savor our sunday because it will be the warmest afternoon for the foreseeable future as a batch of arctic air gets ready to move in early next week. sunshine will be out in full force for most of the area this sunday afternoon with exception for some extra cloud cover across southside this afternoon as a system rides the atlantic coast. today: mostly sunny and mild with highs around 50. tonight: partly cloudy and cool with lows around 30. monday:

light accumulations possible by tuesday afternoon. we speak and will provide us with top story this morning ... a nine year-old girl is dead after her 3-year old brother shoots her by mistake. the tragedy struck in alabama. according to authorities, the toddler found the loaded gun saturday the gun. the boy's nine- year old sister was taken to a hospital in the area where she was pronounced dead. investigation. a sports game helps the community heal following the death of 13-year old nicole lovell. it's been one week since her

several days. crowds gathered for the the teen's life. wsls ten's duke carter has the story. nats of people cheering fans from both blacksburg and christiansburg filled the gym at chirstiansburg high school. nats full it's part of the annual battle girls basketball . different. it's to honor of 13 year old nicole lovell whose body was found a week ago. "shocked, i heard about it, because one of my old teachers posted about it on facebook," hank skutt is the captain of the boy's basketball team at blacksburg. skutt took part in creating warmup t-shirts with nicole's favorite animal -- the panda. hank skutt/captain blacksburg basket ball team "we decided to design them after we heard about her passing last week and we decided that this would be a good a great occasion to wear them," even the girls basketball team wore them.

christiansburg girls basketball team " the christiansburg high school chapter of help save the next girl also attended the event. they handed pins, and fliers to raise awareness about the dangers of social media and wore blue ribbons, nicole's favorite color to remember her. jasmine linkous/christia nsburg high school hstng chapter "we just hope they help spread the word and like promote safety, its not only about girls but everybody needs safety," safety to prevent another tragic incident like nicole. "remembering her life for how good it was," in christiansburg, duke carter wsls ten. on monday...people at virgina tech will hold a vigil to honor nicole lovell. organizers say it will take place in the street on college avenue between north main street and draper road. the event starts at 7:30 monday evening there will be speakers, a hymn,

the 13 year old. to the public. organizers say their will be a limited number of candles...so they own. in news around virginia this rescue crews pull a suspect from hampton creek following a police chase. hampton police say the chase began just after 9-saturday morning when officers responded to a report of a car crash. by the time police arrived to the scene, the driver of one vehicle allegedly already left the scene. police then found the suspect near a home ... that's when the man ran and jumped into the creek. the suspect was taken to the hospital to be treated for non- life threatening injuries. the owner of a virginia beach bakery and her husband are facing charges after being accused of money laundering and selling cocaine. according to city officials, 31-year old johnson is the owner of "g's cake shop."

husband -- vernon norvell were both charged last month. however, the bakery remains open and is only accepting cash payments at this time. court documents show the government is seeking forfeiture of the couple's home along with business. almost 500 local soldiers in the virginia national guard are preparing for a year long deployment in the middle east. the lynchburg based national guard, made up of men and women from across the area will deploy to qatar in may. they will provide security detail and will relieve another winchester based national guard unit who will return home from their year long deployment. specialist douglas harris / army national guard "it's a good feeling. i know that i am actually doing something, being a part of something that is bigger than myself is a great, great feeling." in march - the 116-th regiment will travel to fort pickett for training. they will complete their training at fort bliss texas. more than two dozen veterans and active duty military members are enjoying a weekend on the

despite being wounded during their service ... the group is not letting that stop them from having a good time at wintergreen resort in nelson county. thanks to a team of volunteer instructors with wintergreen adaptive sports, 26- thousand warriors are adapting to their limitations. the instructors help the warriors use specialized equipment that's tailored to each of their physical needs. the organization raises money each year to ensure that this is an all expenses paid weekend. political coverage ... the final republican debate before tuesday's new hampshire primary got underway as each candidate came out swinging. there was a significantly reduced presidential field on stage at saint anslem college saturday night. kim hutcherson reports on the g-o-p showdown. e the gloves were off in new hampshire saturday. donald trump doubled down on his controversial positions. donald trump/republica n presidential candidate

ted cruz took aim the president: ted cruz/republican presidential candidate "this is a president who, in the wake of paris and san bernadino, will not even use the words 'radical islamic terrorism' much less focus on defeating the enemy. candidates slammed the affordable care act: ben carson/republic an presidential candidate "you have to replace it with something that makes sense. it doesn't make sense. they talked about north korea's missile- launch claims: jeb bush/republican presidential candidate "the next president of the united states is going to have to get the united states back in the game and if a pre-emptive strike is necessary to keep us safe then we should do it." john kasich/republic an presidential candidate "that's what i worry about the most - non- state actors, people who don't have a uniform, people who don't have a country." there were heated exchanges. here's marco rubio and chris christie: chris christie/republi can presidential candidate "it's a fine job, i'm glad you ran for it but it does not prepare you for president of the united states" marco rubio/republica n presidential candidate "chris your state got hit by a massive snowstorm to weeks ago and you didn't even go back they had to shame you into going back. boos donald trump got booed as well, during an exchange with

jeb bush/republican presidential candidate "how tough is it to take property from an elderly woman?" donald trump/republica n presidential candidate "let me talk, be quiet boos that's all of his donors and special interests" more boos in just a few days, we'll find out which candidate made the most compelling case to new hampshire voters i'm kim hutcherson reporting. storm team ten meteorologist jonathan kegges has more -- jonathan. savor our sunday because it will be the warmest afternoon for the foreseeable future as a batch of arctic air gets ready to move in early next week. sunshine will be out in full force for most of the area this sunday afternoon with exception for some extra cloud cover across southside this afternoon

