3 mountain flurries give way to sunshine for everyone today. winds are gusty, too. details are next. 3 3 3 pattie good morning virginia. it is friday, january 29th, 2016. i'm pattie martin.mona and i'm mona abdi. thanks for starting your day with us. 3 mona tight governor terry mcauliffe and republican lawmakers are set to announce a major deal on gun legislation today. mcauliffe's spokesman says it's a compromise that strengthens gun control measures while relaxing others. some of the measures include acts on permanent protective orders and gun shows. be sure to watch abc 13 news for updates today as well follow the announcement. 3 pattie the pundits are busy dissecting the debate performance of the republican candidates for president. mona plus many wondering how

impact the iowa caucuses lana zak has the latest. 3 it was the final debate before the first votes are cast...and the national front runner was not there. megyn kelly, "let's address the elephant not in the room?"still donald trump's influence was felt. cruz sot everyone on this stage is stupid, fat and ugly //?now that we have the donald trump portion out of the way [laughter]but cruz's jokes soon turned tense?cruz i would note that the last four questions had been rand, please attack ted, jeb, please attack ted -- let me just say this. chris wallaceit is a debate, sir. cruz sot if you guys ask one more mean question, i may have to leave the stage.setting marco rubio up for the first of several applause lines?.rubio sot "i'm not going to leave the stage no matter what you ask me." [split screen w trump & debate] just a few miles away, trump held his own event."i didn't

minutes away"and said he raised millions for vets. trump will i get more votes will i get less votes? nobody knows.//dowd ntl maybe the least risk for him was maybe something happening at the debate as opposed to just missing the debate. while back at the debate without trump, the candidates took on issues from abortion, "get rid of planned parenthood funding"to immigration.rubio sot "you supported amnesty."bush sot "so did you marco."tag: fox moderators said they didn't know even after the event started if trump would surprise them by attending. lz abcn, des moinestime/initial: 3 mona tight liberty university president jerry falwell junior is talking more about his recent endorsement of donald trump. falwell told cnn yesterday that trump is someone this country needs.. and it's not because of his faith, but because of his business experience.i think our country is where liberty

ago...and i think we need somebody who is a professional who has taken companies, taken them bought them and turned them around.but he is a turnaround expert and i think that's what this country needs -- somebody who will be tough on terrorists, protect our bordersmona tight falwell says he believes trump keeps moving up in the polls...despite every decision that everyone else seems to think is the wrong one. 3 3 good finally friday morning! we're on the verge of a warmup coming for sunday and monday of next week. however, this morning, we're looking at mountain snow flurries complements of a clipper system scooting by to our north. today, central and southside virginia will see sunshine; mountains will see flurries this morning, before they end by the noon hour;

too. highs today will be in the lower to middle 40s. mountains will hold back into the 30s. behind this trailing cold front from the parent clipper system that will pass overhead today, look for occasionally gusty breezes. on the ridgetops, the winds could gust as high as 30mph. 3 3 pattie tight we've been following reports of a home in

officers... police showed up at this house on floyd street around seven-30 yesterday morning. detectives on the scene say no arrests have been made and they are still collecting evidence from the home. this morning we are still waiting for more information from lynchburg police. once we get that information, we'll bring it to you live on air and online at wset.com. 3 mona tight five years in prison. that's how long a danville woman will spend beind bars for texting while driving..and killing another driver. the pittsylvania county commonwealth's attorney says nikki johnston was texting and driving at more than 80 miles per hour when she hit another driver from behind, killing him in october of 2014. the impact was so hard, the victim's suv flipped. 3 pattie tight the office of the nelson county commonwealth's attorney has confirmed that anthony martin is leaving to take another position. we first reported on wednesday that martin handed in his resignation. martin has accepted a position at a private law firm in central virginia. he was first elected into office in

november. assistant commonwealth's attorney jerry gress will serve as the interim commonwealth's attorney until a special election can be held. 3 mona tight a landfill in amelia county is going to start receiving loads of coal ash from the banks of the dan river. this comes after the 2014 spill in the dan river. crews will load 30 rail cars three times a week with the potentially toxic byproduct from duke energy impoundments in north carolina. then bring it to the amelia county landfill. those shipments are supposed to double in next month. the process is expected to take one and a half to two years . 3 pattie michigan's state senate has unanimously approved 28-million dollars to help flint recover from its toxic water crisis. 4 million of that will be used to treat children affected by lead poisoning. the rest will be used for things like paying residents' water bills and replacing the water system infrastructure. 3 mona tight and virgina tech researchers are being called heroes in this water crisis. last night, a group from the school gave a

