a vernon davis update. and the warriors just fighting for these road wins! ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, heres the rub... ..they won1 on the road al >>> all right. nba, if the warriors pull this one off tonight, it would be their 11th road win. here's the rub. they won 11 on the road all of last season! salt lake city. stephen curry was feeling it tonight. got a nice little freebie here against the jazz. turned it into a point. scored the warriors first 11 point. finished with 23. jarrett jack, nine three- pointers. jack scored 15. they had a season low ten turnovers too. getting a little chippy here. david lee added 18. not like utah was some cupcake. warriors win. ties the league high. they're 19-and-10. >>> the pro bowl. the raiders, left out for the first time since 2003. the 49ers had nine players selected to the pro bowl, including six from defense. sack master aldon smith makes his first appearance, along with justin smith, patrick willis, navorro bowman, dashon goldson. on offense, frank gore, who became the franchise's all-time leading rusher this year, makes his

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but he's likely out for sunday's regular season finale against arizonaand >> vernon davis better news for tight end vernon davis who sustained a concussion on this hit - which makes me wince every time i see it - davis was cleared by two doctors to resume non- contact football activity - and was a partial participant in practice today the next steps are for davis to stay symptom free - and then pass the contact testdo that and he can play on sunday >> good news for the seattle seahawks. cornerback richard sherman won his appeal against the n-f-l - as you can see by this photo - tweeted out by one of his teammates today. he was found not guilty of using performance enhancing drugs. however, if the suspension would have been held it could have impacted if the seattle playoffs. also, with the question of matt leinart or terrelle pryor? the raiders will reveal who their starting quarterback will be after friday's practice. >> one player who won't suit up is defensive tackle richard seymour - who was placed on season ending injured reserve today difficult to call his tenure a success. theo

vernon davis playing for the 49ers, the winning 49ers as of last night. he was in boston last night, but he drove eight hours to attend a holiday assembly at his old school. tom sherwood reports from trucedale elementary. >> reporter: in the lobby, all was calm. little children wearing holiday headgear needily lined up just like the teachers said to do for the holiday assembly. >> holiday message for today is cheer and generosity and inspiration. >> reporter: at trussdale inspiration campus and like schools across the country, educators just wanted a holiday season school event, but here there was something special. it's all about you all. are you all excited? yay! >> reporter: san francisco's nfl star vernon davis was back in his hometown after playing late sunday night near boston, he was passing out gives. the dunbar and maryland graduate said it was important for him to be there. >> reporter: you drove eight hours? >> we left at 2:00 a.m. it was important when i came back here. i remember when i was a kid, i always wanted that hero to show up. >> repo

. >>> and off the field, vend none davis has -- vernon davis has opened an art gallery and special events helped some inner sit kids. >> he is -- inner city kids. >> he is a very special and talented guy. >>> we are looking at scenes from all over the bay area and we will start with the toll plaza because it is getting more crowded as you can plainly see and the only people getting through is fast tracks and 6:15 is when they will turn on the metering lights. it looks good heading to the peninsular and highway 101 does look good. skyline boulevard and john daily boulevard is shut down for a rescue going on there and northbound is still opened. 4:49 let's go to steve. >>> the system up here is not very much but cold air is coming in and it looks like it will settle in for a while all the way to christmas week, we'll see. these are not rain producers and we have some snow in the sierra. patchy fog here this morning so far mainly out to the valley and north bay but fog is also returning to the coast as the system gets pushed in and it will not return until tonight into very early tomorrow mo

