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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 with injuries
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involved and heavy delays already are building from story road. here is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza with metering lies turned on at 20 minutes ago and remark is stacked up so to come away from the macarthur maze interest san francisco it will take you 15 minutes. we have breaking news in the deadly plane crash in the french alps. this morning officials announced that plane crash was deliberate and one of pilots appeared to have wanted to destroy the plane. french prosecutors say the 28-year-old german co-pilot was at helm of germanwings when it crashed. the pilot was locked out of the cockpit. the prosecutors say data from the voice recorder indicates that the pilot could not get back in and alarms were going off as they tried to knock down the armored door. they say that passengers could be heard screaming and the data shows that the co-pilot was breathing normally right up to the moment of the crash: 150 people were on board including three americans when it crashes
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on tuesday morning. if the bay area, developing news a vallejo woman could face chaps after her claims she was kidnapped and held for ransom turned out to be a hoax. denise huskins vanish the early this week and her boyfriend claimed she was forcibly taken from his hope open monday morning and she turn up at her mom's house claiming she was kidnapped for republican -- ransom of $8,500 but has hired a attorney and will not speak to the police. there is no evidence to support her account and she believe the who will kidnapping claim was phony. our reporter, amy hollyfield, will have more in a report at 6:30. san jose police and the spare bay -- and the area mourn a police officer killed in the line of duty much the investigation into the murder is a key focus for the department.
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our reporter is at san jose police headquarters with more. a huge memorial is here at the san jose police department you can see the flowers and candles and notes left by the community and fellow officers and family and friends as they green the loss of 38-year-old mike johnson. the veteran officer was shot and killed on tuesday in an ambush while responding to a 9-1-1 call of an armed man threatening suicide. police officers association said the family will decide by today on the details of the funeral services likely to feature a viewing prior to the memorial and burying. besides serving as an officer mike johnson was respected in the world of martial arts a black belt and starting coming to the judo academy when he was 17. he was a great friend of the owner ask outstanding teacher would refused to be paid. >> he brought a brought as a police officer to here and a probably a lot great here to the
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job. >> police, family and strangers paid tribute to officer mike johnson. we were overhead as dozens of fellow officers saluted as his body was placed in the hearst line the streets waving american flags and johnson was the 12th san jose police officer to die in line of duty. flag are at half staff and there was a prayer vigil tomorrow night at 8:00 at city hall. we are lending more of the past of the 57-year-old scott dunham accused of killing officer johnson. he was arrested for domestic violence in 1996 and the queen law wife reported he choke the and hit her and had a drinking problem that made him angry. he worked from 1998 to 2012 as a grounds garden her and
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construction laborer at foothills community college and the vice chancellor say he resigned for retirement purposes. >> a fundraiser is held next week in san jose to help the family of officer johnson. there will be a dough anyway of -- donation of all sales on thursday. the raffle will include giants and earthquakes memorabelia with a donation box set up ahead time if you cannot make it. >> authorities in oklahoma are looking for damage or victims. it tore through tulsa at rush hour. we look at the chilling video coming in. spring is tornado season in the midwest and there was a lot
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of damage that killed one person. here is a look at video we got early this morning and this is in oklahoma, you can see a couple of cars in the drive, one of them upside down and it appears they smashed into the house during the height of year's storm. some drivers captured the same storm on cell phone video. winds toppled a big rig and the video taken in oklahoma a town that suffered a devastate tornado just two years ago. severe weather produced three tornadoes and some of the worst dam was in oklahoma. one person was killed. winds tore rooftops and flipped cars and destroyed a mobile home park. a gymnasium packed with people collapsed but everyone got out.
