in mountain view, scott budman. >> leave it to google. hank you, scott. >>> it is not a perfect app or a system. the usgs is apologizing for sending out a widespread shake alert for an earthquake in the lake tahoo area last night. it struck at 9:35 p.m. just west of trucky. when it initially hit, it registered as a 6.0. in the tenth of a second it took to revised the segment, alerts were sent. usgs took to twitter this morning to explain what happened and just to acknowledge that the alert could have been upsetting, especially if people didn't feel the shaking. the shake alert team is looking into it, hoping to learn from the experience. the alerts are designed to give people a few seconds to drop, cover or hold on before that shaking starts. >>> jeff, we were both here last night when that happened. we were talking about the fault line and some of the potential exposure that people might have had. >> yeah. and the fault where that did occur, the real interesting thing is when we think about lake tahoe and the areas around it, we don't thi

here is scott budman. >> reporter: this man smiles when he remembers his son. he worked at vta since 2012. hernandez was 35 years old. his father describes him as a man with many friends, quick to lend a hand to those in need. >> always. reaching out to provide help to others. >> wonderful dad and a good son. >> reporter: 42-year-old paul megia is being remembered by his father as a great father and a great son. >> this is the worst feeling you could ever experience. i will never seen any son anymore. he is my son and also my best friend. >> reporter: two fathers remembering. >> i will miss the most, i know i will not hear the sound of his motorcycle, his car when he was stopping by. >> reporter: two sons taken too early. >> i will miss him. >> reporter: scott budman, nbc bay area news. >> generous to talk to them in the midst of the pain they must be in. in an hour, a little under that, lots of people are expected to gather for the vigil. their co-workers came forward, sharing more about the people that they worked alongside, the people taken from them tragica

live in san jose, scott budman. >> thank you, scott. >>> what that gentleman said, they were the cream of the crop right there, well said. we're getting a lot of questions tonight. the biggest one: how can we help? there is a trusted way to do that. the south bay labor council set up a fund that will exclusively to the families and to learn more about these men, these victims and to keep track of the investigation, head over to nbcbayarea.com. you will see the ways to donate to those families and links into this shooting. nbcbayarea.com/vtayardshooting. >> we are headed into a holiday weekend. it feels pretty good for a holiday weekend. some people heading north. many people heading out of town. but i think a lot of people are going to stay home, have a staycation. jeff, if they stay here, it will be a warm one. >> it is. the first thing i want to get out on the heat is that the dangerous heat will not get here until memorial day on sunday. it is being driven by this area of high pressure. for monday specifically we do have a heat advisory in effect for the north bay, east bay for temp

scott budman, nbc bay area news. >>> thank you, scott. the state health department reports 66% of latinos in santa clara county have not gotten a single dose of the covid-19 vaccine. for a while the worry was a lack of supply. but now many concerned that people in the community are actively choosing not to get vaccinated. amy is trying to understand why. >> reporter: most people i spoke with here at the tropicana shopping center tell me they have either gotten the vaccine or plan on getting it. but they are in the minority as local leaders plan on boosting outreach here. they're using their platform as one of the most popular bands in mexico to push vaccinations. even shot a vaccine promo with our sister station telemundo. then come these numbers. two-thirds of latinos have not been vaccinated, far above the number for whites or asian americans. >> it is such a representative of our own people. >> reporter: they even passed out pictures of their own vaccinations, hoping to motivate people. the numbers worry county health leaders who held

scott budman, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, scott. contra costa county trying to make it easier for kids to get vaccinated. the drive through clinic can give out 15,000 doses a week and handle as many as 2,000 appointments a day. you can see there was a long line of cars there today. appointments are required if you want to get your shots. contra costa is teaming up with >>> vaccination rates are stalling now. we highlighted zip codes with the slowest growth in places where fewer than 65% of the population there have gotten at least one dose. between mid-april and the first week of may these places, you see him on the map, have the fewest number of people getting vaccinated. the lowest just 7% of people got a shot. in contra costa county, 10%. in napa county, 12%. near sf state, 15% of people got their shots. in the south bay in san jose, vaccination rates have slowed to 22%. we should note vax rates in marin county are still slows, but no zip codes from that county appmarin county as a hol is higher than 65%. >>> well, tonight we inv

