at the numbers from new hampshire. mona and we're learning shocking details about the nicole lovell case. how a friend says she tried to warn her about the very man charged with her murder....pattie it may come as a surprise to you to learn there are children getting married here in virginia, as young as 13 years old! but that could soon be changing. 3 3 3 3 pattie good morning virginia. it is wednesday, february 10th, 2016. i'm pattie martin. mona and i am mona kosar abdi. 3 pattie the new hampshire primary is over and donald trump is waking up to his first big win in the 2016 race for president. mona vermont senator bernie sanders also came out on top crushing hillary clinton in the granite state. kenneth moton is live this morninng in manchester, new hampshire. kenneth 3 (pkg)nats trump "oh, wow!"

democrat bernie sanders?victorious in new hampshire.sot donald trump"we are going to make america so great again, maybe greater than ever before"sot bernie sanders"together we have sent a message that will echo from wall street to washington. the outsiders crushed their competition?the voters in the granite state angry at washington, worried about the economy and looking for honesty not electability.3 emerging from the pack of republican governors, a surprise second place finisher ohio governor john kasich.sot john kasich "if you don't have a seat belt, go get one. we're going to shake this country from top to bottom" the fight for third in the gop race is between ted cruz?sot ted cruz"your victory tonight has left the washington cartel utterly terrified"jeb bush?sot jeb bush "you all have reset the race and for that, i am really grateful."and marco rubio who admitted saturday night's debate was his downfall.sot marco rubio "listen to this, that will never happen again" a tough night for democratic frontrunner hillary clinton who promised supporters she's

take this campaign to the fight for every vote in every state." her opponent?proved he won't be so easy to shake off. (kenneth standup close) so today carolina.the state's gop primary is set for next week home to new jersey to decide if he'll stay in the race. manchester new hampshire 3 3 make sure everyone is bundled up as temperatures are starting out in the lower 20s this morning. wednesday will be partly cloudy and dry for

showers possible. it'll be cold as we'll only make it into the mid 30s this afternoon with gusty west winds. lows fall into the teens tonight with continued blustery winds. wind chills will be quite low by thursday morning. sunny for thursday, but turning colder with afternoon temperatures only rising into the upper 20s to lower 30s. 3 pattie it's now been two weeks since nicole lovell went missing. and today her father will be on the dr. phil show. mona he is expected to shed some light on her social media activity, prior to her murder. this - as one of nicole's best friends is now reporting that she warned her about david

lovell was kidnapped and murdered. natasha bryant says she was worried when she found out about lovell talking to older guys online. and she says it was in october that lovell started talking to an older man..named david. (natasha bryant, nicole lovell's friend) "i told her that it's not safe and that she don't need to be talking to older guys because she might get hurt really really bad.""do you wish you had done more?""i don't think anybody could stop it. i really don't. people warned her. i mean telling her is all you can do. you can't physically stop her from talking to him."pattie according to a 3 news release from the dr. phil show.. just before christmas, lovell's father david found out the teen was chatting online with older men and grounded her.mona he says he also took her cell phone away.. but she ended up getting it back. stick with abc 13 for updates on this case. 3

internet safety course to get an overview of the cyber world and how it impacts your kids. christiansburg parks and rec is putting on the free class for parents and guardians this month. the christiansburg police department's icac unit will teach the class and share safety tips about the most popular apps used by kids today. they're also going to talk about cyberbullying. you do need to register by next friday. the class is february 23rd from 7 to 9 at the christiansburg recreation center. you can get a link to the registration at wset.com. 3 mona tight this morning, we're learning more about a recent amber alert out of fluvanna county. our affiliate in charlottesville spoke with the owner of the home where 3-year-old haven moses had been staying."he said when he came here that he had permission from her family to come and pick her up, and that he would be bringing her back."mona3 on sunday.. an amber alert was issued for haven moses who was taken by her father - james moses - from a

tonya herring lives in the home and says she has been taking care of haven for a long time. in fact, nelson county child protective services gave her emergency temporary custody. she says she's tried to keep the peace.. but in a voice mail, haven's father tried to use possible custody to manipulate her."you might want to jump on the right side of the fence, i've already told you if you help me i give you my word that you can see haven whenever you want."mona herring says she's filing for custody of the child. and adds haven never stayed with her without her mother coming to see her.. and at times her mother also stayed in the home. 3 3 pattie tight the senate has passed legislation requiring a judge's approval for 16 and 17 year olds to get married. it's also intended to help prevent young women from being taken advantage of. current law sets the minimum age at 16. but lawmakers say the current system needs to be tightened because there are children getting married in virginia as young as 13. critics say that parents are in better

