. >> i'm janelle wang. a saturday night prime time game under the lights, the rams facing off against the 49ers. >> are you ready for a great game? >> we are on the 20 yard line and some of the players are out on the field. especially the 49ers themselves, the bulk of the team will come out in about 14 minutes, at 4:15 they come out and take the field. here is a live look now. the weather is nice. we're hoping there is no rain. and we're ready for a heck of a game tonight. >> i think the rain is going to hold off until later tonight. but i did feel some wind gusts, so hopefully it won't affect the kicker. >> we have a lot coming your way in the next hour. it is not just janelle and i here yapping on the sidelines. we will be joined by a guy who looks very familiar to niners fans. earl stevens. you know who he is? >> his real name. >> aka, e-4, joining us later in the show. >> and then of course, we have the legendary chef joining us today, michael, he has a restaurant here called bourbon steak, and this is

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our own janel wang is headed up to cover the game. the winner wins the division and gets a first-round bye in the playoffs. the loser has to hit the road for a playoff game. >>> we'll be watching a storm system that could bring in spotty showers sunday. if you're traveling up to seattle to watch that 49ers game, there will be rain and cool weather there. not the best conditions. of course, it's aottablto watche comfort of your couch. we'll have it here on nbc bay area. >> no other place to go. >> right. >> thanks, kari. that does it for us. the next newscast at 5:00. you can get the latest information on nbcbayarea.com. enjoy this friday eve. have a good one. now on this special edition of you to our favorite secret spots for food and spirits. special at spanish bay. and here we go. that looks wonderful. is dining and dashing in la. comfort and seafood is my thing, have you just get down and dirty with me today. is exposing a secret speakeasy in la jolla. is what it appears to be. shakin' things up, '70s style. like, this tastes like

janelle wang and anthony flores headed up to cover the game. kick quaff at 5:20.re is a lot at stake. the winner wins the division, gets a first round bye in the playoffs. the loser has to hit the road but they'll have the wildcard game ahead of them. >>> green bay packers quarterback aaron rodgers is returning to his roots. rodgers grew up in california and went to school at cal, but for most parts of the year, he stays in wisconsin to train with the packers. during his offseason, it looks like he'll be in malibu. rodgers and his wife danica patrick told "variety" they purchased a home for $28 million. the mediterranean style home has four bedrooms and bathrooms, a media room, pool, beach access right over.r laura and myself.e race on over like danica. >> merry christmas. 4:57 for you right now. >>> coming up, kari is tracking the friday forecast. cold, kari. >> yes, cold this morning. this is something we'll have to get used to. we have more mornings like this in the forecast. also clear sky and in campbell, we'll start out with some 30s that will warm up into t

here the janelle wang anthony flores forecast on the road fin. and then clearingyear's eve, lo. temperatures climbing up with sunny skies to ring in 2020. >> thanks for joining us. nightly new was kate snow is next. >> we'll be back at 6:00. hope to see you then. bye. >>> breaking news tonight, tragedy in paradise after a tourist helicopter goes down in hawaii with seven people on board including children the wreckage just found. >>> also breaking, the death of legendary broadcaster don imus the long-time radio personality and television host had a colorful and controversial career. >>> a plane crashes just moments after takeoff with almost 100 people on board but remarkably, many of the passengers survived. >> i thought maybe we will be dying in just seconds. >> their harrowing stories of what it was like as the plane came apart. >>> shocking new accusations against a retired navy seal whose case was >> you can tell he was totall okay with killing anybody.

i'm janelle wang sitting in for raj mathai. >> there will be no justice for the murder victim and his family. that's what prosecutors said in the case connected to tiffany li. the jury found li not guilty in the case but deadlocked on whether kaveh bayat helped kill him. robert, so bayat is free but not necessarily cleared? >> reporter: yeah, for kaveh bayat leaving the jail here is not the same as being found not guilty, but he still seemed very relieved all the same. an emotional kaveh bayat hugged his mother after he emerged free after not being tried for murder. he seemed jubilant but kept his come

