. >> san francisco 49er head coach mike singletary is out. i'm tara moriarty live at team head quarter. we'll tell you who is set to take his place coming up. >>> dense fog on some bay area bridges. however, others are clear. we'll run it down for you. >>> the rain is not on the menu today but definitely a lot of fog in the morning. what about the rest of the week? >>> also a blizzard on the other side of the country wreaking havoc here in the bay area. how long travelers can expect to be stranded. it's all ahead on the ktvu morning news. >>> well good morning to you. welcome to monday december 27th i'm dave clark. >> and i'm tori campbell. fog out there steve. >> there is indeed. we have partly cloudy skies but the fog is the biggest story. this morning visibility can be lousy. once we get the fog to one off we will be in the mid 50s and upper 50s for some. >>> it's dry out there as steve has been mentioning. it's a nice drive to the bay bridge. also this morning we're looking at the toll plaza. and also you will see dense fog across the way

he has fired his head coach, mike singletary.ork has called a press conference tomorrow at noon to explain the details. we're going to talk a lot about this in the next few minutes. >> next few minutes, the next 30 minutes to come. to mike

as for the game, singletary got into it with troy smith. he stayed in the game until the 4th quarter when singletary put alex smith in the game. smith was hit, lost the football. the game was over. the playoff chances were over and the mike singletary officially came to an end. >>> the raider playoff homes lied in the hands of the titans. they got no help. -- takes it to the house. the chiefs are the afc west champions. oakland, manning -- here's him at his best. he sees something in the raider defense. he calls an audible and then does what peyton does. right on target. one of his three touchdowns of the day. indianapolis beat if raiders 31-26. you will hear from jed york who had an interesting interview after the game. >>> 11:30 tonight, game day. we will see you at 11 on cbs 5. have a great night. lightning fast. lightning strong. verizon 4g lte. rule the air on the most advanced 4g network in the world.

tonight singletary released a statement. he says one of the greatest experiences in his life was having the opportunity to coach the 49ers. the players were what made it special. he also thanked the fans and apologized for not giving them more. after the ugly loss to st. louis, singletary of on erred no excuses. >> a personal failure. i'm the head coach of the team. and obviously i wanted us to do better and felt i could do better. but there are obvious question marks that i hoped would be answered as the season went on. and i'm not going to go into that right now. but obviously they were not answered. when that happens, then you end up out of the playoffs. >> the 49ers got off to a slow start at singletary's finale. 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 mic

. >> mike singletary is a friend. madison square garden is a good man -- mike singletary is a good man. okay? everybody in the locker room, we all -- we all own some of it. >> he taught us a lot about life, as well as football and guys -- you know, at the end of the gay, i am sure they appreciate that. >> performance cost mike singletary -- will it do the same for the raiders. raiders 7-8. eliminated from the playoffs. colts got them. boy. colt beat them 31-6. how about cable's job security? >> it's really -- farthest thing from my mind. we will have a couple three weeks period where it's time for that, right now i want to concentrate on winning the eight game. >> raiders sunday. saints back in the post season. atlanta falcons, made them work for it. davis, goes the rest of the day. 14-0 falcons late. brees put together a 13 play drive. hit graham here to win it 17- 14. saints again in that post season. college football, unwatchable, trust me, independence bowl, air force outlasted george tech, 14-7 in louisiana. take

mike singletary was fired after yesterday's loss. that loss eliminated san francisco from playoff contention for the seventh straight year. singletary is a hall of fame linebacker but never a head coach at any level until he took over that position for the 49ers in the middle of the 2008 season. he made a name for himself with his passionate speech after his first game. >> cannot play with him. cannot win with them. cannot coach with them. cannot do it. i want winners. >> the 49ers won just 18 times in 40 games under singletary. jim tomsula will be announced as interim head coach. he's in his fourth season with the 49ers. he was once a head coach in the old nfl europe league. jed says he plans to hire a general manager during the off season before hire a full-time head coach. >>> an eastbound blizzard is effecting travel right now. kraig debro is at afo. >> reporter: good morning we have been here a number of times on holiday get away days. as you take look at line there is is nowhere near as much as you can see. could have something

