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he's representing the transportation authorities there. this did happen, it did not happen in the control operations center for these trains, for this light rail system. he did say that it was at the maintenance yard, this is where they maintain the trains, this is also where they are deployed from. he also said as of noon local time, so about two hours from now, service will be suspended because so far they've been saying that service was not impacted by what has transpired there this morning. but they are going to have other ways for people to get back if they need to. but yes, they're saying they're just getting light rail up and running for the day as they were starting off just another workday as people are trying to get back to work now that many people can go back to work post -- as we come to the end of the pandemic here. so those were a couple of the main things that we've learned if here, the main thing being that we now know that the shooter was a man. that's the least that we do know at this point. >> anthony barksdale, you're

what we now know about the suspect, the employee of the valley transportation authority, the vta, who police say killed nine of his co-workers before killing himself. the sheriff tonight saying his actions were very deliberate, very fast. we've now learned he told some people at that workplace, i'm not going to shoot you, before shooting others. and tonight new reporting that u.s. customs officials questioned him after a trip overseas in 2016 and that they found a notebook full of notes about how he hated where he worked. so, the question obviously, were local authorities warned? and all of this comes tonight as we now learn more about the nine victims. all of them men from 29 to 63 years old. husbands, fathers, brothers, friends, and we're learning about final acts of bravery. the shock and grief among the workers who survived this. one worker saying he emerged from hiding to find a, quote, mass of bodies. security video showing the gunman leaving his home before the attack carrying a large bag. the investigation revealing he was armed with three semiautomatic handguns and 32 high-ca

>> you know, the valley transportation authority is only 2100 people. so everybody literally knows everyone. i think the thing that i was most struck by is just the compassion and the empathy that people have been showing for each other. really supporting each other through this tragedy. and, unfortunately for us, this isn't the first time we've had a -- such a tragic event. we had a shooting at the gilroy garlic festival in july of 2018, and, you know, we, unfortunately, for us, this feels remarkably, eerily tragic. >> yeah, it's awful that it happens. where you are, it's happening sadly all over the united states right now we have these mass shootings. i know you've told us that a fund has been set up to help families impacted by this. tell us about that. >> yes, thank you. and i apologize. the gilroy shooting was july 28th of 2019. so what the labor movement, because these employees were all members of their unions, atu and they have set up a fund at act.wpusa.org. and that's really intended to help the families of the victims with any kinds of suppo

the vta, the valley transportation authority facility where this happened, is behind me. it's the blue tiled building. that's really the headquarters there. this is a main hub here for this area. of course, san jose a bustling suburb of san francisco. we're about an hour away from that. we're very close to downtown san jose. this is the transportation hub where the light rail trains, the buses, the shuttles come out of, and right next door is the santa clara county sheriff's office headquarters. so just a few -- within probably the last 90 minutes or so or an hour, it's hard to tell time when there is so much going on, but we did see dozens of employees leaving that area across the street and walking across the street here into this administration building that's right in front of me. and this is what they've called their family reunification area in an auditorium here. this is where family members are coming by to inquire about their loved ones. in fact, just within the last 10 minutes or so, i saw a couple family members walking up the stairs. i asked how they're doing,

is a valley transportation authority hub center. it's a control center. point. >> the fire. >> we're still ongoing and trying to figure out exactly if there's connection or any information on that point. we're still trying to gather that information. >> was ammunition found inside this -- >> i don't . >>> i'm going to route there over to the sheriff. >> first of all, this is an active investigation. there are many, many components we are continues to discover. we mentioned the victim unification center. please, please have respect for the victims' families right now. we appreciate san jose p.d. was with us immediately going into the building and our teams showed exemplary behavior, what they're trying to do while the shots were being fired. our teams are entering the building when shots are still going on. we attempted rescues. it's uncertain where that is right now. we don't want to take a lot of questions. we will give you all the information that we can, as it comes known. we really don't want to speculate right now. we appreciate your conch of this. m

a valley transportation authority control center.nd 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. >>

we'll learn more about what the valley transportation authority is saying about that particular transportationwas going on at the time. i want to bring our reporter back, ted williams, please stand by. former d.c. detective. william la jeunesse is on the ground and if he joins us in just a couple of minutes. william, are you there? >> yes, i am: claudia is on the ground but hasn't reached the location. according to social media reports this is a big company. it has 2100 employees, three major lines. several of the people who are at this alleged union meeting took cover inside the trains that were inside the maintenance yard. one of the reasons police showed up the way they did in the heavy presence and had that shield if you will to approach the facility, they didn't know if the shooter was down or not. later on they found out he was. we don't know, however, if it was a self-inflicted wound or whether the individual was shot by law enforcement. we don't know. as you said, the mayor has said that the shooter is down or dead and there are multiple victims. we've heard from social media, maybe si