>> san francisco's nfl star vernon davis was back in his hometown. after playing late sunday night in boston, here he was passing out gifts to children. the dunbar and maryland graduate say it was important for him to be there. >> did you drive eight hours from this morning? >> i did. it was important when i came back here. i remember when i was a kid, i always wanted that hero to show up. >> davis, at 6'3", towered over the children, many the same age as those in connecticut. >> very, very touching. it's sad. it shows you how much we to pay attention to the kids. >> the principal was glad to have the diversions of this day. my hope was that the kids turn the tv to have as little exposure as possible. it's really unprecedented. we're really going by what our heart tells us and listening to the boys and girls. >> in the district, news 4. >> many women take it to protect their bones. but could it be hurting their heart? coming up, the findings of a controversial new study on calcium supplements. and a new survey shows why it may be a good thing to >>>>

on to some injury news - vernon davis 90 consecutive start streak is in jeopardy after a sustaining a the raiders quarterback suffered multiple cracked ribs and a bruised lung on this hit in the raiders loss what you think? >> we are not ready to make that decision our plan is to work both of them this week. we will see how prius goes. >> colts head coach chuck pagano returned to the team today after missing the last three months battling leukemia it is clearly he wasit's not often you see the media give a head coach get a standing ovation at his monday press conference.but in the case it was the only reaction to have pagano took an indefinite leave on october 1st after learning he had leukemia after undergoing chemotherapy and other treatments his cancer is in remission.and his colts are in the playoffs under interim head coach bruce >> when i ask bruce to takeover. and i did not realize that he was going to have nine victories. never take one day for granted. it is a privilege to be standing here today, it is a blessing. vo(wipe) against houston on sunday this homecoming for honolul

davis who sustained a concussion on this hit - which makes me wince every time i see it - davis was cleared by two doctors to resume non- contact football activity - and was a partial participant in practice today the next steps are for davis to stay symptom free - and then pass the contact testdo that and he can play on sunday still up in the air - who will start at quarterback for the raiders in sunday's finale versus the chargers. will it be matt leinart or terrell pryor? coach dennis allen says he'll decide after tomorrow's practice the season is over for defensive tackle richard seymour - who was placed on the san jose state football program completed its remarkable turnaround today -- from 1-and-12 two years ago.to 11-and-2. .after today's win over bowling green in the military bowl .the flyover at rfk stadium.a noon kickoff. military bowl - san jose st. vs bowling green star spangeled banner. then the flyover cal ripken jr gives the keys to a new house to a "wounded warrior" 3rd quarter/ 13-12 bowling green david fales hits chandler jones on the left sideline and jones makes

. >>> and tight end vernon davis in addition to being one of the best players at his position, davis is also an artist. some of his paintings are on display at his gallery. the money will go to at risk kids. >> i was afraid to reach out to kids and let them know it is safe to be an artist. you don't have to play basketball and football to be cool. >> alex smith and shawn gold were on hand for the opening as well. >> he is making art cool. he does a lot of charity work. that is awesome. >>> 4:55 let's go back to sal for traffic, sal? >>> it has been a nice drive, no major problems if you are driving on 880 northbound and southbound and it does look good driving through. also the commute looks good on the san mateo and dumbarton and let's go to steve now. >> already, sal? >> yes. >> all right, here comes the system but it is a very thin line and it will be a cooler day, a lot of 50s to the north and it is stuck here and so is my computer. there it is. our system is pushing clouds up towards petaluma and santa rosa so it is going to be cooler. patchy fog more so on the coast and more of

. >>> we're waiting to see if san francisco's vernon davis will hit the field today to help the team build momentum for the playoffs during its regular-season finale against arizona. davis practiced in a non- contact black jersey for the second consecutive day friday after suffering a concussion he sustained during last week's loss to the seattle seahawks. the 49ers have a pressing need for their starting tight end to return after the team placed starting receiver mario manningham on injured reserve early friday, leaving san francisco without its second-leading receiver for the rest of the season. >>> arizona state walked away with the trophy at the kraft hunger games. and although it was a landslide win at a-t-and-t park yesterday, navy fans were in good spirits because the game was all for a good cause. kron 4's alecia reid tells us more. gabe slate tech repo (cheers & applause) >> this is awesome! >> i am very pleased with all this has played. >> it has been great for double and nation -- asidevil nation (cheers & applause) >> reporter: the fans were cheering on the other teams. >

