[applause] >> i am mike smith. there is a leaflet that has been going around asking if you want to have your house demolished. my answer is yes. i will pull the plunger if need be. i am not a long-term resident here. i do not have all the wonderful benefits of rent-controlled, although i do believe in it. i pay $24 a month. i pay $2,400 a month. it looks nice from the outside but of hot water will not come on for five minutes. the pipes will rattle. other things are going on. it is too much for a plumber or anyone else to be able to fix it the way it exists now. tear it down. build a new one. i might as well be sending a christmas card to the plumber as many times as he is at my place. i am not the only one. rent-control is a great thing. i love it. it is wonderful for a lot of the people who have been here 56 years. i pay higher rent. i expect a little more with that kind of rent. there are a lot of people in here that are newbies, so to speak. they probably feel the same way i do. i wish i had been here 30 years.

coach mike singletary very coy about who would be starting as quarterback on sunday, mike smith or trentth. it's unfortunate they don't have a clearance on this with two games left, but i guess the 49ers wouldn't still be in the playoffs. >> they're continuing to lose, and we're winning. we have two games left. so we can finish up, i mean, with seven wins. that's pretty good. >> it's really not. and remember, seattle has to keep losing. giants tim lincecum was back home in seattle. he'll grace the cover of sports illustrated sporting the ang us young meets redenbacher look. this is his second solo cover for si, and so you know, here's the photo they didn't use. wonder why. stay thirsty. >> i don't know, i like that se d y'tonco don't you? >> we'll be back. ♪ ♪ you can find your feet and you can find your way ♪ ♪ you can find yourself in bed at the end of the day ♪ ♪ you can find some fun on a tropical isthmus ♪ ♪but you'll never find my... ♪ you can find it in your heart to be patient with me ♪ ♪ you can find a new star for the top of the tree ♪ ♪ i don't mean to be coy and i don't mean

[applause] >> the next group will be mike smith, william foust, dean preston, john scott, paula claudine, jeannie scott. >> i am lived in parkmerced for the last 11 years. i want to bring to your attention one point. if the plan is accepted, the city of san francisco will build less residential real estate and has now. it sounds strange to have more houses but less residential estate. let me explain. it is pretty much very simple. right now in the last five years, apartments have become more of the san francisco university campus. there is one simple example. in 3:0at 3:00 in the morning, there is terrible noise outside my home. i asked them to keep it down. they say if i do not like it, i should live somewhere else. that was the situation when people lived separately. 18-year-olds and 50-year olds need to live separately. 50-year olds do not want to party in the middle of the night. in the current situation, i can manage it. i get help from parkmerced security, but they cannot be at my apartment every minute. they are human beings. they listen to me. i can go to my membneighbor. let's m

smith completed just 7 of 19 passes and appeared mike singletary was going to take him out. e 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 t

getting the smart defensive-minded head coach, mike smith. you don't have to suffocate what could be an explosive offense. the falcons have the best record in the nfc to end the regular season. we talk about those because those are tried and true success stories. there's another route. owners as general managers, we seen what jerry jones is capable of, building a shrine to football in the stadium and the mediocre team to play in it. the raiders, his model for running the business. and the raiders are at a cross roads themselves after losing to andy, an 8 and 8 season at best if their win in the finale if their win is in fact a win. how critical is it for tom cable? that 's the question if they're not to experience singletary's faith. that could help. by in large, the raiders showing some huge signs of life this season. one more note here, one more nfl game for week 16 coming tomorrow, postponed due to the heavy snow, the eagles-vikings game set for last night will be right here on nbc bay area due tomorrow night. tune in. bon voyage, jim harb

. >> mike: al smith is maybe auditioning for the 49ers and other teams. 49ers with a must win to keep their playoff hopes alive. keep the faith, fans. it ain't over yet. alex smith gets off to a good start. davis over the middle. does the rest. in the second. 13-'. something i to morgan, make twoz men miss. dances his way in. 20-7, san francisco. the roits on, in the second, the blitz is on. smith to westbrook. three scores no pick. 37 -- 30-7 niners at the half. in the third, golden picks off hasselbeck. takes it 39 yards the other way. the 49ers roll, 40-21. >> we did well on offense in the sense that for the first time, at least since i've been in there, really let the game come to us. everyone just did their jobs, and let the plays come to us. >> wasn't any doubt in our mind, mathematical -- i just know that i'm not out until i'm officially out. >> mike: thanks to the saints, the niners just a game back in in the west. the rams fall to 6-7 with a 31-13 loss in new orleans. >>> here's the raiders' store. beat the chargers twice this year, and san diego