prayers and thoughts to the victims, their families, valley transportation authority. thank you to our community, heroes, who responded quickly on the scene to help those in need. >> warriors said we are heart broken by sense less act of violence in san jose. our thoughts ares with victims, their families, valley transportation authority, and the entire san jose community. >> people continue to take to social media to share thoughts and condolences. share your thoughts using #kpix. >>> stay with us. the vta mass shooting after the break. >>> to keep up with the investigation, watch cbsn bay area or head to kpix.com where we have a special >>> at 6:00, a vigil for vta shooting victims a the san jose city hall. kpix5 will bring that to you live. you can stream it on cbsn bay area. >>> we'll have updates all day on kpix5 and kpix.com. we'll leave you now with a tribute s ofthe oyees oufamily. we want to honor their memory. alaghmandan age 63 worked for vta for approximately 20 years as sub station maintainer. adrian ballard, 29, started employment as a bus operator traine

it is the valley transportation authority facility, just across the street here. this is the main transportation hub for the area. this is a big bay area suburb, of course, very close to downtown san jose. and the sheriff's office headquarters is actually right next door to this vta facility. to give you a little geoographic lay of the land, this is a horseshoe here. and just moments ago, we saw dozens of employees walking, being walked with authorities across the street, up these steps and down this path here to a county administration building. and of course, we were asking them how they were doing, if they were okay. many were visibly shaken, chuck. of course, we can all understand why and how distraught they are not knowing exactly what they have been through today, but some of them also told our producer, chris, they were told not to talk to the media, but some of them were absolutely shaken and distraught as they were walking by us. there should be another press conference here in about 30 minutes. hopefully we can learn a little more, some questions that st

several of those people were employees of valley transport authority, the transport authority that servesicon valley, including the suspected gunman. we do not know that type of weapon used or any of the names of victims. this is very much in -- a dynamic situation. there have been reports of explosive devices inside the building. the top priority now is public safety. a bomb squad is at the scene searching the building. there are reports locally of a number of fires in the nearby vicinity. they are investigating whether those can be in some way related to the mass shooting in san jose this morning. at the mayor has spoken at a very emotionalress conference and lamented what he called "a horrific day for his city." the governor of california gavin newsom says his office is monitoring the developments closely. >> sophie, we appreciate the update. that is sophie life from los angeles. next, a dch court brought a landmark ruling against the oil giant shale or -- ordering it to cut greenhouse emissions by the end of the decade. it is thought to be the first time judges anywhere have ordered a

this is the transportation authority that operates the santa clara county public transportation systeme bus system, the light rail system. also a major playing in the cal train system that runs through. we heard that hundreds work inside this facility. we do not believe this is a place where the public is able to get access to those sites. but we believe this is a maintenance yard. there are multiple casualties and injuries and among those injured there are vta employees. others we are told were evacuated from the scene. we do know the shooter is down. we do not know how the shooter died at this hour, whether at the hands of local law enforcement or whether this individual took their own life. but we know that there are multiple law enforcement agencies on scene now. san jose is the third largest city in california. this is right next to the heart of silicon valley. apple headquarters is just eight miles away. google, 12 miles from the scene. this is the heart of santa clara. we know this is right off the freeway system. we know the shooting was at 6:30 a.m. local time. it is in the la

but the next phase of work is not yet funded by the transportation authority. the slide that was in your presentation outlines one scenario, one way to provide for the $30 million needed for design, which, i believe, is $5 million, but the rest of it would be the tjpa's own sources that comes from the city's melorus funding force. so the cash on hand and the city's melaroos will comprise the rest of that. >> chairman: and the gap to move forward this fall is what? >> we need to show about $30 million on hand -- >> chairman: how much of that is proposed to be san francisco? >> all of it is shown right now is san francisco sources that are available, going through the city's melaroos, and potentially another $5 million from the transportation authority. >> chairman: how much of that has been presented to the t.a. or the board of supervisors? >> we have not presented that yet. this is our first -- >> chairman: okay, so -- >> -- our first presentation of the concept. >> so i would just put out there for folks who may be listening, or folks at this board or other pl

