tv Good Morning Virginia ABC February 23, 2016 5:00am-6:00am EST
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have a great tuesday.3 pattie it's mostly good news for lynchburg. details from the state of the city address..coming up. nats today i left my kitchen, cause kasich has no vision x2whit protestors met presidential candidate john kasich with opposition while he made a few campaign stops in virginia. pattie plus, a look ahead to today's gop caucus in nevada. the latest from the campaign trail, just ahead. 3 3 3 you'll need the jacket and umbrella as cloudy, cool and wet weather is here to stay through wednesday. i'll have the details up next. 3 3 pattie good morning virginia. it is tuesday, february 23rd, 2016. i'm pattie martin.whit and, i'm whitney delbdrige. thanks for starting your day
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3 pattie lynchburg held its annual state of the city at city hall. and this one was a bit different.whit both lynchburg mayor michael gillette and vice mayor caesor johnson announced they would not be seeking re-election. marissa parra reports. 3 caesor johnson, vice mayor of lynchburg: (17:32:04) "now my time is coming to a close...." (17:32:06) (2 secs) lynchburg's state of the city was an emotional one.michael gillette, mayor of lynchburg: (00:17:56) "i'm sure you can appreciate what a bittersweet moment this is for me. to deliver my final state of the city address." (8 seconds) the city's mayor seemed to look back on the city's progress fondly.michael gillette, mayor of lynchburg: "our economy has grown, many of our city departments have received accolades..." (5 seconds) but of course, the city isn't without its problems- the mayor addressed the 24 percent poverty rate in lynchburg.michael gillette, mayor of lynchburg: (17:38:05) - "some of these challenges, like the poverty rate are emorphose and do not readily admit to easy definition or remediation." (7 seconds) they said that such issues aren't solved overnight. michael gillette, mayor of lynchburg: (17:39:00) "none of
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accomplished within 2015 itself. none of the challenges of 2016 have arisen instantaneoulsy." (8 seconds) before closing, the vice mayor vaguely addressed his own family issues and the toll it took on his sons.caesor johnson, vice mayor of lynchburg: (17:34:11) "they didn't ask to be in the spotlight. i didn't think there was no spotlight serving your community." (17:34:16) (5 secs) in june of 2015, his son caesor johnson jr. had his own run-in with the law when he made a bomb threatcaesor johnson, vice mayor of lynchburg: (17:33:55) "nobody's perfect, but they're trying. (17:33:58) (3 secs) and says he has no regrets. both the mayor and the vice mayor expressed their gratitude to each other , and to the city.caesor johnson, vice mayor of lynchburg: (17:32:12) "i want to take this opportunity to thank you all, thank you all lynchburg, from the bottom of my heart." (17:32:19) (7 secs) 3 pattie tight the public city council elections for our new mayor and vice mayor will be held in may. we will find out who will take mayor gillette and vice mayor johnson's places in july, once city council members make the final decision. of course, we'll have the upcoming
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3 whit tight more candidates are announcing their intention to run for lynchburg city council as well. councilman turner perrow is set to announce today that he's running for re-election to his ward 4 seat. and yesterday.. charleta mason announced a run for ward 3, currently held by jeff helgeson. former school board member albert billingsly announced on facebook that he's also running as an independent for helgeson's seat. and sterling wilder from the jubilee famiy development center has announced he's running for the ward 2 seat that ceasor johnson is vacating.. to run for treasurer. 3 3 3 widespread rain will continue for the morning commute, before the rain begins to taper off later this morning. clouds will linger, and occasional showers will be possible at any time during
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the 40s for tuesday. the rain will pick back up later tonight, and continue into wednesday. most local rain totals will range from 1" to 3". we'll be monitoring the threat for flooding across the heart of virginia. a few flash flood warnings are likely, especially toward the southside, including the dan river. we could even see a few strong storms on wednesday afternoon. highs reach the upper 3 40s and lower 50s for wednesday. 3 whit classes are back to normal now for the campus of hargrave military academy in chatham. however, law enforecment won't be leaving just yet-- after that possible isis threat. the pittsylvania county sheriff's office is sifting through leads...looking for any information on the threats last week. sheriff mike taylor tells abc 13 no one has been arrested yet. the
