more importantly felt sick because of the abnormally hot weather temperature in the capital of south australia adelaide exceeded forty five degree celsius. thousands of homes in the city are experiencing problems with the power supply. according to local media ask for is nothing on the roads in tasmania the latest news is that three w dodge cars out that stevie got kate said. and. she was good for self service doors losing interest to do is organize train to dc to presume innocence of the concert season with a population of over fifty thousand people by the major part of the product and it's in the supermarkets shopping malls and stores going to visit the kids enemies to be the biggest players in the retail market in the country tuesday that his counts of emotions play a great go to church with my eyes to the stores and supermarkets. however the exquisitely commanding your baby still checks in auckland for the promotion aimed at increasing the sales on him. the people of that. i read the a frame from attending this hills knights is a marketing ploy shopping mall areas the sales mind to a major

dozens of blazes are burning in the states of victoria and south australia. this historic guesthouse was among the buildings lost. washen i got here, the fire here that no one was going to bring it under control. >> the city of melbourne has been baking. temperatures now over 40 degrees for several days. >> a serious public health issue. we know there are serious consequences from extreme heat and will increase hospitalizations and deaths. >> spare a thought for those engaged in sport. fans of the australian open tennis have been doing their best to keep cool. but there are fears for the health of the players after the canadian collapsed on court this week. a ballboy also passed out. and the countries firefighters are facing a difficult few days. the forecast shows no let up in the temperatures. 2013 was just declared the hottest year on record, raising questions about the impact of climate change year. continues as it started, the record may not last long. clacks a notorious neo-nazi tried to take over a sleepy town and he expected residents to follow his le

you got a guy body surfing, a beautiful day and what appears to be south australia, but this just isn'tof surf video, this is an animal rescue and this guy comes upon a department of conservation woman and she's got something in her hands. >> oh. >> penguins aren't always in the snow. there are many penguins that like warm water. >> wouldn't it be so much fun to be a penguin rescuer. >> the little penguins swim in the water they're known as good divers but they can also bowurr and live on land where they go at night. but this one got into a little trouble because as you can see the waters are a little rough and they need to repatriot the guys back to the water. and the guy on the body board said maybe i'll help the guy out, and inside the bag is little blue the penguin. >> he's a pocket penguin. >> they are the littlest species but he's got a rope tied to his board and pullinitg out and then he's got the bag kind of around his neck so he doesn't drop it and, of course, the reintroduction into the water goes peachy keen. >> how do you know where the penguin wants to go? >> you don't. >>

people brought whatever possessions they could carry, mostly mattresses and south australia pans. they couldn't mean much. they travelled with hundreds of kilometres. they put up shelters. it's hot, dry and dusty. people are cooking what food is left and waiting for aid agencies to bring supplies. the numbers here are just going up. >> aid workers struggle to register the arrivals. 20,000 people have come here in recent weeks. it's overrun. >> the numbers are great, the need is huge. there are so many children coming without parents, so many elderly and basically we need all ut support and assistance. >> at the health center this boy needs assistance. he was shot and robbed. >> i don't know why they shoot me. they take my money. they leave me. >> he is waiting to be taken to a hospital for surgery. like many, he blames the leaders for making civilians suffer as they struggle for power. this woman and her children sit in the shade of a tree. they'll probably sit for days before it's their turn. after that they'll be given food and a plot of land to farm. it's tough. but the people

drive and the seventy five is in itself the state of victoria and dozens of blazes of planning in south australia western australian and new south wales and the state fell thirty seven c to seventy men can see warning to call hundreds of residents to flee their homes. okay see you next to the affected areas sorry if i've said this is commission a creighton actually said to conditions ease as dangerous as the black saturday fires killed one hundred and seventy three in two thousand nine. mum shop ditch on the street successful moon landing china has released a new antenna said the ads taken from the moon by the nation's climbed to third as bush all i did and this camera on december the twenty second the other was still on the twenty fifth christmas christmas day. add the peaches are of the pasha on us. as evening approaches scientists say the mondays on a boat to take picture of the fo us and of course when the fcc in full sunlight the moon and anxieties in the shadow meaning that and is still up and cannot provide enough power for the camera as the father the book is six hundred pages of being ta

