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3 mark tight governor mcauliffe spent the day touring the areas hit by yesterday's tornados this is a picture he tweeted out earlier as he saw the damage from a helicopter. annie andersen is live in the evergreen area of appomattox right now with more.annie satlive before touring the damage here in appomattox, mcauliffe surveyed the area in his helicopter. once on

houses talking to people... many of whom lost everything. mcauliffe also met with phil hysell of the national weather service who says that this storm had gusts of 120 miles per hour. mcauffe said after seeing the damage, that really wasn't a surprise. sot- mcauliffe (:12)"we saw a lot of debris in trees. but you see an area with a bunch of people out on the ground going trying to find some treasured memento and hoping they can recover something" annie satlive sadly after natural disasters we always see people trying to take advantage of the people who lost everything. i asked mcauliffe how they plan to keep that from happening. he said they already have people on the ground watching out for that. live in appomattox, annie andersen, abc 13 news. 3 3 3 3 mark waverly is another area hard hit by the tornado. three people are dead there... a 2-year-old child and two men, ages 50 and 26. police say the toddler's mother was also in the trailer

governor mcauliffe met privately with several relatives of the victims. he says the family lost everything and does not have money to bury the child. the national weather service rated that tornado as an ef-1, with wind speeds of 100 to 110 miles per hour. its path was 9 miles long and 300 yards wide. 3 noreen tight rescue crews search and rescue efforts to make sure every single resident is accounted for tonight. katie brooke spoke with the appomattox rescue squad and joins us live with what's happening right now.katie liveu noreen, these teams of first responders have been working since the moment the tornado hit. they've gone door to door, making sure anyone missing is accounted for. the final tally-- one fatality, 78 year old keith

7 people.. 5 of them are home from the hospital tonight. captain susan walton of the appomattox rescue squad says two of their own ems workers lost their homes. she says the last 24 hours have been overwhelming and tough to deal with. another task they're dealing with-- getting generators to those without power who need oxygen-- or taking them to shelters-- but they're grateful for the help of so many organizations helping them get this monumental job done. (:06)susan walton, captain, appx rescue squad, "we're going through all of the rubble to ensure that no one is entrapped and making sure that everyone that's injured gets taken to the hospital."katie liveu the appomattox rescue squad says the best thing you can do is stay at home and away from affected areas. although it may be tempting to drive around and look at the scenes - - but it really causes traffic problems and keeping rescue

now that everyone is safe.. putting lives back together is the next hurdle. live in evergreen, katie brooke, abc-13 news. 3 3 3 3 mark tight one of the most important takeaways is that the storm may be over but it is still potentially dangerous to be outside. right now no one is even thinking about the re-building process... the focus is still on assessing damage, cleaning up and taking care of those without homes - human or animal. vdot says all roads are passable right now. and from what we heard, times may be tough but the help is just pouring in. 14:30 we've had a tremendous outpour of water donations, food donations, volunteers to assist, but at this time we are still doing the assessment period. 14:44 mark tight the lynchburg fire department is also collecting non-perishable food, bottled water, clothing, cleaning supplies -- things like that

there are several other organizations also collecting too. we have that information at wset.com. now as for volunteers to come out and help clean up -- the county administrator says they will post on their website when they need you. 3 3 noreen tight when doug smith-coach of appomatox high school football team put out the call for help to his guys-he says there wasn't a hesitation. today they spread out in groups to help the community that has cheered them on all season. suri crowe has that story. suri sat live this tornado hit home in the literal sense for the football players of appomatox high. not only is this their community but two of their own players homes were damaged or destroyed. coach doug smith gathered his team to lend a helping hand and they were out in force clearing debris-chopping wood and in the midst of all this

their coach says they are glad to give back sots coach doug smith, appomatox high school "this was an back to a great community that has shown them during the football season. and reach they wouldn't want to be anywhere else"sophomore appomattox high still being here and helping the community and everything." suri sat live the whole team is ready to help through out this process and the two teammates whose homes were damaged-as soon as insurance companies give the clear. coach smith says they'll be over to help out. live in appomattox, suri crowe, abc 13 news. 3

much quieter 3 week -- but windy. 3 tonight will be 3 windy and cold, quieter weather is moving into the this afternoon we've experienced of 30 to 40 mph. you'll want your evening as the strong wind temperatures will drop to near 30 overnight. friday will be mostly sunny, breezy and cool mid 40s. 3 noreen next -- we're going back live to appomattox for a story of survival.mark valerie bragg spoke with one man who might have saved a teenager's life just before the storm hit.

