the two men are being laid to rest during a private burial service at holy cross cemetery in culma. >>> there were so many powerful and emotional moments before, during and after the ceremony today. we begin with mike mibach who attended those services and is now outside of st. mary's cathedral. >> it was a very powerful funeral service that was filled with a lot of emotional moments, including the words of vince perez's alex. he told about when he heard the news that of his brothers death. he talked about how he had hoped he had been in that house with his brother. outside st. mary's cathedral, a wall of blue awaited their arrival. an honor guard within a hero or two. this was the catholic funeral service for lieutenant vincent perez and anthony valerio. together they saved lives, they battled fire and today together they were remembered. >> vincent tony gave it all and for that we will be eternally grateful. >> we loved your sons and they will always be with us. god bless you vincent perez and anthony valerio. you touched our lives and we will never forget you. >> reporter: vincent

mary's cathedral to holy cross cemetery and culma. you're any where around the city or culma you will be seeing the procession. the rout will be down market street, right through the heart of the city through the mission district and out into interstate 280 southbound. and we want to let you know also that all the southbound lanes of interstate 280 will be shut down to santa monte boulevard till about 6:00 tonight as they move the coffins of the two firefighters out of the cathedral there to the fire engines coming outside. we're going to take a little bit of a break. we're going to stop talking here and just listen in as they make that transition. ♪[ music ] [ organ music ]

as we mentioned perez and valerio are being laid to rest at holy cross cemetery in culma. >>> we want team coverage tonight beginning with mike mibach who is inside st. mary's cathedral. >> for just about two hours we learned a little bit more about a couple of guys from engine company 26. >> reporter: two caskets draped in cloth, surrounded by firefighters with broken hearts. >> we loved your son, and they will always be with us. god bless you vincent perez and anthony valerio. you touched our lives and we will never forget you. >> reporter: the funeral service for lieutenant vincent perez and firefighter paramedic anthony valerio was filled with love. family and firefighters telling stories about two men who saved lives, who battled fire, who never hesitated. >> wince was a fireman's fireman. he was always the first one in the door, he was always the first one to grab a nozzle. if there was a fire, vince was the one that was going to put it out. >> vince lived his life to the fullest and we should all follow his example. >>> tony valerio he went from south city to sf state. he surfe

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 depart

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 depart

afternoon down golf street to market then south on valencia to dolores and on to holy cross cemetery in culma. also the busy geary bus line will be out of service for much of the day. ktvu news will be providing special coverage of the funeral for the fallen firefighters. our coverage begins at 12:30 tomorrow light here on channel 2. we will also stream the service live on our website ktvu.com. >>> tonight we have a new picture to show you of a man suspected to have assaulted a woman in her home. this is an enhanced imagine from cell phone video that we first showed you yesterday. it shows the suspect as he was stealing electronics and other items from the victim's home. the 28-year-old woman found the intruder in her home on afgard street. the suspect left with some items then returned and assaulted the woman. police believe the woman's quick thinking will help lead them to her assailant. >>> a vigil for michelle le will take place in a couple of hours. tonight's vigil takes place at mount eden's park. another vigil is set for tomorrow night in san diego. that's where le grew up. >>> today a