stripped and fumbles deep in niners . >>> niners and giants played a classic. kyle williams onto punt return stripped and fumbles in niner territory. a 31 field goal. the giants will face new england in super bowl. coverage offer the news. >> endless entertainment. it's endless fun to do. >> you're watching cbs5 eyewitness news in high definition. >> low snap, the kick is good. the giants are going back to the super bowl. >> bad play calling. >> the niners will not be heading to the super bowl. the team lost to the giants in sudden death overtime. >>> good evening. lot of sad niner fans after going 13-3 in the regular season. the niners lost in sudden death overtime to the giants tonight. ken batista is inside candlestick with reaction from fans at the end of the game. >> reporter: yeah. you know the weather out here pretty much matches the mood of a lot of fans. all round the bay area northern california, this was the year, this was the year that they were really coming on strong. nothing could stop them, until they walked into this rainy stadium today. a toug

>> the niner pull off an amazing win. and the "occupy" movement heats up in o >> go niners! >> let's go niners! >> playoff fever spread after the nines has the saints marching back home. we'll get to the lead story in a minute. first, developing news on the peninsula. all three eastbound lanes of the san mateo bridge have been shut down because of an accident involving three cars. the crash happened half hour ago. one car flipped over. the chp says three to four people have been hurt and all the injuries appear to be mine you're and happen to have the bridge re-opened by 11:0. >> now the lead story. the 49ers advance to nfc championship tonight after a slugfest at candlestick park. mike shumann was at the game and the nines were impressive. >> mike: it wasn't believable. i played in a number of playoff games but this game was one or the ages. jim harbaugh's time jumps out the lead. but in the fourth quarter, four minutes to go bro brees to sproles and the saints take the lead. but alex smith responds. on the bootleg, third and april. stays inbounds, he'll score. saints turn.

niners offense. this to michael crabtree on the slant. 14-0 niners. ensuing kickoff. robey fumbles, picks it up, then gets hammeredded by a swarm of 49ers. ball bops loose. san francisco recovers. saints, three turnovers in the first. 17-0. then 14 yards to graham. makes it 17-7. 49ers go through -- three and out. brees back on the attack. third and three. floats a perfect pass. both feet down. it's a touchdown. the niners' lead tut to three. 17-14 into halftime. fourth quarter, niners clinging to a lead. mr. relentless, smith, full rush on brees. frank gore, 42 yards and 11 carries. one man to beat and he is dragged down. that gets the niners in scoring position. a aker. brees to state patrols. nicks one man miss. whitner for the touchdown. 44-23 new orleans. but alex smith responds. to vernon davis. keeps it himself on third and eight. 28-yard for the touchdown. two-point conversion fails. then graham and reggie smith collide. he stays on his feet. six yards for the go-ahead touchdown. game over? not even close. 40 second left. alex smith to davis. 47-yard completio

fans. >> go niners! >> with chants aimed at saints fans. >> it's the niner fans. just having a good time. >> at least one reporter was caught up in it. >> we want to know how are you feeling today about the game? >> never had an interview taken over. [laughter] >> but one saints fan got in a little joshing at the mayor? >> what do you say? >> crab and chock splat sourdough bread. >> the mayor of new orleans and the mayor of san francisco have a bet, and the loser has to send the other a basket of goods from the city. >> i guess from mayor landrieu of new orleans, going to be sending mayor ed lee some eats from new orleans. wonder if he is going to get any gumbo. the fans are happy tonight, and thousands of them are making their way home from candlestick tonight in a good mood. >> alan: and before the niners sent the saints marching home. the who-dat nation never gave up until the very last moment. >> who dat! >> i know the city is crazy right now in new orleans. >> alan: it was jam-packed in the black ma

>> 30-0 niners! >> giants 26-21. >> reporter: and the game is turning out to be a lot tighter and a lot lower scoring than some of those fans estimated. ann, in there, the atmosphere is electric. niners fans, very hopeful that they will prevail in the end. again, a 3-point lead by the giants right now. keeping hope alive out here. >> we've got our fingers crossed. >>> niners fans and giants fans are spending the day at their respective bars. don knapp checked in with both and he's at green sports bar in san francisco. hi, don. >> reporter: as you know, it's been kind of a football doubleheader today, with both those games, the ravens and the patriots first, and now the niners and the giants. if you were watching the games at the sports bars, you were drinking a lot of beer. an hour and a half before game time, new york giants fans are lined up outside ace's bar on sutter. inside, the mood is already intense, as the fans borrow a local cheer. >> let's go, niners! >> reporter: pity this one lonely nine

started with the niners. finish with the niner niners. the tribute to the niners. the niner niners. the tribute to the singer he ♪ [ singing]. >> they were good. that is your toyota sports report. >> national anthem maybe. >> no. >> please no. >> at least he's fearless. >> he is fearless. >> "nightline"next. >> thanks for joining us everyone. >> thanks for joining us everyone. >> see you tomorrow

