mavericks surfing competition. riders an elite group. they're invited at a moment's know tis when notice when conditions are prime. in the 17 years since the competition was first held only men have competed. >> it's not a gender thing. it's a performance thing. >> jeff clark was the first to surf the spot back in 1975. he went on to start the now classic competition. he says a committee and a poll of surfers determine who is invited. >> we have a really good understanding who is performing the best, who is pushing the limits. who is going to new levels of performance. >> are women there yet? >> women just aren't there yet. >> reporter: bianca valentine disagrees. surfing the waves here. big wave surfing seen as a boys' >> yeah. there aren't enough women they don't surf well enough. that maybe used to hold true. any more. >> chasing big waves all over the world. >> the message is that women are capable. more than a handful now. and, they deserve a chance. >> reporter: the california coastal commission, state agency charged with overseeing public use of

that's why the maverick's invitational is taking place. the weather looks fantastic for those surfers. mid50s coming up to the low 60s by noontime. a live look from the emeryville camera and the visibility is good. cooling continues the next few days. although you may not have noticed it today, the temperatures are down by a few degree. oakland airport tied the previous record of 68 degrees. the rain may return next week. let's look at what's ahead. the high clouds will continue to stream in. these are harmless. tomorrow afternoon they will filter the sun and we will also see a return of the low cloudiness. it will take our temperatures down a few more degrees as we head toward your friday. here is the temperature trend for san francisco. 61 is the average high and tomorrow 67 degrees. lower than today. the cool down continues on friday before we see a turn around in time for your weekend and valentine's day especially. it is nice for any outdoor plans you might have. you haven't seen this for awhile. the storm impact scale. weary introduc

that's why the maverick's invitational is taking place.he weather looks fantastic for those surfers. mid50s coming up to the low 60s by noontime. a live look from the emeryville camera and the visibility is good. cooling continues the next few days. although you may not have noticed it today, the temperatures are down by a few degree. oakland airport tied the previous record of 68 degrees. the rain may return next week. let's look at what's ahead. the high clouds will continue to stream in. these are harmless. tomorrow afternoon they will filter the sun and we will also see a return of the low cloudiness. it will take our temperatures down a few more degrees as we head toward your friday. here is the temperature trend for san francisco. 61 is the average high and tomorrow 67 degrees. lower than today. the cool down continues on friday before we see a turn around in time for your weekend and valentine's day especially. it is nice for any outdoor plans you might have. you haven't seen this for awhile. the storm impact scale. weary introducin

for the mavericks invitational, the breakers are expected to be between 25 and 35 feet. 53 degrees by noontime. gets up to 60 degrees on friday. hopefully they have better look. i know they have to cancel the actual competition in hawaii today. quite a bit of cloud cover and here's a look at the temperature. 68 in san francisco. oakland, 62 downtown. highs today in the mid 60s to mid 70s. san jose, 64 degrees right now. lake tahoe, dry conditions but a chance of rain and snow next wednesday. 0 degrees in santa rosa. if you've been enjoying the beach, you still have some more days to do it, but it will be cooler the next few days. mild to warm for valentine's day weekend. here's a look at what's going to happen tonight. high clouds continue to filter our skying. tomorrow afternoon, low clouds coming back near the coast and league clouds will be around. the week ahead, san francisco, average high of 61 tomorrow. 67 degrees. so cooler than today, san francisco today made it up to 70 degrees. that drop continues friday, as well. but it warms back up, heading towards the wmd and next week

titans of mavericks takes place when the waves are huge. it is by invitation only. until now only men were invited. but that is about to change. carter evans has the story. >> reporter: these are the waves that call adrenaline seeking surfers from around the world the they've come to half moon bay, california, south of san francisco, the site of the titans of mavericks surfing competition. riders an elite group. facing waves up to 50 feet. they're invited at a moment's know tis when notice when conditions are in the 17 years since the competition was first held only men have competed. >> it's not a gender thing. it's a performance thing. >> jeff clark was the first to surf the spot back in 1975. he went on to start the now classic competition. he says a committee and a poll of surfers determine who is invited. >> we have a really good understanding who is performing the best, who is pushing the limits. who is going to new levels of performance. >> are women there yet? >> women just aren't there yet. >> reporter: bianca valentine disagrees. surfing the waves here. bi

