he wanted to destroy the plane. that's how french prosecutors are now describing the copilot upon revealing this morning he deliberately crashed the jet liner into the french alps. >> reporter: we're live at san jose police headquarters where the community is paying their respects to fallen police officer michael johnson. what we're learning about him and we'll also share with you what we know about funeral arrangements. the fact that we've essentially wasted all of these resources for really nothing is upsetting. >> vallejo police call it a wild goose chase. the evidence that led them to conclude the kidnapping for ransom case was all a hoax.

7:00. we're live in san jose, where a memorial for slain officer michael johnson is growing in front of police headquarters. janine de la vega is there and coming up in minutes, she will tell us what she's noticed about the officers who have been reporting to work this morning and she also just learned plans about a vigil. good morning. welcome, once again, to "mornings on 2." it's thursday, march 26th. i'm tori campbell. >> good morning. >> already a busy morning. >> yes. let's check weather and traffic for you. steve paulson is right over here. >> nice if you are inland or warm, if you will. coast will be dealing with fog. there will be a good spread on some of the temperatures. 60s to 80s. close to some records today. i think most will fall short. it's still way above bank. most locations should be in the 60s. a lot will be in the 80s. santa rosa yesterday, 77. 80 today. they do have fog, though. san francisco 70.

i only bumped it up 1. there is a lot more fog. i know it's shallow going south. it will be close. 82 in concord after yesterday's 79. san jose bumped up to a little bit. probably warmer in east san jose. there is a lot of gray. it's hard pressed to do much because high pressure has squashed it way up and over she goes. that's a dome of high pressure over the west coast. 40, 50s. temperatures start to rebound. half-mile visibility, got down to a quarter at sonoma county airport. but so far that seems to be one of the few locations inland that has any fog. the coast is dealing with plenty. fog here the coast. it could peel's peel away and be nice. 80s, sunny. beautiful day. temperatures well above average. all right, sal. i know 580 is a big-time issue. still going on? >> it is. it is in the noncommunity direction. the problem, people on westbound 580 are looking at the sig-alert road on vasco.

there is a huge backup out of livermore trying to get out to tracy if that's your way. we often talk about noncommute directions. when we talk about that, we talk about what most people are doing, but of course people are doing the other way. if you drive eastbound on 580 commute out to the tracy he area, you need extra time. there's no way around that. westbound 580 is slow past the accident seen as well -- scene as well. 680 is she out of pleasanton heading down south. i want to show you a picture of highway 4 here. highway 4 as you come up to the 242 interchange, there was a motorcycle on fire in the center divide. the traffic is going to be very slow from highway 4 pittsburg. it veries all the way dunn there. traffic is backed up from pittsburg. it's we we beginning to mesh

with antioch. westbound 4 will be off to a worse start than usual. bay bridge is backed up for 20, 30 minutes. but there's something now that's blocking something near the toll plaza because if you look at the -- the freeway, the traffic here, it's a lot slower. we'll look at that and have more for you next time. 7:03. back to the desk. >> all right. thank you, sal. the crash of the germanwings flight in the french alps is a crime. the ceo of lufthansa says he's speechless of a learning the copilot deliberately crashed the plane into the side of a mountain. alex savidge is live in the newsroom and has more on the reaction from the airline. they sound just as stunned as everyone else is. >> they certainly are. the airline's ceo says he has no indication at this point what the motivation may have been here for the copilot and obviously we revelation, the

question pilot likely crashed this plane on purpose and the ceo of lufthansa spoke just a short time ago. >> translator: this is the most terrible event of our company and we have full trust in our pilots and my colleagues. they will continue to be the best of the world. >> investigators have identified that colt at the controls during the -- copilot at the controls during the crash as a 28-year-old german national. multiple reports suggest that is a facebook page here that we're showing you and you will likely see -- there's lubitz right there posing in front of the golden gate bridge. this is a facebook page that's since been taken down. the ceo of lufthansa said he had a clean record. he was a high-performing pilot.

this morning a french prosecutor investigating the crack said it's his believe that lubitz deliberately locked the cabin out of the cockpit when the kasten possibly went to -- captain possibly went to go to the bathroom and they believe lubitz steered the plane into a mountain. audio recordings reveal the captain was locking louddy trying to smash down the floor. but the copilot refused to even the door. the prosecutor said the plane began a slow, deliberate decent from 38,000 feet and minutes later, it crashed into the french alps, killing all 150 people on board. the airbus 320 was going from barcelona, spain to dusseldorf, germany when if went down. we want to let you hear from the french prosecutor who spoke this morning. he's spoken with the victim's family about his conclusion here. >> translator: it appears the entrance to the cockpit --

[inaudible] it was as if he was coming in for a landing. >> that prosecutor also said this morning that cockpit audio reveals the copilot at the controls during the crash was awake and breathing, ruling out any sort of medical emergency. he never said anything over the radio during that descent. now, lust tan saw's ceo says the company does not require -- lufthansa's ceo does not require both pilots in the cockpit at the same time. three meshes were killed, including the woman you see here, a virginia college student, emily selke. she died, so did her mother. a third american died but that person has not been identified. we'll keep monitoring all of the developments in this

morning. a lot of information coming in. we'll let you know more details. >> we'll check back with you. we're learning some shocking information about the case of a woman from vallejo who was reported to have been kidnapped for ransom. we now know that after turning up in huntington beach yesterday morning, denise huskins has disappeared again and police are now calling her reported kidnapping an orchestrated event. vallejo police say they received a call on monday from denise huskins's boyfriend, aaron quinn, saying she had been forcibly removed from her home. yesterday morning, denise huskins called her father from huntington beach and said she was okay. that's the last time police heard from her or her family. police believe now the story they were told is not true. >> if you can imagine devoting all of our resources 24 hours a

day on what i will classify as a wild goose chase, it's a tremendous loss. it's disappointing. it's disheartening and the fact that we esegetly wasted all of she -- essentially wasted all. these resources for nothing is upsetting. police have sent two detectives to huntington beach. they say part of quinn's story about why he waited so long to report the kidnapping is what triggered their spinnen this might be a hoax. police say the investigation is ongoing and huskins has hired and attorney. they say depending upon the result of the investigation, they may request criminal charges against huskins and quinn. 7:09. funeral arrangements are being made for san jose police officer michael johnson killed in the line of duty. the 38-year-old officer is being praised for his dedication and for his bravery. janine de la vega is at police headquarters now to tell us how the community and how law

enforcement agencies are remembering michael johnson. janine? >> reporter: dave, the flags here in front of the police station are lowered, and people have left flowers and candles and cards. just in the past five minutes, we saw a small group of people leave a bouquet here. a shift change just happened. as officers are passings, it's no doubt difficult for them and a reminder of the risks they take on the job. there's been an outpouring of sympathy. michael johnson was a 14-year veteran of the department. officers from other law enforcement answers in the bay area have been coming and visiting the chief and paying their respects. they also joined san jose police officers for a procession yesterday afternoon that started at the medical examiner's office. they followed the hearse carrying the fallen officer taken to the darling fisher funeral home. his family officers watched as

his casket was brought inside. >> he's the type of officer you want on your team. he's the guy that -- that -- maybe a little dorky and funny, but you know when he got there that he would take care of you and that you are most certain gonna go home at the end of the night. >> we're a tight-knit family here at san jose, the loss of any brother or sister is a punch to the stomach. that's what this is. >> reporter: johnson was 38 years old. he was well-liked and respected. he's described as being a standup guy. he was a graduate of gun derson high school and had a black belt in jew sit sue -- jujitsu. there will be a prayer vigil at city hall this friday at 8:00 p.m. funeral arrangements are being made. i just heard from the mayor who said there will be a city-

