valerie bragg gives you a gliment glimpse of a story she has been working on for weeks. >>> and -- . >> danner: it is not without protest. >> i will not give up on it. >>announcer: anytime, anywhere, award-winning coverage you can count on, this is abc 13 news. >>> surveillance video shows the assault and robbery of a decorated marine veteran in washington d.c. >> mark: we have to warn that you this may be hard to watch. take a look. d.c. metro police released this video in an effort to find the people responsible. this attack happened last friday at a mcdonald's. in the video, you can see a group of people hanging out at the restaurant. said when he was eating a group of young people surrounded him and began yelling about black lives matter. marquez said he ignored them and tried to leave. and that's when he was attacked and robbed. police are looking for three people. marquez was in the iraq and afghanistan wars and received a bronze star for his heroism. >>> imagine your self in a deadly situation, and the people you call to help don't help at all. officer-involved shootings are u

mark valerie bragg has his miraculous story of survival. valerie sat live just take is what so 3 many homes in appomattox look like after this torndo. including, pooles. he never imagined that staying home sick from school yesterday morning.. would put him in the middle of chaos. 3 (((nat/pop- "that would be the kitchen."))) torn to pieces. (((nat/pop- "the big dresser, that was my moms. and i told you my mom's room is over there." shrugs.))) daniel poole still can't believe.. he's alive in fact, the only reason he says he is...is because of this man. "this wall lifted up and that's when i hear chris yelling, 'daniel, come on.' so i ran back this way and chris grabbed me and through us into this closet there and we stood there until it was over." chris wright was at the poole's home...painting...when the tornado struck. the home pulled off the basement.chris wright- "we really walked out. it's hard to believe. i definitely think somebody put their hand on top of this basement and saved us.""the family is spending the day, walking around the

we have marissa parra, mona kosar abdi -- along with valerie bragg and annie andersen. marissa -- you were at the latest news conference. what did we learn? 3 marissa satlive mark and danner, one of the most important takeaways is that the storm may be over but it is still potentially dangerous to be outside. you can see the wind is pretty strong, and there is a lot of sharp, metal debris that can be easily picked up. it sounds like right now no one is even thinking about the re- focus is still on assessing damage, cleaning up and taking care of those without homes - human or animal. vdot says all roads are passable right now. and from what we heard, times may be tough but the help is just pouring in. it's been amazing. we've had a wonderful search team out of lynchburg we've had local guys, emergency services units and they've done a trememendous job and we appreciate everything they've done for the county. marissa satlive the lynchburg fire department is collecting non- perishable food, bottled water, clothing, cleaning supplies -- things like that at any of its fire

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live in appomattox co., valerie bragg, abc 13 news. 3 danner plasma we want to update you on those sent to the hospital after this storm. diane ludwig with centra says they only have one patient in stable condition. she says the others that were originally in lynchburg and farmville have been for their injuries or have been released. 3 danner plasma now we've got another survivor tale if you will. suri crowe has the story of an appomattox rancher and his family.suri satlive danner -- by family we include their pets! i've seen situations where people left their dogs to fend for themselves in disasters. not here -- this rancher and his family ran home to their house -- to their animals -- terrified of what they might find. what they found was a miracle or two. 3 all looks peaceful on the rockin b ranch... until you look over here."i was in petersburg working my neighbor said the storm had come through" by the time damien bailey got home neighbors had gathered round the home he'd built for his wife and little girl.bite "it kinda took all the air outta me honestly" no people hit, but bailey

valerie bragg is tracking it all in danville. but first we're going to send it over to meteorologist melissa lefevre who's in the weather center with the latest on the snowfall. melissa? 3 3 3 3it's going to be a messy monday as we'll see a wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain. high temperatures reach the upper 20s and lower 30s. timing: snow continues to fall through the morning, with a transition this afternoon and evening. a7 accumulations: snowfall totals will be the highest in the nrv and the highlands. lesser amounts south and east. a7 nrv/highlands: 5-9", isolated higher amounts possible, with minimal icea7 lynchburg and central va: 2- 5" of snow; plus .10-.20" of ice.a7 southside: 1-3" of snow; plus .20-.25" of ice. impacts: travel will be tricky monday and most of tuesday. it is important to note that anything over a quarter inch of ice accumulation (.25") will cause isolated to scattered power outages. be ready and have a plan in case you lose power.the freezing rain will transition to all rain after midnight as