. >> that's why you need to follow scott budman. he's got a telescope. it whoas your mind. >> see you at 6:00, bye. >>> tonight, several stories developing the major new steps in the reopening of america. new york city, the nation's largest school district, eliminating remote learning for the fall. new signs of normalcy, packed sporting events, graduations, parades and proms as new covid case fall to the lowest level in nearly a year. >>> also, new questions about covid's origin the u.s. intelligence report on wuhan lab staffers who fell ill before the first confirmed outbreak >>> the growing international outrage, the dictator accused of hijacking a commercial plane to arrest one of his top critics. what the u.s. now demands. >>> an urgent manhunt after a 6-year-old was killed in a road rage shooting the new reward tonight. >>> yearbook backlash. what female students are accusing a florida school of doing to their photos >>> the extreme weather striking an ultramarathon. 21 people killed the search for survivors. >>> our nbc news investigation nearly on

. >>> closest trauma center to that location is valley medical where we find scott budman. the scott, i know some of the people were taken there once authorities arrived at the scene. >> yeah. they were, and it's because, like you said, marcus, that vmc, valley medical center, is the closest trauma center to where all this happened. we are told that two victims were brought here earlier today. one dead on arrival and one currently in critical condition. just checked with the hospital, and that patient is indeed still in critical condition. here is what an official from valley medical told us earlier this morning. >> earlier santa clara valley medical arrival and the other is in critical condition. we aren't expecting any other patients from this shooting event. >> and yet they are still on standby just in case but they are not expecting any other patients. as far as other local hospitals we've not heard. the up did i hear from was stanford medical center. they tell me they have not had nip from the vta event brought to stanford medical center. here at vmc, two patients were

in san francisco, scott budman, nbc bay area news >> thank you scott.tty impressive. >> cool. >> let's bring in jeff ranieri, we're oohing and ahing. >> it would have been nice to be on a boat today, trying to stay cool with an ocean breeze because it was a hot one. check out our temperatures today, some of the hottest. i know you saw your car thermometer. here's a look, 94 in pittsburg. napa 92, palo alto and gilroy coming in with 90. i see more of this heat coming our way as we move through tomorrow. but i want to show you the live sky camera view in san francisco. and you see some of this low-level moisture moving through the golden gate bridge. that's going to help us get fog going for tomorrow morning. and we'll start off with cooler 50s and 60s. if it was way too hot for you today, the tip for you is maybe set your alarm clock a little earlier tomorrow to enjoy some of that cooler air. as we hit tomorrow afternoon, more record heat. fire danger is back and eventually we'll get colder temperatures in here to knock these temperatures down. again, th

. >>> i'm scott budman in oakland.s of startups and lots of great food all created during the pandemic. the secret of their success coming up. >>> the news at 6:30 starts right now. good evening and thanks for being with us. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. it has been a bitter debate but finally today the house as voted to create a 9/11 style commission to investigate the january 6th capitol attack. >> we need an independent commission and a vote against it is a vote for a cover-up. >> if it was an insurrection, it was the worst example of an insurrection in the history of mankind. it was a riot, it was a mob. >> we have people scaling the capitol, hitting the capitol police with lead pipes across the head and we can't get bipartisanship. what else has to happen in this country? >> in the end there was bipartisan support as 35 house republicans bucked party leadership to vote with democrats. party leaders sided with former president trump in opposing the bill. it calls for ten commission members chosen by p

in redwood city, scott budman, "nbc bay area news." >>> san jose hospitality workers laid off during the pandemic are one step closer to getting their jobs back. the city passed an ordinance to supplement a state law aimed at rehiring 700,000 employees. it will give them the right to reemployment if their jobs become available again. in addition, it gives those workers extra protections when they return, such as taking time off to care for a sick family member. >>> and grocery store workers in san francisco will continue to receive special hazard pay for the next six weeks. county leaders voted tuesday to extend the emergency ordinance until june 15th. this is when governor newsom is expected to fully reopen california businesses. the $5 an hour pandemic pay increase extension was set to expire in seven days. mayor london breed still needs to sign that emergency order. >>> another california police department mourning a fallen hero. officers in stockton last night held a procession for jimmy ng, who died and shot during a domestic disturbance call. a fellow officer shot and killed th

