this afternoon in an effort organized by city council member, residents picked up fliers at fire station 8 here in san jose. the handout includes tips to help take action. >> raising awareness. people have soon something, they need to report it, and i think a lot of people haven't seen much going on. so people can see this face here and they can hopefully just be asquare -- aware and know who to call when they see something suspicious. our citizens' and firefighters lives at risk. something we can't stand for. reporter: here's a look at the sketch of the arson suspect that was put together by investigators using surveillance video from homes in these neighborhoods. the suspect was spotted at a home yesterday in video from the home -- from a neighbor's home. that suspect was going back and forth to that home. that's why he is considered a suspect, and that is why investigators want to talk to the man in the sketch. now, the local fire union is also putting up a $10,000 reward to help catch the suspect. reporting live in san jose, abc7 news. in palo alto today federal investigators swarmed over a house where people died in a fire last thursday. the garages foul chemicals and plastic jugs. crews were prevented from going on to the property yesterday because the garage needed to be aired out. the two victims are believed to be man and his care taker. their names are expected to be released tomorrow. now to that big win in charlotte. the 49ers were victorious today, taming the panthers and setting a stage for a conference showdown in seattle a week from today. cornell bernard kicks off team coverage and spent the entire day with fans around the city. reporter: the victory party continues here in the marine tonight where miner fans savoring the win over carolina. bars have been packed all day, and fans felt the winning streak continues all the way to the super bowl. >> niner fans were pumped up at this park. a dozen big screens were set up to watch the game. good to be high-fiving, everyone is united in this greater thing called the 49ers. >> fans went wild the moment the 49ers won the game. the bartender did a victory lap on the bar. next stop, seattle. >> we're not afraid of seattle. not afraid. >> we want the head of the seahawks. >> they went looking for carries panther fortunates but could only find other few charger faithful. >> i'm from san diego. i love the niners, but you got to go with your own up town. >> sebastian gomez was looking for anything kaepernick at this gear stop, and who knew marry lon monroe was 49ers fan. >> she is an icon, a lot of people stop when they see her. >> if marilyn was around today she might be saying this: >> let's go niners let go! >> mike shumann has team coverage and a look at the highlights. >> what a win it was. the 49ers have done whatever it takes to win all season. might not be pretty but it worked, and that was evident in carolina when they held off the panthers. down 10-6. kaepernick hits davis. called incomplete, called a touchdown. kap, four yards on the score. then the defense takes over. cared, eight-minute drive, end up with nothing. bowman was one of the five sacks on the day. 23-10 the final. 49ers head to seattle to face the seahawks for the nfc title. we'll go back to charlotte where larry beil is holing court. i have to imagine it was joyous locker room after winning their second straight on the road. >> these guys were fired up. all season long, it looked like the 49ers and the seahawks were the two best teams in the nfc and they were on a collision course, and after this 23-10 win over the panthers, that collision will take place next sunday in seattle, and wide receiver michael crabtree will miss the first two meetings because he was rehabbing from injury. he is more than ready to go. >> it will be big, you know? be a lot of trash talking, a lot of dirty stuff out there it but we're going to play football. and i can't wait. >> coming in here, we knew we would have to face a good defense, and it was goal line stands stick out in my mind. so, up to the task. >> talk me through the goal line plays. they get touchdowns on those drives and it's a whole different game. >> i don't care how it happen. we're just fired up. >> we pride on keeping things out of the end zone. they're going to make big plays. they're nfl players, took but if he can hold up at the goal line four downs na row, we're here to play. >> i have no idea what happened. i was just going to hit somebody. so, two playoff road wins. if the niners can make it three in a row, their next stop after seattle will be the super bowl. about the vernon davis touchdown catch, he practiced that specific play and catch all week long in fact he was doing it here before the game, but not with any of the quarterbacks. it was one teammate who told him, vernon, we need to work on this. we'll have that story coming up later in sports. for now, live in charlotte, larry beil, abc7 sports. >> vernon is due tonight at 11:00 and we'll have highlights and locker room reaction from larry and charlotte later in sports. >> fans have been flooding our inboxes with their photos. here's our favorite. jim sent a photo of his little fan there. and the team spirit was on full display at the marin headlands. they stood in front of a breathtaking background for this shot. send them to ureport@kgo-tv.com, post them on our facebook page or tweet them to us. at 6:00, you might find it hard to buy tickets to watch the championship game with the folks in seattle. because the seahawks web site will not sell tickets to buyers will billing addresses in california. the ticket go on sale tomorrow for people in two states statesd canadaian provinces. people who live elsewhere can buy tibets through ticket exchange and stub hub. >> much more ahead. fireworks from the lake turns into fireworks in court. federal lawsuit threatening to bring an end to a 30-year-old lake tahoe tradition. >> a lawmaker throwing his 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[cheering] >> the castle mont cheerleaders practiced just as they do every day. the squat qualified for the national finals last month. their trip to anaheim will cost them $5,000. they need to get the money together by february 1st in order to secure their spot in march. a great day to get their practice in. no more drizzle. we do need the rain, leigh. >> we certainly do not going to see much in at least the next couple of weeks. so, until then, temperatures will be warming up, almost springlike, with a chance of record highs as we head into this upcoming work week. live doppler 7hd right now showing you clear sky out there. we'll take you in a little bit closer and really all the fog has moved on out. we're getting into a slight offshore wind component, and that's pushing the cloudiness and fog off the coast. check out the highs today. yesterday, we were in the 50s. we warmed up a few today. 