the whole world in his hands . as the rain makes it way to virginia, storms are already pounding the deep south pounding the are already virginia, storms as the rain . . as the rain makes it way to virginia, storms are already pounding the deep south leaving at least three dead and dozens of homes destroyed. roanoke police are continuing to piece together what happened after a person is found dead inside this home. "my dad came from president. guess what? no one's asked for my birth certificate. maybe it's the color of my skin." and a war of words on the campaign trail as the push to super tuesday inches closer and closer. good morning, it's good morning, it's wednesday, february 24th. thanks for starting your morning with good day virginia. i'm january keaton.kyle benjamin. we'll get those stories in just a moment, but first-- a developing story just in to our newsroom. danville police are investigating an early morning homicide.shortly after midnight, officers responded to a home on halifax street. they found a man with gunshot wounds. police say firefighters pronounced the man

morning off with good day virginia. i'm kyle benjamin. and i'm january keaton. roanoke county-- still waiting for new information on a wreck that sent four people to the hospital. you're looking at the scene along route 220 and webb road wednesday night. roanoke county officials tell wfxr news a car being chased by virginia state police from franklin county crashed, flipped, and caught on fire. police sent the dogs after one of the people inside the vehicle who ran from police. it's still not clear why state police were chasing the car. we'll continue to follow this story and keep you updated as we get any new information into the newsroom. a strong upper low centered over the ohio valley will move easttonight into thursday. weak upper shortwaves will move across themountains through tonight resulting in scattered snow showers andsnow flurries. a clipper system will cross our region on friday with some light snow accumulations...especially in with wind chill values expected in the single digits, danville utilities is asking its customers to conserve power during peak periods.

suffered from mental illness. a longtime virginia beach police officer is in jail tonight -- accused of driving under the influence. fellow officers pulled sergeant margaret hobbs over last night. jail records show she had a child in the car with her. 10 on your side's liz palka joins us from newsroom. liz, what are her colleages saying about this? nicole - the people we have spoken to within the department are stunned. she's been with virginia beach police for 17 years and is highly respected. they also say hobbs got into some sort of accident right before she was arrested. a virginia beach police sergeant arrested for driving under the influence. virginia court records show sgt. margie hobbs' blood alcohol concentration was more than twice the legal limit. and that she had a child in the vehicle with her. c50 1:03 - the crook isn't going to place a hobbs when she served as a public information officer. a police spokesman says she now works in the investigative division and has been with the department for 17 years. master police officer jimmy cason released few details on hobbs' ar

. # good morning and thanks for joining us on virginia today here on w-s-l-s 10. i'm jenna zibton. and i'm patrick mckee. storm team ten meteorologist kristina montuori joins us now.. kristina? today: breezy with increasing sunshine.highs in the upper 40s and lower 50s tonight: mainly clear and breezy with lows in the upper 20s and lower 30s in the middle 40s saturday: mostly sunny with highs in the middle and upper 40s sunday: mostly sunny with highs in the lower 50s monday: increasing clouds with highs in the time now for your timesaver traffic report. a franklin county woman is now a franklin county woman is now charged in connection with the suspicious death of an infant. the rocky mount police chief says ... the autopsy revealed the baby was a still born. the baby's body was found in a dumpster at the franklin county dump sites. 24-year-old katherine dellis is charged with unlawful concealment of human remains. town leaders are sharing their thoughts. matthew hankins/assistan t town manager - "that's about the most rotten thing you can hear, it's not something you want to hear in

on virginia today here on w-s-l-s 10. i'm jenna zibton. and i'm patrick mckee. today is ground hog day and the people of punksutawney, pennsylvania are ready for their annual event. as the legend has it, if the ground hog sees his shadow winter will last another six since 19-88, phil has been right thirteen times.... but wrong fifteen times. last year, the groundhog saw his shadow. storm team ten meteorologist kristina montuori joins us now.. kristina?### tuesday: cloudy with light rain & drizzle possible.highs in the middle 40s wednesday: heavy rain likely with isolated storms possible.highs in the lower 60s thursday: increasing sunshine with highs in the upper 40s friday: mostly sunny with highs in the middle 40s saturday: partly cloudy with highs in the middle 40s sunday: mostly sunny with highs in the upper 40s possible.highs in the middle 40s wednesday: heavy rain likely with isolated storms possible.highs in the lower 60s thursday: increasing sunshine with highs in the time now for your timesaver the race for the white house is narrowing... after the iowa caucuses. ted cruz i

of bricks on my chest for 14 months)) runs;04 tonight virginia beach mayor will sessoms talks about his 14 months of hell. accusations of conflicts of interest at city hall the weather is first at 4. here's a live look at the rain on super doppler 10 radar. what are we in store for the rest of the evening? let's get your first look at the forecast from meterologist ashley baylor in the super doppler 10 weather center. tonight: cloudy with on/off showers. lows: mid-30s. winds: n 10-20 mph. friday: a few showers early, possibly some sleet and snow mixing in. no accumulations expected. highs: mid-40s. winds: n 15-25 mph. saturday: mostly sunny. cool, but not as windy. highs: mid-40s. winds: light north. we have been tracking rain and a north/northeast breeze throughout the afternoon. not much will change this evening - expect on and off showers with temperatures holding steady in the mid-40s. there will likely be some localized flooding, especially on the roads, so it will be a slow ride home. overnight, we'll continue to track periods of rain. by early tomorrow morning, we could see s

