the weekend looks great for any outdoor plans, enjoy cool dry and pleasant weather. sunshine will prevail both saturday and sunday. highs reach the upper 40s on saturday and we're near 60 on sunday. looking ahead to next week, temperatures stay in the mid to upper 50s. 3 pattie plasma coming up in the next half hour of good morning virginia - we'll take you back out live to appomattox county, where they

da3 3 pattie tight extensive damage in appomattox county at this hour from a line of storms that went through yesterday afternoon. we

3 3 pattie tight now let's go live to tola adamson. tola, you've been out there this morning as well...seeing the same thing...a lot of

sat live3 3 pattietoss to melissa 3 for the rest of the workweek, we will see quiet but breezy conditions for the heart of virginia. thursday will bring a mix of sun and clouds to the area with highs in the upper 40s to near 50. it'll be breezy and brisk as west winds could gust up to 30mph during the day. clouds linger for tonight, with continued gusty winds. overnight lows will fall into the upper 20s to near 30 by friday morning. we'll end the workweek with mostly sunny skies and highs in the mid 40s. winds stay out of the west for the day and will continue to be breezy. the weekend looks great for

dry and pleasant weather. 3 3 pattie 3 people are confirmed dead in waverly. those severe storms ripped through the hampton roads region.. and state police say.. many roads are impassable. storm damage was also reported in newport news. 6 people.. including 4 children.. are without a place to live.. after a large tree fell on their home. the national guard is helping out the storm victims. there are expected to be more than 50 soldiers on duty this morning in the eastern part of virginia. governor mcauliffe has also declared a state of emergency. 3 pattie still to come on good morning virginia... more on that storm that killed

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3 for the rest of the workweek, we will see quiet but breezy conditions ions for the heart of virginia. thursday will bring a mix of sun and clouds to the area with highs in the upper 40s to near 50. it'll be breezy and brisk as west winds could gust up to 30mph during

tonight, with continued gusty winds. overnight lows will fall into the upper 20s to near 30 by friday morning. we'll end the workweek with mostly sunny skies and highs in the mid 40s. winds stay out of the west for the day and will continue to be breezy. the weekend looks great for

dry and pleasant weather. sunshine will prevail both saturday and sunday. highs reach the upper 40s on saturday and we're near 60 on sunday. looking ahead to next

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3 pattie3 we're back at ... with this morning's health news. we've all heard it...adults need to sleep at least seven hours a night. but a new study shows, more than a third of us don't get enough shut- eye. mary moloney explains why you should start getting more sleep now..in today's health check. 3 start snoozing.people between the ages of 18 and 60 -- need to sleep at least seven hours a night.that's according to two major sleep-related associations.but a national survey by the cdc shows -- more than one-third of us -- sleep less than seven hours. and that's a problem.here's why.research shows the less sleep you get -- the more risk you have for obesity -- diabetes -- heart disease -- and mental illness.to make sure you get enough shut-eye

same times each day.including weekends.keep your room dark -- turn the thermostat low -- and get rid of electronics.yes -- put that phone away.before bed -- don't eat a big meal -- drink caffeine -- or alcohol. and during the day -- try to exercise.if you do all that and still can't get enough rest -- go to your doctor. there may be another problem that's preventing good sleep. so -- consider this your wake- up call -- to start sleeping more.for health minute - i'm mary moloney. 3 pattie now here's a look at the most viewed news stories this morning on wset dot com. governor mcauliffe has declared a state of emergency after those severe storms that ripped through parts of virginia. also, many of you are logging on to read about the students who were stuck in their crews figured out a way to get them home in the aftermath of the storm. and, firefighters and police have been going around appomattox making sure everyone in town was accounted for. be sure to log on to wset dot