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a twister half a mile wide moved across the interstate and thousands are waiting for daylight to begin kleinup. >> the situation is going to be more clear to us when we see it in daylight. we have on volunteers. >> the sound of tornado sirens was going off and the tornadoes hit yesterday and overnight. there were many people left injured. police in antioch are investigating after a child was injured by fireworks. officers say they got a report an explosion around 8:00 yesterday morning at an apartment complex on sycamore drive. officers found a nine-year-old child hurt and the more said her son was playing with the fireworks inside their apartment. the boy was taken to the hospital with severe burns to his hand and investigators are looking into how the boy got the fireworks. >> silver alert is missing for a
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elderly manner missing, 7 a year missing,75-year-old was last seen at his home wearing grave shirt and black patches and drove away from his house in a dark grave ford. the c.h.p. said that jackson may have become disoriented because of medical conditions. call hercules police if you see jackson. >> voters in santa cruz could weigh in on wasp to schools -- on what happens to schools there looking at ways do reduce class side and improve art programs set to be phased out in 2017. to do that the district is i didn'ting two tax measures to funnel money into the elementary schools. the school board is working with a kilting firm to decide whether putting this on the ballot is a good idea. >> a san francisco toy store that brought joy to generations has to shut down because of rising republic. and every's toy -- jeffrey's toy
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got an eviction notice. it has been in san francisco since many 70 and representing in to month since losing a lease a year ago. the owner will look for another location when jeffrey's closes on market street. >> if you not year was warm today we turn it up another match. >> we will. right now we have the weather. mike? >> yes, it is time to look at the temperatures across the north bay at 45 in petaluma and rohnert park and the cool spot is american canyon at 44 and calistoga and napa and san rafael the warm spot at 51 and mill valley is 48. low-to-mid 50s along bay shoreline until cupertino at 49. same in san ramon. lafayette at 50 and brentwood at 52. as far as what will happen today, we are going to see rap rise in temperatures especially around the bay at 72 to 84 and inland 7 a to 84 but the coast
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because of cloud cover has increasing sunshine and 64 to 67. leyla has the commute? >> we have a serious crash in livermore eastbound 580. that is where we have a possible fatality. it originated as a stall turned and a crash and someone got out the vehicle and was hit by a car. we have three lanes concernly blocking and you can see the buildup of traffic hype vasco road. expect to see possibly more lanes taken away as the investigation is underway. right new we have heavy backups builting and three lanes are taken away all a possible fatality. if you travel along the westbound direction the drive is certainly building as you make it out of tracy and not quit one hour but closer to 50 minutes from tracy to dublin. in san jose, this is the drive on 280 beyond 17 and traffic is willing there, and all in all
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you 15 minutes from 680 to cupertino. >> it is almost 6:11. >> warning from doctors this morning of danger on the diamond. what to know if your kids play baseball so they do not suffer a long term injury. >> a trip to costco becomes one to remember a couple is on the hunt for another customer would now is much more than just another person in line. >> we have more weather and traffic all morning and through the commercial hey, gracie... you know how our family has... daddy and mommy... and me! yeah, that's right. pretty soon... you're going to have a baby brother. ♪ ♪ and... a puppy. ♪ ♪ [ chuckles ] deal. ♪ ♪
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covering fremont, palo alto north bay, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. happening today, former illinois congressman jesse jackson are j is being transferred to a halfway house after being released from federal prison in washington dc where he will conserve the last part of his 30-month sentence were he pleaded gety to using campaign fund to buy more than $750,000 of personal items including luxury collectibles and clothing. >> little league season is
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underway doctors have a warning for parents of what it takes it keep your players safe. a study finds 64 percent of parents do not know how to prevent an injury on the field. the biggest danger comes from pitching. roughly half of the parents do not monitor their child's pitch count but the coaches should. they are supposed to have a certain number for each age. throwing too many pitches is an easy way to tear a muscle or cause serious injury. doctors recommend proper warm-up exercises and not pitching on consecutive days. >> google is stepping up the game in the health world and grabbed a patent for a smart contact lens. it is part because it is able to test people's blood glucose levels with an embedded chip and a hole in the chip allows tears to flow through and it has a sugar test strip and said this could replace the finger prick that millions take now.