good day virginia. i'm kyle benjamin. and i'm january keaton. as jason just mentioned, the rain were expected to see later today is coming from the deep south and that extreme weather is already taking a toll on the southeast. at least three people were killed tuesday night across the deep south in mississippi. around 1-hundred trailers were damaged when a tornado slammed through a mobile home park. in the past 12 hours, there have been at least 15 reports of tornadoes in louisiana, mississippi and alabama. those states are all under state of emergencies right now. we're waiting to find out more details as police investigate the death in northwest roanoke. roanoke police say they found a man dead inside a home in the 5-hundred block of westwood boulevard, just before 5-o'clock tuesday night. police say they are still gathering facts. right now, we don't know the name of the man, or if police are questioning any specific suspects. anyone with information is asked to call we're continuing to follow a developing story in danville. danville police are investigating an early morning homic

eastern virginia. it is tragic man i never seen nothing like this before i lost a good friend in the storm.reaching out to local voters.at least two of the presidential candidates will be in our region before super tuesday.protecting teenagers from themselves. looking at the toll of abusive relationships have on those just starting to date thank you for choosing good day virginia. it's thursday february 25. i'm january keaton and i'm kyle benjamin. four people are dead and virginia after severe weather strikes wednesday afternoon. in the community of waverly near portsmouth, three people are confirmed dead closer to us, the storms swept through appomattox county in the evergreen community, killing one man and injuring seven others.right now, there are reports that what hit the evergeen was a tornado, but official confirmation would come from a national weather service survey team. no word yet on when a nws team will be in appomattox county. governor mcaufliffe declared a state of emergency. here's what it looked like on wednesday evening along route 460 in appomattox county. dozens o

choosing good day virginia. it's tuesday, february second. i'm kyle benjamin and i'm january keaton new this morning: a crash in southeast roanoke killed a man last night. roanoke city police say it happened around 8-30 last night on garden city boulevard near craig robertson road. right now, it's not clear how the accident happened. two people, including a danville doctor are expected to recover after someone shot them during an attempted robbery monday night. officers say dr. randolph neal was walking home from danville regional medical center when he was shot near mount vernon avenue. a neighbor who heard the gunshots came out to help and was also shot. police are still looking for the suspects. two virginia tech students made their first court appearance on monday in the death of 13-year-old nicole lovell. david eisenhauer is charged with first degree felony abduction. natalie keepers is accused of helping eisenhauer dispose of the body.s since lovell's developments in the case have taken place within the last few days. investigators have found out that nicole was part of an interne

with good day virginia. i'm kyle benjamin. and i'm january keaton. a traffic alert this morning for drivers in carroll county. the left lane of southbound interstate 77 at mile marker 14 is now open accident on monday. we first told you about it yesterday on good day virginia. this is live look at that area from a virginia department of transportation traffic camera. before the right lane can be reopened, more repairs to the bridge joint will have to be completed. depending on the availability of materials, it could be several days before the repairs are completed and the right lane can be opened. new this morning: a man is dead after an accident in southeast roanoke. roanoke city police say the accident happened around 8-30 last night on garden city boulevard near craig robertson road and thomason road. right now, it's not clear how the accident happened. we'll bring you any updates to this story on-air and online at virginia first dot-com. two people are expected to be okay after being shot during an attempted robbery in danville on monday night. officers say someone shot dr. rand

latest on damage across virginia as residents begin the road to recovery. the push to super tuesday continues across the commonwealth breaking overnight: marco rubio announces a campaign stop in the star city. and raford university will also be hosting donald trump. wfxr headquarters with the governor terry mcauliffe declaring a state of emergency.. after powerful, deadly storms sweep through the commonwealth. good morning. it's thursday, january 25th thanks for joining us here on good day virginia. i'm january keaton. and i'm kyle benjamin. four people are dead and dozens more are injured across virginia after severe weather strikes wednesday afternoon. the storms swept through appomattox county in the evergreen community, killing one man and injuring seven others.right now, there are reports that a tornado touched down in evergreen. official confirmation would come from a national weather service survey team. no word yet on appomattox county. here's what it looked like on wednesday evening along route 460 in appomattox county.the high winds damaged dozens of homes-- some are missi

extra day, so make the most of it! thanks for starting your morning with good day virginia. i'm january keaton. and i'm kyle benjamin. wfxr news is your local election headquarters. voters in 11 more states will jump into the primary game tomorrow morning. but first-- another candidate stumps in southwest virginia. donald trump will stop today in radford...and speak at radford university. the rally starts at noon at the dedmon center on campus.this is trump's second stop in the commonwealth in the last seven days. you can watch trump's speech on our website...virgini a first dot com. wfxr's paris holmes is at radford university this morning. she's got more details on trump's visit to southwest virginia. good morning guys, doors open here at radford university's dedmon center at 10am. the event itself is parking is limited so university officials suggest visitors carpool or use other modes of transportation. those attending today should be aware that backpacks, bottles, and cans are not allowed. also they say signs are allowed but they cannot be on sticks or poles. as you mention