niners are able to tie it at 17.hey hammered manning like a nail. 49ers sacked him six times and 12 more knock downs. here's willis with this big play. we are going overtime. giants win the toss, they had the punt in the first possession. giants get it a second time. and they get nothing, so they punt to the niners for their second try in overtime and it's kyle williams again. he doesn't knock the ball but he gets it stripped. number 57 williams rips the ball now 49er fans knew this was the beginning of the educational background as kyle williams just etched his name into the -- beginning of the end as kyle williams just etched his name into the beginning of the end. giants 20-17. they are 5-0 championship games. so close for the niners but they lose the turnover battle and the game as jim harbaugh watches in silence. >> eli manning outplayed alex smith. niners were plus 38 in the turnover margin through the first 17 17 games but they were minus two today. they finished this season with a 14-2 record. it's hard to bl

the niners win, game over. we are going to the super bowl. >> one packer fan was found licking his wounds. >> tonight the better team won. new york was great tonight. >> who do you root for now? >> i have to say san francisco. [ cheering ] >> no arguing from this crowd who believes their team has what it takes to go all the way. >> it's their time, you know. it's a new coach. we've got new energy with the team. >> no big stars. everyone, together -- it's hard to explain. but i know for a fact that we're going. >> reporter: this winning streak has restaurant and bar owners happy. they say they are making at least 20% in more on playoff game days. season ticket holders already have their tickets to next weekend's game and they will be able to buy extras starting on wednesday morning, a few hours before they are available to the general public. live in santa clara, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >>> on a serious note, two 49er fans are recovering from gunshot wounds tonight after a shooting half way across the c

started with the niners. finish with the niner niners. the tribute to the niners. finish with the niner niners. the tribute to the singer he ♪ [ singing]. >> they were good. that is your toyota sports report. >> national anthem maybe. >> no. >> please no. >> at least he's fearless. >> he is fearless. >> "nightline"next. >> thanks for joining us everyone. >> thanks for joining us everyone. >> see you tomorrow barack obama to get america working again. >> when my taxes are complete for this year, i'll release my returns in april and probably for other years as well. >> i've been fighting for health reform, private sector, bottom up, the way america works best, for 20 years. while these two guys were playing footsies with the left. >> elect us and your kids will be able to move out because they'll have work. >> grandiosity has never been a problem with newt gingrich. >> mm. well, politics is certainly not for the faint of heart, especially in the state of south carolina. there has been plenty of mud slinging in the past few weeks. but it all pretty much pales compared

>> niners win! [ laughter ] >>> good night.

the things are going home and 40 niners are moving on. they will be double play either the packers or the 40 niners tomorrow. >> again wouldn't be anything without the fans and diner's followers have waited all long time to get to the playoffs. joe vazquez on the prayers, tears and unconditional love that filled candlestick park. >> before the game, heroes of 90, 4040 niners past bump bellies and high abode and reflected on the path the mac fact that it's been nine years since they made the playoffs. >> we been waiting and watching. inside candlestick, but deafening crowd focused on the new hero. >>> he crashes the saints party early, with two quick touchdowns. >>> if you are playing the niners, wouldn't you be sad to? [laughter] >> they were crying that they came right back. so did the niners and went back and forth over and over throughout the game. watch the saints fan. in despair one moment and a few minutes later, the team is back on top. it was the nailbiter, unlit fighter and an eyebrow raiser. and just at the end of the night when

she's a patriots fan, he's for the niners. they started out at 9:00 a.m., for the patriots/ravens game. >> we were there all day, then we went to rex for a drink or two. but now we've got to find a place to watch the niners, but every place is packed, so we might just go home. >> reporter: at kickoff, the excitement was uncontrollable. even for those who weren't paying attention. but energy drained away, when a giant's overtime field goal ended the game, and the dream. >> i feel we got robbed. that fumble was a fumble on the 30. >> reporter: hope for the future is still alive. >> you know what? the game ended, next season, we're already getting ready. harbaugh? just gotta. >> reporter: the fans gave it all they got, and almost got it to the super bowl. >>> there was another game today to decide the other team for the super bowl, it was the afc championship game between the patriots and the ravens. with 11 seconds left in the game, the patriots won when the ravens missed a field goal attempt that would have tied the score. they

niners! >> in san francisco, lilian kim, abc7 news. >> the 49 fans have every right to show off their pride. here is the littlest 49er fan at three weeks old in walnut creek. jacob is ready. check out that cool old-style helmet. and tyler is ready, too. he's all decked-out in his niners gear. you can upload video at you-report abc7news.com or e-mail them to kgo/tv.com. >> in oakland protestors remained peaceful last night with just two arrests, compared to six last weekend. police warned business owners that demonstrators may try to damage property or have confrontations. the 8:00 watch by about 125 protestors through downtown lasted several hours with no reports of damage or injuries. the arrests came when demonstrators tried to push a dumpster into the police to try to block police from following the march. we have more. >>> business owners and operators here in the section known as old oakland along washington street have been dreading another fight of f the police marchers and vandalism.

