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

according to the san jose mercury, 20-year-old james cheng graduated from high school and was studying computer engineering. george chen was a camp counselor. investigators say cheng and chen were listed as roommates with rodger. >> he talked about luring people into his apartment and killing them. >> reporter: the sheriffs say when they arrived at the apartment, it was a horrific crime scene. the young man was stabbed repeatedly. reporting live in the newsroom, kpix 5 news. >> one of the survivors is also from the bay area. nick khuk was in isla vista visiting a friend when he was run down by rodger's bmw. he suffered two broken legs. >>> and we're updating developments in the isla vista shootings around the clock. stay with kpix.com for the very latest. >>> a quiet bay area community was shaken up after a masked man fired bullets into a car stopped at a red light. anne makovec tells us that one of the victims is hospitalized and fighting for his life. >> it doesn't look like it's a random road rage incident. looks like this was something that was targeted. >> reporter: and it was bra

george chen and cheng yuan hong were from san jose. weihan wang was from fremont. ktvu's ann rubin is in san jose where she learned more about the men killed. >> reporter: high school graduates who appeared to be thriving at uc santa barbara. >> those that knew george chen are filled with anger and grief. she lived next door to the family. >> i am really sorry from the bottom of my heart. i hope somehow this stops. >> violent rampage that took his life. hewas stabbed by his apartment. elliot rodger killed three others and injured 13. >> it needs to start from the home. you know? parents. have to teach the kids the value of life. other people life. >> reporter: she was a -- he was a 2012 graduate who worked with kids at the ymca. he was devoted to giving back. >> good boy. they involved in the community volunteer. and they try to help people. >> reporter: cheng yuan hong worked with kids, he was studying commuter engineering. friends call him brilliant and gendal. they -- gentle. they wish this could have been prevented. >> no one deserves that. especially not him.

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weihan wang, george chen and 20-year-old cheng yuan hong. hong graduated from lynbrook high school. bob redell is live at the high school. grief counselors will be there this morning as students head back to class. >> you are correct. cheng yuan hong graduated back in 2012, so, you can imagine quite possible there are students here who knew him, remembered him and could be greatly affected by what happened to him thin isla vista. hong was a 20-year-old engineering student at uc santa barbara. room mates with two of his best friends from the bay area, along with elliot rodger the man who stabbed to death the three room mates. he did have a run-in earlier in the year in january. stealing three candles worth $22 and hong pled guilty to the petty theft. george chen, a computer engineering student at ucsb seen here in pics from his facebook page. he attended leland high and had been a camp counselor at the ymca and a neighbor we spoke with described him as a wonderful boy for taking the time to help out her elderly father. a third roommate, 20-year-oldwork eihan wang, he is from fremont.

good friends, cheng hong and george chen were killed alongside their friend.as a volunteer at a chinese school near san jose and worked as a teaching assistant for a chinese language course. he was 19 years old. george chen was remembered as gentle, kind and respectful. the neighbors always said he picked up the newspaper for her elderly father. veronika weiss and katherine cooper were sorority sisters. she is described as wise beyond her years, an athlete with a big heart. >> she was kind, she was the person who would reach out to the kids who were not the popular kids, some of the nerdy kids. >> veronika was 19 years old. katherine cooper started art history and archaeology. she was a dancer, katherine was 22 years old. christopher martinez was the last killed, an only son and wanted to become a lawyer like his parents. his father said he was an avid reader from a young age, articulate, determined and? just a wonderful kid. christopher martinez was 20 years old. his father speaks out because he can't bear to lose one chance to tell the world about his son, a

cheng yuan hong.ool district has not confirmed he graduated here in 2012 but they will have counselors in case someone here remembers him, knew him and needs someone to talk to. hong 20 years old and a roommate of elliot rodger the man who stabbed him to death over the weekend. while living here in the bay area he volunteered as a teaching assistant. what is noteworthy is that back in mid-january rodger accused hong of stealing three candles. hong was charged with petty theft, which he pled guilty to. rodger also murdered another roommate. his name george chen seen here in a photo from his facebook page. he was 19 years old. neighbors tell us that this man, chen, was very respectful, very kind. so much so that he would pick up the mail and the paper for an elderly man who lived in his neighborhood whenever he was back in town for vaset. reporting live here in san jose, bob redell, "today in the bay." >>> a suspect in a deadly rampage and investigators say 22-year-old elliot rodger wanted revenge and r

