. >> mike singletary is a friend. madison square garden is a good man -- mike singletary is a good man. okay? everybody in the locker room, we all -- we all own some of it. >> he taught us a lot about life, as well as football and guys -- you know, at the end of the gay, i am sure they appreciate that. >> performance cost mike singletary -- will it do the same for the raiders. raiders 7-8. eliminated from the playoffs. colts got them. boy. colt beat them 31-6. how about cable's job security? >> it's really -- farthest thing from my mind. we will have a couple three weeks period where it's time for that, right now i want to concentrate on winning the eight game. >> raiders sunday. saints back in the post season. atlanta falcons, made them work for it. davis, goes the rest of the day. 14-0 falcons late. brees put together a 13 play drive. hit graham here to win it 17- 14. saints again in that post season. college football, unwatchable, trust me, independence bowl, air force outlasted george tech, 14-7 in louisiana. take

louis, mike singletary was fired. had about two years on the job as the official 49ers head coach. singletary releasing a statement in the 9:00 p.m. hour tonight. in part it reads, quote, one of the greatest experience of my life was having the opportunity to coach the 49ers. i am also thankful for the faithful fans. i am just sorry i couldn't give them more. a statement now from the 49ers youthful owner jed york. he says i want to thank mike singletary for the passion and effort he brought to this organization. he is a tremendous person for whom i will always have great respect. so here are the financials on this. mike singletary, with two years remaining on his contract, worth about $5 million. the 49ers will have to pay that out. what is next for the niners? jed york will be holding a news conference tomorrow at team headquarters in santa clara. that news conference at noon. jim tomsula, the defensive coach for the 49ers will take over as interim head coach. and the big search is on who the 49ers will hire to replace singletary. a lot more coming up on "sports sunday" at 11:30. >

shortly after the plane landed, jed york told mike singletary he was no longer the head coach. the -- will coach the 49ers in their final game but a national search for general manager and a head coach will be conducted. as for the game, singletary got into it with troy smith. he stayed in the game until the 4th quarter when singletary put alex smith in the game. smith was hit, lost the football. the game was over. the playoff chances were over and the mike singletary officially came to an end. >>> the raider playoff homes lied in the hands of the titans. they got no help. -- takes it to the house. the chiefs are the afc west champions. oakland, manning -- here's him at his best. he sees something in the raider defense. he calls an audible and then does what peyton does. right on target. one of his three touchdowns of the day. indianapolis beat if raiders 31-26. you will hear from jed york who had an interesting interview after the game. >>> 11:30 tonight, game day. we will see you at 11 on cbs 5. have a great night. lightning fast. lightning strong. verizon 4g lte. rule the air

smith completed just 7 of 19 passes and appeared mike singletary was going to take him out.he coach got into a heated exchange and troy smith stayed in the game. fourth quarter, rams up 15-14. bradford rolls out, buys enough time to find lawrence robinson for a touchdown. bradford's first touchdown pass in four gairms. st. louis up 22-14. so with troy smith still struggling, mike singletary goes to alex smith, with just 9:30 left in the game. he completed his first four passes, leading to a field goal. with just over 2 minutes left, he's sacked, stripped, rams fall on it and win 25-17. playoff hopes are over and perhaps so is mike singletary's job as head coach. >> we've got enough talent on this team that we should have been the nfc west champion and we should have been competing in the playoffs. >> and obviously i wanted us to do better, felt that we could do better, but there are some obvious question marks that, you know, i had hoped would be answered as the season went on, and i'm not going to go into that right now. but obviously were not answered. and, you know, when

who will replace mike singletary as head coach? getting back to yesterday, this might be his lasting image and last memory of the niners. the shouting match on the sidelines with his starting quarterback both going at each other. about two years on the job for mike singletary as the head coach and he is out of a job. the 49ers are 5-10 on the season, but not just the subpar record. erratic, confusion and not in synch. issuing a statement last night saying one of the greatest experience of my life is having the opportunity to coach the 49ers. i am thankful for the faithful fans. i'm sorry i couldn't give them more. the statement from the owner, i want to thank mike singletary for the passion and effort he brought to the organization. he is a tremendous person from whom i will always have grit respect. the new chapter in 49ers football begins as of today. who will replace mike singletary. the list goes on. we will have a lot more throughout the day. back to you. >> thanks a lot. as soon as we heard the news, we posted on facebook and

