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gulf near farsi island. we understand ten sailors are involved. nine men and one woman. this is where the two boats and those on board were picked up by iranian military forces after having mechanical issues and drifting into iranian waters. we understand these are two riverine boats. this video is from stories we have done in the past with squadrons based in our area. they are small, heavily armed, fast boats with about five people on board. according to the associated press...the sailors are part of riverine squadron one out of san diego. and they were deployed to bahrain. ships and aircraft attached to the locally based uss harry s truman carrier strike group searched the area for the boats after contact was lost. all this comes after an incident in late december. that's when iran launched a test rocket near multiple u-s ships, including the truman. secretary of state john kerry has spoken to his counterpart in iran to ensure the
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we will update you as we get any news on the situation. i'm liz palka, 10 on your side. it's pretty cold outside right now. we're looking at temperatures in the 20s! on top of that it's windy -- there are wind restrictions for drivers at the bay bridge tunnel. chief meteorologist don slater joins us now. don, what's causing all this? 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 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. 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 mid-upper 30s. wind: wnw 10-15mph. thursday:
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union address tonight. he touched on the need for solutions to dozens of problems. then south carolina governor nikki haley gave her response --- here's steve handlesman with a recap. tape/ gov nikki haley (r-south carolina) it looked like his earlier state of the union speeches but, in this last one, president obama admitted no one expects new proposals to pass a congress that's defeated most of his big initiatives sot: president obama ( no super) :14-:21 "fixing a broken immigration system. protecting our kids from gun violence." an empty chair next to the first lady symbolized children killed by guns while republicans blocked action but both sides cheered when the president announced a push to beat cancer...led by joe biden who lost his son to a brain tumor last year the president bragged about the economic recovery sot: president obama ( no super) :39-:42 "we're in the middle of the
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creation in history." yay!! 14 million new jobs. unemployment cut in half. he called the nuclear deal with iran an achievement sot: president obama ( no super) :49-:55 "iran has rolled back its nuclear program, shipped out its uranium stockpile, and the world has avoided another war." no mention that iran tonight holds 10 u-s navy sailors whose boats strayed into iranian waters he'll fight isis super) 1:07-1:13 "we just need to call what response, south carolina govern nikki haley said what america needs is a republican president sot: gov nikki haley (r-south carolina) 1:20-1:31 "we are facing the most dangerous terrorist threat our nation has seen since september 11th, and this president appears either unwilling or unable to deal with it." politics (insert ends) (two second pause) audio outcue: i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, washington. all new tonight. a portsmouth councilman faces a
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recent rule -- that keeps officials from discussing city business. 10 on your side's liz kilmer was at tonight's council meeting for the announcement. liz, how did he react? tom nicole it certainly was- councilman bill moody waved a wad of cash during tonight's meeting- explaining to the public that he's been fined 15-hundred dollars for violating a new policy that he called a threat to transparency in government we told you about that amendment this passed fall- it prohibits city leaders andcouncil members from publicly discussing or leaking information discussed during closed city meetings. councilman moody told the public, during tonight's council meeting that he has been cited for a facebook status he posted prior to a closed session. he waved his money twice- first saying here's 15-thousand for the fine, and here's another 15-thousand for future
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continue speaking out- and called this new rule a threat to transparency and an attack on freedom of speech. moody "i'm gonna look at you when i say it, all of the people informed" runs :12 after he spoke- several audience members cheered, clapped, others stood in support. there was no immediate reaction from fellow council members although portsmouth vice mayor elizabeth psimas later stated the super majority voted to fine councilman moody -- 5 out of 7-- she voted in opposition. councilman moody has the option to appeal - to council. that, he says, he won't do - but he has reported this to the a-c-l-u and is contacting a lawyer. - the mayor ignored my questions as he walked 10 on your side. liz kilmer 10 on your side just hours from now in richmond -- virginia lawmakers will kick off this year's legislative session.
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and senators have already filed dozens of bills. this year -- you'll hear about issues with local impact: like sea level rise, education and transportation. c0001 - del. daun hester (d) norfolk 89th 09 i'm feeling good about the initiatives that i believe that we'll be working on. 20 of course there are going to be the things that are going to separate us. 23 c0016 - del. barry knight (r) vb 81st 3409 at the virginians 3413 and we want virginia to go forward 3415 our erin kelly is in richmond and will be there for the start of session tomorrow. look for her reports on wavy news 10 -- beginning at 4 pm. a man shot by police following a standoff in norfolk has died in the hospital. the standoff happened over the weekend. officers say 58-year-old keith richardson threatened to kill his wife. when he finally came out of his home land street after six hours of negotiations, officers say richardson shot and killed a police k-9,
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an officer then shot richardson. that officer is on administrative duty -- which is standard procedure while police investigate. a robbery suspect faces more than 20 charges across the area. suffolk police caught him after a swat sitaution there. they tracked 23-year-old kevon hawkins and a woman he knew to the super 8 on north main street. they say the woman came out, and hawkins shot himself in the face. he's seriously hurt and in the hospital police have connected him to two robberies this month, and they believe he may be responsible for more. he also has outstanding warrants for kidnapping in north carolina. no school tomorrow for some students in newport news. crews will be cleaning lead paint from the walls of hilton elementary for the second day in a row. they found it monday, while preparing for a fresh coat. school officials say you can bring your child to brittiingham-midtown community center if you need daycare. virginia beach police hope you can help them find a man- they say- exposed himself to a child.
