a man, a suspect, who is also dead, according to sheriff's deputies, drove through town in isla vista near uc santa barbara, and just started shooting people. it was chaos, as we understand. people were screaming and this went on for ten minutes. >> we have someone on the phone who witnessed that chaos. daniel slovinsky. he is the editor of the campus news there. daniel, you were at a restaurant there. what did you hear? what did you see? >> i didn't see anything immediately. we all heard some shots somewhere between 9 or 15 shots. like most people. >> obviously, we just lost daniel there. guys, i know you will work to get him back on the phone. we have edwin perez, our justice correspondent. in front of the camera. good. we have reports from the sheriff's spokesperson there that the department of justice is getting involved in some way. how? >> one of the things that the police departments -- smaller police departments tend to call in the fbi or the atf or federal agencies to help with the investigation because they have a lot of expertise in these scenes. one of the things that will be happ

last night in the community of isla vista near the uc santa barbara campus, a tearful vigil was held for the six people whose lives he brutally took. we now know 13 others were injured in the trail of carnage and suffering that ended with rodger's suicide. and tonight his writings and the sickening video rodger publicly posted before the attack lead to questions about whether anyone was in a position to stop him before it was too late. once again we have two reports beginning with mike taibbi. mike? >> reporter: hello, lester. police now have a clear idea of the chronology of the chaotic ten-minute explosion of violence, but they don't know how to hold off the next elliot rodger. the innocent scattered at the sound of gunshots, inside a deli, out on the streets. alleged gunman elliot rodger had taken his murderous plan into the college town enclave of isla vista. >> you denied me a happy life, and in turn i'll deny all of you life. >> reporter: police say he started at his own house. the bodies of three men would be found with multiple stab wounds. from there, armed with three legall

near uc santa barbara. hundreds run for cover as a killer goes on a rampage. now this happened in isla vista near the uc santa barbara campus. there were ten separate incidents that left six dead and more injured. the killer posted videos on youtube. >> tomorrow is the day of retribution, the day in which i will have my revenge. >> authorities believe that elliot rodger took his own life after killing and injuring all those people. we begin our live team coverage from isla vista tonight. >> reporter: there was a very emotional evening tonight as students turned out for a vigil honoring those victims of this crime. coming here this evening what is surprising is the size of the area of where these crimes unfolded. this is one of ten crime scenes marking with victim chris martinez was killed. at sunset on the campus of uc santa barbara hundreds of students hold candles in silence. they are solemnly paying respects to the victims of a mass shooting. >> i'm shocked about this. i don't know what to say. >> it's so surreal. we hear about it happening to other schools and i would never thought it wo

isla vista. >> i'm victor blackwell. several people shot, including the gunman and several people in the hospital after the sheriff is calling a mass murder. this happened near the town of isla vista near the ucictures from the affiliate keyt. nick, what have you learned? >> seven dead and seven injured. the shootings took place in the span of ten minutes. in about nine locations. very scary moments. we are seeing a lot of reaction from students at uc santa barbara on social media. sheriffs believe the suspect, also deceased, you are looking at a picture of his car. he crashed into a parked car before exchanging gunfire. he died from a self gunshot wound. the sheriff's office was asked, christi and victor, about a youtube video posted by the suspect. they are looking into it and seeing if this had any connection. i looked at that video. you have seen the video as well the alleged suspect alludes to being upset and overlooked by g. saying he would carry out retribution because he had a lonely life and he was looked over and looked past by girls he said he tried to make advances on. this situation is still unfolding and developing right now. we do believe the situation, this suspect as i mentio

