also a statement from santa barbara city college. they're extending their sadness but not very specific on whether or not the person, the suspect involved here, was a student or not. fredricka? >> all right. kyung lah, thank you so much. appreciate that. >>> all right, let's check in with evan perez now. evan, what are you hearing from your contacts about this investigation? >> reporter: well, fred, the federal law enforcement has been brought in the to help the santa barbara sheriff's office do this investigation, and what they bring to the table is, simply the ability to help trace the gun, the firearm that was used here, and recovered at the scene. tear also -- if the santa barbara sheriff office needs it, they can provide some evidence analysis help. the fbi offered its assistance. it's not clear whether the sheriff office needs it. they mentioned at their press conference at 2:00 a.m. they were looking to, for the help of the california justice department crime lab to help do some of the analysis here. now, in the next few days

campus in santa barbara, dr lauri gaskin, the president of santa barbara's city college. carlos kenino the special agent in charge. los angeles office of the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms, dr leslie lunt, who is with the santa barbara county alcohol, drug and mental health services, mark dearelli the captain and commander of the santa barbara office of the california highway patrol. jeff skoba, the assistant chief for coastal division of the californian highway patrol and lieutenant dave malard of the u.c. santa barbara police department. this is our second press conference to present information pertaining to the tragic mass murder incident that occurred last night in isla vista. this was a chaotic rapidly un folding and convoluted incident involving multiple crime scenes. investigators from the santa barbara sheriff's office and allied agencies have been processing evidence and investigating this occurrence throughout the evening, and up until the present time. additional information has now been received that will clarify and in some cases correct some inform

it is adjacent to uc santa barbara. one in the same, but they are not jointly owned. they are close to the campus. densely populated. on a friday night, everyone is out on the streets and going house to house and parties. some of the community college students live out there as well. they had their graduation yesterday. they were especially celebrating when all this horrific violence took place. >> john, the l.a. times is reporting the suspect has been preliminarily identified, but they are not releasing that information until they make that exact identification. what do you know about the suspect? >> we believe the suspect is a young male. they have not released his name. they are familiar with some videos and some writings that have been referenced by sheriff bill brown who is careful not to jump the gun on this. >> john, i'm sorry. i'm being told we want to make sure. there is a preliminary identification. we want to make sure you do not publicly say his name. he has not been positively identified. we wanted to make

u-s santa barbara.as and notpolice say each one was stabbed and killed by 22- year old elliot rodger. broughte-mails and a video reveal he planned the massacre. stabbed to death in the joy apartment they shared with rodger. were from the bay area. george chen and james wong, both from san jose, were but rodger's roommates and david wang of fremont, also identified yesterday. all three were u-c santa barbara students. and classes at u-c santa for today. for a day of mourning. for a memorial service is scheduled for 4 this afternoon at harder stadium. southbound- interstate -280 is open this morning. caughthere is timelapse video of the work being done in san suzuki francisco. if off fifth half, at around 2:30 this morning. half ifcal-trans says, they finished their project two and a half to three hours crews installed new hinges. to allow for more expansion on the bridge during an highest earthquake. new this morning. a triple shooting in san francisco's bayview district. one person is dead and two other

it's all about communication against violence and elliot did not go to uc santa barbara and the shootingf course didn't happen on-campus, but isla vista and the school are intertwined. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: it was a stunned and silent crowd. thousands of students, staff, santa barbaraans at dusk, the center of campus. >> let us now take a moment of silence to remember those we lost. >> reporter: students, veronica weiss, and other names withhold. >> mainly it's an air of disbelief. >> many science the crowd made its way to isla vista, walking the same streets that the killer did, it streets lined with apartments and shops and streets that they want to believe are safe. >> by now everyone has seen el lots rodger' video, heard the hate and the threats. >> i think it could have happened anywhere. this could go wrong anywhere. some could have these thoughts and problems anywhere, but it's sad that it happened here. >> it's a college town and every college town with parties and everything, but it's just not -- not the place that would you expect something like this to happen. >> reporter: s

