san jose police chief garcia said that officer michael katherman should be remembered as an exceptional officer. >> it is a very difficult day. it is the day, a combination of a day to mourn but his life is also something to celebrate. not only was he an exceptional police officer but he was a better man. i hope that we can leave family, friends and the community today with a sense of who died for

their community today. >> they learn about officer katherman in a 2 1/2 hour service that will begin in a few moments. chief garcia emphasized san jose is covered with the help of officers and other sheriff deputies from around the region so that the colleagues of officer katherman can be here at s.a.p. center to pay their respects. we are at s.a.p. center in downtown san jose for abc7 news. >> david, thank you, you may have seen the sky 7 video of all of the officers lining up. i am told there are 400 police officers who ride motorcycles who have come from the bay area and across the country to pay tribute today. >> that is very fitting as he was a motorcycle officer himself in an unfortunate fatal collision last week. loved by so many. leaving behind a wife and two young sons. you are seeing the pictures.

you can see he was athletic growing up in the south bay and living in hollister raising his family. today, some of his mates from the academy will speak at service to begin shortly along with the assistant chief of the lived and chief garcia who was talking with david. and many others will remember him fondly for his life and legacy. >> and san jose had to go through this spokesperson just a year ago when they lost another officer under very different circumstances from this, circumstances aside, any time you lose an officer it is a huge impact fought just on the immediate police department involved, but, also, the entire community. they are seeing just a huge bit of support from the community and officers across the region as they go through this a second time. >> absolutely we went to let our viewers know when the service

begins we will take it live on air in its entirety and you can watch it on the news app or on abc7news.com live streamed. after the memorial there is another motorcade in gilroy from s.a.p. center to interstate 280 and united states 101 to the memorial park in gilroy. his family has asked for privacy so that will not be covered but we wanted to show you this map of the route so be aware there could be periodic closures as the procession moves through. >> the city of san jose has been through this memorial before as i mentioned, the last san jose police officer who died in the line of duty was michael johnson shot and killed while responding to a call of an armed man who barricaded himself in an apartment on march 24 of last area. johnson was a 14-year veteran of

the san jose police force. it wasn't much time in between the two deaths of these officers. it has been a tough career or so for the san jose police department. but the police department has said they are very encouraged by the outpouring of support that has gotten from the public as well as from other agencies that have come out in droves to support them today, taking on the shifts that san jose police officers would normally be doing their patrols so the officers could attend the service this morning. >> you are seeing, of course, some video, of michael johnson who we lost just last year. >> i witnessed to let the viewers know that abc7 is covering the funeral service society to start in a minute or two, for officer michael katherman. you are looking at the slide show if you were inside the s.a.p. center, now, this is what you will be looking at,

pictures, documenting officer asking -- katherman growing up in the south by, the live he has touched, his on boys,ly wife, the many friends in the department and athletic endeavours, his joy for living, all remembered today in a touching service that is attended by thousands and thousands. including a picture of him playing baseball as a little boy and with his wife and children. a senior somber, sad day, but, also, a celebration of his life. >> to remind you, just a week ago, we lost the officer. this was a crash while he was on duty riding his police motorcycle. he was going straight. a minivan was trying to turn in front of him and he collided with the minivan. there was a person on the scene would ran to his aid and the witness used officer michael

katherman's police radio to call it in and to get assistance out this for the officer. unfortunately, the officer did not make it and he was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead at the hospital. the driver of the minivan did stay and cooperate with the police investigation. >> we have a picture from early this morning, u.s. to give you an idea for the somber nature of the procession arrival at the s.a.p. center, we have some video of officers standing in formation, outside, saluting officer katherman as the hearst and casket arrived at the s.a.p. center for the service that will be underway shortly. it was a very touching moment to see. in addition to the officer standing in formation, there was also just a huge turn out of every day citizens, the community, shows residents, the people that he served were lining the streets, as well, and we saw many people carrying the