valerie bragg 's life. how are the roads looking there? >> reporter: you can see the roads are visible by the stop light. that is main street. right beside it is gross street. that is a connector street. obviously, the roads are very visible. what you can't see is the slush on the road. that is tricking drivers out there. the slush is making it hard for a lot of drivers to stop. danville public works have slush up. crews have been sending the roads and bridges all morning. that will help with traction. city leaders tell me crews are getting ready to move into the secondary roads and then they will hit the residential areas. with the possibility of freezing rain later on, the city will have crews working overnight as well. >> we monitor the bridges and the roads and determine what we need to do with them, put salt or sand, or whatever we need to do. we play it by ear and see how things go. >> reporter: i went by the public works building earlier today and there was not a single truck in the parking lot.all of the trucks are out doing the be

if you're still wanting to help out by making a donation, valerie bragg has more now live on you what you can do. valerie liveu church leaders tell me they greatly appreciate all the help, but they don't want so they came up with a plan. one person told me they had boxes and boxes of pizzas delievered last night, but there weren't a lot of volunteers there to eat it, so a lot of it went to waste. and that's what they don't want. if you want to make a donation of toiletry items or water, you can take it to liberty baptist church. they are not accepting clothing donations at this time because they have an entire house filled already. the volunteers at this church say they can't thank the community enough for all of its support in helping the victims. if you know anyone who needs donations, please contact evergreen baptist church.kelsey 3 marshall/volunteer - "we have a surplus of bottled water. we have personal hygiene products, diapers, baby products, wipes, formula. we even have small hand tools if you need that as well."valerie liveu we have all the contact information for the church

valerie bragg just met with the sheriff and the head of the school. she's live now with the very latest. valerie satlive they really are keeping tight lipped about what exactly the threat is... but sheriff mike taylor tells me they will find the person responsible...and they are nearing a suspect tonight. take a look behind me... law enforcement has the enterance to the school blocked off. it's been like this since last night. we have pittsylvania county sheriff's deputies...the guys in green are with the sheriff's swat team...then behind them we have state police. this the town out here today. 3 there were a few people earlier on who just drove up..just to see what was going on. the sheriff's office tells me they have been working closely with state police and its cyber crimes unit to find the person behind this threat. 3 (:15) sheriff mike taylor- "as we speak, we have investigators reaching out, shifting through documents. and we're going to identify the people who did this. you 3 can rest assured of that." valerie satlive many of the students here

valerie bragg is live with the very latest. valerie. >> reporter: mark, i have been in contact with sheriff taylor throughout the day and as of case. if you remember last week, there was law enforcement all campus. they set up a barricade out front and not allowing anyone unauthorized to come on to their campus. today looked like any other normal school day. classes were back in session as usual. we did see a car drive through campus while they were there. when i asked sheriff taylor today if they received any leads about this threat, he told me his department is following up on several, and this investigation is still very active. now we are not being told what exactly the threat is. the sheriff taylor did say last week that he is confident his office has to stop this threat, and he assures the community about a quarter of hargrave's students remain on campus throughout the weekend with no incidents reported to us. we will continue to stay on top of this case and bring you the latest information as we get it. live, valerie bra

