but lost amongst the headlines and player interviews is a brewing controversy involving the new orleans saints the archdiocese of new orleans and the victims of sexual abuse by clergy you are not going to believe when you hear this story producer regina ham r t america sports producer extraordinary joins us now with this story which totally made my hair turned white. and gone on the list like it's just one of those things it was released last friday and in the sports world like that it's a friday news dump so the things that you hope go under the radar so the catholic church has been facing this sex abuse clergy scandal for years now gail benson is the owner of the new the new orleans saints very catholic louisiana everybody knows that very strong and she's very good friends of the archdiocese of new orleans and she's supposedly and the executive in the saints provided sort of like a p.r. * help for the clergy that were suspected of child sex abuse in the catholic church in new orleans so they were so essentially the archdiocese was reaching out to this n.f.l. team to say hey can you help us o

games and it was an enthralling opener as the minnesota vikings won in overtime against the new orleans saintsds of regulation play in louisiana to send it to sudden death, but kyle rudolph took a pass in the end zone to claim the win and they'll face the san francisco 49ers, while the seattle seahawks beat the philadelphia eagles 17—9 and will now take on the green bay packers, both those in next weekend's nfc divisional round. the atp cup is under way on day 4 in australia with world number one rafael nadal set to take to the court when spain face uruguay. nadal made his first appearance of 2020 in perth on saturday and he came through 6—3, 7—5 which gave his nation an unassailable lead over georgia. on monday nadal will come up against pablo cuevas. double formula i world champion fernando alonso finished 11th after the first stage of the dakar rally in saudi arabia on sunday. the 38—year—old spaniard ended 15 minutes 27 seconds off the pace on his first—ever dakar stage. defending champion nasser al—attiyah, who led for more than 200km, finished fourth after late mechanical problems with h

>>break it down and most people think that if you have to play in new orleans in the playoffs that the saints are going to win but t so fast if you had asked me on saturday who's the toughest test that the ninermight have to face i want to set the saints but that is why you play the game. the wait is finally over the niners know. >>who ey will be playing next saturday afternoon. a it's not who we all thought it might be we may see a sea purple next weekend in the bay area because the minnesota vikings are coming to town and they are bringing probably the most talented 60 that i personally can rememb the vikings got here bygoing into new orleans and beating the 13 3 saints e superdome. >>minnesota went up 20 to 10 and they hold on to w 26 to 20 in ertime. kirk cousins threw a touchdown pass kyle rudolph on the opening drive of overtime to seal that game now the kings will look to world as they look take down another in 3 opponent for the second straight week. and no matter where they're playing they say being doubt it only feels >>it's always nice key pln and uh you know i have a ton of respec

gold medal to steve gleason, nfl new orleans saints' star and he has been diagnosed with a.l.s. and in the late stamings of it. in the course of meeting his challenge he helped do so many things for people with a.l.s. or neuromuscular diagnosis. it was a beautiful thing. all of us are -- our families are one diagnosis, one phone call, one accident away from needing affordable affordable health care. this catastrophic -- so very important and that is again particularly proud of the progress they have made. what we are up against is the president on every front in the congress and in the courts is trying to undo the affordable care act, the patient protection and affordable care act. right now he goes out and says he is protecting -- where is it again? at a web we weave when you deceive. how can you say he is protecting when he is in court trying to overturn. instead of the justice department protecting the law of the land, they are trying to overturn the law of the land in the courts. and we have asked for expedited decisions from the courts so the public will know what we are up

but for most of us we knew that if the saints did come back it would encourage others to come back, and come back to new orleans the superdome was already a very emotional night for the strong and resilient people of new orleans, but when steve gleason blocked the atlanta falcons' punt and the ball was recovered for the first touchdown that night the announcers did not need to say a word. they just let the crowd roar, and roar we did. that blocked punt at the same site as some of the most horrible days of post-katrina gave us hope. the comeback of new orleans was pun punctuated by the action of steve gleason. we built a statue of him in front of the superdome titled "rebirth." gil manson, what you and your beloved late husband tom did to bring the saints back to new orleans gave us hope. drew brees, what you and your fellow teammates did both on and off the field gave us hope. steve gleason, what you did that night gave us hope, but you continue to inspire people to this day. not just because of what you did on the football field, but because of what you do now through team gleason to help others with diseases