you can watch that full interview with singletary on our website cbs5.com. >>> the man replacing singletaryhe 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 before everyone can catch a flight. good morning sharon. >> good morning juliette. that's correct. the faa reporting this morning the airports at newark, jfk and la guardia are closed at least until 1:00 p.m. in the afternoon our time, so far, more than 2 dozen flights in and out of sfo have been cancelled today, that includes 20 flights supposed to arrive at jfk philadelphia, and boston and six flights supposed to depart for boston and jfk. now [ audio difficulty ] >> cancelled as well today these are just the earliest flights, the list of cancellations could grow later today the best advice call your airline first. >> i believe they are calling their

who will replace mike singletary as head coach? getting back to yesterday, this might be his lasting image and last memory of the niners. the shouting match on the sidelines with his starting quarterback both going at each other. about two years on the job for mike singletary as the head coach and he is out of a job. the 49ers are 5-10 on the season, but not just the subpar record. erratic, confusion and not in synch. issuing a statement last night saying one of the greatest experience of my life is having the opportunity to coach the 49ers. i am thankful for the faithful fans. i'm sorry i couldn't give them more. the statement from the owner, i want to thank mike singletary for the passion and effort he brought to the organization. he is a tremendous person from whom i will always have grit respect. the new chapter in 49ers football begins as of today. who will replace mike singletary. the list goes on. we will have a lot more throughout the day. back to you. >> thanks a lot. as soon as we heard the news, we posted on facebook and

but mike singletary's 49ers fell short of the expectations. after they were eliminated by the play offs in a mistake filled loss with st. louis it was over for mike singletary. 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

smith completed just 7 of 19 passes and appeared mike singletary was going to take him out.he coach got into a heated exchange and troy smith stayed in the game. fourth quarter, rams up 15-14. bradford rolls 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

mike singletary is out. who is taking his place for the last game of the season. >>> a long police chase lands a man in custody tonight. the reason police tried to pull him over. >> reporter: christmas is over but the sales aren't. we'll tell you about the post christmas shopping rush. >>> and mike singletary says goodbye to his head coaching position with the san francisco 49ers. the second hour of "mornings on 2" starts now >>> good morning. i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. it's monday, december 27th. >>> well, thousands of airline passengers are stranded all over the country again this morning because of that blizzard on the east coast and the temporary closing of several busy a irports. now we're hearing, we may soon know just when travel might start getting back to normal. >> ktvu's kraig debro is live at sfo right now. he has all of the details. good morning, kraig. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, dave. a lot to tell you. right now the port authority of new york, new jersey. they are having a con

. >> what did i say to mike singletary? him and apologized we didn't get it done. okay? that's the bottom line. >> are there any questions? >> tomsula's only experience as a head coach was with the fire in nfl europe. so the biggest adjustment with him will be dealing with the local media. >> well, right now we don't have any interpret terse in here in this press conference. this is actually one of the easiest i've ever done. okay. and it's a lot shorter. >> one of the names rumored to be on the 'niners wish list for head coach is stanford's jim harbaugh. the cardinals took their talents to south beach this morning for next morning's orange bowl against virginia tech but harbaugh might face more questions about the 'niners than hokies. >> coach, has anybody contacted you about the 49ers position opening? anybody contacted you or your representative. >> we'll talk about the football game in miami. thank you very much. we hit the bus. thank you. take care. >> is that a yes or a no? >> the raiders were also eliminated from the

mike singletary is a friend. mike singletary is a good man. okay? everybody in the locker room, we all -- we all own some of it, some part of it. own a performance-based b usiness, and performance is our product. and we fell short in that area. i would like to thank jed and the york family for having confidence in me to come in here and -- and go through this -- this process. okay? in terms of the players, i think you all have been around the players and it is a -- it is a really good group of men, a really good group of men, guys that work, guys that are dedicated, guys that fight through sick together -- stick together. the win/lose column is not where it needs to be and we all take our share of that r esponsibility. so we will go into this week, the coaching staff, okay? good men. and i think we all -- i think i can speak for the players and the coaches -- >> reporter: you've listen listening to jim tomsula, now the current head coach of the san francisco 9ers. he will take over for mike singletary. singletary has apologized for not coming up wit

