the university is calling it a day of mourning and reflection. reporting from isla vista, mark matthews for "today in the bay." >> so much sorry there, thank you, mark. >>> in a show of sympathy, ucla students and uc santa barbara alumni gathered to honor the victims of the isla vista tragedy. hundreds of people lit candles and shared stories about the victims that died. tomorrow night students at uc berkeley will hold a vigil of their own. >>> the family of the three bay area men stabbed to death in the suspect's apartment also in santa barbara this morning. bob redell is at lynbrook high school where one of the students graduated. students head back to class for really the first time since this tragedy. >> right after the memorial day weekend holiday, of course, this killing taking place on friday. so, this would be their first time back. good morning to you there, scott. there are students here today who knew him, who remember him and because of that, that's why the district will be having counselors out here today in case the students need so

the university declaring it a day of mourning and reflection. in isla vista mark matthews for "today in the bay." >> so much sorrow. thank you very much. >>> meanwhile, across the state uc schools are standing in so d solidarity. cal will hold a candlelight vigil tomorrow night. last night students gathered at santa cruz campus to mourn the victims. the vigil especially meaningful for one young woman who was childhood friends with veronika weiss. one of the six people shot and killed in that rampage. >> she had this laugh that you could hear from miles away. she's always laughing. >> ucla also held a candlelight vigil for students last night. just like santa cruz, hundreds of peep oal showed up on campus to light candles. >>> the families of the three bay area men stabbed to death by the suspect are in santa barbara this morning. weihan wang and george chen and cheng yuan hong from san jose. "today in the bay" bob redell is live at the high school this morning. bob, grief counselors will be on hand. >> right, because cheng y, uan hong graduated

three days of national mourning. the prime minister is due to visit the mine site in the course of the next hour or so. well, the accident happened, as i said, in the western town of soma. here it is just south 250 kilometers or so south of istanbul. there was an explosion at around 12:30 gmt. that was triggered by a faulty electrical transformer. it started a fire. that caused the mine's elevator to stop working. critically, it knocked out the ventilation systems for the miners. now, some of those miners are as far as four kilometers from the entrance to the mine itself. you can imagine what a pain staking task it must be to try to reach those still missing. now, in the last few weeks there have been questions raised about the safety of this very mine. but a statement on the owner's website said that the accident occurred despite the highest safety measures and constant controls. >> reporter: a rescued worker emerging alive from the mine to the cheers and applause of onlookers. but it was as hopes were fading furthe

>> reporter: frank today is a day of mourning and reflection. large thank you poster signed by students hangs outside both the sheriff's station and where six lives were lost. in the newsroom, mark kelly, kpix 5. >>> it is 5:35 right now. let's get a check on arabate. >> all right, those wednesday -- our weather. >> all right those winds picking up around the bay area today. seen gusts already to 35 miles per hour and the sea breeze kicked in and we've got cooler air moving in for today. temperatures dropping maybe ten degrees from yesterday's highs. some patchy fog gather along the coastline now. and some patches have made their way inside the bay. otherwise we're going to see lots of sunshine in the afternoon. some 80s as you look inland and 70s inside the bay and s with some of the patchy fog towards the coast. kind of nice shot for you as the sun is about to come up now. the temperatures in the 40s and 50s and it's breezy in spots this afternoon those winds will continue to pick up. but on some low 80s the warmest spots inland and 70s inside

now an entire community is in mourning. a mother and father embraced in their doorway today in anguish and tears. >> i ask god why he don't take me instead of my son. >> reporter: their son was among the first victims of the rampage leaving the wang's to prepare for the saddest trip any parents could make and leaving a community in mourning. it was a long-planned outburst alleged killer, elliott roger. in a matter of minutes, he took the lives of six uc santa barbara students, his roommates, two young women, katy cooper and veronica weiss and finally christopher martinez. martinez' father hopes to meet with another grieving parent, elliot rodger's father, peter. >> what i would hope is we can come together. he made -- he said i want to work to prevent this from happening again. that's our common ground. >> reporter: in the continuing investigation, a warrant was served today on at least one of the three stores where he legally purchased his guns and how rodger was able to fool trained deputies during an april 30th check on

