now at noon the maverick surf contest is heating up near half moon pay and spectators are ecstatic. >> my heart is racing really fast right now.

>> one surfer tells us about wiping out and we have more on the shooting that may been sparked by the laundry argument and more. the waves are pounding there, good afternoon, everyone, i am mike nemack in for tori campbell, good afternoon, everyone, we give you a welcome as the wrap up that final week of competition, alex savidge has been there a long time and how is it going out there. >> reporter: hey, it is great out here. we have been here all day and because of that the fans are

finding this out first hand, they are not allowed anywhere near the viewing part. this is where they are, they are taking in the action from the parking lot of the hotel there and have the action there on the big screen, thousands in fact filling up that parking lot. there was a little glitch when they started, they were not working but only out for a short period of time. 24 of the world's best surfers are here riding the waves, some of them 20 feet tall we are told and the fans were here early staking out a good spot to watch the action. some here in the crowd say it is nerve-racking to watch these daredevil surfers taking on the large of the waves. >> my heart is racing really fast, it is exhilarating. >> my first time for the competition, i have got front,

row and center and first wave went down and was waiting for that to make a stop. >> i like to see the people, so personally like to be closer but i understand the danger. >> once again this year the harbor patrol is not allowing fans to watch the competition anywhere near the water. the beach and the bluffs near the point are off limits, these are powerful waves that do pose a huge challenge to the competitors they admit as much, already we watched one wipe out in spectacular fashion, that man was mark of hawaii and earlier we talked to him about how he overcomes the fear. >> you cannot let your emotions rule and you have to overcome it. in a way it is like overcoming a challenge, like how far do you want to push yourself.

>> there is also a lot of local talent taking part in the competition, half of the surfers are from the area so they are rooting for them, a few more surfers left by 3:00 this afternoon they should be crowning the winner, that person should be able to call themselves the best in the world at least until next team. live from half moon bay, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right, alex, thanks a lot. more details on them, 4 are from the bay area and the others are from those places. one of them gained world attention last october when he road what is thought to be a 100 foot wave off the coast of portugal. immediately after our broadcast go there to watch it.

the waves pose a danger to bay area beaches and not the only danger affecting us today, ktvi meteorologist rosemary orosco is here now with your forecast. >> yes, mike, this has been building for the last couple of days. it peaks today. for the rest of us that means it could be dangerous. it is not only areas at pillar point where we are seeing very hard surf although that is where it is at its largest, again we have been talking about it for days now, the possibility of a few waves reaching 40 feet. the rest of us 10 to 20 feet so some of the large of the breaking waves along our beaches could be 10 to 20 feet, if i slide along a bit the surf advisory for the entire coastline and as far as on land we have got that red flag warning for today. so the high surf advisory until

9:00 this evening, the red flag warning for the next 55 minutes or so for gusty conditions and very dry out there but the winds are beginning to relax and that is why they will let that expire this and i will have a look at that coming up. >> right now the search is on for a 14-year-old wanted for killing his sister and oakland police say there is even more concern because a weapon was inform recovered at the crime scene, ktvu's tara moriarty is live with us there with what investigators believe led to the shooting. >> reporter: the police want the public's help in finding him, they say he is a suspect and he is a juvenile and police don't normally release much information but juveniles. we want you to take a good look

at him. again this is mario, the police and his family want you to turn him in. gunfire erupted between him and his sister yesterday afternoon, they share that apartment with them, they say he was angry because she bleached his clothes and now they want him to surrender. >> we have serious concern because we have a 14-year-old who is armed and dangerous, we have for the recovered a weapon from the scene and so we believe he may still be in possession of the weapon, in this case a handgun. >> his family says they don't know where he got the gun, meanwhile they grieve for their daughter, a 10,000 dollar reward is being offered for any

information leading to the arrest of the suspect. please remember he is considered armed and dangerous. tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. new details about the shooting of thomas smith who was killed by a fellow officer during a search of a home. the incident was not captured by the body cameras even though they had them on, they were not turned on. the death was caused by a single gunshot wound that passed through his bulletproof vest. >> those things happen we know that in law enforcement and the don't afford 100% protection, it is not like a bomb suit or a south of armor. >> investigators still have not

revealed the exact events leading up to the deadly shooting. the funeral for him will be held there next wednesday morning. the service begins at 10:00 a.m., a public viewing will be held the night before the funeral at the chapel of the chimes on mission boulevard in hayward from 7:00 to 9:00 tuesday night. the public is invited to attend both services. marin police are sending out a warning to students after an assault near campus, they said last night a masked man abducted another man near a parking lot there and he was later found there where he was sexually assaulted, he was transported to the hospital for treatment of his injuries, they put out a description of the attacker, african american man, 6'0," 220 pounds and was wearing a black sweater, black ski mask and black gloves. a former san francisco

police officer accused of sexally assaulting them was in court but did not enter a plea, his new attorney said he needs more time. he faces several counts at this time. >> at this point i am not comfortable having conversations about the specific facts in this case, i do not think it is appropriate for me to do that but i will say on monday if you are in court and you are there you may hear some more specifics in the case. >> he was a san francisco police officer from 2001 until his arrest by concord police last august. he is being held on 910,000 dollars bail. the growing number of people who are going hungry in the bay area is growing and today that problem and the possible absolutelies for it are being discussed, janine de la vega life from there to tell us what is happening. >> reporter: mike here the hunger action summit is going on in the building behind me

and new findings are being presented that show the number of families in the bay area that are low income and struggling is growing. the gap is growing between how many they need and how many they are able to purchase on their on or with food stamps. they show 25% are going without their meals, they are concerned because of recent cuts to unemployment and food benefits. >> the purpose of the hunger action summit today is really to bring together bought 200 community leaders, share some of the most innovative practices we have pen able to identify in hunger relief both locally, nationally and internationally and then let's do what with do here in silly

convalley, let's innovate, let's fail fast and learn and let's do that. >> research said they did that, research studied whether people could eat spending that much, which they said it possible, but after researching that and what they ate the students found only 5% of them were able to achieve that and get the adequate calories for the day so today is really a brainstorming session for them to come up with solutions and see how it all works in the next year, reporting live from santa clara, janine de la vega, channel 3 news. >> three workers seriously injured after a scaffolding collapses. why the homeowner may be in trouble. plus a driver hit him and drove away but it is what witnesses said he did before driving away that is most

