for virginia voters. the poll shows clinton is statistically tied with republican hopefuls ted cruz and marco rubio. donald trump has the lowest favorable rating ... with just 22- percent. # the way virginia executes criminals is now under review in the general assembly. one bill would allow the state to use the electric chair if lethal injection cannot be carried out. the bill would put inmates to death using the electric chair if the state cannot access lethal injection drugs-- which has been an ongoing problem. right now inmates get the option to chose between the two methods. sen. scott surovell, d-36th district: "effectively what an electric chair does is cook a human being to death. i don't think that comports with due process, i think it's cruel and unusual punishment. i don't think that's a humane way to kill people." the discussion comes as an execution is scheduled to be today marks a big day across the region... it's the annual ten cares food drive. wsls ten's rachel lucas is bringing us live c

west virginia needs help. i think it ought to be on the desk of the next president of the united states. mr. ames: thank you, senator kennedy. now, gentlemen, we have concluded the formal portion of the program. and we come to the portion which will be questions and answers. i will remind you again the questions have all been sent to "the charleston gazette" by its readers and that they have been screened by the editorial board of "the gazette" to avoid repetition and select the best of the hundreds that were received. now, the ground rules regarding the answers of questions are as follows -- questions will be asked of you alternately and you have two minutes in which to give your answer. at the end of the two minutes, the buzzer with which you have now become familiar will sound as it has before, and you will stop and i must ask your cooperation in observing that. the candidate to whom the question was not directed -- some have been directed to both -- but the candidate to whom the question was not directed w

while virginia tech and virginia military institute students pay more. but the price you pay isn't just for classes... and professors. we found out it also includes a lot of extras. there are mandatory fees... to support athletics, health services, transportation and paying off new buildings. 11:57:18 ilyes adjerid , taking a break from virginia tech i decided to take the semester off and i am just kind of working, getting my credit back up, get some money and i hopefully get some loans. 11:39:27 beth armstrong, virginia tech director of university scholarships and financial aid there is a borrowing issue but we have to make sure we're looking at why students are borrowing. it's very easy for students to accidentally over borrow. schools point to the drop in dollars from the state... for the rising costs. coming up tonight at six... on wsls 10 in a special education matters report... we take a closer look at what your money is in what's news today... lynchburg city schools announces a partnership with amazing grace outreach church today. the new partners

here in virginia - started! in fact, plans interstate 73 have been stalled for the past two decades. we sent wfxr's kristen eskow in search of answers in this wfxr news special report -- 73 questions! 1:00-1:051:34-1:392:16-2:22 2:24-2:29 if you're driving one of the thousands of vehicles that cruise down interstate 581 and route 220 every day -you've probably seen the signs - but not much else when it comes to progress on i-73 in virginia. blaine lewis - co-owner, fleet feet sportslewis: "we've heard very little about it."blaine lewis says he moved his athletic wear shop - fleet feet sports - to route 220 in roanoke county three and a half years ago. running one of the many businesses along the road - lewis says he believes a new interstate - could benefit all businesses in the roanoke area. lewis: "it just gives another corridor that connects roanoke to other locations, which could be good, you know, for businesses in a lot of ways and good for the valley." goodlatte: "it would make this area more attractive f

a virginia police officer day of patrol. this morning her captain talks about the officer that made the ultimate sacrifice. we'll get to your headlines in just a moment, first we get a check on your weather and traffic on this leap day. jen lewis is keeping an eye out on any problems on the road. meteorologist jeremy wheeler is tracking some warmer temperatures in the super doppler weather center. ("jeremy ad libs wx headlines") today: partly cloudy. highs will be in the upper 60s. winds sw 10-20mph. tonight: mostly clear. lows will be in the low/mid 40s. winds west 5-10mph. tuesday: mostly sunny. highs will be in the low/mid 60s. winds se warm day with highs in the upper 60s to near 70. it will be very nice. a cool front will move through late in the day. this may bring a sprinkle, but the front looks to pass through mostly dry. tomorrow will be just a little bit cooler with highs in the be much cooler towards could bring a brief rain into the afternoon. stay tuned for updates as roads. let's check two presidential candidat

