3 mona plasma3 good morning virginia. and hapy friday.. it is febuary 19th, 2016. i'm mona kosar abdi. thanks for starting your day with us. 3 mona plasma this morning we are learning more about an alleged threat that's putting a community in chatham on alert. a possible threat from isis.. made against the hargrave military academy.. that was supposed to take place today. courtney wheaton reports. 3 breanna caviness, local resident. "it's scary because you don't know who is coming." :3 the threat of isis. it is a fear that shakes nations--let alone the residents of chatham. breanna caviness, local resident" you other places countries, and you've seen what happens and because it could happen in my own hometown. " :10 when sarah 3 parker heard the news she rushed to call her family.. sarah parker, local resident" i'm a mother of two and i have one on the way, that terrifies me, not only for myself but my three children." :7 but prepared. breanna caviness, local resident." " i do own rifles, i do own pistols. if anybody does come near me and anybody without being prompted, but i do feel prepared." :9 even closer

who came to pick up their children from hargrave military academy. they say the moment they received an email from the school -- they dropped everything to make sure their children were safe. olga kearns billups, mother of student" we drove up here from charlotte as soon as possible we knew we needed to get here to pick up mark." :6 they hope the threat was only a hoax. breanna caviness, local resident" it could be kids just playing pranks unfortunately but i mean that is one of the top military schools in the nation if i'm not mistaken," :7 but law enforcement isn't taking any chances. even k-9 officers were on hand. everyone is hoping for the best, while preparing for the worstolga kearns billups, mother of student" " we're just praying, they'll just continue to monitor the situation and it will all turn out well for the school and the whole community." :73 3 mona plasma classes there are cancelled for the

right now law enforcement officials are assessing the situation. 3 mona tight the school's president.. general don broome spoke with abc 13. the threats came in a facebook message and mentioned isis. it also mentioned activities on campus this weekend. general broome says the threat came in at noon on tuesday. and now the school has heightened security on campus. i spent a large part of my life dealing with safety and security, but this is something that you never grow accustomed to and you want to take it calmly, rationally, and you cooperate fully with those agencies who are able to handle it.3 mona tight an open house scheduled for saturday --at the school --has also been postponed. sheriff mike taylor with the pittsylvania county sheriff's office told the washington post.. they are cautiously optimistic this is a "hoax".. but they'are not assuming anything. 3 3 mona you can catch all of our coverage right now on wset- dot com.. and on our abc 13 facebook fan page. we will continue to bring you the latest on the alleged threat at hargrave.

3 remember the coat this morning as it's a clear and cold start to the day. temperatures are in the 20s across the heart of virginia. partly cloudy, cool and dry for friday with highs in the upper 40s. temperatures reach the lower 50s on the southside. lows fall into the mid to upper 30s by saturday morning. overall, it's going to be a pleasant and mild weekend for us. highs reach the 60s both saturday and sunday, with overnight lows in the upper 30s to near 40. we'll be dry for saturday with a mix of sun and clouds. mostly cloudy for sunday, with the chance for a few showers later in the day. 3 mona it's the last leg of a political showdown in south carolina and nevada. democratic and republican presidential candidates -- pleading to voters. the primaries and caucuses --- now just hours away. ray

the campaign trail.3 mona it's the last leg of a political showdown in south carolina and nevada. democratic and republican presidential candidates -- pleading to voters. the primaries and caucuses --- now just hours away. ray raimundi has the latest from the campaign trail. 3 3 the stakes -- couldn't be higher. the presidential hopefulls -- hot on the campaign trail. the democrats -- criss crossing thru the state of nevada.sot - hillary clinton / (d) have an election that is about real change?not promises you can't keep."sot - bernie sanders / (d) presidential candidate"the eyes of america will be on nevada"both democratic candidates facing voters at a telivised town hall meeting -- answering tough questions on topics like immigration, privacy and their records sot - hillary clinton / (d) presidential candidate""maybe it's that senator sanders wasn't really a democrat until he decided to run for president," she said. "he doesn't know what the last two democratic presidents did." nats: of crowd booingclinton response: "well, it's true. it's true. you know it's true," sot - bernie sanders / (d) presidential candidate"if anybody thinks a member of the united states senate or the united states house has to agree with somebody in his own party who is president, well, you know, all the time, that's not my understanding of democracy." nats - of clapping at republican town hallon the republican side, john kasick, jeb bush, and donald trump?.face -to-face with south carolina voters. at