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plus, andy cohen.3 an appomattox teen still can't believe.. he's alive. right in front of his eyes.. 15-year-old daniel poole watched a tornado destroy his entire home. mark valerie bragg has his miraculous story of survival. valerie sat live just take

is what so 3 many homes in appomattox look like after this torndo. including, pooles. he never imagined that staying home sick from school yesterday morning.. would put him in the middle of chaos. 3 (((nat/pop- "that would be the kitchen."))) torn to pieces. (((nat/pop- "the big dresser, that was my moms. and i told you my mom's room is over there." shrugs.))) daniel poole still can't believe.. he's alive in fact, the only reason he says he is...is because of this man. "this wall lifted up and that's when i hear chris yelling, 'daniel, come on.' so i ran back this way and chris grabbed me and through us into this closet there and we stood there until it was over." chris wright was at the poole's home...painting...when the tornado struck. the home pulled off the

basement.chris wright- "we really walked out. it's hard to believe. i definitely think somebody put their hand on top of this basement and saved us.""the family is spending the day, walking around their property looking for anything they can salvage. they're thankful for finding the smaller stuff like articles of clothing, like this glove and some of their favorite coffee mugs, like this one that says, "life is good." but it wasn't the coffee mugs or the found shoes that put a smile on their faces. zoey...the pet cat...was pulled from the rubble. (((nat/pop-"we found the cat. 'is she alive?' she's alive! ))) tears of pain, quickly turned to tears of joy. (((nat/pop-"all the babies are alive"))) everyone's alive. and for that, daniel will be forever grateful. "i wouldn't have been downstairs if chris wasn't here. i would have

been under that." 3 valerie sat live i spoke with 3 daniel's mother...and she says she's not worried about losing everything. as long as her kids are fine, everything else can be replaced. the family plans to rebuild on the same property. live in appomattox, valerie bragg, abc 13 news. 3 mark you can catch all of our coverage on our website tonight at wset dot com. we also have the details on how you can help those in appomattox right now. 3 noreen after the break -- we're tracking the latest on your weekend forecast.mark

flickinger is back with the 3 noreen kourtney lorin 3 sent us these viewer pictures of the devastation from evergreen. we have heard from many of you on facebook. if you'd like to send us any pictures of the damage, like our abc 13 facebook page

3 mark tight you may have tuned in tonight to see a special report we have been

called born addicted. due to the storms in appomattox, we have decided to move that story to tomorrow night at 6. so tune in tomorrow for danner's special report. 3 noreen sports is next. we go to the "mat" for today's team of the week feature. mark and, baseball is making a

base stealing. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. her life's work has been about breaking barriers. and so would her presidency. which is why, for every american who's not being paid what they're worth... who's held back by student debt or a system tilted against them- and there are far too many of you- she understands that our country can't reach it's potential... unless we all do. together.

3 regular season champion lynchburg college took care of 9 seed virginia wesleyan this afternoon in the

quarterfinal game at the salem civic center. last year, the hornets lost a tight championship game to wesleyan. and the marlins came out hot early, kelly jones hit a pair of 3s and wesleyan broke out to an 11-4 lead. sammi goldsmith helped the hornets charge back, knocking down the jumper here. lc ran off 10 straight points to grab the lead, charmaine hairston out of franklin county later buries three of her 10 points. caroline naumann and scoring, naumann dropped in 17, forbush a game-high 20. lynchburg wins 73-51 to advance to saturday's semifinals. 3 game two saw washington & lee edge eastern mennonite. the generals will play lynchburg in saturday's 1 o'clock semifinal. 3 the men's quarterfinals are tomorrow. hampden-sydney and top-seed lynchburg play at 1 followed by emory & henry and guilford. night games are randolph macon/virginia wesleyan and randolph/roanoke. 3 dennis we didn't forget team of the week. today we spotlight central

wrestling champions from this past weekend in salem. brookville's reid stewart won his second state title in three years, as did amherst county junior jeffrey allen, who pinned his opponent in less than a minute. reid's brookville teammate austin wilkerson won his first state title, as did lca's mason wolk, the bulldogs' first as a new member of the vhsl. jeffrey allen, 4a state champion - 195 lbs. (amherst co.)- "last year losing in the finals was a big disappointment but this year i won and got state title number two so i'm very fortunate." reid stewart, 3a state champion - 120 lbs. (brookville) - "i was so happy i got to do it with my dad in the corner because he's the largest part about my wrestling career. he's always there for me and he's always pushing me and making me strive for more and i just love him for that." austin wilkerson, 3a state champion - 145 lbs. (brookville) - "it means so much. it's been a goal ever since i was walking. i mean when i started wrestling back in elementary school, my goal was to be a high school state champion and i finally did it." mason wolk, 4a state champion - 220 lbs. (lca) - "really i just feel blessed and thankful for my coaches and my teammates." great accomplishment for

wrestling champions! 3 3 remember this rolling block slide in last year's playoffs that broke ruben tejada's leg?now the mlb and the players' union are banning such slides. the new rule says a runner must make a "bona fide slide", contact with the ground ahead of the base in position to

foot to remain on it. an breaking news. we're on the scene, the deadly tornado outbreak. at least eight dead, including a 2-year-old. to pennsylvania. homes destroyed. this truck blown over on the gw bridge in new york. the coast guard trying to save this boat. the showdown tonight.

other candidates to try and take down donald trump before super tuesday? and, the eye-opening new poll tonight from marco rubio's own state of florida. is trump unstoppable, even there? just 24 hours after our exclusive with apple's ceo, tim cook, the fierilyreery moments on capitol hill today. and just tonight, apple answers the judge. new reporting tonight after a passenger jet slams into a runway. the emergency evacuation. and sylvester stallone, coming back into focus. will he deliver a knockout punch at the oscars? we have stallone, right here tonight. good evening. and it's great to have you with us here on a thursday night. and we have several developing stories as we come on the air. and we begin with the deadly tornadoes. homes wiped out from texas all the way up to pennsylvania. more than 30 confirmed tornadoes now.