for now, i turn it over to craig melvin. good wednesday morning to you. craig melvin here. it's a big week in our fight against covid-19. we just crossed a huge milestone. more than 50% of american adults are now fully vaccinated. this weekend, we will see a big test on how this nation reopens to travel. millions of americans desperate to get out of town after being cooped up for more than a year are ready to hit the road. this hour, i will ask a doctor about what travellers should keep in mind. first, that new reporting from "the washington post," quote, prosecutor in trump criminal probe convenes grand jury to hear evidence, weigh potential charges. that's according to two people familiar with the development. that manhattan grand jury could

decide whether to indict trump executives, the business or the former president himself. it's a process that could take months. as trump and his allies have noted, it's led by a democrat. the manhattan district attorney vance. to help us make sense of the new potential legal troubles for former president trump we have pete williams, hallie jackson, stuck around for us, and i want to bring in chuck rosenberg. chuck a former u.s. attorney, senior fbi official. he is now an msnbc contributor and host of a fantastic podcast. mr. williams, let's start with you. walk us through what we know about this grand jury and how a process like this typically works. >> okay. it will be a short walk, because we don't know a lot about this, because grand juries are secret. that's what prosecutors use. chuck can explain this better than i can. what we believe is the case here is that after using an existing

grand jury to get subpoenas for last two years, now the d.a.'s office is empaneling a special grand jury that will focus on this case. that's about it. that's about all we know. we don't know exactly what they are investigating or who. we have a broad sense of what's under investigation. in terms of whether anybody faces indictment, we don't know. we know people they have been looking at. what this means, whether there will be potential charges or not, we don't know. it's a logical next step for the district attorney to follow, because grand juries are the tools they use to do their jobs. it's and incremental step. how significant it is, we're going to have to wait and see. >> hallie, former president trump, the trump organization, they have, of course, consistently denied any wrongdoing. what are we hearing from the former president and his allies on this story? >> more of that, craig. what we are hearing on this is

not particularly unsurprising if you have not lived under a rock for the last four years, which is donald trump saying what he has said about these investigations, they are a witch hunt. we have a full screen. craig, again, not unfamiliar here, because this is a strategy that we have seen from donald trump time and time again. to point the finger at those actually doing the investigation. there is a key difference here. yes, for example, james is a democrat, the folks doing the investigation are. however, this is not a political process. this is not, for example, democrats on capitol hill leading an impeachment trial or leading an impeachment charge against the former president as we have seen a couple of times. this is in the world of criminal

prosecution. the penalties are real. it's not fines. it's actually the potential for prison time. when you look at who the concern revolves around right now, it is squarely, from the reporting we have done, on the guy in the upper right-hand corner of the spiderweb. that's a face you don't see all the time. you have heard about him more and more as it relates to the new york investigations. he is somebody -- you hear this from folks who know the inner workings of the trump organization, was right there ever step of the way as the chief financial officer for the trump org who would know about the issue at the heart of this, whether the trump organization and former president is misrepresenting its assets to either get better loans or get tax breaks. if there's anybody who will know about it, the thinking goes, it would be this man. >> what does it say that this

special grand jury has been convened? >> i think pete williams is right. by the way, there isn't anything on the planet that i can explain better than pete can. it's the logical and incremental next step. the grand jury has been obtaining documents. they have been doing it through subpoenas to financial institutions and the like. that's logical. that's what happens in investigations. it would make sense to me, craig, that they are at a new phase where they would use a grand jury to lock in witnesses. let me explain that if i may. make believe that it was important that the light was green and you are a witness to the fact that the light was green. when an fbi agent interviews you, you tell her the lie was green. you repeat that story over and over. but we think you might change your story. so we put new the grand jury. we ask you what color the light was. you say green. we now have that testimony under oath. fast forward to a trial. if anyone is indicted and if they go to trial and if we call

you as a witness, and we ask what color the light was and you say, i don't remember, or the light was red, we have your sworn grand jury testimony in which you said the light was green and can use that as substantive evidence of the color of the light. that's why this phase of the grand jury is so important. if, in fact, they are locking in witnesses and getting their stories under oath, all of that could be used at a subsequent trial. it's a logical and important next step. it's not a monumental next step. it was always the thing they would do next. as a prosecutor, it makes sense to me. >> the green light/red light explanation really helped viewers and listeners understand. thank you for that. as we know, investigators looking into the former president's business dealings before entering the white house, including potential tax fraud. as a former u.s. attorney, how difficult would it be to bring charges if they do find evidence