have the latest up next. 3 3 pattie good morning virginia. it is wednesday, february 24th, 2016. i'm pattie martin. whit and, i'm whitney delbridge. thanks for starting your day with us. we could see gusty winds and possibly even hail in our area today. melissa is in the weather center tracking the latest. melissa? 3 your morning commute will again be soggy as light to steady rain continues for the heart of virginia. heavy rain remains through wednesday afternoon. additional rainfall totals of 0.50" to 1.75" will be common. flood warnings are possible to likely across southside including near the dan river. a few strong storms are possible mainly south and east of lynchburg this afternoon. the highest severe weather risk will stay south and east (the carolinas and far eastern virginia) of the abc-13 viewing area. street and county road flooding will be a more widespread local issue, especially across southside. gusty winds and small hail are possible in the stronger local storms. please stay weather aware. temperatures reach the mid to upper 50s, with 60s possible on the southside. t

two virginia tech students charged in connection with the murder of a 13-year-old-- go before a judge.while investigators continue to build a case against them.also deadly train crash.a norfolk southern freight train slams into a car.they investigation into what lead to the collision.andsuperbowl scam. sot:counterfeiters are looking to make a buck wherever they can find it.as the panthers prepare for the big game-- law enforcement officials are warning to beware of what you buy.details on how fans are being targeted. two virginia tech students make their first court appearance today-- for the death of 13-year-old nicole lovell.david eisenhauer -- is charged with felony abduction and first degree murder. natalie keepers is accused of helping eisenhauer dispose of the bodythey were both arraigned in montgomery county court today. at the same time, divers spent another day searching a pond on virginia tech's campus- looking for anything related reported missing last week, and police found her remains just over the state line in north carolina over the weekend.right now- investigato

across the state between midnight and 10:30 this morning. much of the same in virginia. v-dot is also warning drivers to stay off the roads. the wintry mix that turned to rain created a messy commute this morning. between midnight through two this afternoon, state police were on the scene of 538 crashes statewide -- including a deadly crash in fauquier county. the peninsula was one of the hardest hit areas. 10 on your side's brandi cummings is live with how it looks in newport news. brandi? tom, nicole- we have seen quite a difference in the weather here in newport news throughout the day. here's what it looks like right now... the roads are wet and there are some puddles. the side walks still have some snow on them but parking lots have snow mixed with main that has caused a slush. this is what it looked like here this morning. steady snow fall layered the many people woke up to snow covering their homes and vehicles. we saw a snow plow pushing the snow off the roads. later in the afternoon we saw a man pushing the snow out of the parking lot in front of his business. as dayligh

the central georgia cooperative says they and dominion virginia pow refer having a lot of trouble getting power restored because at homes still have a lot of major appliance on his and lights, and when they do get service restored, that power is getting shut down or it's getting shut down again, so they're asking people to turn off things that are inside their homes so that when the power does come back on, it won't overload the circuits. just have a light on so that you know that your power is back on. but unplug or turn off everything else. live in appomattox county, tim saunders, wdbj 7. >> the virginia national guard is on active duty. the guard is expected to have more than 50 soldiers on duty today. a guarded spokesperson says the initial plan is to provide manned, and patrick counties. >>> we continue our storm with damage that's been left behind. wdbj 7's amanda kenney joins us live from appomattox county. good afternoon, amanda. >> good afternoon, kimberly. this morning we were in the neighborhood of evergreen, that's where homes, among 20 that were destroyed. there were

started in an electrical box that said last night on at every court in virginia beach neighbors we spoke with say they have been having problems with the electrical box since january. they tell is maintenance came out several they are not pointing fingers just yet. some residents came back today to salvage what they can only spread to one of my bedroom in soledad that particular room is pretty much damage and the roof and everything in the attic is gone. everyone got out safely last night medics treated one firefighter for cuts in right now the red cross is helping families forced out by the fire crime alert at yorktown were told someone burglarized the bargain box thrift store and derr road near daryl him entry school deputies say the suspect pictured right here pried open the door to get inside but it looks like nothing disappeared from the store if you know this is contact the crime line. it was the celebration today at lansdowne high school in virginia beach officials cut the ribbon this morning at the school's new solar panel a one kilowatt system electric power dominion virginia po

-old nicole lovell's death continues.police teams spent much of sunday searching a pond at virginia tech and plan to pick that search back up this morning.they're looking for evidence in connection to lovell's abduction and murder. over the weekend, police arrested two virginia tech students in connection with lovell's death. david eisenhauer of columbia, maryland is charged with felony abduction and first degree murder.natalie keepers of laurel, maryland is accused of helping eisenhauer dispose the body. the disappearance of nicole lovell is a story we've been closely following since last week. lovell was first reported missing from her home last wednesday in the lantern ridge area of blacksburg. her body was found saturday along route 89 in surry county, north the virginia state line. and the discovery of lovell's body shook the people who live in the quiet north carolina area of surrey county. as fox's amber roberts reports, people who live in the county, which has about 78-thousand people, say not only are they in shock, but devasted as well. family and friends are devasted abou

high near 37. virginia authorities virginia authorities are still looking for the man who took his child over the weekend, setting off a statewide amber alert. three-year-old haven moses was believed to be in extreme danger after she was abducted on sunday. by her father, james safe sunday afternoon in augusta county, where moses lives. anyone with information on his whereabouts should call police. jury selection continues today in pulaski county for ashley white's trial. she is the mother of noah thomas, the five year old boy who was found dead in a septic tank last march after a weeklong search. this is new video of her leaving the pulaski county courthouse, after more than six hours yesterday her lawyer, kelsey bulger, asked dozens of potential facebook usage, if they have liked, shared, or commented on anything related to the death of noah thomas, and if they know any of the witnesses. the judge and prosecutors also asked dozens of questions. so far 15 people have been selected for the jury pool out of 122 potential jurors. seven more will be chosen later this morning. nicolle

