>> the families of these three uc santa barbara students are on their way to isla vista torched they were found inside of the apartment, stabbed where elliott roger lives. >> roger ended up killing six people, including roommates, before shooting himself. it's part of a mass murder plot detailed in a chilling manifesto. we have live team coverage. mary? >> the killer's mass murder plot came together over the past year

n his terrifying manifesto he detailed how he planned to carry out what he called day of retribution. >> he was a part of our lives, it's hard to imagine how things are going to be like now that he's gone. christopher michael martinez was an only child, avid reader, athlete a life, cut short by a killer on a murderous rampage. guned down as the shooter drove through streets the killing spree began in rogers apartment. police found bodies of his roommates and a visiting friends the young men stabbed repeatedly. the next target, a sorority house. >> i'm going to enter the sorority house. >> two female students, shot and killed. weiss's father talked to radio station. >> she was everybody's daughter.

she was a wonderful citizen of the world. >> rogers parents knew something was wrong, they received their son's chilling manifesto. 137 pages detailing hatred for women, whom he blamed for his loneliness, rejection and misery. his you tube postings confirmed their worst fears. >> forced me to suffer. i will make you all suffer. >> his parents rushed to santa barbara, but they were too late. six killed and 13 injured before rogers crashed his bmw and found dead after shooting himself in the head. >> george chin and james hong were friends from san jose. at leland high school, chin received a diploma two years ago. tiffany? >> yes. neighbors describe him as

studius. both were active volunteers in the community. tonight both are very deeply missed. inside of the husband house, the chen's world has come apart. some of his friends remember him as an avid reader a gentle spirit. he had a rolling backpack in high school. super friendly >> i feel bad for his parents, his family. i wish it could have been prevented. >> several miles away another community is in mourning. a 20-year-old james hong graduated in 2012, helped getting through physics class.

>> he was just an innocent, gene yuin sweetheart. >> in high school james took a computer science class at uc berkeley the instructor says he scored better than 90% of his students like his friend, george, so much potential, gone. >> i don't believe he's gone. he's part of my heart. i hope somehow. >> now, in roxanna's neighborhood a son is lost next door. in san jose, abc7 news. >> parents of the 20-year-old david wong of fremont are now in southern california. they left this morning. wong spent a month at american high school before transferring to fremont christian high school he was a sophomore majoring in

engineering. a neighbor who knows the family told us wong was a good kid who did not deserve to die that way. >> to see them, they're in shock right now. we're trying to support the family and community. everyone around here. trying to see what can be done. >> and this young man from danville facing a long recovery after being injured in the rampage. he suffered two broken legs when roger ran over him with his car. his father told abc7 news he hopes nick will be out of the hospital within the next day or two. nick talked with cnn on the phone. >> you don't expect stuff like this will happen to you. you just can't comprehend that whole event. and everything leading up to it. occurring to you. but... you know, it's just one of the things that happens, wrong place, wrong time.

>> he happened to be in isla vista visiting friends who attend uc santa barbara. he just finished his first year at university of pacific in stockton. >> understandably classes are cancelled at uc santa barbara tomorrow for what is being called a day of mourning and reflection. a memorial service being planned for 4:00 tomorrow afternoon on campus to honor those killed. counselors are working extended hours all week. the chancellor says counsellors from other schools are stepping in to help. >> we'll be live in isla vista tonight at 5:00 and 6:00. you can get the latest any time on abc7 news.com as well as breaking news alerts on twitter. >> president obama marked this memorial day by laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns at

arlington national cemetery with a message for the families. >> parents who have lost a child, husbands and wives lost a partner. for the children who have lost a parent, this day and this place are solemn reminders of the sacrifice they have made in our name. >> the president is promising by the end of the year, the war in afghanistan will be coming to an end and most of the troops there will be coming home. he's expected to release the details of his afghanistan plan during a commencement address on wednesday, at the u.s. military academy at west point. >> several ceremonies held around the bay area to honor sacrifices of u.s. service members >> one of the largest took place today in walnut creek. abc7 news reporter wayne freedman was there. wayne? >> reporter: carolyn, if you've

been to walnut creek, anyone living around walnut creek knows tradition of the ceremony. it's large and today, they added three more plaques downtown to the fallen of world war ii, world war i, and korea. in walnut creek, those who fought and gave their lives are not forgotten. when brook heard her son's name, she smiled. it was a different smile. a sentiment only those that lost a loved one in battle can understand, or appreciate. >> how old was he? >> 23. >> that is young. >> just a baby. >> too young to have a monument with his name on it or two bronze stars for actions in afghanistan. too young to leave a wife behind and a daughter born after he died. >> she knows her daddy fought in the war. he was fighting bad guys so we can be free.