singletary got into a shouting match with quarterback troy smith.nd the rams beat the 49ers 25- 17 yesterday. that eliminated them from playoff contention. and after that loss, team owner judd york fired singletary and in an exclusive interview overnight with cbs 5, singletary spoke about his time with the 49ers. >> part of the nfl. but very, very thankful for the opportunity that they gave me to coach here, and i understand, it is about winning, and -- but just really sorry we didn't get a chance to bring it like i wanted to. but that's part of life. >> and during his 2 1/2 seasons, singletary had a win loss record of 18-22. and the national search will begin for a general manager who will then hire a new head coach with the owner's approval. now, if you want to see the full interview with singletary, just go to our web site, cbs5.com. >>> the man tagging singletary's place for now is defensive line coach jim tom sue la. he will coach the final game against the cardinals on sunday. he is in his fourth year with the team but his only head coaching e

mike singletary is out as head coach of the 49ers. the decision by team owner syed york to fire him came hours after the team was eliminated from playoff contention. yesterday in st. louis singletary got into a shouting match with quarterback troy smith. in the end, the rams beat the 49ers 25-17. in an interview interview overnight -- overnight with singletary, he speaks about being let go. >> very, very thankful for the yorks and the opportunity that they gave me to coach here. and i understand, it's just about winning. but just really sorry i didn't get a chance to bring it like i wanted to. but that's part of life. >> during 2 1/2 seasons, singletary had a win/loss record of 18-22. defensive line coach tim thomasulo will coach the season's final game next sunday. and a national search will start for a general manager who will then hire a new head coach with the owner's approval. you can watch the full interview with singletary on our website, ktvu.com. -- cbs5.com. >>> one of the young men shot and killed in south san francisco las

but that's part of life. >> what did i say to mike singletary? i simply called him and apologized. we didn't get it done. that's the bottom line. >> that's defensive line coach jim tomsula who will take over as the team's interim head coach. jed york is already working on hiring a general manager who he says will be responsible for hiring the permanent head coach. >> i wouldn't say we're strictly looking at an offensive minded head coach but i think we have had a lot of problems on the offensive side of the ball so if it's not an offensive minded head coach it has to be a coach that has experience in dealing with the nfl, in dealing with putting together a staff. >> monta ellis was named the western conference player of the week before tonight's game against the 76ers. >> i can't tell you how happy i was to hear the news when larry told me and he was like my wife, we're expecting you know. >> don't expect ellis to carry the load every night. dorell wright had a team high 28 points, stephen curry scored 10 of his 17 in the fourth quarter. the warriors win by 15. it's their third str

mike singletary. what the >>> just really sorry i didn't get a chance to bring it like i wanted to. >>> an exclusive interview with mike singletary, the fired 49ers head coach what he had to say to his former team and what is next in the search for his replacement. >> how east coast storms have spread airline passengers all over the country. the update from sfo come up. >> i am grace lee. sydnie kohara has the day off. >> yep, i am juliette good rich. weather and traffic, tracy is working on that forecast. that storm door is it open? >> yeah, it is rotating right now. every day looks like something new we are talking about and we are talking about something new today. first and foremost, sunshine expected for monday but more showers, more rainfall, more snowfall moving back into the bay area, for much of the workweek. we will take a look at your seven-day forecast in a few moments. >>> thank you tracy. an update for your sierra travel forecast. no more chain requirements on industry state 80, trucks b

i caught up with singletary as he was leaving the mike singletary wanted winners but in the end he didn't enough posting and 18-22 record. >> just really sorry didn't get a chance to bring it like i wanted to, but that's part of life. but we will go on and i know the 49ers will do great. >> as for next week's finale, team president and owner jed york is looking for a general manager who he says will be responsible for hiring a new head coach. drew brees tolled a pass to graham, giving them a 17-14 win and a playoff spot. the warriors win by 15. they have a three-game winning streak. >>> mccell lan, then the flood gates open. sharks loose 4-0. >> ouch. okay we will see you at 11:00. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

and what is next for the san francisco 49ers now that they fired mike singletary.l have those stories more and later. >> it's great except for all the fog we saw this morning. a live look, does it matter? you can see the fog at the embarcadero and a little bit of sun. earlier we had a picture of vollmer peak where you could see mount diablo. there is sun and that means a dry day but rain increasing over the area and dusting of snow by friday morning. we still have a stormy week left in december. >> we trust you. >> thanks. >> thanks for joining us. "who wants to be a millionaire" is next. >> have a great day and be careful in the fog. >> bye-bye.