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through social media. law enforcement is not releasing what the message said. 3 pattie today, white house officials will submit the outline to congress concerning president obama's plans to shut down guantanamo bay. the president has long-vowed to close the prison facility. he says it is used as a recruiting tool by terrorists and is too costly to maintain. congress had opposed previous plans to shut it down. the current proposal involves transferring most of the detainees to other countries. those deemed too dangerous for travel will be sent to a detention facility here in the us. 3 whit box the deadline to request an absentee ballot by mail for the presidential primary is today. you have until 5 p.m. to submit a request to the registrar's office to get a ballot by mail for the march 1st election. absentee ballots have to then be returned by march 1st to be counted. you can also vote absentee in person until february 27th. 3 pattie it's gop caucus day in nevada. republican presidential frontrunner donald trump has 2 big wins
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for a third just one week before super tuesday.whit tonight, it's a town hall for the democrats before this weekend's south carolina democratic primary. kenneth moton reports. 3 3 it's caucus time in nevada.sot donald trump 11:40:33 we're going to make america great again! and we're going to keep winning,winning, winning! overnight gop frontrunner donald trump rallied his biggest crowd yet in las vegas. the billionaire is banking on a hot streak that will carry him through super tuesday and to the gop nomination as he continued attacking his rivals.sot donald trumpthis guy cuz lies more than any other human being the fight getting nasty. ted cruz fired his communications director for spreading a false rumor that marco rubio had disparaged the bible.sot ted cruzwe will conduct this campaign with the very highest standards of integrity but rubio is focused on trump who is leading in nevada by 26 points. his apparent unstoppable rise has the republican establishment rallying around rubio.sot marco rubio (source:
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gaggle 022216 c16)22:50:21 donald has a base of support but the majority of our party doesn't want him as our nominee the democratic sides of the country. in front of more than 8 thousand people at the university of massachusetts amherst, bernie sanders again hit hillary clinton on her wall street connection.sot bernie sanders we do not represent corporate america...we don't want their money speaking of money, clinton spent the day fundraising in la. she was in the middle of scandal...the set...sitting next to leading man tony goldwyn who plays the fictional president on the hit abc show. (kenneth standup close) clinton has a comfortable lead against sanders in south carolina. as the two work to court the black vote in the state, actor morgan freeman's voice is being used in a clinton tv ad. sanders answered with an endorsement from spike lee who will be featured in radio spots airing today. kenneth moton, abc news washington 3 pattie tight governor john kasich says he had a lot of female support in his previous campaigns. but yesterday he told a crowd in fairfax that women "left their
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his state senate race in 1978. ( gov. john kasich / (r) presidential candidate ) "i went to washington following my mother's advice. i'd been in the legislature before that at the age of 26 and how did i get elected? nobody, i didn't have anybody for me. we just got an army of people who, and many women who left their kitchens to out and go door to door and to put yard signs up for me, all the way back when you know, things were different."pattie a woman in the crowd later explained to kasich that she would support him, but she stressed that she wouldn't be "coming out of the kitchen" to do so. 3 whit it was quite a day for a 106-year-old woman who got to visit the white house. virginia mclaurin not only got to meet president obama and the first lady this weekend... she got to dance with them. in 2014 -- mclaurin began a social media campaign to meet the obamas. she explained in videos online that she was so happy to see a black person in the nation's top job after living through the fight for racial
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the day. temperatures hover in the 40s for tuesday. the rain will pick back up later tonight, and continue into wednesday. most local rain totals will range from 1" to 3". we'll be monitoring the threat for flooding across the heart of virginia. a few flash flood warnings are likely, especially toward the southside, including the dan river. we could even see a few strong storms on wednesday af upper 40s and lower 50s for wednesday. our weather quiets down for thursday. we'll see partly cloudy skies with highs in the mid 40s. mostly sunny for friday with highs in the lower 40s. the weekend looks beautiful with a mix of sun and clouds each day. temperatures reach the upper
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3 pattie an area woman is using her experience with adoption to help other families. and she's doing it on the pages of a children's book.whit stephanie giorgianni wrote "a seed of love" not only for adopted children ... but to help all kids understand different family dynamics. tola adamson reports.
