. >> that employee was a fellow journalist, vester flannigan, he went by the name bryce williams while reporting for the the station. the 41 year-old was let go two years ago and he said his daughter died doing what she loves. >> it is hard to get your arms around it and realize or try to make sense of why it happened. >> reporter: before killing himself, authorities say flannigan went on a twitter rant, saying allison made racist comments and adam complained about them to hr. the general manager here at wdbj says flannigan had to be escorted out of the building by police when he was let go, he also called him difficult, to work with. >> in a 23 page document faxed to abc news, flannigan apparently described himself as a human powder keg motivated by the charleston church shooting massacre. president obama called wednesday's shooting a moment to reflect on. >> i think it is one more argument for why we need to look at how we can reduce gun violence in this country. >> reporter: prayer vigils are planned in the community in the coming days. don champion for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>>

we are learning more about the disturb mind of the co-worker vester lee flannigan. cbs news don champion has more from virginia. >> reporter: memorial of flowers, balloons, grew overnight outside wdbj tv in roanoke, virginia. the station still cannot believe 2b loved colleagues are gone. >> all day the community has provided an outpouring of support for us. >> reporter: reporter allison parker and photographer adam ward were ambush and then killed live on the air wednesday morning, by a disgruntled former employee of their station. >> that employee, was a fellow journalist, vester flannigan, who went by the name bryce williams while reporting for the the station. the 41 year-old was let go two years ago and andy parker said his doubt are died doing what she loved. >> it is hard to get your arms around it and realize or trying to make sense of why it happened. >> reporter: before killing himself authorities say flannigan went on a twitter rant saying allison made racist comments and adam complained about him to hr. the general manager here at wdbj says flannigan had

ward share their grief with the nation, they were gunned down by a former disgruntled employee, vester flannigan. >> reporter: it's amazing the words of comfort and condolences that have come in. not just for the journalists and the woman injured but the resilience we have seen with the wdbj team, they are out here with mikes in hand working through the tears. they are doing this not just because it's their job but they are trying to honor the legacy of their colleagues. >> please join us now in a moment of silence. >> wdbj's newscast marked 24 hours since the shooting of their journalists, the memorial has piled up outside for allison parker and adam ward. >> they were described as good natured. >> whether it was playing or pursuing his career, he had the goals and achieved them with relentless effort and effusive joy. >> the woman beingrviewed vicky was shot. and her husband was watching it. >> there is no making sense of it, my wife had to be there at the wrong time. >> vester flannigan was fired from wdbj two years ago and posted a video of the shooting on social media and sent a rambling le

. >> the shooter was identified as vester flannigan who used the name brian williams online and was fire from the station. >> i remember many incidences of his anger coming to the fore, we dismissed him and he did not take that well. >> the 41-year-old with a history of workplace problems fax aid note to abc news on the morning of the shooting saying he was a victim of racism and harassment, and a powder keg waiting to go boom. >> on the run from police, flannigan shot and killed himself, he did so after posting the recording on social media. abc is not showing the video. >> elizabeth thank you for that report. >>> just in to "action news" now, chester county officials have ruled tuesday's shooting of a suspect at the justice center was justified. 34-year-old curtis smith was shot when he lunged at a deputy with a knife. smith later died at the hospital from his injuries, the deputy was treated for an injury from the knife. smith was previously arrested back in march after he jumped the fence at the white house. >>> one man is in custody after a gun fight with philadelphia police, happen

and posted on social media by the shooter, former reporter, bryce williams whose real name is vester flannigan fired two years ago. police continue to search his apartment for answers but in a rambling suicide note to abc news he claimed he was the victim at work because he was a gay, black man. >> in response to those allegations, the station's general manager came out and said all claims of mistreatment were investigated and determined to be unfounded. flannigan in the meantime committed suicide following a police chase, the third shooting victim remains in the hospital in good condition. we are live in roanoke, virginia, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. an emotional day there. >> we continue on 6abc.com, we have video and pictures of the heartfelt tributes the journalists that lost their lives. >>> drexel university is putting their studentses on alert after a series of crimes near their homes on campus next week. >> annie mccormick is live in powelton what we they are doing to keep their students safe. you spoke with a victim of one of those crimes? >> luckily the girls were not home

