wsls 10 is once again teaming up with feeding america southwest virginia for the 10 cares food drive... which is happening right now. wsls 10's rachel lucas joins us live from one of our donation locations... the kroger store in bonsack. rachel, how easy is it for customers to donate?### hunger continues to be a problem here in our region - according to feeding america - who serves meals to more than 127 thousand people each month...almost 13 percent of where they will find their next meal. that's about one in eight people. so chances are you know someone who struggles with providing meals for their families. so if you would like to help provide those extra cans - we've made it easy for you. you can either bring in canned goods from your pantry at home - or you can purchase them here today at kroger. as we mentioned.. the kroger in bonsack is not the only location our region - according to feeding america - who serves meals to more than 127 thousand people each month...almost 13 percent of people in southwest virginia do not their next meal. that's about one in eight people. so chance

we'll be set up across southwest virginia... donations can be dropped off at the kroger stores in roanoke including bonsack and cave spring corner. we'll also be out at liberty fair mall in martinsville... main street in blacksburg and timberlake road in lynchburg until 7pm i'll have a live interview with the folks here at kroger about why this charity was important to get inolved in. now to kristina, with a look at our forecast. 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 friday: mostly sunny with highs in the middle 40s saturday: mostly sunny with highs in the middle and upper 40s in the lower 50s monday: increasing clouds with highs in the lower 40s.overnight wintry mix possible tuesday: light wintry mix upper 30s and lower 40s . 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 friday: mostly sunny with highs mostly sunny

far far southwest virginia every now again one drips to the south and east but in the mountains southwest virginia now be the main area will see some accumulating snow how much snow we talk about again roanoke lynchburg danville martinsville little to no accumulation if you get a and the grassy services. that's about it but toward the highlands maybe an inch far southwest virginia one to three inches in in the western facing slopes pocahontas greenbrier county those aviaries we could see three for five even six inches of snow before chats down on thursday today increasing clouds rain snow showers temperatures in the 30s and 40s head out tonight mostly cloudy scattered snow showers continue overnight lows in the 20s and your first alert wtvj seven day planner weather impact day monday and tuesday and that will start to quiet down by mid to late week but very cold highs in the twenties and 20s low 30s overnight lows dropping back down to the teens and you may have to find somewhere else to eat lunch today. all chipotle restaurants will be closed from 11 a-m to 3.for a meeting on food safety

items donated in today's event will go to feeding america southwest southwest virginia. they will serve 143,000 people every month. >> lindsey and i went on a shopping spree. >> we had a great time picking crowing earl has pre-- kroger has prepackaged boxes. jonathan kegges is out there now. it sounds like a busy time. >> reporter: it is loud. i'm holding one of those prepackaged boxes. they make this easy to come out and do your shopping. it will run go $10. you can drop s it -- drop it in the bin. they have been selling like hot cakes so to speak, a very easy way to pick up and help donate to the cause. i'm now joined by the ceo. you've seen first hand these boxes go. >> this is the second stack of boxes and this was really nice. seeing people coming into the doors, there have been little about it, what do we need. it's exciting to have our wsls family here. >> reporter: you heard it there from pamela, the ceo. it can't get better than this. please come out and help the cause. reporting live from the kroger in bonsack, jonathan kegges, wsls10. >> all right. thanks, pam

now i'm joined by jenny dowd of feeding america southwest virginia. what has the atmosphere been like? >> so exciting. volunteers in to meet and greet with the customers. the virginia tech students have been so generous and all the customers here. >> so you mentioned the generosity. why is the generosity from the community so important to help you accomplish your mission? >> in our region 1 in 8 people is food insecure. it's sad there's so many in our community that need help. with the food drive that we're going today we should be able to feed over 22,000 meals and that includes all the food that will be collected. so that makes a huge difference to the people in hour community. >> absolutely. thank you for joining us. coming up at 5:30, we'll hear from the representative of another organization that will receive much of these donations to distribute back out to the community. reporting live. helping to combat hung are in our hear. >> drivers can expect a smooth ride home. currently not seeing majoo when you order now you get a free pizza after super

the eastern coyote has made its southwest virginia. authorites say the capacity meaning they're becoming all too familiar with people. now we have to learn how to live with them but for some that can come at a cost. here's a look at the species' history and how its presence is being felt throughout southwest virginia in our special from nuisance to threat--the eastern coyote. known as one of the most adaptable mammals in the world, biologists say the eastern coyote is now a permanent fixture in southwest virginia. jim bowman, a regional biologist for the virginia department of game and inland fisheries, says there were reports of coyotes as early as the 1950s but it wasn't until 20 years later that the coyote became a common sight. 04:23:48 in the past two or three decades the coyote population has expanded statwide. the state designates the eastern coyote as a "nuisance species" meaning they can be taken by hunters year around --it's per year in virginia and 3 thousand by trappers. populations are said to be increasing in the eastern