lightning is being blamed for tackled in new south wales, australia.ious one is 100 kilometers west of the capital. >> not really a slowdown. china's economy grew 7.7% in the latest quarter. that was ahead of estimates, and asian stocks are off their session lows. let's find out what is happening market wide. tokyo is just about to close out for its lunchtime break. we are having a look at what is going on and how those gdp figures or play not. >> the gdp number and china, exceeding analyst estimates. that is why the original benchmark as well as the chinese earlierre paring declines. let's look at the hang seng and that shanghai composite -- and the shanghai composite. the hang seng, down by one half of 1%. the shanghai composite, down by one quarter. you are seeing some indices in the region moving into positive territory. taiwan, the philippines, and jakarta, now higher by just under one quarter of 1%. let's look at some of the key movers in hong kong. we are tracking property shares, among others. these are related to china, has business in china,

wave conditions last week intensified flames that destroyed 25 homes in neighboring victoria and south australia least 320,000 acres have burned. authorities say those fires were sparked by lightning strikes. >>> fans of a popular daly city eatery will soon have to find another place to gather. joe's of west lake is set to close january 26th, a week from today. the restaurant, which some consider a peninsula institution, will close for remodeling after 57 years in business. it will be reopened by new owners in 2015, but there are no jobs for current employees. the newest bachelor on a hit show finds himself in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. his controversial marks are in the news. >> the former professional soccer player, the first latino bachelor, but now his comments to a reporter friday night are under fire. listen. >> do you think it would be a good idea to have a gay or bi-sexual bachelor? >> no. >> why not? >> just 'cuz -- honestly, i don't think it's a good example for kids to watch that on tv. >> just seconds later used the word "pervert" when talking about an all-gay edition o

wave conditions last week intensified flames that destroyed 25 homes in neighboring victoria and south australia least 325,000 acres have burned. authorities say those fires were sparked by lightning strikes. >>> fans of a popular daly city eatery will soon have to find another place to gather. joe's of west lake is set to close january 26th, a week from today. the restaurant, which some consider a peninsula institution, will close for remodeling after 57 years in business. it will be reopened by new owners in 2015, but there are no jobs for current employees. >>> controversy this morning over anti-gay remarks made by the star of reality tv show the bachelor. both abc and juan pablo are apologizing over the comments made to an entertainment website. here's abc news reporter with the details. >> he's the 32-year-old former professional soccer player. now the first latino star of abcs "the bachelor." but pablo is making headlines for what he said at a party when a reporter asked if it would be a good idea to have a gay or bi-sexual bachelor. >> no. >> why not? >> just 'cuz -- honestly, i don't thi

the town of unadetta in south australia hit 50 degrees on thursday. are battling fires off the coast of queens land and saying strong winds could spread the flames there. green peace activist colin russell is back in australia after a detention in russia and released under amnesty and putin and in december he and 29 others faced up to 15 years in prison piracy charges on an oil rig protesting against arctic oil drilling. on one of our top stories this hour, police in cambodia opened fire on striking garment workers killing through people and the doctor is a human rights activist on the line now from the capitol to give us a view. your thoughts on what has happened, doctor? >> yes, hello, yes, we are very shocked because just yesterday the authority cracked down on the peaceful demonstration of the worker who claimed an increase of salary from $81-$160. so yesterday the crack down on the group of worker, yesterday morning, and this includes firemen. and liberating to five months but they send him to jail and today, yesterday night and this morning, the

opening stages of tour and finished at the end of the 135 kilometer stage through the valley in south australiaas been in doubt as late as monday because of brush fires in the area. and the champion of miami heat slumped to the fourth loss on monday going down 121 to 114, the atlanta hawks, the new york knicks going through a rough patch and losing to local rivals the brooklyn nets and what was the fourth defeat in a row. the knicks were out from the start and helping brooklyn end the first quarter 11 points ahead but it was joe johnson that did most of the damage and grabbed 25 points as brooklyn ran out 103 to 81. the nhl suspended vancouver coach for 15 days for his conduct following the vertebral been the canooks and the flames and started with ten players and dropping gloves two seconds in the first period and 8 of them ejected and the canooks coach who will miss ten games after attempting to get in the locker room during intermission and his actions were dangerous and embarrassing. american athlete jones is perhaps best known for being a top hurdler competing in beijing and he will go for

we've conditions last week intensified flames that destroyed 25 homes in neighboring victoria and south australia000 acres have burned. authorities say those fires were sparked by lightning strikes. >>> fans of a popular daly city eatery will soon have to find another place to gather. our media partner, "the mercury news, reports joe's westlake is set to close january 26th, a week from today. the restaurant, which some consider a peninsula institution, will close for remodeling after 57 years in business. it will be reopened by new owners in 2015, but there are no jobs for current employees. >>> controversy this morning after anti-gay remarks made by the star of reality tv show the bachelor. both abc and juan pablo are apologizing over the comments made to an entertainment website. here's abc news reporter with the details. >> he's the 32-year-old former professional soccer player. now the first latino star of abcs the bachelor. but when pablo is making headlines for what he said at a party when a reporter asked if it would be a good idea to have a gay or bi-sexual bachelor. >> just 'cuz -- hones