criticizing donald trumpsot - donald trump / (r) presidential candidatecooper: was there a moment you first heard the pope had said something about you that you thought maybe you're going to have to ask for forgive forgiveness? trump: no. i have a lot of respect for the pope... // but i think he was misinterpreted. tag:going into both contests this weekend, the latest polls in south carolina show donald trump still far ahead of the pack?. while in nevada hillary clinton and bernie sanders are still in a statistical tie.

3 mona tight3 and while donald trump may be calling the pope a "wonderful guy" he is also calling the pontiff...a pawn of the mexican government. yesterday- l-u president jerry falwell junior went on cnn to defend trump. he says he believes trump is a christian. but that's not why he endorsed him. falwell says.. he endorsed trump because he believes he'll be the best president.(jerry falwell jr.- president of liberty university)-"i've gotten to know donald trump very well over the last four years and i've seen his generosity to strangers, to his employees, his warm relationship with his children, and i'm convinced-- i've spent a lot of time with him on his plane recently-- and through personal conversations with him, i'm convinced that he is a christian. i believe that he has faith in jesus christ." butt todonald trump)"i'm a very good christian because the pope said something to the..maybe donald trump isn't christian...and ok he's questioning my faith. i was surprised to see it...i'm christian and proud of it. for a religious leader to question a person's faith is disgraceful. i am proud to be a christian and as president i will not allow christianity to be consistently attacked and

happening now."mona tight3 trump also called comments from the pontiff quote.. "disgraceful." 3 3 mona plasma today --a public viewing is set for supreme court justice antonin scalia. and as preparations get underway.. supreme court justice sandra day o'connor is speaking out. disagreeing with fellow republicans, concerning the open seat scalia leaves behind. she's urging president obama to fill the supreme court's newly vacant seat quickly. that's despite threats from congressional republicans.. determined to block any nominee. marco rubio and ted cruz are joining other gop leaders who say.. the next president should nominate a new justice. sen. mark warner was in lynchburg today. he says the president should fill the position now.sen. mark warner, (r) va "my hope woudl be is that the pres will appoint someone, my hope though is

building, so that this, we can minimize as much as possible this turnign into one more partisan fight that gridlocks the senate. mona plasma3 scalia was found dead in texas saturday. his funeral is tomorrow. 3 3 mona tight congressman bob goodlatte also weighed in on the matter of the open seat. saying quote..."i strongly support the senate republican leadership's decision to empower the american people to speak in november on this important decision that will significantly impact the future direction of our country." 3 mona plasma a battle is still brewing over what to do with historic slave quarters at the old greenfield plantation in botetourt county. yesterday the group "friends of the greenfield" met to show solidarity in their quest ..to keep the slave quarters right where they are. the county wants to move the buildings to a new location ... claiming they are keeping businesses out. but the group says that would be a dishonor to the

they're fighting back.(shirley johnson lewis, descendent of plantation resident) "i will not give up on it. as long as i'm in my right mind and know that they are doing the wrong thing."mona plasma the county 3 plans to move those buildings once the weather cooperates. 3 3 mona box taxpayers in virginia will have to pick up a food and drink tab..for a luxury box at last month's redskins' playoff game.. the bill.. 25-hundred dollars. citing an invoice that divided the tab between the virginia economic development partnership.. and the office of secretary of commerce.. the richmond times dispatch reports.. just 4 of the 15 attendees in the box represented businesses considering expansion in virginia. the bill per person came to more than 160 dollars. a spokesman for the governor says.. the food and drinks were pre-ordered.. and they were expecting a larger crowd. 3 mona plasma still to come

thinking about moving to canada if your presidential favorite doesn't get elected? looks like you might be welcome there if that is the

