power. it's much more personal to me for that reason. i don't think there's any place i really would rather be. a solemn procession for the san jose police officer killed in the line of duty. how the city is coming together to help out the family of officer michael johnson. >> plus, another twist in the search for a havevallejo woman thought to be kidnapped for random. police say it's all a hoax. and returning to work. a move that could help ease prices at the gas pumps at least for a little bit. a look outside this morning at the beautiful bay bridge. it's march 26th. this is "today in the bay."

and a good thursday morning. thank you for joining us. it's 4:30 i'm sam brock. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. let's first say good morning to kristen lauren. >> it is going be extremely warm this time of year, talking about temperatures in the 90s where we barely hit the low 80s yesterday. we're starting at 52 degrees to kick off the new day. now i want to get you to work. to help you out is mike inouye, good morning. >> good morning. coming out of san francisco, here's a look at the bay bridge. look you ho light the traffic is. on the east bay side. we look at the maze at the same time. it shows a smooth drive over. and there was quite a backup

before 4:00. there's still a crew traveling from the city over in toward oakland. watch for the cone zone, just slowing a bit. there's the north bay. no delays for the upper east shore. zoom down towards the south bay you seed both sides going at speed. let's check antioch. back to you. >> thank you very much. 4:32 a department in mourning. flags at half staff as officers honor fallen officer michael johnson. bob redell is there. you can city, it's certainly growing. >> reporter: good morning. behind me you see a show of a sign of love and support for fellow officer michael johnson of the san jose police d. this morning a couple public memorials that we know of. city leaders will meet today to discuss memorial plans.

now, this was the scene yesterday evening. san jose police officers escorted his body from the coroner's office to a mort u air in los gatos. they don't always get the respect they deserve. we also spoke with johnson's training officer. he said this, johnson was a smart guy, easy going and had a good sense of humor and good rapport. to know johnson did not return from work tuesday night is a real punch in the gut. >> i did not think, this could be the last time. but in your mind, you always prepare yourself and make sure that the good-byes are there, and that you make it home.

>> san jose police officer, michael johnson was shot and killed tuesday night when responding to a call of an armed man who was drunk and suicidal. police say scott dunham shot officer johnson as he approached dunham's apartment. dunham was later found dead in his home with one gunshot room. reporting at san jose police headquarters bob redell "today in the bay." >> the department is paying special tribute. this is what you see when you so to spd.com. shows his badge number. and his photo. a fund-raiser is being held by captain nolan. a fund-raiser will be held a week from today. all of the proceeds will go to the johnson family. >> okay. so, what triggered the first on-duty officer death in the san

jose police department in 14 years? the man who shot officer johnson, scott dunham, had a history of violence but kept a low profile for 20 years. he was arrested after a fight with his wife. he choked her during an argument and pulled his daughter's hair when she tried to break up the fight. was also charged with resisting arrest. but pleaded no contest. he worked as a gardner until 2012. he was found dead yesterday morning. investigators are trying to find out how exactly he died. you can go to our facebook page for condolences for the officer's family. laura? >> this morning we're expected to len more about the kidnap for ran some case. which police say is orchestrated, and not a kidnapping at all.

her boyfriend said she was missing. and the story started to unravel when they asked quinn more questions. >> the statement that mr. quinn provide was such an incredible story, we initially had a hard time believing it. >> she mysteriously showed up in huntington beach yesterday morning. police arranged for her to be flown in a private jet back to the bay area. but they say they lost contact with her and now she has an attorney. her uncle said there's more to the story. in south bay. a man accused of trying to run down a deputy is behind bars this morning. he showed up at a hospital claiming he shot himself. they believe he was involved in a police chase yesterday. his car later found with blood inside of it. protesters in oakland are

pushing a school board to fire security guards accused of abusing students. many demonstrated outside of the school. they are angry about fights that occurred a few weeks ago. you can see security guards fulling a student out of sight there, eventually from the camera. those involved said the security guards choked and punched the student. last may two oakland high school security guards were caught beating francisco martinez who uses a wheelchair. martinez said he's still affected the what happened. >> after what they did to me, it's not really easy to hand shake the person that brutalized you and is wearing the uniform that is scary and not really fun to go to school. >> at minute straighters said each situation is being investigated. in the meantime, security guards

