go niners!enty of family down there in san francisco, tickets you know how they wept, stingy for them up here. quest for six! >> who got it better than us? >> nobody! >> they're excited. she'll bring us exclusive are coverage tomorrow, you can follow it on twitter @mike schuman. >>> muni wants to minimize the potential for trouble and damage during tomorrow's game, regardless of the outcome. >> i guess you got to do that if your fans are too rowdy and uncontrollable as we know them to be. unlike seattle seahawks fans. that's unfortunate. >> muni doesn't want a repeat of this when vandals smashed and torched two muni buses when the giants won in 2011. >>> niners fans to seattle, built a replica of the seahawks logo out of snow and invited a bulldozer to do its work. the niners will bulldoze the seahawks to reach the super bowl. >>> still ahead, awards season continues. the sag awards, plus. >> just i respect them but honestly i don't think it's a good example for kids to watch that on tv. >> the

. >> it's going to be niners. i don't know what the final score will be. >> here for two reasons, the quest for six. >> quest for six, baby, right here. >> who do you like tomorrow? >> the quest for six. >> the quest for six. one more game, one more game, one more game. let's go niners. let's go niners. [engine revving] >> i have plenty of family in san francisco. hit me up for tickets, but they're stingy with them up here. they're scared of us. quest for six! >> whose got it better than us? >> nobody! >> shu will bring us complete post game coverage, including another edition of "verb non's views" sunday night, an exclusive interview with vernon davis, and you can follow him on twitter. >>> 49ers fans, abc 'needs your help to win the battle of the bays. we have a competition with the abc station in seattle to see who has the best fans, salt's el about yay or the san francisco bay area should be us, come on to prove it, all you need to do is go to the abc7 facebook page and like this post. seattle thinks they'll b

let's go niners. let's go niners. [engine revving] >> i have plenty of family in san francisco. hit me up for tickets, but they're stingy with them up here. they're scared of us. quest for six! >> whose got it better than us? >> nobody! >> shu will bring us complete post game coverage, including another edition of "verb non's views" sunday night, an exclusive interview with vernon davis, and you can follow him on twitter. >>> 49ers fans, abc 'needs your help to win the battle of the bays. we have a competition with the abc station in seattle to see who has the best fans, salt's el about yay or the san francisco bay area should be us, come on to prove it, all you need to do is go to the abc7 facebook page and like this post. seattle thinks they'll beat us but we plan to clobber them on the field and on facebook whoever has the most likes by kickoff tomorrow wins. >> still ahead at 6:00. why a california coach is suing a 14-year-old player's family. >>> plus, why good news for california universities may be bad news for the state's students. >>> this little piggy saved from big, b

niner fans. i love it. >> they're my boys. they did their best and i'm here to say thank you to them. >> casey spoke with fans in san francisco. >> fans go nuts after the niners first score and field goal. >> i'm so pumped. >> folks have been feeling anxious waiting on this game. >> i'm been anxious for a week. niners are going to pull it out. >> anxious but hopeful. >> we're ready to take quest number six. we're strong, healthy, ready to go. >> is this guy chewing on his 49er bandanna? yes. everybody wasn't up tight. when the niners score again, it's just the most wonderful thing. fans cheered them on. one interception lost the game. >> that was a tough loss. i thought we had it at the end. the niners will win it next year at home. >> it was the play call at the end i think that did them in. >> it was close. to come within ten yards of winning the game and have it taken away like that, it's tough. we'll come back next year. >> so super bowl 48. peyton manning will have a chance to make some history. he led the broncos past the patriots yesterday. he threw for 400 yards. if denver beats seattle he will be the first quarterback to lead tw

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so, yu, go niners! >> go niners!y into february and still don't see any rain? >> no. but it could change, yes. we are just hoping that it may and then that would bring us, you know, at least a little something that we need. but who knows. >> all right. thank you, lisa. let's check out sports. it is finally here, the nfc championship game now just hours away. kickoff for the 49ers-seahawks game is 3:30 at century link field in seattle. here's collin resch. he has this morning's sports. >> good morning. a field goal underdog. that's what the niners are heading into today's nfc championship game with seattle. they may be 3 point dogs but they be closing to full strength than the seahawks. rein marsments arrived in the secondary. rogers said he's fully recovered from a hamstring injury that's kept him out of the playoffs so far. he will see time in nickel situations. one guy that won't have to worry about defending, seattle's percy harvin who is unable to pass concussion tests this week. >> he's within effective guy but