that the transportation authorities say on their website. that is going to be that way until the end of the day as the light rail yard is now an active investigation saying limiting their ability to provide service. so the light rail stops are deserted. but bus bridges are taking place are in place with limited service. the vta say people should get give themselves more time to get where they need to go. but despite all of what they've been through today. the beauty of bus drivers are here doing what they do every day helping keep the south bay moving today. but the chairperson of the vta board of directors and the president of the santa clara county board of supervisors gave the men and women on the job today. major props for their professionalism during this emotional day. >> so horrible tragedies happen today. and our. the thoughts and love goes out to the beaty family. the organization. and what they've had to go through. i i could not be more proud of the tape organization as they drove here. i saw the tape buses out on the road. as i s

this is the valley transportation authority. this is running the lines for california, which would have had a tremendous impact if it had been successful. we'll have to figure out how all those things loop together. you're exactly right. i was thinking this is the first time i'm on your new show, but the same topic, right? in other words, we're just seeing these mass killings because we define now mass killing, cnn does, as four or more dead. so, we're now at this stage, we're at 231 mass killings in 146 days this year. so, this is a familiar sight. this one is different in terms of the different pieces which goes to, i think, both familiarity with the area, he probably has some connection to it, and then, of course, his motivation about why he would want to do it. >> commissioner, we learned from the deputy sheriff that police arrived while shots were still being fired and they entered the building and they attempted rescues. obviously that's just, i would imagine, one of the worst case scenarios you ever get as a police office

the valley transportation authority will be honoring the victims of wednesday's mass shooting. it happening at the company's headquarters along north first street in san jose, it will be held at the outdoor ampitheaer behind building be this starts at 10:00am. there's also a vigil planned for later tonight. that one will be held at 06:00pm at san jose city hall plaza. the address is on your screen right now. mayor sam liccardo and other city leaders will be licardo will also be taking the podium here in about an hour talking about yesterday's events we are also told that several other bta officials will be talking the events, the victims and the company's operations. james frey. now back to you. camilla. thanks for that. >> 9.12. is the time as we take a brief break. we'll share more images of the aftermath of yesterday's mass shooting. we'll be right back. >> continuing coverage of our breaking news this morning overnight we learned that the 9th victim in the vta rail yard shooting. >> has died at the hospital. he's been identified as 49 year-old. alex fritsch. local leaders a

he was an employee of the valley transportation authority. he later took his own wife.ends and family are left grieving wondering how could this have happened. >> do you have any information that sheds light on what motivated this? do you have any information about the gunman that would help you understand what may have prompted this awful massacre? >> we don't have that information. obviously we are looking into that, but what in the world could possibly prompt someone to take this action. but we don't know at this point. >> flags are flying at half-staff to honor the victims. >> there is a numbness some of us are feeling because there is a sameness anywhere usa. it feels like this happens over and over and over again. rinse and repeat, rinse and repeat. it begs the question what is going on in the united states of america. >> lindsey, it has been a difficult day and a half out there. what is the latest on the investigation. >> we are learning more heartbreaking details about what happened yesterday. when officers arrived, the shooter was still active firing rounds. th

. >> i am eric cordova, director for transportation authority. i am here to update you on a very exciting portion of the transportation program the ferry implementation. bob, thank you for helping me to pull up this slide deck so i can go to the next slide, bob, our agenda. i want to update you on the transportation program. the overall goals and m.o.u. we are going to execute with the water emergency transportation authority. really to get into more detail with a study we are preparing as it relates to the ferry from treasure island to san francisco. the next slide. real quick in terms of usury visiting mobility goals. the incentives are to have folks travel via transit, walking or biking as much as possible. did discourage the use of private cars through the tolling and paid parking that is part of the program. most importantly meeting 50/50% transit walking, biking mode versus driving peak visit mode. the map that shows here is our intent right now. we will focus on the ferry service and discussion. we are also chatting and working with pattern

. >> i am eric cordova, director for transportation authority. i am here to update you on a very exciting portion of the transportation program the ferry implementation. bob, thank you for helping me to pull up this slide deck so i can go to the next slide, bob, our agenda. i want to update you on the transportation program. the overall goals and m.o.u. we are going to execute with the water emergency transportation authority. really to get into more detail with a study we are preparing as it relates to the ferry from treasure island to san francisco. the next slide. real quick in terms of usury visiting mobility goals. the incentives are to have folks travel via transit, walking or biking as much as possible. did discourage the use of private cars through the tolling and paid parking that is part of the program. most importantly meeting 50/50% transit walking, biking mode versus driving peak visit mode. the map that shows here is our intent right now. we will focus on the ferry service and discussion. we are also chatting and working with pattern

