, and a national forest in west virginia. dominion says this new route would cut the natural gas pipeline's path through them by one-third. but, it will add 30- miles to the project and impact 249 new landowners- some of whom live in highland, bath, and augusta counties. time now for your first alert weather forecast insert web discussion here reportis for luckily it is warm and five studio winds are gusting very high a right around fifty miles per hour the roanoke regional airport that was the highest wind dust and poured around three a.m. this morning forty five opera window support around 3 am this morning, 45 opera when customer five a in in in dublin and coming ten thirty six pop darwin gospel reported you're sustained winds ranging anywhere between twenty to twenty five miles per hour higher elevations house where i live fifteen miles probably do it but any additional window on top of these cold temperatures make us feel like temperatures very low one degrees right now and roanoke with that camera just swaying in the br

he's leading the polls in virginia, but donald trump said he's not taking votes for granted in our state. he spent more than an hour rallying supporters at radford university this afternoon in advance of wdbj7's tim saunders was there, and tim the event didn't go off without a few disruptions. jean i talked to members of the press who travel with trump to all of his rallies and they said today's event in radford was the most disruptive they've ever covered. trump was interrupted more than five times by protesters, including a large group who shouted "black lives matter" as they were escorted out of the event. trump countered by yelling "all lives matter." a handful of individuals and groups were led out over the course of trump's hour-long address, some of them wore shirts with expletives directed at trump. after one protester was led out, trump told his audience the country is divided and angry because of president obama. donald trump/(r) presidential candidate: "i really thought he would bring people together, but he's done exactly the opposite. he's been a great divider. it's been a r

it premieres at the center for the arts at virginia tech on friday night at 7:30. tickets are still available kimberly, we'll have information on that at wdbj7-dot-com. the father of a missing child in richmond says he thinks his daughter might be dead. what charges his wife is facing in connection to the case. and, how two programs in our area plan to help people with disabilities live normal lives. [burke] at farmers, we've seen almost everything, so we know how to cover almost anything. [turkey] gobble. [butcher] i'm sorry! (burke) covered march fourth,2014. talk to farmers. we've seen almost everything, so we know how to cover almost anything. foryou your wipers on lights on make sure you to be seeing today the rain already moving yet it's can be a wet morning commute but the rain will pick up as the morning goes on her cold front just of the west the heaviest of rain just ahead of that soaks over the expecting them to pick up from west to east really a lot of that moisture come in from down across the south some severe weather down in the southern states he co

he made plans to come to southwest virginia yesterday. wdbj 7 nadia singh spoke to some of the people going to monday's rally. >> it's no secret that donald trump has diehard supporters and opponents. the rally is not a university sanctioned event, but students are definitely part. crowd. >> i don't feel like he should be a politician. i don't feel like he should be running for president honestly. as a woman and a person of color, i just don't feel like he represents me and i don't feel like i want to be represented by this individual. >> no doubt trump has seen blow back from his views on everything from immigration to defense. but not everyone is ready to say america great again. >> i'm not for him, but i'm not against him. i am really minimumn it. >> while radford university students are happy to get their school into a spotlight, they're going in cautiously. >> i definitely wanting to. i'm going to hear what he says, but i want to take it with a grain of salt. >> some say they're not injure trump represents their america. the younger

and back here in waverly, virginia, you're looking at a es he tornado. now you're looking at a-plus that up there is the metal that was once the roof. scott, it's a good example of what happens when a tornado >> pelley: and we nt t out, no one s injured in the coast guard incident today. portle electronics has le batteries, but buting into flames in places you would least expect. eht it was a bomb. be an e- ns. involving defective lithium ion ower e- cigarettes. 22-year-old evan spahlinger had to be plac in a medically induced coma for three days in his mouth. it'supposed to be a safer and a healthier cells that p e-cigarettes, since december there have been 52ephing on fire. he said the demand to make these to cut cners. >> what we're seeing right now of these not madeo at sony or panason >> reporter: whitacre says that lithium-ion-powered items like e-cigarettes and hoverboards are considered high-power if their batteries are badly designed when they are charged they can overheat. is it something that the user is ing docorrectly? >> no. in general, wit

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in nfl news, university of virginia product heath miller is retiring after 11 seasons in the nfl. the veteran tight end spent his entire career with the pittsburgh steelers, where he won 2 super bowls and was a 2-time pro- bowl selection. originially from swords creek, virginia, heath was a first round draft pick in 2005 out of uva, and went-on to set franchise records with the steelers at the tight end position with 592 receptions, 45 receiving touchdowns and more than 65- hundred receiving yards. the 33-year- old is one of just 4 steelers to catch at least 500 passes. the market ends the week with a mix of gains and losses. the dow fell 21 points. nasdaq added 17. for the latest weather anytime, turn to our webpage at wdbj7.com and be sure to follow us on facebook and twitter for weather headlines and more >> pelley: pax romana. >> i think he's a terrific person. >> pelley: trump makes peace with the pope on the eve of a critical weekend for both parties in the presidential race. also tonight, law enforcement's battle for access to the cell phones of criminal suspects. rememberi

