out their differences. 3 3 3 another cold morning for the heart of virginia. you'll need to bundle up all weekend. i'll have your valentine's day forecast coming up. 3 3 pattie good morning virginia. it is friday, february 12th, 2016. i'm pattie martin.mona and, i'm mona kosar abdi. thanks for starting your day with us. 3 pattie tight this morning we are following the latest on the fire that continues to burn at the dan river plant in brookneal. the fire started around 3:00 yesterday afternoon. overnight, we talked to the campbell county fire marshal, randall johnson, and he told us what crews biggest concerns are as they battle the flames.randall johnson campbell county fire marshal "main concerns fighting the fire have just been keeping everybody safe water and getting everything contained." :11pattie tight make sure to stick with us for the latest on the fire. in the next half hour we hear from johnson about what they know concerning a potential cause for the blaze. 3 3 3 mona tight today - more witness will take the stand in the trial of ashley white. yest

the republican party of virginia planned to implement this change on virginia's march 1st general's office says the state has the legal authority to change the rule after voting has begun. a state elections official says the agency spent more than 62 thousand dollars to print and mail the required paperwork. 3 pattie tight a house committee had put off until next year voting on a bill to limit the personal use of campaign funds by politicians. lawmakers are only barred from using campaign funds for personal use when they close out their accounts. an ethics commission made up of former lawmakers and others recommended that lawmakers.. bar the use of personal use of campaign funds. but many have said.. they need wide latitude to use campaign funds because.. they're used to subsidize the costs of performing their duties. 3 pattie this morning we have more on hillary clinton's email scandal... supporters of clinton say the e-mail scandal could be overblown and politically motivated. that's because it appears that colin powell and condoleeza rice also got classified data from personal email aco

if you were watching us from blacksburg, virginia tech at 46blacksburg, virginia tech at 46. charlotteville at 43. and 46 from danville. a check of your weather for thursday. when you wake up in the morning, clear skies and areas of clouds out to the west we will have 20s in the morning and not going to be below freezing very long. a lot of sunshine showing up for your afternoon. mostly sunny skies for your thursday. jumping ahead toward your friday, your weather forecast also looks good. if you have any travel plans, say, out of virginia, then the weather is also looking good as well. we will show you some of the neighboring states. no major storm systems headed our direction, so quiet weather for you coming up for your friday. then we will see those 60s returning by the weekend. so overnight tonight, we will see lows falling down into the 20s. if you were watching us from amherst, 25. bedford, 26. 26 in lynchburg. 27 in altavista. normal for what we normally see this time of year. do watch out for a few icy spots as the temps will be below freezing. i don't think we will se

we had other severe weather into far eastern virginia. strong storms and tornadoes north and east an south of rich monday and a lot of tornadoes in north carolina as well as into the southeastern parts of the commonwealth. now the storms are done; however, you may notice the wind picking up this evening, because we are going to see the actual cold front moving ewe through but the stormy weather has ended. on pinpoint doppler radar. the meteorologist in eastern virginia toward richmondvirginia toward richmond, tracking these thunderstorms with a warnings in effect. and strong storms make their way into richmond and also into northern virginia. they are getting the strong storms right now. but for us, quieter weather is ahead. now the temperatures still at 59, but we are going to be falling closer to midnight. until then the temperatures are going remain very mild until the cold front and the cooler air makes its way in. it pun thing we were also talking about yesterday that the severe weathers will be temps in the 60s we saw temps from dan

virginia tech's flint water study group is now working with them.(dr. marc edwards/ flint water study, virginia tech) "epa is going to fund us to go back to all 271 of those homes or as many as we can, resample now so we can compare home by home, how now, if at all." they spent the morning preparing the kits.. with the team excited to see the results. edwards) "it's quite possible that flint is meeting the federal drinking water standards. in fact it's quite probable."(anurag mantha, phd student, virginia tech) "for the time being, if they keep using detroit water, it will at least and prevent more lead from leeching." testing shows some houses are still testing at 10 thousand parts per billion. that's higher than toxic waste levels.. and way higher than the allowable 15 parts per billion. edwards says that's actually not against the law.(edwards) "you can have any amount of lead in some homes. even hazardous waste. it has to do with how this law is crafted. it allows 9 pecent of homes that are tested in a city to have any value of lead whatsoever. so i

and virginia taking on the hurricanes. college tournament virginia up to a tie for third in the country in this week's a.p. poll. they played in miami. they're second in the league behind north carolina. virginia got within two. wilkins, rebound, bucket, and the foul. and there's a foul call on miami. and the coach can't believe it. he wanted traveling. and reid had a big game for miami with 29 points. and miami holds on 64-61. virginia's troubles on the road continue. games. the o.d.a.c. women's tournament began tonight. randolph took bridgewater to number 12 holland lost at eastern mennonite 71-57. and high school regional action at e.c. glass. the hilltoppers faced the wood grove wolverines. the baseball passed and bucket ran the lead. and boden drilled a three. 24-22 wood grove at the break. and after trouble kept him on the bench for most of the first half, knox took glass. and knox buries three in the corner to give glass its first lead. and jones led everybody with 24. gilbert had another big game for the toppers, r

