there were nine in the game, jawuan johnson, five picks by cal, four by tcu, jonathan song mercifully ended this one. texas christian in overtime 10- 7, cal finishes the year at 7- 7, and there you go. >>> how about the pros? nfl and the raiders. after some home cooking on christmas eve, feasting on the denver broncos, can they finish up strong on the road sunday at 1:25, channel wehave e opunity le, right, guys? they don't like is either so it's going to be a lot of fun. >> oakland more than a two spoil the chiefs afc west title hopes. mahomes has gone crazy statistically, 4800 yards, 48

we know we have a great opponent to prepare for at tcu.ou a lot uprightly as well, on both sides of the ball. it will be a real challenge for us. i know our guys are excited for that. >> plan care at arizona equal venue and playing in this bowl game against a great opponent that fired me up. when i find that we are playing against tcu it made me really excited. >>> if the a 10 to take the next step and get deeper into the playoffs, you have to shore up their starting rotation. today good progress on that front. mike myers agrees to a two-year deal to remain in oakland. he was coming off the best season of his career in 2018, including a intended game for the a's after coming over from detroit. he is ranked fifth in the american league. he dependable starter who does not walk people, yes place. nice signing by the a's. >>> it is nice to have a little momentum heading into the christmas showcase. last night where dennis may be the best all season. depth and clippers. here it is. tied at 127, the final seconds and there is curry, there is hal

after a tcu missed field goal at the end of regulation, they get another shot in overtime.ins it by the final of 10-7. this has been a disappointing season for the silver and black. one bright spot has been the second half play of derek carr. he hasn't thrown an interception since week five. g pick. he was asked if he thinks about the streak. >> not during the game. as a human, it flashes through your head like on friday, like okay, stop thinking about it. but during the game, no, no. obviously i hit a bb in the chest in cincinnati. stuff happens, man, you know what i mean? >>> the gold state warriors set the bar so high, they've having a hard time living up to their own standards. they have the third most wins in the nba and everyone is wondering what is wrong with this team? the ws are coming off a 26-point loss to the lakers. it's their fourth loss at home, but they're still on pace to win 54 games this season. one area where the team is struggling is from behind the arc. last night they were 9 of 36 from three-point land. that's not good. steve kerr was not about to pan

nt to prepare for in tcu reat and they give you a lot of variety as well on both sides of the ball soll be a real challenge for us. and i know our guys will be excited for that. >> there's fire inside the a's clubhouse now there will be fires in there as well. mike fires a agrees to a 2 year deal i know it's christmas give me break. 33-year-old coming off best season of his career 5-2 in 10 starts for the a's after coming from detroit. he was in the american league in walks per 9 innings so dependable starter who doesn't walk people yes please a nice signing. other than a certain football game in progress at the sports is pretty bearen no know other games but the weekend gave us plenty to gawk at so, in case you missed it. >> phenyl play of the game. step up in the pocket. and heaves it to the end zone. and it is caught. it's caught. touchdown. >> you may have heard high school football in texas kind of a big deal. so when , with north shore beating duncanville it's kind of cool. and that's the high school hail mary this is how they roll in the nfl with the hail mary cousins to rudolp

they will depend on the strong defense against a team from tcu going to 16 bowl games in the last 18the game starts at 6:00 p.m. tonight. we'll have full details on the ktvu 10:00 and 11:00 news >>> hundreds of pardons from governor brown, some of the significant people who were and were not on the list including the brother of san francisco mayor, london breed. >> no resolution in site for the partial government shut down which gets underway today. more on that, coming up. >>> good morning, iths wednesday december 26th. i'm claw dean wong. >> the official office outside, it's cool and refreshing. just a nice start to the day. bundle up, maybe grab the sweater or jacket for the next few hours. temperatures starting out in the 30s and 40s and a nice beautiful start with a few high clouds working their way back into the picture. here we are looking towards san francisco and the bay bridge. no umbrellas needed for today. this afternoon we should have a nice recovery with temperatures close to the 60-degree mark. cooling off tomorrow, gusty winds and the weekend forecast featuring a sun

