we brought in balloons and a cake. >> allison parker just 24 years old, chris hurst tweeting we did not share this publically, we were in love and we just moved in together, i am numb. >> the young woman also shot in the story, that they were interests viewing no word on her condition and still no word on a possible motive. >>> other news a man is in serious condition this news, philadelphia police shot him in the stomach, they were responding to a robbery call in west philadelphia this morning when the man tried to ambush them. katherine scott is live at the scene with more on this. >> reporter: matt, police say that that suspect intended to ambush the suspect that chased him up walnut street and the suspect hid around this corner and refused to drop his weapon before another officer fired and saved his partner's life. >> a robbery suspect shot, and a gun allegedly his found at the scene. gilbert was in his west philadelphia home and heard a gunshot at 6:00 a.m. >> i started hearing sirens and all of these guys pulled up on the scene. >> heard a whole bunch of helicopters in the air an

the crew did focus on allison parker and adam ward. there were moments when the teen struggle -- team struggled to get through the show. >> i don't know how to do the weather on day like this. adam would say, what is the weather, almost e-o, for the live shots and i would say how do i know, and we would laugh and we who go on his way so that is a change. >> they held hands and paused for a moment silence at 6:45 eastern time when allison parker and adam were killed. the male anchor is from wdbj sister station in springfield, missouri, one of a few employees would flew in to help the greening station. allison's father is speak out saying the grief is unbear an. >> everyone she touched loved her and she loved everyone back. >> the community is reaching out to support wdbj and people gathered in front of the station last night for a vigil. her father said he will turn his pain into activism whatever it takes to get gun legislation passed. >> thank you, more details are coming out about the gunman in the shooting who spent part of his life

allison parker was dating one of the stations anchors. we have more with the nearly impossible task of reporting the murders of two of their own. >> just a short time ago allison parker's father and live-in boyfriend was an anchor at that same station just finished talking on the fox news channel. as you can imagine they're both heartbroken, they wanted to talk because allison would have wanted them to. >> that's the toughest thing for me, everybody that she touched loved her and she loved everybody back and i'm not going to let this issue drop. we have got to do something about crazy people getting gone. >> her father and live-in boyfriend spoke tonight on the kelly file. >> she texted me, good night sweet boy and i was the last i had i had heard from her. >> they talked about her life tonight and how it started with violence at 645 this morning. >> it was my sad duty to report that we have determined through the help of the police, that allison and adam died this morning shortly after 6:45 am 5:00 a.m. when shots rang out. >> w dpj conf

. >>> and now tributes continue to pour in as loved ones of allison parker and adam ward share their grief with the nation, they were gunned down by a former disgruntled employee, vester flannigan. >> reporter: it's amazing the words of comfort and condolences that have come in. not just for the journalists and the woman injured but the resilience we have seen with the wdbj team, they are out here with mikes in hand working through the tears. they are doing this not just because it's their job but they are trying to honor the legacy of their colleagues. >> please join us now in a moment of silence. >> wdbj's newscast marked 24 hours since the shooting of their journalists, the memorial has piled up outside for allison parker and adam ward. >> they were described as good natured. >> whether it was playing or pursuing his career, he had the goals and achieved them with relentless effort and effusive joy. >> the woman beingrviewed vicky was shot. and her husband was watching it. >> there is no making sense of it, my wife had to be there at the wrong time. >> vester flannigan was fired f

allison parker meanwhile, was in a relationship with chris hurst, who can cors the 11:00 p.m. broadcast. he posted a moving tribute to parker is from philadelphia. the outpouring of love and spupt is coming from around the world and right there in virginia from the governor. >> it breaks your heart you think of the families and so many friends and co-workers that are impacted today. >> the gunman vester flannigan recorded it and posted on twitter and facebook and comments paining himself as the victim and his social media accounts have since been suspended. >> many former coworkers came forward as describing flannigan as easily offended and difficult. and when he was fired from wdbj he had to be escorted from the station. >> thank you walter. >>> monica malpass was at the white house today for a one-on-o one-on-one interview with president obama they stused topics including the tragedy in virginia. >> we know that the number of people that die from gun related incidents around this country dwarfs any deaths that happen through terrorism. we are willing to spend trillions of do

and allison parker was in a relationship with chris hurst who anchors the evening broadcast. hurst is from philadelphia. the outpouring of love and support is arriving from every corner of society. >> it breaks your heart and you think about the family and co-workers and friends that are impacted. >> the shooter not only recorded himself committing the murders but posted on twitter and facebook and other commons painting himself as the victim after being fired a few years ago. flannigan that when by the name bryce williams on the air was spotted by police in his vehicle and was pursued. his vehicle went off the road and crashed, he was found unk. with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. >> now before roanoke, it's suspect worked as an employee in tallahassee and tried to sue them after being fired down there. and when he was fired from wdbj, he got so belligerent he had to be escorted from the build. >>ing we have following this story all day long at 6abc.com. we have more on the life and careers of victims and more from their loved ones. >> monica malpass is on simts and a short