both vernon davis and this guy have concussions. today, at jim harbaugh's eight- minute press conference, this is all the information we got. >> he's got an issue that he's working through. >> will his injury further complicate that position? >> he's being evaluated. >> do you expect vernon to play? >> we'll see. i mean, the doctors will make that evaluation. >>> radars quarterback carson palmer's season is over. yesterday he suffered a bruised lung on this hit. either terrell or matt will start sunday. >>> no. 5, watch this guy kick the puck to himself and then score. they lead toronto pass the san francisco bulls. no. 4, adams, nice catch for fresno state. i'm just trying to figure out, how in the world did they come down with it? smu won the game. no. 3, the poor field judge flipped over by colts' mike tepper. ouch! no. 2, sam, he gave this cardinal fan a christmas gift. his glove. the kid is stoked! merry christmas. and no. 1, the colts are in the play- offs. but the bigger store is their head coach chuck pagano beat leukemia an

. >> first good news for 49ers vernon davis did practice today on a limited basis suffering a concussion on this hit sunday in seattle. i was there to see it. 1, justin smith's arm injury being categorized and defense surrounded 73 points. his back up ready to go, again. >> just been getting feedndf1k back. thick things i can do better and we're trying to separate it in between. >> in arizona against arizona raiders injury season comes to an end on sunday. carson palmer out with cracked ribs. head coach said sunday, the quarterback isn't ready to be a back up. today, took as many snaps as matt linered. and this you want to have both ready. we've been splitting up both. >> women will face off as top two teams in the nation, cardinals number one. the huskies, number two. the squad lost last year, one of thec0pñ two losses on the season in their favor, saturday. home court advantage. cardinals winner of 82 straight. >> excited we're playing here. we have done well. i think the team played well. you know? we know it's not. that is not going to be the deciding factor we have to play well. m

they're so banged up they could use a bye to get healed up. >> it's hard to watch that vernon davis hit. >> that's just slobber knocker football. i don't know, that's pretty good football right there. he did not spear the guy. he did not head butt. >> thank you fred. >> thank you. >> thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. ♪ [ female announcer ] no more paper coupons. no more paper lists. [ dog barking ] ♪ no more paper anything. safeway presents just for u. ♪ save more. save easier. saving more, starts now. just for u on the safeway app.

they're so banged up they could use a bye to get healed up. >> it's hard to watch that vernon davis hit. >> that's just slobber knocker football. i don't know, that's pretty good football right there. he did not spear the guy. he did not head butt. >> thank you fred. >> thank you. >> thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. we will see you the next time news breaks. >> and the morning team will have the latest news. they'll be here at 4:30 a.m. to 10:00. we hope you join us then, good night.

look at vernon davis get roughed up. potentially some good news. according to a 49er inside, davis should be available for the season finale at home against the cardinals. he will have to pass the concussion proto follow. >>> -- proto follow. >>> the raiders, tommy kelly wanted to injure panthers quarterback cam newton this past sunday. kelly took issue after a sack right here in which newton, you can't really see it, but he tried to kick kelly while on the ground. some scuffling ensued. he also had a problem on this hit with carson palmer that broke several of his ribs saying you don't try to do anything illegal. but you see someone put your quarterback back. it kind of makes you want to put theirs out. this is a nonstory given the climate in the nfl but because of the situation with the st.s it will be interesting to see if commissioner goodell reacts in any way to those comments. >>> for those of you clamoring for some hockey, in light of the nhl lockout, this one's for you -- >> moving right. at the hash kicked and shoots and scores! what a bri

on to some injury news - vernon davis 90 consecutive start streak is in jeopardy after a sustaining a concussion on this viscious hit. the season is also over for carson palmer the raiders quarterback suffered multiple cracked ribs and a bruised lung on this hit in the raiders loss to the panthers yesterday this incredible injury was a torn a c l. the season is over for the 49ers third leading receiver and also carson palmer arwith this raiders lost to the panthers yesterday it is painful to watch know that leashad some incredible injuries with broken ribs. who is going to replace? terrell prior. coach? >> we are not really ready to make that decision but our plan is to work both of them this week. and who will see of practice it goes. and the indianapolis head coach has been away for the last three months. with a battle of leukemia. that cleared the way for the return today. colts head coach chuck pagano returned to the team today after missing the last three months battling leukemia pagano is back sotvo it's not often you see the media give a head coach get a standing ovation at his

