some >>reporter: jim smith book is called san francisco plan.which is the day that everyone wants to laugh at. when we come back, her dying around town. i want a baby. a baby? but we were gonna see the northern lights in alaska. and go spelunking with the guys. yeah, i said it-- spelunking. [ whirring ] and i still haven't built one of those fighting robots. come on. it's pretty awesome. okay. just a few things we need to do first. [ laughs ] [ announcer ] before you make your leap, make a list. then get going in the completely redesigned cr-v. all new, from honda. secondhand smoke affects everyone's health. it's not just irritating. it can cause heart disease and even death. speak up about secondhand smoke. your health and the health of your family depend on it. coming upon bay area bargains to show you how to transform your ruling when these plantation shutters. you can transform your home office, your closet in the area and this is coming up on bay area bargains. >>reporter: war in the group home and he'd tell this morning in israel invasion

jim llhrer. this is overreard. >> smith: jim lehrer,, welcome. >> lehrer: thank you, evan. >> smith: or i should wellome back. texas. in austin, texas and i love >> smmth: well thank youu3 good to see you, and congratulations. this book is so much fun to >> lehrer: oh, teerific. >> smith: as i grrw up watching political debates all these memories kind of accumulated, and everythiig &-know.f stuff i didn't someone who has forgotten more abbut debates than most of us will ever know, it that'' exactly right.l ofúthe t. fortunate experiences. one was moderating all these debates. >> smith: right.3 >> leerer: the other was the opporrunity tt talk to, over a period over twenty years, all the people who had run ú&r ppesiddnttand vvce3 president, who had participated in prrsiiential and vice presidential debates. -> smith: amazzng. &-talkkto, yyahhbe able toú >> smiih: yeah. >> lehrer: and talk to them one oo one about their debbte experience. so i'm, iiwas twice blessed. >> smith: yeah, and it wass3 eleven, the, the count thatú >> lehrer: that's right, that's rrght. modeeated. >> lehrer: absolutely. >>

ll cool j his real name is jim smith award show first official mc in seven years. >> i like that namet absolutely >> these are very painful forecast by now but a lot of other folks snow for a living happy to hear more on the way tomorrow morning should be small and lightly across the southern suburbs enough to stick snowfall and the city might have woke up to flurries snow during the day up to 5:00 marching through time overrunning snow 8:00 looks like starts up 9-10 friday morning lunchtime on friday friday evening rush hour system stalled moves out appear early in the morning. late to affect snow classic winter storm pineapple express so beautifully depicted on satellite imagery stream of moisture all of the way up to pacific northwest of folks out here that the big storms and here is what the latest computer weight of snow fall right over the midwest west-east jet stream keep watching 10 date rainfall forecast here look at the moisture on the west coast this is it active pattern pregnant warmer air across which is why the second half of the seven day forecast features temperatures

alex smith, vernon davis, tag team too much for the saints to handle. saints and 49ers came to play. jim harbaugh and alex smith said, let's do this, before the game, and they felt it. under two minutes to play. drew brees and jimmy graham. the 266-pound tight end passed the goal line. 14 seconds to play. touchdown! alex smith, vernon davis the game winner. 49ers win 36-32. >> i'm proud of our team. we move on and we move on in spectacular fashion. really proud of our football team. >> we're still playing. it feels great. we've got another week of work and i don't want this to end. i don't think anyone does in that locker room because it's been such a great year and such a great group of guys, coaches and players, and i think we love coming to work every day. i know i do. and we get one more week at least, so i'm loving it right now. >> a great team win. great defense. playoff game, man, you know? a little hard to go home. >> another week to play football, another week to be around our teammates, another week to be around our coaches and that coach getting us where we're trying to go. >>

. >> now for jim smith looks like before that one. >> interesting choice. >> coming up a solar stormates a spectacular lights show. >> special preview of touch a father has trouble connecting with his young son and everything changes when he discovers his son has a special gift. >> if you are looking for a fun activity with the kids maryland zoo might be the place annie takes us to breakfast with the animals when we come back. >> hello porcupine oh, i see. a a throne for the tv... room for movies... your workout gear... non-stop football... it's a man cave! the boys next door will never leave. who says we want them to? >>> there is a special preview of foxes new drama called touch it airs tonight, right here on fox 5 we are so pleased to be joined by one of the stars of the show. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> so when i've seen the previews of touch, i was trying to follow and see exactly what this new show was all about but who better to ask than you, can you describe touch for us. >> yes, sure. touch is a one hour drama on fox written and created by tim crane who created

