later in sports, we'll preview the nfc championship game. we'll have a live report from atlanta. >> hard not to get distracted. >>> the hostage crisis at a bp plant in the algerian desert came to a bloody end today. the algerian government reports 32 islamic militants and 23 hostages are dead following an army raid today, the fourth day of that crisis. defense secretary leon panetta called the loss of life appalling and vowed to bring the terrorists to justice. >> nobody is going to attack the united states of america and get away with it. for that reason we have made a commitment that we'll go after al qaeda wherever they are. and wherever they try to hide. >> at this point the u.s. will only confirm the death of one american engineer from texas and one british worker. it is not clear how many hostages were taken in the first place. on thursday, the algerian army began its counterattack to liberate the plant that is deep in the desert 800 miles from the capital. officials say the rebels were about to drive the hostages to another country. >

going to play the falcons for the nfc championship game.hat's -- people said some nice things about it us. you know, that's nice. cover of "sports illustrated," you know, very nice thing. says a very nice thing about our team. you put it in the frame, put it up on the wall, says something nice about you. but doesn't change anything about, you know, what our job is. >> last year, you know, we was happy to be in the playoffs. and now, you know, we know that we're supposed to be there. >> it's not good enough just to make the playoffs. it's not good enough just to make it to the nfc championship. we want to win it all. that's what we'll be remembered by the most. you know, being able to go to the super bowl and win it. but it starts this sunday, you know, winning this game to have the opportunity to go there. so really just -- just winning. winning it all. >> reporter: and patrick willis is one of nine pro bowl players for the 49ers who hope to help their team achieve that goal this season. and along with them, they have a quarterback who's ve

just cling on the nfc championship tab. you can -- click on the new year's eve championship tab. >>> in atlanta, a heated argument turned violent when a 49ers fan stabbed a falcons' fan last night. that happened in the parking lot after the game. police say the falcons' fan punched the 9ers' fan. that's when police say he pulled out a knife and stabbed the fan in the neck. he was rushed to a nearby hospital and is reportedly in stable condition. >>> 7:09. the morning commute -- this is the martin luther king holiday. >> right. >> you are still watching highway 24. >> yes. we watch all of the roadways. s what is if we do get a crash, they tend to be more serious. so far, so good. no major problems on the oakland freeway system either. when up get to the bay bridge toll plaza, you will see a light commute. it's not much of a commute today. b.a.r.t. is on a saturday schedule as you go through the system. if you are drivingen 0 the peninsula, it -- if you are driving on the peninsula, 880 looks good. take it easy out there. we

. >> reporter: it's the 49ers against the atlanta falcons for the nfc championship and the right to play in super bowl xlvii. i will have a live report coming up from the georgia dome in atlanta. >>> good evening, everyone. i'm heather holmes. >> i'm ken wayne. >>> in the east bay, a shooting at the bayfair b.a.r.t. station has left one person dead and another one injured. alley rasmus there and she's talked to witnesses and how this affecting service. >> reporter: the station is closed. it's been closed since 1:00. we've seen train after train pass through the station without stopping. there's crime scene tape on the b.a.r.t. platform and there's tape blocking just about every entrance on the ground level. this is all because of a fatal shooting that happened around 12:30 this afternoon. it happened in the bus zone. that parked ac transit bus you are looking at, five seats next to it is where the victim of the fatal shooting was found. a 40-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene. a woman was injured. she went to the hospital. her life injuries -- her injuries are not life- threat

later in sports we'll preview the nfc championship game. our reporter mindy boch was on the field in atlanta. >> legal analyst steven clark says the allegations against michael crabtree can carry serious penalties and he doesn't believe the district attorney will rush the case. >> they're going to want to look at all of the information available. was there any witnesses that saw any event that night or saw michael crabtree with this woman that night. is there any evidence of excessive drinking. and also obviously is there forensic evidence? and they will look at that depending on the nature of this allegation. >> now, clark says he's not surprised that crabtree was allowed to play this weekend and travel to atlanta. he says crabtree is not a flight risk and law enforcement would not want to rush to judgment in the case, in case the allegations are false. >> now to the nation's capital. tomorrow at the white house president obama will be sworn in for a second term. the public inaugural ceremony will happen on monday. president obama declared

we have more and click on the nfc championship tab. it out with jim harbaugh and the key players. >>> sal, it is just a mazing the two brothers -- amazing the two brothers, do you think they imagined that? >> it what to be this way, pam. let's take a look outside. i know everybody -- not everyone, but a lot of people are excited but if you have to go out to work you might be excited for what you see because traffic is looking good almost everywhere and some schools are off, bart is running on a saturday schedule and we are definitely expecting fewer people on the roads if you have to go. taking a a look at interstate 8080. pleasanton danville and a little more to caster of valley. >>> are you doing well? >> yes. not bad. starting in the 40s and it is nothing we have not seen unless you are closer to the coast and bay where it is mild to warm but it looks like mostly sunny weather for us. changes will start with increasing clouds and we have a lot of high clouds tomorrow but today that offshore breeze is still holding ground. maybe we c

