live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> happening right now, look at this. sky 7 is over the competition taking place off our coastline right now with some of the best surfers in the world. they are riding what could be record-breaking waves today. we will take you back to that story if a moment but there is breaking news in san francisco. three people were injured in an industrial accident and taken to a local hospital. >> thanks for joining us. san francisco firefighters are at the scene of a scaffolding accident in twin peaks area clear clay continue -- clay

continue street. we will check now with our reporter at the scene on the injuries. >> it happened at the peach-colored house at the corner of clayton. police say three men were on the platform nailed to the wall and their combined weight was more than it could handle. part of it gave way sending the workers to the ground. neighbors say they heard a loud "thump" and fell 25'. police say they are all suffering from compound fractures to the legs. police say the platform they fell off of is not legal. they were working on the roof of the house and are said to be working without the proper permit. building inspectors have been called in. this work was not permitted and started off as a minor roof repair and as the work progressed it got more complicated so no permits have been issued if -- for the job

the. >> the men are 24, 50, and 58 years. two of the injuries are life-threatening injuries. we take you back off half moon bay on the coast of san mateo county. you can see the surfers paddled out hoping for another big set with the best big wave surfers catching waves in half moon bay and competing in the maverick invitational. >> folks fly in from around the world to be part of this. katie marzullo is at the harbor where all the action is. katie? >> the big waves call to surfers. >> that is a special. big wave surfing is something that is part of your d.n.a. if

you love it. >> the 24 competitors love it and this year the stars have alined. >> it is, how far do you want to push yourself? >> before the first surfer catches the first monster point the harbor patrol heads out to create boundaries. >> we are keening everyone out of the danger zone and in the safe zone but that is what we are about trying to keep everyone safe. >> we look close at the waves and the surfers making attempts to catch them. spectator boats circling and it could grow to 200 vessels. officials say it is not necessarily the best seat. >> you only get a few seconds here and you get a dangerous situation. my recommendation is to watch it on tv. >> the competitors are well aware of the danger, surfing waves with a 50' face. some are nervous or scared at times but that is below the surface on a day like this. >> i'm not here to lose.

i didn't fly across the pacific to lose. >> that prize is $50,000 to the winner. there are expecting the finals to get underway at 1:30 this afternoon. it is not safe to be a spectator near the water and you are not allowed on the cliff or beaches. we streaming it live on abc7news.com for you. >> thank you, katie. just how bigger the swells? >> katie mentioned the possibility of up to 50'. mike will tell us what he is seeing out there. mike? >> we will look and see what is going on, the swims are what they measure and they are around 9' and have been up to 11'

translating to 30' to 40' wave is a rogue wave could reach 50'. it is dangerous to be near the beach with the rip currents and the sneaker waves. this will continue all the way until 9:00. if you are thinking of headed to half moon bay or wonder what the weather will be for the afternoon, it will be increasing clouds. it will be breezy to 3:00 with temperatures in the low-to-mid 60's for the better part of the afternoon and by 5:00, we are wrapping up the ceremony and it will be 59 degrees. we have developing news from vallejo where a fast-moving fire at a mobile home fire caused real problems. firefighters mention they know the cause. amy hollyfield joins us. amy? >> cheryl, they say possibly people who were in this home and shouldn't have been here in a flash started a fire that wrecked the lives of the people next door. this is what a vallejo woman saw

when she spoke up at 5:00 this morning and locked owe -- out the window. the fire spread to their home although they made it out. >> i am looking out and everything is gone. >> when firefighters arrived, they called a second alarm and said wind was blowing embers to an apartment complex. >> we started knocking on doors and we ended up not evacuating because we got it knocked down. >> the fire burned a mobile home to the ground. no one lives here but neighbors say transients break in and stay here. the home's owner says the issue has been frustrating. >> it is sad. others try to break in and...always afraid of something like this. >> a day like this, tracy walked

i am just glad to get my mom's jewelry. we lived here for 20 years. this is everything. i don't he how you start over. >> investigators have about finished going influence this huge file of rubble and they say at this point they have not been able to find a cause. an oakland teen suspected of killing his older sister over laundry is still on the run this morning. police found 17-year-old justin toliver in the laundry room of oakland city center apartment building on franklin. family gathered outside the building in shock. justice and her 14-year-old brother, mario, everyone arguing over the bleaching of his clothes. >> health officials are reporting two more flu deaths in the bay area bringing the total flu deaths this season to 31 deaths.

officials say in the last two weeks a 58-year-old woman is a 43-year-old man died of the h1n1. they both had underlying conditions. eight have died from the flu in the county this season. officials are seeing many more flu cases than expected this year. >> happening now, a hearing is underway at the state capital over a report accusing caltran of ignoring safety experts would brought up safety issues with the new eastern span of the bay bridge and was commissionened by the state senator from concord and found that the caltran engineer and outside consultant say caltran disregarded warnings that a chinese company working on a huge section of the bridge was turning out wells with cracks and the company said do not put the concerns in writing. the caltran disputes those allegations. >> this is what commuters saw this morning along 580 in san

rafael. firefighters say it took 45 minutes to knock down the fire that break out in a mashy area around 4:00 a.m. and contained it to three abeers. drivers could see the flames from the richmond-san rafael bridge. >> firefighters responding to a fire found a familiar site: a large pot grow inside. the roof of the home collapsed as the crews tried to put it out and protect the homes on both sides. illegal wiring used to power the grow is believed the cause. >> the shooting death of a bart liver is prompting new questions of the cameras the officers wear. the shooting was not captured by the cameras because they were not wearing them or did not have them turned on. three officers were detectives who da not usually wear the cameras including sergeant tom smith who was accidentally shot. officer michael maes is identified as shooting him while

searching for stolen property on tuesday. memorial services are schedule for next week. >> the super bowl debut of u2's new song but if you blink you can miss it. >> miami police may have egg on their face with new detail on how they flubbed justin bieber's arrest. >> abc7 news elizabeth vargas returns to the anchor desk with a sobering admission: an my dad has aor afib.brillation, he has the most common kind... ...it's not caused by a heart valve problem. dad, it says your afib puts you

