it around. >> i haven't had the personal success that i would like to have this year after 14 years of actual credited seasons. for me i'm just going to go into this looking positive and been getting the fact of 2012 and looking forward to good things 2013. >>> that's the only way you can look at it. we have you covered. wall to wall. big crew going down there. every step of the way. wall to wall coverage we are everything super bowl next week. saturday february 2nd we'll have a super bowl special. and we'll have the postgame stuff down on the field after the victory. >>> any time you go to the track you can do a whole lot worse than running on any race that russell base has a hand in. won the first three races and the sixth it was the race for him. that was the race that happened to be the 50th thousand ride of his career. his win and mount totals are both north

this after david akers missed two more field goals. he hit on 69 percent.e had notable misses like last year in the afc championship game. he was cut by the redskins this midseason. he may have open competition for the kicking job and practice this week. from the nba the warriors will welcome blake griffin and the clippers. this is how he welcomed blake. the clips had won 17 games in a row. the nuggets ending that. mcgee with a wingspan of a tara -- teradactyl. 92-78 nuggets the final. the clippers 17-game win streak comes to an end and they xome to -- they come to oakland against the warriors. abc7 sports brought brought to you by river rock casino. >> coming up next, celebrate new year's eve all over again in less than 15 seconds. >>> it is time now at yo look at your wake up weather. tomorrow morning 7:25 it will be sunrise time. we will have freezing cold conditions in land. frost econ decisions around the bay. temperatures reaching 27 degrees in the coldest spots up to about 40. bundle up. it will be cold tomorrow morning. >> spencer, thank you. >>> no

jim harbaugh says the original guy, david akers is still his guy despite finding billy cundiff last week. he missed 13 field goals this season but harbaugh says he still feels akers gives the 49ers the best chance to win it. kickoff is set for 5:00 p.m. tomorrow. going to be a good one. >>> san francisco mayor ed lee and the mayor of green bay, wisconsin, james schmidt, are making a friendly wager on the game with an educational twist. here it is. if the 49ers win, green bay will sponsor hundreds of san francisco kids at the exploratorium museum when it opens at its new home at pier 15 in april. if 49ers lose, san francisco will sponsor a free admission day at the new children's museum of green bay. the bid includes an exchange of some local delicacies. >> that's good. it does something not just i'll wear a crazy hat. >> the kids benefit. >> all right. back to that crazy hat, meat and cheese. something involving that. looking to the east shore freeway. we had eastbound 80 with a major accident before the show started at 4:30. that cleared. flares have burnt out. eastbound taillights. wes

. >>> and a rough game for david akers. why he may have played his last game. >>> here is the bay point/pittsburg area. >>> one of the survivers of sunday's tour bus crash in oregon that killed nine people on sunday, he's talking about it now. police say that charter bus with more than 40 passengers lost control on an icy road on interstate 84 in pendleton, oregon. the bus then rolled 200 feet down a mountain canyon. investigators say a lot of the victims were actually thrown out of the bus. this survivor described the chaos. >> screamed and yelled, some mothers screamed to find their son or daughter. >> now, investigators think maybe 49 people were on that bus. a lot of them were foreign citizens. as we told you, nine people were killed. the officials are trying to identify the survivers separated from their passports, at least some of them went to ten different hospitals in three states. >>> well, five hikers were fresno are safe. they were rescued in big sur. they were hiking near china amp in the los padres national for

. >>> san francisco 49ers kicker david akers is competing to keep his job and now he says he's received death threats. the threats came via twitter so he closed his accounts. the 6 time pro bowler has been struggling recently. he did have surgery for a double hernia since february and has been dealing with complications since he fell in practice in november. billy and acres are now competing for a roster spot in the playoffs. >>> tragedy in pete lieu ma, a 91 -- petaluma, a 91-year-old women killed in a mobile home fire. >>> and we continue to follow developing news out of san francisco, how a hit-and-run driver created a big power problem in sew -- soma this morning.

