paramedic recruit class. tony worked at a variety of stations making friends, every step of the way. but most of the time, he spent at stations 18 and 34 on the avenue, probably because he liked to surf so much, and most recently he found a home at station 26. the san francisco fire department is comprised by a by verse group of men and women, one of the things that makes me most proud of our department. we are a patchwork of individuals who come together every day with the same goal of protecting lives and properties. our difference is are what makes our team stronger? on the outside, vince and tony teemed -- seemed pretty different. vince was more reserved and serious at least until you really got to know him. tony more outgoing and humorous. but both vince and tony shared an unrelenting at the massty and an unwillingness to give up on things in which they believed. they were dedicated public servants who shared a common goal and who ultimately sacrificed themselves for others. no measure of word will ever

lieutenant vincent perez, firefighter and paramedic anthonyer valerio's memories. and loving families, their communities, and within us. now, let us honor that memory in a way that reflects the tremendous pride and gratitude that we have for them. thank you. [ applause ] >> thank you, mayor lee. we would like to do the firefighter fair wells that these two men have answered the last alarm, and our first speaker will be the captain of 26 engine. ladies and gentlemen, i have the privilege to speak today on behalf of all the members of station 26. to the perez and valerio families, please know that you are and will always be in our thoughts and prayers. we can only imagine the grief that is in your hearts. today, as we celebrate the lives in honor and sacrifice of our courage and brothers, we would like to take a moment to recognize those who have provided such tremendous outreach and support during this very difficult time. we give thanks to the firefighters across the nation who have sent their condolences and have donated their time preparing meals for us and our n

and paramedic firefighter valerio next friday at st. mary's cathedral in san francisco. we will post more information at cbssf.com as we get it. >>> people who live in the bay area are used to the soggy june gloom, but not record rainfall. don knapp shows us some events were canceled and an outdoor garden fair got more watering than expected. >> reporter: rain is good for plants and other living things, but it can be really bad for social gatherings like this planned art and museum event a year in the making. >> you can never predict the weather. it's a garden and we keep our smiles on, keep upbeat and it is what it is and actual ligatens are beautiful in the rain. -- actually gardens are beautiful in the rain. >> reporter: last year it was 80 degrees and people were looking for relief from the heat. this year they're making the best of a wet situation. at alameda's crown beach the annual sandcastle contest was rained out, but jasper hayward said the family reunion was on as i struggled with the tent. >> bringing my family out here to m

yes, shawn is an oakland paramedic. labor dispute with the oakland fire department and city for quite a while now involving issues from alleged racism to retaliation and things like that. but this latest lawsuit that he just filed in alameda county directly deals with the shooting of oscar grant. now we want to show you video from the scene back on january 1, 2009. we were there when the paramedics arrived on scene and treating him for a gunshot wound to his back. it's important to note that sean is not one of the paramedics in this video. he was not there that morning and in fact has said he doesn't know how many paramedics responded, doesn't know how long it took to get care. he called for an investigation into the handling of that call and claims that investigation was suppressed. he also claims that he was retaliated against because he wanted that investigation. his lawyer goes further. in a youtube video posted last week claiming that more could have been done to save grant's life. >> the oscar grant case it's pret

of them and the many calls that they responded to, both the ambulance and the assist and as the paramedic, that they showed such amazing compassion, especially tony and any of you who know him know that this wild crazy funny guy was the most compassionate and competent of the paramedics. and all of you know vinny, know the pride he took in his job, what a confident officer he was, how he always looked out for his crew and always wanted to keep them safe. as we honor them today, we know that they are not safe. tony would certainly tell us that one. yet we know that they are heros because of who they were and what they did. and they gave their all and they gave it for all of us. we know today that all of our rituals and all of our prayers will not take away our pain or the pain of their families. but let us in a real sense be so important that we are here today, that we acknowledge what happened and we acknowledge the gifts that they gave us, especially in being san francisco firefighters. and we know that as we honor them, we also honor the perez and the vallero families who share that wit

we pray for our police officers, sheriff's deputies, paramedics and for all who serve us and serve wher, we pray to the lordd your our prayer. [foreign language] >> amen. please be seated. >> members of the perez and also the valerio family will bring of our gift for this celebration of the mass. [music] haa her her abho been hit warm business # >> police to stand. and pray that our sacrifice will be acceptable to god, almighty. >> when lord jesus, we are gathered by the love of you and the love we have for tony and vinnie. in your mercy and love, her complete what you began in the waters of baptism and bring them to the gift of everlasting life. we asked this fruit jesus christ our lord. amen. " the lord be with you. the >> us and also with you. i >> lift up your hearts. let us and give thanks to the lord our >> we give thanks in your son jesus christ, by your power, you bring us to birth. by the providence you roll over our lives. i your command you free us from san until we are returned to the dust from which we came. if hook through the deaths of your size, of the rise in your word

