This is Al Jazeera America live from new york city. Im randall pinkston. We are learning more about a man believed to be behind the shooting deaths of two virginia journalists live on television this morning. Police have identified the fan as fester flanagan. He is believed to be a former employee of the station, working under the name bryce williams. He is believed to have shot two former colleagues as they were reporting live on air this morning. Reporter allison parker, 24 years old, and cameraman adam ward 27, interviewing a guest when the report was interrupted by gunfire. News room across the country have been shaken by this. What is the latest . Reporter its lurid, its graphic. Its horrific. Its about five miles southwest of virginia year. Rowen oak virginia one of the steps along the way that many journalists have stopped at. Allison parker was on the air at 6 45 this morning, interviewing the chairwoman of the chamber of commerce there, victory gardner. And 27 year old adam wa
Hello, the toll which keeps on rise approximating now 50 refugees are known to have perished trying to make it across the medicine terrai mediterranean. Its thought tensions peaked after some refugees refused to be fingerprint in germany far right battle it out. There are so many people in macedonia now that the Macedonia Army has been building a bigger holding camp. We have reports from hungary. Unrest at the european border. The dribble did not escalate beyond this center, and it was short lived. But with record numbers crossing into hungary there are fears of violence here. What happened was that there was a mall conflict that erupted, and people tried to approach the fence. The police tried to stop them, they also used tear gas but there were no injuries. At the border right now thousands of people are getting through sections where there is only. Theyre failing to make arrests. Theyre failing to make a tougher line. 2,000 police are sent to the border to reinforce it. And next wee
This is al jazeera america. Im tony harris. The gunman who Police Believe shot and killed two journalists live on television is in Critical Condition right now. The result of a possible selfinflicted gunshot wound. An update from virginia authorities planned at the top of the hour. The shooter open fired this morning at a Shopping Center center roanoke. Reporter Allison Parker and cameraman adam ward were interviewing a guest when the report was interrupted by gunshots. What more do we know hat this hour . Well, tony, as you noted its a horrific incident. Maybe more disturbing, lurid and graphic by the fact that it happened on live television. A local tv station working out of roanoke, the reporter, the videographer on scene doing a live report, interviewing vickie gardner, the chamber of cam measures celebrating 50 years of the existence of this manmade lake when suddenly an spread said to be suspected to be a former employee, a former onair employee approached them, and this is what
In doha we have all your sports. Two runners failed drug tests at the world championships. Its a toll which keeps rising, now another 50 refugees are known to have died trying to make it across the mediterranean. They were discovered in the hull of a boat off libya. Hungary is considering sending troops to the border after fighting broke out. The tensions peaked after some refugees refused to be fingerprinted. In germany, germany chancellor was jeered an. And thousands arriving in macedonia every day. Unrest of the European Union border. U. N. Troubled registration center. With the build. Of Security Forces there are fears of violence here. Police are trying to play down the crisis. There was a small conflict that erupted as several people tried to approach the fence. The police tried to stop them, and they used tear gas. A three meter high fence is being put up on the border, but right now thousands of people are getting through sections with where there is only razor wire. Police her
They tell al jazeera that they welcome the deal. We hope that nobody again creates war in south sudan. Two Television Journalists in the state of ramad virginia are shot dead on air. They believe there, thank you for joining us. Another 50 people are known to have died trying to make it across the medicine mediterranean. They were discovered in the hold of a boat off the libyan coast. A swedish ship was sent to rescue survivors. This comes as the numbers crossing continue to grow. Italys coast guard said that just under 1,900 people have been rescued so far today. Hundreds more are still on board other very wells off libya. Well, hungary is considering sending troops to its border after fighting broke out. Its thought that tensions peaked after some refugees refused to be fingerprinted. In germany, far right protesters jeered at chancellor merkel. Thousands are arriving in macedonia every day. There are so many people there now that the Macedonia Army has been building a bigger holding