. >>> some 49ers fans may be asking where is kicker david akers? the team promised they could give him a chance to keep his job. comcast sports net bay area reports only the recently signed was working out at candlestick yesterday. could be just a coincidence even though he's a veteran and never kicked at candlestick. the coach is keeping quiet say both men could be on saturday's active roster. >>> niners getting ready for the postseason and the giants are ready to kick off a special thanks to all fans today. outside of sacramento city hall, they'll start a tour of the 2012 and 2010 world series trophies. things of beauty. this is video of a recent visit to our newsroom. a chance for a snap photo there. fans will get a chance to also take their pictures with those trophies for the next several months the tour, the victory tour, will wind throughout northern california and parts of oregon and arizona. check that out. >> they keep it in the gloves. >> high priority. >>> big surprises on day two of the consumer electronic show. everything tech you wan

this after david akers missed two more field goals. he hit on 69 percent.misses like last year in the afc championship game. he was cut by the redskins this midseason. he may have open competition for the kicking job and practice this week. from the nba the warriors will welcome blake griffin and the clippers. this is how he welcomed blake. the clips had won 17 games in a row. the nuggets ending that. mcgee with a wingspan of a tara -- teradactyl. 92-78 nuggets the final. the clippers 17-game win streak comes to an end and they xome to -- they come to oakland against the warriors. abc7 sports brought brought to you by river rock casino. >> coming up next, celebrate new year's eve all over again in less than 15 seconds. >>> it is time now for a look at your wake up weather. tomorrow morning 7:25 it will be sunrise time. we will have freezing cold conditions in land. frost econ decisions around the bay. temperatures reaching 27 degrees in the coldest spots up to about 40. bundle up. it will be cold tomorrow morning. >> spencer, thank you. >>> now what is buzz

bowl, and billy cundiff has been signed as a place kicker by the 49ers, but they have not waived david akers. he's on to give him a little competition. if you follow the 49ers, you know they have trouble at place kicker now going into the playoffs. >>> as we mentioned the house is expected to vote soon on the plan to avert the fiscal cliff. we are staying on it here and in washington. we'll break it down tonight at 10:00, and if it breaks before 10, you can find the information on ktvu.com. >> thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. look at you g withy u-verse high speed internet. you know, in my day you couldn't just start streaming six ways to sunday. you'd get knocked off. and sometimes, it took a minute to download a song. that's sixty seconds, for crying out loud. we know how long a minute is! sitting, waiting for an album to download. i still have back problems. you're only 14 and a half. he doesn't have back problems. you kids have got it too good if you ask me. [ male announcer ] now u-verse high speed internet has more speed options, reliability and ways to connect. rethink poss

david akers and billy cundiff will battle for the starting job today.ed that he underwent surgery last february for a double sports hernia. he has missed 13 field goal attempts this season. how about some basketball for you tonight? pac-12 opening, usc hosting the cardinals. second half, game tied 65. hustles after the loose ball but chaz brian finishes the ball and finishes with the easy two. last chance for stanford. down a bucket. they draw up a play for randall. misses the jumper and dwight powell misses the put-back. the trojans get the victory. 71-69. all right. cal/ucla from polypavilion. ahead to tyrone wallace who will slam that baby home. the two-handed flush. cal within ten. later in the half. ucla starting to pull away. count it. nothing with you the net. the bruins up 11. 2:30 to go. mohammed hits the jumper again. find-65. that will do it for tonight. raj and jessica, coming up tomorrow, especiallyhé the late on the san francisco 49ers as they prepared for playoffs. >> an exciting time. thank you, henry. >> those tickets go on sale soon. >

