so certainly holding up the lion pulling back the lion. the lion.of the nfc title game here on fox two begins at 2:00 today. a special look at the niners quest for their sixth super bowl championship. that is only in the fox local app. then it's the niners and lions the pregame at three. and then kick off at 330. follow by our point after show with jason and joe and bailey and the rest of the crew all live down at levi's stadium on what should be just a glorious day to watch football at home or if you're going to the game, bring a light coat and have some fun. >> that's right, we keep talking about that fox local app. it's how you stream ktvu news on your smart tv. you get the newscast, the stories on demand. we have our special pre-game show on fox local. it's all there. so you can download on your amazon fire tv, your roku, your apple tv, your android tv. we've got that qr code that makes it very easy. it's on your screen. just search for the fox local app and select ktvu. >> all right. we're going to leave you with some shots from my belief plank

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i'm going to say. 2724 lions. >> i'm saying, um, 3233 lions. >> the excitement ahead of the nfc championship game is in full swing, and nowhere was that more evident than at sfo, where football fans from across the country converged. >> i think up until this season i may have seen one winning game in person for lions fans. >> brian and dan attending this game has been a long time coming. the last time the lions played in an nfc championship game was 1992, just two of their active players were even alive, but the lifelong fan said they had a special feeling about this. lions team. >> dan and i actually booked our flights to san fran seven weeks ago, just just in case, jared goff and now we're here. so we're super excited. uh, looking forward to a great game. >> while the arrivals gate wasn't jam packed, both said the scene in detroit was complete madness. but in the best way. >> i had a friend fly out yesterday and said the entire plane was full of lions fans. the ride sharing was completely full, so there was no room at all. we flew out of grand rapids. it was crazy already there. there's a

it is not an issue to be selected by the lions for the lions tour. that decision, he doesn't come into the role until december. we start with the sad news of the former england boss sven—goran eriksson who says he has "best case, a year to live" after diagnosed with cancer. the 75—year—old from sweden was england's first non—british coach and led them to the quarterfinals of the 2002 and 2006 world cup as well as the 2004 euros. he's been speaking to the bbc. i have a cancer where you can't operate and you have to try to slow it down as much as possible. and thatis it down as much as possible. and that is what i am doing. when you get a message like that, i think you appreciate every day and you are happy when you wake up in the morning and you feel ok. so that is what i'm doing. and, of course, when i got this message from the doctors, i got this message from the doctors, i stopped full—time, because i can't do it full—time, i have to take care of myself a little bit bubbly than before. well—wishers from across the football community have sent their

they would defeat the lions by one point after a lions kicker missed his chance to win the game withw seconds remaining. now that brings us to today. of course, this is our stt the same it was eventually demolished because the stadium and the team really kind of outgrew the neighborhood. they eventually move over, of course, to candlestick and then down to levi's, where we will see them play tomorrow afternoon for, i guess, a best of three here. frank and claudine. that will be the tiebreaker on who really earns that playoff uh, king crown. uh, between the lions and the 40 niners. so we'll see what happens. james i'm glad you said that because we did have one viewer call in. >> i mentioned that it's a smaller stadium. i had no clue they had demolished it back in 89. so clearly 60,000 people in that neighborhood was probably pretty cramped. i would imagine. >> yeah, 60,000 in the stadium. remember, you had people. there's a house that i can see right here that has a pretty high roof, and that's how some people would watch this game. another interesting little tidbit at the time, the n

in doit detroit tonight, the lions are roaring.or the second time, the lions are one win from making the super bowl >> they deserve it they deserve to enjoy this. >> reporter: motor city moving on to th nfc championship after hosting and defeating the tampa bay buccaneers plays like this helping seal the victory. >> touchdown, detroit! >> reporter: with lions fans loving it. >> the atmosphere is crazy and everyone is going wild >> reporter: detroit's win tonight, a letdown for tampa bay. but the lions were favored and followed through >> gets to the end zone and he's in for the touchdown. >> reporter: just the latest example of this city meeting the moment >> it's a little different in detroit than other places. it is a run of joy right now >> detroit leading dlaths dallas, 38-6 >> since detroit's last big playoff run ended in early 1992, the city has filed for bankruptcy and started bouncing back mayor mike duggan leading the rejuvenation >> the giants have not won a championship in my life time so it means everything for us gener

