shooting was also hit. she's in stable condition. mean while, scholarships are being established to honor both parker and ward. parker's will go appropriately to a student in media. >> one of the tragic parts is that happened on live tv. as people come to grips with what they saw, there's a question that needs an answer, where do we as a society draw the line? nbc's ann thompson reports. >> as shocking as that angle was it's this persective, the . he wore a camera when he shot his former colleagues and posted it to twitter and facebook.

one of the many who watched it, washington post media critic. >> as twisted as it sounds, it takes a certain media savvy on the part of this killer and that's a terrible, terrible thing to consider. >> reporter: users demanded the video be taken down. and stephanie haberman writing do not retweet, do not touch, gehug someone ge o hug someone you love instead. >> unfortunately, this video was true. >> reporter: twitter and other platforms pulled the video down and facebook saying it violated community standards. >> social media is a reflection of who we are and sometimes that's not a very flattering picture. >> between 1997 and 2010, there were almost 900 commit by co worker or former co worker.

the difference this time is we could see it. >> so tragic. several 2016 candidates are flooding new hampshire and iowa this year. and during a stop, hillary clinton addressed the possibility of joe biden jump nothing to the presidential race. she said he needs to do what's best for him and his family. and donald trump is still facing back lash from his confrontation with univision reporter. and bush saying they deserve a little more respect. do you think trump will face more back lash today? >> reporter: he's known for his back lash and comments. he'll probably not back down. on the other side, hillary clint addressed joe biden's personal loss. hillary clinton said she always thought the democratic nomflation president would be

competitive. she campaigned in iowa and for the first time talking about the possibility of vice president joe bind entering the race. >> i think he has to make what is a very difficult decision for himself and his family and he should have the space and the opportunity to decide what he wants to do. i'm going to be running for president regardless. >> the next president of the united states sque the first woman president of the united states. >> reporter: she picked up big indorsements from the former governor of iowa. both sides flooded new hampshire and iowa with events. marco rubio said he will not use the term "anchor baby." >> i don't believe donald trump will be our nominee. >> why don't you he'll be the nominee? >> i think it will be somebody

who embraces the future. le there's common ground between pro life and pro choice people that we ought to find and forge and make sure that this country respects life from beginning to end. >> reporter: they went back to the issues to try to take back the spotlight. and there's still a lot of campaigning to do. the first votes in primaries in iowa and new hampshire are in february. >> thank you so much for that. and wall street is crossing its fingers, hoping for a repeat of yesterday. and stocks exploded upward. the dow closed up with its third biggest point gain ever. and this as fears over china's econraem kaun economy are easing. and speculation that the fed may not raise interest rates. one of the panda cubs born

last saturday died. handlers noticed respiratory issues and that it wasn't breathing. >> it's really hard to keep these tiny creatures thriving. i do take fact that the larger of the two cubs is still thriving. >> this is the third time she has lost a cub. also an emotional day in court in colorado, as he holmes was sentenced to life in prison without parole. and a camera capturing what may be the last time he's ever seen in public. >> reporter: judgment day for james holmes finally arrived. the maximum penalty possible. the shooter hardly moved a muscle and the judge rebuked him

sharply. the judge commented that we'll never know what the shooting victims, as young as 6 years old might have accomplished if they hadn't been slaughtered. >> we're very happy with the sentence, we think it's our best chance to see the gunman die in our lifetime. >> we're very sorry this tragedy happened and sorry that everyone has suffered so much. >> reporter: defense attorneys will not appeal. >> sheriff, get the defendant out of my courtroom, please. >> reporter: the sound of closure or the next best thing and a mass murderer gone forever. jake the maker of sarah lee and other big name brands of bread

