doppler 10 weather center with our first forecast. don -- we're expecting winter temperatures to make a come back tonight? tonight: stray showers before 10pm...maybe a flurry or two for the northern neck. otherwise, cold! lows fall into the upper 20s. wind: nw 10- 20mph wednesday: cold with sunshine. highs only in the low 50s by the afternoon. wind: sw 10-15mph. a strong cold front will cross our area tonight. as it moves by, it could create isolated showers...but even a flurry or two for areas around the northern neck. otherwise, very cold air will filter into our area tonight. lows will fall below freezing, and it'll be a struggle for degrees by thursday with 60s on deck for the kick-off to the weekend. there will be an area of low pressure that rolls into our area along with a warm front friday night rain looks to be sunday, and it gets colder by

a teenaged girl is recovering, after being sexually assaulted while she was working at a motel. a suspect has been charged with a sex offense and kidnapping. 10 on your side's andy fox is investigating this case. andy what have you learned? police confirm the 17 year old victim was raped. we spent the day looking for answers on how this happened and how it ended. 22 year old aeron nicholas etheridge checked into this elizabeth city econo lodge last week. a clerk describes him as creepy,

with each other to stay away from him, but not dangerous enough to call police on him. police say last night etheridge attacks a 17 year old ties her up and sexually assaults her. after the attack etheridge heads to his mothers house claiming he had to run from the motel for smoking dope in his room. the mother does not want us to use her name (9:36 29) ((girls that cleaned said they smelled marijuana in his room and said he was on the room for that. he came up here about 12 last night he told me that i said i can't see well enough to take you back to the motel tonight so you are going to have to stay here and sleep on the couch for the night)) runs: 17 in the morning the two return to the scene of the crime in this car. the mother a (9;56 29) ((then we went back to the motel that's when she asked me to stick around and he's out there in my vehicle. i had it

cops through i was going to run or something runs: 08 with aeron distracted the morning clerk called 9-1- 1. (10;11 29) ((so i sat down and the next thing i know three cop cars pulled up there)) runs: 03 (10;14 29) ((they came in thee and told me i think she was 17 and accused him of tying her down something and i don't know what went on after that it just tore me up runs: 10 etheridge remains on a $300,000 bond his next court date is on thursday his platform running for city council is "to cut down crime" -- but the candidate was robbed at gun point. kendrick turner was on his way home from the elections office, when he says that someone put a gun in his face yesterday. 10 on your side's jason marks spoke with turner. jason, this happened in broad daylight? yeah.. the sun was still up. this happened around 3:30-- but that the

didn't stop someone from pulling out a gun and demanding money. (under video) 02=3:27 "i freaked out my life flashed before my very eyes" yesterday afternoon along this stretch of park avenue near norfolk state-- one man says he was the victim of a crime. 02=7:56 "he said give me your money and showed me the gun and told me he was going to kill me" kendrick turner says he was walking home from city hall when he noticed something strange 02=2:13 "i noticed a man behind me when the man followed behind me i speed up faster he sped up behind me and then he stick his gun out to me and tell me everything i got" turner handed over his cell phone, credit card and check book. the man took off running. 02=2:38 "it was scary it was terrifying and i just had to get out of there and i ran all the way home and i called the police" turner says this sort of crime is the reason he's decided to run for norfolk city council. 02=4:24 "my platform is bring crime down that

problem" in an ironic twist.. when the crime happened turner was on his way from the city hall where he had just turned in his paper work to declare his intentions to run for super ward 7 seat. 05=10:53 "i like to get engaged with the community i can't get engaged if i'm in a car or on the bus so what i like to do get engaged by walking talking to people" and this time-- with all that walking he was the one who was stepped on. 02=6:09 "i believe that no one should take advantage of anyone if you need money you ask for it if you don't know how to ask for it go get you a job" the suspect was last seen running away. police have a very limited description so the are looking for your help. if you know anything about the crime give them a call. jason marks 10 on your side. we continue to follow developing news of possible layoffs at b-a-e systems. the shipyard has notified