sponsored memorial. they are working on looking for a venue. the memorial will most likely be held next week. dave? >> janine de la vega from san jose. thank you. michael johnson's family is asking for privacy during this obviously difficult time. they did release a statement saying, "we're deeply saddened by his loss and cannot express in writing how deep a hole in our hearts we're left with by his passing." the statement ends with, "we love you mike, our husband, son, brother, uncle and hero." we'll have continuing coverage. coming up in 25 minutes, brian flores will tell us more about the man who killed officer johnson. you can get more information at facebook and twitter. today lieutenant-governor gavin newsom will release a progress report from a commission studying the

possible legalization of recreational marijuana use in california. he heads the blue ribbon commission on marijuana policy. the group is studying the issues around legal i dation. it's looking at how -- legalization. it's looking at how washington state and colorado implemented the use of recreational marijuana when voters made it legal. the commission will hold several public forums to answer questions and get feedback. if he is elected governor in 2018, california's high-speed rail project would probably be derailed. newsom announced he will run for the office in 2018 when jerry brown turns out. brown and newsom see eye to eye on many issues but not the bullet train project which brown hopes will be part of his legacy. the san francisco to los angeles train is a projected $68 billion price tag. newsom thinks it's risky and would rain money from other projects, such as roads,

transit and water projects. some power problems at san francisco's hall of justice. mum in 20 minutes -- coming up in 20 minutes, why the problems continued after the lights came back on. ♪ >> a music video about sewers? up next, the reason a san francisco department says it spent time and money to create this video. rate now, we have concord slow traffic westbound highway 4, a motorcycle on fire which is somewhat rare. it was up there in the center divider. traffic is gonna be slow although it's recovering although they are removing everything. >> one of those patterns where it could be tough in san francisco, anywhere from 65 to 7 a. inland it will be warm. we'll talk about the coast as well.

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we're getting a look at the tornado damage near tulsa, oklahoma. it destroyed several holes. one person was killed. several others were hurt. >> the roof fell in on him. i was in the bedroom. >> he's all right? >> he's all right. >> those tornadoes also hit moore, oklahoma damaging several homes and businesses there. there were a lot of power outages. firefighters in moore also rescued dozens of children after their gymnastic studio collapsed. 60 people were inside the studio yesterday when tornado sirens went off. as they took cover in the basement, the storm ripped off part of the roof. >> it was loud. everybody was screaming and crying. >> i was scared. all we did was praise god that

we were still alive. >> those children and the adults inside, they were shaken up. but no one was hurt. san francisco's public utilities commission is getting down with a sewer system even former mayor willie brown is getting in on the action. ♪ >> looks good. >> you can't live a day without me, a slogan from the puc's public awareness program is now the center piece of a rap video written by interns and performed by city staff. it's meant to education young people about the importance of the sewer system and encourage them to support upgrading the aging -- >> sure. >> and that would put money towards doing that type of thing. >> words they can identify with. we've got some major commute problems. sal, you've been focusedded on this for the past couple of

hours. >> it's getting better, tori and dave. eastbound 580, we had a crash blocking almost the entire eastbound direction of 580 near vasco road. now here we are and the road is open. and you can see traffic on eastbound 580 is moving along very nicely. there is still a residual backup but since eastbound is the noncommute direction for most people, it's getting better. westbound traffic, still a little bit slow over the altamont pass. this is where the accident was. it's now gone. that's good news. let's take a look at other slow traffic. look at highway 4. we had an earlier motorcycle on fire. westbound highway 4 near 242, they removed it. look at all of that slow traffic. this is horrible coming up from pittsburg and antioch. this is not your normal backup. you will need an extra, 15, 20, maybe even a half-hour to do this if you drive on highway 4. southbound 880 as you drive from hayward to union city, we

had an earlier crash there that caused some delays and in the south bay, northbound 101 same thing going. an earlier crash gone. 101 is one of the worse freeways in the valley. let's go to steve. kind of an interesting forecast. i say that because it's almost a mini summertime forecast. and if you are out towards ocean beach, it could be 6 a. mint hill, 65 and north mission, 7 a. i went 71. normal 62. oakland airport, 64. went 75. san jose, normal this time of year. 67, i went 81 and santa rosa, 65 is what you should be. today you will be 80. speaking of san jose, 81, 52, the forecast high/low. what's average, 67, 47. the record is not that far off from today's forecast high. 84, 1988. it will be close. i think just short, though. it will be close. napa, a cool morning, 44 is

cool. but they will rebound in the 80s. airport probably about 78, 79. the fog is there. i mean there's plenty there but it's not making a west to east push. it looks like it's pulling off parts of the santa cruz coast. capitola looked pretty good. everything is going up and over. had a tweet from mark from vancouver. he said it's kind of rainy and cloudy. that's where everything is. 40s and 50s on the temps. santa rosa has gone from a quarter mile to a hoof mile. it looks like the fog is lifting. i thought so. water temps, 54, 56. half moon bay buoy is 58 warm degrees. unbelievable. look at the dividing line between the cold and the warm. you might imagine that's pretty good ingredient. driving everything. sal, gulf moisture coming up.

won't be for this season. snow, cleveland, buffalo, toronto, elkhart, south bend. this is the area that lit up over in oklahoma and arkansas. that's the eye we're keeping an eye on. for us, fog near the coast, 60s. warmer towards santa cruz. sunny and warm inland. fog near the coast. it's a dry pattern. i should add, the canadian model maintains pressure in early april along the west coast. we'll see. if we get a warmup, there's no rain expected for a few days. fog near the coast. sunny for most unless you are by the water's edge, you might have to deal with fog. os many of the temps. 79 san rafael. fairfield, 82. 8 -- 81 in walnut creek. 84 in brentwood. 85 for gilroy. 81 downtown san jose. cupertino, 8. and 60s on the coast. too much fog. half moon bay, el granada a lot

of fog. upper 70s low 80s on on the peninsula. not much change and the weekend cools down. >> there it. thank you, steve. 7:22. a parking app shut down by the city of san francisco. it's back. the changes made that will allow people to auction off a parking spot. plus -- who stole hundreds of bay area hens just before easter? the very rare abilities that made these birds prime targets?

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7:25. facebook is getting some new features including a 360-degree virtual reality. yesterday, at a facebook developer conference, mark zuckerberg introduced what he calls the video that allows you to play inside a life-like 3- world that resembles google earth. the chief product officer said it's not clear when it will be available to users since most users don't have virtual reality headsets. it was announced they are trying to expand the messenger app to build new features including storing receipts and shipping information to track purchases. facebook says it's important to find ways for people to connect with friends and businesses beyond its own network. the owners of a family farm

in sebastopol say hundreds of their hens have been stolen. the man of buddy farms say the hens lay eggs in a variety of pastel colors, including light blue, green, even pink. he sells his eggs year-round. he said he recently noticed half his block was missing. he believes thieves came at night, stolele brdz out of the coop. he says he didn't lock it until after the theft. >> for someone to come in here and do that is just -- it's a violation. it's a huge violation. i'm angry that, you know, they have taken the food out of my family's mouth. i can't carry that anger, you know. >> he says he just wants his hens back. no questions asked. he's also offering a $250 reward for information leading to their return. he says anyone who has information should call the sonoma county sheriff's department.

