because the best way to discredit a maverick is to say, this person says he or she is a maverick, here hypocriticahypoc then point out a variety of other ways in which they voted with the party or done conventional things. anything that you can use to undermine that public image of the maverick can become a winning formula. >> let me go to anna hall who has a question from the washington center. anna? >> you just mentioned that we can get information turned around really quickly

. >> mavericks might be a wipe out for surfers, but not for the fans. they may not deliver the monster swell needed for the event. if the competition is canceled, they will hold the first ever mavericks festival. an all day event with music, food, and awards, but no big time surfing. it will be in the parking lot of the hotel and spa in half moon bay. let's go over to jeff ranieri in the center center. the commute is when we start to see this change. >> for has been wild with w all the heavy rain. over 17 inches and today and they can bring out all kinds of creatures. a gray whale in the bay near the bridge and points to the north. this is a rare whale, only about 22,000 of them in the west. they can grow as much as 45

a broken back didn't stop neil from returning to mavericks, even if this maverick approaches the sporttiously. the rush he gets surfing is in his bones. >> when i finish every single ride i ever had at mavericks, i feel enlightened and i feel like i've done something just wonderful. >>> so there you go. extreme athletes who are not just breaking barriers, they're smashing them to pieces again and again. if you have a video you'd like to sent to us, logon to our website caughtoncamera.msnbc.com. i'm contessa brewer. that's it for this edition of "caught on camera."

at this moment it does not look good for mavericks. but i will tell you who might have some insight in that. meteorologist sandhya patel is here with the weather forecast. it doesn't look promising for those folks. >> no, it doesn't. at least not in the immediate future, the next seven days, no big waves are expected. but we do have rain in the forecast. the highs were gorgeous. close to 80 degrees in gilroy today. 73 in livermore. san jose, santa cruz got up into the 70s around oakland and napa and concord and the antioch area. upper 60s for santa rosa and redwood city and 65 in san francisco. hope you took advantage of the mild to warm weather. it is uh changing. let me show you this lovely view from the east bay hills camera. at 7:23 p.m., we had quite a bit of cloud cover, but certainly provided a beautiful sunset here. and as the sun went down we were tracking some sprinkles, and they are still around the ukiah and cloverdale area. light showers being reported across the rwe are going to seee showers in the overnight hours and the

at this moment it does not look good for mavericks. but i will tell you who might have some insight in that. meteorologist sandhya patel is here with the weather forecast. it doesn't look promising for those folks. >> no, it doesn't. at least not in the immediate future, the next seven days, no big waves are expected. but we do have rain in the forecast. the highs were gorgeous. close to 80 degrees in gilroy today. 73 in livermore. san jose, santa cruz got up into the 70s around oakland and napa and concord and the antioch area. upper 60s for santa rosa and redwood city and 65 in san francisco. hope you took advantage of the mild to warm weather. it is uh changing. let me show you this lovely view from the east bay hills camera. at 7:23 p.m., we had quite a bit of cloud cover, but certainly provided a beautiful sunset here. and as the sun went down we were tracking some sprinkles, and they are still around the ukiah and cloverdale area. light showers being reported across the region. we are going to see the showers in the overnight hou

mavericks will have a tough time. you have to get conditions and tides right. there's more to hit than just waves. the forecast tomorrow, wind out there now. winds gusting to 31 miles per hour. these were the highs from today, cooled from yesterday. yesterday temperatures and daytime highs in the 70s in warmest spots. much cooler today, 10-15 degreesable cooer. overnight, going to be cool. wins die down, skies are clear. frost in many valley areas. it's going to be chilly as you head to work and school. through the day, clouds move off. few sprinkles here. tomorrow, clouds increase. friday, partly sunny. starts off nice and cold in the

the lakers beat the mavericks'. mike morris underwent a second treatment for a strained back muscle. the game went on today against the cardinals. it was not pretty. gonzales has a bit of a control issue. he gave up 10 hits and walked four. that two-run homer also happened in the ugly fourth inning.

