vernon, you have to step up. your team needs you. >> i don't know what you would call this wurng the throw and catch, but it was a great play by vernon davis and alex smith. vernon was huge today in this ball game. but it was a great team effort, great team victory. >> reporter: davis's 180 receiving yards is an nfl playoff record among tight ends. they return to the nfl playoff game for the first time in the season. >> they need one more win and they're in the super bowl. 49ers will play the giants at home if the giants win tomorrow, but if the packers win, the 49ers will play the packers at lambeau field. that's all for now. actually, two other quick notes. sharks got the win 2-1. they've won six out of the last seven. warriors lose. curry will return next tuesday, he says. we're about 49ers right now, diane. >> absolutely. and i want the 49ers playing here next sunday. i don't want them going to green bay. >> would you get tickets? please, can you get tickets? >> you betcha. >> i'm broke. get me some tickets i

before vernon even turned his head. confidence for this young man, what a game by alex smith, and what a game for vernon, so many on the offense, what a game -- >> reporter: couple of touchdowns for vernon davis, and 1920 yards, -- 190 yards on seven catches, let's put it in reverse, show you how it set up with the 49ers, a bleak position early in the 4th quarter, this guy, darrin spreulls, all over the place, and the 49ers couldn't take care of him. and you see frank gore, with a nice run there that set up a 49ers field goal. and then let's get to this kid, the former charger -- >> he is just so darn shifty, you saw him in the open field. we have done such a great job, our defense of containing him. he got loose, and all of a sudden, he is moving to the second, i thought holy cow, tackle him. he was off to the races. i thought wow. >> all right, jimmy graham, their big tight end, along the way to help free him up. and there, you have alex smith with one -- one of the great plays that he made. everybody on the third and

vernon an easy touchdown. 7-0, san francisco.graham with his own slam dunk over the goal post. let the shootout begin, right? wrong. picked off by goldston, and it's returned to the 4-yard line. each scoring an early turnover. 3rd and goal for the 49ers. smith hitting crabtree on the play, and it's 14-0. perfect start for the 49ers, and things could not have gone worse for the saint in the 1st quarter, the kickoff is bad. that sets up the field goal to give the 49ers the 17-0 lead. this had blowout in the lead, but new orleans got on track in the 2nd. the 9-play, 80-yard drive. saints are on the board. after the 3-out from the 49ers, saints are rolling again. priest, -- brees, perfect pass. now 17-14. unfortunately brees would throw another interception before the half ended, and the 49ers keep their lead, but the four turnovers were a season high by the saints. at this point i'm thinking they didn't take advantage of the turnovers. >> i was thinking the same thing. i'm like come on. they need more in the 2nd half. what i was imp

it was great play by vernon davis and alex smith. vernon was huge today in this ball game. but it was a great team effort. great team victory. >> the main part of the play was vernon post. >> yeah! >> and we told alex, let's go to vernon here. it's either vernon or nobody. >> mike: the packers and giants play tomorrow. winner of the game get the 49ers. if the packers win, niners travel to green bay. if the giants win, they come to candle stoic. -- candlestick. >> now to sergio quintana. he is live at seasonal stoic -- candlestick park. >> you know you're always wondering how it's going to turn out, because if the home team wins they have a happy crowd, and the 49ers are happy tonight, and this is a day that started out pretty good. >> niner ask the ask! >> these jazzy tunes mixed with chants is the sound of pregame jubilation. brass boppers added their sound track to this cornucopia of tailgaters. >> go niners! >> for this first playoff game for the 49ers in nine years, this is the hottest ticket in town. >> i got it for christmas. thank you, mom. >> the matchup was treat l

vernon davis in tears on the field.after an emotional victory. >> a lot of fire within me at that moment, and something just hit me. and i just had to let it out. alex made it happen. if it wasn't for alex, i wouldn't have made the play. kudos for alex. >> i didn't want to force that. and it's a fine line. and vernon made my right. >> nobody ever say the game would be close. nobody ever expect 1:37 our offense is going to score but they did. >> showed again tonight what our team has been about all year long. and when everything was against us, we found a i would. >> mike: niners get green bay or the giants tomorrow. the tebow train is off the tracks, tom brady took care of that with six touchdown passes. highlights of the afc matchup as tim tebow and the broncosshop shocked the world and upset the steelers. today, mr. brady showed tim tebow who is the boss. gronkowski, ten catches, three scores for the gronk. brady throws five td passes in the first half, six on the day. pats spank the broncos, host the afc title game n

smith to vernon davis and that is it. a 14-yard game-winning touchdown and vernon davis is in tears as the 49ers win 36- 32. they are one more victory away from reach the super bowl. the magical, mystery tour continues next sunday, but first the 49ers will have to watch tomorrow's game between the giants and packers game right here on fox at 1:30 p.m. if the giants win that game, the giants come to candlestick park and if the packers win, 49ers going to green bay. great game. >> it was incredible. >> thank you, fred. >>> well, the excitement and tension of today's game could be felt all across the bay area, but especially at the pub in san francisco. that is where ktvu deborah villalon joins us. >> reporter: many of these fans were kids last time the 49ers made it this far. >> niners yeah! >> reporter: their championship shirts hand down from their parents. but for this generation, it's alex, not joe. >> it's fantastic, good niners! take it all the way! way to go alex! way to go. >> reporter: the super bowl nicknamed the

