rams win 25-17. playoff hopes are over, and perhaps so is mike singletary's job as head coach. >> we've got enough talent on this team that we should have been the nfc west champion and we should have been competing in the playoffs. >> and obviously he wanted us to do better, felt that we could do better, but there are some obvious question marks that, you know, i had hoped would be answered as the season went on, and i'm not going to go into that right now, but obviously were not answered, and, you know, when that happens, then you end up out of the playoffs. >>> yeah, stay tuned for some late breaking news down there. >>> with a chiefs win, the raiders would have been eliminated even before they took the field this afternoon. kansas city, surprising leader in the afc west all season. matt cassel on 3rd and 19 to duane beau. he does the rest, throwing 3 touchdowns. kansas city routs the titans 34- 13 to eliminate the raiders. >>> so santa, well, he couldn't deliver a chiefs loss. punishment, go sit

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fourth quarter, rams up 15-14.lls out, buys enough time to find lawrence robinson for a touchdown. bradford's first touchdown pass in four gairms. st. louis up 22-14. so with troy smith still struggling, mike singletary goes to alex smith, with just 9:30 left in the game. he completed his first four passes, leading to a field goal. with just over 2 minutes left, he's sacked, stripped, rams fall on it and win 25-17. playoff hopes are over and perhaps so is mike singletary's job as head coach. >> we've got enough talent on this team that we should have been the nfc west champion and we should have been competing in the playoffs. >> and obviously i wanted us to do better, felt that we could do better, but there are some obvious question marks that, you know, i had hoped would be answered as the season went on, and i'm not going to go into that right now. but obviously were not answered. and, you know, when that happens, then you end up out of the playoffs. >>> niners need to finish next sunday with a win to avoid bein

is why is amnesty on the table now except to act that this is harry reid nancy pelosi is attempt to ram through something that the american public time and time again has rejected this bill has been around for ten years you know any other piece of social domestic policy of this is as you know and so on can't really say that they're trying to ram a gram of vacations. my feet. are so you. can see martians about some degree of trouble martain go ahead so. i don't know where bats doing you'll slot on to shoes on this although you are . the conditional just assume it is any better as it always has a jack justice in jail. they're not trying to kill me and please calm down alright martine finish your point i hear anyone ok go ahead my team. so my point was was that i don't know where bob is getting this constitutional limbo malarkey a bill passed in july is just as legitimate as one who that's passed in december whether it's the lame duck session of congress or not this idea that they're trying to ram through legislation that has been around for ten years that has been considered and passage a

the rams today score ronde their opening drive in st. louis, the niners are deep in their own territory and i smell trouble. troy smith fumbles the snap, rams led 9-0. the niners get back because of ted. watch him go. he races right up the gut, untouched, 78 yards, his second return of his career. 9-7 rams. it was 12-7 when troy smith threads the needle to receiver michael crab tree. crab tree hitting 5th gear. a 60-yard touchdown for him and ninners led 14-12 are at half time. we are going to the playoffs. let's get real. troy smith started because he led san francisco past st. louis in their first meeting but he wasn't sharp. . oj with the interception. he is engaged to the coach's daughter. that pick led to the field goal and the coach trying to replace smith with smith but we have a failure to talk there. to make it worse special teams breaks down. jeff reed go ahead field goal. no good, ram -- sam bradford, he looked like a 10 year veteran. he rolls out and fire this is missile to robinson and gives the rams a 22-14 lead. niners wit

rams still lead 14-15 in the third quarter. rams won just one game last year. but the rookie quarterback sam bradford has helped bring some punch to the offense. bradford to alexander. the 49ers defenseer spencer gets turned around and alexander gets up and scores a 49-yard touchdown. that's what the referees ruled until they challenged it and see that his foot is out of play. it gives rams the 22-15 lead. 9ers had some time to add some magic. but alex smith has nothing up his sleeve. more agony as alex gets hit, losing the ball. st. louis recovers. rams win 25-17. 49ers missed for the seven straight years and good-bye alex and good-bye mike. he leaves with an 18-22 record. just 5-10 this season. mike's contract is for two more years worth $5,000. but york says money is no object to turning this franchise around. >>> this is the raider's best season since their 2007 superbowl team. but by kickoff time today they knew that playoffs was at least another year away. the colts did not read the warning on ford. he has world class speed. he has one for two kickoffs fo