hong -- 20-year-old cheng yuan hong and george chen 19.odger acued honk saying he killed candles. rodger performed a citizens arrest over the candles. deputies say they found the candles on honk's bed. he d -- hong's bed. >>> another victim was a boarding who suffered two broken legs and had to undergo surgery as a result. keep it here as we post the latest information on our website. we will all morning long here on kron 4. >>> we are tracking your forecast as well. warm conditions once again on this memorial day holiday. here's robin with the forecast. good morning. >>> good morning, annie. maybely 50s around the area with a couple of low 50ings. livermore, you are waking up to 58 degrees. cool to mild temperatures. yes, another nice day on tap. perfect memorial day weather in store for you today. i will walk you through the day. by 7:00, we are under partly cloudy conditions. temperatures getting out of the 50s. we will mainly be in the 60s by this afternoon. sort of a rinse and repeat of what we saw yesterday. sunny and mild just a lit

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. >> reporter: for david we know, the 20-year-old engineering student, didn't stand a chance. for his family, a bright future cut way too short. and one of the injured victims from that was on a state board. his parents say he's recovering this morning. cate cauguiran, kpix 5. >>> minutes before the killing began, the suspect's parents got a call from his therapist with a warning about the possible violence. the parents were rushing to isla vista when they heard the news about the r

. >> chris cheng. john: shoot cross bows, rifles, grenade launchers. >> chris! >> you have earned the title of history's top shot. chris cheng, after that show, quit his job and now works at the nra, he makes speeches about guns and gun culture, and yet that almost certainly would not have happened in the good old days. why? >> yeah, i mean someone like me who's a gay, asian guy. john: you're a twofer in terms of being a discriminated against group, asians were less harshly discriminated against but have you relatives who were locked up during world war ii. >> yep. i'm half japanese and so some of my family members were internment camps in world war ii, obviously things are much better for asian-americans now. john: the one that really sets off often macho men, and i associate that with the nra is your being gay. >> uh-huh. john: and on the show, you didn't say i'm gay. >> my competitors didn't care. they knew. what was interesting is that the history channel never outed me because they said it never became an issue. and for me that was a really, really cool mom

they're identified as 20-year-old cheng hong from san jose, george chen, and 20-year-old weihan wang of fremont. in youtube posts, eliot rodger said this violent rampage was retribution for being treated badly by women and getting pick on by the larger community. but his anybody tells us it was difficult to enter act with him. >> he describes him as a gentleman. of course. >> he never talked. to be a gentleman you have to say stuff. >> that neighbor tells us that eliot rodger lived at this complex for several months. he says he and other neighbors repeatedly tried to interact with him. sometimes with very little success. reporting live, abc7 news. >>> here's the latest on the investigation. investigators believe eliot rodger shot and killed himself as officers chased him after the stabbings and shootings. in the vehicle, rodger had three legally purchased handguns and more than 400 rounds of unused ammo. rodger, sent out a manifesto on friday. "the los angeles times" reports his therapist called his mother at 9:17 p.m., 13 minutes before the shootings began. right now, six people are

let's turn to gordon cheng. huge indictment, big show. is it more than that? >> what we're trying to do is say to the chinese, look, we know a lot about what you're doing. we know where you live. when you think you're alone we're going to find you. otherwise this doesn't make sense. these guys are never going to be coming to the united states and say, please arrest me. take me into court. that is just not going to happy. so i think what we're trying to do is start a conversation with the chinesçe and sort of up the ante a little bit. >> what the chinese do is they copy our products, big and small. we know they knock off electronics. now we're led to believe they're going into everything we do and copying all of it. is the problem that serious. >> it is. the estimates of annual loss range from 20 billion to about 350 billion, and probably we're talking at least $110 billion a year. that's a trillion dollars over a decade. so, clearly we have to do something. it's 2.1 million person jobs that are lost and that is important. >> how is it that 2.1 million america

