. >>> you are looking live at leyland high school in san jose and this is where one of the victims graduated two years ago and today this is one of the schools around the state where grieve counselors are being brought in. good morning, it is tuesday may 27th, i am torii campbell in for pam cook. >> steve is off today but rosemary orozco is filling in for steve. >>> we are watching those temperatures come down and that means for inland communities it will be a whole lot more comfortable. 63 in and i jobbing and a lot of -- antioch and a lot of 50s a tad cooler than where we were yesterday morning and we are into the 40s, napa 48 and novato also reporting 40s 40s outside calls towing 40s -- calistoga 40s and on shore breeze is strengthening to the upper 60s in time for the lunch hour and upper 50s at the coast and a lot of upper 50s for brentwood and gilroy for your lunch hour is going to feel quite nice. 83 expected for antioch 72 for oakland and 76 redwood city and 77 san jose 80 for san jose and we will track that wind and i'll take you all the way into your bay area weekend coming up, sal

who went to leyland high school in san jose. today in southern california, his parents. spoke out. near an isla vista roadside memorial. honoring their son. students at leyland high school are currently planning a candlelight vigil in george chen's memory. also being remembered in san jose. 20-year-old james hong. students at lynebrook high school reflected on the young man they called. smart, quiet, and kind. > > he seemed like just the most amazing kid. so generous and kind and always willing to help people out. he was such a great guy and we want to give our condolences to the family. > > early this morning. a parent started a make-shift memorial at the school. and in fremont. people are keeping david wang and his family in their thoughts and prayers. the 20- year- old fremont christian high school graduate. loved basketball. and was studying computer engineering. and one of the local victims from the rampage still recovering in the hospital. is alamo resident nick pasichuke. nick is a college freshmen at university of the pacific and a member of the school's water polo team. he

. >>> and on the campus of, they talked about george chen who graduated from leyland just two years ago. >>> opening statements he fraud waited from the los angeles tonight he is expected to be in court again today. bryan stow has never fully recovered and the jury will decide whether they provided sufficient security for to what earlier this year. they are scheduled to appear in court in oakland. today's hearing comes after they searched cephalooccasions in papel -- piano and it turned up tens of thousands of xanax pills. >> we try to reduce the number of pills on the streets that are available. details of the value are up steel. >>> freeway ramps are back open following a grass fire which shut down the roadway for hours. it happened to the ramp near interstate 780 to 0 to you a to poor visittability and it broke out tuesday night near 6th street on fill man street and when firefighters arrived they found a man on the roof trying to put put out the flames. firefighters found an illegal grow operation and no word on any arrests. >>> time to actuals tie -- which two candidates are doing

they will hold counseling for students and in san jose grieve counselors will be at leyland he where he celebrated. the chancellor said they will utilize the money to help with the student's contributions to the community. >>> one question that seems to be on everybody's mind could this have been prevented? he accept out a message before beginning his rampage. monitor social media for threats is a growing field and one company works for schools. they use for monitoring for key words and have people monitoring for a threat. >> one single parent or guardian can filter through all of the information that is out there in an effective manner. >> it is up to them to try and get help for that child. his family was alerted to the video and tried to intervene but they were too late. some are asking if laura's law could have helped. it helps to order treatment for people with severe mental illness. so far novato county is the only one to order it but they promise promised to put the poured before voters. >>> one person was killed and another was injured. this all happened in the city's bay vie

jose a candlelight vigil to remember george chen, he will be honored tomorrow night atlee land -- at leyland high school. police say he was one touch three room mates stabbed to death. >>> an update on a story we broke yesterday, two top members of the san francisco fire department suspended. now we've learned more firefighters are being disciplined. david is in san francisco with what those firefighters may go to stay on the job. >> the collision happened in the intersection behind me almost a year ago. the man who heads up the union says the suspensions don't make sense. >> surveillance video shows the collision where a ladder truck struck a mandatory evacuation and send -- motorcyclist. the trucks driver michael quinn faces three felony dui charges and four of his fellow firefighters on tuesday received notice they are suspended without pay. >> why suspend someone for doing the right thing is beyond the pale. >> they arrived at the crash site to perform alcohol and drug tests on quinn who left the scene. they notified the higher up, found him, brought him back and kept the police involved

leyland high school officials say they expect more than 1,000 people to attend, including george chen's grandmother. chen graduated two years ago. among two other bay area men that were stabbed to death by their roommate. chen's parents most likely won't be there, but the school requested some special music for the vigil. it will begin tonight at 8:30 on the campus' main quad. the campus is on camden avenue in san jose. candles will be provided and people can also feel free to bring their own. >>> hundreds of people in the east bay sent a message to the victims of the shooting and all students at ucsb. organizers passing out candles saying it's a way of standing up against darkness and evil. people wrote on the banner that will be sent to ucsb and a large number of people in the crowd wore swurt sweatshirts. one woman graduated in december and once lived with one of the victims, katie cooper at her sorority. >> for everything i did, she always loved me and that was pretty amazing of her to be able to do that. >> flags at all uc campuses will remain at half staff until sunday. >>> thousa

