go to james madison university. you will find it. i know you will on ac 360. ho want to search allison bailey parker memorial scholarship fund for james madison university. please donate the we need to get tight $50,000 it is possible it could become an endowment fund. >> well will put the link on our website at ac360.com. my thoughts and prayers are with you. thank you. we will keep the focus on the story. also, we'll talk more in the future, we hope with allison's dad. and his new battle. just ahead the race for the white house continuing. new polling on donald trump. and his fellow republicans. huh he is doing against top democrats. more ahead. >> a new national poll should make donald trump happy. make donald trump happy. ♪ if you can't stand the heat, get off the test track. get the mercedes-benz you've been burning for at the summer event, going on now at your authorized mercedes-benz dealer. but hurry, offers end august 31st. share your summer moments in your mercedes-benz with us. the possibility of a flare swas almost always on my mind. thinking about

go to james madison university. you will find it. i know you will on ac 360. ant to search allison bailey parker memorial scholarship fund for james madison university. please donate the we need to get tight $50,000 it is possible it could become an endowment fund. >> well will put the link on our website at ac360.com. my thoughts and prayers are with you. thank you. we will keep the focus on the story. also, we'll talk more in the future, we hope with allison's dad. and his new battle. just ahead the race for the white house continuing. new polling on donald trump. and his fellow republicans. huh he is doing against top democrats. more ahead. what did iran's supreme leader get in the nuclear deal? to start with, $100 billion. they keep their nuclear facilities and ballistic missiles. there won't be surprise anytime-anywhere inspections. and after ten years, restrictions are lifted and iran could build a nuclear weapon in two months. congress should reject a bad deal. we need a better deal. >> a new national poll should make donald trump happy. a poll released

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 restaurants. attorney for another defendant in this case say these expenses indicate

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. >>> allison parker was the reporter gunned down on live television, she attended james madison university in virginia. they have started a scholarship named for her. parker and photo journalist adam ward were killed by vester flanagan he also shot and wounded a woman who was being interviewed. >> she was trying to dodge everything, he missed twice and she dove to the ground and curled up in a ball and that's when he shot her in the back. >> the family of the murdered crew are calling for stricter gun control. they found a wig and sunglasses and different license plates in the suspect's car. >>> how companies handle anger management in the workplace on 20/20 before "action news" at 11:00 p.m. >>> the images following hurricane katrina in the gulf coast continue to haunt us a decade later, we go live to new orleans. >> reporter: good morning, matt, good morning tam, new orleansians refuse to give up on their city knowing there's somethings a hurricane can't destroy. in new orleans a renaissance, hundreds restaurants, a burgeoning tech industry and and higher graduation rate. >> the fact tha

parkhurst was alison parker's broadcast journalism professor while she was a student at james madison university. he joins me now. professor, thank you so much for making the time. >> thanks for having me, luke. getting the word out about how alison lived is incredibly important. i'm happy to do it. >> absolutely. there is a "usa today" article, it quoted you just sort of about all son. she was a passionate person, a dogged attitude, never willing to settle for half of the story. bubbly, smart. you said you had all of these superlatives of her that were cliche, but in this case were all true. >> yeah, absolutely. it's tough to put into words the type of person she was because she was incredibly genuine, very smart, a wonderful reporter and even better person if that's possible. and you know, it's rare that you have a special relationship with a student where you feel like you're learning a little bit something from them as they're learning from you. but i had that with alison. it's just devastating that she's not going to be able to share her personality and her craft with the world anymore. >>

allison attended james madison university. they had friend, possibly relatives watching at the moment. i can't imagine what they are going through right now. gregg: let's go back to rick leventhal. >> reporter: a little more back ground on allison parker. she was just 2 years old. the morning reporter at wdbj 7. she was a former intern. she worked in a north carolina bureau. she graduated from james madison in harrisonburg in december of 2012, and learned the ropes of journalism in the media arts and design. she learned how to produce newscasts at whsv, an abc affiliate in harrisonburg. in her spare time she likes to whitewater kayak and play with they are parents dog jack. allison parker shot and killed this morning at bridgewater plaza in moneta, virginia, along with her photographer and fiance adam ward. just a tragic situation. gregg: we are going to continue to cover this breaking news story. two journalists shot dead live on television. we'll be right back. you drop 40 grand on a new set of wheels, then... wham! a miniva