valerie bragg joins us live with this story. danville -- valerie rather. >> reporter: noreen, redevelop>> reporter: noreen, redeveloping this building is a $26 million project. the river district development lcc had to jump through a bunch of different funding hurdles over the past couple of years, but once it is complete, they tell me everyone in danville will benefit. in parts of downtown danville, the danville research building doesn't look like it has been touched from the outside, but inside tills a different story. construction workers have been on the job since october makeon the job since october making this building come back alive. >> and here is the floor of the restaurant. >> reporter: a coffee shop, pharmacy and more office space is also in the works for the and it needs a lot more work, but it will soon look like this. then when finished, it will look something like this. >> this area is a nurse's station. >> reporter: danville regional medical center the second floor. danville orthopedic clinic will take the third

live in danville, valerie bragglive in danville, valerie bragg, abc 13 news. >>> you are going to want your umbrella and your coat tonight, tomorrow, and into wednesday. we have a cold rain that is headed our direction. check on the radar, we are already starting to see some very small showers developing from roanoke into bedford county and small showers and sprinkles near lynchburg as lake. danville, you have a few small showers nearby. you will gradually see rain flute the evening. temperatures are not going to change very much. we will remain above freezing. we will be in the upper 30s by tomorrow morning. coming up a little later. we will let you know how much rain we are expecting. >>> right now, fire officials are working to find the cause of the dan river plant fire in brookneal. katie brooke is live tonight. month, and still no ruling. >> reporter: that's right, danner, i am told they will release the calls by the end of the week but campbell county fire marshals me ball the piles of debris back here. you can see piles of scrap, brick and various other things because piles have

live in danville, valerie bragglive in danville, valerie bragg, abc 13 news. >> danner: you can get all the updates on super tuesday tomorrow night at wset.com. from 9 to 10 p.m., we will be live streaming a your voice, your future super tuesday election special. there will be election results and a live anan mall in sis of political experts and reporters at kilo occasions around the country including former congressman jim moran, members of congress and others. that is 9 to 10 at wset.com. >>> polling shows donald trump ahead in the republican primary and hillary clinton leading in the democratic race. republicans will vote in 11 states with 592 delegates in shape. in virginia 489 gop delegates up for grabs. they will vote in 1 statesthey will vote in 1 states virginia has 95 democratic delegates available on primary day. >>> in the democrat, presidential primary hillary clinton leads bernie sanders by 400 delegates. >> despite the fact that when combined the four states, iowa, new hampshire, nevada and south carolina do not assign 400 delegates. rafi williams explains how it is possib

valerie bragg a live in danville with that story tonight, valerie. >> reporter: the college is asking someone to come in and give a speech. they want to make this event -- all those events fun that way more of their students will these different cultures. >> reporter: keyboards, drums and congos. sweet music from the caribbean attracted the crowds from the student center. >> i love it. >> let's do this. apeople who will say not a lot of this. >> reporter: the bands call themselves awabu and travel all over the schools of the east coast to play their music. invited to play at gcc son-in-law part of the school's efforts -- gcc is only part of the school's efforts to expose to new cultures. >> people who are african-american, people think that everybody is the same, but the african descendent that includes jamaicans, trinidadincludes jamaicans, trinidadians, dominicans. >> reporter: instructor started >> it allows a lot of people to become diverse. >> reporter: diversity is what the school aims for. especially when bring in musicians like these. >> i always tell individuals, if you do no

live in danville, valerie bragg, abc 13 news. >> danner: thank you, valerie. take a look at a two-car crash in lynchburg right in front of ec glass high school. this happened just before 2:00 on langern road. the driver of the minivan was turning left into the high school when it got hit by another car. the van's driver didn't have his license. no one was hurt here but charges are pending. >>> and abc 13 has been on the scene of a three-car accident on wards road in lynchburg today. it happened around 10:30 in front of the golden corral. lynchburg police say the drive to pass traffic when a car hit a tow truck actually making the turn. the impact sent the car into a speed limit sign and then another stopped car. one person has minor injuries. the drive of the car is charged with passing through a turn lanewith passing through a turn lane. >>> happening today, the virginia senate has passed a by that would prevent some drivers from being charged with reckless driving for going 11 miles over the speed limit. the threshold for charging drivers with reckless from

