later in the day. highs will reach the mid 40s this afternoon with overnight lows mainly in the upper 20s. timing: moisture begins to arrive to the western parts of the area by noon and pushing east through the afternoon precipitation type: we'll see a rain snow mix, before changing over to snow once temperatures start to fall later on tonight accumulation: the accumulating snow will be confined to areas west of the parkway and north of lynchburg where 1 to 3" will be possible in those areas. expect higher amounts west of i-77. lynchburg and central virginia could see a coating. look for a few flakes on the southside. impacts: while there shouldn't be any widespread issues, please watch out for slick roads later on tonight and

commute. 3 3 mona tight new this morning.... the mother of the pulaski county boy who died in a septic tank...is scheduled to be in court today on abuse and neglect charges. online court records show 31-year-old ashley white's jury trial is scheduled to take up to five days. white and 32-year-old paul thomas are accused of leaving their 5-year-old son, noah thomas, and infant daughter, abigail, home alone on march 22 of last year. noah's body was found in a septic tank near the family's home in dublin four days later. the medical examiner determined that the boy drowned and that

death. thomas also is charged with felony child abuse and neglect. his trial is set for march 9. 3 3 3 pattie tight advocates for domestic violence victims are praising a rare compromise in richmond that would strip abusers of thier gun rights. last month - the governor and top gop lawmakers hammered out the bill. a key piece would bar people who are subject to premanent protective orders from having a firearm. even gop leaders -- who have historically opposed such legislation -- have agreed to get behind it, this year. 3 mona box virginia republicans will choose their nominee to replace the 5th district seat in a convention. the current represtative robert hurt announced that he will be retiring at the end of 2016. the convention will be held on may 14th. 3 pattie the deadline to register to vote in the march has arrived. virginia voters will select their candidates on march 1st. but to vote you must register before 5 pm today. you can register at your local registrar's office or online

3 mona tomorrow, voters will head to the polls for the nation's first primary.. in new hampshire. pattie the latest polls have republican donald trump and democrat bernie sanders in the lead but their opponents are closing in. kenneth moton has more on the final push for votes in this 2016 race for the white house. 3 it's crunch time?the day before the new hampshire primary.sot bernie sanders: "we need a political revolution."nats coat throw bernie sanders fired up but taking presidential punches from his rival's husband, former president bill clinton. sot bill clinton: "for her this is not about grand theories of revolution this is about whether we can improve people's lives."the former president was in new hampshire while hillary clinton was in flint, michigan taking on the lead contaminated water crisis. sot hillary clinton: "what happened in flint is immoral" the latest poll out of new hampshire shows clinton closing in on sandersgop frontrunner donald trump maintains a double-digit lead in the state?nat- trump: "quiet!" the republicans fought it out during the abc

attacks continued on the trail after jeb bush enlisted the help of former first lady barbara bush.sot trump: "poor poor poor jeb bush who brings out his mother cause he needed help. no, he needed help. mommy please come walk with me in the snow, mom!" marco rubio spent super bowl sunday defending his debate fumbles. /(r)presidential candidate: "and let's dispel once and for all with this fiction that he's doing. //let's dispel with this fiction that barack obama doesn't know what he's doing.// he knows exactly what he's doing."sot gov. chris christie /(r)presidential candidate: "there it is -- the 25 second canned speech."sot rubio: "i am going to say this every chance i get: barack obama is wanting, is trying to change america." (kenneth standup close) the candidates have a total of nearly 40 campaign events today. donald trump, bernie sanders and hillary clinton are expected to bring out big crowds for rallies?24 hours until the first votes. kenneth moton, abc news manchester, new hampshire. 3 mona tight hillary

michigan over the weekend. she said that yesterday's trip will help highlight the need for extra help there. it isn't just the lead in the water that has people upset. rashes like these on resident melissa mays and her three boys has people on edge. this week - michigan officials will investigate complaints of rashes they've been getting for 2 years. (melissa mays / flint resident) when you would try to put lotion on the rashes it would burn, like a chemical burn. so we were thinking, "okay this isn't right."mona tight outraged residents say officials knew about the rashes before the water problem.. but still did not act. 3 3 pattie tight this morning the death toll continues to climb in taiwan following a massive earthquake over the weekend. as last check, taiwan's government updated the number of people killed to 26. two dozen of those victims were pulled from a 16-story apartment building that collapsed and dozens more may be trapped. i t's just one of 11 buildings wrecked by the 6.4 magnitude quake. taiwa's president canceled his traditional chinese new year address to oversee rescue and

