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The state more representing that district. he was on the valley transportation authority bored. and cindy chavez a santa clara county supervisor. thanks for joining us. im so sorry about whats happening in your community and the grief everyone is feeling. david we spoke to you yesterday in the hours right after this, i know you were quite concerned about your friends and colleagues. you in fact had been trying to reach one of them, the head of the union. and i know that his name is john courtney...

To be proactive, able to spot it before it happens and thin we invariably find out there were signs. supervisor chavez, i know you say there had been an active shooting training. this is what of course all of our lives have come to is that we have to engage in these because we -- any of us could be victims at any time. but you do credit that with saving lives. >> yes, i do. and also that the sheriffs were able to get on site to quickly in part because of the proximity that the sheriffs headquart...

Santa clara county. my heart and prayers go out to all the family and friends of the eight members, eight vta employees that passed away this morning. i have ordered the flags to be lowered to half mast in order to honor the people that have passed today. i hope each and every person listening to this broadcast includes these eight people in their prayers tonight. thank you very much. supervisor chavez. >> first, i wanted to say also my heart is just really broken for these families. i want to r...

Reunification center is inside. ive been in there talking with different employees. its just very difficult for everyone to try to wrap their heads around and understand what has happened. i just want to say again, im so sorry for whats occurred, but im very proud of our vta employees. thank you. [ inaudible question ] >> reporter: how many were hospitalized. >> i dont have that information [ inaudible question ] >> i dont have any of that information right now. >> reporter: was there an event g...

Santa clara county. my heart and prayers go out to all the family and friends of the eight members -- eight vta employees that passed away this morning. ive ordered the flags to be lowered to half mast in order to honor the people that have passed today. and i hope each and every person that is listening to this broadcast includes these eight people in their prayers tonight. thank you very much. supervisor chavez. >> first i wanted to say also my heart is just really broken for these families, a...

Devastating. i can understand how so many families are feeling right now. friends, loved ones, individuals, when an incident like this happens close to home, that affects you so much more deeply because of the individuals we know, we love and work with. its just extremely tragic. my thoughts and prayers are with everybody at the moment. thank you. last but not least, mayor sam liccardo from the city of san jose, will speak. >> thank you. >> this is a very dark moment for our city and our commu...

Im just so shocked that something like this happened in santa clara county. my heart and prayers go out to the family and friends of the eight members, eight vta employees that passed away this morning. ive ordered the flags to be lowers to half mast in order to honor the people that have passed today. i hope each and every person that is listening to this broadcast concludes these eight people in their prayers tonight. thank you very much. supervisor chavez. >> first, i wanted to say my -- also...