this is an active shooter. >> they are my true heroes. they responded the way that they should. they took their life in their hands. >> this is a very dark moment for a city and for our community. but we have already seen people pulling together in this very tough time. right now at 5:00, breaking news we continue to follow. a community in mourning, families waking up with pain and heartache after a gunman opened fire at a vta rail yard killing nine people. as we work to learn more about who those victims were, investigators are working to determine a motive. >> in coming days there will be more details about the whys and the whats of this terrible day. >> the search for clues isn't just at the rail yard. the suspect's home also being searched as those who knew him are revealing more about his tense past.

>> our community is coming together to honor the lives lost. ahead, more on the growing memorials and the way you can help those impacted as "today in the bay" continues right now. good morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. we're here for you. our entire team has been covering the story since it first broke. we went on the air for a day of extended coverage to bring you the very latest as all the information was coming out as the shooting unfolded. here is what we know this morning. the vta light rail facility in downtown san jose where this all happened remains locked down as detectives remain on the scene. >> the nine people before turning the gun on himself. overnight that ninth victim, who was in critical condition at valley medical center died. now at 10:30 this morning vta is holding a news conference and we'll share more information about all of the employees who lost their lives.

>> we have pictures of four of the victims. the youngest 29-year-old adrian balleza. also 36-year-old taptejdeep singh. 40-year-old michael joseph rudometkin and 42-year-old paul delacruz megia. 49-year-old alex fritch. 35-year-old jose hernandez iii. 39-year-old timothy romo. and 63-year-old abdolvahab alaghmandan. and 63-year-old lars lane. we're going to do our best to try to learn more about who they were and, of course, who they loved. >> this morning our team continues to work hard for you as we've fanned out to get new information. first we want to start with kris sanchez live out-of-the shooting scene. kris, i know we're learningf tht out there yesterday and a tough scene, i would imagine, for you to be able to cover right now. it's just tough out there.

>> reporter: we're closer than we were yesterday. we talk about the swift support not just by law enforcement but people inside that building. first, i want to share with you some brand-new information from the santa clara sheriff's office this morning. you mentioned one more person died from their injuries overnight. but we also know now there is still one person fighting for their life in the hospital as we speak. and we now know that the gunman had two handguns on him and 11 magazines. so clearly he was likely going to target more people had that action not happened. now you mentioned those victims and they really should be at the forefront of the story. people process at their own time. families have been willing to share some of their family members memories. adrian balleza, taptejdeep singh and paul megia was 42. we talked with the singh family

who told us he heard gunshots early yesterday morning, called for his colleagues to get out and get to safety, even pushed some of them. now his family knows he won't see his 1- and 3-year-old children grow up. >> we've suffered a lot. this morning his body is still there. anybody can grab the purse and see the i.d. and who it is. it's the nicer one in the family, he's family. he has too many friends. >> reporter: now all of the families have been notified so that has happened and it's okay to mention their names. santa clara county will be providing victims services to those families and co-workers as they try to move forward and the south bay labor council and another organization has set up funds to help those families. if you want to help you can find those links at nbcbayarea.com.

if you need support or to find a place to heal there will be a vigil sat city hall at 6:00. kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> certainly those vigils are a place where so many people go to share their love, support, and it really does help the entire community, i feel, really show we're not alone. i think that's the biggest part of a lot of those vigils as well. thank you, kris. >> very much so. well, as for the gunman, the investigation now well under way at his home. here is a map showing his house in relation to where the shooting happened. it's in south san joseonning a angmar court. you could see that he was carrying a black double back, that he was putting into that white pickup truck right in his front driveway.

we'll take you there live. >> bob redell, you were one of the first reporters at his home yesterday. what do we know about the man behind all of this? >> reporter: marcus and laura, one neighbor we spoke with here in san jose didn't have very nice things to say about the suspect, samuel cassidy. he was 57 years old, worked for several years at the vta and he lived at a home on angmar court behind me here where you can see san jose police are out here guarding the scene. the home caught fire around the same time cassidy opened fire on his fellow co-workers. investigators are looking into whether cassidy used a timed device to start the fire so it would coincide with the shooting. a neighbor tells us cassidy lived by himself, wasn't friendly. cassidy's ex-wife tells the ap that about ten years ago cassidy had spoken about killing people at work. this morning on the "today" show sheriff laurie smith says law

enforcement is still trying to figure out the motive for yesterday's shooting. >> what in the world could prompt someone to take this kind of action? we don't know at this point. >> he scared me all the time. he never said hi. he didn't say anything. he looked like a scary person. >> reporter: that was cassidy's neighbor was mentioning. agencies like the fbi and atf spent much of the day out here collecting evidence from his home on angmar court. the bomb squad searched the home for explosive devices. none found, or at least they're not reporting they found any. neighbors were allowed to return to their homes last night. reporting live in south san jose, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> you were out there yesterday, how much of that home actually burned?

