seattle trying to clinch the win today.the second to the last time the 9ers and jim harbaugh have a little history at stanford and usc. they don't like each other. the scoring was going 7-6. he was held in check. dawson 3 fieldgoals. the 9ers take a lead. russell wilson. throws into the shadows. luke wilson emerges. 14-9 seattle. one touchdown. one interception. 9ers cap off a crucial drive. nice grap by davis. seattle takes the lead by frank gore cuts it back and takes off before he runs out of gas. maybe he was trying to kill the clock. 17 carries, 110 yards for gore. 20th straight fieldgoal. 9ers lead 19-17. wilson one last chance. doesn't work. the receiver falls down. eric is there to pick it off. that seals the deal. 9ers, as i said, keep seattle from clinching the division. 19-17 san francisco wins it. >> boy, just running and hitting low. >> it was great. >> yeah. competing and it was a tough offense. >> it stays to the world, just to let you know, this is still our division. until a team takes it from us, that's it

it felt like seattle had our number.hink it was a statement game to the world just to let you guys know that this is still our division. until a team takes that from us we will rep it a strong way. >> another edition of vernon's view at 11:35. he went one on one with larry beil. get his take on the win over seattle and making the cover of the game day magazine. we'll take a brief timeout before we check in on the raiders and their struggles in east coast games and stan ready -- stanford will face mich we were told nothing could be done, to enjoy these final moments together. but in that moment, when all seemed lost... st. jude children's research hospital gave us hope. announcer: because at this moment, st. jude children's research hospital is saving lives with pioneering research and care. we're changing the way the world treats childhood cancer by sharing our discoveries with doctors and scientists everywhere. and we'll never have to pay st. jude for anything, ever. at this moment, she wants to be in her own bed. i wan

seattle seattle-- san francisco goes into sunday feeling a lot better about themselves. >> i think itment to the world just to let you know this is still our division until a team takes that from us we will continue to rep. >> i told them we have to go out there and stop feeling sorry about ourselves and take it. we still have a lot to learn. we still have a lot to learn but that's a good thing. beating a good team like seattle and still not playing our best ball. and that's great. >>> drew breas and the saints went against carolina. breas throws 10 touchdowns to colton. they currently hold the two nfc wild cards. >>> it's more like the twilight zone for the raiders. tonight they lost their tenth straight game. jets' smith threw. jets first touchdown in 9- quarters. special teams getting tacked. nobody blocked antonio allen. punt attempt recovers into the end zone for a touchdown. raiders played without their injured running back mcfadden and jenks. so it's rushing. it's 20-103rd quarter. streeter sews up the 48-yard touchdown. it's 27-173rd quarter. but the jet -- but it's 27-13 in t

seattle returns it for the touchdown. it was a great night for seattle's russell wilson. he threw 310 yards. three touchdowns for a 34-7 win. seattle the first to clinch a spot in the nfc playoffs. and a new stadium noise record. 137 decibels. >>> denver broncos head coach john fox is back after heart surgery saying this is the best he felt in 20 years. his team won 3 out of 4 games. tops the afc west division, that may be why he feels better. not sure if he will coach his first game from the sidelines or the booth. >>> college basketball number 12 uconn in a buzzer beater as time runs out. the huskies beat number 15 florida 65-64. college football. meet the new coach of the university of california. coach steve sarkesian, from the washington huskies, where he was 34-29. he's not the sexy choice, some say, but he is a so-cal guy. he was the offensive coordinator at ufc before. >>> the security guard in houston has been fired. patriots tom brady after sunday's game on right. it's against company policy. the policy says he can't do that. he took a photograph with the patrio

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marshawn lynch beast mode 11- yard scar to give seattle the lead it.n't till right before the half the 49ers hit the end zone, colin kaepernick to vernon davis, 49ers by two points at the half. kaepernick gets picked off in the 3rd by byron maxwell at the goal line, wasted trip by the offense into the seahawks red zone. seattle was held to a field goal and in the 4th to go up by one the 49ers to chance a response. there goes frank gore scampering for a season long 51 yards before stopping at the seattle 20. then a few plays later the 3rd down situation colin kaepernick, watch the convoy of blockers and he gets the 1st down. it was huge because they ran the clock down, kept russell wilson on the sideline and with 30 seconds to go phil dawson did this to win the football game and the 49ers do indeed beat a winning team, 19-17 over their division rivals. >> feels like you go to the dentist chair and 3 1/2 hours of getting root canal work done, you know. they're tough. >> no, we didn't predict it to be this way. we expected to blow them out. they got the b

