but so far no issues on 93 in salem. after the extreme cold and wintery mix of the past few days, the roads are now very wet. traffic has been fine on the highway though. the department of transportation didn't have any problems plowing today, but it is keeping an eye on drainage around catch basins and culverts. the d.o.t. says the rain can have an effect on salting the road. >> salting is what we're doing, but again if you're getting rain, that can dissolve and dissipate. so people really have to be aware of the region they're in and the local conditions at the time. reporter: is there a slight chance of refreezing in parts tonight, but it's not expected to be widespread, and it's best to check the conditions in your mike cronin, wmur news 9. tom: tonight a hired handy man client. jennifer: police say this husband and wife team are charged in connection to the theft of nearly $100,000 worth of jewelry and coins from their 70-year-old neighbor. suzanne roantree in the newsroom with more. reporter: after a lengthy invest

the salem city council recently voted to allow breweries to open in downtown salem. restaurants there can also start producing and brewing their own beer! w-f-x-r's kristen eskow shows us how craft beer is catching on - and what breweries may bring to the downtown neighborhood. :27-:32:33-:38:45-:50 parkway brewing company in salem has grown quickly since opening in 2012. managers say the brewery has doubled the size of its retail space and production facility - selling its beer all over virginia."we go through about 20 kegs at this bar in a three-day weekend."retail manager maddy chitwood says craft beer has grown increasingly popular. she says her brewery sees both local customers from salem - of the state. "people will come in from richmond. people will come in from nova, and say, 'oh, i drink your beer all the time. that's why we're here.'"standup: "city officials say craft beer may soon be brewed right in downtown salem, which city leaders say is one component of the downtown revitalization plan.""as breweries have become more popular and parkway has grown, and

we will see what could be brewing in salem the salem city council recently voted to allow breweries to open in downtown salem.restaurants there can also start producing and brewing their own beer! w-f-x-r's kristen eskow shows us how craft beer is catching on - and what breweries may bring to the downtown neighborhood. :27-:32:33-:38:45-:50 salem has grown quickly since opening in 2012. managers say the brewery has doubled the size of its retail space and production facility - selling its beer all over virginia."we go through about 20 kegs at this bar in a three-day weekend."retail manager maddy chitwood says craft beer has grown increasingly popular. she says her brewery sees both local customers from salem - and tourists from other parts of the state. "people will come in from richmond. people will come in from nova, and say, 'oh, i drink your beer all the time. that's why we're here.'"standup: "city officials say craft beer may soon be brewed right in downtown salem, which city leaders say is one component of the downtown revitalization plan.""as breweries have become more popular a

with the ag life report in salem, kristen eskow, wfxr news. salem officials say there are no breweries set to open in the downtown neighborhood just yet - but they have received interest from prospective owners. in roanoke-the non-profit group, local colors of western virginia, is hosting a special guest in may.the group is hosting "an evening with george takei: on inclusion and diversity."the event is open to the public- and promotes acceptance of immigrants and refugees in our community.mr. takei will speak about his japanese-american held in american internment camps with his family during world war ii. admission will be free, but tickets will be required. in november, takei challenged roanoke mayor david bowers over comments comparing the internment during world war two to todays crisis over passes east of us this morning. highpressure builds into the area from the southwest tonight...andstays saturday. a storm system moves well south of us saturday night into sunday. today...sunny. highs in the upper 30s. northwest winds 15 to20 mph. gust

with the ag life report in salem, kristen eskow, wfxr news. salem officials say there are no breweries set to open in the downtown neighborhood just yet - but they have received interest from prospective owners. inventory for cattle is up this year in virginia according to the u.s. department of agriculture. the virginia department of agriculture and consumer services announced statistics for live stock and grain inventory for the state. the calves as of january 1st 2016 is 1 point 48 million. sheep and lamb stayed the same but goat inventories increased. as for corn, soy bean and wheat stocks, they all increased in bushels, but oats decreased by 4 thousand bushels from 2014. coming up-raising money for a good cause.how a basketball tournament- can help students pay for college. so, let me get this straight -- a network that's built to give you coverage way out here where the other guys don't, and 6 gigs for only $40 a month. that's a lot less than verizon and at&t. so, why on earth would you ever go with one of those other guys? switch to u.s

marylen harmon has been working with mike stevens and others with the city of salem and the salem school division to produce a video documentary. they will screen the carver project for the first time on monday night at 6:30 in the carver elementary school gym. it's 66 minutes long and includes interviews with more than two dozen teachers, parents, students and coaches, including three who have died since they were interviewed. joe dashiell wdbj7. a super bowl champion made his way back home this afternoon to bassett high school . devone claybrooks - a member of the tampa bay buccaneers super bowl 37 team - was given a warm welcome by students for the presentation of the golden football. in celebration of super bowl 50 this year, the high school of every nfl player who played in a super bowl was presented with a golden football for its trophy case. claybrooks, bassett high graduate " it's nothing like 7 oclock on a friday night and the fresh smell of grass and the bands playing in the background. and i think that's one of the memories i will take with me forever, even though i've played

