tonight there is a vigil for veronica weiss. and tomorrow a big memorial planned at uc santa barbara. school officials are calling it a day of mourning and reflection. nbc bay area news. >>> thanks, mark. well. elliott rodgers did have some troubles in the past, but nothing forcing officials to intervene. the sheriff's department said they had run ins with him three times in the last eight months, once to investigate a call that he had been assaulted but they concluded that he was the aggressor and incity gated the assault. then he made an assault on one of his roommates. and last month his family asked authorities to check on him. but they found no signs he was unstable. because he had no criminal record and had never threatened anyone, he was able to purchase three guns. >>> it is a difficult story to understand and very painful. the parents of one of the bay area students who was killed shared their grief with us. they loved their son, their only child. kris sanchez continues our coverage from fremont this evening. such an em

and 19-year-old veronica weiss, a first year student from west lake village. >> amy hollyfield is inhe newsroom with new detail on the investigation and the man behind the rampage and his troubling manifesto. >> we have read over that manifesto and rodger mentioned planning to kill his younger brother so he cannot grow up to surpass him and his step mother. rodger titled the manifesto "my twisted world," and e-mailed it to his parents and therapist before he went on the shooting rampage. his mother and father got in their cars and started driving from los angeles to isla vista but on the way necessity -- they heard of the shootings. the parents were concerned about the video and called authorities and officers had stopped by his apartment. >> they determined he did not meet the criteria for an involuntary mental health hold. >> rodger wrote how relieved he was the deputies did not search the room and find the weapons. in the 140-page long manifesto he writes he planned to carry this out on halloween but decided there were too many officers out that night. he had been planning the sho

. >> the parents of 19 yearly shooting victim veronica weiss says an app led them to the crime seen. the parents say when the sheriff was unable to confirm if their daughter was among those kills and they used an app and it was in the middle of a crime scene. >> there are several events landed. a memorial service is held this afternoon at 4:00 at the stadium of uc santa barbara to honor those killed. students will build a memorial wall at the student center in the heart of isla vista and counselors are working extended hours to help students deal with the tragedy. only they of the 13 students injured remain in the hospital. >> the co-founder of a new york-based start-up is out of a job after controversial commends on the manifesto belonging to suspect elliot rodger. he wrote the comments on the site he cofounded that allows user to comment on music and news. he wrote, some of the sentences were "artful" and beautifully written. he said i apology to everyone, i need to hear the criticisms reflect for wheel and work on becoming a better person. that wasn't enough, and multiple reports

and veronica weiss, and an english major, christopher martinez.estigators are trying to learn all they can. the sheriff searched the home of rodger's mother yesterday near los angeles. friday night rodger e-mailed the hand fest oh to a couple dozen people after reading it, his mother saw the youtube video that laid out the plan and mentioned killing sorority girls. they headed to santa barbara to try and stop him but they heard the report on the radio. they were too late. it is not the first time they were worried. on april 30 they asked the deputies to check. >> mr. rodger was not a danger. >> i don't know girls aren't attracted to me but i will punish you. >> he said i will kill the [ blank ] girls and kill myself and i remember him saying that little bit, very distinctly. >> the sheriff says despite the family concern and previous contact with deputies rodger was able to buy three hand guns legally because he was never institutionized against his will. >> another victim is involving at a hospital. he was visiting a former high school classmate

catherine cooper christopher ross michaels martinez, and veronica weiss. we pledge to stand with the santa barbara community and all of those touched by violence to do all we can to prevent this sort of tragedy in the future. >> tonight a bay area tribute to the six victim who's lost lives including three from the bay area. estimated 20,000 people turned out yesterday. investigators say mass murder suspect killed six students on friday. >>> a report from a private investigator is a boost for the defense in the case of a santa rosa mother accused of grabbing a boy she claimed bullied her daughter. cites three witnesses say that she confronted the 12-year-old boy this month, but never touched him. one student said the boy choked himself, blaming her. >> the kid was specific. he put his hands like this choking himself. he described that to my investigator. >> she is said to be in court june 19th when the district attorney could decide to press charns or drop this case. >> ymca of silicon valley claiming it failed protect children from an accused child moleste

they are all ucsb students, veronica weiss, katherine cooper, 22, both sorority sisters, and the other three names have not been released pending notification of next of kin. the moments after the shooting were chaotic as first responders tried to help people and search for the killer. listen to the frantic dispatch calls between officers last night. >> three down on the corner of segovia. they need three ambulances here. it was a dark colored bmw, a male wearing a white shirt. >> we got another gunshot victim. shots fired, shots fired. >> exit woundxd is bleeding profusely. >> two gunshot wounds, one in the back, one in the arm. >> i just was advised by the sheriff's office that they have the shooter in custody. he has been shot, as well. >> here is what we know about the shooter, elliott rodger who was a 22-year-old student at santa barbara city college. his father is a well regarded commercial director who also worked as an assistant director on "the hunger games movie." his family's attorney says he was diagnosed with highly functional asperger's syndrome. about a year and a half a

