meantime, live from seattle, mindi bach, nbc 11 san diego. >> i like hearing that. mindi, what's the weather like up there? >> reporter: it's clear, chilly, but really nice. it's not windy tonight. definitely a little bit warmer tonight than it was yesterday. so, i mean, as long as we have no clouds in the sky and no rain, it's bearable. it's actually perfect football weather, diane. >> all right. that's what i like to hear. thanks a lot, mindi. join us tonight for a 49ers special. we'll break down the matchup and we'll be joined by our nfl insiders. that's tonight at 6:30 right after "nbc bay area news" at 6:00. >>> and coming up next at 5:00, playing games at city hall. the online simulation that challenged people in san jose to try to balance the budget. >>> plus -- >> it looked like a ghost town. >> this is supposed to be a big weekend in tahoe, but without snow, we'll show you some last-minute deals and what it all means to business and to skiers. >>> and another dry day across the bay area, and we're talking about that drought. yes, our concerns continue to hei

. >>> and i'm mindi bach in seattle, century link field. you'll hear from the 49ers for the final time before the game and what they say makes them more than ready. >>> at 6:00, he's a high school dropout who turned his life around. >> was there a moment that changed your life? >> a behind the scenes interview with district attorney george gascon, candid about his past, and the thing that makes him unlike any other d.a. in the country. >>> 49ers on the move in their quest for their sixth super bowl title. live pictures now, our nbc chopper overhead as the team charter plane preparing to take off from san jose international bound for seattle, washington. sunday is the big game. there they about, they left santa clara about 15 minutes ago. six buses with police escort down 101, across 880, to the tarmac. >> getting on board. i miss them already. i can't wait to watch them kick booty on sunday. our mindi bach is in seattle waiting for the 49ers' arrival in about two hours. we begin with scott budman live at the airport. and scott, fans are so

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my guess he'll be in newsroom and send poor mindi bach to green bay. >> how do wroyou know what we'roing to do? you're exactly right. it's balmy in here. i like to be comfortable. >> we all do. >> sunday in green bay the 49 ers look to make it four in a row against the pack. it will not be easy. aaron rodgers is back. as you just saw, green bay is cold. mindi bach has more from santa clara as the 4 9ers begin their quest for six. >> reporter: thursday's practice took place under sunny skies with temperatures in the mid 60s. the temperature for sunday's wildcard matchup in green bay is expected to hover around zero. the conditions could play a factor in the 49ers offensive and defensive game plan but it's not necessarily the weather conditions coaches are most concerned about. >> i think the number one thing is what condition will the field be in? even more than the weather. both teams play in the weather. you know, but how's the wind? and what's the field like? you know, that could certainly affect, you know, wyour decisio make. >> to me it depends what the footing is like. it could

and mindy bach is there. >> i'm joined by matt. heavy rains here in charlotte on saturday. >> generally the 49ers get outside on the day before a game and go through their final walk through, the final practice that they have before the game. they were unable to do that saturday in charlotte, north carolina. so because of the weather, they stayed inside. the motel ballroom and went through the final preparations there. the reason they didn't want to get outside is there's no use to deal with the wet conditions today when it's going to be sunny and mid 50s on sunday. so the 49ers got their final preparations in a ballroom, strictly ballroom. >> the 49ers have two coaches, greg roman as well as jim, who are not only preparing for this game but preparing for job interviews for other nfl teams. >> i asked jim harbaugh earlier this the week if that's a distraction. i asked him about the coaches keeping focus. he says he knows his guys and knows where all their preparation is into, and it's into this game on sunday. they did interview wi

mindy bach. >> 49ers prepare for green bay. on at san francisco city hall, for the team. a pretty picture of city hall last night lit up and made a little bet with the green bay mayor. and we are in the winning team. now, a public lesson in sportsmanship. a sweet lesson too. the wing mayor gets the best local dessertrom the losing mayor's hometown. so now, here is hoping the mayor does not have to send any chocolate to green bay. >> to the east bay now where a 7-year-old girl kidnapped from her own driveway in antioch is now home because of a good samaritan, remembered the details of an amber alert. leshea burke and her sister were parked at the marina toyota in the am bear lettber a. uncertain about approaching the car herself, burke started honking her horn to get the attention of a passing police officer. officers arrived and arrested the driver, 473-year-old david allen douglas. >> i kept looking at the car. somebody is in the back seat of the car. the windows was all foggy. there is somebody in the back seat. i was going t

