kind of statement that tells you the niners can be elite nfl team. evening began when the let's went out. the result a 20 minute delay for opening kick off. when the game did get under way and everything sorted out ben had the steelers driving but fairs to the end zone here picked off by rodgers. the sixth of the year. that led to receive minute drive. got the niners to the pittsburgh 2. another example of the first red zone offense in the league. smith behind williams who flashed open for just a moment. 9 hers to settle for a 22 yard david field goal and 3 to nothing lead. late in the first quarter. ben clearly not at his best because of bad ankle overthrows another receiver with the about ick to set up anotherfeld goal. 38 yards. passing rice for most points scored by niner in a single season. then the second outag outage. anybody want to good to santa clara? 6-3 game in the third. play action to wide open davis. i got the red zone problem right here. touch down niners up 13-3 then the smith. all over big ben. takes him down. justin recovers the fu

kind of statement that tells you the niners can be elite nfl team. evening began when the let's went out. the result a 20 minute delay for opening kick off. when the game did get under way and everything sorted out ben had the steelers driving but fairs to the end zone here picked off by rodgers. the sixth of the year. that led to receive minute drive. got the niners to the pittsburgh 2. another example of the first red zone offense in the league. smith behind williams who flashed open for just a moment. 9 hers to settle for a 22 yard david field goal and 3 to nothing lead. late in the first quarter. ben clearly not at his best because of bad ankle overthrows another receiver with the about ick to set up anotherfeld goal. 38 yards. passing rice for most points scored by niner in a single season. then the second outag outage. anybody want to good to santa clara? 6-3 game in the third. play action to wide open davis. i got the red zone problem right here. touch down niners up 13-3 then the smith. all over big ben. takes him down. justin recovers the fu

the 40 niners have earned his spot in the playoffs for the first time in nearly the decade. some people doubted. >> the 40 niners were not expected to do anything and they won the super bowl. this something magical happening here. the owner was in college at notre dame watching on tv. joe montana and dwight clark at candlestick to watch this generation of 40 niners do something they did 30 years ago. alex and michael crabtree hauling in that one. the 40 niners went 26-to think that the division and securing their first playoff since 2002, now to work on improving their gatorade bath. >> i was fine with it, i have my all-purpose black sweater. no need to change it. it rolls right off of this, incredible fabric. >> the guy is so competitive, he jerks the gatorade dump. it barely touched him. and i gave him hard time about the sweatshirt he always wears, it was like ashanti. >> and perhaps jane work should be getting at gatorade bath too because he had an incredible week. not only does he get that into the playoffs as the owner that he gets stadium financing as well. he's the b

are you a fan of the niners? or steelers? >> niner fan. woo! since 73. >> what is your gift for niners this year? >> a band for the other hand. >> and this looks like you're a 49er fan. >> yes. yes! >> we have a big crowd here. >> we love our niners! >> and how about 49er fans. are they kind to you here? >> treegt us we'll we figure might as well because on ot field we're not going to be nice. >> really? >> no. >> do you remember a receiver named mike shumann? >> no. not off the top of my head. that is you. i know. >> and if a guy that age doesn't remember my career, it's officially over. you can see they're ready for the game. and we'll have highlights coming up at 9:00 and 11:00. >> and go, niners monday night. thank you. >> yes. too bad there is no excitement out there. right? but there is no rain which is good. >> great weather out there tonight. clear skies there are really light winds. >> feels like a win. >> yeah. great weather. and there is a live picture now what a spectacular sunset. high clouds coming in providing us with this beauti

the niners struggled in the red zone. another field goal. 6-0.ther field goal it's a fake. could have been a touchdown player, blown dead. arizona challenged the previous play, so they ray replay fourth down. i to the third. niners finally find the end zone. 19-'. the cardinals come back. larry fitzgerald. what a catch. 46 of his 149 yards. it's 19-14. to the fourth, after 53-yard fitzgerald catch, cardinals on top by two in the fourth, fourth and one, al -- alex smith scrollling. niners lose, their first loss in the nfc west. >> the raiders came out float against miami and today they got flattened by green bay. carson palmer not improving his stock. two minutes in and the raiders have a turnover. on the packers first official play they're on the board. ryan grant. know one is going catch him. 7 or packers. second quarter, now 17-0. rodgers to nelson. franchise record 39th 39th touchdown pat for rodgers. gets worse. woodson, the former raider, picks off palmer and the pack turns the pick into points. packers set a franchise record for points, blo

