. >> vern glenn sit down with the mayor of severn san francisco and chats with niners players ahead of the big showdown. >>> right now on kpix 5 news at 7:00 and streaming on cbs news bay area , san francisco just days away from dropping and/or mask mandate for offices and gyms, but there is a catch. >> tonight, california's test positivity rate is headed in the right direction. here are the latest state numbers. the positivity rate is now 18.8%, down 2% from the 7 day prior. there are nearly 60,000 new cases. a live look now at san francisco. >>> starting february 1, office workers, gym members, and other stable courts will be allowed to remove masks indoors again. however, those fully vaccinated but not boosted will have to keep their masks on. one gym owner had this reaction tonight. >> the city is saying it is safe to go into the gyms if you are boosted without a mask and that is a big step forward. that is a real reassurance for somebody who may have been on the fence. right now, what gyms are looking at is i have a choice to go, no masks if everyone is fully boosted, or can i kee

. >> in 20 minutes vern glenn will have a break down and all the highlights. >>> two french bulldogs stolen in the east bay in three days. in the latest case armed robbers took things one step further. >> reporter: a mother and father took their frenchy for a walk in their seemingly safe neighborhood saturday and quickly learned that the drivers weren't just after their prized frenchy because they later showed up at the family's home. this is o, a 15-month-old french bulldog. >> i guess they had double parked their car. they ran up on us screaming give me the dog and holding guns. one of them got to me first and held the gun. >> reporter: they started wrestling for the dog and more men hopped out. three had guns. one was at my grandma's head. two were at my mom's. >> robbers took tito but they weren't done. >> they saw my purse my body. then he started fighting me for my purse. >> reporter: a few hours later the men came back in the same suv, a 2019 kia. they were after the mercedes. >> i parked in front of both cars in the driveway thinking that would keep it safe. they just drove r

kpix5 has a breakdown from vern glenn with the niners' sad loss. >> reporter: good morning. they have taken down the signage at sofi stadium and there is no trace of the nfc championship game played sunday. for a while, it looked like the 49ers would be right back here in a couple of sundays for super bowl lvi but the rams stormed back to win this one yesterday. let's roll it up. a lot of red in the seatswider it intercepted by trayvon howard to clinch the win for l.a. and send them to super bowl lvi and end the 49ers' season. >> the team was gritty and salty. we didn't make enough plays. we gave them the chances and they are superstars. you get those chances and you win the game. >> i don't know how we will do this, and it will take my well but we've got to get over it. >> so proud of those guys and i love this team. every year is a different team and this is a cool team i've been part of. >> great to be with them every day and battling and fighting and going to war with them. a fun year. >> plenty of time for would have, could have, should have and when this team has ota i

that will do it from santa clara, vern glenn, kpix 5. >>> still to come, the fallout over 5g. >> when it comes to safety, there is no calendar. you get it done, you get it done right, or you don't do it. >> the last minute deal to delay the rollout, and why there is to be chaos at u.s. airports. >>> the bay area company written to ship that they needed supplies to tonga. how you can help. >>> temperatures across the bay area were a little cooler today , but close to normal for this time of year, and another warming trend will start to kick in already tomorrow. take a look at the changes headed towards the bay area coming up in the forecast. >>> cbs has announced a new date for music's biggest night. the pandemic postponed grammys are now set for sunday, april 3rd, live from the mgm grand garden arena in las vegas. you can catch the show live starting at 5:00 right here on kpix 5. new year, new start. and now comcast business is making it easy to get going with the ready. set. save. sale. get started with fast and reliable internet and voice for $64.99 a month with a 2-year price guara

vern glenn is live in los angeles tonight. >>> tom brady retiring from football after 22 seasons, ore? the rumors swirling around him tonight. >>> an unusual sequence of events that shuts down east bay b.a.r.t. service for hours. >>> how could it impact the fight against coronavirus? that evening. >>> we begin the evening with excitement for the niners showdown against the rams tomorrow. >> if the niners clench the game, win the game, they are in the super bowl. >>> we have team coverage tonight both here and at home and in l.a.. vern glenn is live tonight from sofi stadium. >> reporter: all right, stadium prep is what is going on amidst a beautiful backdrop of sofi stadium, for the nfc championship game tomorrow, and the super bowl 2 weeks from tomorrow. what a day. i have been surrounded by legions of 49er fans. they call themselves the niners empire. before, at the gate at sfo, and after my flight, my hotel is filled with 49er fans. let me show you what greeted me at the gate at sfo upon my arrival. wow. sourdough sam, the 49ers

