rodger, i don't know how to help a guy like elliot rodger. he was really far gone but there's a lot of guys where i would say, you know, the first step is to -- this is what i said is to not think about getting laid as the prize. getting a woman as the prize. >> i've got to go, arthur. >> worth doesn't come from that. >> thank you very much. >> yeah. >> thank you, don. >> we appreciate all of you joining us and to all of my guest, nina burleigh, please stick around. coming up the president goes to west point to talk about america's place in the world. are we still the most powerful nation on earth. should we be? that's next. >>> tomorrow night at 9:00 original "the sixties" premieres. here's a sixties minute for you. ♪ >> hear me now. speaking. >> by 1960 essentially every household in america had a television. >> there was no denying the shift in attitudes towards sex, towards race relation, towards politics. it was all televised. >> never has this di sent been as emotional as intense. >> when there was a huge thing that happened, it happe

first target. >> elliot rodger here. >> reporter: elliot rodger's first run-in with police happened last year after a fight at a college party. he had been pushing women and no charges were filed. >> there was nothing i've seen to suggest that there was a red flag. that anyone was aware of in law enforcement. >> reporter: family and friends say rodger had been treated by health experts since he was a child but stopped frequent visits after he turned 18. >> girls are not sexually attracted to me. i have a major problem with that. a major problem. that's a problem that i intend to rectify. >> reporter: rodger began posting menacing internet videos in february. his mother became so alarmed she asked police to check on him last month. they did. but saw no signs of a threat or need to search for weapons. >> if the law enforcement officer comes to a location and doesn't see anything that suggests the person is a threat to themselves or somebody else, for him to merely take somebody into custody because there was a concerned mother would violate his civil rights. >> reporter: minutes befor

rodger so it was surreal when it was confirmed that it was elliot rodger. >> not to put you on the spot, why didn't you do anything about it? >> i really wasn't in a position to. i didn't know his family at all. you know, i knew him but i only saw him about seven, eight, maybe ten times at the most and, you know, i didn't feel like it was my place to. i wasn't close enough to the situation. there were a lot of adults in his life, older adults that were in a much closer position. so i didn't feel it would be appropriate for me to step in. >> okay. so you say he fit the bill of a mass murderer? i don't want to put words in your mouth. what did you say? >> yeah. he fit the bill of the type of person that would lose it? >> so what were those occasions? how would he fit the bill? >> as i said, when i first met him, i found him as shy and awkward and standoff-ish. i thought he might be on the autism spectrum. but i had one conversation with him, just a casual conversation at a public street event, you know, in nearby venice where he was going on about some of the same things that we've heard

this is the thing, and they say they found elliot rodger "polite and courteous." they didn't search his apartment but listen to his family's statement, this coming after the killing. >> the rodger family offers their deepest compassion and sympathy to the families involved in this terrible tragedy. we are experiencing the most inconceivable pain and our hearts go out to everybody involved. >> cnn's sara sidner joins us live from isla vista. we're learning more about what happened there and what happened before those initial stabbings with this elliot rodger. what's happening there this morning? >> reporter: i want to show you what's happening here, because the students here and the people of isla vista have been so struck by this, so affected by this, and what we're seeing now as you know, there are ten crime scenes, what we're seeing now is in the places where the victims were killed, there are growing memorials. you can see the one that's grown here at the ivy deli mart. this is where christopher martinez died, lost his life. people leaving candles, bringing flo

hong did have a run-in with his roommate elliot rodger. rodger accused hong op stealing three candles worth $22. rodger made a citizens arrest. hong did plead guilty to petty theft. the high school will provide counseling to students when they return back to class tomorrow in case they need someone to talk to. reporting live here in san jose, bob redell. >>> 13 other people were hurt because of the rampage including nick pasichuke from alamo. he was actually in santa barbara visiting a friend when the suspect hit him with his car. pasichuke is a business major at the university of pacific in stockton. the impact breaking both of his legs. this morning the family is in santa barbara with him. they say they've seen an outpouring of support from the community. mitch lobarsky was riding his bike when he was run down. >> he was driving so fast. as soon as he saw me flord it and ran into me. that's all i remember. guy who witnessed it said that he -- i don't know if he made eye contact but he put his head down and just the windshield was all bro

rodger and this morning he says that the family in no way blamed police. >> elliot rodger fooled everyone for a very, very long time. he fooled he and his family and he fooled everyone who saw him. he was a tragic figure. when i talk about him i talk about him knowing what he did, he is in many ways a monster. >> elliot rodger killed 60's people before taking his own life. he stab three young men in his apartment all from the bay area and went on to shoot can kill three student and injure 13 others. his mother and dad were driving from uc santa barbara when they got the manifesto and saw the video but it was too late. they heard reports of the shooting as they were driving. his parents cannot face the media but through their friend they want to know although their friend is dead, too they are mourning his victims more than him. >> from the coastal college town to the bay area and now washington, dc, students, friends, strangers and lawmakers are honoring the sixth victim. >> i ask the house of representatives observe a moment silence for the victims, for their families, their friends, the