niners driving for the win. fourth and 1 and scrambling and hunter can't make the catch. 9ers go down and it is the first loss in the nfc west falling to 10 and 3. the raiders thought they were flat last week in miami while the packers flattened them in green bay. aaron rodgers looking to improve his mvp stock. carson palmer with a rough day. one of four picks in the day. raiders have a turnover. they are on the board. grant and see ya. second quarter and to nelson and 37-yard strike. 31-0 at the half. the largest half time deficit in raider history gets worse. charles woodson and the former raider picks off palmer and the pack turns the pick and appoints ryan grant. the packers set a franchise record for points on the season. 466 blowing out the raiders and improving to 13 and 0. >> they want to run michael bush early. cashing them in. it gave me a play to the playoffs. >> the sharks did not make the cut. they got roughed up by the blackhawks. @ñ@ñlights get uglier as we >>> how about a little ice hockey. there

trailing 10-3, the niners answer with this touchdown. it was 16-10 sans francisco in the fourth.ndy lee has the punt blocked. seattle gets the ball at the four yardline. on the next play, lynch becomes the first player this season to coe a rushing touchdown against san francisco. it was 17-16 seahawks. the niners would re game the lead on this fourth field goal of the game. his 42nd of the season. jackson gets stripped and the niners recover and hold on to win 19-17, and improve to 12-3. >> the night before christmas and also the night before the nba opens its season. the warriors hosting the new-look l.a. clippers. golden state has already had problems. first, seth curry went down with. >> alan: kell injury. then the el -- ellis sexual harassment scandal but jackson doesn't seem to be worried. >> everybody faces adversity. the commits teams are the ones with great leadership, spomentsdzs to it, handles it, and makes the proper adjustment. and we're looking forward to doing that. >> and the warriors and clippers tip off tomorrow night at 7:30. christmas came early for the 49ers a

niners, fourth and one. alex scrambling. the niners go down 21-19. their first lost in the nfc west. >> meanwhile, the raiders came out flat last week against miami. today, they just got flattened by green bay. aaron rodgers looking to improve his mvp stats. carson palmer not improving his, one of four picks on the day. packers first official play from scrimmage. on the board. ryan grant. see ya. 47 yards, 7-0 pack. second quarter now, 17-0 green bay. rodgers to nelson. 37 yards, franchise record 39th t.d. pass for rodgers on the season. 24-0. gets worse. woodson, the former raider, picks off palmer. the pick turns into points. ryan grant. packers set a franchise record for points on the season. 466. blowing out the raiders. they're now 13-0. >> they wanted to run michael bush early. we did a nice job slowing him down a little bit. and forcing turnovers like we did tonight, cashing them in. >> the kind of game you want to play going into the playoffs. >> the thing is we expect those guys to be good, so for us to come up with turnovers and get the bal

frank gore, the team's new all-time leading rusher. 9-0 niners in the half. 16-0 niners.e akers. kicked four more field goals. a record 31 on the season. 19-0. niners pour it on in the fourth. williams, the local kid, goes 56 yards. niners are nfc champions after a 26-0 shutout. >> it feels good, man. it's the best feeling ever. best feeling ever. i can't wait to get there finish strong these last few games, we're in the big show. >> talked about it since i've been here and it's no different this year. every team talks about it, win your division. sweet to clinch in. >> in miami, mcclaim didn't start but let the raiders in tackles three days after his arrest in alabama. didn't matter. 13-0 dolphins at the half. the frustration continues for the raider defense. seymour punches incognito and it gets worse. carson palmer picked off, raiders go down 34-14. >> we couldn't run it, couldn't stop the run, and didn't play special teams very well so that was just a bad day at the office all the way around. ain't no excuse to it. i'll take everything on myself, and we got work to do

niners, up 6-0. early second quarter, lights go out again. hello?he second power outage in two hours. fans taking pictures of the darkness, which doesn't make sense. but they did it anyway. 16-minute delay. 16-minute delay. third quarter now, 49ers up 6-3. alex smith rolling. looking for vernon davis. davis knocked out at the 1 yard line. first and goal, play-action pass. smith and davis. why? sharing is caring. so, the niners go up 13-3. early fourth quarter. steelers' ball. roethlisberger, buying time. the niners beating up big ben on this day. they take over the ball in steelers territory. ensuing drive. second and goal. frank gore, up the gut he goes. five-yard touchdown. niners, they win it, 20-3, at candlestick. >>> and that will do it for your espn news update. i'm don bell. >>> a phoenix man is putting on a spectacular christmas light show. and it's not adding a dime, though, to his electric bill. check it out. >> that's right. check out fred hampton's homemade display, complete with hundreds of lights, synchronized to a christmas movie mont

