thank you for joining us as well. that's going to do it for us on this wednesday morning. >> we leave you with a live look at the golden gate bridge as we get started with a beautiful shot as always. make it a great day. we'll see you back here tomorrow morning starting at 6:30. until then, the "today" show is next. good morning. road ready. the u.s. travel comeback about to kick into high gear. the holiday weekend promising packed airports and highways from coast to coast as the nation hits a key milestone. half of all adults with both doses of the vaccine. >> if you are vaccinated you are protected and you can enjoy your memorial day. just ahead, the latest push to get the rest of the country on board. rallying cry. >> george floyd. >> on the anniversary of his death, george floyd's family takes their push for police

reform to the white house. >> and around the country americans pause to remember. breaking overnight, turning point. the new report. prosecutors have convened a special grand jury in new york in the criminal investigation of former president trump and his companies. what it signals about possible charges and what the former president is saying about it. all that, must-haves. with the country getting back to business and entertaining, americans now stocking up. why everything from clothing to lipstick to teeth whiteners is now flying off the shelves. and seeing red. a super flower blood moon combining with a full lunar eclipse for a rare sight seen once in a blew moon. today wednesday, may 26th, 2021. ♪ ♪ from nbc news, this is ay"

and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. hi, everybody. good morning. welcome to "today" on a wednesday morning. we're glad to have you along with us. >> yes, we do have a lot to cover this morning, savannah. >> we do. we will start with the memorials. it was a somber day around the country. millions marking yesterday's first anniversary of george floyd's death with memorials and marches, even as frustration is mounting over the lack of a senate deal yet on police reform. nbc's gabe gutierrez is in minneapolis with the latest on that story. meantime, the u.s. is reaching new milestones in pandemic recovery. 50% of all adults fully vaccinated and covid cases are down to levels not seen since last june. morgan radford will have that part of the story from ohio where someone is about to get a million dollars for simply getting the vaccine. >> that's a good motivation. while covid numbers are down, travel numbers for memorial day weekend are going

way, way up. an expected 60% increase over last year with aaa predicting 60 million hitting the roads and skies. . comes as homeland weighs in with the surge in dangerous passenger behavior. tom costello is covering it all. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. first the good news, american airlines, all airlines are bouncing back because americans are flooding airports but also, for that matter, flooding highways. that means if you are flying this weekend or over the summer, highly unlikely you will have the empty middle seat next to you. from clogged highways to airline cattle calls. >> now boarding all rows. >> reporter: clear evidence america is on the rebound. a year ago in the grip of covid, the country's roads and airports were emptied out. i was here reporting from an empty airport. take a look. it is a virtual ghost town. what a difference a year and

multiple vaccines make. kay and dan lakadu flying home from l.a.. >> well, our daughter lives here. we have only one grandson, and i will cry. we haven't seen him in 18 months, so we spent a week here and it was such a blessing. >> reporter: aaa predicts 37 million of us will travel this holiday weekend, up 60% from 2020. but you will need to plan ahead. rental cars are in short supply. as for the top road trip destinations, las vegas, orlando, myrtle beach, denver and nashville. >> it has been fun to get back on the airplane, be able to travel. >> reporter: but this morning homeland security is weighing in on an alarming increase in what the faa calls unruly and dangerous behavior in airports and on planes. as reported tuesday, 2,500 cases year-to-date. the faa chief tweeting links to

our reports saying, we have zero tolerance for bad behavior on airplanes. just this past sunday a southwest attendant lost two teeth, attacked by a passenger. >> i am appalled that the flying public attitudes and tontines has degenerated enough that flight attendants would come home to families with injuries. >> reporter: 60tsa officers were attacked this year, often over the federal mask mandate which is still required on planes since half are still not vaccinated including young children >> for individuals that violate the law, especially when it jeopardizes so much that we have investigated in on behalf of the american people we'll bring the full force of the law to bear snow so that flight attendant still recovery from her injuries, not only losing two teeth but other facial injuries as well. the suspect was arrested, a 28-year-old woman now in custody.

guys, back to you. >> just despicable behavior. i'm glad federal authorities are really cracking down on that tom, let's talk about this surge in travel. it is a good story but should we also expect pre-pandemic crowds and prices >> reporter: oh, yeah, absolutely listen, if you haven't been to an airport recently, brace yourself, right, because it is tougher to find a parking spot the airports are full. the planes are full. in fact, airfares right now are up about 17% gas prices, by the way, the highest in seven years if you are hitting the road, prepare for that if you are coming to an airport, the tsa says, listen, get here early because the lines are going to be long and planes are going to be full don't forget your masks. they are required inside airports and also inside planes, as you know. back to you. >> yeah, i say leave more time even than you did before the pandemic it is taking longer these days tom, thank you very much now to the positive new benchmark in the covid fight

half of all u.s. adults now fully vaccinated to push the numbers higher, states are getting creative with incentives including the state of ohio, set to reveal the first winner of its million dollar vaccine lottery. that's happening tonight nbc's morgan radford is right there in columbus for us hey, morgan. someone will be real happy today. >> reporter: you nailed it, hoda in fact, here in ohio 5 million people across the state have been vaccinated and nearly 3 million have already entered the brand-new lottery system but the truth is, hoda, it is one of many incentives happening across the country to really get the rest of america completely and fully vaccinated this morning good news and hope ahead of the first holiday weekend of the summer. covid infections, down to levels not seen since last june, and the u.s. hitting a major milestone tuesday with half of all adults now fully vaccinated,

as states push to get shots in arms for the rest. for more than 2.7 million ohio residents, their covid-19 vaccinations aren't just their ticket to immunity but maybe a million dollars. >> what do you think about the vax a million lotto here in ohio >> it is a cool thing. >> reporter: the state holding its first of five $1 million drawings tonight for people who have gotten at least their first dose for those under 18, they could win a full scholarship to any ohio state college or university >> did the ohio lottery play a role at all in your decision to get vaccinated >> i want to say overall but it is extra motivation. >> reporter: despite criticism from state lawmakers saying it is a waste of taxpayer money, the governor says it is working. >> we have increased the number of people getting vaccinated by 45%. where we've seen the most increase in vaccinations is those 16 and 17 year olds. 94% increase among that age group. so that's very exciting.

>> reporter: ohio is one of many states and companies offering incentives to boost vaccinations delaware becoming the latest state to announce a vaccine lottery, and in west virginia people 16 to 35 can get $100 saving bonds united airlines is even offering its loyalty program members a chance to win free flights and it appears to be paying off as the u.s. hits that 50% vaccinated milestone for adults. moderna, also announcing its vaccine is 100% effective in kids ages 12 to 17 if authorized for use, it would be the second vaccine available to young americans, another step towards getting the country back on its feet. so tonight is the night. the first winner in that ohio lottery rbwill be announced at 7:29 p.m. eastern. this is first of five weekly drawings when i asked the governor why he

chose this particular incentive structure, he said he is targeting those people in the middle, those people on the fence that need a big incentive besides just their health to get the ball moving and get vaccinated hoda >> yeah, i think that incentive works for a lot of people. morgan, thank you so much. now to the events marking one year since the murder of george floyd his family taking their calls for police reform to the white house as the nation marked the first anniversary of floyd's death. nbc's gabe gutierrez is once again in minneapolis for us on the story. gabe, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. there were memorial events here in minneapolis and in cities nationwide, but among activists there's mounting frustration that the senate hasn't been able to strike a deal on the reform bill that bears george floyd's name >> say his name. >> george floyd. >> reporter: after george floyd's young dautghter gianna led a chant outside the white house, calls are calling louder for congress to pass policing reform

>> if you can take federal laws to protect a bird which is a bald eagle, you can make federal laws to protect people of color. >> reporter: his family met privately with president biden and vice president harris. >> i am in awe of their courage, their continuing courage. >> reporter: the george floyd justice in policing act would ban chokeholds, eliminate no-knock warrants and create a national registry of police misconduct but it stalled in the senate partly because of republican opposition to issues such as restricting qualified immunity, making it easier to sue police officers >> and he did let us know he supports passing the bill, but he wants to make sure it is the right bill, not a rushed bill. >> reporter: since floyd's death more than 1,000 people in the u.s. have died following police encounters >> the death of george floyd is just the beginning >> reporter: tuesday's solemn remembrances in minneapolis got off to a tense start when gunshots rang out near george floyd square

police are investigating and say one person was treated at a hospital but then here and across the country moments of silence, commemorating the nine minutes and 29 seconds convicted former police officer derek chauvin knelt on floyd's neck. the trauk ama of witnessing tha still haunts darnell frazier who recorded the video i'm a girl trying to heal from something every day. it wasn't for my video the world wouldn't is known the truth. a year later that door opened the door to the white house, this marine holding it up for floyd's 7-year-old daughter as she entered the west wing and hugged the president president biden now says he is hopeful that lawmakers will be able to reach an agreement on federal policing reform sometime after memorial day savannah >> gabe gutierrez in minneapolis, thank you also this morning there's

we are following breaking news, police in san jose are on the scene of police activity. >> west younger avenue north first street near the vta light rail station. one of our crews at the scene. it is a parking lot but we're still waiting from officials to find out exactly what's happening but we do know police activity at the vta station in that area. want to bring in mike inouye to get an update -- let's go to laura with new information. >> hold on. i do. the vta is shut doyne at younger and first street this morning. you need to avoid this area.

