as we mentioned, surfers from around the world, big wave surfers who watched this are watching their surf reports and things like that to find out if the contest will be called. conditions could improve. reporting live, kpix5. >> mavericks is not right at the beach. the spot where they catch the waves which are the 40 footers is offshore. it really nails the one spot when the wave energy collects. they could be 30 or 40 footers toward where mavericks happens. >>> the atmosphere is calming down and we are cooling down. santa rosa 50, san jose 54, concorde 54 degrees. cooling down to the 30s overnight tonight. we stay above freezing but if you degrees above readings -- above freezing. oakland 41 degrees, fremont 38. active offshore on the radar. we make it a little bit of light so far no dice. we got some snow. not a ton, a foot of snow fall for mount rose fall. a better weekend if you are boarding up in tahoe. for the mountains this weekend, sunshine tomorrow, 33 degrees. more snow coming to the sierra. late sunday with a high of 36 degrees. it snowed overnight and snow this morning b

the ranger thinks the shark might have confused a surfer with a seal. >> they look for the silhouette of seals and quite often a surfer on a board has the same sort of silhouette a seal would have. >> reporter: but rangers say sharks would much rather snack on seals than people. >> an elephant seal is much like a corn dog. there's all that meat surrounded by the tasty coating. >> reporter: just to be safe, the beach was closed. >> for a holiday weekend we didn't want to take chances having people out in the water. >> reporter: with temperatures in the 50s today, most people said it's the an issue. rangers say no one will be allowed into the water until tuesday at the earliest, but it all depends on the amount of shark activity they see in the water. >> park rangers tell us they aren't certain what type of shark bit the surfer's foot, but it was most likely a great white given all the recent sightings in the area. >>> there could be flooding around san francisco bay to welcome in the new year. that's because king tides are expected tomorrow morning. the extreme high and low tides will

daniel jones / surfer:"it's fun! if you can get out.ty found high levels of bacteria at two popular beaches. the beaches are "monterey municipal" and "carmel beach" at ocean avenue. the two beaches will now have advisories posted until it's safe. high levels of bacteria can make you sick. symptoms include diarrhea, bloating, and abdominal pain. animals and rainfall runoff can carry bacteria. ( darya ) if you were hit with a thousand-dollar emergency... would you be able to cover it? the majority of americans would not.( james ) a new report from bank-rate-dot-com found that only 39-percent would be able pay a bill that size. among those who say they couldn't pay ... 36-percent said they'd need to borrow the money or put it on a credit card.( darya ) according to the survey.... younger millennials were the most likely to borrow from family or friends in an emergency situation. ( james ) could the iconic hollywood sign be getting a twin? it's one of dozens of ideas in a new study to alleviate traffic at the landmark griffith park. the pro

why were so many surfers getting into trouble out there?scott purdy/surfer "....they panic, that's all, the rip tide thing is real....they get worn out and they panic...."tim daley/surfer "....it's rough out there...a lot of paddling....i'm tired...." water could be seen coming through the cracks on a wobbly capitola warf, which had to be shutdown as a precaution. the strong currents had many surfers getting out of the waterfar from where they went in. that led to confusion. after being reported missing, leading to yet another rescue response, a surfer and his buddy had become separated. the search was called off when he turned up at home.batt. chief jeff breasher"...unless you are an accomplished surfer, it might be best to stay out of the water..."rob fladeboe/santa cruz"....as you might imagine the beaches were more or less deserted today but as you can see there were plenty of folks coming down to take in the show from the high ground. in santa cruz rob fladeboe kron 4 newss (vicki) you can track the storm and the traffic with the kron4

the rough water and strong currents made for tough going for some surfers... several had to be rescued. (scott purdy/surfer): "they panic, that's all, the rip tide thing is real....they get worn out and they panic."(tim daley/surfer): "it's rough out there...a lot of paddling....i'm kron4 news.clifford, charles clifford, kron4 news. (steve) as charles just mentioned ...the coast is getting hit hard by this storm. it's creating some dangerous conditions in the water. swells reached over 15 feet along the greater santa cruz coast today. a state park jet ski with a rescue swimmer on board could be seen patrolling the surf. the rough water and strong currents made for tough going for some surfers... several had to be rescued. (scott purdy/surfer): "they panic, that's all, the rip tide thing is real....they get worn out and they panic."(tim daley/surfer): "it's rough out there...a lot of paddling....i'm tired." the strong currents had many surfers getting out of the water far from where they went in. fire officials say unless you are an accomplished surfer, it is b

