finished." 9 good evening i'm heavy rain invaded the region this afternoon. . reported in several counties. viewer sent us of meadows of dan. meteorologist robin reed is in tonight for brent watts. robin, has the threat moved out or will we have problems this evening? nextthe heaviest of the rain has indeed moved edging the problem is the streams and creeks are heading for the main rivers and they're starting to jump up a little but some of those will be almost an action or flood stage of the next day or two will check that the site is lord talking about an inch and a quarter inch and a half inch and three quarters was pretty representative of the kind of rain we saw from midmorning till mid afternoon and that is prompted a couple of flood warnings and these are for the roanoke river and what can happen is as the river levels, to the action stage or even right up to the flood stage, it will happen between now and

has to get in there here's what we're seeing that the roanoke river latest observation has about 5 1/2 feet above flood stage is a ten feet and the cross looks like it's getting at six and half that's enough for folks to just be aware of how the rivers reacting in what's going on now as g mentioned the heaviest rain is moved out there it is along the coast right now it takes out cold air cakes and maybe a few flurries in the mountains coming up with an extra days utopsy results to determine the cause of death of an infant found inside a dumpster. police found the body at the blackwater refuse collection site on route 220. a woman who was admitted to carilion roanoke memorial hospital last night prompted the investigation. she had symptons similiar to giving birth to a third trimester infant, but she denied giving birth. police got a search warrants for her home and personal belongings. interviews with family members and the woman revealed a family member had thrown soiled linens and bedding into frankin county dumpsters. that's when investigators found the infant's body.

determine what charges may be filed. the woman charged in the death of nicole lovell will appear in court tomorrow. a bond hearing is scheduled for natalie keepers tomorrow morning at 11 in mongomery county. keepers is charged with being an accessory before the fact of first degree murder. she's also accused of disposing of lovell's body and being an accessory after the fact. a hearing planned for today was canceled. david eisenhauer is charged with first degree murder and abduction in connection to lovell's death. a neighbor of lovell's told the new york times her twin daughters gave law enforcement information that may have had a role in according to the report, lovell told friends hours before she disappeared that she texted an 18 year old- on an app- and planned for a meeting. right now family and friends are pausing to remember nicole lovell's life. a visitation is being held until eight tonight at mccoy funeral home in blacksburg. her funeral is tomorrow at three

funeral home. two prominent business owners on danville's north side are speaking out tonight about the police presence they want to see across town. this comes after a shooting in the area monday night, which left a doctor seriously hurt. danville's police chief tells wdbj7 community policing is not the whole answer however, he's asking city officials for more man power wdbj7's danielle staub has the details. "(vo) this building used to be a community police precint office. the 616. and we just think with all of the (oncam) new customers and new business that we are bringing here, having that again would give our customers more security...." business owner steve delgiorno says just as he has invested time and money in the the city's economic development strategy with a new restaurant, the police department should invest in making sure people feel safe. sot steve - "it just re-enforces our investment and it makes us feel better to continue to

alan "we are all concerned about crime in danville." across the street, wayne alan runs the north theatre. he says even though there havrn't been any serious issues yet a police presence would make people feel more secure. alan a more active presence here and all around town i don't think it is a bad thing, it is a very good thing." :52-1:03 put police video in from night of shooting!!!!! told will chief phillip broadfoot says the department is short of staff almost every day. so right now, he is working with city council to take left over money from the department's yearly budget and hire four more officers. chief "but the end result is we will be more fully staffed than we have ever been in the past." broadfoot contines to stand by what he calls a holistic approach to leadership and reducing crime. chief- "the economic development, it encompasses schooling, health care all of those things and when all of those things are working together and functioning well then you see a significate decrease in crime." in danville, danielle staub wdbj7. danville regional