janelle wang and anthony flores will cover the game. kickoff at 5:20 and is there is a lot of stake. the winner wins the division and gets a first round bye and the loser hits the road for a wild card game. >>> aaron rodgers is returning to his roots. he grew up in california and went to cal. but for most of the year he stays in wisconsin to train with the packers. now during the off-season he'll be in malibu. he and his wife danica patrick told variety they just purchased a $28 million home. beautiful. just like today's forecast. >> it looks nice. all of the sunshine. it doesn't feel that nice outside because it is kind of cool but this is actually normal for this time in late december. going into the weekend, we'll see some rain coming in. rain and it doesn't look like a heavy one. so we'll be watching that. other than that, the forecast looks great for the rest of the year. i could say that. >> you can say that. getting that california sun. >> yes, we are. >> thanks for joining us for our midday newscast. have a great weekend. i'm lá

our own janelle wang and anthony flores will be in seattle covering the game. wow, i didn't know that. again, the winner wins the division and a first round bye in the playoffs. the loser, so to speak, has to hit the road for a wild card game. >> it will be one to watch. >> definitely. >>> 4:52. coming up next on "today in the bay," "nbc bay area responds." >> tracking santa is free, or is it? i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. a word of warning, next. >>> but first, happening now, in paris, the notre dame cathedral won't celebrate christmas mass for the first time in 200 years. that was after that 855-year-old landmark was ravaged by fire this year, destroying the iconic spire. sad to see but repairs should take place in about five years. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ there are rising reports of a zombie outbreak across the area. the national guard- sometimes you just want to stay in. enjoy the great taste of dunkin' at home. >>> welcome back at 4:54 on christmas eve. a look at the golden gate bridge, looks nice but it is cold out there. one lonely car, may be

i'm janelle wang. >> an entire east bay community is trying to come to grips with a deadly christmas brothers and their best friend were the victims. >> jody hernandez is live at a roadside memorial. >> reporter: that's right. people have been stopping by the accident scene all day. you can see all of the flowers and teddy bears and candles. some teenagers have even been carving in messages into the tree trunk out here. this is a tragedy that >> reporter: you're looking at a video of the three boys killed in a tragic christmas night crash. the mother of the twins s

janelle wang's going up. sports director anthony flores is going up. they're heading to cover the game. kickoff at 5:20. again, a lot at stake. the winner wins the division and a first-round bye in the playoffs. the loser has to hit the road for a wild card game. we're back in a moment. [ electrical buzzing ] [ dramatic music ] ahhhh! -ahhhh! elliott. you came back! >>> the warriors are teaming up with artists to celebrate the team and the bay area in a very creative way. certain games are going to feature special themed posters. like this one. this is from tonight's game against the houston rockets. gorgeous stuff. san francisco-based artists involved in this putting it together. you see it has a holiday theme. those snowmen are made of basketballs. down at the bottom there. warriors are selling the posters at games for 20 bucks each. but only 100 of them are going up for sale. so if you get them, instant collector's item. money will go to the warriors community foundation. >> and they're good luck. >> they're good luck. my gosh. three in a row. now,

. >> i'm janelle wang.hts, the rams facing off against the 49ers. >> are you ready for a great game? >> we are on the 20 yard line and some of the players are out on the field. especially the 49ers themselves, the bulk of the team will come out in about 14 minutes, at 4:15 they come out and take the field. here is a live look now. the weather is nice. we're hoping there is no rain. and we're ready for a heck of a game tonight. >> i think the rain is going to hold off until later tonight. but i did feel some wind gusts, so hopefully it won't affect the kicker. >> we have a lot coming your way inhe

. >> janelle wang made a lot of friends today. a lot of fans out there? >> yeah, i would say hundreds that came up here flying in from the bay area all and over california. the game is over for an hour now, but there are still some stragglers here. thank you for being fans, it was down to the last play, true niner fashion, people on the edge of their seats in the last quarter, but they're going home with a lot to celebrate. it was incredible. kibbles and bits, baby. >> amazing. down to the wire, every game this year. so our job is done, they're great hosts, they're very happy being here in the emerald city and there was sunshine today here in seattle which made things better. we're going back home, the road to the super bowl through levi stadium. with this win and you know what is so crazy we could play the seattle seahawks against in two weeks depending on what happens, it will be saturday, kick off at 1:00 p.m., back to you in the stud studio, we'll see you again at 11:00. >> oh, yes, memories and the present all mixed together, san francisco the place