to allison parker and adam ward and vickie parker who was shot during the live report. people have been dropping off flowers, balloons and messages outside the tv station. allison parker and adam ward were like family. >>> we're hearing from the people who knew parker and ward the best, their loved ones. >> i have been all tear nateing between the -- alternating between the shock and the grief. parker's father and boyfriend, they spoke with megyn kelly last night. they called their grief unbelievable. >> i come home after the 11:00 news and pack her a lunch and kiss her good-bye. she would text me, we would text each other when we got to work safely. >> parker's boy friend anchors the evening news, they were talking about mer able, -- marriage. her last text to him read good night sweet boy. >> the photographer who lost his life was engaged to the morning news producer and was going to follow her to her new job. he was described by those who knew him as a happy-go-lucky. >> he was a giant teddy bear, he was just the sweetest guy, willing to help you out and do anything

allison parker, cameraman, adam ward. alison interviewing somebody about tourism outside of roanoke. picturesque place. not a lot of people around. live television. a gunman emerges, fires eight shots. you hear her screaming, trying to duck for cover. here is a statement by the general manager to the viewers this morning. >> it is my very, very sad duty to report that we have determined through the help of the police and our own employees that allison and adam died this morning shortly after 6:45, when the shots rang out. we do not know the motive. we do not know who the suspect or who the killer is. gregg: well, alison's boyfriend, chris hurst, tweeted out the following. she was the most radiant woman i ever met and for some reason she loved me back. she loved her family. her parents, and her brother. i am comforted by everyone at wdbj7. we were a family. she worked with adam every day. they were a team. i'm heartbroken for her fiance. it was the best nine months of our lives. we wanted to get married. we just celebrated

. >> the victim's 24 cereal allison parker and 27-year-old adam ward third victim the subject of the interview is in surgery. we get the latest now from cbs news correspondent kenneth cra craig. >> reporter: reporter allison parker and her photographer adam ward were in the middle of a live shot at bridge water plaza this morning when a gunman opened fire killing them both. the shooting happened while parker was interviewing a woman on life television. the anchor was rattled when the station cut back quickly to the studio. shortly afterward the station's general manager addressed viewers. >> they are working very diligent toll track down both the motive and the person responsible for this terrible crime against two fine journalists. i cannot tell you how much they were loved. >> the camera kept rolling and caught a glimpse of the shooter. schools in the area are on lock down as police search for the shooter. kenneth craig cbs news. >>> once again that shooter has been reported that he has been found dead. >>> allison parker's boyfriend news anchor at wdbj and a graduate of conestoga

there is the reporter on the left allison parker and her good friend, adam ward. the photographer this morning, both shot and killed. i will tell you this will an interesting horrible turn i'm predicting later today after looking at that screen grab of the shooter. >>> we want to thank you for being with us today and please join us again tomorrow. our thoughts are with sue serio, who had to take her child off college and she also has a heavy heart this morning because she lost her sister yesterday to cancer. >> yeah. >> so she did that with a very heavy heart this morning and we appreciate her for that. >> our thoughts are with her family for sure. >> we will see you again tomorrow. for life... (husband) hon! it's grover cleveland! (female announcer) ...when you play the new cash4life, from the pennsylvania lottery. (grover) nice! (husband) 3 club seats. 50 yard line. (female announcer) that means you too could experience the joy of winning. every day, for the rest of your life. (grover) new wheels. nice. see you tomorrow! (female announcer) cash4life from the pen

. >> reporter: viewers were watching as wdbj 7 morning reporter allison parker was interviewing a member of the chamber of commerce at 6:45 this morning and then suddenly several gun shots were freezing the video, but next the camera falls and then captures this chilling image of the believed gunman. shortly after the station confirmed the news on air. >> allison parker, 24 adam 27 if you're just joining us, our news 7 wdbj 7 morning team fatally shot this morning while out covering a feature story at bridgewater plaza at smith mountain lake. >> the augusta county sheriff's office identified the shooter as reporter vester lee flanigan and worked at the station for about a year. someone using the name posted video of social media that appears to show the actual shooting shot by the gunman himself. the post also includes accusations of racism against the reporter and conflict with the cameraman. >> there were a lot of good things happening for adam and allison. oh, wow she's a rock star. she has really done a wonderful job reporting, filling in and organize, you throw anything from that gi