those three newly identified victims are. 20-year-old weihan "david" wang, of fremont, 20-year-old cheng yuan hong and 19-year-old george chen, both of san jose, sheriff's investigators say they believe rodger killed these three victims before going on a shooting rampage friday. another victim from danville was identified yesterday as nick pasichuke. he was struck by rodger's car. we start our team coverage as we head out live. to san jose. that's where george chen called home. kron 4's philippe djegal just finished speaking with a spokesperson of the family. philippe, what is the message for all those grieving tonight? vicki. this community is absolutely stunned right now. in the close to two hours that we've been out here, several neighbors have stopped by this home, asing to speak with 19- year-old george chen's parents and pay their respects. it appears that the family is just now learning that george was one of the victims. the family spokesperson came outside at around 10 oc'lock and tells me that george was a great guy. she says he was raised in this home. his parents still live h

cheng yuan hong volunteered at the cooper chinese school. he was studying computer engineering. the three friends dreamed of studying together. and rodger played loud muds nick the middle of the night and did not interact with them. and nothing makes since to the mother, who lost her child. >> sometimes, i ask why god didn't take me instead of my son. >> there was one incident between rodger and one of the roommates in january. he accused hong of stealing $2200 worth of candles. and he pleaded guilty to petty theft. chris sanchez, nbc bay area. >>> let's bring in mark matthews at cottage hospital. a young man from alamo is recovering at the hospital. how is his condition? >> he is getting better. nick pasichuke was down here visiting a classmate from his high school days. the two water polo players were out skate boarding on friday night when the sheriff says mass murder suspect elliot rodger ran them down in his car. the family says they have been overwhelmed by the attention and support for nick pasichuke. the university of pacific water polo player is in good condition here a

three of the victims justified are from the south bay. 20-year-old cheng hong, 19-year-old george chen, from san jose, the third victim, weihan wang was from fremont. they were stabbed to death. we know as the rampage was taking place eliot rodger's parents were trying find him after receive egg the manifest from their son. he i'm emed to several people, including his therapist, not long before the shootings began. tonight six of his victims remain in the hospital. three in good condition, two serious, and one in fair. sergio quintana is live at rodger's apartment with more on the victims. reporter: this is where those three young men from the bay area lived. this is where they're bodies were found. we understand from neighbors in this complex that two of those young men were roommates of eliot rodger, the other young man one of their friends. from here, after authorities say he stabbed them, rodger then drove to a sew -- sorority house. >> today this collection of flowers and memorials to have gown. some people didn't know the young women but wanted to pair the respects to katherine c

they're identified as 20-year-old cheng hong from san jose, george chen, and 20-year-old weihan wang of fremont. in youtube posts, eliot rodger said this violent rampage was retribution for being treated badly by women and getting pick on by the larger community. but his anybody tells us it was difficult to enter act with him. >> he describes him as a gentleman. of course. >> he never talked. to be a gentleman you have to say stuff. >> that neighbor tells us that eliot rodger lived at this complex for several months. he says he and other neighbors repeatedly tried to interact with him. sometimes with very little success. reporting live, abc7 news. >>> here's the latest on the investigation. investigators believe eliot rodger shot and killed himself as officers chased him after the stabbings and shootings. in the vehicle, rodger had three legally purchased handguns and more than 400 rounds of unused ammo. rodger, sent out a manifesto on friday. "the los angeles times" reports his therapist called his mother at 9:17 p.m., 13 minutes before the shootings began. right now, six people are

. >> reporter: the first were his roommates, 20-year-old cheng yuan hong and weihan wang. he took the lives of veronika weiss. they were members of the sorority. a camera caught chris michael martinez who stopped by a deli to get dinner. he was an english major who planned to go to law school. his father talked to him less than an hour before he died. >> normally, we would end our conversations with love you son, he would say love you dad. i didn't say i love you son because i thought he would be embarrassed saying that in front of his friends. >> ben tracy, cbs news, isla vista, california. >>> the head of nigeria's chief of defense says his military located nearly 300 kidnapped schoolgirls. he won't say where they are and it's too risky to go in. the girls were kidnapped six weeks ago. by the islamist extremists, boko haram. susan mcginnis is in washington. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the pentagon has not confirmed this discovery by nigeria's military, but it could represent a possible breakthrough in the search for the missing girls. nigeria's chief of defe

