ward was engaged to melissa ott, a producer for the morning show. she was in the control room when this that that. the two were reportedly to move, and purportedly was to be ott's last day at wdbj. >> i can't tell youow much they were loved by the wdbj team. our hearts are broken. >> now, how about vester flanagan know where to find those two journalists? investigators say they are still looking into that. this scene behind me still an active crime scene. the investigation continuing this afternoon. >> brian todd in moneta, virginia, thank you so much. >>> authorities are digs into flanagan's past. he was known as bryce williams during his tv year, evan perez is working his sources. what are you learning and about his possible motive, and the manifesto received by abc news. >> it is gunman is believed to have sent a 23-page rambling suicide letter claiming he was a human powderkeg, angry about racial grievances for years. the letter is believed to be from vester flan aga using his on-air name bryce williams. it arrived by fax this morning at abc news

>> melissa ott grew up in this home and spent her summers working at her uncle's bar just down the street, picking and packing fruit. today was to be the day she would pack up and start a plan new journey with the man she planned to marry. >> they were making plans for their wedding, was going to be down in virginia, home style, very upsetting, i just -- i don't know what to say. >> john held back tears as he looked at a photo of his beloved niece. >> we're hurting very bad, you don't know the complete outcome of everything, she was close. our thoughts and prayers are with her. >> melissa loved news and was proud and excited to move on to a bigger news market in charlotte, north carolina. he saw her facebook update, i'm definitely feeling the love during my last shift at wdbj 7. i will miss my 7 family. melissa was likely watching the tv monitors when she saw and heard gunshots, she didn't know then it was a former disgruntle ed employee who pulled the drugger. flanagan went by bryce williams on tv. >> banter's heart broken for his niece, he met adam many times. >> today was her last day

. >> reporter: ward was engaged to the morning show producer melissa ott. wednesday was supposed to be her last day at work before moving to a new station. instead, she watched her future husband get shot and killed. >> the most horrific thing about this all is that she was in the control room and watched it happen live. >> reporter: enter andy parker. >> i'm not saying let's take away guns. i'm just saying let's make it harder for people with mental issues. >> reporter: alison's father and a new call. >> there has to be a way to force politicians that are cowards and in the pockets of the nra to come to grips and make sense -- have sensible laws so that crazy people can't get guns. >> reporter: a murder captured on live television. a snapshot in time on social media that took our breath away. an evolution playing out before cameras and the country. >> it's been gut-wrenching for me to try and get through anything without breaking down in tears. >> reporter: of a father now trying to remember his daughter and her co-worker. >> alison was a force of nature.

adam ward was engaged to melissa ott. it was her last day of work leaving for a job. chris hurst who was parker's girlfriend speaks with george stephanopoulos this morning at 7:00 a.m. >>> breaking overnight, one person was injured when three masked men robbed a 7-eleven in montgomery. one of the men was armed it happened at 3:30 on the 1400 block of city avenue. one victim was assaulted and taken to language -- lankanau hospital. >>> a few minutes later a hotel guest was robbed at gunpoint. two men one armed robbed a guest of wallet phone and pack -- backpack. >>> an armed man is in custody after a shootout with police. it happened in germantown around 9:00 p.m. it was the second police-involved shooting in the city. in the first case the suspect was fired on and hit by police and he is in the hospital. >> 6:36 is the time, new this morning a berks county school has fired his football coach for questionable tactics on the field. fleetwood high school removed james martinez it had to do with how he responded to a player during a game. he works as a gym teacher at pott

this is a photo from adam ward's facebook page that shows him proposing to melissa ott. she's an intern here at nbc10 news a few years ago. >> it was supposed to be ott and ward's last day of work at the station. they were both set to start new jobs together in north carolina. cydney long is live in gibbstown where ott grew up. cydney? >> reporter: that's right, melissa's uncle told me that her family, her entire family is devastated by this, he said today was the end of one chapter and the beginning of a brand new life for melissa, not just in her career, but in her love for adam ward. >> it's very devastating. a great loss to family. >> your heart is broken for your niece? >> yes, and for adam. >> he can't imagine the heart break his niece is feeling. melissa worked at his farm stand as a little girl, but quickly developed a love for news, learning the ropes at nbc10. >> she enjoyed being around the news, and she really excelled in it. it's just tragic. >> adam ward was standing behind the camera. melissa wrote, definitely feeling the love this morning during my last s