and what is next for the san francisco 49ers now that they fired mike singletary. we'll have those storiesore and later. >> it's great except for all the fog we saw this morning. a live look, does it matter? you can see the fog at the embarcado and a little bit of sun. earlr we had a picture of vollmer peak where you could see mount diablo. there is sun and that means a dry day but rain increasing over the area and dusting of snow by friday morning. we still have a stormy week left in december. >> we trust you. >> thanks. >> thanks for joinin us. "who wants to be a millionaire" is next. >> have a great day and be careful in the fog. >> bye-bye. (speaking in intnational language) and he sd unto them go ye into all of thworld and preach the gospel preach the gosl ♪ every creature inhe world. (applaus

but mike singletary's days with the niners are now over. we've got several angles to the story tonight. and laurence scott joins us with the latest. this does not come as anybody's surprise tonight, lawrence? >> no surprise at all. the team president pulled the plug on the singletary regime on the plane ride home from st. louis last night. another difficult and embarrassing loss, just too much to stomach. double-digit losses in a season that the nibe erniners should h the division. 5 and 10, miss the playoffs for the eighth straight season. new york is getting straight to a tried and true solution. going to hire a general manager who will be part of the process of hiring a new coach for a new team philosophy. new york turning to people who know how to get things done. >> what did you think? >> the general managers around the league know more than you do. >> like my uncle who won five super bowls. the other folks like the krafts and folks like that who have built championship teams. >> the krafts own the new england patriots and three super

you heard by now mike singletary is out.so the team not only need a new coach but a general manager, not the mention a top flight quarterback. that would be nice. the team president be start the process of brainstorming with a gentleman who was in a similar position about 20 years ago, we're talking about eddy dee. >> i think my uncle is a person that i need to talk to. my uncle is the person i will get the most advise from. >> and the football match up could wind up in the super bowl hype. levels of proficiency, saints and falcons and it's drew brees. the saints wind up bating atlanta in the georgia -- beating atlanta in the georgia dome. it's going to be an interesting process to see how the 49ers go about making the 49ers respectable again. it's a heck of a job. a lot of people have tried but many have failed. >> do you see any way alex smith or troy smith come back next year. >> i definitely don't think alex smith will be back. it's possible troy smith could be back. if the 49ers had their choice, troy smith would be the

with troy smith struggling, mike singletary switches back to alex, with just 9:30 left in the game.completed his first four passes that led to a field goal, but with just over 2 minutes left, he is stripped and the rams fall on the ball. rams win 25-17. the 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, t

did singletary have any heads up he was doing this. >> no. as a matter of fact he didn't find out until he got back to the facility for the first time. >> we'll have much more on this. kim thank you so much. >>> it looks like a wanted poster. the east bay city leader it targets and why the anger over the layoffs will do no good. >>> apple goes for a new market. how the company plans to ref musician nice the television viewing experience with new 3d technology. ,,,,,,,, tom saul a ,, >>> an elderly man is dead following a fire in his walnut creek home. it happened about 2:30 this afternoon andre ton court when fire crews arrived they found the house on fire and the man dead inside. it does not appear anyone else was inside. no word yet on what caused that fire. >>> budget problems forced the city of antioch to lay off six police officers. they blamed the police unions' unwillingness to give up raises. simon perez is in antioch where the union has come up with a way to retaliate. >> reporter: the police union indeed is cranking the heat up on c