. >> go niners. >> let it go. 12th man pride greeted this couple after they became the first 49er fans to check into the grand hyatt hotel. the same hotel the 49ers will check into. they say this is a trip they couldn't afford the miss. during that last game sunday, we were on our computer getting tickets and we were ready. they are not making this trip alone, their great friends are joining them. and we went along with the couple as they ventured outside sporting their 49er gear in enemy territory. >> go hawks. >> it didn't take long the draw attention. hawk fans were all-around. >> it will be a good game. >> it will. >> it will be a good game. one for the record books. >> either way. this is good. >> let's go hawks. >> the bay area couples wandered into the blue friday rally at westlake center where seahawks fans were cheering on their team. mixed in the crowd they found 49er faithful. >> it was a time for pictures, a time to celebrate, a time to be proud of their team. >> all these people the rivalry is great. it awesome. >> it will be a awesome weekend. the niners will win. i would

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people stop when they see her. >> if marilyn was around today she might be saying this: >> let's go niners let go! >> mike shumann has team coverage and a look at the highlights. >> what a win it was. the 49ers have done whatever it takes to win all season. might not be pretty but it worked, and that was evident in carolina when they held off the panthers. down 10-6. kaepernick hits davis. called incomplete, called a touchdown. kap, four yards on the score. then the defense takes over. cared, eight-minute drive, end up with nothing. bowman was one of the five sacks on the day. 23-10 the final. 49ers head to seattle to face the seahawks for the nfc title. we'll go back to charlotte where larry beil is holing court. i have to imagine it was joyous locker room after winning their second straight on the road. >> these guys were fired up. all season long, it looked like the 49ers and the seahawks were the two best teams in the nfc and they were on a collision course, and after this 23-10 win over the panthers, that collision will take place next sunday in seattle, and wide receiver michael crab

people stop when they see her. >> if marilyn was around today she might be saying this: >> let's go niners let go! >> mike shumann has team coverage and a look at the highlights. >> what a win it was. the 49ers have done whatever it takes to win all season. might not be pretty but it worked, and that was evident in carolina when they held off the panthers. down 10-6. kaepernick hits davis. called incomplete, called a touchdown. kap, four yards on the score. then the defense takes over. cared, eight-minute drive, end up with nothing. bowman was one of the five sacks on the day. 23-10 the final. 49ers head to seattle to face the seahawks for the nfc title. we'll go back to charlotte where larry beil is holing court. i have to imagine it was joyous locker room after winning their second straight on the road. >> these guys were fired up. all season long, it looked like the 49ers and the seahawks were the two best teams in the nfc and they were on a collision course, and after this 23-10 win over the panthers, that collision will take place next sunday in seattle, and wide receiver michael crab

>> go niners. >> i know these guys have the gear, they are saving the gear for tomorrow. >> absolutely, you got it, swearing red tomorrow. >> back to you. >> love that hawaii cheer. >>> we look at the transportation and big changes are coming, the municipal transportation agency says it has learned from prior years with big games often comes violence, when the san francisco giants won the world series a muni bus was torched and they say they don't want a repeat of that, tonight phillipe is live there where you can already see a difference. >> reporter: that's right, vicki the street cars have been replaced by buses tonight and the same thing will happen tomorrow. if you are visiting san francisco and want to get a glimpse of these historic cars most more than 100 years old then you better head out before 5:00 sunday evening because after that they are going back to their hub until monday morning. it typically runs from fisherman's wharf to castro along market street and on sunday they will be replaced by buses and instead of market it will by rerouted to mission street and make all reg

i have got to say one more time, go niners.ck out the winning play from yesterday's playoff game. why not rub it in, right? 49ers beat the packers last night. it turns out it was the most-watched game since the super bowl last year. the super bowl this year better be more watched. it costs million dollars for a 30 second spot. when you can watch on your phone, your tablet, 4 million dollars, really? >> that is the interesting thing is the growth in mainstream media. at the same time you have all this growth in non-mainstream media. alex sherman is joining me. is this about the economy? >> i say it is about both. in bad economy times may be the increase would be slightly less but the numbers go up every year regardless of the economy. it is how much it goes up. it is more about the super bowl in the sense that this is the only event now. >> this ad is memorable. >> not only is it memorable, it means one remembers it. it is the only time that anyone remembers a tv ad anywhere. >> will there be a sequel to this this year? other th