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3 the altavista colonels wrapped up a state tournament berth last night at home, beating mathews in region 1a east quarterfinal play. the blue devils led 18-16 at the half, stuart anderson, junior had 15 of the 18, he poured in a game-high 30 points.but altavista caught fire the second half, mateo maulbeck drives and hits the tough shot in the lane, the colonels built a lead as many as 17. mathews did rally, but altavista holds on late,

altavista wins 62-54 and advances to region semifinal play friday night, 6 o'clock at cumberland high school. 3 2a west girls, chatham and floyd county both secured state tourney berths monday, but both lost last night in region semifinal action. 3 dennis espn's college gameday is coming to charlottesville this saturday for the third-ranked cavaliers' showdown against acc leader north carolina. gameday is visiting uva for the second-straight year.tony bennett, cavs 21-6, 10-5 in acc - "it's a big game for us either way. i think it's exciting for the fans and the community gets pretty riled up about it and it's great that it's here. i don't think you have to just ignore it and block it out totally but i don't think again you can become intoxicated with it. you just treat it for what it is and i guess that's a good sign that it's here." 3 dennis and stewart- haas racing is making a big change in 2017. one of chevrolet's flagship teams is moving to ford beginning next season. stewart-haas will get its engines from roush yates as part of the new multiyear deal. they currently get engines, chassis

motorsports. 3 3 for the rest of the workweek, we will see quiet but breezy conditions for the heart of virginia. thursday will bring a mix of sun and clouds to the area with highs in the upper 40s to near 50. it'll be breezy and brisk as west winds could gust up to 30mph during the day. clouds linger for tonight, with continued gusty winds. overnight lows will fall into the upper 20s to near 30 by friday morning. we'll end the workweek with mostly sunny skies and highs in the mid 40s. winds stay out of the west for the day and will continue to be breezy. the weekend looks great for any outdoor plans, enjoy cool dry and pleasant weather. sunshine will prevail both saturday and sunday. highs reach the upper 40s on saturday and we're near 60 on sunday. looking ahead to next week, temperatures stay in the

3 pattie plasma coming up in the next half hour of good morning virginia - our coverage of the storm that tore through our area continues...our reporters have been in appomattox all morning... we'll check in with them and look at the path of destruction from the

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the countdown to the3 3 pattie in appomattox.. crews are working to restore power to the town. and some families are picking up

after a possible tornado touched down there this afternoon. 3 pattie tight this morning we have team coverage of the storm damage in appomattox.. melissa lefevre is tracking the latest in the weather center.3 but let's go first to len stevens .. len -- what have you seen out there.. 3 3 len live u 3 3 for the rest of the workweek, we will see quiet but breezy conditions for the heart of virginia. thursday will bring

area with highs 3 in the upper 40s to near 50. it'll be breezy and brisk as west winds could gust up to 30mph during the day. clouds linger for tonight, with continued gusty winds. overnight lows will fall into the upper 20s to near 30 by friday morning. we'll end the workweek with mostly sunny skies and highs in the mid 40s. winds stay out of the west for the day and will continue to be breezy. 3 pattie tight we have learned that there will be a press conference in will be a press learned that there

3 to be breezy. 3 3 pattie tight we have learned that there will be a press conference in appomattox county at 7 this morning about yesterday's storm. we will be carrying that press conference live. appomattox county sheriff, barry letterman, has confirmed to abc 13 that one man has died due to the storm. we're told he was in his 70s. state police tell us his home was destroyed by the reported tornado that swept through evergreen and red house. his remains have been taken to the medical examiner's office for identification. police say the total injured in appomattox county is 7. 3 pattie box gleaning for the world is also doing its part to help those dealing with the damage in appomattox. we were there as crews stopped at the walmart to gather supplies. walmart gave them water, flashlights, snacks, and ice to hand out to those impacted. gleaning took along blankets, pillows, and heat and eat meals..

shelters.rev. ron davidson, gleaning for the world"i was with a family this afternoon when they found out their home place had been destroyed. this is the kind of damage we work with and we're kind of used to it, but when it's in our own home area it hurts a lots worse."mark right now -- gleaning says it has enough supplies, but could use monetary donations. 3 3 pattie tight also -- state police tell us.. there are 2 shelters set up for families in appomattox county. one is at the community center at 2-20 community lane in the town of appomattox. the other is at the pamplin fire department. 3 pattie tight this morning -- a number of families are picking up the pieces. many of them lost so much in a matter of minutes. but mona kosar abdi spoke with a man who lost nearly everything.. but is still looking on the bright side. 3 "it's unbelievable"jimmy womack.. sifts through piles of debris...where his garage once stood "it's probably totaled i don't know"the damage too great too track. "this is devastating"womack says he was home when the weather conditions took a turn for the worse."i told my mom