but mike singletary's 49ers fell short of the expectations. after they were eliminated by the play offs in a mistake filled loss with st. louis it was over for mike singletary. in the end it was the rams who beat the 49ers 25-17. team president york called the team's play inept. afterward he indicated that singletary was a big part of the reason. >> obviously we did not set out the things we set out to achieve. we should be a play off team. we're not a play off team this year. very disappointed about that. we need to figure out how we can get in the play offs and start being in the super bowl. >> york said a national search will begin for a general manager who will then hire a new head coach with york's approval. we'll have more on that interview. very insightful about where this organization is coming. it's very insightful, you hate to see the head coach lose his job but they had those expectations. >> 11:30, we'll tune in. >>> the timing couldn't have been worse for hundreds of travelers trying to make it home. and this is a look at new york

he will take over for mike singletary. singletary has apologized for not coming up with enough wins during the past years roughly as head coach. the 52-year-old was fired after yesterday's loss against the st. louis rams. now, if you watched that game, you know that the 9ers s quashed their chance of being in the playoffs. no team has ever recovered from an 0-5 start to reach the p layoffs but the 9ers would have clinched if they had beaten the rams and won next sunday. so it was a very frustrating season. many people picked san francisco to win the division. >> nobody is upset. nobody is sat. most people thought this had to be done. most people are speculating on who should be next. who should be it? is it gonna be john gruden? jim harbaugh? >> reporter: we caught up with harbaugh himself as his football team -- loaded up on the bus today. they are loaded -- headed to florida for the bowl game. >> anybody contacted you about the 49er coaching position? >> we're talking about the game in miami. thank you. >> reporter: as fa

of the show, the 49ers have fired head coach mike singletary. san francisco was a pre-season favorite to win the nfc west, but with a 5 and 10 record, they will once again not make the playoffs. a hall of fame linebacker with the bears he brought his intensity to the sideline, but it didn't translate into a win -- winning formula. today he got into a shouting match with troy smith. today he appeared over his head. last season in his first full season with the head coach he went 8 and 8. tonight singletary released a statement. he says one of the greatest experiences in his life was having the opportunity to coach the 49ers. the players were what made it special. he also thanked the fans and apologized for not giving them more. after the ugly loss to st. louis, singletary of on erred no excuses. >> a personal failure. i'm the head coach of the team. and obviously i wanted us to do better and felt i could do better. but there are obvious question marks that i hoped would be answered as the season went on. and i'm not going to go into that right no

with troy smith struggling, mike singletary switches back to alex, with just 9:30 left in the game.completed his first four passes that led to a field goal, but with just over 2 minutes left, he is stripped and the rams fall on the ball. rams win 25-17. the playoff hopes are over, and perhaps so is mike singletary's job as head coach. >> we've got enough talent on this team that we should have been the nfc west champion and we should have been competing in the playoffs. >> and obviously he wanted us to do better, felt that we could do better, but there are some obvious question marks that, you know, i had hoped would be answered as the season went on, and i'm not going to go into that right now, but obviously were not answered, and, you know, when that happens, then you end up out of the playoffs. >>> yeah, stay tuned for some late breaking news down there. >>> with a chiefs win, the raiders would have been eliminated even before they took the field this afternoon. kansas city, surprising leader in the afc west all season. matt cassel on 3rd and 19 to duane beau. he does the rest, t

that's next in sports. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, picture yesterday in saint louis, the niners fired mike singletaryeing one game left on >>> after being knocked out of the playoff picture yesterday in st. louis the 'niners fired mining singletary despite there being one game left on the schedule. i caught up with singletary last night as he was leaving 49er headquarters for the final time. >> i understand. it's about winning. and, umm, but, umm, just really, umm, sorry i didn't get a chance to bring it's like i wanted to. but that's part of life. but we'll go on. >> what gets me is he is not gonna be here any more. >> i thought he would at least be here until after the last game but, like i said, it's a business and, you know, guys upstairs make the decision. >> obviously we had anticipations and expectations of being a playoff-caliber team this year. you know, whether we were a 7-9 division win error not didn't matter to me. >> jed york says he will begin to interview general manager candidates as soon as this week and whoever is named the new gm will have full control over hiring the next head co

