james griffin died last thursday. he was from hayward, went to mt. event event event deny.s was his fifth overseas deployment. he's survived by his wife, parents and sister. >>> a man accused of killing at quant co says he's not the type to do this type of thing. marine core investigators say he killed lance corp practical and corp practical inside the barracks and then killed himself. >>> authorities are knocking on doors to see if you're home to see if you're home in san mateo county. if someone answer it is door they ask for directions but if no one is home they break in. if there is a suspicious person in the neighborhood get a good description. >>> the mosaic installed on the side of the bethany presbyterian church shows a phoenix rising from the ashes. >>> it's become the winning strategy to hold onto jobs, give them incentives to stay. kpix finds out what it will cost and what the city is getting. >> getting a business in california is next to impossible. >> reporter: apparently movers and shakers were thinking of the possibility. governor brown and mayor signed an a

>> reporter: james griffin graduated from the high school here back in 1999 but he spent the last few years serving five tours of duty. they said griffin was injured by small arms fire in afghanistan. military officials said griffin died of his injuries this past thursday at a u.s. military off the in jeremy. they have posthumously given him the star. he is survived by his parents wife analysis and today we reached out to some members of his extended family but they have politely declined to comment. allie rasmus ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> investigators are still trying to learn the motive behind that murder/suicide that killed two people from the bay area. on thursday, the sergeant lopez of pacifica shot and killed sarah castro of oakly and another marine before turning the gun on himself. a friend of the castro was shocked by the news. >> i just miss her so much like when i found out about this, i couldn't believe it. she had been my best friend since the 6th grade. i wish it was not her. she was just an innocent girl and all she was doing was serving her country. >> the killi

>> reporter: james griffin graduated from the high school here back in 1999 but he spent the last few years serving five tours of duty. they said griffin was injured by small arms fire in afghanistan. military officials said griffin died of his injuries this past thursday at a u.s. military off the in jeremy. they have posthumously given him the star. he is survived by his parents wife analysis and today we reached out to some members of his extended family but they have politely declined to comment. allie rasmus ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> investigators are still trying to learn the motive behind that murder/suicide that killed two people from the bay area. on thursday, the sergeant lopez of pacifica shot and killed sarah castro of oakly and another marine before turning the gun on himself. a friend of the castro was shocked by the news. >> i just miss her so much like when i found out about this, i couldn't believe it. she had been my best friend since the 6th grade. i wish it was not her. she was just an innocent girl and all she was doing was serving her country. >> the killi

turning now to the nba with time running out, lebron james drove the lane and scooped it in against the lakers. >>> and check out this crawford to griffindunk. the clippers have the game well in hand against the bucks. crawfo crawfords tos it up to blake griffin for the alley-oop. >>> turning now to hockey in the nhl, a fight broke out 26 seconds between the game between toronto and mon trottawa. >>> a fan in oklahoma city all took a half-court shot for $25,000. his aim was perfect and the big check will go to pay his wife's maryland call bills. >>> nfl quarterback michael vick has a new dog. you'll remember that vick served more than two years in prison for his involvement in a illegal dog fighting ring. the official organization that breeds the dog said that it's potentially dangerous and probably not the best choice for a person with a history of dog fighting. >>> you're watching "first look" on msnbc. look! one select-a-size sheet of bounty is 50% more absorbent than a full size sheet of the leading ordinary brand. use less, with bounty select-a-size. all your important legal matters in just minutes. protect your family... and launc

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