there was a shooting at valley transportation authority. the vta out there. >> multiple casualties, multiple fatalities. we are told that the suspect is dead. the shooting was reported just after 6.30 this morning, the suspecting being dead. officials say that the public safety is no longer threatened. but there are a number of casualties and fatalities injuries are unknown at this time. >> that's the big question a lot of folks want to know where can i go. if you have family members loved ones who work at the vta. where can you go. the reunification center right now has been set up at 70 west heading san jose. i know that there was initial clarification at 55 was younger. but that has now been updated. 2.70 west there in san jose. we are also standing by for yet another news conference coming from the santa clara county sheriff's office that could we were told at 8.30. that could come at any moment. we're standing by for that update. that news conference investigators with the santa clara county sheriff's office as we heard them say, a num

all of their lives cut short this morning at the transportation authority, maintenance facility in san jose. and it happened this man, 57 year-old vta worker, a maintenance worker. samuel cassidy showed up and began shooting. >> kron 4 has received this surveillance video. this is from a security camera at the home of one of cassidy's neighbors across the street and it shows cassidy with at least one duffel bag getting into that white pickup truck. the video was time stamped at 5.38 this morning, which is roughly an hour before the mass shooting. >> minutes after the shooting started there were reports of this fire, neighbor also shot on cell phone. we later learned that this house belongs to the gunman or you just saw him earlier outside with his truck. the video showed the fire in southeast san jose on anmar court that is near las law goes golf course. and we have live kron 4 team coverage from the heartbreak for families learning. they lost loved ones to. >> details. new details about the gunman. but we begin with a breakdown of the chaos that unfolded this morning. kron first help

the santa clara valley transportation authority, the vta as it's called. they keep the buses and the trains going. the shooter, an employee there, authorities say he shot and killed eight people, one person critically injured tonight. authorities say he then shot and killed himself. and we learned late today that investigators believe he set his own home on fire before leaving for work. the first 911 calls coming in at 6:34 this morning pacific time. multiple law enforcement agencies responding. the gunfire under way when they arrived. the attacker shooting across two separate buildings. stunned workers led away to safety. there was a rescue operation to get victims out. all day today they searched for potential explosives after reports it was a possibility. the bomb squad probing the sprawling plant. and that fire at the gunman's home. neighbors forced to evacuate as investigators searched there too. those scenes that have become all too familiar in our country, family members waiting in a nearby sheriff's office for word on their loved ones. and late toda

he sits on the valley transportation authority board along with the chairman, glenn hendricks who gaverom police, police gave us just some of the same details we got last hour, we anticipate to get more, perhaps, or at least an update in the next hour, that's what was promised. suspect deceased, public safety is assured at this point according to the santa clara county sheriff's department deputy russell davis just now. multiple law enforcement and fire responded, reunification center for family and friends who want to pick up those loved ones who survived today. that sort of thing we have had before, we got it again. what we did not have came from chairman glenn hendricks who told us that outside of it being a horrible tragedy an important detail, he said this happened on the vta rail yard not in the operation center so there's a lot of questions for that sheriff's deputy whether this was in or outside. another interesting piece of information that we did get through the questioning of the media and that was, there was a rescue mission, correct? and the deputy said yes and went on to

he was an employee of the valley transportation authority. what would you be looking for when trying to determine his motive? >> i'm looking for any statements, any conflicts within -- within the workplace. it sounds like based on what i'm hearing that he went after specific people. i would want to know what contact -- was he recently disciplined? was there a fight on the job in what kicked this off, and that's what i would really want to know. i would want to look at the victimology of the -- i would want to look at the victimology and just try to sort it out because now we can't interrogate him. he's gone. so we need to know as much as we can from a workplace. we need to know what witnesses say, people who knew him. did he say anything that sounded awful strange? we need all that, and it's going to take a lot of work to source this out. >> and dmitry, as you noted, the san jose mayor reported that there was a fire at the suspect's home. i'm just looking at the latest information on this. the san jose fire department responded to a fire at t

transportation authority for more than 20 years.ne co-worker described him as an outsider who didn't socialize with his peers cassius father told the san jose mercury news that his son was bipolar. but that was no excuse for the shooting. according to caskey's ex-wife. >> he expressed hatred of his workplace for at least a decade. >> he will talk about. some the don't do in some people is slack i that side of you don't hit me like done so not even talking about it. >> has actually cats reporting for us tonight. and now let's spend some time talking about the victims. this is 35 year-old. jose to his suits hernandez. the 3rd. he's described by his family has an amazing son brother and friend. they say he could fix just about anything and his father says jose love boating and riding his motorcycle. he was a master mechanic and even designed some of the tools being used on the vta light rail. he worked for the agency for almost 9 years. also, there is adrian baez of the youngest of the 9 vta employees murdered on wednesday. the 29 year