south. australia has temperatures of 120 degrees fahrenheit. we will see record tornadoes. do we still have winter? yes. does it still bit cold? yes. does that change the fact that we're seeing any refutable long-term trend of the planet heating up and the climate changing? that is still very true. the year when we will be moving forward on affecting climate change. moveon members will fight along the way. we're holding the administration accountable to say no. one other metaphor that i think can be helpful, even if you thought the climate change was a theory, the theory was who knows which way to go. would you gamble with your life at a high level? would you roll the dice and see what happens to the planet? let's just keep dumping: the atmosphere. personally, i think that attitude is cavalier. it sounds risquÉ. it is not the kind of approach that i want to take for my kids. i want to see us be responsible with our planet. take care of it and take care of each other. we've something for future generations. they can enjoy just as much as we are able to. jay sthis e-mail from

wild fires are burning at this time across victoria and another 16 number in across neighboring south australiaone person has been killed. parts of australia is going to re heat wave where there temperatures have been over 104 degrees for several days. >> prince harry is putting his flying days are behind him. palace officials say that the prince is ending his role as a helicopter pilot and taking up a new job with the army in london. harry will now be organizing major commodity to of the events involving the army. the 29 year old span more than three years in training and served as a apache helicopter pilot, completing a tour in afghanistan leisure as a co- pilot gunner. in july, he qualified to command an apache, the culmination of his training. >> we will be right back. (male annoucer): now here is stanley roberts who found some people behaving badly. >> in giving me the finger is not want to stop me from videotaping you. >> something tells me that putting acat is going to be an uphill battle. the city is tired of all of these bad drivers. if it has two wells or more or if it walks, you migh

firefighters have gained the upper hand in their battle against bushfires in south eastern australia dozens of fires are still burning but conditions had eased after a week long heat wave. authorities say this is just the beginning of what is said to be a long and dangerous wildfires pp. and a six point three magnitude earthquake has struck new zealand's north of the capital wellington. there were no immediate reports of major damage or injuries wellington's airport a huge plastic eagles crushed down from the ceiling. it was common installation of making the movie the hobbits. now imagine for a moment the eu saying that europe's economy was growing at a rate of seven point seven percent of the coolest quench his suspension but in china. it tells us something of a disappointment. the slowest growth in more than ten years now the question is if reforms announced by beijing's new leadership will get things moving faster again. exports of consumer goods have kept china's economy humming. he is. but slowly economic rate in europe and emerging markets has taken some of the momentum out of

we could use the rain across south and eastern australia. high pressure dominating there, right now they're dealing with a very large wildfire burned over 52,000 acres. one person has been killed. a major threat to wildlife as well. you can see its just heat the area up. >>> in in darfur they don't have enough water to get through the year, and there are water problems in kosovo. they're dealing with exceptional levels of drought as well. it's not just an issue in california but an issue that folks all around the world are dealing with. >> we hadn't heard about the threat to wildlife. >> yes, it is. >> a milestone birthday for the first lady. michelle obama turned 50 and showed off her new aarp card. the president and the first lady will now host a party at the white house tonight. the celebration is dubbe dubbedk you for watching al jazeera. i'm morgan radford. for news updates all throughout the day head over to www.aljazeera.com or follow us on twitter. >> she's known as baby veronica, and she was the center of a high profile custody batt

. >>> take a look at this video from the south coast of australia, you see these people out there, it looks like they're digging for buried treasure or something, no, they're doing something in the sand. not digging for treasure, but you could say they are marking the spot although not with an "x." you're about to say adam and jeff, 29 and 27, they went up in a plane to do a job to capture the whole thing on camera. >> oh! >> oh! >> the proposal! >> marry me, jess, with a question mark. i hope she saw the message. >> can you imagine she's looking out to the horizon and the beautiful sky and the ocean and misses the message altogether. >> could have come in the wrong way, upside down or she was really concerned about the soft landing maybe which i think everybody should be when you're skydiving. it looks like she hits the ground here. >> does she freak out? oh, she's so excited. >> there she is, in all her gear. adam on one knee, she whips her helmet off so she can smooch her now fiance after this awesome moment. good time for family and friends and they did a good job because it's har