they mounted the biggest come back in nfc exam von ship -- championship to beat atlanta falcons 28-24. >>> they are at a popular buy back and the police department will be collecting old guns in just a few hours, tara? >> reporter: well the last time each person got $200 for each gun they brought in and the success of that was so strong no cash will be handed out. the county don'ted out 43,000 dollars in exchange for guns and ran out of money and now they need to raise 60,000 guns. this is a gun surrender and last year 827 guns were turned in and we have no idea what the turnout will be today. they wanted to do something for the community in the wake of  the newtown connecticut sandy hook tragedy and that means if you have a gun in your drawer or garage and you just don't want it anymore, this surrender runs until 8:00 at night and we will of course be here and let you know how it turns out. live in the valley, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> algeria's prime minister says, at least 37 foreign workers were killed after being held hostage at a natural gas plant. the four day siege en

the nfc championship match-up against the atlanta falcons.s anchor mike shumann joins us live from the georgia dome with the pregame madness. wow, you are surrounded there, schu. >> well, you would think i was in san francisco with all the 49er fans. [cheering and yelling] >> enough said, ah? there are lots of fans here. we talked with jc. here's what she had to say. >> i'm ecstatic. ecstatic. i am so happy. i am so blessed. this was a great day in the nfl and for everybody. niners, we are going to the super bowl! [cheers and applause] >> all right. well, that's what we are all hoping, we are going to the super^bowl, right? [cheers and applause] >> 49er fans are ready. the game starts in about three hours and they are here early getting tuned up. who has it better than us? >> nobody! >> a lot of these fans are from the bay area, came out here for the trip. as you can see -- one more time. who's got it better than us? nobody! >> i think enough said there, carolyn. check off in about three hours and 49ers, if they win, they move on to the super

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we hope to see you next week for the nfc championship game. thanks for being with us on 49ers total access. wrap . >>> complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is the 10:00 news on ktvu channel 2. >>> colin kaepernick keeps it, foals everybody. colin kaepernick, what a game. >> kaepernick answer his critics in record-setting style as he leads the san francisco 49ers to a demonstratenant playoff victory over the green bay packers. good evening, i'm ken wayne. >> hello everyone i'm heather holmes. for the record second year in a row the san francisco 49ers are heading to the nfc championship. quarterback colin kaepernick leads the tale to that huge victory over the packers. a live look at candlestick, which as you can see in the live pictures still lit up after tonight's game. eric rasmussen outside of the stick to talk to the fans. >> reporter: you can still feel the energy and excitement out here. it's a good thing everybody is in a good mood, because they have a long way to wait trying it make their way out of candlestick park.

call 866-nfc-6565 or visit nflshop.com now. >>> this february, nascar returns to fox with the 55th running of the great american race. putting the stock back in stock car racing that everyone is talking about. see the future of racing and the world's best drivers, the daytona 500, february 24th only on fox. >>> as we welcome you back to the "yippee-ki-yay postgame show," another tough loss for the atlanta falcons. mike smith was gracious enough to talk to pam oliver afterwards. >> pam: thanks a lot, coach. always difficult to talk about something after such a disappointing game. but what do you take away from the season, your team, the heart and effort that you've seen from them? >> well this is a group of men that has done an outstanding job. we just didn't get it done today. and i would like to congratulate the san francisco 49ers for being representative of the nfc for the super bowl this week. but it's a hard working group of guys that have had a lot of fun on this journey. >> pam: is there anything that upsets you the most, something that wasn't executed the most? why did you not come

the redskins are the nfc east champions and headed to the playoffs.ans we talked to today are on cloud 9. >> i'm delighted, not just happy. i'm ecstatic. >> hail to the redskins! hail victory! we are on the war path and fight for all d.c. >> that's a plunger he is holding. the skins play the sea hawks on sunday and just that one game at fedex field means some big bucks in business for prince georges county. officials expect sunday's game to yield more than half a million dollars in amusement and admissions taxes alone. >>> when we come back tonight on news 4 at 11:00 we'll have much more on the redskins' run to the playoffs in sports including a look at their opponent and we'll go live to times square street level as they count down to midnight. and it's an all important [ male announcer ] this commercial is not about getting fios; it's about getting fios. that moment after you finally got i that you actually get it. when you see the difference 100% fiber optics makes, and you say "woah we are not on cable anymore." when online videos aren't herky jer

