virginia tech wants to tackle the virus. we'll tell you how...pattie a sudden diagnosis took a little boy and his family by surprise... and now you have a chance to help him out simply by getting a hair cut. 3 3 3 the rest of the week will feel frigid for the heart of virginia. i'll have the details coming up. 3 3 pattie good morning virginia. it is thurday, february 11th, 2016. i'm pattie martin.mona and, i'm mona kosar abdi. thanks for starting your day with us. 3 pattie tight today the trial will pick back up for the mother of a 5 year old boy found dead in a septic tank in pulaski county. this after a two day long struggle at the beginning of the week to seat a jury for ashley negelect trial. on tuesday, judge bradley finch granted the defense counsel's

citing virginia case law - finch noted the - quote - "difficulty in seating 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. prosecutors expect to bring in some 20 witnesses to testify at today's trial which begins at 9 this morning. stick with abc 13 for updates on this case. 3 3 3 mona tight new this morning... danville police are investigating a robbery that happened at the golden coral on holt garrison parkway.. they say they responed to a call last night that the business's parking lot. there they found two pittsylvania county residents said that a man pointed a gun at them and demanded money and then ran away. police are looking for the suspect. 3 3 3 bundle up today as we're waking up to morning lows in the teens with wind chill values in the teens and single digits to near zero. thursday will be sunny and breezy with continued cold temperatures. highs will only reach near 30

tonight with clouds beginning to increase by morning and lows again falling into the teens. friday will be the "warmest" of the next few with highs in the mid to upper 30s. a few flurries or light snow showers are possible mainly out towards the mountains on friday. another surge of cold air arrives for your valentine's day weekend. temperatures will remain below freezing for the entire weekend. 3 3 mona tight lynchburg mayor

running for city council in the may elections. that was his announcement to abc-13 yesterday. gillette has been a council member for 12 years and the mayor for 4. but he says he plans to stay in the hill city and remain involved. vice mayor ceaser johnson is the only other council member who's announced he won't be runing again. he's planning to run for treasurer instead. 3 pattie the field has narrowed, and now all the republican candidates fit on one stage after carly fiorina and chris christie dropped out of the presidential race. mona now the fight is headed for south carolina. this as the democrats, get ready to debate tonight. lana zak reports. 3 3 trump sot: we may have to stage a phony protest. that's the only way they show the size of these crowds. this crowd is amazing."donald trump with even more spring in his step following his major win in new hampshire--forcing two more candidates--chris christie and carly fiorina out of the race.trump says he's

challenger, hillary clinton trump sot: we're going to beat her and honestly women don't like her, //3 (gfx) in new hampshire, clinton lost women voters 44 to 55% ---- and young people 16% to 83%.but nationally, clinton still has the advantage over bernie sanders, who tells abc's cecilia vega he has work to do. vega: if the election were tomorrow do you think you could win south carolina and nevada?sanders: no. fortunately for us the election is not tomorrow. gw bush ad natsand another candidate grateful for some extra campaign time--jeb bush--who confirms his brother will join him on the trail hitting trump hard yesterday after his fourth new hampshire bush sot: he is an entertaining person. unless you are a woman. unless you are a hispanic, unless you're a pow, unless you're a disabled person. //but second- place winner john kasich says he's unlikely to go on the attackkasich sot: i'm not gonna be a pincushion or a marshmallow but i'm also not gonna spend my time trying to trash over people.tag: back in

controversial bill to cut off funding for planned parenthood programs on aids and domestic violence, has passed...kasich says he will sign it. lz abc n, w.3 3 pattie box in richmond.. the house has approved 3 bills that would allow more concealed-weapon permit holders to legally carry guns in the state. the approval came despite heavy criticsm from a national gun control group. the legislation would expand the number of concealed handgun permit reciprocity agreements virginia has with other states. that would allow more out-of-state permit holders to legally carry guns in virginia. it would also prohibit people subject to protective orders from carrying firearms.. and require police presence at gun shows for voluntary backgroud checks. 3 mona the james river association says.. it's going to legally challenge a state permit allowing millions of gallons of coal ash wastewater into the river. the southern environmental law