ceo says the hospital will be hosting a prayer and a neighborhood walk this friday. for more details on the walk, head to wdbj7 dot com. a follow up now: several parents in montgomery county are relieved today after the school board overturned its decision to change school start times. now, schools won't be opening any earlier. the school board heard from parents for months about concerns with proposals about changing the times. superintendent mark miear also opposed the change. last night at the board meeting he suggested focusing on secondary students by changing the school breakfast plan and shortening bus routes to help their sleep schedule. amy hogan/mother: "i'm the board members were challenges and obstacles that were going to make this implementation we're all still united in meaningful change that will help the secondary students but there has got to be a better way." hogan is part of the group "parents who want to be heard." the group worked on its own proposal school board's original vote last april

times. donald trump is claiming ted cruz won the iowa caucus by committing fraud. today trump tweeted: "ted cruz didn't win iowa, he stole it. that is why all of the polls were so wrong and why he got far more votes than anticipated. trump tweeted that a new election should take place or the results should be nullified. as the two frontrunners battle for supporters, rand paul announced his race for the white house is over. paul's camp issued a statement that said he's suspending his campaign and is focusing his attention on winning another term as senator marco rubio got a boost from a stronger than expected showing in iowa. he said he will seek paul's endorsement. marco rubio/republican presidential candidate) "we would welcome him in as part of unifying his party, absolutely." former pennsylvania senator rick santorum is also reportedly ending his presidential bid, he is expected to make the announcement tonight and will endorse a candidate. lawmakers on capitol hill held a heated hearing on the flint water lead contamination crisis today.

attended were upset that flint's emergency manager and michigan governor rick synder weren't there to answer questions. a flint resident testified the city and the environmental protection agency failed to act even after her son got sick. virginia tech professor marc edwards and his research team brought the crisis to light. he says those failures go back years before the crisis got national attention. marc edwards/virginia tech professor: "do what these agencies have refused to do. protect kids in this country from lead in drinking water. and let's make them live up to their noble mission and once again be worthy of the public trust." governor snyder will propose 30-million dollars for flint residents to help pay water bills. an estimated 21- thousand customers have continued paying their bills despite the water problems. work on a major sewer upgrade in downtown lynchburg is running behind. the james river interceptor project was supposed to be finished last march, but 11 months later

underway. wdbj7's tim saunders is live in our lynchburg bedford newsroom to tell us when the project might be finished. jean, city officials say they hope to finish the work by may. that's welcome news to businesses along jefferson street, who are facing delays of their own because of the construction. for more than two years, lynn kirby has had a front row seat to construction of the james river interceptor. heavy equipment is operating right outside the windows of his advertising firm. lynn kirby/business owner: "there have been a lot of loud noises and vibrations. it's very difficult sometimes when you are having a meeting." a crew contracted by lynchburg's government is replacing the city's largest sewer line. kirby says the work has really picked up in the last month or so. kirby: "maybe there is a light now at the end of the tunnel." city officials say the work is wrapping up. tim mitchell/director of water resources: "they're almost done with the large pipe, which has been the challenge of the project."

director tim mitchell says contractors have encountered a number of issues that have caused delays, including a delicate archaeological discovery. mitchell: "they found an old bridge buried near amazement square that they wanted to excavate." amazement square is a children's museum. construction of the interceptor has kept leaders of that facility from moving ahead with a project of their own. ashleigh karol/marketing director: "a lot of it has to do with the space down here at the riverfront. there is not a lot of room for major construction projects to take place at the same time." a nearly 7-million dollar education center is being added to amazement square. leaders of the museum have spent thousands to host a traveling exhibit in the education center next year, but construction can't begin until the interceptor is finished. while that work should be finished soon, amazement square is making plans to build around the construction if necessary. karol: "we're ready to move forward and we've hit a wall where we have to move forward." mitchell says the interceptor work should be finished by may 7th. an event is scheduled to happen

that day and contractors hope to have their equipment out of the area several days in advance. live in the lynchburg bedford newsroom, tim saunders, wdbj7. u.s. officials have confirmed it's not just mosquitoes, there's another way the zika virus is spread. dramatic cell phone video captures the moments after a deadly explosion on a plane in somalia. and being outspoken on social media can be fun,