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louis rams and now he has lost his job. i'm tara moriarty live at 49ers head quarters where mike singletary has just been fired. we will tell you what their next move will be when the morning news continues. >>> will there is the opening bell on wall street on monday december 27th. the mccartny foundation is involved with autism and developmental disabilities. and at the nasdaq it's the american women. china raised an interest rate over the weekend to combat rising inflation. we'll keep any on the numbers and bring them to you shortly. >> we will. thank you for joining us here on the ktvu morning news. monday december 27th i'm dave clark. >> and i'm tori campbell. pam cook has the day off. it is now 6:30. with one game left in the season the 49ers have fired their coach. mike singletary got the boot after the niners lost to st. louis yesterday knocking the team out of a chance at the playoffs for the seventh straight year. tara moriarty is live at the team head quarters with some of the details. good morning tara. >> good m

he is sacked for a safety 9-0 rams.ouse 78 yards for a touchdown. then late in the second on third and 12 smith delivers a strike over the middle to michael crabtree. he is gone for a 60-yard score. san francisco led at the half 14-12. then in the third quarter this pass is picked off by former stanford star who by the way is mike singletary's future son-in-law. following that they got into a heated argument. the coach would bench him in favor of alex smith. >> then the rams scored again bradford throws to robinson. st. louis goes on top 22-14. alex smith didn't fare much better he loses the football rams recover. 25-17 as the 49ers are officially eliminated from the playoffs. >> it appears the end is near for mike singler to. york says he would not commit to singletary. york also said the 49ers will hire general manager and quote money is no object. >> raiders were only playing for pride after oakland was eliminated from the playoffs. oakland got off to a great start on the opening kickoff. he does it again taking it f

2-1/2 point underdog that rams. rams lost five straight to the 49ers. troy smith will be the quarterback. led the team to a victory last time they met. 49ers 5-9 make the playoffs finishing with two wins and a seahawks loss. >> to me this is one football -- when football is fun. it gets that much better. think of all the hard work you put in to it. all it time. everything before this was just -- you know, over and over. but now it's -- i mean, it's that much greater to attention to detail. i like it. i love it. >> his season, never been to the playoffs. raiders, they need the chiefs to lose to the titans. colts, tall order for them. peyton manning coming in. even in a down year. the raiders at 7-7 got to find a way to stop that guy and take care of their own beeswax. >> erators challenge. no question. but we are a challenge for him too. and i think we have to look at it that way. as long as we can play the way i think we are capable of playing, it's going to be a heck of a game. throwing the down down the field and being explosive as we can be. he will

louis rams. and now it's the hot topic across the country. >> mike singletary in his -- after the st. louis rams, c alling to 5-10 and getting eliminated. >> reporter: at knbr's morning show, sports analysts say they are surprised that this didn't happen sooner. after the 9ers lost to the r ams, apparently jed york was in the locker room and would not comment on whether sideline -- singletary would be on the s idelines. and if you watched yesterday's game, you know the 9ers were officially eliminated for the playoffs. it was a very frustrating season because many ficked -- picked san francisco to win nfc west. >> we're kind of surprised. if you don't deliver wins and loses, you are out. the billboard campaign was neat and fun but once the losses started piling up, the ent tartan -- entertaining press conferences stopped in a hurry. after the firing singletary did, one of the greatest experiences was having the opportunity to coach the 49ers. what made it so special were the players. now, many sai

coach designara a troy smith como quaterback el proximo domingo cuando san francisco se enfrente a los rams estan en posibilidades para pasar a los playoff a pesar de su pobre rendimiento.mientras, los raiders de oakland tambien el domingo saldran a tratar de superar sus ganes para mantener vivas sus esperanzas de pasar a playoff cuando jueguen contra los colts de indianapolis.los raiders tendran la obligacion de parar los rapidos ataques terrestres y no solo eso defender a su quaterback. los packers de green bay podran mandaron a su quaterback aaron rodgers a los entrenos de este dia y existen grandes posibilidades de que el mariscal de campo juegue el domingo ante los giants de nueva york y si ganan el partido podran avanzar a playoff.el jugador que practica un estilo temerario cuando se suelta del paquete de jugadores y encuentra defensas que chocan con una fuerza brutal dice que no cambiara su estilo de juego pero en vez de chocar con sus oponentes tratara de deslizarse.rodgers ya sufrio por segunda vez una contusion cerebral y lo mando a la banca. el quaterback entreno este dia con un