. >> let's go niners! >> let's go niners! >> today in charlotte, a large gathering of 49er fans met at a rally in the heart of panther country. >> i'm actually originally from redwood city, california and now live here in charlotte, north carolina and i have worn my niner gear. my son goes to providence faithful in charlotte and they had panther day and he asked to wear his gear and they said no. >> did you have to wear carolina stuff? what did you do that day? >> just put on a blue colored shirt. >> it seems like a lot of my frees in the bay area. >> reporter: it's been said that a sports team is a great uniter of people, crossing ethnic, social and economic barriers. that was certainly the case with the 49er fans at today's rally. >> i was about 8, 9 years old and my mom used to live joe montana and the niners were great at that time and what a better time to jump on as a fan. >> they were born and raised here, but diehard 49er fans. >> everybody here is incredible. >> well, i went to san francisco and i left my heart there

wonderful thing. [ cheering ] fans cheer during the moon as the niners lost the game. >> it was a tough loss that i thought we had in the end. it's going to be a long offseason. >> absolutely heartbreaking, but the niners will bring it back next year. >> to come so close, to come within 10 yards of winning is that game and then to have it taken away like that. it's tough, it's tough. but we'll come back next year. >> we'll come back next year. >> reporter: besides the loss, everyone seems to be final guessing the play, if only if anything. reporting live in -- live in san francisco, don knapp, kpix 5. >> reporter: still waiting on the team with some good company, meaning die hard 49ers fans. look at them behind me. they are surprisingly in good spirits tonight with a dose of disappointment, no doubt about it. but impressive to see them after such a heartbreaking fan. there will be more coming on the minute as i have gotten to know some of them over the last few weeks as they are always out here. when they leave for the game they are here. when they come home, they are here as they are dressed in red and gold and shouting encouragements

. >> i love the niners and we go to school at sf state.ut you have to rep your own town. >> i'm a big fan. >> reporter: sebastian was looking for anything kaepernick in this road stand. >> a lot of people stop when they see her. >> reporter: if marilyn was around today she she may be saying this. >> let's go niners! >> reporter: abc 7 news. >> well, loyal fans are showing their playoff pride, here is a fan, loves his 49ers gear and looks like a panther. and team spirit was on full display. these girls stood in front of a breath taking background for this shot. e-mail us our photos and videos, you can post them on our abc 7 news facebook page. or tweet them to abc 7 bay area. you may find it hard to buy tickets for next week's championship game in seattle, that is because the seahawks site will not sell people living in san francisco. >>> the 49ers have just returned home tonight at 11:00, the big welcome from fans will be live at 49ers headquarters. >>> developing news out of san jose where the community is banning together to help find a

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niners 30. rodgers going down. somehow, completes it, to cob, gain of 26. first down, two plays later immediate response from niners. 20-17 after green bay field goal tied at 23rd and eight. kap, pump fake, using his feet again. first down yardage. sometimes i'm right. from 33 yard, and man, look at this. just barely, barely gets through the arms of house. 2 2 3 /* /- -- 2. >> you know, leather gets hard in cold weather. but that's just the challenge there for us today. and i mean, i've waited a long time to win a playoff game. finally got to do it. it's been worth the wait. >> we've been down before and came back. we've been up in one. >> you know, it is frustrating not to play your best game. tough conditions. but defense holds them to 23 points. we should win that game. >> tonight at 11:00, a special play off edition of vernon's view. one on one conversation with tight-end vernon davis. man wab that was key today. >> vernon, only on abc. >>> lewis now, 0-5 as head coach with bangles. who would have foreseen this. winning today's game for the chargers. thi

niners in the postseason. they're already predicting the team will go all the way. his is the second consecutive year the packers and niners faced off in the postseason and the second year in a row the niners took the win. >> so excited. go niners, taking it to the super bowl. let's go. >> really think defense is the key. defense wins championships and the niners got the d, so i think that's going to bring them all the way. >> i think we're just showing what we're made of. they're doing excellent. green bay, so hot in their own weather, aren't they? >> we can play in the cold. >> those fans who made the trek to green bay had to brave the bitter cold, but at least they have the joy of the victory to keep them company on the way home. this game ranked among the coldest in nfl history. with the windchill, there's about an 80-degree difference in temperatures today between the south bay and green bay, which was at 10 below at kickoff. fans we talked to at rookie's sports lodge say while they would have loved to see the game in green bay, they are happy to have the game i