clearly a change was needed and jed york did officially fire singletary last night. it is something that most everyone knew was coming in the wake of another season with no playoffs. the only question was when. >> i thought about it but i think we had a chance to be a playoff team this year and i do not think that making that change would have been the right decision for the team. maybe in hindsight that was the wrong decision. >> reporter: the organization has let it be known that job one will be hiring an experienced football minds to take over as general manager and then a coach will be selected by the new general manager. he will convert with several people before the decision is reached. >> i think my uncle is the best person for me to talk to. he is the personality of the most advice from. >> reporter: with one game left, the 49ers find themselves in a familiar position, having their season and at the end of the regulations schedule. >> all of the guys, we would still respect him for everything he has done here and for the man that he is. >> coaching the team f

you heard by now mike singletary is out. so the team not only need a new coach but a general manager, not the mention a top flight quarterback. that would be nice. the team president be start the process of brainstorming with a gentleman who was in a similar position about 20 years ago, we're talking about eddy dee. >> i think my uncle is a person that i need to talk to. my uncle is the person i will get the most advise from. >> and the football match up could wind up in the super bowl hype. levels of proficiency, saints and falcons and it's drew brees. the saints wind up bating atlanta in the georgia -- beating atlanta in the georgia dome. it's going to be an interesting process to see how the 49ers go about making the 49ers respectable again. it's a heck of a job. a lot of people have tried but many have failed. >> do you see any way alex smith or troy smith come back next year. >> i definitely don't think alex smith will be back. it's possible troy smith could be back. if the 49ers had their choice, troy smith would be th

there have been a lot of added pressure on singletary in added weeks. after the team got back last night, the 49ers president, ceo announced that he fired singletary. he finished within 18 and 22 record, two plus seasons. the character released a statement saying the coaching job was one of his greatest experiences. he that the family for giving them the opportunity he also thanked the fans. he said he was sorry that he could not get the fans more defensive line coach tim has been named interim coach running the team in the season's finale. now there will have a press conference later on today, the niners are quite a few positions to fill. they needed gm, head coach, perhaps a new quarterback. >> coming up on the kron4 news the latest on how the weather is affecting the economy and holiday shopping numbers we will give you the details, live look at side of san francisco roof camera, bring you the latest on our weather in the bay and tell you what you need to know if you're flying back east. welcome back, four on 9:00 here is a look at your 7 day around

mike singletary is out, but what could be in?athai takes a look at what's next. >> sfo expects back up when is it comes to a flight out. we will take a look at them for you. it's monday, december 27th today in the bay. >> good morning, everybody. >> 5:30 on a monday morning. we have a quick look at the forecast. good morning. >> we have low visibility in the north bay. i was reporting how fog likes to move around and we have a quarter of a mile in santa rosa moments ago and now you can see here 10 miles of visibility. understand that it does swirl around out there, even though your reported area is not telling you that you have reduced visibilities. a lot of fog because of the moisture from the christmas day storm. take it easy. travel cautiously. temperature in the low to mid 40s for the start of this morning. rising up to about 55 degrees by noon in fremont and ending up at 58 degrees today in san jose. lots of sunshine and the full forecast and a big winter storm coming up. >>> thanks a lot. death panels sparked a political st

it's really -- turning how fast mike singletary's star has f allen. >> there are a lot of reasons this happened today. the only thing that ensures the long tvy of the head coach -- longevity of the head coach in the nfl is winning. simply put, mike singletary did not possess enough attributes to keep his job. >> here's the other side. >> verbal sparring matches on the sideline are commonplace in the nfl but sunday's ugly incident between singletary and troy smith looked like the final straw. clearly a change is kneaded a nd -- needed and the team president and jed york did fire singletary after the team a rrived home late last night. the only question -- win. >> i thought about it. but i think we had a chance to be a playoff team this year. i didn't think that making that change would have been the right decision for the team. maybe in hindsight that was the wrong decision. >> the organization has let it be known that job one will be hiring a general manager and then the coach will be selected by the general manager. york will confer with several people-a -- before a decision is reache