. >> reporter: investigators say it all happened in just ten minutes of terror in isla vista near the campus of uc santa barbara. >> shots fired, shots fired. >> reporter: the first call at 9:27, that bmw driving madly around the neighborhood, leaving behind nine crime scenes and running over at least one person. gunfire coming out the window while winding around the loop, a restaurant and bar-rimmed road packed with students. one by one they fell. lisa hopper tried in vain to perform cpr on a fellow student who did not survive. "u cpr on a kid who was barely breathing and bleeding. oh. and, um, paramedics finally showed up. >> i felt the wind right past my face. >> reporter: 18 yearly sierra was walking home when the gunman pulled up next to her and started shooting after she ignored him. she later recognized the same smile and eerie laugh in the video posted by elliott rodger on youtube. >> that image was in your head? >> i never actually literally looked into the face of the devil, you know. >> reporter: after two gun battles with police and a chase, it was all over, seven people were dead incl

surreal day here in isla vista where students have been comparing notes about the rampage through their campus community. a night of terror in isla vista. a community of mostly students near uc santa barbara. a rolling rampage of gunfire from a black bmw coupe that left seven did, including the shooter. >> he doubled back and exchanged fire. >> reporter: witnesses described the chaos as the gunman twice exchanged ed gunfire with depu. police say officer found him dead of a gunshot wound to the head. >> we currently analyzing both written and videotaped evidence that suggests that this atrocity was a premeditated mass murder. >> the family will cooperate. >> reporter: a lawyer for the alleged gunman's family has identified him as 22-year-old elliot rodger. >> well, this is my last video. it all has to come to this. >> reporter: youtube videos like this one made by the young man are now in evidence along with other blogs and posts on social media, in which he expresses loneliness, anger, feelings of rejection. >> what they're really looking for is the mindset, the motive, the purpose. >> reporter: the shooting tragedy has left students here numb. many who wonder if their frien

. >> the incident happened last night in the small community of isla vista, near uc santa barbara, near their campus. according to the sheriff, the first reports of gunfire came around 9:30 p.m., and after a 10-minute shooting spree, six bystanders had been shot. the gunman was found dead in his car. a semiautomatic handgun with him. >> we're joined by justice correspondent evan perez, also hln law enforcement analyst, mike brooks. evan, we want to start with you. we know that there are some federal resources that have become part of this investigation. what do we know that maybe they've learned, as we've heard from the sheriff, about the suspect? >> well, victor, this morning, this is exactly what they're trying to do. they're trying to figure out what they can -- what they can glean from the social media, from his writings, from this video that we know the law enforcement authorities are looking at, because they want to figure out whether or not how much planning went into this, what the motivation might have been. obviously, the suspect is dead, according to the police. so he can't s

isla vista last friday night and why there is a need for this event. interesting, a uc berkeley graduate student, who did her undergraduate work at uc santa barbara put this together. she happened to be near isla vista when the killings took place on friday night and on facebook she noticed that other uc campuses were doing memorials and she decided there needed to be a memorial at uc berkeley. >> because there are a lot of alumni and because there are people here that know people at ucsb, it was important for them to have a place to come and grieve over the people who died and support each other and ucsb. >> and there have been some complaints from students and others that the focus has been on the person who did the killings friday night and not enough on the victims. tonight it's going to be about the victims. it's going to start at 8:00. we're going to be hearing from a number of speakers and then an open mike, anybody who wants to say something to express themselves will do so. you're encouraged to bring your own candles. terry mcsweeney, nbc news. >>> one of the students, george chen, was killed and there's going to be a candlelight vigil. it will be in the main quad of the school f

the gunman began his deadly rampage last night near the isla vista student enclave next to the uc santa barbara campus. the santa barbara sheriff says that what happened next was what he calls a case of premeditated mass murder. the gunman exchanged gunfire with deputies before driving off in a black bmw suv crashing into a parked car and shooting himself in the head. the sheriff says the gunman was a severely mentally disturbed man who he believes acted alone. deputies did recover a semiautomatic handgun from the suv. now in addition to the seven people killed in the rampage, seven other people are in the hospital and there are nine different crime scenes. we will have more on this developing story throughout the day on air and on-line at nbcbayarea.com. >>> never forgotten, nearly 20 years ago, a castro valley girl was mysteriously killed in her own home and last night hundreds gathered for a memorial and candlelight walk in honor of jenny lynn. may 27th, 1994, the student was found dead in her home, just 14 years old. her family says the pain is still very fresh decades later. >> lik