the atlantic coast. today: mostly sunny and mild with highs around 50. tonight: partly cloudy and cool with lows around 30. monday: rain and snow showers developing by around lunch. light accumulations possible by tuesday afternoon. a clipper system is inbound as we speak and will provide us with light snow chances starting tomorrow evening after we get things started with a wintry mix monday afternoon. accumulations should stay on the order of a trace to an inch of snow, but isolated snow squalls will be possible which could make the evening rush a

air, possibly the coldest of the season, invades tuesday night into wednesday morning. highs during the middle portion of the week will struggle to make it out of the 20s. another shot of light snow is possible on friday followed by an even colder reinforcing shot of arctic air by next weekend. . sunday because it will be the warmest afternoon for the foreseeable future as a batch of arctic air gets ready to move in early next week. sunshine will be out in full it's super bowl sunday and we are kicking off your sunday morning with "super bowl 50" trivia. that's right, get in on the fun. each half hour, we will have a different trivia question on our facebook page. our first quarter question this morning is : the denver broncos quarter

oldest stating quarterback in super bowl history. how old is he? head to our facebook page at wsls 10 to enter your answer. if you're looking for something to do before the big game tonight ... there are a few events happening today. head to the harrison museum of african american culture to check out the different black history month exhibits. you will find memorabilia, photographs, story collections and more highlighting the culture. the museum is open today from one p-m until five this afternoon. admission is six dollars for adults.

going on today. it's an event aimed at supporting survivors of human trafficking. this is a nationwide effort by the united methodist women. it's happening today at west end

here in vineland, home of progresso, we love all kinds of chicken soups... but just one kind of chicken. white breast meat chicken every time. so if you're not going to make your own chicken soup tonight, do what we do...make it progresso. look at this sweet face. so sweet. ok, we're going to need a napkin

ten consumer watch ... as we've said before, super bowl fifty is officially here. and over the past five decades a lot has changed with how the game is played and how we watch it. mat renoux explains how technology is changing for athletes. "we're going to look at the past present and future" at the super bowl 50 media center nats: joe montana "i think i represent the past" legends of football like joe montana sot: joe montana, nfl great "they used to send the photos down... they had those big metal clips and a wire that came from the top." and legends in the making like drew brees ... nats: drew brees "you can track

there." are helping show journalists how technology has not only helped make the game better ... nats: drew brees "you're able to see the development of a play" ... but how it might shape the way the game is played and watched in the future. nats: drew brees "i swipe to the next play, and swipe to the next play" and watched in the future sot: brian rolapp, vice president, nfl "for the first time you can track a players movements when he's on the field" with technology we already move from one thing to the next pretty quickly. just look at all in the information now on our watches. looking good. you too. and soon watching football live or at home will look even better. nats "just how far everything has come in the last 25 years" ideas from player view to chips on players that transmit their physical information are being floated around nats "get more stats like heart rate, and hydration levels" and soon the live stadium experience could be sent right to your home sot: mike nichols, microsoft "you can take the tv and make the wall around fill out the rest of the experience the way you

a fan at the stadium" or the tv experience will be put into your phone while you're at the stadium voice of: mike nichols, microsoft "when you're used to watching and seeing the first down, or seeing where field goal range is you might miss that if you don't have that there." now to what's trending today... a look at the biggest social networking, online and technology talkers. bernie sanders takes a break from the campaign trail and shows off his acting skills. take a look. the democratic presidential candidate appeared on nbc's saturday night light live with his doppleganger comedian larry david. david was last night's hosts. supporters of bernie sanders came from all over for his s-n-l debut. if you are on the fence about who will win tonight's big game .. jimmy fallon's parade of puppies may help. during his thursday night show, fallon had his puppies pick the winner of the super bowl. he's brought out the pack of

sporting events before such as the kentucky derby and ncaa champisonhip. this time, the pups had a choice between the panthers or the broncos. whichever bowl got the most puppies would be the winning team. the little guys flocked to the denver broncos bowl, predicting peyton manning and his team will be victorious this sunday. the nfl relased its own commercial ahead of tonight's game. the commercial reminds people of the love and excitement football brings to its fans. as you see, the ad opens up with a see a rise in births nine months after the super bowl. up the ad then stars a choir made up entirely of super bowl babies! these are children and adults born 9- months after the super bowl. the n-f-l says it was a chance to quote - recreate one of the

to celebrate the greatest game of all time. jonathan kegges joins us with for a look at our forecast. savor our sunday because it will be the warmest afternoon for the foreseeable future as a batch of arctic air gets ready to move in early next week. sunshine will be out in full force for most of the area this sunday afternoon with exception for some extra cloud cover across southside this afternoon as a system rides the atlantic coast. today: mostly sunny and mild with highs around 50. tonight: partly cloudy and cool with lows around 30. monday:

developing by around lunch. light accumulations to be back in form following a win in pittsburgh... while the hokies and tigers went down to the wire in blacksburg. highlights are up next in

welcome back to virginia today dropped 5 straight games.. with a conference record of 4-6 entering today's game looking to get back in the win column. buzz williams and virginia tech hosting clemson at cassell coliseum.. -tigers' jordan roper dishes it

-zach leday.. driving to the hoop for 2. .. he finished with 19 points for hokies. -second half.. seth allen to jalen hudson.. he takes it in.. good night for hudson as well.. he had 13 points. -clemson would get within a point with the layin by holmes. -but zach leday was clutch down the stretch with his free throws.. he made 9 of 10 in this game.. and clemson trailing by 3.. the tech defense was able to hold them and take the win 60-57. a defensive effort coach williams is happy with. buzz williams/hokies head coach:"....i thought we did the best job obviously the last possession for them not to get the shot off i thought seth and zack played it perfectly." brad brownell/clemso n head coach: "we had a little double screen action we were trying to ronnen they did a lot of good things switched a bunch of things and

probably dribbled on top of the play too muchand just got out of sync the hokies play virginia tuesday at john paul jones arena. uva men's basketball only has 4 losses this season and are ranked #9 in the country. they haven't lost a game to pittbsurgh since pitt joined the acc.. they faced them today. first hall.. devon hall misses the three pointer ...isaiah wilkins gets the rebound to london perrantes who hits the long three pointer; - pittsburgh's jamel artis with a nice nice spin move to the hoop as he makes the layup. - more from the cavaliers.. isaiah wikins bounce pass to malcolm brogdon who drains the three from the corner..he finished with a game high 21 points. - devon hall will add 3 for good measure as virginia wins 64-50. that wraps up your morning sports.. im alyssa rae wsls 10. > hour of virginia today ...

