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Yield one minute to the gentlelady from washington, ms. Jayapal. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady from washington is recognized. Ms. Jayapal i am so proud today to stand here to support h. R. 4, the Voting Rights advancement act. And i want to congratulate my incredible colleague, congresswoman sewell, for her leadership. When Congress Passed the Voting Rights act of 1965, it was a recognition that systemic discrimination based on race continued to deny people the right to vote. As an organizer, i understand the Voting Rights act as a victory that was hard fought by black activists like ...

Thats correct, dara. From the Roanoke Community and the Journalism Community at large. New details about the troubling mindset of the shooter are emerging. A man claiming to be him faxed a 23page document in which he described himself as a human powder keg waiting to go boom. Colleagues describe Allison Parker and adam ward as special people. The kind who were up before sunrise to put in long hours reporting the news. Their offcamera lives were just as busy. Parker had recently moved in with her boyfriend and ward was engaged to be married. If i walked in the morning, the first person i saw wa...

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A gunman filled with anger. He described himself as a human powder keg opened fire on two young journalists, reporter Alison Parker and cameraman adam ward of our cbs affiliate in roanoke, virginia. Both were killed. The 41yearold gunman took his own life after a police chase. We wont show you the most graphic part of the shooting but we caution what you will see and hear is disturbing. Jeff pegues begins our coverage. Reporter the gunman posted his own video of the shooting on twitter and facebook. In it, Vester Flanagan is seen approaching the three victims who apparently do not know hes the...

Maybe in its sights. Nightly news begins right now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. We have reported so many senseless acts of violence but never have we seen it unfold on Live Television as it did in roanoke, virginia this morning. Two young journalists murdered and a woman they were interviewing injured in a hail of bullets by a man with a gun in one hand and a rolling video camera in the other. Anyone who saw it live or later on the internet has been left shaken to the core. And yes, it hits close to home. Were...