the inside.: i did the police did find a gas can and smelled gasoline, so the belief is that was the accelerant used to start the fire. >> good thing that didn't spread to other neighbors homes as well. thanks so much, bob. as this investigation continues to unfold, loved ones are grieving enormous losses. participate of the main transit system is also at a standstill. "today in the bay's" cierra johnson with that angle to the story. this could affect a lot of people that are using vta services, cierra. >> reporter: that's right. good morning, laura. this investigation is ongoing all while a community and the greater bay area grieves for the lives lost in that tragedy. as vta works with those investigators, we're told services at those stations are

on pause. now right now the light rail service is canceled. vta tells us they are working to ensure the bus bridges are running along those light rail routes. now this morning commuters are being asked to plan their trips using regular buses. and with the disruption in service vta anticipating commuters and some travelers may have some transportation related questions. vta is sharing their customer line number. you can find that number on our screen right now or also continuously updating our website nbcbayarea.com with the up-to-date information. and, mike, i know you've been following this situation closely. any advice for those commuters heading out this morning as they navigate the city? >> cierra, you said it best and that's all i can add is you add time, you allow for delays and also that number. let's take the graphics on screen.

bus bridge coverage for the light rail service which is canceled indefinitely right now for the vta service as cierra said. call that number if you have a schedule. the freeways are moving smoothly right now. we do have that construction, the closure at 84 has cleared and a new crash near the castro valley y. kari, it was a little breezy overnight. we have a holiday weekend coming up. what do you have for us? yes, quite a few more changes in our weather going into the next few days. you might need to get out the door in the south bay. as the sun rises temperatures in the low 50s and it will be a clear start to the day. we'll see it slowly warming up for today. in oakland, jacket weather for the early morning hours. feeling very mild. we'll see our temperatures just slightly cooler today.

back to you, laura and marcus. >> all right. thanks so much, kari. san jose along with the rest of the bay area in mourning after being rocked by the mass shooting at the vta light rail yard. how this rampage sadly fits into the nation's epidemic of gun violence. plus -- we'll take a look at what washington is doing to react to that violence. complete coverage ahead as "today in the bay" continues.

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good thursday morning. right now at 5:13 as we take a live look outside in walnut creek, a cool start to the day and it will be a cooler afternoon ahead of a weekend warm-up. we'll have more on that in the forecast coming up in a few minutes. and a crash off the castro valley y on the shoulder for north 238. we'll track that. meanwhile, a live look outside. we had some debris reported on the san mateo bridge. it hasn't presented any additional problems. i'll let you know if they have to do a track break or whatever the other updates are coming up. all right. thank you very much. we continue our breaking news coverage of the vta rail yard shooting rampage. among the developments overnight a ninth victim now died from his injuries. doctors at valley medical center just couldn't save him. he was also the only survivor to be treated at a hospital. as we've been reporting since yesterday the gunman took his

own life. investigators are looking at evidence at his home which caught fire yesterday and neighbors there are finally being allowed to return. vta leaders are planning to hold another news conference later this morning to talk more about the workers who lost their lives in this horrific tragedy along with the impact for you on rail service. and more details now when you include the tragedy in san jose. the u.s. has now seen at least 232 mass shootings this year alone. that's according to the gun violence archive which defines mass shootings as those involved four. last year it was 600 even with the pandemic raging. scott mcgrew joins us now and, scott, the white house flag lowered at half-staff once again today. marcus was talking about those numbers, and we're

