tom-- state police say 2-year-old other, larry tuner's girlfriend amazingly survived. she was in the home. we're told she is still in the hospital. she is still in the hospital. virginia governor terry mcauliffe declared a state of emergency in the wake of the deadly storms. today he toured the affected areas to survey the damage. mcauliffe was in appomattox county. that's where a fourth person was killed after his home was destroyed by a tornado. seven other people were injured there. he also visited essex county and here in

our erin kelly. the governor says there were 13 reports of tornadoes in virginia, unconfirmed so far. he estimates they caused more than $11 million in damage. nats removing trees off the truck crushed beneath a fallen tree - is william brown's truck. it's where he nearly lost his life wednesday, when a tornado plowed through the town of waverly. c0017 - william brown - victim - 559 i wasn't really paying attention to anything, but getting to where i wanted to go, and then out of nowhere, boom! everything stopped. 606 the crack of the tree on brown's truck knocked him unconscious. but later, he was able to pull himself out. c0017 - william brown - victim - 620 it said that god really loves me. he thing i received is a ligament torn in the back of my

myself blessed 634 not far from where brown was - there's a set of stairs - leading nowhere. scattered cinder blocks outline the place where a mobile home used to be. three people in that home died in the storm. c0017 - william brown - victim - 810 that house was lifted up. i saw it because i didn't know the wind was going to blow me off of the road. it was just that strong. 819 terry mcauliffe traveled to waverly thursday to get a look at come down and see what actually is needed to make sure we can get the state and federal resources in here as fast as possible 1651 c0017 - william brown - victim - 929 i'm just grateful to still be upright and breathing and only have a few pains 934 the governor says the damage assessment will continue over the next week or two. virginia has 30 days to file for help with the federal government. meanwhile, it's clear there's a lot of clean up left to do here. tom? in the coming days recovery efforts will

swing as people try to rebuild. several agencies are addressing what the needs are right now and are stepping in to help. we'll stay on top of this the studio. thanks tom we want to know more about this deadly storm. it has been confirmed that it was a tornado that caused the damage in waverly and appomattox county . chief meteorologist don slater is in the super doppler 10 weather center with our first forecast. don, that storm had a lot of power. tonight: decreasing clouds. lows: upper-30s. winds: w 10-20 mph. friday: scattered clouds. cool breeze. highs: mid to upper-40s. winds: nw 10-15 mph. saturday: mostly sunny. cool. highs: mid-40s. winds: light nw. update on waverly tornado: the national weather service's storm survey team in wakefield has

touched down in waverly. max wind speed: 100-110 mph. max path width: 300 yards. path length: 9 miles. after a very, very long wednesday in the weather department, we have been relentless! we will be tracking sustained winds at 15 to 25 mph, gusting up to 35 mph at times through the back into the upper-30s. it'll remain windy all night, into your friday. a northwest breeze and highs only in the upper- now to a developing story-- we've following in hampton since last year. the trial for a woman accused of killing her son-- and traveling with his body in the trunk of car-- is set for september. tonya slaton faced a judge on a second degree murder charge. 10 on your side's brandi cummings was there today, as attorneys from both sides spoke about the case-- for the first time. with wrist and ankle cuffs, tonya slaton

circuit court for an arraignment. she didn't say a word as attorneys discussed her case with the judge. tonya slaton spent a short time in court after a long investigation that began last year during a in her trunk. at that time she was charged with concealing a body. online court records show tonya slaton was indicted for murder on febuary 1st. after the hearing, the deputy commonwealth's attorney on the case explained why the initial charges were nolle prossed. konstantinou, deputy investigation was going to progress before we went to hearing on the lesser charge. 6:34:29 sheree konstantinou also gave new information on what quincy davis' autopsy revealed. sot - sheree commonwealth's attorney - clip 11 6:33:42 it is a fairly thick document. folks tend to cut to the however there is also a portion of the report that states that the inconsistent with natural death. so

it than meets the eye. 6:34:07 however slaton's defense attorney, the chief deputy of the hampton defense attorney - clip 12 6:35:44 ms. slaton loved quincy. i have not seen any evidence to include the report prepared by the chief medical officer of virginia or otherwise which indicates that ms. slaton murdered her son. 6:35:59 two attempts by slaton's attorneys to get her out of jail have been denied. she remains there. we expect there to be several more hearings in the case before the four-day jury trial begins at the end of september. live in hampton brandi cummings 10 on your side. newport news police have arrested one of their own-- after a domestic incident. andy fox is in the newsroom with what we know tonight. the eight year veteran of the newport news police force is charged with felony destruction of property and misdemeanor

this is 30 year old police officer laila underwood. her husband 32 year old kevin underwood who told police they had a fight, filed the complaint saying she assaulted him, broke his car windows, and damaged his property tuesday night. two sides to every story, kevin got arrested too. no booking photo but laila claims kevin assaulted her and used abusive language. the domestic situation reported by a third party. laila underwood is on administrative leave with pay pending the outcome of the investigation. a granby high school student is in custody after officers say they found a gun inside the school. someone told norfolk police and school security-- a student was inside a classroom with a concealed gun. police found the 17-year-old, and recovered the gun. no one was hurt. charges are pending. new at five -- we just learned the fate of a woman accused of murdering a child. 31-year-old kayla ziegenhagen was sentenced