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yesterday, i don't know if any of you saw it, giving the golded me tool steven gleason, former nfl, new orleans saints star, and he has -- he's been diagnosed with a.l.s., in the very now late stages of it. but in the course of meeting his challenge he helped so many things for other people with a.l.s. or neuromuscular diagnoses. it was a beautiful thing. but he points out that all of us are one dige know circumstances our families are one diagnosis, one phone call, one accident away from needing really affordable quality health care. we all need it every day but this, catastrophic, so very important. and that is again, we're particularly proud of the progress made. what we're up against is the president on every front in the congress and in the court is trying to undo the affordable care act. the patient protection and apordable care act. and right now, he goes out and says he's protector, i mean, where sit again? what a web we weave when we practice to deceive how much can he go out there and say he's protecting the pre-existing condition benefit and things like that when he's in court trying to ove

the vikings upset the new orleans saints. it was the first career playoff win for kirk cousins. and the seahawks and the eagles faced off for the right to play the packers and carson wentz left the game with a head injury replaced by josh mccown one. macau one could not find the end zone so seattle ended up winning that one 17-9. they will head to green bay next sunday and seattle is 8 and 1 and the vikings will play the 49ers next saturday for the first 49ers playoff game ever at levi stadium. and we want to hear from the 49er faithful. share your van folders on social media. >>> i know that you are rooting for the niners too. >> for sure. we are looking at the a chance for showers on saturday across the bay area and in santa clara. we will talk about this in just a minute. we are so excited for the big game on saturday. here is a live look south across the bay with that sunshine. temperatures are many in the 15th. 58, concord, 54, san francisco. so your weather headlines, enjoy the sunshine with mild daytime highs and mostly sunny skies with increasing clouds as we head throug

>>it's always nice key plan and uh u know i have a ton of respect for new orleans saints for drew breesplayers. they have for an payton he does an unbelievable job here. you know we're just fortunate to win today yet feels good you know when to be doubted in and be able to live to come up with a wi >>now the 49 ers they opened up on monday as a seven-point vorite over the bike, so the vings are definitely playing with house money of course we'll bepreviewing the vikes niners divisional round matchup all week long on on 4 and our digital app kron on leading up to our special reading gold zone preview show on saturday morning at 9.30 and we also have you guys cover post game as well at 09:00pm back to you guys. >>all right jason, thank you very much a lot people talking about maybe try to actually go to the game kron four's rob ticket prices and he has some advice on how to avoid being exploited it. >>i'm here at vi stadium in santa clara where e stage is set for the first ever playoff game here at levi's this saturday when the niners host >>the minnesota kings still plenty of tickets ava

going crazy >> reporter: he's accused of a spectacularly bad call at the end of last season the new orleans saints believe cost them a slot in the 2019 super bowl. roger goodell didn't want to talk and refs are prohibited from commenting. but fans shot up others are more supportive >> i think our officials do a great job. >> reporter: unlike those who got here by winning their teams. officials remainly on graded performances and despite last year's controversial call, his grades this year earning him the top spot >> for his sake, i hope we do not hear his name come sunday. >>> just ahead more frenzy from fans over this a tweet a patriot no more? tom brady? >>> and the rst fibaby yoda toy from a galaxy. visibly smoother brighter skin in just 24 hours. new olay retinol24. i wish i could tell ya how i feel about a mornin' like this. and that includes a good hearty breakfast. you need somethi t i wish i could tell ya how i feel about a mornin' like this. it's a great way to kick off your day. to take care of yourself. but nature's bounty has innovative ways to help you maintain balance and help keep y

he's accused of a spectacularly bad call at the end of last season that the new orleans saints believe cost them a slot at the 2019 super bowl. >> it's a game-changing call. >> reporter: nfl commissioner roger goodell didn't want to talk and refs are prohibited from commenting, but on twitter, fans stirred up bill vinovich shouldn't be allowed to ref a pop warner game others are more supportive. >> i think our officials do a great job. >> reporter: unlike the teams that got here winning games, officials are chosen for their role based largely on graded performances during the regular and postseason, and despite last year's controversial call, vinovich's grades this year earning him the top spot lester >> kerry, thank you. >>> next, the big boost for a high school student fighting a battle over his hair the number of uninsured americans, rising. the cost of prescription drugs, rising. the threat to people with pre-existing conditions, rising. the good news, so is support for the one candidate who'll do something about it. as mayor, mike bloomberg helped expand coverage for seven hundred

the 49ers coming off a much needed by weekend i can ready to host the mithe vikings upset the new orleans saints in overtime yesterday 26-20 which means the vikings will travel to levi stadium to play the 49ers saturday and the 49ers are favored to win by a touchdown. that game will be the first ever playoff game at levi stadium. >>> the san jose sharks look so august the team with the best record in the nhl right up until the final seconds very late in the third the sharks were leading the capitals 4-2. jacob scored but the sharks were still leading with 40 seconds left and 31 seconds later the capitals tied it up, we went into overtime, washington got the puck into the net and the sharks lost 5-4 and they now go to st. louis to play the defending stanley cup champion the st. louis blues. >>> a big night for hollywood as the stars turned out to the 77th golden globe awards and here's a look at some of last night's big winners, once upon a time in hollywood one best motion picture for a musical or comedy and brad pitt one for best supporting actor and best supporting actress went to laura dern f

