Gunmans past. Jr stone has the chilling final words he left behind. Pam the shooters bay area family spoke to kron 4s alecia reid. We will check in with her in a minute. But first, we go to ryan nobles. Pam he is live tonight in roanoke. male announcer this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. Reporter tonight were learning more about the shooter Vester Flanagan who went by the name Bryce Williams on air. He was a native of oakland. He was not going to leave willingly on his own free will permit it was a tough situation creek reporter 1 would have guessed disparate this is the last image before the feed stock split seconds before, Allison Parker and cameramen ward was on location. People that were among the kindest nicest people that work here. Reporter about two hours after the attack desexed a suicide note to abc news creek he says he was voted for being gay and black. And was inspired after the Charleston Church shooting. France and families are now remembering the two journalists caught and his staff simply for doing the jobs. Reporter chris says, he learned of the suspect name in this case he was not surprised at all. He described flanagan at the the very definition of biskra but president definition as disgruntled. Pam kron 4s j. R. Stone continues our coverage now. With more on flanigan. Reporter sunbelt more we learn all about flanagan, and the more upsetting this case get. Reporter these are pictures of his your book to read he bragged on social media that he was homecoming print spirit he went on to attend San Francisco state. At one point he was an intern at a Bay Area Television station prepared reporter another post a writ that adam went to which are on him after working with someone time. He had to be escorted out of the building by police when he was let go. Court documents shows that he crossed paths with adam ward on the day that he was fired. He set one day you will need this before leaving the building. Reporter he worked in tallahassee florida and was fired there and then sued the station for racism. And discrimination and that suit was later let go. The shooter, Vester Flanagan junior had ties to the bay area. His family still lives in vallejo. Pam thats where we find kron 4s alecia reid. Alecia how are they dealing with this double homicide and suicide . Reporter in an emotional plea, vester flanigans juniors cousin and a friend he went to area, are apologizing on the victims. Saying this horrible tragedy is just as much a shock to them as it is for everyone else. Its a shock to everyone reporter visibly shaken, it was hard for vester flannigan juniors loved ones to acknowledge todays double homicide. Our condolences to the family of Alison Parker and adam ward reporter flanagans 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. Were 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 flanagans 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 Alison Parker was a rock star reporter. Octaine and funny. Hey everyone, im Alison Parker, photo journalist adam ward and i are just putting the final touches on our special report. Reporter their drive on the jobtheir passion for their work it came through on screen. Witnesses say this is a day theyll never forget. Reporter they informed and delighted a community. In salem, adam ward news 7 Sports Reporter a community now in a state of pure disbelief. This place is in shock as you might expecttheres a lot of crying and hugging going on. Reporter colleagues say 27yearold adam ward and 24yearold Alison Parker of virginia unfailingly positive, relentlessly hardworking and never shied away from a story i wanted to go through a sleep study to see if my job impacts how i snooze. Reporter or a challenge my hobby is whitewater kayaking. Reporter in this profile from the station earlier this year, parker spoke about her love of the outdoors and the arts my dad was on broadway back in the day. Reporter her father released a Statement Today saying i find my grief unbearable. Not hearing her voice again crushes my soul. Reporter both parker and ward began as interns at the station eventually becoming a Morning Show Team as Staff Reporter and photographer. Adam was the kind of guy who if he were on the way home and knew of something that needed to be done he would turn around and go do it. Reporter ward was engaged to morning show producer melissa ott seen here in a tweet this morning celebrating what was reportedly supposed to be her last day at the station. Reporter instead, she was in the control room when her future husband was gunned down. New at 10. Reporter wdbjs anchor chris hurst says he is numb after the news. Parker was his girlfriend of nine months, and had just moved in with him. She was the most radiant woman i ever met, he posted on social media today. And for some reason she loved me back. Reporter any senseless death is painful, but this hits home for many of us. As the story continues to unfold. The station wdbj stays on the story. Because after all, theres no greater tribute to reporters than to keep reporting. Reporter pam . Pam we have a lot more on this story tonight. Pam coming up