uc students standing in solidarity tonight with their sister school after their ram page near uc santa barbara that killed six young men and women. three of them from the bay area. >> coming here just right now it's like it's real. >> reporter: good evening i'm julie holmes. >> and i'm frank somerville.

memorials are forming at the site where six people were killed eight others wounded. this memorial is where shots were fired killing a man. a pe -- memorial is scheduled for tomorrow. >> all were young students. three were from the bay area. roger killed them in his dorm room. and the last victim was a 20- year-old man who was at a deli. >> he refused to take his anti psychotic medication. the gunman posted his video hours before the rampage saying his so called day of retribution was about to

beagain. by the time -- was about to begin. but by the time his mother and therapist saw it on friday, he had already begun. we have more coverage. >> a vigil was held tonight to remember the victims including the three from santa barbara. >> reporter: all of the victims were uc county students. so many people showed up not enough candles were available to go around. >> coming in right now it's just real. >> reporter: emily walden coming to terms that her prom date was killed. all of them being comforted by students. >> all these students were students just like us. a lot of them were 20 just like

me. >> reporter: authorities say at the hands of elliot roger the, these victim's lives were cut short. among the victims wong a teaching assistant for the rainbow school. >> i heard nothing but good things about the victim. >> reporter: a leland high school graduate and counselor for the summer camp in san jose. >> just a wonderful boy. he was involved in the community, they tried to help people. >> reporter: a fremont christian school graduate. neighbors trying to console grief stricken parents. >> i know they were very sad and they were in mourning. so i think this entire neighborhood just kind of our hearts go goes out to the kid especially. >> reporter: all with promising young futures.

their dreams now shattered. >> i can't imagine having my opportunities in life cut short by some things unexpected. that's what needed to happen. >> reporter: a vigil is planned thursday night at fremont christian school for david wayne. reporting live in santa cruz, i'm azmith smith, ktvu news. the father of a 20-year-old man who was killed in the rampage railed against u.s. lawmakers for not putting together tougher gun laws. >> those people lost their children at six and 7 years

old. how do you think they feel? why wasn't something done? it's outrageous. >> reporter: martinez described his son christopher martinez as articulate, determined, nice, and tough. he was a sophomore at uc santa barbara who was planning ongoing to law school. the university's chancellor say it is money will be used to memorialize the victim's contributions to the school community. more information go to ktvu.com. and our coverage of the tragedy continues including more on a survivor who lived here in the bay area. he played water polo, both of his legs were broken. happening now, it is the final stretch of a weekend long freeway closure in san francisco and so far it appears everything is going right

according to plan. workers have been working on i80. work is still being done. ken any chance the road could open sooner than that. there is a chance here is what we know. he says he can guarantee that i80 will open by tomorrow morning, if it opens early that will not happen before midnight at the earliest. the work crews ready to stack up those traffic cones are on hand. they will close i80 to replace

-- this work was planned for the holiday weekend to avoid work time traffic. >> it's been very, very tough. it's been a very challenging project. they had to bring in crews from other projects just so make sure we made the deadline. >> reporter: we'll see is same closure on the fourth of july weekend. now caltrans expects to see more people in town because of baseball games and fireworks. caltrans guarantees that 280 will be open by 5:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. that would meet their deadline and if it opens earlier as often happens it won't open any earlier than midnight. in san francisco, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. and for the very late --

latest on that closure you can download our ktvu mobile app. it's available for apple smart phones and tablets. now to developing news the search for a gunman in a multiple shooting in san francisco. patti lee is here now and tells us why the crime scene is expanding. >> reporter: the size of the crime scene almost doubled after police found fresh blood about a block away from the shooting. now they tell us that could be from another victim or from the suspect in the shooting. it's too early to tell. >> there was a bar-be-que on the corner. >> the shooting occurred near the corner of kiest. >> reporter: a drive by shooter

