ktvu's patti lee has reaction from janet napolitano and another university official who has sadly facedimilar tragedy. >> reporter: janet napolitano addressed the shooting as the president of the university of california system. >> first let me say how shocked and saddened i am by the shootings in santa barbara yesterday. >> the former head of homeland security says the victims, survivors and their families are the priority. next comes reassuring the ucsb community and students are preparing for the finals. the school year ends in june. >> they clearly implicated our campus community and we want to make sure that the members of our campus community feel safe, and that the campus continues to thrive. >> reporter: friday's tragedy brings back memories of the mass shooting at oikos university where students were killed. the school's found irdid not want to talk on-camera, explaining his grief is already unbearable and knowing that other families are suffering the same pain today break his heart. the governor with a statement released earlier tote "ann and i were saddened to learn of this s

secretary janet napolitano. thousands united for the university of california santa barbara to honor the students elliot rodger murdered during a ten-minute killing spree. richard martinez's son chris was gunned down at a deli. martinez says politicians have failed to protect the public. >> that's why chris and these other kids died. it's unbelievable we're at this point. too many people have died and it should be not one more. >> reporter: investigators say rodger stabbed his roommates. he then killed katherine cooper and veronica weiss outside the sorority house. their try delta sisters paused for a moment. the service here at the campus stadium came just four days after rodger's attack, but he dubbed it as, quote, day of retribution for years of rejection from women. janet napolitano said the six students should be remembered for their lives, not their deaths. >> it's important that we do not let the arithmetic of this atrocity define them. >> reporter: flags flew at half-staff throughout all ten usc campuses

speakers included the chancellor and secretary of homeland security janet napolitano and the father of one of the victims blamed lawmakers for not passing tougher gun control laws after all the shootings in the country. now they are being remembered. they lived with him and now he plans on renaming a basketball court he loved in his name. >> chen yuan hong helped to build theater stages even though he was very shy. >> the teachers remember those who really need a little aid in shining and once you give them the opportunity they fly. >> george chen went to leyland high and they were helping students and staff deal with their grieve. >>> we are hearing from another attack. the u.s. p student rammed into him with his car and he suffered injuries to his right knee and his bike was destroyed. he also said he is struggling to cope with the tragedy. >>> actor seth rogue made those comments after a movie critic said he showed showed a an -- an actor who shows that his that that his carroll county terrible caused a lunatic to cause those murders. he said how dare you say that. >>> and the very

secretary of homeland security janet napolitano fellow students and the father of one of the victims... >> this situation has done for too long, we all know it, how many more people will have to tie in this situation before the problems get solves. he asked people to joint him in taking a stand. not one more and they have the member more mall grade for anywhere which includes more on the gunman and the victims and that is under hot topics. >>> the commission which could revoke accreditation for san francisco is refusing the 31st 31st deadline to fix all of the problems. house minority leaders are asking them to give more times, she said the commission conducts another notice it received from the district saying it had already been too lenient and they have failed a protest in march. the students released this knew new mets miss ams. >> sap fran city attorney and c. if f refused complaints potential have 5 days to respond. >>> happening today, a treasure hunt for hidden cash in the south bay. he has told them and he made a fortune and wanted to give some of his money away. it usually a

the president of the uc system, janet napolitano, is offering to help to the community. >> we are offering to provide any support we can for the families, for the victims, and for the members of the university of california community. >> at least three of the fatalities were university students. the other three people have not been identified. stay with abc7 news for the latest on the rampage. reporter sergio quintana is in santa barbara and will have live reports on our newscast tonight. the coverage continues now on twitter on abc7 news bay area and on abc7news.com. >> investigators want to find out more about a man's body found floating at a marina. a kay yakker discovered the body around 10:15 yesterday morning. it is unknown how the man died. >>> school lunch programs are under fire. their effort to make kids eat healthier is getting a failing grade. but that is not stopping some from continuing the fight against obesity and diabetes. abc7 news reporter nick smith checked out one of those programs in san pablo and has more. >> do you want some fruit, honey? no? >> fruits and vegies ca

