witnesses say taptejdeep singh rushed to protect co-workers. they say he was able to get some into offices and called others to warn them to stay away. singh's family gathered in union city supporting his wife, 3-year-old son and 1-year-old daughter. singh's brother said his brother was the backbone of their family. >> he treated me not just as his younger brother, but also his son. i never had to worry about anything. he was my backbone. he was my go-to person for everything. >> he said his brother's instinct to help and protect others was a central part of his faith and personality. >>> coming up, a hero from the 1991 oakland hills firestorm honored today as those following in his footsteps prepare for what's expected to be a very busy fire season. >>> plus the latest bay area tech company to move out of state, but this time it's not going to texas. the company is headed to wyomin >>> san mateo based snowflake is moving to montana. the chronicle reports the cloud data warehousing company chose bozeman because its ceo and cfo are both based th

kennedy park in union city, that is the hometown of taptejdeep singh. learn more about all nine of those men, all of those innocent victims on our website nbcbayarea.com, we also have information on how to donate to their families. it's again nbcbayarea.com/vtayardshooting. >>> before we go, one last look at the forecast on this memorial day weekend. we'll lighten the mood with rob mayeda. >> more summer like temperatures today, 70s and 80s around noon for the inland valleys of the east bay, south bay and north bay and eventually high temperatures reaching the 90s inland toward concord and livermore areas south of san jose. closer to the coast mid to upper 60s at times. 75 san francisco, 82 in oakland and memorial day on monday, heat advisories go into effect for the north bay and east bay valleys, temperature trends for monday 90s to above 100 degrees, tri-valley over to concord and to solano county, where you have the excessive heat warnings 80s to low 90s bayside as well, low humidity in the hills, trending cooler as we head towards the middle part o

for singh the moments were heroic. back to work after the pandemic had him working from home. singh's family says they heard from his co-workers that he pushed them into a room to hide from the shooter and frantically called others to warn them about what was happening. now the somber task begins of telling family he is gone. >> i don't know how we can tell his mom. his mom didn't know anything. she's not even prepared. she didn't know we are here. >> she doesn't know yet? >> no. >> are you his cousin? >> my younger cousin. >> reporter: i do not envy them that conversation that they'll have to have the family had been waiting, hoping for the best news at the red cross and said after pinging singh's phone inside the building, they had the worst. the answer for the relatives and friends of the missing who reportedly attended a union meeting that morning when ambushed, singh is leaving a son and a daughter. there are so many people who have been left behind as a result of this tragedy, nine in total. but the vta community

singh there. he leaves behind two children, a three-year-old son and one-year-old daughter. our thoughts and prayers are with them tonight. >> tonight an abc news expensive. an interview with a worker who was there to witness the mass shooting and the aftermath. >>> we're learning much more about what may have led to the mass shooting and how the gunman chose his target. >> he's worked there for 12ar te office next to the break room where workers gathered for a shift change when the gunfire erupted. >> there was just several bursts. it was a series of shots and then a series of shots and another series of shots. >> reporter: he heard the gunman leave the scomblg head for the control center. he rushed to provide first aid. >> i saw a couple people as i walked in. then i just saw a mass of bodies. and i went to check to see if anybody was alive. if i could do anything for anybody. and watched people take their last breath. >> reporter: it surprised him that the gunman was 57-year-old samuel cassidy, a maintainer who ensured flow to the light rail system. >> i was shocked to fi

so i'll go with commissioner singh first and then commissioner mar. commissioner singh? >> supervisor singh: yeah, i just wanted, obviously, echoing thanks to the executive officer goebel, who will be sorely missed. you know, i feel supportive of -- unsurprisingly, i'm supportive any budget increase to this body, particularly because, i mean, i think that the number -- the issues that we're dealing with in our portfolio, particularly, you know, between clean power s.f. and public banking which is a whole new frontier, not just in san francisco but for america, and, you know, and also all of the issues that we're dealing with with a gig economy. we have a justification for a pretty large clean budget. i want to also flag, you know, one thing that i'll be keeping an eye out for and one thing they do want all of the people to be cognizant of is just keeping an eye on how much we'll need and we rely on the services of counsel and the legal advice as we proceed, particularly with public banking. i can even see that playing a role as we potentially maybe get further into what