morning, tara. >> reporter: this is about winning those the words from former 49er head coach of mike singletary. this comes immediately after his firing. if we take a look at the front cover of the sports section you can see it says over and out. a picture of mike there. he says he's sorry he didn't get a chance to bring it, but that is the nfl. we are hearing reports that 49er president jed york gave singletary the ax on the plane ride home. the team just lost to the rams and officially eliminated to the playoffs. many had picked san francisco to win the nfc west. and to make matters worst singletary could be seen having a heated exchange with troy smith. here's what singletary had to say about it after the game. >> i don't really know about coaching etiquette. all i know i was try to win a football game. you have to do what is right. you have to go with your gut. >> reporter: singletary said the greatest opportunity of my life was to coach the san francisco 49ers. what made it so special were the players. they were some of the most outstanding men. many said they knew singletary's firing was

this morning mike singletary is out as head coach of the 49 everies, the decision by the team owner came hours after the team was eliminated from playoff contention. yesterday, in st. louis, singletary got into a shouting match with troy smith, the rams beat the 49ers, 25-17, in an exclusive interview with cbs 5, singletary said he will miss the players. >> i called a few of the players, just to let them know and of course, after i called a few of them i started hearing from them and then some of the coaches, so but you know what, part of nfl. >> during 2.5 seasons, singletary had a win-loss record 18 and 22. a national search will start for a general ma that injury who will then -- manager who will then hire a new head with york's approval. >>> we have been askingen facebook was letting go of mike singletary a good or bad move. >>> mike was an average player himself it goes to reason the results he produced was less than required to left the team to potential. >>> quote mike took on a difficult job and showed some of the players some great lessons however the head coach he could not ste

mike singletary is out, but what could be in?athai takes a look at what's next. >> sfo expects back up when is it comes to a flight out. we will take a look at them for you. it's monday, december 27th today in the bay. >> good morning, everybody. >> 5:30 on a monday morning. we have a quick look at the forecast. good morning. >> we have low visibility in the north bay. i was reporting how fog likes to move around and we have a quarter of a mile in santa rosa moments ago and now you can see here 10 miles of visibility. understand that it does swirl around out there, even though your reported area is not telling you that you have reduced visibilities. a lot of fog because of the moisture from the christmas day storm. take it easy. travel cautiously. temperature in the low to mid 40s for the start of this morning. rising up to about 55 degrees by noon in fremont and ending up at 58 degrees today in san jose. lots of sunshine and the full forecast and a big winter storm coming up. >>> thanks a lot. death panels sparked a political st

mike singletary. what the >>> just really sorry i didn't get a chance to bring it like i wanted to. >>> an exclusive interview with mike singletary, the fired 49ers head coach what he had to say to his former team and what is next in the search for his replacement. >> how east coast storms have spread airline passengers all over the country. the update from sfo come up. >> i am grace lee. sydnie kohara has the day off. >> yep, i am juliette good rich. weather and traffic, tracy is working on that forecast. that storm door is it open? >> yeah, it is rotating right now. every day looks like something new we are talking about and we are talking about something new today. first and foremost, sunshine expected for monday but more showers, more rainfall, more snowfall moving back into the bay area, for much of the workweek. we will take a look at your seven-day forecast in a few moments. >>> thank you tracy. an update for your sierra travel forecast. no more chain requirements on industry state 80, trucks b

but that's part of life. >> what did i say to mike singletary? i simply called him and apologized. we didn't get it done. that's the bottom line. >> that's defensive line coach jim tomsula who will take over as the team's interim head coach. jed york is already working on hiring a general manager who he says will be responsible for hiring the permanent head coach. >> i wouldn't say we're strictly looking at an offensive minded head coach but i think we have had a lot of problems on the offensive side of the ball so if it's not an offensive minded head coach it has to be a coach that has experience in dealing with the nfl, in dealing with putting together a staff. >> monta ellis was named the western conference player of the week before tonight's game against the 76ers. >> i can't tell you how happy i was to hear the news when larry told me and he was like my wife, we're expecting you know. >> don't expect ellis to carry the load every night. dorell wright had a team high 28 points, stephen curry scored 10 of his 17 in the fourth quarter. the warriors win by 15. it's their third str

the mike singletary era is officially over in san f rancisco. what's the reaction this morning now that coach singletary has been fired. >> reporter: snow is causing flight delays that have a ripple effect here. we'll tell you one w eather- related delay that's happening here at sfo. >>> foggy weather here in the bay area is causing more problems, in addition to the weather back east. kraig debro has been at sfo all morning. knows all about it. he's back live with the latest. what do you know now, kraig? >> reporter: well, we're being told here because of the fog at sfo, arriving flights are being diverted to oakland, san jose and monterey because of the fog. officials thought the fog would return off with the rising sun. that has not happened. i'm learning that at newark and new york airports, they are making progress clearing the runways but another problem is they can't clear the roadways so people can't get to the a irports. as a result of that, both united and american have cancelled at least a combined six flights into newark and new york a

