we have breaking news out of california. there are reports of an active shooter at naval medical center san diego. the center posted a message on its facebook page warning people at the center about the situation. 10 on your side's chris horne is monitoring this for us. he joins us now with an active shooter has just been been reported in building #26 at naval medical center san diego. all occupants are advised to run, hide or fight. all non-emergency response personnel are asked to stay away from the compound, located at 34800 bob wilson drive, san diego, ca 92134." fox stattion three shots fired but no injuries federal state and local authorities are on the scene, plus a swat team

federal state and local authorities are on the scene, plus a swat team has arrived 6500 military and civilian workers plus the patients authories are keeping people away, people who work at the naval medical center who hadn't already arrived for work can not get on the location three schools in the area on lockdown bldg 2 or 3 where wounded warriors are located naval base point loma also on

checking into naval base coronado we are also following some breaking news out of hampton. police tweeted about an industrial accident on wells court, just off cunningham drive.. they say a man has life-threatening injuries. we have a crew on the way to the scene. we're working to figure out exactly what happened. stay with us all day long for updates on this story as we get them. but first, we are learning more about a police chase that ended with car slamming

told you about this as breaking news this morning. chesapeake police say they are looking for a person of interest. this all began around 2:30 this morning when a driver didn't stop for a chesapeake police officer. the officer chased the driver on to i-264 into norfolk. later, police say the driver hit the side of a townhouse at stoney point & john hancock lane, just off newtown road. that driver took off. and, both norfolk and chesapeake police are looking for the suspect. only 10 on your side was there as crews towed the car away. things left inside the car may give investigators a clue to the person they are looking for. police haven't told us exactly who they are looking for yet, but if you have any infromation about this, call crime line. a lot more to get to this midday -- but now we want to get a check of the weather. things have defineitely improved around here since the weekend. here's a live look at tower cam 10 at the skies over downtown norfolk

day here in hampton roads. and the best part -- it is warm. let's get the latest from meteorologist deitra tate in the super doppler 10 weather center.. let's get the latest from meteorologist deitra tate

brings scattered showers. may only see a stray weather friday into the weekend. while it may be warming up, our nation's capital is still dealing with the effects of this weekend's winter storm. federal offices in washington are closed again today. schools there are also shut down. the storm dumped almost two feet of snow across that region over the weekend. the blizzard was one of the top five snowstorms on record for the city. new at midday -- virginia beach police arrested a man they say exposed himself to children in the neighborhood. this is 69-year-old ralph gutshall. police arrested him thursday, shortly after the alleged incident was reported to dispatch. there are no other reported victims right now. the portsmouth city council meets tonight. this comes after recent drama over a city council

members. many portsmouth residents don't agree with it, and they say council is suffering from a lack of transparency. tonight will be the first regularly- scheduled dollar fine for breaking that new city rule, which prohibits members from speaking about information discussed in closed door meetings. last week, in a community meeting with council members, residents spoke up about openness among elected officials. mayor kenny wright and a few councilmembers didn't seem to offer any solutions, but their collective message was for people to watch the public access channel for meetings and go to the council's website. we know this is an important issue for you so here's how you can speak out about things happening in your government. here are three ways you can sign up to speak at tonight's meeting. you can call the number on your screen, email city council, or sign up in person. according to city rules, you are only

to three minutes. tonight's city council meeting starts at 7:00 at city hall. a follow-up to a hazmat situation in chesapeake last week. the fire department tells us almost 75- thousand gallons of jet fuel leaked at the kinder morgan south terminal last friday morning. nobody was hurt, but 70 homes in the area had to be evacuated as a precaution. the virginia beach s-p-c-a took in some birds that were contaminated by the spill. the fire department says it will not fine kinder morgan for the spill. kinder morgan is responsible for the clean-up cost. nobody was hurt when an attic caught on fire in norfolk this morning. firefighters say an electrical issue started the fire in a home on westminster avenue. they say insulation caught fire, and the home didn't have working smoke detectors. luckily, a man inside the home was able to get out before firefighters arrived a little after 3:30 this morning. firefighters say they stopped the fire before it could damage any of the home below the attic.

