moan men authorities are searching for a man they say robbed a pharmacist at gun point yesterday shortly after 5:30 in the afternoon at the family pharmacy. police an after demanding the farce cyst hand over narcotics joshua took autopsy runinglyningrunning. agency looked for him. a police helicopter was used to. he is from abundanceville. the rocky mount police department requests anyone with information call 911. >> patti: employees are okay despite a car crashing in the business while they were working. eliot's cleaners suffered damage in yesterday's accident but miraculously no one was injured. the employees working at the counter says she went to the back of the store to grab clothes when she heard a crash

standing. in good morning virginia why brenda brown is positive about her brush. you don't want to miss this. >> melissa: good witness stand morning after 6:00 if you are ready to head out. let the car warm up. a couple minutes we are in the teens and 20s. make sure you have the cold weather gear. 24 now in lynchburg. under clear skies. 23 in danville. 24 in roanoke. 26 in brooknil. we will see the chance for showers in western virginia. having light snow reported now in blacksburg and hot springs. spent degrees and 13. your wind chill now feels like 18 in lynchburg. 13 in blacksburg.

a mix of sun and clouds but the wind chills will be frigid. temperatures in the teens and 20s. highs in the mid 30s. we have colder weather on the way for the rest of the week and your valentine's day weekend. have the forecast coming up. mona? >> mona: thank you. a women behind bars charged in a series of purse snatchings facing grand larceny charges. her and another woman had been taking purses from cartsor grabbing grabbing them oust victim's hansed. the suspect was attacking cash from the purses and tossing them at a separate location. coleman has been releaseod bond. if you know the other woman of the contact the police department. >> patti: we know where a house fire startd that killed a woman. fire started in the kitchen in the area of the over head micro microwave.

happened on henry street. katie katieiated lived alone and did not make it out. duke energy got a hefty fine for the coal ash. they ordered the company to pay 6.6 million dollars. duke energy pleaded guilty to federal pollution crime nine months ago. duke energy says it is reviewing whether or not to challenge the fine. water quality in the dan river returned to normal quickly after the spill. >> patti: global concern grows overnight zika virus. medical professional in northern california are working to make sure it does not spread there. doctors will take a step by asking some blood don ors to stop giving. asking those who travel to mexico or south america to wait 28 days before donating. they may have to reexamine their current sploi if a patient come

>> mona: a number of groups planning mission trips to central america have concerned about the zika virus. >> patti: the virus threat is not stopping their work. reports about what they are doing to stay safe. >> put together by medical teams. report report zika virus is affecting one person in oklahoma work nothing haiti. she feels safe going to mission trips to central and south america. >> it is a huge about everything trip we don't want anyone not to feel safe. i never felt safe. >> reporter: president of organizations planning trips take precautions when it come to volunteer's health. requiring people to get the vaccinations before leaving. >> preparing for the trip it is the number one thing that we think of first and foremost. if people are not healthy, they will not have a good trip. >> if someone gets sick out of

in place including a list of where to find the closest doctors. and having medical teams on stand by in case of emergency. >> we belong to a group of doctors we call 24 hours a day 7 days a week no matter where we are in the world for safety. >> reporter: when it come toilnesses like the zika virus the groups would not put volunteers at risk. people should research if they think the trip is not safe. >> it is concerning. especially for those that would be pregnant or looking to get pregnant. >> mona: abc 13 is reaching out to church in our area to see if the virus is affecting their mission trips. >> patti: wall-greens installing say medication kiosks it will dispos opioids and other controlled substance easy and convenient.

medications and rise in over dose deaths. >> mona: you may not tell on the outside but there is major construction happening on the building. restaurants a coffee shop and doctor's office will move in once it is complete. this project has been in the works since 2010. it hasn't been easy. river district development llc had to jump over many funding hurdles. the tweks million dollars project will open next january. >> it is here at the beginning the sprans of the river district. this will be amazing indeed and outside. the new windows will be unreal. >> mona: construction on the building started in october. >> patti: congested area may be getting easier to navigate. bedford wants to make improvements to 811. project manager says they are

add turning lanes and a roundabout or 2 or keep traffic moving. >> potential low the improvements could help with the safety along the corridor, help with access to the elementary school and the corridor and other locations. um -- also allow for a free flow of traffic. a smoother commute for folks. >> patti: they are looking to accommodate pedestrians and bicyclists. details will be unveiled february 25th at forrest recreation center. >> mona: one woman says she lost a family member to a stroke brought on by a visit to the chiropractic. can chiropractic therapy increase the risk of stroke. here what a neurosurgeon had to say. >> patti: it is chilly. 24 in roanoke and lynchburg. 23 in danville.