the sheriff in santa barbara county says a gunman went on a shooting spree near the campus of uc santawas at one of the scenes. he talked with cnn earlier about what he saw and heard. >> i was standing on the corner i heard i guess what sounded like i now know to be gunshots, but at that time i thought maybe they were fireworks or firecrackers going off which isn't uncommon occurrence here. then i was standing on the street corner and this black bmw turned through the intersection and goes down away from me, and about maybe two seconds later i heard a pop, and at first i remember looking at the car and thinking it had backfired, which i remember thinking was strange because it was such a new car, and then it happened again. and by this time it had reached, it was right outside of a restaurant convenience store, and there were maybe a group of 6, 7, 8 people eating out in front of it, and i just saw him drive in front of it and open fire on the group. >> robert, did it seem to be targeting anybody or did it seem very random, the shooting? >> it all happened quickly, i think this happene

west coast near santa barbara, california. still trying to pin down the timeline and details of last night's mass shooting. witnesses say a man opened fire from behind the wheel of a moving car. six people are dead. the gunman also dead. at least seven other people are hurt. two students in isla vista right now. what have you found since we saw you last? you've been at the crime scene, piecing everything together. >> you're seeing the second of multiple crime scenes. police officers still gathering all the ballistics evidence. trying to figure out exactly how all of this went down. the timeline as well as who the suspect is. the eve of the memorial day holiday weekend turns deadly after multiple drive-by shootings in the small college town of isla vista, just minutes from the university of california santa barbara campus. >> he shot and i just felt the wind like pass right by my face. so i started running the opposite way, and then i heard it again, like two times. and i was just sprinting. >> reporter: in all, authorities say

. >> we're covering breaking news in santa barbara. the three stabbing victims found dead in elliot rodger's home are all from the bay area. the victims are identified as 20-year-old chen yuan hong, george chen and weihan wang from fremont. they were found dead with multiple stab wounds. investigators are looking to see whether wang was a roommate or just a victim. he killed two more after that and wounded 13 before taking his own life. >>> we are also just learning that the parents of elliot rodger were running to santa barbara from l.a. after they received a call from their son's therapist warning them about a written manifesto threatening to kill people. by the time they arrived in santa barbara, it was too late. >>> meantime, memorials are growing in front of the sorority house where three women were shot and in front of ivy deli. jennifer bjorklund is in santa barbara with the latest tonight. jennifer? >> reporter: you've got that right. the 140-page manifesto was very alarming to the family of the young man that went on the shoot

they left for santa barbara earlier today. live in fremont, i'm ryan takeo kpix 5. >>> well, one of the survivors who was bad luissa injured is also from the bay area. nick lives in alamo and goes to the university of the pa sing he was in isla vista visiting friend when he was run down by rodger'smw. he understood went surgery saturday. both of his legs are broke. the other three uc santa barbara students who were killed are 20-year-old kathryn cooper and 19-year-old veronica weis. they were members of a cor -- sorority. >>> martinez's father is lashing out at leaders in washington, d.c. he says congress failed to tighten gun control control after the sandy hook shooting in 2012. >> these things will continue until somebody does something. so where the hell is the leadership. where the hell is these people we elect to congress we spent so much money on. my kids dade because nobody responded to what occurred at sandy hook. it is bad enough that i lost my 20-year-old, but i had 20 years with my son. that's all i have. >> a u.s.

the event was sponsored by the santa barbara response network, uc santa barbara and associated studentse of the victims have been identified as students veronika weiss, katie cooper and christopher martinez. the names of the three other people killed have not yet been released. the seventh victim was the shooter, elliot rodger, who reportedly took his own life. one of the surviving victims is reportedly a student from the university of pacific who lived in alamo. according to the santa rosa mercury news, nick pasichuke suffered serious injuries after police say rodger ran into him with his bmw. he reportedly broke both his legs and had surgery last night. pasichuke was in santa barbara visiting a former san ramon valley high school classmate and fellow polo teammate. >>> elliot rodger reportedly suffered from asperger's syndrome and depression. police say they had three earlier encounters with him including a welfare check last month after his parents were concerned about his mental state. authorities say they determined he was fine and did not think he met the criteria for an involunta

i am the sheriff coroner of santa barbara county.by a number of people from the santa barbara county sheriff's office, executive and command staff as well as a number of our members of our allied agencies and community leaders. i'm joined by acting undersheriff don patterson, acting chief deputy sam gross who's in charge of our law enfonsment operations commander darryn factoringham acting commander steve robel who's the commander of our criminal investigations division, lieutenant kelly moore who is overseeing this criminal investigation, and lieutenant steve johnson who is assisting him in that regard. i'm also going to be joined by dr. stephen kaminsky, who is the director of trauma services for cottage hospital, and he will be speaking following my remarks. i also want to acknowledge and thank the community leaders who are present here today to show their support. we have our second district county supervisor janet wolf, our third district county supervisor doreen farr, chancellor henry yang from the uc campus in santa barbara, d

