. >>> celebrating barbara walters. a legend who broke down barriers in tv news, now saying good-bye after an unparalleled career. we'll take you behind the scenes of her last show at "the view." and the unprecedented gathering of women she's blazed a path for. all surprises her with a memorable tribute. now barbara says good-bye this morning. >> good morning, america. >>> that doesn't sound like good-bye from barbara walters. >> not at all. she's unstoppable. >> we're going to have a lot of fun with her this morning. >>> but first, this was the scene overnight in southern california. the fires overwhelming an entire hillside. you can see the hot embers flying right into the air. more than 2,600 firefighters now on the front lines, battling 10 unprecedented wildfires. so many multi-million dollar homes burning up right now. a lot of memories going up with them. >> look at this one home. total destruction. that appears to be a television still attached to the furnace, to the fireplace. but the only thing left standing. a

i stand with elizabeth, who sits in barbara's chair on "20/20" and jane who sat in barbara's chair onday show." what is it like to come after barbara walters? >> it is a huge shadow and huge shoes to fill. >> jane pauley remembers at 25 getting a note from barbara. >> she sent a note, through someone. tell jane she's doing a good job. >> reporter: who would surprise barbara first? oprah. she told me about a job interview at 19. she pretended to be barbara walters. >> i tried to sit like her, cross my legs like her, tried to even talk like her. >> she has no idea that you are here. >> she has no idea that i am here. i can't wait to surprise her. i think this is what is an amazing thing. i have said forever that she is the reason why i could walk the road that i did because she actually was the one who paved it. i'm going to try not to cry myself. >> behind her, they were all waiting, diane waving, robin ready. a selfie in the making out to surprise barbara. david muir, abc news, new york. >> that is some star power. >> really was really cool to watch. that was very cool. >> speaks volu

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

what's it like to come after barbara walters. jane remembers getting a note from barbara.a note, tell jane she's doing a good job. >> reporter: who would surprise barbara first? oprah who told me about a job interview at 19 she pretended to be barbara walters. >> i tried to sit like her. i tried to do this like her. i tried to cross my legs like her. i tried to even talk like her. >> she has no idea you're here? >> no. i can't wait to surprise her. i think this is what i think is an amazing thing. i have said forever that she is the reason why i could walk the road that i did because she actually was the one who paved it. >> reporter: right behind her they were all waiting. diane waiting. robin ready. the group's selfie. history in the making to surprise barbara. >> we hope you will join us for barbara's big day tomorrow appearing on "the view" on "gma" and our special tomorrow night. we thank you for watching. be sure to be with us tomorrow for >> >>> new at 6:00, the california drought. the repercussions could be harsh. >> a live report as this fire continues to spread.

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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

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

good night, america. >> there's only one. >> miss barbara. >> barbara. >> barbara. >> come on, barbara >> so how do you celebrate a true original like -- >> barbara. >> the amazing barbara walters. >> well, thursday on "the view," for the first time, all 11 co-hosts come together live. before barbara makes her final appearance as co-host. and friday night the two-hour television event. >> no tears! >> i said that? >> next question, barbara. >> it was lovely. >> barbara walters. her story. celebrate barbara on abc. >> miss a "nightline"? want the best of "nightline"? well, just go to abc.com/watch to catch "nightline" anytime. and from anywhere. and go on, set your dvr now. right now. for "nightline." there's nothing in late night like -- >> "nightline." >> "nightline." >> "nightline." with away. the cailes per gallon highw. the car with almost 900 miles between fill-ups. the car road & track called america's most fuel efficient new car, isn't a prius. surprised? state of the art clean diesel technology. a fuel-efficient eco start/stop system. engineered to virtually sip fuel. the merce

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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