. >>> san francisco 49ers place kicker david akers says he has been getting death threats on twitter. acres says the threats were posted last week. he reported them to the team. and nfl security personnel. he is in a slump making 29 of 42 field goal attempts. >>> we are learning more about the murder of a silicon valley millionaire at his monte sereno mansion. thousands of pages of court documents detail some of what went on that night. but as cbs 5 reporter mark sayre tells us they also reveal a lot about the victim and his past. >>> reporter: 21-year-old deangelo austin appeared in santa clara county superior court this afternoon the fourth and final suspect to be arraigned in this case so far. austin along with javier garcia and lucas anderson are all charged with six felonies including murder and robbery in the death of ravi kumra. while no decision is made about the death penalty, the circumstances of the crime would allow for that option. the world series hasn't ended yet but let's say we are doing other plans as well that will on plement what i hope is the allegations of troubl

meantime.in the midst of david akers struggles.the team has brought in another kicker.billy cundiff wasff unfortunately best known for this miss in last year's afc championship game going to the superbowl. the ravens cut him shortly thereafter -- he was picked up by the redskins before the season, only to be cut again back in october after he missed on 5 of his last 8 attempts.the 49ers will be his 11th team. >> there will always be a level of competition are round it. >> akers meanwhile is having the worst season of his 14 year career.two more misses career average.odd considering akers is a 6- time pro bowler and one of the best in nfl history >> we certainly want to make the right decision, he has done a right decision. >> and it is difficult to believe that he has been cut from nine different teams now just an opinion - but it would appear that harbaugh made this move to light a little competition will snap can't see cundiff -- a guy whose been cut by nine teams and hasn't played in three months -- sniffing the field 49ers. >> see you and 11 at 411

it follows david akers missing two more field goals on sunday. fortunately we won, but he had 69% this season. akers may have open competition for the kicking job. >> two teams meet tonight. they are the warriors and the los angeles clippers. the teams are more known for losing than winning. in the past 21 years, they have made the playoffs just six times combined. but this year it is different. clippers who had 17 game winning streak snapped last night have the best record in the league and four games better than the warriors. tonight's game dare we say could be a battle. >> kristen: long time coming for warrior fans. >> trading begins on wall street for the first time in 2013. we'll see how investors are reacting to the deal reached in washington to avoid the fiscal cliff. >> also stanford's big win in the lows bowl will s good news for py's mayor. >>> good morning, it's now 6:29. opening bell will start the first trading session of 2013. live picture of the new york stock exchange. the world will be watching to see how investors respond to the

he will compete with david akers to see who will kick in the playoffs on january 12th.th kickers have had struggles. cundiff missed what would have been the tying field goal pat last year's afc championship when he played against the ravens. ravens later cut him. then he signed with the redskins and was released after five games. >>> fred, that was a great game yesterday. what was it like for you watching it from the side lines? >> reporter: you know, it was spenceful. i mean, there wasn't a -- suspenseful. i mean, there wasn't a lot of drama going on in terms of exciting plays. if you look at the game, stanford jumped right out to a big lead. they scored twice on their first two possessions and had almost half of their total yards in the first two possessions combined. after that, there was a punt fest. there was 13 punts in the game. i give credit to stanford. went right down on the first possession, 80 yards, a touchdown, a great catch, a great run. they came right back and scored again on another long drive and after that, it was up to their defense and the defense

david akers having the worse season of his 15 year career so the new hire is in town to try to take care of his job. billy cundiff wearing number 6 wouldn't expect miracles. remember he missed a huge kick last year with baltimore. he is 7-12 this year with washington. both guys are pros. you got to wonder is it awkward with both out there practicing? >> i don't think eit is. i don't know. -- i don't think it is. i think you accept it as part of the business. it is just about performance. when you put it in those terms it takes the ocked withness out of it -- walkwardness out of it. >> -- awkwardness out of it. >> try today to get better. and figure it out. you know, if i had an answer i would have fixed it a long time ago. >> the high school football power holding a big press conference tomorrow. speculation he will announce his retirement as the head coach. we will have more on that. in the mean time that is the sporting life. >> all right. >> never heard a bad word about him. >> thank you. >>> we have been telling you about the search for a teenager, at 10:00 p.m. we will hear more fro