the changes will impact about 95 percent of all dams in virginia. the d-c-r estimates dam owners will save around $72 million on the cost of upgrades. live in the lynchburg bedford newsroom, tim new at six ---- "when it's this cold outside those at the roanoke rescue mission are working overtime to make sure more people have a warm place to stay. i'll explain coming up." plus we're hearing from the wood brothers for the first time since the team found out it will not receive a nascar when the weather gets cold we rush to get inside. but what about those who don't have a place to call home? wdbj7 anchor nadia singh tells us what the roanoke rescue mission is doing to help those looking for a warm place to call home for the night. rescue mission " well obviously, safety is the first and foremost on everyone's minds when the temperatures drop as low as their dropping this week and through the weekend." the roanoke rescue mission is a beacon of hope for those looking for a warm refuge. tracy altizer/roanoke rescue mission "we are open, they can come in,

prudential bring your challenges >> pelley: there's a bail hearing tomorrow for one of the two virginia tech students charged in the stabbing death of nicole lovell. girl was lured to her death online, and here's don dahler. >> reporter: in her 13 years, nicole lovell endured life-threatening illnesses, liver transplant surgery left her scarred, medicine caused her to gain weight says her stepmother terri lovell. >> she would send me messages about little girls picking at her on school, saying she was fat, and she would cry, you know, didn't want to go to school. >> reporter: so the seventh grader sought a better life online, against her father's wish, she created numerous social media personas. >> she'd sit at the table at 13 years old and set profiles up on facebook that we had no idea about. a minor should not be able to do that. >> reporter: but in this invisible world online these kids are in... >> we have no idea who they're talking. to. >> reporter: one person police believe she was talking to was her accused killer, 18-year-old david eisenhauer, possibly on the messaging app kik

i can change the game because i really have a chance of new york, i'm going to win virginia. i'm going to win, you know, certain states. i'm going to win michigan as an example. >> can you win south carolina? >> i'm going to win south carolina. i think so e yes. >> are you courting nikki haley? >> no, i'm not. i mean, she is somebody i know and like but not courting. >> i was with people who lived overseas yesterday and they are very concerned what is happening in the middle east. yesterday, we heard the director of national intelligence james clapper in congress saying north korea's nuclear effort is the top threat to the united states. what would you do to deal with that reclusive country? >> i would get china it make that guy disappear in one form or another very quickly how do you make him disappear? assassinate him? this guy is a bad dude and don't estimate him. any young guy can take over from his father and other generals who want the position this is not somebody to be underestimated. >> why would you want china do it? why not us? >> because china has absolute control

virginia playing tonight at lawrence against kansas state. kurtis: light snow tomorrow afternoon.

angela west, ms wheelchair virginia 2015: "i'm adaptive skiing. it's freedom. it's telling people that i have a disability but i can still do anything i want. i'd like to give to the world-- teach can still do anything i want. i'd like to give to the world-- teach people that the wheelchair is just a angela hopes to travel to iowa in july to compete to be ms wheelchair america. she's trying to raise 15 thousand dollars because she has to pay her way during her tenure. the roads may already be wet from the rain overnight, and more rain is heading our way. we'll have the latest traffic alerts, coming up in your i- hometown traffic report. good morning, i'm amanda kenney. periodontal disease is one of the most common conditions in cats and dogs. we'll teach you how to care for your pet's teeth and gums, after mornin' stray showers today with heavier rain tuesday and wednesday. we're keeping an eye on an accident on route 29 in pittsylvania county. lane is blocked near dry bridge road. that's about five miles north of the route 29-chatham construction could slow yo

virginia tech women also in action today, overtime. weather anytime, wdbj7.com and be sure to follow us on facebook and twitter for weather headlines and more at wdbj7weather. thanks for watching your hometown today's guest never believed his bad reviews and they told him he couldn't lead majorly pitching and he won five battle titles. they told him he couldn't play gloves. new york yankees. he started his career tonight to consider cooperstown. he could at united 3,010 hits and in 2005 earned the third most boats ever for a first ballot inductee. i welcomed a hall of famer, the man who prove everyone wrong, wade boggs pick you did exactly that. >> thank you, tim. that's very nice. >> tim: used in six years in a minor leagues and hit 300 every year in the minor league's. yet all of these guys were and go to 40. they're going by me like a ghost ghost. 1981 we had taken eight or nine guys to the big leagues and joe morgan was calling it in every player into his office, so i'm sitting there slowly -- >> that joe morgan is not joe morgan the second baseman. the other joe morgan. >> the l