7:27. he's accused of shooting and killing a san jose police officer. what we've learned about the suspect and his past run-in with the law. >> reporter: a bizarre twist in the alleged kidnap for ransom case out of vallejo. we'll tell you where denise huskins was found and why she mace fay federal charge -- may face federal charges. if you are looking at a commute in the east bay, you will see a lot of slow traffic. even going to the peninsula from the east bay is now slow. we'll tell you more about that -- straight ahead. a little bit of fog on the coast. overall, it will be a summer- time pattern. temperatures, pretty big spread. we'll take a look at some of the 80s for.

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i can tell you in the grand scheme of things, mr. quinn and miss huskins have funneled valuable resources away from our community. a stunning twist in the case of a woman from vallejo whose boyfriend first reported she was kidnapped for ransom on monday. ktvu fox 2's tara moriarty is in vallejo this morning digging for details into how the investigation is evolving now that police say the whole ordeal was a "orchestrated event." on top of it all, officers say that miss huskins has once again gone missing. welcome back to "mornings on 2." it's thursday, march 26th. i'm tori campbell. >> a lot of twists in that one.

i'm dave clark. let's check weather and traffic. i checked for steve. >> went outside? >> beautiful morning. it will be nice. clear skies except by the coast. there's shallow fog. it's not sold out. there's a lot more than yesterday. we'll see a pretty big spread. 60s 70s coast and bay. a lot of 80s inland. >> the fog pulls off of the santa cruz coast. i think you are good to go heading towards santa cruz and capitola. it's very shallow. it will burn off. talk about a mountain of high pressure. it's building all the way up in the pacific northwest. 40s for us 678. . the fog has burned off. not an issue. again, the only issue would be right over by the beaches and not all of those will have to deal with it. you will probably see it going up and down the coast. inland, sunny and warm. temperatures well above average for this time of year. possibility of a few record highs. it will be close.

these are 15 degrees where they should be. sal, we've had 580. other issues. yes, 5 -- 58 on the sig- alert has been lifted. we'll talk -- it's taking 30 minutes plus if you are a cash payer to get through the area to get on the bridge and then after that, there's more waiting to do with the drive into san francisco. s are looking at the commute -- also looking at the commute in the east bay, we talked about 580, eastbound traffic is cleared under. all under -- cleared up. we don't have a lot of slow traffic. westbound 580 traffic is slow. 680 is slow out of dublin as you drive through. 880 slow from 238 into fremont and the san mateo bridge traffic is also slow to the peninsula. let's take a look at the south bay commute. northbound 280 is slowing down. 101 had some issues. people are on 280 and 85 instead. let's go back to the desk.

>> thank you. we're getting some shocking information now about the case of a vallejo woman who was reported to have been kidnapped for ransom. we now know that after turning up in huntington beach, denise huskins disappeared again. police are now calling her reported kidnapping an orchestrated event. ktvu fox 2's tara moriarty, you are in vallejo right now. you are digging up more details from police about this case, tara. >> reporter: when we first talked to authorities, you know, they said that these kidnappings are extremely rare. they said often they are only involved in custody battles or drugs. this case didn't fit either of these profiles. to many this didn't come as a surprise. but what was shocking, however, was the fact that police believe 29-year-old denise huskins helped orky straight her own kidnapping. she turned up at her father's home in huntington beach yesterday morning. she agreed to fly back to the bay area to meet with the fbi and police. but authorities have not been

able to make contact with her or her family since 11:00 yesterday morning. in fact, she's gotten a lawyer and police are blaming her and her boyfriend, aaron quinn, for conkorkting the kidnapping -- con-- concocting the kidnapping host. >> at some point, they made a ransom demand in the amount of $8500. we also know that the statement that mr. quinn provided was such an incredible stoifer, we initially had a hard time believing it and upon further investigation we were not able to substantial apartment any of the things he was saying. >> say -- substantiate any of the things he was saying. >> reporter: more than 40 detectives and support personnel were assisting in this investigation and the local, state and federal levels. vallejo police sent two detectives to huntington beach.

they are looking into her finances. police say the extent of the family's involvement in the kidnapping hoax remains under investigation. state or federal charges against quinn and huskins could come sometime soon. we're live in vallejo. i'm tara moriarty, back to you. >> we'll talk to you again later. thank you. 7:36. now to san jose where officer michael johnson was killed in the line of duty. life is slowly getting back to normal in the area where he was killed the day before. it remains very difficult for many. brian flores has more about the suspect in the killing. what are you hearing? >> reporter: we're hearing a lot. for the resident who live here, it will remain difficult for quite some time. many of the residents who came in contact with scott dunham say they are simly shocked and heartbroken this that happened. >> very friendly guy. we normally wave at each other and say how are you doing? >> reporter: which is why so many people who saw him on a

regular basis don't know what made him do this. what we do know, he had no recent run-ins with the law. pack in 1996, he pled -- back in 1996, he pled no contest to three misdemeanors including assault and battery. thehe also worked in construction and guardenning for the foothill college district. he retired three years ago. speaking with neighbors out here. they say the family seemed happy. >> we go to work and see him. his wife goes to work. nice people. >> i don't know what prompted him to do this. >> reporter: the initial recall had been for a suicidal -- the initial call had been for a suicidal man with a gun. when the officer approached the apartment, that's when dunham opened fire from the balcony. there is a memorial in front of

the police headquarters. there is a memorial outside of the scene of the shoot thing. a lot of the notes on the tree were from kids. one of the notes said thank you for your service and for protecting our city. it remains very emotional for this city. >> it's certainly something people will be thinking about for a long time. we'll have continuing coverage throughout account show. coming up in 25 minutes, janine de la vega is at headquarters now. in 20 minutes she will show us how the community is showing support. you can get up-to-the-minute information on our ktvu facebook and twitter page. well, san francisco's police chief says he is happy that his police department is finally moving out of the hall of justice. on tuesday, the 57-year-old building lost power three times. shutting down elevators and those outages affected police headquarters, the district attorney's office, courtrooms

and two jails. city staffers says aging building has problems with rats, asbestos, leaking ceilings and it's vulnerable to a big earthquake. police chief sur says it's hard to function under -- cheech suhr says it's hard to -- chief suhr said said it's hard to function in conditions like this. now, the san francisco police department is the first agency to move out of the hall of justice. it will move into its new building at mission bay in the coming weeks. the district attorney's office is due to move into its new location by 2022. the d.a. says that's not soon enough. well, this morning, workers who had been on strike at the tesoro refinery in martinez for almost two months, they are scheduled to go back to their jobs. they went on strike back in

february. the workers rat tied the contract earlier this -- ratified the contract earlier this week. but the union has made no comments. the refinery said they will resume normal operations today. the state assembly is scheduled to vote on a $1 billion spending package to speed up water projects. now, the measures were proposed by governor brown and approved by the state senate yesterday. some of that money would go to levies and -- levees and dams. more than 100,000 californians could be missing out on nearly $100 million in unclaimed tax refunds. $92million is left joever from people who did not file a 2011 federal income tax return. most tax payers have three years to claim a refund. if no return is filed within three years. the refund money becomes property of the u.s. treasury.

to collect the money, you have to file a return by april 15th. tonight is the wwe's biggest fan event of the year as wrestle mania access takes over the san jose convention center. tonight is your first chance to take pictures with and get autographs from stars. wrestle mania access begins at 5:00 tonight. it runs through sunday right up until the wrestle mania main event at levi stadium. tickets are still available online. it appears the nfl could be changing the extra point for the 2015 season. team owners met yesterday but did not vote on any proposals. but there was so much discuss and interest in potential changes, the issue could be voted on at the next lead meeting in san francisco in may. possibilities include moving the line of scrimmage back for the kick, placing the ball closer to the end zen for a two- -- end zone for a two-point

conversion or eliminating it entirely. shocking developments in the deadly plane crash in the french alps. what the black box recorded just before impact. the return of the monkey parking app. the difference between the new version and the one that was banned in the city of san francisco. we're looking at the south bay commute and the traffic there is going to be slow on 280 getting up to highway 17. we'll run that down for you. we'll also take a look at some of the busiest east bay commutes coming up. a lot of sunshine. 80s inland. by the coast, there's fog. most locations are sunny even by the coast. we'll take a look at the temperatures and see how long they are going to last.

