he . hitting the campaign trail. >> we are going to start winning again. >> it is nothing short of the beginning of a political revolution. >> mark: what presidential candidates are doing today to win over voters. plus ... >> simple things like answering the radio when it called. >> danner: washington d.c. fire department is under fire after the director said it is letting people die. and -- >> headache. >> mark: fighting for his life.

stepping up to help one of their employees whose son is battling a rare cancer. >>announcer: anytime, anywhere, award-winning coverage you can count on, this is abc 13 news. >> mark: wind chill value also be in the single digits and now the city of danville are asking to you conserve power. >> this will be for tomorrow, friday and monday from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. this is something you really need to be careful in. will stafford is in the weather center with the latest. will. >> reporter: danner, six degrees cooler than 24 hours ago. nine degrees cooler in charlottesville. tomorrow we expect to be even cooler than these numbers. only a limited amount of clouds. any heat that we got today and use that term loosely will go back into outer space. we are talking about overnight low temperatures in the teens for overnight tonight. the weather headlines are clear and cold. lows in the teens with those

will see more of the same of this kind of weather continuing through a good chunk of the next seven days. current temperature in lynchburgcurrent temperature in lynchburg. we are already down to 12 for hot springs. the full forecast coming up in just a little bit. all eyes are on south carolina in the race for the white house after voters in new hampshire picked donald trump and bernie sanders. [chanting] >> reporter: sanders felt the love today on "the view" telling the ladythe ladies he is all in. >> the message that we are bring forth that this country is supposed to be a nation of fairness. and we are not seeing that fairness right now. >> mark: hillary clinton tried today to reassure her supporters she is a fighter. meanwhile, republican front runner donald trump credited his win to the huge voter turnout. >> getting great signals when we are at the rally. and many, many people would show

>> mark: surprise second-place winner john kasich said he will keep his campaign messages positive. also breaking tonight governor chris christie and carly fiorina are both suspending their campaign. a scathing criticism of the d.c. fire department. she says people are unnecessarily dying because the department won't reform. now she is stepping down. she said she did not find a will to change in seven months as ems medical director. in her resignation she mentioned how an ambulance took more than 18 minutes to reach a stabbing victim who later died. she says it has been going on for years. >> it is a deep-seeded lack of urgency, if you will. i mean every day people are -- are haig bad outcomes or dying. >> mark: d.c. mayor muriel bowser said the mayor is

chief and a supporting team to do that. getting involved in donating blood. lynchburg schools are partnering with the american red cross for students at ec glass and heritage high school. the idea is to give students an opportunity to give back to the community while showing how his or her donation will directly benefit a fellow student. >> we always think about the red cross and everyone is giving to them in the form of blood and donations and things in a crisisdonations and things in a crisis, but they actually have programs where they work to actually give back to the community as well. >> dr. huskin says hopes to turn this into a scholarship program. the first blood drive at ec glass. the next at heritage. he is only 7, and has a lengthy battle with cancer ahead. >> mark: that's right and katie brooke sat down with this little boy and his mom, and, katie, they just found out this horrible news. >> reporter: just a few weeks

7-year-old milan had two surgeries. they discovered a golf-sized tumor on his brain in january. and his mother said they are grateful that they discovered it in time. >> reporter: a normal afternoon quickly became horrifying. her son fell asleep in the car and wouldn't wake up. >> he was very is oriented. very spaced out. >> reporter: once she got him up into the house he fell and she knew that something was really wrong. >> we left immediately and went to the er. >> reporter: 12 days in the hospital and a tumor on his brain. two surgeries later they drained a lot of fluid. >> the whole time they told me what could happen. >> reporter: the next step for the 7-year-old, a month of radiation and four months of chemotherapy. malaka graduated from cosmetology school.

a break since her son got sick. >> she has done a great job supporting our organization and representing our school and we want to support her in her time of need. >> reporter: they are coasting a cut-a-thon. $5 haircuts with proceeds going to her and her son. >> i was so excited that it mechbt that he meant that much. >> reporter: more than 30 people will be cutting hair, alumni and current students. >> elon is turning 8 and he is going to live to see that. he will be here. and he is doing well. >> reporter: the cut-a-thon is next saturday from 9 to 5. if you don't need a haircut, you can stop by to donate. you can follow along on his facebook page. we have a link at wset.com. every dollar raised will be matched. >> benefits all around. >> yes. >> terrific. coming back home. >> i thought that the boat was

>> mark: the cruise ship batter>> mark: the cruise ship battered by hurricane-forced winds will

gwenning coverage you can count on. will well you might not like cold weather and the one place that does are the ski resorts. wintergreen is loving the cold. a lot of people on the slopes today. a lot more will be out tomorrow. they are loving this because they can actually make snow in

outside in lynchburg right now it is still chilly. 26 our current temperature. our dew point down to 6. not only is it very cold but very dry air mass. humidity at 43%. visibility wide open at 10 miles. a little bit of a breeze and the pressure is holding steady at 29pressure is holding steady at 29.93 inches. other temperatures to speak of 3other temperatures to speak of 32 in farmville and danville. 24 in roanoke. 25 in martinsville. already back in the teens around hot springs and blacksburg. beckley right now checking in at about 14. a very breezy day today, particularly high on the ridgetop. hot springs reporting a sustained wind speed of 21. danville at 14. you take the numbers we just showed you along with the wind speeds. wind chill. tells like 19 right now. lynchburg feels like 8 below in hot springs and feels like 5 on the field of tech. dangerous to low wind chills. if you were out and about bundle up in the heavy coat because you will definitely need it. a little bit of cloud cover out there that is holding in some