the police identified the shooter as 41 year-old vester flannigan, he posted his own view on social media flannigan shot himself in his car two hundred miles away and later indict. he used the name bryce williams on the air. wdbj fired him in 2013 and police had to escort him from the building. >> towards the end there were issues with temper and ability to work with others. >> reporter: in the 23 page fax sent to abc news just after the shooting a man claiming to be flannigan said quote i have been a human powder keg for a while just waiting to go boom. he wrote the church shooting in charleston, south carolina was his tipping point. >>> well, parker's boyfriend news anchor chris hearst is a graduate of conestoga high school in tredyffrin township chester county. he tweeted this message saying we didn't share this publicly but allison and i were very much in love. we just moved in together. i am numb. he was supposed to anchor the news last night but inn ted mourning the loss of his collogue and girlfriend. >> i just can't believe that she's gone. i can't. a marvelous story teller with s

man they were interviewing was wounded police identified the shooter as 41 year-old vester flannigan. he posted his own view of the shooting on social media flannigan shot himself in his car 200 miles away and then later died. flannigan used the name bryce williams on the air. wdbj fired him in 2013 and police had to escort him from that building. >> toward the the end there were issues with temper and ability to work with others. >> reporter: in the 23 page fax sent to abc news just after the shooting a man claiming to be flannigan said i have been a human powder keg for a while just waiting to go boom. he wrote the church shooting in, charleston south carolina was the the tipping point. >>> president obama had this to say about the shooting in roanoke, lets take a listen. >> i think it is one more argument for why we need to look at how we can reduce gun violence in this country but right the now the fbi has been helpful with local authorities, trying to solve what is really a tragic death. >> the president also says that his heart goes out to the families of the victims. >>> you ca

the suspect, 41-year-old vester flannigan sent a manifest to abc news, saying that the charleston shootingop. this after parker and ward were doing a live interview on local tourism. flannigan approached the tv crew and pointed the gun at parker and started firing the reporter screamed and ran away and eventually collapsed. ward fell to the ground as he was shot but managed to capture the image of the suspected shooter, later identified as flannigan and the woman interviewed was also shot but expected to survive. >> something transpired in his life and it appears that things were spiraling out of control. >> flannigan, the accused shooter that used to work with the victim under the name bryce williams, was fired and reportedly filmed the shooting and posted on social media, a license plate reader helped to track down flannigan who then shot himself as virginia state police caught up with him. he died a short time later. >> we are following this tragedy online at 6abc.com, we have a closer look at the life and career of those victims and reactions from their colleagues and their loved ones.

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 the tragedy in virginia. >> we know that the number of people that die from gun related incidents around this country dwarfs any deaths that happen through terrorism. we are willing to spend trillions of dollars to prevent -- but to impose common safe gun safety measures that could save some lives. >> you can see monica's full one-on-one interview tomorrow on "action news." and world news tonight on david muir will have continuing coverage from virginia next at 6:30 after "action news." >>> an armed robbery suspect is in th

allison parker and adam ward continue to grow and questions about what happened to the shooter, vester flannigan after he was fired as a reporter at the station two years ago. the staff stood outside wearing a ribbon in memory of allison and adam. the news director talked about how difficult it has been to continue to work. >> not the big things that get to us, but the little ones, the performance of this staff is incredible, they cry and hug and then they get the job done. >> outs of an abundance of caution, they made the decision not to have any live reports yesterday or today follow that tragedy. >>> closer to home as the investigation into the gruesome discovery of three decomposing bodies in philadelphia continues, their loved one are speaking out and their bodies were found on tuesday in strawberry mansion after they smell aid foul odor for several days, chad pradelli is live now where one of bodies was buried. >> sharrie liam nelson died on august is he 11th yesterday he was laid to rest but it was not your normal burial. >> you could smell my grandfather coming out of the hearse. >> he w

missed twice and then she dove to the ground, according to vicky, the shooter, former reporter, vester flannigan kept trying to shoot her but his gun did not work. more evidence of an elaborate pan and in his car a glock pivot on and three magazine of ammos, three license plates and a wig and shawl and to do list. >> flannigan shot and killed himself while on the run from troopers, vicky is still in the hospital but expected to make a full recovery. >>> back in this area one firefighter was hurt battling a house fire in berks county last night. it broke out on the 500 block in reading, the first firefighters on the scene had to call for backup because of how strong the flames were, the house was vacant at the time and so far no cause is determined. >> three row homes caught fire in camden this morning, the action cam was on the 1100 block of mechanics street. fire officials say only one home was on fire and the flames quickly spread to neighboring home, no word on damage that the fire actually caused. >>> more than 200 young people dedicated themselveses to making sure that studentses have a suc

