james brooks. give us a quick report card. airplane's numbers seem better when looking at just at housing. but are they worst than they used to be? it's hard to know what to conclude from all of it? >> i think that's a fair assessment. month over month numbers are hard to deal with. i think the mourn thing to take away is we've seen some improv improvement in april. you've seen a little bit of softening in the year over year numbers in existing home sales. prices have moderated from some of the highs of last year. i would argue that it's hard to exactly predict but i think what you see is perhaps a sustainable level of growth. not too high, not too slow. that's my assessment. >> should we even be comparing 2014 to 2013 since 2013 was a weird year when people were buying houses at rock bottom prices in some marketplaces, going in and buying four and five of them at a time for cash. >> and it's worse on the mortgage side. the re-fi year, it was burned out so lenders have begun to ease the lending standards when they are not seei

one victim, james hong graduated from lind brooke in 2012. students were invited to go to the library and write messages about james. >> people are surprised that someone from our school got killed >> i heard he's a very nice kid it's weird to know that could happen to him. >> james used to work back stage in the drama department. his teacher said he was not a student that sought spotlight but his honesty and efforts in the classroom made him a standout. >> preparations under way for a vigil tomorrow at uc berkeley. nick smith reports live with what organizers hope to accomplish. >> tonight accused killer of a bay area teenager is sitting in jail, awaiting trial he's been there six long years. the young victim's family is tired of waiting for justice. vic lee is in the newsroom to explain what is taking so long. vic? >> when george gascone became district attorney three years ago, he inherited a backlog of murder cases. some 8 to 9 years old. he was able to clear them, but this was an example of that bold adage, wheels of justice grind slowly.

one of the victims james hong graduate from license brook in 2012 there he is. grief counselors on campus and students invited into the library to write memorial messages about james. >> people are just deeply like surprised laiming mort fight this kid from our own school got killed. >> from what i have heard he was like really, really really nice kid and he's kind of quiet very smart and so if it's weird to know something like this could happen to him. >> james used to work back stadium in the drama development his teacher said he wasn't a student who saw the spotlight but honesty academic integrity and effort in the classroom made him a stand out. >> nom now tomorrow the berkeley community will honor the victims here and scheduled for 8:00 p.m. at the memorial grade we'll cover that of course. >> but for the moment let's move on. jury selection now upped way in civil suit filed by brian the man beaten so badly at dodger stadium. he was a santa cruz paramedic had brain injury permanently disabled after attacked in parking lot following the season opener between

one victim, james hong graduated from lind brooke in 2012. students were invited to go to the library and write messages about james. >> people are surprised that someone from our school got killed >> i heard he's a very nice kid it's weird to know that could happen to him. >> james used to work back stage in the drama department. his teacher said he was not a student that sought spotlight but his honesty and efforts in the classroom made him a standout. >> preparations under way for a vigil tomorrow at uc berkeley. nick smith reports live with what organizers hope to accomplish. >> tonight accused killer of a bay area teenager is sitting in jail, awaiting trial he's been there six long years. the young victim's family is tired of waiting for justice. vic lee is in the newsroom to explain what is taking so long. vic? >> when george gascone became district attorney three years ago, he inherited a backlog of murder cases. some 8 to 9 years old. he was able to clear them, but this was an example of that bold adage, wheels of justice grind slowly.

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. >> at san jose's lynn brooke high a moment of silence for james hong. he graduated two years ago with honors. >> he is the kindest kid. so generous and always willing to help people out. >> he is an alum nighs from leland high school. they say he was a gentle soul who liked working with children. >> they said he is the kindest, sweetest young man with a brilliant smile. >> a training exercise at san jose state has been canceled out of respect for the six students killed. the drill would have included a gunman taking over the school. the exercise could be upsetting and it was best to postpone understandably. well we have continuing coverage of the rampage on air and on-line. our reporting continues on twitter at abc7 news bay area. >>> new video of brian stowe who showed up in court for jury selection. he watched from a wheelchair as perspective jurors received instructions. stowe a former santa cruz paramedic suffered brain damage during a beating outside dodger stadium in 2011 as you know. his attorney blames the attack on a lack of security. the suit

one victim, james hong graduated from lind doos brook in 2012.grief counselors were on campus. >> people are surprised this kid got killed. >> i heard he was a release nice kid. and very smart. so i -- it's weird to know something like that could happen to him. >> he used to work back stage in the drama department. his teacher says he didn't seek the spotlight but effort in the classroom made him a standout. >> students and staff at fremont christian school are mourning the loss of one of their own. abc7 news is live where they're planning a memorial for david. tiffany? >> yes. they're planning that memorial. today, they're just trying to get through finals the superintendent says in the face of tragedy, it's hard to imagine just moving on, going about life but they have had to do that. it's moments of silence that everybody about david and his death comes rushing back in. >> in pictures, david wong liked to raise his hand as a sign of peace. friday, he >> you hear it and you well up can tears. >> the superintendent found a year book from 2012. h