melissa ott was from bridgetown, new jersey, and today was the last day on the job in virginia. ward graduated from virginia tech and as you can see, ward be parker was a close team, working for the morning show in all kinds of conditions in the early morning hours, and they were work together this morning simply doing their jobs. parker even smiling during the feature story seconds before the incredible tragedy. >> just unbelievable. "action news" anchor, monica malpass was at the white house to interests view president obama, and she asked him about the shooting in virginia and he offered his condolences and called for more gun control. >>> we are following the updates of this tragic shooting all day long, we have a look at the lives and careers of the victims and reaction from their colleagues and loved one. >>> other news, pennsylvania court officials released 1,000 pages of records connected to kathleen kane investigation. she plans to make them part of the defense against charges that she leaked confidential information to the media and lied about it under oath, they inclu

adam ward's fiancee, melissa ott from gibbstown, new jersey, ott was morning producer at the station,terday was her last day on the job. she was taking a new position in a new market be, but instead of celebrating with her colleagues she sat in the control room looking happen watched in horror as her fiancee was shot and killed alongside parker on live tv. >> adam was the camera through which you viewers saw much of what we did and certainly if it was on the morning news, was out live, you saw adams work. nobody better to work with than those two individuals. >> andy and have been trying to be strong today, because we felt that it was our duty to allison because she was a journalist, this is what she would have wanted us to do, to share her story, she was story teller by profession, are trying to tell her story. >> i've been alternating between the shock and the grief. i've been, you know, i'm holding up, i guess, okay, but i've been crying my eyes out all day long. >> chris hurst told us he and park her been dating for mine month, very much in love. were planning future together. he

adam ward was engaged to melissa ott from gibbs town new jersey, and graduated from penn state. ott accepted a job in chore lot and ward was going to join her there shortly. we've been posting updates on our "action news" twitter and facebook accounts. >> let's take a break from our news covering -- coverage and check in with weather and traffic. >> reporter: good morning, we have a clear start to the day with slots of sunshine in the delaware valley. 58 degrees right now in quakertown. 59 in pottstown, 56 in ken net square. 68 in center city. nice and comfortable, low humidity, 58 degrees in hammonton, and 57 in dover, delaware. as you look at the day ahead. lots of sunshine, low humidity, 83 degrees, and tonight it will be almost fall like in a couple of spots. 55 in the city. in the 50s in the suburbs under clear skies, rather cool for this time of the year. feeling just right, but it changes in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. we'll talk about that in just a few minutes. >> reporter: 50s, wow it's been a while since we felt that. good morning, everybody, thursda

he was engaged to the morning news producer, melissa ott had who watched the scene unfold on live television while she was in the studio control room. today was her last day. ward was thinking about leaving tv and moving with her to charlotte, north carolina. anda, lison parker was -- and alison parker was interviewing vicki gardener at the time of the shooting. she was struck and is recovering. >> there say touching show of solidarity for the victims online. news crews around the country, including here at cbs 2 are using #westandwithwdbj and are tweeting photos of themselves. >> stay with us for continuing coverage on the news crew killed. >>> developing in brooklyn, police are searching for an attempted rape suspect. he grabbed a 34 yeermd woman on 74th street in bensonhurst. when the victim resisted, the suspect ran off. >>> divers will resume looking for tom anderson tomorrow. his sunken troler was found this morning in the sandy hook channel. he was believed to be on board alone, and the recovery mission was suspended earlier this afternoon because of dangerous water currents. >>> an u