really happy for vernon. you know, at halftime he got in here at halftime and got a little emotional with us on offense. and got after us a little bit. and great to see him come out. then in the second half, really just stayed patient. just for vernon just to stay patient the whole third quarter. not much happening for us on offense even in the start of the fourth. then really three or four times he got one-on-one and he made the play every single time. >> reporter: vernon davis ending the game with 180 receiving yards and two touchdowns. i had a chance to ask him how he was doing. he admitted he's like minute dirks i'm absolutely exhausted but he's ready to do it again next week as the 49 evers reach their nfc championship game for the first time, henry, since the 1997 season. reporting live at candle stick,mandy bach, nbc bay area. >> great job, mindy. by the way, diane, those teams are going to face one team. either the packers or the giants. if the giants win that game against the 49ers will be played rig

vernon davis for a niners touchdown! [ cheers & applause ] >>> well, the niners steal it with just 9 seconds left, a playoff win for the record books. >>> and you're looking at a scene out of titanic, what caused this cruise ship disaster, and frantic stories of survival. >>> good evening. i'm ann notarangelo. can you believe it, the niners are just one win away from the super bowl! she beat the saints today at candlestick, a playoff game that came down to the final few seconds. dennis o'donnell is here with highlights. >>> one of the greatest games in 49er history and nfl playoff history. you had to see it to believe it. reminiscent of the game 30 years ago when dwight clark made the catch. today, vernon davis made one of his own. jim harbaugh knocking the pregame jitters out of alex smith. let's go straight to the fourth quarter, 49ers up, less than 2 minutes left. graham, 66-yard touchdown, putting the saints in front. smith would get san francisco right back down the field. then with 9 seconds left, back to pass, ver

vernon -- vernon was huge today in this ball game, but it was a great team effort.reat team victory. >> davis' 180 receiving yards is an nfl playoff record among tight ends. the 49ers return to the nfc championship game for the first time since the '97 season. at candlestick mindy batch for nbc bay area. >> niner fans were celebrating the incredible comeback win. hundreds of people were packed inside pete's tavern in san francisco. they went wild as the game-winning touchdown was scored. fans could not hold back their emotions as they high-fived and hugged each other, perfect strangers some of them, and some new orleans fans we talked with are taking their loss in stride. local businesses also scored big. sales were brisk at an nfl shop on pier 39. one of the biggest selling items were jerseys for, of course, vernon davis, the player who caught the game-winning touchdown. back at candlestick park the celebration got out of hand. one person was aselling for allegedly selling fake tickets. 19 other people were arrested for public intoxication, battery and resisting ar

. >> the catch is made by vernon davis for a 9ers touchdown! >> we were watching it, you know, while i'm in labor. it kept my mind off things because i was in so much pain that it was like a good focal point for me. so it was awesome. >> reporter: the two were supposed to be at the game. they had tickets. >> great seats. i had lower reserve box. everything was great and it just so happened that michelle came home from the doctor and said, things are picking up. >> reporter: their son vincenzo giovanni came into the world over cheers for an nfc championship. that wasn't end. michelle heard about a twitter contest tickets to sunday's game for a fan with the best reason why he should attend. >> i encouraged him to tweet. >> reporter: and tweet he did sending this message to 49ers ceo jed york. my first child was born during saturday's game. the doctor let us watch the game during labor. york announced the winner yesterday. the prize, four tickets to the big game. michelle will stay home with vincenzo. >> i'm letting him go and take his friends. an

two big stars, alex, and vernon.ught the game winning touchdown pass to get the 49ers into the nfc championship game. he is one of the team leaders but that wasn't always the case. >> i do remember him saying that vernon, until you put the team first, then you will start to take off. so i did that. i did that. since then, life has been really good. >> i of course is talking about mike singletary the former coach who once kicked vernon davis off the field who played a big hand in the transformation. that story coming up at 6:00. you remember it led to the big speech after the game. i want winners! and he kicked vernon into the locker room. >> he sat him on the sideline and then to the showers. >> famous moment that transformed vernon davis' career. great story coming up. >> good that he bounced. >> yeah. >> thank you. >>> it was a giant oops today for vice president joe biden during a fundraiser in san francisco. biden tried to warm up the crowd enthusiastically said the giants are going all the way! the comment drew

