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

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 plasma a possible threat linked to isis has a community on edge. the threat is edge. community on isis has a threat linked to a possible mona plasma 3 3 mona plasma a possible threat linked to isis has a community on 3 3 mona plasma a possible threat linked to isis has a community on edge. the threat is directed towards the hargrave military academy in chatham. the school's president.. general don broome spoke with abc 13 yesterday. general broome says the threat came in at noon on tuesday via facebook and it mentioned isis as well as activities on campus this weekend. and now the

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 plasma 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. in the next half hour of good morning virginia...hear reactions from local residents. 3 3 pattie tight state police are investigating a fatal crash in pittsylvania county. troopers say.. homer wolfe was driving south on route 6-40.. when he ran off the right side of the road. police say he overcorrected, came back across the road, and ran off the left side before hitting a tree. this all happened around 4 p.m. yesterday. police say..the 74-year-old was not wearing his seatbelt and died at the scene.

than a dozen students are in the hospital in dinwiddie. police say.. two school buses were involved in an accident, yesterday, near the intersection of boydton plan road.. and hofheimer way. state police say.. 22 students were hospitalized with minor injuries. there were 73 students on the two buses. 3 nats helicopter crash -- oh crapmona it happened in just seconds. a helicopter just short of land..rolling over in the water in pearl harbor near the uss arizona memorial yesterday. bystanders jumped in to help the 5 people on board. a knife was reportedly used to free one of them. all of them survived. the helicopter belongs to a tourist company and is a popular flight for tourists. officials say the surviving pilot will be able to tell them exactly what went wrong. right now the ntsb is investigating. 3 mona plasma a woman who reached out to us about her troubles with a flooded yard

cheryl rose told us.. melting snow had been an issue for the last two-years and had yet to be resolved by vdot. workers from vdot finally reached out to her, and have been at her house to inspect the problem. a spokesperson from vdot confirms the unresolved issues, including a pipe that needs cleaning. rose says.. she looks forward to having a dry basement. 3 mona tight this morning we are getting a better idea of just how long a danville park will be closed for construction after it was impacted by a coal ash spill. the city says.. abreu-grogan park will close on february 29th for construction. improvements scheduled for the park include adding a courtesy dock, building a bathroom, fishing platform and sidewalks. this comes as part of a settlement between the city and duke energy. the park should re-open sometime in may. 3 mona plasma a battle is still brewing over what to do with historic slave quarters at the old greenfield plantation in botetourt county. the county wants to move the buildings to a new

friends of the greenfield says that would be a dishonor to the plantation's history. annie andersen reports. 3 dozens braved the cold, and gathered at what used to be the greenfield plantation in botetourt county. it's been an ongoing battle. the county says keeping the slave quarters where they are.. could keep prospective businesses away.(david moorman, deputy county administrator, botetourt county) but the group friends of the greenfield plantation gathered to say thing to consider.(richard moore, descendent of plantation resident) "this is where my grandmother was born. i think that the historical signifigance of the site over sways that and by disrupting it, you're losing a lot that you would not be able to recreate no matter where you put the cabins." shirley johnson lewis also has relatives who lived there. (shirley johnson lewis, descendent of plantation resident) "it doesn't warrant moving that very historic site, destroying that magnificent hill and moving those buildings, it will jeopardize the integrity of the buildings and the whole site itself." the county says its plan is a perfect compromise(moorman) "by having the historic resources at the entrace of the park where a majority of the other resources are already located, it's more visible to the

it also doesn't undermind the development of the part for economic development. but the group disagrees(johnson lewis) "it's just actually, i feel a slap in the face to slaves and to all the descendents and to the citizens of botetourt, the commonwealth and america." 3 mona plasma as it stands right now.. the quarters are ready to be moved. you saw they're already on flatbeds ready to go. the county says it could happen in the next 10 days or so. they're just waiting on the

3 mona tight there are now three cases of the zika virus here in virginia according to the department of health . those cases have been confirmed by the c-d-c. those infected traveled to countries where the virus is known to be spreading. there have been no local mosquito-borne cases of zika here in the u-s. zika usually is transmitted through bites from a mosquito species that can be found in florida, along the gulf coast and in states that border mexico, among other regions. 3 3 mona plasma a brain tumor can be a devastating diagnosis.... if the tumor is close to an important part of brain function... it can be very difficult to operate without causing damage... but at huntsman cancer institute... surgeons are using a specialized tool... an 'intra operative mri'... that allows them to visualize removing the tumor more precisely... to save lives... shauna lake has the story... 3 25:51 right when i found out i had a brain tumor, she was going through all of her issues 25:57monica brown lost her mother to bladder

