3 remember the coat as you head out the door-temperatures are starting out in the 30s this morning. friday will be mostly sunny, breezy and cool. high temperatures reach the low to mid 40s. temperatures will be in the upper 30s north and west toward the mountains. winds won't be as strong as yesterday, but we could still see gusts up to 25mph. the weekend forecast looks picture perfect for 3 any outdoor plans.

we have team coverage of the storm damage in appomattox.. you just saw melissa in our weather center... and mona kosar abdi and tola adamson are live on the scene in appomattox right now to give us an idea of what's 3 going on there... first we're checking in with mona.... 3

sot3 pattie plasma that was mona kosar abdi reporting. 3 3 3 pattie this morning we are getting another look at the devestation in appomattox from the sky. central virginia aerial solutions shot this footage. you can see all the damage- trees knocked over- even uprooted in some cases. authorities say.. the tornado left a 13-mile path of destruction. 3 pattie tight video like

frightening..just to look at.. now imagine living it. 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. valerie bragg has his miraculous story of survival. 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 ground.. right down to the basement.chris wright- "we really walked out. it's hard

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 upstairs and i would have

3 3 pattie tight abc 13 spoke with 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. 3 pattie plasma one of the many people to respond to the storm damage was governor terry mcauliffe. he spent yesterday touring the areas hardest hit by the storms. before touring the damage in appomattox.. he surveyed the area in a helicopter. once on the ground, he went to a few homes to talk to people... many of who lost everything. mcauliffe also met with phil hysell of the national weather service. he says that this storm had wind gusts of 120 miles per hour.3 sot- mcauliffe (:12)"we saw a lot of debris in trees. but you see an area with a bunch of cars and you'll see people out on the ground going through the debris trying to find some treasured memento and hoping they can recover something"pattie plasma mcauliffe also says they have people on the ground watching out over people's property. 3

shown you, many people are coming out to help those affected in appomattox... one group being the national guard. part of the job of the national guard is to keep us safe here at home, and they said that's what they were out there doing yesterday. although not in the way they generally do. the national guard flew in from richmond to take county and state officials out to survey the damage... with all of the debris and trees down, they said it's easy to miss things when they check from the ground, but the helicopter gives them a better perspective. we asked if they are looking for houses with damage, but they said they're actually looking for things from those houses that when not in the right setting and could be really dangerous. (staff sgt william hatch, army national guard)"when the wind starts blowing like this, you have no idea where things are going to land. and something as dangerous as a propane tank, absolutely you don't want somebody to just walk across that. (:10)pattie tight and it is because the governor's declaration of a state of emergency, that the national guard is able to come in and help as needed. 3

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3 3 pattie we're back at.... and we want to check in with tola adamson..she's out in appomattox this morning...and officials are looking at a

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adamson reporting. 3 pattie tight that was tola adamson reporting. we're continuing to follow the latest on relief efforts the damage from the storm and the relief efforts for the victims of the tornado. stay connected to our abc-13 facebook page and our website, 3 wset.com for the very latest.

3 remember the coat as you head out the door-temperatures are starting out in the 30s this morning. friday will be mostly sunny, breezy and cool. high temperatures reach the low to mid 40s. temperatures will be in the upper 30s north and west toward the mountains. winds won't be as strong as yesterday, but we could still see gusts up to 25mph. the weekend forecast looks picture perfect for any outdoor plans. enjoy mostly sunny skies both saturday and sunday. tomorrow's morning lows will be in the 20s and we'll see highs in the upper 40s to near 50 tomorrow afternoon. a nice warm up arrives for sunday as highs reach the lower 60s. temperatures stay in the 60s for monday. 3

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3 3 pattie we're back at ... with this morning's health news. just the other day johnson and johnson was ordered to pay 72 million dollars to the family of a woman who died from ovarian cancer. so what exactly

powder? one alabama doctor says there are definite health dangers connected to the use of this everyday item. melanie yuill has the details in today's health check. 3 birmingham, ala gynecological surgeon tells me it's very common for women to use things like baby powder that contain talc... especially here in the south.[take pkgdr. francois blaudeau gynecological surgeonif you walk into any church on a sunday in the women that are going to be at church have used these products and are using them to stay dry and be more comfortabledr. francois blaudeau says since the early 90's there has been some concern about talcum powders you find on the shelves of nearly every drug store.a number of studies have shown that there is an increase risk and some type of relationship between the use of talc in a powder form and certain forms of ovarian cancerdr. blaudeau says women are the most at risk if they've used the powders for feminine hygiene reasons... and used them for more than 15-20 years.there is a possibility that these products may have increased your risk of developing ovarian cancer and you should go get screenedparents using baby powder on infants... dr. blaudeau says there's no reason for you to panic... there has not been any study that suggests use of baby