out their differences. 3 3 3 another cold morning for the heart of virginia. you'll need to bundle up all weekend. i'll have your valentine's day forecast coming up. 3 3 pattie good morning virginia. it is friday, february 12th, 2016. i'm pattie martin.mona and, i'm mona kosar abdi. thanks for starting your day with us. 3 pattie tight this morning we are following the latest on the fire that continues to burn at the dan river plant in brookneal. the fire started around 3:00 yesterday afternoon. overnight, we talked to the campbell county fire marshal, randall johnson, and he told us what crews biggest concerns are as they battle the flames.randall johnson campbell county fire marshal "main concerns fighting the fire have just been keeping everybody safe water and getting everything contained." :11pattie tight make sure to stick with us for the latest on the fire. in the next half hour we hear from johnson about what they know concerning a potential cause for the blaze. 3 3 3 mona tight today - more witness will take the stand in the trial of ashley white. yesterday, prosecutors pai

, virginia tech director of university scholarships and financial aid "there is for some families a sticker shock as we call it" college costs keep rising. what families are paying for... and why local universities say they're forced to raise tutition. # good morning and thanks for joining us on virginia today here on w-s-l-s 10. i'm jenna zibton. and i'm patrick mckee. a strong storm system hits the south.... severe storms and tornadoes tore through the gulf coast on tuesday. storms mangled trailers at an rv park, ripped off roofs from buildings and killed at least three people in louisiana and mississippi. this same system is heading towards southwest virginia. storm team ten meteorologist kristina montuori joins us now with more on what to expect . kristina?### storms .flooding possible.highs in the upper 40s and lower 50s thursday: windy with highs in the middle 40s.power outages possible due to strong wind. light snow & rain showers for the highest elevations in our western counties mainly west va counties and counties boarding west va friday: breezy with highs in the lower 40s.. light

fire. snow showers have finally stopped falling in south-west virginia. but don't celebrate just yet. another round is about to start. for more on the latest storm to hit the area... let's check in with storm team ten chief meteorologist jeff haniewich... jeff? the flurries and snow showers have finally ended.for a brief time. thursday was pretty chilly but at least we saw more sunshine! however, another clipper will impact the region on friday, bringing more snow showers, especially into the mountains. tonight: clouds thicken, cold with less wind.lows in the mid-to-upper teens. friday: mostly cloudy with mountain snow showers.highs showers will occur in the mountains on friday, we will see a spillover of some flurries, maybe even a few snow showers farther east. we are looking at a coating-1" maybe above 2500 ft., up to 2" in the nrv and highlands, with a possible dusting in spots farther east. this will start in the morning and end in the afternoon or early evening. the weekend looks dry.but very ten political coverage... the race for the white house heats up as the two democratic

-- followed by jeb bush. by the way -- former virginia governor jim gilmore is still in the republican race. he received point-one percent of vote. a big update from the supreme court -- it will stop enforcing president barack obama's climate change plan until quote "legal challenges are resolved." the move is a blow to the white house and a gain to the mostly republican and industry opponents. the plan aims to reduce carbon dioxide emissions at existing power plants by 20-30. arguments start june 2nd. parts of n-c 12 will be closed until at least tomorrow morning -- because of remnants of the weekend storm. crews will be blocking off parts of the highway in ocracoke and kitty hawk as they clean up the overwash. they say there's still some high water on the road. new tonight -- millions of federal dollars will go towards environmental projects on the outer banks. the army corps of award extra money for dredging in the oregon and hatteras inlets. congressman walter jones says he sent the corps a letter requesting additional funds. we've told you about boats running aground before -- esp

putting out this fire the coast guard the virginia department of emergency management the york county fire department and the virginia state police responded to the scene this handle the criminal investigation the coast guard is checking to see if that fire damage the environment in any way a newport news hazmat team is helping the coast guard this picture was posted on the department's twitter page told the newport news team is working to contain all of the runoff fuel in from all that stuff from those burn votes. charges are pending after two kids were shot in portsmouth police say both cases were accidents the first shooting happened yesterday morning inside a home on lancer drive a mother says her seven year old son shot himself in the hand police say minutes later a nine year old got shot in the leg after another kid found a loaded gun on the ground and more gateway receiver jake go talk to police about how the shootings could have been avoiding a plea from on force minute we need to exercise fire and safety. it's a conversation that is being prompted by two accidental sho

of presidential races. the 1960 campaign, the west virginia democratic primary debate between senators john kennedy of massachusetts and hubert humphrey of minnesota. this is only the second televised primary debate in history and took place in charleston. five weeks before the primary, polls showed senator kennedy trailing by 20 points with voters concerning -- expressing concerns about his roman catholic religion, but senator kennedy was able to make a case about the separation of church and state. he went on to defeat vice president richard nixon in the general election. our coverage of this debate is courtesy of the john f. kennedy residential library and museum. >> the following political debate is being presented by "the charleston gazette" and participating stations as a public service. here is the moderator for the debate, news director bill aims. mr. ames: good evening. the west virginia primary election campaign has been characterized by the unique and unusual. a face-to-face debate tonight senator hubert humphrey minnesota and senator john f kennedy of massachusetts