following that play, singletary and smith got into a heated argument on the sidelines. coach would later bench him. after the rams got a field goal, and robinson st. louis on top 22-14. alex smith, he loses the football and they recover. 49ers are officially eliminated from the playoffs. >>> it does appear the and is near for mike singletary. york says he would not commit to him coaching the final game against arizona. york says they will hire a general manager and that, quote, money is no object. >> raiders were only playing for pride because kansas city was eliminating oakland from the playoffs. if they could beat the colts they would avoid the first losing season since 2002. oakland got off to a great start. rookie goes all the way, 99 yards. his third kickoff return this season, a club record. down 10-7. they pull even as he drills a 59-yard field goal. one of four he had today. peyton manning finds him, 18 yards with the score. colts led 17-13 at intermission. in the third, manning hits blair white. manning threw for three touchdowns. in the fourth, raiders try to

singletary pulled him in the fourth quarter. his firing reads one of the greatest experiences in his life was having the opportunity to coach the 49ers, the players were what made it special. it went on to say he also thanked the fans and apologized for not giving them more to cheer for. the defensive line coach will be the interim coach against arizona. it's 5:05 now. eight americans have been killed in a tour bus crash in egypt and a couple from san francisco survived the wreck. officials there say three tour buses were traveling together in southern egypt around dawn when the middle bus crashed into a parked dump truck loaded with sand. six women and two men on board were killed. 19 other americans and the egyptian driver and a tour guide were injured. david light of walnut creek said his 76-year-old mother suffered a gash on her leg. his 87-year-old father suffered bumps and bruises. an autopsy scheduled for today may confirm the cause of death of a santa rosa man who fell overboard from his sailboat. the body of casey speed

mike singletary is out of a job after two disappointing seasons. the team is expected to hold a noon news conference to discuss the next move. the team announced the firing just after the niners were eliminated from the playoffs with a loss to the st. louis rams. many we spoke to say it's about time. >> i think it's great. i think it's what they needed for at least this season. i mean, maybe some other personnel changes might be up there, too, but definitely the coach. >> i'm surprised it didn't happen earlier. he should have been fired before the buy week weeks ago. >> you got davis, crabtree out there and you can't make it work? that's all bad. it's just all bad. >> the coach's final loss was punctuated by a screaming match with troy smith who singletary pulled from the game in the fourth quarter. singletary released a statement after his firing was officially announced. it reads one of the greatest experience in his life was having the opportunity to coach the 49ers. it went on to thank the fans and apologize for not giving them more to cheer fo

let us know whether you think mike singletary should have been fired. >>> 5:24 friends and neighbors are mourning the tragic death of an elderly man which was learned he was a world war ii veteran. he died in a house fire. firefighters say there was so much smoke in the home when they adrived they had to cut a hole in the roof to let some of it. but when they got there it was too late. >> we all know the horrors of a nuclear war now. when i was a little kid that's what saved my dads life. >> loved by all the neighbors. several of us had him over for dinner on a regular basis. we used to see him out walking almost every day. >> brookes wife died six years ago. he leaves behind two adult sons. one firefighter told us it was possible it was started by a space heater. >>> richmond has seen a drop in crime this year. the program police think has been the most effective. >>> a possible case of construction labeled against -- corruption labeled against a bay area police officer. >>> northbound 280 traffic looking good here. another look at the bay area traffic and weather coming up. ♪ [ fem

you can also take our survey to let us know whether you think mike singletary should have been fired. >>> all right. 6:25. in walnut creek friends and neighbors are mourning the tragic death of an elderly man that was a world war ii veteran. he died in a house fire that broke out saturday afternoon. firefighters say there was so much smoke when they arrived they had to cut a hole in the roof to let some of it out. it was already too late to save 85-year-old keith brooks that may have died from smoke inhalation. he was part of the invasion force headed to japan when the first atomic bomb was dropped. >> we all know the horrors of nuclear war now. >> loved by all the neighbors. several of us had him over to dinner on a regular basis. we used to see him out walking almost every day. >> mr. brooks wife died six years ago. he leaves behind two adult sons. the investigation into the cause of the fire that continues. one firefighter says it's possible it was started by a space heater. >>> time now is 6:27. a bold armed robbery. what police are hoping leads them to an arrest. >>> an early mor

alex, troy, they've had the kind of success that singletary needs to muster. the cat is out of the bag as to who is starting. the raiders have an important late december game against peyton manning and the colts and hope the wind isn't out of their sails before kickoff. cal is coasting a team that hasn't played in berkeley in over 50 years. a marquee matchup at haas.