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get a lot of comments and questions, and honestly a lot of times it comes from kids, which is understandable." when stephanie giorgianni began the process of adopting her daughter kady from taiwan, she knew she had to have a way to answer her child's questions.(.11)stephanie giorgianni, 'i wanted something to talk about how loved she is and for other kids to realize they might not grow in their mom's belly but they're just as much a part of them." so she wrote a seed of love - a lady bug named lulu embarking on a journey to find out what family is all about.(.5) stephanie giorgianni, "she's sees this family in the park and she kind of notices they don't necessarily look alike."nat (.10) reading- "although you may not have my eyes or my nose or share the funny shape of my toes where a seed of love brought us together." (.15) stephanie giorgianni, "so she goes to her other bug friends and asks her questions a long the way. they kind of give her bits and pieces that answers some of her questions. for me, it was important to talk about my faith, so in the end they say go ask the creator why he puts families together."nat (.14),- reading "that is her mommy and daddy.
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they adopted her. that little girl you saw was born to a different mommy, just like moses. her mommy also loved her very much , but couldn't take care of her, so she took her to a safe place." it portrays real-life moments in the adoption process. (.4) stephanie giorgianni, "we took pictures of when we were bringing her home so it's based on that. we're wearing the same outfit." it's inspired by kady, but dedicated to all children.(.7) stephanie giorgianni," i think it's important to non-adopted families to explain the differences." 3 pattie tight giorgiannitells us she plans to start working on a sequel soon and her family is planning on adopting again. we have a link to buy the book on our website -- wset.com. 3 whit still to come on good morning virginia... do you think this guy looks like leonardo dicaprio? well apparently a ton of people in russia do.. and the guy is getting a wave of attention. the full story
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back. 3 3 good tuesday to you, let's get a check of your morning drive. widespread rain will continue for the morning commute, before the rain begins to taper off later this morning. clouds will linger, and occasional showers will be possible at any time during the day. temperatures hover in the 40s for tuesday. the rain will pick back up later tonight, and continue into wednesday. most local rain totals will range from 1" to 3". 3 dennis number 3 in
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12th-ranked miami last night. battle for second place in the league behind north carolina. down 5 at the half, virginia gets within two, isaiah wilkins rebound, bucket and the foul! later, uva's marial shayok gets the foul call on miami and 'canes coach jim larranaga can't believe it, he wanted travelling! davon reed had a big game for miami, 21 points. uva's malcolm brogdon led all scorers with 28, but he's the only cav in double figures. london perrantes had nine, but the half-court heave to tie at the buzzer won't go. miami holds on 64-61. 3 odac women's tournament, randolph took bridgewater to overtime but fell short. roanoke lost to virginia wesleyan. and hollins lost at eastern mennonite 71-57. 3 high school regionals at e.c. glass, the hilltoppers faced the woodgrove wolverines. the visitors out of purcelville led the entire first half, the baseball pass and bucket ran the lead to eight early second quarter. the hilltoppers clawed back to within two at the half, demel bolden drills
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the break. after foul trouble kept him out most of the first half, malik knox led glass' charge, the steal, shot and the foul to pull the toppers within two. next trip down, knox buries a 3 from the corner to give glass its first lead, knox had 15. tj jones helped the toppers stretch the lead to five after three, jones had 24. e.c. glass broke it open and wins 64-45 and plays at john champe tonight. 3 also william fleming beat kettle run.the fleming girls routed shenandoah, lord botetourt beat turner ashby.2a west girls, chatham edged glenvar 31-30, floyd county routed dan river.and in the
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rolled over faith roanoke.3 leonardo dicaprio has a plus size twin overseas...and he's getting a lot of attention.whit the "look alike" actually has his own reality show. jeanne moos begs the question.. "do you think he looks like leo?" 3 hold your horses, leo! a 33- year old russian security guard is living large as leonardo dicaprio.leo right this way roman burtsev is definitely a more portly version...nothing mini me about him.he's leo's "mega- me." but buried in there somewhere, his heart belongs to leo.(nats) "my heart will go on."the resemblance exploded on social media last month, the two looks described