here is vernon glen in santa clara. >> greetegs from the sidelines of the practice field. you want to see something cool? check this out. it's the george hallis trophy. it goes to the nfc champion. flanked by the giants and the 49ers helmet. the focus today was on tight end, vernon davis, who's come a long way since the rookie year of 2006. so vivid in our mind is the memory of him being kicked out of a game in 2008. that was vernon davis in the "me first" days. >> from that point on, i changeded my life around and became more of a leader. in the beginning, it was all about me. and that's not right. >> everybody is -- perceived that vernon is a guy that's about us and not about himself. >> reporter: before his historic touchdown grab against the saints, davis made an emotional speech at halftime saying, guy, we got 1 shot at this. here comes another, sunday afternoon! >>> eli manning left giants practice midway today with an upset stomach. he is expected back tomorrow. >>> warriors a chance for a 3 and 1 road trip. mark jackson back in his home area, and his mother, and th

after the pats to vernon davis, alex keeps it himself on third and 8. stays inbounds. 28 yards for the touchdown. two-point conversion fails. the saints turn brees to his big tight end. patrick and reggie smith collides. fran is stays on his feet. 2 point conversion is good. 32-29 saints. game over? not close. 40 seconds left. smith to davis. 7 catches for a postseason record. 180 yards, and niners can tie it about a field goal but harbaugh says no way. they go for the win. vernon the catch all over again. niners win in dramatic passion, tears on the field. what a moment. here he is after an emotional win. >> there was a lot of fire within me at that moment. something just hit me and i just had to let it out. >> alex made it happen. wasn't for alex i wouldn't have made the play. so kudos to alex. you're the man. >> if the window was there i was going to cut it lose but if not i didn't want to force that. it's a fine line. vernon made me right. >> and nobody expected the game to be close or to win. nobody expected a 1:37 seconds ago to come and score but

vernon made me right. >> and nobody expected the game to be close or to win.obody expected a 1:37 seconds ago to come and score but they did. >> they showed what our team has been about all year long. when all odds were against us, we found a way. we are doing it tonight when it counted most. >> to the ice. the sharks in columbus tied at 1. patrick marleau cashing in on the rebounds. sharks win their second straight on the road. 2-1, the final. we find out later today who the niners will face in the nfc title games. we will have those details tonight at five. i'm mike shumann. have a great day. >> next at 6:30, a plot of land that now holds the promise of hundreds of new jobs. bigamist try surrounding what is being built and who is hiring. and the cutbacks have begun. fewer hours available at the post office coming soon. [ mom ] hey guys. guys... [ female announcer ] pillsbury cinnamon rolls with cinnabon cinnamon are an irresistible sunday morning idea. nothing calls them to the table faster. sunday morning ideas made easy. here's a better idea... pillsbury g

down, alex looking down, versus [ cheering and applause ] >> vernon davis !z his life! >> are you one of those guys that would label this the best final 4 minutes you've ever seen? >> i would not -- gary, all of us love sports. what we love are people doing good things rather than mistakes. >> when you talk about vernon davis crying, to me, that's the key to harbaugh. a lot of these young kids view him as a father-figure. am i thinking too much? >> you're probably close. i don't know if you i would -- there's definitely a connection. a connection that's rare for eye pro coach to make with this level of player. >> that's ted robinson. >>> sharks came up short tonight to end san jose 17,562. everybody is a 49er fan these days. jacky quick -- >> why do you always ask me? [ laughter ] >> you probably know more than i do. senators beat in their last five. >>> sharks have been having a terrific role. 49ers are in first place, captain. >> past the conference finals. they have been there . >> yeah, but after that ottawa bailout -- all right >>> bay area college hoops

he was ripping into tight end vernon davis.said he was upset with vernon's attitude so he called him out. davis admitted he made a mistake, but the fact is that vernon davis has always been a winner. today he proved it, catching the game winner against the saints. coach jim harbaugh pumping up alex smith. smith earned a $1 million bonus for getting into the playoffs and he played like $1 million. first quarter, smith, perfect pass to vernon davis, in between two defenders. that's good for a 49-yard touchdown. 7-0. the former maryland term and dunbar high standout. when the word ensuing is in a highlight it's never good for the saints. down inside the 5 yard line. that would lead to a touchdown and a 4-$14-0 lead. past darren state patrols. he scoots 44 yards. 119 yards. saints take the lead. alex smith responds. on third and seven. cruises in for a 2-yard touchdown. smith had four touchdowns. in the game, three passing one rushing. very next saints drive, brees throws it up to his big tight end jimmy graham. makes the catch. th

--vernon davis.er the game, vernon davis says clark in montana have the keds, cliff and myself have a graph. the 49ers are on to the title game, the first time since 1997. >>ysabel: and jerry will be check back with us at 9:30 a.m. live. >>ysabel: police and security were very dizzy at candlestick. 19 arrests for intoxication, battery and resisting arrest. if a stadium security booted several people from the stadium. 30 people received some form of medical treatment. cox >>marty: more the 100 occupy protesters rallied last night against police brutality to. da lin has more from the scene were officers stood guard. this >> a tense scene in downtown oakland saturday night. oakland police say 75-100 occupy oakland protesters watched in downtown oakland house, their target was police headquarters on seventh street between washington and broadway. apparently the protesters were marching to police headquarters. they were turned away vital for the police officers. south there are some police officers in a g