southwest virginia. it's exceeded its cultural caring capacity and for many people it's coming at a cost. in our special report, we take a look at this week in history and how its presence is being felt throughout southwest virginia. >> known as one of the most biologists say the eastern chi oat say a permanent fixture in southwest virginia. jim bowman, a individual national buy al gist, says there were reports of coyotes as early as the 1950s, but it wasn't until 20 years later that the coyote became a common sight. >> in the past two or three decades, the coyote population has expanded statewide. the state designates the eastern coyote as a nuisance species, meaning they can be taken by hunters year-round. it's estimated 25,000 are taken per year by hunters in virginia. populations are said to be increasing in the eastern counties, but here in the west, the coyote population has stabilized. that stabilization is overflowing. >> well, i don't know that i would describe it per se as a problem. they're he

people in southwest virginia now are dealing with power outages. it could take up to four days for everything to be restored. appalchian power customers are still in the dark. and while roanoke county schools are going in two hours late... three others will be closed. glenvar high school... glenvar middle school and glenvar elementary school will be closed today ... also due to a power outage. today road crews and homeowners will be busy assessing the damage. snow and ice brought down trees... and powerlines across southwest virginia. there was significant damage along williamson road... pike lane and templeton avenue in roanoke. one woman was warming up her vehicle... when she heard a loud crash. iris kaltenbaugh, car damaged by tree "come outside and it was pouring down rain the car was running still and the windows were smashed out. we didn't really know what to do. we panicked" meanwhile people in danville say they're lucky because the storm could have been a lot worse. around 750 people lost power as a result of the snow and ice. the last time

sounds of trucks the second snowstorm of the season hits southwest virginia. a look at how crews are >>> the second snowstorm of the season hits southwest virginia. a look at how crews are working around the clock to manage the winter weather. >>> the latest road conditions from across the region as we bring you live team coverage this morning with all the information you need to know to keep you and your family safe. >>> good morning. thanks so much for joining us on virginia today on wsls 10. >> here we go again. more snow falling as a winter storm warning in effect for all of us here as we wake up across southwest virginia. the snow and extreme cold. it really is cold outside. live look this morning. star city from our downtown roanoke sky cam. this is pretty much the scene roads are snow covered. crews are out. you see the black tracks there. that's where they came out and plowed it. >> we have live team coverage as we are monitoring the conditions across southwest virginia. first an update on what the storm is doing right now. christina, it's been snowing

virginia mid to upper 40s would some rain showers newer valley southwest more the way of rain and snow showers the you thirties and low forties continues and the highlands greenbrier valley west virginia thirties and forties would snow showers accumulating through tonight and tomorrow weather impact days today and tomorrow because of the rain snow showers with the temperatures though by mid to late week would talk my highs not getting above freezing once we drop off tuesday night until friday even saturday and sunday temperatures hovering below freezing some of the coldest weather this season heading our way such in the the denver broncos are world champions. they were the underdogs going into the super bowl but boy did that defense come to play. as jamie yuccas clara, super bowl 50 was a defensive battle (pkg) (announcer nats: the denver broncos win super bowl 50.) peyton manning and the denver broncos defeated the carolina panthers to win their third super bowl. linebacker von miller was named mvp. (miller sot) it was coach phillips, it was peyton, d-ware and all of my teammates of c

virginia edits can be bringing some snow most notably the far southwest virginia not an empire for everything it is very very close to the state line is where we would anticipate some accumulations because it temperatures a little bit colder down there sucks a miniature tubes nomological in more detail later but again mid 30s now so wouldn't take much to get that to start sticking again after david's awesome healthy melting and it will continue that way right into the weekend we go from the forties to the fifties and sixties not 50s and 60s look the lyon sisters county as one of the men charged with obstructing the investigation has his day in court. wdbj7's tim saunders is live in our lynchburg bedford newsroom with the new information. jean prosecutors say leslie engleking gave false testimony to a grand jury, because he was trying to protect his family. engleking pleaded no contest to one count of perjury this morning. prosecutors say he knowingly gave false statements on two separate occasions when a grand jury asked him questions about richard welch. welch is a person of interest in the

. >> many of the counties that suffer the most are in southwest virginia. that's why wsls10 is teaming up with feeding america southwest virginia and we won't be done until 7:00 tonight. kicking off our team coverage, continue to be filled up. this is the second time they were filled up today. they were filled up beyond capacity. all of the food will go to local food banks and local food pantries. that is something they say is very needed by many. community. >> i see a bunch. a lot of people are hurting. when we came in, thought they were giving out tags. we thought this was a good thing that you're doing. >> reporter: feeding america estimates about 15% of henry population is food insecure, meaning they don't know where their next meal will come from. >>> mean while in montgomery county, more than 14,000 our team coverage takes us to blacksburg. that's where wsls10's bethany teague is at the kroger. hi, bethany. >> reporter: right now there are about 1600 pounds of food in the feeding america southwest virginia truck. that number has exceeded expectations.