you have the third roommate, a 20-year-old cheng weihan wang. they had dreams of starting a business when they finished. of course, all three of them from our area. the plan was, according to wei's parents they were moving out because they wanted to move on and they weren't apparently getting along with rodger. he played music loudly in the middle of the night and just overall anti-social. reporting live here in san jose, bob redell "today in the bay." >> continuing coverage throughout the morning and go to our website, nbcbayarea.com for the latest details. >>> bay area catholic school teachers are meeting with the diocese about a controversial morality close. now, christie several faculty are refusing to sign the clause. tell us about it. >> good morning to you. that's exactly right. they just have a problem with some of the language and that's why the bishop is going to be meeting with some of the faculty members this afternoon. specifically, about this morality clause. a handful of teachers have flat out refused to sign it. so, the bishop is

george chin lived there too, also stabbed to death, james cheng was visiting the third stabbing victim. >> we talked about killing his roommates while they slept and also talked about luring as many people as possible into his apartment and killing them. >> reporter: police say after killing his roommates, roger switched from stabbing to a shooting spree killing three more and then took his own life with a bullet to the head. but by then, it was too late for david. >> i talk to his mom. it's just so hard for her and she said she really want all the school to know that she definitely doesn't want this kind of thing to happen again to other kids. >> reporter: david wang, the 20- year-old engineering student, who loved basketball, didn't stand a chance. for his family, it's a bright future cut way too short. brian webb, kpix. >> one of the injured victims is from elmo. >>> just a few minutes before the killings began, the call from the therapist with details of the plans. sharon chin reports the parents rushed to isla vista, but they were too late. >> reporter: went to the home of the sus

the victims were weihan wang of fremont and 19-year-old george chen and 20-year-old cheng yuan hong from san jose. elliot rodger killed the three men in his own apartment before gunning three others down. >>> in colorado rescuers searching for at least three people they fear could be buried in up to 250 feet of mud. massive mudslide hit yesterday afternoon about 40 miles east of grand junction. officials say the slide is about four miles long and two miles wide. >>> and about 90 minutes from now, the president will honor fallen service members at arlington national cemetery in virginia. he will lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns. the monument dedicated to the unidentified soldiers. >>> speaking of the president new video of mr. obama returning home from a surprise trip to afghanistan. the president landed at andrews just a few moments ago. met with troops and officials during a speech to the troops, president obama pledged america's war in afghanistan will come to a responsible end. that trip, however, not without controversy. coming up in our next half hour, how the white house ac

were murdered, including the suspect's three roommates, one identified by authorities as 20-year-old cheng yuan hong. also killed, the two women shot outside a sorority house. 19-year-old veronika weiss was a freshman. her father spoke today, saying his daughter was a rare four-sport athlete in high school who excelled at math. hometown friends remember her well. >> she was a great girl. she was innocent, you know. very nice, very -- she didn't deserve this, you know. >> reporter: 22-year-old katie cooper was just weeks from graduating. at the vigil, those who knew katie best remembered a gentle selfless soul who loved to dance. >> i wish i would have said goodbye. i wish i would have told her that her dancing was beautiful. i won't forget you, katie. please continue to dance. >> reporter: tonight many continue to visit the memorial here outside of the deli. in addition to those who were killed, 13 people were injured, most of them shot when a few of them were actually hit by the suspect's car. tonight six victims remain in a hospital, two in serious condition. lester? >> so very sad. joe

you heard from christie's report earlier, or the third roommate was cheng yuan hong, he was a student also from san jose. while living here in the bay area hong volunteered as a teaching assistant for a chinese language class at the rainbow school located on the homestead high campus, then he graduated from linbrook high. hong did have a run-in with his roommate elliot rodger. rodger accused hong op stealing three candles worth $22. rodger made a citizens arrest. hong did plead guilty to petty theft. the high school will provide counseling to students when they return back to class tomorrow in case they need someone to talk to. reporting live here in san jose, bob redell. >>> 13 other people were hurt because of the rampage including nick pasichuke from alamo. he was actually in santa barbara visiting a friend when the suspect hit him with his car. pasichuke is a business major at the university of pacific in stockton. the impact breaking both of his legs. this morning the family is in santa barbara with him. they say they've seen an outpouring of support from the community. mitch lob

cheng yuan honk, george chen and wehan wang were stabbed to death. rodger suffered from mental illness and was under the care of a therapist. police found three semiautomatic weapons in his car all purchased legally. danielle nottingham has the deadly timeline. >> reporter: elliot rodger's rampage through a small town in a college town started in his apartment where sheriff brown said he stabbed three people to death. >> in his manifesto he made mention he stabbed them while they were sleeping. >> reporter: according to the sheriff he sent his 141-page manifesto to a college professor who alerted the police. it came too late. an attack on the sorority house. i will sneak into their house at around 9 p.m. on the day of retribution and slaughter every single one of them with my guns and knives. he made the same chilling video posted, police believe, minutes before carrying out his plan. he pounded on the door of the sorority and when no one answered at 9:27 p.m., he shot and killed two students standing across the street, katy cooper and veronica weiss

