your head when you do something like that? i don't know i can't understand it. 10 on your side's liz palka checks in on the victim. ----------------- and - president obama talks gun control at town hall in virginia. we'll go over his policies and tell you who did not show up. first we start with breaking news in virgina beach. a 10 on your side viewer just sent us this video of a duplex fire on skyes avenue, in the atlantic park neighborhood. you can see the fire appears to be near the garage. firefighters tell us the fire spread to duplexes and two cars. firefighters also say five people are displaced, including two children. a cat died in the fire. three dogs made it out okay. crews got the fire under control, now they will try to determine the cause. new tonight, a fire tore through an apartment building, leaving six people, including two children, to find a new place to stay tonight. dispatchers it happened on garden drive around just before seven tonight. we're working to learn what caused the fire and if anyone got hurt.

athlete is fighting for her life tonight. amber brown was found unresponsive in her n-s-u dorm room on new years day. now, the school has come together to support her family during these tough times. 10 on your side's liz kilmer spoke with loved ones today - liz, how is amber doing? tom, nicole, family members want to keep amber's current condition private, but we're told the basketball player and honor student is in the i-c-u with a long road to recovery. we talked to her sister, a friend, and coach today - they tell 10 on your side - they're having faith in a miracle. c2 coach clark 16:50:18 "she always has a bright smile on her face, she brings a lot of energy to the team." a team now without a star player - as 20-year- old amber brown, a forward on the norfolk state university basketball team - is off the court, fighting a different battle. c1 ebony 01:01:49 "we're just praying and hoping for the best right now." ebony brown is amber's older sister, now, hoping

junior honor student was found unresponsive in her dorm room on new years day. she remains in the i-c-u, with a long road ahead. ebony 01:03:55 "i don't think i ever imagined anything happening like this so it's very tough, it's very tough." her condition is reportedly serious - ebony says it may relate to diabetes. their mom - in from atlanta - hasn't left amber's bedside. but costs are piling up - family members launched an online fundraiser. ebony 01:05:36 "just appreciating everyone and helping us to keep up our stability and being able to keep my mom here has been a blessing." c3 friend 07:48 "we just want everybody to keep praying and uplifting amber and her family and friends and everything." hope - that's united the n-s-u community. a statement from the athletic director reads: (graphic) "amber is a tremendous student-athlete who has made positive contributions on and off the court for our women's basketball program." friend 01:06:50 "amber is everything, there are not even words i can explain about how i feel about amber." ebony 01:02:56

beautiful, pretty smile." and as amber continues to fight - her team will work to make her proud. clark 16:47:25 "times like this, i think the team has come closer together. they have a little bit more to play for now." if you'd like to donate to help amber- you can head to our website. n-s-u will also collect funds during all home basketball games this month. live in the studio, liz kilmer, 10 on your side. new tonight: president obama was at a town hall in northern virginia to talk about gun control. c-n-n's anderson cooper led the event at george mason university. a new c-n-n/o-r-c poll found: 67-percent of americans are in favor of the president's changes. he announced executive actions this week to expand background checks and make it easier for the f-b-i to process the paperwork. let's go back to the city of chicago, that has strong gun control laws. often the n-r-a will point to the city and say see these

problem is about 30 to 40 percent of those guns are coming from indiana across the border. where there are much laxer laws. folks will go to a gun show and purchase a whole bunch of firearms and drive up into mike flager's neighborhood on the south side of chicago where his parish is. and open up the trunk, where those guns are for sale. republicans have called the president's executive actions "overreaching". c-n-n did invite the national rifle association to the event, but the organization declined. the nra later tweeted, "the president doesn't want an intellectually honest policy discussion. he wanted #nra to be an audience member at his pr

breaking news, federal investigators arrested two people in two states on terrorism-related charges. in calfornia, police in sacramento arrested a man they say was traveling to syria. investigators say the man lied to them about it. in texas, police arrested another person in houston. lawmakers say these arrests may have prevented a terror-related event. new tonight, iran is close to complying with a controversial nuclear deal with the u-s. according to secretary of state john kerry, the country is just "days away" from satisfying their end of the deal. if iran holds up their end, the u-s and western nations would have to immediately suspend many sanctions on the country. secretary kerry says the country shipped out most of its enriched uranium last month. that dramatically sets back its nuclear program. a federal three judge panel picked a new congressional map for virginia. it could be in place for this year's election. here's a look at the 3rd district, represented by democrat bobby

move african- americans from this district and place them into surrounding ones. last year the panel found legislators illeglay packed black voters into that district. this is not all set in stone yet, the panel's decisioun could be overturned. the u-s supreme court agreed to hear an appeal by republicans who want to preserve the current map. a fire alarm and fights disrupted the school day at i-c norcom high. as students evacuated the building in portsmouth a fight broke out-- and that led to other fights. school officials say there were some minor injuries-- and order was restored fairly quickly. turns out, there was no fire-- and classes resumed. rescue crews still can't believe it. that the driver of a tractor trailer survived running off the chesapeake bay bridge tunnel. chopper 10 flew over the 49 degree water, as crew pulled 33-year-old matthew killmon to safety. police say killmon tried to pass an 18 wheeler and ended up