winter makes a comeback on southwest virginia ... here's a look back at some of this week's best moments. wsls ten teamed up with feeding america southwest virginia and kroger to help fight hunger. nearly 13- thousand pounds of the 10 cares food drive. this converts to more than 10- thousand meals across the region for people in need. the food drive was held thursday at kroger in roanoke, lynchburg, martinsville and blacksburg. governor terry mcauliffe proclaims "frank beamer day." the official day february fourth. he made the declaration as virginia tech came to the capitol for its annual lobby day. the virginia house of delegates honored the former hokies head football coach with a copy of the resolution .. which was passed by both the house and the senate. beamer says he was honored. beamer retired at the end of the last football season after 29 years leading the team. the montgomery county sheriff's office announces a new partnership with local organization help save the next girl. new sheriff hank partin revealed plans for a hel

roads across southwest virginia are extremely dangerous. sharon shrewsbury/live s in christiansburg "slippery ... but i've been driving really slow." we're bringing you team coverage across southwest virginia as state police urge drivers to stay off the roads. good evening... and thanks for joining us for w- s-l-s ten at five. i'm john carlin. and i'm lindsey ward. inches of snow cover south- west and central virginia tonight. and now... freezing rain and sleet are the main concerns. the ice is creating dangerous conditions. with the latest on the storm... we turn now to storm team ten chief meteorologist jeff haniewich... jeff? winter storm warnings remain in effect for the entire viewing area through noon on tuesday. most of the snow has departed and now our attention turns to ice freezing rain and plain old rain. there will be a lull in the activity early this afternoon, with the moisture filling back in later this afternoon, with freezing rain potential is there for significant icing. we are looking at a trace-0.50" of ice accretion. th

tomorrow morning that includes the highlands mountains a west interstate 81 toward southwest virginia this wet tomorrow morning wind chills will be in that-5. even -15 degree range so keep that in mind a few flurries through parts of the newer valley some snow showers over in the mountains a west virginia fitness forecast bundle up if you heading out for walker jog temperatures teens and twenties will be warming into the upper 20s to low 30s sunrise 7/15 sunset at five fifty four 554 so the days are getting nice and long we are finding some snow showers in the mountains today through tonight by tomorrow all this falls apart everyone should see mostly sunny skies but will be very cold coastal low stays to our south but the clipper system gets his woodson snow showers later on friday you forecast across the area would talk my temperatures in the low to mid 30s. ronald fincastle lynchburg loving stint appomattox mid 30s head down toward southern virginia mid thirties gretna danville south boston as he head over toward say parts of the new river valley southwest will fine temperatures in

southwest virginia. see how crews are handling this winter storm. storm team 10 has been tracking the winter weather for the past week. we'll bring you team coverage on the latest road and weather conditions. good evening and thanks for joining us for wsls 10 at eleven. i'm brie jackson. the winter storm is underway! crews around southwest virginia are preparing for snow ... ice and bitter cold temperatures. as you can see here ... workers from roanoke city loaded trucks v-dot urges drivers to stay off streets due to slick and potentially dangerous conditions. for more on what we can expect tonight leading into monday let's check in with storm team 10 meteorologist jeff haniewich. jeff ... weather closed captioning snow began to fall in the new fall in the new river valley around 5 this afternoon. as you can see from our virginia tech sky cam ... the campus is covered in snow. virginia tech ... radford university and v- m-i are all closed monday due to the storm. wsls ten's duke carter live in blacksburg this evening with the latest conditions. the

we wanted to know if that was also happening here in southwest and central virginia. wdbj7 recieved thousands of pages of data from virginia state police through a freedom of information act request. we found many virginia law enforcement agencies arrest african-americans at a pace that is not in step with local demographics. so what is causing this disparity? the police might not have control of that answer at all. when a citizen of danville asked city council to address the racial disparity of drug charges, broadfoot took it seriously. philip broadfoot, danville police chief: and that's why we acted when we did. we had a citizen who came to council and said this is a problem. in 2014, he had a light duty officer spend weeks going over the paperwork for each drug charge for the year before. he wanted to know: were his officers targeting african-americans more than whites? philip broadfoot, danville police chief: we could find no institutional bias in the danville police department for that disparity. we could not find any reason for the disparity but the location whe

the second snowstorm of the season hits southwest virginia. a look at how crews are working around the clock to manage this winter weather. >>> as you can imagine, road conditions not looking the greatest this morning. we have live team coverage on what you need to know to keep you and your family safe. >>> good morning. thanks so much for joining us on virginia today here on wsls 10. >> and i'm patrick mckee. winter storm warnings in effect for all of southwest virginia. it is cold. >> most schools are closed today. we are working to have that information for you scrolling at the top of the screen. you can also check it out on our website, wsls.com. >>> this is what conditions are like. roanoke sky cam. you can see where the black lines are, that's where plows have gone through. more snow has fallen and covered it over. this is the sides of all of the roads across southwest virginia. snow covered. >> from roanoke to the highlands and new river valley, we have live coverage. an update on what the storm is doing right now. kristina joins us wit

donald trump is heading to southwest virginia next week ahead of super tuesday. the republican presidential frontrunner will speak at radford university's dedmon center on monday. according to trump's campaign website, the tickets are gone. doors open at 10 am and remarks start at noon. we plan to livestream monday's rally on wdbj7-dot- com. another republican candidate for president is coming to the roanoke valley ahead of tuesday's "super tuesday" primaries. florida senator marco rubio's campaign released details of a rally scheduled for sunday night. it says doors open at 7:30 p.m. with the event scheduled from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. a roanoke area gop source told wdbj7 that the event will be at roanoke college in salem. stay with wdbj7 for the latest on this event. after alison parker and adam ward died last summer, tommy holcomb wanted to do something to honor them. the song, forever on the air, is the dashiell has more on featured the talents including former miss virginia courtney garrett, roanoke singer jane powell and our own chris hurst. how could something

