leaving 49er and steeler fans in the dark. wondering what was going on. kron 4's kate thompson has been working on getting answers and live at candlestick park with new details. >> sold out stadium, 70,000 people sitting in the bark twice tonight and -- in the dark twice tonight and now the city is trying to figure out how this could have happened. >> pg&e trucks, emergency crews trying to determine what cause the lights to go off. for the first time before kickoff and then again. >> very large facility. two sources of power. one of those failed before the game. we want to make sure it doesn't happen again and during the second the second one failed and that's really serious. >>> the 49ers said they believe the power outage is due to a blown transformer. after the second transformer pg&e said cruise located a power line down in the area with no power. but the police chief said safety was not an issue. >> you have over 100 officers. all the 49ers security. operations plans for any event. in 1989 this stadium was evacuated. >> pg&e said candlestick park was

niners steelers and whoa. >>reporter: first outage happened just before kick off. fans inside candlestick stadium didn't know what was happening. >> my friends are calling me what's going on. i'm like i don't know. >>reporter: aerial view shows what appears to be a transformer outside the stadium ex mroingd. whether that is what caused the power to go out pg&e isn't yet saying. >> lights have gone out yet again here at candlestick. >>reporter: second outage happened at 6:45 during the second quarter. the cause presumably from in the stadium itself and players clearly frustrated and so were the fans. several people we talked to decided to leave the game early. >> power just went out. everything. then it started coming back little by little. take as long time to get the stadium lights going. least half hour. so we said it has been a long day for us we are going to head out. >> first we got the tickets finally got here power is out then we got to the game and we found out our tickets were counterfeit. power keeps going off. we think it's time to good home e-forty-nine

niners steelers and whoa. >>reporter: first outage happened just before kick off. fans inside candlestick stadium didn't know what was happening. >> my friends are calling me what's going on. i'm like i don't know. >>reporter: aerial view shows what appears to be a transformer outside the stadium ex mroingd. whether that is what caused the power to go out pg&e isn't yet saying. >> lights have gone out yet again here at candlestick. >>reporter: second outage happened at 6:45 during the second quarter. the cause presumably from in the stadium itself and players clearly frustrated and so were the fans. several people we talked to decided to leave the game early. >> power just went out. everything. then it started coming back little by little. take as long time to get the stadium lights going. least half hour. so we said it has been a long day for us we are going to head out. >> first we got the tickets finally got here power is out then we got to the game and we found out our tickets were counterfeit. power keeps going off. we think it's time to good home e-forty-nine

a steelers win moves them ahead of the ravens. one game up on the ravens after the pats beat tim tebow and the broncos in denver. this highly anticipated match up ended up lopsided a new england victory ready to chad ochocinco. the pats improve to 11-3 as they beat the broncos. congratulations go out to baltimore's hutzel he is the teaching proand he is named the 2011 pga pro of the year. that included winning the national pro tournament. he will be honored coming up next month. more on the ravens coming up tonight at 11:00, back to you for now. >> thank you, mark. we'll be right back. >>> coming up what's next for north korea including it's nuclear capabilities after the death of their leader. >>> one of the last american soldiers to fight in the iraq war shares his story as he goes ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> don't miss the cbs prime line again follows by eyewitness news at 11:00. >>> hundreds of santas are hitting the snow. it is skiing and riding santa day at a resort in windham new york. each of the santas gave donations to a

. >> what about steelers? >> we're going win tonight and there is a rather mother-son combination. >> i've been a steelers fan as long as i can remember. >> and you're still cheering for steelers? >> and i'm curious. are you a fan of the niners? or steelers? >> niner fan. woo! since 73. >> what is your gift for niners this year? >> a band for the other hand. >> and this looks like you're a 49er fan. >> yes. yes! >> we have a big crowd here. >> we love our niners! >> and how about 49er fans. are they kind to you here? >> treegt us we'll we figure might as well because on ot field we're not going to be nice. >> really? >> no. >> do you remember a receiver named mike shumann? >> no. not off the top of my head. that is you. i know. >> and if a guy that age doesn't remember my career, it's officially over. you can see they're ready for the game. and we'll have highlights coming up at 9:00 and 11:00. >> and go, niners monday night. thank you. >> yes. too bad there is no excitement out there. right? but there is no r

