and of course, wear sunscreen. nature valley granola bars. no artificial colors, flavors or sweeteners. just good. >> danner: natalie keepers denied bond in court today, and the commonwealth's attorney revealed a lot more. >> it's my child. >> danner: outrage from parents after a former p.t.a. mom is charged with embezzlement. >> george: and i'll let you know when colder weather is

virginia. >> danner: one of the virginia tech students charged in the murder of a 13-year-old girl was denied bond today. 19-year-old natalie keepers is charged as an accessory in the murder of nicole lovell. statements made in court revealed how the murder may have been planned. >> reporter: prosecutor mary pettit give us details. lovell's mother, tammy and her father david came in surrounded by family members. natalie keepers' family also took the stand during their daughter's bond hearing. there was a statement read

regarding how she and david eisenhauer plotted to cut nicole lovell's neck. according to a statement in court, it was keepers who told police were lovell's body was in north carolina. she also told police that lovell's body was in the backseat when she and eisenhauer bought cleaning supplies at walmart. the judge said that keepers had no tie to the community and denied bond. eisenhauer and keepers are due back in court by march 28th. the full autopsy should be back by then. >> danner: this all happened the same day that nicole lovell's family laid the young laid to rest. katie brooke has the latest. >> katie: hundreds of cars

home as so many came out to pay their last respects. the family asked that we not attend the funeral, so out of respect, we stayed away this afternoon. and i've been told that nicole's funeral expenses were covered. i'm told the montgomery county attorney's office may have helped through their victims' program. donations will be used for expenses and any other funds will be used for a scholarship in nicole's name. we have a link for the website to send money at wset.com. >> danner: and marissa para is sitting down with one of nicole lovell's classmates who says that she want to school officials about another

concerned about regarding nicole and an older man online. and how to school and the blacksburg police department are responding. tonight at abc-13 news at 11:00. and we have everything that you need to know regarding the investigation at wset.com. we're also posting updates on our abc-13 facebook fan page. you're taking a live look over lynchburg right now. george flickenger is here with a first look at the forecast. not a bad day out there. >> george: that's right. and in that view over lynchburg, a much clearer sight than last night when we were dealing with fog. looking over wards road, it was a nice night. we're gone seeing these areas of clouds moving out. and we'll be colder in the morning. we'll have a freeze and it will be breezy as well. 30 degrees at 7:00 a.m. later, we'll have information on when you can expect to see snow returning to virginia.

medical center is reporting a local doctor is recovering from surgery in a winston salem hospital when he was not on monday night. dr. neal was shot in the west maine area. the hospital wants to help with bigger problem. they don't want the community to live in fear of walking in that neighborhood. so they're hosting a walking tomorrow night. >> because we do care about the health of the community, it's often more productive to walk and talk. the opportunity is to use this as a chance to share with others you may have concerns, and come up with ideas. >> danner: that walk starts at 6:00 front of the hospital.

a woman that handled the funds at an elementary school embezzled $31,000 dollars. the principal says that she relied heavily on musick to take on her role as p.t.a. president. >> she was phenomenonal and she was helpful and willing. and i felt like her child is not even there, and i was asking her throughout the summer to get prepared for what i needed to do. and i realize now it's all just one big, huge lie. >> danner: the p.t.a. uses the money for field trips, field students. and we are also hearing from the lynchburg city schools who released a statement which says in part.

malconduct serves a reminder that all community organizations need to engage in practices so that funds are used appropriately. >> the appomattox sheriff's office is looking for leads tonight regarding a drive by shooting. a small gray, 4-door vehicle drove by and shot four shots at a house. they can't say whether there is a random incident or not. call the appomattox sheriff's office or crime stoppers with any information. >> a bill to ensure that all virginia officials disclose where they receive drugs used today. senator scott sorvel introduced the bill today. sorvel called the use of

to be highly inappropriate. lawmakers found the bill unnecessary. and the virginia department of elections voted earlier today to rescind the statement that would have required all g.o.p. primarily voters to declare themselves republicans before casting a ballot. a lot of controversy over this. they planned to implement this change on the january 1st primary. the state has the legal authority to change the rule after voting has begun. the agency spent more than $62,000 to print and mail the required paperwork. a bill that would require public school students to get at least 20 minutes of physical activity is advancing. it received preliminary approval. the senate has already

the legislation applies to students in k-five. we have a new report for you just released from officers of u.s.-led coalition forces.

against extremist groups >> i just talked to -- you have to be not just tough. we have to be smart. and that means we work with a large coalition led by on the ground-m

>> danner: that's bernie sanders at c.n.n.'s town hall last night. and we are now learning a bipartisan group of capitol hill lawmakers were briefed this week by top military commanders on how to confront rogue military groups like isis. they submitted a report they say has the blueprints for ridding the world of these extremist groups. >> reporter: while isis continues to spew hatred worldwide, one says to stop isis and other extremist groups from seizing more territory, our world's coalition leaders must make tougher decisions.