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we have information of the victims, they were george chen and cheng yuan hong. both of them roommates of the suspect. all of them from the university of santa barbara. about 200 people attended the service to mourn, sing and pray. the priest said that he had received expressions of sympathy and support from parishes all over the country. >>> local and federal law enforcement officers searched the home of the killer's parents today. agents carried out a box from the father's home in woodland hills but they would not comment about what they found. >> we have live team coverage now. ktvu's azmith smith is in the south bay where she spoke to friends of those killed. >> we begin in isle of vista where the community is still in shock, debora villalon. >> reporter: we're on pardor road, it's one of the places that were part of the murder spree. >> throughout the night, people came to mourn. >> reporter: at this memorial mass, mourners were asked to find strength by seeing the best in people. >> that was like life changing. watching all that happen. and it was so fast.

about to graduate with a degree in art history, veronika welss, just ending her first year of college, cheng hong, studying computer engineering, and along with george chen who worked as a ymca camp counselor and welhan wong who went by david. he loved playing basketball. christopher michael martinez planned on going to law school. in sad hient -- hindsight, police, families and friends of rodger are left with pieces of a puzzle no one put together in time. >> you forced me to suffer all my life. >> reporter: we have learned at least one therapist who received his manifesto did call police as soon as it was read, but by then, the massacre was over. mental health professionals have a duty to warn police if someone threatens violence against themselves or others. just weeks before the shooting rodger's parents themselves made that call alarmed over videos like these. >> girls are not sexually attracted to me. that's a problem. and i intend to rectify. >> reporter: deputies went to his apartment but found him polite and had no reason to take action. but in that manifesto, rodgers gloats he fool

. >> reporter: the first victims were elliot roger's two roommates, 20-year-old cheng yuan hong and 19-year-old george chen. he killed them in his apartment along with 20-year-old weihan wang. roger also took the lives of 22- year-old katherine cooper and 19-year-old veronika weiss, who were members of the tri-delta sorority. a security camera captured the chaotic scene inside a campus deli where 20-year-old chris michael martinez stopped to buy dinner. he was the last person killed. martines was an english major who planned to go to law school. his father richard talked to him less than an hour before he died. >> normally, we would end our conversations with, "love you son," and he would say, "love you dad." i didn't say, "i love you son," because i thought maybe he would be embarrassed saying that in front of his friends. >> reporter: now, after the rampage, many students here went home for the long holiday weekend and are just now returning to campus. and people here are defiantly still on edge. we just had sever squad cars come through here, police got out and went running down the

they're identified as 20-year-old cheng hong from san jose, george chen, and 20-year-old weihan wang rodger said this violent rampage was retribution for being

cheng barricaded himself. efforts to talk him out failed. after a six hour stand off a s.w.a.t. team entered the home. investigators say chang stabbed one of the officers in the arm and that's when police fatally shot chang. his family says that chang was schizophrenic. >>> new developments tonight in the case of the los angeles clippers and the teams embattled owner donald sterling. this evening the nba gave at the present timetive approval of the sale by sterling's wife to steve balmer for $2 billion. shelley sterling also agreed not to sue the league. but donald sterling is. he has filed a suit for $1 billion. several reports surfaced about donald sterling's mental health. some of those reports say he is mentally incapacitated. and tmz is reporting that he was recently diagnosed with alzheimer's disease. >>> happening now the first night of this year's bottle rock music festival is coming to a close in downtown napa. it is the first true test of all the changes since last year's less than successful show. ken pritchett is live in napa with a look at how it's going so far. >>