decide the appropriate age. 3 mona the house has approved a bill that would allow students in underperforming schools to swtich to a different one in the same district. it would require the state to identify 12 underperforming public schools. then students would be given the choice to transfer to another school in the district. the bill is now headed to the senate. 3 pattie tight campbell county school employees are hoping for a raise this year. the county is still waiting on a state budget to be determined, but on monday school superintendent robert johnson requested a two percent raise for all school employees during the school board meeting. the raise would cost around 1.1 million dollars. this is a preliminary proposal -- and johnson says it's needed so employees can keep up with the rise in the cost of living. 3 mona tight budget issues surrounding a new bedford county middle school are threatening to keep the school from opening in time for the 2018 school year. the bedford county board of supervisors reached a five to two consensus to authorize 44- million-dollars to construct the new school and a

high school.. but -- dissenters used a 'point of order' to block it from being put to a formal vote. all of this comes after the design for the two-story facility put the school board over the initial 38-million-dollars budget...the county supervisors set aside. school officials were hoping to move forward with the design this month ... and break ground in november. now supervisors are expected to vote on the budget again on february 22nd. 3 pattie still to come on good morning virginia... trees aren't exactly the easiest thing to move around... gary garner wants to help make the process a little

mona and... 3 3 3 3 3 you'll need the big coat and gloves for the rest of the week and weekend as we head into the coldest stretch so far this winter. make sure everyone is bundled up as temperatures are starting out

wednesday will be partly cloudy and dry for most with only mountain snow showers possible. it'll be cold as we'll only make it into the mid 30s this afternoon with gusty west winds. lows fall into the teens tonight with continued blustery winds. wind chills will be quite low by thursday morning. sunny for thursday, but turning colder with afternoon temperatures only rising into the upper 20s to lower 30s. friday will be the "warmest" day of the week with highs in the upper 30s. the weekend will be dry, but frigid. highs stay in the 20s with overnight lows in the teens and even single digits. we'll stay below freezing all weekend. looking ahead to next week, a mix of rain and snow is possible on monday. this does not look like a major winter storm though small accumulations are possible. highs reach the mid 30s on monday and we're back into the 40s by tuesday. 3 hi, i'm gary garner with this week's garden tips. we get many questions about

got a dogwood tree in 3 hi, i'm gary garner with this week's garden tips. we get many questions about transplanting shrubbery--i've got a dogwood tree in my yard that's been there a few years; i want to move it......or, i've got some gold mop cypress that i don't like, and i want to move them to the back of my yard....when's the best time to move them? with deciduous stuff--this is a lilac, but any type of deciduous plant, like a dogwood tree, or a flowering cherry, or the lilacs or anything, the time frame for moving them is very slim. it needs to be done in the early spring, or late winter....with february and maybe the first or second week of march being about the limits of the time frame. once the sap starts to rise and the deciduous plants start to leaf out, your chances of taking one up and moving it get slimmer and slimmer, and through the summer it is next to impossible. evergreens can be moved almost any time, but while they are dormant in the winter is certainly the ideal

3 3 mona still to come on good morning virginia... they sacrifice so much for our country... us army captain, luis avila knows that all too well ..he nearly lost his life in afghanistan now he is on the receiving end of giving... the full

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3 good wednesday to you, let's get a check of your morning drive. make sure everyone is bundled up as temperatures are starting out in the lower 20s this morning. wednesday will be partly cloudy and dry for most with only mountain snow showers possible. it'll be cold as we'll only make it into the mid 30s this afternoon with gusty west winds. lows fall into the teens tonight with continued blustery winds. wind chills will be quite low by thursday morning. sunny for thursday, but turning colder with afternoon temperatures only rising into the upper 20s to lower 3 30s. 3 mona box flint, michigan is now facing its first federal lawsuit concerning the water crisis there. a father claims his 2-year-old daughter got lead poisoning from the city's drinking water.

concentrate and learn. like when we flashcards and stuff father: "we want the best for her and it seems like our city officials do not care."mona3 luke waid says at 6-months old, his daughter's blood test didn't raise alarm. but in the summer of 2014 -- sophia's blood lead level was at 14, that's twice the level considered by the cdc to be toxic. now -- he's doing what he can to combat her lead poisoning, but it's costly. and her health costs are only rising. the suit is also asking for damages. there are several people listed in their individual capacity including two of the flint emergency mangers, the former mayor, and several people who worked in the public works department. 3 pattie the mayor of flint has announced a 55- million-dollar proposal to remove lead piping from the city's water system. it's a bid to fix the city's toxic water crisis as quickly as possible. first priority goes to high-risk households.