area, santa cruz, 1 from san francisco, another pacifica and the rest from as far as south africa, brazil, australia and hawaii. www.ktvu.com has more from the mavericks invitational. we've posted more of that incredible raw video from news chopper 2 flying right over the surfing competition, really get a sense how big those waves are. look for turned our hot topic section of our homepage. >>> an elementary schoolteacher was arrested for allegedly poisoning her colleagues with marijuana laced foodful investigators say several fellow school staff attended a party last november. several reported feeling sick after eating food she brought to the party. one woman went to the hospital where blood tests show she had thc present, the active ingredient in cannabis. police say the teacher confessed her involvement to people at the party. >>> facebook is fighting back against princeton researchers who predict the social network's demise. facebook posted this graph today showing princeton is in trouble and will probably no longer exist in less than a decade. facebook claims the graph shows what princeton's enr

some come from brazil, south africa, australia, a long trip on short notice. 48 hours. 50 to 60 footves. even the best pros know their lives are in danger. listen. >> there's no denying the fact that if you fall on a 50, 60 foot face wave, even if they pull you up quick, it doesn't matter. you're still going through that moment of being held under or just being crushed by that wave. >> you might have saw the movie chasing mavericks. you can watching mavericks invitational on mavericks invitational.com. it's pretty cool to watch. 50 foot waves, amazing to watch. >> next time take pictures of you on the paddleboard. i want to see it. >> will do. >> march of dimes have saved a countless number of young lives. in our greenroom is aiden and his family. he's the 2014 ambassador. we'll speak with him about the organization's landmark anniversary and what he's going to be doing this year. his first tv appearance. we'll be right back. hey kevin...still eating chalk for heartburn? yeah... try new alka seltzer fruit chews. they work fast on heartburn and taste awesome. these are good. told ya!

. >>> firefighters in south australia are battling several brush fires burning out of control today.th temperatures soaring to 108 degrees are fueling those flames. one person has been killed. at least 12 homes have been destroyed. >>> meanwhile, firefighters in southern california are battling an 1,800-acre wildfire. drought conditions in the region are partly responsible for that. 2013 was a driest year on record for the state, prompting governor jerry brown to declare a drought emergency. >> now we're facing a phenomenon of nature that makes us realize we're dependent on rain, we're dependent on one another. and to the degree that we can collaborate and cooperate as the greater community of california, we will have a better quality of life. >> the weather channel's julie martin has the latest now from that fire zone. >> reporter: weather conditions cooperated overnight. and that allowed fire crews to get in and set a number of backfires to help control the colby fire from spreading any further. still, it has consumed over 1,800 acres. that's about the size of two central parks to

you've got surfers from santa cruz, sf and obviously hawaii, australia, brazil, south africa. those people arriving here on 36 hours notice. they expect pretty big waves. might recall a few years ago there was a sneaker wave. a couple of them took out spectators, they are okay, but that was at the pillar point beach. they are no longer allowed on pillar point beach to see the waves that break 100 yards offshore. options are go to the oceana hotel and spa. they have a big beer garden festival, a big to-do for this event. or watch it online. they will stream it live. again 8:00 the first heat, the main final competition, the final is supposed to be around 1:30 this afternoon. >> bob redell, thank you. he was saying earlier that the oceana hotel you can't see the surfing, you can see it on television but a big party. >> right. how about that, rob, hearing about the perfect conditions. >> we're watching the wave heights when we started. the wave heights were closer to 8 feet, now up to 11 feet. we'll probably see at least 13 feet offshore. then as the wave energy approaches the co

lightning is being blamed for brush fires burning out of control in new south wales, australia.ncy services tackle more than 90 separate laces. the most serious is burning 100 kilometers west of the capital, canberra. melbourne swell third in 40 degree plus heat for four straight days last week -- in 40 degree plus heat for four straight days last week. ♪ >> we hope you had a great weekend but it is monday morning. it is 7:30 in hong kong, 30 minutes away from e open of g in jan and south korea. you are watching "first up." australia's big banks are at their highest financial crisis. dividends expected to follow. thailand's risk of default source as street protests -- turn as street protests violent. investors love casino stocks. here is one that really stands out. 0.7%tion in australia rose in december from a year ago -- a according tother, a report by tb securities. this ahead of the official inflation figure coming out on wednesday. a quick check on markets in australia. that's what it is, a third of 5291 is yourown, level there. the aussie dollar continues to drop, 87 u.s. c