>> i think they should have waited one more year to see how he would have done next year. >> mike singletary, didn't work out but i'm glad he got fired. >> reporter: at near by lefty bar, singletary's firing also dominated the conversation. >> i think we all think that the 49ers are going to sing next week and be the dark horse in the super bowl, it didn't happen. >> they really need a new quarterback instead of a new coach. >> reporter: for sports fans, it was the 49ers that were on their mind. >> we're a little bit chalked that it was the last game. why don't you just keep him around. >> reporter: back at the american bull, 49er faithful told us it's the love of the game that's kept them going. >> if you're a football fan, you're a football fan. if you're a 49er game, the wins and losses are important but you watch the game for game sake. >> reporter: fans now say it's wait and see who will be general manager and coach and hope the 49ers will return to glory soon, amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and our coverage continues on ktvu.com where you will find more video of today's 49er news

>> i think they should have waited one more year to see how he would have done next year. >> mike singletary, didn't work out but i'm glad he got fired. >> reporter: at near by lefty bar, singletary's firing also dominated the conversation. >> i think we all think that the 49ers are going to sing next week and be the dark horse in the super bowl, it didn't happen. >> they really need a new quarterback instead of a new coach. >> reporter: for sports fans, it was the 49ers that were on their mind. >> we're a little bit chalked that it was the last game. why don't you just keep him around. >> reporter: back at the american bull, 49er faithful told us it's the love of the game that's kept them going. >> if you're a football fan, you're a football fan. if you're a 49er game, the wins and losses are important but you watch the game for game sake. >> reporter: fans now say it's wait and see who will be general manager and coach and hope the 49ers will return to glory soon, amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and our coverage continues on ktvu.com where you will find more video of today's 49er news

the 49ers fired head coach mike singletary with one game left in this season. singletary was a head coach since the middle of 2008 season. the team won 18 out of 40 games under him. defensive line jim tomsula will replace him. >>> thousands of flights in and out of the east coast were canceled yesterday with hundreds more already this morning. travelers are being advised give yourself extra time especially if you are thinking about heading to the northeast. >>> and the california highway patrol reports a drop in traffic fatalities over the holiday weekend. there were only three traffic deaths across this state. that's down from 12 last year. no fatal crashes reported here in the bay area. >>> 5:48. nine men are in a british court today for conspiring explosives. the men were among 12 arrested last week. the other three men were not charged. officials say the men were suspected of planning a large scale terror attack on british landmarks and public spaces. >>> in egypt all of the injured passengers have been transferred to cairo after a tour bus accident that kil

. >> the 49ers let coach mike singletary go after the team was eliminated from playoff contention yesterday. >> i'm meteorologist christine hanson. quiet at our airport. partly cloudy skies. your complete forecast coming up. >> chp has issued a fog advisory for the bay bridge this morning. we'll have a complete traffic report coming up. >> good advice there, megan. thank you very much and thank you for joining us 5 a.m. this monday morning. hope your christmas was a good one. i'm eric thomas. kristen is off today. major problems for travelers on the air and on the ground. a blizzard continues to pummel the east coast with strong winds and poor visibility. the busiest airports from the carolinas to maine, trains have stopped and highways are deserted. >> i finally was on the phone for four hours until i finally talked to a human being. >> in new york city alone, more than 1400 flights have been cancelled at the city's three major airports. normal service is not expected to resume until tomorrow at the earliest. those cancellations are making it nearly impossible for bay area fliers to get to

it's really -- turning how fast mike singletary's star has f allen. >> there are a lot of reasons this happened today. the only thing that ensures the long tvy of the head coach -- longevity of the head coach in the nfl is winning. simply put, mike singletary did not possess enough attributes to keep his job. >> here's the other side. >> verbal sparring matches on the sideline are commonplace in the nfl but sunday's ugly incident between singletary and troy smith looked like the final straw. clearly a change is kneaded a nd -- needed and the team president and jed york did fire singletary after the team a rrived home late last night. the only question -- win. >> i thought about it. but i think we had a chance to be a playoff team this year. i didn't think that making that change would have been the right decision for the team. maybe in hindsight that was the wrong decision. >> the organization has let it be known that job one will be hiring a general manager and then the coach will be selected by the general manager. york will confer with several people-a -- before a decision is reache