could this enhance his chances for a second term. >>> and after a pair of power outage, steelers -- steelersand 49ers continued the game. you are watching "good morning maryland "i here first and only at 4:30. >>> president obama job approval rating is back up to 49 per. this is the latest abc news washington post poll. it's the best showing sincespring and could put reelection prospects back within reach. newt gingrich wants the g -- once the gop front-runner is losing support and ron paul is on the rise. >>> you want to talk about approval numbers. congress is at about 15%. they continue battling over the payroll tax cut extensions. house republicans prefer a one year extense over the two month extension approved by the senate last week. instead of majority leader harry reid swients negotiate until the house aprovence the senate's previous measure. >>> thousands are expected for the national hanukkah menorah lighting. that could take place today at 4. where tickets are available. >>> and in time for the holiday weekend, the frank capra classic it's a wonderful life turns 65. it is set in b

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

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

. >>> our best story of the year a shift in the ravens, steelers rivalry after the steelers beat the ravens in the playoffs in january it felt like the ravens would never get past pittsburgh but the season started the league's greatest rivalry when the ravens blew out the steelers. it gave us a reason to smile. then a 92-yard drive and hines field gave ravens fans reason to believe. it was capped by a 26-yard touchdown pass. the win gave them a season sweep of the steelers and hope for fans that they would ring in the new year with a home playoff game. >>> if you are looking for more on the top stories check out the best of 2011 page. go to the website and the feature story section. we have the most powerful photographs, the most searched person and remembers those we lost in 2011. >>> medical device like ps and forceps go from body to body over and over but are they safe? even if they are sterile? how the fda is working to make you're aren't exposed to other people's body fluids. >>> a new year, a new rear. some of the exercise that will give you a better bum for the year. . >>> the

the steelers are trying to keep pace with the ravens. not a bad idea. 10-0, steelers. mike wallace gets behind the defense. they were down at the one. 13-0 with pittsburgh in the league. we will stay in the fourth quarter. timmons is the job done. clemmons did not do well. the steelers win 27-0. the ravens remain ahead of pittsburgh. they have not clinched it yet. if the ravens win next week, at worst, they are the two-c. >> we will have another check of the insta-weather forecast. stay with us. your home and auto policies and save. don't worry, tiny people. flo is a gentle giant. bundle home and auto at progressive.com. >> at 11:00, millions of the faithful prepare to celebrate the birth of christ with midnight mass. we will take to celebrations at home and at the vatican. a special celebration for a maryland family after another gives her daughter the gift of life. that part warming story tonight. the gop presidential hopefuls will be absent from the ballot in one state on super >> it is a look at the 7-day forecast. we will have cold temperatures in the morning arou

the 49ers take on the steelers.ken wayne is there with the latest. >> reporter: pregame excitement here. the lights are back on but a half hour ago, we were in the middle of an interview and everything went dark. all thelights inside, not only the big light stands but all the lights, inside and outside the stadium went out. they just now got the lights back on. if you look down, you can see the escalator, that was stopped because the power was out. they have just now started the escalator and allowed fans to get back on. they are now going back inside the stadium. for a while the fans couldn't get in because the power was out. there was a big delay. people wondering what is going on. he said he wasn't sure why it went out. he was on a loud speaker trying to tell everybody to remain calm. there were no problems but you could imagine what it would be like inside the stadium, 68,000 fans and all of a sudden the entire stadium goes dark, the score boards went out, everything went dark. first thing that jumped into my fi

