came out and our granddaughters came in and told us that -- to get out and there was a fire. >> he went out as soon as he heard the sirens. >> the first company got here and the fire just -- that's when it started fweting out of control. -- started getting out of control. >> the fire grew quickly to a second and then third alarm. the flames spread to the buildings on both sides. the firefighters finally got it under control 50 minutes later. the fire rattled plenty of nerves. he was choked up recounting the moments he and the rest of the family fled the house. >> everybody out. my wife was sleeping up upstairs. i went running for her. >> because the fire was more than one a alarm they called in arson investigators in hopes of determining the cause. firefighters say most of the damage is in the back of the building. >> fortunately it is not windy. we had a five-alarm fire a week and a half ago and the wind conditions were greater and challenging. the crews did a great job. we had a hundred firefighters working at this fire. they are going back to figure it out to protect the rest of the city. >> about 10 people have been displaced from their homes tonight. volunteers with the american red cross are here to help. live in san francisco, lilian kim, abc7 news. >> thank you, lilian. abc7 viewers took these shots of the fire. you can see just how high those flames got. we also received these photos from amy and vaneta. if you have video or pictures of breaking news up load them to you report . abc7news.com or e-mail to you report at kgo-tv .com. a walnut creek man is dead after he was hit by a chp vehicle and then a shuttle bus at south lake tahoe. this happened early this morning on highway 15 near state line. the victim was walking in the road and wearing dark clothing. theofficer said he officer saidt the brakes on his suv, but then pushed the pedestrian into an on coming shuttle bus. the victim's name has not been released. east bay mud crews are in hercules trying to figure out what caused a watermain to break. the main started leaking after 6:00. no residents. crews managed to restore the water supply to the factory tonight. today california joins hawaii, oregon and washington with ba law aimed at savings lives of sharks each year. >> shark fins harvested for making asian shark fin soup are banned from being brought into california. thomas roman is looking at how the ban is being received. >> throughout san francisco's chinatown, posted menus offer shark fin soup, often accompanied by another dish. the law banning anymore imported shark fins has taken a toll on these dishes. gary works at the impress of china. he says the dish was not only part of the chinese culture, but went with special events. >> it was a very popular especially to wedding parties and birthday parties. those are big parties. they have ordered those items a lot. >> he is sad to see it go, but says it is the law. workers here at the oriental pearl wouldn't go on camera, but once they found out the ban was going into affect they started phasing out the soup even though it is popular during the holidays. what is not popular with environmentalists is the way the shark fins are harvested. megan clark was distressed and glad when the ban was put in place. >> i am going to investigate how they get the shark fin. they cut the fin off and throw the shark back. >> the estimate is 73 million sharks a year for just the fin. this is based on market research on how much shark fellowship exist on the market relative to the meat. >> rebecca lee is with the asia-pacific alliance and is with the ban. >> it is driving the harvesting and finning of sharks at sea. >> it is quite a contention in the chinatown community. >> i think it should be a personal preference just like any food. it is a traditional chinese food. i like it very much. >> restaurants and wholesalers can use what shark fins they have on hand until 2013. and then the ban is complete. in san francisco, thomas roman, abc7 news. new rules for shoppers in san jose tonight. plastic bags are no longer an going to cost you. abc7's surge yea quintana has that story. >> in san jose, plastic bag or free paper bags are no longer an option at the checkout stand. the ordinance is meeting with mixed reviews from residents. >> i think it is a good thing. i ride a motorcycle normally, and i can't tell you how many times i have had to dodge bags floating along the freeway. >> i have used plastic bags my whole life. i rely on them. i throw my garbage away in them, and it stinks they are taking them away. >> the ordinance bans retailers from using the plastic bags unlike san francisco which is targeting the larger chains. and as customers found out they will be charged 10 cents if they use a paper bag. >> i use self-checkout. there is an option that presses no bag. if you use a bag they will charge you. >> the charge for a paper bag is intended to steer