james shared so many traits with 19-year-old george chen from leyland high school in san jose. >> always smiling and he was -- a happy kid and it's so unfortunate for this to happen to him you know and i feel bad for the his parents. >> so robbed of a happy life. a good life. >> reporter: these were the biggest nerds i had ever seen and they were both very ugly with annoying voices. elliot plotted to get rid of them so he could secure his apartment for his own personal torture and killing chamber. one was also savagely killed in that apartment. a family friend spoke of his parents' devastation. >> i talked to his mom. and -- yeah, it just so hard for her and she said she really wants all the school to know that she definitely don't want -- doesn't want this kind of thing to happen again. >> reporter: betty yu, kpix 5. >> the killer wrote in his manifesto about hating his roommates because they were asian. kpix 5's andria borba has more on elliot rodger's disturbing pattern of behavior before the attack. >> elliot rodger here. >> reporter: elliot rodger's first run-in with police happened

the 19-year-old graduated from leyland high school two years ago and at one poimt -- point of the ymca. >> he was a really, really heartwarming guy. he never had problems with absolutely anybody. >> wong and chang were planning to move out of the apartment as soon as the quarter ended which would have been three weeks from now. lilian kim, abc7 news. >> thank you, lilian. the other victims are 23-year-old katherine cooper from chino hills, 19-year-old veronica weiss from westlakeville leming and 24-year-old christopher martinez from loss -- los-osos. sergio continues our coverage live. sergio? >> ama, this is the latest memorial of candles and flowers. it does honor those three young men who were stabbed to death inside one of the units here at the caw bree apartments. 24r* is a card that someone left for george chen. he came to visit this weekend and this is where their killer lived. residents of the capri apartments is struggling with the fact that one of his neighbors is responsible for so much violence. >> i thought everything happened away from caw -- capri. >> he lives upstairs f

. >> 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 crucial school board meeting will decide the fate on mcarthur boulevard. the school is in jeopardy because of money problems and low test scores. tara moriarty will explain why many people think closing down this school will be a huge mistake. >>> 5:07 also happening today, a treasure hunt in the south bay, he will start giving away money and it is what this dash or cash is all about. >> reporter: we just wanted to be somewhere central and the way to find the cash, you have to find this man on twitter at hidden cash and if you tak

george chen went to leyland high in san jose and they were helping students and staff members deal with their growth. they kept the casualty toll from getting even higher. >> law enforcement in and around the school had two purposes last friday, stopping that gunman and protecting people who got in his way. there is now this large banner with a lot of the written messages and has a very grateful community. >> i saw the patrol running across. everybody is instructed to get inside. >> deputies ran through the streets ordering people to get inside for their own safety but they have no idea how serious it was to clear the streets. >>> growing in size, they have dozens of people fleeing the homes and the fire is east of lake mcclure and has now burned 1,300 acres. it's now 20% contained and it's among those battling on the frontlines. several have already been evacuated and roads have been closed at this hour. >> happening today, teachers parents students in oakland will hold a big rally to save one of the biggest charter schools. he will tell us about a very important meeting and this will

. >>> leyland in honor of george chip. >> chipped from waited just two -- graduated just two -- george chen graduated just two years ago. >>> here in palo alto, it tells us about customers who have devices that use wi-fi, what is going on? >> customers in and around those who use coffee are being tracked and most don't know this but you see there is a small sticker here posted on the outside of phil's coffee and they are letting people know about this. and from euclid, they pick up the wi-fi without their permission. now it processes certain data, specifically how often they visit and how long they stay on euclid's went side, pie using the devices and in respond and they change things and he said i have always dreamed of analyst particular for brick and mortgager, and the innovation helped to improve the experience and our bottom line and there are customers who are concerned and there are concerns for privacy advocates and the feeling that you are under some sort of surveillance. there are media reports and we are working to contact them to see what their plans are going forward and w