at 830. We talk to a local psychologist about can have on people like the video the gunman posted to social media today. Pam happening now. Pam firefighters cleaning up after a fire destroyed two businesses at A Santa Clara strip mall. Pam tonight, police are looking for a person who may have triggered the explosion. Kron4s scott rates joins us live. Pam scott . Reporter happening now. Reporter firefighters cleaning up after a fire destroyed two businesses at A Santa Clara strip mall. Tonight, police are looking for a person who may have triggered the explosion. Ahead at eight. Reporter i can tell you that this all happened about 350 this afternoon when a car that been to that gas line causing the explosion. There 5 businesses and mr. Plaza to go up in flames. All suffering type of damages as you can see derrick that car that bag into the gas main took off. Still has not been caught yet. Police are looking into area for the person or persons inside the car. Reporter you see just how nasty this out here. Trying to figure of how the growing to shut off the gas. It is taking quite some time trip i can tell you that one person was treated on the same. There are expected to be ok. Again firefighters will be all year for the next half hour or hour tries to get this thing under control. Reporter of course, we will stay on top of this together you anymore of dates. Pam the former 49er player. Indicted on serious charges that could send him to prison for years. Caught on camera. Allegedly slamming a dog to the ground. Pam the legal action now being taken against a local petsitter pam and next. Pam another dead whale washes ashore. But this time at an unusual location diane had warmer weather today with temperatures in the 90s. However, we do have a cooling trend on the way. I may have showers on saturday. We will be that back we live in a pick and choose world. Choose, choose, choose. But at bedtime . Why settle for this . Enter sleep number. Right now all beds are on sale. Sleepiq technology tells you how well you slept and what adjustments you can make. You like the bed soft. Hes more hardcore. So your sleep goes from good to great to wow only at a sleep number store. The time is now for the biggest sale of the year, where all beds are on sale save 50 on the labor Day Limited Edition bed. Know better sleep with sleep number. Pam another dead whale has been found here in the bay area, but this one has appeared in an unlikely spot. Pam kron 4s Charles Clifford is live tonight. On the island of alameda, where the carcass surfaced this morning. Charles. Reporter of whales was ashore dead along the coast but this oneis currently stuck under a dock on the alameda side of the oakland estuary. Well inside San Francisco bay. How it died and ended up here is a bit of mystery. There have been a lot of whales feeding just off the coast in recent weeeks and its possible that a passing ship may have hit one and brought here to alameda reporter around 6 wednesday morning, the carcass of the this 45 foot whale got stuck under a dock here on the alamada side of the oakland estuary. Its kind of a strange place for it to end up. Reporter houseboat nearby, he went out to check the mail and found a whale. Getting this far down is pretty unsual. Reporter looks like its been dead for a little while. Reporter whales of this size dont normally hang out in San Francisco bay. The coast guard says the animal may have been dragged into the oakland estuary by a passing container ship. Biologists from the Marine Mammal center also took a blubber sample wednesday afternoon which they will test to see if the whale died from disease or some other reason. They also have so far been unable to identify the species of whale because its head is underwater. They suspect it is most likely a fin or blue whale. Reporter the coast guard said wednesday evening that the plan is to secure the whale to the dock for the night, so it doesnt float into the estuary with the tides. They will then probably tow the animal out to sea on thursday. Things die. They gotta go somewhere. Reporter now at this point, we do not know the sex or age of the whale and biologist say they probably wont until the animal is pulled away from the dock and turns over so they can get a better look at it. Reporter in alameda, Charles Clifford kron 4 news. Pam dozens of whale carcasses have washed ashore along the california coast this year. Many right here in the bay area. Earlier this month, the body of a 38 foot humpback whale. Washed ashore in pacifica. Pam biologists say, the whale was most likely hit by a ship. Then in may, a gray whale carcass was discovered along the beach in sonoma county. Pam its body was too decomposed for scientists to determine the cause of death. And earlier in may. A 40 foot female gray whale washed ashore in half moon bay. Pam j. R. . Reporter forma 49 up Ray Macdonald has been indicted by a grand juror on one account of raping an intoxicated woman. If convicted of rape he could face eight years maximum in prison. Reporter 49 of linebacker brooks, has now been charged with one count of misdemeanor for Sexual Battery against the same