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.

singh there. he leaves behind two children, a three-year-old son and one-year-old daughter.ur thoughts and prayers are with them tonight. >> tonight an abc news expensive. an interview with a worker who was there to witness the mass shooting and the aftermath. >>> we're learning much more about what may have led to the mass shooting and how the gunman chose his target. >> he's worked there for 12 years, there this morning in the office next to the break room where workers gathered for a shift change when the gunfire erupted. >> there was just several bursts. it was a series of shots and then a series of gunman leave the scomblg head for the control center. he rushed to provide first aid. >> i saw a couple people as i walked in. then i just saw a mass of bodies. and i went to check to see if anybody was alive. if i could do anything for anybody. and watched people take their last breath. >> reporter: it surprised him that the gunman was 57-year-old samuel cassidy, a maintainer who ensured flow to the light rail system. >> i was shocked to find out who it was myself. i had a g

for singh those were heroic. it was the second day back to work after the pandemic hit him from working at home. they heard that he pushed one of them into the room to hide from the shooter and then frantically he called to other co-workers to warn them to stay safe about what was happening. now there is the somber task of his family telling everybody he is gone. >> i don't know how i can tell his mom. his mom didn't know anything. she is not prepared. she doesn't know we are here. >> she doesn't know yet. >> no. >> are you his cousin? >> my cousin. >> reporter: the family had been waiting at the red cross for word after pinging singh's phone. relatives and friends of the missing who reportedly attended the meeting when they were ambushed was horrible, singh is leaving a son and a daughter. there are so many people who will be left behind. nine victims, nine families all mourning. it's such a sad story. to honor the victims and support their families, there will be a vigil at city hall at 6:00 tonight. >> they wi

singh for five minutes. welcome to the committee, mr. singh. mr. singh: thank you for your invitation and your continued focus on promoting renewable energy on public lands. i work for one of the nation's largest independent producers of solar and wind power. i want to express our sincere appreciation for the hard work and vision of this community -- this committee. the staff and the many committees we work in working together is more essential than ever. making a concerted effort to meaningfully address climate change. we are committed to the responsible development of renewable energy on federal lands. with resources and investing in communities at all times. we require respect, that we are committed to and continue to work with you on advancing these issues. headquartered in san diego with employees in offices throughout the united states, we build and maintain wind solar storage and energy products throughout the u.s.. we operate and maintain over 13 gigawatts. i would see if you several examples, at least two, of projects and the economic deve

singh was heroic before he died. >> reporter: absolutely right. talked to one of his family members at reunification center. his family watches mass shootings on television all the time, never thought would be victims of one. family member won't be coming back. red cross staff members in san jose consoling each other after a long day filled with grief. the singh family waiting for hours outside the reunification center got the news that he's one of the victims who died in the mass shooting. >> i listened and called, he's missing. i know he working here. call him, not pick up the phone. >> reporter: multiple family members calling, no answer. >> one of the nicest in our fam limit he's family, he has too many friends. >> reporter: so many his family was told by coworkers during the mass shooting at rail yard he saved lives. his brother said when singh heard the shots he called coworkers and pushed one to safety. can't believe this father of one and three-year-old isn't coming home. >> body still there, anybody can grab the person and see who is dead