years suspended. in august of 2014 -- investigators say she left a 16-month old girl and an 8-year-old girl on their own, while she took her two children and another child she was watching, to a veterinarian to get treatment for her dog. when she returned to the home in the landing at langley air force housing complex, the 16-month-old was unresponsive in a car safety seat. coming up on wavy news 10 at 5:30- one of the navy's newest ships broke down off our coast-- more than two months ago. tonight we have some answers about why that happened. c0049 3:27:19 "permit problems in virginia beach, i'm ten on your side's matt gregory why the cost of permits going up for parking in the resort city isn't whats really making residents mad. i'll explain

a virginia beach jury believes a convicted rapist should serve ife in prison. today, jurors convicted benjamin madonia in a

and recommended the sentence. police arrested him in florida, in 20-14 . police say the victim was sexually assaulted after accepting a ride home. madonia will be formally sentenced in august. a woman is in jail-- charged in a hampton meth lab bust connected to others in newport news. mary toole is charged with manufacturing methamphetamine. 10 on your side was there on cynthia drive last week, as a hazmat team cleaned up. officers say they found items used to make meth at toole's home. many who work at the oceanfront are going to have to dig deeper to park. why the price is going up-- and what the neighbors think about

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we are following breaking news in chesapeake. the ramp from southbound i-464 to southbound dominion boulevard is closed for fuel cleanup. traffic is being diverted to the route 168 bypass. expect heavy traffic in the area. it's a few months away from beach season, but the cost of parking

for employees at the oceanfront has gone up. the city says its part of an agreement between the businesses and the neighborhoods-- to allow workers to park there. but neighbors told 10 on your side's matt gregory-- they dread the summer season for that reason. in just a few months, the streets of the resort city come alive. however people like resort beach civic leader barbara clark say its not easy to live through. barbara clark / resort city civic league c0053 3:30:33 "some people feel neighbors see the usual visitors, but also the more than 1,000 workers that park outside their homes. barbara clarke / resort city civic league c0053 3:30:02 "we've seen people dump into driveways to try and get the one free space on the beach raised the cost of permits this year. from 25 dollars a year, to 20 dollars a month mike eason / vb resort management c00056 3:34:28 "if you get a permit, we expect you to be respectful of the neighborhoods you park infront of. "3:34:34 virginia beach reosrt management head mike eason says its part of an overall plan to strike a balance between those that work here and those that live here. like barbara clark. barbara clarke / resort city civic league c0053 3:30:57 "my

that's developed. so they are going to have their own parking needs for employees and visitors." 3:31:09 its an issue the city says needs more input from everyone. mike eason / vb resort management c00056 3:41:38 "we are just working on the details and we are gonna be 3:41:44 a solution that won't come before the summer season starts. eason says those possible plans for parking could include more municipal lots or passes-- or moving neighborhood parking further inland. the city of newport news credits their summer jobs program with reducing juvenile crime. and there's still time for kids to apply this year. the summer training and enrichment program -- or "s.t.e.p" started in 2013. this summer, the city will give 600 young adults part-time paid work-- for ten weeks. the goal is to give them experience, teach them financial responsibility and prepare them to graduate from high school. super = marhonda echols/newport news gang violence prevention coordinator ((c1 opportunities like this

person an opportunity to do something different, they can be different, but you have to give them the opportunity." the "s.t.e.p. program" targets at-risk youth, between 16-to-24, living in specific neighborhoods. the deadline to apply is march 11th. this program is one way the city is working to combat gang activity. newport news has more than forty known gangs. tonight, 10 on your side's joe fisher investigates the gang problem throughout hampton roads and what's being done to stop it. his full report airs tonight on wavy- news-10 at 6. anchors ad-lib toss tonight: decreasing clouds. lows: upper-30s. winds: w 10-20 mph. friday: scattered clouds. cool breeze. highs: mid to upper-40s. winds: nw

saturday: mostly sunny. cool. highs: mid-40s. winds: light nw. update on waverly tornado: the national weather service's storm survey team in wakefield has confirmed an ef-1 tornado touched down in waverly. max wind speed: 100-110 mph. max path width: 300 yards. path length: 9 miles. after a very, very long wednesday in the weather department, we have been tracking (somewhat) quieter conditions today. i say somewhat because the wind was/is relentless! we will be tracking sustained winds at 15 to 25 mph, gusting up to 35 mph at times through the back into the upper-30s. it'll remain windy all night, into your friday. we'll close out the week with some scattered clouds tomorrow. it will be noticeably cooler with a northwest breeze and highs only in the upper- 40s. expect nice, dry conditions this weekend. highs will be in the mid-40s on saturday, then we'll trade highs in the

