sister station in springfield, missouri. thank you for being with us. >> thank you, jen. the best prayers and best wishes of all of the folks of southwest missouri and northwest arkansas to the wdbj 7 and roanoke area. our hearts are broken with the viewers. we are here to help you get through this. >> we need everyone's help and love and support. >> all right. this morning, law enforcement officials across the state are continuing to piece together the information about what happened. it started all on the air as a story about the 50th anniversary of smith mountain lake. police say vester flanigan is a former wdbj reporter who went by bryce williams on the air. the sheriff's office says he left the lake area and rented a car and headed north on highway 81. a license plate reader on the virginia state police car spotted the vehicle. he led troopers on a cahase. he was dead at the hospital yesterday afternoon. flanigan was fired from wdbj? 2013. the general manager has described him as an unhappy man and difficult to work with. flanigan sent a long manifesto to abc news headquarters over racial bias and mass killings. he described himself as a powder keg ready to go boom. >> many of you are helping us honor alison and adam. many gathered for a prayer vigil organized by the community church in salem. people said they never thought anything like this could happen. >> i could not believe it. i cannot believe it. we are all -- our world is changing a lot. it saddens me. >> it's tragic. i don't really know what else. i know that i want to do something. i want to help. i just sometimes -- you don't know what to do. so you pray. you are there. >> the community church plans to hold a prayer service for alison and adam on sunday at 11:00. church members also gather to pray at the westlake town center last night. a small crowd lit candles and sang songs remembering the victims of the shooting. candles were placed on the grounds in the shape of a heart and people read prayers allowed. >> we live in a broken world. people who are going to do things that are bad and wrong and it hits home knowing that will happen, but not expecting it to happen in your back yard. >> more people gathered to pray for vicki gardner, the woman who survived the shooting. the pastor said her friends attend this church. they wanted to open their faith to everyone. >> i'm quoted from the gospel where jesus was on the lake of galilee and a storm arose and he calmed the storm and how in the midst of a loss like this, we feel we are in the storm and jesus says peace be still and be calm in the midst of the difficulty that we're experiencing. >> gardner is a parishioner at the catholic church in moneta. >> a prayer warriors and representatives plan to lead prayer groups for d.c. tourists. you can also sign a card that the group plans to send to the station. >> we got condolences in all forms of flowers and notes and facebook messages and social media. people are offering thoughts and prayers. we are going to turnover to meteorologist leo hurst. okay, you have been watching cnn affiliate wdbj. this has been pretty hard on them. this is the first morning back on the air after two journalists who worked at that station were shot and killed on live tv yesterday by a former employee of the station. alison parker's grieving father paying tribute to his daughter last night where he praised her finest qualities and conveyed a passionate message about gun regulations. >> she lived a great life. she excelled at everything she did. she loved what she did. she loved the people that she worked with. she was happy with her place in life. so, you know, we can only take some solace in the fact she had a wonderful life. she was extremely happy. she loved this guy with all her heart. that's the toughest thing for me. everybody that she touched loved her and she loved everybody back. you know, i'm not going to let this issue drop. this is, you know, we have to do something about crazy people getting guns. >> this is so hard to watch him struggle to get through that. the gunman's family in northern california seeking privacy this morning and seeking condolences. she calls the shooting quote a shock to everyone. >> it is with heavy hearts and deep sadness we express our deepest condolences to the families of alison parker and adam ward. we are praying for the recovery of vicki gardner. our thoughts and prayers at this time are with the victims' families and with wdbj television station family. >> president obama calls the shooting of the two journalists heart breaking. he is calling congress to stop the bottleneck on the legislation. >> we know the number of people who die from gun related incidents around this country dwarfs any deaths that happen through terrorism. we are willing to spend trillions of dollars to prevent terrorist activities, but we have not been willing so far at least, to impose some common sense gun safety measures that could save lives. >> now the tragedy in roanoke is igniting the gun debate on the campaign trail. hillary clinton calling on congress to come up with legislation to tighten restrictions without infringing on the rights of americans. marco rubio claims there is no need for it. >> it is not crazy people. it is the violent people. it is not the guns. it's the people. here's the problem i have. first of all, the second amendment is in the constitution. i did not write the constitution, but i support it. the second amendment is an important part of the constitution. >> there is so much evidence if guns were not so readily available and if we had universal background checks, we could prevent this kind of carnage. >> most of the republican candidates tweeted condolences to those who knew and loved alison and adam without commenting on gun control. >> we will continue to have the latest on the story all morning long. first, vice president joe biden opening up about the possibility he could run for president next. 