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. >> my guest is from suburban seattle, the ceo of the legacy agency which represents him. welcome.t is easy to understand the marketability, but this man has an interesting back story. >> he is a fantastic individual. he is 23 years old, but he is mature beyond his years. he spent his entire life fighting back from injury, which you have heard before. since he was a kid, he has been dedicated. he is driven, he is a winner. he has interests outside of this, such as music. he has done documentaries. he is the kind of guy you would want your daughter to have a relationship with. he is a wonderful guy. >> he can skate very quickly. resilience and persistence. if he does not succeed or dominate in sochi, he is still marketable? >> we think he will do a terrific job, but you are right. his story translates regardless of what happens on the ice. he is an inspiration. >> the sponsors? >> he has a number of them. we have tried to craft a family- friendly environment. p&g, wheaties, smuckers, nike. we are in some financial and risk management. really interesting categories. >> it sounds like

coming up, a san francisco wine heist, is it linked to a spree up to seattle. new details. >> a high school booster club robbed at gunpoint during a bingo fund-raiser. the crime that has victims calling for security guards. >> and take a look at this. sparks fly during an overnight police chase. we'll tell you how officers finally got that driver into cuffs. >> apple investigates the death of one of its workers at a factory in china. the latest in business. >> we're seeing a crisp clear start to the morning in san jose, temperatures near freezing but much warmer weather on the way for the weekend. >>> welcome back. 6:43. this morning investigators are looking into whether two men arrested for a wine heist in seattle are tied to a similar crime in the bay area. chase cain is live in san francisco with the details. good morning, chase. >> reporter: good morning, laura. we're talking about expensive wine. nearly three quarters of a million dollars of wine and that is why san francisco police are talking to seattle police to see if these two crimes are connected. i

in seattle. why police think they may be linked to a similar heist here in the bay area. >> we're watching a chilly start to the morning. 30s and 40s right now. but our afternoon starting to turn warmer. we'll talk more about the changes in the forecast coming up. >> and two of your three big incidents already this morning cleared from the east shore freeway, that leaves one for the commute. we'll talk about the slowdown in the commute direction and what you can expect. >> a live look outside at san jose. chilly, not as chilly as it has been. a real nice warming trend on the way. it's thursday, december 12th, this is "today in the bay." >>> good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm terry mcsweeney. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> we're going to get details on an unsolved homicide more than a year ago. police will hold a news conference to provide an update on the murder of a clerk on september 8 of 2012. resa was shot and killed during an early morning robbery. police increased the reward for infor

it gives the opportunity to use the city of seattle as their van vast. >> al jazeera, seattle. >> twoyears ago nelson mandela agreed to pose for photos to raise money for a south african hospital. the photographer remembers the day. >> the expression behind nelson mandela, he was the drive for us for the project. for me, he had been, i guess an inspiration since my teens since i sat there in australia and watch him. i think coming here six years ago and living here is to really understand what he had done. in 2011 i did a portrait of him for an arts project and it was just an absolute -- absolutely unforgettable experience. so of course for nelson mandela it is just another day in the life of nelson mandela. he is meeting people so inspired by him and so taken with what he has achieved and all he does is make you feel comfortable. he makes you feel that you are an important one. >> that's good. >> the reflection, the portrait metaphor of the reflection of man in the mirror was very much for the people of south africa because his spirit, what he represent says in every single one. for

and specifically seattle children's hospital, u-dub law and the seattle children's company. >> it's just research. really helping us accelerate cures. >> friends sajak never talked about his wealth and that the private philanthropist was a covert coupon clipper. so what kind of guy was jack mcdonald? a guy who liked a good deal. his friends say that he would walk from his apartment to this grocery store every time that frozen orange juice went on sale and he bought so much over time that he had to install a second freezener his apartment to hold it all. >> and god bless him for living that kind of a life and leaving this legacy, this quiet legacy. >> a legacy that now gives others perhaps new life. >> that was chris daniels reporting. over the years, mcdonald also donated about $150,000 to a village in canada where his grandfather grew up. that village was able to build an ice rink and a town hall with his donation. >> it's a big day for a giant panda cub at the national zoo in d.c. let's listen in. she finally gets a name. we'll show you what it is. the the giant panda at the washington