and the wind is going to be pretty intense as well. melissa has

gwen >> melissa: we are tracking cold air the rest of the week and the

hires in the 20s and 30s. lows in the teens and 20s. day. as we check out satellite. most of us seeing clear skies we have snow through blacksburg and light snow report indeed hot springs. that's where we will seat snow the day. if you are in the areas, watch out for slick roads. most of us, dealing with the cold today. 24 in lynchburg and roanoke. 20 in blacksburg. 17 in martinsville. 23 in danville. also looking atted with. you see sustained wind at 5 miles per hour in lunch burg. nine in danville. 21 in roanoke. higher gusts. what does it feel like now? single digit in roanoke and five below in hot springs and teens across the board.

try to stay indoors as much as possible. we have a winter weather advise advisory in purpler in western virginia until tomorrow morning. dealing with the chance for snow in the western areas and dealing with the low wind chills. wind chi advisory mid night tonight until 7:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. we will see chills below the freezing mark and zero. it will be bitter cold, frigid as you head out the door tomorrow oast next couple of days. day cast meches of sun and clouds today. 22 at 8:00. 32 by 12:0035 for the high this afternoon. as we show you the big picture. have the low pressure system. it is staying stationary. that's where we see the waves of energy riding along. bring us that continued chance for snow in the mountains. we could see a few scattered fluoresce this morning.

we are looking at mostly clear to partly cloudy skies tonight. sun for thursday. highs in the upper 20s. a quick check to show you no snowfall notteen pecking up anything in blacksburg. aaccumulating snowfall is staying in western virginia. highs 35 in lynchburg. 36 in@a alta vista over night we are dropping into the teens. as we head throughout the next couple of days highs 30s and 20s. let's check your weather photo of the day. you see this snowy sunrise in madison. beautiful photo for us. if you have the weather photos stay warm and remember us and send them to weather@wset.com. mona, over to you. >> mona: you know we are always looking for ways to better or smart phone photography game. this guy has done it.

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>> have a great day, everybody. >> patti: this morning's health news. think about the thingses you do every day to stay healthy. but are your habits based on truth? first, hand sanitize are works better than soap and water. >> that is false. doctors say washing is just as effective. next, gluen is bad for everyone. wrong again. gluen does not upset most stop ax or cause problems. >> the need to stretch before you work out. that is a myth there is no data that says stretching prior to exercises prevents injuries but stretching after a work out with be beneficial. >> and asking your doctor for an antibiotic. asbestos work against bacteria.

uncomfortable side affects. could you put yourself at risk for a stroke without real iegz in. a visit to the chiropractor could increase chances this is one story. check. >> think about her every day. >> reporter: joyce is remembered as a happy and healthy nurse after dealing with neck pain she decide to see a characteriropractic. >> went on a saturday morning and adjusted. left and felt sick after. >> reporter: rice could not drive home after seeing the chiropractic. she pulled over and vomited. ended up in the hospital that day. doctors say she suffered a stroke and died days later. rice rice's family that visit to the chiropractic had something to do with this. >> i think it is played air role in that unfortunately

after her adjustment. it just really happened within minutes >> a stroke is caused by a blocked arterior bursting of a blood vessel. there are studies suggesting the jerky move ams chiropractics make during adjustments and realinement could trig are a stroke. >> when you manip lay the neck that caused the artery to be manip laid the way it is not supposed to be. >> chiropractic induced strokes are slim but he has seen it before. american heart association says a cause and affect link has not been established with neck manip lagz and stroke. >> now a look at the most viewed stories on wset.com. all billy craft car deal

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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' tyson hancock buries a 3 to 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

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 can give back to this community, i will." give back. that's a look at sports. >> mona: it is 6:26. clear to mostly clear skies. we are in the teens and 20s. 24 in lynchburg and roanoke. 23 in danville. make sure the children with the heavy coat. as we look forward we could see scattered flurries and snow in the mountains. 35 in lynchburg. 39 in danville. 32 in roanoke.