a big game between the niners and the pittsburgh steelers. we'll be following this and we'll tell you when the lights are back on. >> mindy bach said initially there were no even emergency lights on. as you can see from this live picture, it does appear there are some emergency lights working at this point, which may be powered by a different generator. pg&e saying at this point they don't know if it was a tm transformer that's not working or what the situation is. we're continuing to monitor the situation. there are thousands upon thousands of fans sitting in the dark and play has stopped. we'll try to get you more information and bring that to you as soon as we know more. >>> it's a moving story about a young woman barely out of high school when doctors told her she had a tumor that would eventually leave her pair lighted. >> that's when an oregon girl started searching for a girl to perform a risky surgery to remove that tumor. as marianne favro shows us, that search led her to the bay area. >> reporter: joanna newman thought this christma

niners panel the steelers on football. kind of statement that tells you 49 ers can beat nfl teams. as mentioned lights go out 5:19 p.m. result was 20 minute delay for the opening kick off. finally got things sorted out. game under way. ben had the steelers thriving but fires to the end zone. picked up by rodgers sixth of the year and guess to the 28 yard line. 7 minute drive would get the niners to pittsburgh 2 but another example of the worst red zone offense in the league on second down smith froze blind williams couldn't app thirst and gold blitz with hot rut to favrng not happy. niners set 22 nartd keepers field goal and 3 nothing lead. over-throws another receiver to gold with the peck. scram el to his feet and nice return here up the scene line. taking down the seeders at 49 years. acres passes wright for the most point scored in a single season by a niner 141. 6 nothing nippers and then this. >> we are back live in san francisco. just seconds before we weren't to brick all of the power has gone out again here. >> le

but jackson is stripped by larry grant and the niners recover.ld on to win 19-17, and keep their chances alive for a first, round bye. >> we talked about it all week. knew this was going to be a tough game, and very much a playoff game. all week that's what we talk about. and they're playing for their playoff lives and all the stuff coming out of there as far as what they were saying was the same thing. so, in the stadium, this crowd, a loud place, and a lot of problems. >> the play of the day was turned in by cincinnati's jerome simpson. check out the big finish. no, he didn't. he sticks the landing, too. shades of mary lou retton. >> the eve of a new nba season. tomorrow the warriors host the l.a. clippers. golden state may not have seth curry available. he is trying to recover from a sprained right ankle. if he can't play point guard, ellis will take over. ellis has his own problem with the sexual harassment lawsuit, but mark jackson does not seem to be worried. >> everybody faces adversity. the committed teams and great teams are the ones wit

the niners recover. they hold on to win, 19-17. and improve to 12, 3. >> perhaps the play of the day game in cincinnati. leaps over the defender and lands on his feet for a touchdown. that's worth another look. the bengals keep their playoff hopes alive with the win over arizona. >> carolina quarterback cam newton broke peyton manning's rookie regard with passing and showed off his speed. the panthers win 48-16. >> the patriots rally from a 17-0 halftime deficit to knock off miami. tom brady threw for more than 300 yards and this touchdown to branch. raid -- new england clinches the first-round bywith the victory. >> tonight is the night before christmas and also the night before the nba opens its seasons. the warriors will be hosting chris paul and the l.a. clippers. golden state already had problems. seth curry went down with. >> alan: kell -- went down with an ankle injury, and then ellis with the -- >> every team faces adversity, and the ones with great leadership, makes the proper adjustments. we're looking forward to doing th

thousands of niners fans kept cheering. >> we were all sitting there waiting. we thought it was part of the show. >> pulling out their cell phones hoping an electronic candle light would illuminate what was next. the public address system went dead, so did a national tv broadcast. backup generators sent electricity. they illuminated cops scrambling to handle the thousands inside, while referees backed off the gridiron, everyone totally confused. espn recorded a small explosion as the national kickoff was displayed. crews found a down power line, but that does not mean they are at fault. >> it could be any number of things. it could be equipment. or it could be equipment owned by candle stick. >> power was restored in 20 minutes. the firework hareled. the national luster was short lived just before 7:00 in the second quarter, the stadium lights went black yet again. pausing the national broadcast at least 15 minutes. but the fans refused to leave and the 49ers refused to talk about the blackout on camera. and with pg and e doubting responsibility, the real quest

that is followed by the niners at 1:00.he raiders will try to keep its one game lead in the afc west as the silver and black take on the miami dolphins. next week the raiders will travel to green bay to face the currently unbeaten super bowl champion packers. raiders line backer mcclain is a game time decision after his arrest last week. >>> giants fans that live in the east bay have a new place to shop for their orange and black apparel. the new giants dugout store opened in downtown walnut creek. hundreds of people were lined up outside for that grand opening. once they got inside they bought up everything they could get their hands on. >> it's overwhelming. the outpouring of excitement for the upcoming season and for the store opening. it's exceeded our expectations. >> fans were also greeted by giants broadcaster dwayne and the 2010 there it is world series trophy. store is open for business located on south main street. >>> mortified and outraged. what an 84-year-old woman says happened to her at jfk airport in new yor