cancer risk down the road for a childtalc can also be found in other products... like makeup... dr. blaudeau says those are ok to use tootag:the doctor said if you want to avoid any potential risk you should use products that contain cornstarch instead of talc.he said you should be able to look right on the bottle and find out if talc is in the 3 product. 3 pattie now here's a look at the most viewed new stories this morning on wset dot com. many of you are reading about the appomattox woman who says a discarded mattress kept her and her baby safe when that tornado touched down. also, many of you are logging on to read about how the community is stepping up to help victims of the storm. and, gleaning for the world has organized a collection to help those impacted by that twister. be sure to log on to wset dot com...your source for abc 13 news anytime.

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3 dennis the liberty flames took it on the chin last night at unc-asheville. down 16 at the half, the flames tried to rally, lovell cabbil with the nice drive for two of his 10 points.later, ezra talbert knocks down 3 from the corner, but lu's hole just too deep.cabbil makes the nice pass to caleb homesley. but asheville beats lu 73-56. 3 at vmi, the keydets faced mercer. vmi's qj peterson could not be stopped, the senior poured in a new vmi school-record 46 points, adding team-highs of 9

peterson had just one turnover. vmi beats mercer 91-82. 3 odac women's tourney in salem, top-seeded lynchburg beat number 9 virginia wesleyan, the team that beat them in last year's final. after falling behind early, lynchburg ran off 10 straight points to grab the lead. charmaine hairston out of franklin county buries three of her 10. caroline naumann scored 17, chaney forbush 20. lynchburg wins big 73-51. 3 brookville's hannah young and company squaring off against spotswood in the 3a west semis. the bees strike first, tiffany rixey dials up the three from the corner. then kiala marshall beats her defender to the baseline for the layup. spotswood, though, wins 50- 42. the bees still advance to states. 3 spring training camps are open and new york met yoenis cespedes has pulled into his parking spot each day in a different car.thursday's

red alfa romeo 2-seater. 3 3 remember the coat as you head out the door-temperatures are starting out in the 30s this morning. friday will be mostly sunny, breezy and cool. high temperatures reach the low to mid 40s. temperatures will be in the upper 30s north and west toward the mountains. winds won't be as strong as yesterday, but we could still see gusts up to 25mph. the weekend forecast looks picture perfect for any outdoor plans. enjoy mostly sunny skies both saturday and sunday. tomorrow's morning lows will be in the 20s and we'll see highs in the upper 40s to near 50 tomorrow afternoon. a nice warm up arrives for sunday as lower 60s. temperatures stay

3 pattie plasma3 coming up in the next half hour of good morning virginia - just ahead we head out live to appomattox...and let you know how you can help those impacted by the tornado that

3 3 3 pattie plasma good morning virginia. it is friday, february 26th, 2016. i'm pattie martin. 3 pattie this morning we know that everyone in appomattox county is accounted for. that's the good news. the bad news is that it could be a long road of recovery for many in that area. 3 pattie tight this morning we have team coverage of the storm damage in appomattox.. melissa lefevre is tracking

center. mona kosar abdi and tola adamson are live on the scene in appomattox with more on what's going on there... first we're checking in with 3 tola.... 3 3 tola live upattie plasma that was tola adamson 3 reporting... now we are sending it over to melissa le fevre who has been in the weather center tracking the