ahead. and... 3 3 3 3 partly cloudy, cool and dry for friday with highs in the

the lower 50s on the southside. lows fall into the mid to upper 30s by saturday morning. overall, it's going to be a pleasant and mild weekend for us. highs reach the 60s both saturday and sunday, with overnight lows in the upper 30s to near 40. we'll be dry for saturday with a mix of sun and clouds. mostly cloudy for sunday, with the chance for a few showers later in the day. monday starts the new workweek with highs in the mid 50s and the continued chance for a few showers. our weather becomes unsettled tuesday through thursday. the big headline is the potential for a winter storm along the east coast. right now, it is just too early to know the specifics on how this could affect virginia. early indications show most local precipitation will be a cold rain with snow in the mountains. this would occur tuesday, wednesday and possibly thursday. highs look to be in the 40s tuesday through thursday. stay with the abc-13 weather experts, and we'll let you know what to

pattern becomes established.3 3 mona plasma a canadian island is inviting americans... to move there if donald trump is elected president. jeanne moos has the story of the website that's encouraging americans to come to a trump-free zone. 3 when donald trump deals with protesters...(nat sound)"get him out."he doesn't mean out of the country. but for those

leave....(rob calabrese)"hi americans. donald trump may 3 become the president of your country. if that happens and you decide to get the hell out of there, might i suggest moving to cape breton island." (jeanne moos/cnn correspondent) "first of all, where is cape breton?"it's in nova scotia, along canada's eastern coast. (nat sound)boy is it beautiful. (rob calabrese/runs cape breton if donald trump wins website)"and nobody has a handgun."cape breton radio d-j rob calabrese is no donald trump fan. his "if trump wins" website started as a joke. come on up to cape breton... (rob calabrese/runs cape breton if donald trump wins website)"where women can get abortions, muslim people can roam freely, and the only "walls" are 3 holding up the roofs of our extremely affordable houses." there are answers to questions like "how do i immigrate to canada?" though often...(rob calabrese/runs cape breton if donald trump wins website) "they want to know if they can bring their cats to canada." the website has been flooded with hundreds and hundreds of inquiries.(jeanne moos/cnn correspondent)"would you consider moving to canada if donald trump were elected president?"(woman)"i'm thinking berlin."(woman #2)"i would do it in a heartbeat. i would."(woman #3)"no i'm an american. i'm gonna stay here no matter who's president." (woman #4)"i'm moving to europe if he's elected president."but in cape breton, they need people.(rob

donald trump wins website) "absolutely. we have an unsustainable population decline."housing is a bargain. we saw 3-bedroom waterside houses selling for 200- thousand, even 25-thousand dollars. sure, rob has gotten some angry emails from trump supporters.(rob calabrese/runs cape breton if donald trump wins website)"why would anyone want to move to canada? especially some isolated known-for-nothing place like cape breton."well it's known for something now. cape breton's motto...your heart will never leave.(nat sound) "get him the hell out of here will you please?"jeanne moos c-n-n(nat sound)"bye bye!"new york 3 mona3 still to come on good morning virginia... a florida man may have just won boyfriend of the year... what he protected his girlfriend from on valentines day. we'll tell you, in the next half hour of good morning virginia. 3 mona but first, here's a look at the most viewed news

dot com. federal investigators are looking into a possible isis-related threat at hargrave military academy in chatham. also, many of you are logging on to read about the group trying to save the greenfield plantation buildings. plus, a helicopter crashed into hawaii's pearl harbor leaving one person critically injured. be sure to log on to wset dot com...your source for abc