but how many more games will the niners play at candle stick? now that the area is secured, the move south looks more and more likely, we learned more about candlestick and the tailgaters. >> reporter: tailgating outside of candle stick park, a 65 year tradition that could be about to end. >> i feel great about it. >> i am a little upset. >> reporter: it looks like all but a done deal. the san francisco 49ers moving to santa clara within the next few years, whether that is a winning move or a foul play depends on who you ask. >> we love having it right where it is. >> they got to move to santa clara. it will be just the next level of excitement for the niners. >> santa clara has finally secured funding for a new stadium near the great american park, three banks pledging to help pay for the structure. the total price tag is more than a billion and could be open for the 2015 football season. >> the south bay has all the demographics. everybody is coming up from the south bay a lot. >> reporter: she is right, only one in 10 season ticket holders is

so the niners win. could the raiders do the same? trying to keep slim playoff hopes alive.ing the chiefs tied at three. second quarter line up for a field goal but a fake. a shovel pass to myers. he'll take it to the house. wait everybody. just hold on. these are the raiders. delay of game penalty wipes out the touch. raiders settle for the field goal. all right. third quarter, carson palmer goes deep to moore. this is a 61-yard touchdown bomb. 10-3. raiders were in business at this point of the game. the raiders, end of the fourth quarter, less than three minutes to play. they give up the touchdown. kyle orton to dwayne bow. a three-yard strike. they to go overtime tied at 13. in the overtime, sebastian january co janikowski nails the field goal. raiders win. breathe deeply hue jackson. silver and black still in the playoff hunt. >> this game is about winning. we got to enjoy this and we should enjoy it. last week, i mean, we lost a game like that where we were disappointed and today we won one that was tough. i wish we could win 48-14. i do. we haven't had one of those ye

what a way for ericson the former niner coach to go out there.guess one of those decisions in life only time will tell if it's a good one. matt barkley has decided to stay in school and shrugged off the millions of the dollars that might come his way. decided to take the trojans to a bowl game next week. we wish him well. i'm sure cal and stanford are not too happy. his stock just jumped. >> did the same thing luck did. >> he would have been the second quarterback taken after luck. >> and we'll see you the next time news breaks. >> join ktvu morning news tomorrow at 4:30. they'l [ monica ] i'm away on a movie shoot and it hasn't been going exactly as planned. cut. cut! [ monica ] i thought we'd be on location for 3 days -- it's been 3 weeks. so i had to pick up some more things. good thing i've got the citi simplicity card. i don't get hit with a fee if i'm late with a payment... which is good because on this job, no! bigger! [ monica ] i may not be home for a while. [ male announcer ] the new citi simplicity card. no late fees. no penalty rate.

harrison is appealing suspension but most likely he is sitting out the niner game.acker willis and paris among the frainers at good samaritan no, sir san jose today. players delivered brand new toy to the kids parents patients there took picture and signed autograph. nasty holiday treat for the kids as well as the frainer players. >> they love it as well. smichlingt you see the smiles. can't replace that moment. >> glad you ran the video. get credit for that. >> that's this edition of 7 news at 9:00 here. for all of us here, i'm dan ashley thanks for watching. we appreciate your time as always. hope to see you again in an hour over on channel 7. goodbye for now. see you again in an hour over on channel 7. goodbye for now.

plus the niners are one step closer to a move. or hires another employee, it's not just good for business. it's good for the entire community. at bank of america, we know the impact that local businesses have on communities. that's why we extended $13.2 billion to small businesses across the country so far this year. because the more we help them, the more we help make opportunity possible. >>> good evening. i'm diane dwyer. the frirners could be moving south and soon. the niners and the city of santa clara have long been trying to build a stadium, now they say they've secured the funding to make it happen. junior the santa clara city council will hold two public hearings this weekend and will likely be ready to give its final go ahead. the biggest hurdle has been overcome -- securing the loan. the end zone is in sight for the 49ers and the city of santa clara. they've secured all the money needed to build a state of the art-stadium near great america. >> the financing makes it real. we had great plans and community support. now t

we will talk gatorade and >>> the niners clinch a playoff spot.rank gore is now the all time leading rusher in franchise history. look who is back. joe manhattan, and joe if you are watching i still look younger than you. patrick willis injuries his hamstring. he leaves the game and would not return. he will get an mri, but said he is okay. a two-yard run puts him ahead of joe perry to the all-time rushing lead. he is the team's new leading rusher. 9-0 and they come out throwing in the third. 52 yards and 16-0 niners. meanwhile he kicked four more field goals. this 34-yarder gives him a franchise record 31. it is 19-0. niners pour it on in the fourth. a little hitch route and he turns it into a 56-yard touchdown. the longest play of the season. he threw -- they are nfc champions after the shutout. >> i was joking and he got so competitive he jukes the gatorade dump. it barely touch easy himment -- touched him. and i was giving him a hard time about the sweatshirt he wears. >> i have an all time great black sweatshirt. 2* rolls right off. incredibl