. >> many of those attending says said they were watching wednesday morning when reporter allison parker and cameraman adam ward were killed while conduct aginterview. as the community mourns, we're learning more about the troubled gunman as abc's pie pierre thomas reports. >> reporter: vester flanagan committed suicide after killing his former colleagues. but newly discovered items in his getaway car suggests he may have wanted to evade authorities. police found a wig, sunglasses, a shawl, a black hat and three additional license plates, along with a nine millimeter glock pistol and six magazines of ammunition. >> bryce williams, wdbj 7. >> reporter: the former tv reporter who would kill his former co-workers in cold blood on live television, by his own accounts was a brooding, ticking time bomb. his broadcast career long marked by struggle, with flanagan repeatedly in the role of malcontent, often clashing with colleagues, claiming to be the victim. in 2014 flanagan filed a lawsuit against wdbj again claiming racial discrimination and sexual harassment, allegations the station denied.

parker and adam ward scholarships in memory of allison parker. that would be patrick henry community college and james madison university. a public college in virginia. ward was virginia tech university. >>> president obama sent his condolences. the press secretary expressed sympathy on behalf of the administration and urged congress to enact -- >> congress could take those steps in a which that would not infringe on the constitutional rights of law abiding americans. >> president obama has said this is the greatest frustration of his presidency. >> well, every year unfortunately journal lists are killed, simply doing their jobs. mostly it happens overseas such as in sudan. rarely are journal lists killed here on american soil. >> downtown, black muslim bakery were convicted of killing baily because of an article he was writing on the bakeries finances. >>> hearing set this morning in the federal case against china town association leader raymond chow. the chronicled sites court filings that million. expenses include taking chow to fancy restaura

the reporter, 24-year-old allison parker and the photographer, 27-year-old adam ward, were doing a live interview for a cbs station at a shopping center in virginia when a gunman walked up and open fire. virginia's governor says the gunman is a disgruntled former station employee. parker and ward were both working the morning shift when they were killed. again, doing a live report, a feature story on tourism there when those shots rang out. eight shots, they say, fired by the gunman. police are chasing a suspect on a highway in virginia. the shooting happened at a shopping center in moneta, virginia, south of roanoke. the general manager of the cbs affiliate says police have advised all station employees to stay inside the building until the suspect is caught. at least 20 schools in that area of virginia are on lockdown as a precaution. we will continue following this unfolding story. again, a chase happening right now, a manhunt occurring on highways in virginia for the suspected gunman. they have his vehicle description, his tag number, his name. it's a matter of catching him now. the

twenty-four year old allison parker and photographer 27 year old adam ward shot and killed doing the job they loved. ward and parker were a team every morning, reporting for wdbj7 in roanoke, virginia, parker had just moved in with hirst, and told they were planning a future together. hirst told us that he and allison worked opposite shift, so when he got home late at night he made her breakfast, made sure she got to work safely. yesterday he work up to the horrifying news. >> she would always text me, we would always be concerned, texting each other when we got to work safely, and she texted me good night sweet boy. that was the last i had ever heard from her, then i was startled awake this morning from phonecalls from the station telling me that there had been a shooting on live television, and i needed to come to the station. >> allison, she was only 24 years old, she only turned 24 a week ago, and yet she lived a great life. i mean, she did a loft stuff. she excelled in everything she did. and she loved what she did. she loved the people that she worked with. she was happen which

dealing with the loss of reporter allison parker and photographer adam ward. we learned the search of flanigan's apartment turned up evidence of a long-term plan of the shooting. ,olice said they found a gun ammunition, and disguising his car. the station manager says flanigan, a former reporter at the station, had anger performance issues and was ordered to enroll in a employee assistance program. one day later, this is still a difficult time. together, but one for the front of the other. neverg our loss, forgetting allison and adam and realizing that they died in the performance of their duty and we're not going to shark that duty as we go forward. >> you wake up and hope it was a bad nightmare. you check your phone and your like this is real. it is this really tough. >> trying to forgive. that's up and so violent and evil happened. reporter: look at all those balloons. employees at the station also wore ribbons in honor of their fallen colleagues. no live shots here yesterday or today. the station is actively looking into security issues. how to keep people

the team at wdbj remembered allison parker and adam ward. they held a moment of silence the time they were shot. >> three, former colleagues say the suspect, vester lee flanagan, never fit in at the tv station and had trouble getting along with co-workers. he grew up in the bay area and went to while in oakland and graduated from san francisco state. those would knew him say they are shocked. >> an investigation is underway into a suspicious fire in alameda. it started outside a business at ferry point pole from a dumpster fire. 1,300 people have no power. >> the heat is on. temperatures are nine to 12 degrees above average and we could hit triple digits. i will show you where and how long it will last in the seven-day forecast. >> six, do not get hot up the collar just yet we have decent conditions away from highway 4 to highway 24 with the drive only taking you seven minutes. >> asian markets are up breaking a down streak that trigger add week of volatile trades world a wide with the main index surging 5 percent the biggest gape in eight w

gardner is injured and in stable condition at the shooting, but tragically, allison parker, the on-air reporter conducting the interview, killed b, said to leave the area also killed. mr. flanagan, 41 years old, a former employee of the station. he described this person as angered, they had to call the police to escort him from the building. for his part, mr. flanagan with a series of tweets ledging racism on the part of allison parker, the woman eventually shot this morning. he said that they sent hr on him. mr. flanagan is reported to have a history of troubled employment at other television stations along thest coast. the situation in flux here, mr. fran began evidently rented a car from the roanoke airplane. headed up interstate 81, cut over on interstate 66 towards the washington area. ran into some sort of trouble there whether self-inflicted wound or approached by police, ran off the road about an hour and a half just west of washington, d.c. he is said now to be injured. initial reports have him killed. those reports have since been taken back. flanagan is said to be injured. t

