presidential nomination process kicks off today. ...the candidates... spent the night crisscrossing the state. hoping to win the nation's first caucuses. lana zak has the latest... 3 (:05-:12) (53-1:02) lansanders sot it sounds like you want to make political revolution." clinton nats- clinton sot: "i am a better candidate, and thanks to you, i will be a better president, and i want you to know that." gfx: time is up for the three democrats and the eleven republicans running for president (nats) rob sand will be administering a caucus in western des moines "i think a lot of people are going to make that decision when they're listening to their neighbors." in fact, on both the republican and the democratic side, the last iowa poll found 5-points or less separating 1st and 2nd place ?and with about a third of voters still waivering in their support, campaigns can influence the results up to the last second. (cruz church nat pop) in their final day on the trail, ted cruz attended church, churchgoer: "i'll vote for you if you promise to run this country like a god fearing christian." cruz :"you have my word" he said he prayed for donald trump and marco rubio, who made this

to caucus for 3 me tomorrow night because if i'm president of the united states, when i'm president of the united states, we will confront the challenges of our time." rubio fighting hard for an upset second place finish...or better trump "get out of bed and caucus!" and donald trump, long the man in the lead, gave his wife melania the mic to close the deal in iowa. melania sot. "he will be unbelievable." tag: on the republican side, we will expect results to start coming in soon after 7 central, for the democrats though, the results often take longer since those caucuses are like a game of red rover, with campaigns trying to sway voters from the non-competitive candidates over to their side. lana zak abc news, des moines, iowa verbatim: a zak / abc news, des moines, iowa (1:16- end) 3 3 we'll start the month of february on a mild note, with the chance for showers arriving this afternoon. the morning will be dry 3 and cool with sunshine peeking through for the first part of the day. clouds roll in for the afternoon and the chance for showers increases as a cold front approaches and crosses the commonwealth. rainfall totals will generally

be a mild afternoon with high temperatures reaching the low to mid 60s. the front passes tonight as clouds linger with a spotty shower possible. lows fall into the 40s. we'll see high pressure wedge to the south for tuesday, bringing us cloudy, cool and damp weather. highs will only be in the upper 40s to lower 50s. 3 mona the u-s defense department will not take any additional action against the

sharing classifed information. retired general david petraeus admitted to sharing the information with his mistress. that word comes ashton carter sent to senator john mccain. carter's options had included demoting petraeus from a four-star general to a three-star. a move that would have affected his retirement salary. this decision now clears petraeus to continue to receive his full retirement benefits. as a retired four-star general.. petraeus remains liable for any wrongdoing he committed while on active duty. 3 mona plasma today the iowa caucuses begin... and one of the issues that has been in the forefront for the presidential candidates is..the trade imbalance with china. for a first hand look at exactly what that means -- matt tivers takes us to sea... aboard one of the world's largest container ships. 3 end to end... its longer than the eiffel tower. its got an 80,000 horsepower engine and weighs up to 240000 tons...and yet thanks to the magic of buoyancy...the container ship benjamin franklin... floats. it's leaving china soon and will head to los angelesa& it's the largest ship that has

rivers, reporter) "being onboard, you really get a sense of scale..mainly because of how small you feel. but for a transport ship, the most important number is what it can hold.... the benjamin franklin can take on 18000 containers. put end to end, they would stretch 68 miles." (velibor krpan, captain, 'benjamin franklin') "it's cheaper to have a bigger ship, you can carry more products and you have less things to pay after that."(matt rivers, reporter) "often on the other side of these doors are things like electronics, toys, clothing...consumer goods made in china that will sell an american stores. this is what trade between the two countries looks like."and far more stuff is exported from china to the u-s than the other way around...a difference of hundreds of billions of dollars. that imbalance has been a source of conflict for some time...and in the middle of a u.s. presidential race...it makes for easy fodder.(donald trump, republican frontrunner) "they're killing us. if you want to do business with china it's almost impossible." republican frontrunner donald trump...suggested slapping a 45% tax on chinese goods to even the playing field. but critics have attacked his idea as bad for business...and bad for states. trump's political future...along with his rivals relies in a big way on iowa...where caucuses are set to kick off in this year's presidential election. and it's a state that exports billions of dollars worth of things like crops and machinery to china each year. (matt rivers, reporter) "us china trade is incredibly intertwined and the next president will have some ability to strength or weaken those ties. and that will effect people's lives on both sides of the pacific. which is why we're talking about republicans and democrats in iowa...while thousands of miles away on a giant boat in

