rain showers head our way today followed by a late week warm up. i'll break it down for you in my first alert forecast. this is wdbj-7. i'm kimberly mcbroom. we begin with a developing story this afternoon. a shooting has been reported at the naval medical center in san diego, california. according to the center's facebook page. the post says a shooter has been reported in one of the buildings and all people inside are advised to "run hide or fight" the naval medical center has eight clinics for active duty personnel and nine primary care sites for their family members. we'll bring you more information about this situation as we get it on our website, wdbj7.com one person is out of their house, after it caught fire this morning in southeast roanoke. firefighters responded to the flames in the 35- hundred block of ventnor road around 7-15 this morning. thick black smoke poured out of the roof and the front of the house. crews were able to get the fire under control a short time after they arrived. firefighters worked

morning and then cleared the scene. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. the virginia house gop is rolling out its education agenda. the plans were announced at a news conference in richmond this morning. the house gop speaker william j. howell says he supports a "major amendment" to the virginia constitution aimed at promoting charter schools. republicans have previously supported legislation that would provide greater funding and state support for charter schools. democratic lawmakers say the measure could hurt traditional public schools. deputies just outside of richmond are looking for a suspect they say kidnapped his former mother-in law. the amelia county sheriff's office says olene brooks was taken from her home on thursday. her husband was killed after the suspect apparently broke into their home. other people in the home were zip- tied, duct-taped, and held hostage at gun point for hours, before the suspect took off with brooks. authorities say the suspect is dana william. he is considered dangerous, and most likely has a gun. he was last seen driving a 2010 silver dodge caravan with

handicapped license plate. if you see him, call police. continuing coverage now: a california prosecutor says quote"they let hannibal lector out," while talking about one of three jail escapees still on the loose in orange county. mireya villareal is at the orange county central jail, talking about new charges as they manhunt for the prisoners intensifies. (nats lt. jeff hallock "we know somebody out there knows something." the orange county sheriff's department repeatedly asked the public for help monday (nats vietnamese and sent a message to the vietnamese community. (sot: officer phuong nguien/orange county sheriff dept.) (:12-:17) it is extremely important for them to reach out to us and let us know because they are extremely armed and dangerous" (carousel gfx in)

(two), who is facing murder charges, is linked to a vietnamese gang. bac duong (bock dong) is also thought to have gang ties. the 43-year-old was being held on attempted murder charges. 37-year-old hossein nayeri (hoo-sane nigh-air-ee) is accused of kidnapping and torture. in 2012, nayeri along with an accomplice allegedly tortured a man with fire. (gfx out) (sot: mos) "i'm scared people who live in the community near the jail are frightened (sot; mos) "if these people are that badhow did they get out of jail?" (sot brown) "he is incredibly violent" orange county prosecutor heather brown says nayeri's trial is set for next month. (sot: heather brown/orange county covered) authorities from the the escapees cut their way through a steel screen and entered the building's plumbing tunnels. rapelled off using a make-

(standup close: mireya villarreal, forecastyeah nothing on the frozen side had maybe us back of sleet early this morning far southwestern virginia over the mountains a west virginia temperatures starting off below freezing now everyone above freezing clouds quickly thicken up across the area this alive look from mill mountain ever so looks like a winter wonderland out there with all the snow but the melting process will continue would temperatures again in the mid to upper forties today now here's the radar we're frontal boundary that's heading in our direction cold front riding along that frontal boundary. right now they'll be driving in later today and tonight ahead of that front we are finding scattered rain showers in around the region right now mopes the activity making its way toward far southwest virginia some it as you looking at not reaching the ground just yet. but as we head through the day spotty showers will continue the heaviest of the rain and this steady so the rain will stay down to our south and east how