49ers news- tight end vernon davis officially listed as questionable as he tries to bounce back from a concussion the raiders meanwhile -- will have a new starting quarterback sunday in san diego pryor m akes first startand a collective, "better late than never" from raider fans quite frankly pryor seemed like the obvious choice over journeyman backup matt leinart raider fans have been hoping to get a look at pryor the past two years but for whatever reason he hasn't gotten any playing timehe'll finally get his chance sunday in san diego when we return.as promised.the bay area year in sports. a look back at the biggest games.and best moments.put together by the great kevin "the bodyguard" back in a moment! 2012 was a big year for sports. >> 2012 was a big year, let us take a look. sports in the bay area.dominated by the giants and the 49ers.let's take a look back. (music) >> announcer: >> it is recovered by the giants! >> well, read chief and his guide, the new head coach, denis allen (cheers & applause) >> i figured it that something was going to happen today. we are prepared for it

. >>> new at 10:00, tonight we're seeing a whole new side of 49ers tight end vernon davis. matt keller is in san jose where davis is showing off his new art work at his new gallery. >> reporter: right now inside gallery 35 is by invitation only. he brought friends. 49ers teammates goldson and alex smith showed up for the grand opening of the new charity venture gallery 85. >> have you ever been to any other football player art gallery openings before? >> this is definitely a first. we're here to support him. >> he goes a long way not just on the field, off the field as well. of course i had to be here to support him. >> reporter: some of his acrylic on canvas paintings on display. >> basically vernon used paint to express his inner feelings and if you look around you, these are all vernon's paintings. >> reporter: gallery 35 is the culmination of vernon's love for art and his charity. >> i was afraid to be an artist so to reach out to these kids and let them know it's okay, it's safe to be an artist you don't have to play basketball and football to be cool. >> reporter: dav

. >> vernon davis is still recovering. davis still wearing the non-contact jersey in practice. she listed at questionable. he wants to play if cleared. >> i guess he won't be fined? >> i don't think it was legal though. >> be sure to tune in at 5:00, 6:00, 9:00 and 11:00 and number one stanford hosting uconn in women's hoops. i'm colin rush. have a great day everyone. >> katie: next the fiscal cliff-hanger, senators could vote on plan to save the country from the fiscal cliff on sunday but so far hopes have lawmakers striking deal haven't been met. and local high school band making history in the tournament of roses parade. >>> developing news out 6 moscow where a jetliner caught fire killing two people on board. twin engine jet went off the runway and broke apart and caught fire. news reports say about a dozen people were on board and several of them were seriously injured. it was a ministry spokesman that confirmed two people died. >>> in washington, senate a lot leaders are hoping to come up with a compromise they can send to the house tomorrow to avoid the fiscal cliff. lis

coming up, we'll take you inside vernon davis' art gallery opening. >>> there's something mysterious showing up on the beach in santa cruz. pam cook joins us with what scientists are saying about this dead squid situation. pam? >> yeah. it's very strange. they are called humboldt squid and hundreds have washed ashore in santa cruz county. scientists at the department of fish and game are now trying to figure out what happened. the squid appeared on sunday in beaches between rio delmar and pleasure point on -- was on sunday. marin biologists are not sure why and they say it's particularly surprising that they are even here in the first place since the squid usually live in warmer water. back in october, another 100 squid beached themselves in the pacific grove area. scientists have a warning. they say you should not eat the squid since they are not sure why they died. tori? >> thank you, pam. >>> it is 7:47. investigators say it will take at least ten days to have a preliminary report on the plane crash that killed jenni rivera. the faa is sending a heal to figure out the cause of a c