the decision came last night just hours after the rams defeated the 49ers in st. louis.loss ensured the team will not make the playoffs, cap addis pointing year for a squad that was -- capped a dispointing year for a squad that was favoured to win beginning of the season. >>> on to egypt where 8 american tourists were killed in a bus crash authorities say the tour bus hit a parked dump truck sheering off the side of the bus. in addition, 19 other americans were injured. the group was on its way to see an ancient temple. >>> today british police have charged 9 men with terror conspiracy, they were among 12 suspects taken into custody a week ago, the other three have since been released now the nine remaining suspects are charged with conner anding to cause explosions and preparing acts -- conspiring to cause explosions and preparing acts of terrorism they were planning a large scale attack in london. they will appear in court later today. >> miners rescued in chile earlier this year are going to disney world. yep. disney plans to pay for the miners, their rescuers and imm

in the end it was the rams who beat the 49ers 25-17. team president york called the team's play inept. afterward he indicated that singletary was a big part of the reason. >> obviously we did not set out the things we set out to achieve. we should be a play off team. we're not a play off team this year. very disappointed about that. we need to figure out how we can get in the play offs and start being in the super bowl. >> york said a national search will begin for a general manager who will then hire a new head coach with york's approval. we'll have more on that interview. very insightful about where this organization is coming. it's very insightful, you hate to see the head coach lose his job but they had those expectations. >> 11:30, we'll tune in. >>> the timing couldn't have been worse for hundreds of travelers trying to make it home. and this is a look at new york city. the storm has hauled travel in the air, on the ground, even in the rails. amtrak has shut down all service from new york. ripple effects have stranded travelers ri

they did knock off the rams that with a defense that held steven jackson to 88 yards rushing.y will need a similar effort against the rams' dynamic running back. >> we are the only team in the league that can stop the run. so once again, the challenge we are facing is great. >> for the raiders to keep their playoff hopes alive they mutt must beat the colts while the chiefs must lose. billing reason why the raiders revamped offense, behind jackson's creative touch they are among the top ten in total offense. >> with the rushing and play action, i think we really have grown in a lot of areas and come a long ways. >> the cowboys and cardinals aren't going to the playoffs but they had center stage. first quarter action, off of williams and he brings it back 66 yards for a touchdown. arizona would open a 21-3 lead. this brought the cowboys back within two minutes left. and dallas missed the extra point. that would be crucial because with five seconds left, he nails a 48-yard field goal that gives the cardinals a victory. tough year for the cowboys. >>> thing you very much. our next

louis rams. the straw that broke the camel's back for the team was the fact that had the one who's been named, all they have to do was to go back and players and across had been known next week they would been in the playoffs. singletary and he was let go when he returned to the bay area from san louis. the questions about who will lead the team. or will it all lin has been falling story. >> the firing was the big surprise for sports fans, and backed a lot of people believe the only way that mike singletary could save his job was not only to make the playoffs, but to go deep. obviously that did not happen. the forty-niners were eliminated from playoff contention after losing to the rams sunday morning. highlights from that game, during the game there was a heated exchange between singletary and tradesmen there have been a lot of added pressure in at least. after the team got back to the area last may, the 49ers president encino announced he fired him he finished it with an 18-22 record into the s

the rams beat the 49ers, jed york called the team's play inhe want. he -- inept. >> obviously we didn't achieve the things that we set out to achieve, we should be a playoff team. we aren't a playoff team this year, very disappointed about that. we need to figure out how we can get into the playoffs and how we can start competing for super bowls. >> money is no object. our object is to win the super bowl year and year out, we're going to make sure we get this right. >> the money object thing was that singletary still had two years left on his contract. he was saying it's not an object to lose and eat that money, which is going to be about $5 million. york said a national search will begin for a general manager who will then hire a new head coach with jed york's approval. we will more of that tonight. >> thank you very much. >>> well, the timing couldn't be worse for millions of travelers trying to get home after the holidays. a blizzard is slamming the east coast tonight dumping more than a foot of snow on major cities. it has stalled traffic on the a