well, alex smith stepped up in the first playoff game of his career. jimugh knew smith would have to come up big against the saints. forcing four tossers in the first half, leading to a 17-0 lead. in total, saints would turn it over five times, just one time for san francisco. but just over 2 minutes to play, saints up 24-23, alex smith kept it himself, touchdown, 28-yard score. 29-24, 49ers. saints answered right back. drew brees hits the pro bowl tight end jimmy graham for a 66-yard score. new orleans back up on top, 32-29, with 1:37 left. brees threw for 462 yards. smith, the game is in his hands. fortunately, the 49ers also have a pretty good tight end, vernon davis. 47-yard gain, in field goal range to tie. smith hit vernon davis with a brilliant pass and catch, 180 yards receiving, 2 touchdowns for davis. the 49ers win. they are going to the nfc championship game. >> reporter: thanks, dennis. the 49ers offense was one step ahead of the saints down the stretch, but the only thing they didn't have an answer for is what to call the game-winning touchdow

alex smith has recently found success under jim la ball. smith was the no. 1 pick the -- harbaugh.e year after manning coming out of utah. >> i don't think anyone has been in the situation he has. those are pretty unique circumstances. your older brother is arguably maybe the greatest quarterback ever and a lot of expectations on you and then you go to a big city like new york. so i didn't have to face those things. >>> finally the nationals agree to terms with mike morse on a two year $10 million contract extension thus a vieding arbitration. last season morse hit -- avoiding arbitration. last season morse hit 31 homers. that's all for sports. the edge will be right back. look! here she comes! ♪ she'll be comin' 'round the mountain when she comes... ♪ ♪hen she comes. ♪ it'll be spinning new chrome wheels when it comes. ♪ ♪ when it comes. ♪ custom spoiler, race grade pistons, ♪ ♪ gt35 turbo charger. ♪ and they'll all know that it's kevin's awesome car. ♪ bought em! ( clears throat ) sorry. when it's on your mind, it's on ebay. >>> now you have the news edge. of course, the news is

we'll start with the 49ers head coach jim harbah and making sure alex smith is awake.st quarter, no school and smith hooking up with dunbar, grad and vernon davis. two saints collide and davis goes 49 yards for the touchdown and getting started, niners up 17-0. >>> and four-plus minutes to go. the saints down 6. drew brees drops back and does the rest and makings them miss. a great move to the 44-yard touchdown. the saints take a one-point lead. >>> and two-plus minutes left. the niners down 1, 3rd

jim harbaugh and allen smith fired up before the game, first quarter, scoreless. alex smith, to his big tight end, vernon davis. we ill trot 49 yards for the first touchdown of the game. 7-0 right there after the slam-dunk over the goal post. later in the first, smith to michael crabtree. they're up by two touchdowns. second quarter, saints down, then drew brees, to marcus colston, he's across the goal line. nice pass there. fourth quarter, niners down one. smith, see you later, bootleg run, he's in the end zone. so you think it's over? not quite. here come the saints, retaking the lead. brees to his tight end, jimmy graham. he'll go 66 yards. stiff-armed, all the way to pay dirt. new orleans up 3 three. alex smith to davis -- they have the final say. a wild and crazy game. tears of joy, 49ers win, 36-32, live report coming up at 6:20. all right. warriors and bobcats, local kid, stefan curry missing his fifth straight game. late first quarter, kemba walker hits a three. second quarter now, feeds derrick brown for the jam and it was getting out of hand. bobcats up

jim harbaugh and alex smith fired up. a nice pass to vernon davis. td right there.ernon dunks it over the goal post to make it 6-0, and then alex smith to michael crabtree. team got out to a 17-0 start. drew brees looking for marques colston, 25-yard score. fourth quarter, niners down one. alex smith takes care of it all by himself. 2:11 remaining, but here comes brees and his guys. jimmy graham, graham, oh, graham, there he is all the way. pay dirt. saints have the lead, but 14 seconds to go vernon davis is your hero. 180 yards receiving. tears of joy after the game. mindy bach has more. >> reporter: after the 49-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter vernon davis made an emotional plea at halftime to say to trust in each other as they finish the game. it's the teammates who trusted the tight end when the game was on the line. vernon davis delivered the da game-winning touchdown. >> big-time players make big-time plays and that's all i kept telling myself over and over. vernon, have you to step up. your team needs you >> i know there was the catch. i don't know

this was the first game for jim harbaugh and alex smith. the saints beat the 49ers 24-3. come saturday, the eyes of the football world will be watching the 49ers and normans. in the evening, it will be tim tebow in action. >> we are going to be all right. >> what are they supposed to say? that figure they should expect to win. >>gary: i think talking noise is slightly going out of style. >>gary: believe me, i love it. i am a noise talker myself. guys that talks of are usually the most insecure. >>gary: this week's king of football is no question, tim tebow. he does not talk a lot of noise. there are so many critics out there. his favorite verse from the bible is john 3: 16. >>gary: there will be a new member in baseball's hall of fame in july. barry larkin was the only member voted in today. he played his entire 19 year career in one place, cincinnati. that is tiger woods with vern glenn back in 2002. we are back with more in a moment. >>gary: here is live brine james and working out at usf today. >> it is always good to come back out here they have some of the best fans.