. >> allison and adam this is for you. >> allison parker and the photographer, adam ward were doing a tourism story and shots came flying killing the two and injuring the person being interviewed, vicki gardner. >> what happened is inbound for our community and i cannot remember anything like that happening. >> nightmare for a community stunned as we learn more of the shooter identified as vester lee flanagan a firm reporter who went by bryce williams on tv and worked with parker and ward at the same station physical he was fired two years ago. >> eventually after many incidents of his anger coming to the forefront we dismissed him he did not take that well. >> the 41-year-old with a history of work-place problems, passed a suicide note to abc on the morning of the shooting claiming he was a victim of racism and sexual hard raiment saying he was a human powder keg waiting to go boom. on the run from police, vester lee flanagan shot and killed himself after posting the video of shooting he recorded on social media. abc is not showing the video. >> the family of allison parker said she

allison parker was 24 years old. adam ward was 27. they were just starting their careers according to a statement from wdbj said both had big plans and bright future cut short in the shattering attack here this morning. greta. >>> it's unbelievable, two going to work and you expect the day would be so much different. >> yes. >> we talked about chris hurst, his girlfriend was one of the people who was murdered. chris hurst, his co-anchor is jean, and she joins us tonight. jean, thank you for joining us. >> you are welcome, greta. >> jean, you know, i don't even know what to say to you, what to ask you. i mean, so very difficult for you in so many ways. first, it's someone you knew. then it's someone you work with fiancee and you have got to do your job. what do you say tonight to the viewers who are watching? >> well, first of all, it's been a very, very surreal day from the phone call i got this morning at 10 after 7:00 we need you to come in allison and adam have been involved in a shooting. i had no idea at that point that they had

allison parker's father has been speaking today. he said he never thought he would do the media round the day after this happened, but then he said, well, allison would have wanted it. he is saying he will now devote his life to trying to reform the gun laws in this country so that people who have mental issues cannot get a hold of them so easily. >> you mark my words, my mission in life, and i talked to the governor today, he called me -- and i told him, i said i'm going to do something -- whatever it takes to get gun legislation to shame people -- to shame legislators into doing something about closing loopholes and background checks and making sure crazy people don't get guns. and he said you go, i'm right there with you. >> reporter: and we remember allison parker and adam ward today, but we must not forget stephanie, victory gardner, the representative from the chamber of commerce who was being interviewed yesterday. we have an update on her health. she is still in hospital. she was operated on. she is doing good, we are told.

allison parker and photo journalist adam ward for up and broadcasting but on they were shot and killed by a former coworker. >> the woman they were interviewing was woundened. eric, you have been following this investigation for us all day. >> we have, and as you said, this all happened during a regular, live report on the morning news, the same type of reports you see on our air in the morning, the reporter and photographer were interviewing the head of local chamber of commerce, this wasn't a crime scene or a situation of high alert. a former reporter from the same tv station seemed to casually walk up and begin shooting. the tv crew camera caught this image of the shooter, now known to be 41-year-old vestor flanagan. tkvu has chosen not to air video from the attack or images recorded by flanagan who was also holding a camera when he shot and killed 24-year-old allison parker and 27-year-old photographer adam ward. the other woman being interviewed, vicky gardener was shot and in stable condition. flanagan was known as bryce williams on air, fired more than 2 years ago from the tv st

he dated allison parker. he went to high school in chester county. melissa ott was engained -- engaged to adam ward grew up in gibbs town, new jersey. >>> a gun battle in germantown section of philadelphia the suspect was taken into custody. >>> chaka fattah is boasting about his accomplishments? congress prosecutors say he is trying to affect the jury pool. >> reporter: it's 59 in wilmington. 56 in millville. 64, better in the city. no worries this afternoon, though, it will be a nice and warm afternoon. 83 is the high, temperatures around average, bright sunshine. >> head to 6abc.com and facebook and twitter when we are not on the air for updates on stories going on around here. for matt pellman, david murphy, tamala edwards, karen rogers, i'm matt o'donnell. "g.m.a." is next. >>> good morning, america. deadly shooting. new details this morning about the reporter and photographer killed live on air. stunning the nation. police searching the shooter's apartment overnight. >> we knew he had anger. we did not know he had violent anger. >> his terrifyi