frank gore is off, 51-yard run, season long for him to the seattle 20.w plays later it's a 3rd downplay. kaepernick doing with his feet, look at the convoy of blockers, a critical 1st down that helps them run the clock down. all they need was a field goal and keith wilson off the field. 30 seconds left phil dawson chip shots, game win are and the 49ers prevail -- winner and the 49ers prevail, 19-17 over their division rival. >> we're still the division champs. until someone takes that from us we have to defend it and that's the team you want to defend it against. seattle is a great team. we know we probably have to see them later down the road to. -- road. to get this you know with means a lot. >> feels like you go to the dentist's chair and 3 1/2 hours of root canal on you. these teams are tough. both teams played extremely hard and well. so we'll move on and get ready for the tampa bay bucs. >> the 49ers mold a one game lead over the card -- hold a one game lead over the cardinals and are spill mathematically alive to win the nfc -- still mathematicall

maybe a spotty shower or two in seattle tomorrow. kristen?all right, dylan, thanks. >>> and just ahead, tense moments on the ski slopes in colorado. we'll show you. >>> plus, retailers pull out all the stops to lure post-christmas shoppers. we'll have the details in just two minutes. >>> welcome back. some stories making news this morning. officials continue their investigation into the deadly christmas morning fire that killed three siblings in louisiana. investigators say a space heater is likely to blame for the blaze that quickly spread through a trailer with 12 people inside. the children's parents suffered serious burps and are recover g i burns and are recovering in the hospital. >>> warren weinstein who was kidnapped by al qaeda has released a video message urging president obama to negotiate for his release. in the video weinstein says he kwe feels, quote, totally abandoned and forgotten. the obama administration says it will not negotiate for his release. >>> a new study from the university of nebraska shows texting isn't all that b

again, the big news this morning is all the way in downtown seattle, we have snow. and at the airport the last hour. as far as the rest of the west goes, some of that moisture will be diving southward. but not so much towards portland or medford. as, again, that rain in arizona will be moving out during the day for your travel. you'll be doing a little better. all of california and arizona should be okay this afternoon. that's your national forecast. on all surfaces. did i mention seattle is a fun place to be to see it snowing. it doesn't happen all that often. the driving skills may be a little -- >> oh, no, they're used to it. the deal is it's just a beautiful town. >> yes. >> you'll love it. >> fresh coating of snow. >> a lot of good news from bill karins. very surprising. >>> russia's president putin pardons a chief rival and a tragic ending for a couple who won big on ellen's show. >>> plus, these ducks will be retiring to the jack daniel's distillery. i wonder if they hiccup a lot. oh, what a life. back in two. >>> welcome back. bad weather is causing multiple

seattle is already guaranteed a spot.ut the 49ers reminded those seahawks don't go believing all of your press clippings just yet. seattle fans paid 1 million for this ad and that's just the start. leads to phil dawson's second field goal of the game. but field goals are not touchdowns. seattle comes right back with an 82-yard drive. hawks leads 7-6. and quarterback russell wilson makes the biggest play of the game. patrick wilson loses him. luke wilson makes it 14-9 seattle. kap to vernon davis gives 49ers a 16-14 lead at the half. seattle kicked the fourth field goal -- fourth quarter field goal and that gives them the lead. the old line gives gore a big hole and he moves outside. goes down. that's a 51-yard gainer. 49ers need to keep the clock running. takes it down to the seahawks 7- yard line. four plays later. dawson kicks his fourth field

a 16-year-old boy died on a flight from seattle today. police are trying to make sure tomorrow's 49ers game is safe for all of the fans. we will take a look at how much snow came down. >>> san francisco police are warning people headed to tomorrow's 49ers game to behave. several officers will be in the crowd wearing seattle seahawks gear. there will be more decoy officers at this game than other game. kickoff is scheduled for 1:25 tomorrow afternoon. >>> search crews are waiting for the weather to let up before they start looking for a silicon valley executive and his family. the search was suspended yesterday when snow and frigid temperatures hit the area. smith was flying when he reported engine trouble. it is unclear when search planes will be able to take off again. >>> in washington state a flight that took off from seattle was diverted after a teenager died on board. delta flight 128 headed for atlanta landed in spocane after a 16-year-old boy died despite the efforts of people with medical experience on board. >> we heard we have a