today is the may 25th meeting of the san francisco transportation authority board. i am raphael mandelman, the chair of our board, and. will you please call the roll, madam clerk? [roll call] >> clerk: chair, we have quorum. i'm now make an announcement about public comment. public comment will be available for each item on this agenda by calling 415-655-0001, i.d. 1876602242, and then pound and pound again. once you join, you'll be able to listen to the meeting as a participant. to make public comment on an item, dial *3. do not press *3 or you'll be removed from the queue. the live operator will advice you'll are allowed two minutes to speak. calls will be taken in the order in which they are received. best practices are to speak slowly, clearly, and turn down the volume of any radios or televisions around you. that concludes my announcements. >> chairman: thank you, madam clerk. please call our next item. >> clerk: item 2, chair's report. this is an information item. >> chairman: i do have a report, colleagues. this month we are welcoming back transit service on

>> kate, authorities got calls this morning of shots fired near this valley transportation authorityht now. >> multiple 911 calls, multiple shots fired calls in the area of 101 west younger avenue in the city of san jose. this building is a bta control center, a valley transportation authority control center, a hub that stores multiple vta trains. multiple deputies including surrounding law enforcement agencies arrived to the scene for an active shooter investigation. the information i can tell you right now is very preliminary. i can confirm with you right now that we do have multiple victims and we have multiple casualties at this point. i can't confirm the exact number of injuries and fatalities, but i will tell you that there are multiple injuries and multd fatalities in this case. this still is an ongoing investigation. we do have multiple agencies here helping us out with the law enforcement side as well as the county fireside, city fire department and multiple agencies. i will tell you about the suspect right now. the suspect is confirmed deceased. i will not go into details a

today is the may 25th meeting of the san francisco transportation authority board. i am raphael mandelman, the chair of our board, and. will you please call the roll, madam clerk? [roll call] >> clerk: chair, we have quorum. i'm now make an announcement about public comment. public comment will be available for each item on this agenda by calling 415-655-0001, i.d. 1876602242, and then pound and pound again. once you join, you'll be able to listen to the meeting as a participant. to make public comment on an item, dial *3. do not press *3 or you'll be removed from the queue. the live operator will advice you'll are allowed two minutes to speak. calls will be taken in the order in which they are received. best practices are to speak slowly, clearly, and turn down the volume of any radios or televisions around you. that concludes my announcements. >> chairman: thank you, madam clerk. please call our next item. >> clerk: item 2, chair's report. this is an information item. >> chairman: i do have a report, colleagues. this month we are welcoming back transit service on

today is the may 25th meeting of the san francisco transportation authority board. i am raphael mandelman, the chair of our board, and. will you please call the roll, madam clerk? [roll call] >> clerk: chair, we have quorum. i'm now make an announcement about public comment. public comment will be available for each item on this agenda by calling 415-655-0001, i.d. 1876602242, and then pound and pound again. once you join, you'll be able to listen to the meeting as a participant. to make public comment on an item, dial *3. do not press *3 or you'll be removed from the queue. the live operator will advice you'll are allowed two minutes to speak. calls will be taken in the order in which they are received. best practices are to speak slowly, clearly, and turn down the volume of any radios or televisions around you. that concludes my announcements. >> chairman: thank you, madam clerk. please call our next item. >> clerk: item 2, chair's report. this is an information item. >> chairman: i do have a report, colleagues. this month we are welcoming back transit service on

] it's my pleasure to introduce a tremendous leader, head of the directors of the valley transportation authorityen hendricks. >> i'm going to see if we can -- if everyone can hear me. i want to thank everyone for being here. [ applause ] after a terrible tragedy of yesterday, it is so inspiring to see so many people out here to show your love and respect for the vta family. i just really want to thank you. if you see a bus driver or you see someone with a vta vest on, wave and smile to them. the power of the smile is awesome. [ applause ] the second thing i would like to do is i'd like to share something with you. in my family, we started out of tradition, but something we do that we write haiku. so as i went home last night after the day, and i needed to deal with my own thoughts and emotions, i wrote something. i want to share it with you. our friends will be missed. serving riders makes us smile. nine will inspire us. thank you all for being here this afternoon. >> thank you. thank you, glen. i'm grateful that john courtney is a courageous leader of the transit union representing the women an

