They see. A marvelous story tell we are so much promise storyteller with so much promise ahead of her who just happened to love me back. Thank you for joining us. Im derek mcginty. Im jan jeffcoat. It is a story still sending shock waves across the community of roanoke, virginia, a tv reporter and cameraman gunned down live on the morning news, the gunman a former co worker. We have live team coverage. Ellison barber is live with how the lives of the victims are being remembered, but we begin first in roanoke where Garrett Haake has the latest on the investigation. Reporter tonight the eyes of the world are on this television station in roanoke, virginia. Inside right now theyre producing a newscast in memory of two colleagues executed today in cold blood. Folks, these are great people and this is a close community. Reporter outside the gates of wdbj tonight Community Members gathered to remember journalists who felt like family members. Roanoke is a very small knit community and our w
lindsay no closed captioning is vanessa developing this morning in Pinellas County a possible health risk for students, at a charter school. jen parents are getting increasingly worried about . Mold at the largo campus of plato academy. jen it all started with some disturbing pictures. Showing what appears to be mold. There are some questions over . When those pictures were taken. The school ceo says earlier in the summer. Parents say in the last few weeks. But documents officials gave fox13 show the mold is gone. But parents worry it could be . Hidden. I thought my children were safe here and to know that their Overall Health and well being is being compromised is very very upsetting and very frustrating as a parent. Jen the school is replacing broken air conditioning units. Theyre trying to be proactive and preventative in treating this. As well as . Fast. vanessa detectives in Pinellas County say a father put his baby daughter in great danger. And now hes facing charges for it. Vane
North and western suburbs are in the mid60s. Look at oakland, maryland. Only 48 degrees. A look at this dry pattern and how lock its going to be lasting and the papal visit forecast. Thats coming up in this half hour. Thanks, tom. A big day for folks in Montgomery County. The Silver Spring Transit Center finally open to the public. I thought id never say that. News4s derrick ward is live there with Early Morning action. Good morning, derek. What are you seeing . Good morning. A lot of folks are coming by and saying where are the phfences . Theyre officially open for business. Theyre about five years behind schedule. 50 million over budget which includes about 21 million to make sure this concrete could hold up for the bus traffic. Theyre ready. There are 30 bus bays here. That includes metro, ride on, university of metro and shuttle buses. Youll also notice fewer buses on the streets here and that will ease traffic through here. You know what . Commuters are definitely happy about this
Abc news. He said that places like wdbj drove him to violence. And he wrote, what sent me over the edge was the Charleston Church shooting. And my hollow point bullets have the victims initials on them. Pictures last month show him in a bout of road rage. And youre still a [ bleep ]. Im finished, you followed me here. What is going through your mind when you go to the parking lot and see him get out . I parked in a way i wouldnt get blocked in and got in a vehicle quickly so i wouldnt be in a cage quickly with someone following me. And i was making a bline to the store to sort of have some other people around because he was obviously not in the right mind. In an interview with fox news, alisons father says this is a be pro. Hes now dedicating his life to solving. Weve got to do something about crazy people getting guns. This is something alisons legacy needs to make happen. We will report but not necessarily repeat to the man who did all of this. His name should be forgotten as quickly
On assignment in the u. S. In nearly a decade. Their deaths shattered the news room where they worked in virginia and shocked reporters all across the country. There is a feel that it could have happened to any journalist on a live shot. Adam was the steady hand behind the camera and alison was the smart, ambitious face in front of it. They were a morning tv team like so many morning tv teams across the country. On tuesday, for example, they were covering a fund raiser for the local zoo. Live shots at 5 45, 6 15 and 6 45. Wednesday was supposed to be the same kind of day. Covering a special milestone for a local tourism attraction, Smith Mountain lake. They had finished the 5 45 and the 6 15. During their last live shot of the morning a gunman stalked them. Came up from behind adam, waited until the camera was pointed back at alison and her guest and fired at pointblank range. Two hours later the stations general manager, jeff marks, announced to both that both his employees had died.