could lose their jobs. a company spokesperson says the layoffs could happen around march 18th. more than 400 b-a-e employees lost their jobs last year. the company says: the notices are the result of lower demand for its services. there are fewer navy ships in the area that need maintenance and modernization. the military has also changed it's scheduling and repair contract process. b-a-e systems employs about 1000 people. school schedule disrupted for a bomb threat this morning in norfolk. a school spokesperson says someone called in a bomb threat to lake taylor middle this morning. students and staff stayed in the gym at lake taylor high school while police investigated. the school alerted parents to the threat by phone and text. hilton elementary school in newport news is closed so workers can remove lead paint. administrators say workers were stripping old paint monday when they discovered the lead-based paint. that paint is now being removed. hilton elementary will stay closed until air quality tests show normal readings. the medical examiner's office says it still doesn't know how a young man

found in a trunk last summer. a trooper pulled tonya slaton over in june on i-64 in hampton , for an expired registration. he then discovered her son, quincy davis' remains decomposing in trash bags in her trunk. davis had been missing for more than 10 years. an autopsy couldn't determine a cause of death slaton is charged with a felony for concealing a body. she's due in court tomorrow. detectives need your help solving several cold cases-- and they want you to check out images of what they may have looked like. authorities have taken the skeletal remains of eight people found dead in virginia-- and created the images. (news graphics: james city county remains.jpg) this man's remains were found on november first, 1976 along the bank of the york river in james city county. he is of asian, hispanic and native american descent between 25 and 60 years old. (news graphics: york county remains.jpg) this woman was found in york county - on november 29, 1972. her remains were in a wooded area off of walter mill road.

been 25-45 years of age. we have put these pictures-- and 6 more of people found in other parts of the state-- on wavy dot com. people are talking about it everywhere: that ever-climbing powerball jackpot. it now stands at more than 1-point-5 billion dollars. if you didn't know part of the lottery ticket sales actually goes toward the virginia education fund. if someone hits this jackpot tomorrow night- schools would see 35-million- dollars. here's the breakdown: roughly 60 percent of all the money spent on powerball tickets in virginia goes towards prize money. about 30 percent goes to education. around five percent goes to the store that sells the winning ticket. and the rest goes to the cost of running the lottery. and, powerball is not the big money maker, a virginia lottery spokesman says it's actually scratch-offs. coming up on wavy news 10 at 5:30- we're tracking the latest polls - plus - arizona senator john mccain explains why donald trump

presidential election. a 10 on your side follow up to our investigation involving a military widow-- denied benefits-- because of a technicality. where things stand now for the mother of four-- and how it could help you. farm bureau live now has a new name. and you'll also hear who's opening the newly named venue this

tonight portsmouth city council will vote on allowing food trucks on private property, which is currently against city code. for instance, one council person pointed out the trucks that sell sausages outside of most lowe's stores are not currently allowed at the portsmouth store. tonight's vote could change that. farm bureau live is no more. the venue is still part of the virginia beach concert scene, but the name has changed it's now the 'veterans united home loans ampitheatre'. also announced today: the

20-16 concert season. jimmy buffet opens the season april 16th. tickets go on sale january 22nd. but first -- a virginia beach man sacrifices his life in battle and his widow is denied survivor benefits. now

new at five -- a widow of war in virginia beach could soon get a survivor benefit that she was technicality. investigation brought the loophole to her lawmaker, and now he's fighting to make things right for the mother of four who lost her husband in battle. investigative reporter chris horne has more on why the law needs to be changed. we first reported on this injustice in november. virginia voters passed a law that is supposed to work like this... a service member gets killed in action, and the surviving spouse gets an exemption on property tax on the family home. but because of a definition for "killed in

narrow, our war widow was denied a benefit that could save her tens of thousands of dollars over the years. c 1 27:37 christy billings widow it's hard to describe what it is to live without somebody who was your future and everything you wanted to share. everything went then, whom your children need on a daily basis and don't have. that's christy billings of virginia beach describing the pain she and her children have endured without their husband and father, army sergeant robert billings. a virginia law was intended to give the family some consolation - a property tax exemption on the family home. but the law pivots on the very narrow pentagon definition of "killed in action". sgt billings's stryker vehicle was blown apart by an ied in a combat zone. but because he didn't die right there on the scene, he's classified as "died of wounds". c 1 30:10 delegate barry knight virginia beach on