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>> a search is on for a man in southern california but they are wanting to say "thanks." a hand and his wife shop at the costco store north of san diego but he made a mistake and could not remember the people in number for his debit card and his wife was waiting outside in the car and when he ran out to ask her, something unexpected happen. a store clerk followed him minutes later with his cart saying that the man behind him in line paid the $130 bill in all. the couple hopes someone got his name but if not they say they will pay it forward on their next costco trip. >> random act of kindness. >> it is great. good story. >> look at traffic. >> we have a serious accident if livermore and we are trying to feigned out more details of what happened but it is now a sig-alert blocking three lanes eastbound 580, a possible
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fatality and it started off as a stall and someone dissomething you should never do getting out of the vehicle the middle lane and someone else hit that person and now we do have a very serious accident. we will find out more information when c.h.p. conducts their investigation. westbound traffic is busy coming through the altamont pass headed into livermore and it does not pick up but stays busy to dublin/pleasanton interchange. north highway 101 at smoke -- san jose but backed up from tully road. >> highway one and along the half moon bay area you can see it is foggy at quarter-mile and half a mile in santa rosa and 101 and it could be tricky to get around. everyone else is clear. san rafael shows how clear it is
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looking southbound along 101 this morning. we will talk about what will happen in the forecast. we will have record highs but the coast, where the clouds will break up and not go away completely. cooling hits the coast tomorrow and spreads easton saturday and takes away the chance of record highs and breezy and warm and dry headed from the weekend to next week and from the dark of night to the brighter colors of daylight, sun is coming up at 7:36 and the tree pollen is high once again. we will look at the areas of high pressure dominating our forecast bringing the offshore breeze today and the high pressure is over the water and it will keep the storm track and where will it be? same place it has been, to the north. warmth today, and we will look at the cities with san jose, 84, and ties the record of 87 in gilroy and 80 in milpitas. we have 80 in redwood city and
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mountain view and only warmer in los altos at 82 and dropping to 75 in millbrae and mid-to-upper sib along the coast and mid-70s around downtown and south san francisco and mid-70s to nearly 80 through the north bay valley and 10- or 15-degrees cooler at the coast and mid-to-upper 70s for motor of the east bay shore. castro valley and fremont could make it to 80 and low-to-mid 80's in our inland neighbor. as far as head up to lake, we still have a chance of record highs today tomorrow, a stray shower on saturday and 67 on sunday, average high should be 50. my seven-day forecast, coolest on saturday and away from the coast next week it will be above average. >> you have been telling us of the warm temperatures what is it doing to the lake tahoe report? we are looking at less snow. certainly we do not have any chains needed if you are headed up there. to kirkwood it will be a nice
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and clear at 18-48" and up to 42" at squall valley and north star. great for a bicycle ride or to see concerts. heavenly 38", and alpine meadows is 18"-35". have fund and be safe. >> hoop star builds a career off the court and it has san francisco ties fueling a march madness stream thousands of miles away. >> stay tuned.
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democratted -- doomed flight. that is next on america morning america" next. >> what word describes california? " byes. hipster. home. hollywood. yuppies. and other words we can now say on tv. risers were inviteed to summarize each state in one word. >> the ncaa tournament kicks off tonight and one player is making headlines for his work off the court. a player in xavier is keeping a start-up going in his town of cincinnati. he is an uber driver and drive as car that matches his size. >> it is a 2004 gold buick and i describe it as the most typical old person car you could have. it is big. boxy. it is very planned.
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michael johnson fellow officers are paying respects to the 14-year veteran officer who was killed in the line of duty on tuesday night. >> record highs are possible today as temperatures surge 11-16 degrees above average. we have a sig-alert blocking all lanes eastbound a 80 at vasco road because of a major injury accident and a helicopter will have to land affecting westbound ♪ ♪ wow something sounds
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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. happy friday eve. you like the sound of that. thank you for waking up and joining us. all is better now you are here. this is a beautiful picture of the bay and a gorgeous day. thanks pore joining us. i am kristen sze. >> i am eric thomas with leyla gulen and meteorologist mike nicco and the weather forecast. everyone perk up when you said "happy friday eve." >> i know. a let down.