a woman and her one year old child following a fatal shooting. why police believe the two could

one man is dead and a police officer is recovering after being shot multiple times. what investigators say led up to a suspect opening gun fire on officers. plus ... a fraternity council president is behind bars this morning. what the 21-year old cornell university student is being accused of that could damage his college career. good morning and thanks for joining us on virginia today here on w-s-l-s 10. i'm rachel lucas. and i'm jonathan kegges.

christiansburg. savor our sunday because it will be the warmest afternoon for the foreseeable future as a batch of arctic air gets ready to move in early next week. sunshine will be out in full force for most of the area this sunday afternoon with exception for some extra cloud cover across southside this afternoon as a system rides the atlantic coast. today: mostly sunny and mild with highs around 50. tonight: partly cloudy and cool with lows around 30. monday: rain and snow showers developing by around lunch.

possible by tuesday afternoon. a clipper system is inbound as we top story this morning ... police in phoenix arizona are searching for a woman and a one year old child following a fatal shooting. authorities believe the two could be in danger. the woman has been identified as veronica huerta brown. and the child has been identified as king richard paz. police believe the victim, brown and child were in the care together when a suspect approached them --- grabbing the child and fleeing. authorities say they are investigating the relationship between the suspect and those involved. the shooting victim is a 20-year old male. he was pronounced dead at the scene. a suspect is dead and police officer is in stable condition following a shooting in ohio. a hardin county sheriff says

newfer is recovering after being shot twice by a suspect. investigators say police were called to the scene just before five saturday afternoon for a domestic dispute. upon arrival, police say the suspect 47-year old stephen davis was sitting on the porch with a gun and began firing shots as police approached him. the suspect then fled off in his car where he later crashed into a ditch. it is unknown if the suspect was killed by gunfire of the vehicle crash. the incident remains under investigation. a fraternity president is behind bars this morning after being accused of sexual assault. wolfgang ballinger is facing multiple charges -- including attempted rape in the frist degree. the 21-year old is the president of psi upsilon chapter at cornell university. his lawyer entered a guilty plea for the student, but has not made any comments regarding the incidents.

thousand dollars cash or set to appear in court on tuesday. a north carolina man dies after challenge. contestants are supposed to run and eat doughnuts at the same time. officials say the 58-year old male reported having chest pains within the first mile of the race. he was transported to rex hospital where he was pronounced dead. it's the first we are hearing about it. but it deffinently makes you think about when you're running these races how people are involved in it and what they are getting into. it's sad to hear about the krispy kreme challenge is a student-led, charity-based run manage by park schoalrs at n-c state university and supporters of north carolina children's hospital. south korea says it has agreed to being talks with washington on possible deployment of u-s missile defense system. this comes after north korea's

satellite into orbit. however, neighboring nations believe north koreas's launch was a front for a ballistic missle test. according to reports, kim john un gave the order to launch the rocket saturday. u-s officials and south korean leaders immediately criticized the rocket launch. a south korean defense ministry leader described it as a "long- range missile." a u-s defense official said the rocket, based on its trajectory, "did not pose a threat to the u-s or our allies." rescuers find signs of life within the remains of a high-rise residential building that collapsed in a powerful earthquake in taiwan. the natural disaster left 19- people dead as families anxiously waited on site. people across the nation with families overseas say they are praying their loved ones are safe. rina nakano has the story. nats

taiwan best mart... but in the back of her mind, christine chang is worried. "i was really shocked." saturday morning, a 6.4 magnitude earthquake rattled the island of taiwan. the epicenter... her relatives' home town of tainan. "our first question is of course, is everyone ok?" to her surprise, she received this video. nats christine: "huge apartment buildings just toppled over. water everywhere." several residential buildings collapsed. taiwanese authorities say at least 14 people were killed, among them, a 10 day old baby girl. 484 people are injured, around 60 of them still hospitalized. nats sunnia lin's was in middle school when she felt a 7.8 magnitude quake in taiwan, back in 1986. "early in the morning, 5 o clock, i was jolted off my bed so that one i remember really clearly." this time, her family in the

was safe... but she says the feeling of worry is spreading around the country. reporter standup: many people say this earthquake couldn't have come at a worse time, when people should be celebrating with family. coming up." many say it's the thanksgiving americans. "around this time, people like to focus on family, eating, there's a big chinese new year meal." while the quake has forced celebrations to be on hold, hundreds of people are working feverishly to help one another. "it seems like people are chipping in and helping out and volunteering, providing food for the search and rescue people." luckily for chang's family, everyone was okay. she prays her family's home country will make a swift recovery. "right now in taiwan, everyone is working together. i'm pretty hopeful that everything will be sorted out." that was rina nakano reporting. now to jonathan kegges with a look at our forecast. savor our sunday because it will

future as a batch of arctic air gets ready to move in early next week. sunshine will be out in full force for most of the area this sunday afternoon with exception for some extra cloud cover across southside this afternoon as a system rides the atlantic coast. today: mostly sunny and mild with highs around 50. tonight: partly cloudy and cool with lows around 30. monday: rain and snow showers developing by around lunch. light accumulations possible by tuesday afternoon. a clipper system is inbound as we speak and will provide us with light snow chances starting tomorrow evening after we get things

