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

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 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 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 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

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

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 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 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

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

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

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. >> thanks, valerie. >>> this now is a live look outside in lynchburg right now. it has been raining.it has been raining much of this late afternoon but it is finally staying above freezing tonight. >> mark: many of you may be in the path of some of that rain. chief meteorologist george flickinger is in the weather center with the very latest. >> george: hi, mark. hi, noreen. yes, temperatures are above freezing and will be remaining above freezing which is good news for the rain staying liquid not having to worry about it refreezing. upper 40s in lynchburg right now. danville we are looking out live over danville right now. you are at 50 and roanoke at 42you are at 50 and roanoke at 42. here is an update on the rain. still had small showers in lynchburg, but bulk of the rain is trying to move off to the east, moving fairly slowly. you can see the snowshowers rain moving toward appomattox. the showers amherst making waits into buckingham and watching us from pennsylvania county, small showers near gretna. for

valerie bragg is digging into the story for us tonight and joins us live in danville with more. valerie? >> reporter: mark, it is obvious that the courthouse needs renovations and that the taxpayers can agree on, but what they don't agree with, the multimillion dollar price tag. poles and pipes. >> you will see an awful lot of things like that. >> reporter: cracks and crumble>> reporter: cracks and crumbles. >> i think if i tugged on that brick, it would come out. >> reporter: former commonwealth attorney john greenbacker can easily point out why exactly this courthouse needs work. taxpayers lake james gordon, something needs to be done, but renovating in 1830s building and adding a second circuit court room. >> doesn't make sense to me. >> because you decided to add this extra circuit court you added all the logistics of transporting from one side all extra costs they have to bear the city of the county. >> reporter: this they telling you how much extra that is? >> nobody can tell us that yet. tell us. >> reporter: in their personal opinion, the extra court room is not needed b