. >> at san jose's lynn brooke high a moment of silence for james hong. he graduated two years ago with honors. >> he is the kindest kid. so generous and always willing to help people out. >> he is an alum nighs from leland high school. they say he was a gentle soul who liked working with children. >> they said he is the kindest, sweetest young man with a brilliant smile. >> a training exercise at san jose state has been canceled out of respect for the six students killed. the drill would have included a gunman taking over the school. the exercise could be upsetting and it was best to postpone understandably. well we have continuing coverage of the rampage on air and on-line. our reporting continues on twitter at abc7 news bay area. >>> new video of brian stowe who showed up in court for jury selection. he watched from a wheelchair as perspective jurors received instructions. stowe a former santa cruz paramedic suffered brain damage during a beating outside dodger stadium in 2011 as you know. his attorney blames the attack on a lack of security. the suit

. >> at san jose's lynn brooke high a moment of silence for james hong. he graduated two years ago with honors. >> he is the kindest kid. so generous and always willing to help people out. >> he is an alum nighs from leland high school. they say he was a gentle soul who liked working with children. >> they said he is the kindest, sweetest young man with a brilliant smile. >> a training exercise at san jose state has been canceled out of respect for the six students killed. the drill would have included a gunman taking over the school. the exercise could be upsetting and it was best to postpone understandably. well we have continuing coverage of the rampage on air and on-line. our reporting continues on twitter at abc7 news bay area. >>> new video of brian stowe who showed up in court for jury selection. from ahe watcher as perspective jurors received instructions. stowe a former santa cruz paramedic suffered brain damage during a beating outside dodger stadium in 2011 as you know. his attorney blames the attack on a lack of security. the suit seeks mildam

james and brooke are in the couples kitchen. arried. >> we are married. >> you are a little bit competitive. >> we are. >> we'll start off with james with the grilling of the meat. you have great tips for us. >> we have a lot of great tips. i'm also the director at the culinary education. >> that's a big deal. >> this is what we teach our professional students at i.c.e. you have a hot side here of corn, get that nice brown on it quickly, so go with the hot side here. the meat that needs to cook slower and bigger, set up a lower side there. that's important. you don't have your whole temperature at hot, all right? >> at one level. >> resting rack is a key, okay? the meat has to rest coming off the grill. there's a great selection of pork here. this is the farmland prime collection. we have pork wings, we've got some sausages and bacon. >> you can test it out, see what you think. >> selections are available at smithfieldmarketplace.com. the great thing is a lot of it is seasoned, and that's the key to grilling. season ahead of time

james hong were from san jose. they lived with elliot rodger. david wuan was visiting them. at san jose's lynn brook heal, james hong's drama teacher said hong helped to build theater sets and performed on stage. george chen went to leland high school in san jose. yesterday counselors were at the school helping the student and staff deal with their grief. >>> 7:08. a man was arrested in oakland after his brother was killed while the two of them struggled for a shot gun. it happened last night just before 7:30 at a home on eileen and adeline streets. police say the boys were arguing about the gun. during the struggle one of them was shot and killed. the police investigation continues. >>> the jury for bryan stow's civil case against the l.a. dodgers could be set as early as today. this is video of stow outside a courtroom where jury selection began yesterday. stow suffered a traumatic brain injury in 2011 when he was attacked in the parking lot of dodger stadium. you now requires around the clock care. the civil suit claims the dodgers did not provide adequate security and should pay for his medical

>>reporter: james hung was also an academic star. while in high school at lynn brook he took a computer science class at berkeley. instructor sent a tweet that he out performed 90 percent ocoege students in the class. james even pocketed on facebook that he got a perfect sat math score. >> james was a genius. >>reporter: he helped him pass physics at santa bar when she realize james was a victim of the brutality she fell apart. >> how a person that is so sweet and so innocent, you kno know, be a part of this. of this. like this crime is just, i can't even wrap my mind around i it. >>reporter: neither can george neighbor. >> i just hopep. >>reporter: hope we heard before after every mass murder. he just never expected victim to live next door. if san jose tiffany wilson abc 7 news. >> a lot of people in fremont holding their breath when they heard the victim was from their city. turned out to be 20-year-old david hung who grew up there. lee ann reports. >> this is a school picture of david wong graduate from fremont christian school two years ago. the school was closed

counselors are plan tock at lin brook high school where many will remain james hong, one of the firstilling rampage in isla vista. a memorial is grow wag hong and george chen and david wang were stabbed to death friday night by elliot rodger. all three are from the bay area. their parents went to isla vista yesterday. chen's parents wept as they knelt to write a message in honor of their son. they say george was outgoing and had an excellent college career ahead of him. >>> here's sue with the traffic. >> back to work and the roads are jammed, north 238 east 14th, a big rig that lost its load. look at the traffic backed up beyond castro valley almost to the dublin area. chp has issued this sigalert. also trouble this morning, much earlier with an accident southbound 680 north of 48, long gone, residual backup here. an hour and 20 minutes from tracy into dublin/pleasandublin get 5% cash back at lowe's this quarter so you can score more cash. activate your 5% cash back at chase.com/freedom. chase. so you can. >>> all right. we're back, talking about wind. good morning. 28 miles per hour

