breaking news and positive news about this woman who's reported kidnapping monday morning triggered a massive search. her father says she has turned up alive. >> her father just confirmed to abc news that the 29-year-old showed up in her hometown of huntington beach in southern california. wayne freedman joins us with more on this mystery. >> reporter: that's pretty much the crux of it. no word from the police. let me back out of the frame and show you. a lot of news reporters, media waiting for the police to tell something about this story that has changed modes.

it has transitioned from a kidnapped missing woman to a woman found. the question is, why. as you said the father told abc news that his daughter, 29-year-old denise, is alive and well at her mother's house in huntington beach california down around los angeles. it was late last night that police were searching the waters looking for her body. now that apparently is no longer necessary. the father told abc news he received a call telling him that she is in fact okay. denise told him that she's walking from her mother's house in huntington beach to his own house in huntington beach. he has called police asked them to find her on the street to pick her up take her to his house. he gave no explanation of how he says she got to huntington beach or why nor do we know yet why her boyfriend and co-worker waited several hours to report

her abducted with a note. police have repeatedly said that she is not a suggest spektr. problem right now is police aren't saying anything except this will be a press conference at 3:00 this afternoon. a whole lot of questions. wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> thanks very much. to our other top story. hours after a police officer was killed in the line of duty the man who ambushed him and held police in a stand overneveright is found dead. the officer was a beloved veteran of the force. 38-year-old michael johnson. the man accused of killing him, he was found dead this morning on his apartment balcony after a standoff that lasted more than eight hours. >> neighbors evacuated from the scene they are being let back into their homes. a memorial tribute to officer johnson is growing. >> reporter: officers from

several agencies have been gathering at the police department throughout the morning, flags are at half staff. the department mourns its first fallen officer in san jose in 14 years. flowers are placed outside the san jose police department in memory of fallen officer michael johnson. johnson was a 14-year veteran with the force. he was shot and killed last night while responding to a call. the devastating loss has left fellow officers shaken. >> officers are grieving, they will do so for quite some time. as will many of us in the department. you know our hearts, our prayers go out with the family of michael, our brother. >> reporter: early this morning police cars lined up in' procession to lead his body away from the crime scene. this man saw the police presence last night. he heard there was a shooting

and was worried about his longtime friend who he first met when johnson was a teenager. >> i texted him. you okay? and i never got a response. >> reporter: they trained together in martial arts. he described him as a great friend who worked hard and loved serving his community. >> outside of the schools, outside of his uniform he's a normal guy. biggest heart that you can imagine. >> reporter: today agencies all over the bay area wear a black band over their badges condolences are pouring in. johnson's own police department tweeted a solemn good-bye. it says, rest in peace fallen brother michael johnson number 3718. this is the first san jose police officer to be killed in the line of duty since 2001. officer jeffrey phonefontana was shot to death. he and johnson were in the same police academy class.

in a press release the police officers association called the suspect a coward and added, even while grieving other officers did their duty to make sure nobody else was hurt. live in san jose, abc 7 news. >> thank you. we're learning more about how the tragedy unfolded as well as the gunman who took officer johnson's life. neighbors who knew scott are stunned by his actions. abc 7 news reporter am y is live on the scene. >> reporter: center road is still closed. the officers from the police department who are grieving loss of one of their own are still here having to investigate his death. police say officer michael johnson was shot without warning. he and a few other officers responded to an apartment on center road around 6:45 last night when a woman called to say she was worried about the man living there.