taptejdeep singh was 36. paul megia was 42 years old. we spoke with the singh family. they told us he was inside the rail yard, heard gunshots in the morning, called for his co-workers to get to safety, even shoved some of them out. the family waited for hours to find out what happened to him, agonizing the whole time and now that agony will continue forever as they know he will not see his 1 and 3-year-old children grow up. >> we suffer a lot. he's family. he has too many friends. >> reporter: all of the families have been notified. we are hoping that they will share more about their loved ones with us in the hours and weeks to come. the city of san jose and the county of santa clara hosting a vigil at san jose city hall for people to gather together to try to heal from this knowing this is not the first time we've had a mass casualty event here in our community. we also received word from the sheriff this morning. we now know that gunman had two handguns on his person, but he also had 11 magazines. so he turned the gun on himself only when law enforcement approached

tattejdeep singh's family gathered to support his wife three-year-old son and one-year- old daughter one day after he was targeted in the vta mass shooting. >> the whole family, there's a big hole like i said, you know, he is the backbone of the family. >> reporter: he said it's hard to overstate how devastating the loss is. >> tweet treated me not as just his younger brother but his son. i never had to work about anything he was my backbone and go to person. >> reporter: he said the instinct to help and protect others was a sea travel part of his brother's faith and personality. >> we have a big consideration towards what we called self- less service to others. and it's not binded towards your family towards the color towards any religion or any commit community it's anybody in need. >> reporter: witness report that singh rushed to protect his friends and coworkers, getting some into the safety of offices, and warning others who would otherwise have come into the facility to stay away. he says his heart breaks knowing his brother could have made it to safety yet chose to stay and he

singh was on the third floor when the gunfire erupted. he helped one of his coworkers hide and alert others of a show. shooter in the building. one lady he put in the control room to hide over here. you know, he can go there to actually, but he he just saved her. and then after that he goes towards the downstairs. he also aware that the people over there is shooting. be careful. another victim, 40 year old michael rood, a medic in a friend of san jose. councilman rubble, paralysis who posted on facebook. my dad and i were just planning another golf day reunion with mikey. and now that will never happen again. my family and i have lost a long time. great friends, and there are no words to describe the heartache. we're all feeling right now. ktvu spoke to rid americans cousin earlier in the day. he was just like very good persons were just really, really hoping this isn't police and selling the bad news all day family members of e t employees were seen leaving the red cross hugging one another san jose's mayor and police chief on site to co

as you mentioned, taptejdeep singh was 36 and paul delacruz megia was 43. we spoke with the singh family who told us he heard gunshots and then called for the people to get to safety, even pushing some of his colleagout. they waited for hours, family, agonizing. and now they know he won't be coming home. >> we suffered a lot. this morning his body is still there. anybody could grab the purse and see the i.d. and who it is. he's family. he has so many friends. >> reporter: we will mention all of the families have been properly notified. we're not revealing their names without that happening. santa clara county will be providing victims -- the south bay labor council, another community organization set up funds to help those families. you can find links at our website. and tonight at 6:00 mayor sam liccardo and other city leaders will be hosting a vigil. kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> all right. thank you very much, kris. we hope to learn more about some of these people. they were just going to work on a regular day. >>> this morning an ongoing investig

this is paul delacruz megia, taptejdeep singh, and michael joseph rudometkin. the ninth victim has been identified as alex ward fritch who died last night . other victims are adrian balleza, jose dejesus hernandez iii, timothy michael romo who a neighbor told the chronicle was a husband, father, and vta power foreman. abdolvahab alaghmandan and lars kepler lane according to his linkedin page was a journeyman lineman. >> and where the investigation stands, the shooter killed nine people at the vta light rail yard during a shift change. we do expect a news conference with vta at 10:00 this morning that will include a tribute to the victims and updates on how this tragedal ght rail seice has been suspended and buses will be available instead . >> and tonight the community will gather outside city hall for a vigil to honor the victims. we have a look at that growing memorial. >> reporter: there are no words to comfort the families who had a loved one snatched away from them in this latest mass shooting. tonight the city of san jose will be coming together with thos