reminded how often our communities go through this grief. the number of times the president has ordered the flag lowered to half-staff above the what's is absolutely heartwrenching. mr. biden has only been president for five months, about 125 days, and that flag has been lowered five times for mass shootings. the most recent a shooting at a fedex facility in indianapolis but also shootings in south carolina, the king super shooting in boulder, the atlanta spa shootings as well. here's the vice president. >> it is absolutely tragic. it's absolutely tragic. i have family that live in san jose. i've worked for many, many years with the mayor of san jose and that police department. my prayers and my thoughts are with all of those families that have been affected. >> so prayers and thoughts and thoughts and prayers. that is, unfortunately, a standardized, if genuine, reaction. there are also the usual calls

in washington for gun control this morning as there are after each tragedy. now there was a time back in the 1990s when america was ready for gun control, and that, too, was because of a tragedy here in the bay area. the mass killing at 101 california at a san francisco law firm led the u.s. to institute an assault weapons ban. one fewer innocent person killed in that shooting than in san jose yesterday. but the u.s. was ready for change led by california senator dianne feinstein. >> yesterday our country was forced to endure yet another mass shooting. >> now that was feinstein in the senate just a few weeks ago. she was not talking about san jose. she was at the time talking about the massacre in boulder at the king supermarket which killed ten including a police officer. i'll return to what talking about, more than 200 mass shootings defined as four or more shot so far this year.

the most recent with the highest death toll was in colorado springs. that was 18 days ago. and i'm going to admit to you right now i don't even remember remember that one because they come so often. >> it's one after another and you sadly forget about the one before because then a couple weeks later or so there's another. something has to be done. the question is what? >> and now our kids -- are kids are asking about it. i had to talk to my kids about it yesterday. and then they're asking, can this happen -- could it happen in your work place? it's just horrible. it's horrible. and it hits so close to home. >> we've had that training. >> thanks, scott. >> it's 5:18. we want to take a moment to take a look outside. look at the golden gate bridge.

at first i thought the light was the sun. >> after that moon yesterday. >> it's just a light there. meteorologist kari hall tracking that. 5:18. how will it shape up? hopefully a nice sunrise, kari. it will be. and we're about 25 minutes away from sunrise right now. let me show you this live view from the cupertino hills. it is a beautiful start to this thursday morning. and we will have a slightly cooler day. a clear sky across the bay area. we'll get much more of an ocean breeze today. palo alto is heading up to 71 degrees and some upper 70s from the tri-valley to the inland east bay. some low 80s for santa rosa and morgan hill today reaching 78 degrees. check out the seven-day forecast as you make holiday plans. we are going to see some changes. we are seeing scattered showers to the north of us keeping it

cool for the next couple of days. but then high pressure builds and high pressure for us usually means heat. that's because it shifts our wind direction, our wind flow and with a northerly win it's going to make it feel hotter as those winds actually at times blow off the coast. so here is a look at the weekend planner if you are planning to go to the beach. for stinson beach some mid-60s. and then the warm-up on sunday. we'll see that across the bay area. much more comfortable and a milder warm-up from half moon bay to santa cruz compared to the inland areas where we'll go from the mid-70s to the mid-80s for san jose. livermore going from 81 degrees to 92 degrees on sunday. and that heat gets even hotter for memorial day. here is a look at our seven-day forecast. some 70s and 80s today for our warmest spots inland. going into memorial day, yes, 9.

maybe the first time you're really getting the pool cleaned out and ready for some swimmers but we are going to need that on monday as well as tuesday. our san francisco temperatures don't change that much. from the low 60s to the upper 60s. just enough of an ocean breeze to keep the city cool and the natural air conditioning in place. heading over to you, mike, how is it looking right now for the morning commute? >> the roadways have a good start. a reminder, of course, vta's light rail service is canceled until further notice. we'll be talking about that all morning. the freeways, the highways, are all moving smoothly. we had that construction picked up for niles. we talked about some debris. it looks like it's been cleared without issue. the crash north 238 circled. there's a big rig on the shoulder but no slowing as of yet and circled up there in the north bay, looks like they just picked up that construction that had to close eastbound 80, close and reopen now about a half hour

ahead of time heading to the area. the bay bridge toll plaza shows you the traffic moving very slowly and the california flag ordered to half-staff today by the governor and the president. back to you. >> thanks, mike. trying to answer the question everybody is asking this morning. why? at the bottom of the hour we'll go back to our live team coverage including details on the death of another victim overnight and the latest on that investigation into the vta rail yard mass shooting. and just ahead for you a look at other top stories we have for you this morning. you're watching "today in the bay."

