daughter she lost. the group morgan harrington's parents started is now partnering with the montgomery county sheriff's office. why the sheriff says that area is often a target for violent crimes. safety concerns are among the arguments parents made against the montgomery county school board's proposal to change school start times. what the boarded ultimately voted to do last night. good morning, it's just after 5 o'clock on wednesday, february 3. for leo hers brunner i ou are you are you he is a soaking rain on the way the wind of heavy rain will move it we do have flash flood watches that were issued just a little bit ago from the national weather service does include the rona valley of the interstate eighty one 81 koror to lexington and along the blue ridge from floyd all the way down the carroll and grayson

mountlake does not include lynchburg or danville but still some heavy rain possible there a slow-moving cold front you can see those areas in yellow and red. that is that's been line of heavier rain will move through later on this morning we attractive we hour by hour sica make those plans for the morning commute will be wet pretty much throughout the day even the new 13 year old nicole lovell died. preliminary results from the medical examiner show lovell was stabbed. the woman charged in her death, natalie keepers is now charged with being an accessory before the fact of first degree murder. montgomery county commonwealth's attorney told us that means keepers wasn't present for the murder, but was aware that there was an intent to commit the crime. keepers is also accused of disposing of nicole's body and being an accessory after the fact. at a news conference yesterday, lovell's mother talked about how her daughter overcame health obstacles as a child. she says nicole was starting to thrive. tammy weeks/mother: "her favorite color was blue. nicole was a very lovable person.

her short life." blacksburg police chief anthony wilson said local and federal law enforcement agencies are investigating about 400 tips from the case. in an interview with the washington post, nicole's mother said police told her the 13 year old and her accused killer, david eisenhauer recently met online. eisenhauer has family in the galax and grayson county area - close to where nicole's body was found in north carolina. her father told cbs news, he urges parents to be vigilant about their children's use of social media. david lovell/nicole's father: "look, if you don't think you did enough, do some more. keep checking. watch your kids because this is.(sighs)" nicole's visitation is set for today from five until eight at mccoy funeral home in blacksburg. her funeral is tomorrow at three also at mccoy funeral home. as lovell's family

loss, a woman who's been in their position is sending comforting words. gil harrington's daughter morgan was killed in 2009 after going missing, much like 13-year old nicole. gil harrington/daughter killed in 2009: "you can survive. the anguish and the grief will subside somewhat. i tell people you don't get over it, there will always be the loss, but you can get passed it, you can learn such a severing. it's like severing a limb. you never forget that you don't have your arm, but you learn maybe to write with your feet. you accomidate to the loss. it's a long, hard process." the group harrington started after her daughter's disappearance and death is teaming up with law enforcement. the montgomery county sheriff's office announced a partnership with help save the next girl yesterday. sheriff hank partin says this is something he planned since his campaign for sheriff. he admits, montgomery county is a target for violence because of all their schools.

partin/montgomery county sheriff: "with our 2 universities, all of our high schools, all of our middle schools, we're going to do everything we can to fight evil on the front lines." the sheriff's office plans to put a help save the next girl chapter in every high school that doesn't have one. the man who survived this train crash is now receiving treatment at the wake forest burn center in north carolina. responders rushed johnny collins to roanoke memorial hospital after monday's crash near spring hollow resovoir. his work partner william lineberry died at the scene. appalachian power says collins and driving to a sub- station in a work truck, but it's not clear why they pulled out in front of the train. lineberry was a 30 year veteran of the collins worked there there are no lights or gate at this crossing, and norfolk southern says its engineers followed all regulations. ((cold toss to brent)) areyou yes deftly pack the

forgot to wipers on lights on today so everybody can see you got the flash flood watch is issued this goes until tonight at six p.m. along the blue ridge and that's pretty much were expecting some of the heaviest of rain the beach really enhance already ahead of are mainline of rain getting some showers of been moving through the clouds the drizzle you know the deal i do we been seeing over the past probably speedwell hours or so really across parts of the area here's what were looking at there's a cold front itself is alive and line of some of the heavier rain this is what will move through during the morning commutes adjust be aware of that really the severe weather down across the south that's even that has cut about we can just a little bed soaks not expecting a whole lot of thunderstorm activity most of that will state to the south the camelot a rumble of thunder as this line moves through source time this out for you around seven o'clock you can see that heavier line beginning to move van places like bluefield beckley between say seven and nine and this is pushes toward the east around nine ten o'clock to the new river valley approaching the rona valley concede that heavy