. >> reporter: now the name of the man, vester flannigan but went by the name bryce williams on air. an hour and a half ago posts on twitter and facebook, believed to belong to this man, twitter and facebook suspended the accounts among them on the facebook post was a video that appeared to be from the perspective of the shooter in this morning's tragic event matt. >> rightfully so with the suspense of the accounts. both allison parker and adam ward had connections to the philadelphia area, you'll hear more about that and the events, leading up to their live, television deaths, coming up on "action news" at 4:00. we are constantly posting updates on 6abc.com. >>> a man is hospitalized right now after being shot by a philadelphia police officer this morning, authorities say they were responding to a robbery call in west philadelphia when the man tried to ambush them and the man robbed someone at gun point, the man ran off and waited for an officer around the corner, the officer's partner pulled up in his cruiser possibly just in time. >> his partner inside of the vehicle, he was order

investigators say suspect vester flannigan tried to make a getaway with a gun, ammunition, additional license plates, and a potential disguise, flannigan, a former reporter, at wdbj who went by the the name of bryce williams later killed himself after a police chase. they gather outside cbs facility in roanoke for a stop the violence candle light vigil, as life slowly returns to normal in this community, many hope the deaths of these two young co-workers cut down in their prime will bring some change. craig boswell for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> stay with "eyewitness news" for continuing coverage, of the news crew killed, as we learn more details we will bring them to you on tv and on line at cbs philly.com. >>> coming up on cbs-3 "eyewitness news" a big day for volunteers at philadelphia's schools, how they are getting ready for the new school year. >>> new fall out from the ashley madison hack, we will tell you about the big announcement that the company just made. >>> and there are still places to stay for people coming to philadelphia to see pope francis, we will have details on

state police searched vester flannigan's apartments for clues in the former tv reporter's troubled past. flannigan who was known on eras bryce williams shot and killed reporter allison parker, and cameraman, adam ward, and wounded another woman during a live interview yesterday. he later killed himself. flannigan was fired from the station, in 2013 for poor performance and a series of conflicts with co-workers. he left behind a long letter that paints a picture of a disturbed man out for revenge. keep it right here on "eyewitness news" for continuing coverage of the tragedy in virginia. you can find both updates and also tributes to the the victims on cbs philly.com. >>> you think you might need a septa regional pass for papal visit? no worries, there are plenty left. it seems demand has been lighter than expected. septa says there are more than 100,000 regional rail passes still available. while some fear they have to walk miles to see the pope, septa says the the pennsylvania parkway is less than a 2-mile walk from some stations. septa says it will run airport line every 30 minutes, t

. - it's a shock to everyone >> reporter:visibly shaken, it was hard for vester flannigan junior's loved ones to acknowledge today's double homicide. >>- our condolences to the family of alison parker and adam ward >> reporter:flanagan's family says they gardner, the woman that was being interviewed at the timewho is now recovering. >> reporter:all of this while they try to sort through their own emotions. >>- we're grieving as well. we just need our privacy. >> reporter:flanagan grew up on this block. neighbors say the family is well respected, and the 41 year old never showed any signs of mental health issues. >> reporter:neighbors say flanagan's father is having a tough time. >> - he goes out of his way to make sure the block is safe, so to see that his own son did something like this is a complete shock. >> reporter:this very tight knit community is now offering the flanagan family strength and support during this difficult time. live in vallejo. >> pam:so much has been said about the killer. but we also want to talk about the people who were murdered. >> reporter:pam, friends say al

. >> you know this guy's name by now, vester flannigan. actually purchased two glock 9-f course, he only used one of them. another candle light vigil was held last night outside tv station, in roanoke, and in honor of 24 year-old reporter allison parker and 27 year-old cameraman adam ward. former co-workers say the shooter was really unstable, when they work with him. a search of his home revealed, he lives in squalor, a big mess inside of his house, and there were publicity photos, and sex toys, all over the house. in his rented getaway car there was a wig, more ammunition, lot of it. he also didn't just write a manifesto he chronicled his act on social media as you know. >> he was live tweeting essentially from his own twitter account. i don't think we have ever had this play out before but that level of premeditation and how he used social media for maximum pre motion was shocking. >> he was angry, he was angry when he left here two years ago. it is something that i would have never expect to happen two years after he left. >> and that