smith: they have a flood the zone mentality with regard to politics, and specifically the presidential race. downie: sure, yeah. know, both of its founders used to work with me. downie: john harris and jim van dye. smith: right. downie: and they, and they do a good job. uh, and but as i say, as a busines let me dangerously dip a toe into, uh, into the discussion of nonprofit journalism, acknowledging my own conflict of interest here. downie: yes. smith: because i run such an organization, but you have been an early advocate. downie: yes. smith: . for a nonprofit model, and i wondered if you would just talk about that in the abstract. downie: right. smith: why do you think nonprofit news has a place on this landscape? downie: right. well, first of all because the for profit news organizations have been squeezed so much. smith: yeah. downie: so they are getting smaller. we've been fortunate at the post that while we've gotten smaller we're still quite large compared to much of the country. but you'll see downie: not able to cover the state house, uh, in many cases the state house press corps are shrinking, uh, in, in, and washington press corps. smith: yep. downie: there, there is no wash

jim harbaugh and alex smith fired up before the game. first quarter it was scoreless. alex smith goes to his key man, vernon davis. keep running until you cross the goal line. 49-yard touchdown, 7-049ers and he dunks the ball over the goal post. later in the first, smith to michael crabtree. another easy six points on the board. 14-0 san francisco after the extra point. here come the saints brees to m marques colston. niners down one. alex smith keeps it for himself. is he a hero? hold your horses. not so fast. 49ers up 5. but here comes drew brees. to the big fellow, jimmy graham. jimmy graham is a tight end, stiff arm, crosses the zone line. 9ers trailing with 13 seconds to go. and there is vernon davis again. tears of joy. 49ers win 36-32. they are headed to the nfc championship game. mindy bach has more. >> reporter: well, henry, vernon davis admitted he got off to a slow start in the season as he tried to learn jim harbaugh greg roman's new offense. he was coming off the end of the season. 49er touchdown score in the first half. at halftime he made an emotional pl

coach jim harbaugh pumping up alex smith.d a $1 million bonus for getting into the playoffs and he played like $1 million. first quarter, smith, perfect pass to vernon davis, in between two defenders. that's good for a 49-yard touchdown. 7-0. the former maryland term and dunbar high standout. when the word ensuing is in a highlight it's never good for the saints. down inside the 5 yard line. that would lead to a touchdown and a 4-$14-0 lead. past darren state patrols. he scoots 44 yards. 119 yards. saints take the lead. alex smith responds. on third and seven. cruises in for a 2-yard touchdown. smith had four touchdowns. in the game, three passing one rushing. very next saints drive, brees throws it up to his big tight end jimmy graham. makes the catch. that's going to be a 66-yard scoring strike. saints back on top. 32-29. >> what about the ensuing possession? >> still time left. 14 seconds to go. 49ers drive down the field for this. smith to davis. >> the 49ers defeat saints 36-32, advancing to the nfc championship. >> on s

here is jim harbaugh and alex smith. third >> we are taking some shots all day long.e got alex played extremely well. as >> i do not want this to end. i do not think anyone does. this has been a great year. a great group of guys, coaches and players. couples >>da: crowds for many sports bars port of the sidewalks to celebrate a big 49ers win. fans celebrated by screaming fans jumping up and down. the first layoffs in nine years it deserved some noise. >>da: there were a lot of tenders and the last couple of minutes of the game. >> we needed this. this was our last hope. now, die- hards have one thing on their minds. >> we are going to is a bubble! >>ysabel: believe it or not, not everyone watched the big game. >> i hate football. sitting on a couch and drinking beer is the last thing i want to do. >> i thought about going to a pub with my friends, everyone is in the marina, but it is too pretty to be inside with a bunch of drug people. >> it is we tonight's of a day to spend inside in a television. it seems less busy than it would be normally and parking was relativel

head coach jim harbaugh was hoping alex smith would repeat last week's performance.nd for a while it looked like smith was going to go legend on us. smith to his favorite receiver vernon davis. davis just beats roll. davis just too fast. he's too big the stop. one of four players to make a play in san francisco tonight. he's an excitable guy and gets flagged for accessible celebration. did vernon step out of bounds? giants thinked so. replay is inconclusive so count it. eli manning called it close and often. he comes back and does this. 7-7 bears first td catch of the year. manning to victor cruz. that sets up a late field goal to give it a seven point lead. victor cruz had no touchdowns but he had 10 catches for 142 yards. 12-26, vernon david making him look good. san francisco retakes the lead third quarter and stay classy vernon. 14-10. we go to the fourth quarter, kyle williams is back to take the punt but kyle get away. the ball is going to hit his leg. devin thomas recovers. giants take over at the 29-yard line. it was not a good day for kyle. you can't give el