vern glenn is live tonight from sofi stadium. >> reporter: all right, stadium prep is what is going on amidst a beautiful backdrop of sofi stadium, for the nfc championship game tomorrow, and the super bowl 2 weeks from tomorrow. what a day. i have been surrounded by legions of 49er fans. they call themselves the niners empire. before, at the gate at sfo, and after my flight, my hotel is filled with 49er fans. let me show you what greeted me at the gate at sfo upon my arrival. wow. sourdough sam, the 49ers mascot. there was 49er red everywhere you looked. the team decided to leave last night, and even though it's a quick fight down here to l.a., they voted to stick to what has worked for them so far in the playoffs. >> a number of players hit me up sunday right after's the rams won, and they asked if we could go on friday. i was pumped they asked. >> i have a pretty good routine as far as study and things like that. when we leave on friday, it allows you to stay more locked into the game plan and eliminates distractions. >> reporter: as to what the team did today, i will let you know w

vern glenn joins me now. >> what an epic sunday. say hello to victory monday. the 49ers had an epic comeback. jimmy garoppolo led the 49ers 88 yards when they just had to have it. 26 seconds left and then robbie cool would have the game win and they trailed >> just to come out the way we did, it means that. they shed a few tears and we still have a long way to go dallas nextd u can watch them followed by the fifth quarter post game show with your uncle vern . the cleveland cavaliers and the founders, thompson scored 17 points in 20 minutes. golden state beat cleveland. the joint was john payne we get to see him again tomorrow with warriors at the memphis grizzlies. >> thank you so much, vern. >>> coming up on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, the better business bureau is warning against online scams and how to avoid falling for this. >>> streaming today on cbsn bay area , >>> the better business bureau says online pet scams continue to be a problem during the pandemic. >> reporter: tears after her dog passed away , she decided it was time to get another.

vern glenn has highlights from the nfc championship game coming up. >>> families and staff at the oakland unified school's vow to fight back as they discuss potential school closures. >>> pediatricians offer new guidance for keeping kids in classrooms and their advice to schools this morning and concerns over remote learning. >>> the mask and vaccine mandates are one-day from going into effect across the bay area. >>> good morning. starting a new work week and it is monday, january 31. i'm anne makovec in for len kiese. >>> i'm amanda starrantino. we will start with meteorologist mary lee. >>> your first alert weather today, as we help get you out the door, we are looking at mostly cloudy skies and patchy fog with temps in the 30s, 40s and low 50s. we are letting you know where that patchy dense fog is for the south bay and san jose, down 2.25 miles and 1.5 miles in petaluma and a mild .75 with dense fog in san jose. through the day, topping out on the upper 50s for you and oakland is looking at mostly cloudy skies and 60 degrees this afternoon. for the south bay, we look at partly sunny

in los angeles, vern glenn, kpix 5 . >>> 49ers fans are also taken to social media this weekend look at the sentiment coming into the newsroom as fans here in los angeles get ready to cheer on the niners. we want to see your fan photos, share them on facebook, twitter and instagram using #kpix. and still ahead, the east coast is continuing to see major snow this morning. we have the latest. here at home it is a big weekend for getting outside. how it could impact the fight against coronavirus. taking a live look outside now. we will be ri welcome to your happiest place on earth! that has all the happy you never knew could exist. so you're a new kind of happiest, every time you visit. only at the disneyland resort. now visit the disneyland resort with a multi-day ticket. visit disneyland.com for important details. >>> welcome back, the time is now 6:12. a powerful blizzard has hit the northeast in several states were bombarded with snow, hurricane force wind and coastal flooding, on top a bitterly cold temperatures and treacherous roads. here is that report. >> reporter: a potentially

they sat down with vern glenn today and san francisco native dressed in red head to toe. >> it is something about the spirit of the niners that really brings people together. i think that having this opportunity to compete with la, who is usually our archenemy. and no matter what happened with the dodgers and giants, i am bitter and we need the 49ers to make this right for seven cisco. >> reporter: by the way have you been in touch with garcetti in la? >> yes. you know it. we did have a bet and he said you didn't send me my bridge and i said i sent you that bridge a long time ago. and we did lose at that time but i said you may be sending it right back because after this game we are ready to take our revenge and get our rights to the best of california when it comes to sports with this game. >> she doesn't welch on her best if you can still say that anymore and we want your fan photos and videos and you can use it sending the hashtag kpix. and we have another report coming up and streaming service cbsn bay area and you can watch it wherever and whenever and find us on channel 1021 on google

