we do have video from her from yesterday where she urned up yesterday. she had claimed she was kidnapped and a ransom demand of $8,500 was made. she then said she was safely drop off at her mother's homier. police have launched quite a search for her after her boyfriend reported on monday she forcibly was taken from his home. police now say they had trouble believing the incredible story he told them. police now say it was all a hoax but denise huskins uncle refuses to believe she would make this up. police say a tremendous amount of resources were wasted looking for denise huskins and they now say charges could be filed against her and possibly her boyfriend. she agreed to meet with vallejo police and the fbi arranged for a jet to bring her to the bay area for an interview but now she has disappeared and is no

longer in contact with police. >> colleagues and friends and strangers remember the san jose police officer shot to death while responding to a call. a huge procession to honor officer mychael johnson. matt keller is at san jose police headquarters. >> we will find out when the funeral for officer mike johnson is held and you can see the huge memorial is growing. flowers and candles and letter expressing gravy and support -- grief and support. police and family and strangers paid truck out when the body was moved to los gatos funeral home. there were dozens of fellow officers saluting as the body was placed in the hearst. officer johnson was slot and killed tuesday in an ambush while responding to a 9-1-1 call of an armed man threat being

suicide. >> they are doing their job and look what happens. you never know. >> we owe him a debt. he gave his life. he was out here every single day serving his community. the san jose police officers association will decide on details of the funeral services that will feature a viewing prior to the memorial and burying. officers from across the country are expected to come to san jose for the services showing solidarity in the law enforcement community. johnson was the 12th san jose police officer to die in the behind of -- line of >> officer johnson's family released this statement and i quote, "we appreciate all of the thoughts and prayers we have received from the community near and far. we love you mike, our husband son, brother uncle and hero." >> a well-known bar is stepping up to help the family of officer

johnson. the bar on the expressway in san jose and holding a fundraiser on thursday running from 11 o'clock a.m. to 2:00 a.m. and all sales not just percentage of profits are donated. the former sharks all star is a co-owner and a sister-in-law be woulds for the san jose police and said the raffle will include giants sharks and earthquakes membership bealeia and a donation box is set up to donate ahead of time or cannot make it that day. >> we are learning more about the suspect involved in tuesday night's deadly stand off, 57-year-old scott dunham. >> court documents show that scott dunham had a domestic violence history involving his common-law wife and daughter in 1996. the wife said he had a drinking problem that made him angry. we have learned that the 57-year-old worked at the community college from 1998 to 2012 before he retired as a grounds garden neither and

construction laborerrer. >> some say they never talked to dunham, he kept to himself. he is accused of shooting and killing officer mychael johnson during a welfare check and was found dead on the balcony after a stand off. less than 24 hours after the stand off ended people came support apartment to find a big mess. >> we saw people coming out of his apartment carrying a laundry basket. [ inaudible ] >> i have lived here for a year and nothing has happened. it is quiet and suddenly the guy is shooting cops. >> neighbors are coming to terms with what happened. >> the death of officer johnson touched many people. almost 32,000 are showing their support for his family and police by sharing this batch badge from facebook. >> one of the they suspects chaned murdering an oakland mother during a shooting has a

three hearing. a judge postponed anthony simms case until today after admitting being involved in a gun battle that killed a 30-year-old mother who just pack her car on chestnut and walking her two kids home she died protecting her children from the cross four. two other suspects are facing homicide charges. >> happening now a person is dead after a series of tornadoes ripped through arkansas and oklahoma. thousands are without power this morning but the severe weather is offer. for now. the worst damage in a suburb south of oklahoma city and this is pictures from there with the winds flipping the cars like toys. clouds were captured turning interest tornadoes and we brought it to you live at 4:00 yesterday afternoon. in sandy springs oklahoma a mobile home park is nearly wiped out and emergency crews helped

to evacuate children in the aftermagazine. in oklahoma, a close call for hundreds including drivers. this video posted shows the moment a tornado touched down, flipping over a semi. we have a full report coming up at the top of the hour. >> a san jose business face as huge clean up after a car plows interest it in the parking lot that hit a curb and went airborne, slammed into the center for better hearing aids last nature. the store was closed but a security guard standing watch outside had to jump out of the way, all three people inside the car escaped serious injury. >> a majority of workers at the tesoro refinery return to work this morning helping a two month long strike. members of the united steelworkers union ratify add new contract on tuesday the last of three she sorry -- tesoro

groups to aafternoon the strike. the strike involved 12 refineries rowing a fifth the gas supply of the nation restarting the gas production will take some time. >> if you thought yesterday was warm, you will get it today. >> absolutely, record highs today, all week we have been pointing to. it is here. west portal is cool at 52. ocean beach is 53 along bayview at 55 in mission and downtown and 56 through the ferrying. we have low-to-mid 50's along the bay shoreline to santa clara and saratoga at 49. pittsburg is 59. walnut creek is 53. same in fairfield. petaluma is coolest at 45. tracy is 57. clearer in the south bay 280 at 17 than this time year. in the afternoon hours inland neighbors have warm sunshine. 75 to 84 degrees. it is cloudy at the coast.

