boat marina killed two people. and it )s super tuesday. which means decision day for the presidential candidates. welcome to newschannel three at 4 - i m beverly kidd. i m barbara ciara. and i m laila muhammad. its the most anticipated day of this presidential election cycle so far - super tuesday. a dozen states -- including virginia -- are holding primaries today to help determine who could get the nomination. today could decide who will be the nominees for the republican and the democratic parties. and there is still time to cast your vote! and taking a live look over the chesapeake bay -- cloudy right now. the first warning storm team is tracking rain and colder temperatures. weather our little taste of spring is just about over. a powerful cold front will push through overnight and early on wednesday. that will bring us a few hours of rain and then falling temperatures. expect scattered showers for

if you head to work between 5 and 7 am. it looks like we will hit our highs for wednesday around midnight. expect temperatures to fall into the low-to-mid 50s in the afternoon with clearing skies. thursday will be a dry and cooler day. we will see partly cloudy skies and high temperatures only in the mid 40s. by thursday night, another cold front will bring increasing clouds and a chance for showers. some of our northern communities, like the northern neck and the northern eastern shore, may even see some snow at the onset. but that should change over to rain fairly early on friday and move out quickly. expect highs on friday in the upper 40s and lower 50s. the weekend is looking dry, but certainly not as warm as last weekend. expect highs in the lower 50s. we will see more clouds on saturday and more sunshine on sunday. all indications are that the spring like weather will return

almost two dozen boats destroyed -- two people dead -- and a community fighting to stay strong. that )s what people in middlesex county are dealing with tonight -- after yesterday s massive fire. newschannel three s gabriella deluca is live in mddelsex with

you can still see the damage here at the arena -- but today, theres something else here too. a flag half staff for loss of the two people who were killed. its a sight that can bring an 82 year old navy vet to tears... he is struggling to hold back tears & his voice is cracking 24;02 what brings those emotions on? love. of your neighbors. and memories are forever. they can t take that away. theyre memories that buddy whyker and his family have been making at dozier marina since the 1940s. -- then buddy )s in the 70 )s -- along with his friends. 23:31 i could sit window. and our signal was she would wave and i would flash a light off and on that was our signal back and forth for years, hes kept a watchful eye over the marina right from his home. ... including yesterday morning, when the marina went up in flames --

and killing buddy s two friends. state police say someone set the marina on fire. 20:11 i couldn )t get in there to save them because the whole place was engulfed in flames. so today -- he )s honoring them the way he knows best -- lowering his flag. he )s wearing a navy hat 24;24 you see what )s on my head? that )s what i learned when i served in the navy. respect and this is out of respect for my two friends. and now -- he puts his faith in his small community to rise above the devastation. 24;47 it s devastation for me to look out my window and see what i see and what you see behind me. but it will pass. it will pass. 26;27 we are going to get over it. it s gonna be tough but we will get over m state police still havent confirmed the victims names to us -- nor have they told us what specifically lead them to is arson.

a navy sailor -- guilty of torturing a cat named pirate to death. newschannel 3 s nadeen yanes was there today -- where emotions ran high both inside and outside of the courtroom. nats of woman sobbing -- a cry of relief -- outside the courtroom where cody gerarden was found guilty of torturing a cat -- to death. 8:53 it makes me feel good because we promised him we would get him justice volunteers from the norfolk spca -- getting justice for pirate. 9:41 pirate didnt have a voice no animals have a voice we have to speak for them though silent -- the group did speak up for pirate. making a presence inside the court room -- where gerarden )s jury trial turned in to a plea deal. the