. >>> still to come a bay area surfer bitten by a shark. what we found on the beach that's likely bringing the predators closer to shore. >>> a major shakeup in raider ar promising season falls flat. the team says hit the road, jack. details ahead in sport. >>> and a bitter sweet moment about a courageous stand against racism. how it will be honored at the rose parade. jess: you should be? officer: go on and step out of the vehicle for me. bud: see ya, buddy. good luck! so, it turns out buzzed driving and drunk driving, they're the same thing and it costs around $10,000. so not worth it. a contra costa sheriff's team . >>> a mountain biker had to be airlifted to safety after a bad crash. sheriff's team picked up him yesterday at the regional park. he was taken to the hospital with a head injury and several broken bones. no word on his condition tonight. >>> a warning tonight in marin county, stay out of the water. katie nielsen is at drakes beach where a shark attacked a surfer. >> reporter: this is a common time of the year to see elephant

surfers tried to take advantage of this yesterday. we have video from santa cruz and surfers lined up and how is this affecting the popular surf line? officials have said this is the first year it's taken over the contest as part of the big wave tour and monday and possibly today. now they're going to watch the conditions even though we're seeing big waves and holding out for more favorable conditions for surfers potentially later this week. thursday is a possibility but haven't made that call yet. they have to get in the contest before the end of february. back out here live, boy, see this churning up quite a bit. a lot of foam washing up on the sand, the waves crashing again and we have definitely seen an increase in the last 30 minutes or so in the size of some waves. couple of things to keep in mind and national weather service describing the waves at erratic and coastal erosion, possibility so be careful and never turn your back to an angry ocean. >> if you ever stood on the pier, those waves are coming up against the pier. >> it

heads up all you surfers. big swells predicted to hit the northern california coast and the potential to run the mavericks big wave surf contest monday or tuesday. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard reports from half moon bay where locals are getting ready. >> reporter: the crew at mavericks sub shop is getting ready and hope the big wave rumors are true. >> everybody you talk to knows about mavericks and the world. >> we're excited to get mavericks back on track. >> reporter: the community events manager brian says organizers are targeting this monday or tuesday to possibly run the famous surf competition. a storm in the pacific is predicted to bring big waves. >> we're hoping that the storm stays in the window and actually, we're hoping it increases and the weather is cooperates and we get a great day. >> reporter: 24 of the world's elite surfers are standing by for official word that mavericks is on. pro surfer grant washburn competed in every challenge from the beginning. he'll sit this one out but knows h

these surfers are not necessarily good for boaters. and a couple of guys found that out the hard way as they were out this morning checking out some of the maverick surfers practicing for the contest when it starts. >> two individuals were very lucky. >> reporter: one look at the 19 foot boston whaler smashed on the jetty shows how fortunate they were. at 10:00 a.m. the men were out watching surfers practice in 22-foot waves, one of those waves flipped the boat. >> no negligence, there's certain days where mother nature is command. >> reporter: the boat capsized the two men thrown into the frigid water, neither man wearing a life jekacket. >> most times you will get hit in the head by something in the boat when it goes over. >> reporter: the two men were pulled from the water uninjured. as for the boat, the coast guard is watching it for fuel leaks. this incident should be a learning experience. >> it's has hazardous and changing conditions and as a result of it, they were in the wrong place at the wrong time. at half moon bay, eric th

heads up all you surfers. big swells predicted to hit the northern california coast and the potential to run the mavericks big wave surf contest monday or tuesday. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard reports from half moon bay where locals are getting ready. >> reporter: the crew at mavericks sub shop is getting ready and hope the big wave rumors are true. >> everybody you talk to knows about mavericks and the world. >> we're excited to get mavericks back on track. >> reporter: the community events manager brian says organizers are targeting this monday or tuesday to possibly run the famous surf competition. a storm in the pacific is predicted to bring big waves. >> we're hoping that the storm stays in the window and actually, we're hoping it increases and the weather is cooperates and we get a great day. >> reporter: 24 of the world's elite surfers are standing by for official word that mavericks is on. pro surfer grant washburn competed in every challenge from the beginning. he'll sit this one out but knows h