of wrongdoing? >> look, i don't think it's that difficult. again, another quirk about the grand jury system is that in an indictment, it only requires probable cause. a relatively low standard. by design. to convict at trial, you need proof beyond a reasonable doubt. it would be foolish and reckless to answer your question more directly for any prosecutor to bring a case based merely on probable cause. if the facts compel it, if the facts are there, if the witness testimony compels it, if the witnesses are there, you bring the case. it doesn't matter that he is a former president. we bring high profile cases all the time. this does not devolve to democrats or republicans. it's not about politics. it's about the facts and the law. if the facts and the law support a prosecution, if you have a good faith belief you can convict at trial, then you bring the case. >> "the washington post" reporting that the special grand

jury will sit three days a week for six months, which as i understand is longer than a normal new york state grand jury assignment. what, if anything, can we glean from that? >> not too much. i think it makes sense in a complicated white collar fraud investigation and perhaps prosecution that a grand jury would sit for many months and hear lots of evidence and have a number of grand jury subpoenas issued in its name. in the federal system, grand juries sit for longer than that. because i come from the federal system, six months doesn't strike me as an unduly long time, nor an undue purpose on the members of the grand jury. this is what you need to build white collar cases, time, documents, witnesses and evidence. >> chuck, lastly here to hallie's point and maybe we can bring back the graphic to show the upper right quadrant of the

web, as it was described, we know the new york attorney general's office is investigating -- criminally investigating this. what makes him so critical to this? >> the word you used. he has been there a long time. it's a relatively small organization. there are not a lot of employees. those who know it, have been inside it and have been there a long time are crucial witnesses. by the way, that can cut either way. he has evidence of mr. trump's knowledge or guilty or he knows mr. trump had nothing to do with it. whatever the facts are, prosecutors need to talk to weisselberg to learn the facts.

i don't preordain anything. important witness. they need to talk to him. whether or not he ends up helping the president or hurting the president, time will tell. >> chuck rosenberg, thank you. pete williams, thank you. hallie jackson, thanks for sticking around. catch hallie every weekday right before this hour. breaking news. the santa clara county sheriff's department says deputies are responding to right now what's being described as an active shooter investigation. this is the scene near downtown san jose, california. you can see a slew of police cars there assembled at this active shooter investigation. nbc news right now working to learn a little bit more, including whether there are injuries, if we are dealing with one shooter, perhaps multiple shooters. we just don't have a great deal of information right now.

deputies at this point are urging people to stay away from this area. it looks like -- again, looks like this is happening near a light rail facility in san jose, california. we are going to stay on top of this, bring you more information just as soon as we get it. deputies there in san jose on the scene of an active shooter investigation. american diplomacy in action. secretary of state blinken on a tour through the middle east. the big goal, trying to keep that cease-fire between israel and hamas intact. he is expected to speak in the next few minutes in jordan after meeting with key allies. when he does, we will take you there. as we approach the holiday weekend, more travellers at airports, rental cars in short supply. how will this reopening of american travel work? the united states hits a vaccination milestone. [sfx: kids laughing]

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an update on the breaking news we just told you about regarding that shooting near downtown san jose. a live look here at the scene. the mayor of san jose just tweeted that the shooter is no longer a threat. unclear at this point what that means, whether the shooter has been injured or the shooter has been killed. the mayor tweeting a few moments ago that the shooter is no longer a threat. the sheriff's office tweeting moments ago as well that the shooter is down. nbc working to learn a little bit more, including whether there are injuries. again, deputies urging people to stay away from the area near a light rail facility. the mayor of san jose tweeting that the shooting at the facility on younger street, the mayor saying that the shooting

has left several people being treated, but the situation is still being assessed. the facility itself has been evacuated. we are working to gather more information. we have a crew on the way to the scene. we will stay on top of this and bring you more information just as soon as we have it. overseas, any moment secretary of state tony blinken will be speaking with reporters in jordan. this all comes as the secretary wraps up a meeting with the jordanian king and the defense minister last hour. blinken also met with the president of egypt earlier this morning in cairo. both world leaders have been key players in negotiating a cease-fire between hamas and israel. that is entering its sixth day today. kelly cobiella is in tel aviv following all of it. kelly, what are we hearing out of the secretary of state's diplomatic blitz there today?