vincent perez and paramedic anthony valerio.e funeral and procession will bring several street closures and a complete highway 880 closure. >> 280 will be shut down between 101 all the way to serramonte boulevard. that will put additional vehicles on to 101. you can avoid the area in and take east bay route that is even we will keep you posted throughout the morning. street closures will be posted. you will not have to go more than 10 minutes without seeing the street that will be closed. also, keep it right here on kron 4 for live coverage of the ceremony, the funeral services at 12:30 p.m.. that is today live on air. we will have a live feed on our web site on www.kron4.com. >> we are following this story of a body that was found on fire and when a vista park kikwit. a woman called the fire department because she sought a small fire this morning in -- buena vista park. a person was on fire. we are unsure if it is a male or female. homicide and arson investigators are there. as soon as we get more information i will bring it to

he was a pony tailed medic who called himself the people's paramedic. he was like mother teresa with a siren. ♪ ♪ free access to chase atm's wherever you are. that's a step forward. chase customers can avoid atm fees with over 16,000 nationwide. take a step forward and chase what matters. >>> this week has been the most difficult time in my career. but these guys make it so much easier because we're covered. >>> those guys are 150 firefighters from across the bay area filling in today to allow san francisco firefighters to attend the funeral. at the start of the shift, san francisco fire officials briefed the stand in crews on the dangers and nuances of battling fire in the city. one fire station needed the help more than others. ken pritchett is live at station 26 where the out of town crews were quickly called out this morning. ken-- >> reporter: frank, this is the fire station of the fallen firefighters. it has remained closed all day but every other fire station in the city has remained open. however half of the firefighters at those stations are fi

. >> firefighter paramedics, who needs them? that's what a south bay grand jury is asking and it goes so far as to say that those emergency responders are in fact wasteful. len ramirez explains the call for reform. what's going on? >> reporter: well, firefighters are the primary responders to medical emergencies, most of what they do is medical emergencies, not fighting fires. and so what the grand jury is saying is that it doesn't make economic sense especially in this day and age to and a $500,000 engine with a crew of 3 or 4 aboard to do essentially what a crew of two could do on an ambulance which is a lot less expensive. when an emergency medical call goes out, san jose's response is two-pronged. first on scene is usually a fire engine with a crew of 3 including at least one paramedic for immediately life- saving aid. minutes later the ambulance company arrives to also give aid and transport the patient to the hospital. but according to a new grand jury report, the practice of sending firefighters to what are mostly medical

but this time the focus is not on the police, but the paramedics.s claudine wong joining us live now. she has all the details of this. good morning, claudine. >> reporter: good morning, dave. yes, this lawsuit focuses on the paramedic who came here to the fruit vale bart station on new year's day dak in 2009 to treat oscar grant. the paramedic filing this lawsuit wasn't actually here, he did not handle this call but he claims he called for an investigation into that call and says he's been retaliated against ever since. we want to show you video of the scene back in 2009. he claims his colleagues seen in this exclusive ktvu video did not treat oscar grant properly after he'd been shot. his lawyer claims there was collusion in the grant case of fire trying to cover up for police. however he admits in his youtube video posted eleven days ago he doesn't know how many paramedics were on scene or how long it took for grant to get care. >> in order to know facts like that, you would have to do an investigation. and you would have to probably do one far be

lieutenant vincent perez and firefighter paramedic tony valerio died fighting a blaze in san francisco's diamond heights neighborhood just last week. anne makovec is at st. mary's cathedral where services for men are just about to start. she joins us with more. anne, good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon, i'm here at gough and geary, st. mary's cathedral. you can see people lining up at the entrance behind me. thousands of people are here already waiting for the honor guard to escort the caskets down that aisle. about 6,000 people are expected to show up here at the church and it only seats about 2500 so it is going to be standing room only and you can see up there the flags being held between two ladder trucks. the service is set to start at 12:30 this afternoon. now, about an hour ago, a procession began in daly city. the two caskets draped with flags being carried out of the mortuary. the bodies of lieutenant vincent perez and firefighter paramedic tony valerio are being transported by fire engines to st. mary's. they are set to arrive just before 12:30 for that mass to begin. i