behind me you can see james madison university website where alison parker went to school, they said abolish been her name and released a brief statement on there website talking about her passion for journalism, right future and how sad and they are that she is no longer with us. that is the latest from the newsroom. back to you. ben: the killer wanted an audience, not just the viewers watch the home. juliet: ben: he posted the murder to his facebook account in a stunning way to document violence. please review surveillance video showing him tweeting as he left the crime scene. >> he knew how to use social media for us to perhaps become a star in his own mind that he never became. ben: twitter and facebook took that down, and twitter kinds it viewers heartlessly read treated as an aside intensely because we're users don't have to click on a video ford to play on their feet. scroll past and it starts playing. >> i saw somebody tweeting saying that can't believe this is happening, he can't be doing this live, this is not happening. of course we will follow this story all morning so pl

ward was a graduate of virginia tech, parker a james madison university graduate and her father tells the washington post his grief is unbearable. >>> well, abc news says it's gotten a 23 page fax from someone claiming to be vester flanagan. the writer said he was attacked for being a gay black man. the fax also cites the church shooting in charlton, south carolina, as a tipping point and that his anger had been building waiting to explode and he said the columbine high schoolers were influences. tonight the cops are removing the evidence from flanagan's home which is just a few blocks away from the wdbj station. >>> we're also following a very sad story at the national zoo. one of the two panda cubs born last weekend has died. it was the smaller of the two cubs mei xiang delivered saturday. yesterday the zoo started giving the little cub extra care because it couldn't keep food down and today it had trouble breathing. despite the zoo's best efforts the tub died at about 2:00 this afternoon -- cub died at about 2:00 this afternoon and the staff calls the loss devastating, but there is

. >> parker graduated from james madison university and just moved in with chris anchor chris hurst who tweeted this morning being "she was the most radiant woman i ever met and for some reason she loved her back. she loved her family, parents and her brother. 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 y

she had been an intern at the station when she attended college at james madison university. adam ward was also from the roanoke area and went to virginia tech. the general manager of wdbj said ward was engaged to the producer of the morning show who was in the control room this morning when the shooting happened. the two of these people were assigned to the morning show, which means they got up in the middle of the night to bring the news to you first thing in the morning. >> we send people into war zones, dangerous situations and riots, and you worry they're going to get hurt. you send somebody out to do a -- how canurism and you ever expect something like this to happen? -- you use all of the words, senseless, devastated, those are all the news catchwords, but they all apply. as salmon to an, there's a third victim involved in this, vicki gardner who headed up a local chamber of commerce. back to alison parker and allison -- adam ward, alison was dating the anchor for wdbj chris hurst who tweeted emotionally about the situation, showing this picture that says they did not

alison was just 24, gone to james madison, university, working at this tv station as a reporter.eam each and every morning, and so hours after the -- the shootings the general manager of the tv station came on air to express really what these two young people meant to the station, to the community and just absolute heartbreak in this newsroom. >> we're in shock. all there is in our building today is hugging and crying and consoling. many members of our staff were very close to alison and add am and everybody knew them. they were loved. they were positive people. they never shied away from an assignment. if you asked them to work late, they did it. if you -- you didn't even have to ask them. and you're never prepared for this, and you just pray every day that your people are going to be safe, and we are grateful to the families of these two victims who gave them to us so that they could do their job and do the job so well to make wdbj 7 so strong, and our hearts go out to them as it does, i'm sure, from every one of our shoes and from those at wdbj 7. >> that was the general manag