. >> axelrod: any list of distinct metropolitan skyline would have to include seattle, dominated by its space needle but it's what's going on below ground that is news right now. john blackstone gives us a look at a project that is a marvel of construction. >> reporter: seattle has been captivated by a huge machine nicknamed "big bertha." it's the world's largest tunnel bore magazine, standing five stories tall, it's digging a nearly two mile long tunnel underneath downtown seattle. >> absolutely it's the way to go. every city should have a big tunnel underneath it. >> reporter: gregory hauser is deputy project manager. >> with the older technology it might not have been physically possible to even do this. >> reporter: big bertha-- named after one of the city's early mayors-- is 326 feet long and does much more than drill. moving forward at 35 feet a day, it cleans up after itself, carrying rock and dirt out on a conveyor belt. then it installs concrete panels, building the walls as it goes, leaving a finished tunnel behind. best of all for seattle's drivers, everything is done undergr

today seattle put robinson cano in charge. he and his agent wanted a ten- year contract and got it from the mariners to signed the second baseman to a $240 million that ties albert pujols for the third largest deal ever. >>> seattle was a busy city today. boise state head coach chris peterson accepts the same position with the washington huskies. he's been one of the most coveted coaches for years. we all knew this one was coming. 12 hours after houston lost its 11th straight game, head coach gary kubiak was fired. not a great year for him. one month ago he suffered a mini stroke and now he's out of work. wade phillips takes over as interim head coach. >>> tiger woods. let's go to tiger. we'll talk about gary kubiak here as long as we can. there's tiger. come on, buddy. one of 18 players in this weekend at thousand oaks. he can win his own challenge tournament for the sixth time. he made ten birdies today. his own tournament course record with a 10 under 62. there he is making one on 8 as well. that is sports. >> he is tiger w

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>> reporter:if you watched the seattle game last night, you saw how good russell wilson was.rth a thousand words.but it isn't worth your job. two security guards who worked the texans game at reliant stadium in houston were fired today for taking photos with patriots quarterback tom brady. >> reporter:two security guards who worked texans games at houston's reliant stadium were fired today for taking photos with patriots quarterback tom brady after last sunday's game the security guards christopher moore and joel williams had photos snapped of them with brady violating the security company's policy against taking photos or getting autographs with players while on duty in a statement the security company. contemprary services corporation stood by the decision to fire the guards restating it's policy >> reporter:boy the a's have been busy lately. >> reporter:a couple more moves today acquiring outfielder craig gentry from texas in exchange for former first round pick michael choice >> reporter:but the a's weren't finished. a's trade for gregerson the a's acquired right- handed

seattle will get rain tomorrow. that is it. the rest of the week, partly sunny skies, we are getting dry. it will stay that way through the end of the week. so, clear and chilly nights. sunny skies, all week. little and no rape on the horizon. a wreufrpbgel coming in the atmosphere. but, even if we were to get rain from that not amounting to much. monday, heading out of the bay area, the airport looks sunny and mild. the high, 61. the rest of the country, los angeles is at 75. chicago, monday, snow. and new york will get rain tomorrow. 58 degrees. pinpoint forecast overnight lows tonight. a little on the chilly side. 37 at fairfield. travis air force base. santa rosa, 37 degrees. we are looking at 40 degrees at redwood city and in san francisco tonight. 46 degrees. for an overnight low. and, the forecast for tomorrow. looking at middle 60s for the most part. 65 for morgan hill and 65 in santa clara. just about everybody in the middle 60s tomorrow of the city at 62 degrees. the forecast, there is just not a cloud on the horizon.