. >> and the 49ers on the way to the nfc championship game and on the way. manages to do something no other quarterback has ever done. >> and colder tonight than last night but not as cold as tomorrow night. the details of the cold snap with your pinpoint forecast. and good evening. i'm ann notarangelo. it was no, dominant performance. quarterback had an amazing night. >> reporter: you betcha. this was his stage . candle stick park 68-70,000 cheering him off as he went out and did his magic in record fashion. you know what the last time san francisco beat green bay here in a playoff game was 14 years ago. and steve young did it on the strength of his arm. and tonight it was on the strength of his legs. let's check him out in his first playoff start after throwing an interception for a touchdown in the first quarter. 20 yard touchdown run to tie the game up at 7. the man was unslapable. it was tied at 24 midway to the third. and he did it again. this one a designed run. it goes for 56 yards. untouched. they win it 45-31. he rushes for 1 81 yards which is an n

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do we really headed to to remind you on the nfc championship game.t 12:0 and it's the only place you will see the game, ktvu. >> notice you are in the dome. >> they still have to play the game and we can talk about it all we want, but it all happens tomorrow. >> you know what? they are favored by 4.5 and i think they will win by more than their point spread. i think kaepernick is for real and i think if they try to stop them as frank gore was talking about, they will have to deal with no. 21, frank gore. i think they will keep the ball on the ground and this colin kaepernick, this guy can throw darts as well. i don't think the atlanta falcons can score enough against a very, very, very good 49ers defense. >> i don't care battle noise. about the noise. i think all of that is going to happen and i feel comfortable about it. of course i haven't been hit by a football in a long time. >> it hurts probably still. >> thank you, fred. >> that is our report for tonight. thank you so much for trusting

nfc championship game... more from atlanta, here's vern glenn. >>> we are 12 hours and 32 minutes away from kickoff in the nfc championship game. yes, i'm counting. for more from atlanta, here's vern glenn. >> reporter: from the georgia dome in atlanta, the 49ers went through their final dress rehearsal this afternoon. here is the team arriving back at their hotel after the walk- through. the only one who stopped for the autograph seekers, coach jim harbaugh. on this eve of a conference title game, here are some final thoughts from some of those who have to get it done. >> it's a big challenge, a big task. going to play the atlanta falcons for the nfc championship game. people said some nice things about it, cover of sports illustrated says a very nice thing about our team. put it up on the wall. says something nice about you. but it doesn't change anything about what our job is. >> this is 100% a business trip. this is what we worked for all season. >> it's not good enough just to make it to the nfc champion

the players return home as nfc champions. the goal is to win two weeks from now and become super bowl champions. not quite sure how this goes. this is the first time i have covered this. not quite sure how long it will take for them to actually deplane, but we will be here and bring it back live as soon as the players get off the plane. >> cool. >> we have until midnight. >> however long it will take, we will see when they disembark and we will check back with you in a few minutes. >> thank you, lilian. >>> seconds after the big game ended gear was for sale in the bay area and more was on the way. >> he just happened to drop into my lap. you can see the championship -- the nfc champions. >> it is a little too large for you. >> i will probably keep it. i think it is too big. >> maybe abc7 news reporter nick smith can bring me back a small. he is live in san francisco with this part of the story and all of the nfc championship gear. >> i wish i knew that, ama. i had all of those t-shirts at my fingertips. when you are a champio

the players return home as nfc champions. the goal is to win two weeks from now and become super bowl champions. not quite sure how this goes. this is the first time i have covered this. not quite sure how long it will take for them to actually deplane, but we will be here and bring it back live as soon as the players get off the plane. >> cool. >> we have until midnight. >> however long it will take, we will see when they disembark and we will check back with you in a few minutes. >> thank you, lilian. >>> seconds after the big game ended gear was for sale in the bay area and more was on the way. >> he just happened to drop into my lap. you can see the championship -- the nfc champions. >> it is a little too large for you. >> i will probably keep it. i think it is too big. >> maybe abc7 news reporter nick smith can bring me back a small. he is live in san francisco with this part of the story and all of the nfc championship gear. >> i wish i knew that, ama. i had all of those t-shirts at my fingertips. when you are a champio

he joined the team on the trip to atlanta for sunday's nfc championship game, and that's where abc7 newssports reporter mike shumann is live tonight. shu, what bad timing for this bombshell. >> well, dan, there is never good timing for a situation like this. the 49ers arrived 11:15 eastern standard time at the ritz carlton in downtown atlanta. crabtree was on the first bus. he was in the second row. he stood up and then sat back down as about 10 or 15 other players and 49er personnel got off the bus almost trying to distract us. they were trying to make it tough for us to shoot anybody getting off the bus. and then michael walked off the bus. you can see he was escorted by a personnel security man in the red baseball cap. he was there for two to three seconds and then he was gone. i have to believe a lot of his teammates didn't even know about this situation due to the timing of the statement put out by general manager trent balky. the statement read like this, "we are aware of the allegations against michael and understand that he has fully cooperated with authorities. the 49ers take su