. >> let's go niners! it was also quite a bit of bicep kissing, the signature moving of the star quarterback, so much so it's called kaepernicking. >> it's extremely exciting. we're excited about next sunday's battle in seattle. >> we're barbecuing at seahawks. >> and many fans already have their hopes high for after the playoffs. >> we're going to take it to the super bowl. champions right here. 2014. let's go, baby! niners all day. >> we want one more, six, big convert for six. >> tonight, fire investigationors have released -- investigators have released a suspect along with a $10,000 reward. we'll have more with this. >> reporter: this fire could very well easily be arson number nine. you could see the damage to the back. this fire started around four first in the morning. this is the -- 4:50 in the morning. the other fire happened to the side towards the front. that was called an arson. they say this is probably not a coincidence, they're going with the word, suspicious. just in the past week, there h

. >> go niners! >> not all 49ers fans were looking for libation to celebrate. i met these women out of st. andrews episcopal church in san bruno. >> san bruno is full of 49er fans. >> i'm native san franciscan so 49er fan since the kezar days. >> this is a big game. we're invested in the outcome. >> the outcome matters to muni, too. >> we're just trying to make the city as safe as possible when it comes to transit. >> in an effort to protect its street cars from vandals they're taking most of them out of operations, repolice street cars with buses like these that can be redirected at the first sign of trouble. >> a safety precaution to ensure our riders, employees, and the people of san francisco taking muni are as safe as possible. >> after the world series last year a handful of fans smashed a muni bus. along mission street, parking restrictions are in place and sfpd is deploying additional resources. >> i tell you this crowd here has been fired up since the beginning of the game. all of them say they want to watch the game. [inaudible] [cheering] >> clearly

. >> go niners. >> 49er faithful are crossing paths with the 12th man in seahawks territory. niner fans are starting to show up in seattle but today was blue friday. and fans were everywhere. that did not stop bay area fans from mingling in the rounds and shoeuing their niner pride. sunday's championship was decided by the team with the biggest fan base. each team nationwide, red is for the 49ers, blue up there in the corner that's for the seahawks. you can see the usa is a sea -- tiny tiny left hand corner. the u.s. is a sea of red with the pacific northwest showing some blue up there for sea hawk love. the dead spin website says it makes sense since the niners have been winning fans since the 1960 while the seahawks have not had much to celebrate about. >>> rob roth tells us, it was a quick thinking neighbor who helped get some of those people to safety. >> the fire broke out just before 6:00 this morning burning fast and furiously. firefighters say it started inside the fmw machine shop and just kept growing. the business had no sprinkler system. >> it's a metal fabricatio

go niners. susan writes, even if you believe that how can you say that outloud.rdly believe my eyes. the only reason i didn't change the channel i was hoping to sear you say more stupid stuff. you know what, susan? keep watching. i have a feeling you'll get more. because that's my specialty. finally, ann marie writes, larry beil, what's your deal? that is the best. the niners are all the way, ann marie, tying in the rivalry with harbaugh and carroll. facebook fans out there. mike shumann will be in seattle with the niners, and another edition of vernon's view sunday night with vernon davis one-on-one, and follow shu on twitter. et cetera mike shumann, an inside look at the game. >> what's your deal? the warriors are in oklahoma city tonight. an absolute blistering shootout with the thunder. the dilemma, how do you stop kevin durant? witness magic. it took us 15 minutes, frame-by-frame to figure out how they pulled that off. kevin can durants, no march for iguodala. 29 in the first half. green has good defensive position but the jumpers goes down. jordan crawford,

>> i'm going to say niners. everybody is picking niners.that happens the other team usually wins. >> have a safe trip. >> thank you. >> join me tonight at 9:00. art gallery or terminal? we have a sneak peek at major remodel at sfo. >> then at 11:00 the target security breech balloons in size millions more affected and now another reason to check your card statement. a second retailer admits to being hacked. and last man standing at 8:00 and 2020 at 10:00 tochlt see these online go to watch abc dovm for details >> a few thoughts about what matters. i began reconnecting on a phone with a hahn when had a profound impact on my life, mr. todd. he owns swenson's ice cream restaurant that i worked at. i haven't seen anymore decades. i started as a bus boy worked through all jobs waiting tables scooping ice cream, making ice cream. finally ending my food and beverage years as a supervisor. i learned work ethic and developed an appreciation from entrepreneurship. one co-worker became a doctor, another, lawyer and other, a teacher. all of us feel abo

