Reached a special milestone in her love life. She moved in with her boyfriend, an anchor at the station. He tweeted, while it wasnt publicly shared, we were very much in love. I am numb. He also shared, she was the most radiant woman i ever met and for some reason she loved me back. Came off as a pro, to be as young as she was. Just 24. Reporter alison had interned at the station before getting a job in a smaller city and then moving back to roanoke. Something viewers might not know aboutme, i come from a family t hat absolutely loves the arts. Reporter both were from the area. Both lit up the newsroom every morning before heading out on their story together. When one you love and care about and someone you work with day in and day out, just when someone so young the potential. Alison parkers family issued a statement that reads, not hearing her voice again crushes my soul. Our family can only take solace in the fact that although her life was brief, she was so happy with it. Those hea
The growing memorial behind me is proof of that. Many here in southwest virginia were tuned in for what was supposed to be a live feel good story. It turned into anything but. A memorial of flowers and balloons grew overnight outside wdbj tv in roanoke, virginia. The station still cant believe two beloved colleagues are gone. All day the community has provided an outpouring just of support for us. Reporter reporter Alison Parker and photographer adam ward were ambushed and killed live on the air wednesday morning. [ sound of gunfire ] by a disgruntled former employee of their station. Im going to have reporter that employee was a fellow journalist. Vester flanagan. He went by the name Bryce Williams while reporting for the station. The 41yearold was let go two years ago and andy parker says his daughter died doing what she loved. Its hard to get your arms arnold it and around it ask realize or try and make sense of why it happened. Reporter before killing himself Authorities Say flanag
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S the rescinding of daca we condemn the president for making the announcement at such a bad time. Like i said, we are not strangers to fighting. We will continue to fight for ourselves and our community. Amy then to our own Juan Gonzalez on his new book reclaiming gotham bill de blasio and the movement to end americas tale of two cities. Juan four years ago, the deblasiof bill represents the comingofage of a new Political Movement. In my book reclaiming gotham, i examine what the movement has accomplished and where it goes from here. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In a major attack on immigrant communities across the United States, attorney general Jeff Sessions has announced the Trump Administration is rescinding daca thats deferred action for childhood arrivals, which gives nearly 800,000 young immigrants permission to live and work in the United States. The department of justice has advised th
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