sr, abc news, alexandria, virginia. a virginia policewoman gunned down her first day on the job. her alleged attacker goes to court today... not once but twice and the planned parenthood shooting suspect speaks out about what he says drove him to kill. announcer: "for news while you're on the move, listen to our news aha! oof! weee! slurp. mmmmmm. cinnamon. milk. cinna-milk. crunch! crave those crazy squares. cinna-milk! an accused cop-killer faces a judge today... family. the suspect charged with killing his wife, then a rookie officer - just one day after she was sworn-in. abc's elizabeth hur has the latest from new york. pkg script: ronald hamilton.. arraigned twice this morning.. on two murder charges.. remains in jail.. held without bond. sot - broadcastify "i just want to be clear, do we have officers involved in the shooting?" "we have 3 officers that have been shot." according to authorities.. three officers were shot.. responding to a 911 call reporting domestic abuse in prince william county, virginia.. did not survive.. killed in the line of duty.. out on her first str

how it happened to a virginia woman after she made a quick stop at a fast food restaurant. announcer: "for news while you're on the move, listen to our news look, i know you're a cow and all. and you may not know what i'm talking about, but, uh. the yogurt made from your milk, is delicious. accusations of attempted rape and sexual assault at an ivy league university... today, a fraternity president at cornell stands accused of attacking a female student in the frat house. he maintains he's innocent... but the school has suspended his fraternity. abc's elizabeth hur has the latest. pkg script: the president of an elite fraternity at cornell.. whose father is the owner of one of new york city's famous concert halls.. is 21- year-old wolfgang ballinger.. seen in this youtube video talking about his goals.. sot -- wolfgang balligner "at a young age i was taught to appreciate hard work and especially self-made worth." and now fighting charges that he sexually assaulted a female student inside this fraternity house on campus.. according to court documents, the woman alleges balli

a freshman at virginia tech? eisenhauer: i realize in the moment that i am doing things that other people wish they could be doing, and yet i still have goals for myself because better than me. and i will not stop until i reach my peak performance. eisenhauer? a former high school track star? now facing charges for premeditated murder. court documents charging that his accomplice? natalie keepers? began planning the murder in early january. new charges for her? accessory before the fact 1st degree murder. more now on that messenger app "kik"... which lovell may have used to meet the student accused of killing her. a big question for parents this morning... are apps like these safe for your kids. abc's tj holmes is here with important information script: a young life cut short?. an investigation concluding that 13- year-old nicole lovell used an app called kik? some of these instant messaging apps can lead to threatening behavior? and law enforcement worry about potentially dangerous encounters. pamela casey, blou

neighbors were out clearing snow for people who couldn't. 98 year-old virginia gara-venta garaventa -- who has lived in reno for 70 years says she appreciates the help. trt: 11 virginia garaventa, reno resident, " the girl in the back she shovels my walk, my driveway and takes care of my garbage cans and things like that."" and after all the shoveling was done, there was still time for a good old fashioned snowball fight. the final frenzy is underway... presidential candidates are in the home stretch with just hours to encourage iowa voters to caucus for them tonight. lana zak is in des moines with the latest. after some 15-hundred rallies? nats "...tv ads..." and $33 million dollars spent?it is decision time in iowa. nats a new quinippiac poll out today has donald trump widening his iowa lead. sot - donald trump / presidential candidate "well, you have to be a little bit nervous. you know i like to win. i want to win for the country." but polls are not votes and a third of likely caucus voters say they are undecided or may still change their mind. that's bad news for cruz, who has be

still expect localized issues above 5000 feet however, especially around virginia city. wallmann && .synopsis... a significant change is expected through thursday as a winter storm moves into the region. this will bring continued gusty winds this evening followed by and thursday. another weak system is possible friday night, before the ridge rebuilds over the west with warming temperatures into early next week. && .rev drop, many of us reach for our warm fuzzy winter boots. and while they may be comfortable... they could be a breeding ground for bacteria. dr. joy rowland/cleveland clinic "when patients come in with seasonal boots on that especially are fur-lined and/or fake fur-lined, often times we see a lot of athlete's foot infections surprisingly, because patient's feet tend to sweat in those boots." doctor joy rowland with the cleveland clinic says fungus likes to grow in dark, wet environments, which makes the inside of your boots a prime bacteria- breeding ground. she says the key to staying foot-fungus- feet cool and dry which means changing your socks frequently