now it's being tackled in virginia. sen. ryan mcdougle (r) become very popular in my district and across the commonwealth. over a million individuals play fantasy sports now just in virginia. pattie the new bill would require companies to register.. have state audits to ensure money invested by consumers is being spent the way it should be.. and would prevent employees from those companies from participating. opponents say.. the gambling could lead to people seeking out bookies. now over to dennis with today's sports. 3 improved to 15-and-13 with a win last night at boston college. buzz williiams will tell you any win in the acc is a great one, shane henry slams in the early seth allen miss. that's a good dunk but this one's better. garland owens flying down the lane for the one- handed jam for bc, that's a man's dunk right there! tech, though, led by 13 at the half 40-27 and pads the margin after the break. hokies win 71-56. 3 first-round odac tournament play at randolph, the wildcats hosted washington eight on saturday. th

still to come on good morning virginia the 2 virginia tech students charm indeed the murder of nicole level made their first police are >> patti: today's top stories the two virginia tech students charged with the death of level have attorneys. yesterday a judge apointed a public defender for david eisenhower charged with kidnapping and first degree murder. the other student natalie keeper charged with accessory after the fact and concealing a body. they have their court date on march 28. the students did not enter a plea. >>> two men recovering after an tempted robbery in danville. they found doctor neil suffering from gunshot wounds. neil told police he was walking home from the medical center when two men approached him. one showed a handgun and demanded money. they shot neil and took off. the men also shot a neighbor who o. both were taken to danville medical center. >>> we know the name of the man who died in a fiery crash on train track in roanoke. william linebury died at the scene of the accident. johnny collins taken to the the hospital with serious injuries. the two were in

i'm an energy efficiency coordinator here in virginia. to me, it's all about being able to help our customers learn energy efficiency. this partnership with appalachian power allows us to touch more families in this region that really need it. (woman) when we first moved in, the house wasn't very livable. it had holes in the ceilings. it was very cold. they saved our house. (announcer) we may be a power company, but the true power in our communities 3 new this morning, a lynchburg man is facing charges after authorities in amherst county say he led them on an 8 mile long chase. the amherst county sheriff's office arrested lawrence samuel crank jr. on tuesday after a chase that started on river road and ended near a madison heights. and the chase didn't stop there, they say crank also ran for a short time on foot. he now faces a range of charges, one of them being possession with intent to distribute. he's in the amherst adult detention facility beng held with no bond. for the full list of charges, head to wset.com 3 3 mona tight today the

you know which days next week snow across virginia. bedfoof lynchburg, danville, bedford, roanoke and the new river valley forj gorge finishing up a beautiful day with the sunshine. a little cool out there with the cool air, dry conditions, mostly clear skies. it is going to get cold overnight. sunset. we will see patches of frost by morning and we are going to see lows between 20 and 25. so a nudge colder tomorrow morning than what we had this morning. we are looking live over lynchburg. beautiful view toward the blue ridge mountains. great visibility. the mountains have been cleared today. temperature right now at 45. and the air is a lot drier than it has been the last few days. the dew point temperatures are dip into the teens. low afternoon humidity. the wind is light and the wind will remain light overnight tonight. around the rest of the area. most temps are in the 40s. around the university of virginia and charlottesville at 45. lynchburg, 45. roanoke, 44 roanoke, 44. toward virginia and blacksburg at 40 and danville at 47. the

virginia tech and blacksburg at 42. roanoke, 45. farmville, 46 and mid and upper 40s toward danville and the rest of south side. between 7 and 10:30 this evening, we are only going to see patches of light rain advancing across the heart of virginia, after midnight, the rain will be more concentrated. tomorrow morning look at wednesday at 8 a.m., you will want the umbrella in the morning and then by i lunchtime you will really want this umbrella. you will see areas of orange indicating heaviest rain and you may be hearing some under this irby tomorrow afternoon. you will see the heavy rain shifting eastward and by tomorrow night, all the rain will gather. as far as additional rain, i think most of us will be in the half inch to one inch territory but a few rain totals near 2 inches are doable for tomorrow. overnight tonight, the temperatures going to remain near steady. appomattox at 45. altavista at 46. your hourly weather for tomorrow. temperatures slightly warmer than today. highs reaching the lower 50s. around the rest of the are

two virginia tech students are charged in her murder. with annie andersen. >> reporter: 18-year-old david eisenhauer was arraigned this morning and was assigned a public defender to try his case. he was charged with kidnapping and first-degree murder. natalie keepers was charged with accessory after the fact and helping to dispose a body. >> she was a sweet girl. helped on bus. >> reporter: but according to police warrants, police say that david eisenhauer kidnapped lovell. and they think it was only think that keepers was involved. >> it's a day by day process. there's a lot of decisions that they're making right now. a lot of things that they're hearing, and right now i think it's just shock. and it's just setting in as they go. >> reporter: the commonwealth's attorney says that lovell was autopsied today. now, both eisenhauer and keepers are expected back in court on march 28th. and the commonwealth attorney says that we may not know exactly how or what killed lovell until then. we have more on this ongoing horrible situation. priscil