afternoon. accumulations should stay on the order of a trace to an inch of snow, but isolated snow squalls will be possible which sunday because it will be the warmest afternoon for the foreseeable future as a batch of arctic air gets ready to move in early next week. sunshine will be out in full force for most of the area this sunday afternoon with exception for some extra cloud cover across system rides the atlantic coast. today: mostly sunny and mild with highs around 50. tonight: partly cloudy and cool with lows around 30. monday: rain and snow showers

light accumulations possible by afternoon. southwest virginia ... here's a best moments. wsls 10 is excited to announce the grand opening of our southside bureau. city leaders .. law enforcement .. and members of our staff were on hand for this week's open house in danville. nearly two- dozen people attended. a nationwide movement among health care centers to reduce the carbon footprint is coming to roanoke. carilion is the first hospital in the roanoke valley to take part in the healthier hospitals initiative. the idea is to improve the health of the environment. a hospital spokesperson says ... major changes are needed to make it possible. those changes include out sourcing with more local food vendors to reduce pollution from transportation

and greenhouse gas emissions. once the roanoke campus adopts all plans of action ... other carilion community hospitals will also look into making the positive changes saint vincent's home is starting two new programs for those with learning disabilities in the roanoke valley. adult and family services will be extended to people over the age of 22 .. who can no longer utilize the blue ridge autism and achievement center. the c-e-o of saint vincent's home says her son has a learning disability. she tells us .. as he grew older .. she decided to push for more adult employment and care programs due to a lack of services here locally. since the launch of the programs yesterday .. nearly half a dozen people have enrolled. leonard says .. because they are currently operating out of donated space -- the next step is to fundraise and find a permanent location. for some couples .. becoming parents is a dream they feel might not come true. after

community .. carilion clinic hired its first doctor specializing in "in vitro fertilization." we sat down with the parents of the first baby conceived and delivered through the system's new i-v-f specialist. heather and william draper now have a beautiful, healthy baby boy .. alecs .. to cradle in their arms. shortly before the drapers learned they would need invitro- emily evans- hoeker .. carilion's specialist .. moved to the area to join a fertility practice. dr. emily evans- hoeker / fertility specialist most everything is done here except for two days, but even during those days when we travel i'm still the one doing it, so they don't have to go see another provider. heather draper / mom just seeing her in north carolina when we got there it just kind of, you know, puts a little smile on your face thinking okay maybe this is going to be okay, it's going to work. as the drapers were leaving the hospital after delivery .. their first stop .. was dr. emily's office. it's super bowl sunday and we

morning with "super bowl 50" trivia. that's right, get in on the fun. each half hour, we will have a different trivia question on our facebook page. here is the answer to the previous question that read: the denver broncos quarter back peyton manning will be the oldest stating quarterback in super bowl history. how old is he? the answer is: 39-years old. here's the question; what is the age difference between denver broncos quarterback peyton manning and carolina panthers cam newton? head to our facebook...wsls10 to

head to our facebook...wsls10 to enter your answer. still to come... a few treats you can whip up for your super bowl parties tonight. don't forget when we're not on the air we've made it easy to get updates on the go. you have several options... including liking us on facebook by simply searching for "wsls ten". you can also find news and traffic on your smartphone or tablet .. with the "wsls ten news app." and for your latest weather and traffic information .. including radar and future forecasts ... download our "storm team ten weather app." all you have to do is search for wsls in your i- phone or android

savor our sunday because it will be the warmest afternoon for the foreseeable future as a batch of arctic air gets ready to move in early next week. sunshine will be out in full force for most of the area this sunday afternoon with exception for some extra cloud cover across southside this afternoon as a system rides the atlantic coast. today: mostly sunny and mild with highs around 50. tonight:

with lows around 30. monday: rain and snow showers developing by around lunch. light accumulations possible by tuesday afternoon. a clipper system is inbound as we speak and will provide us with light snow chances starting tomorrow evening after we get things started with a wintry mix monday afternoon. accumulations should stay on the order of a trace to an inch of snow, but isolated snow squalls will be possible which means it's time for the triple threat --- football, fun and food!

natalie faunce takes us inside the kitchen to show us how to make some delicious sliders for tonight's big game. wsls 10 linde katdare and natalie faunce show you how to make bbq sliders that are easy to make and tasty for tonight's super bowl game. head to wsls.com for the full recipe. to make bbq sliders that are easy to make and tasty for tonight's super bowl game. head to wsls.com for the full recipe. to make bbq sliders that are easy to make and tasty for tonight's super bowl game. head to wsls.com for the full recipe. if you've been playing along to make bbq sliders that are easy to make and tasty for tonight's super bowl game. head

threat --- football, fun and food! wsls ten's lindee katdare and natalie faunce takes us inside the kitchen to show us how to make some delicious sliders for tonight's big game. wsls 10 linde katdare and threat --- football, fun and food! wsls ten's lindee katdare and natalie faunce takes us inside the kitchen to show us how to make some delicious sliders for tonight's big game. wsls 10 linde katdare and threat --- football, fun and food! wsls ten's lindee katdare and natalie faunce takes us inside the kitchen to show us how to make some delicious sliders for tonight's big game.