parker for wbbj and marcy gonzales he is is live with more on the shocking developments. >> good afternoon, we are waiting for more details, law

wdvj reporter allison parker was doing a live interview, 6:45 this morning. that is allison. he was talking to a woman from the local chamber of commerce when the man came up and started shooting her and adam ward, the camera man. they talked about how the tragedy played out on live information. >> someone with a gun, we believe it was a man, barged into where they were and fired several shots, six or seven, it sounds like. we heard screaming. and then we heard nothing. and the camera fell. >> after the shooting, the camera did catch an image of the suspect dressed in all black pointing a gun. the governor told our news partner, wtop, a short time ago that the suspect is plooefed to be a foreigner disgruntled employee. the woman with the chamber of commerce being interviewed was shot and she is in surgery. >> a lot of their colleagues are talking about it. they want to remember their lives and not just these people as victims of a crime. i'm going to tell you more about the victims now. >> alson parker was a staple on the team. she spent most of her time in virginia. the jame

the tributes pouring in tonight from around the world for reporter allison parker and photographer adam ward targeted shot and killed during a routine tv interview this morning. the gunman a troubled former co-worker. >>> good evening, i'm lucy noland. >> i'm iain page. wdbj's general manager says no one had heard from vester flanagan since police he is cored him off the property two years ago until today. allison park concern adam ward were life outdoor shopping mall this morning near mow net at a, virginia when flanagan walked up and started shooting. the woman being interviewed also hit but survived. flanagan took off later leading police on chase along a virginia interstate before turning the gun on himself. >>> we have live team coverage tonight. we begin with chris o'connell with what the gunman himself let up to this morning's shooting. >> reporter: we are getting clear picture tonight hooves that are flanagan was and the troubles leading up to the double murder suicide broadcast this morning on live television. the 41-year-old called himself a human powder keg ready to go boom.

allison parker was interviewing this woman, vicky gardener live when vester flanagan opened fire. she was shot while dropping to the drowned to avoid taking more bullets. she lost a kidney and part of her colon. doctors say it will take up to three months for her to completely heal. earlier this morning, the coworkers paid a tribute to their fallen friends and colleagues. and we are. >> reporter: an emotional morning at adbj, 24 hours after the horrific killings live on tv. >> it was yesterday around this time that we went live to allison parker and photojournalist adam ward. >> reporter: the news team observed a moment of silence marking the moment their colleagues were murdered on live tv. now we are learning more about the gun nano's plans after the shooting. documents obtained by nbc revealed that police searched vester flanagan's car and found six magazines of ammunition, 17 stamped letters, three license plates, and a wig. more of his former colleagues are coming forward today, revealing a troubling past. >> he would get angry about things that he had no reason to be angry a

. >> meantime the memorials for allison parker and adam ward continue to grow and questions about what happened to the shooter, vester flannigan after he was fired as a reporter at the station two years ago. the staff stood outside wearing a ribbon in memory of allison and adam. the news director talked about how difficult it has been to continue to work. >> not the big things that get to us, but the little ones, the performance of this staff is incredible, they cry and hug and then they get the job done. >> outs of an abundance of caution, they made the decision not to have any live reports yesterday or today follow that tragedy. >>> closer to home as the investigation into the gruesome discovery of three decomposing bodies in philadelphia continues, their loved one are speaking out and their bodies were found on tuesday in strawberry mansion after they smell aid foul odor for several days, chad pradelli is live now where one of bodies was buried. >> sharrie liam nelson died on august is he 11th yesterday he was laid to rest but it was not your normal burial. >> you could smell my gra

on the kelly file andy parker talked about allison parker how much she loved this job. her enthusiasm for it, her plans for the future and how much she loved working with adam ward, an they also talked about their unbearable grief. >> that's the toughest thing for me that -- you know, with she -- everybody that she touched loves hurl. and she loved everybody back. >> in the midst of the gear andy parker wants to know his daughter al sole judge was a bright light. a young journalist just beginning to pex employer all of life's beautiful ponts. her live-in boyfriend chris is remembering the woman of his dreams as kind, gentle, and talented. >> andy and i have been trying to be strong today because we thought that television our duty to allison because she was a journalist and that is what she would have wanted to do is share her story. >> started look so many aspiring journalists moving up the broadcast lad or by going from tv station to tv station. she was seen as versatile and determined. a woman who hoped of being a national news reporterrer someday. and photographer a

thatter: the reality allison parker and adam ward are not coming back from the latest assignment. the morning news team observing a moment of silence at the time of yesterday's on-air ambush. himself anyfriend, anchor, spoke to me last night at the scene of the crime. clutching a photo album she had made for him. thehe called this prettiest, newsiest couple ever. she was going to go so far in this field and was well on her way. they said his name and i was not surprised. reporter: note on air as bryce williams, he was fired to a net years ago for a pattern of disruptive conduct. a termination he blamed on racism. >> he was his frontal than every sense of the word. reporter: police found evidence and even planning the attack for some time. in his car police found the murder weapon and many rounds of ammunition along with what appears to be a disguise. is saying it is time to have a discussion about mental health and guns. >> it could be me, you, it could be anywhere and anyone. at some point americans will have to wrestle with this. reporter: you are looking over this car at the me