places like bluefield beckley between say seven and nine and this is pushes toward the east around 910 o'clock to the new river valley approaching the rona valley and in this pushes off to the east between eleven and him for lynchburg in danville again does the heaviest of rain in a be raining before it even after that the and there's another way that tries to come in here during the afternoon will put all this at any area probably about six or seven o'clock this evening with clearing skies overnight will psych the severe threat will stay to the south of us and to the east of us but can a clipping parts of pittsylvania halifax county were we could have some stronger storms if everything comes together but right now it does look like most areas will see just some pockets of heavier rain temperatures running in the sixties and or sounds odd but that storm will be bringing some warmer weather with that as it comes intoday and it tonight were to clear out dropping into the 30s. here's your forecast for the next seven days of the weather impact day for today that heavy rain cooling off into the 40s tomorrow and then sunshine returns over the course of the weekend with highs in the forties and overnight lows in the twenties and ready after that were can a watching late monday and tuesday could have some like

coming back in by the middle part of next week highs only franklin county elementary school teacher now faces d-u-i and involuntary manslaughter charges. a franklin county grand jury has indicted lesley wildasin of north carolina for her part in dona minnick's death. minnick was from roanoke and was a long time teacher at rocky mount elementary. the head-on crash happened in november on route 2-20 just south of boones mill. in search warrants, investigators said they found an empty box of wine in wildasin's front seat. we are getting a look at a credit card skimmer that was attached to an atm in vinton. this is what investigators found at first citizens bank on saturday. on the plastic where the card goes you can see the electronics stuffed away inside. and then you can see the tiny camera that recorded the key-pad. as you can see, the parts match exactly to the real parts on an a-t-m. they go right on top making it very hard to tell what's real and what's not. the thief will plant these devices, and

them later. right now vinton police are looking for this woman they believe put the devices on the a-t- m. if you recognize her, please call police. a federal judge in danville will determine whether three south boston police officers should be released from a lawsuit over the death of a man in their custody. linwood lambert died in police custody in may of 20-13. family and friends of lambert showed their support with a strong turnout in danville federal court yesterday morning. lambert's sister tells wdbj7 it is disappointing that oficials are considering removing the officers from the case, after watching the video. gwendolyn smalls/lambert's sister: "i think that's an argument on their part. that they have to argue the case. that's what i believe. in my opinion i don't believe that they know that it was not necessary for that amount of tazering." lawyers representing the officers argued every tazer applied to lambert was necessary to get him back under control. lambert's family is suing for 25-million dollars. the federal judge is reviewing the arguments and will soon decide whether the officers will remain as defendants in the

the montgomery county school board has voted unanimously to repeal a vote made last year that would change school start times. wdbj7's noell saunders explains why parents didn't like the idea. a packed room with a lot of voices to be heard dozens of montgomery county parents go before the school board to ask them to keep school start times as they are. (nats) " under the new time change, elementary students would start an hour earlier at 8 a.m. and middle and high school students would start at hour later at 8:50 am. school leaders have been doing research to prove that secondary students would be more productive if they had extra time to sleep. "i believe that you are pushing one generational problem to one generation to a younger generation that doesn't know any better" safety and the well- being of their children was the main concerns at the meeting. "just the idea of having three, four, five year olds in the dark, it's pretty dangerous" "i don't stand here alone. i stand here with people from across all parts of our montgomery county fighting for what's right for our community" after an hour of hearing statements,

members voted unanimously to repeal last's years vote to change the times. (nats) noell saunders, wdbj7 school board members will be taking a closer look at the bus routes in addition to looking for more drivers. today's morning commute marks the middle of your work week. your i-hometown traffic report, right after the break. a father in richmond is heartbroken after new york police found remains he believes belongs to his missing daughter. and after another shooting in danville, averett university leaders say they're working with police to keep their students safe. good morning, i'm joe dashiell. a world premiere is headed to the stage of the center for the arts at virginia tech. coming up, how this adaptation of the

