. >> cris: believe me, the last thing jim harbaugh wants to deal with is calvin johnson running down for a hail mary at the end of the game. this is that point in the game where you're going let's end this thing. get your hands team out there. and get it over with. >> al: special teams coach, danny crossman. there is the special teams coach of the 49ers. >> cris: this is one of those jobs they used to put me on the hot corner because i was a little taller and they would bounce the balls. not a whole lot of fun. they end up protecting the guy a little bit better now blockers in front allow vernon davis or one of their receivers to come down and make the catch. >> al: so the 49ers with what they call a hand see for the most part. you see vernon davis out there. hanson. remember, it has to go ten yards before a lion can recover it. everybody up at the 45 yard line. now the 49ers are going to take another time-out. >> cris: interesting. there is nobody back in the middle of the field. you could take this kick and kick it to about the 20 and just try to outrun them. who knows. those crazy

. >>> the 49ers take no one for granted hosting the lions on prime time tv and jim harbaugh's formulaf stout defense. the offense is reaping winning results. it is a pre game handshake and that is jim schwartz. alex smith had some up his sleeve. a 21%yard td pass and 7-049ers. roughing the kicker and pass interference call. frank gore rumbles one yard and he ran for 89 and 14-6 niners at the half. the niners defense held the line for three field goals and pressuring matthew stafford all day. now, this 13th play and six-minute drive andy pit myselfs the diversity. michael crabtree with three first down catches. frank gore and kendal hunter kept chipping away at the lions' defense and then alex smith, bloody nose and all caps it with a 23-yard pitch and catch to davis. 226 yards and stwo td passes. 49ers are 2 and 0 with another victory. >> another win on a big stage sunday night against a really good opponent, playoff team last year. a game that came down to the wire. >> a lot of areas where we didn't finish. we try to correct those things and move forward. we brought in ran knee moss

. >>> the 49ers take no one for granted hosting the lions on prime time tv and jim harbaugh's formulaf stout defense. the offense is reaping winning results. it is a pre game handshake and that is jim schwartz. alex smith had some up his sleeve. a 21%yard td pass and 7-049ers. roughing the kicker and pass interference call. frank gore rumbles one yard and he ran for 89 and 14-6 niners at the half. the niners defense held the line for three field goals and pressuring matthew stafford all day. now, this 13th play and six-minute drive andy pit myselfs the diversity. michael crabtree with three first down catches. frank gore and kendal hunter kept chipping away at the lions' defense and then alex smith, bloody nose and all caps it with a 23-yard pitch and catch to davis. 226 yards and stwo td passes. 49ers are 2 and 0 with another victory. >> another win on a big stage sunday night against a really good opponent, playoff team last year. a game that came down to the wire. >> a lot of areas where we didn't finish. we try to correct those things and move forward. we brought in ran knee moss

most in the league. 44 net yards per punt. 44 field goals made for jim harbaugh's team.layoffs and then the agonizing, excruciating loss to the giants in the championship game. and this is hunter for a gain of nine. and don't forget the 49ers flirted with peyton manning in the off-season. >> cris: that would have been interesting, wouldn't it. you kind of got the feeling that jim harbaugh was going to keep his system and peyton manning, obviously, wanted to see his thing and had a better opportunity to put his style of offense in in denver. but if you put peyton manning with this defense, it would have been a little frightening. >> al: 49ers called it "we are evaluating him." second and one. from the 24. tucker turning the corner and picking up the first down and fullback block was bruce miller. first and ten. >> cris: you can see how many times they move vernon davis back and forth and back and forth. the entire point is they are trying to outflank the defense and trying to gem him to shift inside. when he goes back inside and then hope that athletically he can create a

alex smith is tough, jim harbaugh can have a way with words. today jim harbaugh came up with another one in the wake of the win over the lions last night, the 49ers went on a 69-yard drive. gave them a 15 point lead. key to the drive were three 3 3rd down conversion. crabtree had six catches in all and today his coach had a unique way to describe it. >> i don't know how to describe it. like a frog, just -- catches the bug or the ball, you know. frog like. tongue like the way he uses his hands. nobody you would rather have catching the ball than him. >> i am just doing whatever it takes to win. 3rd down. 2nd down, 1st down. whatever it takes. >> every time his number was call he was there and delivered. he has been like that, especially last two weeks, and last year. very consistent player. >> here are the six high school football games you will be voting on this week to determine which one will be our game of the week on friday. go to www.ktvu.com, slick on high school sports -- click on high school sports, we will announce the winner on thursd