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lionings fans have their own pregame celebration going on. as you can see, it was absolutely packed and a lot of these fans are pretty confident. >> we are in it to win it this year. right now. >> living the life. living the dream. >> tonight, celebration was so big, that many fans were turned away. levi stadium says an estimated 22% of the tickets sold for tomorrow's game were to lions fans. and the weather shouldn't really play a factor tomorrow. it should be a nice day like baseball weather. >> this will be like pressing a button tomorrow and we will go up another 10 degrees from where we were today. we will clear out the clouds. let's go straight to levi stadium. we will be in the 70s for the game. we will start out at 3:30 and the temperature will be 73 degrees. so it is in the mid 60s there today and it was cloudy. last week, that's not a concern for tomorrow. and did you see what happened in the futurecast? by the time we get to tomorrow morning, the clouds have cleared out. we'll probably have a few high clouds here and there. but for

most lions fans traveled from across the country, including the granddad of lions linebacker jack campbell. i'm very proud in. is his first year as a rookie. he hasn't missed a game in the end. it's the red and gold that are super bowl bound playing against the kansas city chiefs. fans say it's time to get revenge after losing the ring to them back in 2020 back against the chiefs where we belong and looked out there is a ton of rivalry between the niners fans and the niners and the chiefs fans and the chiefs. so a lot of people they want to spend their hard-earned money. >> to go to vegas, to witness this history, witnesses game in-person wealth and you have 2 weeks to get your hotel room, your flight. it's not going to be cheap, but it might be, you know, a matchup you don't want to miss. i'm sara stinson reporting live at levi stadium. back to dan. i> all right, sara, thanks a lot. let's take a live look right now at koin tower. it's been flashing between red and gold for the forty-niners big win. it was a beautiful one out there at levi stadium today. and it looks like it's going to sta

next to jake peace 's michigan t lisa is also a lion's fan. to know >> the second a team plays against ply smy son, i'm going o root for my son. i had to do the same with michigan and michigan state. >> it's tough. we're going to root for 49ers. our son's on the team. >> reporter: yet a negotiation seems to have taken place. lisa teaches in the livonia school district. >> the boys want my son to lose, and i said youcan root for the lions, but not for jake to miss his kicks. >> if the 49ers do happen to lose, i will be breaking out my lion's gyear for the super bowl >> or they could do a split jersey or two-thirds >>> now to a beach side rescue featuring an adorable seal if you ever spy a baby seal alone, just like this one, they say stay at least 150 feet away. don't touch it adorable, as you can see, but call in the experts. thanks so much for watchin ♪ ♪ >>> right now at 5:00, preparing to strike. hundreds of teachers across the east bay threatening to hit the picket line. we will tell you from your child's school could be impacted. >>> plus

lions possessions, gibbs.doff runs into a while, but the ball comes out and it's recovered by eric armstead. the vet says he needed his president to be filled well, 4 plays a carefree walked in for his second touchdown of the game. cmc duel with cmc. does this 24 but it seemed at that point that the detroit lions are down a couple touchdowns. but now here we go. jake moody, he missed the field goal early, but he made this one count. obviously he keeps a 33 yard field goal there tonight as they take a three-point lead. now after that, the niners take over on downs and on 3rd and 4th party is scapes the pressure and gets the first down and then he gets a little bit more well into detroit territory. you know, a 21 yard run for party and his family loved every bit of that from their allies. mitchell said finish it i got i the forty-niners take a 10 point lead after scoring the touchdown and the lions. they try on sight cake here. it went to work anyway because he was actually 2 yards short penalty robot. it doesn'

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now, to the big question every 9ers fan is asking tonight and every lions fan as well, vern, deepo, isout? >> in, deebo samuel, in, i don't know how kyle shanahan is going to use him coming off of his injured shoulder but it was good to see him humming on the practice field today, although limited. he is not going to miss this, collectively they waited 364 days for another shot with the lions in the way. now, the 9ers may have the best running back in the league in mccaffrey and offensive lineman, williams, and the two created quite a bond with the leading rusher following trent's lead. >> i learn today is really fun to run behind trent and i have no idea how someone that big moves like that. i have yet to figure it out. >> going for the best running back in the league. it makes our job so much easier. can not block all 11, you got to leave one and tell the running back all of the time you got to take care of one. and 99% of the time he will take care of his. >> reporter: outside of the red and gold report tomorrow and saturday, it will be the last time i even see you before kick off.