might surprise you. youforty two degrees and drizzle and light showers this morning is we go through the early morning commute we are expecting that rain to move in here it could be heavy at times especially late morning and early

forecast model for noon that rain lining up just a long east of the blue ridge mountains were expecting some of the heaviest to occur that will move out later on this afternoon were getting out now were timing and how much rain you can expect along with any flood risk and first alert bridge work could slow you down this morning on i-81 in wythe county. the southbound right lane is blocked near the i-77 junction at mile marker 72. it should re-open in about 45 minutes. workers will start installing a new gas line today in roanoke. the westbound lanes of melrose avenue and lafayette boulevard will close between staunton avenue and melrose. that's happening from 7 a-m to 5 p-m today through friday. drivers will be detoured to 25-th street northwest. crews now have an estimate for when they will finish repairing a damaged bridge along i-77 in carroll county. right now the southbound right lane is closed near the hillsville exit. that work is scheduled to finish next tuesday.

a virginia father, a day after police found his wife who disappeared with his young child. cornelius simmons says it's been two months since he last saw his two year old daughter in richmond. police arrested the wife on monday in new york on abduction charges, but the toddler was nowhere to be found. last month, richmond police found human remains in a vacant apartment. while police have yet to idenitfy the body, simmons says it's his daughter. cornelius simmons/ father: "the only thing that really loved me was my daughter. i loved her." police have not said if the abduction charges are related to the girl's disappearance. an investigator with the nelson county sheriff's office will go to trial on may 31st over charges of election fraud. billy mays unsuccessfully ran for sheriff last year. in november, he was was formally charged with a felony and misdemeanor after being accused of lying to election officials about living in nelson county. right now, mays is on paid administrative leave from the sheriff's office. averett university leaders are speaking out about new

shooting in danville. dean of students lesley villa-rose says the university works very closely with the danville police. once information of monday's shooting was available, a text alert was sent out to students along with a follow-up email and an increased police presence on campus. villa-rose says they have a new program called "see it say it" - aimed at creating a "culture of care." lesley villarose/dean of students averett university: "and they can do that by a phone call, by emailing by telling some one person. and making sure they are really ya know being a good by stander and member of the community and students have really become engaged with that." the man who was shot is in stable conidtion at a north carolina hosptial. danville police have announced a 10- thousand dollar reward for information that leads to an arrest and conviction. lynchburg leaders are using their arts and cultural community to help the city's economy grow. plus, the blue ridge autism and achievement center has two new programs avaiable to

disabilities. forecastwe should begin to ready to get wet at the busstop today because we do have rain moving in it will be heavy at times as temperatures will be going up quickly during the morning commute into the 50s and eventually i close to 60 later on this afternoon you can see we are getting keep the rain in play throughout the day so from start to finish got the showers moving in right now some heavier rain just of the west of us why not he can see along that front this is where that line will move in during the morning commute and into early afternoon's were expecting some of the heaviest to come through soaks you whether impacts today anywhere from a three quarter minutes rainfall to about half an inch of rain across the area could even have some locally higher amounts we have a flash flood watch that is out right now for areas along the blue ridge mainly for rises along the creeks and streams it we can't rule out a few thunderstorms today aswell. the best risk for those a be out towards martinsville and danville source time this out for the morning you can see between say seven and nine. this line of heavier rain begins to move

highlands and then after about eight or nine it's over toward the rona valley and then during the afternoon it jumps over the lynchburg in danville. that's when you'll see this line of some heavier rain now most of the moves out by around the evening commute you can still see a few areas hanging onto some rain across the region say lynchburg danville even after that that will start to have clearing conditions their the course of the afternoon high temperatures today are right around that sixty four degrees mark a royal oak in lynchburg a little bit warmer as we had danville but even the rain and play throughout the day tapering off tonight with so some of the clearing skies the first part of tomorrow be a slow process. highs tomorrow only the upper 40s lows in the the 20s and rita keep the 40s around for those of the we getting storm and then last weekend's nice weather helped set record attendance numbers. 24-thousand 600