they want to work with the niners and they are trying to undermine with the niners. everybody wants them to have the new facility. >> reporter: he is anticipating life without the niners in his backyard and it's effect on sunday sales. >> sale for the first year, see what happens, play it by ear. >> reporter: their current lease keeps them here through 2014. ktvu. >> the president today warned the middle class is in danger. at a rally in kansas he said all americans should have a fair shot and a fair share. >> this is a make or break moment for the middle class. what is at state is if this will be enough to earn enough to raisey family, build a savings, own a home, secure their retirement. >> reporter: the president spoke out against inequality. he invoked the name of teddy roosevelt and spoke in the town where he spoke 100 years ago calling for a square deal. the president called on congress to extend the payroll tax cuts. democrats proposed adding a tax sur charge for millionaires. it's a plan republicans retract. >> this was not a compromise. this was nothing more

niners win.turn out the lights, the party is over. >>> san francisco held -- now set a record by not allowing a rushing touchdown in the first 14 games, they stay in the drivers seat to be the second best. >> playoff team, a hard fighting team and we have to win games like this against teams like it to be the one of the elite teams. >> biggest thing is really proud of the team. great win. >> what was it like in the locker room before the game? >> it was dark. >> last year the raiders fired tom cable after just finishing 8 diagnosis 8. 7-7. the second guessing, already in high gear. the coach make no, sir excuses about his willingness to roll the dice. yesterday he gambled came back to bite him. first quarter 4th down; one yard to go. palmer over throws the wide open moore, no first down and no points on this drive. >> guy wide open or not? i mean at the end of the day if we hit that play you dies all say what a great call and we miss it and they they that's three points. that's part of the deal.

niners win.ut the lights, the party is over. >>> san francisco held -- now set a record by not allowing a rushing touchdown in the first 14 games, they stay in the drivers seat to be the second best. >> playoff team, a hard fighting team and we have to win games like this against teams like it to be the one of the elite teams. >> biggest thing is really proud of the team. great win. >> what was it like in the locker room before the game? >> it was dark. >> last year the raiders fired tom cable after just finishing 8 diagnosis 8. 7-7. the second guessing, already in high gear. the coach make no, sir excuses about his willingness to roll the dice. yesterday he gambled came back to bite him. first quarter 4th down; one yard to go. palmer over throws the wide open moore, no first down and no points on this drive. >> guy wide open or not? i mean at the end of the day if we hit that play you dies all say what a great call and we miss it and they they that's three points. that's part of the deal. at the

what a way for ericson the former niner coach to go out there.guess one of those decisions in life only time will tell if it's a good one. matt barkley has decided to stay in school and shrugged off the millions of the dollars that might come his way. decided to take the trojans to a bowl game next week. we wish him well. i'm sure cal and stanford are not too happy. his stock just jumped. >> did the same thing luck did. >> he would have been the second quarterback taken after luck. >> and we'll see you the next time news breaks. >> join ktvu morning news tomorrow at 4:30. they'll be following the shooting we just told you about at the wal-mart in san leandro. we're always here for you on ktvu.com and mobile ktvu. this is an rc robotic claw. my high school science teacher made me what i am today. our science teacher helped us build it. ♪ now i'm a geologist at chevron, and i get to help science teachers. it has four servo motors and a wireless microcontroller. over the last three years we've put nearly 100 million dollars into american education.

roethlisberger. 40 niner field goal -- 49ers' field goal. the 49ers did not let up. in the fourth quarter, the win sealed. 20-3, san francisco over pittsburgh. right now, new england holds the top-seeded -- the top seed. if new england wins out, and the ravens win out, home field advantage to start the playoffs. the browns on christmas eve. the ravens have beat them seven times in a row. much of the concern starts with a kicker who has missed nine field goals this year. they would have had a lead, but instead, they have been playing catch-up. let's be clear. he did not cause the ravens -- cost the ravens a win. they want to be 100% sure that they can count on him if a game winning opportunity were to, and the next few weeks -- were to arise in the next few weeks. >> he had a good day the day before. we will have to try to make a decision about that. >> morton not, with our guest, the ravens defense end -- more tonight, with our guest. comcast channel 208. it is on tonight at 10:00 on wbal. coming >> coming up tonight at 11:00, we are learning more about the deadly sh

niners win 20-3. steelers fall to 10-4. >>> college basketball. last time kansas played davidson elite eight back in '08. jayhawks squeaked out a two-point win en route to capturing the national title. last night the upstart school looking for payback. getting all they could handle in kc. davidson's cochran on fire from downtown, hitting four three-pointer. davidson gets revenge upsetting the jayhawks 80-74. >>> flooiz down a goal to the aves in the final minute. they pull their goalie and works to perfection. daniel briar behind the net, tying goal. goal given to wayne simmonds, they go to a shootout. up to rookie matt reed but his first career shootout hits the crossbar. colorado holds off flyers 3-2. >>> bruins and canadiens in boston. first period. peverley wins the face-off, slides the puck to pouliot. bang-bang play for the goal. bruins force a turnover. bergeron to patrice falls to the ice. bruins win 3-2, fifth straight win for the defending stanley cup champs. that's an early look at sports on "early today." >>> coming up, big show biz sp