this is a live look at the scene right now, where you see it's very quiet there for the moment, this is one of our producers who arrived on the scene attempting to get more information. our reporter kris sanchez also there at the scene. they are at a remote location hopefully they are staying safe as well but we understand that fire and police are responding to this area but it is deemed to be an active shooting scene at the moment. they're asking everyone to stay away from this area. this is younger street is closed at west first street at the vta station. we don't know if there have been any injuries so far or exactly what prompted this to happen but we are certainly keeping our eye on this situation in san jose this morning. i mentioned that the vta is shut down, the light rail station there, mike is keeping tabs on what's going on there and how this could possibly affect other lines as well.

mike? >> laura, that will forecast folks along first street, the vta goes down first street. i gave people a bigger view to show you where we're located off 87 and just off 880. first street north first street past the big lot full of the solar panels, that will affect folks getting toward 880 so you will have to avoid that route, fourth, taylor, those are both avenues to get around all the activity second street of course those are one direction roadways around the area. you see the vta facility on west younger at first. i believe first is closed and may be affected between younger and heading between 880 and heading so consider a different route. 87 will take you safely around the area so far as we've heard. pull out to the surface street traffic, north first street headed up into the area from taylor to heading and then including up toward younger, that is really jamming up, they may be rerouting folks as well.

we have you avoiding north first street over there at heading and younger. over toward fourth stay clear of it or on 87 to take you past that scene. taylor is a good east/west to avoid heading through the area just off the nimitz. this will take you past the restaurant, a togo's and gas station south of 880 and that affects folks leaving san jose or coming into the downtown area. take 880 if an exit is blocked and we haven't had word about any official closures but if an exit is blocked there at north first, continue to the next possible exit, and then take surface streets. the rest of san jose is looking smooth right now. laura, this is right there at the vta, avoid that. you see the solar panels, folks on first will recognize that. back over to you. >> yes, very much so. but you need to avoid this area at all costs right now. the vta now santa clara county sheriff said they are on the

scene for an active shooter investigation in that same area of 100 west younger avenue. this is near first. they are advising people to stay away from the area at all costs this morning. we've just got some new information that it is believed to be the active shooter is in the maintenance yard of the vta station. so avoid that area at all costs. we just got word of this just after 7:00 this morning, just as we were wrapping up "today in the bay," and that's why we felt it important to interrupt the "today" show to bring you breaking news, reports of an active shooter at younger and first in san jose. very serious situation, you need to avoid that area. vta lanes shut down in that area so really there's no need to go there at all. >> the area is close to a lot of the santa clara county office buildings, but of course still early in the morning and many people probably still working from home but certainly this is an area that we need to avoid because there has been a

confirmed from vta an active shooter in that area. the maintenance yard of the vta so this is at west younger and north first street, if you know that area, as mike was just saying, there are a lot of stores, restaurants, gas stations, but certainly house to a lot of santa clara county office buildings so that is an area that you want to avoid. we are still waiting for confirmation about exactly what happened. we haven't gotten in i word of anyone being hurt at this time but vta is confirming that active shooter in the maintenance yard there at west younger and north first street. >> that's right, we have confirmation that the santa clara county sheriff's deputies have responded to the scene and i'm trying to get you more information literally right now as we're looking this up, active shooting situation. we don't know if there's anyone been injured, we don't know how many people could possibly be involved in this. at first thought, there was

concern that it could have just been a testing but now that we have confirmed from the vta, and the santa clara county sheriff's department that there is an active shooter in that area. so avoid it at all costs. we're staying on this because we're hoping to get some more information as well. we've got reporter kris sanchez who was headed to the scene as well as our producer who went to the scene to bring us those live pictures as well. >> you can see right here this is the tweet from santa clara county sheriff's office, and it's saying deputies currently on the scene of an active shooter investigation in the area of 100 west younger avenue san jose, they say please stay away from the area and they're going to bring more information, of course we're trying to get more information to keep you updated on what's going on, why we broke into the "today" show to tell you what's going on. again this is a live shot of that area where police ever investigating that vta confirming an active shooter in that area. you can see a police car there

but you can imagine this is going to be a very active scene as the sheriff's office deputies are in that area just to try to keep things clear and then try to get everything under control. do they have a suspect in custody? was anyone shot? we don't know that. we're waiting for that information as you can see, more officers arriving there to that scene, because this is an active situation and as laura was just saying, we heard this over the air waves that we thought maybe this was a test but this is not a test. vta confirming that as well as the sheriff's office. we go to mike inouye right now because of course this san area where a lot of people travel throughout the day, what do we know about any closures in that area, mike? >> you know, marcus, i don't have the full information on closures. this is often an active scene, so new but obviously we can assume that vta has stopped in the area. the vta runs along first street as we get, zoom in here, the traffic maps i circled the general area but first street is a divided road, both directions,

so divided by the light rail tracks right there, as you head up toward or away from 880. as we talked about, marcus, there are a number of smaller restaurants there and gas stations. folks may mow this if you head from heading or in toward 880 you might know as the last two gas stations that you can get to on the opposite side from the courthouse and other county buildings there and folks familiar with the area headed toward 880 may see the lot filled with solar panels as we saw in the live shot as well. that is the area you avoid this morning. you cannot get over there. we have a live shot, crews arriving on scene. avoid that portion. the vta afilts off 87 something we pass every day if you're local to the area. you might not remember that or register as that facility but that is where the active police action is going on right there off of younger, younger and burton are your two smaller streets heading into the largest

street that crosses first and crosses with fourth. take fourth street to avoid the area completely and that will keep you off first street to get parallel there, tenth street, clear all this activity and downtown traffic there as well. heading street is the option to avoid, younger of course the bigger roadway, younger can take you past the blocks in toward the city streets as well. the vta has given no official information on this but if they did confirm the activity at their yard, then obviously we can assume they're not having trains coming into or out of the area. we're looking just off of first street, get you located over off to the right, the solar panels and in the distance the solar panels over the yard and this is right by the city clerk's office and the gas station off of first as you head to or from 880 from heading. we'll send it over to you. >> all right, thank you very much. if you're just joining us right now, most like will you i expect the "today" show to come on but

we had to interrupt with important breaking news we are covering in san jose. there is an active shooter investigation going on near the vta station, younger is closed west first as well as the vta station this morning. we've already seen san jose police on the scene as well as santa clara county sheriff deputies as well, units are there on the scene. these are some of the tweets that you're seeing going out this morning. they are advising everyone to stay away from this area. we are asking you to do the very same. we have reporters that are on the scene there. this is a live shot from one of our producers who rushed down to the scene, but most likely there's going to be a larger perimeter that is set up to keep people actively away from this active shooter situation. we don't know who is involved in it, if there's been anyone injured but we know that crew is certainly rushed to the scene out there this morning. >> we know that those crews are trained to handle these

situations, that's what we were saying we saw earlier this could have been a training situation but this is real, an active shooter, vta confirming it is in the guadalupe maintenance yard area. that is the area you need to avoid and because police officers are trained, they know what to do, where to go. we're waiting to find out what happened, that is certainly a question that a lot of people i'm sure are asking right now, as you can see, our crews are on the scene right now getting just a view of what's going on and as you can see, the parking lot and that area not packed with a lot of cars. of course it's still early in the morning but this is a very serious situation, we've seen tweets come out throughout the morning from the sheriff's department as well as the police department telling people to avoid the area of west younger north and west of san jose. >> laura? >> that's right. there was a command center set up at this moment as well. we lost our live shot and work at getting that up for you. there is a command center set up

at the moment and what that is, is basically a place for the media to go to, to get the latest information from authorities that are out there. so that's pretty common when you have any kind of breaking news situation but a command center is being set up, we know that firefighters have responded as well as sheriff's deputies, police departments as well, this is a unified effort as it is in any effort of a breaking news situation like this, a possible active shooter investigation near the vta station. this gives you a map to look at the area if you're not familiar with it but normally populated area, we are seeing so many poor people still working from home, so the good news here is possibly not as many people potentially on that vta line, that route, that area as well. but there was believed to be possible shots fired in that area of younger avenue and san pedro.

they are considering it an active scene and they are asking people to avoid that area. police are cordonning off the area. you won't be able to get into it as well but there's no need to go down to that area at all for this moment. we have reporter kris sanchez immediately headed to the scene as well, out there trying to gather some information for us. understandably we have to keep our crew safe as well. >> kris, what are you able to find out? >> reporter: okay, so we just got here and what i know is that this scene is not secure. this is not a safe perimeter, rather the perimeter is here. we're not going any closer. we're seeing lots of law enforcement streaming in right now, both marked and unmarked. so to tell you where we are, this is the sheriff's department right here, we're not going to zoom in because they've been walking people out of what appears to be the vta headquarters, and we know that just in the other direction

which i'll not show you because it might be a tactical issue, there are law enforcement gathering as well. there were early reports from the vta there was possible active shooter, they want to you stay away from this area and along the highway, you can see into the vta yard and so you'll want to stay away from that, 880 right there. this is north first and younger, the sheriff's department is actually within the perimeter and it appeared to me as we were driving here that the san jose police department is also within the perimeter. if we look this way you'll see the county building, the blue glass and rusty metal looking color, they set up the media command post. we'll go from here to there to see if we can get more information. we did hear some of the officers say we're going to be here for a while, as we know this is not a secure situation and the situation has not resolved itself at this point. we just got here, so we're trying to get more information. we know that we see vta workers

that have left the perimeter, we haven't had a chance to talk with them but we know that people were taken out of the building as well and walked over and it's a difficult situation because we don't want to zoom in and give away any tactical location type information. we've seen california highway patrol out here in addition to san jose police and the sheriff's department as well as vta security as well, so we are looking and it appears to me that the sheriff might actually be out here in person as well, lori smith, i believe that might be her, you'll see fire engines out here as well, they're prepared for whatever might happen, we've seen ambulances as well. so you might be hearing more on your end of things because i know you guys are working the phones out there. from out here, that's what's happening. the perimeter is set. it is a big perimeter, san jose police keeping us on the outside because they say it is still not a secure situation. we have seen people being