the minnesota vikings come to the bay area this week after upsetting the new orleans saints in overtimethe number one seeded niners take on the vikings this saturday at levi stadium. wi the niners n, move on to the nfc championship game. kickoff at 1:35. >> nice. i know everybody will be watching. >>> all right. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. here's mike. >> all right. we have a chance of wet weather rolling in to our neighborhoods not only tuesday but again saturday and possibly some drizzle thursday morning. just keep the umbrella handy. note that today, look at this, sunglasses. a gorgeous looking day with total sunshine and temperatures from 55 at half moon bay to nearly 60 in napa, apartment y tohaoch, livermore. t fghniog w y lurking in the central valley. a bit of an offshore breeze, that could draw some of that fog into our east bay neighborhoods and the north bay neighborhoods. if the wind picks up enough, it could push it through the san pablo bay. right now it looks mainly confined to the central valley. another chilly one tonight. m

. >> reporter: new orleans saints quarterback drew brees undergoes a massive transformation for his appearance on tonight season nine premiere of "undercover boss". >> nice to meet you, man. >> i'm just looking for my second trip. up to tonight's episode is unique there are two buses. drew brees and his partner. they're both going undercover at one of the restaurants in louisiana. catch "undercover boss" tonight on cbs. they want you to want them. cheap trick and rod stewart are hitting the road together this summer for a north american tour. stewart is headlining. they are playing 21 days kicking off july 21 in cleveland, ohio, and wrapping up in chicago labor day weekend. most tickets go on sale friday. and colin farrell takes on the role of oswald couple pot a.k.a. the villainous penguin in the next batman movie. robert pattinson stars as the caped crusader in zoe kravitz co-stars as catwoman. the movie called the batman is already filming in a set for release in june, 2021. that your ion entertainment. >>> coming up 149 a veteran thought he would never get to see a playoff again to san fra

in new orleans, new orleans saints legend steve gleason receives congress's highest civilian honor foris brave fight against als. the former safety famously blocked a punt in the team's first home game after hurricane katrina. he was diagnosed with the disease back in 2011. a teammate spoke at the moving ceremony, using a computer program to talk because he can no longer speak. >> i don't see my story as a football story or even an als story but rather human story, the truth is we all experience pain in our lives but i believe the problems we face are our opportunity and define our human purpose. >> he is the first football player to receive the congressional gold medal. quite a different ceremony in dc yesterday. the time is ten minutes after the top of the hour and giuliani associate undercutting claims the former ambassador to ukraine was put under surveillance in a brand-new interview. former federal prosecutor doug burns explains the impact this will have on the democrats impeachment case and he joins us up next. the millennial catchphrase okay boomer getting attention from the su

minnesota vikings in the division round of the n wild card weekend where the vikings upset the new orleans saints and over time that final score was 2620. so now the vikings vikings will go on the road to play the niners, the winner of that matchup of crse advance to the nfc championsh game. and the niners they got healthy over thbye week with some important players on defense is expected to return the divisional playoff game is this upcoming saturday, january 11th kickoff, one 35 in the afternoon. levi stadium for fans who can't make it to the game while you have some options the 40 niners will host 2 official watch party. so you can go to that inste there's going to be o in san francco. and the one down i san jose the information is on our website go check it out kron 4 dot co and kron four's getting you ready for the match up against the vikings with special playoff edition of reading goals on how abouthat you can see it right here on kron 4. this satday, 9 30 in the morning morning news. coming up news after the break a man is wounded in a police shooting and the south bay. why pole say they

giving a gold medal to steven gleason, the former nfl new orleans saints star, and he's been diagnosed with als and in the very now late stages of it. but in the course of meeting his challenge, he helped with so many things for other people with als or neuromuscular diagnosis, that was a beautiful thing. but it points out that all of us, our families with one diagnosis, one phone call, one accident away from needing really affordable, quality health care. we all need it every day, but this is catastrophic, so very important. and that is -- again, we're particularly proud of the progress we've made. what we're up against is the president on every front in the congress and in the courts is trying to undo the affordable care act. the patient protection and affordable care act. and right now he goes out and says he's the protector -- i mean, where is it again? what a web we weave when we practice to deceive. how can he possibly go out there and say he's protecting the preexisting condition benefit and things like that when he is in court trying to overturn it? instead of the justice depar

the titans in the next round of the playoffs and so will either the minnesota vikings or the new orleans saintsdelphia eagles, face the 2014 winners, the seattle sea hawks. that is all your support for now. back to you, samantha. thanks very much. one of the great wine merchants of the past century, georges duboeuf, has died, at the age of 86. he's credited as the man who turned the red wine beaujolais nouveau — that was once a little—known french product — into a global phenomenon. duboeuf was nicknamed "the pope of beaujolais". to talk more about duboeuf‘s influence, i'm joined by wine expertjames ward. he is in wentworth, in the north of england. welcome, thank you very much for being with us. so how did georges duboeuf turn beaujolais into one of the most famous wines in the world? well, he would probably say he was in the right place, at the right time, as he was quite modest. but he had a bit of a flair for marketing basically. and i think when you have pride in your region and pride in what you do, you have that little bit of business savvy, anything is possible. that is kind of what he