3 3 3 3 remember the coat as you head out the door-temperatures are starting out in the 30s this morning. friday will be mostly sunny, breezy and cool. high temperatures reach the low to mid 4 4. temperatures will be in the upper 30s north and west toward the mountains. winds won't be as strong as yesterday, but we could still see gusts up to 25mph. the weekend forecast looks picture perfect for any outdoor plans. 3 pattie with this tornado, we have seen so much loss... homes, vehicles, churches.. but we also churches.. vehicles, homes, loss... seen so much tornado, we have with this pattie

perfect for 3 any outdoor plans. 3 pattie with this tornado, we have seen so much loss... homes, vehicles, churches.. but we also know that one person died in the storm. state police confirm they found 78-year-old edward harris in a field near his home. his friends at evergreen baptist church say.. he lived in appomattox his whole life. he was a farmer.. and had a lot of connections in the community. the appomattox sheriff says.. harris lived in a mobile home off twin tunnels lane. rescue workers found him in a hayfield.. covered in hay. 3 pattie and appammattox wasn't the only place hit hard... in waverly.. the national weather service says a strong e-f-1 tornado tore through that town. forecasters say it began a few miles south of waverly.. and moved fast.. and ended about 5 miles north. maximum winds reached speeds of 100 to 110 miles per hour. 3 people

hospital. there were also 7 non-life threatening injuries that happened during the storm.pattie plasma now let's send it over to melissa le fevre who has been tracking the latest weather movements in ther weather center... it's still pretty windy out there.. melissa? 3 pattie plasma there are some things to know if you'd like to help out. officials want you to stay away from the impacted areas because they don't want you at risk of getting hurt. avoid downed power lines. and don't eat food that has been out of the fridge. stick by the rule- when in doubt, throw it out. a lot of people have been asking how they can help. financial donations are being accepted at a number of places. we have all of that information online at wset.com.pattie plasma a help line has been set up to provide updated additional and resource information. that number is (434) 3-5-2- 2-6-3-7. we have that at our site wset.com for you this morning. 3 pattie tight the lynchburg fire department is also collecting supplies to take to appomattox. you can drop items off at any lynchburg

non-perishable food, bottled water, clothing, and cleaning supplies. they're also collecting diapers, flashlights and batteries, and cardboard boxes. right now, the fire department says it wants to do everything it can to help.captain matt millner/lynchburg fire departmentresponding to appomattox means a lot to me - - it's my home, it's where i live, where my kids live, it's home -- i volunteer as much as possible.pattie tight the fire 3 department asks if you want to donate money -- make donations to the red cross, gleaning for the world, or god's pit crew. 3 3 pattie plasma today there will be a number of relief efforts that you can get involved in. gleaning for the world is collecting items for the victims today and tomorrow from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. at sam's club in lynynburg. we also learned they will collect things at the walmart in appomattox on saturday as well, 10 am to 6pm. they're looking for non perishable food items, personal care items, cleaning

pet supplies. 3 pattie tight and they aren't the only ones looking to help. golden corral in roanoke will be teaming up with the lynchburg golden corral to show support for the appomattox community. starting today at noon they are asking you to drop off donations are either restraunt locations. they also are looking for items like non-perishable food, clothing, diapers, batteries, cleaning supplies and batteries. you can donate there until march 3rd. 3 pattie tight we're continuing to follow the latest on relief efforts the damage from the storm and the relief efforts for the victims of the tornado. stay connected to our abc-13 facebook page and our website, wset.com for the very latest. 3 pattie box a christiansburg woman who murdered her father in law will spend the rest of her life in prison. on wednesday, a judge told 24- year old amanda taylor she was "evil personified" and had shown "little or no remorse" for her actions. last april, investigators found charles taylor murdered in his home. they say amanda stabbed him with a bayonet at

instagram. 3 pattie plasma a woman who pleaded guilty to killing a man and concealing his body in concrete, will spend 10 years behind bars. janice widenor pled guilty yesterday to several charges. last january, montgomery county house in elliston. they say.. widenor had been renting the property.. and it was being cleaned after she got evicted. a cleaning crew discovered the body of 70-year- old james austin.. entombed in concrete on an enclosed porch. widenor told police austin asked her to take his pain away. she told investigators she put a pillow across his face. 3 3 pattie plasma this morning we want you to know that serious, global prescription drug addiction epidemic is here... in our community. it's not only affecting the people taking the drugs... but tiny little lives too. danner evans has a preview of her special report tonight at 6 -- born addicted. 3 tonight, in an abc 13 special report -- i show you a new world of opiate addiction.