any paramedics operating. assist in the front of the building. >> firefighters immediately started cpr and life saving efforts on the injured colleagues and ambulance sped them to the trauma center. >> they are one crit beingal firefighter. >> we have two critical firefighters. i am transporting one critic driving med ache 74. >> and copy that. >> third degrees burns and full arrest. over. the san francisco firefighter sends dozen fire fights to smallest fire to prevent them from spreading. >> took a look at the colden gate bridge. rain is falling in parts of the north bay and it is expected to be raining everywhere soon. it will be a while before we get a break. spencer christian has the doppler forecast. >> a wide view of the bay area. golden gate southward and east ward little happening at the moment. moisture is not yet hitting the ground. but it is wet in the north bay and to santa rosa and points southward. it is not heavy for a moment but it moving inland . we'll have very wet weather ahead. here's a lo

. >> reporter: the 53-year-old firefighter paramedic had worked for the city for 27 years, one of two firefighters who died after being overcome by a flashover of super-heated gases while fighting a house fire in diamond heights on thursday. valerio arrived at the hospital badly burned in cardiac arrest. >> this was a minute-to-minute struggle for his life from when he got hurt to when he died this morning. minute-to-minute. and we lost. it was just too overwhelming. we couldn't bring him back. >> reporter: doctors say it was a blessing that valerio had 40 hours surrounded by his family before he died. >> i have had a lot of trouble in the last couple of days sleeping. i can't even think about life without him right now. i don't know... it seems like he's still here. i can't really quite process that he is actually passed. >> reporter: valerio was the oldest of seven children. his family calls the fire department his second family. >> present arms. >> reporter: they lined up to salute his body as it was wheeled into the medical examiner's van that morning. >> it is particularly diffic

. >> vincent is lieutenant vincent perez, tony is firefighter/paramedic tony valerio. both were killed last thursday fighting a fire in san francisco's diamond heights district. their funeral today filled st. mary's cathedral to capacity and beyond. it was by all accounts the largest funeral in san francisco since the deaths of harvey milk and george mus coney. guests includes house minority speaker nancy pelosi and former san francisco mayor gavin newsom. the caskets were lifted on two fire engines to station 26 and held a procession in colma. a look back that the heartfelt ceremonfor the two fallen men. >> reporter: heartfelt yes, gavin. and ordinary people who never even knew the two men killed in the line of duty. mostly though we saw firefighters pack the church here behind me coming from around the state and as far away as boston, mexico, even canada. >> these are our heroes and they put their lives on the line every day. >> reporter: from those who fought to keep them alive inside of the emergency room at sf general. >> we knew how he looked when tony went upsta

ordinance adopted an amendment no. 3 to the 2007 -- for the international union -- fire rescue paramedics. this is an amendment affecting the dental provision as well, but there is also the addition of the wellness program. there are well on this program changes. the parties bargain with the contracts, and we said there be certain limitations for the fire rescue paramedics. this was not included in the original files, so we would like the document to reflect the original intentions. >> thank you very much. is there any member of the public would like to speak? public, is closed. we have a motion to approve. we take this without objection. >> thank you very much. can you call in 25. >> this is for amendment no. 3 to the 2006 -- this is for the district attorney in -- investigators association. >> this amendment is a little bit different -- last year they agreed to extend the contract for one year, so when we reopen the contract, they added an additional year -- >> great. are there any questions? let's open this up to public comment. and is there any member of the public wishes to speak on

they hired most of the paramedics who worked for amr in the south bay.bc bay area received a couple e-mails from paramedics saying they are not happy with the pay. they said they agreed to pay the same, if not better ages than amr. we are live in san jose. i'm damian trujillo, today in the bay. >> thank you very much. it is 5:33 right now. this morning an unexpected phone call causing outrage in oakland. oscar grant's family got word -- he was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to two years for shooting and killing oscar grant. grant's family is stunned he is getting out of jail seven months after the sentencing. >> this was staged, planned, acted out. it's brought this type of conclusion. this is where we at right now. a state of disappointment. >> he was not armed when he was shot. it's 5:34 right now. today, family and friends of michelle le are clinging to hope she will be found alive. at 7:30 tonight, loved ones will gather or a candle light vigil. the family believes she could still be alive even though the police are assured she was killed. t