minutes earlier, sheriff's deputies stopped the suspect but then he rammed their car and sped off.uspect is also hospitalized. >>> california's battle over same-sex marriage heading back to court today. federal appeals court judges will hear arguments about whether proposition 8 is constitutional. a lower court judge overturned the gay marriage ban in august saying it violates civil rights. >>> today lawmakers will be getting down business during an emergency budget session. they will try to agree on how to close the $6 billion deficit. a spokesman for the governor says to expect, quote, ugly cuts in state spending. >>> tomorrow san francisco's board of supervisors will vote on whether to use eminent domain to take over four buildings standing in the way of the transbay terminal project. demolition work is in progress on the old terminal. but the city needs to take possession of four buildings that are blocking a path for rail tunnels. the building owners are holding out for more money. a judge may end upsetting a final price. >>> tomorrow the san jose city council will consider wh

louis rams? coach singletary says he knows, but he's not going to tell anybody. smith obviously had a rough go of it against the chargers. my guess will be he will go to troy smith. singletary talks about his would be game plan for that quarterback, whoever he is. >> i don't expect him to go into the game and be perfect. so you know there has to be some patience there, otherwise if you have a plan you can't fully work on it this week because you're not sure if you're going to stay with it or not. i just think that whoever it is, we'll work with him. >> let's hope he checks the film out thoroughly and makes his decision at that point. 10:00 sunday morning. we have the warriors and sharks both in action tonight. full highlights at 10:00. but that's the sporting life for right now. i have to go look at the film. >> check it out. >> great. >> thank you, mark. >>> coming up on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36. san francisco remembers victims of homelessness as a new report homelessness may be stabilizing. in 30 minutes on tv 36 that is our report for now. have a good ev

they got separated for less than a minute from the grandmother and when she found the little girl ramoles was sexually assaulting her there in an aisle. investigators are at a loss to explain such an act performed in such a way. >> not concerned about who's going to witness the event. this has us baffled. >> i have two kids, six years old and two. and it's scary for everyone. >> after this afternoon's arraignment, ramos will be returned to jail where he's held on $63,000 bail. ramos is in what they call administrative segregation meaning he's in a cell by himself. he can only leave it one hour a day. that's special protection for a man charged with such a heinous crime and a man already convicted in 2003 for assaulting a seven-year-old girl in hayward. thomas ramon is down here. he'll be inside the courtroom. he'll have it at 5:00 and 6:00. >> terry, very motion case there. former bart police officer johannes mehserle returns to court today in los angeles. his attorney will ask a judge to let mehserle go free on bail while he appeals his conviction. last month mehserle was sentenced t

and tomorrow's showdown with the rams is for all the marbles. it's simple.rs need to win their last two game. and seattle needs to lose one. tie breakers would have the niners hosting a playoff game at candlestick, kickoff 10:00 a.m. our time. the afternoon game at the coliseum. the raiders hosting the colts. >> looking forward to it. >> thanks, lawrence. >>> still ahead at 5:00, after a week of fearing the worst about his lost dog, the christmas reunion, man and man's best friend. >> i'm deployed in southwest asia, merry christmas and happy liomho h tysdaeo everyone at travis air force base, california. >>> just in time for christmas, a happy ending to a terrible animal abuse case. a door was left opened, kevin had been beaten and shot with a pellet gun and left for dead. the owner says he ended up wandering into a nearby backyard that family took him in, gave him a bath before tracking down the owner. both dogs are back home. kevin is expected to make a full recovery. poor little thing, he's like, i'm so glad to be home, just take care of me. >>> one more