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the weather will perk you up. >> if you like warm weather we have it. low clouds and fog long the coast and around santa rosa and otherwise we are clear and dry. you can see it from sutro tower. we are in the upper 40's to mid-50s through 7:00 and look at noon already upper 60s to mid-70s and the coast will lag behind because of the cloud cover and you are in the upper 60s at four and at the coast 60 this evening and the rest of us in the 70s so get out there and enjoy. >> we will, thank you, but leyla, in the traffic department? >> bad accident. 580 could affect westbound traffic soon. we had a major injury accident. it sounds like a car was in distress and there was something wrong with it. the driver got out of the car and was hit. now we have a life flight helicopter headed out there and
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it will have to land on the freeway, that will affect westbound traffic. if you come in from the central valley it will be slow through the altamont pass. the macarthur maze has traffic bunching up as you approach 580 and the traffic beyond the tom toll to san francisco is slow and go but manageable. breaking news in the deadly plane crash in the french alps, officials are now saying a mile intentionally slammed the plane into a mountain killing all 150. the co-pilot, a 28-year-old german citizen was at the controls of germanwings 9535 when it crashed. flight data recordings show the other pilot was locked out out out of the cockpit and could be hear banking before banging on the door. there is no indication the co-pilot had terrorism back
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ground. three americans were among the rims -- victims. >> bizarre twist in a kidnapping case from vallejo which was a hoax. the woman is not confessing. we have new develops in vallejo. >> police say they are no longer in contact with denise huskins or her family. she was going to talk to police. she has changed her mine. she has hired an attorney. she turned unsafe yesterday morning. her boyfriend claimed she was kidnapped from his vallejo home and a ransom demand of $8,500 was made. denise huskins told police she was safely dropped off at her mother's home in hunting ton beep. police launched a search when she was reported missing calling the f.b.i. to help and now it is upsetting this was all a hoax. >> in the grand scheme
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mr. quinn, and miss huskins have plundered valuable resources from the community and have take were the focus away from the true victims of our community while instilling fear among our community members. if anything, it is mr. quinn and miss huskins that owe the community an apology. >> miss now say that charges could be filed against huskins and her boyfriend honor -- aaron quinn saying he did not condition rate and they found his story incredibly hard to believe. no word yet on why they would make all of this up and huskins agreed to met with vallejo police and the f.b.i. aned for a -- arranged for a private jet and new she is unreachable at 6:33, san jose police are putting on a brave face after one of their own was gunned down if the line of duty they led a
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tribute to the 14-year veteran and today they will continue to investigate officer michael johnson's death. our reporter is at police headquarters. matt? >> yes, we could find out today when the funeral will be held for officer mike johnson at the san jose police headquarters. you can see the large memorial here with flowers and candles and letters expressing grief and support after the 14-year veteran was killed in the line of duty. police, family and strangers paid truck out to the officer johnson as his body was moved to a los gatos funeral home. we were overhead as dozens of fellow officers saluted as the body was placed in the hearst. officer johnson was shot and kill on tuesday in an ambush while responding to a sunday -- 9-1-1 call of a man threatening suicide. >> you never know. >> we owe him a debt he gave his life he was out here each day
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serving his community. >> san jose police officers association say his family is expected to decide by today on the details of the funeral services which are likely to meture a viewing prior to the memorial and burying. officers from across the country are expected to come here to san jose for the services show solidarity in the law enforcement community. our media partner reports a prayer vigil is held tomorrow night at city hall at 8:00. a well-known south bay bar is stepping up to help the family of officer johnson in san jose britannia arms a fund raiser with all sales donated. a co-owner is a sharks player and said the raffle will include giants and sharks and earthquake
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memorabelia. the fundraiser is from 11 o'clock a.m. until 2:00 a.m. >> we her important of man suspected of killing officer johnson on tuesday. neighbors say they never talked to scott dunham. he kept to himself. he shot and killed officer johnson during a well fair check and was found dead on the balcony after a stand off. yesterday, a resident trickled back home and found a big mess. >> it is quiet. nothing has happened. and now this guy is shooting cops. >> documents show he had a domestic violence history involving his con law wife and daughter in 1996 and his wife said he had a drinking problem that made him angry. the 57-year-old worked at foothill community college from nature mate to 2012 before he retired. this morning built one of three suspects charged with
