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george chen, katie cooper, cheng yuan how long, christopher michael-martinez, weihan wang, and veronikaabout mental health issues. whatever side of the argument you fall on, that's fine, but we cannot ignore that there must be a conversation and one that results in something that we have to agree on as a country. what is that solution? i don't know. but there has to be one. this is unbelievable. you hear that father's pain. it has to take your breath away. >> yeah. as we've learned, it's very difficult. after newtown -- if newtown didn't change everything, my gosh. but there are a lot of conversations that should be had. and again, we're really thinking about the victims and their families. >> that entire community, our thoughts are with them. >>> i'm going to take us down a different road to talk about something that's caught our eye this morning. so, do you read reviews, like if you go to a hotel or a restaurant? >> all the time. >> do you read the reviews? >> yeah. if i buy something, i'm checking out the reviews. >> checking out if it's five star or two star. this is interesting, be

the first three james hong, george chen and david wang were her students last spring. she lived with katie cooper one of the girls shot to death across the street from a sorority house. students at ucsb are back in class this morning. school officials say there will be grief counselors available and students there will continue to host more memorial services throughout the week. reporting live in fact newsroom, cate caugiran, kpix 5. -- reporting live in the newsroom, cate caugiran, kpix 5. >>> the bay area is celebrating the life of maya angelou. the award winning author, activist and poet died yesterday. she was 86. angelou turned had your personal pain into poetry and inspired millions. kpix 5's anne makovec joins us live from oakland where a sculpture of maya angelou is a reminder of the time she spent here in the bay area. >> reporter: i think the past 24 hours have really been a learning experience for all of us when we find out exactly the place that she has in history and in our history here in the bay area. we have even seen a couple of people stop by this statue in her honor in d

the roommate of victim citicorp -- victim, katie cooper, who was stabbed. >> a tribute for george chen a 1212 graduate of three land high school at 8:30 in the quad of the school. another student is coming forward to talk about the moments in isla vista on friday night, 19-year-old patrick egbert as with his friend who was hit bit car. witnesses say elliot rodger slowed and drove right at the two men. >> credit think it was an accident because it felt like it happened on purpose. no one runs over someone like that. i was fine. especially compared to other people that were shot at, or were seriously injured. i consider myself lucky. >> he suffered a sprained wrist and minor back and knee injury and his friend, nick, has two broken legs and he still hospitalized but is expecting to be released. we will have continuing coverage on the coverage on air and online and continues on twitter@abc7newsbayarea. >>> a just-released report gives us at look at that is behind the turn around at caltrain which is bombing because of younger and more wealthy passengers. >>> matt? >> if you ride caltrain

the first three killed james hong, george chen and david wang were her students last spring. she lived with katie cooper one of the young women shot to death across the street from a sorority house. students at ucsb are back in class this morning. school officials say there are grief counselors available and students will continue to host memorial services this week. live in the newsroom, cate caugiran, kpix 5. >>> a grass fire in vallejo may have started at a nearby homeless encampment. the three-alarm fire began 3:30 yesterday afternoon near 80 and 780. you see the flames all the smoke making visibility very poor. chp had to close connecting ramps in the area for a short time. it was contained in an hour. no reports of injuries. >>> it's a big victory for people who want access to a public beach in san mateo county. yesterday the state senate passed a bill by jerry hill that would force the re-opening of the only access road to martins beach. the beach is public, but the road is on private property owned by sun microsystems cofounder vinod khosla. he recently blocked access to the road with a l

chen were rodger's roommates. it's unclear if wang was a roommate or visiting. veronika weiss was a water polo athlete, described as always smiling. katie cooper was with weiss when she was gunned down and studying archaeology and history. and chris martinez's father called him a really great kid whose death left the family lost and broken. his former roommate said martinez would drop whatever he was doing to help others. classes are canceled through tomorrow, when the university will hold a memorial service. >> just so sad, so sad. >> awful, awful weekend. >>> all right, breaking overnight, a huge landslide in rural colorado has left three people missing. it happened in mesa county in the far western part of the state, not far from the utah border. the slide is about four miles long, two miles wide, more than 250 feet deep. it's not clear just what was in the path of this thing. there's only limited cell phone service in the area, and it likely won't be until daylight when police get a full sense of the destruction from that landslide. >> we're hearing this morning from chuck hagel, the defense secretary speaking out with jake tapper a