they will move forward with a court appeal of a permit issued last month by the state water control board. dominion virginia power is seeking to discharge 350- million gallons of wastewater into the james.. from the bremo power station in fluvanna county. dominion is discharging the water as it works to close coal ash impoundments at power plants. 3 pattie tight the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases and the cdc say they're doing everything they can to keep people informed about the zika virus. yesterday's hearing on capitol hill came as researchers in brazil say the mosquito-borne virus may be linked to eye abnormalities in babies. the world health organization declared a public health emergency over the virus. the declaration came amid increased reports of birth defects and a serious neurological condition that could be linked to the virus. (tom frieden, m.d. - cdc director)"we are committed to continuing to share the information with the public and with health care providers and policy makers, so that people can make the best possible decisions about

and accurate data."pattie tight the w-h-o estimates as many as three to four million people across the americas will be infected with the virus over the next year. 3 3 mona tight the zika virus is one the latest emerging mosquito borne threats. we've seen west nile and chikungunya... now zika. researchers at virginia tech have long studied flaviviruses -- that's the family of viruses the zika virus belongs to they look at how the virus can get past the mosquito's immune system and the human immune system. the flavivirus family also includes other important pathogens, such as west nile virus and yellow fever. now virginia tech reports they will begin work on the zika virus. reserachers say the development of a vaccine is paramount to resolving the current public health crisis. however, they are also exploring new strategies for vector control -- such as spraying. 3 pattie he's only 7, and has a lengthy battle with

just a few weeks since the diagnosis-- and seven year old milan has already had two surgeries. mona doctors discovered a golf-ball sized tumor on his brain in january. his mother says they're thankful they discovered it in time. katie brooke reports. 3 a normal afternoon in january for malaka payne quickly became horrifying. she says her son fell asleep in the car and wouldn't wake up. (:04)malaka payne, milan's mom, "he was very disoriented, very spaced out." once she got him up and into the house he fell and she knew something was very wrong. (:03)malaka payne, milan's mom, "we left immediately and went to the er." 12 days in the hospital and an mri showed a tumor on milan's brain. two surgeries later.. doctors drained a lot of fluid. (:05)malaka payne, milan's mom, "i was so scared the whole time cause they told me what could happen." the next step for the 7 year old.. a month of radiation and four months of chemotherapy. malaka payne graduated in august from sylvan mellou

she's now a stylist in forest, but had to take a break since her son got sick. keena wood, admissions director, "she's done a great job here supporting our organization and going out and representing our school very well and we want to supportther in her time of need." so they're hosting a cut-a-thon. 5 dollar hair cuts with all proceeds going to malaka and milan. (:07)malaka payne, milan's mom,"i was floored, i was so excited that it meant that he meant that much to them." more than 30 people will be cutting hair-- alumni and current students. (:14)malaka payne, milan's mom,"milan is turning 8 this year, and he's going to live to see that, he's going to do well." 3 pattie tight the cut-a-thon is next saturday the 20th from 9-5. if you don't need a hair cut, you can still drop by to donate. you can follow along with milan's journey on his facebook page -- we have the link for it at wset.com. also, every dollar raised will be matched by the school. 3 mona still to come on good morning virginia... are you feeling the bern? the internet definitely is...

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3 and... 3 3 3 3 bundle up today as we're waking up to morning lows in the teens with wind chill values in the teens and single

will be sunny and breezy with continued cold temperatures. highs will only reach near 30 this afternoon. dry for tonight with clouds beginning to increase by morning and lows again falling into the teens. friday will be the "warmest" of the next few with highs in the mid to upper 30s. a few flurries or light snow showers are possible mainly out towards the mountains on friday. another surge of cold air arrives for your valentine's day weekend. temperatures will remain below freezing for the entire weekend. saturday will be mostly sunny and cold, with highs only in the upper 20s for the afternoon. overnight lows fall into the lower teens and single digits by sunday morning. sunshine continues for most of valentine's day, with highs only climbing into the upper 20s. we're watching the potential for winter weather monday and tuesday. right now it looks like we'll see a mix of rain, sleet and snow across the area. local accumulations look possible, but it's still too early for specific totals. please stay tuned for the newest forecast information. we'll make it back into the 40s by tuesday,

