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Erika is expected to bring muchneeded rain to the droughtridden parts of the caribbean and at this point it could hit florida on monday. Another Louisiana Police officer killed on the job. He was shot while responding to an emergency call at a house where three women had been stabbed. One of them died. The other two are hospitalized. The suspect then allegedly crashed his car into a Convenience Store and barricaded himself inside. He was eventually captured, police say he appeared to be high on drugs. And we return now to our top story. The deaths of those two young tv journalists in virginia. They were killed by a former colleague. And their station they were known as the a team. Alison and adam. Their colleagues going back on the air this morning to honor them. Heres more from linsey davis. Reporter this news station shaken. And were all in a state of shock. You can hear people behind us crying. Reporter Allison Parker and adam ward reporting together every day for wdbj. Adam ward and i are putting the final touches on our special report. Reporter in the moments after the shooting, parkers boyfriend, anchor chris hurst, sending a series of tweets, revealing they had just moved in together. He describes her as the most radiant woman i ever met. He says they wanted to get married. Parkers family saying she was their bright, shining light, and it was cruelly extinguished by yet another crazy person with a gun. Cameraman adam ward known as one of the stations goto guys was engaged to the morning producer. The two were planning their wedding. Alison and adam began their careers at the station as interns, forming a strong bond, both on and off camera. Linsey davis, abc news, new york. So tragic. And its estimated 40,000 people were watching the live feed as it was coming down that very moment yesterday morning. Yeah, there are so many levels of how disturbing all this was. One, because of that. People werent expecting that, they werent at a crime scene or anything. They were talking to a chamber of commerce person, an official and then Something Like that happens and people were confused. Not only the anchorwoman in the studio but the viewers, as you mentioned. They werent sure what happened. But you knew something went terribly wrong. You heard the gunshots. You saw the camera fall. And just completely disturbing. From our end, like we mentioned earlier, we have all been out in the field and had our backs turned, were not sure whats going on. And thats the last thing you expect, though. Youre absolutely right. We want to remind viewers to stay with abc news as we cover these developments overnight. Well take you live to virginia in our next half hour. And also ahead in our next half hour, a major lawsuit involving car ignitions. The new keyless technology linked to accidental deaths but who should be held accountable when drivers forget their car is still running . 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As teens hear about it from their parents and teachers, but one of the greatest tools in cutting down on Cyber Bullying has been developed by a teenager. Alex perez has more. Reporter for teen tech, tricia, being a High School Science nerd is actually kind of cool. Shes traveled the world sharing her ideas, even a headliner at ted talks about the problem of cyberbullying. Im passionate to stop it at the source before the damage is done. Reporter now shes got an app for that. Over the past two years, the 15yearold prabhu has been developing rethink, an app to make cyber bullies think twice before sending a hurtful text or tweet. Rethink is able to detect when someone tries to post something offensive on social media and then alert that person and go, whoa, hold on. Are you really sure you want to post that message . It could be offensive. Reporter the alert a popup window on the screen. Were giving them a chance to rethink their decision at which point they can either hit, you know, clear, maybe i do want to think about this, or they can go ahead and decide they want to post the message. Reporter the app built with a growing database of trigger words and phrases that could be offensive. And the sophisticated program is intuitive. Rethink is able to understand the difference between i hate chicagos weather and i hate you because those are two different scenarios. Reporter her parents are both in Computer Science started koegd at age 10. The idea for rethink was born when she learned about Rebecca Sedwick who committed suicide after allegedly being cyberbullyed by two classmates. It led her to medical studies on the teenage brain which shows the part of the brain that regulates impulse control is not fully developed in teenagers. The adolescent brain is likened to a car with no brakes. We dont think about what were doing when we post something. Reporter she tested the app on 300 students last year with eyeopening results what happens when they get an alert from rethink. The overall willingness drops to 4 . Reporter winning her a coveted spot as a google finalist. Anything we can do to reinforce the bullies to check themselves and the victims from possibly not being a victim, were moving forward. Reporter she has no plans to profit from rethink. No one should have to pay to be safe on the internet. Reporter she says the app, which is already available for android users, will release an ios version in the next few weeks. Alex perez, abc news, chicago. What a brilliant idea. Shes so wellspoken and smart, too, at the same time. There are other apps, go go stat which you can set up words and age of people that you dont want your child to be in contact with or geographic locations. So, there are lots of apps out there, too, but her sounds pretty remarkable. Thats awesome. Coming, a reallife charlottes web. 