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. >> 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 flowerflowers and balloons. jane, instead of celebrating at ward's going

she graduated from james madison university in 2012. worked in north carolina for a bit, but returned home to southwest virginia. her colleagues say she was living her dream. one part of parker's life that viewers learned about yesterday is she was also dating one of the anchors at wdbj. chris hurst. she was the most radiant woman i ever met. for some reason, she loved me back. we learned that adam ward was in love with someone at the station. engaged to the morning show producer. imagine this, his fiancee was producing the show during the time he was killed on live television. a colleague says ward always had a smile on his face and dedicated to his job and determined to put smiles on other faces. let's talk about vicki gardner. the executive director of the smith mountain regional chamber of commerce. friends say that was her title, but she did all she could to promote the community she loves so much. she is a wife, mother, a grandmother and artist. we got this message from her employer late yesterday when they say they are confident

memory of parker have been established at her schools patrick henry community college and james madison universityublic college in harrisburg virginia. color ship in honor of adam ward is being set up virginia tech university. >>> well, every year journal lists are killed doing their jobs. it mostly happens overseas in third world countries such as in the sudan and syria. rarely are jump lists killed here in america. last journal lists killed here was cheney baily. he was shot on his way to work in downtown oakland. two men associated with a shop called your black muslim bakery were convicted of killing baily because of an article he was working on about the bakery's finances and suspected criminal activities. >>> santa clara police are looking for the driver of a car that crashed into a strip mall. we are in santa clara this morning with the latest information that police may have, some leads. >> reporter: yes, police say the woman is latina. she was driving a two door honda accord. she may not know that she caused the strip mall to erupt in flames, after she crashed her car here into the gas lin

. >>> allison parker attended james madison university in virginia. a scholarship has started up to honor her. a vigil was held outside the station. parker and adam ward was killed by vester flanagan who also shot and woman who was being interviewed by the news crew. >> he missed twice and dove to the ground and curled up in a ball and that's when he shot her in the back. >> the family of the murdered crew are calling for stricter gun control. vester flanagan had a wig and sunglasses and different license plates. 20/20 will devote their entire broadcast to the tragedy that unfolded on television and how companies around anger management in the workplace. >> a live preview of "g.m.a." is next. >>> what is the deal with the lemonade stand in front of the jerry seinfeld's house, who are these people who call the police? >> 6:49 we just more information on the breaking news story we are told that the three homes burning in camden, new jersey were vacant. as far as anyone knows nobody was inside. that's good news. it's happening on mechanic street in camde

. >> james madison university is remembering the tv reporter killed during a live report.dvj's alison parker graduated in 2012. they established a memorial fund in her honor. it will go toward the university's school of media art and design. a reporter created a ribbon they are asking them to wear. it has both journalists favorite colors in it. the turquoise is parker's favorite color. ward loved marine, because he graduated from virginia tech. >>> we ask that you please join us in observing a moment of silence as we remember wdvj roanoke journalists, alison parker and adam ward. >> the team you heard the team marking that tragedy, a touching moment from that game as players an fans took a moment of silence to honor the victims. >> a new update about the third shooting victim. vicky gardner was updated to good conditions. she was hit in the chest when the others were shot and killed. her husband said he talked to her on the way to the hospital. >> she explained what had happened to her. she didn't know how she survived but she did and that she loved me. >> parker was inter

. >> allison is a graduate of james madison university, she only worked at the station for about a year. >> hey everyone i'm allison parker, were putting the final touches on our special report. >> at a more graduated from virginia tech was engaged to the morning producer who is working this morning when he was gun down on my television. >> a scholarship has been created at her all my martyr help other aspiring young journalists. >> thanks sharon, where learning more about the third victim in all this, vicki gardner. she was being interviewed when the garden gunman started shooting. she had been interviewed many times, she was shot in the chest and had emergency surgery and is expected to survive. >> nypd has stepped up security and officers are standing guard outside our studios today there are no direct threats to local media but they are being cautious. >> part of the killers plan may have been to go viral will look at the social media reaction that the killer took himself and posted to facebook and twitter account. >> in the meantime james holmes has been sends it to life in prison.

