he was planning to marry reporter alison parker when she was shot dead in 2015 by a former co-worker in a live broadcast. he will work to reduce gun violence but he will work on health care, education, and the environmental. >>> devin patrick kelly was the subject of a sex assault complaint back in 2013. he said yesterday the investigation stalled when kelly moved to colorado. survivors of sunday's massacre with harrowing new details how the gunman methodically targeted

hurst turned to after his girlfriend alison parker was fatally shot on live television. he said he would fight for causes that were dear to him and his late girlfriend. he also called on the state to stand together. parker and photojournalist adam ward were gunned down on live television back in 2015, by a disgruntled former employee. another woman was also shot but survived. that gunman later took his own life as police closed in. hurst said if parker were still alive... she would push him to "stay true" to the community. abc-7 is your home for election results... the local race results - are scolling at the bottom of your screen. full results at wjla.com - and our news app. and we'll have a look at the big national races- coming up later in this newscast. coming up-- a history of violence. new details about the texas church shooter after federal investigators finding more than a felony conviction on his record. the details-- that are sparking a fierce debate over gun background checks. looks like you found a better way to do this, dad. 100% veggie diet. if i can raise

chris hurst ran as democrat and vowed to fight for the causes that he and alison parker believed in. >> a new day in virginia. we have a democratic governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general now for the next four years again, but we have a possibility of being majority of the house of delegates. every idea that could address and reduce the number of people dieing from the gun homicides, suicide and accident firearm deaths, now is finally on the alison: alison parker and her photographer wither shot and killed -- were shot and killed and the gunman killed himself later. larry: now the latest for the church massacre. mike pence were in sutherland springs to comfort survivors days after 26 people were killed and 20 more injured. today the names of the victims were released. the gunman devin kelley opened fire and later killed himself. the church will hold services this sunday. >> new allegations coming against actor kevin spacey. a former news anchor and mother says spacey sexually assaulted her son last summer. heather says it happened while at a nantucket restaurant and club.

adrianna: alison parker were still alive she would push into "stay true to the community." you can find a complete list of winners on the abc 7 it is free to download. now to the weather. a much different look from this time yesterday. no rain, but chilly. steve is here with a check on the forecast. steve: skies are cloudy, but we have a nice fall color change around the gw parkway looking over the city. if you are looking for the color, this is the best time around the immediate metro area. showing our temperatures, it is cold. middle 40's at reagan national. the same at fredericksburg. 47, annapolis. stormwatch 7 satellite and radar, cloudy skies around the capital beltway up to 70. toward frederick and western maryland, our skies, clouds are beginning to thin a bit. highs in the upper 40's, lower 50's through the day. temperatures will stay below average over the next couple of days a hard freeze later this week. i will tell you all about it coming up in a few minutes. adrianna: thank you. right now the search is underway for a man who jumped out of a woman inassaulted a

happened to your daughter, alison, was so sickening and so hideous and it touched so many of us in the news industry and beyond that something like this would happen. mr. parkerng to you. i mean immediately after alison was murdered. and you said what so many victims say, which is i won't let this be in vain, i won't let my daughter have been murdered for nothing, i'm going to take some action. but here you are. you actually have done that. you did take this moment and were galvanized by it, so where are you today? >> well, i'm still fighting the fight. and, you know, i tell you, the musings that i have about considering a run, never saying never, it sure created quite a buzz, but i've got to tell you, alisyn, i'm a long way from throwing my hat in the ring. there's hurdles that i have to consider. chief of which is whether i can be more effective as an advocate to help elect other progressive candidates across the commonwealth and the country versus being one member of congress. frankly, i would -- if i could wave the magic wand, i'd clone chris hurst, who just won a delegate seat in rural virginia, and put him in there to run, because he's just a terrific y