prosecute a conspiracy charge -- if gerarden pleaded to the felony animal cruelty charge. which he did -- pleading no contest today. not admitting guilt -- but admitting there was enough evidence against him. evidence like these pictures -- some too graphic to show -- of pirate after he died. found covered up in leaves near gerarden and his roommate and co-defendant justin page )s home. confessing to animal control detectives he used this rope to strangle the cat. in the interview verbated for us today -- saying he quote "pulled it tight -- and it took about 5-10 seconds" 10:33 in his pretrial he said that the worked on a farm and he put animals down before and he didnt think it was cruel what he did to pirate - yeah it was like can we kill you like that? we can return the favor 11:19 do you feel like pirate got justice today though? yes one step we got another one to go next trial but yeah i think he did im proud that he got it stand up tag: gerarden s sentencing is scheduled for may -- his co- defendant justin page has his trial later this month. if you want to read the entire interview where gerarden confesses to killing pirate you

wtkr-dot-com. in virignia beach nadeen yanes newschannel 3. voters in virginia beach are not only picking a primary candidate --they )re once again being asked about light rail. but not officially. newschannel 3 s erica greenway is live in virginia beach with an explanation. volunteers with a group opposed to light rail are set up at about half the polling locations in the city - working to get enough signature son their petition to put the issue on the november

and as erica mentioned -- polls close at seven tonight. we )ll have the results right here on newschannel three and on w- t-k-r dot com. and if you )re on twitter, follow "hashtag wtkr politics" to keep up to date. virginia beach police are investigating a deadly crash involving an e-m-s vehicle. officials tell newschannel three -- 88-year- old doris baxter - a passenger the other car - died from her injuries. police say 31- year-old brigade chief jeffrey brennaman - was driving the e-m-s truck when he morning. this is video from the scene on lynnhaven parkway and north mall drive. hurt - but is expected to be okay. police tell us - brennaman has since been placed on administrative duties - pending

investigation. investigators are asking for anyone who witnessed the crash to contact police at 757-385- 4606. hours earlier in newport news - a fire department ambulance collided with a truck sending several people to the hospital. this accident happened around boulevard. officials say a truck tried to make a turn directly in front of the ambulance. this caused the medic unit to crash into the median. both medics and a patient were taken to the hospital - but were later released. the driver of the truck was not hurt but police did charge him with reckless driving. new details - on a body found this morning in a suffolk cemetery. police have now identified the remains, and are investigating this case as a homicide. police tell us, 42-year-old wayne watfords body was found around one-30 this morning at the pleasant hill cemetery. we have not been told the cause of death at this time. but if you know anything that can help the investigation, call the crimeline. coming up next on newschannel 3 at 4:

what she posted on instagram that has her in serious trouble. plus -- feeling safe is top priority for most people, and now (you ( can have personal security at your fingertips , how a tiny little button could save your life. and you may have seen the netflix hit "making a murderer." now two of the shows biggest

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country, and from right here in hampton roads were there to pay their respects. investigators say army sergeant ronald hamilton , shot and killed the 28-year-old officer saturday as she and two other officers were responding to a domestic dispute call. hamilton )s wife was found dead inside the home. police say he has admitted to the shootings -- and is being held on murder charges. the other two officers are expected to recover. for a second straight day, sports reporter erin andrews took the stand in her civil trial in tennessee. she gave an emotional testimony today about what she says has happened since a convicted stalker posted a video of her naked online. the well-known sportscaster is suing michael barrett and the owner and operator of the marriott at vanderbilt. barrett was convicted of secretly recorded andrews in her hotel room in 2008. andrews says after the video went viral her life

andrews says the hotel should have notified her about barrett specifically asking for the room next to hers. andrews is suing for 75- million dollars. our little taste of spring is just about over. a powerful cold front will push through overnight and early on wednesday. that will bring us a few hours of rain and then falling temperatures. expect scattered showers for your morning commute, especially if you head to work between 5 and 7 am. it looks like we will hit our highs for wednesday around midnight. expect temperatures to fall into the low-to-mid 50s in the afternoon with clearing skies. thursday will be a dry and cooler day. we will see partly cloudy skies and high temperatures only in the mid 40s. by thursday night, another cold front will bring increasing clouds and a chance for showers. some of our northern communities, like the northern neck and the northern eastern shore, may even see some