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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 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 3 3 in today's tech bytes... who's got the fastest wireless service?one company crowned t- mobile... using apps downloaded by consumers.and in the latest test, another researcher says verizon is tops... based on its testing at various sites around the country.an indiana man is suing smart t-v manufacturer vizio.the class action lawsuit accuses the company of collecting personal data about his viewing habits and selling it to third parties... such as advertisers or data brokers. vizio is facing similar legal challenges in other states. and, a couple in texas is in a legal fight with the company it hired to watch its pets. they weren't satisfied, and posted a one- star review on yelp. the company responded with a lawsuit, and it's seeking thousands of dollars, because it says the couple violated its so-called non- disparagement clause.those are

3 mona3 we're back at ... with this morning's health news. seven hours of sleep a night... for some of us, it might be just a dream. but if you're not getting this much sleep, it turns out, you're not alone? dr. timothy johnson has more in today's health check. 3 a good night's sleep? so important for your health, yet so hard for some of us to achieve. now, a new c-d-c report shows that one in three americans falls short of the recommended seven hours a night.the findings may be a wake-up call for some. insufficient sleep means more than just being tired the next day. over the long term, it can put you at risk for serious health problems, like obesity, heart disease, and high blood pressure. the researchers also providing state-by-state statistics on healthy sleep. so what is the most well-rested state? south dakota snoozed into first with

hawaiians, meanwhile, had the fewest respondents who said they got that seven hours. the study also found that there are certain things that appear linked to better chances of getting healthy sleep? being married, having a college degree, and having a job, for example.so what can you do it you are among the one in three who's skimping on sleep? make sleep a priority. practice good sleep hygiene, and limit screen time before bed. simple steps? that might have you resting easy in the long run. with this medical minute, i'm dr. timothy johnson 3 mona now, here's a look at the most viewed news stories this morning on wset 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.

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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

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 going for its eighth-straght 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

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' back, hamlette scored 11 in the final eight minutes. heritage wins 53-48. the pioneers face rustburg tonight 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

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 mountains. this would occur wednesday and highs look to be in the 40s tuesday stay with the abc-13 weather let you know what to expect when the

3 mona plasma3 coming up in the next half hour of good morning virginia - a threat with possible connections to isis is sending shockwaves through our area. we'll tell you exactly what we know at this point...just ahead. and a tourism boost could be coming

details after the break. 3 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. authorities say the threat came through facebook on tuesday. courtney wheaton has the reation from residents. 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 hear it all the time about other places countries, and you've seen what happens and that's a scary thought, because it could happen in my own hometown. " :10 when sarah 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 local residents feel they're prepared. breanna caviness, local resident." " i do own rifles, i do own pistols. if anybody does come near me and attacks, i would never hurt anybody without being prompted, but i do feel prepared." :9 even closer to the threat. parents who came to pick up their children from hargrave military academy. they say the moment they received an email from the school -- make sure their children were safe. olga kearns billups, mother of student" we drove up

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 ii' 3&tiske" :7 bt hinfothbest, while & i t wstga-thy'just continuepmthsiatn d &wi all turn ot or- 3pla3 classes there are cancelled for the remainder of

law enforcement is accessing the situation. 3 mona you can watch 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 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 box a lynchburg man will spend 10 months behind bars for selling pot on liberty university's campus. university's on liberty bars for selling pot months behind man will spend 10 a lynchburg mona box 3 later in the day. a few showers with the chance for cloudy for sunday, with the chance for a few showers later in the day. 3 mona box a lynchburg man will spend 10 months behind

3 later in the day. 3 3 mona box a lynchburg man will spend 10 months behind bars for selling pot on liberty university's campus. according to the deputy 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 plasma 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

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 tight 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 - 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

one of them. that's when they say they fired at perkins.. killing him. 3 mona plasma 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 warn you. this may be hard 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 is an iraq and afghanistan war vet. he received a bronze star for his heroism. 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

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 a bill that passed in the senate.. would change the rules on how restaurants calculate the percentage of alcohol-to-food sale requirement. currently, restaurants must make 55 percent or more of their sales from food products. and a maximum of 45 percent of sales from liquor and mixed drinks. this new bill would let restaurants calculate the percentages based on the costs they pay for food and alcohol, instead of on the sales. 3 mona box the blue ridge area food bank has gotten a big boost..thanks to kroger. the grocery chain presented the food bank with a 95-hundred dollar check.. and it came from customer donations that were made last

presented a more than 20- thousand dollar check to feeding america southwest for the fight against hunger. it also donated over 400-thousand pounds of perishable food to the food bank last year. 3 mona plasma bedford county could soon benefit from a boost in tourism... a bill passed a senate committee to increase the occupancy tax ... the revenue would go toward marketing all the county has to offer. the 2-percent rise is expected to give the county nearly 170- thousand more dollars a year to market tourism. the owner says he would be pleased to see a tax increase to seven-percent.shannon johnson/owner, peaks of otter winery (:18): "i mean we pay taxes on apples, wine, sales tax, gas tax, the average american we are burdened with taxes. but, people traveling, i would rather see them pay a little more taxes so it comes into my state versus another state."mona plasma3 the seven-percent tax would apply to short-stay rental rooms such as motels