terry mcsweeney has insight into the mental health of elliot rodger. we begin with jean ellie who is on the campus of uc santa cruz. >> hundreds of students stand together. the violence didn't happen on this campus be many of the students have ties to the students. ♪ we shall overcome >> reporter: hundreds of students stand remembering six uc santa barbara students killed friday. >> it hit close to home. i was worried about my friends. i want stood stand with them. >> reporter: only distance separated students from the sadness on the santa barbara campus. >> it never hit me until coming here and listening to people talk and hearing the names of the victims. >> reporter: names like veronika weiss. a childhood friend of hers shared stories about playing softball with a cheerful teammate. >> whenever, eve if we were losing she had this laugh you could hear from miles away. >> reporter: some students cried with relief. >> i don't know what i would have done if i lost my cousin. he's just a part of me. he's just a piece of me. i just really, really gratef

they say hong had an at best complex relationship with elliot elliot elliot rodgers. elliott once had hong arrested accusing him of stealing a candle. >> elliott had just like a scented candle and james took it for whatever reason and put it in his room. he called the cops on shane and got him arrests and he had to spend like twelve hours in jail. >> we've also learned the identity of the third victim found in that apartment, david wong. we've learned he is from fremont, another bay area young man killed in this spree. one of the first victims of elliot rodgers. it's unclear if he was a roommate or simply visiting at the time of this incident. we will continue to monitor developments on this story, especially how they pertain in the bay area. all of our hearts go out to the families of those victims. we are live here in san jose. christian captain. >>> and in light of the tragic events, uc santa barbara is declaring tomorrow a day of mourning and reflection. regular classes will not be held, faculty will be available to meet with students as necessary. there will be a

. >> police are removing boxes of evidence from the apartment of elliot rodger the same apartment where the 22-year-old killed throw young men from the bay area before going on his shooting spree and killing three more students. >> elliot rodger mailed the disturbing 137-page manifesto to two dozen people you whiching his parents and one of two thinkist he was seeing. the parents called police and rushed to santa barbara after learning of the threats but the shootings had already taken place. elliot rodger killed six people before taking his own life. >> the parents of one of the victims is sharing their anguish for the first time and grove counselors will be on hand at san jose high school where a victim graduateed. matt? >> counselors are here at lynbrook high school. many of the classmates will remember james hong the first victim in the rampage killing in isla vista. here is video of a memorial where hong and his two friends, george chen and david wang were stabbed on friday night by mass murder suspect elliot rodger. all three are from the bay area. the parents went to isla vista a

. >> elliot rodger fools everything for a long time. >> family friends shares the pain of parents of the isla vista killer are feeling, more for their victim than their son. >> this is the first time we get a look at the remorse and pain haunting the parents of mass murderer elliot rodger and the action they tried to take to stop the rampage. >> a family friend is reading the statement directed at families of the victim but the family friend watched asked idea grow up and is sharing his own impressions. >> he is in many way a monster. >> in an interview on "good morning america" the family friend said that about the 22-year-old who killed six people. as for a younger elliot rodger, he says growing up he seems lonely. >> he was very removed, remote child. he was an odd child. he hesitateed. he shook when you met him. >> he said his parents were aware he had problems and tried to get him help. elliot rodger was on xanax the last six months used to treat anxiety caused by depression and doctors offered to put him on medication before. he would not take it. >> there is a sense he tried e

>> arthel, how did elliot rodger fall through the cracks? you know, he fooled police when he went to the apartment and questioned him. went to multiple therapies and his being diagnosed, family lawyer said, with high functioning asperger's. this morning bill brown said when the deputies went to the apartment and talked to him he was able to convince them he was fine. >> when be read his autobiography and manifesto that he wrote it's very apparent that he was able to convince many people for many years that he didn't have this deep underlying obvious mental illness that ultimately manifested itself in this terrible tragedy. >> congressman tim murphy, a psychologist, has raised this issue. when police interviewed him, was the college notified? elliot's psychologist, therapists see the video and act properly? was elliot still in treatment or did he, like so many of the other shooters, refuse to cooperate with treatment? was he taken to the hospital for mental evaluation or police? murphy's legislation. the helping families and mental health cri