the suspect issued a statement: >>> here in the bay area, university of california president janet napolitano vowed today to help the uc santa barbara community heal after the shooting rampage she spoke this afternoon at uc headquarters in downtown oakland. >> even though the shooting did not occur on our campus, they clearly implicated our campus community. so we want to make sure that the members of our campus community feel safe and that the campus continues to thrive. >>> napolitano responsible to mass shootings when she was homeland security secretary. >>> governor brown is sending his condolences, issuing a statement from him and his wife that reads: >> this story is still developing. coming up, new at 6:00, the latest on the suspect and what we're learning about the victims. you'll hear the first call from sheriff's deputies responding to the scene as the rampage was still unfolding. >> not new to this type of rampage. the shooting memories that came racing back after last night's tragedy. >> and sergio quintana is in isla vista and will have a live report at 11:00. our coverage contin

a few hours ago janet napolitano express hearse sympathyst to the families and friends of all the victims and she said that the entire system will give their support and help to anyone who needs it. >> quite a bit of familiarity with incidents of this type from my prior office as secretary of homeland security. newtown, connecticut and boston to name but two. first, you have to deal with all those who need medical care. and the families of those who were killed. they're our top priority. 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'll want to know well, what was that? and at this moment in time, this appears to be a shooter who again, snapped for whatever reason. >> reporter: she went on to say that although the shootings didn't happen on the campus, it's still affected the campus community and the students and she said tonight that the uc system will make sure everyone on uc campuses will feel safe. reporting live at cal linda yee, kpix 5. >> thanks linda. we have continuing coverage on air a

janet napolitano has lowered all universities to be lowered at half staff until june 1st last night. >>> senator richard bloomenthal from connecticut said congress should have taken action after the sandy hook massacre. >> that day in april last year, when we had 55 votes but failed to reach the 60 needed to pass a comprehensive measure was in fact a day of shame and disgrace in the united states congress. >> he says he's determined to get measures passed that include mental health. police say elliot rodger passed a background check to buy a gun. that's despite a history of mental illness. >>> a san jose teenager is recovering from the physical and emotional trauma she suffered this morning as she was the innocent bystander of a drive-by shooting. >> i was in the house. it a passed me in -- it passed me in my chest and arm. >> reporter: she has minor wounds but 15-year-old carl law rodriquez is grateful -- karla rodriquez is grateful she was not seriously hurt. she was caught in the middle of a drive by that left her family with a flat tire and frayed nerves. it turns out rodriquez w

of homeland security janet napolitano. she told the crowd here that the six victims who were killed lived lives like poetry, short but eloquent. >> members of the sorority held a moment of silence today, at the site where a gunman killed two of their sisters. they were shouted another sorority's house on friday evening. this grad student also came to pay her respects. >> why someone could do something like this or hate these people or hate this place. >> a teaching assistant hasn't seen her students since the shootings but hopes to reunite with them tonight at a memorial service that will honor the six victims killed on elliot rodger's rampage. rodgers also killed martinez at a deli. mourners leave messages in chalk like never forget. the 22-year-old bemean his killing spree in his apartment -- began his killing spree in his apartment. he posted disturbing youtube videos and i a lengthy manifesto explaining he wanted revenge on women who rejected him. >> you deserve to be annihilated. this student hopes tonight's memorial

vigils are planned today for the six students slain at the uc santa barbara campus, the president janet napolitanopoke. as did one of the fathers of one of the victims. >> if you agree that the people in washington should hear that not one more person should have to die because of this ridiculous situation, then when i raise my hand, i want you to shout so loud that they're going to hear you. >> not one more! not one more! >> so we're also learning more about the 20-year-old accused in all of this. his family spokesman said he'd been in theory since childhood. had a form of autism and had blown off medication that he'd been prescribed. they also said that his notes and videos were full of anger. >>> in other news, it's time for a change in the state's fourth congress district. the oldest erving lost a tea party runoff to john ratcliff. they openly questioned whether the 91-year-old hall was able to defend that office. he was also one of the last world war ii vets serving in washington. the other is congressman john dingell who is planning to retire. >> the courts in wisconsin have dealt a defeat t