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a heated argument between singletary and troy smith. to insula will be named as the interim coach, he will be learning the game in the season finale at home. finishing with an 18-22 record into plus seasons. here's reaction from some niner fans. >> i thought was a good idea, i think it could have waited till the end of the year. ed seemed to carry out some comments about the game officially firing him. i think, the 49ers is a tour of the management at top. poorly run, throw organization is not words to be. >> we want to know you think isabella's about singletary is firing posted bought some facebook, and give us a tweet, we'll back with more in a minute. and we're back, and light the tread near city traffic jams as results of styles, buses, the bus has been sent there for about an hour. we've been watching the shot, causing problems. backed here in the bay, dealing with the fog, look the is just a blanket across most of the bay, that is causing from said the sfo and possibly san jose. let's get the latest with louisa. >> fog is really t

who will replace mike singletary.etary hasn't even been fired, but the tone and speculation around the country getting pretty toxic. reports of jon gruden and john harbaugh linked to the 49ers. take a look, here's singletary today. >> i think one of the saddest things about our society today is anybody can say anything and write anything and then have no responsibility. for me, everything i say, i'm responsible for. so any kind of reports or whatever that come out, and i know that there are many, you know, i told you before, i really don't read them. >> that's fun. we don't like to see that. he's a good guy, it's just not working out with the 49ers as of right now. we mentioned jim harbaugh linked not only to the 49ers but also to the broncos, carolina panthers, university of michigan, maybe palo alto high school, anything out there. stanford has made a preemptive strike, very unstanford-like. the athletic director has sweetened harbaugh's contract. how sweet is sweet, that's the question. harbaugh is under contract w

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. >>> up next find out why mike singletary calls the 49ers 5-9 season a blessing.n in the 4th quarter to overtime. next. >>> nba up top and wow. warriors tenth win of the season was a thriller. up high paul westphal and the kings. tyreke evans, jump up kiss the glass. defending rookie of the year. 15 points in the game. warriors need a three and a prayer. and they get it. a catch and three. it was tied at 102. here's the replay. man. right at the buzzer as time ran out. now we're in overtime. keith smart sweating it out. coach, you got monta ellis. back to the basket. somehow lets it go. unbelievable shot. 36 points nor ellis and the warriors win in overtime. they lost 14 of their last 16 but boy, they got off the schnide so to speak. warriors back christmas night 7:30 game with portland. >>> college basketball for you. johnny dawkins. that's the catch and shoot that beat half-time buzzer. keaton page, josh with stanford got into it. kept them close in the 2nd. it was all oklahoma state. page, 20 points in the 2nd half. oklahoma state wins final of 79- 68. carter n

sunday and mike singletary is not announcing the quarterback. both alex smith and try smith could play. >>> the connecticut women's team break the record of the ucla women of the 70s. huskies win their 89th straight game, the longest streak in ncaa history. warriors looking to win 1 in a row. in sacramento down three. rad good from 30 feet out. sends it to overtime. ellis takes over scores 36, the warriors win, 117-109. >>> sanford men at oklahoma state. page with the lead. the cowboys beat the cardinal by 11 points. that just happened. >>> the sharks hosting edmonton. they go the other way, back, sharks over edmonton 2-1. >>> the beefo brady bowl in florida. >> louie criminal rallied against -- louisville rallied. the cardinals win. beef o'grady. >> you don't know. >> never heard of it. >> a family run restaurant company in kind of the south. kind of like chilis type of thing. thought it was a eggnog company for a second. >> [laughter] very good. i like it. we have rain for christmas. a lot of rain. >> and snow at the zoo. >> we'll see you at 1