. >> i am eric cordova, director for transportation authority. here to update you on a very exciting portion of the transportation program the ferry implementation. bob, thank you for helping me to pull up this slide deck so i can go to the next slide, bob, our agenda. i want to update you on the transportation program. the overall goals and m.o.u. we are going to execute with the water emergency transportation authority. really to get into more detail with a study we are preparing as it relates to the ferry from treasure island to san francisco. the next slide. real quick in terms of usury visiting mobility goals. the incentives are to have folks travel via transit, walking or biking as much as possible. did discourage the use of private cars through the tolling and paid parking that is part of the program. most importantly meeting 50/50% transit walking, biking mode versus driving peak visit mode. the map that shows here is our intent right now. we will focus on the ferry service and discussion. we are also chatting and working with patterners

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in from the transportation authority saying they have reports of an active shooter.yard there. still, we have no information on the actual shooter, but getting more information on the location there. we're also told that some of the businesses and other locations around there are taking precautions to include one middle school that's just two blocks away that's now in a state of lockdown. interestingly, where this shooting took place is just around the corner from the sheriff's department. as you mentioned, ambulances coming and going as well. we're trying to get details about the victims as well as the shooter. more of that to come. >> and it's also early in the morning. it's just before 8:00. one would assume that people that are going in to work, there would be a lot of them out, especially at a light rail transportation hub. >> that's right. a busy station servicing that area that's near downtown san jose. there are also office buildings in and around that area as well. obviously, whenever there's a shooting, we try to look at what is the landscape like, what are

us who represents this area on the sackler city council is also a board member of valley transportation authority. >> and then asks not only to come forward with me. so i know. >> and i can see it in the faces of so many of you heartbreaking. this is. what a painful night this is for all of us. but particularly for the families and friends who lost a loved one yesterday. it's so easy to feel hopeless. but i don't feel hopeless to you. i don't feel hopeless. >> you know, i feel so look at this family out here. >> look at santa fe showing up. >> look at santa clara county showing up. look at showing up. i can't forget as we we're coming out of covid we saw buses and light rail and mechanics and cat mary mechanics, making sure that the kept moving and even tonight, if you look behind you on that street. you see moving and connecting people. >> once we've lost the audio from the podium in san centre county supervisor cindy chavez was speaking. seems like as we mentioned, every time they start to raise the volume in their speeches. the audio cuts out the speakers go dead to know. get it figured out he

marriage to sam cassidy, a gunman who killed 9 of his co-workers at the santa clara valley transportation authority on wednesday says they haven't spoken for more than a decade. they divorced in 2005. so i i just feel like i have to get it out because that. out of control. she says he talked about killing people at work he'd come home angry and resentful. >> will talk about. some the don't do in some people is slack >> a biden administration official says cassidy spoke of hating his workplace while he was detained by us customs officers after 2016 trip to the philippines. the memo did not say how long cassidy was held by border officials, but it did show notes from cassidy on how he hated where he worked and that he had books on terrorism. but when he was asked whether he had issues with people at work. he said no. sam was always on the outside. he was never in the group. he was never. >> excepted by anybody there he was always that that guy that. never taking in anything that the people were doing you know, you look back and you go, it fits it fits the whole profile. it fits everything that was go

also learning that he was a vta employee, employee of the valley transportation authority.nse of the community, absolute devastation, calling it a horrible event. a terrible tragedy, john, as we look at video from earlier today when we learned of this mass shooting taking place. >> john: it's the worst news out of that. apparently explosive devices placed around the complex that they're trying to clear. let's bring in ted williams, former d.c. detective. our local fox affiliate providing us the pictures is reporting this took place during a union meeting this morning. from your expertise, put together what we know so far. >> yeah, what a tragedy that we had to take place out there in san jose. seems as though there was a meeting. it was around 6:30 a.m. sometime during the course of the meeting, the shooting started on the yard there. and as a result of that, you have the eight casualties, numerous individuals that have been wounded. one of the things that, as sandra has represented, deeply concerning, that is did the shooter that was in fact a co-worker, did he take his ow