but that should change over to rain fairly early on friday and move out quickly. expect highs on friday in the upper 40s and lower 50s. the weekend is looking dry, but certainly not as warm as last weekend. expect highs in the lower 50s. we will see more clouds on saturday and more sunshine on sunday. all indications are that the spring like weather will

newschannel 3 is honoring our american heroes. today we )re honoring ship s serviceman second class starri bass. she s assigned to the carrier u-s-s abraham lincoln. this picture shows her

the ship )s store as part of the first phase of the crew move aboard process. the carrier is in the middle of its refueling and complex overhaul at newport news shipbuilding. we want to recognize your american hero, but we need your help. send us a their picture and make sure you let us know their name, rank, and a little about what makes them your american hero. email it all to pics-at-w-t-k-r- dot-com -- and we ll honor them right here on newschannel 3. "making a murderer" defense attorneys are heading out on tour. dean strang and jerry buting are hitting the road for a series called "a conversation on making a murderer." the series is about strang and buting )s client steven avery -- who has taken america s crime obsession to a new level. the two lawyers say avery is serving commit. their speaking tour begins april 16th in boston and will travel to cities across the united states and canada through mid-august. no word on if they plan to come to virginia.

isle of wight police found a man burned to death just a few feet from his car. since then -- investigators have made no arrests -- and say they need your help to help crack the unsolved case. newschannel 3 s brendan ponton has the story. outcue:".std." duration:117 music 00:52 its kind of a mystery for us. what happened to torrey? that question has consumed investigators at the isle of wight sheriff s office for more than three years. torrey anderson was found shot and burned about 15 feet from this charred car in february 20-13. but his killer is still on the loose. 00:57 we dont know if he was killed here in isle of wight county if unfortunately he was killed somewhere else and his body was just dumped here. all we know is we have a car that was burned and the remains of a young man 05:54 that was the worst day of my life. 06:15 i kept thinking did he see it coming? how did he feel? was he scared? his family has a candle burning

38:04 we burn this candle for justice for torrey that candle now burning more than three years. but who would kill torrey anderson? newschannel 3 digs through the evidence. why investigators say they can )t solve it and how you-p&can help. 22:59 when you take a persons life you dont just take that persons life you take a part of his whole familys life how the key to this murder may lie with what happened in the final days of anderson )s life. i m brendan ponton. newschannel 3 is on the unsolved case tuesday at 11 p-m. ahead at 4: a win for apple as one

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new details -- the washington redskins didn t reach a long- term agreement with quarterback kurt cousins. but they did move one step closer to keeping him

the burgundy and gold. the redskins placed what s called a "non- exclusive franchise tag" on cousins. that means he can still negotiate with other teams-- but if he stays in washington he )ll earn at least 19- point-nine million dollars in 20-16. the team had to make a decision by four p-m today or risk losing cousins to the free agent market, which opens next week. a federal judge in new york says the government cannot force apple to unlock an i-phone owned by a convicted drug dealer. the government wanted apple to break the phone s security code-- in order to access the contact info of other suspected drug dealers. the judge ruled -- the government cannot force apple to assist in their investigation against its will. apple is currently under pressure to break into 13 i- phones across the country-- including the i- phone of one of the shooters in the san bernardino attack back in december. ahead at 4: a middle school student -- in trouble with the law . the reason? the emoji s she posted on instagram. plus - one local city is saying

our little taste of spring is just about over. a powerful cold front will push through overnight and early on wednesday. that will bring us a few hours of rain and then falling temperatures. expect scattered showers for your morning commute, especially if you head to work between 5 and 7 am. it looks like we will hit our highs for wednesday around midnight. expect temperatures to fall into the low-to-mid 50s in the afternoon with clearing skies. thursday will be a dry and cooler day. we will see partly cloudy skies and high temperatures only in the mid 40s. by thursday night, another cold front will bring increasing clouds and a chance for showers. some of our northern communities, like the northern neck and the northern eastern shore, may even see some snow at the onset.