the niners got the ball first. then alex smith and vernon davis worked their million again. 73-yard touchdown in the first quarter. looked like vernon may have stepped out-of-bounds but not overturned. the giants respond, and eli manning with the touchdown. we'll have updates. >> it has has been the wettest weekend in recent memory in the bay area in san francisco, umbrellas were out as people shopped in union square. not a lot of rain fell but it was miserable without protection. the rain did not appear to effect traffic on these side of the bay bridge today at vehicles whizzed by the cameras with ease. no reports of major accidents or injuries. and for the latest on the storm pouring in right now, let's talk to meteorologist leigh glaser. any end to the rain? >> leigh: an area of low pressure is going to move in overnight tonight, and that's when the rain is going to start to pick up, and we're going to see some very, very gusty winds, especially south of the golden gate bridge. the live doppler 7hd very active r

that's what kept the niners finally back. if those things were not to happen, the niners would be in the super bowl right now. >> i'm having a little bit of a roger craig flash back. uncanny but hope for next year. hope for next year. kept me at the edge of the seat, you can't ask for more. >> reporter: it was a heart pounding game with a heartbreaking outcome. the only comfort the team's turn around this season. >> at least they played a good game and they played their hearts out. so you win some you lose some. they've come so far this season. it's just been, been really great. the energy is back. >> i'm really proud of the niners either way. we made it this far and the legacy continues, so we'll get it next year. >> reporter: tonight we saw tears of disappointment where last year they were tears of joy. so much pride in this 49ers team transformed. we're live in san francisco, debra villalon, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> while things can't quite turn out the way 49ers fans had hoped. today's game was viewed quite differently by

vernon davis for a niners touchdown! [ cheers & applause ] >>> well, the niners steal it with just 9 seconds left, a playoff win for the record books. >>> and you're looking at a scene out of titanic, what caused this cruise ship disaster, and frantic stories of survival. >>> good evening. i'm ann notarangelo. can you believe it, the niners are just one win away from the super bowl! she beat the saints today at candlestick, a playoff game that came down to the final few seconds. dennis o'donnell is here with highlights. >>> one of the greatest games in 49er history and nfl playoff history. you had to see it to believe it. reminiscent of the game 30 years ago when dwight clark made the catch. today, vernon davis made one of his own. jim harbaugh knocking the pregame jitters out of alex smith. let's go straight to the fourth quarter, 49ers up, less than 2 minutes left. graham, 66-yard touchdown, putting the saints in front. smith would get san francisco right back down the field. then with 9 seconds left, back to pass, ver

go niners. later today we'll find out who the niners next opponent will be when the defending super bowl packers host the giants. if the packers win the niners will be traveling to green bay to to play. today's packers giants game could be seen on ktvu channel 2. kickoff at 1:30. the playoffs at candle stick giving big boost to local businesses. coming up in just about ten minutes why fans say they don't mind spends extra money to be here. >>> the early morning fire in the city's richmond district which took hours to put out. allie rasmus is live. good morning. >> reporter: now it's a little lighter outside we can show you a better look at the damage of the fire where it happened here at the intersection of 42nd. you can see some of the smoke damage on the homes. and on the -- suspicious about the fire that happened here is how quickly it spread. when firefighters arrived there were flames coming from the front of the building and also from the back of the building. it's about 60-foot long build

niners! >> in san francisco, lilian kim, abc7 news. >> in oakland an anti-police march by occupy protestors remained peaceful last night. just two arrests compared with six last weekend. police warned business owners that demonstrators may try to damage property or provoke confrontations. in fact a facebook posting encouraged those tactics. but that march that started at 8:00 with about 125 protestors through downtown lasted several hours with no reports of damage or injuries. the arrests came when demonstrators tried to push a dumpster into the police to try to block police from following the march. abc7 has more. >>> business owners and operators here in the section known as old oakland along washington street have been dreading another fight of f the police marchers and vandalism. the group already affected new businesses in the area. >> it kills business. who wants to come down when there's fires in the street and there's people essentially standing in front of a wall of 80 cops? i mean,