maverick politician george galloway claims 8 victory in the u.k. by-elections. >> arab leaders meeting in baghdad to assess the un-backed police plan. and the battle for democracy in burma. a shift in power. it is 9:00 in the morning in singapore. >> and it is 2:00 in the morning in london. broadcasting to yours in america and around the world, this is newsday. hello and welcome. spanish police have fired rubber bullets to disperse a crowd during demonstrations backing a general strike. on friday, but reforms will be announced, adding to cuts that have already squeezed public services. spain is in its second recession and has the highest level of unemployment in the eu. >> the cry, and joined the general strike. spanish unions are angry over plants making it easy to hire and fire workers. protesters burned bins to block roads. in barcelona, rioters threw rocks at banks and started firing. -- and started fires. the police responded with rubber bullets. hundreds of thousands joined the demonstration in madrid tonight. spain is the country causing mos

however, a first ever maverick's festival is scheduled on march 31 in princeton by the sea. you will have a chance to meet some of the surf legends who have ridden those giant maverick waves. >>> a rare sight on the bay. in 11 minutes, the excitement two whales are creating in one bay area town. some rain in the five-day forecast. i'll show you when it gets >>> family and friends of sierra lamar, the missing teenager from morgan hill say they're doing everything they can to try to keep her plight in the public's eye. a vigil in fremont tonight where the 15-year-old once lived, and telling how one woman's story is giving the family some home. >> reporter: the vigil tonight at this free month shopping center was organized by a dance academy where sierra once attended. the missing girl's family continues to plea for her safe return. about 50 people lit candles and prayed tonight. sierra's parents were here. they are divorced, but united in finding their daughter who mysteriously disappeared six days ago. >> each day comes, it's like longer and longer. it's more real. it's more

last night warriors defeated mavericks playing the third straight game in three nights.e is mike shumann in this morning's sports. >> good morning. how about them warriors facing the mavericks for the first time and good news, bad news situation. good news they get the win. curry reinjuries his bad angle. >> warriors were up 19. mavs would close the gap. throwing it down for monta. curry rolls a right ankle again. he would not return. they don't let it get away. the steal. he had 20 and nate robinson, he had 21 and warriors beat them. >> and cal in the pac-12 tournament finals they have won nine of the last 11 conference tournaments. not known for her his on soud shots. they raced out to a 17-14 lead. trying to keep it close, three ball, 20 for her. cal down six at the half. then she buries three 3's in the second half. she only had 2 in her entire career. finishes with 29 points and 12 boards, she is the tournament mvp. stanford wins it and looks like a top seed in the ncaa tournament. >> colorado and arizona, brown, the jam. arizona down 2. here he goes for the win. co

grizzlies had their way with the mavericks.irk nowitzki left the game early with a sore back and memphis took advantage. went on to win it 96-85. >>> finally, huge win for usa soccer. the americans traveled to italy and took out one of the best teams in the world. clinton dempsey scored the only goal of the game in the 55th minute. it took 78 years and team usa finally beat italy for the first time ever. they pulled off the upset, 1-0. >> that is your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> early today sports is brought to you by touch of gray, get rid of some gray, never all. >>> which superstar called yesterday one of the best days of her life? and why? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, sure. every leap year, you see a story about a kid born on the odd calendar day but we guarantee you haven't heard the baby story that we are going to tell you in a moment. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this thursday morning. a very cold weather pattern has been in

. >> mavericks might be a wipe out for surfers, but not for the fans.hey may not deliver the monster swell needed for the event. if the competition is canceled, they will hold the first ever mavericks festival. an all day event with music, food, and awards, but no big time surfing. it will be in the parking lot of the hotel and spa in half moon bay. let's go over to jeff ranieri in the center center. the commute is when we start to see this change. >> for has been wild with w all the heavy rain. over 17 inches and today and they can bring out all kinds of creatures. a gray whale in the bay near the bridge and points to the north. this is a rare whale, only about 22,000 of them in the west. they can grow as much as 45 feet. when the large shipping tanker went underneath the bridge. most of that happening in eureka. we won't see the heavy rainfall, but the chance of showers in the morning forecast. 54 n santa rosa. 55 in sunnyvale and 55 in concord. the cloud cover in places, it won't be too chilly. we will have early showers with us. a lost cooling for t

