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KTVU News At 5pm January 19, 2013

Last weekend with 181 rushing yards in a single game. He says theres no time for nerves or anything between now and sunday. I dont have time to stop and think, too much work to be done. Reporter in the shadow of the new 49ers stadium the team packed up their duffel bags and minutes later boarded the buses to the airport on the way to atlanta. See you later. Reporter coach harbaugh was asked about the possibility of playing against the Baltimore Ravens in the super bowl. His brother john is the head coach of that team, but in response harbaugh says he hasnt spoken to his brother this week. Meantime the 49er faithful lock in their plans for sundays championship game. Ktvus Paul Chambers is going to tell us about the rush on to the showdown. Reporter if youre looking for a direct flight between sfo and atlanta, you may be out of luck. All six flights are sold out today which is a very common theme for anything 49ers especially at a store down in the south bay. Even before the store opened today there was a line of people outside all waiting to get their hands on anything that said Colin Kaepernick. I was waiting a half hour with two other women. My son wanted a kaepernick sweat shirt. So im here for him. Reporter last week kakui designed this shirt in honor of the 49er quarterback who has a connection to the bay area store because the owner also has a tattoo shop where kaepernick gets his ink. When we worked with kaepernick on a design we decided to do something based on his tattoos. Reporter demand has been so high theyve sold out of the tshirts. They used to order merchandise by the hundreds, but now by the thousands which still might not be enough because the owners say kaepernick wore this t shirt on his instagram this morning. I think hes the type of young quarterback that can relate to young people with tattoos. Its really about kaepernick and this design and collaboration is all about him as a player and how he connects with our brand. Reporter they expect to sell out today, but theyll have a new shipment tomorrow including the kaepernick t shirt he wore in the instagram starting at 11 00. However, thats not the only place its selling out of 49ers gear. At 6 00 ill tell you about your chances of getting a flight last minute direct and about a Party Supply Store that says you better get your Party Supplies soon or you might be out of luck. Were going to look into the future. Should the 49ers beat the falcons and make the super bowl, the 9ers are billing this playoff as their quest for six. They are certainly familiar with their two possible opponents. First in line the Baltimore Ravens. They faced them thanksgiving night in the 2011 season. This is one of the few offensive highlights from that game we could bring. The 49ers muster only two field goals. 9ers coach jim harbaugh faced his brother john coach of the ravens. The older brother got bragging rights, ravens won 166. Then we have the new england patriots. This was a good one. They were tied 3131 in the 4th quarter about a month ago, but Michael Crabtree takes a Colin Kaepernick pass, breaks a tackle and makes the winning touchdown. The 49ers had squandered a 28 point lead but rallied for a 41 34 win. I hope you have snacks ready because ktvu has you covered for sundays nfc championship game against the falcons. Starting at 9 30 a. M. Is championship playbook followed by the championship race and fox pregame show. Then noon is game time. Following the game well have point after for you. Its going to be a lot of fun. Oakland mayor jean quan voice her support today for her Police Chiefs controversial decision to solicit advice from bill bratton, former chief for both los angeles and new York City Police departments and he supports socalled stop and frisk policies which some argue amount to racial profiling. Today mayor quan sent an open letter to the city council which says in part, weve been hearing worries brattons past policies could be used in oakland in a way that contributes to racial profiling. Racial profiling will not be tolerated in the Oakland Police department, period. Oakland police chief Howard Jordan wants to pay bratton 250,000 to try to help solve the citys problem with violent crime. The driver of a 30foot big rig is recovering from moderate injuries tonight after an accident left his truck upside down in a ditch in petaluma this morning. The accident stopped traffic shortly after 9 00 on old adobe road near green stream farm. No other vehicles were involved and the cause is under investigation. The truck is registered to a paving Company Called northwest general engineering, which is based in santa prose rosa. The Santa Clarita county department a. 30yearold Samantha Pham of elk grove took advantage of an early keller man from campbell an elderly man from campbell, convinced the man to refinance his home, buy her a lexus and make a 200,000 investment in her boyfriends company. She was arrested wednesday. Black ice and treacherous Road Conditions caused three separate accidents in the north bay today, all three happening at river and wohler road. Just before 6 a. M. One car hit a patch of black eye, spun out and overturned. A second black ice, spun out and overturned, a second car crashed into the first one and a third spun off the road. Monster waves are making their way across the pacific and are expected to reach the San Mateo County coast in time for the big maverick surfing competition sunday. Ktvus patty lee is live along the coast where excitement is building about as fast as those waves. Reporter theres a tangible feeling of excitement in this surfing town which has waited years for this contest to return. Surfers