"just two weeks after the nao turned negative, over a foot of snow fell on southwest virginia." when these oscillations once again turned negative in the middle of february, temperatures in southwest virginia plummeted to the single digits. over the next two weeks, the arctic oscillation is projected to stay negative, but the north atlantic oscillation is forecast to be positive. "it's sort of a middle of the road, tough to call forecast." ultimately, these circulations aren't as reliable in the long term as the el nino pattern. "you can carry it as a forecast tool out 3-6 months to the longer extent than you could with the smaller scale circulations." history tells us we will most likely experience a slightly warmer than average spring. with severe weather on our minds, i'm sure many our wondering if we'll see more of what we saw yesterday. there may be some more active weather in march, but that potential for a dry april and may does point to less of a coming up- spring.later this a severe threat point to less of and may does for a dry april that potential in march, but active

saturday were as low as they have for much of southwest virginia, and it felt even colder winds. as high pressure slides overhead those winds will calm down. with light winds and skies though, temperatures will have no into the single digits and even below zero in elevations. a wind chill advisory is still in effect region including roanoke until 10 a.m. sunday. a warning remains in effect for western highland counties good night to drip the faucets to prevent pipes from freezing. as always, keep your pets in mind during these cold nights. a winter storm watch has been issued for all of southwest and central virginia from sunday afternoon through tuesday afternoon. this storm is complicated and will bring us several different types of winter precipitation. it all starts late sunday afternoon when a vigorous disturbance sends snow into southwest virginia. those showers will gradually spread eastward sunday night into monday morning leading to accumulating snow across the board. temperatures will remain below freezing at the surface all day monday due in part to the recent cold spe

crews across southwest virginia ... worked throughout the day ... and into the evening to restore power to the thousands who lost it overnight. appalachian power ... a major service provider throughout the region ... is still reporting a large number of outages. roanoke and franklin counties are seeing the most outages ... there are still more than 47- hundred customers without power in roanoke county ... and nearly 4- thousand in franklin county. bedford ... botetourt ... henry and patrick counties are also reporting outages. utility companies tasked with restoring power due to damage from last night's storm. dominion power ... which serves central virginia is reporting nearly 400 outages between lexington ... covington and buchanan. meanwhile ... in salem ... the city's electric department is reporting about 100 customers who are still without power this evening ... crews expect all power to be restored by tomorrow. and danville utilities is also reporting around 100 leaders say crews will work through the night to restore service to affected cust

the railroad roots will be told through dance by the southwest virginia ballet. artistic director pedro szalay is here to tell us more about the original production of ties. pedro, i understand you wrote and choreographed this ballet, what was your inspiration? tell us about the southwest virginia ballet. what do you all do? who are your dancers? what can people expect to see at this performance? how can people get tickets to ties? if people want to get involved with the southwest virginia ballet what can they do? here's a look at "five things you need to know" before you head for one night only at the jefferson center next saturday and in a very unique way. the story of the star citys railroad roots will be told through dance by the southwest virginia ballet. artistic director pedro szalay is here to tell us more about the original production of ties. pedro, i understand you wrote and choreographed this ballet, what was your inspiration? tell us about the southwest virginia ballet. what do you all do? who are your dancers? what can people expect to see at this p

here is the snow in southwest virginia and mountains of north carolina. the rest of it, rain, no longer strong. the water vapor imagery, you can see it here, clearly. rotation moving in north western carolina once it goes on by. then things will cheer up during the day tomorrow. all right, let's take a look at the upper airflow. we will see if we get warmer air here. over the next couple of days, you see the blues taking hold. little bit in the next -- couple of days, then, the trough lifts out. now, let's see if we can get the yellows closer. come on here, friday, it is in alabama and then by saturday, you begin to see the yellows creeping into southern carolina. they hold there on through sunday. it should be enough to get us into the sects and then, here comes mr. trough again in the eastern part of the united states. as that happens our chances of rape will go up as we head towards the midel of next week and also likely to turn somewhat colder as well. you have a chance to enjoy this up coming weekend to make sure you take advantage of that chance. ov