the vikings are coming off an upset of the new orleans saints in last weekend's wide card game. a record crowd is expected to be there today. you can watch today's playoff game right here on nbc bay area. kickoff at 1:45. we have a special pregame show at 11:30 and a post game show live from the field. plan accordingly. >>> now to a major shakeup in the san francisco district attorney's office after just two days on the job, boudine fired prosecutors, michael stewart in the homicide unit, linda allen, a managing attorney, and anna gonzalez, head of the gang unit as well as four more trial attorneys. some believe it was part of his campaign promise to reshape the da's office. boudine released a statement that said in part that he had to make difficult staffing decisions in order to put in place a management team that will help him accomplish the work he committed to doing for san francisco. >>> it is 5:59 right now, coming up this morning on "today in the bay" a judge has made a decision in the case of two moms that have taken up residence in an oakland home that is not theirs. w

today's game led the new orleans saints and the vikings seemed like a mitch match.nto the end zone untouched from five yards tsung, minnesota led 13 minus and for the have. late in the third quarter, cook the vikings had a 20-10 lead. the saints made a move in the fourth quarter. hill was 20-17 with 10 naff minutes to play, the scene satiety with the field goal for the second time. the game was headed to overtime. vikings one and since never saw the ball. the 175 yards and the best pass goes for 43 yards. third on cool, rudolph outdueled williams . the vikings went 26-20. minnesota is said to come to levi's stadium next saturday for the 1:30 pm start. for seattle and philadelphia, the trajectory, greatly affected . carson wentz and was gone with the head injury. lynch summoned himself and he was not so easy to bring down. 10-6 in the fourth quarter when seattle connected on this play. wilson and metcalf holds it in and scrambles to the end zone before he is touched. the cx went 17-9. they get to play in another challenging play. >>> the sharks were showing signs tha

the viks are coming off an upset of the new orleans saints in a wild card game.s a wild game in indeed. a record crowd is expected today. sold out game, by the way, young mc and the sugar hill gang will be performing at half-time. the 49ers are going old school. speaking of old school, we heard from steve young earlier in the newscast, and now we check in with steve mariucci, we hung out with him in his home in the south bay. he has all his play book, his game scripts from his games as 49ers head coach. he's still a 49er at heart, and he does think the team is super bowl bound. >> people say we're back. they feel like we're back. and it's a good young team. that's why they say it, too. it's not just 13 and 3 record. >> and a likable team. >> yeah, it is, you get guys like george kittle, the guy is nuts. i love that guy to death. you've got to have guys that produce. you got to have guys that lead. you got to have good chemistry guys, too, and kittle has all of that. >> you can watch today's playoff game right here on nbc bay area. kickoff is at 1:35. we have a sp

>the sixth-seeded vikings defeated the 3 seed saints in new orleans and now minnesot will head west to take on the 49 ers at levi's stadium. now today's game was a thriller it took overtime todecide if the and goal qb kirk cousins hit kyle rudol with a 4 yard touchdown pass to win it. it was the first vikgs playoff win on the road since 200and the first postseason win for cousins in his career. but despi the big ment, cousin seems to be taking it all in stride. >>it's fun to be able to win and to feel like a, you know you're moving foard, but on my journey has always been one of. you know like thbook the dream giver when you climb a mountaiyou sit there at the top and you look relies on more mountains to climb. and so you know being a fourth-round pick kind of working our way up in the league. night when a playoff game guess what you look arounyou realizes or mountain to climb you want to n another playoff game you want to get to the super bowl sunday you want to a world championship. so he just keep chase the next mountain and there will always be people you know who are gog to critic

. >> bret: new orleans saints keeping the public showing team executives doing damage control for the area's roman catholic archdiocese. attorneys for about 2,000 men suing the church saying the saints personnel help the archdiocese contain the fallout from a burgeoning sexual abuse crisis. the saints' attorneys call the claims outrageous. supporters of president trump lodge you that the most pro-life president in history, critics calling the appearance and act of desperation in the midst of the impeachment trial. correspondent kristin fisher shows us the day's events here in washington. >> it's my profound honor to be the first president in history to attend the march for life. >> finally a part of the president of united states to step up and change and speak, watershed moment for the pro-life movement. >> a simple reason, to defend the right of a child born and unborn. >> in the middle of impeachment trial, a desperate attempt and firing up his radical base. these march for lifers his presence here today is genuine and his record proves it. >> he showing christians that he cares. f

