thanks for watching3 sot: it's hard but we'll make it. (continues to weep)"danner a community begins the recovery tonight after an e-f-3 tornado ripped through appomattox county. our crews are live on the groud bringing you the very latest . plus... everything you need to know to help those affected.george 3 3

how big that tornado was that touched down in appomattox county. this is the damage it left behind late yesterday afternoon. the national weather service says the deadly twister had peak wind speeds with an e-f 3 intensity -- that's between 136 and 165 miles per hour. they believe it touched down on berry lane and took a 13 mile track northeast. and it was about a quarter of a mile wide. this is only the third tornado to touch down in appomattox county since they started keeping track in 1950. 3 danner we have live team coverage from appomattox. marissa parra and courtney wheaton are live following new details about the storm. chief meteorologist george flickinger is in weather center. we begin our team coverage with marissa parra. 3 3 marissa satlive danner, one of the most important takeaways is that the storm may be over but it is still potentially dangerous to be outside. you can see the wind is pretty strong, and there is a lot of sharp, metal debris that can be easily picked up. it sounds like right now no one is even

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. it's been amazing. we've had a wonderful search team out of lynchburg we've had local guys, 3 emergency services units and they've done a trememendous job and we appreciate everything they've done for the county. marissa satlive3 the lynchburg fire

water, clothing, cleaning supplies -- things like that at any of its fire stations. 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. live in appomattox, marissa parra, abc 13 news. 3 3 3 danner pots the people who survived this tornado are sharing their stories tonight. and wait until you hear what this teen has to say. 15-year-old daniel poole was home sick from school, when the tornado tore his home on cub creek road to shreds. luckily, chris wright was over at the time, painting the family's home when he heard the tornado coming. he pulled daniel into a closet in the basement. they held the door shut as hard as they could. "you know when a train passes a building and everything just shakes in the building. well that's how the door was and that's how my hands were... it was just like this. i couldn't control it.

was still shaking like crazy." 3 both of them survived without a scratch. another miracle...the family was able to dig out their cat from the rubble today...and she's doing great and doesn't appear injured. 3 3 danner pots now let's go out to courtney wheaton -- she's live -- and you caught up with crews getting the electricity back on there in

3 3 governor mcauliffe toured the damage in appomattox today. once on the ground, he went to a few

many of whom lost everything. the person who lives in this house is still in the hospital after the tornado threw him about 200 feet. sot- mcauliffe (:06)"but for the grace of god, this did not happen in the middle of the night and i think if that had been the case, there would have been many more fatalities." danner pots sadly after natural disasters we always see people trying to take advantage of the people who lost everything. mcauliffe says they already have people on the ground watching out for that. 3 3 danner pots communities across virginia are coming together to help those affected by the tornado in appomattox. the chick-fil-a on wards road in lynchburg is donating sandwiches -- today and last night. a chick-fil-a manager also tells us they have received more donations to be able to feed more people in the coming days.// and before and after hair designs on timberlake road is

shampoos for those affected in 3 appomattox. that's according to their facebook page.//danner pots gleaning for the world is collecting items for the victims tomorrow and saturday from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. at sam's club in lynchburg. they will also collect things at the walmart in appomattox on saturday as well. they're looking for non perishable food items, personal care items, cleaning supplies, paper products, and pet supplies. if you're looking to donate, we have all of the information you need to help out on our website, w- s-e-t dot com. 3 3 danner this is a live look over lynchburg tonight. let's go to chief meteorologist george flickinger -- for more on when those winds are going to die

3 danner pots at least 3 people are dead in waverly. it's another area hard hit by the tornado. state police tell us a 2-year-old child and two men, ages 50 and 26, were killed in the town of waverly during the storm. police say the toddler's 30-year-old mother also was in the trailer struck by the tornado. she is in the hospital. governor mcauliffe met privately with several relatives of the victims. 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.5714 we hear tornado tornado tornado. and we looked. just imagine a smoke

0003 it was almost something out of a movie. and just as quickly as it started it was 3 over. danner pots governor mcauliffe says he expected the storm damage to top the 11 million dollar threshold for a federal disaster declaration. that frees up low-interest loans for rebuilding.

3 danner3 as we h3 a live look tonight at a quiet appomattox county ... after a very long day for dozens of familie who lost their homes to yesterday's tornado. we will have more coverage on that .. in just a bit. 3 danner pots iran says it will conduct a rocket test in next few days - part of what it calls a space launch program. but added to two missile tests last fall, its raising eyebrows in washington - with some saying such tests violates a u-n security council resolution. kristine frazao reports. 3 a show of forcea&on iranian state tv, leaders flaunt a missile storage facility. now, new information the islamic republic plans yet another a test, a space launch, in the coming days.fred"this space launch vehicle will have a range of 4-5000 kilometers. there's no chance that this is for satellites or putting monkeys into space. this is a test of an icbm"the i-c-b-m or intercontinental ballistic missile tests are not prohibited by the iran nuclear deal.but fred fleitz, a former c-i-a analyst , says it's no doubt iran flexing its muscle both with other ballistic

fall ,(nats)and a recent letter from an iranian general to president hassan rouhani - suggesting the goal of forcing americans back to the negotiating table.fred fleitz/former cia analystit wouldn't surprise me that the reason they're making these provocative statements is that they would like to get concessions out of the west especially the united states." stand-upconcessions, like additional sanctions relief, which is raising concerns from lawmakers on both sides of the aislerep. will hurd/r-texas "are they trying to target our friends like israel? how are they trying to threaten the balance of power within the middle east against some of these other moderate sunni arab nations?"rep. james himes/d-connecticut "if their activities are outside of their obligations that's not leverage, that's a cause for sanctions and for punishment by the international community." still- some experts call iran's actions "propaganda with the state department saying so far there have been no violations.though no doubt world leaders will be watching and waiting - the future of an

hanging in the balance.3 3 danner pots it affects more than 3 million people per year. ahead, find out about a free screening that can alert you now if you need to be concerned.george 3 george

3 george3 3 danner pots every 67 seconds another person is diagnosed with demenita. but there is important, free memory screening you need to

3 commercial break 33 3 danner intv as we get older, our brain changes. that is normal. but ask yourself -- are you having trouble with numbers or paying bills? are you falling a lot? do you have issues with depth perception? or are you involved in more fender benders? those are all early signs of dementia. this computer screening test could tell you if there is something you need to worry about. thanks to a grant from the greater lynchburg community trust, you can take the test for free next week. typically they offer the screening to people 50 and above, but denise scruggs --

aging -- says they are opening it up to people as young as 45. she says offering it to this new age group is important -- because early detection is the answer. denise scruggs, beard center on aging - "once we know somebody has potential issues we can get earlier interventions and it may be some of those medications that will help us with the symptoms of the dementia and help us have a better quality of life." danner intv you'll take a computer based memory screening test, review the results with professionals -- and leave with a test you can take in the future to compare your results. the testing is march first and second at fort hill united methodist church in lynchburg. you do have to register though. call 434-942-9325 to enroll. 3 3 3 3 danner intv a live look at some of the damage in appomatox county this evening. george has more on when the winds are dying down --

folks cleaning up -- 3 marissa parra joins us live with a look at what's coming up at 11.marissa satlive 3 danner & george

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