3pattie vdot is urging drivers to be safe this morning... a live look at the roads just ahead... whit but, if you do find yourself driving today.. we have some advice to help keep you safe behind the wheel...pattie plus, a look at the fight to take down the ten commandments in oklahoma.. the battle unfolding on capitol grounds...3 3 3 3 3pattie good morning virginia. it is tuesday, february 16th, 2016. i'm pattie martin.whit and, i'm whitney delbridge. this morning we have team coverage to get you up to speed on the weather conditions. our mona kosar abdi in live in lynchburg with the latest on the roads. but first let's check in with melissa and will over in the weather center... 3 3 3***a winter storm warning remains active until noon

transition to all rain for the morning as temperatures continue to climb. the rain will be heavy at times. some areas could pick up 1" with locally higher amounts. please be careful and use extra caution on the slushy and slick roads. we will have to watch for minor flooding for the first part of your tuesday as the water will have nowhere to go due to the snow. skies will begin to clear by lunchtime with the sun making an appearance. temperatures warm into the upper 40s to even the lower 50s on the southside. a few isolated showers are possible late tonight as another clipper system moves over the area. lows fall into the lower 30s. wednesday will be a mix of sun and clouds with highs in the

3pattie vdot is still recommending people stay off the roads, until this ice melts. their crews have been working 12 hour shifts. but, if you have to be out.. here's what you need to know.. make sure your car is winterized and safe for driving in bad weather. take it slow- and allow for extra time. leave plenty of room between your car and the car in front of you. give plow trucks the right of way. and.. no sudden breaking -- gradually come to a stop. 3whit this morning we're tracking the latest on the road conditions...pattie mona kosar abdi is out and about in lynchburg with the latest on the road conditions....mona live u live in lynchburg, mona kosar abdi, abc13 news. 3 3whit tight and right now

icy highways have made driving dangerous. at last check -- 3 fatal crashes had been reported. officials also tell us 2 troopers and a firefighter were hit at crash scenes.. and sent to the hospital. as of last night.. troopers had responded to a total of 97 traffic crashes and 14 disabled vehicles across the state. in the appomattox divison.. there have been 7 crashes. and 4 crashes in the salem division. again - police are asking that if you do not have to be on the roads.. please stay put. 3pattie tight this morning a henry county deputy is listed in serious condition after crashing his cruiser while responding to a call over the weekend. according to the sheriff's office, just after midnight on saturday.. z.b. smith was responding to a call about a man threatening to jump off a bridge on greensboro road, but smith ran off the road as he was heading there. smith was airlifted to roanoke memorial hospital. officials say they found the man a little later and took him in for a mental evaluation. 3whit box and this morning we're learning new information

roanoke. roanoke police have identified the man hit late friday night as 59 year old david lee burnley of roanoke county. they say he's recovering at roanoke memorial hospital. police say burnley got hit by a vehicle on orange avenue just after 8 p.m. so far, no one has been charged. 3pattie four months after its removal from the oklahomo capitol grounds... controversy still surrounds the 10 commandments monument.whit and now several bills are being introduced this session.. aimed at bringing it back. kristen shanahan reports. 3--pkg--it was a heated battle led by the american civil liberties union.the fight to remove the 10 commandments monument from capitol grounds. "what's different about the 10 commandments monument isn't that it just acknowledges religion, like some symbols at the capitol, but that it actually commands a reader in exactly how to worship," brady henderson, acluthe aclu argued that the monument's placement violated oklahoma's constitution.last summer the

-- and the monument was removed."what is problematic with that opinion is it became very bad legal precedent for our state," rep. jordansection 5 of article 2 says use of public money or property cannot be used for sectarian or religious purposes.some lawmakers are pushing to get rid of that section -- and want the people to decide. "anything that has content that can be considered religious if it receives a benefit from the state either directly or indirectly it now violates the state constitution," rep. jordanhe says that means medicaid funding could be prohibited from going to religious affiliated hospitals...or could stop church from being held a public schools.the aclu calls those ideas "silly". "when you're fair to everyone there's nothing that offends article 2 of section 5. all this really says that has a state you can't discriminate. you can't say we like this religion better than that one. when you do things in a fair way there's simply nothing to worry about there," aclusome legislators say fighting this issue is a waste of time."we have a litany of problems, but yet we're worrying about the placement of a 10 commandments monument. that to me just reflects misplaced priorities and i wish that we would focus on the big issues at hand that actually affect people's lives," emily virgin representative jordan says the removal of this monument... could also lead to the removal