>> reporter: craig, we understand that the secretary of state met with president sisi of equip. no joint statement. blinken did say that equip was an effective and real partner in helping to build, quote, something positive in the region and that they were vital in this equation. to give you an idea how key, of course, as you said, they helped to mediate the cease-fire. they have two mediation teams in the region in israel and in gaza to keep the peace. they have pledged an awful lot of money toward reconstruction efforts in gaza, some $500 million. they also -- they share a land border with gaza. that's crucial. they have been blockaing gaza since hamas took power in 2007. they are the conduit to get aid

inside gaza and make sure it doesn't fall into the hands of hamas. a hamas leader said they would not welcome a penny of humanitarian aid. they have plenty of donors to contribute to their military efforts, most notably, iran. the secretary of state is meeting with the king of jordan. 12 million plus palestinian refugees live in jordan. they have been involved in this region since way back in 1948, of course. abdullah remains a key ally of the united states. the first arab leader to congratulate president biden on his election victory. craig?

>> kelly cobiella there in tel aviv. thanks, as always. next hour, my colleague and friend andrea mitchell reporting live from jerusalem. andrea is covering blinken's efforts to make sure the cease-fire, now in its sixth day, that the cease-fire holds holds. folks, if you had an itch to travel, get ready for things to get busier this holiday weekend. aaa predicting 37 million of us will travel. that's up 60% from this time last year. now international tourist hot spots like italy are ready to reopen as well. my colleague chris jansing, she drew the short straw. she's live under the tuscan sun. as the old saying goes, necessity is the mother of invention. staff shortages at restaurants

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after more than a year of covid restrictions, lots of people are desperate for a vacation. memorial day could give them a chance to take one. aaa predicting 37 million americans will travel this weekend. that's up 60% from this time last year. countries overseas like italy are also looking to welcome american tourists back. chris jansing is in italy. chris, how crucial are american tourists to the economy where you are? when can more start visiting? >> reporter: you can't overstate it, they are desperate for americans to come back. take this bar and cafe. normally, it's coming up on dinner hour, this would be packed with americans. now, everybody who is sitting there is italian. it has been like that since the start of covid. a lot of the folks here, they are americans, they have

businesses here. i talked to the owners of a jewelry store. it's an american wife, italian husband. what has it been like when only for the last ten days could americans come here? here is what they told me. how tough has it been for your business, for businesses here the last 16 months? >> definitely, it's been very tough. if you think an average of 75% depending on american tourists. >> reporter: 75% is american tourists for your business? >> pretty much. absolutely. you can imagine, no american, no business. >> reporter: something has changed. that is that -- american, united, delta are offering covid-free flights. if you get three negative tests, you can come here as an american tourist and not quarantine. i spoke to the vice mayor who is

in this beautiful city. he told me it's just a start. he knows everything has to open. he believes that will start june 1st. more italians are going to have to get vaccinated for americans to feel comfortable. only a third of italians so far have gotten vaccinated. let me tell you, craig, they are ready to roll out the red carpet. so much of their economy is dependent on americans, not just here but places like rome, florence, venice. all of them huge, huge dependence on american tourists. they are waiting to see how they start to come back. most of the folks i talked to here think it will be august, september before we see a significant number of americans who feel comfortable and ready to come back abroad. craig? >> no americans, no business. chris jansing there in italy. chris, thank you, my friend.

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we are back with that breaking news. after a shooting in san jose, left side of your screen, a live look above the scene. this is a light rail yard in san jose, california. the mayor of san jose a short time ago tweeting that the shooter is no longer a threat. at this point, it's unclear precisely what that means, whether the shooter has been injured or whether the shooter has been killed. that's the left side of your screen. the right side of your screen is a news conference set to start here any moment now. when that news conference does start, we will take you there live. i believe we have our affiliate right now, nbc bay area kntv, they are on the air. let's listen in, if we can, to see if we can find out a little bit more about what's happening here. >> we want to bring you the