they take over the ball in steelers territory. ensuing drive. second and goal.rank gore, up the gut he goes. five-yard touchdown. niners, they win it, 20-3, at candlestick. >>> and that will do it for your espn news update. i'm don bell. >>> a phoenix man is putting on a spectacular christmas light show. and it's not adding a dime, though, to his electric bill. check it out. >> that's right. check out fred hampton's homemade display, complete with hundreds of lights, synchronized to a christmas movie montage. solar panels in his front yard keep the lights glowing from sundown to midnight, all for free. while visitors enjoy the lights, hampton saves money and helps the environment. >> a perfect combo. get your pretty light show. you don't jack up your light bill. >> wonder what the neighbors think about that. >> probably not too happy. >>> coming up after the break, how mitt romney did on his visit to the late show with david letterman. >>> and the sperm donor who has been asked not to be so generous. "the pulse" is coming up. sears last minute gift sale is on no

steelers fall to 10-4. >>> college basketball.t time kansas played davidson, the elite 8 back in '08, jayhawks squeaked out a 2-point win en route to capturing the national title. last night the upstart school looking for payback. the number 11 kansas team getting all they could handle in kc. cochran on fire from downtown, hitting four 3-pointers. 21 points for cochran. davidson gets revenge, upsetting the jayhawks 80-74. >>> hockey in denver, flyers down a goal to the havs in the final minute. this works to perfection. daniel briere behind the net, tying goal with 18 seconds to play. goal given to wayne simmons, but philly doesn't care who gets credit. they go to a shoot-out. it's up to rookie matt reid, but his first career shoot-out try hits the crossbar. colorado holds off the flyers, 3-2. >>> bruins at canadiens in boston. first period. rich peverley wins the face-off, slides the puck to benoit pulio. the game in the third, bruins force the turnover. patrice bergeron to brad americhand, scores as he falls to the ice. what a g

the steelers and the 49ers, the 49ers are favored by 3. will be back in the next hour of course after the game. informational that power outages find out what is going on with that. in the meantime will take a short break and get back with you, we haven't got more news to come. [ child ] it's so cool! you can put a force field on him and be invisible! [ child 2 ] i call first player. no. i already called it. [ dad ] nobody's playing anything until after we get our homework done. thank you. hello? test drive's not over yet. [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. [ louder ] hello? but we still need your signature. right now during sign then drive, it's never been easier to get the all-new passat, the 2012 motor trend car of the year, for practically just your signature. that's the power of german engineering. visit vwdealer.com. >>pam: to robberies on muni, they say the first happened yesterday. they said the police say a man was attacked by several other men had his self all stolen. now near mission street in highland avenue police say

it may be that the steelers rest roethlisberger for the playoff. in baseball it has been a relatively quiet season for the orioles. it picks up a new manager. that can be troubling to a fan base that's looking for infusion of top level talent to a last place team. the orioles did announce today of signing chavez. he played part of last season with the texas rangers. chavez is 33 years old, he can play left field and when adam jones need time off, chavez can play center field. that whole harbaugh thing was working out. >> right. lot of talk about that. thank you mark, we'll be right break. - back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, . >> don't miss the cbs prime time lineup. the hit drama unforgettable. >> it's the last news for steam. a womens woman using hair on barbie giving them a all natural make over. >> that's a good thing to do. that's it for us tonight. back at 11:00. >> thank you for watching >> pelley: tonight, will there be a tax increase for the holidays? the president warns house republicans... >> the clock is ticking. time is running out. >> pelley:

. >>> with a loss by the pittsburgh steelers, the ravens are back in control of their own playoff destiny. >> reporter: i was out at owens mills with the team. the ravens went from bombed out to suddenly excited and having a home playoff game back in their grasp after the steelers lost last night. the mood in owens mills was noticeably upbeat for tuesday's light practice and it wasn't for anything the ravens did themselves, it was the money night game in san francisco, injured steelers quarterback ben roethlisberger hobbled and hurt and unable to move ahead of the ravens, pittsburgh lost 20-3. >> i stayed up and watched the whole game. you have no choice but to root for the 49ers. i actually said to myself, i wasn't going to go to sleep. >> reporter: the ravens woke up tuesday back in first place. joe flacco was among the players who say they did not watch the game at all. certainly delighted to reap the benefits. >> we're obvious in a better position because of what happened last night. we got to keep up with the battle and continue to play the way we've been playing. >> it's a gift but