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from the barnes and noble on virginia beach boulevard. officers say he flashed the child on friday, and he may have exposed himself to others. they say someone with a similar description exposed himself to two children at the dollar tree on independence boulevard, saturday. if you can help find him, call the crime line. a man facing robbery charges in newport news, also faces charges in hampton. police have charged sylvester lipscombe for three robberies since october. one at a krispy kreme, one at a health mart and one at a checksmart all on west mercury boulevard. we spoke to a health mart pharmacist who was there the night of that robbery in hampton. scary -- we were happy the police did apprehend him. lipscombe is in jail tonight. you may remember, a clerk shot him when police say he tried to
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newport news. he was released from the hospital and arrested. a pro football team is saying goodbye to saint louis and hello to los angeles. the n-f-l reports-- the rams will leave missouri for the golden state. the san diego chargers, oakland raiders and rams all asked the league to move them to l-a last week. now, the n-f-l has tweeted: the rams will make the move, and the chargers have the option to join them. the raiders bowed out of the deal. a widow who lost her husband to war, may soon get a benefit she deserves. the follow-up to our 10 on your side investigation. a lesson on compassion for some local police recruits. how they're helping some community members who need it the most. have you gotten your ticket yet? you have more than a billion reasons to play the lottery! see how virginia keeps all
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a local widow of war, may soon get a benefit she deserves. we started investigating her story in november. we learned: the virginia beach woman couldn't get a tax benefit after her husband died in combat in 2012. she says the technicality has cost her thousands over the years -- but a bill headed to the general assembly could soon make that loophole go away. 10 on your side investigative reporter chris horne has the follow up. c 1 27:37 christy billings widow it's hard to describe what it
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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 this particular case that 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.
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knight is taking the case of sergeant robert billings to the floor of of what voters had in 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 fix it. here's the fix - clarifying language that expands the definition of "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. chris horne reporting. knight has already gathered several co-patrons - and state senator john cosgrove is sponsoring a similar measure in the senate. it would take effect july first and enable christy billings to get the benefit she deserves. norfolk police recruits spent the day arming locals with things they need
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they passed out blankets and coats to the homeless, at camps like this one on north military highway. recruits say the donations may help improve the police department's reputation. c0026 lindsey parkman we're kind of seen as not necessarily the good guys we're out here trying to serve the community -- we're here to help as well. it's part of a community it's part of a community service project the department requires
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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 very cold am (20s), but warms into the low 50s by the afternoon. wind: sw 10-15mph. tonight: stray cold! lows fall into the upper 20s. wind: nw 10- 20mph 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
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flurry or two for the 20mph wednesday: cold with sunshine. highs only in the mid-upper the afternoon. wind: sw 10-15mph. 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 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
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here's the keys. and, uh, go easy on my ride, mate. hm, wouldn't mind some of that beef wellington... to see how much you could save on car insurance, go to geico.com. ah! (car alarm sounds) it's ok! new at 11. we just learned portsmouth's mayor and sheriff got into an argument that spilled onto the street. after tonight's city council meeting, sheriff watson reportedly tried to tell mayor wright about an expired inspection sticker on his vehicle. that's when the sheriff's office says wright brushed the sheriff off, and drove away. watson went after wright, but the mayor drove off and avoided two more traffic stops. police eventually came in and pulled him over.
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citation and the sheriff's officer says he could face more charges. the powerball jackpot is up to 1- point-5 billion dollars! if you take all the money at once-- it's 930-million. the virginia lottery expects to sell up to 25-thousand per minute -- ahead of tommorrow night's drawing. they sent us a look at what it takes to keep tickets in stock. we'll be watching the numbers, and we'll have the results for you as soon as they come down. high school basketball tuesday night, the nfl returns to la. and virginia looks to snap it's two game acc losing streak against 8th ranked miami.
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after back to back losses acc losses to virginia tech and georgia tech, a big game for virginia tonight, as the hoo's hope to stay alive for a third straight regular season championship. i'm bruce rader, 13th ranked virginia happy to be back at home tonight, taking on 8th ranked miami. the hoo's in white, they led by four at halftime, but miami started the second half with a 7-oh run, and miami coach jim larranaga, the former george mason coach who was an assistant at virginia back in the 80's was looking at his 9th win in a row. but virginia's malcom brogdon took over. the tomahawk dunk, basket and the foul. virginia back on top and the cavs don't look back. and they got
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bench...mike tobey with 2 of his 12 points, he also had 7 rebounds, the cavaliers now up by 5. here's your exclamtion point. off the lob, malcolm brogdon throws down the dunk. brogdon with 20 points. virginia, snaps its two game losing streak by defeating miami 66 to 58. the cavs are off until sunday when they hit the road to take on florida state. the big upset of the night took place in morgantown. number 11 west virginia, takes down number 1 kansas 74 to 63. west virginia fans stormed the court and sang john denver's "country roads". it was the mountaineers' first win over a top-ranked team in 33 years. the cold weather means the high school basketball season is heating up....one of the best 6-a teams in the state in action tonight--- 8 and 2 woodside home against heritage----and the students were sure having a good time--- third quarter---woodside in white----devonte carter---behind the
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jumper to put the wolverines ahead by two--- but here comes heritage--- jermaine marrow the lob---and leland richardson throws it down hard! richardson had 14---- but keep your eye on marrow---goes baseline---nifty spin move and lays it in--- game-high 25 for marrow, who just committed to hampton university last night-- but woodside stayed ahead thanks to chris orlina----fancy dribbling--up and under for the layup--this kid is getting a whole lot of college looks--- he had a team-high 22---and the wolverines hang on for a 68-62
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