jim harbaugh forming at the mouth over some of the replacement officials.alex met with his new go to man randy moss. four catches and 49 yds. 13-7 lead in that. david akers from 63 yds and out it bounces and that ties the longest in nfl history 16-seven at the half. 49ers need more scores against the packers. smith with two hundred of 11 yds and two scores. the 23-50 now, aaron rodgers a huge interception set up the 49ers offense just that side the 20 yd line on the next flight, it goes to frank gore gets to the outside bricks tacklers and takes it in. the shot at the goal line he had 112 yds rushing the pact gets back within striking distance. down by eight points fourth-down rogers the pass broken up. the 49ers and in a game losing streak in green bay 30-22 the final. >>> we hope to continue to build what we did last year the goal, we take pride in the fact we are balanced will not be predictable or one-dimensional we have a lot of guys who can do a lot of things and make you defend everything. >>> the first female official and nfl, shannon easton working

jim harbaugh forming out the mouth over some of the calls made by the officials san francisco three tonothing. smith's new go to man randy moss. 10-0 san francisco it was 13-7 lead and a half david akers 463 roared field-goal it's the crossbar and bounces in timing the nfl record for longest ever 16-seven at the half. the 49ers know they need more scores. smith throws for two touchdowns. the to the fourth aaron rodgers back to pass a huge interception set the niners up. outside the 20. on the next play give to frank gore to the outside breaks tackles takes it in. takes a shot at the golan still 112 yds for gore the lead back to 15. the pack gets within striking distance. they're down by eight, rogers looks for the tide by the knocks the ball down. the 49ers and eight game losing streak in green bay 30-22 the final. >>> a fight for 60 minutes was there i thought we played our best game with our minds with ever played, out there today out of our guys. >>> the replacement officials used around the nfl shan and east in the first woman to work as an official the lines down three. at 10 seco

speaks a lot to the kind of character we got. >> michele: you are flourishing under jim harbaugh. what is it about his coaching that works so well for you? >> it's these guys. michael making me look good tonight. had a bunch of great catches and making me look good, like i said. a combination of everything. i feel as a quarterback a reflection of the guys around you and i got a great group of guys around me making me look good. >> michele: you two connected well on third down with michael crabtree. what clicked remain there? >> third and long, backed up. get the touchdown. third and eight gets it again. all day long winning. when his number was called, he won. you know, kind of unsung hero. didn't get the touchdown but work horse all night. >> michele: congratulations, alex. go to you, michael. you came up so big on third and long on that final drive. why were you able to put yourself in position to be the guy in that clutch situation? >> just driving. whatever it takes to win, whatever it takes to keep the chains moving. really just doing what i have to do to win. you know? >> mi

. >>> a big change in the life of 49ers head coach jim harbaugh. >>> "nbc bay area news" starts now. >>> good wednesday evening, everyone. >> we're on one hour early today because it's opening night of the nfl. the season kicks off in about 30 minutes. right now we have new details about the freeway shoot-out on 680. we know the suspect killed. he's a 38-year-old man with an arrest record. as for the officer who was shot, kenny youngstrom a father of four remains on life support. monte joins us from walnut creek with the latest >> reporter: the suspect a 38-year-old man from corning, about 50 miles south of redding. he has no record except for a dui arrest, the big question that still remains is a motive. 38-year-old christopher boone lacey died shortly after arriving at john deere medical center yesterday morning. today an autopsy found his cause of death was a gunshot wound to the head. inside his jeep wrangler investigators found a loaded glock semi-automatic handgun, two loaded magazines and a knife. at his residence in corning, investigators carried out a search warrant and conf

today jim harbaugh wanted to put that one to bed. >> i really think it is just a small controversy., to put it next to the game itself is missing the point in my opinion. i do not know that i have anything more than i possibly add to that. >> the nba all-time most winning coach and former warrior head coach don nelson was inducted into the basketball hall of fame over the weekend, starting off the plays of the weekend. >> hopefully this will be my last tuxedo that will be wearing. >> come out and have a cup of coffee with me. i have a coffee shop there, shaved ice. thank you very much. >> ever the pitchman, peyton manning made his broncos did you a winning one. his 400th career touchdown joins only brett farve and dan marino in that category. the future hall of famer making his rookie debut, robert gerson of the third, wears no. 88, he went 88 yds for the score. the redskins. the unbeaten w b a and b c subaru little league champion took down chad dawson saturday at oracle arena. the bmw championship steve striker had a shot of the weekend. he gets the bounce, and in the cup for a ho

jim harbaugh and the 49ers made a strong statement sunday by beating the packers.win may have caught some football fans offguard, but that does not go for the head coach. >> after a nearly perfect showing at lambeau field, head coach jim harbaugh wasn't surprised in the least by the high level his team displayed on the road. >> it's nothing. it's not a new thing. we talk many times just how intelligent this team is, these players are, you know, how well their study habits go, and -- and, you know, it's 16 sprints every single week is a new sprint, and -- and they -- and they understand the mental preparation that goes into it. >> but as eager as he was to praise his players, he was reluctant to engage in any discussion regarding his often criticized quarterback. >> we kind of come from the sticks and stones school. >> he was equally tight lend about the week two matchup against detroit and the rematch of an infamous post-game handshake between the two coaches. >> many controversies are ready to give them the attention that they deserve which is -- which isn't much.