american flag. we saw others gist saluting. there is a lot of people, many people, out had remembering officer michael katherman today. >> they have to get hundreds of people into the s.a.p. center who were outside of the procession. we are waiting for this to begin. it will begin momentarily. while we wait for that and when it starts we will be back to it we go over to mike nicco to tell us what to expect for the forecast. mike, i understand it will be a warm day for a lot of people especially living inland? >> i understand about 88 degrees but in los gatos and to morgan hill and gilroy, low-to-mid 90s, and even 97 is possible in gilroy. now, outside right now with our sutro tower, it is hazy and a "spare the air" day. right now, the levels are oh case but the mores for civil fuels the worst it will be the we have the highest level of sunshine on the index and we

will see the ozone building so in the afternoon and early evening, we will find the smog is the worst the temperatures today are 5-11 degrees warmer-than-average and mid-70s in san francisco and oakland 79 but everyone else in the mid-80s to mid-90s. antioch will flirt with 100. san it rose, 90. oakland, 79. san jose, 88. san francisco is comfortable at 73. there will be neighborhoods reaching 77 or 78 around twin peaks. dress for temperatures at the a's with temperatures in the 60s. my seven-day forecast shows the sea breeze kicking in, the hottest air will move to the east, temporarily, tomorrow and on thursday. that is why you see the decline in the temperatures. friday it starts to work its way back to us, and that is why you are seeing the uptick.

saturday, sunday, and monday, excessively warm inland with triple digits likely inland east bay and 80s around the bay and even some 70s at the coast with sunshine strong at that time. summer is here. it will feel like it for a long time. mike, thank you. >> now other news, as we await start of officer michael katherman's funeral, we will start with more trouble for the oakland police department. another member of the force is facing serious accusations today. veteran homicide sergeant gantt is accused of having his mistress write the police reports. our media partner reports he was fired a week ago for impeding a rape case for helping a friend and he got the job back and now a second investigator is on leave for alleged inappropriate text messages. the first inspentor put on leave for the scandal that involves at least 14 east bay officers,

accused of having improper relationship, a sexual relationship, with a teenager. oakland mayor has received national attention for the reful having door of police chiefs, spoke to abc7 reporter, amy hollyfield, and amie is at the moscone center. >> we just got off with her and asked of the sent for a new police chief and in the vetting processing be different from what she used in the past. oakland mayor is a cohost here at the bay area women's summit in san francisco. along with mayor lee of san francisco. the questions on her police department surrounds her. three chiefs have come and gone in just over a week. with different scandals swirling around the department. including accusations of sexual misconduct and racist text superintendent by officers. she told us she does not have a tie line for slashing a permanent chief. right now she is focused on coming up with a selection plan

that is different than the past. she said this is going to involve the community. the community is going to play a role in selecting the chief. >> thank you, amy. now back to our coverage of officer michael katherman's funeral inside the s.a.p. center. you can see there are bagpipes coming in. the first person you should hear speak is the assistant chief, the emcee of the funeral, and we will hear from chief garcia, and we will hear from someone would went to the police academy with officer katherman, and pallbearers standing by the we will hear from his dad, mike, also, another officer would went to the academy with officer michael katherman, and we will hear from a childhood trend. a number of speakers we will hear from this morning. >> we will not speak the entire

time, once the ceremony begins and we have the audio set they are working on that right now and the officer's casket is coming in and we will hot the program run in its entirety. you can watch it on the web site, or our news app. many dignitaries here including the california attorney general kamala harris and the funeral is getting under way. 400 motorcycle officers came, today, as well. now we will watch the service.

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officer michael katherman's memorial service. he is being remembered right now in a public memorial at the s.a.p. center followed by a burial in gilroy. that part will be private. just for the family. >> just 34. he was with the force for a little more than a decade, 11 years. he leaves behind two sons and a wife. we saw some photos of his sons at a slide show at c.h.p. center. people in the center were able to see. >> there was a big procession this morning that began at 9:45 if you just joining us. that brought him from the funeral home in los gatos through city streets where many people lined the streets to pay their respects. the procession continued through several cities until it arrived in downtown san jose now at the s.a.p. center. many police officers across the region began to gather here