valerie bragg is live there right now. bring us up to speed, valerie. roark roark mark, this event is just about to get started behind me, and as you can see, there for tonight's event. first, they are going to get started with a prayer. then they are going to join together and walk through some of the neighboring communities. dr. neal was shot while he was walking home on monday, and the hospital doesn't want anyone feeling unsafe in their community and feel like they can't walk out in their neighborhood leading to an unhealthy lifestyle. the hospital ceoalan larson tellthe hospital ceoalan larson tells me the group will not be marching and protesting and won't be holding signs or lighting candles here tonight. they simply want the community to come together and help come up with ways to reduce crime in danville, walk and talk is what they are calling it. the hospital leaders will be joining as well. they say this recent shooting is a catalyst. and now they want to be part of the solution to help make danville a crime-free community. the police departm

danville. >> danner: valerie bragg reporting live from danville. back out into the field and send it out to katie brooke who joins us live on the phone. she is driving through appomattox. what area are you in, katie? >> reporter: hey, there, danner>> reporter: hey, there, danner. we are stopped at the b p gas station in appomattox. no power. clear skies and sunshine, but really eerie out here. people say that the tornado came through i believe it is over in the evergreen area. about 15 or 20 minutes from here, but we did not -- we wanted to give this live update and we are losing cell phone service out here but appomattoxservice out here but appomattox, wendy's, kroger just completely out. the power is out and cell phonethe power is out and cell phones are not doing that well. we are trying our best to figure out what is going on here. >> danner: thank you, katie. thousands out of power in the appomattox area tonight. over 12 over 1200. again significant outages we want to go to facebook where our mere mere is -- our merissa parais in appomattox. >

live in danville, valerie bragglive in danville, valerie bragg, abc 13 news. >> mark: valerie, thanks. this video in to our newsroom from waverly. look at the damage here. state police say three confirmed toconfirmed fatality and at least five trucktures damaged as a result of this storm. there were reports of a funnel cloud in that area but that has not been confirmed. many of the roads.heading into town are impassible and there are reports of flooding and even high water. >> noreen: in our area much of the worst damage in the pamplin and evergreen areas. they had a lot of power outages in that region. we go now to mona kosar abdi joining us now from appomattox. mona, what do you know tonight? >> reporter: noreen, time in evergreen where the storm caused major damages. i am holding pieces of this look at this. this tree that uprooted. you can see the ground is very saturated and this is what people are worried about. because the ground so saturatedbecause the ground so saturated, trees are toppling over. now across from 460, you can see the traffic is moving very slowly because crews

if you're still wanting to help out by making a donation, valerie bragg has more now live on you what you can do. valerie liveu church leaders tell me they greatly appreciate all the help, but they don't want

valerie bragg goes to the same training that helps centers make split-second decisions. >> george: i'll let you know who will see the coldest weather across the heart of virginia. >> danner: parents are going to the campus of hargrave military in chatham to pick up their kids tonight. threat on social media. tola is live in chatham. what can you tell us new, tola? >> reporter: well, danner, i spoke with the president of the school, general broome, and he tells me this all started at noon on tuesday. he said the school received a threat to one of their social media accounts from a person who purported to be from isis. they said they were going to threaten the school tomorrow. the school contacted the pittsylvania county sheriff's office. they have been investigating and federal agents have been investigating also. classes are cancelled today and tomorrow. they had an open house and athletic events scheduled for the weekend. those have been cancelled too. one parent said he got an e-mail hours ago from the school saying that parents they wanted to do because they had an isis-related threa

they say the shooting was a catalyst and now they want to be part of the solution is to valerie bragg will have full coverage on this walk at abc-13 news at 11:00. >> some business owners in danville are talking safety too. the owner of the historic north neat -- theater and 616 want for police present. >> it takes that officer off of a beat and out of the area. and there's one less officer to actually run the radio calls. >> danner: they have already started getting this idea rolling. danville police have asked council to hire four more officers. chief phillip broadfoot says the cash will come in the department's budget. after police arrested israel cunningham after shoplifting. a chase ended in roanoke where police found his car abandoned on west side boulevard. after another foot pursuit, police arrested cunningham and charged him with grand larceny and felony eluding. >>> bedford school officials met last night with an architectural team designing the middle school. it was not enough to get them the money set aside for the project. they're hoping the board of supervisors approves