rolled into salem today. the best... brightest and most unique coins were on sale - at the salem- roanoke valley coin show. a variety of coins from collectors to chose from-- including ancient roman and greek coins that date all the way back to 600 b.c. right now gold coins are very popular and a surprising number of people now are beginning to collect world coins because they're somewhat more reasonably priced.dealers say the price for coins range anywhere from 25 cents up to 50 thousand dollars. the coin show is hosted four times a year. the next one will be held may. was your tax form - stolen by cyber criminals?coming up - the new warning from the irs. warmer air is on the way, but a shift in our winds from the northwest to the west helped boost temperatures back near normal on saturday. as we head into sunday, those winds will shift to a more southwesterly direction which will throw our direction. sunday's high temperatures will be about 10 - 150 above average for late february, ranging from the upper 50s out west t

salem police have identified the man that led them on a chase. israel cunningham is charged with grand larceny and felony eluding. he is being held at the roanoke county salem jail without bond. officers responded to a call yesterday morning for a shoplifiting incident in salem. they found cunningham's car but he refused to pull over. the chase eventually ended at an apartment building in roanoke city. no one was hurt. a 25-thousand dollar bond is set for a richmond police officer charged with an off- duty shooting that killed an 18-year old. officer david cobb is charged with second degree murder. the shooting happened last october. police in chesterfield county say the teen was shot after driving cobb's car out of a car wash bay. prosecutors say the officer's gun was drawn for more than three minutes, and the 18-year-old posed no actual threat. high levels of lead aren't just a problem in flint, michigan. cities nationwide are finding their water is 18-cities in pennsylvania have higher levels of lead exposure than in flint. a pennsylvania depa

the hokies faced wake forest tonight in winston-salem... the demon deacons are second to last in conference standings.. with just 2 wins in acc play. virgina tech led by a point at halftime... early in the second half.. justin bibbs pull sup the left handed jumper. -tied 42-all.. chris clarkes shot is no good.. but he gets his own rebound and makes the putback. -justin robinson driving now.. straight to the basket and gets the foul call. greg mcclinton goes in for the layup and gets the and-1. the hokies took this one though 81-74.. they host pittsburgh on wednesday. it's championship sunday in the odac tournament. both the lynchburg men's and women's teams fighting for a conference title at the salem civic center. the lynchburg women facing guilford. in the first half.. hornet's caroline naumann banks it in for 2 of her game high 15 points. -more from underneath.. this time it's chaney forbush with the layup. -lynchburg trailing in the first half.. charmaine hairston goes in the lane and cuts the lead to 1. -guilford keeping it close.. ess

the chief in salem says he has been placed oned a m leave until the case has been resolved. live in lynn steve cooper, 7 news. >> jadiann: the teen at the center of a legal battle and her family speaking out. justina pelletier's parents took her to the hospital for help in 2013 but the hospital crossed the line, called the d.c.f.and nearly tore their family apart. now they're suing. byron barnett is live with on the hill. >> reporter: well this is the 35-page complaint that superior court. justina pelletier and her family are suing the boston children's hospital and four doctors here after justina got caught up in a tug of war over her medical care. >> i'm very angry. >> reporter: justina pelletier, taking her anger out on boston children's hospital. the 17-year-old from connecticut and her family are suing the hospital saying children violated her civil rights holding her for nearly a year against the wishes of her parents. >> they were' really treating me badly. it was awful. and just imagine being in a psych ward without needing >> reporter: after another hospital diagnos

erin: the salem finance director was arrested for shoplifting. jane savastano is on paid administrative leave. she stole nearly $600 worth of merchandise from macy' s at the mall at rockingham park during her lunch break on friday. >> devastating news. we are all shocked and disappointed. we feel for her and her family at this time. we need to do what is right for the community and the taxpayers. erin: she has been salem' s finance director since 2005, but does not write checks for the town. salem will launch a forensic sean: the state supreme court is set to rule on the appeal of a durham woman accused of starving a little boy living in her home. christina thomas is serving 10-30 years in prison for her conviction on first-degree assault. she held -- without food from her boy and sometimes forced him to stay in a dog cage in her house. he was later adopted by another family. erin: the nevada republican caucuses are today and donald trump is the heavy favorite to pick up a third win in a row. the battle for second between ted cruz of marco rubio

this is a live look from salem their votes. most of those polling locations but if you are open until 8 o'clock. we will be with you straight through our 11 o'clock news tonight with live results candidate speeches and expert analysis. but show you what registered democrats in dealing with tonight when they entered the booth their top two choices in the ballot hillary clinton and bernie sanders. >> the list is a bit longer on the republican side these are the top six minutes getting the most attention from new hampshire voters so far. we begin to fox 25's john monahan live in salem. >> john: final minutes mark i'll tell you this been a steady stream of people here all day uptick in the numbers in just the last 30 minutes. people coming in to cast their ballot before this polling place closes. people here in new hampshire tell us they do this as an important job. saying they just want the best man or woman for the president. voters turning out to cast their vote in the granite state. turnout in salem new hampshire slow start due