. >> we are following new developments near uc santa barbara, where authorities are investigating the deadly rampage in isla vistakim has the latest. >> reporter: two of the victims from san jose and another one from fremont. the uc santa barbara students were all found dead with stab wounds. the victims are chen yuan hong and george chen from san jose and 20-year-old weihan wang from fremont. hong and chen are listed on the lease for the apartment along with rodger. investigators are now looking in to whether weng was visiting the apartment or not. rodger accused hong of stealing three candles valued at $22. we have been a able to confirm that the 20-year-old hong volunteered a as a tutor in 2011 and in 2012. there are indications that hong attended high school and graduated in between 12 at linwood high school. they don't have enough information to confirm he was a graduate. but grief counselors are going to be available on tuesday when students come back from the holiday weekend. nbc bay area news. >> thank you, we are learning more about what happened in the hours leading up to that shooting. the parents of e

near uc santa barbara. >> ktvu's debora villalon join us live from isla vista why where a vigil is just now wrapping up.ora. >> reporter: people are sad and stunned. they are expressing confusion and disbelief. this vigil is about three hours' old now. it's still going on. and it began of course at the 10-minute walk away at the uc santa barbara campus, where several thousands gathered at dusk and lit candles and stood in silence and listened to songs as a show of solidarity against violence and made this pilgrimage to the park in isla vista, the community where the rampage happened. speakers going up on the stage in an amphitheater and theiring their thoughts and fieldings feelings about the six innocent victims killed in the rampage. there will be counselors oncampus tomorrow and through the memorial day weekend. plaza. >> reporter: this is going to be a very intense end of year for uc santa barbara, they still have three weeks left of school. >>> the head of the university of california system tried to reassure systems and families following yesterday's rampage. ktvu's patti lee has reaction from jan

near the uc santa barbara campus. i am heather holmes. >> i am frank somerville. continuing coverage of the isla vista massacre. six people were killed before the gunman shot himself. another 13 were wonded. and tonight 5 remain in the hospital. four are in good condition. one is in fair condition. we know that the gunman wrote a manifesto and sent it to his parents and therapists and he left social media posts and videos on youtube outlining his motives, rejection, jealousy and a vow to kill beautiful women. he started by killing his two roommates and another man in his apartment. the three men were all from the bay area. george chen and cheng yuan hong were from san jose. weihan wang was from fremont. ktvu's ann rubin is in san jose where she learned more about the men killed. >> reporter: high school graduates who appeared to be thriving at uc santa barbara. >> those that knew george chen are filled with anger and grief. she lived next door to the family. >> i am really sorry from the bottom of my heart. i hope somehow this stops. >> violent rampage that took his life. hewas stabbed by his apartment. elliot

near uc santa barbara. what we're learning this morning about the victims, coming up. >>> we continue to watch the small community of isla vista where six uc santa barbara students were killed by a fellow student. three of those victims right here in the bay area, were from the bay area. team coverage, next. >>> plus, honoring the fallen. the special events going on in the bay area to remember our nation's fallen veterans. >>> and after a lovely weekend, we are talking about temperatures that will be a little bit cooler for your monday, but, still, picture perfect from 70s at the coast to mid-80s for our inland valleys and cooler weather coming up in that full forecast. >>> a live look outside. it's monday, may 26th, memorial day. this is "today in the bay." >>> well, good morning, everyone. thank you for joining us, i'm scott mcgrew. >> i'm laura garcia cannon. >>> a community still shaken this morning after investigators search for answers after that deadly rampage shooting in isla vista. >> blasted through a deli window and one man was killed and final victim of the alleged gunman

