Gunned down on live television. The shooting sent shock waves across the country ton night authorities are still trying to piece together why this happen. Hello, im ukee washington. Im jessica dean. The gunman shot and killed himself after leading police on a chase and tonight new details are owing about him and his connect to the victims. We want to come together reporter Allison Parker and photographer adam ward were on the live wednesday morning conducting an interview when their former coworker ambushed them. Both died. The woman they were interviewing was wounded. Police identified the shooter as 41yearold Vester Flanagan. He posted his own view of the shooting on social mia. Police say he shot himself as they closed in on his car about 200 miles away. He later died. Flanagan used the name Bryce Williams on the air. Live in henry county Bryce Williams. Wdbj7. They fired him in 2013 and police had to escort him from the building. Toward the end, there were issues with temper and ab
The live wednesday morning conducting an interview when their former coworker ambushed them. Both died. The woman they were interviewing was wounded. Police identified the shooter as 41yearold Vester Flanagan. He posted his own view of the shooting on social mia. Police say he shot himself as they closed in on his car about 200 miles away. He later died. Flanagan used the name Bryce Williams on the air. Live in henry county Bryce Williams. Wdbj7. They fired him in 2013 and police had to escort him from the building. Toward the end, there were issues with temper and ability to work with other. This is hard day for all of us here. 27yearold ward was engaged to the morning producer who was in the control room when her fiance was killed. 24yearold parker had just moved in with anchor chris hurst. We wanted to get married. We were determined to be a news couple. Parker family said in statement although her life was brief she was so happy with it. Parkers boyfriend chris hurst who you saw in
In philadelphia with a northwesterly breeze at 5 miles an hour. Relative humidity 62 percent. Not bad at all. Nice morning as long as you are wearing a sweater. 72 degrees. A fine fall day in store and then tonight a few cloud, and maybe a stray shower, 56 degrees overnight. It will be a cool one as well. How cool will it get this weekend and how about the seven day forecast all of that coming up, in a few minutes. Good morning, bob kelly. Good morning. Cant wait to open up the windows and just let the cool breeze, coming in, 5 01, we are opened for business, we are opened sign now, they have pulled the cones up, and we are good to go on the schuylkill expressway. Overnight construction gone. Looking good on the bennie. Flags getting a work out from camden, new jersey. No problems up and over the area bridges. They are working on the northeast extension southbound , between lansdale, and the mid county interchange , so look out there they are also working down here in wilmington, 95 he
Into the 60s today. That may stop unlike weve been seeing, were not going to talk 70s, 80s, 90s. None of that. 60s for most of us throughout the afternoon. On radar and satellite we had a cold front pass through the night, that delivered isolated showers, but for the most part well be dry. In the afternoon just another chance of isolated showers, otherwise rk man, it is all about finally feeling at fall. Few days ago we were looking at the fall meter and it was stuck on is it still summer and check this out were bringing out the flannel in the next few days and theres a nice cool breeze out there as well. In a few minutes were going to talk more about temperatures you can expect for your saturday and sunday. Take a closer look at future model so you can see where the spot showers may fall a little later today. Thats all coming up. Krystal, thanks for that. Happening now, Westchester Pike in marple township, Delaware County, has reopened. A fiery crash took place not long ago. Police sa
Mother nature reminding us it is still october 1st feeling very chilly. Definitely a cool start even colder then yesterday, if if you getting up early and stepping outside you need the sweat shirt, it will be one of those great fall mornings if you like to drink you have coffee outside or just open up the window and get nice, fresh chris seven air in the house good morning for that as well. We have Clear Conditions across the region, storm scan three right now showing you again not even any cloud cover , out there, now, a few, very, very, very light sprinkles, well off the coast of new jersey, that is it, again, Clear Conditions, for pretty much the entire Delaware Valley. When we have clear skies and we look at very calm wind as cross the area here this morning as well, it is a perfect recipe for temperatures that are usually, a little bit on the cooler side of things. My clicker is not working i will step off screen to get out us moving here. These clickers are temperamental this sun