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 tickets. it all worked out well. >> but not so for the 63 people ready to le

we want to mention alison parker went to james madison university which set up a scholarship in her honor. juliet: a lot of folks were really upset by the fact that facebook, twitter has this auto play where you click on it and all of a sudden you are seeing this video and people were feeling of that. ben: are you have to do is girl passed it. >> they have this because it increases revenue because you get a lot more views on things. ben: we will look at the impact and roll social me at on this story. turning to other news back here at home expect complaints about the costumed characters and topless women in times square to drop because the nypd is setting up a new unit to patrol the area. juliet: their job is to address quality of life issues and build a relationship with local businesses, nothing to do with counterterrorism unit that is already there. bill deblasio suggested removing the pedestrian plaza, the president of the times square alliance called the new police unit a quote mega developing unit, does not one those taken away. ben: i think they're kind of nice. juliet: never tried

she graduated from james madison university in 2012. worked in north carolina for a bit.o southwest virginia. she grew up about 50 miles outside of roanoke. her colleagues said she was living her dream. now one part of parker's life that viewers learned about yesterday was that she was also dating one of the anchors there as wdbj. chris hurst. he sent this out. she was the most radiant woman i ever met. for some reason, she loved me back. we have learned that adam ward was in love with someone at the station. ev engaged to the morning show producer. his fiancee was producing the morning show at the time he was killed on live tv. he was determined to put smiles on other faces as well. now let's talk about the survivor. the survivor. vicki gardner. this community that she loves so much. she is a wife, mother, grandmother and artist. we got this message from her employer late yesterday. they say they are confident she will recover and they will stand strong with her through this. miguel, alison. >>> alison parker's grieving father paid tribute to his daughter last night with

her alma mater james madison university is opening up a scholarship fund in her memory. through all of this pain and shock in losing their colleagues, what was remarkable to me was how these journalists kept going. they kept reporting the news about the search for the gunman, for the public. really, that shows a great deal of strength in that newsroom. >> i can't get over seeing the picture of them. and thinking that the photographer's fiance was actually in the control room. >> on her last day of work. >> they had celebrated. they said alison had brought in balloons. they were celebrating this new start to their future and to see it end this way is really tragic. >> there are no words to describe how sad it is, jana, thank you. >>> now to the gunman. the crime and the motive. wdbj is the cbs affiliate in roanoke. vester flanagan had worked there as a reporter. he was fired in february of 2013 and disgruntled to this day. in a manifesto after today's attack, he described hip self as a human powder keg. how the events unfolded. >> reporter: 24-year-old reporter alison par

doing, and about the scholarship opportunities that have already been set up in her name at james madison university and the patrick henry community college here in her hometown of henry county. so when i go on twitter, you start to see things that you maybe didn't want to see. you scroll through the mentions on your twitter feed to find some source of strength from the people sending you condolences and warm wishes, and then of course you get the ones that are not that, and -- and apprise you of news you did not want to see. and the images you didn't want to see. >> these are images, chris, i think no one wanted to see. i know you're a public person and you're trying to be strong i think for the community, but i think everyone knows you just lost the love of your life. i think everyone knows you have to take a moment to grieve and take care of yourself. i think everyone wants you to take care of yourself. >> no, you're right, john. you're absolutely right. our two families have decided that this is the way that we have gone about grieving so far. it has been somewhat cathartic. this is the arena th

she graduated from james madison university. adam ward was 27 years old, he had worked at the station for several years. he was engaged to the producer of the morning newscast and it appears the couple got engage ted news seem here in washington. his fiancee was at work in the control room, watching that live interview this morning when the gunman opened fire. adam was a have tech graduate, a big hokies fan. if you have seen his picture today, you have seen him wearing the sweatshirt. both parker and ward grew up in central virginia. they started their careers as interns at that station. co-workers say of course, they will be sorely missed. back to you. >> thanks, wendy. we invite you to stay with news4 for updates on air and online. at 6:30, new reaction from the gunman's childhood friend. he says something doesn't add up. also an in-depth profile on the suspect's life in california. we invite you to check out nbcwashington.com. >>> also ahead tonight, a rise in murders on the city streets. three things local leaders plan to do