shut off electricity while firefighters investigated. no one was hurt. about 30 minutes before that fire in norfolk, there was one at a home in virginia beach. firefighters are trying to figure out what caused the fire on glenfield court near hilltop. firefighters say two residents suffered smoke inhalation, but refused treatment. firefighters tweeted these pictures of the fire. they believe it started on the second floor of the home. firefighters in chesapeake put out a fire that was hard to get to. crews told us they got the call just after midnight of a fire on woodland drive. viewers could see it from northbound 664 near dock landing road. initally firefighters thought it was easier to get to the vacant building fire from the interstate, which closed the off ramp overnight. our photographer lavoy harrell had to walk through the mud to shoot this video. thankfully no one got hurt. the of the fire is

a 74 year old woman is terrified after a man hurt her, attempted to rob her, and then stole her car. this man, 28 year old brett cote is now behind bars facing several charges. the attempted robbery happened in elizabeth city, sunday afternoon. the victim spoke with 10 on your side. we are not revealing her name. she told us she stopped at a convenience store for a newspaper. the suspect then opened her car door saying he was stranded and needed to get to an atm. he then demanded she get money out. the victim said it looked as if he had a gun. here's what she said happened next. c2 17:15:18 - i noticed his hands in his pockets. and i thought, he said, now maam, i'm not going to hurt you.and that's when i thought something. and then when he started to reach for my purse. and then i got my purse and then i reached for the keys and that's when he hurt me. :35 the victim ended up with a bruised hand. she

for help. the suspect left in her suv but police caught up with him about 15 minutes later. all new at midday -- police in newport news are investigating a robbery. it happened at the hop and shop on jefferson avenue near richland drive around 11 last night. a man came into the store and showed a gun. he got some money from the clerk and ran away across jefferson avenue. four employees were in the store at the time, but nobody was hurt. an armed militia has occupied a federal wildlife refuge for almost four weeks now. how it continues to affect the town. plus - caught on tape, a man is convicted for a you more of this attack. it's time to start thinking about your taxes and how to protect yourself. we'll take a look at how you can stop theives from stealing your tax return. and last night, the democratic presidential candidates got one last chance to speak about the issues before the iowa caucuses. we'll hear what they had

and - we are in a warmup. definitely a nice change from the last few days. but how long is it going to last? meterologist deitra tate will give you a look at your super doppler 10

we have breaking news out of california. there are reports of an active shooter at naval medical center san diego. you're looking at a live picture of the scene. the center posted a message on its facebook page telling everyone inside to run, hide, or fight. the incident is apparantly in a builiding that houses wounded sailors and marines. they have asked anyone who is not an emergency responder to stay away from the area. we will continue to follow this all

updates as we get them. a scare this morning at winston-salem state university. the campus is all clear now after a police issued a lockdown for the campus. someone reportedly showed a gun during a fight. although nobody fired any shots, officials shut down the school as a precautoion while police investigated. students had to stay in their room or away from campus during the lockdown. however, everything is now back to normal for classes today. we told you about a seven-point-one magnitude earthquake hitting alaska, sunday morning. it caused a huge mess and destroyed homes. we can now show you some video of the quake as it happened. you can see the shelves in this hardware store in anchorage start shaking, and then fall over. store employees say they are grateful nobody was in the store at the time. the store did open for business monday, but there is still a lot to clean-up. some people closer to the quake weren't so lucky. the earthquake caused a gas line to

and destroyed seveal homes. a resident says although she is sad her home is gone, she is grateful her family is okay. (s/janice gottschalk - and my children and i couldn't be happier right now. even though the grief for our animals is there i couldn't thank god more." the earthquake was so strong, it could be felt across a big section of the southern part of alaska. the armed takeover of a wildlife refuge in oregon is entering its fourth county officials are saying they will not be meetings until the takeover is done. a judge cancelled monday evenings community meeting for safety concerns. the planned meeting was meant for residents to talk openly about what is happening where they live. instead, the last couple meetings gave protest leader ammon bundy an open platform to speak on. the judge explains his reasoning. (steve grasty/harney county judge) "law enforcement had said