he's the father of reporter alison parker. you'll recall, she and a photographer were shot to death on live television two years ago. parker's boyfriend, chris hurst ran for, and won the seat, a seat in the virginia state house. the former tv anchor in roanoke ran on a plan that included stricter gun laws. >>> up next, a look at the senate republican tax bill, and how it differs we are the tv doctors of america, and we may not know much about medicine, but we know a lot about drama. we also know that you can avoid drama by getting an annual check-up. so go, know, and take control of your health. it could save your life. cigna. together, all the way. z2i1zz z16fz y2i1zy y16fy >>> republicans racing to pass a tax overall bill before the end of the year, today unveiled this plan with some major differences. the senate version created seven individual tax brackets instead of the four by the house. it fully eliminates the deductionfor state and local taxes, and preserves high medical expansions, and delays the tax break until

it was how he found purpose after alison parker's death. u may remember, alison and her cameraman were shot back in 2013. hurst ran hard on a universal background check for guns. so he won the 31st position that usually spells defeat for people. >>> voted today. still, there is an investigation to see if shady robo calls may have impacted turnout. they'll look for misleading calls telling voters the polling place had changed. both the naacp and aclu have made statements tonight condemning the alleged behavior. >>> cemetaries buried in water bills have new hope tonight. a d.c. councilman took action to lower those fees that have some cemetaries worried they might have to shut down. >> the i-team first exposed this problem last month, you may recall, and our reporter jo jodi fleischer has more on what impact this new bill could have. >> reporter: d.c. congressman brendan todd represents the district's oldest cemetary and the subject of a new investigation which exposed how their water bill had grown to $200,000 a year, even though they were us

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former local tv anchor who quit his job and became a gun safety advocate after his girlfriend alison parkerand killed on live television as she was doing a report. last night, he won a seat in the house of delegates over an opponent who had a "a" rating from the national rifle association. here's what he said today. >> i wish that i was still with alison, was still a journalist working at the television station that we worked at together but that wasn't the plan that god had intended for me and for her. and so, i sought about trying to forge a new path and create a new plan. >> in montana, voters elected a refugee from liberia, democrat collins as a first african-american mayor. in new jersey, voters replaced republican freeholder john carman who got national attention in january when he posted this on facebook. will the woman's protest be over in time for them to cook dinner? john carman then said this when asked to apologize. >> women who are sure of themselves, they didn't get offended by this. if it hurts your feelings, it wasn't posted with any malice. it's not an issue. >> okay. we're

former local tv news anchor who quit his job and became a gun safety advocate, after his girlfriend alison parkerve television, as she was doing a report. last night he won a seat in the house of delegates, over an opponent who had an a rating from the national rifle association. here's what he said today. >> i wish that i was still with alison, a journalist working at the television station we worked at together. that wasn't the plan that god had intended for me and for her. and so i sought about trying to fortha new path and create a new plan. >> in montana, voters elected a refugee as their mayor. john carmen got attention when he posted this. will the woman's protest be over in time for them to cook dinner. he then said this when asked to apologize. >> women who are sure of themselv themselves, they didn't get owe poen fended by this, if it hurt your feelings -- it wasn't posted -- >> ashley bennett was one of the women who walked out of that meeting in protest. she decided that she was going to run against john carmen for atlantic county freeholder and last night she beat him. ashley bennett

his girlfriend alison parker and her camera man you remember they before shot and killed by a former co-worker. >> virginia voters appve millions in bonds from northern virginia schools. fairfax country and city of falls church and loudoun co county approved 515 million in bopdz. it goes towards new schools and renovations. >> other news now developing overnight in the district i 25 back open this morning after police called all northbound lanes to investigate a fiery crash. one person died when the we can no word what caused the cash. >> a double shooting happened this morning and left one dead and another hurt before:30 last night when it actually happened in 1300 lock of rittenhouse street norm west. they're trying to read if they saw four door sedan. >> in the search for missing miss maenl and daughter in fair fach they have and are safe. gale and maya ferro were last scene sunday evening. no word where they were located but it would be safe. >> he you enjoy yesterday's cool down. >> i did not enjoy the cold rain. >> cold and rainy. i was being define i had on warm and flip flops

