a top doctors a group is issuing new guidelines for major depressive disorder. the american college of physicians suggests a specialize form of talk therapy called cognitive behavioral therapy may be just as good against major depressive disorder. commonly doctors prescribe antidepressant and it comes after an extensive amount of service. since the talk therapy does not have the side effects, and they hope that those who can't tolerate medicines have another avenue. there are hours left. >> keep working until the last vote is cast. >> danner: the latest on the new hampshire primary when the candidates make one last push. and. >> a significant attack one

>> the lynchburg business alliance weighs in on the genalliance weighs in on the genworth layoff affecting 200 people. and it was not -- they couldn't verify it. >> danner: what you need to know if you are buying a diamond this valentine's day. it may not be worth what you payit may not be worth what you pay. >>announcer: anytime, anywhere, award-winning coverage you can count on, this is abc 13 news. >> danner: polling sites are packed on this primary election day in new hampshire. there is just a few hours left for voters to make their decision. candidates were making the rounds today trying to get lastrounds today trying to get last-minute support. this election could come down to the independent and under decided voters and republican jeb bush just may have found his

>> took my hand and he won. >> reporter: donald trump went into primary day the front runner in the polls and for the democrats, bernie sanders is in the lead. but hillary clinton said this is a fight to the finish. the first polls close at 7:00 and the rest at 8 p.m. you can get the full results tonight on abc 13 news at 11:00. >> danner: we will definitely have it for you at wset.com when they come in. a check of the weather. the coldest weather we have seen so far this season so bundle up. chief meteorologist george flickinger has more on these chilly temperatures. >> george: danner, not only the chilly temperatures but the chilly wind chills we are going to see. if you haven't spent time outside, probably a good thing because the wind has been keeping you cold. what it looks like now on the thermometer getting ready to head home from work. temps are near freezing. this map shows how cold it feels 37 . right now current wind chills in the 20s and wind chills in the teens toward blacksburg. later i will tell you how cold the wind chills will be for tomorrow.

campbell county school employees are hopeemployees are hoping for a raise this year. the county is still waiting for a state budget to be determined, but last night the school superintendent rocket johnson requested a 2% raise for all school employees during the school board meeting. the race will cost $1.1 million. and this is a preliminary payroll and needed so employees could keep up with the rise in the cost of living. virginia's house of del cats will allow students in underperforming school to stwoych a different one within the same district. the bill was controlled by the republican-controlled house. the state would identify 12 underperforming public schools and give students there the choice to transfer to another school in the district. the bill now heads to the republican controlled senate. new tonight. we are finding out how the 200 layoffs at genworth financial will affect our community. katie brooke sat down with the regional alliance today. she is live in the lynchburg newsroom. katie? >> reporter: danner, the layoffs

will no longer sell additional life insurance and fix aid nudity products. according to a new employee, everyone from life and annuityeveryone from life and annuities business lost their jobs. i am told those who support existing policies or work with the customer service in 29 is spared. any timing is like this happens in the community, it affects everything from retail to insurance and real estate. but today, organization just launched now hiring. an online newsletter that compiles all open jobs in the area and sends them to those looking. that information has been passed to genworth as well to distribute it to those laid off. >> it is unfortunate that this business line is changing, but we believe that there is room for the -- for the citizens. room for the employees to stay in the region, and we will do everything we can to assist themeverything we can to assist them. >> reporter: genworth has 100 employees in lynchburg a those laid off will receive 60 days paid leave.

site to find the now hiring pagesite to find the now hiring page. whitney. >> whitney: thank you, katie. zaxby's is hiring. the first 100 guests will get a free item each week for a year. if you want to apply for a job, you can come by the location. zaxby's is known for chicken fingers and wings. there is another location near target. the cruise ship caught in hurricane-forced wind and tossed violently at sea. passengers are using their cell phone to capture furniture flying, soda cans flying and giant waves pounding that ship. royal caribbean aired an interview with the captain on an inhouse channel on the ship. he claims the storm they encountered was worst than what they had forecast. >> that is the special thing, you know, it just became so intensified.

has called for a ntsb investigation. the bahamas-bound ship is headed back for new jersey and should be there tomorrow night. >> whitney: scary stuff. >> danner: a nightmare. i can't imagine being on that cruise. >> danner: the norovirus you see. that's why i may never leave. >> whitney: tonight, we are showing you how to the no get ripped off. >> you can't look at the daimlerchrysler anddaimlerchrysler and see any difference. >> whitney: we will hear one couple's experience after buying

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new river valleyroanoke and the new river valley. >> george: if you were going to be spending any time outside the next few days, please dress warmly and don't forget about your pets as well as they suffer in the wind chill just like we do. as for your wednesday, it is going to be a very cold day. we are going to have wind chills in the teens and 20s all day. there is going to be a few areas areas of light snow toward the mountain, but most of us are not going to be getting any measurable snow. right now the temperature is at 32. the wind chills are falling into the 20s. clear skies and clouds and that breezy wind is going to purr cyst tonight and through tomorrow. that way we have a west wind at 11 miles per hour. some of you are seeing some snowsome of you are seeing some snow. right now pinpoint doppler radar shows there are some areas of light snow toward the new river