. >>> leyland yee will remain secret. the attorney for chow asked for it to be public.he judge refused. it will remain in wraps. the charges include bribery, gun trafficking. >>> it is no surprise finding affordable real state is hard. it takes more than $137,000 in annual salary to find a median priced home in the bay area. one woman made offers on four bay area homes over to asking price only to be out bid. >> if we didn't have equity in the home it would be hard to come up with the down payment. >> some say buyers are having to offer 10 to 20% over the asking price to be competitive. >>> yesterday it was oregon, today is pennsylvania. same-sex marriage is now legal. couples went to city hall to pick up their marriage license. a judge tossed out the ban and officials have not decided to appeal the order. >>> supporters of california's same-sex marriage ban lost another fight. a federal appeals court anyone that donated $100 or more that be named public. some donors were threatened and harassed. the names have been available for five years. the supreme court overturned

. >>> leyland yee will remain secret. the attorney for chow asked for it to be public.he judge refused. it will remain in wraps. the charges include bribery, gun trafficking. >>> it is no surprise finding affordable real state is hard. it takes more than $137,000 in annual salary to find a median priced home in the bay area. one woman made offers on four bay area homes over to asking price only to be out bid. >> if we didn't have equity in the home it would be hard to come up with the down payment. >> some say buyers are having to offer 10 to 20% over the asking price to be competitive. >>> yesterday it was oregon, today is pennsylvania. same-sex marriage is now legal. couples went to city hall to pick up their marriage license. a judge tossed out the ban and officials have not decided to appeal the order. >>> supporters of california's same-sex marriage ban lost another fight. a federal appeals court anyone that donated $100 or more that be named public. some donors were threatened and harassed. the names have been available for five years. the supreme court overturned

the 19-year-old graduated from leyland high school two years ago and at one poimt -- point of the ymca. >> he was a really, really heartwarming guy. he never had problems with absolutely anybody. >> wong and chang were planning to move out of the apartment as soon as the quarter ended which would have been three weeks from now. lilian kim, abc7 news. >> thank you, lilian. the other victims are 23-year-old katherine cooper from chino hills, 19-year-old veronica weiss from westlakeville leming and 24-year-old christopher martinez from loss -- los-osos. sergio continues our coverage live. sergio? >> ama, this is the latest memorial of candles and flowers. it does honor those three young men who were stabbed to death inside one of the units here at the caw bree apartments. 24r* is a card that someone left for george chen. he came to visit this weekend and this is where their killer lived. residents of the capri apartments is struggling with the fact that one of his neighbors is responsible for so much violence. >> i thought everything happened away from caw -- capri. >> he lives upstairs f

. >> reporter: james chen went to leyland high. and that school brought in counselors to help students deal with their loss. >> and another memorial is scheduled for tomorrow. an open mic will be available for anyone who wants to share their thoughts. >>> facebook has given into pressure to remove a web page that glorified the isle of vista killer. facebook initially refused to take it down saying it did not violate its community standards. well that page referred to elliot roger as an american hero in the fight against what it calls feminatzy ideology. facebook said it was a mistake not to remove the page and it apologized. you can find much more on ktvu.com. just look under hot topics. >>> now to california's drought and today eight bay area water agencies could soon be sharing the most precious resource of water with each other at a time when the resources are limited. ktvu's azmith smith is live where one agency talked about it tonight. >> reporter: well frank the santa clara valley water district is one of the major bay area w

. >> reporter: james chen went to leyland high. and that school brought in counselors to help students deal with their loss. >> and another memorial is scheduled for tomorrow. an open mic will be available for anyone who wants to share their thoughts. >>> facebook has given into pressure to remove a web page that glorified the isle of vista killer. facebook initially refused to take it down saying it did not violate its community standards. well that page referred to elliot roger as an american hero in the fight against what it calls feminatzy ideology. facebook said it was a mistake not to remove the page and it apologized. you can find much more on ktvu.com. just look under hot topics. >>> now to california's drought and today eight bay area water agencies could soon be sharing the most precious resource of water with each other at a time when the resources are limited. ktvu's azmith smith is live where one agency talked about it tonight. >> reporter: well frank the santa clara valley water district is one of the major bay area w

leyland?y, the pope is going to face challenges here bring ing a message of peace to a region that right now, has anything but going on. that didn't stop though his arrival, which turned into a rock star like entrance. certainly, folks in jordan very excited to see him, gave him a very warm welcome. he's also bringing a rabbi and a muslim cleric as well, lining the streets on his way to the king's residence, then he had a big mass here at one of the stadiums and also, syrian refugees coming out of that war torn country. he spoke ability the issue of is syrian civil war and tryinging to bring peace and an end to the suffering there. the other message pope francis has brought to this country and this part of the world is the certainly 90% muslim here, and this goes to the jordanians trying to really make over the image of their country here. all over this country right now, uma, are billboards featuring the king and the pope, saying together we make peace. and that is really the message here in