>> initial information was that he was disupon dent that he had a gun and that he was -- there was mention about him wanting to kill himself. >> reporter: he fired on the officers when they arrived killing johnson. officers fired back but didn't know whether they had hit dunnham. >> we didn't know what it was. heard the boom boom. >> reporter: this man lives next door. his two grandkids were visiting last night when this all happened. 4-year-old legacy and his a-year-olda 5-year-old sister. >> i got away from the windows and got on floor. it was kind of scary. everything was kind of happening so fast. >> reporter: police surrounded the building brought in the s.w.a.t. team and proceeded slowly and cautiously. it wasn't until 3:30 in the morning, eight hours later when they discovered with a robot camera that he was dead on his balcony. >> it's a good possibility he was dead the whole time. there was no contact on any dialogue or communication with

any of our officers after that. >> it's shocking. i never would have imagined that it would have been him. >> reporter: this man says he never saw any signs of his neighbor being depressed. he was always friendly. >> you would say, how are you doing every day. he wasn't the type person to have an attitude. how do you go from being a nice person to a killer. >> reporter: i asked whether he was killed by police or whether he shot himself. the chief says they are working on out the details working to confirm how he died. they are gathering evidence, talking to witnesses and call this a very difficult time for them. >> thank you. the governor released a statement this morning. it says, ann and i extend our deepest condolences to officer johnson's family.

he will be remembered for his courage and dedicated service and we join the entire community in mourning this tragic loss. >> if you would like to extend condolences to the family and the police department, go to our facebook page. we posted a badge for you to share to honor his memory and his service. >> you will find condolences from other agencies along with the full video this more than's police news conference on our website. we will bring you updates online at abc7news zabc7news.com. a truck accident is causing delays on 80 at this hour. you can see crews cleaning up the asphalt product and towing away debris. this happened just after 8:30 this morning. right now only one lane is open to eastbound traffic. that backup extends all the way to north texas road in fairfield. developing news. the u.s. state department

confirmed three americans were on board the ger man germanwings flight. they have been able to extract audio from a black box. the frame the module that holds the memory cards is missing. the air it took off yesterday when it crashed. they believe this was a horrific accident saying hijacking or terrorism is unlikely. a new study of teenage drivers shows the effects of distracted driving are worse than thought. it factors in nearly 60% of moderate to severe crashes. >> reporter: toon ageeenagers drivers talking, texting, turning up the tunes.

aaa analyzed 1,700 videos showing teen drivers in the moments before a crash. nearly six of ten were distracted. that is more than four times previous estimates from police reports. >> we're hoping that our central findings of the study will make parents more aware of the magnitude of the problem and the potential for disaster. >> reporter: car accidents are the number one cause much teenage deaths in the university. california bans techltsing and any phone hands free for teen drivers, officials say even chatting with friends sitting next to them can cause a young driver to lose focus. >> when you get two or three, especially three teenagers in a vehicle at the same time bad things tend to happen. >> reporter: aaa recommends laws restrict passengers to one non-family member for the first six moves driving. a toy store popular with children and families for nearly 70 years is closing its doors.

jeffreys on market street in san francisco will shut down next month. the store has been in that location since 1970. before that the same family was in business dating back to 1946. the landlord demanded a 500% rent increase. taking safety to a new level. how google hopes external airbags will save lives. speaking new car technology the model x that has tesla fans excited. a live look at this beautiful day. today's forecast.

driverless cars could have a unique feature. it was awarded a patent for airbags that go on the outside of the car. the airbags would have a sensor that would trigger them to deploy moments before a collision happens. the airbags would be made out of a traditional material than traditional airbag which could cause a pedestrian to bounce off a vehicle on impact. tesla's next car has been spotted. a video was posted. the car is a beta version of the

model x. you can get a good look at it here. it's an suv. the design looks unfinished. the company's name is on the trunk. the model x is expected to be unveiled later this year. the first deliveries will begin at about the same time. if you are an active social media user you are probably familiar with flow back thursday and flash back friday. facebook is rolling out something called on this day. it's a tool that will let you see any photo or data posted on this date in years past. if you want, you can share old posts with friends again. >> useful for birthday and anniversary. >> maybe so. it's time to check in for the forecast coming up. >> good morning. here say look at the sunshine that's behind me. temperatures up to six degrees warmer than yesterday. this is the just the beginning.

we will have record heat coming up in the seven-day forecast. >> thank you. the first martian marrychtian marathon complete. when it it cops to fashion, you might call this sweater a statement piece. the message behind the bizarre material it's made of.

we're back with incredible video from northern brazil. stop what you are doing. look at that.