elliot rodger's plotted to get rid of them. david wang of fremont a sophomore engineering student was also killed in that apartment. the victims' friend say they had done everything right in their lives. >> always smiling and he was a happy kid and it's so unfortunately for this ha top ha him. you know and i feel bad for his parents. >> it's just a shame the way he died just everything hike that. so robbed of a happy life. good life. >> reporter: and a friend of david wang's told us that the family wants everyone to know that they do not want this to happen again. we're live in san jose, kiet do, kpix 5. >> okay thank. we're hearing from a bay area student having to dive for cover to avoid being shot. his name is dillon, he's from pleasanton. and he was inside that deli when the gunman opened fire. >> he was almost smiling like he was happy about what was going on. it was -- very chilling. i'll remember that face for a long time. i was the one in the white shirt with the brown pants and right when he comes in you see me hit the

elliot rodger's life appeared to be complicated and troubled. he was the privileged son of a successful hollywood film director and also posted threatening videos on youtube. and perhaps most disturbingly, posting that long manifesto. filled with sexual obsession and murderous fantasy. >> elliot rodger here. >> reporter: this morning, a clearer picture of the alleged shooter is emerging. authorities say that the 22-year-old college student seen here in these youtube videos elliot rodger, left behind 141-page manifesto. >> it's very apparent how disturbed mr. rodger was. >> reporter: the bizarre autobiography seems to hint at why rodger may have allegedly killed 6 people and injured 13 others. writing, quote, all of my suffering on this world has been at the hands of humanity, particularly women. this youtube video, investigators say, was posted by rodger just hours before the attack, echoes those sentiments. >> girls gave their affection and sex and love to other men, but never to me. >> reporter: the document delves deep into is troubled life o

alleged gunman elliot rodger had taken his murderous plan into the college town enclave of isla vista. >> you denied me a happy life, and in turn i'll deny all of you life. >> reporter: police say he started at his own house. the bodies of three men would be found with multiple stab wounds. from there, armed with three legally purchased semiautomatic handguns and more than 400 rounds of ammunition, police say he continued his lethal siege at the alpha phi sorority house, where he couldn't get in, but shot three young women outside, killing two. at the iv deli where he shot and killed one student, and then up and down the beachfront streets, ramming pedestrians and bicyclists and getting into two gun battles with police before the final crash. >> it would appear as though he took his own life at this point. >> reporter: his father, prominent film director peter rodger and his mother were distraught over the massacre. just before it unfolded, they had reportedly seen the video and called police and raced to santa barbara, even as details of the rampage under way were in the news. last m

police say both of his legs were broken when elliot rodger hit him with his car. his friends say he is trying to focus on recovering. >> she in -- he is in much better condition than yesterday. yesterday he was overwhelmed with everything. but today he is more lively. holding more conversations with him. that is nice to see. >> he will need physical therapy so we can walk again. he was in isla vista visiting friends and did not attend uc santa barbara. >> elliot rodger sent his manifesto to his mother, father and therapytist before the killings began. elliot rodger parents called police last month and asked officers to check on their son. deputies didn't find anything alarming during the meeting and said they were unaware of his posts on youtube. ktvu's tom vacar continues our live team coverage with a look at the efforts to detect the threat of potential killers before they strike. >> reporter: schools search for a way to prevent attacks. >> how do you tell who is a real threat and who is acting strange? >> without a clear cut method going forward you end up ovre

elliot rodger's rant against women have created a social media team for women share experiences about male entitlement with a million tweets peaking at 1,000 -- 61,000 tweets on sunday. ait is go to emphasize that a lot of women encounter adversity. >> what is happening women are showing that, no, we are multidimensional people and appreciating women and respecting women is very important. >> however, others say the hashtag is silly and people are making a larger issue of an isolated incident. >> you can get the very latest on the story on abc7news.com and following us at twitter@abc7newsbayarea. . >>> as we have showed you all morning a closed section of 280 has closed if san francisco at mariposa crews betting the 5:00 a.m. deadline after closing it for the long holiday week. the southbound lanes from king street to pennsylvania avenue hut down since thursday so crews could on the road and make repairs. abc7 news is there and will have a report coming up at the top of hour. >> we have new video of a suspicious garage fire that break out in an alley behind kentucky street near ohio v

police say elliot rodger is the shooter. the three victims are change cheng yuan honk, george chen and weihan. george cheng called the area home and several stopped by the pay their respects. several people told kron 4 that he was a great guy. we are told he is a graduate from leeland high school down the road. the family says they are planning on traveling down to santa barbara today to get answers. >>> david wang's mother and father are in too deep of a state of mourning to speak to the press. a friend describes the family's response. >> i kept asking what happened, what happened? i knew because when she talked to me, she was crying. i heard about the murder in santa barbara. i would rather hear he is injured and not passed away. >> emily went onto say she can't imagine why someone would want to hurt david. she described him as quiet, be u a kind young man. >>> we are also hearing from one of the survivors, nick pasaqut was run over. he suffered two broken legs and had to undergo surgery as a result. he says it happened so