vernon almost takes down the goal boast with a football dunk. it gets better. brees sneaking down the seam. picked off. he goes for seven. hauled down at the new orleans four yardline. niners offense. this to michael crabtree on the slant. 14-0 niners. ensuing kickoff. robey fumbles, picks it up, then gets hammeredded by a swarm of 49ers. ball bops loose. san francisco recovers. saints, three turnovers in the first. 17-0. then 14 yards to graham. makes it 17-7. 49ers go through -- three and out. brees back on the attack. third and three. floats a perfect pass. both feet down. it's a touchdown. the niners' lead tut to three. 17-14 into halftime. fourth quarter, niners clinging to a lead. mr. relentless, smith, full rush on brees. frank gore, 42 yards and 11 carries. one man to beat and he is dragged down. that gets the niners in scoring position. a aker. brees to state patrols. nicks one man miss. whitner for the touchdown. 44-23 new orleans. but alex smith responds. to vernon davis. keeps it himself on third and eight. 28-yard for the touchdown. two-point conve

vernon davis is a painter.e stopped by the mural project to sign his name and meet with fans. >> he was very done to earth. he was -- he was just, talking to everyone. he was smiling. >> the mural was a score. then came the big catch. >> then vernon came through. everyone was texting you picked the right guy. awesome. >> with davis riding a wave of celebrity his image and visit are like extra points. >> having his signature on there that day. and then him, you know making that winning play. it was, it was, meant to be. >> fans are taking pictures. >> stay out there the want to make another one. they could post it on a blank wall. >> feeling closer to a player who is igniting the 49er faithful. >> i think it is great. wish we had more. like that come through. because they could use it. >> show support. just not a player. you know, he is a san francisco niner. >> he says it feels good to give fans something to look up to. >> we started out doing graffiti. and now it's like we are giving back to the community. we

there is vernon davis. the the game-winning 14-yard touchdown. seven touches, 180 yards and two scores for him. the niners beat the saints, 36- 32 and vernon davis was not going to be denied. >> and that was us against history, i say to my. us against no, us against can't, all of those things and we managed to pull it off. i mean it was a very emotional game. very stressful for me and my teammates, especially the defense on that last play. i knew right away i had to be a factor and help out. >>> time for a quick break. when we return, they look to flip the script against the sixers.  . >> nothing seems to be working for the wizards. no one stepped up and the same old selfish basketball means the same old story. another night of frustration for the youth movement wizards. early in the first half, tonight, playing the 76ers and young off to a good start. off of the dribble and the jumper. ten first-quarter points and finished with a season game high 27. the wiz get fancy and to lewis behind the back and with 23 points and th

wouldn't put the 49ers tight end vernon davis in the tim tebow category, but vernon looked to the skiesbove. the 49ers home field advantage this sunday. >> i pray for the giants win. i pray they are a good team. >> giants defensive back was asked about those comments on the radio today. apparently he and the rest of the team are content with looking at the road. >> i can always risk hope because they want to get a home game. and you know, be careful what they ask for. because their wish. >> be able -- as opposed to new orleans. we have a good chance at winning that game. >> this is bulletin board material. look at the box score. made two of the ten shots against the cavaliers. probably figure the warriors loss. injury added to insult. popped in the chops. the warriors bench stepped up. watch clay thompson. the owner was on my show saying this guy would be the rookie of the year. they made all three three pointers he attempted tonight. 14 off the bench. and david lee was a go to guy. 14 of his 29 in the 4th quarter, including a stretch of seven straight. their second in a row. san jose f

vernon davis' best game of the regular season was his last.hat's no coincidence to his offensive coordinator. >> vernon is really getting comfortable in what we're doing. i started to notice it about five weeks ago, every week we've gotten better since. he's playing at a high level right now. >> in an offense that requires a lot from the tight end. davis and his position group were more affected by the lockout than others. >> when i first got in this offense, it was almost like i wanted to quit. this is too much. there's too much information at one time that they were throwing on me and delaney, and the rest of the tight ends. >> dialling back was not an option. >> no, they just keep adding. a lot of things they wanted me to do differently, number one, changing my stance. bringing my feet in closer together. and a lot of reading. i had to read a lot of coverages on the run. so that was a little different for me. we stuck with it, we learned as much as we possibly could, and here we are. we're getting better and better each and every week. >> h

ever heard of vernon davis? if not, you will know in just a minute.tart with the 49ers head coach jim harbah and making sure alex smith is awake. the first quarter, no school and smith hooking up with dunbar, grad and vernon davis. two saints collide and davis goes 49 yards for the touchdown and getting started, niners up 17-0. >>> and four-plus minutes to go. the saints down 6. drew brees drops back and does the rest and makings them miss. a great move to the 44-yard touchdown. the saints take a one-point lead. >>> and two-plus minutes left. the niners down 1, 3rd