rain fairly early on friday and move out quickly. expect highs on friday in the upper 40s and lower 50s. the weekend is looking dry, but certainly not as warm as last weekend. expect highs in the lower 50s. we will see more clouds on saturday and more sunshine on sunday. all indications are that the spring like weather

the elizabeth city police department says their overall crime rate was down for 2015. newschannel 3 s todd corillo talked to one crime victim today who says its encouraging news. overall crime in elizabeth city was down fourteen percent in 2015 that )s the bottom line from stats released by the police department. for ondray wilson -- its especially

11:34:52-11:35:06 14 that included more overtime for police officers in 2015 -- which lead to a higher presence in targeted neighborhoods. last week the police department rolled out a new program aimed at reducing violent crime - if successful it could help reduce the crime rate again for 2016. in elizabeth city -- todd corillo -- newschannel 3. while elizabeth city has made positive changes when it comes to crime -- two of our local cities are considered murder capitals of the united states. that ranking stemming from the number of violent crime during last year. newport news and norfolk both made the list

according to a survey -- information provided by the f-b-i and other government agencies showed which counties had the most violent crimes per 100 thousand people in each state. norfolk was ranked 28 and newport news --25. a virginia student is in legal hot water. she s accused of sending using emojis to make threats on a social media account. cheryl conner explains. they )re called emojis. you can find them next to letters when you re typing a text. and just like words they have meaning. cheryl conner/reporting "you can use emojis to tell a story instead of typing out words. how about it )s a sunny day, so i m going to fly off and check out a spring training game." but the message that showed up on olivia womble s phone wasn )t as nice. olivia womble/8th grade student "kids on instagram were getting like death threats, like using emojis. i think it was a skull and a bomb and a gun." the 8th grader attends sidney lanier middle school in fairfax. it was a few months ago.. but we are just learning a student used what the school system believed was threatening emojis on her instagram

a gun, a bomb, a knife. olivia womble/8th grade student "i blocked them so i didn t see their stuff, they couldn )t see mine." the news spread.. and a letter went home to parents. melissa batchelor murphy/mother "so basically they just sent out an email and said there had been an incident at the middle school and that the administration was handling it." the school system is keeping the details tight. and so is fairfax police. the situation has been handed over to the commonwealth attorney. olivia s mom is an investigator for her phone and her social media accounts. melissa batchelor murphy/mother "basically knowing her password and checking behind her to see what she s sending, who she s sending from, checking my verizon bill at the end of the month to find out who s she s been texting with, how late she s been up. if anything is inappropriate, they re taken away." .the student is charged with threatening the school and computer harassment. prosecutors say she admitted to posting the message under another student s name. the u-s postal service is changing the price of its stamps -- but this time, the

going (down. ( in 2014 -- the postal service was granted permission to temporarily increase stamp prices. in order to do that it had to agree to drop the price this year. the change set to happen on april 10th. the price will drop from 49 to 47- cents. this is the first price drop in nearly a century. everything is going high tech these days--even your water pitcher. brita now has a new water pitcher which will automatically order new filters when it needs them. )the infinity is wi-fi enabled -- and it tracks the amount of water passing through the filter. the pitcher will then automatically order a new filter from amazon when the old one is near its capacity. success! this morning nasa launched a rocket from the wallops island flight facility

the eastern shore. the launch had been delayed several times due to the weather. the rocket is carrying engineering projects and experiments from west virginia university. ahead at 4 -- a warning from a father after his son )s vapor pen exploded and sent him to the hospital. tonight on newschannel three at 5 - a new bill could make certain "hearsay" testimony admissible as evidence in court. it )s all to protect sexually abused children from facing their

the family of late supreme court justice antonin scalia held a memorial service in his honor today. it was held at the mayflower hotel in washington d-c. multiple supreme court justices gave remarks at the memorial service-- including justice clarence thomas. scalia

