construction." mountain snow continues with an 8 day bitter blast. plus i'll show you what causes these mountain wave clouds. good evening i'm jean jadhon. continuing coverage now - of the ashley white trial in pulaski county. right now the court is about to wrap up day two of jury selection - a process that's taking much longer than expected. wdbj7's justin ward is live at the pulaski county courthouse to explain how that's altered the trial schedule. a jury was already supposed to be set at this time today. now the trial is expected to start tomorrow, that is if the lawyers can find a impartial jury. there are 24 people in the jury pool now. lawyers say the court could widen the pool 30 people which will then be narrowed to 12 jurors and two alternates. the commonwealth's attorney had no comment on the jury selection process. in court it seems all parties are annoyed with how slow the

ashley white is in the court room again today crying on several occasions when potential jurors brought up their interactions with noah. she was in tears when one man said his child played basketball with noah and talked to white during those games. he was put in the jury pool even though other potential jurors with similar stories of meeting the five year old were sent home. justin, are lawyers asking the same questions from yesterday, or have they changed? at least two questions that were confusing to the judge or the lawyers were changed today. one about a mother and father's roll in a child's upbringing was reworded after a lengthy debate. prosecutors also blamed her lawyer for asking too detailed follow up questions. the judge reminded them all to stick to the approved questions. next at six i'll

witnesses are expected to take the stand. jean... wellwould you get a suppressing pictures of these wave clouds of informing today some really interesting is it illustrates of clouds of form and blue skies in between those got a lot of these photos awfully news our virtual technology to show you how these are formed at the same way to we get some of the snow develops across the ski country though winds very stiff winds one side of the mountain to squeeze out that snow and we just get some snow showers the ball on the other side the same thing will happen is the winds go over the mountlake revisit roadways in on the hot side of the waves. yeah today clouds that form and then of course were you got the sinking air the downside there's no clouds and that's how you get these interesting cloud formations with the blue sky in between

interesting pattern today were tennessee another chance of that with that stiff wing coming up over the next several days but were also been a drop are temperatures out so the are you go with highs in the twenties and thirties over the course 7 to 8 days with that wind chills anywhere from the single digits and then by the time we get to the weekend those are get a mere coldest days highs only anywhere from twenty to twenty five degrees would also been a keep a close eye some snow chances in their two friday and next week will go over that com students and employees this afternoon after an armed robbery was reported near by. d-c-c leaders say it happened near kemper road. danville police stepped up patrols nearby. no one was taken into custody and no one was hurt. police are still looking for a suspect tonight. anyone with information is asked to call danville police. a man has been charged for his involvement in a bar fight in downtown roanoke last month. david creasy of roanoke is charged with malicious wounding and d-u-i.

creasy got into a fight in the parking lot of martin's bar and then drove his car into one of the people he was fighting with. warrants say the group then pulled creasy out of his car and began fighting him again before he ran away. creasy's blood alcohol was nearly three times the legal limit. duke energy is being fined more than 7 million dollars. the department of environmental quality says the fine is for violations surrounding the coal ash spill at the company's dan river power plant in eden, north carolina 2 years ago. the agency says the civil penalties could be increased because this fine covers violations duke energy admitted when it pleaded guilty to federal pollution crimes nine months ago. the company previously agreed to pay 102 million dollars in fines and restitution. a follow up tonight: private animal shelters across the state will now see new regulations regarding adoption after it's third reading, the bill passed 53 to 45 today in the virginia general assembly.

establish the purpose shelters. lawmakers looked at the policies for accepting and or denying animals into the shelter, the completed and reasons for euthanasia. opponents of the bill point towards peta and tell wdbj7 this gives shelters "an excuse for high kill rates and fights any new ideas that many successful shelters are using." supporters say this helps create more transparency. a rare compromise on gun policy advanced today in the general assembly. but a leading group that is targeting gun violence stepped up its criticism of the legislation and the governor today. wdbj7's joe dashiell is in the studio with that story. jean, the compromise would reverse the policy that invalidated concealed handgun permits in virginia issued by two dozen other states. supporters of the package said it also promised more protections, by expanding voluntary background checks at gun shows, and prohibiting a person subject to a permanent protective order from

firearm. but not everyone is on board. less than a month ago, governor mcauliffe and supporters of everytown for gun safety were standing together. but no longer. with the gun compromise headed for votes on the house floor, the gun control group backed by former new york mayor michael bloomberg purchased a full- page ad in the richmond times- dispatch. it carried the headline: terry mcauliffe is wrong, and it challenged the governor's claim that the compromise legislation will make virginia safer. three bills were up for debate today in the house of delegates. all passed withour debate. and the governor's supporters say they reflect a step forward that will make virginians safer. these are two significant pieces of legislation and i think when the dust settles even our critics will agree that this was a victory. sot that might be wishful thinking on secretary moran's part, but it does appear that the legislation is headed