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maybe we'll get lucky and catch him on a bad day. >> i'm going to be travelling to charlotte this weekend to cover ninersvernon's view only on abc7 news after giving a motivational talk before packers game rick player will not be going to sunday's game. he lives in charlotte. he has been getting death threats from panther fans. steve smith says quote golden gate bridge with flare has been burned. the task? clean up and get rg 3 going begin. looks like what is going to happen for the guard. unless something crazy staps steph curry should be starting february 16th. college basketball tonight usf playing pacific. we're streaming that game on our web site. so to that. and a funny prank from clutch. you know players walking by. you by orchard supply hardware. >> we have a plan now. >> oh, goodness. >> let's go back to breaking news first. >> no injuries now but we can tell you multiple condominiums have been damaged in that blaze. it's the third serious fire crews have responded to today. >> we're watching from the air, as you can see from pictures from sky seven ask on the ground we'll have a reporter on sce

. >> go niners. >> some who can't go up are gearing up. >> friday and saturday are the days that we sale out of everything. >> really, if you can't get a seat in century link, just get a seat where you can see the screen. pyramid ail house has so many even the general manager had to count them. >> let's see. two, four, six, eight. we have nine televisions plus one big screen. >> we also talked to a couple niners fans who are going but haven't bought tickets yet. stubhub said that may not be a big strategy. ticket prices often go down. in concord, ktvu channel news. >>> don't forget the nfc championship game airs live sunday over on ktvu channel 2. schedule is for 3:30. stay with ktvu for our point after post-game show which will also air live from seattle. >>> our mete rolgs has been watching that fire out in the delta and also watching records being broken today. >> yeah. unseasonably warm and breezy. we talked about that at the top of the hour. the red flag warning still for our north and east bay hills as well as the diablo range, but take a look at some of these numbers we beat today

go, niners. we'll see you soon. of the london games was the most watched television event ever.t's next? the upcoming winter games from sochi. where every second of nbc universal's coverage will be available on every device. on tv, online or streaming on the nbc sports live extra app. beginning february 6th, experience the winter games everywhere. welcome to what's next. comcast nbcuniversal washington, the world's longest-running television program, this is "meet the press" with david gregory. >> given the unique power of the state, it is not enough for leaders to say trust us, we won't abuse the data we collect. for history has too many examples when that trust has been breached. >> good sunday major. no matter what you think of edward snowden and his decision to spill secrets about how the government conducts domestic surveillance, he started one big debate. without him and what he did, it is hard to imagine the president giving the speech he gave this week, bottom line, the spying programs are here to stay, it appears. but the president says he would like to protect your pri

go niners. >>> funny to see everybody in their short sleeved shirts. colin rush is here with a look at how the niners got it done. >> i love wild card weekend. especially when the niners win. aaron rodgers and his postgame press conference didn't mince any wards. we should have won this game, he said. fact is, the niners made the plays when they need in the closing minutes to pull it out. five degrees at kickoff. weather not much of factor. forth quart ex-kaepernick to davis. 28 yards. 20-17 san francisco. packers tie it at 20. san francisco drives into field goal range. phil dawson, 33 yards, won it. look tell replay. that's house. the ball goes between his arms. could have been, should have been blocked. game-winner. niners win 23-20, advance to play carolina next sunday. 10:00 a.m. kickoff on the west coast. a jubilant jim harbaugh. >> didn't think we could pull it out, did you? not our first time. not our first time. we got a lot of tough guys, and they generate a lot of toughness. and clutch. >> i never had a doubt. >> no, jim harbaugh laughing. sa

go niners. >>> funny to see everybody in their short sleeved shirts. colin rush is here with a look at how the niners got it done. >> i love wild card weekend. especially when the niners win. aaron rodgers and his postgame press conference didn't mince any wards. we should have won this game, he said. fact is, the niners made the plays when they need in the closing minutes to pull it out. five degrees at kickoff. weather not much of factor. forth quart ex-kaepernick to davis. 28 yards. 20-17 san francisco. packers tie it at 20. san francisco drives into field goal range. phil dawson, 33 yards, won it. look tell replay. that's house. the ball goes between his arms. could have been, should have been blocked. game-winner. niners win 23-20, advance to play carolina next sunday. 10:00 a.m. kickoff on the west coast. a jubilant jim harbaugh. >> didn't think we could pull it out, did you? not our first time. not our first time. we got a lot of tough guys, and they generate a lot of toughness. and clutch. >> i never had a doubt. >> no, jim harbaugh laughing. sa