he's a former anchor, boyfriend of the slain television reporter alison parker. you. >> good to be back with you again. >> we talked 2 1/2 years ago after alison was gunned down, her cameraman also killed. you have channeled your glarief into something positive. on tuesday you won a delegate seat there in virginia. tell me what that moment was like tuesday night that surprise victory against an opponent that was backed by the nra actually? >> yeah, and that cameraman's name is adam moore. i want to make sure all your viewers remember him, as well. for me on election night, it was actually more affirmation of what me and my campaign staff and this entire movement of grass roots support had been building for for nine months. and i actually felt very confident from the moment that i announced that i was going to run that we were going to be successful. and so we just had the desired outcome on tuesday night. and now it's time to get to work, time to if full it promises made to the people of my district, people of southwest virginia. my home and to the commonwealth of

one of the unlikely winners, chris hurst, whose girlfriend alison parker was shot and killed on liveon back in 2015. her death prompted him to run for public office. conservative rural virginia, hurst beat three-time republican incumbent with an "a" rating from the nra. i am joined by chris hurst, newly' lecc newly elected to the virginia house of delegates. i can imagine you wish you weren't here but you are. what did it take? tragedy. what did it take beyond that for you to decide to run for public office? >> i think it took a strong desire to want to give back to the community i live in in southwest virginia who gave me so much prayer and love and support and wrote me countless cards and letters of support during my time of need. and when i knew that it was too emotional live difficult for me to continue on at the television station i still wanted to serve my community in a way where i was able to give back. this seemed like a natural progression for me for my work in journalism. >> how did people react when they saw you out there going door to -- i assume a district like that, yo

kris hirst was a news anchor, his girlfriend, reporter alison parker, was fatally shot on air in 2015 a democrat, defeating a three—time incumbent backed by the national rifle association. i mention those because for all the positivity around the democrats, i have seen criticism that they do not have seen criticism that they do not have a new strategy to win across the country. are these smaller stories offering clues as to how they could shape that? i think those two stories you brought up are interesting. what the democrats are saying about the junior is we are embracing the idea of inclusivity, the fact we have the first openly transgender congresswoman first openly transgender congresswoman elected, there was a sikh mayor elected, two african—american attorney general ‘s also elected. inclusivity works. i am sure that is the message that drew virginians in such big numbers for a governor's race to the polls, it was freezing and raining yesterday, the weather was yucky. according to the exit polls, they went out in big numbers because they do like —— do not like donald trump and wh

this is former tv anchor who gapd national attention after his girlfriend, alison parker, was shot and killed on live television two years ago. out in washington state, a special election to fill a state senate seat. democrats now control the governorship, the statehouse and the senate. and in maine, voters easily approved a referendum to expand medicaid. did you hear that? expand medicaid for low income americans. the vote was a defeat for the republican governor who has previously vetoed the measure. i want to bring my panel in. elise jordan is an msnbc political analyst and "time" columnist who previously served as advisor to senator rand paul and michael lupica. elise, i want to start with you. yesterday i watched you on "deadline white house" talk about what a good guy ed gillespie is. now he's lost. what happens to his reputation going forward? he's tainted with the trump brand at this point. he ran a trump-like campaign. can he go back to, but remember, i was a george bush flavor good guy. >> it was disappointing to watch how ed gillespie tried to close in the final week his cam

he was planning to marry reporter alison parker when she was shot dead in 2015 by a former co-worker in a live broadcast. he will work to reduce gun violence but he will work on health care, education, and the environmental. >>> devin patrick kelly was the subject of a he said yesterday the investigation stalled when kelly moved to colorado. survivors of sunday's massacre with harrowing new details how the gunman methodically targeted his victims. mark strassmann is outside the church in sutherland springs. >> reporter: it's part of an emerging pattern involving the dead gunman. for years his brooding disposition and short fuse troubled people. he was troubled long behalf he massacred people in this church. >> it sounds like he didn't want to take his finger off the trigger. he was like, constant. he wouldn't let off. >> reporter: lorenzo flores was at the gas station across the street when kelley began firing into the church. >> how many shots? >>nd there, i guess. he was nonstop. >> reporter: for the 50 worshippers inside it was minutes of gun terror as the gunman moved from pew to