and what is next for the san francisco 49ers now that they fired mike singletary.l have those stories more and later. >> it's great except for all the fog we saw this morning. a live look, does it matter? you can see the fog at the embarcadero and a little bit of sun. earlier we had a picture of vollmer peak where you could see mount diablo. there is sun and that means a dry day but rain increasing over the area and dusting of snow by friday morning. we still have a stormy week left in december. >> we trust you. >> thanks. >> thanks for joining us. "who wants to be a millionaire" is next. >> have a great day and be careful in the fog. >> bye-bye.

and what is next for the san francisco 49ers now that they fired mike singletary. we'll have those storiesore and later. >> it's great except for all the fog we saw this morning. a live look, does it matter? you can see the fog at the embarcado and a little bit of sun. earlr we had a picture of vollmer peak where you could see mount diablo. there is sun and that means a dry day but rain increasing over the area and dusting of snow by friday morning. we still have a stormy week left in december. >> we trust you. >> thanks. >> thanks for joinin us. "who wants to be a millionaire" is next. >> have a great day and be careful in the fog. >> bye-bye. (speaking in intnational language) and he sd unto them go ye into all of thworld and preach the gospel preach the gosl ♪ every creature inhe world. (applaus

but mike singletary's days with the niners are now over. we've got several angles to the story tonight. and laurence scott joins us with the latest. this does not come as anybody's surprise tonight, lawrence? >> no surprise at all. the team president pulled the plug on the singletary regime on the plane ride home from st. louis last night. another difficult and embarrassing loss, just too much to stomach. double-digit losses in a season that the nibe erniners should h the division. 5 and 10, miss the playoffs for the eighth straight season. new york is getting straight to a tried and true solution. going to hire a general manager who will be part of the process of hiring a new coach for a new team philosophy. new york turning to people who know how to get things done. >> what did you think? >> the general managers around the league know more than you do. >> like my uncle who won five super bowls. the other folks like the krafts and folks like that who have built championship teams. >> the krafts own the new england patriots and three super

popular acts probably will not have toslash their prices. >>> with one game left in the season, mike singletary is out. what led up to the firing and what will likely happen before a replacement is found? >> reporter: verbal sparring matches are commonplace but sunday's ugly incident between singletary and troy smith looks like the final straw. clearly a change was needed and jed york did officially fire singletary last night. it is something that most everyone knew was coming in the wake of another season with no playoffs. the only question was when. >> i thought about it but i think we had a chance to be a playoff team this year and i do not think that making that change would have been the right decision for the team. maybe in hindsight that was the wrong decision. >> reporter: the organization has let it be known that job one will be hiring an experienced football minds to take over as general manager and then a coach will be selected by the new general manager. he will convert with several people before the decision is reached. >> i think my uncle is the best person for me to talk to. he i

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mike singletary has gone into double secret probation mode. he won't say who his quarterback will be against the rams, oh my. last week troy smith lead the 9ers to an overtime victory. the guess is alex, don't tell anybody. he is the more accurate passer. both guys might play. the coach will not say. the only real advantage that we could have is to go there and play well. that's all the other stuff, the cat and mouse stuff. that's important for us to prepare well this week and get ready to go. >> stanford took on oklahoma state part of the pac-10 series. the cowboys came in with the best record. cowboys up 10 and 1. first half and josh owens says hello still water! he had 21. the cardinals were up six. catch and shoot and cowboys by one. the second half and stanford is down 11. come and get him and it is with authority. this guy can shoot. he had 20 of his 23 in the second half and stanford loses it. to the ladies and the uconn women are looking for their 89th consecutive win. welcome to the maya moore show. she had 41. uconn breaks the record

has a healthy appetite is getting used to being area of the new details about 40 niners coach mike singletary being sacked. the interview process for his replacement has begun. >> when president jed york said a surge begins immediately he wasn't fooling around you have to be a general manager first. have you ever heard of told me softly? a few people have he's a guy that visited santa clara headquarters today to interview for the general manager's position. he said yesterday it will hire a general manager first it will be the general manager that will then hire a new head football coach to replace mike singletary. if the degree looks at this he was with the san louis rams and most recently with the carolina panthers as an executive which is a wide base position there. he does so personnel, he's experienced and just on the basis that he is interviewed today it takes care of the route your roll which says that she must interview minority candidate before you go for to make a decision. tony is in their all this week were going to hear a lot of names that we never heard of in these are guys that