you say, "hello, jim smith. i am from occupy new hampshire. i hope your doing well. please rsvp join for this event, even if you cannot attend." the perception of large attendance will create a large attendance. you are creating messages for people on the invited list, try to nudge them on to the joy and west. anybody who could help with that, or if you have proposals of anything, just type occupy the nh primary at gmail. and community advocacy groups, call anybody you know and connect people. it is all about connection. >> there are lots of open slots in the schedule. keep checking the facebook page to get an update. >> media/tech? >> that is not even connected to anything. we had a pretty small group, so we did not get to cover a whole lot. "we came up with was a list of resources we want to make available to every occupy throughout the state. that will be posted in the coming days, also on occupy your media dot com. it is a new system we are working on developing. please check that out. the resources that are going to be listed are the obvious ones like the websit

could be contaminated and the tourism industry here would just be shot. >> harry smith's conversation with veteran captain jim fee. >>> back in this country on the campaign trail tonight, the incoming fire aimed at mitt romney's time as a private equity executive in the business of corporate takeovers may have calmed down, but attention shifted today to his personal finances and taxes. nbc's peter alexander is in columbia, south carolina, where the primary is now four days away. peter, good evening. >> brian, good evening to you. tonight, mitt romney's republican rivals are scrambling across this state trying to cast themselves as the best alternative to romney. this really is a mad dash with saturday's primary barely 72 hours away. to give you a sense, rick sanatorium in an effort to try to touch as many corners of this state today chartered a jet to make five separate stops across south carolina. after deflecting attacks from all sides in last night's contentious debate -- >> bain swept in, they picked that company over. >> reporter: mitt romney planned to build momentum with a high-energy rally here in sou

head coach jim harbaugh was hoping alex smith would repeat last week's performance. and for a whil

new orleans it is to san francisco, because this was the game of the weekend, by far, jim harbaugh, pumping up smith. he is going to the nfc style game? wow, alex small and the naked boot, put them up by 5, saints weren't done here comes drew breeze looking for his big tight end. grey ma'am and there he goes -- graham and there he goes, alex smith isn't going to go back down the field. >> no way he can't do it. >> 14 seconds. >> oh. >> davis, from maryland there he is. getting it done and i couldn't believe it myself, the tars of joy, and tony as you and i talked about great shot there with jim harbaugh. >> who was your surprise. >> that was my surprise i had the other three games could have had 4 and 0 congratulations to niners they got it done can want wait for the game next weekened on fox 5. >> man they got fired up. >> reigns got to show up. >> bring your a game tucker barnes get it done. >> thanks. >> just ahead. >> what is next. >> where you can find the largest collection of vehicles from the james bond movies. >> all right fired up. >> george clooney, hello. this here is golden globes, take

the 49ers head coach jim harbah and quarterback smith. down 1, 3rd and 7, on the keeper and with that. 28 yards for the touchdown. the 2-point conversion no good. san francisco is up 29-24. drew brees down the middle. the tight end, graham and breaks away from patrick willis. the former skins with rogers, 56 yards and the two-point conversion, 32-29, abc is. the final secs, niners in field- goal range and go for the w. and that is vernon davis who hauls in a game-winning 49-yard touchdown. he had a huge day, seven catches, 180 yards and two on and tiers afterwards. the 49ers beat the saints 36- 32. >>> and we will hear from dunbar grad and terp star davis tonight on nissan sports extra. we'll be right back.  ♪ i'm feelin', feelin' a sunny day ♪ ♪ sunny day ♪ i'm feelin', feelin' the taste i crave ♪ ♪ subway ♪ i'm makin' it, makin' it how i like ♪ ♪ it's meant to be ♪ i'm feelin' subway ♪ i'm feelin' subway today [ male announcer ] hey, capital area! are you feelin' subway®? then heat up your day with the big hot pastrami melt!

the saints and 49ers' jim harbaugh and alex smith all fired up before the game, and it was a wild rideer with less than two minute, the saint drew brees to jimmy graham who makes the catch and runs 66 yards for the touchdown. with a two-point conversion, it's new orleans 32-29, and then with 14 seconds to go that catch. alex smith throws to vernon davis. that was the game-winner amp tearful one, too, for vernon davis. liked seeing that. 49ers win, 36-32. as you just saw the 49ers tight end vernon davis came up huge in the 49ers victory. coming up at 7:00 on "today in the bay" we'll hear from both davis and his fans about that amazing catch. tomorrow is dr. martin luther king jr. day, but people around the bay area and lawmakers are honoring the civil rights leader today as well. congresswoman barbara lee will attend two event in oakland. first lee will attend a service at beebe memorial cathedral at 9:45 this morning and then tonight she will attend the tenth annual musical tribute honoring dr. king at paramount theater. that's from 7:00 to 9:00 tonight. >>> he was nicknamed mr mr. elu