i think it is enough to make them root for the lions. it's cool to have someone playing in the nfl that went here, you know. >> reporter: but despite all the success and adulation, his coach expects jared to stay grounded. >> he's a humble guy and he's one of the best players. you know what i mean? >> reporter: you helped keep him humble. >> we did our part. he did his. >> reporter: and the nice thing is no matter who wins sunday's game, the bay area will have someone to root for in the super bowl. >> that's a good way to look at it, i guess. >>> at 7:00 vern is looking ahead to sunday's nfc championship game. he also has an update on deebo samuel's shoulder injury. >>> a lifeline for the safeway store in san francisco's fillmore neighborhood will stay open through early 2025. the store was set to permanently close in march and make way for housing and commercial space, but anne makovec is in studio to tell us how plans have changed. >> yeah. surprise announcement coming today. the city and safeway have agreed to extend services while th

the lions den.yes. >> jennifer from our baltimore affiliate, wbal tv is there. >> reporter: hey, guys good morning this is how we do it in baltimore. this is the purple friday. the baltimore ravens bring it every friday during the playoffs they visit schools, bars and restaurants. and no fan is more excited than captain defense. captain defense, are we going to win? excited than >> yes, we're going to win we're bringing the championship back to baltimore. go ravens! >> all right we're going to do it again. >> yes, we're going to do it to >> yes, we're going to do it again. lamar will win the mvp, and we will bring the super bowl. >> defense this is the defense. >> he's on defense for a reason. this is the energy that the crowd brings to every game wait until this weekend against the chiefs you haven't heard nothing yet! this is how we send it out in baltimore, with a big go ravens. let's go, team one, two, three, go ravens >> well done, jennifer ravens nation. i think the bloody marys and mamosas ar

the lions -- intercepted by the l lions. oh, baby. 133 to go. the lions are going to san francisco. >>> on our radar this morning, the faa urge ing airlines to inspect the door plugs on an earlier model of boeing 737 planes to ensure they are properly secured. the boeing 737 has the same door plug design as the newer max 9. as you remember, a dor plug ripped off an alaska airlines max 9 in midair a few weeks ago leaving a refrigerator-sized hole. boeing fully supports the faa on this. the max 9 is still grounded across the united states. >>> and is this morning, senator tim scott, the former presidential candidate, just announced his engagement to his girlfriend. scott said he he proposed on saturday, one day after going to new hampshire to endorse donald trump for president. his fiance is an interior d designer mom of three. the couple has been dating for about a year. >> tim scott on a the lot of lists for possible run mates for whoever gets the normination. >>> just in, sara ferguson, the duchess of new york, has been diagnosed with malignant

let's go, lions. >> gio: rooting for the lions.d morning, america. >> rhiannon: how do you feel about that? >> whit: we'll let them have their moment, you know, for now. i'm kidding. >> gio: it is a good morning, america, on this sunday. rhiannon ally with us on the desk and the reason they were just saying that is because sit a big day for both of your teams, the chiefs and the 49ers. when you add in the ravens, they won a combined ten super bowls. if you love to root for the underdog, the lions are your team today in the conference championships. detroit has never appeared in the big game. >> rhiannon: you're cheering for the lions, i can tell. >> gio: somebody's got to do it. >> whit: they're a great team and a great story. >> gio: absolutely, absolutely. >> whit: but you know where our hearts are, that's that. >> gio: we are also keeping a close watch on a major teacher strike about to enter its second full week. close to 12,000 kids affected by the walkout in newton, massachusetts. >> rhiannon: and look at these shocking image

the lions santa clara pd says it has plain clothes. officers in both teams jerseys on the lookout for that bad behavior. now 40 niner fans are gathering in all points of the bay area to cheer on the team. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard is live for us in san francisco at one official watch party, the only thing we got to say is go, niners, cornell. >> absolutely. go, niners. niners are trailing the lions in the second quarter. i do believe that means rally towels are in the air. all over the place. working very hard at this watch party here at momo's in san francisco. the 40 niners faithful are inside and outside. meantime up in the north bay, another watch party is happening in the town where detroit's quarterback grew up. his birthday. let's go. >> so we got this game. woo! >> niners super fan joe houston has the moves the shoes and a suit. that's red and gold blooded. i had to get a suit for my team. >> represent you know you look amazing. thank you very much. let's go. niners >> let's go guys joe was warming up the 40 niner