live here in danville, valerie bragg, abc 13 news. >> mark: all right, valerie, thanks. >>> we continue to follow that breaking news out of brook neal this afternoon on this massive fire that has taken place there. a number fire departmenting this massive blaze at this 35 >> next "e.t." we are invited to the bachelor wedding. but is ben ready to say i do? >> let's celebrate. exclusive.r withford, award-winning coverage you can count on. >> will: our tower camera. the fire. the breeze is blowing in a westerly fashion throughout and picks up the snow. a brisk wind out there. out in lynchburg, 29. our current temperature. very dry air mass in place and not good news for the firemen either. a negative 1 degree dew point humidity at 28%. visibility wide open. and winds out of the west-northwest at 8 miles. other temperatures to speak of, pretty uniform. 13 in hot springs. 38 danville. 32 in farmville and it is 29 in charlottesville, and 20 right now in for beckley. continuously coming out of the west, breezes. northwest leerily fashion. 12 miles sustained in roanoke and 8 miles sustained in

valerie bragg is live in danville with the story. valerie? >> reporter: danner, several drmc employees are feeling uneasy walking to and from work, because dr. randolph neal was walking home from work when he was shot. the hospital's ceo allen larson says the incident has prompted him to increase security at the and in the overtime hours. in the six months lawrenceson has been in that position, he said he has seen more than 25 gunshots and stab wounds come through the emergency room and enough is enough. he says it is time he addresses the crime and help build what he hopes to be a crime-free city. >> we are also working with the police. we will have some -- some experts come and give lectures and talk about how to be safe and the community will be invited and will be making that aware, employees and all. it is important. and our world is changing. and we need to be educated to the change. >> reporter: drnc is organizing a prayer and a neighborhood walk tomorrow night at 6:00. they want to encourage neighbors to get back outside and not be af

valerie bragg live outside of danville regional medical center meet. valerie. >> reporter: danner, it is hard to say how many people will show rsvp event. the hospital wants anyone with them. they will start with a prayer and then they will start walking dr. neal was walking phloem a meeting when he and a neighbor were shot. the hospital has organized this walk for neighbors to come together and come up with ideas on how this stop crime here in danville. i spoke with dmrc's ceo yesterday. alan larson said that won't be any type of march or protest and they won't be holding signs or lighting candles tonight. they simply want neighbors to come together and help make danville crime-free. the danville police department said another anonymous donor has come forward and donated another $10,000. that makes the total reward money, 30,000 for anyone who provides some information leading to an arrest and conviction in this case. i will be live at 6:00s that walk kicks off. danner. >> danner: thank you, valerie. be sure it call danville police if you know anythin

valerie bragg met with the sheriff and the head of the school. she has the latest from chatham. 3 they really are keeping sheriff mike taylor tells me they will find the person responsible...and they are nearing a suspect tonight. take a look behind me... law enforcement has the enterance to the school blocked off. it's been like this since last night. we have pittsylvania county sheriff's deputies...the guys in green are with the sheriff's swat team...then behind them we have state police. this threat has been the buzz of the town out here today. there were a few people earlier on who just drove up..just to see what was going on. the sheriff's office tells me they have been working closely with state police and its cyber 3 crimes unit to find the person behind this threat. (:15) sheriff mike taylor- "as we speak, we have investigators reaching out, shifting through documents. and we're going to identify the people who did this. you can rest assured of that." many of the students here at hargrave are not local, so not all of them were able to go