the article features an in-depth look at how smith has grown this season and the trust coach jim harbaugh has for him. send your best 49ers memories if you have an instagram to snap a picture. then, it will come right to us and you can see your photo on the air or online. >> four days and counting until kick off. >> the beautiful sunshine we saw today, that might be it for awhile. jeff ranieri joins us from the weather center. >> welcome to our new home. the weather center, as you mentioned. we have the latest in the hd graphics, live doppler radar. there's no better place to track this weather than in our weather center. there's no better time to debut this than right now. three systems in three days to break th dry spell of 32 days without rain. let's get a look at the live doppler radar as it scans around. 350 mile radius, returns in eureka. it's still dry here for us. aithe mn band of moisture is off to the north. it's going to sag to the south as it continues to develop and tap inep moisture tomorrow. what will it mean for thursday? anywhere from a quarter to inch of rainfall, the he

smith. how will they react. jimarbaugh, has advice, don't put too much pressure on your yourself. >> not to overcook it like a burned piece of meat. >> to be more specific. >> make it about the team. trust the team. guy doesn't have to do too much. >> it's been a winning formula all year for the 49ers. a defense, consistent special teams and offensive that makes very new mistakes. >> we're going to be hopeful and on passing game. it won't be easy for the defender. >> drew brees have similar mentality. >> we're going to throw the kitchen sink at everybody. with our tempo, with our formations and running the ball, inside, outside, drop-back pass, heavy pass action. we're going to do everything. >> last week jim harbaugh jokingly referred there will be 26 keys to winning an n.f.l. game. this week, it comes down to three. >> score more points than the saints. execute, most ball, not turn it over. >> you want to bring the "a" game, even though you do it every week, biggest day is right now. >> this particular stage has n

book is funeral directors are always in the lead of fighting against jim crow and fighting for civil rights. >> host: suzanne smith, where'd you come up with the title, "to serve the living"? >> guest: that's a great story. it comes from an advertisement, and i wrote my first book on motown music and its role in detroit, and i saw this ad in a detroit newspaper that said nobody serves the living like diggs. and not only is the house of diggs my favorite title for a funeral home, but this ad caught my eye. and i thought, to serve the living, and that was the whole argument of the book ultimately. the main argument i'm trying to make is the ways in which these funeral directors serve the living was far important than the ways they bury the dead. and you can watch throughout time that line of why it was so significant. so that's the title of the book, yeah. >> host: and the painting on the front of your book? >> guest: um, the painting on the front of the book, a lesser-known jacob lawrence painting, and it's a cityscape from harlem. and what most people don't notice, actually, a prominent couple there on the front,

court in 30 minutes. 38-year-old henry albert smith junior of fairfield will appear in court to have a plim hearing date set. he's charged with killing officer jim november 17th. smith pleaded not guilty during his last court appearsance. >>> well, the poms in florida are now open. the winner of the florida priferm gets all -- primary gets all of the state's 50 delegates. coming up at 8:15 we'll bring you a live report on the results of the latest polls. >>> back here at home, tonight, a grassroots organization plans to start campaigning for a statewide ban on plastic bags. the california public interest research group hetched ban plastic bags in alameda county. 12million bags are used over the state and only 5% are recycled. a group says the rest end up in the ocean where they lead to the death of marine life. >>> it's 8:07. we want to check in with sal. >> reporter: you know, tori and dave, it's actually okay. there have been a couple of minor things that have popped up that are slowing drivers. let's start off with a look at the bay bridge toll plaza, not all that deep as you can see. it's baked up to the 880 other crossingle but if you look

. >> alex smith says the team is much more relaxed this week than the kang psity was there. and jim har says h is the best week of revelation. nbc bay area. >>> thank you, mindie. over to the patriots and warriors. seth curry. fourth quarter, tied. >> but was it a kicked ball? referees missed the call last chance. not going to happen. they lose 94-91. a lot of people upset tonight. >> i mean, can you believe that? kick the ball. >> it was a kick ball. thank you.see you tomorrow. wesee you tomorrow. we 'back in a moment. dinner's ready. [ female announcer ] hamburger helper stroganoff. beefy. creamy. stroganoffy. helpers. forty dishes, all delicious. gives us the most nutritious of gifts. but only when they are ready to be given. that's why green giant picks vegetables at their peak. ...and freezes them fast, locking in nutrients ...for you to unwrap. ♪ ho, ho, ho. green giant >> as you reported earlier, we're finding some heavy rainfall here across heyward. and down at the south bay, we're out to get hit with another round of rain and wind. if if you're out traveling, do not go the