isla vista, california. i want to update you now on this breaking news out of southern california. police say a gunman drove through that college town near uc santa barbara shooting and killing six people. seven other injured including several people hit by the gunman as he drove through the crowd, an area, right in that downtown area. johnen tearpalmenterry is an af dwlat was on the scene and gave us an update just a bit ago. >> it doesn't appear that we know of that he was trying to drive into people. i haven't heard any eyewitness say he was weaving around and doing that. you have that shot of the windshield of the car you've been showing our audience that is smashed in as it -- in the location where it wrecked, at the final stop where the suspect, alleged gunman, was taken out of the car and had that head injury, and that windshield is smashed in, and witnesses and experts from the investigation team have told me personally that that kind of impact, smashes the windshield like that, is definitely from someone going up and over and into, and pointed out saying that's the bicyclist that hit the windshield. we believe on that same street,

. >>> now to our continuing coverage of the mass shooting near uc santa barbara. people in isla vista say memorial day has a new meaning as they remember the people killed during the deadly rampage on friday night. >> seven deceased, seven still in the hospital. that connects and transcends for so many people in isla vista. i think it's personally affected every student in a different way. >> after posting a 7 minute youtube video laying out his plan, 22-year-old elliot rodger stabbed or shot six people to death. police say he later took his own life. had began at his apartment when he stabbed three people all from the bay area. he then fired shots from his car killing three people and injuring 13 more. >> you're coming to get your children, and you realize that some people aren't going to have that opportunity, and that's very sad. >> of the people injured, six are still in the hospital in good condition. the others have been released. >> and we have team coverage of friday night's tragedy. coming up at 8:30 we'll have a live report from santa barbara. first we go to christian captai

near the uc santa barbara campus. i am heather holmes. >> i am frank somerville. continuing coverage of the isla vista massacre.eople were killed before the gunman shot himself. another 13 were wonded. and tonight 5 remain in the hospital. four are in good condition. one is in fair condition. we know that the gunman wrote a manifesto and sent it to his parents and therapists and he left social media posts and videos on youtube outlining his motives, rejection, jealousy and a vow to kill beautiful women. he started by killing his two roommates and another man in his apartment. the three men were all from the bay area. george chen and cheng yuan

isla vista. investigators are pouring through the manifesto elliott rodger e-mailed to many include the parents covering ten separate crime scenes near uc santa barbara and six were killed. 13 were hurt. they are expected to survive. all of them promising students stabbed to death in the killer's apartment. matt keller is in san jose at a high school from which one of the victims graduated. matt? >> friends and family of the first three victims in isla vista mourn the loss. it wasn't too long ago that all three were attending high schools in the bay area including here in san jose. here is a photo of james honk, david wong and george chen, the first victims of elliott rodger stabbing them before he went on the shooting rampage. david wong loved computers and basketball and games and was happy at uc santa barbara studying to be an engineer graduating from fremont christian high school two years ago. wong was friends with james and a graduate of high school together. rodger accused him of stealing candles and he pleaded guilty. george was visiting the two and was kind and always lending a helping hand. all three were part of the college o

students are gathering for a memorial at uc, santa barbara, to remember those killed in friday's rampage in the near town of isla vistanow back to "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball." republicans are hoping to ride a wave of obama bashing into the midterms in november. the latest veterans affairs scandal has reignited a chorus of republican attacks on the white house very much combined with familiar bugle cries like benghazi, irs, and fast and furious. there is a growing faction of republicans that have soured on the party going completely negative. last week, for example, a group of conservatives unveiled a 121-page policy manifesto urging the party to look beyond its short-sighted hatred of this president. today politico reports some party leaders are warning of internal revolt. the party lays out in some detail their promises of the future, something positive for the voters, like they did in 1994 with their contract with america with newt gingrich. republican senator lindsey graham is leading that charge. he told politico, "if they don't move forward soon, there will be a rebellion among the rank and file."

