Reporter the first accused Alison Parker of making racist comments. Then that he had filed a complaint. Then questioned her hiring. Reporter they were followed by a similar accusation against her photographer. And most chilling. I filmed the killing. See facebook. A short time later, flanagans car was spotted on an Interstate West of washington, d c. Reporter the killer ended up crashing the car and when police approached, he shot himself. Flanagan was flown to a nova Fairfax Hospital where he died at approximately 1 30 pm today. Reporter this afternoon. The family of the gunman. Vester flanagan. Made this statement quote pam it is with heavy hearts. And deep sadness. That we express our deepest condolences to the families of Alison Parker and adam ward. Pam we are also praying for the recovery of Vicki Gardner. Our thoughts and prayers at this time are with the victims families. And the wbdj7 news family. Pam words cannot express the hurt that we feel for the victtims. Our family is a
Three disasters in two weeks. We are checking Hurricane Irma in the caribbean as aftershocks from a major earthquake rattled mexico. Texas tries to dry out after harvey. Those disasters have killed more than 150 people. That evening. We start with Hurricane Irma. It should reach the florida keys about 1 am sunday. Tonight more than 5 1 2 Million People have been told to evacuate. The largest evacuation in the states history. It has strengthened to a category 5 hurricane. The projected path shifting to the west. Florida is anticipating a direct hit. The head of power in light expects the storm to knock out power to as many as 9 million customers. It could last for weeks. The death toll from irma in the caribbean is 22. Another power for hurricane powerful hurricane josi is moving in. Chief meteorologist with the ship to the west and the forecast track. Certainly a big change. It is back to a credit core 5. It is brushing against cuba. Category 5. That i wall touching could help to weake
Announcer live where you live, this is ferocious irma packing winds powerful enough to rip the roof off a house in miami, and its far from done with florida. Good evening. Im eric thomas. Live doppler 7 shows where the hurricane is right now, moving north across the state of florida. Meteorologist lisa argen will have details in just a moment but heres the latest on irmas impact. Its now a category 2 storm. Irma made landfall in florida along the southwest coast this afternoon. The tomorrow is blamed for at least four deaths in florida, including a sheriffs deputy, and that is in addition to the 27 deaths reported in the caribbean. Nearly 3. 5 Million People are without power. Thats more than a third of all power customers in florida. More than 175,000 people are spending the night in a shelter. Abc News Reporter Marcy Gonzalez has the latest from tampa. Reporter hi, eric. We are getting pounded by rain. The wind is now so strong that fire rescuers say if theres an emergency, they wont
Evacuated. Many in shelters. 3 people have died in florida. Including a deputy that was involved in a head on crash. Good evening. I am brian hackney. I am juliette goodrich. Tampa bay looks like a ghost town as the city takes a pounding. You can see the storm bearing down on the upper half of florida as it heads north. Cbs correspondent con champion is indabas don champion is in tampa bay for us tonight. In the middle of the crazy conditions. Reporter good evening. Central florida is under the gun right now as Hurricane Irma inches to the north. Even though the storm has weakened considerably officials are warning people that it still packs a powerful punch. Reporter winds over 100 Miles Per Hour are riching through florida ripping through florida. Hurricane harvey is bringing wind, a danger of tornado and a storm surge. Hurricane irma was a category 4 storm when it reached the florida keys sunday morning. It weakened as it made a second land fall at marco island but Officials Say it
Tomorrow. We have live coverage for you. Give us a sense of where things stand right now. Reporter were outside in florida. Weve seen the conditions drastically change from what we saw the past couple of hours when irma was really slamming this area. But were still having to deal with a lot of debris on the roads. Palm trees on the roads, which still makes it a hazard as were trying to get through. See even though it may seem like things have calmed down in this area, its still dangerous for folks to drive in. I want to show you what are some of the hardest hit areas just as irma was making its impact. Hurricane irma showed no mercy. Collapsed at least three cranes under construction in miami. Video captured dramatic moments as the cranes danged from a high rise building, posing a dangerous threat to the neighborhood below. Tens of thousands of people in search of safety. For those taking cover inside the germain arena staying dry proved to be difficult. Confirming a leaking roof just