but only one person, elliot rodger himself, seemed to have the whole picture. david? >> clayton, thank you. our coverage of the deadly rampage throughout the night at abcnews.com and, of course, first thing in the morning, right here on "good morning america." >>> but we do move on tonight, and to that surprise this sunday from president obama, his visit to afghanistan and our troops this memorial day weekend. the commander in chief received with cheers at that hangar at bagram airfield. and while there, he talked about how grateful americans are back here at home for their service and about what should happen when those vets come home. abc's muhammad lila reports from kabul tonight. >> reporter: landing under the cover of darkness, a secret trip and a chance to say an early memorial day thank you. >> for many of you, this will be your last tour in afghanistan. >> reporter: even offering this reminder of a grateful and generous nation. >> you see it in the kids across america, who send you all those care packages and all those girl scout cookies. those were pretty pop

a guy laying on the street. >> the man in the car was elliot rodger. the 7th and the last to die in the incident. several people are in the hospital, two in serious condition. >> back to you in new york. >>> well u.c. santa barbara held a candlelight vigil saturday night to remember those killed in an isla vista tragedy ♪ amazing grace ♪ how sweet the sound >>> the school set up counselling services for students, faculty and staff. elliot rodger was not a student but attended santa barbara city college nearby. >> it's easy to feel angry and confused, but our best reaction is to come together as a community and take care of each other >>> after the vigil hundreds took part in a memorial walk throughout the neighbourhood. many said they were in disbelief, trying to come to terms with what happened. >>> elections are under way in ukraine. a crucial vote for the country's next president that could potentially solve the crisis. 21 candidates are running. there are three, petero poroshenko, running as an independent. former prime minister yulia tymoshenk

elliot rodger. 22 years old. that is according to an attorney for the rodger family near santa barbara, california. we don't know too much about rodger, but he has apparently recorded several youtube videos. here's a short portion of one of them. >> tomorrow is the day of retribution. the day in which i will have my revenge against humanity. >> chilling to watch. police still talking to witnesses and collecting evidence. people who saw what happened say that the shooter opened fire from behind the whe

but what about the visit they paid to see elliot rodger's apartment. the president lands in afghanistan for a surprise visit. >> al qaeda is on its heels in this part of the world, and that's because of you. >> jeff: major garrett will have details. pope francis in jerusalem, tonight, bethlehem earlier, extending an invite to israeli and palestinian leaders to meet at the vatican. allen pizzey on what's next. and they'll feed your parking meter just to make a point. >> we're all working towards having a freer society, i would say. less government, more personal freedom. >> jeff: don dahler says not everyone is happy. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> jeff: good evening, everyone, i'm jeff glor. this is our western edition of the broadcast. police were painfully close to catching him. they didn't know it, he did. this came a month ago after deputies visited the apartment of elliot rodger. rodger wrote in a manifesto "that would have ended everything. for a few horrible seconds i thought it was all over." rodger had guns in h

hong was 20 years old and a roommate of elliot rodger the man who stabbed him to death over the weekend. while living here in the bay area he volunteered at the rainbow chinese school and this was before he headed off to uc santa barbara. which back in mid-january rodger accused hong and rodger made a citizen's arrest. rodger also murdered another roommate george chen. he attended lynland high in san jose. he was very respectful and kind so much so he would pick up the mail and paper for one of his elderly neighbors whenever he was back in town for a visit. bob redell q"today in the bay." >>> a total of seven victims after killing his house mates elliot rodger drove through the streets to a sorority house and pounded on the house and no one answered and he shot and killed two women outside. veronika weiss and catherine cooper. he shot into the market killing christopher michaels-martinez. he could hit anyone with his car that he could see spraying bullets as he went. 13 other people were injured including a uc santa barbara student. >>> we're hearing from the man who lived in the same b

he was in obvious vis visiting a high school classmate when hit by elliot rodger's car. both legs were broken. his dad don't think he will be able to walk for some time and says it will be a long recovery at their home. >> 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

hong was a roommate of elliot rodger. rodger of course the suspect in this rampage killing over the weekend. stabbed hong to death in the place where they lived in southern california. why he lived here in the bay area, hong volunteered as a teaching assistant on campus at homestead high and this was before he headed off to uc santa barbara. what is noteworthy is back in mid-january rodger accused hong of stealing three candles worth $22. hong was charged with petty theft and he did plead guilty to that charge. rodger also murdered another one of his room mates george chen seen here in a photo from his facet facet facetopbook page. neighbors tell us this 19-year-old man was very respectful and kind and so much so he would pick up the mail and paper for one of his elderly neighbors whenever he was back in town. reporting live, bob redell. >>> 13 people have been injured because of the rampage including nick from alamo. he's a business major at the university of pacific in stockton and plays water polo and graduated from sa