3 happy friday, let's get a check of your morning drive. remember the coat this morning as it's a clear and cold start

in the 20s across the heart of virginia. partly cloudy, cool and dry for friday with highs in the upper 40s. temperatures reach the lower 50s on the southside. lows fall into the mid to upper 30s by saturday morning. overall, it's going to be a pleasant and mild weekend for us. highs reach the 60s both saturday and sunday, with overnight lows in the upper 30s to near 40. we'll be dry for saturday with a mix of sun and clouds. mostly cloudy for sunday, with the chance for a few showers later in the day. 3 earnhardt, junior and kyle busch won last night's can-am duels at daytona to earn starting spots three and four for sunday's daytona 500. last lap of the second duel, jamie mcmurray went high to block jimmie johnson, johnson went spinning and that creates a multi-car crash took out johnson, martin truex, jr., matt kenseth who had won the outside pole but now must go to a backup car and start in the back. danica patrick, a.j. allmendinger and kurt busch were also involved. kyle busch won the qualifier under caution. 3 college hoops, liberty

win, hosting radford. second half, the flames' john dawson leaves it for evan maxwell for the deuce. other end, radford's rashun davis feeds brandon holcomb who buries the long jumper. this game nip and tuck most of the way, dawson dishes to a.c. reid who knocks down the three. davis hit a go-ahead jumper with five seconds left, radford won 69-67. 3 conference 23, the l.c.a. bulldogs hosted e.c. glass in an overtime thriller. less than two minutes left, l.c.a.'s jay barber drills the 3 to tie the game at 49. next possession, glass' tj jones drives and hits a circus shot. this one later went to ot, glass wins 64-59. 3 and conference 30 boys at brookville, the bees battled the heritage pioneers. brookville built a 13-point lead at the half, tyson hancock sweet dish in the fourth to damon maner for the bucket. bees still led by four entering the final quarter, but jordan hamlette brought the pioneers chargin'

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3 alright...we've seen some crazy weather around the country over the past week. but this next video might take the cake!3 yep, that's exactly what you think it is. a fire

yesterday in platte county, missouri during a bursh fire that raged over several acres. ..right when you think you've seen just about every scary thing mother nature can throw at us... a fire tornado touches down.. wow. 3 3 3 partly cloudy, cool with highs in the upper 40s. temperatures reach the lower 50s on the southside. lows fall into the mid to upper 30s by saturday morning. overall, it's going and mild weekend for us. highs reach the 60s both saturday and sunday, with overnight lows in near 40. we'll be dry for saturday with a mix of sun cloudy for sunday, with the chance for later in the day. monday starts the new workweek mid 50s and the continued chance for a few showers. becomes unsettled tuesday through headline is the potential for a winter storm along right now, it is just too early to know the specifics on affect virginia. early indications precipitation will be a cold rain with snow in the would occur tuesday, wednesday and highs look to be in the 40s tuesday through thursday. 13

pattern becomes 3 3 mona plasma3 coming up in the next half hour of good morning virginia... it's no secret that police have a difficult job but how do they know just exactly when to use force and make the really hard calls? plus, ever had fast food so bad you were willing to go to jail over it? apparently one woman in

details jus3 this morning we are learning more about the case involving the death of nicole lovell. search warrants related to the case have been sealed by a judge. the documents may contain key details of the prosecution's evidence against the two people charged in nicole lovell's death. the warrants were sealed february 1st -- according to the roanoke times. 18-year-old david eisenhauer is charged with abduction and first-degree murder. another virginia tech student, 19-year-old natalie keepers, is charged with accessory before and after the fact. police say she helped with illegally dumping nicole's body just across the state line in north carolina. montgomery county prosecutor mary pettitt says she will continue to consider whether evidence could warrant a capital murder charge. 3 mona box a lynchburg man will spend 10 months behind bars for selling pot on liberty university's campus.

commonwealth's attorney chuck felmley -- 20 year old thomas wright must also pay 61- hundred dollars in restitution. wright pleaded guilty to 14 felony charges in december. police say they pulled wright over shortly after he sold weed to an undercover cop on the lu campus back in may. they say when they searched wright's home.. they found more than 14-thousand dollars in cash and more marijuana. 3 mona tight this morning -- we know more about a reported threat at a campbell county high school. the sheriff's office says on valentine's day, a brookville high school student called a school official to report a threat through a social media app. that threat -- someone at the school would be shot at. it was not directed at any one student. investigators say the sender was actually out of state but had ties to a student at the school. after talking with everyone involved, the sheriff's office says the message was intended to be a prank. so again it was not a legitimate threat. the commonwealth's attorney is now deciding if charges will be filed. 3 mona tight there was also stepped up security at

