ktvu's christian christien kafton is live where organize -- christien kafton is live where the organizers met today. >> reporter: they announced the competition was a go. in year's past, spectators have been able to walk up to the water to watch but this year they will watch on a big screen or on the internet. >> reporter: although the waves were small today mavericks big wave surf contest is on for sunday. >> 100% a go. >> reporter: he says the weather is cooperating to create the perfect conditions for 30-ot waves. >> the most promising weather we have seen in two years is happening this week. the biggest swell we have seen in two years. >> reporter: the mavericks big wave surf contest was last teld in 2010 -- held in 2010s. big waves injured several people. this year the crowds will be kept off the beach and off the bluff. >> they said no more people on the point. we will close off the point. gave us an opportunity to put a festival together. >> reporter: the management says the team is already working to convert this parking lot into a big wave watchers dream. >> it will be filled wit

ktvu's christien kafton is live at the team store where fans are gearing up. >> reporter: we have been here since 3:00 p.m. this afternoon. there has been a steady stream of customers. you can see folks lined up now, everybody looking looking to get their gear for the championship game. >> reporter: the 49ers faith fall -- faithful looking to gear up for the game against the falcons. they will be watching the game sunday hoping for a 49er win. >> we will do amazing on sunday. i can't wait. so excited. >> we will have a big day. >> reporter: vernon davis said the game could come down to one key play. >> just takes one. just takes one. that is what i enjoy, once you get that big catch it is all down hill. >>> fans said a second trip to the playoffs is proof the team is on the right track. >> jim harbaugh is a really -- you know, putting them in the right direction. >> reporter: jim harbaugh said his philosophy is simple. >> do what we have always done. great attitude and get ready for a great football game. >> reporter: the team will travel to atlanta tomorrow. live, christien kafton, kt

one area they will be keeping an eye on is the mission,- christien kafton is -- ktvu's christien kafton is there today. they are talking about garbage, why is that? >> reporter: this intersection here at 21 and mission was the site of a garbage fire after the world series and businesses were vandalized. i asked the chief what he learned that will make a difference this time around. >> probably the biggest thing we learned, we need to keep track of garbage night. >> reporter: they talked with business owners in the mission today, warning them to haul in their trash on sunday. >> got him looking and the giants have won it all. >> reporter: following the giants world series win, vandals lit a series of fires. now the city is working to stop the vandals before it starts. >> what we did is starting earlier in the weekend and through sunday we just continual worked with them to pick up all the garbage. >> the mayor wanted to address their concerns. >> we are all down here working together to reachers we want the greatest celebration -- reassure we want the greatest celebration on the win. >>

live, christien kafton, ktvu channel 2 news. >> you can find out all of today's 49ers press conference information on our website, www.ktvu.com. find it under the nfl playoff tab or latest video section. ktvu channel 2 news has you covered sunday for the game against the falcons. starts at 9:30 a.m. championship play book, followed by the championship ace and pre-game. and the game is at noon and following the game the point after. >>> san francisco giants ithird baseman pablo sandoval is in a hospital in venezuela. he has been diagnosed with colitis. his winter league club says he could return in two days. >>> raid in north america ended with the -- north africa ended with deaths where a group was holding 40 people. algerian helicopters fired on the cop plex killing 35 hostages, including americans. 20 escaped alive with the help of the u.s. army. they said the incident shows al- qaeda remain as global concern. >> they are a threat. they are a threat to our country. to the world. >> life isn't precious to them. but when this incident is over we know we face a continuing, ongoing probl

. >>> christien kafton takes the pulse of job creation in contra costa county tonight.eporter>> the bay area's newest 24 hour fitness is preparing to open its doors in walnut creek. managers here say before the customers can work out they have to hire dozens of workers. >> we have 70 employees that we've hired for this location. so it's truly given us an opportunity to help the economic growth here in the walnut creek area. reporter>> u.s. jobless claims dropped to 320,000 the lowest since january 2008. >> we're sending people to staffing agencies here.. there's 45,000 un unemployed people in contra costa. our job is to help them get jobs. reporter>> the numbers are encouraging. >> feels like we're nudging into the right direction. nothing huge yet. reporter>> and job seekers say the news is encouraging. she's doing her home work. >> it helps when you're trying to switch careers to know if that job will be around in the future. >> we're getting ready to get this thing launched. reporter>> back at 24 hour fitness, the good news is just beginning. >> we have locations com

christien kafton is live now where a major construction project is already changing the way studentsthe campus. >> reporter: a lot of big changes you can see the sidewalk is closed. you can see the big sign that says this is an active construction zone. in the background you can see ezelman hall. ezelman hall will be have to be taken down to make room for a new building. crews work overnight. one of the crucial steps to demolishing the seismically unsafe building and building a whole new plaza. >> ezelman hall is going to be demolished starting in mid- march. we're going to be adding space to the mlk union here. we're going to be making to the plaza. >> reporter: worked kicked over high gear during the holiday break. students returning to class today noticed the changes right away. >> yeah we got e-mails about it that it was going to look different. >> and what do you think so far? >> i don't like it. because we have to walk more. >> reporter: students now have to cross the street to avoid the construction. a bus stop has been moved and a street narrowed all a part of the a redevelop