the tables on virginia tech. and trey freeman is having a career season at old dominion and is being compared to some of the greats. the sportswrap back in early january, nationally ranked virginia was upset by virginia tech. tonight, riding a six game win streak, the cavaliers were not about to let it happen again. i'm bruce rader, virginia, number 7 in the week--actually one of the hottest teams in the nation, taking no prisoners in charlottsville tonight. good sight if you're a hokie---chris clarke out of cape henry in virginia beach---missed most of the season with a fractured foot, off the steal chris slams it home, 11 points for clark in his return for tech. how bout another former cape henry star, virginia's devon hall--off the ally-oop, these were his only points of the night, but it gave the cavs a nice lead. and the hoo's hold on for a 67 to 49 win staying in second place behind carolina in the acc. old dominion's trey freeman, is so good he's being compared to other great virginia players including his

examing a monsterhow a massive weather system thank you for choosing good day virginia. it's and i'm kyle benjamin. we now know the name of a missing man who was found dead after wednesday's tornado in evergreen. the appomattox county sheriff's department says 78-year-old edward harris was killed. police say his home was destroyed by the tornado. seven others in including harris' wife. people all across appomattox county say they're lucky to be alive following wednesday's deadly tornado.virginia state police say the tornado destroyed 20 homes in appomattox county and damaged at least 100 other buildings. the nws estimates the tornado cut a 400 yard wide 13 mile long path of destruction along route 460those who lived through the tornado tell wfxr news its something they will never forget. scary- scary for me i was really scared and the dogs got scared i had him in my arms and he was shivering, and im shivering and it started pouring, pouring down raining on me i had glass and dirt and roofing stuff and insulation all in my hair and all over me never want to go through it

that means public safety agencies such as the virginia national guard, virginia state police, the virginia department of emergency management and the virginia department of transportation can devote every available resource to storm response and recovery. about an hour ago we found out the virginia national guard have sent more than 50 soldiers to help with debris clean up. they're being sent to essex, richmond, westmoreland, sussex and patrick counties but more counties will be added if need be. governor mcaullife will also be here in appomatox county and waverly, virginia today - the two hardest hit areas from the storm. in appomatox, trees are down, homes are damaged, and thousands are without power. about 2800 dominion customers in the county have no electricity. and nearly 50 percent of meters for central virginia elective cooperative have been damaged. it might be early morning to mid-day tomorrow before power is restored to the cvec point. right now there are two shelters open for those affected by the storm. we're at the appomatox community center and there is another one at the pa

reporting live in virginia beach by getting thirteen years now. well tonight democratic presidential candidate rally in norfolk he said lake taylor high school. doors open in an hour and here's a live picture outside the school you can see people lining up look for a live report on the rally coming up on thirty news now at six on super tuesday republicans in eleven states will vote to five hundred and ninety five republican delegates are at stake in virginia there are forty nine gop delegates up for grabs on the democrat side eight hundred and sixty five delegates are up for grabs in eleven states ninety five are virginia delegates and polls close at seven tomorrow even counted thirteen is now to bring you the results on air and online why live team coverage with political analysis to check results as they come and go to thirteen years now but com slash elections. breaking news just in from norfolk that's where police tell us a vehicle hit two kids this happened at about four o'clock along chesapeake police say emergency crews took those kids to t

well, not for a family here in virginia who's going all out!as nakkell william shows us...neighbors don't mind and seem to "love" it... literally! with a name like stephanie loving...how could spreading love especially for valentine's day not be her mission?: "the second day after christmas l start decorating for valentine's. it's the day i look forward to the most."loving's glen allen yard is filled four-foot hearts...flashing...with sweet valentine's wishes and it all started when she was a little kid.: "when i was a little kid, you know when we used to decorate them and stick them under the chalkboard. everybody would put their valentine's inside of there. i just always loved and was so excited to get that brown paper bag to see what was inside it."people can't resist stopping by for a little smooch in the kissing booth... : "a lot people will leave coins in the kissing booth. there is like a little shelf. there were four coins there. one was a quarter and one was a nickel. then one day i came home and one of my nickels was missing. i said s

a 56-year-old from west virginia was killed. in a company truck. we just learned from norfolk southern - this wreck happened at a private crossing - that does not require gates or warning lights. 00:00 - 00:0500:28 - 00:33 "upon arrival the truck was on fire"this is all that's left - a burned and mangeled truck. police say - this truck was on spring hollow access road - at a crossing - when it was hit by a norfolk souther freight train. roanoke county police say 22-year-old johnny collins of abingdon virginia was seriously hurt. his co-worker - 56-year-old william lineberry of bluefield west virginia died. both worked for a-e-p. sgt. jeffrey johnson "members of the blue ridge transportation safety board regional crash team, including salem police norfolk southern police." officials at norfolk southern say - the train had 3 locomotives and 14 freight cars. this wreck happened in a 40 m-p-h track speed for the train - and again - this crash happened at live, bill wadell, wfxr news. a virginia student has now come down with the zika virus- this as the