singh on renewables being firmly flexible. it was just announced the what additional 1000-megawatt of power power like geothermal with an 85% capacity sector. resources like geothermal, storage, working with solar and wind create an incredibly from ecosystem for any projects and we're seeing -- energy projects, meet increasingly high renewable portfolio percentages, meaning they want to get 100% of the resources from renewables by bringing all this project together and that's the beauty is a a looks at all of these renewable resources, recognizes all of the critical importance to working together, and as my grandmother said, moderation in all things. so looking at all of these projects we can provide firm resources with zero carbon to the grid we can create unparalleled jobs and create an economic impact that is absolute stunning. thank you for the time today. >> thank you, and i thank all the witnesses for their valuable testimony and the members for the questions. members of the committee may have some additional questions f

that did not happen. >> reporter: taptejdeep singh, a married father of two, now being called a hero. his brother karman saying he warned co-workers when the gunfire erupted, even helping one woman take cover. singh's family in anguish over his death. >> his first instinct, even in the last moment, was to help other people. when it came to shots are fired, his first instinct was to pick up his phone, call anybody that he can to run. >> reporter: alex fritch, a father of three, was critically injured in the shooting and rushed to the hospital. his wife terra by his side in his final moments. >> his hand, it had been twitchy, but it grabbed my hand, and the nurse came in because he was deteriorating, and she said, "he knows you're here. he's crying." and he took his last breath, and his heart stopped. >> just thinking about her and her husband in those final moments. kaylee hartung back with us tonight, and, kaylee, now that we've confirmed that early reporting today that the suspect had been detained and questioned after that trip abroad in 2016 and that he had written about his hatred

for these nine vta workers their shifts doing just that ended tragedy. 36-year-old singh, 35-year-old hernandez, 40-year-old michael rudometkin, 29-year-old adrian ballard, 49-year-old timothy romo, 63-year-old alaghmandan, 63-year-old lars lane, 49-year- old alex fritch didn't come home from work yesterday. the community will not be the same because of it. >> when i heard the news, my heart breaks. it's a tragedy. >> reporter: as shock of yesterday's shooting sinks in, it leaves behind it a sadness felt by everyone. >> this is so close to home. my kids are essential workers. >> i worry every day about this kind of thing happening, so this was just a nightmare. woke up like wow. >> vta workers are their own tight knit group. through their jobs they touch lives ofess people across theciem ing rile effects of yesterday's tragedy. >> i have a really good life today. if it wasn't for the people that kept the public transit going, i wouldn't have been able to get to the companies that have, you know, given me all i have today. >> reporter: that's one of the trends that we kept hearing from

singh's younger brother said it's not about having physical strength but alliance heart. >> many people have been asking how to reach out and help the shooting victims. we put some information and our vta stories up on kpix.com. our morning team will be following up on this latest development. and we will have another update on that starting at 430 tomorrow morning. >>> flaring from the chevron refinery, dark smoke soaring into the skyline tonight. the county sent a hazmat team to the scene and confirm that the flaring has stopped. a little while ago the richmond mayor advised residents to keep their windows and doors closed. clearing incidents had been reported at the refinery several times over the past few months. the last was on may 14th after a fire at the facility. >>> a san jose man says his dog was stolen by a couple delivering pizza. he got home from the dog park with his puppy zoe on saturday night. he says he must not have closed his door properly and the 10- month-old puppy slipped into the courtyard of his apartment building. he searched with no look and then asked manageme

today, family members of light rail operator taptejdeep singh told us they were not surprised to learn that 36-year-old acted to save lives of others . friends, coworkers and loved ones could not hide their grief as they gathered at the family home in union city. carmen described his older brother as their favorite their mother and grandmother. he says the husband and father of two will never be replaced. >> i want to honor his life as much as i can. he was my idol. in one way or another i hated him for being so strict with me at times. he would keep me from going to parties and he would lecture me on things but at the same time it was my strength. >> what a remarkable soul. comments as his brother enjoyed his job and his coworkers and today he learned to minutes after the gunfire began yesterday, taptejdeep singh called one of his coworkers to tell them to stay away. that is just another sign of his true heroism. >> a remarkable story. can you imagine in the middle of the chaos to have the courage to call someone and warned them? again, live at san jose city hall. roughly almost 36 ho