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concerns are growing about the zika virus now that u-s health officials have confirmed it can spread through sexual contact. health officials around the world are paying close attention to a dallas case of zika virus that was transmitted through sexual contact. the patient was infected by a person who picked up the virus in venezuala. u-s health officials say they're not surprised about transmission through sex but emphasize the disease is generally spread through mosquito bites dr. tom frieden/cdc director:

us remains the same. if you are pregnant and thinking of travelling to a place with zika spreading.. don't the virus has been linked to microcephaly which causes babies to be born with small heads. researchers around the world are working hard on a vaccine as spring and summer approach. president obama visited an american mosque for the first time in his presidency today. he spoke at the islamic society of baltimore to help correct what he calls a "hugely distorted" view of muslim americans. community leaders say it's long overdue, as islamophobia in the country has reached a high. the president called on christians and jews to speak out when they see anti- muslim talk. investigators in somalia are looking into whether a bomb caused a mid-air explosion on a jetliner that took off from the capital city mogudishu. cell phone video captured the aftermath of tuesday's explosion as air poured through a gaping hole in the plane. oxygen masks were tossed around and

his body was found later. a somali diplomat on board, who shot this video - said everyone was afraid they were going to die. awale kullane/ passenger) we saw a hole in the plane and the first thing you think about is you know, can we really make it. somali officials say they've found no evidence of criminal activity so far, but the plane's pilot and aviation experts say the hole showed all the signs of terrorism. the al qaeda linked terror group al shabaab controls part of the country and isis is expanding in the region. the terror attacks in paris and san bernardino, california are on the minds of security officials as they prepare for this weekend's super bowl. the san francisco bay area , where the game is being played, is expecting a million visitors each day and keeping everyone safe has been a two year project for federal, state and local police agencies. authorities say there is no credible threat, but they are taking no chances with the safety of fans and players on the nfl 's biggest day of the

fbi assistant special agent in charge john lightfoot: our number one mission in these events is to prevent acts of terrorisim. police are using hi tech equipment to search for explosives and watch out for any suspicious activity. super bowl organizers say they want airtight security, but not so overwhelming that it becomes intimidating for fans. job applicants should be careful when it comes to their social media presence. a report finds one third of companies have disqualified a job candidate in the past year because of information found on their social media accounts. in another survey, officeteam asked hiring managers the most common social media mistakes job applicants make. 45 percent said posting negative or inappropriate comments 35 percent said posting or being tagged in inappropriate photos. dawn fey/district pres., officeteam) "if you are too negative, too opinionated it could really come off to some individuals that you could be a problem in the workplace." and if you think staying offline is the answer, think again.

questioned job applicants who didn't post regularly or didn't have a social media profile at all. so post responsbiliy- like our first alert meteorologist robin reed does. robin the warm air is heading out along with the rain. complete details of your first alert forecast

herewith us was looking for just about everybody today started out this morning, gray and cloudy and notices low hanging clouds over in salem after the heaviest of the rain moved through the area it was substantial on a one-to-one network almost an inch at west

midnight and right now temperatures holding at 47 relative humidity and ninety nine percent in the wings remained fairly light not the story over every part of the country that's for sure very gusty winds all part of this boundary. that's slices down the eastern seaboard at this hour the heaviest of the rains have left the roman valley of the new river valley in the west central highlands and moved into the richmond metro area and the tidewater also is a little of the farther south you can see across north carolina that leading edge looks really nasty it's got a lot of wind and a lot of punches a first comes through and in fact in south carolina couple of hours ago tornado warnings rub for colombia and i time of the year for this part of the country to be dealing with tornado warning warnings since then the severe weather threat has gotten down just a little bit but you can see the leading edge going to south carolina is still pretty robust the keeping a close eye on it in charleston and myrtle beach region for the next hour or so says something