winds are very inviting to the skillful and courageous surfers who will participate at the mavericks invitational. partly cloudy to mainy sunny, about 54 at 8:00 in the morning and the big breakers, 20 to 30 feet. here's a look at conditions at the golden gate bridge. partly cloudy skies continuing through the evening and overnight. tomorrow, mostly sunny, mild once again, highs from the low to mid 60s at the coast to low 70s inland. i'll show you when we might expect the next rainfall. >> thank you, spencer. >>> the discovery of human remains has police in gilroy treating it as a possible homicide. >> matt keller has the latest. >> reporter: human remains were found by pg&e contractor workers. investigators could not tell if the bones were from a male or female. immediately thoughts of teen sierra lamar came to mind. but evidence found make it unlikely. >> there was a gold cap or gold colored cap on the body. >> reporter: sierra did not have a gold cap on her teeth. she went missing in 2012 walking to her bus stop. the trial of her kidnapper is scheduled to start in april. >> we still have hope,

meanwhile, friday, it will be mavericks invitational surfing competition. conditions friday morning will be partly cloudy, 53 degrees. by noon, up to 60 degrees, winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 miles per hour. breakers 25 to 35 feet. so rough surf for most of us. here's the live view. this is our first forecast, partly cloudy and mild this evening. mix of sun and high clouds tomorrow morning and mostly sunny tomorrow afternoon. mild once again with highs at mid 60s to the coast to 73 inland. we have a warmup coming our way. larry, eat goesing to be huge, huge. it will make your head spin. >> most things do, spencer. you were talking about the surf contest. the excitement from fans, surfers, and rescue crews is ramping up, just as another big competition was called off. matt keller has all the details. >> reporter: it wasn't maverick size here this morning. heck, to some of the surfers out on the water, these are barely considered wave. >> flat for winter, but it's fun. that's why i'm here. >> reporter: the big waves are coming. >> i'm excited to watch. i

so what does that mean for the mavericks invitational? pillar point. the weather not really an issue. temperatures in the mid 50s to lower 60s. but of importance, we're expecting breakers as high as 25 to potentially 35 feet. so that would be great news for all of the surfers. in the water, it will be active, but over land we're tracking a warm-up before the next chance of rain falling down. all of the full details in just a few minutes. >> thank you, drew. >>> well, women could hit the surf for mavericks as early as next year. california coastal commission voted in november to require contest organizers to create a plan to include women in future events. that's now one of the conditions mavericks organizers must satisfy in order to be granted a permit. >>> a final plan to fully removed the old bay bridge could be finalized tomorrow. today, caltrans announced it would ask the oversight committee to approve its $140 million demolition plan. including pier implosions in october and smaller implosions in 2017 and 2018. engineers will repeat last year's pr

. >> reporter: no woman has ever competed in maverick. it's invite only. a woman was invited but she hurt her knee surfing mavericks earlier this season. reporting live in half moon bay, michelle roberts, nbc bay area news. >> i'm nervous just watching that video. we posted a photo gallery, all the action at maverick that's right there on the front page of our website, nbc bay area.com. >>> new at 5:00, the waves dangerous not only for the surfers of maverick but beach goers. rogue waves have swept away three people in the past month. the danger is so great rescue workers and the coast guard gathered on ocean beach today to show people what to watch out for. >> stay out of the surfline, stay up as far out of the surf line as possible and don't ever go on rocks. rocks are the most dangerous things you can be on during this type of surf condition. >> rescue workers demonstrated what can happen. watch as breakers pound a coast guard vessel while they try to reach a swimmer who was carried away in swift currents right next to those rocks. this is just an exerc

mavericks surfing competition. the riders are an elite group. they see waves up to 50 invited at a moment's notice when conditions are prime. but in the 17 years since the competition was first held,n have competed. >> it's not a gender thing. it's a performance thing. >> reporter: jeff clark was the first to surf the spot back in he went on to start the now classic competition. he says the committee and a poll of surfers determine who is e have a really good understanding of who is performing the best, who is pushing the limits, who is going to new levels of >> reporter: are women there yet? >> women just aren't there yet. >> reporter: bianca big wave surfing has been seen as a boys club. >> totally, yeah. those arguments saying there aren't enough women, they don't serve well, they maybe used true, but now though excuses don't work any more. >> reporter: this lady chases big waves all over the world. >> i think the message is women able and and they deserve a chance. >> reporter: the california the state agency charged with overseeing public use of the coast, is demanding ch

we have had women judges, we have had womom in our water >> reporter: mavericks invited a woman to be an alternative its first t ar and did so this year but critics say it's not enough. >> i think it was a publicity stunt so they can say, oh, yeah, we always include women. it wasn't really genuine. >> reporter:r:oth sides agree the more women get involved in the sport, the sooner they will get invited to contests like mavericks. they just disagree on how quickly that tide should turn. r "cbs this morning," carter evans, half moon bay, california. >> i don't know enough about surfing, but that just doesn't make sense to me. i don't know. >> yeah. let people compete. it's a competition. >> exactly. >> 2016. >>> love comes at an extra cost on this valeine's day weekend. ahead, the outre over the >> watch us live on the live all access app. it was so pretty i got distracted. don't miss our interview, rather, with grammy nominated country star cam. we'll be right back.rate to severe ulcerative colitis or crohn's, and your symptoms have left you with t... it may be time for a different pers