after winter weather across southwest virginia, mostly sunny days are now expected. this is a live look at the star city from our downtown roanoke skycam. storm team ten meteorologist kristina montuori joins us now.. kristina? today: mostly sunny with highs in the middle 40s tonight: mostly clear with lows in the middle & upper 20s 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 possible with highs in the middle 50s tuesday: in the upper 30s and lower 40s let's take a look at our timesaver sunny with highs in the middle tonight: mostly clear with lows in the middle & upper 20s friday: mostly sunny with highs in the upper 40s & lower 50s saturday: sun & clouds with at our timesaver traffic system this morning. as we follow breaking news in wythe county. police say interstate 81 is this morning. as we follow breaking news in wythe county. police say interstate 81 is shut accident. you can expect major delays. all northbound lanes are closed. one

also toward far southwest virginia getting a little beenthe way of some shower activity and that will drift to the east as we make our way through the afternoon and him by later tonight that should exit a little bit of a while tomorrow. but would that easterly component to the wind on tuesday these clouds been a be locked in place why that cool day mist and drizzle and strong cold front heads in our direction this will trigger severe weather to our west by the time arrives here should begin to we can but still we could see some heavy downpours even a few rumbles of thunder cannot ruled out behind that front gets nice changes for the end of the week sunshine wise see like the cold weather that's come back as well have that detail my seven day planner break-in at a fast food restaurant. officers say the sonic on independence boulevard was broken into sometime after closing sunday night. employees discovered the break-in this morning when they arrived for work. it's not clear yet if anything was stolen. the restaurant is open today. the vinton police department is asking for the public's

we have crews out all over southwest virginia and snow you can hopefully stay indoors with family and friends today. wdbj7 shayne dwyer is in roanoke this morning at the corner of benson road and orange avenue. how are things looking like there now? >> good morning to you, kimberly. things looking good. plow crews have been doing excellent job. men and women coming through this morning clearing out the roads. along windsor road there is black. you can see the blacktop of the road. road surface. it is good. we have not seen that since last night. good improvement on the road. it is breaking up just after 6:00. more people are starting to come out in snow. they have got to drive to work we ask that you take it slow. if you are going to come out if you have to do it please take it slow and remember to go slow slow, look for traction and don't get overconfident while on the road especially if you have a vehicle. it gives you a little help. it does not make you the world world's best driver or best car to be out there. be careful if you can. new this morning both roanoke county have closee

and far southwest virginia but even there coating to inch or two at best highs today low to mid thirties across the region and then on monday we have one storm system case one storm a little bit closer to us a little farther inland could bring in slightly warmer air little bit faster meeting not as matt much snow across the area will have snow quickly transitioning to a wintry mix scenario number two a little farther to the south and east keeps the cold air locked in place a little bit longer meaning a little more snow and then that transition. but both scenarios look like will have a wintry mix to do with as well right now all the computer models are broke qaeda training a little farther toward the west and a little slower and the timing meaning a more wintry mix keep close eye on today out tonight mostly cloudy snow showers. highs in the low to mid 30s tonight snow showers decreasing clouds overnight single digits and teens windchill advisory tomorrow morning right through sunday morning actually highs only in the 20s monday and tuesday the timeframe for that winter weather event an an

and, a important memorial in southwest virginia is county. 30slooking outline from lane stadium across the campus of virginia tech cloudy skies and snow showers heading your direction have a light coating of snow on the ground from some snow showers yesterday and last night. watch upper slick spots temperature and blacksburg coming in at twenty nine most areas are at or just below freezing as he starting out snowing we one batches snow showers still a big opera level low swinging these little ripples of energy through our region just meaning you'll see some periods of snow showers continuing especially in the mountains a west virginia and far southwest virginia but this one little band is can be the next hour so so for the roanoke valley even the newer valley don't be surprised to see a quick burst the snow early on other than that a mostly cloudy day a few sunny breaks from time to time high temperatures today in the mid to upper thirties and then the next extended cold snap begins to poor in that's action starting to build in today be you really can a feel it as he head toward wednes

right now that over tennessee it making its way into west virginia far southwest virginia so don't be surprised by that if you heading out about east of say interstate eighty one you'll start to get some sunny breaks as we make our way through the thursday friday upper twenties low to mid thirties saturday and sunday only in the mid 20s. it's can remain on the windy side an and by monday we start to warm up just a little bit of the article the low thirties warm don't forget tonight midnight through ten a.m. thursday morning we have windchill advisories up along interstate 81@ toward the mountains and southwest virginia we could see winds gusting to twenty to thirty miles an are making the windchill terribly down to minus-15 would all that cold air place else with a talk also that talk about some snow on more that coming up at you notice talk a after a major storm tossed it around in the atlantic ocean. royal caribbean's anthem of the seas is scheduled to dock tonight. the ship was carrying more than 45- hundred passengers and 16- hundred crew members, when it left saturday on a seven-

one to three inches gretna bit more by southwest virginia all the way up to what wind and inches in a 1 inches in bluefield paris burn galax around 6.8 inches marling to eight inches as he head over toward morrilton now temperatures starting off right around freezing in roanoke will continue to see those warm over time and he can see wintry mix early heavy rain this morning minor the region so something you wanted deftly keep in mind seven day planner shows partly sunny skies by wednesday as he head toward thursday forty five and then him maker way toward the weekend, temperatures will be closing in on 60 all this mess a man in virginia celebrates president's day all- year! he lives just outside of williamsburg and has the heads of 43 presidents hanging out in his backyard. so how did he get such a collection? he found them in the trash! these sculptures dotted the landscape of a williamsburg theme park 11-years ago. but the park went bust, and the land was auctioned off. the man owns a concrete recycling business and was hired to crush each sculpture into little pieces. howard hank