escorted away from the vta yard, it looks like, which is possibly where the origin of this is. vta trains are still running at this point, but pretty big perimeter. >> will you explain what you're seeing, kris, you're seeing people being walked out of vta, are these potential employees there that law enforcement are trying to trying to take out for their own safety? >> reporter: it's not a public building. it's a workplace, so vta where we are it's about i would say a good city block back there, and those people who would be in that facility i would assume would be employees, because it's not a vta stop. it's the vta headquarters and yard where all of the trains come at the end of the night and where the buses originate. so i would have to assume, based on my experience, that these are employees who have been now walked out. they walked out about a half block from that vta yard, over

to the sheriff's department and now staging in what is a sheriff's department. so hopefully they are now safe, we don't know, we don't know how this is developing out there, whether there is, whether or not that is still happening at this point. >> kris, you were saying on your way there, the highway you could see the yard at vta. did you see anything that looked abnormal or did it look like normal what you would normally see? >> reporter: actually, i was not on 808 as we made our way here, from my experience working in san jose, you'll see the vta and the trains getting cleaned from there, but i was out there this morning. i know that it is visible and vta is asking people to stay away from the area because we don't know what is happening and what is going to happen. >> you're actively trying to get

more information. we go to mike to get an update in the area. >> this is a critical area this time of the morning as folks are coming into and out of the area, 880 at the top of the screen, just above where i marked about police activity, you see the vta facility mark there and 87 just over off to the left side bordering that as well. it's bordered by 880 and ga wad guadalupe park. bottom of the area west heading, a major roadway. it flows through the area, typically jammed up because of the city buildings, the courthouse and other city locators going on in those parking lots off either side of first street and that will be a crowded section over there toward north first and heading, ovoid that. for folks who need landmark areas on first street there is a

togo's sandwich and bank of the west on the southern portion of that stretch of first street, then you travel north past younger, heads toward 880. there are a couple of gas stations you might know about in the morning headed over there, a couple of smaller restaurants for those typically that don't open until later in the day and of course the nimitz freeway, access onto and off of the freeway. just north of the freeway a 76 station, between the 76 and bank of the west, that section of north first street traveling underneath 880, avoid that stretch to be safe. also stay on heading instead of young getting over toward younger that will take you east/west and can get you around most of the areas that are in question. i'm going to put on traffic data to show you, it's going to get a little bit crowded here on the map but i just want to show you where the slowing is, you see that exclamation point again, roughly where kris sanchez is as far as you saw the yellow tape in the area and traveling on

north first street heading up toward 880 they may have rerouted folks over there on to heading, or at younger, away from the area, you see the activity on the streets, this is definitely a spectacle and of course they're going to keep you clear. there is the yellow tape flapping from our camcamera, wh we're safely located. you can see the vta yard from 880 as well as 87. you may not consciously notice it there, as you pass by, but it is the area that you will see off the freeway. showing you the bigger view, the freeways are moving smoothly but the perimeter of the vta yard one of the north side is 880 and on the west side we have 87, so both those may be a distraction if there is activity going on in the facility. vta tells us again to avoid that area and we're going to assume right now without official word on specific routes affected i'm going to assume the vta lines that take you up and down north first, the vta is the divider between both directions on north

first probably affected by that, not letting cars through the area, i assume they're stopping the vta lines from going through that area as well for safety, heading as well border roadway no closures on heading and not heard about a problem for access onto or off of 880 at first, but consider that out of the bounds right now if you can avoid that, do, because to be safe the activity you just saw on the streets and kris sanchez talked about, close to the on and off ramps for the nimitz. travel through the area on the freeway which we feel and as i understand it is completed unaffected by the activity right now. chp has not told us about any closures. they'll tell us if they have to close the on and off ramps and so far, none of that information. as laura, marcus and kris have been talking about, the surface streets and buildings and businesses and gas stations, don't use those right now as we're on scene with an active situation over there near the vta ma filth north first between

heading and 880 and west younger as it borders with east younger at north first. back over to you. >> you should avoid this area and we're now learning this morning from san jose police media relations they sent this out about 6:34 this morning that the units were at the scene of a shooting, they confirmed it as well as vta has confirmed it for us as well, calling it a very active scene, asking everyone to stay out of that area as they conduct their investigation. these are some pictures that our crews on the scene shot just moments ago of ambulances rushing to that site. the vta confirmed that there was an active shooter in the maintenance yard area, and we don't know if anyone was injured at this point but we do know that there has been active response from the chp, san jose police, the santa clara county sheriff's office as well. for the media, they are moving them to a staging area, this is where we get our information

when we're live on a scene, where our reporters go, because you have to understand, they have to cordon off these areas to have everyone avoid it and that would include us as well as we're trying to get you this information, they're staging that area in the parking lot in the southeast corner of heading street and san pedro near the district attorney's office. the thing about this, marcus, is that if you're familiar with this area, this is near the district attorney's office, the sheriff's department, police department, all these huge, you know, law enforcement authorities offices. >> and which would raise some concern when you say it like that. this is also the area where we see a lot of the county offices and you know, restaurants where people would normally go throughout the day, so this could be an area where you would normally see people walking up and down the street, on any given day but of course, this is a very active situation, they're asking people to avoid that area. you can see the tweets that we have from the sheriff's office as well as san jose police, just letting people know that they want them to stay away from that

area, that this is an active shooter scene, that they are investigating, you saw from some of that video just the number of officers that have responded to that area to try to get the perimeter. you can see right there, the ambulances going through that area as well. course, you can imagine that people are really working to figure out what's going on here to make sure that everyone that is in that area is safe at this time, but police officers blocking off areas, many officers just going throughout that area, vta saying this happened within their maintenance yard. of course that's probably like an area that's off to the side, not necessarily open to everyone, but certainly a scary situation for a lot of people, but officers are there on the scene, as you can see, just a number of officers, ems, just on the scene, just to make sure that everyone is safe, having that area blocked off that active shooter situation came in about 6:34 this morning, according to san jose police, so

of course, they have acting in an actively working on this for about an hour now, laura. >> that's right. you may be familiar with the area just even if you're driving off of 880, you can see off to the side there, we've highlighted it there in yellow, this is the vta rail yard, the maintenance yard where a lot of the workers go and this area gives you an overview on this map. mike is keeping track of what is going on with vta in regards to anything being closed or shut down or how this could affect other people's morning commute that they've got to get to work. what do you know, mike? >> i am laura. we are following the tweets of course by all of the agencies with the advent of twitter, it's been great. we can stay at a moment's notice, they can get information out to all the media. however, vta has not really sent out any other information other than talking about the increased capacity that they're adding for the trains, we talked about that of course during the early

shows. we are going to tell folks any lines that travel along first street, north first street to avoid those. i'm going to draw on the map here, there is north first street taking you from heading past the closure there activity there through the area that is the perimeter that kris showed with the yellow tape toward the nimitz. that is my area of biggest concern. that takes to you the freeway on and off ramps. i heard about no closures but telling folks via twitter and here to all of you, do avoid that on and off ramp, nimitz on and off at north first don't plan on using that because of the activity. you see the vta facility mark on the earlier map, sjc catty corner across highway 87. both freeway, 08 and 87 can see into the vta yard when they pass by. hopefully folks are just driving by and if you're unaware of the information we're telling you right now, hopefully they're able to get by on their way. i haven't heard of activity by

chp in response to this. we'll say the nimitz is moving smoothly. if we look at the speeds there through the area, you can see a smooth drive, as the green sensors on the nimitz as well as 87 but notice north first street and heading, heading over toward that area as well, very congested right now. the city offices and the solar panels as i've been talking about, those are landmark visible in the parking lot as you pass by the city buildings past the gas station, just south of 880 itself. back to you. >> all right, thank you very much. avoid the area at all costs. we're trying to gather as much information as we can but this coming down it sounds like at about 6:30 this morning, reports of an active shooter in the vta maintenance yard, this at younger and first streets, this is the area that they're telling everyone to avoid. we saw the immediate response of ambulances, police, sheriff's deputies, the fire departments as well. our crews are there at the scene trying to gather some

information. they in fact had to move as police are setting up this wider perimeter to protect people from going into that area. our own kris sanchez is there right now, moving to that media station where we hope to get some more information. we don't know if anyone's been injured at this point or who possibly could be involved. but this gives you an overview this map on the screen of the vta rail yard, just right off of 880 there, not too far from heading, that you can see and that's the area that they're telling people to avoid at the moment, marcus, but a very active situation. >> absolutely. one of our producers, tony, is out there right now. he's been watching for what's going on, trying to get ideas of the situation that's going on. you can see this was an active seen moments ago, some of the video that we have of the ambulances going through, police officers, sheriff's deputies and right now, we have a tweet from tony, what did tony put out? you can see just giving you a shot of the area letting you

know where the situation is happening the active shooter in the area. we said our crews are on the scene, trying to get that information for you, kris sanchez going to that media area where we're hoping to get information at least we're going to ask those questions of who made that call, did someone hear something, did someone see something? is anyone hurt? those are all the questions that we're going to try to get the answers for you. kris sanchez is out there and of course she's going to be working hard to get those questions for you. as you can see right here, this is a map of the area of what happened, of course that call came in to police according to san jose police media about 6:34 this morning and that is near the vta maintenance yard as you can see the map there, near younger avenue and north first street. that area of course you're being asked to avoid at all costs because police officers have that area blocked off, trying to get the information, trying to see if there is anyone there with a weapon. kris told us earlier when we were talking to her, they were escorting people out of the vta offices, where they work, not