vernon davis races down the sidelines. davis scored twice tonight. punt returner gets too close to the bouncing ball. it actually hits him. at the 49ers 29-yard line. quarterback eli manning makes them play. mario to manning ham, giants take the lead 24-14. niners are able to tie the game and force overtime. they're about to get the ball but guess what, it's kyle williams again. it's deep in 49ers territory once again. williams will remember this night forever. pynes sends the crowd home, giants go on to play new england in super bowl xlvi. ouch, joe fonzi was at the game and in the locker room afterward. i'm sure they're trying to tell the players a 14-6 season is something to celebrate. it's pretty difficult to tell them right now. >> reporter: i agree with you. the way the 49ers won games all yearlong was the way they lost tonight. they led the league in turnover differentials. they forced four turnovers last week. and it's turnovers that killed them today. williams had the lead and all the momentum in the game. then in overtime the punt that was

to vernon davis. third and eight, stays inbounds 28 yards for touchdown. 29-24 49ers. >> brees, patrick willis and reggie collides. two point con version is good. game over? not even close. to davis, with a record, 180 wards, niners can tie it with a field goal. harbaugh goes for the win. the catch all over again. niners win in 36-32. in tears on the field. here is after an emotional win. >> it was a lot of fire. >> it was wasn't for alex, he is the man. >> it's a fine line. vernon made it right. >> nobody expected to us win or the game to be close. we came out strong. >> it showed again tonight what our team has been about all year long. we found a way. we did it. >> niners will play the giants or packers in the title game. >> tebow upset the steelers last week but tom brady showed him who is the boss. brady much better. look at this catch, ten catches three scores. 14-0 patriots. brady 61 yards. and throws five td passes, tiling a post season record. 45-10. they will host the a.f.c. title game next

vernon davis in the end zone.uchdown ninners win the thriller 36-32. >> ktvu cameras were at the pub in san francisco when fans went crazy after the game winning touchdown. it was just one of many that were filled to capacity with excited fans. >> how long sit going to take to clean up? >> quite awhile. >> and next weekend? >> and next weekend. and hopefully all the way to the super bowl. >> the niners will know their next opponent later today after the defending super bowl champion green bay packers host the new york giants. if the packers win the niners will be traveling to green bay. if the giants win they will be coming to candle stick. it can be seen right here on ktvu channel 2. kickoff at 1:30. despite the festive atmosphere around the game. police reported 19 arrests. four charges including intoxication, battery, and resists arrest. one was arrested for counterfeit tickets and numerous people were ejected from the stadium. we have complete niners coverage on our website. you can see pictures, slide shows,

you've heard of vernon davis and a couple of manly men.adlines for what they're doing on the field. >> they're getting attention for their performances in the locker room. ♪ i heard that you settled down and you ♪ ♪ found a girl and you're married now ♪ ♪ i heard that your dreams came true ♪ ♪ >> yeah. that is a -- i'd like to say -- i don't know. beautiful? i'm trying to figure outdo i want to put that on my itunes list? do i want to put that as a ring tune or will i help adele file a lawsuit? >> i think she'll like the exposure. >> good effort on their behalf. >> i want to thank those gentlemen for giving us the fine-tunes. that is a beautiful thing. >> that's what you call a couple of good sports. >> dig it. >> thanks so much for being with us today. join us tonight at 5:00, 6:00 and 11:00. >> have a great day. >> somehow i think i'll have that version singing in my head. not the adele version. ♪ when you first find out you have breast cancer, you feel like you're in a nightmare. terrified. horrified with the news. when i was diagnosed,

vernon played a supporting role all season, waiting for the breakout performance.it yesterday. seven catches. a postseason record for a tight end. 108 yards. it was worth the wait. >> i started telling myself that vernon, it's bigger than you. it's not about you. it's not about the amount of opportunities you get. look at the block game. you're helping your teammates. the edge all those things play a big role leading up to this point. it's major. all those other things don't matter. this is what matters right here. and it matters the most. >> mike: can't wait until sunday. >> alan: woo-hoo. we'll be right se international airport's newly rennovated terminal. >> plus what you need to look out for if you're buying or selling anything on craigslist. join us at 6:00. >> finally, 23-year-old beautien from ken northern shark wisconsin, is the nation's new miss america. laura kaeppeler won thepan pageant last night. she sung opera and answered a question whether beauty queens should 'give an opinion in politics. her answer was miss america represents every

he knew vernon davis was an artist and invited vernon to come over and add his special touch to the art work. >>> time 5:57. let's check in with sal and see what is happening on the roads. >> good morning. right now traffic is doing pretty well around the bay. let's take a look at what we have now. this is a look at 280 at the 880 traffic is moving along pretty well. if you reason another sunol grade that is a very nice drive. let's go back to dave and maureen. >> thank you. >>> looking ahead restoring water in parts of the east bay. means update on the water main break that is effecting major businesses as well as several homes. >>> plus it's a new law in alameda. if you're a smoker you will not like it. >>> good morning, a lot of cloud cover over us. maybe some rain. what? we'll talk about it coming up.

the throw to vernon davis with nine seconds left was a dart and vernon doesn't make that catch. alex is through the ringer and vernon is his biggest fan. >> you can imagine the little kid standing there and getting picked on and in grade school and they get rocks thrown at them. it is all types of things. alex is one of those guys who has been there. he has been right there. i mean, i just wish him all of the best. i want to see him successful. i i want to see all good things happen for that guy. he is a warrior. >> all right. we will take a brief timeout before we jump over to the afc where jim harbaugh's brother john and the ravens knockout the texans to advance to the afc title game, and they did it with defense. check it out when we co i'm rige and keeps ca it's the perfect time to find great deals on the 4g lte devices you love. like the droid bionic by motorola for $199.99. or the pantech breakout for $49.99. our lowest price ever. get the technology you love, on the network you deserve. now get twice the data for the same low price. hurry in, this offer ends january 15th.