cal will faced tcu -- faced tcu.and one semi final, clemson versus notre dame in the other with the winners meeting at levi stadium next month for the national title. >>> the warriors lost more than a game last night in detroit, damien jones suffered a torn muscle and will likely miss the rest of the season. the 24-year-old will undergo surgery this week, jones has started 22 of 24 games this year. i didn't have any good news. >> i do. how about vern's son? he has been texting us and giving us video on his national swimming championships. he is now like 29th in the nation on 14-year-olds. how about that? >> that is a great way to end the sports gas.>> there is a video -- to end the sports cast. there is a video.>>> let's move on to our next half hour. 2020, how soon senator harris could announce a presidential run. >> it has become a nightmare of delays. >> state lawmakers blast california's bullet train following the release of a scathing new audit. >>> she knew how to throw a party even in the darkest of times, sti

cal will play tcu in the cheese it bowl. formerly the cactus bowl. the sun bowl.t face on off years eve. sharks ending the road trip in montreal. intercepting the pass and blasts it. first lead of the road trip. later in the period. san jose on a power play. brent ferns his first goal since october. 2-0 sharks. canada cuts the lead in half. back with his 17th goal of the season. the sharks lead 3-1 midway through the third period. >> hope they can finish it off. >> wouldn't that be nice. >> we need good news for local teams. >> thanks. >> can he rise to the t pai'm open to that.medicare? lower premiums? extra benefits? it's open enrollment. time to open the laptop... ...and compare medicare health plans. why? because plans change, so can your health needs. so, be open-minded. oh, and medicare advantage plans from private insurers. use the tools at medicare.gov or call 1-800-medicare. open to something better? start today. open enrollment ends december 7th. >>> tonight at 11:00. update on the investigation into why a greyhound bus went up in flames on 580 in oaklan

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. >>> cal fans are disappointed this morning after losing to tcu in the teams ballgame. cal was playing in its first bowl since 2015. the golden bears jumped out to an early lead in the first quarter. defense really dominated this game. nine interceptions in all. the game would go to overtime when cal turned over the ball giving tcu some good field position. the horned frogs would score the game-winning field goal. cal loses 10-7. is still a winning season for the golden bears. >> bad weather dallas wiped out the first responders bowl between boise state and boston college but they just started the game when lightning chased everyone from the field. look at the screen. a huge lightning strike. one of many. officials waited an hour and half deciding cancel the game. it was really no contest with no one winning the game. so the game will not be replayed. the >>> onset warriors are expected to break a record tonight. the game will break the franchise record for consecutive home sellouts. it will be the 300 -- 311 packed house as they take on the portland trail blazers. the

and cal will play tcu in the cheese it bowl in phoenix on december 26th.s heading to el paso, texas, for the sun bowl. cardinal and pitt face off december 31st. the cheese it bowl used to be the cactus bowl. i prefer the cactus bowl sponsored by cheese it. >> a lot of people like cheese it. no shamed. >> if you say cheese it bowl, i think of the bowl on my table. >> and the packers did fire their head coach after their loss today to the arizona cardinals. he had been there 13 years. >> thanks a lot, mindy. >>> feeling stressed out? there is a llama for that. ises that story is next. ♪thisi'm gonna let it shine. ♪ it's energy saving time, ♪ i'm gonna reduce mine. ♪ californians all align ♪ to let our great state shine. ♪ let it shine, ♪ the power's ours to let it shine! ♪ >>> new on "abc7 news" at 6:00, developing news on this apartment fire in san francisco. we just got an update moments ago from fire crews. >> just in time for upcoming finals, the llamas are returning to -- you heard me right -- are returning to uc berkeley. >> the school announced the re