by donald trump in southwest virginia next week. wdbj7 learned yesterday that bluegrass legend ralph stanley and his grandson nathan are endorsing trump for president. their publicist confirmed they are planning to attend a campaign event on monday in salem. trump was last in our area in january at liberty university in lynchburg but salem city leaders and trump campaign staffers say no plans have been finalized. the republican caucus wrapped up in nevada, with another win going to donald trump. now he's trying to get ready for super tuesday. the win gives trump the majority of the delegates in the state, bringing him closer to clinching the gop nomination. the other republican candidates will get a chance to face off against trump at a debate in texas pockets of heavy pockets of heavy rain and strong >>> good morning. it is wednesday, february 24th, 2016. welcome to "cbs this morning." >>> deadly tornadoes tear through the south. powerful winds toss rvs through the air. tens of millions could still be in danger. >>> donald trump wi

candidates are now making last minute campaign stops through southwest virginia. tonight... marco rubio was at roanoke college . he took a number of jabs at his political opponents. wsls 10's ananda rochita was there tonight. ananda ... what did he have to say to the packed house? 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 presidential primary. 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. appomattox county after an e-f-3 tornado ripped through the area. while many people are still trying to process the damage...an evergreen church servi

wsls 10 is teaming up with feeding america southwest virginia and kroger to help. the annual "10 cares food drive" is thursday february 4th. from six a-m to 7 p-m we'll be collecting food at the kroger in bonsack... cave spring... lynchburg... martinsville and tonight: partly cloudy and mild with lows in the upper 30s to mid monday: it's partly sunny to start off the day, but as a cold front approaches us, clouds and showers arrive by the afternoon and evening. only expect 1/10" to 3/10" of rain as it moves through. it will be very mild ahead of the front with highs in the mid 60s. temperatures will approach the upper 60s for southside. showers possible, otherwise mostly cloudy with lows in the low to mid 40s. tuesday: a northeasterly wind sets up keeping us cloudy, cool and damp with spotty drizzle. highs only in the upper 40s. wednesday: a stronger cold front brings a better chance for some heavier rain and even a thunderstorm thursday: partly sunny and seasonable with a high of 48. friday: sunny and seasonably chilly with a high of 44. saturday: partly sunny wit

far southwest virginia might see a quick coating to inch or two before it's all said and done. overall though mostly cloudy with those snow showers. highs in the mid 30s. here you go for monday scenario number one storm system a little farther inland and it's a little slower in arrival time meaning the snow won't last that long snow transition over to sleet freezing rain and maybe even some plain old rain before comes to an and may switch back to a little snow as it exits the region scenario number two a storm system a little farther to the south and east meaning a little more cold air locked in place. they'll give us a little longer snow for that transition to a looks like any case will be mixing with sleet freezing rain and some plain old rain maybe a couple of inches before that switchover. nothing like storm we had in january today mostly cloudy snow showers temperatures in the low to mid thirties head out tonight it's can a be snow showers through the evening then decreasing clouds teens will do it seven day planner dangerously cold saturday and sunday twenties for highs s

since this storm's first snowfall here in southwest virginia. now ... the powdery flakes ... have turned into freezing rain local plow crews ... first responders ... residents ... and even students across the region. today i woke up saw all the snow awesome we didn't have classes but really did nothing pretty much had to eat the food in the house couldn't go out for now ... we want to turn things over to storm team ten chief meteorologist jeff haniewich ... jeff ... the combination of the snow and ice ... is a little concerning ... winter storm warnings remain in effect for the entire viewing area through noon on tuesday. most of the snow has departed and now our attention turns to ice freezing rain and plain old rain. there will be a lull in the activity early this afternoon, with the moisture filling back in later this afternoon, with freezing rain likely this evening. the potential is there for looking at a trace-0.50" of ice accretion. the highest amounts 0.25- 0.50" will likely be along and just east of the parkway from late this afternoon through just after midnight. po

virginia were temperatures are well above the freezing mark you still see heavy moving through the area as this line continues to move toward the northeast but we see the pink still getting some freezing rain in there from the martinsville air wrapping around to the ronald valley no is here to digital broadcast center still at thirty one degrees below freezing so that rain is freezing on contact that's why have a sheet ice all over the place in the tree limbs all that beginning to snap under the weight of the ice and then that was seeing a little the snow on the backside is some cold air tries the day back in as it races up toward the north and the northeast we of a flood warning now over toward bedford until 1215 we have flood advisories eastern franklin in henry and western pittsylvania county till twelve 1245 flood advisory for southwest virginia until eight 845 with the heavy rain all the snow we continue to see these proms so keep a close eye if you heading out about ponting the water on the roadways things like that temperatures at or above freezing many hometowns roanoke right at