on his lions.iners legends would get the last laugh. joe montana was on stage to watch as the niners raised their nfc title trophy tonight. also there on the field pregame sf giants champion brandon crawford and good friend of abc7 hunter pence . well, now on to super bowl 58 and the build up to that rematch against the chiefs in two weeks. the 40 niners get a chance to avenge their 2019 super bowl loss. so let's take a live look now from las vegas. this is the site of the big game allegiant stadium. wow my eyes. look at all that neon. it is now the current home of the raiders. if you want to see the game in person. yeah. good luck. tickets start at close to $7,000. that is just to get into the door. if you are a high roller, tickets range up to just about $50,000. now southwest airlines is adding more flights to las vegas for the game, as many as 20 nonstop flights have been added from oakland, 15 from san francisco and eight from san jose. >> just when you thought there couldn't be more lights on

they go into the lion’s cage nine times a day.all a little bit chewed up, well, like a child more, of course, a child, he is a child, at first everything was according to the principle, don’t come close, he ’s a lion cub, not a pussy, but then the zoo staff became bolder, because the king of animals is still small and unusually affectionate, caesar is like a big cat, so domestic , he has practically become friends with the zoo staff. tsez is a victim of smuggling, he was found in a gazelle refrigerator on the border with kazakhstan, the driver said. a historical story about how i bought this car from an unknown person, but did not look into the back, while the investigation was underway, the lion cub was transported hundreds of kilometers to the ulyanovsk zoo. this is a generally international problem, it is not only the problem is russian, but in general an international problem, so they take it out, that is, the thirst for money, the thirst for quick profit, it simply closes people’s eyes and people are ready to do anything at a

the lions, there is an expression in detroit. sol. same old lions.ust snake bit even when they did make the playoff runs. they had years, coaches and gms, players would come and go and they never seemed to be able to find a formula. and this is a working class town. we like football. all of a sudden, with dan campbell who endeared himself to the fans, the new coach came in and said we would like to bite other players' knee caps off. that pretty much settled him in detroit as our kind of guy. and they basically have become that kind of team. they play extraordinarily hard. and they don't have big super stars. they have guys who are just here to do the work. and will that fits the temperament of the city perfectly. especially it is when 2 degrees outside. this is a very, very hot thing in detroit. >> absolutely. and mitch, let's talk about jared goff. i think that's one of the better story lines in pro sports right now. he gets traded from the rams to the lions. you know, obviously, the ransoms go on to win a super bowl. and jared goff is struggling la

football is king in america, and the lions are king in detroit.that has continued to come even through the worst of times. ., . ., . times. how much of the credit for this turnaround _ times. how much of the credit for this turnaround goes - times. how much of the credit for this turnaround goes down | for this turnaround goes down to dan campbell, the head coach? he's been there through the bad times. they're doing incredibly well at the moment. how much of an impact would you say his coaching has had on the team and how well they've done so far? ., ,, .,, ., team and how well they've done so far? ., ,, ., ., so far? dan campbell has done a ureat 'ob so far? dan campbell has done a great job of— so far? dan campbell has done a great job of changing _ so far? dan campbell has done a great job of changing the - greatjob of changing the culture of the franchise. this is a team, a franchise, that has had the perennial losing attitude, and they've managed to find the right mix, the right attitude, the right group of guys to bring it all together and e

lions could actually pull this thin off. ., lions could actually pull this thing off-— lions could actuallytest sports _ thing off. you can get all the latest sports news _ thing off. you can get all the latest sports news from i thing off. you can get all the latest sports news from the | latest sports news from the sports app or our website. day ten of the australian open on tuesday and the start of the quarter—finals. from me and the team, thank you for watching and we will see you soon. hello. storm jocelyn is the latest named storm to come our way, through tuesday and into tuesday night. the storm system has been fired up by the same process which we saw with storm isha. cold arctic air recently across the eastern portion of the united states and in canada, big temperature contrast down towards florida, and that has really fired up an active and potent jet stream. and it's jet streams which have developed this low pressure system. this is jocelyn, not as potent as isha, but will still cross the country and have impacts. now, storm jocelyn is almost like a two stage storm. the winds wil

the lions ranked 27th in passing defenses season.hey are secondary, the biggest weakness, they have allowed over 340 passing yards to both tvs they faced in this post season. it is time for brock purdy to have a signature performance. to open up the passing game, you have to run it well. key two is to feed christian mccaffrey. it felt like kyle shanahan forgot that the nfl's rushing champ was on his team for three quarters last week. this could be his biggest test. alliance are the second best running defense in the league but cmc is not your average running back. the key, you have to make detroit one-dimensional. this means stopping their two-headed duo . they form the fifth best russian tech in football this year. the nine of defense up front has not played to their standards in recent weeks. it is time for the big guys like nick bosa, javon hargrave and chase young to make the difference. the head coaches of this nfc championship game they have their teams in the same spot, but they reached this point very differently. mostly in p