tell be breezy and cold. as we look at future cast. this is in the atmosphere. those purple colors is showing the shot of cold air that we are set to receive as we head to friday. temperatures on friday only in the 20s and 30s the next couple of days. next shot at cold air arrives the weekend. temperatures moderate next week. tell be a cold stretch for us. look at the wind chills. as we head to the morning and afternoon, still teens and single digits. early tomorrow morning. below 0. remaining in single digits. we va wind chill advisory. in affect tonight until tomorrow around 10:00 a.m. for the areas highlighted we seat wind chills below zero. high today of 35 as you wake up tomorrow 16. high tomorrow 29 and 16 for

friday a high near 37. upper 20s for the awayed. mona and patty? back to you. thank you. coming up in good morning virginia learning details about the nicole lovell case. we hear from nicole's closeef friend when is said she warned her about the man charged with killing her. >> mona: a dog is recovering from wounsd as authorities

we will show you >> patti: it has been two weeks since nicole lovell went missing and today her father will be on the doctor phil show. >> patti: he will shed light on her social media actestify. her best friend warned her months before lovell was kidnapped and murdered. natasha briante says she was worry when she found out about lovell talking to older guys online and says it was in october that lovell started talking to an older man named david. >> patti: according to the a

phil show before christmas lovell's father found the teen was chatting online with older men and grounded her. >> mona: and took her cell phone away but she got it back. stick with abc for the updates to this case. >> patti: a development in the trial for a mother of a five year old boy found dead in a septic tank after a two day struggle to seat a jury, the judge bradley granted the defense council request for a change of venue. citing virginia law the difficulty in seating the jury and the fact they a large parse percentage of jurors this knowledge. that weighed in his decision that white receive a fair trial. the prosecutor asked for a bench trial. white and her trial agreed the new date is tomorrow at 9:00 prosecutors expect to bring in 20 witnesses to testify. >> mona: all billy craft

sated. they will celebrate the life of cart are craft. he die indeed a motorcycle accident this week. craft's funeral is 11:00 a.m. on saturday at thomas road bapttivity church. that will run from sick:00-9:00 p.m. and open to the public. >> melissa: good morning. 6:32. a cold start. we are seeing snow showers in parts of the blacksburg area and hot explicsprings. a live view of the danville cam. you see it shaking. it is breezy. 24 in lynchburg. 23 in danville. 24 in roanoke. 20 in black burg as you get ready to start the day. looking at wind speeds you see 10 miles per hour sustained in danville.

gusts up to 30 miles per hour in roanoke. we have got wind chills in the single dimmits for many of us. your school day forecast. a mix of sun and clouds. tell be breezy and cold. gusts up to 20-25 miles per hour later in the day. only at 32 by lunch. 35 for the afternoon. that cold weather am stick with us throughout the week and valentine's day weekend. we will look at the 7 day. it is coming up. patty? >> patti: thank you. melipsasm a pennsylvania county woman could spend 50 year in prison. pleaded guilt tow second dids murder and arson in the death of donna lenear. she add meted killing her and setting her house on fire. an autopsies revealed lenear died of sharp injuries to her head. she admit the the killing was not in self defense. >> mona: we are learning about an amber alert.

owner of the home where steven moses had been staying. >> ed when he came here he had permission from her family to come pick her up. and that he would be bringing her back. >> an amber ars alert was issued who was taken from her father. tonya lived in the home and taking care of her for a long time. nelson county child protective services gave her emergency temporary custody. she tried to keep the peace. in a voice mail the father tried to use a possible custody to manipulate her. >> [inaudible] >> reporter: she is filing for custody of the child and asked haven never stayed with her without her mother seeing her and her morgue stayed in the home. >> patti: danville police

robbed a college student. that robbery put security at the school on high alert. it happened after 12:30 yesterday. the robber is white male, lightly bearded wearing jeans, white heed issue brown the boos and gloves. no one was hurt. >> mona: the danville humane society wants your help to find who stabbed a pit bull. now the pit bull is recovering. the dog is still very playful and is not letting her wound slow her down. humane society is offering a thousand dollar reward for information leading to an arrest in the case. it happened on friday and no one has come forward. >> we hope someone can come forward because this is a serious matter. the streets are not safe for an will mals. the doll will be held at the

is healed. >> lynchburg animal control is raising money for a pest disaster relief trailer. it would be stocked help animals during natural sdaft ands give them a safe place. if you would like to give we have a link. >> mona: employees at a dry clooer cleaners got the scare when a car crash indeed the building. >> patti: an employee survived and nothing short of a miracle. melissa reports. >> melissa: for employees it started as an average day. >> saw a customer pull up. most of the customers i know i get their order before they come inform while brenda was getting the order. >> i heard the glass. >> melissa: she ran to the front. >> car was here. >> melissa: a car drove into the