are having a tough time finding any waves to catch, but that is about to change. Ocean rafts, jet skis and photographers pulled into pillar point to get ready for suns competition. If youre dealing sundays competition. If youre dealing with boats and jet skis, it definitely takes a few days to gear up. Reporter jeff coska is making sure rescue crews are ready to prepare for the worst. Time is running out, but no one seems to mind. This swell has hit hawaii. That means its on its way here. Reporter 24 of the worlds best surfers are also en route to Half Moon Bay many flying in from hawaii captain robert brown arrived this afternoon to set up his camera boat used to film much of the movie chasing mavericks. His job this time . Live stream the competition on the web. You dont have to go can see it from here. Reporter the san mateos Sheriffs Department said the plan is to keep crowds from the breech front where a dozen spectators were beachfront where a dozen spectators were injured by big waves in 2010. Were ready for whatever happens. Hopefully well be able to enjoy the show like everybody else. Reporter for folks still trying to find beachfront areas to watch the surf contest, you will not be cited, but you will be asked to move. We will tell you about the best places to view this contest coming up at 6 00 as well as why the 49ers game is throwing a wrench into the preparation plans. Patty lee, ktvu, channel 2 news. Ktvu meteorologist mark tamayo is tracking conditions in the ocean right now and joins us from the weather center. It looks like the waves are pretty flat now. Yeah. When you look at current conditions, bowie heights not impressive, maybe 2 to 4 feet, but things are changing way out in the pacific. Here is a model of the swell heights. Let me look at some of the spots out to our west. Not too impressive out here about, 4 feet, but look what happens to the west of this line here jumping up 15 feet, closer to 18 feet. So we have some major swell on the way set to move into the region as we head into saturday, but especially sunday. As a result High Surf Advisory begins tomorrow morning at 10 00 until 4 00 sunday afternoon. The dangerous part here, well have very nice weather this weekend, a lot of the visitors to the bay area shoreline. You want to be extra chafe because well have periods of calm seas, but during that period youll have swells increasing. As far as the forecast for mavericks that, swell gets amplified as it gets focused closer to pillar point, waves easily topping 30 feet. Its always a challenge to have the perfect matchup with the conditions, but that will happen this evening. Offshore winds at 8 miles per hour, a dropping tide throughout the day, temperatures under mostly sunny skies on track to reach lower 60s by 1 00 sunday afternoon. So the conditions are lining up perfectly. Just be extra careful across the entire shoreline. Well have more on the nice Weather Forecast in a bit. Be sure to go to www. Ktvu. Com sunday. Well have news chopper 2 over mavericks beach, the surfing area, so you can watch as the surfers try to ride those massive waves at pillar point. Its hard to see from the shore. Well stream it live from our website. A trial is underway for a man charged with one of silicon valleys deadliest office shootings. Opening statements began yesterday. Prosecutors say judge hua wu gunned jing hua wu shot down three employees. If convicted wu could face life in prison without parole. Los angeles county sheriffs deputies say actor Robert Wagner has not consented to an interview into the investigation of the death of his wife natalie wood. Authorities opened this case after a review led the coroner to change the classification from accidental to undetermined because of bruises on woods arm. Wood drowned next to the couples boat back in 1981. Detectives say three interviewed more than 100 people in the reopened case, some not interviewed originally. University of california president mark yudof is stepping down. Today he announced plans to resign the end of august citing health issues. The 68yearold you off became head of the 10 campus system almost 68yearold yudof became head of the 10 campus system 15 years ago. Hayward police askelp tryin 64yearold missing woman. Jeannette tsang left her independent living facility tuesday morning. She was spotted in oakland thursday afternoon but has yet to return to that facility. Police say she has left before, but never has been gone this long. Fever, sweating, cough, sinus problems. Weve heard how widespread the flu is across the country. Today the ominous update from california officials on the virus. A man received his sentence for killing two people at the Richmond San Rafael bridge. Would the judge grant his odd request . You got this, right . I do got this. Let us get everything off the shelf, and to your home. Sofa. Desk. You know what . Why dont you go get some frozen yogurt. I got this. Youre so sweet. You got this, right . I do got this. Let us get everything off the shelf, and to your home. State Health Officials say the flu is ramping up faster than reported. Today authorities reported another death in Southern California. John fowler joins us with the details and news about vaccines. Spoke by phone today with the states top flu expert who tried to calm public worries about vaccine supplies, that as more and more people are getting sick. The flu is hitting the bay area hard. Fever, sweating, cough, sinus problems. The state upgraded influenza to widespread today. The level of activity reported exceeds where would be expected for this time of the year. This may prove to be more severe flu season. Apparently more people are getting vaccinated. I ended up getting a flu shot this year and ive never had a