virginia tech men's basketball team renews its rivalry with virginia tomorrow night in charlottesville, and after beating clemson saturday, coach buzz williams and the hokies ended a five game skid. the hokies, of course, already have one victory against uva, earlier this season in blacksburg. tech now, has earned 5 acc wins for the first time since 2011, and they still have 7 conference games to play. and buzz says the progress the team has made is a tribute to their character. buzz williams/virginia tech head coach: they're good people that were raised by very strong parents. they play for one another and you can see the relationship they have off the floor by watching them play on the floor. they play incredibly hard because they believe that what we are trying to do is built on the right things and they're not scared. the hokies beat of january in blacksburg. the cavaliers are certainly playing better over the last two weeks though, stringing together five straight wins. they've now climbed back to number 7 in the national polls, including one vote in the ap poll for the hoos to be

here in virginia, liberty university allows concealed carry on campus. apple's c-e-o says the company opposes a judge's order to help the f-b-i break into one of the san bernrdino shooter's phones. as scott mclean reports, this case could ultimately make its way to the supreme court. for investigators in the san bernardino terror attack, their phone... more than two this was the scene out front of an apple store in san francisco. people marched in opposition to that government court order we just talked about. another string of demonstrations will kick off on february 23 across the u-s as well. one republican presidential candidate is getting a big endorsement ahead of the south carolina primary. south carolina govenrnor nikki haley says she is endorsing senator marco rubio.the support from the popular second-term govenor could potentially help rubio in the palmetto state, where he trails donald trump and ted cruz in the polls. hillary clinton's campaign is launching tv ads in the commonwealth ahead of the march1st primary. the first add is running in th

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into virginia-- and crashed. arnold is charged with attempting to elude police, reckless driving and driving without a license. in vinton- several homes and businesses are without power-- after a driver crashed into a tonight---south pollard street is still closed down--from virginia avenue to cleveland avenue. vinton police say a driver lost control-- and hit a utility pole.when the pole came crashing down--- one of the transformers hit the ground and cracked open. a haz-mat crew was called in to cleaned up the chemicals. some people may be without power until the pole is replaced. but officers say they're not sure when that will happen. the driver was not hurt. in danville- fire officials say an extension cord is to blame for a fire inside a storage building.the fire department responded to that fire on 135 ruben court just before 4-30 this morning.they said the building was engulfed in flames. crews were able to get it under control just before 5 a-m.the building was a total loss. no one was hurt. around the c

coming up on good day virginia: and another confirmed case of a fast moving virus in virginia...we will tell you where it popped up... plus.. more trouble for a roanoke restaurant, just days after the shut their doors for good! and new details on a murder- virginia's eastern shore. you're watching good day to the northcarolina/south carolina border by midnight. this front returnsnorth as a warm front late tuesday night followed by a strongercold front wednesday.today...mostly cloudy. numerous showers...mainly this afternoon.highs around 60. west winds around 10 mph with gusts up to20 mph. chance of rain 60 percent. .tonight...cloudy. a chance of showers in the evening...then a chance of drizzle with a slight chance of rain after midnight.patchy fog after midnight. lows around 40. light and variablewinds. chance of rain 50 percent. .tuesday...cloudy. a chance of rain and drizzle in the afternoon.much cooler with highs in the mid 40s. light and variable winds.chance of rain 40 percent..tuesday night...cloudy with a chance of rain and drizzle. near steady temperature in the mid 40s. southe

police dispatchers say the latest one happened in virginia beach. we found crews on brigadoon drive around seven. that's off pleasure house road in the cheseapeake beach area. closer to the oceanfront -- virginia beach firefighters put out burning apartments on treetop drive. that's in the linkhorn bay area. they say one person was hurt, and they think it may have started by accident. it could be weeks before we know what caused a devastating weekend inferno in norfolk that left nearly 40 people homeless. chopper 10 flew over the smoking remains -- in the willoughby area of ocean view, saturday. today -- chief jeffery wise told us the fire destroyed eight buildings and damaged six. everyone made it out safely -- thanks in part to neighbors who went door to door -- and to the firefighters who braved bitter cold and high winds. marianne mcgovern/ocean view resident (1) 48:17 please believe me, to anybody, to any of the firefighters, we are so proud of you, and i thank every single one from every engine company that responded to stand out here in the f