. >> cris: it was interesting talking to alex smith about just having jim harbaugh, have a former quarterbackn the national football league that every day is working on every detail, taking the snap of dropping back, how he calls the plays in the huddle. every little detail. but this is the first time in his career he's had the same offense in back-to-back seasons and you can see the growth. you can see the difference it's made. >> al: second and ten. he can run. he proves it right here. flag is thrown as well at the 22 yard line. delanie walker may have been holding. and smith is slow in getting up. a bloody nose. bridge of the nose anyway. >> referee: holding, number 46 on the offense. ten yards from the spot of the foul. second down. >> al: walker spholding spievey >> cris: the grabbed the vaejer. they see that tug of the jersey, that's what you're going to get. too bad because that was alex smith. that's the way he used to play in college. tee one right to the chops there, didn't he? >> al: uh-huh. his nose is bloodied. wendling. >> cris: and a forearm to the helmet. that easily could hav

. >> cris: but jim harbaugh gave him a lot of credit. he said the first time i sat down and met with alex smith, he said i want to win and i want to win here. he said for all of the abuse that this guy has taken in this area from the media and the fans and even his own teammates and coaches over the years, it would have been really easy for him to say you know what? forget all this. i'm going somewhere and i'll show you guys. he said it's not in his dna. he wanted to win right here and prove that he could take this thing to a championship. tonight, he shows you a lot. >> al: here's logan downing it in the end zone. lions will take it at the 20 with 3:04. looking at the numbers tonight. stafford throwing a lot of short stuff. 23 attempts in 133 yards and then alex smith, some short stuff and a couple of deep balls, sacked three times, but a masterful drive and crabtree was just terrific on it as well. >> cris: both first overall picks in the draft in their respective years. but for matthew stafford, they could never establish the run well

jim harbaugh and jim swartz slug friendly. the first drive of the game units up with vernon davis. impressive early. 49ers put it away. alex smith rolls out fines davis again during. 49ers win 29-17. raiders in miami. run over by the dolphins. look at how many raider tacklers miss him. 35-13. a's and orioles his second home run of the game orioles win 9-5 a's are to what ben wild-card spot. a giants and diamondbacks. a basis clearing his giants remained seven and half games up in national league west >>> game day 1135. i'm so glad you called. thank you. we're not in london, are we? no. why? apparently my debit card is. what? i know. don't worry, we have cancelled your old card. great. thank you. in addition to us monitoring your accounts for unusual activity, you could also set up free account alerts. okay. [ female announcer ] at wells fargo we're working around the clock to help protect your money and financial information. here's your temporary card. welcome back. how was london? [ female announcer ] wells fargo. together we'll go far. maybe i'll give mine a name. something hot.

jim harbaugh and jim schwartz, those guys, they kind of get after it a little bit.t's just their personality, you know? it didn't surprise me at all because i know how explosive those two guys are. but to see what the 49ers did today in green bay, randy moss scoring a touchdown. this is a pretty good-looking team. >> al: alex smith, 211, 2 touchdowns, frank gore, over 111 on the ground. crabtree back, vernon davis, a team to be reckoned with. >> cris: no doubt about it. san francisco looked as close to sort of a baltimore ravens defense as any i've seen. >> al: that's next week from candlestick park in san francisco. final score here in denver wins it. coming up next, your local news followed by "dateline." for al michaels, cris collinsworth, michele tafoya and our entire nbc sports crew saying good night from denver. [ romney ] this president can ask us to be patient. this president can tell us it was someone else's fault. but this president cannot tell us that you're better off today than when he took office. [ female announcer ] here in virginia, we're not better

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koula has it better than jim harbaugh? maybe warren buffett as about all.fter a convincing win over the lines that ran their record to 2/0, the 49ers are becoming the hottest ticket in the nfl but the coach plans to save a seat for willie mays and muhamed ali. >> as tough as a $2 state ... grew up eating a lot of them, i know what i'm talking about. >> the hyperbole did not stopped at alex smith latinos, he continued to praise his offense this afternoon, specifically the play of in cities receiver michael crabtree. >> he is like a frog, just ask catching the bugs and the balls. >> underdogs, no longer, hollywood wants a piece of the forty-niners. actors vince vaughn and when wilson watched the game on the sidelines yesterday. >> some days we can get willie mays here, and muhamed ali. >> his fascination with muhamed ali and willie mays comes from his father jack. >> i just want to shake his hand and telling that me and my dad think he's the greatest baseball player in history of the game. >> the consummate competitor, his brother john had muhamed ali to prac