all year long, alex smith emerging, jim harbaugh, new coach, they have been able to get back in the playoffshe nfc west. everybody is happy about that. based on what people had heard, advertised, we spoke to a person who got here an hour-and- a-half ago, and he never had been to a 49'er game, playoff game, before in his life. in his late 20s, he and his friend got down here about an hour-and-a-half ago, the 49'er jacket was on, all the years they won championships, super bowls, he was hoping for a sixth football, on third on the right arm, hoping he was going to get that, but maybe he will have to go somewhere else at least to buy the tickets. come back live, you can see the guards tearing down -- cutting the sign here that said playoff -- pick up playoff tickets here. he's cutting that down. clearly a lot of confusion. this is candlestick park. 49'ers clearly put the sign up, now they are saying, well, not unless you have season tickets can you come here to candlestick park and buy playoff tickets. right now a lot of disappointed people are out here, looking for answers, probably on the pho

connection that is rare, i go back to the first game of the season with alex smith threw a touchdown pass, he came to the sideline and jim harbaugh fled his arm around him. after everything he had been true with our coaches, for the new coach in the first game to make a public display, that is what built the foundation. it was a slow build to get alex to the point where he could do what he did last saturday. >>gary: if it is a monday-- it is a bloody sunday, deep if either team in advantage? >> the 49ers are practicing as it was raining, the giants are practicing in their bubble. the one thing i've been thinking is, if frank blower can be different or that we know and he has not been a lot of that in recent weeks, but he can't, i think he has the edge. >>gary: when we come back i will tell you about a story that took place during the last hour and also the brawn vs kobe. >>gary: i go home between shows. i went to on demand. the kids have gone to bed, sitting back, i hit on demand, the caribbean at channel 26 came up under the heading of channel 4. it stayed caribbean. you saw the heading that said kron4, but it is career

smith as well. he was gone by the end of 2010. then, jim harbaugh was brought in. one season, 14-3. how did harbaugh do with real old- time head coaches and eight offensive coordinator's could not? he often downplays his effect. >> the truth is, i have not changed anything. >>vern: the coaching speaks for itself. the 2011 roster is a relatively the same as the 2010 team thing which finished 6-10. eight players were selected for the pro bowl and a top-rated defense. alex smith is among the top quarterbacks in the nfl. did anyone see the 49ers as a super bowl caliber team in august? >>gary: the warriors won their game in cleveland. my tech ellis has stepped up. irving was the no. 1 overall draft pick. he played a short time in college and then straight to the pros. he got elbowed and suffered a bloody nose. the warriors are 5-8. when we return, lincecum wants his. that is next. >>gary: pablo sandoval, a three-year deal worth 17.5 million. tim lincecum filed for arbitration. the giants have come in around 17, he wants 21.5. the cardinals and visited the white house today. tony la russa

jim harbaugh, an nfl record, only 10 turnovers the entire season. things were looking good early. alex smith, two of seven. he completed only 2 of 7 passes. there were both touchdowns diverted davis. and 1/8 to 15 cut some taxes in the first quarter. the 10-7 win for the giants was gone in the third. this young man, kyle williams got a bad date. scott manning threw for three murders 16 yds. >>gary: the giants won 20- 17. there were only two turnovers in this basically well played game. gold for by the san francisco forty- niners. the vern glenn has been standing by. the firm, figures for your patience. on a serious so, after the game, in the locker room, where reporters going after kyle williams pretty strong? >>vern: they certainly wanted to know what his thought process was, what was going on there. the ball hit his knee, the giants got it heather that led to the touchdown. he fought so hard to make this team out of camp and had only been playing that position in 10 games. in a sudden-death overtime, another turnover. to scores on the shoulders of carl williams. harbaugh talk about how pro

ike's place has sandwiches named after alex smith and jim harbaugh.lso have sandwiches named after the giants' eli manning. they want it to be the one sandwich that does not sell well tomorrow. >>> check in with rosemary, rain kill and expected? >> yes, rain and the models now predicting that the rain will begin perhaps in the morning hours, and continue through sunday afternoon. let's talk about what is happening outside our doors. and our local mountains, across the state picking up some snow. this is a live look there at the whiteout conditions in mammoth. here at home we picked up quite a bit of rain. taking a look at some totals in the last 24 hours, areas of santa rosa, fairfield picked up more than an inch. vallejo more than 2 inches in the last 24 hours. how about san francisco, almost an inch and 4/10 there. the grand prize goes to santa cruz mountains, reporting more than six inches the last 24 hours. so much-needed rain, much- needed snow. and now we get a break in time for sunday afternoon. just a few lingering showers here in the forecast

