jeff clark and his ex-wife, kathrine clark, co-founded the big wave surf contest in 1999. they're battling over who is going to run it. they have both applied for permits to run the competition. they will vote on who's going to receive a permit on august 1st. >>> downed power lines create a massive outage in oakland. the work crews are doing right now to get the lights back on. >>> and an unexpected danger at a fire in pleasant hill overnight. the dangerous items that created explosions. ♪ [ ukulele strumming ] ♪ [ folksy whistling ] [ man ] quitting is a fight you can't let yourself lose. it can take many tries. but keep trying, you will beat smoking. honey, you okay? yeah, i'm fine. ♪ [ ukulele ] >>> we now know how many residents have been effected in a power outage in east oakland. what pg&e crews believe may have caused the outage in the first place. >>> there's some new developments in the case of a missing nursing student. the persons of interest and the data police are analyzing this morning. >>> why pleasant hill firefighters had to worry about something other tha

jeff clark and his ex-wife, kathrine clark, co-founded the big wave surf contest in 1999. they're fighting over who's going to run it next year. they both applied for permits to hold the competition near half-moon bay. the harbor commission says it will vote on who will get that permit on august 1st. >>> california lawmakers are considering a bill that would require registered sex offenders to report their social networking accounts. supporters say tracking their facebook and myspace pages send out red flags and could stop a serious sex crime before it happens. san francisco state senator is among those opposed to the bill. he questions how the state would pay the cost of enforcing that law. >>> time now 6:26. san francisco police are hoping surveillance video is going to help them find the so-called blue tooth bandit. the man seen in this video is wanted in connection with at least eight thefts around san francisco. he is suspected in at least six others. police say he steals wallets from women who have draped their purses on chairs in restaurants, bars and coffee shops.

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. >>> jeff clark and his wife katherine clark cofounded the big wave surf contest.hting over who will run it next year. they both applied for permits near half moon bay. >>> all right. major you a factor here -- awe factor. there's a new resident swan. this is martha. the young swan only a knew -- few days old. she hatched on memorial day. we talked to one jogger. >> i've been running around peeking my head around and seeing if anything has happened yet. i'm excited to see that she had a baby. >> park officials say the mother, blanch still has three more eggs but they don't know if the eggs will hatch. she's got a cute little one. >> two wings up for martha. let's check your commute to see what sal is seeing. >> i'm not seeing good things on 880 northbound. for awhile two lanes were blocked on 880. it's backed up into san low an droa -- san leandro. this has lightened up. northbound 101 is slow from vermont to the split into mostly cloudy. temperatures staying cool, slightly warmer. caller. a little bit in the north bay. increasing clouds friday. rain's going to mak

the fate of northern california's elite big wave surfing competition really up in the air as jeff clarkd more than 150 officers could soon be laid off. the police officers' union and san jose are at a stalemate. tuesday is the hard deadline. if nothing happens by then, the matter goes to arbitration and 156 police officers will be out of work as soon as next month. >>> 10:26 right now. we'll have a look at the forecast and traffic after this. >>> welcome back. it's 8:28. we have a nice view of the maze now. much better flow of traffic through oakland. you only have one more in that direction, two in the westbound. 40s as you come through the eastshore freeway. and the back-up at the toll plaza. nice, smooth flow past the coliseum in oakland. we had a couple of hours of slowing through the area. much better as the sun is peeking through some spots and the san mateo bridge, a nice drive between the east bay and the peninsula. christina has a look at your forecast. >>> we have more rain on the way. but it's not going to arrive until late tomorrow. so you are going to get a bit of a dry bre

jeff? >> mandy clark from kabul, thank you. >>> an emergency hearing will be held today about the anti-psychoticer accused in the tucson shootings in january want the judge to order a stop to that medication. >>> ponzi schemer bar nerd madoff is speaking from prison what he calls the unfair 150-year sentence he received. madoff tells the "new york times" the judge in the case made him the "human pinata of wall street." right. federal judge told "the times" he considered the defense a request for mercy but decided madoff didn't deserve a shorter sentence. >>> the seattle police department says it's embarrassed over what could have been a dangerous case of lost and found, how a black assault rifle was left unattended on the trunk of a squad car this week. police apparently were unaware until two citizens reported seeing it. >>> finally many frequent flyers will tell you the most annoying thing about air travel is screaming babies but malaysian airlines has a solution for well-healed travelers, malaysian airlines says they are banning all infants from first class on their flights. 36 minutes past t

. >>> good morning, jeff, good morning, everyone at home. the river explored by lewis & clarkwe're talking about the missouri river. today, more rain is in the forecast for montana. one to three inches of rain. so from today through sunday, here's what we're looking amount. at bismark by sunday, three feet above flood stage. pierre, 3 1/2 feet to add insult to injury, i hate using the cliche, there you have it. another thunderstorm that could affect this part of the country as well. from this to heat -- take a look at this 29 states, 2/3 of the country, feeling the heat. texas and missouri, you feel the brunlt of it. it stays like this through the end of the week. the jet stream starts to creep up a little bit. so the warm air will start to >>> this weather report sponsored by acuvue brand contact lenses. acuv acuvue, see what could be. >>> thanks so much, coming up, i'll tell you about severe weather the forecast. chris? >>> marysol, thank you so much. stay with us. we'll be right back. stay with us. we'll be right back. this is "the early show" on cbs. y see them again. [ ma

. >>> good morning, jeff, good morning, everyone at home. the river explored by lewis & clarking about the missouri river. today, more rain is in the forecast for montana. one to three inches of rain. so from today through sunday, here's what we're looking amount. at bismark by sunday, three feet above flood stage. pierre, 3 1/2 feet to add insult >>> this weather report >> announcer: this weather report sponsored by acuvue contact lenses. see what could be. >> thanks so much. coming up, i'll tell you about severe weather in the forecast. chris? >> thank you very much. stay with us. we'll be right back. this is "the early show" on cbs. we'll be right back. we'll be right back. this is "the early show" on cbs. y see them again. [ male announcer ] know the feeling? get the contacts you've got to see to believe. acuvue® oasys brand contact lenses. feel how hydraclear® plus keeps your eyes exceptionally comfortable all day long. it feels like it disappeared on my eye. [ male announcer ] discover why it's the brand eye doctors trust most for comfort. and if you're not 100 percent s