customers toward reusable bags, but some shoppers like jesse decided not to use a bag at all. >> the law came in affect of bringing your own bag. i president happened to leave my bag in the vehicle. i didn't want to pay the 10 cents. >> this is a bag that the grocer's association is not all jazzed up about, but it is very workable. a spokesman says the san jose plastic bag ban is modeled after a proposed state legislation they supported last year. he says it is fair because all retailers are affected. and a 10 cent charge per paper bag is different than the san francisco ban which he says had minimal environmental benefit. >> what they found was grocery store operators just shifted from plastic to paper. >> this ban actually poses an interesting situation for the westfield valley fair mall. about two-thirds of the stores are in san jose and the rest are in santa clara. so the mall management is asking all stores to adhere to this ban to make things simpler for the shoppers. 234* san jose, sergio quintana, abc news. a similar law went into affect in marin county. customers will have to pay 5 cents for those merchants and the fee. a new law in the city of alameda tomorrow. 0* monday, the city's secondhand smoke ordinance goes into affect. smoking is prohibited in public spaces, but it goes a lot farther than that. you can't light up in any indoor or outdoor areas of employment in taxis or on tractors. smoking is also prohibited in new rental complexes. a teenager is under observation after falling from the stands following the raiders game. 17-year-old juan sal cree do was -- salcedo was leaning over the railing. he lost his balance and then fell. he was taken to the hospital as a precaution. an unusual rescue in daily city. firefighters are saving a dog after it fell from a cliff. two people walking in avalon canyon noticed the stuck rottweiler. they were able to reach the animal and carry it to safety. the dog bit its owner and a firefighter had to be treated for their wounds. the humane society took the rottweiler to an emergency hospital. the air force scrambled the fighter jets after a small plane bound for oakland lost contact with the air traffic controllers. the plane took off from santa monica, but failed to answer controllers near ventura. controllers reestablished contact with the pilot. the alameda county sheriff deputies questioned the pilot after the plane landed in oakland. it appears the plane's radio might have been turned down so the pilot couldn't hear it. dozens of fires set and they have caught their first preak in a series of -- first break in a series of arsons in southern california. >> and decision 2012 over the next few days could decide the gop candidate. >> and coming up, the 2012 forecast. what is ahead for high-tech. >> and good evening. i'm in for leigh glaser tonight. the temperatures are already coming down. down. here is a live shot of the bay bridge. what you can expect tomorrow. and if we have any wet weather ♪ when life gets busy... there are 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there and we are working diligently with our cooperative agencies throughout the county and through the city to make sure that this is not going to be an incident that is going to continue on. >> investigators described their person of interest with a white man -- as a white man with a ponytail between 20 and 30 years old. a man has broken into a california website. they made no secret they don't like police very much. they are targeting police for, quote, the murder of oscar grabt and the -- grant and the oppression of the occupation movement. they hacked the website and wiped off the internet 18 other sites clea hosted ?ie. a tuesday republicans will cast the first vote of the presidential election year in the iowa caucuses. the polls are showing the race is tightening. now, the latest from des moines. >> it has been a roller coaster race for the republican nomination, and it is going down to the wire. >> i want to make america the best place in the world. >> a new poll from the des moines register has mitt romney clinging to a slight lead. ron paul is right on his heels. and in third place, a soaring rick santorum. santorum's 11th hour surge is legit and may be growing stronger. the register poll was conducted over three days, but taking the data from the last two days, seco is in second place. >> we have a ways to go, but we are on the move and nobody else is. that's pretty exciting. >> but there may still be hope for the candidates who have seen their stock and poll numbers plummet. the register poll found 41% of likely caucus goers say they could change their mind beforey. michele bachmann said her recent 99-county trip across iowa gives her reason to be confident. >> this is not just about polling. this is about what we are seeing in reality. and tuesday night people are going to see a miracle. >> newt gingrich has been crushed