jim had the same chance today. 13-3 this season, an amazing turnaround in san francisco. alex smithn the first quarter, the former -- it is a two play drive. he goes for the touchdown 7-0. they would lead it 14-0. drew breeze over the metal -- over the middle. instead of 220 to play. alex smith on the designed quarterback suite. 28 yards and a touchdown. two minutes left in the game, that is too much time for the saints. under pressure fires to jiommy graham. 66 yards for a touchdown. 32-29. that is not too tall of an order for alex smith. davis over the middle. 47 yards and gets out of bounds. san francisco would not settle for a game-tying field goal. 14 seconds left and alex smith over the metal, touchdown davis. the emotions run wild. the allowed san francisco to quell the new orleans offense. >> one shot, that was the message. we only get one shot. we do not take advantage of it we go home. it was a lot of fire. something just hit me. i just had to let it out. >> these efforts is go 40 natters move on. -- the 49'ers move on. >> he is always going to be a problem. he is a great

smith. how will they reyablgt against a saints team? jimbaugh's advice don't put too much machine on frur self. >> this is like a burnt piece of meat that doesn't taste real good. >> make it about the team. trust the team. guy doesn't have to do too much. >> this has been a winning formula for 49ers. a defense consistent special teams and an offense making few mistakes. >> i think that style, whatever takes a win. and we're going to do a lot of different things. >> and the saints offense will hold nothing back tomorrow. >> we're going to throw the kitchen sink at everybody. you know? with our personnel groups and formations. with running the ball inside, outside. drop back pass. and heavy play action we're going to do everything. >> he jokingly refered to there be being 26 keys to winning a game. this week he says it comes down to three. >> score more points than the saints. number one, move the ball. not turn it over. >> and you want to bring "a" game. it's like you know biggest days now. >> this stage has not been kind to new orleans over

smith. when he met with jim harbaugh and the set i'd call the place for the quarterback i have things for youupert my number one goal but anything else that happens is that you are successful. that has to be the thing that all quarterbacks love to hear. i'm a fan of alex i believe he is a player and at the kiev showed that and i think he is growing. this year he has been very careful and i love it. he has made very few mistakes. he is becoming the reason why they win. i will love nothing more than a great defensive effort and alex smith the ndp. >>gary: 1 my favorite things to talk about is how people find warrant--ways to ridicule tim tebow do you have a reason why he is such a lightning rod for some people? >> there are so many experts that say to themselves and that cannot work in the nfl. he give the pittsburgh steelers in a dilemma on how to defend them. he beat them on the field, and the the defense in a bind and kept them that way because of his running ability. he is not like me or michael the who can run after a scramble. you can line up in a huddle and give the ball to him. key is m

but he took control of the team during the lockout and with jim harbaugh in charge, alex finally had a coach who was in his corner. >> alex smith, you find a way to -- kind of keep diminishing the guy. you know, he's -- call him a game manager and he's a great game manager. >> manage myself into a victory. that's all i care about. >> reporter: smith showed everyone that he's more than a game manager. and even sometimessed all the critics who said the 49ers would never go anywhere with alex smith as their quarterback. >> alex smith puts a play of his life! >> how about that? they said he couldn't do it. look at him now. >> reporter: in 2005, the 49ers chose alex smith over aaron rodgers. and who knows, maybe next year state farm will pick smith instead of rogers for their commercials. >> might be time to give alex a little credit huh? [ applause ] [ laughter ] >> the 49 he was and alex smith are enjoying success after sticking together for 7 years but patience is not one of billy beane's strengths. the as acquired outfielder seth smith from colorado in exchange for two pitchers. it's oakland's fourth trade this off season. smith

jim harbaugh putting his troops to work today. this young fella, are though, probably is not going to play, delanie walker. alex smithstion. he has to come out and somehow compete against the league's best, in drew brees. crabtree, davis, say something. >> everybody is getting a chance to contribute. and when everyone is contributing, they can't just go after one guy. >> it's a challenge, you know? you want to bring your a game, even though you do that every week. it's a bigger stage right now. >> saints arrive in town tomorrow, 3.5 point favorites. this weekend markings the 17th anniversary of the 49ers defeating dallas and going onto the win the super bowl under steve young. >> steve lead the 49ers to a 16 and 3 season. it was their fifth super bowl title. he's going on to become a real nice television analyst for espn. and steve compared that team to this year's. >> we were kind of an offensive juggernaut back then. this is not the team yes. they have the potential, they have the players. but this is a defense centric team right now. and it's the best defense in the league. they have haven't been tested by brady o

