good night. the murder of unlawfu nichole lovell. >> danner: tonight we are waiting for autopsy results in the murder of 13-year-old nichole lovell, however it may be weeks before we hear anything. two virginia tech students are charged in her murder.

with annie andersen. >> reporter: 18-year-old david eisenhauer was arraigned this morning and was assigned a public defender to try his case. he was charged with kidnapping and first-degree murder. natalie keepers was charged with accessory after the fact and helping to dispose a body. >> she was a sweet girl. helped on bus. >> reporter: but according to police warrants, police say that david eisenhauer kidnapped lovell. and they think it was only

think that keepers was involved. >> it's a day by day process. there's a lot of decisions that they're making right now. a lot of things that they're hearing, and right now i think it's just shock. and it's just setting in as they go. >> reporter: the commonwealth's attorney says that lovell was autopsied today. now, both eisenhauer and keepers are expected back in court on march 28th. and the commonwealth attorney says that we may not know exactly how or what killed lovell until then. we have more on this ongoing horrible situation. priscilla kaiser went to virginia tech to see how students there are reacting. >> reporter: police turn their investigation onto the campus. season dives talk to the waters of duck pond on

searching into any clues into the murder of nichole lovell. >> it's a damper on campus. it's the only thing anybody is talking about. >> reporter: it left students is with questions. happened. we don't know anything happened in between. so there's a lot of speculation going on right now. >> reporter: police arrested virginia tech students david eisenhauer and natalie keepers over the weekend in connection with lovell's death. >> it's heartbreaking to hear that somebody like this could happen at virginia tech. >> reporter: we're told that one of the virginia tech students arrested lived in these dorms. students say they're disturbed to know that they lived near someone charged in the death of nichole lovell. >> it's just kind of that

travel in groups, and have a . you never know what can >> reporter: and students thinking about the families behind the tragedy. >> i can't imagine the family. i daily think it's hard. >> reporter: some students tell me eisenhauer was part of cross country team on campus. >> danner: once we get new information, we're going to post it for you at wset.com and bring it to you hear on air. lots coming in every single is day. you can also follow updates on our abc-13 facebook fan page. >> george: we're seeing light-moderate-heavy rain across the heart of virginia. you can see showers just about

a few small showers are possible. brookneal and southside still getting rain. we have passing showers this evening and additional rain in the week ahead. you don't have to worry about icy roads as the temperatures are very mild for february. most of us in the 50s and 60s. >> danner: happening now, we're taking a live look at a caucus night in iowa. this is going to be bernie sanders' headquarters in iowa. all quiet right now, but it won't be soon. what will the often-analyzed iowa caucuses deliver? >> do you guys know where your caucus is? >> yep. >> reporter: presumably, winners announced in just hours. extreme times call for extreme members. >> we drove 800 miles. >>reporter: he's one of the

if you believe the polls, even that hasn't been enough to top trump. >> they want us to look like maniacs. we're not incompetent people. >> reporter: it may be a different group to tip the scales. >> all the candidates have social media counts. and they've hired digital media staff. they're reaching out another millennials. >> reporter: she says that they are reaching out. >> i follow all of the presidential candidates on facebook and twitter. so if i see and share it, i know my friends are going to see that too. >> reporter: it's about facing all odds. >> the republicans and their allies are trying to do

me down. they don't know me well because i don't quit. >> reporter: precinct captains have been given smart phone apps what can instantly put in results. that will hopefully avoid the mess in 2012 when rick santorum was not declared a winner until 16 days later. >> danner: we'll have caucus coverage at 11:00. new tonight a former danville firefighter is facing charges involving a 15-year-old victim, according to police. sam mendenhall is charged with one county of misdemeanor assault and battery and one count of sexual battery misdemeanor. two warrants were served to

mendenhall was released on a summons. spinner guilty. >> reporter: the judge heard three days of evidence and found vincent spinner guilty of robbing and killing his 83-year-old father-in-law. the judge says that after hearing the commonwealth's case, he thinks that all the pieces of the puzzle came together and that spinner committed this crime. he says that spinner stabbed his father-in-law in an intentional act and stole his wallet. the family says that they're happy that four years later, this tragic event has some closure. >> i have the utmost thankfulness and an appreciation for the

office and the deputies involved. >> reporter: spinner left the courtroom tearful. >> danner: they lost their family pets and everything that they own when theirhouse went up into flames. the fire marshal is still investigating the cause and the family is in shock. >> it was devastating. i'm trying -- [crying] to wake up and it will be over. >> danner: the family of four was staying with another family member in that area. >> reporter: another candidate is throwing his hat in the race for lynchburg's next treasure. rob bailey said that he will make sure that he'll make sure