on television here in iowa by will ins of dollars of negative ads by supporters of mitt romney. >> this is an election however not being driven by money raised. it is being driven by a message and a connection with the voters and debates and experience. >> rick santorum spent more time and effort than any other republican candidate to win over iowa voters. and with just two days to go until the caucuses he may be peaking at exactly the right time. abc news, des moines, iowa. the weather we are experiencing in the bay area lately is not just unusual, but unhealthy. so much so another spare the air day has been declared for tomorrow. that means residents can't burn wood or other solid fuels either indoors or out. mother nature is responsible for a lot of the air, but we do our share. last year we had four spare the air alerts and we already had 12 by january 2nd. it is a lot, and it is primarily due to weather conditions and peed wood an -- and people wood burning. >> it acts as a lid and keeps the smoke close to the ground. air quality officials say what we need is rain, but mostly a good gust of wind to clear the stagnant air. will we get it? hereist is here filling in for leigh glaser tonight .'s. >> unfortunately not. in fact, the air was pretty stagnant today. but that is what allowed temperatures to come up so high. we broke a few records in three bay area locations. 67 is your high today and breaking a record of 66 set in 1997. got up to 7° in moffett field and breaking another record in 1994 and 72° in gilroy and breaking a record set in 1980. let's go outside and show you what is going on right now. this is from the sutro tower looking toward the north. you can see the coastal clouds moving in. as we pan to the right, we can see the downtown san francisco area with the bridge. with the stagnant air we are seeing the cool air in the valleys, and that's what is making the fog develop as well. so we will take you to the temperatures right now, and we have quite a range. check out santa rosa. already 38 degrees and fairfield 36. so in the valleys wler the cool air pools, that's where we will see this fog develop. and then along the coast it is still 52 in san francisco and 53 in half moon bay. and some upper 40s even around the bay area. 49 in oakland and 47 in san jose. really mixed out there right now. check out 51 degrees in santa cruz and watsonville. salinas 50 degrees right now and gilroy down to 39 degrees. so we have the coastal clouds moving in. we also have some valley fog developing. that could be pretty thick in some local spots. it is another spare the air day tomorrow. it gives you an idea and still we have the stagnant air mass with us. and then it is actually looking dry and mild through the week. still no need for the umbrellas. we'll show you the air quality forecast first. just want to mention this. poor air quality in the north bay and the santa clara valley. this means no wood burning for the entire bay area through tomorrow night. the spare the air is still in affect. this is a satellite-radar image. you notice these clouds, this is a jet stream pushing it up to the north. this area of high pressure is enough to keep the moisture and the rain to the north of us. but you will notice that the clouds will be moving in from the coast and with extra clouds, and there is a southly flow, and we will see some slightly cooler temperatures tomorrow. it will still be pretty mild. it is just not the 70s we saw today. the overnight lows are on the cool side. look for upper 30s. 39 in cloverdale and santa rosa and 40s around the bay area and 45 in oakland and 43 in san jose. and again the thick fog is developing in some of the valleys overnight. for tomorrow, the temperatures are warming up to the 60s in some locations. san rafael, 61. 62 in fremont and getting up to 64 in livermore. 63 in san jose. look for slightly warmer temperatures in gilroy and hollister and the upper 60s almost, hollister at 67. here is your seven-day forecast. spare the air tomorrow. temperay with a slight cool down on thursday and friday. >> sounds good. mike shumann here, and for the raiders it was fun while it lasted. >> a different set of emotions from across the bay. raiders are done. he called it toast as they blow a chance for their playoffs. the 49ers secure the second seed in the nfc and holding off the rams. a great day of nfl football an how about those 49ers? today's win over the rams they secured the second seed, a bye and a home game and this year's nfc playoffs. these rams fans don't know how bad their team is, but it is okay. he gets a great block by gore. a eight-yard touchdown and we have a tie game. eight catches and 118 yards. this catch sets off a little foolery. the niners set up for a field goal to akres who is the kicker. first career td pass for akers. 