saudi arabia is carrying out airstrikes against rebels in yemen. they are targeting the rebels who have taken over large areas of yemen and forced its president out of office. this is video of the aftermath of one of the airstrikes. the fighting in yemen is the latest sunny shiite conflict in the region. the rebels are shiite and are backed by iran. saudi arabia is supporting the former sunni leadership. today, the iranian government released a statement calling the airstrikes in yemen an invasion. the u.s. army is charging sergeant bowe bergdahl for desertion for abandoning his post. he was captured by the taliban in 2009 and held for five years until the obama administration traded five captured taliban

leaders in exchangege for his release. he's also being charged with misbehavior. a military defense attorney said that's usually reserved for shameful or cowardly conduct. his case goes before a grand jury and he could be court marshaled. a photo snapped by a cleveland photographer during a recent visit to washington, d.c. is sparking an emotional public debate. mathew munson posted the photo of young children climbing on a vietnam memorial to his facebook page. since then that's been comments on his page from people all over the country. many say the behavior is disrespectful and wonder why the sculpture is not protected. the president of the association says this was designed without barriers so people could touch and

physically interact with it. parking is a problem. you know that. there are apps for that. but one was actually kicked out of san francisco. pam cook is in the studio now with the yawn's new and improved plan to get back into the city -- app's new and improved plan to get back into the city. >> the morningy app was launched last summer but the city attorney order -- the monkey app was launched last summer but the city attorney ordered it to shut it down. the city's attorney was flooded with complaints. it was deemed illegal since those auctioning off the spots don't own it. so now the app is going after those who do own the spots. the new version allows users to auction off private driveways and the area in front of them. right now, it will be a flat rate of $10 to park in front of a driveway. you organize the exchange

through the app. the owner of the driveway gets to decide how long you get to stay in that space. we'll seal if there are any -- we'll see if there are any other complaints with this version. >> everything trying to find a parking place. >> it's so hard. such a premium in the city. >> parking in front of a driveway is -- >> you know about that. yeah right. found that out the hard way. want to check in with sal. keeping a close eye on the commute. one earlier problem in the east bay has gone away. how is the rest of the commute? >> well, the commute is filled in, tori and dave. we still have a lot. lot of slow traffic. the big problem seems to have gone away. we still have a lot of residual slow traffic and slow commute traffic. people who drive the same way every day. we know that highway 4 is slow. we hadden earlier crash at highway 242. and this created traffic on highway 4 coming over to baypoint and from pittsburg and

concord. 680 traffic will be very from pleasant hill to walnut creek and beyond that into the alamo area. to the bay bridge toll plaza where we have a 5, 30-minute delay getting into san francisco. b.a.r.t. is doing well. it's a good option for you in you don't want to take the car into the city. we've had slow traffic on 880 southbound as you drive from 238 heading down to the fremont area. dumbarton and san mateo bridge both very heavy traffic there. in san jose, every freeway is slow. i can't recommend one over the area. 280 is backed up all the way into cupertino. we're kind of having a rough thursday in the silicon valley. now, let's go to steve in the weather center. >> thank you, sir. >> we have a lot of sunshine. that includes san francisco. there's fog north. there's nothing south but for daly city and san francisco right now, we are fog-free. the normal fi for san francisco, 6 -- high for san

francisco 62. north mission, maybe along the embarcadero, probably not as warm along ocean beach. it will be close. it will be above average. santa rosa should be 65. going 80 today. they had fog. that's disappeared. oakland airport noermtal is 7 -- normal is 75. san francisco zoo, clear and then steve willie said marina pacific heights all sunny. think it will be warmer? i told him it could be. that's where -- it depends on where you are in the city. easily 70s. mid-70s would not surprise me. san jose looking for low 80s. average is 67, 47. we're going 81, 52. above, above. record highs close here. 84 back in 1988. record low of 36. napa, a cool morning. made it to 44. we'll go 82 for a high. these are all way above average. a good, 10, 15 degrees for many. fog is favoring areas on the sonoma coast and it pulls off

the city. still foggy. it comes back in half moon bay and pulls off from santa cruz as capitola. it's there. up and over. i mean my goodness talk about a ridge of high pressure. 40ss, 50s -- 40s, 50s on the temps. water temperatures are in the 50s. half moon bay had a balmy 58. two bits in truckee. in southern california, you will find 60s, almost 70 already in palm springs. 54 at blue canyon. the fog is being squashed by high pressure. it's going north to south. it won't make much of an interpath except for a few -- of much of an impact except for a few. temperatures, 60s to 80s. it's a dry pattern. any rain expected, not this week. maybe early april. we'll see. we're running out of time. fog near the coast, warm away,

sunny for most here except for a few patches of fog. 60s, 70s and 80s. temperatures pretty close here. novato, 81. 82 know snau. 83 saint helena. did go 84 in brentwood. antioch, oakley, discovery bay, pittsburg, livermore, alameda looks really nice. 85 gilroy. 80 santa cruz. they will get the sun along with capitola. 70s to 80s on the peninsula. about the same but i think more fog friday and then a cooldown will give more of a slight push as we head to the weekend. >> it's hard to believe, you talk about next month, it's only a week away. >> i know. >> march is going quick. >> yeah, it really is. >> thank you. well, rejecting gays in the name of religion? coming up in 20 minutes, the bill that would be signed into law today, it is sparking outrage nationwide. but next a real feel-good

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recent measles outbreak. there are dueling views. one father who supports vaccination says he still thinks the new law is a bad idea. >> i mean, it should be my choice if i want my kid to be injebilit --ish --ish jecketted. >> these people are being forced undid you res. that's a violation of human rights, common law. >> the medical community does not have the answers to vaccine injuries. until they have those answers, what's gonna happen? >> the overwhelming majority of doctors say the benefits of vaccines have been proven to far outweigh the risks. 7:56. this is a unique story. a man from new york recovering from surgery feels really good. a get-well card that joseph's father sent to him, it came with a lottery scratcher ticket inside. it turns out the ticket hit the

jackpot worth $7 million. he said he's glad he was already sitting down because he was so shocked after he scratched that ticket. he will now collect a lump sum of $4.5 million. he has not said what he and his wife -- how they are gonna spend the money but for now they plan to keep working. they won't quit their jobs. >> good for them. >> i'm sure they will find a good way to put that money to use. the city of san jose continues to mourn the death of a police officer killed in the line of duty. what we're learning about the life of officer michael johnson and the man who killed him. and also, officials continuing to investigate the crash of that german airliner earlier this week in the french alps. they say the copilot appeared to have wanted to destroy the plane. we'll tell you what the ceo says and the action that's leaving him speechless. we're looking at bridge commute. most bridges are doing okay, some better than others

including this one the golden gate bridge. the punch one to one of my favorite jokes, the coast is clear. it's clear in san francisco but not the entire coast. we'll talk about the temps there and inland which looks way above normal.