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another victim caught in the campaign continues to recover at a santa barbara hospital. he was long boarding and he and his friend were hit by a car. boat legs were broken. he spoke with cnn by phone after surgery. >> i am doing all right. just getting better as fast as i k. >> he was initially told it would be a while before medical personnel could get to them because they had multiple gunshot wounds. >> investigators are uncovering new information what prompted rodger to commit in attack. 137 page manifesto he wrote paint as troubling picture. amy hollyfield is in the newsroom with the latest on that part of the investigation. >> the parents got a copy of the manifesto minutes before the shooting and they tried to get to him but didn't make it in time. it is called "my twisted world." he said "i will punish everyone." he post add youtube video and a fremont says his parents got in the car and started driving up highway 101 toward santa barbara and they heard on the radio about the shooting rampage. they were told that rodger said he plans to kill people. >> he had dead

then at 11:00, the very latest on the shooting near uc santa barbara. bizarre ramblings of the shooter at 9:00 and 11:00. >>> by the end of the day arby's could set a record for the longest commercial in tv history. right knew 13-hour commercial is airing on a tv station in duluth, minnesota. it will get arby's the guinness world record but they want to show how long its beef brisket cooks. the entire commercial is an oven door with the brisket cooking, and arbys will post the entire ad on its webs. thank you for joining us. we'll be back at 9:00 and 11:00. we'll be back at 9:00 and 11:00. thank you for being ♪ so, eric, your dad's muffler shop opens tomorrow. that's, like, the perfect job for him. i mean, he's been muffling you for years. yes, he really hates noise. i think it's because it reminds him of fun. hey, at least red got a job he likes. i thought i was cool flipping burgers, then i met the night shift guy who's been doing it for 30 years. he's got no eyebrows, and he lives in his own car. i don't want to be that guy. and you won't be if you f

tonight on that deadly rampage near uc santa barbara in isle vista. some people that new elliot roger spoke. he left a manifestto and video a few minutes before he died through isle vista killing six people and himself. he talked about hate, revenge and his plans to kill. a child hood friend says that roger was quiet to the point that it did not seem normal. >> he was soft spoken and he would say one word answers but never start a conversation or anything. >> another friend says that roger fan ta advertised against dominating the world and that he complained about his problems with women. the tragedy near uc santa barbara has shaken people in the bay area as well. three of the six victims were from the bay area. all students. 13 people injured and at least one was a college student visiting from the bay area. the university has declared tomorrow a day of mourning and there will be no classes. ann reuben has more from san jose where she spoke to two people that knew the victim. >> the family of george chen was heading to santa barbara to speak with aut

santa barbara. his father, richard, talked with christopher just about 45 minutes before he died. >> you don't think it will happen to your child until it does. chris died because of craven, irresponsible politicians and -- they talk about gun rights. what about chris' right to live? when will this insanity stop? >> six victims are still hospitalized." two remain in serious condition. one of those injured in the santa barbara rampage is a 19-year-old university of pacific student who lives in danville. abc7 news reporter leslie brinkley spoke to his family. >> the 19-year-old water polo star was happy to be hanging out with friends for the start of customer vacation. his dad said they web out to celebrate and get something to eat friday evening. nick told cnn there was a guy driving a bmw. i was on a long board and he aimed his car at our group of friends and gunned us into it. i have two broken legs and need surgery. police said i flew roughly 50 feet into a busy intersection. this is all so crazy.