let's check in with scott budman who was appointment shopping online today. scott?th the cdc recommending pfizer's covid-19 vaccine for kids aged 12 to 15, shots in california, we're told, start tomorrow. as far as making an appointment, we're going to start right now. cvs right off the bat is taking appointments for 12 to 15-year-olds. the my turn site tells us it will begin booking for kids as young as 12 starting tomorrow, likely waiting for the western states working group to sign off as well. a similar response from rite aid. zeke about to turn 12 says he's ready for his vaccine. >> i don't really like shots but if i need to do it, yes, i will do it. >> reporter: both the cdc and fda say trials show the new group of 12 to 15-year-olds should react to the vaccine the same way 16 and 17-year-olds did. >> there have been many 16 and 17-year-olds that have received the vaccine because it was approved for above 16 and there have been no concerning safety signals. >> reporter: dr. mcnamara says her clinic started booking for 12-year-olds days ago. it's clear there ar

scott budman, nbc bay area news. >>> okay. joining us now is jeff ranieri, live in studio.s good to have you back, jeff, it's been like 14 months. it's so great to see your face in person. >> i can't believe my feet are on the floor in the studio. awesome to see the both of you. the other thing of course i missed is my green screen. yes. and we are back in business. and, as we switch it in to weather here we do want to start off with something serious, and that is our fire danger. we all know it has been high lately, but we are looking at increased fire danger, especially over solano county. 20-40 miles per hour sustained wind, steady wind of 10-20. humidity, 5% to 20%. this warning in effect until 5:00 p.m. tomorrow. the other thing of course has been the hot temperatures. near record-setting. 89 in santa rosa. the record is 91. nonetheless, close to record-setting temperatures today, and i do think we'll see a repeat of at that as we move through tomorrow. here's the deal. my weather headlines. we started off with mild 50s and 60s. sunshine stays as we move through the da

i'm going to wait for scott budman's pictures.e's got the telescope, the whole thing going on, i'm going to be lazy and wait for him. >> good plan. >> yeah, so that was a no. >>> much more to come in the next 40 minutes. you bought yourself some concert tickets and the pandemic happened. we are here to help. a little-known code that might help get your money back. >>> we'll check on the progress for making president biden's vaccine promise. >>> the biggest hotel this side of vegas, once again open for business in san francisco. but are the tourists ready to come back to the city by the bay? we'll have a look at the upside for those looking to visit post-pandemic. we're back in three. california's choice beauty? pretty boy. or a beast? john cox grew up with nothing; made himself a remarkable success. california's falling off a cliff. high taxes, unaffordable costs! even elon musk left! gavin's mismanagement of california is inexcusable. we need big beastly changes in sacramento. i'll make 'em. recall the beauty. meet the nicest, sm

let's bring in our business and tech reporter scott budman. you've been covering this story for not monies but years. you are right there right next to the shark tank where the google village will take shape. how big of a project is it in terms of the size in that area? >> there's no better word, raj, than gigantic. google is calling it the downtown west project. think of it as park tech center and part revitalization plan for here in san jose, and as you say we are waiting for the decision to the san jose city council and a reminder of what would come here if the plan is approved, a giant tech campus is capable of eventually holding 25 google employees and other amenities like parts in a community center and thousands of housing units a quarter of which would be earmarked as a foiable housing. google says the goal is to create something merging tech and community. >> i think it are revitalize the downtown and bring new restaurants and bring, you know, a lot of people down there and shops i think, too, will start to evolve. >> let's get down t

here's more from our business and tech reporter scott budman. >> this san rendition of the breeze of innovation, th submissions, and was just approved by the san jose city council to become the city's landmark. the plan is to build it near the arena, at arena green, but not until officials studied the environment impact. >> we are going to be the police if you want to use that term? >> reporter: that effort spear-headed by the guadalupe park of the list really. >> reporter: there are also cost concerns, some estimate the breeze could cost a chilly $100 million to build, a group called urban confluence silicon valley says the project will pay dividends. >> that will result in significant economic opportunity and growth, as well as environmental sustainability and sensibility? >> san jose's mayor is aware that previous san jose projects have been anything but a breeze like the thomas fallon statue, the a voted to remove and ketzel kawatl installed in 1994, the subject of lawsuits and skosh. >> i don't know if single piece of public art that is significant that doesn't serve controversy