. [♪ music ] >> i was really lucky because i got to go to vancouver, seattle, and alaska to learn aboutenetically modified salmon. it's so cool. these fish are just crazy. you got to take a look. this here is a gm salmon that is a year old. >> genetically modified, right. >> yes. >> this king may be facing competition from a fish created in laboratory. >> those fish are hungry. >> reporter: they're called mg, genetically modified. here in vancouver, canada, these trains have been genetically modified to become a super salmon, eating voraciously and growing by leaps and bounds. >> i was throwing feed out in the water and it was a feed ing frenzy. >> they respond dramatically and show a 30-fold increase in growth relative to wild type . >> 10 to 30 times the speed of growth. >> taking science a step further, asking the food and drug administration to approve their farmed salmon for sale in the u.s. and from the looks of things it might happen. the fda has said it is safe to environment. it was first engineered in 1989. it's an atlantic salmon modified by a combination of chnookcal monday

. >> who's in charge of seattle today? >> we are. >> he simply walked up and just started spraying across the line. >> from tahrir square to occupy wall street, video seen around the world. >> medic! >> that stoked the fires of freedom and sparked political change. >> ever since then the camera has been a feature of every protest. ♪ "caught on camera: revolution." >>> thousands of egyptians storm a bridge, fighting for freedom. 2011 is an historic year as revolutions sweep across the middle east in an unprecedented wave of political uprisings known as the arab spring. >> there are essentially uprisings and revolutions for freedom and dignity. some of them have been against monarchies. some of them have been against republics or republican presidents. but at their heart they're about freedom and dignity. >> reporter: january 25th, 2011. galvanized by the successful overthrow of the government in nearby tunisia, egyptian activists put out a call on the internet for a large protest against police brutality. >> the call went o

seattle wince and seattle becomes the first team to clinch a playoff spot. >>> denver's john fox is backour weeks after undergoing heart surgery. fox knew about his heart condition but was planning on surgery in the off-season but he was thinking about it while golfing. >> i think when i was laying on the 14th green i did say a short prayer, god, you get me out of this, i'll get it fixed now. that's kind of the way it went. >> fox will coach broncos this week in their game against tennessee. denver went 3-1 in his absence. >>> and in college basketball uconn's shabazz napier sent his home crowd into a frenzy. the huskies trailing florida by a point in the final seconds. >> five seconds to go. lost the dribble. leans in. that's no good. napier, he got it! >> napier's teammates and fans swarm in as he runs down the tunnels for the locker room after hitting the buzzer beater. uconn wins 65-64. >>> when we return, drone deliveries. a look at the talented air drop space as companies race to develop this speed delivery system. [ bells dinging ] ♪ hark how the bells, sweet silver bells ♪ ♪ all

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talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want to lead if i go to you first in seattle you got up early as for this program i've been watching a lot of the coverage of the death and the funeral and the coverage of the passage of this really truly great man and it's basically two words he's an inspiration and he was a figure of reconciliation is that enough for you. no i'm also the author of a book called into the cannibals past lessons for america from post apartheid south africa and that is definitely not a hey geo graphic account of names nelson mandela i will leave it to your your other guests to provide the ohs and the head geographic. biographical details of a very genial and impressive man but certainly he's political legacies not exactly impressive people often say that he was a someone who facilitated the peaceful transition to so-called democracy democracy rule which is really a dominant party state in south africa and any democratic scholar worth his salt will tell you that a dominant party state is not a true democracy but nelson mandela did not require a rev

there's a boat buried in downtown seattle. so, you name it.ould be down there. >> reporter: another theory is it's a massive boulder left during the ice age. residents have their own guesses. >> some kind of burial ground. >> merry christmas, big bertha. >> reporter: if that's the case, her christmas break started two weeks ago. since then, the $3 billion tunnel project has been on hold, as workers drill wells to alleviate water pressure in front of bertha in hopes of sending workers to the front of the drill to see what she's up against. >> you can't back the machine up. you have the segmented lining behind you. all you can really do is proceed forward. >> reporter: bertha won't be moving forward until at least early next year, after the mystery is solved. stephanie elam, cnn, los angeles. >>> as we mentioned earlier, more than 100,000 people are still without lights and in some cases heat, after ice storms knocked out power in the north. and many could remain in the dark until this weekend. meteorologist jennifer gray joins us with a look at

but speaking of seattle again bob.e thought carlos bel beltran wa lot but the mariners may be offering him 48 million-dollar for three years. >> it makes a lot of sense for kansas city to get him back the same thing to get people in the seats they are close to contending. they gave the detroit tigers fifth last year in the american league central and seattle is trying to get people as well. they need some offense seattle has been a thorn for the yankees. the ca yankees are going to sign beltran as well. they are looking for a two-year deal. >> you want to pick a reason why the tigers have not won a series. it's probably the bullpen how much went into get rid of fister and while bringing i bringing he comments like ottawa it wasmen o bother them and they need a closer. they have joe tha nathan who has been terrific and eight seasons of over 36 savings an 36 saves e should be the answer. the concerns for the 2014 world cup in brazil continues to grow with news today that three stadiums will not shall finished by fifa's d

