towards reusable bags but some shoppers decided not to use a bag at all. i guess the law came into effect, bring your own bag, but i happened to leave my bag in the vehicle. and, yeah, probably right. i don t want to pay the ten cents. a ban that california grocers association is not jazzed up about but in their words, it s workable. they say they san jose plastic bag ban is modeled after state legislation they supported last year. it s fair because all retailers are affected and the 10-cent charge per paper bag is different than san francisco which had minimal environmental impact. grocery store operators shifted from plastic to paper. now, this ban actually poses an interesting situation for the westfield valley fair mall because about two-thirds of the stores in the mall are in san jose, and the rest nor santa clara. so, mall management is actually asking all stores in the mall to adhere to this ban just to make things more simple for all the shoppers. reporting li
hoses going up into the house. the hoses are at the ready right now just in case something happens. in the past few minutes we ve seen why the crews have had to stay here all not. take a look at this video. up on the second and third floor there, you can see smoke, what looks to be a tree. reporter: last night, firefighters got a call to come here to masonic and waller. we don t know where the fire started just yet. they are gonna be working on here. they saw the flames coming from two of the homes. they immediately got to a third alarm. a third alarm came here. they got the fire under control in about a half an hour. but in the meantime, several people had to be evacuated. one of the people we talked to said he took for granted, there could be a fire here. any time we have a larger fire, we call out our investigators, so they calls come and veat vet investigate the scene. reporter: the flames could jump from one home to the next very, very qlick. we have several
michael crabtree with the second touchdown of the day to go with nine catches in the game. 49ers beat the rams 34-27, finished the year 13-3, but still work to do. mindy was in st. louis and tells us what is next for the niners. reporter: with two minutes left the three-yard pickup secured the second seed in nfc. the 49eres were not in a celebratory mood. went from not even going back in the game to games on the line and it s one-possession game and we ve got to close it out. they gave us their best shot. they wanted to knock us off. we re a hot team now. so we ve got to expect that. expectations have changed for the 13-3 49ers. allowing an opponent s offense seven days with more than 20 yards or defense to get to smith three times cannot be allowed in the postseason. the playoff, we re going to have to ut aboput that together both sides of the ball. especially special team. when you talk about offense, defense, that third part of the equation counts a lot. that
we begin with breaking news. a fan has fallen at the raiders stadium. he was conscious and moving and the teen was taken to a hospital. much more coming up in sports. as well as a scare in the air that turned out to be a false alarm. a private plane was escorted to oakland airport by two military aircraft this afternoon after losing radio contact. the cessna was flying from southern california to oakland when it lost radio contact near monterey. norad s mission is to monitor aviation to prevent attacks. when the cessna lost contact, norad was alettered and deployed two fighter planes. the pilot and passenger were questioned. for republicans it s a two- day dash to the finish line in iowa. the presidential hopefuls today focused on churches. danielle nottingham is is in des moines with the fight for the evangelical voter. reporter: christian conservatives could really change the game here. many voters i spoke with today say they are still searching for their candidates,
craig: this is like a reality show with freaks. of course, there s no freaks on any other reality show. i m saying the opposite of what s true. your hand just moved which is weird because this is the hand that doesn t move. geoff: must have been a spasm. i m plugged in. i can go longer. craig: good night, everybody. say good night, kids. good night. [cheers and applause] you re watching cbs 5 eyewitness news in high definition. the governor wants to raise $7 billion in tax revenue and he wants voter support to do it. why his plan might fly. the post christmas traffic washed away. the damage left behind by a burst water main. their water supply is being watched closer than most. what is being done to their landlord that has been treating their water with bleach. and alarm bells will not be enough to get help in one city. what help needs to happen before police come running? good evening, i m elizabeth cook. i m allen martin. bay area retailers could be in for a hap