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

plus, big ben takes a licking but comes back to lead the steelers to a victory. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> and the weekend forecast is looking great. chillier than we'd like but overall no travel trouble. your forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, quite simply the los angeles angels spent more money in a day than any team has in the history of baseball. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >> good morning. albert pujols made a decision and he's heading west. agreed to a ten year, $254 million deal with the angels. angels definitely the dark horse in the pujols race but when the marlins dropped out and cards offered him $220 million, the angels upped the ante to $254 and pujols couldn't turn that down. they also signed the best free agent pitcher on the market, lefty c.j. wilson, five years, $77.5 million to cap off a monster day in anaheim. >>> nba lakers had a trade in place for the hornets' chris pau

. >>> the raven's need the forty- niners to turn the light up on the steelers. -- lights out on the steelers. >>> denied's multi-match jack but -- tonight's multi-matt jackpot the year when the number -- multi-match jackpot. -- 38, 28,g number's 27, 30, 18, and 39. if no one matches all six numbers the jackpot climbs to six and a $25,000 -- climbs to $625,000. the maryland lottery, let yourself pla get the technology they love, on the network they deserve. and video chat with up to 9 of your friends with the galaxy nexus by samsung, or get the samsung stratosphere, and for a limited time, get twice the data for the same low price. verizon. >>> and now, sports with jerry sandusky. >> the ravens have to guard against another fallout from the loss in san diego. the strength of this team got rocked. the san diego chargers had the ball eight times and scored on every possession but two. they missed a field goal in boat docked in the fourth quarter -- eighth field goal in the fourth quarter. no pun. t. every team will have a bad game. the packers lost yesterday. when you lose this battle, you have

. >>> the steelers take on the cleveland browns on thursday night football. the steelers took an early lead then quarterback ben roethlisberger suffered a ankle sprain after being sacked. he went to the locker room but did come out and finish the second half completing 8-12 then. steelers win 14-3 and take the lead in the afc north by have a game on the ravens but that should be a temporary thing as the ravens are set to take on the indianapolis colts downtown this sunday. a game you can see live right here on wjz 13 sunday afternoon at 1:00. >>> and still to come on wjz's eyewitness news at noon, the wife of former penn state football coach jerry sandusky is speaking out. what she has to say about the charges against her husband. >>> the occupy wall street movement takes on the set of a national tv show. details on that coming up. >>> a gorgeous day here at the start of the weekend, what comes next in your complete first warning weather forecast, which is still coming up. >> complete coverage continues with don scott, jessica kartalija and first warning weat

the lights went out twice during the 49ers/steelers game on monday night football. the power outages delayed the game for almost 35 minutes, much to the embarrassment of the fans. >> this is proof positive that they need a new stadium? >> exactly. why? >> look at it. on national tv, man, the lights go out. you've got to be kidding, man. >> finally, the lights came on and the steelers and 49ers actually played. we'll tell you who won that game later in sports. >>> on the cbs money watch, gas prices take a big bite out of your budget. ashley morrison is here in new york with that and more. good morning, ashley. >> good morning to you. a asian markets rebounded slightly today after monday's losses. tokyo's nikkei was up 0.5% points while hong kong's hang seng edged up a fraction. today, wall street gets another check of the housing market. monday, stocks took a fall after the eu failed to fully finance its bailout fund. the dow lost 100 points while the nasdaq was down 32. financial stocks led the sell-off. bank of america was hardest hit, sinking 4% to fall below $5 a