michigan governor rick snyder declined an invitation to testify at a hearing today before the house democratic steering and policy committee. his spokesman said he can't testify due to scheduling conflicts. 3 mona they may have had the night off, but they didn't spend it at home on the couch. yesterday 2 players from the detroit pistons were in flint giving the national guard a break from passing out bottled water. anthony tolliver and reggie jackson visited fire stations throughout the city to meet with people and even purchased dinner for the national guard. and this was just a small part of the support the team's been giving flint the past several weeks.(anthony tolliver, pistons)" you definitely need community when things are good, but you really need community when things are going bad, and when things happen that are bad, so you know you kind of find out the character of people when bad things happen."mona tight dozens of nba players have contributed to the relief efforts, and the player's union is expected to announce additional support in the coming weeks. ...now over to dennis with a look at

3 hokies beat the cavaliers on the hardwood. last night, virginia returned the favor. anthony gill and the cavs haven't lost at john paul jones arena all year.early on, gill gets inside for the dunk and the foul! part of 9-2 uva run to start.later, tech gets going - seth allen drives inside for the hard two off the glass.quiet night for seth, just 6 points on 3-9 shooting.virginia's isaiah wilkins scored a career-high 14. virginia rolls 67-49, cavs have won seven straight. 3 at lu, the lady flames hosted campbell. the visitors led midway of period two before freshman brooke alexander drills a go-ahead three. next time down, mickayla sanders drives for two of her 10, the flames built a 6-point lead. campbell rallied back to within two, raechaun edwards with the nice assist to qua brown for the layup. the flames, though, win 67-55, their eighth-straight win. 3 high school boys at brookville, the bees hosted arch-rival jefferson forest. and brookville came out on fire in this one, the bees'

run the lead to 22-5 early second quarter. jf tried to get back in it, john saunier works inside for the tough deuce. but brookville led big at the half and wins 70-62. at halftime, brookville grad logan thomas of the nfl's miami dolphins had his basketball jersey number 24 retired. logan thomas, basketball jersey retired at brookville - "i think it's huge, it's my first one of the kind and i'm very blessed. i think it's just a testament to the people around me and not only was it just me but it was a bunch of guys i had on my football team that earned scholarships and i'm just very thankful. and as best as i

community, i will." a veteran severely injured by an i-e-d blast in afghanistan will soon own a new home in maryland. at the home's ground breaking ceremony, the gary sinise foundation presented him the first rendering of the house. mona and that's not all he received. mike carter-conneen reports. 3 nats one two three!! cheers! tuesday morning, u-s army captain luis avila and his family broke ground on the family's new wheelchair- accessible home... claudia avilawifeit's going to be our forever home. forever! this is the gary sinise foundation's 41st project, giving wounded warriors mobility and independence. claudia avilawifeit's difficult when you don't have an accessible home.standupwith assistance from the foundation, the family chose this site in chevy chase, md because the boys can stay in the same school district and because of its proximity to walter reed in bethesda. claudia avilawifeand we appreciate the caring and the prayers as we walk away on our journey. it's been a long

five combat tours in afghanistan and iraq. then, in 20-11, an i-e-d blast nearly killed him.scott schaeperkoettergary sinise foundation dir. of oper.he suffered two strokes, two heart attacks, they amputated his left leg and because of a lack of oxygen to the brain he suffered severe brain damage. in a coma 40-days, the outlook was not good. but his wife claudia never gave up hope.claudia avilawifeluis is a miracle. 3 pattie tight luis was also presented with a personalized jersy. and at the end of the ceremony, luis got the final word. he expressed his immense gratittude. he also made sure to cheer on his favorite team, saying, "go redskins!"

3 you'll need the big coat and gloves for the rest of the week and weekend as we head into the coldest stretch so far this winter. make sure everyone is bundled up as temperatures are starting out in the lower 20s this morning. wednesday will be partly cloudy and dry for most with only mountain snow showers possible. it'll be cold as we'll only make it into the mid 30s this afternoon with gusty west winds. lows fall into the teens tonight with continued blustery winds. wind chills will be quite low by thursday morning. sunny for thursday, but turning colder with afternoon temperatures only rising into the upper 20s to lower 30s. friday will be the "warmest" day of the week with highs in the upper 30s. the weekend will be dry, but frigid. highs stay in the 20s with overnight lows in the teens and even single digits. we'll stay below freezing all weekend. looking ahead to next week, a mix of rain and snow is possible on monday. this does not look like a major winter storm though small accumulations are possible. highs on monday and we're back into the 40s by tuesday.