scott budman talked to employees. what does a boss have to ask his or her employee if they've been vaccinated? >> reporter: this brings up new issues, raj, and i'll tell you, most of bosses tell us as businesses like these begin to bring people back inside, they say this gives them another reason to encourage everybody to get vaccinated. santa clara county's move into the yellow tier also changes things for silicon valley workers. >> remote working wherever possible simply isn't necessary any longer. >> reporter: county health officer dr. sara cody telling businesses they can let employees back into the office with some new guidelines. >> one, it requires employers to determine the vaccination status of their employees. two, it defines safety rules for employees who remain unvaccinated. >> we start slow by having at least 20% of the employees vaccinated. >> he has a plan to bring workers back. today that plan changed a bit. >> we will ask you, which we were not planning to ask earlier. >> reporter: now he, like other

our business and tech reporter scott budman has a comeback story in progress. >> reporter: call this a comeback. restaurants being built and opened again, and they're busy again. so busy, in fact, you're starting to see "help needed" signs all over the bay area. restaurants like the farmers union in san jose are suddenly busy again. outside and in. seeing people come back in large numbers. they need to hire. another growth story, shepherd and simms, the newest restaurant getting ready to open in los gatos. >> it's going to be at least, you know, four managers, a chef, a chef de cuisine. you know. we're hiring at all of our places. >> reporter: it wasn't long ago the entire industry was cutting jobs, trying to survive. >> we have three other restaurants locally. and we went through the whole process of shutting down, laying people off, going through covid. now jobs are suddenly in demand again. good help can be tough to find. >> we are experiencing some difficulties in hiring. we've had to do different types of outreach. i know a lot of us are looking at doing raises, particularly in

we sent our business and tech reporter scott budman to see how it's faring out there. he joins us from san jose. >> reporter: good evening, jessica. restaurants, gyms, movie theaters expect big crowds this weekend. but there is concern customers might get confused between the cdc guidance which says if you're fully vaccinated, you don't need a mask inside, and california's guidance which, so far, says wear a mask if you're indoors. they're expecting big crowds at jack holder's this weekend. outside and inside. but will everyone be wearing a mask? >> there's a lot of confusion. >> reporter: we saw people walk into the gym with a mask and into the grocery store with a mask. but inside the restaurant -- >> when they walk in, do i need to put my mask on or take it off? just protocol, when you enter a building, you put a mask on. >> reporter: most business owners we talked to say they don't expect big conflict this weekend. customers tell us they're taking a wait and see approach. >> i think i'm a little concerned about eating inside still. >> you just want to play it by ea

family would not go on camera but shared heartbreak and rage with our scott budman. >> woman shouted i saw you on the news, my son is in there. >> all trains hold. >> reporter: may never exactly know what went on this morning, maybe the closest is information from people like michael hawkins on his phone with his mother who was at the yard. >> she gave me a call saying that stuff was going down and somebody was shooting. she dropped her phone and came by to see if anybody was injured, see if i can pick up my mother. >> reporter: mother escaped unharmed. all the victims worked for the agency, and president hendrikz was clearly shaken. >> the family has been impacted and going to take a while to process what occurred. >> reporter: all the light rail service is suspended to give the family members chance to grieve. public aasked to do their part. >> say hello to the bus driver, that can go a long way. >> reporter: terry mcsweeney, nbc bay area news. >> it will be a few days before vta is back up and running. it's doing all it can to ensure that bus bridges run along the route. commuters

i'm glad that scott budman took the cool pictures. check them out on social media.'s look at our view right now, kind of that reddish hue as the sun rises, and it's going to be a clear blue day going into the afternoon. so if you're about to step out the door in pleasant hill, headed to work, it's in the mid-50s and we'll see our temperatures going from the mid-50s to the 70s, and even the 80s today. yes, it's going to be a warm afternoon, in fact a little bit warmer in some spots like antioch, where we reach up to 85 degrees. 84 in fair 70s today. we'll talk about warmer teach tours in our forecast. mike, what is the update on the breaking news? >> we still have slowing in a couple spots. let me take you to the map because the big issue is over in the contra costa county area, but the lowest drive affecting the most people may be 880, the nimitz through hay i would and union city, slower to the stretch to the dumbarton bridge just a note there. circled over on the right is what kari is talking about, byron highway affect the by a crash, one-way traffic control at c