in flint.. and what they hope comes from it. annie anderson reports.3 3 in front of a packed crowed, virginia tech's flint water study broke down who they think is responsible for the flint water crisis.they blame michigan's department of environmental quality and the epa for most of it, but not all.(siddhartha roy, researcher, flint water study) "the michigan governor, the city of flint and the health department. they would not look at 3 their own data and realize maybe there was trouble, but relied on what deq was saying. so they were at fault. 10%but amid new details that show michigan's department of technology, management and budget sent bottled water to state employees all the way back in january 20-15, the blame placed on the state could go up.(roy) "how could an entire population drink lead tainted water when the people who are paid to protect them are getting clean. this is unfair, this is just not right.(maggie carlin, flint water study) "just driving it into the ground, just how horrible this is."the crowd stood to applaud several times during the presentation, especially when researchers talked about how despite

continued to say tech's information was wrong.but nobody received as much applause as flint mom , leeann walters who called virginia tech's dr. marc edwards when her kids got sick.walters is being called a hero by many for bringing the crisis to the forefront, but she says she's not the hero..(leeanne walters, flint resident) "i just want to say thank you to the students at virginia tech and to marc for listening to us." 3 mona tight researchers told the crowd that the bottled water that people are sending is extremely helpful. but it isn't a long term solution. flint needs new infrastructure for its water lines. they estimate it will cost about 10 thousand dollars for each house. so, while that 28 million might sound like a lot, it really isn't anywhere near the amount that they say flint needs to recover. 3 pattie tight the tank museum in danville needs a new roof..and that became even more evident during last week's snow storm. a section of the museum roof leaks. workers have used buckets to catch all the

under parts of the roof that had multiple holes. they're using a funnel system to get the water into buckets. they say.. they've been patching the roof for years.. and the temporary fixes won't do anymore. daniel gasser, museum director,"you can only patch it so much it needs to be replaced. we have a lot of plans for this section of the building. there's an education center we want to try to put back in here and we need to fix the roof first." pattie tight the price of a new roof.. 600-thousand dollars. the museum is applying for grants and has started a go fund me page. we have a link at wset.com. 3 3 mona still to come on good morning virginia... love going to concerts? so do we. but when it comes to getting tickets for a good price...the odds don't always seem to be in our favor.

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3 3 good finally friday morning! we're on the verge of a warmup coming for sunday and monday of next week. however, this morning, we're looking at mountain snow flurries complements of a clipper system scooting by to our north. today, central and southside virginia will see sunshine; mountains will see flurries this morning, before they end by the noon hour; sunshine, too. highs today will be in the lower to middle 40s. mountains will hold back into the 30s. behind this trailing cold front from the parent clipper system that will pass overhead today, look for occasionally gusty breezes. on the ridgetops, the winds could gust as high as 30mph. overnight, winds slack and skies clear. low temperatures return to the twenties. outlying locations away from the cities could flirt with the teens, briefly overnight.

highs in the lower 50s. the 50s turn to 60s on sunday. middle 60s reachable by monday. rain arrives late tuesday into wednesdaya& then back to reality by thursday and next friday. 3 pattie you may remember that adele fans 3 good finally friday morning! we're on the verge of a warmup coming for sunday and monday of next week. however, this morning, we're looking at mountain snow flurries complements of a clipper system scooting by to our north. today, central and southside virginia will see sunshine; mountains will see flurries this morning, before they end by the noon hour; then they will see sunshine, too. highs today will be in the lower to middle 40s. mountains will hold back into the 30s. behind this trailing cold front from the parent clipper system that will pass overhead today, look for

the ridgetops, the winds could gust as high as 30mph. overnight, winds slack and skies clear. low temperatures return to the twenties. outlying locations away from the cities could flirt with the teens, briefly overnight. saturday brings sunshine with highs in the lower 50s. the 50s turn to 60s on sunday. middle 60s reachable by monday. rain arrives late tuesday into wednesdaya& then

and next friday. 3 3 pattie you may remember that adele fans outraged when her american tour sold out in an hour. mona a three year investigation of the ticket industry is revealing just how little of a chance you have of buying tickets to big events at an affordable price. rebecca jarvis reports. 3 from adele to bruce springsteen?thousands of frustrated fans shut out? or forced to pay as much as $9,000 for a ticket to their shows? , the new york attorney general says the system is rigged against the consumer sot eric schneiderman middlemen, brokers, ticket-men and more who really use any means they can: some legal, some illegal // our report uncovers really what's a shadowy network.finding the majority of tickets go to pre-sales (38%), and music insiders (16%)?leaving less than half (46%) reserved for the public? and even then ordinary fans have to compete with re-sellers? some who may