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murdering an oakland mother during a shooting has a three hearing. a judge postponed anthony simm's case, the 19 year order admitted being involved in the gun battle in west oakland that killed a 30-year-old mother who just packed her car and was walking her two kids home. she died protecting her children in the cross fire. two other suspects are facing homicide charges. >> technology takes the road to grab safety for all drivers. an invention faces including bad weather and on surprises. the bay bridge toll plaza shows weather and traffic during the entire commercial ♪ ♪
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>> we are back on this thursday and looking at light wind and know fog at the golden gate bridge but it is lushing closer to the coast. if you are there, watch out. it has been down to quarter-mile or less than that at half moon bay. big story 11 to 16 degrees above average with record high temperatures possible. and warmer around los angeles and palm springs and 82 in chico and mid-to-upper 80s for
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sacramento and a record 68 in lake tahoe and more records are possible tomorrow with a stray shower on saturday and records possible on money -- sunday and monday. >> sky 7 over livermore eastbound 580 where one lane is getting you by because of the major injury accident that started off as a stall. the driver get identity of the car and was hit by another vehicle. we right now we do have an estimated time of an hour to 1 1/2 before a helicopter can land affecting the westbound traffic. eastbound 580 can you see how slow the traffic is, with a lost c.h.p. crews on the scene and flares that are guying traffic to the far left hand side. again, we do have slowing westbound direction and here is the backup, delays coming away from livermore avenue, the sig-alert in effect until
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>> stunning revelations into the plane crash in the french alps. one of the pilots crashed the plane intentionally. >> right now airline officials are holding their own news conference and our reporter is following it from the newsroom. very disturbing developments this morning into the plane crash in the alps that killed 150 people. in germany the c.e.o. is holding a news conference. the french prosecutor today said that the co-pilot intentionally crashed the plane. we learned that 28-year-old co-pilot is from germany and was alone at the controls when it happened. the pilot has not been identified. he was looked out of congress pit and the cockpit voice
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recorder picked up the soups of -- sounds of the pilot knocking and banging as he tried to break it down. the co-pilot did not on the door or outer a word but he was conscious and breathing. >> the prosecutor said it appears he wanted to destroy the plane. this morning the c.e.o. of lufthansa expresses deep shock. >> it is our worst nightmare what we ever have imagined such a tragedy to happen in our group. >> officials just said that the co-pilot worked for the airline since 2013 and passed all medical and flight checks. thank you. california workers who fall behind on their student loan payments risk having their professional licenses taken
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away. >> bosses can now get even when employees complain about work on social media. jane king has that. >> lower start after a big sell off on wall street yesterday, with oil higher with airstrikes by saudi arabia launching airstreams in yemen. california workers would pay behind on student loan payments risk having their professional licenses taken away. there are laws that let authorities revoke your driver or professional license if you fall behind on student loan payments. in california, it backs my job requiring a health professional license which includes regular stored measures and school psychologists. some states have intraduced legislation to repeal the laws but so far california has not. in the ever more fascinating world of cars and technology general motors has hold lights that follow a driver's gaze
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using a camera to scan the eyes of the driver and will direct the headlights in dusk. >> google is the best companies to work for according to forbes saying the generous perks make it a favorite. a worker said it is designed to help creative mines work on the biggest progresses in the worm and facebook is second but 15 overall. >> bosses can get mad when employees gripe about work on social media but cannot get even, the national labor relations board said commentary on would being conditions is protected by the law so owners can not cut pay or deny promotions or fire someone for making disparaging comments although it probably still isn't smart to do. now a check on the forecast.
