They were stabbed to death. We know as the rampage was taking place Eliot Rodgers parents were trying find him after receive egg the manifest from their son. He im emed to several people, including his therapist, not long before the shootings began. Tonight six of his victims remain in the hospital. Three in good condition, two serious, and one in fair. Sergio quintana is live at rodgers apartment with more on the victims. Reporter this is where those three young men from the bay area lived. This is where theyre bodies were found. We understand from neighbors in this complex that two of those young men were roommates of eliot rodger, the other young man one of their friends. From here, after Authorities Say he stabbed them, rodger then drove to a sew sorority house. Today this collection of flowers and memorials to have gown. Some people didnt know the young women but wanted to pair the respects to Katherine Cooper and very ran nick very ron nick california weiss. This is Surveillance
Soon to be brides and grooms. No comment now. We want to talk about the couples that are left scrambling now for a new wedding venue. Are you going to give them their money back . Tonight, what happened for so many of those couples afterward. Its the icing on the cake. Good evening and were glad youre with us here on a sunday night. And we do begin with major developments after that shooting rampage in california. Tonight, investigators pouring through that manifesto and of course the gruesome discovery in the alleged gunmans apartment. More bodies after his shooting spree in the street. A Community Still in shock tonight. Thousands gathering at a park, candles in hand, holding a tearful vigil for the dead and injured. Friends leaning on each other, so many new victims, so many others witnessing the shooting spree itself, lasting several minutes. And the slow and steady line of people this sunday placing flowers at every stop along that route of terror. Tonight here, more on those chil
That afghanistan can never again, ever be used again to launch an attack against our country. All right. We have just learned that the president just departed the country of afghanistan and now on his way back home to the u. S. Of a. Bring in Barbara Starr at the pentagon and michelle kaczynski at the white house. Lets talk about why the president decided to do this now and how significant. Michelle, we begin with you. Reporter hi. Hes already in the air. But this was a time for him as his advisers framed it to meet with the troops face to face before making those key decisions about what exactly americas role in afghanistan will be moving forward. So first, he met with some of the commanders and the ambassador there to get a briefing of the security situation on the ground. Then he met with soldiers to give a speech and meet with some in fact hospital and award some medals, were told, also. But as you heard him say in that part of the speech that we played, hes looking for a bilateral
In the bloody aftermath, Washington Post film critic sees the video diatribe against society. All your popular kids. You never accepted me. And his life as a directors son. In it she writes, rodgers rampage may be a function of his own profound success, but how it can be toxic for men and women alive. He had created this video on youtube that seemed to be such a product of the Entertainment Industry he did grow up in. But her come lump points to seth ro kbrks ans recent film. Unjustly shut out of college life that should be full of quote sex and fun and pleasure. Are you talking to me . They inspire a celebrity backlash on twitter. How dare you imply that we gets girls in movies caused a lunatic to go on a rampage. They added shlgs she uses tragedy to promote hers. She said she didnt mean to single him out. The movies we watch that are primarily created by men, wishful filament, thousand that might incorm someone stuffering. A culture still struggling to understand what could drive a y
Frantically searching for their son as the shooting was taking place. Meanwhile, Santa Barbara county sheriff bill brown is defending an earlier investigation the agency conducted into rodger. They found him to be rather shy and timid, polite, well spoken. He explained to the deputies that it was a misunderstanding and that he was, although having some social problems, it was unlikely that he was going to continue to be a student here and was probably going to go home and he was able to convince them that he was not at that point a danger to himself or anyone else. You can see the memorial there behind the sheriff, popping up all over the place as Police Continue to sift through evidence. The communities are starting the healing process. Thousands of students and Community Members attend a vigil on cam pause last night. Lets go to cnns kyung law and pamela brown. Kyung, you traced the steps friday night and bringing that to us in a moment but first, pamela, you have learned new details