. >> the niners are also dealing with a slew of injuries - both tight end vernon davis and justin smith held out of practice today - davis with the concussion and smith with the elbow injury of course wide receiver mario manningham tore his a-c-l sunday on this play - and won't be back until next season at the earliest we should get a look at a j janekins... the he will be the backup to grandma's and michael crabtre and randy moss and michael crabtree. >> i am just not looking at it i just want to of a great game. it >> he is a good receiver. he has great quickness and want to get the ball in his hands. >> i just want to go out there and play football. do the best that i can. if the niners beat arizona and the packers lose in minnesota the 49ers will earn the number two seed and a first round bye the raiders meanwhile. have yet to announce who their starting quarterback will be. pryor? or matt liner that saw the fiels after carson palmer was injured >> we also have time for a manchester untied taking on newcastle. manchester came back....e-mail us...askgary @kron4.com >> we understand t

>> san francisco's nfl star vernon davis was back in his hometown after playing late sunday night near boston, here he was passing out gifts to children who now attend truce dale just like he did. >> the dunbar and maryland graduate said it was important for him to be there. >> you drove eight hours? >> i did. we left at 2:00 a.m. it was important i come back here. i remember when i was a kid always wanted that hero to show up. >> reporter: davis at 6'3" to youered over the children, many of the same age as those in connecticut's sandy hook school. >> very touching, very touching, sad. it shows how much we have to pay attention and love the kids, especially right now. >> reporter: principal mary ann stinson was glad to have the diversion. >> my hope is parents turn the tv off over the weekend so the boys and girls had a little little exposure as possible. it's really unprecedented. we're really going by what our heart tells us and listens to the boys and girls. >> reporter: in the district, tom sherwood, news4. >>> that's the video we needed to see. we liked the headgear. good for him

davis. matt keller is in san jose where davis is showing off his new art work at his new gallery. >> reporter: right now inside gallery 35 is by invitation only. he brought friends. 49ers teammates goldson and alex smith showed up for the grand opening of the new charity venture gallery 85. >> have you ever been to any other football player art gallery openings before? >> this is definitely a first. we're here to support him. >> he goes a long way not just on the field, off the field as well. of course i had to be here to support him. >> reporter: some of his acrylic on canvas paintings on display. >> basically vernon used paint to express his inner feelings and if you look around you, these are all vernon's paintings. >> reporter: gallery 35 is the culmination of vernon's love for art and his charity. >> i was afraid to be an artist so to reach out to these kids and let them know it's okay, it's safe to be an artist you don't have to play basketball and football to be cool. >> reporter: dav

tight end vernon davis he left the game in the first quarter after cam chancellor t-bones him. manningham gets injured. in today's press conference harbaugh went right to his coach speak mode. >> i don't think anybody looks back at this and feels like it was good enough. they had success in different areas. we're going to move forward no explanations, no excuses necessary. >> we'll reorganize we'll refit, we'll regroup. >> yeah, jim was tight lipped today but one of his former stanford players defensive back sherman accused harbaugh at honking his car at their bus. they felt harbaugh was being disrespectful back then and that's why they wanted to run up the score last night but coach pete carol repod the idea. harbaugh says he never even saw the bus that night. >>> carson palmer joined rich gammond as the only two raiders to throw for 5,000 yards in a single season. then just minutes after that accomplished feat. palmer gets hammered and suffers some broken ribs. >>> then one day after the indianapolis colts won, coach pagano returns. his recovery was an inspiration to the team

including tight end vernon davis. >> this is all about the kids. any time it's all about the kid i'm all for it. >>reporter: every kid got to spend a 300 dollar prepaid visa card and shopping adventure they will never forget. >> it's very, very, very exciting. because i never been up cholesterol to a forty-niner before. >>reporter: what each child has seen up close is hom homelessness. which is why the life builders in san jose has the family in transition housing and grateful for corporate partner like target, visa and 49ers. >> it means they are saying we need homelessness is a problem in the community and we want to be part of the solution. >>reporter: from doing collar to video game and vacuum cleaner the money well spent. >> clothes for my brother and sister and they will like it because they will have more stuff to which are for school and stuff. >>reporter: some of the biggest stars in the nfl say giving back to those less fortunate reminds everyone washington is really important this holiday season. >> in life the only they think you really