>>> it is happening tonight. 49er wide receiver michael crabtree arriving in atlanta for the nfc championship game as police announce he is under investigation. good evening, everyone. i'm carolyn johnson. >> i'm dan ashley. tonight san francisco police are investigating an allegation of sexual assault involving crabtree. police say the incident happened last sunday morning in a san francisco hotel. he has not been detained or arrested. crabtree is said to be cooperating with police. he joined the team on the trip to atlanta for sunday's nfc championship game, and that's where abc7 news sports reporter mike shumann is live tonight. shu, what bad timing for this bombshell. >> well, dan, there is never good timing for a situation like this. the 49ers arrived 11:15 eastern standard time at the ritz carlton in downtown atlanta. crabtree was on the first bus. he was in the second row. he stood up and then sat back down as about 10 or 15 other players and 49er personnel got off the bus almost trying to distract us. they were trying to make it tough for us to shoot anybody getting off the bus. and t

heading to the nfc title game. they face the winner of tomorrow's seahawks-falcons game. >> it's a lot easier on me when other people are making plays. our offensive line came out and dominated up front. so that makes it easier on the quarterback. >> going to be all right. one of those things. came on the sidelines, ready to go. i knew he would have a big day for us. >> 200 yards rushing? >> almost. >> here we go. hard to lose like that. >> peyton manning was having a career year with the broncos, hoping to add a second super bowl tight toll his resume. denver hosting baltimore and the ravens said no more. peyton manning, up believable comeback after four neck surgeries. we're tied at 21. holliday, 09-yard punt return in the first quarter. then this quick. first player to score a kickoff and punt return in a game. denver, up a touchdown. last call for the ravens. joe flacco airs it out to jones. what? 0-yard -- 70-yard touchdown. head to overtime. manning, three turnovers, picked off by graham. sets up baltimore in

heading to the nfc title game.ce the winner of tomorrow's seahawks-falcons game. >> it's a lot easier on me when other people are making plays. our offensive line came out and dominated up front. so that makes it easier on the quarterback. >> going to be all right. one of those things. came on the sidelines, ready to go. i knew he would have a big day for us. >> 200 yards rushing? >> almost. >> here we go. hard to lose like that. >> peyton manning was having a career year with the broncos, hoping to add a second super bowl tight toll his resume. denver hosting baltimore and the ravens said no more. peyton manning, up believable comeback after four neck surgeries. we're tied at 21. holliday, 09-yard punt return in the first quarter. then this quick. first player to score a kickoff and punt return in a game. denver, up a touchdown. last call for the ravens. joe flacco airs it out to jones. what? 0-yard -- 70-yard touchdown. head to overtime. manning, three turnovers, picked off by graham. sets up baltimore in denver

he joined the team on the trip to atlanta for sunday's nfc championship game, and that's where abc7 news sports reporter mike shumann is live tonight. shu, what bad timing for this bombshell. >> well, dan, there is never good timing for a situation like this. the 49ers arrived 11:15 eastern standard time at the ritz carlton in downtown atlanta. crabtree was on the first bus. he was in the second row. he stood up and then sat back down as about 10 or 15 other players and 49er personnel got off the bus almost trying to distract us. they were trying to make it tough for us to shoot anybody getting off the bus. and then michael walked off the bus. you can see he was escorted by a personnel security man in the red baseball cap. he was there for two to three seconds and then he was gone. i have to believe a lot of his teammates didn't even know about this situation due to the timing of the statement put out by general manager trent balky. the statement read like this, "we are aware of the allegations against michael and understand that he has fully cooperated with authorities. the 49ers take s

we're talking about the 49ers nfc champions. that story coming up. >>> and we will take you live to washington, d.c. where hundreds of thousands are gathering to witness the inauguration of president obama. >> our mild, warm pattern continues for now. our dry days are numbered. rain in the forecast. lots of it. we'll detail that for you coming up. >>> right now we'll take you live outside for a look spanning the city by the bay. that is san francisco. the home of your nfc champion san francisco 49ers. on this monday, january 21st this is "today in the bay." >>> a very good morning to one and all. 5:30 right now. thanks for joining us. i'm jon kelley. >> i'm marla tellez in for laura garcia-cannon. >>> president obama on his way to church to begin his inauguration activities. a huge day for the first family. a day that officials estimate will bring some 800,000 spectators to the nation's capital. "today in the bay's" danielle lee is live in washington. looks like she has a good seat out there. danielle with all of the festivities

yesterday's team workout is the first one since winning the nfc championship last sunday in atlanta.ou can see it's a little cloudy at the 9ers facility in santa clara. the practice was moved up 30 minutes to avoid even the possibility of rain. the team has work to do as you might know in the next few days. the 9ers are set to fly to new orleans on sunday. >>> san francisco congresswoman nancy pelosi says picking out her favorite team for the super bowl was not easy even though she is a baltimore native. >> i'm wearing red. that's the 49ers color. let me say this and i tell this to mr. hoyer when he said he wanted to make a wager. i said i'm not -- i'm rooting for the 49ers, i'm not rooting against baltimore. i'm so proud of them. but my constituency is san francisco. [ laughter ] >> she is a smart woman. by the way, it was easy to make that decision as you just heard. her father was the mayor of baltimore if you didn't know. he even built the city's memorial stadium. but pelosi said her heart is always in san francisco because her constituents are here, too. of course spend a lot of