the senate has already approved the compromise in a bipartisan vote, and a final vote in the house could come as early as tomorrow. joe dashiell wdbj7 the virginia senate has passed legislation which will require a judge's approval for 16- and 17-year-olds to get married. a republican senator from northern virginia says the legislation will help prevent young women from being taken advantage of. current law sets the minimum age to be married at 16, with the consent of a parent or guardian. democratic senator john edwards spoke against the bill, saying parents are in better positions than judges to decide if their children should get married before the age of 18. a disagreement over money is holding up construction of a new bedford county. architects have could cost more than county leaders aren't willing to spend that much. wdbj7's tim saunders is live in our lynchburg bedford newsroom. tim, what's being done to resolve the issue? jean, the school board is trying to cut costs but some

happening at the expense of quality. if current plans move forward, a new middle school will sit on this land off centerville road by 2018. sarah mayhew's children will attend the school and she doesn't want contractors to cut corners. sarah mayhew/parent: "we should be choosing materials that will last 50 or 100 years. not what looks nice or is the cheapest." mayhew is part of an advisory board that's planning for the new school, which will replace the current bedford middle school built in 19-28. a competition gym for liberty high school is also part of the project. contractors have indicated the cost will run between 45 and 51 million dollars, a figure that angers steve arrington. he was serving on the county board of supervisors last year when the group reached a consensus to spend no more than 38-million. steve arrington/former county supervisor: "the $38 million is a number we picked because it's a real number and a good number. the very fact that anyone would look to increase that (amount) just doesn't

school board chairman gary hostutler disagrees. gary hostutler/school board chairman: "we don't think that's feasible without making major cuts in the programs and the quality of the building, because of what the experts are telling us." hostutler says plans for the project are modest and cuts have already been made to the architect's original plan. gary hostutler/school board chairman: "we're trying not to build the school on the cheap, which would cause us to have long-term maintenance and other issues with the school." but arrington, a contractor by trade, holds firm to his position that a quality school can be built for 38 million. arrington: "we know that we can build the middle school for $30 million. we know that the competition gym will not exceed $5 million. that leaves us 3 million for contingencies and anything that we need." the board of supervisors will vote on a funding resolution at their next meeting. and jean based on a discussion that was held at a work session last night, it appears the board is ready to approve 44-million for the

tim, what happens if the board approves a smaller amount? hostutler says the board will have to find other places to cut, which will delay the project even more. contractors say they're running out of time to finish construction by the 2018 deadline. a new study is looking at the roots of adhd in children. today's the big day in new hampshire. how the presidential candidates spent the day of the primary. and a popular new sport is allowing

"one" with the ball. primary. danielle nottingham

. new hampshire voters cast ballots in what's expected to be a record turnout. holds a comfortable lead in the polls - something his campaign is not taking for granted. campaign, we're very excited to have a first-time presidential in the primary." gop candidates, john kasich, marco rubio, jeb bush and ted cruz are in a virtual tie. "this race is all about who comes in second in new hampshire on the republican side..." neil levesque is executive director of the new hampshire institute of politics. he says the a bulk of the votes are cast in the "golden triangle" an area in the southeastern part of the state. neil levesque/exec. dir., nh institute of politics "that's where most of the candidates have spent the last few days, and that's really - when those number start coming in, that's what you need to keep your eye on." (standup bridge: pipe 2 14:55:12) the gop will also keep tabs on derry, nh. the mix of suburban and blue collar voters here is a good indicator of how the republican candidates will perform in the state.

nancy pierce/derry, nh) "just about everybody comes here at least once." some voters in derry knew exactly who they wanted.... dn: "why did you vote for chris christie?" np: "because i think he has the leadership skills..." "hillary." there were others, who came with a particular strategy. "if it takes a vote away from trump, then that's why i'm here." either way, we'll know the winners and losers after the polls close tonight. danielle nottingham, cbs news, derry, new hampshire. in tonight's hometown health, criticism from parents may play a role in attention deficit disorder symptoms in kids. that's according to new research from the american psychological association. scientists tracking hundreds of families found adhd symptoms were persistent in children of harshly critical and 'over- protective' parents. there's a new sport popping up everywhere, from kids' birthday parties to social media. it's called bubble soccer and it's a big hit. after seeing it on social media, a man in washington, dc got a team together.

soccer, the goal is to get the ball in the net - although at times it looks less like soccer and more like bumper cars. despite appearances organizers say it's mostly injury free. ryan schuman/bubbleball md "they get up laughing and it's just no holds barred going at it." bubble soccer was invented in europe a few years ago and is now spreading quickly throughout the us. an 8 day cold stretch on the way. meteorologist brent watts says lows in the single digits. complete details of your first alert forecast