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scary moments in san francisco when scaffolding attached to a home collapsed seriously injuring three workers, they suffered compound leg fractures when the fell about 25 feet. it feel near market street.

>> there were three workers standing on this platform working on the roof and their combined weight and they had some rolls of tar paper exceeded what the platform could hold and it collapsed at its highest point back there. >> and they said their workers were not considered life- threatening and we are told the homeowner did not have permits for the work. continuing coverage on the flu outbreak, they announced two more flu deaths, they claimed the lives of a man and a woman this week, that brings the total number of deaths this week in santa clara to county. the number has risen there to 30, santa clara has that. the officials said the vast majority had underlying conditions that put them at

risk. police are investigate in a marijuana growing operation that was discovered when the fire broke out there and crews went to put it out. once inside they said they discovered a sophisticated pot growing operation which the captain said is a dangerous situation for firefighters. >> normally we try to turn the power off so there is not a hazard for them and so when they by pass the meter that can become problematic for us. >> no one was home and so far no arrests have been made, that fire caused 150,000 dollars in damage, officials say at least 35 grow house marijuana fires have been reported then. today that home there burned to the ground just after 5:00 a.m. it had been vacant for just about a year and it also damaged the home next door. the woman who lived there got

out safely. the investigation is underway and they say transients who have been seen near the home may have been to blame. she was caught wearing stolen pajamas, that is what they are saying about a woman suspected of burglarizing her neighbor's home. she was arrested wednesday. she is suspected of breaking interest a neighbor's home last month there. electronics, tools, furniture and clothing were all taken and police say the victims install nd the camera there after that and later they recognized her and she was arrested and later booked into the jail there. they caught on video a driver getting out to check on a man and then driving away.

video from a passing bus shows them stopping and then suddenly lunging forward and hitting the 40-year-old, this happened there and it is what happened next that shocked witnesses even more. >> he got out and walked over to the slick and then somebody asked him if the victim is okay, he said well he is breathing and then got back in and left. >> the victim is recovering at home and the driver is described as a white man, 6'2," bald and weighing 222 pounds. the river is its lowest in years and residents there are carefully watching their water restrictions and officials say it could get worse, they say it has to rain that much just to match the rainfall totals of 1977, one of the last big

drought 84s. >> no rain in the forecast for your bay area weekend. we are a little cooler out there this afternoon and hard to miss all those clouds over the bay area at this hour as will. part of the season reason some of us not as warm the offshore winds are relaxing and the other reason these temperatures, we will take a look at that but you can see over the last few hours it moved from south to north and this is where it is coming from if i back up just a bit. we have got a system over baja california sending quite a few plumes our way, so for the forecast this afternoon mid to high level clouds continuing and then i want to turn on the water vapor and show you it makes it easier to see the rim of high pressure still over the west and this is strengthing and part of the reason why the winds will begin t relax and our temperatures will remain

high and dry for saturday and sunday although i think we will continue to see those clouds roll through. so those are your temperatures but some are cooler than yesterday, specifically san francisco and oakland. 59 in san jose and there, although with those clouds expected we may not reach that in santa rosa, 67 san rafael, 66 and 68 are your temperatures there, with your air quality

today good to moderate,66 for san francisco and 65 for half moon bay, a high surf advisory for them and red flag warning expires as the winds die down, we are unseasonably warm and dry through tuesday and we are expecting changes and let's hope they hold because it looks like as early as monday perhaps northern california seeing a few showers and perhaps we will as well. >> all right, nice to see and thanks for that rosemary. >> yes. >> all right, the note left behind by a tipper giving insight to that plus the labels more nutritionists want prominently displayed.

u.s. stocks falling yet again, u.s. investors say they are worried about the sharp drops in currencies in several markets including those, right now the s & p 500, nasdaq and dow all in the red, the dow down just about 500 points. those nutrition labels on foods are guesting a make over, the fda said they have improved since they were put in place in the 1990s, they are not saying

how they were changed but nutritionists suggest those changes and also suggestion serving sizes but be made more clear. another server there has been given a big tip. someone gave the server a big tip last year, the bill was 200 dollars but the tip was 2000 dollars, on the receipt it said god bless and go stanford, this is the latest that have been given out nationwide signed with tips for jesus. the golden state warriors practiced there and seth curry attended the practice there and he was named as an all star starter there after receiving more votes than any other and the second vote of any player behind only kevin durant. he is the firster warrior to start since latrel spree well

in 1995 and the game will be played in new orleans. today surf is up on the maverickless surfing competition as they ride the waves, our own robert handa is out there on a boat -- i would say on a wave but he is not and he would do that and will be there to give you an update on that and thank you for trusting us for breaking news and remember we are all on there and we leave you with a live look at that. send comments to comments@captioncolorado.com captions by terry james, caption colorado, llc.

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