'we the people' town hall at piper's opera house in virginia city this morning.. in fact it just wrapped up a couple of minutes ago.. we will have more on his visit tonight on kolo 8 news now at 4:30 and 5. ted cruz is holding a rally this afternoon in elko. after that he'll be at the boys and girls club in reno for a rally at 7 tonight. cruz also has rallies planned in fernley, minden and carson city tomorrow. and marco rubio will be in elko for a rally this morning before heading to reno for a rally at the peppermill. that event begins at 12:30. he then heads to minden for another rally this afternoon. and finally, donald trump will speak at a nugget casino resort. morning. for more information about these campaign date caucus coverage... com and click on hot topics. nevada senator dean heller is endorsing marco rubio now that jeb bush had dropped out of the race. senator heller says he's convinced rubio can unite conservatives to beat the democrats in the general election. other bush supporters announced that they would also switch to rubio's team including rep

abc's eva pilgrim is in blacksburg, virginia with the latest script: the murder of 13 year old nicole lovell? her family? filing into the courtroom thursday wearing blue clothes and ribbons? nats - prosecutors alledge virgina tech students natalie keepers and david eisenhauer planned to dispose and conceal the body of the middle school student after eisenhauer had an inappropriate relationship with her and wanted to cover it up. when police found keepers body?..keepers immediately tried to warn eisenhauer ; texting him "police"? it was then she told fbi investigators that eisenhauer killed nicole and put her body in his lexus...reportedly saying the two drove with the body in the car to walmart where they bought supplies to clean up the crime . and telling authorities where to locate the murder weapon and nicole's body. keepers allegedly saying she was "excited to be a part of something secretive and special" - dr. mary ellen o'toole: that's a really stunning comment. there's a great deal of callousness? nicole's childhood friend kari cook says she noticed nicole was posting pictures

in virginia, a state of emergency declared. tornadoes leaving dozens injured - several critically - and four dead. this is tragic man, i never seen nothing like this before. three people in a mobile home killed - including a two-year-old boy. powerful winds lifting their trailer almost 300 yards and slamming it into a church. "our prayers goes out to the family that lost their lives. we just thank god that despite the damage the church is still standing. we are going to recover." cars crumpled like aluminum cans on the highway. the cars were tossed about. i'm just so sorry that people were killed. the tornado tearing down power lines and trapping some residents in the wreckage. the glass started caving in on me. i didn't know what to do, it was scary. three more tornados touching down in the sunshine state, packing ferocious winds. in north carolina, five tornados causing a path of mass destruction. four people were inside this home when heavy rains and winds sent a massive tree toppling onto the roof. the residents, miraculous

single or maybe it's complicated head up to virginia city for the annual the devil made me do it saloon crawl. that's saturday starting at 11 in the morning. it's another chance to check out bobcats, wolves, and other wild creatures in their winter wonder. the animal ark is hosting their second wild winter weekend... check it out saturday and both days if your kids like exploring outside... the truckee meadows park foundation is hosting a free junior naturalist program. kids have a chance to discover plants, animals, and more this saturday morning at the evan canyon trailhead. truckee meadows park foundation is a kolo cares pillar partner. squaw valley alpine meadows is hosting their annual kid-o-rama. it's a week of events like kids night tubing.. big truck day.. a deck party and cookie happy hour... plus more... that starts this saturday. celebrate the year of the monkey during the silver legacy's chinese new year celebrations... you can check out the traditional lion dance plus other live entertainment saturday through monday... and finally... the dancing with the stars live! dance a

two virginia tech students? 18 year old david eisenhauer? and 19 year old natalie keepers are behind bars accused of allegedly plotting to murder the 13 year old for weeks. authorities say eisenhauer had an "inappropriate" relationship with her -- communicating with her on social media. dr phil that her family tried to step in after finding out she was talking to older men online. daughter in ohio had dug around in nicole's instagram accounts and kik and so on few of those. abc news finding this account showing that around thanksgiving? she was chatting with a guy named david. point discussions about her social media activity in november and december leading up to this... they had taken her phone away from her because they felt like she was having inappropriate conversations...and of course now, like a father, he's just feeling like "oh my god" i should have done more. one of lovell's friends telling abc news? she referred to eisenhauer as her boyfriend? authorities say - eisenhauer told them he saw her the night she disappeared, giving her