live in chatham, valerie bragg, abc 13 news. 3 3 3 mark tight the potential threat has been the talk the town in chatham. we caught up with folks to get their reactions.gara white "i'm hoping that it is a hoax. i'm hoping it's not for real and that they will clear it all up. but it is kind of scary. but that let's us know we are not exempt from anything." suzanne brown- "what do i think about it? i think it's a shame because what's going on is there is, a copy cat, or whoever is doing this is desperate enough to get attention this way, it's scary to me."dan mclaughlin- "the price isis would pay if they ever did anything like attack our military school here, would be really high and i don't know if they are prepared to do that."mark3 we're staying on top of any new developments in this case. you can get the latest information any time at wset-dot-com. 3 noreen tight a man accused in a deadly home invasion in madison heights has filed a complaint under the civil rights act. edward marshall filed the complaint with u-s district court in roanoke on tuesday. in the complaint, he cites a j

valerie bragg is live in danville now with more on this story. valerie? >> reporter: noreen, drnc ceo tells me just for the past six months, he has seen more than 25 gunshot or stab wound victims come throughout er. i asked them, why did this shooting prompt him to start addressing violence. he tells me because this one hits close to home, but it is not any more important than any other victim. >> sometimes there are catalysts that make things change. >> reporter: police stepped up patrols in the west main area, but some neighbors still feel uneasy. whenever i get out of my car, looking around making sure no one will come at me. >> reporter: police are sorting through tips and searching for any clues that could lead them to a suspect. now drmc says it is time for the hospital to step in and help fight crime. >> this is not the only incident. there are other parts of the community where violence exists as well. so i think the -- the bigger concern sieve working collaboratively with the police and chief broad foot coming and meeting today to talk about crim

coming up at 6:00, valerie bragg is live with what the pennsylvania county sheriff is saying about the investigation. >>> plus ... >> it brings us together more than tears us apart in chaos. >> danner: the brookneal community coming together after plant. news. >>> closing arguments are now under way in the case of the killing of kevin quick, the waynesboro reserve police captain who was kidnapped and murdered in february of 2015. >> mark: annie andersen was last comments to the jury. annie. >> reporter: it was a long day in court today because along with the prosecution, all six defense attorneys were given a chance for closing arguments. one point to make, the defendants are not charged with -- specifically with kevin quick's kidnapping or murder. instead, the federal prosecutor decided to make the racketeering trial along -- they are encompassing a whole list of crimes the prosecution said the group committed. the charges involving quick's death and kidnapping are violent crime and aid of racketeering. and in closing arguments, defense attorneys do deny that their clients kidnapped a

valerie bragg was on the scene today. she is live in danville now. >> reporter: the family is still in tears tonight, danner. it all happened yesterday while the family was at church. when they got back, their home was gone. fire investigators have their work cut out for them. this axton home was taken out by fire. the family that own it is sandra keith doesn't have the strength to stand up without leaning on her truck. >> it was devastating. i am trying to wake up and for it to be over. >> reporter: instead she woke up to more fire trucks of what used to be her home. the fire marshal says the wind called a small fire to rekindle. sandra's brother, bobby, was next door when it started. he smelled smoke. >> come back out and it was fine. i could hardly blame him. >> reporter: the keiths and their two grandchildren that lived with them lost everything they ever owned including two cars, but they also lost something more precious. >> my baby. >> reporter: their two dogs. this picture was taken just the night before. >> just

valerie bragg gives you a gliment glimpse of a story she has been working on for weeks. >>> and -- . >> danner: it is not without protest. >> i will not give up on it. >>announcer: anytime, anywhere, award-winning coverage you can count on, this is abc 13 news. >>> surveillance video shows the assault and robbery of a decorated marine veteran in washington d.c. >> mark: we have to warn that you this may be hard to watch. take a look. d.c. metro police released this video in an effort to find the people responsible. this attack happened last friday at a mcdonald's. in the video, you can see a group of people hanging out at the restaurant.