. >> that's why you need to follow scott budman. he's got a telescope. whoas your mind. >> see you at 6:00, bye. >>> tonight, several stories developing the major new steps in the reopening of america. new york city, the nation's largest school district, eliminating remote learning for the fall. new signs of normalcy, packed sporting events, graduations, parades and proms as new covid case fall to the lowest level in nearly a year. >>> also, new questions about covid's origin the u.s. intelligence report on wuhan lab staffers who fell ill before the first confirmed outbreak >>> the growing international outrage, the dictator accused of hijacking a commercial plane to arrest one of his top critics. what the u.s. now demands. >>> an urgent manhunt

here's scott budman. >> reporter: the roll-out of ford's new all electric f-150 lightening truck is being here in the bay area both because it is a win for the environment and the economy. >> we can dominate the world market in this. that's a huge thing for jobs. it's a huge thing for the environment. it is a huge thing for the economy. >> reporter: more electric vehicles means more battery and it's currently adding jobs and building a new facility to satisfy growing demand. >> probably earlier this year we were around 100 people. we expect that by the time we get to the end of this year and next year we will probably be closer to 250, 300 people. >> reporter: the fly in the ointment here is an ongoing computer shortage threatening the production lines of ford and other auto makers. the f-150 heightening is due next spring starting at $40,000 if ford can keep those lines up and running. >> scott, thank you. we talk a lot about the violence and attacks against asian americans recently. today we talked a lot about the solutions. not just a new law signed by president biden but here at home.

in san jose, scott budman, nbc bay area news. >> some rattled nerves, but everybody is okay. thank you so much, scott. >>> we're also following breaking news in the south bay where a shooting has shut down parts of 880. right by the great mall of milpitas. the shooting happened around 2:30 this afternoon, a driver was hit in the shoulder. a passenger was also in the car but not hurt. witnesses say the shooter was in a black sedan. the motive is unknown. >>> what's it going to be? we're getting more mixed messages about wearing a mask. california will not implement the cdc's new guidelines until june 15th. that means even if you're fully vaccinated you still need to wear a mask indoors, period. nbc bay area's marianne favro joins us in los gatos with the newest twist. marianne? >> reporter: ever since the cdc issued new guidelines last week there has been mask confusion. so we want to be absolutely clear. even though a lot of national chains, including starbucks, say that they are going to follow the cdc guidelines, here in california, even if you are fully vaccinated you must

in san jose, scott budman, nbc bay area news. >>> when we come back, it is a popular arts festival in the north bay going on for decades, but the organizers are pulling the plug, and how a growing homeless population is playing a major role in this decision. plus -- >> make no mistake about it, we were outliers when we started. >> from outliers to regulars and how some bicyclers started a pandemic tradition to raise money for charity. >>> i'm chief meteorologistand we will have a full forecast coming up. >>> and with millions of americans about to break free of covid and to travel again, important warnings from the government. and also some important warnings about ticks and lyme disease and what you need to know on the nbc nightly news. >>> after passionate comments, the board of supervisors opted into laura's law to give people order to treatment. it is named after the college student who was working at a mental health clinic in 2001 when she and two others were shot and killed by a mentally ill man who resisted attempts to hospitalize him. santa clara is the 22nd of 58 counties to

scott budman, nbc bay area news. >>> the green light for pfizer came after a trial with younger teens and 2,200 12 to 15-y trial in the u.s. half got that got placebos. pfizer says the shot was 100% effective with that age group. so no one who got the vaccine got the virus. but 18 people who were given the placebo did get covid-19. what about side effects? pfizer says it mirrored those of adults. sore arms, a fever was more likely to be reported after the second dose of the vaccine. even though no serious adverse side effects were reported during the trials, it is possible that rare side effects could be identified once the pfizer vaccine is administered widely in this age group. >>> we were mentioning the new mask rules that start when the state fully reopens on june 15th. this came on during a one-on-one interview yesterday. june 15th masks would likely only be required in densely packed indoor spaces. today the governor clarified those remarks saying the state's indoor mask mandate will shrink some if case rates remain low and vaccination rates high. >> for indoor activities, we wi