and lower 50s for wednesday. 3 3 pattie senator and democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders has a new nickname...that he got by accident.... mona it's bernie "sandwiches". and the appetite for the senator's new nickname is growing. jeanne moos reports. 3 it's a pretty easy name to say...("the view")"bernie sanders."which makes a minor slip of the tongue by m-s-n- b-c anchor chris hayes all the more delicious.(chris hayes/msnbc)"railing against pharmaceutical companies and the like and bernie

from the beginning."may i please have a second helping... (chris hayes/msnbc)"and bernie sandwiches."next thing you know everyone was making bernie sandwiches.bernie in corned beef. bernie on toast. bernie between buns. holding a sandwich aloft.pulling one out of his pocket.hashtag bernie sandwiches unleashed tweets like "feel the heartbern" and comments like "bernie sandwiches. that's his mafia name."as for chris hayes.... (chris hayes/msnbc)"bernie sandwiches."he tweeted "in my defense i was literally watching people being served dinner when i said bernie sandwiches."(jeanne moos/cnn correspondent)"and as if bernie sandwiches wasn't enough for one election night, another anchor put her foot in her mouth."though megyn kelly's blooper on fox news wasn't quite so mouthwatering. (megyn kelly/fox news channel) "on the democratic side, bernie sandals, bernie sanders. sandals, it could catch on in the summer months."

(megyn kelly/fox news channel) "bernie sandals."the bernie sandwich likewise already exists.food and wine magazine created sandwiches to represent various candidates. hillary's was a subway sandwich....(noah kaufman/associate editor, food and wine magazine)"a little bit of everything and anything anyone could ever want on it, it will agree to put under that bread."while bernie's was a vietnamese sandwich. spicy and obscure.(noah kaufman/associate editor. food and wine magazine)"your hipster friends are gonna tell you about it."even chelsea clinton once misspoke while bringing up bernie.(chelsea clinton/hillary clinton's daughter)"that president sanders. excuse me that's senator sanders, i hope not president sanders."yeah, well how about president bernie sandwiches. (nat sound) "bernie bernie bernie. sandwich sandwich sandwich." jeanne moos, c-n-n, new york.

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smoke was coming from a manhole, and that's not good. we entered the manhole. we discovered that the cables had been melted by the fire. we jumped in, we got to work, and in a little over eight hours, we had the power back on. hi, i'm john snyder, distribution system supervisor for appalachian power. it's my goal to keep the lights on and everything run smoothly, and no one even notices. (announcer) we may be a power company, but the true power in our communities comes from our people. 3 good thursday to you, let's get a check of your morning drive. bundle up today as we're waking up to morning lows in the teens with wind chill values in the teens and single digits to near zero. thursday will be sunny and breezy with continued cold temperatures. highs will only reach near 30 this afternoon. dry for tonight with clouds beginning to increase by again falling into the teens. friday will be the "warmest" of the

to upper 30s. a few flurries or light snow showers are possible mainly out mountains on friday. another surge of cold air arrives for your valentine's day weekend. 3 named its new head football coach. he's 24-year- old matt allen, who's worked with buckingham county football the past six years. the buckingham native is a 2012 hampden-sydney graduate. 3 college basketball, randolph hosted lynchburg college in odac action. the hornets won the first meeting at lc by 13.last night, randolph used a 22-7 run the final eight minutes of the half to go up 14 at the break. back came the hornets, zack burnett got red-hot from 3-point land, drilling six for the game, 21 points, lynchburg tied the game at 42 midway of the half. zach desgain put the wildcats back on top before alex graves again tied the game with seven minutes left, graves scored 17 on the