>> i'm going to say niners. everybody is picking niners.night at 9:00. art gallery or terminal? we have a sneak peek at major remodel at sfo. >> then at 11:00 the target security breech balloons in size millions more affected and now another reason to check your card statement. a second retailer admits to being hacked. and last man standing at 8:00 and 2020 at 10:00 tochlt see these online go to watch abc dovm for details >> a few thoughts about what matters. i began reconnecting on a phone with a hahn when had a profound impact on my life, mr. todd. he owns swenson's ice cream restaurant that i worked at. i haven't seen anymore decades. i started as a bus boy worked through all jobs waiting tables scooping ice cream, making ice cream. finally ending my food and beverage years as a supervisor. i learned work ethic and developed an appreciation from entrepreneurship. one co-worker became a doctor, another, lawyer and other, a teacher. all of us feel about a man more than a boss, a meanto, a father figure. if there is a mr. todd in your life,

. >> let's go niners. let's go niners. >> reporter: in charlotte a large gathering of 49 fans met at a rally in the heart of panther country. >> i am actually originally from redwood city, california, now live here in charlotte, north carolina and this past week i have worn my niner gear. my son actually goes to providence school here in charlotte and they had day on friday for the panthers and i asked if he could wear his gear and they said no. >> did you have to wear carolina stuff or what did you do that day? >> put on a collared shirt. >> reporter: it's been said that a sports team is a great uniter of people. it crosses ethnic, social and economic barriers. that was certainly the case with the 49 fans at today's rally. >> i was about eight or 9 years old, my mom used to love joe montana. the niners were great at that time so what better time to jump on as a fan. >> 129 family members born in charlotte but die hard niners fans. >> this is like being at a family cookout. everyone is here, incredible atm

. >> go niners. >> reporter: 49er faithful wasted no time grabbing jerseys, hats, all the essentials for sunday. >> they have plenty of stuff. but like i said again. >> this one counts a little more. >> this one counts more, correct. >> new merchandise, hats, shirts, jerseys. the coolest thing is for us to be back on top of the nfl. >> reporter: the excitement hasn't died down yet, and niners fans say it probably won't. >> one of the best teams i've seen. i've actually never seen a team this good. >> reporter: the team had its own postgame celebration in the locker room, before coming home to a crowd of fans hoping to get a glimpse of the players. now the focus is the battle in seattle, as the niners make its third straight season appearance in the championship. >> watch out 12th man, we're coming. >> reporter: at the westfield valley state mall, they say at the 49ers store, things were pretty quiet on sunday. but as soon as the niners won, that's when the fans came in, trying to buy up that flux of merchandise. getting geared up for sunday's game. >> they were all watching the game.

maybe we'll get lucky and catch him on a bad day. >> i'm going to be travelling to charlotte this weekend to cover niners view only on abc7 news after giving a motivational talk before packers game rick player will not be going to sunday's game. he lives in charlotte. he has been getting death threats from panther fans. steve smith says quote golden gate bridge with flare has been burned. wow. the task? clean up and get rg 3 going begin. looks like what is going to happen for the guard. so unless something crazy staps steph curry should be starting february 16th. college basketball tonight usf playing pacific. we're streaming that game on our web site. so tune in to that. and a funny prank from clutch. you know players walking by. and abc7 sports brought to you by orchard supply hardware. >> we have a plan now. >> oh, goodness. >> let's go back to breaking news first. >> no injuries now but we can tell you multiple condominiums have been damaged in that blaze. it's the third serious fire crews have responded to today. >> we're watching from the air, as you can see from pictures from sky seven ask on the

. >> go niners! >> not all 49er fans needed cocktails to celebrate.i meet these women outside of st. andrews church in an bruno. >> san bruno is full of 49er fans. >> i'm a native san franciscan so 49er fan since the kezar days. so i'm still a niner familiar. >> this is a big game. we're invested in the outcome. >> the outcome of the game matters to muni, too. >> all we're trying to do is make the city as safe as possible when it comes to transit. >> in an effort to protect the street cars from vandals they decided to take most of them out of operation. replacing street cars with buses like these. that can easily be direct -- redirected at the first sign of trouble. >> a safety precaution to make sure our riders, employees, and the people of san francisco taking munis as safe as possible. >> after the giants won the world series last year a handful of fans torched a muni bus. look mission street parking restrictions are in place and sfpd is deploying additional resources to spots with larger crowds. warning everyone violence will not be tolerated. >>