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 would happen to our school like this

and doreen far and chancellor henry ya ng in santa barbara. dr.i gadsen who is the president of the the city college. and carlos, who is special agent in charge of the los angeles office of bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms. and dr. lesly lunt who is with the mental health services and mark derely captain and commander of the santa barbara office of the california highway patrol. and jeff skoeba assistant chief for the coastal division of the california highway patrol and lieutenant dave malard of the usc santa barbara police department. this is our second press conference to present information pertaining to the mass murder incident that occurred last night in a la vista. it was a chaotic and rapidly unfolding and covideoulated incident that involved multiple crime scenes. investigators from the santa barbara sheriff's office and allied agencies processed evidence and investigating the occurrence in the evening and up to the present time. additional information has now been received that will clarify and some cases correct information that

. >>> tomorrow will be a day of mourning and reflection for the entire uc santa barbara rampage. tragedy certainly hits home in the bay area, as well. >> 19-year-old george chen and 20-year-old waylen were stabbed to death in a vicious attack near the university campus. all three from the bay area. >> teen coverage christie smith is in fremont where one of the victims expected to leave for santa barbara this morning. let's begin with bob redell at lindbergh high school where one of the victims graduated two years ago. bob, kids don't go back to school until tomorrow but there will be grief counselors there when they arrive. >> correct, scott. the school district has not confirmed that he attended but they will make counselors available for students tomorrow when they return back to campus from the holiday, in case somebody here knew him and they knew someone to talk to. it's likely there is someone here who still knew him because it looks like it appears he graduated in 2012. hong was 21 years old, a roommate roommate. he volunteered as a teaching assistant at homestead high and

the uc santa barbara students were all found dead with stab wounds.ictims are chen yuan hong and george chen from san jose and 20-year-old

happened at 9:30 last night near uc santa barbara. we have been the scene with investigators all day and are live with the latest. reporter: i can tell you the shooting unfolded in the heart of this college town. a busy street where some of these students were celebrating graduation. you see the window behind me. those flowers cover where the bullets pierced through. this deli one of nine crime scenes police are now investigating. >> a small college town, shattered by violence overnight. a lone gunman going on a ten-minute shooting spree, killing six people, sending students scrambling for safety. >> people started running in and getting down and huddling in corners. >> i got on the ground and then saw the victim, barely breathing. >> police call it a planned mass murder. >> he lifted up a little black pistol. she shot, and i just felt it pass right by my face. >> the driver of the black bmw methodically gunning down pedestrians as officered returned fire. >> multiple officers in first engagement and one in the second engagement. >> t

his parent left this morning from santa barbara. more reaction coming up at 5:30 p.m. >>> a bay area man who survived that deadly attack is making progress in his recovery. now a picture of nick. in a hospital bed. you can see him there. police say both of his legs were broken when elliot rodger struck him with his car. his friends say he is trying to focus on recovery. >> she in much better condition than he was -- he is in much better condition than he was yesterday. but today he is more lively. been holding more conversations with him. so that is nice to see. >> she a member of the water polo team at the university of the pacific in stockton. >> in light of the events, tomorrow is a day of mourning and reflection for students at uc santa barbara. classes will not be held tomorrow. instead students are invited to take parts in a all day event to make 10,000 memorial ribbons. teachers will be available to meet with students. class resume on wednesday and on thursday students are encouraged to show unity and pride by wearing blue an

this morning his family is in santa barbara with him. they've seen an outpouring of support from the community. >>> as for the suspect, investigators say 22-year-old elliot rodger was full of rage and rodger posted several clips on youtube. back in april police visited rodger after relatives grew concerned and they contacted his therapist and police said he did not seem to be a threat to himself or others so there was nothing they could do. >>> despite his troubles, he was able to purchase three semi-automatic guns legally and had no criminal record and he never exmrittally threatened anyone before. in fact, even a diagnosis of serious mental illness in himself would not keep roger from buying a gun under california law. rodger had threatened someone specific he could have been banned from owning guns for five years. >>> the "today" show will continue our coverage coming up right at 7:00 right after "today in the bay." certainly update our website constantly, as well. >>> time to check the forecast at 6:50 right now. let's take a live lo

santa barbara. his father, richard, talked with christopher just about 45 minutes before he died. >> you don't think it will happen to your child until it does. chris died because of craven, irresponsible politicians and -- they talk about gun rights. what about chris' right to live? when will this insanity stop? >> six victims are still hospitalized. two remain in serious condition. one of those injured in the santa barbara rampage is a 19-year-old university of pacific student who lives in danville. abc7 news reporter leslie brinkley spoke to his family. >> the 19-year-old water polo star was happy to be hanging out with friends for the start of customer vacation. his dad said they went out to celebrate and get something to eat friday evening. nick told cnn there was a guy driving a bmw. i was on a long board and he aimed his car at our group of friends and gunned it into it. i have two broken legs and need surgery. police said i flew roughly 50 feet into a busy intersection. this is all so crazy.