to our local area with this event not much at all but again want have the umbrella this afternoon just in case you run into one of those showers maybe a tenth or two here and there at best once the front comes through at that moves through slow enough colder weather will build in early tomorrow morning especially back in the mountains a west virginia might see a quick change over to some light snow shower activity maybe a little sleet pelley imagine other than that though we should see some slow improvements tomorrow with another chance to some snow showers thursday night friday morning but that's toward ski country nothing that we have to worry about an and nice warming trend for the we can more that my first alert forecast president jennifer braaten is planning to retire this summer. ferrum's 10th president, braaten has led the school since 2002, enrollment increased during her tenure, and two capital campaigns raised 45 million dollars. the school says a search committee is being formed to find braaten's successor. with less than a week to go until the iowa caucuses, polls show donald trump starting to edge out a lead over senator

shows us, the democratic race is even closer, with hillary clinton and bernie sanders in a virtual tie. with just six days to go until the first votes are cast in iowa - presidential candidates can see the finish line. (sot: sen. ted cruz/(r-tx) presidential candidate)(012516 cruz manchester ia @ 15:23:52) "we're in the final sprint." (sot: donald trump/(r) presidential candidates)(012516 trump farmington nh @ 19:06:47) "this is now crunch time, this is crunch time right." (gfx from ctm @ 07:11:08:09) the latest poll out this morning shows donald trump has now regained a lead in iowa - but ted cruz is within the margin of error so trump isn't pulling any punches - including his favorite jab - pointing out cruz's birthplace. (sot: donald trump/(r) presidential candidates)(19:14: 41:19)[duration:0:06] cruz is hitting back with a series of t-v ads - including this one aimed at iowa's evangelical voters. (nats) "look, i am pro- choice in every respect." and cruz says there's a reason the establishment is lining up behind the businessman. (sot: sen. ted cruz/(r-tx) presidential candidate)(012516 cruz manchester ia @ 15:30:51) "trump is someone they can work with. trump will cut a deal. trump will expand government spending, expand the debt." (standup: edward lawrence/cbs news/washington, d.c.)

hillary clinton and bernie sanders in a dead heat - but sanders has been gaining ground on clinton. both spoke at a democratic forum hosted by cnn in iowa monday night. (sot: sen. bernie sanders/(i-vt) democratic presidential candidate/courtesy: cnn)(21:05:28:27)[ duration:0:07] clinton tried to reassure one young voter that the republican attacks against her are because she's the real change candidate. (sot: hillary clinton/(d) presidential candidate/courtesy: cnn)(22:31:15:23)[ duration:0:09] clinton trails sanders for young voters - but historically that's a group that doesn't show up to caucus. edward lawrence for cbs news, washington. leaders in bedford county have voted to allow employees to carry concealed carry weapons. supervisor curry martin says it's a big step towards keeping employees safe, because things have changed over the years. before the vote, martin thought it was unfair that employees weren't allowed to carry... because people in the county often carry their weapons to board meetings and other places. that coupled with the fact that employees have to walk several blocks to their cars makes him concerned. "you didn't have to attacked years ago, but with the shootings and the robberies and

respect for life." the sheriff's office recommended that employees who chose to carry take a class on how to use their weapon properly. also during that meeting, carl boggess was named new county administrator and patrick skelley as the county attorney. a local nonprofit says part of our area is on the verge of an affordable housing crisis. rush homes recieved about 430 thousand dollars to help build an affordable housing complex in the lynchburg area. the proposed complex, old forest village, will have 24 apartments. they say the money is a huge piece to get this project going... but it's only a drop in the bucket to fix the larger issue. 540 people are on their waiting list for they focus primarily on the lynchburg area, but say the wide. chris howell, rush homes program manager "it's not just the poor. lower middle class that are having to pay out so much of their income towards rent and utilities. " rush homes still has about four million dollars to raise for

are optimistic. if all goes as to break ground next february or march. is doing something right because more and more tourists are choosing to visit and vacation in our area. the roanoke valley convention and visitors bureau says 2015 was the sixth record tourism growth. the demand for continually grown more money continues to pour in. spokeswoman catherine fox says tough to see in individual businesses, but is very clear through the overall region's economy. "tourism is such a great trend for this area and a great economic development tool, so we're seeing that trend and really working toward that goal." fox says lots of events scheduled for this year should help continue to grow our numbers. to find out how to view everything the roanoke valley has to offer visit wdbj-7 dot com. if you get a call from someone claiming to be from a collection agency, check them out before giving them any information over the phone. julie wheeler from