you can see members of the honor guard are waiting for the arrival of the casket and firefighter paramedic anthony valerio. the vigil will be inside of the search. they served the station 26 in diamond heights and died after being injured fighting a fire a short distance from the fire house one week ago. the funeral is scheduled tomorrow at 12:30 at st. mary's cathedral. we'll carry that service live in the entirity . after the funeral, it is holy cross cathedral. >> and street closures in san francisco and interstate 280, will be closed from four to six in san francisco and our coverage of that service will preempt the soap opera. we'll broadcast the episodes early morning from two to five . in the meantime back to the news now. oakland leaders expect the city to remain calm when mehserle is getting out of jail on monday . just less than a year after getting convicted of manslaughter in the shooting death of oscar grant on new year's day in 2009. they wanted to see mehserle convicted of murder and spend more time in custody. last year it turned violent . today oakland's mayer thinks thing

in fact, some of the paramedics e-mailed nbc bay area. they are concerned with their pay. this morning rural metro says they will pay the same, if not better wages than receiving right now. >> something new we will notice in the south bay. it is 6:07 now. a new service lets people send in anonymous tips about crimes through their cell phones. it's received through a secure tip line or connection. if you want to report a crime, call the tip line. now, you can text 274637. if you include nvcs in the message as well, it helps. tips that lead to an arrest will receive a cash award up to $1,000. >>> a san francisco police officer goes to court accused of taking bribes. marla tellez is live with a look at the other headlines. good morning. >> good morning, laura and good morning to you at home. a san francisco police officer will be arraigned on bribery charges. he received bribes from taxi driver applicants. he took $100 from the family. the 36 year vet rap was in charge of dprading written exams. he gave passing marks regardless of the results. the taxi driving school will als

he was a pony tailed hippy that called himself the people's paramedic . he had a big heart and loved the help the sick and drown trodden and even the unwashed. he was like mother theresa with a siren. that was tom oconner. he had another antidote. he was a good paramedic and had a canned response for elderly women who might have fainted or passed out. hug him as hard as they could and hard as they would hug their husband and then he would say you must have not hugged your husband very well . he was looking for signs of life. they received firefighters line much duty today. they went to the families and the fire men helmets. wayne fredman, abc sevennews. >> a large number of san francisco firefighters were able to attend the funeral service thanks to compassion and cooperation from nearby city counties. they were trained on properly attaching their horse to san francisco -- hoses rather, to the san francisco hydrants and unique challenges to responding to emergencies in the city. it was needed to come bat a blaze in the baptist church. >> this is unusual f

i am a retired paramedic and i have worked on an ambulance for 20 years. i am here to speak in opposition to the dangers proposal to replace institutional police officers with private security companies that san francisco general hospital. the general deals with staffing and has a protocol to deal with lockdown situations sometimes on a daily basis. i don't know how to convey what it feels like to be in a situation with someone who is a threat to themselves or other health-care providers. perhaps you felt goose bumps when you heard about a psychotic patient who wrapped his hands around a nurse practitioner. this was unsound four. fortunately, the police were there to save the practitioners life. what happened if that offender was taken to the facility where people were less trained. the outcome would have been different. you can ask any paramedics or firefighter or police officer given a choice whether they would bring a combative or violent patient. it would be the general hospital. it is because the police have our backs. did people, they're trained, and

he's 53 years old, also a paramedic. he's still in critical condition this morning at san francisco general with severe burns and his lungs are damaged from all of the smoke. >>> years ago, another san francisco firefighter survived similar injuries. melanie sapper was caught in a fire back in 1995. the oxygen was so hot that it burned her lungs. she was also burned over 40% of her body and suffered brain damage that caused partial blindness. sapper says since thursday, she has not stopped thinking about firefighter anthony valero. >> i always like to let them know that i do have empathy and there is somebody there who totally understands what it's like, understands what it's like to be there. >> and survive. >> yeah. you know, it's a long haul. it's a long haul for people around me, too. >> she spent nearly three months on life support, but she was finally released from the hospital after four months. then she had to undergo speech therapy and relearn simple things like getting into bed and putting on clothes. >>> funer

>>reporter: that sacrifice made by lieutenant pe reand firefighters and paramedic anthony. they beth died as a result of a fire they were fitting on diamond heights last week. saint marries was filled today with uniform from police and fire agency who came from all over the state and country. chief joanne hays wife described the men as dedicated to their job and saving lives. >> on the outside vin vince as and tony seemed different. vince was serious until you got to hoe him. tony more outgoing and humorous. both of them shared unrelenting tenacity and unwillingness to give up on things in which they believed. >>reporter: oakland police sergeant perez praised engine 26 comrade after visiting there last wichblingt the amount of pure love i sense for brother vince in the firehouse was overwhelming. i knew right then no question my brother went to battle with the best of the best. i wouldn't have had him with anyone else. >>reporter: brian a fellow paramedic with anthony years ago in oakland shared remembrance of the 30 odd years he said he an his family shared with anthony. >