some, if not all, are vta employees at the valley transportation authority. they have been essential employees this entire pandemic, making sure people get to work, get to doctor's appointments on time. we are showing pictures right here. the ages of the victis range from 29 to 63. it was shift change at the time that this took place. people from the midnight shift and the day shift were all here. we know at least one victim was taken to the local trauma center where that victim died. we are learning about the heroics of some of the victims, including one who likely saved the lives of some his co-workers. listen to what family members said about their heroic efforts. >> in the last moments, he wasn't looking for his own safety. he was trying to save people. that's who he was. very sad. >> reporter: we are learning more details about the heart-stopping moments when the shooting happened. when officers got here, the shooter was still firing off rounds. they were actually yelling so that he would know they were encroaching on him. when they got to that room and

eight people shot and killed at the valley transportation authority light railyard in san jose after change. the suspect has been identified as samuel j cassidy. he was a maintenance worker at the yard reportedly firing. >> santa clara county said they did not exchange any gunfire. the victims being treated at local hospitals. the shooting happened shortly after they sent hire. that is about 11 miles from the scene of the shooting. >> this is the man at the center of the investigation. 57-year-old sam cassidy. who had a debate with how long we want to keep representing -- mentioning his name just because you don't deserve publicity for this tragic act. in fact, the exact opposite. for the time being, there he is. his ex-girlfriend has alleged violence and alcohol fueled mood swings. we will have more on that coming up.>>> right now looking at the scene live from sky 7, authorities for over the crime scene. they have bomb sniffing dogs concerned about a possible concern of -traps. the same situation which we heard that. this will be a lengthy investigation to try to figure out exactly

reported to his job as a lineman at the valley transportation authority early wednesday morning i wento suffer can hours to find out he's alive or is dead. authorities say 8 people were killed in the shooting spree. families waiting all day for an update hoping the person they loved would be coming home. 8 people dead on the floor. >> i mean, if the new walk on the floor to find out if my be happy to and that their fate explosives going off. i don't care. that's my brother on the floor. but with every passing hour, the painful reality sunk in the worst. i mean, don't sing year's worst. >> i mean, you know, information helps your help to heal and help share, you know, you know, come to grips of what's happening. but waiting 1012, 1418 24 hours. the terrific. i mean, that's that. that's that's devastation. and about 12 hours later, the call finally came lars was on the list of people who died 3 days sharia the 64th birthday just doing his job but go to work and people shoot you up. >> it wasn't a gunshot and it was a person shot just horrific his family describing the father of 3 has a f

. >> at the valley transportation authority, maintenance yard in san jose and these are pictures of just 2 of the victims here. there are 6 more and there is one person who is still in the hospital tonight. and as we're learning more. >> about the victims. our dan thorn joins us live from san jose, where one person is clinging to life. family members hoping their loved one can pull through. good evening. dan. >> that's right. and grant has been an extremely tragic day and challenging day for these families and one more family. no doubt on edge tonight as they are awaiting word on their family member who remains in critical condition here at santa clara valley medical center. so far we have not been given any new updates on this person's condition. the only thing that we do know at this time is that they were one of the victims involved in the shooting and that they and but we have learned about some of these other victims that were killed this morning. this right here is michael atkins. he is a friend of san jose city council member peralez for all has called him a great flint friend and

officials have confirmed the gunman was an employee of the valley transportation authority and that heook his own life. but what set him off remains a mystery tonight. senior correspondent claudia cowan is in san jose right now. good evening, claudia. >> good evening to you, bret. tonight, investigators are combing through two crime scenes. the light rail maintenance facility a few blocks behind me where that gunman opened fire early this morning. and, also, the suspect's house about eight miles away from here, which went up in flames right around the very same time. now, reports of shots fired began coming in just after 6:30 local time at the valley transportation authority or vta, which is right next to the county sheriff's department and jail. it operates trains and buses for commuters all over santa clara county. the shooting happened during a shift change. it was a busy, hectic time and officers arrived to find multiple weapons in several buildings, including the gunman, who appears to have killed himself. he has been identified as 57-year-old sam cassidy, a nine-year veteran of t

reported to his job as a lineman at the valley transportation authority early wednesday morning i went to suffer 10 hours to find out. >> he's alive or is dead. authorities say 8 people were killed in the shooting spree. families waiting all day for an update hoping the person they loved would be coming home. 8 people dead on the floor. >> i mean, if the new walk on the floor to find out if my be happy to and that their fate explosives going off. i don't care. that's my brother on the floor. but with every passing hour, the painful reality sunk in the worst. i mean, don't sing about year's worst. i mean. >> you know, information helps your help to heal and help share, you know, you know, come to grips of what's happening. but waiting 1012, 1418 24 hours. the terrific. i mean, that's that. that's that's devastation. and about 12 hours later, the call finally came lars was on the list of people who died 3 days sharia the 64th birthday just doing his job back but go to work people shoot you up. >> it wasn't a gunshot and it was a person shot just horrific his family describing the father