. >> reporter: allison was a graduate of martinsville high school and james madison university.d the outdoors. >> in salem, adam ward, news 7 sports. >> reporter: adam attended salem high school where he played football. he was a virginia tech graduate around a huge hokeys fan. and both of them worked here as interns at wdbj 7 before they signed on as employees alison worked in north carolina before she returned to wdbj 7 in 2014. adam had been here for four years, first as an employee of our production department, more recently as a photographer and news. and and allison within working together a lilt over a year, covering everything from community events to breaking news. and they did it well. and both of them had fallen in love with co-workers. adam was engaged to our morning producer melissa ott. they were planning their wedding. alison and our 6:00 anchor chris hurst were dating. kimberly and jean, we're shattered by the news and our hearts go out to family and friends of allison parker added a dam ward. >> i want to thank joe deshield for that report. the station previousl

. >> reporter: alison graduated from virginia's james madison university in 2012 and was the news editor for the school newspaper. she loved white water rafting and kayaking. >> she took any assignment and ran with it. her personality came through. she was smart. gave her all to the job. >> reporter: alison was dating the evening anchor at the station chris hurst, though the couple had kept their relationship quiet. on twitter hurst said he was not, writing they were very much in love. they just moved in together after dating nine months. the best nine months of our lives, he wrote. he wanted to get married. she was the most radiant woman i ever met and for some reason she loved me back. wdbj journalist adam ward was also killed at the scene. >> adam ward, news 7 sports. >> reporter: after a stint on air, he became a photographer and was alison's morning partner for the last year. they first met at the station as interns. they were a good team, and it showed. fr adam come out from the camera, how do you feel right now? >> when i first put on the heels, i rolled an ankle. it is very form

. >> she tutored calculus at james madison university. how many journalism majors can tutor call cusculualculus. she just was not satisfied with just doing something. she wanted to be the best. >> she wanted to be the best. when she set out to do something, she meant that. she -- she wanted to be the best and never win a race or never lose a race, never mess something up. she wanted everything she did to be perfect and she was driven to do that. >> and that's what made her such a great journalist. i'm sorry. go ahead, poppy. >> i know that she wanted to be a doctor when she was younger. i wanted to be a lawyer when i was younger. we both found our calling, i think, in journalism. she and adam together were known as the a-team, like this best, right? >> yeah. they were. i mean, they were. and, you know, before she -- before she rejoined -- she was interning at dbj the semester before she graduated. the station that she -- that she ultimately went to work for at her first job in -- actually the eastern carolina market, the guy that hired he

alison was a graduate of james madison university, she loved the outdoors. >> in salem, adam ward, news 7 sports. >> reporter: adam attended salem high school where he played football. he was a virginia tech graduate and a huge hokeys fan. and both of them worked here as interns as wdbj 7 before they signed on as employees. alison worked at a station in jacksonville, north carolina, before she returned to wdbj 7 in 2014. adam had been here for four years, as an employee of our production department and more rely as a photographer and news. he and alison had been working together on wdbj 7 morning a little over a year, covering everything from community events to breaking news and they did it well. and both of them had fallen in love with co-workers. 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

them say wanted to speak out on her behalf to honor her memory, just as her alma matter james madison universitys doing the school immediately set up scholarship funds in parker's name and is now accepting donations, lauren, chris? >> jennifer, thank you. >> and neighbors in overbrook and wynnefield back here at home on the look-out for brazen burglar. >> so police say he has broke mean four homes in broad daylight between noon and 2:00 in the afternoon. >> so the break-in's started less than month ago. police say the first one happened on july 17th. a home was broke mean with the security camera captured the man checking out the neighborhood, before he he dis apiece up a walkway and into someone's home. the latest burglary happened tuscon the 5300 block of woodbine avenue. this after two homes were hit last month, just one block a which from there. officials say he's gotten away with jewelry, small electronics. if you recognize this man, just strolling the streets, you're asked to call police. >> sort of a back pack there so he can hide little items, and take off. >> we here in philadelphia are