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tributes to the wdbj shooting victims pour in, the sports world is honoring them as well. >> we have coy wire in the bleacher report this morning. >> good morning to you. the washington nationals and salem red sox are two of the teams that honored the victims. they did so last night. fans and players at the nationals game. >> during this difficult time. >> now fans and players at the national as game rose to their feet honored adam ward and alison parker with the moment of silence. the salem red sox painted a blue ribbon and number 7 on the field. the number of the tv station for whom the victims work. prayers continue for the victims and families. in nfl news, a grand jury charged ahmad brooks with sexual battery. a woman claims she was assaulted by him. if convicted, he will face up to six months in jail. his future remains uncertain. brooks will not participate in saturday's game. the grand jury also indicted ray mcdonald of raping of same woman at the same party. mcdonald, who is 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up by the bootstraps, but the damage was already done. when somebody gets to this point, there is nothing to be said or done to change their happiness. meds, no, it's too much. for more on the shooting, let's bring in cnn's brian todd in roanoke, virginia. >> reporter: alison and miguel, we have information on the shooter's movements from early wednesday morning. he left from this location and drove northwest to the roanoke regional airport where he switched cars. he drove 200 miles up i-81 to route 66. he was heading to washington when a state 66. he was heading to washington when a state trooper spotted him and spotted the vehicle through through the lefused to stop. he went off the road and it was then that they observed he had self inflicted gunshot wound. he died a couple hours after that. investigators tracked his movements through his cell phone. we have new threads of the investigation into his past. i talked to two people who worked with the shooter vester flanigan. one is wdbj here in roanoke and another worked with him at wtoc in savannah, georgia. both of the former employees told me he was a troubled employee and had trouble getting along with people. he was struggling as a reporter. we know he was fired from wdbj for performance related issues. one of the former employees said on the day he was fired, they had to bring in police to escort him out. he made threats and he was agitated. some members of the news staff had to actually evacuate the building and go on lockdown at that time. we also found out that in the year 2000 he filed a lawsuit against another former station of his. wtwc in tallahassee, florida. that lawsuit alleged racist mistreatment directed toward him. he alleged he was called a "monkey" by an executive proper du producer at the station. that was settled out of court. clearly this man was a disgruntled former employee. including the one here where the two deceased journalists worked. alison and miguel. turning attention to the victims of the disturbing act. alison parker and adam ward and vicki gardner, being interviewed for the early morning show. the pair always maintained a cheerful can-do attitude. >> if i walked in the building in the morning and i saw alison or adam first, i knew i was in for smiles. they had a great attitude. it showed in their work. adam was always willing to do whatever extra was needed. even at the end of the long shift after being up at 3:00 a.m. alison would get involved in any project. she was showing solid growth as a reporter and occasionally as an anchor. >> now for more on the three victims, let's turn to cnn's victor blackwell, also in roanoke. >> reporter: alison, miguel, understandably the team at wdbj is heart broken this morning. their first morning in a while without waking up with the "a" team as they called them. alison parker and adam ward. the reporter and photographer who worked the morning shift. we know alison parker just turned 24 years old. she graduated from james madison university in 2012. worked in north carolina for a bit. returned home to southwest virginia. she grew up about 50 miles outside of roanoke. her colleagues said she was living her dream. now one part of parker's life that viewers learned about yesterday was that she was also dating one of the anchors there as wdbj. chris hurst. he sent this out. she was the most radiant woman i ever met. for some reason, she loved me back. we have learned that adam ward was in love with someone at the station. ev engaged to the morning show producer. his fiancee was producing the morning show at the time he was killed on live tv. he was determined to put smiles on other faces as well. now let's talk about the survivor. the survivor. vicki gardner. this community that she loves so much. she is a wife, mother, grandmother and artist. we got this message from her employer late yesterday. they say they are confident she will recover and they will stand strong with her through this. miguel, alison. alison parker's grieving father paid tribute to his daughter last