27-10 niners. the niners are up 21. two quick scores by the rams though including this 36-yarder. one last shot and fourth and 17. broken up by brock. niners clinch a first round bye with a victory and ending the season at 13-3. nfl playoffs start this saturday and green bay and the 49ers are the top two seeds and get a bye. new orleans will host detroit on saturday and the giants win the nfc east beating the cowboysto host atlanta on sunday. the playoffs were handed to the raiders on a silver and black platter. denver lost, so all they needed was a win over the chargers in the black hole. raider nation praying for the playoff birth. raiders get on the board first. palmer threw for 417 yards. fill philip rivers answers. gates on the slant. 38 yards and game tied at 7. now 14-10 chargers. after a field goal the ensuing kickoff and goodman, not one raider touches him. 105 yards and san diego's first kickoff return for a touchdown since 2008. raiders down 24-13 at the half. third quarter and still no answer for rivers. third down and he hits jackson for a touchdown. silencing the crowd. 31-16 bolts. raiders not done yet. a great catch and 31-26 chargers. we have a game. the chargers answer on a the drive. they started on their own 1 yard and to floyd and 43 yards on the touchdown. can somebody please tackle him. rivers 310 yards and three touchdowns and raiders eliminated from the playoffs after a 38-26 loss. >> i put it on the team, but i am pis se d at my team. when you have those ontos you need to do it. >> you hope and you have your fingers crossed and hope it works out the way you need it to. to lose this one and it is going to be a long off season. >> i'll say. the afc playoffs, and the patriots and ravens get the bye. houston will host cinncinati on saturday. broncos win the west despite losing to the chiefs and will host pittsburgh on sunday. we will take a brief timeout as we get our regular season plays of the day together. stick around. you won't see 20 of these teams until next fall. it is time for our final regular season plays of the day. aaron rodgers fwot the day off -- got the day off and his replacement threw for a franchise record. nelson caught three of them in the packer victory. drew brees threw for five touchdowns and 389 yards to complete his record breaking season. ray rice meanwhile ran for 191 yards and two touchdowns and baltimore wins the afc north and gets a bye defeating the bengals who get into the playoffs despite losing after going after going down 21-0 the patriots score 49 unanswered points. the dream team came up short this year, but they go out with a bang. he is stopped by two defenders, but he slips by as the eagles beat the redskins. and finally the giants and cowboys winners of the nfc east. 178 yards in this touchdown. the cowboys are going home. g-men are in the playoffs. and that was your toyota sports report. roth is reportedly in talks with the oakland a's. coming up, more from the regular season. i feel for the raiders. tts one of the most heartbreaking thing to have it in your hands and let it slip away. a tough way to end your season. >> thank you, shu. well, coming up, the new law putting kids back in the hotseat. >> i can't believe it. >> she can't believe it. the new carseat law, what it means and how it could help save lives. >> and the 2012 forecast. what is ahead when it comes to technology. ed ♪ when life gets busy... there are days where you want to give your immune system some support. try airborne. each serving contains 14 vitamins, minerals and herbs including zinc, echinacea, ginger, and a blast of vitamin c. it's the easy, great-tasting way to help support your immune system. try airborne. in fast-acting effervescent formula, and new super-convenient chewable tablets! for alanalston in wang. >> and i'm ama dates. we have break breaking news from san francisco. three lanes are shut down after a pedestrian was hit by a car. you are looking at the back up there. there is a huge back up. the chp says just before 11:00 p.m. they got a report of a man walking in traffic. a passing car hit him. he was rushed to a hospital and the chp has shut down the lanes as they investigate. if you are in the area, it will be a slow go for some time. that is three of four westbound lanes of i-80 shut down after a pedestrian was hit by a car. in tonight's other headlines, it took 100 firefighters to put out a three-alarm fire in san francisco's neighborhood. flames broke out in a two-story building around 8:00 tonight. one person was injured. a 21-year-old walnut creek man was killed near state line. the man was walking on highway 50 when he was hit by an suv and a shuttle bus around 12:30. today marks the third anniversary of the oscar grant shooting. participants in the memorial march vowed to never stop fighting for what they say is unchecked police brutality. and no bay area burning. the 12th spare the air day is declared. warmer air is acting as a lid on our air and making it stagnant. thousands of