he's one of 26 members of salem's swift water rescue team. "we've had people with some close call situations and we're fortunate enough that those the lessons that they've learned and try to keep us safe." he says they have flood gauges throughout the area to keep track of the rising water... and train monthly on different swift water rescue techniques. "swift water is one of the more dangerous things we do as a fire department." "the scary thing on our business is that it doesn't take a lot of rain to separate the car from the road." salem fire chief john prillaman says it only takes a few inches to a foot of water for your car to get stuck. if you see deep water, he says the best thing you can do is... "turn around don't drown is a very good saying. you don't want to drive through any type of river or stream because it doesn't take a lot of water to float a car." they hope that advice floats through everyone's heads not just over these next few days, but always. "we're continently thinking about our families that are home and going through

to winston-salem, north carolina. tech going for their 8th conference win. in the 3 previous season the team had a total of 8 conference wins. wake-dinos mitoglou scores this one....the deac up early on tech 8-4tech-j triple....wake lead is onetech bibbs tripletech bibbs 17tech seth allen the hokies clinch a 1st round acc tourney bye with an 81-74 win over wake forest. tech returns home wednesday night at 7 for a game with pittsburgh. to women's action hokies and cavaliers at the casell.....the women of tech having their senior day honoring hannah young, taijah campbell, and dominique powell. tech-sydney cook to taijah campbell tech cook to campbelltech cook triple uva led 27-24 at the half sign fight 2nd half uva mikayla vinson triple uva steal and score 7-7 for 14 pointstech chinette hicks 19 go on a 16-0 run here tech picks up a season sweep for the first time ever over uva......beating the wahoos 60- 55. after the game, campbell talks about playing in her final home game. 01-0511-15it was something really special. because you kinda think. this is my last

the city council recently ruled are the letting breweries open in downtown salem. now they can also start brewing their own beer. we see how craft beer is neighborhood. >> reporter: parkway brewing company in salem has grown quickly since opening in 2012. managers say the brewery has doubled the size of the re-fill space and selling beer all over virginia. >> we go through about 20 kegs at this bar in a 3-day weekend. >> reporter: the retail manager says craft beer has grown increasingly popular. she says her brewery sees local and tourists from other parts of the state. >> people kitchen in from richmond and say i drink your beer all the time. that's why we're here. >> reporter: craft beer may soon be brewed in downtown salem which city leaders say is one component of the downtown revitalization plan. >> as breweries have become more popular and parkway has grown and there is interest in breweries in general we decided to add that to the code. revitalization plan which involves more events and dining options to the neighborhood. >> we can bring it to the community

trevor austin from the wing buries the 3 to put salem up 10-2 early...2. the spartans continued to singh who finishes it off to give salem a 10 point lead... 3. back come the cavaliers... the pass to garrett haynes... check out the fancy footwork from the big man... he puts it off the glass for 2...4. but the spartans just had the touch tonight... cam spangler beats the buzzer for 3...as salem advances to face william byrd tomorrow night with the 78-54 win... over to william byrd... the terriers hosting salem tonight...1. byrd blistered the nets early... sydeny burton drains the 3... she had 13...2. jacy marvin left open... puts it up from steph curry range and banks it in... 3. then it's marvin again... takes it and makes it... she had 15... the terriers led 18- 4 after 1...4. check out this great give and go from salem... hannah couling finishes it off in the lane... she led everyone with 27...but william byrd just too much tonight... the terriers advance with the 57-38 win... amherst-evan smith 3 pointer.......3-0 lancers2. glass-anthony williams 3 poin

live in salem, khiree stewart, w- d-b-j-7. a teenager was hit by a train this morning while he was walking on railroad tracks in roanoke. he was taken to the hospital, but amazingly he did not suffer serious injuries. norfolk southern says the teen was wearing ear buds, and didn't hear the train approaching on the tracks near brandon avenue. the conductor sounded the horn, and hit the brakes but could not stop in time and the train carrying 93 cars struck the teen. a roanoke police spokesman says he was conscious and alert when officers taken to the hospital as a precaution. despite heavy controversy botetourt county is moving the historic slave homes from the greenfield center. the slave cabin was moved off the property this morning, and the remaining kitchen building will be moved thursday. a handful of people voiced their displeasure with the county at this afternoon's board of supervisors meeting. wdbj-7's shayne dwyer will have protestors' last efforts, and what the county plans to do with the land coming up tonight on wd

he's one of 26 members of salem's swift water rescue team. "we've had people with some close call situations enough that those people have come back and taught us the lessons that they've learned and try to keep us safe." he says they have flood gauges throughout the area to keep track of the rising water... and train monthly on different swift water rescue techniques. "swift water is one of the more dangerous things we do as a fire department." "the scary thing on our business is that it doesn't take a lot of rain to separate the car from the road." salem fire chief john prillaman says it only takes a few inches to a foot of water for your car to get stuck. if you see deep water, he says the best thing you can do is... "turn around don't drown is a very good saying. you don't want to drive through any type of river or stream because it doesn't take a lot of water to float a car." they hope that advice floats through everyone's heads not just over these next few days, but always. "we're continently thinking about our families that are home an