also today, president obama met with republican senate leaders -- in hopes they will be open to considering a supreme court nominee this year. it )s homecoming day for nasa astronaut scott kelly after nearly a year in space. he )s been at the international space station longer than any other u-s astronaut-- spanning 340 days. kelly and a russian cosmonaut served as test subjects-- so scientists could study the effects of space travel on the human body. tomorrow-- kelly will be flown to houston to undergo a battery of physical and scientific tests. police in the philippines say fishermen found an abandoned boat with a body inside. they said the remains were brown in color and seemed mummified. the craft was found drifting in the sea about 60 miles east of the town of barobo. an autopsy was conducted-- but

released, for a couple of weeks. the medical examiner said the man had been dead for at least four days. ahead at 4: a new app is helping sexual assault victims. see how the new device is keeping survivors safe, with just a push

a denver company is taking action to help prevent sexual assault. the start-up company

created a new technology to help keep potential victims safe -- with a tiny device -- perfect for a woman s purse. drew engelbart shows us how it works i started revolar because my little sister was assaulted twice before the age of 17 jacqueline ros made it her life )s mission... to change the way people think about rape (and (-p&help people keep their loved-p&ones-p&safe... -p&four years ago. nobody want to talk to me about sexual assault. theres still people that say 1 in 4 or 1 in 5 is exaggerated statistics but now we can prove that. four years later... her denver based company is making a difference... youll see the alert go off, youll see the app recognize the alert and youll receive the message. that message goes to as many as 10 people you ve picked in advance. you can escalate the alert... by pressing it multiple times... that triggers a red alert with a 24/7 location tracker... not only are we starting conversations but now when somebody pressed it their family member or friend can say what happened and the healing process can begin.

revolar is a personal safety device... but its creator s hopes and goals are much bigger... to lead a cultural change... finally there is enough of a community of survivors that know they are not alone that know its not their fault and willing to stand up. and empower the ones that mean the most... my sister is by far our biggest champion. she is so proud of us. she actually moved out here to colorado to be with me with this proces revolar is shipping out all of their pre- orders next month and hope to be in stores by the end of april. our little taste of spring is just about over. a powerful cold front will push through overnight and early on wednesday. that will bring us a few hours of rain and then falling temperatures. expect scattered showers for your morning commute, especially if you head to work between 5 and 7 am. it looks like we will hit our highs for wednesday around midnight. expect temperatures to fall into the low-to-mid 50s in the afternoon with clearing skies.

cooler day. we will see partly cloudy skies and high temperatures only in the mid 40s. by thursday night, another cold front will bring increasing clouds and a chance for showers. some of our northern communities, like the northern neck and the northern eastern shore, may even see some snow at the onset. but that should change over to rain fairly early on friday and move out quickly. expect highs on friday in the upper 40s and lower 50s. the weekend is looking dry, but certainly not as warm as last weekend. expect highs in the lower 50s. we will see more clouds on saturday and more sunshine on sunday. all indications are that the spring like weather will

a man accused of posing as a high school student for years at pennsylvania high school now faces new charges. artur samarin is now charged with identity theft and unsworn falsification --this time for applying for the citizen s police academy . the

and admits he used a fake birth certificate and social security card, to enroll in a pennsylvania high school four years ago. samarin claims his adoptive parents gave him the fake documents -- so he could have a better life. the man is already charged with theft, identity theft, conspiracy, corruption of minors and sexual assault while posing as a student. a texas couple was shocked when they saw what was printed on their i-hop receipt. the words "black people" was printed at the top. the restaurant and waiter have apologized -- but - as bridget spencer explains - the couple says it s not enough. rolman sparkman and his girlfriend arainia didn t expect this to show up on their ihop to-go order receipt.

