his friends say he joined a basketball club in kawasaki and went happily to school every day. but last summer, that suddenly changed. >> translator: i think the relationship with his friends could be the reason for his absence from school. >> reporter: uemura was frequently seen at night in a park with older students from other schools. a month before he was murdered, a friend noticed uemura had bruises on his face. >> translator: he told me he got into a fight with a stranger. but when i said, that was an obvious lie, he admitted that a senior student had punched him. >> reporter: uemura had sent out a call for help to his friends through smartphone application line. he wrote, i may be killed since i was not obedient to high school students. and nearing the limit. hours before his death, uemura had dinner with his mother and left the house for the last time. police suspect the group of teens lured him outside through lying. his smartphone has not been found. police believe the teens tried to destroy evidence. experts say social networking services enable children to connect b

ryota uemura was found dead one week ago on a river bank in kawasaki city near tokyo.he had been stabbed in the neck. officers found a box cutter blade and a stick near uemura's body. the victim had bruises on his face and arms. investigators have been reviewing surveillance camera footage taken around the time uemura was stabbed. they say it shows him walking toward the river with several young men. uemura was frequently seen with a group of boys. people who knew him say he was punched in the face by members of the group. police have discovered mobile phone messages uemura sent before he was murdered. he had been asking his friends for help. more details on that story as they come in. >>> now in other news a prominent american newspaper has unmasked the islamic state member dubbed jihadi john. the black-clad man with the british accent has appeared in the group's videos. he wields a knife in videos that purportedly show militants murdering inging hostages. the "washington post" says he is mohammed emwazi. the report describes him as a briton in his mid 20s from a well

that's what guy kawasaki said on the show yesterday. >> speaking of amazon by the way, one of its newestrs is going to join us later this morning. jason lee, you know him from various nbc shows, going to be here at post nine to talk about his show on amazon coming up this hour. jon, always good to see you. >> good to see you guys. >> thanks for lighting up the phones as always. >> we want to get a check on the markets. dow at about 19 points in the green. much of that is because of the good graces of disney which is good for about 45 points in positive territory. when you look at the s&p you are seeing health care as the biggest drag on that index followed by energy, of course. crude reversing what was a four-day rally hovering close to the $50 mark on wti. shares of chipotle slipping after revenue missing analyst expectations. sales growth at the restaurant chain came in below estimates. sales growth 26%, wasn't good enough, and food costs are rising. that stock down nearly 8%. staples announcing this morning it will buy office depot in a deal worth $6.3 billion. office depot is moving

. >> guy kawasaki from out west.tware company sap laying out a new strategy that starts and ends with the cloud. company's co-founder will join us in a moment. as we get ready for twitter earnings the company rolling out a new way to make money this morning. got details a little bit later on. and this software claims to give you full access to your home computer, just by using a phone or tablet. does it actually work? wall mossberg will join us with his review in a few moments. dow off the highs up 161. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back to "squawk alley." let's turn our attention back to lear. cnbc reported activist marcoto company urged to split into two companies. lear responded saying it takes all input from shareholders seriously and will evaluate the proposal and says they believe they're following a strategy that includes investing in business, pursuing acquisitions, strong and flexible balance sheet and returning cash to investors. lear shares are up by about 4.3%. back over to you. >> thanks, dom. softwar