go niners. susan says, even if you believe that, how could you say that out loud?lieve my eyes. the only reason i didn't change the channel is i was hoping to hear you say more stupid stuff. susan, keep watching. i can pretty much guarantee that. another, larry beil, what's your deal? niners all the way. mike shumann, what is your deal? he will be in seattle for the post game coverage. another edition of vernon's view on sunday night one on one with the niners' tightened. follow mike shumann for an inside look at the game. you may not like his prediction either. >> making friends wherever you go. >> it is interesting that larry only showed us comments from women. i think maybe a lot of the men had a lot more -- even more mean things to say about you, larry. >> some of them got to the letter f in the alphabet. let's put it that way. >> ouch. >>> just ahead, a plane maker like no other. an unusual man and the item they use to create the intracate models. >> first, a look at what a is ahead on jimmy kimmle. >> here is a sample of what we have in store for tonight. >>

go niners. susan says, even if you believe that, how could you say that out loud?y believe my eyes. the only reason i didn't change the channel is i was hoping to hear you say more stupid stuff. susan, keep watching. i can pretty much guarantee that. another, larry beil, what's your deal? niners all the way. mike shumann, what is your deal? he will be in seattle for the post game coverage. another edition of vernon's view on sunday night one on one with the niners' tightened. follow mike shumann for an inside look at the game. you may not like his prediction either. >> making friends wherever you go. >> it is interesting that larry only showed us comments from women. i think maybe a lot of the men had a lot more -- even more mean things to say about you, larry. >> some of them got to the letter f in the alphabet. let's put it that way. >> ouch. >>> just ahead, a plane maker like no other. an unusual man and the item they use to create the intracate models. >> first, a look at what a is ahead on jimmy kimmle. >> here is a sample of what we have in store for tonight.

. >> let's go niners. >> reporter: the fans had to settle for the next best thing, a downtown rally whichracted an impressive turn out. >> i grew up a military brat, so i traveled the world. i grew up loving the niners. >> i was telling my wife if the niners make the playoff game and it's away, we got to go to one. so we decided to book one after the green bay and took the trip out here and it's been great. >> looking forward to the game. >> i think half the fans are not from california, so i'm surprised how deep and how dedicated a lot of these niner fans are that they're coming from all over the east coast. >> i'm from san francisco and i left my heart there. >> reporter: those fans will certainly be outnumbered tomorrow, but they will be just as enthusiastic, and you said it earlier, ken, with seattle winning tonight there is no chance the 49ers will host the playoff game. so candle stick park is finished. reporting live from charlotte, north carolina, joe fonzi channel 2 news. >>> our pregame show heirs at 8:30 a.m. -- airs at 8:30 a.m. kick off is set for 10:00. immediately after the

. >> let's go niners. >> reporter: 49ers fever invading charlotte on saturday. : fans here getting pumped up for the big game. >> i want to beat those panthers. >> got to get crazy, got to get loud and got to represent the bay. >> let's go niners. >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: many of these fans made the trip from the bay like cat tate. she is with the ladies of the empire. we showed you her story before she left for charlotte. now that she is here -- >> i am very excited. i got my quest -- my official rally towel. >> reporter: some of the fans live in charlotte. >> i live here. >> reporter: and others -- >> from buffalo. >> reporter: a 49ers fan living in buffalo? that's right, check out what eric hawk has back at his house, it's definitely not a tribute to jim kelly or doug flutie. >> i have a man cave at home and i actually named it the 49ers experience. and every sunday i usually make my accident down into the -- descent into the basement at 10:00 a.m. east coast time and down there until midnight. >> reporter: how do you feel about his man cave? >> i'm supportiv

. >> go niners. >> when they face seattle sunday, they'll have to do it in the noisy sports cast. crowd the crowd really is. >> forget opposing quarterbacks barking orders. in december, they broke a record. to give you a comparison. inside a bart train, the noise is between 70 and 90. this harley registers a 104. and some could make it up to 109. berkeley meyers sound makes speakers for rock concerts. i asked them to reaction soft football in. >> it's hard to play football in. good luck trying to hold a conversation in this. we try hand signals, he is screaming, but i can't hear a word. and besides hearing it, you can feel it, too. the crowd of 68,000 jumping up and down also moves the needle like a 2.0 quake. there's no doubt silence never sounded so good. in berkeley with ears ringing, ryan, kpix5. >> be sure to stay with kpix5 for all your niners coverage. they are headed to seattle. ken is in seattle right now. starts with a special 49ers preview tomorrow night at 7:00. >> okay. hollywood is buzzing over this year's buzzing nominations. the surprising snubs. that's next. ,,,,,