. >> reporter: the report allison parker and adam ward were in the middle of a live interview when vester flanagan opened fire. the news crew was killed. the woman they were interviewed vicky gardener seriously injured. >> at some point in his life it would appear things were spiriling out of control. >> the 41-year-old who went with bryce william had a history of workplace problems, bouncing around from station to station over the years alleging racial discrimination and harassment. >> he wrote why did i do it, the church shooting in charleston was a tipping point. i've been a human powered indicating for a while waiting to go boom. >> reporter: 27-year-old ward was engaged to be married to the producer of the station who happened to be in the control room at the time of the shooting. >> i lops -- lost the live of my life it was painful and immediate. >> the shooter posted the video of the attack online and went on a twitter rant about the victim police have the evidence which has been removed from social media and replaced with the report from fell journalists who tweeted the #wdbj. bac

reporter allison parker, 24 years old, and cameraman adam ward 27, interviewing a guest when the report was interrupted by gunfire. news room across the country have been shaken by this. what is the latest? >> reporter: it's lurid, it's graphic. it's horrific. it's about five miles southwest of virginia year. rowen oak virginia one of the steps along the way that many journalists have stopped at. allison parker was on the air at 6:45 this morning, interviewing the chairwoman of the chamber of commerce there, victory gardner. and 27 year old adam ward another employee of wdbj, the videographer vil -- filming an interview that miss parker was doing, happening on live television in the region there. both miss parker and mr. ward killed by the alleged gunman. 41 years old, also known as bryce williams, said to be by the governor and other reports a disgruntled employee. jeff marks the general manager at the station, a station struggling to come to terms with the loss of two dear employees. >> our hearts are broken, and our sympathies go to the entire staff here, but also the parents and fam

chris hurst was allison parker's boyfriend. >> allison is a journal list. adam was a great photographer. and we got to do the job. we have a duty to report the news and to share stories. and i am not going to rest until as many people as i can let know about allison tan love that we had for each. i am going to stay here. >> it was during a conversation. >> now the morning show anchor said they returned to the air with heavy hearts and joining them at the anchor desk. he and staff were called in to help people get through there jobs and through their grief. he talked about the sense of friendship that people in the broadcast industry are feeling now. >> it is surreal. it is like these are total strangers so to speak but also members of the family. broadcast family. and i certainly have the deepest admiration for not only their composure but their strength. >> now prayer vigils are scheduled for later today for parker and ward and also for vicky gardener. she was being interviewed live by parker when she was shot during that report. she is expected to survive

twenty-four year old allison parker and photographer, 27 year old adam ward, were shot and killed doing the job they loved. wards and park remember a team every morning reporting for wdbj7 in roanoke, virginia, park her just moved in with hurst, and we're told, they were planning a future together. hurst told us that he and allison worked opposite shift. when he got home late at night he made her breakfast, made sure she got to work safely. yesterday, he woke up to the horrifying news. >> she would always tech me. we would always be concerned, texting each other when we got to work safely. she texted me good night sweet boy. that was the last that i had ever heard from her. and then i was startled awake this morning, from phonecalls, from the station telling me that there had been a shooting on live television and i needed to come to the station. >> allison, she was only 24 years old. she only turned 24 a week ago. and yet she lived a great life, she excelled at everything she did. she loved what she d she loved the people that she worked with. she was happy with her place in life. >> p

. >> allison parker and ward are a special people. the time that are up for long hours reporting the news. there were just as busy and parker just moved in with with her boyfriend and ward engaged to be married. >> they were always smiling. >> they were interviewing live on wednesday when authorities say that 41-year-old vester lee flanagan, a former colleague shot them. he filmed it and posted it to social media later before turning the gun on himself. >> it's obvious that this gentlemen was disturbed in some way and the way things transpired. >> flanagan that was fired two years ago went by bryce williams. he was an angry employee. >> after a while a number of incidence, we thought that it was best that he left the company. he did, and not happily. we had to get the assistance from the police to get him out of here. >> late on wednesday the community came together to the mourn the loss. a station used to covering the news and now the center of a tragic story. >> reporter: the woman being interviewed was also hit. meanwhile scholarsh