>>it's always nice key plan and uh you know i have a ton of respect for new orleans saints for drew breesrom the players they have for sean pay me does an unbelievable job here. you know we're just fortunate to win today yeah, it feels good, you know when to be doubted in and be able to live. to come up with a win. >>now the 49 ers they opened up on monday as a seven-point favorite over the bike, so the vikings are definitely playing with house money of course we'll be previewing the vikes niners divisional round matchup all week long on kron 4 and our digital app kron on leading up to our special reading gold zone preview show on saturday morning at 9.30 and we also have you guys cover post game as well at 09:00pm. >>all right. thank you jason, so yet complete coverage of the 49 ers game from all aspects all angles, including including the weather and the weather should be sold out so we're talking about probably 50 to 60,000 people there what can we expect a lot of people counting on a good the pressure long as everything is timing out like the models are saying they are right now it do

>>and uh you know i have a ton of respect for new orleans saints for drew brees from the players theye for sean payton he does an unbelievable job here. you know we're just fortunate to win today yeah, it feels good, you know when to be doubted in and be able to live to come up with a win. >>now the 49 ers they opened up on monday as a seven-point favorite over the bike, so the vikings are definitely playing with house money of course we'll be previewing the vikes niners divisional round matchup all week long on kron 4 and our digital app kron on leading up to our special reading gold zone preview show on saturday morning at 9.30 and we also have you guys cover post game as well at 09:00pm. >>and here's a to my house has been on the and an umbrella because he's got a leaky roof right now the show or even buffalo wings with an umbrella or a little bit not to mention it will have rain to will be especially a problem will appreciate the soggy field and potentially game time alright, maybe the 49 ers will fare with the soggy field better than the vikings. well, hopefully fully, a vikings

. >> dana: the other thing is i think the new orleans saints will win the super bowl. >> jesse: i likeokay, next is juan. >> juan: oh, let me pick up on dana's point. i think the baltimore ravens will win the super bowl. dana, dana is a prophetic on these productions. she is great. but she has a test when it comes to football. it's nothing about football. it's about the imagery. a raven versus a saint. >> dana: i'm going have to study that a little bit. the saints go marching in. >> juan: look at that. i think ravens fly lien. all right, trump is going to have the dirtiest social media campaign you have ever seen here the only way he can win in 2020 requires him to absolutely smear his opponents. he is not that popular. he never hit 50% an approval rating. never. that's not real. >> jesse: they nailed the last election. >> juan: the point is he has to go after people in a way that i think most people think this is beyond belief. he's already done it with joe biden on the ukraine deal, so expect more in 2020. >> emily: are you done? okay. next is me, emily. for my prediction, this is my

getting ready now to host the minnesota vikings does their playoff run and the vikings beat the new orleans saints in overtime yesterday 26-20 and now the to stadium to play the 49ers on a but it will be the first against the teams with the best record in the league right up until the final seconds of the game late in the third the sharks were leading the washington capitals 4-2, jacob scored and the sharks are still leading with 47 seconds to go, 31 seconds later the capital tied it up, they games went over time and there was a puck in the net and the sharks lost 5-4 and now they go to st. louis to play the defending stanley cup champions. it was a big night for hollywood as the stars turn out for the 77th golden globes awards, was upon a time in hollywood that movie one best motion picture for a musical comedy and brad pitt one for best supporting actor and best supporting actress went to laura dern for the marriage story the best actor in a drama went to joaquin phoenix for the joker, and renie zellweger picked up a win in the best actress in a drama category for movie judy. to the farewells at

you know they beat the new orleans saints on the road last week and many experts picked the saints to win it all and take the super bowl this year. >>> boudin bakery gets into the spirit with a special sour dough loaf with the 49ers logo for fans. it looks cool. but guess what this thing doesn't come cheap. $149 for the loaf of bread. it can be purchased at the boudin at the wharf, the bakery's flagship location at girchl wharf or special ordered. a lot of men for bread and gold there. >>> the niners hope to impress fan was the play at the field and also from the kitchen. abc 7 news was at the stadium where we got a sneak peek of food officer up. the gold leave tom hawk rib eye. if you want something easier to eat a foot long hot doing topped with mack and cheese and flaming hot cheeto dust. >> getting ready for football at levi. this is amazing stuff. to bring the noise, you know, that's happening on the field we got to bring it from a food standpoint to elevate our specials and offerings that are going on this saturday. >> i guess if you go to a plaf game money is no option. because

. >> go ask all of the new orleans saints fans who tried to sue because they thought their team got hosedance to go to the super bowl last year. this is realtime and gambling and that's what this comes down to is you know the odds when you're playing and there's nothing guaranteed so what might come from this while i don't think he's going to get any big money he wants restitution for the 260-plus fantasy games he participated in from 2017- 2019,mlb sued, the red sox, the astros is that maybe this really shines the light on major league baseball and all sports to get serious about these integrity units. we have legalized sports gambling in several states becoming more and more widespread. there is a need to get everything right, because of the sports leagues are in bed with the gambling houses and they are. >> right, maybe one person can make a difference, and usually does, maybe this fellow filed. connell: interesting to your point major league baseball has an equity stake. let's talk a little football before we let you go because the giants in new york said goodbye to eli manning today.