. >> reporter: with the valley transportation authority for 20 years.is son says he worked through the entire pandemic. he was a tinkerer and could fis anything. alex fritz was an avid motorcyclist who built a tiki bar in his backyard for cocktail parties. he died in the hospital surrounded by family. >> you had help support the victims in this tragedy. head to abc seven.com. >>> new surveillance video shows the suspect walking between the two buildings where nine of his coworkers were shot and killed. the shooting investigate is still in its beginning stages. >> reporter: very slow and methodical. that's how the investigation is being described to me. by a special agent with the fbi. officials keeping us at a distance with dayseft of evidence collection. at the top left of your screen, gunman samuel cassidy, video provided by the santa clara county sheriff's office says cassidy after his first round of slg. walking across the yard to kill more coworkers. >> any active shooter investigation, they're all unique in many ways. there were no surprises here.

at any moment we expect to hear from the leaders of the santa clara valley transportation authority, the northern california agency that was the site of yesterday's mass shooting that left nine people dead, including the shooter. we'll bring you that live when it happens. we're also expecting to hear this hour from the family of ronald greene, the louisiana man who died during an arrest in 2019. the disturbing bodycam footage of that arrest was released only last week. boy, did it contradict what the family had been told about greene's death. we're going to keep a close watch on that event as well. we're also waiting for a possible vote in the senate that could determine whether there will be a bipartisan commission to examine the january 6th attack on the capitol. and all of that is happening as we are seeing, frankly, new terrifying poll numbers that suggest nearly one in five americans believe qanon conspiracy theories. we will bring you those numbers coming up. >>> but we begin in san jose, california, where we're learning a lot more about yesterday's mass shooting and the lives

to introduce tremendous leader and the head of the board of directors and the valley of transportation authoritylenn hendrix. i will try to see if we can get everybody to hear me. i want to thank everybody for being here. it was a true tragedy yesterday. >> you have been watching the vigil honoring victims of the vta shooting. that is captioning sponsored by cbs >> o'donnell: tonight, the breaking news on the san jose shooter, what he told law enforcement about hating his job, his past issues with anger and why witnesses say he was targeting certain co-workers. new video tonight of the killer as cbs news learns samuel cassidy was previously questioned by federal agents. what they found on him that made them so concerned. plus new details about his arsenal of guns and ammunition, and what we're learning about the nine victims, and the grieving tonight for the lives lost. "on the road" again. with millions now vaccinated, americans are on the highways and in the skies tonight. one out of every four people traveling this memorial day.

multiple people shot and killed, >> reporter: the calls for help from the "valley transportation authority" light rail maintenance yard started coming just after 6:30 a.m. local time. >> this is an active shooter. >> reporter: happening as train service for the morning commute was getting underway, preparing to increase ridership as the pandemic subsides. and just as some 80 employees were reportedly holding a union meeting. multiple law enforcement agencies swarming the rail yard which is just down the street from the sheriff's office and other county government buildings. tactical teams racing in to reach victims. desperate family members rushing to the area searching for any information about loved ones. >> i'm just here looking for my brother. he's an employee. okay, have you heard from him? no. >> reporter: michael hawkins saying he got a message from his wife rochelle, a mechanic. she said she dropped her phone fom running, but was all right. >> i'm just here for my wife and homing she's okay and whoever else in there as well. >> reporter: explosives teams clearing the facility inch

no one had contact with lars lane to see reported to his job as a lineman at the valley transportation authority early wednesday morning i went to suffer can hours to find out. >> he's alive or is dead. authorities say 8 people were killed in the shooting spree. families waiting all day for an update hoping the person they loved would be coming home. 8 people dead on the floor. >> i mean, if pretty run or walk on the floor to find out if my be happy to and that their fate explosives going off. i don't care. that's my brother on the floor. but with every passing hour, the painful reality sunk in the worst. i mean, don't assume that i can share sourced. i mean. >> you know, information helps your help to heal and help share, you know, you know, come to grips of what's happening. but waiting 1012, 1418 24 hours. the terrific i mean, that's that. that's that's devastation. and about 12 hours later, the call finally came lars was on the list of people who died 3 days sharia the 64th birthday just doing his job but go to work people shoot you up. >> it wasn't a gunshot and it was a person shot and jus