>> those left behind bear sorrows mostly alone, but they do find comfort on memorial day. traditi tradition dictates a formal performance. >> those who have fallen while serving our country are not faceless people or statistics they are someone's loved ones. >> in case of kor prol, a son, husband, and father. never met, still cherished. >> i'm just blessed i have her. we have a piece of him forever, now. >> pleasant weather on this memorial day. spencer christian is outside, and enjoying the elements. >> yes. i am enjoying it. what is not to enjoy? it's beautiful around the bay

area, sunny skies and warm. you can see just a little area s of clouds at the coast. most of the coastline is sunny right now. let's take a look at winds. breezy and gusty in spots. sfo gusts 31 miles per hour now. 21 miles per hour at half moon bay, novato. 22 miles per hour inland. so breezes are becoming brisk around the bay area. looking live from our roof top cameras across embarcadero, it's 63 now in san francisco. 71 oakland still warm inland. 81 in san jose and san carlos. 85 in morgan hill. 57 in half moon bay. looking live towards mount diablo, 93 now. we've got upper 80s in fairfield and live more. sfo, this evening, mainly clear,

breezy. passing clouds, breezy into tomorrow afternoon, but mild. cooler than today, only about 60s on the coast. 82 inland but a pleasant day. there is more warm weather coming our way. >> spencer, we'll see you in just a few minutes. >> just ahead bizarre stunt by a driver causing this to happen. >> plus, wise words with a lasting impact. the 2013 commencement speech still has lots of people talking. >> then, at 4:30 crosses of lafayette. is there a future for this memorial as the war winds down? >> michael finney is taking your questions and will answer them live just a little bit later. >> and a really unusual scene checking traffic.

normally, it's bumper to bumper. everybody trying to hit 101 south, they're jammed up. it's going to take a long time to get whenever they're headed. back with more at 4:00 in just a moment.

a cell phone camera catches a freight train plowing into a tractor trailer. nobody was hurt in yesterday's crash in la grand near merced. patrol believes the under carriage got stuck on the

railroad crossing the driver escaped before the impact. he was waving his arms trying to alert the crew to stop. this is the end result of a common childhood game. a young driver trying to hold his breath through a tunnel in oregon. lots of our kids do this. this is a 19-year-old ending up fainting then causing a three-vehicle crash and slammed into this ford explorer. take a look at the camera. he and his passenger were injured. two people in the explorer were hurt, but will recover. >> in walnut creek, two people were shot, stopped at a red light just before 8:00 last night after leaving the concert. a man jumped out, police say he

shot both female driver and her male passenger with a handgun. they managed to drive them selves to the hospital for treatment. >> this is a photo of the car from a news web site showing a bullet hole in the passenger window victim's condition. >> caltrans set to reopen tomorrow morning at 5:00. crews did another concrete score this morning. they had to cut open the hinges that have broken over time. >> we've heard a lot of graduation speeches over the past couple weeks >> a best selling author's message about kindness was met for the previous graduating

class of syracuse but the message would go much further. >> sometimes, commencement speeches are profound. >> dare to love those that are different from you. >> often, encouraging. >> i'm confident you'll write a new, better chapter in american history. >> sometimes, they're just plain silly. >> do not pick your nose in public. >> sometimes, the words resonate strongly. >> you can do worse than try to be kinder. >> as "new york times" best selling author george saunders graduation address did. hitting a nerve with many, going viral. it's now the subject of his latest book, congratulations by the way, helping kindness make a come back. >> idea of being kind, comparing it to other speeches much tends to focus on this competitive world. >> why do you think your concept

stood out? >> certain virtues like kindness, somehow have a down grade to soft virtues you know? you can be kind after you've won. i think that is kind of wrong. >> the girl whose name you changed, her name is ellen. >> mostly ignored. occasionally teased >> you talk about you weren't a mean guy can you bu could have been nicer to her. . >> i regret are failures of kindness. when another human being was in front of me suffering and i responded sensibly. reservedly. mildly. >> saunders credits kindness in helping him launch his writing career. >> an aunt just let me live with them for a year. wrote there, wrote 6, 7 hours per day. i came out with a book. >> just goes to show anyone can