new laws taking affect in california. parents are now required to put children in car seats until they are eight years old. >> the new law means stiff fines for moms and dads who don't comply. clayton has details. >> at l.a.'s griffith park you can ride the big ponies if you are seven years old. but starting today in a car, you will be back in a booster seat. >> i can't believe it. >> california which has more drivers than any other state is raising the carseat cutoff age from 6 to 8. >> i am not happy about it. >> creating crisis in will ins of families with six and seven-year-olds who thought they had left their carseat days behind. brenda salazar got rid of her twins' car seats when they turned 6. >> i sold them at a yard sale, and now i have to go buy some. >> most parents understand that it is all about safety. even though he is six, this seatbelt is the wrong fit. it comes across his neck and across the soft parts of his belly. >> the booster lifts him up, putting the belt where it should be, across the boney parts of his chest and hips. the golden state helps drive trends in auto safety, and it may help ramp up pressure for a nationwide carseat standard. >> we need a federal standard because when parents go to buy a booster seat, there is no guarantee that that booster seat is going to provide good belt fit in all kinds of different vehicles. >> in our completely unscientific kid poll, we found two-thirds against the new law. but there is an incentive to enforcebreak the law a break the law and mom and dad get a $475 ticket. clayton sandal, abc news, los angeles. >> lots of other laws take affect including a wage hike in san francisco that gives the highest minimum wage in the nation. several other laws that affect calfful ka's youth, anyone under the age of 18 can no longer use indoor tanning beds starting today. children as young as 12 can be vaccinated against human papaloma virus without parents knowing about it. the fight over the hpv vaccine put health officials against parents right advocates. and you can no longer purchase alcoholic beverages at the-chect self-checkout aisles aisles. as one year gives way to a new year, technology gives way to advancements as well. in the coming year cd's fluorescent bulbs and radios will be eclipsed by new devices. in the drive to discover report, richard hart looks at the changes in media in 2012. >> in 2011 for the first time americans spent more time looking at their mobile devices than all print media combined. not much more, but it is a first. and projecting this data into the coming year, we will spend almost twice as much time in front of mobile devices as in front of paper. these figures are from a report called e marketer. the loser is radio. year after year we spend less time listening to it, and projecting e marketing trend, a year from now we could spend more time with tablets and phones than radios. among the electronic media television use grows. we spend more time in front of tv's than all other digital media combined. and more are watching televisions lit with led's. in 2012, for the first time s more s mol be sold with led back lights than fluorescent bulb back lights. 2012 will become the first year we spend more money on streaming music and versus 2.7 billion on cd's. dollars. what does all of this mean? led-tv's mean vastly reduced electric bills and longer life sending news to a screen uses less energy than sending it to your doorstep. and streaming music wastes no paper or plastic. so 2012 promises to be a greener year. with the next step in media, richard hart, abc7 news. another report this week finds 83% of adults under 25 watch most of their tv on-line. at the stroke of midnight one family was ringing in the new year with a new birth. sophia was born at midnight at eden medical center in castro valley. she weighed 7 pounds and five ounces at birth and was a little less than 20 inches long. mom and baby are doing just fine. con fwrat lagses. -- congratulations. >> the 22nd annual rose parade takes place tomorrow. you can see it at 8:00a.m. here on abc7. from the daily show to here in the bay area. john oliver talks about the upcoming iowa caucus and how he met his 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(oi aan arikxcaun we want to take tout breaking news we have been following. big trouble getting out of san francisco right now. three out of the four westbound lanes of i-80 just west of fourth street are shut down. that's after a pedestrian was hit by a car. these are live pictures you can see the huge back up that is now on i-80 westbound heading out of the city. this is traffic coming off the bay bridge from the east bay. the chp says before 11:00 p.m. they got a report of a man who was walking in traffic. a passing car ended up hitting him. that car did stop. the pedestrian has been rushed to a hospital. no word on his condition. and again the chp shut down three