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

mike singletary has gone into double secret probation mode. he won't say who his quarterback will be against the rams, oh my. last week troy smith lead the 9ers to an overtime victory. the guess is alex, don't tell anybody. he is the more accurate passer. both guys might play. the coach will not say. the only real advantage that we could have is to go there and play well. that's all the other stuff, the cat and mouse stuff. that's important for us to prepare well this week and get ready to go. >> stanford took on oklahoma state part of the pac-10 series. the cowboys came in with the best record. cowboys up 10 and 1. first half and josh owens says hello still water! he had 21. the cardinals were up six. catch and shoot and cowboys by one. the second half and stanford is down 11. come and get him and it is with authority. this guy can shoot. he had 20 of his 23 in the second half and stanford loses it. to the ladies and the uconn women are looking for their 89th consecutive win. welcome to the maya moore show. she had 41. uconn breaks the record

a healthy appetite is getting used to being area of the new details about 40 niners coach mike singletary being sacked. the interview process for his replacement has begun. >> when president jed york said a surge begins immediately he wasn't fooling around you have to be a general manager first. have you ever heard of told me softly? a few people have he's a guy that visited santa clara headquarters today to interview for the general manager's position. he said yesterday it will hire a general manager first it will be the general manager that will then hire a new head football coach to replace mike singletary. if the degree looks at this he was with the san louis rams and most recently with the carolina panthers as an executive which is a wide base position there. he does so personnel, he's experienced and just on the basis that he is interviewed today it takes care of the route your roll which says that she must interview minority candidate before you go for to make a decision. tony is in their all this week were going to hear a lot of names that we never heard of in these are guys that

got along well with coach singletary.hink the perception is a little different because he is a fiery guy. he is emotional. i think that's who he is. those are positives about him. >> well, from now through january 5th, call them the golden state road warriors. five tough games against quality eastern conference foes. the warriors are down 8 and steph curry goes to reggie williams on the move, on the break. golden state trailing by five at the half. but the hawks jumped out strong in the third quarter. mike bibby from far out, 15 points for him. atlanta up by 12. we keep the warriors close and first the three .er from the baseline. -- the three pointer from the baseline. he somehow tips in his own miss. warriors within five. but it wasn't meant to be. the hawks pull away and warriors' three-game winning streak ends 103-93. charlotte is next on friday. the sharks are down 1-0 and he centers to joe thorton. in it goes and the game tied at one. teams exchange goals and it is 2-2 and the sharks score on the power play. marlow

mike singletary offers thoughts of his own job security, or lack there of. and how can one undefeated team beating ♪ [ female announcer ] keurig has over 200 varieties of gourmet coffee and tea to choose from. ♪ keurig is the way to brew fresh, delicious coffee in under a minute. way to brew. [ female announcer ] so with keurig, every cup tastes like it's brewed just forou. ♪ because it is. choose. brew. enjoy. keurig. rizon 4g lte. rule the air on the most advanced 4g network in the world. night's embarassment in san diego, the niners' playoff chances are on thin ice and the ice could melt by sunday afternoon. should seattle and st. louis win, san francisco will be eliminated from contention. a loss by either the niners stay alive and just barely. outside of wins and losses, the issues are mounting. the player s who not talk to the media and mike singletary would not name a starter. does he bench alex smt? troy smith beat the rams in week 14. it adds up to the inevitable question of his own job status. >> my future depends on the st. louis game we have comi

mike singletary said gore's injury won't require surgery.roken hip. >>> the aliens have landed in san diego anyway. san diego state took a 14-2 lead over st. maries. the gaels rob jones transferred from the university of san diego to st. mary's. game high 17. but they are a big ticket item. ranked 17th in the country. d.j. kay hits a jump shot, 69-55 is the final, san diego state, home of roberta gonzales are 7- 0. >> ooh ooh ooh. >> 74-62, the dons sneaked past holy names. lebron james makes his return to cleveland tomorrow night. one cavalier can't wait. >> he said yesterday you'll step on his throat. you'll have no trouble doing that in need be. >> without a shadow of a doubt. ill go right at them. >> they call mascot champ. you'll get no argument from me after sha shot right there. >> line 'em up. >> michael jordan's son marcus looking like the old man, 18 points central florida stunned. they won 57-54. not traveling roberta. you every get your hand caught in the cookie jar? tony allen got just that. the hawks beat the gris. >>> number 1