the names the people are these singh, hernandez, adrienne balleza, 63-year-old lars lane. many victims were long time vta employees. one family held onto a sliver of hope but learned nearly 12 hours later their family member singh was among those killed. >> he was a train operating, father, and husband. they had heard from the co- workers. he had pushed one into a room to hide from the shooter and frantically called others to warn them about what was happening. >> after that he goes to the downstairs. he's a very good person in our family. >> his family had been waiting at the red cross after tracking his phone to a building at the rail yard but relas missemploye were forced to itter ho witho any answers. >> when they said good-bye to their spouse this morning, their husband, they didn't mean good-bye forever. they meant good-bye until dinner time. >> the big question this morning is why? investigators have spent hours searching through the suspect's home looking for clues as to what could have led to his deadly rampage. this is surveillance of samuel cassidy loading a bag

singh was among those murdered. his family says that they heard from the b,42 coworkers that he pushed one of them into a room to hide from the shooter and frantically called other coworkers to warn them about what was happening. the family had been waiting at the red cross after banging his phone inside a building at the vta railyard but the answers of families and friends, waited hour after hour without any answers. >> i just pray that he is okay. >> reporter: christina gonzales's cousin also tried desperately contacting him this morning, did not survive. what was supposed to be just another day at work, ending in bloodshed for eight vta employees that never made it back home to their families. >> when they said goodbye to ey did mean goode forever, they met meant goodbye until dinnertime. >> reporter: so u looking at a memorial that is grown tonight outside san jose city hall. the memorial is here because tomorrow city leaders plan to hold a vigil for all eight victims at 6 p.m. tomorrow. >> we have no idea how t

ray singh castañeda: thank you, damian. glad to be back. damian: yeah, thank you for being here.ot of things going on. there's a virtual live auction and then there's also some virtual wine tasting. run us through what's happening. ray: yes, this year, as most of you know, we're not having our event. it would have been our 12th. we're having it-- with god's help, we'll have it next year at castillo's winery in morgan hill, july 16. but what we are having this year is a virtual live auction on june 10 and that is for our beneficiaries, one in morgan hill, one in gilroy, one in east san josé, and others. we have been helping with getting people tested, vaccinated, food for the campesinos, like a famous, like i was telling damian earlier, like a famous--the most famous comedian was cantinflas and his favorite word would be, "get vaccinated, chatos." but anyhow, on the 10th, we are having probably 12 items and a week in mazatlan, a week in puerto rico. we have tres vinos in napa. it'll be on grandma ranch. that'll be gustavo, encanto and--on grandma. and then we're having dayomo and

singh was on the third floor when the gunfire erupted. he helped one of his coworkers hide and alert others of a shooter in the building. one lady he put in the control room to hide over here. you know, he can go there to actually, but he he just saved her. and then after that he goes towards the downstairs he was knocking the door with the dispatcher room. the other lady venmo. he said he hide under the table. and she said, and he also aware that people are there is shooting. be careful. another victim, 40 year old michael rood, a medic in a friend of san jose, councilman, rubble, paralysis who posted on facebook. my dad and i were just planning another golf day reunion with mikey. and now that will never happen again. my family and i have lost a long time, great friend, and there are no words to describe the heartache. we're all feeling right now, especially for his family. eight families are feeling this. same sense of loss. ktvu spoke to rude americans cousin earlier in the day, loved his dog and destroys everyone's rights and he was

