a fire truck baring a casket leads a funeral procedure as people cause and quietly pay tribute to san francisco's two fallen firefighters. good evening i'm gasia

mikaelian in for julie haener. >> and i'm frank somerville. one more memorial for the firefighters, coit tower shines red one last time for those firefighters. both were san francisco boys, both worked at fire station 26 and both were side by side when they were overwhelmed by the fire. >> reporter: st. mary's cathedral drawing firefighters from other cities, other countries all here to honor two of their own and to find strength from each other. lieutenant vincent perez and tony valerio now forever brothers of blue died battling

a fire. >> they gave their all and they gave it for all of us. >> reporter: the famous and not so famous came to say thank you. and to remember the men not just for how they died, but for how they lived. 48-year-old vincent perez, a classic car lover, confident, deep and quiet. >> vince was a fireman's firemen. he was big, he was strong, he was aggressive and he was one of the best. >> he had a huge capacity for love and a big heart.

53-year-old anthony valerio called himself the people's paramedic. a chicken farmer. >> he was like mother teresa with a siren. >> he left us too soon, the best ones always do. bon voyage as you begin your next adventure, aloha. >> reporter: vincent perez and anthony valerio answered their final call. thousands of firefighters took comfort in the funeral, ever so mindful the next one could be theirs. and the firefighters were remembered by those who knew

them and loved them but also by those they served. attorney general harris and congresswoman nancy pelosi. mayor ed lee said the deaths of valerio and perez are the remember of the self-lessness and devotion of all firefighters. >> we are reminded that each time they respond to a fire, they bravely march into the unknown and put their lives on the line for all of us. >> reporter: the funeral procession that followed the service took the fallen firefighters from cathedral hill to holy cross cemetery in culma. along the way traffic stopped as people lined the route to quietly pay their respects. ktvu's janine jana katsuyama is live as police shut down part of the freeway just as the

evening rush hour started. san francisco's typical stop and go traffic was more stop than go. >> it's been pretty tight all day. hard to get across town. >> reporter: the 11-mile journey to holy cross cemetery shut down 280. causes back ups. market street had long lines of red break lines as the lines barely moved. st. streets around st. mary's were closed most of the day. officers in yellow vests were directing drivers and helping pedestrians. >> it's like a parking lot out

here. >> reporter: muni caused confusion for some commuters. >> now i'm going to have to try to hop on the bus and deal with that. but it's been hectic out here. a lot of traffic, a lot of commotion, a lot of people. >> we posted signage throughout the day and trying to get the message out as soon as possible. working with the police department, working with the city. >> reporter: still many san franciscans say they didn't mind so much. >> it's been bad but it's been worth it knowing that it was caused by the firemen being honored. >> reporter: and that is how most commuters told me how they felt tonight. that it was important to honor those firefighters on this day. reporting live in san francisco, janine de jana katsuyama. our coverage continues. fighting fires while most san francisco fire fighters were attending the funeral. who stepped in to cover fire

stations. online you will finds more video, up to date details. and there's new details in the beating of bryan stow. a los angeles fire station is reporting that someone dropped off a bloodstained jersey at an l.a. dry cleaner. the tests results show the d.n.a. matched bryan stow. nbcla told them that there was no match for giovanni ramirez. and and tonight the discovery supports his claim. and mehserle is to be

released from a los angeles county jail on monday of next week. in july of last year mehserle was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for the shooting death of oscar grant. mehserle was sentenced to two years in prison according to court papers as of midnight sunday, mehserle will have served 511 days and earned 219 days of conduct credit. that adds up to two years. as a result, a judge today ordered mehserle to be released next monday. a protest is expected on monday and police say extra officers will be on the street for protection. and a bill for certain taxes failed to pass a state senate but another bill did pass making it easier for local government to two voters to approve tax increases. governor brown is still pushing for a special election this fall to allow voters to decide about tax extensions. virginia faces a deficit with a budget deadline approaching at

