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there. >> danner: tonight we'll take you to new hampshire. candidates make their final push for votes as the results begin to roll in. and nicole lovell's best friend sits down with us to talk about what she calls a dangerous relationship. >> george: i'll let you know how long the snow will last and how much colder with weather will be by the weekend. >> danner: a life look at man manchester, new hampshire tonight where most of the polls are just closing. some candidates will thrive on success they earned last week in iowa. and who is in desperate need of a top three finish.

>> i'm the only one taking on donald trump. >> reporter: or everyone seemingly attacking rubio after his strong iowa performance. >> you need to have some experience doing this. >> reporter: new hampshire voters have a lot to digest and many are being patient. 22% on the democratic side they they could change their mind. 44% on the republican field. hillary clinton escaping iowa with the slimmest of victories is uncomfortable with the writing on the wall here. clinton is hitting the sanders supporters for what she considers sexist remarks. >> we are seeing that young

general are more attracted to bernie sanders in the same way that they were attracted to president barack obama in 2008. >> reporter: and adding intrigue is the fact that there are so many independent voters here in new hampshire, in fact, more than the democrats or republican registered voters. what that means is they can choose which ballot they want to use. and that's why new hampshire has the occasional surprise. >> danner: and we will be bringing you those results tonight at abc-13 at 11:00 and online at wset.com. today president obama released his budget proposal. a $4.1 trillion spending plan which outlines how he wants to see our tax dollars go to use. christine frizzle gets to the bottom of how everyday people would slice up the budget pie.

to tell us how they think this country's money should be spent. >> how many pennies do i have here. >> you have 15. >> reporter: how do you spread the wealth? >> i think they're all important. >> social security, i'm 24 and i'm not going to have any. >> reporter: we combined healthcare, medcare, paying off debt, social security. >> i'm going to be pretty even because i think everything needs to be even. >> reporter: the winner may surprise you. >> education because i've been teaching for 24 years. >> reporter: do you think you made the right choices? >> yes. >> yes.

>> reporter: many others agreed as well. >> i put five into education. >> education is the foundation of our country. >> reporter: education won hands down. here's a look at last year's actual federal budget. with more categories and distributed much differently. at a time when the way we spend our money is front and center. >> social security. >> reporter: a small glimpse at what those not from washington might do. all right. so it's an unscientific study. but we wanted to talk to everyday americans and compare what they thought about the budget to the reality. in washington, i'm christine frizzle reporting. >> danner: just into our newsroom at 7:00, all billicraft car dealership

the craft family will spend is -- the day celebrating the life of cartercraft who died on saturday. the celebration of his life will be on thursday and it is open to the public. >> george: it feels very cold out there with the wind. actually temperatures, many of us already below freezing. it's 29 in lynchburg. 27 in martinsville and 34 in danville. this map shows us how cold it feels. and right now it feels like teens and 20s. in blacksburg, your wind chill is down to ten. you can see the light snow near blacksburg. we'll let you know how long that snow sticks around and when colder weather arrives in virginia.

trying to get for information on what led to the crash of a car into elliott's cleaners. this is the second time a car crashed into the store. the last one happened a couple of years ago. no one was hurt. tonight, marissa para is speaking with the woman who was inside the building when the car came crashing through. hear her story tonight at 11:00. one of nicole lovell's friends tells abc-13 that she warned the 13-year-old about david eisenhauer months before the kidnapping and murder. natasha bryant found out nicole was talking to an older man online and warned her. it was david eisenhauer, the 18-year-old virginia tech student accused of kidnapping

>> it makes me sick and mad. i makes me want to break down and cry. because -- [crying] i don't understand people that could hurt her. i mean, she was such a bright, living soul. >> danner: according to a news release from the dr. phil show, just before christmas, nicole's father, david, found out she was chatting with older men online and grounded her and took her phone away from her. she later got the phone back. in the ashley white case, the defense renewed a motion for a change of location, and the judge is discussing this in chambers. the 31-year-old is charged with abuse and neglect after

thomas, was found in a septic tank last march. the defense has been concerned about finding an unbiased jury pool. >> a call to an abandoned building ended up in a meth bust. salem police charged joseph gabris with manufacturing and possession of methamphetamine. when officers got to the building, joseph took off. they found him a short time later and they found liquid in a bottle. that's when gabris admitted to making meth before they got there. >> bedford county wants to make sure improvements to route 811. they're hoping to improve

and a round about or two to keep that traffic moving. >> the improvements could improve the safety along the corridor and with access to the elementary school and other locations. and also allow for just a free-flow of traffic, a smoother commute for folks. >> danner: they are also looking into ways to accommodate pedestrians and bicyclists. details will be revealed at a meeting on february 25th at the forest recreation center. a restaurant, coffee shop, and doctor's office will be moving into the dan river building when it's completed. the $26 million project is

>> it's right here in the beginning at the entrance of our river district. >> danner: construction on the building started in october. nice attack. tonight we meet the dog who survived being stabbed.