troy smith overthrows michael crabtree and mike singletary's future son-in-law is waiting there for theerception. it would lead to a rams field goal and a 15-14 st. louis lead. smith completed just 7 of 19 passes, gets into a fight with mike singletary and pleads with him to stay in the game. fourth quarter, rams up 15-14. bradford rolls out and buys just enough time to find robinson. gets open in the end zone, bradford's first touchdown pass in four games. st. louis goes up 22-14. with troy smith struggling, mike singletary switches back to alex, with just 9:30 left in the game. he 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

the quarterback has been troy smith, today mike singletary announced smith is out and alex is back in. >>> one quarterback who's on a nice little run is stanford's andrew luck. today luck was named the top ten player of the year. stanford had a total of seven selections. for luck this comes a day after learning he's been invited to new york this weekend for the heisman trophy ceremony. he and toby gayhart make it consecutive years for heisman trophy recipients. >> i'm just excited about the whole thing. you know, what happens happens and you know whoever wins is going to deserve to win. so i'm just excited to be a part of the discussion. >> and so far it's been an unfilling season for the as. iwacuma was reportedly asking for zito like money. he returns to the team in japan. johnson to freddy sanchez today had a procedure performed on his left shoulder. it's the second such operation in a year on his nonthrowing shoulder. he is expected to be fully recovered and in time to be on the starting lining on opening day. >> okay, yeah. a lot of people going -- right now. >> thank you, joe. a

the quarterback has been troy smith, today mike singletary announced smith is out and alex is back in. >>> one quarterback who's on a nice little run is stanford's andrew luck. today luck was named the top ten player of the year. stanford had a total of seven selections. for luck this comes a day after learning he's been invited to new york this weekend for the heisman trophy ceremony. he and toby gayhart make it consecutive years for heisman trophy recipients. >> i'm just excited about the whole thing. you know, what happens happens and you know whoever wins is going to deserve to win. so i'm just excited to be a part of the discussion. >> and so far it's been an unfilling season for the as. iwacuma was reportedly asking for zito like money. he returns to the team in japan. johnson to freddy sanchez today had a procedure performed on his left shoulder. it's the second such operation in a year on his nonthrowing shoulder. he is expected to be fully recovered and in time to be on the starting lining on opening day. >> okay, yeah. a lot of people going -- right now. >> thank you, joe. a

mike. christie smith has more on the rain. she has been out and about in the elements.s in berkeley and she has the hood back on this time. christie? >> we checked in about 30 minutes ago and it was dry. we were feeling good about it, but our luck ran out. it is starting to rain here in berkeley. we are right near interstate 80 where the under passes see a little street flooding. it hasn't happened yet, but overnight, slick roads, too much for a truck driver and lost control near the bypass in contra costa county. he slit off the road and into a fence. he was treated for minor injuries. in places like redwood city, the sandbags are out. neighbors are encouraged to come out and get them for free. high tides and heavy rain meant street flooding in the past. public works crews have been busy leading into this, clearing creeks and storm drains and overgrown trees and doing whatever they can before the heart of this storm hits. if you are headed out this morning, give yourself extra time. it's slick and wet and nasty out here. christie smith, today in the bay. >> the next ti

smith healthy from a shoulder injury he susspained about a month ago. he had his chance, he will never start again for the 49ers. mike, let's go back to smith. nothing official from the 49ers 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. [ mom ] my son only wanted one toy this year. i want a robosan 4000. [ mom ] the one no one could get. toy stores are reporting long lines and empty shelves. a robosan 4000. [ mom ] and i mean no one. so i did most of my holiday shopping on citi specials. with the money i saved, i bid online -and got

. >>> when mike singletary chose alex smith to be the starter against seattle, he said the former numberll pick gave the team its best chance to win. smith, back under center for the first time since week 7 under the panthers. no score in the first quarter, vernon goes untouched for a 42- yard score, had 5 catches, 70 yards, and 1. san francisco 13- 7 niners in the second. matt hasselbeck, a day to forget for sure. fumble recovery, leading to this. morgan slips in two would-be tackles into the end zone. 20-7 san francisco. brian westbrook has built his pro bowl career on catches like this out of the backfield. vintage westbrook. 62 yards from alex smith, who threw 3 touchdowns in the game, with 255 yards passing. third quarter, back to hasselbeck, who was throwing the red shirts all day long. 39 yards for pay dirt. hasselbeck had 4 picks in the game. 40-21, highest point total of the season. >> for the first time, really let the game come to us. everyone just did their job and let the plays come to us and the difference in the sense of at least speaking obviously when i was in there thos