you brought to my attention, the gentleman was tragically enough near death on the battlefield, they transported him to the hospital, and as soon as he got to the hospital, he passed away. and now delegate barry knight is taking the case of sergeant robert billings to the floor of the general asembly. as mind fourteen months ago when they passed the amendment by a landslide. c 1 31:43 delegate barry knight virginia beach sometimes it's a shame and you've passed the law and you think you've done everything correctly and you've found out unintended consequences. y'all have brought it to me that this is an unintended consequence, and i intend to try to "killed in action" to a service member who dies as a result of wounds after reaching a medical treatment center. that's the very scenario that surrounded the death of sergeant billings. knight is confident the bill will pass - he has already gathered several co-patrons - and state senator john cosgrove is sponsoring a

senate. it would take effect july first and enable christy billings to get the benefit she deserves. we continue to follow breaking news coming out of the pentagon. two navy boats are in iranian custody. but iran is assuring the u-s: the crew and vessels will be "returned promptly". the pentagon says they briefly lost contact with the small boats in the persian gulf, and that 10 americans were on board. we understand this incident happened near farsi island which is in the middle of the persian gulf. u-s officials said one of the boats may have had some type of mechanical issue causing them to run aground. secretary of state john kerry has been on the phone with the iranian foreign minister working to get these sailors released. anchors ad-lib toss tonight: stray showers before 10pm...maybe a flurry or two for the northern neck. otherwise, cold! lows fall into the

wednesday: cold with sunshine. highs only in the mid-upper 30s. wind: wnw 10-15mph. thursday: mainly sunny. very cold am (20s), but warms into the low 50s by the afternoon. wind: sw 10-15mph. a strong cold front will cross our area tonight. as it moves by, it could create isolated showers...but even a flurry or two for areas around the northern neck. otherwise, very cold air will filter into our area tonight. lows will fall below freezing, and it'll be a struggle for highs to reach the upper 30s tomorrow (wed). to no surprise, temps will rebound back to around 50 low pressure that rolls into our area along with a warm front friday night into saturday. this will bring some rain our way during that time frame. then, the next chance for rain looks to be sunday,

coming up on wavy news 10 - those medications to treat heartburn may lead to other problems. a 10 on your side warning

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some popular drugs used to treat heartburn may be associated with higher rates of chronic kidney disease. researchers at johns hopkins university found a link between 'proton pump inhibitors' and kidney damage. p-p-i's include nexium, prilosec and prevacid. this does not mean those particular drugs cause kidney disease. nine retailers have recalled two flavors of store branded children's liquid cold medicine. the dosage cup contains incorrect markings that could lead to an overdose. the perrigo company manufactures the medicine that is sold nationally under several different brand

retailers include c- v-s, kroger, and dollar general. the recall covers batches of the grape flavor and cherry flavored medicine sold in four ounce bottles. an overdose of the medicine can cause hyper-excitability, rapid eye movements, irregular heart beat, and even death. coming up on wavy news 10 - swedish police are accused of keeping quiet about a rash of sexual assaults. a newspaper says- it's all because of where the suspects are from. then at five-thrity - the 20-16 legislative session is set to begin tomorrow. ten on your side's erin kelly is in richmond tonight with a preview of what we can expect from lawmakers this

police in sweden have been accused of covering up mass sexual assaults-- allegedly committed by refugees at a summer festival in stockholm. police hadn't mentioned the incidents at the "we are stockholm festival", until a swedish newspaper reported on them over the weekend. the newspaper

crimes linked to migrants-- for fear of playing into the hands of a far-right anti-immigration swedish political party. a police spokesman admitted: police should have reported the incidents -- but denied they purposefully kept the crimes quiet. a city government official said many of the detained were from afghanistan-- and carrying temporary i-d-cards issued to asylum-seekers. about 20 teenage girls filed complaints of sexual assault, and about 200 suspects were held. stay with us. wavy news 10 at 5:30, starts right now! c0020 - 44 i'm erin kelly in richmond, with a look at what may be some of the hot topics during just hours away from giving his final state of the union. what we expect in his address to congress -- and what lawmakers are hoping to hear tonight. and -- more details are emerging about actor sean penn's secret interview with

peak inside the notorius drug lord's hide out. we begin with an update to breaking news we've been following all taken into iranian custody. ten on your side's liz palka has been making calls -- getting more information on this developing story. liz -- what have you learned so far? deanna and stephanie - we have called local navy officials all the way up to the pentagon. not one can confirm whether these are locally based sailors or tell us where they are based. however, we are working on getting that information. we do know u-s officials expect this situation to be resolved soon. what we know is...this involved two u-s navy boats. nbc news is reporting they are small, five person boats. and 10 sailors are currently in iranian custody. we understand iranian military forces seized