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Im going to do something else. today of course, he was tragically killed just a short time ago. the governor, now saying that they have identified the suspect, former employee of the tv station. so far though, no known motive as why this shooting took place. heather: general manager saying that adam was the go-to guy. the anchor alison was dating saying simply, i am numb. well check back with you for additional information. right now gregg has some more. gregg: well the governor, who is providin...

Way. gregg: right. thank you. mary ellen otoole, if you could, stand by for a bit more. the governor saying suspect being identified is being chased on interstate 64. you see a picture of a gunman caught on camera moments after the shots were fired and the camera dropped and cameraman was killed. that is probably among the best of the leads that may have led police to this suspect. so were going to pause and take a quick break. heather: we are. the governor saying that an arrest is imminent. it ...

Sadly the reporter and the photographer have died. as one official said, we are throwing all of our available assets into this investigation, a massive manhunt under way. carol? >> and, again, the best news to come out of this, police do have this gunman in their sights. has this police chase been going on a long time on interstate 64. >> reporter: sounds like this has just been going on within the last hour. i spoke to a law enforcement official about an hour ago. they said, we know the license...

Interview with a radio station says the suspect is on interstate 64 and he said hes confident the suspect will be in custody soon. interstate 64, for people familiar with this area, runs east to west from the tidewater area of virginia all the way into west virginia and beyond. that suspect would have had to have traveled fairly far north from where this incident took place to get to route 64. but governor mcauliffe says the suspect is believed to be on interstate 64 with police actively pursuin...

Disgruntled employee, a former employee, that worked with them. so it has to be hard for a lot of people today. we also want to mention the individual as weve been saying, vicki gardner, as she is being interviewed, talking about tourism, trying to get people to come to this area where a water park is. lots of stores. she was also shot, sh back, and is now in surgery at local hospital. gregg: as we mentioned, the gunman is in large right now, according to the governor short time ago on radio des...

From what we believe, this gunman came up from behind the cameraman who is facing toward the reporter and her interview guest at this point. >> yeah, and then, pete, take a look at the final image right before at least those apparently eight gunshots go off. the reporter is focused on the intervi interviewee, the interviewee is speaking to the reporter. theyre not even looking at the camera. which means theyre not looking towards behind the camera, which is what were seeing on the right-hand par...

Relationship with the anchor, chris hearst, who had some touching words about her. she just apparently turned 24 years old just very recently. anthony rowan is with us. anthony, right now it does seem as though they are closing in or possibly closing in on the gunman. we have more information coming out from the governors office. he has been on a local radio station. do we have that? >> apparently he is on 64 right now. the police are right in pursuit and his arrest should be imminent. apparentl...

And 9 grams of protein. ensure. take life in. gregg: we continue now, our late-breaking details on the horrific shooting that occurred live on television in roankoke, virginia. those two individuals, too young journalists, were gunned down on television this morning during an interview. now, according to the governor, the shooter who is at large at the moment, is a former disgruntled employee, who is being chased on interstate 64, chased by police. heres the governor, a short time ago, terry mca...

>> he actually was passing cars over the yellow lines, and he actually passed a number of cars right in front of me. >> then something finally gives. >> i wasnt sure what the smoke was. i didnt know if it was transmission or whatever. i didnt know if it was coming from his car. >> the limousines transmission blows and it seems the culprit has finally run out of options, but just when the troopers think the chase is over, the driver finds another gear that works -- reverse. >> yeah, he did it bac...

Limousine going down the highway backward. april 22nd, 2006, west chester county, new york. trooper todd boemer is patrolling interstate 64. >> i was conducting radar enforcement when i saw a large limo, white limo coming northbound at a high rate of speed. the vehicle was going 124 miles per hour. >> the officer gives chase as the driver tears down the interstate. officer boemer is left to wonder why. >> in my mind, what does he have in the vehicle? whos in the vehicle? a dead body, a gun, drug...