moment at the same party. Back from denver, where the fortyniners were practicing. Pam new tonight at 8 pam Newark Memorial High School, in the east bay, is the first in the country to have an indoor shot spotter, gun shot Warning System installed. Pam it was built into the school over the summer. Pam classes begin tomorrow for students at newark high. Pam our tech reporter gabe slate visited the campus. To find out why the staff implented this High Tech SchoolSafety System reporter campus solution offers indoor and outdoor gun fire detection to school campuses. Ellis we have a plant in place and we know how to react properly and efficiently. It is said. I do not want people to think that we have a secure campus because our school is unsafe or even, the city has violence. That is not it all is just another safety procedures in place derrick hopefully we do not have to use it. Reporter Newark Memorial High School is like a little city it sits on 42 acres, multiple buildings, over 1800 hundred students and dozens of faculty. Reporter if one of the secure campus gunfire sensors picks up gunfire it immediatley sends that information to the police. Reporter and its very detailed including how many shooters and exactly what room they are in. So when Police Arrive on scene they know exactly where to head on campus to stop the shooter. Reporter tracie abela has a daughter here who is a senior, she is happy they integrated this system. Tracie abela you do not want it to ever happen. We were able to get this type of technology to learn. Pam a lovely day around the bay area. Temperatures will getbut diane is here to update us on a change in temperatures for the weekend. Pam diane. Diane have a couple more days into the 90s and then we would drive down to the 80s with a cooling trend. There is a live camera from the san mateo bridge. Youre the current numbers in to the police still for that alan valley with 87 for antioch, 83 for livermore and pleasanton. Diane the land speak this on the breezy side. The plant speedwind speed diane rolling through and by the committed time at 6 00 a. M. And will stay off to the coastal region. What f o g widespread in the east bay region. Staying off the coast and giving us some sunshine earlier in the day. Norman things up in the 90s pretty much again for tomorrow. Especially for the inland valleys chilly spirit especially for the inland valley cities. Diane fremont at 91 degrees. The hotspot cities are and the inland valley locations with the upper 90s in brett wood and livermore including danville. Diane certainly not blocking any sunshine for your commute. 90s will stay until friday and it would drop 10 degrees. Diane with a slight chance for rain showers on saturday. Pam charges have been filed against the pet sitter at the center of an animal abuse investigation in burlingame. A video surfaced last week. Which appeared to show pet a small dog in her care. The video sparked outrage. Pam prosecutors charged levac today with one misdemeanor count of animal cruelty. She is scheduled to appear at the redwood city hall of justice on thursday. Pam levac is out of custody. After posting 10 thousand dollars bail. The pet sitter at the center of an animal abuse investigation in burlingame. Has been charged. Pam still ahead at 8. Pam a vengeful killing. Shocking the nation tonight. Two journalists are killed during a live report. We delve into the gunmans past pam and next. Pam new details in the pier 14 about the weapon used to kill kate steinle. Is presented in court. This summer, challenge your preconceptions and experience a cadillac for yourself. The 2015 cadillac srx. Lease this from around 339 per month, or purchase with 0 apr financing. Reporter will bring you the updates as they become a billable drop this newscast. Scott rates, kron 4 news. Pam 10 back on that fire occurred stanley people behaving badly coming up next water was shooting up in the street for about eight hours per day at think it was about to 3 days. The first thing we do is if i call and visit. If the family touched as a matter that would turn it up a notch. To make sure the customer understands on what they need to do to cut down on their water usage. I think what is really happening is that people are realizing is that is a shared resource. Think that is why there is so much awareness. Right now because people wanted others to do the right thing. Stanley people behaving badly kron 4 news. Pam ahead at aid a local College Prep School helping to install low income families succeed. We need one of their best and brightest. We are back in 90 seconds. Pam and young reporter and her photographer gunned down by a vengeful former colleague. The murders on folding brett a live broadcast and virginia. The killer. A bay area natives. Tonight his family here shares the nations grief and shock. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims family at this point. Pam and brutal act of violence that has shocked the nation to Television Jobs was killed during a live report in virginia. We have been following this story. Since the group this morning. Tonight, we delve into the gum is passed with j. R. Stone having the chilling final word he left behind. The issue is bay area family spoke to kron4 lisa reid. We would check in winter in one minute boat person will go to brian nobles. Reporter and parker and Allison Parkers father says he is crushed to theres no toll lee there is no way to describe their grief right now many of what people are filling in this community right now pam president obama has issued statements along with others on run the country tonight. Reporter yes president obama was born in 11 what the newsgroup and the ax to about it. Reporter every time there has been one of these public shooting sprit to talk about the need for more gun control in the united states. Which is the controversy topic it is not president obama, but others. Mcauliffe also talk about the need for stricter gun control laws. And virginia is one state where it is a relatively easy for golan spirit such as the Virginia Tech should instead to that in 2007. Reporter people attempting to political us this tragedy so they have perceived backlash. Pam reporter , pam, pam is a lot of talk about gun took control. And mental illness. Pam the brutal video showing the Young Journalist being murdered is all over and the media. Including the disturbing post from the killer depicting his point of view of their slain spirit we wanted to know what kind of impact seen such a violent content can have on people. We talk to stanford a psychologist dr. Keyes humphries and he said the more people become desensitized to violent content the more we could see a terrific shootings occurred creek like the one today. I chose not to watch this video that i recommended to everyone. I just turn away and i know it is out there. That would be a recommendation. Pam just visit kron4 dot com or download are free mobile application to get the normal updates as well. This just in to the kron 4 newsroom. Pam firefighters still on the same. Of the strip mall and in jeopardy. Reporter firefighters are trying to keep the flames that has been field from spreading even more. Continuing to and i flanks. Starting on route 4 00 this afternoon. Say that a card dropped or back then and to a main gas mains. By businesses have been destroyed as a result creek a laundromat, and liquor store where the see the fire burning. P g and eat our tried to get at this pipeline to capet but they are having a very hard time because it is so hot reporter for these types are fuming. Still a lot of work up there. These pipes reporter we do know that one person suffered minor strokesmoke inhalation. Anything else we will lead to no more details. Pam will there be another explosion . Reporter at the chief that and he says probably not because they have most of it out. Nicosia the whole entire strip mall up and slams but they do have a good handle on the main fire. So now is just this one gas pipeline year end the picketing to put water on it for it and are not anticipating any other explosions bridge but pg and he really need to get at that thing to pass that type but that is within our struggling with right now. To cap that tightpipe pam 5 businesses destroyed and santa clara. A great work ahead trying to knock down this place and make sure that there are no other damages in that area. Scott rates, reporting live pam we are helping you get ready for school at kron4 dot com have a special special section with resources for you in your family. Reporter the idea behind a College Prep School is just that, preparing high school students. For college and senior elisabeth perhaps says she is ready. I have already incorporated this idea of college you have to prepare and succeed to be in the areas where minorities are tried to reach the same goes spiritgoals reporter presence one of about 300 exception in bright kids to have qualified for privately funded firstrate education here at east Side College Preparatory school. Most are from low income families and like elizabeth is extremely motivated there really to lift you up. When you are down. Their goal is for you to succeed and that is not one to come easy. Pam we on health and you get ready for School Prayer as we have a special section with resources for you and your family. Coming up tonight at a rough road. But just how bad is the Bay Area Community . What a new study has found. If we diane have warmer temperatures for tomorrow critic of how long will that last . Well be back pam one of three sacramento heros. Anthony sadler is back home and was greeted with cheers today at a news conference. Sadler has returned home from paris. After that train attack in france last week. Pam sadler joined his father. And mayor kevin johnson. At sacramentos city hall. He spoke briefly. Thanking the crowd and saying he is happy to be back home. Pam the celebrations will continue at the state capital. Pam mayor johnson promised once all three sacramento area heroes come together. The city will host a parade in their honor. Diane we had a Beautiful Day around the bay area with more temperatures. Heating up for the next couple of day is accurate still it will get chilly tonight in the low sixties tonight. Diane to my