more than 500 accidents in virginia alone.. and it wasn't just cars.. unable to get traction.. take a look at these pedestrians in north carolina.. just trying to make it down the street without slipping. traveler "you couldn't step at all. i stepped out and actually just slid all the way to curb." the slick conditions also leaving those flying.. miserable. hundreds of flights have already been canceled today.. with the storm battering the east coast.. in philadelphia.. some 200 travelers spent more than 3 hours on a plane.. without heat or air conditioning because their flight to florida was delayed because of weather...then maintenance issues.. in north carolina.. some passengers.. still stranded.. are taking it all in stride. tom schneider, illinois cancelled flight out of charlotte to laguardia.."// you got to live with it." traveler "but whatever, it's an adventure, keeping it positive." liz hur tag and those travel delays not over yet.. forecasters say more rain and possibly up to a foot of snow in parts of new york and pennsylvania are still on the way. and now your kolo

wednesday: a slight chance of west first street, from sierra street to virginia street, to traffic tomorrow. thanks for watching. don't forget... for updates on the stories we covered... head to our webchannel... kolo-t-v-dot-com. ----- hairstyles provided by rumors hair salon. ----- closed captioning provided by st. mary's regional medical center. ----- copyright 2016 -- gray it's about time the taco...came out of its shell. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. that sound. like nails on a chalkboard. but listen to this: (family talking) that's a different kind of sound. the sound of the weekend. unleash the power of dough. >> announcer: pull out your red checkered tablecloth and get ready to mangia, because we're serving up our favorite italian recipes old-school-style. michael's putting his spin on a classic cocktail that tastes like a roman holiday in a glass. then, mario's frying up a crispy cheesy bite. and he's doing it with superstar kermit the frog. speaking of superstars, clinton kelly's back at the table and ready to chow down. plus, carla's whipping up a family favorite des

one of the virginia tech students... charged in the murder of a 13- year-old.. is expected to go before a judge today 19-year old natalie keepers is charged with being an accessory to the murder of nicole lovell. she's scheduled to appear in court in montgomery county for a bond hearing. police say nicole went missing from her home... and that's when she was killed. death is stabbing. they have arrested 18- year-old david eisenhauer for her murder... but have also charged keepers with helping dispose of a body. funeral services for nicole lovell will be held thursday afternoon in blacksburg. a criminal case against bill cosby in pennsylvania will go forward. a montgomery county judge denied cosby's motion to dismiss the case in court yesterday. he's now facing sexual assault charges brought by one of his many accusers, andrea constand. cosby's lawyers argued the current case should be dismissed because of a district attorney's promise not to prosecute him 10- years ago -- but that promise was never put on paper. prosecutors say there's new evidence to pursue cri

and join ben carson for a town hall meeting monday at piper's opera house in virginia city. you can follow all of these candidate visits at the search is on for a douglas county woman missing for 4 days now. 69-year-old carolyn batchelor was last seen monday night in zephyr cove. she's 5-foot-7 and weighs about 180 pounds and was wearing a long black coat. she was last seen in a honda pilot s-u-v with nevada plates h-p-2-2-9-5. if you've seen here, you're asked to call the douglas county sheriff's office. ### there was a 'ladies night out' event in fallon -- but not the kind you would expect. it took place at banner churchill community hospital, and it was an opportunity to focus on women's health. the event was to highlight the hospitals new women's imaging suite with their state of the art 3-d mammography machine - the newest in the state of nevada. it captures 3-c images in matter of seconds -- with less of a radiation dose for patients. "meaning it looks completely through the breast tissue. one analogy would be you take a loaf of bread and slice it all and you take each

a second virginia tech student, is facing new charges. the announcement comes as the mother of the victim speaks for the first time. megan hughes reports. the mother of 13-year- old nicole lovell- nicknamed coley- speaking publicly for the first time since her daughters body was found saturday dumped along this north carolina road. tammy weeks, victim's mother: nicole was a very lovable person. nicole touched many people throughout her very short life. and now we're learning more about how lovell's life came to an end: mary pettitt, montgomery co. commonwealth attorney: a very preliminary determination of cause of death is stabbing. 19-year-old virginia tech student natalie keepers had previously been charged with improper disposal of a dead body. she's now facing a new premeditated murder. the commonwealth's attorney says the murder occurred last wednesday-the same day nicole's parent believe she climbed out of her bedroom window. weeks said her daughter had a liver transplant before the age of one, battled non-hodgkins lymphoma at four

and a murder mystery in virginia is finally solved.... presidential candidates announcer: here's to the things that can keep us safe. and, now, those that we carry with us everywhere will bring us wireless emergency alerts, with a unique sound and vibration, fire can travel over a mile. you can't control where it will land. only what happens before it does. visit fireadapted.org to learn how to protect your community from wildfires. are working down to the wire with just one day left until the iowa caucus. abc's brandi hitt is in nats - "...rally..." the day before the iowa showdown... it's an all- out push to win undecided voters. sot - sen. marco rubio / presidential candidate "hillary clinton is not qualified to be president." the final poll before the caucuses... shows donald trump leading the g-o-p race - five points ahead of ted cruz. sot - donald trump / presidential candidate "we're leading in the polls... but there's a theory we could do even better." - trump even getting candid with abc's george stephanopolous... about his lead.