to go to the meeting. i'm afraid they'll be a firearm.'" --butted with-- (levoy finicum/protest organizer) "how many guns does he have to have? he's got a whole army of federal agents. he's got metal detectors and he's got county sheriff's and county deputies." tonight, the protesters are scheduled to meet with county leaders and the sheriff. it's a scene that can only be described as complete chaos. a man attacked a prosecutor in a courtroom in new mexico. and it was all caught on camera. the 31-year-old had just been found guilty of criminal sexual contact. after the hearing, the defendent charged at the lawyer, and knocked him to the ground. you can see he tried to punch him a few times. the attack set off a panic in the court room. the judge even got off the bench to help stop the attack. but, a courtroom officer is getting recognition for taking the attacker down. smith says: "i have never seen this happen, ever. i

but i've never experienced it or seen it in." smith says: "i was able to get a hold of the defendant and use the least amount of force possible to go ahead and detain him to get him under control." it is likely the defendent will spend extra time in prison for the attack. the citadel issues punishment to 14 students who were seen wearing clothing similar to ku klux klan attire. the college says the punishments range from minor on-campus sanctions to two-semester dismissals. an investigation revealed several freshamn cadets were ordered by upperclassmen to sing chirsmas carols while they were dressed in all-white outfits with eye-holes in their hoods. photos of the cadets ended up on social media. although the cadets say they were supposed to be ghjosts, many saw something else. and in the wake of the incident, the national action network is calling on the school to remove the confederate flag out the same way you took it off the dome in front of the building and in front

take it from inside the holy place quote on quote the citadel." the president of the citadel says a new task force is being created to advance diversity at the military college. ( weather anim - with track) rest of today: increase in cloud cover. well above average. highs will be in the low 60s. winds sw 5- 15mph. tonight: mostly cloudy. a few showers late. lows will be in the low 40s. winds south/west 5-15mph. wednesday: mostly cloudy. scattered showers. highs will be in the low 40s. winds north 10-15mph. we're getting a nice warm-up today. highs will be in the low 60s with quiet weather. by early wednesday, a cold front moves into the region and brings scattered showers. it will be cooler with highs in the 40s. the front may stall out offshore on thursday, but away now. so we may only see a stray shower or two

the region. stay tuned for any possible timing changes. we'll see nice weather friday into the

up next on midday - protecting yourself from thieves during tax season. a look at how you can stop people who are

earned tax it's time to think about your taxes. unfortunately you're not the only one who wants your money from your tax return. tax payers and tax preparers are fighting against refund thieves. bob hansen has a warning. the only excitement about doing your taxes... is the possibility of getting money back from the i-r-s. but these days tax thieves are tying to get your refund before you do. (sot: eva velasquez, identity theft resource center) "someone other than you files a tax refund using your information and then absconds with that money." in many cases, all a thief needs is your name, social security number and a

pretend to be you when filing for a refund. (sot: eva velasquez, identity theft resource center) "but they don't need to know where you work, or where you live or any of says most tax payers have no idea their refund has been stolen, until they file their own return. (sot: eva velasquez, identity theft resource center) "the thief would get in first, the legitimate would try to file their taxes and be told, oh that's already been filed." (reporter stand up: bob hansen) "now if the bad guys do get your tax refund, you will eventually get your money, but it will take some time." (sot: eva velasquez, identity theft resource center) "we've heard from people who have had it resolved as early as three months, we've heard from some folks who it's been over a year." so what can you do to stop it? (sot: eva velasquez, identity theft resource center) "your best bet is to file your refund early before the bad guys can file using your name and information. our number one tip is file first and beat the crooks." you also want to make sure you use qualified tax preparers who will protect your personal

working on the problem... but getting a jump on your refund is still critical. we continue to follow breaking news out of san diego. there are reports of an active shooter at naval medical center san diego. we'll take you back to the scene live so you can see what's going on. chris horne is working the phones and the wires

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we have breaking news out of california. there are reports of an active shooter at naval medical center san diego. the center posted a message on their facebook page warning people at the center about the situation. 10 on your side's chris horne is monitoring this for us. he joins us now with an update on what's going on. "!attention! an active shooter has just been been reportedall occupants are advised to run, hide or fight. all non-emergency response personnel are asked to stay away from the compound. fox station:

the air, no one wounded patients are telling our nbc affiliate they have been ordered to shelter in place. first reports came in about 8-10 local time, 11-10 our time. chp says federal agents are conducting room to room searches two california highway patrol officers were seen entering the facility through an emergency room entrance. nmcsd staff is comprised of more than 6,500 military, civilian, contractor and volunteer personnel. the 272-bed, multispecialty hospital and ambulatory complex is located about 2.5 miles from downtown san diego. nmcsd personnel deploy to iraq, afghanistan, kuwait, djibouti and aboard the usns mercy. naval base point loma also on lockdown. naval base san diego just secured its child care center, all children

and local authorities are on the scene san diego school districts three area schools are on lockdown nbc station saying the sense of urgency has calmed down from what it was about 30 mins ago. we will continue to livestream the cnn feed on wavy.com at this link as long as it is available we are learning more

of hampton police say a 22-year-old yorktown man is fighting for his life after an industrial accident on wells court, just off cunningham drive.. police say the injury appears to be work working to figure out exactly what happened. stay with us all day long for updates on this story as we get them. but first, we are learning more about a police chase that ended with car slamming into a house. we first told you about this as breaking news this morning. chesapeake police say they are looking for a person of interest. this all began around 2:30 this morning. it all started when a driver didn't stop for a chesapeake police officer. the officer chased the driver on to i-264 into norfolk. later, the driver hit the side of a townhouse at the intersection of stoney point & john hancock lane, just off newtown road. both norfolk and chesapeake police are looking for the suspect. only 10 on your side was there as crews towed the

things left inside the car may give investigators a clue to the person they are looking for. police haven't told us exactly who they are looking for yet, but if you have any infromation about this, call crime line. it's a busy day in the wavy newsroom, and we have a lot more to get to in the next half hour. but now we want to get a check of your forecast. here's a live look at tower cam 10 at the skies over downtown norfolk. an absolutely beautiful day outside. let's get the latest from meteorologist deitra tatein the super doppler 10

rest of today: increase in cloud cover. well above average. highs will be in the low 60s. winds sw 5- winds south/west 5-15mph. wednesday: mostly cloudy. scattered showers. highs will be in the low 40s. winds north 10-15mph. we're getting a nice warm-up today. highs will be in the low 60s with while it may be warming up, our nation's capital is still dealing with the effects of this weekend's winter storm. federal offices in washington are closed again today. schools there are also shut down. the storm dumped almost two feet of snow across that region over the weekend. the blizzard was one of the top five snowstorms on record for the city. new at midday -- virginia beach police arrested a

exposed himself to children in the neighborhood. this is 69-year-old ralph gutshall. police arrested him thursday, shortly after the alleged incident was reported to dispatch. there are no other reported victims right now. the portsmouth city council meets tonight. this comes after recent drama over a city council policy aimed at silencing members. many portsmouth residents don't agree with it, and they say council is suffering from a lack of transparency. tonight will be the first regularly- scheduled council meeting for members since councilman bill moody paid a 15- hunded dollar fine for breaking that new city rule, which prohibits members from speaking about information discussed in closed door meetings. last week, in a community meeting with council members, residents spoke up about openness among elected officials. mayor kenny wright and a few councilmembers didn't seem to offer any solutions, but their collective message was for people to watch the public access channel for meetings and go to the council's website.

important issue for you so here's how you can speak out about things happening in your government. here are three ways you can sign up to speak at tonight's meeting. you can call the number on your screen, email city council, or sign up in person. according to city rules, you are only allowed to speak for up to three minutes. tonight's city council meeting starts at 7:00 at city hall. two men are recovering after walking into maryview hospital in portsmouth last night with gunshot wounds. police say their injuries are not serious. investigators say someone shot the men in the cavalier manor section of the city. there was a call about a shots being fired near there on roosevelt boulevard, but investigators say they don't know if the two incidents are related. a follow-up to a hazmat situation in chesapeake last week. the fire department tells us almost 75- thousand gallons of jet fuel leaked at the kinder morgan south terminal last friday morning. nobody was hurt, but 70 homes in the area had to be evacuated as a precaution. the virginia beach s-p-c-a took in some birds that were contaminated by the