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welcome back. these are live pictures. a show of support from the san jose community after the shooting death of michael johnson. this memorial outside the police headquarters continues to grow. we've been watching. coming up in six minutes, fox 2's janine de la vega will be here. she will join us live with details of plans for a vigil and a memorial. stay tuned. good morning. welcome back to "mornings on 2." thursday, march 26th. i'm dave clark. >> kind of hard to see the pictures drawn by some children. very moving. >> want to check in with steve on weather and then sal on traffic and pretty nice outside. it will be mixed. not everyone will have the same time of weather. inland 80s. a mixed bag there. there's some fog but not in san francisco. some areas deal with the fog. if you do have it, it's very thick. be careful parts of highway 1. it will lift and burn off. it looks good. there is a lot more fog out there. if you are bayside and inland,

it's also pulled off from san francisco, actually in the last few -- right there. comes back on. pulls off on the coast. other than, good to go. talk about the west coast ridge. 40s, 50s on the temps. sfo is already 57 degrees. a little easterly breeze at hayward. trying to at san jose. that's a sign of that fog having no change until maybe late friday, saturday. until then, fog near the coast, it's not on all of the coast. it will be sunny for everybody else. highs will be warm. very warm for many. these are well above average. 60s, 70s. coast and bay. here's sal, a very busy morning. i know the bay bridge has been backed up for a while. >> it has been. we do have a lot of people getting to work on this thursday. we haven't had -- in the last hour we haven't had any major pop up on the screen when it comes to accidents and stalls.

but we're seeing some improvements and everyone else who is watching if you happened to be going to the bay bridge. it's getting a little bit better coming into san francisco. as you can see, it's backed up. this is a 25-minute delay getting into the city. we're also looking at a commute here on the san mateo bridge where traffic is moderately avenue drive out to the high rise and beyond that. i can also show you the same thing on the map view. we can see the traffic is slow on the san mateo and on the dumbarton bridge. the speeds are still down on 880. it's take -- it's slowing down to about 25 miles an hour here on southbound 880 still on your way down to fremont. westbound 580 in livermore is improving a little bit. but 680 south is very slow. the bottom line is almost everywhere is slow. you are not getting any breaks anywhere just yet. back to the desk. >> thank you, sal. we're continuing to follow developing news about the crash of the german wings flight in

france. the cockpit recordings indicate the copilot deliberately flew the plane into the side of a mountain. alex savidge says less than 90 minute ago, the airline's ceo admitted being speechless after hearing that report. this is -- it's so bizarre almost to imagine what could happen. >> hard to believe. i know it certainly is. good morning, everyone. the airline's ceo says he really has no clue at this point what may have motivated the copilot to intentionally crash a plane carrying 150 people earlier this week. now, this morning authorities identified the copilot who was at the controls at the time of the crash as andreas lubitz, a 28-year-old german national. multiple european news outlets are reporting that this is andreas lubitz's facebook page which has been taken down. you can see he took a visit here to the bay area, he posed here in front of the golden

gate bridge. 90 minutes ago, the ceo of lufthansa said he had no performance issue and defended his airline. >> my firm confidence in the selection of all pilots, in the training of all pilots, the qualifications of all pilots has not been touched by this single tragedy. >> and a french prosecutor investigating the crash said andreas lubitz deliberately lock the cabin out of the cockpit when he -- captain out of the cockpit when he went to go to the bathroom. they believe he steered the jetliner into the side of the mountain in the french alps on tuesday dilling everyone on board. audio recordings reveal the captain was knocking loudly on the door but got no answer. the captain tried to break the door down. audio reveals the copilot was awake and breathing ruling out any type of emergency. he believes this was an

intentional act. the copilot never said anything over the radio during the ten- minute descent. >> translator: yes,. it's as if he was coming in for a landing [inaudible] >> lufthansa's ceo said the company does not require two people in the cockpit at all times which is a policy that u.s. carriers have put in place since 9/11. this morning we're learning more about the victims of this air disaster. three americans were killed including virginia college student emily selke and her mother. there was a third american killed in the crash who has not yet been identified by authorities. again, investigators have declared this crash a deliberate act and they are

working to find out why the copilot brought down that plane and if anyone else may have been involved in that decision. >> it will be interesting to find out what they find out about the pilot. still fairly young, 28 years old. >> a lot to learn. in the meantime we're learning shocking information about the case of a vallejo woman who was reported to have been kidnapped for ransom. we now know that after turning up in huntington beach yesterday morning, denise huskins has disappeared again. police now say her reported kidnapping, it was an orchestrated event. vallejo police say they received a call on monday from denise huskins's boyfriend, aaron quinn saying she had been removed from his home. yesterday morning, denise huskins called her father from huntington beach saying she was okay. that was the last time police or her family heard from her.

>> if you can imagine devoting all of our resources, 24 hours a day on what i will call -- what i will classify as a wild goose chase, it's a tremendous loss. it's disappointing. it's disheartening. and the fact that we've essentially wasted all of these resources for really nothing is upsetting. >> now, vallejo police sent two detectives down to huntington beach to investigate. they say part of quinn's story about why he waited so long to report the kidnapping, that's what first indicated this might be a hoax. police say the investigation continues this morning and that huskins has now hired a lawyer. they say depending upon the results of the investigation, they may ask for criminal charges against huskins and quinn. 8:07. the outpouring of support continues to grow for the san jose police department and the family of the officer killed in action. janine de la vega is at police

headquarters this morning with how officer michael johnson is being remembered. sounds like he was just a terrific guy, janine. >> reporter: yeah, that's what we keep hearing. it is a dark time for the police department and people are really sympathizing. you can see there is a growing memorial here of flowers, candles and cards. some officers coming into work have stopped and looked at it. i asked one of them if it's a painful reminder and he said seeing this outpouring of support really helps. michael johnson was a field training officer and a 14-year veteran of the department. officers from other law enforcement agencies in the bay area have been coming and visiting the chief and paying their respects. they also joined san jose police officers for a procession yesterday afternoon that started at the medical examiner's office. they followed the hearse carrying the fallen officer which was taken to the darling fisher funeral home in los gatos. johnson's family and officers watched as his flag high pressure draped casket was brought inside. this morning, people continue to come to the station to drop

off bouquets. >> police officers go out every day. they don't have an option of coming back. this really hits home. >> reporter: johnson was 38 years old. he was well-liked and respected. he is described as gee book a standup guy -- he is described as being a standup guy, had your black. he is a graduate at gunderson high school, he taught classes at a high school without pay. one of the ways he gave back to the community. he was a black belt in jujitsu. >> long, hard and painful. at the end of it we will celebrate his life. >> reporter: we've learned there will be a prayer vigil that's being organized by several community groups. it will be held at city hall this friday at 8:00 p.m. for officer johnson. funeral arrangements are being made. the mayor said there will be a city sponsored memorial where

the public can attend. they are looking at different venues. i asked him will it be held at the s.a.p. center? that's the same place where the memorial was held for the two santa cruz police officers who died in the line of duty several years back. he said that's one of the possibilities. most likely this memorial will happen next week. tori? >> thank you, for the update. michael johnson 'family is asking for privacy during this difficult time. they did release a statement saying, we are deeply saddened by his loss and cannot express in writing how deep a hole in our hearts we are left by his passing. the johnson's family saint, we love you, mike. husband, uncle, brother, hero. coming up in 25 minutes, brian flores will have more on what we've learned about the man suspected of killing officer johnson. you can also get up-to-the- minute information on our ktvu

facebook and twitter page. well, today, gavin newsom will give us an update from a commission that's studying legalizing recreational marijuana use here in california. newsom heads up the blue ribbon commission on marijuana policy. they are studying the legalization issue. they are focusing on how washington state and colorado implemented the use of recreational marijuana after voters made it legal in those states. the commission will hold several public hearings to answer questions and also get feedback. meantime, if gavin newsom is elected governor in 2018, california's high speed rail project would probably be die railed and not -- derailed. newsom announced he will run for the office of governor in 2018, when governor jerry brown terms out. brown and newsom see eye to eye on a lot of issues but not on the bullet train project which governor brown hopes will be part of his legacy.