early. we saw san jose fire engines hoisting a large american flag in front of the arena at the intersection of santa clara and autumn street as people saluted and officers as officer michael katherman's casket arrived and they saluted. officers wore a black badge with his badge number which was 3900, june 14, last week, "end of watch." he was involved in a traffic collision that he did not survive. this is the second loss for the san jose lived in a little over a year. this is a sad reminder but, also, a celebration of officer michael katherman's life and his 11 years of service to the san jose police department and the people of san jose. we are speaking right new only because we are still working on the s.a.p. center audio that is

coming through. they are working on it at their end so you are not able to hear what is coming out of the service, the bagpipes. we apologize for the technology issue at the s.a.p. center end. however, when we get the audio up, we will let the program and speakers go uninterrupted. >> we expect this to be lengthy, at least a couple of hours and there are a number of speakers who will take to the podium. the first person we will hear from isice chief who said that this is an? loved his job and he was called "exceptional," officers would loved his family the he put the uniform on a week ago today, and expected that he would see his family when he got off of work. he did not make it. >> uniform personal, remove your covers and please all take your

seats. >> good morning. my name is dave knoss the assist ant chief of police for the san jose believe. it is my honor to guide you through today's service. to all our distinguished ghosts, thank you for taking the time to help us on our hero, michael katherman. you are the law enforcement agencies in attendance, thank you for your support during

these difficult times. although we may wear different patches, we are bound together by sacrifice and commitment to each other. the service we perform, for all of our communities, we want to particularly thank our neighboring agencies. time and time again, when we have rung that billion you have answered the call. it is your assistance that has given every member of this department the opportunity the attend and honor michael. to the members of the community in attendance today, your continued outpouring of support, sympathy and condolences has been overwelcoming and felt by every member of the san jose

police department. we know when an officer loses his life in the line of duty it is not just the accident that loses but the community, as well. as painful as it is, mike died honorably, doing what he loved to do every day. serving the community he grew up in. and the community he loved dear ly. it has been said what we have done for ourselves alone dies with us. what we have done for others and the world, remains and is immortal. a devoted servant to the community he lives on in the deeds he performed and in the thoughts and memories of him that we hold dear.

to the men and women of the san jose police department, sworn and non-sworn, it has been a long seven days since mike was tragedy taken from us. your actions on that fateful day and the days following, again, and always will, exemplify what the city has come to expect from its police force. to mike's family, we cannot begin to imagine the anguish and loss you are going through. however, we do feel your pain. the department often speaks about family, about being part of the police family. we hope you truly me -- know and

feel you are part of our family. you always will be and we will always be here for you. to april, josh, jason, thank you. thank you for allowing your hero to be our hero and wear the uniform of the san jose police department with pride and loyalty. today we will honor our fallen brother officer. today we will remember our brother, a son, a husband, a father, a san jose police officer that was michael katherman. the first person to the podium today needs no introduction to

current or past members of this department. his selfless devotion to the men and women of this department over the years and during times like these is indescribeable. stand as i welcome san jose police department chaplain jim becknal who will lead us in the invocation. josh and jason, i want to remind you how much your father loved you and how proud he was of you. he thought you were the best kids in the whole wide world and

he thought he was the luckiest man on the face of the earth to have you as his sons. and to have your mom as his wife. april, tom, diana, as i have watched you go through this painful ordeal, you have demonstrateed a strength that can only be described as supernatural. you are amazing. your care and concern for others during your darkest hour is a reflection of the kindness and the goodness and the grace of the god that you love and serve. in watching your family, it became apparent how michael became the fine outstanding young man and officer that he

was. will you bow with me in prayer. our loving father, we come before you with broken hearts. we admit we do not understand losing michael so soon. we thank you for the time we had with him. we thank you for the gift of knowing him. we thank you that he died doing a job he absolutely loved, with people he loved, and that loved him. our lives are ripper because of him. please comfort michael's family, his police department family and all those that family the pain of losing him. wrap your love averages around us just as mike would. we ask this, in your son's name, amen.

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>> there is no such term has routine patrol. eddie, he's gone. i will never forget those words. it's the most difficult thing to hear of the chief. but as i mourn along with my fellow members of the san jose police department, both sworn and nonsworn, i am equally proud to stand before you today. for it is my honor to spend a few moments with you in an attempt to provide some sol lis in remembering a great officer, friend,