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morning."perez hilton captioned the real leo saying "i don't see it." while his twin replies "i do." and now the channel "moscow 24" has given burtsev a show called "romance with dicaprio." (jeanne moos/cnn correspondent) "his tv show is a sort of modified makeover. leo's look-a-like does things like take voice lessons and consult with a dietitian."he hits the treadmill and undergoes cosmetic procedures to look more like dicaprio. and just as the real leo crawled his way through "the revenant",his twin is crawling his way to fame. the producers even built a mock titanic prow at a russian shopping mall.... young women took turns posing with the pretend dicaprio. though the couples didn't get quite as swept away as in the movie. (jeanne moos/cnn correspondent) "now for those
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bear much of a resemblance." take this...leonardo's twin ....did a re-creation of the revenant's bear scene with an alternate ending.involving the bear polishing an oscar statue. so far no response from leo's pr people.does he find it unbearable to have his likeness mauled by an impostor? jeanne moos cnn(nats)new york.3 3
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for the morning commute, before the rain begins to taper off later this morning. clouds will linger, and occasional showers will be possible at any time during the day. temperatures hover in the 40s for tuesday. the rain will pick back up later tonight, and continue into wednesday. most local rain totals will range from 1" to 3". we'll be monitoring the threat for flooding across the heart of virginia. a few flash flood warnings are likely, especially toward the southside, including the dan river. we could even see a few strong storms on wednesday afternoon. highs reach the upper 40s and lower 50s for wednesday. our weather quiets down for thursday. we'll see partly cloudy skies with highs in the mid 40s. mostly sunny for friday with highs in the lower 40s. the weekend looks beautiful with a mix of sun and clouds each day. temperatures reach the upper 40s on saturday and into the 50s for sunday. 3 3 pattie coming up in the
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virginia... burglars have hit another house in the dearington neighborhood in lynchburg. this morning we hear from the home owner.whit how would you respond if your boss required you to be armed on the job? well apparently.. the requirement is going over very well for the employee's of one we stop arthritis pain, so you don't have to stop. tylenol 8hr arthritis pain has two layers of pain relief. the first is fast. the second lasts all day. we give you your day back. what you do with it is up to you. tylenol . when your type 2 diabetes numbers aren't moving in the right direction, it can be a burden. but what if you could wake up to lower blood sugar? imagine loving your numbers. discover once-daily invokana . with over 6 million prescriptions and counting, it's the #1 prescribed sglt2 inhibitor that works to lower a1c. invokana is used along with diet and exercise to significantly lower blood sugarin adults with type 2 diabetes.
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deny that 4 of the defendants are responsible for quick's murder. but with the charges the way they are, the prosecution doesn't just need to prove the murder and kidnapping happened. they need to prove that the gang the 6 are allegedly members of meets the guidlines of a criminal enterprise. the defense says they haven't done that. 3 whit tight a local neighborhood at the center of a string of break-ins isn't in the clear yet.. another house in dearington was broken into yesterday on york street. so far there have been 10 burglaries. the homeowner says.. it happened in broad daylight. he says he was aware of the break-ins and took extra precaution to lock his doors.. but that wasn't enough.kelvin crowder, dearington burglary victim: "this is where they kicked in at, right here." kelvin crowder, dearington burglary victim: "i was gone maybe about twenty minutes, nolonger than 30 minutes, i went downtown, came back here, my tv was gone all this stuff was like this with the speakers off the wall. $80 dollars was on the table, had jewerly. all thats gone." whit lynchburg police tell us it's an ongoing investigation.. and they won't provide any details at this time.
