get lifted? changed? rescinded? reporter: they did not expect the county to change its position. we have many who have chosen not to be vaccinated at this point, and they will have to make decisions as to what they re going to do. reporter: the union says they don t know how many if any unvaccinated firefighter also change their minds. we ve always felt that s an individual s choice for those firefighters. that if they choose not to get vaccinated, that s their choice, and we ve respected that. reporter: now, at this hour, county officials have been meeting with department heads and unions to talk about this policy. and they say that many of these agencies or divisions will be asking for a waiver from this public health order because of staffing problems. and i ve been told county officials say they will evaluate those on a case by case basis. live in san jose, robert handa, nbc bay area news. robert, thanks very much. it s not just santa clara county workers, tho
this morning after one of their recruits was murdered while driving home from the academy. so sad. nbc bay area s rob redell joins us in dublin. what have you learned so far about him? well, good morning. we spoke with an alameda county sheriff sergeant this morning. they expect to release his name later today. here s what we know. he was 28 years old. he was supposed to graduate from the sheriff s academy class 172 here in february at the regional training center behind me in dublin. a sergeant tells us he was a standout among his peers, motivated, seen as a leader. and this morning his fellow recruits raised the flags to half-staff in his honor and memory. the sheriff s office did cancel classes here at the academy today and offered grief counseling for recruits. within the past hour, a number of those recruits hugged in the parking lot and headed home. none wanted to talk to us about their friend whose murder left the department in the words of that sergeant heartbroke
near west grand avenue. also in the suv, was a man who was the driver and two young children. extremely scary that the roads and freeways are now safe anymore. a law enforcement source has identified the woman as 29 year old amani morris of oakland. the source tells me the suspect vehicle drove up from behind, pulled up alongside the suv and started shooting into the vehicle numerous times. chp has not confirmed the details are given a motive. it appears the driver of the suv was able to pull off to the side of this access road to the toll plaza. imagine being in a car driving and just all of a sudden and get hit by a bullet. it s very traumatizing. this man tells me he works as a driver for food delivery service, he says the frequency of freeway shootings in oakland is alarming. he says he s careful to avoid getting involved in a road rage incident. this could be very mindful. very cautious of your surroundings. um just be very just. more aware of what you re doing and how y
From the tragic shooting death of a 2-year-old boy on a freeway in Oakland to an Alameda County sheriff's deputy killed by bullets near the Bay Bridge, the California Highway Patrol has been hit by a barrage of freeway shootings across the Bay Area. Here's a look at some of the freeway shootings in the Bay Area.