least 121 people are still unaccounted for. 3 mona north korea is claiming it successfully launched a satellite into orbit. but the launch is widely believed to be cover for a long-range missile test. this comes just a month after north korea claimed to successfully test a hydrogen bomb. the us, japan and south korea were quick to condemn the rocket launch. china says it regrets that north korea went ahead with the launch and is urging all sides to exercise calm. the us, japan and south korea have called for an emergency u.n. security council meeting. 3 pattie still to come on good morning virginia... think you know who will win the election this year? apparently one fortune teller in china believes she has the

just after this. mona3 grab a coat this morning as we're waking up to mostly clear skies and temperatures in the 20s. though the day begins dry, we can expect a wintry mix of rain and snow later in the day. highs will reach the mid 40s this afternoon with overnight lows mainly in the upper 20s. timing: moisture begins to arrive to the western parts of the area by noon and pushing east through the afternoon precipitation type: we'll see a rain snow mix, before

temperatures start to fall later on tonight accumulation: the accumulating snow will be confined to areas west of the parkway and north of lynchburg where 1 to 3" will be possible in those areas. expect higher amounts west of i-77. lynchburg and central virginia could see a coating. look for a few flakes on the southside. impacts: while there shouldn't be any widespread issues, please watch out for slick roads later on tonight and into the tuesday morning commute. snow showers continue through tuesday afternoon with highs in the upper 30s. colder air will be in place the rest of the week. we'll see a mix of sun and clouds each afternoon with highs in the low to mid 30s from wednesday through sunday. overnight lows

lower 20s. 3 3 mona a hong kong fortune teller is making predictions now on the u-s presidential race.pattie she's using a mix of ancient traditions and a close examination of each candidate's face. alexandra field reports. 3 forget pollsters.. and pundits..for predictionsa& in a presidential election yeara&.you could always come - here. every chinese new year...believers in "feng shui" seek ancient wisdom to find out what the future holds. the methods can seem mysterious.(alexandra field, reporter) who wins between the two of them?(priscilla lam, physiognomist and fortune teller) must be hillary.hong kong is still home to fortune tellers- they read palms, charts and even faces. what about these faces? "so what feature is most important in a politicians face?"ok. long

shape. this 3 part full."that's right - by looking at their features, priscilla lam says she can see the outcomes of campaigns half a world awaya& take the democrats:(priscilla lam, physiognomist and fortune teller) on the face, hillary. (alexandra field, reporter) hillary has the best face?" (priscilla lam, physiognomist and fortune teller) "sharp eyes, long face, high nose, 3 flexible lips."in the republican field - there's more for her to pick apart. (priscilla lam, physiognomist and fortune teller)"donald the best. comes in first in new hampshire.(alexandra field, reporter) "who is number two in new hampshire."(priscilla lam, physiognomist and fortune teller) "this one. number two." of course it isn't all about the face.you've gotta have luck on your side in 2016.and that's already decided - she says - by their birthdays and the stars!(priscilla lam, physiognomist and fortune teller) "yea if there is no donald trump maybe she is the winner...his luck is better than her this year."that means priscilla's projections put the elephant in front of the donkey during the year of the red fire monkey. (alexandra field, reporter) how confident are you that you can take the faces and the birthdays and predict the next president of the united states?(priscilla lam, physiognomist and fortune teller) about 80%.(alexandra field, reporter) 80% and the rest is up to what?(priscilla

teller) the weather, and the place of election, and also their presentation.3 one point the pollsters, the pundits and priscilla probably agree on.alexandra field cnn hong kong 3 pattie3 still to come on good morning virginia... companies pay millions of dollars to run ads during the super bowl... why ceos say it's definitely worth the price...that's in the next half hour of gmv. 3 mona but first, here's a look at the most viewed news

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3 good monday to you, let's get a check of your morning drive. clear and cold to start with temperatures in the 20s. grab the coat! we'll see a wintry mix later on in the day, moisture begins to arrive to the western parts of the heart of virginia around lunchtime. highs will reach the mid 40s this afternoon with overnight lows mainly in the upper 20s. the accumulating snow is forecast to stay to the north and west of lynchburg. 3 3 pattie business returns to normal today for restaurants that spent much of the weekend preparting for super bowl crowds. buffalo wild wings let abc 13 tag along yesterday as they prepared for the big game. managers say it's always one of thier biggest nights for take out orders and they started booking 3 before the game. to get ready.. the restaurant beefed up staff and stocked up on extra supplies. crew members say the superbowl is the best time to connect with customers. "we encourage a lot of friendly banter between our staff guests. its keeps the environment fun when you can have a little bit of trash talking mixed in with cold