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got it all across southwest virginia alive look from lane stadium camera there foggy sports.com twenty five degrees current temperature blacksburg with the cloudy skies notice this those winds persistent out of the northwest at about sixteen miles per hour makes it feel like twelve degrees is you got yeah because they're coming in at about twenty two miles per hour very very gusty winds of the of the weather service office they reported

of snow there with the past twenty24 hours up like today but appomattox gusts anywhere from 25 to 30 mi./h. that's a place it's about 230 today salem also the rocky mount martinsville showing that almost 30 mile-per-hour gust if you look at some of the snowfall totals evincing a half-inch to an inch from gathright again allegheny county up toward floyd mainly the higher elevations but burkes garden taz well 4 inches of snow really continue to see these cloudy conditions over the next couple days been seeing noodles way pop photos i coming in and we always love to see your photos they been created by this northwesterly wind that's can a continue to dominate the weather pattern over the next couple days what we have is and snow showers in the moving in right now along the virginia west virginia border is more back in kentucky. these again a slot through this evening as well so will be intervals of off and on though showers if you get under one just expected it's can be a quick burst of snow and a likely stick because the ground is so cold. but many areas will stay snow free mostly the higher elevations amounts of the best chance of seeing that snow the persistent snow snowshoe ski resorts got over six inches of snow there were check this afternoon eventually by thursday that wind will begin to let up just a little bit will start to put it into the snow showers now the higher elevations again from hot springs covington all the way down with bill and even galax have the best chance of getting that accumulating snows that's where you're in a winter weather advisory temperatures dropping fast tonight twenties right now already in the teens and bluefield hot springs coming in at eighteen degrees a wreck thirty six in danville factor in the gusty wind and you can see why the windchill values

dangerous over the next couple days lows tonight about twenty four degrees roanoke eighteen blacksburg about fourteen hot springs a look at high temperatures on wednesday around thirty two roanoke thirty eight in danville bolivia 14 hot springs a look at high temperatures on wednesday around 32 roanoke 38 in danville olivia low 20s will blustery conditions as well some flurries notice arctic air the heart of that will begin to move in over the next couple days he can see has just released was cold that's can a keep those temperatures well below average all the way into about wednesday of next week the other thing we have to watch for any energy the tries to develop along this jet stream right now some of the models are can think it we may have a bit on friday there's nothing set in stone on this but again to something to keep in mind keep a close eye on the seven day forecast we are right now and is putting impact days of the cold on saturday and sunday that's were the coldest of the air arrives. lows in the single digits and the daytime highs only in the 20s. but as for some wintry precipitation friday and again

the days watch. january, but tonight comes the rematch in charlottesville. zac glover checks in next from john paul jones arena to preview the cavs and hokies. (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)

court tonight in charlottesville. virginia tech beat uva earlier this year in blacksburg, and the hokies will try to have a repeat performance tonight on the road. zac glover joins us live from john paul jones arena to set the table for tonight's contest. travis, the hokies will do their best to make it two wins in a row against uva, but as we all know, it won't be easy. the cavaliers have won five games in a row, while tech just ended a five-game losing streak with a win over clemson this past weekend.

momentum from saturday, and pour it into tonight, going up against virginia. jalen hudson, virginia tech guard: "it's obviously, a huge rivalry in virginia. i'm obviously from richmond so i know a little about it, so it's going to be a really big game. i anticipate it being a one- possession game, so it's going to be really exciting, it's going to be really fun. we've already played virginia once. we got them the first time, we're trying to get them again." zach leday, virginia tech forward: "yeah, we're going to come out motivated. we're going to come out ready to play defense, and play as hard as we can. we're going to go out there and try to get the "w" for hokie nation." justin bibbs, virginia tech guard: "being there, and the way they are, you know, they're a great team. i mean, they're playing great. any time you beat anybody on the road, it's a great win, and we're trying to do that." certainly a tough task for the hokies tonight. we will hear from both buzz williams and tony bennett going into this huge match-up, coming up tonight at 6. live in charlottesville, zac glover, wdbj7. the city of denver is honoring its super bowl champion broncos today. despite the fact that temperatures dipped

thousands of bronco fans played hookie from work and lined the streets, 20 to 30 deep, to catch a glimpse of the champs and the lombardi trophy. peyton manning and his teammates rode along the parade route atop firetrucks. appropriately manning was on board engine number 18 on a day for some mile high pride. stocks closed slightly lower today after a steep drop in oil prices. the dow fell 13. nasdaq dropped 15.

department is investigating a string of purse snatchings in the roanoke valley. wdbj-7's shayne dwyer is here with a look at a story that he's working on for tonight at six. jean investigators have arrested one woman and are still looking for anotther woman. police say incidents happened at the goodwill on brambleton avenue, the clearbook walmart, and the kroger on williamson road in the last two days. they say those three snatchings are possibly connected to each other. according to police, the women are doing something very specific with the purses when they take them. jean i'll have those details and how they're stealing them coming up on wdbj-7 at six in just about a half hour. for the latest weather anytime,

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