see the 58th annual circus over the four days it was in town at the berglund center. that beat last year's record -setting attendance number by over 1-thousand. money raised from the circus benefits the kazim shriners and their mission to help others. a final tally will come out in a few months. lynchburg is part of a national project to study the economic impact of cultural arts. a group called "americans for the arts" is working with lynchburg's office of economic development to measure the impact arts organizations are having on things like jobs and tax revenue. research will be conducted at various arts and cultural events throughout the year. people will be asked to fill out surveys, which will help track how money is being spent. anna bentson/assistant economic development director: "we know that the arts is an economic sector and it's a growing one, so when we saw the opportunity to use a national organization to get local data, we leaped at the opportunity." lynchburg is one of nearly 300 communities across the country that was chosen to participate in the project. leaders of the saint vincent home in roanoke just started

disabilities. members of the the creation of adult and families services. the programs will help people with disabilities find jobs and help families in crisis find counseling and take part in support groups. some families think the programs will have a big impact in their kids' lives. jeane oostdyk: "it's a daily struggle because we help him get a job.staying at home watching tv or playing video games all day long. that's not healthy for them. we want them out in the work force, we want them socializing, we want them giving back to the community. you can read more on how you can sign up for the programs by clicking on this story at wdbj7- dot-com. in sports, the virginia tech men's basketball team continues to struggle in acc conference play. plus, for some people, the most exciting part about sunday's super bowl

but the commercials. you he you will is a you a good portion of the day will be wet will take the heaviest of rain will move in a blacksburg this morning i like after sunrise and all about the area nine ten o'clock in the neck can a moves east as the day goes on temperatures will go off notice how cool it is write-down the forties but you jump outside of that wedge bristol now and fifty six charleston west virginia fifty nine to that wages slowly breaking as the storm comes in its bring some annette warmer air with that so there's a lot of rain snow across parts of the northeast and great lakes and that rain it stretches all the way down to the gulf of moisture source for that's arena see anywhere from a half an inch to as much is an inch a timeout that line for you le the hokies have hit a rough patch in acc play, while the liberty flames are here's travis wells with last night's

highlights. good wednesday morning everybody. the hokies had suddenly lost four straight acc games, hoping to avoid a five game skid last night at the carrier dome against syracuse. buzz williams watched his team hold its own in the first half. seth allen rattles home this three at the end of the shot clock to get tech started. then off the cuse miss, justin bibbs ahead to zach leday for the layin. he had 13 tonight and the hokies were up 6 at the half. in the second half, kerry blackshear gets free for a hard earned bucket down low. blackshear finished with 8 points. tech had a 9 point lead but the orange hung around and michael gbinijie's three inside the last 20 seconds forced overtime. syracuse owned the extra session and went on to hand the hokies a 5th consecutive loss 68 to 60. the liberty men's basketball team was just 9 and 15 entering last night, but the flames had won four games in a row, meaning they have a winning record in the big south conference. liberty hosting winthrop, a team that walloped the

and the flames were hot right from the jump. evan maxwell down low. the one-handed jam for two of his 20 on the night. then liberty would get it going in a big way from the outside. a.c. reid left open on the wing, and he makes them pay for three. then it's reid kicking it out to john dawson. dawson fills it up for a three- ball of his own. the flames building a lead. and dawson was far from done. connects from long range again just minutes later. he'd match maxwell with 20 for the flames. but no one hotter than reid in the first half. scores all 17 of his points before the break, as liberty makes it five in a row, beating winthrop, 88-77. have a great day everybody. i'm travis wells, wdbj7. for some people, the super bowl isn't just about the games, it's about the commercials. this year, advertisers are digging deep to come up with winning ads. in the heinz's super bowl ad, a group of wiener dogs are shown running across a field to reach a family of heinz condiments. a teaser for the snickers ad shows what appears to be hollywood icon marilyn monroe serenading the