in seattle with ray, mindy bach, nbc bay area. >> thank you. despite shouldering the blame for the loss colin kaepernick says he still has the heart of his most devoted fans, the kids. they posted on twitter, a short with 7 on it. saying we are tad for the 49ers' loss but gee what a great first full starting season kaepernick had. we love him. his parents lost two boys to heart disease, the camp is in central valley. it offers a place for young people with heart problems to go. >> that's very nice. all right. let's switch gears, check in with christina loren. a lot of people have today off, dr. martin luther king jr. day. a nice day. >> a tremendous man to honor as well. 48 degrees in san francisco. 34 in concord to start and at 37 in livermore so before i get into the breakdown of your forecast remember if you want immediate gratification we have your seven-day at the bottom of the screen. temperatures are going to climb nicely we're seeing the offshore flow. you see the wind directions out toward the ocean. so as that wind moves from land to

i'm mindy bach, nbc bay area. >> thanks so much. we are less than a month away. yes for major league baseball spring training. pitchers and catchers report on february 14, then the full squad reports february 18. >> the a's, pitchers and catchers on february 14 as well. and position players report on february 19. see, always something to celebrate. >> absolutely. i know you are a big giants fan. >> that's what i'm talking about. can't wait. in case you don't know it you taked the right station if you're a giants fan. taking a live look at san jose, beautiful start to the day. you'll notice the thick layer of haze. not a spare the air day. we're coming off of two over the weekend. 39 degrees in the east bay, 42, same beautiful sky along the peninsula headed to the 70s. temperatures are going to be a little bit all over the place in the south bay. 73 the downtown temperature, as we head throughout the afternoon though, we're going to see plenty of mid 70s, especially in places down south. so keep that in mind. it's going to be warm, c

our mindi bach has more. >> reporter: the 49ers admit over the last two games of the regular season,their pass defense and their pass rush in particular were not as strong as they wanted them to be. >> you know, i think we faced some different looks than we were expecting the last couple weeks. they're doing quite a bit of max pros the last couple, you know, it is what it is. if that's the way they choose to go about it. we definitely need to step up, get more pressure, play better individual. >> they're going to get some yards, you know in now, if it's just a normal game, you know, we kind of equal run and pass, they're getting a bunch of yards, that is a real problem. and usually when you give up a lot of yards in those types of games, it comes from giving up big plays. and you can't give up the big play. >> reporter: especially against aaron rodgers. the packers' signal caller has completed 35 passes of 20 yards or longer in the 9 games he's played this season. it's estimated r ed rodgers is operating in a three-receiver set 75% of time during the game. what's different for the pa

comcast sportsnet mindy bach is in charlotte with the team. >> reporter: the 49ers are in charlotte, north carolina, to play the carolina panthers for the first time in the postseason. saturday they were met by rain here in charlotte, which meant they could not get into the bank of america stadium for their final walk-through, so they held that in the hotel ballroom. but that shouldn't affect the 49ers and their preparation for the panthers. earlier this week left tackle joe staley told me they're really not familiar with the panthers as they're not in their division so they're learning quite a bit about them. as they watched them on film, the one thing the 49ers see is a team that has the same strengths that they do and that starts with cam newton, the very mobile and strong-armed quarterback who's very similar to colin kaepernick. newton will be making his first postseason appearance. the 49ers have yet to face a mobile quarterback in the playoffs. what this means is they saw newton earlier in the year, his coach, ron rivera, said he was limited how much he was able to run during t

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as mindy bach tells us, sunday's game was really what we expected to see from two of the top defenses in the league. >> coming into this divisional playoff game, it was really heralded as the two best defenses in the league, at least two of the top defenses. when you look at the 49ers defense, they just really wanted to prove that they were every bit as good as the panthers. it started in the third quarter as they came in. how did you see that set that up for the rest of the game? >> the 49ers were a step slow, as we talked about. but when the 49ers' offense scored at the end of the first half, then the defense really picked it up. they forced a three and out at the very beginning of the second half, which led to a 49ers touchdown and a ten-point lead. and then what happened was that the panthers put together a very good drive. 13 plays. they were controlling the clock. they really were in position to make a ball gail ome out of it. cut it inside a touchdown. then the 49ers' defense really stepped up with two huge plays. and all of a sudden the panthers' back was broken. all they have