getting in shape and donating to a good cause. the danville family ymca donated over 300 cases of water to the god's pit crew today. in january, members had an opportunity to waiver the joining fee if they brought in a case of water. and proposed checks and

next "e.t." >> danner: a man escaped from a house fire in amelia county, the it's especially difficult for him because he's blind. according delf, his father was in a state of confusion when the house went up into flames. >> he felt an intense amount of heat when he opened the door. he attempted to call 9-1-1, and when that failed, he got out of the house immediately. >> danner: the neighbors came flames. no word on how the fire started. over 400 feet of network lines have been cut down in allegheny county.

related to the charges. the phone call line carries internet and phone line service to customers on route 687. governor mcauliffe's administration is putting limitations on [indiscernible] the executive branch wouldn't be able to impose [indiscernible] without lawmaker's approval. several lawmakers approved bills regarding rolls on 66, but some say that would take away funding for important transportation projects. >> george: we're tracking rain

coming up, we'll let >> danner: we're having a a nice

maybe melt the rest of the snow from a week or so ago. but it's going to taper off. >> george: it is going to taper off this evening and it's going to melt away the snow. there's nothing that melts away the snow like rain. >> danner: that's right. >> george: i do want to update you on tomorrow. tuesday, we'll see a few small showers. tomorrow is going to be light rain and drizzle. and tomorrow is going to be colder than today with highs in the 40s and mid-50s. we're going to be 15-40 degrees colder tomorrow. those big piles of snow melting away. in lynchburg over ward's road, those snow piles will be shrivelling. and we have temperatures in the 50s right now. 53 degrees. the wind is like and the wind is going to stay fairly light the evening. temperatures are in the 40s

up in southside and we have rain in southside where we have those 60s. danville 61. clarksville 64. 40s and 50s in blacksburg and roanoke. in pinpoint doppler radar, we have the last gasp of rain that's trying to move over lynchburg right now in highway 29, alta vista, and brookneal. heavier rain in farmville and richmond. and in blacksburg and roanoke we're getting a break in the rain. even though the rain is going to be ending this evening, additional rain is going to be heading in this week. and we have the light rain near danville. in the morning, we'll have cloudy, gray skies. and tomorrow take your coat with you. we'll see highs in the 40s for many of us. in southside, you'll see highs in the 50s. for most of the day tomorrow, we're going to be dry. then by tuesday night and

increasing chances for light rain and drizzle. your wednesday plans do like they're going to be a washout we'll have increasing heavier rain in the afternoon. wednesday night, that rain will be moving out followed by colder and drier weather. i'd recommend holding off on outdoor plans thursday or friday for that drier weather. tonight, lows in the 30s and 40s. drier weather after midnight. appomattox 43. lower 40s toward bedford. temperatures for tuesday. we'll have a tough time warming up with the clouds around and the wind will be out of the north and east. appomattox 49. amherst 47. bedford 47. near 50 in smith mountain lake. your 7-day forecast shows your outdoor plans will be a washout for wednesday as we'll

for wednesday morning. thursday-saturday, we'll see temperatures near normal. lows in the 20s and highs in the 40s. the first part of your weekend looks dry. some question marks about sunday and monday. it looks like we could see increasing rain sunday and monday. stay with us for new info on that rain. >> danner: thanks, george. a reminder about our abc-13 good eats contest. log onto wset.com. click on the station tab and then contests. you can also get information on our facebook fan page. tonight we're giving away a

this one might make you >> danner: the world health organization hosted an emergency meeting today about

the mosquito-borne virus is linked to a surge in birth defects. >> the experts agree that a causal relationship between the zika infection during pregnancy and microcephaly is strongly suspected though not yet scientifically proven. >> danner: this week, virginia confirmed. bed bugs have developed a resistance to a lot of the chemicals used to treat them, that's according to a new virginia tech study. the study found the insects

those insecticides. researchers compared bed bugs from homes in cincinnati and michigan that had been exposed

before the >> danner: this professional surfer fell 40 feet while trying to ride a giant wave in maui. he said that it felt like being in a car crash. i believe it. and he said he was actually blinding for a few seconds because of the sea spray before falling. hawaii has been hit with

el nino. >> george: that was very painful. >> danner: we don't have waves like that on the east coast. >> george: smith mountain

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