welcome back to our breaking news coverage of the vta rail yard shooting. this is where workers are mourning the loss of nine of their fellow co-workers, people they worked closely with, they knew. the ninth victim died overnight at valley medical. emerging about the gunman who killed himself. his neighbors describe him as a loner, but he had no previous criminal history. vta leaders will provide an update on the rail service as well as those workers who lost their lives. we want to pause and get you caught up on other stories making news as well. san francisco police department leaders updated their long-term reform efforts. the justice department first recommended the reforms back in 2016 following shootings that included the death of mario

woods. chief william scott tells supervisors they have completed all but 19 of the 272 recommendations made. many tied to the use of force as well as community policing, accountability and bias. chief scott expects the other 19 to be carried out as well. some as soon as this year. the tragedy in san jose meant one-day delay in governor newsom's plan to vaccinate more californians. he was scheduled to unveil his plan yesterday. it's likely to involve incentives with the focus on communities hit hardest with the pandemic. the governor now expected to visit southern california later today to make that announcement. 5:26. up next, more breaking news coverage of the vta rail yard mass shooting including the gunman's ex-wife and ex-girlfriend speaking out after his unspeakable act yesterday. the experiences they had with him and the signs they never for

a minute believed would end like this. plus, the vta understandably at a standstill. we'll update how soon riders can expect normal service to resume and how the agency plans to accommodate those riders.

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3. >> this morning all of us woke up to a new nightmare. this one-two blocks away from my office. this whole county carries the scars, mental and physical, of gun violence. >> there's a numbness i imagine some of us are feeling about this. >> right now at 5:30 breaking news. a somber and sad morning. nine families now know their loved ones will never return home. this all after the gunman, samuel cassidy, opened fire at a vta rail yard in san jose. the search for answers far from over. >> we're going to be there throughout the night to clear every room and every crevice of that building. >> where the investigation will play out from here. also, we'll learn more about the victims, one being called a hero for alerting others as all the chaos was unfolding. "today in the bay" continues right now.

and a good morning to you. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. our entire team has been covering this story since it first broke yesterday. we went on the air for aest as shooting unfolded. here is what we know at this hour. the vta light rail facility in downtown san jose remains locked down as investigators are still at the scene. >> the gunman killing nine people before turning the gun on himself. overnight the ninth victim sadly died. vta will hold a news conference and we'll share more information about the employees who lost their lives. >> we have pictures of four of those employees of the youngest 29-

singh. 49-year-old alex fritch. jose hernandez iii. 49-year-old timothy romo. 63-year-old abdolvahab alaghmandan. and 63-year-old lars lane. we'll do our best to learn more about who they are and who they love. >> our team of reporters out this morning getting a lot of new information for you. i want to bring in kris sanchez who is live outside the shooting scene. we're learning about the true acts of heroism yesterday. >> reporter: yeah, really and new information from the sheriff herself who confirmed the gunman had two handguns on his person and 11 magazines. she also says that they just did -- law enforcement just did an active shooter training at that facility in the last year, so they were trained and ready to go hoping they wouldn't need that training. instead, they did need that training. law enforcement very swift to respond. a lot of the vta employees also

saying their colleagues helped them to safety as well. the pictures of the four people whose families are ready to share some of their stories. one of them is taptejdeep singh. we spoke with the singh family who said he heard gunshots early yesterday morning and called for his fellow co-workers to get to safety. they tell us they even were shoved out by him. the family waited for hours to find out what happened to taptejdeep singh. >> we suffered a lot. this morning his body is still there. anybody can grab the purse and see the i.d. and who it is. he's family. he has too many friends. >> reporter: all of the families have been notified at this point. santa clara county will be

providing victims services to families and co-workers as they try to move forward. the labor council and another community organization. you can find that information on our website. and tonight at 6:00 at san jose city hall there will be a vigil to honor the memory of these people who were essential workers who continued showing up for work throughout this pandemic to help people get where they needed to go. to honor their families' sacrifice as well. kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> hopefully that will help a lot of people in the community to be able to support in that way. thanks, kris. >> we do have more details now. that gunman has been identified as samuel cassidy. they believe he took his own life. he was an employee of vta. at this time the motive is unknown. >> we've been talking to people who knew him, though. one neighbor describes him as

