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If you can help authorities any way, it would be much appreciated if you recognize this man. please call virginia authorities or call the fbi. even your local chapter, they'll get you in touch with the right people. i just talked to the general manager, jeff marks. he made an announcement on the air to viewers in virginia who saw this go down. let's listen to that. >> breaking news this morning out of franklin county, news that's affected our wdbj family very deeply. we were live this morning when shots were fired around 6:45. and our general manager and vice president jeff marks is here to te...

Until 50 years ago and they were doing something about the 50th anniversary. why someone was there, i don't know. one could assume that he -- we don't make a secret of where we're going to be reporting from. we may start now. but he could see them on the air and know where they were and go be there with them. >> right. and a final question for you because you're in for one very tough day. how will you handle this? you're the general manager. i can't even imagine that. >> i'm here trying to answer as many questions as i can, understand the grief of my employees, help them do their job at the sa...

This appeared after the shooting. let's watch that now. >> we are following breaking news this morning out of franklin county, news that has affected our wdbj 7 family very deeply. our morning crew was life this morning at smith mountain lake when shots were fired at 6:45. our general manager jeff marks is here to tell us more about what happened. >> kim, it was my very very sad duty to report that we have determined through the help of the police and our own employees that allison and adam died this morning shortly after 6:45 when the shots rang out. we do not know the motive. we do not know ...

Eastern in the morning. the gunman is believed to be a man who fired six the station itself is not running video of the incident at this time. but i have the general manager on the phone right now, jeff marks. are you there? >> yes, i am. >> thank you so much for talking with me. i can't even imagine how you're feeling at the moment. >> you send people into war zones and into dangerous situations, into riots and you worry that they're going to get hurt. you send somebody out to do a story on tourism, and this -- how can you ever expect something like this to happen? you use all the words, we a...

Location. nobody asked him to, he just did it. and his attitude was unfailingly positive. two less deserving people -- not that anybody is deserving of this but if you looked at people who give their all and would never hurt anyone these are those people. >> jeff, i heard you say live on the air at the end of your morning show this morning that you were going to have a celebration and a meeting later today that has now turned tragically into an ad hoc memorial. is this still the plan? >> right. we have periodic staff meetings to talk about, ratings and to celebrate winners of awards and things...