department says it will not fine kinder morgan for the spill. kinder morgan is responsible for the clean-up cost. all new at midday -- police in newport news are investigating a robbery. it happened at the hop and shop on jefferson avenue near richland drive around 11 last night. a man came into the store and showed a gun. he got some money from the clerk and ran away across jefferson avenue. four employees were in the store at the time, but nobody was hurt. we are working to learn more about an armed robbery last night in virginia beach. dispatchers tell us it happened around nine last night at the skinny dip in the providence square shopping center. that just off providence road. officers are looking for a suspect in this case. officers in poquoson are also looking for a robbery. they sent us these pictures of a man they believe robbed the langley federal credit union on wythe creek road yesterday afternoon. witnesses say he handed the teller a note demanding money, but never showed a weapon. if you have any information about either

the newport news police department says it recieved a generous donation to buy bullet proof vests for it's police k-9's this comes after a suspect shot and killed norfolk's police k-9, krijger, earlier this month. his death prompted many people to donate to spike's k-9 fund. even anderson cooper gave the money he would have made speaking tonight at chrysler hall, to the fund. as a result, the newport news police department will recieve six vests for it's four legged officers, including this guy named havoc. it means all of the patrol dogs will now be protected while they work. the democratic presidential candidates made their final arguments to the people of iowa ahead of the caucus next week. in a town hall at drake university, the candidates fielded questions from voters about their policies and views. hillary clinton responded to a question about all the attacks leveled against her. :20 - :35 hillary clinton/democratic presidential candidate "look, i've been around a long time . people have thrown all kinds of things with me.

forward. they fall by the wayside. they come up with these outlandish things. they make these charges. i just keep going forward because there's nothing to it." martin o'malley tried to stand out from the pack. he told the audience america wants to move away from old ideologies, and is looking for a new leader. bernie sanders tried to reassure people he would be a viable candidate in the general election. 1:33 - 1:47 bernie sanders "the ideas i am talking about are not radical ideas. we may raise taxes but we are also going to eliminate private health care premiums for individuals and for businesses." on february first, iowa caucus goers will choose a candidate that best represents their interests. president obama is proposing new legislation that will help more americans save for retirement. administration officials think the plan will give 30 million more americans access to retirement savings. the president's ideas will be outlined in the 20-17 budget which he

in february. his ideas include offering tax credits to small businesses that enroll employees in retirement plans. the plan would also allow americans to defer taxes on retirement savings. still ahead on midday- people are calling for some high schoolers in arizona after their actions at a school spirit event. a look at what they did. plus - big changes could be coming when it comes to rules for transgender athletes in the olympics. what the i-o-c may be planning to do. plus - we're on your side

super doppler 10 forecast we continue to follow breaking news out of california. there are reports of an active shooter at naval medical center san diego. you're looking at a live picture of the scene. the center posted a message on its facebook page telling everyone inside to run, hide, or fight. our fox affiliate in san diego is reported three someone shot three rounds into the air, and no one was hurt. our n-b-c affiliate says patients are telling them to shelter in place. the staff is home to 65-hundred military, civilian, contracotr, and volunteer personel. personell there deploy to iraq, kuwait, djibouti, and serve aboard the usns mercy. they have asked anyone who is not an emergency responder to stay away from the area. we will continue to follow this all day long on air and on wavy

six teenagers are facing major backlash for a picture on social media. the girls wore shirts spelling out the "n" word, with two of the letters replaced by an asterisk on friday. this happened at a school spirit event at their high school. the girls say the picture was meant to be a joke with one of the girl's boyfriends. the photo leaked online and is now viral. now the girls are facing harsh criticism from their peers, death threats online, and could even be expelled. at a protest outside the school yesterday, one of the girls publicly apologized for what happened. steigerwald says: "i have come here to say that i know people have been offended by what i did; i am incredibly sorry. i have love for everyone in my heart. i am not a racist, and i am asking everyone for forgiveness to me." mos says: "this isn't about those six girls. it's that they thought it was funny and the fact that they did this just mean that they had exactly no clue how serious it was. like segregation ended

years ago and the fact that that is still happening today in 2016, it's horrible." the school has not said what it is going to do to punish the girls. now it's time to take a look at some of the top moscow after it tried to make an emergency landing over the weekend. this is drone video taken by a russian blogger. you can see the wreckage straddling the rail that seperates north and southbound traffic on the highway. only the pilot was on the plane and he wasn't hurt. nobody on the ground was hurt, either. investigators say it is possible the plane ran out of gas. a fire in a high-rise building sent a lot of on the ground floor of the building. several firefighters were able to quickly put it out. investigators say the fire started when cooking oil started burning. nobody was hurt. secretary of state john kerry is in cambodia talking with the prime