niners win in 36-32. in tears on the field. here is after an emotional win. >> it was a lot of fire. >> it was wasn't for alex, he is the man. >> it's a fine line. vernon made it right. >> nobody expected to us win or the game to be close. we came out strong. >> it showed again tonight what our team has been about all year long. we found a way. we did it. >> niners will play the giants or packers in the title game. >> tebow upset the steelers last week but tom brady showed him who is the boss. brady much better. look at this catch, ten catches three scores. 14-0 patriots. brady 61 yards. and throws five td passes, tiling a post season record. 45-10. they will host the a.f.c. title game next weekend. >> michael jordan hosting the warriors. munta ellis, and 8-2 warriors hurry. how about this shot by kendall walker. he had 23. they win it 112-100. >> to the ice, sharks in columbus, tied in the third, pavelski and patric marleau gets it, 2-1 the final. we'll find out who will play in the title game. i'm mike shumann, have a great d

they play on turf, niners play on grass. we'll give it advantage niners, but just by a little bit. it will be a tight game. >> we'll check in with you throughout the forecast, hopefully, maybe things will pick up around there. >> they will be coming in. >> >> all right, guys. >> >> in other news this morning, a gunfire broke out at a teen- age birthday party in and crock, injuring six people. some of the victims were taken to the hospital by helicopter. police say the violence happened during an argument among several dozen partygoers inside of a garage on will month court. several shots were fired from several different guns. injuries vary in severity from grazed wounds to somebody with a gunshot wound in the abdomen. >> >> rescue crews in italy, back at work. >> rough seas are preventing divers from entering the submerged parts of the ship. just this morning, the body of another woman was found in the wreckage. the number of people killed now stands at 13 with 20 more people still missing. >> >> in the middle of a snowstorm, people took to the lake in the name of breast cancer aw

if you're investing in niners gear, why not invest in niners rain gear? let's get right to the forecast. temperatures on the cool side. 3:30, typically the warmest time of the day but we'll hit 55 with on and off showers throughout the game. you cannot bring an umbrella to candlestick but you can bring a niners poncho and wear it with pride. throughout the next 24 hours, we have little bit of a change on the way. temperatures are still running nice and mild. and it's kind of crisp out there. look out your window, complete sunshine. but very, very cold, temperatures in the 40s. only headed towards the upper 50s as we head throughout the day today. tonight another freeze warning has been issued for the greater bay area. keep that in mind. starting at 11:00 p.m. until 8:00 a.m., freezing conditions. bring in sensitive plants. the good news, not only dou we have rain on the way we have a lot of rain. a lot of snow. >> need all of that rain, a niners victory. thank you. >>> coming up, are pink slips keeping the state in the red? governor's made them for out of

let's go, niners.equested today in the bay." >>> we are getting an early lock at the president's state of the union address. reports say president obama will focus on economic fairness for the middle class. he will talk about promoting african -- american manufacturing, worker training and more reliance on home-grown energy resources. the president will also talk about a return to american values. a reminder, can you watch the state of the union address this tuesday right here on nbc bay area. >>> in south carolina, republican voters did something they have never done before. newt gingrich won the primary, and in doing so made history. never before have there been three different winners of iowa, new hampshire and south carolina. nbc's steve handlesman has a look at what newt gingrich has to say about this win. >> usa, usa. >> the triumphant peak in a roller coaster ride. >> we want to run an american campaign. >> newt gingrich pulled 20 points ahead in south carolina and then fell ten behind and won b

go niners!

>> go niners! >> go niners?reporter: for 49er fans hanging out at pete's tavern, saturday's game is no laughinger. >> we about to win. i do not care about who dat? who dat don't mean nothing to me. >> reporter: george melendez, and ray and mary gonzalez -- >> niners, niners all the way. >> reporter: -- are all lifelong 49er fans. >> how long have you been a fan? >> since 1946. >> reporter: that's the very beginning, right? >> right. >> reporter: he's our stadium. >> he. >> who dat that means highway 101, san francisco airport, back to new orleans. that's how i look at it. you are going home. >> reporter: but now the before the two teams square off saturday. >> we're not expecting anybody else to win because we're here in san francisco, you know we're going on win no matter what. >> and the saints win. >> reporter: the saints have won their last six games over the 49ers, including this "monday night football" game played last season. >> i believe the niners have to push through drew brees and if they can hold dre

go niners! >> alex smith is the best! >> the secret to a 49er victory would be teamwork, coming from everybody on the whole team. >> 14-10 what will it take for victory. >> smith to stay composed and turnovers. >> we'll bring you fan reaction later at 11:00. live in san francisco, abc-7 news. >> nick is right in the middle. tributes are coming in from all over the country for joe paterno, the former penn state football coach who died at age 85. paterno led the until any lions for 46 years until he was fired in a fallout from a child abuse sex scandal. fans gathered at his statue outside beaver stadium. >> i don't know why but i got up and drove an hour up here to pay my respects. so, don't really know why. i felt like i needed to be here. >> i'm proud to be part of happen valley, regardless of what happened. i stopped to take pictures because i care for the family, i care for happy valley. >> pa term know passed away this morning from lung cancer. >> in antioch, six people, mostly teens, are recovering after a shooting at

