death of michael katerman, a big impact here. you can see some flowers, including a bouquet left here at the department. more importantly, he was a husband and father of two kids, a heavy moment for officers just after mid-nit when they with the help and flashing lights escorted his poid from the regional medical center of san jose to the coroner's office. police say earlier around 4:00 in the afternoon, he was on duty on his police motorcycle on north 10th street when a driver of a minivan made a left turn and they crashed, sending his bike 100 feet away. the police chief is in touch with the family. >> they are groveing. they are unbelievably strong. they have very strong faith. they're strong for each other. >> now, a passerby did try to save him, giving first-aid and using his police radio to call for help. his funeral arrangements are set to be announced this week. then again, there is still this task of finishing this investigation into the collision from the officers. police say the minivan driver by the way, he stayed on

it's a dark morning for san jose as the police department remembers a fallen officer michael katerman, an 11-year veteran of the force. thousands of officers gathered last night in his honor. >> he died from a violent crash in north san jose yesterday afternoon. >> he put the uniform on, left to go to work. wanted to see his family at the end of the day. >> police say the van had made a left turn in front of them. they collided him when his bike came to a stop about him. >> he used the officer's police radio to call for help. >> they tried to do what they could to help. the officer was taken to the regional medical center, sadly later died. we are told the drive of the minivan is said to be cooperating, is not facing charges t. fallen officer leaves behind a wife and two children. we will have a live report coming up in our next half hour. >> a developable story out oak, where celebration of life quickly turns tragic when a 16-year-old girl is shot and killed. now this shooting happened around 5:30 at the corner of 13th and franklin in the downtown area right in the middle of a funera

. >>> a moving farewell for fallen san jose police officer michael katerman. the procession ended at the center for a final sa light t. 34-year-old officer was killed in the line of duty during a crash last week. >> i'd like to think that we're not here to remember one tragic day but rather the life of a man that touched so many people. >> the memorial service celebrated his life as a dedicated police officer and family man. his father highlighted that dedication. >> april and the boys, all in. basketball, all in. riding motorcycles, all n. music, all in. his passion for protecting and defending the sids of san jose, totally all in. >> celebrating his life certainly and another emotional moment came when a friend read letters from the two sons telling dad that they missile. after the ceremony, his body was taken to its final resting place at memorial park in gilroy. one person noticeably absent was sam liccardo. they asked him fought to attend because there are bass feelings of measure b, which slashed the pension of the police department. >>> coming up, conve

this morning, we remember officer michael katerman killed in a traffic accident. the life he's leaving behind coming up. "today in the bay" starts right now. >> a very good morning to you. thank you so much for joining us. >> i'm sam brock. >> laura garcia-cannon. >> it is noon, you may be able to grab a fleece out the door today. >> it's cool. to think we have rain in the forecast. not typical the time of year. but we will definitely welcome, especially that rain. it's freight degrees in the north bay, low 50s for the south bay in the peninsula. we get a little light in the sky. you see it's mostly clear there in the south bay with mostly sunny skies expected this afternoon. highs near 70. some mid- to upper-60s for the coast and part of the bay. i'll tell you what to expect. mike is tracking slowing now through fremont. >> i believe 100% of that slowing, the crew cleared. they were going backwards, clearing the construction zone. now it looks like that scene is clear. let's show you the ma

. >>> it was a moving farewell for police officer michael katerman. a procession through several south bay cities ended up at the sap center for a final salute a. police officer was shot and killed in the line of duty during crash last week. >> i hope we are not here to think of the day, but track the life of a man that touched so many people. >> the memorial service credited him as a police officer and family pan. >> april and the boys all in, basketball all in. riding motorcycles, all in. music all in. his passion for protecting and defending citizens of san jose, totally all in. >> another emotional moment came when a friend read letters from officer katerman's two sons, telling their dad they missed him. after the ceremony, katerman's body was taken to its final resting place at gavelin hills memorial park in gilroy. one person sam liccardo. they asked the family not a attend, because they slashed the pension of the police department. laura. >> it was quite the procession, thank you very much. >>> it is 6:34. police say elmer fernando rivera harbo