roanoke county due to rumors of a threat at that school. roanoke county school officials say they increased police presence, yesterday, out of an abundance of caution, and police determined there was no validity to the threats. 3 3 remember the coat this morning as it's a clear and cold start to the day. temperatures are in the 20s across the heart of virginia. partly cloudy, cool and dry for friday with highs in the upper 40s. temperatures reach the lower 50s on the southside. lows fall into the mid to upper 30s by saturday morning. overall, it's going to be a pleasant and mild weekend for us. highs reach the 60s both saturday and sunday, with overnight lows in the upper 30s to near 40. we'll be dry for saturday with a mix of sun and clouds. mostly cloudy for sunday, with the chance for a few showers

3 mona plasma 3 two deputies involved in the fatal shooting of a teen in buckingham county have been suspended. the sheriff is not releasing their names until the investigation is over - that's according to the daily progress. state police say.. dyzhawn perkins had been shot earlier in the day saturday by deputies after he attacked one of them. they say state police went to a store after a report perkins had attacked two people there. they say the 19-year-old then broke into a house and assaulted an elderly couple. deputies arrived.. and state police say.. perkins attacked one of them. they fired at perkins.. killing him. 3 mona tight this morning -- we are getting a look at the surveillance video that shows the assault and robbery of a decorated marine veteran in washington dc. we want to

to watch. take a look.. d- c metro police released the video in an effort to find the people responsible. the attack happened last friday at a mcdonald's. in the video.. you can see a group of people hanging out at the restaurant. 30-year-old chris marquez says.. while he was eating, a group of young people surrounded him.. and began yelling about "black lives matter." marquez says.. he ignored them and tried to leave. that's when he was attacked and robbed. police are looking for three people. marquez was in the iraq and afghanistan wars.. and received a bronze star for his heroism. 3 mona plasma law enforcement officers around the nation are forced to make split second decisons in deadly situations, every single day. and those officers will have to live with the consequences of their actions, for the rest of their lives. valerie bragg got an inside look at how officers make the decision on when to pull the trigger. 3 nat/pop- "shooter standby" first: target practice. "see where you are. ((shots)) were

or this dot?" within 20 3 minutes, my shots were.. somewhat.. better. (((nat/pop- getting there))) practice isn't what academy instructors look for when passing cadets ...it's how they react to real-world situations. "just because you shoot hundreds on the range, the accuracy and because of that, the stress, heavy breathing, the decision making, it goes down a little bit." i stepped into the shoes of a police officer for just a few minutes. instructors put me through a scenario cadets are faced with. 3 it started out on a driving simulator ...in pursuit of a suspect. (((natspop-"go, go go."))) that pursuit led to a foot chase.(((nat/pop- let's go))) i ran sprints and jumped through a window in pursuit ...then got into a ground fight with the suspect. (((nat/pop- wrestling))) i got him off of me.... then... another foot chase. after cornering the suspect... i had to decide whether i needed to use pepper spray, my gun, or neither...in a split second. (((nats- gun firing))) but it wasn't over yet...the suspect was still alive. (((nats-gun firing))) i thought i did everything right...but what i didn't notice...was the playground in the back. these are all things officers have to think about when choosing to fire their weapon. is there a school back there? if so, not only do i potentially have this guy or girl with a gun and what are they going to do with it? now i've got to angle myself away, if i do have to fire my weapon and it

the playground." each officer in the roanoke police academy spends six months in training before stepping foot out into the field. and each one, is put through hundreds of scenarios before graduation. what they teach: there's no textbook answer on when to pull the trigger."even when recruits ask me, if this guy does this, can i pull my weapon and shoot? and it's like, 'i don't know, can you? you're there, you know how you are feeling, you know the situation, you know the totality of everything that is going on around you. you've got to have that decision." 3 3 mona tight instructors tell us the only time officers are taught to use deadly officers are taught us the