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 graduating. >> i am not going to remember this, but because of our love and our community. >> we are going to try our best to resume business as usual. >> candles continue

shot and killed veronica weiss and katherine cooper. another woman was seriously injured.ess than two blocks away, the ivy deli mart. surveillance video from inside the store captures the barrage of bullets. there's another victim killed. christopher martinez who was just out for a sandwich. >> what about chris's right to live? when will this insanity stop? when will enough people say stop this madness? we don't have to live like this! >> reporter: at this point, the pace is picking up. witnesses here say he's driving the bmw into people on the street. one person is shot outside of these apartments. gun fire, smashing windows. it is everywhere. >> get inside! >> reporter: a few blocks away, the gunman shoots at a deputy and misses. officers now in pursuit. he makes it a few more blocks, striking a bicyclist, a couple blocks away, shoots three more people until there's a gun battle with deputies. four deputies who run across the park and fire into the suspect's car. they believe they've hit him in the hip but he continues to drive. he's able to travel a few more blocks unti

when nobody let him in he shot three women around the corner, killing two, katherine cooper and veronica weisst rodger's rampage wasn't over. 9:30 p.m., opens fire at this deli filled with students. surveillance shows people diving for cover. >> i thought that was my last moment. >> his final victim, christopher michaels martinez. >> i gave him cpr for ten minutes before paramedics showed up. >> our son was the most important thing in the world to all of us. he was our only child. so much a part of our lives. it is hard to imagine how things are going to be look now that he is gone. >> at the end, rodger driving in the black bmw, plowed down bikers and indiscriminately shot pedestrians. >> some guy, ran in the house, bleeding, said he got run over with the car. >> this man was skateboarding when rodgers ran into him. sending him flying into the air. both legs are broken. his left leg was come letly shattered. >> by 9:33 it was over. rodger and police in a gunfight. the killer drives away. crashes his bmwa. parentally turning the gun on himself. police say they found 400 round of ammunition in

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 his well being called by his parents. >> they didn't feel anything because of the way he was able to convince them as he was able to convince people in his life. >> reporter: during the mayhem people tried to help. >> i was giving him cpr and i looked down and recognized his face. >> reporter: for those mourning the victims, families most of all, it's a time to grieve and remember. >> she was amazing to watch. she just went into everything with such vitality and enthusiasm. >> reporter: the universit

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 remember this, but because of our love and our community. >> we are going to try our best to resume business as usual. >> candles continue to burn for their fellow

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 throughout the state while all makeshift spots including this wall. it signifies the campuses's recovery and mourning. >>> edward snowden says he was trained as a spy and worked undercover overseas. in his first network tv interview, snowden tells cbs news he was highly trained in electronic surveillance. last year he leased documents regarding a program used to gather e-mails and phone calls of millions of americans. said he worked all levels of the government and disputed government claims that he was just an analyst. >> i worked for t

her sorority student, veronica weiss was from west lake english and christopher martinez worked at the the iv deli. and ago from danville was in isla vista finishing a former high school classmate and he was hit by the rodger car. both legs were broken. he had surgery over the weekend and is trying to get better as fast h fast as he can. his sister said there is an outpouring of support at the family home and on social media we are getting more detail about the shooter and the parents' desperate attempt to reach him and prevent the tragedy. >> from the outside, the gunman lived a nice life but he was driven to kill by loneliness. his parents knew something was terribly wrong. before the attack they received their son's chilling manifesto, the youtube posting confirmed their worst fear. >> forced me to suffer all my life and i will make you suffer. >> his parented jumped in the car to rush to santa barbara but were too late. >> the next target was the sorority house. >> i am going to enter the hottest sorority house of ucsb. two female students were shot and killed. >> next, a deli wher