had many surfers getting out of the water far from where they went in.tay out of the water. strong waves could be seen crashing into the capitola wharf. as a precaution... the wharf was shutdown yesterday. ( darya ) a couple who survived a mass shooting in las vegas... will get their dream wedding for free. a bakersfield group is footing the entire bill for the weddding this october. reyna harvey has the couple's story. for jordanne barr and jordan adamczyk it was love at first sight,jordanne barr/las vegas survivior"i always thought i would marry him, but when we started dating. i mean i told him i loved him, on our first date, we were just such great friends, that everything fell into place perfectly."that perfect fairy tale feeling would be put to the test, during their weekend awayin las vegas at the route 91 harvest music festival,. jordanne barr/las vegas survivior"you can't really put yourself, in that situation. and think oh someone would take a bullet for me, until that actually happens."where they would find themselves in the middle of this cou

pro surfer grant washburn competed in every challenge from the beginning. he'll sit this one out but knows how tough the contest can be. >> mother nature is pretty radical. even on a mellow day, mavericks will kill people just like the ocean. >> reporter: the last time it happened was in 2016. thousands con vojed vojed vojedd bay. last year, the former organizers went bankrupt. workers at this restaurant now bracing for a lot of hungry customers. >> we would probably need extra workers to work in the restaurant because whether he it's slammed, you need people running food, washing dishes, extra hand up front. >> reporter: the official call for mavericks will be made friday morning. cornell bernard, abc7 news. >>> maybe a good thick if you didn't scramble your computer after news of security flaws in intel chips last week. intel has been telling some customers the security patches supposed to fitch the flaw had their own bugs. intel says they're unrelated to security but create problems with intel's older processors. >>> you may have noticed changes to your

but this is one determined surfer.al consultant, to find out if his back is healing. looking at the x-rays, i see no no real change in the position from where we started. right. so what we are doing is working. right, so that's good. so thatis working. right, so that's good. so that is very good, yes. but the million—dollar question. that is very good, yes. but the million-dollar question. do you think i would be able to go back to surfing? if it is easy water surfing, you are looking at that at some stage. clearly not the answer he was looking for. he did say a couple of time frames that were not what i wanted to hear, but it has given me confidence and come back stronger than sure. i will be back surfing big waves latest 0ctober stronger than sure. i will be back surfing big waves latest october 20 18. one brave man, considering this was the last time he took on the surf, and the surf won. we wish him all the best. before we go, this footballer was hit by a chocolate bar. st mirren has met defender had a renfrewshire

but this is one determined surfer. he has come to his rehab team to find out if it is healing. started. so what we are doing is working. that is good? very good news. the million-dollar question. do you think i would be able to go back to surfing?“ question. do you think i would be able to go back to surfing? if it is easy water surfing, you are looking at that in six months. not the a nswer at that in six months. not the answer he was looking for. he did say a couple of time frames which we re say a couple of time frames which were not what i wanted to hear. but it has given me confidence, come back stronger, for sure. 100%. you know, before you know it, the latest october 20 18. know, before you know it, the latest october 2018. one know, before you know it, the latest october 20 18. one brave man, considering this was the last time he took on the surf and the surf won. and before we go — st mirren defender stelios demetriou had a renfrewshire derby to remember as he had a chocolate bar thrown at him. a member of the morton home support hit the former cyprus under—21 internat

the surfer was attacked saturday. park rangers say a 12-poot -- -- 12-foot long shark bit the woman. park rankers say the shark may have confused her with a seal. >> this time of year, a lot of the great whites will follow the harbor seals in. and that's the spot they come in and out of. so that's a natural hunting ground for the sharks. >> reporter: park rangers say no one will be allowed into the water until tomorrow at the very earliest. >>> new year, new recreational marijuana rules here in california. we are live in san jose, ahead of today's big rush. marijuana.... >>> i'm sandra osborne, inside buddy's cannabis in san jose, where preparations are being made for the big day. now with the new year, legal marijuana is -- recreational marijuana is legal to sell. the doors here are not allowed to open until 9:00 this morning in san jose. licensed facilities with sell adults 21 and up, up to 1 ounce of marijuana. the owner here gave us insight into his preparation. he gave up his job in corporate law and has been has