theme song "bang bang niner gang" but before that, he caught up with our very own raj mathai and janelle wangle a lesson. >> teach janelle one lyric before we go. >> i'll give her a lick she can say from here on out. "wang, wang, niner gang." >> woo! yeah! >> there we go. we'll put it on her business card, wang wang niner gang. the 49ers go to seattle next sunday. the winner gits tets the divisi title and a bye week in the playoffs. >>> tokyo celebrated the opening of its main venue for next year's olympics. the new stadium was finished back in november. tokyo is showing off what is to come at the opening ceremony this summer. the great sprinter usain bolt even ran around the track as part of this ceremony, a relay in front of 60,000 people. the first sporting event held at the national stadium will be the emperor's cup soccer final next month. mark your calendar, the opening ceremony for the olympics is july 24th in the months and weeks leading up to it you'll enjoy tons of olympics profiles and events right here on nbc bay area. we have more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, the case

our own janelle wang and anthony flores are heading up to cover the game. the loser had to hit the road for a wild card game. >>> in trending kevin hart may be in some pain today. anthony davis falls on to the crowd after a shot right on to kevin heart. the 6'10" power forward landed right on the 5'4" actor. surprised at first, hart started to laugh as davis continues to get cozy on his lap. then the moment gets better when 6'9" lebron james joins in on the fun. >> kevin hart had surgery. >> he is recovering from that and then you have two nba players on his lap. >> huge players. >> we're excited about the forecast, it looks pretty good for the bay area. >> i know this is a big day for shopping and returns. the mall opens and as we go through the day temperatures will be in the mid-50s this afternoon. all will see high temperatures for a high today. we are still seeing issues the storm system we had yesterday and still bringing some rain to the santa cruz mountains and areas just to our south is still bringing rain and snow to mt. hamilton. heading down to

i'm janelle wang. >> an entire east bay community is trying to come to grips with a deadly christmas night crash. 16-year-old twin brothers and their best friend were the victims. >> jody hernandez is live at a roadside memorial. >> reporter: that's right. people have been stopping by the accident scene all day. you can see all of the flowers and teddy bears and candles. some teenagers have even been carving in messages into the tree trunk out here. this is a tragedy that has rocked everyone. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: you're looking at a video of the three boys killed in a tragic christmas night crash. the mother of the twins said her boys and their buddy were inseparable. >> they were best friends. they did everything together. >> reporter: she considers the dublin high boys her brothers. they were excited to start driving. >> we studied for the permit. >> reporter: a steady stream of people have been stopping by the accident scene to drop off flowers. they're also praying for the two survivors, a girl who was also a student at dublin high and the twin's cousin, a football player at james lo

nbc bay area, our own janelle wang and anthony flores is going up there to cover the game.e winner wins the division and the first round bye in the playoffs. the loser has to hit the road for a wildcard game. >> former a's pitcher was arrested. police say his wife was repeatedly that her hand bag was too big to take in the stadium. she refused to leave it behind, so she was arrested. he jumped in and was arrested as well. they both had to pay $500 fines and the case was dropped. >> this has to be the tallest conductor ever to lead an orchestra. tacko fall turned in his uniform for a tuxedo to act as conductor. he is 7'5". his tuxedo was a size 48 double extra long. he enjoyed himself it looks like. >> is that a conducting move? i've never seen that before? >> i think that means more wind instruments. i'm not sure what that means. >> he led the song "sleigh ride." >>> coming up at 11:00, big developments in a church theft in san jose. the surveillance shows two men appearing to sell thousand of dollars in cash. the thieves haven't returned tonight but a lot of money has. we'

