fremont. no reports of damaged. >> thousands will turn out this morning to honor a fallen san jose police officer. 14-year veteran michael johnson was shot and killed by a suspect last westbound. the memorial. be held at the sap center in san jose. that is where matt keller joins us. >> we expect more than a thousand at the sap center for the funeral service for officer michael johnson. preparations have begun. the procession begins in los gatos at 9:30 this morning. the route will start at north santa cruz avenue and head northbound on winchester boulevard and eastbound on stevens creek boulevard that changes to san carlos street and south montgomery county street and ending at the sap center. it will be an emotional day for law enforcement and the community. officer johnson is a first san jose officer to die in the behind of duty since 2001. paul kelly with the police

officer's association talked to us. >> i miss not seeing him and being here and being part of the police family. it is tough. the procession starts in los gatos at ok and arrives at the sap center at 10:30 and the service is at look with speakers from the san jose police officer, michael's family and clergy followed by a moment of radio silence at 12:57 and then a final salute and farewell. ten policely corporates will fly in formation after the service and then a private ceremony at a cemetery in san jose for justify the family. >> officer johnson was shot and killed by a suspect march 24 while responding to a report that a man was distraught, intoxicated and had access to guns. investigators say the officer

johnson was ambushed by the suspect who fired a rave fell from the balcony of the apartment. another officer shot and killed the suspect in an exchange of bullets. >> a south bay bar is holding a fundraiser to help the family of officer johnson. they are donating all sales not just a percentage of profits. official sharks all star nolan is a co-owner and his sister-in-law works for the police. the raffle and auction include giants and sharks and earthquake memorabelia from 11 o'clock a.m. until 2:00 a.m. >> we will carry the memorial service for officer johnson scheduled to begin at 11 o'clock as you her matt say. our coverage starts before that with the procession from los gatos and we will stream it online at abc7.com . other news now, san francisco-based home rental service air b and b is taking

advantage of the relations between united states and cuba expanding to the island nation. our reporter is in the newsroom to tell us how it will work. >> starting today airbnb is now available in cue pa. the company is taking advantage of loosened restrictions on trade and travel to the island that has been in place for decades. there are more than a thousand airbnb apartment and home rentals in havana. employees worked with local residents who were already representing out their homes as bed and breakfast. a child they have is internet access and use is very low there. some hosts may have to get to interpret cafes to check on reservations. before you book you must obtain a special license from the u.s. government and the be family visits, professional research and religious

activities. i was on their website where you can see the listings with pictures and the average price for a proposal is $43. thank you. this morning, water agencies across california will begin work to combat the severe drought. the governor ordered unprecedented restrictions to dealing with the vanishing water supply issuing an executive order for mandatory 25 percent cuts in urban water use across the state. farmers are not affected because they have been hard hit. water agencies will champion mar for excessive water use and new homes have to have special irrigation and golf courses and cemeteries have to use less. >> water restrictions start in benicia, you can only water three days a week and no watering from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. benicia gets the water from the

lake that is only 65 percent full and the city is only getting 25 percent of what it would nowhereally get from the lake this time of year. >> officials with the alameda county water district will hold a public meeting this weekend to help residents deal with this historic dry spell discussing the drought impact and conservation programs to help residents conserve. the district has applied water to 340,000 people living and working in fremont, newark and young city. the meeting takes place from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. on saturday at the community center in fremont. look at some of the before and after pictures of the state's reservoirs. some lake are daysly low levels, and with the low snow pack and no major storms ahead they will not fill up any time soon. simple changes at home can help you save gallons of water each day. we have a link to the details at abc7news.com. the oakland city council is holding a rare thursday meeting

to discuss the budget. also during the meeting the vice mayor and city council president will introduce a resolution opposing end's -- indiana's religious law that allows businesses to refuse service on the right of religious law which opens the door to discriminating against gays and less companies. >> indiana top republicans are announcing miscellaneouses they have agreed to for the controversial law they have been negotiating with business leaders over the language. indiana democrat tweeted that they were very close to having enough republican votes to repeal the religious freedom restoration act but the question was if republican leadership would let them vote their conscience. >> new details in an attack on a san francisco taxi driver captured by the surveillance video. weapon they reached the

destination the passenger beat the driver with a box and tried to remember him. it happened on tuesday after midnight at 7th and market much the passenger dropped the lock but kept hitting the driver who is grateful he was not seriously hurt. the attacker got away with nothing and ran and the civic center bart station and disappeared. the bay area teen attacked outside the mall in santa clara is showing signs of improvement. we told you that christian razz neither woke up from the medically friends and attacked by two men. a 25-year-old has been arrested for the attack. >> a preschool in antioch is fighting to stay open. the none profit is part of the community where a lost parents can not afford the high cost of private preschool.