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white it won't let you down >>> this bone-chilling weather gripping the nation has some hard-core surfersaming of catching that perfect wave in the arctic. jonathan vigliotti took a trip to northern norway for the story. >> reporter: the islands inside the arctic circle have been called some of the most beautiful on earth. so fantastic this nordic terrain inspired disney's animated film "frozen." but it's also become an unlikely eden for the most adventurous. ♪ battling frostbite and fierce currents, surfers ride waves as cold as 37 degrees. >> when i think of surfing, i think of the beach boy, hawaii. not the arctic circle. >> i thought the exact same thing back in the day. >> reporter: pro surfer shannon ainsley made the 7,000 mile journey from south africa. >> when you came in and you saw these waves, what went on in your mine? >> at first i was quite blown away there is so many perfect waves with amazing mountains in the background. and really good world class waves and extreme weather. it's very intriguing. >> reporter: ainsley is experienced in surviving the extreme. 17 years ago, h

. >> two dozen elite surfers are standing by ready to converge on half moon bay. the looming storm that could mean the mavericks competition is finally back on. >>> san francisco's acting mayor propose as big honor for the late ed lee. critics are questioning london critics are questioning london breed's mo it's time for sleep number's 'lowest prices of the season' on the only bed that adjusts on both sides to your ideal comfort your sleep number setting. and snoring? does your bed do that? it's the lowest prices of the season on the queen c4 mattress with adjustable comfort on both sides. now only $1199, save $400. plus, 36 month financing available. ends monday. visit sleepnumber.com for a store near you. >>> good morning to you. heading out of town, it's friday and traveling to the central coast or the south land should be fine. we have that dense fog this morning but then low 70s in los angeles. 60s in monterey. in fact, we're looking at more mild air here. you can see the fog from the embarcadero. if you're head to go the sierra nevada, partly cloudy with tem

the bay area surfer. >>> plus, lining up for the rose parade. how long many have already spent camping out. the shark may have thought the woman was a seal. kpix 5s katie nielsen shows us the closure.. now in p desire a -- >>> a shark attack near marin countery -- county. the woman may have thought the shark was a seal. >> this is a common time of year to see elephant beals on the beaches here in marin county. like this 3,000-pound bull. researcher says it's also something that attracts sharks. >> this time of year, a lot of the great white sharks will follow the seal unless. and we have a lot of harbor seals that will enter drake. and that's the spot they come in and out of. so that's a natural hunting spot for the sharks. >> park rangers say the woman hadn't been in the water very long before a 12-foot shark bit her foot. >> i hehesitate to -- hesitate to say it was an attack. but the shark was very inquisitive. and mounting the foot. and again, when you have a razor sharp mouth full of teeth. >> ranger john thinks the shark might have confuse

today as surfers were testing their skills, we saw how quick the waves can turndangerous.iarty tells us, they nearly drowned when their boat overturned in 20- foot waves. >>> reporter: the frantic radio call came in at 10:00 this morning. a 19-foot-long boston whaler carrying two men capsized after a large set of waves rolled in. >> the waves were really big this morning. it was pushing almost 50 to 60 feet. >> reporter: documentary filmmaker erick nelson was shooting video of surfers on a cliff half a mile away. >> it did look like a cork for a moment and there was definitely drama. but we're in contact with the harbor masters and we immediately let them know. >> we were able to recover the two people that were on board very quickly and they were very lucky. the individuals weren't wearing life jackets. >> reporter: the men in their 40s were pulled out of the water unhurt. but their boat was a total loss. >> it drifted all the way from mavericks around the harbor entrance to where it is in less than an hour and a half. >> reporter: witnesses at mavericks say the waves rea

but this is one determined surfer. his back is healing. and looking at the x—rays, i see no real change in the x—rays, i see no real change in the position from where we started. so what we are doing is working. so that's good? that is very good news. but the million—dollar question. do you think i will be able to go to surfing? if it is easy water surfing, you are looking at another six months. clearly not the answer he was looking for. he did say a couple of time frames which were not what i wanted to hear but it's given me confidence to come back stronger, pichot, ioo%. back surfing big waves before you know it, the latest october 20 18. before you know it, the latest october 2018. one before you know it, the latest october 20 18. one brave man considering this was the last time he took on the surf at nazaray and the surf one. now if cross—country skiing wasn't tough enough as a sport. take a look at these conditions at oberstdorf in germany, for the fourth stage of the cross—country world cup. fierce winds played h

