gemmells are now trying to do. aribell recen returned to school. ken isl getting back to work.amily members are still pre and ken and aribell are looking for reminders tt an good even if it's not always fair. >> try to enjoy every day as much as you can. you know getting out and doing different things and having those differt experiences and those differt memories are your family and friends is very important. >> and ken hopes a website started by a friend will help his daughter learn more about her mom and brothers down the road. it is called lovegemmell.com and it is a space where anyone who knew the family can post their favorite memory. >> such a heartbreaking story. so much support for the father and daughter here but also so many painful memories. will they stay in the same area? >> he says that right now they don't know if they will rebuild, even if they do there is no intention if they'll move back. it is way too tough. but he wants to remain in the gaithersbu area and i think that speaks volumes about how great this community is. it's really impacted them. they feel li

. >> for the first time ken gemmell shares what his life is like without his wife and two sons. news 4's angie goff has their story of perseverance. >> we were always out and about, you know. i know a lot of our friends didn't know how we did it with two three kids getting out as much as we did. >> reporter: there was a time a short time when ken gemmell had it all, a beautiful family a wife marie, his college a daughter arabelle. she loved being a big sister to 3-year-old cole. and baby devin, just 7 weeks old. there was so much to look forward to. then monday december 8th, 2014. ken was at work. his daughter arabelle was at school. he started getting phone calls about a plane crash in his neighborhood. >> they didn't know where it was. i started calling my wife but there was no answer. >> reporter: he got to the scene but police wouldn't let him see the house. the plane had pierced the home setting it on fire. his wife marie and their two sons trapped inside. i think we knew that they were probably in there, but we didn't know for sure. we were holding out hope that maybe they

for the first time ken gemmell shares what his li is like without his wife and two sons.s4's angie goffaei story of rser. >> we're always out and about. a lot of our friends didn't know how we did it with two or three did kids getting out as much as we did. >> reporter: th a time a short time, when ken gemmell had it all, a beautiful family of five, a wife, marie, his college sweetheart, a daughter, arabell. she loved being a big sister to 3-year-old cole. >> used me for ladders, seattles, whatever you c do. >> reporter: and baby devin just 7 weeks old. there was so much to look forward to. then monday december 8th 2014, ken was at work, his daughter arabell at school. around 11:00 in the morning he started getting calls about a plane crash in his neighborhood. >> they didn't know where it was. i called my wife but tlchsz no answer. >> reporter: a plane had pierced their home, setting it on fire. his wife marie and their two sons trapped inside. >> i think we knew that they were probably in there, but we didn't know for sure so we were holding out hope that maybe they got

ken gemmells is sharing his story for the first time.gie goff spoke with him. >> ken gemmells lost most of his family. it touched starts here and across the nation. when i sat down to talk with him, he told me his wife was a hero who died trying to protect their two sons 3-year-old cole and devon who was seven weeks old. >> i knew he was trying to do everything she could to keep them calm and try to save them. but to make sure it wasn't painful for them. >> his wife marie was found cradling their babies trying to shield them from the smoke and fire after the plane crashed. in a matter of days, hundreds of thousands of dollars poured in to help ken and his daughter who was at school at the time. ken talks about how it is helping both of them move on. >> angief for us thank you. >>> recreational marijuana is legal in alaska. less than an hour al state wher of m adults 21 and olde to one ounce of ma grow up to six pla 53% of voters in a the ballot measure. >>> the district's marijuana law will change this week beginning at midnight thursday

. >> that full interview with angie goff and some of the things ken gemmell and his daughter were able to salvage from their gaithersbs torn down. join us tonight for that story on news4 at 11:00. >>> it's called right to try. a measure inspired by josh hardy could mean expanded opportunities for terminally ill patients in virginia. last spring you'll recall while battling cancer josh who is from fredericksburg was denied drugs to save his life. an intense social media campaign put pressure on the drugmakers who changed their minds. well lawmakers in virginia today announced an agreement on a measure that would expand access to investigational drugs for terminally ill patients under the care of their doctor. several versions of the bill are making their way through the statehouse and senate. >>> a uva football star is close to fulfilling his nfl dream. >> new tonight, news4's diana russini explains how he's overcome tragedy and why it drives him to succeed. >>> and we continue to follow a developing story in alexan yet another water ma. [ female announcer ] business travel isn't just a