an oakland paramedic claims the col leeing -- the colleagues failed to give treatment to grant. in a whistle-blowing lawsuit, he said the department failed to promote him is after oscar grant's case. >> they didn't want to give a call and talk about it, get the personnel involved. we're just gonna go over the facts and what went well and what could have went better and dig further into the matter. from what i understand, it was completely suppressed. >> gillis was not at the scene of the is paramedics but believe they only treated the entry wound and not the exit wound. >>> local authorities are searching for a man suspected in reformed -- armed robberies. this is surveillance video. the man was armed with a silver resolve but no one was hurt. he ordered the store manage jer to take money out of the -- manager to take money out of the safe. he's described as african- american, about 200 pounds, 5'9". >>> ahead -- reports of a major breakthrough in a decades' long bat until a disease. >>> and marijuana is high on the on the list of -- on the list of topics today. >>> the cooldown

speaking today at the ceremony will be perez's brother and valerio's long-time partner as a paramedic. the two will be buried as holy cross cemetery in colma. firefighters from other bay area stations will be actually staffing the stations here in san francisco so as many firefighters as possible will be able to attend the service here this afternoon which again starts at 12:30. it's expected to last about 3 hours. frank and sydnie. >> anne, how big is the cathedral? you said 6,000 people. will they all be able to get in and take part? >> reporter: it is certainly going to be a packed house. i'm not sure of the exact dimensions of the cathedral but i know it's going to be wall-to- wall people because so many people want to come and honor these two so i would assume that there will be an overflowing crowd and a lot of people of course are going to watch it on television or on the internet and we'll have both of those services available here on cbs 5. >> absolutely. >> anne, thanks very much. anne makovec in san francisco. >>> well, 50 fire trucks will be part of a long escort to colma

vincent vin -- tony is firefighter paramedic tony valereo. their funerals filled st. mary's cathedral to capacity. it's the largest funeral since the deaths of harvey milk. after the emotional funeral, the caskets were lifted on to two fire engines from station 26 which then led a procession to a cemetery in coalmont. "today in the bay" has a book at the heart felt ceremony for these two nalen heroes. >> these are our heroes and -- for those who fought to keep them alive inside the emergency room at s.t. general. we knew he he looked when tony went upstairs. >> to those who led lieutenant vincent perez and firefighter paramedic anthony valero. >> it's a tribute to the perez and valero families but we're bolstered as to the amount of uniforms and amount of people here paying their last respects to vincent tony. >> we have expeeshtszed a great loss. >> even stranger, like canadian firefighter mark mcgray came. >> it's a brotherhood that spans a all of north america. >> in total more than 6,000 flocked to st. mary's cathedral in san francisco. to remember perez. >> vince

with the paramedics. no cameras. violence by the paramedics. violence in the hospital.does not matter. it is not happening to you. but it is happening to you. we are part, and we stand together. we have to use our resources properly. the people of this city our resources. the money given to us, throwing it down the toilet. it is unacceptable. it is un-american. it is astounding that the fabrics of the community of falling apart. there are new grass roots that are developing. there was the school house. there are wonderful, brilliant things to be engaged with and to be supported and rewarded. supervisor chiu: thank you. are there any other members of the public that wish to speak in general public comment? seeing none, general public comment is closed. colleagues, there are no adoption without committee reference items. we have four minutes before our 3:00 special orders. why don't i suggest that we recess for four minutes, and we wiwi >> welcome back to the board of supervisors meeting. we have two special orders from 3:00. i would ask that we take the first of these in

lieutenant vincent perez and paramedic firefighter anthony valerio answered their last alarm in diamondhouse fire. john joins us now where the joint funeral was held today. >> you can see behind me, the procession is well under way. it silong procession that snakes for a mile or so through san francisco freeways as it heads down to colma for a private burial. the ceremony wrapped up and thousands who gathered heard praise for noble and brave men, two young men who died much too early. a walof solemn firefighters. they had the support of thousands of firefighters from around california and far away as boston and canada and new mexico. the service brought out ordinary citizens and retired firefighters who spent 30 years with the fire department. >> it is a brotherhood and we all do the same job. we all take chances. i think this is out of report for the other two individuals who lost their lives i should be here. >> inside 5000 people filled every seat and corner of the cathedral. to remember and praise lieutenant perez and anthony valerio who died last week in the flash fire in the diamo