let us know whether you think mike singletary should have been fired. >>> 5:24 friends and neighbors are mourning the tragic death of an elderly man which was learned he was a world war ii veteran. he died in a house fire. firefighters say there was so much smoke in the home when they adrived they had to cut a hole in the roof to let some of it. but when they got there it was too late. >> we all know the horrors of a nuclear war now. when i was a little kid that's what saved my dads life. >> loved by all the neighbors. several of us had him over for dinner on a regular basis. we used to see him out walking almost every day. >> brookes wife died six years ago. he leaves behind two adult sons. one firefighter told us it was possible it was started by a space heater. >>> richmond has seen a drop in crime this year. the program police think has been the most effective. >>> a possible case of construction labeled against -- corruption labeled against a bay area police officer. >>> northbound 280 traffic looking good here. another look at the bay area traffic and weather coming up. ♪ [ fem

mike singletary offers thoughts of his own job security, or lack there of. and how can one undefeated team beating ♪ [ female announcer ] keurig has over 200 varieties of gourmet coffee and tea to choose from. ♪ keurig is the way to brew fresh, delicious coffee in under a minute. way to brew. [ female announcer ] so with keurig, every cup tastes like it's brewed just forou. ♪ because it is. choose. brew. enjoy. keurig. rizon 4g lte. rule the air on the most advanced 4g network in the world. night's embarassment in san diego, the niners' playoff chances are on thin ice and the ice could melt by sunday afternoon. should seattle and st. louis win, san francisco will be eliminated from contention. a loss by either the niners stay alive and just barely. outside of wins and losses, the issues are mounting. the player s who not talk to the media and mike singletary would not name a starter. does he bench alex smt? troy smith beat the rams in week 14. it adds up to the inevitable question of his own job status. >> my future depends on the st. louis game we have comi

mike singletary said gore's injury won't require surgery.roken hip. >>> the aliens have landed in san diego anyway. san diego state took a 14-2 lead over st. maries. the gaels rob jones transferred from the university of san diego to st. mary's. game high 17. but they are a big ticket item. ranked 17th in the country. d.j. kay hits a jump shot, 69-55 is the final, san diego state, home of roberta gonzales are 7- 0. >> ooh ooh ooh. >> 74-62, the dons sneaked past holy names. lebron james makes his return to cleveland tomorrow night. one cavalier can't wait. >> he said yesterday you'll step on his throat. you'll have no trouble doing that in need be. >> without a shadow of a doubt. ill go right at them. >> they call mascot champ. you'll get no argument from me after sha shot right there. >> line 'em up. >> michael jordan's son marcus looking like the old man, 18 points central florida stunned. they won 57-54. not traveling roberta. you every get your hand caught in the cookie jar? tony allen got just that. the hawks beat the gris. >>> number 1

re reaction to the >> what do you think of mike singletary? it was a valiant attempt. >> 49er fans still digesting the nude of the coach's firing. more reaction to the fall of the storied franchise. >>> a bay area community pauses to thank its soldier. the special ceremony in their honor about to get underway. we'll have that and much more at 6:00. see you then. robert. >> dana, thanks so much. >>> well a lifelong dream of becoming a father has become a reality, for, get this, a 94- year-old man from india. the proud father's 50 something- year-old wife recently gave birth to their son. the baby was born in a government hospital and is in good health. the couple says their son is a gift from god and named him karayji to reflect that. he had always dreamed of becoming a father and carrying on his blood line. >>> thanks so much for watching, "the cbs

you can also take our survey to let us know whether you think mike singletary should have been fired. >>> all right. 6:25. in walnut creek friends and neighbors are mourning the tragic death of an elderly man that was a world war ii veteran. he died in a house fire that broke out saturday afternoon. firefighters say there was so much smoke when they arrived they had to cut a hole in the roof to let some of it out. it was already too late to save 85-year-old keith brooks that may have died from smoke inhalation. he was part of the invasion force headed to japan when the first atomic bomb was dropped. >> we all know the horrors of nuclear war now. >> loved by all the neighbors. several of us had him over to dinner on a regular basis. we used to see him out walking almost every day. >> mr. brooks wife died six years ago. he leaves behind two adult sons. the investigation into the cause of the fire that continues. one firefighter says it's possible it was started by a space heater. >>> time now is 6:27. a bold armed robbery. what police are hoping leads them to an arrest. >>> an early mor