. >> reporter: police identify shooter as vester lee flannigan, a former reporter, known as bryce williams on air. after the the shooting a manhunt ensued involving several different law enforcement agencies. while on the run, flannigan tweeted out grievances he had claiming parker made racist remarks and ward complained about him to human resources. and if this story was in the gut wrenching enough flannigan then put video of the shooting from his point of the view on to twitter and facebook. he was apparently recording as he pulled the trigger on parker and war, both social networking sites quickly suspended the account. station offices say flannigan was fired from wdbj7, two years ago. >> he had a reputation of someone that was difficult to work w he was sort of looking out for people to say things that he could take offense to. >> reporter: after several hours of running from the authorities, flannigan turn the gun on himself on the side of the virginia highway. officials say that he was pronounced dead at the hospital by 1:30. the governor of virginia spoke out about the the shooting.

shooter vester flannigan actually purchased two glock 9-d the same gun to kill him and themselves. therees was a large vigil outside the tv station in roanoke, virginia in honor of the 24 year-old reporter allison report and the 27 year-old camera hand adam ward. the the shooter was unstable, but he passed a background check. the attack was premeditated. in addition to writing a manifesto flannigan made disturbing post on social media for all to see. >> he wases live tweeting from his own twitter act. i don't think we have ever had that play out before but that level of premeditation and how he used social media for maximum promotion was shocking. >> it the will leave you angry. he was angry when he left here two years ago. it is something that i would have never expect to happen, not two years after he left. >> the third victim in the the a attack vicky gardener who was being interviewed is expect to make a full recovery after surgery. >>> developing right now a shooting, at a man hospitalized, his condition is not the released. this happened last late night, near the the historic

. >> last week ward and parker were doing a live interview for the the station when vester flannigan walk up and shot them. would the man being interviewed was also being shot, she survived. flannigan was later found dead in his car. police say he shot himself. >>> 4:20. with oregon senator jeff merckly to become 31st moment for his support, momentum is picking up for president obamaes iran nuclear deal. but merckly's support puts supporters within reach of a 34 votes needed. last week 200 generals wrote letters to congress urging them to reject the deal. yesterday, 75 former members of the congress including a few republicans, did the opposite asking congress to up hold the deal. the congress returns from recess, they have until september 17th to vote. we will keep an eye on. that coming up fast. >>> for the the first time turkish jets took part in the u.s. led air strikes against isis on friday. turkish foreign ministry said the country agreed to open up the air bases to the coalition before that they were afraid fight ago begins islamic state would lead to the backlash. friday's o

investigators in northern virginia is searching vester flannigan's apartment for clues in the former wdbj reporter trouble past. flan gone known as bryce williams shot down allison parker and cameraman adam ward during a live interview yesterday. he later killed himself. >>> more than 100,000 regional rail passes are still available for the papal visit. septa encourage people to come into philadelphia a for the event, and, says it will run its airport line, every 30 minutes, that weekend. >>> and philadelphia's 76ers legend darryl dawkins a has died at the age of 58, an iconic, very popular member of the nba, dawkins was known for his many nicknames and naming his thunder us dunks. >>> kate. >>> we are enjoying a beautiful stretch of weather here in philadelphia but how much longer can it last? well, sun will stick around but heat, humidity will return and we will end august with temperatures in the 90's. we are tracking tropical storm erika, coming up, we will let you know if this is something to be concern about in our area we will look at latest track and limitations of that tropi

investigators say the suspect vester flannigan tried to make a getaway with a gun, ammunition, additional license plates and a potential disguise. flannigan, a former reporter at wdbj, who went by the name of bryce williams later killed himself after a police chase. dozens gathered outside the cbs a filth in roanoke for stop the violence candle light vigil. as life returns to normal in this community many hope the death of these two young co-workers cut down in their prime will bring some change. craig boswell for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> stay with "eyewitness news" for continuing coverage, of the news crew killed as we learn more tea tails we will bring them to you on tv and on line at cbs philly.com. >>> now new at 5:00 a day care scare, south jersey mother says that she thought her child was safe until she realized her son left a day care center and made a treacherous journey home. story is unfolding at kinder world education center in hamilton mercer county and that is where new jersey reporter cleve bryan joins us live, cleve. >> reporter: hamilton avenue here is such a busy road