opened fire here. hitting two people with bullets. a third person was shot trying to get away. >> one of the victims did pass away. >> reporter: police were talking to witnesses. witnesses we talked to said they were afraid of retaliation and were worried about even being seen with the media. >> it doesn't surprise me, i just pray for better. on a day such as, you know. memorial day. why? >> reporter: anthony forte tried to cross the yellow tape to see if his friends had been shot. but officers tried to keep it pristine. officers stayed on scene for hours after the shooting. we learned that many are now at san francisco general to interview survivors and the family of the victim who did not make it. reporting live in san francisco, patti lee, ktvu channel 2 news. paying respects to the

nation's fallen military men and women on this memorial day. president obama layed a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier. the president said everything this nation holds precious was made possible by those who gave their all. while he did not specifically mention the scandal at the department of veterans affairs he did say the country had to do more. >> these americans have fulfilled their duty, they ask nothing more than the country does ours now and for years to come. and at the ceremony, this 3-year-old boy. his father died before this

little boy was even born. like a woman you're about to meet from sonoma who just wanted to say thank you. >> reporter: the memorial day procession into san francisco's precidio ended with a sea of white tombstones. this ceremony was focused on the veteran war. >> i just thought it would be like world war ii when you were welcomed. >> reporter: today's ceremony helped heal some painful memories. >> it was heartwarming for me. >> reporter: visitors here found other ways to pay

tribute. >> i just kind of randomly pick a grave and touch it and say their name and tell them i remember them and put a flower on it. >> i think this is what memorial day is all about. just honor the veterans that have died. >> reporter: for others it was a day of rediscovery. finding ways to reconnect with her father. a world war ii veteran. >> i always come out and bring him flowers. give him a kiss and let him know that he's still thought of and he's still loved. >> reporter: honors with sadness for those who lost their lives and gratitude for the living. >> to me it's beautiful to see all these flags and people here. >> reporter: david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. these crosses created controversy now more conflict on what to do with it and

whether to clear this hill. later, not a random act. what we're learning tonight about a drive by shooting on a busy bay area street and the tool police were using to try to catch the gunman. >> plus it's easy money. if you can find it. we talk to the man behind all this cash that's being hidden all over san francisco. and someone lucky enough

we have developing news right now of evacuation orders in mariposa county because of an out of control wildfire. about 200 homes on lake mcclure are threatened. that fire was first reported at 3:30 in the afternoon and is now about 500 acres. the hunters fire started at hunter's road but spread quickly in the dry foothills. calfire is fighting it on the ground and has had to stop the air attacks because of darkness. right now there's no containment. eight people were displaced because of an apartment fire. this is video of the scene. the fire which went to two alarms was reported shortly after 8:00 tonight. there are no reports of any injuries the cause of this fire is unknown. a celebration tonight of a life that was cut short. a high school student from rohnert park would have turned 18 but she was killed earlier

this month in a car accident. friends and family gathered to mark her birthday. the high school senior was killed on may 6th when the car she was in hit a tree and flipped over. tonight family and friends tried to comfort each other and they remember all the joy that ashley had brought into their lives. an injuried chp officer is rerecovering. officer rutlidge made a traffic stop. that's when a third vehicle drifted on to the shoulder and slammed right into the back of his car. the woman driving that third car said she had fallen asleep. people have been sending the officer get well notes on facebook and doctors expect him to make a full recovery. >> he is under great care. he's being well taken care of. he has his family with him and he's expected to make a full recovery. >> reporter: the chp says this accident demonstrates how dangerous it is to stop on the

shoulder. officers say you should never do so unless you're car is completely broken down. as for the driver of that vehicle that hit rutlidge she is not facing any charges. new at 10:00 tonight, the debate over the fate of a memorial on this memorial day. there are questions about that site. for years now thousands of crosses you have probably seen them have lined a lafayette hillside to honor the fallen from the iraq war. now there's talk about taking them down. jana katsuyama there's questions about this site, it faces an uncertain future. >> reporter: it has become such a landmark that now it's creating new controversy about what to do with all these crosses here on the hillside.