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why you're in mourning. oh, no. that's not it at all. listen, when i said to him "i must no longer think of my being in mourning," do you know what his answer was? he said, "well, then. "let's take this little frock off at once, shall we?" oh, that would be wonderful, wonderful. that would bring the house down. but it's the truth. and what's the truth got to do with it? acting is what we're here for. the truth's all very well but only up to a point. what do you want then? you'll see, you'll see. leave everything to me. no, i won't. what you want to do, no doubt, is to concoct a romantic sentimental little affair out of all my disgust, out of all the reasons each more cruel, each viler than the other as to why i am this is sort of woman, why i am, what i am. an affair with him-- he asks me why i am still in mourning and i reply with tears in my eyes that my father died only two months ago. no, no. he must say what he said then. "well, then let's take this little frock off at once shall we?" and i, with my heart still filled with grief for

they wanted to protect people who were coming to the deli to mourn. a variety of reactions to the rampage and its aftermath here in isla vista. and this afternoon, thousands expected to gather here at hearter for another mass memorial. reporting from isla vista, mark mathews, nbc bay area news. >> and in a show of sympathy, ucla students and uc santa barbara alumni gathered at ucla to honor victims of the tragedy. hundreds of people lit candles and shared stories about the victims who died. tomorrow night, students at uc berkeley will hold their own vigil. that's scheduled to start at 8:00. >> the suspect's family's attorney says eliot roger had asperger's syndrome, a form of autism. it interferes with a person's ability to communicate and function in social settings. some will point out it's the same disorder that gunman at sandy hook elementary had, however, experts stress there's no correlation between asperger's syndrome and violence. but the syndrome can bring a sense of loneliness and isolation. >> sometimes they internalize it, meaning they fee

it has been a day of mourning. thousands gathered to remember the six students who lost their lives. james hong and dave a individual wong and george chen and katherine cooper and veronica weiss. and they were at that vigil tonight and as you will see it was very emotional. >> organizers in tended this to be a time of mourning and reflection. richard martinez tried to rows the students -- rouse the students into action. >> i want you to shout so loud they will hear you jie. he is the father of christopher martinez who was gunned down at the deli. the students followed his lead. the stadium was filled to capacity. >> everyone is there and the entire stadium was full. it was awesome. >> the parents of chen, hopping hopping -- hong and wong were at the funeral, but they didn't speak to the crowd. students were supposed to be getting ready for finals, but the violence of this weekend and the loss of six of their schoolmates at the hands of 22-year-old elia roger has made this a difficult end for students who are gradua

so many people showed up to mourn and there were not enough candles.y did not know the victims but they wanted to son sole those who did. >> a lot of them are like me and some of them were 19 or 20 like me. >> and another native. james was a former assistant and also a graduate of limerick high school where there will be counselors on happen. he was a fremont fraud wait and a victim comes through for those who knew all of the victims. >>> 5:36 one question which seems to be on everybody's mind, could the ram paint have been prevented -- ram paint have been presented? -- prevented? monitor social media for threats is a growing field. one company works for schools and they monitor for key rules. in the case of a gunman in santa barbara, they were alerted and tried to intervene but they were too late. some are asking if laura's law could have helped. it could save people with severe mental illness and so farther the only ones to implement it but they promise to put it before voters if the board does not put it before one person was killed two others were

that was a very emotional day of mourning at uc santa barbara today for that service. abc7 news reporter attended the memorial and is live tonight from isla vista with coverage. that might have been pro found. >> yes. a powerful event. there is 15,000 people expected the stadium holds about 20,000 people. there are students sitting out on the field. it just wrapped up half an hour ago. one of the more powerful speakers a father of a student killed friday night. richard martinez is the father of a student doned down at the deli friday night. he called for students to mobilize to try to stop the violence. >> do you agree that the people in washington stud 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! >> also in attendance, parents of george chen, before coming to the stadium they visited a small memorial of flowers and candles outside of the capri apartments talking with us about their son last night. >> we never thought this wo

we begin this day of mourning in southern california where to da is a day of mourning and reflections killed in friday's terrifying rampage near the university of california santa barbara and later today, thousands of poom are expected to attend that memorial service at the stadium. classs have been cancelled to day, and still lingering questions of the the killings could have been avoided. and the suspected killer, 22-year-old elliot rodger when his parents sounded thele a larm about the mental state. the officers did not reperceive him to be a danger, and by law did not have the grounds the put him on psychiatric hold. he had post eded a number of disturbing youtube videos and he expressed anger towards a neighbor who asked not to be identified. >> he said he was going the shoot up everybody, and kill himself. >> and jennifer bjorklund is in santa barbara with the very latest. first, start with the memorial that is going to be taking place later today, and what can you tell me? >> tamron, the memorial is set for 4:00 pacific, and that is 7:00 eastern, and sit at harder stadium. the