the weather has been a factor in the 2012 mavericks surfing competition.petition is about to be shut down. organizers expect to make a decision in the next 24-hours on whether they will bag it. they are expected to close saturday. in the meantime though, organizers are planning to hold the first festival in honor of mavericks. the event will include bands, live music, surfing videos, food, and knowa awards show. >> what would you do with a half billion. if you are feeling lucky, buy a lotto ticket. millions are preparing for friday's historic drawing. cheryl hurd joins us at the lucky spot in mill valley with the story. you are not supposed to reveal the spot. >> reporter: i know because everyone will come to this store, right? it's very lucky. two winning tickets from the store yesterday and today a lot of folks were buying. >> $1 can buy you a ticket and a dream. >> i would take a lot of tickets around the world. >> a house in southern france to be near family. >> everyone i talked to said they would give back to the community in a big way, but the odds

the grizzlies had their way with the mavericks.tzki left the game early with a sore back and memphis took advantage. went on to win it 96-85. >>> finally, huge win for usa soccer. the americans travelled to italy and took out one of the best teams in the world. clint dempsey scored the only goal of the game in the 55th minute. it took 78 years and team usa finally beat italy for the first time ever. they pulled off the upset, 1-0. that's your "first look" at sports, i'm fred roggin. >>> now for another look at the weather, here is nbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather channel forecast. you follow soccer at all? >> i do. that's a big deal. i'm sure in italy they're not happy today. >> i know david beckham, that's about it. >> italy is probably more upset than we are happy. good morning. we talked about the tornadoes earlier. don't want to ignore my friends up in northern new england who are dealing with a good winter storm. you had part one yesterday, part two during the day today. temperatures are warm enough in connecticu

however, a first ever maverick's festival is scheduled on march 31 in princeton by the sea. you will have a chance to meet some of the surf legends who have ridden those giant maverick waves. >>> a rare sight on the bay. in 11 minutes, the excitement two whales are creating in one bay area town. some rain in the five-day forecast. i'll show you when it gets here. >> a vigil tonight for that missing morgan hills teenager. how one woman is giving her parents hope. the yummy cereal? yummy. that's yours. lower cholesterol. lower cholesterol. i'm yummy. lower cholesterol. i got that wrong didn't i? [ male announcer ] want great taste? honey nut cheerios. want whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol? honey nut cheerios. it's a win win. good? [ crunching, sipping ] be happy. be healthy. can i try yours? >>> family and friends of sierra lamar, the missing teenager from morgan hill say they're doing everything they can to try to keep her plight in the public's eye. a vigil in fremont tonight where the 15-year-old once lived, and telling how one woman's story is giving the fa

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. >> the window to hold the mavericks surf is contest is closing fast. if you're looking to ride the mavericks excitement, you still have a chance to do so. organizers are putting on the first of its kind festival this saturday in half moon day. it will include a lied band and an awards show. saturday the mavericks surf contest window officially closes and the committee will make a final decision whether or not to hold the competition within the next 24 hours. >> we have the perfect person to ask, our chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. are you getting out there on your surfboard, jeff? >> no. i haven't done that probably since i was about 11. yes. i used to surf. i grew up in florida. what's that, jessica? >> no, you're not going. >> that is an absolute. i'll just stand and watch by the coastline if it does get kicked off. 68 in san jose. 66 in livermore. 6 had in san rafael. open in santa rosa, also 68. looking at radar we are tracking a few showers up near eureka. not much across the bay area right now as we are starting to clear out after some impressi

the mavericks' festival will still happen on march 31st even if the competition doesn't.it translates into party. and currently it those swells up as it is 67 ft. in the water temperature is about the degrees in this weekend we will have idealistic conditions but only until about 10 ft.. we did the eight fed board for that. but got that and take a look at some of the current conditions this spring to thousand 1254 degrees and pacific of is currently 66 and fremont's the when they're six of 14 in concord 63 degrees we do have mostly cloudy skies and this is your future cast overnights night's partly to mostly cloudy and then we begins to see a few raindrops to the north. a rod and today mostly cloudy day this one right here is a bonafide cold fronts and will begin in the north they overnight wednesday night through thursday morning the wind still represent only generally a 10th to 210 7 in. of rain will fall and in locations in north bay it appears as if we will begin to clear out and can use it is behind you want about the way that is your saturday storm. meanwhile but go