he was a hippy who called himself's the people's paramedic. [ bell ringing ] >> san francisco's largestirefighter funeral in 60 years brought out dignitaries, governor jerry brown and house democratic leader, nancy pelosi. uniformed firefighters came from all over the country and canada. >> we never met them, but they are brothers, so we feel like we know them. >> after the afternoon long funeral mass, a procession of fire trucks accompanied the family to a private burial at holy cross cemetery in colma. traffic stacked up at the portion of i-280 south was closed for that final ride. many of the mourners were firefighters, also a number of hospital workers who came in their scrubs. speakers thanked them for trying to save the two men's lives. quite a tribute today. >> they did everything they could to save them. people at san francisco general did outstanding work. it was a great sendoff for them. >> absolutely. the highest honors from the city. >> sharon, thank you for that. >>> a lot goes into planning a funeral of this magnitude, including solving a number of challenges. firefighters

. >> also this morning, an oakland fire department employee makes claims in a new lawsuit that paramedics gave oscar grant inadequate care after he was shot by former bart police officer johannes mehserle. >> san francisco fire chief is warning the city may have to personally close some fire stations if firefighters don't agree to wage concessions. >> a live look from downtown san francisco. hard to see but the clouds are there. they are moving deeper in the inland neighborhoods. it means the cooling is spreading. we talk about how much cooler it will be today. >> luckily, still looking good on the roads right now. a live shot of the bay bridge toll plaza. >> good morning. i'm karina rusk. >> i'm eric thomas. topping our news this half hour, former san francisco giants slugger bonds could learn today if federal prosecutors intend to retry him on perjury charges. he and his lawyer will be in court to demand decision from the government. amy hollyfield is live outside the federal courthouse in san francisco with more. >> barry bonds has been coming to the courthouse to face charges for 3-1/

. >> reporter: the 53-year-old firefighter paramedic had worked for the city for 27 years. one of two firefighters who died after being overcome by a flash-over of super-heated gases while fighting a house fire in diamond heights on thursday. he arrived at the hospital badly burned in cardiac arrest. >> this was a minute-to-minute struggle for his life for when he got hurt to when he died this morning. minute-to-minute and we lost. it was just too overwhelming. we couldn't bring him back. >> doctors say it was a blessing that he had 40 hours surrounded by his family before he died. >> i have had a lot of trouble the last couple of days sleeping. i can't even think about life without him right now. i don't know. it seems like east side still -- he's still here. i can't really process that he has actually passed. >> he was the oldest of seven children. his family called the fire department his second family. >> reserve attention. >> reporter: they lined up to salute his body as it was wheeled into the medical examiner's van this morning. >> it is very difficult. you are mourn

he was a ponytailed hippie who called himself the people's paramedic.like mother teresa with a siren. [ laughter ] >> we volunteered at the haight- ashbury free clinic vision on the overdose team so we could get into rock concerts for free. ♪ [ music ] >> make no mistake, these men are gladiators. they fight fire, one of the most powerful forces created by god to save lives. to my brother, now you are free. i will see you again. but not yet. not yet. [ bell tolls ] >> reporter: after the 2.5-hour service, perez and valerio were placed back on the fire trucks for their final ride. the funeral procession to holy cross cemetery included some 50 fire trucks. together, they slowly made their way from the church to market street through the mission and on to i280 where the chp has closed down all southbound lanes from san francisco to serramonte. major delays in traffic all over the city and the freeways. and for more on that let's switch to elizabeth wenger in the traffic center. elizabeth. >> yes, thank you, linda. that's right. here's live picture right no

claudine long with more. >> paramedics raced to the station to render aid.awsuit questions whether they did everything they could have and should have. let's show you video from the scene. k-tvu cameras there within minutes of that happening. paramedics, shawn gilles was not there, but he has called for an investigation. this comes as a lawsuit just filed in alameda county superior court that also claimed there is race itch, sexism in the department. gilles' lawsuit deals with more. he claims he was retaliated against because of the grant call and claims that any evidence into that was suppressed. here's what he said in a you tube video posted a few weeks ago. >> didn't want to do a call review where we actually try to talk about it. basically, getting the person involved to extrapolate on what was done. nonpunitive way, we'll go over the facts and see what could have been done better and dig further into the matter and from what i understand, completely suppressed >> reporter: in the same video, gill gilles' lawyer said the entry and ebbist wound was not tr

she's going to join us in just a bit with exclusive video of paramedics treating grant right after the shooting. >>> the man who predicted the world would end on may 21st is going off the air. harold camping owns the oakland based christian radio station family radio. but at the end of the month the station will replace his weekday segment with new programming. the station says on june 9th he suffered a stroke and for health reasons will not be able to continue his show. >>> it's arraignment day in the east bay police corruption scandal. four former law enforcement officers will face dozens of felony charges when they appear in court this morning. a former narcotics team commander in contra costa county welsh. the long list of charges includes drug sales, conspiracy, illegal weapons, criminal threats, dui set ups and bribery. there are even accusations that the officers operated a brothel. >>> another crucial hearing is scheduled this morning in the barry bonds case. federal prosecutors are due in a san francisco courtroom to discuss whether to schedule another perjury trial. now last