new details in the deadly officer-involved shooting in virginia. next the man police think shot , an officer during her first day on patrol. the slide continues for the hawkeyes. scott reister has the latest coming up. switch over to with 40 megs of internet speed from centurylink, a family of four can all be online at the same time, streaming, gaming, or downloading movies. yeah, the internet's great, but i think hair and makeup went a little too far. yeah, that's not working. i much prefer the two-day beard, horn-rimmed glasses, just-slept-in-his-car kinda thing. yeah, i miss the rumpled crazy uncle look. okay. be "paul giamatti." that's the essence of this role. feel like a hollywood insider announcer: this is iowa's news leader. this is kcci 8 news at 5:30 with todd magel, laura terrell, meteorologist jason sydejko, and sports with scott reister. laura: we are learning more on her first day of patrol. 28-year-old ashley guindon was a former marine corps reservist and had a master's degree in forensic science. guindon was killed responding to a

miss virginia 2014 courtney garrett sings the lead. jane powell and chris hurst provide background vocals, along with other roanoke singers. nashville musicians provided the instrumental track. tommy holcomb/songwriter: when i heard about it that morning, i was just sort of numb all day. number one how could something like that even happen. and how could it happen here, and how could it happen on my hometown station. it was like unreal. and it really affected me.i don't know i just wanted to do something. holcomb is distributing the song on cd, and he's set up a website where anyone can order a copy can find more information. that link is on this story on wdbj7-dot com. he says his reward has already been fulfilled, because people close to alison and adam appreciate the song. weather played a big role on your wednesday. and a colder damaging wind continues tonight. the complete first alert forecast details.we just finished two hours of nonstop tornado coverage this afternoon when we started getting different feeds and they were of rain

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

there's two of them in virginia. "something our being able to provide our own food" lindsey crook and her husband own a local rent the chicken affliliate in thaxton, virginia. up to four egg laying chickens can be rented for six months at a fixed price. "with four hens that runs around 600 dollars. with a smaller coop that we have that is two hens and that runs around 400 dollars" the company's concept is from the "yard to the table" it's a way to provide fresh homegrown eggs to families. " of course they are going to be very different then what you get at the gorcery store. ours are cage-free. you know you let your birds out in free range and they're able to get more of the ground. they're able to get bugs and things. you know what you are putting into your bugs versus what goes ito those at the gocery store" each chicken can lay up to 7 eggs per week. all of the chicken coops are portable and come with a full supply of items. "we bring you enough food to provide for them the whole time. they also have a food and wa

they're also without a ride to chesterfield, virginia. they were coming from arkansas when northern says a tractor trailer slide on ice and ran them off the road into a guard rail. a good samaritan helped them find a motel not far away. they have reached out to friends in richmond to come get them. thousands of flights delayed, more than a dozen tornadoes and freezing rain--it's a small picture of what winter storm olympia brought to the southeast. alabama and mississippi experienced chaotic tornadoes and from york snow and ice fell. the concern now turns to recovering from the freezing rain and then preparing for potential flooding when it warms up later in the week. in more lighter news, the grammys were last night. taylor swift opened the 58the annual grammy awards and she also won the top prize with "1989" winning album of the year. mark ronson and brunos mars "uptown funk" won "record of the year." best new artist went to meghan trainor. for a full wrap up visit our website at wdbj7 dot com. metrorologist leo hirsbrunner will have [b

there are changes to virginia's gun laws. what governor terry mcauliffe hopes will make citizens safer. plus marco rubio is coming to roanoke tomorrow. what students have to say about his visit. (donkey sound) (elephant sound) there's a big difference between making noise, (tapping sound) and making sense. (elephant sound) (donkey sound) when it comes to social security, we need more than lip service. our next president needs a real plan to keep social security strong. (elephant noise) hey candidates. enough talk. hold you more yes really nice tomorrow in fact we get ten to fifteen degrees above normal for the second half of the week and today whistle slightly well below normal with hype and the upper forties but this morning were just noticing some cloudy skies and clouds will clear as we have on the afternoon there will be a slight breeze as well notice her wind coming from the west northwest oh be a breeze between ten to fifteen miles of the a breeze between 10 to 15 mi./h times four, lately relaxing overnight tonight and

she was killed on a remote road north of virginia tech. the prosecutor said that after the girl was dead, the two put her body into the trunk of eisenhauer's lexus and drove to north carolina where they dumped it by the side of a road. pettitt said keepers confessed to her role in the girl's death. prosecutors did not reveal a motive but said keepers was excited to be part of something special with eisenhauer. scott, keepers' parents told the court that she has mental health >> pelley: don dahler, thanks. still ahead, quarterback cam newton, the super bowl star, talks to james brown. i am her best friend. i am her ally. so i asked about adding once-daily namenda xr to her current treatment for moderate to severe alzheimer's. it works differently. when added to another alzheimer's treatment, it may improve overall function and cognition. and may slow the worsening of symptoms for a while. vo: namenda xr doesn't change how the disease progresses. it shouldn't be taken by anyone allergic to memantine, or who's had a bad reaction to namenda xr