of the four westbound lanes while they investigate. as you can see, a lot of red lights in both directions and maybe heading toward the bay bridge right now. you may want to try alternate routes. as a correspondent on the daily show with john stewart, they fought with the confederate army and everything in between. >> he stopped by to talk about the iowa caucus and he talked about the amazing story about how he met his wife. atold thert story about how you met your wife. it was at the republican convention, is that true? >> nearly four years ago i was being chased by security. we were not supposed to be filming where we were filming of the my wife was in the army. she was a combat medic. and so they hid us from security in this room. and we have been together ever since. she is braver than i am. she saved me. she was. knight in shining or mar, and i haven't done anything -- in shining armor, and i haven't done anything in return. the least on romantic place on earth, the republican national convention. there is no humanity. >> let's talk about the gop. you are an astute political observer. >> i will take issue with that, but i will take the compliment. >> tell me about the race. what do you think will happen in iowa? happens in iowa? that would be my first question. >> thank you. >> i don't know. i think we should all be thankful for the gop for putting on such a smorgisboard of crazy. you should enjoy them while they are here because it has been as crazy a group of contenders for the candidacy as i have ever seen. it has been great. >> tell me who you find to be the most interesting in this field. >> interesting human being or as a comedian? they all have their strong points. herman cain i will miss every day that he is not running. i love that man. and i am hopingmp donald trump will run as an independent. i think america deserves that. >> what do you think about newt gingrich? >> well, the problem that newt gingrich has is that he is newt gingrich, and he has all of the baggage that comes with that both in terms of his history and his personality. and that is going to be hard. that is going to be hard for him to become president. and i hope if possible. >> what about romney? why all of this anybody but romney? >> republicans don't like him. he looks like a president. that seems to be all it really takes now. and he is incredibly rich. if it is how much you spend on a campaign, and that's basically what some of it is now, he deserves to be candidate for the presidency. but he is uptight, and i'm english. i know uptight. he needs to calm down. >> and you can of course watch 7 live weekdays at 3:00 p.m. here on abc7. some people took the plunge on new year's day, and now they are talking weddings. these are a few of the folks. big brothers and big sisters and the polar bear plunge in wisconsin. the event is usually a new year's day thing, but it was held yesterday because there was a packers game today. jumpers raised $5700 -- refreshing. >> oh yes. >> let's get to francis with a look at our forecast. hi, francis. >> hi, ama. i thought these numbers were cool, but now they look warm compared to what we just saw. although it is 36 right now in fairfield and it is 38 in santa rosa. right in san francisco 52 and half moon bay is mild right now at 53. and 42 in mountain view and 47 in san jose. so we've got the coastal clouds moving in. we also have the valley fog developing .'s t -- developing. it could be thick in spots tomorrow morning. it is another spare the air day, so no wood burning through tomorrow night. but it is expected to be dry and mild through the week. i will take you to your temperatures for tomorrow if you are heading out the door early in the morning, this is what you can expect. mainly in the 40s for the most part with some upper 30s in cloverdale and santa rosa and livermore and morgan hill. 43 in san jose and 47 in san francisco. and then tomorrow we will see more sunshine again, but we will see cloudier conditions. it won't be as warm as we saw today. the record warmth is hard to match. look for the 60s for the most part around the bay area. upper 50s, san francisco 59 and vallejo 58. 62 in fremont and 63 in san jose. and also some even mid to upper 60s in monterey. 67 in watsonville and 66 in gilroy. if you are traveling around the state, and a lot of folks are, as they head back to work or get ready to, look for the mild conditions in southern california. 