with mike singletary gone, he's going to first an important anmt hire.e's going to call the big guns in for help. next in sports. i have fallen in love with making bird houses. caw caw! [ director ]what is that? that's a horrible cr. here are some things that i'll make as little portals. honestly, i'd love to do this for the rest of my life so i've got to take care of my heart. for me, cheerios is a good place to start. [ male announcer ] got something you'll love to keep doing? take care of your heart. you can start with cheerios. the natural whole grain oats can help lower cholesterol. brrrbb... makes you feel ageless. [ male announcer ] it's time. love your heart so you can do what you love. cheerios. [ bob ] squak. >>> good evening, the warriors going for three straight wins. this guy having one of his best moments of the week. putting the warriors out in front here in the third. he also had a season high 12 assists. one of them was to darrell wright, and the warriors post their first three-game win streak since april of '89. the sharks coming into t

mike singletary is out as head coach of the 49ers. the decision by team owner syed york to fire him came hours after the team was eliminated from playoff contention. yesterday in st. louis singletary got into a shouting match with quarterback troy smith. in the end, the rams beat the 49ers 25-17. in an interview interview overnight -- overnight with singletary, he speaks about being let go. >> very, very thankful for the yorks and the opportunity that they gave me to coach here. and i understand, it's just about winning. but just really sorry i didn't get a chance to bring it like i wanted to. but that's part of life. >> during 2 1/2 seasons, singletary had a win/loss record of 18-22. defensive line coach tim thomasulo will coach the season's final game next sunday. and a national search will start for a general manager who will then hire a new head coach with the owner's approval. you can watch the full interview with singletary on our website, ktvu.com. -- cbs5.com. >>> one of the young men shot and killed in south san francisco last

insight to what happened last they that led to the dismissal of mike singletary. come on that. of all right l lots will be read and talked about some are on the forty-niners coaching move. by the way mike still is 2 years left on his contract so he will not be ordained to much. things will be rich in even as we speak. we talked to kevin lynch from sf. the assault fund and camera. of the out of the press conference today with jet york and then it. >> what did you make of the press conference today here is to get a general manager for a strike? >> yes which i think is a great man of because you cannot give it the general manager any excuse if it fails. he's going to pack his guy and is kind to be all lot have either should be no discrepancies. if i was on the font all the time thinking as going to make the move >> well that is exactly what he has said. he is a point to be in contact with the crowds and the owners of the new england patriots to a lot of success at the course with eddie his car to be the main guy. the judge also said that he is or to conduct the interviews by himsel

mike singletary is out as head coach of the 49ers. ired him last night a few hours after the niners lost to the rams and lost any hope of making the playoffs. they are searching nationwide for a new general manager the gm will hire a new coach with yorks approval. >> call the airport before you go to catch a flight today. already this morning more than two dozen flights to and from sfo have been cancelled because of the blizzard back east, new york's major airports are all closed right now. >>> and today is the second day of kwanzaa a second day celebration of african american culture 13 heritage the bay -- and heritage the bay area's largest event was yesterday at the bay area discovery museum in sausalito. >> traffic and weather in just a minute ,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> gad morning still dealing with pothole problems in santa rosa. they issued a traffic alert for the area. crews are blocking off the right lane trying to get a very large pothole fixed as you can see it is slow going through that stretch. also got problems with fog. three dens

mike singletary is out of a job after two disappointing seasons. the team is expected to hold a noon news conference to discuss the next move. the team announced the firing just after the niners were eliminated from the playoffs with a loss to the st. louis rams. many we spoke to say it's about time. >> i think it's great. i think it's what they needed for at least this season. i mean, maybe some other personnel changes might be up there, too, but definitely the coach. >> i'm surprised it didn't happen earlier. he should have been fired before the buy week weeks ago. >> you got davis, crabtree out there and you can't make it work? that's all bad. it's just all bad. >> the coach's final loss was punctuated by a screaming match with troy smith who singletary pulled from the game in the fourth quarter. singletary released a statement after his firing was officially announced. it reads one of the greatest experience in his life was having the opportunity to coach the 49ers. it went on to thank the fans and apologize for not giving them more to cheer fo

mike singletary says why not, let's go back to smith. but that's the word. this kid had to replace mike shanahan. started out winning his first 6 games and then fell in the tank. they are 3-9. he was a part of a illegal videotaping of a 49er practing, so he was fired today in midseason, 5-17 his record. andrew luck will be in new york city. he is one of the four finests for the heisman trophy. that's going to be a lot of fun watching on saturday night. jim, stanford offered him a raise, a 11-1 and as we have been saying, i don't know, maybe the best time, great quarterback, i say he takes the money. but i will be back at kron 4 tomorrow night. >> good night everybody. see you tomorrow.