our reporter was at the emergency meeting where they accepted for a solution. >> the kids will be at severe disadvantage if it closes down in this area. >> tuition for all 300 students at the pre-school is subsidized by state and federal funding. now the antioch unified school district which owns the property said it is not renewing the school's lease. >> she have to stay home. there are not enough pre-schools in the area. >> i allied six months and he was ready to speak english is that is a big thing. >> parents were encouraged to write letters. >> the city and county and district government, everyone in the community needs to get involved to resolve this problem pause it is a community problem. >> for the past year they have been searching for a new school but unable to find a comparable facility. time is running out. the lease is up at the end of july. the school district wants to use

the school for 70s special needs students. >> they have state and federal requirements to house the special education students and they cannot ignore those requirements [ inaudible ] >> the district has no legal obligation to renew the lease but they shay they have a moral obligation. and now temperatures are running in the low-to-mid 50s in san francisco, from 50 in west portal to downtown at 51 and glen park and sunny side and portrero hill at 53 and crissy field and bayview at 52 and through the ferry building like it was year, 56. and pleasanton is 42. santa clara is 41. and 42 in palo alto.

and here is what will happen today. we are going do have temperatures that are going to run warmer and we will see more 70s inland than we saw yesterday. temperatures are running along the coast in the low-to-mid 60 interest friend. this is how it looks at 680 in walnut creek and tomorrow will be warmest. cooling sea breeze takes six degrees away from the temperatures on saturday and scattered light showers on sunday. that is in the seven-day forecast. we will start off by looking at the san mateo bridge and it was a nightmare year. it was packed in the when direction because there is going to be construction over the next several weekends and in may it is in preparation if the big repaving project. we do have crews on the scene and also, in the eastbound direction today it is going to be blocked off until 11 o'clock for a few lanes that could cause

a problem with the commute later morning. into berkeley we have construction and in the eastbound direction along i-80 you could see road work being done, as well. drive time traffic, tracy to dublin is 27 minutes and highway 4 westbound antioch to concord is 18 minutes. thank you, leyla. play ball! the big changes at at&t park with fans seeing as the as and the joy -- giants square off. >> blind folded and held at gunpoint only at abc7ings the local entrepreneur trapped in yemen and the dangerous effort to get home. >> check out the bay bridge toll plaza where traffic is light with traffic and weather through the

>> covering novato oakland, sunnyvale. >> 15 people are dead and 60 injured after gunmen stormed the university in kenya. witnesses say that five attackers purse into the dorms at the university college this morning and opened fire. the gunmen are still holed up in a dorm. one attacker was arrested. the gun men were targeting christians and one attacker claimed to be affiliated with islamic militant group. security officials say al-qaeda militants in yemen stormed a coastal city and freed 300 inmates including other militants. this morning a bay area man is desperate to escape the war-torn country. he is stuck in yemen where the fighting is escalated. the 26-year-old from san francisco is working on a project with coffee farmers in yemen but warned to leave. on monday, he set out on a

journey to the port city to board a ship reportedly taking united states citizens but when he arrived an armed group stopped him. the group let them go but refused to let them board the ship. [ inaudible ] they took me out of my car blind fowl me and my two friends and through us in the back of the truck. >> mokhtar's brother said the state department is not doing enough to help the students who are stuck in yemen. >> shifting gears, the as and the giants have returned from arizona to square off for three games' the regular season begins on monday. >> the boys of summer in action with the first game at a at&t sears and game two is tomorrow with fish pitch at 6:15 and then

it shifts to the coliseum on saturday afternoon for the final game of spring train asking they open monday night at home against texas and the percent. as play the first regular season against the arizona diamond packs. getting into at&t park will be easier for fans who have been approved for fast access at airport security checkpoints one of several new features the giants introduce for the season. travelers can bypass the metal detector lines and another food court behind the garden that includes its own garlic fries stand. fans can use an app to trade up if they see better seats not being used and this will be a second digital display that includes birthday and other messages. >> this afternoon an east bay high school is celebrating the by's best teams state championship with a parade. open friday, san ramon valley high school defeated chino

in double overtime to capture the championship. the parade begins into dan pavillion railroad east east on prospect avenue and return to campus by hart avenue with streets closed while the parade moved through. it is expected to last 20 minutes. a lot of folks in the community will hopefully turn up and mike might stop by. >> i will probably be busy with the kids get out early. the sister school in dan villain invited their high school and basketball team and bringing in the four-time state champion women's water polo team, they are invite, more than the men's basketball team. it will be nice. >> but 8:00. >> fought is cool as yesterday but more comfortable, and here is a look at live doppler hd you can see how dry it is. we have some of the most dry air

in a long time sitting on top of us with the dew points in the 30s and that is why we are going to be cool this morning and cooler tomorrow morning but you do not have to worry about the fog from our roof camera we will talk about sunshine today and warmer temperatures. it will be breezy along the coast and we are looking at legal 60 all the way through san francisco and we hit the upper 60 to low 70 for most of the bay shoreline and some mid-70s as we hit inland and around palo alto. we will talk about what will happen tomorrow. fewer breezes we will see a few more areas in the 30s tonight than this morning but a lost low-to-upper 40s with 49 being the warm spot in san francisco and we will probably hit the upper 30s in alamo and danville for the cool spot. area of high pressure is taking over right now and you can see it is moving into our neighbors and because of that we are going