and i think this is a time for mourning by all the people of turkey.tunately, we are not strangers to workplace accidents and fatalities. particularly in the mines. but this is just unacceptable. and i'm sure that everyone, including the government, will take appropriate measures. >> we're waiting for the prime minister to obviously arrive there. tell us, has the opposition raised their concerns about the safety of the mines in parliament in the past few weeks? >> yes, we have. in fact, indeed, we specifically asked for a parliamentary investigation into this particular mine that is the scene of this huge accident. the chairman of chp is already on the scene waiting at the mine and talking now to the regulators of the miners. members of parliament are already down there. but when we raised the issue in the parliament, unfortunately we didn't get the response we had hoped to get from the government. >> sir, can i just interrupt for a minute and ask what information you had about this particular mine that made you so concerned? >> well, i think it's just

. >>> a community in mourning after six college students are murdered. the father of one victim making a new, emotional plea, ahead. >>> new this morning, donald sterling outlining his legal fight against the nba and why he says they can't force him to sell the l.a. clippers. this, folks, could get ugly. good morning. welcome to "early start." i'm john berman. >> i'm christine romans. it is 4:00 a.m. in the east. let's start with breaking news. two americans from the u.s. consulate have been injured from an attack on their vehicle in the far western part of afghanistan, near the iranian border. it's not clear what happened. there are reports it vehicle was shot at with a rocket propelled grenade. the two americans are said to be suffering life threatening injuries. >>> in the meantime, a u.s. warship carrying marines is on the way to libya. the state department advised americans to leave that country, immediately, due to an unpredictable security situation. the ship is a precautionary move. libya is pushed to the brink of chaos or more chaos. >> all this

>>> a campus mourns. the university of california santa barbara remembers the six students killed in a deadly rampage while the father of one victim issues a call for action. >> it should be not one more. >>> mid east shifts. the united states moves closer to deeper involvement in the syrian civil war as president obama announces it's time to turn the page on the war in afghanistan. >> now we're finishing the job we started. >>> the first lady and the gop get into a food fight. michelle obama and house republicans clash over nutritional standards in school meals. >>> and donald sterling gets ready for a showdown with the nba. the los angeles clippers owner plans to fight the league's attempt to force him to sell the team. captioning funded by cbs >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, may 28th, 2014. good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. two american citizens are recovering from injuries when a u.s. consulate vehicle is attacked in western afghanistan. the u.s. embassy in kab

it has been a day of mourning. thousands gathered to remember the six students who lost their lives. james hong and dave a individual wong and george chen and katherine cooper and veronica weiss. and they were at that vigil tonight and as you will see it was very emotional. >> organizers in tended this to be a time of mourning and reflection. richard martinez tried to rows the students -- rouse the students into action. >> i want you to shout so loud they will hear you jie. he is the father of christopher martinez who was gunned down at the deli. the students followed his lead. capacity. >> everyone is there and the entire stadium was full. it was awesome. >> the parents of chen, hopping hopping -- hong and wong were at the funeral, but they didn't speak to the crowd. students were supposed to be getting ready for finals, but the violence of this weekend and the loss of six of their schoolmates at the hands of 22-year-old elia roger has made this a difficult end for students who are graduating. >> i am not going to

it has been a day of mourning. thousands gathered to remember the six students who lost their lives. james hong and dave a d george chen and katherine cooper and veronica weiss. and they were at that vigil tonight and as you will see it was very emotional. >> organizers in tended this to be a time of mourning and reflection. richard martinez tried to rows the students -- rouse the students into action. >> i want you to shout so loud they will hear you jie. he is the father of of christopher martinez who was gunned down at the deli. the students followed his lead. capacity. >> everyone is there and the entire stadium was full. it was awesome. >> the parents of chen, hopping hopping -- hong and wong were at the funeral, but they didn't speak to the crowd. students were supposed to be getting ready for finals, but the violence of this weekend and the loss of six of their schoolmates at the hands of 22-year-old elia roger has made this a difficult end for students who are graduating. >> i am not going to remember this,