james volunteered at the cooper chinese school while he attended lynn brook high school. the santa barbara district attorney says rodger accused hong of stealing candles and made a citizens arrest. he pleaded guilty to petty theft. they were days away from moving out of that apartment where friday night rodger killed them. >> why don't you take me? instead of my son? >> reporter: one of the administrators here at fremont christian school says there is already work on the way to establish some memorial. we asked for an interview with the other victims' families and they declined. and we respect that. >>> from the shooter's self-made video to reaction to it, our coverage continues this evening. we loose have continuing coverage at nbcbayarea.com. there you can find more stories from the victims and raw video and photos. >>> fire officials are making sure a fire is totally out. it broke out in the marsh behind home depot on kerrner the boulevard. no homes are in danger. the cause is still unknown. >>> jeff ranieri is tracking the warm earn temps. >> we did have a few 90s, ma

james theatre. on stage they are singing and dancing "springtime for hitler." there are 100,000 jews in the audience. he -- a guy come stomping down the aisle, where as mel brookshe finds man grabs me. how could you do such a thing, holocaust, how could you do such a thing, i was in world war ii create and i said to him, i was there, i did not see you there. that was brave, too. jews did not think -- i must've on the i got more producers. soapboxt get on the with hitler, he is an orator. make fun, you can beat him. i wrote letters to everyone trying to explain why i would do such a thing. get -- how did you did you get the fortitude, the thatpah, oy vey do you get -- where did you get that to advance these ideas knowing that you will catch hell on the other and? >> i came from or going. we did not know better. my mother was very brave. she came over from the other side when she was a little kid and the only thing she asked for, my mother said, i would like to , the apartment in the front of the tenement became available and my mother said i am sick and tired of looking at cats and wet wash hanging from the lines. i would like to see the world. but the world --

this is james elmo williams from brookings, oregon. 101 years old today.hings, especially old movies. he loves to see old movies. i like old movies the best, i've got to be honest. here is katherine broun from overland park, kansas. 100 years old today. and she is a world traveler.wne overland park, kansas. 100 years old today. and she is a world traveler. been on more trips than you can imagine. she travels all over the place. here is gene waters from valrico, florida. 101 years old today. we wish him a very happy birthday from smuckers. he loves golf and hershey kisses. been eating a lot of stone crabs down here in florida. come see us. now back to new york. >> all right, willard, thanks a lot. >>> now to an nbc news investigation, when deadly tornados and severe storms hit like the ones we saw across the south last week, millions of homeowners count on the national weather service for warnings. but this morning, serious questions are being raised about staffing at its offices across the country. scott freed man, an investigative reporter for our dallas

james, it's an honor to have you on. welcome. >> thank you, brooke.s an honor to be with you. >> just hearing from the official with the museum, the need for keepsakes, just out of the gate, do we as a nation need keepsakes from that day? >> you know, i've been tossing this in my head. i had a terrible feeling that day and i assured myself i would not return until this issue was addre addressed. there are no bodies buried at the vietnam memorial or world war i or world war ii memorial also. this is a grave site that they decided without the input of the families. so that is not like any other place. and it is not a war memorial. don't tell me that terrorism is war. terrorism is very different. they go after our families, they go after our children, and they go after our souls. this is not like any other place. and should be treated that way. >> you know, i read this article, one reason i'm having this discussion with you, i read this poignant piece by steve kendall. his sister died that day. he reluctantly along with you and others visited the museum

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james allen fox, criminologist for northeastern university, and also writes the "crime and punish." blog for "the boston globe." stick around, we have hln analyst mike brooks here to talk about the law enforcement element of this. we're going to take a quick break, but we've got much more on the breaking news from isla vista, next to the university of california, santa barbara campus. seven dead, seven injured. the question is, why? >> we've got keyun lau on the way to the scene. [male vo] inside this bag exists over 150 years of swedish coffee experience. that's 150 years of experience in refining and perfecting the rich, never bitter taste of gevalia. and we do it all for this very experience. this very second. this exact moment. [woman] that's good. i know right? cheers to that. gevalia. 150 years of rich, never bitter coffee. ♪ ♪ ♪ ben! well, that was close! you ain't lying! let quicken loans help you save your money. with a mortgage that's engineered to amaze! >>> this incident appears to be a mass murder situation. the timeline, as we've been able to put it together thus far, is as follows -- at 9:27 p.m., the sheriff's dispatch center received calls