her father wanted to speak out on her behalf to honor already memory as her alma matter james madison universitydoing, the school immediately set up scholarship funds in parker's name now accepting donations. lauren, chris? >> all right, jennifer joyce, thank you. >> the shootings have hit journalists specially hard. >> many of them have taken to social media to express support with the hashtag we stand with wdbj. the fox steaks in birmingham, alabama posted sole up picture tweeting our thoughts and prayers are with the at wdbj7 family and loved once during this difficult time. >> reporter jennifer delacruz in tuscon, arizona tweeted this picture with her writing working extra hard today, praying for the families, and news room in roanoke. >> morgan chest can i tweeted this pick: with his writing our hearts, today hashtag with wdbj, proud and unafraid. >> last night some sports teams took time out from competition for a somber moment to honor the victims killed in virginia, column willing up. we'll show you the special tribute. >> 5:37 the time. also ahead, rosey o'donnell's daughter leaves home

she's also an alum of james madison university and she was dating the evening news anchor, chris hurst. the evening news anchor there at wdbj 7. he revealed their relationship status on twit they are morning writing "we didn't share this publicly but alison and i were very much in love we just moved in together. i'm numb." hurst wrote that he and parker had been together for the best nine months. it was the best nine months of our lives. we wanted to get married. we just celebrated her 24th birthday and that's comfort by all of his colleagues. he also tweeted condolences for adam ward's fiancee. >> erika, the third shooting victim is now recovering from surgery and is in stable condition at this hour. vicki gardner is the woman who was being interviewed when the gunman approached them and opened fire. she is executive director of the smith mountain lake regional chamber of commerce. >> you can count on news4 for updates on this on-air am bash throughout the hour. we have a crew at the hospital where the gunman died. we are going to have a live report coming up. and we are going to keep

. >> reporter: alison graduated from virginia's james madison university in 2012 and was the news editorhe school paper. she loved whitewater rafting and kayaking. >> she took any assignment and ran with it. her personality came through. she was smart. gave her all to the job. >> reporter: alison was dating the station's evening anchor chris hearst though the couple kept their relationship quiet. on twitter hearst said he was numb writing they were very much in love. they just moved in together after dating nine months. the best nine months of our lives he wrote. we wanted to get married. she was the most radiant woman i ever met. and for some reason she loved me back. wdbj journalist adam ward was also killed at the scene. >> in salem, adam ward news 7 sports. >> reporter: after a stint on air he became a photographer and was alison's morning partner for the last year. they first met at the station as interns. they were a good team. and it showed. >> adam, come out in front of the camera. how do you feel right now >> when i first put the heels on i rolled an ankle. we're good since then

> reporter: parker had just celebrated her 24th birthday, a virginia native she attended james madison universitye 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 producer 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 carolina. ward planned to follow her there. the other victim vicki gardner ran the local chamber of commerce and was being interviewed about tourism. she was shot in the back but is out of surgery and is expected to survive. >>> at a time when the department of defense was wrestling with desegregation of the armed forces, general frank peterson, jr. was making history in the military. general peterson is being remembered this morning. he died tuesday at his home in stephensonville on maryland's eastern shore from complications with lung cancer. he was the first blackmar even corps -- m

parker graduated from james madison university and worked for a local station in north carolina before being hired by wdbj. ward graduated from virginia tech and had worked for the station since 2011. both journals wars key part of wdbj and their colleagues described them as hard workers who will be deeply missed. we'll continue to follow the story and bring you update as we get them. here is adam reiss. what is the latest from virginia? >> michael, good evening, we're learning more about vester flanagan, how he was disturbed. he was spiraling out of control. he had this long and troubled history in tv news . he had worked at a number of stations where there were grievances. he filed suit. he was fired. at this particular situation he was actually walked out of building after he was fired. he was very unhappy. many colleagues said he was difficult to work with. there were some though that said they liked work with him. he was a good reporter. he was a weekend director in tallahassee. said he was actually quite good. he was smart and clever and quite often he did very good reports. he s