tight end vernon davis he left the game in the first quarter after cam chancellor t-bones him. manningham gets injured. in today's press conference harbaugh went right to his coach speak mode. >> i don't think anybody looks back at this and feels like it was good enough. they had success in different areas. we're going to move forward no explanations, no excuses necessary. >> we'll reorganize we'll refit, we'll regroup. >> yeah, jim was tight lipped today but one of his former stanford players defensive back sherman accused harbaugh at honking his car at their bus. they felt harbaugh was being disrespectful back then and that's why they wanted to run up the score last night but coach pete carol repod the idea. harbaugh says he saw the bus that night. >>> carson palmer joined rich gammond as the only two raiders to throw for 5,000 yards in a single season. then just minutes after that accomplished feat. palmer gets hammered and suffers some broken ribs. >>> then one day after the indianapolis colts won, coach pagano returns. his recovery was an inspiration to the team. they went

. >>> vernon davis a pro bowl alternate wearing a black no contact jersey at practice today while recovering from the concussion suffered on that play in seattle. individual drills only for davis. 9ers are two touchdown favorites to beat arizona and lock up the nfc west. >>> this norwegian soccer player put together a youtube video a montage of trick shots kick a football. he hoped to get a tryout for an nfl team. the new york jets brought him in. his goal is to be a starting kicker in the nfl at the start of next season. >>> nba the warriors running with the utah jazz right now. story coming up on the late show. you might not know that they have a developmental teammate, d league entry in santa cruz that made their home debut a couple of nights ago in their newly constructed kaiser permanente arena. and there was an electric vibe on christmas eve as the santa cruz warriors sold out the place. sold it out on christmas eve. the warriors ownership group built this facility in just over 9 months having their d league team so close to the bay area helping the big club develop players. tough job

the 49ers lost both vernon davis and mario manningham to injury last night. they host the arizona cardinals next sunday in the regular season finale. sunday wasn't any kinder to the raiders. >> davis was slow to get up. and on the right, manning cam. he was also suffering a kneecap injury. manninham...was on the ground. for several minutes. pam was that a difficult " for a dirty game? >> it was a horrible game. >> but now they are injured. >> they could possibly be back for the playoffs. against the arizona cardinals. >> 5:38 it has got to be christmas time somewhere? christmas eve? this is from taiwan, china. have a good night. here you go. you, too. i'm going to dream about that steak. i'm going to dream about that tiramisu. what a night, huh? but, um, can the test drive be over now? head back to the dealership? [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. but we still need your signature. volkswagen sign then drive is back. and it's never been easier to get a passat. that's the power of german engineering. get $0 down, $0 due at signing, $0 deposit, and $0 f

. >> on to some injury news - vernon davis 90 consecutive start streak is in jeopardy after a sustaining a concussion on this viscious hit. colts head coach chuck pagano returned to the team the results of the mri are showing a torn a c l that would end his season also is difficult for carson paul morhomer--paloma palmer was taken to the hospital the raiders wanted to see terrell prior. >> we are not ready to make that decision. we will see how practice goes. >> the colts' head coach shock but got n the coach head l chukc pagano. return to the team today after missing the last three months while battling leukemia the colts are now in the playoffs. >> when i asked him to take over, i was pleasantly surprised. and never take one day for granted. it is a privilege to be standing here today. >> the colts closed out their regular season on sunday. a dream petersen, could still break the record adrian petersen-. meaning that he will be 280 yds against the packers to break eric dickerson. the vikings win will also mean a clench with a playoff spot. if a potential when them a first will run out.

