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 is clear.

we breakdown temperatures, the 12 hour day planner from sutro tower how calm and clear it is. 47 to 56. off to a cool start. the air will be dry. it will warm quickly. 68 at noon. our spread at 4:00, looking more like summer 6 at -- 68 coast and 80 inland. on the roads? a couple of problems. one is in marin. it is causing a problem off of a 80 because of an early d.u.i. accident knocking down a power line. we will have the east francisco boulevard on-ramp shut down for 15 hours. you need contingent plan. golden gate bridge when you get to 101 headed southbound it is looking clear northbound traffic is not fining any problems whatever. here is a look at the

richmond-san rafael toll plaza on the bridge, traffic is light. so far this morning. >> new the news, the investigation into the shooting death of a veteran san jose police officer continues. last night officer michael johnson's colleagues and a grateful public turned tout -- out to pay tribute. matt? >> a huge memorial is here and you can see the cars, letters and candles left as the community and fellow officers and family and friends grieve the loss of mike johnson shot and kill open tuesday in an ambush while responding to a 9-1-1 call of an armed man threat being suicide. san jose police officers association said johnson's family is expected to decide by today on the details of the funeral service that will likely feature a viewing prior to the memorial and burial. mike johnson was respected in the world of martial arts a black belt and started coming to

the academy when he was only 17. the owner said johnson was a great friend and outstanding future who refused to be paid. >> he brought from what his job in here. >> last night police, family and strangers paid tribute to officer mike johnson as the body was moved to a los gatos funeral home. dozens of fellow officers saluted as his body was placed in the hearst. johnson was the 12th san jose police officer to die in the line of duty. flags are at half staff at the san jose lived and officers from across the country are expected to come here to san jose for the funeral services showing solidarity in the law enforcement community. >> we are learning more of the past of 57-year-old scott dunham the suspect accused of killing

officer johnson. court documents show dunham was arrested for domestic violence in 1996 and the common-law wife reported he choked and hit her in the home and told officers that dunham had a drinking problem that made him angry. he worked from 1998 to 2012 as a grounds gardener and construction laborerrer at fool hit community college and resigned for retirement purposes. >> a fundraiser is held in san jose to help the family of officer johnson. brittania arms is donating all sales on thursday with former sharks and all-star do do this and said the raffle will include a giants sharks and earthquake memorabelia with donation box set up ahead of time if you cannot make it.

>> a vallejo woman could face charges after her claims she was kidnapped and held for ransom were a hex. investigators say denise huskins vanish asked her boyfriend claimed she was forcibly taken from the home on monday. denise huskins turned up yesterday after her mother's house and she claim she was kidnapped for ransom of $8,500. now, police say she is refusing to talk with them and hired an attorney and has not been seen since. they say there is no evidence to support her account and the kidnapping claim was fake. >> in the deadly plane crash in the for example much alps of the officials announced the plane crash was deliberate and one of the pilots appeared to want to destroy the plane. the look at the news conference being held in paris by french prosecutors investigating the crash of germanwings 9535 and the co-pilot was at holme and the other pilot was locked out

of the cockpit. the prosecutors say that data from the voice recorder indicates that the other pilot could not get back in and alarms were going off as they tried to knock down the door. 150 people were on board the flight including three americans when it crashed. >> at daylight authorities in oklahoma will begin adding up the damage great a deadly string of tornadoes that hit at rush hour. there were numerous injuries. here is the latest from the news. real. >> at least one person is dead in the dangerous storms that pummeled the plains including several towns in oklahoma. this is video what just came in from oklahoma mangled cars, one upside down if a drive. the vehicle hit the house this is the same city hit by a devastating tornado back in 2013 and this is what it left behind in other areas: downed trees and piles of debris. winds tore the rooftops off homes and wiped out a mobile