their star receiver adam d linde had seven catches against the new orleans saints, including the oneme, sustained a weird entry yesterday. he got his feet tangled up aberrantly and practice and cut his ankle and had received stitches. he is listed as questionable. let me just tell you, no nfl wide receiver is going to miss a playoff game because of a couple of stitches in his ankle . and he talked about facing the 49ers. >> there along, their physical and they fly around and they kind of have that mindset of their coaches of their nasty, they're tough and i'm going to be a challenge, but at this point in the playoffs that's what you're going to get anybody be focused anybody be determined and you better be ready to go. >> can you imagine telling your coach have a couple of stitches, i would have to make the playoffs and, can't do it? you know what it's been like for the warriors, jerry at times and it looks like they're going to get a shot in the arm in the not-too-distant future. steph curry, goodness for warrior fans, this is video of him working out. now that that nothing on his,

they boat the new orleans saints on the road last week and talking heads over on espn they picked the saints to win it all. >>> boudin bakery getting in the spirit with the sour dough loaf for the the the logo. the 149 loaf, yes 149 and no decimal there can be purchased in person at the boudin at the wharf at the fisherman wharf don't leave the walt at home because that's expensive. the niners hope to impress with play on the field and inside the kitchen. abc news was at the stadium where there was a sneak peek of the food for fans. including a gold leaf tom hawk rib eye and the foot long hot doing with cheese and cheeto dust. >> getting ready for playoff football at levi. to bring the noise, that's happening on the field we got to bring it from a food standpoint to elevate our specials and offerings that are going on this saturday. >> some pricey offerings too. the golden rib eye, pennsylvania 40-houns cut of beef wrapped in edible gold. only available in the club section. >>> the nine esper host two official team law firm parties. one at spin on follow some street .other at san pedr

steve come if you don't know played seven seasons with new orleans saints.eck of a defensive back before he retired 2008. 2011, doctors diagnose the former pro with als, also known as lou gehrig's disease. it is a progressive nervous system disease that left him paralyzed. but that has not stopped steve gleason from working to find a cure for als and he has been adamant about that. house minority leader kevin mccarthy honoring him now. let's listen into this. >> steve has an incredible team sitting with him right today. beside him, michelle, an amazing family. they are baby daughter, gray. this award goes to them as well. >> steve on behalf of a proud and grateful nation. thank you for all you do with als. you have set the example of dignity, perseverance for all americans. may god continue to bless you. simply put, the world is a better place because of you. congress is proud, the nation's proud, and we thank you and bless you for your life, for your work, and most importantly your strength and courage. god bless! [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen the hono

>>the new orleans saints are going to court going to court rather to keep the public from seeing hundreds of e-mails that allegedly show team executives doing public relations damage control for the area's roman catholic archdiocese to help it contain the fallout from a abuse crisis. attorneys for about 2 dozen men suing the church say that the 276 documents they obtained a show that the nfl team whose owner is devoutly catholic aided the archdiocese of new orleans in its pattern and practice of concealing his crimes. the saints organization and its attorneys disputed any suggestion that the team helped the church cover up crimes in a statement today, the saints said that the archdiocese shot its advice on how to handle media attention that would come from its 2018 release of its list of more than 50 clergy members credibly accused of abuse. >>when the time is we get a peek outside friday night here in the bay and this is a live look at the embarcadero in san francisco. no snow here but. >>joining us now chief meteorologist lawrence karnow to talk weather conditions and high country. gran

>>the new orleans saints franchise is fighting to prevent the public release of emails that show a team executive advising the local archdiocese about its abuse scandals, these e-mails are from 2018. the names of clergy accused of abuse were released. the nfl teams acknowledges that e-mail and says the executive offered advice on how catholic leadership could handle media coverage. but the team is fighting in court not to release the emails to the public. they are part of a civil case against the new orleans archdiocese. the plaintiffs say that the emails should go into the public record. >>well taking a live look outside along the embarcadero on this saturday evening a somewhat of a clear night in the shot but maybe not so much it's raining outside right now in some parts of the bay area and rebecca strong as he ran in from a brisk breeze or rodriguez tonight to tell us what about sunday is the rain to stop before any big plans for tomorrow, yeah as long as you're not getting up at 5 or 00:06am in the morning and have plans to use is over here kids isn't that the yes, it looks like i e