to be calmer and warmer and brighter than year with the high clouds not so previous plant. we are watching this system which is the first one to come in on sunday and a secondary one behind it that comes in on tuesday and that the unsettled weather we talked about year. here is the low by saturday evening, you can see the onshore flow, the beginning of the cooling trend and scattered light showers on sunday morning and the better chance of heavier showers as we head into tuesday morning and evening and if the low gets any closer maybe talking about thunderstorms. keep an eye out for you. here is the seven-day outlook, today, we are up to six degrees warmer than yesterday and we will be warmest tomorrow as we tack on a couple more deaths and saturday most of us are in the 50s and 60s as the sea breeze returns and look how cool it is with area of low pressure, 50s at the coast and low-to-mid 60s through tuesday

and then sunshine and warmer weather open wednesday. we have 28 bart trains running on time and ace train number one is a minute early is here is a look at berkeley i-80 headed away from university avenue and the tail lights are headed in the eastbound direction with work that is being done, electrical work, but it is all wrapping up and starting at buchanan with the headlights getting thick already, and thousand we will see what is happening over the altamont pass, traffic is building in the when direction but we did have a project in eastbound direction between greenville and north flip road that will last until approximately 6:00 this morning heading into san jose the drive is at top speeds and looking at clear conditions on 101 headed up to mineta san jose international airport, 280 in delays as you pull away from highway 17, highways 8 a 87 no delays but there is the process for the fallen officer with a

last road closings taking place between los gatos up to sap center with details straight ahead. >> coming up a whale of an exhibit you can see the giants of the deep come alive in san francisco. >> another first for pope francis a special holiday thursday service he is celebrating today. stay tuned. life's the food that brings us together. and kitchens where every meal is the most important of the day.

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and kitchens where every meal is the most important of the day. >> good morning, everyone, on this thursday, and a look at twin peaks if san francisco beautiful lights and cool conditions. it is cool. mike has the complete forecast coming up. >> pope francis is awaying holy thursday by presiding over two catholic services.

this morning, the pope celebrated mass before heading to the main prison in wash and kiss inmates showing a willingness to senator -- commemorate others. the pontiff talks of different ways briefs can get tired, and emphasizes this is not a bad thing but a sign they are giving their lives for their flock. >> officials in san francisco will host an easter egg hunt for the city. >> the egg hunt towns 20 today and put on by the san francisco rex and park department and the police and firefighters. the egg hunt is free and open to children ten and under from 11 o'clock a.m. until 2:00 p.m. and taking police at the bayview lay ground at 3rd and armstrong. >> the weather will be nice? >> wear the sunscreen. it will be nice. upper 60s to low 70 an the

around the bay. a high wind advisory all the way to las vegas. 87 in palm springs. low-to-upper 70 from san diego to los angeles. low-to-mid 70s through the central valley and 52 at lake tahoe. we showed you the area of low pressure that will bring wet weather and the record low is 5 percent but we could get half a foot of snow by the time we get to tuesday. leyla? >> we are starting at the golden gate bridge with traffic smooth sailing into san francisco. we have this bit construction in the wrapping up same if you head southbound on 880 there are a couple of cones lingering with two lanes taken away through san leandro and drive time traffic highway 4 antioch to hercules is 29 minutes and at i-80 from four to the maze is 15 minutes and 87

from 85 to san jose airport is eight minutes. be prepared to pay more if you head to yosemite or other national parks and recreation areas. the federal government is hiking the price of admission at public lands and raising the fees charged for camping and poeting. the national park service hopes to scene rate $45 million each year from the increases and that total is just a fraction of the $11.5 billion needed to repair and maintain roads can trails and park buildings. >> an exhibit about the largest animal will open to the public tomorrow in san francisco. we were at the science during the blessing of the whale exhibit on loan from new zealand. it has dozens of whale circle tops and skulls and artifacts. >> skit a chan to -- it is a

chan to get up close with a large elephant sperm whale and different whales around the world. >> you can enjoy whales, giants of the deep at the california academy of science. the exhibit is around until the end of november. he gave his life in the line of duty we have a special tribute the officers from across the pay area are paying today to san jose police officer michael johnson. >> the new concern of security at a major bay area airport with new details on the woman accused of getting on to the tarmac in san jose. >> we leave you looking at i-80 in berkeley. traffic is getting heavy. okay buddy

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. good morning everyone, 5:00 a.m. on thursday morning. almost made it to the weekend but it is a somber thursday. more on that ahead. i am eric thomas. >> i am kristen sze. >> along with leyla gulen and mike nicco. a lot of people are talking about the earthquake that woke people up at 12:36 in the danville area. we believe it was under the in and out burger. you can see how clear it is. was no damage. golden gate bridge at only three miles per hour. the day planner is almost as chilly this morning as year at 39 to 54 and at noon, 58 to 66 and not so breezy