also 36-year-old taptejdeep singh. 40-year-old michael rudometkin. 42-year-old raul megia.x fritch. 39-year-old jose hernandez. 49-year-old timothy romo. 63-year-old abdolvahab alaghmandan. and 63-year-old lars lane. this is what we know about the mass shooting and the latest on the investigation. the vta light rail facility in downtown san jose where this massacre happened yesterday morning remains locked down as detectives remain on the scene. the gunman killed nine of his co-workers. he then turned the gun on himself. we're learning that the gunman used two semiautomatic handguns and had 11 magazines with him. >> we have team coverage for you. bob redell is live at the home of the shooter, first let's go to kris sanchez. you were present for that news conference. what did you learn there? >> you know, the speakers here at vta headquarters said today is really about honoring the victims, their families and the vta family as they try to figure out what is happening and why it happened and how to move forward. we saw a lot of employees arriving together, trying to offer eac

singh was wrapping up the night shift when we met him.r to this free clinic, then stayed on to help. hasn't been home or seen his 3-month-daughter since. >> we'll try to save as much as we can. that's the best we can do. >> reporter: at its worst, he tells us he saw a dozen people die every day. but it's the ones he's able to help thatpim nu, herotclinic. manu says she was turned away from the hospital and had nowhere else to go. >> it was very scary, the middle of the night, 50. she was told to come here. thankfully, her mom's been on oxygen since last night and now appears to be stable. >> reporter: three days later, manu's mother is improving. that makeshift clinic possibly saving her life. doctors here agree, there's only one thing that will end this crisis. how vital are vaccines in getting not only india but the world out of this crisis? >> i think that's the only solution, one of the only solutions at the moment. we don't have any choice. >> reporter: india is the world's largest vaccinemaker. but when the country thought it had be

. >>> here is nbc bay area. >> reporter: taptejdeep singh's brother says the pain runs deep, and hasn't gotten any easier as the days go by. but he is proud of how his brother lived out his last moments. >> i wish i did. but his focus was saving other people. he never called his family, between those moments. he -- nobody received a message from him. >> reporter: carmen is also comforted by his faith community like the one that gathered outside the sikh temple in san jose. the temple opened its doors for a memorial, and welcomed victims' families, friends, and those united in grief. janelle, sister of victim, says the reality of their loss has not sunk in. >> never, in my wildest dreams, what happened, i -- i would never think this would happen to anybody here in san jose. or anywhere. it shouldn't happen. we're distraught. we're -- we're sad, devastated, lost. >> reporter: but through sharing memories, uniting in prayer, and finding strength in embrace, those who gathered were comforted and committed to making changes for the better. board members and the director of the temple called

and to you, general singh, thank you for your years of service. have you had an opportunity to review the capitol police's strategic plan? if so, what is your assessment of that plan? >> i have had the opportunity, sir, to look at the strategic plan and here's the challenge as the strategic plan has all of the right pieces and parts in it but most leaders do not know how to take a strategic plan, communicate it down to the lowest level. that is where most organizations just fail. they take the strategic plans, it's done, and we put it on the shelf. if someone was to come in, the first thing is looking at that strategic plan, looking at those ig reports, and saying what do we have in our strategic plan that will map to that? those would be some simple steps they could do and start moving in that direction. >> if the department were to move to more of a protected services agency model, would the strategic plan need to be amended? >> absolutely. the strategic plan would have to be amended. there are parts in the strategic plan that says they are a fo

general singh, one of your main areas of focusing on serving on general honore's security task force was member security and i have spoken to many of my colleagues who expressed concerns about physical safety on the capitol complex following january 6th. the sentiment has been echoed by congressional staff members and staff associations, and essential workers that keep the capitol operating. could you summarize some of the key findings and recommendations with respect to the member security portion of that report? and i guess the next question would be, what a protective service agency be more effective at providing member security than a reactive law enforcement agency? >> right, and yes, sir. and thank you for recognizing that. there are a couple of things that we look at. the first piece was overall dignitary protection team and what it would take for realignment or being able to surge to the dignitary protection team in the event that they needed to? that whole process has to be really flushed out and looked at, the key thing they focus on is threats. and risk versus in some case