keep our severe weather threat way down to allow that rain to stick around a little longer we were completely enveloped in a wedge of cold air and we thought that is the day goes on maybe it would mix out because the winds in the upper atmosphere were at sixty miles an hour and it should've been enough to maybe scour this out and get the warmer air in your didn't happen so that kept us away from any real severe threats but it continues to keep us in the fall it's only forty nine in roanoke contrast that with the fifty six in martinsville and back for bristol fifty degrees well at sixty six degrees in charleston west virginia so we may have missed out on some of the warmer weather for a little while today what were looking for tomorrow is a break in the action still some clouds hanging around from time to time its color partly sunny notice that that is not much going on to the west either but anything it does start to pop up. would be in the form of some snow flurries in west virginia so break out of our forecast tonight the showers are ending were mainly cloudy and overnight lows

as we take a look to tomorrow we find ourselves with temperatures in the forties much the same as it was today is not having much change in the overall temperature profile we do have morning fog but on the plus side we do has an increasing sunshine again as well over the next seven days here's what we think will happen we get into the sunshine really properly on friday with temperature highs near forty six degrees on saturday not a bad way to start up this weekend forty nine for the high partly sunny and genome super bowl sunday on wdbj seven is a pretty good mainly sunny the high temperature near fifty degrees monday we had increasing clouds coming in the vicinity a chance for some rain late in the davis temperatures drop down in the twenties that may be a wintry mix for your commute on tuesday morning will put an early impact day on that and see what happens after that mainly sunny skies change and cloudy skies on weekly. coming up we'll preview this weekend's roy stanley memorial shootout in salem which includes plenty of

we've been to kansas, baltimore, pittsburgh, connecticut, and virginia twice now." zac glover: but this trip to virginia in particular is extra meaningful for myers, because it's also a trip home. chad myers: "you know, to me this is where i started. i lived in the gym at william byrd all the time. i was a slow guy, i wasn't real fast, not a great athlete, so i had to live in the gym to be able to be a college basketball player. there's so many great coaches here, and great people, so for me just to be back for a little while is exciting." zac glover: myers is in only his second year as the head coach at elev8, and already has 100 victories under his belt. but more than bolstering his own record, he's trying to prepare his guys for what it will be like to play college basketball at a high level. chad myers: "to me, that's the joy at this level. obviously, you have to recruit guys, you want to win games, but if they're successful at the next level, that judges our job as much as wins and losses. levi cook, elev8 center: "they really helped me lose weight, get my body right, just get my basketball skills better all the way around." zac glover: and though elev8 boasts a roster full of division-one talent, myers says it's about getting his team to play as hard as they

take the floor. chad myers: "it's a challenge every night. if we go to a different city, we're everybody's superbowl. you've got to convince your guys that just because you might not know this guy is a top-100 player, they're still good enough. they can still beat you, and we have to play every night. i love it. it's my passion. to me, it's not a job. obviously, we work hard, we travel, it's a lot of hours outside of just the games, but it's a great job for me to have, doing something you love and enjoy every single day." zac glover: it will be a day full of basketball action at this year's roy stanley memorial shootout, with elev8 taking on hargrave military academy, the same program where myers first got his start as a coach. and ever since, myers, like his current team name, has continued to elevate his reputation as a developer of talent, and as a developer of young men. zac glover, hometown hoops weekly." wall street ends the day with a mix of

the dow rose 183 points. nasdaq fell 13. and the s and p added 10. (phone ringing) you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard, and pay into it. so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise)

with the iowa caucuses in the book we're inching closer and closer to this year's presidential election. wdbj-7's shayne dwyer is here with his story for six about a roanoke college poll that puts democrat bernie sanders out front. jean in a phone poll of more than 500 likely virginia voters the institute for policy and opinion research found virginia is feeling the bern. right now sanders leads the three republican front runners in head to head match-ups,

leads only one and is tied in the two others. it's clear sanders the candidate who started at the bottom is quickly rising. in my story i take a look at some possible reasons as to why that is. jean that's coming up in a half hour right after andy. for the latest weather anytime, turn to our webpage at wdbj7.com and be sure to follow us on facebook and twitter for weather headlines and more at wdbj7weather. thank you for choosing your hometown news leader, wdbj7. we'll see you at six.