katie wants to us do that. she had a thousand watt smile. >> chu was a student and engineering instructor for james wang and hong and george chen stabbed during the killing spree. >> they the best guys, and have goofy. >> the vigil was organized to remember the victims of the uc santa barbara killings but it was equally important for the people to confront their pain and feel a sense of community. in berkeley for abc7. >> the deli where christopher martinez will set up a scholarship in the names all victims. the owner of the deli has collected $1,000 in donations. we will have continuing coverage of the story on air and online with our reporting continuing on twitter@abc7newsbayarea. >>> the owners of the casino may terrorism could see their license suspended over the issue of alleged cheating by the operators of the casino during a meeting today in sacramento. the state attorney general accused the casino of siphoning profits to shell companies to avoid taxes. the owner is accused of unreporting income and dishonesty. the gambling licenses expires saturday and the commission is being asked whether to review it. >> a state senator could try t

if we really want to honor katie cooper, veronika weiss, christopher martinez and george chen and weihang yuan hong, we need to keep talking about this. >> kevin, thank you so much. just hours before this vigil. before i go, i wanted to share this. after this ex mauhausting three trip to the middle east, pope francis had enough energy to speak to reporters for an hour on his ride back to rome and said that allowing priests to marry some day is not out of the question. >> translator: celibacy is not a dogma. it is a rule of life that i appreciate very much and it's a gift for the church. but since it is not a dogma, the door is always open. >> just a short time ago i talked to cnn senior vatican analyst john allen who was on the plane when the pope said that. >> well, first of all, brooke, just to indicate how remarkable this was, you indicated that this came at the end of the three-day incredibly difficult trip to the middle east. you know, the pope came out to do this press conference. he was into it for about a half hour. his spokesperson tried to cut it off and the pope said, no, i wa

the victim's names george chen, weihan wang, cheng yuan hong, katie cooper, veronika weiss, christophermpuses in los angeles and san diego, just to name a couple. this morning, many media organizations are reporting that a now 20-year-old woman was named in rodger's manifesto. rodger allegedly blamed that woman for this rampage. nbc has not confirmed those details. we certainly will not identify her or her family. but again, many people have put her right out there. >> yeah, she's in the papers. >> and another victim in all of this, which is horrific. >> yeah, it is. and we heard again from mr. martinez, the father of one of the victims, and his passion and his love and his anger and all those things, that stew of emotions coming out and speaking for so many people after this terrible event. >> also the girl who helped christopher martinez. she ran to his aid, like so many others, ran to assist and she said she was administering cpr, she looked and she recognized the face and she turned to others and said this is chris. can you imagine the grief and pain they have today? but they're all

chen and cheng yuan hong when he attacked them as they slept. >>> and then the horror moved to the sorry sisters, katherine cooper, who went by katie for short and veronika weiss. she was a math whiz. the final victim was christopher martinez. he was shot dead at a deli. he was reportedly preparing for a year of studying abroad in london. the father of christopher martinez showed his anger and agony to the nation, blaming not just the man who killed his son but those who represent the rights of gun owners. let's bring in our own kyung lah who is live in isla vista, california. what did the father tell you? >> reporter: he said that this sort of pain is unimaginable. this was his only child who he lost. and he says he is filled with rage. he says he wants to talk to the press. as many reporters as possible because washington is refusing to talk, refusing to listen. and this father says it is congress' inaction that has led to all of this. >> where the hell is the leadership? where the hell are these people that we elect to congress and spend so much money on? these people are getting rich sitting in congress. and what do they do? they don't take

chen was a good boy and a camp counselor for the ymca. there will be grief counselors at the school. >> reporter: 20-year-old christopher michael is an only child. katie was weeks away from graduating. another student from thousand oaks. vernonvernonica's family had a response. >> i feel for his family raising a child with this illness. >> the father of christopher has been sharing his grief in a public way. he wants to make sure his son's death means something. >> have we learned nothing? we have to -- >> richard martinez has been pouring his heart out. he calls his only son christopher a terrific kid. have we learned nothing from sandy hook. >> those parents lost little kids. i lost my 20-year-old. that's all i had. those people lost their children at 6 years old. how do you think they feel? who is doing anything for them how? >> reporter: his father adored him. martinez wants him to know him. >> people who died to make it real for them. >> reporter: his grief hard to watch including the moment he collapsed to his knees. christopher's father said he will never have another child. legislation after sandy hook banned assault weapons failed to clear th