this morning the family is in santa barbara with him. they say they've seen an outpouring of support from the community. mitch lobarsky was riding his bike when he was run down. >> he was driving so fast. as soon as he saw me flord it and ran into me. that's all i remember. guy who witnessed it said that he -- i don't know if he made eye contact but he put his head down and just the windshield was all broken at that time. >> mitch suffered cuts and bruises. he was among the 13 people hurt. here's video showing the panic during the attack. this is from pizza my heart. you see people react when they hear gunshots, then run to the back to take cover. certainly the big question, what was wrong with elliot rodger? why did he do what he did? nbc bay area's mike taibbi has the latest from santa barbara. >> reporter: at this point, law enforcement are trying to figure out whether there are any hints or specifically any legal reasons that they might have been able to head off the rampage conducted by elliot rodger last friday night. police have t

the latest in the coverage out of santa barbara.t information on our website throughout the day. we posted rogers manifesto. >>> checking bay area traffic and weather. it's memorial day and it's a holiday for a lot of folks. people are doing barbecues and pools. also got big baseball games in the town. >> good morning, the only thing you have to worry about today is drinking lots of water and having on lots of sunscreen. the weather will be very nice. i hope you get outside and enjoy it. temperatures are warming up quickly. we are completely out of the 40s and the 50s and 60s now. check out concord, 65 degrees. cooler in daly city. another nice day on tap for your memorial day. if you have plans for a picnic or water and having fun, just stay hydrated. it will be nice, warm and hot. we're talking about low 90s for the warmest spots. mainly 70s and 80s around the bay area. tomorrow we'll start to see temperatures cool down. if you don't leak that hot water, tomorrow will be a good 5 to 10 degrees caller. by wednesday, niece weather -

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chris martinez is from the santa barbara area. >>> senator barbara boxer tweeted today about the strategy. i can not find words to express my sadness, ang interdetermination to stop this madness. she followed, for now, i send my deepest con doll lenses for the families touched by the brutal tragedy in santa barbara. the community in isla vista are joining today. people have launched facebook pages, and messages in chalk like this one are spotted around town. stay with us for continuing coverage on the story on air and tonight on "nightly news" a look at the warning signs and if investigators did all they could. >>> we have headlines. breaking news internationally. hope and skepticism for the search for the nigerian schoolgirls. the leaders say they will not use force to get them back. they don't want to put them in any danger. the terrorist group kidnapped the girls more than a month ago. so for, the u.s. military says it's skeptical of the report. they are under a lot of pressure for progress in the search. >>> hot weather this weekend took its toll on concert goers. in concord, 16 peopl

a small town next to the uc santa barbara campus where we know this morning from the santa barbara sheriffen who are also in hospitals this morning. 14 people, including the shooter, some injury or death related to the incident. it happened at 9:30 west coast time last night. we have hln law enforcement analyst mike brooks with us here this morning. mike, my first question to you, this happened off campus. in isla vista near campus. do you think the shooter who we know is male, that's all we know. he chose to shoot off campus because he would have more freedom and ramp up the body count? >> absolutely. i have been in the area before. it is congested on a normal weekend, but on a holiday, school is getting out and there are a lot more people. that is the reason he chose this area if he wanted to wreck havoc on an area, it would be off campus. >> the fact it lasted ten minutes. this guy driving around and able to get away from anybody who may have been trying to stop him for ten minutes. that's a long time. >> it does seem like a long time. you have to kind of find out exactly what is going

now here at santa barbara. i have quite un-- unfortunately quite a bit of familiarity with incidents of this type from my prior office as secretary of homeland security. the one in connecticut and boston to name but two. only the first -- we have to say the first things first, first, we have to deal with those who need medical care. and the families of those who were killed. they're our top priority. >> that malta know was unaware if anyone noticed the online videos before the rampage. >> obviously if in the aftermath of this shooting it is uncovered that there is anything that could have been done to prevent this shooting, we want to know well, what was that? at the this moment in time -- at this moment in time, this appears to be a shooter who again, snapped for whatever reason. we don't know the predicates. >> napolitano is directing resources to help students and faculty. students there start taking finals on june 7th. what was the gunman? art baron takes a look. >> girls haven't been attracted to me. >> re