adam was engaged to our morning producer melissa ott, they were planning our wedding. alison and our 6:00 anchor chris hurst were dating. kimberly and jean were shattered by the news this morning and our heart go out to family and friends of alison parker and adam ward. >> and we'll continue to remember them. >>> we have updated information that we got in the newsroom. it appears vesterly flanagan, bryce williams, has not died. i. >> virginia state police calling our news director saying -- this is the scene on interstate 66 which is a couple of hours up the pike from roanoke so this is where the suspect went and we are told in a rental car he had gotten at the airport. that is not confirmed. either way, virginia state police called our news director to say the suspected gunman, vesterly flanagan, shot and killed himself. then about two minutes ago we got a call from the virginia state police spokesperson who told us he does have a pulse, is in very critical condition. he is alive. so we are correcting ourselves as virginia state police correct themselves that the susp

you can see the full interview we posted with melissa ott, up now on the nbc washington app. >>> we are tracking a potentially huge traffic headache at the live desk right now, if your bea to head home, you may want to avoid the area around the tidal basin. a semitruck is stuck under an overpass on main avenue. this is where independence avenue crosses over main. we were just told the cars are being diverted now onto roulette wallinburg place in front of the holocaust museum and already causing a major jam there. you want to avoid main avenue headed toward independence avenue. we will let you know if the traffic gets worse and when it clears up. back to you. >>> i'm meagan fitzgerald at the little hunting creek in fairfax county. hours ago, divers recovered the body of a 16-year-old who went missing in the creek just behind us here. the family of vladimir per res florez says he was going for a swim when he was swept away by a current. vladimir's brother, juan, and his mother, returned to the creek this morning. they watched as fairfax county police and fire rescue teams scaped the area

adam was engaged to melissa ott it was her last day of work before leaving for a job in south carolina. chris hurst speaks to george stephanopoulos this morning. you can see the interview at 7:00 a.m. >>> one person was injured when three masked men robbed a 7-eleven in montgomery county. this happened around 3:30 at the store there on the 1400 block of city avenue in wynnewood. one victim was assaulted and had to be taken to lankanau hospital to be checked out. the suspects fled on foot. >>> 3 miles later, a hotel guest was robbed at gun point this happened at the north american motor inn in wynnfield. two men robbed the guest of wallet, phone and backpack. the guest was not hurt. >>> a man is in custody after a shootout with philadelphia police it happened in germantown around 9:00 p.m. nobody was hit. this was the second police-involved shooting in the city yesterday. we'll have a full report on the activity coming up in the next half-hour. >>> a car crash in germantown critically injured a 12-year-old child you can see the vehicle had a cracked windshield after hitting the boy last

adam ward was engaged to producer melissa ott who hails from gibbs town, gloucester county and did a tv internship in philadelphia before getting the job in roanoke. she was watching the show from the newsroom. 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 th

he was engaged to morning news producer melissa ott who watched it all unfold. it was her last day on the show. she was about to start a new job in charlotte, north carolina, and ward was going with her. in his final moments, ward may have captured critical evidence. >> as he dropped the camera, the last image that he captures in life is that of his killer. >> and we're learning more about the deceased gunman vester flanagan. he was a former reporter at the station and went by the name bryce williams. >> 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. >> he's had some conflict with both of his victims. and i think someone who then posts that on social media wants everyone to know just exactly how hurt and angry and disgruntled he is. >> hollywood offered condolences. ellen tweeted, sending love. and piers morgan called the crime horrendous. >> most certainly our thoughts and prayers go out to everybody affected by this horrible event. take a look at

melissa ott grew up in gibbsdown and she worked at a morning news producer at wdbj and was actually in the control room watching when the gunman shot her fiance. last night she posted this message on facebook reading in part, quote. yesterday, we spoke to her -- he said melissa was so excited about marrying adam. >> they were making plans for their wedding and it was going to be like down in virginia, home style. >> an hour before adam died, ott posted about her fiance and shared this photo. you see the balloons and the flowers there? yesterday was their last day working at wdbj in virginia and they were about to start new jobs together in north carolina. >>> reporter alison parker's boyfriend is also from this area. chris hurst is an anchor there at wdbj. he attended temple university for a year and graduated from conestoga high school. he posted the following on social media. quote. he said she had just celebrated her 24th birthday and had recently moved in together. >>> a cumberland county man accused of killing and dismembering his brother will appear in court today. police arreste

