to pain medicine - now becoming the new face of heroin addiction? rebuilding again. people are still picking up the pieces - a week through their town. and after two days of spring- like weather - a cold snap has it feeling like winter again. good evening - i )m les smith. and i m laila muhammad in for beverly kidd. the cold weather isn t the only thing - we re tracking. we could see rain--- and possibly snow, before the week is over. let s get right to meteorologist dominic brown with your first warning storm team forecast. tracking colder temps, along with rain and a little snow....get ready for a quite ride with our weather over the next few days. we )ll start our thursday low to mid 30s. by the mid 40s. we )ll see sunshine for the morning, but by afternoon and

and thicken as our next frontal system approaches from the west. that system will bring wet weather our way late thursday night in form of rain first. but some snow will likely mix in with the rain overnight thursday into friday, especially for our inland and northern communities. little to no accumulation is expected. otherwise, expect rain for most of our viewing area during this event through friday. mid 40s. drier weather moves in for saturday sunday with high temperatures in the upper 40s on saturday and the low to mid 50s on sunday. we )ll be

one week ago today - a tornado tore through parts of virginia - bringing devastation to the small town of waverly. tonight - for the first time - we re hearing from the son of a man killed by the twister. newschannel three s margaret kavanagh is live in waverly with more. it )s obvious crews have been working very hard to clean up this entire area. we were here last week when there were piles of debris everywhere

tonight you can see a little memorial that s been set up near where three people were killed today we met with their family members who are still grieving. larry turner -- also known as fbi came from a huge family. sot: mame turner/ grandson killed 10:11 larry was sweet yes he was everybody s taking it real hard about larry." track the 40 -year-old was killed in last weeks tornado in waverley along with- along with 2 year old ian lewis and 25 year old devine stringfield. mame says she helped raise larry -- along with her 26 other kids. 05:43 five girls but a lot of boys ha ha ha ha ha track the turner family was shocked by what the devastation the tornado caused. sot: dante turner/father killed 26:35 i didn )t know a tornado could do stuff like that" track larry s 19-year- old son says some of the family is handling their loss better than others. meanwhile the community is still trying to put itself back together after 56 buildings were either destroyed or damaged. the sussex county public safety cordinator estimated the cost at $2.6

million dollars. community leader say they are now evaluating their emergency management plan and looking at ways that they can improve warning systems. sot: eddie vick/public safety coordinator 35:43 a lot of those apps went off but by the time it was off the tornado was already here track despite the devastation --community leaders say there was an element of beauty that came through this tragedy. sot: eddie vick/public safety coordinator 32:12 one thing i veearned from this event is that how strong the strong the human spirit is of overcoming adversity and how they pulled together i never seen anything quite like that track strangers -- reaching out and helping those suffering in their greatest time of need. county leaders tell me they re looking at having townhall meetings to better educate the public about having up-to-date information on their smart

when there are potentially dangerous weather systems headed this way. live in waverley at margaret kavanagh news channel 3 a volunteer - on his way to a hanover county polling place - died in a crash. deputies say 76- year-old malcolm gardner s car flipped several times yesterday, as he was on his way to work at a voting location in ashland. gardner was ejected from his car, and later died. friends say gardner was the type of man who lit up a room with laughter, and he will be greatly missed. according to a new study -- millions of students nationwide are paying for their tuition by selling themselves as sugar babies -- to older men and

women. as newschannel 3 )s allison mechanic explains -- the alarming trend is gaining in popularity right here at a local university. outcue:"..detrime ntal effects" duration:0:51 ad :08 welcome to sugar baby university but instead of focusing on their studies at sugar baby university-- student )s only responsibility is to get paid by providing "company" to men and women more than twice their age. ad 1:27 diverse extra curriculars help eliminate the dreaded freshman 15, more like freshman 15k sugar babies themselves admit the pay off is grand -- sugar baby 00:25:53 i have done made about 1500 in a month thats more than me working two jobs like i did in senior year of high school. but is the money worth it? vic advocate 3:38:20 aside from potential sexual assault i think psychologically going in and into that i think it could have a lot of long lasting detrimental