live in salem, jonathan hall, 7 news. >> jadiann: a salem police officer is off the job. lynn police say he was spotted during a drug people. now that officer is facing serious charges. steve cooper is live for us outside of lip district court with the latest on this story. >> reporter: this is a copy of the mug shot of the police officer who came to court here today for all the wrong reasons. >> in front of you you've matthew -- >> reporter: facing a judge with three others, salem police officer matthew scialdone plead not guilty to a charge he purchased a bag of oxycodone pills from a drug dealer. >> it's alleged possession of a class b. drug. >> reporter: prosecutors say officer scialdone was off duty when members of the lynn drug task force spotted resident involved in a drug street. his attorney told the judge rehab. >> our intention to have mr. scialdone go seek treatment inpatient. going to happen as of today. >> reporter: the officer ago. the chief calls his arrest disappointing. >> i think that it's important to, for us to consider especially as we're dealing wit

fox 25 ted daniel live in salem with the developments. >> reporter: the hearing wrapped up just about an hour ago philip chisholm was not in attendance. the defense request to limit the number people allowed to give victim impact statements tomorrow one of several issues discussed in advance of tomorrow. chisholm to spend 50 years at least 50 years behind bars which would keep him in jail until at least his mid-60s. in december chisholm was found guilty in the heinous attack on danvers high school math teacher calling writer. fox 25 has obtained and reviewed a copy of the state sentencing request in advance of tomorrow's hearing.with parole eligibility given hears with the state wants. for the murder life in prison. with parole eligibility after 25 years. and then after that term ends, prosecutors are asking that the clock be reset and chisholm serve another 25 years the rate. >> for the rape. there he will begin to make up his mind tonight the defense has shed on the start they believe chisholm was deeply disturbed and suffers severe mental issues that is expected to be a big portion

when you go to salem. when darrin and i go to salem. 10, 9, 8... what are you doing? it's called a countdown. depending on the atmospheric continuum, then you should reach the council just about... [ rumbling ] ...now. ohh! [ ding! ] [ gasps ] hepzibah's coming! who is hepzibah? darrin, that's like asking who is julius caesar. well, i'm emperor in this castle, so just cool it. darrin, listen to me. she's a very powerful woman. a-and she can be, well, y-you know, kind of weird. that doesn't bother me. well, my mother is an angel compared to her. [ rumbling ] [ thunder crashing ] [ fanfare ] [ ding! ] [ "hail to the chief" playing ] welcome to our humble abode, your majesty. we are touched by your poverty. well, uh, begging your grace's pardon, but we ar may i present my husband, darrin? you may advance to our presence. firm. turn. we would estimate 17 hands high -- not a bad specimen for a mortal. we are not amused. no jokes, sweetheart. samantha. y-yes, ma'am? you will explain to us the meaning of your behavior. well, i don't see why there we are not confused! we are

mike cronin is in salem. reporter: it's so typical, right, we finally get used to the cold temperatures and snow and then new england surprises us again. this time with warmer right now we haven't seen any issues on i-93 in salem. cars are moving fine despite the wet highway, after the extreme night. the department of transportation hasn't had any problems plowing the roads, but it is keeping an eye on drainage around basins and culverts, also warning drivers to be cautious of refreezing. >> ground temperatures are affecting what people's perceptions are, they see a wet black pavement and they think it's okay, but extremely cold temperatures over the weekend have made conditions such that you can get refreezing even as the temperatures are warming up. reporter: d.o.t. says that it is salting the road, but the rain can reduce it's effectiveness, so it's best to check the local conditions in your area. mike cronin, wmur news 9. jean: let's see what these conditions are doing to the evening commute. and foggy. j

tom: plus, salem' s finance director is off the job. what police say she did on her lunch break, that now has her facing criminal charges. shelley: also, the wife of comedian bill cosby faces tough questions from attorneys. why a full day behind closed doors only resulted in a couple hours of answers. tom: and, surveillance video shows robbers forcing three restaurant employees into the freezer. how long before they were able to get out. >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. tom: new hampshire' s drug overdose epidemic taking center stage in washington today as the nation' s governors try to rein in rampant heroin and fentanyl abuse. good evening, i' m tom giffith. shelley: and i' m shelley walcott. chief executives from all 50 states are endorsing a plan to boost prescription drug monitoring programs to prevent tom: that move getting a thumbs up tonight from local treatment providers. wmur political reporter adam sexton joins us now to explain. adam: at serenity place they estimate 70% of the people who come in the door seeking tr

in salem ananda rochita wsls 10. rubio's fellow g-o-p candidate donald trump will visit the new river valley. trump is expected to speak at radford university on monday. according to the candidate's website ... he will speak at noon. trump's campaign stop will happen the day before virginia's on the other side of the spectrum ... state lawmakers are campaigning for hillary clinton. governor terry mcauliffe ... senator tim kaine and a handful of others visited churches today to show their support for the democratic frontrunner. members of the group are also hosting phone banks ... canvases and organizing events for clinton ahead of super tuesday. some events took place in charlottesville ... hampton roads and norfolk today. a virginia community is mourning... after a police officer was shot and killed saturday. 28 year old ashley guin-don along with two other officers were shot while responding to a domestic dispute in prince william county. police say 32 year old ronald hamilton opened fire on the officers after alle