. >> reporter: here on the campus of james madison university, alison made a big impression at the student newspaper, and even interned at wdbj -- the very station she grew up watching. >> don't let the smile fool you, she was a really hard-nosed reporter. tenacious is the word i keep coming back to. >> parents were concerned about the principal taking matters into their own hands. >> reporter: alison soon got her first job on-air -- at a newbern, north carolina, station even before getting her diploma. her family was thrilled. >> she would always call me and say, "you know what dad, what'd you think of my package today?" and she did that every single day. >> reporter: then last year alison came home, to wdbj, where her well-rounded charisma quickly made her a local fan favorite. >> when i was younger i wanted to either become a doctor or a pharmacist, but as a journalist i get to cover those types of fields so it's close enough. >> reporter: in this video produced by the station to introduce alison to viewers, she talked about a few of her favorite things. >> i absolutely love mexican foo

. >> reporter: she graduated from james madison university and interned at wdbj. after a stint at another tv station in jacksonville, north carolina, parker returned to wdbj last year. parker and fellow colleague anchor chris hurst had been dating. he writes they were very much in love adding, we just moved in together. i am numb. she was the most radian woman i ever met. for some reason, she loved me back. adam ward was a virginia tech graduate and a huge hoekys fan. >> adam ward walking sports encyclopedia. i would like to talk sports with him more. it kills me to know the college football season is about to start and here he is gone before it ever got to begin. >> reporter: he was engaged to be married to mel list say ott, a morning show producer at the same station. today was her last day before starting a new job in charlotte and ward had planned to join her there. >> the most horrific thing is she was in the control room and watched it happen live. >> reporter: two young lives lost in senseless violence. leaving behind a trail of grief. >> jeffrey marks is w

addition i'm told that the station will be announcing scholarships at jmu for alison parker, james madison, university, and at virginia tech for adam ward. >> one final question, were you watching her live report yesterday morning when that killer came up there and shot and killed these two young people? >> no. no, i was walking my dogs around the street, but i saw it later, and it is absolutely shocking and horrifying. horrifying. >> and the thousands of people who were probably watching are still in a state of shock as well. it's just so awful. words can't describe these feelings for all of us. thanks very much, mayor. good luck to you and all the folks in roanoke. it's a beautiful part of the commonwealth of virginia, and our hearts and prayers go out to all of you. thank you very much. >> thank you. >>> just ahead, a former co-worker of this killer, vester flanagan, deals with feelings. lh lie here... looks like we have some sort of sea monster in the water hazard here. i believe that's a "kraken", bruce. it looks like he's going to go with a nine iron. that may not be enough club... well he's def

her father wanted to speak out on her behalf to honor her memory just as her alma matter james madison universitydoing. school immediately set up scholarship funds in parker's name already accepting donations, mike, alex. >> i just notice in the one of the pictures, in fact, we put it back up there, of chris alison. i know this place. they must have been at a wed being, that's the cooper building over at sixth and walnut. very familiar lib. they have a loft wedding receptions there. that must have just been months ago, so they've only been dating nine months. >> yes, right here in philadelphia. probably not very long ago. he went to temple for one year, then transferred to emerson up in boston. >> just hard to believe, isn't it? 6:37. >> police investigating body found in north philadelphia. >> yep, odd case, happened early this morning, at 15th and popular. steve, what have you learned? what is this about? >> well, what happened is two friends of this 24 year old man, came to his apartment to look for him. they see his doors open. and then they finds him shot once in the head lying on the floor.

. >> chris says a scholarship fund is set up in alison's honor at james madison university, her alma mater. >> her father has a new mission in life, is that right? >> andy parker absolutely devastated, as you can imagine, having lost his shining star, as he put it. he doesn't want alison's death to be in vain. he has a new mission to make mentally unstable people like vester lee flanagan to buying guns. >> better background checks and closing the loopholes. >> reporter: andy and chris say they're comforted knowing alison spent last weekend in north carolina doing what she loved to do best, kayaking and rafting, she was the happiest they'd ever seen her. >> rick, thank you, connell? >> back to the markets here for a moment. we've been talking about this day on wall street with the market movers, in terms of particularly sectors or areas of the market that we're going to talk about. you can choose to believe me or not. before we had this carl icahn news, we were going to talk about the metals and the mining stocks. that makes us look like geniuses today. this is the proof. featured sto