tickets at lighting fast 3 speeds, often marking them up to astronomically high prices on the resale market" sot eric schneiderman: and that's what we call a rigged system.3 3 pattie plasma still to come on good morning virginia... taxpayers in halifax county aren't happy right now...thanks to the huge price tag that's come with a major renovation in the town. details in the next half

right back. 3 3 3 today, central and southside virginia will see sunshine; mountains will see flurries this morning, before they end by the noon hour; then they will see sunshine, too. highs today will be in the lower to middle 40s. mountains will hold back into the 30s. behind this trailing cold front from the parent clipper system that will pass overhead today, look for occasionally gusty breezes. on the ridgetops, the winds could gust as high as 30mph. overnight, winds slack and skies clear. low temperatures return to the twenties. outlying locations away from the cities could flirt with the teens, briefly

3 court press is tonight just after 11:15. last night, l.c.a. hosted g.w. out of danville. 1st half, tied at 18. patrick anderson finds corey beard inside for the easy layup. eagles up 24-23 at the break. 2nd half, anderson drives inside for two of his 20 on the night. lca storms back - jay barber with the deep three! 21 points for barber, we're tied at 42! less than 2 to play, jared jauch finds a streaking josh saunders for the alley-oop lay-up. bulldogs beat the eagles 51-46. 3 girls at rustburg, senior night for the red devils as they hosted heritage. the visiting pioneers raced out to a fast start, zaunasha vaughn picking her way through defenders all the way for the basket, she had 11 the first half. still first quarter, vaughn again, this time passing into brittany cobbs

built a 10-4 lead. the red devils battled back, monte' hernandez gets the nice steal and hits makenna dickerson for the layup. but heritage wins in ot 55-51. 3 college hoops, miami at virginia tech. regan magarity drills in 3 of her 11 points. second quarter, hokies down eight, young steps into a three and knocks it downbut the hurricanes led by 13 at the half. down 17, tech stormed back to tie the game. but the 'canes outscore the hokies 17-5 from there and win 57-45. 3 and longtime virginia tech assistant bryan stinespring has a new job. he's jmu's new tight ends

jmu grad.3 mona yesterday, on 13 news midday i introduced you to our lynchburg pet of the week... bagel bite. yeah the 5-year-old cat had quite a bizarre name. but what happened next was even more bizarre.pattie turns out bagel bite's real name is gabriel and he disappeared from a home in hurt.. more than 6-months ago. once his owner saw him on our show..he knew that was his long lost cat. our marissa parra has the story. 3 guy johnson, pet owner: "we were just emotionally a wreck..." 6 months ago, guy johnson's furry pal gabriel vanished from their home.guy johnson, pet owner: "we searched and searched. it was probably at least two

nothing. we couldn't find one hair of him anywhere." (butted sots) they had all but given up hope... until they turned on the t-v.guy johnson, pet owner: "i sat on the couch for 3 seconds and the news story came on..." it was at this moment that johnson's world changed.guy johnson, pet owner: "i just jumped off the couch and couldn't believe it, called my wife and told her to get home because she was at work." he says it was unmistakable.guy johnson, pet owner: "when he came on the news today i knew that was gabriel because that little notch on his ear right there." he says reuniting for the first time in 6 months was a feeling he'll never forget.guy johnson, pet owner: "god brought this little gift back into our lives, it had been since july, it was emotional." and though he and his wife will have a lot more 3 hairballs around the house again...nat: "i don't mind... i'm glad to have him back."

the woman who was with gabriel, otherwise known as bagel bite, on our pet of the week segment. she said that while everyone at the lynchburg humane society will miss him, they're thrilled to have him back at 3 his forever home.3 3 3 good finally friday morning! we're on the verge of a warmup

of next week. however, this morning, we're looking at mountain snow flurries complements of a clipper system scooting by to our north. today, central and southside virginia mountains will see flurries this morning, before noon hour; then they will see highs today will be in the lower to middle 40s. back into the 30s. behind this trailing cold front from the system that will pass overhead today, look for breezes. on the ridgetops, the as high as 30mph. overnight, winds clear. low temperatures return to the locations away from the cities teens, briefly overnight.saturday brings highs in the lower 50s. the 50s turn to 60s on sunday. reachable by monday. rain tuesday into wednesdaya& then back to and next friday. 3 pattie coming up in the next half hour of good morning virginia... the family of the man shot in lynchburg general hospital is fighting for answers... this as they want their own independant investigation into the event...mona plus, a lynchburg neighborhood has been the target of a string of breaking and enterings... but it is not the items stolen that they say they want back