59 san francisco, santa rosa, 63. 61, antioch. nice shot from the exploratorium cam. san francisco right now, clear overhead. 54. 62 in oakland. los gatos, 5 4. from emeryville cam you can see the clear sky over the bay. the forecast highlights. clear tonight, not as much fog. offshore breezes pick up in the higher elevations and report highs tuesday, wednesday, thursday. lows tonight still might, and also clear sky, so we will look for 30s in the north may, and mid-to-low 40s elsewhere. san francisco tomorrow morning, 46. here's the setup. really not that much has changed. one more impulse brought us mist and drizzle yet and it's moved east, and this high is building in, pushing the storm track well to the north of us. this ridge is going to stay in this position for at least the next seven to ten days, but the ridge returns, record highses, especially as he head into tuesday and wednesday. tomorrow, oakland, 67. check out wednesday. up to 70 degrees. and even in san jose, get ready for a warmup this week. tomorrow i'm forecasting 66 degrees. this is your average. 58. so you're well above your average for monday, but check out tuesday, wednesday, the low 70s. low 70s for this time of year. here's a look at the highs tomorrow. we'll all come up. 68, santa rosa. 6 4 , san francisco. fremont, 65. comfortable 66 for live moore. oakland, 66, and 66 for morgan hill. here's a look at the accuweather seven day forecast. near record highs wednesday, thursday, low 70s around the bay area. 60s at the coast, and then next saturday and sunday the clouds move in, and there could be a slight chance of maybe some drizzle in the north bay on sunday, and then after that we return to warm temperatures. >> thank you, leigh. >> shu, you're getting to travel again. >> the 49ers team reminds me of the franchise's first superpole champion, joe montana. jim harbaugh looking for his first super bowl title and the defense is carrying this team. panthers today the victim. cam newton make his playoff debut. solid in the first half. 31-yard strike to smith, panthers up 7, 6. next's, tolbert stopped on third and goal. 10-6 carolina. before the half, colin kaepernick hits vernon davis. ruled incomplete. call was reversed. third quarter, kaepernick to boldin. eight receptions, 136 yards. inside tee five. two plays later, kap, keeps it himself, four yards on the score. after the play kaepernick mocking cam newton's touchdown celebration. got a problem with that. then the defense takes up. carolina with the eight-minute drive, ends up with nothing. in the fourth, niners need a long drive to ice the game. third and one, you give it to frank gore. 39 yards, leads to a phil dawson field goal. 23-10, then carolina is driving. newton throws his second pick of the game. the 49ers are heading to the nfc championship for the third year in a row. kaepernick threw for 196 yards and a touchdown, ran one in. 49ers face the seahawks sunday, 3:30 p.m. kickoff. >> with that we bring in larry beil who is live in charlotte, larry, we both thought the 49ers would be victorious with everyone contributing, including vernon davis whose one catch was huge. >> you look at the stats for vernon and they don't exactly leap off the page. in fact his eyebrows when i told him one catch for one yard and one touchdown. gave the ninerses the lead. the funny thing about that play is vernon told me running back frank gore insisted the two of them work on that one play all week long, and, boy, does it pay off. >> frank came over this past week and said, v, this is the catch you need, the catch that will help us. i'm just throw me the ball, frank. and he was throwing it low and right below my waist. all of the catches he do was below my waist, and it was just shocking to me that that was the same exact catch we worked on this past week. so it kind of blew my mine. >> now the inevitable. seattle. how do you beat them? >> we don't turn the football over, play good defense, stop the run and get turnovers. >> feel confident? >> very confident. >> confidence is high. we'll have lots more with vernon tonight on our 11:00 p.m. newscast in our "vernon's view" segment. not sure if we're ready to proclaim frank gore as a psychic. live in charlotte, larry beil, abc sports. >> this game was pretty chippy, and do you think that might have contributed to kap mocking cam newton's touchdown celebration? >> i think there was some of that. michael crabtree said in his first pass pattern he and one of the defensive bakes got into it and he said right away, that's the way it's going to be all day long, well, here we are. so that kind of set the tone, and i think it escalated as the game went on. also have to remember, this was the first playoff game for the panthers in five years, and so they may have had a little bit of extra jitters, a little bit more juice, and a little bit more anxiety so i think that probably contributed to it as well. >> get them ready for seattle. larry beil live in charlotte. >> final game of the divisional play haves, denver and chargers, mapping facing rivers and the chargers for the third time this year. denver 7-0. second quarter, manning rolls left. tosses his second score. threw for 230 yards and two canadas. chargers chip away in the fourth. allen, 16 yards, second td of the game. then denver seals the game. manning to thomas, 21-yard, and denver wins 24-17 your final. this sports reporting brought to you by orchard supply hardware. big win and on our way no. tonight, i got the favorites bucket. shhhhh, they're eating. kfc favorites bucket. 10 pieces, any recipe you want, $12.99. i even get my favorite. extra crispy boneless. thank you. ♪ to those who've encountered welcome to covered california. new, affordable health plans so you can be ready for whatever comes your way. enroll today at coveredca.com. >> join me tonight at 9:00. could a cup of two a day give your memory a jolt? 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