somewhere where people can walk in but offices where vta employees workwere escorting people out of the office. scary situation for people, area surrounded by restaurants, home of the da's office and sheriff's office as well as a lot of county offices in that area but of course so early in the morning and people are still working from home right now. it wasn't as populated as it could be, but of course you can see, get an idea of what that area looked like as officers arrived to that scene to try to block off that perimeter, when that call came in of an active shooter at the vta maintenance yard this morning, and of course, as soon as we heard, we sent producer and crews out to the scene to get information so you can be aware because some people have to travel through that area day after day but of course, you can see right there how busy it is and of course, these officers, emts are

strain trained for this, and know where to go and get to keep the area safe, find out what someone may have seen, may have heard and to limit any threat that it may have for that area. of course we're going to stay on the scene to try to get you all those answers. kris sanchez is right now heading to that media station area, where we are going to ask and hopefully get all the answers to those questions that we have, who made the call, did someone hear something, did someone see something, is someone hurt? what areas are blocked off? mike is definitely keeping an eye on that, of just the areas you might want to avoid this morning as a lot of people still have to get up and go to work as they get started. we did interrupt the "today" show this morning because we wanted to bring you this important information. sky ranger is heading to the scene as you can see, this is an overview map as you can see of just that area where it is from 880 and you can see younger, north first street in that area, you can see the middle of your screen right there, where you see north san pedro street and

first street and younger is also right there, east younger. that is the area where we're seeing that activity this morning to just give you an overview of that and you can just see an area where people would travel throughout the day, a very busy area where people travel through vta, in their cars, possibly even walking in that area and sky ranger zooms in, more on that area just to give you a better view. you probably traveled in that area and have seen this, so as you look at it, i know where that is, but this is the area that they are asking you to avoid right now. laura, i think you got some more for us? >> we immediately sent our own kris sanchez to the scene, she was on the ground when they were setting up a perimeter, where she witnessed the chp, police, sheriff's office, all responding to this. she had to move locations because they set up such a large perimeter. look at all the authorities cars out there in this area.

kris joins us by phone, we look at the live chopper aerial photos overhead, kris, what do you know? >> reporter: so laura, as you can see from the chopper overhead where the building is, we were on one side near the santa clara county sheriff's department. now we're just about a street away but we had to navigate quite a large perimeter now at the county building where the district attorney's office is and other county services. lots of police presence as you mentioned, lots of officers now setting up and we are looking at tactical gear as well so i don't know if they're preparing to go in at this point, but from the location where we were, the officers told us that the location was not secure, that the scene was not secure at that point. we do see folks wearing helmets and other s.w.a.t. kind of gear standing right now but as you may have mentioned i think i heard you say there's lots of

fire department trucks here, too. we don't know, they usually show up in a situation like this, whether or not anybody is hurt, we don't know whether or not anybody is hurt at this point. what we know is that vta did report a possible active shooter at that point this morning while we were live on another story so we made our way developing sto. this is where we're going to get the information, however, this is where san jose police asked us to set up so that they would have all of the media in one spot. we have seen some of our other colleagues out and about, but we are all making our way out here. so we are getting the cameras set up. i think we're powering it up right now so the next time you hear from us, we will be able to show you where we are. >> kris you got to the scene early. could you talk to us about the difference you've seen from the time you got there and the time you were asked to move? >> well, i'll tell you, it's never a good feeling when they're still rolling out the

crime scene tape. that's when you know you are really early. it's great to arrive as soon as possible so we can get our viewers the information they need but when the officers are saying the tape is not up, just don't cross this line, because it's not secure, that always gives you pause, as a reporter and really honestly as a human. so we did see they are firming up the perimeter, putting up more tape trying to make sure people don't find themselves in trouble accidentally wandering into this situation. you are going to want to stay away from, you know, this area. you're not going to be able to get through and i would say that if you work for the sheriff's department, if you work for the court, if you work for vta, if you work at the togo's sandwich down the street, this is all shut down so you may not want to go to work at this point because you're not going to be able to get through and you might put yourself in a dangerous situation. >> very much so, and at this point, many people, it's gradually starting to return to work, so we're hoping that there's just less people out in

that area right now for their own safety. thanks, kris. we know you're going to try to set up your live shot to give us a live look from your vista. we'll give you a chance to break away and do that right now as she tries to stay safe as well because we're talking about an active shooter investigation that is under way, these are live pictures from the scene right now, near the vta situation, the maintenance yard off of younger and first street, we've got our chopper overhead as well to kind of give you the overview as well and the streets all spelled out we give you an idea of what we're talking about here. off of 880 is where you can see that vta maintenance yard. we first heard confirmation of this from the vta saying there was that active shooter in the maintenance yard. we don't know who was involved at this point, if anyone is injured. we're working to confirm but there has been massive law enforcement response, and quickly. san jose police department, the

santa clara county sheriff's department, chp, we've seen multiple ambulances arrive on the scene as well, as they set up this large perimeter there and we made every attempt to get our chopper up as quickly as we could to give you an overview. let me add one other thing. if you've got family members or loved ones, someone you know that maybe works in that area or you know, doesn't have the advantage point to be in front of a television right now to see this, we're also livestreaming everything right now, so follow us at nbcbayarea.com, and we are putting up constant updated tweets so anybody who could be out there could get this really important information. marcus? >> right now from sky ranger you can see the overview of all of this. we bring in mike inouye right now. he keeps an eye on the roads, what we need to avoid. mike, have you seen any changes in the closures in that area? >> i have not but this is such a quickly-evolving situation that we're waiting for specifics from even vta who did confirm the

activity at their yard. that live shot showed you the vta facility, it was flipped upside down from what we're looking at right now but he see center screen vta facility off of the nimitz, 880 as well as 87 which goes sort of top to bottom across the screen and 880 goes diagonally from the upper right to the lower left there. both of those freeways as far as i know and from what we saw on the live chopper shot are moving smoothly. the facility there, folks familiar with 87 through the area also know that you can see juvenile hall, the sheriff's department, the police department as well, not far from there. that's obviously the reason why it was so easy for all of these squad cars. look at them there to arrive on the area, right there, we have the sheriff's department as well as the police force, very active through the area, north san pedro marked on the map, younger. these might not be familiar to folks but north first and heading, folks familiar with this area know that by the

courthouse. north first is going up diagonally across the screen upper right to lower left, that is a divided roadway, divided by those vta tracks and so those tracks are going to be quiet right now as they're stopping all activity there between 880 and heading, i would avoid that. all the way around the right you saw fourth, a bigger roadway, you could probably use that as an alternate to north first and heading is still open and accessible as far as i see but as the chopper moves in, you can see my gosh, look at all the activity and all of the squad cars, definitely an area to avoid and you see tracks right there as well. so the active situation going on here just outside of the vta yard and even though we don't have confirmation of what specific trains are delayed, folks know the lines, they know if the lines take them past all these county buildings, the sheriff station, the civic center station is not far from here as well. i haven't heard about any closures on that station. access at the very least limited as you pass by the santa clara county department. the courthouse and the civic

center as well, avoiding that, no on and off ramps are closed from what i understand but 880 at fort first is a few blocks away from the scene. don't use those on or off ramps even if you can avoid that, as laura said if you have friends or family who you know need to access that area for work, call them, notify them and let them know they need to avoid that area right now until they call and talk to whoever their destination is, they might get confirmation on whether or not they can access that. we'll send it back to you. >> that's right. you should turn around and avoid the area or else you'll see some road blocks, the perimeters at the sheriff's department and police department in conjunction have set up this morning. we're able to bring you these live pictures from overhead right now. it all came shortly after we were just wrapping up "today in the bay" at 7:00 this morning, going to the "today" show, when we heard reports of a possible active shooter downtown, that's when we quickly sent our crews to the scene to bring you the very latest information and that's when the sheriff's department confirmed for us as

well, asking people to avoid that area. kris sanchez is there right now, she's got a look at what it looks like from the ground. >> reporter: hi there. so we're a little bit closer to where the perimeter is actually we can't get -- we're in a different part of the perimeter we'll say but overhead some of the officers saying they're working out what the perimeter is at this point as well and we overheard them saying that this is still very much an active scene as you likely know at this point. san jose police department look to be handling the closures at this point, and we know that the sheriff's department is right in the middle of that perimeter, because it's right next door to that vta maintenance yard. we have seen people being walked away from what appears to be the vta yard, over to the sheriff's department on first and younger. we are now at san pedro, and heading right near the san jose police department. there are a lot of people who work here, and law camera, i know that you mentioned not everybody's back at work at this point, but a lot of these folks

who work in this area are essential workers because they work at the police department, at the dispatch building, they work here at the jail, they work at the courts, they work at the sheriff's department over there, so there are lots of people who might be coming in to work at this point. again, we still don't know whether or not anybody was shot, we don't know if anybody is injured. the fire department, the paramedics are ready to help people if they are, once the situation is cure. the firefighters can't go in until it is safe to do that. at this point, everybody is standing down. we have seen officers intactical gear, we don't know if they are going to go in because the shooter situation is still happening. right now it looks like they are kind of strategizing at this point, but very much an active scene. a lot of personnel out here, you will not be able to get through this area if you are headed this

way so follow mike's advice and steer clear. if you don't have to be clear, don't come out here. it's not clear whether the active shooter situation is every. >> kris, i heard you talking about a number of people that we're seeing out there work this investigation, but what we don't see is probably a lot of the questions that are going on behind the scenes. you were saying they were escorting some of the employees out of the the vta building and investigation going on asking what did they see? what did they hear? >> right, and we did see some folks that looked like vta workers on the outside, they did not want to talk to us, but we know that there must have been people that were inside, and they were the ones that were taken out. so we don't know what they are having to say to investigators at this point, but either way, no matter what happens, this is a really scary situation, even if everybody is safe, because it was an active shooter situation that was reported this morning. nobody wants to be in the middle of that even if it turns out to