sweet the sound ♪ >> 3,000 people held vigil to remember him and the other victims including veronica weissfreshman, and 21-year-old katie cooper, who was also studying, art history and archeology. >> you hear about stuff like this happening, and you always think, that doesn't happen to me. but it doesn't happen in my town. [ sobbing ] >> martinez's dad, inconsolable, grief stricken. aren't we tired of this? what are we thinking? >> the shooter, 22-year-old elliott rodger had a visit from law enforcement sent by members that were concerned about what he was posting on oeshl media. could the rampage that left seven, including rodger, dead, have been prevented. the deputies that checked on him found him shy, courteous and not a danger. >> he obviously had deep mental problems and was able to hide it. >> he posted the manifest o, on youtube. the ethic hainvestigators want sure they prevent this from happening again. >> the welfare check, the police said he was courteous to them, do they talk about working out how to figure out if someone is courteous and still have problems? >> i spoke with th

ought parents of 19-year-old shooting victim veronica weiss say an app on the crime phone led them to the crime seen. the parents raced to uc santa barbara when they did not get a phone call from their daughter. the sheriff could not confirm whether veronica was among those killed, they used her "find my iphone app," we were looking at the phone while they were moving her body away from the -- to take her to the morgue and we saw the dot on the screen on the working phone. >> they knew then that veronica was one of the girl whose died on the front lawn of the sorority. >> many are asking, could the rampage have been prevented? the police say elliot rodger e-mailed his 137-page manifesto to the family and one of the two therapists. it outlined a vicious attack that was three years in the works and police say one of the therapists with worked with elliot rodger for years did not on the e-mail until around 10:00 friday night and when he called police the attack had already taken place. >> he intentionally sent it at a point where no one could really do anything and despite this history f

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, but because of our love and our community. >> we are going to try our best to resume business as usual. >> candles continue to burn for their fell

. >> this is veronica weiss, shot by rodjer. always smiling. >> a photo we just received of 22-year-old katy cooper, studying archaeology at uc santa barbara. our thoughts and prayers certainly with all of your family and friends today. imagic the chaos and the panic, it lasted just ten minutes. in that time he created an incredible amount of chaos. >> there are ten crime scenes there including rod jer's apartment, sorority house, multiple streets where he engaged in more than one shootout with police. >> sara sidner joins us live from ala vista. sara, i know it's early there. what are you seeing this morning? i know there are a lot of vigils. >> christi and victor, we're standing outside the ivy deli mart. you mentioned this victim. it's really important to this community that the victims are talked about more than the suspect and his manifesto and his rage against society, women in particular. let me show you the vigil that's growing here. it is filled with candles. there are notes to the family. there are pictures. it says yo

lives of six uc-santa barbara students, his three roommates, two young women, katie cooper and veronica weiss. and finally christopher martinez. martinez's father told us he hopes to meet with another grieving parent, elliott rogers' father, peter. >> what i would hope is that we can come together. you know, he's made -- he said i want to work to try to prevent this from happening again. that's our common ground. >> reporter: in the continuing investigation, a warrant was served on at least one of the three stores where roger legally purchased his guns. and the sheriff's department is reexamining how roger was able to fool trained deputies during an april 30th check on his well-being triggered about his parents' concerns. >> they had felt that he was a danger, they would have taken additional steps, and they didn't feel that because of the way he was able to convince them, as he was able to convince so many people obviously in his life. >> reporter: during the mayhem, many tried to help. alyssa harper, a friend rushing to martinez's fallen body. >> i was giving him cpr. and i looked down and

and 19-year-old veronica weiss, her friends distraught. >> he was innocent, you know? very nice, she didn't deserve this. >> and 22-year-old katie cooper, just weeks from graduating. and chris martinez, a sophomore english major. >> he was the most warm, loving, kind-hearted kid you could ask for. >> heartbreak on a scale that has no measure. jennifer, nbc, santa barbara. >>> president obama secretly flew to afghanistan on sunday for a surprise visit with troops. and tipped his hand at america's role in afghanistan. the site of this nation's longest war. tracie potts is in washington, d.c., he did not meet with hamid karzai, why not? >> reporter: they spoke on the spoken. he was on the ground for a few hours. it's been two years sing he was in afghanistan. the president said he wanted to go there to personally thank the troops for their service. >> i'm here on a single mission, and that's to thank you for your extraordinary service. >> reporter: he was on the ground four hours and only spoke to the afghan president by phone after taking off from the air base. president