the end of the month. on wall street, worries about a stagnant economy and the possibility of a double dip recession pushed stocks further. the nasdaq was down 41 points, it's the dow's six consecutive week of losses. there's been a string of down weeks since october of 2002. patti lee reports, investors wonder what's next. >> they're looking for $15.05 on if buy. >> reporter: on this fifth week of losses, traders at the new york stock exchange take light of the situation. >> without the federal reserve pushing money into the market. there's not as many buyers, so it prevents the market from

going up. >> reporter: while investors take a look at their portfolio. the s & p fell about 125 points. the index fell about 70 points. some investment advisors says focusing on the trend misses the bigger picture. that year after year the market is up. >> i think people need to keep in mind that we've had a period of positive performance in the past four months. we view this as a correction in the market. >> reporter: if stocks continue to slide next week, it will be the longest stretch of losses since 2001. a compareson that concerns investors on what may be next. >> the market has been very volatile. >> reporter: traders who deal with the volatility every day say it's fewal to try to predict -- futal to try to

predict the market. and come monday they'll be ready for whatever comes. the airline said a power outage may have triggered a system crash. the problem grounded some flights around the country but apparently did not affect operations in san francisco international. we spoke to officials who said the only delays were due to badwet in other parts of the nation -- bad weather in other parts of the nation. and we're going to be looking at your monday morning forecast. emergency crews rushed to this bay area parking lot for a little boy who was locked in a hot car. why police did not arrest the

>> don't give up hope. that was the message in southern california tonight where a vigil brought together friends of missing university student michelle le. the gathering was at a community park where 26-year- old le once went to school. classmates remembered her as a woman who cared very much for others. she was last seen the night of

may 27th in hayward. hayward police conducted a search of miles and palomares canyon looking for some trace of le. the crews are trained to search difficult terrain. the search lasted for about four hours and covered 38 miles. the search turned up no sign of le. a cautionary tell once again about leaving a child inside a hot car. eric rasmussen is at a shopping center in bailey road in bay point where it happened. he learned there is some dispute about how long the child was actually left in the car, eric. >> reporter: right frank. police now say it was less than ten minutes but at first witnesses here thought it was closer to half an hour. one man even found a small gap in the window like this and pulled it down with his hands to get that toddler out. when crews put the boy into an

ambulance, he was already okay and seemed to look okay. but when witnesses saw him inside this car alone, they were not taking any chances. >> i said look, there's a baby alone in the car, somebody call 911. >> they tapped him in his little face. he wasn't saying a word. scared the mess out of me. >> reporter: police now say the little boy was simply asleep. the woman who was supposed to be caring for him had been inside this dollar store but after questioning her, officers did not make an arrest. they wouldn't go on camera but said she had been gone less than ten minutes. and while firefighters didn't say how hot this car got, it's a reminder everyone a short time in the heat can be deadly. on an 80-degree day, the temperature inside a car can spike to 99 in ten minutes. 1014degrees in 30 minutes and more than 120 degrees in an hour. while this woman won't talk to us or say why she left the boy

behind, carol payne hopes she learned her lesson. >> i have grandchildren and that's all i could think about is my grand babies in that car. >> reporter: police said this little boy only went to the hospital as a precaution. again he was not hurt. police say the woman in question is not his mother only a relative and it'll now be up to the contra costa da to decide whether to file any child endangerment cases in this case. we're live here in bay point, eric rasmussen. the chp says 36-year-old veronica brownly was about to get back into her car when she was hit. her 13-year-old son saw the crash from inside the car. the driver of the car that hit brownly was not arrested or

cited. a report from the tsa is blaming pilot error. she died along with her husband when their piper plane dove into livermore. the heavy fog required instrument flying something she was not experienced with. that huge wildfire burning in eastern arizona continues to grow and is taking its toll. some 30 homes and cabins have been destroyed most are in the mountain community. so far nearly 10,000 people have been forced to evacuate. authorities say they have no idea when they'll be able to go back to their homes and to make matters even worse, major power lines are still right in the path of the flames. now to give you some idea of just how big this fire is. it burned another 114 square miles in just the past day and the fire now covers 639 square miles. the winds remain relatively calm today giving firefighters a chance to make progress but high winds are expected to return tomorrow. crews have also been fighting