>> oh, my goodness. >> passengers escaped after a bus got stunk. moments later you see thee swallowed up. it's swept down a river. fortunately, everybody on the bus got out safely. >> that's amazing. then there's this. crossing the finish line after powering through a marathon is a great reason to celebrate. imagine clocking 26.2 miles in space. nasa's mars rover knows all about it. the robot has completed the first ever martian marathon. it took 11 years and two months to move that far. the project manager says this is the first time any human enterprise has exceeded the distance of a marathon on the surface of another world. that's pretty cool. the rover is planning a marathon-length relay run next week to celebrate the milestone. >> slow and steady wins the race. >> that's right. nice day to be outside running, whatever you like to do

outside. >> from our broadcaster on the outside. >> i'm about as fast as that rover today. aren't i? let's look at what's going on. we will start with live doppler. it's almost cloud free today and nothing is going to show up as far as rain. all the way through the end of the month. that miracle rain is not here and it's not coming up notice the winds, ten miles per hour blowing northwest to southeast. an offshore flow elsewhere. look what it has done with the clouds. it has scared them away from just about everywhere. nice time to be anywhere if you like the sunshine, the beach will be a little cooler because of the breezes in the 60s while the rest of us are near 80. it will be sunny and the warming trend begins this afternoon. near record highs slated for tomorrow. to a lesser extent friday. let's look from the east bay hills camera and enjoy it while

it's green. it will turn brown pretty soon. tree pollen is high. as we look at an area that had clouds this morning now hazy sunshine. speaking is of san jose eight degrees warmer than average. san francisco, 68. that's one of the few air nasdaq won't be in the mid to upper 70s today. let's see what other temperature temperatures we have. a warm spot, santa cruz at 79. redwood city at 74. a lighter breeze, warmer downtown south san francisco. mid up toer 70s through the north bay. we will be around 70 to 74 along the east bay shore with oakland at 73 and mid to upper 70 near 80 in brentwood. you can handle the pollen next couple of days, we will open the

windows. upper 40s to low 50s around the bay area and coast. notice fog at the coast and around the bay and north bay valley as the layer will develop to a minimal extent tonight. a look at the area of high pressure that will dominate our forecast bringing us a warmer day today. it's not this we get into the surge of warm air that we feel the records and san jose is one of those areas. 84 tomorrow. that ties a record high. the coast will be near 707 if. a sea breeze will develop friday. it reaches inland saturday. then sunday, monday, tuesday, morning clouds, afternoon sunshine, mid 60s at the coast, 70s around the bay and 80 inland. enjoy the warm sunshine. >> thank you. entertainment news. a member of one direction is leaving. the band announced zane will no longer play with the group.

he flew home from a tour stop because he said he was too stressed out. one direction will continue with four band members. a canadian group wants people to stop using homophobic expressions. it's spreading the message with a fashion statement. it's a sweat made of human hair. every last bit down to the rainbow color buttons came from the heads of people from across canada who canada. designers say the goal is get people to stop using the word gay in a negative way. >> that is so gay. that sweater is so gay. we thought, wouldn't it be cool if the sweater was gay? >> that sweater is making its debut at toronto fashion week and will travel to schools, businesses and museums across the country. >> so much work to do that. my goodness. coming up it may be the kultest est

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important lesson from mom. >> the hippo is learning to swim. >> watch closely. you will see how mom is using her snout to keep the baby afloat. the ligttle legs. >> the zoo posted this on its youtube page. they typically nurse for eight months. mom and baby will be staying close together for a while. >> get back up there. there you go. that's going to do it for us. from all of us here at ab c7 news thanks for joining us. >> "who wants to be a millionaire" is coming up next. >> look at the beautiful day. turning sunny. a warm day ahead. enjoy it. >> be safe out there.

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