they were, like, "oh, my gosh, i love his steelers! go steelers!"ot a shaker hander, i'm a a hugger. >> i'm a hugger. >> jay: oh, okay. well, there you go. >> terry: very sweet. >> jay: very good. >> terry: thank you. you're welcome. >> thank you. >> jay: now, let me ask you -- now, christmas is on sunday. >> yes. >> jay: what's on your christmas list? >> what's on my christmas list? okay, so i have a goldendoodle named maddy -- >> jay: mm-hmm. >> and i love her with all my heart, and i leave tonight to go to my hometown, fort lauderdale. but i don't want to put her underneath the plane. you know, it's dark and it's scary and i didn't want to do that to my daughter. so, i figured, you know, hopefully i could do something for her. >> jay: yeah. >> but -- so, my christmas list is that someone will maybe take her on the plane. there's pet airlines that i tried. it's specifically for pets. >> jay: right. >> but they're -- they're totally booked until next christmas. >> jay: they were booked up? really? >> so -- i know. i know. >> jay: a lot of animals g

now you can turn out the lights. >> party is over. >> the 49ers beat the steelers 20-3.s more exclusive coil. >> thanks dennis. the obvious cliche tonight is the 49ers defense played lights out. but there's not much more to add. the steelers had more turnovers than points. >> to be a team like this, an elite team that sols is always in the playoffs. that's the team we have to beat. >> we were just on the money all night long. played great. there's no doubt in my mind that he deserves to go to the probowl. he's had that kind of season and put an exically mages point on that tonight. >> after the lights went out for the second time, was there concern on the team's part that we may not get this game in? >> we'll call it a night. maybe go grab a burger and have a gutted night. but instead, a lot later night. any time you can come away with a win, it's great. >> it is too much money when the lights go out. >> a new stadium is what we were thinking. >> it's coming. >> what is it luke in the locker room before the game? >> it was dark. [ laughter ] >> the 49ers remain tied with

went out at 5:20 causing a 20 minute delay before the start of the 49er game against the pittsburgh steelers. the power came back on 30 minutes later, drawing cheers from the crowd. but at 6:45, the lights go out at the ball game. just a few minutes later, the lights back on. it was caused by a transformer that failed just outside the stadium. pg & e said it was the only place affected. we'll keep you posted. the 49ers lead the steelers 6- 0. >>> she's had a rough go, but jean kwan has defense. >> reporter: they're throwing their weight behind defeating any recall efforts in keeping jean kwan in office. >> we absolutely see no reason to have a recall. >> we need to unite. we need to move ahead, not create political battles. >> reporter: we caught up with kwan. she feels the recall effort is unfair since she's only been in office less than a year. >> this is more pushbacks than i even expect. sometimes people don't know and they'll find anything. >> reporter: kwan was elected mayor last year. she's never been politically powerful with conservatives. >> ther mayoet abilities at all. she's a un

they stopped the steelers 20-3. looking like champions as bill martin said. ben, three picks, fumbles once. he was sacked three times, niners dominate, no secret that ben was playing on a badly sprained ankle. he made no excuses for it afterward. >> i was probably -- probably the best 49er night -- just can't do it, i won't make excuses, i played a bad game and i turned the ball over and that was on me. it's frustrating. they are a good team. they got after us. they beat us. you know, i need to be a lot better. >> our defense, when we can get turnovers for us, they can get stops three and outs, you know all that is -- all that is rates really way up there in terms of winning defense. >> kind of an interesting story in baseball. can you imagine paying more than $50 million just for the rights to talk to somebody? the rangers won that right paying $51.7 million to a team in japan that owns the rights to a right handed pitcher. he is considered the best pitcher in japan. the rangers would like to have him on their team. the team that owns his rights will pull in

over 30 years ago the 49ers and steelers were almost postponed on monday night. the debate and the decision, it's all coming up on game day right after this. ,,,, [ male announcer ] citibank's new app for ipad

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the steelers crush the bengals, 35-7. pittsburgh is now 9-3. they look good, the steelers. they always do, i guess. >> a lot better than we are, right? >> the redskins are just -- >> thanks. that's news for now. "nightly news" is heading your way next. we'll be back here at 11:00 right after the game. have a good night, everybody. [ baby coughing ] [ coughing continues ] [ female announcer ] more pollution from power plants means more childhood asthma attacks. [ labored breathing ] there's technology that makes the air cleaner, but too many plants don't use it. we can't wait. epa must update power plant standards to protect our kids. [ baby coughing ] in more ways than ever. and our networks are getting crowded. but if congress frees up more wireless spectrum... we can empower more people to innovate... putting momentum behind our economy. and we can reduce the deficit... with more than thirty billion dollars paid by america's wireless companies. it's simple -- more spectrum means more freedom. for everyone. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. wi