fire with fire. setting backfires to try to control where the fires burn. right now this fire is only about 5% contained. come monday, calfire is declaring the start of the fire season in parts of santa clara, contra costa and alameda counties. that means calfire is suspending burn permits for all the areas it overseas. italian chief crosby tells ktvu that amounts to 6.1 million acres in mostly hilly and remote areas. the declaration also means more staffing in the santa clara cal district. medical marijuana collectives have paid more than $600,000 since the city started collecting a new tax. the 7% tax on gross receipts went into effect. may's tax is due at the end of this month but some collectives have already paid a total of $17,000. graduates marched across the stage toward a brighter

future today. one that would not have been possible without their unique school. ktvu's paul chambers tells us what made these graduates special. >> reporter: many in this class have high hopes. >> he wants to be the first deaf rapper. yes, you know the sky is the limit when it comes to him. >> reporter: 86 >> reporter: 86% will be attending college in the fall. some that say without this school would not be possible. >> they take the time to learn your child and for your child to learn. >> without the california school for the deaf, all his goals probably wouldn't have been met. >> they have staff who focus and give assessments and make sure that they're learning, that they're progressing and not falling through the cracks. >> reporter: franklin has been in charge of the school. today he was honored and named

one of the campus buildings in his honor. because coming up, quafel is retiring. >> it's hitting the school hard because of his leadership style. his belief in what deaf people can do. >> reporter: clapping says he will miss the school but he's very proud of his legacy, often times many of his former students return as counselors, students even principals. i'm paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. plenty of sunshine across most of the bay area for today but right now the fog has been increasing in the coast. surging it's way closer to ocean beach and also san francisco bay. and overnight tonight we could be tracking some drizzle first thing late tonight into early saturday morning. that will be favoring the coastal sections. first thing tomorrow morning coolest locations in the upper 40s for santa rosa, 48 degrees. you can count on the fog coast side. everyone a few patches inland. here's our forecast model showing you the coverage first thing tomorrow morning between

7:00, 8:00, 9:00. the clouds pushing back into the bay. this is tomorrow morning at 8:00, the afternoon will be a different story coming up we'll cycle this into the afternoon. i'll also highlight the part of the bay area where winds can gust to over 30 miles per hour. santa clara's next council many meeting will likely have high profile star power. joe montana is expected to address the city council. montana wants the city to consider building a hotel on a city owned property. tonight san jose police are trying to figure out what caused a night of violence and will

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san jose police tell us it's too soon to say what caused an all out brawl. investigators are looking at the possibility of racial and gang tensions. lloyd lacuesta is live in san jose tonight and tells us there's a real concern about a spike in crime this year. lloyd-- >> reporter: frank we checked with police and still have been no arrests from a brawl that occurred in the parking lot of this mcdonalds restaurant on third and san carlos in downtown san jose at about this time last night. five people were stabbed but no life threatening injuries. >> i just saw a bunch of people, over 50 people running around and then by that time, you know authorities were coming up. you know they once they came up, all these people just started running. >> reporter: it happened just after an outdoor music concert near by was ending. police say it started with some kind of argument. >> it escalated into an all out

melee. knives were produced and a number of people were stabbed and hit. >> reporter: residents near this intersection say this is a problem area. >> i witnessed a gang beating. several people passed out on my doorstep. >> we have a lot of partyers. i've heard that there's actual gangs from out of town. >> reporter: we saw one man tonight sitting on the church steps drinking out of a paper bag. and the church says it is constantly finding bottles and beer cans. residents and business owners worry what will happen as the weather gets warmer and budget cuts shrink in the police department. the police chief says they will manage. >> part of it is keeping your fingers crossed. part of it is doing police work. >> reporter: mcdonalds would not comment on people gathered