a little noise in seattle?e a jet engine going over your head about 100 feet. the reason why it's so loud perhaps might be the stadium design itself. see the canopies? the upper canopy as well as the upper stand create basically large megaphones. they were mimicking the huskies stadium. >> this is "first look." "way too early" starts right now. ♪ >>> of course, thanksgiving, as always, reminded me of what i'm most grateful for, that poor people still can't get health insurance because the obama care website remains a disaster, even though now the administration's website gurus are bragging that healthcare.gov is working more than 90% of the time. that's good enough for government work. get on the school bus, kids! principal obama says the bridge is 90% complete! >> you'd better get ready, folks. let's hope it goes better the second time around. the white house about to go on a pr offensive surrounding the health care law. >>> also this morning, we know a lot more about what happened before the deadly train dera

the man on board told police he was taking the boat to west seattle. the clipper is 132 feet long and can hold more than 300 people. authorities are trying to figure out how the man managed to steal that boat. >>> prince harry and his teammates began their race to the south pole today. severe weather conditions delayed the start of the charity race, which raises money for injured servicemen and women. they face 90 mile an hour winds and deadly crevices as well. prince harry is looking forward to the extraordinary physical and mental challenges. >> i just have to do this. if i'm given the opportunity and i can help these guys out, then i want to. >> teams from the u.k., australia, and the u.s. hope to complete the 200 mile expedition in time to celebrate christmas back home. >>> around here, it did not look like that. it was a gorgeous day out there. >> you may see folks around the bay area dressed up. wednesday and thursday a big change comes our way. 50s right now outside. earlier today, sunny 70s around the bay area. how about 73 today in livermore?

you have to figure there is no home field advantage stronger than seattle.aints, everything is going their way. 147 yards. see how everything is going seattle's way. russell wilson and pete carroll 11 and 1. they are 3 games up on the 49ers with 4 games remaining. after taking apart the rams, here is jim harbaugh and the position his team is in. >> as far as we stand, it is not where you would like to be, but we are in a position we control our own destiny. we would like to be 12 and 0, but fate is in our hands. last 4 games of the season, remember that. >>> here is the question. are the 49ers on track for another run at the superbowl or do they need to beat seattle to prove they are ready? log on, do your thing and hear your name on the road. step curry will be one of our guests. we will have a little fun and make it as close to the road show. you will have to look at us more, but it will be a lot of fun. that is 9:00 on thursday, and that's how it will break down. the a's have a closer. they have acquired jim johnson. he is the leader for saves with 101. t

. >> seattle has contributed 1% of its budget to funneled public art works for nearly 40 years. some of this money has been well spent. here is more >> reporter: armed with an exacto knife, swaths of delicate paper, seattle artist celeste begins what will be a tedious but rewarding night of creating her latest work. her latest masterpiece, a skull tour at one of the public parks. >> my first legacy to the city. >> since 1973, consult tours turn into murals and have been sprouting up all over seattle for street corners and bus stops to high atop seattle's most s n seenic overlook, the hallways of city hall. >> art directors public art is the city's character. >> the art is about the city. there are benefits to making people feel what it is. >> 1% of funding for city roadways and infrastructure is spent on seattle's public art. the goal is to add another element for tourists and conventioners to enjoy, enriching the lives of locals. the city has evolved and so has the type of art. >> about 20 years ago, the city decided to try something new: functional art like these benches here

if the 49ers play in seattle they have some hope today. coming up in sports, the seahawks suffer a rare loss at home. and the raider fans continue to suffer as their team drops its fifth straight game. to those who've encountered welcome to covered california. new, affordable health plans so you can be ready for whatever comes your way. enroll today at coveredca.com. hopes, but 12 penalties and two churnovers -- turnovers. as ron burgundy would say, stay close see, san diego. darrin mcfaden finds the end zone. oakland had the momentum, but the chargers take it back as matt mcgloin is picked off bid with del. weddle. the inter section -- initter exception lead to this touchdown and matthews is hit at the line and fights his way in. third quarter now and philip rivers to keenan alan with the score. he is having a great rookie season and the chargers take the lead. down by 13 with four and a half minutes left the raiders had a chance and he looked like he has a touchdown and the ball comes out. he was ruled incomplete. oakland challenged the