brueau says a legitimate collections agency will never be abusive on the phone, or demand that you pay your debt that day. julie wheeler/better business bureau:. they're going to want you to wire money. they're going to want something that's not traceable. and can't be disputed. wheeler says before you attempt to pay anything, get the information in writing. head to wdbj7- dot-com for a checklist of other things to watch out for, if you get a debt collection call. just click on this story. iran's president heads for the vatican. more about his meeting with pope francis. you're watching

reports, the iranian leader is trying to make his country more visible after a recent nuclear deal . the meeting between pope francis and iranian president hassan rouhani began with a handshake... (walking to office - exchanging gifts) ...and then moved to the pope's study in the vatican where rouhani gave the catholic leader a persian rug. (video - sitting down) the 40-minute discussion kicked off a european tour rouhani hopes will position iran as a key player in middle east peace efforts. the vatican says tehran should play a major role in fighting terrorism. nats up....rouhani (business leader meeting monday)

safest and most stable in the region. he wants to end decades of diplomatic distance with the west over its controversial nuclear program. iran recently agreed to limit the program in exchange for sanction relief. (video - iran) this is the first time in nearly two decades that a pope has met with an iranian president. pope francis told rouhani he "hopes for peace," and the iranian asked the pope to pray for him. jonathan vigliotti, cbs news. firefighters are continuing their work at the major libyan oil terminal, after islamic state militants attacked the facility last week. since the beginning of the year, isis militants have claimed responsibility for a series of attacks on oil fields. production levels for oil, the only source of libya's wealth, are a far cry from the one-point-six million barrels a day before the rebellion in 20-11. the attacks come barrels a day before the rebellion in 20-11. the attacks come as the head of the state oil company warned that libya will fall further into chaos, if its factions don't form a unity

seven students are hurt after a school bus crash this morning in kansas city, missouri. police say the wreck happened just before 8 a-m and involve at least one other vehicle. moments after the wreck, children were seen being wheeled out on stretchers, and put into ambulances. the injured students were all taken to research medical center for treatment. a sixth grader on the the bus says that several students flew up and hit their heads on top of the bus. now let's take a look at what's getting attention on wdbj7-dot-com. tazewell county residents will soon start seeing "in god we trust" on patrol vehicles. the lettering was paid for with donations from two local churches. a guitar company is lexington has a strong repuation among some well- known musicians. dave matthews, jason mraz, and richie sambora have all used instruments made by rockbridge guitars. plus -- wdbj7 talked to an expert about why it's so important to wash your car after a snow storm. head to the web for information on how

forecastfor roanoke valley were finding gloomy conditions darting gray out there with a fresh snowpack temperatures though above freezing we do have a frontal boundary heading in our direction which will squeeze out a few showers arty seeing them make there way into west virginia far southwest virginia a lot of the leading edge there not may reaching the ground but a few sprinkles over toward say bland craig giles county more activity down toward south a lot of that will stay outside of our region but we as we head through the afternoon evening hours even the first part of the overnighthours spotty showers are good bet in around the region again not looking at a lot of rain throughout the area would talk

that system kind drive-through be you notice more the way of a solid line back into west virginia that makes its way through the mountains and tends to fall part so south and east a the mountains even less rain so just keep that in mind temperature now 41 roanoke 47 lexington 50 and lynchburg forty six around smith mountlake a little cooler louisburg thirty seven bluefield coming in at forty four danville reporting a temperature at this hour of fifty for the next twelve hours scattered rain showers continue overnight mainly cloudy skies with a couple a special spotty showers as well temperatures cooling back down into the low and middle thirties but once we get through today temperatures again be hovering in the low to mid forties for the next two days but will by the weekend were back up into the fifties evenson sixties early next week is that front cruises through tonight cloudy some passing showers bulletin the lows dropping below freezing and there is enough low level moisture left over once that front kino pores through the area could see a transition to a quick shot maybe a little sleet or light snow back into the mountains of west virginia qaeda see is that moves away not much going on on thursday we will have relatively quiet conditions. i mean wednesday but by midnight wednesday early thursday morning see the showers off the southeastern coastline that's the coastal storm would talk about get to that in just a moment temperatures for your