home park and flipped cars. the packed gym collapsed and 60 people insider okay. so was the driver of an overturned pickup would said show is grateful to be alive. >> i'm fortunate. i hung upside down until someone got here. >> that is the sound of a tornado siren with cameras capturing images of the clouds and severe weather stretched from texas to indiana and produced three tornadoes. the threat of another powerful storm is over for now and thousands are still without power this morning. at 5:07 we want to turn to meteorologist mike nicco to check out the forecast. that will change. >> it will change. we will look at the forecast. we will start off by showing you the sunrise is going to be gorgeous this morning. hardly any clouds but for the coast. we will be warm, quick warming

because of the dry air and lack of a breeze. around the bay 72 to 84 degrees and inland 75 to 84 and the coast is around 64 to 67, and the 72 is actually going to be south san francisco and inland the 75 is petaluma. you get into the 84 degree temperatures you have for go inland east bay and the south bay. moving forward this is how it looks on the peninsula temperatures are near record levels today. 10 sea breeze develops and it will cool the cost tomorrow and the pay and a little bit inland we are still in the 60, 70s, and 80's and the breeze is more stout and controlling of the weather on saturday and 60 at the coast and low-to-upper 70s elsewhere and 80's are back inland on sunday and we will see if they stretch into next week. >> here is a picture of the bay area you can see it is green and where the exception of the altamont pass, that is where the traffic is starting to build

especially as you come away from tracy boulevard up for 580 and it eases up through the altamont pass. however that now is let wering to get busy. when you head beyond vasco you are in good shape. now a look at what is happening in the north bay where we have a d.w.i. accident early this morning and right now the on-ramp to westbound 580 is going to be shut down until 8:00 p.m. not 8:00 a.m., 8:00. p.m. p.m. because of a power pole that was knock down. you need other plans to get to 580 and 101. traffic is nice southbound and seeing yellow as you head in the northbound direction. in the east bay that is 680 the drive away from highway four through concord and walnut creek at 72 miles per hour. and highway 24 will be cleared with no accidents to report. >> starbucks is brewing a new treat to celebrate the 20th

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>> covering cupertino, concord wine country and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. good thursday morning everyone, a gorgeous shot from the east bay camera looking to the bay bridge and the glistening bay and we will have real change in temperature from the cooler morning hours to warm afternoon. mike will have more about that coming up. >> there are new accusations against pg&e claims that money meant for pipeline safety went to executive pay instead. >> according to the "los angeles times" the president of the public utilities commission claims that money collected from customers was spent on executive pay raises in the months before the deadly pipeline explosion in san bruno. they say that motion peg put off safety and maintenance work to boost the profits and provide top executives with bonuses. it is shown that pg&e received approval in 2007 to spend $5 million of ratepayer money on safety work but the work was

never performed. >> authorities say a santa clara county deputy would guilt his life was in danger the man off the road. when deputy arrived they found a suspect drove toward them prompting the shooting. the driver got away but deputies later found the driver at the hospital suffering a nonlife threatening gun shot wound. they arrested two women who were in a a separate car at the scene. police in antioch are investigating a child being hurt by fireworks. police received a report of an explosion at 8:00 yesterday morning at an apartment come mess on sycamore drive. officers found a nine-year-old child hurt and the mother said her son was playing where fireworks inside their apartment. the boy went to the hospital with severe burns to his hand. investigators are looking into how the boy got the fireworks. police are looking for a man suspected of robbing at least

two businesses. according to the press democrat two robberies were reported in an hour of each other yesterday morning on east washington state. in both cases the suspect acted as if he had a bun and got away with cash. a third robbery was recorded before 2:00 p.m. at the lucky grocery pharmacy at gateway shopping center. the suspect got away with medication and police are looking into whether the suspect in the first two robberies could be connected to the third. >> in response to the drought a fish hatchery will release 12 million salmon into the bay area waters and drive the fish from shasta county to a release site in solano county. the sacramento river has been greatly impacted and this is part of a plan to transport salmon to improve their survival chances during the migration to the ocean. >> a happy ending this morning to the bunny caper in walnut