. >>> with mike singletary chose alex smith to be the starter against seattle, he said the former numberrall pick gave the team its best chance to win. smith, back under center for the first time since week 7 against the panthers. no score in the first quarter. smith to a wide open vernon davis. davis goes in untouched for a 42-yard touchdown. he had 5 catches, 70 yards, and 1 dance. 7-0 san francisco. 13-7, niners in the second. matt hasselbeck had a day to forget. fumble and recovery. that led to this. smith to morgan to the end zone from 15 yards out. 20-7, san francisco. brian westbrook had built his pro bowl career on catching passes out of the backfield. this is vintage westbrook. 62-yard hookup from alex smith, throwing for 3 touchdowns in the game. 27-7. third quarter, back to hasselbeck, throwing to red shirts all day long. 39 yards the other way. hasselbeck had 4 interceptions in the game. san francisco wins 40-21, their highest point total of the season. >> for the first time, at least since i've been in there, really, really let the game come to us. everyone just did their jo

keurig. >> looks like mike is going back to smith as the quarterback sunday against seattle. or knee jerk reaction to take attention away from his job status or the position. they have an identity crisis. starts with the quarterback then they can't decide if they are a run oriented or passing team. they have too many weapons for them not to be an explosive offense. but the coach doesn't seem to weren't to cut them loose. on defense they can't stop anyone. packers ran up 4 10 total yard yards. get some of the poorest tackling i have seen this year. today coach addressed the constant speculation that he will be fired. >> i think one of the saddest things about our society today is anybody can say anything and write anything and then have no responsibility. for me everything i say i'm responsible for. if it is tru true, it is true. but until i know it is true, my eyes are on seattle. >>reporter: well said. while no quarterback shovel in the raider nation this week with starting job safely in hand jason campbell played like all pro in oakland win over san diego yesterday. he was

mike for his 600th career win. john weichesel stepped down as coach of the bob cat. ryker william schenck takes over. 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-h

los llevan a todas mike singletary se habria decidido por troy smith para iniciar el domingo....back lanzo para 356 yardas y mostro caracteristicas de lider, que se necesitaran para ganar los dos ultimos encuentros y aspirar a los playoffs. los raiders firmaron a un pateador de despeje, como aseguranza......en caso de que el titular shane lechler no se recupere de una lesion en el tendon de la corva...el equipo firmo a danny baugher de la liga semi-profesional ufl... lechler se lesiono en el ultimo partido contra los broncos de denver.... en caso que reemplaze a lechler, baugher haria su debut en la nfl. se esta jugando el tazon colegial de las vegas entre las universidades de utah y boise state...y vea nada mas como se encuentra el qualcomm stadium en san diego donde esta programado para maqana el poinsettia bowl entre las unversidades de navy y san diego.. debido a las fuertes tornentas en el sur de california el estadio se encunetra inundado hasta con dos pies de agua....el tazon colegial podria ser pospuesto... doble tripleta de goles para benzema y cristianao ronaldo hoy en

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 on the most advanced 4g network in the world.

mike was out even before the face-to-face with troy smith. it was a mutual parting. and today mike issued a statement. >> one of the greatest experiences of my life was having the opportunity to coach the san francisco 49ers. what made it so special were the players. some of the most outstanding men i have ever been around in my life. he went on to wish the team well. and york then named current defensive line coach jim tomsulla to replace mike for sunday's game against arizona. he has been with the 49ers as a defensive line coach. but he was head coach in the new defunct nfl europe league. he will begin a thorough search for a general manager. now that general manager will probably be hired before anybody is named as the new full-time head coach. and today's loss in st. louis means the 49ers will now miss the playoffs for the seventh straight year. now, he has given us more drama than a full season of madmen. in st. louis today 49ers trailed 7-0. that formula for failure. starting quarterback troy smith gets sacked at the safety. they led 9-0. but the 49ers do get be

