we're hear to honor vincent perez and fire department paramedic anthony valario. today we will be unveiling vince and tony's name on our line-of-duty death memorial wall. it is a somber ceremony and yet an important one and i think all of us, it's testament to the men that tony and vince were that vuso many people coming out once again to support one another and first and foremost, to support the valario and the perez family. this is a very special day because it is another illustration of just how special vince and tony were to all of us and how they will live on in our hearts and our minds and also in san francisco fire department's history because they gave their lives in their duties. thank you so much for everyone that's in attendance. we have uniformed members of this department. we have many of the civilian members of this department. all of us hear your pain and grieve with you and continue to grieve with you and you have my commitment that we will continue to be here with you as a family. not as replacements for tony and vince, but as supporters. and thos

be resolved by assembly members that they upon the passing of the tenet of vincent perez know that they can never repay the debt owed by this firefighter -- owe it to this firefighter and his family. we express our deepest appreciation for his selfless dedication to preserving public safety. resolution 1276. >> thank you. i would like to ask any of you, a representative from each family to unveil their names on the memorial wall. they will always be etched in our minds and hearts. now, on the wall, for their heroism and selfless acts. their hearts are breaking. i know that yours are as well. this is important for honoring them. i want to show you the work that was done to add them to the wall. >> to the families, thank you for being with us to honor your son's, your brothers and they will always be part of the ridge sacrifice it -- fabric of the san francisco fire department. to all those gathered, i can say that this is most difficult part of my career, losing tony and vincent. i could not be more proud of how we have all pulled together, stepped out, and supported one another. three a

. ♪ firefighters vincent perez and anthony valerio were killed in june as a result of a flash over explosionhundreds from all over the state gathered to honor those who died saving others. perez and valerio's names along with the names ever 28 others were added to the california firefighters memorial at capital park. the memorial honors more than 1,000 california firefighters who died from traumatic injuries in the field or job-related illnesses. >> and coming up next at 5:00, anonymous, unmasked. a man who claims to be a member of the hacker group is fighting federal charges as well as homelessness. also, a cultural battle here in california heats up. the latest push over controversial bill. and what does this guy have to do with a two-hour closure of a highway on the peninsula? we'll explain. >> we saw mild start to the weekend right now temperatures in the low 70s in san jose. you can see some clouds there, certainly clouds spilling into san francisco as your seven-day forecast does include quite a bit of rain. will it arrive by the end of the tiann hesw teserqu wt on we come back. n >> t

among those are san francisco's fire department lieutenant, vincent perez and anthony. both died in a fire in the neighborhood in june. >> it was quite an impression. he was quite unusual. he was called the people's paramedic because he saved so many people's lives during his time with the san francisco fire department. >> there are now more than 1100 names on the memorial. >> well the city of bellmonte has its own fire department for the first time in more than 30 years. belmont abandoned their partnership earlier this year. firefighters had a choice to go with belmont or join san carlos' partnership with redwood city. belmont's new department has 15 firefighters, two engines, and a ladder truck. >>> checking bay area headlines, texla is rolling out its sedan. the car maker showed off the beta version of its fully electronic model s in its fremont factory today. it already has 6,000 orders for the 2012 model. >>> no apologies for the white house over the half a billion dollars in loans to fremont solyndra. energy secretary said today the stimulous program, which expire

vincent perez and firefighter- paramedic anthony valerio along with 28 others are added to the memorial in sacramento. their names were unveiled in a memorial wall in san francisco. >> turning now to election 2012 a republican presidential candidate rick perry focused on health care and social security. in a string of campaign appearances in new hampshire today -- . >> if you are a mid-career young american, or if you are a young person just starting in the workforce, you know that that program is not going to be there. so republicans are about fixing things and we have a broken system of retirement with our social security. >> perry says americans need to have an honest conversation how to transform and fix social security and promises if elected he would try to wipe out the healthcare reform law. the texas governor says that he is open to sending u.s. troops to mexico to help fight drug cartels. perry compared the situation in mexico to that of colombia. several hundred us military personnel are in colombia in an effort to fight drug trafficking and terrorism. in this weekly address p

among those inscribed this year, our san francisco fire department lieutenant, vincent perez and anthony. both died at a fire in the city's diamond heights neighborhood in june. >> he's quite a person. he was quite unusual. you know, he was called the people's paramedic because he saved so many lives with the san francisco fire department. >> there are now more than 1100 names on the memorial. >>> well the city of belmont has its own fire department again. for the first time in more than 30 years. belmont and san carlos have been in their parter nipp earlier this year. firefighters had a choice to go with belmont's new solo department or join san carlos' partnership. belmont's new department has two engines and a ladder truck. >> checking other bay area headlines, test la is rolling out its sedan. the car maker showed off the beta version of its fully electronic model f at its factory today. no word on how much it will cost. it has 6,000 orders for the 2012 model. >>> no apologies from the white house over the half a billion dollars in loans to fremont solyndra solar plant. steven chu sa

lieutenant vincent perez and paramedic anthony valerio were honored today. the two men were killed while fighting a fire in diamond heights neighborhood back in june. the names of the 35 firefighters are being added to the memorial in sacramento's capitol park. >> big changes for california's prisons. coming up, the state's new re-alignment program and how it will affect where con victz go. >> the week's long wall street protest takes a new turn. >> at 11:30, the vacation that turned into a nightmare, and how abc-7 on your side helped one traveler out. >> leigh: i'm leigh glaser with a few passing clouds out there right now. look for some mild temperatures tomorrow. a great day to clean the gutters. why, you ask? because the rain returns next week. we'll take a look at the seven-day forecacacacacacacacaca >> closed captioning brought to >> closed captioning brought to >> alan: it's been called one of the most dramatic changes in california's criminal justice system. today a court order took effect designed to produce prison overcrowding. nick smith reports.

happy to be here. >> among those honored were san francisco firefighters lieutenant vincent perez andamedic anthony valerio. they were killed in a house fire back in june. their names and 28 others will be added to the california firefighters memorial in sacramento's capital park. >> california's victim notification system is going online. governor jerry brown signed senate bill 852 this past week. it allows the department of corrections to alert victims of crime and their families about changes in their attacker's status through e-mail. previously, victims were only notified with a phone call or certified mail. >> oakland police officers are being told to watch what they say. since taking off two years ago, police chief anthony batts has instituted department a reforms. one is to crack down on profanity. the bay citizen reports one officer was disciplined for cursing to himself in his patrol car. the antiswearing stance is part of the community policing program but some members on the force say the clean language policy just goes too far. >>> the san mateo city council is expected to