that is also something the 3aclu disagrees 3with. 3pattie tight turning to the campaign trail... the presidential hopefuls are keeping their eyes on south carolina ahead of the next primary.. and they're taking any help they can get. sot george w. bush 18:37:22"we need someone who can fix the problems that cause our anger and frustration -- and that's jeb bush." (cheers)pattie currently, donald trump has a double-digit lead in south carolina polls. this primary could be jeb bush's last if he doesn't get the votes. on the democratic side -- hillary clinton is stumping for votes in nevada. she also used help -- from a presidential relative... pattie tight the republican south carolina primary.. and the democratic nevada primary are both saturday. 3whit tight and tonight..

hall on wset.com called "your voice, your future: millennials and politics". wsyx out of columbus, ohio is hosting this one. the town hall is set to tackle issues like.. which presidential candidate can best solve the challenges young people face today it'll be streamed live on our website from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. 3pattie tight a man in williamsburg celebrated an icy president's day by saluting his collection of president's heads in his backyard..sot-- hankins "i've got a vision for these guys. something that will attract the kids and get them to learn some history." pattie howard hankins has 43 sculptures of president heads. they weigh about 800-thousand pounds each. hankins said he was hired to crush the sculptures after a theme park in williamsburg closed, but he says he couldn't do it. so he decided to take them to his concrete recycling business. now -- he hopes to find the presidents a new home where they will be appreciated. 3whit the lincoln memorial

the us department of the interior says a recent 18 and a half million dollar donation will be used to repair and restore the memorial in washington. work will include fixing brick and marble masonry.. memorial cleaning.. and the addition of education and research areas. the donation is part of a 350 million dollar fundraising effort by the national park service. the memorial first opened to the public in 1922. 3whit this morning we're tracking the latest on the road conditions...pattie mona kosar abdi is out and about in lynchburg with the latest on the road conditions....mona live u live in lynchburg, mona kosar abdi, abc13 news.

3pattie still to come on 3good morning virginia... we aren't the only ones dealing with rough weather... a look at what the rest of

and... 3 3***a winter storm warning remains active until noon today***our wintry mix will transition to all rain for the morning as temperatures continue to climb. the rain will be heavy at times. some areas could pick up 1" with locally higher amounts. please be careful and use extra caution on the slushy and slick roads. we will have to watch for minor flooding for the first part of your tuesday as the water will have nowhere to go due to the snow. skies will begin to clear by lunchtime with the sun making

warm into the upper 40s to even the lower 50s on the southside. a few isolated showers are possible late tonight as another clipper system moves over the area. lows fall into the lower 30s. wednesday will be a mix of sun and clouds with highs in the upper 40s. thursday and friday look pleasant with sunshine and highs in the upper 40s for thursday with temperatures in the lower 50s by friday. the weekend will be pleasant and mild with highs soaring into the 60s. (toss to will)3***a winter storm warning remains active until noon today***our wintry mix will transition to all rain for the morning as temperatures continue to climb. the rain will be heavy at times. some areas could pick up 1" with locally higher amounts. please be careful and use extra caution on the slushy and slick roads. we will have to watch for minor flooding for the first part of your tuesday as the water will have nowhere to go due to the snow. skies will begin to clear by lunchtime with the sun making an appearance. temperatures warm into the upper 40s to even the lower 50s on the southside. a few isolated showers are possible late tonight as another clipper

wednesday will be a mix of sun and clouds with highs in the upper 40s. thursday and friday look pleasant with sunshine and highs in the upper 40s for thursday with temperatures in the lower 50s by friday. the weekend will be pleasant and

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3pattie a dangerous mix of snow, ice and heavy rain is making for dangerous driving conditions up and down the east coast this morning before a widespread warmup. whit abc's megan hughes has more on the wild weather and some of the hardest hit states. a$ 3(nats of shoveling) sot jay filawisz: "i'm just cleaning up the area, so that nobody slips and falls.."up and down the east coast--slippery sidewalks made for wobbly walking. on the roads-that coating of ice left drivers scrambling to get traction? in pennsylvania-- derek fair was driving down route 29 in valley forge when he went off the road...just missing this tree. sot derek fair: " like im not trying to hit the guy in front of me...so i started to skid and came off the road." north carolina's wintry mix caused more than 1500 car accidents in less than 24 hours the 1200 mile long winter storm is also creating trouble at airports-red dominated the departures board at charlotte