catherine parrotta is live in salem new hampshire with look at final push. catherine? >> catherine: good morning, sara. as you mentioned, the storm will be here in shortly and despite that candidates are in force ahead of the new hampshire primary and donald trump first campaign stop of the day will be here in salem, new hampshire. going to be about an hour from now and doors opened within the last half hour and take look behind me. that's the tail end of the line, letting numbers of the public into the event which is again about an hour away from happening right now and then down the steps a little bit, see vendors out here as well, showing donald trump apparel, and they have been here for about the past hour, maybe a little more than that and outer wear there and even candidates out in force and candidates facing off one last night and bernie sanders and hillary clinton doing campaigning themselves. for bernie sanders he was speaking with voters yesterday. hillary clinton was in flint, michigan yesterday. former presidential candidate was here stumping for his wife a

dozens of cars are abandoned on roads in winston-salem. snow fell overnight, forcing drivers who were stuck to leave their cars. winston-salem police say the phones were ringing off the hook from people involved in weather-related accidents. nigel: now, let's take a live look outside in greenville through our peace center sky cam. you can see, it's very wet out there right now as we speak. temperatures are falling. gabrielle: in western north carolina, here is a live picture from our asheville skycam. it is gray and cold. john cessarich and chris justus are in our studio, tracking the latest. john: very heavy, freezing drizzle across the area. either hold steady or fall just a little bit, especially along i-85 and north. watch out for that. some of the side roads will freeze, and the main roads will get icy. reports of accidents already. if you don't have to get outside, don't. a heavy batch of rain through tennessee and alabama will move through georgia, i-85 and when that gets here, with cold temperatures around the freezing mark, we cou

the group a..thru 4a state wrestling championships have converged on salem.. earlier today...our own alyssa rae ..caught up with some of the key local teams that have golden aspirations this weekend-- the day has arrived. it's like christmas morning for wrestlers across virginia, all who come to the salem civic center for the first day of the state tournament. these wrestlers aren't looking for presents, but rather trophies. brockenbrough: "the kids have been waiting all year, we've been in big tournaments but nothing like this. we prepare them everyday, all week long, we've been telling them how many people are going to be here. but the mentality is you just have to survive each round." it's parry chance to add a state trophy to the mantle, the senior hopes to put one next to his brother kainan's, who won in 2011. jarrod wrapped up his quarterfinal match with a ribbon on top.. and advanced to the semifinals with a pin. brockenbrough: "that means a lot to me. to be around a kid since he's been an eighth grader and to see he's two matches away from what he's be

from manchester to salem, it is a 21-minute ride. not seeing any delays. it is completely up to speed through merrimack and nashua. the spaulding turnpike is moving well heading into rochester. from the wzid traffic network, i' m deb davidson for 95.7 wzid. erin: local drug treatment for its are applauding and moved by the nation' s governors to help address the drug and opioid crisis in america and new hampshire. sean: the national governors association has endorsed a plan to boost programs that monitor andy: governor maggie hassan joined chief executives from every other state in the country to support national standards for the prescription of opioid painkillers. experts at serenity place in manchester estimate that 70% of the people who come in their doors seeking treatment started their pathway to addiction with a prescription from a doctor and they fully support the effort. >> we know that this is probably one of the main sources of the epidemic we are seeing right now, the over prescription of opioids. to take a step like this could make a differenc

. >> reporter: and cave spring home against salem. and salem starts with a three-pointer by baylor made. and there's a score by ryer. and then hicks shoots and misses. and check this one out. springs, beckner absolutely denies salem davis, leading to a quick score. cave springs wins 73-61. the holy cross boys were back tonight at new covenant. and the childress taking it home to take it 10-1 holy cross. but new covenant charged back. and eaten grips with a 14-1 run. and the griffins get the win. new covenant 35-33. >> reporter: and lord botetourt hosting fleming. and they start out strong as green gets the ball and scores. score as well. and quarry shoots and scores there as well. and it's fleming again as king will get a nifty three-pointer there. and botetourt holds off william fleming 71-66. >> reporter: and two more top 13 teams faced off. warriors and eagles. and eagles giving it right back. and burton to smith. and smith handed off to barber who found the net. and first period winding down. and back to hairton. and magna vista b

salem's incredible 15-0 football season.. earned them..not just the vhsl state title-- but a spot..in the national rankings as well.. tonight at salem...the maxpreps opped through the home of the spartans.. it's one of 50 stops... as the spartans finished number 86 in the nation..out of more than 15 thousand high school football teams ranked around the nation... coach stephen magenbauer received the army national guard ranking trophy...honoring their win over previously undefeated lake taylor for the title.. and their spot amoung the nations's elite teams-- stephen magenbauer/sal em head coach: "we were very appreciative and very thankful to be recognized from max preps which we follow all year and the things that they do." the ceremony happened at halftime of the boys varsity basketball game tonight.. where the spartans and pulaski co did battle.. the spartans..were showing well there too.. this is trevor austin ahead to baylor mabes for two of his 22... pulaski responds with the nice dish to noah bradley for a bucket.. but