3 mona tight general motors is kicking its efforts to build self-driving cars into high gear. today a dedicated team will begin work focused on making autonomous vehicles a relality. the team is being led by one of gm's vice presidents. its goal is to figure out a strategy to make gm the leader in self-driving technology. the move shows self-driving cars are not just a concept for gm any more... but the company sees them as something that can work in the real world. 3 mona tight a heads up for drivers in lynchburg.. the department of water resources will be doing waterline work in the 23-hundred block of langhorne road that may affect travel. this is going on now through wednesday, february 3rd. most of the work will be done in the evenings - but will be restricted to one lane in each direction .. so please make a note of it. 3 mona and in danville,

newton street - between craghead and lynn streets - will be closed for work on electric and communication lines. the is going on from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. through thursday, february 4th. detour signs will be in place to redirect traffic. motorists are urged to slow down when approaching this area or consider an alternate route. 3 mona plasma still to come on good morning virginia... an ohio police officer is fighting to adopt his k-9 why the city is putting

the full story just ahead. 3 and... 3 month of february on a mild note, with the chance for showers arriving this afternoon. the morning will be dry and cool with sunshine peeking through for the first part of the day. clouds roll in for the afternoon and the chance for showers increases as a cold front approaches and crosses the commonwealth. rainfall totals will generally be light for the area. it'll be a mild afternoon with high temperatures reaching the low to mid 60s. the front passes tonight as clouds linger with a spotty shower possible. lows fall into the 40s. we'll see

south for tuesday, bringing us cloudy, cool and damp weather. highs will only be in the upper 40s to lower 50s. our greatest chance for rain this week arrives wednesday with a stronger cold front. heavier rain and even some rumbles of thunder will be possible. highs will reach the low to mid 60s. thursday through sunday bring us back to reality as high temperatures fall back into the 40s. we look dry through the weekend with a mix of sun and clouds each afternoon. 3 mona plasma a police officer in ohio just entered retirement.... and sadly,his trusted partner-- a k-9-- did not get to enter retirement with him.. instead...he's headed to auction. and the marietta community is doing all it can

matter the cost.3 mona plasma a police officer 3 in ohio just entered retirement.... and sadly,his trusted partner-- a k-9-- did not get to enter retirement with him.. instead...he's headed to auction. and the marietta community is doing all it can to keep them together.... no matter the cost. 3 "there is a bond between us and it's very special. i hate to lose my buddy."officer matthew hickey retired earlier this week from the marietta police department... but his partner in crime fighting... will not be retiring with him. and hickey was ready to pay for the dog on the day he retired."i decided i was going

moment and so i went on the 25th of this month and retired and had the money for the dog and was ready to hand it to the the chief of police and the chief of police said he couldn't take it."ajax was appraised for 35 hundred dollars...and because of his worth and being the city's property--he must go to auction..."this particular unit, this particular dog, out of the unit, state and federal money may have been used. therefore, we are under strict rules of how we dispose of property when we're dealing with state and federal funds, as well as taxpayer dollars." because of this... a go fund me account has been started... and hickey says there are bigger problems in the world but he is grateful for the support and hopes that something can be achieved at 3 the state level with this."i think we need to start at the state and get legislation passed to where officers that retire in good standing gets the k-9, either medically or

when they retire they get the dog, either for a dollar or whatever."but the law states that hickey technically forfeited his right to the dog..."another section of this particular law that says if a law enforcement officer leaves the unit, and in this situation officer hickey is leaving the unit. that particular section says that the officer forfeits the right to purchase the dog, under this provision."the bidding process is set to start next week...those bidding will have a few weeks to submit bids to the marietta safety-service director. 3 mona plasma3 still to come on good morning virginia... a cancer patient proposes to his favorite nurse... no this isn't an episode of grey's anatomy... it really happened in a california hospital..but with a twist.

half hour of gmv. 3 mona but first, here's a look at the most viewed news stories this morning on wset dot com. many people are reading about the weekend developments in the case of nicole lovell, a blackburg teen found dead after being reported missing last week. also, many of you are logging on to read about how state police are investigating a fatal crash in pittsylvania county. and two roanoke men have been charged in connection to a call about shots being fired near k-mart. be sure to log on to wset dot com...your source for abc 13 news anytime. so, let me get this straight -- u.s. cellular has the phone you're looking for,