for good day virginia, i'm kristen eskow, wfxr news. and the candidates for mayor weren't the only ones talking about important issues in roanoke. nine city council candidates came together at the same event to discuss several issues, including regional partnerships. for all the latest election news across virginia first dot-com. in the new river valley this morning.researchers at virginia tech are starting to work on the zika virus.they'll use mosquitoes to try to answer the questions like how the virus overcomes a mosquitos' immune system in order to even be transmitted to humans. while researchers are working at virginia tech, a senate committee met in washington on thursday to discuss the zika virus. senators discussed president obama's 1-point- 8-billion dollar funding request and and a fast track to finding a cure.republicans say the c-d-c and national institue of health don't need additional funding, since there is a surplus from the fight against ebola. the investigation into a roanoke county house fire continues this morning. t

and that means it's heading right to virginia. midnight. right now the temperature is 45 and we're mostly dry right now. the temperatures are not going to change very much overnight. a little cool out there. a northeast breeze at six miles per hour and the wind isn't too bad. most of us are not 40s. charlottesville, 47. blacksburg and virginia tech, 42. farmville 49. and upper 40s towards southside. and the timing of the rain, we'll begin the future cast at 8:00 p.m. and look at all this rain moving in during the overnight. it is a 100 percent chance for rain overnight. tuesday morning, everything which has already fallen. and we'll be tracking the rain in the morning on "gmv." and most of the rain we're going to see tomorrow is going to fall during the morning. by wednesday, we may see several batches of rain developing. it is possible you could see be hearing some thunder from our thunderstorms. and there could be some strong storms towards southside. but the strongest storms will stay where temperatures are warmer in the south and east.

virginia court records show sgt. margie hobbs' blood alcohol concentration was more than twice the legal limit. and that she had a child in the vehicle with her. c50 1:03 - the crook isn't going to place a hobbs when she served as a public information officer. a police spokesman says she now works in the investigative division and has been with the department for 17 years. master police officer jimmy cason released few details on hobbs' arrest - other than it happened on sunday in the early evening. however, police sources tell us some sort of accident happened near the oceana nas dam neck annex. and that hobbs did have a norfolk's swat team and homicide squad. sources tell ten on your side they're shocked by the charge. they say, when hobbs decided to become a sergeant she was at the top of the department's list. adding, they wouldn't expect this from her. hobbs is currently being held in the virginia beach city jail. she will have a bond hearing early tomorrow morning. i'm liz palka, 10 on your virginia beach polic

arguments continue tomorrow in the lawsuit filed by the democratic party of virginia over virginia's voter i-d law. democrats say the law requiring voters to show photo i-ds at the polls is unconstitutional and illegally suppresses law common sense protection against election fraud. the trial is expected to last at least a week. right now, a traffic alert in pulaski county. the right northbound lane on interstate 81 at mile marker 89 is closed right now. crews are doing an emergency repair to a pothole on the bridge over route 100. the right lane will be closed until about 6 a.m. tomorrow. botetourt county leaders lay out their timeline to get two historic slave houses moved to a new location. and- christian tease: a sight to degeneration and now has it back, thanks to a new about it coming up." the cat and the fiddle, the cow jumped over the moon... then quickly fell back to earth landing on the roof of a dutch colonial. luckily geico recently helped the residents with homeowners insurance. they were able to get the roof repaired like new. they later sold the cow because they had al

-- fairfax, virginia. that is that 4:15 p.m. eastern on c-span3. at 6:00, presidential candidate donald trump at a rally in georgia. we had that on c-span3. >> it is a whole different campaign now. we had basically moved beyond the early primary and caucus states, and now we are on super tuesday. 12 states, voters in each of these 12 states will have a defining impact on who the democrat and republican nominee. -- nominees are. we have moved from that retail campaigning, that we saw in iowa and new hampshire, and now we are in 12 states where the candidates are literally going from airport to airport, trying to appeal to as many voters as possible, and make last-minute pitches. advertisement is key, organization is key, but it has moved to a different level where the candidates hope the voters know what they are. in those cases, the name ideas out there. with the candidates have to do is convince voters that is the person they should vote for. since this network began in the late 1970's, one of the hallmar