if the 40 niners win, they are michael bloomberg will rename 40 ninth street in manhattan, 40 niners street. if the giants win, then there will out that the cable car in blue and white for the day and decide some sourdough bread to the big apple. >> the northeast is getting hammered by the biggest snowstorm in two decades. 100-mile per hour winds helped to put of snow on the state capitol of olympia. further north in seattle people got die more quickly sliding down streets than driving. the storm closed schools, clogged roads, canceled flights and cost hundreds of accidents. >> we have had when winch outs and rollovers and we tried to get to them as quick as possible but, it takes along time. >> seattle normally sees 8 inches of snow for the winter, forecasters predict 12 by noon tomorrow. now there is the danger that melting snow could lead to flooding. >> allright roberta, that storm isn't heading our way back to. >> actually it is. it's the first in the series of storms. that is one big storm heading this way. we have had plans on time everywhere tonight but that won't be the case

niner fever is at full blast. week away from the big game. niner fever is at full blast. news at 9:00 i want a baby. a baby? but we were gonna see the northern lights in alaska. and go spelunking with the guys. yeah, i said it-- spelunking. [ whirring ] and i still haven't built one of those fighting robots. come on. it's pretty awesome. okay. just a few things we need to do first. [ laughs ] [ announcer ] before you make your leap, make a list. then get going in the completely redesigned cr-v. all new, from honda. look! here she comes! ♪ she'll be comin' 'round the mountain when she comes... ♪ ♪ when she comes. ♪ it'll be spinning new chrome wheels when it comes. ♪ ♪ when it comes. ♪ custom spoiler, race grade pistons, ♪ ♪ gt35 turbo charger. ♪ and they'll all know that it's kevin's awesome car. ♪ bought em! ( clears throat ) sorry. when it's on your mind, it's on ebay. >> wick peedia may blacked out for all wednesday to protest 2 pieces of legislation that would regulate the internet. beginning midnight eastern standard time about 24 hours from now visitors will see a p

and i told him, when the niners win, we're going. >> reporter: and making money off the niners game is as american as apple pie. san francisco wine bar dalluva is celebrating with drink specials. >> we're doing a special promotions this sunday. come in for $20 pitchers of beer. $10 hot wings. >> reporter: not to be outdone, rookie's sports lodge in san jose, is pulling out a super bowl platter of meat. >> one of the pulled pork. and three cases of the ribs to be. >> reporter: that's 160 pounds of ribs. and 180 pounds of pulled pork. it's going to be one, big football party at rookie's. >> i thought we had something crazy with the giants world series. i don't know. i don't know what to expect. it could be insane. >> reporter: and check this out. this is a t-shirt the staff here will be wearing this sunday. the fun will begin at 10:00 this morning here inside rookie's. and the owner just said, it's going to be insane. and if the niners win it, it could turn to pandemonium inside this place. live in san jose tonight. george kiriyama, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >>> this is a welcome

niners are getting ready for the playoffs, oakland is wondering, what if? the news starts right now. >>> good evening, i'm diane dwyer. thanks for joining us for this special edition of nbc bay area news following sunday night football. breaking news tonight. homes are being evacuated in san francisco's panhandle neighborhood because of a three-alarm fire. the fire started between hate and federick. it started in one building but there are reports it is spreading. one person suffering from smoke inhalation. the fire department suspects arson about we'll have more at 11:00. >>> in san jose the choice between paper and plastic ended at midnight. the nation's toughest plastic bag ban. nbc bay area's kimberly tayery's in san jose to explain. >> reporter: these are out. these are in. reusable bags. if you're shopping in san jose it might be a good idea to start carrying them on you. shoppers have to bring or buy a reusable bag in san jose or the alternative to purchase paper bags containing 40% recycled material but it's going to cost 10 cents per bag. buying sm

she spent the day at niners headquarters and joins us with indepth coverage -- how are the niners doingy? >> they're doing great. all this weather that jeff is talking about earlier, it's certainly welcome when the rain began here. jim harbaugh as you know, pays attention to detail, and likes to be extremely prepared. the rain was one detail he did not want to overlook. jim harbaugh is giddy about the dark excise lingering over the 49ers practice field. >> if he's going to fight in the north atlantic, you have to prepare in the north atlantic. they're anticipating some rain on sunday. we won't know until sunday morning. >> the 49ers near perfect season has been accompanied by near perfect weather. they only played on a slick field once leading up to arizona. even those field conditions were rather mild. the forecast for the nfc championship game has worked its way into the game plan. >> you have bad weather. you picture the field all mudded up, and you start going through contingencies in your mind. >> it will just be what i see out there as far as what the effects of the field actually