scary. his ex-wife says he talked about "today in the bay's" bob redell is outside of the gunman's burned home in south san jose. any idea yet on maybe why he snapped? has anyone said anything to you? >> reporter: no. and this morning sheriff laurie smith of the santa clara county sheriff said law enforcement doesn't know yet why samuel cassidy shot all those people. they're still investigating the motive. as you see behind me san jose police are guarding the home on angmar court in south san jose. this is where cassidy lived. this is video of him leaving his home yesterday morning. a black duffel bag he's putting in the back of the pickup truck. his house burned down later. law enforcement investigating whether cassidy set the fire to his house with a timed device. we spoke to his ex-wife who was

married to him for about ten years. she says he would come home angry about work. in an interview with the ap said cassidy talked about killing people at work. she never thought he would actually killing out the threat. >> i would tell him that's how it is with a job, problems, and people may not like you for no reason and you may not like so and so for whatever reason. that's how it is. but sometimes he didn't like my sponsor he would get more mad. >> reporter: an ex-girlfriend of cassidy's who does not want to be identified who dated hem for six months in 2008 said he was unstable. she remembers him being angry with co-workers, stressed about his job and complaining about his boss. reporting live here in south san jose, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> such a strange set of events.

thank you very much, bob. as it really unfolds and loved ones grieve their losses part of the south bay's main transit system, the vta, is also at a standstill. cierra johnson joins us live with that angle to the story. it could affect a lot of people used to taking vta. >> reporter: yes, good morning. this investigation is ongoing and the community not only here in san hope say but the greater bay area community is grieving the lives lost in this tragedy. as vta works with investigators we're told that the transit system right now is on pause. the light rail system, vta tells us, is what is being canceled. they're working to ensure bus bridges are working along the light rail routes. this morning commuters are being asked to plan their trips using regular buses and with the disruption in service vta, as you can imagine, anticipating commuters and travelers may have

some transportation questions. vta is sharing their customer line number. you can find that number on your skren. we're also continuously updating our website with up-to-date information on those buses and anything else vta is letting us know. mike has been keeping close tabs on this situation and how it's impacting folks' transportation. mike? >> vta will cancel the light rail trains and they're doing the best they can to substitute with a bus bridge, get you that number that cierra gave you. plan on extra time. you won't have the same service. call if you have questions about what service will be available and how you can get about your day. the freeways themselves are moving smoothly but it will be for riders in the south bay. a little build right on schedule for san jose approaching 540. slowing southbound on the nimitz

through hayward as we saw yesterday and a crash on the northbound side may be an issue. that crash has been on the system for about 20 minutes. slowing there. looking at the tri-valley, 84 reopened. alvarado, niles, no major issues. the golden gate bridge, a beautiful drive. coming down out of the north bay, that's really nice. >> we're making weekend plans. i know with it being the holiday weekend people may be hitting the road and, of course, around lake tahoe that's one of the popular destinations. just to show you this live view of the resort at squaw creek and our forecast at south lake tahoe in the low to mid-70s throughout the weekend. we may have a slight chance of some pop-up showers, possibly some thunderstorms on sunday. but other than that it looks really nice with some comfortable temperatures. also fairly comfortable for

santa cruz. starting out with some upper 40s and low 50s reaching into the upper 60s for tomorrow as well as saturday. sunday reaching into the low 70s. and if you're planning to head to sonoma valley this is where we'll start to see the temperatures heating up by the end of the weekend. some low 80s, though, for friday and saturday. it's going to be very beautiful and comfortably warm. now our beach forecast for the next several days, for several destinations from stinson beach to half moon bay down to santa cruz, once again those temperatures coming up a couple of degrees. but definitely milder compared to what we'll have for some of the inland areas. other places, napa valley this weekend going from 82 degrees on saturday to 93 degrees on sunday. san francisco not seeing as many changes here, just mainly staying in the 60s with a nice ocean breeze while santa cruz once again will see those temperatures in the low 70s. we'll be keeping an eye on that weekend forecast, whether you're

staying here or hitting the road. and i'll have a look at today's forecast coming up in a few minutes, laura and marcus. >> thank you very much, kari. 5:40 right now. heavy hearts this morning as the bay area tries to cope after the vta shooting. we investigate other recent tragedies and how this shooting marks one of the deadliest of the bay area. president biden has been briefed on the shooting. they keep him up to date. he says the whole situation in san jose, quote, pierces the soul. and as part of our asian-american pacific islander heritage month shining the spotlight on public speaker, educator and civil rights activist. the founder of the fred t. korematsu institute. she continues the legacy of her father and his refusal to enter an internment camp.

this morning we salute you karen korematsu.