they are focusing on the upcoming special u-s-asean summit in calfornia. kerry is in cambodia as part of a regional tour. he also made a stop in laos yesterday to discuss the summit. kerry will then travel to china to talk about its response to north korea's nuclear efforts. eight museum employees in cairo are going to court for ruining a famous relic the employees face charges for damaging the burial mask of king tut, and then trying to cover it up. the charges aren't criminal, so they aren't facing any jail time, but they could lose their jobs and face large fines. the beard of the golden mask broke off in august 20-14, but it wasn't until last january pictures surfaced online showing a line of glue around the chin. german experts helped restore the mask back to normal, and it is now back on display at the museum. four massive sperm whales found dead on the beaches of eastern england over the weekend. the coast guard says a pod of up to six whales

coastline friday. wardens tried to get one of the whales back into the water, but it died before they could. the whales are about 45 feet long and weigh about 30 tons. scientists will examine the bodies to find out how they died. a big change could be coming to the rules regarding transgender athletes in the olympics. a proposed rule change by the i-o-c says transgender athletes can compete, with out having gender reassignment surgery. trangender athletes have been allowed in the olympics since 2004, but only after surgery and two years of hormone therapy. the rule change sets a hormone based criteria. anatomically male athletes must prove their testosterone levels have been below a certain level for a year to compete in female divisions. i-o-c medical chiefs also proposed a rule that would allow female-to-male transgender athletes to compete in the male category without resitriction.

into effect in time for the olympics in rio this summer. a woman who peacefully protested outside the white house for more than 30 years died earlier today. the washington post is reporting concepcion picciotto died at the age of 80. her three-decade-long demostration is thought to be the longest political protest in u-s history. she suffered a fall recently, but her cause of death isn't known. picciotto became the primary guardian of the anti-nuclear proliferation vigil after joining its founder in 19-81. a music superstar avoids battery charges in an alleged las vegas incident. authorities say there isn't enough evidence to charge virginia native chris brown in an alleged new years weekend altercation with a woman. brown was accused of hitting the woman and taking her cell phone when she tried to snap a picture of him during a party. (weather anim - with track) rest of today: increase in cloud cover. well

will be in the low 60s. winds sw 5- 15mph. tonight: mostly cloudy. a few showers late. lows will be in the low 40s. winds south/west 5-15mph. wednesday: mostly cloudy. scattered showers. highs will be in the low 40s. winds north 10-15mph. we're getting a nice warm-up today. highs will be in the low 60s with quiet weather. by early wednesday, a cold front moves into the region and brings scattered showers. it will be cooler with highs in the 40s. the front may stall out offshore on thursday, but the area of low pressure see a stray shower or two in the region. stay tuned for any possible timing changes. we'll see nice weather friday into the weekend. up next on midday - a girl may be getting a new dog, all thanks to an n-h-l player. we'll tell you how he

changes. we'll see nice

up next on midday - a girl may be getting a new

n-h-l player. we continue to follow breaking news out of california. we are still following of an active shooter at naval medical center san diego. you're looking at a live picture of the scene. the center posted a message on its facebook page telling everyone inside to run, hide, or fight. our fox affiliate in san diego is reporting someone shot three rounds into the air, and no one was hurt. our n-b-c affiliate says patients are being told to shelter in place. if you want to keep following this story,

c-n-n's coverage on wavy dot com. a young lady in columbus may be getting a new furry friend thanks to a special request she made to a hockey player. this young lady held up a sign hoping number 13 scores so her dad gets her a dog. number 13 is columbus blue jackets forward cam atkinson. and he delivered for this young lady -- three times. atkinson got his third career hat trick to help the blue jackets beat the montreal candiens five to two, and hopefully get that girl a dog. here's something adorable for you. a sloth in ecuador had to be rescued last week after it got stuck in the middle of a highway. the ecuador transit commission shared these now viral photos on facebook of the sloth that appearantly got scared trying to cross the highway. you can see the poor thing clinging to a guard rail support. officials were able to get it to let go, and the sloth was examined by the vet

into the wild. thank you for watching wavy news 10 midday. log on wavy-dot-com for the latest on your local headlines. join our anita blanton