democrat hillary clinton has a strong lead over opponent bernie sanders in virginia. she has the support of 50 percent of virginia voters and sanders has 33 you can find a full breakdown of the poll on our website, wdbj7. the republican presidential candidates are racing toward super tuesday, and the attacks are heating up. the top three contenders were involved in lots of name-calling at the final debate before super tuesday. as weijia jiang reports, donald trump took the brunt of the attacks. senators marco rubio and ted cruz launched verbal attacks against gop presidential frontrunner donald trump during a debate on cnn last night. (sot - rubio: here's a guy who he inherited 200 million dollars -) if he hadn't inherited $200 million, you know where donald trump would be right now? (sot trump: no no no no no) (sot- rubio selling watches in manhattan) trump's opponents are scrambling for support ahead of super tuesday. cruz sold himself as the best candidate to beat hillary clintonbut trump fired back. (sot - cruz/trump exchange) (trump) first of all, he's talking ab

here's chip reid. >> virginia mclaurin. >> hi! >> how are you? >> i'm fine. >> it's so nice to see you. want to say hi to michelle? >> yes. >> i'm 106. >> no you're not. >> reporter: oh, yes, she is 106. in this video released by the white house, virginia mclaurin was so excited to meet the president and first lady, she started danszing, and so did they. >> you're still dancing at 107. she still volunteers 40 hours a week at a nearby school as a foster grandparent. today we found her sitting in washington, d.c. shouted. >> reporter: shouted for joy? >> for joy. it's all in my soul. it was the greatest time of my life. >> reporter: and what a life it's been. watching as the world changed around her. >> it's come a long way, you know that? >> reporter: did you ever president? >> i did not. >> reporter: you did not? >> i did not think it would ever be a black president. >> reporter: and now she's met one. >> our president. >> reporter: what was the best part of meeting the president and the first lady? >> that i felt like i made it. i made it. and i

there's georgia, virginia, texas. when analysts look at that map, they say there's not a plausible path for to you the nomination. what's your response? i think we're going to win in minnesota, colorado, oklahoma, massachusetts and vermont. and i think we have a number of states coming up that we're going to do well, possibly winning in california and new york state. so i think we do have a path to victory. now i won't tell you that we didn't get beaten and beaten very badly yesterday in south carolina. i congratulate secretary clinton on her victory, but for us, that is about as bad as it's going to get. >> when you look at the progress you've made, which surpasses all analysts who would have looked at your campaign from the beginning, even given the progress of' madeyou've made, is there enough time left? isn't time kind of running out? >> well, no, i don't think so. on tuesday we're going to have 800 delegates selected. i think we're going to win a very good share of those. we have major states coming up. and the i

today train enthusiasts gathered at the virginia museum of transportation for train lovers day. those who took part got the chance to learn more about the y-6-a steam locomotive from st. louis. the event also featured model train displays, diesel train rides and a yard sale. organizers say this event has brought train lovers from around the world. fran ferguson/ director of development:"we are so pleased and grateful to have what is left of the best of norfolk and western's theme housed here at the virginia museum of transportation. we have guests who come from all over the world we've already got guests who've signed up for 611 excurions from australia and new zealand. the world knows what special locomotives and engines these were." ferguson says they are planning more events in the future including some excursions in the spring. the spring-like temperatures more day but meteorologist lindsey anderson says that goes along with some rain. slothfultable take it at least temperatures are above freezing now for today temperatures soared into the mill upper sixties clouds clearly m

today, mcauliffe called it a new era in virginia that will make residents safer. the legislation rolls back restrictions on concealed carry permits from other states, but it expands voluntary background checks at gun shows, and prohibits people with permanent protective orders from carrying firearms. wdbj7 political analyst harry wilson says the package of bills is significant, because the governor is setting the agenda for the next gun control debate. harry wilson/wdbj7 political analyst: it's a classic political foot in the door. this is all i can get now, but i come back for more later. this is a tactic the nra has used on gun politics for years. the gun control group everytown for gun safety has been very vocal in its opposition to the bills. today, the group said the governor has tarnished his reputation by signing dangerous legislation that will put public safety at risk. representatives, current and former judges, as well as lawyers from all across the area were in roanoke for a special ceremony today. the honorable john fishwick, junior was welcomed back t

all members of virginia tech and the blacksburg community are invited to attend tonight's vigil. it will start at 7:30 p.m. on college avenue between north main street and draper road. there will be some guest speakers, a hymn and a moment of silence. please bring your own candle if you can. we're continuing to follow the tragic crisis of lead contamination in flint, michigan's drinking water. 400 homes now have lead in their water, higher than the federal threshold of 15 parts per billion. the story came to light in large part because of samples taken by a team of student engineers at virginia tech. yesterday on wdbj7 sunday morning, two of the researchers spoke with chris hurst about the painful calls they had to make to (siddhartha roy): it was not something any education can prepare you for. so when you're making those conversations, i wrote a script and said these are your lead results, please do not drink your water. but the conversations that i had. people would tell me about their health problems, about their grandchildren, the fact that they could not buy a lead filter b