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3 good morning virginia. it is friday, january 29th, 2016. i'm pattie martin. mona and i'm mona abdi. thanks for starting your day with us. it's been a week since the snow storm...so will we see sun this weekend? will stafford is in the weather center tracking the latest. will? 3 3 good finally friday morning! we're on the verge of a warmup coming for sunday and monday of next week. however, this morning, we're looking at mountain snow flurries complements of a clipper system scooting by to our north. today, central and southside virginia will see sunshine; mountains will see flurries this morning, before they end by the noon hour; then they will see sunshine, too. highs today will be in the lower to middle 40s. mountains will hold back into

cold front from the parent clipper system that will pass overhead today, look for occasionally gusty breezes. on the ridgetops, the winds could gust as high as 30mph. 3 mona tight the family of the patient shot by a centra security guard at lynchburg general hospital is calling for an independent investigation. that's according to paul valois.. the attorney representing jonathan warner. valois says the fact that lieutenant wes gillespie -- the security

police officer. and the deputy commonwealth's attorney's wife works as a clinical psychologist at the hospital..presents a "clear conflict of interest." we spoke with the lynchburg commonwealth's attorney mike doucette who says..ultimately it will be his office that decides whether any charges will be filed. 3 pattie police in chesapeake are releasing more information about an apparent murder suicide that ended with 6 people dead. they say 26- year old cameron dooley killed his parents, siblings, and another relative. his father had just retired from the chesapeake police department. officers were called to a home wednesday afternoon to check on the welfare of a person. when they got there.. they found a body inside. their investigation led them to another home a few blocks away where they say they found an armed person who would not come out. police tried to negotiate.. but after several hours.. they went in and found 5 people dead.. including the suspect. 3 mona tight new video, this morning, shows the moment officers shot and killed a militia member involved in the the takeover of an oregon wildlife refuge. we want to warn you that the video is

and state troopers say.. lavoy finicum -- that you see there-- nearly struck an agent while driving around a roadblock.. they say finicum was shot after he reached twice for a loaded weapon. ...others remained in the truck for a few minutes as deputies and agents surrounded them. officials say.. they had information finicum and the rest of the group had weapons. 3 pattie tight in north carolina, police are searching for a masked man who tried to rob a bank. but the suspect didn't get in..thanks to actions of the bank manager. the manager watched a man dressed in all black.. run across the parking lot.. toward the door. he then grabbed the door to keep the suspect from getting in. the suspect started banging on the window with a handgun.. but the manager wouldn't let go. the suspect gave up. employees had already pushed the alarm button.. and police were there in less than a minute. 3 mona police are on the hunt for those behind a string of burgularies in the lynchburg area. just this month alone there have been 9 reported break-ins.pattie families feel violated.. and believe more needs to be done.

3 residents describe it as a quiet neighborhood where much of nothing goes on... until recently... .. since the beginning of the month.. lynchburg police say there have been 9 break-ins in dearington. last tuesday, this house and the family inside became victims. " the screen door was broke off the edges and we usually keep it locked so i knew someone had came through it." once inside greg slaughter says he noticed more damages. " we noticed that 3 the blind was broke" but the most devasting news came when he checked his man cave. "i had my playstation 4 right here and my daughter's tablet was charging on top of it. " now there's an empty space left on that tv stand and in his heart. " my daughter's tablet she just got it for christmas..--she's hurt the family says police have finger printed and took statements in hopes of getting these items returned. but greg's wife marquita slaughter says she remains doubtful. " do you think you are going to

i don't, but i have have high hopes of getting them back." officers tell us they have been working around the clock searching for leads. but this family wants more. "i feel like im doing my own investigation. i call they never answer." despite their frustrations, the slaughters say they are ready to move on with or without their belongings. 3 3 mona tight3 police declined an interview yesterday. they say they were swamped working on this case. less than 24 hours ago, the family says another break-in happened just down the street. we'll bring you the latest details as they become available. 3 pattie tight a northern virginian police officer assisted in something that's not exactly in the job description: helping deliver a baby. officer michael garcia of alexandria saw a car driving erratically yesterday morning. when he got to the car, he found a woman who

helped deliver a healthy baby boy named joshua, and then took the woman and family to the hospital, where both mother and child are in good health. 3 mona tight local non- profits have been out getting a count of the homeless in our area. and they are also helping to put much-needed essentials in their hands. last night, the central virginia continuum of care teamed up with the lynchburg salvation army to provide winter clothing to the homeless. everything from hats, coats, gloves, to even blankets. it's a way to help organizers get an accurate count of the homeless in the city.. which determines the necessary funds needed to help them. but, there's also a much needed effort from the local community. denise crews/chairman, lynchburg continuum of care (:12): "i'm from this community and to see people care about those who are less fortunate than them. come together for a common cause to try to help those who are less fortunate really to give them a hand-up not a handout."mona tight while this event maybe over the salvation army can always help. go to salvation army usa dot org to see how you can lend a helping hand to those in need.