be, you know, a situation that is resolvable by police. so we're now here in the parking lot of the county building, this is where the district attorney's office is. this is where san jose police asked us to gather, members of the media, so we could centralize information and we have not seen any spokespersons at this point. we assume they are trying to get information for us, because the last thing they want to do is put out wrong information in a situation like this. >> of course, we're trying to be very responsible, of course bring you the accurate facts as they play out to us as well. it's interesting as well, kris -- >> reporter: right. >> -- it's in the heart of where the sheriff's department is, the d.a.'s office as well. hopefully that added to some of the quick response because they have shift change in the morning as well, but it's a pretty big presence out there. >> reporter: right. i would assume that with that shift change as you mentioned there were probably double the

personnel that were here at this point, people were coming in, people were not yet leaving at this point, but it is always interesting to see what the perimeter is, and at this point, we are within the perimeter, we have both of our major law enforcement forces within the perimeter of this active shooter situation and then also the vta yard, if you've driven in this area on 880, you know that you can see right into that maintenance yard, so you know, lots of people just driving by, just passing through, hopefully at this point, though, they are being diverted, but you know, certainly very good opportunity to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. >> very much so. okay, you stay with us, kris, as we take a live look at our chopper overhead right now looking at what is believed to be the vta maintenance yard at this point. they've got so many crews that show up early there to get these trains up and moving, and we got

the reports of this active shooter "today" show, but we wanted to confirm as much information asin you an information on air, but you see all the heavy police and s.w.a.t. presence there this morning, and also ambulances there on the scene. looks like they're gathering there. >> you have to have all that available because you never know what's going to happen. that's the thing about these situations, is they could make a turn instantly and they want to be prepared at all costs, and that's the thing about their training that they're trained to do this and how to respond to situations like this and also that's why they are very cautious about what they release out because they don't want to give the wrong information, because this could turn at any moment now. i know the thing about it is when you know they get these calls about what's going on, they want to secure the area, they want to make sure that anyone that could be a threat and danger, they are put into a safe location, they want to make

sure that they have the number of officers that are there to respond and handle any situation that may happen because it is walking into an unknown at that time. this is an overview that we have right now of that area. a lot of people probably have driven in the san jose area, probably been in that area whether it's to get you i.d.s or passport that area there you see north first and younger avenue outside the active shooter reported vta saying it was outside in the maintenance yard area section.

that would be the blue line and the green line, the chopper overhead showing us the bottom of the screen and the tracks to see more of those trains and this is where all of that activity is. now this similar shot actually is visible from 880 and if folks are looking for the activity that they're talking about they

will see the law enforcement officers gathered here and deputies as well because the sheriff's dapt is on some capacity, as well and they're lending forces here and they're trying to access this and keep the perimeter safe as well. we're trying to keep the perimeter safe as well so avoid the area of north 1st between heading and it includes younger through juf nil hall, the sheriff's department and no closures reported for the freeway. 880 and 87 will see activity. that's what i'm concerned about is folks hear about this and then they try to see what's going on as they drive by. make sure you check with us when you get to your destination safely. otherwise, we have another issue to deal with. we don't want anyone hurt this morning. back over to you. >> very much so, and hopefully people know with these horrible active shooter situations that we've seen throughout our country, that is the last place

where you want to be. any breaking news like this as soon as it becomes available to us. we sent our nbc bay area skyranger overhead to get a good vista point. you can see it is hazy on this bay area morning and we do see multiple law enforcements gathering on the scene now, from the s.w.a.t. team, the chp and santa clara sheriff's department all convening mere the maintenance yard near younger and north 1st street this morning asking people since before 7:00 this morning to avoid this area. we are now at 8:04 in the morning and we continue to follow this. it's just breaking up a little bit. it is hazy out there on this bay area morning as we mentioned and we have crews on the ground, as well and they see the immediate rapid response by all of these teams. there is a shift change in the

morning, as well for law enforcement. so as reporter chris sanchez mentioned out there they could have added to the increased authorities out there which are very helpful. >> we want to go to chris sanchez. she is standing by live for us. i know you've been out there. we broke in at 7:15 this morning. i know you've been out there shortly after that. talk us to about the things that you've been able to find out. i know not a lot of information. >> we rolled up as the scene tape was still going up while we were still trying to secure the perimeter and at this point it appears that it is a pretty broad perimeter that includes not only the sheriff's department and the maintenance yesterday that is right next to each other and the san jose police department, the jail, the courts down here down the street. this is a really big hub of county activity. so what we know at this point is that the active shooter was reported just before 7:00 this morning. at this point, we are getting information about what might

have happened inside that vta yard, but we will not give it to you until we can confirm it because we want to be responsible with that information. this appears to have happened in that vta maintenance yard which is visible from 880. folks might have been driving by at that point. we also hear as some people appear to be escorted away from the vt ahead quarters in that maintenance yard over to the sheriff's department. we saw them walking away, though we were about a half block away. so we don't know what their situation was as they were walking out, but it appears that they are being held there at the sheriff's department. by my eyes, i think i saw sheriff lori smith out here trying to get information, but i can't confirm that because she was a bit of a distance away. we do know that the san jose fire department is here also just in case they are needed. laura? >> i don't mean to interrupt you

there, but i do have some new information. according to sources there are multiple fatalities in this active shooter situation as well as mayor sam la carto just tweeted out that he has confirmed that there have been people injured as well. we don't know how many at this point -- i'm trying to get out this -- he just tweeted out, just moments ago, and i lost it on my screen here, but he did confirm that there are people that are being treated at this point from this active shooter situation that we have near downtown san jose at this point. we'll continue to follow the very latest. chris, what are you seeing from that area there? >> well, that is the difficulty, right? we get information from all of these different sources, but we have to confirm it and be responsible and as you mentioned

sam lacardo, that's according to public information that the san jose mayor put out. san jose police have not told us, and it appears that san jose police are leading this investigation. we believe that there are people who also were hit. we also believe that there are people who may have survived this. the good news is the fire department is here and there are ambulances and paramedics and hopefully they're getting that here and hopefully they'll be transported for more advanced treatment to one of the best trauma centers here in the south bay not too far away. so we are starting to get trickles of information that is reportable. as you know, we have sources all around the bay area just about anywhere you can think, but we do have to make sure that we are accurate and that we know we are able to deliver what is the correct information.

>> media folks are starting to show up here, so -- >> okay. we will give you the chance to be able to talk to them as well because they'll give us a media briefing in just a moment, sam lacaro, shooting at the vta building has left several people being treated. the situation is still being assessed right now. the shooter is no longer a threat. the facility itself has been evacuated and he, as well, will provide more information as it becomes available. it sounds like they're starting to set up that media briefing and chris sanchez. >> we are still on standby, actually. >> it sounded like they were -- >> okay. that's good. >> we can hear the active situation behind you, as well in regards to them setting up to talk to the media to give us the very latest. of course, you know that you can break away from that at any

time. but we haven't heard the amount of casualties at this point if there are any at all, if it's just pure injuries, what has happened, who could possibly be involved, but we do have confirmation that it happened at this vta yard this morning. a lot of new information coming in in just moments -- >> that's the situation -- >> oh! the shooter is down. the santa clara county sheriff's department has tweeted out a confirmation that the active shooter is down. as to where, i don't know at this point. >> okay. and that's the thing about this -- >> that's just coming in right now. >> we keep getting that information because this is happening in realtime for you and that's why we want to bring you the most accurate information that we can in a situation like this. we have heard from sources that multiple fatalities at the vta facility shooting outside or around the maintenance yard, you

can see the line of police cars there. this is a look at the tweet from santa clara county sheriff's department. as you can see right there, they tweeted that out about a minute ago, that update, shooter is down. think, certainly a scary situation this morning and not the way anyone waking up thought this day would be, but we are reporting right now from sources that there are fatalities in the situation, but the sheriff's office now saying that that shooter is down. details about that, of course, we will keep working to get that for you this morning, but this all happened at the vta maintenance yard. that happened at 6:34 this morning and we broke into the "today" show, sheriff's office and the police telling everyone to avoid that area, the active shooter situation unfolded this morning in san jose. as you can see, this is an overview from skyranger just of

that area. you can see some cars still driving around in that area. certainly a busy area as a lot of people travel throughout the day, but right now that immediate area around the vta maintenance yard blocked off as that investigation continues. of course, there are so many questions that we have as we are dealing with another active shooter situation here in our country, and certainly one that no one hoped, but of course, we'll work to get the answers to a lot of the questions of what happened, how this happened, and you know, who was involved in this, but of course, a sad situation that we're strong report this morning, but sheriff's office telling us that the shooter is down meaning the limited threat or at least the threat in that area is eliminated or at least limited at this moment. laura, i know you're still getting a lot of information as it continues to come in. very ma lot of information now. we have been on air for over an hour to bring you this breaking news of an active shooter near

downtown san jose at the vta maintenance yard near west younger and north 1st street. we were first told to tell people to avoid that area. look at the heavy police presence that we're seeing here. we now know the active shooter is down. multiple fatalities have been confirmed this morning. this is after san jose police, sheriff's department, chp, multiple agencies responding to this rather quickly, right in that area. they cordoned off the area rather quickly. we don't know how many people, how many fatalities have been confirmed at this point, but we do know that the active shooter is down at this point. our own chris sanchez arrived on the scene shortly after we got word of a possible active shooter in that area, and she was in one area and she had to move closer to the media staging area where they give us this