it was outfitted with stop rams and attended windows.the man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence your he was a councilman. >> the oakland city councilman who was pulled over by chp officer and determined to be driving under the influence. >> they spotted the be like driving erratically at 7:30 p.m.. they instructed him to pull off. the officer noticed the signs of the impairment and they ran a series of sobriety tests. they concluded that mr. councilmen was an impaired driver. >> he was booked and released for the chp office and it not taken to jail. taking the the suspect to drill offered no trouble or resistance. >> no comment. >> no,? to knowing he is our american region? >> know. >> date have the toughest employment ordinance in san francisco next year. city contractors and subcontractors working and city funded projects will be required to hire 25% of their workers from the city residents. that requirement will increase to 50% over seven years. they have concerns about the legislation and they urged supervisors

louis rams. now, if you watched that game, you know that the 9ers s quashed their chance of being in the playoffs. no team has ever recovered from an 0-5 start to reach the p layoffs but the 9ers would have clinched if they had beaten the rams and won next sunday. so it was a very frustrating season. many people picked san francisco to win the division. >> nobody is upset. nobody is sat. most people thought this had to be done. most people are speculating on who should be next. who should be it? is it gonna be john gruden? jim harbaugh? >> reporter: we caught up with harbaugh himself as his football team -- loaded up on the bus today. they are loaded -- headed to florida for the bowl game. >> anybody contacted you about the 49er coaching position? >> we're talking about the game in miami. thank you. >> reporter: as far as singletary goes, many said they knew his firing was coming. they won less than half of his games. in any case, he still has two years and $5 million left on his contract but jed

first dodge ram truck from the 2008 because of steering problems. 2009 model dodge journey s.u.v.'s. the auto maker says they need to fix side air bags that might not deploy. and the last recall involves dodge ram 1500 trucks for the 2011 model year. the auto maker says an issue with the rear axles could cause the trucks to stall. chrysler owners are call the company for repairs. we have the numbers posted on our website abc7news.com. look under "see it on tv." >> a new report out today suggests stable gas prices and improving economy have more consumers buying trucks and s.u.v.'s. in fact, they have sold better than compact cars and hybrids this year. according to the site, truck sales were up 15% and s.u.v. sales up 21% over last year. many trucks and s.u.v.'s were bought by contractors to be used as work vehicles. >> new york mayor michael bloomberg says the city's response to the blizzard of 2010 is unacceptable. the agencies responsible will be reviewed. they have a deadline of plowing every street at least once except where abandoned cars were

car, sped off, ran a red lied and then rammed into a bart officer's patrol car.he suspect has a severe head injury. he and the bart officer are both hospitalized. >>> all right. time now 6:57. moving right along another wet and windy day. tracy is watching the doppler radar. >> doppler radar is realtime. it doesn't get any better t shows exactly what's going on and where. we are seeing some light showers just to the north of concord. more light activity into vacaville and fairfield and more importantly, the rest of the bay area is dry for now. that's the drill. light showers tapering off to a mix of sun and clouds for the afternoon. highs in antioch 50 to the lower 60s. we'll squeeze out more sunshine for tomorrow. after that another storm system moves in and we'll have rain wednesday and thursday. take a look at friday, saturday and sunday. boy, doesn't that look good? 67 as the high, saturday and sunday inland. near 60 along the coast. plenty of sunshine expected. those temperatures are ever so close to 70 degrees in december. that's why i live in san francisco

chrysler is recalling the 2008 to 2011 dodge ram trucks because of possible steering problems. they are also asking owners to bring in ram 1,500 trucks from this year because the vehicles may stall. 65,000 dodge journey suv's are being recalled to fix side airbags that may not deploy and ford is recalling nearly 15,000 trucks and crossover suv's. the automaker says a faulty piece of equipment in some of these 2011 models can cause the electrical system to short and create a fire. >>> groupon, one of the fastest-growing companies in internet history has raised half-billion dollars in new financing. the company says the funding from investors will be used to buy back stock from existing stockholders. groupon sends daily e-mails to subscribers from local merchants. founded two years ago, the company is believed to be worth $6 billion. that is your "moneywatch." for more business headlines go to cbsmoneywatch.com. >>> if you're going to get a traffic ticket this is the day to do it. starting tomorrow it will cost four more bucks. $4 to the cost of every traffic ticket will be added