many more are mourning the victims, including those three students from the bay area.ay area's kris sanchez shows us what is going done here locally to honor the students. but we begin with mark matthews. so emotional. >> reporter: it was, jessica. they heard from janet na paul tau know. but it was the father of christopher martinez, the young man gunned down at an isla vista deli, it was him, the father, that galvanized this stadium crowd. >> you will live in our hearts

today is a day of mourning and reflection with all classes canceled. also a large thank you poster signed by students hangs outside both the sheriff's station and where six lives were lost. in the news room, mark kelly, kpix 5. >>> we're hearing from a bay area student who had to die for cover to avoid being shot. his name is dillon fontilles from pleasanton and he was inside a deli when the gunman opened fire. >> i was on the phone with my mom in the back of the store while he was still shooting like i don't know last going to happen but anything that does happen just know i love you. the first two bullets that came through hit the martinez kid in the chest. >> did you know him? >> no. but -- after we came up to the front is when we kind of really noticed that and i took my shirt off and we applied the pressure to his wounds to stop the bleeding. while his friends were actually giving him cpr but i mean -- from where the two shots hit and for the time that it took for the ambulance to get there because there was so much other stuff going on, there was

. >>> at 4:31 today is a day of mourning at the santa barbara university. instead thousands are expected to gather on campus this afternoon to reflect and remember the lives of six students murdered in a violent killing spree on friday night. flags at all ten uc campuses will fly at half staff in solidarity and support of the isla vista community. follows several emotional vigils held last night. at the university of santa cruz a friend of veronika weiss talked about the time she shared with her life-long friend. >> she had this laugh that you could hear from miles away. she was always laughing. >> weiss was 19 years old and while hundreds mourned her death along with the ilcannikillings others. others breathed a sigh of relief that others survived. >> he's a part of me, he's a piece of me. and just really, really grateful she's alive. >> i have plenty of friends who go and it really hit close to home. i wanted to stand in solidarity with my friends. >> so much pain. similar scene on the ucla campus where hundreds came together lighting candles to remember

school fishes haofficials have t had a day of mourning and reflection. >>> the search will resume for three men missing inundating a remote area of western colorado. this aerial video from the mesa county sheriff's deputies shows the estimated four miles long, two miles wide mudslide. this thing is huge. rescue teams said monday they found no sign of the missing men. the unstable search area, hampering their empts there. authorities believe recent rain triggered the slide. >>> nbc philadelphia meteorologist britney shipp joins us now. we've been talking about the northwest mudslide, but that one is tremendously large. >> that is impressive to see. the good news is at least we'll see a dry pattern over the west coast as we head into at least the next few days here. here's a closer look at the satellite/radar shot. quiet conditions, dry and very warm. just a few scattered showers for the seattle area. a closer look at the temperatures. take a look at las vegas. already at 85. 81 in phoenix. 65 in los angeles. we're still going to see the triple digits again in phoenix. we won't get out

they are supposed to be getting ready for final exams but yesterday they paused to mourn. one student said he could not believe the turnout. >> the entire graduate school, everyone was there, the entire stadium has never been that full even for the national championship soccer games. it was awesome to see. classes were canceled at uc santa barbara yesterday so the student could take time to mourn. many were wearing black ribbons volunteers made for the memorial service. they filled the bleachers and sat on the grass and all just came together. they do have classes today. some say they think it will help to get back into the routine and to see their friends and to get back into their studies. there will be a vigil here at berkeley campus tonight. >> a training exerts at san jose state on friday has been canceled out of respect for the six students killed in isla vista which would have involved a gunman take over part of the school. the university officials say the exercise could be upsetting and it was best to postpone. >> these bay area high schools held tributes for their

three days of mourning in ukraine. the prime minister blames the police. >>> aid finally arrives at the site of a landslide in afghanistan, but thousands are villagers are still missing. >>> two explosions hit the kenyan port city of mombasa. striking a balance between too much and too little. we're in australia to find out how much sunshine we need every day. >>> first, ukraine's prime minister is blaming police in the city of odessa for failing to stop friday's violence that left 40 dead. three days of mourning have been declared across the country. he says the security forces were inefficient and broke the law. odessa's regional police chief has been fired and the state prosecutor has been told to start a full investigation of every police officer involved. more than 40 people were killed during riots in the city on friday. most were pro-russia activists killed after being trapped inside a burning building. whereabouts in odessa are you, and what's happening there? >> reporter: steven, i'm outside a police station i