>>vicki: the we will be talking about vernon davis later tonight. >>gary: standing up on the box holding the camera, all of that is coming up. >>vicki: 49ers fans still celebrated today, the playoff run was a tool for party time. becky's are up, the final play was a down moment. " the >>vicki: that was not a happy scene. j.r stone was not at the bart but he did party would giants in 49ers fans at candlestick park. cox >> forty-niner fans should be in our classes. >>j.r.: >> these are 35 year old hats that we dug out of the attic. >>j.r.: tailgaters used just about anything to keep every out of their faces. >> i am a 49ers standards of the day i die. >>j.r.: it looks like you're going to space. >> i will be staying dry. >> state drive for sure. >>j.r.: this is the most get a red truck. >> it is the 49ers truck. >> this is the penthouse of tailgating. >>j.r.: others said, what wet weather? seven years, i have been waiting for this. i have been sitting here year after year, waiting for the 49ers. >>j.r.: rain or shine, just another tail gate. >> we are

alex smith airs it out for vernon davis, a perfects to, vernon's seconds to gives the 49ers the second lead. the giants would answer in the forth after a fumbled recovery. eli manning throws a dart to manuel manningham. three minutes in, the giants get the break they needed. kyle williams fumbles the ball, and new york recovers. moments later lawrence time cents the giants too the super bowl with a 31-yard field goal. new york win as thriller in overtime. hard to top that but the pats and ravens came pretty close. third quarter, joe flacco hitting tori smith and he does the rest. baltimore takes the lead with a 24-yard touchdown. brady leaping over the pile. new england up 23-20. like the afc, this championship coming down to a field goal. a 31-yarder to force overtime and he shanks it. patriots survive, 23-20. they will play the giants in super bowl 46. >> reporter:. that's a look at. >>> another show business couple bites the dust and alec baldwin's weight loss secret. your early morning entertainment headlines straight ahead. >>> some children dream of protecting this way. believe i

trains will go north on is far smelled vernon square rather than fort totten.stations north of mount vernon square should use green line trains. in the meantime, metro inspected 464 railcars. that's complete. crews replaced nearly 300 friction ring on all affected railcars. this follows an incident friday in which one of those in friction ring became detached from the orange line train, the second incident of its kind in recent weeks. >>> 31 degrees right now. >> coming up next couple a proud father. jay-z's daughter is 3 days old but already featured in a new song. >> ♪ >> the song tells of prior pain the couple experienced. >> first another look at traffic >>> tuesday morning, 4:52 morning adam caskey in the belfort furniture weather center. watch for the wet roads yesterday in isolated locations because they could be icy this morning. and watch for thick fog. that's another in think to keep in mind. 31 in arlington, 33 and chevy chase, 28 in frederick and martinsburg is 27. winchester and freezing mark. stafford around 31. some locations a degree or two belo

touchdown 49 49ers. >> congratulations. >> game ball vernon davis. game ball. >> who has it better than us? >> nobody. >> so, bring on the new york giants who are coming back to skill for the game. it will be rematch. justin smith batted down. 4th down. who would have known then. watching the two best seats in the nfc. >> surprise a lot of people that the giants and had theres in the gym. >> we got a pretty good team here. >> we play with the pest and boot l the mess. >> it will be 3:30 is the kickoff and you heard roberta talk about the weather. it might be damp. i never thing weather is a haj far tore, because both seem to play on the same field. >> the adrenaline, if it's rain, they won't notice. >> do they have a trance for the shovel dance? >> it's called the iggy shuffle. i'm just kitting. 1989. niners beat cincinnati.

the giants will be keying on vernon davis after last week. who might excitement. >> good news for skiers, yesterday's storm finally brought snow to the sierra. the director of communications at heavenly is live on the mountain. how many runs are open up there? >> winter is back and we couldn't be more excited. we have 30 runs open right now. we received 20-inches of new snow in the last 24 hours. received 12 inches at north star, and it's really happening augment what we already have on the ground thanks to the fantastic snowmaking system. so, great conditions out here. they're getting even better. we're expecting another foot in the next -- on sunday into monday. so conditions are going to be awesome up here. we hope everybody comes out and joins us on the mountain. >> we understand rain was kind of some disappointing news, but how much more snow do you feel like you guys need before all of tahoe is in full swing? >> you know, most resorts need about three to four feet on the ground to cover up the rocks and stumps that might be under some o

