and lidia sims' family is meeting with their pastor to go over the memorial service. administrators from the university as well as some of her classmates are expected to attend the service here at hayward baptist church. and yesterday we brought you pictures and thoughts from her brother, daniel, other family who's lost loved ones have about too distraught to talk until today. tim brown's fiancee is 53-year-old judith seymor, mother two of children in their 20s. pim says judy was catholic, committed to her faith and dedicated to her children camilla and brian. >> she did everything for them. every decision she made in life and every course she took, the first consideration was her children. >> tim says due to his already proving to be an excellent nurse because she naturally cares for others and like many of the victims was looking forward to graduating in june. and beginning a new chapter in her life. judith seymor born in guyana her body will be buried next to her grand mother. the memorial service for lidia sim begins here at 8:00 tonight. >> and we're learning abo

. >> 21-year-old lidia sim who dreamed of becoming a pediatrician. we go to the korean baptist church with more on that service. ama? >> carolyn and dan, the service started at 8:00 and most didn't leave until 10:30, but they are just now closing up church after a long night of tears and rec lidia sim. it was standing room only in the hayward korean baptist church as friends and family of 21-year-old lidia sim said good boy to the oikas university student killed in monday's school shooting. >> i saw her when she was young. the little girl with my son, she was really cute and very nice. >> reporter: joyce is friends with lidia's parents. >> she has a loving heart. she was a really good daughter to her parents. she loves kids so much. >> reporter: lidia was studying medicine. her parents just wanted her to have a good life. >> this immigrant from south korea, we have a hope -- we have a dream. we wanted to raise our children here as well. >> reporter: lidia was a big part of the church. >> she personally taught my cousin at the church here. she was an

. >> 21-year-old lidia sim who dreamed of becoming a pediatrician. we go to the korean baptist church with more on that service. ama? >> carolyn and dan, the service started at 8:00 and most didn't leave until 10:30, but they are just now closing up church after a long night of tears and rec lidia sim. it was standing room only in the hayward korean baptist church as friends and family of 21-year-old lidia sim said good boy to the oikas university student killed in monday's school shooting. >> i saw her when she was young. the little girl with my son, she was really cute and very nice. >> reporter: joyce is friends with lidia's parents. >> she has a loving heart. she was a really good daughter to her parents. she loves kids so much. >> reporter: lidia was studying medicine. her parents just wanted her to have a good life. >> this immigrant from south korea, we have a hope -- we have a dream. we wanted to raise our children here as well. >> reporter: lidia was a big part of the church. >> she personally taught my cousin at the church here. she was an

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they are 21-year-old lidia sim, grace kim, 23, kathleen ping, 24, 33-year-old chodin, saring, 38, doris chibuca, judith see more, age 53. lisa uh meaning has more -- lisa amin has more. >> it is seared into so many minds. it is a place considered a safe haven for young minds that want to learn. >> i can't even believe that someone would wake up and go to school to make a better life for themselves and be just killed. >> amambo is talking about her friend. the. >>> jeer yen mother of -- the nigerianer month of -- and expected to graduate with a nursing degree. >> she was one of the nicest, kindest and most thought p -- thoughtful people ever. >> and like doris, grace kim was a nursing student. she was going to school full time while working here at bj's in newark. >> she was the most vivacious person you could imagine. breaking into a song while at work as seen in this video was a common thing. grace kim whose family is from korea made people smile. and now those smiles are replaced by tears. >> she had a good future and it was taken from her. $disgusting and terrible. >> the one word ma

it's for the youngest victim, 21-year-old lidia sim.lso talked with a fiancee of another victim who lived in san jose. the sanctuary at hayward korean baptist church filling with flowers and soon, mourners will gather to honor 21-year-old lidia sim. one is her dream of becoming a pediatrician. >> she's great with kids. lfed kids growing up. if she was the youngest she'd take care of the babies and stuff. and she did a great job taking care of me. >> tim brown is speaking out about his loss. his fiancee, 53-year-old judith seymor. the family request we not show pictures of judy but did want people to know of her faith and extraordinary dedication to her two grown children, camilla and brian. >> she did everything for them. every decision made in life, every course she took. the first consideration and number one priority was her children. >> tim says he worried when he heard about the shooting monday because he knew judy was in class and says she had nursing experience and was just two months from graduating. and entering a profession sh

they are 21-year-old lidia sim, grace kim, 23, kathleen ping, 24, 33-year-old chodin, saring, 38, doris chibuca, judith see more, age 53. lisa uh meaning has more -- lisa amin has more. >> it is seared into so many minds. it is a place considered a safe haven for young minds that want to learn. >> i can't even believe that someone would wake up and go to school to make a better life for themselves and be just killed. >> amambo is talking about her friend. the. >>> jeer yen mother of -- the nigerianer month of -- and expected to graduate with a nursing degree. >> she was one of the nicest, kindest and most thought p -- thoughtful people ever. >> and like doris, grace kim was a nursing student. she was going to school full time while working here at bj's in newark. >> she was the most vivacious person you could imagine. breaking into a song while at work as seen in this video was a common thing. grace kim whose family is from korea made people smile. and now those smiles are replaced by tears. >> she had a good future and it was taken from her. $disgusting and terrible. >> the one word ma

including 21-year-old lidia sim of hayward, grace kim of union city, and also identified are judith seymorsan jose. doris chabuko and a 38-yead