. >> the question comes to mind is do we need a big fire truck to go out on something that paramedichandle and could be done through an ambulance. >>reporter: writ now the county requires a 4 person fire team and engine to rae respond to every emergency regardless of what it is. grand jury thinks medical emergencies should shift pray mayoral to ambulances and paramedic instead. >> you just have to believe that there is some cost savings there when you are rolling less expensive equipment and lower paid employee. >>reporter: do you feel lick there's waste rate now. >> yes i think there probably is some waste. >>reporter: san jose fire chief says he's open to change and already plans to make adjustment july 1st. that's when a new private ambulance service will begin right leg. >> we are looking at like i say the lower severity calls 2 person companies and smaller. >>reporter: but the firefighters yawn has other issues with the grand jury report that called some firefighters self-serving. greedy. not service minded. many live outside the county they work in. >> that's a completely false

paramedics put the boy in the back of an ambulance.be okay. >> they pulled the baby close and tapped his little face. he wasn't saying a word. scared the mess out of me. >> a woman who was supposed to go care for the boy had on bin side the dollar store after questioning her officers did not make an arrested. they said she was gone for less than 10 minutes. >>> in san jose, a pedestrian was hit and killed by a car as he crossed the street. it happened around 2:00 yesterday afternoon at saratoga avenue south of gray's avenue. police say a 26-year-old campbell woman was behind the wheel of the car that hit the unidentified victim. he later died at the hospital. the driver is cooperating with police and it does not appear drugs or alcohol were involved. >>> san jose police are also reviewing surveillance video from a mcdonald's restaurant after five people were hurt during a fight in the parking lot. it happened just before 10:00 thursday night in the downtown area at third and san carlos, right after an outdoor music concert. witnesses a

bodies of lieutenant perez and firefighters paramedic anthony arrived late this afternoon. and standing in tribute were the fellow firefighters of the san francisco fire department. ♪ by evening hundreds gather than the cathedral for vigil in their honest. they died of injuries suffered while battling a house fire in diamond heights last thursday. becoming the city first firefighters to die in the line of duties in 16 years. >> we mourn them. we celebrate them. we our hearts are heavy and we are going to get through this. >>reporter: anthony was 53 years old. perez was 48. mayor lee says dealing with their death has so far been the hardest part of his job. >> it's nothing compared to the need to understand what these folk goes through and what they do every single day. being there at the hospital twice with each one was most hardest thing i had to do. >>reporter: as for tomorrow funeral as many as 6000 people expected to attend. many will be firefighters from all over the country. including taylor of the la fire department. he says he remembers when san francisco firefighte

. >> unfortunately this morning at about 7:40 a.m., firefighter paramedic tony valer erio was pronouncedsed. he worked for the city for 27 years. one of two firefighters who died after being overcome by a flashover of super heated gases while fighting a house fire in diamond heights on thursday. valario arrived at the hospital badly burned in cardiac arrest. >> this was a minute-to-minute struggle for his life from hen he got hurt to when he died this morning. minute-to-minute. and we lost him. it was just too overwhelming. we couldn't bring him back. >> reporter: doctors say it was a blessing that he had 40 hours surrounded by his family before he died. >> i have had a lot of trouble in the last couple days sleeping. i can't even think about life without him right now. i don't know. it seems like he is still here. i can't really quite process that he has actually passed. >> reporter: he was the oldest of seven children. his family calls the fire department his second family. they lined up to salute his body as it was wheeled into the medical examiner's van this morning. >> it is particu

next speaker. >> hello, supervisors, i'm larry bradshaw, a fire paramedic. i'm here to speak against the contract at san francisco general hospital. i'm going to let the supervisors know the union has put forward a counterproposal that provides for a higher level of security and saves as much money as d.p.h. says it will save by contracting out to unarmed private security guards that have no power of arrest. now, d.p.h. management makes the excuse that they are not interested in our proposal because they're not interested in being in the security business and they with an to concentrate on their core admission which is health. that's an antiquated vision of health. the national institute of occupational safety and health and the federal osha both recognize violence in the workplace as being about those health and safety. workplace violence is the second leading cause of occupational death in this country. each week an average of 20 workers are murdered and 18,000 are assaulted at their place of work. workplace violence is clustered in certain occupational ca