. >> one other note, chris hearst was the boyfriend of alison parker who was murdered on two years agon while doing a live report on television. hurst was backed by groups but he centered his campaign on other issues. >> he quit his tv job to run for office. >>> and president trump arriving in china this morning with a forceful speech targeting north korea. before leaving seoul, the president trump blasted kim jong un for human rights atrocities. he said they were putting themselves in danger with their nuclear advances and he warned them not to try us. >> all responsible nations must join forces to isolate the brutal regime of north korea, to deny it and any form, any form of it. you cannot support, you cannot supply, you cannot accept. because the longer we wait, the greater the danger grows. and the fewer the options become. >> well, the president also attempted a surprise visit to the demilitarized zone before leave the korean peninsula. but as you can see the there, heavy fog forced the pilot to turn around. press secretary sarah sanders had her camo on and said the president was

democrat heading for richmond the former roanoke area news anchor whose girlfriend was the late alison parkerot and killed during a live broadcast two summers ago. >> bill: has ed gillespie said anything about the president trump tweet critique? >> no, he hasn't. gillespie's concession began a few minutes after president trump tweeted he thought gillespie would have done better if he would have endorsed the president and his agenda. it never came up. gillespie never said it or thanked the president whose voice was on a robocall earlier in the day. the focus was on ending a nasty campaign with well wishes. >> mr. norm e northam is a good man and i appreciate his service to our country and commonwealth and i wish him nothing but the best success as our 73rd governor. >> virginia governors only serve one term at a time. i spoke to governor mcdonnell last night. he disagrees with the president's criticism about gillespie doing better if he would have run closer to trump. he doesn't think trump's endorsement had anything to do with what happened last night. >> bill: thank you, fallout continues li

he was planning to marry alison parker when she was shot dead in 2015 by a former co-worker during ae broadcast. hurst says he will work to reduce gun violence but his main focus will be education, health care and the environment. >>> we are learning new details about the texas church gunman's very troubled past. devin patrick kelley was the subject of a sex assault complaint back in 2013. the comal county texas sheriff said yesterday the investigation stalled when kelley moved to colorado. survivors providing harrowing new details about how the gunman targeted his victims. mark strassmann is outside the church in sutherland springs with what investigators are discovering now. mark, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. that sex assault case is part of a pattern emerging in the life of the dead gunman. for years his brooding disposition and short fuse scared people. he was troubled, long before he massacred people in this church. >> it sounds like he didn't want to take his finger off the trigger. he was like -- constantly. it wouldn't let off. >> reporter: lorenzo flores was at t

his girlfriend alison parker and her camera man were shot and killed by their camera man. >> cold and rainy. felt like february yesterday. >> sure did. >> what a difference afteren joying 0s most of october and warm temperatures. and cool conditions here to stay. clouds and wind chills 30s actual air temperature 40s today. >>. >> outrageous chilly pattern locking in here and won't be just today but remainder of week. there are current numbers. whipped chills in 30s. take a jacket. 42 reagan national and dulles and bwi marshall around the 40 degree mark and 40 dulles and we can look forward to not the rain as yesterday and few sprinkles and lights showers down in charles this morning. best chance for light sprinkle or shower will be to south later today. here's forecast. 49 today. mostly cloudy skies with little patchy drizzle and wind chills will number the0s for much of the day. coming up let me go comb my hair. >> you're looking sharp but wind blown. >> and aside from those issues we're seeing this problem a crash this is on couple bee apike route 29 stewart lane collision with entr

the former news anchor whose girlfriend, the woman he wanted to marry and fellow tv reporter, alison parkerkilled. >> we were going to get married. she died at her happiest, i can tell you that. i was talking with her parents last night and we believe that. she celebrated her birthday a week ago on the 19th, she turned 24. for her birthday every year she went down to the river outside nashville and went white water rafting and kayaker. she normally is a kayaker. she's really good at it. i don't know what i'm doing out on the water so we did white water rafting because that was a little easier. it was the best time i ever had. she had a great time too. there was a gazebo and log cabins and it's beautiful and tranquil. we were in separate rafts. she turned back to me and she said, chris, this is where i want to marry you. >> last night hurst spoke to his old station about alison saying, quote, i think she would have been proud of me. i think knowing alison and how determined and driven she was, she probably would have wanted me to perform even better than we did. on that note, final thoughts