troy smith will start the ram's game, although mike singletary has not officially made that announcement. stanford football, fourth in the bcs rankings, headed for miami and the orange bowl. the team leaves next week. game is january 3. luck and harball were saying all the right things today. why not? >> huge deal. i think to go to the bcs bowl after a 1-11 season. the turnover, the culture change, you could say, very big deal for us. they understand the challenge that's going to be in this football game. they want to represent their school, team, families. in a positive way and win. >> boise state football on the national stage in las vegas, against utah. there is chris peterson and he says boys, let's just make a play. martin on the loose. 84-yard touchdown run. longest play in the history of this bowl your at&t high speed internet here, at home... ...and on the go... ...with some really big news. it's b-i-g -- big. at&t high speed internet at home... ...includes wi-fi access on the go...woo-hoo! [ both ] it's an unbelievable deal. [ chuckles ] well, gotta go. but wait -- there's more.

issues are mounting, mike singletary would not name a starter in st. louis.s he bench alex smith. troy smith beat the rams in week 14, had a great game. it adds up to the inevitable question of his own job status. >> my future depends on the st. louis game. my future is to me, i take it one week at a time. i really don't worry about all the other things. >> tim tebow's time could begin tomorrow in oakland. tebow has practiced all week. broncos' coaching staff wants to keep the raiders guessing. by the way, if want to see tebow tomorrow, buy a ticket, the game did not sell out which means no local tv. >> we featured the pfltd high school football team thursday night, last night the vikings taking on centennial in the divisional championship game. leading the charge for the vikings, after a safety, bono rolling right, to adams leaping and getting the feet down. rolled his ankle, he would be okay. 9-0, vikes. rather than sit on the ball, bono comes badge and makes the catch and he is gone. 80 yards. 15-0 at the half. centennial averaged 15 1/2 this season so the

mike singletary has been fired as manager or after two disappointing seasons. the team made the announcement late yesterday several hours after san francisco was eliminated from playoff contention with 2517 loss. defensive line coach tim sul the has been named to the coach in terms. he finished with an 18-22 record into plus seasons. in a statement he said one of the greatest experience of his life was having the opportunity to coach the forty-niners. >> coming up, the latest on some world news but first, the holiday season is here, many of us. >> currently stationed in turkey i want to wish a merry christmas, happy new year to my mom, dad. i hope to see sen. >> i meant 08, i want to wish my family and merry christmas. >> i'm in germany i would like to say hello to my wife, i love the baby. hi mom, dad. i love all you guys. the mat, time may now is 40 8:00 a.m. here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. partly cloudy, staying dry, it's not tomorrow that that rain sets by ken and could be a fairly unstable week. windy weather on wednesday, cold temperatures th

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steven jackson y sam bradford doblegaran la defensa rival, los 49ers anunciaron la despedida de mike singletarydor final rams 25 49ers 17 17los jefes de kansas city son campeones de division luego de la victoria ante los titans de tennesee mark sanchez y los jets de nueva york clasificaron a los playoffs pese a la derrota ante los osos de chicago chicagolas inclemencias del tiempo volvieron hacer de la suyas en los campos de futbol americanos... esta vez fue en el lincol financial casa de las aguilas de filadelfia...el dia de ayer la fuerte tormenta hizo que se acumularan varias pulgadas de nieves.. el cual forÓ a posponer el juego entre las aguilas de filadelfia y los vikingos de minnesota para el dia martes.... y para terminara vamonos a informacion de la liga premier inglesa... el dia de hoy el arsenal se enfrento al chelsea dentro de un encuetro de equipos londineses. y buscando mantenerce en la carrera por el titulo de la liga....ya casi al finalisar la primera mitad y al principio de la segunda los guners aprobecharon los deorganisacion en la defensa de los blues y se llevaron la victoria