community. the victims? well, that may just surprise you."i'm a soccer mom -- i take my kids to games, i participate in school, i volunteer, i stay at home with my kids, i don't work. it was a normal thing when i got on the pain medicine." doctors prescribed pain medication to crystal for a back injury. when she got pregnant and quit taking the opiates -- she discovered a very big problem. crystal was addicted to pain meds ... and if she just stopped, the withdrawal would kill her baby. doctors and nurses at virginia baptist hospital tell me the number of women, like crystal, has skyrocketed. they know, because they are treating an unprecedented number of babies for withdrawal in the nicu. but wait until you see what happens next... a community effort... to address the problem and find solutions for these mothers and babies. join me for born addicted tonight on 13 news at 6. 3 pattie plasma still to come on good morning

from one woman who says something she was planning to throw away actually saved her family's life when that tornado touched down in

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starting out in the 30s this morning. friday will be mostly sunny, breezy and cool. high temperatures reach the low to mid 40s. temperatures will be in the upper 30s north and west toward the mountains. winds won't be as strong as yesterday, but we could still see gusts up to 25mph. the weekend forecast looks picture perfect for any outdoor plans. enjoy mostly sunny skies both saturday and sunday. tomorrow's morning lows will be in the 20s and we'll see highs in the upper 40s to near 50 tomorrow afternoon. a nice warm up arrives for sunday as highs reach the lower 60s. temperatures stay in the 60s for monday. 3 pattie so many people have been reaching out to the victims of the tornado in appomattox. we'll head

is in appomattox..and 3 pattie so many people have been reaching out to the victims of the tornado in appomattox. we'll head out now to mona kosar abdi who is in appomattox..and mona, those donations just keep rolling in..mona live u possible vopossible sot

3 pattie tight3 that was mona kosar abdi reporting. state police say the tornado that hit our area destroyed 20 homes. and at least 100 structures had damage in the 13-mile stretch along route 4-60 through evergreen and redhouse. courtney wheaton spoke with one family whose home was leveled. 3 jared and sharanda totty stand where their house once stood counting their blessings, and losses. sharanda says she was

year old daughter when she got news a tornado was approaching. "at first i didn't believe it" but then.. "im holding her in my lap and i see a tree go by and i said oh my goodness its here."her husband told her to put a plan in place and she headed to the basement , her instincts kicked in from there.. " god took over me and literally threw me under this mattress over here and i held my baby and said god no please help us."the most unlikely shelter.. the mattress her family was planning to throw in a landfill just days before.. " that's the only thing that saved me because if you look here the wind took everything except that mattress. " everything.. destroyed.except their love for one another. " all this stuff it sucks that we lost it but it can be replaced what can't be replaced i got to keep. 3 pattie tight there is also a gofundme page there is also a pattie tight 3 got to keep.can't be replaced i replaced what can't be

3 pattie tight3 there is also a gofundme page for the totty family. that link is on our website, along with this story, at wset dot com. 3 pattie plasma more still ahead on good morning virginia... help is coming from all over for victims of the tornado in appomattox... even the home town

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3 3 3 remember the coat as you head out the door-temperatures are starting out in the 30s this morning. friday will be mostly sunny, breezy and cool. high temperatures reach the low to mid 40s. temperatures will be in the upper 30s north and west toward the won't be as strong as yesterday, but we could still see gusts up to 25mph. the weekend forecast looks picture perfect for any outdoor plans. enjoy mostly sunny skies both saturday and sunday. tomorrow's morning lows will be in the 20s and we'll see highs in the upper 40s to afternoon. a nice warm up arrives for sunday as highs reach the lower 60s.

3 pattie tight over the past couple of days we have been learning stories of people reaching out to others. when the coach for appomattox high school's football team asked his team to get involved.. the young men say there was no hesitation. yesterday, they spread out to help the community that cheered them on all season. two of their own teammates' homes were damaged. the coach gathered his team.. and they went out in force.. to clear debris and chop wood. sots coach doug smith, appomatox high school "this was an opportunity to give

has shown them so much love during the football season. and reach out to them so and they wouldn't want to be anywhere else"drew mann, sophomore appomattox high "thank god for still being here and helping the community and everything."pattie tight the whole team is ready to help throughout this process. and as soon as insurance companies give the clear at the two teammates whose homes were damaged.. the coach says they will help them. one note, appomattox schools are closed again today.. with an employee code 2. 3 3 pattie plasma still to come this morning on gmv...

this morning...3 3 3 3 pattie tight the cleanup has already started in appomattox..2 days after a tornado touched down there.

adamson is there this morning...with more on what the community has ahead of it.

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