i'm an energy efficiency coordinator here in virginia. to me, it's all about being able to help our customers learn energy efficiency. this partnership with appalachian power allows us to touch more families in this region that really need it. (woman) when we first moved in, the house wasn't very livable. it had holes in the ceilings. it was very cold. they saved our house. (announcer) we may be a power company, comes from our people. 3 3 good tuesday to you, let's temperatures in the mid 40s for many of us with overcast skies. this morning will be cloudy and cool with some fog. please use caution when you're driving due to the fog and wet roads. today won't be a "wash out," but you can expect drizzle or light rain throughout the day. temperatures remain on the cool side with highs mainly in the upper 40s. southside will make it into the lower 50s. rain begins to increase tonight with overnight lows in arrives wednesday morning. the heaviest rain on wednesday the rain will taper off by late afternoon. 3 dennis the virginia men have climbe

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

. >> a couple of months ago i did a presentation in one of the counties here in virginia. we presented to every student in the entire school system, went to every school, and asked the kindergarten class at one of the schools we were talking to, how many of them had access to the internet through a portable device. and over 85% of the kids raised their hands with their smarttheir hands with their smartphones in their hand in the classroom. >>reporter: there is pretty amazing. what do you do to make the digital world a little less scary for children. apps that will let you view your khooi child's phone. download them and you can see what goes in and out and it will be reflected on your phone. be as tech savvy. kids are very quick, but by the way, predators are too and you need deep up. lastly, danner, the experts say, bottom line, just talk to your kids. >> danner: this is a very good opportunity. a very good lesson to teach your family tonight. again, if you miss the full press conference, you can watch it at wset.com. we have it posted there for you and you can get the mo

southwestern virginia. we'll say towards wytheville, if you have travel plans to the south tonight, be prepared for rain and light snow. a nice warmup today. we're at 40 in lynchburg. we have mostly clear skies for now. but we'll see increasing clouds this evening. most of us are still above freezing. charlottesville 45. 36 blacksburg. 40 roanoke. southside, lower 40s in south boston, danville, martinsville. in the next hour, most of us will stay dry. the closer we get to 10:00 p.m. and midnight. we'll see this batch of rain and snow moving into southside. if you live near roanoke, bedford, lynchburg, and south of that line, that's where the precip is going to occur. north of that line, it looks like you're going to see dry weather. right along the state line will see rain and snow mixing in. we're not expecting accumulations of snow toward danville, halifax, charlottesville. you may see snow falling as light rain. freezing after midnight. and we'll be in the lower 30s by morning. appomattox 29. south bosto

. >> george: and i'll let you know when colder weather is virginia. >> danner: one of the virginia tech students charged in the murder of a 13-year-old girl was denied bond today. 19-year-old natalie keepers is charged as an accessory in the murder of nicole lovell. statements made in court revealed how the murder may have been planned. >> reporter: prosecutor mary pettit give us details. lovell's mother, tammy and her father david came in surrounded by family members. natalie keepers' family also took the stand during their daughter's bond hearing. there was a statement read regarding how she and david eisenhauer plotted to cut nicole lovell's neck. according to a statement in court, it was keepers who told police were lovell's body was in north carolina. she also told police that lovell's body was in the backseat when she and eisenhauer bought cleaning supplies at walmart. the judge said that keepers had no tie to the community and denied bond. eisenhauer and keepers are due back in court by march 28th. the full autopsy should be back by then. >> danner: this all happened the same day

should virginia localities strengthen their animal protection laws. you can like our abc 13 facebook page and vote. >>> the umbrella, it is a must-have item over the next few days. >> noreen: maybe some galoshes >> mark: gal >>> all right, we already saidit. you got to have your umbrella. >> george: what was it galoshes. >> noreen: galoshes. i was asking during the break if they even make them. i remember my dad wearing them. >> george: dress warmly, a cold main. here is what to expect. wednesday. we are going to have rain. the rain is going to begin for most of us between 7 and midnight. a 1 a 100% chance of rain overnight. this means if you can pick up abc 13 on your tv set, you are going to get rain tonight. tomorrow afternoon, not see that much rain around and rain we are going to see will fall on wednesday, one to two to will be common by time we see the rain ending by wednesday night. very good galoshes. noreen, right. a check on pinpoint doppler. a few showers from lynchburg to amherst and much of bedford county looking to south side. rain near