it will become partly cloudy with money 60s and around the bay, 72 to 84 degrees. you can see how calm the pay water is from the sutro tower camera. through friday and into the weekend temperatures are going to hang around the upper 70s to low 80's and low-to-mid 60s at the coast. it will be dry. >> the san mateo bridge everyone a clear drive use make it in hair to foster city and it will only take you this road work is in preparation for re-pave own the san mateo bridge. if you travel in the westbound direction you are going to notice the cones lining both sides of the shoulder eastbound traffic is clear and here is a look at the altamont pass, starting off quiet with traffic building on 20 a westbound meeting with a 80 at 56 miles per hour jumping up the closer

you are to the dublin interchange. it will take you 26 minutes from tracy to dublin and highway 4 westbound antioch to concord and 101 southbound from san rafael to san francisco is 16 minutes. >> a young female bear found hanging out in the tree in tracy is headed back to the wild. >> workers have been looking for the bear since first being spotted a now days ago she was in the tree for a couple of hours before officials showed up with darts. >> the bear fell 35 feet on a tarp and not hurt. her ear is tag so she has been captured before. fish and wildlife workers tweeted this know to showing the tranquilized bear. she will fine her a new home when she is checked out. >> leash or not to leash the support bay area pet owe neithers have in their corner in

a dogfight with washington. >> these east bay kids are taking matters into their own hands to keep a store open in the east bay. stay tuned.

>> covering novato oakland, sunnyvale, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. a fundraising campaign to help a mother's family has raised $12,000 if less than a day. relatives of combs are trying t get money to pay for the funeral when a dump truck tumbled over and crashed her in her driveway. she was two months pregnant. an osha investigate could take six months. if you would like to help out we have a link at abc7news.com.

>> a jury resumes deliberations in a closely watched sex discrimination lawsuit against a silicon valley venture capital firm. kleiner perkins is being sued for $16 million. she was a junior partner and said she was punished and fired for questioning the way the company treated women. she said after being pressured into an affair by a male colleague he was promoted and she was shunned. the company said that show was not promoted because she lacked the qualification and expertise. >> congresswoman jackie speiers promising to get democrats and republicans to battle efforts to ban unleashed dogs from most of the golden gate recreational area calling the park service plan un-american when she met with three members of "save our recreation in washington," limiting off leash dogs to seven spots including parts of chris see field and the for the. a final decision oning do use areas is due early next year.

>> today the mammal center in sausalito is commemorting the 40th anniversary as they treat a record number of starving california sea lions responding to nearly 700 animal ms. disaddress this career compared to 150 at this time last year. the marine mammal center executive director said the sea lion crisis highlights how important their rescue and rehab work scientific research and educational programs are in the of the to save our ocean environment. >> a struggling store is scheduled to close this saturday but children are taking matters into their own hands. >> they are donating their own money to keep the business open. >> the children came to the golden apple to give their money away. >> we love the golden apple and it is so nice because i had my product there >> the golden apple learning center has been selling toys and

teaching material in pleasanton for 36 years but since word got out it was close the owner said money has been trickling in mostly from kids taking cash right out of their piggy bank. >> i don't know what i should do with it so i decided to see if we can gather up enough money to open up again. >> he has launched a campaign to raise $78,000 which would go toward relocating the store to downtown pleasanton. he believes the golden apple would do better in an area with more foot traffic ands customers are behind him. three-year-old chloe gave $630. >> the world is much more important than just themselves for the kids. these are value that all parents want their children to have. so far he has raised $5,000. and he has a way to go but if it works out he knows it is because of the children. >> i will repay them where magic

tricks and stories. >> if they raise the money it needs they will re-open in downtown pleasanton june 1. $50 from a three-year-old is incredible. >> if you want more information on helping agree to abc7news.com with a link. if your three-year-old has $50 or $5 or 50 cents. >> ready for warm-up? >> if you can on the windows and trap the cooler air but you get a lot of pollen. high pressure is over the top of us. as we look at live doppler hd. from the east bay hills camera you can see the twinkling lights of emeryville and the port of oakland to san francisco. we are going to have record highs today but we have a lot sunshine at the coast after we can get rid of the morning clouds. you will be coolerren that the rest of the us. you will get a freeze tomorrow which will start the cooling and spread easton saturday but

looking into the long raping, breezy and warm and drive through next week. by "warm," i mean above average temperatures. you can see the lights from sfo so that means not much cloud cover. >> tree pollen and high again. we have high pressure over the oakland. we have high pressure over land. that will bring an offshore breeze. that is why the temperatures are peeking -- peaking today and tomorrow. we have potential for record high. san jose 84. gilroy 87. 80 in santa cruz. and milpitas. 80 in redwood city and mountain view and mid-to-upper 70s on the peninsula. the coast is in the mid-to-upper 60 but low-to-mid 70s for south san francisco downtown and sausalito and 5 in petaluma the