elliot rodger. 22 years old. that is according to an attorney for the rodger family near santa barbara, california. we don't know too much about rodger, but he has apparently recorded several youtube videos. here's a short portion of one of them. >> tomorrow is the day of retribution. the day in which i will have my revenge against humanity. >> chilling to watch. police still talking to witnesses and collecting evidence. people who saw what happened say that the shooter opened fire from behind the wheel of his car that he was driving. he shot people at several different locations. there was a fire fight with sheriff's deputies. the gunman dead as well. cnn's kyung lah in isla vista, california right now. and we now have the family, the family confirming that the young man's name is elliot rodger. what else are you learning about him? >> reporter: a lot of the people who either saw the black bmw or heard the gunshots, most of them have already seen those videos that you're talking about. his name has been going ar

the question so many people are asking, who was the elliot rodger you knew? >> the elliot rodger i knew, he was really a quiet guy. he never said any words. he was just really there, he didn't say much. i don't remember him saying anything. it was -- he only spoke when he was spoken to. >> quiet can mean so many things in retrospect when we look back and talk about things like this. when you say he was quiet, he just didn't talk much, he was reserved or there was something that you thought was odd over the years? >> no, no. i didn't see anything odd about it. he actually didn't say anything. it was on twasn't normal, how q he was. even when you speak to him, the words he would say -- he was really soft spoken. he would say one word answers, just answer your question. he would never start a conversation or anything. >> how well do you know him? how close were you? there's a reason i'm asking here. >> well, not -- i know him -- i went over to his house a couple times, played games with him. he was -- he sat at the same table in the classroom. i didn't know him.

he was among the first three victims of elliot rodger killed in the apartment elliot rodger shared with two students from san jose. at his home neighbors are stunned to know the pain hit so close to home. the parents went to santa barbara. >> i saw them leave this morning and they were very sad and they were in mourning. of course, i think this neighborhood just -- our heart goes out to the kid especially. >> reporter: an only child. this photo was on his web page. he loved basketball and good at math. helping a neighbor's son with homework. >> they will be tremendous shock. >> reporter: he doesn't know thew tell his kids. >> i don't have courage to tell them. >> the neighbor who they thought of as a big brother isn't coming home. >> someone needs to stand up and say enough is enough. >> reporter: tonight at uc santa barbara there is a vigil planned for the victims of this tragedy. also there is another one planned tonight at urk c santa cruz and in free minute there -- uc santa cruz and in fremont. noelle walker, ktvu channel 2 news. >> supporters of laura's law say it is possible that

elliot rodger. >> to all the popular kids. you never accepted me. now you are all going to pay for it. >> the nearly ten minute rampage ended with a final gunbattle with sheriff's deputies, in the end, rodger and six others were killed, one of them was christopher martinez, his father richard spoke out late this afternoon. >> too many have died. we should say to ourselves, not one more! >> late today cbs news obtained a copy of elliot rodger's 141 page manifesto, called my twisted world. it says this is the story of my entire life. it is a dark story of sadness, anger and hatred. it describes what he claims is a long history of bullying and difficult social adjustment. >> outside rodger's apartment a coroner's team was removing bodies. it is not known if there are additional victims. this quiet community is in shock. >> what were you thinking when you came home today. >> i just didn't want to see any blood on the ground. i didn't want to see like anything that would remind me of what happened. i just wished it was all gone. it just likes brings ever

the three stabbing victims found dead in elliot rodger's home are all from the bay area. the victims are identified as 20-year-old chen yuan hong, george chen and weihan wang from fremont. they were found dead with multiple stab wounds. investigators are looking to see whether wang was a roommate or just a victim. he killed two more after that and wounded 13 before taking his own life. >>> we are also just learning that the parents of elliot rodger were running to santa barbara from l.a. after they received a call from their son's therapist warning them about a written manifesto threatening to kill people. by the time they arrived in santa barbara, it was too late. >>> meantime, memorials are growing in front of the sorority house where three women were shot and in front of ivy deli. jennifer bjorklund is in santa barbara with the latest tonight. jennifer? >> reporter: you've got that right. the 140-page manifesto was very alarming to the family of the young man that went on the shooting rampage. they received it at 9:17, not enough time to warn people about the rampage t