answered at 9:27 p.m., he shot and killed two students standing across the street, katy cooper and veronica weiss. then according to his manifesto, i will then make my way to del playa splattering anyone i can and that's exactly what happened. on his way there he stopped and went into the isla vista deli, a place he had regularly frequented. the surveillance video shows the customers hitting the floor. when the gunfire ended 20-year-old christopher michael-martinez laid dead. his father lost his only son. >> they talk about gun rights. what about chris's right to live? when will this insanity stop? when will enough people say stop this madness? we don't have to live like this. too many have died. we should say to ourselves not one more. >> reporter: rodger sped off and began firing on a crowded street filled with students including mitch brew. >> i see there's a guy next to me who was just in shock, he was shaking and crying and trying to comfort him and everyone's called their parents and texting their friends saying stay inside. >> reporter: before the gun battle with police he kept driving and

flowers, students hugged and cried and talked about 20-year-old katherine cooper and 19-year-old veronica weiss, the sorority sisters gunned down friday. even though many at the vigil did not know the young women, the students felt the loss and wanted to acknowledge it. just down the street, chalk messages of love and solidarity were drawn on the sidewalk where eliot rogers stabbed his three roommates. in front of those messages, more flowers and candles. it was there that i met communications major, tyler and film student zach stein. they have set up a t-shirt fund-raising campaign to help out the victims' families. >> i sent out 200 invitations on facebook and we have about 800 in the group already and 100 people that have already bought a shirt as of two hours ago. >> reporter: while stein was happy to get the word out about a fund-raising, but a few blocks away at a deli where rogers shot his sixth victim, a group of people with signs tried to push the news media away. they wanted to protect people who were coming to the deli to mourn. a variety of reactions to the rampage and its aftermath

and shot in from of a sorority house, 19-year-old veronica weiss. >> she was nice, she just didn't deserve this, you know? >> and 22-year-old katie cooper, just weeks from graduating. and shot in the deli, chris martinez, a sophomore english major. >> he was the most warm, loving, kind-hearted kid you could ask for. >> reporter: heartbreak on a scale that has no measure. jennifer, nbc news, santa barbara. >> a heartbreak that's all too common. >>> president obama secretly flew to afghanistan sunday for a surprise visit with active duty troops, and tipped his hand at america's role in afghanistan. the site of this nation's longest war. tracie potts is in washington, d.c. good morning, he did not meet with the afghan president during this unannounced trip, why not? >> they talked on the phone, but couldn't arrange for karzai to come to the air base. he was on the ground for a few hours. he's done this three times before. it's been two years since he was in afghanistan. the president wanted to go there to personally thank the troops for their service. >> i'm here on a single mission, to thank

california: 22-year-old katherine cooper was about to graduate with art history degree. 19-year-old veronica weiss was a sports star in high school and wanted to be a financial wizard. christopher martinez a 20-year old who was studying english and planned to spend junior year in london. >> students across the state are mourning the victims this morning. this was the scene at uc santa cruz where hundreds turned tout remember the students killed. students and faculty gathered in ucla in a show solidarity and similar at uc san diego. napolitano said flags will be lowered to half staff to honor the victims. >> classes are canceled at uc santa barbara today for what called "a day of mourning and reflection." a memorial service is planned for 4:00 this afternoon at ucsb stadium to honor those killed. counselors are working extended hours all week. the chancellor says counselors from other schools like berkeley are joining in to help. >> elliot rodger's rant against women has sparked a social media campaign. people continue toed in twitter using "yes, all women" to share experiences. legal beyond kim ha

one of the shooting victims, veronica weiss, was remembered last night at the high school where she played water polo just last year. >> classes were canceled at ucsb so the students could attend a memorial service for all of the victims. and abc's tahman bradley is tracking the latest developments. >> reporter: as campuses across california pay tribute to the victims, this morning, we're learning chilling, new details about elliot rodger's elaborate plot to kill, laid out in a 137-page manifesto and online videos. >> girls are not sexually attracted to me. that's a problem that i intend to rectify. >> reporter: 9:17 p.m. friday. rodger's mothers phone rings. a family friend says it was the shooter's therapist, asking if she read the manifesto, called "my twisted world." alarmed, she checks her son's youtube channel. rodger's mother calls her ex-husband, hollywood director peter rodger, they race to santa barbara, alerting police. but it's too late. >> shots fired. >> reporter: ten minutes of terror. 12 different crime scenes. 13 wounded. three shot dead. and at rodger's apartment, his two