mostly cloudy conditions with the gradual clearing print jumping back into the 90s for the inland valleys locations. Diane if we areyes if you are wondering why we are getting the shourd is because we have a system. On the seventh california pushing into laws vegas all walt moving up to the east. We know that we could use that pricked if this but with that said, we do have a weather system off the pacific ocean. Once that this to our region that will cool as down. Also, giving us showers. Diane 90 degree temperatures for friday and then saturday and sunday we drop down to the 80s. With clear skies coming monday tuesday of next week. Pam j. R. Has the reaction of all the sports next them, back with a broken nose of a fire damage in five businesses spirit and the fire is still burning you can see the smoke in the live picture. We will be back reporter 5 businesses destroyed as a result of a fire and police are still looking bug of car that smashed into that pipeline that cost of building to explode. That is the very latest reporting live in santa clara, scott rates kron 4 news reported pam earlier today and then thought and live cockroach at a package of sushi. Reporter really unbelievable pam, shopping inside the supermarket for most of his life. He has never had an encounter lucky had this morning. This is definitely the last time he was shot here creek this is disgusting. All my goodness it is a live. It will sickening. Reporter purchase just before 11 00 this morning reporter he says by sushi at this lucky supermarket on fulton street is nothing new for him. Always fit sushi from the store and there has never been a problem until now. Reporter appear to be a dead bug on a sheet of sushi and snap photos of it. Then i noticed that the cockroach had disappeared sure lee there after i saw it crawling on the sushi. Surely there after i saw it crawling on the sushi. Reporter so grossed out heard she refused to pull the remaining sushi off the shelves of this corporate reporter we have pulled all of the sushi provided by this vendor off the shelves of the nine stores week supply. Reporter used to shop here . Will you you still shop here . Never again live in San Francisco, take the state exit exam. Reporter im j. R. Stone here on the alrealdy heard about former 49er Ray Mcdonalds indictment for rape of an intoxicated person. Also involved in that same linebacker ahmad broks. Who was charged with misdeameanor Sexual Battery for alledgedly helping take advantage of a woman under the influence of alchohol. From denver. Where the 49ers were practicing against the broncos he could face a maximum 6 months in jail this is just the latest in a involving 49er players. Aldon smith was released from the team this month after being arrested for the fifth time in three years. Reporter the giants playing without allstar shortstop brandon least two games with tightness in his left oblique. Meanwhile. Return reporter the oakland as taking on the mariners. At safeco field this afternoon in seattle first pitch of the game. Billy burns. Hits a solo home run off felix down to give up only two excitement for the as was short lived. Reporter bottom 1st 31 mariners reporter Logan Morrison slaps a breaking ball to right. Seth smith scores the mariners fourth run of the inning reporter it was all downhill from there reporter bottom 8th 72 mariners nelson cruz seals the game with a soloshot to left center reporter final score 82 mariners reporter as open a series in arizona the day after tomorrow sonny gray will be on the mound. Reporter as previously mentioned. The 49ers are out in inglewood, colorado this week in joint practice with the Denver Broncos reporter both teams preparing for their preseason matchup this saturday at milehigh stadium. Reporter Peyton Manning taking some the 49ers young corners. One of the highlights for the niners was this interception by safety Antoine Bethea of manning. Reporter heres manning and bethea on practice today. Return to a i have always liked doing it. A gives you a chance to see different coverage. And for receivers with different techniques. It is always a good thinker itgood thing think we have some work today. Reporter we got to visit with a true 49ers legend today. Reporter dwight clark. Who was part of 49ers to their first super bowl in 1982. Was at levis stadium today helping demonstate a new xfinity x1 sports app for comcast. The app allows the viewer to access all sorts of game information and advanced botton on the remote. Clark talked to me about the technology today. Is really amazing to receive all of this information that you can get. Reporter now expect to see our full length interview with dwight soon on sports night live. This week i went oneonone with cal heisman hopeful jared goff. Well have that. The cardinals. Plus giants and as. Sunday at 9pm. Bip roberts will be by my side to break it all down. Sacramento native anthony pam i hope the animal activists and not get upset about that interview. Coming up in justin had lost with Traffic Congestion. How does the bay area fare and a new Traffic Congestion. 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