melissa ott grew up in gibbstown and the two got engaged in april. she worked at wbdj and was in the control room watching when the gunman shot her fiance. last night, she posted on facebook, quote. yesterday, we spoke to her uncle in gloucester county. he said melissa was so excited about marrying adam. >> lovely girl and lovely guy. just a tragedy for the family. they were making plans for their wedding and it was going to be like down in virginia home style. >> an hour before adam died, ott posted about her fiance and shared this photo. you see the balloons and the flowers. yesterday was their last day of work at wdbj. they were about to start new jobs together in north carolina. >>> reporting alison parker's boyfriend also work at the same tv station. she dated chris hurst who was an anchor. he is from our area. he went to conestoga high school and we wanted to temple university. he said in part she was the most radiant woman i ever met and for some reason, she loved me back. he said the two just celebrated her 24th birthday and just moved in tog

. >>> photo journalist, adam ward engaged to the morning show producer, melissa ott hailing from gibbstownnew jersey and graduating from penn state. in a horrific state of circumstances today was supposed to be her last day at the station. she accept add new job in charlotte and she was producing the show in the control room as her fiancee was murdered on live tv. >>> "action news" anchor monica malpass was at the white house today for a one-on-one interview with president obama. they discussed a number of topics including the tragic shooting in virginia. >> what we know is that the number of people who die from gun-related incidents around this country dwarfs any deaths that happen through terrorism and we're willing to spend trillions of dollars to prevent terrorist activities, but we haven't been willing so far at least to impose some common sense gun safety measure that could save some lives. >> you can see monica's nu null -- full interview tomorrow on "action news." >>> the latest statistics, workplace shootings are not uncommon in the united states. the labor department says violenc

. >> meanwhile, ward's fiance, melissa ott was watching from the control room of that station when it unfolded. hours before the murder, the couple was celebrating ott's new job in north carolina. yesterday was going to be her last day. >> do stay with "today in new york," we'll have continuing coverage. you'll find everything we've gathered on nbcnewyork.com and the nbc 4 new y hek app. >>> it's 4:35. let's get a check of weather and traffic beginning with mr. dave price. good morning. >> hey, eat, let's look at what's g thng on out there. michael, temperatures are really nice for this time of the year. dry conditions, cool as you head to the west. numbers in the 50s. 60 in parswipany. out in belvidere. ar61 in the delaware water gap area. we'll widen out the shot. 50s and 60s up north. upper 50s to low 60s. 61 in long branch. as far as what's happening outside, as we take a look, tlts really nothing. this is quite peaceful. moisture well to the north of us out of our area. that's the way it's going to stay. as we plan for the rest of the day, take a look at this. west winds at 5 mil

. >> reporter: he heard morning show producer melissa ott in the control room, frantically trying to reach ward, her fiance. >> it quickly became, "honey, that was scary. answer me. you have to answer me." >> reporter: then, she headed toward the edit room. >> and i said, "stop right there." she was walking towards me. and i had still had the picture blown up of just his watch ticking. >> reporter: episcopo had also frozen image of the man with the gun, a face he didn't recognize at first. so he asked the chief photographer to take a look. >> i think his exact words were, "that's a pretty big guy." you know, "you think that's bryce?" and he -- >> reporter: that was the first name that came to his mind. >> yes. >> reporter: bryce williams was the on-air name of vester flanagan, their former coworker who had been fired. episcopo hand aid copy of the tape to investigators. >> when i knew adam was gone, because i saw it, and i-- i had to look at it over and over again because it was my job to-- to give a copy to police and give a copy to us and give a copy to our legal team. and i watche

cameraman ward was engaged to producer melissa ott who was in the control room watching at the shooting happened. >> she had gotten another job. >> president and general manager of the station jeff marx described the scene as chaos as state police block off the roads around the perimeter and locked down schools in the area. >> and chris and mary both federal and local authorities there from virginia participated in this search that went on for hours. that gunman now dead and we're told taking his own life and abc news also has said they received a 23 page pack from someone, fax i should say from someone who says he is bryce williams an they've turned that over to authorities. williams is a former station reporter shot and killed himself after gunning down another reporter and her protographer this morning. chris and mary back to you. >> dianne thank you >>> well tributes are pouring in from the victims all over social media. among them senator tim cane whotweeted "heart broken by senseless tragedy, deepest sympathy to loved ones and allison and adam and the entire wdbj 7 family." >>> no