be kind >> in a time where life was rolling offer me a little bit, they noticed me. >> kindness, a degree we can all grad wait with, and share with lots of pomp and circumstance. abc news, new york. >> nice message the world could use more kindness as we've seen this weekend. >> absolutely. >> let's get updates on the forecast. spencer christian is enjoying sunshine upstairs . >> looks like the week ahead is going to be lovely. sunny skies with patches of coastal clouds. much of the coastline, sunny. a warm day. temperatures breaking the 90 degree mark. looking at downtown oakland,

blue skies, these forecast features, clear tonight, breezy in locations right now. a cooler day tomorrow, warming up by mid week. temperatures dropping off again by the weekend. a cold front coming our way. and stronger breezes we're feeling at the moment. temperatures dropping off just a tad dropping down to tropical pacific. last week i was telling about what is about to become tropical storm amanda. that became a powerful hurricane. it's now beginning to lose strength.

good news is that it's moving away from land areas. path expected to take it northward into cooler waters. it weakens down to just low pressure system. a tropical depression. and no longer a threat. on we gochlt back to the bay area, tonight areas of low clouds fell veling along the coastline. and low temperatures mild tonight. upper 40s on the coast. tomorrow, sunny, mild to warm day. highs from mid-70s to low 80s 81 morgan hill. peninsula, upper 60s to mid-70s breezy on the coast.

61 half moon bay. north bay, sunny skies, mild to warm inland highs 78 in santa rosa. 81 napa. 69 in newark. 82 in walnut creek. here is the accu-weather forecast. temperatures rebounding wednesday, thursday, highs into mid to upper 80s then a rather significant cool down friday. becoming cooler still over the weekend. partly cloudy skies saturday, sunday. we don't expect rainfall. i guess that is good news if you're looking forward to it. cooler, breezier next weekend. but no rain is on the way. >> good deal. >> thank you. >> up next, it's the case of the stolen scooter the reward being offered it's a growing reward for the

safe return of hunter pence's ride. >> newest hidden cash winners. find out what they did with good fortune. >> if only it can be like this every day. but golden gate bridge traffic moving nicely. a clear post card kind of day. back in a moment.

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a marching band led the memorial day parade through the presidio, marking 146th year it's hosted a special memorial day commemoration. the escalation of america's

involvement in vietnam began 50 years ago. the parade finished with the national cemetery. >> hunter pence offering a reward for anyone helping find his stolen scooter. yes. scooter. major league baseball provided this video of pence arriving aboard his scooter before a game. someone swiped it. pence parked it outside last night. here is a look at the reward. autographed bobbel head of him writing his scooter. there are restaurants chipping in to offer meals >> give him back his ride >> they may not care but they upped the reward >> uncertain future for the lafayette crosses.

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a famous war memorial in the bay area is at a cross roads tonight. >> crosses on the hillside only supposed to be temporary. but now there are plans to make it permanent. >> cornell bernard is live in lafayette. >> carolyn a lot of people paying respects here today. a memorial service will be held here tonight. there is no question the crosses had become a landmark here but now, with troops coming home, a lot of people said this is only temporary memorial but now interest there is a move to make it permanent. the family is visiting for the first time. a class they pass by nearly every day. >> we watched the number

continuing to change >> the number of fallen troops posted since early days of the war on terrorism. >> these people were helping our country. >> some visiting on this memorial day are moved by hand made crosses. some baring names. >> you look at this. this is all our sons, our daughters for those of us who are lucky enough that our children have returned we still bear this. >> jeff heat onthought he was making a temporary statement. plans being made to landscape hills and permanent pathways. >> why not have 100 small skull

tours? >> private donations would fund the memorial. a private work shop would remain permanent. >> it's become like a landmark. i can't imagine it coming down. >> search is on for three people missing in a mudslide in colorado in a remote part of western kol could. a ridge collapsed into a canyon the missing men lived near that slide area and checking for problems after a rancher reported irrigation ditch stopped flowing. crews say the canyon appeared to be filled with 700 feet of mud. >> it's two and a half to three miles long, if not longer. and half a mile or more in certain areas.