but some coming from as far as australia and south africa. all of them looking to win the biggest title in big wave surfing. >> right now, waves look big. seas look good. wind looks good. tide's great. so right now it looks good, but we don't want to make the final call until we are certain, and that's very tricky. >> the contest is expected to begin friday morning at 9:00. you can watch a live feed. >> the weather has been continuously nice for weeks it seems. rob mayeda has the forecast. >> the weather looks fine and the waves will be building. the waive machine is a strong one. this is an area of low pressure at 950 millibars. powerful low that will act like a fan across the pacific ocean. and take a look at the wave heights near the center of this low. waves of about 40 feet here. and i just checked some of the warnings in the hawaiian islands. expecting 40 to 50-foot waves hitting the hawaiian islands. so huge surf there. this energy will eventually move towards the bay area towards thursday and friday. so we're not expecting those 50-fo

half of the 24 competitors are locals but some are coming from as far away as australia, brazil, south africa. looking to win the biggest title in big wave surfing. >> right now, waves look big, seas look good, wind looks good, tide's great. right now it looks good but we don't want to make the final call until we are certain of that. and that's a very tricky thing. >> no doubt. if and when competition gets under way, watch a live feed online. you don't have to get wet. nbcbayarea.com. >> i can see christina loren ready with the waves. doing the wave there. >> always doing the wave. good morning. you know what? i'm at 60/40% shot this is going to happen. more likely than not. watching swells coming in, big here, up to 20-footers. hawaii expecting 50-foot waves. yeah. looking pretty good. i let my mom know, she says she's coming up if it happens. i gave her the window. people on standby for that. we'll be all over that checking on it all morning. 38 in concord. 39 oakland. 41 in san jose. it's a nice one. another nice day. notice differences if you live around the inner bay, right the i

including the all backs, south africa and australia. but a strong club system was controversial replaced by a regional rugby system that many people in the valley's town and villages didn't want. he was hit so hard, only the money kept them alive two years ago. his son now runs the club. >> it is heavily depend and reliant on the success of the team for its future. and much like everywhere else, it is facing difficult times at the moment. i think the role of the club is it just gives the town a good community spirit. >> a few decades ago, products like graham price were paying him for the healthy crowds. and the british lien yos they are still heros across this town. >> it is where we live, diswhere we choose to live. it is the major point. it is where my family lives. i have absolutely no reason to go anywhere else. it becomes in your blood. my whole family was involved with with it, and when they created the regions they basically flew 100 years of history out the window. >> graham says currently producing good players despite the sys

south of san francisco. competitors come from as far away as australia, south africa, and brazil. first place wins you $12,000. >> and all the photographers are lined up on the shore. click, click. >> all the surfers are in wet suits. even in california. >> and that -- that water's a lot warmer. >> a lot warmer. >> yeah. >> happy cold day. that's been every day around here, right? >> how much snow will we get tomorrow? >> we're not going to get a lot. there could be some spots as we get into the evening hours where the roads could be a little compromised. especially the secondary road once again. let's talk it it. then we start first with a look at -- outside as it is quiet. sunset at 5:20. just a few more minutes, the sun will be heading on down. winter weather advisory, folks, from midnight tonight until saturday, 6:00 p.m., for the counties that you see here shaded in purple. western maryland, garrett county, oakland, cumberland, petersburg to the west. these locations will have the most snow and be under a winter weather advisory. could be three to five inches piling up here o

australia firefighters are struggling to contain dozens of wildfires and 80 fires burning in south australiand one has been killed and residents living close to the flames are urged to evacuate. >> and the message is very clear, leave and leave. leave and leave. >> reporter: temperatures in the area are over 104 degrees and winds are expected to pick up today which could make conditions even worse. all right, let's bring in metrologist nicole mitchell to look at how the weather is playing a role in the wildfires. >> weather plays a huge role in what we see, temperatures, winds all of those things factor in and looking at australia and the difference between australia and california is australia this is actually summertime and when we expect those exceptional temperatures and look at all the fires plotted here across the continent and it's pretty significant, temperatures again for friday were over 100 degrees and ahead of us time zone wise and saturday expecting those and winds and this is a persistent problem here. not as expected in california in the winter, as we heard earlier, january, f

half from the bay area, half from australia, brazil, and south africa. it appears the defending champ has earned enough points from the judges to advance to the semifinals. grant washburn has been knocked out along with mark heeley. he let us know what goes through the mind of someone that would risk their life. >> do you get nervous? >> i do, especially when the waves are small. when they're big i get distracted. >> do you get scared? >> you try to conpartmentalize the fear. when you're in a really bad situation, you have to turn it from less of a poem and more of a math equation. you can't let your emotions get ahold of you. >> i wish i had that zen in me. hundreds of people gathered at the oceaniana hotel and spa to watch this competition on big screen tvs. this is different from when they could watch the competition with binoculars from pillar point beach. after a wave injured people back in 2010, organizers thought it would be better to keep them closer to shore away from the waves. the competition will continue on throughout the afternoon. the $50,