have a basement and she doesn't.although his mom lives next door she said the winds were too strong to make it over."i saw it coming so i told mom to lay down in the hallway and cover her head." womack stays the roof on his mother's house blew right off. but nothing compares to the damage done to his uncles house 2 houses over."i can't believe it"fortunately everyone walked away with only a few minor scrapes and cuts. "the main thing is we live through it"he now embarks on a scavenger hunt for his belongings.so far he can check his camper off the list "right over there"womack says he's just grateful his family is o-k.and he's not surprised by the amount of support he's

all suffer 3 through it" 3 pattie you can catch all of our coverage on the storm on our website wset dot com. we are also constantly updating our abc 13 facebook page..make sure you check it out and like us while you're there. 3 pattie plasma in other news this morning...after 8 hours of deliberations.. a jury found the 6 defendants on trial in the kevin quick case.. guity on all charges. quick is the waynesboro reserve officer who was kidnapped and murdered in 20- 14. annie andersen was in the courtroom as the jury delivered the verdict.. she also spoke to attorneys from both sides. 3 kevin quick's family..including his mother vonda celebrated as they left the federal courthouse in roanoke wednesday evening.the jury announced unanimous guilty verdicts for all 34 charges in the kevin quick trial.(ronald m. huber, assistant united states attorney) "it's almost two years to the day that kevin went missing, so to be able to put this behind them, i think is a particularly important

conviction on all the defendants on all the different counts."(rusty mcguire, louisa co. commonwealth's attorney) "we are a very small, rural county that this gang terrorized for 5 months."along with charges related to the kidnapping and murder of quick, 4 of the 6 defendants are also guilty of racketeering, various violent crimes in aide of racketeering and using a gun during those crimes.(jimmy turk, attorney for shantai shelton) ""were verdict?""no, you sat through the court case didn't you. i mean, all you guys did. there was some extremely powerful evidence. no, i'm not surprised. i don't think any of our clients were surprised. i know mine wasn't."the jury found the other two guilty of obstruction of justice and racketeering.sentencing hasn't been scheduled yet, but is expected to be sometime this summer.in roanoke annie andersen abc 13 news.

pittsylvania county grand jury has indicted a former county jail employee on three counts of carnal knowledge. sharon mckenzie was indicted on three felonies. investigators say that while she was a kitchen staff employee, she sexual acts with an inmate. abc 13 looked at the indictment which states the inmate was james poe, who was serving 50 years for a dui crash that killed two gretna teenagers in august of 2014. mckenzie is out on bond right now until her next scheduled court date in march. we've learned poe has been moved to a jail in richmond. 3 pattie tight the botetourt county sheriff's office has charged a roanoke county man with forcible sodomy. they charged 46-year-old david bocock of roanoke with the help of the u.s marshal's service. city officials confirm bocock is a lieutenant with roanoke fire and ems. he's now suspended without pay after 25 years with the department. the sheriff's office said the victim was a minor. bocock is currently being held in the botetourt county jail with no bond set at this time. 3 pattie plasma still to

virginia... we take a look

affected other communities.3 3 3 3 for the rest of the workweek,

conditions for the heart of virginia. thursday will bring a mix of sun and clouds to the area with highs in the upper 40s to near 50. it'll be breezy and brisk as west winds could gust up to 30mph during the day. clouds linger for tonight, with continued gusty

fall into the upper 20s to near 30 by friday morning. we'll end the workweek with mostly sunny skies and highs in the mid 40s. winds stay out of the west for the day and will continue to be breezy. the weekend looks great for any outdoor plans, enjoy cool

sunshine will prevail both saturday and sunday. highs reach the upper 40s on saturday and we're near 60 on sunday. looking ahead to next mid to upper 50s. 3 pattie plasma appomattox county isn't the only place cleaning up this morning from yesterday's severe weather. kendis gibson has more on the damage across much of the east coast. 3 overnight, millions of americans hit hard.. as a deadly winter storm continues its march north. torrential