involved are on paid administrative leave. it's 4:37. south bay police need your help finding a man who held up a liquor store. look at this. surveillance at paul's quick stop on main avenue in morgan hill h. they this ordered two employees to give them money out of a cash register and then ran away. anyone with information is asked to contact police. a 30-year-old woman died after being hit by a stray bullet march 9. police say a gunfight broke out down the street from her home on chestnut avenue. she died trying to protect her children. in all, police arrested three men. one of them 19-year-old anthony simms is expected in court today. san jose high school will hold a town hall for parents. oak grove high school wants to address parents on things such as social media, bullying and

sexting. workers will return to the job today at the retinery. the union radfied an agreement. management said the refinery will resume operations today. most of those disputes have now been resolved. all right. powering our way through the week. it is now thursday. about 48 hours away. >> friday eve, perhaps? >> i heard that term before. christina, i know you're familiar with it very well. >> looking good. will be much warmer today. i want to make sure everybody is prepared for that. take a look at the golden gate bridge. fog-free to kick off the new day. it was very warm out there yesterday. we hit the 80s all over the inland valley spots. as we get through today. it's closer to 90 if not above. that's expected in places like san martine and gilroy.

but we end up at 90 degrees in the tri-valley. 20 degrees warmer than average. 80 in san francisco and 89 degrees in the north bay. i'll let you know when we are expecting cooler temperatures coming up in our next report. and we're still tracking a slight chance of shower activity in the forecast. that's coming up in the next report. here's mike to help you out. >> this is our live look at the other side of the freeway from the coliseum. let get a look. southbound with head lights, northbound in taillights, and no surprises. look at the map, we'll show you from the bottom of the screen the live camera but approaching the bay bridge in all directions. a smooth, easy drive heading over towards san francisco. and that that just popped up. that's the index indicating there may be clouds in the area. we'll track that. meanwhile looking over here toward antioch.

activity towards brent word and loan stre lone street, but no problems in pittsburg. oh, back to you. there we go. no lanes closed. now back to you guys. >> cue everyone in foster city. what about us? >> a unique new program takes part in oakland space and science center. you can offer a great deal for anyone to use california welfare's electronic benefit transfer card. card carriers can be allowed to bring up to nine guests each for a dollar admission price. what a great deal. 4:41, controversial park lot shut down by san francisco is that. and what young people can do to cut their car as soon as by 20%.

locked out of the cockpit. more disturbing report about the plain crash in the french alps.

new, this morning, the u.s. dropped bombs on isis targets in tikrit today. hoping these attacks will help iraq take back control of the city. the bombing marks a significant expansion of the u.s. military's role in iraq. the military did not initially provide air support in tikrit but iraq decided to partner with iran but that defensive stalled. it's about a stunning turn around for bergdahl. he tried to escape while in afghanistan. but bergdahl will likely make a plea deal and avoid jail time. newly released recordings from the germanwing's flight reveal a bizarre struggle before the plane crashed into the french alps. one pilot left the cockpit

before the plane began the deadly decent. you hear the pilot trying to crash the door down but he was unable to get back in. in the meantime we're learning more about 150 victims that included three americans. memory and her mother were both from virginia. a third american has not been identified. it's 4:46. a float train derailment close aid freeway and caused a hazmat scale. union pacific said 41 of 50 cars partially left the track. you can see significant damage to the cars most piled on top of each other. nobody was hurt. crews temporarily closed the stretch of highway 95 until they figured there's no threat to public safety. facebook is bringing more power to its app. and landon downey has more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. there could be more at the

opening bell. the nasdaq having its worst day in nearly a year. oil prices are slicing near $52 a barrel. on concerns of saudi military offensive in yemen. could purchase from food experts in the middle east. nasdaq down 118 to 48.76. facebook is beefing up its messenger app. now it will be able to turn texts into songs and make it easier to find and share animated images. users will be able to play and track online retail orders. initial partners include shopping sites, everland. apple overhauling its music business. the company is working with engineers at beats to create a streaming music service. apple is also revamping itunes, tayloring it to listeners and

speaking of exclusive options. they are expected to release this in early june. >> thanks a lot. landon. text messages into songs. what song will they sing for you? christina? ♪ oh what a beautiful morning how about that one? >> 52 in the tri-valley. 46 in the north bay. it will be warm out there as we head throughout the afternoon. you might be thinking about beach boys songs, because that's where we're going to get beautiful conditions today. 90 degrees too warm for you in the tri-valley? we'll be in the 70s at most of your beaches. let me take you through that beach forecast. this might motivate you to get out early. you can probably still get to the beach. 77 in pacifica. our highs are coming in at 4:30. the highs will come in at 5:00 in the evening as days are getting longer.