very heavy rain for much of us across the heart of virginia. this pocket of red is where we could see heavier rain ongoing. by 3:00 p.m., make sure that children are prepared for the rain and have their umbrella as we'll see heavy rain continuing across the heart of virginia. by 5:00-7:00 a.m., most of the rain is going to end and move out of to the east by richmond. overnight tonight, cloudy, if you're going out this evening, generally dry though you may notice drizzle on your windshield. we'll see lows in the 40s and 50s in southside. increasing light rain after midnight. hourly weather for tomorrow, rain in the morning at 8:00 a.m. notice the temperatures tomorrow. it's going to be windy as well. it's a breezy south wind. that's going to warm us to the upper 50s at lunchtime and upper 60s in the afternoon. decreasing rain by 8:00 a.m. as the rain will be to the east of us. the rest of area, low-mid-60s. we're not expecting to see any icy roads. bedford 63. amherst 62. your 7-day forecast shows outdoor plans will be safe from the rain on thur

he was part of virginia tech's cross country team. now we do know that eisenhauer was friend with lovell on social media, but police have not gone into detail about how well they knew each other. as for keepers, police have not said whether or not she had any connection to lovell prior to her death. keepers is a software engineering major from maryland. today virginia state police divers were out searching tech's lake on campus. saying that as a father, as well as virginia tech's president, i assure you that we are resilient. you are not alone. the school has not released another statement since the announcement of that second student's arrest. we'll be live in blacksburg tomorrow with the latest. >>> we have an update on the search for a west virginia man on the run from police in allegheny county. andrew allen arnold has turned himself in after taking off from that trooper during a traffic stop police said the 28-year-old fled on food after the trooper tried to make the traffic stop yesterday afternoon. he was wanted in west virgini

i'm an energy efficiency coordinator here in virginia. to help our customers learn energy efficiency. this partnership with appalachian power allows us to touch more families in this region that really need it. (woman) when we first moved in, the house wasn't very livable. it had holes in the ceilings. it was very cold. they saved our house. (announcer) we may be a power company, but the true power in our communities e clouds win that battle in'll see periods of passing showers. don't be surprised if you see a heavier shower over your section of the heart of virginia, either.monday is a transition day under mostly cloudy skies. temperatures cooler in the low-middle 50s. middle 50s. tuesday and wednesday we're watching a complex storm system approach the area. this looks to be a mostly rain event for us. however, tuesday night into early wednesday morninga& and then again wednesday night into thursday morning, temperatures will be cold enough to perhaps spit out wintry precipitation. we'll keep an eye on this as it's still several days away. liquid rainfall totals could exceed 1". thur

virginia voters will select candidates march first. to vote you must register before 5 5:00 this afternoon. do it rat the office or online. >> mona: tomorrow voters head to the poles for the first pierm in new hampshire. pat >> patti: have trump and sanders in the lead. their opponents are closing in. ken athhas more on the final push for votes in the race for the white house. >> reporter: it is crunch time the day before the new hampshire primary. bernie sanders fired uptaking presidential punches from his rifle's husband. >> for her this is not about grand theories of revolution whether we can improve people's lives. the former president was in new hampshire hillary was in flint, michigan taking on the lead water crisis. >> what happened in flint is immoral. report are the pole out of new hampshire shows clinton close nothing on sanders. donald trump maintains a double digit lead in the state. >> quiet. out of time. >> the republican fought it out during the abc news g. o. p. debate. the attacks continued on the trail after jeb bush

virginia, a major factor in this election. what you need to know if you plan to vote tomorrow. >>> lending a helping hand. who is stepping up to help those in appomattox rebuild today? >>> plus, a navy seal is awarded a medal of honor. and his mom's first question. >> do you think i can come? that's so sweet. yes, mom, you are allowed to come when your son gets the medal of honor. >> danner: what eve rs byers jr. did to earn america's highest honor. . >>> tonight, our local voters raj star's offices are preparing for the biggest primary turnout they had had in eight years. >> danner: super tuesday is just hours away. 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 voter turnout during the primaries, but this is the first year the democrats and republicans have held their primaries the same day in a presidential election since 2008. today many of the voting site supervisors

into virginia. and we could see some of the lowest temperatures we've seen so far this winter. tonight, plenty cold. teens and 20s. new river valley, blacksburg, 15. appomattox, 23. and 23 in south boston. dress warmly and make sure your children are dressed warmly tomorrow as they head to school. we'll say below freezing tomorrow. 32 at lunch and highs in the mid-30s tomorrow. it's going to be colder tomorrow than what we had today and breezy. not very friendly for your outdoor plans. nelson county, 34. buckingham, 38. 40 toward brookneal and charlotte county, pittsylvania county, martinsville in the mid-30s. and upper 20s and mid-30s in your 7-day forecast, notice the low temperatures are going to be in the teens as we finish up the week. we're going to stay below freezing on thursday. and valentine's day weekend looks like a good weekend to snuggle up. temperatures, 20s for highs. >> danner: right now, you can easily see what public employees make, but that could change. the senate committee adva