speakers included the university's chancellor, uc president, janet napolitano, and the father of one of the victims. he rallied the crowd to pressure lawmakers into passing tougher gun control laws. uc santa barbara students will return to class today for the first time since the deadly attack. flags on all uc campuses will remain at half staff until sunday. there is only a couple of more weeks of class until final exams begin. students say while this is a terrible way to end the school year, they will never forget the way the school and the community came together. seth rogen, star of "neighbors" says movies like his are not to blame for the tragedy in santa barbara. he made those comments after a movie critic suggested that frat boy fantasies like this movie paint an unrealistic picture for men. rogen responded by saying how dare you imply that me getting girls in movies caused a luna tick to go on a -- lunatic to go on a bam -- on a rampage. >>> george chen and james hong were from san jose. they lived with elliot rodger. david wuan was visiting them. at san jose's lynn brook heal

janet napolitano is president of the university o university of . >> we grieve together today as a family and we will get through this. >> reporter: ali guffie had been student body president for just two days. her first teach r speech to her fellow students was at the memorial service. how do you move forward? business as usual? >> i don't think this is something you can bounce back from immediately even when classes resume, it won't be business as usual. >> reporter: police continued their interviews today of people who knew the gunman. the 22-year-old elliot rodger e-mailed a document to family, friends and a therapist titled "my twisted world." the 140-page memoir detailed his alienation and growing hatred for women. >> i hate all of you. >> reporter: the mother of a childhood friend told us her son had become increasingly suspicious of rodger recently and did not accept rodger's invitation to come to santa barbara this past weekend. rodger sent his memoir to his friend right before friday's' attack, and a separate message that said he was "going to do it." the university made 10,000

. >>> janet napolitano pledged to help the uc santa barbara community. >> we are providing any type ofupport or help that we can for the families, for the victims, for the members of the university of california community. >> at least three of the fatalities were ucsb students. >>> stay with abc 7 news for the latest on the rampage. starting tomorrow morning from 5:00 to 7:00 on the abc 7 morning news. our coverage continues on www.abc7news.com. >>> firefighters are going door to door in the oakland hills teaching people about this year's fire danger and making sure their homes are ready for fire season. homeowners must have 30 feet of defensible space around their properties. it's dry and windy and firefighters are on edge as they try to talk to 26,000 homeowners in the area. neighbors have not forgotten the 1991 oakland firestorm that destroyed 3,000 homes and killed 25 people. >> here we are 24 years later and you know, we could have another event like that. >> you have conditions like this. one careless act and we have a ground fire. >> dry brush and weeds around a property could m

those that will speak is the father of victim chris martinez along with uc system president janet napolitanowe'll keep you posted as events unfold after what has been a horrific weekend at ucsb. moving on the president announced an agreement for u.s. troop withdrawal from afghanistan. but the agreement to keep just under 10,000 troops there after this year is contingent on the afghan government signing a agreement. it's america's longest war and today, president obama announced his game plan in afghanistan. >> now, we're finishing the job we've started. >> right now, there are 32,000 u.s. troops in afghanistan the figure dropping to # 800 after combat operations end this year. remaining troops focus on training afghan forces and supporting counter terrorism efforts against al qaeda. by end of 2015, that number would be cut by half the levels were largely in step with what fill pill mil tear commanders were looking for. but the plan is contingent on an agreement being reached with the next afghan president. >> two final candidates in the runoff election for president as each indicated they'd

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the speakers included the chancellor, secretary of homeland security janet napolitano and the father of the one of the victims. he rallied the crowd to pressure lawmakers into tougher gun control laws. >>> and since the deadly a tag, flags on all uc campuses will remain at half staff until sunday and students say while this is a terrible way to end the school year they will never forget the way the school came together. movies like his are not to blame for the tragedy in santa barbara. he made the suggestion that from the boy fantasies show quote, shrubby actors getting the girl and living happily ever after. he said quote how dare you imply me getting girls in movies caused a lunatic to go on a rampage. >>> george chen and chen yuan hong lived with elliot roger. chen yuan hong went to dark weihan wang went to fremont high school and will rename a basketball court he loved in his name. chen yuan hong helped to build theater sets even though he was very shy at first. george chen went to leyland high in san jose and they were helping students and staff members deal with their growth. t

and then we hear people like the department of homeland security secretary at the time, janet napolitano, who seemed to take the position that, gee, you know, we're just not able to connect the dots. yet it appears that under her tch not only did she promote what egyptian muslim brother publications said were top muslim brother people into top homeland security and obama administration positions, she ave the secret clearance and there's no way it could have been after proper vetting, because proper vetting would have showed that he was a main speaker, giving tribute to the man of vision, the ayatollah khomeini. . who has a foundation called the freedom and justice foundation which is the same name as the muslim brother political party in egypt. who defended the convicted terrorist supporter of the head of the holy land foundation and said there was nothing wrong with what he was doing. ut i'm very proud of a senator -- i want to do a shoutout, mr. speaker, down the hall, and read a letter from a senator from kansas, iowa.id was in iowa a few days ago, senator grassley's territory, senior