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3 pattie tight the state supreme court has denied the appeal of a man convicted of killing alexis murphy. alexis's aunt, trina murphy, tells abc 13 that commonwealth's attorney anthony martin told her the news about randy taylor yesterday. taylor is behind bars.. but alexis's body has never been found. she disappeared in august of 2013 from a gas station in lovingston. taylor was sentenced to two life terms. 3 3 you'll need the jacket and umbrella as cloudy, cool and wet weather is here to stay through wednesday. widespread rain will continue for the morning commute, before the rain begins to taper off later this morning. clouds will linger, and occasional showers - will be possible at any time during the day. temperatures hover in the 40s for tuesday. the rain will pick back up later tonight, and continue into wednesday. most local rain totals will range from 1" to 3". we'll be monitoring the threat for flooding across the heart of virginia. a few flash flood warnings are likely, especially toward the southside, including the dan river. we could even see a few strong storms on wednesday afternoon. highs reach the upper 40s and lower 50s for
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3 whit tight right now a wanted woman is behind bars in lynchburg. on february first, a grand jury indicted skylar lewis on multiple charges including.. gang recruitment in a school zone, and assault and battery by a mob.. her indictments are related to the arrests of stephen spinner.. eric payne.. and christopher thomas back in august. lewis was taken into custody friday night without incident. 3 3 pattie box a new bill passed in the senate courts of justice committee would require local police department to identify.. and include any officer-involved shootings in their filings to
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approved the bill on february 10th. it would require any reporting of any such shootings that result in a fatality or serious bodily injury.. and whether they were ruled justified.. or not justified. reports show.. the legislation was prompted by a recent report that identified cases of shootings over the last 15 years that were not identified as officer involved in the annual crime in virginia report prepared by state police. the bill now heads to the full senate for consideration. 3 whit the general assembly has given final approval for legislation that would allow concealed-weapon permit holders to legally carry guns in the state. a compromise by the governor and republicans passed the senate. it would expand the number of concealed handgun permit reciprocity agreements virginia has with other states. and it would prohibit people subject to a protective order from carrying firearms. it would also require police at gun shows for voluntary background checks. mcauliffe is expected to sign the legislation later this week into law. 3 pattie a georgia business
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all his employees get a concealed carry handgun permit -- and be armed. the company -- lance toland and associates -- provides risk management services to aircraft insurers. toland says recent reports about crime concern him. so he decided to require all that all his employees carry a weapon. once his employees get their licenses, he gives them a taurus judge, sometimes called a "hand cannon." toland says all his aviation insurance agencies carry the guns openly in the office. employees like andrea van buren like the idea.(andrea van buren/toland employee) "you're willing to commit to training, commit to becoming an expert on the firearm, and -- also you have to commit to be ready to use it if you have to."pattie tight toland thinks several high-profile business owners with private planes may soon follow his lead and require their employees to carry guns, as well. 3 3 whit tight the bedford county board of supervisors decided last night to approve just over 44 million dollars for a new middle school. that's about 7-million dollars
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now they hope to move forward with the design.. and hopefully break ground in november. the goal is to have it all done in time for the 20-18 school year. 3 pattie box uva medical center is getting a quarter of a million dollars to help fight cancer in kids.. the money is coming from a national charity called "alex's lemonade stand." a uva professor says they are working on treatments that are more 'targeted." which means they go after the cancer directly..and have fewer side effects.john bushweller/uva professor)"these kind of innovative ideas that can transform treatment are difficult to secure federal funding for. so the foundations like ilsf play a critical role in allowing these new ideas to be tried and developed and moved forward."pattie the reason they don't usually get federal funding is because these treatments are not yet proven.. but professor bushweller says if they work, they could make a big difference. 3 3 whit box do you need more proof that cell phones and driving just don't mix? researchers at virginia tech installed video cameras inside
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were doing right before they got into an accident. the verdict? in two-thirds of crashes.. the driver was visibly distracted and cell phones were the biggest culprit. texting while driving led to a more than three-fold risk of a crash. dialing a number came with a 12-fold risk. by comparison.. eating at the wheel only led to roughly double the risk. cell phones aren't the only culprit, of course. being angry or crying at the wheel also made a driver more likely to crash. 3 pattie box the d-m-v is looking for applicants for transportation safety grants. the grants support programs striving to reduce the number of traffic crashes, deaths, and injuries throughout the year. applications must support the primary transportation safety goal of the state.. which is reducing the number of deaths and serious injuries from traffic crashes. if you want to apply the deadline is sunday. information on our website, wset dot com. 3 whit tight v-dot is urging drivers traveling from pittsylvania county to
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the next few weeks. a construction crew will be working on the sandy river bridge on route 58. an accident last week caused structural damage... and v-dot says it needs many repairs. one lane will be closed while crews work. the project is expected to be finished by the first week of april. 3 pattie still to come on good morning virginia... if you didn't have it before...you might have a good reason to get it now. why you might want to upgrade to amazon prime, just ahead. whit and... 3 >> i'm alex trebek. if you're age 50 to 85, please listen carefully. the lock i want to talk to you about isn't the one on your door. it's a rate lock for your life insurance that guarantees your rate can never go up at any time, for any reason.