regent university on february 24th in virginia beach. john kasich is scheduled to host the town hall meeting monday in vcu in richmond. virginia is one of several states holding a primary contest on super tuesday. hillary clinton's campaign suspect launching a television ad campaign. her campaign announced it's running the ads in the richmond market. foreign policy, women's rights and other issues are part of an initial 6 figure ad buy. clinton is leading in the polls terry mccullough ; forecast you on from the abc 13 weather experts. ; reporter: we've had so many questions from those asking are we going to get more snow? are we going to see a significant winter storm. we're going to be in for quite a ride over the next 2 weeks. show you dates that we're watch watching for you. jump ahead toward next week. 23rd, 24th and 25th. the 23rd heavy rainsome likely. after that colder weather moving in for the 24th and 25th. it is possible that there could be a large winter storm develop developing for the east coast. the question mark, what woul

the virginia department of health will be leading the efforts. they'll be working with virginia localities on mosquito surveillance and control programs prior to the arrival of mosquito season in may. however, a state health official says the risk of the zika virus spreading in virginia is relatively low. 3 danner pots we have the new presidential standings poll just out by roanoke college. just ahead, a look at where they stand right here in virginia just days ahead of the state's primary. george 3 george 3 georgegood 3 fri3 friday to you! we're looking forward to a great weekend ahead. no rain will occur until next week.the wind will finally decrease tonight and temperatures will drop below freezing. you can expect mid 20s by saturday morning. saturday afternoon will be cool and dry with partly cloudy conditions and less wind. highs will near 50. sunday will be warmer with highs in the mid 60s under a mostly sunny sky.we will see rain chances returning next week. a few showers are possible on monday and tuesday. highs will reach the 60s. heavie

doppler radar showing a few small showers across the heart of virginia. and in tennessee and all that rain will advance toward virginia and that is the rain that will be arriving tomorrow. any evening plans, the temperature is not going to change very much. we are going to hold in the low to mid-40s. coming up a little later, we will show you which parts of virginia could see strong storms. >> mark: george, thanks. >>> the fate of the people charged in relation to the kidnapping and murder of waynesboro police captain kevin

there are only two complete virginia according to brent mcgraw. the director of addiction services at centra says prescribing opiate is not without risk. brent mcgraw -a lot of physicians are just like -- i don't feel comfortable doing that."so dr. stutesman got the training she neededa& and in november a& started prescribing the synthetic opiates.stutesman - one of the things we are also concentrating on is what do we do next. we can't just leave them once they have the baby." that's where places like the lynchburg treatment center come in.david cassise - "this is not a moral failing. this is a brain disease."david cassise and jennifer hudson are working with the coalition too -- treating women during their pregnancy ... and after. david cassis, lynchburg treatment center - "we are one if the first in the state and one of the few in the nation that has really seen the community come together to help tackle this issue." jennifer hudson, counselor at lynchburg treatment center - "my hope is that it will become a statewide issue not just a community

virginia. coming up, we will let you know when we could be seeing some snow ahead. >>> anytime, anywhere, award-winning coverage you can count on, this is abc 13 news. >>> breaking news for you tonight. cnn is reporting that david eisenhauer and 13-year-old nicole lovell had an inappropriate relationship. a law enforcement official had that information. they also report that nicole was going to expose that relationgoing to expose that relationship and investigators believed that eisenhauer stabbed another prevent that. eisenhauer is charged with firsteisenhauer is charged with first-degree murder in the case and the other suspect natalie keeper also have a bond hearing tomorrow. we have also learned that court documents show that keepers began planning the murder in early january. keepers had a hearing today, but that was cancelled because she already has an attorney. >>> the viewing for nicole is under way right now in annie andersen joins us live. annie, a very, very big turnout there tonight

looking over lynchburg in the heart of virginia. clouds and the issue how cold it feels with the wind. right now 26 degrees. that light blue number is the wind chill. as well more coming up shortly. wind out of the west at 6 miles per hour. if you have been spending any time outside today, you know the wind is a lot stronger at times. blacksburg down to 20. 24 in roanoke. temperatures cold everywhere. 32 in danville and 33 in south boston. here is what you need to know about. the coldest weather. the coldest hours we are going to see overnight tonight and through thursday is between 1 and 10 a.m. temperatures are actually going to remain below freezing until friday afternoon. for this evening, we will see temperatures in the 20s, falling near 16 at 6:00. for an update how cold it feels the wind chill. take to you will stafford. >> reporter: the temperature factor and the wind chill what it will feel to your exposed skin. our computer model what it will feel like, feel like 12 below in hot springs. 5 in lynchburg, 7 in martinsville.