50th birthday, but things don't go as expected. and what mountain dew plans to do could cause many viewers to scratch their heads. we want to know what you're cooking as part of your super bowl festivities! submit your favorite party recipes on wdbj7 dot-com, under the "must see 7" section. you can also browse other wdbj7 fans' recipes to get ideas. we will share some of our favorites that you submit on wdbj7 sunday morning. the presidential candidates are now eyeing new hampshire, as they gear up for the first in the nation primary next week. who's headed into the contest as an underdog. the mayor of flint, michigan says she wants to replace all of the city's lead pipes. why enviornmental experts say that might not be the answer. plus, why sandra bland's family says they're shocked, after the release of new tapes of the woman who died last

primary will take place in new hampshire. weijia jiang explains that with two candidates dropping out, the race to the white house is heating up even more. donald trump took to the campaign trail in milford, new hampshire tuesday...brushing off his second place standing in iowa...and downplaying marco rubio's third place finish: (sot donald trump) he comes in third, i come in second. trump no good...rubio unbelievable night, unbelievable victory rubio outperformed expectations in the hawkeye state...finishing just one percentage point behind trump, the new hampshire favorite: (sot rubio) we have to go out and convince more people that conservatism is the right approach for america. i have done that and will do that. -nats/cruz the florida senator is now positioning himself as the alternative to trump and first place iowa finisher ted cruz.

jiang cbs news manchester, new hampshire) with the first-in-the- nation primary here in new hampshire less than a week away - candidates on both sides are flooding the state in an effort to sway voters. while some have already made up their minds: (sot cheryl ann victor/ cruz supporter) everything that ted cruz believes in he acts on. he believes in the best things for america others remain undecided: (sot justin chappell/ undecided voter) i'm going to be going to a lot of town halls and looking at candidates. seeing what i feel is their genuine commitment once they get in office after beating bernie sanders in iowa by a razor thin margin - hillary clinton has come into new hampshire as the underdogtrailing sanders by 18 points: (sot hillary clinton) i hope you will choose with both your heart and your mind (sot bernie sanders) we're going to go after state after state after state both candidates could face each other in a possible debate here tomorrow. weijia jiang cbs news windham, new hampshire. u-s and italian leaders are warning

expanding its reach, and threatening to launch attacks in western countries secretary of state john kerry joined foreign ministers from the us-led coalition against isis at a conference in rome yesterday. kerry said islamic state militants have lost 40 percent of their territory in iraq and 20 percent in syria. he warned that extremists are redirecting their efforts to libya, where they have captured more land and could soon get their hands on more oil. (john kerry/secretary of state) "the last thing in the world you want is a false caliphate with access to billions of dollars in oil revenue." kerry said the us and its allies should do more to train and prepare libyan security forces to defend the country. ((cold toss w/stinger)) usea brass along the blue ridge rita have to watch very closely of course we have the snow melting can a broad those creeks and streams up a little bit now we have some

side some lighter rain moving in but the heaviest for watches in hd right there in parts of kentucky this is what will had our wake later on today the front itself is just to our west live heaviest of rain ride along that and it's us moving our rain event so it's a goes through today if they could good six eight hours really get through the area know we do have some flash flood watches to let you know about these are along the blue ridge does not include lynchburg four danville but still heavier rain is possible everywhere today the mountains may help to enhance that rainfall so that's were were get have to watch for some of the rises along the creeks and streams severe china make your plans for today between say eighty nine this rain the really heavy line moving in the bluefield wytheville galax between nine it's and across parts of a blacksburg christiansburg in and over toward the roman valley then during the afternoon again a shift a little more towards lynchburg smith mountlake and danville before a second wave develops along that and impacts the south side during the evening commute now

lot of areas roanoke and west may actually be rain free will set have the clouds around but the heaviest of rain will move to the east of us soaks really this rain event for the first half the day and then during the second half slowly starts to wrap up from west the east rainfall amounts is a latest model estimates still anywhere from a half an inch to an inch may have a little bit more to that in some locations of that florida have to keep a close eye on those creeks and streams temperatures in the low sixties and mid- sixties for highs of a mile day once we get that rain and the storm in here it's in action bring some warmer air with it i temperatures tomorrow though dropping down to the forties and rita stay there through the rest of the week with increasing sunshine right now the we can looking good and shine temperatures in the fifties and it we have another cooldown that's coming tuesday wednesday may bring some lighter snow showers next edwards was a part of the team that brought the highly water in flint, forefront. this morning, he will be in washington,