reporter allison parker and photographer, adam ward. the woman they were interviewing was shot in the back and expected to recover. i-team reporter dan noyes has been looking into the manifesto. >> reporter: it turns out he had been calling abc trying to pitch a story and fax documents. he never said what it was. this morning he called the newsroom one last time. it is clear now that vester flanagan had been planning this attack for weeks. he hit social media after the shooting to show the attack from his perspective. this is a still image from the video. we will not play it. at 8:26 he faxed the manifesto to abc news, new york and after 10:00, he called abc, identified himself and said authorities are after me, and all over the place. he hung up. the manifesto is a rambling 23 page was several sections. one titled open letter to a black father from a black son raised in oakland, california of all places. he says the charleston, south carolina church shooting spurred him to action and he discusses that gunman as for dylan roof, you blan

allison and adam, by the wbj7 team. >> the woman parker was interviewing is critical injured. investigators learning the former is a former disgruntled station nace bryce williams a reporter whose real name is vestor flanagan. the 41-year-old let go by the station described as difficult to work with. >> he was sort of looking out for people to say things that he can take offense to. and eventually after many incidents of his anger coming to the fore, we dismissed him, and he did not take that well. we had to call the police to escort him from the building. >> reporter: making the killings all the more horrific, flanagan records the shooting with his cell phone as he opens fire on his unsuspecting victi victims. he then takes to social media wall on the run posting the terrifying attack on twitter and facebook. we are not going to show you that chilling video out of respect for the victims. flanagan then starts ranting on twitter about this particular morning team flanagan saying quote allison made racist comments and adam went to hr on me after working with me one time. flanag

allison parker on your left and adam ward. allison was 24, adam 27. they were both killed. they were interviewing vicki gardener, who you just saw. she was wounded. the gunman now identified, this guy, vester lee flanagan, a the same station. he took video of himself while murdering the two journalist, and then he posted it on twitter and facebook, and then he killed himself. his checkered work history included a number of unsubstantiating complaints about his coworkers. >> this happened during the morning broadcast yesterday. they're on air this morning, wdbj, and this is, this is what they're talking about. >> this is a newscast like none other. we come to you this morning with very heavy hearts. two of our own were shot and killed during a live shot yesterday morning. allison parker and adam ward were part of our family here at the station, and many of you have told us how much they were day. we cannot express to you how much your love and support has meant to us over the last 24 hours, and to help us out with our coverage this morning -- >> tough to go on after somethin

viewers say allison parker and adam ward were like family. they enjoyed waking up to and watching every morning. >> we are hering from the people that new parker and ward the best, their loved ones. >> i have been alternating between the shock and grief. i have been you know holding up, i depose, okay i have been crying my eyes out all day long. >> parker's father and boyfriend spoke with megan kelley on fox news channel. >> i come home after doing the 11:00 news i make her breakfast, pack her lunch and send her on her day and kiss her good-bye. she would text me. we would always be concerned. >> parker's boyfriend anchor's the evening news. they had dated for nine months and talking about marriage. she created a scrapbook or the him. her last text to him red good night sweet boy. >> the photographer adam ward was going to leave the station. he was engaged to the morning news anchor. >> adam, best way to describe him was a giant teddy bear. he was just this guy that was just the sweetest guy. willing to help you out only do anything for you.

reporter allison parker and photographer adam ward were doing a live report for a roanoke station wdbj. vester flanagan was a former employee of the station and described as disgruntled. he posted a video of the murders on social media before taking his own life. we'll have a live report from virginia in the next half-hour on "action news." >>> "action news" reporter, monica malpass was at the would you also for a one-on-one interview with president obama. they discussed several topics including the shocking murders in virginia. >> what we know is that the number of people who die from gun-related incidents around this country dwaforts any deaths that happen through terrorism. we are willing to spend trillion of dollars to prevent terrorist activities but nothing that pose common sense gun safety measures that save lives. >>> allison parker boyfriend chris hurst a native of our area talks to george stef testify this morning. -- george stephanopoulos this morning. >>> congressman chaka fattah is trying to influence the jury pool boasting by his accomplishments in congress in statements

parker as well and then there will be a celebration of her life to be announced at a later date. iain? >> all right, joyce, thank you. >>> more breaking news tonight. iconic horror movie director and writer and director wes craven has died. his family announced he died at his home today after a battle with brain cancer. he's known for horror films nightmare on elm street and the scream franchise. he was 76 years old. >>> on the eve of his visit visit to alaska president obama officially rename north america's tallest mountain the peak was named mount mckinley back in 1898 by a prospector exploring central alaska he named after ohio's william mckinley who became our 25th president but alaska natives have called the mountain denali meaning the high one. the government officially recognizing the name denali as being seen as a major symbolic gesture. president obama will spend three days in alaska talking about climate change. >> after nine years and 4,000 hours of volunteer russert recollection aircraft a military aircraft you've the vietnam war was unveiled today. it rolled offs at