at the crematorium, bodies have been burning nonstop says jitender singh shunty. more than 500.e than 500 bodies in the past three or four weeks? >> yes. >> reporter:( translated ) "i'm not afraid of dead bodies, but it's so sad to see all these people dying, especially the young." finally, the bereaved can lay their beloved to rest, something raman jocant begs the world to see. >> this is an example for them. if somebody comes and spends one day with us, they will never, never, ever. >> reporter: they'll never doubt it again. >> yeah, doubt it again. >> reporter: meanwhile, infections and the death tolls just continue to soar. and if you needed a way to visualize that, take a look at all of this wood, piled about 10 feet high, longer than the length of a football field-- all of it for cremations. norah. >> o'donnell: it's just horrific. chris livesay, thank you. well, there is still much more news ahead on tonight's "cbs evening news." ellen degeneres has a big announcement for fans. and the n.f.l. gets ready to kick off its biggest season yet. the marquee match you're going to

eboni singh is one of them. after she spent days around the clock trying to save his life. thank you so much for being here. we're so sorry for your loss. >> thank you for having me. >> i know how hard you struggled to get him the help that he needed. just tell us what that daily struggle was for you from all of these thousands of miles away. >> yeah, it started about two weeks ago when he was first diagnosed with covid. two weeks ago it wasn't as bad as it is today, but it was still pretty challenging just to find him a doctor who would see him via zoom and then sort of that's when it began of trying to find something else. it was trying to find oxygen. it was trying to get him admitted to a hospital. we found a hospital that had beds but they didn't have oxygen so you would have to bring your own oxygen. every day it was a different challenge trying to sort of supplement what the hospitals didn't have. whether that was remdesivir, which is a life-saving drug, oxygen, et cetera. my mom and i would connect every

. >> reporter: emotionally distraught, taptejdeep singh 's father spoke about his son.father spoke about his son. the 36-year-old vta operator say goodbye to his best friend. >> to honor my brother in his memory, to help as many people as i can in my life. >> reporter: workers honor their colleagues by telling stories. chris elder is thinking paul megia one last time for being there when he needed him most. >> you can do what you need to do. i will take care of it here. that is the person that he was all the time. adrian balleza, just last week , he brought in muffins that he was so proud that he had picked himself. he was cutting them in half so he could share them with everybody. >> reporter: several bay area councilmembers and the sikh unity calling for an end to gun violence according to gun violence archives. wednesdays mass shooting was the 18th mass shooting in california this year. >> call our congress people. call them so we can make sure that this has got to stop. take action. >> reporter: change was helping the family heel, these stories of heroism. >> the wo

one passenger told us about her special bus driver, taptejdeep singh who died in the shooting but warned others about the gunmen, she offered her thanks. >> thank you for getting me home safe and getting others in the scene of the crime home safe. he basically sacrificed himself to let others know that there was an active shooter on the ground. >> and there was this scene at fireghte ststhe fallen vta workers. >>> this morning we are remembering the life of one of the victims, lars lane who was a lineman for the vta and had plans to retire next year. he was married to his wife vicky for 22 years, she says the last time she heard her husband's voice was tuesday night when she heard the news on wednesday she raced to the vta railyard with hopes that he had survived. >> i had a feeling that i just always had hope until the last second, he was my soulmate. he was my total soulmate. the love of my life. he was a wonderful person. i'm going to miss him. i miss him now. >> vicky wants lars to be remembered for his great sense of humor and his love for his family and friends. >>> san francisco's