the san francisco to los angeles train has a projected $68 billion price tag and gavin newsom says its financing is too risky and it trains money from other necessary infrastructure projects like roads, transit and water works. that will be interesting. >> yeah. absolutely. 8:12. shock and disbelief after a kidnap for ransome turned out to be a hoax. >> it's a tremendous loss. it's disappointing. it's disheartening. >> the clues that unraveled what authorities are calling a wild goose chase. the dozens of hiv cases that have a governor reddy to declare a public health -- ready to declare a public health information. good morning we're looking at the commute on the bridges where traffic looks good if you are driving on the benicia bridge. there will be slowing in contra

costa county. we'll tell you more about that. sunshine and warm temps. sunnyside up for many. 70s, 80s. the coast, kind of a mixed bag. mostly sunny. but there's fog. we'll take a closer look at it -- coming up.

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has taken a first step towards blocking a proposed ballot initiative that reports killing gay people. a southern california lawyer wants voters to decide on changing a state law to make gay or lesbian sex punishable by death. technically, the attorney general's required by law to draw up an official title and ballot summary for any proposed initiative. this allows a sponsor to try to collect enough signatures to then qualify the measure for the ballot. state officials can't refuse to process initiatives. however, harris is petitioning a judge to make an exception in this case, arguing that in her words this measure threatens public safety and it's unconstitutional. 8:16. in a private ceremony today, indiana's governor is expected to sign into law a measure that allows businesses to turn away gay and lesbian customers in the name the religious freedom.

in a statement, he said the bill is about respecting and reassuring people that their religious freedoms are intact. the move comes less than two before the final four which will be played in indianapolis. the ncaa says it wants everyone to enjoy equal access and hinted that this bill could hurt the city's reputation as a host for major sporting events. governor pence says he's also ready to declare a public health emergency after an alarming outbreak of hinkths i.v. in the southern part of the --h.i.v. in the southern part of the state. the cdc -- the cdc cdc says the cases stem from those sharing needles while sharing drugs. >> to anyone involved in intravenous drug use, stop. your life is at stake. >> governor mike pence says an

incident command center will be set up within the next several days. he's expected to announce his full plans sometime this morning. the declaration will last 30 days. a former university of oklahoma student who was seen on a controversial video taking part in a racist chant at a frat event says he's deeply sorry. >> it is a tragic failure with far-reaching consequences. i'm deeply disappointed in engaging in activitys that were so hurtful to other. >> levi pettitte accompanied by a group of african-american leaders issued that public apology yesterday in oklahoma city. this comes two weeks bar this video surfaced showing him taking part in a racist chant on a party bus with members of the fraternity. that fraternity was disbanded. pettitte was expelled from the school. the 20-year-old said he will spend the rest of his life trying to undo the damage he's

done. 8:18. we want to check in with sal and see how things are moving at the bay bridge toll plaza, always a hot spot in the morning. >> i have to sit down. i was standing over there for some reason. just live television. that's all. the traffic is gonna be slow, as i mentioned and tori mentioned at the toll plaza. although, you see some improvement here. the people who have the luxury of it waking around sometimes get a good commute unless something hams and then all -- happens and then all bets are off. this drive time is about 25 minutes waiting at the toll plaza and then you will move on into san francisco. also looking at interstate 880, if you are driving northbound, we have that typical commute as you drive. i always ask the question, why does it always get heavy at about 8:00 heading into

downtown oakland. one of the viewers said it's the people going to oakland court and that could be true. that's somewhat someone told me. to the east bay commute, we have slowdowns on 880 southbound, southbound 880 slow there. westbound 580 is recovering. we have slow traffic still in san jose on all of the major freeways. we don't see an in-- improvement. i'm waiting for that. it hasn't happened. i can't recommend one freeway over another. i can recommend nice weather today. let's go to steve. that's true about the oakland courthouse. i met a friend -- and you are right. people pour in. >> all of those people going in. >> it will be nice da. i want to thank eric milapola. most of the fog is peeling off. he said still at the daly city transfer station. there's still some there. it will burn off. it will be all right.

highs will be warm. maybe not record-setting warm. it will be close for a few but it will be warm. the toughest forecast in a fog pattern is san francisco. it depends where you are on in the city. some areas are warmer. some cooler. this is always the toughest one. mint hill, the official recording station, i went 71. i could easily see 74. it's fog-free there. concord, 79. bump you up to 82. san jose from 74 to 81. the fog is there but it pulls off from san francisco. daly city last report was clear, although there's fog not far away. it looks good down in santa cruz capitola. there areas on the coast where the fog is. that's it. otherwise it will be sunny. let's follow the ridge of high pressure. it's been drinking its power shakes. it's laurk and in charge -- large and in charge. water testimonies are warm.

half moon bay -- water temperatures are warm. half moon bay, 58. 30s to the north. 60s, 70s to the south. there's the your jet stream up and over and then it drives down very cold air northern plains. also into the great lakes. here is where you can find even some snow. look at this. cleveland, toronto, buffalo, rochester, elkhart, and a cold rain moving through parts of pittsburg and other areas. this is the area that lit up yesterday with the tornadic activity in march. they are keeping an eye on this for parts of tennessee, mississippi and alabama. you can the lines beginning to form. 72 palm springs. 55 warm degrees already in blue canyon. so some very warm air aloft. the fog will be back. it's waiting to go. it will take a system out here. until then, we have a lot of sunshine and warm temps. some fog near the coast. what's there could be thick. they turn off within the next

hour or so. it will be back late tonight and tomorrow. everybody today, 70s and 80s on a lot of these temps. we should be in the 60s. that's not happening. temperatures will continue to warm up here. again close to a few records. a lot of records are about 85 to 88. probably shy of that. but from 60s 70s, 80s. a lot of locations pushing way wov average. brentwood, oakland, 70s to near 80 for many around the bay. 85 gilroy. santa cruz looks great. near 80. a little tough towards daly city, pacifica, half moon bay. upper 70s and low 80s on on the peninsula. about the same tomorrow and then cooler. >> allergies? >> they will start to go back up again. trees are the ones that are continuing -- >> okay. >> nonstop. >> okay. >> the grasses are getting close. >> thank you. 8:23. a facebook photo sparking a national debate about showing respect around the nation's war

memorials. coming up in 23 minutes, how this controversy is focused on where children should be allowed to play. hundreds of hens from a farm disappear just before easter. their raribilities that made them such prime targets.

the owners of a family farm in sebastopol tell ktvu that hundreds of their rare hens have been stolen.

jerald lushan, the owner, say the hens lay eggs in light blue, green and pink colors. he sells his eggs year round bun they are especially popular in the weeks leading up to easter. he recently noticed half of his block was missing. he suspects a group of thieves came at night and stole the birds from their koop. he said he did no -- coop. he said he did not look it until after the theft. >> for someone to come in here and do that, it's a huge violation. i'm able grip they've taken the food out of my family -- i'm angry they have taken the food out of my family's mouth. i can't carry the anger. >> he just wants his hens back. no questions asked. he's offering a $250 reward leading to their return. he says anyone with information should contact the sonoma county sheriff's department. a woman in kensington is accusing a man of kicking her

dog and killing it. the san francisco chronicle reports the woman says she was walking saturday with her two pugs near kensington hilltop elementary school when she stopped to push leashes on the dog. that's when one of the pugs reportedly ran off toward a runner. the woman said she yelled for the dog to stop and it was on its way back to her when she says the runner went out of his way to kick the dog. now, the runner is claiming the pug was still running towards him when he barely tapped it. the dog, according to the woman owner, says -- she says the dog fell over and died. the contra costa district attorney's office is now investigating this case. well, congresswoman jackie speier is fighting a proposal to ban dogs off the leash for most of the bay area's federal parklands. according to the chronicle, the plan would limit free-ranging dogs or dogs under voice control to just seven spots in the golden gate national

recreational area. that's an 80,000 acre park stretching from marin county all the way to san mateo county. congresswoman speier is in washington lobbying congress and administration to save dog freedom in the reck reebation -- reck reck re-- reck raation -- recreation area. >> reporter: we're live in vallejo, where police say a physical therapist orchestrated her own kidnapping with the help of her boyfriend. we'll have more on this bizarre story -- next. for those who appreciate quality and precision, here's grounds for celebration. experience exceptional coffee and espresso in one essential machine and delivered to you with a push of a button.