but the rugby club, their heroes, taking on south africa and australia.ut a strong club system was replaced by a regional rugby system that some people didn't want. they were hit so hard that peter jefferies kept them alive. >> i see it as a town has heavily dependent and relying on it for the future. i think that the role of the rugby club gives a community spirit. >> reporter: a few decades ago, they were put in front of healthy crowds and making a huge impact. they were still heroes across this town. >> it's the way we choose to live. where my family lives. and i have absolutely no reason to go anywhere else. it's in your blood. my whole family was involved with the rugby club. when they created the regions, they threw out 100 years of history out the window. >> he was a good player, despite the system, such as lee, the gold kirk kicker. >> the grassroots level isn't going well and producing players. >> reporter: the two major welsh football clubs, about it's a six nation's game at the millennium stadium or pride in their local club. lee wells, aljazee

south. australia has temperatures of 120 degrees fahrenheit. we will see record tornadoes. we still have winter? yes. does it still bit cold? yes. does that change the fact that we're seeing any refutable long-term trend of the planet heating up and the climate changing? that is still very true. the year when we will be moving forward on affecting climate change. moveon members will fight along the way. we're holding the administration accountable to say no. one other metaphor that i think can be helpful, even if you thought the climate change was a theory, the theory was who knows which way to go. would you gamble with your life at a high level? would you roll the dice and see what happens to the planet? let's just keep dumping: the atmosphere. personally, i think that attitude is cavalier. it sounds risquÉ. it is not the kind of approach that i want to take for my kids. i want to see us be responsible with our planet. take care of it and take care of each other. we've something for future generations. they can enjoy just as much as we are able to. jay sthis e-mail from im

of the 24 competitors in the bracket are locals but some are coming from as far away as australia, brazil, and south africa looking to win the biggest title in big wave surfing. >> right now waves look big, seas look good, wind looks good, tide is great. so right now it looks good. we don't want to make the final call until we are certain of that. and that's a very tricky thing. >> if and when the competition gets under way, you can watch a live feed on line. go to nbcbayarea.com. and joining me now christina loren to give us her idea on the chances of waves and your forecast. good morning. >> good morning to you. here's the deal. i just got off the phone with the officials from mavericks and they'll give us the word at noon today. they will likely have a decision at that point and, wref, so we're about 40 minutes away from that. >> predict for us. what are they going to say? >> i think they're going to say yeah. i think they're going to say yeah because the waves are here. here's the deal, the wind might get in the way because it might make it too rough for those surfers out there. i can tell you r

. >>> at least one person has died in continuing bush fires in australia. the souththe country has seen almost a week of temperatures up in the 40s, celsius that is. and is climate change to blame? australia's government doesn't think so, and many accuse it of denying the signs. >> reporter: in melbourne's extreme heat, julie and emily are looking for those without anywhere to shelter. >> we have sunscreen, and clean underwear, so we are okay. >> chris and matt have been living on the streets for a year, but the last four days have been exceptional. >> the last four days have been tough. >> reporter: according to those who manage this refuge center, two homeless people have died in conditions made worse by the extreme heat. >> we're going to see more heat waves, they are going to be hotter and more frequent. where are the response for people who are having it tough on the streets. >> extreme weather isment billioning the norm in australia. >> january was our hottest month on record, and the year as a whole when you are looking across australia, it is the hottest year

wales and taking on the best of the world on the local ground including the all blacks, south africa and australia by a regular system that many people in the valleys, towns anvd villages did not wan and the money of peter jeffrey's kept them alive two years ago and now he runs the club. >> depending on the success of the future, much like everywhere else is facing difficult times and i think this gives the town a good community spirit. >> reporter: a few decades ago products are plentiful and making a huge impact for club country and british lines and still heros across this town. >> it's where they live and choose to live and that is the major point. it's where my family lives. and there is no reason to go anywhere else. >> it becomes in your blood, my whole family was involved with that and when they created the regions, they basically through 100 years out of the window. >> reporter: and wales are currently producing good players despite the system and this is the goal kicker signed by big money by the french. >> and created the moment at the top level and going well and the grass roots level