creek all three of the animals have now been returned to the children's center. they appear happy to be together. two rabbits were returned on monday and a third brought back on tuesday night. the thieves acknowledged it was a bad idea. security video captured a group of teen boys and girls tabling the rabbits but the important thing is they have acknowledged it and they brought the bunnies back. >> now a check on the weather forecast because the temperatures are so different between morning and afternoon. >> 20 to 30 degrees different and santa rosa at half mile visibility and pleasant hill road, rohnert park expressway calistoga road all areas affected by the reduction in visibility and half moon bay to a mile and a quarter right now. san rafael has the fog isolated to santa rosa and maybe slipping

to rohnert park and petaluma as we head through the morning. we will have plenty of sunshine this afternoon but the coast where the clouds are opening up and they will not go away completely. we will have record high temperatures. cooling at the coast, friday spreading east saturday ask it will be breezy and warm and still very dry. from the exploritorium you can see how calm the ferry ride is this morning with tree pollen high weed, grass and mold, still on the low side. the microclimate to the south milpitas and santa cruz at 80 record tying 84 in san jose and record possible in gilroy at 87. very warm on the peninsula, mid-70s to 80 until los altos at 82. because of the clouds along the coast you are in the mid-to-upper 60s and more sunshine downtown and sausalito and make a run in the low-to-mid 70s and mid-70s to 80 through the north bay and mid-60 at the coast and along the east

bay shore we have mid-to-upper 70s until fremont at 80 and moving inland, low-to-mid 80's here with 84 in brentwood and livermore the warm spot and cool niecely tonight if you can open up the windows, and the pollen does not bother you we drop into the low-to-mid 50s now what will happen tomorrow, look at the sea breeze developing and the temperatures dropping, 50s and 60s along the coast into san francisco and 70s around the bay and a few 80's left inland if places like napa and antioch and close around livermore. my seven-day forecast shows the sea breeze touching inland neighbors by saturday and that is a passing cold front bringing us extra clouds. when it passes, it will be breezy and warm next week and away from the coast at mid-70s to low 80's. >> we are dealing with bart delays at knife or 10 minutes in pleasant hill because of equipment problems. it is also in the clearing

stages. we should see an improvement shortly. the drive on the san mateo and dumbarton bridges we are at top sped from the east bay toward the peninsula. no delays. no accidents. we will have construction in the eastbound direction along 92. this is going to take place until 11 o'clock. expect cones and delays. the roads are getting narrow because of the road work. on the peninsula 101 through redwood city and 280 looking clear and top speed the drive away from sfo beyond 380 and san francisco is the to 80 extension and traffic is clear and we have had construction in the southbound direction along 280 beyond 101 that could slow things down a little bit. at hospital curve we are move along at top speed and coming up to the skyway and the lower deck the bay bridge sfo to third street will take you ten minutes a san francisco toy store that brought joy to generations

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but meteorologist mike nicco says the temperatures are going to sizzle later today with details coming up. >> here are seven things to know before you go: one breaking news, french officials just announced that deadly plane crash in the alps was intentional. the prosecutors believe the co-pilot locked the pilot out of the cockpit and intentionally crashed into a mountain. all 150 people on the germanwings flight including three americans were killed. >> police say a vallejo woman's claim she was kidnapped and hell for ransom is a hoax. denise huskins' boyfriend claimed she was forcibly taken monday morning but police say there is no evidence to support that. denise huskins turned up yesterday at her mother's house but has disappeared. >> today we could learn when the funeral for officer michael johnson is held johnson was shot and killed on tuesday while responding to a call of a suicidal man in san jose. our reporter will have more on the huge outpouring of support

from the community in a few minutes. >> at least one person is dead after several tornadoes ripped through a large area of oklahoma yesterday, and this morning thousands are without power and tulsa county sheriff saying rescue efforts are underway and crews are in need of medical attention. >> hundreds of stray cats are terrorizing new york city. officials say that up to 1,200 cats are running tree and plans to deal with the wildcats range from catching them and putting them down to spaying them and releasing them. >> the big story weather-wise is temperatures are 11-16 degrees above average and report-tying 84 is possible in san jose. >> seven, we have trouble in marin, and this is because of a d.u.i. accident causing slowing as you exit westbound 580 the francisco boulevard on-ramp shut