information. we can see it is still so active behind you, chris. >> it is still active out here though as you mentioned the sheriff's department said the shooter is no longer a threat, but we were here early enough to see people escorted away from that vta building in the maintenance yard over to the sheriff's department and there were a lot of people out there at that point this morning. so the good news is that they were safe and our heart goes out to the folks who suffered through this and to the families who are ultimately going to find out that perhaps their loved one did not make it this morning. we don't know how many people might have been injured or killed in this active shooter situation. we do know that the gunman himself appears not to be a threat. the shooter is down the way that the sheriff's department put it this morning. we are standing by to get more information from the san jose police department and we expect that will happen within the next 15 or 20 minutes and what we know is there were several people who were hit by this gun fire before the gunman was taken

down by the sheriff's department or by him or herself. we don't know how that person was brought down as the sheriff's department says. there are lots of office buildings in this area, lots of people who would be headed to work here as essential workers. if you work in this area you'll want to steer clear because you're not going get through, but at least we know that you should not be in any line of fire. the perimeter is pretty broad there's heading, there's younger and north first street and mission and it is the heart of the county operations, the police department and the jail and the courts and the district attorney's office they're all right here and there is a shift change that happens right around the 7:00 hour, and so it's possible that there were more personnel here and officers leaving at that point and they might have converged. a really heavy police presence at this point and we have seen

them in tactical gear. the fire department is here. we know they are able to treat people here on the scene and folks may have been transported as well, and folks that made it out, i assume they'll be traumatized for some time to come. very much so. whenever you hear the words active shooter anywhere in this country, it is so concerning. it is 8:16 right now and we've been on air since we go from "today in the bay" and go to the "today" show, that's when we got word of an active shooter in san jose. we are now hearing there will be a news conference and we hope to get more information, chris sanchez will be there at the scene and she'll be gathering that information for us as we know there have been multiple fatalities have been confirmed and we don't know how many. the active shooter is down and the facilities in that area have been cleared out and there's no

longer a threat to the public, but this investigation is going to continue for much of the day. >> and, chris, i know you're out there. have you noticed a change since we're getting word that the shooter is down. have you noticed a change in the intensity of officers there at the scene or have you seen the mood change? >> we got here at 7:00, so within when the active shooter, they said don't cross this line. this is not a secure situation. of course, we back away and we're not going to cross that line if they ask us and we will not impede with that investigation or the safety of the officers, but definitely now we see officers are standing by. they are standing down, but we are -- just to give you perspective, it is beyond this intersection vta yard is, so th kept us at a pretty safe distance for our safety, for

their safety and they didn't know whether or not that shooter is still active and we now know it is not. we do not know who that is. >> so much unknown when dealing with an active shooter situation like this. chris, thank you. >> of course, we ask people to continue to avoid that area of west younger and north first streets and this is near the vta area. most likely if you do head to that area you'll be blocked off as this investigation will continue. multiple law enforcement agencies responding to this quickly this morning. the santa clara sheriff's department, the police, the chp and multiple ambulances arrived on the scene. our crews have had to move out, as well, as they were the first to arrive on the scene as they were puttingtinue to follow. this map gives you an idea of e

he has been keeping track of that area. of course, as the shooter is down, mike, but of course, that investigation continues so talk to us about what we're seeing in that area road wise. >> yeah, mark, and laura, good morning to you. as we were talking about, the activities and the majority of the traffic flow to that area is likely on north 1st that takes you past west younger and it is north and west and mark, the vta facility center down there and north 1st travels between the vta facility and the red sign and they're talking about the police activity and it takes you up from hedding and we'll pull up the surface street sensors and we'll see if there's still we saw and the orange stretch right there heading up t hedding fromting t area where you are forced out of the area out of 1st and east younger to get out of the area. we are just being told avoid

that portion of san jose. by all of the city buildings which are on the other side of north 1st. as we get to the map. we have the nimitz freeway and the freeways are moving slowly. the blue and the green line, those will likely be held off until they clear the scene completely and this is not a done -- this is not a clear situation yet. not everything is done. we only have the word about the shooter being down which is unfortunate news, but we do have the safety of everyone else in mind, and that is a little bit safer as far as that goes. we're looking at a live shot from the chopper and the vt attractions, as well and off the nimitz freeway and some of the activity, and at least the yard we know are working in the area and the maintenance yard just off of nimitz freeway and

bordered by highway 87. you see these law enforcement vehicles and this is right by the police department and the sheriff's department and because of the accessiblity on the perimeter of juvenile hall and there is a quick response and so quickly because of the accessibility here. i mentioned juvenile hall because that is also visible from highway 57. just not the elevated freeway. avoid that along the portion of the back side of juvenile hall, as well because that's undoubtedly stopped as far as the perimeter goes for the time being. avoid the entire area heading toward 880 along past the city courthouse. if you are headed into the area, and if you have an appointment, for example, try to get a hold of someone by phone. clearly, with all of this activity, this is not the area to be if you are not specifically called for your

job. if your job is along north 1st and there's a couple of other restaurants and gas stations through the area, as well. call ahead, from what i understand, you need to avoid 1st, but do call your bosses because i don't want anybody to get in trouble, but we don't want anyone to get hurt either. we'll send it right back to you. >> that's right. thank you very much, mike, for giving us that information in regard to vta and everything going on. we came back on the air, we were live on the air with "today in the bay" going into the "today" show and that's where we heard about active shooter in north younger and we came back on the air and we've been reporting for over an hour now. it took a while to get some information and there were crews on the scene, but we did confirm that that active shooter is down. in fact, the mayor of san jose,

sam liccardo, the shooting at the vta has left several people being treated and the situation being assessed. the shooter is no longer a threat and the facility has been evacuated. we are waiting for any more information. we are expecting that in -- by 8:30 this morning a police command center has been set up. so we're hoping to get more information about who is actually involved in this, how many -- hopefully not many fatalities involved. it's horrible when you hear of an active shooter situation, but they tried to cordon off this area as we saw it on all of this live video that we've been bringing people throughout the morning. >> you can see in some of the video. so many officers responded, while you have police, sheriff's office, fire, emt and everyone responding to this situation this morning and the call went out according to san jose police

at 6:30 this morning. we heard about this just a few minutes later and we sent crews out there to the scene and you can see from sky ranger, just the view of that and the response that you see. chris sanchez arrived after 7:00 this morning really early with this investigation and she was asked to move in the area because it just wasn't safe and moments went by and then we got the information about sources that there were multiple fatalities. also hearing from mayor of san jose, sam liccardo that there are injuries involved and from the sheriff's office the santa clara county sheriff's office that the shooter is down. it's been a dizzy and a terrible morning and not the way everyone wanted to wake up and the news that everyone wanted to hear. as you can see here, this is a live look of the vta, the maintenance yard there and the emt as well as officers standing

there in that area. so many officers responding to this situation as that call went out this morning. that area has been blocked off in many areas and they're asking people to still avid that area. we're expecting to get an update and the official update in about five minutes. kris sanchez is live at the scene and we have bob riddell headed to the scene to get as much information as we can on this in that news conference, we're hoping to get information about what happened. who was involved and sadly, we're hoping that that number is low dealing with those fatalities, but we never know in a situation like this, but of course, so many people working to secure and try to keep so many people safe. we -- kris was telling us that she saw police escorting people out of the vta building this morning. of course, you know, this was early in the morning. a lot of people may not have been at work. some people are working from

home and the area is surrounded by the jail, the d.a.'s office and the sheriff's office and so many offices around there and essential workers were there and we also talked about the shift change so probably more officers were there at the time and that's why we saw the quick response and so many officers there. you can see the line of cars that are around that area from the police department and the sheriff's office, and of course, that area, you can see a busy area where a lot of people travel throughout the day, but still asked to avoid that area north 1st and west younger street near vta. you can see a group of those officers walking in that area and getting updates of what's going on, but think, we will continue to follow this. laura, i know you're still working getting new information and this is an evolving situation. >> oh, completely. and we want to remind folks that not only are we on air right now, but we are online, and you can also take us mobile with the

nbc bay area mobile app or livestream us, as well. if you're in the area and don't have access to watch it on television, but we have crews that remain on the scene. this map gives you the overview of what you're talking about the vta maintenance yard. you can see it if you're driving on 880. there were reports of this active shooter who is now reported down this morning. the situation that happened at this vta facility. we know that multiple fatalities have been confirmed at this point. we don't know how many or who, that the possible motivation was behind this attack this morning, but we hope to gain a lot more information this morning, really within minutes, because we expect to hear a news conference at 8:30 this morning as the police have set up a media staging center, and we hope to hear more information about this. the san jose mayor sam liccardo

tweeted out this morning that people are being treated and the situation is being assessed. the shooter, confirming, is no longer a threat. the facility has been evacuated and the santa clara county sheriff's department confirming there that the shooter is down. to get more information on the suspect as well this morning, so in a couple of minutes hoping to hear from law enforcement authorities who arrived quickly on the scene as well as ambulances, the fire department responding and i mean, just take a look at this live picture nbc bay area skyranger overhead to she you the heavy presence there. this investigation is going go on long, throughout date. we don't know how large the area was that the active shooter was actually in, if they entered any of the facility, and if they stayed in the outskirts and that will be an active investigation as well.

we have crews headed to the area immediately and they were there so soon that police were putting up some of the crime tape for that area and they themselves for their own safety had to move back, but they are at that police staging where in just moments we'll bring it to you live. we hope to hear from law enforcement authorities to get more details on the active shooter and the fact that that shooter is down, and possibly how many fatalities and injuries possibly confirmed with this, marcus. >> yeah. >> you can see right here, this is a life picture of where the conference is to take place and of course, we're going to -- i'm sure they want correct and accurate information so they can give to us that we can give to you, today, but of course, that active shooter situation. the active shooter is down. she was just telling me she was taking her daughters to school and they told her to get back in the car and told her to take the child home because of that active shooter situation.