. >> the 21-year-old lidia sim born in san francisco living her life in the bay area. it's a life cut short when a former student at oikos university opened fire yesterday and killed seven people, including lidia. daniel says his sister only had one more big test before graduating this year with a nursing degree. >> one thing is that she loved kids. ever since she was growing up she wanted to become a pediatrician. now z.just help kids. she'd baby-sit kids at church and of course, me. >> daniel is just three years younger saying he and his father are trying to be strong for his mother who is distraught with grief. he says it's impossible to make sense of the rampage and impact it's having on many lives. >> it's crazy. how can a student do that? i -- it's just -- they got him, i heard, i'm happy about that. you know, justice will be served. >> and the church pastor who knew lidia is flying in from texas where he lives now to perform this service and comfort the family. in hayward abc 7 news. >> and dispatchers being praised for what they did calling in for help as well a

the brother of lidia sims spoke to bus that loss and how the family veming her. >> death could not break the bond daniel sims shares with his sister, lida. talking with me, as if she's still alive. >> she's great. she's great. best sister any brother could ask for. >> the 21-year-old born in san francisco her life in the bay area. and it's a life cut short, police say a former student at the university kill and sims sister with her. >> and she wanted to become a pediatrician. and she would always baby-sit in church. of course, me. >> this is the long-time place of worship. where she will be remembered tomorrow night. daniel says he and his father are trying to be strong for his mother. >> this is crazy. this is just -- a loss of words. >> the words are those of love for his sister and other families touched for the tragedy. >> i feel for them. i know what they're going through. my sister is one of them. i mean i just want to show the love. i know what they're going through. >> this photo is now a portrait and changed forever. >> and stay with us for continuing coverage of the oakland sho

. >> the other six victims are a 21-year-old lidia sim, grace kim, 23, kathleen ping, 24, and sairing bhuddiea and a 40-year-old doris chabuko. and there are three injured survivors. we're continuing our coverage of the tragedy throughout the afternoon and evening. loved ones of the shooting victim are preparing for a memorial tonight at 8:00. ahead on abc 7 news we'll return to the university campus where students are trying to figure out where they go from here, coming up here on abc 7 we'll go live to the waterway where divers are still searching for the murder weapon. >> now, taking you to southern california where it happened again, campus police pepper spraying student protestors in a community college in santa monica. officers doused protestors after they tried to enter an overcrowded meeting at santa monica city college opposing a plan to offer summer school courses at higher fees than students currently pay. two ended up in the hospital. uc davis police faced criticism after this video went viral in november. >> a trucking company near dallas says it's accounting for employee

family and friends of the 21-year-old lidia sim asked for privacy as they remembered her today. she was finishing a nursing degree at oikos university. her brother says she dreamed of becoming a pediatrician. an event for honoring all victims begins tonight sponsored by a group called making oakland better, visitors will be able to plant a board presented to the school this, is going to happen tonight from 7:00 p.m. until tomorrow at 7:00 p.m. our coverage of the developing news in this shooting will continue on abc 7 news at 5:00. and we'll bring you developments here and also, online. on twitter at abc 7 news bay area, and facebook.com/abc 7 news. >> blustery winds and wind whipped sand closed part of the great highway today. the two-mile stretch shut due to sand on roadways. department of public works say they're waiting for wind to die down a bit before removing sand. as of now there is no estimated time for reopening the roadway. and there is gusts yesterday near 50 miles per hour. today's gusts 25 miles per hour to 35 miles per hour. we can see this along the shore line, t

lidia sim often baby sat at her church after getting a nursing degree she hoped to become a pediatrician. and grace kim a 2007 graduate of foot hill high, describe bid a co-worker as the life of the party. there is a memorial service for her tonight at the new life church in fremont. >> and there is the wife of the suspended sheriff in san francisco is reaching out to her husband and public through a newspaper and ross mirkarimi is calling it a love letter. and abc 7's vick slee in the newsroom tonight with the story. >> this his wife is in venezuela and visiting her aling father. a day away order kept the couple apart and lopez found a way to speak to her husband. and she wrote a letter in a newspaper. >> i miss them and want them to be okay. >> ross mirkarimi responded to the letter after the court hearing. lopez wrote that the new year's eve argument was mischaracterized as domestic violence when it was simply an emotional misunderstanding between the two. lopez said her husband's troubles were the result of a vendetta to oust them from office. mayor ed lee suspended mirkarimi as sher

. >> reporter: in the meantime, funeral services for lidia sim are planned for later today in los altos. reporting live in oakland, christie smith, "today in the bay." >>> 5:31 right now. in the meantime, the search for the weapon used in the mass killings has been called off. police diver checked the murky waters yesterday trying to locate the 45 caliber semiautomatic police say the gunman used. low tide also allowed more thorough search of the banks. the sonar boat also traversed the channel trying to detect any sign of evidence. soon after, the entire group packed up and left. stay with nbc bay area news for continuing coverage at oikos university, we have extensive coverage on the front page of our website nbcbayarea.com. and new developments sent out on twitter and facebook. >>> an unexpected search this morning for sierra lamar. the sheriff's office announcing it has new areas to check. "today in the bay's" bob redell live where the investigation into the disappearance of the teenager is nearing the three-week mark. bob, good morning. >> reporter: and the search will be heading ou

they held a memorial last night for one student lidia sim.uneral is scheduled for later today. police also said that goh was upset because he was teased because of his difficulty with the english language. but now instructors are saying they didn't see any evidence of that. reporting live at oakland, christie smith, "today in the bay." >>> 6:52 right now. happening right now, syrian troops attacking towns across the country ahead of a cease-fire next week. the attacks appear to be a push from president assad to make gains on the ground before tuesday's truce. the cease-fire put forward by u.n. envoy annan to end the crisis which has claimed the lives of more than 9,000 people. >>> in pakistan, a suspected suicide bomber killed two people this morning. the southern port city of karachi. among the dead, a senior police official. five others were also injured during that blast. the apparent target of the bombing, the city's police chief was not harmed. >>> and in western afghanistan, the taliban is claiming responsibility for a deadly attack at