the fans we spoke to have no doubt this is the niners 3 year and -- niners' year, and the niners willte the giants in the nfc championship. the niner fans are showing off their pride on our web site. lily sent us this picture of her chihuahua corgi named pico. she says this is a year for a super bowl victory parade. and this is baby melissa rooting for the niners yesterday. we might need help standing now but she is on the way to becoming a gold rush cheerleader. you can upload your video or e-mail your photos to you report at kgotv/.com. >> you said it was going to get cold today and it was. >> leigh: fans going to the game on sunday you might need to get the upon choaz ready because -- the ponchos ready because it could be a wet field. check out these current readings. we're in the 50s across much of the bay area. no 60s as highs today. 50 right now in santa rosa. novato, 60. 48 in san francisco redwood city, 49, and antioch 49 degrees. yes, i did say this cold air mass is going to move in and drop our temperatures down. 24-hour change, down 10 degrees in antioch from this time yest

she wants a disclaimer for her outfoyt because you're clearing the niners on. >> go niners!oor choice of wardrobe selection for this morning! and i will say, completely coincidental. i don't wear black and gold that often but what are the chances, right? we are very chilly this morning. upper 40s, low 30s around inland. 40s around the bay. spare the air day today. temperatures will be sitting in the mid-50s, low 60s for the lunch hour. if you are heading out to do some tailgate this is morning, low and mid-40s around candlestick and then into the 50s by 10:00. for the afternoon, temperatures will be warm for this time of year. once again. but it will be the last day. get out and enjoy it. your forecast here, partly cloudy skies for tomorrow we will going to wake up with low clouds so that sunshine you're seeing this morning, enjoy it. tomorrow morning we're waking up with lowe clouds, rain will stay north until wednesday. the north bay going to get rain on wednesday. have to wait until thursday before it sinks into monterey. and then another round of rain friday night into s

she was a niners cheerleader in 1984. craig shared this picture saying he helped drive the winnebago the gold rush used as a dressing room in 1908s, tough duty, huh? to up load your photo you can up load or e mail. >> his job was to drive cheerleaders around? >> boy. >> we wait for more than just cold they're dealing with a rough winter in washington state. huge amounts of snow is causing all sorts of problems. >> this is the area under 30 feet of water and foods of 2007. and the road cruise aren't about to let snows shut down this main north-south artery again and trains still aable to get through and this is all clear yesterday, then, last night snows blew in and didn't stop until mid morning. >> this is probably the biggest i've seen ever. >> and. >> this morning it was, you know a full 12 inches. and watch out here. >> this is coming down. >> and that is going to be a huge problem tonight. roads freeze over making for treacherous driving but folks are venturing out. and dressed only in a speedo. >> it's cold. i run do

niner! >>reporter: he was just one that was partying and of 49er pride. >> your dog just fill out of there. oh no! that is not going to stop me. >>reporter: oh my gosh! the 49ers partygoers this and the 'who dat' people may be to produce a little bit of a red ? >> i do not think >> who drinks more beer than us? >> nobody! >>reporter: i do not think the chant went like this but i think there would be chanting about food. >> when we start of the season the steak and lobster. if they do bad it is peanut butter and of jelly. however, we are getting a little bit fat because it is all steak and lobster. >>reporter: there is all the rage about the 49ers spirit. >> the 49ers. is all wrong the colors of red and gold. >>reporter: spirit, there was. is the goal to be here this curious? >> san francisco one thing they're good about is drag queens. {laughter} i am not lying. this stuff it does not come up her face. >> everybody is talking about this 49ers. >> these types are comfortable. >>reporter: some

. >> forty-niner fever intensif intensifies. how much it could cost you if you are trying to get tickets to the big game. >> then later on "nightline". >>> many coming up next on night inlook n.a tv exclusive one of presidential hopeful gingrich ex wives speaks out. questioning his morale fitness to be president sky plus mystery woman seen with captain of italy cruise ship the night mystery woman seen with captain of it[ male announcer ]e night if you like action movies... ♪ ...romance... ♪ ...documentaries... or whatever else, then you'll love netflix. netflix lets you watch unlimited movies and tv episodes over the internet on your pc or tv via game console or other devices. and best of all, it's instant. watch as many movies and tv episodes as you want for only 8 bucks a month. start your free trial today. >> and then there were 4. texas governor rick perry abruptly dropped out of the race for the republican presidential nomination today throwing his support behind newt gingrich happened hours before final debate before satur

it was great. >> reporter: their son was born as the niners won the game. that wasn't the end of the story. michelle heard about a twitter contest, tickets to subbed sunday's game for the fan with the best reason to attend. peetweeted jed york telling their story and won four tickets. >> the wife of the san francisco sheriff is denying allegations that he abused her. instead she claims her husband is the real victim here. why some experts say regardless of whether she is a victim, her words speak volumes. >> reporter: lopez the sheriff's wife called into a popular news source in venezue la and said she isn't a victim of violence. she said the attacks against her husband are because of his progressive views. >> what i see is a woman who is protecting her children, protecting her children and husband. >> reporter: norma ward has counseled domestic vie len violence for years and has heard a lot like lopez. >> her reasons are sometimes -- the battered woman syndrome of i'm accepting of this, this has happened but he is a good father, a good husband, we are goin