is issues a recall. it comes after one consumer found a piece of glass inside the bread packaging. they think could be from a broken light bulb at package. august 29th to september first and a bakery code of 1658. so, check your pantry. well, a nasa scientist calls it one of the most visible climate. sea level rise. this is a new 3d map of data collected since 1992. the redder the color, the more sea level has gone up. as climate change heats things up and glaciers and ice sheets melt. they say they're rising faster than 50 years ago and will likely increase in the future. a group of people in new

zealand poured water over the whale while waiting for high tide. and thankfully the 26-foot whale managed to swim away. that is a good story. finally one where the whale survives. >> good story. like that. let's talk about erika, because this is going to be a very interesting and bite your finger nails type storm. this is to the north of guwad lieu -- guadeloupe. as far as the forecast, it's going to be somewhere near the virgin islands today and puerto rico towards the overnight hours. if it's a little firther to the south, it may never regenerate but if it holds together just enough, conditions are still favorable for development over the bahamas and yesterday was nor to florida and now possibly going to parallel florida. and it could threaten the entire

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they stabbed three women, one fatally. officers fired tear gas fl to the store and a fire broke out before the man was taken into custody. a melia boynton later became the first black woman to run for congress and president obama bridge. she was 104 years old. a county clerk in kentucky who refuses to issue marriage licenses has lost another round in federal court. they have upheld a lower court ruling that she must issue the licenses beginning next week. and then there's this. while christmas is still many months away. >> four months.

>> still many months away, one new jersey resident is causing a stir with all these lights. neighborers have been complaining that intense flashing blue lights are shine nothing to their windows during the night. one resident says he's been unable to sell his house because of his neighbor's lighting decor. it's a little much, i'm not going to lie. >> it looks like what you think snooki's house would look like. and president obama at the anniversary of hurricane katrina katrina. and more than $1 billion in estimates for damages. and happy birthday to shand ruwilson and actor paul reuben turns 63. now, keep it here for more news, weather and sports.

i'm betty nguyen. thanks for watching "early today." right now, new information about the motive behind the murders of two young journalist who is lost their lives on live television. plus, changes coming to times square. we'll tell you what's behind

them. stocks break out of a six-day slump. "today in new york" starts now. good morning everybody. it's 4:30 a.m. today on this thursday morning. it's august 27th. >> it is indeed. >> i'm michael gargiulo. i knew i forgot something. >> i'm pat battle in for darlene who will be back on monday. i'm keeping her seat warm. chris cimino is off. i forgot one important thing. i forgot to say my name. >> always a good way to start the morning. the morning. 68 degrees in central park. 59 in wayne. riding out the picture a bit. go out to dutchess county. 57 degrees in poughkeepsie. look at morristown, wear a jablgt jacket, 54. it's going to be terrific today. it's perfect right now and we improve on that. 68 right now all the way up to

79 at the noontime hour to head outside and have lunch. today's high 82 degrees. a pleasant evening. that's a quick look at the weather picture. emily is standing by with the traffic. >> first ofo dealing with construction on the fdr. between 34th to 71st. 79th to 96th. a live look at the george washington bridge. the upper level inbound has cleared. the lower level, still dealing with that. take the upper roadway and alternate side meter rules in effect. more weather and traffic coming up on the 4s. >> emily x thank you very much. >> now to horrifying murders of two journalists. the town of roanoke and the television station trying to process what happened. sarah daloff is in roanoke for us. what a difficult day to put

their show together as they did yesterday morning. >> reporter: started out as a normal day yesterday and became anything but. a huge outpouring from the community and a lot of unanswered questions. what prompted the gunman to do this. he faxed a 23-page document to abc news in which he describes himself as a human powder keg ready to go boom. colleagues describe allison parker and adam ward as special people, the kind up before sunrise to put in long hours reporting the news. their off-camera lives were just as busy. parker recently moved in with her boyfriend. ward was engaged to be married. >> if i walked into the building and the first person i saw was adam or alison, i got a smile on my face. they were always that way. >> reporter: they were there to report for wdbj when vester lee flanagan, a former colleague opened fire and killed them.

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