latest information. we are waiting for the public information officers to arrive and give us any new information. >> we want to give you a map of the area. you can see what we are talking about. the vta rail yard, that area where this active shooter situation happened. that shooter is down. we have been monitoring the area surrounding where this incident happened. mike, i know we have talked about some of the areas have been blocked off. but it seems like things are open. we are being told to tell everyone to avoid that area at all cost. >> we are looking at the live view. if we can get that up. pull that up as well. here is the map. shows you the vta facility. the big streets -- there's our chopper showing us 880 goes past

the yard. you can see activity from the freeway. if you take that route past 87 and past downtown, continue on. you can get the information from our website, details that come in. >> shots fired call. multiple shots fired called in the area of 101. this building is a vta control center. a valley transportation authority control center. it's a hub that stores 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 that we do have multiple victims. we have multiple casualties at this point. i can't confirm the exact number of injuries and fatalities. i will tell you they are multiple injuries and multiple fatalities in this case.

this is an ongoing investigation. we do have multiple agencies here helping us out with law enforcement side as well as with the county fire, city fire department and multiple agencies. i will tell you about the suspect. the suspect is confirmed deceased. i will not go into details what the cause of death is at this point. the suspect is deceased. the public safety is safe. that's the point. this is still an ongoing investigation, like i was saying earlier. we will have another press briefing in an hour. i will give you an update from there. >> were the victims tied to vta? >> the victim -- there are vta employees that are victims. in regard to the suspect, i don't have that information at this point. >> what were they doing? >> i don't know at this point what transpired with this incident. it's ongoing. probably give me a couple hours. then we can give you an update?

>> indoors or outdoors? >> i don't know at this point. >> how many rounds were fired? >> i don't know. i don't have the information on that. >> can you tell us, were there five fatalities? >> a lot of speculation on injuries and fatalities. i don't have a number. give me an hour and i will give you an update. everything is preliminary, just occurred. we have investigators on the scene trying to figure out what happened. right now, we are trying to set up a reunification, get victims out and get medical treatment. that's the most important thing. >> where are the victims going? >> one at a time. i don't know what kind of weapon. we are staging our reunification area at our sheriff's office headquarters next door, which is at 55 west younger avenue in san jose. if anyone has any type of information regarding this incident, give us a call. it can be anonymous.

we can get as much information as we can get in regards to what transpired, that would help us out. we do have investigators on scene gathering as much information as we can to figure out what happened. >> how do you know many employees work here? >> i don't know. once we do an update in a couple hours, i will have a spokesperson come out and we will have a further information for you. >> what kind of work -- >> how was this happening? >> i don't have that information. give me one hour. we will do another press conference. >> can you tell me what work they do? >> what kind of security is on site? >> there you have it. there you heard it from law enforcement officials there on the ground in san jose. multiple fatalities at this light rail yard. multiple injuries at this light rail yard in san jose. the shooter has been killed, it

would seem. we can get -- according to the public information officer there, we can expect another update roughly an hour from now. there are so many questions. we don't know precisely how many people work at this facility. there had been unconfirmed reporting that perhaps there was a union meeting when the shooting broke out. at this point, again, just after 8:00 a.m., a gunman appeared to open fire at this light rail yard. at this point, officials trying to contact next of kin, also trying to piece together precisely what has happened. special agent in charge jim kavanaugh is with me now. i understand you were listening to that update as well. what stood out to you?

>> well, you know, the key here, craig, is this a workplace violence shooting? did most of the injuries and deaths occur inside the facility? if that union meeting reporting pans out or not. was it an inside attack? which is workplace violence by a single person, usually someone connected with the company. this is a very public place in san jose. this is a very public place. somebody could also be shooting people outside. that's going to be a key fact. are victims inside or outside, which may give us an indication if we have a public attack on anyone at large. this area is surrounded by buildings and overpasses where someone could get on a shoot. it's tragic because the sheriff's detective was saying that multiple injuries and fatalities. they will want to drill down fast. this is what detectives want, is this the lone guy, are there any

other guys around? if he is lone, is there a bomb in his car? is anybody murdered at his home? sometimes issues start off with domestic violence, murder at a home. that has to be worked out today. they will be very busy today. they have to set up a family center. that's critical for the people who have loved ones killed and injured. >> jim, as we look at these live pictures above the light rail facility, you can see traffic on the freeway, moving just fine. what you see though, it would seem as if a number of roads around this rail yard have been shut down. it seems as if it's pretty open, pretty vulnerable, if you will, lots of possible entry points. >> yeah, craig, exactly. this shot from the air is