go get 'em, niners. ♪ i heard that you so, this is delicious okay... where we're at now, we just eat whatever tastes good? like these sweet honey clusters... actually there's a half a day's worth of fiber in every ... why stop at cereal? bring on the pork chops and the hot fudge. fantastic. are you done sweetie? yea [ male announcer ] fiber beyond recognition. fiber one. hey, i love your cereal there-- it's got that sweet honey taste. but no way it's 80 calories, right? no way. lady, i just drive the truck. right, there's no way right, right? have a nice day. [ male announcer ] 80 delicious calories. fiber one.

niners strike first. he was streaking by the sideline. just like that it is 7-0 niners.plete over the middle and 142 yards and it sets up a td pass. here come the 9ers in the third. smith son completed one pass to his wide receiver. 28 of his 112 yards on his second touchdown and 14-10 niners. then the special teams come to play. kyle williams filling in. the punt bounces off his knee. giants recover and eli goes to work. eli 316 yards and two scores. 17-14 giants. the boot is a 24-yarder. a golden opportunity late in the fourth. he punches it out, and the -- and they rule it forward progress. kyle williams receiving the punt. it is his second lost fumble of the game. giants recover. they win the game with the 31-yard field goal. they go back to the super bowl 21-17 in overtime. now larry beil is standing by. turnovers determine the outcome of a game. that's wha that's what determined this one. >> we are now in the cold, cruel world where everybody points the accusing finger of blame. i just checked on facebook a few months ago and somebody posted, who has it better than

the niners play for the nfc championship.y have to beat the giants to advance to super bowl xlvi in two weeks. bob joins us live from knbr radio in the studio where 49er faith furthermore are buzzing about the niners. good morning. >> yes. and they have been talking to mack and murph. you aren't 9ers out yet i have to assume. >> there is no much thing. we're full steam ahead and can't mate until sunday. >> fans are confident. is there any caution, any warine wariness? >> i think there is healthy respect. you have to have healthy respect for the giants. anybody who watched that green bay game would have to respect the giants. there is no nervousness. there is confidence in this room and at candle stick. >> i think it all starts with this has been unbelievable. who's got it better than us. it captured the area. people feel good. >> this takes you back like a year and a half ago when we had the world series. >> it does. in a sense i hate to play that west coast, east coast thing. the sense that the phillies were royalty, that's

more niners coverage just ahead. it's the perfect time to find great deals on the 4g lte devices you love. like the droid bionic by motorola for $199.99. or the pantech breakout for $49.99. our lowest price ever. get the technology you love, on the network you deserve. now get twice the data for the same low price. hurry in, this offer ends january 15th. verizon. those five food groups sound a whole lot better when you put them in a taco shell instead of a pyramid. old el paso. when you gotta have mexican. fantastic! pro-gresso ] they fit! okay-y... okay??? i've been eating progresso and now my favorite old jeans...fit. okay is there a woman i can talk to? [ male announcer ] progresso. 40 soups 100 calories or less. >>> so maybe there's no crying in baseball, but after making the game-winning catch in tonight's playoff game, there was some tears. vernon davis first celebrated his accomplishment and then he let his emotions flow. kimberly terry is in the newsroom with reaction. hello, kimberly. >> anyone who saw that

rams don't core michael crabtree. 27-10 niners, 6:00 to go. dixon score. niners up 21. game over, right? wrong two quick scores by the rams, including this one. rams down seven. oops. 3:00 to go. rams' last shot. former fresno state quarterback, broken up by brock. the 34-27 win, ending the season 1-3. -- 13-3. green bay and niners are the top seeds. new orleans hosts detroit, and the winner of the giants and cowboys wayne hosts atlanta. >> jags quarterback bryan hits west. colts lose and go 2-14 and get the number one pick, which should be stanford's andrew luck. >> the raiders needed a win over the chargers and a denver loss to the chiefs for any chance of a playoff spot. the raiders get on the board percent. palmer to darrius heyward-bey. back corner of the end zone. but rivers answers on third and nine. gates on the slant. 38-yard for the score. now 14-10 chargers. after the field goal. good win from five yards into his own end zone. not one raider touches him. 105 yards. san diego's first kickoff return for six since 2008. third quarter, no answer for rivers. third