isla vista. last night in berkeley hundreds gathered on the uc berkeley campus honoring the victims of the attack near uc santa barbara campus. this villagele was a way for the entire uc community to heal after such a horrifying attack and there were several emotional speeches. >> the biggest reason i feel like i had to stand before you all today was because james and david and george were students of mine last spring. because we are all a little bit sort of outcasts and the standard type of santa barbara, we are close. >> that young woman was one of the many alumni who attended last night's vigil in berkeley. now, tonight another candlelight vigil is planned on the campus of san jose's leland high school in honor of george chen. the 19-year-old uc santa barbara student was among the six people killed in friday night's shooting and stabbing rampage. he graduated from leland high two years ago. >>> an east bay assemblywoman is proposing a bill aimed at preventing another massacre like the one last week near uc santa barbara. it would allow police to get a court order to confiscate someone's weapons if

students are gathering for a memorial at uc, santa barbara, to remember those killed in friday's rampage in the near town of isla vista. >>> president obama has called ukraine's president-elect to congratulate him on his election victory. violence in the country's east has flaired since that vote over the weekend. >>> and michelle obama is criticizing house republicans for trying to roll back school lunch nutrition centers. she says the last thing we can afford do is play politics with children's health. now back to "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball." republicans are hoping to ride a wave of obama bashing into the midterms in november. the latest veterans affairs scandal has reignited a chorus of republican attacks on the white house very much combined with familiar bugle cries like benghazi, irs, and fast and furious. there is a growing faction of republicans that have soured on the party going completely negative. last week, for example, a group of conservatives unveiled a 121-page policy manifesto urging the party to look beyond its short-sighted hatred of this president. today politico reports some party l

near santa barbara. good afternoon everyone, i'm michelle griego. frank is on assignment. >>> a candle light judge at uc san diego the first of many remembrances of the six students killed in isla vista on friday. cbs reporter bigad shaban joins us live from isla vista with this day of mourning. >> reporter: michelle, good afternoon. just a few minutes ago, about 30 women from the tridelta sorority here on campus gathered here to pay their respects at the shot behind me. they will be among the six students honored tonight at a campus wide memorial service. the parents of george chen added their names in chalk monday night to the memorial dedicated to their son and his friends. james hong and david wong. >> we would die 100 times, 1,000 times with you but -- but we don't want our kids to get hurt. >> reporter: apartment they shared with elliot rodger. investigators say the troubled 22-year-old shot and killed two women outside a soror few and a young man inside a deli. dylan was inside the store and saw rodger's face. >> he was almost smiling like he was happy about what was going on. it was very chilling. >> reporter: this memorial outside the deli is only getting larger and now spil

who survived the terror in isla vista a week ago today. 22-year-old elliot rodger stabbed three people to death in his apartment and drove to sororities near the campus of uc santa barbara on a mission to kill women. a member of the sorority came face-to-face with elliot rodger. in this exclusive, bianca talked about it. >> he smiles, and starts shooting. >> he smiled and started shooting? >> yes, like a smirky smile but it was a smile. he wanted to do this. >> he was shot five times. she was the only one of the these girls to survive. elliot rodger killed six people and wounded 13 more before shooting himself. >>> hundreds gathered to remember george chen one of three bay area students would last their lives. students and friends and teachers turned out for a vigil in san jose where chen graduated two years ago. his mother called for an end to the violence that took her son's life. the event ended with one of children's favorite songs "love and care for all." he visited friends david wang from san jose and james hong of fremont in an apartment they shared with elliot rodger. >>> a memorial service for david want -- david wang is on sunday starting at 5:00

student who survived the isla vista terror a week ago today. 22-year-old elliot rodger stabbed three people to death in his apartment and drove to sororities near the campus of uc santa barbara on a mission to kill women. a member of the sorority walking home with two friends came face-to-face with elliot rodger and in this exclusive, bianca talked about what happened. >> i saw his face, he smiled at me and started shoot. >> he smiled and started shooting? >> a smirky smile but it was a smile. he wanted to do this. >> she was shot five times and wassed only one of the three girls to survive. he killed six people and wounded 13 more before shooting himself. >> hundreds gathered to remember george chen one of the three bay area students stab by elliot rodger. the vigil was at leland high school in san jose where chen graduated two years ago. his mother spoke to the crowd calling for an end to violence that took her son's life ending with one of his favorite songs "love and care for all." chen was visiting friends, david wang, of san jose, and james hong of fremont in the apartment they shared with elliot rodger when he began the murder spree. >> a memorial servic