next week. believe it or not - no rain in the forecast until next wednesday. tonight: decreasing clouds. lows: upper-30s. winds: w 10-20 mph. friday: scattered clouds. cool breeze. highs: mid to upper-40s. winds: nw 10-15 mph. saturday: mostly sunny. cool. highs: mid-40s. winds: light nw. update on waverly tornado: the national weather service's storm survey team in wakefield has confirmed an ef-1 tornado touched down in waverly. max wind speed: 100-110 mph. max path width: 300 yards. path length: 9 miles. after a very, very long wednesday in the weather department, we have been tracking (somewhat) quieter conditions today. i say somewhat because the wind was/is relentless! we will be tracking sustained winds at 15 to

mph at times through the evening hours! overnight, expect decreasing clouds with temperatures dropping back into the upper-30s. it'll remain windy all night, into your friday. we'll close out the week with some scattered clouds tomorrow. it will be noticeably cooler with a northwest breeze and highs only in the upper- 40s. expect nice, dry conditions this weekend. highs will be in the mid-40s on saturday, then we'll trade highs in the 40s for highs in the next week. believe it or not - no rain in the forecast until

- three years have passed and police have yet to murder help. then at five-thirty - a fishing boat with ties to hampton roads runs into trouble off the coast of new york.

called in to help. a suffolk man is behind bars --- accused of possession of child pornography. james wood faces five counts. police say more charges are likely. detectives are still investigating. 24-year-old sherrod cannon of portsmouth pleaded guilty today-- in connection with three separate armed robberies. cannon admitted to the robbing three 7- elevens -- two in portsmouth and 1 in chesapeake, last april. cannon faces a minimum sentence of seven years-- or a maximum penalty of life in prison. he will be sentenced in june. newport news police need your help solving a cold case murder. three years ago, on january 20th -- police responded to a shooting on north maple court. witnesses told officers a gold- colored nissan-- with a loud muffler and temporary tags-- stopped outside the home, as the victim got out of his vehicle. a fight started between

men from the car-- then a witness heard a gunshot. ajene marrow died at the hospital. call the crime line if you can shed light on this cold case. coming up on wavy news 10 - a driver is in handcuffs after crashing into a home. how he's connected to more than one accident today. then at five-thirty - a city council fines one of its own for discussing city business. and this isn't the first time it's happened. what he plans

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police arrested the driver of the car involved in a school bus scene of an accident, second offense d-u-i, driving on a suspended license, reckless driving and drug possession. police say charles left the scene of an earlier crash, ran a red light and hit the bus. 10 on your side viewers sent us pictures from the scene yesterday afternoon at jefferson avenue and oyster point road. there was a driver trainee and instructor on the bus.

a driver faces charges after he hit a house in near campostella elementary school. police say the driver left the scene --- but police caught up with him quickly. a woman inside the home was not hurt. investigators say the driver left the scene of another crash before slamming into the building. stay with us. wavy news 10 at 5:30, starts right now! a state of emergency tonight -- after storms swept through the region yesterday. the small town of waverly -- began picking up the pieces after a tornado left a path of destruction behind -- killing three people. the damage -- widespread -- and visible in every direction -- as chopper ten flew over waverly earlier today. this was the scene last night in waverly -- shortly after that e-f one tornado blew through town. family members tell us 26-year-old devine

larry turner and 2-year-old ian lewis were all killed when the mobile home they were in was destroyed by the tornado. crews have been out all day assessing the damage -- which is substantial. chief meteorologist don slater is in the super doppler 10 weather center to talk more about we saw play out last night? don? tonight: decreasing clouds. lows: upper-30s. winds: w 10-20 mph. friday: scattered clouds. cool breeze. highs: mid to upper-40s. winds: nw 10-15 mph. saturday: mostly sunny. cool. highs: mid-40s. winds: light nw. update on waverly tornado: the national weather service's storm survey team in wakefield has confirmed an ef-1 tornado touched down in waverly. max wind speed: 100-110 mph. max path width: 300 yards. path length: 9 miles. after a very, very long wednesday in the weather tracking (somewhat) quieter conditions today. i say somewhat because the wind was/is tracking sustained winds at 15 to 25 mph, gusting up to 35 mph at times through the evening hours! overnight, expect decreasing clouds with temperatures dropping back into the upper-30s.

night, into your friday. we'll close out the week with some scattered clouds tomorrow. it will be noticeably cooler with a northwest breeze and highs only in the upper- 40s. expect nice, dry conditions this weekend. highs will be in the mid-40s on saturday, then we'll trade highs in the 40s for highs in the next week. believe it or not - no rain in the forecast until next wednesday. governor terry mcauliffe visited many of the areas affected by last night's storms. with more on that part of the story and how the community of waverly is recovering today -- let's turn it over to tom

a line of severe storms ripped through the area wednesday, bringing widespread damage to the region. today, communities across the commonwealth are looking to pick up the pieces from last night's devastating weather. initial reports from the storms indicated that total of four people were killed across the state. addressing the media thursday, virginia gov. terry mcauliffe says a fifth death may have been storm- related. he told members of the media the fifth death was a drowning. officials say the death is unconfirmed, but that there have been reports the victim drowned in the