give fans a unique view of the surfing competition. >>> in the 15-year history of mavericks, no woman has ever been invited to compete. but that may change when the next mavericks competition is called. the california coastal admission is telling organizers to come up with a plan to include women in future events. that may mean inviting female surfers to take part in the mavericks event or holding a separate event for women. >>> two chp officers hailed as heroes this morning. >> took a moment to step back and step back from the officer role and kind of stepped into a personal role. >> amazing photos. we'll tell you how they talked a woman out of jumping off the bay bridge. >>> and a heated debate over tasers in san francisco. the proposals to arm officers and why some are strongly opposed to them. >>> looking at a commute that's getting busier. we have a couple of trouble spots including a new crash on the bay bridge. we're looking at a live picture of it. we'll let you know what's happening with this. >>> a great opportunity for sunrise photos. we have high clouds and another mild day. not record setting.

give fans a unique view of the surfing competition. >>> in the 15-year history of mavericks, no woman has ever been invited to compete. but that could change when the next mavericks competition is called. organizers are being told they have to come up with a plan to include women in future events. that could mean inviting female surfers to take part or holding a separate event for women. >>> caltrans plans to asking for $140 million today to finish demolishing the old bay bridge. part of the money is intended for a series of 15 implosions similar to this one in november to destroy the underwater piers of the old bridge. before the implosions crews have to cut and remain the remaining trusses from the old bridge. >>> time is 5:16 and sal is busy working and watching our commute. how does it look? >> it looks good. i know that one day -- all three of us will say i remember when there used to be an old bay bridge. people forget once it's gone. >> it's gone. >> there you go. >>> right now traffic is doing okay. let's see if we can take a look at the toll plaza camera and it looks okay getting into san francisc

. >>> in the 15-year history of mavericks, no woman has been invited to compete. but that could change. the coastal commission is telling organizers they have to come up with a plan to include women in future events. and that could mean inviting female surfers to the titans of mavericks event or having a separate event. >>> bart is considering charging up to $30, depending on an event. the station charges between three and $4 between 3 p.m. monday through -- the coliseum has only 10,000 parking spaces but can attract 64,000 people for large events. charging more could generate $150,000 in extra revenue. caltrans plans to ask for funds to demolish the old bay prejudice. part of the money is to destroy the remaining underwater piers. crews must cut and remove the remaining trusses from the old bridge. >>> citywide inspections in berkeley in the wake of last year's deadly balcony collapse. the repairs that hundreds of building owners will have to make. [ indiscernible ] a lot more space. >> in a san francisco neighborhood, they're on edge. the new neighbors that them

. >> the weather at mavericks is expected to be ideal on friday. invitations have been sent out to the best surfers in the world. janine de la vega is in half moon bay right now near where the competition will take place. >> reporter: this is good news for the businesses around the harbor near pillar point. the mavericks surf competition has not happened in the last two years and they are ready for the return. the waves are expected to be nearly 40 feet high. and overall conditions are supposed to be good. the green light was given for mavericks and this invitation will pit 24 of the world's best surfers against each other. many of them are in hawaii for another competition. this adrenaline filled contest attracts big crowds to the pillar point area. but folks won't be allowed to watch from the beach. this will be streamed online. and they'll have more cameras than in years past. >> you'll see water, cliff angles, air angles, drone angles. we'll have it all covered. >> reporter: a lot of the surrounding businesses will have viewing parties. so this is a big bo

it is called the "titans of mavericks" contest. a one-day invitation-only event. 24 surfers came from all over the world to take on waves expected to rise above 20 feet today. now, once it starts, the coast guard will have a perimeter set up around the competition area to keep boaters away. organizers will be filming the surfing action from the waters nearby and, of course, there will be plenty of choppers overhead. surfers had 48 hours to get here to half moon bay. organizers made the call on tuesday. >> you know, it's not us that call mavericks. mavericks makes the call. we have to wait until the conditions are right and the waves come. without the waves, we're nothing. >> reporter: nobody though wants a repeat of what happened here in 2010 when spectators lined up on that coastal bluff and were hit with waves. so san mateo county sheriff's deputies and park rangers will be keeping people off of the bluffs from ocean boulevard in half moon bay all the way to moss beach. and they are going to be setting up several big screens here at the harbor. so pe