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played in minnesota their the underdog and get beat by brett favre today they were the favorites jim harbaugh talked about he wanted to avoid the trap game on fourth down christian ponder fakes and rolls out kyle rudolph for the touchdown they extend the lead ponder finds nobody open but scampers 23 ers for the touchdown. a good start for ponder in the nfl in completion percentage 49ers down 17-3 at the half. they regroup, alex smith to vernon davis makes it 17-13. ponder to rudolph again, 24-13, two minutes left in the game, smith pass to crabtree off the mark and picked off smith's first interception since we 12 of last year. after a minnesota farm vote smith hit by jared allen and fumbles that ice is the game 49ers take their first loss of the season upset 24-13. in baseball the a's must regroup fast to avoid a sweep at the yankees, already up one nothing in the second, he takes in deep his sixth homer of the year makes it three nothing oakland the yankees come back again rawl 89 yes pos 1 down the line. a fair ball. new york takes the lead on a groundout the a's are resilient. yoenis cesp

allows just four hits in seven innings and gets the wind. 49ers had 13 pager this afternoon but jim harbaugh was seen running out of the locker room to attend the birth of this child's there does. an erotic and what martine delco gel rained out of the u.s. open title six in the first seven and will resume tomorrow in what could be wrought x and final match. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

they were underdog and brett favre through the last-second touchdown today they were favored, jim harbaugh talked-about he wanted to avoid the so-called contract game. kristyn ponder fakes to adrian peterson it is 7 nothing minnesota. they extend the lead. ponder scampers 23 yds for a touchdown to make it 40 nothing minnesota. a good start for ponder appearing 49ers down 17-3 at halftime but come on strong. alex smith to vernon davis makes it 17-13. ponder to rudolph again third touchdown of the afternoon 24-13 viking's parent to minutes left, smith pass to crabtree of market and pick off. his first interception since last year. sam's score after minnesota fumbled smith is hidden and fumbles and that ice is the game 49ers take their first loss of the season 24-13. the a's need to regroup fast to avoid a sweep at the hands of the yankees, up one nothing in the second he sends it to the bleachers his sixth home run of the year for pennington. the yankees come back. people's one down the line. kurtis grander send ties it up. new york takes the lead. and the a's are resilient. yoenis cespedis

jim harbaugh will take them on some history stuff because he's a history buff. his old man is a history buff. last year they weren't coming off a loss, and they did it last year. we'll see what happens, hopefully they'll rebound off the jets. but youngstown, their home away from home. >> thanks, jeff. appreciate it. >> we'll be right back. >>> green bay is performiday is their performance after the lead singer went to rehab. yes, singer billy joe armstrong had a tantrum smashing his guitar and screaming expletives after the performing time was cut short. he issued an apology and said he was headed to rehab. green day is up tomorrow. it's the first of a trilogy that comes out in january. >>> find out what led general colin powell to honor this boy with the medal of kucourage comg up at 11:00. >> we'll see you at 11:00. [ laughter ] [ girl ] wow. you guys have it easy. i wish i had u-verse when i was your age. in my day, we didn't have these fancy wireless receivers. blah, blah, blah. if i had a sleepover, i couldn't just move the tv into the playroom. no, we had

jim harbaugh hopes to deliver a super bowl to the bay area this season but this week the family got their own bundle of joy. >> last night, sarah gave birth to jack, weighing in at 8 lbs., 8 oz. >> congratulations, how is sarah and how is little jack doing? >> they're both doing great, sarah is doing wonderful, thanks for asking. it does not get any better. i have a new boy. the family has gotten bigger and the team has gotten bigger. >> this is not your first rodeo but i'm wondering, when you are in there, did you deliver the baby? >> no, i had a video recorder, and i was there for moral support. >> there you go, i heard you say at the news conference " it happened on the fourth day of the ninth months, ". is everything related to the 49ers now? >> well, i just thought that the lock of it was with the forty-niners, being born on the fourth day of the ninth months of this year. it might bode well for us. >> i know that is probably difficult to change your concentration to football at a time like this, but, would you rather be changing diapers or talking football? >> i enjoyed both. >> i'm

jim harbaugh and jim schwartz, those guys, they kind of get after it a little bit.t's just their personality, you know? it didn't surprise me at all because i know how explosive those two guys are. but to see what the 49ers did today in green bay, randy moss scoring a touchdown. this is a pretty good-looking team. >> al: alex smith, 211, 2 touchdowns, frank gore, over 111 on the ground. crabtree back, vernon davis, a team to be reckoned with. >> cris: no doubt about it. san francisco looked as close to sort of a baltimore ravens defense as any i've seen. >> al: that's next week from candlestick park in san francisco. final score here in denver wins it. coming up next, your local news followed by "dateline." for al michaels, cris collinsworth, michele tafoya and our entire nbc sports crew saying good night from denver. >> good evening. an emotional tribute tonight in honor of yeardley love, the native laid to rest two years ago. but her legacy will live on forever. >> she graduated from notor dam prep in 2006. and was a standout lacrosse player there. it's only fitti