>> do you have a barbara moment you want to share? >> look, i had the great good fortune when i was at abc to work with barbara for a while and elisabeth will agree. she's such a great pro. relentless, tough, fiercely competitive. one of the things 2003 in the business, people who interview people for a living, you're always thinking, even if it's not your interview, how i would have asked them or what i would have said and you think, boy they didn't do this right. one of the things i always felt watching a barbara walters interview was this she squeezed the sponge dry. when it was over, she had gotten everything out of that person there was to get. a total pro. i think she -- people probably have a few scars from having gone up against her and competed with her, but i don't think anybody leaves thinking that she wasn't just a total professional and a great, great journalist. >> get this, she still is getting the big interviews. through the donald sterling scandal, she still is nailing the big guys. >> so to speak. >> you have to be c

he was a student at santa barbara city college.undreds gathered on the campus of uc santa barbara to mourn the victims. >> ktvu's debora villalon is live at the university with more on tonight's emotional memorial. debora. >> well, they were innocent and the vigil is -- the tail-end of it still going on here in this park. there are a few hundred people here, having sort of an open- mic time and occasionally we hear applause. it's all about communication against violence and elliot did not go to uc santa barbara and the shooting of 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 apart

abc news reporting barbara walters sat down with l.a.rling today and maintains that she will fight to keep the nba team. >>> all right. up next, nba star kevin durant's emotional dedication to his mom, the ultimate mvp he says. she says it was an overwhelming mother's day gift to receive. hear what else mom told our anderson cooper next. >>> nba star kevin durant won the mvp award last week but his emotional tribute to his mom is what caught everyone's attention. >> we weren't supposed to be here. you made us believe. you kept us off the street. put clothes on our backs, food on the table. and when you didn't eat, you made sure we ate. you went to sleep hungry. you sacrificed for us. you're the real mvp. [ applause ] >> gosh, durant's mom opened up to anderson cooper about that very special night and the son that she raised grew up and became what she calls a humble man. >> yes. >> and to see the man that you have raised and to see him, you know, not only achieve so much and recognized by others and also to know that she hasn't forgotten

we'll check back in with you in santa barbara county.investigation still in its infancy. the shooting taking place last night, shocking an entire community. of course, seven people, as we understand from police authorities this morning, are dead. seven others still being hospitalized. there were many witnesses to these shootings taking place last night. you heard kyung say she sees five different crime scenes. in all, we understand, there are nine different crime scenes. well, apparently one of the eyewitnesses to what unfolded last night simply broke down as she described that terrifying scene. listen. >> -- and then, he, like, lifted up a little black pistol. and um -- and, like -- and, like, i thought it was an airsoft gun or something, so i was, like, hey -- hey, what up? and i turned around, and i started walking the other way. he shot, and i felt like -- i just felt, like, the wind pass right by my face. >> all right. you're listening there to that young girl. she came very close to that gunman last night, and still shaken up as sh

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 want to know, what is your favorite barbara walters interview?et us your most creative answers using the #waytooearly. we'll put the best ones up later. do you have a favorite? i caught her off guard. she said there's so many. >>> game seven after a controversial game five. can they hold on to the lead? jen, you know you have to pay attention. >>> watch this. republican candidate for governor in idaho. you need to hear his message before you go to the polls. lewis will have that. that story and a check on weather when "way too early" comes back on a friday! >>> in washington today, queen elizabeth did something that no other british ruler had been able to do, addressed a joint meeting of congress. there was a bit of humor. >> i do hope you can see me today from where you are. when it's donut friday at the office i use my citi thankyou card to get two times the points at the coffee shop. which will help me get to miami...and they'll be stuck at the cube farm. the citi thankyou preferred card. now earn two times the points on dining out with no ann