as the sun went down, the crosses on the hill stood almost as witnesses for each soul killed. >> and tonight people gathered to remember them. >> he was killed in an ambush attack in afghanistan on november 9, 2007 at the age of 23. >> reporter: gold star mom roxanne landoven lost her son. she is one that came out here to spend some time with the cross. >> i love it. to me it's a sacred place. i think it's a way to memorialize all those who lost their lives. >> reporter: at tonight's vigil she talked about the time john's daughter zoey first saw the hill. >> we reached the bottom of the hill and zoe turned to me and asked me, mimi why are there so

many crosses. it was so heart wrenching. >> reporter: creating a heated controversy over what the crosses meant. >> i made this cross. >> reporter: for heatley it was a protest. >> it was a protest against forgetting. whether you support the war or against the war we didn't want these troops to be forgotten. >> reporter: now some crosses are worn down to bare wood but the hill has taken on its own life. a reflection of people from different background. >> it remind you that someone is there. and the memory. >> reporter: many don't want the crosses to come down as the troops return home. >> i would like to see it stay. because i think it's very beautiful. >> reporter: the memorial's founder says he's already met with the land's owner and is ready to speak about creating a

permanent memorial. reporting live in lafayette, jana katsuyama, ktvu channel 2 news. the diablo middle school band helped during a memorial. people talked about what veterans have to go to secure our freedom. temperatures warmed up for your memorial day. take a look at the highs for this afternoon. they range from the lower 60s. not too much of a warm up. and the hot side toward santa rosa antioch and fairfield. we do have low clouds and fog.

basically to the south. that's where southern california, but over the next few hours some patchy fog and that will continue to be a factor in our forecast tomorrow. the winds really picked up into the evening hours. they have been backing up just a little bit. winds in the southwest at 21- miles-an-hour. some more numbers for you. winds at 15 miles per hour. sfo just a couple of hours ago had a wind gust at 44 miles per hour. right now the most recent wind gust at 45. the winds still pretty gusty out there and right around the bay. currently san francisco 59 degrees. here is our live camera looking out toward san francisco. the forecast for tomorrow it'll be cooler. in fact, everybody cools off as we head into your tuesday forecast. 7:00 patchy fog, 52 degrees with partly sunny skies into the afternoon. 65. san jose reporting mostly cloudy skies. the plan for tomorrow the forecast in the south bay starting out the day in the 50s. on track to reach the upper 70s by about 3:00 or 4:00 tomorrow afternoon. we'll go with the forecast high

of 77 degrees in the south bay. so here's our forecast model showing you some of the fog regrouping around the coast. to start out the day. and throughout the afternoon hours it'll be cooler topping out in the upper 70s to the lower 80s. coming up, we'll highlight the areas in your neighborhood that could reach the lower 80s for your tuesday afternoon. we'll break down the coolest day of the week and possibly some drizzle making a come back in the five day forecast. >> thank you. our coverage continues of the tragedy in isle of vista. we hear from a man who survived. >> he's going to have to have a lot of rehabilitation. it bothers me a lot. >> those who know the student and athlete talk about the shooting. i feel humbled in the presence of these men and women.

hot embers sparked a fire. a battalion chief told us the fire season is about five weeks early because of the drought. and that embers from the dry brush kept jumping the containment line. he also said there's a known homeless encampment at the fire site but at this point the fire is still under investigation. a man is accused of strangling his wife in free phopbt -- fremont and is due in court tomorrow. police released this booking picture of singh. he was tracked down in milpitas

hours after investigators say he left home with his passport. police were called to royal palm drive yesterday morning after family members discovered the body of anita sidhill. evidences suggest she was likely strangled and that si ng has confessed to the crime. as ktvu's cristina rendon, the victims had just left a concert in near by concord and police are turning to cell phone records for clues. >> reporter: bullets went off like fireworks in this walnut creek street. he opened fire on a man and woman inside a white mercedes bends -- benz. >> it has never happened. it's very unusual for something like that to go on. we were very surprised.