valerie bragg went to check it out this afternoon, and she is live in danville with the story. >> reporter: whitney, the ramp is on leaseville lake in a small community called pitsville. new signs went up justnew signs went up just a few weeks ago to warn of the dangersweeks ago to warn of the dangers, but neighbors just don't want to see the sign. they want the problem fixed. >> reporter: there is a pretty sight at the end of this long, winding road. neighbors enjoy this view, but not the danger. >> some of the injuries here have resulted in broken ribs, broken ankles. >> reporter: lionel reynolds lives nearby and said it is all true. >> i myself stepped off on a slick rock and fell on my hip and almost, you know, broke a hip. >> reporter: when he is pulling his boat in, there is no place to step off, so he has had to use the side where the debris and rocks are. >> and a big bruise back there. >> reporter: neighbors say they ramp itself. a 92-year-old man died last summer when his truck went into the lake. no one knows for sure whether the truck slipped in from the debris or if something

our valerie bragg is getting frank answers from local law enforcement and joins us now live with this story. >> reporter: noreen, i have been investigating this story for the past six weeks on the conditions to remain anonymous. we asked some of our local law enforcement if all the scrutiny has made them his tight pull the trigger in a deadly situation. some of the answers may shock you. boston police commissioner bill evans talking about an officer-involved shooting in is always on the news. >> tonight, that criminal is dead, gunned down by police. >> reporter: another day, another officer-involved shooting. since the riots in ferguson, law enforcement is under close watch by the public eye, and it is getting the heads of our local law enforcement. >> police transport. picking a prisoner up. >> reporter: i reached out to police departments across the area and asked them to take in an anonymous survey. i asked if this he fear making national headline it is they ever have to fire their weapon. nearly three out of four officers said yes. i asked if do you, do you feel the fear of making

. >>> now thrive valerie bragg who has been on the scene of downed trees in danville and pennsylvania county. valerie, show us? >> reporter: time in danville, and the winds have really started to pick up within the last hour. compared to what we had earlier today. we got video right outside of our video around 2:30 this afternoon. heavy rain, heavy wind. we even had hail the size of nickels falling down. could i hear it pounding on the roof while i was inside. that storm knocked down several trees in our area one in danville. klaipd home on fairmont avenue. no one was home at the time. i went to a downed tree near a thursdaying home in pittsylvania county. and this one was speaking because it fell on top of a power line. we are not sure the exact number -- power at that location, but nearly 500 people without power when a tree fell near there earlier on today. and also i just spoke with a city representative from danville. he tells me there are still about 200 to 3 about 200 to 300 people without power tonight. live in danville, valerie bragglive in danville, valerie >>> dominion powe

valerie bragg is checking out the county plans to pay for it. she was live in danville now. >> mark, well, right now, there are no plans in place of how the county plans on finance thling new animal shelter. the board still needs to hire a general contractor before they know the final price. then they will start looking for ways to pay for it, but simple fact is, the county has to build a new shelter. the state has fined the county for violations at their current locations, and they need to get the plans rolling before they are fined again. the estimate for the project, 3the estimate for the project, >> we do have the funds to cover the estimate -- the estimated cost in reserves. that will be up to the entire board of supervisors to determine whether we want to go out and borrow money for the project or if we want to use funds that are currently held in reserve. >> reporter: i also just got off the phone with the president of the pennsylvania county spca, katherine east. he she said the organization has been waiting years for this project. noree

valerie bragg is finding out what you need to know if you plan to vote. she is live in danville with the latest. >> reporter: danner, i spoke to several local offices today, and many of them tell me that

valerie bragg met with the sheriff and the head of the school. she has the latest from chatham. 3 they really are keeping

valerie bragg goes to the same training that helps centers make split-second decisions. >> george: i'll let you know who will see the coldest weather across the heart of virginia. >> danner: parents are going to the campus of hargrave military in chatham to pick up their kids tonight.

