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The suspect knew that law enforcement was there, he took his own life. >> reporter: a close-knit family in morning. the board chairman. >> its a family. people in the organization know everyone. this is a terrible tragedy and we will do everything we can to help people get through this. >> reporter: as friends and family members desperately search for their loved ones. >> i just got to get my wife. >> reporter: others wanting action. and for this, to finally stop. >> to the victims, to those tha...

Also breaking this afternoon, "the wall street journal" reporting that federal law enforcement officials knew that the shooter hated his workplace because in 2016, five years ago, the shooter was detained by customs and border patrol. and the shooter this books with him about terrorism and a memo book filled with notes about how "how he hates the vta." zblr vta is where the shooting happened. dan simon joins us now live. dan, what else do we know about this new reporting? >> hi, jake. what we kn...

For the same medications as the vet, but for less with fast free shipping. visit petmeds.com today. as we continue to follow this breaking news, we just got some new information. we are learning according to officials that there are multiple active scenes connected to the shooting that took place in san jose, california early this morning around 6:30 local time. of course the investigation is just getting started. our dan simon is on the ground getting more information. were also expecting a p...

Up with their loved ones. theyre also receiving counseling inside. i just spoke to the dea a short time ago. theyre the ones setting this up. theres somewhere between 50 and 75 employees in the center right now. some of whom who are actually talking to counselors. just to give you a sense in terms of the breadth of whats going on in this community, alisyn, there was actually a fire that broke out apparently not too far away from where we are that is somehow wrapped up in this investigation. it c...

It appeared that they were huddled together maybe getting their ornamenting instructions for the day being told what they needed to do for the day when all of the shots rang out. ana? >> and dan, do you have a sense of how many people, employees were at the facility at the time? >> obviously, there were many dozens of employees. i cant tell you the precise amount. i can tell you that the transportation authority as a whole employs thousands of people given that were talking about the very start ...

Bomb-sniffing dog found the presence of explosives at this site. right now, a robot is going through the facility, going through room by room looking for more potential explosives. >> awful situation indeed. dan simon, thank you very much. lets get more on all of this from the santa clara county supervisor cindy chavez. also a member of the valley transportation authority. shes joining us live from san jose. thank you for joining us. im so sad we have to meet under these awful circumstances. can...

People they knew who were huddled at this vta transportation hub when these shots rang out just before, or just after 6:30 in the morning. again, ana, we dont have final confirmation in terms of how many fatalities. but we do know there are multiple, also dont know what particular weapon was used and very little information at this point in terms of who the shooter might be. >> we are so short on information here, dan, but give us a better sense of where this happened because my understanding is...

Hello. im ana cabrera in new york. we are following breaking news. multiple people are dead following a mass shooting in san jose, california. this happened early this morning at the vta light rail yard. this is a place where light rail cars are stored. it is in downtown san jose, directly across the street from the sheriffs department, we have learned. and moments ago we saw these vta employees walking near the s scene. weve learned the shooter is dead. were not sure how he died. we also know t...

A vta employees, and we expect to get more soon. scene clara county sheriff just confirmed a few details. dan simon is there at the scene. you were. >> reporter: hi, victor. let me explain where i am. this is directly across the street from the sheriffs office, near the scene itself. this is the reunification center set up by authorities so loved ones can meet up with employees who frantically fled the scene. i did speak to some of those workers, who talked about hearing the gunshots, or heard a...

With that being said, we activated our bomb squad, which is currently out on scene and trying to determine -- pretty much were trying to clear out every room and every crevice so the public is rest assured if we open up that building later in the future. >> president biden and attorney general merrick garland, we know they are watching this one very closely, and cnns dan simon, who is there in san jose. what more do you know, if anything, about these possible explosives? >> hi, alisyn and victor...