"barbara walters, her story." featuring one of the biggest collection of celebrities ever crammed into one show. that starts at 9:00 p.m. >>> and coming up, deja vu for general motors as the company announces yet another multimillion vehicle recall. >>> and more trouble for former nfl player, aaron hernandez. why he is facing new murder charges. >>> plus, an important health alert for people taking a popular sleeping aid. this morning, the fda is sounding the alarm and making a big change to the recommended dose. at 15, i was addicted. by 40, i'll have lung disease. at 50, i'll die of a heart attack. dr. regina benjamin: cigarette smoke causes immediate damage that leads to health problems, even death. those who quit or die are being replaced by a new generation of smokers. i'm dr. regina benjamin, united states surgeon general. go to cdc.gov. learn how to make our next generation tobacco-free. you know, from a young age. i definitely want to major in political science. become the mayor or something. make the situ

barbara? >> thank you. >> reporter: he was keeping count. >> i've kept time your stories and mine tonight, you owe me four minutes. >> reporter: walters remembers those days well. but she would press on. the interviews, world leaders, the presidents, gets. walking in with no idea who was waiting. about to welcome surprise guests. >> the amazing barbara walters. >> reporter: the audience welcoming her, and about to welcome surprise guests. >> hillary clinton. >> do you have any advice for her? >> well, i've been thinking about this. take some time off. i mean, really. >> you're in no position to tell me that. >> and who was next? >> oprah winfrey. [ applause ] >> i want to thank you for being a pioneer. and everything that word means. it means being the first, the first in the room, to knock down the door, to break down the barriers, to pave the road that we all walk on. many of the incredible women who have been influenced by you, and we have all been influenced by you, are here for you today

to be very hard to replace barbara and i don't think that's going to go along as long as barbara has.and women are the target audience for daytime and there are too many other ways for the celebrity guests to talk to their fans. she's going to be very tough to replace. >> "the view" has always leaned left. right now they need to get a conservative on that panel. going back to the today show, is it an overstatement to say that barbara walters really blazed the trail for all female journalists? >> she couldn't be on camera, she was on camera and calling a today girl. imagine calling that one someone now. she couldn't be called a co-host until frank mcgee actually died. she couldn't ask a question until he asked three questions. we can't relate how hard that must have been to blaze those trails. yes, she absolutely did that. >> she also did a lot of celebrity journalism, most fascinating people which kind of helped her and the media into today's access holiday -- hollywood, i think she even got sick of it and pulled back. >> her celebrity interviews were interesting and insightful, she a

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.

barbara walters. >> the first woman to get a barbara walters tattoo. i got barbara walters, who has got barbara walters? nobody. no one has a dragon, pier rranh lizard. i was in new york stopped by to wish barbara well. before i went i shot a video here in hollywood. the other co-hosts surprised barbara. they said there is some body special maintaining her star on the hollywood walk of fame a. cross the street from us. then they showed the video. see that is the person maintaining the star, keeping it clean on the walk of fame. well you will see in a second here. hey, barbara. i'm washing you good. washing you real good. >> now, i thought it was obvious that -- that i had a body double there. but a lot of people watching "the view" it was not obvious to them. these are some of many real tweets i got. did you see jimmy kimmel's arms, he always has on suits. you don't realize how cut up he was. feeling uncomfortably attracted to jimmy kimmel. #arms, #gunshow, #theview. jimmy kimmel and barbara walters are together on the view, awesome muscles, yum. i did

. >> 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

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

and barbara in an office.s not unlike bb -- brook baldwin. tough, no nonsense. she tells you exactly exactly what she thinks about a situation. a business that is filled with people who smile at you. what really hurts isn't that she just outbooks you because she's barbara walters, because that's what you tell yourself. she really outworks you. she writes the letters sooner, she goes the see people. she's on it 24/7. very intense and incredibly worldly. she has been everywhere and met everyone. >> what an honor to be able to share her oxygen for so many years and sit down with her. thank you, sir. >> pleasure, thank you for the opportunity, brooke. >> coming up here on cnn, how many veterans have to die before the white house thinks twice about the man they have in charge of veterans' health care. coming up next we will speak live with jake here in washington about the white house's response. starts with back pain... ...and a choice. take 4 advil in a day which is 2 aleve... ...for all day relief. "start your e