katie cooper and veronica weiss. then according to his manifesto, i will then make my way to dell playa slaughtering as many of my enemies as i can, shooting anyone i don't splatter. and that's exactly what happened. on his way there he stopped and went into the isla vista deli, a place he had regularly frequented. the surveillance video shows customers hitting the floor for cover, when the gunfire ended 20-year-old christopher martinez lay dead. his father richard lost his only son. >> chris was a really great kid. ask anyone who knew him. his death has left our family lost and broken. >> reporter: rodger sped off and began firing on a crowded street filled with students including mitch brewe. >> there was a guy next to me who was just in shock. he was shaking and crying and you know trying to comfort him and everyone is calling their parents and texting their friends, stay inside. >> reporter: before his final gun battle with police, he kept driving and firing and struck two bicyclists. the sheriff says he then too

ventrone veronica weiss, katherine cooper, both sorority sisters and christopher michael martinez. his father, richard, talked with christopher 45 minutes before he died. >> you don't think it will happen to your child until it does. chris died because of craven, irresponsible politicians and the nra. they talk about gun rights. what about chris' right to live? when will this insanity stop? >> six victims are still hospitalized tonight two are in serious condition. one of those injured in the santa barbara rampage is a 19-year-old university of pacific student who lives in danville. we spoke to his family tonight and she joins us live with more on their ordeal. >> reporter: that's right, nick pasichuke was done for the school year and drove down to uc santa barbara to visit his best friend from high school for the weekend and was in the wrong place at the wrong time. the 19-year-old water polo star was happy to be hanging out with friends in isla vista for the start of summer vacation. his dad says they went out to celebrate and get something to eat. nick pasichuke says he shot at

. >> reporter: students, veronica weiss, and other names withhold. >> mainly it's an air of disbelief many science the crowd made its way to isla vista, walking the same streets that the killer did, it streets lined with apartments and shops and streets that they want to believe are safe. >> by now everyone has seen el lots rodger' video, heard the hate and the threats. >> i think it could have happened anywhere. this could go wrong anywhere. some could have these thoughts and problems anywhere, but it's sad that it happened here. >> it's a college town and every college town with parties and everything, but it's just not -- not the place that would you expect something like this to happen. >> reporter: sheriff's deputies who checked on rodger om last month at his family's request described him as "polite" and even shy and left without realizing he had guns and a plot. students too wondered what they may have missed? >> why did he feel this way? >> it's the quiet ones that you don't really see coming. they don't give off too much -- they don't give too many signs. >> reporter: so the

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 from elliott rogers and asked we don't reveal his identity. over the last several months he got to know roger well so during the mass vigil he decided not to go. >> when you only know the shooter, what am i supposed to do? go there and say i'm sorry i knew the guy that did this? >> they popped up in several spots marking where students were killed or injured. martinez was

veronica weiss's parents were worried when their daughter did not answer her cell phone friday night.h rah just after midnight saturday morning to try to find her. >> drove up to the hospital and looked for her at the hospital and that was about the time my wife observed or the thought occurred to her that maybe in veronica's condition they don't go to the hospital. >> reporter: it was sun rise on saturday morning when bob weiss and his wife learned their daughter had been killed. rodger's three roommates were killed in the apartment. their bodies were discovered when the detectives arrived at the home. they were roommates. for "cbs this morning," ben tracy. >> doctors expect all the wounded victims will survive. uc santa barbara's break begins in three weeks. >> crews battle a nearby wildfire. it's already burned 21 square miles since tuesday and the fire is only 25% contained. an evacuation warning for 3,200 residents is expected to be lifted today. no homes have been lost. a much larger fire is burning in alaska south of anchorage. 2,043 acres have gone up in kenai peninsula. evacu

katie cooper and veronica weiss. it has been christopher's father who has been the most vocal. >> people need to understand that real people died here, they need to put faces and names and historys to the people who died to make it real for them. that it could be them. these things will continue until somebody does something. where the hell is the leadership? where the hell are these people we elect and spend money on. they are getting rich sitting in cook. what do they do? they don't take care of our kids. my kid died because nobody responded to sandy hook. they lost little kids. it is bad enough i lost my 20 year old i had 20 years with my son. >> in addition to congress, he is blaming the nra, he said he talked to his son, sophomore, 45 minutes before he was shot. we will continue to follow developments out of santa barbara. >>> other news developing in the east bay, husband is behind bars being charged with murdering his wife. and we have details on the crime, including the suspect's confession. >>> under arrest.