>> reporter: the couple had just left a concert. the mass gunman pulled up next to the couple's car and opened fire. then he got out of his car and kept shooting. the 23-year-old woman is out of the hospital but the 36-year- old man is in critical condition. investigators were going through cell phone records to figure out why the gunman targeted the couple. >> it looks like they may have known each other or there may be some connection there. we're not too sure about that right now. it doesn't appear to be any kind of random type act where it's a random drive by shooting. >> reporter: investigators plan to review footage. despite the unusual shooting homeowners say they won't let one crime rattle their peace of mind. >> i think it's still pretty safe. i think it was fairly random. >> it will not change how i feel about the area or what i do. >> reporter: the gunman was last seen driving toward concord in a light colored sedan. possibly a honda. police really need to talk to more witnesses they're asking

anyone with information to come forward. reporting in walnut creek, cristina rendon, ktvu channel 2 news. coming up next, continuing coverage on the deadly rampage near uc santa barbara. >> a young man from the east bay survives that deadly rampage in santa barbara. tonight his sons describe him

now to our continuing coverage on the tragedy near uc santa barbara. tonight we're learning more about a bay area man who survived the rampage. amber lee is live in danville after speaking to a family friend who tells her that the college athlete is recovering

from serious injuries. >> reporter: we're at san ramon valley high school where the young man played varsity water polo and is well liked in this community. lori york says that athergy and her son played water polo with her son since in high school. >> we were very competitive. we had a great team. and so he's one of mine. you know he's one of our boys. >> reporter: at around 6'4", york says nick was a phenomenal swimmer and known as the king of the backstroke. beyond his athletic achievements he was a great guy. >> he is polite, goofy, silly one of the playful ones. >> reporter: roger struck smith during the rampage in santa

barbara was upsetting. >> it was very bad. >> reporter: york says she texted with nick and has spoken do his mother. >> he broke the right leg below the knee then he shattered the left leg. so there's not like one leg that's not damaged. >> reporter: despite his injuries, york says nick is in good spirits. he is a freshman at the university of the pacific where he's also on the water polo team. i spoke to his coach earlier. >> he's a hard working kid, has a lot of fun and keeps the team upbeat. very talented athlete. >> reporter: as a mother york says her heart goes to nick and his long road to recovery. >> he's going to have to have a lot of rehabilitation. that bothers me a lot. it bothers me that there's other families that have to deal with the death of their

families. >> reporter: smith says that york's family is looking forward to have him come home for his recovery. monitoring social media for threats is a growing field. one company called geo listening works for schools. they look for key words and then let schools know if there's a threat. >> no school district can filter through all of the information that's out there. in an effective manner. >> reporter: then it's up to school administrators to have an action plan and try to get help for that individual. in the case of the gunman in santa barbara his family was alerted to the video and tried to intervene. unfortunately they were too late. people are also asking whether laura's law could have

helped prevent the tragedy. laura's law is named after 19- year-old laura wilcox who was killed 13 year ago by a mentally ill man who refused treatment. state law requires each county to approve its own program. the issue will go before voters in san francisco in the fall but city leaders may act before then. stay with ktvu for the very latest. we'll keep you updated in all of the our newscasts. we're also posting updates on face book and on twitter. it's easy money for a man who has made millions and wants to give some of it again. this man says he has given away $5,000 with no plans to stop. ktvu's allie rasmu spoke to this mysterious man, he tells her why he is doing it and where he wants to take this scheme. >> kind of came up here.

>> reporter: what has compelled a 26-year-old man to climb an abandoned bulldozer. the thrill of discovery. >> people like to be right and find the clues and follow something to the end. and yeah find something that nobody else has found yet. >> reporter: what mark found was an envelope with $100 in it left by an anonymous donor. >> on the inside it says with love from hidden cash. >> reporter: late this afternoon, hidden cash called us back. he explain he's made a fortune in san francisco and wanted to give his money away. >> the last deal i made $100,000. so i plan to give a lot more. >> reporter: hidden cash says that he also gives money to charity. his treasure finds are for fun and he plans to continue them. >> if you don't give back to others, then it's a waste. >> reporter: for me it's that