they beat the mavericks last night and took on the clippers last night in l.a.he started 24 hours late expert warriors pour it on. he had 21. here come the clippers. he had 27 and games tied at 83. he is splashing through the lane and warriors hang on in l.a. 97-93 the final. the cal bears have lost three of the last four games and ended with 24. cal will be in the midwest region facing south florida in a play in game for the 12th seed. they struggled with their offense. cal and colorado are the only two teams from the pack 12 that were invited. >> they were apparent they wouldn't take more than two teams. there was a certain amount of that's great. once you get over the whole deal you start to look forward. the tournament is a tournament. >> we don't get by and they say, what is going to happen? i was excited. >> wednesday 6:00 p.m. and bears from dayton, ohio playing for the 12th seed. saint mary's is the 7th seed and will face purdue and omaha. stanford hosts cleavland state at 8:00 p.m. it is their first post season appearance in four years. espn says they w

mavericks' celebrates its best surfers at today's festival. the movie starring questions and debates about human rights,, >> a big bar brawl in the east bay overnight. one man is dead. what happened before patrons started swinging baseball bats. the first lady's campaign for president obama in the east bay this weekend. the dream is over for most mega million fans. three people did hit the jackpot and we will tell you where people bought the lucky tickets and even some people in the bay area it did hit a miniature jackpot. thanks for being with us. we're starting out the weekend in a wet manner. jim is joining us with more on what we can expect today. >> radar is lighting up this morning and we are about to enter the wet. here. even as we speak for the greater bay area is more clouds and breezy conditions with relatively warm temperatures out there. we're looking at the frontal boundary to cross the region in the next couple of hours. moderate to heavy showers, the tail end of a front that has been passing to the north for a couple of days. it

. >>> the mavericks top the rock as the sabers play the caps. plus, kobe bryant comes up clushed. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. it's all about big and little. you're watching early today. >>> good morning, if you're just waking up, this is early today. magic johnson is making a return to the los angeles sports scene. but it won't be with the lakers. here's fred roggin with a look at all of your early headlines. >> good morning. after years of uncertainty, they have a new owner. a group led by magic johnson selecteded to be the new owner's of the dodgers. money talks and magic johnson's group bid. magic and his group are the new owners heading the frank mccourt era with the dodgers. lakers down two when kobi bryant took over. again, kobe same spot, same results. lakers take the lead with 30 seconds to win it 104-105. an early 6-point lead and then the chance came roaring back with two of his team-high 21. the mavs took the lead for good in the third. dallas rallied to win it 90-81. football 2012 will kick off with the giants hosting the dallas cowboys. the

. >>> the mavericks chop the rockets and the panthers claw the canadiens. kobe bryant comes up clutch. your "early today" sports headlines up next. >>> good morning. if you are just waking up this is "early today." in sports manage johnson is making a return to the los angeles sports scene but it won't be with the lakers. here is an early look at all your sports headlines. >> after years of turmoil and uncertainty the los angeles dodgers finally have a new owner. a group led by former magic johnson selected to be for the dodgers. money talks and magic johnson's group bid an unheard of $2 billion. magic and his group are the new owners ending the frank mccort error with the dodgers. the lakers taking on the warriors. kobe bryant took over. the jumper from the corner tied the game at 97. moments later same spot, same result. lakers go on to win it 104-101. the rockets built an early lead. dirk nowitzki. rockets up just three at the break. the mavs took the lead for good. dallas rally to win it 90-81. >>> football 2012 will kick off wednesday september 5th on

. >>> the mavericks top the rock as the sabers play the caps. plus, kobe bryant comes up clushed. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. it's all about big and little. you're watching early today. what do you think of this one? really? what's this? this is a rose i made from a turnip. let's try together. perfect. two worlds that fit in one kitchen. come in today and save up to 20% on a kitchen from ikea. what a bargain! [ female announcer ] sometimes a good deal turns out to be not such a good deal. but new bounty gives you value you can see. in this lab demo, one sheet of new bounty leaves this surface cleaner than two sheets of the leading ordinary brand. so you can clean this mess with half as many sheets. bounty has trap and lock technology to soak up big spills and lock them in. why use more when you can use less? new bounty. the clean picker upper. >>> good morning, if you're just wakiking up, this is early toda. magic johnson is making a return to the los angeles sports scene. but it won't be with the lakers. here's fred roggin with a look at all of your ea