>> pushed the wall balk. and the counter hit the wall and knock the the wall out. >> which is where brenda stands to greet her custody mers. next door. earthquake happened. >> caller was in the middle like eight years ago: >> reporter: this exact same situation happened eight years ago in the business next door. no one was hurt then and no one was hurt today. the damage is significant customers don't get scared away. >> like drive through service now. come on in. employees have not lost their sense of humor. sweeping away the mess and ready for a fresh start. >> mona: we don't know what the cause was.

the driver looked elderly. the driver of the other vehicle that crashed in the hair salon eight years ago was an elderly person. there are no charges. >> patti: still to come in today's looking ahead. president obama set to look back on his eight years in the office. >> mona: here is a look at your forecast. it is 24 in lynchburg.

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>> melissa: we will see light snow showers in the mountains. no presip.

wind chills in teens and 20s. highs in the 30s. checking out satellite as you head identity the door. still seeing the snow showers in black burg. trying to work to roanoke. most of the snow staying toward mountains. may see scattered flurries over all no accumulation. we are seeing cold temperatures. 24 in lynchburg and roanoke. 23 in danville. 17 in martinsville. 20 in blacksburg. looking at wind speeds this is what we will talk about the gusty wind today. out of the southwest 5 miles per hour in lunch burg. nine in danville. 21 miles per hour sustained in roanoke. what does it feel like? as you step outside? single digits in blacksburg and roanoke. four below in hot springs. the take away, bundle up you need the coat over the next

winter weather in affect until 7:00 a.m. tomorrow. winter storm in affect until thursday morning. we are adding a wind chill advisory at mid night tonight until 10:00 a.m. thursday. pinned chills below zero by tomorrow morning. as we track the low pressure system, it is sitting up there. stationary. tell move to the north and east as we head to today. that is where we are seeing the energy coming around the low. bring the chance for scattered snow showers. viewing area will be dry on thursday. so for today, mix of sun and clouds. any snow activity toward the mountains. may see flurries. mostly clear and cloudy tonight. over night lows in the teens. lots of sun tomorrow. you need the sun glasses. we will make it in the upper 20s for tomorrow.

this is what we are at. teens and 20s. single digits. by lunch tell feel like teens and 20s. tonight if you are out we have single digits. as the kid are headed to school. they will feel below zero in blah, blah, blah burg. six in roanoke. 10 in lynchburg. tell feel below freezing through the weekend. high temperatures today 35 in lynchburg. 36 in alta vista. 39 in south boston and freezing in roanoke. mona and patty? >> patti: thank you. president obama is set to walk down political memory lane today. address the state legislator in spring springfeed, illinois to mark his presidential announcement in the city nine years ago. he served as a state senator from 97-04. the president is expected to urge the nation to move beyond

he is expected to acknowledge his share of responsibility for the grid lock in washington. >> patti: christians begin befshss of lint. the gwen ingning of the 40 day lint period that lasts until easter sunday of many will give up something such as their favorite food in rememberrance of jesus. it dates back to the fourth century. two tv practical jokeers coming. the larry tour the perform at center in roanoke on april 30. the show follows four guise as they cohearse one another to doing public pranks filmed by hidden cameras. texts go on sale on friday. >> patti: more ahead in some place in virginia you can get married at 13.

>> mona: who won big at f >> mona: a veterans home does things differently. this is charlie the therapy kangaroo. serving at the home for a year and take trips to special education classes and pos hospice the red cross will honor him for his service. >> patti: charlie is still growing. heal not continue to be a therapy congressmankangaroo she he will be too big. >> mona: du see the little diaper. >> i'm sure as an adid you tell. >> indeed the diaper. the cutest. >> patti: they are strong. >> they have the kick and the punch. >> patti: heal get too big soon. >> mona: enjoy it while you can. >> melissa: it was a chilly

and more on the way. [laughter]. everybody. not even the worse. the worse is yet to come. if you love cold weather this is the weekend for you. a check of bus stop. children have to stand there. go ahead and make sure they have the heavy coat, scarf and gloves and they are protected. it is about 24 now in lynchburg. 23 in danville. 24 in roanoke. mostly clear. for the areaace we look throughed with. the 20s. we will make in the 30s. with a mix of sun and clouds. temperatures drop in the teens tonight. we are talking cold weather. the reenforcing shot of cold air today. your highs tomorrow in the upper 20s. as we head to friday, a little warm up. the mid to upper 30s. a reenforcing shot arrives for the weekend. saturday and sunday we will see