next half hour of good morning virginia... this morning, what we know about an incident near danville community college that had security at the school on high alert. mona a pet in danville is recovering from serious wounds as authorities search for answers... we'll show you how he is doing, just ahead. s i never really gave much thought to the acidity in any foods. never thought about the coffee i was drinking having acids. it never dawned on me that it could hurt your teeth. my dentist has told me your enamel is wearing away, and that sounded really scary and i was like well can you fix it, can you paint it back on,

something that grows back, it's kind of a one-time shot and you have to care for it. he told me to use pronamel. it's gonna help the enamel in your teeth. it allows me to continue to drink my coffee and to eat healthier,

3 this morning a big development in the trial for the mother of a 5 year old boy found dead in a septic tank in pulaski county. after a two day struggle to seat a jury in ashley white's felony child abuse and negelect trial - judge bradley finch yesterday granted the defense counsel's request for a change of venue. citing virginia case law - finch noted the -

the jury".. and the fact that a large percentage of jurors had knowledge or connections to the case beforehand weighed heavily in his decision that white receive a fair trial. after the ruling.. prosecutor mike fleenor asked for a bench trial. white and her attorneys agreed. now, the new trial date is set for tomorrow morning at 9. prosecutors expect to bring in some 20 witnesses to testify. 3 3 mona tight a pittsylvania county woman could spend up to 50 years in prison. christy beskin pleaded guilty to second degree murder and arson in the death of donna hiatt-lanier. she admitted to killing lanier.. and then setting her house on fire after they got in a fight last march. an autopsy revealed lanier died from sharp injuries to her head. beskin admitted in court the killing was not in self- defense. she will be sentenced next month. 3 3 pattie tight all billy craft car dealerships will be closed saturday. through a spokesman.. the craft family tells us they will spend the day celebrating the life of carter craft - who died in a motorcycle accident this past weekend. craft's funeral

-- at thomas road baptist church. a celebration of life will happen at billy craft chrysler this thursday. that will run from 6 to 9 p.m. and it's open to the public. 3 3 make sure everyone is temperatures are starting out in the lower 20s this morning. wednesday will be partly cloudy and dry for most with only mountain snow showers possible. it'll be cold as we'll only make it into the mid 30s this afternoon with gusty west winds. lows fall into the teens tonight with continued blustery winds. wind chills will be quite low by thursday morning. sunny for thursday, but turning colder with afternoon temperatures

3 mona security was mona3 security was extra tight at danville community college after an armed robbery near campus. danville police say someone robbed a dcc student around noon yesterday..on kemper road. he is described as a white male, lightly bearded, who was wearing blue jeans, a white hoodie, brown boots, and gloves at the time. no one was injured. 3 pattie tight this morning, a 28 year old man is facing drug charges after salem police say a call to an abandoned building ended in a meth bust. police say on saturday, someone who lives on reece road reported a man going into the building. when officers got there, they say joseph gabris took off. they found him a short time later and said he had some liquid in a bottle.

admitted to making meth in the building before they got there. gabris is charged with the possession and manufacturing of methamphetamine and trespassing. 3 mona tight this morning -- the danville area humane society wants your help to find whoever stabbed a pit bull. right now, the pit bull is in recovery. but officials say the dog is still very playful...and isn't letting her wound slow her down. the humane society is offering a one-thousand dollar reward for any information leading to an arrest and conviction in the case. the alleged stabbing happened on friday, and so far, no one has come forward. paulette dean- "we sure hope someone can come forward because this is a serious matter. the streets are just not safe for animals."3 mona tight the dog will be held at the danville area humane society until her wound heals. 3 3 pattie tight a lot of us think of our pets as family members -- but when disaster strikes, shelters don't always roll out the welcome mat. lynchburg animal control is raising money for a pet disaster relief trailer.

dollars. the disaster relief trailer would be fully stocked to help animals during natural disasters-- this trailer would give them a safe place. if you want to give, we will have a link at w-s-e-t dot com. 3 mona take a look at this little guy... a freshly hatched albino sea turtle was spotted on queensland beach in australia. it's 122 siblings had already hatched and went to the ocean -- when the albino sea turtle was found today still sitting on the nest. volunteers watched as the tiny turtle safely wiggled its way to the ocean. 3 ((2-shot))pattie still to come on good morning virginia... would you like to build a snowman....on broadway perhaps? big news for frozen fans in today's

