tonight there are some questions about its future. that after the state says it will not provide funding. 10 on your side's brandi cummings is live in virginia beach with the story. at first glance this looks like a project well underway, but construction may stop because as of right now the money needed from the city and state to finish - isn't coming in. this concrete and steel is one day supposed to be the home of a 156-room hyatt hotel with parking and retail stores but there's a question about if that will ever become reality. sot - mayor will sessoms, virginia beach - clip 47 18:26:29 im still trying to understand how we got to were are. 18:26:34 an odu professor reviewed the proposal and recommended that if the project is to be complete, the city would need to fund 30 percent. an application for state funding was submitted to the tourism development financing program. 18:2:40 the toughest thing to overcome right how for the developer in my opinion is the fact that

7-stories out of the ground. and the approval for the city and the state had not been obtained. 18:26:57 in a letter sent last week, the state said it would not fund the project. and the city has yet to agree. 18:29:05 no one on the city staff suggested that they move forward with construction without approval so according to mayor will sessoms, even without final financial commitments, developers moved forward. one can see construction is well underway. as for what's next - sessoms plans to meet with developers. he supports the project and hopes developers can finish construction with or without the state and local money. 18:25:53 im all for bringing the hyatt flag into virginia beach. i do think would increase the number of people coming into va beach i tried several times to interiew someone from the company responsible for the

an email and even went to their office. a marketing manager told me there may be a statement, but so far i have not received one. live in virginia beach brandi cummings 10 on your side. you can read the full o-d-u plan review and the states letter on wavy-dot-com. federal offices in washington are closed again today. d-c is still dealing with the aftermath of this weekend's record winter storm. a storm that claimed the life of a long-time u-s capitol police officer. officer vernon alston had a heart attack while shoveling snow at his home. the 44 year old spent nearly two decades patrolling the capitol grounds. the 22 inches of snow across the nation's capitol helped land this weekend's storm as one of the top five snowstorms on record for washington dulles airport. as folk work to dig out - they're finding it hard to actually get anywhere. sot: stranded man: "all our driveways, we're ready to go, but our roads are not cleared." between crews trying to

of canceled flights - travel delays continue to ripple all across the country. at washington's reagan airport runways are clear - but there's nowhere for cars to park. travelers at j-f-k are trapped at the airport along with the clean-up crews.. sot: henry kuykendall delta vice president, jfk customer service: "we're still melting snow, and driver: 12:48:29 "i think we're going to be, maybe, a couple more days." on the ground - exhausted crews work around the clock to clear roads. but even with the help of warmer temperatures - that much snow isn't going away any time soon. one place you'll soon be able to get around a little easier - cuba. the treasury department announced today - it's doing away with more of its restrictions on cuba. americans can only travel to cuba under 12-specific guidelines - but you'll now be allowed to do more while in the country. starting tomorrow - financing restrictions on most exports will be a thing of the past. the u-s will also allow more items to be exported. the investigation into the water crisis in flint continues to develop.

general says an independent investigation will go where it needs to. to recap - the city's water supply is contaminated with lead. levels so high - lead is now in childrens' blood streams. residents sounded the alarm shortly after the city switched water sources in 2014, but their cries fell on deaf ears. demonstrators are still calling on governor snyder to resign as they protest the flint water problem. attorney general bill schuette says he's listening, announcing an investigation he vows will be forceful and fearless. despite the promices from officials - flint residents say they're still getting billed for water they can't use. protesters are pledging to not pay for water until the problem has been fixed. melissa mays / protester "not only are we tainted water and it needs to stop. the water has been pre-paid by the state and mott foundation, there's no reason why we're receiving bills, let alone bills for tainted water."