going with the philosophy that 2 smith are bet than one mike singletary confirms that troy will start sunday but alex mate play as well. this is biggest game of the year for the 49 ers. troy smith had success general the ram in november. his mobility could be important but if things do not go well early, you might very well see alex coming off the bench and basically for this game item hand on deck at this point. >> i want you to understand this i'm not trying to be snobbish or, i'm uses telling you what i can tell you. the game will dictate it. >> for if i player to be able to, you know, play in a game of this magnitude show case the tallen and be a part of something special item going to be pretty big. >>reporter: thursday night football. panthers steelers in pittsburgh 27 degrees. real men don't need shirts people. right dan. tough it out. ben and mike love the jump shot at the finish. that is a good td celebration. panthers had some night in them. 2 win. waiting for andrew luck basically in the draft. steelers win 27-3. 5 ohio state football players suspended for ncaa violation bu

the fifth quarter, at 4:00 jeremy newberry and kim coyle, as kim coyle reported mike singletary made it official. troy smith will be the starting quarterback for the must-win game. >>> the news isn't so good for his alma mater. quarterback dorell prior and 5 others have been suspended for the first five games of next season for selling their championship jerseys, rings and awards, and receiving improper benefits from a "tattoo" parlor. all five will be eligible to play in the sugar bowl against arkansas. why aren't they suspended for the bowl game instead? >> hmm. >> coyotes forward ray whitney is the only member of the first sharks team back in 1991 who is still in the nhl. second period dany heatley sets up joe thornton for his eighth goal of the season, gives them a lead. todd mclellan, i'll drink to that. thornton loses the puck in front of the net. two-goal night for patty marleau. they beat the coyotes 4-1 for their third straight win. >>> c.c. sabathia was in vallejo to help renovate the rose house which is a place for women recovering from a alcohol or drug addiction. an act for a man who remembers

mike. t >>> good morning. i'm christie smith.aturated ground is just too much for a tree in the east bay. a road is blocked this morning. we'll give you a live look coming up. >>> and we have new information about an officer-involved shooting in san jose. i'm marla tellez. what we're hearing from neighbors about the home robbery that started it all coming up in a live report. >>> three men are in trouble after police in the south bay make a bizarre discovery. >>> the time now coming up on 6:30, wednesday, december 29th. we'll have those stories, plus traffic and weather coming up on "today in the bay." >>> from nbc bay area, reporting what matters to you, this is "today in the bay." >>> good morning, everybody, thanks for joining us. i'm brent cannon. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. we want to check in with meteorologist christina loren with our hour-by-hour forecast. we need to know what's coming. >> traditionally we warm up throughout the day, but most cities in the bay area are going to drop in temperature right around 3:00 p.

the spread offense is alex smith's strong point. as for mikeith the speculation that he's on the verge of being fired. >> any kind of reports or whatever that come out, and i know that there are many, you know, i told you before, i really don't read 'em. but if it's true, it's true. but until i know it's true, my eyes are on seattle. thank you very much. >> and with that, he ended his news conference today. this is a significant monday night filled with sadness yet fond memories. the death of don meredith, one of the original monday night football announcers there with howard cosell died. this is when everyone watched monday night. there were no cable tv extra channels. the showdown between the patriots and jets, tom brady picked apart the jets. new england dominates 45-3. like dandy don would say, turn out the lights, that party is over. >>> the school has offered to sweeten the final four years of his contract so he doesn't leave. how sweet is sweet, though? practice today, getting ready for the orange bowl. the big news, though, andrew luck

. >>> mike singletary is going back to the other smith. alex smith who will start at quarterback.4. his shoulder sufficiently healed. he'll go in this must win against seattle. if the 49ers lose they'll be eliminated from any possible hope. if you want to play, they're probably eliminated. on paper they're officially out if they lose to seattle. >>> for the second year in a row, stanford will have a hayesen trophy finalist in new york. last year it was gerhart. now they're going to send andrew luck to applaud this guy cam newton. stiff armtrophy.com is the website saying he's top. andrew luck could finish third or fourth according to the website. this morning luck was talking about his chances. he's going to new york and hey, just being there on the scene. >> i guess if i win the award, i hope it's because i deserve it and because of the merits and nothing regarding anybody else's off the field or anything like that. i think it speaks volumes about where this program is headed. what a great job coach harbaugh has done. what great players are at stanford right now. i'm excited to b

mike singletary will switch back to troy smith for sunday's must win game against the rams. they can still win the nfc west don't forget. saying a 7-9 team shouldn't make the post season. >> i don't worry about what this person or that person may see. if they have an opportunity to be in our shoes right now they would love to. but they can't. >> they still have got two games but 7-9 record to make the playoffs, ken, would be the worst in nfl history to make the playoffs. >> time for the top 5. at number 5, cousins flashed the choke time after missing a free throw. warriors came back to win the game. wouldn't you know there are too many bowls when announcers do that. boise state. a pair of touchdowns. broncos beat utah 26-3. boise state finishes 12-1. take a guess who was the most popular penguin? sidney crosby 28th goal. scored in 22 straight games. patriots defensive linemen, afc's special teams player of the week following maybe the slowest 71-yard run in history. the coach is on record as saying they will not kick to connolly on sunday. good idea. number 1. nuggets and sp