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The airline jet with mechanical problems so severe, it could have crashed as it was trying to take off. New details from investigators. New this half hour, sniffing out evidence for police. The specially trained dog that helped find hidden computer evidence in the jared fogel investigation. The canine getting attention. Later in the skinny, the drastic decision by former reality tv star josh duggar caught up in scandal after scandal. Hes taking his embarrassment in a new direction. Its thursday, august 27th. Announcer from abc news, this is world news now. Good morning to on you this thursday. Im reena ninan. Im phillip mena. We will once again begin with the top story of the day, the onair murders of two journalists in virginia. Their colleagues going back on the air this morning with heavy hearts. Alison parker was a rising star just a few years into her broadcasting career. Adam ward, a photojournalist. Together they were known at their station as the a team. Vicki gardener shot while being interviewed, hospitalized and in stable condition. Police looking into the troubled life of the gunman, vester lee flanagan. They say his shooting spree and what followed was thought out. Our coverage begins with jim avila. Reporter a live tv interview on local tourism fatally interrupted. That people that come here to say [ gunshots ] reporter gunfire. Theres no warning, just bullets followed by screams. After the victims fall, the shooters image briefly captured on camera before he flees. Okay, not sure what happened there. Reporter the anchor back in the studio is stunned. What those sounds were from. I heard a pow, pow, pow and it did not register that it was gunshots. It probably should have, but you know, shes doing a little feature story at the lake. Reporter in the control room, the news photographers fiance, a producer, watching it unfold. Our wdbj 7 crew was live in morning at Smith Mountain lake when shots were fired around 6 45. Our general manager and wdb 7 Vice President jeff marks is here. Reporter then this solemn announcement. Alison and adam died this morning shortly after 6 45 when the shots rang out. Reporter the two dead, 24yearold alison parker, the reporter conducting the interview, and the man behind the camera, 27yearold adam ward. The woman interviewed, vicki gardener, shot in the back and rushed to the hospital. The shooter on the loose. The Police Chasing the suspect. We know who the suspect is. We believe its a disgruntled employee from the tv station. Reporter then another surprise. This on social media. A person going by Bryce Williams tweeting, i filmed the shooting. See facebook. The same account also mentioning the victims by name. Complaining about their treatment of him at work. That facebook account now deleted. Vester flanagan, wtoc news. Reporter Bryce Williams, the professional name for vester lee flanagan, up until about two years ago, an onair reporter at this station. Live in henry county, bryce will yarnlgsz williams, wdbj 7. Reporter management says he was fired after being warned he needed medical attention. Minutes after those troubling tweets, Virginia State police spotting the suspects rental car. The suspect refusing to stop. Instead running the vehicle off the road and crashing. A trooper approaches the car. She found flanagan suffering from a selfinflicted gunshot wound. Flanagan was flown from the scene to innova Fairfax Hospital where he died at approximately 1 30 p. M. Today. Reporter the surviving victim, vicky gardner, is now in stable condition. This attack on live unedited tv has had its effect on the audience, too. Flowers arriving for the victims all day long. Jim avila, abc news, roanoke, virginia. Just a nightmare there. You never know whats going on in someones head. We also noticed a tweet that caught our eye this evening, one from the station, someone at the station saying the photographers fianceereceived her Wedding Dress the day of this horrific, horrific situation. The father also appearing in an interview on television saying that he is going to focus now, his mission in life will be to close loopholes so crazy people do not get guns. He wants that to be alisons legacy. That Community Just getting together trying to make sense of what is such a senseless unbearable act. And happening on live tv. Something thats never happened before in recent memory at all really. Yeah, and he went to Great Lengths to show everybody his intentions. You know, not only sending that fax here, not only making phone calls here, but filming the shooting himself in the first person, which is also extremely disturbing, which we chose not to show here because the last thing we need or the family and the victims of the victims just to relive that. Yes, and stay with abc news as we cover all the developments. Look for indepth reporting on abcnews. Com as well as live reports all morning long. Were going to switch gears for a moment and talk about a police officer. He was responding to an emergency call in rural louisiana. Henry nelson was shot at the house where three women were stabbed, one of the women was killed. Another is in critical condition. The suspect then crashed his car into a Convenience Store, got out of the vehicle naked and barricaded himself inside. Its the second louisiana officer killed on duty this week. Now to frightening moments on the runway. An airline jet trying to lift off too soon as the pilot struggled for control. Abcs neal karlinksky reports. Reporter Allegiant Air flight 436 was on its way from las vegas to peoria, illinois, when the pilots reported a mechanical failure so severe, they were fighting against the planes controls and had to abruptly abort their takeoff. According to the airline, it was discovered that the left elevator boost actuator had become disconnected. Thats the part of the plane that helps the aircraft climb and descend. Translation, the md83s nose reportedly started rising off the ground, before the plane was going fast enough to fly and despite the crews attempts to b