. >> niners really need a win. saints through three touchdowns.iners win over the steelers allowed them to keep their place over new orleans. i think it's going to be a low scoring affair. >> another disappointing weekend at the box office. just how bad is it. the >>> he is colorblind? >> it's in the middle. >> sherlock holmes facing the worst enemy. declining crowds. it dipped to the lowest level. sherlock holmes a game of shadows debuted on top with $40 million weekend. that is off 36% from the first installment $62 million opening two years ago. >> alvin chipmunks followed by mission impossible and new year's eve and the sitter is the weekend's top five. >> that will do it for us for "abc 7 news." >> shu and leigh, thanks for joining us. we'll see you tonight another 11:00. good night everyone.

that is 38-year-old and former niner terrell owens.heard edwards was released and tweeted dante let them know i'm ready. he hasn't played this season. he's still recovering are the knee surgery. speculation is the niners will instead choose somebody from their practice squad. >> 4:51 now. a rose bowl player being call adhere row. what he did to earn the title is coming up. >>> plus, getting rid of the baths of 2011. a little known end of the year tradition. >>> and hoping to stay away from there on the roadways. so far you're okay for 580 through oakland as you approach the bay bridge. i have a note for folks trying to cross. >>> welcome back, everyone. it's 4:54. a rose bowl football player wearing the title of hero this morning. he saved a choking man last night. he stepped up as a team, eating at lowry's restaurant when the father of if fellow player began choking on steak. he performed the heimlich maneuver to help the man cough up the meat. good news, he's expected to be okay. the entire team was at the restaurant for the traditio

we start with the niners and the first round bye and the playoffs on the line sunday. the 49ers need all hands on deck. but a recent plague of injuries could keep some key players out of action. walker has been ruled out with a broken jaw. six others are listed as questionable, including patrick willis. also on that list receivers kyle williams and ted ginn, which means joe hastings might get a promotion from the practice squad. add some silver and black. even though darren mcfadden hasn't played since october, the raiders' run game hasn't missed a beat thanks to bush who needs 80 yards sunday to notch his first 1,000-yard season. pretty impressive since he didn't start until week nine. >> these guys fight and try hard. and i know sometimes it doesn't look that way, doesn't feel that way. but i know they're trying. that is something you can ask. but i do expect to be in the playoffs. i do expect to win this division. i do expect to have these kind of opportunities here. what we have to do is clean up all of the other stuff that has happened to this football team. the p

unfortunately the niners beat the rams 26-0 in the -- shutout.e's the players afterwards. >> it's the best feeling ever. the best feel can ever. >> talk about it since i've been here, and no different this year. every team talks bit it, win your division, and sweet to clinch it. >> somebody asked earlier what were our plans if the one the division, and lean toward spontaneous celebration, responsibility spontaneity. >> mike: matt moore to best. a h the frustration continues for the raider defense. richard seymour punches ricky incognito and it gets worse. palmer threw two late td passes but too little too late. raiders lose. we now have a tie for first in the afc west. >> we couldn't stop the run, and didn't play very well, didn't play special teams very well so just like that, that was a bad day at the office all the way around. ain't no excuse it to. i'll take everything on myself, and we got work to do. >> mike: it's official. top ranked lsu faces alabama in the bcs title game in new orleans on january 9th. third ranked oklahoma state, who sho

niners win 20-3. proving to 11-3. steelers fall to 10-4. >>> college basketball. last time kansas played davidson elite eight back in '08. jayhawks squeaked out a two-point win en route to capturing the national title. last night the upstart school looking for payback. getting all they could handle in kc. davidson's cochran on fire from downtown, hitting four three-pointers. 21 points for cochran. davidson gets revenge upsetting the jayhawks 80-74. >>> flyers down a goal to the aves in the final minute. they pull their goalie and works to perfection. daniel briar behind the net, tying goal. 18 seconds to may. goal given to wayne simmonds, they go to a shootout. up to rookie matt reed but his first career shootout hits the crossbar. colorado holds off flyers 3-2. >>> bruins and canadiens in boston. first period. peverley wins the face-off, slides the puck to pouliot. bang-bang play for the goal. bruins force a turnover. bergeron to patrice falls to the ice. bruins win 3-2, fifth straight win for the defending stanley cup champs. that's an early look at sports on "e