a member of the sorority walking home with two friends came face-to-face with elliot rodger and in this exclusive, bianca talked about what happened. >> i saw his face, he smiled at me and started shoot. >> he smiled and started shooting? >> a smirky smile but it was a smile. he wanted to do this. >> she was shot five times and wassed only one of the three girls to survive. he killed six people and wounded 13 more before shooting himself. >> hundreds gathered to remember george chen one of the three bay area students stab by elliot rodger. the vigil was at leland high school in san jose where chen graduated two years ago. his mother spoke to the crowd calling for an end to violence that took her son's life ending with one of his favorite songs "love and care for all." chen was visiting friends, david wang, of san jose, and james hong of fremont in the apartment they shared with elliot rodger when he began the murder spree. >> a memorial service for 20-year-old david want is held on sunday in fremont at the harbor light church starting at action. we will have continuing coverage of the s

are we going to hear from elliot rodg rodger's parents. we learn at the time of the shooting his mother and father were frantically looking for him in santa barbara having gotten hold of his 140-page manifesto. pamela brown in santa barbara right now. what do we know about the family? what are they telling you? >> well, we know that the family does not want to speak to the media right now. according to this family friend i spoke with, simon astaire, the family is going through indescribable grief, coming to grips with the loss of their son and knowing what he did. but this family friend did tell me about those moments, those frantic moments right before and during the shooting rampage on friday because the parents had received that chilling 140-page manifesto right before the shooting. the mother saw it, knew something was terribly wrong, and looked on his youtube page and found that retribution video where he talked about slaughtering women at a local sorority house. and they hopped in the car, called 911. this is all transpiring while th

rodger here. >> reporter: by now everyone has seen elliot rodger's video, heard the hate and the threat. >> it could have been happened anywhere. this could go wrong anywhere. somebody could have these thoughts and problems anywhere but it's sad it happened here. >> it's a college town, you know, every college town, parties and everything, but it's just not -- not the place you would expect something like this to happen. >> reporter: sheriff's deputies who checked on rodger only last month at his family's request described him as polite, even shy and left without realizing he had guns and a plot. students too wonder what they may have missed. >> why did he feel this way? like why did he have to attack everyone? >> it's the quiet ones that you don't really see coming. like they don't give off too much -- like they don't give too many signs. >> and that was deborah villalon reporting. one of the surviving victims is reportedly a university of pacific student from alamo, according to the san jose mercury news, nick pasichuke suffered serious injuries after rodger run over him with his bmw.

authorities are verevealing mor are elliot rodger and his murderous plots. investigators are searching his parents' home related to the guns. three handguns in all were found in his wrecked car, all bought legally in three different cities. he also had more than 400 rounds of ammunition. authorities say rodger had been planning this killing spree for at least a year. they say he was suffering from an undisclosed mental illness and was under the care of mental care professionals. rodger left evidence behind, including a seven-minute youtube video and, in it, rodger rants about being rejected by girls all of his life. he announces his intent in that video to commit mass murder. >> tomorrow is the day of retribution. the day in which i will have my revenge against humanity. >> that disturbing youtube video wasn't the only warning sign. rodger also e-mailed a 140-page manifesto to his parents and at least one of his therapists before the shootings took place. and we've also learned that his parents were frantically trying to find him when they heard of someone o

. >> wang was studying engineers one of the three elliot rodger stabbed to death inside his apartment before he went on the shooting spree. >> we had great fondness for him and of course we are devastated along with his parents that one of our students would...be gone in such a horrific way. >> his former high school is planning to dedicate the outdoor basketball court to him and will instill a lack and hold a ceremony when they return to classes in the fall. the administration says it is not just the students who they are helping. >> the faculty know their students really well and will it is hard for them to say this young man was so much filled with promise and potential and just the great kindness, the big heart that he had, really resonates with teachers and with staff and that is really difficult. >> she hearing a lot from alumni, former students who knew him and want to plan a ceremony or get together and waiting to talk to wang's parents who are now in isla vista. >>> counselors are on hand at leland high school in san francisco where another victim george chen graduated in 201

neighbors shocked over the tragedy say elliot rodger was close to his father. >> always say -- very nice and then we've heard about -- a bad word about him. >> the inner story of the person's life that caused him to go on a killing spree because he couldn't get girls or whatever blew my mind. >> reporter: elliot rodger attended santa barbara community college and went to high schools including encino. at the high in woodland hills. where he was enrolled in an individualized education program for students with an educational disability. >> that was art baron reporting, we have continuing coverage at kpix.com and if you'd like to share your thoughts we'd like to hear from you on the facebook page. >>> southbound 280 is closed in san francisco still because of this. about two hours ago, they started pouring quick crete for the retro fit. workers are mixing the on crete on -- concrete on site so it sets faster. earlier we took a tour of this construction work that will keep this stretch of 280 closed until tuesday. they are replacing worn out bridge hinges with new once. the new hinge is lon