over night the teens and the single digits. back in the 30s and 40s next week. a cold stretch and tell be windy. look at your future cast. 15-20 miles per hour for today. that will continue into tonight. that's where we wake up tomorrow to wind chills in single digits and below 0o. they will stay gusty through thursday. begin to relack later in the end of the work week. quick check of seven day. flurries possible for early this morning. over all going to be a mix of sun and clouds and coached high on saturday, 27 waking up sunday on valentine's day a morning low of nine. mona and patty? back to you. >> mona: budget issue surrounding a new bedford county middle school threatening keeping the school opening in time for the school year. board of supervisor ss five-2 consensus to construct a new

liberty high school. the center use a point of order to block it from put to a formal vote. this is after the design for the two story facility put the board over the initial 38 million dollar budget. school officials were hoping to move forward this month and break ground in november. supervisors are expected to vote on the budget again on february 22nd. >> patti: school employees hopeingly for a raise this year they are waiting on a budget to be determined. om monday school superintendent johnson requested a 2% raise for employees during the meeting. the raise would cost 1.1 million dollars. this is a preliminary proposal and it is need so employees keep up with the rise in the cost of living. >> mona: senate pass the legislation requiring approval for 16 and 17 year olds to get married and entended to prevent young women from taken advantage of.

the current system needs to be tightened there are children get knowledge married in virginia as young as 13. that parents in a position than judges to decide the appropriate age. >> patti: new hampshire primary is over and trump is wake up to his win in the 2016 race for president. >> mona: bernie sanders came out on top crushing clinton. kenneth reports. >> wow! >> reporter: donald trump and bernie sanders vick real in new hampshire. >> we will make america so great again. >> together we have sent a message that will echo from wall street to washington. >> outsiders crushed their competition. voters in the grantite state angry at washington worried about the economy and looking

emerging from the pack a surprise second place john casic. >> if you don't have a seat belt go get one. >> reporter: fight for third in the race is between cruise. >> your victory tonight has left the washington cartel utterly terrified. >> jeb bush. >> looks like you all have -- >> and marco rubiowho said saturday night was a downfall. >> that will never happen again. >> reporter: a tough night for front run are clinton who promised supporters she is marching on to the nomination. >> we take this campaign to the country we will fight for every vote and every state. >> reporter: her opponent will not be easy to shake off. today the next one south carolina. the state's primary is set for next week. the new jersey governor crist

will stay in the race. abc news manchester. new hampshire. >> mona: elephant represents a republican and donkey the democrat which is this animal representing? this pig showed up at a poling station in new hampshire. pig weigh the 600 pounds. now the pig belongs to a farm whore got the animal. it it is not clear which candidate the pig was trying to vote for. no comment. [laughter].

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>> mona: one of nicole lovell's best friends warned her. she was worried lovell was talking to old are goo is online. and october she talked to a man named daved. >> i told her it was not safe and should not talk to older guy says because she -- she might get hurt really bad. >> do you wish you had done more. >> i don't think anybody could stop it. i really tonight. >> patti: today nicole's father will be on the doctor phil show expected to shed light on her social media activity prior to her murder. mobile home moan all billy craft car dellerships will be closed on saturday they will celebrate the life of carter who die indeed a motorcycle this week. the funeral is 11:00 a.m. on saturday. a celebration of life will

that will run 6:00-9:00 p.m. and open to the public. >> patti: a pennsylvania county woman could spend 60 years in prison in the death donna lenear. she admitted to killing her and setting her house on fire after a fight last march. autopsy showed lenear died from sharp injuries to her head. she admitted the killing was not in self defense. >> mona: good morning america is next. here is amy with what they are working on. >> good morning an historic night in new hampshire. bernie and donald walking away with wince. trump joins us and we will talk to john caseic live. we have coverage from new hampshire all next on gma. >> as people head out to the bus stop and work they may realize it is really cold. >> melissa: 23 now. forecasting a high tomorrow of

put that in perspective. clear skies. breeze and he cold. highs today upper or mid 30s. wish they were upper 30s. upper 20s tomorrow. the 30s on friday and valentine's day will be dry. quite cold. snuggle up.

good morning, america.