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

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how one virginia family plans on sharing the love this weekend.### a world war ii veteran from virginia beach has finally reunited with his wartime girlfriend... after more than 70 years apart. the overseas reunion... when now to what's trending now... a look at the biggest social networking, online and technology talkers. this year's oscars gift bag is setting a record... as it contains about 200-thousand- dollars in gifts. on the high-end, it includes items such as a 10-day, first-class trip to israel and unlimited audi car rentals from silvercar... less expensive items include a "haze dual v3 vaporizer", which retails for about 250-bucks. but the most interesting item might be the voucher for the "vampire breast lift." paper... said to be the most soothing and absorbent available. a new study from the home audio soothing and absorbent available. a new study from the home audio company "sonos" has a theory about the de- socialization of music. it launched an international study looking to find what happens when two or more people listen to the same songs together out loud. it found pe

experience at virginia tech. getting into the beer brewing business.but it's not clear if the beer will be available for public consumption.w-f-x-r's charlie cooper found out the it's food science department to give students hands on experience in an industry that's booming in the commonwealth. from germany this brewing system is the newest addition science and technology faculty, food science and technologyit mimicks the macro out there. it more closely mimmicks the processes, the materials that are used in the brewing industry today.brian in the department. he says the equipment will be used to brewing techniques.brian wiersema- faculty, food take an intro to brewing advanced malting and brewing class as well. where they actually have to come up with their own recipes, formulations.sean o'keefe, a says student interest in fermentation is growing those who practice home brewing.sean o'keefe- professor, food science and technologyit translates because most students that are into home brewing have a base understan

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that's just over the virginia state line. and the discovery of lovell's body shook the people who live in the quiet north carolina area of surrey county. as fox's amber roberts reports, people who live in the county, which has about 78-thousand people, say not only are they family and friends are devasted about the death of lovell.the small community is in shock.as far as i feel, devasted.at the restaurant and country store, the news spreads quick.we saw the officers going by.on saturday, officers found her body in this area.two people have been arrested in her death.david eisenhauer charged with abduction and murder.natalie keepers is accused of disposing the body.both are in the two people in custody this morning-david eisenhauer and natalie keepers- are engineering students at virginia tech.fellow students say they're upset and disgusted by the allegations against two of their classmates. molly simon "i felt safe before, but to think about a little thirteen-year-old girl being hurt by someone my age is mindboggling."chris

virginia tech doesn't play again until next wednesday at miami... it was senior night for to washington and lee...1. the generals showed off some good ball movement... clayton murtha finds a cutting andrew franz for 2 of his game high 22...2. this is a nice move... eli sumpter with the no look pass to joey miller who knocks down the 3 to even things up in the first half...3. it's senior night... gotta get the ball in the hands of seth bradley... he goes with the pretty baby hook...4. neither team could get seperation in this one... andy kleinlein blows by the defense and finishes with the left...this game would go down to the wire with roanoke college prevailing 93-92... the maroons now 18-4 on the season... hidden valley hosting patrick county in a game that was moved by weather...1. the titans led from the get-go... marc arner tickles the twine from the corner for 3... 22-6 valley...2. the cougars did find some success in getting behind the defense... kody dillard to seth scott for the lay-in for patrick county...3. but the titans would keep it th

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here on good day virginia. i'm january keaton and i'm kyle benjamin four people are dead and dozens more are injured across virginia after severe weather strikes wednesday afternoon. the storms swept through appomattox county in the evergreen community, killing one man and injuring seven others. right now, there touched down in evergreen. official confirmation would come from a national weather service survey team. no word yet on when a nws team will be in appomattox county. here's what it looked like on wednesday evening along route 460 in appomattox county.the high winds damaged dozens of homes-- some are missing their roof--others are missing walls as rescue crews from across the region raced to the scene, our crews saw neighbors pitching in, helping families one woman says she ran outside, held onto a big tree in a ditch, as the storm blew her mobile home away. "things were hitting me in my back. i felt a tree or limb hit me in my head. i guess it was it may have been part of the house. i didn't see it till