must say goodbye to a man who has, from the very beginning, been the frontrunner of last place, former virginia governor jim gilmore. ( laughter ) ( applause ) is that him? i hope so. he looks good. he looks good. oh, there you go. here i go. the gilmentum has become gilnertia, possibly gilmentia. this one hits home especially hard. for me and caligula here. we thought he was unkillable. after all, gilmore didn't drop out after iowa, where he got a total of 12 votes. they didn't need computers to count his votes. they used doughnuts. but then he went on to surge in new hampshire with 133 votes! that's over 11 times as many. why did you drop out, governor? at that rate, just seven ( laughter ) 2.5 billion votes, which is one for every pig that would have flown over your inauguration. a lot of gilmore voters here tonight, evidently. as is our custom, let us bid farewell to the fallen. ( laughter ) ( applause ) ( cheers ) ( cheers and applause ) fair well. your valor will not be and your campaign debts will we'll be right back with kate hudson. hi, i'd like to make a dep-- scanner: rescan item. re

-year-old man and his dog are out of their home after a fire in craig county, not far from the west virginia state line. according to a chief, the house on dick's creek road is a total loss. when firefighters got there last night, the walls and roof had already caved. they think the fire started in the kitchen. to the v-a in salem to be checked out. watch out for black ice early otherwise we'll see mainly sunny skies and a high around 45. watch out for black ice early otherwise we'll see mainly sunny skies and a high around 45. watch out for black ice early otherwise we'll see mainly sunny skies and a high around 45. watch out for black ice early otherwise we'll see mainly sunny skies and a high around 45. watch out for black ice early otherwise mainly sunny skies and a high around 45. watch out for black ice early otherwise we'll see mainly sunny skies 45. >>> hello. it is thursday, february 18th, 2016. welcome back to "cbs this morning." there is more real news ahead, including the high price of your cable box. we will find out why changing the rules could save you big bucks. first, here's

a tornado is blamed for at least three deaths in virginia today. twisters were also reported in north carolina and florida. tornado watches and warnings are jersey, including washington, d.c., and philadelphia. this is the same system that brought death to the south last night and we'll begin our coverage with chip reid. >> a tornado just came through right on 460 right now. it tore the place the pieces. >> reporter: this facebook video shows the path of destruction after an apparent tornado ripped through the small town of waverly south of richmond, virginia, this afternoon. state police confirm that three people have died. late today a tweet from cbs affiliate wtvr in richmond said, "sadly one of the three confirmed deaths was a young child who died when mobile home was hit." the station also reported eight others were injured. >> everything is destroyed. unbelievable. i mean, unbelievable. >> reporter: the debris field is three miles long. dispatch reporter michael campbell photographed this mobile home ripped open, cars flipped over, sheet meta

don: trump is ahead in georgia and virginia but trails cruz in his home state of texas. 155 delegates are at stake there. don champion, cbs news, new close eye on all the super tuesday competitions. trust kcci 8 news on air and online for the results. still ahead on kcci, close call. what a little boy did just hours before the crash that may have saved his life. eric: plus, prayer services for a virginia police officer shot in the line of duty. >> this is iowa's news leader. this is kcci 8 news this morning with eric hanson, elizabeth klinge, meteorologist kurtis gertz and right now coverage with shaina humphries. metinka: good morning. temperatures are starting out above freezing. pretty nice out. 33 now in des moines. we have a few clouds. that brees will be helping to warm temperatures up, at least through about midday. clouds will be on increase by the afternoon, heading for highs close to 55 degrees. the brees will become more northerly. that will be dragging in the more interesting type of weather . today is going to be a great start to the week. snow will move through overnight

next up, they hit the road to play west virginia, on the 10th. we are less than 24 hours from the biggest game of the year. super bowl 50 is upon us, denver taking on carolina. the game is tomorrow, but the fun has been out in full-force all week. scott reister is in california, right in the middle of it, and joins us with more. scott? scott: tony, it is gorgeous here in california. right now, we are in palo alto -- stanford stadium you can see behind me. that is where the broncos are practicing. talking about star power -- not just peyton manning. celebrities in sports, entertainment, they are all around the bay this week. that was especially true in santa clara earlier today, as they had their super bowl celebration. an nfl legend beforehand, speaking at santa clara. for the older guys, talking >> last week, i beat the greats from around here in jerry rice. and now, i am about to beat my old great, tony dorsett. >> going to beat him down. >> have you ever known michael irvin off the field> ? tony: any game left in you? >> just watch me. tony: t