our janelle wang has more. >> the full house will vote on whether to impeach a president.tic-led house is likely to pass it. republicans are already preparing for the fight back. >> in town halls across america, health representatives hearing from the constituents about whether to impeach president trump days before they're scheduled to vote on the matter. swing state moderate like michigan congresswoman facing a delicate balance. >> i will be voting yes. >> she was cheered and booed at a town hall today announcing she would support impeachment. >> i feel that in my bones. i will stick to that regardless of what it does to me politically because this is bigger than politics. >> democratic congressman jeff van drew of new jersey taking a different stance is signaling he'll switch to the republican party. a move that could save a seat in a traditional conservative district. >> he will absolutely get my vote for turning into a republican. yes, he will. >> making impeachment a near certainty with a vote as early as wednesday. they issued the full report outlining the two artic

let's bring in janelle wang who's been following this. >> it was three and a half hours last night 12. lawmakers are getting tired. but republicans know this is the last chance to talk last chance to make arguments, and last chance to put their thoughts on record about this impeachment. today the house judiciary committee making its last stand republicans and democrats in a fiery face off before a vote to move impeachment to the full house floor. >> the president of the united states shut down a foreign power to get involved in our election. that's wrong. >> this is an unprecedented single party impeachment charade and everybody at home can see that clearly. >> the committee capping a two-day marathon debate over the two articles of impeachment charging president trump abusing his power for pressuring ukraine to investigate his rivals while withholding aid and obstructing congress. republicans calling the case weak. >> we're even hearing today like we just did, oh yes, there were crimes. well why aren't they in this impeachment document? because they don't exist. >> as wildly as they'

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let's bring in janelle wang with the latest. >> raj and jessica, democrats and republicans presented evidence gathered in the last couple of months to make a final appeal to the american people over whether president trump should be impeached. the president chose not to participate today but sounded off onafte a d more than two mo investigation, it's time for closing up of evidence interrupted by plenty of political arguments. >> the next four hours you're going to try to overturn the results of an election with unelected people. >> the gentleman will suspend. >> cutting through the rank, attorneys for both sides laid out their case for and against impeaching president trump. >> coerce a foreign country to help him cheat to win an election is a clear and present danger. >> there's no clear evidence that president trump acted with malicious intent. >> democrats allege the president abused his office by urging ukraine to announce investigations of his political rivals, withheld military aid to force what he wanted, and blocked congress from investigating. >> donald j. trump, the presid

let's bring in janelle wang who joins us with what comes next. >> the house judiciary committee is going on the article ls thursday. that sets the stage for the real vote in the house next week. if it's a party line vote, it will pass. then the senate will determine if president trump should be removed from office. president trump turning friendly ground tonight. >> this is all a hoax. >> rallying supporteris defense in pennsylvania and lashing out. >> radical left democrats and failed washington establishment are trying to erase your votes, nullify the election, and overthrow our democracy. not going to happen. don't worry about it. >> earlier today standing below a portrait of the first american president, house democrats said the 45th president has violated the constitution and now they're holding him accountable. >> the president of the united states donald j. trump with committing high crimes and misdemeanors. >> the two charges, president trump abuse bobbid his power by pressuring ukraine to investigate his rival and withholding aid and he obstructed congress by blocking documents

our janelle wang and anthony flores are heading up to cover the game. kickoff is at 5:20. the loser has to hit the road. >>> trending this morning 5:48. comedian kevin hart may have sore legs this morning. during last night's game anthony davis falls on to the crowd after a shot -- look at it there -- the 6'10" power forward landed right on the 5'4" actor. he starts to laugh as davis finds a comfortable spot. then lebron james joins in on all the fun. >> you know kevin said something funny. >> you know he's heckling them. >> i'm cringing because he's recovering from that big car t. >> he's been saying how people have been hugging him too tight and now he has two nba players sitting on your lap. >> what are the odds? that's a great point. poor guy. kari hall is not only on top of the weather and traffic but pop culture. you've got it all going on. >> she's superwoman. >> she's more super than i am for sure. >> not at all. >>> we're starting out with scattered showers still lingering across the south bay and it's making for some really treacherous travel across the region. a