tell mona tight3 mona tight instructors tell us the only time officers are taught to use deadly force, is when they fear for their life or another person's life is in danger. 3 mona box a woman is facing charges in richmond after police say she attacked a wendy's worker because of a wrong order. wendy's worker latanya nelson says this woman - 25 year old lovely robinson --got mad and that's when things turned violent.(latanya nelson/wendy's manager) "cursing and said i'll come across the counter... i said ok. and she came back there and she tried to come for me but i defended myself."mona nelson says the 3 woman then bite her above the knee.... so she punched her. she says she was able to fight robinson off and police charged the woman with malicious wounding, intentionally damaging property, preventing law enforcement from making an

3 3 mona tight we hear about high speed chases with police all the time. but how about a slow speed chase involving heavy machinery? take a look at 3 this a man in florida is facing multiple charges after this alleged joy-ride in a back-hoe. police say it started when the 59-year-old man dumped boulders on the roadway at the seven-mile bridge in the keys. he then allegedly drove up and down the bridge for an hour and a half, damaging the road and sides of the bridge. the back-how was eventually stopped spike strips and the driver was taken to jail. 3 mona plasma still to come on good morning virginia... kanye west seems like her wants everyone to know about hwat he calls his 53 million dollar debt. now, he is getting a job offer to help with his bill.

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and... 3 3 3 3 partly cloudy, cool and dry for friday with highs in the upper 40s. temperatures reach the lower 50s on the southside. lows fall into the mid to upper 30s by saturday morning. overall, it's going to be a pleasant and mild weekend for us. highs reach the 60s both saturday and sunday, with overnight lows in the upper 30s to near 40. we'll be dry for saturday with a mix of sun and clouds. mostly cloudy for sunday, with the chance for a few showers later in the day. monday starts the new workweek with highs in the mid 50s and the continued chance for a few showers. our weather becomes unsettled tuesday through thursday. the big headline is the potential for a winter storm along the east coast. right now, it is just too

how this could affect virginia. early indications show most local precipitation will be a cold rain with snow in the mountains. this would occur tuesday, wednesday and possibly thursday. highs look to be in the 40s tuesday through thursday. stay with the abc-13 weather experts, and we'll let you know what to expect when the weather

3 mona tight3 philadelphia police are trying to help kanye west get out of debt. it appears they're offering him a job. the police department posted this tweet yesterday. "we r hiring, @kanyewest! starting salary of $47-thousand 9- hundred and 29; u could be debt-free by the year 3122!" kanye tweeted last week that he' has "$53 million in personal debt" and that mark zuckerberg should invest 1

"greatest artist of all time." mona tight and the philly police isn't just offering the job to west... they posted on their facebook page that any job seeker can apply. west has not responded. now over to today's america's 3 money. 3 3 good morning. topping "america's money"... tax scams are soaring.the i-r-s says e- mail and texting scams have surged four hundred percent so far this year!they're designed to get your information. remember that the i-r-s does not send tax notices by e-mail. here's a sign of the times: smart-watches are now more popular than swiss watches.new numbers show the high-tech devices outsold the low-tech timepieces in the last quarter. most of the credit goes to apple.here's something of little surprise to most travelers -- airline complaints are up..with more than 20-thousand passenger complaints in 2015. percent from the previous year.the three worst airlines were envoy, frontier and spirit.the most 'on-time': hawaiian, alaska and delta.and that's

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3 3 happy friday, let's get a check of your morning drive. remember the coat this morning cold start to the day. temperatures are in the 20s across the heart of virginia. partly cloudy, cool and dry for friday with highs in the upper 40s. temperatures reach the lower southside. lows fall into the mid to upper 30s by saturday morning. overall, it's going to be a pleasant and mild weekend for us. highs reach the 60s both sunday, with the upper 30s to near 40. we'll be with a mix of sun and clouds. mostly cloudy for sunday, a few showers later in the day. 3 mona pan3 shaking and quaking, swinging and missing, and some "dancing" news. david daniel has what's happening in hollywood in today's showbiz news.