right before the nfc championship game. san francisco forty-niner accused of sexual assault. >> also tonight. what happened inside the building as workers are taken hostage in algier. story people who made it out alive. >>> and where are the waves? tonight the conditions we found at one of the world best surfing spot with renowned mavericks competition [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. i just served my mother-in-law your chicken noodle soup but she loved it so much... i told her it was homemade. everyone tells a little white lie now and then. but now she wants my recipe [ clears his throat ] [ softly ] she's right behind me isn't she? [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. of green giant vegetables it's easy to eat like a giant... ♪ and feel like a green giant. ♪ ho ho ho ♪ green giant >> live breaking news. >> that breaking news has to do with this man. forty-niner michael crabtree. tonight the wide receiver is reportedly under investigation. good evening. right before the nfc championship game sunday ther

crabtree is in atlanta right now with the 49ers for tomorrow's nfc championship game. fans here in san francisco are shocked to hear of the investigation of this star player. >> i don't understand why these guys who have it so good and who are such big in the news right now, why they would do something or he would do something that could potentially hurt not only himself and his family, but the team. >> as a fan, i'm going to back him up until it comes through. but right now it sounds fake. >> the san francisco police special victims' unit is continuing to investigate the allegations. after their work is complete, the investigation will be turned over to the district attorney's office. last night the 49ers released this statement. quote, we are aware of the allegation against mikeel and understands that he has fully cooperated with authorities. the 49ers take such matters very seriously. our calls and e-mails to both michael crabtree, his agent and his attorney have not yet been returned. reporting live in san francisco, kira klapper, abc7 news. >> okay, kira, thank yo

just a reminder, the nfc championship game tomorrow at 3:00 p.m. have a good night.

the greatest comeback in nfc history and i am sure the 49ers will take it. >> reporter: i would have to call this a gut check time. any time you are down and in hostile territory, to be able to look your teammates in the eye and come back and win. it all game down to the last drive, the falcons had the ball, a touchdown and they win. it was a crucial 4th down play and a break up on the pass that clenched it and after the game bowman talked about that play. >> it came to if you want to go get it. they put up 17 points early and this type of gut check late in the season, we are a better team to overcome that. >> can you express what it means to be heading to the superbowl? >> it means a lot. from the bottom to being at the top it feels amazing. >> this is what you dream of, going into the opposition home and beat them to go to the superbowl. i have been dreaming this dream for a long time and i want to saver every moment of it. >> it is not the same if you don't win the superbowl, you are not going to just show up. >> it is dream come true and we have been working hard to get to this p

that's unusual the night before the nfc title game for that to happen. harbaugh thinks michael crabtree might be distracted or today in practice one of the receivers, randy moss, or michael crabtree, might have sustained a hamstring and maybe a little injury. >>> reporting live from the georgia dome, mike shumann, abc7 sports. >> talk to you again at 6:00. the story lines are certainly compelling in the afc title game. a rematch of last year. patriots hosting baltimore, and that means san mat te'o others tom brady vying for a fifth trip to the super bowl. ray lewis in his last ride, and there's the possibility of the har-bowl, jim and john. >> be pulling hard for he 49ers, but can't get emotionally wrapped up in that stuff. >> obviously focused on our game but i'm proud of jim. he is a great competitor, and if i had to compete with him and teal with him since he was born. >> yeah. college hoops. stanford and cal both struggling out of the gates in pac-12 play. combined 3-5 today. stanford football coach david shaw supporting colleague jhonny dawkins. dwi

. >>> well, cbs 5's vern glenn is in atlanta for the nfc championship. he'll bring us reports over the weekend. for more on 49ers post season coverage, go to our website, cbssf.com/sports. >>> well, tonight a bay area man charged with murder claims he was just trying to stop a crime. it's an unusual case that had fists flying outside the courthouse in san jose today. joe vasquez shows us deputies jumped in and separated the feuding families. >> reporter: alan it, happened that quickly. two families were filing out of the courthouse this afternoon. there were words exchanged, some gestures, and then it got physical. >> i'm a widow of five kids now! [ screaming ] >> reporter: outside the santa clara county courthouse, emotions boil over, as a confrontation between two families breaks out into a fight. cops quickly surround the woman in the black t-shirt and slapped the cuffs on her. family members say she is the 18-year-old daughter of chris soriano, a san jose man who was shot to death on new year's eve. folks in white t-shirts are family and friends of l

jason is up next with highlights from the nfc championshi >>> jason is here., 49ers. >> this is it. this game leads to you where you really want to be, the super bowl. the atlanta falcons have been the best team in the nfc all season, but their receiver roddy white said every week they're picked to lose. it's no surprise why the birds were home underdogs against the 49ers. you can understand why though the niners quarterback colin kaepernick had a historic game last week. today it was a total team effort for the niners. falcons claiming their first nfc championship game since 2004. the niners with back-to-back trips. second quarter matt ryan, he's going to fire one to the end zone for julio jones, and jones brings it in for the 20-yard score. great job keeping both feet in on the play. falcons lead it 17-0. niners would come back though. fourth quarter down by three. colin kaepernick is going to hand it off to his running back, frank gore, and gore would find an open lane. he cashes in from five yards out. niners take their first lead of the ball game, 28-24.