down 580 and francisco is how you get beyond that closing and it will last until 6:00 p this -- 6:00 p.m. this evening. >> video shows super model mvp and nature ever tom brady doing something we do not see. do you recognized the hands? he is buried in the sand having fund playing with the kids and his super model wave and he comes out of sand like he was buried alive and chases the kids down and shared this cute video on face book payment >> so glad he got out before training camp. >> i am. so is bill belichick. >> what system word best screens california? >> oh, my he are some answers: hippies, lala. sun. yuppies. yuppies? hipster, home hollywood.

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thursday. or friday eve. thanks pore joining us. leyla gulen is here and meteorologist mike nicco has the changing wet forecast. >> changing for the warmer side of things. live doppler hd shows visibilities that are rapidly reducing. quarter-mile in santa rosa. now quarter-mile in half moon bay. not quite to the golden gate bridge and hopefully it will not for the commute. we are in the mid-40s in deepest valleys but most of us in the low-to-mid 50s. at noon, upper 60s to mid-70s and the coast will see increasing sun and warmth. you will top out in the upper 60 and the rest of us flirt with 80 at 4:00 and still in the 70s in the evening. >> so commute problems? >> exactly. watch out for the fog. if you are driving through santa rosa use the low beams. we have problems in marin and that and due to an early d.u.i.

accident knocking down a power line and i tell you where in the next report. the bay bridge toll plaza traffic is busy with the cars cleaning in the right and left hand lanes but the fast tracker down the middle is in if shape and the richmond san rafael toll plaza remark is light and a breeze. we get to developing news lay he police will likely seek charms against a vallejo woman after a kidnapping for ransom case deemed a "hope." >> now at the vallejo police department. denise huskins agreed to talk to vallejo police but she has changed her mind and police are no longer in contact with her or her family she turned up safe and sound yesterday morning at her mother's home and was dropped off there. open monday her boyfriend recorded that she had been kidnapped for ransom of $8,500.

now she is safe. in huntington beach. vallejo police say the kidnapping was a hoax. they say even as they investigated the disappearance it seemed far-fetched. >> the statement that mr. quinn provided was such an incredible story we had a hard time believing it. >> police say quinn had not been cooperating with their investigation. vallejo police will request charges be filed against quinn and denise huskins if evidence shows they committed a criminal act. the f.b.i. arranged for a private jet to fly huskins back here to the bay area to talk to miss but she is in longer talking to police and has hired an attorney. also developing, police officers throughout the bay area are wearing black on their

badges in remembrance of a san jose police officer killed in the line of duty. our reporter is in san jose where the latest. matt? >> we can find out today when the funeral for officer mike johnson is hemmed at the san jose police department. can you see a big memorial: flowers, candles, and letters expressing grief and support are left after the 14-year veteran was killed in the line of duty. family and strangers paid tribute to mike johnson. dozens of fellow officers saluted. officer johnson was shot and killed on tuesday if an ambush while responding do a money sunday call of an armed man threatening suicide. >> they are doing their job. 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.

>> san jose police officers association said johnson's family will decide by today on the details of his funeral services which will feature a viewing prior to the memorial and burial. officers from cross the country are expected to come to san jose for the services show solidarity in the law enforcement community. johnson was the 12th san jose police officer to die while on duty. >> officer johnson's family released this statement "we appreciate all the notes and prayers we have received from the community near and far we love you mike his, son, brother, uncle and hero." >> a bar is stepping up to help the family of the officer, brittania arms is holding a fundraiser on thursday. all seal not just a percentage, all sales are denatured. a farmer sharks all star is a

co-owner and his sister-in-law works for san jose police and the raffle will include giants sharks and earthquake memorabelia. a donation box will be set up if you cannot make it that day. we are learning more about the man suspected killing officer johnson on tuesday night. some neighbor say they never talked to dunham and he kept to himself and police say dunham shot and killed officer johnson during a welfare check and was found dead on the balcony after an hour's long stand off and residents trickles back into the apartment to find a big mess. >> been living here a year and nothing has happened. it is quiet. and suddenly the guys are shooting cops. >> documents show that scott dunham had a domestic violence history involving his common law wife and daughter in 1996.