founded by a man whose name was norman -- singh or listed as norman. ah singh we know of him because he wrote a very nasty letter to the governor later complaining about the treatment of the chinese in san francisco. and see footnote the chinese restaurant business began in 1849 today. there are over 40,000 chinese restaurants in the united states. that's more than burger king mcdonald's and kentucky fried chicken combined. of the $120,000 people that showed up in 1849 and those who continue to show up the greater portion of them were men. they believe as high as 90 percent. it's actually very hard find a woman. in the territory than state of california, actually, i take that back. i retract it. you could find a woman but it was quite expensive. now what was to happen was? this 90,000 to 120,000 men that show up. they're all young. the greater portion of them are under the age of 21 at this time who could make the trip only the young the strong those without attachment were the most likely to make the trip. and so you had literally thousands of young m

here's more on that story from christien kafton. >> reporter: the family of taptejdeep singh gathered to support his widow and young daughter. >> there's a big hole in this family. he is the backbone of this family. he treated me not just as those younger brother but as his son. and i never had to worry about anything. he was my backbone and my go to person for everything. >> reporter: they said his instinct to help and protect others was part of his faith and personality. >> we have a big consideration for selfless service to others. it's unblinded towards their religion nor color pickets for anybody who is in need. >> reporter: when this is said that he rushed to protect his friends and coworkers. warning others to stay away. he said his heart breaks knowing that he chose to help and save others instead of getting to safety. why was his first instinct to tell others to get to safety and help others. why didn't he just escape. i would rather have my brother right now. thanks to him he was able to save a couple of people >> reporter: his family says that as they endure the unimaginabl

the same family talked about how taptejdeep singh called others to warn them and now he won't be around his own children. >> my nephew and my niece, they're not going to have a father. they're 3 and 1. matter how mucs about fathers were the hardest ones to hear. the families also talked about not knowing how to process what happened on wednesday. we are sharing their stories throughout the day and on nbcbayarea.com. in these situations you hear about casualties and fatalities. but at the end of the day they are people and people that live in our community. if you have been moved to help, we do have resources for you on our website, nbcbayarea.com. kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> it was beautiful to see how many people showed up to show their support to those family members saying you are not alone. thank you, kris. >> our hearts really, they ache with them as well. we spoke to the father of jose hernandez. he says he's still in shock but he wanted to talk about his son, whose life ended much too soon. >> what i'm going to miss the e or his car when he was stopping by. >> apparently

looks for the left so it is very dramatic and very big it must be very traumatic indeed dr hargett singh there a critical care doctor on the front lines thank you so much for everything you're doing and for talking to us here on al-jazeera thank you an elevated metro line has collapse in mexico's capital sending a train crashing down on to the cars below at least 20 people have been killed and i ski crews have been pulling people from the wreckage of the carriages which are hanging precariously over the roads around 70 injured people have been taken to hospitals around the city we can get more now from man who is in mexico city man or what happens. hello we've arrived were about as close as authorities are allowing us to get to the scene of the accident is just past 2 am in mexico city in the southwestern part of town let me bring you in to what the scene actually looks like i'm going to give you more than just a sense this is the actual scene. that we're seeing here in mexico city these are 2 metro cars that have collapsed underneath this the structure that then collapsed on top of an o

. >> reporter: the nine victim include taptejdeep singh, a train operator for roughly nine years. he leaves behind a wife and two small children. before being gunned down, co- workers told his family the 36- year-old singh pushed one of them into a room to hide from the shooter and frantically started warning others. >> he shoved her and then went downstairs. >> i texted and there was no answer. >> reporter: coroners confirmed a ninth victim, 49-year-old alex ward fritch, who died at the hospital. >> the nurse came in because he was deteriorating, and she said, he knows you're here, he's crying. and he took his last breath. >> reporter: police are also investigating a fire at the gunman's house that broke out around the same time as his attack. >> but seems too coincidental that we would have a fire about the same time as the active shooter. he had to have some kind of delay for the fire being started. >> reporter: investigators believe cassidy acted alone. his ex-wife cecilia nelms said he struggled with anger during their ten-year marriage. >> his temper, that was one of our big