west ham's manager twice won the wsl. and what about manchester united ? manager twice won the wsl.f the focus in the off—season has been about them coming back, we should say. coming back to the women's game. it has been hugely controversial. the biggest clubs in the world, disbanded the senior women's side backin disbanded the senior women's side back in 2005 and only now do they return. they entered the new second tier, now named the women's championship. and it will be amongst the favourites as they have a very strong squad for this level including two england internationals and their coach is the former england captain. they will be well supported, too. 5000 fans turned up to watch their first home game in the league cup fortnight ago. lots of other new names in this league, too. crystal palace, leicester, sheffield united also join along with lewis fc who claim to be the only club side in the world with equal pay for the men's and women's sides. chelsea taking on another big team ina team chelsea taking on another big team in a team they are hoping they can win the title in ma

they are back at the scene where they won the wsl last season.their opening game against manchester city. still looking for their first win against bristol city. joining me for the commentary is the former london bees and west ham midfielder, samantha miller. what are you expecting? i am expecting chelsea to come out guns blazing, ruthless performance after a goalless draw against manchester city. they will wa nt to against manchester city. they will want to put away their chances and be clinical. bristol city, are we expecting them to really challenge them? they have said these are not them? they have said these are not the type of games they are looking to get points from. they are looking to get points from. they are looking to get points from. they are looking to get points from brighton, which they have done and they got three points against them and they will be looking to get points lower down the table. they know chelsea are looking to retain the title and it will be a tough game for them. it has been five years since bristol city last be

moving to equality was always in the wsl plan. >> i think it's great.nd i did hear that it wasn't taking any money away from the men, which i think is the best way to do it. >> it's like feeling every emotion at once. >> reporter: she is excited knowing the first prize will be equal at all wsl competitions globally and hopes this sets a precedent for other sports. >> we're really hoping that mavericks will happen before the end of 2018 and that it will be the first event where women and men get paid equally. >> reporter: the first prize hasn't been announced for the upcoming mavericks competition. all they know right now is that it will be the same as the men. and they still say that, yes, this equal pay is a step in the right direction. but they still want more. they want equal representation in terms of media exposure and invitations to my profile events and competition. >> thank you. >>> let's send things over to meteorologist mark tamayo. >> that's a nice development. they are surfing the same waves. we're all out there trying to figure it out. i se

the decision means the wsl becomes the first us—based global sports league to achieve prize money equalitylly slater told me that it sends out a strong message on behalf of the sport. hopefully get some traction with the world at large, with the larger sports world, and people start the kind of recognised the precedent being set here, the message being sent out, and challenging other people to do the same thing. as i said to someone yesterday, in the lead up to this, i hope this is the norm and not an outlier in the future, people look back and say remember that time when there was... you know, men and women won't pay the same? we see it across a lot of businesses and career paths, so it'd be nice tojust businesses and career paths, so it'd be nice to just equalised that, and make it the normal way of life. and that surf was at the sir french weatherman‘s and women's events were taking place —— surf ranch. italy's alessandro de marchi has taken his third career stage win, proving the strongest from a large breakaway in stage ii at the vuelta a espana. he pushed clear of colombia's jhonatan

. >> reporter: she is excited knowing the first prize will be equal at all wsl competitions globally a precedent for other sports. >> we're really hoping that mavericks will happen before the end of 2018 and that it will be the first event where women and men get paid equally. >> reporter: they don't know what the purse prize will be for the upcoming mavericks competition but it will be the same amount as the men's. they are going to keep fighting for equal media exposure and equal representation in high-profile events and competition. at ocean beach, cristina rendon, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> turning to meteorologist mark tamayo now with a look at our forecast. >> yeah. our forecast talking about warming temperatures for today. by the way that's a nice announcement from the world surfing league just this week. so great news there. as far as temperatures here in the bay area today, we had 58 in pacifica. san francisco 66. 90s toward concord, fairfield, livermore and antioch. this tropical storm doesn't look too impressive on the satellite but that will change. this is tropical storm flore

the best goals from the wsl. and a lovely piece on brentford.pionship, unbeaten at home, and they have the scorer in all four divisions this season. they are doing well at mark clemmit has been to seem them. we have dion dublin, mark lawrenson, and if you go on the website you can see jessica ennis—hill doing the premier league predictions this week. somebody pointing out on twitter that steph mcgovern and i have crystal palace trousers on! you do! it is an accident. and the shoes. it's a hidden agenda! there were 1942 babies called daniel last year and 21 just called dan.” 1942 babies called daniel last year and 21 just called dan. i thought you were going to talk about shoes. what is the most popular name now? oliverfor what is the most popular name now? oliver for boys and olivia for girls. so in classes in a few years' time, they will be packed with five or six of them. from the cinema to public transport, the over—60s get discounts on lots of things — but this week a think—tank has recommended that concessions for those who are not yet pens

injune the wsl came under fire after a junior competition awarded the male winner double the prize moneyt's now commited to a number of inititives promoting women's surfing and the 11—time men's world champion kelly slater has fully endorsed the move. i was actually astounded that it hasn't happened. we are setting a precedent in our sport by having equal pay for men and women. i think it is great. 0bviously equal pay for men and women. i think it is great. obviously it makes me think back to my own mother who raised three boys mostly by herself from the time that we were quite young, on a paycheque. you think about inequalities with women highlighted in the news over the last few years. it is warranted. slater also said he hopes this move can now challenge others to do the same thing and hopes this becomes the norm. that's all for now. thank you. more from ben throughout the morning. let's talk more about your energy bills being capped if you're on a standard variable tariff. 0fgem say that 11 million customers will benefit from the proposed cap which is being set at £1,136 for a typica