. >> vern glenn joining us with the last-minute win against the rams. >> what a heckuva come back for the 49ers down 17-0 and they forced overtime and win this thing and they have rallied and rallied back and we will pick up right here with the game time and 24 and say what you want about jimmy garoppolo but he wins games. jennings and 3rd down and jennings went 34 yards into ram territory and robbie gould did kick a field goal to put them ahead 27-24 and on the road and then to seal it. it was thomas going up to take it away from matthew stafford and the 49ers, again it done in the first half and a lot of people had to gang up on him and say what you want about jimmy garoppolo but he got that football game 27-24, and what is it mean? it means a first round playoff matchup at the dallas cowboys in the first playoff meeting against dallas as the nfc championship game of 1995 and i was there for that one. we have a whole lot to cover today but i will see you later on in sports. >>> looking at the chase center with another major sports story today coming up. we have more on the return of

meantime, vern glenn will give us a look at the reaction from the team after their big win later on in sports. >>> we start with new calls for some of the state's strict health mandates to be lifted. it comes as california's positivity rate is seeing slight improvement. as of friday the state was just over 21%. that's a percent down from this time last week. kenny choi has more on why some doctors are saying it is time to lift those restrictions. >> reporter: it's unclear at this point whether state health officials will lift mask mandates on february 15. some doctors battling covid for two years are hoping they go a step further. >> i think the public is scared because of a lot of our messaging. >> reporter: calls for lifting mandates growing louder, in san rafael, protests against mask requirements and vaccine mandates. >> the fact that the mandates and emergency orders have not already been lifted is a crime. >> reporter: state laws don't allow counties to loosen mandates on public transportation, restaurants, or schools. >> research shows it is the number one factor that can asocia

. >> vern glenn is here to tell us out when on the practice field. >> reporter: two words to started off: just fine. there was lots of concern this week about the health of the team after the game in dallas. those concerns are almost gone, as the 49ers are in the air right now headed to green bay. here is how it looks a couple of hours ago. the 49ers on the practice field. jimmy garoppolo's thumb and so shoulder injuries have been the dominant story of course. he wasn't on the injury report at all. same for linebacker fred warner, who had an ankle injury. he was not on the injury report either. the defensive end was, officially listed as questionable to play because of a concussion, but kyle shanahan says he is, quote, looking good. the 49ers practice under the warm santa clara son i'm about 65 degrees round 2:30 this afternoon. saturday lambeau field for the 5:15 kickoff, backed by paul heggen graphics, 12 degrees. temperatures to drop to 0 with a windchill factor, and george kittle says yeah, so what. i played in those elements at the university of iowa. >> they didn't have enough

vern glenn will have a live report from levi's stadium. >>> dry weather continues.ore wind developing. we will look at what impact that will have on air quality coming up in the forecast. new year, new start. and now comcast business is making it easy to get going with the ready. set. save. sale. get started with fast and reliable internet and voice for $64.99 a month with a 2-year price guarantee. it's easy... with flexible installation and backing from an expert team, 24/7. and for even more value, ask how to get up to a $500 prepaid card. get a great deal for your business with the ready. set. save. sale today. comcast business. powering possibilities. >>> this evening, we have a look at the damage to south bay businesses after smash and grab thieves when searching for atms. the thieves used several different vehicles to hit six businesses across san jose in a few hours. store surveillance video shows how they did it. they used one car to ram the store. that's the front of the santa clara smokeshop. after a few attempts, the car does break through the glass, and

vern glenn has more on his huge day. vern? >> the spot he was in. 30 say he did get better as the game went on. just imagine, you just got your training wheels off, like here, go compete in the tour de france. senior year journalism major? leadoff and hour-long newscast. no do overs. it's live. here was lance's second career start, his first in front of the home crowd, i got to have it whenever the texans, better than his debut three months ago in arizona. so, what did he think? >> i would say i am further along and continuing to get better with every practice and every rep i take. but i don't think mentally it was anything different. >> reporter: lance shuck off a mediocre first half by throwing a pair of touchdowns out of the locker room but here was a big one. the 35 yard scoring pass to diva samuel. the 49ers put up 20 unanswered points and improved to 9-7 for the season. next week's game against the rams is critical. get this. head coach kyle shanahan isn't ready to rule out jimmy garoppolo. >> given what you have seen fr