cool spot to 80 in santa rosa and calistoga and along the east bay shore we go from 75 in berkeley to 80 in castro valley and fremont and warmer weather inland low-to-mid 80's with the cool spot at fairly concord and san ramon and pittsburg at 82. tonight is nice with clouds along the coast and that will spill inland keeping our temperatures in the low-to-mid 50 but inland we are in the upper 40s. my seven-day forecast shows four to six degrees cooler tomorrow and 80's holding on inland and 80's are gone by saturday as the breezy and cooler air makes it inland and in the mid-60s at the coast mid-70s around the bay and low 80's inland, sunday, and influence wednesday. have a good one. >> if you are planning on driving by the tank, 87 near san jose, you increase good shape. no problems, no accidents to

report. we will take you to the north bay and we are seeing the we orange where we have possible fog affecting the commute and we will see if that is, in fact the case and my map is picking up on the orange. we have a problem in san rafael east francisco boulevard from westbound 580 the on-ramp is going to be closed because of an early d.u.i. crash and that is going to last for quite some time and you may want to make alternate plans. i will tell you alternates coming up in a couple of minutes. the rest of the drive is clear on 101 so for problems if san rafael to larkspur and mill valley at top speed. 680, walnut creek to dublin is 14 minutes and southbound santa rosa to san francisco is 49 minutes and through the santa cruz mountains to los gatos, still under half an hour. face book is spinning off

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as california deals with the ongoing drought many residents fear the water supply will be inadequate in 10 years. according to a survey by the public policy institute of california, to thirds of california people say their neighbors are not doing enough. 76 percent of those in the central valley say water supply issues are a problem. in the bay area, 63 percent say it is an issue. >> one new york man is feeling pretty darn good after receiving a get well card. that is because the card contained a $7 million winning lottery ticket.

>> not feeling well, if someone wants to send me ... >> he received the card from his dead while recovering from hernia surgery and he said his dad gives lottery tickets as gifts but no big winners. until now. >> i don't specific to change a lot. i will go do work. my wife will go to work. we will invest the money and enjoy life. >> the lump sum payout is over $4.6 million after taxes. the $734 $7 million ticket game was just introduced and he was the first to win. >> he thing those will keep going do their jobs like nothing has changed. >> until the first time he hears something he doesn't like, and, then it is "see yeah." >> someone would loves his job mike nicco. >> absolutely. we have a light wind at the golden gate bridge and it will pick up through the morning. we will keep an eye on the fog.

mostly it will stay right along the coast. hopefully it will not make a left hand turn across the gonna. big story is 11-16 degrees warmer-than-average with san jose at 84 record-tying high. sun sets at 7:27. the temperatures are warm here and a record 68 to lake tahoe today and money 80's through the central valley and 90 in los angeles and 95 in palm springs and 81 in san diego. safe travels. >> a wide view of san jose and traffic is looking fantastic. we i would as you head beyond mineta san jose international airport you are at 62 miles per hour. it is looking clear and accident free traveling along 280 away from 680 interest cupertino no delays and everything and green on the map so you are moving along at top speeds. and more drive time traffic, albany to the maze at four minutes and 880 southbound from fremont to san jose is looking good, and we are dealing with a bart play, a five or ten-minute

delay in the sfo direction because of an equipment problem. >> it is 4:56 happening today the release of new prepared regulations to protect poor people from predatory payday lenders, federal watchdogs unveil a new set of proposals to kilo income borrowers from being buried by lying debts. loans charge interest of 300 percent or more overwhelming some borrowers causing them to lose bang accounts, cars and risk prison time. president obama will talk about the regulation in a speech in alabama later today. >> the hall of justice in freeway is about to lose the tenants, the san francisco police department. the officers are moving from 7th to new headquarters in mission bay. the six floors $342 somethi facility is build to withstand the big earthquake with an

emergency operation center. there is a brand new 38-dead fire -- >> disney land has released a video which shows the park's construction in the 1950s. >> the video shows several barebone structures becoming full-fledged houses and showing the park swarming with visitors just a small part of disneyland's 50 year anniversary celebration which. include keeping the park open for a full 24 hours in may. by the way, disney is the parent company of abc7. >> amazing. >> more trouble for pg&e and new at 5:00 am, what a consumer watchdog group said a company spent money earmark for pipeline safety, and spent it on

something else. >> a strange twist on the deadly plane crash in france and the pilot could not get to the airplane controls. >> before we leave you here is we abc7 with traffic on the eastern span of the bay bridge. looking for one of these?

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good thursday morning at 5:00 a.m. we are almost there. a day to go. i am eric thomas. >> i am kristen sze. leyla gulen is here and mike nicco has the big warm-up. >> good morning everyone, fog along the coast. otherwise, it