person's money, they can do whatever they want with it. >> reporter: he used the money to buy his niece a birthday gift. >> it's a cool thing he's doing. it's a good thing, keep it going. >> reporter: the man behind the hidden cash twitter account does plan to keep it going. he says he will be leaving money in san jose and los angeles this weekend. and eventually he would like the project to go global. allie rasmus. a bizarre hit-and-run after a man hit a red light camera and drove off in yuba county. witnesses say the man crashed into the camera pole causing the camera and part of the pole to fall right into the bed of his truck. instead of reporting the problem he took off. while witnesses reported the accident. >> the vehicle stopped at the

next light, turned the corner and took off. >> reporter: police caught up with the 19-year-old suspect described as herr era. he was arrested and charged with theft for speeding off with that camera. and as of right now there are no plans to try to rescue a girl. >> suffering after battle. we shed light this memorial day on the challenges veterans face when they return home from combat. >> and the bay area remembers america's fallen troops

a wildfire in alaska has

now burned 250 square miles. the funny river fire as it's called has forced the evacuation of about 1,000 homes. firefighters are hoping the forecast for rain tomorrow is accurate. fires are fairly common in alaska. but it's early for that and this year has been unusually warm and dry. this has just been one of several wildfires in alaska. rescue teams were unable to find any trace of hikers missing. the slide is several hundred feet deep. it came down yesterday from mesa. the men were checking a clogged irrigation pipe when it happened. a top nigerian military official says he knows where missing girls are located but

says the military will not undertake any rescue mission that could endanger them. >> the good news for the girls is we know where they are but we cannot tell you. okay we cannot tell you military secrets. >> reporter: that news has not satisfied many nigerians that are angry at the army's inability to bring the girl's home. some escaped but over 200 others are still held captive. the group has threatened to sell them for as little as $12 each into slavery or forced marriage. >> the pope said he's planning to meet with sex abuse victims at the vatican next month. the pope made his comments on the plane taking him back home from his three day visit to the middle east. pope francis called sexual abuse an ugly crime calling it

a satanic pass. struggling with life after combat. >> a lot of intense things happened very, very quickly. >> up next, the battles faced by soldiers when they returned from service. and pretty warm this holiday, but what about your workweek. our meteorologist mark tamayo will tell us whether this warming trend will continue coming up next in your complete bay area forecast. >> a unique reward for

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a someday of remembrance in san jose oak hill memorial park included this traditional path.

there was also a wreath procession and a walk. veterans graves were also marked by more than 3,000 american flags. the event was organized by the united veterans council of santa clara council. for many veterans who return from combat return with their own battles do face. >> reporter: in san francisco's tenderloin for many memorial day means trying not to remember. afghanistan or iraq. >> a lot of intense things happen very, very quickly. >> reporter: vietnam. >> charlie was in the bush sniped out. >> reporter: or the tragedy of comrades dead. >> i hear voices, the bombings or something like that. >> reporter: 4,000 men and women lined up today. one of four a veteran.

st.anthony's dining room served hot dogs and beans. >> the traumas of veterans to understand that people are dealing with that kind of drama. dealing with them in that kind of way. >> reporter: among post9/11 veterans 47% served with someone who was killed in combat. >> your heart it's kind of like part of your heart gone. you try to make sense of it. they're like your brothers so it's like someone was taken away from you. >> reporter: trauma has led to drug abuse, suicide. today we found soldiers home on leave from iraq lending a helping hand. >> i think it's important for

people to see memorial day as more than a four day weekend or a day to bar-be-que. >> reporter: he said it's a time to help those struggling after is service to their country. john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. veterans were honored during a memorial day celebration on the uss hornet museum in alameda today. there was also a special guest at the ceremony. captain chin is a decorated civilian pilot who is credited with saving u.s. military personnel during world war ii. organizers of today's events say chen turned 101 years old today. more backlash against sea world in san diego this time in the form of vandalism. you will see here someone scrolled graffiti on the exit sign for sea world. but it's unclear just who is