a wind chill of southwest virginia and virginia from 11 p.m. friday areas could be in store for wind chills in the -10s and - 20s. a wind chill warning is in effect for western greenbrier county in virginia and western highland county in virginia during the same time frame. wind chill values as low as -30 are possible in the warning areas! when wind chills drop below -18, it only takes 30 minutes for frostbite to develop. high pressure will slide overhead saturday n as a result, winds will die down, but that will just allow digits. the first step - in selecting a new mayor for the star city - will happen tomorrow. the firehouse primary will be held in the berglund center tomorrow - from noon to 7. voters will select the democratic nomination for roanoke's next mayor - as well as three sears on city council. sherman lea and david trinkle - are both in the running. so far - no republicans are running for mayor. the two remaining democrats throw down in a contentious debate ahead of nevada... while republicans engage in attacks that have gone even

snow returns for parts of southwest virginia. good evening and thanks for joining us for wsls ten at 5:30 .. i'm dawn jefferies. and i'm john carlin. the second hit... of a one-two this past weekend... a storm buried much of new england and today another blast. forecasters believe it could parts of massachusetts. massachusetts governor charlie baker is urging residents to as closed. conditions are a little different here in southwest virginia. some schools closed early due to weather concerns. here's a live look at i-77 in hillsville ... where you can see some accumulation. storm team ten chief meteorologist jeff haniewich joins us now ... jeff ... how long is this expected to continue? a strong clipper-type system started to impact the region on monday, bringing some scattered rain and snow showers. as we turn colder tonight, any will be snow showers. that said, tonight, the precipitation should be pretty isolated in nature, with perhaps more ramping up again tomorrow in the mountains. tonight: mostly cloudy with snow showers po

wsls 10 will highlight couples in southwest virginia. send in a photo of you and your sweetheart..with your name and your story.. to news at wsls dot com or post it online. we may feature it right here on virginia today.### nicholas sparks is known for his love stories... and one of his most why he says it took him almost ten years to bring the story to life on the big screen. # plus one alabama couple had a pretty good excuse for getting out of a speeding ticket. their incredible story when we again! again! again! again! again? again! again! general mills is removing artificial flavors and colors from our cereals. so you can love cereal... now to what's trending now... a look at the biggest social networking, online and technology talkers. the author of the notebook has admitted that nobody wanted to play one of the main characters in the film. in an interview with i-m-d-b nicholas sparks explained that many people thought the character arc of "noah" was boring. he says ryan gosling got the role because he had no competition. the 2004 t

all the donations will go toward feeding america southwest virginia. it will help those right here in our community who struggle to put food on the table. we saw hundreds of you stop by blacksburg... lynchburg... cave spring... bonsack... and martinsville. one shopper who donated in the hill city says she knows the importance of what a warm meal can mean because a close friend of hers struggled to put food on the table. bonnie kestner, lives in lynchburg - "for a while she was really wondering where the next meal or check was going to come from. i've been very blessed in my life and i just want to pass that along. i know there's a lot of need in this area. and so, every little bit that i can do gives me joy." we hope to bring you final totals later today. in the meantime ... we want to say thank you without your generosity .. none of this would be possible.### 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: clouds with highs in th

southwest virginia - that means we could see power outages. roanoke county fire and ems want to remind people of safety tips during the storm if you lose power always run generators outside the home. avoid using candels - use flashlights instead. never fill kerosene heaters with gasoline and be sure to check smoke alarm batteries, especially in homes that use wood stoves and fireplaces. and we want to remind you of our when we are not on the air, you can use the app to check for the latest updates. the weather app features school, church and business closings. it's available to i-phone and android users in the app store. you can also head to our website at wsls dot-com for the latest weather updates. two graduates of virginia tech are taking on "steve austin's broken skull challenge." rachel burks and allison haynes go head to head sunday night in the "summit race". the show airs on on c-m-t. rachel graduated from cave spring high school and allison lives in christiansburg. they both trained hard. "steve austin's broken skull challenge" airs t

the latest efforts across southwest virginia.. and the flooding concerns this morning. # mother nature continues causing the icy conditions that you need to know and the thousands of people that are without power.### good morning and thanks for joining us on virginia today here on wsls 10. i'm jenna zibton. and i'm patrick mckee. from school closings to power outages and deadly accidents... this winter storms is still causing problems. it's been more than 24-hours ... since the first flakes fell here in southwest virginia. now ... the powdery flakes ... have turned into ice... causing some major concerns for road crews. more than 85 million people from the midwest to the eastern seaboard are affected by this winter weather. from roanoke ... to the highlands... we have live team coverage this morning... as we monitor the conditions. but first... lets check in with storm team ten meteorologist kristina montuori.. kristina when can we expect this mess to move out? winter storm warning in effect until noon today today: morning rain sh