the niners signed veteran kicker cundiff to compete with david akers we has been off the mark.duled a kicking session yesterday, but according to the san francisco chronicle, akers was a no show and cundiff the practice was necessary because he has not kicked at candlestick. the tickets sold out yesterday in 15 minutes. >> mcdonald's is spreading the golding archs to another city. >> good morning, if you look if a job try one with the government. after cutting hundreds of thousands of workers, state and local governments are in the best financial shape insurance is the recession. as a result, they will likely create more than 200,000 additional jobs this year. a.i.g. got a $18 billion bail yacht from the federal government and new the insurance is considering sue the government for the damage that did. "new york times" reports the board will meet tomorrow to consider joining $25 billion shareholder lawsuit that accuses the government of hurting profits through the bailout tack icks. food and beverage headlines, the associated press says mcdonald's is testing mighty wings in chi

the only shaky area and it is a huge concern, the place kicker david akers. to great a year ago.nk now as evidence by his disastrous miss against atlanta. if he turns around no one is going to remember a think about all of this. >> i haven't had the personal success that i'd like to have this year after 14 years of actual credited seasons, you know for me i'm just going to go into this looking positive and forgetting the fact that 2012 and looking forward to good things 2013. >>> all right, we just want to remind you you have the full crew going down to new orleans. in fact, joe fonzi is leaving on sunday. ken wayne will be down there. and bubba paris and i will head down there thursday. we have you covered before the big game. 6:30 and we'll be all over it all week long. >>> saving it for a rainy day. apparently. tiger brings out his a game. second round of the farmers insurance open. woods into first place just like the good old days. beautiful approach to set up eagle. on the first approach and off and rolling. here's the his approach at seventh. woods has a one shot lead into

harbaugh announced david akers will remain starting place kicker after a week of competition with theewly signed cundiff. he started with a bang nailing an nfl report tying 63-yarder in the opener against the packers but akers has struggled since. kickoff is tomorrow at 5:00 p.m. niners are showing off their team pride already, with one sent us this picture of the youngest niners fan passed on through the generations in the household. and another picture of two more young 49er fans, saying the family is so true to their team when she got her first puppy he was named niner. you can mail us at "you report" and well show as many as we can on the air. even the golden gate bridge toll kickers are jumping in. >> they are dressing in 49er jerseys this morning in honor of the game. the young lady on the last photograph, we will talk to her about arm tackles. you have to hit low, do not grab the neck. >> how will be weather be? >> dress warm. temperatures in the upper 40's but dropping to the mid-50's and it will be dry. looking from east bay hills across emeryville and the bay bridge to san f

. >> good morning, everyone, if super bowl 47 comes down to a david akers field goal can he make it?oes jim harbaugh have confidence in his kicker? acres dismissed 14 of the past 30 attempts and hit the goalpost on a 38-yard field goal attempt and calls the struggles a head scratchers. coach who knows him best might be john harbaugh of the ravens, he was his position coach for eight years in philadelphia. john is a great special teams guy and knows a lot about kicking and about me, probably. i will look positive and look forward to good things in 2013. >> kaepernick is an instant star after nine starts only. in contrast, you have ravens quarterback who still is not considered an elite quaterback. but he has sent manning and tom brady packing in this post-season. and has thrown eight touchdowns and no picks in the playoffs but it seems like no matter what it is not enough. >> i don't care. there are guys that have to make a living beating on someone and if that is us or me, well, i plan on being around for a while. if you want to continue to do it, i am here. >> the warriors opened in