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3 good monday to you, let's get a check of your morning drive. the morning will be dry and cool with sunshine peeking through for the first part of the day. clouds roll in for the afternoon and the chance for showers increases as a cold front approaches and crosses the commonwealth. rainfall totals will generally be light for the area. it'll be a mild afternoon with high temperatures reaching the low to mid 60s. the front passes tonight as clouds linger with a spotty shower possible. lows fall 3 into the 40s. 3 mona tight an alzheimer's patient in north carolina is hoping football will help him fight the disease. not by playing it... but by keeping up with the stats about his beloved carolina panthers. sarah blake-morgan has the story. 3 spend just a few minutes with peter setzer...natsotand his allegiance lies.natsot: "i love cam newton with his exuberance.."this is the man who loves the carolina

carolina panthers fan): "i read everything that the charlotte observer writes about the panthers."setzer doesn't just read them, he cuts them out...natsottaping the printed paper to the back of his bedroom door.(peter setzer, carolina panthers fan): "here is cam in action. fantastic!"setzer reads these articles over and over again, because if he doesn't, he'll forget.(peter setzer, carolina panthers fan): "about a year ago, i was diagnosed with mild alzheimer's and of course that was a blow."setzer's alzheimer's is in its early stages.natsothe hopes to keep it that way.(peter setzer, carolina panthers fan): "the average person who's diagnosed with alzheimer's will die in 11 years, and my determination is to slow that down."the former pastor has a list of things he does every day to slow the disease down.natsot: "about a hour of brain games" his favorite is pouring over panther stats with his grandson.(peter setzer, carolina panthers fan): "i'm going to go down fighting and do everything i can to prolong life."peter is undergoing experimental treatments and joy henderson, peter's daughter, that helps with her dad's diagnosis.(joy henderson, setzer's daughter): "my hope is that he'll always remember to call me on game day and talk about the panthers game. my hope is that he'll always know who i am when i call him and i hope he'll always know who his grandson is."for many with

the only thing they can see ahead.setzer is just looking forward to adding a new article to his door, once his team takes home the trophy. (peter setzer, carolina panthers fan): "oh! i wouldn't miss it."in charlotte, sarah blake-morgan, w-b-t-v on your side. 3 mona tight super bowl 50 3 is a week away.. and it appears the stadium grounds crew could be playing favorites. this is video of levi's stadium outside san francisco.. where the super bowl is being played. you can see the denver broncos logo and name displayed prominently in the south end zone. but you can almost

logo in the north end zone. no one is commenting on why the bronco's logo was painted on both ends.. but the carolina panthers' logo and name can now be found in the north end zone. carolina and denver face off in the super bowl february 7th. now over to dave with today's good morning, virginia - time for sports. virginia tech had lost their last three in a row coming into play sunday. the hokies hoping to defeat the pitt panthers. 1st half, hokies down 3, allen will spot up for the long three, and nails it! that ties it at 23. a few minutes later, allen will hit from outside again, that breaks up a 10-0 panthers run. seth allen with a career high 28 points, but the hokies turn it over 20 times, leading to 33 panther points. pittsburgh sends virginia tech home with a 90-71 loss. 3 usa south - the averett men lost a tough on to lagrange, 94-87. bradley robinson and carter jones both with a double-double. the cougars host convenant on tuesday. on the women's side, #11 florida state

the hokies have now dropped 6 out of their last 7. 3 dave the big orange wrestling tournament wrapped up yesterday at william byrd high school. here's a list of the winners and their weight classes. christiansburg high school claimed 6 first place finishes, brookville had three wrestlers claim first place, reid stewart at 120, zach schmitt at 126, and austin wilkerson at 145. congrats to the winners! we'll have the complete list at wset.com 3 dave the 2015 uva baseball team reunited in charlottesville over the weekend to receive their national championship rings. while most of the 2015 roster will suit up again for the cavs this season, some like kenny towns and brandon waddell have moved on to begin their career in the big leagues. the 2016

on february 19th.3 a reminder now.. about our abc-13 good eats contest. log on to wset.com for your last chance to win some good food. if you scroll down the home page.. the link to the contest is under trending. you can also get the information on our abc-13 facebook page. today, we're giving away a 24-dollar gift card to la villa. remember..today is the last day to enter the contest.