during the year-long anniversary celebration, the church, old salem, the city of winston-salem will honor important milestones in the town's 250-year history. such as george washington's two-night visit to salem in 1793, and the nation's first public july fourth celebration that took place in 1783. but most importantly, the local community will come together to celebrate and reflect on how salem's past informs its present and shapes its future. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields. the chair recognizes the gentleman from puerto rico, mr. pierluisi, for five minutes. mr. pure luisy: mr. speaker -- mr. pierluisi: mr. speaker, congress will hold its eight hearing on puerto rico later this month. the natural resources committee will then lead an effort to craft legislation for the territory. there is not a single crisis in puerto rico but a series of intertwined crises. it's an economic crisis, a fiscal crisis, a liquidity crisis, a debt crisis, immigration crisis and a public administration crisis. if you visualize puerto rico as a tree and each crisis as a withering

round of snow showers beginning to build up through southern new castle county delaware crossing into salem and cumberland county. farther south you can see how it's mixing with a little rain and lancaster county about to pick up some of that as well so there is more snow shower activity on the way. again the first batch that came through was real light but looks like this next one might be a little bit more robust. you can see the brighter white shades beginning to bloom in washington. 33 in millville so really anywhere from millville up through i-95 corridor up through the lehigh valley and berks county, if you do get snow showers, you could see some slick spots and in those places where you see the freezing temperatures right now, you may also have some of that icy buildup in places from the previous snow showers. winter weather advisory in effect until 6:00 a.m. wednesday. looks like most of our off and on snow showers will be during the day and tonight a little bit of lingering stuff overnight. and notice how it is a warning out in lancaster county, chester county and parts of delaware

the salem police department announces its 2015 officer of the year. officer chris shelor has received the title. shelor is a salem native and has been with the police department since 2012. he's currently assigned to the department's forensics division. shelor will be formally honored on march 18th. ### jonathan updates your storm team 10 forecast next. then if you're looking for things to do this weekend, we've got you covered. we'll tell you some events happening round town. and for apple users ... the company is recalling some of its products. what you need to know to stay safe friday: mostly sunny 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 middle 50s tuesday: passing rain showers light snow & ice possible with highs in the upper 30s and lower 40s wednesday: passing rain showers possible with highs in the upper 30s and lower 40s lower 50s saturday: sun & clouds with highs in the lower 60s

other questions about his opponent marco rubio and the comments he made about trump at his rally in salem last night. we also asked him if there are any virginia leaders he might appoint to a trump cabinet. you can hear his answers in our full interview on wdbj7.com. tim saunders, wdbj7. protestors also showed up at today's rally. trump was interupted more than five times and he mocked some of the demonstrators, including one who spoke out during trump's comments about illegal immigration and mexico. he asked the protester, "are you from mexico?" she was removed along with a large group chanting "black lives matter." the press traveling with trump said this was the most disruptive rally they've ever seen. apolonia pollock/student "i think it was mostly students. to me personally, i think it's disrespectful, doesn't matter who it is, if you are or aren't a fan, it's still a person, you should be if you missed trump's speech at radford today, click on this story on wdbj7.com. to watch it. in the last hour, democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton wrapped up a rally in northern virg

the salem police department has named its officer of the year. the department announced today that chris shelor is salem's police officer of the year for 2015. shelor is being commended for his actions after a at the salem walmart last december, which led to several arrests. he'll be honored at the salem-roanoke county chamber of commerce's annual dinner and gala at the hotel roanoke next month. candidates do some last minute campaigning in south carolina before this weekend's presidential primary. and things are getting prehistoric at this weekend. up at the polls tomorrow in a pivotal primary contest. the president are scrambling for last- minute support. craig boswell reports, the latest poll shows donald trump's lead narrowing. (sot - trump 'for a religious leader to question a person's faith is disgraceful.' donald trump's war of words with pope francis.. seemed to soften a bit at a town hall thursday night. (sot - trump on cnn ohhhh the pope is a wonderful guy that spat with the leader of 1.2 billion catholics made headlines around the worl

in salem, alyssa rae wsls 10. semifinal action.. parry mccluer's jarrod clark at 106...in on a single late steps over..far arm...thats a key takedown late..to ring up a tech fall at 5:39 leading 18-1 clark..into tomorrow's 106 pound final.. to 113 and trey boyd of rural retreat running a monster half nelson for back points to seal up a 6-1 dec win and 126 your's watching cave spring's sam ring...celebrate a 6-2 win to move into the finals.. and at 132...josh linkous of christiansburg. with a late reversal coming out the back door for 2.. and the 4-3 decision win...over zach long of hidden valley. worth noting christiansburg only leads cave spring by 5 and half points..after day one of the 3a team scoring for the lead.. fah-keer leads 4a. grundy 2a and rural retreat is more action..tonight ...where rivals collide for the right to advance to the region tournament.. hidden valley..and cave spring.. the top seeded knights..jump out early..nice look inside to jake furrow...he shows good patience with the ball fake underneath and the easy