bedford county decides to implement the tax.. the board of supervisors would have to hold a public hearing before taking a vote. 3 3 mona tight a plan for amherst county's future. community leaders got together at sweet briar college to map that out -- talking about how to increase the tax base, encourage investment, retain current jobs -- and creating new ones. this all comes as the county prepares for the central virginia training center to close.victoria hanson- executive director of the economic development authority/amherst county(:16)"so we know central virginia training center is going to close in 2020. that is both a threat and yet also an opportunity. what are we going to do with that land when it does close? now we don't own that land, the state does, but we can come up with a wonderful redevelopment plan."3 mona tight cvtc is amherst county's largest employer with 1200 jobs. the next largest employer in the county has about 300. 3 3 mona plasma still to come on good morning virginia... with two presidential primaries on the horizon, the candidates are pulling out all the stops to win voters.

focus from one leading candidate. details in

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 later in the day. monday starts the new

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 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. the 40s tuesday through thursday. stay with the abc-13 weather experts, and we'll let you know what to expect when the

3 3 3 mona barbara bush is hitting the presidential campaign trail again. the be stumping for her son-- jeb-- this week in south carolina. the former florida governor is making a strong push in the state... after he came in fourth in new hampshire. he is expected to attend campaign events today. 3 mona and jeb isn't the only one looking for votes... right now we are less than 24 hours from a political showdown in south carolina and nevada. and the democratic and republican presidential candidates aren't slowing down their attempts to win voters. ray raimundi has the latest from the campaign trail. 3 the stakes -- couldn't be higher. the presidential hopefulls -- hot on the

democrats -- criss crossing thru the state of nevada.sot - hillary clinton / (d) presidential candidate "to 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 issue -- religion. and comments the pope made criticizing donald trumpsot - donald trump / (r) presidential candidatecooper: was there a moment you first heard the pope had said

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. rr, abc news new york 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

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 weakened, unlike what is happening now."3 mona tight trump also called comments from the pontiff quote.. "disgraceful." 3 3 mona plasma more still ahead on good morning

fighter just got some serious rockstar treatment at the jason aldean concert in roanoke. hear from her,

3 a little rock t-v station's campaign to add a puppy to its staff has worked! an employee's 3 golden retriever named "shade".. won the hearts of staffers... but not the station's bosses. the news director decided to make a deal that if a photo of shade on the station's facebook page got 100-thousand likes, he could stay around as station mascot. well, the photo didn't get enough likes by the deadline... the news director went ahead and approved the workplace pup. and of

our question now is, when do 3 we get one? 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 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 tight a local woman fighting breast cancer just got some rockstar treatment. leecy fink has been battling the cancer for the last three years, and is considered stage 4. she was chosen to be the vip at the jason aldean concert in roanoke, last night.. it's part of his mission to highlight a new breast cancer survivor at every show, and leecy says it's an opportunity to show that breast cancer fighters can live a full and exciting

fighter: "it's really really important that people see what someone looks like who is still fighting breast cancer. the life expectancy average for stage 4 breast cancer patients is three years. i'm almost at 3 years and i don't think i'm going anywhere any time soon, it's definitely not in my plan." (18 secs)3 mona tight you can find pictures of leecy enjoying her special night with jason aldean on our website, wset dot com 3 3 mona plasma still to come this morning on gmv... in chatham, a possible threat connected to isis. plus, a man is sentenced for selling pot on libety university's

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3 with a look at today's top stories. a possible threat linked to isis has a community on edge. the threat is directed towards hargrave

authoritites confirm that the threat came in at noon on tuesday via facebook and it mentioned isis. now the school has heightened security on campus and classes are canceled through the weekend. an open house scheduled for saturday at the school has also been postponed. 3 mona a lynchburg man will spend 10 months behind bars for selling pot on liberty university's campus. according to the deputy 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 state police are investigating a fatal crash in pittsylvania county. troopers say.. homer wolfe was driving south on route 6-40.. when he ran off the right side of the road. police say he overcorrected, came back across the road, and ran off the left side before hitting a tree. this all

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good morning, america. heart-stopping crash caught on tape. a helicopter with five tourists on board plummeting into pearl harbor. new video of witnesses diving in to rescue the victims. cutting a 15-year-old free from the wreckage. those heroes are going to join us live only on "gma." donald trump versus the pope. those stunning remarks saying the gop front-runner is not christian. trump fires back all through the night. >> no leader, especially a religious leader, should have the right to question another man's religion or faith.

live this morning. record heat. building across much of the country for the weekend. blazes sparking firenados. the wind warnings and advisories spread from california to new york. that big warm-up right now baby love we have a big announcement from ginger zee and little adrian training for this moment for months. now they're joining us live with news you don't want to miss. it's right here on "gma." come on. ah! you did too when you saw baby adrian. oh, we can't wait to check in with ginger and sweet little adrian. >> and big day for adrian. today is his two-month birthday. >> two months. >> happy birthday. >> we're going to check in with the family a little later. other big headlines. the race for the white house now reaching the vatican. donald trump and the pope in a war of words.