following the arrest of two virginia tech students. what we're learning about the case . # and a communiy in mourning... from local churches to schools.... how the new river valley comes together in her memory.# good morning and thanks for joining us on virginia today here on w-s-l-s 10. i'm jenna zibton. storm team ten meteorologist kristina montuori joins us now.. kristina? today: scattered afternoon rain showers with highs in the lower 60s tonight: cloudy with light rain & drizzle possible.lows in the lower 40s tuesday: cloudy with light rain & drizzle possible.highs in the middle 40s wednesday: heavy rain likely possible.highs in the lower 60s thursday: increasing sunshine with highs in the upper 40s friday: mostly sunny with time now for your timesaver traffic report. we are following a developing story out of blacksburg... two virginia tech students are being held without bond this morning-- in connection to the death of a middle schooler. 13-year old nicole lovell was last seen at her home in blacksburg. her family says she went

virginia court records show sgt. margie hobbs' blood alcohol concentration was more than twice the legal limit. and that she had a child in the vehicle with her. c50 1:03 - the crook isn't going to place a device on there for permanent purposes. they're going to come back and get it. 10 on your side file video from 2011 shows hobbs when she served as officer. a police spokesman says she now works in the investigative division and has been with the department for 17 years. master police officer jimmy cason released few details on hobbs' arrest - other than it happened on sunday in the early evening. however, police sources tell us some sort of accident happened near the oceana nas dam and that hobbs did have a child in the vehicle with her. c84 :43 - our officers coordinated with norfolk's swat team and homicide squad. sources tell ten on your side they're shocked by the charge. they say, when hobbs decided to become a sergeant she was at the top of the department's list. adding, they wouldn't expect this from her. ho

thank you for choosing good day virginia. it's thursday february 18. i'm january keaton. and i'm kyle benjamin. we start this morning with a traffic alert out of wythe county.a tractor trailer accident near mile marker 86 on interstate 81 is causing major delays right now. all northbound lanes are closed. , along with the south left shoulder and south left lane. traffic is backed up for around 2 miles. traffic is being diverted off at exit 84 then back onto 81 first this morning: a developing story out of henry county: we have a breaking development on a story we have been bringing you this morning. police in henry county sayd they have found a missing woman. deputies found bernice proctor in a wooded area near old liberty drive in martinsville. her car was found in the area earlier. she was taken to the hospital where she is getting treatment for hypothermia and dehydration.proctor is expected to recover. family members became concerned when they hadn't seen her for a while. appalachian power crews continue to work on power outages caused by monday night's ice storm. les

a virginia community is mourning... after a police officer was shot and killed saturday. 28 year old ashley guin-don along with two other officers were shot while responding to a domestic dispute in prince william county. police say 32 year old ronald hamilton opened fire on the officers after allegedly killing his wife. guindon was killed just one day after being sworn in to the police department. her co-workers say she was passionate about her job. chief steve hudson / prince william co. police dept. - "she felt like she still wanted to do this job. she couldn't get it out of her blood. it was something she thought she could the other two officers are expected to recover-- one is in critical condition. hamilton was a member of the army who worked in the pentagon. he's charged with capital and first degree murder as well as malicious wounding. hamilton will be arraigned monday. cleanup efforts continue in appomattox county after an e-f-3 tornado ripped through the area. while many people are still trying to process the

we will have highlights from daytona coming up on good day virginia. and some local doctors are also spending time in the sunshine state.we will tell you how this trip to florida will improve the care you receive in the emergency room. being a horse at the reba farm inn can be hard work! groups are stopping by for horseback riding tours all the time! in this morning's ag life report, wfxr's charlie cooper has more on how the horses are cared for and what steps are being taken to make sure they're healthy too! 00:25:18-00:27:1500:31:11- 00:36:151:02:18-1:06:04this is what meal time looks like for the horses at reba farm inn only moments before they're saddled up for a ride. kathleen donovan- owner, reba farm inn & saddle soarone of the biggest things especially in the winter is feeding. keeping their weight up. kathleen donovan and her husband ron make that a top priority when it comes to taking care of the horses.ron gore- owner, reba farm inn & saddle soargenerally i'd say about 12 to 13 hundred pounds of hay gets fed everyday and 3 or 4 hundred pound

a virginia community is mourning... after a police officer was killed on her first day on the job. 28 year old ashley guin-don along with two other officers were shot while in prince william county. police say 32 year old ronald hamilton opened fire on the officers after allegedly killing his wife. guindon was killed just one day after being sworn in to the police department. her co-workers say she was passionate about her job. chief steve hudson / prince william co. police dept. - "she felt like she still wanted to do this job. she couldn't get it out of her blood. it was something she thought she could pour herself into". the other two officers are expected to recover-- one is in critical condition. hamilton was a member of the army who worked in the pentagon. he's charged with capital and first degree murder as well as malicious wounding. hamilton will be arraigned monday. roanoke county police will release more details about friday's officer involved shooting. according to a county spokesperson ... a news conference