as parts of southwest virginia could get down to the teens. that's not taking into consideration the wind chill ... which could make it feel like single-digits outside. storm team ten chief meteorologist jeff haniewich joins us now ... jeff ... a bitter cold night out there ... with wind and cold air in place, wind chills were below zero in the highlands and in the single digits in the nrv. 15 below zero in the highlands.it will also feel below zero in the nrv. please bundle up and take good care of yourself and your pets tonight. tonight: any mountain snow showers end, blustery with lows in the middle teens.but with the wind, it will feel much colder than that. thursday: partly to mostly sunny and still blustery with highs around 30. another weak disturbance may impact the area on friday.it's a weak clipper system that could bring us more light rain and/or snow showers. a approves a bill that would allow electric chair as a backup in inmate executions. supporters have been using the impending execution of a convicted murderer to make their ca

and kroger presented feeding america southwest virginia $20,000. last year the group provided 1.3 million meals every month in every county that it serves. >> even though the state and station is experiencing 4% unemployment. in southwest virginia, a lot of our communities are in double digits still yet. in southwest we have not recovered economically and we need help as much as we did in the beginning of the recession. >> mark: the food bank said is meals for 140,000 preparations are underway for the lynchburg regional air show. they want to make sure that the same missteps made in the show five years ago don't happen again. they're expecting 40,000 spectators this year. that's up from 32,000 that came out in 2011. the 2-day event will feature the blue angels, aerial performers and static displays. you can get tickets by going to wset.com. >> authorities are planning for next year's super bowl. this year, the department of homeland security teamed up with state and federal law enforcement agencies to keep people safe. since 1998, the security has

this will start southwest virginia families face. law enforcement and mental health professionals work to combat the issue in adults. now ... a new river valley public school is working to prevent drug abuse in the next generation. wsls 10's rachel lucas has more on a giles county school's "too good for drugs" program. "do overs are great things. some of the best mistakes you'll have will be the best teachers in life." the lessons for these 5th and 7th grade students at macy mcclaugherty goes beyond s- o-l's and traditional classroom learning. it's a grant funded curriculum that's here to guide students away from drugs. "we want to reduce risk for children." it starts by teaching social and emotional learning - that students, allowing them to avoid peer pressure and build self- esteem. "is that half full or half empty. how many people in here are saying half full?" prevention specialist rene cox says education is the best prevention. :47-:52 "if we have opportunity at 10 years old to talk to them about drugs and what the realities ar

we now know where senator marco rubio's southwest virginia rally will be held on sunday night.the event gets underway at 8-30 at roanoke salem. doors open at 7:30 and you will need to rsvp.if you want to know how to rsvp- just head to our website--virginia first dot-com. we've had snow, ice and tornado this season, but what does it all mean for spring? we take a closer look in a wfxr news strong northwest winds will i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. her life's work has been about breaking barriers. and so would her presidency. what they're worth... who's held back by student debt or a system tilted against them- and there are far too many of you- she understands that our country can't reach it's potential... unless we all do. together. continue to generate upslope snow showerswest of the blue ridge through this morning. high pressure builds tonight...moving to the southeast coast by sunday returningtemperatures to at or sunny. highs in the upper 30s. northwest winds15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. .friday night...partly cloudy. lows in the mid 20s. northwest winds 10

here in southwest virginia ... flash flood watches and warnings remain in effect for parts of the area. here's a look at the roanoke river greenway ... where today's rainfall created high waters. storm team ten chief joins us now ... hey jeff ... what can we expect into tonight. wednesday was a very wet day with heavy rain and storms as a powerful cold front rolled through the region. we did have some areas of flooding as well. the rain will get out of here by late this afternoon. it was a cooler than expected day, as the wedge was in play for some of us, holding temperatures down in spots. tonight: skies slowly clear, especially after midnight with lows in the lower 40s. fog is also possible too. tomorrow: mix of sun and clouds with highs in the upper 40s to near 50. both friday and saturday will be mostly sunny. temperatures will only reach the middle 40s on friday, but will climb into the low-to-mid 50s on saturday. super bowl sunday will be partly sunny with highs in the lower 50s. so, although all weekend long

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 trump is making this appearance ahead of tomorrow's primary voting. and according to the latest polling trump is leading in the commonwealth with 37% of the vote among republican primary voters, followed by rubio with 22

our system as it made its way up through southwest virginia. storm team ten chief meteorologist jeff haniewich joins us now ... jeff ... you guys were on top of this from the beginning. after yesterday's severe weather and tornado outbreak across the region, it was nice to see a more tranquil day even though the wind was howling. let's talk about the two tornadoes confirmed: 1 evergreen in appomattox county ef3, winds: 136- 165 path width: 400 yds width of four football fields path length: 13 miles 7 injuries, 1 fatality 2 ararat path width: 0.5 miles path length: 1.75 miles no injuries our thoughts and prayers remain with all involved in yesterday's tornadoes. it was no doubt very windy on thursday, with some gusts over 50 mph. it will remain windy for us through friday. as a matter of fact, a wind advisory remains in effect for areas along and west of the parkway until 7:00a on friday. these are the lynchburg is reaching out to appomattox county after the e-f-3 tornado. condolences to the appomattox county community and encouraged people to m