Just waiting to go boom. Flanagan had been fired from wdbj 7 two years ago taking the news so badly police had to be called. He was sort of looking out for people to say things that he could take offense to. He and eventually, after many incidents of his anger coming to the fore, we dismissed him. Reporter nbc news has obtained Court Documents showing adam ward, one of the victims, videotaped part of flanagans violent outburst the day he was fired. For investigators here this hits home. The local sheriff had been watching this mornings broadcast when the shooting happened and had just been interviewed by alison and adam a few weeks ago. Lester . Hallie jackson tonight, thanks. And we are learning a lot more about these two young victims killed. Many of the details coming from their coworkers, friends, and loved ones who watched in horror, then somehow found the strength to report on a tragedy involving their own. Nbcs Stephanie Gosk has that story. Reporter Alison Parker and adam ward
I want to express my condolences for their loss this morning, we know this is a very difficult situation to manage both professionally and personally. Meanwhile, the gunman vester flannigan was black and complained of racial bias and said he was angry and difficult to work with, what is why he was eventually fired. Walter perez is live in the action news Satellite Center with more on the story tonight. Reporter rick, as you mentioned the suspect is described as a 41yearold man angry and difficult to work with, they are stribed as tal ened young people with bright futures, murdered for no reason. Allison parker and adam ward are being remembered as hard working and smart, two young people doing what they love to do. Im Allison Parker and adam ward and i are putting the final touches on our special report. Adam was a go to employee way big heart and allison was is the type of person you never forget. She was exub on the morning broadcast. Adam wards fiance is melissa ott who hails from g
Drug operation. And well meet the healthy maryland woman who had her stomach surgically removed because of what doctors found in her father. News4 at 11 begins with breaking news. That breaking news tonight at the Washington Monument, where its happened again. The elevator got stuck tonight with people still at the top of the monument. Two of them pregnant women. Shomari stone just got to the national mall. Shomari, what have you learned so far . Well, this is seemingly endless. A lot of folks say theyre sick and tired of this. We were the first on the scene, and visitor tell us there were around 50 people inside the Washington Monument when again the elevator broke down. There were around two pregnant women at the top. And d. C. Firefighters carrying them down on stair chairs. We got video of one of them. Medics drove her to a hospital. We dont know her condition. This isnt the first time the monument had problems. In june, the elevator lost power on a sunday night. No visitors were i
Nightly news begins right now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. We have reported so many senseless acts of violence but never have we seen tun fold on Live Television as we did in roanoke virginia this morning. Two young journalists murdered and a woman they were interviewing injured in a hail of bullets by a man with a gun in one hand and a rolling video camera in the other. Anyone who saw it live or later on the internet has been left shaken to the core. And yes, it hits close to home. Were going to be very careful about what images we show you tonight as we take you through what happened, describe the killers twisted social media postings and tell you about the lives he took or left shattered. Lets begin with nbcs hallie jackson. Reporter a Live Television interview that started like any other ended in horror. Gunshots, screams, then silence. The broadcast quickly cutting to a stunned anchor. Okay. Not s
Point. Route 1 is an alternate that you can consider. 95 is also open as well. Just be mindful of that. Your next traffic update in ten minutes. Over to you. New this morning, asian markets had a mixed reaction to Interest Rate cuts by chinas central bank. Chinese stock markets closed lower today. The shanghai composite index ended the day down 1. 3 after spending most of the afternoon in positive territory. The component index lost nearly 3 of its total value. Markets in australia, japan and taiwan were all trading on the plus side. Japans nikkei actually finished the trade daig with a 3. 2 trading day with a 3. 2 game. Also new this morning, police say the death of a woman in severn, maryland is a homicide. So far the cause of that womans death is still a mystery. Yesterday morning neighbors saw dogs running in and out of the home on Mill Stone Court and called police. When officers arrived, they found a woman dead and a baby unharmed. A medical examiner will perform an autopsy today