wey lirx han wang, george chen and cheng yuan hong. all were students at uc santa barbara.in his apartment before killing three others. nick from alamo is a business major at pacif custoica stockto plays water polo. the suspect hit him with his car and broke both of his legs. this morning his family is with him in santa barbara and seen an outpouring of support from the community. >>> want to switch gears and check the forecast now with anthony slaughter in for christina bringing good weather with you. >> at least we're having nice sunshine this morning. no fog to report of, nonetheless even cloud cover in san jose and already at 60 degrees and another very warm day in the south bay and even for the east bay and north bay. look at these numbers talking anywhere from 70 in san francisco to the 80s in the east bay and close to 90 in the north bay. so, it's really going to feel summer-like later this afternoon and lots of sunshine expected all day long. so, if you do have any plans to head out to any area beaches keep in mind a small craft advisory and temperatures very comfer

cheng barricaded himself. efforts to talk him out failed. after a six hour stand off a s.w.a.t. team entered the home. investigators say chang stabbed one of the officers in the arm and that's when police fatally shot chang. his family says that chang was schizophrenic. >>> new developments tonight in the case of the los angeles clippers and the teams embattled owner donald sterling. this evening the nba gave at the present timetive approval of the sale by sterling's wife to steve balmer for $2 billion. shelley sterling also agreed not to sue the league. but donald sterling is. he has filed a suit for $1 billion. several reports surfaced about donald sterling's mental health. some of those reports say he is mentally incapacitated. and tmz is reporting that he was recently diagnosed with alzheimer's disease. >>> happening now the first night of this year's bottle rock music festival is coming to a close in downtown napa. it is the first true test of all the changes since last year's less than successful show. ken pritchett is live in napa with a look at how it's going so far. >>

then the three men who were stabbed inside rodger's apartment. 22-year-old cheng yuan hong, 19-year-old george chen, both roommates of rodger and 20-year-old weihan wang trying to find out if he was in the wrong place at the wrong time. >> thank you for your report this morning. moving to belgium now. >>> police are looking for the man suspected of killing four people at a jewish museum in brussels. police released security videos showing the suspect in the shooting. it shows the man entered the building, took a rifle out of a bag and opened fire. police have tightened security around jewish institutions in belgium. >>> a surprise from pope francis during his visit to the middle east. he invited israeli prime minister and palestinian president to a prayer meeting at his vatican apartment next month. both have accepted. while visiting bethlehem, he called for greater effort toward peace and he referred to the west bank as the state of palestine. while there he visited christian historic sites. >> president obama marks this memorial day by laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns. at a

those three newly identified victims are. 20-year-old weihan "david" wang, of fremont, 20-year-old cheng yuan hong and 19-year-old george chen, both of san jose, sheriff's investigators say they believe rodger killed these three victims before going on a shooting rampage friday. another victim from danville was identified yesterday as nick pasichuke. he was struck by rodger's car. we start our coverage with kyung lah who recaps rodger's deadly rampage. this is where the rampage began inside the gunman's apartment. three people stabbed to death. detectives described it as a horrific crime scene. from here, investigators say he got into his bmw. and just as he predicted in his youtube videos, he would head first to a sorority. "on the day of retribution i am going to enter the hottest sorority house of ucsb and i will slaughter every single spoiled stuck up blond i see inside there." four blocks from his apartment the alpha phi sorority. they heard loud knocking from at front door but did not open it. the gunman then turned to three women who were standing over here. shot and killed veroni

rodger had already killed his roommates, stabbing to death george chen and cheng yuan hong and weihan wang and then rodger heads to the sorority house. he beats on the door but when no one answers, rodger shoots three women standing outside, seriously injuring one and killing veronika weiss and katie cooper. >> there was a young girl laying right here and she was -- i could just tell immediately she was gone. >> reporter: a couple of minutes later, rodger drives to a nearby deli and kills christopher martinez. surveillance cameras capture the attack. >> he was the most warm, loving, kindhearted kid you could ask for. i mean, it's just -- if you talk to people that know him, they would tell you he's a great kid. >> reporter: before the spree is over, rodger speeds off in his car firing at bystanders, driving down the wrong side of the road to get closer to his targets, hitting a bicyclist with his car. one woman records part of the rampage on her cell phone. he fires his gun at various pedestrians before shooting at sheriff deputies. >> three of the four sheriff deputies were able to r

we try to keep focus on the victim, such as 20-year-old weihan wang and george chen and cheng yuan hong when he attacked them as they slept. >>> and then the horror moved to the sorry sisters, katherine cooper, who went by katie for short and veronika weiss. she was a math whiz. the final victim was christopher martinez. he was shot dead at a deli. he was reportedly preparing for a year of studying abroad in london. the father of christopher martinez showed his anger and agony to the nation, blaming not just the man who killed his son but those who represent the rights of gun owners. let's bring in our own kyung lah who is live in isla vista, california. what did the father tell you? >> reporter: he said that this sort of pain is unimaginable. this was his only child who he lost. and he says he is filled with rage. he says he wants to talk to the press. as many reporters as possible because washington is refusing to talk, refusing to listen. and this father says it is congress' inaction that has led to all of this. >> where the hell is the leadership? where the hell are these people tha