really -- tells the tale. this is both a private place and a warehouse and a very public urban place. there's city streets everywhere. a shooter could be inside or outside. of course, as we tragically know from our viewers who were smart watching along with these things over the months and years, somebody can be in there with a rifle and it's devastating. these rifles have such high velocity. they are so accurate. in close quarters -- that's not to say it is a rifle. sometimes a handgun can do that damage. rifles are so much more deadly because of their accuracy and velocity. let's hope this number is low. let's hope this is only one actor who is down or in custody or arrested or dead, either at the hands of police responding or by his own hand or by an employee who might have killed

him. just this last thought here, craig -- go ahead. >> no, no, you go ahead, jim. >> i was going to say this as a last thought. what the task is of the police when they arrive is to go to the active shooting quickly. they have tasks ahead of them. first is to locate the shooter. next is to isolate him. evacuate behind him. they eliminate the threat by taking him into custody, wounding him or killing him. that's the task. that's what they face when they arrive. locate, isolate, evacuate behind that and eliminate the threat. >> the report at this point from the officials there on the scene is they report the shooter is dead. it would seem as if based on that brief update that we got a few moments ago that officials are confident there was just one. we will learn more about that during the next update in an hour or so from now.

you can see, there's at least i count one, two ambulances in just this shot. there are a number of casualties and a number of injuries. jim, not to sound too macabre, but the fact that they could not give us a firm number on the dead or the injured, is there anything we can -- we should glean from that or no? >> no. it's basically the fog of war. this is so fast moving, even for the police command. who has been in there is patrol. maybe s.w.a.t. officers. a few detectives. there's not been a lot of police in there. once they evacuate the wounded, they concentrate on that, they concentrate on sweeping building if it's an inside attack, any adjacent structures. really, at this point, they are in a mode where commanders are

trying to make sure there's mob else. even if they don't have an indication, it's their duty to make sure there's no one else hiding or someone left a bomb or any other thing. that's the initial hours. then take care of the wounded. then they will settle that down. the detective commander will report to the chief, this is how many fatalities, this is how many wounded. then they will probably give us that in the next briefing. i thought they did a very good briefing. they were candid by saying we have multiple fatalities and injuries. sometimes that's good to just at least give the public that information so the families can know they may need to respond to a nearby family center. by saying nothing and saying you don't know, it doesn't help the situation move ahead. it's not going to change. that's good information they put out. i would expect the next briefing will get those numbers.

>> jim, are officials interviewing survivors on the scene? >> yes. the detectives and special agents that arrive from the agencies, they plug in. everybody is a detective working the scene. everybody goes out to do interviews with witnesses in the area, employees of nearby businesses, anybody who was inside, statements are taken, interviews are put down. also, the san jose detective bureau looks like they will have the ticket on this. they are going to be spinning up to the residents where this guy is and his vehicle outside, if he has one. some of the killers can take a cab or an uber. if he has a vehicle there, then they will want to search that, put the bomb squad on it. they will get to his residence,

interview occupants, neighbors, sweep the house. there's work to do today. it's going to be all hands on deck. they will have plenty of law enforcement help. they will have everybody there to help them. the tragic thing is, you are not going to bring back anybody who has been murdered here today. the best we can do is make sure he has no associates, no conspiracy, no bombs left, nobody else hurt. and can we glean anything from this shooting to help us stop the next shooting? that's really, really important, not only in that community but across america. >> does feel like that's a question we have been asking for so many years now in this country. jim, stand by for me, if you can for a few moments. i want to bring vaughn hillyard in. vaughn is covering the latest from los angeles as we continue to look at this late rail yard

in san jose, california, that has become the latest mass shooting site in our country. vaughn, what more can you tell us? >> to our understanding, what we are gleaning from what authorities are saying, this is the santa clara valley transportation authority control center. this is a hub. to give you an idea what the vta does, they oversee public transit for the santa clara county area. that's the sixth most popular county in california. san jose is the third largest county. they oversee public transit for nearly 2 million people here. it operates bus, rail, also contributes funding and operational management of the cal train system. we do not believe at this time, this is an area that the public generally has access to. this is not necessarily somewhere where folks dock on a