good 3 time." pattie tight managers say they expected to sell more than 10-thousands wings by the end of last night. 3 3 mona those wings are a staple at any super bowl party... and a lot of us probably still have heartburn from chowing down last night. by the time the game was over, americans had scarfed down 1.3 billion wings.. according to the national chicken council. that's up three percent from last year's big game. the ncc says that's enough for every man, woman and child in the us to have four wings each... and that's enough wings to put more than 600 on every seat in all 32 nfl stadiums.mona tight now over to dave with highlights from the 3 dave hi everyone. it wasn't one of the prettiest super bowls of all time between the broncos and panthers. but in the end, it was the defenses that turned the tide towards the champs. 1st quarter, broncos up 3-nothing. denver's

edge, and strips the ball away from cam newton on the sack. malik jackson recovers the fumble in the end zone for the td. miller's blind side strip set the tone for this one, broncos up 10 nothing. panthers keep pounding. johnathan stewart goes airborne over the pile for the score to make it 10-7. now into the fourth, panthers down 6, trying to take the lead, but von miller steps up again, strips newton, tj ward recovers. this time, denver shuts the door. cj anderson powers his way in from two yards out, von miller is your mvp, and the denver broncos are your super bowl 50 champs, 24-10 over the carolina panthers. 3 dave intv one of the afc's best running backs might be hanging it up! espn reporting the seattle seahawks running back is telling friends and family he may retire this offseason. lynch turns 30 in april, but battled injuries all season, registering just 417 yards on 111 carries. if he plays, lynch is scheduled to earn nearly 12 million dollars in 2016. 3 dave women's action at

lady flames battling radford. 1st half, ashley rininger with the miss, but katelyn adams is there for the follow. double-double for adams, 10 points, 11 rebounds. liberty goes on a 16-6 second quarter run, rininger doesn't miss that - 16 points for ashley, leads all scorers. flames up 7 at the break. 2nd half, watch the bounce pass inside to sadalia ellis who gets the layup to fall. liberty wins their 7th straight, 67-53 over radford. flames now 11-2 in big

with asheville.3 pattie a skater-boy in california is turning heads for all the right reasons... and inspiring many along the way. mona carlos saucedo introduces us to atticus. 3 there's nothing that can put a break on these wheels.and the faster .. the better for 8- year old atticus.6:07 this is awesome!like any other skater boy at the skate park ... he 3 thrives on speed.jared edmunds/dad: 13:37 i was nervous at first on our 1st drop in but he came up and he was just so happy and exicted.3 that excitement was captured by his parents in a video that has gone viral.***sot full*** and with his parents help... atticus is

limitations.tresa edmunds/mom: 7:24 atti was born at 28 weeks and he weighed 2 pounds, 3 ornces. and so because of that, he has cerebral palsy. the neurological disorder affects body movement and muscle coordination ... limiting his speaking and walking capabilities. but being at the park is making a difference...8:23 it's actually a form of therapy for him with cerebral palsy because the nerve don't communicate to his muscles the same way other people do, so when he gets this huge rush of motion, it keeps stuff in for him. he feels that intact.and it also helps atticus feel like the other kids.14:50 it gives him an opportunity to do things that other kids do instead of havinig him sit on the sidelines and watching... his daring nature ... has even caught the attention of other skaters ... michael goree/skater: 2:05 we've been seeing him pretty often, we're that's pretty cool.>12:15 the fact that he's out there, people are seeing him as a skater first, and a kid in a wheelchair second.while he may take a tumble ... ... you can bet ... atticus will get back

5:53 skaters get up!3 3 3 grab a coat this morning as we're waking up to mostly clear skies and temperatures in the 20s. though the day begins dry, we can expect a wintry mix of rain and snow later in the day. highs will reach the mid 40s this afternoon with overnight lows mainly in the upper 20s. timing: moisture begins to arrive to the western parts of the area by noon and pushing east through the afternoon precipitation type: we'll see a rain snow mix, before changing over to snow once temperatures start to fall later on tonight accumulation: the accumulating snow will be confined to areas west of the parkway and north of lynchburg where 1 to 3" will be possible

lynchburg and central virginia could see a coating. look for a few flakes on the southside. impacts: while there shouldn't be any widespread issues, please watch out for slick roads later on tonight and into the tuesday morning commute. snow showers continue through tuesday afternoon with highs in the upper 30s. colder air will be in place the rest of the week. we'll see a mix of sun and clouds each afternoon with highs in the low to mid 30s from wednesday through sunday. overnight lows will be in the upper teens and lower 20s. 3 3 pattie coming up in the next half hour of good morning virginia... this morning we have an update on an amber alert many of you may have gotten on your phones... details on the child that went missing from fluvanna county... mona plus, two battered and bloodied dogs are alive