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no matter what, both alex smith and mike singletary are done with the niners unless they miraculously take the team to the super bowl somehow. it's up to troy who lit the rams up at candlestick for 356 yards passing in an overtime win several games back. if you want the skinny on why the players will get behind troy smith move, some of the 49ers have intimated they like how troy will keep a play alive and take some shots downfield. he'll need to take shots against singleta singletary's soon to be son-in-law who played at stanford. he's set to marry the coach's daughter next spring. >>> let's talk raiders. they'll know if they are alive still in the playoff race, well, probably before kickoff when they host the colts. the chiefs are facing the titans in a morning game. in kansas city wins, then oakland is eliminated. the chiefs then could only be caught by san diego. but the raiders with another win at home have a chance to stay alive and/or play spoiler. the colts also need this game. >> whether kansas city loses or wins, you'd rather not know. you'd ralther just go out and play our g

quarterbac >>> 49ers play their biggest game in eight years on sunday and mike singletary is not announcing the quarterback. both alex smith and try smith could play. >>> the connecticut women's team break the record of the ucla women of the 70s. huskies win their 89th straight game, the longest streak in ncaa history. warriors looking to win 1 in a row. in sacramento down three. rad good from 30 feet out. sends it to overtime. ellis takes over scores 36, the warriors win, 117-109. >>> sanford men at oklahoma state. page with the lead. the cowboys beat the cardinal by 11 points. that just happened. >>> the sharks hosting edmonton. they go the other way, back, sharks over edmonton 2-1. >>> the beefo brady bowl in florida. >> louie criminal rallied against -- louisville rallied. the cardinals win. beef o'grady. >> you don't know. >> never heard of it. >> a family run restaurant company in kind of the south. kind of like chilis type of thing. thought it was a eggnog company for a second. >> [laughter] very good. i like it. we have rain for christmas. a lot of rain. >> and snow at the zoo. >> we'll see you at 11:00. lightning

up-to-the- minute camera coverage www.kron4.com >> we are back, that he reserves mike singletary, officially naming troy smithrterback. and this playoff heartbeat, and loss to seattle makes his heart beat even stronger. holiday joy for my home grown yankee star that is the vallejo based albert for troubled woman, and pitch in the foundation for a complete renovation. with carpeting, bedroom makeover, and his wife are planning mr. and mrs. claus, big time! four days, between the nursery, and this family visits to hospital, and at risk local teams visits. >> it has been a great week. -teenagers--at risk. >> and my roots are here. and to be able to do what we do, to help offset the community. and to visit the children and the hospital. and giving them a wii, and it is been a very great thing right now. and with troubled teens is actually my favorite. and high school kids come off a bridge just enjoying it. a lot of those kids were surprised because they bought items for other people. >> and how about what they did with this place? landscaping. carpeting. bedding, a kitchen. bedrooms. this is awesome! >> yes, a h

i witness by the noon now at $55 -- aleck smith will replace troy smith starting sundays. now, with a record mike single taros asked today about stories regarding his job security. >>> i think one -- >> i think one of the saddest things about our society today is anybody can say anything in writing and happened over the responsibility. >> for me everything i say, i'm responsible for. so any kind of reports or whatever that come out and i know that there are many, you know, i told you before, i really done read them. but, if it's true, it's true. but, until i know it's true. my eyes are on seattle. >> one coach not looking forward to next week is josh mcdaniels the brott cos fire, it's awkward after they started. denver has lost 17 of the last 22 games. >>> the jets and the patriots, tom brady gave his coach a weeding to keep them right there. hey, didn't that used to be the west coast offense. one of brady isotach down forecast. the jets landed an a, losing 45-3. >> it's like watching the goose that laid the public owens. >> quarterback andrew has been chosen as one of four finalist which may be