so that was at the middle school not too far from there, two blocks from that area, actually. so of course, you can imagine this was a lot of people that affected a lot of people in that area this morning and we are expecting to get an update any minute now the details surrounding this active shooter situation and that call went out after 6:30 this morning and we have reports of multiple fatalities and people being injured, but the shooter is down, and people have been evacuated from the building and the building is considered safe right now and we are expecting to get that update any moment now. and close to two hours. >> as well, and very concerned about maybe not hearing from a loved one at this point right now, but the sheriff's said to be the reunification center for

families who may be looking for each other. that's a concern when you hear of an active shooter situation you think of loved ones who could be in that area. at the point we know there are multiple casualties. the sheriff's office at younger is said to be the reunification center for employees and their families who may be looking for each other. i just wanted to put that out. the vta is confirming this morning that the suspect is deceased. the employees are evacuated and as we heard from san jose mayor sam liccardo, the shooter no longer a threat, but this investigation is going to continue. we are hoping to hear from law enforcement officials. they actually have a staging area that is set up to talk to the media, and i'm looking off-camera at that right now and they're setting up, but they're not ready to go to it just yet.

this is what i'm talking about. you see the mike flags set up there. you have multiple reporters and we all want to bring you the latest and most accurate information and we are waiting for the public information officers to arrive and give us any new information. >> we want to give you a map of that area. you can kind of see what we're talking about. if you've been in san jose and travel around that area, the vta rail yard and that is where the active shooter situation happened and the shooter is down. mike has been monitoring the area surrounding the -- where this incident happened and mike, i know we've talked about some of those areas have been blocked off, but we are being told to tell everyone to avoid that area at all cost. >> for goodness sake. we are looking at that live view and if we can pull that up and here's the map that shows you the vta facility.

there is our chopper on the foreground, 880 goes right past the yard and you can't see activity from the freeway, but if you do take that route past 87 and past downtown continue on. you can always get the information from our website and the details come in as we see the sheriff's department as well. we have another live shot over from where we're waiting for that press conference to take place while the mikes are at the mike stand. that's over at the intersection, i believe, of hedding and north san pedro. those are the -- north san pedro is one of the roadways that's affected there. i'm not hearing about north 1st as a closure. i am hearing that north san pedro and west younger along the perimeter of the parking area. >> all right, mike -- >> i want to stop you right now. we want to go to that press conference right now. let's listen in. >> the public information officer for the santa clara sheriff's office. good morning, everyone. about 6:34 a.m. this morning

santa clara county communications center received multiple 911 calls, a shots fired call. multiple shots fired calls in the area of 101 west younger avenue in the city of san jose. this building is a vta control center, a valley transportation authority control center. it is a hub that stores multiple vta trains and maintenance yard, as well. multiple deputies including surrounding law enforcement agencies arrived to the scene for an active shooter investigation. the information i can tell you right now is very preliminary. i can confirm with you right now that we do have multiple victims and we have multiple casualties at this point. i can't confirm the exact number of injuries, and fatality, but i will tell you that they are multiple injuries and multiple fatalities in this case. this still is an ongoing investigation. we do have multiple agencies here helping us out with law enforcement side as long as well

as with the county fireside, city fire department and multiple agencies. i will tell you about the suspect rate now. the suspect is confirmed deceased. i will not go into details as to how or what the cause of death is at this point, but the suspect is deceased at this point so the public safety is safe at this point. this is still an ongoing investigation, like i was saying earlier. we will have another press briefing in probably about one hour and i'll be able to give you an update from there. >> on the victims side, the vta employees? >> the victims as of right now there are vta employees that are victims. in regards to the suspect i don't have that information at this time. >> what were they doing? >> i don't know at this point what transpired with this incident, but it's still ongoing. give me a couple of hours and then we can give you more information. >> indoors or outdoors. >> i don't know if it was indoors and/or outdoors at this point. [ inaudible question ]

>> i do not have information at that point. >> can you tell us were there at least five fatalities? >> there's speculation on injuries and fatalities. i don't have a number for you. give me about an hour and i'll give you an update from that from there. everything is preliminary, just occurred and we have investigators on the scene trying to figure out exactly what happened. right now we're trying to set up a reunification and get victims out to where they need to go and get medical out at this point. >> one second. one at a time, please. >> do we know what kind of weapon was used? >> i don't know what kind of weapon. >> where can family members get information about their loved ones. >> good question. family information we are staging the reunification area at the sheriff's office next door at 55 west younger avenue in san jose. if anyone has any type of information regarding this incident, please give us a call. it can be anonymous in that case, but if we can get as much information we can get in terms of what transpired in this case,

we do have investigators on scene gathering as much information to figure out what exactly happened. >> do you know how many employees worked here? >> i don't -- i don't know how many employees work at this facility. once we work in a couple of hours weil have a vta spokesperson come out. >> can you tell me what kind of work -- >> again, i don't have that information. give me about an hour and we'll have another press conference. thank you all. >> what kind of security is on site? >> you just heard from a spokesperson from the santa clara county sheriff's department confirming that about 6:34 this morning there were reports of shots fired, multiple 911 calls reporting this this morning causing sheriff's officers to rush to the scene of 101 west younger. it is a vta control center hub that stores most of the vta trains and that is where they confirmed there were multiple

victims, multiple casualties. the shooter is hear the word mu they're not telling us the number so far of victims and casualties of this active shooter investigation that appears to be ongoing at this point. we hope to hear more in about an hour from them as they continue to gather information. as well as the background of the active shooter and the whereabouts, the whys and the motive possibly behind this. this is an investigation that will continue for quite some time as you saw the active response by so many law enforcement agencies to this area as we continue to bring you live pictures from nbc bay area skyranger this morning and all these agencies working in conjunction with each other. i know, marcus, you've been observing all of the live feed that we're getting from this area this morning and seeing them in conjunction really worked to try to get a handle of this active shooter situation.

sadly multiple victims and multiple cas but that's why they set up that reunification center for employees and families who may be looking for each other at this time that is at the sheriff's office in younger that is not too far from this crime scene investigation, marcus. >> that's at 55 west younger, the sheriff's office if you're looking for information about your family members or if you have any information. he was saying that any information you may have they definitely want to hear about it. we expect to get another update in about an hour and that would be at 9:30 this morning and he did talk about the suspect being deceased and didn't say how that happened and couldn't say the type of weapon that was used in this situation, but he did say that the victims that were involved were vta employees and those who are or just hurt,

where they're being taken we don't know. they answered these questions and that was a situation that no one wanted to wake up to or want to experience this morning and people were waking up just going to work and this situation happened. certainly not the way that it should have happened this morning, but 6 tooichl 34, that call went out and multiple calls to 911 went out and sadly, there are multiple victims and multiple fatalities in this shooting that happened at the vta in downtown san jose this morning. >> let's bring in one of the first reporter to arrive on the scene and that's nbc bay area's kris sanchez and she's still out there this morning. we got a little bit of new information from the sheriff's department, kris. >> yeah. now we than there are going to be some families here in the bay area that are going to be completely devastated by this active shooter situation. we know several people have not made it out of this active

shooter situation alive. several people are confirmed casualties, as the police department puts it, but they're just human beings, vta workers. so they are trying to make sure that there's information for those families and they're getting people -- a reunification center for families at 55 west younger and that is the sheriff's department. so if you have somebody in your life who works for vta you can call there for more information and we'll be trying to get it for you, as well, but generally they notify families before they get this information. we don't know how many people died in this active shooter situation. we do know that one of them is the gunman himself and we don't know how. we don't know whether or not that person turned their gun on themselves or whether that person was taken out by the sheriff's department or by the police department. we know both agencies were responding out here. this is still locked down because there is a lot of investigating that is going to be happening right now, trying

to find the answers. we don't know what the connection is at this point between that shooter and the folks who were working at the vta maintenance yard at this point, and we are hearing some police right now. clearly, the investigation is going in that direction. they're trying to find more information at this point. just a little sad -- a little sad to know that the situation couldn't be resolved before that gunman was able to shoot and kill several people here. >> we hear about active shooters throughout this country and when one hits so close to home and so active, we appreciate you being ought there gathering this information, as well and they did confirm, vta yard, they did confirm they're vta employees and so that's very tough news. the people who have loved ones and family members who work there at that facility. that's why that reunification is

so important, as well. this is such a time of uncertainty for people. >> right. we did see a large number of people being escorted out of what would be that maintenance yard. we were here as they were being walked out from that yard over to the sheriff's department which is right next door. we know that a large number of people didn't make it out. they will be traumatized for some time to come for sure and they'll be answering a lot of questions from law enforcement as they try to get to the bottom of what happened here. >> just such a sad situation. very much so. this investigation will continue as we learn to learn more from the sheriff's office which is working in conjunction with the police department. let's go to nbc bay area skyranger right now. we are given a bird's-eye view of what is going on. you can see the bless response and law enforcement authority response as you take an overhead view of 880 west younger and north 1st street this morning which is the site of that vta

maintenance yard. it's actually the control center hub that stores all of the trains. so it's the transfer station where many of these employees go to to check in and of course transfer those trains and of course, you i would imagine with the morning commute it would be a very busy area. we don't know if the shooter was a vta employee at this point. what has been confirm side there are multiple victims, multiple casualties and we do know that in some way or another vta employees have been involved in this. so we're working to get you more information as this investigation continues this morning and it will go on, no doubt, throughout the day. it is very concerning. we don't know the numbers at this point, marcus. >> absolutely. we talked about laura, that call came in athat went out to the 911 center.