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3 you'll need the big coat and gloves for the rest of the week and weekend as we head into the coldest stretch so far this winter. make sure everyone is bundled up as temperatures are starting out in the lower 20s this morning. wednesday will be partly cloudy and dry for most with only mountain snow showers possible. it'll be cold as we'll only make it into the mid 30s this afternoon with gusty west winds. lows fall into the teens tonight with continued blustery winds. wind chills will be quite low by thursday morning. sunny for thursday, but turning colder with afternoon temperatures only rising into the upper 20s to lower 30s. friday will be the "warmest" day of the week with highs in the upper 30s. the weekend will be dry, but frigid. highs stay in the 20s with overnight lows in the

we'll stay below freezing all weekend. looking ahead to next week, a mix of rain and snow is possible on monday. this does not look like a major winter storm though small accumulations are possible. highs reach the mid 30s on monday and we're back into the 40s by tuesday. 3 pattie vobox it's valentine's week and lots of you are shopping for the perfect gift for your sweetheart. diamonds

gift -- but they're a huge 3 pattie vobox it's valentine's week and lots of you are shopping for the perfect gift for your sweetheart. diamonds are the third most popular gift -- but they're a huge investment. horace holmes uncovered some surprising facts when he went undercover to put diamonds to the test. 3 when jennifer mcmullen's then boyfriend surprised her with this diamond engagement ring..she was ecstatic. sot< clip 0352/1:34:21 >beautiful

half after her now husband bought the ring from local retailer mervis jewelers, the couple was floored when they went to insure it and found out there might be a big problem.sot my ring was certified by egl international and they couldn't verify it.trackthat's because egl international of israel, one of a handful of companies that grades the authenticity and value of a gem had gone out of business amid accusations it routinely over valued diamonds. natsot cleaning machine/ or diamonds being poured outtrack with diamonds it all comes down to the four c's..color, clarity, cut, and carat or the weight of the stone. that's what determines it's worthsotyou can't look at a diamond and tell. track mcmullen says mervis took the diamond and had it evaluated by another gem lab...she says she went on the lab's website to find the report on her ring...soti saw it was significantly much less than what we paid for.can you tell me the ballpark. it was over ten thousand dollars difference. trackmcmullen has sued mervis jewelers. a mervis spokesperson told us "there's no merit to the suit.. we will vigorously defend ourselves and will prevail." he went on to say "mervis has offered to take back the ring and refund in full the money mcmullen's husband paid."mervis insists mcmullen is upset over the valuation she got from egl

it's not responsible for that. adding those valuations are a matter of opinion.and as seven on your side found..the value of a diamond can truly be in the eye of the beholder.natsot trackwe went undercover to several jewelry stores and pawn shops to see how they would rate a diamond that belongs to a seven on your side staffer. we first had it testednatsot this is considered a brilliant cuttrack by marc ours..certified gemologist.sotyou can have two educated gemologists grade this stone and come up with somewhat different results. trackours gave us his estimation of the four c's for this stone and valued the diamond between four and six hundred dollars.sot< 20th stree store > this is worth about three thousand dollarstrack from one of the independent jewelry stores we visited. another evaluation from this pawnshop in dc. it only offered us $200 dollars for the ring. and a major retailer in a local mall... natsottrack we received different evaluations from each place we visited..and the values we were given ranged from 200 to 45-hundred dollars. so how do you know what you are really buying when you purchase a diamond?sotyou have no other way than trusting the people you are buying it from trackjennifer mcmullen said she and her husband thought they had done their homework but say they still made what

dollar diamond mistake.3 3 mona also in time for valentine's day -- starbucks is announcing 3 new chocolate drinks. all this week you can get the molten chocolate latte, frappuccino, or the molten hot chocolate. they also have a valentine's day themed "gif" giver..which provides starbucks-inspired animations to send to those you love.

those looking for work. the new zaxby's in forest is hiring! the location is expected to open later this month. the first 100 guests will get a free item each week for a year. if you want to apply for a job.. you can stop by the new location. zaxby's is known for its chicken fingers and wings. there's another location in lynchburg near target. now over to today's america's money. 3 3 good morning. topping "america's money"... plunging prices at the pump.get this - drivers in nine midwest states could see prices dip below a dollar a gallon by next week! that's the lowest price in more than sixteen years.right now, nearly 90-percent of us pay less than two bucks a gallon.if you've had enough of squeezing into your seat on a plane, a member of congress feels your pain. tomorrow, legislation will be introduced to force the f-a-a to agree to a minimum seat size. the bill says shrinking seats are a matter of health and safety, not to mention comfort.and flying onward and upward.. to the great white way!our parent company, disney.. has announced "frozen" is heading to broadway.. in the spring of

who will be cast in the lead roles."frozen" has earned nearly 1- point- 3 billion dollars at the box office.and that's america's money. have a

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