his wife said he had a drinking problem that made him angry. we have learned that the 57-year-old worked at foothill community college from 1998 to 2012 before he retired as a grounds gardener and construction worker. >> death has to youd many and 32,000 are showing their support by sharing this this morning, one of the three suspects charged with murdering an oakland mother during a shooting has a plea hearing. last week a judge postponed anthony simm's case until today. the 19-year-old admitted being involved in the gun battle in west oakland that killed a 30-year-old mother who just packed her car on chestnut street and walking her two kids home. she decided protecting her children from the crossfire. two other suspects are facing homicide charges. >> and a deadly plane crash in

the french alps, the germanwings crash was announced to have been deliberate and the co-might wanted to destroy the plane. the french prosecutor investigating the crash of germanwings said that the co-pile was at helm and the main pilot was locked out of congress pit. the prosecutor said that data from the voice recorder indicates that alarms were going off as the pilot tried to knock down the armored door and data also shows the rapid descent was controlled manually and the co-pilot at the helm was breathing normally up to the moment of impact. 150 people were on board including three americans in the crash on tuesday morning. >> back here, a person is dead after series of tornadoes ripped through arkansas and oakland oakland. thousands are without power this morning and the severe weather threat in the hard land is over for now. some of the worst damage is in a suburb south of oklahoma city. camera after camera captured

rotating clouds touring into full scale tornadoes and we brought it to you live yesterday afternoon. an entire mobile home is nearly wiped out and emergency crews helped evacuate children in the aftermath. >> in oklahoma, a close call for hundreds including drivers. this video posted on facebook shows the moment a tornado tough -- touched down flipping on a trailer truck. now a look at our weather. >> we will show you the reports of hail, tornado and wind damage from oklahoma through arkansas and southern missouri into southern illinois and now the storm system has moved on and weakened considerably. nothing to worry about for those folks. just clean up and survey to see how strong the tornado or tornadoes were.

65 in the east bay warm air just waiting for the sun and remaining the ground and overitem the atmosphere. we have upper 40s through the san ramon valley to 50 in livermore and pleasant hill and lafayette and mid-50s out highway four and low-to-mid 50s around the bay shore and cupertino is 49. in san jose, it and clear. as we head into the afternoon, the coast is the coolest but you will see more sunshine as the day unfolds, 64 to 68 and inland is remainest at 75 to 84 and an the bay, 72 to 84 and we will threaten the records. as far as the fog in san rafael, it is confined so santa rosa and cooling at four to six degrees as the sea breeze returns and two to four degree on saturday and a few more clouds and sunday it is breezy and warmer than average at 60s at coast and 70s and 80's at the bay and inland.

>> the bay bridge shows the eastern span traffic is building and we have not heard of metering lights turn on yet. no, they have not. they are holding steady. traffic is looking light and collecting in the left and right hand lanes but the fast track down the middle moving without problems. no actions to report. we do have a couple of accidents in the east bay in antioch westbound highway 4 at laurel road happening a couple of hours ago and we could have c.h.p. unit on the scene if you are traveling westbound on highway four you could find it not causing any delays and 14 miles per hour continuing into pittsburg and bay point done speeds are nice. eastbound highway 4, another crash there in the clearing stages and southbound highway 24 to and construction is lasting until 6:00 this morning eastbound 580 from livermore avenue to first street four

lanes are taken away and the westbound traffic is busy and look closer to 40 minutes from tracy to dublin. 5:40 a young female bear found hanging out in the tree in tracy is headed back to the wild. workers have been looking for the behavior since neighbors first spotted her wander the city streets and in the tree for a couple of hours before officials showed up with tranquilizer darts. the bear fell 35' on to a tarp and she was not hurt. her ear is tagged so she has been captured before. fish and wildlife workers showed the tranquilized bear and they will find her a new home when she is checked out. >> to leash or not to leash? support bay area pet owners have if their corner in a dogfight with washington, dc. >> fighting to keep their favorite store open east bay kids are taking matters into their own hands.