house oversight committee on the crisis. last month, michigan's governor named edwards to a group tasked with finding a long-term plan to address the situation. lead started leaking into flint's pipes after the town switched its water source from the great lakes to the flint river. tech researchers found the amount of lead in the water is 13-hundred times the legal limit. meanwhile, flint's mayor wants to replace all of the city's lead pipes. other state and national leaders are supporting mayor karen weaver in her plan to help the people of flint. she says the city will replace lead lines for pregnant women and at the homes of children under six first. (mayor karen weaver/(d) flint, mi) "our work here in flint is just getting started. we've got to have a plan for what's next. a bold and comprehensive strategy not only to pick up the pieces, but to put it all back together again and move this city forward." the director of michigan's department of environment quality says replacing all the lead pipes might not work. he says the

are dug up without the proper data. never before heard audio is bringing new questions into the death of sandra bland, the chicago woman who died last year in a texas jail cell. at anytime did you smell marijuana? these recordings are from a waller county investigator who met with two inmates nine days after bland's death last year. the family released these recordings to the media, and called the audio transcript and investigation incomplete. texas authorities say bland hanged herself in her jail cell, but her family does not believe those accusations. cannon lambert sr.: "the only thing they asked about was whether she had marijuana....there were so many things they should have and could have but didn't." bland's mother says she is concerned the family is being stonewalled by texas authorities. bill cosby has appeared in a pennsylvania court.. cosby's attorneys asked a judge to throw out the criminal charge against him yesterday, because of a previous deal made with former district attorney bruce castor from a 2004 case. his accuser, andrea

civil case against the actor in 2006 for an undisclosed amount. cosby's deposition in that case was made after an agreement that he would not be prosecuted. he's free on a one million dollar bond. a prisoner was mistakenly released from a los angeles jail over the weekend. authorities are searching for steven lawrence wright -- who was in custody, awaitig trial for a gang-related killing. the police department says wright was released from jail saturday, but they didn't realize the mistake until the next day. the department will investigate why he was mistakenly released, but they say the situation is "extremely rare." a girl's brave actions put her own mom in trouble with police. she reported that her mom was driving under the influence -- while she was riding in the car with her. georgia police said when deborah miller refused to pull over, her daughter called 9-1-1. miller was driving all over the road while the daughter and her friends were in the car. (officer lisa holland / roswell police) "we have to commend the daughter for calling and reporting this. she was concerned with her safety and the safety of her

( woman off camera ) "that's a pretty bold and brave move on her part to report her own mother, but in the long run she could have saved her life." miller is now facing d-u-i charges. one little girl got a different type of babysitter with a police officer. when abi's dad had to go to traffic court, she was restless. the 2-year-old couldn't go into the courtroom with him, so a police officer volunteered to keep her company while she waited. officer kevin norris entertained the little girl until she was able to fall asleep. and it was all captured on camera. (officer kevin norris, orem police department)"kids love videos. they love movies so we just watched cartoons on my phone and she was out before we knew it." "we're not just officers who are out there just to arrest people. we're out there to make our community a better place." officer norris is a dad himself -- and he's used to dealing with rambunctious kids. abi's dad commended the officer for doing a good job. with rainy weather on the way, it's important to keep an eye on the traffic. just ahead in your i-hometown traffic

look this morning. a production five years in the making will premiere this weekend in blacksburg. and this adaptation of moby dick is unlike anything else that's reached the stage of the center for the arts at virginia tech. what's different? we won't string you along much longer. the story after the