with us this morning with superbowl 50 trivia ... we want to give you the answer to the previous question. the previous question was: what is the age difference between denver broncos quarterback peyton manning newton? here it is:

need to know" before you head out the door this morning. a sports game helps the community heal following the death of 13-year old nicole lovell. it's been one week since her body was found in surry north carolina after missing for several days. crowds gathered for the "battle of the burgs" to honor the teen's life. the christiansburg high school chapter of help save the next girl also attended the event. tomorrow ...people at virgina tech will hold a vigil to honor nicole lovell. organizers say it will take place in the street on college avenue between north main street and draper road. the event starts at 7:30 monday evening there will be speakers, a hymn, and a moment of silence to honor the 13 year old. south korea says it has agreed to begin talks with washington on possible deployment of u-s missile defense system. this comes after north korea's government launched a satellite into orbit. however, neighboring nations believe north koreas's launch was a front for a ballistic missle test. a south korean defense ministry

range missile." a fraternity president is behind bars this morning after being accused of sexual assault. wolfgang ballinger is facing multiple charges -- including attempted rape in the frist degree. the 21-year old is the president of psi upsilon chapter at cornell university. he is set to appear in court on tuesday. savor our sunday because it will be the warmest afternoon for the foreseeable future as a batch of arctic air gets ready to move in early next week. sunshine will be out in full force for most of the area this sunday afternoon with exception for some extra cloud cover across southside this afternoon as a system rides the atlantic coast. today: mostly sunny and mild with highs around 50. just a few minutes with more

comes together nearly one week after police found 13-year old comes together nearly one week after police found 13-year old nicole lovell dead. how people hit the court for "battle of the burgs" to honor the teen's life and help each other heal. plus ... a girl is dead after being shot by her three-year old brother. what investigators say happened during the alabama tragedy. good morning and thanks for joining us on virginia today here on w-s-l-s 10. i'm rachel lucas. and i'm jonathan kegges.

christiansburg. savor our sunday because it will be the warmest afternoon for the foreseeable future as a batch of arctic air gets ready to move in early next week. sunshine will be out in full force for most of the area this sunday afternoon with exception for some extra cloud cover across southside this afternoon as a system rides the atlantic coast. today: mostly sunny and mild with highs around 50. tonight: partly cloudy and cool with lows around 30. monday: rain and snow showers developing by around lunch. light accumulations

a clipper system is inbound as we speak and will provide us with light snow chances starting tomorrow evening after we get things started with a wintry mix monday afternoon. top story this morning ... a nine year-old girl is dead after her 3-year old brother shoots her by mistake. the tragedy struck in alabama. according to authorities, the toddler found the loaded gun saturday afternoon and accidentally fired the gun. the boy's nine- year old sister was taken to a hospital in the area where she was pronounced dead. investigation. a sports game helps the community heal following the death of 13-year old nicole lovell.

body was found in surry north carolina after missing for several days. crowds gathered for the "battle of the burgs" to honor the teen's life. wsls ten's duke carter has the story. nats of people cheering fans from both blacksburg and christiansburg filled the gym at chirstiansburg high school. nats full it's part of the annual battle of the burgs where the boys it out on the court. . but saturday's game is different. it's to honor of 13 year old nicole lovell whose body was found a week ago. "shocked, i heard about it, because one of my old teachers posted about it on facebook," hank skutt is the captain of the boy's basketball team at blacksburg. skutt took part in creating warmup t-shirts with nicole's favorite animal -- the panda. hank skutt/captain blacksburg basket ball team "we decided to design them after we heard about her passing last week and we decided

good a great occasion to wear them," even the girls basketball team wore them. rebecca /captain team " the christiansburg high school girl also the christiansburg high school chapter of help save the next girl also attended the event. they handed pins, and fliers to raise awareness about the dangers of social media and wore blue ribbons, nicole's favorite color to remember her. jasmine linkous/christia nsburg high school hstng chapter the word and like promote safety, its not only about girls but everybody needs safety," safety to prevent nicole. "remembering her life for how good it was," in christiansburg, duke carter wsls ten. on monday...people at virgina tech will hold a vigil to honor nicole lovell. place in the street on college avenue draper road. evening

and a moment of silence to honor the 13 year old. to the public. organizers say their will be a limited number of candles...so they encourage people to bring their own. in news around virginia this morning .. rescue crews pull a suspect from hampton creek following a police chase. hampton police say the chase began just after 9-saturday morning when officers responded crash. by the time police arrived to the scene, the driver of one vehicle allegedly already left the scene. police then found the suspect near a home ... that's when the man ran and jumped into the creek. the suspect was taken to the hospital to be treated for non- life threatening injuries. the owner of a virginia beach bakery and her husband are facing charges after being accused of money laundering and selling cocaine. according to city officials, 31-year old cheron johnson is the owner of "g's cake shop." court documents show johnson and her 42-year old

both charged last month. however, the bakery remains open and is only accepting cash payments at this time. court documents show the government is seeking forfeiture of the couple's home along with the business. almost 500 local soldiers in the virginia national guard are preparing for a year long deployment in the middle east. the lynchburg based national guard, made up of men and women from across the area will deploy to qatar in may. they will provide security detail and will relieve another winchester based national guard unit who will return home from their year long deployment. specialist douglas harris / army national guard "it's a good feeling. i know that i am actually doing something, being a part of something that is bigger than myself is a great, great feeling." in march - the 116-th regiment will travel to fort pickett for training. they will complete their training at fort bliss texas. more than two dozen veterans and active duty military members are enjoying a weekend on the slopes.

their service ... the group is not letting that stop them from having a good time at wintergreen resort in nelson county. thanks to a team of volunteer instructors with wintergreen adaptive sports, 26- thousand warriors are adapting to their limitations. the instructors help the warriors use specialized equipment that's tailored to each of their physical needs. the organization raises money each year to ensure that this is an all expenses paid weekend. turning now to wsls ten political coverage ... the final republican debate before tuesday's new hampshire primary got underway as each candidate came out swinging. there was a significantly reduced presidential field on stage at saint anslem college saturday night. kim hutcherson reports on the g-o-p showdown. e the gloves were off in new hampshire saturday. donald trump doubled down on his controversial positions. donald trump/republica n presidential candidate