3 3 we'll start the month of february on a mild note, with the chance for showers arriving this afternoon. the morning will be dry and cool with sunshine peeking through for the first part of the day. clouds roll in for the afternoon and the chance for showers increases as a cold front approaches and crosses the commonwealth. rainfall totals will generally be light for the area. it'll be a mild afternoon with high temperatures reaching the low to mid 60s. the front passes tonight as clouds linger with a spotty shower possible. lows fall into the 40s. we'll wedge to the south for tuesday, bringing us cloudy, cool and damp weather. highs will only be in the upper 40s to lower 50s. our greatest chance for rain this week arrives stronger cold front. heavier rain and even some rumbles of thunder will be possible. highs will reach the low to mid 60s. thursday through sunday bring us back to reality as high temperatures 40s. we look dry through the weekend with a mix of sun and

3 mona plasma coming up in the next half hour of good morning virginia... hope at finding missing blacksburg teen, nicole lovell, has now been replaced with schock and grief... we have the latest on what authorities say they found, plus the two people they now have in custody. a teenager was hit by a car in rustburg... now he is

issuing a warni3 there are still so many unanswered questions about the death of nicole lovell.. the 13-year-old girl -- whose

county, north carolina on saturday. the yng girl had been missing for several days....mona plasma now the hope of finding her... has been replaced with shock and grief. amber roberts reports. 3 < family and friends are devasted about the death of 13- year-old nicole madison lovell. the small surry community where her remains were found...is in shock.2:09:25 as far as how i felt devastated very sad and i can't imagine i have three daughters i cannot imagine i cannot imagineat the restaurant and country store...miles down from investigators found the young girl`s body...the news spreads quick.2:08:43. saw the officers going by and we knew that there was something that had to be bad for all the officers that we sawon saturday investigators found lovell`s body in this general area...near this curve along route 89.the teenager was last seen wednesday at her home in blacksburg virginia.two people have been arrested in connection to her death... 18-year-old david eisenhauer is accused of abducting the girl...and then killing her. investigators say eisenhauer and the young girl....previously know each other. 19-year-old natalie keepers has also been arrested....she's accused of helping to hide the body.both of these suspects are virginia tech students and both are in jail...with no bond. 2:05:52 it's unusual for something like this to happen around here you know2:01:11 surry county investigators tell me

virginia where an autopsy will be done to determine her cause of death 3 3 mona plasma several law enforcement agencies are involved in this investigation including the fbi. at this point-- there's no word on how investigators were tipped off about the whereabouts of her body. 3 mona tight and this morning, we're taking a closer look at david eisenhauer. this is video from the abc affilate out of balitmore, maryland. eisenhauer - who is from columbia, maryland - was an accomplished cross country runner in high school. he was named howard county "male indoor track athlete" of the year by the baltimore sun. and he was part of virginia tech's cross country team.mona tight we do know that eisenhauer was friends with lovell on social media - but police have not gone into detail about how well they

3 mona as for keepers, police also have not said whether or not she had any connection to lovell prior to her death. keepers is a sophmore engineering major at tech. she is from from laurel, maryland - less than fifteen miles from eisenhauer's hometown. 3 mona tight virginia state police divers were out searching a lake on tech's campus for evidence in the case. no word yet on whether sundays search yielded any new information. on saturday night, the school's president released an open letter to the blacksburg community saying - quote "as a father, as well as virginia tech's president, i want to reassure you that our community is supportive and resilient. lean on that support and the resources available to you. it is normal to feel anxious and overwhelmed at a time such as this. you are not alone." mona tight the school has not released another statement since the announcement of that second students arrest. stick with abc 13 for the latest on this developing story... you can also stay up to speed on our website, wset.com, and our facebook fan page. 3

3 we'll start the month of february on a mild note, with the chance for showers arriving this afternoon. the morning will be dry and cool with sunshine peeking through for the first part of the day. clouds roll in for the afternoon and the chance for showers increases as a cold front approaches and crosses the commonwealth. rainfall totals will generally be light for the area. it'll be a mild afternoon with high temperatures reaching the low to mid 60s. the front passes tonight as clouds linger with a spotty shower possible. lows fall into the 40s. we'll see high pressure wedge to the south for tuesday, bringing us cloudy, cool and damp weather. highs will only be in the upper 40s to lower 50s. 3 mona tight a lynchburg teen is dead after police