number of candidates, including senator rubio and donald trump on monday, in virginia. just how contested is the commonwealth primary? >> we are having a traffic jam of candidates in the countdown hours to the primary on tuesday. it was a good deal of activity in the past week. president clinton, that would be bill, was in virginia for mrs. clinton. ted cruz also in virginia. john kasich promises to be active. rubio, making a swing through the state. that will be for stops for him, and all the media markets. donald trump coming in on monday, as will hillary clinton with two stops. one in northern virginia outside washington dc, and in the southeastern corner of the state, hampton roads. those are the two biggest vote troves in virginia. once a very rural state, now that lopsided the suburban. >> in a purple state, is it one of the primary states that is up for grabs? a mrs. clinton seems to have comfortable lead. senator sanders is showing some strength in the areas where he has shown strength elsewhere in the country. college communities, among younger voters, many of whom are

good morning, it's friday, february 26th thank you for choosing good day virginia. i'm kyle benjamin. and i'm january keaton. residents will continue to salvage anything they can in appomattox county once the sun rises later this morning-- two days after the severe weather rocked small communities across central virginia. national weather service officials confirming an e-f-3 tornado did touch down. this is appomattox county since 1950. governor mcauliffe was in appomattox county on thursday to tour the damage left behind by the tornado.he visited the white pine drive area and spoke to people who live there. wednesday's tornado destroyed many of their homes. governor mcauliffe said he couldn't believe the destruction and is relieved people took shelter when they did. "if this had happened in the middle of the night, i'll tell you this, fatalities would have been way up. the kids were in school they kept the kids in school. so folks are very smart."after his tour through appomattox, the governor headed to waverly in eastern virginia.the storm killed three people there, includ

laws for self-defense. >> armstrong: brian how are the laws different in virginia and maryland. >> virginia has open carry for citizens of virginia as well as non citizens. they do have a concealed carry, you can register the firearm and get your concealed carry permit. the laws are in the district. >> d.c. doesn't have open carry. >> armstrong: anybody can carry? >> yes. >> armstrong: is it safe? >> i would say it could make for a catastrophe in some ways. >> how do we know they are trained? >> we don't know. >> >> armstrong: how many stam states? >> in the united states, 42 open carry is in about 42. currently, 10 that are restrictive in terms of may carry, in terms of if you go and apply for concealed carry, you application status and background. >> >> armstrong: anybody, can go and get a gun and go to maryland. what have been the incidents where this turned out to be not so good for the state? or have people been responsible? >> d.c. had -- >> armstrong: we are talking about virginia. >> concealed carry holders. >> armstrong: we are talking about open. >> open carry peele a

virginia today here on w-s-l-s 10. i'm rachel lucas. and i'm jonathan kegges. here's a live look at roanoke from our skycam. after another below average day in the temperature department on saturday, the warmth surges in for the second half of the weekend. sunshine goes on the increase on saturday and stays with us for the bulk of the weekend. a weak cold front crosses the area on monday, but temperatures stay mild. today: becoming mostly sunny with highs in the mid to upper lows in the low to mid 30s. sunday: mostly sunny and warm with temperatures in the mid 60s. we'll keep the warmth rolling into tuesday as mild air is reinforced from s storm system that will likely track into the ohio river valley. when the cold front of this storm crosses late tuesday night and into wednesday expect the possibility of rain and thunderstorms. temperatures crash once again as we close out the work week. with the colder temperatures in place we are watching the track of area of low pressure closely for late thursday and into friday. depending upon the morning with the on-going of an officer involv

day virginia. it's friday february 12. i'm january keaton. and i'm kyle benjamin. the weather is giving some local students a couple extra hours to sleep in this morning. schools in allegheny county, covington and wythe county are all starting two hours late this morning. our top story this morning: the building itself was in the process of being torn down. now the abandoned dan river plant in brookneal is competely burnt like at the plant around 3-30 thursday afternoon. according to the town manager, the plant-- once home to a number of jobs in the area-- closed 10 years ago.paris holmes is at the scene of the fire this morning and she joins us live. good morning guys. as you can see behind me the fire continues to blaze. there are about 2 piles of rumble burning right now, and the corner of the roof on part of the building is burning. but for the most part firefighters i spoke to say the fire is contained. there three fire trucks here right now and about 5 firefighter and they keeping a very close eye on what's going on right now. but obviously is the aftermath. the brookneal f

america this morning. i offered up this morning the three things will hear the marrow virginia beach talk about during today's state of the city address and breaking overnight a tense month long standoff in rural oregon could and soon our santa parker has the late breaking details good morning it is thursday. this is thirteen years now at daybreak and lucy bustamante time andre senior the time is now four thirty on the dot and what a way to start the day it is bitterly cold outside. oh my goodness the drought is greg muller is tracking the continuous drop in temperatures the morning greg good morning guys it is going to turn chilly air temperatures today mid to upper thirties a weekend deal with that i can tell ye stepping up this morning it was kind of a consensus among the studio crew years while it's really really cold and get breezy and chilly conditions and a step outside it's almost like getting smacked in the facial like i was cool weather is really settling in. scott is going to be mostly sunny so that's going to be a beautiful aspect to our forecasts when you step outs

tried forcing apple to make its devices more accessible for law enforcement investigations. virginia senator mark warner says government investigators need access to cell phone data to protect americans from threats. as the co-founder of cell phone company "nextel," warner says he also recognizes the importance of encryption technology. he's working with republican members of congress to form a committee of what he calls "experts," who can recommend a solution that satisfies concerns on both sides of the privacy debate. senator mark warner/(d) virginia: "there can be an answer, where we can both protect people's privacy and work with law intel community." warner made his comments this morning during a town hall meeting at central virginia community college, where he talked about things like college debt and emerging career fields. happening now - a traffic alert tonight for drivers on interstate 81 in rockbridge county . state police just e- mailed us this picture of an overturned tractor trailer that has shut down northbound traffic at milemarker 192 - near the 64 west interchange.