from taking advantage of good waves video taken from a live beach cam showed a few surfers paddling their boards out towards the waves and riding the frigid waters back to shore. donald trump has been stepping up his attacks on claims in a scathing new book about his presidency trump said the book called fire and fury was a work of fiction and that its author had never set foot inside the oval office trump was speaking from the presidential country retreat camp david after meetings with republican congressional leaders the book that questions donald trump's fitness for office seems to be doubling in its impact and largely things to the us president himself triumphal out of his series of early morning tweets defending his mental capacities as not just smart but genius and a very stable genius at dot. now at this hastily called press conference at camp david the republicans hope to talk priorities instead came questions on those tweets and the bit everyone in washington is talking about i consider it a work of fiction and i think it's a disgrace that somebody is able to have something

from taking advantage of good waves video taken from lined beach cams showed a few surfers paddling their boards out towards the waves and riding the frigid waters back to shore. donald trump has been stepping up his attacks on claims in an explosive new book about his presidency trump said the book called fire and fury it was a work of fiction and that is author had never stepped foot inside the oval office oh trump was speaking from the presidential country retreat camp david after meetings with republican congressional leaders. to talk party priorities instead came questions on those tweets and the bit everyone in washington is talking about i consider it a work of fiction and i think it's a disgrace that somebody is able to have something do something like that the libel laws are very weak in this country if they were strong it would be very helpful you wouldn't have things like that happen where you can say whatever comes to your head but just so you know i never interviewed with him in the white house at all he was never in the oval office we didn't have an interview the book

waves weren't big enough, but that didn't stop fans and surfers from converging on half moon bay. nbc's roz bader is there and there is no reason it can't come later this week, later this month, right? >> reporter: that's kbexactly wt they're hoping for. while they're waiting, they're tracking the weather and hoping for some big 12. there were still some pretty righteous waves and the chance for recreational surfers to get out on the point. he shot this video from a boat. >> as we were approaching a wave, we kind of had to turn the boat around because we would have gotten caught. we were so close. that was really cool. >> reporter: bob seavers flew up from l.a. knowing it might be postponed but wanting to surf, anyway. >> it was really great but i lost. i got a great wave but it's just a part of the game. >> reporter: organizers are looking for just the right weather conditions and swell patterns to put them on the map. that's when contestants will start coming here. >> this is what we do. we chase big waves and big swells all over the globe. we track the weather and the wind and

the rough water and strong currents made it dangerous for some surfers... at least five had to be rescued.<(scott purdy/surfer): "they panic, that's all, the rip tide thing is real....they get worn out and they panic."(tim "it's rough out there...a lot of paddling....i'm tired.">(grant) the strong currents had many surfers getting out of the water far from where they went in. fire officials say unless you are an accomplished surfer, it is best to stay out of the water. strong waves could be seen crashing into the wobbly capitola warf. as a precaution-- the warf shutdown today. (grant) you can track the storm and the traffic with the kron4-mobile app. and be the first to know about breaking news when it happens in your neighborhood by enabling push alerts. (vicki) another big story we're following... an east bay father overwhelmed with grief tonight after losing his four- year-old daughter in a violent crash in antioch last night.... and tonight... his other daughter and wife are still in the hospital... kron 4's justine waldman is at u-c-s-f -benioff childr

. >>> surfers on stand by for the maverick's competition are being told to stand down. not dpoeing to happen tuesday afterall. they called it off after closely monitoring the conditions. they been eyeing monday. that didn't work out. and tuesday. last year surfers didn't get a chance to compete because the organizers declared bankruptcy. hopefully the right conditions show up before the window closes. >>> any chance of mavericks happening? >> things have become more progressive. maybe not for mavericks but we have a high surf advisory because of the long period swell tomorrow morning through at least tuesday. so use caution as you go to the coast tomorrow. you'll see breakers 15 to 18 feet and some sets larger than that. look out for strong rip currents. san francisco right now fog free, 52 degrees. san jose partly cloudy, 50. it area that might see fog slipping into the west, trivalley near dublin and liver more. and with the east winds through salono county. maybe below a mile so watch out for patchy fog below the day. and closer to 50 in san francisco and south of sa

