To mayor ed lee. He has the list of the three finalists for the next police chief. The citys Police Commission handed over the names of a special closed session last night. The list is confidential, but as we first reported last night at 11 00, sources say that interim police chief, tony chaplain, is one of the fatherinlawists. We reached out today to find out when a final decision will be made, but have not yet heard back. Big waves are on the way. You are looking at video from linda mar beach from specifica. Pretty good swells today but in the next 24 hours, the surf is going to get a lot bigger. Live Team Coverage tonight. Lets begin with jeff ranieri, who is tracking the surf. Jeff. Right now, credibility bio reports indicate 4 to 7 feet so it is beginning to build. High surf advisory in effect for all beaches as we look at swells 10 to 15 feet coming out of the westnorthwest. Breakers as high as 15 to 20 feet. When it comes to the water, at the beaches, youre advised to stay out of the ocean. If you insist on going in, do not turn your back to the ocean waves, a high risk of sneaker waves that do that, just sneak up on you and pull you out to sea. Worst conditions thursday, where we could have large swells every 16 seconds. Tracking our full forecast and any somehow we are chances in 15 minutes. So the big waves could give mavericks the green light. And this time, women will be riding the waves. But there is some concern. Robert handa is in Half Moon Bay this evening where the Coastal Commission is meeting as we speak. Robert, whats the issue there . Reporter well, ill tell you. Everybody here is excited about the possibilities of the upcoming storm, as well as the new womens competition. But at a Coastal Commission hearing going on right now, titans and mavericks struggling to convince the board it has done enough to warrant a crucial, longterm permit. Titans of mavericks opened tuesday, november 1st and surfers expected to compete are excited about the upcoming swells with hopes the contest might be on. Absolutely all im thinking about right now. Reporter a surf champion could also be competing. The contest now features a heat to go along with the fullfledged competition by the top 24 male surfers. The heat was added after the california Coastal Commission required mavericks to include women in order to get a contest permit. Contest organizers defended the delay and said in their view, this was the first time they have had enough qualified women surfer. The organizers pointed out, they then went a step further. So we had a plan for next year. Were stepping on the gas, were accelerating that plan right now and going to hold the event this season. Reporter that gesture is significant, because titans of mavericks wants the california Coastal Commission to extend the permit four more years. But skeptics, such as San Mateo County commissioner sabrina brennen says a oneyear permit gives everyone a chance to see how it works out. We needed to start somewhere, and i think everybody is happy about the opportunity. Reporter but just in the past half hour, another controversy has risen up. ÷o t h its being reported the contest organizers, cartel management, just recently lost a 1 Million Court case down in los angeles, and that is being reported to the Coastal Commission right now, and it could change the way the board views the organizations financial stability. Well have an update at 6 00. Live, robert handa, nbc bay area news. It is a worldwide event right in our own backyard. You can track the weather any time by downloading our free nbc bay area app. You can access the same radar that our meteorologists use, and get the forecast specific for your neighborhood. Now to decision 2016. Six days to go until election day, and the race for the white house is all about turnout in key battleground states like florida and nevada. Just about an hour ago, Hillary Clinton wrapped up a rally in las vegas. If you elect me next tuesday, i will be a president who seeks to find Common Ground while standing my ground on those issues that are really important to the american people. Mrs. Clinton headed to vegas after squeezing in more campaigning in florida. Shes neck and neck in the polls there with donald trump. He was also in florida today for a final push to capture votes. We are winning almost everywhere. I think giving us two more days, were going to be winning everywhere. According to the latest projections from nbc news, mrs. Clinton actually still leads in electoral votes by a narrow margin. Here in california, a commanding lead for Hillary Clinton. Our nbc bay area field poll shows the democratic president ial candidate is 20 points ahead of donald trump here in the golden state. Now heres a look at the numbers. 53 of likely voters say theyre voting for clinton, while 33 say they would vote for trump. 