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3 this morning we have an update on the search for a missing 3-year-old girl in fluvanna county. according to virginia state police.. the amber alert for haven moses was cancelled shortly after 6 p.m last night investigators say she was found safe and the child is now in the custody of authorities. the fluvanna sheriff's office had been searching for the todler - saying she may have been in extreme danger. she was allegedly abducted by her father.. 25-year-old james arnold moses the third. at last check, thre is no word yet on any pending charges for moses. 3 3 pattie a family member of a nelson county teenager who disappeared says she's ready to lend a helping hand to nicole lovell's family, when and if they are ready. alexis murphy's aunt, trina murphy, has made it her

dealing with missing persons cases at any stage. mona to get it done, murphy says she's created a new foundation called the aware foundation. aware is an acronym for always watch and recognize your environment. courtney wheaton reports. 3 trina murphy knows the pain of not knowing. trina murphy " my neice was in the most rural place possible in broad daylight and she was abducted." :5 in august of 2013 her neice alexis murphy disappeared. randy taylor, her abductor, is currently serving two life sentences for abducting and murdering the 17- year-old. but murphy's body was never found. "it can happen to anyone." :3 she created the aware foundation in her honor much like how "save the next girl" honors abduction victim morgan harrington. murphy says a key goal of the aware foundation is to help all families affected by a loved one's disappearance. " if it's someone local then we really want to be able to just go to that family and say look we understand what you're going through and here's some things you might want to think about." :10 another goal,

to bring awareness to missing persons cases. as well as getting into schools to educate future generations. " we really don't want to teach them fear. we really want them to operate out of awareness hence how we came up with aware." :7 people are already starting to take notice. in less than a week, the foundation's facebook page has nearly 3,000 likes." we are excited." 3 murphy says it's a clear indication of the need for this type of service. she says she hopes aware's reach continues to expand. " i would love to see an aware chapter in every highschool middle school wherever we can put it ..we just really want to get the message out there." :8 3 pattie tight in addition to 3 the facebook page, the aware foundation has raised more than a thousand dollars through a go fund me page dedicated to covering start up costs. if you would like more information we'll have information on our website wset.com 3

we're waking up to mostly clear skies and temperatures in the 20s. though the day begins dry, we can expect a wintry mix of rain and snow later in the day. highs will reach the mid 40s this afternoon with overnight lows mainly in the upper 20s. timing: moisture begins to arrive to the western parts of the area by noon and pushing east through the afternoon precipitation type: we'll see a rain snow mix, before changing over to snow once temperatures start to fall later on tonight accumulation: the accumulating snow will be confined to areas west of the parkway and north of lynchburg where 1 to 3" will be possible in those areas. expect higher amounts west of i-77. lynchburg and central virginia could see a coating. look for a few flakes on the southside. impacts: while there shouldn't be any widespread issues, please watch out for slick roads later on tonight and into the tuesday morning commute. snow showers continue through tuesday afternoon with

3 mona tight a former bedford police officer will be arraigned in today..in bedford county. the officer has been indicted on six felony counts of possession of child pornography. investigators say 54-year-old brian mcalexander was taken into custody friday in henry county. mcalexander became the target of a child exploitation case in april of 20-15 - led by an investigator with the southern virginia internet crimes against children task force. 3 pattie box a danville man is behind bars after police say he tried to get officers to shoot him. police say they got a call just after 5:30 yesterday morning from someone claming they saw a person quote, "dragging a body through the woods" near the 100 block of barrett street. investigators say it was a trick to lure them to that area - where they found a 25-year-old man standing in the woods with a gun. according to police, the man was mentally unstable - and

to shoot him. police negotiated with the man for more than 2 and a half hours before a swat team intervened. we're told the man was taken into custody and sent for a medical evaluation. 3 mona tight two seriously injured pit bulls are alive right now thanks to the help of a few good samaritans. a local woman says she found two dogs abandoned just off route 221 in bedford. she says she called bedford county animal control, but the operator told her ... they weren't open on weekends and to just leave the animals there. that woman's facebook post about the incident caught the eye of amanda bing - who then contacted her friends at the lynchburg humane society who were able to take the dogs in. but bing says more needs to be done to help animals in need - even on the weekends. amanda bing "i would say as an animal lover that maybe we should focus on a little reform in those areas and try to help somebody even a call situations in which animals are severly injured." :133 mona tight good news.. t t