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right now at 5:44, the sun is rising as we speak. and as we take a look at our activity forecast going out for a jog in concord, we will have a cool start to the morning. low 50s and then we'll see a

milder day. so you can really get in that run at any point this afternoon and it's still going to be nice. we'll talk about what's ahead with hotter temperatures in our weekend forecast coming up in a few minutes. and there is milder traffic on the freeways. a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. you see the traffic flow smoothly. no major issues am we do have flags lowered at half-staff in honor of those victims of yesterday's shooting. >> throughout the country. thank you very much, mike. we continue our breaking news coverage of this vta rail yard shooting rampage. among some of the developments for you overnight, a ninth victim has now died from his injuries at valley medical center. this is also the only survivor to be treated at a hospital. as we've been reporting since early yesterday the gunman took his own life. and now investigators are trying

to piece together why he snapped. they're looking at evidence at his home, which caught fire yesterday. neighbors there are finally being allowed to return. plannid anothe lost their lives in this terrible tragedy along with the impact this morning on rail service. >> and more details from the people who lived in the bay area for a long time may find themselves thinking back to 1993. "the chronicle" reposted its front page following the 101 california shooting in san francisco where eight people died before the gunman took his own life. and the san jose rampage is the deadliest in the bay area since then. our investigative unit looked at some of the more recent shooting rampages in the bay area and the locations include a u.p.s. facility, the veterans home, youtube headquarters, and most

recently the gilroy garlic festival. that shooting happened nearly two years ago and that's when the gunman killed three people including a 6-year-old boy before taking his own life while deputies moved in. >> it's hard to look at those. i've covered every single one of those shootings in the bay area. it's just tragic. and that's just in the bay area. we're talking about the country as well, all these mass shootings. the san jose shooting piercing the nation's soul. >> scott mcgrew, you have more from the white house's reaction. we've seen the president reacting with compassion and grief quite a few times now in the 127 days he's been president. he, himself, so familiar with the loss of a spouse and a son and a daughter. the president writing immediately after the shooting of the families who will never be whole again. there are children, parent, and spouses who are waiting to hear

whether someone they love is ever going to come home. now president biden has called for congress to take action, but his own legislative agenda has not, in fact, included a major push for gun control. after two mass shootings in a week back in april, the president was asked whether he would push for significant change, and he said he would after the infrastructure bill. leading a top gun control advocate to say, quote, i'm disappointed he has the nerve and audacity to say he's going to do things in sequential order. it's out of order to bury your child. it's out of order to be shopping for eggs and have your life disrupted. president trump actually work closely with california's dianne feinstein, author of the assault weapons ban of the 1990s, on gun control after the stoneman douglas shootings, only to reverse himself after meetings with the nra. california governor gavin newsom, who has never been shy on his position on guns, was not

shy when speaking out about our tragedy. >> it begs the damn question what the hell is going on in the united states of america? what the hell is wrong with us? >> here is a look at some of the statements from bay area leaders. eric swalwell says enough is enough. lofgren tells families my heart is with you. mourning the loss of san jose's public servants. laura and marcus, technology has made it so easy for leaders and regular people to speak about their grief, but not much else has changed, unfortunately. >> tough all around there. thanks, scott. the bay area teams are reacting to all of this. local teams tweeted messages of support and condolences. the warriors tweeted they are heartbroken, from the giants and the sharks have said they're deeply saddened. and from the 49ers, violence has no place in our community. san jose earthquakes play a short distance from the vta facility and tweeted their deep

sadness. the oakland a's say, quote, our hearts are with san jose. for a's manager bob melvin, focusing on yesterday's game was just hard to do. >> it's awful and there are way too many of these things and it always hits home. we play a baseball game today but this certainly is way more important than that. just hearts out to the families who lost loved ones. >> and at the coliseum the a's held a moment of silence for those victims. and many people are asking, how can i help the victims of this tragic shooting? mayor sam liccardo asking the public to donate to a fun set up by the south bay labor council. that money will go to the families of the nine vta workers who lost their lives. go on our website nbcbayarea.com and click on how to help

victims. that's at the top of the page on the trending bar. a quick look now at our other top stories. later this morning state lawmakers unveil a new set of measures meant to boost fire and safety preparedness at 9:30. pg&e, meantime, will pay more than $30 million to sonoma county and north bay towns including santa rosa and healdsburg as part of a settlement tied to the kincade wildfire. they found faulty power lines started the fire which destroyed nearly 400 structures back in 2019. the money covers damage to public and natural resources. new signs this morning our climate in crisis is hitting home when it comes to our precious water supply. the major drought related decision from the federal government may mean new water restrictions for customers within weeks. the bureau of reclamation decided to drastically cut water shipments for the central valley water project.