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 from elliott rogers and asked we don't reveal his identity. over the last several months he got to know roger well so during the mass vigil he decided not to go. >> when you only know the shooter, what am i supposed to do? go there and say i'm sorry i knew the guy that did this? >> they popped up in several spots marking where students were killed or injured. martinez was

shot and killed veronica weiss and katherine cooper. another woman was seriously injured. less than two blocks away the iv delimart. surveillance video from inside the store captures the barrage of bullets. there's another victim killed christopher martinez who was out for a sandwich. >>what about chris's right to live? when will this insanity stop? when will enough people say stop this madness, we don't have to live like this. at this stage, the pace is now picking up. witnesses say he's driving his bmw into people on the street. one person is shot outside the apartment. gunfire smashing windows, it is everywhere. a few blocks away, the gunman shoots at a deputy and misses. officers now in pursuit, they make it a few blocks. he strikes a bicyclist. a couple blocks away, three more people shot. until there's a gun battle with deputies. it's four deputies on foot who run across this park and they fire into the gunman's car. they believe they hit him in the hip but he still continues driving. he's able to travel a few more blocks, striking a bicyclist. that bicyclist is hit

katie cooper and veronica weiss.is next stop, that deli, where a third uc-santa barbara student died from gunshot wounds. the distressed father of christopher michael martinez lashing out at the senseless violence. >> when will this insanity stop? when will enough people say stop this madness? we don't have to live like this! too many have died, we should say to ourselves "not one more." >> reporter: deputies chasing after rodger in his black bmw. exchanged gunfire with him twice. the rampage ended with a crash. rodger shot in the head. >> it would appear he took his own life. >> reporter: found in rodger's car, three semiautomatic handguns and more than 400 rounds of ammunition, all purchased legally. students gathered in silence saturday night to honor the victims after the traumatizing violence. the end of their school year. colleges near here have made counseling services available to students. again, a total of seven people, including the gunman, are dead. among the 13 who were injured, two are still in serious

girls, she was studying archaeology at uc santa barbara, according to facebook, and 19-year-old veronica weissr father told the "l.a. times" she played four sports in high school and loved math. and 20-year-old christopher martinez was killed at a deli in isla vista. his father called for stricter gun control and this emotional message. >> i can't tell you how angry i am. it's just awful, and no parent should have to go through this. no parent. to have a kid die because in this kind of a situation, what has changed? have we learned nothing? these things are going to continue until somebody does something. so where the hell is the leadership? >> mm. martinez went on to say lawmakers should have taken action after sandy hook, bub they didn't, and now his child is lost too. i'm joined once again by cnn legal analyst paul callan and criminologist james alan fox. paul, a connecticut lawmaker is renewing his call for tougher gun laws after the shooting spree. we know elliott rodger bought his guns legally. we also know he has a long history of mental health issues. he'd been seeing a therapist since

. >>> katherine cooper and veronica weiss and christopher martinez were the other three killed. katherine just graduated with an art history degree. and veteran was was a freshman. ought father of a bay area victim who survived, said he hopesly son is discharged from the hospital today or tomorrow. knick -- nick was visiting a former classmate when he was hit by elliot rodger's car with both legs broken. his dad does not thing he can walk for some time and said it will be a long rory at the home in the east bay. >> police look for clues into what prompted the killer to go on the wild rampage. >> elliot rodger e-mailed his manifesto to two dozen people shortly after posting a letening video on youtube on friday night but how the rampage began is a key mystery stumping authorities who are trying to determine exactly how he was able to overpower three young men without drawing attention. in the video the son of a legal wood director blamed his misery on a lack of attention from women and not fitting in with a college crowd. >> you can get the latest on the story any time with break

a store where christopher martinez was shot and the sorority house where katherine cooper and veronica weiss were killed. all three were students at uc santa barbara. ♪ i once was lost but now i'm found ♪ >> the grief and fear palpable on the faces of all the thousands of students and community members who attended a vigil on campus yesterday. we're covering all the angles here. first we go to kyung lah in isla vista. >> reporter: what we're waiting to hear is what happened inside that apartment before the shooting spree began. there were three roommates, three people found inside. we're still waiting to hear the identities. still waiting to hear how he was able to succumb all three of them with a knife. that's still what we're waiting to hear. officers are also going over their history with rodger. there has been that recent mental health -- the recent welfare check that his parents asked officers to go check and he was able to convince them that he was fine. there's also going to be a lot of investigation into his online history, his school history as well as his mental health history, but