as for today's games in the nfc wild card game, packers hosting the vikings. afc, texans hosted the bengals. that is where we will start. >>> texans quarterback matt schaub making his first playoff start. he had a foot injury last year. second quarter, texans lead 6-0. schaub's pass to the outside, intercepted by leon hall. he returns it 21 yards. that would give the bengals a 7-6 lead. let's go to the third quarter. texans leading 9-7, arian foster who rushed for 140 yards on 32 carries punches it in from 1 yard out. houston is up 16-7. with just under 3 to go, bengals down 6, 4th and 11 at the texan 36. dalton complete to jones, but tackled well short of the 1st down. texans hold on 19-13. houston plays at the patriots next sunday at 4:30. >>> tonight, the nfc wild card game, vikings at the packers. joe webb in at quarterback for the injured christian ponder. webb with only 6 yards passing in the first half. packers leading 17-3 in the third quarter. aaron rodgers out of the pocket throws to jim coon, helicopters off a tackle, 9 yards for the touchdown. pack

touch acquiring nfc. hearing evolving with beats audio. wireless charging activated. introducing droid dna by htc. it's not an upgrade to your phone. it's an upgrade to yourself. >>> you're watching cbs5 eyewitness news on the cw. comes clean. where the lies >>> i view this situation as one big lie. >> after shaming and even suing his accusers lance armstrong comes clean, where the lies end and the truth begins. - that stu >> last thing she said to me was i love you. >> he was inspired by a stanford student who died of cancer, only that student was a hoax. the tangled web of lies surrounding a college football star and a fake cardinal. woman who had to f >> reporter: can you explain what happened? >> and then there is the san jose woman who fought off a kidnapper to protect her 2-year- old daughter. only that never happened either. so what happens when you lie to police? good evening. i'm elizabeth cook. >> i'm ken bastida. >>> after years of denying it he finally admitted to the dirty truth. tonight during an interview with oprah lance armstrong said he cheated to ga

nfc comes back, up 31-10. russell wilson putting the spin move on and fires one downfield to doug martin. 28-yard score. one of three touchdown passes in the game for wilson. these two teams combined for 98 points. the nfc wins it 62-35. >>> paul hewitt and george mason trying to hand northeastern their first conference loss. first half action, mason down six. second half, northeastern still up eight. joel smith inside to spencer for the dunk down low. 14 points for him. huskies up by 10. they wouldn't look back. joel smith buries the three. northeastern win it 71-51, snapping mason's three-game winning streak. >>> coming up on "sports final," we'll have reaction from a joyous cap's locker room after their first victory of the year. and golf season is upon us. tiger is taking over at torrey pines. and just wait till you see what they're doing now. that's all on "sports final" in just a few minutes. so a big win for the caps. they're on the road in ottawa and toronto. >> jason, thanks. we'll be right back. [ ma

over atlanta, players arrived home late last night and dozens of fans were there to welcome home the nfc champs. the player buses returned to the team's practice facility in santa clara about 11:45 last night. look at that homecoming. you can see fans waving to them as buses pass by. >> sharing the love out there. the players drove out so without coming out to meet the fans though a few fans we talked so they got high fives through the open windows of the cars. the coaching staff back to work this morning at the santa clara facility to start preparing for the game against the baltimore ravens in that super bowl. >> how did we get here? through a comeback win in atlanta. the niners didn't score until the second quarter. they headed to the locker room down 24-14 at the half. they scored in the third. with a little dance. in the fourth quarter, frank gore ran it in for the go-ahead touchdown. niners win 28-24. after the game players say it's a great win but their work is not done. >> we're going to enjoy it and embrace it and take advantage of it. one more game to try to win. >> it doesn't

the kickoff for the nfc championship game is at noon. the winner, of course, headed to the super bowl. >>> from football to basketball, the warriors taking on the hornets in new orleans last night. city van curry missed the last two games with a sprained ankle. one of six warriors to finish in double-digit points helping the warriors snap that three-game losing streak. 116-112 the final score. >>> turning now to college hoops. cal visiting stanford yesterday. the pac-12 leading scorer managed just four shots in the first half. meanwhile, dwight powell put up 17 points with nine rebounds to help push stanford past cal 69-59. >>> the san jose sharks are leaving the lockout behind. the team kicks off its shortened season against the flames. a change in game time, though, the puck will crdrop at 3:00 an not 4:00. make sure you and your friends know that if you're planning on watching. >>> the brian wilson saga is likely coming to an end in san francisco. during an event in new york yesterday, giants general manager brian sabean told the new