this was the best lions season in over three decades. the lions are the only team in the 58 year super bowl era to not make it. that includes the quarterback. jarad goff. >> what are my emotions? >> i don't know. it sucks, pretty devastated. you know, a state of shock a little bit. hard to juggle the emotions of being proud of what we have done this year and dealing with the heartache of the loss. >> goff is one of five quarterbacks to lead two different franchises to conference championships. he joins brady, brett favre, kurt warner and peyton manning. >> i know it was a tough loss, even 9ers fans appreciate how devastating that was for lions fans >> it is going to take time >> yes to get that through their system. >> we have been through heartbreak here too in the bay area. hoping for the best. we got a lot of sports to talk about before the big game. >> oh, yeah. >> you will be here for all of it, i am sure. >>> final mission for endeavor. the ambitious lift down south . >>> it is up, up, up and stay for space shuttle endeavor. tonigh

the big question of the day, though, is are the lions, lions or lionesses?question and we have been told that lionesses, that's a trademark that someone else has taken on quite successfully. these will be known as the british and irish women's lions. that's all the time we've got left for now. worth adding that the australian open is of course ongoing in melbourne and for all the results from there and more analysis, do head to our website. but for me, mark edwards and the rest of the team here at the bbc sports centre, we'll see you very soon. bye bye. hello there. tuesday brought some fresh snowfall to parts of northern ireland and northern england, although here the snow did tend to turn back to rain through the day, but nevertheless it left a thick covering here in grasmere in cumbria. further northwards, though, in scotland it was here that the snow stayed as snow, particularly across the northern half of the country. a snowy pitlochry here. we have had some very large accumulations of snow, then building in. really the result of a few days worth of sno

go lions. >> okay. okay. take a breath. take a breath. i mean -- you can say anything you want about our beautiful bay area. but we are a championship team city. giants, niners, warriors. and i'm sorry that mustang as cool it is, 1956 maybe. tesla? hello. we're all about the future in the bay. >> you mona here's the bottom line. come you know, trash talk the team all you want because we have the stats to prove it but don't come for the bay area because people live here. they raise their kids here. and we are iconic. why did they go low? i don't understand it. >> they were like sausalito. have you been to sausalito? it's beautiful. >> yeah. well, lot of people will be coming here to san francisco to enjoy the game. likely from the motor city. and they'll be driving tesla as gianna just said. meanwhile, we went high and this is our challenge for their team. take a look. >> hi there everybody in motor city. hello from san francisco and silicon valley. not only about football. it's all about high-tech and in fact, welcome to our new virtual r

. >> and the lion's roared in the first half, at least. but the 40 niners came back to win their conference and a chance to face the kansas city chiefs. everything you want to know about the super bowl matchup is coming your way. it's monday january 29th here. be a war on >> from abc news. this is world news now. >> good morning everyone. thank you so much for joining us. andrew is off. lionel is joining us yet again. >> i'm here on a great morning. >> yes a great morning. and you know i was thinking about it last night because people kept reminding me on social media the last time these two teams faced off was in 2020, was the last super bowl. >> it's not so long ago. >> well, and you know what happened right after the super bowl covid, the world changed. the world changed forever. so this rematch is going to be very interesting. i'm excited. >> brianna has a lot of chiefs gear hiding in the studio that might be popping up throughout the show. maybe we'll get to that. >> i don't want to be obnoxious, though, because i know there are a lot

everybody knows the history of the lions, but you are this beaten down lions fan.ble to share last week with my dad in that stadium , um, as a fan, i mean, growing up and going to the pontiac silverdome, uh, those there has the ford field in detroit, has been open for over 20 years. uh, this was the first time they've ever hosted a playoff game. so to be able to create those childlike memories as an adult with my dad, sports brings everybody together. it brings families together. it brings communities together. and that's exactly what this run has meant to so many people here in detroit. one of the lions fans has been featured, uh, throughout the game broadcast. his name is benjamin kapp. he's 89 years old, and he's been a season ticket holder for 66 years. fans have been through it with the detroit lions, and we are so thankful for this ride that they've given us in 2023 and into 2024. >> all right, ryan, you know how tv works. it been given the wrap. but i want to say one thing. let's just make a gentleman's bet. uh, we don't have to bet anything silly. just the