. >>> organizers of mavericks say the surfing competition probably won't take place this year. it attracts many of the world's top surfers to the san mateo county coast but can't compete unless mother nature provides the right combination of winds and waves. maybe we'll have to talk to lisa about that the mavericks window closes march 31st, it doesn't appear the right conditions are in the forecast. organizers have no plans to extend that window into april. >>> time for a check on the forecast. terry mcsweeney was telling us conditions had to be calm to get the ship into the bay is that going to stay with us? >> that was yesterday afternoon. what about today? i'm -- hi meteorologist lisa argen. >> hi. we have not seen typical weather for winter or spring now it looks more like winter-like conditions more rain showers in ourselves haven't day outlook conditions are calm out there, we still are out ahead of the front gusty wind up in novato, with the southwest wind at 30 miles an hour, spotty light rain showers north 101 we did see a few areas of light rain this morning. temperat

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they start in san antonio monday then head to dallas on tuesday to take on the mavericks thursday in new orleans and finish up friday in atlanta. >> still to come here on washington weekly. >> now an open letter to my ex-wife. >> to you have someone to complain about? this man does. the website that lets you rant about anything. >> plus the forec >> steve is here with a look at the weather for this week. i think we're going to be making a lot of people happy. >> a lot of folks who like the warmth and humidity they'll love this. but wait for the pollen. take a look outside. the moon rise you can see just on the righthand side of your screen. high clouds out there right now limit the visibility in an hour or two but a beautiful beautiful moon rise outside at this hour and just to the right of it is the hubble space craft. you can't see it though. here's what's going on. 63 degrees for the high temperature average for this date 54 and the record 78 set back in 1967 and can get as cold as 15 degrees on this date. now 52 at reagan national airport. 54 in bladesburg. a high today of 63. st

the lakers beat the mavericks'. mike morris underwent a second treatment for a strained back muscle. the game went on today against the cardinals. it was not pretty. gonzales has a bit of a control issue. he gave up 10 hits and walked four. that two-run homer also happened in the ugly fourth inning. they lost 9-0. tiger woods is back in action today. the first we have seen from him as he withdrew from his last tournament with a sore achilles. he has won the tournament six times in his career. right now he is three shots behind leader. the redskins, will they be lucky and land andrew luck? some fans hope so. he worked out at per day to day. as you saw, all the top brass were in attendance. he did pretty well. yesterday robert griffin iii also worked out for coaches and baylor's per day. the wizards are looking for two in a row. >> >> a quick reminder of our facebook contests. less than 24 hours to enter to win a brand new ipad. we will give you an additional chance to win. we will announce tomorrow at 5:00. good luck

plus, kobe bryant and the lakers get fancy dousing the mavericks. your "first look" at sports is straight ahead. you are woching "first look" on msnbc. erything - everything. but why energy? we've got over 100 years worth. is it safe to get it? but what, so we should go broke with imports? look, i'm just saying. well, energy creates jobs. [announcer:] at conocophillips, we're helping power america's economy with cleaner, affordable natural gas. more jobs, less emissions. a good answer for everyone. we gotta be careful. it's cleaner. it's affordable. look, if it's safe, i'm there. [announcer:] conocophillips. >>> welcome back to "first look." in sports, the unlikely story of the quarterback, tim tebow took another twist yesterday with a self-described conservative christian ending up, in all places, new york city. here is fred. >> the nba and nhl playoffs are heating up. everybody is talking football. we're going to start with tim tebow. tebow is now a member of the new york jets. bronco has a pair of draft picks in return. he'll likely be used in an

how about the warriors facing the defending champions, the dallas mavericks. bad news situation. good news they win, bad news he reinjured his ankle. former cal bay kid out with a strained calf. david low with some defense in the second quarter. warriors were up 19. mavs to close the gap. lee stays hot. throwing down for monta, lee in the first half. to the third. curry rolls the right ankle again. and he would not return. very frustrating. monta the steal, the finish and one. he had 20. nate robinson a huge lift off the bunch. what a shot off the glass. he had 21. war yes, sir defeat them 111-87 that final. cardinals now have six straight 30-win seasons and have won nine of the last conference tournaments. she put on a show. knocking down a jumper early. stanford races out with the 17-4 lead. the sister also sharp, 17 points, 13 boards. and trying to keep cal close. the three-ball. 20 for her. cal down 6 at the half. she lights it up from downtown. she buries 3 threes in the second half. finishes with 29 points, 12 boards. she is the tournament mvp. stanford