says his office is looking into what can be done to prevent people from being to help the folks in flint. i stopped by keller williams in greenbrier this morning to find out how others can get involved. like many of us these pictures of dirty contaminated water made claudine ellis cringe. she felt sorry for the people in flint michigan - and then she saw something else c1 claudine ellis/water drive organizer 13:08:08 then i saw babies and children that were drinking contaminated water and i was like let me look into this just one more time :16 claudine thought about her own children 13:08:36 that to me in america was a travesty and i felt we should do something and do something as soon as we can :42 she turned pity into a plan. (nats) a quick shout on social media and water started to trickle in to her office .. then an outpouring from a man in the office next door. c2 adam newman/donor 13:19:03 we've offered to at a minimum doante 35 hundred dllars worth of water and if we get a good group we'd like to match what everyone else

:13 adam newman's wife grew up outside of flint. c2 13:19: 45 and to imagine that that was her growing up or our chidren growing up in an area like that where that could happen in america this huge space to store the water, volunteers to drive it, and have teamed up with the keller willams office outside of flint to get it to those in need. now all they're waiting on is donations. c1 13:12:56 we don't care what it takes we're realtors we work 24 hours a day that's why they call us dream girls, we make dreams come true :02 if you want to donate water you can bring it to the keller williams building on volvo parkway in chesapeake during regular business hours or call them and they'll work out another time for you. state and federal officials have struggled to provide clean water for residents. but donations are pouring in from across the country. the latest - more than six million bottles specificlly to local schools. the

walmart, coke, pepsi and nestle will provide flint's 10- thousand students with clean water throughout the school year. engineers in spain tested an affordable solution to transport fresh water to those in need - by sea. this looks really cool. it's a big floating bag of highly resistant plastic and specially designed zippers that hooks to a tugboat and is transported over the sea. the water bag is solid enough to walk on, but also flexible when facing ocean waves. the bag naturally floats on the surface since fresh water is lighter than salty sea water. this method costs two times less than tanker deliveries and has lower impact on the environment. behind the bust. coming up on wavy news 10 at 6-- new details on the evidence authorities got-- which lead up to the raids at 6 local massage parlors. an elementary teacher could face charges after parents say they duct-taped their

a board of governors meeting turns violent in north carolina. why these protesters want their new school leader - out before she's even started. my full forecast is

a texas grand jury cleared planned parenthood of all misconduct and instead indicted anti-abortion activists. two of the activists who made undercover videos - now face second- degree felony charges for tampering with governmental records. the video showed planned parenthood officials discussing fetal tissue and appearing to talk about a price. representatives of planned parenthood said the videos were heavily

transgender students are fighting for what they say is their right. in illinois - students can use the restroom assigned to the gender they identify with. but a bill now in the illinois legislature would force transgender students to use restrooms and locker rooms that correspond with their sex transgender community advocates says this bill goes against federal laws. a similar fight we've been following for a year now - heads to the united states richmond. tomorrow oral arguments discrimination lawsuit involving the gloucester county school board and transgender high school student - gavin grimm. gavin was born female, but identifies as male. he's asking to use the boy's bathroom, but the school board ruled last year - that he could only use a unisex restrooms or the ladies'. look for the latest tomorrow on wavy news 10 at four. filing your taxes can be pain - but imagine what you'd deal with if someone got to them first. next - we have tips to avoid

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a teacher in texas is accused of duct- taping her students' mouths shut. complaints started rolling in last week. right now 22 students say it happened to them. the now former teacher taught first grade in wichita falls. students say they were told it was a game, with one child reporting the duct tape was put on so they would be good. but they took it off whenever they went to the bathroom or a hallway. police and are investigating to determine what- if any -criminal charges may be warranted. four students protesting program cuts and the hiring of university of north carolina president-elect margaret spellings were

the u-n-c board of governors meeting in chapel hill was taken over by dozens of protesters. they submitted a survey of 14-hundred faculty that say professors are deeply unhappy with the director of higher ed. the four now face charges for disrupting an official meeting and resisting an officer. all is clear at winston-salem state university following a campus wide lockdown. last night someone reportedly displayed a gun during a fight. although no shots were actually fired - the school was shut down as a safety precaution. during the lockdown, students were advised to stay in their rooms, or far away from campus altogether. a man is recovering after the coast guard rescued him from a fishing boat near oregon inlet. the call came in around 5-30 this morning from the "sea dog." a man fell and had a serious injury to his ear. the coast guard took him to shore for treatment. here's something you don't see every day. officials are calling it an environmental mystery. thousands of starfish beached along the florida coast just south of