imagine that. >>> we're joined now by janet napolitano.e cease president of university california system. she's the previous secretary of homland security from 2009 to 2013. first of all, thank you so much for joining us. our condolences to the entire uc community. one thing i want to ask, we know that at least three of the dead are students. how is the college going to deal with this given that they've got finals, they've got graduation. what's going to happen? >> well, chancellor henry yang is there with the community right now. obviously we're bringing in counselors and support, faculty and staff to work with our students at the university. but no doubt this is a terrible few days here for the university of california santa barbara and it's just a terrible thing that happened. >> you know, when you think about this, look, one of the areas that he targeted was a sorority. another was a stretch that's off campus, granted, but still frequented by a lot of students that go to your universities. is there -- thinking about it, do you tlink sh

throughout the state of california, and less than an hour ago, the president of the uc system, janet napolitano, who is of course the former secretary of homeland security, she addressed the crowd, honoring the victims. >> it's important that we do not let the arithmetic of this atrocity define them. let's keep in mind that these were individuals who each left a mark on the world around them. their individuality should not be obscured by the aggregate of their shared deaths. >> john, tonight is about honoring the victims. six who died and the seven who were wounded. it's one of the first steps in the healing process, and later tonight, john, a candlelight vigil is being held. >> so jennifer, we saw the video of the shooter up on youtube, and it was taken down and later put back up on youtube and the other sight. it's a horrible video. and how is the community responding to the fact that the material is still online and available? >> well, john, there's growing strusstration among the students on campus that the video is still online and accessible. many people saw the video and it's incredibly

up at are 5:30 we will have more on the shooting rampage and the response from uc precedent janet napolitano. >>> a pilot made a grasslanding just after 7:30 last night. fire crews rushed to the scene as a precaution. no one was injured. >>> a group of boaters had to abandon ship after it hit a whale. the five people on board told the san mateo county sheriff's office they were boating five to ten miles offshore when they felt the vessel hit a whale. the motor stopped working and they drifted into the rocks at the beach. now a salvage team is work to go get the boat off the rocks. >> but the fear is it being in the surf zone, it being stuck in the ground up against the rocks with surf like it is that the boat will come apart and potentially spill what fuel it has left. so we are making every effort to get the boat off the beach all in one piece. >> officials don't believe the whale has hurt. >> san francisco firefighters had to rescue two men after they got caught in a riptide at ocean beach. two teams of rescue swimmers brought them back to the beach yesterday evening. both men are expected

janet napolitano says flags at all ten uc campuses are lowered to half staff. classes are canceled today for a day of mourning and reflection with a memorial service at 4:00 this afternoon at the stadium to honor those killed. counselors are working extended hours all week with the chancellor saying counselors from other schools like berkeley are joining in to help. >> many are asking, could the deadly rampage have been prevented? miss say elliot rodger mailed the 137-page manifesto to the family and one of two therapists he was seeing. police say that one of the 13ists who worked with elliot rodger if years did not on the e-mail until 10:00 p.m., 11 minutes later the scans particular called police but it was 40 minutes after the shooting had begun. >> he intentionally sent it at a point where anyone could do anything. despite the history, for a long-term, it will able to buy a gun? >> connected to the psychology, right? if he was put in a psychiatric facility, that would have changed his ability to boy a gun. >>> he had three runs in with police, first last su