fourth quarter, niners down one.lex smith takes care of it all by himself. 2:11 remaining, but here comes brees and his guys. jimmy graham, graham, oh, graham, there he is all the way. pay dirt. saints have the lead, but 14 seconds to go vernon davis is your hero. 180 yards receiving. tears of joy after the game. mindy bach has more. >> reporter: after the 49-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter vernon davis made an emotional plea at halftime to say to trust in each other as they finish the game. it's the teammates who trusted the tight end when the game was on the line. vernon davis delivered the da game-winning touchdown. >> big-time players make big-time plays and that's all i kept telling myself over and over. vernon, have you to step up. your team needs you >> i know there was the catch. i don't know what you're going to call this, the throw, the throw and catch, but a great play by vernon davis, and -- and alex smith. vernon -- vernon was huge today in this ball game, but it was a great team effort. great

both teams good defense, giants are hot and niners deserve to be here. gyns are going to win. >> reporter: field the candlestick has been covered a tarp to keep it as dry as possible, but fans are ready to get wet. the city says they will have work crews on hand at kentucky derby to candlestick park to deal with the rain. >> let's check many with our meteorologist mark tamayo. >> heather we have been getting a better handle on the forecast for tomorrow's game. this is a weather system we're tracking for your sunday. you can see for at least the morning hours at 7:00 we have our map centered on candlestick park. not a lot oshow you about 3:30 or 4:00 active around the region. so we cannot rule out the chance that the action increases between:00 and 6:00, but most forecast models keeping rainfall amounts less than .25". this is not a major storm pushing into the region, but still, of and on showers likely, it will be cool out there at candlestick with temperatures in the lower 60s. i'm tracking another round of rain and we'll have that in a few minute. >>>

get it and you're in. . >>> niners!49er fans were riding high at candlestick park as they celebrated their team's incredible comeback win against new orleans saints. before the game even started there was a buzz in san francisco as fans poured into the city for the team's first playoff appearance in almost a decade. ktvu's christien kafton talks to fans. >> reporter: san francisco streets were awash in a sea of red, black- and-gold. football fans came from far and wide looking for a place to eat and a place to lay down their heads. >> today is crazy. people are flying in from all over. >> reporter: the opal hotel says on a normal night they have 100 rooms available and by noon today, the hotel was booked up. >> people are spending crazy amounts of money just flying in for one day. i mean the rates are going up and managers and general managers are taking advantage of that. >> reporter: san francisco businesses have good reason to be excited about seeing all of those visitors. visitors say they are looking to spend big b

they won two tickets to the niners game tomorrow. the recreation and parks department announced yesterday it was holding a cot ntesinto contest to find its biggest fan. they wanted people to use facebook and twitter to tell them why they liked the department and the prize was two playoff tickets. jolie and ben crawson were married in san francisco. the couple tweeted a photo of their first kiss, with thought bubbles in which jolie is fantasizing about the quarterback, ben dreaming about the gold rush girls. >> this has been fantastic. thank you, san francisco rec and parks, we love it. >> the couple had a lot of competition. the recreation and parks department received 1,000 posts and tweets in less than 24 hours. >>> right now we're checking in with rob mayeda. what is going on weather-wise for us? >> right now we're seeing a bit of a break in between systems. you might notice if you've been outside this evening it's chilly use. we've got 30s and 40s outside with clouds spilling in. i don't think our temperatures are going to be dro

allen reports on the excitement over the niners finally back in the post seaso season. >> forty-ninerever is already taking over at the nfl shop at pier 39 where fans have bought up 75 percent of the merchandise. john says he came up from fresno just to shop hivrment i went to the 3 stores and they are sold out of all the niner gear so i came up here today. they might have something here. still in stock. >>reporter: the division champ i don't knowship t-shirt was sold out but he wasn't interested in what this store says is its second hottest ite item. >> this is best sechlingt see the forty-niner? they love it. >>reporter: you are almost sold out of these. >> yes. 6 left. >>reporter: meanwhile the race for play off tickets has begun. 250 dollars he says he's planning to catch a play off party bus from fresno to the game. >> the game ticket unlimited drink, raffle, dj, tailgate. >>reporter: play off tickets for the general public go on sale on line tomorrow. but season ticket holders already cashing in. 4 lower reserve seats that cost about 1,000 dollars are selling for 2600 dollars on

but at least one niners fan will be watching this weekend from new york. our own mike sugarman is in the big apple. >> new york is a lonely town when you're the only niner fan around. >> good luck, you are going to need it. >> he wasn't shopping for 49er jerseys, good thing. >> big game, big week. you have 12 49er jerseys. >> we weren't expecting that many people to want them. it's all about the giants out here. at this place, someone from the bay area will feel right at home. >> go niners. >> it's more berkeley than brooklyn. >> it's pretty intense. everybody here is pretty die hard. >> mets or rangers, forget about it. this is the really east bay. >> there isn't another bar in new york that does the san francisco bay area. i think one or two popped up since we have become popular. >> brian doesn't sound like he spent a lot of time in schools, pause he didn't. he welcomes bay area fans and started to show up a few years ago and grown from there. and yeah, it's taken off. this was the 2010 world series and it should be much the same sunday. served by barte