virginia's london drove 5-threes adding 19 points. virginia wins 73. 53 to improve the 21 and 5 calves don't play again until next monday night at miami. >> now we have a week to prepare. we look sluggish. you just don't know how the young guys are going to respond. we talked about not doing it. but talk is one thing, and doing it is another. >>> they're playing one of the hottest team in the big south. after starting 0-3, they've won nine of the last 11. including the last seven inform a row. the saturday victory of long wood. they scored a team of 20. including six threes. all of a sudden, the team has given up on is just one game out of first place in the big south. >> i think we know who we are. our identity is trying to be good on the defensive end and be hard to play again. we're fairly unselfish on the that was indicative of 18 assist. and last but not least, i want our guys to have fun. >> so i mean, (indiscernible) working towards it. but we're far from our best be. and there's a lot of room to grow for all of us. >>> at 20-y

class of 17 today. 13 from virginia. included in the class are bradley litheco and elliott brew brewster. and for all the area high school signings we showed you at 6 you can check them out wset.com. torian gray is heading to the that's what is ; anchor: looking at a foggy night right now. that's going to get out of here by morning. ; reporter: yeah, and we're well. we'll be able to dry out. tomorrow will be breezy and cool cool. highs in the 50s. now on the 7 day forecast all eyes are going to be on next week. going to keep you updated on late monday and tuesday that potential sleet and snow. whether this could be a school cancelling type event or just a ; anchor: hope it's a live."

temperatures are in the 20s across the heart of virginia. partly cloudy, cool and dry for friday with highs in the upper 40s. temperatures reach the lower 50s on the southside. lows fall into the mid to upper 30s by saturday morning. overall, it's going to be a pleasant and mild weekend for us. highs reach the 60s both saturday and sunday, with overnight lows in the upper 30s to near 40. we'll be dry for saturday with a mix of sun and clouds. mostly cloudy for sunday, with the chance for a few showers later in the day. 3 mona it's the last leg of a political showdown in south carolina and nevada. democratic and republican presidential candidates -- pleading to voters. the primaries and caucuses --- now just hours away. ray the campaign trail.3 mona it's the last leg of a political showdown in south carolina and nevada. democratic and republican presidential candidates -- pleading to voters. the primaries and caucuses --- now just hours away. ray raimundi has the latest from the campaign trail. 3 3 the stakes -- couldn't be higher. the presid

lunchtime tomorrow, we'll see very heavy rain across the heart of virginia. at the 3:00 p.m., we'll still have rain in the area. but at 3:00 3:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m., the rain is going to clear our area and make its way towards richmond. and over the wednesday-thursday, dry weather for all of us. many of us are going to get between 1-2 inches of rain. your hourly weather shows that it's going to be very mild as we're going to have a strong south wind. upper 50s at noon with lower 60s in the afternoon. with the bulk of the heaviest rain falling during the late morning-early afternoon. highs in the 60s with the rain for wednesday. and your 7-day forecast shows your outdoor plans are safe in the rain thursday-saturday. and next week, we could see a chance for snow toward tuesday. >> mona: you hear it all the time. people become police officers because they want to help. two cops went above and beyond to make sure a lost 2-year-old was okay. >> so at that point, i did what i enjoyed most when i see little children. i just started playing and grabbing toys an

and blacksburg, virginia tech, 35. charlottesville, 42. 46 south boston. 44 danville with upper 30s towards martinsville. and on the radar, this looks more impressive than what's coming down. we have light rain and drizzle through lynchburg, bedford, roanoke. and it's essentially on the eastern side of the mountains. and there could be some snow flurries along interstate 81. in pittsylvania county, you can see small showers in alta vista, gretna, and chatham. this is going to stay to our east. and overnight we'll get a stronger surge of colder air, and it will push this precip away. and here's the future cast. showers and patches of drizzle across the heart of virginia. and in the morning, that will be gone. we'll have a few clouds lingering in the morning. and throughout the day tomorrow, a lot of sunshine. drier air builds in. lunchtime tomorrow, sunny, breezy, and school. tomorrow afternoon-saturday, we'll have sunshine. during the day on saturday, we'll see high clouds moving in but weather remaining dry for saturd

blacksburg, virginia tech 43. and mid-50s -- by the way you saw highs in the 70s in danville and south boston. tomorrow, you can see this area of white getting brighter. this means that the clouds are going to thicken up as we go throughout the day. so cloudy gray skies for tuesday. tuesday-early wednesday, areas of heavy rain developing. wednesday morning, evening is going to be wet as we'll see high humidity and areas of showers developing. if you have something planned outside on wednesday, i would recommend postponing it until wednesday, you can see this area of rain. and it is possible you may hear thunderer. and the heaviest rain on wednesday is going to fall late morning-early afternoon. and by 5:00 a.m., all that rain is going to move east towards.richmond and drier weather for wednesday night. for tomorrow, temperatures only in the 40s. drizzle and light rain is possible, not expecting anything heavy. and the wind tomorrow is going to be out of the north and east. 40s for most of us in the area. and 50s t

doppler radar showing a few small showers across the heart of virginia. and in tennessee and all that rain will advance toward virginia and that is the rain that will be arriving tomorrow. any evening plans, the temperature is not going to change very much. we are going to hold in the low to mid-40s. coming up a little later, we will show you which parts of virginia could see strong storms. >> mark: george, thanks. >>> the fate of the people charged in relation to the kidnapping and murder of waynesboro police captain kevin >> the attorneys wrapped up 12 and a half hours of closing arguments. annie andersen spent the day in court and joins us now with the latest on this, annie. >> reporter: the kidnapping and murder of kevin quick may have man with led the government to investigate the six people on trial. those are not the only charges that the jury will have to decide on. four of the six people are charged with usecharged with using a gun to kidnap and kill quick and violent crimes in aid of racketeering or vicar. they make up two-thirds of the 34 charg