the father of veronica weiss who was killed outside a sorority house says he cannot believe how his family has now joined the ranks of so many others killed by a deranged gunman. >> this is something i don't have any experiences close to this in my life. when somebody close to you dies, reach out to survivors, because even though it feels awkward and you don't have anything to say, every little word, every little sentence on facebook, it all means something. it means -- you're not alone. >> and while he may be in shock, the father of christopher martinez, who was killed at a deli, well, he was far more outraged. he had this powerful message. >> i can't tell you how angry i am. it's just awful. and no parent should have to go through this. no parent. to have a kid die because in this kind of a situation, what has changed? have we learned nothing? these things are going to continue until somebody does something. so where the hell is the leadership? where the hell is these people we elect to congress and we spend so much money on? these people are getting rich sitting in congress. and what do

we want to tell you about veronica weiss and katy cooper. they were walking and shot and killed.m die before his eyes. a terrible scene for all of the community. they are trying to cope by remembering the victims and trying not to focus on the suspect, elliott rogers that put out 141 pages of a manifest toe and videos so chilling and disturbing this community has really been shaken. >> i know again another story you don't want to cover. thanks for being there. sarah and others from cnn will be there. thank you for watching. i'm candy crowley in washington. set your dvr to "state of union" if you can't be here live. if you missed any of today's show, find us on itunes. with the latest on today's e ler elections in ukraine. >>> this is gps the local public square. welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. it's election day in ukraine and we'll start with a live look how the struggles between east and west are playing out at the poles. next, a version of nazi is afoot in russia. that is the explosive allegation you'll hear from the billionaire

david wong and two other students inside his apartment before gunning down katherine scooper and veronica weiss outside a sorority house. bullet holes are still evident in windows outside the deli. dillon dodged bullets inside the store and remembers seeing rodger's face. >> he was almost smiling like he was happy about what was going on. >> reporter: he says he and several others tried to save 20- year-old chris martinez but says it was too late. all six of his victims were uc of santa barbara students. the university will remember them in a memorial service today. it was 137 pages long with the manifesto and ten minutes 13 people were injured. deputies found three semiautomatic handguns and 400 unused outside in rodger's car all the weapons were legally purchased. >> well, mark this is a somber day for the college community. >> reporter: it sure is michelle. 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

catherine cooper, veronica weiss and christopher martinez. the names of the remain iing victims are expected to be released at any moment, and meanwhile, the father of chris martinez spoke saturday. >> why did chris die? chris died because of the craven irresponsible politicians, and the nra. they talk about the gun rights. what about chris's right to live? >> right now the deputies are looking at a 140-page manifesto that the killer wrote as well as several videos that he recorded as well, a nd he sent the manifest toe to the people including the parents who are reportedly searching for him frantically when they seized it. jennifer bjorklund is live for us in santa barbara, and i know that the last time we spoke you indicated that we might learn more of the names of the victi s s. do we have them yet? >> no, they promised to walk it out in the form of a press release within the hour. i will let you know when we have that information. i did speak with the sheriff earlier today, and he told me that they are doing as complete an investigation a

veronica weiss, katherine cooper, and christopher michaels martinez.amilies left stunned and in search of answers. >> none of us, i don't care who you are, are immune from this. i don't care where you live. this can happen to you. >> the young man believed to be behind the mass murder was identified by his own family as 22-year-old elliott rodger. in april of this year, sheriffs deputies had been in contact with rodger after a family member expressed concern and requested a check on his welfare. rodg rodger, who krcreated a number disturbing videos in the past posted one to youtube on friday just hours before the shooting rampage began. joining me now is nbc news correspondent jennifer bjorkland. what's the latest with the investigation on the ground? >> reporter: well, sheriffs investigators have 12 clirime scenes they have to comb through. a lot of information to gather and witnesses to interview. the most important part of the investigation is the why. they already know what happened. they already know who is responsible. but they need to do some in

sdp we know the identities of the three of the victims. 22-year-old kathryn cooper, 19-year-old veronica weiss and christopher michael martinez. all three were uc santa barbara students. thousands held a candle light vigil to honor them and attempt to cope. >> this is beautiful. this is such a powerful moment for our community and it's truly amazing to see all of these faces out here together. >> grief counselling services have been made available for students, faculty and staff in the area. jennifer, with sunday morning good to you. what more are we learning today? >> reporter: i just spoke with the sheriff here in santa barbara county and he says they do as thorough an investigation every shell casing, everything, every piece of evidence is gathered and collected from 12 different crime scenes. that do as thorough an investigation as if they were prosecuting a suspect. he says they owe that to the families who are looking this morning for answers. >> was really loved by a lot of people. >> reporter: heartbreak as a father loses his son. >> i talked to him about 45 minutes before he died. >>