in the rampage continues to recover at a santa barbara hospital.e was along boarding and he and his bicycling friend were hit by a car. both of his legs were broken. he spoke with cnn by phone after surgery. >> i am doing all right. just trying to get better. >> he says he was initially told it would be a while before medical personnel could get to him because they were attending those with multiple gunshot wounds. >>ed father of a victim is blasting politicians over their lack of leadership in the response to gun violence. 24-year-old christopher martinez was killed at the deli where he, worked and the far gave an emotional interview to cnn >> my kid died because nobody responds to what occurred in sandy hook elementary school, those folks lost little kids it is bad enough to use a 20-year old by i had 20 years, but those parents who lost kids six or seven, how do you think they fell? he blasted the n.r.a. on saturday and says he spoke with his son 45 minutes before his death. >> the last victim, the last two are from southern california and soror

justine back with more on a more moral going on and uc santa barbara.pacity at uc santa barbara and the resistance now talking to these 17,000 people or their trade of the top the our doctor from the father of one of the victims' richard martinez son chris was killed in the rampage and he read statements from the families of bay area victim's right now you hear talk about david of fremont reinstatement of the paris route to their son. david mom dead are very proud of you. this sacrifice were not and then a sacrifice will wake the power and power of america it's time to stop the gun violence and children deserve a lan free from fear. many just heard from run a statement from his own perspective hearing that coming up at 6:00 and shoe pictures from a moral going on right now at uc santa barbara liu also under from uc president has all the others in speakers have also been going all sit in time to remember honor the victims of this horrible than. back live with the update during the situation to what he posted. present obama revealing his timetable for mov

cheng yuan hong studying at uc santa barbara. he was room mates with two of his best friends who are also from the bay area and along with elliot roger, the fourth roommate, the man who allegedly stabbed to death his three room mates. hong did have a run-in with rodger earlier this year and made a citizens arrest for stealing three candles worth $22 and hong pled guilty to that petty theft. george chen was a computer engineering student and also studying at ucsb seen here in pics from his facebook page. he attended leyland high and 19 years old and a camp counselor for the y and a neighbor describes him as a wonderful boy for taking the time to help out her elderly father with the mail and the newspaper and what not. the third roommate, 20-year-old weihan wang he was from fremont. we spoke with his parents before they headed down to santa rosa. he and his room mates had dreams of starting a business when they started and they had plans within the next few weeks of moving out of that apartment they shared with elliot rodger, not o

classes will be back in session at u-c- santa barbara this morning. thousands of people gathered to pay tribute those students murdered in friday's deadly rampage kron 4's justine waldman has more on the memorial that honored those caught in the violence. and why here and right now. uc president has a to be remembered for what they did in their brief lives important that and agrees to a horror and on grafting to offer any glamour and who understand it into what can only be seen net that's a tragedy. it is important that we not lose sight of the lives and we have gathered to remember all died much to young area tajo richard martinez lost his son and around his calling at flora and national dialogue on gun- control and mental health safety issues where wind tunnels become a normal thing for us to except this. it's not normal. any of us who grow in the 56 days for these know that life does not have to be like this. abu with so why should it be like this for you people korea and now. it's just intolerable. there was also a moment of silence to honor the v

. >>> and learning about the deadly shooting in santa barbara. we will have an update after the break. we are hearing from victims and their family. after the break. more from a danville teenager that surveyed -- survived the attack. >>> workers working to get this up and ready by tomorrow morning. and we will let you know if it is on schedule and how things are going after the kron4 morning news continues after this break. police in santa barbara are trying to unravel the disturbing document left by elliot rogers and trying to figure out why he went on a deadly shooting rampage. paul camner has the details. >> grief, sadness and anger and emotion still running high after a rampage that kill six outside uc santa barbara. elliot roger blamed his twisted world on the cruelness of women according to his youtube video and manifestto he sent to his parents and others. he says he was frustrated because he was short and upset over his parents' divorce and he was not successful with women. police say he killed six women and 14 others before turning the g