the ravens need some help from the forty-niners. if the 49 is when, the reagans will stay in first place. -- if the 49ers win, the ravens will stay in first place. officials say they do not know what caused the outage. they get power restored. it delayed cocotte by 20 minutes. in the second quarter, -- they did get the power restored. it delayed the kickoff by 20 minutes. in the second quarter, the lights went out again. 6-3, 49ers ahead of the steelers. the outcome of this game could have a whole lot to do with where the ravens will play. hitting like a cart is more accurate. in dallas at cowboy stadium a runaway cart. it scooped up a man. he bailed out. nobody knows how the car got blues. seven people suffered injuries. the c --art got loose. the c --art got loose. [ female announcer ] this time of year you have a lot of festive meals. and safeway helps make every holiday meal a special occasion. so you can make all of your gatherings, just as merry as can be. get a boneless beef loin ny strip roast for just $5.99 a pound. plus sa

one week later the focus is on what is wrong with niners in the red zone.nd when they get inside of the 20 yard line, niners reaching end zone just 35% of the time. dead last in the league. with three games left, suddenly the first round bye, jim harbaugh is getting a lot of question autos we know there is going to be criticism. you know? we know there is going to be, you know, why? you know? what happened? what took place? why didn't you do this? that? who is your go to guy? we're not going to talk about it. you know? we're going to talk about it, you know to our players and team. >> i think niners got problems? raiders are reeling. two road losses blowouts. leaving them a game behind. sill skprer black beaten in every phrase of the game yesterday. destroyed by green bay. rogers picking apart secondary. carson palmer threw four picks. the raiders turned it over five times the head coach says he's still in aw ee. we played world champions last night. playing a team that just held that trophy i year ago and are undefeated. last night was a measuring stick fo

niners say they'll be ready when steelers bring the heat. >> they got to same defense.nd almost similar guys. we've got to do everything we can. so we might be a little bit prepare forward that. >> this is wuchbt things where i'm sure both teams goring to come up to go, i know the guys in this locker room will z we're going to have to see what happens. i know it's going to be a physical battle. >> raiders host lions. how do you sell a bowl game pitting two teams that justifiered their head coaches? that is the task of the executive director of the kraft 500 bowl. the game taking place new year's eve this year. six and seven, ucla. six, six, illinois. records aside the game is unique. it's the first bowl game to be played in a baseball stadium. only tied to a social initiative. skb this is where you throw in a coin flip. okay. i'm there. >> it's the first time we've had a big team so there is is always biggest aspiration to play in the rose bowl. so there is a lot of good things about the team. >> is more than $120 million for the city and county of san francisco. later

. >> the 40 niners cut the number of their receiving corps. and well seth curry missed any time after injuring his ankle? >>> sometimes the best laid plans of coaches just don't work out. >> yes. we hardly knew you. >> the 40 niners thought they were getting bit play when they signed him to one-year deal in the training camp that the former pro bowl was cut today. edwards missed seven games with knee injury tossing 15 passes for 181 yards but didn't find the end zone has four active receivers. >>> and, six interceptions and, as five straight pro bowls for patrick willis. frank porter goes as the reserve. and on the rear side, the franchise's all-time leading scorer sebastian jankowski has finally made his first pro bowl. he will be joined in on what by sean, james leffler and richard seymour. after springing his ankle again last night, just courage will not play tomorrow against the knicks and that's occurred in to his agent. after dismantling the mavericks on christmas, but he keeps rolling against the celtics today. they led by 20 at one poi

supervisor kim: i am a fan of the forty-niners and are giants and are warriors. i want them to stay in the area. one thing i love about the giants is it is so easily accessible by caltran and muni, and i hope to see that infrastructure build for the forty-niners if the state. the same thing for the america's cup. we have to make sure as we build infrastructure for major sporting events we are keeping in mind the needs of san francisco and what they would like to see come out of these events. it is great if it creates jobs and helps to raise our tax base. >> slightly unrelated, but i am curious how you feel your work -- how your work with the school board has prepared to for being a supervisor? supervisor kim: i will say this about the board of education. when i ran for the board of education, i really wanted to represent and make sure i had to be -- had to have a voice in the system. what really surprised me about being on the school board was how much i enjoyed it. i really loved it. i love meeting with families, meeting with teachers, visiting schools, and gett

the road over the past few years, and we made an emphasis of and it those guys stepped up. >> the niners close out the regular season next sunday at st. louis. the raiders host san diego. if they beat the chargers and den den veer loses, oak canned will capture the afc west. but tonight we're talking basketball. >> thank you so much. mission impossible, pretty much sums up 2011 for film makers, a lack custer holiday box office results are ahead. [ female announcer ] what's so great about...jcp cash? no exclusions. with jcp cash get $10 off when you spend just 25. storewide. unlike other stores, we don't make you come back to save! get $10 off with... ...no exclusions. we make style affordable. you make it yours. jcpenney. no exclusions. with jcp cash get $10 off when you spend just 25. storewide. unlike other stores, we don't make you come back to save! get $10 off with... ...no exclusions. we make style affordable. you make it yours. jcpenney. >> jump, do it now! the new mission impossible movie is proving to be a bright spot in a season filled with lots of sigh lebts -- silent nights a