. >> coming up, vern glenn will have the latest on the team's last practice at home, and how they feel about playing in the freezing cold. >>> there is no doubt it will be called for this saturday's game. the question is just how cold is going to be? >> paul heggen is here to do that. >>> by wisconsin sanders in january, it won't be that cold. by california standards? it will be stupid cold. let's look at the forecast. if you are going -- >> if it is 30 it is stupid cold for california. >> we don't get below freezing around the bay area. i mean, occasionally we get down to 29 and we all kind of, oh, it is cold out there. just take a look at the forecast for lando lambeau field. saturday evening, it will be 12 degrees fahrenheit. not 12 degrees celsius. that would be around 54 degrees fahrenheit, and that would be fine. 12 degrees fahrenheit, you flurries in the air. not much accumulating snow during the day on saturday. they have heaters underneath the field at lambeau field. the wind chill is going to be 0. in this is that kickoff. it will get colder during the game. the players know

vern glenn will have more on the showdown later in sports. >>> when fighting a fire it takes all the tools in the tool belt. >> still ahead on kpix 5 and cbs news bay area, a winter wildfire breaks out at a popular tourist destination. just how close the flames got to the bixby bridge. >>> covid-19 putting cal fire to the test. how the virus is straining cruise right now. >>> dangerous rip currents and sneaker waves. the national weather service issued a warning for beachgoers, but there is a safe way to do it. we will hear from experienced surfers reading these conditions trying to paddle out there. we will hear from them and also first responders and seven cisco fire about their later latest efforts at the beach. >> you can hear the surf in the background. >>> the last of monday's new year, new start. and now comcast business is making it easy to get going with the ready. set. save. sale. get started with fast and reliable internet and voice for $64.99 a month with a 2-year price guarantee. it's easy... with flexible installation and backing from an expert team, 24/7. and for even

. >> vern glenn is live at levi's stadium where the team is practicing to get ready for the packers.porter: i can hear the hip- hop music over my shoulder. the team is on the field, in the stadium, laying the game plan and for the packers coming up on saturday. yes, i'm outside. no live transmission allowed inside. you just have me outside with the backdrop of a stadium, but let's take you inside. these pictures moments ago that we got in house, the team out on the floor, as they are trying to do a night practice to simulate the 5:15 kick off that they will have in green bay. george kittle stretching out, but the man of the hour my the one everyone is talking about, will be number 10, jimmy garoppolo. man, was he hounded with questions today about the sum, and the shoulder. >>> what's bothering you more, the shoulder or the thumb? >> yes. i don't know the answer. they are pretty close. every throw is impacted. it's a shoulder injury. any type of throw, you will feel it and it will change things. it is similar to when i was first dealing with the thumb. my body is learning and i have

coming up in sports, vern glenn will have more from the practice field at levi's stadium. >>> still ahead on kpix 5 and cbsn bay area , a new reward to catch a bay area serial killer. my decades later, investigators may be closing in. >>> a fender bender takes a scary turn after a nurse is robbed at gunpoint. we have new video of the brazen robbery. >>> it was a spectacular sunset this evening. still a bit of light on the horizon. tomorrow it's like another unseasonably warm day, but a return to near average temperatures is in store. we have a look at the long- range forecast coming up. okay, it's go time. team usa on the largest gig-speed network. which means this mega fan never misses a second. it's gig-speed wifi that's “mikaela shiffrin” fast. ok, that's fast! speed's cool, but does yours block threats? yup, even for these upstairs all-nighters rocking wifi speeds faster than a gig. can your internet do that? learn more about gig-speed wifi, or get started with xfinity internet for $19.99 a month for 12 months. click, call, or visit a store today. everyone needs health insurance. cove