guardrail before his rig went into the bay. crews threw him a life ring until boats could rescue him. he suffered a broken arm, cuts and hypothermia. an outcome that doesn't happen often. "super=sgt. brian unit 01=3:44 "unfortunately we have responded to vehicles actually had a live victim" police say they do plan to charge killmon. we're told precon marine out of chesapeake will recover the truck and trailer, that will most likely happen saturday. in the meantime work to repair the guardrail has begin. new tonight-- police are looking for two serial credit card skimming suspects. police in suffolk sent us these pictures. they say the pair stole credit card numbers to purchase gift cards at the walmart on north main street-- and in franklin-- last month. if you recongize them-- call the crime line. thieves are targeting pricey air conditioning units in hampton. police say crooks stole

two incidents in the last week. this is the damage left behind at the riverdale office park, off cunningham drive. seven units were ripped a part there. experts tell us: the copper and other metals can be sold for scrap. but it cost upwards of one-thousand dollars each to replace the systems. super = traci gray/dental office employee ((c403 37:25)) "i had actually mentioned to my office manager they can't continue to leave these units opened, because the copper will be stolen, you hear about is gone. everything g that's salvageable to sell is gone." the second incident happened on research drive. so far, police have no leads. powerball players, you have a second chance. no one had the numbers to match last night's drawing. the jackpot has now grows to 700 million dollars, the largest ever. you still have some time to get your tickets. the next drawing is

twice in one week. police are investigating yet another incident at this virginia beach convenience store. worried customers speak out coming up next. and police have named a suspect in at least one of many robberies at local 7- 11s. and a little later, cafeteria workers serve up a controversy to students who owe lunch money. why parents and student say they want a humiliating policy

tonight a worker is recovering, after police say someone stabbed them during an armed robbery - in broad daylight. it's the latest in a string of robberies we've told you about. here's a look at the scene today in virginia beach. it happened at the citgo

10 on your side's liz palka is live there now. and liz, this gas station has been targeted before? nicole and tom- it was robbed less than a week ago. police are now investigating how and if the incidents are related. i can tell you both times the suspect struck during the day and had a knife. except this time - someone was hurt. c5 1:35 - there was cops on every street that i turned. they were just everywhere. the helicopter was all over the place. virginia beach police outside this diamond springs road citgo. a scene melissa reid has witnessed twice now in store herself. c5 4:26 - when you just run into the store get a pack a cigarettes a soda or whatever you don't think my life could be in jeopardy. it's not something that crosses your mind. police responded to a call for a stabbing at the citgo at about 12:20 thursday afternoon. they found an employee who was cut on the arm...but is expected to be ok. reid said she saw

the day... c5 2:05 - when i went in there this morning, she was the only one working there by herself. police said the knife wielding suspect attempted to rob the place...but didn't get any cash. he then ran toward the driftwood apartments located behind the gas station. bayside elementary sent out an alert to parents according to this resident... c11 7:30 - the schools just basically called to let us know that they were locking the school down because of the situation. after a robbery and an attempted robbery in one week - residents said measures need to be taken to stop these suspects. reid is concerned about her friends who work at the citgo. c5 3:34 - she's up here a single female working what are you going to do when you got a man coming at you with a gun or a knife? that's why you....i mean, what goes and i did reach out to citgo employees. i was told they couldn't comment.

for the suspect. again, they said he had run in that direction behind the gas station toward the driftwood apartments. call police if you know more. liz palka, 10 on your side. norfolk police are looking for a man they think robbed and shot a clerk at a 7- eleven on chesapeake boulevard. officers think 38-year-old kevin bristow is in this video -- and that he demanded money from two employees before shooting one of them wednesday morning. we're told the clerk is out of the hospital. it's the same 7-eleven where police say someone less than an hour before that -- someone also robbed 7-elevens on redgate and colonial avenues. officers have not said if any of the cases are connected. 10 on your side contacted

night's hold-ups. their response reads in part: "every 7-eleven store in the united states is equipped with security surveillance cameras so we can improve the safety of our guests, store employees and franchisees, and aid law enforcement officials in their pursuit of criminals." the company also says it has a number of precautions in place at stores. they include keeping cash levels low, upgrading lighting and camera systems inside and outside stores, and issuing personal safety devices to alert alarm companies of events involving police and suspects. overnight: mostly cloudy. mild. lows: mid-40s. winds: n 10-15 mph. friday: more clouds than sun. isolated showers