ted cruz took aim the president: ted cruz/republican presidential candidate "this is a president who, in the wake of paris and san bernadino, will not even use the words 'radical islamic terrorism' much less focus on defeating the enemy. candidates slammed the affordable care act: ben carson/republic an presidential candidate "you have to replace it with something that makes sense. it doesn't make sense. they talked about north korea's missile- launch claims: jeb bush/republican presidential candidate "the next president of the united states is going to have to get the united states back in the game and if a pre-emptive strike is necessary to keep us safe then we should do it." john kasich/republic an presidential candidate "that's what i worry about the most - non- state actors, people who don't have a uniform, people who don't have a country." there were heated exchanges. here's marco rubio and chris christie: chris christie/republi can presidential candidate "it's a fine job, i'm glad you ran for it but it does not prepare you for president of the united states" marco rubio/republica n

your state got hit by a massive snowstorm to weeks ago and you didn't even go back they had to shame you into going back. boos nald trump got booed as lldi an exchan th jeb bush. b bush/republican presidential ndidate "how tough is it to keroperty fr elderly man?" nald trumpebca nesidential candidate et melk, be quiet boos that's a his donors and special interests" more os just a few days, we'll fdt which candidate madethe most compelling case to new hampshire voters i'm kim hutcherson reporting. storm team ten meteorologist jonathan kegges has more -- jonathan. savor our sunday because it will foreseeable future as a batch of arctic air gets ready to move in early next week. sunshine will be out in full force for most of the area this sunday afternoon with exception for some extra cloud cover across southside this afternoon as a system rides the atlantic coast. today: mostly sunny and mild with highs around 50. tonight: partly cloudy and cool with lows around 30. monday: rain and snow showers

light accumulations possible by tuesday afternoon. we speak and will provide us with light snow chances starting tomorrow started with a wintry mix monday afternoon. accumulations trace to an inch of snow, but isolated snow squalls will be possible which could make the evening rush a little slick in spots. arctic air, possibly the coldest of the season, invades tuesday night into wednesday morning. highs during the middle portion of the week will struggle to make it out of the 20s. another shot of light snow is possible on friday followed by an even colder reinforcing shot of arctic air by next weekend. . sunday because it will be the

the foreseeable future as a batch of arctic air gets ready to move in early next week. sunshine will be out in full force for most of the area this sunday afternoon with exception for some extra cloud cover across southside sunday and we are kicking off your sunday morning with "super bowl 50" trivia. that's right, get in on the fun. each half hour, we will have a website. here's the question: after denver lost to the giants in the super bowl xxi , the game's mvp, giants quarterback phil simms, became known for starting what tradition? head to our facebook page at wsls 10 to enter your answer. world." if you're looking for something to do before the big game tonight

there are a few events happening today. head to the harrison museum of african american culture to check out the different black history month exhibits. you will find memorabilia, photographs, story collections and more highlighting the culture. the museum is open today from one p-m until five this afternoon. admission is six dollars for adults. chidlren under 4 are free. and "opening an umbrella" is going on today. it's an event aimed at supporting survivors of human trafficking. this is a nationwide effort by the united methodist women. it's happening today at west end united methodist church at 12-

now to a wsls ten consumer watch ... as we've said before, super bowl fifty is officially here. and over the past five decades a lot has changed with how the game is played and how we watch it. mat renoux explains how technology is changing for athletes.

present and future" at the super bowl 50 media center nats: joe montana "i think i represent the past" legends of football like joe montana sot: joe montana, nfl great "they used to send the photos down... they had those big metal clips and a wire that came from the top." and legends in the making like drew brees ... nats: drew brees "you can track exactly who that guy is and how he got there." are helping show journalists how technology has not only helped make the game better ... nats: drew brees "you're able to see the development of a play" ... but how it might shape the way the game is played and watched in the future. nats: drew brees "i swipe to the next play, and swipe to the next play" and watched in the future sot: brian rolapp, vice president, nfl "for the first time you can track a players movements when he's on the field" with technology we already move from one thing to the next pretty quickly. just look at all in the information now on our watches. looking good. you too. and soon watching football live or at home will look even better. nats "just how far everything has come in the last 25 years" ideas from player view to chips

transmit their physical information are being floated around nats "get more stats like heart rate, and hydration levels" and soon the live stadium experience could be sent right to your home sot: mike nichols, microsoft "you can take the tv and make the wall around fill out the rest of the experience the way you would kind of see it as a fan at the stadium" or the tv experience will be put into your phone while you're at the stadium voice of: mike nichols, microsoft "when you're used to watching and seeing the first down, or seeing where field goal range is you might miss that if you don't have that there." now to what's trending today... a look at the biggest social networking, online and technology talkers. if you are on the fence about who will win tonight's big game .. jimmy fallon's parade of puppies may help. during his thursday night show, fallon had his puppies pick the winner of the super bowl. he's brought out the pack of puppies to guess the winners of

champisonhip. this time, the pups had a choice between the panthers or the broncos. whichever bowl got the most puppies would be the winning team. the little guys flocked to the denver broncos bowl, predicting peyton manning and his team will be victorious this sunday. the nfl relased its own commercial ahead of tonight's game. the commercial reminds people of the love and excitement football brings to its fans. a statistic -- that winning cities see a rise in births nine months after the super bowl. the ad then stars a choir made up entirely of super bowl babies! these are children and adults born 9- months after their parents' favorite team won the super bowl. the n-f-l says it was a chance to quote - recreate one of the greatest love songs of all time to celebrate the greatest game of

jonathan kegges joins us with for a look at our forecast. savor our sunday because it will be the warmest afternoon for the foreseeable future as a batch of arctic air gets ready to move in early next week. sunshine will be out in full force for most of the area this sunday afternoon with exception for some extra cloud cover across southside this afternoon as a system rides the atlantic coast. today: mostly sunny and mild with highs around 50. tonight: partly cloudy and cool pittsburgh...

down to the wire in blacksburg. highlights are up next in sports. the hokies have dropped 5

conference record of 4-6 entering today's game looking to get back in the win column. buzz williams and virginia tech hosting clemson at cassell coliseum.. -tigers' jordan roper dishes it to avery holmes for the bucket. -zach leday.. driving to the hoop for 2. .. he finished with 19 points for hokies. -second half.. seth allen to jalen hudson.. he takes it in.. good night for hudson as well.. he had 13 points.