away, you will start to see any heat that you got today quickly goes back into outer space. the temperatures will plummet from the overnight hours tonight. a little bit of temperature in into the new river valley communities. more flurries back out to the mountaineer state of west virginia. most will stay out there and seeing a weather winter advisory. we are under a wind chill advisory, and also back down to the neighborhood valley communities and the overnight hours of tonight. some flurries and very cold air in place right now. that will be the case tomorrow except replace the flurries with a lot of sunshine. wide open sunshine tomorrow afternoon, and then we will bring back the flurries for the day on friday as well, and we will continue to keep that very chilly air mass in place really right on through a good chunk of the seven-day period. we will keep it clear overnight. the mountains. looking at sunshine tomorrow afternoon. more clear skies back on the way for tomorrow night. more cloud cover for the way on friday and maybe a temperature

highlands. temperatures, boy they are cold, 38 in atlanta. all the way back up into canada where it is sub zero temperatures. a lot more of this cold air where that came from and that's how i feel and the highs 31 on the way for a thursday. 37, friday. weekend will be lucky to get out of the 20s. when you factor in the low ares are it is just brutal. 8 degrees overnight low temperatures on your way for saturday. overnight low temperatures tonight dip back down into the teens and also the 20s and partly cloudy skies. tomorrow's daytime high temperature may make it back to freezefreezing in bedford. we think lynchburg may stay below that at 31. weekend is dry but it is cold. 27, saturday. 28 for valentine's day. a cuddle alert may be needed. >> danner: at least we have a warm-up coming. many christians around the world began the observance of lent. ash wednesday the 40 ash wednesday the 40-day lent period in the western church lasts until midnight on easter sunday.

will give up something like their favorite food or pleasurable activity. jesus is fasting in the wilderness. another custom for christians during lent is taking up the acts of charity. it states back to the 4th century. bad news for parents who are tired hearing elsa sing let it go let it go . >> danner: what is next for fans of the movie "frozen." from the terrorism alert debt can in washington d.c., i am jonathan elias. the army is deploying more troops in afghanistan. joining forces to push back taliban insurgents. the largest deployment outside of major bases in afghanistan since 2014. the nation's top intelligence officials say isis has succeeded in making and deploying chemical agents in syria. director of national intelligence james clapper says

decades. the combination of muss card gas use came before the senate armed services committee just yesterday. and in france, there is now a proposal to amend their constitution. tampa would strip people

of their uplans to take on streaming services. they released three youtube movies. the original content is part of youtube red subscription service. costs $10 a month to do away with the ads and get access to youtube originals and the company's music service. burger king will start serving hot dogs later this month. one executive called it the biggest launches since the 1970sbiggest launches since the 1970s. they are excited about these hot dogs. serve two versions of classic dog and philly cheese dog. >> mark: my son max will like that. it is official, fans of disney's "frozen" will have a new broadway version. just what we needit was on

the show is touting a opening in spring of 2018. an 8th installment of "harry potter" will come out this summer. not a traditional book but a hard-cover of the book "harry toer and the child." it will be released as a book the following day which happens to be harry potter's birthday. >> mark: of course. it had to come out on harry potter's birthday.

>> danner: you. this just into the newsroom. the justice department has filed a civil rights lawsuit against the city of ferguson over its refusal to accept a reform agreement to improve the police department and court operations. just yesterday, city council there voted to revise the agreement. ferguson has been under scrutiny since 18-year-old michael brown was fatally shot by officer darren wilson 18 months ago. the grand jury and the justice department declined to prosecute wilson. the royal caribbean cruise ship damaged in a large storm is due back in court tonight in new jersey. murk-force winds sunday over 100 miles per hour and 30-foot waves forced the ship to turn back. the ship's captain explaining in a video broadcast internally to all 4500 state rooms that he

the storm when he had the ship out. they were ordered to say in their state room for eight hourstheir state room for eight hours.hours. thankful thankfully nobody was hurt. researchers say driverless cars still need a driver, someone to take control of the steering wheel and slam on the brakes. regulators gave approval without any of that, no steering wheel, no accelerator and no brakes. states can pass law that require vehicles to have those things, but federal regulators have opened the door for perhaps faster development of truly

>> the road i know, we are all looking for ways to better our photography game with our smartphones, and this guy has definitely done it. check out nicholas weenie's

the swiss skier did this with an iphone, a tether and lots of patience. and, yes, it is as difficult as it looks. very cool though. it took him nearly two years to perfect this move. >> danner: i am thinking it is like walking -- team coverage of the cold weather picks up back at 6:00.

temperatures and w news. >> mark: right now we are take>> mark: right now we are taking a live look at a very cold lynchburg from our tower cam. we barely made it above freezing today, and we are just getting started with this cold. it is going to say that way through the weekend. >> noreen: brr ... our team coverage starts with chief meteorologist george flickinger in the weather center. hey, george. >> george: noreen and mark, this is the coldest weather we have seen so far this season

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