cancelled monday. sot patti morris: i am done..i am done...i am done...hahaaa...i am ready for summer."(graphic) the snow, ice, and rain are marching north up the east coast--17 states seeing winter weather alerts?with a big warmup in many places by later tonight. nats--stormthe wild weather stretching into the south with reports of several tornado touchdowns? in mississippi, this house - destroyed... this high schoolcampus - damaged... in louisiana, winds ripping apart this car wash and pizza hut? and sent debris flyingsot miranda supple / witness: "i seen it like coming at me. woo it's scary."reporter tag: this latest severe weather comes after aweekend that shattered cold records in new york and boston-today in some areas, temperatures in some places are expected to rise into the 50's. megan hughes, abc news, washington?. 3pattie still to come on good morning virginia... ben and jerry's ice cream is expanding...reaching out to

creation...in the next half hour of gmv. 3whit but first, here's a look at the most viewed news stories this morning on wset dot com. freezng rain is creating challenges for snow removal crews across our area. also, many of you are logging on to read about the accident on route 460 that sent 6 people to the hospital. and a bedford gas station is missing a pump after a truck slammed into it. be sure to log on to wset dot

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3 3 3 good tuesday to you, let's get a check of your morning drive. our wintry mix will transition to all rain for the morning as temperatures continue to climb. the rain will be heavy at times. some areas could pick up 1" with locally higher amounts. please be careful and use extra caution on the slushy and slick roads. we will have to watch for minor flooding for the first part of your tuesday as the water will have nowhere 3dennis virginia broke open a tie game at the half against n.c. state, outscoring the wolfpack by 20 the final 20 minutes en route to a 73-53 win. one of last year's cavalier standouts, justin anderson, in the crowd to cheer on his old mates. the acc's leading scorer cat barber and the wolfpack started fast, state raced to a 15-9 lead the opening five minutes. tied at 31 at the half, virginia took command

second half, anthony gill with the slam follow. malcolm brogdon led all scorers with 22, 9 of 13 shooting for the night. four of those were 3s and he held barber to just 14 points. virginia's london perrantes drilled five 3s, adding 19 points. virginia wins 73-53 to improve to 21-and-5. 3 the liberty flames are the hottest team in the big south. after starting league play 0-and-3, the flames have won nine of their last 11, including their last seven in a row with saturday's victory at longwood. a.c. reid scored a team-high 20 points, including six 3s. all of a sudden, a team many had given up on is just one game out of first place in the big south. 3 jeb burton of halifax will drive for the king richard petty this season. burton will compete full-time in the xfinity series. he'll debut the 43 ford mustang this saturday in the season opener at daytona. 3 and soccer, the u.s. women needed only a tie with puerto rico to send them into the olympic qualifying semifinals as group a winners. in the sixth minute, mallory pugh finds crystal dunn inside, dunn scores easily, 1-0 u.s. 17th minute, carli lloyd's penalty kick

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will be heavy at times. some areas could pick up 1" with locally higher amounts. please be careful and use extra caution on the slushy and 3***a winter storm warning remains active until noon today***our wintry mix will transition to all rain for the morning as temperatures continue to climb. the rain will be heavy at times. some areas could pick up 1" with locally higher amounts. please be careful and use extra caution on the slushy and slick roads. we will have to watch for minor flooding for the first part of your tuesday as the water will have nowhere to go due to the snow. skies will begin to clear by lunchtime with the sun making an appearance. temperatures warm into the upper 40s to even the lower 50s on the southside. a few isolated showers are possible late tonight as another clipper system moves over the area. lows fall into the lower 30s. wednesday will be clouds with highs in the upper 40s. thursday and friday look pleasant with sunshine and highs in the upper 40s for thursday with temperatures in the lower 50s by friday. the weekend will be with highs