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back against the steelers.ck against the steelers. on the night the green bay [ monica ] i'm away on a movie shoot and it hasn't been going exactly as planned. cut. cut! [ monica ] i thought we'd be on location for 3 days -- it's been 3 weeks. so i had to pick up some more things. good thing i've got the citi simplicity card. i don't get hit with a fee if i'm late with a payment... which is good because on this job, no! bigger! [ monica ] i may not be home for a while. [ male announcer ] the new citi simplicity card. no late fees. no penalty rate. no worries. >>> the mission is pretty clear for the 49ers when it comes into tomorrow's game. san francisco must win to hang on to the play off spot. margin for error san francisco enjoyed over the saints was erased in the loss to arizona. niners inability to get into the enzone after reaching the end zone. 49ers are last in the league in that category. tomorrow night they face a steelers team that tends to be more stingy. >> big game, big game. and we have to put poi

the pittsburgh steelers tied atop the afc north. ben roethlisberger has been phenomenal against the browns in his career. big ben and jerricho cotchery. 11-yard touchdown. 7-3. the black and gold, second quarter. roethlisberger rolling out. can't find anybody. and he is sacked by scott paxson. a loss of five. and big ben's down. you try getting up from that. his ankle caught and turned on the ground. roethlisberger would head to the locker room. ominous sign. you can breathe again. in the thirty quarter, roethlisberger warming up. he would, indeed, return. colt mccoy, scrambling. hit hard by james harrison. how hard? you take a gander for yourself. harrison, one of the hardest hitters in the game. hit me, baby, one more time. harrison gets called for roughing the passer. later in the drive, it is third and goal. mccoy. steps up to mohammed. but williams gets the interception in the end zone. defense, huge for pittsburgh. and the steelers trying to put this one away. roethlisberger to antonio brown. back shoulder throw. 80-yard touch

this was also a big win, bob, for the pittsburgh steelers.re sitting behind baltimore, and now they know if they win tomorrow, they can control things. and i believe mike tomlin will tell his defense, our quarterback, ben roethlisberger won't be 100%. defense, you may have to win. and i think you're going to see guys like troy polamalu step up for the pittsburgh defense and make plays because they have so much riding on this game. the difference between being the number one seed and the number five seed. >> okay as al mentioned earlier, the chargers might not make it, but they're a team you don't want to play right now. so in the nfc, that team is the eagles, perhaps. you can still win the nfc east if philadelphia, new york, and dallas wind up 8-8. if atlanta and detroit win one of their next two, they're both in, and it's important to note if san francisco beats pittsburgh tomorrow, they would retake the number one seed from new orleans, and if both teams win out, i meant number two seed, if both teams win out, the 49ers get the bye. now tha

even the cops joined in. >> beat the steelers! >> reporter: some came in costume. some were here before the tailgate showed up. danny of brisbane took the prize with joe montana sculpted into the back of his head. he plans to stay on as a season ticketholder and move with the team to santa clara but there are a lot of people here concerned, especially about having to pay possibly thousands of dollars for those seat license fees at the new stadium. i have to tell you, when you look out at the crowd and you see the people and the fun, it really is a cross-section of the bay area. it would be a shame to lose them if they couldn't afford the fee. but that's business in sports these days. back to you guys. >> thank you, phil matier. stick around after eyewitness news for our special pre-game show countdown to kickoff with dennis o'donnell followed by the 49ers versus the steelers at 5:30. >>> the bid to recall oakland mayor jean quan was launched amid the city's violent "occupy" protest but now powerful members of the so- called 99% are coming out in support of the emba

the 49ers topple over the steelers. what this means for our ravens. >> there is still no deal on extending the payroll tax cuts. am kate >> good morning. we're getting word of emergency construction on northbound 95. the right tube is completely blocked. they are repairing some overhead lane signals. stay to the left if you're heading through the tunnel this morning. the major roadways are checking out ok. of the three along the topside of the beltway. -- 73 along the topside of the beltway. no problems just yet. this is the west side of the beltway. this is security boulevard. picking up in volume in the inner and outer loops. this is 95 in the area of the fort mchenry tunnel. things are moving ok. the right tube is blocked. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system. good morning. >> good morning. we have if you bust delays including the 16, 47, 48, and 55 buses operating with delays -- we have a few bus delays. metro su