the lions ranked 20th in passing this season, their secondary is their biggest weakness. time for brock purdy to add that signature performance. to open up the passing game, you have to run it well, key number two, feed christian mccaffrey. it felt like kyle shanahan forgot he was on his team for three quarters last week. this could be his biggest test of the season, the lions are the second best run defense in the league however, he is not your typical running back. and the third key, make detroit one-dimensional. this means stuffing their two-headed duo, gibbs and montgomery, they form the fifth best rushing attack in football this year. the niners up-front has a play to their standards in recent weeks. they need to make the difference. the warriors are hosting the lakers tonight, golden state is 1 and 3, coming off of the brutal one point loss to the kings. we will have the full breakdown tonight at 11:00. pga tour, final-round of the farmers insurance open at torrey pines, here's the second shot from 256 yards out, he needs this to go once it hits the green. he gets a

there are quite a few detroit lions fans. they are coming in throughout the season. so yes, we have people who come into town for the weekend. it is basically california versus the world. i think detroit is going to put up a fight. >> reporter: and that is the feeling out here, regardless of the outcome of the nfc championship game, they are just here to have a good time. >> the memories are awesome, we will talk about this for a long time. >> reporter: and of course this excitement is happening all over the bay area, this is going to be a great weekend for all of us, including myself, because you know what, it is my birthday weekend so we are all going to be celebrating. >> he said, send me to the bar assignment, because it is an important day and i'm going to be doing some serious work. we also caught up with some 49ers fans on that same flight from detroit. >> we were definitely outnumbered on the flight coming from detroit. the flight attendant said she wasn't going to serve us, because we had the nerve to fly into detroit. >> i hope they watched her pour the dri

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da lin was there and he also got to see the lions arriving just a couple hours ago . he is at minetta international airport. >> reporter: right behind me, that is the plane the detroit lions landed, just after 4:00, and the players got on the buses and their fans were cheering them on. as you mentioned, not too far away, the 49ers hosting a fan rally and there is a lot of enthusiasm and optimism about tomorrow's big game. the music, the energy, and the passion at the fan rally, the enthusiasm went through the roof when jerry rice made a surprise visit to the rally to hype up the fans. people were lining up to take pictures with the goat including this father and son, who drove all the way from l.a. this morning. >> i was just telling jerry that, he is the reason that i am a 49ers fan, now i'm passing it on to my son. since i was 10 years old, i saw my first ever game, niners and bengals, super bowl lxxxviii, 89. >> reporter: the opportunity to meet his childhood idol is already a win for him. >> i was shocked, i had never met jerry rice so this was an honor. >> report

lions fans are flying in a. and, anthony florez will have an update on the status of deebo samuels. >>> and then we will have meteorologist vianey arana join us with the forecast. >>> we are six months away from the paris games. we fill you in on how silicon valley technology is helping with the olympic venues. >>> but first, changing sea level drive. one area could be lifted by as much as 7 feet. this is a massive project that will cost a lot of money and take a lot of time. sergio quintana. >> reporter: it is a massive project that entails about seven miles of san francisco waterfront. it will include building in lifting some of the buildings and then relaying certain portions of the waterfront to create foundations to be able to build a series of levels, berms, and other impediments to try to protect downtown san francisco from the effects of sea level rise. the concern is that as those levels come up it will continue to be a stressor on the san francisco downtown as it could flood certain portions of the cit

the lions shocked the 49 ers by racing to a 24 to 7 lead. no team has ever had that big of a lead at halftime in the nfc conference championship. and lost court. aiyuk touchdown. but the 49 ers would score 27 consecutive points led by quarterback brock purdy. connecting with brandon aiyuk on this deep pass that bounced off a lions defender. >> launching deep going for brandon aiyuk. it is oh he caught it off the ricochet. >> aiyuk credited a ladybug with giving him the luck he needed to make that catch before the game. >> a ladybug landed on my shoe and y'all know what that means. so so that's all i can say because other than that, i don't know. >> in what seemed like the blink of an eye, the 40 niners tied the game in the third quarter, and then a huge gamble by lions coach dan campbell in the fourth quarter. he opted not to go for the game tying field goal. the pass by lions quarterback jared goff, then sailing in complete. >> it's easy hindsight and i get it. i don't regret those decisions and that's hard. >> the 40 niners scored on the n

