we were suffering from this tragedy, reached out to me whether it was physically joining us at terrance's go general, and phonecalls and text messages. it means a lot, and i can say that is a city that truly is a family. you have the executive branch of government and the legislative branch of government all gathering around and supporting our firefighters and it means a lot to us. thank you. [ applause ] the last person that i wanted to acknowledge is someone that is seated right next to me. i wouldn't have is had it any other way today, and that is our mayor. mayor ed lee. [ applause ] mayor lee, on behalf of the men and women of the san francisco fire department, we are forever grateful for your support, care, and concern for all of us, particularly the valerio families and vince and tony. you were with us last week on thursday, a very difficult day. you have spent at least five hours with us in the emergency room at san francisco general hospital. you checked in with me friday. we were both hoping for better news about tony. and then about 6:30 or 7:00 in the morning you joined me and

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