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i can tell you in the grand scheme of things, mr. quinn and miss huskins have wasted valuable resources from our community. >> stunning twists in the case of a woman from vallejo whose boyfriend reported she was kidnapped for ransom on monday. tara moriarty is in vallejo right now digger for details on how the -- digging for details. on top of it all, police say denise huskins is, once again, missing. stay tuned. >> thursday morning, march 26th. i'm dave clark. let's talk about your weather and traffic. steve has a pretty good forecast. pretty good. all signs point towards sunshine and a pretty good warmup. there are a few pockets on the coast. again, i think it will peel back. and you will seep it out in the

ocean -- see it out in the ocean. it's favoring areas near the coast. man, that's a big dome of high pressure. i will say from the hawaiian islands up to vancouver. possibility of some record highs here. but more likely down towards las vegas, phoenix, tucson especially on saturday. it's going to be near 90 for some. not for us, we'll be near 80s. there is a north wind near the airport. that will warm things up. 20s in the mountains. already 70s on the desert. 60s for a few. that fog will be playing in the weather. today it's only by the coast and most of the coast will still be nice. sunny for many, especially inland. 80s on the tempts -- temps. sal, you've been doing a dance all morning long. anything new to report? >> a couple of minor accidents that are new. we have slow traffic trying to get into downtown oakland. northbound backing up just

north of 238 or right at 238. it stays that way until you reach high street and then it starts to get better heading north. we do have a look at the bay bridge. it's still about a 25-minute delay at the toll plaza. i want to show i there is a new crash reported at alvarado. northbound 880 at alva rhoda. traffic is not -- alvarado. southbound traffic is gonna be slow. the south bay, every freeway is still slow. 85, 280, 101. we've had a couple of crashes there. 101 is slow from the capitol expressway all the way to mountain view. back to the desk. thank you. police in vallejo now say the reported kidnapping of a 29- year-old woman was an orchestrated event. after she resurfaced yesterday in huntington beach, she's reportedly disappeared again. cute fox 2's tara moriarty is live piecing together all of

this. what's the latest developments? >> reporter: this case has been sort of strange from the start. we know that police are now saying that the kidnapped victim here is actually the one who planned her own kidnapping with the help of her boyfriend demanding a ransom of 8500. the 29-year-old physical therapist showed up at her father's house in huntington beach yesterday afternoon. she agreed to fly back to meet with the fbi and police about her case but authorities have not been able to make contact with her or her family since 11:30. she's gotten a lawyer and police are blaming her and her boyfriend, aaron quinn for concocting a kidnapping hoax. >> i can tell you in the grand scheme of things, mr. quinn and miss huskins has squandered resources away and taken away from the true victims of our community. if anything, it is mr. quinn

and miss huskins that owes this community an apology. >> reporter: officials say the scheme cost valuable resources. more than 40 detectives and support personnel insisting in this investigation. vallejo police sent two detectives to huntington beach. they are looking into her finances. police say the extent of the family's involvement in the alleged kidnapping hoax remains under investigation. state or federal charges against quinn and huskins could be filed. live from vallejo, i'm tara moriarty, back too -- back to you. >> thank you. back to san jose where the community is mourning the death of officer michael johnson. life is slowly returning back to normal in the neighborhood where he was shot and killed tuesday evening. brian flores is in san jose and brian, what are you hearing about the suspected gunman? >> reporter: well, when we spoke with residents out here, tori, what they are really saying, they were shocked,

saddened, even heartbroken this happened. >> very friendly guy. we normally wave at each other and say how are you doing? >> reporter: which is why so many people who saw him on a regular basis don't know what made scott dunham do this. what we do know is that dunham had no recent run-ins with the law. back in 1996 he pled no contest to three misdemeanors, including assault and battery. the victims were his common law wife and this then-teenaged daughter. he also worked in construction and gardening for the foothill de anza college district. he worked there for 12 years. they say he was successful at his job. he just retired three years ago. but again, speaking with neighbors, they say the family seemed happy. dunham seemed friendly and talked to neighbors about their day. >> we go to work and see him. his wife goes to work. nice people. >> i don't know what prompted

him to do this. >> reporter: as you recall, the initial call for police since had been for a suicidal man with access to guns. it was a family member who called police. dunham reportedly in the past did have problems with alcohol and mental illness. the 911 call described the suspect which was dunham at the time despondent and intoxicated. when johnson approached him, that's when dunham opened fire from his balcony. back out here live, the emotions continue to run deep not only for police officers but for community members. this is right outside of the apartment here. the centerville terrace apartments. you see the makeshift memorial where you see flowers. the most thing that i caught was the amount of notes that were written by kids there in response to officer johnson, thanking him for his service to the city. very emotional remains here in san jose. >> thank you for the report.

8:38. today refinery workers who had been on strike at the refinery ask scheduled to go back to their jobs. officials won't tell us exactly when the workers will be back. the united squeal workers -- united steel workers went on strike earlier this year. the union would not say any details of the contract. the refinery plans to resume normal operations this week. that should make more gas available in the coming days. 8:39. the state assembly is scheduled to vote today on a $1 billion spending package to speed up water projects. the measures were proposed by the governor and approved by the state senate yesterday. some of the money would go to levees and dams and support communities that have gone dry. more than 100,000 people in california could be missing out on almost $100 million in

unclaimed tax refunds. $92million is left over from people who didn't file a 2011 federal income tax return. most tax payers have three years to claim a return. if no return is filed within three years, the refund money becomes property of the u.s. treasury. now, to correct the money, you just have to file a 2011 tax return by april 15th. san francisco's public utilities commission is getting down with the sewer system and even former mayor willie brown is getting in on the action. ♪ >> willie looks surprised there. you can't live a day without me. that's the slogan from the new public awareness program. it's the center please piece of a new -- centerpiece of a new rap video. it's meant to inky kate people about the importance of the sewer system and encourage them to support upgrading the aging

pipes. >> i like hear you say gettin' down. there is a get-well card that had a lucky lotto inside. it's back. parking app that was kicked out of san francisco. the changes to monkey parking that could put keep in your driveway and money in your pocket. >> traffic is trying to get to marin county, westbound interstate 580. you can see a little bit of slowing. we'll give you a look at marin and some of the east bay commutes when we come back. a little morning sun here with sunshine on our mind for most. it. a little bit of -- a little bit of fog. we'll show you that coming up.