afternoon. highs: mid-50s. winds: ne 5-10 mph. saturday: morning sunshine, afternoon clouds. rain developing late. highs: upper-50s. winds: e 5-10 mph. the clouds definitely had the upper hand today, but temperatures still managed to warm into mild with lows in the mid-40s. we'll be tracking more clouds than showers during the afternoon hours, but it won't be a soaking wet afternoon by any stretch of the imagination. highs will be another round of rain will develop saturday evening and continue through sunday morning. sunday will be salvageable - expect a mix of sun and clouds by the 60s won't stick around long - it's back to the 40s on monday. overnight: mostly cloudy. mild. lows: mid-40s. winds: n 10-15 mph. friday: more clouds than sun. isolated showers possible during the afternoon. highs: mid-50s. winds: ne 5-10 mph. saturday: morning

clouds. rain developing late. highs: upper-50s. winds: e 5-10 mph. the clouds definitely had the upper hand today, but temperatures still managed to warm into the low to mid-50s. overnight, the clouds will drag their heels, so it'll stay relatively mild with lows in the mid-40s. we'll be tracking more clouds than sunshine once again tomorrow. there will be a chance for a few isolated showers during the afternoon hours, but it won't be a soaking wet afternoon by any stretch of the imagination. highs will be back in the mid-50s. expect a few peeks of sunshine on saturday with highs in the upper-50s. another round of rain will develop

morning. sunday will be salvageable - expect a mix of sun and clouds by the afternoon with temperatures in the mid- 60s! the 60s won't stick around long - it's back

but first-- a cafeteria controversy. students who owe lunch money get a cheese sandwich. but parents say it's not what, but how the sandwich offered to students. we're on your side with the latest news, weather, and traffic as you get ready to head out the door every morning. tune into wavy news 10 today - beginning at 4:30. and we're on the air

new tonight, a school serves up a controversial item, to students who owe money. a high school in indiana served a cheese sandwhich to kids who owed more than 25-dollars on their meal accounts. one student says the cafeteria worker took a tray from another student and handed her the sandwich and a milk. many

it could have been handled differently. (s/sierra feitl - high school student:11) "i think the worst part was, they did it when you were paying, in front of everybody else, so if you didn't have the money that you needed in your account, everyone got to see that." butt to (s/shannon mccoy - parent:09) "it doesn't and cheese. that's just not right ." the superintendent said the policy does not apply to students who qualify for free or reduced lunches. school officials say it follows federal regulations and is similar to other districts in indiana. it was put in place after the district had to pay 50-thousand dollars in unpaid meals. things get intense at redskins park as washington gets ready for its playoff game against the packers. and would old dominion be able to snap two streaks, one good and one bad? the sportswrap is

old dominion has won 32 home games in a row, but hadn't won on the road since february of last year. could this be the night the nagging streak would end? i'm bruce rader, louisiana tech with the best record in confrence usa was riding a 39 game home winning streak as they welcomed odu to the byou tonight. the monarchs led by 3 at the half, but la tech got off to a 5 point lead in the second half. and that's

switch. aaron bacote. off the screen, hits the jumper, odu down 2. then off of the long miss, trey freeman the rebound and check out the moves by freeman....spins his way through traffic and get the lay up to tie it up. then bacote finds a lane, he splits the defenders, odu takes the lead. a 15-0 run by the monarchs. to the end. odu by 3. last chance for la tech. the 3 pointer is off the mark. odu wins it 56 to 53 monarchs first road win in 11 months and they snap the bulldogs 39 game home wining streak. big win for old dominion which visits southern mississippi on saturday. william and mary won its 10th game of the season after defeating drexel on the road 72 to 63. terry tarpey with a team high 21 points. saturday afternoon, the tribe will host first place northeastern at

kirk cousins is on a roll, desean jackson is feeling better, and jay gruden is ready for his first playoff game as a head coach. but do the skins have what it takes to beat aaron rogers and the green bay packers. despite green bay's recient history, and it's future hall of fame quarterback aaron rogers at the helm, this is a winnable game for washington. and although gruden wants to keep everyone on an even keel, he admits the intensity picked up at today's practice. "now the intensity level has picked up today in practice and the guys are preparation and getting ready physically and mentally to play not a lot of change goes on " the redskins against the packers, sunday at 4:40 on fox 43. the old dominion lady monarchs at home tonight for a confrence usa game

longtime rivals lousiana tech. the lady techsters coached by tyler summitt....his mother, the legendary pat summitt. first half, odu in white. destinee young with the bucket in the paint, but she was just 2 of 15 and she missed 8 free throws. jenny simms continued her shot streak. she's averaging 18 points a game, and tonight she poured in 24 points. there's 2 of her 24 on the putback. la tech however, too much down the stretch. senior brandi wingate led the lady techsters with 23 points. la tech comes to norfolk and wins it 69 to 51. lady monarchs fall to 5 and 9, and 1 and 1 in conference usa.