fish and wildlife officials say the site is rare - but has happened before. researchers say temperature change or the recent case of red tide could have caused the starfish to wash ashore. tonight: temps slowly fall...still in the 50s after midnight. falls to the 40s by sunrise wed. wind:sw/nw 10-15mph wednesday: scattered showers in the morning. partly by the afternoon, but getting colder throughout the day. mid 40s by sunrise, then gradually falling.wind: n 10-15mph. thursday: chance for afternoon & early evening showers. very little threat for a wintry mix. highs in the

5-10mph. a cold front cross our area by wednesday morning. as it does, it'll bring scattered showers for the wednesday morning commute. conditions improve by the afternoon as the front moves into the atlantic, but it'll leave behind colder air for our area. an area of low pressure will move north and parallel to the east coast on thursday. as it does, it could swing some moisture our way in the afternoon. for now, it doesn't look like wintry weather will be a concern for us. by friday and the weekend, conditions improve with sunnier

tonight: temps slowly fall...still in the 50s after midnight. falls to the 40s by sunrise wed. wind:sw/nw 10-15mph wednesday: scattered showers in the morning. partly by the afternoon, but getting colder throughout the day. mid 40s by sunrise, then gradually falling.wind: n 10-15mph. thursday: chance for afternoon & early evening showers. very little threat for a wintry mix. highs in the mid 40s. wind: nne 5-10mph. a cold front cross our area by wednesday morning. as it does, it'll bring scattered showers for the wednesday morning commute. conditions improve by the afternoon as the front moves into the atlantic, but it'll leave behind colder air for our area. an area of low pressure will move north and parallel to the east coast on thursday. as it does, it could swing some moisture our way in the afternoon. for now, it improve with sunnier weather and warmer temps. on thursday. as it does, it could swing some moisture our way in the afternoon. for now, it doesn't look like wintry weather will be a concern for us. by friday and the weekend, conditions

coming up on wavy news ten at five- thirty - it's time to starting thinking about your taxes - and these days that also means working to avoid identity theft. we've got tips to keep you safe this tax season. and i'm tom schaad. next on wavy news 10 at 6-- brand new paperwork in on a massive bust at several local massage parlors. the disturbing details behind the bust-- and what may have really been going on there. (14;32 11) tease two ((did councilman bill moody violate the closes

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tax season is here - and unfortunately you're not the only one who wants your refund.

help you fight against refund thieves. in many cases, all a thief needs is your name, social security number and a birth date. experts say most tax payers have no idea their refund has been stolen, until they file their own return. so what can you do to stop it? to begin with - getting a jump on your refund is critical. (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 information. if the bad guys do get your tax refund, you will eventually get your money, but it will take some time. the 20-16 olympics are fast approaching and a possible change to old rules could mean big things for certain athletes. then at 6-- a mother of three killed by a hit and run driver. what we've learned about the suspect-- and the life lost on a rural road-- next on

announcer: now, from the station on your side, this is wavy news 10. nicole: oh major rater feeding itself with questionable practices inside massage rollers. tom: pages and pages of paperwork tell the story behind

some of what we found in the court documents are a little too much for television. nicole: in all, 14 women are charged with various crimes in just. tom: this was the view from chopper 10 as people were being let out to police vans. tonight, an inside look at the undercover operation months in the making and why it had to happen. erin kelly has more on the chain of events. reporter: investigators were told about an encounter at the business and workers touch them inappropriately. the workers were undercover when this happened. these women are part of 14 facing charges following a year-long investigation into chesapeake massage parlors. federal raid -- federal agents raided the business earlier this

five undercover detectives