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youumbrellas up everybody rain on the way already seeing in across the area but the heaviest is yellow and red right here is the heaviest of rain that will move in during the morning soaks by late morning early afternoon that's we can expect the soakers the move through temperatures actually go up into the sixties today not sounds weird so cool outside right now the storm lashed a bring some warmer weather with that so it we can expect a

doesn't last long will talk about the cooler weather that bridge work could slow you down this morning on i-81 in wythe county. the southbound right lane is blocked near the i-77 junction at mile marker 72. it should re-open in about 20 minutes. the sandy river road construction project in henry county is taking longer than expected. it was supposed to finish last month but the new end date is the 19-th. that road is closed in both directions from philpott highway to cozy lane. this is a live look at i-77 in bland county from a virginia department of transportation camera. the southbound left lane through the east river mountain tunnel is closed for another 20 minutes for construction. the center for the arts at virginia tech is now in its third season. and friday night, it will present a world premiere: an adaptation of the classic american novel moby dick. in this performance, puppetry takes center stage. wdbj7's joe dashiell is in the

with a preview. kimberly, blair thomas and company puppet theater has been in blcksburg for two weeks preparing for the friday night premiere. we got a glimpse of the production during a rehearsal tuesday afternoon. blair thomas: i was first interested in moby dick 20, 25 years ago, and i made a very festive, fun production of it with puppets on the beach at lake michigan in chicago where i work. and that was quite a while ago and i wanted to return to it to work on it again. i was interested in the story as an adventure story of this man who feels he has the self- righteous idea to go and defeat this one single whale, that he will rid the world of evil in this act. joe dashiell: if you were to explain the puppetry the tradition that your drawing from here how would you describe it for our viewers? blair thomas: well one of the principal types of puppetry

and we have many different uses of white paper that make both shadow screens, but you can also see behind me this very large spherical shape that's kind of like a big beached whale. and so we project shadow puppetry and we also project video and and animated puppetry film as well. and then there are some other puppet objects that we use that are more like masks to perform with. joe dashiell: i understand you've also been visiting with students here at virginia tech and also community school tell me about that experience. blair thomas: i took some of my puppets to a classroom and did some workshops with children and students that are at the schools. and also just in the academic setting to talk about the ideas of the book and our adaptation of it with students who are interested in the religion and culture. and so it's been a really rich opportunity

approach it by. in the shadow of moby dick is a production of blair thomas and company puppet theater. it premieres at the center for the arts at virginia tech on friday night at 7:30. kimberly, if you need more information, we're including a link with this story on wdbj7-dot-com. we saw a very small part of the production on tuesday, but what we saw was impressive. police in the netherlands have come up with a new idea to get rid of drones. how they hope to minimize the number of those gadgets in the air. a church in williamsburg kicked off black history month with a special ceremony. how the "let freedom ring" event

together. followsrain boots rain jackets umbrellas you have it all today we got the rain starting out in this morning could pick up in intensity already some

be in effect until about six o'clock for areas, along the blue ridge is were we could have some enhance rainfall today right now those look all that impressive but just to our west is were were finding some of the heaviest of rain right along that front that will move in during the afternoon it's so here's what happens today this cold front moves through a heaviest of rain late morning and early afternoon and then it starts to shift a little bit more to the east cooler air begins to move in back behind that in we can't rule out even some rumbles of thunder today best the heaviest of rain late morning and early afternoon little bit more to the east cooler air begins to move in back behind that in we can't rule out even some rumbles of thunder today best chance of this red area that's were we could have a few isolated and norfolk but notice are clips even parts of halifax watching that today temperatures will go up into is can a cool outside a rainy but the storms action bring some warm weather with it soaks expect those cloudy skies periods of rain in and temperatures in the sixties now back behind the front a gets much much cooler so while we have temperatures in the sixties today why two the high resolution model there comes

all of that warm air out the cooler air begins to move back in it we have temperatures returning where they should be for this time of year into the mid- and upper forties so here's look of the seventy forecast weather impact day today for that heavier rain tomorrow 48 forty six on friday with sunshine weekend looks great for try to get some things done it we focus our attention to next week with a major cooldown that's coming with another front on tuesday highs only in the thirties 30s it would could even have some lighter snow showers mixing in with that will always a way to nail down the details those look like anything big of this point but some the will be because combat jobs are now open to women, they should have to register for the draft at age 18. mlitliary leaders say they won't lower standards to bring women into the more grueling jobs. the only thing the navy's secretary and the army's acting secretary would say is that the issue should be discussed.. it will take up to three-years before combat posts are fully integregated.