. >>> christien kafton takes the pulse of job creation in contra costa county tonight.eporter>> the bay area's newest 24 hour fitness is preparing to open its doors in walnut creek. managers here say before the customers can work out they have to hire dozens of workers. >> we have 70 employees that we've hired for this location. so it's truly given us an opportunity to help the economic growth here in the walnut creek area. reporter>> u.s. jobless claims dropped to 320,000 the lowest since january 2008. >> we're sending people to staffing agencies here.. there's 45,000 un unemployed people in contra costa. our job is to help them get jobs. reporter>> the numbers are encouraging. >> feels like we're nudging into the right direction. nothing huge yet. reporter>> and job seekers say the news is encouraging. she's doing her home work. >> it helps when you're trying to switch careers to know if that job will be around in the future. >> we're getting ready to get this thing launched. reporter>> back at 24 hour fitness, the good news is just beginning. >> we have locations com

christien kafton is live now where a major construction project is already changing the way studentsmove around the campus. >> reporter: a lot of big changes you can see the sidewalk is closed. you can see the big sign that says this is an active construction zone. in the background you can see ezelman hall. ezelman hall will be have to be taken down to make room for a new building. crews work overnight. one of the crucial steps to demolishing the seismically unsafe building and building a whole new plaza. >> ezelman hall is going to be demolished starting in mid- march. we're going to be adding space to the mlk union here. we're going to be making to the plaza. >> reporter: worked kicked over high gear during the holiday break. students returning to class today noticed the changes right away. >> yeah we got e-mails about it that it was going to look different. >> and what do you think so far? >> i don't like it. because we have to walk more. >> reporter: students now have to cross the street to avoid the construction. a bus stop has been moved and a street narrowed all a part of the

we're live in san francisco, christien kafton, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> cold is settling into the bay area and it's going to be a cold cold night. tomorrow morning we wake up in the 20s or 30s. some of us have already sunk into the 30s. a moisture system rolled through california. now over southern california or off the coast. but when it moves through earlier today it kicked up the winds in some area. mostly clear skies. a cool breezy day for parts of the bay area. this system is not going to get us. we have a ridge that is building in over california. so it's going to act as a shield and keep us dry at least for the next few days. the winds have lightened up quite a bit to 7 miles per hour reported in oakland. but common mountain view areas of san jose, napa just a very light breeze. with the clearing skies and the calm winds this is going to set up a nice pattern for very cold weather as we get into the evening and overnight hours. 36degrees right now in napa. 47 in san francisco, 51 for half-moon bay. 42 in hayward. so the inland areas sinking back into the 30s. mid-30s, livermore

we're live in san francisco, christien kafton, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> cold is settling into the bayd it's going to be a cold cold night. tomorrow morning we wake up in the 20s or 30s. some of us have already sunk into the 30s. a moisture system rolled through california. now over southern california or off the coast. but when it moves through earlier today it kicked up the winds in some area. mostly clear skies. a cool breezy day for parts of the bay area. this system is not going to get us. we have a ridge that is building in over california. so it's going to act as a shield and keep us dry at least for the next few days. the winds have lightened up quite a bit to 7 miles per hour reported in oakland. but common mountain view areas of san jose, napa just a very light breeze. with the clearing skies and the calm winds this is going to set up a nice pattern for very cold weather as we get into the evening and overnight hours. 36degrees right now in napa. 47 in san francisco, 51 for half-moon bay. 42 in hayward. so the inland areas sinking back into the 30s. mid-30s, livermore, fairfi

we're live in san francisco, christien kafton, ktvu channel 2news. >>> there are some surprising convicteders serving time on san quinton's death row, who are considered low risk. the most notable, perhaps, is 78-year-old charles manson. the chronicle reports the prisoner's age, conduct behind bars, and the number of years since the last arrest all play a role in whether they are considered for parole. corrections officials say it's not the only factor and only predicts the likelihood of reconviction of a felony upon release. scott peterson and sir han sir han are also considered low risk. >>> schedule changes are taking effect today for many sam trans bus routes. the san mateo bus agency is adjusting bus schedules to improve ontime performance and efficiency. 40% of the routes have been tweaked and riders are encouraged to visit the sam tran's websites to see the changes. the changes only pertain to arrival and departure times. the routes are the same. >>> a new survey shows gas prices inching higher again, after months of decline. the fuel price survey released today shows the national a

ktvu's christien kafton is live. when are they expected to hold the competition? >> reporter: that competition gets underway sunday morning, 8:00 a.m. this morning lorraine blanco was learning organizers were trying to figure out what the weather was going to be like. you can see the water conditions, weather conditions out here. calm. similar to the kinds of conditions in the oceans at this hour. organizers confirmed the weather and water conditions should produce world class waves by this weekend. >> reporter: the surf was low tonight but these waves are expected to grow to monsters by this weekend. fed by a pacific storm and a strong well. he says the conditions are near perfect. >> might be 68 degrees on the beach out here. in the middle of january. and we will have waves up wards of 35 feet. >> reporter: organizers say surfers are already flocking to half moon bay to take part in the competition. the competition was last held in 2010. this year organizers say this weekend may wind up being the premier surf event of the year. >> looking at the swell models and