it's the difference between owning a ford maverick and a 2012 cadillac. the project would turn this into a million square feet, but with the development on top of all that, the other shopping along the reisterstown corridor really isn't too much. >> this will be led by a grocery center. that's very different from what the mall has planned ins it redevelopment. by the way, the mall redevelopment is years away. this is right now. >> it will be different in a few years. i don't see any difficulty with this. >> reporter: they studied the area and said owings mills had a shortage of viable retail space. others are looking for something else, a center a vocal point for the community. >> with the renovation being talked about at the mall and this project and the metro, i think owings mills is poised to really blossom and further grope and meet it -- grope -- grow and mitt it -- meet its potential. >> reporter: they say the traffic survey is almost done but they are planning improvements that they say they will pay for to help with the traffic flow. >> all right.

city thunder notched a 13-state home court victory last night after narrowly escaping the dallas maverickshere is fred roggin with an early look at all of your sports headlines. >>> good morning. if it seems like your favorite nba team is playing every night, you're probably right. teams are playing more back-to-back games because of the condensed schedule. dirk nowitzki called it brutal five games and six nights in oklahoma city we go. the world champs didn't want to begin their stretch like this. russell westbrook and kevin durant too much for the cavs cavs. oklahoma city wins it. bulls didn't forget that game and exacted their revenge last night and outscored indiana by 20 in the third. chicago wins it. no secret the clippers the most improved team in the league but starting to look like the clippers of old and dropped five of their last eight. the timberwolves kevin love, played like a man among boys. 39 points. clips had a chance to tie the game two seconds left but chris paul missed a free throw. timberwolves win it. college hoops last year, cinderella heading back to the big dance a

like to be a maverick.ike to go in the cloak room and say if you don't like me today, tough. you need my vote. that's hard to do as a senator. >> it is, but if you want to really get something accomplished and that's what you're here to do. we're moving to politicians instead of public servants. you have to be able to stand up and say this is not going to get us to where we need to be. >> i think progressives like watching my show. i have to tell you in many ways, 21% of the country calls itself liberal. 21%. you do not run the presidency, you do not hold it for long if you don't get moderates and a few conservatives to see your way in terms whof they think should be president. you'll lose every election if you vote that way. ideologically. your party is dominated by the right. so that base is getting pretty scary for you guys. you moderates. thank you for coming on. don't get mad. don't leave mad. thank you christy todd whitman and governor blanch lincoln. >>> up next, was the government of saudi arabia in

snow mavericks' but they have the festival tomorrow rain or shine said tonight we of the rain developing overnight in north bay the heaviest rains from morning the afternoon scattered showers windy and cool tonight overnight mild and to the '50s and these numbers aren't budging much daytime highs 55 to 6 degrees again south when substitute 30 mi. an hour. caugh a dry day on sunday. chances to tuesday through friday.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,the f and they're going to have given more time of the they don't win at least three of their final four games. playoffs. the kids move into the first and the pacific divisions of a sharp turn now one of the scars that stars in a paris for the first you playoff spots tonight. >>> the 22 points in the first half against the nets charles jenkins in hits with a new look past and 12 assists the warriors led by 14 after three quarters but it was all new jersey in the fourth scoring for golden state 32 to 1620 points for gerald green 20 assists for dan williams the final chance for the warriors but stand-in's can't get past the much taller gerald wallace to drops

mavericks will have a tough time. you have to get conditions and tides right.ore to hit than just waves. the forecast tomorrow, wind out there now. winds gusting to 31 miles per hour. these were the highs from today, cooled from yesterday. yesterday temperatures and daytime highs in the 70s in warmest spots. much cooler today, 10-15 degreesable cooer. overnight, going to be cool. wins die down, skies are clear. frost in many valley areas. it's going to be chilly as you head to work and school. through the day, clouds move off. few sprinkles here. tomorrow, clouds increase. friday, partly sunny. starts off nice and cold in the morning. this system migrates closer to us, clouds increase in the afternoon. the next storm rolls in on saturday. heaviest rain saturday night and sunday morning. the idea is, it's a wet and snowy weekend. your friday morning commute is dry. your friday afternoon commute, clouds. your friday late night early morning saturday, rain. there's clearly a cold front moving through. there will be wind, snow areas in the mountains. saturday by no