big game inside for randolph, he had 13. lc down 3, final seconds, burnett to send it to overtime, the shot won't go down. wildcats hang on for the 61-58 win. 3 high school action at halifax county, the blue comets battled the dan river wildcats. tied at 20 at the break. 2nd half, jimmy smith jr. fires from long range. the comets take the lead. dan river fires back - jaquan durant drives to the basket for the layup, then on the other end, ford morrison's layup is rejected by rodney womble jr. halifax took over in the fourth and wins 54-42, 3 and one-time duke all-american forward gene banks spoke to the lynchburg sports club tonight. the duke hall of famer led the acc in scoring his senior season in 1981, over greats like

worthy. 3 mona yard-decorating is usually something you do for christmas or halloween.pattie but a family in henrico county goes all out with its and as nakkell williams reports, the neighbors love it. 3 with a name like stephanie loving...how could spreading love especially for valentine's day not be her mission?(stephanie loving, decorated yard for valentine's day): "the second day after christmas l start decorating for valentine's. it's the day i look forward to the most." filled four-foot hearts...flashing...with sweet valentine's wishes and it all started when she was a little

decorated yard for valentine's day): "when i was a little kid, you know when we used to make the brown paper bags and decorate them and stick them under the chalkboard. everybody would put their valentine's inside of there. i just always loved and was so excited to get that brown paper bag to see what was inside it."people can't resist stopping by for a little smooch in the kissing booth... (stephanie loving, decorated yard for valentine's day): "a lot people will leave coins in the kissing booth. there is like a little shelf. there were four coins there. one was a quarter and one was a nickel. then one day i came home and one of my nickels was missing. i said somebody took my nickel instead of leaving me a nickel for their kiss." stephanie says it's a labor of love for all to enjoy whether they leave a nickel or not. (stephanie loving, decorated yard for valentine's day): "i

there for people to enjoy."3 3 3 the rest of the week will feel frigid for the heart of virginia. please make sure that your loved ones and pets stay warm. bundle up today as we're waking up to morning lows in the teens with wind chill values in the teens and single digits to near zero. thursday will be sunny and breezy with continued cold temperatures. highs will only reach near 30 this afternoon. dry for tonight with clouds beginning to increase by morning and lows again falling into the teens. friday will be the "warmest" of the next few with highs in the mid to upper 30s. a few flurries or light snow showers are possible mainly out towards the mountains on friday. another surge of cold air arrives for your valentine's day temperatures will remain below freezing for the entire weekend. saturday will be mostly sunny and cold, with highs only in the upper 20s for the afternoon. overnight lows fall into the lower teens

morning. sunshine continues for most of valentine's day, climbing into the upper 20s. we're watching the potential for winter weather monday and tuesday. right now it looks like we'll see a mix of rain, sleet and snow across the area. local accumulations look possible, but it's still too early for specific totals. please stay tuned forecast information. we'll make it back into the 40s by tuesday, with highs in the upper 40s and lower 50s for wednesday. 3 pattie coming up in the next half hour of good morning virginia... it's the end of an era for a part of history that had a big impact on our area. we've learned the last of the bedford boys has died. we'll hear from his best friend of 70 years. mona a doctor performs surgery on a child... except that child wasn't due for an operation. the

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3 a sad day for our area.... allen huddleston, the last of the bedford boys, passed away yesterday.mona huddelston was 97. marissa parra spoke with one of his best friends. 3 robert key says allen huddleston was like a brother. robert key, allen huddleston's best friend: "he was just a good friend and a good man. he they'd been friends since 1946 -- meeting through the military.robert key, allen huddleston's best friend: "i went with a brother into bedford to join up with company a. and that's when we would meet allen huddleston at company a." he says allen was an avid photographer. best friend: "he had his own photo shop down on west main."3 allen ended up going to serve in world war ii. but -- allen suffered a broken ankle that kept him from the beaches of normandy on d-day. robert key, allen huddleston's best friend: "he said well, if i hadn't broke my ankle two weeks before d-day, i would probably lost my life on the