i don't know if any of you saw it, giving a gold medal to steven gleason, former nfl new orleans saints star. and he has been diagnosed with als in the very now late stages of it. but in the course of meeting his challenge, he helped do so many things for other people with als or neuromuscular diagnoses. it was a beautiful thing. but it points out that all of us are one diagnosis, our families are one diagnosis, one phone call, one accident away from needing really affordable, quality health care. we all need it every day, but this catastrophic, so very important. and that is, again, we're particularly proud of the progress that we made. now, what we're up against is the president on every front in the congress and in the courts is trying to undo the affordable care act. the patient protection and affordable care act, and right now he goes out and says he's the protector. i mean, where is it again? what a web we weave when we practice to deceive. how can he possibly go out there and say he's protecting the preexisting condition benefit and things like that when he is in court trying to

fofootball in overtime kirk cousins throws a touchdown to cairo ro it off lewd act that's not the new orleans saints. they go home instead e vikings by virtue of being the lowest seed will face the top seed. the san francisco 49 ers isanta live at the field of gene n is absolute let's head out there now and get the latest on the excitement building for the coming weend, good morning. sarah. >>go morning. what a game this will be the first time 49 ers will play a playoff game here at levi stdium and it will be packed with fans ready to go this is a gamethat ople are crossing their fingers evy 49 er fan or of tough 49 er fan of talk today and said this is going to be a battle again the vikings take a look at this video you can see fans heading into the 40 niners store ere at the stadiutrying to get that playoffs to slag trying to snap it all up because it's going fast. they're trying to look ready to do the part to be tht faithful fan not only that santa clara hotels are getting ready to because hotel rooms are becoming scarce here near the stadium, the hyat said that they are bos next saturday and th

as they attend a ceremony in which the congressional gold medal will be presented to former new orleans saints player, steve gleason. fl gleason became a leading advocate for people struggling with lou gehrig's disease after he was diagnosed with the degenerative condition. >>> and we'll begin our coverage today ton capitol hill with cnbc's garrett haake. garrett, this is a big deal. at about 5:00 today, we'll be looking at these house impeachment managers doing something they call engrossment or the engrossment is before they walk it over, when it goes is into a wooden box and they take it over to the senate. i think the sergeant at arms is involved. this is going to be a visual, but symbolically and technically important matter. >> reporter: that's right, ali. and i can tell you even as we speak, those distinguished impeachment managers, as nancy pelosi called them, are having their first meeting together as a group, starting to outline their strategy and tactics for the tasks that will be before them. really starting tomorrow. what she talks about tonight, this engrossment ceremony is a for

but if you watch the games last week, you know that the vikings had an epic upset of the new orleans saintsnd drew brees so anything could happen. i put up a poll on my twitter feed and instagram asking you who you think will come out on top. i think i have an idea. in santa clara, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> i've already voted on your poll. kris sanchez. watch the game here on nbc bay area. kickoff at 1:35 but we're going to pre-game early at 11:30 a.m. we have a post-game show as well. we'll hear from legends like steve young and jerry rice and dekwon sanders. >>> the deadline is here for the governor to submit a budget to the state lawmakers by the end of the day. some are predicting california will have a multi-billion dollars surplus this year. some democratic lawmakers say governor will use some money to give health benefits to low income undocumented immigrants in the country. and we told you earlier this year that the governor plans to ask for $750 million to combat the state's homeless crisis. >>> wildfire relief also expected to be a big part of the plan. the governor wan

. >> three of the four hosts lost, including the 13-win new orleans saints. for the winning touchdown in overtime as the vikings beat the saints 26-20. next up for minnesota is san francisco. >> in yesterday's second game, seattle left philadelphia with a win. the seahawks went beast mode to take the lead for good as marshawn lynch, playing his second game in over a year, scored in the second quarter. seattle came out on top there 17-9 against the eagles. the seahawks head to green bay. >>> and the other host team to lose this weekend, the new england patriots. slow clap from jack. >> also big questions about the team's future and the fate of its star quarterback, tom brady. here is abc's trevor ault. >> reporter: one of the most dominant dynasties in modern sports may be over. >> will he ever step foot on gillette turf again? >> reporter: the new england patriots knocked out of the first round of the playoffs by the tennessee titans. legendary quarterback tom brady's final pass an interception. >> intercepted and returned for a touchdown. >> reporter: the bi

the new orleans saints watched their season end on a questionable call.19 before being released amid accusations of sexual assault, allegations he denies. tragedy struck the los angeles angels when 27-year-old pitcher tyler skaggs died suddenly of a drug overdose. the team honored him in their first home game when the pitching staff threw a combined no-hitter. beloved boston red sox hero david ortiz made a triumphant return to fenway park after being shot in the dominican republic and enduring three surgeries. the nba crowned a new champion. the toronto raptors with kawhi leonard's clutch performance to win their first nba title with all of canada rallying behind them. the golden state warriors' hopes derailed by season-ending injuries. houston rockets general manager daryl morey stirred up trouble for the nba in china after tweeting support for pro-democracy protesters in hong kong. >> yes, we do have freedom of speech. but there can be a lot of negative that comes with that. >> california led a seismic shift in college sports passing the fair pay to pla

a congressional gold medal ceremony for former nfl player steve gleason who played for the new orleans saints. he has received the congressional gold medal for advocacy on als, a disease he has had since 2011. we'll hear from congressional leaders and steve gleason's former teammate, quarterback drew brees.