3 pattie tight you can help raise money in honor of a local girl who passed away after battling leukemia. the claire parker foundation is looking for teams to sign up to play dodgeball. the tournament is set for march 17th through the 19th in hurt. it's a hundred dollars per team. and you need six players. you have to register by march 1st. if you go watch, it's 3 dollars to get in. the money will go to providing care boxes for pediatric cancer patients and their families. claire's family started that after she passed away in 2014 after a 10- month battle with leukemia. 3 mona taxpayers in halifax county need to cough up 23-million dollars..if a plan to renovate the courthouse is approved. the judges there filed a lawsuit in 2012.. and that will force the county to upgrade.pattie now members of the board of supervisors are scrambling to come to an agreement before the trial in march. and taxpayers are not happy about the price tag... valerie bragg reports. 3 holes and pipes (((nats- you'll see an awful lot of

crumbles (((nat/pop-"if i tug on that brick it would come right out.))) former commonwealth's attorney john greenbacker can easily point out exactly why this courthouse needs work. (((nat/pop-it's alarming))) taxpayers like james gordon agree something has to be done. but renovating an 1830's building...and now adding a second circuit courtroom... james gordon, taxpayer - "it doesn't make sense to me. and because you've decided to add this extra circuit court, you've added all the logistics of transferring people from one side of the building through to the other. this is all extra cost that we are going to have to bear as citizens of the county. 'and are they telling you how much extra that is?' nobody can tell us yet. we asked for it, no one can tell us." in the board vice-chairman's personal opinion...the extra courtroom isn't needed... but they've already cut several of the judges' requests from the project and have to give in somewhere.. j.t davis, supervisors vice chmn - "if we go to trial, i don't think we can come out a winner. again, we have cut costs by about four-million and we lose control of this courthouse negotiation, then it could cost us a lot more." the county raised property taxes by two-cents last july to pay for the costs...and if they crunched their numbers correctly, j-t davis says that should be enough to cover it -- but no promises. davis " we don't know where it's going to end. and with this economy going in such a tailspin, it could be more. these are just estimates at this point."

a 3 big concern. right now...witnesses, jury members, judges and inmates all use the same hallway to get into the courtroom. some taxpayers, like james gordon, think the county needs a new building, or to renovate another vacant building for the courthouse. that way.. by the time taxpayers pay off these renovations....they won't need another another 23-million in repairs again. 3 pattie plasma still to come on good morning virginia... the biggest award's show of the year is

but it doesn't come without controversy... a look at who will be presenting at the oscars...just ahead in today's showbiz news.

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day. best of luck.3 3 3 3 good finally friday morning! we're on the verge of a warmup coming for sunday and monday of next week. however, this morning, we're looking at mountain snow flurries complements of a clipper system scooting by to our north. today, central and southside virginia will see sunshine; mountains will see flurries this morning, before they end by the noon hour; then they will see sunshine, too. highs today will be in the lower to middle 40s. mountains will hold back into the 30s. behind this trailing cold front from the parent clipper system that will pass overhead today, look for occasionally gusty breezes. on

gust as high as 30mph. overnight, winds slack and skies clear. low temperatures return to the twenties. outlying locations away from the cities could flirt with the teens, briefly overnight. saturday brings sunshine with highs in the lower 50s. the 50s turn to 60s on sunday. middle 60s reachable by monday. rain arrives late tuesday into wednesdaya& then back to reality by thursday and next friday. 3 3 good morning. topping "america's money"... circuit city lives!the one-time technology retail giant is coming back from bankruptcy. the "new" circuit city plans to open as many as a hundred

addition to its all-day menu: 3 good morning. topping "america's money"... circuit city lives!the one-time technology retail giant is coming back from bankruptcy. the "new" circuit city plans to open as many as a hundred stores by next year. mc-donald's is testing a new addition to its all-day menu: the mc-griddle, a breakfast sandiwch on a pancake bun. it's not on micky-d's wildly popular all-day breakfast at the moment.so mc-donald's is testing it in oklahoma beginning on monday. and if

it could go nationwide.and, america is changing and now so is barbie!the iconic doll now comes in three new body types and with a variety of skin tones and hairstyles. falling sales inspired mattel to make changes. the new barbies are available online now.. and in stores beginning in march.and that's america's money. have a great day.

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