. >> bob weiss had a special bond with his daughter, veronica. she was his firstborn child and he was a stay-at-home dad until she was 12. >> i changed her diapers, took her to preschool, taught her how to throw a ball. >> reporter: the two were almost inseparable. pictured here with her brother cooper. veronica headed off to university less than a year ago, and now her father is having to do something he cannot bear to do with her. bury her. veronica weiss was one of the six students killed in a diabolical plan carried out by a disturbed 22-year-old. as soon as news of the shooting hit the airwaves, weiss began receiving messages. >> the first ones were things like, oh, we heard about santa barbara. everything's okay, right? well, no. it's not right at all. veronica's dead. >> reporter: he and his wife and sons raced up to the university when they didn't get a phone call from their normally conscientious daughter. while waiting for word from officials, they tracked veronica's cell phone. it was still on. it even began to move. but she wasn't ans

a mick shift memorial is set up at westlake high school where one of the victims, veronica weiss was victim. >>> one of the injured was nick pasichuke. family friend laura yorke said nick and her son played water polo from the fifth grade to high school. pasichuke was in santa barbara visiting a friend when suspected killer, elliot rodger, hit him with his car and broke both of nick's legs. yorke has texted with nick. >> will have to have a lot of rehabilitation. it bothers me a lot. it bothers me a lot that the six other families have to deal with the death of their children. >> nick is on the water polo team. stay right here with ktvu for the latest on that tragedy in santa barbara. we'll keep you updated all morning long and we're posting updates on ktvu.com, facebook and twitter. >>> vefl developing news out of central california where a wildfire has forced more than 100 people from their homes. the fire is burning east of lake mcclure, east of turlock. right now, hundreds of firefighters are at the scene using helicopters and bull losers to fight the flames. firefighters say the

katherine cooper was gunned down along with veronica weiss.ristopher martinez became the final victim because he walked into a deli for a snack. what his father has to say is sure to echo in congress. sara sidner covered the story throughout the weekend and joins us now from outside of the sheriff's department in santa barbara. good morning, sara. >> reporter: good morning, carol. you know, the students are talking about this. there is going to be a day of mourning at uc santa barbara school. the student who was actually the shooter in this actually went to santa barbara city college. lots of students in this area and lots of conversations going on not just about what happened but also about the politics of all this. there's a conversation about gun control but there's also a lot of talk about the fact that this guy ended up stabbing as many people and killing them as he did shooting people. police say this is where the sinister plan of a disturbed student began to unfold. three people, all stabbed to death, are taken from the apartment of 22-

the two victims killed, were kathryn brean cooper a 22-year-old, and veronica elizabeth weiss, a 19-year-oldth of these young ladies were students. they were the two that were killed and the third victim, who is still alive suffered multiple gun shot wounds. after shooting those victims, the suspect travelled to location number throw, a nor by delicatess an on pardell road. he exited his vehicle and entered the deli and he shot and killed 20 year old christopher ross mo michael- martinez that was a usb student. to the patrol deputies heard the shooting and responded to investigate the incident. as they arrived in the scene. they witnessed the suspect who at that time was unknown, fleeing east bound in his suspect vehicle, a black bmw. the suspect, continued to location number four at the top of the loop, where he fired multiple rounds at two people on the sidewalk. now the suspect drove his vehicle on the wrong side of the rod that was parallel to the sidewalk when he shot from the driver's window. the suspect continued forward and he turned southbound on to el embarkdero. and eastbound on d

the two victims who were killed were catherine brianne cooper, a 22-year-old, and veronica elizabeth weiss these young ladies were ucsb students. those were the two who were killed. and the third victim who is still alive suffered multiple gunshot wounds. after shooting those victims, the suspect then traveled to location number three, a nearby delicatessen that's located on pardol road. he exited his vehicle, he entered the delicatessen, and he shot and killed 20-year-old christopher ross michael martinez. that's a double-barreled hyphenated name. michael-martinez. he was also a uscb student. isla vista foot patrol deputies heard the shooting and responded to investigate the incident. as they arrived at the scene, they witnessed the suspect who at that time was unknown fleeing o eastbound in his suspect vehicle, a black bmw. the suspect continued toward location number four at the top of the loop where he fired multiple rounds at two people who were on the sidewalk. now, the suspect drove his vehicle on the wrong side of the road and it was parallel to the sidewalk when he shot from the d