netherlands say they're constantly annoyed by drones. so they've come up with a solution -- to use eagles to get rid of the unmanned devices. authorities are testing eagles that target the drones. the birds are trained to swoop in and remove the flying electronics. the company that came up with the idea calls them a "low tech solution for a high tech problem." a ceremony at a church in williamsburg marked the beginning of black history month. the "let freedom ring" event started with the ringing of a church bell that has been silent for decades. the first baptist church is 240-years old, and it was built by slaves. the bell stopped ringing during times of segregation years ago. civil rights activists, singers, church members and friends worshipped together. descendants of the jefferson family were also there. (shannon lanier/ jefferson descendant) i think that this was come together as a jefferson family to stand in unity to ring together because if our family can stand to gather, so can america. those in attendance hoped this moment could lead to change in america. one speaker called the church a beacon

of the bell was a true call to action. some football fans have of a different way of showing their support for the super bowl teams. one woman is knitting colorful sweaters in honor of the big game. but they're not for her -- they're for her baby goats! when the babies are born, they need a little extra warmth. so the females wear orange sweaters, and the boys wear blue to show rebecca herberg's support for the broncos. (rebecca herberg, goat rancher): "they're really a team you can be proud of and i love them. it's not so much that i'm a football fan as that i am a broncos fan and how could you not be?" right now she only has 14 baby goats, but she'll have around 150 by the time spring rolls around. some drugs could cause alzeheimer's disease. we'll explain, just ahead in this morning's hometown health. and there's a simple way to look slimmer, taller and more confident -- and you don't have join a gym

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in 19-59, buddy holly, ritchie valens and j.p. richardson are killed in a plane crash in iowa. president bill clinton ends the vietnam trade embargo in 19-94. the new england patriots win their first super bowl in 2002. and on this date in 2005, alberto gonzales becomes the first hispanic u.s. attorney general. rona i yes love you but that hate today will make shoe you him rose ready lights on because we have some heavier rain it's moving through during the morning commute to stick around thirty 30 million even in early to midafternoon as i lotta rain moves through that some rumbles of thunder just the we surprised to hear that but overall the severe threat does the low today just ponding water keep an eye on in today's

could bring risks, years before you even know you have it. brian webb explains that and whether certain drugs cause alzheimer's. drugs used to treat anxiety and insomnia are not linked to an increased risk of dementia. that's the finding of the newest research on tranquilizers, such as valium and xanax. a study in the bmj found no association with dementia. but it recommends that doctors avoid these drugs for senior citizens to prevent other health risks. more than three million women in the u-s are at risk of drinking while pregnant. the centers for disease control says that's because women are drinking while they're not using birth control - and sometimes even while they're trying to get pregnant. alcohol during even the first weeks of pregnancy can cause long- lasting physical and intellectual disabilities. parkinson's patients may be at higher risk for falling and hip fractures for years =before= being diagnosed. researchers in

thousand patients. they found that in the 15 years before diagnosis, parkinson's disease was associated with a 36-percent higher risk of hip fracture. those are some of the day's top health stories. bw for cbs news, new york good posture is important to align your joints and avoid straining your muscles. some doctors say most people have bad posture. that means sitting while slumping your shoulders, crossing your legs and leaning to one side. this can lead to headaches and pain in your neck and back. to improve posture, keep your feet flat on the floor and your hips and back against the chair. here's a look at what's trending on twitter this morning. tornadoes touched down in mississippi and alabama last night, as thunderstorms swept through the area. several counties were operating community safe rooms during the storms. so far only minor injuries have been reported. -------- the auto expo 2016 is underway in india. several new cars and trucks are on display. so far only the media has been

expo will open its doors to the public -------- is still a few days away, but that's not talking about the commercials. for many, the ads are the only reason to watch the game. last night, cbs looked back on some of the most memorable commercials over the years. the father of the teenager who was killed by a virginia tech student is speaking out. what he says parents should do to keep their kids safe online. and, a plan to change school start times in montgomery county draws a lot of criticism from parents. what school leaders

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