afghanistan's president declared a day of mourning for those killed in a mass of landslide. there are 2,000 dead or missing in the badakhshan. the official search was called off and in part due to the lack of equipment. we have the latest on this tragedy. >> reporter: this person is 15 but has lost so much. his mother, two sisters and a brother are buried somewhere if the mountain of mud. >> at the time of the land slide i was holding my mothers hand, it slapd, i escape the -- slipped, i escaped. no one knows his family. he says he needs to find their bodies for peace of mine. >> translation: i want to see their dead bodies, their face so i can come to terms with it. we have been working here for two days without food and water. i'm devastated. i lost everything i had. the houses are still standing on the hillside, providing an ideal of what the village looked like. it's torn in two. >> hundreds of people are camping out. they have been given tents and aid agencies continued to provide food, water and medicine. people feared that another part of the mountain could collapse a

it's not something we can take lightly. >> reporter: now this is a campus in mourning. outside the sorority where he shot three women on the streets at the deli where he opened fire and outside his apartment where he stabbed his two roommates and their friend to death. roommate, george chen's parents writing a tearful goodbye to their son. >> i don't understand why this happened to our son. it's crazy. it doesn't make any sense. >> reporter: the stadium is filled to capacity. you can see students on the bleachers and sitting on the grass. we have seen every life of campus life. diane, i can tell you the emotion is just raw. these students should be celebrating their final classes and tonight their here. >> we're learning about the shooter and his rants being ignored by women. learning the first time about a hidden world of resentment. anger against women where one disturbed young man took refuge. david wright on that. >> reporter: over the past few days a outpouring in response to the misogyny elliot rodgers expressed. if i can't have you, girls i will destroy you. >> r

. >> reporter: a day of mourning for the u.c. santa barbara community. thousands, many wearing black ribbons, gathered a this soccer stadium to remember the victims of last friday's deadly rampage. >> why have such a beautiful place and such beautiful people been hurt in this way? >> reporter: six, young lives lost. among them, katherine cooper, a painter. and veronika weiss, who had just finished her first year. >> for as long as we hold them in our hearts, they are not gone. >> reporter: richard martinez, father of chris michaels-martinez, another victim, called for tougher gun laws. >> how many more people are going to have to die in this situation before the problem gets solved? not one more person should have to die because of this ridiculous situation. >> reporter: it was a message many wanted to hear. the community was terrorized by 22-year-old elliot rodger, a tortured mind, who according to a family spokesman, had been in therapy from 9 years old. many questions remain whether rodger could have been stopped, after his parents reported his distur

they are declaring tomorrow a day of mourning. students are also and we are also hearing from people who lived above elliot rogers where his attack started. he said rogers was a very troubled person. he does not want to be identified. >> i just want everybody to know, nobody deserves this. there was no stopping with them or talking to him, he was a very troubled kid. >> we are learning just his ms. and she called her ex-husband and the police and while driving she heard the first reports of shooting on the radio. our coverage starts, and we have more on the deadly rampage including what was held for the victim and we will have the very latest on the investigation and in a live report. >>> today's memorial day, one of the biggest is a ceremony at the san francisco ceremony. live there this morning, this year we understand the vietnam war will be the focus? >> yes. >> a bunch will be marching here to the national cemetery and if you take a look behind me you can see the sun is just beginning to poke up and this will be a really beau

today is the day of mourning at uc santa barbara. classes are canceled and a memorial is planned for the -- planned for the six students killed friday night. the parents of victim george chen from san jose joined other mowners in ayla sis -- isla vista. >> we don't want our kids to get hurt. it's just -- it shouldn't happen to any family. [ inaudible ] >> should have taken what happened in that story and steps to stop it. it shouldn't have had to happen. >> the first students killed were all from the bay area. david wang, george chen and james hong. kpix 5's betty yu has more about the three young men killed by a fellow student. >> reporter: they were smart kids who friends say had done everything right in their lives. >> never had any drama in high school. always just kept to himself. >> he wasn't the aggressive type. it's really sad to hear someone would take advantage of that and come after james. >> reporter: he was one of elliot rodger's first victims. jeff lee last saw him on graduation day. he came back to the high school to p