waverly, virginia hard hit after a tornado tore through. you can see major damage in this new video overnight. several tornadoes also reported in pennsylvania and the carolinas. other areas like new york getting heavy rain, causing some flooding problems. northern indiana, which you're seeing here is expected to get the heaviest amounts, up to 18 inches. the winter storm canceling thousands of flights in chicago and other airports. we checked des moines overnight and only cancellation so far today to washington, d.c. ,this morning, it looks like president obama may have his eye on nevada. governor brian sandoval is said to be under consideration for a possible supreme court nominee. sandoval is a former federal judge, a republican, and also supports abortion rights. so far the senate gop is sticking with its vow to not hold hearings or vote on the president's pick. and the zika virus is spreading in florida. 32 cases now reported there. health officials say three of them are pregnant women. that's the cause of concern because the virus is t

a virginia police officer was night in subject you are an washington. it was her first shift after being sworn in on friday. she's the 10th officer killed in the nation so far this month. they gave out the razz he's last night in los angeles. and the win are of the golden raspberry for the worst film, the movie, "50 shades of grey" now the weather. snow is likely in the northern plains into the break lakes. same goes for maine and the pacific northwest. everywhere else warmer than usual temperatures. showers are forecast for many areas of the start of the new week but sunny in the southeast and southwest. ahead -- movie trailers. and later, music legend sir elton john. i've been a turkey farmer my whole life... and i raise turkey for honeysuckle white . we don't use growth-promoting antibiotics, that's just the way things should be done. that's important to me. my name is glenn, and i'm an independent turkey farmer. (female announcer) honeysuckle white . jane based on a true story, it's a boast that can be a plus for a movie during oscar season. whether

about a dozen states will take part in the march 1-st primaries, including virginia. the u-s election assistance commission has links for each state's elections office and a link to register. closer than previously thought....a recent review of the iowa caucus results shows race for hillary clinton and bernie sanders. the democratic party double- checked 14 precincts and found counting errors in five of them. clinton ended up with 49-point-84 percent of the delegates, and sanders with 49- point-59 percent. sanders campaign says it plans to conduct an independent review of the results. the two democratic presidential candidates will face off in a debate next month in flint, michigan. it will air on c-n-n just two days before the michigan and mississippi primaries. flint's water supply has been contaminated with lead for months. both sanders and clinton have addressed that issue on their campaign trails. sanders wants the michigan governor to resign. clinton says the crisis was ignored because flint is poor and has a large amount of african- isgood morning kimberly good

would talking low to mid thirties ctr., virginia were talking low to mid 30s mostly sunny southern virginia mid 30s mostly sunny a few more clouds through the newer valley we are temperatures will be in the low to mid twenties up toward the highlands greenbrier valley west virginia you'll be in the teens and 20s with a mix of sun and clouds for you still been be blustery and cold throughout the day seven day planner friday stray snow showers again if you get a coding here and there maybe as much is to three inches in the mountains saturday and sunday cold dangerously cold. both days and then a bigger winter weather event on monday would talking several inches of accumulating snow but unfortunately also been have to mix in maybe some sleet and some freezing rain will i got i are is are is are him and is an and already to go pharmacy chain walgreens for its effort to help put an end to the state's heroin and prescription drug abuse epidemic. walgreens announced yesterday it's installing medication disposal kiosks, and making naloxone available it its stores in virginia. naloxone is a life- sa

the virginia state police and virginia tech police were at the vet med pond this morning searching for anything that could be related. officers on scene couldn't say what they were looking for, but said blacksburg police asked them to search for anything suspicious. the water related to nicole lovell's death. we're learning a bit more today about the teenagers involved in this case. lovell's facebook page shows she was a member of a t least one teen dating group. but it's not clear whether she met eisenhauer online. last march, eisenhauer, a track and field champion, was recognized as student athlete of the week. david eisenhauer) (from abc station) "i will personally not stop until i reach my peak performance." lovell's father went online to share his grief this weekend, writing, "i'm so in shock i know nothing more to say. i'm broken." a new trial in the murder of waynesboro police reserve captain kevin quick is underway today in roanoke. six alleged gang members are accused of abducting and killing quick in january 20-14. his body was later found in goochland county. a federal judge

a tornado is blamed for at least three deaths in virginia today. twisters were also reported in north carolina and florida. tornado watches and warnings are up from south carolina to new jersey, including washington, d.c., and philadelphia. this is the same system that brought death to the south last

the virginia gentlemen stopped by wdbj7 today to serenade us with their love songs. for fifty bucks you can send an a capella singing quartet, a personalized message, and long stemmed rose to your valentine. you can deliver the singing group this friday, saturday and sunday. david: "you always walk into something unknown. you're generally going in to somebody's office, everybody crowds around because it's a show, everybody loves a show and we sit the lady down and eventually somebody cries" for more information on how you send your valentine a signing telegram, click on this story at what's hot on wdbj7-dot-com. campbell county's school investigating a social media post made by a principal. ty gafford put a comment on facebook that said "just because you put the stars and stripes beside the stars and bars doesn't make it okay." when we had our big snow, the rockbridge s-p-c-a had some special help in the form of a four-wheel-drive truck. a foundation supported by dominion power made the donation. a roanoke valley man went to super bowl 50. you can see pictures from c