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with no obligation. (man) this is where it all started. i received a call from our dispatch center. 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.
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and no one even notices. (announcer) we may be a power company, but the true power in our communities comes from our people. 3 3 you'll need the jacket and umbrella as cloudy, cool and wet weather is here to stay through wednesday. widespread rain will continue for the morning commute, before the rain begins to taper off later this morning. clouds will linger, and occasional showers will be possible at any time during the day. temperatures hover in the 40s for tuesday. the rain will pick back up
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into wednesday. most local rain totals will range from 1" to 3". we'll be monitoring the threat for flooding across the heart of virginia. a few flash flood warnings are toward the southside, river. we could even see a few strong storms on afternoon. highs reach the weather quiets down for thursday. cloudy skies with highs in the mid 40s. mostly sunny highs in the lower 40s. the weekend looks beautiful temperatures reach the upper
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3 pattie tight3 poplar forest has an event for anyone who likes taking in the past. the barrels, bottles and casks tours return next month. this year.. they are focusing on the food and drink thomas jefferson and the plantation's slaves had during the winter months. the guided tours include tastings. the tours will be on march 25th and 26th. 3 whit starbucks is overhauling its rewards program. the goal is to speed up service at the checkout. under the old program, members got one star per visit -- and it didn't matter how much was spent. as a result, customers were asking baristas to ring up a series of items as separate transactions, slowing down the process. the new program is based on how much a customer spends, not on the number of transactions. the name "my starbucks rewards" is now simply "starbucks rewards" the changes go into effect in april. 3 pattie box "free shipping" just got a little harder to come by for non-prime shoppers
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enough money.. you get free shipping. but.. amazon raised the minimum amount. so now..you'll have to shell out 49 dollars before an order ships for free. that's a 40 percent increase from the previous minimum of 35 dollars. it's not clear when the change was made. amazon prime customers are not affected. 3 whit new this morning... changes to government safety warnings that could impact millions of consumers.. pattie plus - less reason to worry at tax time if you're not a millionaire. reena ninan and kendis gibson have the details in today's america's money. 3 3 good morning. topping "america's money"... shares of lumber liquidators could be under pressure again today, after new warnings. the c-d-c says the cancer risks from certain types of laminate flooring is actually three times greater than original estimates. the company believes the c-d-c is overstating potential health risks. there may be another 70 to 90 million recalls of takata airbags. reuters says that would nearly quadruple the number of s. those airbags can explode, and send shrapnel at people in the car.and a downside to being a
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deering tonarington kelvin smith my computer's dying again. you'll need to email us so we can issue you a ticket. but you're right here. it's protocol. or, you can try staples tech services next day guarantee. it's fast and done right. i'll do that instead. that's not protocol marsha. in by noon, out by 5 the next day.
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about today and tomorrow tell condition throughout the work week. widespread rain, steady rain move to danville, south boston and bedford buchanan area and western parts of lynchburg. a check of your weather. it is wet and temperaturesummer 30s low 40s. 39 in lynchburg. rain in danville 42. 40 in roanoke. 39 in blacksburg. 34 in hot springs. you will need the rain jacket and layers. tell be cool and of course the umbrella a hundred percent chance of reason today and tomorrow. temperatures will hover in the 40s. cloudy and cool weather. flooding concerns and storms, i will have the latest coming up. whitney? >> whitney: a woman discovered dead on her property saturday night left several animals dead
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