but you'll be at 76 degrees in half moon bay and want to head down to santa cruz? 81 degrees. beautiful beach conditions. for us in the south bay it will be pretty toasty. 87 today. look at this. temperatures crash as we head toward saturday. sunday, you'll notice clouds increasing as an area of low pressure tries to come through. but let's talk about what we got going on this weekend before we show you that chance for showers. saturday, this is something that's near and dear to my heart. it's an easter egg hunt for dogs much this is at speedway meadow golden gate park. all proceeds benefit muttville. it's $15 to partake or you can watch on the side for free. that's a good one watching the dogs sniff out the eggs. and there's more events. we'll go through all of them as we head through the day. best chance for showers, 11:00 p.m. sunday and will continue through the early hours of

monday. back to you sam and laura. >> dog days are here early. 4:49, right now. some of this next video might be disturbing to warn you. but centers for disease control is hoping to get cigarette smokers to kick the habit. >> when they put that needle in your eyeball. look away. >> the add is sarcastically touting tips from former smokers in one add a woman describes treatment for macular degeneration. >> devastating to me when i found out i could use my central vision. who ever thought smoking could do something like this? >> other ads show tracheotomy patients and cancer patients forced to use cholostomy bags. and last year, city attorney

dennis herrera shut down monkey parking which auctioned off public city-owned parking spots to the highest bidder. this appears to not comply with san francisco laws. the new app allows owners to rent out parking spots in their driveways. a new study found getting married gives young drivers an advantage when it comes to car insurance. a married 20-year-old paid 20% less than a single 20-year-old with the same policy. maybe you're still responsible. >> maybe that's why they call it settling down. >> those price come down. >> at age 25 the married person saves 7% at 30, it dropped 2%. >> sam, put a ring on it. an 8-year-old is getting special help from president obama. >> i know this might sound

silly? do you know how to make a friend? i'm in third grade. i'm not having much luck making friends. >> that's katie reading a letter she sent president obama last year. she wanted advice how to make more friends. after months of waiting, katie finally got a reply from the white house. white house sent a staffer an send katie an invitation to next weekend's easter egg roll. her mother said it made all of the difference in the world. >> she's much happier. she started to go outgoing. the fact she's joining clubs is amazing. >> katie has joined three clubs now and has two new best friends. >> celebrated a holiday together. look at that. they have the easter bunny in full costume. >> right around the corner. >> and san jose's -- going for the goal. and make out the flashing light about mid span right now.

that's the only thing right there. we'll talk about p further north coming up.

you're watching "today in the bay." >> some wonderful news. the pro football player who gained attention when his daughter was battlie cancer. >> he tweeted that the

4-year-old is in remission. she's doing well. you may recall last december leah's battle with cancer was integrated into the cincinnati bengals game. that's when the team donated more than $1 million to the children's hospital for pediatric cancer research. if we could irratd indicate that disease it would be great. >> nice store her. >> and polian evans is skating saturday where she will skate in the world championships. here's a photo show posted practicing and she's also checking out that city. she tweeted this picture of her h other friend, park. and eating dumplings. >> what an opportunity. we wish her well. now we have to go to mike

inouye for the traffic. >> he wanted to show folks the traffic here. a clear view as well. look at the map. the orange blob was there. low clouds drifting from time to time, right now. it clicked off our lap. maybe santa rosa. highway 4 toward laurel and the antioch bridge. back to you. >> remember love thy neighbor. how the drought is turning neighbor against neighbor. and money spent on executive raises at pg&e. what the state is now saying about this next.

right now, it's 5:00. not kidnapped but still missing. the strange twist in what police once thought was a kidnap for rand some case in the east bay. . state officials respond to allegations that money meant to improve national gas pipeline safety went to executives instead. what they said might shock you. >> good thursday morning, i'm

meteorologist christina loren. the heat is on for today and just as quickly as those numbers came up, they are going to crash for the weekend. your full forecast is moments away. >> and we're track unexpectedly slow driving in antioch coming off the antioch bridge. >> this is a live look at the bay bridge, we'll tune you now from a special report on nbc news on the french plane crash. officials are releasing chilling information on the crash in france. what they are saying is the that the co-pilot of that plane appears to have crashed it deliberately. >> they have been poring over the cockpit voice recorder. here's what they are saying, they listened to the last 30 minutes in the cockpit to the pilot and