in their parking lots, but police say they are looking at surveillance cameras. at nato headquarters, secretary gates said european nations must step up to the plate. saying their penny pinching cannot continue. saying the united states cannot carry the burden. >> if you told the american taxpayers that they're bearing 75% of the financial burden, this is going to raise eyebrows. >> reporter: the defense secretary said future american leaders may decide nato is not worth the cost. such direct comments are rare. particularly coming from such an influential member of the cabinet. it's called late night lies, how oakland is offering proof as a haven against gun violence. up for auction,

vincent and tony, were our gentleness and our strength. >> reporter: one is remembered as a fireman's fire man. the other called himself the people's paramedic. san francisco mourns the two fallen heros. ken pretty práeut which ken pretty pritchett tells us who answered the call so that san francisco firefighters could attend the memorial. >> in the hardest times, the

brotherhood of the service steps up and we're going to take care of business. >> reporter: it took several days to coordinate the firefighters who would take over -- >> we have them positioned throughout the city to back fill a few engine companies that we have that are working right now. >> reporter: shortly after the flag was raised at station seven the first call came. it was a fire at a church. there were many firefighters on scene from different cities. many of them in san francisco fire trucks. >> that's so important to be there. i mean they are a family, they take care of one another. they are our family as well was they take care of us. >> reporter: help today came from just outside firefighters, private ambulance companies provided volunteers so that san francisco fire emts could also

attend today's services. in san francisco, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. the man president obama wants to lead the pentagon says the next big battle the united states will fight will be in cyber space. leon panetta made those statements. he warned of a possible cyber fight. national security efforts agree. >> it's not a static threat. it's not like we get bombed by the japanese and we go invade japan and it's over. these technologies are very dynamic. >> reporter: the pentagon is expected next month to release unclassified plans of a cyber attack. in related news the u.s. government is asking banks to increase their security that protects your credit card and accounts. this comes after citigroup revealed that hackers stole the

account names, number and e- mail addresses of more than 200,000 customers. the government wants banks to develop tougher procedures for logging into government accounts such as changing pass words more often. the tsa has been investigating lapses in baggage screening since december. some employees were under pressure to cut corners to make sure international flights departed in time. a medical mystery is unfolding in joplin, missouri. there's evidence tornado victims are dying after being infected with a deadly fungus. three people injured in the tornado later died.

this is the first night of a new city program going on in the city. ktvu's debra villalon is live in the city. >> reporter: tonight it was basketball, but they'll be rolling out art and cooking classes, movies, games whatever will attract young people in at night. on the basketball court, the only danger is in the dunking. no thoughts of feud or fears. not between brothers. >> it's because it becomes a norm after a while. some of them get used to tragedy, you know. >> reporter: at least a dozennen oakland students were lost to vie violence this school year. 15 more killed last year. some in daylight but most of

the mayhem involving teens happens late saturday and sunday night. >> i know a lot of kids that are getting killed. >> reporter: this teen sees hoops as a summer refuge. >> i seek to do different with myself and my life. >> reporter: the concept night basketball isn't new. but this program aims to go year round because the need is. >> the gunfire doesn't stop, but what does stop is our kids getting killed in the streets for those that are just hanging out because they say there's nothing to do here in the city of oakland. >> you should be able to go any where. that's why we're trying to open this up so we can play basketball and have fun and stay out of trouble. show oakland that it's not all about homicides and stuff. we're just trying to stay out of the way. >> reporter: look for this to stretch to half a dozen locations. since it can be dangerous getting home from these activity, organizers are going to be working on transportation solutions as well. live in oakland, debra villalon.