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he stabbed to death his two roommates, george chen a and cheng yuan hong along with weihan wang. katherine cooper and remember von veronika weiss and christopher martinez who was at a deli. his father spoke with kyung lah and she's joining us now. kyung, the only way you can describe how it is heartbreaking to hear what this man says. >> reporter: it's unimaginable. he says he's acutely aware that there is only a brief period of time that people are going to care about what he says. he says he's going to take advantage of it. he wants people to know he's not alone. there are six sets of parents affected here, countless others mass shootings that have ber of- happened in recent years and this is what is driving him as he goes before news cameras. >> our son christopher martinez and six others are dead. >> reporter: it was an extraordinary moment when you walked into the news conference. >> they talk about gun rights. what about chris' right to live? >> reporter: very unexpected. why did you do that? >> to honor the memory of my son. to make it try to mean something. that's why i'm

computer engineer student james cheng yuan hong and george chen, who worked as a ymca camp counselornd their visiting friend, weihan "dave" wang. overnight, chen's parents adding their name in chalk to a memorial outside the apartment complex. >> we don't want our kids to get hurt. it shouldn't happen to any family. >> reporter: rodger's next target, the alpha phi sorority. where he wrote that he wanted revenge on all the girls who he said rejected him, but they wouldn't let rodger in when they heard him banging on the door. around the corner, he shot three women, killing 22-year-old katherine cooper, just days away from graduating with an art degree and 19-year-old veronika weiss. rodger then opened fire at this deli filled with students. chris michaels-martinez, an only child who wanted to be an attorney, did not make it out alive. >> we want to do what we can so nobody else has to go through this. >> reporter: the minutes that followed filled with carnage. after a gunfight with police, he finally crashed his bmw, apparently turning the gun on himself. the university of california

a cheng on the wind speeds. the winds have been picking up throughout the afternoon hours.it of a breeze. nothing extremely strong but gusts up towards santa rosa and novato, gusting 21 to 25 miles an hour. sfo winds out of the west only 10 miles an hour. the wind reports not as strong in the southern half of the bay area. forecast for today, we do have, mostly clear skies. 50 to 60 at 8:00 this morning and then by 12:00, mostly sunny, 60 to 72. in the afternoon hours by, by 3:00, 63 to 85 degrees. the winds easily topping 20, 25 miles an hour, especially near the coast and around the bay. temperatures compared to yesterday, not a big change. 64 in pacifica, san francisco 70. oakland, 77. and a lot of 80s for for santa rosa, vallejo, concord, livermore and morgan hill, 83 degrees. coming up, we'll talk about the cooling trend in the five-day forecast. that's in a few minutes. sal has an update on traffic. >>> mark, good morning to you. we still have traffic that's gonna be busy this morning in many places. i want to mention the b.a.r.t. system recovering from earlier delays

roger's roommates, 20-year-old cheng hong and 19-year-old george chen found dead with multiple stab woundsla vista apartment along with another man, 20-year-old weihan wang. the three men students at the university of california santa barbara were rodger's first victims before taking off in his black bmw to this sorority house. >> i saw a gunshot wound to her abdomen and side, and also one to her head. >> reporter: this is where police say he shot 22-year-old katherine cooper and 19-year-old veronika weiss killed right in the front yard. >> we need a second ambulance for another gunshot wound. >> reporter: less than two blocks away, rodger opens fire again at a deli mart killing 20-year-old student christopher martinez. surveillance video captured customers diving and scrambling for cover as the bullets flew. >> i'll never have another child. he's gone. >> reporter: cyy's kyung lah spoke to chris' father who blames the government for a lack of gun control. >> i can't tell you how angry i am! it's just awful! no parent should have to go through this, no parent! to have a kid die -- my kid d