some of the victims died at the school, others at the hospital. we know that 19-year-old nicholas cruz the former student has been identified as the shooter. will play a portion of the police dispatch as the chaos was unfolding. one injured person. that shooting happened around 2:00 in the afternoon. about 45 miles north of the miami area. s.w.a.t. team members or seen heading into the school as students where streaming out of the building. you can see them with their hands up and others at their hands on the shoulders of the person in front of them. all of the students, once the route consoling each other and giving each other hugs and parents were told not to pick up their children. many of them communicating with their kids through cell phone s. look to my left and saw the security guard. very traumatizing thing to watch. then we all went out. we saw cop cars all the way over there and everybody panicking and crying. it was an event that should not happen. good thi
vermont street exit. there is no word on the condition of that driver. as you can see here, a major backup has now happened because of this crash and we are hearing that there might now be a second accident stemming from the traffic tie-ups. the chp says this crash is expected to cause some big delays in this area for at least the next hour or so. we are going to continue to monitor the situation. if we get any updates in regards to the condition of that driver or more on the delays we will be sure to bring it to you. now back to the frigid temperatures around the bay area. it s not just the inland valleys. this cold weather is also going to be felt on the coast and san francisco. especially brutal for those who can t come in from the cold. rob roth is in san rafael and joins us live. reporter: with a freeze warning coming this is a rough and potentially dangerous time for those with no place to live. how are you doing? great. reporter: here in san rafael police o
regulation are expected to come out of today s white house meeting, president trump promised tougher background checks and mental health screens for gun buyers. his comments came as students stage protest the walkouts across the country renewing your coat demands for stricter gun laws. reporter: the president spent a lot of time listening to families and students about what they went through and also what they want to see lawmakers do. he did not lay down any specific policy during the meeting but he said he would consider and number of things around the same time students at schools across the country walking out of their classrooms. one week after the nations latest school shooting, hundreds of students and staff gathered at the state capital in florida to demand change. to not change the law in our time of need would be huge disservice to the 17 dead. 13 dead in columbine, 26 dead in sandy hook, 50 dead in orlando, 59 dead in las vegas. this is to every lawmaker, n
reporter: will look like this. work crews creating two sets of fireworks set to go off on the two barges, anchored near peer 30. the producers are keeping quiet about what it will look like. music is different. the way they will be performed is different. tricks up our sleeves. 25 minutes of fireworks. reporter: she a fireworks show producer. he says the show programmed in a way that if the fog makes an appearance it won t cloud people s ability to see the show. chances of some fog is always possibility. we use the big stuff and focus on the mid-range, 500, 400, 300 feet. and we have been successful in making those visual no matter what happens. reporter: morning those helping among those helping is this pre-school teacher. really cool. it is a lot of fun. i am excited. i am, you know, nervous because i have never done it. reporter: nothing to be nervous about. quarter to half million people are expected to be watching. back live. the barges are expected to be
reporter: this neighbor was burning up the phone lines long before the place across the street from her caught fire. she was alarmed. she wanted police to come because fireworks were flying rampant. soon she heard sirens. but then i saw the whole house engulfed in flames and i was like oh my god. that s all it took. reporter: a family of four were burned out. even after engines and crews arrived to fight it fireworks kept on blasting and they were still going off today. a house burned down. it could have been three houses. it could have been the whole block. that s what i don t understand. reporter: from san jose to oakland and across the bay to san francisco. illegal fireworks lit up the sky and made it a challenging night for firefighters. well past midnight they were chasing down reports of smoke, fires, injury and alcohol related disturbances. and the danger doesn t end with the holiday. usually have still quite a bit going off for the full week after. getting