. >> right now at 11 niner nation, one day away from cheering on the team as they take on the lions and the fan parties have already gotten underway and the bay area is loud and proud. but niners fans here in the city can expect some street closures during the game. what you need to know about your game day commute. good evening and thank you for joining us for kron. 4 news at 11. i'm dan thorn forty-niners fans all over the world are excited about tomorrow's nfc championship game. the team holding several fan events throughout the region today and kron four's. justin campbell has the excitement from the south bay. >> area, rapper travis keen hit the stage at the plex in san jose with his latest single 40 niner faithful featuring the the niners hosted fan parties in mexico city, monterrey and the uk truck francisco's traveled from pittsburgh, pennsylvania. we mexico city with everybody. >> it's it's a great time or works in family. it's just great to be here. once he's been a niners fan since he was 5 years old because of one special player. you know, montana is that's outside of this f

now we are seeing him in a row he has never played before, is playing the role of a happy detroit lionss us now from los angeles to talk about your team. key, and it's just one game away from the super bowl, did you ever think you would hear those words keegan michael key? >> gayle, i have to tell, you i hope spring's eternal inside of me, so it's hoped i would hear those, words i just did not know when it was going to be. i certainly did not know it would be in 2020, four but i am absolutely over the moon at what is going on right now for our detroit lions. we have this young team, that is so talented, and so resilient, much like our city, and i am -- ayman disbelief. i am in a state. >> you know, key, i have to say this, number one, i am a tremendous fan of yours. for all of his success, number, one continued success, i can't believe i'm talking to you about the detroit lions. out of all the questions i want to ask -- >> you can ask, maybe i can come on the show know the, time we can ask all those other questions. >> that would be good. >> i fell in love with the detroit lions, i have

the detroit lions winning in the playoffs for the first time in decades. how the city itself is making its own comeback >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with jose diaz-balart. >>> good evening in the race for the republican nomination for president one of the more puzzling aspects has been how donald trump's competitors have held their fire against him. well, that changed today today nikki haley unloaded, even going after his mental fitness for office the stakes could not be higher we are just three days away from the new hampshire primary. and if the former president cleans up there, he may very well be unstoppable. and with ron desantis only casually competing in the first in the nation primary nikki haley is making a real run at trump in the polls there today she saw an opening, trying to turn what could be described as a senior moment for trump into a breakthrough moment for her. dasha burns reports from new hampshire. >> this is not personal. >> reporter: with three days until new hampshire nikki haley now going after former president trump's

lions fans are also in town ready to cheer on their team.alist tahir asad has the sights and sounds from the south bay. >> it's going to raised and we're ready to >> really important to detroit that team showed up. we all know hard it is in detroit. and this team showed we've got we've got her we've got we we were we don't mess around. >> love lions. >> lot of lives fans. it really kind of make funny a lions fan, but like really talked about it. actually good. we finally got to where get taste that much better. >> time. but golf is going to have a good game to make smart choices might not have a big yardage game buddies make smart choices. and that's what's going to get the victory. >> those lions fans roaring for a win. if you can't make it to the game, tickets are still up for grabs today. keep a seat on ticketmaster right now is about 475 bucks. that's not including fees. when jed those the price goes up to about $565. and as we wait to see if the niners play in the super bowl, preparations are already underway in las vegas. ryan matthey

the 49ers will face the detroit lions at levi's stadium tomorrow with a trip to the super bowl at stake. this is where it is all going to go down in santa clara on sunday. we are still more than a day out but fans are already getting hyped up. to the stadium store we go, the team store was quite busy on friday with fans stocking up with new gear ahead of the big game, that included one man from hollister who said he works for a local nonprofit. >> this is our first time here, to do some shopping and looking and hopefully they will come out and get more 49ers gear, and for the non-49ers fans, i'm trying to convert them to the 49ers faithful. no lines, no lines. >> we are the first ones to get that shirt. >> we are hungry, we are ready for that number six. >> meanwhile, a bar in san francisco is gearing up for what could be its busiest day of the year. this is the bar, and by tomorrow, it'll be covered in red and gold. and maybe some blue as well. >> we expect to be packed, we open early on sunday morning. >> it is basically california versus the world. i think detroit is going to put up

they have to beat the lions first. tens of thousands of fans are packed in the stands for the match-up. 49ers legends jerry rice and joe montana are there. maybe it would be better if they actually played. also spotted was governor gavin newsom. da lin joins us live from a watch party in san francisco's mission district. da, there must be some heavy drinking going on there. >> reporter: yeah. well, it's been a tough game for a lot of these 49ers fans. we're at rudy's sports bar, a well known spot in the mission district in san francisco. it was packed. a lot of folks have taken a small break now because of the halftime show, but yeah, it was packed with roughly around 100 people. it was an emotional roller coaster because things got off to a pretty exciting time before the game, but once the game got started the lions got out to an early start. that kind of sucked the air out of this room and 49ers fans got pretty quiet. when they made a touchdown, kind of brought some energy back. overall a lot of the 49ers fans are n