of the santa barbara county sheriff's office.e appreciate your time during this anguished moment in your community. our thanks to santa barbara county sheriff, bill brown. >>> coming up in our next half-hour -- we're going to talk to elliot rodger's friend who you see right here who gives us a disturbing look inside the mind of this troubled young man. >> as well as some early warning signs as well. >>> we're going to turn now to the other developing story, we're covering this morning, taking place overseas, where the pope has left jordan for palestinian territories. and israel during his first papal trip to the holy land. he'll be spending most of today in a little town where jesus was born. and abc chief foreign correspondent terry moran is traveling with the pope and joins us from bethlehem. the pope at times showing some real anger and making some politically sensitive comments as well. >> reporter: no question, bianna. good morning to you and dan. it's a historic day today here in bethlehem. in what pope francis pointedly ca

, and the santa barbara community college. so the gunman is now dead, and seven others are wounded. earlier i spoke with robert johnson, with the uc santa barbara student newspaper, and he actually witnessed one of the shootings last night. >> i was on, standing on the corner of two of the larger streets in the area, and then first i heard some popping sounds in the distance and i originally thought it was just fireworks or firecrackers, because it's not uncommon to hear that in this area. but soon after a black bmw passed through the intersection where i was, and continued down the street heading away from me, and then i heard a's positiving sound that sounded like it came from the car and i looked over at it, and i remember thinking, it was -- it sounded like it backfired and i remember thinking it was strange, because it was a brand new car, and then there was a second popping sound from it, and then by that point it had reached -- it was right outside of a -- convenience store, deli, that it looked like there may be eight

. >> grief and disbelief are setting in across the uc santa barbara campus after a gunman went on a rampage with a growing tribute of flowers at the sorority house that was targeted. the leaves of several bay area families were forever changed. good morning, i am eric thomas. two grieving families are ready to leave for santa barbara after their sons were killed in a deadly attack. three young men in total from the south bay all students were founded inside an apartment in isla vista before the shooting that would take three more lives. the coverage on the killer and his motive going with matt keller at the san jose high school a victim attended. >> three bay area high schools are mourning the loss of recent graduates including here in south san jose, the first victims in the mass murder in isla vista over the weekend. >> what happens in a home when a son, brother, and trend is killed to a senseless mass murder? for the family of 19-year-old george chen, there are no words. they sent out friend to speak with us. >> i am very sad. they feel so bad you are waiting outside and they want to tel

by the time they arrived in santa barbara, it was too late.emorials were growing across santa barbara, including in front of a sorority house where three women were shot. we have the latest. jennifer? >> reporter: diane, investigators say they will be going over the evidence. and they are using the suspect's own words to retrace his bloody rampage, some of the words are graphic. security camera video from inside deli and outside in the parking lot as customers scrambled for cover. gunfire blasting the windows. some came back and crammed flowers in the bullet holes in memory of the one that did not escape. chris martinez. ♪ amazing grace how sweet the sound ♪ >> 3,000 people held vigil to remember him and the other victims including veronica weiss, the freshman, and 21-year-old katie cooper, who was also studying, art history and archeology. >> you hear about stuff like this happening, and you always think, that doesn't happen to me. but it doesn't happen in my town. [ sobbing ] >> martinez's dad, inconsolable, grief stricken. aren't we tired o

went on a shooting rampage 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 som

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families trying to come to grips with the deadly rampage outside u-c santa barbara. the first three. of the seven people who were killed. were from the bay area. police say. each one was stabbed and killed by 22- year old elliot rodger. more than one dozen other people were injured. kron 4's grant lodes tells us how the college town killer. detailed his motives and deadly plans. just before his rampage. we are learning tonight that elliott rodger's father was racing from l-a to santa barbara in a frantic search for his son when the source says he heard a news report on the radio. nats. someone driving a black bmw. just like the one his son drove. was on a shooting rampage in santa barbara. nats. "shots fired. shots fired." police say the 22-year-old santa barbara college student was shooting at will. delivering the revenge he'd been planning, police say, for at least a year. you do deserve it. just for the crime of living a better life than me. kron 4's j.r. stone continues our team coverage. three other victims were killed -- also u-c santa barbara students. 20- yea