a record amount of more than $2 million was bid for lunch today with billionaire warren buffet. in san francisco this evening, people gather at the ferry building to watch the auction. someone who has not been named bid slightly more than last year's record of $2.6 million. the lunch is traditionally held at a steak house in new york and buffet says he will talk about anything accept for potential future investments. all of the proceeds go to the glide foundation in san francisco to help the less fortunate. dozens killed, thousands more sickened. but now we know for the first time what's to blame for an e.coli outbreak in europe. i'm tracking the fog right now and it will be a factor over the next few days. coming up the coolest day

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house minority leader nancy pelosi says voters in new york should decide whether embattled congressman weiner should step down. according to a poll this week, so far the majority of voters in weiner brooklyn-queens district still support him. the seven term democrat admitted sending photographs over the internet to half a dozen women, and still says he will not resign. and sarah palin's e-mails were released to the media, now they are starting to go through them. they cover her time as governor up to her nomination as vice

vice presidential nominee. in some she complained about gossip about her family. in news of the world tonight, health officials said the source of an e.coli outbreaks is indeed bean sprouts. 31 people have died, 31,000 others became sick. libyan rebels pounded the gadhafi government today. and in chile, huge waves battered the pacific coast today. some waves reached 30 feet. an unusual storm pattern has served up ocean currents. many fishermen lost their boats and equipment and their

livelihood. some people living in beach front homes were warned to evacuate. so far there have been no deaths reported. two commonly found chemical agents were just added to a list of known and suspected carsinogens. formaldehyde is now being named as a known carcinogen. green tea from its largest tea growing region is contaminated with radiation fall out from the fukushima nuclear plant. japanese authorities are now debating what constitutes a safe level of contamination. >> parents of newborns start saving your pennys. a new report from the department of agriculture estimates that middle income parents in the u.s. will spend $227,000 over the next 17 years

to raise a child. lower income families, those are earnings less than $57,000 a year can expect to spend less but even then the total comes to about $164,000. from new recruits to seasoned veterans the show of support today from a legion

we watch each other's backs together. and sometimes we die together and sometimes we are buried together. two fallen firefighters together in life and now in death. that togetherness was shown by firefighters from around the country who came to san

francisco with a common bond. rob roth was as sacred heart hospital where 1,500 firefighters paid their represents. >> reporter: firefighters came from throughout the bay area from throughout california and everyone from throughout the country. they may not have known lieutenant vincent perez or firefighters tony valerio but that did not matter. >> we want to make sure we support the firefighters but also the families that have offered the ultimate sacrifice. >> reporter: they came by the hundreds to the over flow gymnasium. firefighters say it's important for them to be here. >> its strikes extremely close to home, i lost my best friend years ago. and have lost many close friends along the way. it's very similar to anybody losing a family member. >> this is my third funeral

this year. so it's very tough. >> one firefighters came with his wife and newborn baby. perhaps moments seem more precious now. while the funeral attracted veteran firefighters it also brought out those just learning the profession. members of the academy watched the screen seeing firsthand the risk and the pain left behind. many firefighters quickly had to leave san francisco to get back to work. the same work that cost the lives of two firefighters. in san francisco, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. there was one uncomfortable moment during today's funeral involving public defender jeff adachi. outside the cathedral, adachi someone in charge of the service asked him to leave, saying it was inappropriate for him to be here. adachi replied he wanted to pay

his respects. in a second request, he did leave. ktvu.com has coverage of today's services. just look under the sf firefighters tab. apple is facing protesters who say the maker of the iphone and i pad are not hiring enough americans. protesters say apple employees only 50,000 people in the u.s. and of those only 2% are black, 4% are latino and less than 25% are women. >> the bottom line here is apple needs to educate more those communities. >> apple says between its

retail stores and a tidal wave of app developers, more american jobs are being created. oakland based online radio service pandora boosted its bottom line. pandora raised its offering to $10 a share and increased the number of shares to be sold to almost 15 million. with this new officer, pandora could raise almost $150,000. demand is driving the price up, the ipo is expected sometime next week. general motors today announced the recall of 47, 47,000 cadillac srx vehicles. the national highway traffic safety administration says that the right side head protection air bag won't inflate in a crash if no one is in the front seat. that means a right side passenger in the right seat may not be protected and could get hurt in a front or side crash. gm says no injuries have been reported so far. and chevrolet announced today it's going to offer a