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photo snapped by a cleveland photographer during a recent visit to washington, d.c. is sparking a pretty emotional debate. mathew munson snapped this picture on monday. since then, the page has been swamped with comments, many people say the behavior is disrespectful and wonder why the sculpture isn't protected by barriers. but the president of the

vietnam women's foundation says the artist purposely designed the sculpture without barrier so people could touch, interact and physically connect with it. tori here is another story people are talking about. new parking options in san francisco thanks to a company that was originally kicked out of the city. ktvu fox 2's pam cook is in the studio now with this new idea to find parking spots and also make some money. >> see if it works this time around. if you have a driveway in san francisco, you could start making money on it pie signing up with monkey parking. it's an app that was originally launched last summer but the city attorney or ordered the -- ordered the company to shut down. within one month, 10,000 people downloaded the app to sign up for parking spots. but the city attorney's office was flooded with complaints. ultimately, the city attorney deemed that the practice was illegal since the people auctioning off the parking

spots don't own the spot. so now monkey app is going after potential clients who do own their parking spots. the new version allows users to auction off their private driveways and the area in front of them. the city attorney's office tells the chronicle that property owners are allowed to park in front of their own driveways and can give permission for others to park there. so there does not seem to be a law precorrecting a property owner from rent outlook the spot. right now, it will be a flat rate of $10. movie parking gets 20% of that -- monkey parking gets 20% of that. will you get ticketed for blocking? if the owner calls on you. >> if someone calls to complain. >> someone just sent me an e- mail asking that question. so thank you for that, pam. want to check in with sal. pretty busy for a thursday morning. you feeling okay. drinking a lot of coffee, sal? >> coffee and water.

coffee takes it away and you have to replinnish. tori is a nutritionist. >> making sure you are staying healthy. >> thank you, tori let's take a look at what we have with the morning commute. we still have slow traffic on highway 4. people have been asking why is it so slow, the reason an earlier motorcycle accident in the 7:00 hour made things bad. a setback on highway 4. but 680 as a result has been lighter than usual. 15, 20--blient getting into san francisco. -- 15, 20-minutes to get in san francisco. 880 880 -- 880 still slow. let's go to steve. thank you, sir.

we have a nice day for many today. warm, well above average on the temps. some kind of flirting with the coast. i don't think it will amount to anything down to santa cruz, capitola or in san francisco. there's clearing taking place. there's a lot of fog out there. it doesn't take much to get that going. overall, most locations look pretty good. i will say. talk about high pressure it, it continues to send everything way to the north. 57 sfo. a little bit of fog towards half moon bay. it was very thick. some of that is beginning to burn off out into the pacific. hayward, 56. >> san jose, 5 a. speaking of -- 55. speak this should be closer to 51, 52. normal temps around 53, 54. we're running about 54 to 64. you go inside the bay, like alameda harbor, it's warm water. most of these are running well

above. 30s to the north. 60s to 70s to the south. that's a good recipe along with cold air. warm gulf air. one of the jokes is that it would be nice if we would not have all four seasons in one week for much of the midwest. rain, warm, now they are getting snow on the back side of this. this is a colder system heading into pennsylvania and also areas to the northeast. this is the one that really lit up yesterday in oklahoma and arkansas. some of the lightning displays are incredible. it doesn't look as severe as it did yesterday. 20s in the mountains. 70s in the desert. 50s, 60s through the interior. the fog is here. look at high pressure. that signature says it's a dome of it. it's absolutely squashing the fog. it has no place to go. high pressure will give us warm weather. no rain expected. i should add the canadian model did keep low pressure on the

west coast around the 4th or ath of april. maybe there are hints of a pattern change. maybe we're not just into summer already. sunny for most, 60s by some. a lot of 70s. that went pretty quick. 74 alameda, 84 brentwood. danville, san ramon, 81. gil roy, 85. 80 for mountain view. palo alto, woodside, 81. 60s from the coast, half moon bay at 65. didn't take long, did it? >> no. >> right into a summer pattern. >> four seasons in a week for the midwest. i feel like we've had one season all year, basically. >> two years. >> yeah. >> and tori is dressed for it. >> might as well be. >> might as well be comfortable. well, fema, they've got some new guidelines requiring states who want federal disaster preparedness money to consider hue climate change may threaten their communities. and that new requirement, it

doesn't make some conservative governors skeptical of climate change happy at all. bobby jindal says the obama administration is using fema dollars to get states to and i'm quoting submit to their liberal ideology. the new rules don't affect federal relief. but it may affect whether fema approves a state's funding for disaster planning. >> okay. nine minutes before 9:00. >> big news. his holiness, coming to the u.s. after the break, when the pope is expected to arrive and some news and where he will be visiting.

christie houston told a new york radio station she's at piece with whatever happens because it's god's will. she said "if he works a miracle, thank god and if it happens the other way, i'm all right." bobby christine non's condition has not changed. she's still in a medically induce the coma. there is a man from new york recovering from surgery who feels really good this morning. a get-well card from his father included a lottery ticket inside. it hit the jackpot. that ticket was worth $7 million. he said it was a good think he was already sitting down because he was so shocked after scratching off that ticket. he will collect a lump sum of $4.5 million. has not said what he and his wife will do with the money but says they don't plan to quit their jobs. facebook is getting new features including a 360-degree

virtual reality. yesterday, at a facebook developer conference, mark zuckerberg intrope dutsed what he call -- introduced what he called a video that allows you to play inside a 3-world that resembles google earth. the chief product officer says it's not clear when it will be available to users since most people do not have virtual reality head sets. it was announced that facebook is trying to expand its messenger app. it will open the app to outside programmers to build new features, including displaying store receipts and shipping information sole you can track purchases. facebook says it's important to find ways for people to connect with friends and businesses beyond its own network. well, hbo canceling looking. it's a series wayed on a group of gay friends -- based on a group of gay friends living in san francisco. there will be a final special to wrap up the story lines. no date for the that.

it did receive critical praise over the two seasons it was never able to attract a big audience. 90 minutes ago, the white house announced that the pope will visit president obama during his trip to the u.s. in september. the two met at the vatican last march. the pope will visit the white house on september 23rd to discuss issues such as helping the poor protectth environment and promoting -- helping the poor, proehl promoting the environment. they will address congress the next day. and nancy pelosi of san francisco, who is catholic, says pope francis is inspiring a new generation of people to be instruments of peace and you were just saying the vatican abhownsed they are -- announced they are opening up sistine chap toll homeless. >> yes. >> fascinating story. let's check one more time with sal.

you are watching 880 and everything else. >> that's right. we're looking at 880. it's slow traffic there. dave, tori, northbound as you drive of the a the coliseum all the way up to high street up the road here. and you will see some slow traffic. bay bridge toll plaza, if you are trying to get into san francisco, it's improving a little bit. 15, 20 minutes waiting at the toll plaza and then off you go into the city. we have a little bit of breaking traffic news. castro valley news at willbeam, a pedestrian has been hit. silver sedan hit a pedestrian woman who was actually -- she was not even a pedestrian. she was sitting on a nearby bench programs a bus bench. we have a crew on the way. we'll have more on this coming up in our latest newscasts. let's go to steve. sunny and warm for almost everybody. might be a few pockets near the coast, have to deal with thick fog. otherwise it looks good it go. about the same friday. cooler on the weekend. >> all right, steve. >> thank you. that's our report for this morning. we thank you for making ktvu

your choice for news. >> be sure to watch the news at noon as details continue to be revealed about the germanwings air crash in france. what we're learning about the copilot who is suspected of deliberately crash, the plane. this sh a picture of -- this is a picture of him during a visit to san francisco. we'll continue to follow the story all day and have updates. thank you for joining us.

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