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. >> go niners. >> we want it to be a place where people go before the game and after the game and things like that. >> tell change it. it will be insane the amount of people here on gameday. >> ricky hall lives in santa clara. he hopes it will bring a new variety of business to the neighborhood. >> more industial, i think, i would like to see more balancing out of places to eat and have fun. >> but, with more entertainment and more people also comes more headquarters. and everyone we talk to agreed on one they want fixed. >> parking is one of our concerns. >> the parking. until they build, you know, more parking then i think it is going to be bad. >> reporter: in santa clara, mark kelly, kpix5. >> speaking of parking. the 49ers reached a deal with the santa clara golf and tennis club that will add thousands of more parking lots and allow them to host games on weekdays and drivers will be allowed to park on the golf course. >>> u.s. and russian officials are worried about the security at the olympics in sochi, russia. this is not helping. a newly surfaced video showing two men who claim t

. >> go niners! >> not all 49er fans needed cocktails to celebrate.i meet these women outside of st. andrews church in an bruno. >> san bruno is full of 49er fans. >> i'm a native san franciscan so 49er fan since the kezar days. so i'm still a niner familiar. >> this is a big game. we're invested in the outcome. >> the outcome of the game matters to muni, too. >> all we're trying to do is make the city as safe as possible when it comes to transit. >> in an effort to protect the street cars from vandals they decided to take most of them out of operation. replacing street cars with buses like these. that can easily be direct -- redirected at the first sign of trouble. >> a safety precaution to make sure our riders, employees, and the people of san francisco taking munis as safe as possible. >> after the giants won the world series last year a handful of fans torched a muni bus. look mission street parking restrictions are in place and sfpd is deploying additional resources to spots with larger crowds. warning everyone violence will not be tolerated. >>

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go. niners. >> there we go.ars are protected from the potentially unruly crowds. the line will service north of washington and the cable cars on california will be parked this afternoon. muni bus also pick up slack because drivers can reroute buses away from trouble. we talked with one fan who is eager to watch the game from the comfort of his couch. >> oh, i am stoked i can't wait. you know, i took off early from work just to watch the game and as soon ace get off work i am going to scream go niners. >> reporter: sfpd is stepping up patrols and officers posted tollway warnings on a 8-block stretch of the mission and thop prevent rowdy fans from gathering. if for some roon you are not watching the game -- reason you are not watching the game it might be a good day to take a ride on the cable cars but they are limited. if you catch them at fisherman's wharf they won't go all the way to union scare so that may mean there's less crowds for tourists. katie utehs, k to tvu. >> thanks. >>> 49ers coach gym jim harbaugh

. >> go niners. seahawks suck. you ac tually suck hard-core. go broncos. >> go broncos? what? >> better than un expected. onwards and upwards. >> reporter: seahawks fans were gracious in their victory. this is kind of a sad night right now. >> reporter: let's check in with another dan. dan joins us live from the mission district where it looks pretty somber there as well. >> reporter: we've had a lot of people here in the mission district. during the world series a little trouble but no trouble here tonight, just lots of disappointed fans. >> [applause] . >> reporter: with the 49ers taking the early lead, fans watching the game at the phoenix bar in the mission district were pretty confident the niners were heading to the super bowl. >> of course we knew we were going to win. we won every single time. it's redemption. >> reporter: no amount of calls for better defense could rescue the niners from what was to happen during the second half. while some took the defeat hard. >> heartbreaking. sad. next season. >> reporter:s chose to look at the bright side. >> last year we were cl

go niners. >> i'm going to watch the game from another room so i don't have to listen to him. >> that was scott budman reporting. a lot of people figuring out where to watch the game sunday, 3:00 -- 3:30 kickoff, i believe. our nbc chopper over san jose international, the delta charter flight. 49ers getting off buses and getting onto that charter flight. usually the coaches and administrative staff sit up front. >> first class? >> first class treatment. the whole thing is first class. the players usually in the middle and rear of the plane. you see the buses there, wheels up should be 10 or 15 minutes. >> mindi bach with comcast sports net is live in seattle with more on their arrival. and what the enemy is doing right now. >> well, raj, you talk about the seattle seahawks and they finished their preparations today. so did the 49ers. media sessions of the week are over. soar the practices. but as jim harbaugh likes to say, the hay is never in the barn. the 49ers will continue to fine-tune their game plan up until game time. and some people may say that preparing for three playoff road