in salem, mike cronin, wmur news 9. amy: a serious crash in salem sent one man to the hospital. a 18-year-old pizza delivery driver was pulling out of a plaza before 7:30 and collided with a motorcycle. the 23-year-old biker was med flighted to a boston hospital with unknown injuries. police say the teen did not see the motorcycle. right now, a university of new hampshire student is recovering durham police arrested 20-year-old matthew gibbons and 21-year-old eric denning on assault charges. they're both students at unh and they'll be arraigned in court on monday. the victim had surgery at wentworth douglas hospital and is expected to recover. speaking via skype from russia, edward snowden says he's willing to be extradited to the u.s. if the u.s. government would guarantee him a fair trial. yesterday he delivered a keynote address at the new hampshire liberty forum and spoke from russia where he's been granted asylum. in 2014, snowden a contractor for the national security agency, nsa, went public with full extent of massive secret surveillance programs. >> the government was w

nancy chen in is salem with what we'll be watching out for today. it's the last full day of campaigning. there are about 30 scheduled events throughout the granite state today, including one behind me here in salem. that will be donald trump at 10:00 a.m. so a very busy day ahead. and here's what the watch out for as we go into tuesday. the question: how close hillary clinton will come in after bernie sanders. polls show she's still far behind, but can she make it close and claim momentum heading into south carolina and nevada from here? also, who will take second place on the republican side. it looks like donald trump is far ahead of everyone else, but ted cruz, marco rubio, jeb bush and john kasich all have second place well within their reach at this point. and how will undecided voters make their final decisions. there are still plenty of them, even less than 24 hours from voting, and convincing them will be key today, especially for republicans. and though this is the focus right now is obviously new hampshire, hillary clinton making a stop in

let's get started first with 7's teach cooper live for news salem salem. steve? for seral hours today inside salem support i don't remember court before phillip chisolm learned his fay. the judge issuing that sentence late this afternoon. before all of that, this day was filled with so much emotion. victim impact statements, there were nine of them including from colleen ritzer's father. >>> a dad's job is to protect his family. i didn't protect colleen. a dad's job is to fix things. i would do anything if i could fix this for colleen . >> reporter: one by one testimony leand friends of murdered danvers high math teacher colleen ritzer delivered gut wrenching victim impact statements inside salem support i don't remember court while convicted teen killer phillip showing no emotion . >>> they not only lost their sister but the sister they loved they lost their parents especially the mother that they knew. the person that i was. the person that i will never be again. instead, they now have a mother

those the store elive in salem. i'm byron barnett, 7 news. >> anchor: we spoke to tom hoops about chisolm's sentence . >>> this was the harshest punishment this judge could give and still have a chance of a sentence being upheld on appeal. in other words the supreme court said six times since 2005 you can't lock juveniles up and throw away the key. the supreme court of massachusetts has said 2012 you throw away the key so this guy is going to be 55 hen he gets out. that's as close to locking somebody up but holding on to the key as i think you could have gotten . >> anchor: hoops went on to say if the judge made chisolm's sentence any longer another court would likely reverse the case in an appeal . >> anchor: following more break breaking news. there are major delays on route 93 right now due it a serious accident in canton. officials temporarily closed the roadway this afternoon to allow a medical helicopter to land and pickp a patient. a car going south ended up slam slamming in a guardrail head on. this is near

and some places corners of the world in salem county, a couple of spots in that county made it up to an inch, chester county and berks county that had an inch. most of the rest of the region not as much. we have a winter weather advisory, snow showers down south and west of philadelphia now and we expect more to start to creep into the region as we go through the afternoon and evening, 2 to 4 inches is what we'll wind up with when all of this wraps up. could go higher in lancaster and chester county. and it's getting mild with temperatures up over freezing for the next several hours, so some of what has fallen may start to melt before we pile on the last burst tonight. maybe some snow showers and rain mixing in at 5:00 and 9:00 some more showers and freezing temperatures. temperatures are down at the freezing mark tonight and could be a freeze up on roads especially side roads and secondaries. when i step inside we'll look at snowfall projections for the rest of the system. and what is behind it in the accuweather forecast. >> thank you. >>> lets switch live to new jersey corresponde

this just into our newsroom, the salem is currently on administrative leave. police say 48-year-old jane mall at rockingham park friday. she was allegedly caught shoplifting nearly $600 worth of s. to avoid any potential conflicts, the salem police deparmtnet is seeking assistance from outside prosecutors. two unh students charged in a stabbing will face a judge. durham police say the victim was stabbed twice, but is stable. matthew gibbons of salem is charged with first degree charged with second degree assault and criminal liability. to our nation' s capital we go now, where governor maggie hassan is meeting with president obama to discuss the drug and opioid crisis. today is the final day of the national governor' s association winter meetings, where drugs have been a major topic of discussion. now, this is a live look from the white house. there have been 41 overdoses in manchester alone over the last new this noon, we are remembering former portsmouth mayor eileen foley, a highly respected and beloved member of the seacoast community, who passed away earl