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janet napolitano has ordered flags at all universities to be lowered to half staff through sunday, junest. >>> a man with ties to the bay area who cofounded rap genius, he's resigned. this comes after he made comments about the santa barbara gunman's manifesto. this is a photo from his twitter page. the company valley wag reported he used their website which allows people to leave public comments about their news stories. reportedly, he said the manifesto was beautifully written and artful. later on, though, in a statement to valley wag, he said his statements were in horrible taste and that he's sorry that he wrote it. >>> the uc santa barbara has set up a special fund now to honor the students who were killed. the university's chancellor says the money will be used to memorialize the victims contributions to the school's community. we have a lot more information on our channel 2 website, go to ktvu.com, click on the web links. >>> 7:38. one question that seems to be on everyone's mind is could the isla vista ram pain have been prevented -- rm page have been -- rampage have been preven

uc president janet napolitano urged the victims be remembered for what they did in their brief lives and said they would not be gone as long as people held them in their hearts. flags at all u-c campuses will be flown at half staff the victims. nick pasichuke remains in the hospital recovering from his injuries. the college freshman was visiting a friend in isla vista friday night when he was hit by elliot rodger's car. the alamo teen suffered two and a san jose teen was grazed by a bullet in an early morning drive-by shooting. giant the 15-year-old was outside of her home when a car driving by fired the gun in her direction hitting her. it happened just after 4 a- m yesterday. police continue to search insists for the suspects. :02 "we're not greedy.we just want to stay here" hundreds of angry teachers rallied in san francisco. as is they demand fair wages. it's almost time to renew their contract with the school district. kron-4's alecia reid was at the march where teachers told her, they think it's important to live in the communities they serve. in the eats bay-- students at oakl

congress want to do plus the specific research uc president janet nebraska poll tan know want -- janet napolitanots done. and find out why some people in san jose could get free marijuana if they take part in tuesday's primary election. and you can say it's calling a truce how a new partnership will benefit one-time rivals my crop soft and salesno, sir.com. those stories and more coming up on mornings on 2. now back to you. >>> 6:nine o'clock is the time back over to sal to check on the commute. >> we do have some things going on now as we get into the main part of the commute. i want to mention the traffic is getting a little more crowded on the east shore freeway. 80 westbound your drive time is about 20 minutes. when you get to the bay bridge toll plaza, the traffic here is thickening up a little bit. about a 30 minute drive time between oakland and san francisco side of the bridge. you will see slow traffic there. mostly here at the toll plaza. once you get on the bridge it's okay. and traffic is backing up from dakota road. give yourself a little extra time if that is your commute. and we ha

uc president janet napolitano says she is shocked and saddened by the shootings near the uc santa barbara campus. >> they clearly implicated our campus community so we want to make sure the members of our campus community feel safe and that the campus continues to thrive. >> nepal tauno -- nepal tauno made the speech yesterday and says she is working with uc santa barbara to help the students and families affected. california attorney general camila harris released a statement following the tragedy that says in part i extend my heartfelt sympathy to the family and friends of the victims of friday night's terrible shooting in isla vista, our thoughts and prayers are with all who have been affected by these tragic acts of violence. governor jerry brown expressed similar significantments in a -- sentiment in a statement saying: >> on ktvu.com you will find more about the deadly rampage near uc santa barbara. you can find it right there under hot topics. >>> new this morning, two drivers are under arrest for dui following a crash that took out a fire hydrant in hayward. ktvu channel 2 news re

janet napolitano spoke and so did richard martinez whose son was killed and he called for stricter gun tragedy. >> if you agree that the people in washington should hear that not one more person should have to die, because of this ridiculous situation, then when i raise my hand, i want you to shout so loud that they are going the hear you. not one more! not one more! >> well, more vigils are planned today and tomorrow across the university of california system for victims and for the victims. and meanwhile, as we learn more about the shooter elliot rodger, a war of words is heating up between a film critic and hollywood heavyweights seth rowgan and another critic who linked rodgers' mineset to young men in certain movies writing, quote, how many students write frat boys fantasies like "neighbors" and feel shut out of college life that should be full of fun and sex and pleasure and how many young men raised on the comedies written by this man where the guy always gets his girl constantly erode them? well, rogan wrote back and said, i find your article more ribly insulting and misinforme

that's the word from janet napolitano who heads the university system.at's up from seven injured the number we initially reported. just before the break, you heard some of the transcript from an erie youtube video believed to be the shooter who allegedly killed six people near santa barbara, california, last night. here's the transcript of another video that he posted on youtube. this one is titled, being lonely on spring break "sucks" is the word he used. quote, i'm contemplating about my life and how unfair it's been lately, how it's been unfair for the last eight years, ever since i hit puberty, ever since i started desiring girls but they haven't desired me back. i've been all alone. right now it's spring break, everyone else my age is out there having fun with their friends and girlfriends and here i am taking lonely walks through a park. okay. what does that leave us? let me bring in my panel. jeff gardere, criminal defense attorney holly hughes. and criminal defense attorney. first of all, jeff, you hear these writings, there was something deep go