andreas fault might go off?" "everybody down!" (nat)brace yourself for a "san andreas" sequel! the hollywood reporter says dwayne johnson, who played a helicopter search-and- rescue pilot in last year's blockbuster disaster movie, is coming back for seconds, as the action goes global to the ring of fire, the region of fault lines and volcanoes circling the pacific ocean. (nat)when "dancing with the stars" returns next month, julianne hough (huff) won't be there! the dance champ turned judge tells people magazine she won't be on the panel for season 22... saying she has "a lot of exciting stuff coming that i look forward to sharing." but she's not saying goodbye forever: hough adds "i promise it's not the last you'll see of me ballroom.""a 101-mile-an-hour fastball reaches the plate faster than the blink of an eye."and apparently it's not possible to make a baseball movie without kevin costner. the "bull durham" and "for love of the game" star narrates the documentary "fastball," about the showdown between hitter and pitcher that's at the heart of the game. the film the field in theaters and on demand march 25th. play ball!

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3 a man who tried to rob a walgreens pharmacy....probably wasn't expecting to run into a trained fighter! john rogers has the story and the surveillance video. 3 fl:trained fighter beats up robber (othis criminal was taken down, and it was caught on camera.watch as this

nearby to stop this crook.( "i wasn't trying to be malicious in any way, its just on valentine's day, david west stopped by this bradenton walgreens to visit his girlfriend in the pharmacy.as the pair spoke, the suspect rushed over, climbed onto the staff, telling them to give him oxycodone.he told them he stopped robbery ) "when he started reaching into his that's when i did something just to protect my girlfriend." ...so west casually walked wrestling him in the aisle until he knocked him unconscious.the crook was 26-year-old anthony nemeth, and west pinned him down until the cops arrived.he was happy he protected his girlfriend but sad to see this young man battling drug addiction.( david west / stopped robbery ) "the whole time i was holding him down, it really really hurt my heart."police don't encourage this behavior but they're proud of west for helping out, and they offered some tips if you choose to stop a criminal.( lt. james racky / bradenton police department ) "make sure you don't hurt yourself. make sure nobody else gets hurt, and if the guy has a gun, and you can see it, don't try to take him down, because we don't want you getting shot."west feels he did the right thing.( david west / stopped robbery ) "i did what i had to do to

needs, and 3 i hope it helps his loved ones too."n cam!!) 3 3 partly cloudy, cool and dry for friday with highs in the upper 40s. temperatures reach the lower 50s on the southside. lows fall into the mid to upper 30s by saturday morning. overall, it's going to be a pleasant and mild weekend for us. highs reach the 60s both saturday and sunday, with overnight lows in the upper 30s to near 40. we'll be dry for saturday with a mix of sun and clouds. mostly cloudy for sunday, with the chance for a few showers later in the day. monday starts the new workweek with highs in the mid 50s and the continued chance for a few showers. our weather becomes unsettled tuesday through thursday. the big headline is

storm along the east coast. right now, it is just too early to know the specifics on how this could affect virginia. early indications show most local precipitation will be a cold rain with snow in the mountains. this would occur tuesday, wednesday and possibly thursday. highs look to be in the 40s tuesday through thursday. stay with the abc-13 weather experts, and we'll let you know what to expect when the weather pattern becomes established.3 3 mona plasma 3 coming up in the next half hour of good morning virginia - a group in botetourt county is trying to save a big piece of the county's local history. their mission, just ahead. plus, of all

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the break. good morning virginia. and happy friday. it is febuary 19th, 2016. i'm mona kosar abdi. thanks for starting your day with us. we're hoping the weekend weather will treat us better than the winter weather we got at the beginning of the week. melissa le fevre is in the weather center tracking the latest. melissa? 3 3 remember the coat this morning as it's a clear and cold start to the day. temperatures are in the 20s across the heart of virginia. partly cloudy, cool and dry for friday with highs in the upper 40s. temperatures reach the lower 50s on the southside. lows fall into the mid to upper 30s by saturday morning. overall, it's going to be a pleasant and mild weekend for us. highs reach the 60s both saturday and