near uc santa barbara. new information about the shooter. now identified as 22-year-old elliot rodger. police calling the drive-by shootings in the college town of isla vistaremeditated murder. joining me now, retired detective pat brosnan and here in new york, dr. robby ludwig. you're there on vacation. i guess this is not what you would have expected. what surprises you most about this horrific scene so far? >> well, a couple things. first of all you mentioned vacation. nypd detectives show up in the strangest places. but the fact is this is a beautiful beach front community and it is very, very densely pop lafltd it is about a half a square mile. and they have around 13,000 students between the city college and the university. what we have is really a recipe for an absolute nightmare. and this was the biggest weekend, i'm told, of all the weekends. the city college finished their exams this week and there are two weeks left on the university students. but i was able to locate about five eyewitnesses, actually, to the shooting which, an element of the shooting whereby their vehicles were shot and one was shot three times and removed from the scene. and t

near the campus of uc santa barbara. nicholas becker was eating dinner outside at a restaurant right there in isla vista when the first setshots was fired not far from where he was sitting. nicholas joining us now by phone. so nicholas, i understand you were, you know, just having a burger at one of the places there. you're going back to get a second one, and then things took place. what happened? >> so at first we heard sounds, that sounded like firecrackers and were actually joking around about it. we saw some police, started walking down the street, and that's where the second set of shots took place outside of the deli. about that time the police had started running, and as we went down pardol, the shots fired down, at the deli, we saw the car turn towards del playa and do a little slide around the corner outside of the habit, and that's when the third set of shots went off. >> and the habit is the place where you were eating. so when you saw this black vehicle, we're now looking at the video right now of that black vehicle which was a bmw. you describe that it was going at a pretty high rate of speed at the time that

isla vista with the latest on the investigation. uc president janet napolitano says she is shocked and saddened by the shootings near the uc santa barbara campus. >> they clearly implicated our campus community so we want to make sure the members of our campus community feel safe and that the campus continues to thrive. >> nepal tauno -- nepal tauno made the speech yesterday and says she is working with uc santa barbara to help the students and families affected. california attorney general camila harris released a statement following the tragedy that says in part i extend my heartfelt sympathy to the family and friends of the victims of friday night's terrible shooting in isla vista, our thoughts and prayers are with all who have been affected by these tragic acts of violence. governor jerry brown expressed similar significantments in a -- sentiment in a statement saying: >> on ktvu.com you will find more about the deadly rampage near uc santa barbara. you can find it right there under hot topics. >>> new this morning, two drivers are under arrest for dui following a crash that took out a fire hydrant in hayward. ktvu channel 2 news re

near uc santa barbara is back home today. he says he was visiting a friend in isla vista when he was deliberately run over by elliot rodger.h of his legs were broken. he spoke to cnn's anderson cooper. >> it's a time where a lot of people are feeling sad, lot of people feeling down, but i just don't want people to be so distracted by that whole side of it, that they forget, like, that people are still alive. people survived this thing. >> he says he is still in pain, but is happy to be alive. >>> a week of solidarity continues across all uc campuses, as students try to cope with this tragedy. >> around 9:20, sitting in a pizza parlor, out of nowhere shots were fired into the building. >> on thursday, thousands of students at uc davis held a vigil in honor of the victims. many say they didn't know the victims, but were deeply affected by the tragedy. the isla vista tragedy is putting a spotlight on the mental healthcare system. elliot rodger had a history of mental health issues and had been in therapy. today, the national alliance on mental illness will hold its annual walk in san francisco's golden gate park to raise awar