a graduate of james madison university.amera man and a graduate of virginia tech. they worked as team. >> i'm alison parker. we're putting the final touches on a special report. parker was dating a station anchor. ward was engaged to a producer for wdbj's morning show. she was in the control room when this happened. they were preparing to move and today was supposed to be ott's last day at wdbj. >> i can't tell you how much they were loved by the wdbj 7 team. >> how did the shooter know that the journalists would be in this parking lot? that is a key focus of the investigation. brian todd, cnn, moneta, virginia. >>> chris hurst is an anchor at the station and alison parker's boyfriend. they had just moved in together. >> my memory of her when we had our sixth-month anniversary. she made a scrapbook for me and put all the pictures we spent together for the first six months, even pictures i didn't want to be in there. she put them in there. >> parker's friends and cowork describe her as a rock star. >>> now a spokeswoman for

alison parker was a reporter and editor for the student newspaper at james madison university where she of 2012 with a bachelor of science in media arts and design. that's according to bill wyatt, the director of communications at james madison. we are saddened by the circumstances and news f of her death. our thoughts go out to our friends, family and colleagues. brian todd, are you live? are you on the phone? you have new information. so tell us about it. >> reporter: yes, carol. i just listened to a radio interview that the virginia governor gave to a radio station. and the governor said police are in active pursuit of the suspect. they say that they hope to have him in custody soon. they are pruursuing him right n. they have id'd the suspect. the governor did not give the suspect's name but they have a picture of him and they believe he may be a disgruntled employee of that television station. that was a piece of news the governor just delivered a short time ago. we are en route to the area right now, picking up some news as we go. but governor mcauliffe seemed confident the suspect

zoo animals to whether even appearing on cnn last november she graduated from virginia as james madison university in 2012 and was the news editor for the school paper she loves white water rafting and kayaking lesson was dating the station's evening anchor of the couple had kept their relationship quiet she said he was numb writing very much in love that is molded together after dating for nine months the best nine months of our lives he wrote will want to get married she was the most radiant woman i've ever met and for some reason she loved me back w d b j and less was also killed at the same scene. >>reporter: he became a photographer and was alison's mom and partner for the last year they first met at the station as interns they were a good team and it showed and ask athlete was a hard worker who was always smiling and respectful he joined the station in 2011 after graduating from virginia tech he unrolled the same year a gunman killed 32 people in a deadly rampage at the school those who know him said he had a heart of gold he was 27 and engaged to the station's morning producer melissa who w

. >> reporter: alison parker was a reporter for about a year, recent graduate of james madison university, was a cameraman and graduate of virginia tech. the two worked as a team. >> hey, everyone, i am alison parker. photojournalist adam wood and i are putting final touches on a special report. >> reporter: both were in relationship wes other colleagues at the station. parker was dating chris hers t, and ward seeing melissa ott. she was in the control room when this happened. the two were preparing to move. today reportedly was to be ott's last day at wbdj. >> i cannot tell you how much they were loved, alison and adam, by the wbdj 7 team. our hearts are broken. >> reporter: tonight, an update on the third victim shot, identified as vicki gardner, she's in stable condition at a local hospital after undergoing surgery. a short time ago got a statement from alison parker's family. today we received news no family should ever hear. our vivacious, ambitious, smart, engaging hilarious, beautiful and immensely talented alison taken from the world. this is senseless and our family is crushed. w

alison parker graduated from james madison university in 2012 and adam ward graduated from virginia techg sports fan. there will be scholarships funded at each school. one way that these two will be remembered. >> let me stay with you, victor. tell me about the memorial outside the tv station. tell me more about how this -- how these -- listen, we work in smaller markets. a lot of young people -- something that no one should ever have to deal with. i remember losing a young colleague. let me pause. let's just take a listen. >> good afternoon. i've met most all of you. my name is jeff marx. i'm the president of wdbj television. thank you for allowing us to do this all at once. we've been bouncing from interview to interview earlier today and it just got so time consuming that we were maybe taking our eye off the ball here at the company. so we're going to share some thoughts with you and some information and first i want to answer a question that everybody has been asking today. kelly, the news director, about the pins. >> yes. we're wearing ribbons today and we'll continue to wear those