melissa ott posted on facebook earlier to want, ott was engaged to photographed a dr adam ward. she started her news career as an intern at nbc 10. her post reads "i'm not okay and i won't be for a long time but the enormous outpouring of love and support from some many of you near and a is so much appreciated." today her uncle told us melis melissa's parents left immediately for virginia to comfort their daughter. he says she and her fiance were looking forward to their future. >> loving girl, loving guy. a tragedy for the family. they were making plans for the wedding and it was going to be, like, a down in virginia p home style, you know? >> reporter: ott posted about her fiance an hour before he died. "adam brought balloons to work and co-workers brought flowers and a cake to celebrate her last day before starting new jobs together in north carolina." >> reporter alison parker's boyfriend also worked at the same tv station. she dated chris hurst who worked as an anchor. he went to conestoga high school in berwyn and attempted temple university for a year. hurst tweeted this

ward was engaged to the morning show's producer melissa ott who watched from the control room as all of this played out. today was ott's last day at the station she was heading to new job. meanwhile parker's father has spoken with the washington post. he said that his wife first learned of shooting in a text message from the station. he says they didn't know their daughter's condition but they feared the worst when they did not hear from her. he told the post quote, my grief is unbearable. the third person shot this morning vicky gardner she has survived. parker was interviewing her about toy tourism when the shots rang out. gardner is the executive director of the smith mountain lake regional chamber of commerce. she's in stable condition after under going emergency surgery. >>> so again, a difficult day much police say 41-year-old vester lee flanagan who went by bryce williams on the air ambushed tv crew this morning at a shopping center in virginia. he culled reporter alison parker and photographer adam ward and injured the woman who parker was interviewing. williams was a former

he was engaged to the station's morning producer melissa ott who was watching at the station live. >> she's, of course, trying to text and get through to him. everybody trying to reach adam. >> reporter: today was supposed to be a celebration. i was his fiancee's last day of work at the station. she took a new job in charlotte and adam planed to follow soon. >> we're in shock. we're devastated. we've been crying. we've been hugging. >> reporter: the third victim, 61-year-old vicki gardener is in stable condition tonight at the hospital. a community leader who is passionate about her job. >> if there is a glimmer of good news, looks like vicki will be out of the woods. >> reporter: a growing memorial at the station in shock remembering two of their own. wbdj 7 went live tonight at 5:00 like it always does. the general manager says they will tell their story the best but inside the newsroom, they are struggling to understand how they went from the ones that normally cover tragic events to suddenly becoming the victims of one themselves. lester. >> stephanie, thank you. what happened tod

ward was engaged to the morning news producer, melissa ott who watched the horrifying scene unfold on live tv while she was in the studio control room. >> i don't want to make him sound like anything other than what he was. a coward. >> reporter: live back in roanoke now, the expressions of sorrow are pouring in here. the folks inside this building have started collecting them to give to the families of the victims. adam ward's family, his parents were in the building when i was there earlier. at last word vicki gardner the woman who was being interviewed when the attack took place is out of surgery and in stable condition. live in virginia, lou young, cbs 2 news. >> okay, lou. thank you. the station tweeted this message this afternoon: >> we would like to tell you more now about the victims. alison parker was hired as a reporter there. she did once serve as an intern at wdbj. parker also enjoyed music. she played the french horn and the trumpet. she also loved theater. her cameraman, adam ward, had had been working at the station for four years and was also an intern there once. he g