arraignment and we have pictures where those in kurtdy are brought to court. 1:00 wednesday aftnoon ramoles was in the dollar store in union city. a two-year-ol girl and her grandmother were there. they got separated for less th a minute from the grandmother and when she found the little girl ram moles was sexually assaulting her there in an aisle. investigators are at a loss to explain such an act performed in such a way. >> not concerned aut who's going to witness the event. this has us baffled. >> i have two kids, six years old and two. and it's scary for everyone. >> after this afternoon's arraignment, ramos will be returned to jail where he's held on $63,000 bail. ramos is in what they call administrative seegation meaning he's in a cell by himself. he can only leave it one hour a day. that's specia protection for a man charged with such a heinous crime and a man already convicted in 2003 for assaulting a seven-year-old girl in hayward. thomas ramon is down here. he'll be inside the courtroom. he'll have it at 5:00 and 6:00. >> terry, very motion case there. former bart police offi

several people are behind bars of their ramming into two baltimore county police cruisers. it happened around 1:30 p.m. police first spotted the car and quickly realized it was stolen. officers followed the car into the parking lot of a high school where two cruisers were rammed into. nobody was hurt. >> funeral services will be held next week for the family killed in a fire earlier this week in east baltimore. six members of the family died early tuesday morning. flames quickly consumed their home. services will be held wednesday at the empowerment temple at 10:00 a.m. the funeral is at 11:00 a.m. >> if you use the d.c. metro system, you may want to listen up. officials will start ran them that searches. officers will apply chemicals want to bags that can detect explosives. i shall not be open unless there is a positive signal from the chemicals or from a k-9 unit. similar procedures are already in place in both new york and boston. >> the maryland continues to cook the national trend when it comes to unemployment. while the unemployment rate nationally has wavered over th

he then rammed their patrol car and took off. deputies followed over to b and grand where they say he blew through the intersection and hit a bart police officer's car. the cars were smash and all of them involved. that bart officer taken to the hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. hospitalized with a head injury. deputies say in searching the car, they found a bepellet gun. today in the east bay. >> a federal panel in san francisco will take up california's same-sex marriage ban this morning. the ninth circuit court of appeals is reviewing a lower court decision which declared the ban unconstitutional. a three-judge panel is expected to hear about three hours of arguments televised on c-span. the pan cell not expected to announce a decision today and the ruling could be reviewed by a larger panel of the ninth circuit and from there to the u.s. supreme court. >>> a convicted sex offender accused of assaulting a toddler is due back in court. eugene ramos is held without bail. he was charged friday. ramos assaulted a 2-year-

he is sacked for a safety and 9-0 rams. but san francisco would take the lead thanks to a couple of big plays. the punt return and finds the seem and takes it to the house 78 yards for the touchdown. that cut the lead down to two. then late in the second quarter and smith delivers a strike over the middle to michael crabtree. he is gone for a 60-yard score and san francisco lead at the half. then they scored again and sam bradford rolling right and threw across his body. st. louis on top, 22-14. and alex smith replaced troy smith and he loses the football and the rams recover. 25-17 was the final. and so ends the mike single -- mike singletary era in san francisco. >>> and way will turn our attention -- and we will turn our attention to the raiders. they got off to a great start thanks to >>> the raiders were only playing for pride because kansas city won earlier in the day eliminating oakland from the playoffs. if they could beat the colts, the raiders would avoid their first losing season since 2002. oakland got off to a

they hope troy smith will be the man with the golden gun against the rams. the niners are not confirming this. nfl network is the first to break the story. but it is the big secret that is no longer the secret. alex smith is heading to the bench and troy smith will start against st. louis in the biggest game of the year. he relieved alex and beat the rams in overtime and then alex came back for a couple games. now it is troy's game. next year it will likely be neither, but for now the mystery is over. the misery goes on, but the mystery is over. >>> the raiders need some help to stay in the playoff chase. they have to hope they can beat the colts and kansas city loses to tennessee. even though the chiefs will play early on sunday, he is not watching that game. >> if kansas city loses or wins, you would rather not know. you would rather just go out and play our game. nothing even matters if you don't take care of your own business. >> viva las vegas. boise state in the las vegas bowl. they had their sights set on a bcs bowl game. they came out flat with doug