. >>> it is ok for jim harbaugh and the giants to steal the whose gut it better than us on the two titles of the last three years the eighth in san francisco history madison bumgarner looks to punch the playoff ticket. up two-one he adds insurance himself brings home a run. his 16th win of the season it was 3-17 score fourth inning, three hits and three rbis he scores to make it 5-1, the padres had no answer. sergio romo induces the final out that is it. the giants win the west 8-4 final. rough loss for the a's, a 9-5 lead in extra innings, is played by brendan moss allows the yankees to win 10-9 in 18 innings. cal and u.s. c u.s. c takes care of cal 27-9. the giants season-high six straight wins and counting >>> only they can up rude college football. as we say goodnight one more look we cannot get enough of the giants winning the n. l. west that is it for eyewitness news you can catches at cbs s f dot com vern has more sports at 11. goodnight. ,,,,

we will tell you why jim harbaugh all left 49ers practice early today and the most famou,, >> new tonight, san francisco police have made an arrest in a diamond heights murder case. 45 year-old james reckless has been charged for the death of a hair stylist found dead inside of his apartment back in june. according to police, a suspect met him in a bar the morning of homicide and a two took a taxi cab back to his apartment and witnesses helped piece this case together. >> a convicted murderer in massachusetts serving life in prison, and getting a gendered change surgery on taxpayer dollars. a judge ruled the person must be treated for " serious medical me ". it is believed to be the first case where a judge has ordered a sexual reassignment surgery for an inmate. >> los angeles treating the trees for the stars and not everyone is happy, crews are chopping down and trimming hundreds of trees to make room for a space shuttle expected to arrive next week. officials promise to replace the trees to 41 but as dave lopez explains, some people are still not happy with that plan. >> there goes ano

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. >> nothing like the seen opener and today it was the packers hosting the niners, and jim harbaugh usedall his tools and won their first game at lambeau 1eu7b9s 90. 49ers get the first td in the second. alex smith to moss. niners up 10-0. aaron rodgers, long drive of his own. a one-word td to fin lee. 489er kick ends the first half with an nfl tying 63-yard field goal. hits the crossbar and goes over. first niners drive in the third. smith to davis. alex 20-26, 211 yards, 23-7 niners. bad call of the game. a clip not called. 75-yard touchdown, have to get rid of these replacement refs. next packer possession, rodgers enter -- intercepted. next play, frank gore. watch this run. 16 carries, 112 yards. never count out the packers. rodgers to jones. down 30-22. then last chance for the packers. rodgers airs it out but it's knocked away and the 49ers hold on for a 30-22 victory. >> andrew luck making his nfl debut in chicago. not the luck we saw at stafford. throws his fir interception second quarter. andrew, 23-45, 309 yards, three interceptions. his first and only td pass, four yards to av

lots of nail biting for jim harbaugh at minnesota christian ponder fines mikhail rudolph for the games score ponder had three touchdowns. 49ers lose to the vikings' 24-13 alex through his first interception of the season. a's and yankees at the bronx, the a's win 5-4. huge win for them. giants and padre's after san francisco clenches the division. san diego win 6-3 marty lurie tonight on game day breaks down what the giants postseason rotation should be >>> barry zito pitched well still be on the roster he was not even on the roster to years ago. >>> darius hayward bey well the get an update? >>> yes the coach as a news conference tomorrow will find out. that happened to him last year in minnesota he was carted off the field and gave the thumbs-up you wonder how many times can one player taking its >>> will see you at 11 on cb

jim harbaugh and jim schwartz, those guys, they kind of get after it a little bit.t's just their personality, you know? it didn't surprise me at all because i know how explosive those two guys are. but to see what the 49ers did today in green bay, randy moss scoring a touchdown. this is a pretty good-looking team. >> al: alex smith, 211, 2 touchdowns, frank gore, over 111 on the ground. crabtree back, vernon davis, a team to be reckoned with. >> cris: no doubt about it. san francisco looked as close to sort of a baltimore ravens defense as any i've seen. >> al: that's next week from candlestick park in san francisco. final score here in denver wins it. coming up next, your local news followed by "dateline." for al michaels, cris collinsworth, michele tafoya and our entire nbc sports crew saying good night from denver. >>> right now on nbc bay area news, the nfl season is under way, but some niner fans already have their sights set on the 2016 season. why the new santa clara stadium is already in the record books. >>> also, a pizza party for 11 and 12-year-olds is no