3 3 mona plasma3 still to come on good morning virginia... what could be more devastating for a teen turning 16 than getting their first traffic ticket.. well that happened to one iowa teen...except this story details ahead. and... 3 month of february on a mild note, with the chance for showers arriving this afternoon. the morning will be dry and cool with sunshine peeking through for the first part of the day. clouds roll in for the afternoon and the chance for showers increases as a cold front approaches and crosses the commonwealth. rainfall totals will generally be light for the area. it'll be a mild afternoon with high temperatures reaching the low to mid 60s. the front passes tonight as clouds linger with high pressure wedge to the south for tuesday, bringing us cloudy, cool and damp weather. highs will only be in the upper 40s to lower 50s. our greatest chance for rain this week arrives wednesday with a stronger cold front. heavier rain and even some rumbles of thunder will be possible. highs will reach the low to mid 60s. thursday thr

three of the top candidates making stops in virginia. clinton. >> reporter: right here in virginia, donald trump and hillary clinton lead in the polls. that seems to be the case in many states voting tomorrow. stephanie ramos, abc news, alexandria, virginia. >>> yesterday, marco rubio spoke in front of a packed house at roanoke college telling the crowd while they should vote for him tomorrow. he also talked about why people should not vote for trump. much of rubio's mocking got big cheers from the crowd, but at least one comments seem to shock the crowd.>> he's taller than me. he is like 6 foot 2. i don't understand why his hands of the size of someone who is 5 foot 2. have you seen his hands? there like this. you know what they say about men with small hands. [laughter]. you can't trust them. >> you have to out truck trump. trump is always going to interrupt everybody and everyone is going to pay at least, now people are talking about him a little bit. >> anchor: we have a crew right there for trump's speech. >>> just into our newsroom

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3pattie still to come on good morning virginia... ben and jerry's ice cream is expanding...reaching out to creation...in the next half hour of gmv. 3whit but first, here's a look at the most viewed news stories this morning on wset dot com. freezng rain is creating challenges for snow removal crews across our area. also, many of you are logging on to read about the accident on route 460 that sent 6 people to the hospital. and a bedford gas station is missing a pump after a truck slammed into it. be sure to log on to wset dot news anytime.th it's always worth remembering... that icing the cinnamon rolls is a privilege not a right. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. here in vineland, home of progresso, we figured out how to get rich ingredients like bacon into 22 light soups, so if you want 100 calories or less per serving without giving up rich flavor 3 3 3 good tuesday to you, let's get a check of your morning drive. our wintry mix will transition to all rain for the morning as temperatures continue to climb. the rain will be

steady to heavy rain moving in the heart of virginia. you see that steady rain moving along the i-81 corridor. next batch will medicare it here in the next couple of hours. have that rain gear ready. we have the marginal risk. darker green color that the storm prediction center issued to the south and the east of our viewing area. main threats for us locally will be the heavy rain and the gusty wind up to 30 miles per hour. for the afternoon. i want to look at future cast wind gusts into the day. by lunch gusts up to 20 miles per hour. winds will relax later tonight. behind the front. will be breezy over night and thursday. not going to deal with that gusty wind. rainfall totals we have been saying half an inch pecking up two inches when it is said and done that could lead to flooding of small creek s ands and streams watch out for that. tell be mild. morn morning temperatures in the 40's and 50s by lunch. low to mid 60s for the afternoon. we will school off tonight behind the front. lows in the 40s. a check of the next seven. we got sun

here is what we are looking at across the heart of virginia. few slippery roads with the rain and snow we saw yesterdayment most not going to see anything. may see half an inch the further west you go. as we check out pinpoint. it is quiet. have light snow showers to the east of i-81 toward blacksburg area. host of us overcast skies and cool. the purple is the advisory in affect until thursday at 7:00 winter storm warnings arefor western virginia. this is a two fold thing. looking at snow showers early tomorrow. also watching for the cold weather that is here all week. now it is 30 in lynchburg. 31 in danville. 29 in martinsville. 28 in blacksburg. at the freezing mark 32 in roanoke. low pressure system it is centered over great lakes you seat counter clock wise circulations. disturbances going around the low it is stationary. hanging out for the next couple of days. we are seeing the snow showers and unsettled weather for the ohio valley and here in parts of that low will move toward the northeast as we head to wednesday. we will see the chanc

virginia tech wants to tackle the virus. we'll tell you how...pattie a sudden diagnosis took a little boy and his family by surprise... and now you have a chance to help him out simply by getting a hair cut. 3 3 3 the rest of the week will feel frigid for the heart of virginia. i'll have the details coming up. 3 3 pattie good morning virginia. it is thurday, february 11th, 2016. i'm pattie martin.mona and, i'm mona kosar abdi. thanks for starting your day with us. 3 pattie tight today the trial will pick back up for the mother of a 5 year old boy found dead in a septic tank in pulaski county. this after a two day long struggle at the beginning of the week to seat a jury for ashley negelect trial. on tuesday, judge bradley finch granted the defense counsel's citing virginia case law - finch noted the - quote - "difficulty in seating the jury".. and the fact that a large percentage of jurors had knowledge or connections to the case beforehand weighed heavily in his decision that white receive a fair trial. after the ruling.. p