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. >>> coming up in 15 minutes, vern glenn will have what coach shanahan is saying about injuries to three key players. >>> a developing story out of berkeley in the past, chopper five over the scene of the shooting, it happened on stanton and second mento streets. we are checking reports that a victim made it to the hospital. no word yet on the suspect or a motive for that shooting. >>> now to california's covid- 19 surge, the state reporting 319,000 new cases as of sunday. that is an increase of 5% and artest positivity is at 21.5%. for thficovid-19 cases in the united states have hit 800,000 per day. the biden administrations health experts acknowledge, the battle against the virus is far from over. >> we should not expect a national peak in the next coming days. the next few weeks will be tough. >>> take a will will live look at the white house now, the omicron surge has brought about a loss of faith for some americans in president biden's ability to handle the pandemic. reporter natalie brand has the new poll numbers. >>> president biden is not only still battling a pandemic, but now

vern glenn is live with the players who say they have something to prove. first, kpix 5's len ramirez on the secret the rams are not eager to admit. >> reporter: we used to think that all of the 49ers fans that we would see at rams home games are either transplants or people who drove down from here, to the game. while that is still true at the same time, the number of homegrown l.a. area 49ers fans is exploding. >> reporter: red and gold in the heart of l.a. . we connected with members of the san francisco saloon squad, the los angeles-based 49ers booster club as they prepared to root against the rams. >> a 49ers fans like you i am. what's up? mac mini fans were born and raised in california. how can they support a northern california team? the president of the saloon squad boosters says two reasons. >> the winning tradition of the 49ers have, due to the simple fact that l.a. did not have a team for a couple of decades. >> reporter: the rams were born in cleveland, and moved to l.a. in the 1940s. then they moved away to st. louis and did not move back unti

. >>> our team coverage continues now with kpix 5 sports anchor vern glenn live at levi's stadium. >> reporter: hey, the 49ers got after it for the rams yesterday, and it was all hands on deck, full throttle. the same reps today, and you can bet rookie running back elijah mitchell is ready to carry some of the load, and share it with samuel. mitchell has 86 carries the last four games. nick bosa and the defensive line have combined for 10 sacks in the two playoff wins. everybody is ready for sunday including their london breed. the san francisco native was dressed in red from head to toe in my interview earlier today. >> it says something about the spirit of the niners that is really brings people together, and i think that having this opportunity to compete with l.a., who is usually our archenemy -- mac beat l.a.. >> after what happened with the dodgers and the giants, i am better. i need the 49ers to make this right for san francisco. >> reporter: if kyle shanahan through you a uniform and said get in there, what position would you like to play? >> i need to be the wide receiver. i

. >> vern glenn sit down with the mayor of severn san francisco and chats with niners players ahead of0 and streaming on cbs news bay area , san francisco just days away from dropping and/or mask mandate for offices and gyms, but there is a catch. >> tonight, california's test positivity rate is headed in the right direction. here are the latest state numbers. the positivity rate is now 18.8%, down 2% from the 7 day prior. there are nearly 60,000 new cases. a live look now at san francisco.

. >> kpix5 has vern glenn from sofi stadium, where the faithful came out in full force. >> reporter: good morning. they have taken down the signage and there is no trace of the nfc championship game played on sunday and for a while, it looks like the 49ers would be right back here in a couple of sundays for super bowl lvi but the rams stormed back to win this yesterday. let's roll this up, a lot of red in the seats. under 90 seconds and niners trailing by three with jimmy garoppolo under pressure and nearly brought down. tried to flip it with an interception by travin howard to clinch the win for l.a. and send them to super bowl lvi and end the 49ers' season. >> this team was gritty and salty and we didn't make in a place today. we gave them chances and they are a team full of superstars. you give them chances and they will win the game. >> so proud of this team. every year it's different and this was as cool of a team as a member been part of. >> plenty of time for the would have and could have but this team has otas in a few months and what with the team look like? what players wou

let's get back to vern glenn and even the most faithful had doubts? >> cautiously optimistic is the term we use and i am laughing at that scene in the bar because that is just one bar in the bay area and imagine all of the others with the same kind of reaction. the cowboys, they came in hot with all the sizzle, but the 49ers cooled the cowboys down and the niners lost their two defensive players in the game, nick bosa and fred warner and both exited with injuries. in the third quarter 16-7 niners and here comes deebo samuel weaving through traffic with a 26 yard touchdown run and a 16 point lead with eight minutes to go on the game and 23-10 and dak prescott wi 5 yard touchdown run which made it interesting 23-17 and then the cowboys got the ball back in the final seconds with no timeouts and prescott took off and tackled at the 24, but again, no timeouts so they could not stop the clock and time would expire. the 49ers on the road and survived a wild finish and won 23-17 to move on to the top seed, the green bay packers. >> no i thought it was over b