shelter overnight on saturday. bing says she's now trying to raise money for their medical bills and adoption. 3 3 pattie they say cats have nine lives..... but there's a dog who also might also have that sort of luck. mona the animal fell into a sinkhole and was reported missing for three-days. brian abel reports. 3 (nat sound)(lisa vanvalkenburgh, maverick's owner)"he's got a really strong will to live." apparently so - maverick is already a survivor after a car hit him and he walked into a raccoon trap before lisa van- valkenburg turned foster housing into a forever home for the german shepherd. forever was almost cut short thursday night when maverick pushed past his invisible fence following a bathroom break.(lisa vanvalkenburgh, maverick's owner)"we have some small lakes where we live so they searched to see if maybe there was any holes in the ice."turns out maverick found a sinkhole instead -- (lisa vanvalkenburgh, maverick's owner)"i heard this very faint almost like a bark but out of breath bark."there he was after three days of searching. maverick had slid headfirst about 5 feet down - and another 5 feet sideways.van- valkenburg's family tried to get him out themselves but feared the ground around the

kill the fragile k-9 - so they called reinforcements.(lisa vanvalkenburgh, maverick's owner)"those firemen did not think twice."platte county firefighters and sheriff's deputies rescued maverick - and rushed him to the emergency vet.van-valkenburg says doctors worked for an hour to stabilize him-- washing mud out from his eyes. lisa vanvalkenburgh, maverick's owner"imagine having really horrible arthritis then being pinned in one position for, you 3 know, 3 days. that would really be terrible." 3 pattie tight still a long road ahead for maverick. he'll be on an iv for antibiotics the next few days and will most likely need therapy for being stuck there that long,. but he's expected to be ok. 3 mona still to come on good morning virginia... beyonce is known for suprises... and this latest one might just take the cake and send her fans

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3 we're talking a wintry mix for the first part of the workweek, before drier and colder air arrives to the heart of virginia. grab a coat this morning as we're waking up to mostly clear skies and temperatures in the 20s. though the day begins dry, we can expect a wintry mix of rain and snow later in the day. highs will reach the mid 40s this afternoon with overnight lows mainly in the upper 20s. timing: moisture begins to arrive to the western parts of the area by noon and pushing east through the afternoonprecipitation type: we'll see a rain snow mix, before changing over to snow once temperatures start to fall later on tonight accumulation: the accumulating snow will be confined to areas west of the parkway and north of lynchburg where 1 to 3" will be possible in those areas. expect higher amounts west of i-77. lynchburg and central virginia could see a coating. look for a few flakes on the southside. impacts: while there shouldn't be any widespread issues, please watch out for slick roads later on tonight and into the tuesday morning commute. snow showers continue through tuesday afternoon with highs in the upper 30s. colder air will be in place the rest of the week. we'll see a mix of sun and clouds each afternoon with highs in the low to mid 30s from wednesday through sunday. overnight lows will be

20s. 3 3 pattie while many 3 tuned into the super bowl to watch the broncos beat the panthers, 24 to 10. some people - especially non-sports fans - only watched is for the commercials. but should companies really shell out big bucks for those ads?mona

question... literally. brian stelter takes a look at the secret to successful ads. 3 (nat pop dog topples owner) super bowl ads cost a record- breaking five-million dollars this year and for the first time ever - the same ads will be streamed online.so is it worth the price?food and beverage giant pepsico says it's a no brainer.seth kaufman/cmo, pepsi"the investment around this platform of super bowl is a big platform that for fans of the nfl is not just about that sunday. all the analysis we do is worth the money we're putting against it because we're getting great payback across our business."ram krishnan/cmo, frito-lay"we'll have 75 thousand displays in every one of our retailers across the country. two weeks leading up to the super bowl is the biggest purchase on snack and beverages. so for sure if you look watching?"ram krishnan/cmo, frito-lay"well especially with like a brand like doritos which is targeted to a 19 year-old consumer, we're always going to get creative, which is going to offend

doritos super bowl ads? animalsa&and babiesa&ram krishnan/cmo, frito-lay"for 5 years i think we've finished as the number 1 spot. it's sense of humor. you've got to entertain. i think as a brand you've got to entertain the consumers. obviously kids and animals tend to do that." pepsi, on the other hand, has focused on celebrities in the past - from michael j. fox and cindy crawford in the 80's and 90's - to britney spears and even elton john in more recent years.(reporter question)"how do you all decide if it's worth having a celebrity in the ad. some years there are celebrities front

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