and more than 22,000 dodge rams from the last four model years could have steering problems. >> tom: a rising tide lifts all boats, or so americans hope. commentator todd buchholz thinks that's why the bush tax cuts were extended, even for the richest americans. todd is author of "lasting lessons from the corner office." >> i've got a puzzle for you: why don't americans favor superhigh taxes on folks who earn lots of money? whenever politicians sing the soak-the-rich tune, it falls flat. here's why. americans aspire. they don't resent money. they'd like some for themselves. when they get it, they are generous in giving it away. americans believe in income mobility. and they are not stupid to think they can climb the ladder. just look around. homes are 60% bigger than they were in 1970. the number of families with two or more cars has jumped 50%. life expectancy has climbed a staggering seven years. second, in the great recession, the average joe noticed that his boss was driving up in the same unwashed car, taking fewer vacation days, and bemoaning college payments. small business ow

louis against the division-leading rams. and no way is takeo spikes sitting out there one.he veteran linebacker broke his hand two weeks ago. so he and patrick will is will have the matching caps. you see those two things right there? huge. look like kaá clubs and in the 13-year career he never made in the playoffs and a broken hand is not going to stop his quest. >> even when i broke it, i knew it was broken, but it was like, man, i'm in. it don't matter. as long as it is not on my lower extremities, i'm good. i'm going to be all right. i will be all right. >> there you go. a little busted hand. that won't keep a big guy lime hick out of the lineup. they're 5-9 playing the rams, 6- 8, a great game, all for the marbles basically. >>> on this christmas, most kids are playing with their new toys but one 5-year-old is giving them away. the inspiration from her deployed dad to give to kids right here in the bay area, coming up on eyewitness news at 6:30. that's it for eyewitness news at 5:30. we will see you back here in a half hour and at 11:00. merry christmas, everybody. ,,,

which i think is a terrible idea for a lame duck session to try to ram through at the last minute.thing this lame duck session should do is go home. leave us alone. we don't want them around any more. the house ought to pass the tax continuation that passed the senate without any amendment. get it signed and go home. this has been bad government. to have a huge election and have democrats trying to ram things through as though the election never occurred. >> sean: do you have problems with the tax bill in terms of the spending? i was uncomfortable with 200 billion dollars in new spending. >> sure. i think the bill is the least bad option we have. i think to leave town without having extended the taxes would risk pushing us into an 11or12% unemployment. this bill is not a stimulus bill. all this bill does is continue the current tax code but avoids the disaster of having taxes group in january. and it avoids the disaster of businesses having no idea what the tax code is. what the republicans have to do is come back in january and launch a series of 9 to 12 bills each designed to inc

the rams beat the 49ers, 25-17, eliminating the team from playoff contention.ecision to fire singletary came right after the loss, in an exclusive interview overnight with cbs 5, he spoke about his last day on the job. >> but very very thankful for the opportunity they gave me, to coach here and i understand it is about winning. and -- but really just sorry i didn't get a chance to bring it, like i wanted to. but that is part of life. >> during 2.5 seasons, singletary had a win loss record of 18 and 22. and national search will begin for a general manager who will then hire a new head coach with the owners approval. you can watch that full interview with singletary on our website cbs5.com. >>> the man replacing singletary, is the defensive line coach. he will coach the final game against the cardinals this sunday, he is in his fourth year with the team, his only head coaching experience came in nfl europe. >>> 6:31 a.m. a blizzard 3,000 miles away causing a travel mess in the bay area. sharon chin at san francisco airport where it could be the end of the week b

today the rams coach put the n.f.c.est into perspective. >> they haven't said we're out of it yet and, right now, we have to win this next game and that's all i'm focused on. can't do scenarios, can't worry about who they scheduled, got to go out and win a football game. >> reporter: you don't have anyone on your staff like getting you the list of scenarios? >> no. if they come i throw 'em in a waste basket. >> the writers raiders are wishing they played denver every week. they put up 98 points in two games this season, still a shot to sneak in the playoffs. first step got to beat the colts next week. the players are practically pleading for a sellout. >> they are going to make so much of a difference they don't know. so i'm saying you guys, we need you in the stands, if we can -- i'm gonna give away 10 tickets, that's how bad we need the fans in the stands. >> the raiders are dead last in attendance this season despite a much better record. the raiders average is over 12,000 less from two years ago when they went 5-11.