. >> reporter: police identified the shooter as vester lee flannigan, who was a former reporter. he was known as bryce williams on air. but officials from the cbs affiliate wdbj7 says he was difficult to work with and caused an incident when he was fired two years ago. >> after many, instances of his anger coming to the fore, we dismissed him. he did not take that well. we had to call the the police to escort him from the building. >> reporter: after the shooting a manhunt ensued involving several law enforcement agencies. while on the run, flannigan tweeted out grievances he had claiming parker made racist remarks, and ward complained about him to human resources. if this story was not gut wrenching enough, flannigan then put video of his shooting on to twitter and facebook. he was apparently recording as he pulled the trigger. both social networking sites quickly suspended the accounts. after several hours of running from the the authorities, flannigan turned the gun on himself on the side of a virginia highway. he died a short time later at a hospital. abc news says that a man

. >>> former reporter, had been fired two years prior, vester flannigan walk up and killed them.eing interviewed survived the shooting. by the way, she had another second surgery, she has lost one of her kidney. the guy that shot them all, killed himself tragedy this weekend a fan fell to his death during their game against yankees on saturday. the these fill photos were taken afterward. witnesses say in the event inning man identified as greg murray was seen yelling at alex rod reag us from his seat behind home plate. he fell over and landed on concrete, 15 feet down. this is third turn are field death in eight season. >> third in eight seasons. >> what is going on there. he got real riled up because he likes to yell at alex rodriguez. he is yelling over the rail, and then he got too involved and he fell over the rail, 50 feet down on to the seats and concrete. killed him. >>> 8:04. >>> school business to start and in budget passed, and this school district said they could not make payroll. >> that is when teachers and staffers voted to work without pay so they can all start day

parker and ward were shot during a live broadcast by vester lee flannigan. he once worked with the pair >>> bernie sanders is cutting into hillary clinton's lead in the race for democratic nomination. bernie sanders seems to strike a cord with domestic issues. he said if he was president he would not use war. >> war is the last resort, not the first. you are looking at a guy - there's times you have to use force. no question about it. >> bernie sanders going to war in iraq, 2003. he voted yes, sending troops to afghanistan after the september 11th attacks. undocumented immigration. looming large in the race to the white house. talks have been about securing the southern border. donald trump says a wall is the answer. wisconsin governor scott walker things the u.s. may be on the wall north. people arrived us about that. they raised legitimate concerns, including law enforcement. that is legitimate issue. >> u.s. canadian border, stretching 5,000 miles is the world's longest international border. >> with the race for the white house entering a new phase we'll

. >>> we're learning more about the bizarre behavior, of that virginia shooter, vester lee flannigan.> police believe he didn't initially plan to kill himself because they found disguisees and three different license plates in the car he rented his getaway car. car he was driving off in. >> there was a shaw that he could put over himself. it seemed like he wanted to disguise him self as a woman. inside his small, a apparently filthy apartment police found numerous publicity photos of himself, his head shots as we call them in the tv business from when he work as a report and the name bryce williams. they found a lot of pornography, sex toys, a lot of can also, in fact there were candles all over the house, that is not so unusual i guess. he was was fired from the tv station in february of 2013. about two and a half years ago. numerous complaints against him and a lawsuit. co-workers say he pick fights and in this manifesto that he fact to abc network he indicated that he was being targeted foy being black, targeted for being gay, targeted for being overweight. he killed, as you know,

were filming a live segment when a former reporter for the the station, vester fran again walk up and shot them. this was flanniganhere. woman being interviewed was also shot but she survived. police say flannigan shot himself. >>> morning routine is crucial in getting out of the door in time but one school district on d.c. is changing the time it starts. schools in montgomery county, maryland will send their elementary and middle schoolers to school ten minutes later and high schoolers 20, minutes later. one of the reasons toys give students more sleep time so they don't have to wake up so early. parents have milk feelings about this. >> i think that the idea of starting high school kid later is bright idea but starting elementary school kid and middle school kids is the wrong idea. >> i think typically at this age with the case load these kid have had is wonderful. her bus used to pick her up at quarter to 7:00. >> i was in high school i wanted to sleep until noon every day. we will see how this goes. those student will return to school this morning. >>> one very lucky california man find 20 bucks on the ground,