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our guest host this hour, barbara corcoran, cofounder of barbara corcoran venture founders, and davidting overseas, u.k. retail sales increased for a third month in april. the central bank in japan and refrain from boosting stimulus, a good sign, in part why futures are up. economic data, at any moment we get the mortgage applications, a volatile number, up the past few weeks, they were down for the previous to you. >> down 9/10 of one percent. >> we get the fed release of the minutes. >> focus on that. >> before the bell earnings? targets the smarted tiffany, american eagle, the september 11 memorial museum opens to the public today in new york city. janet yellen is delivering the commencement address to nyu seniors at 11:00. we will let you know of any headlines come out of that. >> the u.s. is negotiating with another bank about investigating a big -- settling a big penalty. prosecutors may seek more than $5 billion from a french bank for possibly vile -- violating u.s. sanctions. those recalls are leading to more sanctions against gm. general motors is overhauling its legal depart

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

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.

. >> joining us will be barbara walters of abc news. >> barbara walters, how she changed the view on sundays. from abc news, "this week" with george stephanopoulos begins now. >>> good morning. it's been a brutal week for firefighters out west, battling an unprecedented threat. there they are, just inches from the flames. the worst is over now. but the toll is high. 25,000 acres scorched. heartbroken families returning home. everything gone. abc's bazi kanani starts us off from san marcos, california. good morning, bazi. >> reporter: good morning, george. officials expect all of the evacuated residents will be allowed to return to their homes by tonight. and unfortunately this is what some are finding. this home, one of dozens destroyed by the fast-moving fires. the raging results of not enough rain. four of the ten wildfires tearing through san diego county this week, still not contained. thousands of firefighters and marines rush to beat back the flames. 25,000 acres charred, 1 dead and already nearly $20 million in damage. what's lost for many families is priceless. the gilmore fa

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

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

barbara's career.h competition. women are working more. women are the target audience and too many other ways for the celebrity guests to talk to their fans so she will be tough to replace. >> "the view" leaned left but they need a conservative or two. >> back to the today show is it an overstatement to say she blazed the trail for the prominent females? >> no, no, if you think of the sexism that existed when she started, she could not be on camera when she was but she was called the "today girl." she could not be called a co-host million mcghee died and she couldn't ask a question until he asked three questions. we cannot relate how hard that was. she did that. >> but she did a hot celebrity journalism and most fascinating people, helping her in the media into access hollywood and she was sick of it and pulled back. >> her celebrity interviews were interesting and insightful and she appealed to their egos by listening to the answer and she was able to disarm them and that was a time when there weren't

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

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

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

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

. >>> 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

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

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

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.

. >> we celebration the 50 year career of barbara walters right here with a special on barbara walters. >> barbara walters talk us that nothing impossible, to never let them say "you can't do it," and for a young latino journalist start out that was important for my. so, thank you barbara walters, for opening so many doors. >>> covering daly city, dublin, los gatos and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >>> it is 6:14 on friday morning. looking at the rising subfrom -- rising sun from embarcadero we have more comfortable temperatures and for the weekend. meteorologist mike nicco will discuss that in a moment. >> russia destroyed a rocket moments after blasting off from a large pad that was carrying a communications satellite 100 miles high when controllers sent the order to self dedestruct and the debris burned up in the atmosphere. this is the second time in a year a rocket has been destroyed after lit off. >>> new technology is in place from the four largest wireless carriers to allow you to text 9-1-1 but you have to wait to use the service in california. the service from at&t and

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

i think we'll stop and reload. >> it takes a lot to fluster barbara, and barbara, we miss you already. "good morning america" and "this week" first thing in the morning. i hope to see you right back here tomorrow night. good night. >>> next at 6:00, a promise from the mayor after a young oakland girl is critically injured in a shooting. >> a big change to tomorrow's bay-to-breakers race. >>> you may remember how it went. now renew plans to transform the site of oakland reside former naval hospital. abc7 news at 6:00 starts now. >>> the search for the person who critically injured an eight-year-old girl will become the top priority in oakland, that coming from the city's mayor, reacting to the senseless shooting. another instance of violence in the city involving a very young victim. good e, i'm ama daetz. the shooting happened yesterday evening in east oakland near 66th avenue and international boulevard. sergio quintana is live at children's hospital where the young girl was taken. reporter: i talked with the mayor and she says anytime a child is a victim of street violence it become

