Hospital. This gentleman was disturbed in some way, the way things transpired at some point in his life. I would appear things were spiraling out of control. Jeff he sent a 23page letter to abc news saying he was motivated by the racism shown in the recent Charleston Church shooting and expressing admiration for the guantanamo in the Virginia Tech and the columbines many kers. Columbines massacres. The colleagues are forced to mourn as they continue covering the news. We are in a state of shock here. You can hear people behind us in the newsroom crying. Its hard to its really hard to even comprehend. Jeff parkers boyfriend the wdbj evening anchor tweeted the heartbreak and a picture calling alison the most radiant movie he ever met and consoling adam wards fiancee who worked as a producer at the station. I cant tell you much they were loved by the wdbj7 team. They both were in love with other members of the team here. Our hearts are broken. Jeff Vicki Gardner the tourism official who w
Car license plates. Nbcs dave wagner with the latest now from roanoke. Please join us now in a moment of silence. Reporter 24 hours after their colleagues were shot to death, a time of reflection and a moment of silence at roanokes wdbjtv. The performance this staff has been incredible. They cry, they hug and then they get the job done. Reporter 24yearold reporter Alison Parker and 27yearold photographer adam ward were in the middle of a live interview wednesday morning when police say a former reporter, Vester Flanagan, walked up and opened fire. Parker and ward were killed. Vicki gardner, who was being interviewed, was seriously wounded while her husband watched it all unfold on tv. And i immediately tried call her on her cell phone. There was no response. The next time i spoke to her when she called me from the ambulance. Reporter gunman videotaped the shootings himself and posted that video on facebook. Police say after killings, Vester Flanagan faxed 23page suicide note to abc new
For a while, its turned to anger and im relentless and im not going to stop until something happens, because i dont want to see another alison tragedy like this again. Im just not gonna do it. Reporter as a memorial grows outside wdbjtv in roanoke, television stations across the country are showing solidarity through social media, a sad and senseless crime thats hitting close to home. In roanoke, virginia, dave wagner, nbc news. And our david culver was at the scene of that shooting all day yesterday. He is back here in the studio with us dig nothing some of the search warrants for the car that Vester Flanagan was driving. David . Here is that warrant filed just today in Fauquier County. More than a dozen items pulled and documented from vester lee flanagans crashed rental car. We can show where you that pursuit ended on 66. Officers found a glock happened gun with six magazines and added ammunition. Virginia state police also discovered 17 letters with stamps, its unclear right now wh
Humidity. Relatively low at that. But that could change. Yeah, we have enjoyed it a lot. But amelia segal is in. Amelia, you sere saying we youre saying we could see more clouds today. You got it. And more humidity as well. Youll be noticing the mugginess. Temperatures right now though nice for that Early Morning run or bicycle ride. Most locations coming in at the 60s. Gaithersburg at 66. Manassas at 64 as the sun comes up. Were looking at mainly clear skies right now. Heres how temperatures will warm up into the early afternoon hours. By 10 00 a. M. , were flirting with the noon mark. And were near 90 degrees. So today, just a little bit warmer than yesterday. But more muggy than yesterday. At the bus stop tomorrow morning as many students have their first day of school, 7 00 a. M. , a mild 70 degrees. Plenty of clouds, by 9 00 a. M. , humid 76. Coming up in ten minutes im going to have what students can expect as theyre coming home from school and when you could be dealing with a fe
Sending chopper to this crash right now. We could have a ramp blocked. Backlick road at fullerton, one lane is closed. We have road work there clearing up because of the accident. And right now the search is on for a convicted sex offender in our area. Take a look at your screen. This is james norris, jr. He walked off during a home visit yesterday. He was an inmate at a State Hospital near landover hills. He was last seen wearing a black track jacket, jeans on and new balance sneakers. Call 911 if you see him. Your tips can really help police. Cathy lanier says tips from the public and Good Police Work are helping to close some of the citys open murder cases. Police made three arrests for homicides in 24 hours on thursday. The most recent case was this past saturday near howard university. Today we expect a judge to sentence a teenager for helping another teen join isis. A Ali Shukri Amin pled guilty to conspireing to support terrorists and he admitted to helping another teenager trav