the next half hour of good morning virginia - we'll take you back out live to appomattox county, where they da3 3 pattie tight extensive damage in appomattox county at this hour from a line of storms that went through yesterday afternoon. we 3 3 pattie tight now let's go live to tola adamson. tola, you've been out there this morning as well...seeing the same thing...a lot of sat live3 3 pattietoss to melissa 3 for the rest of the workweek, we will see quiet but breezy conditions for the heart of virginia. thursday will bring a mix of sun and clouds to the area with highs in the upper 40s to near 50. it'll be breezy and brisk as west winds could gust up to 30mph during the day. clouds linger for tonight, with continued gusty winds. overnight lows will fall into the upper 20s to near 30 by friday morning. we'll end the workweek with mostly sunny skies and highs in the mid 40s. winds stay out of the west for the day and will continue to be breezy. the weekend looks great for dry and pleasant weather. 3 3 pattie 3 people are confirmed dead in waverly. those severe storms ripped thro

went beyond herself." a virginia community mourns the loss of one of its finest ... how police in prince william county are remembering one of their fallen officers. and... campaign takeover in southwest virginia ... republican presidential candidate marco rubio pays a good evening, and thanks for joining us for wsls 10 at six. i'm brie jackson. the race for the white house heats up as presidential candidates make last minute campaign stope before super tuesday. republican hopeful marco rubio is making his rounds in the commonwealth today and is speaking at roanoke college tonight. wsls 10's ananda rochita is live in salem. ananda how is the crowd looking so far? people are starting to line up to see senator marco rubio speak tonight at roanoke college. there's a big push for candidates ahead of super tuesday ... in fact donald trump will be in radford tomorrow. rubio's campaign team listed support from virginia leaders this week on his website. some from our area include danville city council member lee vogler and former chair for roanoke county gop ed lynch. rubio was at a rally

day virginia. i'm kyle benjamin. and i'm january keaton. we start this morning in roanoke county-- still waiting for new information on a wreck that sent four people to the hospital. you're looking at the scene along route 220 and webb road wednesday night. roanoke county officials tell wfxr news a car being chased by virginia state police from franklin county on fire.police used a canine unit and helicopter to look for the driver of the car...who took off after the crash. state police say the chase began after troopers tried to pull the car over for reckless driving. a strong upper low centered over the ohio valley will move easttonight into thursday. weak upper shortwaves will move across themountains through tonight resulting in scattered snow showers andsnow flurries. a clipper system will cross our region on friday accumulations...especially in with wind chill values expected in the single digits, danville utilities is asking its customers to conserve power during peak periods. those peak periods include: today, friday, and monday between 7-am and 10-am.power officials say t

family. right now virginia beach police are calling devante williams armed and dangerous. news channel threes margaret kavanagh is live in the ocean lakes subdivision where the shooting happened. margaret we know that ocean lakes high school was put on lock down. yes it was. we are told the mom is home from the hospital according to her other son. he says this morning his brother devante jamal williams father told newschannel 3 that he has a message for his son who they call dj. the family says the 20-year-old shot his mother in the head this morning. his dad says that the family loves dj that they want to get him the help he needs but that he must be held accountable for what he s done. sot: dylen riggs/ neighbor 00:45 very shocked to hear that in some ways i can t believe it because he was such a good kid. track dylen riggs grew up a few doors down fromthe williams family. dj is accused of shooting his mom and then dropping off in her car according to the family. police say they re looking for a 2014 toyota camry with a license plate that reads prosper. dylen says he graduated from o

. >> virginie beach is getting ready. it will eventually be mixed with salt. virginia beach getting ready for this storm that is moving in. >> we are tracking winter >> video from the outer banks, when the snow started coming down and kill doubles health. -- devils hill. >> in virginia beach you can see cars getting out pretty well. we have a crew of reporters across hampton roads. >> we crews in north carolina. we will begin live coverage in the super doppler center. don: good news and bad news. ashley: this will move out in the next few hours. don: it is snowing. on with the snowfall. you will note on this wide view the snow is starting to let up as we moved to the west toward the franklin area. by 6:30, the bulk of this will be gone. we will see moderate snowfall over the peninsula, and that is where we have gotten hit in the past hour. the darker color to hear. -- color here. you have seen around half and it just of all, but franklin, thought has led up. suffolk, it has let up. you can see moderate snow in richmond and over the southern half of virginia each. you can see from oc