intern for nasa, both hail from the same maryland county before they began their college careers at virginia tech. now both are in jail without bond. keepers was in court yesterday on those earlier charges. on these new charges on february fourth. megan hughes abc news washington.

virginia is under a state of emergency after tornadoes and thunderstorms left at least four people dead. the hardest hit was waverly where the twister cut a 5-mile path of destruction through the town. two men and a toddler died when their mobile home was hit by the tornado. police say their bodies were found about 300 yards from the home. "as wind gusts continue to affect the area, citizens should be aware of loose limbs, downed power lines, other wind-related hazards. so use caution if you're traveling as debris and wires may still obstruct the roadway." in lancaster pennsylvania, high winds flattened homes and barns. deaths or injuries. the national weather service had confirmed at least 27 tornadoes from the gulf coast, texas, the carolinas and virginia as of thursday morning an inmate firefighter is in critical condition in southern california. she was part of a crew battling a brush fire near malibu. the fire burned about 20 acres, and forced the evacuation of nearby homes. it started around 3 o'clock this morning, near the pacific coast highway. the cause of the fire is still und

-:14 :14-:40 :40-:45 :45-:58 :58-1:02 1:02-1:10 1:10-2:03 it turns out rick schrank's shop class at virginia city high is surprisingly popular. frisby: "last year i was the only girl and talking to a bunch of my you the chance to build something like this. it is student designed and built from ground up. a class project from the drawing board to construction to fund raising. schrank: "engineering, manufacturing, construction and they also learned public speaking going out and raising funds." like the real thing it's built to be light, easily stored and set up. about 95 percent finished, it emerged from the garage this morning for its first test drive. dohoney: "i don't think it had as much steering radius as we'd like." breckenridge: "i think a solid week of just working on it and making sure it can turn without crashing into the curb." but the fully independent suspension seemed to glide. that will be important when

heather baker from virginia is living the scenario that health officials fear. baker: "after i got home from my trip, i discovered as swollen lymph node on this side of my head." baker worked as a missionary in guatamala and now has the zika virus. and even for those staying at home, there is health emergency because of 12 cases in five counties there. gov. rick scott: "we are requesting that cdc provide us with 1,000 zika test kits so we can test pregnant and new mothers who have travelled to affected areas and have symptoms of zika." in brazil, the fight against zika is uniting the nation. a brazilian health workers union has even called off a strike... staying on the job to help in the battle aginst the fast spreading virus. brazil's president in a speech to the nation said zika has gone from a "distant nightmare" to a "real threat." the government, scrambling to start developing a vaccine... but until one is ready, she says, mosquito control is their best course of action. but with tourists flocking to brazil for carnival and the olympics, health officials a

it's a vicious cycle all too familiar for west virginia senator shelley moore capito. capito: "it ruins families." both she and senator gillibrand have asked the centers for disease control and prevention to issue guidelines for the safe treatment of acute pain, like a broken bone or taking out a wisdom tooth. they cdc currently only focuses on guidelines for chronic pain. mayor myrick's plan to combat opioid abuse takes a page out of europe and australia's plans. in places like australia, dealers are considered illegal, but the users have the chance to come forward and get the help they need without fear of facing charges. senator gillibrand says she hopes to take examples from both local and international government to find a way to solve the problem. she hopes to take examples from both local and international government to find a capito "i am hopeful that everyone will act. that the doctors will act the health care providers will act, otherwise we'll lose a generation." kellie meyer kolo 8 news now. more and more drones are taking to the skies... and an instructor

shortly after midnight, when officers responded to a report of a break-in at the store located on south virginia street. when officers arrived on scene, they found a smashed window. the suspects made off with a "large amount" of merchandise. police are looking for two black men seen driving a white, four- door pickup truck. anyone with any information is asked to call the reno police department or secret the body of one of the two fishermen who went missing in pyramid lake has been recovered. authorities say it was found just off of warrior point in water about 130 feet deep. today, searchers were expected to continue their search for the second man. both were visiting from the bay area. they disappeared during a fishing trip on january first. washoe county's second judicial district court is warning you about a phone scam targeting washoe county residents. scammers claim that the potential victim failed to appear for jury duty on a specific date and that a fine of up to two thousand five hundred dollars must be paid to avoid arrest. the scammer will sometimes say multiple letters were already s