you saw an article from scott budman this week talking about how much people are putting out to get -we go, get people to come in and work. many people are not willing to work for low wages anymore. the republicans say the problem will lead to inflation. >> today marks the commissioning of the new "uss mobile" combat ship in alabama. there it is, it is the fifth in history to carry mobile's name and the second naval ship commi city that it was built in and named after. mobile will be used for defense warfare missions and security operations. the ship's home port will be at naval base death. >>> there is a new normal for hurricane season. a named storm in the atlantic brewing again even before the official start of the hurricane season. that's really redefining the whole thing. the hurricane named ana made landfall earlier today. this is the seventh straight year there's been a named storm before june 1st. it is considered the season's official start. things are changing. this follows a week of wild weather along the gulf coast and leaves at least five people dead. heavy storms have du

we sent our business and tech reporter scott budman to see how it's faring out there.ins us from san jose. >> reporter: good evening, jessica. restaurants, gyms, movie theaters expect big crowds this weekend. but there is concern customers might get confused between the cdc guidance which says if you're fully vaccinated, you don't need a mask inside, and california's guidance which, so far, says wear a mask if you're indoors.

in redwood city, scott budman, nbc bay area news. >>> thank you. san mateo and san francisco counties are in yellow. what about the rest of the bay area? here's the deal. the county needs to have three things. a positivity rate of less than 3%. less than two cases per one hundred thousand people and then it must meet the so-called equity metric. that means the county's positivity rate is not significantly higher than other neighborhoods. here is where we stand. six local counties meet the positivity rate. we're talking about less than 2%. now look at the middle column there. a lot of red xs. that's the number of cases per one hundred thousand people. only santa clara county meets this requirement. the third column, the equity metric shows four counties meet that metric. contra costa county does not meet that. all in green right here. it meets all three requirements. santa clara county could go into the yellow tier by next tuesday. >>> are you eager to get your teenager vaccinated? california is giving a date on when that will happen. starting on th

scott budman. >>> well, a livermore company is hoping to be first on the market with a saliva test.will play a big role in getting things back to normal. >> we have to do all we can to make sure we have safe, accurate and swift technology that gets to the market so that we can reopen schools, reopen churches, reopen the economy. >> the company has applied for emergency use authorization from the fda. >>> an exciting moment for a 106-career-old man in the south bay. dose of his covid vaccine. >> video, family members wheeled him into the vaccination site. he was so happy to get his shot he actually dressed up for the occasion. hospital staff gave him a t-shirt that says get vaccinated. the hospital hopes he will wear it proudly and encourage others to go get their shot. i can't believe he's 106. >>> well, uninvited guests trashing the house is not usually news. but some condors have turned a home into a party house. a woman is chronicling the drama on twitter. her mother is the inconvenienced homeowner. the mother is torn because she feels like the birds are rare and beautiful to wat

just a short while ago, scott budman spoke briefly to that person's parents. they were distraught. this is the man that police say killed all those people, a vta employee. >> right. nine victims. 8 have died. one in critical condition. police say he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. this is what we know about him. he was 57 years old and an employee of the vta. he lived in south san jose, about eight miles from the rail yard. and this is video obtained by nbc bay area. surveillance video from the neighbor showing apparently cassidy going into his car this morning with a black duffel bag, putting it in his white pickup truck before leaving to work this morning. >> so just a short while ago, our investigative reporter steven stock told us that the feds are on their way here. we're talking atf, federal investigators are heading over here. there are two main scenes under investigation. the first where the actual shooting happened. the bomb squad was there all morning. there was fear the suspect may have laid out a trap so they were methodically going through two main buildings, t

. >> thankfully the plane landed safelily but as "today in the bay" scott budman reports, for passengersency so stand by and remain radio silence. >> reporter: almost immediately, passengers on american flight 2049 knew something was off. >> something on the right side of the plane kept making a loud banging sound. >> kept happening, sounded like speed bumps in the air which is not possibly. >> we felt some shaking, the plane started to drop. >> your right engine is the problem? >> confirmed. >> reporter: the morning flight on its way to phoenix quickly turned and headed back to san jose. >> we hear a boom, boom, boom. >> reporter: nate says he saw the plane from hhe plane coming over the horizon and coming out flames. >> reporter: passengers tell us things on board got tense. >> there were a few people praying. >> definitely changed. people started whispering, what's going on. >> there was a woman behind us screaming and it was really hard to kind of, she's like, she's screaming "i don't want to die! i don't want to die!" it was scary. she made it worse for sure. >> cleared to land. >>