. >>> today cal will play its bowl game against tcu.der bears playing in the cheese it bowl tonight in phoenix. the first bowl game for cal since 2015. cal will depend on its strong defense against a tcu team has gone to six team bowl games in the past 18 years. the game starts tonight, 6:00 p.m. and we'll have full details on the ktvu 10:00 and 11:00 news. >>> time is 7:56. a police search is happening now for a man suspected of killing a police officer. coming up at 8:00, the early morning confrontation and the call that officer made before he was killed in the line of duty. . >>> no resolution in sight for the partial government shut down which in many ways gets underway today. i'm luz luz in washington, i'm doug luzader in washington, more on that today. ♪ ♪ start the car! start the car! the ikea winter sale. wooooooo! save up to 50% off select items in store only december 26th to january 6th. ikea. 0 oofrments new information this morning after an officer killed overnight in stance love county and the ongoing search for the suspect

i have a position at tcu named in memory of a tcu student who joined the marine corps and lost his life in afghanistan in 2011, parents, his family, a whole host of friends created this position because as his father says, he knows the cost of war on society, and i think of the 100 anniversary commemoration of the armistice at the end of world war i, i am honored to be part of that. i would like to start this afternoon with someone who knew a little bit about that cost of war, a young woman named emma young dixon. the young woman from but claire, new jersey, boarded a ship headed for the war in france. only 26 years old, she was excited and nervous about her impending adventure. her parents accompanied her as she traveled from home to the new york city. where they made their final goodbyes, and now she was on her own for the first time in her life. feeling very lost and cheery -- managed toary, she gather her courage and board. i'm in her sweetheart, she wrote somewherenew he was behind the barbed wire fence on appear, and i almost wished i had stayed at home. when i could see no more b

. >>> cal turned over the ball giving tcu great field position.frogs score the game winning field goal, cal loses 10-7. still a winning season for the golden bears. >>> bad weather in dallas wiped off the first responders bowl between boise statute and boston college. lightning chased everyone from the field. you're about to see ahuge lightning strike. officials waited an hour and a half before deciding to cancel the game. the game was ruled a no contest meaning no team won the game. it will not be played. >>> today will be another busy travel day for the airlines. a powerful storm system sweeping across the midwest after hitting texas. yesterday heavy rain and strong winds grounded flights at dallas fort worth. the bad weather also caused an american airlines flight to be rerouted after heavy turbulence sent two passengers to the hospital. this same storm is dropping heavy know snt northwest as it continue ace sweep across the country. >> big rain right before christmas day. here we are heading into 2019. not much to talk about falling from the s

there were nine in the game, jawuan johnson, five picks by cal, four by tcu, jonathan song mercifullynded this one. texas christian in overtime 10- 7, cal finishes the year at 7- 7, and there you go. >>> how about the pros? nfl and the raiders. after some home cooking on christmas eve, feasting on the denver broncos, can they finish up strong on the road sunday at 1:25, channel wehave e opunity le, right, guys? they don't like is either so it's going to be a lot of fun. >> oakland more than a two spoil the chiefs afc west title hopes. mahomes has gone crazy statistically, 4800 yards, 48 touchdowns, that is impressive. >> i don't know how you can't be the mvp after you look at his body of work, that's a first year starter, a guy making throws that people haven't seen before, closing in on 50 touchdown passes in your first year? quite amazing. taking care of the ball and he's won games for his team so if i did have a vote, i would stand here in front of these microphones and say i vote for him. >> 49er empire, i haven't forgotten you. 10-point underdogs at the rams. to close the regular

tcu, you have to see this play. back and forth they go. in and intercept the ball. he had three interceptions. great the same the. they couldn't do anything with it however. in the third quarter cal was still up seven by zero. they got down to the one inch yard line. then it went into overtime. they were ready to score, then the bears quarterback pick this up and he brought it back into their territory. still the defense was not tight enough to stop jonathan from nailing his field-goal. 10-7 was the final score. the frogs one. >> the raiders received a lot of love christmas eve. it will be a different picture. arrowhead is one of the angriest places to go for visiting teams. the new quarterback is doing good and they really want this vic three. they want home-field advantage. he has 48 touchdown passes as his first full year as the starting quarterback. the talk is he may even be mvp. >> it is a team game. it is about the team and everyone around you. you can't do it by yourself. i'm grateful that i am on a great team. >> this guys making

four by tcu and a mercifully onn . at 7-7. . >>> all right. now from the nba phoenix and orlando. >> steal by ross. >> and a foul off phoenix. >> they're going to take a look at this one i think. >> so good we had a seat again. turns out the magic did not turn out but it was still pretty cool to watch. orlando fell to the sons 122-120. >>> the opening bell on wallg ia manner of minutes. yesterday's historic gains. >> and an inmate escaped fromakk outside at the bay b look at this. you know we're on a holiday schedule for not seeing a lot of cars passing over that span. and of course mary has your forecast for today and also the all-important new year's eve forecast. we'll be right back. ♪ whoa! the mercedes-benz winter event is back, and you won't want to stop for anything else. lease the gla 250 for $359 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. mercedes-benz. the best or nothing. not long ago, ronda started here. and then, more jobs began to appear. these techs in a lab. this builder in a hardhat... ...the welders and electricians who do a