point with the layin by holmes. -but zach leday was clutch down the stretch with his free throws.. he made 9 of 10 in this game.. and clemson trailing by 3.. the tech defense was able to hold them and take the win 60-57. a defensive effort coach williams is happy with. buzz williams/hokies head coach:"....i thought we did the best job obviously the last possession for them not to get the shot off i thought seth and zack played it perfectly." brad brownell/clemso n head coach: "we had a little double screen action we were trying to ronnen they did a lot of good things switched a bunch of things and made it hard for us to run it we probably dribbled on top of the play too muchand just got out of sync the hokies play virginia tuesday at john paul jones arena. uva men's basketball only has 4 losses this season and are

pittbsurgh since pitt joined the acc.. they faced them today. first hall.. devon hall misses the three pointer ...isaiah wilkins gets the rebound to london perrantes who hits the long three pointer; - pittsburgh's jamel artis with a nice nice spin move to the hoop as he makes the layup. - more from the cavaliers.. isaiah wilkins bounce pass to malcolm brogdon who drains the three from the corner..he finished points. - devon hall will add 3 for good measure as virginia wins 64-50. that wraps up your morning sports.. im alyssa rae wsls 10. > coming up in the second half hour of virginia today ... phoenix police are searching for a woman and a one year old child following a fatal shooting.

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one man is dead and a police officer is recovering after being shot multiple times. what investigators say led up to a suspect opening gun fire on officers. plus ... a fraternity council president is behind bars this morning. what the 21-year old cornell university student is being accused of that could damage his college career. good morning and thanks for joining us on virginia today here on w-s-l-s 10. i'm rachel lucas. and i'm jonathan kegges. here's a live look at roanoke from our skycam. savor our sunday because it will be the warmest afternoon for the foreseeable

air gets ready to move in early next week. sunshine will be out in full force for most of the area this sunday afternoon with exception for some extra cloud cover across southside this afternoon as a system rides the atlantic coast. today: mostly sunny and mild with highs around 50. tonight: partly cloudy and cool with lows around 30. monday: rain and snow showers developing by around lunch. light accumulations possible by tuesday afternoon. a clipper system is inbound as we top story this morning ... police in phoenix arizona are searching for a woman and a one year old child following a fatal

authorities believe the two could be in danger. the woman has been identified as veronica huerta brown. and the child has been identified as king richard paz. police believe the victim, brown and child were in the care together when a suspect approached them --- grabbing the child and fleeing. authorities say they are investigating the relationship between the suspect and those involved. the shooting victim is a 20-year old male. he was pronounced dead at the scene. a suspect is dead and police officer is in stable condition following a shooting in ohio. a hardin county sheriff says kenton police officer skyler newfer is recovering after being shot twice by a suspect. investigators say police were called to the scene just before five saturday afternoon for a domestic dispute. upon arrival, police say the suspect 47-year old stephen davis gun approached him. the suspect then fled off in his car where he later crashed into a

it is unknown if the suspect was killed by gunfire of the vehicle crash. the incident remains under investigation. a fraternity president is behind bars this morning after being accused of sexual assault. wolfgang ballinger is facing multiple charges -- including attempted rape in the frist degree. the 21-year old is the president of psi upsilon chapter at cornell university. his lawyer entered a guilty plea for the student, but has not made any comments regarding the incidents. ballinger is being held on a 25- thousand dollars cash or 50-thousand dollar bond. he is set to appear in court on tuesday. south korea says it has agreed to begin talks with washington on possible deployment of u-s missile defense system. this comes after north korea's government launched a satellite into orbit. however, neighboring nations believe north koreas's launch was a front for a ballistic missle test. according to reports, kim john

rocket saturday. u-s officials and south korean leaders immediately criticized the rocket launch. a south korean defense ministry leader described it as a "long- range missile." a u-s defense official said the rocket, based on its trajectory, "did not pose a threat to the u-s or our allies." rescuers find signs of life within the remains of a high-rise residential building that collapsed in a powerful earthquake in taiwan. the natural disaster left 19- people dead as families anxiously waited on site. people across the nation with families overseas say they are praying their loved ones are safe. rina nakano has the story. nats she keep busy with her customers at sacramento's taiwan best mart... but in the back of her mind, christine

saturday morning, a 6.4 magnitude earthquake rattled the island of taiwan. the epicenter... her relatives' home town of tainan. "our first question is of course, is everyone ok?" to her surprise, she received this video. nats christine: "huge apartment buildings just toppled over. water everywhere." several residential buildings collapsed. taiwanese authorities say at least 14 people were killed, among them, a 10 day old baby girl. 484 people are injured, around 60 of them still hospitalized. nats school when she felt a 7.8 magnitude quake in taiwan, back in 1986. "early in the morning, 5 o clock, i was jolted off my bed so that one i remember really clearly." this time, her family in the northern part of the island, was safe... but she says the feeling of worry is spreading around the country. reporter standup: many people say this earthquake couldn't have come at a worse time, when people should be