was devastated when he rejoined company a and didn't recognize anyone.robert key, allen huddleston's best friend: "when he told me that i could see tears forming on his cheeks... i wanted to cry with him." in the 70 years that robert knew allen, he says he was a class act.robert key, allen huddleston's best friend: "in all the years i knew allen huddleston, never a curse word out of that man. he was just a nice gentleman all the time."robert key, allen huddleston's best friend: "i tried to ask god every morning to give him strength to get him through today, every day, because that's how important he was to me."robert key, allen huddleston's best friend: "i shall miss him greatly..." 3 pattie tight in a statement, the president of the national d-day memorial told us that they are - quote-"very saddened by allen's passing", and that "his contributions to the war effort will not be forgotten." you can also read more about his life on our website, wset dot com. 3

waking up to morning lows in the teens with wind chill values in the teens and single digits to near zero. thursday will be sunny and breezy with continued cold temperatures. highs will only reach near 30 this afternoon. dry for tonight with clouds beginning to increase by morning and teens. friday will be the "warmest" of the next few with highs in the mid to upper 30s. a few flurries or light snow showers are possible mainly out towards the mountains on friday. another surge of cold air arrives for your 3 valentine's day weekend. 3 3 mona tight there may not be ice and snow out there.. but frigid temps could still have an effect on your car.

ignoring this one sign could create some real danger on the roads. an auto technician says the air doesn't actually leave your tire when it's cold.. but the molecules move more slowly, leading to lower pressure. a small pressure change may just affect your vehicle's stability .. but a big drop could have dangerous consequences.paul perhacs - "i've seen tires come in that's supposed to have 35 pounds of pressure per tire and it's got less than 20 in all four. and it's very unstable. go around the corner with a low tire, it could roll off the rim and cause you to crash."mona3 paul perhacs says a lot of his customers are making the switch from air to nitrogen. and drivers benefit from an increased fuel- economy of about 3 percent. his shop charges 5 dollars per tire to switch from air to nitrogen. 3 3 pattie box and with temperatures getting down into the teens and single digits over the next few days, that can send power bills soaring. power companies want to remind you to conserve power if you can - especially during

danville has some tips - like-- shut off your lights when you don't need them. turn down the thermostat by a degree or two. and don't run the dishwasher or do laundry between 7 and 10 am, the highest usage hours. 3 mona tight this morning a shocking new development about a reported armed robbery on a community college campus. danville police say..that a danville community college student's report that he had been a victim of an armed robbery.. was fake. they have now charged 18-year-old jov hall with filing a false police report. police say hall reported the robbery took place on south main street and kemper road. hall was arrested.. but is now out on bond. 3 pattie two former employees of the bedford country club are under investigation for allegedly embezzling money. now we are getting a look at the search warrants concerning the investigation.mona according to these search warrants, michael thompson worked at the bedford country club as a golf professional.. and his live-in girlfriend, michelle clark, was a club attendant who was responsible for working the snack bar, the pro shop, and guest services. documents

the day-to-day finances of the club... and that there were several inconsistencies...like club membership dues not applied to members' accounts, cash withdrawn from the club's debit card, and little or no cash deposited in snack bar records.pattie investigators also reported that thompson was charged with reporting income and expenses to the bookkeeper for club records.mona the board of directors president, sam hodges would not tell us how much money is missing but says the club is "doing well" and that they are "moving on." the case is still under investigation. 3 pattie tight a man convicted of sexual assault three years ago will now serve a reduced sentence. the commonwealth attorney's office in bedford county says howard witcher will now serve six-months in prison after a witness recanted their testimony. witcher was originally sentenced to two years behind bars in 20-14. he was found guilty of indecent liberties with a minor and sexual battery after police say he sexually assaulted a 12-year-old girl in 20-12. witcher will still have to register as a sex offender.