7 are still undecided. For the bay area specifically, support is even higher. Clinton has a 65 support compared to trumps 26 . And while california is typically a blue state, our field poll gives clinton a slight edge in areas of california that often go red. And the south coast area, which includes orange and san diego counties, clinton has a narrow lead over trump, 45 to his 42 . And in more election news, just in the past 90 minutes, a San Francisco judge shot down a challenge to allow taking a selfie at the polls. Coming up in 11 minutes, nbc bay areas Damian Trujillo will have a report about why its a nono. Do you still have election questions . You have time to check out our nonpartisan voters edge guide. Just go to our website, nbcbayarea. Com and put in your zip code to get all of the details about the issues and candidates specific to where you live. Still searching for clues and now investigators reaching out for help, looking for any witnesses to that huge fire that destroyed an Apartment Building under construction in oakland. This happened early monday morning on lester avenue. Thankfully, no one was hurt, and firefighters were able to keep surrounding buildings from catching fire. In court today, they pleaded not guilty. Two men accused in the deadly beating of a homeless man in San Francisco. Take a look. The Surveillance Video captured the attack on 67yearold ty lamb. It happened two years ago. Investigators recently matched dna from the crime scene to two suspects. This is our first look at one of them, joseph stall. He was arrested in idaho while already serving time for an unrelated crime. The second suspect, david peters. Both men charged with murder, robbery and assault. Theyll return to court in january. We have new video of former 49er bruce miller facing a judge in San Francisco today. He pleaded not guilty to several felony charges, including assault. Miller is accused of a drunken attack on two men at a Fisherman Wharf hotel in september. One of the victims was 70 years old. The 49ers fired miller a few hours after his arrest. He is scheduled to be back in court later this month. Taxis versus ridesharing services. Now a San Francisco taxi company is claiming uber is setting prices so low, no other companies can compete. Nbc bay areas Michelle Roberts live at sfo with the details on a lawsuit filed in court just today. Michelle. Reporter the lawsuit claims the prices are so low, theres just no other room, and that everybody will just want to use uber, which could be good for consumers. But Taxi Companies are also fighting for the same regulations for both Ridesharing Companies and taxis. What we want is fair rules under the law to operate in this city. Reporter greg cochran says his company has seen a sharp decline in ridership and driver interest. According to a lawsuit filed this morning against uber, flywheel claims uber is offering prices 10 to 45 below Taxi Companies. When you provide services at a lower price to put competitors out of business, that allows you to monopolize and raise the prices to whatever you want. Reporter the suit claims uber is using investor dollars to cover the lost profits from low pricing, in an effort to mon monopolize the market. Uber customers tell us they choose ridesharing over taxis on cost and convenience. Cheaper than taxis. Cabs have to figure out a way to get into the battle. Reporter today uber declined to comment on the lawsuit but released a statement saying in, part, our Technology Helps us make us more efficient over time and innovations like uber pool makes ridesharing more available to more people. Lawyers representing flywheel say it could take more than a year to resolve this case. Reporting live at sfo, Michelle Roberts, nbc bay area news. An east bay woman sharing what she calls a nightmare adoption of a oneeyed poodle. Im Jodi Hernandez in antioch. Why she was told loving and caring for that dog wasnt enough. Are you thinking of taking a selfie inside the voting booth on tuesday . A judge says dont even think about it. Im Damian Trujillo. Ill explain why, coming up next. Im meteorologist jeff ranieri. Beautiful blue skies on down to sun oil. Tracking warmer weather. Details in about seven minutes. This is surveilnce veo of anarm at a 711 near wntown we want to show you some Surveillance Video here of an around robbery at a 7eleven store near downtown san jose. Police say its especially disturbing, because the gunman was dressed as a security guard. Hes threatening the clerk at this 7eleven. The gunman had an accomplice who acted as a lookout. At one point, he maneuvered his bicycle to block the door. This happened back in august. Both men were last seen leaving on mountain bikes on 11th street. Its a story youll see only on nbc bay area. An east bay woman heartbroken after she says an Animal Rescue group let her adopt a poodle only to take it back by force. She is sharing what she calls her pet adoption nightmare. Jodi hernandez is live in antioch. This woman says she is devastated. Reporter she is absolutely heartbroken. That oakley woman says she had just gotten over the death of her dog of 14 years when she came to this petsmart to adopt another little dog. Little did she know, her heart would be broken all over again. The sweetest little dog i have ever met in my life. Reporter Lori Schwartz called it love at first sight. Early last month, schwartz adopted this oneeyed poodle from a rescue group called halo that was holding an adoption fair at petsmart. When i saw this dog and i fell in love with it, i took it home and now im heart sick. Reporter schwartz told the rescue group, she has a fulltime job and no other pets. And after paying 300, she took c÷ blinky. Nobody said anything. They gave me the dog, and told me to love it. And i did. I fed him, i loved him. I knitted him a little jacket. I bought him a jacket. I mean, ive treated him like hes my little boy. Reporter but three weeks later, she says a representative of the rescue group came to poodle needs a stayathome mom and pet companions. Even complaining about his new name. Changing his name, letting him sleep on the sofa. I turned him into a couch potato. I didnt realize that during the day i should have enrolled him in aerobics. Reporter but its what happened next thats left schwartz devastated. And like an idiot, i let her hold my dog when she asked to and then she and her friend went running out of my house with the dog. How do you rip them away . Reporter we tried to reach out to that rescue group called halo, which stands for Homeless