from south america, australia, they say two things.irst, they say they want a copy of the cartoon. second, they say that is exactly how it is. [laughter] seriously. stockbroker from hong kong wanted one the size that you see there put on the wall in their lobby. so we had to send them one. next. this is an interesting cartoon. we were talking earlier about the value that cartoons bring. this is a cartoon, a local cartoon in baltimore, and one of the things when we are doing cartoons, we have to wear many hats. we have to do local cartoons, stay cartoons, national cartoons and international cartoons. we are probably the only person in the newspaper who has that full responsibility. the local cartoons get people's real attention. the local politicians whether it is a mayor or city alterman or governor, we are it when it comes to satirizing them. they watch us like hawks. the cartoons can actually have real power. here is the case in point. 20 years ago, this cartoon took place. it is about an area in baltimore called the block. it was a

when you say it's on people start climbing on arps in south africa, australia, japan, coming to halfall my friend was at the airport, our 2010 champion. he said clark, man, i've got 20 minutes before they close the door. what's it going to be. >> burdish posted an instagram of himself. more than 30 hours later he and his surfboard reached san francisco. he's one of the two dozen surfers inviting to maverick's this year. >> we've got some of the best from braaustralia, hawaii brazil. >> reporter: but the surfers aren't the only ones who drop in. people start descending from around the world. >> yes, it's like -- >> i literally had about four hours to pack my stuff and get all my equipment ready to go. >> reporter: the traveled the same circuit around the world as the surfers braving the same punishing waves. by thursday afternoon she was on a jet ski surveying maverick's as the swell's rolled in precursors of the giants to come. >> what is it like to be in the water looking up at a 40-foot-high wave? >> pretty intense. i always think to myself if i get caught inside the wave where's t

many are from the bay area but some are come from hawaii, australia and south africa. earlier this week there was a strong south wind that started to show up and could bring conditions similar to what happened in 2010 when a buoy washed ashore and knocked down spectators. the wind threat like that has passed and surfers are looking forward to getting on the water. >> the waves will be big enough but local weather could mess us up. knock on wood, it looks like everything will work out. >> reporter: viewing on the beach is no longer allowed but the competition will be televised and played live on the web. san mateyo sheriff deputy will be patrolling the beach and bluff overlooking the water to keep spectators out. surfers out not competing says they can't imagine riding the epic waves expected tomorrow. >> i am sure will it be exciting for the guys out there. >> reporter: cool to watch as a surfer? >> i would love to watch it but i don't think i will be able to get down there. if i do, i will go and check it out. >> reporter: the contest takes place a half mile from the

australia. >>> coming up next a south bay neighborhood living on edge. what they are doing in hopes of catching a suspected arsonist accused of setting more than a dozen fires. >>> the lines are growing at pharmacies and doctor offices while worries about the flu continues to grow. >>> 880 is looking pretty good at this hour. we'll have more bay area traffic coming up. >>> bouncing around a little bit that camera because the north breeze or easterly breeze is in place. that means possibility of record highs. >>> the 49ers heading to the nfc championship this saturday b but fans that want to see it in person could be having trouble getting a ticket. >>> a south bay neighborhood continues to live on edge. what they are doing in hopes of catching a suspected arsonist who is accused of setting more than a dozen fires so far. >>> the attempt to stop transit strikes across california. the hearing today that could ease the minds of many bart riders. >>> plus trying to repair a broken reputation. the new message target ceo has for its customers. all ahead on the

the others from hawaii, australia, brazil, south africa. arriving on 36 hours notice. organizers have set up this viewing area at the oceania hotel and spa. you can watch on line or you have a friend with a boat you're more than welcome to head out to the open sea to watch the stiffers from a distance. 8:00. the final scheduled for 130. what the where is looking like. i'm hoping our meteorologist can add to that. >> we're watching the high surf f. you are lucky enough to have a boat not a comfortable ride. you got 10 foot swells and as the wave energy heads to the coast the speed slows down. and we'll see breakers at least 25 feet. 30 for mavericks. it's the undersea ridges that we could see those heights getting close to 40-foot bases through late morning. we've got winds out of the east cease. so the forecast if you are viewing safely, a little on the chilly side. patchy low clouds. perspective on an eight-foot wave. not 40-foot. mid-60s for the afternoon. pchy low clouds, climbing into the 70s. good beach weather. watch for large waves tapped high surf advisory. 49

some are coming from as far away as australia, brazil, south africa, looking to win the biggest titlebig wave surfing. >> now, waves look big. seas look good. wind looks good. tide's great. right now, it looks good. we don't want to make the final call until we are certain of that. that's a tricky thing. >> if and when the competition gets under way, watch a live feed online. you have to go to nbcbayarea.com. >> so exciting. christina, you think a pretty good chance? >> yeah, i'm giving it 60/40%. 60% it will happen. breaking weather story. breakers are going to be huge for the bay area. we're talking about 20-footer and looking towards roughest seas, biggest waves as we get into friday, late friday into friday evening. if you wanted to hit the beach, weather has been so nice, keep in mind that means we are going to see rip currents and sneaker waves. temperatures comfortable. santa cruz, 68. beautiful conditions out there. half moon bay today not quite as warm. we do have return of onshore flow and see a gray start to the day. when it comes to giant waves, the waves are kicked up by