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.

so did community groups and the virginia tech corps of cadets. that didn't go unnoticed by lovell's family as they told us friday. >> it is wonderful. and thank you, everyone in the community for all your support. community learned that lovell had been killed, but the support didn't end. >> from this tragedy that thank has happened just to see the outpouring of support and the phone calls that we've gotten and the friends that -- that care about this family and about this -- this girl. that is just a testimony to her, the person she was in the short 13 years that she was here. >> reporter: and even now, the community is coming out in force to pay their respects to lovell. >> all this is the people that knew her coming together like that. maybe they did love her. our community has been awesome with the prayer vigils and just the people praying and the comments i have read on facebook and whatnot. >> reporter: now tonight's viewing will go on until 8:00, and then her funeral will be here tomorrow at 3:00 at the mccoy funeral home. live in blacksbur

virginia's economy. we had a crew at the meeting and we will bring you more on 13 news this evening. >>> it seems only a few days ago we were shuffling snow up our driveway. now we are expecting temperatures in the 60s. melissa le fevere has been tracking the changes in the weather center. what is the latest?>> melissa: a nice warm up on the way as we head through the next of the work week and into the weekend. check out the temperature trend. mid-40s for your thursday. lower 50s friday. low to mid-60s saturday and sunday. a quick check of your weather. 41 in roanoke. upper 30s in blacksburg. 28 in hot springs. we will see temperatures warming up a couple more degrees. right around 46 this afternoon. great and tranquil weather continues through the weekend. we will take a look at the full forecast coming up. >>> stepped up security right now at northside high school in roanoke county. that is due to rumors of a threat at the school. roanoke county school officials say they have increased police presence

this will be the coldest 3 week of winter so far for the heart of virginia. as you head out the door today, bundle up and please watch out for any slick or slippery spots on the roads. for tuesday, we could see a few light rain and snow showers. the measurable snow will remain in the mountains where 1" to 3" is possible. no accumulation is forecast for lynchburg and the southside. roanoke may see a light coating at best. it will be a cold day with highs only in the upper 30s to near 40. lows drop into the 20s tonight 3 mona tight danville police say they are still looking for suspects in a shooting that left a local doctor with several gunshot wounds. dr. randolph neal and his neighbor were shot multiple times last monday on mount vernon avenue after an attempted robbery. both victims are recovering. an anonymous donor is offering 30-thousand dollars for information leading to a conviction of those involved. 3 pattie tight the bedford police department has issued a statement after one of its former officers was arrested on child porn charges. they say icac in

let's check your weather across the heart of virginia now. for the area. could see light snow showers morning. still have winter storm warnings the pefrng color in affect in western virginia. winter weather advisories in affect through this morning. now temperatures across the board are chilly. we are in the teens. 17 in roanoke and martinsville. 18 in danville. 15 now in blacksburg. 6 in hot springs. wind breezy 10-15 miles per hour. over 20 miles per hour in hot springs. what does it feel like as you get ready to head to work and school? single digits for roanoke and lynchburg. the teens in the south side. below zero in black burg and hot springs. don't want to mess with this wind chill in affect until 10:00 this morning roanoke to the west. once the advisory is expired lock at your hour by hour forecast. in the 20s by lunchtime. heise upper 20s. low 30s this afternoon. many of us will not make it above the freezing mark. lots of sun. beautiful but bitter cold throughout the day. looking at clear skies over night. clouds begin to role in as we head to ea

seeing the shower activity cross into virginia. all ahead of the first cold front that will cross us later on today. now we will be dry for most of us. not seeing rain outside of the mountains. temperatures in the skikt60s. 65 in lynchburg. 65 in amhurst and loving ston. the south side warmy. 67 in martins very much 68 in danville and 69 in south boston. we will seat low 60s in blacksburg. 65 in roanoke. any cloud cover we'll increase sun later on today. a little bit of unsettled weather in two waves. another cold front tuesday-wednesday. tuesday night and wednesday 60% chance of rain the first part of wchdz thursday-friday another disturbance. we will watch those temperatures to see. if weee a winter mix. rain will come tuesday into wednesday. most totals a quarter of an inch nohalf an inch. not expecting flooding concerns. thursday night to friday temperatures around freezing. could see the winter mix with rain on friday. that's what is going on in weather. patty? >> patti: coming up, today the man suspected of killing a rookie c