the execution of a virginia man has been put on hold. ricky gray was convicted of killing a family of four back in 2006. scheduled for march 16-th. a federal appeals court ruled to hold it off on friday. that will give the supreme court more time to decide whether or not to intervene. a navy petty officer in norfolk has been dishonorably discharged after admitting he secretly recorded seven co-workers in a restroom. the virginia-pilot reports that the officer agreed to a plea deal at his sentencing on friday. as part of that deal, he'll also be imprisoned for two years and have his title taken away. the man was a watch commander on the aircraft carrier enterprise. the recordings happened between march 20-13 and march 20-14. appomattox county is still cleaning up after wednesday's tornado ripped through the area. repair work is well underway at evergreen united methodist church. the storm severely damaged the roof and smashed windows. while church members fixed the physical damage, they're also dealing with the death of one of their membe

the execution of a virginia man has been put on hold. ricky gray was convicted of killing a family of four back in 2006. his execution was scheduled for march 16-th. yesterday, a federal appeals court ruled to hold it off. it gives the supreme court more time to decide whether or not to intervene. a methane leak that forced thousands from their homes in california is now being called the biggest natural gas leak in u-s history. the leak has been capped but residents are still afraid to go home. some say they're still having reactions to the air. earlier this week, a judge ordered southern california gas to pay for three more weeks of hotel bills for residents. the gas company says that'll cost around 2 million dollars per day and is appealing the ruling. travel warnings in brazil following reports of the zika the country is set to host the olympic games this august. the disease has been linked to birth defects in children. experts say most competitors are of child-bearing age which makes them a vulnerable group. doctors say those taking

the execution of a virginia man has been put on hold. ricky gray was convicted of killing a family of four back in 2006. his execution was scheduled for march 16-th. yesterday, a federal appeals court ruled to hold it off. it gives the supreme court more time to not to intervene. a kentucky fried chicken restaurant in richmond is under fire after a worker says she was let go because she's transgender. she says within an hour of being hired, a manager called her back with questions. georgia carter/ transgender woman:"he was like my supervisor and i have a problem because on your license it says male but you're...i said i'm transgender." the k-f-c manager says there was only an interview, and he never offered the woman a job. the woman says she was told if she changed her gender to female on her license, she may be reconsidered for the position. k-f-c's corporate office has not commented. two people were after a crash on interstate 81 in the vehicle ran off the road into a median and hit some trees. passenger were for treatment. lane near

kansas and west virginia. the mountaineers leading in the big 12. the age of lot -- the ageless one, perry ellis. now a law jim once again. oklahoma, kansas, west virginia all tied at 8-3. the cyclones are still at 6-4, stretch. the cyclones head to texas tech as they take on a red raider team that is kind of at the big 12 at this point. steve prohm has a steamrolling, including at -- has his team >> these guys, i think they understand the expectations. the expectations are great. but we can meet all the expectations. i just want our team to be right hampshire primary numbers. trump the winner. second-place. double-digit there are many sides to basketball star an fashion icon russell westbrook. and with coverage in the middle of anywhere from u.s. cellular, 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, that is my line!

brennan leads from langley, virginia looks nothing like the agency he joined. it's grown significantly but the numbers are secret. c.i.a. fights with its own force of drones. the complexity of the threats today is unprecedented; hacking, the emergence of a more aggressive china, north korea, russia and iran and countries failing all across the middle east. in addition to syria you are now dealing with failed states in libya, somalia, yemen. how do you develop intelligence in all of these countries where the u.s. has no presence? >> brennan: we need to be able to operate in areas that are denied to us. we find a way to have our eyes and ears there so that we can inform our policy makers. i do think though that this is going to be more and more a feature of the future. and we here at c.i.a. are looking at how we need to enhance our expeditionary capabilities and activities because we need to be on the front lines. >> pelley: well do you imagine setting up c.i.a. bases, covert bases in many of these countries? to have the presence as well as a-- an ability to coll

the town of waverly, virginia, was hit especially hard. at least three people were killed there, including a 2-year-old boy. neighbor vincent bottle was home when the storm came through. >> the wind was coming, spinning, lifted the roof, you know? i don't know, but i survived. >> and this is an aerial view of the damage the storm left behind in oxford, north carolina. high winds ripped apart several homes and farms. in baltimore, this looks more inning on the road there. and in new york, the coast guard airlifted a crew from a fishing bolt after the vessel had run an brown ground. >>> new at noon, a woman will serve ten years in prison for killing a man and concealing his body in montgomery county. she pleaded guilt they morning to killing james austin and con ceiling his body inside a house in elliston back in january of last year. argued he had been a fugitive living and he had died of natural causes. he was declared incompetent to stand trial. medical experts had that decision reversed earlier this month and the trial presewedded. >>> m

it's the 10th anniversary of virginia's largest referral hotline, 2-1-1 virginia. there are four offices in the state, including one in roanoke. call center representatives take in approximately 100 thousand calls annually. 2-1-1 virginia is a free service of the virginia department of services. it has a database of more than 6,000 agencies that can help help with a wide range of services including housing, healthcare, mental emergencies. carissa south 211 virginia outreach specialist"people need to know information like evacuation routes or where there's a shelter or where they can get help in an emergency. they don't need to necessarily call the rescue squad, they can call 211" another resource available is the website 2-1-1- virginia dot org. the same services can be accessed on it. governor mcaullife will be honoring the organization's 10- year anniversary at an event in richmond later today. a name change at hotel roanoke means guests will have to say goodbye to a popular treat. and, people in altavista may soon be able to have chickens in their own 30swindchi