melissa ott grew up in gibbstown and was engaged to adam ward. she started her career as an intern right here at nbc10. she posted on facebook last night saying that she is not okay right now. but she hopes to be and she really appreciated all of the o outpouring of love and support from people near and far. she posted much more about that to adam and can you read her entire post at nbcphiladelphia.com. the reporter who was murdered, alison parker, her boyfriend worked on the that tv station in roanoke and she dated an anchor there, chris hurst who is from there area too. he went to conestoga high school and attended temple for a year. he posted this yesterday. he said the two had just celebrated her 24th birthday and had just moved in together. >>> now preparing for the pope. philadelphia is trying to build excitement for the pope's visit. the city is pushing its "i'll be there" campaign. matt delucia is along the ben franklin parkway to tell us about this. >> reporter: the planners are calling this new campaign, "i'll be there." it's on the hee

melissa ott worked at his farm stand as a little girl but quickly developed a love for news. >> she enjoyed being around the news, and she really excelled in it so it's just tragedy. >> reporter: it was in the same news hour that her fiance, adam ward, standing behind the camera of this interview with his reporter before shots rang out that melissa posted her emotion on facebook, writing, quote, definitely feeling the love this morning, during my last shift at wdbj-7. will absolutely miss my 7 family. as a producer, she was likely watching tv monitors when a former disgruntled reporter took aim at her team and her fiance's life and alison parker. >> we're hurting bad. we don't know the complete outcome of everything, but she was close, so our thoughts and prayers are with her. >> reporter: that's when his phone rang. melissa's parents rushed to roanoke to comfort their daughter. >> they said adam got shot and they were on their way to see what was going on. >> reporter: banchore spoke about the balloons adam surprised melissa with at work to celebrate both their last days on the job. he say

adam ward's fiance, melissa ott, posted a touching tribute on facebook. >> your life changes. but in their memory, you want it to change in a way that something positive comes out of it, and that's all you can hope for. >> reporter: parker's parents, barbara and andy, say they will now advocate for stronger gun laws. >> i'm going to do whatever it takes and i'm going to be relentless about it. get change. >> reporter: vicki gardner survived the shooting and today was upgraded to good condition. tim, her husband of 40 years, thought he had lost her until she called from the plans. >> she told me she had been shot in the back and she didn't know why she was still alive. the guy fired several times. >> reporter: staff here at the station are wearing these alison. maurice, several vigils are happening around town tonight. >> dubois: kris, thank you. some public health officials say gun violence, just like car accidents and smoking-related illnesses can be prevented or at least reduced. we'll have both sides of that issue later on in the broadcast. vice president joe biden said he

compelled to share, we all mourn differently and that young producer from gibbstown, new jersey, melissa otts struggling with her fiance' photographer adam ward's murder. posting on facebook, i'm not okay. and i won't be for a long time. but the enormous outpour of love and support from so many of you near and car is much appreciated. adam, i will never find a man so happy, selfless, protective, funny, or charming like you. you were the one. you understood me. my soulmate. i will always love you ". >> adam's fiance' is obviously in tremendous grief. it is, you know, it is bad enough to find out that your fiance' is shot. it's worse to be the producer of the show where that happens li live. >> reporter: that woman from the chamber of commerce who was being interviewed was also injured she did have surgery today and is in stable condition. lucy? >> all right, karen. our coverage of this story continues on fox 29.com. we are posting the latest developments in the investigation and tributes to the victims just look for a link on our home page. >>> tonight the sports world is mourning a man known

he was engaged to morning prosecutor melissa ott. she was in the control room watching live when the shooting happened. it was her last day before starting a new job in north in north carolina. ward planned to follow her there. on the set this morning, the anchor team found themselves not just delivering the news but a eulogy. >> they brightened up the room every morning. they were all sleepy and tired and they came in like gang busters. >> reporter: the other victim, vicki gardner, ran the local chamber was chers and was being interviewed about tourism. she was shot in the back but is out of surgery and expected to survive. outside the station, people have been coming by all day laeg flowersflowers and balloons. jane, instead of celebrating at ward's going away party, the staff has been working to cover this horrible tragedy all day, stopping after the noon news to grieve together. >> pauley: crition, thanks. this is what president obama had to say about the shooting. >> i think it's one more argument for why we need to look at, you