"it's the chinese new year coming up." many say it's the thanksgiving weekend equivalent for americans. "around this time, people like to focus on family, eating, there's a big chinese new year meal." while the quake has forced celebrations to be on hold, hundreds of people are working feverishly to help one another. "it seems like people are chipping in and helping out and volunteering, providing food for the search and rescue people." luckily for chang's family, everyone was okay. she prays her family's home country will make a swift recovery. "right now in taiwan, everyone is working together. i'm pretty hopeful that everything will be sorted out." that was rina nakano reporting. after several meetings and votes, start times for montgomery county students will remain the same. wsls ten's jenna zibton has the story. the montgomery county school board will not change school start times for students. the school board voted unanimously to rescind the vote they made last april to

this means elementary school students will not start school earlier and middle and high school students will not go in later next school year as planned. this comes after the superintendent reccomended not changing start times.... and instead saying there is an opportunity to shorten the bus routes... enabling students to sleep longer. under the plan.... elementary students will still go to school at 9 a.m. and secondary students will still go to school around 7:45 a.m. the superintendent says they have heard from many parents that childcare would be an issue for later. there is an eight page report school districts do... and more plans. here in virginia... an "economics and personal finance" class was phased in for ninth graduation requirement. the class of 2015 was the first class had to meet the requirement. but how to manage your money is a lesson many u-s schools are failing to teach. student "when you learn from parents it feels like you are just told to

when you learn in a classroom it is seeing in a broader scope what's going to happen to me when i grow up." sot: patricia page, teacher "we were graduating a whole generation of students that were going to be compelled to make some financial decisions even before they left the high school walls. and they were ill-equipped to do so." according to the non-profit council for economic education.... just twenty states require students take an economics course before graduation. that number drops to 17 for personal finance classes. jenna zibton, wsls 10. # now to jonathan kegges with a look at our forecast. savor our sunday because it will be the warmest afternoon for the foreseeable

gets ready to move in early next week. sunshine will be out in full force for most of the area this sunday afternoon with exception for some extra cloud cover across southside this afternoon as a system rides the atlantic coast. today: mostly sunny and mild with highs around 50. tonight: partly cloudy and cool with lows around 30. monday: rain and snow showers developing by around lunch. light accumulations possible by tuesday afternoon. a clipper system is inbound as we light snow chances starting tomorrow evening after we get things

accumulations should stay on the order of a trace to an inch of snow, but isolated snow squalls will be possible which could make the evening rush a little slick in spots. arctic air, possibly the coldest of the season, invades tuesday night into wednesday morning. highs during the middle portion of the week will struggle to make it out of the 20s. another shot of light snow is possible on friday followed by an even colder reinforcing shot of arctic air by next weekend. . it's been a great week here in southwest virginia ... here's a look back at some of this week's best moments. wsls 10 is excited to announce the grand opening of our southside bureau. city leaders .. law enforcement .. and members of our staff were on hand for this week's open

attended. a nationwide movement among health care centers to reduce the carbon footprint is coming to roanoke. in the roanoke valley to take part in the healthier hospitals initiative. the idea is to improve the health of the environment. a hospital spokesperson says ... major changes are needed to make it possible. those changes include out sourcing with more local food vendors to reduce pollution from transportation as well as tracking energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. once the roanoke campus adopts all plans of action ... other carilion community hospitals will also look into making the positive changes saint vincent's home is starting two new programs for those with learning disabilities in the roanoke valley. adult and family services will be extended to people over the age of 22 .. who can no longer utilize the blue ridge autism and achievement center. the c-e-o of saint vincent's home says her son has a learning disability. she tells us .. as he grew older ..

adult employment and care services here locally. since the launch of the programs yesterday .. nearly half a dozen people have enrolled. leonard says .. because they are currently operating out of donated space -- the next step is to fundraise and find a permanent location. for some couples .. becoming parents is a dream they feel might not come true. after seeing a need in our community .. carilion clinic hired its first doctor specializing in "in vitro fertilization." we sat down with the parents of the first baby conceived and delivered through the system's new i-v-f specialist. heather and william draper now have a beautiful, healthy baby boy .. alecs .. to cradle in their arms. shortly before the drapers learned they would need invitro- fertilization to concieve .. dr. emily evans- hoeker .. carilion's specialist .. moved to the area to join a fertility practice. dr. emily evans- hoeker / fertility specialist most everything is done here except for two days, but even during those days when we travel i'm still the one doing it,

another provider. heather draper / mom just seeing her in north carolina when we got there it just kind of, you know, puts a little smile on your face thinking okay maybe this is going to be okay, it's going to work. as the drapers were leaving the hospital after delivery .. their first stop .. was dr. emily's office. it's super bowl sunday and we are kicking off your sunday morning with "super bowl 50" trivia. that's right, get in on the fun. we've had different trivia questions during each half hour this morning. here's the previous question and the correct answer: after denver lost to the giants in the super bowl xxi , the game's mvp, giants quarterback phil simms, became known for starting what tradition?

and here's the last question: nine million pounds of what are consumed on super bowl sunday? head to our facebook at wsls 10 to enter your answer. still to come... super bowl sunday is here and if you're like most, you're read for some good food. our very own natalie faunce and lindee katare takes us inside the kitchen for some tasty and easy treats. don't forget when we're not on the air we've made it easy to

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need to know" before you head out the door this morning. a sports game helps the community heal following the death of 13-year old nicole lovell. it's been one week since her body was found in surry north carolina after missing for several days. crowds gathered for the "battle of the burgs" to honor the teen's life. the christiansburg high school chapter of help save the next girl also attended the event. tomorrow ...people at virginia tech will hold a vigil to honor nicole lovell. organizers say it will take place in the street on college avenue between north main street and draper road. the event starts at 7:30 monday evening south korea says it has agreed to begin talks with washington on possible deployment of u-s missile defense system. this comes after north korea's government launched a satellite into orbit. a south korean defense ministry leader described it as a "long- range missile." a fraternity president is behind bars this morning after being accused of sexual assault. wolfgang ballinger is

including attempted rape in the frist degree. the 21-year old is the president of psi upsilon chapter at cornell university. savor our sunday because it will be the warmest afternoon for the foreseeable future as a batch of arctic virginia today.

good morning. piling on after a traffic jam at the start. attacking one another during their final debate before the new hampshire primary. chris christie setting his sights on marco rubio. when you're president of the united states, when you're memorized 30 second speech where you talk about how great america is at the end of it doesn't person. >> donald trump getting booed after taking on jeb bush. >> quiet. out of time. out of time.

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