underneath the streets of seattle something is standing in the way of progress, but what is it? nbc's joe fryer has our report. >> reporter: in a city known for a giant needle that stretches toward space, everyone is now talking about a massive machine stuck beneath the ground. >> the fact that so many people are focused right now on something underneath the streets i think is fascinating. >> reporter: they call her bertha, measuring 57 feet in diameter, she's boring a tunnel beneath seattle to replace an aging road along the water front. 1,000 feet into the 9,000 feet journey, bertha came to a grinding halt. >> we are puzzled about what's preventing us from moving forward. >> reporter: there is speculation about what stopped bertha from boring. >> it could be jimmy hoffa, it might be the sasquatch. >> spaceships? >> it could be ancient egyptians for all i know. >> reporter: it brings us to the museum of history. so the answer might be in this room. >> the answer might be in this very room. >> reporter: historian lorraine mcconnachey takes us back to the blue collar roots back i

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seattle not lost at home in 14 games dating back to last year. about to do so monday night drew in the pocket ball knocked loose that the arms of bennett. goes 22 yard yards. 10 nothing seahawks made way through the first quarter. still in the first. wilson find former raider miller. seahawks lead 27-7 at the half. will son threw for 310 yards. 3 td when you win things going your way seahawks first team to clinch a play off spot. 11-1. 49ers hosting seahawks on sunday and play the best game to inwith. yesterday forty-niner tight end dave history 4 catch 2 hurdle and one touch down. today the coach was asked if he was concerned about vernon hurdling over defender. >> like could you tell michael jordon not to take off from the free throw line and i doubt phil jackson of had that conversation. these guys are pro football players they do what they do. some cases they do it only they can do love watching them compete on sunda sunday. >> arizona state saturday winner to pasadena. asu head coach graham named pack 12 coach of the year today. looking for

no. 2, back to monday night football, everything going right for seattle. to coleman, touchdown. no. 1 give me uconn and florida. >> lost the dribble, found it again, leans in, no good, back pass, napier for the win! he got it! n is next.. with >> huskies with the buzzer beater. i've just been told the saints who got clobbered in seattle, their airplane was not able to leave and they are stuck. they got to spend the night in seattle and that's a problem because they have a short week because they played monday. they got to gear up for sunday. >> go down to the ferris wheel, hang out. >> get some coffee. >> space needle. >> we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,, [ male announcer ] december is customer appreciation month at subway. we're saying thanks with two of your favorite six inch subs. the six-inch cold cut combo, or the six-inch meatball marinara, built fresh from the bread up for just $2 each all december long. subway. eat fresh. ...are the hands that do good things for the whole community: the environment, seniors, kids, and animals. that's why we created the

no. 2, back to monday night football, everything going right for seattle. davis to coleman, touchdown. no. 1 give me uconn and florida. >> lost the dribble, found it again, leans in, no good, back pass, napier for the win! he got it! is next.. with >> huskies with the buzzer beater. i've just been told the saints who got clobbered in seattle, their airplane was not able to leave and they are stuck. they got to spend the night in seattle and that's a problem because they have a short week because they played monday. they got to gear up for sunday. they got to gear up for sunday. >> go down to the ferris wheel,,

. >> and a heated rivalry was renewed today as they face the seattle seahawks. we'll show you how the police kept the fans in check. >> reporter: outside candlestick park, no shortage of the crowd control from all ranks of law enforcement. and when there is this kind of rivalry, the extra security will become a top priority for the san francisco police chief. he will not talk about the hard numbers, but did say. >> i will tell you what, we had about 50% more officers than in the day game today and twice as many officers in the opposing team. >> reporter: that means they will be describing themselves in the seahawks jerseys, monitoring the crowd inside and outside candlestick park at all times. they do it at their home games. and for a big game like this, we will do it too. >> you will find yourself in jail and these tickets are expensive as you will want to find yourself inside the stadium. >> it is all good. >> reporter: for fans, the extra security was paying off. they broke up the pre-game fight or two in their days, but not today. >> and it is chill and it i