jim harbaugh and the 49ers 4 points favorites over the jets.smith explain what was it like to spend a week in ohio. >> somewhere different, not your normal routine, away from your family, no distractions here. >> u.s.a. leads the ryder cup 5-3 despite tiger woods losing three matches today. >> have a good weekend everybody. [dance music] - good show tonight, mr. jordan. - hey, kenneth, why aren't your teeth glowing in the black light? - you'll have to ask the fella who whittled 'em for me. ♪ - it's her, isn't it? - i don't kiss and tell, jack. - ahh, because you're a gentleman, danny. it's good to finally have another one of us around here. - i'm just happy to be here. a month ago i was doing a robot act on the street, so i know my place. i want to be tgs' steve nash. come down from canada, work hard, make the black guy look good. - did you just make a sports reference? you know how little of that i get here? - look at me in the black light. it's tron. watch out, sark. it's me, flynn. [imitates light cycle] [chuckles] light bike. good job tonig

jim harbaugh put his team to practice on the parking lot of the holiday inn. he didn't want to go east, come back west, go east again. last year, it worked out perfectly. they play the new york jets on sunday. if they win, hey, practicing on the asphalt, what a great idea. if they lose, harbaugh outthought himself. [ laughter ] - hey, jack. did you dye your hair? - no. no. - so how was your new year's? - wonderful. my dear friend, the deep-sea explorer bob ballard, brought over a 2,000-year-old amphora of wine from a sunken phoenician trading vessel. [chuckles] the wine turned out to be quite toxic. [coughing] my guests and i spent the stroke of midnight in my garden... vomiting. - oh, my god, sorry. - don't be. the whole night-- the purging, the new year, the vivid hallucinations of astarte-- the phoenician goddess of sex and war-- it all wiped the slate clean.

the 49ers also two and zero jim harbaugh gave love to michael crabtree. >>> like a frog, he switchesatches the bug or the ball. >>> did you get the feet down, >>> yes he did. western kentucky hill toppers go for the when a pass to the running back and the quarterback they beat the kentucky wildcats 32-31. the worst own goal ever he made the save but will be, they lose. canadian lingerie football. mickey johnson on the run. she put the boom on divi,,,,,,,,

both coaches are trying to cool what the media year after jim harbaugh of saddam with a strong handshakend a slap on the back. naturally jim's brother who coaches the ravens had the best take a hall. >>> i was thinking about that. i don't think there's been so much attention paid to a handshake. not since grant and lee shook hands in the civil war. >>> it's available time to think about that today by thought was appropriate. so the top five most famous handshakes lee never got a rematch. i never for arafat and of being adhered to bring peace to the middle east with bill clinton presiding. we go back to the late '70s jimmy carter's one shining moments the camp david peace accords. add member to mix and all shook up in 1970 when elvis came to the white house. and number one this is an enduring image during bill clinton's 1992 campaign for president clinton shakes hands with john kennedy. how about as? >>> and did you know that when all this came to the white house he gave richard nixon a revolver? but still equate to they gave him a bad and all this was for all intents and purposes a law-e

jim harbaugh used all his weapons, and despite horrible officiating the niners win first game at lambeau0. no more preseason, this real football. nine plays, 92 yards, smith to moss. there will be more of this. 10-0 niners. aaron rodgers counters. niners up three. nfl record tying 63-yard field goal. hits the crossbar. goes over. first niner drive in the third. smith, fourars to davis. alex, 20-26, 211 yards, two t ds and the niners force the punt, returned for 45 yards but a clip not called, got to get rid of the replacement refs. niners up eight. next packer's. aaron rodgers picked off. great field position. next play? frank gore. watch this run. 16 yards, gets hit. and hangs in there 112 yards, and 49ers hold on to win it 30-22 the final. >> andrew luck making his nfl debut in chicago. definitely not the luck we saw at stanford. second quarter, first nfl interception, tim jennings, 23-45, 309 yards, three interceptions. luck finally through his first and only td pass. bears crush the colts 41-21. >> the guy picked after luck, robert griffin iii agreement debut. 321 yards, first pass w

. >> meanwhile they already made a cameo at the 49ers' came sunday and not only that, coach jim harbaugh had them and the locker room money handed out the game ball and took part in the team's victory cheer. no word if they will travel with the team to minnesota. but they should. >> i am thinking not. a bright idea to enhance san francisco's other bridge, the plan to light up the bay bridge and how it will bring money to the city? >> the fight to stop the publishing of photos of kate middleton, white the ruling was not good news for the royal family? >> i'm lawrence karnow in the cbs 5 weather center. weather clearing out nicely,,,,, >> fedex said they are seeing a recession conditions in the worldwide economy that has stalled. the dow just up a couple of points on this tuesday. another day, another record for apple as shares are worth more than $700 for the very first time, this comes after selling a record 2 million iphones in a 24 hour time span. the company is still trying to keep up with demand and while most quarters will not be delivered until friday, some may not arrive until oct

