Gunmans past. Jr stone has the chilling final words he left behind. Pam the shooters bay area family spoke to kron 4s alecia reid. We will check in with her in a minute. But first, we go to ryan nobles. Pam he is live tonight in roanoke. male announcer this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. Reporter tonight were learning more about the shooter Vester Flanagan who went by the name Bryce Williams on air. He was a native of oakland. He was not going to leave willingly on his own free will permit it was a tough situation creek reporter 1 would have guessed disparate this is the last image before the feed stock split seconds before, Allison Parker and cameramen ward was on location. People that were among the kindest nicest people that work here. Reporter about two hours after the attack desexed a suicide note to abc news creek he says he was voted for being gay and black. And was inspired after the Charleston Church shooting. France and families are now remembering the
Theyre looking closely at the shooter as background to see what could have led him to commit this crime on live tv. He bounced around the country working as a journalist, he was fired. Two years ago the management had to call police after firing him. he actually had to be escorted by the police out of the building because he was not willing to leave. Ryan but nobody would have guessed this, that he would shoot the reporter and the cameraman who were interviewing a local he ambushed the team while filming with his oncamera, he shot all three people, telling the reporter and the cameraman killing soon he posted his video to social media, and he then faxed a suicide note he blamed it on fraught persecution for being gay and black and now 2 people are killed simply for doing their jobs the father of the reporter came to the crime scene and was joined by her boyfriend, also an anchor at the station he said that when he they learned the name of the shooter they were not surprised and describ
Peninsula and around the rim of the bay west winds at15 in oakland, otherwise 10 in concord through walnut creek. We tracking an accident in the south bay, southbound 101 no delays at the scene. You may see flashing lights there. We are tracking a new accident eastbound 580, looks like its near foothill and right now speeds just below the limit there. Westbound 580 near the altamont pass. So into livermore this morning, you will be tapping those brakes but things pick up and youre back in the green. Thats a check of your traffic. Back to you guys. The war of words between President Trump and kim jong un. The president called him a mad man who doesnt mind killing or starving his people, one day after discussing new sanctions. Today im announcing a new executive order i just signed that significantly expands our authorities to target individuals, companies, Financial Institutions that finance and facilitate trade with north korea. It comes as the north is threatening to test the Hydrogen
To come forward and help them catch who did this. Maureen kelly kron4 news. vicki political commentator Milo Yiannopolous says he is still planning to hold free speech week, at uc berkeley. This comes despite reports that the event this sunday might be canceled. This is video from violent protests back in february when he was scheduled to speak on campus. Yiannopoulos says he plans to hold a News Conference tomorrow to explain how the event will proceed. Some of the headline speakers, including ann coulter, have backed away from the event or said their names were listed as speakers without their knowledge. School Officials Say they are preparing tight security on the assumption the event will go on. grant a young woman is punched in the face by a complete stranger. As she was riding a bart train in the east bay. This is a story you will only see on kron four. Her parents are outraged that their daughter was attacked. Simply while riding bart. Kron fours Terisa Estacio joins us live now
This morning historians and conspiracy theorists are pouring over thousands of newly released documents related to the 1963 assassination of president john f. Kennedy. They are seeking to fill in the holes of the official narrative for that National Tragedy that still haunts this former secret Service Agent who was in the car with kennedy when he was shot. Deep down i still have that sense of guilt that i should have been able to get there quicker and i didnt. Im hoping that within that material and theres lots of it, there will be some indication as to the motive, the reason why he did what he did. And his the background in the previous period of time prior to november 22nd. Right. Some new details from that period before the shooting are emerging from these files, like one secret Service Interview with a man who claims to have heard a 100 bar bet that president kennedy would be dead within three weeks. And a Man Told Police that he heard three men in a bar say, if kennedy ever went t