vernon davis strikes a pose. three catches, 112 yards, and two touchdowns.ourth quarter giants down, 14-10. eli manning to mario manningham. his first catch of the game. 17-yard touch. 17-14 the 49ers would tie it, though. and we would go to overtime. in o.t. giants punting away. kyle williams back to receive. it was a rough game for kyle. after botching a punt he loses another. kyle's father kenny who is the general manager of the chicago white socks says kyle has been receiving death threats today. devon thomas the former redskin recovers his second fumble for the giants and he is pretty jacked up, too. so lawrence tines off of the 31 yard game-winner and that is pure. the giants win it, 20-17. after that fumble advancing to their second super bowl in the last five seasons. tough to take if you're vernon davis. >> we played as hard as we possibly could. i'm proud of those guys because they work their tails off out there tonight. and we still got to look on the bright side. we always have next time. next year. >> this thing about this team and this opportun

to take on the wizards, high praise for the patriots for the ravens defense and former determine, vernon davis on the turn around that has made him the best tight >>> days too go until the south carolina primary and is feeling the heat, still the front-runner according polls but rivals are pressing him to release tax returns. today one of his top backers spoke out but his advice may not have been what romney wanted to hear. steve handelsman has his report. >> reporter: questioned by his rivals in south carolina about his record on job creation, and now, pressure to release his tax returns, mitt romney fired back. >> i was disappointed over the last couple of weeks to see one of my opponents attacking free enterprise, just like the president was. that's -- that's not the role of the republican party. that -- that makes us sad. >> reporter: voters could get mad. romney admits 15% is the income tax rate he paid on the millions he presumably made because they are capital gains. newt gingrich said 15% is enough. >> my goal is not to raise mitt romney's taxes. it is to let everybody pay mitt r

he had vernon davis for the game-winning touchdown. they beat the saints 36-32 and move on to the nfc championship game. >> if it wasn't for alex, i wouldn't have made the play. >> he's been through so much here. so many people on his back, and he was able to take us down with the minute left. >> , after there was too big touches the mac tackles. >> again he steps up, and offense and defense, special teams. both sides of the ball. we cap leaving it to him. we have another week of work. >> the fact of the matter is, alex smith outdueled one of the greatest quarterbacks in football, drew brees. the things are going home and 40 niners are moving on. they will be double play either the packers or the 40 niners tomorrow. >> again wouldn't be anything without the fans and diner's followers have waited all long time to get to the playoffs. joe vazquez on the prayers, tears and unconditional love that filled candlestick park. >> before the game, heroes of 90, 4040 niners past bump bellies and high abode and reflected on the path the mac fact t

looked like vernon may have stepped out-of-bounds but not overturned. giants respond, and eli manning with the touchdown. we'll have updates. >> it has has been the wettest weekend in recent memory in the bay area in san francisco, umbrellas were out as people shopped in union square. not a lot of rain fell but it was miserable without protection. the rain did not appear to effect traffic on these side of the bay bridge today at vehicles whizzed by the cameras with ease. no reports of major accidents or injuries. and for the latest on the storm pouring in right now, let's talk to meteorologist leigh glaser. any end to the rain? >> leigh: an area of low pressure is going to move in overnight tonight, and that's when the rain is going to start to pick up, and we're going to see some very, very gusty winds, especially south of the golden gate bridge. the live doppler 7hd very active right now. it has been off and on rain all day long. this is near the stick. you can see this band of rain right here moving in towards the golden gate bridge. san francisco, d

vernon's second touchdown of the game gives the 49ers a 14-10 lead. the giants would answer in the fourth. after a fumbled recovery that gave the giants great field position, eli manning throws a dart to mario manningham. new york up, 17-14. niners would add a field goal to force overtime, and three minutes in, the giants get the break they needed. kyle williams fumbles the ball, and new york recovers. moments later lawrence tynes sends the giants to the superbowl with a 31-yard field goal. new york wins a thriller, 20-17 in overtime. hard to top that, but the pats and ravens came pretty close. third quarter, joe flacco hitting torrey smith, and he does the rest. baltimore takes the lead with a 29-yard touchdown. pats jumped back on top in the fourth. tom brady leaping over the pile. new england up, 23-20. like in the nfc, this championship game coming down to a field goal. 15 seconds left to billy cundiff with a 31-yarder to force overtime, and he shanks it. patriots survive, 23-20. they will play the giants in super bowl xlvi. and that's a look at s

you guys went out and did that today. >> game ball vernon davis. >> who got it better than that? >> nobody. >> oh, so now it's on. the new york giants coming back to san francisco for the nfc title game. remember this? that was a big block by justin smith. giants lost to the 49ers 27-20. who would have known we were watching the two best teams in the nfc? >> might surprise a lot of people that the giants and 49ers are in the nfc championship game. >> we have a pretty good team here. we go out and play with the best and beat the best. >> i'm just going to go out on a limb. i doubt there will be any speeches that continue to lose starting pitchers. the a's requireset smith from colorado in exchange for pictures and josh. it's oakland's fourth trade this offseason. spent 15 home runs and drove in 59 runs last year, but he cannot pitch. number five, catching an octopus in a lie. the octopus couldn't either. >> to thomas robinson. not too much doubt there. number 7, kansas, beat number three baylor. 92-74. usually we have to go to the globetrotters to see this. novak far court. i'm im