the rain that's going to be moving with this as it does drift down the court south boston or full island a part of australia's can be seen from seventy possibly dusting of the hundred kw on the prowl when cell death of racism is in effect the summer the islands but they quickly will be moving farther south and weakening outlets who is going on five it was an ortho across eastern asia high pressure dominates much of china delegate of the sea effects know still don't cross western portions of pan. some areas in the title still can see about thirty to forty seven meters on top when you already have experienced out here even in the tokyo going in the saturday during the overnight hours some snow in summer the higher elevations of western tokyo included in some areas around the comp the plane but the most part the metropolitan area is give you meaning a fairly dry but this is the big topic on tropical depression moved off your towards the west the past seven days well seventeen hundred millimeters of rainfall and unfortunately more rain is in your forecast over the next every two hours that could make for more flo

surfers are locals from san francisco, santa cruz and pacificia but some are coming from australia, brazil and south africa looking to win the biggest title in surfing. >> the mavericks is the ultimate test, the super bowl of surfing and that's exactly what it is. it's the one we want to win. >>> now unofficially, the surf contest is set for friday morning at 9:00 but again, that is not quite official yet. the ticket the for the festival that you can see, anyone can go to are 15 to $20. there is also a high-definition live feed that will happen at the time of the surf contest, which you can watch at home or maybe at work, you will probably be at work come 2:30 is when they expect to have the finals. kris sanchez, nbc bay area news. >> thank you very much. >>> what is the forecast for the waves? let's go to rob, i know you're tracking this colorfully. >> the stars and storms are aligning for mavericks starting to come to life possibly by friday morning. it's dry in the bay area but off to the west we have a powerful storm, a 960 millibar low. you get this wind pushing the water away from the storm bu

australia. off the coast of new south wales. the water is beautiful. it's warm. this is tommy strideham and his buddy paul. >> and they are on a kayak. >> indeed. but it took a while. >> i feel that this go's feet are bait. >> dunk the contest there will be no swearing. >> a little bit of cheeky humor here from the australian. you see the rod bends. you hear the reel start to zip out and in the distance you notice a very large fish on the end of that line. it's a marlin. and this began a two-hour struggle with the marlin. he immediately calls his buddy paul to help out. >> hooked a marlin. hooked a marlin. >> i think they might need a bigger boat. >> you might think so, gail, but, tommy said this kayak was perfect for landing this marlin. they really get a good look at this beautiful marlin right you a round here from both cameras. >> whoa, that is a beauty. >> the guys say that is the last time they saw the marlin breach the surface before it started to go down deep. it was a 60-minute struggle to bring this thing close to the kayak. tommy said i'll call that a

banking shares gained ground, closing south korea and australia. both markets ended higher by less than 1%. back to you, ross. >> sixuan, catch you later. >>> now the world's bank is raising its forecast for global growth for the first time in three years. expects gdp to rise. the group says richer countries are finally turning a corner after the financial crisis which should support growth in developing economies. the world bank warned that prospects are vulnerable to the impact of the fed tapering which could push up interest rates. and it knows that brazil, india, turkey and indonesia are the most at risk from the withdrawal of that stimulus. >>> the central bank is expected to raise rates for the seventh straight time today in brazil. some traders are predicting 50 basis points. the president has been struggling to balance growth risk and rising prices. now we're joined by didier st. george. >> good morning. >> good morning. good to have you on the on show. we have we have to be selective about how we tackle emerging markets this year and how w

the coast guard responding to a call from australia for help and is heading south now from sydney to free two ships stuck in the ice. one is russian, the other is a chinese ice breaker. the coast guard will help australia, which is leading the rescue effort. the governments of russia and china are asking the u.s. for assistance. polar star is the coast guard's only active ice breaker expected to reach the stranded ships in the antarctic january 12. >>> president obama is saying good-bye to the tropical temperatures of hawaii, wrapping up his two-week vacation and returning to washington tomorrow where a full plate of issues await him, including obamacare and unemployment benefits. senior white house foreign affairs correspondent wendell goler live in honolulu, traveling with the president. hi, wendell. >> reporter: hi, arthel. first item on the president's agenda once he gets home is renewing jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed. that was not a part of the budget deal that he signed just before christmas and the benefits expired on new year's day. the senate will vote on an e