wsls 10 is highlighting couples in southwest virginia... during our virginia valentines segments. send in a photo of you and your sweetheart to news at wsls dot com or post it online. we will feature your story right there are many sides to basketball star an fashion icon russell westbrook. he can find some new ones. like, farmer. russell's brussels. russell speaking. paleontologist. hashtag t-rex. park ranger. where am i? and t.v. spokesperson. that's my line. i got it. with u.s. cellular, you can do all the things you like, from the middle of anywhere. now to a special super bowl version of whats trending today... last year's super bowl ads pulled on the heartstrings, while this year seems to offer more humor. "i cant live... i can't give anymore" heinz is using weiner dogs to deliver laughs... while skittles hopes star power hits the comedic sweet spot. that's been the most commonly used approach over the years. laughter is generally a crowd pleasure when it comes to the audience the super bowl attracts. but some ads can fall flat. "puppy monkey baby, puppy monkey baby, puppy m

severe weather all across virginia, maryland, d.c. and morning city at this hourch the most dramatic images coming ot of the virginia where i believe we had 18 we showed you this picture during our coverage earlier. jason smith during ever green virginia east of lynchburg area what a large tornado this is. you're talking at least probably ef 2 to ef 3 from looks of this picture and there was significant damage in the ever green area. closer to home southern virginia large, large hail stopz. we hit everything with the severe weather. not just tornadoes but hail, flash floodinging, straight line wind. remarkable. following that we saw so many of these pictures a nice scene after the storm passed in virginia suburbs. out of ashburn. thank you bill from the rainbow. many wide arching rainbow shots and double rainbows at that. nice to see once the storm passed. recapping tornadoes these are all reports confirmed that have come in through the storm prediction center and waverly, virginia with three fatalities and this one 2:30 people which

katie: andy fox is life in virginia beach. andy: these are the sand piles come in to show you how much sand there is, virginia beach is very prepared for this. 900 miles of roads in virginia beach. what we have right now is the sand. drew lankford is here, with public works. tell me what you are going to be doing today. did i get that right, lane miles? >> we just had our batch of trucks starting to treat since no precipitation has fallen. they will take care of the bridges and overpasses. andy: why don't you tell us what this is and what is going on inside igloo. >> we get saw from the huge containers, and we unloaded the salt inside the igloo, and we bring to sand in an mix it there. as of today, we got about 3000 tons already makes, and we have andy: and this tournament is who is going to be mixing it. what are you discussing about what you expect? >> a lot of what we expect, we are not sure what to expect. the precipitation will start between 12:00 and 2:00, will last until 9:00. one thing we feel certain with with all the

virginia tech beats virginia 31 to 7. that's your monday morning look at sports. we're less than a week from super bowl 50. the winning team will take home the iconic lombardi trophy. after the game, the trophy is returned to tiffany and company where it will be engraved with the names of those who fought hard to win it. for the first time, in addition to the lombardi trophy, the winning team will also get an 18-karat gold plated "fifty." you can watch the super bowl next wdbj-7 at 6-30. a big part of the super bowl is the food, and we want to know what's cooking in your kitchen for the big game. submit your favorite party recipes on our website wdbj7.com in the must see 7 section. you can also browse other wdbj7 fan's recipes to get ideas. we will share some of our favorites that you submit on wdbj7 sunday mornin'. all eyes are on iowa today for the first presidential nominating contest in the country. how the candidates made their final pleas for support, with polls showing tight races on both sides. three california escaped inmates are back in custody. how a ti

so how much weight does virginia carry?there are 49 republican delegates,95 democratic delegates, plus 15 superdelegates at stake.a new public poll projects donald trump and hillary clinton to win in virginia. other key states in super tuesday primaries include:alabama, georgia, tennessee, texas, and vermont. the polls will be open from 6 a.m. until 7 p.m. on super tuesday. if you're looking for information on where you can vote, head to our website virginia first dot-com. one other important note: under virginia law, voters are required to bring a photo id to the polls. a cold front will cross the today...movingthrough the mountains this morning...then east of the blue ridgeby afternoon. weak high pressure moves in tonight...followed by another stronger cold front prices at the continue to fall. next on good day virginia. a look at what you'll be paying the next time you fill up! and retail news that could affect you the next time you shop at jc penney or macys. you're watching good day virginia. gas prices, welcome aboard