tonight at 11 newschannel 3 looks into the sugar baby trend growing right here in hampton roads. ahead on newschannel three - did a police officer go too far during this arrest? the new video that )s upsetting many people in north carolina. plus - athletes and addiction. hear why a growing number

automakers are focused on building self- driving cars -- but americans aren )t ready to take their hands off the wheel. that )s according to a new study-p&from the triple a branch in -p&virginia beach. it says three out of four americans are afraid to ride in a self- driving cars. the number one reason is because people trust their own driving skills more than technology. despite that-- nearly two- thirds of americans want some type of advanced feature on their next car. next on newschannel three - from athlete to addict. doctors now say medication used to treat some sports injures could be a gateway to heroin. and at six -- honoring the lost and living 50 years after the war in vietnam. today sailors are

police in charlotte north out whether officers used excessive force. the new video - that surfaced repeatedly punching a man in the the man was wanted for hit-and-run. in the video you can see seven police officers and a state trooper surrounding him. it appears one officer strikes

the man with his fist several times. this video has some witnesses outraged. officers say the man resisted when they tried to put him in handcuffs. the police department )s internal affairs is now investigating what happened - and interviewing witnesses to determine whether excessive force was used. new at 5 - residents in one hampton community hope the demolition of a historic building will help change their community. newschannel 3 s brian hill spent the day talking to residents about what they hope to see once the dust clears. since 2013, construction crews have been cleaning up the now closed lincoln park apartment complex. sot-lamar )memories, memories, memories. i was out there .... basketball court. memories out there. kids growing up. but for some residents, memories of the 40-year-old building aren t so great. sot - preicalla )when i lived over there, it was drug infested, roach infested, sewers.

people getting killed. it just wont what it was supposed to be. but after a recent announcement, many in the community hope thats all a thing of the past. sot-lamar )a change coming. a change for the community coming. earlier today, the hampton redevelopment and housing authority announced plans to implode the public housing highrise next sunday. not everyone thinks it )s a good idea. sot - alice )i dont think its a good thing to tear down the building. once it will a construct a new with plans to open in 2019. sot - preicalla )i think itll be a good thing ... long as people respect their self and respect their community and respect where they come from. officials say they hope this project will encourage reinvestment in other surrounding properties.

tracking colder temps, along with rain and a little snow....get ready for a quite ride with our weather over the next few days. we )ll start our thursday morning with temperatures in the low to mid 30s. by afternoon, highs will climb into the mid 40s. we )ll see sunshine for the morning, but by afternoon and evening, clouds will increase and thicken as our next frontal system approaches from the west. that system will bring wet weather our way late thursday night in form of rain first. but some snow will likely mix in with the rain overnight

for our inland and northern communities. little to no accumulation is expected. otherwise, expect rain for most of our viewing area during this event through friday. high temperatures will be in the mid 40s. drier weather moves in for saturday and sunday with high temperatures in the upper 40s on saturday and the low to mid 50s on sunday. we )ll be

dominic - it appears the students at nansemond river high school - appreciate your

here )s a heads up for folks on the peninsula. jefferson lab in newport news is expected to sound its tornado warning siren - around 10:30 friday morning. the siren is normally heard within a mile radius. but do not be alarmed -- this is only a routine testing. a virginia man pays close attention to the forecast. any slight panic. that )s because a pipe in his front yard is already causing major flooding - and no one would fix it. then he contacted candace burns with our sister station -