. >> elliot rodger here. >> elliot rodger's first run-in with police happened last year after a fight at a college party. he had been pushing women. no charges were filed. >> there is nothing i've seen that would suggest there was a red flag that anyone was aware of in law enforcement. >> reporter: family and friends say rodger had been treated by mental health expert as a child but stopped frequent visits after he turned 18. >> girls are not sexually attracted to me. bution video) "i'll take gf y growing weary of i have a major problem with that, major problem. that's a problem that i intend to rectify. >> reporter: rodger began posting menacing internet videos in february. his mother became so alarmed she asked police to check on him last month. they did, but saw no signs of a threat or need to search for weapons. >> if a law enforcement officer comes to a location and doesn't see anything that suggests the person is a threat to themselves or to somebody else, for him to merely take someone into custody because there was a concerned mother would violate his civil rights. >> reporter

the sheriff deputies actually asked elliot rodger about the video when performing a welfare check on the 22-year-old april 30. elliot rodger toll deputies they were a way of expressing himself because he was having trouble fitting in. at the time deputies thought he was not a threat to himself or to others. we have continuing coverage of the story on air and online at 5:00 we will hear from another student who survived the rampage. reporting conditions at twitter@abc7newsbayarea. >> a group of political leaders and musicians including one with a long rap sheet are calling for an end to gun violence. we attended the white wattage but sobering event. >> no pain matches that of a child lost. ought pain is astronomical. >> joe montana and mc hammer and others gathered to prevent other moms from suffering grief a message snoop dogg delivered in a song. a message the rapper admits took him years to understand. noon dog was acquitted of murder in 1996, the recent arrest was eight years ago. >> i made my mistakes but i have broken and learned. i don't think guns are necessary. >> he wants ot

abc 7 news. >>> now to the killer. 22-year-old elliot rodger. rodger was diagnosed with highly functional asperger's syndrome. we are now getting a glimpse of his life through youtube videos and 140 page manifesto. >> the girls are not sexually attracted to me. i are a major problem with that. major problem. that's a problem that i intend to rectify. >> reporter: elliot rodger talks about his troubles in a series of youtube videos titled "why life is so unfair" the sheriff's office was familiar with rodger before last night's murderous rampage. in july of last year, rodger claimed he was a victim of assault. but the investigation revealed that rodger may have been the aggressor. in january of this year, rodger accused a roommate of stealing three candles and made a citizen's arrest. and family members asked deputies to check on rodger. but the deputies said he didn't meet the criteria for a mental health hold. >> the deputies found him to be polite and curt use. he down played the concerns for his welfare and the deputies cleared the call. >> re

they actually had plans within the next three weeks of move out of that apartment with elliot rodger not only because they were trying to move on, but rodger was anti-social and played loud music in the middle of the night. bob redell "today in the bay." >> thank you, bob. >>> we will continue our coverage throughout the morning and also online at nbcbayarea.com around the clock. you can find links to interviews and in-depth articles on our home page. >>> in other news this morning, a stretch of interstate 280 now open in san francisco. signs along 280 now lit up this morng telling drivers the closure is lifted. drivers probably won't notice many changes on the drive, but construction crews poured concrete to make hinges more earthquake safe. >>> a key stretch of southbound 280 between sixth street and miraposa near at&t park. those who suffered the most were the ones coming up from the giants game. tried to do it on a day where you don't have the commute to deal with. >> the full closure is better than a partial closure. you went to the game? >> i decided not to go for that very rea

he said that speaking now, after the fact, that elliot rodger is a monster. the mother and father started driving up to uc santa barbara from los angeles when they got the manifesto by e-mail and they watched part of the youtube video and we now know it was too late. they still cannot face the public or the media but through their friend they want people to know their son is dead, too, they are mourning his victims more than him. this morning he delivered the statement. >> we are crying in pain for the victims and their families. it breaks our hearts on a level we didn't think possible. the feeling of going that it was our son's actions that causedded tragedy can only be described as hell on earth. >> ready idea -- elliot rodger killed six stabbing three men at his apartment and he went on to shoot and kill these others and injure 13 more. the family friend says elliot rodger's parents were concerned about him every day the fear mainly that he would chit suicide. >> from santa barbara to the bay area to washington, dc, students, friends, strangers and lawmake

elliot rodger began posting angry videos on youtube months ago. so why couldn't police do anything to stop him? we'll have some answers later in the broadcast. a new batch of severe weather is moving through the south tonight. flood watches and warnings are up from texas to louisiana. some places may get six inches of rain in the next few days. in north dakota, a tornado hit last night with little warning. manual bojorquez has more on that. >> it's about to go right over us. >> reporter: a group of oil workers captured this tornado as it roared towards their camp near watford city, north dakota. >> where do we go!? >> reporter: they panicked as it got closer. >> go to the truck! >> reporter: inside the truck, they watched the storm swirl overhead. >> it's just sitting there! >> reporter: today, the national weather system determined this was a category ef-2 tornado with winds of 120 miles per hour. it was as wide as a football field is long. nine people were injured, including anthony beyda. >> i looked out the window. i was making a sandwich, and