. >>> the afc new orleans the saints season ended in overtime at the super dome for a second straight year trailing the minnesota vikings by ten points at the start of the fourth quarter. new orleans faced ot with drew brees' 20 yard touchdown pass to hill and a 49-yard field goal with two seconds left on the clock. after winning the coin toss and opting to receive, minnesota quarterback kirk cousins pulls through for the vikings leading his team down field and hitting kyle due dolph with a four yard fade on the third and goal to secure the 26-20 victory. minnesota moves on to play the san francisco 49ers in that divisional round. and then of course the big game everyone was watching on saturday, the defending super bowl champions new england patriots fell in an upset to the tennessee titans, 20-13. while the titans advance to face the baltimore ravens next weekend now questions are surrounding the future of new england quarterback tom brady. one of the greatest if not the greatest to ever play the game. the loss marks the patriots earliest elimination from the playoffs in nearly a de

new orleans. the much—fancied saints were hosting the minnesota vikings.erback kirk cousins has a bit of a reputation for failing to deliver in the big moments. he hasn't won a single playoff game in his 8 seasons in the league. but yesterday he got his chance — the vikings managed to force overtime with the scores level when cousins threw this huge pass downfield to set up his first playoff win. .. how does it feel to any play—off game? cheering . that is how we have won all year, team. we have them match 20 points, you give us a chance at the end. i have three words for you — you like that? also yesterday there was a third win on the road... this time in philadeplphia as the seattle seahawks beat the eagles. it all went wrong early on for the home side. the eagles losing their quarter back carson wentz to injury in this tackle and from that point on they couldn't catch the seahawks. the play of the game was this pass from sea hawks quarter back russell wilson... a huge 53—yard touchdown to confirm the their place in the dvisional playoffs next weekend. t

his crew were blamed for one of the most controversial no calls in nfl history that outraged new orleans saintsence should have been called on the play >> if the nfl is trusting them in this situation, i have to be okay with it also. >> reporter: also on-deck, the highly-anticipated halftime show jennifer lopez and shakira, calling the spectacle a dream come true. >> a lot of energy and very entertaining. >> this is a palpable example of how anything is possible >> reporter: and announcing yesterday they will include a tribute to kobe bryant during the show >> i think we will all be remembering kobe on sunday i am sure he will be proud to see the message that we're going to be trying to convey on stage. >> reporter: it's a star-studded weekend, where safety comes first. authorities are on high alert. employing state-of-the-art technology to help protect the crowds on the field, a showdown awaits. who will win is anyone's guess >> chiefs. >> chiefs? 49ers. >> reporter: on the biggest stage of them all, super bowl liv. >> all right i know you were hanging out with j. lo and shakira yesterday. did

thursday morning, including the highest honor that congress can bestow on a civilian >> former new orleans saint steve gleason was awarded a gold medal, an emotional ceremony in washington, d.c. gleason was recognized for his work as a leading advocate for people living with als, also known as lou gehrig's disease. he was diagnosed in 2011 he was joined by his wife michelle, son, rivers, and former teammate, drew brees, among others >> i feel that this honor represents some joy, encouragement and even triumph for the tens of thousands of extraordinary families currently enduring life with als >> steve, you're an inspiration. you are a source of strength to so many, especially me a true american hero >> gleason said, if we can keep exploring, share our weaknesses with each other, and compassio compassionately collab rorate to solve problems, our huma potential is boundless drew brought his sons because he wanted them to learn a lesson from this wonderful man. >> well earned >>> mr. roker, all eyes on you today with this storm. >> we're going to look at some of the other weather systems here comes

saints offense held in check for most of the day. dalvin cook ran for 94yards an d scored twice. final minutes, though, new orleans down 3. s marching the saints into field goal rae.ng pid lere jaokcodown thto the 25- yard line. will lutz missed a field goal right before halftime, but from 49 yards out, to send the game to overtime, it's good. the vikings got the ball first, and cousins made sure brees never got it back. airs it out to adam, to put minnesota on the two-yard line. huge day for phelan who finished with 129 yards. to the air, and it's call rudolph for the game-winner. question is, did he push off? looked like he did. the saints once again on the wrong end of a no call. minnesota beat new orleans 26- 20, and cousins silences his critics for now with his first career play-off win. >> you know, they said he can't win a play-off game. he can't do this. he's only been in two, so he's 50%. that's better than a lot of people. >> hey, that's how we've won all year, team, right? i've got three words for you. you like that! do you like that! >> and meanwhile, the seahawks and eagles facing off for the right to face the