again tonight at skyline church off longley starting at ..and tomorrow morning at pipers opera hous in virginia city starting at 9-30. kolo 8 news now's catherine is speaking with doctor carson about the race - she will have more for us tonight at 6:30 . even more republican presidential candidates will be in northern nevada this week ahead of the caucus. senator marco rubio will speak at the peppermill casino tomorrow. doors open at 11-30 in the morning. the event starts at 12- 30. if you are planning on going, each guest has to r-s-v-p. if you can't register online, there will be onsite registration at the door. rubio will also be in minden and elko tomorrow. senator ted cruz will make several northern nevada stops tomorrow speak at a rally at the boys and girls club of truckee meadows. doors open at 7 p-m. cruz will make stops in fernley, carson city, minden, and elko. trump will be in sparks on tuesday. he'll speak at a rally at the nugget casino resort at noon. doors open at 10 a-m. the event is free and open to the public, but registrations are encouraged. for a complete list of where the

cam 3 - wx mic thieves took high end bottles from total wine and spirits on south virginia street, sunday morning. kolo 8 news now paul harris is following this active investigation. paul, police say these theives knew exactly what they wanted. noah... police say it was not your usual smash and grab case... as the for the expensive bottles of bordeaux and napa cabernet. officers also told me this is not the first time these suspects have targeted total wine and spirits. nats on monday total wine and spirits was back to normal business but that was not the case sunday morning. officer tim broadway, reno police department, "noticed glass from the door " police say these two suspects described as two black males, 6'1" to 6'2" with heavy builds. broke the lower part of the front door and headed directly to the high end section of the store where the expensive bottles are kept. they then loaded the bottles into this white door and headed directly to the high end section of the store where the expensive bottles are kept. they then loaded the bottles into this white ford f-150 pick up and made t

ben carson is stopping by piper's opera hosue in virginia city-- monday morning. then jeb bush and ted cruz will be in reno monday night. also on monday-- marco rubio is planning on making stops in elko, reno, and minden. donald trump will have an event at the nugget on tuesday... while cruz makes stops in fernley, minden, and carson city. you can find more information about the campaign stops, at kolo t-v dot com. ### every election year, voter i-d laws are brought up. some think the laws help to prevent election fraud. others think they disenfranchise minorities, and tip the scales in favor of republicans. south carolina is gearing up for the first vote in the south, -and it's the first state to impose a voter i-d law. kolo 8 news now zampa spoke with experts in the palmetto state. voter id laws have evolved since south carolina pioneered the requirement in 1950 - but the question has remained the same throughout the years: why are the laws really in place? 33 states have voter id laws - some are stricter than others. professor todd shaw: "it's a form of a poll

on october 31st a bicyclist was injured in a hit and run accident at virginia street and beacon. while reno police located the vehicle, which was reported stolen 15 minutes after the accident, they are still looking for the driver. that person too will be charged under the new law with felony hit and run. we don't know if the law will change the attitudes of drivers-- knowing a felony charge is in the making if they cause death or injury and leave the scene--but that may ultimately not be the point. instead law enforcement hopes drivers just do the right and responsible thing. tim broadway: it is not worth your livlihood and your freedom if you leave the scene of an accident. own up. it gives closure to families when we can identify all the people involved in the accident, and get their side of the story as well.. broadway says the new law's motto: "don't run call nine-11. in reno terri russell kolo 8 crashes. call secret witness. ### police may be clamping down even harder on buzzed drivers. and, it could have a very real impact on the next time you go out for drinks. we're brea

and up to 5 in virginia. ""it's whipping you at the back of the head.. it hurts.. it's like being on the roller coaster." in north carolina-- officials are blaming winter weather for nearly 12 hundred crashes since midnight. and in boston, sunday's shattered a 60 year old record.. and marked the coldest valentine's day in new york, in 100 years. forecasters say relief from this dangerous cold is coming. a storm from the south will bring warmer temperatures by midweek. ### wind advisory in effect for the sierra front and tahoe basin wednesday, from 8 am until 10 pm. sustained wind of 25-35 mph is likely with gusts to 55+ mph. high pressure will keep the weather dry and mild through early wednesday. tuesday highs will likely be the warmest temperatures of the year to date. the next chance of rain and snow arrives on wednesday, as a pacific trough pushes inland. it will be warm and windy to start, with gusty southerly wind east of the sierra crest and snow levels above 8000'. by wednesday night, temperatures and