. >> michelle you see president janet napolitano says flyings at all ten -- flags at all ten campuses will be lowered to half staff and that manifesto is revealing a glimpse into rodger's mindset specifically towards women. the "new york post" and "daily mail" posted photos online of the girl rodgers mentioned as the reason behind his hatred of women. she's an aspiring model he went to school with a decade ago. in the news room, mark kelly, kpix 5. >> okay. >>> we're going to switch gears and find out about our weather mr. car know. how we doing? >> we got some big changing comes our way of course we had 90s showing up around the bay area yesterday. today maybe as much as ten degrees cool they are spots. this sea breeze is blowing and carrying with it low clouds and fog along the coastline. otherwise mostly clear skies in the valley. into the afternoon we'll find sunshine inland but temperatures down in the 80s and still warm there. 70s inside the bay and breezy and breezy along the coastline with a couple of patches of fog and a little sunshine. you can see a couple of patches of fog

janet napolitano, the uc president and former secretary of homeland security is going to be speaking, along with the father of chris martinez. he was elliot rodger's final victim, shot, murdered at a deli. in the random horror, the five other victims included rodger's two roommates and a friend who was just visiting. police say rodgers stabbed them to death in their apartment. from there the 22-year-old got into his bmw. he drove only two blocks to a sorority house and murdered two more women. then he drove to a deli, where this surveillance video captures the barrage of bullets that killed martinez. rodger kept driving and shooting at random people before police say he took his own life. and investigators say rodger's murder rampage was a twisted attempt to get revenge against people he say had rejected him. his frustrations were detailed in youtube videos like the one you're looking at right now, and a 137-page manifesto. kyung lah is out front in goleta, california, where the memorial is taking place. we can see all the students behind you, kyung. i know there are many thousands co

. >> uc president janet napolitano says flags will be at half staff today in honor of the students who were killed. >>> we're hearing from a bay area student who had to dive for cover to avoid being shot. his name is dillon fontilles from pleasanton and he was inside a deli when the gunman opened fire. >> he was almost smiling like he was happy about what was going on. it was -- very chilling. i'll remember that face for a long time. i was the one in the white shirt with the brown pants. right when he comes in you see me hit the floor kind of scrambling around at the front and that's where the two bullets actually came through under the counter. i kind of slid around to where the coolers were and slid under. the bullet is actually coming over my head and breaking the glass of coolers as i'm sliding under it. all the glass broke and landed on my back and head when i slid under it. i thought i was going to die. come in the store and finish us off and i was pretty much just trying to get out of the store because we were in an enclosed area that bullets were flying through you know and tha

that pizza restaurant, but at another business, and there are also going to be speakers like janet napolitanopresident of the university of california school systems, so a number of people, all with the same message, that they have to get beyond this. wolf? >> showing pictures of richard martinez, who lost his son. what an emotional, powerful statement he made. he, clearly, is so, so angry. he wants major gun control. >> reporter: he absolutely does. what he is saying is that it is washington and the politicians, who have failed in trying to do anything in light of the sandy hook shooting, and that, wolf, that inaction, is why he says his son died. >> what a horrible story that is. kyung lah, we'll stay in touch with you following this memorial service about to begin. thanks very much. >>> meanwhile, more dramatic video just coming into "the situation room," look at this, unbelievably close encounter with an apparent tornado in north dakota. you can see the twister initially forming in the distance, then panic erupts as it gets closer and closer. the video ends with an amazing closeup of the

janet napolitano.aling us, throwing the key away. >> we don't have an extradition treaty with china and no way these folks will voluntarily come here. there are two ways to look at this, one is it is about time the federal government did something. it has been going on for too long and our corporation where they are exposing the chinese government is exposing their secrets. the other way to look at is this will provoke a response on the way to china. when the chinese government indicts americans, they only indict americans in china who won't be able to escape the realities of the oppression and grossly unfair chinese judicial system such as it is. so what will be accomplished by this indictment? the most of what will happen with extension of lawyers representing these defendants, a paper conviction. we cannot going to china and kidnap them and for them to stand trial. this will not even put any money in the pockets of the corporations that had been victimized by this. eric: are you saying they will pul