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it will lean on the defense against a tcu game that's gone to 16 abandoned home games in the past 18 years, the game starts tonight at 6:00 p.m., we'll have a full look at it, a break down ktvu, 10 and 11:00 names. >>> still ahead, a woman is dead and another one is wounded on christmas day. we'll tell you the situation police officers were in when the officers fired. >>> and people were targeted during a game last season. >>> and clear and cool when they started out for the wednesday morning. we have a nice forecast today, we'll let you know if we had any rain chances to talk about as we head towards the end of 20186789 2018. fact: some of your favorite foods stain teeth. unlike ordinary whitening toothpaste, colgate optic white has hydrogen peroxide that goes below the tooth's surface for a smile that's 4 shades visibly whiter! colgate optic white. whitening that works. >>> hundreds of pardons from governor brown, some of it people on the list and not on the list, including the brother of san francisco mayor, london breed. >>> and the government gets under way today, i'm doug luzad

cal will play tcu in the cheese it bowl. that game will be at the home of the arizona diamondbacks the day after christmas. the golden bears opened as a 2.5 favorite. the stanford cardinals headed to pass pass texas to play in the sun bowl on new year's eve. seven point favorites against pit. >>> levi stadium is hosting two big bowl games first it's the red box bowl featuring michigan state and oregon. the ducks are the slight favorites. that game is new year's eve at noon. the college football championship game will be played at levi stadium. number one alabama plays number four oklahoma in the orange bowl. number two clemson plays third ranked notre dame in the cotton bowl. the winners will play in the college. >>> the first night of hanukkah last night. interior secretary helped light the giant minora. he also praised president trump's commitment for the jewish people. >>> a police investigation of a shooting in the early morning hours, not far from the police station. . >>> we'll take a look at the first of many ceremoni

. >>> fans are waking up to hard work after the tcu and the team's bowl game. they played the bowl game since 2015. then jumped to a lead in the first quarter. there were 9 interceptions, would go to overtime and the cams turned over the bowl. and the horn frogs win and it was 10-7. it was a winning season form the golden bears june bad weather in dallas wiped out if the first responders bowl, then started the game when lightning forced everyone to leave the field. officials waited an hour and a half before deciding to cancel the game. there's one lime anything strike of many. the game was no contest, the game will not be played. >>> another busy travel day for airlines. a powerful storm is sweeping across the midwest after hitting texas yesterday. heavy rain and strong winds force flights at dallas/fort worth to be grounded. heavy turbulence sent two passengers to a hospital. >>> this is expected to drop a lot of snow in the northeast as it sweeps across the country. >> let's talk about weather in the bay area, we're not getting a lot of rain in the coming day

tcu needed over time to top california 10-7. it wasn't a pretty game for both teams.y combined for nine interceptions. >> i was going to say, you know, the bowl that was cancelled because of weather, i thought all bowls were supposed to play in nice weather cities. >> usually that's the case, but not in that one. >>> still ahead, new polling is taking a look at who democrats want to see run for the white house in 2020. >>> plus, ruth bader ginsburg has been released from the hospital. >>> here's a live look at air force one. at air force one. a lot will happen in your life. wrinkles just won't. neutrogena® rapid wrinkle repair's derm-proven retinol works so fast, it takes only one week to reveal younger looking skin. neutrogena® they have businesses to grow customers to care for lives to get home to they use stamps.com print discounted postage for any letter any package any time right from your computer all the amazing services of the post office only cheaper get our special tv offer a 4-week trial plus postage and a digital scale go to stamps.com/tv and never go to t