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>> now to the maverick competition at police ton by the -- at list ton by the sea. the waves are calm but they are considering monster waves. it is so enjoyable to watch this. a potential bombshell in the arrest of justin bieber. the website tmz is reporting that miami bench police may have accused the 19-year-old of being drunk. the site says the blood alcohol level was .014, well below the legal limit. police say justin bieber failed the field so bright test and jail officials have denied giving the star any special treatment over claims he should fault have been in court until today based on the time he was arrested. a revealing conversation with elizabeth vargas on her first day back at work after

spending time in rehabilitation for an alcohol addiction. she sat down with "good morning america" george george stephanos and talked about her battle with alcohol abuse she tried to hide the problem from her friends and coworkers and her family. >> many people feel stress and not everyone turns to a glass of wine. or three. or four. like i did on some occasions. what i learned to do when i was away to feel the feelings, what they are not going to kill you. >> she returns to her duties tonight anchoring 20/20 and you can catch her tonight at 10:00 right here. >> alumni of the mills county have a meeting after having their test invalidated because the school did not follow proper

protocol. a state senator introduce a new bill to require immediate retesting, seating charts and letting colleges to decide what they will counsel the test scores that have been invalidated. there ought to be a law contest that the lawmaker holds on the if peninsula and they picked the millss' student idea into law. >> good morning from the broadcast center where we are looking at a lost haze, with more moisture, more pollution in the air but it is future a "spare the air" day and the moisture will not amount to any rain but the medium-range models are hinting at a pattern change on the way. i will show thank you in the weekend forecast. >> apple c.e.o. revealed some of the best kept secrets as the mac turns 30. >> why team u.s.a. cannot catch a break when it cops to uniforms

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coughing daly -- covering dy city, dublin, los gatos, this is abc7 news. >> state department is wearing american athletes not to wear their olympic gear outside of sochi grounds. when they strut their stuff at the opening ceremony they will wear pure american design. after taking heat for "made in china" returns for the 2012 games the clothing has patchwork but credit ins are calling the

uniforms tacky, something my grandmother would knit. they look tame when you see the rainbow threads on german team sparking speculation where they are tabling a stand against russia's anti-gay laws. but the curling team from north way -- norway takes the cake in red, white and blue are known for crazy clothes with a facebook page dedicateed to their pants has 500,000 "likes." >> now to the maverick competition, this is heat four. and the american has been knocked out of first place and this is a cool live streaming and it is on our website, too, at abc7 news.com , so you can see what is going on with the surfers. mike nicco is looking at that and more.

mike? >> how about the waves. they will be taller the next couple of hours when the largest waves will come in. we will look at what is going on outside starting with the winds gusting at 27 miles per hour in oakland hills and mount tamalpais and everyone else around 15- to 20-miles per hour and that is why we still have red-flag warning with high fire danger above a thousand feet. it is very dry in the bay area, so dry, in fact, the marshes are catch on fire. here is the visibility: they are low. that is the extra haze that is in the air, the pollution, the moisture, and some of the moisture is showing up on the radar and it is not making it to the ground so that is a surge of clouds that will take over our neighborhoods from south to north as we head throughout the day and keep our temperatures cooler than yesterday. novato is 63 and 62 in concord

and san ramon. fairfield is 68, antioch is 61 and everyone else in the mid-to-upper 70's with a breeze. this is how it looks from mount tamalpais this morning, partly sunny and breezy and fire danger and rough surf and it will be warm, calm, brighter, more dry through the weekend with continues today low-to-mid 60's look the coast and mid-60's to even some 70's out there in places like fairfield and napa. tonight the temperatures are in the 30's inland and best chance of frost to the north is upper 30's around palo alto. san francisco is mild at 48. the low pressure is retrograding and moving back. that flow is hurling that moisture up toward us. if you look at our clouds streaming in, in the evening, it will keep us mild overnight. february 1, the pattern will change with rain coming in and

the models could have it right this time. until then, we are above average with record highs possible on tuesday, wednesday, can thursday. have a great weekend. >> a 30th birthday celebration is held today if a machine that changed the word born here if the bay area. in 1984 on this day the world watched as apple computers launched mcintosh computer with the super bowl ad that mocks ibm steve jobs showed off the invention that would revolutionize the computing world. abc7 news was treated to a rare look inside apple and a chat with the current c.e.o. >> there are stories of black drapes over products in development. >> true. >> yes, blacked draped, numerous locked doors and employees can not tell their families what they are working on. >> that is true.

>> are you a navy seal? >> or c.i.a. >> they are showing the evolution of the mac and spoke to mac users who call this life-changing. >> it made the college papers easier than the old typewriter. >> the super bowl song debuted by the rock band u2

to those who've been denied ewelcome to covered california. now, you can no longer be denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition. enroll today at coveredca.com. at 4:00 we will give you a look at the new terminal at san francisco airport and all its luxury. >> and a new masterpiece made 100 years ago by matisse. >> last week at the super bowl, you can catch the real show with a new u2 song which can be

downloaded on itunes, free, and during the game and 24 hours after. bank of america will donate a dollar per download town $2 million. that goes to the global fund to fight aids and tuberculosis, charities that bono likes to work with. >> and the maverick surf contest is happening on the 30 the opportunity as the mac computer who is called mac-perfect. enjoy the maverick

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