homeland security secretary, janet napolitano and father the victim christopher michaels martinez, awyer, and only child killed when gunman elliott rodger opened fire in this deli. >> if you agree that the people in washington should hear that not one more person should have to die, then when i raise my hand, i want you to shout so loud. >> not one more. >> not one more! >> reporter: martinez reading statements on behalf of the families of rodger's roommate, james chang hong and his friend found stopped to death in their apartment, along with another roommate. george chen. earlier in the day sorority members holding hands outside the house where two sisters were shot to death and still so many questions whether anyone could have stopped rodger from carrying the plot he laid out in the 137-page manifesto called "my twisted world" now these students ready to return to the final two weeks of school with this hope. yes, there were resounding cheers out here. the classrooms will open within the hour. there will be memorials all week long and counselors on hand for it all. i can tell you t

. >> jim, really quickly here, university of california president janet napolitano has issued a statement responding to the shooting. he writes while details are scarce, the campus is is taking steps in response. university officials have set up a room for families coming to campus and they're making counseling services available to any students, faculty and staff who need our support. how can schools, how can universities better prepare themselves for sichxs like this. >> we see an upsurge in using social media to alert the police to get help quickly. and when you do an anallization of what happened, you can see the agents got there quickly. that ultimately led to his demise, whether he was killed by the deputies or his own hand. so that worked. and that should be leveraged more. because everybody has the cell phone on their hip. and they can make a quick communication by text. >> yep. >> a phone call to authorities, to stop these shootings. and move to a safer place. when you hear that sound, don't think it's a backfire. don't think it's a firecracker. think that's a shot. i'm going to

or classes of people, rather than as i saw sometimes referenced in that document delivered by janet napolitano she said it seven times or reference to on an individual basis only prosecutorial discretion on an individual basis only. i'm asserting to the degree to groups or classes of people and asking you whether you agree or disagree. >> i now rs

or classes of people, rather than as i saw sometimes referenced in that document delivered by janet napolitano and she said it seven times or reference to on an individual basis only prosecutorial discretion on an individual basis only. i'm asserting to the degree to groups or classes of people and asking you whether you agree or disagree. >> i now understand your question. away daca works, there's an individual assessment of whether or not a person can be in the program based on a background check, based on the particulars of that person's situation. >> as the clock has turned yellow, do you agree or disagree that it produces and results in groups or classes of people? >> there is a class of people who are eligible for the daca program, but they've got to go through a background check for criminal history. >> i i think that's about right. it could be very confusing. impressions can be created that may not be accurate. for example, it was stated think by the chairman that the committee had learned and 20s1,en 2008 i.c.e. declined to taken against 160,000 people who were arrested by enforcement

janet napolitano, the uc president, said the entire university of california system will keep flags lowered staff through sunday. >>> and it sounds all too familiar, a young man with mental health issues, socially isolated, angry, depressed, takes revenge on a world he somehow feels wronged him. the story of elliott rogers seems familiar, but the solutions are far more complex. in the wake of this tragedy in islea vista, liza long wrote this, quote, it seems as if after newtown, we just gave up. we decided that this is the kind of society we're going to live in, a society that has too many guns, and a society that chooses to ignore people with mental illness and their families at great cost. liza long is good enough to join me now. she's the author of "i am adam lanza's mother." you've been on the show a number of times. always, sadly, in the wake of tragedy, but welcome back. >> thank you, brooke. thank you for calling attention to this issue that affects so many families. >> absolutely. and that's why we want to talk about this. i read your most recent blog post in the wake of the shootin

president janet napolitano about new research on mental illness.s a team of scientists at u. c. san francisco has received a $26 million grant to develop a device to retrain the brains of the mentally ill. they will collaborate with researchers from several other schools including u. c. berkeley. the announcement comes days after six u. c. santa barbara students were killed in an attack at isla vista. the gunman in that attack reportedly suffered from mental illness since he was a child. >>> time now 6:46. you got to see this story. a bus driver in oregon called a hero because he rescued a 2- year-old boy who was wandering in a busy street. take a look, this happened last week in gresham oregon. it was captured on surveillance video. you can see the little boy right there and then the driver stop his bus in the middle of the street, run over to the little boy. he stayed right with this 2- year-old until the police got there. >> to be honest with you, from the time i saw the child i'm not sure i looked out to see if there were any other cars. i was