forties can't loud early shower same story toward lynchburg down toward southern virginia you'll see a few showers leftover stuff front continues to work toward the south and the east back to the newer valley southwest in the mountains may and is a brief. of some light snow shower activity nothing that's really can add up a bit could be some flying through theair. same story up in the mountains with your highs only topping out in the 30s for the most part here's that coastal low. it will develop. it's can a had up toward the north and east does a hub the coastline throw some moisture our way on thursday does it stay out to see right now all indications are that. it's can a stay out to see not really affecting us whatsoever we ask you get more sunshine on thursday here's you seven day planner winds though showers us afternoon into tonight last night into the we hours of wednesday down toward the south side. the last a little bit longer thursday was to be watching that system but overall look sick. will see a mix of sun and clouds the more clouds friday late thursday early friday maybe some snow showers in the mountains a west virginia as another clipper drives through an and saturday

50s when a good amount of sunshine monday lows in on sixty degrees 60 just melt away almost we weekend in richmond. he was walking home alone after having dinner at a neighbor's house when he fell in the snow and no one saw. that's when a retired navy medic and his family stumbled across him, in desperate need of help. ray kunze/retired navy medic: "we ran up to him, and he couldn't move his legs - his legs were frozen so we helped him get up and he said he'd be fine as long as we could get him to his house. with it being dark and all the snow and everything, if you weren't looking then you wouldn't have seen it...looked up from the road...then you heard a real faint 'help the medic said his family was about to walk in the opposite direction and was glad he listened to his wife when she suggested they walked the path. things are turning around for one fast food giant. experts are saying about mcdonalds'

the owner of stefano's on the market made the announcement yesterday through social media. stephen rosenoff says he wanted to spend time with his family and start his retirement. the restaurant celebrated its grand reopening back in september. the hotspot was temporarily closed in april after a roanoke officer shot an armed man in the parking lot next door after a confrontation inside. mcdonald's says it is making a comeback, thanks to the most important meal of the day. the fast food giant credits the "all-day breakfast" for a big jump in sales. but vinita nair found the fast food giant has other changes in store. (nats - mcdonald's ad) you like." more than three months after made breakfast an all day affair "all day breakfast. the move appears to be customer cravings and wall street's appetite for profits. the fast food giant reported on monday that u-s same- store sales jumped nearly six percent in the fourth

2015...making (sot: mellody hobson/ cbs news financial contributor) "this is an organization that is closing in on servicing something like 70 million people a day. those issues have included criticism for the restaurant's "super-sized" menu and allegations over using unhealthy and unethically raised ingredients facing stiff competition from more premium chains like shake shack and chipotle. since ceo steve easterbrook took over mcdonald's in march, the company has become more transparent about ingredi ents(mcdonald's video) simplified its menuand "beefed" up how customers can use it. (nat-mcdonald's ad) "there's one and there's two." rolling out a revamped value menua digital app to help find deals and (quick music nats from ad) kiosks that let you create your own burger. (sot: mellody hobson/ cbs news financial contributor) "the idea of customization suggests that food is fresher." (on cam tag: vinita nair/cbs news/new york) while overall customer satisfaction is

people who actually visit mcdonalds is down. that is why, the company is testing out a few new food items at select locations, like mac-and-cheese in select stores in ohio and sweet potato fries in select stores in texas. vinita nair, cbs news, new york valentine's day is still a few weeks away. but today's your chance to show appreciation for you

early. down 3 points. gaga about your better half? don't wait until valentine's day... tell them-- today! it's national spouses day. busy schedules, work, kids, chores.. they can all get in the way, and we can often take them for granted. take time today to let your spouse know just how much they are appreciated. mainly cloudy today with a few showers developing. the rain chnaces go down tomorrow

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