seattle fans are expressing their outrage on twitter posting things like offensive commercial about seattle fans and congrats, beats by dre, that commercial just alienated the 12th man, which is the code word for the seattle seahawks fan. >> they conglomerated there. >>> it is friday the 13th, and the world famous winchester mystery house in san jose is observing what is considered an unlucky day. >> at 1:00 this afternoon or 1300 hours, as it is, the tower bell will be rung 13 times. this is the traditional ceremony taking place every friday the 13th in honor of sarah winchester, who believed in the unluckiness of the number 13. evening tours will also be held from 6:30 to midnight. >>> well, today may be considered unlake-effecty to many. it could turn out to be very lucky for one person. >> mega e-mail yonz jackpots for tonight's drawing an estimated $425 million, they're saying now. that's the second largest mega millions jackpot ever. it's the fifth largest lottery jackpot of any kind in the united states history. current jackpot has rolled over 20 times without a winner, so what are y

the business community is bracing for a fight in seattle.e say the only way they can survive would be if this also came with a big tax cut. something the seattle city council is unlikely to go along with. >> thank you very much. >>> you can now own the it tallan cottage in which amanda nix accused of murdering her roommate in 2007. a real estate agent listed the home for more than half a million dollars. although an italian realtor suggests there could be some difficulty in selling the property. amanda knox and her boyfriend at the time went to prison for british student meredith kurcher's murder. investigators say somebody slit kurcher's throat in the house in 2007. a jury later acquitted knox and he ex-boyfriend. they're now on trial again in italy, about knox is back home here in the u.s. >>> beyoncÉ is getting heat over one of her songs on her latest album. the nasa astronauts are calling the pop star insensitive and what beyoncÉ is saying in response. that's next. >>> a volcanic eruption has forced thousands of people from their homes i

the seahawks crushed the niners in seattle in november. for greg sur showed off example of the gear for his officers. there it is. he also said there will be more officers on duty for the game. >>> well, one thing is for sure, everyone is going to have to bundle up for that game, jeff. >> yes, it is definitely going to be chilly. across the bay area, we have our cold weather. snow flurry reports today. los gatos and st. helena coming in with snow flurries. we should have picture kocomingp in later weather reports. it's raining in san francisco. cold, dangerous rain moves across the bay area. roadways are extremely slick. temperatures are beginning to drop into the 30s. we'll definitely have patchy areas of ice forming on our roads tonight. also those areas of low snow just north of calastoga, also across mt. hamilton at this hour. what we want to do is break apart this winter weather advisory for the bay area. it's in effect for the east bay, the south bay and also the peninsula. and for the hills of the north bay. just at 2,500 feet. we'r

they are hoping to march 14th miles from the city south of seattle into downtown seattle to hold a rallyt city hall a little bit later today. symbolic march. this is the area where organized labor pushed an initiative that won at the a ballot work but is being recounted today. 14 miles, are you going to make that? >> i'm going to try. >> you are working at mcdonald's? >> yes. >> how long have you been working there? >> three months. >> how much do you make? >> $9.25. >> and how much would $15 an hour help you? >> it would be great. it would pay bills off and pay for school. enough to put me through school. $15 would do a lot for me. >> thank very much i really appreciate it. it's a pleasure meeting you. >> you too. >> it is very cold out here too. do you think that keep people from coming out? >> no, it's a great march and a great movement, and i think people will show up. >> all right. they say they are expecting about a hundred people to get involved with this march. stephanie. >> thanks, alan. >>> millions of people are being urged to check their pass words after several media and soc

by this afternoon, we tap out at 39 in medford, oregon. 48 in seattle, increasing clouds. it looks nice and warm. 60 in san francisco, 80 degrees in los angeles. that's about 12 degrees above normal for this time of year. it should stay in the upper 7 >> so ever since christmas, it really has been a nice stretch of weather through the the west coast. it will continue through the weekend. >> 80 degrees in the mid-west. thanks. >>> business headlines straight ahead how retailers faired this holiday season. >>> a sliver nightmare, carnivorous fish attacked unsuspected beach-goers. you are watching "early today." >> good morning, welcome back. the u.s. sent air to ground missiles for use in the ongoing campaign against al qaeda forces. iraqi intelligence says the missiles have destroyed four militant camps. >>> the man accused of the november 1st shootings pence an lax terminal pleaded not guilty tuesday. he is accused of killing a cia agent and wounding and killing other people. >>> people were attacked by biting fish in argentina while some children lost parts or all of a fi