while jim harbaugh values the input of his assistant coaches, in the end he relies on the words of charles darwin. >> it speaks volumes for the guys on this team. they were -- it was a challenge for everybody. everybody was put in a real fierce competitive environment. you know, darwin wins, you know. the survival of the fittest. >> absolutely. we will have full a's, red sox highlights an reaction at 11:00. just getting warmed up on a very exciting weekend full of football, baseball. you name it w we got it. >> who knew football was so scientific with the darwin and all. >> exactly. >> thank you very much. >>> now of course, folks want to know if they can fire up the barbecue on monday. >> yes, they will and you will be sweating a bit . it has been nice and cool the last couple of days. inland the temperatures coming up to 0 in livermore. mid-90s monday afternoon. the first half of the week hotter and the sea breeze picking up as we now enter the last two to three weeks of summer. >> it's over. all right. thank you very much for choosing nbc bay area news. "tech now" is next and of course

well, can you just imagine 49ers' coach jim harbaugh and the lions' coach meeting at midfield and exchangingm, friendly hug? >> no. >> knee neither. me neither. as harbaugh put it, the whole handshake business is completely irrelevant. but it is still compelling for some reason. last year the niners bayett detroit and -- beat detroit and the shack and slap almost sparked a fight. even though the game will come down to how the niners try to stop calvin johnson or a million other football things, the handshake is a hot topic. >> have i seen him a bunch of times -- i have seen him a bunch of times since. there are a bunch of nfl things that go on after the season. when two teams take the field, that's not going to be on one player's min

congratulations going out to head coach jim harbaugh and his wife sarah. they welcome baby jack into the world this week. he was named after jim's father. both mom and baby are said to be doing well and the couple's third child. the daddy, he has to pay for the diapers and head back to work. he is leaving town to green bay for sunday's season opener against the packers. congratulations. >> big daddy is a busy man. congratulations to him. >> and so is mom! >> when we return, you're absolutely right on that. the highway high wire act and show you a family of lucky ducks and daring dash across the road. you have to believe it in viral video. >>> quick question as we finish up. why did the ducks cross the road? >> hopefully, to get to the other side. look at the little ones! don't you hope they make it there, jon? a harrow scene a photographer caught on the freeway the cars are going by and one of the trucks it almost blew the little ducklings away. the good news they made it across the road! >> very happy. >> look at the ducklings go. >> mom really needed to g

jim harbaugh and the forty-niners are favored.al routine been away from her family. this same with that is that there will be no distractions here. 40 niner said jets on sunday at 10:00 in the morning. i have a guy from the merc recall may not this weekend and next weekend will be the busiest ports weekend in history. days may be in the playoff the giants will be in the playoffs stanford plan that home. can you believe that all of this is happening on one weekend. you have been doing sports and long time which game will you go to?. i am going to adjust day in the house and put an extra lock on the door. you concede by george and i volunteered to do it for nothing. so anyway congratulations george. this will be the busiest ports week and i will be talking with george. gary is was injured last week it appears that he will not be in uniform when oakland visages denver. peyton manning arm does not look like it usually is he has dropped three interceptions. that loss to the texans put them at 1 and 2. pay manning is a hall of famer qua

jim harbaugh's handshake last year was deemed inappropriate in coaching circles. it was more of the slap on the back afterwards. on defense the lions have a beast. he is unblockable with just one man, known as one of the dirtest players in the nfl and he will give the niners a lot to think about on the defensive line. >> the d-line is definitely a strength of theirs. look at them. a lot of guys up front that can play football at a high level. you never know. you play a team twice, pretty sure it won't be the same way they played us last time. so have to get ready for some of the unknown. and you know, what they will try to take away and what their focus will be. >> nothing like the home opener. cal bears have their hands full and starting off in columbus, ohio to face the buckeyes on saturday. the final tune up for cal before they hit the pack 12 portion of their schedule. they get usc the following week in l.a. cals have not faced ohio state since 1972. and believe me, playing in front of 100,000 buckeye fans can be an experience. >> everybody knows ohio state. e

allows just four hits in seven innings and gets the wind. 49ers had 13 pager this afternoon but jim harbaugh was not there. he was seen running out of the locker room to attend the birth of this child's there does. an erotic and what martine delco gel rained out of the u.s. open title six in the first seven and will resume tomorrow in what could be wrought x and final match. ♪ ♪ ♪ whoa-oh, yeah, yeah ♪ well, she goes the extra mile ♪ ♪ she's gonna make you smile, yes, she will ♪ [ female announcer ] from special occasions to unplanned thursdays, it's one good time after another. town house®. where good times reside™. pam? yeah? it's one good time after another. did you see oprah yesterday? no, i didn't. i, uh... i am going to be a father. what was oprah about? angelina jolie was on. and she adopted a baby from asia,

every nfl team realizes jim harbaugh's guys are capable of beating anyone in the league.row the 49ers are improve to 3-0, but they have to get past the vikings. the key to the victory could be a stingy san francisco defense. >> all right. >> it appears that's going to do it diane. >> i guess so. we've had enough of you. >> that's enough. i tell you what, when the giants win tonight, switch it over to comcast sports net bay area, in depth interviews from the clubhouse. >> you got it. thanks, henry. bye-bye.