. >>> meanwhile excitement is building for tomorrow's big nfc championship game between the 49ers and atlanta falcons. here is a live look at san francisco city hall. it's all the lilt up in red and gold in honor of the niner's playoff run. joe fonzi is in atlanta, but we again with debora villalon live in san francisco. debora. >> reporter: ken, on the eve of this crucial game, fans are following their own playbooks and getting ready. we caught up with grace gonzalez at her neighborhood grocery store, no interference, shopping for her party tomorrow, hitting beers and sodas first a few dozen friends coming over. >> that is what we did last week. it's it's part 2. >> reporter: what to serve for a noon game? punt cake, a bunt cakes are popular. >> the first time we sold the cinnamon swirl and that is a great breakfast kind of cake. you can have cake at noon. it's allowed. >> we have napkins.

patriots and ravens and the falcons and the niners will battle in the nfc. >>> the nfc championship game is set. 49ers travel to the atl to take on the falcons who blew the lead twice against seattle and found a way to win. matt ryan is looking for his first playoff win. he is on his mission from god. the first citing is tony gonzalez in the first. he wasn't done. 47-yard touchdown and 20-0 at the half. they were up 20 and the second 20-point lead. they scored 21 unanswered points. this one to zach miller. 34 seconds remaining and lynch gives seattle the first lead of the game 28-27. 31 seconds and plenty of time. two deep passes including the 19 yarder to gonzalez and puts them in field goal range. matt bryant and a 49 yarder for the win. he misses and pete carroll calls a time-out to freeze the kicker. 49ers and falcons a week from today at noon for the championship. 30-28 the final. in the afc, the pa i tree jets and texas -- the patriots and texans. shane green and one-yard touch. brady screen pass to green. he walks into the end zone. texas answered and aryan foster finds pay dirt.

this is the 49ers consecutive nfc game. they are hoping that things are different this time. >> last year we beat the states. we had a chance. we took care of business. we want to go down there in atlanta and take care of business. >> will always do what we always do. we will keep a good attitude. >> the team that they are facing is the autopsy. the game is in atlanta the 49ers are favored in this game. we do not want to get too far ahead. if san francisco wins then they will advance to the super bowl which is on february the third. >> this is different and it all depends. it looks different than when i was here a month ago. they have added some stadium sections. you concede that they have added new seats. >> we will now turn to weather. >> it is still pretty cold in the north bay. we do have a lot east bay spots that are still below freezing. it concord past 33 degrees. as we take it over to the south bay sunnyvale is currently sitting at 37 degrees and the same is for sunnyvale. let's check out where the numbers were belo

the nfc champs are getting ready for seattle this weekend instead. dave owens has more on the redskins improbable journey to the playoffs. >>> surreal is a word folks have been throwing around. how did this happen? how did the redskins go from life supports to living, breathing? how did they win ten games? how did that phrase get flashed on the oversize stadium monitor? >> you talk about character and put character with people who have ability and a team that plays together, you have a chance to do some special things. >> how did one rookie with two good legs and another one with only one carry this team rushing wise to a place it's never seen before? how? >> the team that can run the ball and stop the run in the playoffs are the teams that win. i think a quarterback as a best friend is a strong running team. >> coming where i came from, i'm just thinkful. this is a humbling experience. i'm thankful to be here. >> i told everybody he's been the backbone of this offense. >> on the other side, how did this defense once on pace to be historically bad al

the 49ers stunned the atlanta falcons on sunday, to clinch the nfc title. >> into the end zone for a touchdown. >> reporter: big brother's john's baltimore ravens capped off a cinderella season, sealing their destiny by running over the patriots. this game has its own twitter hash tag, #harbaugh. >> we had a few fights and arguments. we'll try to stay out of that business. we'll have the two teams duke it out as much as possible. >> reporter: john and jim grew up with the game. their father, jack, coached some of the top college teams in the country. the two boys with him every step of the way. but the emotion may only be surpassed by the man wearing number 52, ray lewis, who will come february 3rd, will play his last game in the nfl. lewis, clearly moved after the game, talked about coming back from an injury to make this his last season. >> and i knew, as a leader, the things that i gave up. the things that i sacrificed for my team, to come back as a leader, to be counted out with a torn tricep. and god kept telling me, that no weapon for my team is possible. and any time you trust

