. >> reporter: lan aulos her son here in 2008. he had gotten out of the car to help someone who stalled when another car came from behind. >> crashed into tony, hit him and threw him into the back windshield of the lady that he was helping. >> reporter: coming back to the bridge today to her brings peace. >> the sun is out. look at our water. look at where we live. look where god took my kid's hand. and to me, it is just so beautiful. >> reporter: a beautiful final good-bye. >> it felt like i could hug scott. i could hug the spot where his spirit left this world and it brought me some peace. >> reporter: in oakland, anne makovec, kpix5. >>> and the families of 12 people came to say good-bye today. >>> well some hazy skies over the bay area today. the smoke came from controlled burns in the santa cruz mountains. those will continue through the weekend. other than that, a beautiful day with another in store. brian hackney is here with the forecast. >> good evening, we are starting out with northeastly clear sky ins the area. and fog