and early this morning when alson parker was shot and killed, as she was reporting a story live on the at wdbj, it was her friend kimberly mcbroom who was in the anchor chair who was watching, live, shocked. we won't show anything graphic here. we do not need to broadcast murder, especially one that the murderer wanted to be broadcast. but this was the live interview that alison parker was doing when she was shot and killed this morning. because it was a live shot, her dear friend and colleague who was anchoring this morning's broadcast from the studio, and everybody else watching the newscast at home, everybody saw the crime as it happened. confused and stunned and fearing the worst and not understanding. alison park he, 24 years old when she was killed today. her cameraman adam ward you a also killed of he was just engaged and planning his wedding to another employee at wdbj. a third victim of the shooting today was the woman being interviewed on the air. her name is vicki gardener, a local fwl the claim better of commerce. she's survived. she went through surgery today and she is ex

. >> alson parker was a staple on the team. she spent most of her time in virginia. the james madison university graduate recently celebrated her 24th birthday. he was dating an evening anchor. >> adam ward also died. he was dating a morning use cast producer. the wdjb spokesperson says he was the station's go to guy and police are closing in on the suspect right now. >> david culver is on his way right now. and we'll spend a breaking news alert to your phone when we get an update. >>> another story today. u.s. markets are on the rise this morning despite stocks over seas. the dow opened with a 2% jump. another day of growing on wall street. here's a look at the numbers. we'll send you an alert on our app if stocks take any dramatic turns. >>> i'm molette green, live out the washington monument. it opened as scheduled after the national park service described the elevator problem as minor and an easy fix. >> how many? two more. >> reporter: the first morning visitors loaded the elevator to go up to the top. >> the first thing to do, you took me a long time to get the

. >> alson was a marvelous storyteller with so much promise ahead of her. >> hurst and parker had been dating for nine months. he said they planned to get married. >> alson was the brightest light i have ever met. she was the funniest, kindest, most beautiful woman that i ever met, and she just happened to love me back. >> reporter: you lost the love of your life today. >> yeah, yeah, without a doubt. >> i'm alison parker. >> reporter: parker had just celebrated her 24th birthday. a virginia native she attended james madison university. he loved being on the water and playing with the family dog. >> in salem, adam ward, news 7 sports. >> reporter: 27-year-old adam ward had worked at the station since graduating from virginia tech in 2011. he'd also found love at work. 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 h 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

alson pa allison parker and adam ward were covering a story when the shots rang out.ow who the shooter is and are in pursuit. they believe he's a disgruntled employee of the company. >> they are discussing a commitment to the transpacific partnership. the president also apologized over the suspected eaves dropping by the nsa. donald trump clashed with a reporter. he was escorted from the room. he was later allowed to reenter the room and ask questions. >>> a giant wall of dust rolled over phoenix yesterday. the giant dust storm can be seen in this time lapse video moving across the sky. it was generated as an intense thunderstorm moved across that area at the same time. that is your cnbc news update this hour. let's get back to "squawk on the street." simon. >> thank you very much. the good news is that the market has been rising from here. we had dipped below a gain of 200 points which is important because it's less than half the open which was up 433. ma mirroring what's happened in recent sessions. still awaiting importantly what the new york fed president has to s