let's take a listen to what he was saying about what happened with those involved. >> i can confirm with you right now that we do have multiple victims and we have multiple casualties at this point. i can't confirm the exact number of injuries and fatalities, but i will tell you that there are multiple injuries and multiple fatalities. i can confirm with you right now that we do have multiple victims and multiple casualties at this point. i can't confirm the exact number of injuries and fatalities, but i will tell you that there are multiple injuries and multiple fatalities in this case. >> certainly not what we wanted to hear, but we do have that information now about those involved in the active shooter situation this morning. this is the video that we had earlier and showing you just how active that was this morning as many people were responding, fire, police, sheriff, emt all responding to this this morning and now we know why. that active shooter, multiple

fatalities and multiple injuries there and involved were those o employees and that vta control center where they were stored and there are people getting red for shifts and getting ready for the day. >> we don't know much of anything on the suspect. that was not share asked we don't know if that suspect is an employee of the vta or the circumstances surrounding that and that is information that we are hoping to get within the next hour. we were informed the next update should come at 9:30 and that's just the time they gave us, but of course, we're still waiting to get information about that. also, if you know someone that may work in this area or at the vta facility and you're looking for information whether it's a family member, a loved one. they have asked everyone to go to the sheriff's office that's at 55 west younger.

that's where they're reuniting people for family members and i know it's a scary situation when people are hearing about this and you haven't been able to get in contact with your loved one, but they're asking people to get in touch with the sheriff's office and 55 west younger and they're also asking for that. if you have information call them, they want to know as much as they can to get this information, because certainly while the shooter is down, this investigation continues. >> and it will throughout the day there. that area will be cordoned off for quite some time. nbc bay area skyranger overhead right now and giving you an overview of the vta control center hub that stores these trains and this is where vta employees go, as well, in the morning. when they just heard 6:34, shots fired. multiple 911 calls made to law enforcement in that area. in fact, we want to go back and

hear from russell davis. he is from the santa clara county sheriff's department spokesperson this morning and what he had to say finding out about that shooter being deceased. >> the suspect is confirmed deceased. i will not go into details as to what or how the cause of death is at this point, but the suspect is deceased at this point so the public safety is safe at this point. this is still an ongoing investigation, like i was saying earlier. and as we have noted, as well, this investigation will go far into the day and the motive, witnesses, talking to them about what they could have possibly seen, no doubt law enforcement and authorities investigating the background of this shooterwhere, he is from, where he lives, where he came from? does he work for vta? there are a lot of unanswered questions and not only at this scene, marcus, at the vta

control center site where the reports of the shootings and multiple fatalities happened, but they'll also go to the suspect's home and they'll find as much as they can about this person to gather information. that's what i mean, it's spread far and wide right now and it will continue for quite some time. >> you can see right there, you see the vta rail yard and just when you see east hedding and there is a middle school there. i got a tweet from a mother who said she was dropping her daughter off at school, go back to the car, take her home and active shooter situation. this is affecting the middle school there. parents were told to take their students their children home because of that situation there this morning. certainly, this is the area where it happened and they've been monitoring the roads in that area because people travel through this area a lot, mike. so talk to us about what you're

seeing right now. >> the middle school, one of the parents contacting you, so even over there, about a half mile away there is an issue with hed because of that activity. what i've marked on the map here is the actual closures, west unger and north san fed are pedro street with 1st street and hedding which were a part of the perimeter and the opposite side of 880 and 87. the freeways have not been interrupted as far as the flow and 880, i would advise against using the on and off ramp on north 1st just to avoid the activity. >> we haven't heard about specific delays for vta because they've been busy handling this very serious situation on their premises, so we will just say the blue line and the green line

which take you on forth 1st past this scene. that will be an issue or potentially an issue so plan on delays traveling through this portion as well as to hedding and if there is additional congestion because of surface street traffic that may have to rally around the scene. we know that they have set up with that press conference where we've taken the first update from them over at hedding and north san pedro, that is just below where that hazard sign is there and the exclamation point and that will have local traffic flow affected there. if you don't have to go through the area in the court buildings and the santa clara county's sheriff's department and those are all near the vta yard, and so that is a critical area and avoid that for the time being as well as the 880 first. >> i don't have any official

closures listed, but as the chopper shows us, the vt attraction and in is nimitz traveling smoothly past the scene and you can see the activity and be aware if you're driving through the area especially to the closest to the yard there where you see the truck and the cars going past it, there may be some distracted drivers. we advise you drive defensively, folks and they're moving in and out of those lanes and do drive defensively past the scene, and watch the other cars because they may have their eyes wandering. we are keeping you advised that it is safe to drive on the freeway past the scene and it is still an active investigation and avoid north 1st and past the area, as well as younger and north san pedro street which are on the perimeter headed to the vta yesterday, and i would also avoid the long saturday of juvenile hall which is called guadalupe parkway, but the

surface street bf you join in with the rest of highway 87, and it's got cut off with vbls, oos as well. avoid the nimitz freeway just to avoid the activity in the area and you can access heading from 87 and coleman and out of this area, but it's just the safest and we'll keep the investigation clear of any other issues. back to you. >> thank you very much. we've been on the air for at least a couple of hours now after even "today in the bay" when we heard reports of an active shooter just as we were going off the air this morning, going to the "today" show and that's when we broke in to bring you not only these live pictures, but as much information as we could gather at the time. what we now know that about 6:34

this morning there were multiple 911 calls made to the emergency system reports of shots fired and what we now know is younger and 1st street and the vta maintenance yard. this is a hub that stores a lot of trains where the workers go and it's not only those that conduct the trains, as well and the ticket takers and what not, but the entire crew that it takes to get this train system up and running. reports of shots fired at 6:34 this morning and law enforcement immediately responded to the scene and that's where they found multiple victims, multiple casualties and we know the shooter was put down somehow. we don't know if the shooter in fact shot himself or it was at the hands of law enforcement trying to protect law enforcement, as well and this is all information that we are trying to confirm from the

sheriff's department. what we do know so far is that the shooter was killed and that the investigation continues this morning. this is usually a shift change time for a lot of crews out there, as well, including law enforcement, as well. so there could be a lot of concern from laughed ones and family members that work for the vta and possibly wondering where their loves ones are. the sheriff's office has set up a ri unification center. they told us about this this morning. >> the family information rid now we are staging are reunification area at our sheriff's office headquarters which is next door which is at 55 west younger avenue in san jose. if anyone has any type of information regarding this incident please give us a call. >> you should certainly, however, avoid that destination at all if you have no reason to be in that area because this is an active scene in regard to the

investigation continuing, not an active shooting scene no longer as the suspect is dead after the shooting at the vta facility this morning. still avoid this area because there are roads that are blocked off there this morning as this investigation is continuing and as we hope to get more information that media staging center has been set up by the sheriff's department and we hope to get another report in the next half hour or so, possibly telling us how many, you know, victims and casualties there could be involved in this, marcus. it could be a number we don't want to hear. one is too many in many books. >> absolutely. any time we hear of these active shooting spags it is scary, but we know we can report, multiple victims and multiple fatality sfs this is according, and this

is about 6:34 this morning and kru can get aniary, and this is from see owe range are ask the vta ask the suspect is deceased you in. it doesn't say how that happened, and when we expect to get another update from the sheriff's office. this was a scary situation for those involved and you can see it right here, the vta rail yard in that area is where they have blocked off the area. you saw a quick response from sheriff, police, from san jose as well as fire and emt all responding quickly to that area and east hedding street you see right there, that's where the middle school is not too far from that area. laura, i know you have new information?

>> that's right. san jose mayor sam liccardo has been tweeting out all this morning and just about nine minutes ago he sent this out. our hearts are in pain for the families of those we have lost in this horrific shooting. the shooter is deceased and more information will be provided at 9:30 a.m. that goes along the lines that we are hearing from the sheriff's department that more information will be released to the media possibly in regards to how many victims and how many casualties are involved in this, but once again, the sheriff -- the mayor of san jose has been involved in what's going on with this because he tweeted out about an hour ago the facility on younger street leaving several people being treated and confirming for us as we have confirmed with the sheriff's department as well that the shooter is no longer a threat. the facility was evacuated and of course, we are just awaiting more information at this point,

but multiple agencies still on the scene this morning. it has been a very active morning with reports of the first shots fired about 6:34, and we know that some of the victims involved are vta employees. that's very concerning. very concerning. we hope to learn more about exactly the whos, the whens and of course, the why -- why this happened. another active shooter, you know, in this country. tragic news to wake up to, we know, for so many of you this morning, but we are trying to give you the very latest information. of course, accurately, as well that's our job and we've got crews on the scene, as well trying to gather as much information as we can. santa clara county sheriff's department just tweeting out right now that information that we heard from them, stressing that reunification center for families is at 70 west hedding, but if you have no reason to go to that area, you should avoid

the area at all cost this morning because it is a very active investigation that's continuing, marcus. >> yeah. that investigations will go on for hours now as they try to piece together what happened here from, you know, when it started, why it happened and we will see investigations into the shooter there. it is 9:00 for you right now and we've been on the air close to two hours now with this active shooting situation there that happened this morning. the first calls went out to 911 this morning about 6:34, multiple calls about a shooter at vta's control center. this is where they store those trains at 101 west younger street and sadly, we report that there are multiple victims and multiple fatalities. we do know from the sheriff's department that they are vta employees. as far as the suspect in that situation, that suspect is deceased, but sheriff's office not saying how that happened or the type of gun that was