came up to me and said you see the receipt? it says black people on there. i said what do you mean it says black people? yeah, that )s right, black people, printed in big letters on the top of the receipt. the couple walked into the 24-hour spot on cesar chavez street early monday morning just before 3-o-clock. brown says she couldn )t believe what she was reading. brown says: "what does this mean? are you going to do something to my food or my car?" what surprised them the most is that their waiter, dwayne, is also black. sparkman says: "people being racist, and it )s your own people being racist toward you for no reason." brown worked as a waitress before. she says there are other ways to identify people. brown says: "we either put a number or a to-go or the color of their shirt..not their skin color," on his facebook page, the waiter, dwayne williams apologized and says it was a slip up to get orders out. he is sorry if he offended anyone. ihop released this statement saying: fs statement "this was a poor choice made by our franchisee s-p&team member, and is not in-p&keeping -p&with policies and procedures. we recognize that it could be offensive and sincerely apologize. everyone is welcome in our restaurants and our franchisee is using this as a teachable moment for the entire team so that it will not reoccur." the couple says the waiter does not deserve the job. they will never go back to that ihop again. arkman says: "that )s kind of

i-hop says --it has since let the waiter go. a colorado teen is recovering after the battery in his electronic cigarette exploded -- leaving him with severe burns. now his father is warning others not to make the same mistake. the 17 year old suffered 2nd and 3rd degree burns on his left leg and hand. the e-cigarette was in his pocket when it exploded. he says once the sparks started flying, it looked like someone was actually welding inside his-p&pocket. doctors say they )re seeing a dramatic increase in the number of injuries caused by e- cigarettes

marcus has already undergone one surgery and will need at least two more. he says he has given up the vapor pen and hopes others follow his example. if you think only humans have retirement homes, think again. our four legged friends now have one too. the only problem-- it s located across the globe--- in japan. meet one of its newest residents -- a shiba inu , named "nene." the owner of the 17-year-old pooch says-- caring for her bestie is a challenge, due to her old age. so-- like many others, nene s owner decided to spend the cash to keep her in a retirement home -- versus having her put down. all the animals at the facility receive regular check ups by a veterinarian, food, water, and a place to rest.

fire at a gas station -- and it )s all caught on camera. what caused the explosion - straight ahead. then tonight at 5 - some of you are calling this primary race embarrassing! no matter who folks are voting for - they all feel passionate about showing up to the polls today. newschannell three joins them there live - in

it was a terrifying scene at a gas station in san francisco -- when a bus caught fire. the whole thing was caught on camera. justine waldman has more on what happened. with the bus on fire... the flames reached to the roof of the gas station. and the black smoke took over. this absolutely frightened people passing by. "somebody kept saying that if it blows the whole block could go, so i just got out of there." nats at first our cameras were kept back from the fire. but watch here when one of the explosions happens... nats a fire fighter gets blown backwards. "it was burning burning the black smoke took a while for to come they were telling everyone to get back just for our safety." once the fire department put the fire out, the damage was clear. the fire

of the para-transit bus parked at a pump and got out when he saw smoke coming from the engine and went inside the gas station store to call his boss. that is when people inside saw the fire and called for help. "i told the customers get out get out get of here...the explosion." no passengers were on the bus when it caught on fire. the fire so intense, several gas pumps and even the lettering on the signs ..melted. we tried to ask the the bus driver what happened. "i have no comment." but he was not interested in answering questions... as to how his bus could ended up like this. workers at the gas station quickly turned off the fuel to the pump ... which likely stopped a larger explosion. no word yet on when the gas station

remembering all that was lost. today people head back to a marina - which police say was destroyed by an arsonist. people rushed to the hospital - after two separate crashes involving emergency vehicles. one of them - proved to be deadly. super tuesday is here. with the future of the nation at hand - voters across twelve states - say they are making sure they show up to the polls this year. welcome to newschannel three at 5 - i )m les smith. and i m barbara ciara. two hours left for virginians to choose their candidate for both the republican and democratic primaries. it )s a race unlike any in history. and some voters tell us they are calling this primary - embarrassing. our margaret kavanaugh joins us live at the chrysler museum polling center - with the story new at 5. voters - steady flow--- ad lib but regardless of who people are voting for many say the antics of