night with a tv appearance which he praised her finest qualities and conveyed a passionate message about gun regulation. >> she lived a great life. she did a lot of stuff. she excelled at everything she did. she loved what she did. she loved the people that she worked with. she was happy with her place in life. so you know we can only take some solace in the fact she had a wonderful life. she was extremely happy and she loved this guy with all her heart. that's the toughest thing for me. everybody that she touched loved her and she loved everybody back and you know i'm not going to let this issue drop. we have to do something about crazy people getting guns. >> to watch that father struggle through that. the gunman's family in california is seeking privacy, but expressing condolences for the victims' families. a family friend calls the shooting a shock to everyone. >> it is with heavy hearts and deep sadness, we 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2016 run for the presidency. on tuesday, he addressed the issue with the members of the dnc. meantime, the frontrunner for the democratic nomination hillary clinton is weighing in on the potential biden candidacy. we get more from joe johns in iowa. >> reporter: alison and miguel, vice president biden giving members of the democratic national convention a glimpse in whether he will run for president. on the conference call to members of the committee to convince them to get behind the iran nuclear deal, the question and answer period turned to politics. he said he has to conclude he has put his heart and soul into the race. >> if i were to announce to run, i would have to commit to all of you i would give it my whole heart and whole soul. right now, both are banged up. we are trying to figure out that issue. >> reporter: meanwhile, at a campaign event here in iowa, hillary clinton responding to all of the buzz about joe biden with deeply personal remarks. referencing the fact that the 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of wdbj. a cnn affiliate. there is a growing memorial and sense of loss for the journalists killed. executed, really, on live tv. this growing sense of loss here is deepening for this community for this news family. that is what they are calling the station here. for the families of those who lost their lives. for vicki gardner. there is hope for her recovery. we are learning about them and what made them special. so young and an affect on the community. we are learning about what made this mad man do what he did. our focus is going to be on lives taken. we will hear from the people who knew them best. the man who loved alison parker. a fellow anchor of hers. the news manager who is dealing with all this. we will talk about this for the larger discussion. on that topic, we will have donald trump. he is running for president. what does he want to talk about this morning? how does he see this? this is a time for leadership at a time when we figure out who our country's next leader will be. the situation with jorge ramos. we will take on the story and how it is reverberating across >> chris, you are covering so many things. i can see it on your face and in your voice. we look forward to watching the show. thanks. two people including a police officer killed. a s.w.a.t. team standoff turning deadly. details on that next. 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"new day" starts right now. >> we come to you this morning with very heavy hearts. two of our own were shot and killed during a live shot yesterday morning. >> she lived a great life. >> she had that "it" factor. >> i lost the love of my life. >> this world was robbed. >> i have been in this business a long time. this is the worst day of my career. >> he was someone who was known to people at the station for volatility. >> that guy who did this is not the guy that i worked with. >> we got to do something about crazy people getting guns. >> good morning. welcome to "new day." it is thursday, august 27th. alisyn is in new york. i'm outside the affiliate wdbj. it was at this hour yesterday two lives stolen by a mad man yesterday executed on live tv. a growing memorial behind us and growing sense of loss around us. the station's morning show that alison parker and adam ward is on air right now paying tribute to their colleagues. families and friends sharing grief, but celebrating the lives that were taken far too soon. we will speak with the boyfriend of alison parker and dealing with the question of why did this happen. the question that is too familiar these days. answers often casting a shadow more than shedding light on senseless murder. this time there's plenty to go on from the social media post and footprint and rambling letter that the mad man faxed to a television network about his motives. as the sun rises in roanoke, two faces that said good morning to virginians are gone. >> alison parker and adam ward are gone. >> they were executed by a former employee who was fired two years ago. vester flanagan known as bryce williams on the air. he posted his video saying alison made racist comments and adam went to h.r. after working with him one time. by noon the murderer had shot and killed himself. but before confirmation of his death, wdbj's manager shared his anguish on air. >> i'm going to step out of my role as a former journalist and say, i'm not sure i want him to live or die. if he dies, then he took the coward's way out. >> reporter: the suicide note was 23

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