mid-atlantic to the north east -- the downpours...creating flash floods -- washing away cars -- and creating a mess for the dc area. take quick natsot from here in new york -- heavy winds overturned this truck on the george washington bridge earlier, this time lapse shows the storm moving into charlotte?. strong winds toppling trees into homes, cars and power lines there. nats - over 160-thousand without power across seven states. it's the same system that spawned terrifying twisters. in virginia - a state of emergency in effect. a deadly tornado shredded and tossed homes -- among the victims -- a child. (nat) only thing we heard was a 2-year-3 old baby found in the woods that baby and two others pronounced dead. across the region -- more than 30 tornadoes in the last day alone. first tearing across louisiana - destroying this r-v park. sot - ashley east /

us be okay, let us get through this." ((wx map)) and on the backside of this massive storm -- blizzard conditions across the midwest. ann wojas / indiana state police "if you don't need to make the trip - don't make the trip today." in parts of illinois and indiana - nearly white-out conditions -- making travel extra-difficult wswintersnowwxin2 nats: twenty miles an hour, you can't go over that! kendis gibson, abc news new york 3 pattie plasma much more coverage of the storm

3 3 3 for the rest of the workweek, we will see quiet but breezy conditions for the heart of virginia. thursday will bring a mix of sun and clouds to the

40s to near 50. it'll be breezy and brisk as west winds could gust up to 30mph during the day. clouds linger for tonight, with continued gusty winds. overnight lows will fall into the upper 20s to near 30 by friday morning. we'll end the workweek with mostly sunny skies mid 40s. winds stay out of the and will continue to be breezy. the great for any outdoor plans, pleasant weather. sunshine will saturday and reach the upper 40s on saturday on sunday. looking ahead to temperatures stay in the mid

3 pattie plasma3 when the severe weather hit.. the school day was winding down in appomattox. the storm dangers forced school leaders to keep students at school. many say they lost power and were forced to go to the basement to take cover. children who weren't picked up by family members early were then sent to a central location for safety. courtney wheaton was there. 3 buses served as the last line of defense to make sure no child was left behind at school. " i certainly dont want to see anyone harmed in anyway shape or form." bus driver tom conrad bus drivers like tom conrad became heroes to families unable to reach their children. " the community works together it;s something that people realize they have no choice but to come together and people react positively." take a look at this video more than 200 students of all ages were sent to appomattox primary school because it was the only school with power. law enforcement worked with staff and parents to make sure the kids who didn't take a bus were picked up by loved ones. "i found out he was at the

here and i was like alright cool." " i'm extremely grateful." outside.. things settled down.. but the damage as far as the eye could see." what i'm concerned about is for the parents that lost homes and ect as a result of this." 3 3 pattie tight appomattox county schools are closed today. we'll keep you updated at wset.com. 3 pattie plasma still to come this morning on gmv...

destruction in appomattox 3 up next. 3 3 pattie tight back with more of our coverage of the storm and possible tornado that touched down in appomattox. let's go live to tola adamson now, who is standing by for a press

storm. tola?3 3 pattie a federal court jury has found the defendants in the kevin quick trial guilty on all charges. quick was the waynesboro reserve police officer kidnapped killed in 20-14. quick's family, including his young daughter were in court as the clerk read that the defendants were guilty on each count. along with charges related to quick's kidnapping and murder, were more than two dozen others.... namely racketeering, violent crimes in aide of racketeering and various gun charges for those crimes. 3 pattie an elliston man is facing several felony charges after the montgomery county sheriff's office says he led deputies on a chase and crashed into multiple deputies' cars. they say 31-year-old joseph meade was going more than 100 miles an hour on route 460 around 8 tuesday night. when deputies tried to stop him, the sheriff's office says meade led them on a chase,

twice before finally crashing head-on into another deputy's vehicle. no deputies were injured.3 meade faces several charges. 3 for the rest of the workweek, we will see quiet but breezy conditions for the heart of virginia. thursday will bring a mix of sun and clouds to the area with highs in the upper 40s to near 50. it'll be breezy and brisk as west winds

the day. clouds linger for tonight, with continued gusty winds. overnight lows will fall into the upper 20s to near 30 by friday morning. we'll end the workweek with mostly sunny skies and highs in the mid 40s. the weekend looks great for any outdoor plans, enjoy cool dry and