father who was shot to death in virginia beach. i'm not i'm downloading great and even there i met holding red lizard man any payments that it means the heat. her father di kasi was murdered last august simply say angelo perry was late to cut the staff virginia beach police shot and killed perry in a shootout in september twenty eight year old in the educator also died in that shooting last week we showed you the viral video but takers mother gina best posted on facebook demanding justice for her daughter anne perry now copies daughters reacting to that video a look at the response where jackson's message is very different than the one we heard from gina bass jackson argues that the officers were doing exactly what they were supposed to. she even questioned kagan's innocence she make it a nightmare ended when people get murdered and maybe what seen the innocent people in a direct response to viral social media posts to larry jackson is speaking now in a facebook video about the death of guy coffee by the name go down in a i'm not done a good person and go down the main coffee was m

virginia tech a little bit. >> tim: this is where the building and the history comes in to play. it is never easy getting a win in the carrier dome. i think now there is some debate over really who did call the time-out, that is what they are trying to find out. so boeheim clearly feels that williams called it and buzz is saying no, the hall of famer called it. that is what the debate is over. clearly if bay hype i charged with the time-out he's out. phoeul that is the big >> mike: that is the point. >> tim: virginia tech has plenty. they cap stop the clock they've got three. i don't mind williams saying that wasn't me, that was him, from a tra at the strategic standpoint that puts boeheim in a difficult spot. we're waiting for word from the officials. perhaps we had a clock stoppage without anyone calling a time-out. so maybe both coaches got a freebee. that seems to be the explanation john gaffney is giving us. >> mike: the clock stopped at 1:01, shouldn't stop until it goes under 1:00, so they took three seconds off and syracuse got charged with a time-out. >> tim: so they are ou

football fans prepare for super bowl 50.### good morning and thanks for joining us on virginia today here on w-s-l-s 10. i'm jenna zibton. and i'm patrick mckee. storm team ten meteorologist kristina montuori joins us now.. kristina? friday: mostly sunny with highs in the middle 40s saturday: mostly sunny with highs in the upper 40s and lower 50s sunday: sun & clouds with highs in the lower 50s monday: increasing clouds with highs in the lower 40s.evening light snow possible tuesday: light snow possible with highs in the upper 30s wednesday: mostly cloudy with flurries possible.highs in the upper 20s saturday: mostly sunny with highs in the upper 40s and lower 50s sunday: sun & clouds with highs in the lower 50s time now for your timesaver prosecutors lay out alarming new details in the murder of 13 year old nicole lovell. commonwealth's attorney mary pettitt said natalie keepers killed someone she never met because she wanted to be part of something secret and special with david eisenhauer. the two are believed to have planned long before nicole disappeared .. even driving to

story out of blacksburg... two virginia tech students are being held without bond this morning-- in connection to the death of a middle schooler. 13-year old nicole lovell was last seen at her home in blacksburg. her family says she went missing between midnight and seven a-m wednesday. since then...officers area. on saturday... police said they found the teen's body just over the virginia border... in surry county. north carolina. jenna-- this morning there are still a lot of questions about the two virginia tech students who were arrested over the weekend in connection with nicole lovell's death. and this morning freshman track star, david eisenhauer will go before a judge for an arraignment hearing. according to montgomery county commonwealth's attorney ... eisenhaur will appear in juvenile and domestic relations court. no time has been set for that hearing. he's charged with kidnapping and first degree murder. the other student, natalie keepers, is charged with improper disposal of a body.. and accessory after the fact. nicole lovell was last seen on tuesday-- when a massive sea

hour-long debate is courtesy of the john f. kennedy presidential library and museum and west virginia state archives. >> the following political debate is being presented by "the charleston gazette," wchs-tv, and participating stations. now, moderator bill ames. mr. ames: good evening. the west virginia primary election campaign has already been characterized by the unique and unusual, and that tradition is being followed in spectacular and unusual fashion tonight with a face to face debate between senator hubert h. humphrey of minnesota and senator john f. kennedy of massachusetts. weeks, the attention of the -- for weeks, the attention of the nation has been focused on the voters of west virginia and upon the efforts of these two men to enlist their support in the presidential preference balloting next tuesday. in that voting, only registered democrats can cast their ballots for these presidential candidates and the outcome of the voting is not binding on the democratic delegates to the july convention in los angeles. still, it is generally agreed that the results of next week's ele

. nearly every presidential hopeful is making stops in virginia -- trying to earn your vote before you head to the polls tomorrow to cast your ballot. good evening and welcome to newschannel three at 6. i m kurt williams. and i m beverly kidd. with fewer than twelve hours until virginians head to the polls -- candidates are trying to make their best impressions to win any last minute votes. hillary clinton and donald trump appear to be leading their parties among likely virginia primary voters in a recent c-n-u poll. as donald trump moves closer to the republican nomination -- hillary clinton hopes to ride her wave of success following south carolina and nevada. tomorrow she hopes to build on that success with a win here in tonight she s trying to get out the vote with an event at lake taylor high school in norfolk. that )s where brendan ponton is joining us live with more. we )re expecting clinton at around 8 tonight. she held a similar rally in northern virginia earlier and should be on her way here. we talked with some people who started lining up hours ago to wait and see clinton.