a three day mourning period has been the play it in the black sea port city of modesto in south west ukraine. that's after forty six people were killed and or imbalance which erupted late on friday between pro and anti shia forces. more than two hundred people were injured in downtown internet's mean involve some five thousand people gathered outside the region with the new station to mourn the deaths of victims. the clash began with street fighting between the two sides in which at least three people were reported killed by gunfire government opponents to refuge in a building freeze been caught fire after protesters from fire bombs and such this was before significant confrontation in odessa. since unrest the surface in eastern ukraine. well to two hundred fifty five victims had ended in a five out of hundreds of villages very often due to the collapsed homes in need of a landslide on friday in afghanistan. this is in the north eastern afghan province of that . thousands more are viewed it. an official with the local disaster management department says they have talked with relative

school declared a day of mourning and reflection service ended 20 man to go more crime up on the kronrial continues to grow and from of the i the deli mark one of the crime scenes here the see people jumping off floors and other mementos of people leaving candles on the area and from the convenience store there and surveillance cameras and said the store to capture moments the country was fired. both go find one person fatally shot in the store concertinas or other the other people killed in different locations and more than dozen others hurt. one survivor and 18 year old city college student describes a moment's the shooter started firing at her the time she did not know six people had already been killed. he is driving small that they then said something than started shooting. iran's side on in the house and said i got shot. and as a second panel. set the seven can live vigil in o'clock p.m. the visual have an open mike or anyone who would like to share their thoughts and well wishes people can also leave written messages showing support for the victims. continuing to learn more abo

three days of mourning in ukraine. the prime minister blames the police. >>> aid finally arrives at the site of a landslide in afghanistan, but thousands are villagers are still missing. >>> two explosions hit the kenyan port city of mombasa. striking a balance between too much and too li.

. >> : now at 8 a day of mourning continues at the uc santa barbara ceremony there follows deadly rampage near college campus. seven people killed including gun and three young man from the bay area killed in that attack 13 others hurt. here tonight with more on the honor those upon the violence. 20,000 people came to memorial service at uc santa barbara and before the names of isin's kill a moment of silence on the day of mourning and reflection. george chen catherine cooper james holland christopher ross michael martinez david veronica. we ask why has such a beautiful place and beautiful people hurt in this way. why here why now. abbreviated yes eloquent nonetheless in their own unique our children we miss you in more new and preview. we grieve for all the more news. with no hope and trust that your souls are now resting in peace. do you agree that the people in washington should hear not one more person should have the the i because of this ridiculous situation to watter raise my hand and the show so loud they will hear you. a with. not enough on a time not one more. father of one of t

. >>> a community in mourning after six college students were murdered. the father of one if i get makes an emotional plea in front of thousands. that's ahead. >>> donald sterling outlining his legal fight against the nba and why they can't force him to sell the l.a. clippers. good morning. welcome to "early start." i'm christine romans. >> i'm john berman. it's wednesday, may 28th, 5:00 a.m. in the east. we begin with breaking news from afghanistan. two americans from the u.s. consulate have been injured in the western part of the country, near the iranian border. there are reports the vehicle was shot at with a rocket pro l propelled grenade. the two americans suffered light injuries and they are being treated. we will stay on this for you throughout the morning. >>> a u.s. warship carrying 1,000 marines is on the way to libya as the state department issued an urgent warning advising americans to leave the country immediately due to an unstable security situation. officials say the warship is a precautionary move as bloody battle pushes libya to the bri

that was a very emotional day of mourning at uc santa barbara today for that service. abc7 news reporter attended the memorial and is live tonight from isla vista with coverage. that might have been pro found. >> yes. a powerful event. there is 15,000 people expected the stadium holds about 20,000 people. there are students sitting out on the field. it just wrapped up half an hour ago. one of the more powerful speakers a father of a student killed friday night. richard martinez is the father of a student doned down at the deli friday night. he called for students to mobilize to try to stop the violence. >> do you agree that the people in washington stud 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! >> also in attendance, parents of george chen, before coming to the stadium they visited a small memorial of flowers and candles outside of the capri apartments talking with us about their son last night. >> we never thought this wo

the school has made today a day of mourning for students. get for anyone who needs help dealing with what has happened. and this after afternoon at 4, a memorial service will be held at harder stadium at the university to honor the six students who died in this tragedy. the ceremony is expected to last about an hour. a live webcast will also be available for those who can not attend. classes are cancelled today for a day of mourning. counselors will be on hand. keep it tuned here to kron four as we continue to follow the latest with the we'll be posting the latest information on our website, kron-four-dot-com. h,z/ the nigeria government now knows the whereabouts of the hundreds of kidnapped school girls. why the chief of defense is hesitant to announce where they are being kept and why force. >>james:a new wildfire is threatening homes in mariposa county-- near modesto. about 100-people have been evacuated from roughly 50- homes. cox that " when wewhat started as a 20 -acre fire grew to 500- acres. as of right now fire crews have yet to con