scott budman and jeff ranieri have been up all morning tweeting about the eclipse progress. both on social media to get updates on the super blood moon. >>> now we want to show you what the moon looks like right now. just beautiful, the eclipse is starting to end and the moon will fully come back into view just before 6:00 a.m. get ready but go outside and look at it during the commercial break and come back in and watching the rest of "today in the bay." >> and also we have bob redell -- >> i saw it walking my dog out this morning. >> reporter: bob is on, moon, right? no? did he get the live shot? >> couldn't get up there in time. >> not literally on the moon, no. i took my dog out this morning and my dog came in and was looking for me, i stayed out there, fascinaing to see. kari, you told us it was coming. >> yes and it's nice we have a clear view of it because some parts of the bay area are dealing with that fog. all of that clears out today but we keep a wide range in temperatures for our afternoon. san francisco will reach 63 degrees. 70 in oakland. it's a little bit wa

we want to start with scott budman who joins us from the rail yard. >> reporter: good evening.are talking about a couple of the victims. two men with families, more than 30 years experience working here at vta. each with a father who was close to tears while remembering his son. >> i miss him. >> reporter: it's not easy for leonard to talk about his son paul, whose life ended yesterday at 42. leonard says paul, who worked at vta since 2002, was a great husband, a great dad to his three kids and his best friend. >> we do everything together. snowboarding, skiing, wakeboarding. >> reporter: jose remembers when he remembers his son. just 35 years old. he worked at vta since 2012. his father describes him as a man with many friends who always stayed close to family. >> what i'm going to miss the most is i know i'm not going to hear the sound of his motorcycle, his car when he was stopping by. >> reporter: two men remembering two sons taken too soon by tragedy. >> not every place is perfect to work. you know, you never expect anything to develop into this. >> reporter: paul's father

our reporter scott budman on the scene says that person, a man, remains in critical condition. >> ass the suspected gunman goes, this is him. he's also dead. police have identified him as 57-year-old samuel cassidy, an employee of the vta. they believe, according to sheriff's deputies, that he killed himself as police and sheriff's deputies began arriving at the vta yard. he's been a vta employee for several years. what made him snap? right now we're hearing that this is a workplace shooting. but we don't know the details of what happened and what kind of workplace shooting it was, what kind of an altercation led to this. we want to bring in our raj mathai now leading our coverage from san jose. raj, i know you're a block away from that vta yard. you just had mayor sam liccardo on for an interview. he told us that some of the families have now been told that their loved ones died in this mass shooting. >> and that is the process we are in, that gut-wrenching, painful process. 6:34 this morning, those first 911 calls came in. now at 6:30 this evening, 12 hours later, those families ju

. >> scott budman, chief meteorologist jeff ranieri have been up tweeting eat clips progression and youw both of them on social media to see some amazing pictures, really good to capture them. take a look at this, it's more of a fellowish tone right now but certainly a beautiful shot this morning at 5:37. the eclipse is starting to end, the moon will fully come back into view just before 6:00 a.m., but certainly beautiful sight and this is really cool to see what we can do, what the earth does and we can actually see it because it's cool, science is cool, kari. >> yes, it is, and this is the first time we've had this kind of eclipse in about six years so it's not something to thank happens every day and it's also a great way to start out our wednesday morning. so don't be too distracted by it. we've also seen some fog rolling by as we get a live look outside at our sunrise over the golden gate bridge, and so we are going to see some nice cold temperatures to start out our day, if you're about to head out for work in oakland, expect temperatures in the low 50s and it's going to be partly

our business and tech reporter, scott budman, has put the link, the direct link, on his twitter page. his twitter handle? @scottbudman. >>> two planes filled with n95 masks, oxygen tachks, and covid te crying similar supplies left travis air force base on wednesday and they arrived in india earlier today. >>> right now, a contra costa county family is getting evicted, with no place to go. despite the county's eviction moratorium. tenant advocates say landlords are finding loopholes to kick out renters who have fallen on hard times. here is nbc bay area's jody hernandez. >> because it's supposed to not happen, in the middle of the pandemic. it's supposed to allow to -- to protect tenants. but it's not protecting to everyone. >> reporter: manuel and his wife are packing up their home of ten they and their four children, including 4-month-old, brianna, are being evicted from their condo right in the middle of the pandemic. >> and i lost my job. >> reporter: the out-of-work photographer said it all started with his stove breaking. with four kids to feed, and no way to cook, his rent money