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>> danner: danville area humane society leaders tell abc-13 that a pitbull is doing

said it was stabbed. the dog is doing well and not letting the wounds slow her down. the humane society is offering an award for a conviction in the case. it happened on friday and so far, no one has come forward. >> we sure hope someone can come forward, because this is the serious matter. the streets are not safe for animals. >> danner: the dog will be held at the humane society until her wounds heal. >> reporter: a lot of us think of pets as family members, but when disaster strikes, shelters don't always roll out the welcome mats. lynchburg animal control is raising money for an emergency trailer. if you want to give, we have a link at wset.com.

lynchbur >> george: many of have been sending in your weather pictures of the snow and mountains. take a look at this view from tom crowder. you can see the snow on the peaks of otter. weather at wset.com for your pictures. and i want to show you this next picture from nelson county. you're looking at marley and lila. they're 11 months old and they're watching their first snow. their great grandmother sending in that picture. all of us are sharing cold weather tonight. it is fridged across the heart of virginia. we're at 29 degrees and enough wind to keep your cold.

bouncing in the wind with the breeze at temperature miles per hour. pinpoint doppler radar shows that we're still tracking snow. if you're watching us from virginia tech in blacksburg and you have some light snow, which is ongoing. you can see the snow on interstate 81 and 460. and the snow will cut down on your visibility if you're driving in this direction. for the rest of us, it's possible that you may see some light snow, but i don't think we'll see any accumulations. what i want you to notice on this future cast, it's showing a lot of sunshine. we're going to gradually see some clearing skies, but look at the direction of the precipitation. it's wrapping into virginia from the west and northwest. we'll run this through thursday. that is much colder weather wrapping into is virginia from

that means that cold, canadian air is moving into virginia. and we could see some of the lowest temperatures we've seen so far this winter. tonight, plenty cold. teens and 20s. new river valley, blacksburg, 15. appomattox, 23. and 23 in south boston. dress warmly and make sure your children are dressed warmly tomorrow as they head to school. we'll say below freezing tomorrow. 32 at lunch and highs in the mid-30s tomorrow. it's going to be colder tomorrow than what we had today and breezy. not very friendly for your outdoor plans. nelson county, 34. buckingham, 38. 40 toward brookneal and charlotte county, pittsylvania county, martinsville in the mid-30s. and upper 20s and mid-30s in

your 7-day forecast, notice the low temperatures are going to be in the teens as we finish up the week. we're going to stay below freezing on thursday. and valentine's day weekend looks like a good weekend to snuggle up. temperatures, 20s for highs. >> danner: right now, you can easily see what public employees make, but that could change. the senate committee advanced a bill that would bar that information from the public database. it would also raise the threshold from public employees' salary being public. they go around the world

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>> danner: as global conference continue to grow over the zika virus, medical professionals in california are working to make sure that it doesn't spread there. they'll be asking blood donors who have had exposure risk to not donate. they'll also have to reevaluate their current supply if a donor comes down with zika symptoms. and missionaries say that the zika virus threat is not stopping their work. we report on what they're doing to stay safe. >> these are put together by teams for us. >> reporter: haley craig says that she still feels safe going to central and south america. >> safety is the biggest thing.

safe going on a trip. >> reporter: presidents of the organizations that send people on mission trips, say they take precautions like giving people vaccination. >> if people aren't healthy, they're not going to have a good trip. >> reporter: the group says is that if someone gets sick out of the country, they have a plan in place like having a list of medical places to go and a list of medical teams on standby. >> we have doctors that we can call 24/7 to facilitate safety. >> reporter: these groups say they would never put their volunteers at risk, but people should do their own research if they think the trip isn't safe for them. >> it's something that's very concerning, especially for

or looking to get pregnant. >> danner: that was lauren partaken reporting. and we have also reached out to local churches in the area to see if the zika virus has affected their trips. we'll let you know what we

>> danner: cold, cold night ahead. >> george: by morning it's going to be colder. if your children are walking to school, make sure they're dressed warmly. wind chills in the teens and temperatures in the 20s. you may see some snow flurries, but i think the roads will be okay. in the mountains, there'll be light snow in that direction. your 7-day forecast shows that this is the coldest seven day

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