anything that might cause casualties in these countries. but that's unavoidable. >>reporter: he wrote a report that clearly states that coalition forces are following the law of armed conflict while the enemy is not. enemies like isis have the ability to exploit communications technology like social media to alter facts and get recruits. >> the islamic state, like al-qaeda, and like hamas they all use human shields. they'll hide behind their own civilian population. >> reporter: and the report says the key solution is boots on the ground. >> and that effort has got to be led by the united states.

not world that can do that. and we've got to accept that there's going to be civilian casualtities or we're not going to beat the enemy. >> george: we're finishing up a cool afternoon. most of us saw temperatures in

we saw highs in the >> george: if you have something fun planned outside the next few days, i think you'll like the weather coming up.we'll have highs in the 40s and 50s. and also we have a lot sunshine ahead. i think you're going to like the sunshine and the blue sky returning for friday. and tomorrow it's going to be a sunny, breezy, and cool day. you probably even want your coat with you into the afternoon as the wind will be gusting at times over 20 miles per hour.

and we still have the stubborn areas of clouds. we'll take awhile to cool down tonight. upper 40s right now. 47 degrees and light winds right now. not much of a wind chill. blacksburg, virginia tech, upper 30s. hilszville. 37. clarksville, 46. upper 40s in farmville, and roanoke is at 44. the clouds have been right at the edge of our area this evening. if you were looking to the west, you were able to see them clearing over the mountains. there is a stubborn area of rain out to our east as that cold front stalled out. in williamsburg, you'll see rain in that direction. and overnight and into tomorrow, this cold front is going to get a nudge and push it out farther to sea. and we'll get sunshine for tomorrow. the changes for next week as

going to show you a map of different colors. this pink in canada is representing colder weather. and this area of pink and purple is moving to virginia. this means cold weather next week with highs in the 30s. we're going to be seeing some of the coldest temperatures we've seen so far this winter. tonight, clearing skies. appomattox 32. south boston 33. smith mountain lake at 31. your hourly weather for tomorrow shows 30s in the morning. lunchtime, sunshine and breezy. mid-40s at noon. highs in the upper 40s. dry air across virginia. amherst, 47. buckingham county, 48. appomattox 49.

brookneal upper 40s. and blacksburg 42, franklin county, 50s. and roanoke, 46. and your 7-day forecast. in the case week we'll be tracking for you a probable snow more late monday night-tuesday. and this does not look like a major winter storm. right now we're thinking 1/2-1 inch totals. >> danner: there have been 18,000 foodborne illnesses

but in >> danner: the chipotle e.coli outbreak is over, but it will not be the last. thousands of americans contract foodborne illnesses

so when people get sick, who makes the call to investigate? it comes down to a national database. >> reporter: in october it was chipotle. in august it was cilantro from mexico. and then apples in california. >> peanut butter and a cracker. how harmful could that be? >> reporter: peter's son, jake, got salmonella from peanut butter. >> we remove the d.m.a. >> reporter: john fontana works the laboratory that identified the e.coli that

they identify the strain of the disease and upload it to a database to see if it matches any others. >> it's all about timing and when the exposures were. >> reporter: and fontana says that it only takes two people getting sick from the same source to qualify as an outbreak. but there's more. the disease's d.n.a. fingerprint also gets uploaded to the c.d.c.'s pulse net database. and sometimes those investigations do lead to arrests. peter and jake hurley went to georgia in late 2015 to testify. now, a peanut company executive in that case is sentenced to nearly three

>> danner: that was brian wood reporting. nearly 1/third of americans suffer from some sort of science trouble. scientists are working on a solution. every has had a cold where they can't breathe through the nose but some people feel that way every day. dr. brag says that the problem lies in their nose. >> is it in a straight line? does it spin in a circle? where does it hit? and where people are feeling these different kinds of pressure.

use those >> danner: a fire at a landfill in india last week got so big it could be seen in outer space. that's what we're looking at

it started in mumbai and burned for three days. these images from nasa show the smoke sent into the atmosphere from that fire. there is an investigation to determine what sparked the massive massive blaze. >> george: the satellites are sensitive. when we had the snow here, you could see that. >> danner: you'll have to know us next time we can do that. >> george: no snow. no rain. 37 in the

tribute to her husband. tonight new fears for taylor swift after cops surround her home. a man detained at the scene. what "e.t" has learned about the incident. >> an eyewitness tells "e.t" a man was aggressively yelling for her to come out. then celine dion fighting back tears at her late husband's las vegas tr her emotional speech and the story behind the gold cast made of her husband's hand. >> celine would hold his hand for a few moments every time before she went out. coldplay's press conference. kevin asked the first question. >> apple and where will