pittsylvania county. state police say it happened around 10:30 saturday morning on route 40. we're told 19- year-old cameron long's car crossed the center line, ran off the left side of the road, and overturned. police say long died at the scene. speed and alcohol were not factors in the crash. and long was wearing a seatbelt. the crash is still under investigation. 3 mona plasma right now a 17- year old is recovering at lynchburg general after his family says he was hit by a truck while walking home. ..we want to warn you, some of the pictures you're about to see are graphic. his parents say it happened around 7 saturday night, on dodson road in rustburg. they say hepler suffered broken facial bones, a brain injury and his mouth is currently wired shut. according to the family the driver of the truck did wait until emergency crews arrived. the driver was not charged by police. but the family believes someone should be held accountable for this accident. " i mean out of respect if i was in that man shoes i would be here i would be calling and i would be finding ways to keep in touch with that family to make sure that child's okay..but nothing" " it's sad

pain!" :22 3 mona plasma the family is urging people to slow down in that area to avoid accidents like this in the future. they say the speed limit on dodson ranges from 35 to 45 miles per hour .. but people often travel that road much faster. 3 3 mona tight the family of a bedford firefighter battling a rare blood cancer held a fundraiser to raise money for his medical bills. on saturday, hundreds came to to a-m-f lanes in lynchburg to support david aud. the community bowled, bought rafffle tickets and left donations to help pay for his upcoming bone marrow transplant and housing as he recovers. his aunt planned the event and says she's grateful that so many people showed up. "i want to say thank you, i want to say friends and family and the community has been behind him and our family and friends

:10mona tight if you'd like to help by donating we'll have a link on our website, wset.com 3 3 mona plasma there's a five- year-old boy in california who's fighting leukemia, but he's not fighting it alone. family, friends and doctors are behind him, along with a favorite nurse he calls "tall sarah". the child has grown close to sarah, so much so that he recently had a special surprise for her. kimberly cheng explains ... 3 (nat sound)"do it. what's up? get down, get down! whatcha got? ooh!"it's the hospital proposal that had witnesses in tears.(nurse)"aw, that's so cute!"(sosy robinson/gideon's mom)"what do you say?"(gideon robinson/patient)"would you marry me?"in a grand public declaration, five-year-old gideon robinson, a patient at rady children's hospital in san diego, proposes to his nurse, who he calls "tall sarah."(kimberly cheng/reporting)"i heard you got down on one knee."(gideon robinson/patient)"i bent my knee down, and then i pulled the ring out, put it on her finger, and then it was over." (kimberly cheng/reporting) "were you nervous?(gideon robinson/patient)(pause) "no!"

moment and the mother-son talk leading up to it.(sosy robinson/gideom's mom)"if you're going to ask her to marry you, can we see what the ring looks like?"(gideon robinson/patient)"yes."it's been a tough few months for gideon, who's been going through chemotherapy treatments for acute lymphoblastic leukemia.the staff tries to make this place as fun as possible.(nat sound) sarah in particular found the key to his heart.(gideon robinson/patient)"lots of legos, and i stole all of them."(kimberly cheng/reporting)"she gave you legos."(gideon robinson/reporting)"yeah! that's all i like!"and even though he's the one with the tough battle, all he wants is why he put a ring on it. (gideon robinson/patient)"i want to make her laugh, because she's thinks i'm such a funny boy."(sosy robinson/gideon's mom)"as far as the getting on the knee and saying, "will you marry me?" he probably caught that on tv or something. i have no idea." and anything that brings a smile to gideon's face has mom's blessing.(sosy robinson/gideon's mom)"the only thing you can do when you're here is to try to make the most fun of it as you can." (nurse)"of course you can be

you!"3 3 mona plasma3 still to come on good morning virginia... what could be more devastating for a teen turning 16 than getting their first traffic ticket.. well that happened to one iowa teen...except this story

details ahead. and... 3 month of february on a mild note, with the chance for showers arriving this afternoon. the morning will be dry and cool with sunshine peeking through for the first part of the day. clouds roll in for the afternoon and the chance for showers increases as a cold front approaches and crosses the commonwealth. rainfall totals will generally be light for the area. it'll be a mild afternoon with high temperatures reaching the low to mid 60s. the front passes tonight as clouds linger with

high pressure wedge to the south for tuesday, bringing us cloudy, cool and damp weather. highs will only be in the upper 40s to lower 50s. our greatest chance for rain this week arrives wednesday with a stronger cold front. heavier rain and even some rumbles of thunder will be possible. highs will reach the low to mid 60s. thursday through sunday bring us back to reality as high temperatures fall back into the 40s. we look dry through the weekend

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