let's talk about with the lions are doing. drones lighting up the sky in downtown detroit tonight to cheer on the lions. this drones show was put on at 400 feet. that's pretty cool, 400 feet above their home field. going to be a big watch party there during tomorrow's game. that part of the show was tweeted by the lions, a chance for their quarterback jared goff who grew up in the north bay and went on to play at cal. if the niners don't win the super bowl, it might be a bit of a disappointment. the lions have really done above expectations. >> that's true. >> i would like to see the niners fans happiest without being selfish. >> one thing we don't have to worry about is the weather. it's going to be picture- perfect. >>> last week and we had rain and wind to contend with. now, sunscreen. we are going to have temperatures likely climbing to the 70s even at levi stadium in right now outside, it is still pretty mild. 57 degrees in san jose. interesting to point out. highs this time of year are in the upper 50s, similar to temper

. >> a live look at levi's where the 49ers will face the lions on sunday. we've got complete and faithful coverage this morning. >>> this is "today in the bay." and it is a red type of friday morning for you out here. >> let's do it. >> we want to say good morning to you all. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. bay area, get ready. niners in full effect as the niners show up and show out ahead of this week's championship game. >> bob redell is joining us where the party has kicked off for the big game this weekend. how are things looking? >> reporter: well, we've got a ton of 49ers fans who showed up, some of them at 3:00 a.m. this morning at the lot at city center bishop ranch in san ramon for the "today" show pep rally. keep in mine, the "today" show is east coast time, so it's very early for us. we already did our live interview with this man right here, antonio, which you can watch on the "today" show starting at 7:00 a.m. we picked you because you're considered a super fan. what is it about being 49ers faithful when you compare it to other fan

and then there's the new kid on the block, the detroit lions. it's going to be one of those games, man, because you didn't expect this, raj. i didn't either before this season. you didn't predict niners and lions in the championship game, did you? >> no. >> final question for you. is it part of your contract for nfl network? can you give us a prediction what happens sunday afternoon? >> it's part of what i do, and i'm under contract to give a prediction, but that's going to happen. you going to watch game day morning. we're on for six hours before the game with our pregame show, raj. then we do our predictions. but i'll tell you what. i predicted before the season started on one of the local radio stations, i said if brock purdy plays as well as he did last year, they'll win the super bowl. not to put so much pressure on just brock, but the team is so capable. i think deebo samuel's health will have something to do with it, right? but i'll just give you a little hint. i am going to pick the niners to win this game, but it's not going to be easy.

>> bring on the lions. niners are resting up and getting ready for another battle at levis on sunday. >> niners getting ready. fans are getting ready. i don't know about you but i was holding my breath the whole game going is this happening? we dodged a bullet. >> at a minute 55, i said i guess i am not going to vegas. >> i had that thought too. >> then boom, we are going to vegas. we have a hurdle but we are planning it. >> i am feeling better for the next game against the lions. >> let's head into a view from san francisco, oakland, san jose on this wet monday morning. how do we pay for the green and beauty of the bay area? well, it's water. that's just what we have to do. starting in the north bay, you are likely telling friends elsewhere about heavy rain all night long, left flooded roads, downed trees. i live in the north bay and goodness all night long, it was like the long fingernails of a witch tapping on my roof. that's the last little bit of poetry from me. >>> so much active weather in the north

as the niners take on the detroit lions team. fits this crowd feeling confident. >> we're going all the way, man. we're going all the way. yeah we're going to win this. >> lions have a chance today. >> if it was a different team possibly. >> this is my niner game right here amanda dela merced and her crew ready for a win i mean i'm nervous, but i'm not nervous. >> you know what i mean? i got faith in the niners. the lions? like, they finally made it. >> so i don't think it's that big of a deal. go, niners number one niner fans representing at finnegan's bar and grill in novato. >> do you have any, like, rituals that you do before a game day? >> irish coffee and a beer. >> marcus anderson is here to watch at a bar where 40 niners, potato skins and a jared goff burger are on the same menu. the lions quarterback grew up in nevada, played football at marin catholic and at cal. >> all my friends got to play football with him. i just got to hear all the cool stories. >> but that doesn't mean any allegiance to detroit. >> absolutely not