in fact, this is wipeout after wipeout in maui, with all of these surfers trying to hit those waves, just when they think they have them, they smash right into that, getting eaten up by the rumble. >> they call this wave jaws just for this reason, you're getting eaten up. >> exactly where we are, this is this year's attempt at jaws, and you've got some brave souls out there trying their luck, but every time at least in this video it's wipeout after wipeout. >> oh that last step. oh. >> it looks terrifying. it's like falling off a three-story building and having that building fall after it. >> and then riding in a tumble dryer for a while. >> then you get up and paddle back out and do it again. >> i never surfed but from what i hear when you finally catch that wave, it's nirvana. head over to rightthisminute.com, click on tv show and check it out on our mobile app. >>> we got him. >> there's a new restaurant in india that is a lot like air travel because it's probably going to take two hours to get on the plane and you got to make reservations probably to get in because it is on a pla

he's hoping to see the best surfers in the world ride the giants tuesday. world surf league is on yellow alert. hours away from calling the mavericks challenge contest. >> i'd like to see really good waves, because for the first time, we've got a women's heat. >> reporter: if tuesday's a go, six women and 24 men will head to half moon bay. three of those women are in maui right now, hoping to ride the big swell before it hits california. >> so we can get some practice in here in this exact same swell is going to continue to track across the ocean and this is what's going to hit mavericks in a couple days. >> reporter: competitors are hoping mavericks lives up to its monster image. >> we're going to hope for, like, really good shape and direction, and i think it should be, like, in the 30 to 40-foot range. so, that is solid. no joke. >> it's going to be a pretty monumental day as far as just having women included in an event there. it's been a dream. >> reporter: former champion greg long is already in town. >> get a little warm-up just in case the event was

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the waves are beyond human scales that servers can get lost -- surfers can get lost. riding one of these giants feels as if being chased by a monster according to one surfer. >> i feel lucky to get through there. it could be her last mistake. >> reporter: several surfers enjoy the much smaller waves here at pillar point harbor, the waves at mavericks were deemed too rough to call the surfing contest. big wave riders are staying tuned in case conditions improve. >> look at the time-lapse from our ocean beach camera. you can see great clouds rolling in and making the wave -- the way for some sunshine. the a high surf warning is gone and showers have moved out. some of you got hail in sonoma county earlier today. the atmosphere is calling. some fresh powder in the sierra. when snow returns to the sierra and when rain returns here is coming up.>>> a new and improved bart right. some cards is mixing cars in the fleet of the future. we're less than an hour away from the senate's vote. the last ditch effort to keep the government running. here's chopper five showing us bart'

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the competition started in 1999 and brings in the top surfers from around the world.mavericks is held at pillar point harbor-- near half moon bay. last year the competition was canceled after the previous organizers filed for bankruptcy. it is now organized by the world surf league-- the competition will also include female surfers for the first time this year. (grant) spotify is facing a one-point-six billion dollar lawsuit -- accused of violating u-s copyright laws. wixen music publishing... claims that spotify used more than ten thousand songs without a license. those songs include tom petty's "free falling," and works by artists like the doors, neil young and missy elliot. u-s law requires two copyrights for every song - one for the actual recording, and one for the composition. wixen says its seeking the maximum-allowed damages of 150- thousand dollars per song. spotify has not commented. (vicki) coming up... google is facing backlash once again for how much they pay their female employees. hear about the new lawsuit that says the company asked new hires question

surfers get 72 hours notice to get to the contest. >>> let's talk about what's going on outside.e still have plenty of shower activity to contend with. it's going to remain through. the fog is getting thicker as the rain moves out. i'll show you that as we come back at 4:30. i did want to show you what's going on, if you are traveling to the east. look at this from norfolk up to bangor, maine. the big storm. the one their calling -- we call it in meteorological terms, a bombogenesis, a storm that explosively develops. there's criteria for that. i won't bore you with that. it's one of the most intensely -- rapidly intensifying storms that there can be. if you're heading that way, watch out. back at home, as we scan the skies, zoom down to our neighborhoods, scattered light showers out there. that's the case for the rest of the day. the next storm coming in tonight. brace for another round of heavier showers. let's turn it over to sue and see what's going on with the commute. >> what did you call that? >> bombogenesis. >> i will remember that. learned something new today. slow traf