davis is the brother of nfl football players vernon and vontae davis. >>> now to the search for a sexual predator who hides behind a mask. he tricked and then attacked a hotel clerk last night at the econo lodge in woodbridge. police say it appears he telephoned the clerk posing as a guest who was locked out of his room. the clerk headed up there and in the stairwell the masked man pulled a knife, forced her into an empty room and sexually assaulted her. >>> still ahead tonight is the chill back in the air to stay? could we get a warm-up for the weekend? let's hope. so topper will let us know for sure up. >> next how the redskins' archrival nearly cost our team the fight song. this is weird story, but you'll like it. >>> you've heard about the clock ticking on america's fiscal cliff, but what really happens on january 1st to you? this is a 9 news fiscal cliff note. fact, if congress and the white house don't reach an agreement, your paycheck is going to go down. the reason? because the tax withholding in your paycheck is going to increase. here's the back story. the current payroll tax c

>> manning's am >> vernon davis, manning >> . >> and justin smith at this kind of the big one, butthe injuries shouldn't be a problem sunday with an arizona team in town that has lost 9 of it's last 10 games coach jim harbaugh's team a two-touchdown favorite to beat the cardinals.which as vicki mentioned would lock up the nfc west title - and assure the niners of a home game in the first round of the playoffs.of course a win coupled with a packers loss to minnesota would lock up the number two seed and the first round bye that goes with it. .the big question for this team -- which has really struggled the last six quarters -- especially on defense - is can they regain some momentum heading into the playoffs >> that is our main objective to play for the western conference it division championship this week. and also get a running start to the big championship. he was referring to the super bowl. one other piece of nfl news - pro bowl rosters announced today. and the niners are very well represented.not so for the raiders as you might expect. i'll have that story coming up in a little o

vernon davis, good news here. according to the end cider davis should be available for the season finale at home against the cardinals. davis suffered a minor concussion on the play. he has been mainly a factor of blocking. he has just five catches in the last five game. there's isn't sunday in san diego. it has come out that tommy kelly wanted to knockout panthers quarter back cam newton from the game this past sunday. kelly says he took issues after a sack in which newton tried to kick him while on the ground. he also had a problem with this hit the way carson palmer was knocked out of the game saying you don't try and do nothing illegal but you see someone put your quarter back out it kind of makes you want to put theirs out. this is nonstory but given the league with the whole bounty gate thing and the saints it will be interesting to see if the commissioners office has any reaction to those comments. this christmas day, they snap a 5 game losing streak by beating east tennessee state in the 7th place game of

davis still wearing the noncontact jersey in practice. he's listed as questionable for arizona on sunday. vernon is adamant he wants to play if cleared, but he can't stop thinking about that hip. >> it's pretty brutal. it was brutal. brutal. >> do you think it was legal? he got penalized but he's not going to get find. >> i don't think it was legal, no. >> be sure to tune in tonight at five, six, nine and eleven, the hunger goal, navy and arizona state and stanford hosting uconn in women's hoops. with a look at morning sports, i'm collin resch. have a great day, everyone. >> next, more storm watch coverage. what you can expect if your new year's plans include a ski trip for the lake tahoe area. >> i'm kera live in los gatos where the rain has stopped at least temporarily this morning, but the reservoirs are >> thanks everyone for joining us at 6:30 on this saturday morning. it has been raining in the bay area this morning, but some good news, it is moving out of town. meteorologist francis is in for lisa this morning. good morning, franci

davis still wearing the noncontact jersey in practice. he's listed as questionable for arizona on sunday. vernon is adamant he wants to play if cleared but he can't stop thinking about that hip. >> it's pretty brutal. it was brutal. brutal. >> do you think it was legal? he got penalized but he's not going to get find. >> i don't think it was legal, no. >> be sure to tune in tonight at five, six, nine and eleven, the hunger goal, navy and arizona state and stanford hosting uconn in women's hoops. i'm collin resch. have a great day, everyone. >> the goal game should be dry. next we have more storm watch coverage and what you can expect if your new year's plan include a ski trip to the lake tahoe area. taking a live look at the doppler 7hd. you can track the storm yourself. go to our website, abc7news.com. the rain steadily moving into the south bay. francis will hav >> welcome back, everyone. >> it is 5:30 and it is raining again in parts of the bay area this morning. we will start you off with the meteorologist francis in for lisa this mor