train or bus system themselves. we know that there are no employees -- we should say that, employees were evacuated from the scene. it is our understanding that included in those casualties are members of the vta authority. this is multiple casualties. we know the shooter is deceased as well at this time. this is the mayor who after that 6:30 a.m. shooting here, all of this is happening within the last two hours, came out and confirmed the multiple casualties. you heard the press conference there. we are expecting another one about in the next hour. we can't confirm the exact number of fatalities. we know the shooter is down and deceased. the question is -- there are more questions than answers at this time as to what exactly went down here. was there anything directly involved with any of the public transit lines? we know that the vta, those

public lines of transportation, their routes were not impacted. there was no direct contact with any members of the public or at least any of those lines of public transportation. santa clara valley transportation authority control center where a lot of the management operations are taking place. you are seeing here essentially a warehouse type of venue here. we don't believe that any members of the outside public were directly at risk here. this was more of an issue at this control center hub. >> vaughn, thank you. stand by. we saw a few dozen law enforcement officers walk into this warehouse facility, this hub, this headquarters as it is. i want to bring in california

congressman. what can you tell us from your understand. what can you tell us from your advantage point. >> first of all, my heart breaks for the santa clara transportation authority. this is an unspeakable thing. they keep the transportation running. it's unspeakable, the horror we have witnessed. i have been in touch with the police department. we are waiting to get information and waiting, like everyone else, to find out exactly what happened. this is just sickening to see this. >> congressman, any idea,

roughly, how many folks may work here? >> there are hundreds. there are many people. i don't want to speculate what the cause was. but these are people who have dedicated in many cases their lives to making sure that our public transportation in silicon valley is operational. they are dedicated public servants. it's an attack upon the entire vta. it's something i never would have imagined. >> and this port of san jose, for folks who are not familiar with the area, perhaps help us understand where this facility is. >> well, it's in the heart of san jose, in the bay area, in

the heart of silicon valley so about 30 minutes out of where google and apple are. the vta is responsible for public transportation in the entire santa clara county. it is not just san jose. it includes a lot of cities in the bay area. and they manage the public transportation for the entire county. >> congressman ro khanna on his cell phone, not far away from where all of this happened. thanks for taking your time and being a reporter for us. you can see a number of ambulances. it looks like there may be one or two more.

multiple fatalities and injuries here. the shooter is dead. we expect another update roughly 45 minutes from now. jim cavanaugh is back with me. jim, this tweet from the mayor of san jose a few moments ago. the mayor tweeting out our hearts are pained for the families of those we have lost in this horrific shooting. the shooter is deceased and more information will be provided. died at 9:30 local time. roughly 12:30 here. another update 45 minutes from here. uh-oh figureses questioning survivors and officials tasked with the daunting incomprehensible job of notifying next of kin.

>> it's heartbreaking work. they really have to pull together their top crisis officers and deputies to do this. santa clara is a professional sheriffs department and they will get help. we saw uniformed officers walking around inside the building, likely to set up security perimeter. you can see tape by an suv by the door. they are likely securing that crime scene so authorities can move in. you will have victims being attended by medical examiners and you will have projectiles everywhere. you will have a gun and shooter.

a lot of evidence to be preserved. there likely won't be any prosecution here, but we want to find out answers to prevent the next one. the gun lobby has given us this in the past 30 years. the direct for for atf is testifying right now in front of the senate trying to get a director where we haven't had one in the last 12 to 15 years because of politics. america needs to wake up. we need to change our direction. we won't be able to stop every one, but we can stop more than we do. we just have to work harder and together to make a better society. oftentimes we see in this, craig, people with mental health issues are blamed and should not

be because they are only a small percentage of these violent acts. it's more people that seek revenge, that have zero coping skills. they are not taught to cope. they lose a job, they want to kill every one. they have some sort of setback in their life, illness or injury, they want to kill everyone. we have to start teaching people to cope so when they get knocked down, they don't get up and kill everyone. we need some big changes and political leaders to lead us through those changes. >> jim kavanaugh, thank you, sir, as always. san jose, california, multiple fatalities. officials saying the gunman is dead. we expect to get another update in 30 to 45 minutes from now.

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