friday has good morning, hampton roads. let's check traffic now. developing right now in virginia beach - a motorcyclist is recovering police tell us it happened at the intersection of first colonial road and mill dam road. the rider went to the hospital with critical injuries. we're still working to find out more details from police. part of first colonial road was closed overnight while a team investigated the crash. as soon as we get more details we'll pass them along to you. turning now to decision 20-16. later today, former secretary of state hillary clinton plans to campaign in norfolk after a big victory in south carolina over the weekend. clinton will speak at lake taylor high school. the democratic front-runner is looking to solidify her support in virginia ahead of super tuesday. more than 100 delegates are up for grabs in the state. rico bush is live at lake taylor where the campaign plans to hold the rally this evening. rico, clinton is hoping for a big victory in virginia. don, katie, absolutely. according to the most recent poll from monmouth university, the former secreta

virginia governor terry mcaullife has also declared a state of emergency. that means public safety agencies can devote every storm response and recovery. the virginia national guard has already soldiers to help with debris clean up. they're being sent to essex, richmond, sussex and patrick counties but more counties will be added if need be. the national weather service in blacksburg is sending a team today to investigate the damage in appomatox and evergreen areas. about 50 miles south of richmond, in sussex county, a including a toddler. here's some video of the aftermath there, in the town of waverly. virginia state police say the victims were two men, 50 and 26 years old - and a two year old boy. the mobile home they were in was destroyed. they were found about 300-yards away from the home. one survivor in waverly was in this silver car when the storm came through. survivor: "it's like, with all the power lines going down, it was like a big ball of fire and all of the debris kicking up. all i could do was just pray and pray and pray and the wind actually picked the car up and d

central virginia. wfxr news is bringing you team covering this morning so you can be prepared and informed. and this is what it looks like outside right now...looking towards roanoke blacksburg regional airport from the wfxr studios... good morning, it's monday, february 15th. thanks for starting your day off with virginia. i'm kyle benjamin.and i'm january keaton. the snow started falling around early sunday evening and its still coming down. meterologist jason caterina is tracking this storm in our pinpoint weather center...jason-- this looks like its going to be a wfxr's paris holmes is keeping an eye on road conditions for us this morning. she joins paris, what are you seeing right now? kyle, the roads are are completely covered with snow. snow plows on the interstates and new this morning: new this morning:virginia state police say they aren't dealing with any major incidents this morning in our area. troopers responded to 16 crashes between midnight are still working on 3 of those crashes. 13 are cleared. vsp's division six covers 14 counties across southwest virginia. as pa

this could seriously finanicially hurt many communities throughout virginia. wdbj7's danielle staub explains. martinsville mayor danny turner continues to speak out against the sale of peabody electricity's share in the prairie state project. that electric plant in illinois is supplying electricity to 200 communities across the united states, five of those here in virginia. "made wild promises. they made promises that the plant could be built for 1.8 -- 1.9 billion dollars." mayor turner says things have changed since martinsville signed into the electric contract 8 years ago. "they dump their shares at 20 cents on the dollar so at our debt service plus compared to the assets makes this a very bad deal. turner does not want peabody electricity to sell its shares below market value. "we want ferc to examine the financial impact on the localities before they allow the sale to go through. " to help create a voice, state senator bill stanley and delegate danny marshall have written letters to f- e-r-c or the federal energy regulatory commission in hopes they will prevent the sale. turne

virginia today here on w-s-l-s 10. i'm jenna zibton. and i'm patrick mckee. southwest virginia is starting to bounce back from the winter storm that dropped a dangerous combination of snow and ice across the region. this is a live look at the star city from our downtown roanoke skycam. as you can see... for more on what to expect in the day ahead... storm team ten meteorologist kristina montuori joins us now.. kristina? today: increasing sunshine with highs in the upper 40s tonight: partly cloudy with lows in the upper 20s thursday: with highs in the middle 40s friday: sun & clouds with highs in the upper 40s & lower 50s saturday: sun & clouds with highs in the lower 60s sunday: isolated showers possible with highs in the lower 60s monday: scattered showers possible with highs in the low to middle 50s time now for your timesaver widespread power outages continues to be a big concern across southwest virginia this morning. it could take three to four days before all power is restored. right now... the ice brought trees and powerlines down. at one point close to 50 thousand appalach

could drastically change in virginia state sen john miller was to get rid of standard and advanced diplomas and develop a profile of the student who can think critically creatively and work well with others. now he's pushing a bill to make that happen are generally has more redesigning high school in virginia that's what two bills in the general assembly are aiming to do by putting more emphasis on preparing teens for college and jobs and moving away from a testing based culture i definitely think that would be a lot better because there's a lot of students as as me myself i didn't test very well under the bills classes in their first two years of high school than in their junior and senior years they can choose to take courses that prepare them for college or they can take a path that better prepares getting an internship or apprenticeship attitude and a ready to go into cottage we may go either. barbara white was in norfolk public schools teacher for thirty years she's happy to see that state leaders are stepping up to better prepare students for the real world too much testing t

the "fox 5 news" room today in waverly, virginia, at least three people died after a tornado ripped through that area. and waverly is located about 50 miles south east of richmond. >> meanwhile closer to home incredible flooding across the d.c. region some most step ear we saw was in southeast d.c. where cars struggled to make it home during the evening commut commutech the storm is still impacting travel in our region and at national airport arriv arriving flights are delayed two hours and bwi there are also residual delays. dulles airport tells us there are no flight delays that time to report. >> and mark trains stopped operating out of union station and amtrak says they were not impacted by the storm. >> as for power outages pet coreporting over 4,000 outages and dominion has more than 5,000 and bge has more than 6,000 outages. tonight of the storm and damage starting with sue palka. sue, this has been such an incredible sight for february. >> unbelievable, sarah, you're right about that and strong tornadoes on first glance when we seat piingts and look at the damage they look l