a day of mourning for the santa barbara community. today. classes were canceled at u-c-s-b. as students, faculty, staff and the broader community. gathered to pay tribute to six students murdered in friday's deadly rampage. the young student gunman reportedly killed himself. kron 4's justine waldman has more on the memorial to honor those caught in the violence. the service started with the names of victims read outloud by the student president. >>we ask why? why here and why now? why have such a beautiful place and such beautiful people been hurt in such a way? the uc president of the asked that the victims be remembered for what they did in their brief lives. >>"it's important that in our grief, in our grasping for any glimmer of understanding into what can only be seen as unfathomable tragedy. it is important that we not lose sight of the lives we have gathered to remember. all died much too young." the ucsb a cappella choir added somber songs to the service, the university's academic chair. touched upon the sadness felt on campus. and beyond. >>our children will miss you

the university has declared tomorrow a day of mourning and there will be no classes. ann reuben has more from san jose where she spoke to two people that knew the victim. >> the family of george chen was heading to santa barbara to speak with authorities and make arrangements. >> it is too sad to say anything. >> a spokesperson spoke to a man that said he was such a good boy. >> he was very involved in the community and tried to help people. >> and now loved ones are trying to make sense of what happened. >> chen and her roommate was stabbed to death by roger. and austin phillips is in shock. >> no one deserves that, especially not him. >> this is unfortunately happening everywhere and now right here. >> it is bad. >> rock ann a neighbor says that there will be a call to action to prevent the next mass killing from happening. she has this message for chen's relative. >> i am so sorry from the bottom of my heart. i just hope it stops. >> a candlelight vigil will be held at 8:00 p.m. at santa cruz and about 1,000 people are expected to attend. ann reuben. ktvu news. >>>

. >> classes are canceled, today, at uc santa barbara for a day of "mourning and reflection." with a moment service held tonight to honor the six students killed in a young man's crime spree, three of the victims were from the bay area. students are planning to build a memorial wall at student center in the heart of isla vista and counselors are working extended hours to deal with the tragedy. original three of the 13 students injured remain in the hospital and the family of one of the three victims speaking." >> for the first time after an emotional trip to the growing memorial in isla vista last night, matt keller is in san jose with the story. matt? >> one of victims, 20-year-old james hong attended classes a stand out student and he aced a college computer class while he was taking classes here. he also helped out ucsb students with physics. we have video of a memorial that continues to grow near the site where honk and his two friends, david wang and george chen were killed. chen's parents visited the memorial. though came to isla vista with the parents of david wang, whe

. >>> the los angeles' department is mourning an officer killed in a hit and run accident.t happened in arbor city neighborhood. the officers were on a routine parole when they followed a speeding -- patrol when they follow aid speeding car. they were hit by another vehicle while in pursuit. a second person in the vehicle was transported to the hospital. they identified that officer killed as roberto sanchez. >> officer sanchez is survived by his wife and his best friend who was his partner last night. we mourn the loss of officer sanchez as should the rest of the city of los angeles. >> he was on the force for just about six years. >>> hollywood has the oscars and washington has the white house correspondence dinner. they traded their note pads for champagne flutes, rubbing shoulders with those they reported on. now there's a red carpet, a presidential appearance and comic relief. >> i usually start these dinners with a few self- deprecating volkswagens. after my stellar 2013, what could i possibly talk about? [ laughter ] >> america won the boston marathon for the first t

tonight with six students dead, the university of california-santa barbara community is in mourning. the gunman who methodically planned at take, chronicled his descent into a deranged rage. how did this young man who seemed to have everything become a mass murderer? tonight, we take a close look at the clues and his parents' futile race to try to stop him. abc's cecelia vega is in santa barbara. >> tomorrow is the day of retribution. >> reporter: is this the latest face of evil in america? >> you force me to suffer all of my life. and now i will make you all suffer. >> reporter: an angry, psychologically twisted young man whose public rantings exploded into sheer terror in a quiet california community. >> shots fired! >> reporter: taking six young lives and injuring 13. 22-year-old elliott rogdger, a virgin vowing revenge in a twisted video he post fried day addressed at his perceived enemies, young women he said rejected him. >> all those girls i desired so much, they would have all rejected me and looked down upon me as an inferior man. if i ever made a sexual advance toward them.