. >> reporter: jim harbaugh says he believes this week of preparation is one of the best the players have had all season. and alex smith says in part that's because the nerves aren't there. the anxiety before the first playoff game is gone. even though the stakes are higher, this is more back to routine. mindi bach for nbc bay area. >> thanks so much. >>> on the eve of the south carolina republican primary, newt gingrich is now neck and neck with front runner mitt romney. gingrich continues to rise in the polls despite allegations by his ex-wife he wanted an open marriage. meanwhile romney is vowing again to release his tax returns this april. as for candidate rick santorum, he continues to take jabs at gingrich saying he's a reddic. >> i believe newt has found forgiveness and the past is past. >> be u you like that he's tough? >> i do. >> reporter: we can't have a president every day coming up with a brand new idea of looking at things completely different than the day before. >> also today, herman cain and stephen colbert endorsed each other. also demint said whoever wins tomorrow will probably be the republican nomi

jim harbaugh's must-do list? drew brees and the new orleans offense. saints, opening position, whitner sticks thomas, ball comes loose, niners recover. then next play, smith, sacked. saints forced to puppet the football. two plays later, great protection for alex smith. over the middle to davis. breaks a tackle and is gone. nothing but open field. 49 yards to the end zone. san francisco takes the 7-0 lead. vernon almost takes down the goal boast with a football dunk. it gets better. brees sneaking down the seam. picked off. he goes for seven. hauled down at the new orleans four yardline. niners offense. this to michael crabtree on the slant. 14-0 niners. ensuing kickoff. robey fumbles, picks it up, then gets hammeredded by a swarm of 49ers. ball bops loose. san francisco recovers. saints, three turnovers in the first. 17-0. then 14 yards to graham. makes it 17-7. 49ers go through -- three and out. brees back on the attack. third and three. floats a perfect pass. both feet down. it's a touchdown. the niners' lead tut to three. 17-14 into halftime. fourth quarter, niners clinging to a lead. mr. relentless, smith, full rush on brees. frank gore, 42 yards and

he joins mike smith, recollection -- rex ryan, and others who left for head coaching jobs in the nfl. pagano received a phone call from the colts owner jim ersay. a lot of colts fans say they are excited for the new coach. >> it will be an interesting year. i did text my friend from baltimore to get their opinion. they haven't texted me back yet. >> reporter: pagano will be formally introduced today at 3:00. to be expected the sportscasters in indy are having a little fun at our expense with this story. saying pagano will proudly hire mayflower. >> 0u67, that hurts. >>> if you have little ones new research to tell you about. what health officials are finding in children exposed to high levels of chemicals used in some household products. plus, residents in parts of texas are trying to pick up the pieces after strong storms ripped through the state. lynette? >> we do have a few showers this morning but we're going to get some more rain in here and some heavy rain. i'll tell you exactly when it arrives coming up. >> just look at the traffic. it's moving very well now on the beltway but an accident reported in anne arundel county. we'll get

saturday, the winning touchdown coming with nine seconds left as jim harbaugh rolled the dice and played for the win instead of the die. alex smith his coming out party and now finally the nation knows just how good this team really is. of course mindy has known that all along and she joins us live from santa clara with monday preps for the nfc championship game. mindy, still sounds strange to say it out loud. >> reporter: it certainly does. i tell you, they'll take raindrops at home over a trip to green bay any day. the 49ers say their win over the saints is certainly the most physically taxing. they had 16 offensive drives and the defense had to keep up with drew brees and his four touchdowns as well as his 462 passing yards. according the fatigue that comes with a trip to green bay, let's say the 49ers were the giants' biggest fans. >> and i parade that the giants won. >> reporter: and when vernon davis' prayer was answered, he understood what comes with it. >> they're a good team. i didn't pray because they were the worst team, i parade because they're a good team and i acknowledge that. they're going to play their hardest ga

jim, we know you're at peace with mom. the body of lloyd midall was found in anaheim. paul smithfound outside of a library in yorba linda. >> we believe it's a serial killer, because of the proximity in time, all of the victims were middle aged male homeless. they were all stabbed multiple times and geographically they were quite close to each. >> reporter: three local police agencies, the orange county sheriff and the fbi are investigating the killings and looking for the driver of this white early 2000s model toyota corolla. homeless men are being advised to spend the night in shelters. >> why would someone commit murders like this? we're going to answer that. jim clemente, he's a special agent and writer to the television show "criminal minds" and he joins us from los angeles. before we talk about -- before we go into this person who's doing this, first of all, tell us how would you go about profiling this killer? >> well, we always start with victimology, we look at why he's picking particular people at a particular time at a particular place, and the first thing you're going

smith reporting right there will meantime our t.v. news executive nicholai a book a chicken describes how the network signed up with julian assigned jim britton there were quite interesting discussions in our office after christmas sharing ideas about the show's possibility is and obviously it would be an eternal view right now to get our son but i think it's quite natural that his show will be on our t.v. i mean he always tries to go beyond that to see other sides of any new story and shoulder real reasons behind the news that you would see on mainstream china when we talk. you know was very calm and relaxed which you would expect of course from someone who's been under house arrest for more than four hundred days he was very full of ideas and some of them were born as we talked so i think this will be a very hard hitting show. all right over to you now to tell us what topics you would like to see julian astonished tackled and exposed in his new t.v. series on c beginning in march i hear the numbers from our website artie dot com the votes are fairly divided this hour just over a third believe he should focus on who really rules the