i think the clinton campaign probably feels relatively safe about virginia. i think if they started to feel like they were there when they were at risk of losing virginia to bernie sanders would see her hear a lot but i imagine you can see her in the states where she might be worried that the race is a little bit closer. i think that's probably probably why she's not in virginia the race just doesn't feel as close to the clinton campaign so they're not as worried about the need to be a place is rather more worried of course hillary clinton as in virginia on the airwaves she has a pair of tv commercials in rotation right now tomorrow's bernie sanders rally its scope is free and open the public as for the three republican speeches at regent due to a high demand tickets already sold out for those three about the virginia republican and tuesday. march first reporting live like getting thirty news now. i so let's run down those appearances from the four presidential candidates here in hampton roads tomorrow morning bernie sanders will hold a rally at norfolk scope

as we said nearly every candidate is making stops in virginia. virginia last week. bernie sanders and donald trump were in hampton roads earlier this week. senator marco rubio s campaign has announced the presidential hopeful will hold a rally in virginia beach on sunday. although the event is free -- each guest is required to r-s- v-p online. -- ben carson is scheduled to appear at regent university on monday. and democrat hillary clinton s campaign office says she will be visiting northern virginia and hampton roads on monday. families are mourning the loss of their loved ones after a deadly tornado ripped through waverly earlier this week. newschannel 3 s margaret kavanagh has been speaking to victims and she has more from waverly. skipper lucas/lost friends 09:32 i thought i was gonna die really did it scared me. track skipper lucas lost his car to the tornados -- but the real devastation came when he walked over to his friend 50 year old larry turners house 08:27 i said where in the world are my friends where in the world is the house i couldn )t believe it. tr

thanks for starting your day off with good day virginia. i'm kyle benjamin. and i'm january keaton. new this morning: a man is dead after an accident in southeast roanoke. roanoke city police say the accident happened around 8-30 last night on garden city boulevard near craig robertson road and thomason road. right now, it's not clear how the accident happened. we'll bring you any updates to this story on-air and online at virginia first dot-com. two people are expected to be okay after being shot during an attempted robbery in danville on monday night. officers say someone shot dr. randolph neal near mount vernon avenue as he walked home from the danville regional medical center.the shooter then attacked a neighbor who heard the gunfire and came outside to help dr. neal. police are still looking for the suspects, anyone with danville police. wfxr news is your local election headquarters after months of campaigning, the iowa caucuses are in the books. it's the first presidential contest that counts... and already it's shaking up the race fo

now on virginia today ... roanoke county police are investigating following an officer-involved shooting. how one witness is reacting to the incident. good morning and thanks for joining us on virginia today here on w-s-l-s 10. i'm rachel lucas. and i'm jonathan kegges. here's a live look at after another below average day warmth surges in for the second half of the weekend. sunshine goes on the increase on saturday and stays with us for the bulk of the weekend. a weak cold front crosses the area on monday, but temperatures stay mild. today: becoming mostly sunny with highs in the mid to upper 40s. tonight: mostly clear with lows in the low to mid 30s. sunday: mostly sunny and warm with temperatures in the mid 60s. we'll keep the warmth rolling into tuesday as mild air is reinforced from s storm system that will likely track into following a story out of roanoke county where an officer was involved in a shooting. according it happened just after seven last night near the walgreens on brambelton and electric ro

virginia governor terry mcauliffe is expected to tour the damage here in appomatox and waverly, virginia. we know that four people have died across the state from the storm, and several others are injured. thousands are without power, but dominion is working to repair a damaged metering point that serves appomatox county. even the shelter here at the appomatox only running on a generator. officials are also asking drivers to stay off the roads because of debris. the governor has declared a state of emergency, and soldiers with the virginia national guard have already been sent to a number of counties to help clean up debris. but again, here in appomatox county, there will be a press conference regarding wednesday's stom coming up at 7am. a total of 8 people were killed in the powerful storm system that affected the gulf coast before heading our way, and on to the northeast. the storm brought heavy rains and strong winds to other places like new york, making a mess of on roads in putting some vehicles underwater. caused thousands of power outages. those windy conditions are expected to st