it's deep, full of debris. >> that area is very remote. officials say there are no reports of damage to roads or structures. >> firefighters open hoping rain will help crews get an upper hand on the blaze. it's 30% contained nochlt injuries or damage have been reported. >> new details this afternoon on kidnapped nigerian school girls. nigerian leaders say they know where the 200 girls are located but they don't want to go in with force to rescue them because they're concerned for the girls' safety the girls kidnapped by the terrorist group april 14th nigerian defense minister says he does not want to risk harming

the girls. bokoharam wanted release of militants, however, that has fallen through. >> ukraine's president elect vowed to begin talks with russia and ending tensions between two nations. ukrainians elected a candy tycoon yesterday. pro russian insurgents clashed with troops in the eastern part of the country. >> oscar pistorious arrived in a psychiatric hospital, beginning court ordered mental evaluation after a psychiatrist testified he had an anxiety disorder the psychiatrist says that may

have contributed to the fatal shooting of his girlfriend he faces charges for killing her during an argument in his home on valentine's day of to 13. >> hope francis honored victims of anti-jewish persecution. abc news has more. on the third day, the hope answered prayers for peace, six survivors of the holocaust. >> he was deferring to me, acknowledging who i was >> the pontiff bowed his head at the wailing wall, and left a note in a crevice. the our father prayer in his

native spanish. hope francis prayed on the acts of terror memorial, honoring hundreds killed in attacks. yesterday the pope turned attention to palestinians saying he was in the state of palestine, a term israel and the u.s. reject. this morning the pope took off his shoes. one of the holy sites in islam, acting we respect and love one another as brothers and sisters. may become clear popes calls for peace will be answered the pope made a surprise request for the presidents of israel and palestinian authority to join them in prayer.

>> you'll identify with the close story at 5:00. a young lady's man, the problem he has, he's only five. >> i'm still taking your questions through twitter and face book so you can contact me and i'll be answering your questions live. >> looking over the bay, blue skies, ripples in bay waters. don't let breezes bother you. >> and warm, sunny in walnut creek. back with more right after this.

a police officer helped a family of ducks. you can see the officer turning on his emergency lights and positioning his patrol car to protect the mother duck and her ducklings from traffic. he got out of the car, urging drivers to stop until those duckies made it across. his co-workers have been razing him a bit, buying him cupcakes

decorated with ducks. >> this video gives a bird's eye view of a team of sky divers flying over new york city. soaring over a speed 118 miles per hour. they traveled two miles in, two minutes starting from financial district landing on a barge in the hudson river. they made it. >> yes. >> a young man has a big decision to make. >> he's five but juggling more girlfriends than he can handle. >> i can't have two. i don't want three. >> does it stress you out having that many girlfriends? >> yes. it's like i have to give one up.

>> oh, nochlt how are you going to decide who to give up? ? >> i don't know. they're all pretty. very to give one up. >> it's rough being five isn't it? >> i wish i was four again. >> well, what is it going to be like when he gets older? i mean, really the video has gotten 2 million hits already in you tube. what is your advice? >> best to give one up, tree is too much to handle. two might be too much to handle. i echo his sentiment. i wish i was four again, also. spencer christian is quite familiar with this dilemma. do you have advice for this young man? >> not that i can give on television. >> he's five, >> not for juggling. >> i'll talk to him when he's

25. here is live doppler 7 hd. sunny skies on this memorial day around the bay area, so gorgeous. areas of patchy fog. nationally, we'll see showers and thunderstorms and lots of showers over the eastern half of the nation. out west, sunnier, drier and warmer. across state of california tomorrow, looking for mainly sunny skies and mild to warm conditions. 81 in los angeles. breezy and sunny conditions tomorrow highs from low 60s to 70s around the bay and the week ahead this is the weather pattern on

thursday. temperatures dropping off friday and saturday. a lovely week ahead, enjoy. >> thank you, >> still ahead on abc7 news at 4:00 a bay area millionaire leaving cash for lucky finders. >> who can you contact to complain about loud television commercials? the

one lucky bay area super lottos plus winner is $70 million winner. nobody has come forward yet but the store will receive a bonus of $350,000 for selling it. so take a look. these are the winning numbers before you wash your pants. >> another millionaire looking

to brightin days of people continues to leave hidden cash around the city this, guy tweeted a photo of himself with one of the hidden cash envelopes everybody is looking to find the drop was in an outdoor bar near pier 30. not far from here. we can make it down there. earlier this afternoon, the person running the hidden cash twitter account tweeted this picture. figure it out looks like a baker and a beach? >> baker beach. a couple found #$00 there. buried in the sand under a fence post. the ben factor says he wants to inspire random acts of kindness the couple gave the money to three families who will use it to take their kids out for dinner the cash finders say they were in corona heights they saw the clue on twitter. >> very no idea what the end game is. i trust it's intentionally like let's do something fun