"i'm getting ready to go look at some in salem. and, it's really a lot of trees and they're big in diameter...could be up to 20 inches to 5 foot in diameter sometimes." it's not a job for everyone -- it's lifting heavy branches and requires hours on end in the booth says before crews get chopping, first he appraises the damage. "going to their homes it can vary from anywhere from damage. "going to their homes it can vary from anywhere from 15 to forty-five minutes." it all depends on the damage. once booth gets a quote...which can run up to one-thousand- dollars, crews come out to to work. "we had big branches fall and you just have to get out and get it into small pieces where you can manage it. and get it into piles where you can manage the piles." booth says crews are dealing with scattered tree limbs and some even weighing on homes. it's a clean up process that can take several hours. many clean up crews have been out since 8 this morning. booth says in total, he appraised nearly 20 homes...was able to clear half that and will

county and delaware county getting this pretty well and new castle county and cumberland county and salem county all this pushing toward the east. we have a problem with visibility. most of the main roads are wet. we'll check on road conditions in a moment. as we look at satellite and radar there's a break out to the west. once we get the snow through in the next several hours we'll transition to a mixture of clouds and sun. temperatures are below freezing across the region. with the lingering flakes and additional snow that came in last night we're left with slick sidewalks and roads especially on the side roads and main roads where the treatment was not there. 31 degrees in philadelphia. below freezing. pretty much the same story all the way down to the shore, everybody is chilling down. we jump up to 40 for the high, quickly, by 2:00, 2:30. we're below freezing around 9:00 p.m. tonight. whatkaren rogers what are you seeing? >> reporter: we're seeing snow stick to the sides of the road. this is chalfonte, upper state road at dekalb pike. heys are wet, but the -- highways are wet, but th

brings to us -- us their reaction from salem. >> reporter: colleen ritzer's family said today was finally supposed to be about her the kind, good loving young woman who wanted to make her students lives better but today it was also about justice and the family says they didn't get it. >> colleen was my daughter, my friend, someone i could go to for anything. >> reporter: the family of colleen ritzer has endured immeasurable heartache in court viewing video of the beloved danvers high math teacher moments before her own student would rape, strangle and stab the 24-year-old in her own school, then dispose of her body in a recycling bin. >> i wish i could have helped colleen but no one could have helped her that day. >> reporter: but friday's sentencing may have been among the hardest days in court. >> there is no "right" sentence. >> reporter: as they learn now 17-year-old philip chism will have a chance at freedom with a sentence of life with the possibility of parole after 40 years. unacceptable and the laws must be changed. >> reporter: the ritzers had pleaded for life without parole but

princess anne against salem. salem in red. nice moves by sha-ia-jah dailey, weaves her way to the basket. princess anne however has so many weapons. payton turner forces the turnover, bryonaa ferebee takes it the other way for the lay in. then it's minnesota bound gadeeva hubbard, snatches the ball away, the the hook pass to edley drawhorn. pa over salem 56 to 36. girls 4a east wilson 49 point winners over huguenot. king's fork from suffolk 3a east region semifinals. the norcom girls against john marshall from richmond. norcom wearing white. tiera chambers with the blocked shot. she's a threat on offense as well, the bucket in the paint. you want to see perfect ball movement? here it is. norcom picking apart the john marshall defense. finally it's genasia everett that ends up with it, easy bucket. norcom over john marshall 66 to 41. petersburg with a one point win over warhill. so it's petersburg against norcom for the [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: from studio 6b in of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy f

salem was 14-0 and claimed the state championship... maxpreps acknowledged that accomplishment tonight with a trophy presentation... anytime that someone like maxpresp and the national guard does something national like this it is special to our team. and just to be recognized, anytime high school sports is recognized i'm excited about that. and i'm excited to be a part of it with our football team."the spartans selection in the top 100 comes out of a pool of more than 15,000 schools nationwide... coming up... the liberty flames basketball team is on a roll, winners of six straight... kevaney martin finds out what they are doing so well... and what krispy kreme has to do with it... stick around... those sugary answers are next as sports basketball entered this season with a new head coach and a nearly unanimous last place ranking in the big south preseason poll... but as kevaney martin reports... grit, determition and some good coaching have the flames in the top half of the conference and on a current 6 game win streak... :20:29:401:06

smythers is also one of adam's former teachers at salem high school. the total amount for the scholarship is near 80 thousand dollars. you can find information about how to donate to the scholarship on our website. of wdbj7's alison parker. the for alison foundation is setup in her honor in the performing and visual arts. you can find more information about that at for-alison- dot-org. the boys and girls club in danville will soon have a new gym floor thanks for the danville lions club. that organization along with the danville community foundation announced a large capital improvement grant to repair the gym and the roof. the community foundation says working with donors to be able to help area youth makes it all worth while. debra dodson, the community foundation of the dan river region, executive director , "who are all trying to pull their resources to give back. to help this community get stronger. and not just for this generation but for generations and generations." the danville community foundation provides 43 different scholarships opportuniti

officers responded to a call this morning for a shoplifiting incident in salem. cunningham's car but he refused to pull over. the chase eventually ended at an apartment city. no one was hurt. a spokesperson from the mobile messaging app service kik tells us the company cooperated with the fbi investigation into nicole lovell's death. the company released her account information to investigators which could have lead to arrests. prosecutors say she talked to her accused killer, david eisenhauer, on a messaging app, didn't name kik as that app. thursday the company updated its guide for parents, highlighting specific safety questions. danville police are offering a 30- thousand dollar reward for information on a shooting. it happened monday on mount vernon avenue. doctor randolph neal and one other victim were taken to the hospital. neal says two men approached him demanding money, then shot him several times. the reward was 10- thousand dollars until an anonymous donor doubled it. call police if you have any information. new tonight: it may be one of the most impo