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

the 49ers -- beat the steelers 20-3. be remembered as the one when the lights went out. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> the outages causing a new public relations mess for pg&e. after the initial outage the company sent out a tweet saying candlestick outage power restored cause under investigation could be a number of factors it goes on to say only one customer affected. >>> the other tweets, linebacker james harrison ineligible to play last night because of an illegal it in a previous game wrote if i can't play then can't nobody play lights out. power outage at candlestick park is like running out of ketchup at heinz field. this is only the second time a game was ed by a pour we are outage. -- >>> 6:32. tonight the oakland city council will consider a resolution to give police the green light to use whatever tools they have to stop future shutdowns at the port. the chronicle reports last week's protest prevented 3,000 port workers from getting to work. port officials say water front operations lost between four and eight

. >> reporter: two power outages, delaying the niners/steelers monday night football game. the first outage delaying kickoff by 20 minutes. the second delay came early in the second quarter, the public address system stopped working along with everything else. >> the lights went off a second time, then we just left because on the way out it got rowdy. >> people are a little hostile right now, they want to watch the game. it's a little embarrassing for san francisco right now. >> reporter: embarrassing because candlestick is on the national stage and football fans are watching the sell-out crowd of 69,000 sit in darkness waiting for two playoff teams to battle it out. many fans using cell phones as flashlights, waiting for the lights to come back on. the nfl security chief reported seeing a transformer blow up while monitoring a gate outside the stadium. one san francisco police officer told us there was a power problem in the area way before monday night. >> we were experiencing blackouts all week in the bay view area, and crowds are coming -- not unruly, but somewhat upset

the ravens must win to keep pace with the steelers. the steelers beat the browns last night. that is ben roethlisberger. he left the game in the second quarter with what he thought was a broken leg. remember and the lawrence taylor tackle? it was not broken, so ben came back. he hits antonio brown. is goes for a touchdown. 14-3, pittsburgh wins. ben will have an mri on his leg. the ravens take aim on the colts. the colts are without peyton manning. the colts made a nice run at the patriots with quarterback dan orlovsky. .he colts wrere down he played for randy edsall. he still has some weapons. kickoff on sunday at 1:05. the orioles have a new picture as the trade for dana eveland. big story in baseball, the big jols agrees to al big contract with the california angels. sign at c.j. wilson. that is mind boggling. baseball in a major economic crunch. >> 11 great seasons in st. louis. has some great seasons left. 29 degrees on tv hill. prize peeled for a new speed camera -- pure eyes keep your es peeled for a new speed camera. >> the airport is getting a new makeover. >> tracki

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

. >>> in sports, a dominating win for the steelers over the bengals yesterday. brown was run back on a punt 60-yard forest the touchdown and the final score was steelers 35 and the bengals seven. >>> the ravens broke that pattern of losing to a team they should have beat. ray rice with this six-yard run and on the day, 204-yards on 29 years -- carries and this third quarter run. rice dropped at the six yard line. that set up the fellow bass, the touchdown, it was 17-three. and it was the rookie with two sacks and the rookie quarterback with smith in hires second interception of the season. with seven minute toss play, another big play, the punt return, going up the middle and shooting to the side lines and bobbing and weaving before he had to avoid that tackle, he is gone, 68-yards to the house and the ravens 24-10 winners. still in control of the first place in their division. the two running backs, the condition of the field, how they played, it was some very tab football -- the ravens will be back home to host the colts this weekend. >> thank you, dan. >>> we