valerie bragg has his miraculous story of survival. 3 (((nat/pop- "that would be the kitchen."))) torn to pieces. (((nat/pop- "the big dresser, that was my moms. and i told you my mom's room is over there." shrugs.))) daniel poole still can't believe.. he's alive in fact, the only reason he says he is...is because of this man. "this wall lifted up and that's when i hear chris yelling, 'daniel, come on.' so i ran back this way and chris grabbed me and through us into this closet there and we stood there until it was over." chris wright was at the poole's home...painting...when the tornado struck. the home pulled off the ground.. right down to the basement.chris wright- "we really walked out. it's hard think somebody put their hand on top of this basement and saved us.""the family is spending the day, walking around their property looking for anything they can salvage. they're thankful for finding the smaller stuff like articles of clothing, like this glove and some of their favorite coffee mugs, like this one that says, "life is good." but it wasn't the coffee mugs or the found sho

valerie bragg reports. 3 there's a pretty sight at the end of this long, winding road. neighbors enjoy this view, but not the danger. jerry hagerman- "some of the injuries here have resulted in broken ribs, broken ankles." lionel reynolds lives nearby and says it's all true. lionel reynolds- "i myself tried to step off the boat last summer stepped on slick rock and fell on my hip and almost broke a hip." when he's pulling his boat in...there's no place to step-off. so, he had to use the side, where the debris and rocks are. reynolds- "i had a great big bruise about that." neighbors say they need a dock...and some work done to the ramp itself. a 92-year-old man died last summer when his truck went into the lake. no one knows for sure whether the debris... or if something else caused the truck to go into the lake that day. but no matter what the reason, neighbors say a floating dock would help solve a lot of their safety concerns. 3phillip lovelace, lives nearby - "if you have stuff like this laying on this and you step on it, you can very easily roll an ankle, twist an a

now, the fire marshal's office is digging through the valerie bragg reports. 3 fire investigators have their work cut out for them. this axton home was taken out by fire. the family that owned this, stopped by. sandra keatts still doesn't the strength to stand up without leaning on her truck. "it was devastating. it was like, wake up 3 and it'll be over." fire trucks at what used to be her home. (((nats- fire truck))) the wind caused a small fire to rekindle according to the fire marshal. (((nat- hose)) sandra's brother..bobby... was next door when it started. he smelled smoke. "when i came back out, there was a great big fire. i couldn't believe it." the keatts and their two grandchildren that lived with them...lost everything they've ever owned, including two cars. but they also lost something more precious... (((nat/pop- "my babies"))) their two dogs. (sniff) this night before. "i'm too numb to even think about tomorrow." through their church, neighbors, and other family in the area, the keatts will slowly rebuild what they have lost. "just...the lord will have to help us." 3 pattie

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valerie bragg got an inside look at how officers make the decision on when to pull the trigger. 3 nat/pop- "shooter standby" first: target practice. "see where you are. ((shots)) were or this dot?" within 20 3 minutes, my shots were.. somewhat.. better. (((nat/pop- getting there))) practice isn't what academy instructors look for when passing cadets ...it's how they react to real-world situations. "just because you shoot hundreds on the range, the accuracy and because of that, the stress, heavy breathing, the decision making, it goes down a little bit." i stepped into the shoes of a police officer for just a few minutes. instructors put me through a scenario cadets are faced with. 3 it started out on a driving simulator ...in pursuit of a suspect. (((natspop-"go, go go."))) that pursuit led to a foot chase.(((nat/pop- let's go))) i ran sprints and jumped through a window in pursuit ...then got into a ground fight with the suspect. (((nat/pop- wrestling))) i got him off of me.... then... another foot chase. after cornering the suspect... i had to decide whether i needed to use pepper s

valerie bragg reports. 3 there's a pretty sight at the end of this long, winding road. neighbors enjoy this view, but not the danger. jerry hagerman- "some of the injuries here have resulted in broken ribs, broken ankles." lionel reynolds lives nearby and says it's all true. lionel reynolds- "i myself tried to step off the boat last summer stepped on slick rock and fell on my hip and almost broke a hip." when he's pulling his boat in...there's no place to step-off. so, he had to use the side, where the debris and rocks are. reynolds- "i had a great big bruise about that." neighbors say they need a dock...and some work done to the ramp itself.