"its unbelievable." when it rains... it pours at hank breyaert )s brey-urht s house. )you can see me right there pushing the water out my garage with my broom. for three years... hank )s been trying to get this flooding situation under control at the home he had built in new kent county. )i called the builder at first, he pawned it off on the developer, the developer pawned it off on vdot... so finally about three years later im talking to you and hopefully we get this resolved. the problem is this pipe. it )s too small. and when water falls from the sky and through this ditch... )this is what hanks got to put up with right here." it s a )frustrating. " hank says vdot agreed to come out an fix it.. crews even cut up his driveway to start the pipe replacement process... )they were really good to work with then, evidently something fell through the cracks... " month s later... )about 9 months." the problem still exists. " i just got lost in the loop and no one helped me out anymore. but things quickly changed

)after yall called vdot, within a day, they called me. that was on a friday and monday they were here. the department says the pipe will be fixed in a matter of weeks. a problem solved... that brings hank here much relief and happiness. )i just want to say that you guys are outstanding." according to our sister station w-t-v-r in richmond- a v- dot spokesman says --there were a few staff changes in the department that may have affected the work at hank s house. the department says the recent severe weather may have also played a role in the delay. the heroin epidemic is raging through the country - touching families and communities that least expected to find themselves in this crisis. high schools athletes are falling victim to addiction in alarming numbers. sports injuries lead to pain medications and that can be the beginning of a downward spiral. kenneth craig visited a treatment facility - where young

athletes come for help. nat/sot robert king, recovering really kind of took over my life.. is struggling to get back on fell to pieces. :08-:12 heroin addict i just felt like i could do anything, i felt like i was invincible. narr-2 he was a high school wrestler. but when he broke his foot, his doctor prescribed the addictive pain killer percocet. sot/ robert king, recovering taking pills, i never really stopped narr-3 in just a few years, he moved heroin. its a trend seen all across the country. one study shows adolescent athletes in high- injury sports are 50 percent more likely to abuse prescription pain killers. jason ruggeri started taking painkillers after injuring his knee during college football practice. kenneth: did your doctor warn you about how powerful they can be? ruggeri: no. pain pills led to heroin, which led to an accidental overdose. :51-:56 jason ruggeri/recovering heroin addict sot: it also left me

completely homeless and on the streetboth former athletes found treatment at st. christopher s inn, which runs one of new york s most successful rehab programs. director david gerber says about a quarter of the shelter )s residents are athletes. 1:10- 1:19 sot/ david gerber/ director of counseling and shelter services, st. christopher s inn these medications mask the pain but do nothing to treat the injury. so it oftentimes worsens the injury making the need for more medications and they become addicted narr-5 robert s brother was an addict too. kenneth: were you trying to get him help? robert: actually - he was trying to help me. and he did he got me to get into recovery in the first place just weeks ago, his brother died of a heroin overdose. robert says that )s now his inspiration for staying clean. kenneth craig, cbs news, garrison new york. the centers for disease control hasn )t tracked addiction among athletes - but believes athletes have been hit hard. among 18 to 25 year olds - heroin use has

last decade. the big problem is causing virginia lawmakers - and action. last month - virginia attorney general mark herring - demanded an end to the epidemic. he came to norfolk to announced plans to implement public awareness campaigns - an program. and earlier this week we told you how virginia beach police are trying to prevent heroin- the department now has special devices containing a medicine that can opiate overdose. according to virginia beach police - 35 people died in 2015 from heroin overdoses. next at 6 - the man charged with killing two virginia college students entered his plea before a judge today. what s

some portsmouth residents are

asking for their mayor to step down - meanwhile another councilman is being fined for keeping taxpayers informed. hear from city council members about the recent fireworks. and the storm team is tracking more wet weather on the horizon -- and even a possibility for some snow. all the details coming up in your storm team forecast. the guilty plea two families have been waiting for. the man charged with killing two virginia college students is now admitting he did it. good evening and welcome to newschannel three at 6. barbara ciara -- in for beverly kidd. and i m kurt williams. rising tensions in portsmouth as we ve now learned a former city manager will run for mayor. last spring the city council disagreement. circulates to recall the current mayor. kelly rule is live with more on this developing story. tonight a reliable source tells us tomorrow night