the headlines through the nfc championship game in atlanta on sunday. the 49ers touched down tonight in atlanta, and our cameras were there to capture this video. failing to prepare is preparing to fail, and according to the 49ers, their final preparation couldn't have gone much better. >> it was great. this week was one of the best we have had since i have been here. it was very focused. with everybody very excited and locked in. and i think that's what set us up for last week was we had a great week of practice that week, and this one, we'll be able to do what we did last week. >> continuing our coverage of one of the strangest stories in sports. notre dame linebacker manti te'o made his first comments to espn saying, quote, i wasn't faking it, i wasn't part of this. people will know there's no way i could be a part of this, end quote. >> they have reached a one-year agreement with the organization, including buster posey, the all-star catcher will earn $8 million next year. his teammates also agreed to deals. pence's deal is worth $13.8 million. >> w

a year after their heartbreaking loss to the giants in the nfc title game, the 49ers find themselves back in the same position. a win away from the super bowl. as mindi bach tells us, the 49ers have one thing on their minds this week, the atlanta falcons. >> jim harbaugh did not want to talk about much else other than the atlanta falcons in his first press conference leading up to the nfc championship. that's completely understandable, as atlanta is a team that harbaugh has yet to face as a 49ers head coach. >> the relevant thing is preparing for the atlanta falcons defense. they do an excellent job. and getting to know them is you know, that's where our focus is. we haven't played them in two years that we've been here. so, you know, it's a task. a challenge to understand what they're doing schemematically. >> offensively, the falcons pose problems as they have three of the league's top receivers. white alone has 18 catches for 369 yards and 2 touchdowns in 3 career games and 3 wins against the 49ers. >> they put together a tremendous receiving unit. you can't pay too much attention

. >> reporter: in case you're wondering, $10,000 will buy you 263 nfc championship hats or 85 kaepernickys, but a lot of fans told us today the next best thing to spending money on the super bowl, season tickets at the new stadium. you know what they say. if you have to ask, you can't afford it. the most expensive tickets are $300,000, about the price of a small condo here in the bay area. >> very small condo. >> kiet do, you're not going either. thank you very much. >>> i know that you've heard it quite a few times already. it's called the har within bowl or the har within -- the har- bowl or the har brawl. so it's already started, sort of a good natured -- >> what kind of condo can you get for $300,000? >> not bad. >> maybe a sideline after the football game. if you believe jim harbaugh, he hasn't spoken to his brother john since the super bowl became a family affair. even father jack is keeping a lid on it. perhaps because they had to endure all this hype last year when john's ravens beat jim's 49ers. >> doesn't matter who the coach is or, you know, what relationship you have with som

winner heads to the nfc championship game.econd quarter, matt ryan goes over the middle for rodney white who hauls it in for the touchdown. the falcons take a 20-0 lead into halftime. but in the fourth quarter, the seahawks start a comeback. wilson finds zach miller in the back of the end zone, the seahawks cut the deficit to six points. seahawks still down by six with less than a minute to play on third and five, wilson avoids the sack, flips it out to marshon lynch who takes it down the sideline and gets the seahawks inside the 4 yard line. two plays later, lynch bulls his way in for the touchdown. he fumbled as he broke the plain, but the play was upheld on review. seahawks take the lead on the extra point. the falcons are on the verge of an epic collapse, but they get into field goal range with 13 seconds to play. matt ryan, with the 49-yarder to take the lead. and pete carroll had called a time out before the ball was kicked. another shot at it, this time he puts it through the uprights. last chance for the seahawks, wils

. >> they got to deal with nfc east for how many years? we got them for 25 years. good. >> they're 5-11 team, we're super bowl champions, i love them just the same and i'll be here every single week. >> rg3 was hurting the whole game. we're still happy with the way we played, first time we really had something to may for the end of a season -- play for the end of the season. future is bright for redskins right now. >> won seven games straight, can't ask for nothing more. so hail to the redskins. >> we didn't win this one, but that's all right because we got rg3 and we got a lot of years in front of us. >> it's a good season. >> it's all right. >> we can still get along. >> we all get along. we all got to be classy. >> reporter: we know this team has great chemistry. they clearly have the fans behind them. so next season it's looking ahead to beyond the playoffs and maybe even a super bowl. at fedex field lauren demarco, fox 5 news. >>> fans tonight are already saying they can't wait until next year. the loss was tough to take, but for fans who have waited more than

the nfc championship game.s team will be leaving this afternoon and right after i get off the air we are going to head to another area of the south bay that will be packed with fans that is coming up at 6:30. reporting live from santa clara janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 news. >> you can see the hotters -- 49ers game right here on ktvu channel 2. our coverage starts 9:30 a.m. sunday morning with our championship play book show. that is followed by the fox sports coverage. kickoff shortly after noontime. and our paint after show will -- point after show will immediately follow the game. >>> 5:38 is the time right now. we have the first pictures of manti teo since the girlfriend hoax went public. what he is doing this weekend and what he told close friends about that scandal. >>> there has been a track dramatic twist in the mother's story. why she may be facing charges herself. >>> and if you are driving on the upper deck of the bay bridge all lanes are open. traffic does look good into the city. we'll have ano