82 in los angeles. some light rain in eureka and 54 degrees there. >> sorry about you. >> that's okay. shu, sports, we have one good team to talk about. >> one of two teams eliminate fretd playoffs. the raiders blew their chance for a playoff spot and losing ugly to the chargers at home. the 49ers secure the second seed and a bye in the playoffs with a win. little ram fans, too bad they went to sleep. the rams are up seven. he slips and recovers and gets a great block from gore. we have a tie game. vernon davis with a huge day. 1 18 yards and it sets up a little trickery. a direct snap here to the kicker and the rams don't see it or cover crabtree. the first career td pass. six minutes to go and dixon gets on the scoreboard and the niners are up 21. game is over, right? not so fast. two quick scores by the rams including this 36 yarder to lloyd. less than three minutes to go and rams looking for one more shot. he breaks it up with a first round bye. it ends their season 13 and 3. the nfl playoffs start on saturday. green bay and the niners get a week off. they will host detroit on saturday and the giants win the nfc beating the cowboys to host atlanta on sunday. the rams needed to lose to the jags to get the first pick of the draft. the colts lose it arnd are 2 and 14 to get the number one pick which should be andrew luck. the raiders needed a win over the chargers and a denver loss for a chance at a playoff spot. the broncos lose and the playoffs are waiting on the silver and black platter. ready as usual and the raiders get on the board first. palmer threw for 417 yards and philip rivers answers on third and 9. antonio gates 38 yards and game tied at 7. 14-10 chargers. after a field goal and ensuing kickoff and watch this. wasn't touched by a raird. can anybody -- by a raider. can anybody touch this guy? raiders are down 24-13 at the half. the third quarter and still no answer for rivers. third down and hits vincent jackson. 31-16 bolts. the raiders are not done yet. 22 yards and a great catch. 31-26 chargers and we've got a game. the chargers are on a drive that started from their own half yard line and rivers to floyd who shakes off another bad tackle. 43 yards and raiders eliminate fretd playoffs and go -- go -- raiders eliminated from the playoffs. i always put it on me, but i am mad at my team. when you have those opportunities you have to do it and we didn't do it. >> it is like a bad dream for sure. it is reality. make no mistakes about it, no excuses, we just couldn't stop them. i don't think we stopped them all day. >> we came into the game hoping and wishing and fingers crossed and it worked out the way you needed it to. but then to lose this one and the detroit game, it just makes it -- it will be a long off season. >> patriots and ravens get the top two games and a bye. broncos lose, but win the west. and they will host pittsburgh on sunday. it is time for our final regular season plays of the day. aaron rodgers got the day off and his replacement threw a franchise record 480 yards. nelson caught three. drew brees threw for five td's and completed his record breaking season. the saints victory over the panthers. ray rice ran for 191 yards and two touchdowns and baltimore wins the afc north and they will get a bye defeating the bengals. they lose it 24-16. patriots score 49 unanswered points to beat the bills. tom brady 338 yards and three td's. the dream team came up short this year. they go out with a bang and he stops and slips by. finally the giants and cowboys and the winner gets a playoff birth. manning threw three td's. 178 yards and a 74-yard touchdown. cowboys going home and the g-men in the playoffs. that was your toyota sports report. and that's enough of me. >> thank you, shu. that's it for this edition of abc7 news. >> i'm ama dates for francis and shu. thank you for joining us. three of four westbound lanes of i-80 are shut down. a pedestrian was hit by a car. that is the scene are you looking at there. this is just over the bay bridge as you a coming into san francisco just over the bridge. three of four lanes. they are shut down. keep that in mind. have a safe night and check back for more editions of abc news. we leave you with a live look at the accident. @@q ú ú medicare. it doesn't cover everything. and what it doesn't cover can cost you some money. that's why you should consider an aarp... medicare supplement insurance plan... insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. all medicare supplement insurance plans can help pay... some of what medicare doesn't, so you could save... thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket expenses. call now for this free information kit and medicare guide. if you're turning 65 or you're already on medicare... you should know about this card -- it's the only one of its kind endorsed by aarp; see if it's right for you. all medicare supplement plans let you keep your own doctor, or hospital that accepts medicare. there are no networks and no referrals needed. help protect yourself from some of what medicare doesn't pay... and save up to thousands of dollars in potential... out-of-pocket expenses with an aarp... medicare supplement insurance plan... insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. call this toll-free number on your screen now... for this free information kit, including this... medicare guide and customized rate quote.