as the family continues to mourn their loss. david wang?s mother and father are in a deep state of mourning and were not able to speak to reporters. in their place was emily zhu. who?s a very close family friend. she described for us the moment she heard the news that david was killed. emily said she can?t imagine why anyone would want to hurt david. describing him as a quiet but very kind young man. reporting in fremont, dan rubin, kron four news. as new details emerge in the investigation. we're getting glimpses at the chaos that broke out as shooting victims dove for cover. kyung lah brings us surveilance video from one of the deadly shooting scenes. a normal friday night at the i- v deli mart check out line when suddenly "i'm scared just looking at the camera. like holy oh, my god." mike hassan's surveillance cameras capturing the moment at his store customers ducking a glass door shattering. while people run one woman tries to reach out to a victim and calls 9-1-1 as bullets fly overhead. the gunman is just outside mere feet away inten

where ashley's classmates at rancho cotate high school are in mourning. jeff? several hundred classmates and friends gathered at the senior stage of rancho cotati high school to remember ashley and to keep her in their hearts. katlyn rigby friend it's really sad and really hard to lose a friend and being so close to graduation it's going to be hard not hearing her name and seeing her wk and not having her there to experience graduation and as a class in general, it's like losing one of our family members. ashley died in a crash on a rural road near santa rosa on tuesday night. two other people were with her in the car. they were injured but are expected to survive. her classmates say it was a terrible accident that reminds them of just how fragile life can be. ashley and her friends were camping last weekend to celebrate their prom and their last year together before graduation. her friend, cheynne says ashley was one of the nicest people she has ever known and she will be missed. cheynne williamsen friend we were really close, especially right around the time

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. >> tonight students at uc sb and other campus mourning those with were killed. this was the scene tonight at uc santa cruz. hundreds turn out for a vigil and show of solidarity. thousands more gather at other campuses across the state. elliott roger rant against video videotape before the killing spree sparked a compan company. twitter using hash-tag yes all women. lillian live now in the newsroom with more on that. lil i don't know. >> last we check this was trending on twitter. people using the hash-tag to share the experience was male entitlemen entitlement. >> i didn't know why you girls aren't attracted to me. but i will pirn you all for it. >> elliott roger touched a nerve and women fitting back on twitter sharing one story after another. yes all women because i can't walk my dog in "own neighbor without cat call by green men. i have to walk with a key in my hand to feel safe. yes all women because too many intelligent young ladies fell like they have to act dump in order to avoid intimidating male peer. >> i think it's really good to emphasize the the poi

. >> three bay area high schools are mourning the loss of recent graduates including here in south san jose, the first victims in the mass murder in isla vista over the weekend. >> what happens in a home when a son, brother, and trend is killed to a senseless mass murder? for the family of 19-year-old george chen, there are no words. they sent out friend to speak with us. >> i am very sad. they feel so bad you are waiting outside and they want to tell me you don't is to spend the time here because...they will taught say anything. too much sadness. >> neighbors describe george as kind always willing to help and served as a scamp counselor and graduated from leland high school. his life and the lives of two friends, james honk and david want were taken away. the roommate, elliot rodger stabbed them to death before going on a shooting rampage. a tense living arrangement with plans to move out at end of semester. they never got the chance. 20-year-old david wang loved computers and video games and basketball. >> a good kid. he was warm-hearted. he always helped others. >> 20-year-old james

>> friends and family of the first three victims are mourning the loss of loved ones today.ot long ago they were attending bay area high schools including this high school in san jose. here are photos of the three victims. james hong, david wang and george chen the first victims of elliott rodgers. he stabbed them in their apartment. david wang lofted commuters and videos. family and friends say he was happy here the second year studying to be an engineer. he graduated from fremont christian high school two years ago. >> a good kid. [ inaudible ] >> warm-hearted. always helped others. a good boy. >> he was good friends with james hong a graduate in san jose and together they lease around apartment. rodger accused hong of stealing candles and honk pleaded guilty for petty theft. hong knew everyone and will be deeply missed. george chen did not live in the apartment but was to visit hong and wang and graduated two years ago. he was kind and would always lend a helping hand. all three were part of the college of engineering at uc santa barbara. >>> another bay area victim caugh