less expensive version of its volt electric car. it'll be a stripped down model without a navigation system or bose stereo system. the price tag of the volt will now be just under $40,000. well the weekend is almost here and it will look like a june weather picture with plenty of fog out there. temperatures not warmed up too much. that's what you would expect for early june. it's showing up again on satellite. at least the storm tracker 2. winds have been increasing, winds gusting at 45 miles per hour. at sfo winds gusting at 32 miles per hour. bay area forecast for tonight, partly cloudy clouds, fog will continue to develop -- partly cloudy skies. fog continues to develop out there. here's the look of the

overnight weather pattern. we had a system offshore, it will generate a mid- and upper level clouds. it will also be the source of some cooling. most areas coming down about three to 6 degrees from today's highs with a little bit of a bump in the numbers for the second half of the weekend. we're going to hold on to some fog especially the first half of the day and the cool on shore breeze. we'll be watching this not only for this weekend but also for the rest of the month up in the sierra, with the warmer temperatures, the melting of that snow pack will lead to higher chance of river flooding for yosemite valley where flood watch begins late tonight lasting through most of the next week and potential flooding along the merced river. this is something we'll be tracking for the remainder of june as things warm up in the sierra and you get that melting snow pack. here's our forecast model, first thing tomorrow morning, showing you some of the overcast out there. once again we could have some drizzle showing up coast side.

as we do put this into motion, skies becoming partly sunny. when speeds do crank up, especially right near the coast and right around the bay. 7:00 tomorrow morning, 50 to 55 degrees. areas of fog and drizzle out there. by 12:00 partly cloudy, mid-50s to the mid-60s. then by 3:00 gusty winds. 58 to right around 75 degrees. here's a look at the numbers warmest locations approaching low to mid-70s right along the bay. 60s out there. san francisco 61 degrees. here is a look ahead. your five day forecast a little bit warmer for your sunday. but these are all just minor changes. into next week we're going to gradually warm things up especially inland. we could be tracking more 80s especially by tuesday of next week. gasia and frank at least we're not talking about any downpours. >> seems like we're finally getting back to normal. >> it's getting there. >> researchers want to know

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mark is off, fred is here with sports, both the giants and the a's going into the 9th inning tonight. >> the giants are still in first place despite scoring the fewest runs in the nba. freddy leads the team with bats. but miguel tejada doubles off wood. that ties the game at two. it stays that way until the bottom of the ninth. three walks set up the bases loaded, two out situation for nate sheerholtz.

3-2 is your final. the a's were one out afrom losing their 11th straight game until the chicago white sox bullpen implodes. matsui scores josh willingham. a's then sent three men to the bases. and this sets up bases loaded for seizemor. they come back to win 7-1. they are now 1-1 under new manager bob melvin. warriors officially introduced their new coach mark jackson to the bay area media today. if first impressions mean everything then golden state is headed in the right direction. mark says he's ready for his first grown man job. now jackson has no previous

coaching experience at any level but he was a big time nba point guard for 17 years. he's also an ordain minister, today the reverend jackson preached the gospel of golden state. >> we're going to hold each other and this team to a different standards. we're going to be professionals. this is going to be a beautiful tight. because things will be changing here in the golden gate area. >> amen. and mike malone considered one of the finest defensive coaches in the nba. vancouver ka you can ins are back against -- canucks are back against boston. lapierre hammers the puck at thomas. thomas stops it and the puck rolls in. there's your game winner.

canucks get claim their stanley cup monday in boston in game six. that's sports as we see it on friday night. >> thank you, fred. >> ktvu's morning news begins at 7:00 tomorrow morning. we'll be following any details on the relegal of me

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