as a result valley water leaders are reported by hinting at tight new restrictions by the time the next meeting takes place on june 8th. in the north bay new restrictions this morning mean about 1,000 landowners will not be able to divert water this year from the russian river water basin. the board made that announcement as well yesterday. the move will impact landowners in sonoma and mendocino counties. it is 5:52 right now. we want to check in with that morning commute. have to make some adjustments for people along vta. what's the weather hold for us as we inch closer to the weekend? a nice start to our day, kari? it is a nice start but not nice news here. just got the drought monitor update, and it is looking even worse. so we were just talking about those water restrictions and, yes, it should be an emergency at this point because we are

seeing the exceptional drought expanding especially in northern california. more than a quarter of the state is in the highest level of a drought where we see the dark red that now includes much of the tri-valley into the north bay and expanding up through the sacramento valley on northward. so we are seeing still some extremely dry conditions, and we're getting ready for a hot weekend. this is what's going on. so we have some showers further to the north of us, and it's still fairly mild but high pressure will build. it's going to cause our winds to come in more from the north and then also offshore. when we get these kinds of winds, it causes our temperatures to rise rapidly and the air under that high pressure sinks. as it sinks, it's warming. that's the reason they call it high pressure is putting a high amount of pressure on the earth. we are looking at dry and hot conditions going into our memorial day week, but we are still in with the cool air and a

little bit more of an ocean breeze for today. martinez reaching 78 degrees. 77 in antioch and 75 degrees today in san jose. but once again we've been talking about how hot it's going to be by the end of the weekend into the holidays. our inland valleys go from the upper 70s on saturday to the mid-90s by memorial day. and it's still going to be hot on tuesday but it looks like that spike in temperatures do not last that long. in fact, we begin to cool off by next wednesday and we're to the going to see too many changes. coming up a few more degrees just enough of an ocean breeze to keep the city and the immediate coastline feeling nice and cool. we'll continue to monitor the drought conditions and the updates that we get throughout the morning. mike, what's the update now on the morning commute? we've been talking about all morning the light rail service for vta is canceled indefinitely right now in reaction to the vta

family, the huge loss we've been talking about. cierra johnson and i are covering that throughout the morning. the traffic flow is starting it recover from the early boost. we see the burst at 5:40. as we look at the map and recovering speeds now the map going from orange to yellow and back at speed probably for the next 15 minutes or so until about 6:20. that's the south bay. we've been seeing this pattern in the east bay. no major problems, a lot of flowing here and down into hayward and into union city out of hayward. late construction. that will slow you down a bit out of san leandro. now the rest of the travel times only adding a couple of minutes for 580. a little volume build for the altamont. a little slowing out of the area for concord and no big surprises there. the east shore freeway still

early for the slowing we typically see. right around university avenue is where things will start to clear. happening now senate republicans are preparing to deploy a filibuster to block a commission on the capitol siege. if the gop goes forward it will be the first successful use of a filibuster this year. most republicans opposed bill which would establish a commission to investigate the january 6th attacks by fellow trump supporters over the election results. coming up, our breaking news continues, we'll go back to our live team coverage of the vta rail yard mass shooting. we're getting some new information about the victims including the death of another vta worker overnight. we'll bring you all the very latest information including what investigators have unhe suspect.

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people are pulling together in this very tough time. >> right now at 6:00, breaking news. a community in mourning. families waking up with pain and heartache after a gunman opened fire at a vta rail yard killing nine people. as we work to learn more about who those victims were, investigators are working to determine a motive. >> in the coming days more details about the whys and the whats of this terrible day. >> the search for clues isn't just at the rail yard. the suspect's home also being searched as those who knew him revealing more about his tense act. >> and many coming together in this tragic time to honor the lives lost. more on the growing memorials and how you can help those impacted as the third hour of "today in the bay" continues right now. and a good morning to you.