area bus ad raising eyebrows and what it has to do with the real meaning of the word1111111 >> david akers is talking about death threats that forced him to close his twitter account after missing 13 field goal attempts. he contacted the nfl after getting death threats and closed the twitter account. he says no one is more disappointed in the season than he is. >> i am disappointed if myself. there is nothing i can do now. cannot go back in the past. try for get better and figure out why they are not going between the polls and find an answer. >> the 49ers brought in another kicker who could replace him in the playoffs. >> there will be a limited number of tickets available for the saturday playoff at candlest spik and you can get your hands on the tickets starting on monday, at 10:00 a.m. you can get tickets on ticket master or other fans through the nfl ticket exchange. they will be watching to see who they will play after the weekend first round of playoff games. >> if your job is stressful, think strongly of getting a new one unless you like it. >> we love it. more on that, and wall st

jim harbaugh has a serious issue with david akers who missed two more field goals. he converted only 69% of his attempts. they will bring in two more kick, for tryouts. >> there will always be a level of competition to find who gives you the best chance to win the next game knowing the competitiveness that he is, i don't think he will have a problem with that. >> one. kick, reportedly set to -- one of the kickers reportedly set to try out is billy cundiff who missed one for the ravens in the afc championship that vaulted the patriots into the super bowl. look at the wind in el paso texas. sun bowl against usc and here's the 4th quarter touchdown. kevin washington to or win smith to extend the lead to 21- 7 which was the final score. remember when the trojans were the preseason number one ranked team? they finished the season with just 7 wins. >>> the home depot center outside of los angeles host of stanford football's final practices before the rose bowl game versus wisconsin. kickoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. the cardinal last played in the rose bowl january of 2000

>> from one controversy to another, a rot of niners fans calling for the replacement of kicker david akers. he missed his only field goal attempt and hit 29 of 42 field goal attempts this season. now he's getting some support from nfl alum. all three kickers from the niners five previous super bowls are offering support. they say he's the best of the best, one of the first guys they would pick to kick in the super bowl. >> that's a guy praying for redemption. maybe a big field goal in the super bowl. >> stay with us. we have continuing coverage of the 49ers quest for their sixth super bowl trophy. more journalists on the ground in new orleans than any other local station. catch their work on air and on the website. nbcbayarea.com. it is updated around the clock. we have a special page dedicated to the 49ers. there you will find analysis and fan photos and interviews. >> wall to wall 49ers. it will be fun. 5:10 now. a high tech heist has police on the lookout for thieves with expensive tastes. we'll let you know about the pricy items they walked away with. >> and what google cannot do. >> w

david akers missed 13 in the regular season and he enters the big game with the fourth lowest field goal percentage of any super bowl kicker since 1990. one more miss last week and akers is searching for some answers. >> not a great practice season and training camp and pregame and all that, so, i mean, one of those things that's a head scratcher. i'm just going to be positive going into this game. the possibility of being a world champi champion. that's a cool thought, my second time playing in the super bowl. after being in the seven nfc championship games, to win one, it's a really neat experience. for me, i'm just going to go into this thinking positive and forgetting the fact that 2012 and looking forward to good things in 2013. >> and for those of you who were planning to camp out at san francisco's civic center to watch the super bowl, you might want to find an alternative. the city has no plans to broadcast outside city hall. the mayor saying, quote, i don't think we are permitted. no jumbotron for the super bowl. >>> pro bowl linebacker patrick willis a happy 28th birthday today

david akers to tie it up with the 38 yard field goal. and his woes continue. off the upright.he niners bounce back. putting together the go ahead drive until.but michael crabtree fumbles at the goaline. but the niners defense holds. the niners come back and score on this frank gore run. gore the mvp of the nfc championship game final: 28-24 san francisco jim and john harbaugh are going to the superbowl. first time in 18 years the niners are going to the superbowl the 49ers will be trying to join pittsburgh as the only franchises with six super bowl titles >> continuing our team coverage of the niners road to the superbowl. kron-four's will tran joins us live this morning. >> reporter: many people talking about the sphere harbough or the harbowul everybody is still on a higher from yesterday's victory. joining us, and angelo. your thoughts on the niners making that come back? 17-nothing. >> i really was not quite concerned which you get towards the second half but it just goes to show you the voice in the collective mess of what it they can do. >> they were making that drive. i