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tesoro refinery in martinez return to work ending a to month long strike. members of the steelworkers union ratify add new contract on tuesday. it was the last of three groups at tesoro to approve the agreement. they walked off the job in february part of a national strike. they produce a fifth of the we nation's gasoline supply. >> a fundraising campaign has raised $10,000 in less than a day, relatives of lindsay combs are trying to pay for her funeral and her four-year-old daughter's education after a dump truck top medical over and crushed her in her own driveway. she was two months pregnant. the investigation could take six months. we have a link on our when if you would like to help out. congresswoman jackie speiers promising to get democrats and

republicans battling efforts to ban unleashed dogs from the golden gate recreational area calling the national park services plan un-american when she met with three members of the save our recreation in withed with, yesterday, elementing off leash dogs to seven spots in the system, including crissy field. a final decision oning do use areas is due next year. struggling store is scheduled to close on saturday but children are taking matters interest their own little hands. >> they are donating their money to keep the golden apple learning center open selling toys and learning material in pleasanton for 36 years. the owner said money has been trickling in mostly from kids taking cash right out of their piggy banks. >> i didn't know what i should buy lunch or what so i decided let's see if we can gather up

enough money to open up again. >> he has launched a campaign to raise $78,000 to relocation the store to downtown pleasanton. and re-open june 1 so far he has raised $5,000 and if you would like to help because he has a ways do go details are at abc7news.com. $78,000 is a lot but in the bay area question do that. >> maybe the tooth ferry can leave a little more for the kids. >> i like that, tooth fairy... >> now a check on the forecast. >> a warm check. this afternoon. this morning? cool. a little bit of fog along the coast and near santa rosa oil looking dry on live doppler hd. the winds are light and variable . this is how it looks from the camera toward the embarcadero and the ferry building and

bay bridge toll plaza and clouds at the coast and not is many as this morning but that will keep the temperatures cooler than the rest of the us. a cooling breeze as the coast on friday and video inland on saturday and it will be breezy and warm and dry through next week. so far this morning, no issues at sfo or on the peninsula as we are clear. most of the cloud cover and along the coast is going to stay along the coast this morning. tree pollen is high watch out, maybe the reason you are sneeze ing is juniper and oak pollen. high pressure over land gives us offshore flow and the storm track is kept to the north as usual with the warmth peaking today and we will set a of records. and 87 in gilroy. cool spot is my --

80 and 75 in millbrae, and mid-to-upper 60s along the coast and low-to-mid 70s downtown south san francisco and sausalito and temperature spread is from 10-16 degrees warmer, up to 81 in napa, and low-to-mid 80's inland. it will cool nicely tonight if you can on the windows, low-to-mid 50 in most neighbors and fog long the coast and north bay valley and more of that fog will slip into the bay tomorrow. fur to six degrees cooler tomorrow with a few afternoon high clouds and the cloud deck will be thicker on saturday morning and drop another four degrees and sunday and monday and tuesday and wednesday it will be breezy, sunny, mid-60 at the coast and mid-70s at the bay and low 80's inland but dry all seven days. >> the metering lights have been turned on at the bay bridge and right now that drive is going to take you about 15 minutes to get

you across. we do have bart delays that are still in recovery mode at five or ten minutes at lasten hill in the sfo direction because of an early equipment problem. in san jose, we have a planned new accident and boy, it is causing delays, this is northbound highway 101 at oakland road injuries involving here and one or two lanes are blocked at 28 miles per hour pulling away from 280 and 680 but the delays start back at story road. 280 is not affected but if you are traveling southbound direction meeting up with 680 you could be tapping on the brakes and beyond the scene of the accident all is clear. high marks for two bay area technical giants, the two companies voted the best to work for in america and the perks that will make you want to land a job. >> running low to running dry the drought peer that has water users eyeing their neighbors.