stunning medical error. a new mom says.. she thought her newborn was being taken for a routine check up.. but instead was taken into surgery. when they brought the baby back.. the parents say.. they learned there was a terrible mistake. a doctor had performed a surgical procedure meant for a different child. sot jennifer melton / motherat that point i began to cry hysterically. // essentially they took our child who was 100 percent healthy // and just took him out of the nursery and cut his mouth. mona medical records show it was a "frenectomy" .. where they cut underneath the tongue so it moves better for children having trouble nursing. in a statement, the hospital says it can't comment on the case due to privacy laws. the family's lawyer says.. the doctor did apologize.. but that the hospital still billed them for the procedure. 3 3 pattie box today area students will get involved donating blood. lynchburg city schools has partnered with the american red cross. right now this is for students at e.c. glass high school and heritage. the idea is to give students the

the community while also showing how his or her donation will directly benefit a fellow student. dr. amy huskin--coordinator for partners in education/ lcs(:11)"we always think about the red cross and everyone giving to them in the form of blood and donations and things in a crisis. but they actually have programs where they work actually to give back to the community." pattie box dr. amy huskin says they hope to turn this partnership into a scholarship program. the first blood drive is today at e.c. glass. the next will be at heritage. 3 3 mona still to come on good morning virginia... this isn't your father's superhero movie.... the new movie "deadpool" isn't even out yet and it's already showing that a sequel could be in the works. details in today's showbiz news. pattie and...

3 3 the rest of the week will feel frigid for the heart of virginia. please make sure that your loved ones and pets stay warm. bundle up today as we're waking up to morning lows in the teens with wind chill values in the teens and single digits to near zero. thursday will be sunny and breezy with continued cold temperatures. highs will only reach near 30 this afternoon. dry for tonight with clouds beginning to increase by morning and lows again falling into the teens. friday will be the "warmest" of the next few with highs in the mid to upper 30s. a few flurries or light snow showers are possible mainly out towards the mountains on friday. another surge of cold air arrives for your valentine's day weekend. temperatures will remain below

weekend. saturday will be mostly sunny and cold, with highs only in the upper 20s for the afternoon. overnight lows fall into the lower teens and single digits by sunday morning. sunshine continues for most of valentine's day, with highs only climbing into the upper 20s. we're watching the potential for winter weather monday and tuesday. right now it looks like we'll see a mix of rain, sleet and snow across the area. local possible, but it's still too early for specific totals. please stay tuned for the newest forecast information. we'll make it back into the 40s by tuesday, with highs in the upper 40s and lower 50s

3 pattie tight3 final preparations are underway to move two historical buildings at the botetourt center at greenfield. this final staging is for an anticipated move next week. we've been following this story for you after a roanoke woman

from moving these historical buildings to another area. she claims her ancestors were buried there. but archeaologists did a check of the land there and say no slave burials were found. 3 mona tight you may notice some changes the next time you visit the hotel roanoke. renovations are underway to update the guest rooms. guests are already able to take advantage of the brand new executive lounge. at a special event yesterday.. the hotel announced it will become the first hotel in virginia to join hilton's new curio collection. right now, they're part of the double tree brand.. but they say this will let them operate more like a boutique hotel.(gary walton, general manager, hotel roanoke) "we really see this as a great opportunity to not to try to be standard, as standardized as we were as a double tree. just be a little bit more free flowing and an opportunity to be the hotel roanoke and conference 3 center."mona tight and as for those famous chocolate chip cookies.. we're told those will go away.. but that something even better will replace them. 3

next generation of entrepreneurs. students at george washington high school are creating a company.. and must convince their classmates to buy their product. it's part of a virtual enterprise class, so it's all make treating it as if it's the real thing- everything from coming up with the business plan, to shooting a commercial. it's practice for their future careers. ((.4)gwendolyn stone, "they're learning leadership skills, business skills, communication skills and confidence-building skills." (.3) antonel nyler, "i've done a lot of things in this class i didn't think i'll be able to do."pattie tight last year the class won five awards in the regional virtual enterprise trade show. and that's why this year's class is invited to the international show this year.

test, test, test, testth >> patti: good morning virginia it is thursday february 11, 2016 i'm patty martin. >> mona: i'm mona thanks for