flu shot before. Health Officials Say most of the flu this year is type a, specifically the more dangerous subtype h3. Fortunately that is the exact type in this years vaccine. The state reports spot shortages of vaccine right now. California received 18 million doses. Nationwide theres 15 million in reserve. I called this cvs pharmacy in walnut creek that was out of vaccine last week. Today a pharmacist said she had some but expects to run out this weekend. Im not concerned enough to have taken the flu shot. Reporter Health Officials remind you the vaccine protects not only you but the vulnerable around you. Im a new older brother. Hes a baby. So to see Something Like that happen to him, id be devastated. Reporter Health Officials also remind you to wash your hands, stay home if youre sick to avoid what could be the most severe flu season in years. John fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. Washington hospital in freemont is trying to get the word out its not to late to get a flu shot. Today the hospital offered the shots for 10 apiece. Hospital Officials Say they have plenty of vaccine in stock. We always plan ahead to make sure we have enough vaccine to last through the flu season. So we have plenty to help our community. Washington hospital says it will continue to offer flu shots at its Urgent Care Center from 8 a. M. To 8 p. M. Seven days a week. A San Francisco law professor predicts Lance Armstrongs televised confession to doping could trigger a new criminal investigation. As we first reported early this week, Oprah Winfrey had an interview with Lance Armstrong in which armstrong admitted to using performance enhancing drugs when he was competing in the tour de france. Peter keen of Golden Gate University says that admission may prompt the u. S. Attorney to reopen its criminal case against armstrong. Keen said giving armstrong a pass would amount to a legal double standard. Federal prosecutors have not commented. Police at uc davis launched a criminal investigation into an explosion at a Campus Apartment that injured a student researcher. Its still unclear what the student was doing when the explosion happened yesterday. Officials from the fbi and bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms removed dangerous chemicals from the apartment. The student hurt one of his hands in the blast. At this point no one is in custody. A judge sentenced a richmond man to death today for killing his exgirl friend and her friend at the teleplays after the Richmond San Rafael bridge in 2009. 49yearold Nathan Burris was convicted two months ago on two counts of murder. Burris admitted he killed the two because he believed they were romantically involved. He told jurors he didnt care if they convicted him and sentenced him to death and today he told the judge the sentence didnt matter because legal battles over the penalty make his execution unlikely. Authorities say a tip led to the arrest of a fugitive in a 2 yearold hit and run case. Police made the arrest wednesday after police found 42 yearold lazares was flying in today. In 2011 he was involved in a crash that claimed the life of 56yearold motorcyclist john kerney. Californias jobless rate was unchanged last month at 9. 8 . The Employment Development Department Said 1. 8 million californians were unemployed in december. Californias Unemployment Rate fell below 10 in november the first time in nearly four years. Look at whats happening in the bay area. Marin county has the lowest rate at 5. 5 , San Mateo County at 6 . Contra costa and Alameda County came in at 8. 2 . On wall street today stocks recorded their Third Straight week of gains. The down 53, nasdaq down one, but the s p 500 rose by five. Another spare the air alert in effect tomorrow, air quality Officials Say the High Pressure system is trapping an unhealthy amount of pollution across the bay area. You can see a little haze at the top of mount diablo. That means no indoor or outdoor woodburning for 24 hours except for homes with no other heat source. This is the fourth consecutive winter spare the air alert this week and the seventh for the season. Once we get past those cold mornings the rest of the day is incredible. Its been sunny. This afternoon temperatures, were talking about a warmup. It felt really nice with mid to a few upper 60s across parts of the region, still more nice temperatures in the forecast as we head into the weekend. Temperatures this afternoon ranged from the lower 60s to the upper 60s, oakland maxing out 68 degrees, san jose 64, santa rosa after the cold start with some fog this morning maxed out to 63 degrees two hours ago. Right now on live stormtracker 2 a dry weather pattern in place, a few high clouds from the dense fog hugging the coast up to our north near cape mendocino. Well be watching that fog primarily to our north, could be touching the tip of the Sonoma County shoreline. Updated temperatures, still mild with upper 50s to right about 60 degrees in San Francisco, pretty chilly in fairfield, 51 degrees. First thing saturday morning, not too much change, fair skies and patchy valley fog, especially havent seen much toward the east bay, but in the north bay santa rosa had it the last couple mornings, chilly overnight low 29 degrees, coldest locations in the upper 20s to around 30, oakland forecast low 37 and san jose 38 degrees to start your saturday. Here we go. Tomorrow morning were chilly at 7 00, showing you the 30s and 40s. Look what happens into the afternoon hours, mild weather pattern returning warming to the upper 50s. Thats the blue contour. The green contour in the 60s, right around 60 degrees, still looking good for the afternoon hours. Coming up well ta

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