3pattie coming up in the next half hour of good morning virginia... this morning, the ice and rain aren't only affecting our roads....they've led to some power outages as well. a look at the latest numbers, coming up..whit

their hands full overnight..3 3pattie good morning virginia. it is tuesday, february 16th, 2016. i'm pattie martin.whit and, i'm whitney delbridge. this morning we have team coverage to get you up to speed on the weather conditions pattie will stafford is out in front of our abc 13 sutdios.. but first we are going to send it over to melissa le fevre in the weather center for who's been tracking the storm overnight... melissa? 3 3 3***a winter storm warning remains active until noon today***our wintry mix will transition to all rain for the morning as temperatures continue to climb. the rain will be heavy at times. some areas could pick up 1" with locally higher amounts. please be careful and use extra

slick roads. we will have to watch for minor flooding for the first part of your tuesday as the water will have nowhere to go due to the snow. skies will begin to clear by lunchtime with the sun making an appearance. temperatures warm into the upper 40s to even the lower 50s on the southside. a few isolated showers are possible late tonight as another clipper system moves over the area. lows fall into the lower 30s. wednesday will be a mix of sun and clouds with highs in the upper 40s. (dont toss to will) 3pattie box freezing rain can bring power outages. but luckily in our area, not many but luckily in

3(toss to pattie)3 3pattie box freezing rain can bring power outages. but luckily in our area, not many to report.. and power companies say they're monitoring what's going on. here's a look at the numbers. sec reports about 125 outages in the smith mountain lake area. aep is showing about 200 in campbell county, 13-hundred in franklin county, 340 in henry county and 450 in carroll county, power companies say.. they're on stand by ready to tackle whatever comes their way. teresa hamilton hall, appalachian power: "so far today we've had very few outages across our service territory in virginia. with temperatures in the teens and twenties, snow that fell overnight and throughout the day was dry and light like our last storm so it didn't stick to powerlines or trees, plus we didn' thave any strong winds to contend with. with that said, we are not out of the woods just yet and all of our employees and contract

needed."3pattie box we're also keeping an eye on the outage maps. we'll keep you up to date with the numbers on air.. and on our facebook page. 3 3whit box even if your power hasn't gone out.. it's a good idea to be prepared. appalachian power says.. it's wise to have an emergency kit ready. also -- if you just stocked up on groceries and you lose power.. consider this.. most meat and dairy products need to be tossed out if they've been sitting above 41 degrees for more than 2 hours. a-e-p says it's important that you report your outage also, turn off your major appliances -- to prevent circuits from overloading. and make sure your cell phones are charged. 3pattie tight over on the southside -- danville police are reporting very slick roads as well.. we've learned that police have responded to 7 crashes just since 1:30 this morning. and right now extreme caution if you have to be on the roads. and as you can see with a live look at our vdot cameras -- not many people out right now. crews in danville are working

sand the residential streets. they say.. it takes about 24 to 36 hours. remember- since residential streets were not pre-treated.. they won't get plowed down to the pavement. 3 3whit and if you're wondering this morning whether or not your child is out of school.. you can now get the closings and delays information on your phone. just head to wset.com. go to the weather tab and scroll down to school closing alerts. there, you can opt to have the alerts sent to your phone.. and you can even choose a specific school. we'll have the very latest on the closings and delays.. along with the forecast at wset.com. be sure to check the site.. and our abc 13 facebook page to stay up to date. 3 3pattie tight also on the eduction front... a proposed change to virginia's number of charter schools has failed in the republican- controlled senate. the change would have granted the virginia board of education the power to approve charter schools. that hands of local school districts. virginia supporters say more are needed to provide students

learning. opponents say the state should focus on providing more resources to traditional schools. 3whit tight while conditions may be pretty rough, road wise... that didn't stop people from enjoying their snowday. check this out.... 3 the superintendent of greater clark county schools in kentucky got creative to announce the school closing yesterday. for "snowline bling" -- a play on drake's popular song -- dr. andrew melin inserted his face into drake's "hotline bling" video and sang his message to students. 3whit still to come on good morning virginia... taylor swift won big at the grammy's plus, some highly anticipated performances did

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remains active until noon today***our wintry mix will transition to all rain for the morning as temperatures continue to climb. the rain will be heavy at times. some areas could pick up 1" with locally higher amounts. please be careful and use extra caution on the slushy and slick roads. we will have to watch for minor flooding for the first part of your tuesday as the water will have nowhere to go due to the snow. skies will begin to clear by lunchtime with the sun making an appearance. temperatures warm into the upper 40s to even the lower 50s on the southside. a few isolated showers are possible late tonight as another clipper system moves over the area. lows fall into the lower 30s. wednesday will be a mix of sun and clouds with highs in the upper 40s. thursday and friday look pleasant with sunshine and highs in the upper 40s for thursday with temperatures in

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>> mona: it is after 6:00, it it is a messy morning. good tuesday to you. i want to track satellite and radar. heavy rain moves in the heart of virginia. mechesing in with freezing rain. temperatures around the 32 degree mark. get a check of weather now.