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california people say their neighbors are not doing enough to conserve. water supplies issues arrest problem say 76 percent in valley. in the bay area 63 percent say it is an issue. >> a new york man is feeling pretty good this morning after getting a get well card because that card contained a $7 million winning lottery ticket. >> joe said he receive add get well card from his father while he was recovering from a hernia surgery and he said his dad often gives lottery tickets but there were no big winners until now. >> i don't expect it to change a lot. i will go to work. my wife will go to work. we are going to invest the money and enjoy life. >> go to work every day for how long. the lump sum payment is $4.6 million after taxes. the $7348 golden ticket game was just introduced and he is the first to win the jackpot.

>> mike he would have been jumping up-and-down but the doctor said no, you just had surgery. >> $4.6 million at a percent return is $230,000 a year if he doesn't work. >> my head hurts. >> he is not going do keep working. >> maybe for a week. >> maybe he needs to be vested. >> the golden gate bridge, the winds are light we will talk about temperatures and they are going to surge 11-16 degrees above average. sunset is 7:27 it is warm hear. 82 in chico, mid-to-upper 80's through the central valley and low-to-mid 90's around los angeles and palm springs and several chances of record high temperatures to lake tomorrow friday sunday and monday and maybe a stray shower on saturday and otherwise it is bone dry. we want to talk about bart because we are still dealing with the delay and we are trying to figure out what is happening.

it sounds like there is one train currently out of service and which is if regard to the pittsburg sfo line and it is recovering. at san rafael, the drive is moving along just fine but we do have a problem as you come off the richmond-san rafael bridge and we do have the east francis coe boulevard to grange avenue on-ramp to westbound a 80 taken away because of an early d.u.i. accident that knocked down a power pole and re-opening is not scheduled until 6:00 p.m. so a long and involved project. you need to use francisco to get to 101. here is a hook at golden gate bridge beyond the waldo tunnel traffic is light. it and 5:55, happening today, the release of new proposes regulations to protect poor people from predatory payday lenders, federal watchdogs unfail a new set of proposes rules aimed at keeping low income borrowers from being

buried by high fees and debt the loans charge interest of 300 percent or more and that is overwhelmed some borrowers cause them to lose their bank accounts cars and risk risen time. president obama will talk of the regulations in a speech in alabama later on today. >> the hall of justice in san francisco is bout to lose a big chunk of ten amendments -- tenants: the san francisco police --. the new facility will where stand the big one and the backup power can last four days with emergency prillses center activated in minutes. there is a brand new 38 bed fire station and the courts and the district attorney will remain at the old hall of justice. any at 6:00 danger on the dial, baseball could be the ticket to months or areas of doctor's visits for your kids if parents do not take action.

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live doppler hd done. breaking news, officials have stunning details about the deadly plane crash in the french alps. it was no accident. >> from victim to a plan, a woman at the center of a kidnapping hoax and the move police are planning next. honoring a fallen comrade. san jose police are paying tribute to one of their own killed in the line of duty. more on the condolences that continue to pour in. >> a last news on this thursday

morning. i am kristen sze. >> i am eric thomas. >> i am here with leyla gulen and meteorologist mike nicco. >> live doppler hd is dry and cloud free over land and the bay water. from the east bay hills camera you can see how calm it is. 47 inland to 56 around san francisco. we warm up quickly with the sunshine, 68 to 74 and upper sick at the coast and increasing sunshine and the 80 degree temperatures are around the bay that could set records at 4:00 and still mild evening but for the coast at 60 and the rest of us in the 70's. we will look at the neighbor coming up. >> mike, thank you. we want traffic to heat up, is that the case? >> in, it is heating up, we near 880, just beyond this view in the northbound direction south of the nimitz we have a branch new accident and it and blocking one or two lanes