((cold toss virginia and west virginia border counties this morning may need that umbrella here some of the arrival times all step out away paris per around 645 a with bill rent 702 that rain holds together is you get close to blacksburg at seven fifteen seven seventeen or so there so again most areas are not getting a whole lot a rain but lighter showers over the next couple hours and then it clears out that beautiful sunny day during the afternoon it's i temperatures top out in the low to mid sixties once again today get little the warmer tomorrow overnight lows argun a fall into the upper thirties tonight know will be breezy for good portion of the day the winds will relax tonight now allow us to cool off considerably so here's the seventy forecastle point out a couple things one that chance of some showers late tuesday night into early wednesday that's really get a start to cool temperatures down. so wednesday going down to about fifty degrees and rona point out on friday to got a low-pressure system that may develop a ride along these upper-level winds the storm track is can a b

i'll take you for a ride that's gaining traction in southwest virginia. good morning, it's just after 5 o'clock on monday. i'm kimberly mcbroom. i'm garrett turner. and i'm leo hirsbrunner mainly cloudy today with a stray shower. steadier heavier rain moves in tuesday & wednesday. the murder trial for demetrius wade is scheduled to start today in roanoke. wade is charged with two counts of murder after a shooting on shenandoah avenue in january 2015. two men died in that shooting, and four others got hurt. another man, william cabbler, is also facing charges in that shooting. stay with wdbj7 for all the latest on this case. the defense and prosecution in the kevin quick murder trial will present closing arguments to a jury today. the day will also likely include jury instructions, and the jury could begin deliberations. six alleged gang members of the 99 goons syndikate are on trial in the case. the jury will have to decide whether they are guilty on all or some of the 34 counts they face. the prosecution has called more than two dozen witnesses and enter

she had also been seeing a counselor since starting at virginia tech. her dad and lawyers had issues with how she is treated in jail. why? she is being held in solitary confinement at the jail because her dad says she doesn't have "street smarts". she said she isn't getting all her required daily medication and is being fed food she is allergic to. on the same day one of nicole lovell's accused killers appeared in court, lovell's family and friends gathered one last time to remember her life. the funeral for lovell wrapped up just a few hours ago at mccoy funeral home in blacksburg. dozens of people paid their respects and shared special memories of lovell with one another. many of those who attended went to a afterwards. updatedbook today's weather was a big change compared to yesterday is now phenomenon we can actually see out into the distance is a lot of that fadlallah rate moved away and started a lovitz outlook without it first thing today is that it's produced temperatures in the mid forties do pointer down the twenties or relative humidity at fi

virginia won the latest installment of its rivalry with virginia tech. here's travis wells and zac glover with the highlights of the cavaliers' 7th straight win. good wednesday morning everybody. back in the first week of january, the virginia tech hokies stunned virginia at cassell coliseum. last night the two got together again, this time at john paul jones arena in charlottesville. the cavaliers are playing much better the last two and a half weeks entering this one, up to 7th in the polls. they opened the game with a 9-2 lead thanks in part to this anthony gill dunk and that set the tone for the night. chris clarke back in the line up tonight after missing five weeks with a broken foot, and showing up in a big way. the steal and the slam for tech. but the cavs respond. london perrantes dishing another big jam. then lofts up the alley-oop to darius thompson. part of a 15-3 run, uva up by 15 at that point. the hokies still battling. zach leday for three to stem the tide momentarily. the hokies trailed by 12 at the break and in the second half, isaiah w

malcolm brogdon, virginia guard. "definitely get excited about playing a very good offensive player, because it's a test for yourself. anybody that takes pride in their defense, wants to test themselves every night against the best competition. i wanted to test myself, and really try to step up to the challenge." stocks rallied today as a result of a possible oil deal. the dow was up 223. turn to our webpage at wdbj7.com and be sure to follow us on facebook and twitter for weather headlines and more at wdbj7weather. thank you for choosing your hometown news leader, wdbj7. >> pelley: an election prediction from president obama. >> i continue to believe mr. trump will not be president. >> pelley: also tonight, violent weather in the south, interstate. >> it was, basically, like the "twister" movie. >> pelley: extreme weather is being fueled by el nino, and tonight we'll look at the effects from the u.s. to africa, where millions are threatened with famine. >> people haven't been able to survive. >> pelley: and it's sho