she got a could from police in santa barbara that elliot's roommate, elliot rodger, stabbed him to death. weihan was a graduate opportunity who was once a camp student. cheng yuan hong volunteered at the cooper chinese school. he was studying computer engineering. the three friends dreamed of studying together. and rodger played loud muds nick the middle of the night and did not interact with them. and nothing makes since to the mother, who lost her child. >> sometimes, i ask why god didn't take me instead of my son. >> there was one incident between rodger and one of the roommates in january. he accused hong of stealing $2200 worth of candles. and he pleaded guilty to petty theft. chris sanchez, nbc bay area. >>> let's bring in mark matthews at cottage hospital. a young man from alamo is recovering at the hospital. how is his condition? >> he is getting better. nick pasichuke was down here visiting a classmate from his high school days. the two water polo players were out skate boarding on friday night when the sheriff says mass murder suspect elliot rodger ran them down in his car. the

the shooter, elliot rodger, a student at santa barbara community college. he was carrying three semiautomatic handguns which he obtained legally. the college community will is coming together to remember the victims of this mass shooting. alicia shoot -- scott rates is live there. >> reporter: they're just trying to find a shoulder to cry on, doing anything they can to pass on. for thousands of those students, tonight was the first step in the recovery process. the pain in their faces is evident. the loss in their hearts, apparent. students took place at a vigil, a vigil to honor those gunned down by 22-year-old elliot rodger. >> it's good not to hold everything inside. >> i feel safer here knowing so many people care about what happened last night. >> reporter: it started in the center of campus. then they took to the streets walking candles in hand walking to a nearby park where the reflection of the candles could be seen lighting unso many faces. >> we're -- lighting up so many faces. >> you can tell walking by everyone, they are super upset and confused

investigators say elliot rodger went on a deadly rampage near the college campus. two other men killed in the apartment were from san jose. according to the san jose mercury, 20-year-old james cheng graduated from high school and was studying computer engineering. george chen was a camp counselor. investigators say cheng and chen were listed as roommates with rodger. >> he talked about luring people into his apartment and killing them. >> reporter: the sheriffs say when they arrived at the apartment, it was a horrific crime scene. the young man was stabbed repeatedly. reporting live in the newsroom, kpix 5 news. >> one of the survivors is also from the bay area. nick khuk was in isla vista visiting a friend when he was run down by rodger's bmw. he suffered two broken legs. >>> and we're updating developments in the isla vista shootings around the clock. stay with kpix.com for the very latest. >>> a quiet bay area community was shaken up after a masked man fired bullets into a car stopped at a red light. anne makovec tells us that one of the victims is hospitalized

room mates with two of his best friends from the bay area, along with elliot rodger. four of them living in that apartment and rodger being the man who stabbed to death the three other men. hong had a run-in with rodger earlier in the year. he made a citizen arrest on hong for stealing three candles. he pled guilty to petty theft. george chen seen here in a picture from his facebook page and he attended eed leyland hid he was a camp counselor and a neighbor we spoke with yesterday described him as a wonderful, wonderful boy because she helped him, her elderly father with a newspaper and mail and such. you have the third roommate, a 20-year-old cheng weihan wang. they had dreams of starting a business when they finished. of course, all three of them from our area. the plan was, according to wei's parents they were moving out because they wanted to move on and they weren't apparently getting along with rodger. he played music loudly in the middle of the night and just overall anti-social. reporting live here in san jose, bob redell "today in the bay." >> continuing cove

a member of the sorority came face-to-face with elliot rodger. in this exclusive, bianca talked about it. >> he smiles, and starts shooting. >> he smiled and started shooting? >> yes, like a smirky smile but it was a smile. he wanted to do this. >> he was shot five times. she was the only one of the these girls to survive. elliot rodger killed six people and wounded 13 more before shooting himself. >>> hundreds gathered to remember george chen one of three bay area students would last their lives. students and friends and teachers turned out for a vigil in san jose where chen graduated two years ago. his mother called for an end to the violence that took her son's life. the event ended with one of children's favorite songs "love and care for all." he visited friends david wang from san jose and james hong of fremont in an apartment they shared with elliot rodger. >>> a memorial service for david want -- david wang is on sunday starting at 5:00 at harbor light church. our reporting continues now at twitter@abc7newsbayarea. . >> a contract has been