. >>> the mavericks big wave surf contest not happening this year but the party goes on. you can go to half-moon bay for some fun this weekend. details coming up. >>> a taking a live look outside. what's in store for the forecast? we have a look across the bay yier. it's friday, march 30th, today in the bay. >>> good morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> good morning to you. let's check in with christina loren. by the way i'm jon kelley. what's happening for the weather? >> good morning to you. thanks for waking up with us. we have a good-looking day. it's nice and mild to start. we're in the 50s just about everywhere. 54 in santa rosa. grab the umbrella. we're headed towards a nice afternoon. showers arrive by 9:00 p.m. i'll time the system out and let you know when you can get outdoors and what all the rain means for snow in the sierra nevada. first, let's check the drive with mike. >> an earlier accident seemed like a minor issue for 880. it has turned into a car fire situation. the off ramp has a car that sounds like it's catching a pretty

kobe bryant plays a mass adventure and mavericks, big man goes down and out.ome calling it america's greatest ever soccer victory. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> in weather, all eyes are on the next severe weather outbreak coming on friday. your forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." owe we e >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." >>> in sports, two of the hottest teams in the nba met last night in san antonio and unlike at the rodeo, the bulls won out over the spurs. here is fred roggin with an early look at all of your sports headlines. >>> good morning. before last night, the spurs had lost just one game at home all year. the chicago bulls changed that. here we go to san antonio. spurs and bulls back and forth the entire game. tim duncan looked like the duncan of old in the third and finished with 18. deng caught fire and drained a pair of threes late. derrick rose scored 29 and the bulls won it 96-89. >>> time for your daily dose of lin sanity. he was smacked in the face against the ca

knicks down against the maveric mavericks.udemire gave new york the lead with seven minutes to play but they fizzled down the stretch. dallas wins it 95-85. heat and nets. a couple of ways to use the backboard. pittman's jumper off the glass and bounced in. a. worth another look. i don't think dexter could do it again if he tried. lebron james banks it in. everything right for the heat and cut down the nets 108-78. >>> who is that masked man? that is kobe bryant looking like the lone ranger with a black mask. he switched back to a clear one in the second quarter. in the fourth he did this. drilled a jumper to force overtime. pistons clicking on all cylinders in o.t. you can't mask what happened to the lakers. they lost to one of the worst teams in the league 88-85 in o.t. >>> good day to be a detroit fan. university of detroit won the horizon league and earned an automatic bid to the tournament. the titans could surprise some teams in the big dance winning easily 68-50. south dakota state and western illinois needed overtime f

. >>> organizers of the mavericks surf contest watching the weather to see if conditions will be right to hold the competition. winds will probably be to strong this weekend for surfing. if a contest cannot be held they map to celebrate with a surf festival march 31st at princeton harbor which is just north of half mob. >> a group fighting a permit system to climb the half dome has submitted hundreds of signatures. the group said it turned in 530 signatures yesterday. the park service wants to reduce the number of hikers from 1200 to 500. officials are taking public comment. >> a landmark housing complex for seniors marked a double celebration. st. joseph's on international boulevard marked the grand opening of 84 senior rental apartments. they also celebrated ground breaking for 62 more apartments. >> i appreciate -- the atmosphere in this place. very, managers very kind to us. friendly. >> the bridge housing corporation said it expects the new apartments will be pope in june of next year. >> coming up more storm watch coverage. the long delays caused for travelers. >> . >>> a woman t

. >>> if it doesn't happen soon there won't be a mavericks wave contest this year.closes at the end of march. but even if there is no contest, "the examiner" reports there will be a mavericks festival down in half moon bay. it will happen march 31 if the contest happens or if it happens. >>> sports bars around uc- berkeley all over the bay area should be hopping this evening. >> we have a couple of teams dancing this week. cal bears, men's basketball team is in dayton ohio to take on south florida. it is the quote, unquote play- in game. the winners go on tonight field of 64 in the ncaa tournament and take on temple, maybe michigan after that. hopefully cal can win. tip-off at 6:10 p.m. pacific time. >>> st. mary's the gaels are ready in the coveted field of 64. they are set over to loot moraga campus at 9:00 this morning for a flight from oakland to omaha, where they will face purdue in the opening round game. that game set for friday afternoon at 4:27 pacific time right here on cbs 5. >> you know what you're going to be doing tonight. >> watching a little hoop. >>

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