light snow in pulaski and roanoke light areas of light snow. light snow and authorities in bedford county. zoom us into some areas of snow. if you were traveling i would say at the most we could see a dusting of snow and not expecting any measurable snow. keep in mind that any snow will cut down on the visibility if you are driving. looking toward danville, you can see a small pocket of snow making its way along the state line. overall, though, the main story will be the cold weather and this is what it is going to look like for you. no measurable snow showing up locally, but all of us will get cold weather as the wind will be coming in from the west that will help to allow some of that really cold weather up in canada to make its way down into the heart of virginia. this map shows how cold it is going to feel. if you are at 11 p.m. future cast, these are wind chills. showing a wind chill of 17 in lynchburg, 15 in roanoke, and if you are watching us from hillsville or blacksburg, you will have single digit wind chills. when you wake up in the morning,

teens all across the heart of virginia, even feeling very cold down to south side. feeling like 20 in the morning in danville and throughout the day tomorrow, the wind chill is going to remain below freezegoing to remain below freezing with wind chill in the teens and 20s for your wednesday, and then dropping down again for wednesday night into thursday. so it is going to be colder tonight than we have seen the last few nights. teens and 20s for actual temps. roanoke you will drop to 19. new river valley at 17. martinsville at 19. watching us from appomattox, amherst, you are in for a cold night. you may see a few snow flurries but no accumulation. your hourly weather for tomorrow show us below freezing the morning, and it is going to be cold at lunchtime. see an actual temp of 32, but feel colder with the wind. 35 tomorrow afternoon and dropping back down into the 20s tomorrow evening. around the rest of the area tomorrow, a few snow flurries will be possible in the mountains. otherwise a mix of sun and clouds in a breezy west wind,

the seven-day forecast, look at the low temperatures. we are going to be dropping into the teens. this is the coldest seven day that we have seen this season, and for the weekend, we will be staying below freezing for the entire weekend with highs in the 20s. >> whitney: thank you, george. well, last year was not a good year to go into the water. 2015 set a new record for unprovoked shark attacks in the u.s. and worldwide according to the florida museum of natural history. there were 59 unprovoked shark attacks last year. that beat the record of 53 attacks set back in 2012. experts say more swimmers, sufferers and divers in the water attribute to the attacks. >> danner: i went to hatteras, and i did not get in the water. >> whitney: between the cruise ships and shark attacks -- >> danner: i will watch the

>> whitney: stay aw . it is just days before valentine's and a lot of you are shopping for the perfect gift to touch your lover's heart. diamond diamonds are the third most popular gift but they are a huge investment. a surprising discovery when going undercover to put diamonds to the test.

surprised her with a diamond engagement ring, she is ecstaticengagement ring, she is ecstatic. >> he did a good job. >> reporter: an hour and a half after her husband bought the ring from mervis jewelers, the couples were floored when they found out that there might be a big problem. >> my diamond was certified but could not verify it. >> reporter: one of the companies that reports on the authenticity and value off gem went out of business amid accusations they routinely overvalued diamonds. it goes to the four cs: color, clarity, cut and carat, the weight of the stone. that determines its worth. >> you can't look at the diamond and see anything different report took the diamond hand it evaluate and she went on the lab's web site to see the report on her ring. >> i saw it was significantly much less than what we paid for it.

>> over $10,000. >> reporter: difference? >> difference. >> reporter: mcmullen has sued mervis jurors. they says there no merit to the suit. we will vigorously defend ourselves and we will prevail. went on to say that merv is had offered to take back the ring and refund in full. she is upset over the valuation that she got from eig international and mervis said her not responsible for that and it is a matter of opinion. and 7 on your side found that the value of the diamond could be truly in the eye of the beholder. >> worth a few hundred dollars. >> reporter: we went undercover at several pawn shops of how they would rate diamond that belonged to a 7 on your side staffer. >> reporter: we first had it tested by a certified gemologisttested by a certified gemologist. >> you can have two educated gemologists grade this stone and come up with somewhat different

>> reporter: ours gave us his citiestimation of the four cs of this stone and valued diamond between 400 and $600. >> the retail is probably going to be worth $3,000. >> reporter: from one of the independent jewelry stores we visited.another evaluation from this pawn shop in d.c. it only offered us 200 for the ring. and a major retailer in a mall. we received different evaluations from each place we visitvisited, and the values range from 200 to $4500. how do you know what you are really buying when you purchase a diamond? >> you really very no other way besides just trusting the people you buy it from. >> reporter: jennifer mcmullen said she and her husband thought they did their homework but made a $10,000 diamond mistake. >> whitney: scary stuff. makes you i really wantmakes you i really want to -- we are looking at each others like good things to know.

we are not expecting any major travel problems for tonight. it is simply cold and you will see some snow flurries. if you have a flight out of lynchburg, no flight delays and much of the flights along the east coast are looking good. dress warmly as most temps are in the 30s up to 40. aaa reports the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gas is down to $1.74.

2009, the cheapest it has been. for the cheapest gas go to oklahoma city. a 7-eleven is selling it for $1a 7-eleven is selling it for $1.11. and eight states have gas prices lead as $1.25. gas prices are likely to stay low in the near term unless there is a major disruption in supply. >> danner: enjoy if while you can. red lobster said beyonce's new song caused a spike in salesnew song caused a spike in sales. up 33% compared to last year. a year earlier beyonce release herd new song "formation." a lyric in the song suggests using red lobster as a reward for your spouse. >> whitney: going to go get those cheddar biscuits.

who doesn't love cheddar tv's practical jokers is coming to our area. the where is larry tour will perform in roanoke on april 30. the show follows four guys as they try owers one another to do public pranks while being filmed by hidden cameras. tickets go on sale friday and cost $55. tonight, a friend of nicole lovele is talking to abc 13 what she heard of the relationship between lovell and david eisenhauer. why natasha bryant said she was

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