a former news anchor making a drastic life change to honor his late girlfriend by running for political office. it s been nearly two years since news reporter allison parker and cameraman adam ward were fatally shot while conducting an interview. that happened live on television. now chris hearst, parker s boyfriend at the time, is running for the state house of delegates in virginia. he s hoping to reduce gun violence and to prevent similar gun-related tragedies from repeating. joining us now is chris hearst, former news anchor and democratic candidate for virginia s house of delegates for the 12th district. chris, thanks for joining us. good to bwith you. thanks for being here. you are doing this for your girlfriend. this is why you have changed careers. you now want to run for office and basically do what you have been covering over the years and
tonight, the administration also put out the basically the highest-level surrogates they ve got in the form of white house senior adviser valerie jarrett and also vice president biden, specifically to go to places that have been the sites of high-profile egregious acts of gun violence in this country and talk about this issue. and that included vice president biden going not just to virginia but to roanoke, virginia and specifically to wdbj to do an interview with alison and adam s station. the station where reporter alison parker and cameraman adam ward worked. watch. today wdbj 7 s justin ward sat down with vice president joe biden and senior adviser valerie jarrett. he is live now from the white
violence. and in advance of these new provisions he s rolled out and the op-ed and the town hall tonight, the administration also put out the basically the highest-level surrogates they ve got in the form of white house senior adviser valerie jarrett and also vice president biden, specifically to go to places that have been the sites of high-profile egregious acts of gun violence in this country and talk about this issue. and that included vice president biden going not just to virginia but to roanoke, virginia and specifically to wdbj to do an interview with alison and adam s station. the station where reporter alison parker and cameraman adam ward worked. watch. today wdbj 7 s justin ward sat down with vice president joe biden and senior adviser valerie jarrett. he is live now from the white house. valerie jarrett says all of these measures depend on people following the law and that law is becoming more strict for gun buyers and dealers. jarrett and the vice president
virginia on this issue. the president also tonight wrote this op-ed for the new york times, just posted tonight, about how we all have a responsibility to reduce gun violence. and in advance of these new provisions he s rolled out and the op-ed and the town hall tonight, the administration also put out the basically the highest-level surrogates they ve got in the form of white house senior adviser valerie jarrett and also vice president biden, specifically to go to places that have been the sites of high-profile egregious acts of gun violence in this country and talk about this issue. and that included vice president biden going not just to virginia but to roanoke, virginia and specifically to wdbj to do an interview with alison and adam s station. the station where reporter alison parker and cameraman adam ward worked. watch. today wdbj 7 s justin ward sat down with vice president joe biden and senior adviser valerie jarrett. he is live now from the white house. valerie jarret