i hope so. it got us into the beach. >> the donor handed out four grand since thursday night. >> i love it. >> yes. >> michael finney is here answering questions sent to him by facebook, twitter and e mail. first question, who do i contact to complain about those television commercials still coming in louder than the regular programs? >> that is against rules two years now we passed a law. it's calm. it's c calm. they're not allowed to do that anymore. if have you a cable provider complain to them. and to fcc. >> not to be confused with loud

sportscasters different situation. >> different. >> yes. >> can bavengs pick order to post checks? >> yes. let's say you have $100 in your account. then want to check for 20, 20, 20. one for 80. you think they'd put through 20, 20, 20, and 80. more than half of the banks, about half of the banks put the 80 through first. so then, they get to bounce two checks it's legal. banks say the reason is your most expensive check would be the important one you want that one to go through. by the way, citi bank doesn't do that. >> so it's financial hits for

the bank. >> robo calls should i push one to talk to them? then two to be deet yeeted? >> what you're doing them is that fun smun can get get you to act. with a call, the government says just hang up, we just put a telemarketer on the line. she said we tried it and that seemed to work. >> thank you. >> up next, underwater adventures. a professor about to take students on a dive hoping to uncover pieces of history. >> coming up at 5:00 a place to call home. some veterans got a place to

linger over a meal. >> what could have been a crash, why some people can't stop talking about his reflexes. those stories on abc7 news at 5:00 the news at 4:00 continues right after this. t stayin that's why they've got lear. that's why they've got lots of ways to save. real big club card deals, the safeway app and gas rewards. te of summer

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here is tonight's prime time line up. at 8:002 hours of bash lowerett. >> may is asian pacific american heritage month. we're using our abc7 news instagram feed to honor members of the community. in honor of memorial day, we recognize service members related to our own news family. reporters david louie and allen wong we'll have more information on abc7 news bay area. >> some stanford university

students will be. >> justin about to take a trip beneath the sea. he's an archaeologist, researching history of the roman empire. >> no one saw it again for hundreds of centuries. so, to be able to see it the first time, to be able to work on that and bring it out of view, since then, it's something i find remarkable. he has conducted thousands of dives this student is part of the team last summer. collecting data from ship wrecks and harbors the ro jekts are in turkey and cicely. >> we found bits, small bits of

a humble dish. a plate for a small bowl for eating smashed under the wall associated with being trapped there. these things we get a sense of moments in time. >> the exploration offer a glimpse into the life of those sailors. and their relationship with an unpredictable sea. iet took courage. and some conviction to go out for weeks to months at a time before leaving your family or home. and not necessarily knowing what you're going to find on another end of the bridge. >> what he and his students have found is archaeological evidence that it's pains takingly restored. >> material belongs to the government and where it goes

depends on where you are. thanks for joining us at 4:00. >> abc7 news at 5:00 begins right now. >> too much sadness now. >> tonight, new details about the shooter who took lives of six innocent people, including three young men from the bay area. >> we're live in southern california with team coverage as a campus tries to make some sense out of a senseless attack. >> veterans have reason for thanks on this memorial day. >> flowers fill bullet holes and a large memorial from friday's massacre near santa barbara. it lasted ten minutes but left

behind a lifetime of pain, and loss for many all six victims have been identified. three of them are in the bay area. good evening, everyone. >> we're learning more tonight about elliott roger the 22-year-old identified as the gunman he blame aid pretty blonde girl for sparking his hatred against women, he wrote she must have thought i was an ultimate loser. i started to hate all girls because of this. here is the girl. we're choosing not to use her name or face his father says she barely knew roger and had not seen him since she was ten years old, and back then, he was 12. his family says elliott roger had been under care of a therapist and prescribed psychiatric drugs he says he stopped taking the drugs.

good george woods, a psychiatrist who specializes on mental health and the raw tells l.a. times he appears to have been in early phase of prepsychosis, a stage in which it's easy to seem normal. as for getting three guns others say that getting therapy does not prevent anyone from legally buying a firearm. >> that 22-year-old killed six people, three of them from here in the bay area. uc students found found stabbed to death inside of roger's apartment. we have live team coverage on the killer, victims and shooting. we're live in santa barbara county. >> beginning with leanne melenndez, live in fremont now. >> reporter: david went to fremont christian, the school today posted some very nice things about him. they also wrote we're praying for comfort and healing for his