chen graduated from leyland two years ago. vigil starts at 8:30 tonight. >>> a train engineer and conductor are recovering this morning after a train derailed on staten island. transportation officials say a train car went off the tracks after hitting a bumping block. no passengers were onboard. >>> crews plan to take advantage of friendlier weather today as they battle a wildfire burning near yosemite. cooler temperatures and weaker winds are expected. the fire started monday and burned down two homes and about 680 acres. evacuation orders were lifted for about 50 people. twice as many were ordered to leave when the fire broke out. nearly 700 firefighters are working on that fire. five of them have been hurt but they're going to be okay. right now the fire about 40% contained. >>> australian agency says the missing malaysian jetliner is not in the area where they thought it would be. the area in the southern indian ocean where crews just wrapped up and expanded search based on the plane's possible route. now, the australian a

end to the violence. 19-year-old george chen was remembered at a tearful tribute at his alma mater leylandigh school. while many spoke for his good nature, they also cried out for an end to these mass killings. >> i don't want to stand here. if my son can come back, i don't need to stand here. i hope i'm the last one to stand here. >> chen's mother went on to ask everyone to search their souls and replace any hatred or violence with love. >>> it is 5:42. in san francisco, several celebrities joined forces to talk about gun violence. >> we can correct, but we have to do it as a community and as a country, not as individuals. >> this is outrageous. we need to do something about it and i don't mind standing up for a real cause. that's why i'm here and i want my voiz to be heard and i want the people that follow me to get behind this movement and push the same push that we're pushing. >> the no guns allowed campaign launched last year spear headed by the league of young voters. other attendees including joe montana and former san francisco mayor willy brown and ron conway. >>> on capitol hill,

leyland high school officials say they do expect more than 1,000 people. chen graduated two years ago and among two other bay area men who were stabbed to death by their roommate in isla vista. chen's roommate probably won't be there but they requested some of the special music for the vigil. begin tonight on the campus' main quad. candles will be provided and people can bring their own, as well. >>> last night hundreds of people at uc berkeley sent a message to the victims with their own vigil. organizers say the candles were a way of standing up against darkness and evil. one woman who spoke graduated from ucsb in december and lived with one of the victims, katie cooper. >> whatever i did she always loved me and that was pretty amazing of her to be able to do that. >> viktoria tutored the men. >>> any time we're not on air visit nbcbayarea.com and get the latest information. >>> an update now to breaking news in san francisco a man is in police custody and another in the hospital this morning after a crash at a gas station. happened near 24th and eerie i

george chen seen here in a picture from his facebook page and he attended eed leyland hid he was a camp counselor and a neighbor we spoke with yesterday described him as a wonderful, wonderful boy because she helped him, her elderly father with a newspaper and mail and such. 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

james shared so many traits with 19-year-old george chen from leyland high school in san jose. >> alwaysmiling and he was -- a happy kid and it's so unfortunate for this to happen to him you know and i feel bad for the his parents. >> so robbed of a happy life. a good life. >> reporter: in it yacht's manifesto he talked about his two foreign house mates -- elliot plotted to get rid of them so he could secure his apartment for his own personal torture and killing chamber. david wang of fremont was also savagely killed in that apartment. a family friend spoke of his parents' devastation. >> i talked to his mom. and -- yeah, it just so hard for her and she said she really wants all the school to know that she definitely don't want -- doesn't want this kind of thing to happen again. >> reporter: and according to the mercury news, grief counselors will be here when students return to campus later on today. we're live in san jose, kiet do, kpix 5. >> flags at all ten uc campuses will be lowered to half staff today to honor the victims in santa barbara. >>> as the college community mourns autho

it's leyland melvin. he hails from the chairman's great state, commonwealth of virginia. we want to wish him well and thank him for his service to our country. i'd like to now yield two minutes to my colleague who has spent his work here on small business and research connections to science, to commercialized technology and help build the american economy. i yield two minutes to the gentleman, mr. lipinski. the chair: the gentleman from pennsylvania yields. the gentleman from illinois is recognized for two minutes. mr. lipinski: thank you, madam chairman. i thank the ranking member for yielding. i rise today in strong support of h.r. 4660. i'd like to thank chairman wolf and ranking member fattah for their hard work on this bill. while i have had to make some tough budget choices with a reduced level of funding, this bill still shows a strong commitment to scientific research at the national science foundation, and also nasa. investment in research is vital to our economic future because it helps us achieve discoveries that will keep the u.s. at the cutting edge of scienc

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 only because they wanted to move on with their own lives, but because just like the roommate situation with rodger was ideal they called him and considered him to be anti-social and complained about the fact that he played loud music in the middle of the night. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >>> the suspect's family attorney says elliot rodger had asperger syndrome, a form of autism. it interferes with the person's ability to communicate and function in social settings. some point out it's the same disorder the gunman at sandy hook elementary