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the men that were watching surfers. they are warning that mavericks is not a good place for beginners to be. >>> employees at a restaurant and oakland threatened to quit their jobs this weekend if the owner does not separate himself completely from the company. this is a response to sexual harassment allegations made against the owner by several employees. debora villalonas more about this particular restaurant and a possible boycott. to make our goal is that charlie is no longer an owner of the restaurant. >> reporter: divestment they are gone. as service open for dinner, staff is aware two top managers -- >> the head chef, sous chef, pastry chef, cafi manager and branch manager >> reporter: and five others may quit. the owner charlie hallowell left his restaurant group in december, stopped drawing pay and admitted to misconduct and apologized with a review launched an reforms promise. >> there are many more stories to be told. >> reporter: stories from at least 17 female employees who described a degrading environment

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surfers will get 72 hours notice to get to the contest. >>> as promised i want to take a look at ourds. you can see it starts at 9:00 this morning with scattered light showers from about san francisco or the bay bridge northward. as i put this into motion, what you're going to see is just that moist flow from the south and any southwest facing mountains which are the santa cruz mountains in the north bay mountains. they get the best chance of those showers developing even as we head into the evening commute from marin north. that means there will still be other areas as we head to 7:00, the santa cruz mountains and east bay hills and there you go. 1:30 tomorrow morning through about 4:00. the next chance of moderate showers rolls through and then that will continue through 9:00 and taper as we head through the rest of the day. sue? >>> to the east shore commute taking a live look outside at the stream of headlights heading in the westbound direction. golden gate field on in to berkeley curve and the mcarthur maze. just a few minor minutes here if you're paying cash in the right-hand

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. >>> surfers on standby for the competition are told to stand down. it's not going to happen tuesday after all. the world surf league called off the competition after closely monitoring conditions for the past 4 hours. organizers had been organizing monday, last year surfers didn't get a chance to compete because the organizers declared bankruptcy. the hope now is the right conditions develop before the competition closes february 28th. we have time here. rob mayeda tracking the conditions, rob? >> watching wave heights through next week, six to eight feet offshore, but there is promise we'll see bigger wave heights over the next seven days. wave hikes in the central gulf of alaska close to 20 to 30 feet as that wave energy and the wind energy approaches the coast, wave heights on the increase tuesday and we think even higher on thursday. so we may begin to see beach hazard statements or high surf advisories posted later next week. the big surf is in addition to wind and rain potential as a series of three storms arrive. something setting these storms

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despite the news some surfers hit the water waiting for the green light. >> not too many people.hought maybe everybody would be here practicing for the contest. but not too many people. just a bunch of friends. everybody's laughing, having a great time. >> restaurant owners in limbo. they're thrilled to have the competition back after it was sidelined last year for financial reasons, but that means keeping staff on call to come to work when those waves finally get big enough. >> our resident surfer is here, what are we thinking? >> thursday through saturday, swells 15 to 25 feet. it's all on how it interacts with pillar point. it's a day-by-day basis. but there is that second chance this week, which is great news. for all of us at home that want more rainfall, a nice forecast coming our way. take a look at your microclimate forecast tonight. as we have been covering the flu is wide spread. i wanted to show you this to reinforce how bad it is. all of these areas in red, where the flu is currently widespread. that includes the entire country. we all spend a lot more time indoors as

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he was rescued by another surfer. >> out here is not a good spot for beginners. there's some beginners out there that could get into some trouble. >> reporter: light winds and waves forecasted to come once every 18 seconds made for near perfect conditions in santa cruz. on a scale of 1 to 10 how good is today? >> oh, gosh, at least 8 or 9. >> reporter: did you skip work to be out here today? >> i would, though. >> reporter: shannon about kemp is waiting for the big waves to die down later in the afternoon. how do big waves inspire you? >> energy. there's a lot of energy in the ocean. >> reporter: as good as it is today, the forecast is calling for even bigger waves on thursday. in santa cruz, kiet do, kpix5. >>> those bigger waves are coming on thursday with our next chance of rainfall. a lot of stuff will head our way before the end of the week, but coming up find out why rain is not one of them. >> and coming up at 6:00 tonight, not using your fireplace anymore? the new offer to bay owner, but you have to act fast. sfx: squeak sfx: stair creak sfx: clink sfx: d