. >> paramedics put betsy on a gurney and are able to carry her away. with relative calm restored, the mavericks competition goes on as planned. >> there's some broken legs and broken boards, broken spirits, but the contest rolls on. >> and tyler finally gets the show he's been waiting for. >> i had never seen waves like that before, and to see these tiny, tiny people dropping in on just giant waves a half mile offshore was amazing. >> betsy forman is still a surfing enthusiast but coming face-to-face with a monster wave has given her a greater appreciation for the power of mother nature and has bonded her and dan in ways they could have never imagined. >> knowing how precious life is definitely brought dan and i together. i realized wow, in the blink of an eye, i could have been dead. i could have lost my fiance. >> coming up -- a driver runs over everything in sight, including a fan. >> only thing i remember is the car moving under me as everything was still black to me. >> and later, the bleachers collapse. sending spectators to the ground. >>> car r

. >> reporter: the 53-year-old firefighter/paramedic had worked for the city for 27 years. one of two firefighters who died after being overcome by a flash over of superheated gases while fighting a house fire in diamond heights on thursday. valerio arrived at the hospital badly burned and in cardiac arrest. >> this was a minute-to-minute struggle for his life from when he got hurt to when he died this morning. minute-to-minute, and we lost him. it was just too overwhelming, we couldn't bring him back. >> reporter: the doctors say it was a blessing that valerio had 40 hours surrounded by his family before dieing. >> i had a lot of trouble the last few days sleeping. i can't think of life without him right now. i don't know. it seems like he's still here. i can't really quite process this. >> reporter: he was the oldest of seven children his family called the fire department. his second family. present arms! >> reporter: they lined up to salute his body as it was wheeled into the medical examiner's van this morning. >> it was particularly difficult. you mourn the loss of one

a paramedics rushed him to the hospital where he remains in critical condition. his wife was not hurt. hayward police say the armed robbers covered their faces during the robbery. so detectives were searching for young men of average height between 5'7" and 5'9" with a thin to medium build. the robbers last seen wearing white t-shirts and dark colored pants. bring you back out live here this is the south hayward bart station. it's about half a block from where this robbery took place. and we want to make clear that this did not take place on bart property, but the couple had just gotten off the bart train late last night. reporting live in hayward, jade hernandez, back to you in the studio. >>> well, a man is in grave condition after an overnight shooting in west oakland. that happened shortly after 11:00 last night at 65th street near herzog near the berkeley border. investigators say the victim was shot several times and may not survive. it's not clear what led up to that gunfire and police are still looking for suspects. >>> our time now 6:03. san jose city co

paramedics took another male passenger to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries. live in palmer park this morning, courtney robinson. >>> we have a traffic alert for drivers in the district. some northeast streets are sat down today while pepco crews finish repairing the underground cables that have been blamed for last week's power outage. first street will be closed between land m. pierce street will be closed from the capital to first street. the curb lane of north capitol street is closed at l street. they are in effect today, but should be lifted later today. >>> the field of republicans wanting to take on president obama just keeps growing. former pennsylvania senator rick santorum is expected to enter the race today. he will make the official announcement during an event in western pennsylvania. he is scheduled to make campaign stops in iowa and new hampshire later this week. >>> 5:07, 66 degrees. >> still ahead another nail biter, game three came down to the wire in dallas. we will tell you if the mavs were able to mount an epic comeback. >> first the heat

with little time to waste and no paramedics at the scene the crowd begins to lift the car off of him.an lift the car up and the officer said you think you can lift it? i said we can try. and i grabbed it like that and then i caught -- yelled and told some of the guys to come over and give me a hand. >> a group of volunteers surrounds the car and summons all of their strength. >> so i said on the count of three you guys are going to lift and i'm going to pull. so on the count of three they lift. >> just lifted up and it felt easy because there were so many of us picking the car up. tilt the car just like that right now and we let him hold the car until the officer pulled him from underneath. i don't know where i get that strength but we got it up off of him. then after we got it from underneath i told everybody to let the car down real easy and we laid it down easy. >> when he came out, i did not want to move him much because i did not know what kind of injuries he sustained. i did not want to aggravate those injuries. so i kind of let him stay still and just reassured him that help is