in an interview with abc7, her husband said that allison parker was shot first and then adam, and vikki started to run the gunman began firing at her. >> he shot three times at my wife. she was trying to dodge everything. he missed twice. she dove to the ground. >> according to her, the suspected shooter, vester lee flanagan, tried to keep shooting her but the gun did not work so he took off. he killed himself as officers closed in. he was fired from wdbj in 2013. according to the general manager, vester lee flanagan handed the news director a crucifix upon the hiring saying and i quote, "you are going to need this." >> a hero's homecoming for one of the three americans who helped take down the terrorist on a french train last week, talked exclusively to "good morning america" today. >> i immediately recognized what was happening and i in the, there is no way, no way this is happening right new. i am just...really, that is the only thought i that, i could not believe it was happening and we acted, and i did not have another thought for those two minutes. >> alek skarlatos with the natio

she was being interviewed by allison parker here at bridgewater plaza. she was representing the chamber of commerce. they were doing a reasonably happy early morning interview about a man made lake here celebrating its anniversary. just have an update, she's still in hospital. she was shot in the back. she is doing good and they will continue to give us updates on her progress. >> john, thank you. >> it could be another good day on wall street, dow futures trading up, following a rise in asia markets. shanghai market jumped 1% to the biggest gain in one week. wall street hopes the bulls are back after wednesday's huge rebound. the dow closed more than 600 points higher, but the volatility thinking next month might not be a good time for the fed to raise interest rates. >> from my perspective, the decision to begin the normalization process seems less compelling to me than a few weeks ago. >> new york fed president says he hopes rates will be raised later this year. >> a u.s. drone strike has reportedly killed one of the most prominent members of isil. u.

. >> a gunman opened fire on allison parker and her photographer adam ward, killing them. they were interviewing vicky gardner, a commerce employee was shot in the back. >> you use the words senseless and devastated, those catch words but they all apply. >> ward was engaged to the morning show's producer who was leaving the station, the station is devastated. >> we have people walking around here in tears, a lot of hugs, we have a friend of our newsroom who is a pastor in here consulting people. >> reporter: now the name of the man, vester flannigan but went by the name bryce williams on air. an hour and a half ago posts on twitter and facebook, believed to belong to this man, twitter and facebook suspended the accounts among them on the facebook post was a video that appeared to be from the perspective of the shooter in this morning's tragic event matt. >> rightfully so with the suspense of the accounts. both allison parker and adam ward had connections to the philadelphia area, you'll hear more about that and the events, leading up to their live, television deaths, comin

reporter allison parker and adam ward both killed. the woman they were interviewing also shot and underwent surgery. she's now out of surgery, we're told stable condition. as for the suspect, the stigs's general manager says former employee bryce williams, also known as flanagan, was fired and he was angry, so angry that police were called to remove him from the tv station. he then filed an eeoc complaint but apparently his anger grew and he allegedly targeted his two former co-workers this morning. the suspect, flanagan, is currently in grave condition after a self-inflicted gunshot wound, after police tracked him for hours this morning. and, again, the murder of that reporter and photographer, apparently carried out by a former disgruntled co-worker who then turned his gun on himself. back to you in the newsroom. >> thank you, jonathan. we can only expect this man hunt could have continued so much longer had adam ward, his last picture that he captured, not been that -- of that gunman as he tried to leave the scene. the irony. >> ye

. >> reporter: reporter allison parker and photographer adam ward were ambush and then killed live on the air wednesday morning, by a disgruntled former employee of their station. >> that employee, was a fellow journalist, vester flannigan, who went by the name bryce williams while reporting for the the station. the 41 year-old was let go two years ago and andy parker said his doubt are died doing what she loved. >> it is hard to get your arms around it and realize or trying to make sense of why it happened. >> reporter: before killing himself authorities say flannigan went on a twitter rant saying allison made racist comments and adam complained about him to hr. the general manager here at wdbj says flannigan had to be escorted out of the building by police when he was let go. he also called him difficult, to work with. >> in a 23 page document faxed to abc news flannigan apparently described himself as a human powder keg motivated by the charleston church shooting massacre, president obama called wednesday's shooting a moment to reflect on. >> it is one more argument for why we need

reporter allison parker and photographer, adam ward. the woman they were interviewing was shot in the back and expected to recover. i-team reporter dan noyes has been looking into the manifesto. >> reporter: it turns out he had been calling abc trying to pitch a story and fax documents. he never said what it was. this morning he called the newsroom one last time. it is clear now that vester flanagan had been planning this attack for weeks. he hit social media after the shooting to show the attack from his perspective. this is a still image from the video. we will not play it. at 8:26 he faxed the manifesto to abc news, new york and after 10:00, he called abc, identified himself and said authorities are after me, and all over the place. he hung up. the manifesto is a rambling 23 page was several sections. one titled open letter to a black father from a black son raised in oakland, california of all places. he says the charleston, south carolina church shooting spurred him to action and he discusses that gunman as for dylan roof, you blan