here's mindy bach with more. >> reporter: the 49s are admit over the last two games of the regular seasonass rush in particular were not as strong as they wanted them to be. >> i think we're facing different looks than we were expecting the last couple of weeks. it is what it is. we need to step up, get more pressure, play better individually. >> they're going to get some yards, you know. now, if it's just a normal game, equal reason and pass and they're getting a bunch of yards, then that is a real problem. usually when you give up a lot of yards in those types of games, it comes from giving up big plays and you can't give up the big play. >> key for the 49ers, slowing rogers and the packers' pass ago tack -- passing attack is tackling. they cannot afford to miss tackles, particularly in the open field and need to wrap up when they can instead of going for the big hit. >> of course a rematch of last year's playoff. much more ahead on "today in the bay." we will introduce you to a couple of athletes with olympic aspirations. >> and a nice start to the morning across san francisco. you see

mindy bach and matt say sunday's game proves they are up to the task. >> the 49ers are heading to their third straight nfc championship game but the road to seattle for this one not easy. they had to win back-to-back games on the road, the first time the 49ers have done so in the playoffs, and mats, you can maybe see the physical nature of the first game in green bay having its toll on this 49er team, specifically the offense. they kind of seemed sluggish, until that first seat down in the second quarter. >> that set the tone. the offense did not look crisp. they did look a step slow against the panthers defense. the panthers team that had a week to prepare with the bye week. once they got that first touchdown things started to really roll for the 49ers offense and colin kaepernick he had the steady hand as he has in all of these road victories that he's accumulated. three road victories in his career. >> it start to roll as well, the return of michael crabtree and he wasn't in on the game during the regular season where the 49ers lost. it was anquan boldin who made the biggest differen

comcast sportsnet's mindi bach joins us to talk about how the 49ers offense stacks up against one ofphysical defenses in history. >> the marquee matchup between the 49ers and the seattle seahawks feature two of the best defenses in the nfl known for their physical nature, and, matt, seattle's defensive secondary particularly known for their physical attributes. they're not only huge defensive backs, they're fast, powerful, they like to talk and very physical as well. it will be quite the challenge for san francisco's receivers. >> it will be. jim harbaugh made a big deal of how physical this the seattle seahawks secondary was and even asked if it was legal some of the stuff they were doing. richard sherman is probably the best cornerback in the league. he's playing at a very high level, but there's also no mistaking of the fact that he does like to put his hands on receivers and at times grab them. now, what's going to be interesting about this game is the officiating. how is it going to be called in the defensive backfield because that will really set the tone for this game. the ref

here is come cast sports menet' mindi bach. >> we've gone through some changes.ajor difference for san francisco is at wideout. while bold'cenboldan dominated one, michael crabtree missed that game. he's back now and making a major impact. >> you have to pick your poison. who do you double? >> reporter: of course, boldan knows a little something about what it takes to win a super bowl as he won a ring with the ravens last season. when he was asked if the 49ers were prepared to hoist the lombardi trophy this year, he said we have more than enough talent and we're ready to make a run. >> wildcard weekend kicked off with the chiefs and colts. this was an unbelievable comeback. there's a touchdown pass to hilton to take the lead for the colts. they win 45-44. they were down 28 points at one point, come storming back behind andrew luck and they advance. >>> it was the saints and eagles in the nfc wildcard game. it was won on the final play of the game. that's shane graham nailing a 32-yard field goal as time expires to pull out the win for sean payton. if the 49ers w

for matt, i'm mindy bach in seattle. we'll have more on this coming up.ch nbc bay area all throughout the day as well as comcast sportsnet bay area for your latest 49ers news. >> of course we have more of it coming up this morning and online, nbcbayarea.com. >>> also this morning, a warning. the cyber attacks that stole data from millions of shoppers are not over. the cyber security team intercrawler says at least six other retailers are now under attack. they're not naming the hacked companies, but say customers' card numbers, pin numbers, phone numbers and e-mails are all in jeopardy and they say this may only be the beginning. >> it's highly probable that more merchants will have to come forward and let their consumers know there's been a problem. >> while the extent is not known, an intercrawler said a 17-year-old hacker from st. petersburg, russia, is behind this attack. a separate report confirms target's network was hacked with a russian virus. >>> while the drought is challenging farmers and also folks in the sierra, low water levels at one califo