santa barbara. cate cauguiran is in the newsroom and cate, three were from there and an apparent guest. >> roommates were just weeks away from moving out of their apartment with the accused killer and the third victim, as you mentioned, may have been there just for a visit. >> reporter: he was such a good kid. david's parents are too devastated to talk. santa barbara county sheriff's deputy wondering if he was a roommate or just visiting. the other victim, george and cheng with elliot rodger. all three were stabbed to death. >> he talked about his killing his roommates while he slept and talked about luring as many as people as possible into his apartment and killing them. >> reporter: police say after killing his roommate, rodger switched from a stapping to shooting spree and then it was too late for david. >> i talked to his mom and yeah, it's just so hard for her. she said she really want all the schools to know that she definitely doesn't want this kind of thing to happen again to other kids. >>

stay right here with ktvu for the latest on that tragedy in santa barbara.e'll keep you updated all morning long and we're posting updates on ktvu.com, facebook and twitter. >>> vefl developing news out of central california where a wildfire has forced more than 100 people from their homes. the fire is burning east of lake mcclure, east of turlock. right now, hundreds of firefighters are at the scene using helicopters and bull losers to fight the flames. firefighters say the flames started yesterday afternoon as a structure but due to the dry conditions sand wind, it quickly spread. >> the fire activity or the burning conditions are more conducive or consistent with what you would see in probably july or august. >> an evacuation center has been set up for people forced from their homes. right now, calfire is not sure what sparked the fire. >>> 7:11. eight people in oakland forced out of their homes after an apartment fire broke out. it was reported shortly after 8:00 last night at trask and bem va dear streets -- belvedere streets. no one was hurt. investiga

the victims who died in last week's bloody rampage on the uc-santa barbara campus. their families also took the opportunity to fight for tougher gun laws. >> not one more. >> very early in the investigation. we don't know what the motives are or the costs of this shooting. we have two shooting victims. >> a man dies overnight after a wild shootout at a gas station in vallejo. >> broadcast that you're associating with black people. >> l.a. clippers owner donald sterling fights to keep his team saying it's illegal to force him to sell over his racist comments because he did nothing wrong. from across the bay to around the world, the stories that matter on "kpix 5 news this morning." captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> good morning, everyone. it's wednesday, may 28. good to have you on board. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm michelle griego. time now is 6:00. >>> the families of the santa barbara murders are turning grief in action. >>> i'm cate caugiran with developing news out of the east bay. a shooter kills one and injures another at a gas stat

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tonight with six students dead, the university of california-santa barbara community is in mourning. the gunman who methodically planned at take, chronicled his descent into a deranged rage. how did this young man who seemed to have everything become a mass murderer? tonight, we take a close look at the clues and his parents' futile race to try to stop him. abc's cecelia vega is in santa barbara. >> tomorrow is the day of retribution. >> reporter: is this the latest face of evil in america? >> you force me to suffer all of my life. and now i will make you all suffer. >> reporter: an angry, psychologically twisted young man whose public rantings exploded into sheer terror in a quiet california community. >> shots fired! >> reporter: taking six young lives and injuring 13. 22-year-old elliott rogdger, a virgin vowing revenge in a twisted video he post fried day addressed at his perceived enemies, young women he said rejected him. >> all those girls i desired so much, they would have all rejected me and looked down upon me as an inferior man. if i ever made a sexual advance toward them.

thank you. >>> in the meantime, uc schools are joining uc santa barbara in that mourning. night there was an emotional vigil at uc santa cruz. >> even if you are losing, she had this laugh that you could hear from miles away. she's always laughing. >> a friend of veronika weiss spoke about the time she shared with her life-long friend. weiss was just 19 years old. police say five other people were killed by elliot rodger including three men from the bay area. bob redell is live in san jose this morning outside lynbrook high school where one of the men killed actually graduated two years ago. good morning, bob. >> good morning, laura. you're talking about cheng yuan hong graduated lynbrook high and they decided since he graduated so recently there is a good chance people didn't know him and they decided to send in grief counselors here today when kids return back to school memorial day weekend in case somebody needs somebody to talk with. a 20-year-old engineering student and he was room mates with two of his best friends who were also from the bay area and the three of the