and alex smith replaced troy smith and he loses the football and the rams recover. 25-17 was the final. and so ends the mike single -- mike singletary era in san francisco. >>> and way will turn our attention -- and we will turn our attention to the raiders. they got off to a great start thanks to >>> the raiders were only playing for pride because kansas city won earlier in the day eliminating oakland from the playoffs. if they could beat the colts, the raiders would avoid their first losing season since 2002. oakland got off to a fast start on the opening kickoff. jacobi ford does it again. taking it up the one yard line and the rookie goes all the way 99 yards. it is his third kickoff return for a touchdown this season, a club record. down 10-7 in the second and the raiders still leading as janikowski gets a 59-yard field goal, one of four he had. just before the half, peyton manning finds tami, 18 yards with the score. the colts lead 17-13. now in the third and this time he hits blair white. manning threw for three touchdowns and the colts would eventually go up by 12. in the fourth the raiders try to m

quarterback for sunday's must-win game against >>> mike singletary would not commit to troy smith asrting quarterback for sunday's must win game against seattle. but the nfl network is reporting that the 9ers will switch back to alex smith. and after dropping to 4-8 record following yesterday's drubbing in green bay the 49ers addressed rumors about his job security. here's mike singletary. >> i think one of the saddest thing about our society today is anybody can say anything and write anything and then have no responsibility. for me, everything i say i'm responsible for. so any kind of reports or whatever that come out -- and i know that there are many -- you know, i told you before i really don't read them. but if it's true, it's true. but until i know it's true, my eyes are on seattle. >> one coach not looking forward to next week is josh mcdaniels. he was fired just hours after his weekly news conference. after starting 6-0 last season denver lost 17 of his last 22, he becomes the third coach fire at by the broncos this season >>> the laws time the raiders won in san diego, forge

the 12-year veteran released by mike shanahan which seems kind of harsh but statistically smith was the punter in the nfl this year. santana had this to say about smith's departure. >> it was a surprise. but a lot of things have been going on so you don't know the reasons. you can't blame that game on the kicking game. you can't blame that game on special teams. you have to blame the game on offensively. we had chances. we didn't score. >> that is true. the average age of the national roster just got older. the team signing 42-year-old matt stairs today. he leads the major leagues all time with 23 pinch hit homeruns. he got a non-guaranteed deal. two years ago james franklin was named the head coach in waiting for maryland football, but apparently he got tired of waiting with the school committing to another year he has pulled the cord. he would have been due a million dollar penalty if maryland had failed to make him the head coach in january of 2012. time for you to pick this week's high school sportsnet game of the week. some of the games on the menu, potomac and jordan mccain. st. m

smith. he will be arraigned today. >> mike jones is a security chief and a former police officer. tuesday night, after clay duke fired shots at school members, jones exchanged gunfire with them. jones was not shot. his wife is still calling her husband a hero. >> it is 22 degrees. coming up, the morning's financial news in the bloomberg business report. >> mcdonald's finds itself in the middle of a lawsuit. >> a couple of water main break to watch for. we will get you up to date. [ female announcer ] safeway talks gift ideas. music makes a great gift. i like rock, hip-hop, country... and you are telling me this, why? i...uh...thought you might be my secret santa? no. i'm giving for skunk. uh, i can hear you. no. not you. the other skunk. [ female announcer ] safeway is the place to stock up on itunes gift cards. right now, save $6 on a $40 4-pack. keep 'em on hand. only at safeway. ingredients for life. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> the weather is already causing some issues. >> we have some icing conditions around the. and some wind warnings around t

today offensive coordinator mike johnson would not confirm it is well. smith56 yds and caught the forty-niners to a 23-20 overtime victory back on november 14th. his four-one as a starter against the rams and his career. back to the bench. check out san diego stadium this is a whole field of the san diego chargers. this is what several days of heavy rain has done. now the poinsettia bowl, it's scheduled to be played here tomorrow night it may be a gain san diego state. officials say the game is still on the parking lot is flooded too. the san diego river nearby, apparently overflows every time it rains hard. a crowd of 51,000 as expected. perhaps the last local media day for football hit this morning. fourth in the b.c. as ranking, jam in the boys' 11-1 for the first time and headed for miami. the orange bowl the team released early next week the game against virginia tech is on january 3rd. what heisman runner-up interlock and the boys are going to bring? will find a little bit today. >> it's a huge deal to go to the b.c. as bolt after winning d.c. sent the t