and i think barbara touched on some of this. one is continuing to train afghan troops to take full responsibility for security in their country and counterterror. counterterror expanded well beyond iraq and afghanistan and the president concerned with and looking at places like syria, iran, the situation in ukraine are going to shape u.s. involvement in the world going forward. another thing i thought was interesting and key to mention is that it's going to be -- what the president presents in coming days will be how to really balance the u.s. stance in the world between taking the lead and being a leader in whatever response the situation's necessitate. but striking a balance between that and not overextending ourselves. making a reference to what happened with those two wars. so, that is going to be sort of a focus. as for the details of that, as well as what's going to happen exactly in afghanistan, that's what we'll be waiting to hear. >> all right, michelle, barbara, thanks so much, ladies. appreciate it. >>> white house of

the barbara walters interview.as an interview and she found a point of interest and she got news out of them. so i think she broadened the interview and she just created her own style. >> yeah. well, we all celebrate barbara walters and bid her adieu, even though we know we'll see her again in different forums even after her last day on "the view" on friday. candy crowley, thanks so much. and happy mother's day! >> and happy mother's day back at you. thanks, fred. >> thank you. >>> and we're going to talk again about barbara walters. a close friend and also a former co-host of the "today" show deborah norville will be joining us to talk about her special friendship with barbara walters.

barbara walters. her story.'s had quite an impact on those of us here at abc7. >> i have been inspired by barbara walters because of her courage. >> she never gave up trying and she succeeded because she wasn't afraid to fail. >> she believed in herself when others didn't. she made the broadcasting industry better for other women, including me. >> barbara, i know this isn't really good-bye. just so long for now. >> amazing end to a remarkable career. >> what a year. >> 50 years, can you imagine? >> i cannot. >> let's go back. sanda is just getting started on her 50 years. >> i don't think i could live up to her expectations. live doppler 7 hd showing you clear conditions. by morning, we will see changes. tomorrow afternoon, a cooler day. low 80s in our inland spots. cooler is going to continue. 70s around the bay. 60s near the coast, and just in case you're going to check out beta breakers or taking part in the race as it winds its way across san francisco, out towards the great highway, here's what the conditio

barbara walters. her story. she's had quite an impact on those of us here at abc7. >> i have been inspired by barbara walters because of her courage. >> she never gave up trying and she succeeded because she wasn't afraid to fail. >> she believed in herself when others didn't. she made the broadcasting industry better for other women, including me. >> barbara, i know this isn't really good-bye. just so long for now. >> amazing end to a remarkable career. >> what a year. >> 50 years, can you imagine? >> i cannot. >> let's go back. sanda is just getting started on her 50 years. >> i don't think i could live up to her expectations. live doppler 7 hd showing you clear conditions. by morning, we will see changes. tomorrow afternoon, a cooler day. low 80s in our inland spots. cooler is going to continue. 70s around the bay. 60s near the coast, and just in case you're going to check out beta breakers or taking part in the race as it winds its way across san francisco, out towards the great highway, here's what the cond

who's got barbara walters?obody. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: no one's got a dragon, a piranha, and a lizard too, either. by the way, i was in new york earlier this week. i stopped by to wish barbara well. and before i went i shot a video here in hollywood. the other co-hosts surprised barbara. they said there was somebody very special maintaining her star on the hollywood walk of fame. which is right across the street from us. and then they showed this video. you see, that is the person maintaining the star and keeping it clean on the walk of fame. and, well, you'll see in a second here. >> hey, barbara. i'm washing you good. i'm washing you real good. [ cheers and applause ] >> now, i thought it was obvious that -- that i had a body double there. but a lot of people watching "the view," it was not obvious to them. these are some of many real tweets i got on this subject. "did you see jimmy kimmel's arms? he always has on suits. you don't realize how cut up he is." "looking nice." "feeling uncomfortably a