killed by a co-worker on live tv last week. the morning show team at wdbj tweeted this picture of happier days saying, quote, we love our morning family. we will get through this together. an interfaith service was held over the weekend for the two young journalists. the third shooting victim victory gardner remains in the hospital in stable condition. msnbc s adam riess is in salem, virginia, and, adam, really a lot of grief through the community but still amazing to see how many ways they re celebrating adam ward s life. yeah, he touched so many people wherever he went, francis. he did here at the high school when he went on to virginia tech and of course at wdbj where he worked as a photo journalist. it was here at the high school where he grew up, where he was so beloved. teachers said he was so popular. everyone wanted to hak out with him. he was athletic, he was on the football team, he was smart. always quick with a joke or a prank. he was all set to get married to melissa aut
for friday at the local church. that church can hold about 5,000 people, craig. and we imagine it will be packed. jamie, thank you. at this hour mourners are also gathering in the salem, virginia virginia for a memorial for adam ward. ward the wdbj cameraman gunned down during a live broadcast last week along with alison parker, a friend and coworker. show some virginia pride wearing the colors of the virginia tech. ed that virginia tech announcing they will be wearing stickers honoring ward and parker on opening day. also this morning, wdbj tweeted out this photo of their news team including ward and parker saying we love our morning family. we ll get through this together. outside of that memorial in
she says they don t have to prove a motive but certainly they would like to know what it is. and right now there is no tie between the suspect and this police officer other than what the sheriff s speculated on was that the officer was in uniform. andrea, back to you. janet shamlian, we just saw in the picture the officer leaves behind a wife and two young children. thank you for your reporting. tributes continue today for 24-year-old alison parker and 27-year-old adam ward. the two journalists shot and killed during a live broadcast last week. this morning their station wdbj posted this photo with the tweet, we love our morning family. we will get through this together. and virginia tech s football team announced today they plan to honor ward and parker by wearing a special helmet sticker for their season opener against ohio state this weekend. it will feature the number 7, a tribute to their tv station, and colors teal and maroon, parker and ward s favorite colors. ward was a v