. >> reporter: ward with melissa ott, producer for the morning show. they had happy lives by all accounts filled with promise and opportunities that were cut short wednesday morning. ward's fiancee was working when it happened. she would have been sitting in a control room just likethis watching the feed from our fiancee's camera even after the video went off the air, but that moment isn't what they will be remembered for. ward and parker will be remembered because of these smiles. >> i've never had a better day at wdbj than last thursday, two days before my birthday, when i got to do seven or eight live shots with adam ward who kept me laughing, calm, showed me everything i needed to know. >> reporter: the work they did on air -- >> alison was a marvelous storyteller. >> hey, everyone, i'm alison parker with adam ward. >> we lost a piece of ourselves today. let's put it bluntly. we lost a piece of our family, our heart. >> even in this tragedy these two people have made impressions on millions of people. one of the anchors at wdbj told us this is a mo

he was also engaged to morning producer melissa ott. she was in the newsroom watching the shooting unfolded. it was her last day before moving to north carolina for a new job. ward planned to follow her. she posted this on her facebook page. adam, i will never find a man so happy, selfless, proteshive, funny, charming like you. my soul mate. i will always love you. >> he had that wit, that charm, that ability to light up a room and so did alison. >> reporter: andy parker is holding onto his last memory of alison celebrating her birthday with a family on the river. >> we're going to go down there for a memorial service and spread her ashes in the river, which she would have liked. >> reporter: parker told us he is taking some comfort in the fact that alison did not suffer. he said he will now campaign aggressively for strukter gun laws here in virginia and across the country. as for the third victim, the surviving victim, vickie gardner, we understand she's been upgraded to good condition. we spoke with her husband tim. he said she has m

. >> reporter:ward was engaged to morning show producer melissa ott seen here in a tweet this morning- celebrating what was reportedly supposed to be her last day at the station. >> reporter:instead, she was in the control room when her future husband was gunned down. >>"new at 10." >> reporter:wdbj's anchor chris hurst says he is numb after the news. parker was his girlfriend of nine months, and had just moved in with him. >>"she was the most radiant woman i ever met," he posted on social media today. "and for some reason she loved me back. >> reporter:any senseless death is painful, but this hits home for many of us. as the story continues to unfold. the station - wdbj stays on the story. because after all, there's no greater tribute to reporters than to keep reporting. >> reporter:pam? >> pam:we have a lot more on this story tonight. >> pam:coming up at 8-30.we talk to a local psychologist about can have on people -- like the video the gunman posted to social media today. ... >> pam:happening now. >> pam:firefighters cleaning up after a fire destroyed two businesses at a santa clar

melissa ott was engaged to adam ward. ott grew up in gibbstown and started her news career as an intern here at nbc10. today her uncle told us melissa's parents left immediately for virginia to comfort their daughter. the deadly shooting unfolded on what was the last day of work for both melissa and adam. >> loving girl, loving guy. they were making plans for their wedding, it was going to be down in virginia. >> ott posted about her fiancee an hour before he died. adam brought balloons to work, and co-workers brought flowers and a cake, to celebrate the couple's last day before starting new jobs together in north carolina opinion we've also learned alison parker's boyfriend was from our area. chris hearst went to conestoga high school in better win. hearst called parker the most radiant woman he ever met. a memorial at the museum remembers fallen journalists. nbc10 will continue to follow the latest developments on this story. coming up in about 30 minutes, we'll get another update from dave wagner in virginia as police

ward was engaged to wdbj producer melissa ott.ened. she posted this message on facebook. adam, you were the one. you understood me. my soulmate, enjoy the endless tech games in your hetch. i love you so much. parker and anchor chris hurst had just moved in together and planned to get married. her father said the two belonged tok. >> she loved chris. they were such good -- they were almost like an old couple, domestic couple. it was really cute to watch them. and, you know, they loved each other very much. >> the father spoke to us, he says, because he wants people to remember alison. >>> a new poll this morning shows donald trump with a huge lead in the republican presidential race. 28% of republicans in the quinnipiac nationwide poll support trump. ben carson is second with 12%. jeb bush, ted cruz and marco rubio are tied for third. the poll shows new jersey governor chris christie in ninth place behind scott walker, john kasich and carly fiorina. governor christie is with us here in studio 57. welcome back. >> good to be back. >