. >>> the niners will need to win to keep pace with the saints.onday night football, niners and steelers tomorrow, right here on cbs 5. coverage begins at 4:30, and stay tuned. >>> the deal is expected to be finalized tomorrow. rush was indiana's first round pick in 2008. he averaged only 9 points a game, but is a career 40% shooter from beyond the arc and is regarded as a good defender. he'll likely back up wright at small forward. and rush did tweet he's excited to be coming to the bay area and hoping to get some more playing time. that's a good thing. >> all right. thank you much. >>> they say they are victims of a mass layoff. now hundreds of people are protesting in a bay area city. how they are fighting back with food. that story and more, coming up in half an hour on eyewitness news at 6:30. >>> that's it for eyewitness news at 5:30. see you back here in half an hour. until then, the the latest at cbssf.com. good night. ,,,,

in previous years the niners talked about winning the west, but they never made a run at it. he and his teammates are focused on the division title. >> i don't know why our team wouldn't. for every team in the league it is the first goal to win the division. that's what every team wants to accomplish. now to have it right there at our feet, absolutely we are talking about it fnlt. >> the raiders hit the road to play the dolphins on sunday. moore is back on the field today, but not able to practice. moore missed last week's game with a foot injury. hugh jackson says a win in mim me is important. >> it would be a huge step. to have the opportunity to be 8 and 4 after a long trip to miami would be unbelievable to this football team. >> buffalo receiver johnson did his burris impersonation, and the nfl was watching, and not laughing. the price for that act was a $10,000 fine. johnson also called burris and apologized. football at washington state just got a lot more interesting. the cougars hired mike leach as their new head coach. he turned texas tech a power house with the spre

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. >>> niners will need to keep pace with the saints. monday night football, niners and steelers tomorrow night on cbs 5. coverage begins at 4:30. stay tuned after the game for the fifth quarter. >>> the warriors have acquired brandon rush from the pacers in exchange for big man lewis amundsen. the deal is expected to be finalized tomorrow. rush was indiana's first round pick in 2008. he's averaged only 9 points a game, but is a career 40% shooter from behind the arc, and is regarded as a good defender. he'll likely back up wright at small forward. >>> of course we look forward to seeing those warriors. and game day tonight, 49ers-steelers game from 1978, nearly postponed after the assassination of the mayor and harvey milk. that's tonight at 11:30. >> and you're hosting that. >> yes. >>> that's going to do it for us. 60 minutes is next. have a good night. ♪ [ female announcer ] this time of year you have a lot of festive meals. and safeway helps make every holiday meal a special occasion. so you can make all of your gatherings, just as

they are playoff bound for the niners. stanford women's soccer team playing in the ncaa title game for a third straight year. and they came out big winners. that was the only goal in the game, they beat duke 1-0. the first-ever national title for the cardinals. the seniors posting an unbelievable 94-4-4 mark over their four years. congrats. >>> on that winning theme, how about tiger woods? he bagged his first tournament victory in over two years. down with a shot with two holes to play, woods sank two huge birdie putts, that win the chevron world challenge over zac johnson. it is woods' 83rd world title but the first since the australian masters back in november, 2009. >>> she is a performer who loves the big stage. and there are few stages bigger than the super bowl. it has been rumored for weeks. now it is official. madonna will be the star of next february's half time show in indianapolis. she will perform with cirque du soleil. rock out. >> frank is not thrilled. he wants lady gaga. >> what is the last cd or album? >>

. >> and how about those niners? they beat the steelers by a final of 20-3 and that win tied them with new orleans for the second best record in the nfc. >>> the outages are another black eye for pg&e. coming up at 6:15 what they need to do to makeover its image. >> more people visited california this year and that means more money for the state. a new report on tourists show numbers expected to increase 4% for 2011. travel and tourists are expected to generate more than $104 billion in direct spending. that's 10% more than last year. travel related employment is expected to account for 4% of the tollal employment. >> the state controller said he has found more than $3 billion in waste, fraud and abuse in state and local government. that's more than any state controller has found in the history of california. the office said it gets tips from both the public and the media. >> you know we are identitying the dollars that could be savored at the state of california. the win here is for the taxpayer. >> the controller's