.>>> thank you, sanford are going to ball games, cal will play at tcu at the cheese ball, and the arizonabacks the day after christmas, that will be twin up on -- el paso texas, they play the university of pittsburg on the sun bowl on new year's eve. they are a seven-point favored pick. >>> to big bowl games, the red box bowl, michigan state and oregon, that game is set for new year's eve at noon, then the college football championship game will take place at levi's stadium, here's a look at the finals, alabama will take on the fourth link -- ranked oklahoma, second seed clemson will play notre dame, and that will also be at levi's stadium on january 7. >>> just ahead of that, the bay area host committee would puts on a call for volunteers, the championship game will be played on january 7 at levi's stadium, volunteers have to be at least 18 years old and the minimum amount of time is three ships of four hours. they're looking for about 1000 volunteers, the sign-up period is this week. >>> every week we are happy to highlight the athletic abilities of children and teens, this week, meet s

. >>> this morning cal fans are dispinted after lose to go tcu. both teams combined for nine interceptions. the game was tied at seven so it went into overtime. horned frogs kicked a field goal to make it 10-7. >>> home prices are high in san francisco. it has people packing their bags for sacramento. redfin says more than a million people searched for homes from july through september, including 90 big cities. sacramento was a top destination for people living in san francisco and wanting to get out of this area. redfin says affordable seems to play a big role. san francisco's median listing price is $1.3 million. you can get a home in sacramento for under $350,000. it's not far. a lot of people commute from sacramento to san francisco. >> yes. in fact, our director. there he is. it's a long one, but hey, you can afford a house there, so. >> no kidding. and a pretty nice house >> exactly. president trump is back in washington this morning following his surprise trip to iraq. >>> it was his first visit to u.s. service members in a war zone. find o

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golden bears, they accepted a bid to play at tcu, and the cardinal head to the sun bowl in texas to faceh. more news after the break. san fe fate of its popular free courses offered through city >>> happening tomorrow, san francisco will weigh the fate of the popular free courses offered through city college of san francisco. last year all courses at the college became free of charge but that two year free city deal expires next year. tomorrow a proposal that would fund the no cost classes for two more decades. would move from the committee to the full board. if the plan gets that far, they would decide whether to place it on the november ballot next year. more than 4,000 new students enrolled in classes since that college went free. >>> protesters took over the streets in belgium today urging the government to meet its commitment to combat climate change. belgium police said 65,000 people took part in the claim the climb an demonstration in brussels. the protests he could instarted with the start of a united nations conference in poland on keeping global warming in check. >> i think eve

the bears taking on tcu in the cheez-it bowl.rst game at cal's head coach. the golden bears defense coming up big early. mulestein picked off by hawkins and now cal is in business. a few plays later, chase garver calls his own number. it is the right call. gets into the end zone for the touchdown and cal has an early 7-0 lead over the horn frogs in the second quarter. >>> imagine taking time off, traveling to see a team, your favorite team in a bowl game, and then having it cancelled in the first quarter. well, that's what happened to boston college and boise state fans when the first responders bowl in dallas was called due to lightning. now, the game's social media account ended up being the mvp, keeping fans entertained with sweets like this one, proclaiming they can't control the weather or even the remote control at their own house. >>> this weekend, number one alabama will face number four, oklahoma, with a trip to levi's stadium and the college football playoff championship game on the line. heisman trophy winner and oakla

. >>> the cal football game is preparing for its first bowl game in four years, they will play tcu ine ball wednesday. that chemo marked the culmination of a incredible football journey. scott reese has this report. >>> once upon a time, patrick layer was just another walk on. another face in the football crowd. >> i think it is every walk on's dream to earn a scholarship. you walk on campus and joined the football team, it is everyone's glow. >> we kept saying this guy is going to help us. we did not know how exactly. he earned that scholarship. >> there was a game last season were a dead, so to me and said it was in that moment i was like whoa, i am not the walk on that place special teams anymore. >> he got the corner and he is gone. >> reporter: that is a understatement. he broke out big time as a junior rushing for more than 1100 yards. he was voted cal's offensive mvp this season, he is the team cap and captain. >> i tried to set a good example. >> the path in the ground he has taken to get to where he is at, a lot of people appreciate and accept that. >> the passion of mentalit