. >> we are here early morning and i think i have seen janelle wang and rog, once in my life. >> we gotke that happen again and maybe we can set up a brunch or something. >> that would be fun. >> the weather will call for a nice brunch outing. look how nice it looks now. golden gate bridge, starting out with a rather calm morning, despite the scene on the roads, look at the flag waving right here, we have a nice view of the golden gate bridge, and current temperatures right now are in the frors and the 50s. and 51 in san jose. 52 in palo alto. 54 in san francisco. 44 in santa rosa. and here is a look at the satellite radar, picking up on the map, you can see the majority of this, a lot of cloud cover, and showers to the south, but we do have another storm system, and that is expected to make its arrival into the afternoon. so we do still have our very own storm ranger up and scanning, and once it moves in, it will start to pick up the activity and remember a service low, to get to where we are. microclimate highs for today, comfortable, mild, in the 50s. 57 santa rosa. and 56 in antioch

janelle wang and anthony flores headed up to cover the game. kick quaff at 5:20. there is a lot at stake. the winner wins the division, gets a first round bye in the playoffs. the loser has to hit the road for the wildcard game. >>> if you're going to seattle it will be cold and rainy there, too. if you are headed pack home you're sending family out, the storm system affected parts of southern california moving away. the storm system drawing down cold air. we're below freezing in the north bay. touching freezing in livermore or san martin, cold enough for there to be frost on your car as you head out for work this morning. we're scraping that off but it starts out cold and leads into a nice day, headed up to 55 in oakland and palo alto. in napa expect a high of 56, and 57 today in san jose. if you're enjoying some time outside, want to head to christmas in the park this evening, just make sure you're wearing layers because it does cool off quickly. we go from 54 at 4:00 to about 48 degrees at 7:00 and continuing to cool off from there. as we look ahead to the week

our janelle wang is following the hearing. >> it's going to be a very late night for the house judiciaryee. as raj mentioned, it's 9:30 p.m. in washington. they've been debating for a couple of hours and the debate is still going strong. democrats and republicans in the house judiciary committee hashing out details tonight of the articles of impeachment against president trump and making one more appeal to the american people. >> is the president's proven conduct impeachable? the answer is simply -- is simple, absolutely. >> the only abuse of power here is the majority racing the fastest they ever have determining what impeachment looks like. >> democrats narrowing their case to two charges, abuse of power and obstruction of congress. they're accusing president trump of pressuring ukraine to investigate his political rivals while withholding military aid and defying subpoenas for documents and blocking witnesses from testifying. >> president trump's attempt to subvert our election was an attack on america. >> tonight a chance to debate and amend language in the two articles. but despite

our own janelle wang and anthony flores will be in seattle covering the game.idn't know that. again, the winner wins the division and a first round bye in the playoffs. the loser, so to speak, has to hit the road for a wild card game. >>> colin kaepernick's shoes flying off store shelves. looking to buy a pair you're probably out of luck for now. within minutes yesterday nike air force one sold out. the sneakers include a portrait you see it there of kaepernick. nike is a major partner of the envelope. the brand made the 32-year-old activist the face of an ad campaign for the company's 30th anniversary last year despite the fact kaepernick has not played since 2016. he caused controversy for kneeling during the national anthem. the shoes include the date of the first time that he didn't stand. >>> take a good look at your television in just a moment or your smartphone. you may want to check it out. we'll put it here for you. remember the dress debate, what color it was. we've heard of the laurel versus yanni debate, what you heard. now this next debate everybod

janelle wang and anthony flores headed up to cover the game. kick quaff at 5:20.here is a lot at stake. the winner wins the division, gets a first round bye in the playoffs. the loser has to hit the road for the wildcard game. >>> green bay packers quarterback aaron rodgers is returning to his roots. rodgers grew up in california and went to school at cal, but for most parts of the year, he stays in wisconsin to train with the packers. during his offseason, it looks like he'll be in malibu. rodgers and his wife danica patrick told "variety" they purchased a home for $28 million. the mediterranean style home has four bedrooms and bathrooms, a media room, pool, beach access and rooms for laura and myself. >> wow, we'll be right over. we could house sit. >> 5:46. they couldn't make us get out then. not a good idea. 5:46 for you right now. >>> from the small screen to reality. trending for you this morning, the male actor in that peloton ad says he gifted his real life girlfriend, get this, a peloton bike. >> take a look at the photo he posted on instagram. the end of