thanks to what vernon davis called the grab.is throw from alex smith with nine second left made the grab possible. vernon played a supporting role all season, lurking in the background, waiting for the breakout performance. he got it yesterday with seven catches, with 180 yards and says it ways worth the wait. >> look at the blocking game, helping your teammates. set the edge. those play a big role. i mean, it's major. all those other things don't matter. this is what matters right here. and it matters the most. >> we are a step closer to the harbaugh super bowl. you heard me. jim and john as john's baltimore ravens beat houston to advance to the afc title game in new england. both head coaches love defense, and ray lewis led the way. flacco, toss to bolden, 17-3 ravens after a quarter. the texans coil right -- come right back courtesy of faster. the ravens lead cut to four at the half. but turnovers killed the texans. yates picked up a with webb. he had three picks. webb with two of them. texans had chance to win late. 20 secon

the maturation process of vernon davis.credits his former coach, mike singletary, with getting the ball rolling. >> it started when coach mike singletary was here. he sent me to the locker room. from that point on, i was, i just kept my head up, and kept going down the straight path. i knew from there, from the talk that we had, i was going the wrong direction. so i changed my life around, and i became more of a leader, because in the beginning, it was all about me. and that's not right. >>> some baseball news, even with the terrible exchange rate for the american dollar over in japan, the texas rangers have themselves a new pitcher that will still be very wealthy when he does go home. japanese pitching sensation, yu darvish agreeing to a $60 million deal to play for the rangers. they had to pay the team that had his rights $51 million just for the right to negotiate with the 25-year-old. >>> australian open, we've got a guy kind of channeling john mcenroe. not only destroys his racket, goes after his spares, losing his coo

. >> atención al pase largo, vernon davis, el juego termino empatado a 17 en tiempo reglamentario, losyork entregaron el ovoide, williams caia, y de gol de campo, los giants ganan y llegan al súper tazón, un juegazo de principio a fin la concentracion de los gigantes fue la llave de su victoria. >> 20 a 17, con este resultado termina el sueño de los aficionados de los 49ers. este es el sentimiento que encontraron en los 3 puntos de diferencia. >> la gente estaba triste, es solo el principio de el resurgir de los 49, no habrá nadie que los dentendrá, e irán al súper tazon. >> dos errores hicieron los 49, el que regreso con la bola cuando golpeo en la rodilla, hubiese dejado que la bola se hubiese ido, y la segunda, fue el mismo jugador, que boto la bola, la hubiese agarrado como su mujer. >> los fanáticos esperaron el juego dentro y fuera del estadio, y esperaban llegar a la ilusión de llegar a la súper final. >> ¿por qué llora? >> en otro tiempo se que ganaremos. >> tristes, los fanaticos dicen que el próximo año llegarán a la final. >> hoy hay más chances y más fe de que si ganarán. >

. >> reporter: i'm jessica kartalija here in mount vernon. coming up on wjz, the entire city and all of the cars in it are going purple. i'll have more straight ahead. >>> a much colder weekend headed our way. i'm bob turk. i'll have the complete first warning forecast coming up next. >>> complete coverage continues with denise koch, vic carter, kai jackson, and first warning weather with bob turk and sports with mark ,,,, [ male announcer ] get ready for some deli-style delic-ious-ity: the subway big hot pastrami melt. dive into piled-high pastrami, spicy mustard, pickles and melt-a-licious cheese. treat your taste buds to a fresh toasted subway big hot pastrami melt. subway. eat fresh. >>> it is 52 degrees and cloudy in central maryland. the complete first warning forecast is coming up. cleanup is underway in the western part of north carolina after a rare janitor neighed dough strikes. the national weather service confirmed it was an ef-2, and winds reached 115 miles per hour. at least 15 people were injured. over a dozen homes were comple

alex smith to vernon davis now. smith completed a 14-yard touchdown pass to davis with 9 seconds left for a wild 36-32 win over the new orleans saints. tim tebow's broncos didn't fare as well against the new england patriots. we'll have more on that match-up in a few minutes on "weekend today." >>> and there she is, the newest miss america, a 23-year-old college student from wisconsin. laura kepler won last night after singing opera and declaring miss america represents everyone. miss oklahoma, betty thomas, came in second, and miss new york finished third. >>> that is the news. now back to lester, jenna and janice. over to you guys. >> mandy, thank you very much. >> janice with our first check of the weather. >> it's cold. get bundled up. pacific northwest, more rain pouring in across that rain with snow from seattle into the cascades. in and around the seattle area you may see 1 to 3 inches of snow and more than a foot in the cascades. there are more storms coming up this week. in the meantime, all that warm air i