Animals lifeline organization, but they did not respond to our phone calls or to our email. Meanwhile, schwartz says she just wants blinky back. Reporting live in antioch, Jodi Hernandez, nbc bay area news. At this hour, traffic is back to normal on a busy street in fremont. But for much of the day, it was a wet mess. Fremont police got a call about a water main break. Water was flooding mission boulevard and nursery avenue shortly before 1 00 p. M. This is a busy stretch of road here. Southbound lanes of mission boulevard had to be closed, and traffic was diverted on to nursery avenue. But, again, all lanes now open. Phase two of demolition on the old eastern span of the bay bridge. Less explosive than phase one. A year ago, crews used hundreds of dynamite charges to blast the underwater piers. Today instead of dynamite, cranes were used to remove the first of 14 sections of that bridge. We sped up the action so you can see the progress. Engineers compare it to working with legos. You can see it better in this rehearsal video. Special barrels stacked on top of hydraulic jacks and crews can cut this section, push it up and lower it on to barges. Its a sign of the times. Politics and selfies. Late today, a federal judge in San Francisco upheld a ban on selfies in the voting booth. This ruling is Getting National attention. Its actually the top story on our website, as well. Nbc bay areas Damian Trujillo joins us from San Jose City hall with this developing news. Damian. Reporter raj, every floor here at San Jose City hall is talking about tuesdays election and no doubt interested in what this judge had to say in superior court in San Francisco. Ive seen the selfies of a lot of City Employees here on social media. No doubt, they have a lot of interest in what came down today. The judge, again, in San Francisco says you cant show where you vote when you vote. The aclu had challenged the ruling by the secretary of state, which prohibits selfies inside the voting booth. The decision was a surprise to some, considering the governor recently signed a law repealing the ban on sharing photos of your marked ballot. But that bill doesnt take effect until january 1st. The aclu argued selfies are a formal of free speech, but the federal judge ruled the aclu filed its claim too late. Employees and visitors at San Jose City hall had mixed reactions. I dont really take selfies that often, so its not that big of a deal to me. I dont like selfies in the voting booth. I take selfies all of the time. Reporter were you thinking in the voting booth . I dont know. Reporter the Attorney Says he is disappointed in todays ruling but doesnt think he can appeal that ruling, because the election again is only six days away. So obviously, some disappointment here at San Jose City hall. Live in san jose, im dimian trujillo, nbc bay area news. Thank you. So you just have to take that selfie it will have to wait. Yeah. Its going to be good weather on election day, so maybe you do one outside before you head into the voting booth. A repeat of today would be nice. A compromise, right . You can snapchat it, as well, jeff. So many options. It was beautiful out there, janelle. Im right with you on that one. A lot of great conditions here. Not only inland, but right up to the coastline. Check it out in San Francisco from our hd camera. No fog, no low clouds at all. Looking from the downtown view here, right now. Currently, we have 68 degrees. And well see temperatures down to 60 by 8 00 p. M. And 50s at 9 00 tonight. Tomorrow mornings forecast has mostly clear skies to start. It will be the tri valley at 47. Peninsula, 52 with coastal clouds and a bright start and 50. The coldest sport at 44 degrees. A few patchy clouds and 51. Now the most recent on again off again pattern that i know a lot of you really loved has changed significantly. We have seen the bulk of the rainfall even moving out of the northwest, situated well back in the pacific so we have a clearer pattern setting up. Rather tranquil weather the next two days. Only one hitch. With the temperatures warming up at the coastline, you may want to head to the beaches. But please, please stay out of c the water. Were undergoing the next two days with some very high surf, waves could hit 15 feet, maybe as high as 20 feet. Rip currents and possibly some deadly sneaker waves. They do that. They just sneak up on you, so you dont want to turn your back to the water. If you do insist on heading out to the beaches. Again, thats in effect for thursday and also friday. Our high surf advisory. Otherwise in our microclimate forecast for thursday, its sunny in the south bay. Numbers warm up a degree or two. This brings us to 75 in downtown san jose and as warm as 78 in gilroy. East bay, dry air and place low humidity at 38 . Also relatively light winds out of the northeast at 5, puts concord at 76 degrees. Pleasanton, 73. Oakland enjoying beautiful weather with 71. Its warming up at the beaches, even with those dangerous waves. And it will get to 68 here in Half Moon Bay. Also 70 in san mateo, 73 for palo alto. San francisco, we will push up to 70 degrees. But that looks like my warmest here. Otherwise well have 68 in the marina, 66 in the outer sunset. And for the north bay, with he go up to 76 in napa tomorrow. 74 in novato and 72 in mill valley. Winds light out of the south at 5 miles per hour. In the extended forecast, dry through friday. A slight chance of a shower by 10 00 p. M. On saturday. Timing has changed a little bit. This could bring in a few spotty showers into sunday morning. Trace amounts to about. 10 of an inch. Dont worry about any weekend plans. I think youll be just fine. And well see numbers drop inland down t