the uc president, janet napolitano has ordered flags at all ten campuses lowered to half-staff to honor, but it's important that we do not let the arithmetic of this atrocity define them. >> reporter: the father of one of the murdered students told the crowd his 20-year-old son died because politicians have done nothing to strengthen gun laws. >>> we're learning more about the on-line world that the santa barbara killer apparently took refuge in. a place of cynicism and anger and there are questions whether the digital culture helped to fuel the rampage. here's abc's david wright. >> reporter: over the past few days, a worldwide outpouring in response to the misogyny elliot rodger expressed. >> if i can't have you, girls i will destroy you. >> reporter: yes, all women feel threatened. >> every woman i know have experienced some form of sexual harassment, abuse or assault, myself included. >> because every woman i know has a story about a man feeling entitled to access to her body. >> reporter: a million tweets shining the light on a culture that turns women in to sex objects. the mass s

vigils planned for the six students slain at uc santa barbara, the president of the uc system janet napolitanopoke as did the father of one of the victims. he rallied the students. >> if you agree that the people in washington should hear that not one more person should have to die because of this ridiculous situation, then when i raise my hand, i want you to shout so loud that they're going to hear you. not one more! not one more! >> right now, there hasn't been much blowback from the other side, but i anticipate, you know, once my grieving period is over, the gloves will come off. i don't think it's going to be easy. they're going to try to do to me the same thing they've done for all of these people. but i have a message for them. my son's dead and there's nothing that you can do to me that's worse than that. >> wow, that kind of says it all actually. we're learning more about the 20-year-old accused in all of this. his family spokesman said he'd been in therapy since childhood. had a form of autism and had blown off the medication that had been prescribed. they also said his notes and vide

tom ridge, janet napolitano, you go down the list.oulder, who have had this burden placed on their shoulders saying this is just crazy. just back off. >> this is a reoccurring issue that we've talked about streamlining, making it more efficient. having accountability and it doesn't seem to get done. it's not a complete non sequitur but it's a sequitur, i guess. you said climate change is one of the primary threats to national security. i wonder as you watch in the months and weeks, your own party, the republican party, shy away from its existence. marco rubio, i wonder if you could talk about that -- >> okay, this is a non sequitur. >> i'm just saying. >> let me give you an uneducated -- i'm not a scientist. but let me just tell you my personal point of view. it's really difficult for me to believe that millions of tons of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is a good thing. so it's let's start with that premise. and regardless of whether or not you believe that there have been several interesting studies in the past week or two where th

. >> janet napolitano gave the keynote address. a few raised their fists to protest the former secretary and u.s. immigration policies. >> a lot of people out there going to brunch and doing outside active is -- active is -- activities. >>> it will be still a little breezy in some areas and outside the doors at this hour, beautiful start to the day. giving you a look at the inner east bay over the delta region where the windmills are barely moving at this point. they were blowing strong at some point yesterday afternoon and especially along the coastline. we saw some pretty strong gusts. giving you a look at the system we were tracking yesterday. now in and over utah. so for us, ridge of high pressure will begin to build for today. several degrees warmer than what we had just yesterday. giving you a look here at mostly clear skis. and from the -- clear skies. and the ridge of high pressure will be strengthening over the course of the next few days. today, going warmer than yesterday and boy, eventually we will get dwight hot. we wi

janet napolitano telling the crowd the victims should be remembered for what they did in their briefby the atrocity. >>> and author and poet maya angelou has died. she mapassed away in her home i winston-salem, north carolina. her award winning auto biography, "the caged bird sings." >>> but we will begin this half-hour with embattled l.a. clippers owner donald sterling, he is responding forcefully to the nba's attempt to strip him on his franchise, but does sterling's wife shelly have other plans? nbc's joe fryer's got that story in los angeles. joe, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. donald sterling had given his wife shelly authority to negotiate a sale of the clippers, but now donald sterling's attorney says he's no longer selling his interest in the team and plans to fight the nba. in his 26-page answer to the league's allegations, donald sterling argues he should not be stripped of the l.a. clippers. he says a jealous rant to a lover never intended to be published cannot offend the nba rules. sterling claims the now infamous recording of racist remarks taped by