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>> mike? share the wealth of warmth. good morning, everyone, we have fog along the coast and less than quarter-mile at half moon bay so it is dangerous. along one and 92 and still half a mile around santa rosa so 101 is foggy as is road is and your neighborhoods. the rest us are okay with petaluma at six and rohnert park could be foggy. loop the peninsula we have sunshine. we are 49 in palo alto and redwood city and woodside is cool at 44 and menlo park is 47 and everyone else in the low-to-mid 40s or mid-50s around san san ramon is the cool post at 47. napa and santa rosa at 44 and 45. the ferry ride this morning, look how calm the water is with
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a light wind and a lot of sunshine. grab the sunglasses. record highs away from the coast where the clouds will open but they will stick around enough to keep you cooler than the rest of us. see breeze develops tomorrow and that brings cooling to the coast and push inland as we head to saturday but it will never knock off the temperatures close to average. we will be breezy and warmth and dry through next week. we are clear in san jose compared to the clouds yesterday and dry pollen and high with juniper and oak and sycamore is the main issue. as far as san jose record tying 84 and possibly 87 in gilroy and los gatos is 85. we are right around 80 in redwood city. everyone else is on the peninsula in the mid-to-upper 70s and check out the mid-to-upper 60s along the coast to mid-70s downtown and south san francisco and mid-to-upper 70s through the north bay until you get to places like santa rosa at 80 in the my 60s along the coast and
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check out the mid-to-upper 70s along the east bay shore to castro valley and fremont at 80. we will have mid-80s inland east bay neighbors so maybe you can open up the witnesses and trap the cooler air as we are in the 50s and 40s. tom you can see the sea breeze with the 60s and 70's around the bay and a few 80s hanging on inland. the seven-day forecast shows californiaest on saturday in rebounding a little bit on sunday mop and tuesday and when. good morning everyone, we have a major development from sky 7 over livermore, eastbound 580 where we had a major injury crash where c.h.p. on the scene doing their investigation and we have two vehicles involved in the crash currently being pulled on to tow trucks. the major development is we thought the sig-alert would be around until 7:30 this morning. it looks like it will clear in 15 minutes. we are going to let you know
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i will give you the details on twitter but you can see the backups away from livermore avenue so the traffic could be worse. the commute direction is in the westbound direction and right now we still see slow traffic but it is bottlenecking at vasco road with only one lane getting by. the latest update is gone minutes eastbound 580 when it will re-open. on the map you can see the backup with red but that will dissipate soon. drive time traffic tracy to dublin in the westbound direction it is 46 minute commute. we are back with seven things to know before you go. first, at look at the bay bridge toll plaza and cop completely -- completely backed up. there will be
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use south front road. french officials say the deadly plane crash in the am were was deliberate. the co-pilot locked a pilot out of the cockpit and intentionally crashed into a mountain. all 150 people on the germanwings flight were killed throughing three americans. >> a shame a woman was kidnapped for ransom is a host. denise huskins and her boyfriend's claim she was taken was basically a wild goose chase that waved department resources. denise huskins turned up yesterday at her mother's. >> we could learn when the funeral for officer mike johnson is held. mercury news reports a vigil is held tomorrow night in the courtyard at san jose city hall. the police officer was shot and killed on tuesday while responding to a call of a suicidal map. majority of workers at the tesoro refinery return to work in martinez ending a two month long strike. members of the union ratified
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the new contract after walking off the job in february part of a national strike. >> when is dead after several tornadoes moved through oklahoma yesterday. thousands are without power. the tulsa sheriff said rescue efforts are underway and cruise are helping those in need of medical attention. it is cool this morning around lafayette and dublin/pleasanton and in the upper 40s at the bart stations and the rest of us in the low-to-mid 50s and the cloud cover at the cost will open up for partly cloudy conditions and you are in the mid-to-upper 60s and 70s and 80s inland and around the bay with record highs possible. >> thank you, mike. we will continue and see you in 25 minutes.
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good morning, america. breaking news for our viewers out west. french prosecutors confirming the co-pilot of that doomed flight locked the captain out of the cockpit, authorities saying it was his intention to destroy the plane. the panicked pilot and the voices of the passengers heard on the voice recorder. the very latest as we come on the air in the west. also, breaking overnight, deadly tornado outbreak. [ sirens] severe storms tearing through the heartland turning over semis. >> this is all weather related. >> roofs ripped off homes. thousands without power. hail raining down. a dramatic rescue with more than 50 children trapped underneath the rubble. we talk to the survivors.
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