27-19 win over detroit, smith getting plenty of -- nfl's stingiest defense was talked about by jim harbaughverybody played very well. very good. on defense. you could say everyone had a pretty darn good game defensively. and team defense, we are as happy as heck that we did the job on detroit like we did up until the last drive. >> tell you, 49ers are looking good right now, and you can't feder -- and janell, and diane, let's go get playoff tickets. i said playoff tickets by the way. >> you have a lot of faith. >> okay. you are right. >> and henry, speaking of the 49ers, surprise appearances in the locker room, we will show you next. >> you got it. >> r [ female announcer ] this is the story of eves. [ eves ] years ago, i hurt my shoulder drag racing. that's when i decided to take it easy, so i took up hang gliding. [ female announcer ] a grandpa who refuses to grow up. [ eves ] the pain was bad, but the thought of not being a hang glider pilot was worse. [ female announcer ] that's when eves turned to sutter health's palo alto medical foundation. [ eves ] the doctors that i dealt with, the

jim harbaugh's handshake last year was deemed inappropriate in coaching circles.was more of the slap on the back afterwards. on defense the lions have a beast. he is unblockable with just one man, known as one of the dirtest players in the nfl and he will give the niners a lot to think about on the defensive line. >> the d-line is definitely a strength of theirs. look at them. a lot of guys up front that can play football at a high level. you never know. you play a team twice, pretty sure it won't be the same way they played us last time. so have to get ready for some of the unknown. and you know, what they will try to take away and what their focus will be. >> nothing like the home opener. cal bears have their hands full and starting off in columbus, ohio to face the buckeyes on saturday. the final tune up for cal before they hit the pack 12 portion of their schedule. they get usc the following week in l.a. cals have not faced ohio state since 1972. and believe me, playing in front of 100,000 buckeye fans can be an experience. >> everybody knows ohio state. every

jim harbaugh says his men are ready for action. >> we're going to come off a lot, get back to work, andre it doesn't happen again. that's the mind-set we have. we have every day. we're working that mind-set, in preparation for the game on sunday. >>> raider news before we get out of here, three sacks in three games is not going to cut it in oakland. the raiders signed andre carter. the former cal bear had ten sacks for the patriots last season, he tore his left quadriceps late in the year. now, the 11-year veteran played five seasons with the san francisco 49ers as well. that will do it for sports tonight. raj and jessica back right after the break. >>> how's this, an underwater adventure without getting wet. >> google's at it again. they provide these hd panoramic images of the coral reefs. you see a manner ray go by you too. a collection of photos includes coral reefs in australia and hawaii, and is available for free through the google maps preview feature. >> looks very cool. >> thanks for joining us tonight. we hope to see you back here tomorrow. >> good night. [ laughter ] [ girl

jim harbaugh spot in the locker room saying goodbye to his place today to be with his wife while sheg their babies. you can work up and not the typing is sideline reporter just ask tom hart here's the top five. >>> plenta heard zero sorry tom. you talking to me? the u.s. open they believe them in the third set in the top seed thinking about the future. a little dancing with the stars. i like is. no. 3 is a lot of running in prep football. , high-school quarterback overthrows and down goes frazier. members you will talk about the pin is weighed looking to hear a brilliant play critical at the time. and no. 1 that hair olympics. that is an that hair olympics. that is an amazing show. indeed

well, can you just imagine 49ers' coach jim harbaugh and the lions' coach meeting at midfield and exchanging warm, friendly hug? >> no. >> knee neither. me neither. as harbaugh put it, the whole handshake business is completely irrelevant. but it is still compelling for some reason. last year the niners bayett detroit and -- beat detroit and the shack and slap almost sparked a fight. even though the game will come down to how the niners try to stop calvin johnson or a million other football things, the handshake is a hot topic. >> have i seen him a bunch of times -- i have seen him a bunch of times since. there are a bunch of nfl things that go on after the season. when two teams take the field, that's not going to be on one player's mind. that's the only thing that is important. >> how did the handshakes go when you saw each other at those events? >> without incident. >> the cal football team has a huge task tomorrow. go to columbus and knockoff ohio state. they have been shaky. 16-point underdogs and they will have to contain braxton miller, and while many see doom looming, he sees opportu