responsible for defacing that sign. most of the bay area in the clear right now. the wind still a factor. they really picked up late this afternoon into the evening hours. still gusty winds especially at the coast and around the bay. as far as stronger winds, you can see 55 miles per hour. mount diablo and sfo wind gusts to 45 miles per hour. 30-miles-an-hour in san francisco. there's the fog hugging the coast of southern california. some patchy fog will redevelop just off the coast and push. and with that, that's going to cool off the entire bay area. so in fact, earlier today we had patchy fog developing to the west of the golden gate bridge. so temperatures tomorrow that strengthening sea breeze. they'll come down four to 8 degrees from today's high. a bit cooler that will be the headline as we head into your

tuesday. current numbers out there, pretty mild in santa rosa. 69degrees oakland 59. concord right now reporting mostly clear skies 67 degrees. concord instead the low 90s we're going to go with low 80s for tomorrow afternoon after starting the day at 10:00 at 66 degrees in concord in the east bay. as far as headlines for tonight. mostly clear skies. patchy coastal fog developed. here's a look out at the san francisco bay, the bay bridge and san francisco off the distance. tomorrow will be cooler. the sun cloud mix and more cooling as we head toward the weekend for our saturday. overnight lows to start our your saturday morning will be in the low to mid-50s out there. patchy fog near the coast and right around the bay. the over all weather pattern has been high pressure really kicking in over the next few days. this will gradually move out of town. temperatures for tomorrow in the 60s, right around the bay

in the 70s. the wind speeds do pick up once again. 25 to 35 miles per hour miles per hour especially for your afternoon hours. instead of low 90s we're thinking low 80s out toward santa rosa. low was 70s, head over the hills you will find 82 degrees in livermore. antioch at 83. san jose forecast highs of 87. fremont in the mid-70s. san francisco 65 degrees. patchy fog in the morning, skies becoming partly sunny into the afternoon hours. your five day forecast a little bit warmer. look out for more clouds and possible some drizzle by saturday morning. but you will notice a drop off in temperatures especially inland for tomorrow. >> okay, thanks mark. san francisco giants outfielder hunter pence is offering a reward. an unusual reward to help find a scooter. pence using his scooter to ride to games.

but now he's relying on a back up after someone swiped his scooter. he says the charger on it is rare so it probably won't last that long. and he is offering a bobble head that shows him riding the scooter. >> let's get him back his scooter folks. and at the stands for two baseball teams that are first in their division. it's not too early to start talking about the play offs. fans are wondering if the a's and giants are off to a bay area play off. fans were also mindful of the me memorial day game saying that they're grateful that we have the freedom to play baseball. >> we must mention the rarity

that not only both teams but double sell outs on both sides of the bay. >> that means baseball is hot. >> not the kind of thing you ever want to play on and count on. that is breaking out of a slump against the mighty detroit tigers but baseball is great and really weird that way. oakland explodes. can't keep a good man or team down. brandon moss, kyle banks in the second, the third. josh johnson to left. norris grand slam. and that is the first of his career making it all the easier for tommy malone 6-2/3 for the win. 10-0 the final. norris talks about what he had to do in that situation. >> i started off the day i was 0-4. i thought i would love to get in this action and it happened to work out. it was a good game especially on a travel day and with a day

coming home. but it was nice to go out there and put up some runs. and kind of a stunner that the cubs of all teams would come into town and score more runs than the twins did all weekend. even pablo and his good luck boots could not keep the cubs from scoring. but pablo had himself a good day. it was short 3-1. the pitcher jeff camercia rips one over the head of pence as the 2-out rbi double. and we've got a three will have three ball game. not for long. it was followed up by emilio bonafacio deep to right. rbi triple for him. cubs go up for good. camarcia10 strike outs his tenth win. and 8-4 is the final. and standing away from an ink and fourth straight trip to

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based on body language. pacers done from the get go. if there was ever a team that could not wait for summer vacation that's the impression they gave. lebron not too shabby himself. wills himself to the hoop. you just try and stop him. later he will steal the ball. 14 turnovers for indiana turned into 20. there goes lebron again. 42 points, back to indy for the next one. that's the sporting life for a monday night. >> thank you. >> i just want someone to beat the heat. maybe oklahoma or san antonio. >> sandro -- san antonio has a shot. >> and our morning team will be

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